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Debates of Feb. 27th, 2012
House of Commons Hansard #84 of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was agreement.
- Question Period
- Criminal Code
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- Senate Reform Act
- Air Canada
- Conservative Party of Canada
- Elevation to Cardinal
- Kootenay Ski Hills
- Oscar Awards
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- The Environment
- Religious Freedom
- Public Transit
- Human Rights
- Short Circuit Dream
- Italian Campaign
- Conservative Party of Canada
- Via Rail
- 41st General Election
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- Via Rail Derailment
- 41st General Election
- OECD Centres of Government Meeting
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- 41st General Election
- Presence in Gallery
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- Investment Canada Act
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- Elections Canada
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Request for Emergency Debate
- Canada-Panama Economic Growth and Prosperity Act
- Business of Supply
The Environment
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Marie-Claude Morin Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC
Madam Speaker, last week I met 13 secondary IV students in the sports program at Fadette secondary school in Saint-Hyacinthe. These students are worried and unhappy, and they shared with me their concerns and questions about the government's inaction on climate change.
I left their classroom with letters addressed to the Minister of the Environment. In these letters, the students express their strong opposition to Canada's withdrawal from the Kyoto protocol. Their concerns about the environment are shared by millions of Canadians. Their teacher, Émilie Ferland, has done a fantastic job of guiding them through this project.
It is crucial to raise awareness among our youth, no matter what their age, of the importance of citizens' opinions in our country's decision-making process. These students, who are just 15 or 16 years old, understand this and are asking the government to make more responsible decisions.
Religious Freedom
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Bob Dechert Mississauga—Erindale, ON
Madam Speaker, as the democratic process continues in Egypt, our government continues to be worried about the mistreatment of the Coptic community.
The violence against the Coptic community must stop. Tensions have led to violence and, most recently, forcible home evictions. I share the concerns of the Canadian Coptic community that is worried to hear about the recent reports that several Coptic families have been forcibly evicted from a village in northern Egypt.
I urge the Egyptian authorities to take the necessary steps to ensure a peaceful democratic transition. There should be no place in the new Egypt for repressive and violent acts on members of religious minorities. Freedom of religion is a fundamental human right and a vital building block for healthy democracies. People of faith must be able to practice and worship in peace and security.
Canada continues to support the ongoing democratic transition in Egypt and urges those writing the country's new constitution to safeguard the principles of freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law for all Egyptians.
Public Transit
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Andrew Cash Davenport, ON
Madam Speaker, the greater Toronto area is home to 5.5 million people, 17% of the Canadian population, 40% of corporate head offices and one-fifth of Canada's GDP.
In other words, what happens in Toronto and how it happens matters except, it seems, to the Conservative government.
The GTA loses $6 billion a year due to gridlock and yet the government will not endorse the NDP's national transit strategy. What is worse, it has not come up with its own plan.
In the midst of an affordable housing crisis, the government will not endorse the NDP's national housing strategy. What is worse, it has not come up with its own plan.
When it comes to confusing voters about which polling station they should go to at election time, in that case the Conservatives come up with their own plan.
The NDP has come up with our own plans for housing and transit. Will Canadians have to wait until 2015 and an NDP government before they see real leadership for cities like Toronto?
Human Rights
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Greg Rickford Kenora, ON
Mr. Speaker, Christian congregations in the great Kenora riding are extremely distressed regarding the unjust persecution of Pastor Nadarkhani and are united in prayer on his behalf.
Indeed, our government is deeply concerned by reports that the Iranian authorities may imminently execute Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani on charges of apostasy.
Freedom of religion or belief is a fundamental right recognized by the international community. Pastor Nadarkhani's case is another example of the regime's utter disregard for human rights and its failure to meet the internationally recognized norms. Iran consistently violates the human rights of religious and other minority groups.
We call on Iran to release prisoners, such as Pastor Nadarkhani, who face execution for charges contrary to Iran's own laws and constitution, and to reverse its current course and meet its international human rights obligations.
Short Circuit Dream
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Judy Foote Random—Burin—St. George's, NL
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a remarkable young man from Marystown in my riding of Random—Burin—St. George's.
Now 19 years old, at the age of 14, William Short wanted to lift the spirits of terminally ill children so he formed the charity, Short Circuit Dream, to raise funds to grant them a dream. To date, the charity has granted 12 dreams that included TV sets, video games and computers to a bedroom makeover.
William's kindness has been recognized with various awards, including the Terry Fox Humanitarian Award, the Knight of the Year Award, the URock Volunteer Award, the finalist for TD Canada Trust Community Leadership Scholarship, the Loran Award national finalist and the Knights of Columbus state scholarship.
Last year he received the Newfoundland and Labrador Knights of Columbus Award and was selected as one of the 10 provincial finalists for the Experience Genie title, finishing in an impressive third place.
William is currently a student at Memorial University in St. John's.
I ask all members of the House to join me in saluting William Short whose thoughtfulness has made a difference in the lives of terminally ill children.
Italian Campaign
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Royal Galipeau Ottawa—Orléans, ON
Mr. Speaker, Saturday marked the 67th anniversary of the end of Canada's involvement in the Italian campaign. It is important to recall the courage of the Canadians and the sacrifices they made in defence of our rights and freedoms.
Canadian troops played a crucial role in one of the longest battles of World War II. Of the 93,000 Canadians who fought on the front lines of that long campaign, almost 6,000 made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of world freedom.
They fought in the rugged mountains, flooded rivers and rubble filled streets of Sicily from July 10 to August 6, 1943. On September 3, they landed on the Italian mainland. Canadians fought a bitter battle until February 25, 1945, when the major Canadian presence in the Italian theatre ended.
We honour this legacy by caring for the World War II veterans who are still with us and those who have come after them. We stand with the veterans and their families when they need it. They can count on our care and support.
Lest we forget.
Conservative Party of Canada
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
David Christopherson Hamilton Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, The Conservatives were elected on a promise to clean up the Liberal style scandals of the past. There is the first election fraud. Then they got caught trying to buy an election with a big money shell game. In fact, not four months ago, the Prime Minister's Conservative Party had to plead guilty to election fraud. That is twice.
Now Canadians see they have been at it again. Misleading voters about their polling station is shameful. It is wrong and it is illegal. This is also election fraud.
Canadians demand answers. They deserve better than another five year runaround by the Prime Minister before their next inevitable guilty plea.
The Prime Minister has it within his power to get to the bottom of this today, to identify the guilty parties and to ensure that they are prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Or, the Prime Minister will have proven that in no time at all he has become exactly that which he used to loathe.
