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Advanced Micro Devices intends to speed up the launch of its code-named Trinity A-series accelerated processing units (APUs) and release its next-generation Fusion chips already in the second quarter of 2012. Besides, the company intends to release a new FX-class Fusion Controller Hub (FCH) that will add better support for multi-GPU configurations and high-end RAID capabilities.
At present AMD's Fusion A-series accelerated processing units (APUs) with integrated graphics adapters power mainstream personal computers that are not used for hardcore gaming. However, with the next-generation A-series Vision platform AMD plans to target the market of gamers: the Trinity APUs will feature high-performance Bulldozer/Piledriver x86 cores, and the A85FX FCH will feature native support for CrossFireX multi-GPU technology as well as RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 capabilities.
AMD's second-generation code-named Trinity APU for mainstream personal computers (Comal for notebooks and Virgo for desktops) will be made using 32nm SOI HKMG process technology at Globalfoundries. The APU will feature up to four x86 cores powered by enhanced Bulldozer/Piledriver architecture, AMD Radeon HD 7000-series "Southern Islands" graphics core with DirectX 11-class graphics support, DDR3 memory controller and other improvements. The chips will be compatible with new FM2 infrastructure.
AMD claims that Trinity will offer up to 50% improvement in GFLOPS performance with the same power consumption as currently available A-series "Llano" APUs or similar GFLOPS horsepower with 50% reduction of power consumption.
Sources with knowledge of AMD's plans said that the company intends to release the first Fusion Trinity APUs in the second quarter of 2012, less than a year after the company launched its Llano accelerated processing units.
The A85FX FCH – code-named Hudson D4 – will feature integrated clock-speed generator, PCI Express with CrossFireX support, PCI, USB 3.0 support, 8 SATA-6Gb/s ports and so on. The chipset will hit production in Q1 2011 and will be released at a yet unknown timeframe.
The improved support of multi-GPU technology by the second-generation A-series Vision platform code-named Virgo indicates indirectly that AMD's expectations for the next-gen mainstream platform will be competitive enough for the market of gamers.
AMD did not comment on the news-story.
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Workers put the Defenders Monument back in its place in the median on Center Street across from the Brown County Courthouse in New Ulm on Thursday. The monument, which dates back to 1891, was re-dedicated in August 2012 in conjunction with the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the U.S-Dakota War of 1862. It was taken down to be repaired shortly afterward. The Minnesota Historical Society supervised the repairs. The monument honors the memory of the defenders who fought for New Ulm in 1862.


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Judge Obus was appointed to the Criminal Court in 1986 and served as a Judge of that Court in the Bronx and in Manhattan until 1993, when he was designated an Acting Justice of the Supreme Court. Since that time, he has presided over a Criminal Term part handling a caseload of felony matters.
Upon graduating from the Columbia University School of Law in 1973, Judge Obus joined the Legal Aid Society of Nassau County, NY, where he was Chief of the Criminal Appeals Bureau from 1979 to 1986. He received his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University in 1970.
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Debates of Nov. 19th, 1999
House of Commons Hansard #24 of the 36th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was money.
- Civil International Space Station Agreement Implementation Act
- Children
- Barry Cudmore
- Aboriginal Affairs
- United Nations Children's Election
- Taxation
- National Child Day
- Chechnya
- Taxation
- Employment Insurance
- Web Jam Bell
- Un Convention On The Rights Of The Child
- Mandatory Labelling Of Genetically Modified Foods
- Job Creation
- National Child Day
- Fort Garry Horse
- Health Care
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Audiovisual Productions
- Child Poverty
- Millennium Partnership Program
- Health
- Child Poverty
- Taxation
- Intergovernmental Affairs
- Trade
- Transfer Payments
- Diabetes
- The Environment
- Banking Industry
- Public Ports
- The Environment
- World Trade Organization
- Canadian Security Intelligence Service
- National Highways
- Royal Canadian Mint
- Foreign Affairs
- Aboriginal Affairs
- World Trade Organization
- Health Care
- Points Of Order
- Committees Of The House
- Corrections And Conditional Release Act
- Committees Of The House
- Petitions
- Questions On The Order Paper
- Civil International Space Station Agreement Implementation Act
- Municipal Grants Act
- National Highway System
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
Francine Lalonde Mercier, QC
Mr. Speaker, the summit of the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe ended yesterday afternoon without Russia making any fundamental compromise concerning the Chechen issue.
The bombings continue, civilians are being killed or displaced, and Russia is still rejecting any negotiated solution. The conflict could now spread to a whole region that is already unstable, with Russia using antipersonnel mines in neighbouring Georgia, which has asked to join NATO.
We must fight terrorists by arresting them, not by bombing innocent people. It is now clear that the conflict is not strictly a matter of internal Russian policy, but an issue of international security.
The timidity shown by the western world with Russia regarding an armed conflict that has been raging for two months has had disastrous consequences. Our commitment to peace and to the security of people requires much stronger action.
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
Murray Calder Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey, ON
Mr. Speaker, after reading Reform's tax relief plan in its brochure, Give Me a Break, I had to ask, what planet is the Reform Party on? To live up to its rhetoric on the tax cuts alone, it would cost $26 billion. To finance their prebudget submission, it would cost $53 billion to cover the next three years.
Where is the Reform Party going to get that money? Is it going to finance it with borrowed money and an even higher debt in the future?
Reform also thinks it would be wise to cancel Canada's UN membership. I agree, give me a break. These guys are not only out to lunch, they are not even on the same planet.
Employment Insurance
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11:05 a.m.
Ken Epp Elk Island, AB
Mr. Speaker, I used to teach math, as you know. The other day I hauled out my calculator and did a very simple calculation using what we call ratio and proportion, computing a reduction in the number of unemployed and the premiums.
I just did this using very rough figures and almost no assumptions at all. Guess what? Those very rough numbers came out to a premium needed of $2.05 per hundred. Amazing, because that is identical to the number that the chief actuary of the fund came up with. Yet the government continues to take $2.40 and it wants us to cheer.
One of the witnesses at the finance committee said that the money was held in trust by the Canadian government on behalf of people who might lose their jobs. He said that their failure to do that is a breach of trust.
I call on the government to fix the problem, to fix it right and to fix it soon.
Web Jam Bell
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
Yvon Charbonneau Anjou—Rivière-Des-Prairies, QC
Mr. Speaker, I would like to tell the House about a highly innovative event, the great Web Jam Bell, taking place tomorrow, November 20, on the occasion of national child day.
Today's Parent, Bell Canada and Health Canada are proud to present the Web Jam Bell: 24 hours of live presentations on the topics that interest families most, from 5 p.m. Saturday to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Parents and children are invited to take part in a huge interactive symposium using RealVideo to watch presentations, take part in discussions, obtain answers to their questions and take part in surveys.
Between 11.30 p.m. and 8 a.m., there will be an all-night opportunity to listen to and share advice with other parents, along with the team of La ligue des parents.
