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Tasmanian Branch
WILPF Tasmania is an active branch.
Our members meet in the Conference Room of Senator's Lisa Singh's Office at 152 Macquarie Street Hobart, on the first Thursday of every month at 2 p.m. but we have members in Launceston too and lots of email members who cannot get to meetings. We will make you welcome wherever you live if you accept WILPF's aims and wish to join. We currently have about 40 members.
Join us in supporting the UN treaty to ban nuclear weapons!
Some previous activities:
FIVE HONOURED AT WILPF TASMANIA's 94th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Five long-standing members, whose joint years of membership and service to the community total over 200 years, were honoured with Life Memberships of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedomm Tasmanian Branch on Thursday 3 March 2016.
Those recognized were Audrey Moore, Peg Walter (both pictured above), Rosemary Brown, Dr. Doreen Shenman and Joy Gough. Each has given hours of extra service as either a member of the executive for many years, or as one of WILPF's various sub-committees, including the Vietnam, the Aboriginal, the Library Donations, or the War-toys sub-committees.
WILPF has rarely recognised its outstanding members in this way, but considered that these outstanding members should be acknowledged.
Centenary Celebrations - 7 May 2015
In freezing, sleety, miserable weather about 90 people gathered at Parliament House in Hobart for the branch's centenary celebrations. A great team of WILPF members put up the National Posters and the prize winning entries from the competition World Without War.
The Speaker of the House, Hon Elise Archer, welcomed everyone to Parliament House and gave the Welcome to Country. Branch President Linley Grant explained that the event was celebrating WILPF's persistence and perseverance in working to stop war and Frances Underwood (wife of the previous Governor) spoke profoundly on the new educational centre within the University for teaching teachers how to educate for peace in our society in the new foundation which is underway, named for the former Governor, Peter Underwood. (See speech here.)
Prizes for the competition World Without War were given to three Primary School poets from Longford, a tiny painter from Cambridge and a special prize to grades one children from Sorrell who submitted a joint class entry.
Dr Alison Alexander then launched the history of the Tasmanian Branch Prevailing for Peace.
Plans for 2015
January : Publication of the Tasmanian Branch's history from its inception in 1920, including transcribed oral histories of significant members, as a memorial to these women who have lead the branch from 1963; also, stories of the effect of war on families and friends.
Action re violence against women; increasing gun ownership and theft, coupled with poor storage; and action on increasing violence in video games.
March : Receipt of entries from students of paintings, posters, essays and poems on the theme World Without War.
Member Audrey Moore will be admitted to the Tasmanian Women's Roll of Honour.
April : The International WILPF Congress in the Hague around 28th April, the 100th anniversary of the first Congress aimed at stopping WW1
May : Luncheon at Parliament House on 7 May for launch by Henry and Margaret Reynolds of the Branch's History Prevailing for Peace and provide awards to the winners of the competition World Without War. The Guest Speaker will be Mrs Frances Underwood.
December 2014
Dr John Paull was Guest Speaker at the Tasmanian Branch's Human Rights event on 2nd December 2014. He spoke to nearly 40 attendees about the only Italian woman, Rosa Gononi, a dress designer in Milan, who attended the first WILPF Congress at the Hague in 1915 and about her youngest brother Ernesto, who had migrated to Australia and served with Australians on the Somme battlefields as a stretcher bearer, was subsequently redrafted to the Italian army who was jailed as a draft resister because he refused to join that army.
JUNE 2014, Presentation of the Eve Masterman Peace Poetry Prize
President Linley Grant, organiser Robyn Mathison, Judge Jenny Herrera and winner of the student section Anna Briggs - at the Hobart Bookshop, Salamanca Square


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'100% preventable': Reeve didn't have to die
For several days after Christopher Reeve died on Sunday, October 10, the cause of his death– a blood infection resulting from a bedsore– was all over the news. "A common complication in paralysis patients," was a typical sympathetic media refrain.
But a Charlottesville doctor says the Superman actor, who was treated at UVA hospital in 1995 for a spinal cord injury following a riding accident, could– and should– have lived for many more years.
Reeve's death, says Joe Stirt, "was 100 percent preventable."
"I've cared for [quadriplegic] patients as a physician in the ICU, as an intern and as a resident," says Stirt, who is a local resident but works as an anesthesiologist at Richmond Community Hospital. "Bedsores," he says, "should never happen."
Moreover, they're simple to cure, Stirt says.
So what really happened to Reeve? First the basics.
Bedsores, also known as pressure sores, develop from extended periods spent sitting or lying in the same position. In extreme cases, the sores, which often form over the tailbone, can go bone-deep and be many inches in diameter. For wheelchair-bound patients, bed rest to remove pressure and allow maximum blood flow to the problem area is required to help stave off infection. If infection occurs, it can spread into the blood, creating a life-threatening condition known as sepsis. Stirt wonders why Reeve's medical team allowed him to remain in his home when sepsis developed.
He has a theory.
"It would appear to me that Reeve was a victim of what I've referred to before as 'V.I.P. Medicine,'" says Stirt. A patient who can afford state-of-the-art homecare, Stirt explains, is often not hospitalized as quickly as someone without such resources.
Sepsis can cause a relaxation of blood vessels, Stirt says, which can lead to perilously low blood pressure. That's why hospitalization is "imperative" to administer intravenous drugs such as antibiotics (to beat infections) and vasopressors (to constrict blood vessels), as well as to perform blood pressure monitoring through a catheter inserted into a blood vessel. These are things, Stirt says, "you shouldn't try at home."
