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Shelly's Diner Collectible
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Power Adapter
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Stamp on the bottom of the ceramic product
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Shelly's Diner® Collectible Ceramic
The diner's power adapter can overheat and melt the adapter's plastic housing, posing a fire hazard.
Enesco, LLC at (800) 436-3726 from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday CT or online at www.department56.com/recall for more information.
About 1,600
The recalled product is part of the Department 56 Original Snow Village collection of lighted buildings and comes with a traditional power cord that lights the interior and a separate power adapter that lights the exterior. The collectible is a ceramic building shaped like a diner and is approximately 10 ¼ inches long by 6 ¼ inches high and 4 ½ inches deep. This recall includes diners with date codes 03 12 JP01 or 05 12 JP01 stamped on the bottom of the diner.
Enesco has received two reports of power adapters partially melting due to overheating. No injuries or property damage were reported.
Consumers should immediately stop using the diner's power adapter and contact Enesco for a free replacement adapter or a full refund.
Holiday stores and gift shops nationwide and online at amazon.com from July 2012 through September 2012 for about $120.
Enesco, LLC, of Itasca, Ill.
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Sunday, February 5, 2012
Be My Valentine....
7 comments:
- Rachaeldaisy said...
Will you show us a photo of the window with the envelopes hanging, pretty please :). I love your envelopes, All the stiching and the heart on the front is so precious. They would look cool made out of a vintage hanky too.
- February 6, 2012 at 12:59 AM
- Patchwork and Play said...
What a sweet idea! I had a piece of that wonderful fabric with its 'swag' detail , but in the opposite colour way (cherry red with white spots!) And yes please, a photo of the complete window would be great!
- February 6, 2012 at 1:54 AM
- Abbey D. said...
I just found your blog, I live in Columbus and am a craft blogger, as well and can't wait to visit your shop. This is such a cute idea. I'd love to stop by the shop sometime to meet you and say hello! :)
- February 6, 2012 at 8:48 AM
- Missy said...
OOhhh! I love it!! I cant wait to see yours at the shop!!
- February 6, 2012 at 7:23 PM
- Chase Clark l Oh The Cuteness! said...
Ooh so cute, thanks for posting the link!
- February 6, 2012 at 10:36 PM
- February 9, 2012 at 3:17 AM
- Annette said...
Ohhh, another super cute idea. This id great! Thanks!
- March 15, 2012 at 1:13 AM

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Discover the Fountain of Youth
Decreasing-time workouts are your key
Over the past 25 years, I have experimented with decreasing time workouts, and now believe they are ...
Illustration by Kevin Howdeshell
Over the past 25 years, I have experimented with decreasing time workouts, and now believe they are a runner's Fountain of Youth. In these workouts, the pace increases throughout the run, and since there is no rest period, they may be the toughest workout a master can do—but offer the greatest reward.
Previously, I only recommended them for the young guns but, after working with numerous masters, found that decreasing-time workouts are beneficial for all ages. However, you should be a seasoned master trail runner and/or have a well-developed base before adding decreasing-time workouts to your schedule.
So Simple a Trail Runner Can Do It
The concept is simple—repeat intervals, up to five times, running each one faster than the previous. You will learn pacing, how to push mentally and physically harder as you fatigue and to run negative splits (the ability to run the second half of your workout or race faster than the first half).
Starting Out
Pick a loop of one-half mile to three miles, depending on the length of the race or run you are training for (see below).
|Interval Distance
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Half mile
|5K to 10K
|One mile
|10K to 10 miles
|Two miles
|10 to 15 miles
|Three miles
|15 to 100 miles
This workout is taxing, so tackle it when you are well rested.
For this example, I'll use interval pacing for a 40-something-year-old master running a two-mile loop. In the first session, do three repeats. Run the first loop conservatively, i.e. add 30 seconds to your average running pace. If you usually run a mile in 8 minutes, run the first loop at 8:30 pace or 17 minutes. For our 40-something runner, loop two should be 15 seconds faster, i.e. 16:45, and loop three should be 16:30. Though running still slower than your normal pace, you will have increased your effort as the workout progressed.


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I get a kick out of folks who call for equality now, the people on the left, 'Well, equality, we want equality.' Where do you think this concept of equality comes from? It doesn't come from Islam. It doesn't come from the East and Eastern religions, where does it come from? It comes from the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, that's where it comes from.
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"Thomas does not fit into any of the IDEA categories, so he receives insufficient school services."
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2016 Update: We still stand by the advice in this older post on what to wear for a month in court, but you may also be interested in our recent discussion on whether women lawyers can wear interesting suits to court.
Today's reader mail comes from a reader who will be second-chairing a federal trial that is expected to last for more than a month…
First, do you think I should wear skirt suits every day or can I wear pant suits and save the skirt suits for days that I may actually get to examine a witness?
Second, how many suits do you think I need to keep on hand so that it doesn't look like I am wearing the same suits over and over again? Any suggestions for making the same suit look different other than wearing different accessories?
And finally, any suggestions on where to find nice looking suits in petite sizes without spending an arm and a leg since I will not need that many suits after the trial is finished.
A good friend of ours did mock trial in law school (and did very well), and passed along her (esteemed) coach's advice: wear skirt suits and be sure to cross/uncross your legs often if the other side is making a good point, and wear a lot of perfume. See? Golden advice. Whoever says sexism is alive and well is just crazy.
In all seriousness, though, wardrobe during trial is one of those times where the guys really do have it easier, because we guarantee you that they'll wear, at max, three suits and five ties throughout the entire trial and not give a second thought to it. For you, though, we recommend sticking to dark suits, which, practically speaking, means we'd limit ourselves to three or four suits. One black, one navy, and maybe one in brown or gray. (If you're prickly about your accessories matching, go with all black accessories and choose the gray suit.) Where possible, we'd get both the skirt and the pants to the set — J.Crew, Banana, Ann Taylor, or Theory all make separates (and, we think, petites). (For the petites question, we'll be lazy here and link to our old post on professional dressing for petites for reference, as well as the blogs Petite Asian Girl ExtraPetite and Alterations Needed, both of which we have recently discovered and been meaning to point readers towards.)


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Shaving Time For The Babe - June 1940
Chamberlain Hotel - Des Moines, Iowa
Shaving Time For The Babe - June 1940
Chamberlain Hotel - Des Moines, Iowa
"So This Is A Football, Eh?"
Babe Suits Up With The Drake Football Team - October 1926
(L-R) Clarence Simpson, Babe Ruth, Capt. Gail Fry & Chuck Everett
Here's a new edit from Babe's infamous workout/photo-op with the guys from Drake Football.
1935 Chesapeake & Ohio Lines Promo Poster
Babe Ruth Baseball Excursion To Cincinnati - Sunday, May 26th
The people who went on this 'excursion' must have felt lucky that they even got to see The Babe play (although he went 0-4). The really lucky fans were the ones who caught the game the day before (May 25th) in Pittsburgh when The Babe famously launched his last 3 HR's. He would officially retire as an active player just days later on June 2nd.
