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Anti-viral properties and mode of action of standardized Echinacea purpurea extract against highly pathogenic avian Influenza virus (H5N1, H7N7) and swine-origin H1N1 (S-OIV)
1 Institute for Medical Virology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Frankfurterstr. 107, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
2 Bioforce AG, Gruenaustr, CH-9325 Roggwil, Switzerland
3 Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, 2733 Heather Street, Vancouver V5Z 3J5, Canada
Virology Journal 2009, 6:197 doi:10.1186/1743-422X-6-197Published: 13 November 2009
Influenza virus (IV) infections are a major threat to human welfare and animal health worldwide. Anti-viral therapy includes vaccines and a few anti-viral drugs. However vaccines are not always available in time, as demonstrated by the emergence of the new 2009 H1N1-type pandemic strain of swine origin (S-OIV) in April 2009, and the acquisition of resistance to neuraminidase inhibitors such as Tamiflu® (oseltamivir) is a potential problem. Therefore the prospects for the control of IV by existing anti-viral drugs are limited. As an alternative approach to the common anti-virals we studied in more detail a commercial standardized extract of the widely used herb Echinacea purpurea (Echinaforce®, EF) in order to elucidate the nature of its anti-IV activity.
Human H1N1-type IV, highly pathogenic avian IV (HPAIV) of the H5- and H7-types, as well as swine origin IV (S-OIV, H1N1), were all inactivated in cell culture assays by the EF preparation at concentrations ranging from the recommended dose for oral consumption to several orders of magnitude lower. Detailed studies with the H5N1 HPAIV strain indicated that direct contact between EF and virus was required, prior to infection, in order to obtain maximum inhibition in virus replication. Hemagglutination assays showed that the extract inhibited the receptor binding activity of the virus, suggesting that the extract interferes with the viral entry into cells. In sequential passage studies under treatment in cell culture with the H5N1 virus no EF-resistant variants emerged, in contrast to Tamiflu®, which produced resistant viruses upon passaging. Furthermore, the Tamiflu®-resistant virus was just as susceptible to EF as the wild type virus.
As a result of these investigations, we believe that this standard Echinacea preparation, used at the recommended dose for oral consumption, could be a useful, readily available and affordable addition to existing control options for IV replication and dissemination.


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CANTON A Star Lake man was sentenced Tuesday by Judge Jerome J. Richards in St. Lawrence County Court to six years in state prison for pleading guilty to attempted first-degree burglary.
Ronald O. Sharpe, 43, of 4317 Route 3, admitted to firing a gun at the home of Esther Trombley with his wife, Michelle Sharpe, and their 12-year-old son inside.
In court, Michelle Sharpe read a victim impact statement to the court,
We have to live with it every day,Michelle Sharpe said.
She said her son suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Assistant District Attorney Jason Marx told Ms. Sharpe she was brave for making the statement.
This is a crime that tears at the fabric of our society, Mr. Marx said.
In other court activity Tuesday:
■ Micheline Cogdill, 23, of 66 Woodlawn Ave. Apt. 2, Massena, was indicted by a St. Lawrence County grand jury on charges of second-degree burglary and fourth-degree grand larceny. Ms. Cogdill is accused of going into the home of Tammy Stark on Sept. 30 and taking $1,500 in jewelry.
■ Daniel F. Ryan, 40, of 1 River St., Massena, was indicted on two counts of first-degree criminal contempt. Mr. Ryan is accused of violating two orders of protection by throwing nail polish at Stacey Haley and pushing her into a door jamb on different occasions in September and October, according to court documents.
■ Rusty T. Simmons, 24, of 938 Patterson St., Ogdensburg, was indicted on fourth-degree grand larceny. He is accused of stealing two desktop computers Oct. 2 from Walmart in Potsdam, court documents say.
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A lukewarm, anti-Semitic Catholic himself, Poldek selfishly exploits the situation by demanding the Jews pay handsomely for his and his criminal cohort's efforts to smuggle food and clothing. A sewer worker by trade and a likable iconoclast, Poldek changes enormously over grueling months as he and his friend get to know the men, women and children they hide from Nazi-collaborators, the Ukrainian militia, occupying the city.
At the Telluride Film Festival, director Holland said what intrigues her is the nature of complex heroes. The unpredictable, cynical and gritty Poldek is no angel, no self-appointed savior, and yet he becomes a great man. As embodied by superb Polish actor Robert Wieckiewicz, Poldek jumps off the screen while also remaining remarkably accessible and totally believable.
Based on Robert Marshall's book In the Sewers of Lvov as adapted by David F. Shamoon, In Darkness contrast the gloomy and tense underground world with the violent above ground environment.
Shifting allegiances and confrontations dominate both realms, offering a realistic continuum rather than a simplistic good versus evil dichotomy. The Jewish men, women and children are not generalized victims, a common, insulting approach. Instead, here they are multidimensional, specific individuals, alternately arguing and cooperating, admirable and collapsing under the pressure. It thereby invites us to wonder what we'd do and how our values would endure under such duress.
A bit too long at 2½ hours, In Darkness still maintains a powerful intensity at crucial junctures and an engaging humanity throughout. Poland has already designated In Darkness as its Best Foreign Film nominee for an Oscar. Don't bet against it. In German, Polish, Yiddish, and Ukrainian all with English subtitles. At a Landmark Cinema.


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What's Next in Employee Wellness: Impact of the Affordable Care Act and New EEOC Initiatives
California Becomes Second State To Mandate Paid Sick Leave (AB 1522)
Understanding the Different Mandates Between Legal and Compliance February 3 2015
AB1825 Training and Anti-Harassment and Discrimination Training
The Affordable Care Act: The Structure of Health Plans – Interview with Alden Bianchi, Member, Mintz Levin
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In a move that will not come as a surprise to anyone who has been following the rocky implementation of the Affordable Care Act ("ACA"), the Obama Administration has yet again delayed important provisions of the ACA. In a...more
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West Valley City appealing decision for narcotics lieutenant
West Valley City on Wednesday took the first steps to again demote the former commander of its troubled Neighborhood Narcotics Unit.
The city filed a notice with the Utah Court of Appeals seeking to overturn a decision reinstating the rank and pay of Lt. John Coyle. Written and oral arguments are likely weeks or months away.
West Valley City demoted Coyle to officer in 2013.Coyle and his attorney went before the West Valley City Civil Service Commission in January to ask his rank and pay be reinstated. On May 15, the commission sided with Coyle and overturned the demotion.
The Neighborhood Narcotics Unit came into focus after two of its detectives shot and killed Danielle Willard on Nov. 2, 2012. The detectives suspected Willard had just bought drugs and were trying to stop her as she reversed her car.
The Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office has said the shooting was not justified under Utah law, but has not yet made a decision about filing criminal charges against the two detectives.
Coyle commanded the unit. West Valley City administrators have said Coyle violated policies on property handling, reporting use-of-force and supervising subordinates.