Though early reports attributed Reeve's death to a heart attack– in which part of the heart is deprived of oxygen due to constricting of the arteries, or a blood clot– later stories were more specific: Reeve died of cardiac arrest after slipping into a coma at his home. Cardiac arrest, Stirt explains, means the heart simply stops beating.
"There are many ways to get to that point," he says.
Stirt questions why no major news outlets offered a detailed medical explanation of exactly why Reeve died. He also wonders why no doctors stepped forward to publicly express outrage. (He does both on his blog, bookofjoe.com.)
Adam Katz, a plastic surgeon and director of the Chronic Wound Care Clinic at UVA, agrees with Stirt that a bedsore should not be fatal.
"It's unusual in our experience for people to become septic from a bedsore even when they're neglected," says Katz. "For someone who's getting great care, it's even more of a disconnect. The bedsore doesn't just sneak up on you and make you sick. It's likely he'd had it for some time."
Cheryl McMillan Overturf, a family law attorney based in Ninety-six, North Carolina, says she was shocked when she heard of Reeve's death. Like Stirt, she's bothered reading comments online from people who believe "We shouldn't get into the details of why he died." Overturf disagrees.
"It's just reprehensible," she says.
Overturf, now in her mid-30s, knows first-hand the difficulties Reeve experienced. At age 16, a car accident left her a quadriplegic. Although her injury was not as high on the spine as Reeve's– she has limited movement in her upper arms and can breathe without a respirator– she has lived with the constant awareness of pressure sores and their deadly danger.
Every hour, she says, Overturf reclines her seat to take pressure off her tailbone, and she lies down for an hour at lunchtime each day. For the most part, it works, she says. But nothing is perfect.
"I had my first pressure problem in 1992, eight years after my accident," she recalls. The sore developed after Overturf had spent "a full three months" bedridden. In other words, these sores don't develop overnight– and once they do, she says it would be impossible not to notice.
"They're deep," she explains. "It gets to the point of gangrene. You cannot even imagine how bad they smell when they get infected like that."
In addition, she says, quadriplegics have other signs when something is physically wrong.
"Your body will let you know what's going on," Overturf explains. "If my leg is caught on something, I get a headache, I start jumping around."
The possibility that Reeve's medical team didn't notice is hard for Overturf to fathom.
"The thought of criminal negligence comes in with this," she says.
But both she and Stirt acknowledge another more likely possibility: Reeve, well known for his determination to walk again, rejected medical advice in order to keep up with his hectic schedule.
"I don't know if he just refused to stop to take care of these things," she says.
Stirt points out that Reeve flew to Chicago for a speaking engagement at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago the week before his death.
"Basically, he had to fly several hours," says Stirt. "It didn't help him a whole lot."
Through Maggie Goldberg, spokesperson for the Christopher Reeve Foundation, Reeve's doctors declined comment. And while Goldberg could not comment on his medical condition, she could confirm the recommendation that paralysis patients with bedsores stay in bed. Goldberg recalls that Reeve was far from his bed, having attended his son's hockey game the day before he died.
"He wasn't going to let a bedsore slow him down," she says.
Even if Reeve disobeyed medical orders, neither Stirt nor Overturf judges him. In fact, they say, it's possible the very thing that killed him is what kept him alive.
"What we're talking about is a strong-willed person who chooses how he's going to live his life," says Stirt. "If he didn't have the attitude he had last week, he wouldn't have lived as long as he did."
He may have been tempting fate, however.
In an interview published in Reader's Digest this month, Reeve reported three serious infections in the past year, including one caused by "an abrasion on my left hip that I probably picked up one day when I was on the exercise bike."
That seemingly "benign" problem developed into a strep infection, Reeve reported. "Then a lot of major organs shut down."
In those incidents, Reeve was lucky– he pulled through and was able to continue fundraising for the two causes closest to his heart: stem cell and spinal cord research.
Now, while it seems likely that his work will continue, he will not be here to see it happen.
"It's just so sad," says Overturf. "He would be heartbroken. All his publicity, everything, lost because of a stupid bedsore."
Overturf says Reeve's loss is especially hard because of the "bond" individuals with spinal cord injuries share. Reeve, she says, was particularly inspiring.
"The smile on his face, his amazing ability to hold his family together and to show love" impressed her, she says. "He showed the world that we're cool, we're okay, we can still have wonderful lives."
And while Overturf believes that Reeve's work was important and should continue, she wouldn't trade the life she has now– with marriage, friends, and a career– for the ability to move.
She wishes Reeve had felt the same.
"I more wish there was something that could have been done about his bedsore," she says, "than about his walking again."
Why did a bedsore kill Superman?
Anesthesiologist Joe Stirt says Reeve could still be alive.

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wendonthia needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 51 designs submitted by 20 freelance designers.
Son passed away 3 years ago and would like to create a tatto that will help me remember him
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I'm seriously thinking about transferring to Columbia from a higher ranked school. I was admitted there last year and I think I might have chosen the wrong school...its just not a great fit with my personality, interests and attitude. Anyhow, I'm wondering if anyone here has transferred to CLS after earning mediocre 1L grades at a nominally better school (Stanford, Harvard, or Yale). Any comments on prospects and/or process will be most welcome.
I transferred from a YHS to Michigan and it was one of the best decisions I ever made. Michigan was a much better personality fit and I found their faculty generally better (more published, too). I also had no trouble getting my first choice law firm after my 2L year. The recruiting there was identical, except perhaps for the very bottom of the class, where YLS would have an advantage. Bottom line--there are plenty of good reasons to transfer within the top ten and plenty of good jobs to go around for students at top ten law schools. I would trust your instinct on this. (Of course, it is a question you will be asked by interviewers, so do have a good answer ready.)