Via Rail
Statements By Members
February 27th, 2012 / 2:15 p.m.
Mike Wallace Burlington, ON
Mr. Speaker, as the member of Parliament for Burlington and on behalf of all Canadians, our government offers our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the three VIA employees who died when a VIA Rail passenger train derailed in Burlington yesterday: Ken Simmonds, 56 years old, and Peter Snarr, 52 years old, both from Toronto and both with more than 30 years of service as locomotive engineers with CN and VIA. The third individual was Patrick Robinson, 40 years old, of Cornwall, Ontario, a new VIA employee who was on board as an observer as part of his training program.
One accident is one too many. We wish a speedy recovery to all VIA passengers who were injured.
I thank the first responders to the scene yesterday who clearly did their very best to address the immediate needs of those involved. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of those affected by this tragic accident.
41st General Election
Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
Nycole Turmel Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, thousands of Canadians received fraudulent telephone calls during the last election from individuals claiming to be from Elections Canada, telling people to vote at the wrong place. There were even people who got phone calls in the middle of the night. The government must take action.
What is the Prime Minister going to do to prevent these fraudulent tactics? What is he really going to do to restore people's confidence and increase, rather than decrease, the voter turnout? That is the issue: people's confidence in the election process.
41st General Election
Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
Calgary Southwest
Stephen Harper Prime Minister
Mr. Speaker, the Conservative Party of Canada has denied and still denies such allegations. When we become aware of such information, we pass it on to Elections Canada. I encourage the opposition to do the same if it has this sort of information.
41st General Election
Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
Nycole Turmel Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, voters want more than that. They want to know that the government is going to protect them from election fraud.
Even the Prime Minister's riding association uses the services of RackNine, one of the firms involved in this affair, so it is understandable that people have doubts about the process.
Is the Prime Minister prepared to force byelections to restore voter confidence?
41st General Election
Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
Calgary Southwest
Stephen Harper Prime Minister
Mr. Speaker, once again, we do not have such information. If the NDP has this sort of information—and I am not certain that it does—then it must pass that information on to Elections Canada.
41st General Election
Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
Nycole Turmel Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, this whole thing is about trying to stop people from voting, whatever the technology.
Call centre employees have now confirmed that they read scripts to misinform voters on behalf of the Conservative Party. Fixing elections means that byelections could be called. People could end up in jail.
The Prime Minister must be tough on crime. Will he commit all the necessary resources to investigate and prosecute and put an end to vote suppression?
41st General Election
Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
Calgary Southwest
Stephen Harper Prime Minister
Mr. Speaker, the calls in question are calls the Conservative Party of Canada placed to its own supporters.
If the NDP has any information that inappropriate calls were placed, and we certainly have information in some cases, which we have given to Elections Canada, then I challenge that party to produce that information and give it to Elections Canada.
41st General Election
Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
Pat Martin Winnipeg Centre, MB
Mr. Speaker, it is more in sadness than anger that Canadians watch what could be the most comprehensive election fraud in Canadian history and there is not a person in the country that is buying the theory of a lone gunman on the sixth floor of the book depository. This took big money and sophistication to execute.
What is the relationship between the government and the company called Campaign Research and its principals Nick Kouvalis and Richard Ciano? What is the extent of their relationship? What contracts were signed? When were they signed? What were they for?


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Everything needed on one page, that is as simple it gets, thanks! I have a source to get milk straight from the farm so i really would like to test making it from the scratch. How much mozzarella can you make from one gallon of milk ?
I tried making it from scratch a while ago and.... things didn't go well. I think I yielded like 6 ounces or something terrible haha. However how much could you get? You should be able to get a pound off mozz plus you should be able to make ricotta too from it. I however couldn't get that much. The results don't justify the means for a simple home based pizza maker IMO. I'd go with curds.
I usually start with 2 L of full-fat pasteurized milk
One of the biggest reasons I stopped making mozz curd from scratch is because using pasteurized milk yielded results far below the taste and fat level of mozz procured from Calabro
Well, it yields mozz that is significantly better than what you get in any old supermarket here in Holland; finding raw milk mozz, or bufala mozz is hard work, and costly, although it is by no means impossible. So in my opinion, I can make a significantly better mozz from milk I can readily buy than the mozz that I could readily buy instead, but I'm not claiming that it is the best mozz you'll ever find ;-)
Raw milk can be very hard to find and expensive over here. I've read on several cheese making sites that pasteurized milk doesn't make very good mozz...I don't know.
Actually, I was under the impression that it's more the fat content of raw vs 'standardized' milk, but the pasteurization itself does alter the constituents somewhat. It makes a significant difference for all cheeses, so much so that some varieties of raw-milk cheese have all but died out in the EU, thanks to just one of many over-the-top EU food safety regulations.
I have seen where cultures were added at the beginning of mozz making procedure and assumed that was being done because of the use of pasteurized milk, no?
Cultures or rennet?
I don't think cultures are the primary coagulating agent in a mozzarella make. Surely the aim is a mild cheese not a lactic one?
But if you look at the kit/method that Bob links to, it includes rennet. Or are we talking about something else here?I've never heard of a culture-only mozzarella make.
Also you'd lose too much calcium in the whey if you were using just cultures. Which would not be conducive to a strong curd.
I beg to differ - it's dead easy, almost a no-brainer. Ricotta is not really an option though, unless you liberally add milk to the whey - or you make mozz for the entire neighbourhood. Cost-wise though, it's probably not the smart thing to do; in my case, homemade mozz is about 2/3 the cost of store-bought mozz.
Wow- "dead easy, A no brainer"? I can't see how those terms could be applied to making mozzarella, unless you're trying to be insulting. It's not toast. And where do you live that milk costs like $2 a gallon?
And where do you live that milk costs like $2 a gallon?


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Recognizing the long history and deep ties between California and Guangdong dating back to the 1800's, I was excited to support Governor Brown's visit to Guangdong and to have played a role in bringing together the United States' largest state by population and economy and China's largest province.
In Guangzhou, Governor Brown was warmly greeted by the leaders of Guangdong, including Party Secretary Hu Chunhua and Governor Zhu Xiaodan, as the delegation from California inked agreements in Guangdong to deepen their ties and to work together on low carbon economic development. Chinese business representatives attending a breakfast in Guangzhou hosted by American Chamber (AmCham) South China on April 15 were visibly moved when they heard Governor Brown talk about how the first wave of intrepid Chinese immigrants to California overcame tremendous odds and obstacles and helped build the "Golden State" and how the Chinese-American community has excelled, topping indexes measuring income levels and educational attainment. Audience members were also impressed when they heard from the Governor that city leaders, such as San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, trace their ancestry back to Guangdong.
