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About the Author: Sharon Hudson-Dean serves as the press attache at U.S. Embassy Pretoria.
A fun thing about being an American soccer fan is that there's no real pressure to be hard core. American soccer is nice. It's girls in pigtails and handsome college boys who play hard at a clean sport. Our national teams' fan clubs (Sam's Army, the American Outlaws, and the U.S. Soccer Supporters club) are passionate and supportive without being over the top. Not like the English -- for them, soccer is nothing if not a hard core sport.
My counterpart at the British High Commission arrived a year ago and focused like a laser beam on the World Cup. He blogs about soccer for the U.K. Foreign Office and arranged for a local cooking school to run a World Cup English pie competition among its students. While I have been fascinated with his deep commitment to the sport as part of his professional duties, I had to step it up myself when our team was picked to play England for our first game on June 12.
We've got some real history here between our teams, as well as our nations. The only time our teams have met in a World Cup was in 1950 in Brazil, and we won 1-0. Eight of our players play professionally in England, so they know the British style of hard, fast "footie."
To make this an on-the-ground blood and guts rivalry, the British High Commission challenged our embassy to a series of competitions from March until now. We agreed to cricket in return for softball, and threw in tennis, golf, and a quiz night. After winning softball and tennis, and losing the rest (though not by much), it all came down to a final game of soccer to decide the winner of the rather cheap-looking Fries and Pies Trophy on May 28.
The turnout was fantastic, from the ambassador to our switchboard operator. And our team was equally and inspiringly diverse -- a South African financial analyst from USAID, the Ivorian husband of a political officer, and a CDC epidemiologist among others. Like the U.S. national squad with our players of African, Hispanic, Haitian and other origins, the U.S. Embassy team was representative of the diversity of our Mission here.
And they did us proud. Cheered on by very enthusiastic colleagues blowing vuvuzelas with long waving U.S. flags, we beat the Brits in a sudden death penalty shootout.
It was a beautiful moment for our team of Pretoria amateurs, and we hope it will be repeated by the U.S. Men's National Team in front of a worldwide audience of hundreds of millions on June 12 in Rustenberg. Very close to Sun City, the resort blacklisted by all those '80s anti-apartheid artists, this is for many people the game of the first round. Like our embassy team, our boys are ready to take it from the "Red Coats." I'll be there, mixing it up (figuratively) with the Bafokeng King, Vice President Biden, a lot of English and a respectable number of Americans, and a lot of ordinary South Africans. We'll try to teach them an old song, "Yankee Doodle do or die, Yankee Doodle Dandy, all the goals will be so smart, and sweet as sugar candy."To view photos from the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, click here.Follow the U.S. Embassy Pretoria on Facebook and Twitter.For information on the World Cup in South Africa, visit the U.S. Mission's website.To view Sharon Hudson-Dean's previous entry, click Nine Days Until Kickoff. To view Sharon Hudson-Dean's next entry, click <a data-cke-saved-href="http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/site/entry/ambassador_gips_south_africa... href="http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/site/entry/ambassador_gips_south_africa... title="Ambassador Gips: " south="" africa's="" moment="" to="" shine"."="">Ambassador Gips: "South Africa's Moment to Shine."
Sarah G. in Washington, D.C. writes:
Like the Olympics, the World Cup is an incredible way for athletes to represent their respective countries, for fans to join hand-in-hand with their fellow countrymen, and for nations to put aside their differences for the love of sport. Let's go USA!
Bonnie M. in Thailand writes:
Great article - enjoyed reading it very much. We're all going to be glued to the TV to watch the USA-England match here in Bangkok. There is an English pub here which is frequented by a large number of American and British ex-pats, so it should be a fun and raucous night - especially if the USA wins! Cheer all together now: "U-S-A, U-S-A, U-S-A!" :-)
Gary B. in South Africa writes:
The English get told off for harping on about our WC win in 1966. Gloating about 1950 is even worse! I'm sure Capello's boys wil put that record straight on 12 June!
F.S. writes:
This article was extremely interesting, especially since I was searching for thoughts on this subject last week.
Julie C. in United Kingdom writes:
England always lose on penalties--funny that that doesn't change whether it's the national team or a group of civil servants@
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Reality Check: Which Groups Spent Most On Lobbyists?
$34.6M Spent On Lobbyists In 2007
MADISON, Wis. - While lawmakers continue to debate a fix for the state budget shortfall, WISC-TV took a look at which lobbyists flexed the most financial muscle to influence lawmakers during last year's budget process.
VIDEO: Watch The Report
Special interest groups are spending record amounts of money trying to influence state lawmakers.
Since the 2007 session held some big budget decisions, WISC-TV's "Reality Check" examined who was spending the most on lobbying.
Topping the list is Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, which lobbied on nearly 300 issues during the last legislative session. It spent a total of $1.1 million, taking a position on everything from combined corporate tax reporting to heated pedestrian walkways.
Two national tobacco companies also sent a lot. Phillip Morris and Reynolds American, the parent company of R.J. Reynolds, spent about 75 percent of their time working on preventing the $1.25 increase to the statewide cigarette tax, which was increased via the state budget last year.
Philip Morris spent nearly $1 million total on lobbying efforts, and Reynolds America spent about $700,000.
The Wisconsin Hospital Association spent just more than $800,000 and about 65 percent of its time lobbying on medical assistance issues in the state budget. The proposed hospital tax was ultimately not adopted.
At No. 4 in lobbyist efforts is the Forest County Potawatomi Community. Two of its lobbyists are on the governor's task force on global warming, so about 70 percent of lobbyist time was spent on issues related to greenhouse emissions.
Another 12 percent of its time was spent on lobbying lawmakers to require legislative approval to put a casino on tribal lands. The bill passed the Assembly but wasn't voted on in the Senate. The group spent a total of about $730,000.
The total amount spent by lobbyists set a record for the last 10 years -- $34.6 million. Political observers said, judging from the increase in spending over the past decade, they don't expect that number to decrease in the future.