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What does an all-round chaos round look like? Well, after day two of the average chaos round you get a drop-off in activity. People simply can't spend the turns. So what would a round where everyone gained double-speed every tick look like? Would this prompt sudden activity unburdened by people out of turns? Or would the number of turns simply remain unspent?
History of TDZK: 2.0
History of TDZK: 2.1
History of TDZK: 2.2
History of TDZK: 2.3
History of TDZK: 2.4
History of TDZK: 2.5
History of TDZK: 2.6
History of TDZK: 2.7
History of TDZK: 2.8 (You are Here)
I have leaned on no accounts or records here, because there was practically nothing to recount. I am indebted to Coldwizard's save of the Hall of Fame for reminding me of just how dead the round was, and for Solace's saved accounts of the downing of the Mothership on the Fury history.
Introduction: The long-awaited Nomad was still unfinished, but was expected in a little under two months from the round start. To fill the gap, a shorter, faster round was started - double turns were awarded to artificially inflate the round length to a 'real' round.
Political Backdrop: Outcasts disappeared at the end of 2.7, and none of Evolution, GTG, Jade Triad or RONIN returned for 2.8. Besides SD working with XF once more, there were no real relations to speak of. The majority of former Outcasts played under the Equilibrium tag, who were the only new name for 2.8.
Gameplay Changes: The changes were a drastic change back from the retro mechanics of 2.7 to the more familiar and balanced gameworld of 2.4. The Alternity rounds had ended and we saw the return of the 27-system map. All of the ships, equations, weapons and equipment were restored to their more familiar roles and stats.
Events Overview: It became quite clear early on that there was going to be minimal activity on behalf of all alliances. Following hot on the heels of the sluggish end to 2.7, there was little appetite for the required high pace. Most players ended up trading most of their turns away as the only way to keep on top of them. Casual hunting was prevalent, particularly by alliances such as Equilibrium, although the short round meant that kill counts were relatively feeble - not a single player topped 100.
The only alliances raiding were SD and KAOS, neither pursuing high-level targets but instead low, populated ports. Jumps were sporadic. There were no wars to speak of and no planet raids. The round was always going to end up as a filler until Nomad, and there is no doubt that the playerbase viewed it in the same way.
Oh Mother: The only achievement worthy of note this round was the last-day downing of the Scourge Mothership by Fury, a fraction over 24 hours before the round finished. Having taken down Admiral Williamson the previous day for old times' sake, Fury lined up an attempt at the remaining NPC capital ship. The escorts were cleared as squads of zalluns whittled down the ships to just the Mothership. After a steady fight and several pauses for calculations, the Mothership was downed for the only time, Detmer delivering the killing blow.
Round Summary: The greatest example of why a pacifist TDZK would have never worked. The round was dull, lacking in ambition, inspiration or any drive or events worth noting. In hindsight, maybe halving the costs of everything would have been a better idea, but it's hard to believe that even this would have sparked anything of the round.


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EMBO awards Installation Grants to seven talented researchers
Heidelberg, 5 December 2011 – EMBO today announces the selection of seven scientists as recipients of the 2011 EMBO Installation Grants. The grants will assist the scientists to relocate and set up laboratories in the Czech Republic, Poland, Estonia and Turkey.
"The EMBO Installation Grants directly support young scientists in countries actively developing fundamental research capacity," said Gerlind Wallon, Installation Grants Programme Manager and EMBO Deputy Director. "The grants benefit not only the talented scientists who receive support but also the countries where they establish laboratories."
A committee of EMBO Members selects the successful candidates for the high standard of their research. "By helping these talented scientists set up their research laboratories in the participating countries, EMBO hopes to improve the competitiveness of these countries in European science," said Wallon.
The scientists receive 50,000 euros annually for three to five years from their host countries. This helps them to establish their groups and themselves in the European scientific community.
Grantees are also integrated into the prestigious EMBO Young Investigator Programme, which provides networking opportunities with some of Europe's best young group leaders and a range of career development programmes.
With these newly elected grantees, the number of researchers funded by EMBO Installation Grants since the inception of the programme in 2006 increases to 48. Three of the new grantees will move from the USA to establish research groups in Turkey, one moves from Germany to Poland, one from the UK to the Czech Republic, one from the USA to Estonia and one from the USA to Poland. Three of the seven scientists are women.
The next application deadline for EMBO Installation Grants is 15 April 2012.
Installation Grant Recipients 2011
Tolga Emre, Turkey
Ebru Erbay, Turkey
Nurhan Özlü, Turkey
Kvido Stříšovský, Czech Republic
Tambet Teesalu, Estonia
Bartosz Wilczyński, Poland
Dorota Wloga, Poland
Listen to the podcast with Nurhan Özlü, one of the installation grantees, is available (9:23 minutes)
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ListsThatMatter(dot)com will be a website that allows anybody to create a list on any conceivable topic. These lists could be shared, rated, saved, bookmarked, and rated by other users. We are looking for a web 2.0 logo and color scheme. We curently do not have tagline, and we are open to ideas to be incorporated in the design. The ".com" does not have to be part of the logo. PLEASE NOTE: This is not a "to do" list or "checklist" concept.
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CSG exploration will continue in the Hunter despite AGL selling one of its properties. Photo: Coal seam gas exploration work will continue in the Hunter Valley even though AGL Energy has decided to sell one of the properties purchased for the project.
Coal seam gas explorer AGL Energy says it remains committed to its Hunter Valley project despite putting one of its properties up for sale.
The company has commenced a month long expression of interest process for a 85 hectare property on Putty Road Milbrodale.
AGL is currently conducting groundwater monitoring around Broke and Bulga as it considers ways to develop the Hunter Gas Project.
