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This Week with Frank Romano: Direct mail, Do Not Call lists, and a DMA Brouhaha
Published on October 21, 2009
This week Frank shares more interesting direct mail, including "pop out" dice. He also addresses Do Not Mail list legislation and an idea to have mail supported by advertising. Finally, Frank addresses a "brouhaha" at the DMA.
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Published: January 20, 2017
Color management works, and it has been available to designers and printers for more than 25 years. Why then do we still make mistakes in color reproduction? Shoshana Burgett of X-Rite Pantone notes that CM has to be understood as something more than calibrating a monitor. It is a set of steps, processes, and tools that must be in place across the entire production workflow, always with monitoring for continuous improvement. Designers who want color to be consistent in all the channels they are now responsible for can find the help they need in CM, Burgett says.
Frank on Pre-VDP Personalized Direct Mail
Published: January 20, 2017
Frank Romano keeps EVERYTHING. This week he shares his collection of pre-VDP personalized direct mail when everyone was a winner. Direct marketers tried every trick to get you to open the envelope.
The Challenges of Managing Color in a Global Supply Chain at Canadian Tire Retail
Published: January 19, 2017
Angela Stone, Manager of Packaging Optimization at Canadian Tire Retail, is responsible for all of the private label packaging that is used for the wide range of products it offers. It covers all types of packaging, from folding carton to flexible to sewn-in labels. She talks about how she handles color management across this disparate array of packaging applications.
What PDF 2.0 Will Mean for the Printing Industry
Published: January 17, 2017
Mark Lewiecki, Senior Product Manager at Adobe, talks about PDF 2.0, now being developed through the International Standards Organization which has responsibility for the PDF standard. A key new attribute is the ability to put page-level media-specific information directly into the PDF file. The ISO is also defining the metadata as it relates to media, especial for variable data printing, and is incorporating CxF spectral data into the PDF file.
Learn About Anti-Counterfeiting Measures in Packaging
Published: January 17, 2017
Christine Gallagher, Director of Commercialization at Sonoco Trident, a division of the $5.2 billion packaging organization Sonoco, comes from a brand owner background. She speaks about the latest trends in anti-counterfeiting in packaging and how Sonoco Trident controls anti-counterfeiting measures, including reporting, and next generation developments that empower consumers.
Leveraging Standards and Specifications to Get to Great Color
Published: January 16, 2017
Don Hutcheson of HutchColor, one of the industry's most knowledgeable color experts, shares his thoughts on the latest developments in color management and the tools print service providers should have to be able to print to the numbers and deliver against customer color expectations. He explains how industry standards are driving more process control into the art and science of printing.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (131 votes).
In short: Excellent race - great weather and organisation. Will def be back in 2008! In full: Excellent organisation - nice bun & drinks! Got a pb but maybe that's cause it was my first half! Really enjoyed it and will def be back next year. Lovely scenery and couldn't have asked for better weather. The hill at 7 miles took me a bit by surprise and those last 3 miles felt longer! Date of review: November 26, 2007
In short: A good event with some beautiful New Forest scenery en route and enough inclines to make you know you have racedDate of review: November 26, 2007
In short: Excellent Race.... Nice Hills!!In full: Excellent value race, lovely scenic route including the hills!! Definitely running next year. Thsnk you to the helpful, friendly marshalls, cadets and Scouts.Date of review: November 26, 2007
In short: Excellent race, very good atmosphereDate of review: November 26, 2007
In short: Hilly!In full: Quite a few hills on this one, although amazing scenery and near on perfect running weather more than made up for them, as did the t-shirt, medal, tea & bun at the end - Excellent value for money, very well organised.Date of review: November 25, 2007
In short: Beautiful scenery made the hills much easier to takeIn full: Perfect conditions, sunny and mild, fabulous scenery and not as hilly as I was expecting at all. Anyway, what goes up must come down - plenty of downhill as well to take a breather before the next undulation. Enough runners to give it a buzz, but few enough that you can run at your own pace. Good value considering medal, T shirt, drink and bun all included - and good facilities for changing etc. Friendly marshalls. Nice touch having the results on screen at the finish. Highly recommended; thanks to the organisers for a top event. See you next year!Date of review: November 25, 2007
In short: Really well organised and great value!In full: All good, no issues. Big thanks to Jacky for helping me around following a recent injury. Enjoyed the run this morning, not as hard as I was expecting, if I hadnt been nursing an injury it would have been almost perfect.Will be back again next year. Great value too. £13 for a good race, and a tee shirt! cant ask for much more than that.Date of review: November 25, 2007
In short: Very well organised will be back next yearIn full: A very enjoyable run ideal weather with glorious scenery, also ran a PB. Many thanks to all the marshalls and cadets on route. Very generous with T shirt, medal, hots drinks and buns.Many Thanks and see you again next year.Date of review: November 25, 2007
In short: glorious new forest scenery on a sunny dayDate of review: November 25, 2007
In short: Racenewforest does it again!!In full: Yet again Richard and his team have excelled themselves and staged a tremendous race. Chip timing excellent, great to get instant results on screen at the end. Good atmosphere. Weather helped, apart from a cool headwind on many sections. Most enjoyable, and a PB for me. That said it was my first half marathon outside of two Half Ironman triathlons. Will do more, and definitely back for this race next year!!Date of review: November 25, 2007
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I just remembered this comment. It may interest any members who may be thinking about a movable pizza oven.The owner said if doing it again he would go with leaf springs on the trailor, not torsion bar suspension. Don't know why but I'm sure some of you would understand the reason.
I think torsion is easier on the load (the oven). The weight may be too heavy for the axle?


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This week's "Photo of the Week" comes to us from USAID/Vietnam's Richard Nyberg, who took this photo in the central highlands of Vietnam on October 9, 2012. The young girl pictured is one of the many ethnic minority girls benefiting from the support of USAID, the East Meets West Foundation, and the people and authorities in Kon Tum, Vietnam.
On Thursday, October 11, 2012, the world marked the first-ever celebration of the International Day of the Girl Child. As USAID noted on its web page devoted to the day, the occasion provides an opportunity for "reaching out and educating others about the status of girls and the positive results that can be obtained by investing in them" and offers young women an opportunity to interact with positive role models.
The day prior, on October 10, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Archbishop Desmond Tutu spoke to a group of 200 Girl Scouts visiting the Department of State in Washington, D.C. In her remarks, Secretary Clinton spotlighted the issue of child marriage. She said, "Every year, 10 million girls under the age of 18 become child brides, and many of them under the age of 16. And many of those girls are forced into early marriage, which robs them of the opportunity to continue their education, and it threatens their health, and it traps them in lives of poverty."
Secretary Clinton announced new U.S. government and private initiatives to prevent child marriage and promote girls' education around the world. As Secretary Clinton said, "putting women and girls at the center of our foreign policy is not only the right thing to do, it's the smart thing to do. When you give girls the opportunity to go to school, receive quality health care, and be free from violence and discrimination, you are also laying the foundation for stronger families and communities."
U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer observed that as we "mark the first-ever International Day of the Girl Child...we are filled with hope, but also a sense of urgency." As Ambassador Verveer said, we must redouble our efforts to ensure that governments, communities, and families work together to improve the lives of girls worldwide.