The Bam Himself!
Universal Films Ad - Motion Picture Herald - April 1932
You and your folks will be tickled slightly pink with Universal's brand-new, brisk, snappy shorts featuring the baseball idol of millions BABE RUTH
The Home Run Twins - St. Petersburg, Fla.
New York Times Mid-Week Pictorial - March 14, 1931
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NY World's Fair 'Academy Of Sport' Ceremony
Golden Laurel Graduation Night - October 16, 1940
That's Christy Walsh on the mic with The Babe next to him in full cap & gown. The boy is unidentified (he's not John J. Martin), but this certificate is an example of the one he received that night.
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Great photo of the Babe holding up Roy Rogers.
Stick 'Em Up!
Roy Rogers & The Babe c.1940's
Here's a quick edit. Thanks to Babefan for digging up the original!
Babe Ruth & The Gang - 1932 World Series
Yankees vs. Cubs - Yankee Stadium, New York
(L-R) Nick Altrock, Babe Ruth, Joe McCarthy, Christy Walsh, Charlie Grimm & John McGraw
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Babe Visits The Gonzaga Gridiron
Spokane, Washington - November 1926
The handwritten date on the photo is actually wrong. From the GU Archives: "Babe Ruth and GU football coach Clipper Smith stand in the Gonzaga University stadium. On November 16, 1926, home run king George Herman "Babe" Ruth came to campus to meet the Gonzaga football team. Ruth was in Spokane for a week at the Pantages Theater. After punting the ball a few times, he met with members of the team, gave a short talk and said that he was unofficially picking them to win the homecoming game on Thanksgiving Day against Washington State College. WSC beat Gonzaga 7-0 with a crowd of over 10,000 at Gonzaga. Note: Photograph has erroneous date of 1928 written on front."
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Babe Ruth & The Gang - 1930 World Series
St. Louis vs. Philadelphia - Sportsman's Park, St. Louis
(L-R) Babe Ruth, John McGraw, Gabby Street, Christy Walsh, Connie Mack, Nick Altrock & Ty Cobb
Here's another new, larger re-edit of a classic Christy Walsh postseason group shot that also features a slightly motion blurred Ty Cobb.
Retirement 'Suits' Them Fine
Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker & Babe Ruth
Babe & Tris look sharp in their open collar shirts while Ty...well, Ty wore a tie.
"Babe Ruth" Witch-E Base-Ball Game
c.1920 - Baltimore Novelty Co., Inc.
All the research I've done leads to a dating of c.1920, even though the picture of Babe is much earlier and the game was made in Baltimore.
Babe Welcomes Jacob Ruppert To The Hall Of Fame
St. Petersburg, Florida - March 8, 1930
Well...of course that's not what's really happening here. Usually a picture of shaking hands with Col. Ruppert meant that a contract had been agreed upon, in this case, Babe agreeing to $160K for two more seasons. Before purchasing the Yankees in 1915, Ruppert achieved the rank of Colonel in the Seventh Regiment, National Guard of New York. He was then elected a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives before inheriting a brewing company from his father in 1915, the Jacob Ruppert Brewing Company, which became best known for its Knickerbocker beer. Ruppert's long overdue election to the Baseball Hall Of Fame is based on his bringing Babe Ruth to New York, building Yankee Stadium and overseeing the beginnings of the Yankees dynasty in the 1920's and 1930's.
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Babe Strikes A Pose At The Roosevelt Hotel
If anybody knows who's standing next to The Babe, please leave a comment. He looks really, really familiar to me...but I just can't put a name on him. More on the Roosevelt here: "For a classic New York City hotel experience, none of the other Hotels in New York City comes close to The Roosevelt Hotel. Opened in 1924 at the height of the Jazz Age, the "Grand Dame of Madison Avenue" continues to impress guests in its prime location at Madison Avenue and 45th Street in midtown Manhattan. We are the pinnacle of classic New York City Hotels."
Autograph Time With The Babe
Spring Training at St. Petersburg, Florida - c.1930
Barnstorming Babe In Oil City
Oil City, Pennsylvania - October 27, 1923
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The Goodyear Scoreboard - Babe Ruth
Baseball Series Edition No.3 - July/August 1928
Babe is getting ready to go for a drive it seems.
Fighting Words From "The Babe"
Polo Grounds, NYC - August 28, 1946
East-West Esquire All-American Boys Game
Herb Pennock Receives 'The All America Team' Award
Yankee Stadium - 1926 World Series - October 3, 1926
(L-R) Herb Pennock, George Daley (writer) & Babe Ruth
Babe And The Beret
St. Petersburg, FL - March 30, 1933
Another Game For War Relief - 1940's
I'm not exactly sure which of the War Bond games this is from, it might be the game at Fenway Park in 1943, or it could be somewhere else. Who's an expert on dugouts...and who's the Navy player?


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Larry King Exits; Who Will Enter?
Larry King announced via Twitter he is leaving "Larry King Live" after 25 years on CNN.
He did the announcement on Twitter by first saying "It's time to hang up my nightly suspenders." King's ratings have been low but then again, everything on CNN has been low-rated. His contract was up this fall and it was rumored it would not be renewed.
King is taking the high road by saying it is his decision and nothing else influenced his decision. King has told he wants Ryan Seacrest to be his replacement.
From what we hear, Seacreast and "The Views" Joy Behr are in the lead for the job. CNN says they will need 2-4 weeks to make a decision on a replacement.
Keep Piers Morgan in mind. For those that don't know who he is, do a search.
25 years at one job. Larry King is only 76 years old? I thought he was in his 80's easily. What do you think? Was it time for King to retire?-Dr.FB


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About the Author: Claire Sneed serves in the State Department's Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization.
My name is Claire Sneed. I'm a conflict prevention officer for the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization. In January 2008, the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction was asked to assist the Embassy in Sri Lanka to carry out an interagency conflict assessment for the eastern province. I led a team of five people from the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Department of Defense and our office to assist the country team in Colombo to carry out this assessment and develop a strategy for stabilization that used all of the U.S. Government resources that we could bring to the table.
During the three-week assessment, we went out to the eastern province. We traveled around and talked to conflict-affected populations, to local leaders, to government officials, to NGOs and other representatives of the international community who are working on this issue. We gained sort of a common understanding of what some of the challenges were and developed sort of a shared understanding of what needed to be done in order to bring stability to the region and help the region move toward, you know, peace and development.
For me, it was a really interesting experience working on an interagency process and learning a little bit more about how the U.S. Government and the different agencies of the U.S. Government think and approach and see stabilization challenges. And it was very rewarding to see the different agencies sort of come to a consensus about what we understood and what we saw and what we felt needed to be done.
The conditions on the ground in Sri Lanka at that time were fairly volatile. We were stopped at checkpoints fairly often. Although we were able to stay in hotels, we weren't able to stay out in the east quite as long as we might have liked, just because the situation was so precarious. That said, it was very important for us actually to get out into the region, rather than just staying in Colombo and gathering information there. And so we were fortunately able to get around and actually meet some of these populations and see the conditions in which they were living and the kind of security environment that they were facing.