This is a technological first in Quebec, made possible through the co-operation of Bell and the untiring support of groups that believe in the new technologies for communicating with parents and families. Health Canada, Petit Monde, La ligue des parents, Radio-Canada—
Web Jam Bell
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
The Speaker
The hon. member for Winnipeg Centre.
Un Convention On The Rights Of The Child
Statements By Members
November 19th, 1999 / 11:05 a.m.
Pat Martin Winnipeg Centre, MB
Mr. Speaker, today is the 10th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
1989 was also the year that the House of Commons voted unanimously to pass a motion by NDP leader Ed Broadbent to eradicate child poverty by the year 2000.
These are noble concepts, but how have we fared when it comes to putting words into action? In 1989, 14% of Canadian children lived in poverty. In 1999, that figure is 21%, an increase of 50%.
Internationally, Canada still refuses to sign ILO Convention No. 138, prohibiting labour by children under 14 years of age. It refuses to ban the importation of goods made by child labour. It refuses to push for rigid labour standards in international trade agreements.
In summary, we are not doing that well in living up to the spirit of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. It seems that if we starve one child we can be thrown into jail for child abuse, but if we deprive 1.5 million kids of the basic needs to survive, the government calls it balancing the budget and it might even get a person elected as prime minister.
Mandatory Labelling Of Genetically Modified Foods
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
Hélène Alarie Louis-Hébert, QC
Mr. Speaker, as the campaign calling on the government to make labelling of genetically modified organisms mandatory continues, I would like to make a few comments.
First of all, this campaign is aimed at consumers, without any political overtones. They have the right to know what they have in their shopping cart and they certainly have the right to know what is on their plate.
The campaign warns farmers interested in the ongoing and long term effects on the environment, soil and the water table about these farming practices.
The campaign is intended to alert religious groups, members of ethnic groups and certain vegetarians with dietary restrictions. For them, labelling is essential. The same goes for parents concerned about the safety of the food their children eat, particularly if they suffer from allergies to such things as seafood.
Hence this demand, and Bill C-309 on mandatory labelling of genetically modified foods.
I hope that most members of the House, who represent consumers, will support this bill, in the interests of their constituents' well-being.
Job Creation
Statements By Members
11:10 a.m.
Robert Bertrand Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle, QC
Mr. Speaker, there was good news for eastern Quebec this morning. The Government of Canada has announced the investment of $427,000, which will help create 43 secure jobs.
RGB Technologies, founded in 1996, is being given assistance in diversifying its activities in order to meet new requirements in the technology market, thus creating 25 secure jobs in Rimouski.
Also, les Entreprises forestières Dany Savoie Inc. of Bonaventure will be offering wood lot owners specialist forestry services relating to harvesting and development of private wood lots. The Government of Canada has awarded this company $57,000 from the Canada Job Creation Fund.
In addition, $120,000 will be going to the eastern Quebec emergency call centre. This will create 12 secure jobs. The government has invested in this expansion project the sum of—.
Job Creation
Statements By Members
11:10 a.m.
The Speaker
The hon. member for Tobique Mactaquac.
National Child Day
Statements By Members
11:10 a.m.
Progressive Conservative
Gilles Bernier Tobique—Mactaquac, NB
Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Progressive Conservative caucus of Canada, I would like to draw the House's attention to National Child Day.
On March 19, 1993, the Canadian government proclaimed November 20 as National Child Day, in order to commemorate two historical events relating to children, the adoption in 1959 by the United Nations of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child and, in 1989, of the Convention of the Rights of the Child.
When this day is celebrated tomorrow, I invite all Canadians to reflect on the needs of children as well as on how we can ensure that they receive all of the guidance and love they require to become responsible and healthy adults.
Let us take advantage of this day to express our respect, affection and support for all those who represent the true greatness of our county, our children. Let us also make it the opportunity to remind the ineffectual Liberal government that is in power at this time of the shockingly hard times still being experience by a growing number of poor children in our country, which is one of the best off in the world.
Fort Garry Horse
Statements By Members
11:10 a.m.
Bob Wood Nipissing, ON
Mr. Speaker, 82 years ago, on November 20, 1917, the Battle of Cambrai took place with the aim of creating a breach through the German Hindenburg Line. The Fort Garry Horse, as part of the Canadian Calvary Brigade, was given the task of spearheading the assault and the special mission of capturing a German corps headquarters behind the enemy lines.
On that day, Lieutenant Harcus Strachan took command of B Squadron when his commander was killed by machine-gun fire. With his sword drawn, Lieutenant Strachan led a charge of 129 men on horseback to destroy a German artillery battery. He won the Victoria Cross, an astonishing feat of conspicuous bravery and leadership during operations.
Today, the Fort Garry Horse continue to serve Canada with distinction. In recent years, they have been on operations in Cyprus, the Golan Heights, the Sinai and various missions in the former Yugoslavia with the UN and NATO. The Garrys also helped out at home during the 1997 Manitoba flood and the Pan-Am games held last—
Fort Garry Horse
Statements By Members
11:10 a.m.
The Speaker
The hon. member for Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca.
Health Care
Statements By Members
11:10 a.m.
Keith Martin Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, BC
Mr. Speaker, this week we witnessed a landmark in health care in Canada. Premier Klein recognized that the Canada Health Act is broken, and he is trying to fix it.
There are currently 187,000 people on waiting lists for surgery alone, and these people are waiting 12 weeks or more for their surgery, more than they have ever waited in the recent history of Canada.
The government has gutted the Canada health system. It has ripped out $21 billion from health care in the country. What is an example of that? In Quebec, cancer patients are being sent south of the border to get the health care they require. In my province, cancer patients are waiting two months to get radiation therapy for cancer.
Premier Klein and Premier Harris are trying to fix the publicly funded health care system. This government has been gutting it.
All we see from that side is rhetoric and trying to penalize other people who are trying to fix the publicly funded health system that this government has gutted.
Aboriginal Affairs
Oral Question Period
11:15 a.m.
Jay Hill Prince George—Peace River, BC
Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday I had the misfortune of attending the Indian affairs committee hearing on the Nisga'a treaty in Prince George. Why taxpayers would pay to fly pro treaty witnesses from Vancouver Island and the lower mainland to Prince George while denying locals the opportunity to be heard is beyond me.
Since the government has proven the hearings to be the farce that we feared, will the government now conduct a province-wide referendum so that the people of British Columbia can have a say on the Nisga'a treaty?
Aboriginal Affairs
Oral Question Period
11:15 a.m.
Windsor West
Herb Gray Deputy Prime Minister
Mr. Speaker, the decisions of the committee with respect to witnesses are the decisions of that group. They are not decisions of the government.
Furthermore, the committee hearings are indications of how the democratic processes of parliamentary government are working. People are being heard at the committee hearings, including those not favourable to the treaty. After the committee hearings are completed, there will be further debate in the House at report stage and third reading, as well as in the other place.
The democratic process based on our system of parliamentary government is working and the Reform Party should admit that.


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As his wife quietly cried in the federal courtroom, a former high-ranking Ohio official admitted yesterday to a $3.2 million kickback scheme that occurred while he was the state's deputy treasurer.