The project is currently monitoring groundwater at 42 bore sites in the Broke and Bulga area
Company spokeswoman Julie Delvecchio says the Milbrodale property is now surplus to AGL's requirements.
"AGL is selling a property in the Hunter but we're 100 per cent behind the project," she said.
"The reasons why we're selling it is we've inherited the property from Sydney Gas in 2009, we don't need it any more and it's just not part of our agricultural plans."
COMMENT: Other AGL properties are located within or intersecting the 2km buffer zone around Broke and Bulga. In the absence of access agreements to other private land these AGL properties would not be of much use.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard will be well represented at next week's 2012 Olympic Team Trials – Swimming as 13 current student-athletes and eight incoming freshman compete for a trip to the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Regarded as one of the fastest, exciting, suspenseful and pressure-filled competitions held in the United States every four years, the 2012 Olympic Team Trials – Swimming will take place 25 – July 2 at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb. Preliminary heats will begin at 11 a.m. each morning with finals slated to begin at 7:45 p.m. All sessions of the meet will be broadcast live on the NBC family of networks. For a complete meet schedule, or for more broadcast information, click here.
Eight current members of the men's swimming team are scheduled to be in action next week, led by four-time Ivy League Champion Chris Satterthwaite. The rising junior won the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free and was a member of the winning 400 free relay team at Ivies this year, and set the school record in the 50 and 100 free in the process. He will be joined by classmates Spenser Goodman and Oliver Lee, along with rising sophomores Mike Gaudiani, Chuck Katis, Griffin Schumacher, Reed Snyder and Zach Walters.
On the women's side, rising sophomores Kelsey Hojan-Clark and Courtney Otto highlight a contingent of five current Crimson who will compete in Omaha. Hojan-Clark won a pair of Ivy League Championships in the 1,000 and 1,650 free as a freshman, while Otto claimed the 400 IM title and was a member of the winning 800 free relay team at Ivies. The pair will be joined by rising senior Mackenzie Luick, rising junior Danielle Schulkin and rising sophomore Faith Martin.
Harvard also boasts a group of eight incoming freshmen who will be in Omaha, including Christian Carbone, Steven Kekacs, Jacob Luna, Tyler Rocca and Christian Yeager for the men, and Kendall Crawford, Connie Hsu and Margaret Ramsey for the women. Additionally, alums Megan Leddy '12, Niall Janney '12, Alex Meyer '10, Hilary Roberts '12 and Catherine Zagroba '12 will be in action as well.
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Pete Carroll has been the hot girl at the bar that won't really talk to anyone, despite every guy's best efforts. For years he has been courted by and turned down numerous advances from NFL teams.
But now -- with an NCAA investigation coming to an end around USC -- things may be different. The Seattle Seahawks are close to reaching a deal with Carroll, the Los Angeles Times reported:
A Seahawks contingent including CEO Tod Leiweke interviewed Carroll in Los Angeles earlier this week to gauge his interest in replacing Mora. Carroll has long been considered a candidate to return to the NFL, where he coached the New York Jets (1994) and New England Patriots (1997-1999). However, Carroll's greatest success has come at the collegiate level.
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Although the Seahawks and Carroll are close to a deal, which is believed to be a five-year contract to become president and head coach at $7 million a year, nothing has been signed, said sources close to the situation who are not authorized to speak on his behalf.
The story broke earlier in the day when ESPN's Chris Mortinson reported that Carroll was indeed interested in the Seahawks. Seattle fired coach Jim Mora on Friday morning, and by noon, the news that Carroll was serious this time had reached ESPN.
Mortinson added that Carroll is trying to recruit Trojans offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates to join him. However. Carroll told Mortinson via text that he does not talk about the NFL. USC Sports Information Director Tim Tessalone released a statment that said in part, "Pete's name comes out at this time every year. In the past, he hasn't commented on such reports... At this point, we have nothing to report. Perhaps check with the Seahawks."
Carroll was head coach of the Jets and Patriots before leading with the Trojans, finishing four seasons with a 33-31 record. The Seahawks were 5-11 last season, a disappointing finish for a team many thought had the talent to do better. It is an organization owned by Microsoft's Paul Allen, who has more money than just about anyone not named Gates. It is a franchise with potential.
Other teams that have had potential have come calling to Carroll, only to have him pump up the USC faithful by saying he loves it in Southern California and wants to stay here for the rest of his career. He was having too much fun.
But it would be a lot less fun to coach USC if hard-hitting sanctions on the program came down. The NCAA investigation into improper benefits that former running back Reggie Bush received is nearing completion and there are rumors the football program could get hit hard. The investigation has been combined with an investigation of OJ Mayo and the basketball team at USC — the dreaded "institutional control" issue. USC Athletic Director already threw the men's basketball team under the bus trying to save football.
Plus, this year may not have been that much fun. This season marked the Trojans' worst since Carroll's first in 2001. The team finished with a 9-4 record, losing three of their last five regular-season games. That slide included a humiliating 55-21 home loss to Stanford.
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BROOMFIELD, CO - March 28, 2013
A new Web security study finds that the vast majority of organizations that allow employees to freely access the Web are experiencing high rates of malware threats, including phishing attacks, spyware, keyloggers and hacked passwords. Conducted by Webroot, a leader in delivering Internet security as a service, the study reveals that Web-borne attacks are impacting businesses, with the majority of them reporting significant effects in the form of increased help desk time, reduced employee productivity and disruption of business activities. To mitigate these significant business risks a properly layered defense with effective endpoint and Web security and monitoring needs to be in place.
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Nicolas Ferrel-Ibarra was a reporter in Mexico, one of the most dangerous places on the planet to be a journalist.