In the future, I think that this type of deployment is extremely useful and this function is very useful in that it enables again this sort of shared perspective to emerge among the different parts of the U.S. Government that are involved and that can bring resources to bear in a reconstruction and stabilization environment. And so I would welcome an opportunity to participate in future assessments and planning missions like this one.
Related Entries: Watch Ambassador Herbst discuss the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization and the Civilian Response Corps or read more Deployment Stories.
Andrew B. in Delaware writes:
As a young college student working towards an ultimate goal of serving my country with the U.S. Foreign Service, I really enjoy these deployment stories and other videos that are posted. Hearing the experiences of FSOs first hand truly helps me work with confidence towards this goal. Thanks for posting this!
A. in U.S.A. writes:
Suggestion for a blog theme on DipNote: It would be interesting to read about upcoming programs which would require public support: Financial, human, or other specific manning requirements.
This would help some of us make some decisions about where we would like to contribute, and to look for specific announcements seeking our assistance.
- What kind of manning numbers are you looking for to support the ongoing civilian efforts in Afghanistan; and which specific career fields/experts do you want assistance?
- What kind of training, education, or other background experience do you require to support the future U.S. overseas manning missions?
Thank you
Kenneth in Canada writes:
Most of the world's problems today are those created by politicians. Let's consider if there were no troubles in the present day world these politicians would be out of a job.
At the present time there are so many stories about the Sri Lankan (Ceylon) war between the majority Sinhala population and the minority Tamil people.
Ceylon got its INDEPENDENCE from Britain in 1948 and everything seemed so calm. But underneath it all was the Sinhala resentment towards the Tamils who had been working for the British colonial administration since Ceylon was captured from the Dutch by the British.
No one has ever mentioned the wholesale slaughter of Tamils in Colombo, Ceylon in 1958, which by the way was the cause of the Tamil rebellion. A British shipping company used its empty cargo ships to carry Tamils away from Colombo to safety in the North. The Tamils as a minority had no other choice but revolt against their Sinhala oppressors. So all those who condemn the Tamils should go back to where it all began.
But to all this turmoil add the part of the Sinhala Buddhist monks that urged the Sinhala to drive out the Tamils. Too many people have an opinion without any real experience and that is also another problem.
I may not be a diplomat, but I was in Ceylon off and on for very many years. There I learned how and what made the present day situation boil over. I had close friends among the minority Burgher (Dutch) population, Sinhala and Tamils so I learned about the situation first hand, without any prejudice on my part.
When passing judgment on the Tamils please look at the overall situation and understand it. I am very glad to be able to give people an overview of the whole problem of Sri Lanka.
George in Australia writes:
It is very disappointing that Secretary Clinton is adopting a double standard in Sri Lanka's war against Tamil Tiger terrorists. For over 25 years Sri Lanka has had to put up with the scourge of suicide bombers and other attacks that have resulted in thousands of civilians killed.
In Afghanistan the U.S. has declared it does not want its military to fight with one hand tied behind its back. Why does it insist that Sri Lanka does so? Are LTTE terrorists more favoured than the Taliban? If so, for what purpose?
Clinton's latest admonition that an IMF loan to Sri Lanka is "not appropriate" at this time is deplorable. The American trait of double speak still persists.
Radhakrishnan in India writes:
Dear Sir/madam,
Srilankan government atrocides are really horriple. They didnt respect international community respect.. srilankan government is just doing as its own wish. They abtained several tamil civilion youths and keep on killing them.
We request obama government to step in and send his troops to srilanka to save tamil civilians from srilankan government.


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Hi coud my OEM BT delta use the APEX2 BARRELL TIP ONLY? I noticed hat there are 2 ORINGS at the end does this mean all I have ot do is purchase just the APEX2 TIP?????
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wrong place to post this. and i believe that the original apex and apex two are interchangeable
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Jayson Werth obtained a seven-year, $126MM contract after hitting .296/.388/.532 with 27 home runs and 82 walks in his age-31 season. Lozano and Swisher are expected to aim big and compare Swisher, now in his age-31 season, to Werth in the hopes of matching his $126MM deal. It would only take one unexpectedly aggressive MLB owner for Swisher to obtain $100MM so it makes sense to be aggressive, but a nine-figure contract seems unlikely.
Swisher has been amazingly consistent in his career, but is he worth $100M. I just can't see it.
Regardless, Choo's management team will be keeping close tabs on that contract as a starting place for negotiations going forward.


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I honestly feel like with all it's shortcomings(and there are some obvious ones), windows phone is the best operating system out. I feel like goldilocks with the 3 bears....With the iphone, it is a good phone if you want tons of apps and are heavily into multimedia....Apple's ecosystem and their phones are great. While the experience is good, it quickly gets old...the OS just feels like it is stuck in 2007. There is not a lot of freedom to do a lot with it and you have limited choices if you don't like something to change it.
Android is an Operating system that is excellent for customization and the freedom to do whatever the heck you want with it. I love the fact I can go back to when i was younger and i can play emulators for gameboy or playstation. You have so much freedom as far as your mind allows you to go....you can make your phone better than what it was when you brought it. I love this....But with all the freedom, comes certain restrictions. If you want the best Android experience...you HAVE to get a Nexus phone(straight from google, not the carriers). You are sort of held hostage to carriers/manufacturers as to when or if you will get adequate support for your device.
And then I think of it this way...Why should i have to tinker, hack it, flash or do anything to my phone. I feel like if i have to waste the time to fix annoying issues that the manufacturer didn't take their time to perfect or to keep my phone up to date, why bother with the phone?
Which Brings me to Windows Phone....It's New...it's vastly different and unique and it has amazing potential that is being blocked partially by developer's not embracing it like the other 2 and add in the fact that there are some dumb people at microsoft not exploring the potential. Our app store is small....significantly compared to IOS/Android....Sometimes the apps we get that are on other platforms do not bring the same experience(Kik, Kakao, whatsapp, etc etc)...We don't have big name apps like Instagram or Pandora(which IS coming)...Even apps owned by Microsoft leave mixed experiences on Windows phone compared to IOS/Android(Skype).
So why is Windows phone the best operating system to me?
Because I Honestly feel like if you take away the apps stores from all 3....Windows Phone in it's native state is amazing.
Social Networking....it's integrated into the phone. I don' t have to download 3rd party apps to get the experience and thus expose my data to app developers. Granted, Microsoft's People hub is not perfect but at least it is built into the phone.
Microsoft Office...also integrated and integrated well into the phone. Yes, Android has their productivity type of apps similar to Microsoft but it is nowhere as good or embraced or supported in day to day life. Apple i am not too sure about, tbh.