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text: LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE CURRICULAR GUIDE Marketing Associate in Business Degree Curriculum Code: 0204 (Effective Fall 2001 - Summer 2006) Marketing is the set of activities that aims to satisfy the customer while making a profit. It is concerned with determining need and meeting demand by making goods and services known, available, and affordable. Entry-level personnel may require time in sales before internal promotion into marketing management positions. Graduates of this program are prepared to work in nearly every type of business and organization today. Traditional product marketing management is giving way to areas like nonprofit organization marketing, leading to a diverse job opportunity picture. Not all courses in this program transfer to all colleges. Students planning to transfer should see an academic advisor or counselor before enrolling in any course. PREREQUISITES Students should see the "Course Descriptions" section of this catalog or the Course Schedule for course prerequisite information. Basic skills assessment and advising information may be found on page 8 of this catalog. GENERAL EDUCATION General education is an important part of this program and includes a mathematics competency requirement. To fulfill the mathematics competency requirement, students may need to complete specific course work in mathematics. For information on how to fulfill all general education requirements, see page 23. INFORMATION Contact the Business Careers Department, Old Central Building, Room 210, telephone number (517) 483-1522. REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 46 CREDITS CODE TITLE CREDIT HOURS BUSN 118 Introduction to Business 3 CABS 110 Microsoft Office 3 CISB 200 Info Sys Tech/Problem Solving 3 MGMT 234 Diversity in the Workplace 3 MKTG 100 Current Issues in Business 3 MKTG 119 Mktg/Manage Your Profess Image 3 MKTG 120 Sales 3 MKTG 130 Retailing 3 MKTG 140 Introduction to Advertising 3 MKTG 200 Principles of Marketing 3 MKTG 202 Managerial Marketing 3 MKTG 204 Marketing Research 3 MKTG 221 Consumer Behavior 2 MKTG 229 Public Relations 2 SPCH 110 Oral Communic in the Workplace 3 WRIT 127 Business Writing 3 LIMITED CHOICE REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 14 CREDITS Complete the indicated number of credits from each CHOICE listed below. CHOICE 1: General Education Core Areas 0 Credits (See the "GENERAL EDUCATION" section above) Writing Core Area (See Note 1) 0 Speech Communication Core Area (See Note 1) 0 Science/Technology Core Area (See Note 1) 0 Global Perspectives and Diversity Core Area (See Note 1) 0 Mathematics Competency (See page 23 for information on how to fulfill this requirement. Course work may be needed.) CHOICE 2: Field Experience 3 Credits MKTG 122 Field Sales Internship 3 MKTG 235 Marketing Internship 3 CHOICE 3: Marketing Related (See Note 2) 11 Credits ACCG 210 Principles of Accounting I 4 BUSN 201 International Business 3 BUSN 254 Introduction to Investments 2 BUSN 295 Small Business Management 3 ECON 201 Principles of Economics-Micro 3 ECON 202 Principles of Economics-Macro 3 LEGL 215 Busn Law I, Basic Principles 3 MGMT 150 Managing Customer Relations 3 MGMT 200 Creative Thinking for Business 3 MGMT 223 Supervision 3 MGMT 231 Team Development 3 MKTG 101 Marketing Special Topics (See note 3) 1 MKTG 131 Merchandising 2 MKTG 210 Marketing on the Internet 3 MKTG 231 Independent Study in Marketing 1-3 MINIMUM TOTAL 60 NOTES: 1. Students completing "REQUIREMENTS" have fulfilled the requirements for this Core area. 2. Students may also choose up to 4 credits of T.I.M.E. Series courses (MGMT 240 through MGMT 279). Students should confer with a Business Careers program advisor to assure that selection of Limited Choice courses will best fit their career plans. 3. MKTG 101 may be taken up to three times for maximum of 3 credits toward this degree. SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE Students should see course descriptions to find out when departments plan to offer courses. Students who for any reason are unable to follow the course sequence suggested below (for example, those who are part-time, have transferred in courses from another school, or have prerequisites to fulfill) should contact an academic advisor or counselor for help with adjustments. I II III IV BUSN 118 MGMT 234 BUSN 229 CISB 200 CABS 110 MKTG 119 MKTG 120 MKTG 130 MKTG 100 MKTG 200 MKTG 140 MKTG 202 WRIT 127 SPCH 110 MKTG 204 Lim.Ch. Lim.Ch. Lim.Ch. MKTG 221 Lim.Ch. Lim.Ch.


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May 15, 2012
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Topic: Clickable image options in RoR ?.
I am wanting to have a webpage with an image of school plan containing clickable areas for a book shop (goes to a e-shop), notice board (goes to an announcement page), a group of kids chatting (goes to forums).
Imagemap is ok.
Flash looks good but it is something I would have to learn from scratch.
What is the best way to do this with the site I am building in RoR.
Many thanks
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GIST Support International - GIST In the News
CancerCare GIST teleconference
|Posted by Julie Royster (juliecontent) on Feb 04 2007
|GIST In the News >>
The organization CancerCare, sponsored by Pfizer Oncology, presented an important educational opportunity for GIST patients and their families. CancerCare held a FREE telephone educational workshop on January 30, 2007. Oncologists Michael Heinrich, MD and George Demetri, MD were the speakers.
"Treatment Update on GIST"
Access a replay of the one-hour teleconference at this link:
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Debates of Nov. 6th, 1998
House of Commons Hansard #151 of the 36th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was aboriginal.
- Judges Act
- First Nations Land Management Act
- Island Of Kos
- Terrorists
- Dr. Harpal S. Buttar
- Canadian Film Centre Lifetime Achievement Award
- The Parliament Of Canada
- Remembrance Day
- The Nisga'A Agreement
- Semaine Mondiale De La Marionnette
- Remembrance Day
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Job Creation In Quebec
- Jacques Parizeau
- Francophone And Acadian Communities
- Election Campaign In Quebec
- Canadian Farmers
- Remembrance Day
- Unemployment
- Employment
- Employment Insurance
- Health Care
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Agriculture
- Apec Inquiry
- Lumber Industry
- Ice Breaking In Ports
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Transfer Payments
- Hepatitis C
- Kuala Lumpur Apec Meeting
- Agriculture
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Health Care
- The Environment
- Canada Post
- National Revenue
- Rural Municipalities
- Canadian Passport
- Cape Breton Development Corporation
- Transport
- Employment Equity
- Government Response To Petitions
- Committees Of The House
- Petitions
- Questions On The Order Paper
- First Nations Land Management Act
- Access To Information Act
Judges Act
Government Orders
10:45 a.m.
The Deputy Speaker
In my opinion the yeas have it.
And more than five members having risen:
Judges Act
Government Orders
10:45 a.m.
The Deputy Speaker
Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the vote is deferred until Monday, November 16 at the ordinary time of adjournment.
The House resumed from November 5 consideration of the motion that Bill C-49, an act providing for the ratification and the bringing into effect of the framework agreement on first nation land management, be read the second time and referred to a committee; and of the amendment.