You can learn more about U.S. efforts to empower women and girls politically, socially, and economically around the world by following @S_GWI on Twitter or visiting the web page of the State Department's Office of Global Women's Issues. In the comments section below, let us know how you celebrated the first International Day of the Girl Child, or share your thoughts on the challenges facing girls around the world today.
L. in Washington, D.C. writes:
Access to education is one of the greatest challenges facing young women. Many families do not see value in making sure their daughters go to school. This needs to change.
Carol writes:
One question: What does Hillary's statement today say about the character of our president?
Question 2: Does this country's president really care about women's rights when he has a woman taking the fall for him?


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Morning Briefing: 10 Things You Should Know
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- U.S. stock futures were suggesting Wall Street would open higher Wednesday despite "fiscal cliff" concerns in the U.S. and as unions in Spain, Greece and Portugal went on strike to protest anti-austerity measures.
European stocks were falling despite a successful sale by Greece of short-term treasury bills on Tuesday. Asian shares ended Wednesday's trading session with gains as a leadership transition took place in China. Japan's 225 index posted marginal gains and the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.4%.
The economic calendar in the U.S. Wednesday includes retail sales for October at 8:30 a.m. EST, the producer price index for October at 8:30 a.m., business inventories for September at 10 a.m., and the release of the minutes of the Oct. 23-24 policy meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at 2 p.m.
U.S. stocks on Tuesday finished lower as investors piled out of the technology, energy and financial sectors in the final hour of trading.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost nearly 59 points, or 0.46%, to settle at 12,756.
Cisco(CSCO) , the networking giant and Dow component , topped Wall Street's expectations in its latest quarter on both the top and bottom lines.
Cisco reported non-GAAP earnings of $2.57 billion, or 48 cents a share, on revenue of $11.88 billion, up from a year-earlier equivalent profit of $2.32 billion, or 43 cents a share, on revenue of $11.27 billion.
AMD(AMD) denied Tuesday that it's on the block following a report that the No. 2 chipmaker could be be up for sale.
Staples(SPLS) is reporting its third-quarter results before the opening bell Wednesday, and analysts are expecting a profit of 45 cents a share in the October-ended period on revenue of $6.45 billion.
Earnings are also expected Wednesday from Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) , AGCO Corp. (AG) , Bluegreen Corp. (BXG) , DryShips(DRYS) , FriendFinder Networks (FFN) , Hot Topic (HOTT) , Limited Brands (LTD) , Millipore(MIL) , NetApp(NTAP) , New Frontier Media (NOOF) , Petsmart(PETM) , Retalix(RTLX) , Spectrum Brands (SPB) , Tyco International (TYC) , and Williams-Sonoma(WSM) .
Toyota (TM) is recalling almost 2.8 million vehicles around the globe for a water pump problem and a steering shaft defect that may result in faulty steering.
No accidents have been reported related to the two problems, according to Japan's No. 1 automaker on Wednesday.
The Securities and Exchange Commission deepened its probe into whether Knight Capital Group (KCG) did enough to police its trading systems before computer errors caused the brokerage to incur losses of more than $450 million, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
The probe initially focused on what caused the trading errors but it has broadened to look further at Knight Capital's risk-control procedures and its compliance with a rule that requires brokerages to guard against these sorts of problems, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the investigation.


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Never too late for another call up
By NANCY MORGAN
Published May 6, 2007
Greg Jones Seminole/Pasco Hernando CC hopes to return to the mound for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Signed by Angels scout Tom Kotchman in 1997, Jones was called to the majors on three occasions - in 2003, 2005 and 2006.
"In this organization, I need to create a chance to get up there again, " said Jones, 30. "If I get that window of opportunity, then I need to show my consistency in throwing strikes.
"The Angels bullpen is strong and one of the best in Major League Baseball, so it'll be a challenge to get into the mix. I think the best thing I bring to the mound is my ability to throw strikes."
Since joining the Angels' minor-league system 10 years ago, the right-hander has advanced from rookie ball to the AAA Salt Lake City Bees the past four seasons. Through last month, Jones had recorded a 6.75 ERA.
"No doubt the biggest thrill for me was when I was called up the first time in 2003 and both my parents were there, " Jones said. "It was at home in August against Toronto. It made me so proud to have them there to share that whole experience with me."
Jones started playing baseball earlier than even T-ball age and never stopped, even while playing basketball and football in high school. Jones played catcher through his sophomore season at Pasco-Hernando Community College and pitched just one inning there.
"Pitching was never in the fold for me in either high school or at Pasco-Hernando, but for the last 10 years that's what I've done, " Jones said. "When Tom approached me in my sophomore year, he said the Angels had a lot of interest in me as a pitcher. When I saw the opportunity to play professionally, I took it.
"My dream was to play pro sports and as the realization of being a professional baseball player developed, my desire to compete increased. I love the sport, and whenever you're at the professional level - whatever the sport - the true reason to play is the competition."
Jones has settled into the middle reliever position and despite hand and elbow injuries in 2001, shoulder surgery in 2004 as well as bone spurs the same year, he has felt at full speed the past few years.
"I don't have a timeline on how long I'll play baseball, " Jones said, "but when the time comes, I'll be ready to shift gears. If not in baseball, I'll be teaching and coaching football. That's another love of mine and I'd especially like to work with children."
Through Monday, Jones, who earned a 5-6 record with 17 saves and a 4.09 ERA last season with the Bees, and his teammates are in Tacoma, Wash., for a four-game series with Seattle Mariners Triple-A affiliate Tacoma Rainiers.
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Junior Marshall Hampton (Admiral Farragut) leads Case Western Reserve in hitting average (.345), runs (17), hits (33) and RBIs (18).
Last month against John Carroll, Hampton connected for two triples and a double, driving in three runs and scoring three in an 11-9 win. Hampton was named UAA Co-Athlete of the Week.
- Bill Manion (East Lake/Central Florida CC) connected for two hits and an RBI in a 9-8 High Point win over UNC Asheville. The junior outfielder is second on the team in average (.338) with 45 hits and 17 RBIs.
- Right-hander Jason Kiley (Palm Harbor University) hurled a complete game for Florida Gulf Coast in a 4-3 win over Lynn. The senior's 2.99 ERA is the team's best, along with his 7-4 record.
- Florida Gulf Coast freshman Pete Woodworth (St. Petersburg Catholic) has collected a 4-1 pitching record and a 3.95 ERA.
- Junior first baseman John Petika (Clearwater Central Catholic/Central Florida CC) is averaging .347 at the plate for Florida International.
TRIATHLETES: Clearwater graduates Alexandria Lechner and Ryan Repp competed in last month's USAT National Collegiate Championships in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Florida freshman Lechner was 11th overall with a time of 2:16.06 in the 1.5K swim, 40K bike and 10K run. Gator Repp completed the event in 2:34.30 for a fourth overall UF finish.
BASKETBALL: Sophomore Nicole Ryan (Clearwater) started all 32 games for American, averaging 11.6 points for the Patriot League champions. At season's end, the guard recorded 61 3-pointers for the Eagles.
FOOTBALL: Senior wide receiver Trey Schmidt (Shorecrest) led Wake Forest in receiving yards with 45 in the ACC defending champions' spring football game. Redshirt senior wide receiver Kevin Marion (Dixie Hollins) collected 44 and redshirt junior wide receiver Chip Brinkman (Clearwater Central Catholic) posted 34.