It was fascinating to learn that Governor Brown's connections with Guangdong dates back several decades. The Governor mentioned that decades before receiving then-Vice President Xi Jinping in February 2012, he welcomed President Xi's father, Xi Zhongxun, in 1980 to California, when the elder Xi was Governor of Guangdong and led a group of senior Chinese leaders to a visit to the United States in the early days of China's reform and opening up policy. In his meeting with Shenzhen Party Secretary Wang Rong, Brown said he visited Shenzhen in 1986 and was amazed at how the city has transformed into the fourth-largest city in China by GDP.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between California and Guangdong on promoting low carbon development stood out as one area where there is tremendous potential for cooperation and mutual learning that will benefit not only the citizens of both countries, but also the world more broadly. Beyond cooperation with the government, California is also working with Chinese business to create jobs in the state while also improving the environment. On the last day of the trip, Governor Brown visited automaker BYD, which is planning to manufacture electric buses in California after winning a $12.1 million contract to supply the city of Long Beach with public buses. The Governor and BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu discussed ways to help California attain its ambitious goal of having one-third of its energy supplies come from renewable sources by 2020 and one million electric cars on California roads in 2025.
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Giovanazzi Former US Olympic Volleyball Coach Passes Away
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 20, 2012) – USA Volleyball was saddened to learn of the news that former U.S. Women's National Team Assistant Coach Greg Giovanazzi passed away on March 19.
"Greg was one of the most positive personalities in our sport," USA Volleyball Chief Executive Officer Doug Beal said. "He made everyone around him feel and perform better in every situation he was involved. This is just a sad and shocking loss. All our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife, Deb and daughter, Casey."
Giovanazzi was the first assistant coach for the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team from 1990 to 1994. He helped the U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team to the bronze medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. Giovanazzi was a member of the 1994 Goodwill Games coaching staff in which the U.S. finished with the silver medal. He later served as an advisor at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
"Gio was an outstanding coach who helped catapult our U.S. Women's Team to be one of the elite teams in the world in the early 1990s," said Terry Liskevych, the U.S. Women's National Team head coach from 1985 to 1996 and current head women's volleyball coach at Oregon State University. "He had an extraordinary gift of connecting with every player and always positively lifted the energy levels of everyone he touched. We established a wonderful bond in our years together at USA Volleyball and shared a great friendship since. He will be sorely missed, but never forgotten."
Giovanazzi took a position as an assistant coach at his alma mater, UCLA, upon his graduation in 1981. He assisted with both the men's and women's volleyball programs from 1981-1990. Throughout his time with the Bruins, he played a role in three NCAA Championships and six appearances in the NCAA semifinals.
"Greg Giovanazzi was the chronicler of all things Bruin men's volleyball," UCLA Men's Head Volleyball Coach Al Scates said in a UCLA press release. "He was the official storyteller -- the oral historian -- of UCLA men's volleyball. He was also a close friend and I will miss him deeply."
Giovanazzi spent two seasons at Santa Monica College in 1982 and 1983 where he won the 1983 Southern California Coach of the Year honors and led his team to the state finals. He was an assistant coach at the University of Hawaii for one season in 1980 and won the WCAC Championship.
Giovanazzi served as head coach at the University of Michigan from 1992 to 1998, recording 104 victories and an NCAA Tournament berth in 1997 and competed in the 1995 NIVC Tournament. During his seven years with the Wolverines, he coached eight All-Big Ten players. Severe migraines forced Giovanzazzi to resign from his Michigan post.
Giovanazzi suffered from chronic migraines for most of his life, and stepped down from several coaching positions because of his medical condition.
After a brief spell away from the collegiate game, Giovanazzi coached at Loyola University (Md.) in 2001 before being the interim coach at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County from 2003 to 2004. He moved on to serve as the head volleyball coach at Johns Hopkins University in 2008 and 2009, compiling a 36-17 record. He served as a volunteer coach for the Columbia Comets of the Chesapeake Volleyball Region through 2011 when he decided to retire from coaching.
As an athlete, Giovanazzi was a three-time USA Volleyball All-American. He played for UCLA from 1975 to 1979 and was a member of the 1976 national championship team. In 1978, Giovanazzi competed on a squad that reached the NCAA finals. He earned a spot on the 1977 U.S. Men's Junior National Team which reached the FIVB Men's Junior World Championship and earned a bronze medal at the Pac Rim Championships.
Giovanazzi earned a spot on the U.S. Men's National Team and competed in the Pan American and World University Games, where he was team captain. He also played in the Italian Professional League in 1979 and 1986.


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Notebook: Finley's Progress; Players Remember Urso
The Columbus Dispatch - August 09, 2013 09:42 AM
Ryan Finley made an impression in the most extended minutes of his rookie season, but it is unlikely that was enough to boost the forward into the Crew's starting lineup.
During Saturday's 3-1 loss at Houston, Finley came on in relief of starter Jairo Arrieta to open the second half and created several offensive chances. Following yesterday's training session at Crew Stadium, I asked coach Robert Warzycha if Finley had been impressive enough to merit a spot in the starting lineup.
"Ryan showed me a lot, but Arrieta has a spot to lose," Warzycha said.
In five prior appearances this season, Finley amassed 43 minutes of playing time. An ankle injury cost him a handful of games starting in late June, but Finley has worked his way back into the rotation in recent weeks. He finished with two shots against the Dynamo and helped create the team's lone goal, which was officially credited as an own goal.
Finley said he spent a few hours watching the game film earlier this week and realized a few things about his performance.
"The one obvious thing is I need to pull the trigger a little faster," he said. "Those were my first extended minutes in a game so it's something you live and learn by. Being a rookie, you're going to make mistakes. Looking over the course of the 45 minutes, there were more positives than negatives. Obviously there's some things I can learn from, but I was pretty happy with the performance. It would've been nice to put one or two away and help the team get a point or three points, but I was happy with it."
Warzycha said the switch had nothing to do with effort.
"If something doesn't work and you feel like the player, it's not that he's not working hard it's just that the ball doesn't bounce his way, then we have a right to change the players and that's what we did," he said. "We decided to bring Ryan. He looks good in practice and scores some goals in reserve games and makes good movement. We needed more movement in front and that's what he gave us."
Said forward Dominic Oduro: "He did great. He had a couple of chances. I think he's beating himself (up) right now because he didn't put some of them away, but that's how the game goes. I think he was just trying a little hard to make an impact and sometimes you just need that easy layaway. He's learning. He's a young guy and I think he knows what to do. It's all hands on deck. Maybe this weekend if he gets his chance he'll do better."