First Nations Land Management Act
Government Orders
November 6th, 1998 / 10:45 a.m.
Roy H. Bailey Souris—Moose Mountain, SK
Mr. Speaker, I will continue my delivery from yesterday. I was discussing some of the many injustices that have taken place in the past. I will deal specifically with the land claims agreement in Saskatchewan and how it continues to fail daily in terms of the obligation of this government. It drives the wedge, a feeling of inequality, between rural Saskatchewan and this government. I am talking about a debt owed by this government to the rural areas of Saskatchewan.
Let us go back 10 years.
A promise was made to the rural governments of Saskatchewan that when the natives would acquire Indian land, the RMs would be paid 22.5 times the assessment for the land taken out of the assessment role.
In other words, the deal was that they would get 22.5 years of taxes in lieu of services they provided. When this government came into power, it changed this so that the rural municipalities of Saskatchewan get a mere 5 years taxes.
That is an injustice. The debt owed to the RMs is owed by the government and the people of Canada. It is a national debt.
How does the government think that 200 or 300 people left in a rural municipality can pick up the entire debt of losing 20% of the assessment of their land forever? It has gone into reserve. The RMs are not quarrelling about the acquisition of land. The quarrel is with this government.
What happens to the remaining farmers in that area? They have to have their taxes raised considerably in order to provide the same services.
The previous minister of Indian affairs flatly refused to meet with the delegation from Saskatchewan. I throw this question out to the minister of Indian affairs now. Would that hon. member now, in her new position, not meet a delegation from Saskatchewan hoping to correct the unfair decision the government has made? That is key to the survival of rural Saskatchewan.
When I want to have an understanding how my rural municipality is doing, I have the right to go down to the office, ask for a financial statement and it would provide that for me.
Since King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta at Runnymede, we have progressed in the democratic way so that we have a type of government, both at the municipal level right to the federal level, in which Canadians are demanding they have accountability.
As we deal with the bill, why are we denying the right of fellow Canadians, grassroots people who live on our native reserves, the same type of accountability we have?
Would any one of us here want to turn back the hands of time to an autocratic way of government? Would we want to go back to even before this century where we did not have the necessities laid out and spelled out of how we have to handle people's money?
I was 20 years on local government. What did we have to do? We had to prepare a financial budget. When that was completed and sent to a superior government, which is the province, we then every year had to have an annual financial statement done by a registered auditor. That had to be returned.
Why are we trying to operate any differently in all of Canada from the privileges that members of this House enjoy as citizens? That is the big question. That is the question the bill does not address.
If a group of us want to go into business, there are guidelines in legislation, both federal and provincial, which require certain things to take place. There are certain checks and balances.
Why would we not, as the senior government, the Government of Canada, ask for the same procedures in business and accountability no matter where people live in Canada? That is the question. We would not want to turn back the hands of time. I would not want to live in a town where I could not get information as to how my tax dollars are being spent. I would not want to live in a municipality where the reeve and the councillors made sure they did not have to report to the people. Why are we accepting this? That is the big question facing Canadians.
In Saskatchewan our local government did not have the right to pass legislation which belonged to the province, just as the province cannot contravene legislation that belongs to the federal government. This is a problem facing all Canadians at this time. When we say natives in Canada are to have a type of municipal government, that simply is not true in the light of how we define municipal government in Canada.
Let us be honest with Canadians. That is not true. With any group of people given sovereign powers within a province, if that is the intent of this legislation, we are creating something which our grandchildren will have to deal with as we will have sovereign areas in an area where sovereignty does not belong. How will we handle this? What are we doing with the series of legislation bills which will be forthcoming?
The people in northern B.C. today are voting on a referendum as it relates to the Nisga'a treaty. I am very much at home there. My wife and I spent our first year of married life in a village with the Nisga'a people. We were both teachers there. Our roots go a long way back. We note that there are positive and negative votes coming in the referendum today. I got back to some of the people I still know there. They are saying they will vote against the treaty because they want the same right as I have as a Canadian citizen to know exactly the amount of money coming in, how it is being spent and how the distribution is taking place.
Can this House not honestly say that we must not deny the grassroots people the same rights we have fought for in two world wars, that we have fought for through the ages since the Magna Carta in having reliable, honest and open government?
It is time for us not to proceed any further in land negotiations. While I admit we are not arguing in Saskatchewan that the land belongs to them, everybody admits that, what I am saying is that we have to—
First Nations Land Management Act
Government Orders
10:55 a.m.
The Speaker
I hate to interrupt you in midstream. You still have over five minutes and if you wish to resume after question period, you will be recognized at that time.
As it is 11 o'clock we will now move to Statements by Members.
Island Of Kos
Statements By Members
10:55 a.m.
John Cannis Scarborough Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, it is with pleasure that I rise today to welcome a delegation from the Island of Kos in Greece.
Each year individuals whose roots stem from the Island of Kos gather to exchange ideas and put forth suggestions with a notion of making our world a better and safer place to live in.
This year they chose Canada. They have visited Quebec. They are now with us in the capital and will be in Toronto later on.
The Island of Kos historically is known as the birthplace of Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine. The delegation is lead by the three mayors of the island: the Mayor of Kos, Mr. Konstandinos Kaisarlis, his Deputy Mayor, Mr. Ioannis Vogiazis; the Mayor of Pili and Asfendou, Mr. Vasilis Hatziakoumis; and the Mayor of Antimachia, Kardamena, and Kefalo, Mr. Konstandinos Papanikolaou.
My paternal grandfather was born in Pili on the island of Kos and for me it is indeed an honour that I have the opportunity to welcome this delegation here today.
I say on behalf of yourself, Mr. Speaker, and all of my colleagues, welcome to Canada, kalos ilthate .
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
Deepak Obhrai Calgary East, AB
Mr. Speaker, recently CSIS director Ward Elcock sounded a distressing alarm. Appearing before a Senate committee, director Elcock stated that Canada was home to more terrorist organizations than any country in the world except the United States. Our reputation as a peaceful, constructive world player is at stake.
Just today we hear of a trained Iranian assassin who has been living in our country as a refugee since 1991. There is also a report that two Canadians are being tried for the murder of the founder of Bangladesh. One wonders how they became Canadians in the first place.
CSIS reports that there are currently over 50 organizations and 350 individuals under investigation for suspected terrorist links.
The most effective counter-terrorism measure we can take is to keep terrorists out of the country and to remove those who are already in Canada.
I call upon the government to give CSIS all the tools it needs to ensure we do not become a haven for terrorists.