TRACK: Senior Ashlee Kidd (St. Petersburg) led Georgia Tech to a fourth-place finish in the ACC Outdoor Championships with a win in the 400 meters. Kidd was second in the 200 and fourth in the 4x100-meter relay.
- Florida sophomore Kallinka Pitt (Seminole) was 11th in the 110 hurdles at the Pepsi Florida Relays last month and first in the shuttle hurdle relay.
SOFTBALL: Sophomore Allison Kidman (Countryside) has recorded career highs in hits (21) and RBIs (12) for Michigan. The outfielder is averaging .269 at the plate.
- Senior Shauna Hawthorne (Seminole/Daytona Beach CC) played in 13 games for Farleigh Dickinson.
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Debates of Feb. 11th, 2011
House of Commons Hansard #129 of the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was workers.
- Question Period
- Privilege
- Africa
- Mount Pearl Frosty Festival
- Shipping Radioactive Waste
- Screening of Workers
- James Pelehos
- Canada Winter Games
- Fort Severn First Nation
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day
- Canada Winter Games
- Child Soldiers
- Taxation
- Protection of Workers
- The Economy
- Child Soldiers
- Canada Games
- Hockey Day in Canada
- Government Spending
- Gateways and Border Crossings
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Quebec City Arena
- Securities
- Public Safety
- Government Appointments
- Conservative Party of Canada
- Natural Resources
- Transport
- Aboriginal Affairs
- International Co-operation
- Sealing Industry
- Afghanistan
- Contraband Tobacco
- Fisheries and Oceans
- Health
- Taxation
- Agri-Food
- Canada Border Service Agency
- International Trade
- Government Priorities
- Taxation
- Infrastructure
- Points of Order
- Canada Elections Act
- Protection of Beneficiaries of Long Term Disability Benefits Plans Act
- Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
- National Anthem Act
- Criminal Code
- Ways and Means
- Disposition of Abolition of Early Parole Act
- Older Workers
Oral Questions
Josée Beaudin Saint-Lambert, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Champlain Bridge is in such a state of disrepair that its entire deck needs to be replaced. According to an engineering report, the patchwork approach announced in the last budget is inadequate because the bridge does not meet earthquake standards and the costs related to extending the life of the bridge are expected to rise quickly.
Can the government tell us what it has planned for the Champlain Bridge? What options are being considered?
Oral Questions
Fort McMurray—Athabasca
Brian Jean Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport
Mr. Speaker, the joint study by the Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated and Le ministère des Transports du Québec will be finalized and delivered to the government by the end of February. Conclusions of the study will be made public after an analysis of the results. Everyone can be assured that we are going to act in the best interests of Quebeckers.
My question is, why did the Bloc members vote against every economic action plan investment that this government put in Quebec, every bridge, every new road? They should be ashamed of themselves.
Oral Questions
Points of Order
Oral Questions
Rob Oliphant Don Valley West, ON
Mr. Speaker, I have a point of order arising out of question period with regard to the answer I received from the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Cooperation.
She would be well aware that her predecessor had to issue an apology for having misled the House of Commons. He had to apologize because he stated that the government's priorities had not been met by the application made by KAIROS for funding its 23 projects. He said that he did not know and was not aware that the priorities had actually been met.
We now know that the priorities of the government were stated to CIDA. KAIROS put in an application, they were approved for funding by the officials and now the parliamentary secretary, once again, has indicated that this application did not meet the priorities.
This is the second time that a member on that side of the House has attempted to mislead us by stating that the government was not made aware of the priorities. It was made aware; it is on the record.
A previous parliamentary secretary has been shuffled out and, once again, the House is being misled. I think the House deserves an explanation.
Oral Questions
Points of Order
Oral Questions
The Speaker Peter Milliken
This is clearly a dispute as to facts. These things happen in the House from time to time, but I do not think it serves as a point of order. I suggest that, if members wish, they can have a debate on the subject, but it will not be now.
Canada Elections Act
Routine Proceedings
Steven Blaney Lévis—Bellechasse, QC
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-623, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (voting with an uncovered face).
Mr. Speaker, I have the pleasure to introduce today, in both of Canada's official languages, English and French, a bill to strengthen public confidence in our democratic system. The proposed legislation would require everyone to uncover his or her face to vote in federal elections. The bill includes an exception for medical reasons. I would like to thank my colleague from Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar for seconding the bill.
This is simple, straightforward legislation that aims to increase the transparency of our democracy. Furthermore, the bill includes an exception for medical reasons.
I invite all parliamentarians to support this bill so that it may be in force during the next federal election.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Protection of Beneficiaries of Long Term Disability Benefits Plans Act
Routine Proceedings
12:05 p.m.
Mark Eyking Sydney—Victoria, NS
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-624, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (providing protection for beneficiaries of long term disability benefits plans).
Mr. Speaker, last Christmas this government left a lump of coal in the stockings of 400 sick and disabled Canadians when the Prime Minister ordered senators to kill a bill that would have prevented their medical benefits from being cancelled.
Aside from it being a right and decent thing to do, Bill S-216 was legally prudent, fiscally sound, and would have saved taxpayers millions of dollars. Despite this, the Prime Minister turned his back on hundreds of sick and disabled Canadians.
Today, I am tabling the bill that would right this wrong and restore the medical and income benefits needed by this group of disabled Canadians. It would also make sure that the rest never find themselves in this situation.
Canadians deserve better than to be thrown to the wolves when they get sick. This bill will work to protect some of the most vulnerable people from having their sick benefits taken away when they are needed the most.
I am happy to present this, proud to support it, and hope that all members will do the same thing.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
Routine Proceedings
12:05 p.m.
Libby Davies Vancouver East, BC
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-625, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (amphetamines).
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise in the House today to introduce this bill. This bill has come about as a result of the original Bill C-15 that came through the House on the mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes. This was a bill that the NDP fought against because we thought it was a very bad bill. We pointed out over and over again that there was no evidence to show that mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes worked.
As we know, that bill eventually passed through the House of Commons and went to the Senate. Then it was eliminated because of prorogation. The bill was reintroduced in the Senate and is actually now back in the House as Bill S-10 , and I am very glad the NDP will remain in opposition to that bill.
However, in debating the bill, we did agree that there was one element of the bill that we thought was important, and that was dealing with amphetamines and how they were listed in the various schedules under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
I made a commitment during the debate that we had on the original bill that I would move a private member's bill to transfer amphetamines from schedule 3 under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to schedule 1 under the same act, so the punishment would be more severe for offences involving amphetamines.
That was something we actually did support in the original bill, so I am pleased to rise in the House today to bring this forward, to make it clear that we did support that element, and we agree that those drugs should be moved from schedule 3 to schedule 1.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
National Anthem Act
Routine Proceedings
12:05 p.m.
Libby Davies Vancouver East, BC
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-626, An Act to amend the National Anthem Act (gender neutral).
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise again in the House to present this bill. It is actually a very simple bill, but I know it would probably generate a fair amount of debate. It has to do with our national anthem, O Canada. It was a bill that was formerly presented by my colleague, Judy Wasylycia-Leis. I know she felt very strongly about this.
It is basically a bill that would substitute the words "of us" for the words "thy sons" in the English version of the national anthem, thus making it gender neutral.
I was going to sing the new version, but my colleagues talked me out of putting people through that pain. I think people are very familiar with going to public events and actually hearing a growing number of people voluntarily substituting gender neutral language in our national anthem.