Amer Ahmad, 39, now of Chicago, pleaded guilty to bribery and to conspiracy to commit bribery, wire fraud and money laundering, two of the eight counts against him.
Ahmad was indicted in August after the FBI's Central Ohio Public Corruption Task Force found that he had accepted bribes in 2009 and 2010 from a financial adviser in exchange for state business.
Ahmad was Ohio's deputy treasurer under Democrat Kevin L. Boyce, who was unseated in 2010 by Republican Josh Mandel.
Ahmad and his wife, Samar Kaukab Ahmad, would not comment after the hearing. His attorney, Karl H. Schneider, said that his client had decided to plead guilty "in the best interests of his family."
Three others involved in the scheme have pleaded guilty. None has been sentenced.
The most recent was Columbus attorney Mohammed Noure Alo, 35, who pleaded guilty on Friday to wire fraud. As part of a plea agreement, a conspiracy charge against Alo will be dropped.
Ahmad's troubles might be just beginning.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas W. Squires said an investigation continues into questions about a contract that the state treasurer's office had during Ahmad's tenure with State Street Bank in Boston. The bank hired Alo, an immigration lawyer, as its lobbyist shortly before it received $32 million in contracts from the treasurer's office.
Squires would not elaborate on that investigation.
Ahmad signed a plea agreement on Sunday with the U.S. attorney's office on the current charges. He agreed to pay restitution of $3.2 million.
He could be sentenced to 15 years in prison. No sentencing date has been set.
As part of the Ohio conspiracy, Ahmad authorized financial adviser Douglas E. Hampton to conduct securities trades for the state that netted $3.2 million in revenue for Hampton's company. Hampton operated Hampton Capital Financial Management of Canton and was a high-school friend of Ahmad's .
According to the indictment, Hampton, 39, gave Ahmad kickbacks of $523,623, hiding them as payments to a company that Ahmad owned, and to another that Ahmad owned with mortgage broker Joseph M. Chiavaroli.
In August, Chiavaroli, 33, now of Chicago, pleaded guilty to money laundering, and Hampton pleaded guilty to conspiring with Ahmad in the bribery scheme.
In 2011, Ahmad became comptroller for the city of Chicago under Mayor Rahm Emanuel. He resigned in July.
An investigation into Ahmad's work with the city of Chicago found no indication that he had defrauded taxpayers there, according to a report released in December by an outside law firm.
Chris Berry, press secretary for state Treasurer Mandel, issued a statement thanking federal agents and prosecutors for their investigation. "We also recognize the journalists who played an important role in helping to expose these crimes," Berry said.
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Update (1/31/2013): David Dunn Responds to my post, Fr. Gregory's post, and others: here.
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David J. Dunn yesterday wrote an interesting piece arguing for a ban on assault weapons from an Orthodox Christian perspective (here). First of all, I am happy to see any timely Orthodox engagement with contemporary social issues and applaud the effort. Furthermore, I respect his humility, as his bio statement reads: "his views reflect the diversity of Orthodox opinion on this issue, not any 'official' position of the church." The same applies to my views as well.
I take issue with Dunn, in particular, in his use of the Orthodox principle of oikonomia. As he frames it, it would appear that he has not taken the time to understand it in historical context, distorting his application of the principle to the debate of firearm regulation. Indeed, he appears to have entirely misappropriated this principle, applying it in precisely the opposite manner in which it is traditionally intended. (more…)


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I was feeling quite nauseatic and felt like extreeme acid on my stomache, now i'm feeling better though i almost vomit... the medicine was disgusting but i'm glad that the vomit and nausea are starting to fade.
I was feeling quite nauseatic and felt like extreeme acid on my stomache, now i'm feeling better though i almost vomit... the medicine was disgusting but i'm glad that the vomit and nausea are starting to fade.
3ds FC: 3454-0507-2445
Gee, that sounds awful...what did you eat/drink beforehand?
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Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and Pokémon Sun
I have the following for trade:
- Modest 5-6 IV Heavy Ball Magnemite
- Jolly 5-6 IV Dive Ball Magikarp
- Naughty Great Ball Bagon
- Quiet Dusk Ball Honedge
- Adamant 5-6 IV Ultra Ball Mudbray w/ Close Combat
- Adamant 5-6 IV Dusk Ball Mimikyu
Looking for Johto apricorn Balls or other competitively bred Pokémon, but I'm also open to any other offers. PM/VM me if you'd like to trade
in case it has not already been told, here is my 3DS fc:
"Am I the only person who liked Gen 5?"
Probably because of the rules, i got an infraction for posting a coughed blood... but now i'm feeling better.
But for now we must concentrate on boosting activity, the xat got broken because not everyone was active on it.
And it's been ages since i last played competitive so we sould have competitive activities, not tournaments but similar to them, dark would you allow me to make them? like Competitive challenges inclan.
3ds FC: 3454-0507-2445
Tornado tag-team elimination battles ?
Thanks to Rayquaza The First for the awesome banner~
wow you get infractions for that.
how does that tornado thing tour works?
and deoxys event at 8TH may!!
If ya want a tornado tournament ask MegaSerperior, she is incharge of tournaments, but these kind of activities are sort of challenges. Starting the first and simple challenge:
Not a Noob!This challenge is quite simple and the title may be misleading for those who can't complete it but well this challenge is to slightly boost competitiveness in the clan and help rank up. Those who achieve the challenge will get 20 RC!
Challenge: Beat 5 clan members
Requirements: The Battle must be standard OU, and the battles must be vs Diferent people, not just the same person 5 times.
Prize:20 RC
As clan challenge i would say everyone is participating without need of registration, once you complete the challenge send me a Private Message with the people you defeated.
3ds FC: 3454-0507-2445
To any of the guild leaders...it's been almost a week since I joined and I'm still waiting to be added to the list of ranks. If I could get added that would be nice, but please take your time if you need to get other things done first. Thanks! (:
Life throws things at you like a Close Combat to the face. You just gotta Sturdy through it.
hey dudes i am proud to show this piece of art lol it is inspired by a song lol
credits for sprites to raxby for collecting
credits for the render to their render on renders-graphiques.fr/
song i was inspired by "imagine dragons - it's time"
srsly great song
That's epic golem.
Oh and dark could you send me the link to the xat when it's up, by the way how has the war proposal with The legacy going?
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3ds FC: 3454-0507-2445
yo people is the new xat allready up and srry for inactivity but school is kinda being annoying
It's not up yet, but once it's up it's all our responsibility to go to it and keep it active, not to mention we could get several activities done from there. So i say we should be as active on xat as in thread.
3ds FC: 3454-0507-2445
I'm making the new xat now guys, ill edit this when it's done
EDIT: WE HAVE A NEW XAT! And since i cant link on the page, i have the link in my signature, you can get there by clicking the red "genesis" banner in my sig until i get a proper button made soon. For the sake of activity, please use it as much as possible.
Speaking of activity, im going to be updating the list soon, and anyone inactive will be
shotgiven 2 weeks to get active, before we start removing people from the list, as activity really needs to be improved by some, not all, but some.