Only eight other countries around the world including Iraq have had more journalist murders than Mexico, according to Committee to Protect Journalists, an international advocacy group.
Since 1992, the organization confirmed that 28 reporters, editor and photographers have been murdered directly because of their work as journalists in Mexico. Another 41 journalists in the country had been killed during the same span of time, but the motive of the murders had not been confirmed, CPJ reports.
By comparison, there have been only five journalists killed in the U.S. since 1992 including Manuel de Dios Unanue, a reporter for El Diario/La Prensa, who was gunned down on March 11, 1992, in New York City.
Ferrel-Ibarra first worked as a journalist in the border city of Juarez in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, where two journalists have been killed since the Mexican Drug War flared up in 2007.
A colleague of his, Armando Rodriguez Carreon, 40, was a crime reporter for El Diario de Ciudad Juárez.
Before his murder on Nov. 13, 2008, in Ciudad Juárez, Carreon spoke with a representative of CPJ about the hazards of working as a journalist in the violent city engulfed in a drug war. Carreon had been receiving threats on a routine basis.
"The risks here are high and rising, and journalists are easy targets," Rodríguez told CPJ. "But I can't live in my house like a prisoner. I refuse to live in fear."
An "unidentified assailant" gunned down Rodríguez as the veteran crime reporter sat in a company sedan in the driveway of his home. Rodríguez's eight-year-old daughter, whom he was preparing to take to school, watched from the back seat.
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OTTAWA - The Conservative government says it's prepared to allow as many witnesses as the opposition parties want in committee hearings on electoral reform — but by no means will those hearings be held outside Ottawa.
At issue is a sweeping, 200-plus page bill that overhauls the way federal elections will be conducted in Canada that's being pushed quickly through Parliament by the Harper government.
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"We're talking about the rules for a federal general election," NDP Leader Tom Mulcair thundered during the daily question period Monday.
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Mulcair was admonished by Speaker Andrew Scheer for his language but immediately repeated the allegation.
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The NDP has responded with procedural tactics to stop other parliamentary committees from travelling, while introducing a voteable motion Monday to send the procedure and House affairs committee on the road with the elections bill until May 1.
NDP deputy leader David Christopherson says the government is resisting the idea because it wants to make the fight over election rules just another "battle in the bubble" that Canadians can easily tune out.
Not so, said Conservative MP Tom Lukiwski.
He said up to 12 or 13 meetings could be held in Ottawa on the bill, and that the meetings could be extended beyond their usual two-hour duration.
"Our government has stated if you want to put forward a list of witnesses, our government is not going to oppose it," he said. "We want to hear from people."
Lukiwski is the ranking Conservative on the committee and also parliamentary secretary to Pierre Poilievre, Harper's minister for democratic reform who introduced the bill.
Lukiwski had previously referred to the idea of travelling hearings as a "gong show," but he struck a more respectful tone Monday.
"We can arrange for anyone who wants to provide testimony to be here," he said.
He also urged all MPs to listen to the concerns of their constituents and bring those concerns to Ottawa.
"So Mr. Speaker, there's no argument that I've heard from members opposite that would change my mind on whether or not there is a need for cross-country consultations," he concluded. "We can do the job here."
Lukiwski also thanked Poilievre for "a bill that addresses a lot of the problems we have had in this country with things like fraudulent voting, with big money influencing elections, and putting provisions in the bill to prevent those things from happening."
In fact, many of the concerns over the last three federal elections revolved around allegations of over-spending the strict limits imposed by the Elections Act, and of voter suppression tactics.
As Elizabeth May, the Green party leader, put it during Monday's House debate, "We do not have any evidence that Canadians are voting more than once ... Our problem is they're voting less than once."
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Radical Together by David Platt is a continuation of Platt's previous book Radical. Radical focused on personal transformation while Radical Together seems to focus on corporate change of a local congregation. Overall, I think this is a good read and I can recommend it to everyone without reservation. The church needs to refocused from time to time and this book will help to do that.
The book is well written and effectively communicates Platt's vision for his church and for all Christian churches to be radically shifted to a foreign missions focus. I agree with Platt in that foreign missions are important but I don't know if I would go as far as he suggests. Certainly, when God calls his people to a task they should whole-heartedly obey but I am not sure that every Christian is called to be this "radical". Platt does say that this transformation should not be at the expense of other functions and ministries of the church locally but in my opinion the tone of his book does not seem to back up this statement. It may be that I am reading it incorrectly.
Radical Together will serve the purpose of bringing foreign missions back into the focus and thoughts of a local congregation that has not had a proper emphasis on them. The emotions it creates could easily cause people to jump in too quickly though. Much prayer and counseling should be done before any radical decisions are made.
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But how will time-of-year decisions, international demand, dairy product inventories and feed prices affect the months ahead?
Now that the flow of information and reports from the USDA have resumed, both traders and the industry are breathing a sign of relief. There was a sense of the unknown with the lack of information. This is not to say that reports from the USDA are completely accurate, but are putting forth information received from surveys that have been consistent for many years.
Without this flow of information, market analysis was left up to anyone following the industry who had an opinion. Some "backyard" information was presented as the pattern for the country. Any information was scooped up, regurgitated, re-worded and released to those looking for information for decision-making. There was nothing inherently wrong with this as some of this is done anyway when news is sparse. Interestingly, much of this news had little impact on the futures market. Futures contracts traded mostly in line with underlying cash prices and rightly so. That was concrete evidence of what was actually taking place in the country.