But most importantly...the user experience....with Android, no one android is the same experience as another android....For example, I absolutely hate LG's android phones(or any phone from them) and the ugly UI they use. But i'll have a much better experience with say touchwiz or Don't call it blur or sense...but then there is Stock android which lacks the wow factors of the manufacturer skins and up until 4.0 was in my opinion THE WORST experience of android....Pre-4.0 stock Android was horrendous to me(I preferred Sense back then). And even if you have a phone with the latest operating system, the experience still isn't the same.
Iphones do have the same/similar experience across their devices since they only release 1 phone usually but the experience is so basic.....But windows phones have the same experience no matter what device you are using. I have noticed that even using lower end windows phones, the experience is still fluid and smooth because the OS is smooth as butter. Try using a phone like the Galaxy S3 or Droid DNA and then going to a phone such as the pantech marauder or Kyocera Hydro.....you'll see a vast difference. Even high end Android phones still suffer lag...if it's not stock.
I spent 3 years with android and many androids....I spent a day with the iphone(though my dad owns one so i still play with his iphone often and i am learning more about it)....I may get annoyed with certain things on WP and from what i understand they have existed since windows phone 7...but honestly windows phone is the best operating system and now after returning to android again, I am officially convinced of that.
I just wish developers would see that and at least bring their efforts over to our side and when they do bring the efforts...stop half-as*sing it and giving us mediocre experiences. Give us equal experiences.
Sorry, I just felt like typing this out :P
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WP is a work in Progress.
IPhone is a work in Stagnation.
Android is a work in Fragmentation.
WP unconsciously wean you of the apps addiction the other platform users suffer from.
Sorry, I just felt like typing this out too ;)
Great post by the way :)
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Dude you make a very good point. I really appreciate this post, because it just reminded me why I went to WP8. I was an iPhone user for the past 3 years and was leaning very heavily to go back. Developers are kicking WP8 to the side for IOS and Android. And not having the apps that they are getting access to like Instagram and the new game Ruzzle makes you feel left out. I don't understand when I hear that WP8 doesn't have opportunities hear when the stats speaks for themselves. 20 million sold worldwide since the release. Even if that is wrong I know its in the millions. So the opportunity of profits are here what's stopping developers from investing? Anyway thanks for the reassurance I'm going to ride the wave out and hopefully some of these developers will get their mind right and come aboard.
While i do agree that competition is great, and that windows phone 8 has alot of potential, i couldnt really say ''it is the best''... Not yet, not until it competes in all aspects with other OS.
I keep on reading quotes like these :''if you take away the apps''... well in my opinion if you take away the apps then youre stuck in 2007 when all you had was a device with a very limited use.
Im beginning to keep on eye on W8 and really hope they start something here, everybody has different needs, i dont really care about ''toy'' apps like instagram but there are other apps that are essential to my everyday needs that are simply not on the store or dont work as well as in other OS.
Till now, what i like of W8 is that i has a great social hub like Me and People, a well built device like the 920 and thats basically what i would say i am amussed by or atleast what i see that is better than other OS and devices.
Im not really impressed by live tiles, sure they are new, refreshing you could say, but i think they could get very old very fast, i would really like the option to change the background to a wallpaper of my choice instead of just black or white.
I honestly really hope W8 catches up with the competition, would really like to own a W8 device, but till things are improved i just simply cant. Personally i need apps, useful ones.
Good article by the way, just my 2cents.
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Generally, coming over from iOS(last 2 years) and Android(wife's phone) I agree with the views of OP.
However, I really feel that WP is really Work in Progress...coming from a position where the other two OS are so developed. MS with such huge resource and coming in so late, should have an OS that is up to par with the competition. I don't mean the apps, but stock applications are really behind the competition - and these are areas in which MS is supposedly good at; eg. search functions in SMS or calender, unusabilty of month view of calender, attaching documents directly from email, task switching etc.
I really do hope that these basic in-adequacies are addressed quickly ;)
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I just got my mrs an iphone5 and gotta say im kinda missing IOS. Yep app ain't everything but the app quality is really pathetic atm and when you read about BBC not supporting WP along with other big names it does get abit downhearted.
Live tiles are good but why cant we group apps in a folder as well and the live tile would be all the apps in that group flicking around. Now that would be pretty good as not everyone wants a massive list off apps and having to scroll down to the bottom.
WHen i said take away apps, I don't mean to discount the app store...
But to me the apps are not apart of the native OS...Instagram is a benefit to both platforms(And a lack of instagram is a con for WP) but it isn't native to the OS. When i said take away the apps, I mean compare the 3 OS without their appstores...the user experience between the three. The out of box experience...
that's why it is the best(to me)
Thanks for replying!
I understand now, i actually replied at 4 in the morning so i kind of understood wrong. You have a point, and i think it just comes down to a personal prefference. Like another poster mentioned, i dont actually want a bunch of apps (live or dead tiles) just there thrown for me to scroll up and down. I want to have folders, choice for a wallpaper not only on the lockscreen, among other things. W8 indeed has some neat features and deserves alot of credit, but some basic user preferences need to be adressed ASAP.
I am curious as to how folders would be properly implemented into the OS(Same with the notification center that so many people are crying for which i still think live tiles serve as that). I just hope should either of those happen in the future for Wp8, it doesn't become like IOS/Android.
I cringe at the thought of the top part of my phone(where the signal and battery icon are) becoming cluterred with notifications like on android.
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Not folders...too much like iOS. What needs to happen though is in contacts and the app list for them to have on the side all the letters of the alphabet that you can push to get you to that specific section.
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Personally WP is the only OS I would imagine using at this time. I'm very aware of it's shortcomings and miss many features from fe. Symbian, but I don't really consider Symbian as a viable alternative anymore either.
The only contender for me personally might be the Sailfish/Meego-kinda stuff, but even then I dont like the basic fundament of "icons in rows". Live tiles are far nicer concept for me.
I tried going back to android and I simply couldn't do it. it just felt so...blah lol.
I finally went and returned my DNA back
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I am using WP8, but I dont think it' the best. It is a matching OS for most life styles, you will find it easy and customized for your every day use. But some important features are missing, for example, Video and VOIP Call, you can only do Skype Video Call, other than that there is no (Tango, Wechat, Line, Viber, etc); you can't send and upload the existing videos in photo gallery to facebook, to youtube, to socialcam.
But I do believe that in the near future, WP8 will be outshined iOS and Android if the supports are good both from Microsoft Team and App Developers.
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I stated earlier how much I love WP8 experience. But it does leave much to be desired. There are all these new apps and gadgets coming out for IOS and Android. It makes you want to leave and go back not for the OS but for the apps and extras that come with being a part if the big two. I want one of those smart watches so bad but I don't know if its compatible with WP8. Its like you take one step forward and two back with WP.
Quoting FItu Pham
"I am using WP8, but I dont think it' the best. It is a matching OS for most life styles, you will find it easy and customized for your every day use. But some important features are missing, for example, Video and VOIP Call, you can only do Skype Video Call, other than that there is no (Tango, Wechat, Line, Viber, etc); you can't send and upload the existing videos in photo gallery to facebook, to youtube, to socialcam.