Monday marked one year since the tragic passing of rookie Crew midfielder Kirk Urso, and members of the organization posted several thoughts and memories on Twitter.
That evening, however, veteran Eddie Gaven arranged a special mass in Urso's memory that took place at St. Leo Roman Catholic Church in Columbus. Gaven is out for the season with a knee injury, but he was on hand today for the team's photo day and said nearly two-thirds of the team was on hand for the service.
Midfielder Ben Speas, Urso's collegiate teammate at North Carolina, said he was there.
"It was nice to be with our teammates, just to see everyone out there supporting Kirk," Speas said. "Nothing had to do with soccer. Everyone was there for him."
Speas said he spoke with Urso's family Monday as well as other friends he met through Urso, who died from a congenital heart defect he did not know he had. Tuesday, the Crew Soccer Foundation Golf Classic helped raise funds for the Kirk Urso Memorial Fund, which goes to help support youth heart health research and programming.
"Was it emotional?" Speas said. "One year. Yeah, it's tough. Monday was a little bit tougher. At this point, being emotional isn't going to get you anywhere. You just have to remember all the great things, all the great memories and all the things I learned from Kirk."


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Chapel Cleeve Manor, in association with Channel 4's Country House Rescue and PEEL Heritage, a leading specialist in heritage entertainment consultancy, is to open its doors with a ghost tour to remember on Thursday 12th April 2012 for one day only.
The Chapel Cleeve Manor Ghost Express will operate two tours on West Somerset Railway, allowing visitors to travel by steam train to the Manor and discover its dramatic 'haunted past'. There will be chilling tales and unsolved mysteries, plus an unexpected twist to keep tour groups guessing. This will be the first time that the house has been open as a visitor attraction and the day's activities will all be caught on film.
Chapel Cleeve Manor dates back to 1455 and is the remains of a pilgrim's hospice attached to the original chapel. The Tudor-style country house has had many alterations throughout the last 500 years and was more recently converted in to a hotel used for conferences, weddings and banqueting facilities.
Current owner, Jeannie Wilkins, wishes to reopen the manor to share her love of the house with the local community and bring the estate back to life.
Audience development consultant and managing director of PEEL Heritage, Susannah Daley, commented:
"We are really excited about the Ghost Express Tours at Chapel Cleeve. The house is clearly the star and makes the perfect setting for a 'ghostly' adventure. These initial tours will provide an excellent platform for future visitor entertainment on the estate and we look forward to hearing feedback on the success of this event."
Places are limited on the tours and tickets will need to be pre-booked. Each tour lasts approximately 50 minutes at Chapel Cleeve and refreshments are available from the manor. Tickets are priced at the following: Adults £24, Children/Concessions £16 and Family tickets at £65 (2 adults and up to 4 children), and include an all-day Rover Ticket on West Somerset Railway and a coach connection to and from Chapel Cleeve.
For more information and to book your place, call 01643 704996 or visit www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
The new series of Country House Rescue will be screened on Channel 4 later this year.


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It is Be Kind to Animals Week in North Branch and Madison, New Jersey, and a local animal center is discussing the importance of pet adoption for animals that are currently homeless, according to the Independent Press.
The shelters explain that the dogs up for adoption go through evaluations, are spayed or neutered, and have had the proper vaccinations, the news source reports. This is the case for many pet adoption facilities in America.
There is also a society in the region that focuses on finding a home for older dogs and cats, which are offered at a significantly lower price than the animals that are younger.
The shelter will be hosting an event for individuals to meet the animals that are up for adoption.
The CEO of one of the facilities said to the news source, "What better way to support the human-animal bond than by developing a bond with a homeless animal you adopt?"
According to the Humane Society, nearly 19 percent of dogs that are owned by an individual were adopted from an animal shelter of some sort.


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BEIJING, China – The U.S. Paralympic swimming team came out strong on day one of competition, breaking two world records and two Paralympic records in the morning preliminary rounds at the National Aquatics Center. In the men's 200m individual medley (IM) (SM7), Rudy Garcia-Tolson (Colorado Springs, Colo./Bloomington, Calif.) beat his former world record by nearly three seconds with a time of 2:37.80. First-time Paralympian Amanda Everlove (Colorado Springs, Colo./Wichita, Kan.) also broke a world record, finishing the women's 100m butterfly (S8) in 1:11.64.
Dominating the morning preliminary competition, the U.S. team broke two Paralympic records. U.S. team captain Erin Popovich (Fort Collins, Colo./Silverbow, Mont.) beat her previous world record with a time of 3:01.21 in the 200m IM (SM7) and Miranda Uhl (Alachua, Fla.) finished the women's 200m IM (SM6) with a time of 3:16.95.
Pleased with their morning results, the athletes are looking ahead to tonight's finals.
"This is a great moment. I got my best time and beat my world record. It's great being a part of Team USA and I'm looking forward to tonight's finals."
"I was feeling ready to swim, so just went out and gave it all I could. I expected to do really well and I couldn't be happier. I'm focused on staying in first place tonight for the finals."
"I'm feeling great. I had a good morning swim and am really excited with the way it went. Now I need to prepare for tonight and get ready… work on the little things to make it even better. This is my first swim of the Games, so it's a nice way to start."
"The crowd was incredible. I have a lot left and hope to get a personal best tonight. My goal is to not have any regrets, go out and try my hardest and not leave anything in the pool."
Following this morning's preliminary round, 15 U.S. swimmers will advance to finals:
17:14 Women's 100m Butterfly (S13) – Kelley Becherer (Sheboygan, Wis)
17:20 Men's 100m Freestyle (S3) – Michael DeMarco (San Diego, Calif.)
17:42 Men's 100m Freestyle (S4) – Joe McCarthy (San Diego, Calif.)
17:48 Women's 100m Freestyle (S4) – Cheryl Angelelli-Kornoelje (Clinton Township, Mich.), Aimee Bruder (Birmingham, Ala.)
18:11 Men's 100m Freestyle (S5) – Roy Perkins (Del Mar, Calif.)
18:39 Women's 200m IM (SM6) – Miranda Uhl (Alachua, Fla.)
18:39 Men's 200m IM (SM7) - Rudy Garcia-Tolson (Colorado Springs, Colo./Bloomington, Calif.)
19:17 Women's 200m IM (SM7) – Erin Popovich (Fort Collins, Colo./Silverbow, Mont.), Cortney Jordan, (Henderson, Nev.), Deb Gruen (Hamden, Conn.)