The first monthly report that came out of the silence of USDA was the August "Dairy Products" report that had been delayed since Oct. 3. This report showed significant growth in dairy product production and was considered somewhat bearish. Despite hot weather and reduced milk production, more cheese and butter was produced than last year. Total cheese production reached 926 million pounds, up 3.9% over last year. American cheese production totaled 381 million pounds, up 7.9%. Italian type cheese production totaled 386 million pounds, up 3.8% over last year. Butter production in August totaled 136 million pounds, up 4.7% above last year. This certainly was a bearish report from the standpoint of increasing supply. However, this does indicate good demand.
During October, cheese prices have slowly increased improving the outlook through the end of the year. Current cheese prices are a few cents higher than they were in mid-September, which has been somewhat surprising considering the price decline into early October. However, on-hand supplies have dwindled, requiring them to step back into the spot market more aggressively to fill orders. There is sufficient cheese supply available to the market as a whole, with inventories above a year ago; however, demand for fresh cheese is driving the market. Once the needs of buyers are met, there is a possibility of a void under the market and a potential quick decline in price. Time of year may play a large role in lower prices.
Improving international demand has certainly been very supportive to prices. Even though New Zealand's milk production is running about 5% above last year, world prices have been somewhat steady. U.S. prices have been competitive, bringing increased business to our shores.
My current marketing recommendations consist of fence strategies for the first half of 2014. Purchase the $16.50 put options and sell $18.00 call options for 20-45 cents. Option strike prices may be adjusted to match the premium one is willing to pay as well as the floor price to be protected. Lower grain prices increases the risk of lower milk prices once holiday and end-of-the-year demand is satisfied. There is too much at stake to do nothing.
Upcoming reports:
- September Cold Storage report on Oct. 31
- September Livestock Slaughter report on Oct. 31
- Agricultural Price report on Oct. 31
- September Milk production report on Nov. 1
- Global Dairy Trade auction on Nov. 5
- World Agricultural Supply and Demand report on Nov. 8
Robin Schmahl is a commodity broker and owner of AgDairy LLC, a full-service commodity brokerage firm located in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. He can be reached at 877-256-3253 or through their website at www.agdairy.com.
The thoughts expressed and the data from which they are drawn are believed to be reliable but cannot be guaranteed. Any opinions expressed are subject to change without notice. There is risk of loss in trading and my not be suitable for everyone. Those acting on this information are responsible for their own actions. This material has been prepared by an employee or agent of AgDairy LLC and is in the nature of a solicitation. By accepting this communication, you acknowledge and agree that you are not, and will not rely solely on this communication for making trading decisions. Hypothetical or simulated performance results have certain inherent limitations. Simulated results do not represent actual trading. Simulated trading programs are subject to the benefit of hindsight. No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to those shown. There is risk of loss in commodity trading may not be suitable for recipients of this communication.


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GAINESVILLE, Ga.—The Birmingham-Southern swimming and diving teams competed at the Brenau University Invitational this weekend, with the men placing sixth in a field of 10 teams and the women seventh amongst 12 teams.
The men's performances were highlighted by sophomore Duncan Bonney winning the 200 IM in a field of 36 swimmers. He was also second in the 400 IM and third in the 100 Breast. Sophomore Drew Priede placed third in the 1650 Free and fifth in the 200 Free. The men were also sixth in the 400 and 800 Free Relays, seventh in the 400 Medley Relay, ninth in the 200 Free Relay, and 10th in the 200 Medley Relay.
On the women's side, sophomore Hannah Busk finished sixth in the 200 IM and 200 Back, eighth in the 400 IM, and ninth in the 100 Back. Freshman Marilyn Rowell placed fifth in the 200 Breast, and sophomore Kristen Stempak was 10th in the 50 Free. The women were also 10th in the 200 Medley Relay, 800 Free Relay, and 400 Free Relay.
The Panthers are back in action Dec. 15-16 at the Delta State Winter Invitational in Cleveland, Miss.


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The Lighthouse works very hard in educating it's staff and volunteers on a variety of topics that and issues that some of our clients struggle with. One of them is drug use. The Lighthouse has had tremendous success since it has opened in helping people beat their addictions by providing both housing and supports to them. Part of that process is providing good information to our residents, staff, and volunteers about the kind of drugs that are being used and it's affect on the user. Click for more information on substance abuse and concurrent disorders.
Alcohol is a "depressant" drug. That means it slows down the parts of your brain that affect your thinking and behaviour, as well as your breathing and heart rate. The use of alcohol has been traced as far back as 8000 BC, and is common in many cultures today.
Where does alcohol come from?
Alcohol is produced by fermenting, and sometimes distilling, various fruits, vegetables or grains. Fermented beverages include beer and wine, which have a maximum alcohol content of about 15 per cent. Distilled beverages, often called "hard liquor" or "spirits," such as rum, whisky and vodka, have a higher alcohol content.
Although alcohol comes in different forms, it has the same effect. In the following table, each "standard" drink contains 13.6 grams of alcohol.
What does it look like?
Pure (ethyl) alcohol is a clear, colourless liquid. Alcoholic beverages get their distinctive colours from their other ingredients, and from the process of fermentation.
Who uses alcohol?
Most Canadians drink at a moderate level. In a 2008 survey, 77 per cent of Canadians aged 15 and older reported drinking alcohol in the past year.
Even though Saskatchewan's laws restrict alcohol use to those 19 years of age and older, many young people drink.
In general, men drink more than women do, and are almost twice as likely to have drinking problems.
How does alcohol make you feel?
The way alcohol affects you depends on many factors, including:
- your age, sex and body weight
- how sensitive you are to alcohol
- the type and amount of food in your stomach
- how much and how often you drink
- how long you've been drinking
- the environment you're in
- how you expect the alcohol to make you feel
- whether you've taken any other drugs (illicit, prescription, over-the-counter or herbal).