But I do believe that in the near future, WP8 will be outshined iOS and Android if the supports are good both from Microsoft Team and App Developers."
Agree 100%... Lacking an app like bobsled (i live outside USA and need to contact my family) , and a feature like facetime is a big deal to me. It felt great having facetime on my phone last week when i was able to help one of my friends fix his computer. Yes i know WP has skype, but non of my tech savy family or friends are that interested. Facetime just works with their phone number.
I really like Nokia's hardware design in their phones, love two or three features of WP8... But at the end of the day i need a device that gets things done and has that extra, and for now that is an Idevice.
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Tobiah Marks just completed a dual degree in Digital Arts Engineering and Software Engineering. As Tobiah recalls his involvement at Cogswell College, he remembers the start of it all: Being in high-school and attending Cogswell summer camps. Here is his story:
How many summers did you participate in camp?
Three I believe . . .
What courses did you take at Cogswell's summer camp?
Digipen Game Design (made a game in a week) and Maya 3D Modeling.
What was it like to be part of the summer camp experience?
Great. It was a lot of fun.
What did you learn?
Basic game programming and a lot about 3D Modeling which I hadn't done before.
Did the camp have any influence on your major in college?
Not so much influenced but it encouraged what I was already thinking I wanted to do with my life.
Did the camp influence your decision to apply to Cogswell and enroll as a student?
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11 Columbus diocese priests mark significant anniversaries
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Eleven priests from The Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus are hitting significant milestones this year, with a retired priest in Florida having celebrated his 60th anniversary to the priesthood.
They are:
The Rev. Robert Gately, 86, of Sun City Center, Fla., retired, 60 years.
The Rev. William DeVille, 73, of Columbus, retired, 50 years.
The Rev. Joseph Ehwald, 75, of Columbus, retired, 50 years.
The Rev. William Metzger, 75, of Columbus and Estero, Fla., retired, 50 years.
Monsignor Anthony Missimi, 75, of Columbus, retired, 50 years.
The Rev. Harold Schneider, 83, of Gahanna, retired, 50 years.
The Rev. James Walter, 76, pastor of St. Joseph Church in Sugar Grove, member of the Diocesan Presbyterian Council and dean at Lancaster Deanery, 50 years.
Monsignor Paul Enke, 66, pastor of St. Edward Church and chaplain at Denison University, both in Granville, 40 years.
Monsignor A. Anthony Frecker, 66, pastor of Pope John XXIII Church in Canal Winchester, 40 years.
Monsignor Joseph Hendricks, 65, pastor of St. Brigid of Kildare Church in Dublin, 40 years.
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JAMESTOWN With horse-drawn sleigh rides, sled dog and live bird demonstrations, crafts, food, a Chinese auction and more, the Audubon Center and Sanctuary's annual Snowflake Festival is always a crowd-pleaser.
The day-long event, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2, will include past favorites along with new opportunities. The live animal programs are a perennial favorite, and hawks, owls, and reptiles will entertain again this year. Vendors and demonstrators offer sustainable, natural and environmentally-friendly ideas.
Kids' crafts are fun for the little ones, and outdoor activities provide recreation for the whole family. A blanket of snow will be good for the skis, snowshoes and sled dog demonstrations.
Naturalist-led winter nature walks are also planned, and a variety of food from brownies to chili will be served,
Admission to the Snowflake Festival is only $5; children under 12 are $2, and those two and under are free. Extra fees apply for horse-drawn wagon rides, bluebird house building, Chinese auction, raffles, and food.
Snowflake Festival sponsors include United Refining, Herbs R-4-U, Carroll Rod & Gun Club, Randy Ordines Courier Capital, James M. Smith, Gary's CARSTAR, Lake Shore Savings Bank, Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy, Dun Roving Farm Alpacas, Franklin's Honey and Apples, Second Season Mittens, and Ed Shults Subaru.
The Audubon Center and Sanctuary is at 1600 Riverside Road, one-quarter mile east of Route 62 between Jamestown and Warren. Winter hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays and Saturdays, and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sundays. The trails and bald eagle viewing are open dawn to dusk daily.
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Interactive Travel Map | Text the Secretary | Behind the Scenes PhotosYesterday, Secretary Clinton addressed a joint session of the Liberian National Legislature in Monrovia, where she said:"I know that some of you in this chamber bore arms against each other, but the people of Liberia demanded peace, stability, and a better future. And...your being here, committed to the peaceful resolution of dispute, is a great message that the people of Liberia have representatives of a unified government in a parliament and in a presidency entrusted to serve the Liberian people, to help rebuild the nation, and to realize the goals of development that will once again give every boy and girl in this country a chance to fulfill his or her God-given potential. That 14 years of bloodshed and lawlessness could produce peace, free elections, and a democratic government is not so much a triumph of might, but a triumph of the human spirit.
And that is what I would like to talk with you about today – how to keep that spirit alive, how to build strong, democratic institutions, honest and competent leaders, engage citizens on a foundation of human dignity.
I bring greetings from President Obama. The President considers himself a son of Africa, and in his historic speech in Ghana, he said much about what he hoped for (inaudible) on his heart. Remember that he said that the future of Africa is up to the Africans. The future of Liberia is up to the Liberians.
But it is also true that there are paths toward that future which will lead in a positive direction, and there are others that will lead in a negative direction. The choices that are made every day will determine which path Liberia chooses.
When President Johnson-Sirleaf gave her inaugural address to this assembly just three-and-a-half years ago, she identified the core ideals that have guided Liberia's democracy movement through this nation's darkest days – peace, liberty, equality, opportunity, and justice for all. The challenge for every democratic government, whether it is three years old or 233 years old like ours, is how to translate those ideals into results in the lives of people.
Democracy has to deliver, and both President Obama and I believe that dignity is central to what is at the core of successful democracies: a voice for every citizen in the decisions that affect your life, your community, and your country; the opportunity to earn a decent wage and provide for your family and live without fear; an equal chance, no matter what your background, your gender, your faith, ethnicity, or station in life; to combine your motivation and ambition with the opportunity that every society should present to its people; and a government elected freely and fairly, accountable to the people it serves."
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In the fast-paced 48 hours that is IGDA Global Game Jam, eight teams shelled out eight playable games! Cogswell students joined alumni and professionals, notably Namco and Cryptic Studios, to hammer out ideas and see them come to fruition.
The Cogwell College campus was one of six GGJ sites in the state of California. On a global scale, all of the sites yielded about 1500 games in total.
The games created at Cogswell are available for download. Just look for "Cogswell."


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This is one of the three SCADA Security courses available through Idaho National Laboratory NSTB program. All the courses are designed to increase Cyber Security Awareness and Defensive Capabilities for IT/Control System managers, IT/Control System security personnel, network and control system support engineers, and control system designers and developers who are involved in or responsible for control system cyber security. The courses are geared toward systems in the energy sector, but are relevant to most control system environments. The 4 and 8 hour courses are certified for NERC continuing education credits.