The West Valley City Civil Service Commission agreed Coyle violated the policies, but said the violations were technical in nature and the demotion was not warranted, particularly since the sergeant in the unit was accused of much of the same but received only a 80-hour suspension.
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BURLINGTON–In all the years I have been watching field hockey, I have never seen Missisquoi Valley Union's team look scared.
On Wednesday afternoon, on the artificial turf at the UVM athletic complex, the North Country Falcons struck fear into the hearts of the mighty Thunderbirds.
MVU (12-3-1) went on to win the contest, 2-1, but it was a lot closer then they would have liked it to have been.
"I am very proud of these girls," said coach Chantelle Bouchard as she struggled to keep her emotions in check.
Missisquoi came out of the chute on fire.


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During the horsepower era of the sixties and early seventies, several dealers and tuners rose to prominence as the place to go if you wanted more performance out of your Chevrolet.
We've recently featured a 1969 Corvette from Nickey Chevrolet in Chicago, which was a great place to have your Corvette souped up if you lived in the midwest. But if you lived over on the east coast, chances are your dealership/tuner of choice would be Joel Rosen and Baldwin Motion on Long Island, NY.


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During February 2015, foreign language film screenings of the show Forces of Nature will be available in French or Spanish at Rangos Omnimax Theater!
In Forces of Nature, audiences will experience the spectacle of tornadoes, floods, erupting volcanoes, and hurricanes – and their aftermath.
Viewers will also gain insight, as they learn how these natural disasters occur and what scientists and engineers are doing to predict and prepare for events and to minimize damage in the future. Audiences will be inspired as they meet courageous survivors determined to rebuild.
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Include all the exhibits of the Science Center plus a planetarium show (Two Small Pieces of Glass) and a scavenger hunt – in Spanish or French! Two Small Pieces of Glass is available in Spanish, French, or German. It's an enchanting show about telescopes at Buhl Planetarium.
$14 per student, $6 per required adult, $14 per additional adult
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Check back for a copy of the French and Spanish scavenger hunt, which you can print out for your students to use here at the Science Center. The scavenger hunt gives students a chance to practice their translation skills while they learn some science.
Print out these scavenger hunts for your students to use here at the Science Center to practice their translation skills while they learn some science.
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The Competitive Intelligence Report Immunotherapy of Alzheimer's Disease as of May 2012 provides a competitor analysis in the development pipeline of novel antibodies and vaccines for passive and active immunotherapy of Alzheimer's disease including those targeting amyloid-beta (beta-amyloid) and tau. Purchase of the downloadable pdf report includes a 6-month online access to the data of the report and any updates since the publication date. Credentials to access the database will be sent by e-mail and allow online work with the project data to print or export an individual report.
The report includes a compilation of currently active projects in research and development of novel antibodies and vaccines for passive and active imunotherapy of Alzheimer's disease. In addition, the report lists company-specific R&D pipelines of immunotherapeutics for Alzheimer's disease. Competitor projects are listed in a tabular format providing Information on:
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my badand i will now leave ebcause flamewars are pathetic and stupid
thats why (most) atheists piss me off. all they do is assume.
speaking of atheists, i only know 2 out of 100 that werent former jews.what uo with that?
well if God is love and man is capabale of expressing love then yeah sure.
The angel replies, "Now what are you going to do?"
He responds "call it a day".------Puns are the answer to all questions in life.
We can debate for days which is more feasible – the idea that every living thing actually evolved over millions of years to form what we see today or if it were more of a 'poof!' We have stuff! I'm not really a gambling man but I'll tell you where my bet is.
For those that consider the Bible to be the true word of God, answer me this question: Why is there not a single word authored by the son of God?! He began teaching effectively at the age of twelve, for Christ's sake! Forgive the pun. He was a smart dude, right?!
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San Gabriel Mountains > Mount San Antonio (Mount Baldy) > Climber's Log
Mount San Antonio (Mount Baldy) Climber's Log
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|Hiker Babe
|Route Climbed: Devil's Backbone Date Climbed: 09/27/03
|We took the ski lift up. It was a pretty demanding hike. It took us about 2.5 hours up and 1 hour down. Luckily it's short and well worth it. It was fairly hot, but the cool breeze made it nice. We encountered a family of Bighorns on the trail and had to hike around them.
|Posted Oct 1, 2003 1:05 am
|Mike Zastoupil
|Route Climbed: Devils Backbone Date Climbed: Septermber 20 2003
|Took the backbone up and the ski hut trail down. Solo trip and a nice day
|Posted Sep 25, 2003 1:32 pm
|Route Climbed: Devil's Backbone Date Climbed: Setempber 21 2003
|I climbed with Jaweed and I am even more of a beginner than him. It is Tuesday and my quads are still burning with every move! Very cool hike though. Next time I plan on listening to T O O L on full blast with my mp3 player during the tough parts of the hike in order to block out the thoughts of "Turn back....I can't make it" !
|Posted Sep 23, 2003 9:07 am
|Route Climbed: Devil's Backbone Date Climbed: September 21, 2003
|We made our ascent on the Devil's Backbone. The initial climb after the ski lift was difficult for me as a beginner hiker. The distance from there to the bottom of the backbone was scenic and comfortable. The climb up the backbone was tough and at times very windy. From the summit we were able to see Mt. Baden-Powell and one of the guys we went with went ot the other "west peak" of baldy which takes about 30 minutes from the summit. For me the most difficult part of the hike was the descent. Some of the time we ran and other times we were taking baby steps because it was so steep. A great workout and a great hike! Next week...San Yacinto!!!
|Posted Sep 22, 2003 8:54 pm
|Route Climbed: Devil's Backbone Date Climbed: November 17, 2002
|I went on my birthday to finally bag Mt Baldy- I had tried before, but my hiking buds had to turn around. I was on the last stretch only to find a sandblasted wind tunnel. The hike was well worth it, however. Not only was the hiking an exciting experience, but the summit was excellent! I made some HAM radio contacts well over 100 miles, we took in the view, and we had a fun time sharing stories with other climbers.
|Posted Sep 7, 2003 10:59 pm
|Route Climbed: Devil's Backbone Date Climbed: Mon, Sept 1, 2003
|Ran up as part of the annual Labor Day 8-mile "Run to the Top of Mt. Baldy" Race. Great race. On top in 1 hr, 33min. Not bad since my legs were still zonked from running the Pikes Peak Marathon 2 weeks earlier. Very windy on top (30+ mph?) but gorgeous view of the high desert. It was a little smoggy facing west.
|Posted Sep 1, 2003 4:58 pm
|Route Climbed: Blue Ridge Date Climbed: Aug. 17, 2003
|Finally completed all four established routes to the summit. Went up Blue Ridge and came down the San Antonio Ski Hut trail to Manker Flat. It was a great day! Met a party of about six camping on the summit.
|Posted Aug 26, 2003 12:47 am
|Route Climbed: San Antonia Ski Hut Trail Date Climbed: 8-12-03
|Left Manker Flats and took the ski hut trail for the first time to the summit, camped overnight to watch the Perseids and woke up at sunrise, hiked Devils Backbone back.
|Posted Aug 13, 2003 11:04 pm
|Route Climbed: Manker Flats Date Climbed: August 2, 2003
|First time up Mt. San Antonio. Chose the Manker Flats rout to the Sierra Club Hut returning via the Devils backbone and down the long fireroad from the ski lodge. Great loop. Next time I'll try the Bear Flats trail!
|Posted Aug 4, 2003 1:36 am
|Route Climbed: Mt Baldy Ski Lifts/Devil's Backbone Date Climbed: 6-22-03
|3rd time to the summit.
|Posted Jul 29, 2003 7:29 pm
|Route Climbed: San Antonio ski Hut Trail Date Climbed: July 20, 2003
|Beautiful summer day on Mt Baldy. Crowds actually not too bad on the trail given the weather. 28 degrees celcius on top at 11 AM with a nice refreshing breeze.