Also, can whoever has the new leader userbars and the xat bg please pm me them asap, thnx
Last edited by Darkfire98989; 2nd May 2013 at 6:01 PM.
I have sent them, but the xat BG needs RTF/Golem's Primal rayquaza sprite since you don't have a big version of primal Rayquaza to add to the xat BG.
3ds FC: 3454-0507-2445
Guys, yno that new xat to replace the broken one? Well, it's broken
Ill try and fix it, you can still use it (i think) so for now plz still go there a lot, thnx


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Published August 11, 2006
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris holds a commanding lead over three largely unknown opponents in the race to be the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate this fall, according to a St. Petersburg Times poll.
But for a politician with high statewide name recognition, drawing the support of just 28 percent of likely Republican voters is not especially good news. Harris is trailed by Orlando attorney Will McBride with 11 percent, retired admiral LeRoy Collins of Tampa with 9 percent and Safety Harbor developer Peter Monroe with 5 percent.
But almost half of those polled — 47 percent — were still undecided less than four weeks before the Sept. 5 primary, according to the Times poll.
"I hadn't had any reason to dislike (Harris),'' said Mary Stanton, 85, a Republican from Palm Beach County. "She seems to be knowledgeable of the issues and strong in her positions.''
Pollsters Tom Eldon and Kellyanne Conway, whose companies worked together to conduct the poll, said that even with her relatively weak showing, it is unlikely Harris will lose in the primary. She maintains significant advantages in having strong name recognition, millions of dollars in campaign money to spend and grassroots support among a core of loyal Republicans.
But in a general election race between Harris and Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, the two-time congresswoman from Longboat Key does poorly.
An overwhelmingly 60 percent of those polled said they would vote for Nelson while only 25 percent would vote for Harris. Fifteen percent said they were undecided.
"I'm appalled that (she) does not withdraw,'' said Judy Reinach, 65, a Republican from Key Biscayne. "I don't think her credentials warrant her being in the U.S. Senate. I don't know anybody for her."
Since entering the race last year, Harris has suffered from a lack of support from her own party. Prominent Republicans such as Gov. Jeb Bush courted others to run against her.
"The Republican party campaign against Harris is working against her to a degree,'' pollster Conway said.Voters who participated in the poll also mentioned in follow-up interviews that they had concerns about an on-going federal investigation into her relationship with former defense contractor Mitchell Wade, who pleaded guilty earlier this year to bribing another lawmaker.
"Harris is out of the question as far as I'm concerned,'' said George Williams, 59, of Greenacres, who said he is not affiliated with either party. "I don't think she's a righteous person."
The St. Petersburg Times telephone survey of 800 registered voters was conducted Aug. 6-9 by the firms Schroth Eldon & Associates, whose clients are primarily Democrats, and the Polling Company, which works with Republicans.
The margin of error is plus or minus 3.5 percent. For questions of Republican primary voters it's 5.6 percent.About 35 percent of those polled said Nelson was doing a good job as Florida's senior senator, while 31 percent said he was doing a fair job.
"I think he's half-way honest…and that means something," said Mike Riley, a 51-year-old Democrat from Naples.
"It's like finding a realtor or used cars salesman; find someone you can trust and stick with him. Nelson's been around a long time, I think he's done a fairly decent job."
Conway said the numbers show that Nelson doesn't have strong approval ratings and could be unseated if he faced a strong opponent.
"People just can't develop any passion about Bill Nelson,'' Eldon said. "He's never had impressive job performance numbers."
Times staff writers Joni James and Jennifer Liberto contributed to this report. Anita Kumar can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 202-463-0576.
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Debates of Feb. 11th, 2004
House of Commons Hansard #8 of the 37th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was liberal.
- Halton Hills
- Pedophiles
- Health
- Order of Canada
- Eid ul-Adha
- Agriculture
- Laval Women's Group
- Guy Provost
- Janusz Zurakowski
- Claude Ryan
- Portia White
- Government Contracts
- Fred Kent
- Drinking Water
- Auditor General's Report
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Auditor General's Report
- The Environment
- Government Contracts
- Employment Insurance
- Agriculture
- Government Contracts
- Points of Order
- Parliament of Canada Act
- Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act
- Assisted Human Reproduction Act
- Public Safety Act, 2002
- Library and Archives of Canada Act
- 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
- Committees of the House
- Income Tax Act
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Speech from the Throne
- Committees of the House
- Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply
- The Acadians
2 p.m.
The Speaker
It being Wednesday, we will now have the singing of the national anthem, led by the hon. member for Nanaimo--Cowichan.
[Editor's Note: Members sang the national anthem]
Halton Hills
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Julian Reed Halton, ON
Mr. Speaker, the riding I am privileged to represent is becoming more and more urban.
As the town of Halton Hills continues to develop with new subdivisions, making sure that trees are planted to sustain the urban forest is important. Today I would like to congratulate Halton Hills on being recognized as a Green Streets Canada Community for 2004.
Halton Hills has recognized the importance that urban forests play in the economic, social and environmental well-being of the community and will plant trees around the town. It will incorporate trees into its Earth Day events and work with the Georgetown Agricultural Society.
I look forward to enjoying all of the new green streetscapes in Halton Hills.
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Art Hanger Calgary Northeast, AB
Mr. Speaker, today in the progressive western town of Okotoks, Alberta, a group of parents and concerned citizens will do something that the government refuses to do: their part to protect children from pedophiles.
Late last year Okotoks residents were stunned that two pedophiles were being released into their community. They know what we know, that pedophiles are always dangerous and cannot be treated.
In Switzerland a law has just been passed mandating life sentences for pedophiles because that is the only way to truly protect children. But this is not Switzerland, it is Canada, where a Liberal government has put protecting children permanently on a back burner, where true democracy remains unfulfilled.
Okotoks residents will be collecting children's shoes to send to Ottawa in the hope that they can wake up a government that thinks the rights of pedophiles trump the rights of children.
I applaud this group. I call on all Canadians from coast to coast to join this movement and to force the government to act.
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Robert Lanctôt Châteauguay, QC
Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Heart and Stroke Foundation published its Annual Report Card on Canadians' Health. The findings of this report are very disturbing and the public should be made aware of them immediately. The foundation tells us that obesity rates are rising in our country and, together with the incidence of diabetes, obesity is becoming a major risk factor for heart disease in Canada.
Moreover, adults are not the only ones at risk, since obesity affects a high percentage of our young people. The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada confirms that excess weight is now one of the largest public health problems we have ever faced.
I am happy to see that our government has already begun to attack this new threat, for instance, by creating a major campaign to promote a more active lifestyle among all Canadians.
Order of Canada
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Karen Kraft Sloan York North, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise to offer my most heartfelt congratulations to three scientists recently appointed to the Order of Canada.
Harry Lumsden provides a strong example of how, by working together, we can make a lasting contribution to conservation. A retired biologist and research scientist, Harry is an international authority in his field.