I know some people do not agree with that. They say that it should stay the way it was written, so I think we will probably have quite an interesting debate on this. Nevertheless, I put it forward because I think it is important that our language be gender neutral.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Criminal Code
Routine Proceedings
12:10 p.m.
Joe Comartin Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-627, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sports betting).
Mr. Speaker, this is a piece of legislation that we would be amending that goes back hundreds of years, back to the British parliament. It was introduced as part of the transfer of legislation here.
At the current time, we are allowed to bet in Canada legally in several areas, but in particular on sports activities, and only if it is three or more events. That is the legality. It is strange how that came about. I do not fully understand it.
The effect of this bill would be to allow us to bet on individual events. There is a great deal of criminal activity that is going on, both inside and outside the country, where moneys are flowing out and Canadians are betting illegally on those activities.
This would be a way of allowing government, and government agencies, to run these events much as we allow for casinos and horse racing betting, so it would move it into that area. I have heard from all the casinos and a good number of the provinces. They want the ability to do this.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Criminal Code
Routine Proceedings
12:10 p.m.
Joe Comartin Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-628, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (consent).
Mr. Speaker, this is a bill that really should not be coming forward by way of private members. The Minister of Justice should have brought this in quite some time ago.
These particular sections of the Criminal Code discriminate against the gay community with regard to sexual activity and the age of consent with regard to that sexual activity.
The pertinent section has actually been struck down by more than one court in this country, including at least one appeals court. In spite of that, the government, and the previous Liberal government, have not moved to correct that discrimination which exists in the Criminal Code and this bill in fact would do it.
Members will see that there are 12 or 15 sections of the code that have to be amended in order to do away with that discrimination against the gay community
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Notice of Motion
Ways and Means
Routine Proceedings
February 11th, 2011 / 12:10 p.m.
Peter Van Loan Minister of International Trade
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 83(1), I have the honour to table a notice of a ways and means motion to amend the Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act, 2006. I ask that an order of the day be designated for consideration of the motion.
Mr. Speaker, while I am on my feet, I move:
That the House do now proceed to orders of the day.
Notice of Motion
Ways and Means
Routine Proceedings
12:10 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
The House has heard the terms of the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
Notice of Motion
Ways and Means
Routine Proceedings
12:10 p.m.
Some hon. members
Notice of Motion
Ways and Means
Routine Proceedings
12:10 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
All those in favour of the motion will please say yea.
Notice of Motion
Ways and Means
Routine Proceedings
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Suspended police officer resigns
JOHNSTOWN – A city police officer who was suspended last summer resigned earlier this month in the midst of his disciplinary hearing.
Police Chief Mark Gifford on Tuesday said former Johnstown police Officer Jason Kohout resigned March 7 during a disciplinary hearing for him in Johnstown.
He said the officer was represented by Police Benevolent Association attorney John Grant, who couldn't be reached Tuesday or this morning for comment.
The chief said he can't say publicly the reason for Kohout's resignation or why he was suspended.
Kohout was suspended by the city July 5 without pay, but after 30 days, he had his pay reinstated.
Mayor Sarah Slingerland has declined to comment on the matter, saying it is a confidential personnel issue.
Johnstown PBA President Eric Johnson couldn't be reached for comment this morning.
Gifford said with Kohout's resignation, the Johnstown Police Department is down to 23 officers. He said Kohout will be replaced.
Kohout is the second city police official to resign in the middle of a disciplinary hearing in recent years.
Former police Chief Greg Horning retired May 24, 2011, while facing disciplinary charges that never were made public. Horning had been on leave and served a dozen years as chief.
Kohout had earned an annual salary of about $50,000 as a night-shift officer. City officials have not said what his disciplinary hearing was about, but said it had nothing to do with an incident in June 2009, when Kohout was an off-duty Gloversville police officer.
The incident in Montgomery County involved a Sprakers man who claimed he was beaten at a fundraiser for the Fultonville Volunteer Fire Department.
According to a June 2010 lawsuit filed by victim Timothy Tambasco, Kohout used "excessive or unreasonable force" to help other officers detain Tambasco.


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Hit And Run In City Leads To Charges
On Friday evening, the Jamestown Police Department was able to locate the driver of a vehicle who fled the scene of an accident that injured a 6-year-old child.
According to police, at approximately 5:25 p.m. on Friday evening officers responded to South Main Street near Harrison Street for a personal injury automobile accident. Upon investigation it was determined that Tyler R. LeBarron, 19, of Linden Avenue was traveling northbound on South Main Street in a 2000 Ford Explorer when he struck a 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe, and proceeded to leave the scene. A 6-year-old victim, who was a passenger in the Hyundai, had minor non-life-threatening injuries as a result from the collision.
A witness was able to provide officers with a description of the vehicle and license plate number. LeBarron's vehicle was stopped a short time later on the 800 block of Spring Street. LeBarron was charged with following too closely, unsafe tires, no insurance, and misdemeanor charges of inadequate brakes and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident. His vehicle was impounded and he was transported to the Jamestown City Jail and held on a $500 bail.


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Wind power competitive source of energy
To the editor:
A recent editorial ("Obama energy plan is huge new tax," Sept. 23) misstated the facts on American wind power. Already the largest source of new generating capacity added in 2012, wind has proven itself a competitive and rapidly growing form of generation as older fossil fuel plants becoming increasingly more expensive to maintain.
Wind power is a significant contributor to economic development and operates on very competitive terms with other forms of energy. The wind industry has been especially valuable in promoting economic development in rural areas, and supports communities across the nation with more than $400 million in annual lease payments to land owners and property taxes.
Landowners can realize lease payments of up to $120,000 over a 20-year period for each wind turbine installed on their property. According to a 2013 report from the Energy Information Agency (EIA), newly built wind generation is cost-competitive with all forms of electricity, second only to natural gas.
Wind power also acts as an important hedge against price volatility in the chaotic natural gas market. Adding wind to a portfolio of different energy sources helps to insulate consumers against the risk of rising fuel costs over the long term. While natural gas prices remain potentially volatile, wind power helps to stabilize prices on the grid, a critical part of supplying electricity at the lowest possible cost.
David Sparby, president and CEO of Northern States Power Co.-Minnesota, has spoken out in favor of wind energy's competitiveness and its ability to reduce market volatility, saying "Wind prices are extremely competitive right now, offering lower costs than other possible resources, like natural gas plants. These projects offer a great hedge against rising and often volatile fuel prices."
Furthermore, wind power has already established its value in the most demanding grid environments. At one point in 2013, Texas wind power set a new record by providing 35 percent of the state's electricity needs. In Colorado, there are several instances where more than 55 percent of the electricity on the grid came directly from wind power. These states are not low-demand environments.
America needs wind as a key part of its energy mix. Clean, competitive, and homegrown, wind power is already providing significant benefits to American consumers.
Travis H. Clendenen
Ventura, Iowa


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It's Friday, August 27th. The Lindfors need to be back in NY by Monday night so Eric can "get oriented" at his new middle school on Tuesday morning, August 31. They're heading home, but the wind isn't out of our voyageurs sails yet.
The actual pedal to the metal didn't actually start until after the Lindfors' first planned stop, just 40 miles southeast of Moran, Wyoming. Their number one goal today is to see the a Jackalope. Since Steve was a kid he'd heard about the Jackalope, and thought it was a mythical creature. But it's not. They heard there was a Jackalope specimen in Dubois, Wyoming and they were determined to find it. Another first! In fact, to show you how high this event registered on Steve's "Thrill-O-Meter," he even bought a Jackalope t-shirt to commemorate the event. And of course they have pictures to prove that they saw the beast and Jackelopes, indeed, exist.