2hrs 50 min up, 1h 50 min down.
When I got back to my truck (parked at Manker flats), the car beside mine had the windows smashed out and I presume the contents taken. I had heard that this can happen here - good reminder to keep things hidden when parked at this trailhead.
|Posted Jul 21, 2003 2:42 pm
|Route Climbed: Up Backbone, Down the Hut trail Date Climbed: July 8, 2003
|It was a scortcher that day. 70s-80s the entire way with no breeze what so ever. The hut trail was a highway, with at least 12 people headin up. Made good time though, up and down in 3.2 hours.
|Posted Jul 9, 2003 8:34 am
|Rainier Guy
|Route Climbed: San Antonio Ski Hut Route Date Climbed: September 3, 2001
|Hike this while not in shape, like I did, and pain will become your friend. We made it on our first hike together. Now we hike Mt. Rainier National Park on a weekly basis.
|Posted Jul 1, 2003 8:32 pm
|Route Climbed: Mt Baldy Ski Lifts/Devil's Backbone Date Climbed: May 26, 2003
|Made it fine and back...unfortunately paid the price with a throbbing headache...
|Posted May 27, 2003 10:34 pm
|Route Climbed: ski hut/devils backbone Date Climbed: may 17 2003
|A very nice hike! still some snow on the peak and on the north facing slopes.
|Posted May 18, 2003 7:33 am
|Route Climbed: Ski hut trail, Devils backbone Date Climbed: April 8-9, 2003
|Started late afternoon on Tuesday and reached the top an hour before sunset, which was a great sight, and started down late the next morning. On the way down, I almost walked into a pair of mountain goats.
|Posted Apr 11, 2003 11:42 am
|Route Climbed: Manker Flat up the ski hut trail Date Climbed: March 30, 2003
|On the mountain again this weekend. The snow is melting out fast. Took the Backbone trail down this time, then down the fire road back to Manker Flats.
|Posted Mar 31, 2003 8:45 pm
|Route Climbed: Ski Hut Trail Date Climbed: March 23 2003
|Beautiful day on the mountain. Great snow conditions above 8500 ft. Incoming clouds in the afternoon created the most awesome scenery.
|Posted Mar 24, 2003 10:26 pm
|Route Climbed: Up the Bowl catching part of the Devil's Backbone Date Climbed: March 16, 2003
|Attempted to summit the day before, but had to turn around because the sky was flashing constantly as the lightning bolts were closing upon us fast. Ended up waiting out the storm overnight which left lots of fresh powder. Made going up the Bowl primary route of choice. Second attempt was a charm. Sprinkling snow and fast rolling fog throughout the ascent and descent.
|Posted Mar 16, 2003 8:24 pm
|Route Climbed: Blue Ridge Trail Date Climbed: June 23rd, 2002
|Had a great day at the mountain. While away hikining, somebody broke in my car parked at Guffy Campground and stole all cloths and a sleeping bag. At least the car was a rental...
|Posted Mar 13, 2003 4:06 pm


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Pi. Every student will be introduced to this mysterious creature. Everyone of them has been told that it represents the ratio of the circumference of a circle to the diameter. With that in mind, please understand that the area of a circle is equal to pr2. Simple concept! Let's practice using this formula with the following worksheet, and by the way if it makes no sense, then memorize the formula and the fact that you feel 'dumb' is hidden from all.
The ratio Pi (p) can be demonstrated and with some ingenuity the concept can become concrete using props and hands on . Using Pi (p) in the context of explaining the area of a circle is another matter. Most students have no tangible evidence or understanding of the use of Pi (p) in this equation. Sometimes you need to look at the problem from a different point of view to gain some understanding.
Prerequisite: Definitions for circle, radius, diameter, Area of a square.
Step 1: Draw a circle with a diameter of 6. Calculate the area of this circle using the formula pr2.
Step 2: Complete the square in the top left quadrant of your circle, using the radius. In other words, in the top left quarter of your circle, draw two line segments 3 units long so as to complete the square ( diagram ).
Step 3: From the above, it is easy to see that if the radius of this circle is 3, the top left corner square would have two sides of a length of 3 and therefore the square would have an area of 9. So what is the area of the segment of circle interior that is in this square ? After visual review, it is simple to see that this represents one quarter of the circle, so it can be represented by pr2/4.
Step 4: Extending the facts and investigations covered so far, we need to work the idea of a radius with respect to a square around circle.
The radius of the circle is 3. The diameter is 2R or 2 times the radius or 6. In this case the length of the line segment of our square is also 6, so the area would be 62 or 36.
Applying circle logic to this square, can you see that the area of this square in relation to the radius would be 4R2 or 4(9).
Simple thought- the area of the square is = 4R2 and the area of the circle is PiR2, so the white area around the circle represents the difference between 4 and Pi.
What did we find? We can understand why Pi is less than 4 and further consideration will help someone see why it is greater than 3. Take a look at this investigation again and then see if you can estimate the area of circle with any radius.
Sometimes a different point of view is all you need to make a connection to a concept.
That is it!!! Try Geometry for more interesting concepts.


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Calling All CHOC and Ducks Fans!
Two great teams are coming together for one great cause. Show your support for CHOC Children's and the Anaheim Ducks at CHOC Night this Sunday, March 18, at 5:00 p.m., as the Ducks take on the Nashville Predators, at the Honda Center. This annual event has become a beloved tradition for CHOC and Ducks fans,


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Caffeine in the diet
Caffeine is a substance that is found in certain plants. It can also be man-made and added to foods. It is a central nervous system stimulant and a diuretic (substance that helps rid your body of fluids).
Alternative Names
Diet - caffeine
Caffeine is absorbed and passes quickly into the brain. It does not collect in the bloodstream or get stored in the body. It leaves the body in the urine many hours after it has been consumed.
There is no nutritional need for caffeine. It can be avoided in the diet.
Caffeine stimulates, or excites, the brain and nervous system. It will not reduce the effects of alcohol, although many people still believe a cup of coffee will help a person "sober-up."