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Location: Control Systems Analysis Center, 765 Lindsay Boulevard, Idaho Falls, Idaho
The United States Department of Energy Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (DOE-OE) is pleased to announce a National SCADA Test Bed (NSTB) Advanced Training. This event will be held at the Control Systems Analysis Center located near the Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
The Control Systems Analysis Center was established and equipped by the Department of Homeland Security Control System Security Program (CSSP) in 2008. CSSP developed and presented the first Advanced Control Systems Cyber Security Training in May 2007 and has regularly funded this training since. DOE-OE helped support this activity and is able to utilize the Control Systems Analysis Center and fund training for Energy Sector personnel. This is an excellent example of inter-agency collaboration in support of the Cyber Security challenges that face our nation.
This event will provide intensive hands-on training for the protection and securing of control systems from cyber attacks including an opportunity to share information and collaborate with others who are involved in control system security. Participants will be able to practice their skills and put their knowledge to the test through a Red Team / Blue Team exercise conducted within an actual control systems environment. In addition to the Red/Blue teams, there is an opportunity for managers to participate on the corporate team. Members of this small (4-5) team will perform the functions of management personnel responsible for approving change control requests. Attendees can request to be part of this team, to gain an overall perspective of the simplicities and complexities of the exercise, along with the struggles of the defenders to detect, isolate and repel the aggressors while maintaining critical operations.
Who Should Attend
Cyber security developers, IT/Control System cyber security personnel, network /control system engineers and analysts and managers who operate or are responsible for critical infrastructure.
Registration Information
Registration is on a first come basis, with a maximum of 2–3 individuals per company. Priority will be given to Energy Sector Asset Owner Personnel. The event is limited to approximately 35 people.
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This event includes 5 days of intensive control systems security training, presentations and exercises.
Day 1 — Welcome and hands-on classroom training on current cyber security techniques and practices
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Day 3 — Continue breakout sessions (cyber tool exercises) and separate Red / Blue team strategy session
Day 4 — Red Team / Blue Team exercise (12 hour exercise) where participants will be tasked with either attacking (Red Team) or defending (Blue Team) a small control system environment
Day 5 — Red / Blue Team exercise debrief, roundtable discussion, and special topic presentation
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This hands-on course is structured to help students understand how attacks against control systems could be launched, why they work and to provide mitigation strategies to increase the cyber security posture of their control system networks.
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The course uses a small scale Industrial Control System Network to demonstrate several exploits used to obtain unauthorized control of the system. This network will be used during the class for the many hands-on exercises that will help the attendee develop skills that can be applied immediately.
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Crist's $71-billion wish list
By STEVE BOUSQUET
Published February 3, 2007
TALLAHASSEE - Gov. Charlie Crist proposed a $71-billion budget Friday that includes money for teacher pay and stem cell research, mandatory daily exercise classes for students through fifth grade, and more treatment beds to keep the mentally ill out of jails.
The governor's budget proposal also would freeze tuition at Florida universities and community colleges, give 2.4 percent pay raises to state workers, and expand the state payroll by nearly 900 employees, more than half of them for the state prison system.
The initial Crist budget lays bare the philosophical differences with his predecessor, Jeb Bush.
Crist's tax cuts of $200-million are much smaller than Bush's, and Crist would spend an additional $613-million to pay for the class size amendment Bush sought to repeal.
Crist's budget is a starting point in negotiations with legislators over the next few months. But like Jeb Bush in 1999, as a new governor with a cooperative Legislature, Crist is likely to get most of what he's seeking.
As a statement of his priorities, and as an effort to put his money where his mouth was as a candidate, Crist is calling for the replacement of most touch screen voting machines, a crackdown on probation violators and creation of an office to promote the adoption of children.
But even as Crist is calling for steep rollbacks in property taxes, he wants to collect an additional $450-million in property tax revenue from Floridians next year to operate public schools.
To do that, Crist would cut by 2 percent the rate of a state-imposed tax that counties must levy to pay their share of school budgets. The continued swelling of property values across the state means that even that small rate cut would bring in more money next year.
Public school spending in Florida is a combination of state money collected from sales taxes, local money raised from property taxes, and federal grants.
About one-third of Crist's recommended $1.4-billion increase for public schools comes from local property taxes.
That's too much, said Democrats, who criticized Crist for relying too much on property taxes to generate money for schools.
"The state's fixed education budget should not be balanced on the backs of our homeowners," said Rep. Dan Gelber, D-Miami Beach, the House Democratic leader.
Overall education spending would increase by 4 percent under Crist's budget, with about $500 more per pupil in grades K-12. A total of $3.8-billion is earmarked for compliance with the voter-approved class size amendment, including $2.7-billion in operational costs and $1.1-billion more to build schools.
Crist nearly doubles Bush's merit-based teacher pay plan, to $295-million. The money would give bonuses of 10 percent to the top-performing 25 percent of teachers in the state.
Mark Pudlow, a spokesman for the Florida Education Association, a teacher union, said many teachers would prefer increases in their base salaries instead of bonuses for two reasons: Higher base pay means better retirement benefits and helps teachers in seeking to buy homes or applying for credit.
"We're still nearly $6,000 below the national average in terms of teacher salaries," Pudlow said.
Crist also wants lawmakers to approve about $200-million in tax cuts. Among them are making permanent the sales tax-free back-to-school holiday, extending from one week to two weeks the tax holiday on the purchase of energy-efficient appliances, and cutting by one-quarter of 1 percent a communications services tax collected on cell phones and cable and satellite TV.
His proposal includes hiring 400 coaches to help struggling young readers at a cost of $138-million.
He is proposing passage of an "antimurder" initiative to keep more probation violators behind bars at a cost of $22-million; business incentives to spur the manufacture and use of ethanol and biodiesel fuel at a cost of $50-million; and new tax incentives for film and movie production in Florida costing $75-million.
A smaller budget
The first Crist budget to be submitted to the Legislature is $2.4-billion less than the last budget of his predecessor, fellow Republican Jeb Bush.
Several factors account for the drop.
They include an unexpected $791-million dip in road construction costs, the use of borrowed money rather than cash for some environmental programs and an end of one-time purchases in the current budget, such as $715-million to reduce assessments on property insurance and $310-million to buy Babcock Ranch in southwest Florida.
Democratic legislators had both praise and criticism.
They liked the tuition freeze and more money for reducing class sizes, but found money for health care and prekindergarten education lacking.
Rep. Jack Seiler, D-Wilton Manors, said Crist's budget shortchanges the KidCare program, leaving too many Florida children without insurance.
Rep. Dorothy Bendross-Mindinghall, D-Miami, called Crist's overall education budget a status quo approach with a lack of meaningful teacher pay increases.
Praise came from other quarters. A leading environmental group, Audubon of Florida, said Crist's recommendations would increase support for land-acquisition and help restore the Everglades, Lake Okeechobee and St. Lucie and Caloosahatchie estuaries.