The drive from Dubois into Nebraska, 500 miles through central Wyoming vastness via Cheyenne, Wyoming and south to Interstate 80, was actually wonderful, according to Steve. We've had several long conversations about the wonder of driving vacations and how it allows the magic of being able to see horizons in all four directions, especially in the West. As opposed to air travel, the journey keeps you connected to the earth and to the people that live in the country. Small towns, back roads, diners–a veritable gold mine of experiences waiting to be had.
By Friday night the Lindfors call it quits in Sidney, Nebraska. At this point they are due south of Rapid City, South Dakota, closing the elliptical circle that will take them back to New York. Plus, bonus! There's a treat to be had at the end of the day in Sidney. And, for our foursome, that treat is spelled S-H-O-P-P-I-N-G!
Can you say Cabela's? The Cabela's that claims to be "the World's Foremost Outfitter of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear" was founded in 1961 as a mail order business and, by 1969, was operating out of a 50,000 square-foot vacant John Deere building in downtown Sidney, Nebraska. The Lindfors love Cabela's stores! If you can't be outdoors then enjoy the outdoors indoors. "What a treat to have visited the mother ship," says Steve. Sidney, Nebraska's world-headquarters Cabela's store has grown to an amazing flagship size of 250,000 sq. ft.—offering everything and anything outdoors-men and women could possibly want. The Lindfors had a ball cruising the store and checking out all the outdoor gear on display. I'm told Janet did some serious shopping before they tucked in for the night. "Janet loves to shop there and so do I," says Steve, obviously happy about the day and its fortuitous ending.
Saturday, August 28, 2010. Up and At 'Em Early. Today entailed more eastward bound driving but it was not without stops along the way, of course. After all, this IS the Lindfors. Steve reports that the family, throughout their drive across the Nebraska, see a lot of long, long trains traversing the state. Some passenger, some freight and cargo.
Like millions of pioneers crossing the United States along the California, Mormon and Oregon Trails, the Lindfors couldn't wait to see and encounter the prominent historic landmark called Chimney Rock. Designated as an Historic Marker in August, 1956 its unique spire rises 470 ft. above the North Platte River and was a signal to pioneers that they were officially leaving the plains area of the United States, facing mountainous and treacherous terrain ahead. "It was also a pony express stop too," chimed in Steve as he's describing how cool it was to see the rock and the nearby Visitor Center.
They could hardly wait to reach their next stop and continue the "love story" information search about Buffalo Bill Cody, the incredible legend, rancher, scout, showman and buffalo hunter they "discovered" in Cody, Wyoming. Back in the day, Buffalo Bill Cody owned a 4000+ acre ranch in Lincoln, NB that was called Scout's Rest Ranch. William Cody built his grand Victorian-style home in 1886, along with a very large barn—that now serves as a museum, housing his Wild West Show memorabilia. This world-famous all-out "Western" production afforded Buffalo Bill the money to build such a lavish residence and acquire so much land. "He was obviously very wealthy," said Steve. The Lindfors were amazed by the size of the stables and poked around the museum, searching to find out more particulars of the Wild West Show. "He took the show to Europe, all over Europe," said Steve obviously drawn by the grandness of Cody's efforts, especially for those times. "The show toured England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Russia and France. There was a drum that listed all the places they performed; it was really impressive. He even incorporated Sitting Bull into his show. You can watch film clips of the show taken on the tour around the United States! It was only the movies that brought his style of showmanship and entertainment to a halt. I find this guy so interesting, I want to read up more about him once I get back to New York. What a fascinating life he lived!"
Steven was also stoked to visit one of his famous football team's "headquarters." "I have always loved the Nebraska Cornhuskers so it was great to be near the stadium and have my picture taken." Janet also got to visit another visitor center and has determined that perusing these places is an essential element to doing car travel right. "You find out what a state has to offer in one easy stop. The historic stuff, the cultural stuff, the good restaurants and out of the way attractions. Plus, meeting all the different people is fun," adds Janet, "Marilyn was particularly nice."
Steven begins to muse about going back home. "We're all getting sad at this point," Steven points out. This has just been the best trip. The weather's been beautiful, we haven't been cut off in traffic for days, haven't experienced any road rage and we've met the friendliest people. The waitresses! The waitresses are so nice!" We can't believe it.
Sunday, August 29, 2010. If it's Sunday it's must be Iowa and Indiana. Our vacationers press on, still stopping here and there for food and fun but mostly just heading East, and a little bit south so they can swing through Bloomington, Illinois to see relatives while on their way back home. "Iowa was a lot like Nebraska, said Steve.
"Very pleasant, interesting countryside. We were amazed at how many wind farms were out there—and there's more going up. The trucks carrying the wind blades were on the highway and it was a sight to see them up close. Just one blade is gigantic!" exclaims Steve. "We also stopped at Freedom Rock and had our picture taken. I guess the artist repaints the rock every year to commemorate and memorialize certain soldiers, groups or battles. It was pretty cool actually. We stopped for a spell at John Wayne's birthplace, too. It was hard for us to cross the Mississippi again, that's for sure. Officially, we were no longer 'out West' and it was sad."
I can't wind down the trip without reporting one last "first" for Steven Lindfors. At the regionally-famous Machine Shed restaurant in Davenport, Iowa (a place originally dedicated to farmers) Steve ate his very first EVER country fried steak—with white gravy! Doesn't seem possible or plausible, does it? He was initially leery of the "pasty concoction" called gravy but said it was actually delicious. The family loved this place! "The food was unbelievable. They sold root beer called "Dang" and chocolate flavored bacon! Eric loved that one. Plus, they even had bacon flavored toothpicks. It cracked us up."