Caffeine may be used for the short-term relief of fatigue or drowsiness.
Food Sources
Caffeine is widely consumed. It is found naturally in the leaves, seeds, and fruits of more than 60 plants, including:
- Tea leaves
- Kola nuts
- Coffee
- Cocoa beans
It is also found in processed foods:
- Coffee – 100 mg per cup
- Tea – 14 mg to 60 mg per cup
- Chocolate – 45 mg in 1.5 oz. bar
- Most colas (unless they are labeled "caffeine-free") – 45 mg in 12 oz. drink
- Candies, energy drinks, snacks, gum – 40 - 100 mg per serving
Caffeine is often added to over-the-counter medications such as pain relievers, over-the-counter diet pills, and cold medicines. Caffeine has no flavor. It can be removed from a food by a chemical process called decaffeination.
Side Effects
Caffeine can lead to:
- A fast heart rate
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Difficulty sleeping
- Nausea
- Restlessness
- Tremors
- Urinating more often
- Vomiting
Stopping caffeine suddenly may cause withdrawal symptoms. These may include:
- Drowsiness
- Headaches
- Irritability
- Nausea
- Vomiting
There has been much research on the health effects of caffeine.
- Large amounts of caffeine may stop the absorption of calcium and cause lead to thinning bones (osteoporosis).
- Caffeine may lead to painful, lumpy breasts (fibrocystic disease).
Caffeine may harm a child's nutrition if drinks with caffeine replace healthy drinks such as milk. Caffeine cuts down on appetite so a child who consumes caffeine may eat less. The United States has not developed guidelines for caffeine intake and children.
The American Medical Association Council on Scientific Affairs states that moderate tea or coffee drinking is not likely to be harmful as to your health as long as you have other good health habits.
- Two to three 8 oz. cups of brewed or drip coffee (about 200 to 300 mg of caffeine) per day and 5 servings of caffeinated soft drinks or tea is an average or moderate amount of caffeine for most people. (However, it should be noted that 5 servings of regular soft drinks is over 700 calories and can contribute to obesity.)
- Ten 8 oz. cups of coffee per day is considered excessive intake of caffeine.
You may want to limit your caffeine intake if:
- You are prone to stress, anxiety, or sleep problems.
- You are woman with painful, lumpy breasts.
- You have acid reflux or stomach ulcers
- Have high blood pressure that does get lower with medicine.
- You have problems with fast or irregular heart rhythms.
- You have chronic headaches.
Watch how much caffeine a child gets. Caffeine is a stimulant and a hyperactive child may need to avoid it. Small amounts of caffeine during pregnancy are safe. Avoid large amounts.
- Caffeine, like alcohol, travels through your bloodstream to the placenta. It can have a negative effect on a developing baby. Caffeine is a stimulant, so it increases your heart rate and metabolism. Both of these can affect the baby.
- It is okay to have one or two cups of coffee, tea, or cola a week.
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Leaders' Questions.
Wednesday, 30 November 2005
Dáil Eireann Debate
Mr. Kenny: A year ago this week, the secret deal, done between the Government and the IRA in respect of the release of the killers of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe, was exposed causing widespread anger among the public. It was a serious error of judgment on the Government's part. We have since learned of the Government's proposal to allow non-elected individuals to the House to speak to it, which would be a dilution of the institutions of the State. More recently, we learned of the Government's decision to proceed with presidential pardons for terrorists sought in respect of offences in the State. The Taoiseach's claim on Monday that this was well-known after the Weston Park discussions in 2001 is simply untrue.
The proposition for presidential pardons, which are irreversible and irrevocable, was never mentioned after the Weston Park talks. It was accepted that this matter would have to be dealt with one way or the other. I believe there is another way. Will the Taoiseach explain why the Government has chosen the particular route of presidential pardons? I consider it an abuse of presidential pardons to deal with terrorists who have never been convicted.
Article 13.6 has never been interpreted before. Presidential pardons have only been used on three occasions, twice in the 1940s and once in the 1980s, and then in respect of what were deemed to be clearly unsound convictions. In this proposal, no conviction or admission of guilt has been seen. Will the Taoiseach publish the legal advice which was made available to the Government upon which he is basing this decision? Is the Taoiseach's decision to proceed down the route of presidential pardons the result of discussions he had with Gerry Adams at several private meetings during the summer? Was this matter discussed at those meetings? Is that the reason another side deal, that of the Government choosing presidential pardons, will be followed?
The Taoiseach: For a long time, Deputy Kenny has decided to be in favour of the Good Friday [434]Agreement but to oppose everything that comes out of it. It is a tactic he has pursued for 12 months. In 1998, we were very clear that certain prisoners would be released. The only exceptions to those prisoner releases were the murderers of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe and those who injured Detective Garda Ben O'Sullivan. We said we would deal with this issue as part of a total act of completion but not otherwise. There is quite a number of people who murdered gardaí. The families of those gardaí have had to go through the trauma associated with this and they accepted we would release those prisoners in 1998 and 1999.
The participation of Northern MPs on a cross-party basis in the Houses of the Oireachtas was documented in a report compiled by the House, including Fine Gael Members, in 2001. It was debated in the House and agreed to by the then leader of the Fine Gael Party. I resent the Deputy's continual accusation that these are part of some secret deal. Neither of those issues was part of a secret deal.
The issue of on-the-runs was part of the discussions which took place prior to the Weston Park talks, was agreed there and was part of the Joint Declaration in 2003. The legal basis was not worked out then. That is the only point on which Deputy Kenny is correct. It is a matter of course for each jurisdiction to bring forward proposals to deal with the issue within their own legislative or constitutional frameworks.
The House is aware the Government intends to deal with these cases by advising the President to use her powers under Article 13.6 of Bunreacht na hÉireann. An eligibility body will be established to determine whether individuals are qualifying persons, subject to the condition that the person is not affiliated to or supports an organisation that is not maintaining a complete and unequivocal ceasefire. The eligibility body will submit its findings to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform who in turn will submit the cases to the Government, with a view to recommending to the President that her powers under Article 13.6 of the Constitution be used. It is implicit that in the operation of such a scheme, in each case the eligibility board, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and, ultimately, the Government must be satisfied that these arrangements should apply. I have a longer note on the matter, effectively the Attorney General's advice, which I would be glad to forward to the Deputy.
Mr. McCormack: The Taoiseach can go ahead with the secret deal.
Mr. Kenny: That does not amount to the publication of the legal advice on the matter received by the Government. The Taoiseach claims that neither this matter nor that of non-elected individuals addressing the Dáil was part of a secret deal. That may be so but it gives a clear indication [435]that there were secret deals. It seems to the public that when it comes to a choice between justice for victims and appeasement of Sinn Féin, Mr. Adams seems to win on each occasion with the Taoiseach. While I accept this matter has to be dealt with there is a much better way for the Executive to deal with it.