Dr. Harpal S. Buttar
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
Eugène Bellemare Carleton—Gloucester, ON
Mr. Speaker, it is with pleasure that I recognize the scientific talent and achievement of one of my constituents.
Dr. Harpal S. Buttar, a scientist working for Health Canada, was recently selected by the International Federation of Teratology Societies to become a member of an international committee responsible for harmonizing the descriptive and comprehensive glossary of common human malformations.
As the only Canadian scientist on this prestigious international committee, composed of eminent scientists and pediatricians from around the world, I would like to congratulate Dr. Buttar for having been recognized around the world for his scientific achievements.
Canadian Film Centre Lifetime Achievement Award
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
Carolyn Bennett St. Paul's, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the establishment of the Canadian Film Centre Lifetime Achievement Award as part of its 10th anniversary celebrations. This biennial award will honour an individual who has made a significant contribution to the art of film, television or new media and who has served the community as an outstanding leader and humanitarian.
On Monday, November 9 the first Canadian Film Centre Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented by His Excellency the Governor General to director Norman Jewison in recognition of his remarkable film career, including five Oscar nominated films, his extraordinary contribution to developing and advancing emerging Canadian film talent through the creation of the Canadian Film Centre and his generous spirit of giving through the Norman and Margaret Jewison Charitable Foundation.
When the Canadian Film Centre opened in 1988 Mr. Jewison remarked: "Film has become the literature of this generation. With the current explosion in global communications, Canada's cultural distinction and survival depends on its ability to master the medium and command a place on the screens of the world".
I am pleased to rise today to congratulate Mr. Jewison on his award.
The Parliament Of Canada
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
Reg Alcock Winnipeg South, MB
Mr. Speaker, today is the anniversary of the first session of parliament. On November 6, 1867 a process began which has made Canada one of the greatest democracies in the world.
Working together, debating policies, making laws, holding the government accountable for its actions, challenging orthodoxy and defending rights, each of those who came before us has played a part in the building of a truly extraordinary country.
A country founded on mutual respect, a country flexible enough to accept all differences, a country that draws its strength from its diversity, a country that has transformed this diversity into a model for the entire world.
Over the past 131 years, thousands of Canadians have passed through this House and we who are now passing through must continue this work in progress. We must continue to show the rest of the world that a diverse people can work together.
Remembrance Day
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
Roy H. Bailey Souris—Moose Mountain, SK
Mr. Speaker, next Wednesday, November 11, Canadians will pause to honour the men and women who fought so bravely to defend Canada and thus preserve our democratic heritage.
I call on all Canadians to remember the sacrifices of our Canadian native soldiers who fought shoulder to shoulder with other soldiers from coast to coast.
Following the war our native Canadian soldiers were denied the recognition and many benefits paid to other veterans. This is a sad and shameful chapter in our military history.
Time is running out. I call upon this government to immediately deal with this national injustice.
The Nisga'A Agreement
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
Sophia Leung Vancouver Kingsway, BC
Mr. Speaker, today is a very important day. The Nisga'a people are beginning to vote on an issue which they have pursued with determination and honour for over a century, the Nisga'a final agreement.
My colleague, the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, is currently in northern British Columbia meeting with students, business and community leaders to discuss the importance of the Nisga'a agreement.
The treaty-making process in B.C. is a modern approach to reflecting aboriginal rights that are protected in the Constitution. It also reaffirms the government's commitment to the inherent right of self-government, working in partnership to strengthen the relationship between aboriginal and non-aboriginal people in Canada.
On behalf of the Government of Canada I extend my best wishes as they go through this historic—
The Nisga'A Agreement
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
The Speaker
The hon. member for Jonquière.
Semaine Mondiale De La Marionnette
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
Jocelyne Girard-Bujold Jonquière, QC
Mr. Speaker, la Semaine mondiale de la marionnette, or world puppet week, an important event that is held every two years in Jonquière, was richly honoured recently when it won nearly a quarter of the La touche magique prizes at the 1998 Sommet des festivals et attractions du Québec. The prizes were won in the category of posters and printed material, and a special jury prize was awarded in the television advertising category.
The Bloc Quebecois would like to pay tribute to the work of Jocelyn Robert, the director general of la Semaine mondiale de la marionnette, and of his close assistants: Sonia Lamontagne, who has been responsible for festival communications since 1994, the Groupe Vision Design and its graphic artist, Marc Gauthier, who designed the 1998 image, and Sébastien Pilote, who produced the TV advertising.
The awards won by the Semaine mondiale de la marionnette testify to the quality and dynamism of this organization in the riding of Jonquière. Its successes—
Semaine Mondiale De La Marionnette
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
The Speaker
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ATM theft suspect nabbed in Louisiana
A Canton man wanted in connection with an ATM theft in St. Lawrence County has been apprehended by police in Louisiana.
The Vermillion Parish Sheriff's Office arrested Joseph C. Lugo on Monday afternoon following a complaint about a suspicious person, according to the Gueydan Journal.
He was wanted by New York State Police for his involvement in the attempted theft of an ATM at NBT Bank in Lake Placid last November, as well as the theft of an ATM from St. Lawrence University's Brewer Bookstore.
Investigators with the Vermillion Parish Sheriff's Office questioned Lugo and then determined he was wanted in New York, the Gueydan Journal reported Monday.
The Enterprise couldn't determine Lugo's whereabouts as of press time this morning. Attempts to reach an investigator with the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation were unsuccessful Tuesday.
State police said last year that Lugo was involved with the attempted theft of an ATM in Lake Placid on Nov. 10, 2012. Lugo and Joseph C. Crandall of Canton, wearing masks and ski goggles, allegedly drove up to the NBT Bank on Saranac Avenue and tried to use a blowtorch and a metal pry bar to break into the machine. Their attempts were unsuccessful, police said at the time, but they damaged the ATM so much the bank had to replace it. Police then used surveillance tape to identify the suspects.
Days later, on Nov. 16, Lugo was pulled over for driving erratically in the town of Canton and charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor, and failure to keep right. Crandall was with him at the time.
Lugo was arraigned on the traffic charges and released. Early the next morning, the duo allegedly broke into SLU's bookstore and stole an ATM containing about $35,000. Crandall was caught and charged with second-degree criminal mischief, a class D felony, and fourth-degree grand larceny, a class E felony.
Police were able to recover $17,600 from Crandall as well as the stolen ATM.
Crandall was 21 at the time of his arrest last fall. Lugo's age could not be determined.