text: Might want to define an interface the runtime has to make available (likely exactly matches HubClient) such that widgets can have a well-defined way to publish events as well as doing dynamic subscribes. Rich Thompson IBM T.J. Watson Research Center / Hawthorne, NY From: Jon Ferraiolo/Menlo Park/IBM To: Rich Thompson/Watson/IBM at IBMUS Cc: "gadgets at openajax.org" <gadgets at openajax.org>, gadgets-bounces at openajax.org, "ide at openajax.org" <ide at openajax.org> Date: 04/06/2009 01:46 PM Subject: Re: [OpenAjaxGadgets] [OpenAjaxIDE] Property onChange notification events Regarding explicit mention of OpenAjax Hub in the spec, it seems like we should be able to find a way to describe the necessary behavior (i..e, message transmission and reception) without having to mention a particular technology (i.e., the Hub). Jon Rich Thompson/Watson/IBM at IBMUS Sent by: gadgets-bounces at openajax.org 04/06/2009 06:12 AM To "gadgets at openajax.org" <gadgets at openajax.org>, "ide at openajax.org" <ide at openajax.org> cc Subject Re: [OpenAjaxGadgets] [OpenAjaxIDE] Property onChange notification events I agree that a widget only has its subscribe handler invoked if someone outside the widget causes the property value to be updated (actual value change). Likewise, an event is only published if the widget causes the property value to change. It also is reasonable to have an overall namespace for topics with the default being the widget's namespace. Reading through the quoted portions of the spec was tough with my spec writer hat on. The reason is that I firmly believe specs should be loosely coupled unless the specified functionality can not be achieved with a loose coupling (rare). This section explicitly requires use of the Hub spec without any real need for that requirement (i.e. any event distribution mechanism would be fine, the Hub is an example). Is there a reason for such tight coupling other than both are being defined under the OAA umbrella?? Rich From: Howard Weingram <weingram at tibco.com> To: "gadgets at openajax.org" <gadgets at openajax.org>, "ide at openajax.org" <ide at openajax.org> Date: 04/06/2009 06:55 AM Subject: [OpenAjaxIDE] Property onChange notification events I have some questions, comments and proposals. The IDE spec currently says the following: ========== The publish attribute. Boolean. Default value is 'false'. If true, indicates that the user agent should publish an event on the OpenAjax Hub whenever the value of the property changes. Attribute 'topic' indicates the name of the topic that is used when that event is published. 2009-02-23 Jon: I updated the description [MASHUP] The subscribe attribute. Boolean. Default value is 'false'. If true, indicates that the user agent should subscribe to property change events on the OpenAjax Hub for the topic indicated by the 'topic' attribute, and update this property to the new value that is received. 2009-02-23 Jon: I updated the description [MASHUP] The topic attribute. String. Defaults to NULL. Identifies the topic name that is published to (if 'publish' is true) and/or subscribed to (if 'subscribe' is true) on the OpenAjax Hub. If the attribute is not specified, or is NULL or the empty string, and if 'publish' is true or 'subscribe' is true, then the value of the 'name' attribute is used as the topic name. (Note that providing a value to 'topic' has no effect if 'publish' is false and 'subscribe' is false.) [MASHUP] ========== Problems: 1. This appears to state that the property name must be used as the default topic. Topics SHOULD be namespaced. Namespacing ensures that different organizations can specify their own sets of topics without causing endless collisions. Using a single-token topic like "accountNo," as the spec appears to require, is GUARANTEED to result in topic name collisions between different families of widgets, balkanizing the application space, causing a lot of trouble when widgets receive incompatible data on overly generic topics, and greatly reducing the usefulness of the standard. PROPOSAL: (If property names are used to implicitly define topics), widget.xml MUST specify a topic prefix that namespaces these implicitly defined topics. 2. Does a change notification get sent each time setPropertyValue is called, even if this does not change the property value? (i.e. can SetPropertyValue be used to affirm an existing value?) Or does a change notification only get sent if the value has actually changed? To determine whether the new value is different from the old value, setPropertyValue would need to traverse the value, which might be a complex object, and directly compare old and new values. PROPOSAL: setPropertyValue ALWAYS forces a change notification to be published, even if the data did not actually change. 3. If subscribe and publish are both true, we need to specify the behavior. a. Does the widget see its own updates? PROPOSAL: NO. b. If the answer to (a) is "yes", then does the widget distinguish its own updates from others' in some way? If not, then because of #2, there will be infinite loops. 4. If an update event arrives and updates the property value, this change MUST NOT cause another update notification to be published. Update notifications are published only when the setPropertyValue function is called explicitly. The expected behavior of properties & their update events needs to be clearly defined in the specification to avoid different vendors from implementing mutually incompatible behavior. Your thoughts welcome. Regards, Howard -- Howard Weingram 650.846.1000 Principal Architect TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO PageBus(TM) delivers ultra-lightweight publish-subscribe messaging for mash-ups. Learn more at http://www.pagebus.org _______________________________________________ IDE mailing list IDE at openajax.org http://openajax.org/mailman/listinfo/ide _______________________________________________ gadgets mailing list gadgets at openajax.org http://openajax.org/mailman/listinfo/gadgets -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://openajax.org/pipermail/gadgets/attachments/20090407/e54ab3d9/attachment.html


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Official *What did you get in the mail today?* Thread!!!
Good mail day today. I got my Red Leaf Tea order. A two large bags of MATCHAccino mix. One Tiramsu and one Pumpkin Pie both with Robust flavor. Can't wait to try it.
AND……..I got the most amazing swap box from JackieT. I love it. Tons of great samples to try. It's at my new address waiting for me to be done moving and settle in with a cup of tea. Thank you so much.
Yesterday I got my order from Mandala. 4oz of Special Dark pu'er and samples of Big Red Robe Dark Roast and Yunnan Beauty.
After fretting for 2 days about my Nina's order potentially being lost in the mail, it's HERE! Thank goodness! I've been waiting to order Grand Amour for awhile and now I have a beautiful 100g tin of it! Nina's also sent me samples of Magicienne and Jasmin! Yay! (And Phew!!)
Big package day today. I got my variable temperature kettle, which I am very excited to use. I also got a takeya flash chill iced tea maker; however, it arrived with its lid broken! And, Amazon won't replace it…I can only get a refund. Have to take it to UPS store to ship back. What a hassle! I really wanted to make iced tea too! Guess I'll just pick a new one up at DavidsTea.
Bummer that the ice tea maker came broke. That's never fun. Though it's strange that Amazon won't replace it. Usually they're pretty easy going with stuff like that.
Ya, it's from one of their sellers. It is a bummer, especially since it was the reason I even started to think about an order. At least the kettle and the tea are awesome!!
Verdant Reserve Club May shipment! Gotta find time to have some tomorrow before I leave town on Sunday!
Happy Mother's Day fellow Steepsters!
I got my order from Butiki and one from Steven Smith – amid all the excitement, I was amused at the huge contrast between the two. The Butiki order was all in those beautifully decorated bags, there were SO MANY SAMPLES (huge thank you to Stacy, if you're reading!), and it smelled unbelievably good, while the SS order contained 3 rather severely smart silver packages of unflavoured black teas. Different styles indeed. :)
Oooh, I'm sorry sil. Two of your very favourites too! But awesome Stacy gave me a sample of gluten-free Ruby Pie, which I'll drink in your honour!
haha no i'm super glad that you received your order! I hope you love at least a few of them :) i just have to hold out and not order…sooo many teas to go through!
Looking forward to seeing your reviews on stacy's teas but also the SS teas that i haven't yet tried :)
Hallieod-You're welcome! Hope you enjoy the teas! :)
sil & Stacy – already in love with the Caramel Vanilla Assam – SO GOOD. (Usual amounts of chaos ramped up here, so may not get to the tasting notes as quickly as I'd like.)
TastyBrew I got the Brahmin, the Assam (*sil*'s doing!), and the Ceylon Dimbulla.
Now, if only I could stay home and drink tea all day…
Apparently my tealux order arrived, but I have to wait till 8:30, before I can get it in my hands.
So much pu-erh & 2 samples of brand new pu-erh
I got a crazy amazing swap in the mail today from Dexter3657 and I've been on a tea excitement high since I got it (appx 4:45pm ET)
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If you want to get to know Aaron Lewis, just listen to The Road. On his first full-length album, the Grammy Award-nominated, multi-platinum singer, songwriter and guitarist tells one story after another. Echoing traditional country, some of those tales are hilarious and heartwarming, while others are pensive and personal. Nevertheless, they're all equally powerful, vibrant and unforgettable. For Lewis, The Road continues to wind and surprise like it always has.