Focus on emergency
Crist's release of a budget proposal marked the first time in modern history that the governor didn't appear in public to promote his spending plan. Instead, he rushed to Lake County, northwest of Orlando, where he declared a state of emergency in four counties after overnight tornadoes brought death and destruction.
Budget aides to the governor said it is likely Crist would seek more money from the Legislature in the weeks to come, after his new agency chiefs have more time to assess their needs.
The governor's complete proposal can be viewed at www.thepeoplesbudget.state.fl.us.
Times staff writer Joni James and researcher Deirdre Morrow contributed to this report. Steve Bousquet can be reached at email@example.com or 850 224-7263.
Fast Facts:
Notable pieces of a $71-billion plan
- Bonuses for the best teachers: $295-million.
- Mandatory daily exercise classes through Grade 5, and $1.3-billion for the governor's commission on obesity prevention.
- More money for treatment beds to keep the mentally ill out of jail: $79-million.
- Tuition freeze at state universities and community colleges.
- Pay raises of 2.44 percent to state workers on Oct. 1 and expansion of the state payroll by nearly 900 workers, more than half of them in the state prison system.
- More than $600-million to help pay for implementation of a constitutional amendment limiting class size.
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Debates of Nov. 22nd, 2004
House of Commons Hansard #29 of the 38th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was victims.
- Corrections and Conditional Release Act
- Human Resources and Skills Development Act
- Canadian Heritage
- Canada-U.S. Relations
- Status of Women
- 2004 Grey Cup
- Jimmy Shelstad
- Daniel Andrew Iannuzzi
- Aline Létourneau
- 2004 Grey Cup
- Daniel Andrew Iannuzzi
- Grenada
- 2004 Grey Cup
- Housing
- 2004 Grey Cup
- Correctional Officers Week
- West Coast Light Stations
- Physician's Assistants
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Agriculture and Agri-Food
- Housing
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Housing
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Health
- Natural Resources
- National Defence
- Health
- World Police and Firefighters Games
- Justice
- Public Works and Government Services
- Ukraine
- Terrorism
- Goods and Services Tax
- Housing
- Mirabel Airport
- Presence in Gallery
- Privilege
- Government Response to Petitions
- Committees of the House
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Question No. 4
- Question No. 12
- Questions Passed as Orders for Return
- Question No. 2
- Question No. 3
- Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Act
2004 Grey Cup
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Bryon Wilfert Richmond Hill, ON
Mr. Speaker, as a 22-year season ticket holder with the Toronto Argonauts, I want to pay tribute to the team of destiny.
The Canadian Football League is our game. With distinctive Canadian rules, it is excitement personified. Since Lord Grey first presented the prize for supremacy in Canadian football 92 years ago, we have seen this game played in snow, rain, fog, sub-zero weather and every other element imaginable.
Today I would like to congratulate Mike "Pinball" Clemons and the entire Argo team. Many thought this team would not even make the playoffs. It was an injury-plagued team, with a quarterback, Damon Allen, who was considered by some to be past his prime.
Yet Damon Allen won most valuable player of the game. He represents Canadian football. He is determined, gritty and a tremendous tactician of the game.
Canadians have rediscovered what many of us already know. There is no game like it. Give me the CFL any day, a league in which we can still afford to take our family to a game without having to take our bank manager. Thanks to Toronto for a tremendous year. Argos!
Jimmy Shelstad
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Ken Epp Edmonton—Sherwood Park, AB
Mr. Speaker, words are inadequate to express the gut-wrenching, heart-breaking grief experienced by the family on the death of a child. That emotion is multiplied a million times when the death could have been prevented.
This summer, 17 year old Jimmy Shelstad was tragically killed in a marked crosswalk in Sherwood Park. He was struck by a drunk driver. One cannot imagine the overwhelming burden of grief on Jimmy's parents, Blake and Gladys, grandparents Keith and Carole, and the rest of the family. His school friends have erected a memorial at the intersection where this tragedy happened. I drive by it frequently and grieve for the family.
Jimmy had to pay the supreme price for his killer's mistake, but his killer will probably get a conditional sentence. This has to end. How we all wish that the penalties could be severe enough to actually stop drunks from driving. Then we would have no more shattered dreams and broken hearts.
Daniel Andrew Iannuzzi
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Maurizio Bevilacqua Vaughan, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer my deepest condolences and sympathies to family and friends on the passing of Daniel Andrew Iannuzzi.
Mr. Iannuzzi, known to his friends as Dan, was an exceptional citizen. A third generation Italian Canadian, he grew up fluent in English, French and Italian.
His presence extended well beyond the borders of this nation. His love was Canada.
He was the founder of the world's first multilingual television station broadcasting in 24 languages. He was also the founder of the Ethnic Press Association of Ontario and of Canada's leading Italian language newspaper,
Corriere Canadese.
He was a member of the Order of Canada and a recipient of the Order of Ontario.
Dan Iannuzzi was truly a bright light and a beacon for multiculturalism. He understood the country, was a great agent for change, a man ahead of his times.
Canada is a better place to live for all Canadians, thanks to his great efforts. He made a great contribution.
Aline Létourneau
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
France Bonsant Compton—Stanstead, QC
Mr. Speaker, I rise in this House today to acknowledge the extraordinary volunteer efforts of one of my constituents. Aline Létourneau has returned to North Hatley following an assignment abroad for the Canadian Executive Service Organization, or CESO.
Ms. Létourneau travelled to Balti, Moldova, at the request of a non-profit organization providing services to unemployed women, to promote private enterprise development in accordance with international standards. She assisted with staff training, helped develop a project for adolescents and participated in the final stages of a project to reduce the gap for women entrepreneurs.
According to CESO, Aline Létourneau is a dedicated and highly qualified cooperant who works without pay. Her contribution abroad shows what people from here can do for the development of disadvantaged economies. Once again, congratulations to Aline Létourneau.
2004 Grey Cup
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Marlene Catterall Ottawa West—Nepean, ON
Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure today to congratulate the organizers of the 92nd Grey Cup festivities in Ottawa.
The nation's capital welcomed football fans from across the country in what turned out to be a truly festive Canadian experience. When we have Canadians from coast to coast to coast picking their favourite teams, cheering them on and all joining in this great Canadian tradition, that is truly a remarkable situation.
Kudos to the Canadian Football League, to Brad Waters and the Renegades Football Club, to the cities of Ottawa and Gatineau, to our service clubs, volunteers and organizations for being great hosts, and to the NCC for turning on the Christmas lights early.
Congratulations mostly to the B.C. Lions and the 2004 Grey Cup champions, the Toronto Argonauts.
Daniel Andrew Iannuzzi
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Bev Oda Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge, ON
Mr. Speaker, today I would like to pay tribute to Dan Iannuzzi, who passed away in Rome over the weekend.
Dan Iannuzzi, a third generation Italian Canadian, dedicated his entire life to international and multicultural media. He founded Corriere Canadese and the Ethnic Press Association of Ontario.
I have known Dan for over 28 years, an inspiration to many over the years and a friend of my family. He was a man with deep passion and a vision for Canada. I worked with him when he fought for and launched CFMT-TV, the first multilingual television service in the world.