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Mehmet Oz is one of the most respected and dynamic of a new generation of doctors who are taking medicine to new spiritual as well as technological frontiers. As Director of the Cardiovascular Institute at Columbia University, he has innovated tools and techniques, including the use of robotics, that are revolutionizing the field of cardiac surgery. He has also introduced meditation, prayer, reflexology, acupuncture, yoga, and massage into the operating theater and recovery room. My conversation with Mehmet Oz makes me wonder that, up to now, we have not had a rich public vocabulary for discussing an integrative approach to medicine. This remains true even as "alternative" medical approaches are offered widely in major hospitals and medical schools across the country. "Alternative" sounds like something off center, not broadly accepted or esteemed. The other widely used phrase, "traditional medicine," summons up visions of comforting old practices that we technological sophisticates have surely outgrown. Mehmet Oz prefers to speak of "global medicine" and in doing so he puts these trends in spacious perspective. He suggests that integrative medicine is the realignment that global networks, communications, and travel have brought to medicine, just as they are realigning every other human endeavor from business to popular culture. He sees integrative medicine as a mutually enriching encounter of best practices from Western and Eastern cultures. In thinking this way, Oz does not belittle the radical advancements that Western medicine has made. He confesses his gratitude to earlier generations who innovated the life-saving surgical techniques he performs routinely. But he finds, to his own astonishment and, one senses, delight that other traditions and philosophies of healing often work precisely at the boundaries of our most advanced techniques. And he is not working merely to rid his patients of disease, but to help them be well. I'm intrigued by the expansive definition of spirituality that I encounter when I speak with Mehmet Oz and other younger physicians. They refer to predictable practices such as prayer, meditation, reflection and worship. But these doctors also consistently refer to their patients' relationships with others, their sense of connectedness to the world outside of themselves. As medical practitioners they experience the presence of other people, and the support of community, to be sustaining to their patients' inner lives as well as their physical health. And the practice of integrative medicine, they insist, is not about inserting spirituality into the doctor-patient relationship where it is not appropriate and not wanted. It is more about acknowledging that the experiences of illness and healing have always involved more than what science alone can address. Mehmet Oz is a rigorous clinician as well a wonderful storyteller. Most of all, he is an engaging human being, immersed in the practicalities of the world around him while remaining curious and adventurous about larger patterns of meaning. And perhaps that is the definition of "integrative" living that we are grappling towards in so many disciplines. We long to bring the spiritual aspect of life constructively into play with the rest of our experiences, disciplines and accomplishments. This is happening, life by life, in creative and intellectually vigorous ways in the most unlikely places.
Krista's Journal: Discovering the Globalization of Medicine
August 30, 2007
Recommended Reading
Author: Mehmet C. Oz
Publisher: Plume (1999)
Binding: Paperback, 224 pages
Mehmet Oz's accessible book for lay readers is Healing from the Heart. It describes his story and his philosophy of medical care. The book includes helpful appendices on specific "alternative" modes of treatment and a lengthy and helpful bibliography. The books and music page on our Web site includes a longer list of classic works both old and new in the field of integrative medicine.
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In the middle of the 19th century, the Italian province of Turin was the epicenter of the cocktail culture. It was in Turin in 1860 that Gaspare Campari concocted his famous blend of 60 herbs, spices, barks and fruit peels into a mixture of alcohol and distilled water. Campari's invention became world-famous due to aggressive and sexy marketing, but it fit into a strong tradition of drinking bitters that is still popular in modern Italy. It also succeeded because it represented a backlash against the sweetness of many other libations---most notably vermouth.
Three years after Gaspare Campari devised his glistening red potion, a trio of men came together in a village outside Turin. Alessandro Martini was a businessman and Luigi Rossi was a winemaker and liqueur manufacturer; they were joined by their accountant, Teofilo Sola. Sola sold out in 1879, and the firm was known as Martini & Rossi, a name that gradually became synonymous with vermouth (although they also produce the sparkling wine that some cynics refer to as Nasty Spumante). The company remained family-owned until 1977, and merged with Bacardi in 1993.
Today, as Martini & Rossi celebrates its 150th birthday, the brand accounts for a staggering 56% of worldwide vermouth sales. Even more remarkably, it is not the most distinctive variety of vermouth on the market. Carpano is fuller and richer, Dolin is more herbal, and Cocchi di Torino is somewhere in between. Martini & Rossi has succeeded for one main reason: They are the most mixable vermouth you can find, a beverage that enhances the flavor of many cocktails without calling attention to itself and stealing the show.
Martini Rosso, the original created by Luigi Rossi in 1863, probably remains the most popular. Consumption is heavy in Europe, where it is traditionally drunk on the rocks with a slice of orange, as well as in the U.S., where it forms the base for classic cocktails such as the Manhattan and the Negroni. Extra Dry first appeared in 1900, and was geared for use in the Dry Martini that was becoming popular. Bianco followed in 1910; with its overtones of citrus and vanilla, it was initially aimed at the female market, and today accounts for 90% of bottles the company sells in Russia. Rosato, a blend of white and red wines with overtones of herbs, spices and fruit, is the latest addition to the lineup---delightful on a summer's day with crushed ice and a squeeze of orange.
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At NRICH, our aim is to offer rich tasks which develop deep understanding of mathematical concepts rather than contexts which promote shallow engagement with the underlying mathematics. Of course, by their very nature, rich tasks will also provide opportunities for children to work like a mathematician and so help them develop their problem-solving skills alongside this conceptual understanding. Such tasks also provide valuable opportunities for you to assess where children have got to in their thinking and so support the next steps on their learning journey.
The new National Curriculum in England, which became statutory in September 2014, is more demanding in terms of fractions compared with the previous curriculum. To support children in meeting these higher demands for fractions it is important to make sure they have lots of practical and varied experience using objects, shapes and quantities, have experience of rich tasks that stimulate and challenge their thinking and are given models and images rather than 'tricks' to support their growing understanding of fractions.
In this article, we offer links to rich tasks (found in our
Fractions feature
) which will help develop the underlying concepts associated with fractions and some suggestions for models and images that help support ideas around fractions.
Why do children find fractions difficult?
Difficulties with fractions often stem from the fact that they are different from natural numbers in that they are relative rather than a fixed amount - the same fraction might refer to different quantities and different fractions may be equivalent (Nunes, 2006). Would you rather have one quarter of £20 or half of £5? The fact that a half is the bigger fraction does not necessarily mean that the amount you end up with will be bigger. The question should always be, 'fraction of what?'; 'what is the whole?'. Fractions can refer to objects, quantities or shapes, thus extending their complexity.