There are 45 prisoners on release from Portlaoise Prison, each of whom is on licence. I would have expected that the Government, rather than dragging the Presidency down a route of dubious constitutionality, would have made arrangements for the persons in question to attend before a court to proclaim their guilt before being released on licence which could be revoked if, under unfortunate circumstances, matters were to reverse. A presidential pardon is irreversible and irrevocable.
As Article 13.6 of the Constitution has never been interpreted, this approach appears to present dubious constitutional consequences. A much better approach would be to make arrangements for persons to attend in court and proclaim their guilt. To proceed on this route will, it seems, result in an attempt being made to turn Áras an Uachtaráin into something akin to the court of Queen Elizabeth.
An Ceann Comhairle: Before the Taoiseach replies, I point out that while it is in order for the Deputy to raise the concept of presidential pardons, the President, in accordance with long-standing precedent, should not be referred to in the debates of the House. Under the Constitution, the President does not have——
Mr. Kenny: I apologise if I used the word "President", by which I meant the Presidency and the Office of the President.
The Taoiseach: I did not answer Deputy Kenny's question as to whether this process was negotiated or agreed with Gerry Adams. There was no discussion about the process. The issue of on-the-runs was agreed back in 2001 and 2002. The exercise of the power of pardon does not undo the past. In a case such as that of the OTRs, it does not turn back the clock of time and treat what occurred as if it never took place. It does not undo the wrong. In reality, the power of pardon in the case of on-the-runs means they will not be prosecuted, imprisoned or fined for their wrongs. It is to be recalled that a similar consequence arose from the Good Friday Agreement in relation to convicted and imprisoned prisoners.
The power of pardon is separate and distinct from the power to commute or remit a punishment. It is only the latter which requires a conviction. Moreover, the power of pardon is not an administration of justice but an act by the President acting on the advice of the Government.
Ms O. Mitchell: It is bad advice.
[436]The Taoiseach: The Government makes the decision and informs the President's office. It is worth looking at the experience of other countries which operate legal systems similar to ours. The Attorney General has examined this matter very closely. In the United States the President exercises his power of pardon frequently.
The Government will effectively resolve this issue and comply with the commitments made at Weston Park after the British Government has addressed the issue through legislation. In accordance with its commitments at Weston Park, the Government will resolve this matter.
It has been made clear repeatedly, including, I believe, at the time of the Good Friday Agreement, that the relevant provision did not apply to those charged and convicted of the killing of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe or the wounding of his colleague. This will continue to be the position of the Government.
Mr. Rabbitte: The Taoiseach does not appear to acknowledge the rising public concern, North and South, about this issue and the succession of secret bilateral deals, details of which are still emerging. How can he make the comments he has made in the wake of the House of Commons debate? I will cite, for example, the words of SDLP leader Mark Durkan in the House of Commons regarding the negotiations preceding the Good Friday Agreement:
How can the Taoiseach dispute Deputy Kenny's remark? The Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Hanafin, is shaking her head about the secret deals. She must have brushed up on the matter since her performance on television on Sunday night when she was at sea on it. I have sympathy with her and understand the reason for her performance.
In 1993 the Taoiseach introduced a tax amnesty under which it was mandatory for offenders to come forward and confess. Can he imagine introducing an amnesty — the arrangement for on-the-runs is an amnesty — which has no mandatory dimension and allows people to continue to conceal the crime they have committed? Only if they are caught at any indefinite stage in the future can they resort to using the amnesty. The [437]proposal is indefensible. While the Taoiseach indicated it was known at Weston Park that fugitives needed to be dealt with, never was there any mention, nor is there any in the United Kingdom legislation, of the ambit and scope of the measures introduced.
Further, it was never clear that the measure would have application to the security forces. As a result of this side deal with Sinn Féin, we now find that the arrangement covers members of the security forces who are guilty of dozens and dozens of murders in Northern Ireland, were not intended to be included in the arrangement and were never referred to either in the Good Friday Agreement or at Weston Park. The Taoiseach informed me last week that he made clarificatory requests to the British Government about the Hain Bill. He either made an input or did not make an input. He was either involved in the side deals with Sinn Féin or not involved in them. Which is it?
The Taoiseach: I repeat again that the question of on-the-runs is not a side deal. As part of the Weston Park agreement, it was negotiated that OTRs and many other issues would be addressed. The question was included in the acts of completion and all the relevant discussions in 2001 and 2002. The process of dealing with the issue, namely, the introduction of legislation in Britain and the use of Article 13.6 here, were the only issues not worked out at that stage. It was made very clear that the issue of OTRs would have to be dealt with as part of the logic of releasing 444 prisoners who were convicted at that stage and subsequently released over a short period. It was not on the basis of any side deal that this arrangement was made.
We have examined for some considerable time how best we could deal with this matter and we have exchanged information with the British Government on how we intend to do so. There is an agreement that when the House of Commons is finished with the legislation, which I understand passed Second Stage the other day, the Irish Government will deal with the matter. We will draw up the scheme over the next few months. It is expected the legislation will be passed at Westminster by the end of March and we must have our scheme finished by that stage.
Deputy Rabbitte asked if we had an input. He is correct. We made our input but we did not believe that the issue of British soldiers would be included in the Bill. This was not made known to us or discussed with us. We were only informed about this provision around the time of the publication of the Bill. It did not form part of the Weston Park agreement or the Joint Declaration. I did not agree with the British Government's decision to include the issue in the Bill. As the Deputy will appreciate, however, we do not write British legislation, we make an input to it.
[438]The issue of OTRs, as difficult as it is, must be dealt with. I say to Members of the House, because it is always easy to forget, that the reason for all the arrangements we have put in place has been to try to end the violence, killing, mayhem and bombing in Northern Ireland, and to bring an end to IRA military activity and criminality. If we did not deal with some of these issues, there would not have been a hope in hell or a chance in a billion of ever getting to this point. I do not like to say this so bluntly but one must decide which way one wants it. Either one deals with these difficult issues or one has the past. I opted for the former approach and will never apologise for doing so.
Mr. Rabbitte: The Taoiseach's last point is a strong one with which I entirely agree. The question he must answer, however, is what kind of an amnesty does not require people to come forward and admit the offence of which they are seeking to be released. I suggest that the alternative is an agreement which requires that the people in question come forward, plead guilty, be convicted and be released. It seems the only reason the Taoiseach is going down the road of a presidential pardon is because he wants to avoid the circumstances that gave rise to charges of double standards the Government had with regard to the killers of Jerry McCabe. We are in this position because the Taoiseach could not introduce legislation in the House that excluded Jerry McCabe's killers. The Taoiseach is now pleading American law, citing the case of President Gerald Ford who pardoned President Nixon.
An Ceann Comhairle: The Deputy's time has concluded.
Mr. Rabbitte: The Taoiseach wants to set that kind of precedent in our jurisprudence and constitutional law. If the Taoiseach looks at the outrage in the House of Commons, which ran right across parties from the DUP to the SDLP, he cannot defend it. He has now conceded that in the deal entered into with Sinn Féin, where members of the security forces get off scot-free, which raises fundamental questions about the commitment to the cold cases review——
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There is no such deal.