19:47 Women's 100m Butterfly (S8) – Jessica Long (Baltimore, Md.), Amanda Everlove (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
20:09 Men's 100m Butterfly (S9) – Mark Barr (Davis, Calif.), Cody Bureau (Colorado Springs, Colo./Latrobe, Pa.)
For complete swimming results, visit http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/Schedule/SW.shtml.
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During my recent flight on American Airlines to US, I got a chance to flip through their recent edition of in-flight magazine – American Ways. I came across this very well written article by Joseph Guinto titled – "Making a Change" – in which he talks about how one can make a career change if the existing one is not working out for him or her. One of the sub-title caught my eye – "Forget your experience, sell your experiences".
How true!
While the context of the above statement has been used more from a job-career perspective; IMO, it also applies a lot to many aspects of marketing and selling of any products or services. From a job-career perspective, I have seen that it is a common habit of focusing more on self as individuals rather than trying to describe self as part of a role played in a particular scenario.
Sounds confusing as to what I meant? Well, here is a very simplistic example. Suppose you are an experienced Java programmer and you want to mention this attribute of yours on your resume. Based on my experience of scanning thousands of resumes, I think majority of the individuals would have written this as –
"Experienced Java Programmer" or "Java Programmer with 5 years of experience"
Note that the above statement is only referring to your experience i.e. what you know and how much you know (Assuming here that years of experience is a quantifiable way of measuring how much you know. Whether that is true or not is a point of another debate). What if the above experience can be put in the manner as below –
"Successfully helped build a streaming media product using Java for a online social media start-up with needs for rapid go-to-market, managing fast-evolving requirements, and collaborating with geographically distributed team."
Now the above statement in a way talks about your experience in a holistic manner. You are no longer just alluding to your knowledge about Java; but also referring to your overall experiences in building a particular product in a particular environment. Joseph Guinto in his article points to a quote from Rachel Canter – you would get hired for a job not because you think you can do the job, but only if the person/organization hiring you thinks that you can do the job. To do that – as a seller you have to sell your experiences and not just your experience.
IMO, the above statement about selling experiences applies not only to the people looking for a career change, but also to selling other things in life. For example – selling products or services! More and more customers are more interested in knowing if products fits in with their personal needs rather than just simply knowing what the product can do. A classic case of this is Amazon Customer Reviews feature. Customers who have brought the specific product put in their experiences associated with their buy. Potential buyers read through these reviews and typically decide if the product fits in with their needs. Considering that in today's highly competitive market – be it for a product or any services offering or be it to all of us as individuals if we were to consider ourselves as a product – when almost all of these things are dime-a-dozen, it is the experiences which sells. Just ask Starbucks CEO, Howard Schultz or Virgin CEO, Richard Branson or Kingfisher CEO – Vijay Mallaya!
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LINGUIST List 21.4148
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Calls: Applied Ling, Historical Ling, Psycholing/Germany
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LINGUIST is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new feature: Easy Abstracts! Easy Abs is a free abstract submission and review facility designed to help conference organizers and reviewers accept and process abstracts online. Just go to: http://www.linguistlist.org/confcustom, and begin your conference customization process today! With Easy Abstracts, submission and review will be as easy as 1-2-3!
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Full Title: Quantitative Investigations in Theoretical Linguistics
Short Title: QITL-4
Date: 28-Mar-2011 - 31-Mar-2011
Location: Berlin, Germany
Contact Person: Amir Zeldes
Meeting Email: qitl4
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Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Historical Linguistics;
Call Deadline: 15-Nov-2010
Meeting Description:
Quantitative Investigations in Theoretical Linguistics (QITL) offers a forum
for researchers approaching problems in theoretical linguistics from a
quantitative point of view. The conference offers a platform for diverse
areas of linguistics, from phonology through morphology, syntax, semantics
or pragmatics, in both corpus-based, psycholinguistic/experimental or
computational methodologies approaching problems in grammar, first and
second language acquisition, historical linguistics and more.
Final Call for Papers
Quantitative models of linguistic phenomena have been increasingly
informing linguistic theory by testing, confirming and falsifying linguists'
hypotheses, and translating their insights into language based applications.
Despite this, the divide between theoretical linguistics and empirical
research remains substantial, with many theories being expressed in terms
that are not conducive to data-based testing, and conversely, the
appearance of a variety of data-based studies and applications with no
adequate theory to frame and explain their results.
Quantitative Investigations in Theoretical Linguistics (QITL) offers a forum
for researchers who aim to bridge this gap from any linguistic discipline or
methodology, and in particular, but not limited to:
- Quantitative corpus based studies
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- Computational linguistics / NLP
- Historical linguistics
- Lexicography
- Second language acquisition / applied linguistics
- First language acquisition
The fourth conference (QITL-4) is set to take place at Humboldt University
in Berlin, between 28-31 March 2011. We invite researchers to submit
abstracts of approx. 500-1000 words (not including references and figures
or tables) for 30 minute talks with 10 minutes additional discussion or a
poster presentation (please specify your preferred format). Please send all
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program committee:
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- Harald Baayen, University of Alberta
- Marco Baroni, University of Trento/CIMeC
- Douglas Biber, Northern Arizona University
- Peter Bosch, University of Osnabrück
- Jeremy Boyd, University of Illinois
- Michael Cysouw, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
- Mark Davies, Brigham Young University
- Stefan Engelberg, Institute for the German Language, Mannheim
- Stefan Evert, University of Osnabrück
- Livio Gaeta, University of Naples Federico II
- Stefan Th. Gries, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Jennifer Hay, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
- Graham Katz, Georgetown University
- Tibor Kiss, Ruhr University Bochum
- Tony Kroch, University of Pennsylvania
- Jonas Kuhn, University of Stuttgart
- Roland Meyer, University of Regensburg
- Adam Przepiórkowski, Polish Academy of Sciences
- Katharina Spalek, Humboldt University of Berlin
- Ruprecht von Waldenfels, University of Bern
- Stefanie Wulff, University of North Texas
Plenary talks will be held on the conference by:
- Heike Behrens, University of Basel
- Hermann Moisl, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ingo Plag, University of Siegen
We look forward to your submissions. For more information visit the
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Topic: Calling action method - no template
I basically want to be able to call a method in my controller, using the following:
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However, i just want the action carried out - and no template generated. so i just want to stay with the same template but call an action method that will submit a form put something in the database and then update the current tamplate. Is this possible?


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1. From the descriptions below (A through D), select one response that best describes how your background meets the basic experience or education requirements for a Park Ranger (Interpretive), GS-0025-07 position. Read all responses before making your selection. MARK ONLY ONE RESPONSE. If you select more than one response, or leave this question blank you will be rated ineligible. If you do not meet these minimum qualifications, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position.