In order to be able to develop their understanding and then generalise about fractions, children need to explore many representations and uses over a significant period of time. In the Early Years, learners will have learnt to generalise the concept of three by having lots of experience of the three-ness of three, yet with fractions we may find in school that their experience is limited to pizzas, sticky paper and chocolate! Do the children have experience of objects, shapes and amounts in equal measure and do they have experience of the whole being something other than 'one'?
What might a fraction be?
1. Part of a shape or shapes
The activity
is a good place to start exploring the relationship between the part and the whole. Children are invited to halve paper squares of a particular size in different ways. Each time, they are encouraged to explain how they know it is a half. This can lead into a discussion about the link with area - half of the square is not a particular shape but an amount of space. In his article
Early Fraction Development
, Bernard describes how he explored the general idea of half a rectangle with some children. Using different sized pieces of paper leads learners to conclude that the same fraction (one half in this case) can refer to different amounts of paper.
Fractional Triangles
also encourages children to explore the part-whole relationship but goes beyond halves to include finding quarters, thirds, sixths and ninths.
Bryony's Triangle
is a wonderful example of a rich task that brings together development of the part-whole concept and reasoning. (Incidentally, it is worth using thin card for this activity.)
Although all these tasks use paper as the medium, of course it is important that children have experience of a range of resources. How would they halve a lump of playdough? How would they halve a weight?
And how often do we vary the 'whole'? Is it always 'one'? What about sharing two pizzas between three? In the NRICH task
, the 'whole' is one, two or three bars of chocolate. Learners have to make a decision about the best table to stand at if the chocolate on it is shared between everyone at that table. Encouraging children to record their ideas themselves helps us 'see' their thinking and assess what they are doing.
2. Part of a set of discrete objects
Making Longer, Making Shorter
builds on part-whole understanding but this time in the context of discrete objects - cubes. You can encourage further exploration of this idea by giving children a handful of items such as counters, beads or acorns and asking them to show you half in as many different ways as they can.
3. Position on a number line: a number in its own right
Here the 'whole' is one unit on the number line. Children need to understand that even though one half may look like a fixed amount it is still in fact one half of a 'whole': in this case the 'whole' is one unit.
Getting started
Fractions as a form of division
In her research, Nunes (2006) suggests that sharing situations can be used as a starting point for children's understanding of fractions since she found that primary school children have some insights into fractions when solving division problems:
They understand the relative nature of fractions: if one child gets half of a big cake and the other gets half of a small one, they do not receive the same amount. They also realise, for example, that you can share something by cutting it in different ways: this makes it 'different fractions but not different amounts'. Finally, they understand the inverse relation between the denominator and the quantity: the more people there are sharing something, the less each one will get.
The activity
Fair Feast
offers the context of sharing a picnic and could form the basis of an initial exploratory task.
Talking about fractions: using the language
It is important that children build up a vocabulary with which to talk about fractions. Of course this is a gradual process, but greatly helped by you modeling appropriate language wherever possible and drawing attention to good use of specific vocabulary by children themselves. You could encourage children to write a class definition for your 'working wall' and see if this can be improved on over the time spent on fractions. The article
Developing a Classroom Culture That Supports A Problem-solving Approach to Mathematics
offers several practical ideas to help your classroom become a classroom that is based on talk.
Digging deeper
The idea of equivalence is a key one to introduce as children's understanding of fractions develops. When tackling equivalence, it is important to give children the opportunity to record in their own way which helps you to see their thinking. (See our
Recording Mathematics feature
for further information about recording generally.)
Fractional Wall
offers a visual stimulus to help learners grapple with equivalence. The higher-level challenge
Fractions Jigsaw
offers an opportunity to find equivalent fractions and carry out some simple additions and subtractions of fractions in a context that may challenge and motivate learns.
Multiplying fractions using the array
When it comes to calculation of fractions, the danger is that we introduce rules to be memorised and suddenly the conceptual development appears no longer to be valued. However, in the article
Models in Mind
, Mike Askew demonstrates that the array is a powerful tool for thinking about multiplication of fractions, giving children a visual image to draw on, rather than relying on 'tricks'.
The concept of fractions is a complex one and it takes time, combined with a rich range of experiences and appropriate mathematical models, for children to develop a deep and rigorous understanding. You may like to try out some of the resources we have recommended in this article to see how they can support the development of children's understanding of fractions. You may also want to look to see what the children's 'fraction diet' is like across the whole school and how it could be usefully strengthened to maximise the opportunities children have to develop a meaningful and thorough understanding of fractions.
Further reading
History of Fractions
Manipulatives in the Primary Classroom
Nunes (2006) Fractions: Difficult but crucial in mathematics learning


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Abstracts on any topic in typology are invited for oral presentations, posters, and a limited number of theme sessions. Non-members of ALT may submit abstracts but will be expected to join ALT in order to present a paper at the meeting.
Deadline for receipt of abstracts: January 15, 2013 (papers/posters) or December 10, 2012 (theme sessions: see below)
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Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases); Chief, Digestive Diseases, VA-CT Healthcare System; Director, Clinical and Translational Core, Yale Liver Center; Program Director, VA-CT Hepatitis C Resource Center
Research Interests
Ascites; Digestive System Diseases; Gastroesophageal Reflux; Hepatitis C; Hepatorenal Syndrome; Liver Cirrhosis; Peritonitis; Veterans
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Internal Medicine: Digestive Diseases | Liver Center
Research Summary
I am primarily involved in clinical research which focuses on cirrhosis and its complications. A major area of interest is describing the natural history of cirrhosis and its complications and the predictors of death at different stages. Another major area of interest is in the pathophysiology and treatment of portal hypertension, investigating the usefulness of portal-pressure reducing drugs and their impact in the prevention and treatment of gastroesophageal varices and variceal hemorrhage. I am also involved in the research of the development of bacterial infections in cirrhosis, a complication that is often overlooked and constitutes a rising complication of cirrhosis. Another area of research involves therapeutic modalities in the treatment of ascites which include the use of large volume paracentesis and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts, as well as therapeutic modalities to prevent the post-paracentesis circulatory dysfunction and the treatment of hepatorenal syndrome.
Specialized Terms: Cirrhosis; Natural history of cirrhosis; Gastroesophageal varices; Variceal hemorrhage; Ascites; Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis; Hepatorenal syndrome
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- Garcia-Tsao, G. Treatment of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis with oral ofloxacin. Inpatient or outpatient therapy? Gastro 111:1147-1150, 1996.