For many people, a single drink of alcohol releases tension and reduces inhibition, making them feel more at ease and outgoing. Some people feel happy or excited when they drink, while others become depressed or hostile. Suicide and violent crimes often involve alcohol.
Women are generally more sensitive to the effects of alcohol than men, and all adults become increasingly sensitive to alcohol's effects as they age. When someone is more sensitive, it takes less alcohol to cause intoxication, and more time for the body to eliminate the alcohol consumed.
Early signs of alcohol intoxication include flushed skin, impaired judgment and reduced inhibition. Continued drinking increases these effects, and causes other effects, such as impaired attention, reduced muscle control, slowed reflexes, staggering gait, slurred speech and double or blurred vision. A severely intoxicated person may "black out," and have no memory of what was said or done while drinking. Effects of extreme intoxication include inability to stand, vomiting, stupor, coma and death.
How long does the feeling last?
It takes about one hour for the liver of a person weighing 70 kg (154 lbs.) to process and eliminate eight to 10 grams of alcohol, or about two-thirds of the alcohol contained in a standard drink. This rate is constant, no matter how much alcohol has been consumed, or what food or non-alcoholic beverages are taken.
Drinking heavily usually results in a "hangover," beginning eight to 12 hours after the last drink. Symptoms can include headache, nausea, diarrhea, shakiness and vomiting. A hangover is caused in part by acetaldehyde, a toxic chemical that is created as alcohol is processed by your liver. Other causes include dehydration and changes in hormone levels.
Some people think that having a drink before bed helps them to get to sleep. While alcohol does bring on sleep more quickly, it disturbs sleep patterns, and causes wakefulness in the night.
Is alcohol dangerous?
Yes, alcohol can be dangerous in a number of ways.
The impact of alcohol's effect on judgment, behaviour, attitude and reflexes can range from embarrassment, to unwanted or high-risk sexual contact, to violence, injury or death. Alcohol is involved in more regrettable moments, crimes and traffic fatalities than all other drugs of abuse combined. Young people, who are less familiar with the effects of alcohol, may be especially prone to act in an impulsive or dangerous manner while intoxicated.
Extreme intoxication can kill, often as the result of the person "passing out," vomiting and choking. A person who has been drinking heavily and is unconscious should be laid on his or her side and watched closely. Clammy skin, low body temperature, slow and laboured breathing and incontinence are signs of acute alcohol poisoning, which can be fatal. Seek emergency medical care.
Women who drink during pregnancy risk giving birth to a baby with behaviour problems, growth deficiency, developmental disability, head and facial deformities, joint and limb abnormalities and heart defects. The risk of bearing a child with these birth defects increases with the amount of alcohol consumed. The first trimester may be a time of greatest risk for the fetus, although there is no time during pregnancy when it is known to be safe to drink alcohol.
Mixing alcohol with other drugs—prescribed or recreational—can have unpredictable results. Alcohol may either block the absorption of the other drug, making it less effective, or it may increase the effect of the other drug, to the point of danger. The general rule is never to mix alcohol with any other drugs; for exceptions, ask your doctor.
Is there a safe level of drinking?
While there is no precise "safe" level of drinking, there are guidelines for adults who wish to lower the risks of drinking. People who are pregnant, who have certain medical conditions, or who will be driving a vehicle or operating machinery, should avoid alcohol.
The "low-risk drinking" guidelines for healthy adults suggest spacing drinks an hour apart, and drinking no more than two standard drinks per drinking occasion. Men should have no more than 14 drinks a week, and women no more than nine.
Is alcohol addictive?
It can be.
Most alcohol-related illnesses, social problems, accidents and deaths are caused by "problem drinking." This term describes alcohol use that causes problems in a person's life, but does not include physical dependence. Problem drinking is four times as common as severe alcohol dependence.
Physical dependence involves tolerance to alcohol's effects, and withdrawal symptoms when drinking is stopped. As people develop tolerance, they need more and more alcohol to produce the desired effect. People who are physically dependent on alcohol can develop withdrawal symptoms, such as sleeplessness, tremors, nausea and seizures, within a few hours after their last drink. These symptoms can last from two to seven days and range from mild to severe, depending of the amount of alcohol consumed and the period of time over which it was used. Some people experience delirium tremens, or "the DTs," five to six days after drinking stops. This dangerous syndrome consists of frightening hallucinations, extreme confusion, fever and racing heart. If left untreated, severe alcohol withdrawal can result in death.
Treatment for alcohol dependence usually begins by treating withdrawal symptoms, but most people will need additional treatments to help them stop drinking. Even after long periods of abstinence, a person may continue to crave alcohol, and may begin to drink again. Treatment may include residential or outpatient treatment, individual or group therapy, self-help or mutual help groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous, and certain medications, such as naltrexone. Some people respond well to one form of treatment, while others do not. There is no single most effective treatment approach.
What are the long-term effects of drinking alcohol?
How alcohol affects you in the long term depends on how much and how often you drink.
For middle-aged and older adults, as little as one drink of alcohol every other day can help protect against heart disease. On the other hand, having three or more drinks per day increases the risk of high blood pressure, stroke and heart problems.
Heavy alcohol use can result in trouble getting and keeping an erection for men or menstrual irregularities for women, appetite loss, vitamin deficiencies and infections. Alcohol irritates the lining of the stomach, which can be painful and is potentially fatal. Alcoholic liver disease is a major cause of illness and death in North America. Alcohol also increases the risk of liver, throat, breast and other cancers.