A past president of The Royal Society of Canada and Canada's foremost expert on risk communication and management, William Leiss has promoted a deeper understanding of technologically generated risk.
David Schindler, a personal buddy of mine, has worked to impress upon Canadians the importance of a healthy ecosystem. Author of over 200 scientific publications, Dr. Schindler's work has been widely used in formulating ecological management policy in Canada, the U.S. and in Europe.
As parliamentarians we should be both proud and pleased to see the accomplishments of these three men recognized with Canada's highest honour for lifetime achievement.
Eid ul-Adha
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Dan McTeague Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge, ON
Mr. Speaker, Eid ul-Adha is one of the major festivals in the Islamic faith during the lunar month of Zul-Hijja. Muslims from all over the world travel to Mecca to fulfill the requirement of the pilgrimage referred to as the hajj.
Aside from being one of the five pillars of Islam, the hajj represents a significant opportunity for social and cultural dialogue by enabling Muslims from many countries to interact and better develop by understanding each other's heritage.
This year's Eid ul-Adha award by the Progressive Association of Muslims will honour the late prime minister, the Right Hon. Pierre Elliott Trudeau, for his lifetime devotion in the pursuit of justice and for creating opportunities for people from all around the world to come to Canada, the model today for a truly multicultural society. Mr. Justin Trudeau will be in attendance to accept the award on behalf of his father.
I wish to extend an invitation to you, Mr. Speaker, and all colleagues in the House as well as in the other place to attend the ninth annual Eid ul-Adha ceremony tonight on Parliament Hill in Room 200, West Block from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Once again, the event promises to be an evening of celebration of the Islamic faith.
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Rick Casson Lethbridge, AB
Mr. Speaker, the Auditor General's report, as scathing and damning as it is, is not the only alarming report issued lately that condemns this corrupt Liberal government.
Another alarming report points out Canada's agriculture industry collectively lost money last year. That is right; one of the industries whose back this nation was built on is in a sea of Liberal created red ink. This is a glaring condemnation of the Liberal government's failed policies and highlights the Liberals' inability to negotiate effective change on the world stage.
Our producers and businesses on and off the farm do not have the ability to run up a flag of convenience to protect them from the government's mismanagement. They can only watch as their hard-earned tax dollars are ripped out of their hands and used and abused by this Liberal culture of corruption.
Municipal governments have shown leadership. Provincial governments have stepped to the plate. However, it has become obvious that the Liberal government is incapable of dealing with the issues facing rural Canada. It has driven the entire agriculture industry into the red.
Laval Women's Group
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Raymonde Folco Laval West, QC
Mr. Speaker, today I would like to tell the House about the work of a group of women in Laval who have come together to help their community. The Laval Women's Group, which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, brings together anglophone Quebec women of all origins who meet to share ideas and support.
The group is chaired by Ms. Pearl Biron and provides assistance to those who need it most, through a community organization known as Agape.
This is an excellent example of women who use their time and energy, their experience and resources, to help the most needy people in our society.
I want to commend the excellent work accomplished by these women and wish the Laval Women's Group many more years of success.
Guy Provost
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Christiane Gagnon Québec, QC
Mr. Speaker, another famous Quebec actor has left us. Guy Provost died yesterday, and one of his roles has left a deep imprint on my generation. I am of course referring to Alexis in Les Belles Histoires des pays d'en haut .
His passion for the beautiful Donalda, who would become the wife of Séraphin, was the topic of many conversations in our homes, and the charming and handsome Alexis was a real heartthrob for many romantic women.
In addition to having played alongside Maria Casarès, Philippe Noiret and Gérard Philippe, in France, Guy Provost was, for over 60 years, a major figure on Quebec's theatrical scene. Among others, he played the role of Antoine Jacquemin in Terre humaine , Léon Tanguay in Sous un ciel variable , and Father Alexandre in La Famille Plouffe .
The Bloc Quebecois extends its most sincere condolences to his wife, his three children and the entire theatre community, which has lost one of its great Quebec ambassadors.
Guy Provost
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Bernard Patry Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC
Mr. Speaker, today, Canada is mourning one of its great actors. Guy Provost, who was well known for playing the character of Alexis Labranche in the televised series Les Belles Histoires des pays d'en haut , succumbed to his illness.
I invite my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to this talented actor. Mr. Provost began with the Compagnons de Saint-Laurent, almost 60 years ago, and then moved to France to work under, among others, Jean Vilar, at the Théâtre national populaire.
After coming back home, he became part of the collective imagination of our country. Whether it was in the theatre, where he was as comfortable playing John Steinbeck's as Michel Tremblay's plays, or on television, where he played in many series, Mr. Provost's passion for what he did never wavered.
Let us pay tribute to Guy Provost.
Janusz Zurakowski
Statements By Members
February 11th, 2004 / 2:10 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Cheryl Gallant Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, ON
Mr. Speaker, today I rise to pay tribute to Janusz Zurakowski who passed away yesterday after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
On March 25, 1958 this slight, unassuming man climbed aboard Avro Arrow RL-201 and became an icon in Canadian history as the first test pilot to fly the Avro Arrow. Jan was already a legend and a hero having defended his native Poland as a fighter pilot when the Nazis attacked in September 1939. He went on to distinguish himself by flying Spitfires during the Battle of Britain.
On July 26, 2003 in the village of Barry's Bay, a park and museum were dedicated to this gentleman. They serve as a fitting tribute to an extraordinary aviator whose courage and skill have contributed to the advancement of aviation in Canada. On that day I had the privilege of presenting a Queen's Jubilee medal to Mr. Zurakowski.
Jan, safe journey on your final flight to touch the face of God.
Claude Ryan
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Eleni Bakopanos Ahuntsic, QC
Mr. Speaker, on Friday, a number of us will be attending the funeral of a great man of ideas, Claude Ryan. I had the privilege of being an organizer and employee of the Quebec Liberal Party in 1979 and 1980 when Mr. Ryan was party leader.
I was a neophyte in politics and I was very lucky to have had as a leader and mentor Mr. Claude Ryan. Whenever one went into his office, or his confessional as we used to call it, one had better have been well prepared because he did not suffer fools lightly.
His work ethic, his exemplary hard work, intelligence, honesty and public service--as he used to say, longstanding tested principles--are a testament to all of us and principles we should all live up to.
I was fortunate enough to see him on occasion after I was elected, and he often told me that he watched the House of Commons proceedings and commended us all for truly serving the public.
Long live his memory.
Portia White
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Wendy Lill Dartmouth, NS
Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to rise today and acknowledge a remarkable Nova Scotian, Portia White. She was a black woman who defied the stereotypes of the time to become an internationally renowned soloist and music teacher in the 1940s. Her interpretations of black spirituals were audience favourites wherever she performed.
A singer in her father's church since she was six, Portia White trained at the Halifax Conservatory in her twenties. There she met Ernesto Vinci, who would help Portia develop the amazing voice that took her to stages in Toronto and New York.
Dartmouth's Eastern Front Theatre, in honour of Black History Month, will premiere a new musical play, Portia White--First You Dream , by playwright Lance Woolaver. The title comes from a story about the singer.