Ability to communicate orally to diverse groups and in a variety of settings.
For the questions below, please select from A through E to indicate the skill level that you possess for each task listed. The questions were developed based on the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies needed to perform the work of this position.
Be sure to describe your experience that supports your answers to the questions below, in your resume or application materials. It is important that your application package submitted, including a resume or application form, clearly shows how you possess the experience and skill levels you claim in this questionnaire. Each of your responses must be clearly supported by your education, training, and/or specific work experience you describe in your application packet submitted for this position (application form or resume, transcripts, list and description of training completed and/or other items you submit). If not, your score will be lowered or you will be found not qualified. The information you provide will be verified. Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempts to conceal information may be grounds for rating you ineligible, not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work.
2. Present informational talks, guided tours, briefings, and/or lectures to various audiences to inform or educate.
3. Respond verbally to customers' inquiries for information, direction, and/or guidance.
4. Initiate verbal communication with customers in a variety of settings to inform, educate, and/or guide.
5. Promote an organization's programs and services to encourage public interest.
6. Negotiate with individuals or organizations to resolve conflicts, disputes, or grievances.
Ability to communicate in writing.
7. Respond in writing to customers' inquiries for information, direction, and/or guidance
8. Write letters, reports, program/presentation outlines, or other documents for information purposes.
9. Draft bulletins, brochures, or articles for eventual publication.
Ability to research, develop, and present a variety of formal, structured, and impromptu thematic interpretive programs such as talks, guided walks and off-site programs to diverse audiences.
10. Research scientific, technical, and/or historical sources to develop information and educational programs.
11. Translate scientific, technical, and/or historical information into understandable concepts for diverse audiences.
12. Provide information to the public about cultural, historical or natural science oriented topics to answer questions, stimulate their interest and appreciation.
13. Utilize a variety of interpretive techniques (such as metaphors, storytelling, analogies) to deliver information to diverse audiences.
14. Develop or upgrade interpretive products (such as exhibit text, trail guide, web cast), for natural, historical, or cultural programs, publications, or exhibits.
15. Utilize interpretive principles (such as tangible resources, intangible resources, universal concepts) to facilitate intellectual and/or emotional connections between audiences' interests and their surroundings.
16. Develop interpretive programs (such as activities, short talks, presentations) using interpretive techniques, products and principles.
Ability to communicate effectively and provide excellent customer service (Interpersonal skills).
17. Assess customer needs to provide appropriate level of information or assistance.
18. Provide direction to, information on, and orientation regarding services or activities of interest to the public.
19. Serve as a front-line representative of an organization to greet customers and answer questions.
20. Direct customers with problems, questions, or complaints to the appropriate person.
21. Educate customers regarding rules, regulations, and safety concerns to gain compliance.
Skill in daily operation of a busy visitor center/information desk, sales outlet, bookstore, or similar facility to include providing frontline information and support services.
22. Perform opening and closing procedures for an information center or place of business according to established procedures.
23. Fill out daily reports to account for sales.
24. Operate cash register or credit card machines to accomplish work in business operations.
25. Maintain inventory, stock, and accountable property.
26. Collect cash or other payments in high volume sales operation (such as a busy entrance station, sales outlet, or visitor contact station).
Skill in operating computers, various computer programs, and office equipment.
27. Use multimedia (such as, audio-visual equipment, computer software) to create informational presentations or products.
28. Use computer software for internet research, word processing and data entry to accomplish work.
29. Operate standard office equipment other than computers (such as telephone, fax, photocopier, calculator) to accomplish work.
Ability to train, influence, and motivate co-workers and volunteers.
30. Provide on-the-job training and assistance to team members.
31. Mentor team members by providing guidance and feedback
32. Explain a portion of a project or operation to team members.
33. Direct team members to accomplish projects and/or daily operations.
Verification Statement
34. As previously explained, your ratings in this Occupational Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification based on the documents and references you submit. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your ratings. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you or for dismissing you from the position/agency.
Please take this opportunity to review your ratings to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you: 1) understand this warning, 2) have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy, and 3) verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability.
Failure to agree to this statement will disqualify you from further consideration for the position.


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Employment at NATO Headquarters
NATO Internship Programme
Selection Process
NATO Internship Programme 2017
Dear candidates,
Do you study Political Science, International Relations, Defence studies or Security studies?
Are you an interdisciplinary candidate with qualifications in Economics, Finance, or Human Resources?
Have you studied Information Technology, Web or Graphic design, Library Sciences or Translation?
Do you study Aeronautics or Engineering?
Do you have a background in Media or Journalism?
Do you speak Russian, Ukrainian or Arabic?
Are you able to conduct independent research and analysis?
NATO needs your skills !
There are two types of Internship opportunities at the Alliance: the NATO-Funded and the GRANT-funded Internship Programme.
The NATO-funded Internship Programme gives opportunity to a wide range of candidates, while the other opportunity is open for those, whose work is supported from outside sources. And while Candidates interested in a GRANT-funded opportunity can apply throughout the year, the call for the NATO-funded opportunity is open only once per year in Spring with two starting dates, in March and in September the following year. Internships will last 6 months.
The call for applications for NATO Internship Programme for the Spring/Fall 2017 intake closed on 11th April 2016. This year we have received approximately 3,500 eligible applications and would like to thank you all for your interest in completing an internship at NATO !
Before contacting our Internship Office, we invite all the applicants to check first their status' update by login into their online account. https://nato-interns.tal.net/lang-en-GB/candidate
All the shortlisted candidates have been notified through the online platform. Please note that for some sections, the final selection is undergoing. Our Office will contact the last selected candidates by October 2016 at the latest. The shortlisted but non-selected candidates will be notified by October 2016 through their online account.
All the candidates who have not been shortlisted were notified on 23 August 2016 via the online platform.
Please refer to our website for more information on the selection timeline: http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/72041.htm
Candidates wishing to apply for a GRANT Funded can submit their application only through the online portal available under "Application".
NATO Headquarters (HQ) introduced its Internship Programme in 2004. The aim of the programme is to provide a small number of current or recent students with the opportunity to intern with the International Staff at NATO Headquarters in Brussels and in a few other NATO bodies.


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Another musician i admired as long as the Beatles was, like Tori, a singer/songwrinter piano rocker male (a queer, but male nontheless). I only listen to his 70's stuff, the earlier, the better. (Tumbleweed Connection,Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, etc) One thing i wish he'd do is stop touring with Joel and tour with Tori. Musicly he has alot more in commen with her than Joel. Just imagine: The Elton & Tori Tour. Id pay anything to see that!