Chronic use of alcohol can damage the brain, which can lead to dementia, difficulties with co-ordination and motor control, and loss of feeling or painful burning in the feet. Alcohol dependence often results in clinical depression, and the rate of suicide among people who are dependent on alcohol is six times that of the general population.
Although women's average lifetime alcohol intake is less than half that of men, women are just as likely as men to develop alcohol-related diseases, and are twice as likely to die from these conditions.
Alcohol and the law
In Saskatchewan it is illegal for anyone under 19 years of age to possess, consume or purchase alcohol; it is also illegal to sell or supply alcohol to anyone known to be or appearing to be (unless that person has proof otherwise) under the age of 19, or to sell or supply alcohol to anyone who appears to be intoxicated. Anyone who sells or supplies alcohol to others may be held civilly liable if people (including patrons of a tavern or restaurant and guests in a private home) injure themselves or others while intoxicated.
Substance Abuse Fact Sheets
- Understanding the Impact of Cocaine
- Understanding the Impact of Alcohol
- Understanding the Impact of Street Methadone
- Understanding the Impact of Ecstasy
- Understanding the Impact of Cannabis


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Few publications have the honor of winning a Jesse H. Neal Award, which is considered by many to be the highest editorial award in the trade media, but Club Industry may soon be able to say it has won two of those.
Stuart Goldman's feature story on Joe Cirulli, owner of Gainesville Health and Fitness Centers, Gainesville, FL, is a finalist in this year's Best Profile category of the Jesse H. Neal Award. The profile details Cirulli's early struggles in his career, including living in his car and working for several clubs that closed, before buying his own health club and turning it into a successful three-club operation.
Just as Cirulli can be tagged as a winner, Goldman, who is managing editor of Club Industry, is no stranger to winning either. Not only has he racked up several other industry awards for his writing, but he already won a 2011 Neal Award in the Best Profile category for his story about Curt Beusman, founder of the Saw Mill Club in Mount Kisco, NY.
It seems that covering Lifetime Achievement Award recipients is a lucky charm for Goldman as Beusman was the recipient of Club Industry's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010 while Cirulli was the recipient of the same award in 2012.
We will have to wait until the American Business Media awards ceremony on March 12 to find out whether Goldman beats out the other three finalists to bring home another winner. And we also will have to wait to find out which Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Goldman will write about this year for yet another run at a Neal. Stay tuned for that announcement coming in the next month.


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Sarah Lewis needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 59 designs submitted by 17 freelance designers.
I'm creating a blog to complement an existing website and need a "header image" to give it some visual interest.
Island Insights
An Insider's View of the Turks & Caicos Islands
Desired Color Scheme:
See http://www.turksandcaicostourism.com/
Desired Style:
Tropical, vacation; see http://www.turksandcaicostourism.com/
Accepted File Formats:
Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff); Layered PNG (Fireworks) preferred, but PSD is fine, too
The blog design will follow the basic style of this Turks and Caicos Islands site in that it will use the same colors, link styles, fonts, etc. The blog will be called "Island Insights" so that's what should be in the header graphic.
The client has requested something that's "fairly simple but will reinforce the island/tropical theme." If I was creating the graphic, I'd probably get a nice image off of iStockphoto (or another stock photo site), crop it nicely, add a little graphic flair, and add the name in a complementary font. We're not looking for anything super-intensive.
The blog width will be between 800 and 1000 pixels wide, depending on the winning entry for this contest. Background colors aren't set, but could be blue with the main content on white (as in the main site) or simply white; I'm looking to see what you propose.
Because this is a fast contest, I'll provide quick feedback (within 1-2 hours during business hours). I offer helpful feedback for all entrants (check my previous contests to confirm that!).


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Hacienda Chic - Santa Barbara Photoshoot
February 15, 2013 / by Nicola in Be Inspired, Weddings / Photo by Emma Wynn Photography
We recently met up with the phenomenal Joy Proctor, a wedding stylist and coordinator from Santa Barbara in the US. I have been admiring Joy's work for some time, so it was so wonderful to meet her in person on her visit to South Africa. Joy's work has graced the pages of many magazines and blogs, and she was also the stylist for the Style Me Pretty Book cover. Joy is thinking of spreading her wings and doing more work in South Africa. So if you are looking for the best of the best, then you should get in touch with Joy.
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Spring is in the air and to celebrate we have teamed up with GO Outdoors, the ultimate destination for all your staycation needs, to give you the chance to ride off with a mountain bike and a family tent worth £800.
GO Outdoors, the UK's largest outdoor retailer - with a new store in York Road, Leeds and another in New Street, Pudsey - stocks favourite outdoor brands.
It has everything you need to tackle the great outdoors, whether you are cycling and camping, walking, running, fishing, climbing, cycling, horse riding, skiwear or caravanning
Our winner gets a Calibre Two.Two V2 mountain bike, built with high spec components for maximum performance and ruggedness, including a lightweight aerospace-grade aluminium frame.
The prize also includes an enormous Vango Nadina 600 family tent, which sleeps up to six people and has a pre-attached front extension for more shelter and storage.
If you don't win, you can still visit GO Outdoors at York Road, Leeds or New Street, Pudsey where in store enthusiasts will be on hand to help.
To find your nearest store visit gooutdoors.co.uk.
For a chance to win A Calibre Two.Two V2 mountain bike and Vango Nadina 600 family tent enter our free prize draw by post, email or Twitter.
Post your full name, address and contact details to #YEPcompGO, c/o Julie Sambrook, Yorkshire Evening Post, Fifth Floor, No1 Leeds, 26 Whitehall Road, Leeds LS12 1BE
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Or on Twitter follow @LeedsNews and RT any of our #YEPcompGO tweets.
Deadline is Monday, April 17, 5pm.
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