When asked by an American reporter how does a young woman from Nova Scotia become so famous, Portia replied, "First, you dream". Her dream ended too soon, especially for us, since there are no recordings of her wonderful voice, but her example of hard work and determination continues to inspire us all.
Government Contracts
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Monique Guay Laurentides, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Auditor General confirmed the Bloc Quebecois' worst fears. The former prime minister, in complicity with the former finance minister, shamelessly misused public funds.
After having applied a code of secrecy to an incorrect response by his government, according to which his companies had obtained only $137,000 in government contracts, when he knew the contracts were worth in excess of $161 million, and having hidden a few lines in more than 400 pages of legislation to exempt his shipping company from paying more than $100 million in taxes, the Prime Minister would now have us believe that he did not know, when everyone else knew for years, that his government managed the sponsorship program in violation of all the rules.
In feigning ignorance, the Prime Minister is condoning corruption. The Bloc Quebecois will be there during the next election campaign to make sure that the public inquiry is not used as a smoke screen for the former finance minister's irresponsibility.
Fred Kent
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Janko Peric Cambridge, ON
Mr. Speaker, I wish to pay tribute Fred Kent who recently retired after 12 successful elections and 30 years of dedicated and distinguished public service.
Known as "Uncle Kent", he first won a seat on the new Cambridge council in 1973 and two years later was elected to regional council. Known for his great determination, he had an easy going style and ability to connect with people.
He provided a steady hand and a sensible voice on behalf of Cambridge at the municipal level. During his 18 years on the region's engineering committee, many important projects were undertaken for Cambridge and the region.
I wish Fred all the best in his future endeavours.


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37% of child survivors of intrauterine or neonatal insults experience at least one long-term sequela, the most common being neurodevelopmental delay
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Paolo Hospital Medical School, University of Milano, Milano, Italy
- Correspondence to: Anna Maria Marconi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Paolo Hospital Medical School, University of Milano, Via A di Rudinì 8, Milano 20142, Italy; annamaria.marconi{at}unimi.it
Commentary on: Mwaniki MK, Atieno M, Lawn JE, et al. Long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes after intrauterine and neonatal insults: a systematic review. Lancet 2012;379:445–52.
Implications for practice and research
Neonates who survive major insults in the neonatal period may suffer varying degrees of long-term neurodevelopmental impairment.
Most insults might be prevented through primary and secondary measures such as antenatal steroid administration, use of oxygen to reduce the severity of sequelae, maternal immunisation and early detection to prevent/reduce congenital infections.
Rehabilitation programmes for survivors should be improved by creating centres to encourage family members to participate in all aspects of care.
More than 40% of mortality in children younger than 5 years occurs in the neonatal period (0–28 days), and the common causes include preterm birth complications, intrapartum-related factors, acquired infections and other conditions such as jaundice and congenital infections.1 ,2 Intrauterine and neonatal insults contribute to both premature …


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Apple's custom A4 and A5 system-on-chip (SoC) solutions help Apple not only to maximize its profit margins and tailor feature-set of its consumer electronics, but also to greatly reduce its dependence of Intel Corp.'s x86 microprocessors. According to IHS iSuppli, a high-tech market research firm, Apple shipped around 50 million A4 SoCs in 2010, which accounted for 80% of microprocessors it installed into its products.
Apple's shipments of products based on its A4 microprocessor reached nearly 50 million units in 2010 from virtually zero sales in 2009, IHS iSuppli research indicated. Apple in 2010 shipped nearly four times as many units of A4-based products as it did of x86-based. The situation is quite natural as Apple sells a lot more consumer gadgets, which may be powered by almost custom chips, than personal computers, which should be based on x86 microprocesors.
The low-cost, highly integrated A4 and A5 designs represent an important element in Apple's philosophy of offering products focused on delivering a compelling user interface (UI) and a greatly optimized computing platform for Apple's iOS operating system, iSuppli said. In the new design paradigm of smart phones and tablets, computing efficiency trumps raw computing power. Designs like the iPad or the iPhone demand highly integrated microprocessors that emphasize graphics performance, lower power consumption and small space usage.
Apple A4 is a custom system-on-chip featuring ARM Cortex-A8 general-purpose core, PowerVR SGX 535 graphics engine, memory controller, 640KB of L2 cache with clock-speed of up to 1GHz. The recently-introduced Apple A5 sports two ARM Cortex-A9 cores, PowerVR SGX543MP2 graphics processing unit, memory controller, 1MB of L2 cache and clock-speed of around 1GHz. Both are rumoured to be produced by Samsung Electronics using 45nm process technology.
Apple so far has introduced five products based on the A4: the first-generation iPad, the AT&T version of the iPhone 4, the Apple TV, the iPod Touch and the CDMA iPhone 4 carried by Verizon Wireless. Apple A5 can be found in the iPad 2 tablet.
Partly because of the popularity of Apple's iPad, companies around the world are developing media tablets and other products that feature small and innovative form-factors, according to iSuppli. These products require highly integrated semiconductor solutions that consume less power and space, similar to the A4 microprocessor. In tablets and smart phones, companies are offering alternatives to the A4 that provide similar levels of integration. For instance, Intel Corp. and Nvidia Corp. have announced plans for tablet-oriented SoCs.
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Make every day Veterans Day
MacArthur said, 'Old Soldiers' never die, they fade away", and Hal Moore said, 'We were Soldiers' once, and young': true about all veterans – marines, soldiers, airmen and sailors – who never left a comrade behind.
On Feb. 15 at the Delta County Airport, my Grenada veteran brother, Carl, was met by a contingency of veterans of all branches, whose service spanned from World War II (Iwo Jima) to Desert Storm; all bearing the accouterment of their respective service to our nation. Auxiliary members, spouses of veterans, and other friends were present as well, to welcome Carl home.
Without the support and assistance of the VFW, Chapter 345 Vietnam Veterans of America, DAV Chapter 24, American Legion Post 82, Auxiliary Post 71, Sons of the American Legion Squadron 71, Marine Corps League, Patriot Guard, and Kohnert's Auto Repair, and others, fulfilling Carl's last wish would have been far more difficult.
I was overwhelmed when I arrived at the airport, relieved to see that the Marines had landed, grateful for all that my fellow vets accomplished in a very short time, and for the opportunity to thank each of them for their service. Most of us had never been welcomed home, thanked for our service officially: and too many defenders of this nation were treated far, far worse than that.
I could not be prouder of my comrades, these 10 percent, about 3 percent women, who chose to defend an entire nation: who served in combat on the field, and at home, who served in silence, and those who made the supreme sacrifice and now serve in spirit. I didn't see old men and women that day, injured and disabled by their selfless service: I saw young, straight, freshfaced and dedicated warriors. I saw the brave, who provided, and provide, the home of the free.
If you love this country, freedom, and are relieved we did the heavy lifting for all, thank veterans every time you see one, make every day Veterans Day. We're hiding in plain sight, and some of us are skillfully trained gender camouflaged, but our military bearing can be detected.