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Join Paul Edwards (of WLQV Detroit) as he interviews Phil Johnson on his program, "The Center for the Study of God & Culture." The subject? John MacArthur's current blog series, "Grow Up. Settle Down. Keep Reforming. Advice for the Young, Restless, Reformed."
Phil Johnson, GTY's Executive Director, is well-informed about the YRR movement—you won't want to miss this interview.
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I love Edwards proclaimation that his "Reformed Baptist" may be the most oxymoronic title out there. Try on Sam Storms self-entitlement of "Reformed Charismatic!" I think he's got Edwards beat for the smallness of the niche included in the title.
This was a great job by both Edwards and Phil Johnson. Very edifying and clarifying for us "Old, sedintary and reformed" guys who need to hear John MacArthur's exhortation as much as the YRR's do.
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I love it, "old, sedintary and reformed"...
Too funny!
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I felt a little uncomfortable with what was commented about Mark Driscoll. Though I think I understand and even agree with a lot of the criticisms made about Mark Driscoll I don't feel it was fair to subtly insult him the way it was done in this interview. I would have loved to have noticed some godly hesitation toward depicting Mark Driscoll as a fool (He wasn't called that but it felt that way). Isn't anyone afraid of accidentally discouraging Mark? I'm not implying that no one can ever correct a fellow brother but it should be done with love.
Am I missing something? Is there something I'm overlooking in this issue? I want to know. I am genuinely open to my comment being corrected by Phil or anyone.
Other than that, great interview. Keep up the good work!
Humility and accurately presenting God's Truth are the key components in any ministry, whether it's John MacArthur's and Grace to You, the local church of less than 100 members, the mega-churches or even in my personal ministry. You mention the problem of the flock getting starry-eyed when it comes to God's messenger, however it's the messenger that can get too full of himself at times as well. I know that happens to me. When people start listening to me I start to believe that I know what I'm talking about, that's when I step back to pray and study, pointing others to Scripture and away from my opinion.
Oh yeah, and isn't it "sedentary"?
Very edifying interview. John Macarthur is a Senior in the gospel, he has lived a life in the church during more time than younger people, thus he knows much more about the source of the true gospel and theology, in fact [he has been drinking from the parents of the reformed church].
The issue here with the YRR ministry is that their focus is to reach the'unreachable' young people that the traditional church can't. But they miss the pure doctrine and theology, they are miss an accurate concept of God, The Gospel and nature of men, consequently they show a gospel with [sport views]. The idea is to win young people for the gospel with human efforts, and human 'tools' leaving apart the power of the Holy Spirit.
I putting this comment because i am a young man ( 25) that used to be part of a subculture before meeting Christ, later on I was invited to take place on a subcultures ministry focus on reaching subcultures with theory bases on the emergent church. Now I realize that i didn't meet the gospel because of an external show up, neither because of a rock christian song, I meet Christ in a personal treatment with God. The souls aren't brought to the grace due to a human effort but through Holy Spirit work.
John 3.6 KJV 6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
what is the emergent church origin then? flesh or spirit ?
I personally want to thank John MacArthur for his love and dedication extended towards us yrr's. (I'm 28 do I count as one lol) Who else do you know has the courage or biblical knowledge to effectively praise yet sharply rebuke us all in one blog post? This is what is missing in the ministry today. Too many young men looking for the spotlight and not spending hours in "the light" (the word of God).
I came out of the charismatic church of God in Christ due in large part to the solid teachings of John MacArthur and my personal bible study. The young men in these Churches have absolutely no desire whatsoever to live for God much less to correctly teach His word. So again I say thank you Pastor Johnny Mac!
One more thing I hear quite a few people getting a little upset about the criticisms of Mark Driscoll. The bible says:
"Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning." Proverbs 9:9
We will see if he learns something....
I feel you #3. I don't know if it is just the kind of person I am, but I reckon method or process are just as important as words said. Think about how you best receive information or correction. The first thing for me that is big is that the person giving me correction (whether a stranger or friend) somehow has conveyed they have my best interests in mind. Not necessarily words but has revealed their heart to have a concern for my own. I appreciated how MacArthur in his first post in this series put in deposits before he made withdrawals...still I would love to hear more of his heart towards brothers. It will be interesting to see what MacArthur has too say next. It must be hard to write to a general category of people when it probably only applies to a small percentage.
#6 I agree the mark of a godly man is how he responds to correction. I just struggle a little bit with----Instruction + Teaching = Blogging
I guess what I mean is I wish there was so much more involved than posting blogs and comments....and now I am guilty.
Regarding the members of small churches not giving the same respect to their pastor as they give the John MacArthurs or John Pipers or perhaps RC Sprouls or Al Mohlers of the world, there is a risk if the folks only listen to their own pastor.
I've seen members in small churches that clung so tightly to their pastor that they failed to see how the leadership was not properly shepherding them. They seldom have growth and think whatever comes out of their pastor's mouth is the gospel...in fact, they think his opinion is the only gospel. They never listen to anyone else's voice. They almost appear to be a tightly knitted club where only the pastor has the password. He is placed on a very high pedestal. It's a dangerous thing.
So that's the other end of the spectrum. Small churches can be at risk for giving their pastor too much power just as much as those believers who bestow their admiration upon the more public pastors. You don't hear about them a lot because they like it that way. The leadership knows that few outsiders will pay little attention to their little church and so are not worried about their doctrine being challenged.
No, I'm not saying this is true about all small churches. I'm speaking of the ones you don't even know they exist. Some with a controlling pastor that discourages members from learning doctrine from anyone other than himself. He keeps his congregation in the dark. And all the attention is on him. It amazes me when I ask these folks if they ever listen to the aforementioned pastors/scholars, they have no clue of whom I talking about.They have computers. They know about blogs. But the control is such few consider doing a search and checking anyone else out.
Plus, because they are so small, everybody really knows everybody. No one wants to ask the other first if they caught JM on GTY. If not careful, small churches can become cult like.
So it's a 2 way street, in my opinion. Both sides of the coin needs to be addressed. A big church is no guarantee that the leadership gives all the praise and glory to Christ. A small church is no guarantee either. It is capable of having it's own little kingdom.
Love it, superstar admiration sorry John M I am guilty, but I do highly respect and learn from my Pastor at CC Santa Cruz (Hi Bill).I have attended many good Churches the message was "Rock" solid in all cases but delivered in different ways.
Small churches with controlling pastors my skin still crawls when I think of Jonestown.