In 2011, Lewis formally arrived in the country world with the release of his debut EP Town Line. Highlighted by the success of gold-selling single "Country Boy" featuring the legendary George Jones and Charlie Daniels, the seven-song EP reached #1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart and #7 on the Billboard Top 200 upon release. Lewis also received two Academy of Country Music nominations for "Vocal Event of the Year" for "Country Boy" (for his work as artist and as co-producer) as well as two CMT nominations-one for "USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year" and another for "Collaborative Video of the Year." Simultaneously, the music video for the single stirred similar fan fervor, surpassing 12 million views on YouTube and 3 million on CMT.com. After a whirlwind year, Lewis began working on what would become The Road in the fall of 2011.
In many ways, The Road brings things full circle for Lewis. "I'm really hoping the songs speak for themselves," he concludes. "I hope people hear the record and realize that this is all me. There's nothing more to say. I'm just writing songs like I have been for my whole career." That's all he really has to do. For Aaron Lewis, The Road looks brighter than ever.
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Katie Lee's vibrant, stylish wardrobe isn't dictated by her workplace. Her office—she's a Web content strategist for Jewelry Television—is comfortable and laid-back. (Lucky.) But Katie, who's a fashion blogger in her free time, likes to step up her game with bright hues and pretty pieces. As a lifelong Southerner, Katie likes to mix gingham, pearls, and sundresses with edgier, more modern elements.
"I don't ever want to look like a classic Southern belle," she says. "But there's something about that girl that's very much a part of me."
What's your daytime work style?
Our work environment is business casual (it's jeans-friendly), but I typically like to dress up most days. You can usually find me in heels and a colorful pencil skirt or a fun printed dress. I do dress down some outfits by throwing on a denim jacket or cute loafers.
How do you take your look from office to evening?
I usually stash some glam jewelry in my bag to dress up my work look for an evening date or happy hour with the girls. I often take into consideration what my postwork plans are when deciding what to wear—that makes for an easy transition. Strappy heels, pretty jewelry, or an embellished jacket are my go-tos to throw on after work.
My jewelry favorites are almost always changing. I've been a big fan of stacked bracelets for a while, but lately I've shifted to statement necklaces and dainty rings. I'm really loving a bold, sparkly necklace—even better if you pile on three or four at a time! I also am really into slim, stackable rings. They look great spread out or all stacked on one finger.
What's your weekend style?
My weekend style is pretty laid back. This fall I'm reaching for easy dresses and menswear-style flats or casual booties. In the colder months I layer my dresses: with a denim vest and leather jacket, or just with a big scarf, a coat, and tights. One of my favorite parts about dressing for the colder months is layering.
What's your best piece of personal style advice?
Don't be afraid to mix and match unexpected colors. I'm crazy about color and usually try to find an unexpected color combo for my outfits. A summer favorite was purple and orange. I'm not sure what I'll reach for this fall, but I'm excited to find out.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (16 votes).
In short: Well organised great run with fabulous sceneryIn full: Well organised run with brilliant marshals. Tough course for a beginner like me, felt like a hill around every corner although really enjoyed the scenery between mile 6-10. Yes there is a big hill just after 10 miles, but I chose to walk up it and save my legs. The marshals cheered you on at every point, the water stations were well spaced out and the sponges were an added bonus. Finish through central park and then onto the track where everyone cheered you on for a sprint finish. Got a medal, banana and squash at the end. Oh and a 20% off Sweatshop voucher which was great. No need for a goody bag and I thought it was reasonably priced at £19 for affiliated runners. I wouldn't do it again, but only because the hills were just a bit too challenging for me. But as a local half marathon, very well organised and great support.Date of review: July 23, 2012
In short: 3rd Time in Five years but i wish they would address water station locationsIn full: Being very local third time done this in five years have no other half marathon race experience to compare this too it is hard with the three especially gore Hill its well organised my only gripe is the water stations they seem to be tightly grouped first six miles then we have a long run and then gore hill without one surely the water station can be positiond at darenth country park entrance i gave up on this hill for the third succesive year all my hill running which is a lot was forgottenyou do need a drink before this not after in the grounds of fleet estate Sponges were nice touch again and thank you to the kind lady who gave me some jelly babies at darenth thank you all in all will be back but please address gore hill issue i think it costs everyone at least 2 to three minutes Date of review: July 23, 2012
In short: ....of all the days for the sun to finally appear!In full: Very hot day and a scenic but challenging course. Made sure I remembered the sun cream as it was scorching hot even though it was a 9am start. 3 big climbs but I was determined to run them all.....and did....just! Dipped just under my pb too so I was chuffed to buggery. Good organisation and encouraging marshalls. Would recommend.Date of review: July 23, 2012
In short: A challenging course, the encouraging marshalls really helpedIn full: Was a lovely sunny morning, hot but not baking, I was defeated by the monster hill and had to walk it. Didn't feel it was great value for money, just getting a medal and a banana, however still enjoyed it and hope to be back next year. Date of review: July 22, 2012
In short: More up than down!In full: Mostly ok views. Was a hot day. Lots of hills and one killer hill at 10 miles. Lack of water station before this hill. Overall an ok race but quite pricy considering there was no goody bag. Date of review: July 22, 2012
In short: Undulating is the word!In full: Third half marathon and first time in Dartford. Looking at the race pack I knew I probably wouldn't PB this race due to the hills, but before the big hill at the end I was actually on course for a PB! Gutted!Other than that and the fact that we had a sunny day in this freak wet summer we have been saying it was a great morning, other runners were friendly and chatty and the organisation was really good.No goody bag as such, but you get a medal, banana and as much water as you want. In fact better than a **** goody bag filled with leaflets and pistachios...Water stations were great (and needed) not that many spectators, but the route was across country roads so understandable.However, it also means I have to run another half to get a sub 2hour PB!Thank you!Date of review: July 22, 2012
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Skip to comments.Tax Deal Set, But No Agreement on Sequester (How Is This A "Deal?")
Posted on 12/31/2012 1:35:27 PM PST by SkyPilot
Senate leaders appear to have reached a bipartisan agreement to avoid midnight tax increases, embracing a $450,000 earnings threshold for extending existing tax rates.
But agreement remained out of reach Monday on how to avert $110 billion in automatic fiscal 2013 spending cuts scheduled to begin Jan. 2.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested that Congress move ahead with tax legislation and continue to work on the sequester part in the coming months.
We have reached agreement on all of the tax issues, McConnell, R-Ky., told the Senate. Lets take what has been agreed to and get moving. . . . We all want to protect taxpayers and we can get it done now, right now.
McConnell spoke shortly after President Barack Obama, in a pep rally-style appearance that irritated some Republicans, said a deal is within sight and claimed victory in his bid to make upper-bracket taxpayers pay more.
Wall Street applauded Mondays news, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumping 80 points within minutes after McConnell spoke.
However, Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., called an apparent decision to renew extended unemployment benefits, very, very important.
An agreement on what to do about the automatic spending cuts, or sequester, appeared to remain out of the negotiators reach. Republican senators said the issue was complicated by Obamas comment Monday that any replacement for the sequester must include revenue increases, and not rely solely on alternative spending cuts.
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Just great.
What are the Republicans doing? They KNOW that the hostage in the room has always been the US military. They negotiated this bad deal back in 2011, knowing that the DoD was ~18% of the budget, but would take 50% of the Sequestration cuts.
Now, they are backing away from sparing the military from being gutted in 2 days.
Thanks a bunch GOP!
AP has already reported we are going over the cliff.