Mr. Rabbitte: These people are getting off scotfree and we are now inviting people here to hide for as long as they can, but if at any stage indefinitely down the road, in ten or 15 years' time, they are caught they will then have an insurance policy to which they can resort. All they have to do is apply for the benefit of this amnesty, which is ill-considered. I do not dispute the substance of the point the Taoiseach is making about having to draw a line in the sand at some stage, but to use the presidential pardon in this fashion is not the way to go about it.
[439]The Taoiseach: A number of points have been made, including those by Deputy Rabbitte, and I have no doubt that all valid points will be considered. I am not being unreasonable about this. Our examination of the matter included the legal position. To the best of my knowledge, although I may be subject to correction, I am almost certain that it was not just the issue of the late Jerry McCabe which decided that this was the best legal way to go. I do not think that was the consideration and although I am subject to correction, I am fairly certain of that. We have a number of months in which to deal with the matter, but this is considered to be the best way to proceed, having considered the legal system. If valid points are made I will certainly not rule them out in advance. The Deputy will appreciate, however, that this matter has been examined for some considerable time because it has been known since 2001 that this must be dealt with. It was in the declaration two and a half years ago, so much legal thought has gone into it.
Whatever else I accuse Sinn Féin of, and I have accused them of many things, I do not think they were in a side deal trying to arrange amnesties for British soldiers. That certainly was not part of any discussions. As I said earlier, the position was that the British Government decided to include other matters in the Bill. My involvement in the discussions was on issues concerning OTRs. The British decided they had to do those things and they are doing so, but I will not sign up to matters on which I had no discussions. We dealt purely with the OTR issues. If valid points are made, however, I will always examine them.
Mr. J. Higgins: A few days ago, two Traveller children, Michael McGinley, aged three, and his brother Joe, aged 22 months, died tragically in a devastating fire in their caravan in Clondalkin. It was a tragedy that shocked and saddened people around the country. I do not wish to speculate on the cause of the fire, although there was a suggestion in The Irish Times yesterday that it may have resulted from families in one part of the site being forced to make amateur connections to the electricity power supply. The tragedy has focused attention on the fact that substantial numbers of Travellers still live in the most appalling conditions on roadsides and unserviced sites throughout the country. In this morning's TheStar newspaper, a reporter wrote about visiting just a few such sites. The report quotes a mother in County Laois as saying "We are living in a site not fit for dogs", adding that shower units are like ice boxes. "You couldn't send a child out to the units to take a shower in that weather", the woman was quoted as saying. The newspaper also reported on other similar examples.
Last January, I visited encampments of landless people in Brazil. The sum total of the facilities were black polythene covered shelters, dirt [440]tracks, cold water taps and communal outdoor toilets. Is it not shameful in the extreme that in one of the richest countries in Europe, families, and especially innocent children, are living in squalor, not far removed from that of the poorest people on earth? Last Sunday, the Taoiseach said he believed that State agencies could play a more proactive role in supporting Travellers to develop skills and access employment.
An Ceann Comhairle: The Deputy's time has concluded.
Mr. J. Higgins: That is after eight and a half years of Government led by the Taoiseach. Accommodation does hold the key to the future of Travelling people's health, education, employment and particularly the children's future. What hope do Travelling people have in regard to obtaining accommodation, when yesterday the Minister of State with responsibility for housing could not tell Deputy Gilmore how many people were on housing waiting lists around the country, let alone the situation of Travellers? Can the Taoiseach be specific in stating what Government action will be taken to speed up the provision of appropriate accommodation and to put those State agencies, to which he referred, in emergency mode to deal with the issues of developing skills and gaining employment?
The Taoiseach: I wish to express my sympathy and that of the Government with the McGinley family on the death of their two children last Sunday afternoon. The two boys, aged three and 18 months, died in that South Dublin County Council halting site at Oldcastle Park. It is a huge tragedy for the family as well as for their friends and neighbours. The circumstances surrounding the tragedy are being investigated by South Dublin County Council, the fire brigade and the Garda Síochána. Pending the outcome of these investigations it would be inappropriate to issue any detailed statements. I do not want to get into any speculation. It would not be fair to the family concerned to do so this week, but these issues will be documented in due course.
I am aware the county council has been working to upgrade what has been a very difficult site. I have read about the circumstances as to why it is considered to be a difficult site, but I do not want to go into that either.
South Dublin County Council has been one of the two most proactive county councils in the country in this regard. South Dublin and Clare county councils are the two pilot councils in trying to provide upgraded accommodation for the Traveller community. They have played a leading role in this regard. The South Dublin county manager has been an outstanding advocate of improving facilities under the aegis of the Government's high level group and the integrated provision for Travellers. This year, I have [441]attended conferences and meetings arranged by the Minister of State, Deputy Fahey, at which all councils were represented. The South Dublin county manager has documented the improvements that have been undertaken.
The Deputy is correct in quoting what I said when I opened the centre in Cork last Sunday morning. I have opened many such centres for the Travelling community, which provide crèche facilities along with health and education facilities. This year, some €108 million has been spent on upgrading and providing facilities. That sum excludes the provision of housing. The Deputy is aware of the powers that councils have with regard to housing. It is within their remit to co-ordinate a housing plan and I urge all councils to do so.
There are issues concerning this particular site which both the Deputy and I know about, but in fairness to the bereaved family I do not think it is for me, or the day, to go into that.
Mr. J. Higgins: The issue is not really about this site, but about the general conditions in which Travelling people live around the country. There are social problems in every community that make the resolution of specific areas more difficult than others. We are speaking about a general problem and a general approach.
Is it any wonder that the accommodation and land needs of the Traveller community have lagged behind, particularly in the greater Dublin area, when we see in this morning's newspapers the gallery of rogues, many of whom are members of Fianna Fáil, paraded in front of the Tribunal to Inquire into Certain Planning Matters and Payments yesterday, people who facilitated large speculators in land rezoning scandals in the 1980s and 1990s in order to exorbitantly increase land prices? They were far from providing for working class or Traveller communities. The priorities of those in positions of power in Dublin were other than taking care of vulnerable, Traveller or working class communities.
An Ceann Comhairle: The Deputy's time has concluded.
Mr. J. Higgins: Does the Taoiseach agree it is a shame that almost 1,000 families, 10% of the Traveller community, are still on roadsides or unserviced sites?
Mr. N. Ahern: The Deputy's numbers are wrong.
Mr. F. McGrath: The Minister of State can be guaranteed that the numbers are right. The Deputy got them last night.
Mr. J. Higgins: If the Government gets another five year term, what would the Taoiseach be pre[442]pared to say at the end of it in terms of guarantees? Would every Traveller family be accommodated in appropriate accommodation and would children be secure there, in education and in future employment? Does the Taoiseach agree this society and its growth rates should be able to guarantee this at least?
The Taoiseach: On the general issue, as a requirement, every local authority in the country adopted a five year Traveller accommodation programme and was funded for the period up to last year.