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Game Day Grilling: Be Great at the Tailgate
With the kick-off to the football season here, fans across the country are preparing their tailgate checklists and equipment for the pre-game festivities, for what is sure to be the best tailgating season yet. And, according to the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association (HPBA), when it comes to tailgating, this season North Americans are more likely to tailgate at professional football games (27%) than any other type of event, such as outdoor concerts (19%) and college football games (15%).
Starting your tailgating season off right sets the right tone for the rest of the season. HPBA has the following game day plan to get you started:
- Know the Rules: Know the tailgating rules for your stadium before game day. Are grills, smokers and fryers allowed? What time do the parking lot gates open for tailgaters?
- Morning Practice: Create a tailgate checklist so you won't forget your gear, including food, drinks, grill, smoker or fryer, grilling accessories, chairs, table, cooler and paper goods.
- Equipment Check: You can't play the game without the ball, and you can't cook without the grill, smoker or fryer. Make sure your 'equipment' works properly before getting to the stadium. You'll also want to bring your favorite outdoor cooking accessories, like tongs, and plenty of paper goods for serving.
- Be a Team Player: Score big with your friends by bringing a variety of food to throw on the grill, smoker or fryer, and drinks and water, so that there's something for everyone, including kids, vegetarians and those who may just want a snack.
- Pre-Game Prep: Prep and marinate meat ahead of time and keep on ice during transportation to ensure freshness (and safety). Arrive early to start up the grill so that it's fired-up by the time other tailgaters arrive.
- Go the Extra Yard: You've got the grill and the food, but don't forget about tailgating entertainment, like an iPod, MP3 player or other device for parking lot music, generator to power a TV for pre-game coverage, or even a football, frisbee or cornhole set for activities to play before the game starts.
- Clean-up Blitz: Before heading into the stadium, make sure the grill is completely extinguished, coals are cooled and disposed, and you've cleaned up your tailgating area. Most stadiums provide metal trash cans to place used charcoal. However, if you are tailgating at a stadium that does not, it is always a good idea to bring your own small metal can to place cooled coals.
- Practice Makes Perfect: After you and your guests deemed the tailgate a success and the game is over, go home and 'review the tapes'. Did the new marinade you used work? Do you have enough charcoal, propane, etc. for next week's tailgate? Take what you learn from each tailgate and apply it to the next to be the champion of the tailgating season.
- Join the conversation at "HPBA Barbecue" HPBA's official Facebook and Twitter communities: facebook.com/HPBABarbecue and twitter.com/HPBA_Barbecue
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Tuna Salad Sandwich
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons capers, drained and minced
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 10 to 12 pitted kalamata olives, roughly chopped
- 1 rib celery, diced
- 1/2 unpeeled Fuji apple, diced
- Two 6-ounce cans tuna packed in olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 soft 12-inch loaf French bread
- Green curly-leaf lettuce
DirectionsWatch how to make this recipe.
Place the eggs in a small saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil, cover with a lid and turn off the heat. Let the eggs sit in the hot water for 15 minutes. Rinse under cold water to cool, then remove from the shells, finely chop and add to a medium bowl.
Mix in the mayonnaise and capers until well blended. Stir in the parsley, olives, celery and apples. Drain the tuna from the oil, then fold into the dressing. Taste for seasoning and add salt and pepper to taste. (The capers and olives are salty so be careful not to over-season).
Slice the baguette down the center into 2 pieces using a serrated knife and slice across into 4 equal pieces. Scoop tuna salad down the center of the bread, top with lettuce and sandwich with the top pieces of bread.
Recipe courtesy of Jamie Deen
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These state websites pick a list of commonly used (mostly brand-name) drugs and then compare prices for all or almost all pharmacies in the state. Some states (for example, New York) even require pharmacies to provide consumers with printouts of the retail prices of commonly prescribed drugs.
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If you like a side of heavy metal with your aviation news, here's your dish: Vince Neil, lead singer of the 1980s-era heavy metal group Motley Crue (and yes, I know there are umlauts in there but darn if I can figure out how to insert umlauts in this blog software), is training hard to become a pilot even as you read this. He's taking a two-week accelerated program at an airport in Nevada, according to The Aviators, which is filming the whole thing for its upcoming Season 3.
The Aviators posted several photos on its Facebook page of Neil in the cockpit of a Diamond. The singer is said to be a disciplined student who prepped for his intensive program by studying flight training materials while on tour overseas. He's working with an instructor from Accelerated Flight & Instrument Training. Season 3 of The Aviators will begin airing in September on PBS stations in the United States; episodes are available on iTunes and Hulu.–Jill W. Tallman


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History's Headlines: Henry Clay, The Great Compromiser, is remembered today by a Pottsville landmark
The Schuylkill County Historical Society's Dr. Peter Yasenchak has been living in Pottsville for a long time.
But he still remembers the day he drove into town for the first time and saw a towering, stately 15-foot statue of a man on a Doric column. The monument, sixty-three feet of white cast iron beauty in all, took Yasenchak by surprise. "I remember thinking to myself, 'who the heck could that be?,'" he recalled.
It did not take Yasenchak long to discover that the stately white figure presiding over the community was Henry Clay (1777-1852), the 19th century politician/statesman who engineered the famous Compromises of 1820 and 1850 that are credited for keeping the nation from splitting apart over the issue of slavery.
Clay, a Kentuckian and a slave holder (he freed his slaves in his will), was not necessarily the type of man Pennsylvanians might be assumed to like. But those were side issues at best to the people who lived in Schuylkill County during Clay's lifetime.
As an emerging producer of anthracite coal- the nation's industrial fuel of choice in the pre-Civil War era- the county wanted to see its use grow. By supporting a high protective tariff (a tax on foreign goods coming into the country) on British iron products, Clay encouraged the growth of local iron making. And, since the chief fuel used in the making of iron was anthracite coal, it also encouraged the growth and wealth of Pottsville.
This made Clay a popular "fella" in Schuylkill County. "When my kids asked me why there was a statue of Clay in Pottsville I told them what everybody told me," says Yasenchak, "that he was the man that helped encourage the use of anthracite coal and made Pottsville rich."
Chief among Clay's Pottsville supporters was Benjamin Bannan, the publisher and editor of the Miner's Journal. It was his idea to build the monument to Clay. From the day of Clay's death Bannan did everything in his power to see it was built. Even when fundraising lagged and costs rose to the then-astronomical sum of $7.151.00, Bannan pressed on.
On June 14, 1855 the column was completed and on June 23rd of that same year the statue of Clay was carried by a 12 mule team up Pottsville's South Second Street. Created by Philadelphia sculptor H. Wesche and cast by Robert Wood of that city, the statue was followed by crowd of the town's people. All watched with awe as the redoubtable Walter Chilson, the monument's builder, with the aid of six men raised "Clay" to his perch over the city, in a mere hour and fifty minutes.