- Garcia-Tsao, G. Further evidence in favor of pharmacological portal pressure reduction in the prevention of variceal hemorrhage. Gastro 112:1770-1771, 1997.
- Garcia-Tsao, G. Portal hypertension. Curr Opinion Gastro 13:263-270, 1997.
- Escorsell, A., Ferayorni, L., Bosch, J., Garcia-Pagan, J.C., Garcia-Tsao, G., Grace, N.D., Rodes, J., Groszmann, R.J. The portal pressure response to -blockade is greater in cirrhotic patients without varices than in those with varices. Gastro 112:2012-2016, 1997.
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Apple Should Not Dictate the (Music) World's Future
During these reflective moments, it's natural to think about the amount of power -- material and psychological -- we assign to Apple
But we care. Because we are lucky. Or maybe caring about Apple helps divert our attention from the things that dog us in life. Whatever the case, it's nice to catch some perspective from time to time. To see the world from a vantage point that extends beyond your nose.
With that said, please do not construe this as an attack on Glenn Peoples, the excellent Billboard writer. I read everything he writes with respect and a keen eye to learn. But I just cannot make sense of his latest. It's an article arguing that Apple is giving independent labels a solid deal for inclusion on iTunes Radio.
Before Peoples' piece, I make my opposition clear in Apple Should Be Ashamed Of Itself.
Peoples' defense of the deal Apple is "offering" indies rests on the following premise:
iTunes Radio could be very valuable to labels if Apple can convince listeners to buy downloads at a healthy clip.
Otherwise, Peoples states "labels will be paid a decent royalty until iTunes Radio becomes effective at generating revenue." (I guess what's good for Apple can't necessarily fly for Pandora
1. Apple constructed a deal that allows it to stream some music without paying a royalty; and
2. This, for most indies, appears to be a take it or leave it, my way or the highway deal. I'm sure if Taylor Swift's label, Big Machine, objects Apple will make some adjustments, but it's unlikely to budge on pressure from the relative no-names it continues to screw.
Here's my question: If we all agree -- and it seems this is the one thing we actually do agree on -- that streaming is the future, who in their right mind would call a deal that only gets marginally better on the backs of digital sales a good one?
Allow Apple to dictate the terms of engagement for the music industry. Allow Apple to keep the industry stuck living in the past without the sort of vision to, once and for all, move things forward.


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Limited-run, cask-conditioned beer is one of the best aspects of having a brewery in town. And the darlings of Boynton Beach, Due South Brewing Co., does not disappoint with its Cask Saturday parties. Since June, Due South has been tapping a specialty brew on the second Saturday of the month. Using one of its stable beers as a base, brewers Mike Halker and Mike Jurewicz have been setting aside a special cask to infuse with a selection of flavor combinations that bring out new life in the beer.
September's batch will be celebrating the fast-approaching fall with a twist on the caramel cream ale. Using Laird's Apple Brandy, Due South brewers soaked chunks of oak in the spirit for a few days, ensuring the brandy saturated the porous wood. They then added the oak cubes to a firkin of the caramel cream ale in late August, letting it infuse with the beer for two and a half weeks before tapping the cask September 14.
The Caramel Cream Ale on its own has a sweet nose with notes of vanilla, giving it a nice balanced flavor when paired with the light hop backbone. Laird's apple brandy is a great complement to the caramel cream, with its own blended flavor of light caramel, vanilla and toffee. Residuals from the oak and brandy—which, in turn, was aged in charred-oak barrels for four to eight years—leech into the ale, compounding the nuance of the brew. The light hints of apple, nutmeg and oak lend this beer a pre-fall flavor.
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Here is an interesting alternative available in the US, if not a bit gaudy:http://www2.knifecenter.com/item/CDPIZZAO/PIZZA-Knives-from-Claude-Dozorme-in-France-with-Orange-Celluloid-HandleJohn
John,I have one of those knives and discussed it at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,8964.msg77611.html#msg77611.Peter
Peter, did you find that style useful either for personal use or gifting?
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Jim Davis and Charlie Crist give voters a choice Nov. 7 of strategies the next governor might pursue to control spiraling costs.
By JONI JAMES and ALEX LEARY
Published October 10, 2006
Four weeks before Election Day, Democrat Jim Davis proposed a radical overhaul of Florida's property insurance market, saying that as governor he would seek to have the state assume the liability for up to $20-billion annually in losses from hurricanes.
His hope: By the state assuming so much of the risk from hurricanes, and gambling that it won't be slammed by too many storms, premium costs would be reduced dramatically for consumers.
"I am convinced that this is the single most powerful thing we can do to lower insurance prices next year," Davis said Tuesday as he unveiled his plan before supporters in Boca Raton.
The congressman's proposal comes weeks after Attorney General Charlie Crist, his Republican opponent, offered his own, less dramatic version of insurance reform. It also includes increasing the state's financial exposure from hurricane damage but would largely leave the current insurance structure in place.
Neither man's plan guarantees a specific reduction in property insurance costs in 2007, when most insurers are seeking double-digit rate increases.
Davis said Tuesday that under the best-case scenario his plan might cut insurance rates 40 percent over requested 2007 rates for a Palm Beach County owner of a $150,000 property. But his projection had many variables and was based on broad averages, not a specific case study, and the homeowner's policy costs would still rise over 2006.
Davis said his plan would largely eliminate the need for windstorm policies in Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the state-insurer of last resort that currently covers 1.2-million homes mostly along Florida's coastline.
But his plan isn't without significant risk. A single dramatic hurricane season could mean Florida's debt, currently at about $22.5-billion, could nearly double overnight. His supporters said that's acceptable given skyrocketing premiums that are forcing property owners to go bare or leave the state.
"The argument that we are taking on too much risk is pretty specious given that Citizens has us insuring 1.2-million homes but they are only high-risk homes," said Rep. Dan Gelber, D-Miami Beach, who wrote a similar proposal during the 2006 legislative session that would have covered the first $100,000 in windstorm damages on any
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Crist's campaign declined to critique Davis' ideas Tuesday. "We're glad Jim Davis is finally contributing to the debate on making property insurance more affordable for Floridians who are struggling to make ends meet. Charlie
Crist has said that this issue should not be political,'' said spokesman Erin Issac.
Insurance industry reaction to Davis' proposal was muted, with insiders saying they had heard few details and could not yet comprehend the scope of the proposal.