The Taoiseach: A total of 1,400 units of accommodation for Travellers were provided or refurbished in the first four years of the programme, which is by multiples higher than anything that had happened in the previous 20 or 30 years. Provisional figures indicate that, at the end of last year or at sometime during the year, the number of families on unauthorised sites formerly referred to as roadside was less than 800 compared to close on 1,300 before the scheme started. The reduction of numbers in unauthorised sites occurred in a period where there was an increase of 671 of the overall number of Traveller families, which was almost 1,300. With almost 700 extra families going in, we brought back the figures to less than 800.
A total of €100 million in capital funding was provided to the local authorities in the first four years of the programmes for new and refurbished halting sites and group based houses. A further €40 million was available last year. The overall figure for services this year is over €100 million. This is in addition to expenditure on standard local authority houses provided to Travellers under the local authority housing programme which is a very good scheme.
In October of last year, the Cabinet committee on social inclusion established an interagency action group with the remit to ensure the relevant statutory agencies involved make progress in delivering services across the Traveller sites. The Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Fahey, has been extremely active in trying to drive co-operation and these efforts.
An Ceann Comhairle: The Taoiseach's time has concluded.
The Taoiseach: In addition to ensuring a cohesive and proactive approach to Traveller issues, the group has also provided a mechanism for driving delivery services to Travellers where the rate of progress is unsatisfactory. We will continue to do that throughout next year, as indicated in the Estimates a few weeks ago.
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SPARTA — An intoxicated woman who was arguing with her husband in her home resisted arrest and spit in a responding police officer's face, authorities said.
Dory Schwing, 43, was arrested the night of April 11 after police responded to her Skyview Drive home, said Sgt. John-Paul Beebe.
Police were first alerted to the house by a 9-1-1 call from a female who screamed at the dispatcher and "made very little sense," police said. The person then hung up the phone, they added.
When the Sparta officers arrived, they found Schwing in an intense argument with her husband, police said. The officers separated the couple and tried to calm each of them down, Beebe said.
But Schwing was intoxicated, police said — and she cursed them and went outside the house, despite officers' orders otherwise, they said.
Outside, Schwing turned on an officer, spit in his face and swung at his head, but missed, Beebe said. She was forced to the ground, despite resistance, police said. She was arrested and transported to the police department, they added.
At the police station, Schwing slipped out of a set of handcuffs secured to a metal lock-down bench — and activated the cell block's "panic alarm system" before being restrained again with an extra set of cuffs, Beebe said.
Schwing was held in a local police cell until a relative posted $5,000 bail — and she was released several hours later to a sober adult, police said.
Schwing was charged with third-degree aggravated assault on a police officer for the alleged punch thrown; throwing bodily fluid at a law enforcement officer, a fourth-degree charge; and resisting arrest and disorderly conduct for the alleged violent outbursts in the police department, police said.
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"We aren't talking about the cover of Vogue. We are talking about the ads in it."
Thigh gap's biggest enemy might be a former advertising exec.
Doctoring up photos in ads because the women in them might look better with a few less organs or cellulite marks is exactly the kind of image-altering Seth Matlins, former Live Nation CMO, is going after with a bill. (He left that job to start Feel More Better, a site to help empower girls and women to be happy and healthy.)
Matlins has been calling out the ad industry's photo manipulation and the damage it does. (Yes, there's data.) He built his work in support of the Truth in Advertising Act, and he'll need more sponsors to pass it. His mission is to bring all the stakeholders together to come up with regulations to promote truthful standards of beauty.
In this Q&A with Digiday he said,
We aren't talking about the cover of Vogue, we are talking about the ads in it. Parents do need to teach their children how to love themselves, but while parents are the first and the last line, advertisers do need to be accountable for not just what they sell, but how they sell it. I'm a fan of commerce. This isn't anti-commerce or advertising; it's a health issue.
What he's asking may evoke the "it's society's values not us" defense from ad execs, but with real images leaking all over the you-can-run-you-can-hide internet, someone might step up and embrace slightly smaller thigh gaps.
Here's what he wrote in the petition to the Federal Trade Commission that he partnered with Eating Disorders Coalition on petition.
This legislation would direct the FTC to develop a regulatory framework for ads that materially change the faces and bodies of the people in them, in order to reduce the damage this type of advertising does to our children. We're not talking about regulating that making a blue sky bluer, or photoshopping away a fly-away hair. We're talking about ads that change the shape, size, proportion, color,and enhance or remove the features of the people in them.
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Tyler and Amber Skidgel are each the leading scorers for their Hebron basketball teams.
At home, there can be only one winner.
The brother and sister have been competing against each other on the family's hoop for as long as they can remember.
Tyler, a senior and older by two years, claims to have an unblemished record.
Amber chuckles at that.
"Sometimes I let her get close," Tyler said. "But then I beat her."
Even now? Even with Amber already starring for the Lions as a sophomore?
"Mmmm, she got pretty close when I played with one arm because the other one was broken," Tyler said with a cheeky grin. "But I still beat her."
"Remember that?" he said, looking at his sister.
"Yeah, you do," Tyler said, and they both grinned. "She's getting closer now though."
They give each other a hard time, but the Skidgels give their opponents an even harder time.
Amber is a dominant force, leading the team in points and rebounds per game. Her 23.3 average also ranks second in Gwinnett County.
"She's a consistent scorer," Hebron girls head coach Bryan Bartley said. "She can not only shoot, but she can score. She can drive the ball to the basket.
"Her best days are ahead of her. She's a gym rat and you can see the quality of her work by the results she's getting. We just want to continue to push her."
Amber's battles against her brother have helped her, too.
"She's always trying to beat her brother in different (stat) categories," Bartley said. "She's definitely ahead of her time because she's got a brother two years ahead who she wants to beat."
Amber said she can handle the pressure when other team focus on containing her.
"They try to (make it difficult)," Amber said. "Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't."
They aren't tougher on her than Tyler.
"No, not even close," Amber said.
Even as a freshman, Amber understood the team was going to need her to make significant contributions and she was prepared for it.
"I knew it from the beginning of last year when we only had seven players to start out with," she said. "We got one more, but I knew that was going to be my role to fill."
Tyler has had a harder time during his prep career. Not because the team didn't need him or because he wasn't ready to step up. But injuries have sidelined Tyler for several seasons.
"This is the longest he's ever gone without some kind of major injury," his coach Will Cantrell said. "I'm not talking like a pulled hamstring or jammed finger. I'm talking broken wrist, broken ankle.
"This is the longest he's ever gone and the reason is because he has no care for his own body. He just goes full out, as hard as he can go, all the time. We prayed over him before the season started, we just asked for the Lord's favor and so far, so good."
Tyler leads the team with 11.9 points per game and is second in rebounding. He's had some huge games for the Lions as a senior, including a 28-point performance.