Any word on the debt ceiling?
The house won't go along with this. But that doesn't matter. All obama has to do is sign an EO and everything hums right along.
"A senior Republican Senate aide passes along the tax terms of the deal being worked out by Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill and the White House to avert the "fiscal cliff." These terms are "locked," says the source, between Senate Republicans and the White House:
· Permanent extension of current rates on income below $400k (singles) and $450k (married). · Permanent 15% rate on cap gains and dividends for income below $400k (single), $450k (married). · Permanent 20% capital gains & dividends for those above $400k (single), $450k (married). · Permanent death tax at $5M exemption but a 40% Rate (as of tomorrow, exemption would be on estates valued at $1m at a 55% rate) · Permanent AMT patch · One year extension of 50% Bonus Depreciation No changes to the already scheduled sequestration cuts have been "locked," I'm told.
That, to me, means that the GOP has completely caved. Not only do they give the Democrats everything they wanted, but the GOP is going to allow the defense budget to suffer what even Leon Panetta says is "disaster for the military."
This is going over the cliff - I don't care how they sell it.
Once again, the left will get everything they want. We end up with an even more progressive tax system.
The debt ceiling is now completely out of the discussion.
Sometimes it is hard to understand why these politicians are entitled to a salary. Most of these people could not make it in the private sector.
Wow, tax increases AND the military will be gutted. Who knew the "super committee" deals would end up like this? Oh yeah, that's right...everyone.
Good Cop/Bad Cop. They probably had this all figured out months ago.
Go over the friggen cliff. Oboma doesn't have that much more support than republicans, and the other 20% will see nothing but an Oboma tax increase (Who's John Bohner? Never heard of him).
Go over the cliff, and Oboma will go over right along with us. Take that SOB down!
In an amazing bit of magic, the GOP manages to play the villan even towards its Conservative base.
Not only do they fold on everything the Democrats want (taxes, unemployment handouts, tuition tax breaks for perpetual students, zero entitlement reform, etc), they lead the charge to punish the US military!
Sequestration was a bad deal to begin with. They were mad to agree to it and hope that a "Super Committee" led by radical Democrats would actually work to stop the runaway train of entitlements.
Now, the GOP is the one pounding the fiscal stake into the already wounded (by previous $450 Billion in cuts) Pentagon.
With "friends" like these, who needs enemies?
By signing up to the tax cuts for the middle class, but allowing the Pentagon cuts, the GOP is handing the Democrats the gun during the negotiations.
It is mind boggling how stupid they really are.
This part is just simply the only possible ending for the "super committee" deals. There's no way, apart from Romney beating Obama this past NOV, that this was going to come to any other outcome. If that really was what the RNC was banking on with this deal, then they're not just dumb, they're impossibly reckless. Keep them away from roulette wheels at the casino...
As far as spending, it sounds like the cuts go into effect. Personally I hope they're made permanent and extended to other areas. My view is that there's plenty of bloat that can be cut in every department, including the DOD.
Most of these people could not make it in the private sector.
They know that ,it's why they ran for office.
Good pay, Good benefits ,Perks on and beneath the table, an office staff to kiss their ass, free trips, a good parking spot, haircuts,lobbyist money and tips on the market, they all end up millionaires, and on top of that get great pensions and no Obmacare.
The GOP caves again.
And now it's time for conservatives to come to their senses. You cannot be a registered Republican and call yourself a conservative.
There is no such thing as a RINO. The sobriquet "Republican in name only" makes no sense at all when being a Republican means giving in to whatever demands are made by the far left wing of the Democratic Party. "Republican in name only" implies that "Real Republicans" stand for something other than an ever-expanding Welfare State. "Real Republicans" stand for big government; as much as any Democrat.
It's time to declare yourselves: Are you conservatives or are you "Real Republicans"? You cannot be both.
I agree with you. The rhetoric from the media and the Democrats is to the left of Joseph Stalin. They actually believe that other people's businesses, farms, homes, bank accounts, and savings belongs to Washington to begin with, and as our Masters, we surfs should kiss their posteriors and be thankful they don't take it all (cue George Harrison).
There is a reason God commanded that we Do Not Covet.
What the Democrats (read: Communists) practice is not only sinful, it flies in the face of the Almighty, and they will someday answer to Him for it.
As far as spending, it sounds like the cuts go into effect. Personally I hope they're made permanent and extended to other areas. My view is that there's plenty of bloat that can be cut in every department, including the DOD.
There is "bloat" in any organization, including the car dealerership that didn't fix my car properly for the 3rd time, the real estate office that I paid that seemed to have 6 women on staff whose job it was to stare at the fax machine, and my kid's school that takes 70% of my five figure property taxes.
The DoD is the only Federal institution that takes on a global mission and performs thousands of missions magnificently every day. When disaster, war, and terror strike us, it answers. It is also a Constitutional institution. Someone name another Federal agency that can fill those squares.
What hurts the most is that it seems to be the GOP that is now the advocate of gutting the military.
They snatch defeat from the jaws of victory time, and time again.
Yes, I certainly agree with that. Personally I think that if we're going to cut funding for the DOD then every other gency should be hit with much larger cuts as a percent of their expenditures. And I think that's an argument that could be sold to the public using your above statement. Sadly I'm doubtful that it will actually occur, though.
Do everything you can in the next 6-8 weeks to be as prepared as you can be for the next year (lest you suffer trying to prepare during a collapsed or inflated economy). These pissants (ALL of DC, I don't care what party denomination is after their names) KNOW some serious shit is coming and wont admit that there is no averting the collapse. Things are set for the perfect storm as more and more and more are laid off or otherwise fired. The Producers will NOT be able to support this country. It is now spiraling and I fear the "out of control" part has already been passed.
Is anyone beginning to suspect that the cuts are being forced from without, and this massive, drawn out bit of theatre is just a game of musical chairs, trying to minimize political fallout by appearing to attempt to placate various political factions?
It is a deal to kick the can down the road.
Essentially, the Bush tax cuts, so reviled by the communists, was allowed to expire so that those same communists could rewrite them and pass them and thus claim that THEY are the party of lower taxes (the GOP failed us and the nation). In rewriting the taxes, they employed Orwellian Newspeak and implemented a higher tax rate on "the wealthy," which was really an assault on small businesses (S-corp) who file their business taxes on their personal income tax forms and increased the income and capital gains on the 1%, which will have a massive trickle-down effect on investment and especially consumption (which is 1/3 of the GDP).
They also increased spending massively (1/3of the GDP, so they hope they can lie about the GDP in half a year and say, "See, communism increases prosperity").
They also delayed the sequestration (spending part) of the bill two months, so we all get to sit through the joy of this BS theater from now till then and through that farce of a fight (hint: the GOP has already lost that argument).
How the communists plan on spending that increased budgetary spending allotment since we've hit the debt ceiling is confusing for many people. But it is really quite simple: Obammie the Commie is a dictator who wipes his skinny ass with the US Constitution. As they are creating money and spending it by fiat, so he will spend beyond the debt ceiling set by congress (in accordance with that toilet paper he uses) by his own fiat.
Folks, the left, the communists/socialists/fascists are taking over this country and we have no one...NO ONE...fighting for our liberty and for the freedom and prosperity of our children.
I think that one million figure is a bit low. There are a ton of third-party vendors whose existence is dependent upon military contracts or with other firms that have military contracts.
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