"To comment responsibly, you'd have to look at it for days," said Sam Miller of the Florida Insurance Council, an industry group.
Key to both men's strategy is changing how insurers use and access reinsurance, or insurance policies insurers buy to protect themselves against catastrophic losses. The global reinsurance market has dramatically increased what it charges in the wake of the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons, and is considered the primary reason policyholders' costs are growing.
For more than a decade as part of its strategy to keep insurance premiums low, Florida's government has sold reinsurance below market value for losses between $5.2-billion and $15-billion.
In this structure, when the so-called Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund runs a deficit, as it did after the 2005 hurricane season, all insurance policyholders are assessed to make up the debt.
Crist has called for expanding the state's reinsurance system by covering losses starting at $3.2-billion. That would lower the pressure on premiums, which can be raised dollar-for-dollar to cover reinsurance costs in the private market.
But it would also potentially increase the odds Florida policyholders would be assessed after a storm to make up deficits.
Crist has also pledged to demand that insurers offer property coverage in the state if they already offer automobile insurance. And he has said he'll seek to undo a 1998 law change that has allowed insurers to create Florida-only subsidiaries. He has also joined a long list of Florida leaders, including Davis, who want the federal government to create a national catastrophe fund.
Davis' plan is more dramatic. He would eliminate the state's reinsurance program and replace it with a direct underwriting program. The governor and Cabinet would decide each year what percentage of damages from windstorms to cover on any home statewide, such as 70 percent to 90 percent, with a total cap on damages of $20-billion.
Private insurance companies would set rates based on the state's coverage and their costs to provide the balance of coverage.
To consumers, the process would be mostly invisible, but a pro-rated portion of the premium would flow into a state "Hurricane Premium Protection Fund" to pay the state's portion of windstorm claims.
In years without hurricanes, the fund's assets would grow, unlike premium payments to private insurers, which may be spent for profit or other expenses. The more years without significant storm activity, the better for insurance costs.
But in times of deficits, the fund would sell bonds to pay damages. It would assess Florida insurance policyholders similar to how the so-called catastrophe fund and Citizens now do. From the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons, Florida policyholders are being assessed more than $3.5-billion to cover deficits in the CAT Fund and Citizens.
Those deficits mean Davis' plan would likely start with close to zero in assets, greatly increasing the odds of future assessments if meteorologists' predictions of increased hurricane activity are accurate.
That point was a key criticism earlier this year from insurance regulators when Davis' opponent in the primary, state Sen. Rod Smith, D-Alachua, floated a similar plan to have the state cover the first $100,000 in damages per home.
A government analysis contended the Democrats' plan would have led to a deficit of at least a $16.4-billion after the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons.
But supporters note that only once in Florida history, at $25-billion in 2004, have insured damages from hurricanes topped $20-billion. And they say it would allow the state to spread the risk across all Florida properties, not just those stuck in Citizens.


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Hector's and Maui's dolphins are among the world's rarest and smallest dolphins. They are an inshore coastal species with a limited home range. They are found only in New Zealand's waters. The Hector's dolphin species is estimated to number between around 12000 and 19000. It is divided into two sub-species—the Maui's and South Island Hector's dolphins. The Maui's dolphin sub-species lives around the North Island's west coast. It is estimated there are only about 55 dolphins over one year old left. The Department of Conservation (DOC) classifies them as "nationally critical". The South Island Hector's dolphin sub-species live in three geographically distinct groups around the South Island. The most recent estimate for the East coast population is somewhere between 6000 and 13000 individuals. The West coast population is estimated to reach 5388 dolphins while the South coast population estimate is 630 individuals. DOC classifies them as "nationally endangered". Hector's and Maui's dolphins live for only around 20 years and breed slowly. Females don't have their first calf until they are about seven or eight years old, and have a new calf only every two to four years. This means the species may be threatened by even occasional deaths caused by human activity. Fishing is the greatest known human threat to Hector's and Maui's dolphins—responsible for about 75 per cent of reported deaths with a known cause. Set nets are the main fishing threat. Dolphins can get entangled in the fine nylon nets and drown. However, there have also been reports of dolphin captures in trawl nets. Other human threats include marine tourism, vessel traffic, mining, construction, coastal development pollution, sedimentation, oil spills, plastic bags, marine farming and climate change.
A range of restrictions on commercial and recreational fishing are currently in place to manage fishing-related mortality of Hector's and Maui's dolphins. An overview of the management can be found here:
Public and government concern over the effect of human-induced mortality on Hector's and Maui's dolphins led to the development of a Threat Management Plan (TMP) that MFish and DOC released for public consultation in August 2007. (Note: MFish ceased to exist in July 2011, and MPI now has responsibilities for fishing legislation.) The TMP:
This link – Threat Management Plan – takes you to the series of consultation and advice documents that led to the government's decision to introduce new fishing prohibitions and restrictions to protect Hector's and Maui's dolphins in 2008. This link also provides access to the regulations for the prohibitions and restrictions which were put in place at the time.In 2012/2013, a review of the Maui's dolphin portion of the TMP was conducted. All the relevant documents can be found on the Review of the Maui's dolphin portion of the TMP page. The Department of Conservation manages non-fishing threats to the Hector's and Maui's dolphins. Go to the Department of Conservation website for more information.
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Jack Oliveira, 93, of Clark Street, passed away Saturday in the Memorial Hospital, Pawtucket. He was the husband of Barbara A. (Smith) Oliveira and they had been married for the past 65 years.
Born in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Faustino and Maria Oliveira. He resided in Cumberland for the past 20 years, previously residing on Brown Street in South Attleboro.
Mr. Oliveira was employed as a tool maker for the Fram Corporation for over 40 years until his retirement in 1981.
He was a communicant of St. Theresa Church, South Attleboro. He was an avid gardener and fisherman, and also enjoyed spending time with his family.
Besides his wife, he leaves two sons, Jackie Oliveira and his wife Debra of South Attleboro and Jon Oliveira and his wife Beth of Attleboro, two daughters Mary Champagne and her husband Albert of South Attleboro, and Barbara Santos and her husband Rand of Smithfield; eight grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
A celebration of his life will be held Thursday at 9 AM from the J. J. Duffy Funeral Home, 757 Mendon Road, Rt. 122, Cumberland. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 AM in St. Theresa Church, 18 Baltic Street, South Attleboro. Burial will follow in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cumberland. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. Visiting Hours will be held Wednesday from 5 to 7 PM.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the American Heart Association, 1 State Street, Suite 200, Providence, RI, 02908
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