@#7 I definitely understand how you feel. It would be nice to see people actually engage each other face to face for correction, friendship, and fellowship. In this day of Facebook, twitter, blogging and all the other social networks I think we do a dis-service when we fail to actually interact with one another in person from time to time.
I wish I could meet other sound doctrine brothers in the Lord in person, (there is a severe lack of them here in San Antonio, Texas) but such is Life. My blog is how I have to interact with them for now.
I am thankful for my Pastor Tim Conway of illbehonest.com and my Church Grace Community (same name as Pastor Johnny Mac's lol) There are men of God who teach His word with all sound doctrine out there....
Patch #7,
I understand what you are saying about receiving correction and whether the person has your best interests in mind. But, John MacArthur has always put the "flock" first. He obviously feels obligated to protect us from those who would bring reproach upon the church. Correction can come in many forms. Sometimes it can be a gentle nudge and sometimes it needs to be a swift kick in the pants. Both can be done out of love and scripture is full of both kinds. So if John MacArthur sounds like he's using the latter method of correction I'm sure it's for a good reason and we should give him the benefit of the doubt. It sounds to me like many of the YRR's show their immaturity by how they react to John's justified correction.
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This is my first homemade pizza and my family thinks I'm Wonder Woman of the pizza world. I'd like to thank Pete-zza for all of the work you've put into cloning the Papa John's. Wow! I've been making the 2-day version of the Papa John's clone and we think it's fantastic! I've made it on the 3rd day and it's still wonderful. It took me a few times to get the time/temperature perfected in my persnickety oven, but I think I've fine-tuned it. Here are a few minor modifications I made:1. I use canola oil and Dakota Maid bread flour because it's what I have on hand.2. I have to use a water temperature of 90 degrees F to get the final dough temperature at about 81 degrees when I take it out of my Bosch Compact mixer.3. I've had some problems with getting the dough out of the bowl after it sits out of the fridge to warm up. It's too soft for me to handle. I'm guessing this is because I'm using Dakota Maid bread flour instead of King Arthur? I found that if I put a piece of plastic (sprayed with Pam) on the bottom of the dough bowl and let it extend over the sides, then I can just lift the plastic to get the dough out without wrecking the shape. Once I have it dusted, it's easy to work with.4. I have to use an oven temperature of 475 degrees with the screen on the second lowest rack for 8 minutes, then 1 1/2 minutes at the top rack under the broiler to get the top and bottom just right. (I burned the crust at 500 degrees.)5. I'm always two slices of pizza short for my family, so I ordered a 16 inch pizza screen. I used the calculator to get the following dough ingredient amounts for one 16 inch pie using the 2-day method:Flour (100%): 463.75 g | 16.36 oz | 1.02 lbs Water (56.5%): 262.02 g | 9.24 oz | 0.58 lbs IDY (0.28%): 1.3 g | 0.05 oz | 0 lbs | 0.43 tsp | 0.14 tbsp Salt (01.75%): 8.12 g | 0.29 oz | 0.02 lbs | 1.69 tsp | 0.56 tbsp Canola Oil (7.3%): 33.85 g | 1.19 oz | 0.07 lbs | 7.45 tsp | 2.48 tbsp Sugar (4.3%): 19.94 g | 0.7 oz | 0.04 lbs | 5 tsp | 1.67 tbsp Total (170.13%): 788.98 g | 27.83 oz | 1.74 lbs | TF = 0.1384155 Thank you again! .
Thanks for the recipes. They always turn out so tasty. Here was my try at same day recipe. I still have a ways to go on my pizza making skills.
I'm just curious; if you and your family are enjoying your pizzamaking experience, why not get the King Arthur flour and give yourself all the help you can? Not available to you?Bob
I have nothing against King Arthur. I like using Dakota Maid because it's produced by my family in my back yard. I live in North Dakota. I would have switched to King Arthur if it would have been necessary. Peter: thank you for your suggestions on the weight of the dough for the 16 inch pizza. You are wealth of information.
That pizza looks great J...bottom is awesome!
Does anyone know what bake temp and times that Papa Johns uses? I tried to find the info in this long thread but couldn't find it.
he Special Garlic Sauce is actually quite tasty. In my reading, people often ask how to replicate it. For those who are interested, the ingredients are as follows:Garlic Sauce: Liquid and Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Water, Salt, Garlic*, Vegetable Mono & Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Natural Garlic Flavor, Artificial Flavor [butter], Sodium Benzoate (a preservative), Lactic Acid, Calcium Disodium EDTA added to protect flavor, Beta Carotene (Color).Many of the ingredients looked familiar to me. For example, the items underlined above are commonly found in soft margarines. Some brands even have the same preservatives or equivalent ones. It might be possible to replicate the Special Garlic Sauce by adding some butter (or imitation butter flavor or possibly some "butter buds"), garlic powder and fresh garlic (finely pureed) to such a basic soft margarine (e.g., Imperial or Parkay soft). It may also be necessary to add some soybean oil to thin out the margarine, depending on the brand.
For those who are interested in the latest research that I have conducted on the PJ Garlic sauce, see the relevant posts starting at Reply 20 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,25603.msg258314.html#msg258314. Maybe the research will encourage some members, especially those who are intimately familiar with the PJ Garlic sauce and have samples to play around with, will use different garlic forms to see if the margarine products (sticks or spreads) sold at retail in supermarkets can be modified to get a final product that is a credible clone of the PJ Garlic sauce. Peter
I would be interested in playing around to see if I could make a credible clone of the PJ Garlic sauce...
Norma,As pythonic (Nate) noted at Reply 29 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,25603.msg258374.html#msg258374, he felt that the clones of the PJ Cheesesticks that he made were "the closest clone of any restaurant food I have ever made". However, I believe he used a slightly different formulation with less yeast and a short fermentation window, along the lines of the cheesesticks he described at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,25603.msg258088.html#msg258088 using the original PJ clone formulation. The "faster" version of the PJ clone Cheesesticks that Nate made using my suggested modified PJ clone dough formulation as a starting point are shown in Reply 25 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,25603.msg258355.html#msg258355.Peter
Norma,If you are able to achieve that, a monument will be erected in your honor, and people will throw roses and bow to their knees in your presence. Peter
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Norma,These should sell nicely. Here is the finalized dough recipe for the 12' round CheeseSticks. I ended up reducing the thickness of the dough again because it still was a little bit thick.227g hi gluten flour - 100%127g water - 56%.1 tsp IDY - .16%4.31g salt - 1.9%12.48g vegetable oil - 5.5%13.37g sugar - 5.89%Nate