For some reason- perhaps the outbreak of the Civil War- it was not until July 4, 1885 that an official dedication ceremony was held. Bannan was still around and apparently at the center of things. A devout temperance advocate, the only thing he did not like about the event was the consumption of spirits. He noted that "if liquor could be exiled from Pottsville, it would be one of the most delightful places in the world to live."
The attention focused on Clay at the time of his death by people like Bannan seems very difficult to understand today. And it was shared by many. When Edwin and Maria Trexler decided to name their son Henry Clay Trexler, aka General Harry C. Trexler, they were following in the footsteps of many people in the 1850s. Today however Henry Clay is largely forgotten.
Americans tend to make heroes of those who fight for principals. It is Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt who are on Mount Rushmore, not Henry Clay.
Andrew Jackson- Clay's great antagonist (he defeated Clay's bid for the White House)- is far more familiar than Clay as a vigorous common man hero.
Clay was heard to say he did not understand how success fighting Indians prepared someone for the complex duties of the Presidency. But the majority of the voting public at the time-all male and virtually all white- thought differently. Even those who don't agree with all of his actions recognize Jackson's place in U.S. history.
Politicians who are compromisers like Clay, was known as the Great Compromiser, are seldom hailed as heroes.
But Henry Clay did have a principle: keeping the Union whole. As head of the Whig party- an ancestor of the Republican Party- he deeply impressed this on an up-and-coming Illinois politician and fellow Whig, Abraham Lincoln. On July 4, 1852, while giving a eulogy for Clay, Lincoln defined those beliefs this way: "Whatever he (Clay) did he did for the whole of the country…Feeling as he did, and as the truth surely is, that the world's best hope depended on the continued Union of these States, he was ever jealous of, and watched for, whatever might have the slightest tendency to separate them."
Like many Whigs, Lincoln was also impressed with Clay's American System, an overall program by the government to encourage the development of roads and canals by using funds from the high tariff on British iron and the sale of public lands. These "internal improvements" meant much to Lincoln who saw them as bringing prosperity to Illinois and the nation.
Lincoln never forgot Clay's principals. In his first debate with Stephen Douglas for the Senate, he called Clay "my beau ideal of a statesman." And at least in part it was Clay's vision of a united prosperous nation "as the world's best hope" for freedom that inspired Lincoln in the darkest days of the Civil War.
Knowing this, perhaps visitors to Pottsville will take another look at Henry Clay's statue and remember him.
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When I interviewed Jeff Vandeyacht about the challenges of taking over a flight school and making it a sustainable business for the March 2011 Flight Training, I had no idea he was so multitalented. Jeff owns True Course Flight School in Fulton, N.Y.
I've gotten to know Jeff a little bit thanks to Facebook, and I can tell you that he's a CFI (obviously), an entrepreneur, and a dog owner. Now add "ordained minister" to the list. Last week he performed a wedding for one of his students—with a ceremony that started off as a flight lesson.
I'll let Jeff tell it:
"Scott Brosnan is my student (Private) and we've been flying together for about a year. He's a welder for National Grid. He welds on gas pipe lines with gas in them! Yikes!
"His fiancée (now wife) is Shelly Williams. … She has been along with me and Scott a couple of times and enjoyed the flights.
"You get to know each other pretty well during the hours you spend together in the plane and Scott and I established a good rapport right from the beginning. He told me of his fiancée Shelly and how they just didn't have any hard plans on the when and where of their wedding. They wanted to [tie the knot] but they had been together so long it wasn't so much of a priority.
Jeff mentioned "in an offhanded way" that he happened to be an ordained minister, and suggested as a joke that they perform the ceremony in the air. "It wasn't long after that he told me that he mentioned it to Shelly and that she was all in if there was a way to make it happen.
"We kicked it around and determined that doing it during a flight in a Skyhawk was impractical so we figured it would be fun to pick a scenic airport, fly in, do the deed, and head back. It was a little cloudy but bright and other wise a great day. Scott was clearly a little nervous so the landing wasn't great (lol). The 'ceremony' lasted only minutes and I pronounced them husband and wife. Good times."
Congratulations to Shelly and Scott on this new chapter in their lives; continued success to Scott on his flight training journey. Oh–how did Jeff manage to become an ordained minister in the first place? About eight years ago, friends asked if he would officiate at their ceremony, and he went online and got ordained in the Universal Life Church, a nondenomination organization that has been in existence since the 1950s. He's performed a few weddings at no charge in the intervening years, "Just for friends and family who ask and now, I guess, for flight students." He joked that he's thinking of changing True Course Flight School's slogan to "Expertise—Experience—Patience—Weddings."—Jill W. Tallman


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I frequently noted in the field, how chaplains – to a man – sought out front line action. And I assume that was because, as one put it, at the time: 'There is where the fighting man needs God most – and that's where some of them know him for the first time. – U.S.M.C. Commandant A.A. Vandegrift, 1945
The last two decades has seen a surge in interest in popular historical study of America's role in the Pacific and Europe during World War II in films and books but little to no individual attention has been given to the role of military chaplains. There were never enough chaplains to serve American soldiers, sailors, Marines, and airmen, but as Dorsett points out those that served found innovative and courageous ways to reach the men. "They can't say that the church forgot them, when they were called into service and henceforth in their lives they will forget the church," declared Lutheran Chaplain Edward K. Rogers. "They may forget the church and God, but the church and God's pastors or priests did not forget them." Chaplains were integral to America's victory in Europe and the Pacific. This is the argument put forward in Serving God and Country: US Military Chaplains in World War II by Lyle Dorsett.
Outside of the famous four U.S. Army chaplains who sacrificed their lives to save fellow military and civilian men when the transport Dorchester sank in 1943, there is very little popular historical assessment of the enduring role of chaplains in the war and how they helped shape a post-war society. Chaplains broke new ground when it came to racial desegregation in training classes and contributed to greater ecumenical understanding between churches, denominations, and synagogues. "The clergy integrated well and became pioneers in the integration of the U.S. Armed Forces before President Harry S. Truman's executive order 9981 of July 1948," declared Dorsett.
Integration of ideas and practical ecumenicsm also flourished. For example, some Protestant pastors, while well educated, previously may have had limited interpersonal contact with other traditions and faiths like Judaism or Catholicism. As one chaplain pointed out, "It was harder to speak ill of one's faith when that person was a friend." Chaplains also had to be trained in the basic rudiments of other faiths in order to offer proper religious counsel for servicemen.
Undeniably, the United States on the eve of Pearl Harbor in 1941 was remarkably less secular than today. Chaplains or "chappies" were, with very few exceptions, Protestant, Roman Catholic, or Jewish. Parents, especially mothers, were comforted by the fact that their sons had professional shepherds to guide them in the field and throughout their military service. World War II was the first American conflict where published images, especially from the Pacific at bloody battles like Tarawa, would relay disturbing images to Americans at home. Chaplains were pressed to the limit on both fronts of the war, but the savage fighting of the Pacific island hopping campaign tested military chaplains to minister in what many combatants called "the depths of hell." "By their patient, sympathetic labors with the men, day in and day out and through many a night, every chaplain I know contributed immeasurably to the moral courage of our fighting men," added Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. (more…)