"He's been, by far, our best offensive weapon this year," Cantrell said. "This is my third year here, so I got him when he was a sophomore and he has just grown by leaps and bounds from a basketball sense. His abilities and his confidence with things he knows he can do. And most importantly, things he knows he can't do, that he probably didn't have a very good handle on as a sophomore.
"He plays to his strengths. That's the best thing I can say about Tyler. If all of our guys would play to their strengths, we'd be a lot better."
Sitting through those injuries wasn't easy.
"I felt helpless on the sidelines," Tyler said.
It makes it tough to develop, too."The thing that makes it so hard is that the time that he would be putting into practice the last few years, he's been having to sit on the sidelines and encourage his teammates," Cantrell said. "From a personal standpoint, which is the reason all of us coach, I've learned way more about his character from the injuries he's gone through than I have through any of the games. And he's had a 28-point game this year. He's had a 26-point game. He's had some big nights.
"But I learned way more about his character through the things he had to go through than those games."
It also made Tyler appreciate things more.
And there were still his wins at home against Amber to savor.
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- Hebron struggles inside in loss to Holy Innocents' ( February 23, 2013 )
- Bartley hired as new Hebron AD ( June 28, 2011 )
- Basketball preview: Hebron Lions ( November 10, 2011 )
- Imachukwu's 22 helps Duluth race past Hebron ( December 27, 2012 )
katmook 2 years, 8 months ago
What a great story, well written and the photos are good, too. Since I know the grandmother and knew their dad when he played basketball in High School, I feel like I know these kids well. Good kids. Great athletes. Kat in Omaha


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Windows error report
just to let you know an error I received when working in outlook with the todoist plugin. I didn't do anything with the plugin functionality at that moment but I got this error report:
Detailed technical information follows:
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Date and Time: 1-11-2013 7:22:28
Machine Name: E7D89D6799F02E
IP Address: fe80::a0bc:8a82:5f0b:b0f%12
Current User: ERICSSON\ejerkor
Application Domain: DefaultDomain
Assembly Codebase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/v4.0_184.108.40.206__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
Assembly Full Name: System.Windows.Forms, Version=184.108.40.206, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089
Assembly Version: 188.8.131.52
Exception Source: System.Windows.Forms
Exception Type: System.UnauthorizedAccessException
Exception Message: Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED))
Exception Target Site: GetHref
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System.Windows.Forms.dll: N 00000 (0x0) JIT
System.Windows.Forms.dll: N 0035 (0x23) IL
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System.Windows.Forms.dll: N 0008 (0x8) IL
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Date and Time: 1-11-2013 7:22:28
Machine Name: E7D89D6799F02E
IP Address: fe80::a0bc:8a82:5f0b:b0f%12
Current User: ERICSSON\ejerkor
Application Domain: DefaultDomain
Assembly Codebase: file:///C:/Program Files (x86)/OutlookTodoist/AddinExpress.MSO.2005.DLL
Assembly Full Name: AddinExpress.MSO.2005, Version=7.2.4055.2005, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=4416dd98f0861965
Assembly Version: 7.2.4055.2005
Exception Source:
Exception Type: AddinExpress.MSO.ADXExternalException
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Thank you very much for your report, we're aware of certain issues with our Outlook plugin and we're working on a rewrite right now which will address them. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Thought it was just me. the sooner the better on the fix. had to disable the plug in too, so not using Todoist actively as before.
Tried updating to new Todoist version today. "Access is Denied". Uninstalled old version, tried to install new, same error. Tried to install older version (previously installed), now getting the same error. Using the Outlook Add-In but I have outlook closed.
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[an error occurred while processing this directive] This article is from the EMU News Archive. The approximate date of publication was in April 2006. Current EMU news is available at www.emu.edu/news
If EMU admitted students solely on the basis of academic excellence, a leader in the business community in Lancaster County and a trustee of EMU would have had a different life. And the world would be poorer for it.
In 1991, EMU admitted Andrew ("Andy") Dula (C 91), a young man fresh from a summer with Eastern Mennonite Missions in Honduras and Guatemala. He was also fresh from high school where he says he was an average student, earning "a bunch of B's, a few A's, and some others," while specializing in soccer, basketball, girls, and having the nicest car.
At EMU, though, Andy found himself gradually transformed. "The interaction and integration of Christian faith and vocation begins to get tested and fleshed out at EMU."
Today, as chief financial officer of a major homebuilding company, Andy wrestles with many of the dilemmas first posed to him in his EMU business classes: "the challenges of land development and uses, management of personnel, reporting of financial results, product integrity and quality, customer service, and profit distribution. I continue to be intrigued by how often the ethics of Christian faith and the task of modern-day business management argue with each other inside my head."
Andy met his future wife, Michelle Witmer (C 91), the month they entered Eastern Mennonite in 1987. They married after graduation and made their first donation to EMU in 1992. Today Michelle, a former teacher with a masters degree in education, is a full-time mother to their children, six-year-old Maya and four-year-old Mesa. She's also pursuing a second masters at a seminary. That will make three masters degrees in the family - Andy holds an MBA.
When asked to reflect on the depth of their links to EMU, they like to start with a story about Andy's grandfather, a farmer in rural Ethiopia. "My grandfather sold his only ox - the ox that he used to till and plant the small farm where the family lived - in order to buy a ticket for my father to fly to Nazareth, Ethiopia, where a Mennonite mission had established a high school," says Andy. At the mission Andy's father, Mamo (then age 19), met and married Andy's mother, a Mennonite nurse named Mary Ellen.
Mamo eventually attended Goshen College, followed by pharmacy school at Temple University in Philadelphia. At each stage of his educational journey, Mamo received scholarship assistance for his studies, supplemented by Mary Ellen's earnings as a nurse.
Andy, along with his brother Pete, attended Lancaster Mennonite High School, followed by EMU. "I was planning on attending Goshen College," says Andy, "but EMU awarded me a grant to cover the income I was unable to earn over the summer due to my voluntary service. Had I not gotten that letter from EMU with more financial aid, I would have headed to Goshen."
Michelle says that she and her husband maintain close contact with about 20 of their former classmates at EMU, in addition to rubbing shoulders with about 75 EMU alums each Sunday at their church, Blossom Hill Mennonite in Lancaster.
They give generously to many causes at EMU - to sports through the Loyal Royals, to the training of pastors through the seminary, to peacebuilding through the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, and to building programs around the campus. But most of all they give to the University Fund to provide aid for financially needy students like Mamo and Andy once were.
"You can go to any college or university and get training to be effective in your chosen field of interest," says Andy, adding that EMU must offer more than this.
"We would not be supporting EMU if we didn't feel like the institution is preparing students to have a clear understanding of Anabaptist faith and how it can be articulated clearly and respectfully amongst many other faith perspectives in our world," says Andy.
"This articulation needs to happen in businesses, hospitals, schools and many other places where we find our graduates. We believe the future viability of the Mennonite church will be largely dependent upon our Mennonite educational institutions' ability to pass on a faith that is relevant in any context, invitational to all people, and respectful of other faiths."
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