Dan Iannuzzi was fiercely Canadian and proudly Italian, the masthead on his newspaper. The country has lost a champion and community leader with the passing of Daniel Andrew Iannuzzi.
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Jean Augustine Etobicoke—Lakeshore, ON
Mr. speaker, I am pleased to rise today in honour of the visit of the right hon. Dr. Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada. It is a pleasure to have him here in Canada.
I would like to take this opportunity to bring attention to the current state of affairs in Grenada. It has now been over two months since the wrath of hurricane Ivan hit that island. In a matter of hours, lives were changed forever. Immediately after Ivan struck, Canadians and members of our communities rallied to contribute relief materials and to raise funds.
The Government of Canada has also responded. The regions that were hit by Ivan have received emergency aid. At the same time, we are very concerned about the stress level of individuals in Grenada who need our assistance at this time.
The fight is not yet over. Ninety per cent of the island was devastated. I call on all of my colleagues to continue to support the efforts to rebuild Grenada.
2004 Grey Cup
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Jack Layton Toronto—Danforth, ON
Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to rise to congratulate the Toronto Argonauts on winning the 92nd Grey Cup yesterday, which I watched on TV with my family.
Congratulations in particular to Damon Allen, the game's MVP, and to coach Mike "Pinball" Clemons for guiding a team that nobody picked to win at all, and bringing the Grey Cup back to Toronto. All across Canada millions watched yesterday's exciting game which capped off the CFL's renaissance season.
The CFL is our game. We would not trade three downs and a bigger field for the world.
Congratulations to the Argos, to the B.C. Lions who also played a great game, and to the city of Ottawa for making yesterday's Grey Cup a huge hit.
It is good to see the CFL back. We look forward to another exciting season next year when the Grey Cup will be held in Vancouver.
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Judi Longfield Whitby—Oshawa, ON
Mr. Speaker, I would like to inform the House that November 22 is National Housing Day.
Shelter is a foundation upon which strong and healthy communities and individual dignity are built. While the majority of Canadians are well housed, there are still 1.7 million Canadians in need of affordable adequate housing. Therefore the government is committed to ensuring that those Canadians who are most in need can access safe and affordable housing.
Over the next few years we are investing $1.8 billion to address the increased need for affordable housing and housing for the homeless, as well as renovation of existing housing stock.
So far, more than $286 million has been claimed for the provision of over 12,700 affordable housing units across Canada. Through our national housing agency, we provide an additional $2 billion a year in housing assistance through long term agreements primarily in support of some 636,000 lower and moderate income households.
In the recent Speech from the Throne the Government of Canada committed to extend and enhance existing programs such as affordable housing, RRAP and SCPI.
2004 Grey Cup
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Peter Van Loan York—Simcoe, ON
Mr. Speaker, the Grey Cup holds a special place in the hearts of Canadians. An entirely Canadian championship in an exclusively Canadian league is a unifying and defining part of our identity.
Yesterday we were thrilled as two teams battled on the gridiron to the final minute to determine who would take home Lord Grey's gift to Canada.
An outstanding B.C. Lions team moved to an early lead with pinpoint passes and rugged running, showing us they truly belonged in the big game. But the Toronto Argonauts, led by a disciplined defence, super special team members, and outstanding play of Damon Allen's commanding presence, methodically marched ahead to achieve victory in Canada's great national game.
Today we congratulate both teams for a superb show. We pay special tribute to President Keith Pelley and the entire Toronto Argonauts franchise, the 2004 Grey Cup champions. They demonstrated that with hard work and superior leadership, the underdog team in blue can prevail to surprise the pundits and come out on top in Canada.
Correctional Officers Week
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Robert Vincent Shefford, QC
Mr. Speaker, this week marked the launch of Correctional Officers Week, its theme: We're inside too.
What a sad statement that is, when we see the inaction of the federal government with respect to the negotiations between the correctional officers union and management. Once again, after meetings on November 15 and 16, the Treasury Board has rejected the union's recent proposals out of hand.
The conciliator says only that negotiations with the Treasury Board cannot progress as long as Treasury Board remains inflexible. Correctional officers have been without a contract for more than two years now. When will the President of the Treasury Board make the decisions that will allow settlement of this matter which has been at a standstill for far too long?
West Coast Light Stations
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
John Duncan Vancouver Island North, BC
Mr. Speaker, the government has silenced 17 foghorns on the west coast. The last three were silenced in September but after a storm of protest, they have been reconnected. Government members of Parliament are beating their chests as if restoring these three has resolved the issue. It has not.
The minister, who so brilliantly dismissed west coast fog as not a problem, now says he will restore these three foghorns, at least temporarily. He does not want to talk about the other 14 and hopes the issue will go away. This will allow his bureaucrats to continue to dismantle west coast light stations piece by piece.
Coastal British Columbians know the DFO game of slowly making the light stations non-functional and they are not impressed. When will the minister stop dismantling the lights?
Physician's Assistants
Statements By Members
November 22nd, 2004 / 2:15 p.m.
Lui Temelkovski Oak Ridges—Markham, ON
Mr. Speaker, I wish to address the issue of the recognition of physician's assistants within the federal health care system. Physician's assistants are trained to a level of skill that makes them an invaluable resource to health care and to Canadians as a whole.
Originating for the purpose of providing top-notch health care to military personnel, the physician's assistants' extensive skill sets provide Canada with an opportunity to bridge a gap that currently exists within the federal health care system.
Physician's assistants have long been recognized in other nations for their unique skills as medics trained to a higher level of independent duty. Their training ranges from orthopedics, pediatrics and emergency medicine to psychiatry, internal medicine and general surgery. They are also qualified to provide prescriptions.
Many Canadian trained physician's assistants have gone abroad to practise as their skills are not yet properly recognized in Canada--
Physician's Assistants
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
The Speaker
Order. We will now proceed to oral questions.
Citizenship and Immigration
Oral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Calgary Southwest
Stephen Harper Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, during the recent election campaign, word on the street was that one could jump the immigration queue by working on the minister's campaign. According to reports this past weekend, the minister's staff actually set up shop in her campaign office, files and all, and said that help could be had.
How can the minister justify having staff doing immigration department business in her campaign office in the middle of an election?


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One of the fun things is to go through all their lists of books by genre, author, title and scan the books they show you. I was amazed after spending a couple of hours one quiet evening at how many books I remembered reading. They are in my list
One book I didn't list is one of my all-time favorites and has been on my shelf since I was a child: Black Beauty. I don't know how many times I read this book. The funny thing is I can't bring myself to read it now because I've become much more soft-hearted and don't even want to think about the things that were done to "Black Beauty." At least it has a happy ending.
Do you have memories of a special book from your childhood? Do you still have any of your childhood books?
When you go visit Goodreads consider joining. It is a great way to learn about new books and keep track of your own reading. Well, it's time for me to head to the book discussion group. Our book this month is The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht. A very good book.