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Employment & Job Quality
About Employment & Job Quality
IWPR examines the quality of jobs across a diverse range of workers and job types, with an emphasis on low-wage employment. Our research explores access to employment benefits such as paid leave, pensions, and health insurance, as well as the adequacy of governmental work supports including Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and Social Security. The area also covers the use and value of "family-friendly" policies such as paid time off to care for sick family members, flextime, telecommuting, and child care assistance.
More than 44 million Americans lack access to paid sick leave, but campaigns are underway at city, state, and national levels to pass paid sick days legislation.
IWPR research in workplace leave policies made an early impact. In its founding year, IWPR analyzed the costs to American workers of not having unpaid leave for childbirth, personal health needs, or family care giving in its inaugural publication, Unnecessary Losses: Costs to Americans of the Lack of Family and Medical Leave. IWPR testified before the U.S. Senate with the report's unique findings. Our research showed that—by not recognizing the need for work-life balance—established policies not only failed to support workers and their families, but were costly to taxpayers. Six years later, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was signed into law.
Access to paid sick leave is another important and relevant component of job quality. Having paid sick days also provides more economic security, particularly to low-income workers, who are able to take a day off to care for their own illness or for a family member without fear of losing their job. This issue is particularly important to women who tend to serve as caregivers for children and older relatives. More than 44 million Americans lack access to paid sick leave, but campaigns are underway at city, state, and national levels to pass paid sick days legislation. IWPR research on paid leave has found that employees with access to the benefit have better self-reported health and are less likely to visit hospital emergency rooms, reducing private and public health care costs.
According to a 2010 survey, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, as of late 2010, 76 percent of Americans favored laws supporting paid family and medical leave, 75 percent support policies promoting quality, affordable child and after-school care, and 69 percent support national paid sick days legislation. These policies must be accessible to those who need them most. IWPR's research found that, during the 2009–2010 recession, 62 percent of the 15.5 million women living in poverty did not receive food stamps, and 88 percent received no TANF income.
In addition to its ongoing research, IWPR is conducting public education activities and holding forums for disseminating information about the need for and benefits of new job quality policies to policymakers, business leaders, researchers, advocates, and the general public.
For more information on this critical issue, visit our Family Leave & Paid Sick Days webpage.
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Latest Reports from IWPR
The Gender Wage Gap by Occupation and by Race and Ethnicity, 2013
Women's median earnings are lower than men's in nearly all occupations, whether they work in occupations predominantly done by women, occupations predominantly done by men, or occupations with a more even mix of men and women. Data for both women's and men's median weekly earnings for full-time work are available for 112 occupations ; there are only three occupations in which women have higher median weekly earnings than men. In 101 of the 112 occupations, the gender earnings ratio of women's median weekly earnings to men's is 0.95 or lower (that is, a wage gap of at least 5 cents per dollar earned by men); in 17 of these occupations the gender earnings ratio is lower than 0.75 (that is, a wage gap of more than 25 cents per dollar earned by men).
Paid Sick Days Access in the United States: Differences by Race/Ethnicity, Occupation, Earnings, and Work Schedule
Paid sick days bring substantial benefits to employers, workers, families, and communities. The economic and public health benefits of paid sick leave coverage include safer work environments; improved work life balance, reduced spread of contagion; and reduced health care costs. Access to this important benefit, however, is still too rare, and is unequally distributed across the U.S. population, with differences by race and ethnicity, occupation, earnings levels, and work schedules. Utilizing data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), IWPR finds that in 2012, approximately 61 percent of private-sector workers age 18 and older in the U.S. had access to paid sick days (Figure 1); up from 57 percent in 2009. More than 41 million workers lack access.
How Equal Pay for Working Women would Reduce Poverty and Grow the American Economy
Persistent earnings inequality for working women translates into lower pay, less family income, and more poverty in families with a working woman, which is of no small consequence to working families. About 71 percent of all mothers in the United States work for pay. Of these, about two-thirds (68 percent) are married and typically have access to men's incomes, but married women's earnings are nevertheless crucial to family support. One-third (32 percent) are single mothers and often the sole support of their families. And many without children, both single and married, work to support themselves and other family members. This briefing paper summarizes analyses of the 2010-2012 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic supplement and uses statistical controls for labor supply, human capital, and labor market characteristics to estimate: 1) how much women's earnings and family incomes would rise with equal pay; 2) how much women and their families lose because women earn less than similarly qualified men; and 3) how much the economy as a whole suffers from inequality in pay between women and men.
Job Growth Continues with 203,000 Jobs Added in November
According to an Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the December employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), of the 203,000 total jobs added to nonfarm payrolls in November, women gained 94,000 of those jobs (46 percent) while men gained 109,000 jobs (54 percent).
Defining College Affordability for Low-Income Adults
PowerPoint presentation on "Defining College Affordability for low-income adults: Improving returns on investment for families and society" prepared for the Lumina Foundation's Authors Conference.
Women and Men in the Recovery: Where the Jobs Are; Women's Recovery Strengthens in Year Four
While the number of jobs dropped steeply, particularly for men, in the Great Recession, slow job growth has characterized much of the recovery. In the first two years of the recovery men saw faster job growth than women. In the third year of recovery, women's job growth saw pronounced gains and had largely caught up to men's. Strong gains continued for women into the fourth year of recovery where, overall, the percentage of job's recovered for women surpassed that of men's. As of June 2013, men had regained 68 percent of the jobs they lost in the recession and women had regained 91 percent of the jobs they lost.
Spring/Summer 2013 Newsletter-25th Anniversary Edition
This special 25th Anniversary edition of the newsletter presents a review of IWPR's policy research since our founding in 1987.
Workforce Investment System Reinforces Occupational Gender Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap
IWPR's analysis of training services received by WIA clients shows stark gender segregation in the jobs and careers for which women and men receive training.
The Truth in the Data: How Quantifying Women's Labor Market Experiences Changes the Conversation about the Economy
From the outset, IWPR has highlighted the wage gap as a key indicator of women's economic security and gender (in)equality in the workplace. Fact sheets on the overall gender wage gap were published in IWPR's first years and document how much the earnings ratio between men and women changed over time, as well as how earnings for different groups of women varied over this period of time. From 1996 onwards, the Institute's research program on the Status of Women in the States has made these data available on a state-by-state basis, including in the report Women's Economic Status in the States: Wide Disparities by Race, Ethnicity, and Region (published in 2004). IWPR also provides state-by-state wage data in Femstats, a section of its website, in spreadsheet form. IWPR's research has also linked trends in the wage gap to policy developments, changes in the economy, and ongoing changes in women's lives. Such trends as later marriage, reduced fertility, gains in education, the growth of low-wage jobs and contingent work in the U.S. economy, and changes in the minimum wage, equal employment opportunity enforcement, and collective bargaining all affect women's opportunities in the labor market, including their labor force participation and the amount of sex segregation they face in employment. IWPR's studies have ranged from detailed examinations of specific industries to analyses of trends affecting the entire economy.
Job Growth Slows for Both Women and Men
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Women and the Care Crisis: Valuing In-Home Care in Policy and Practice
The paper suggests that to improve the quality of in-home care jobs, address the industry's anticipated labor shortage, and ensure that high-quality care is available in the United States, it is necessary to increase the value attributed to care work through critical changes in public policies and practices. These changes would benefit not only the women and men who are care workers or recipients, but also the nation overall. As a sector in which job growth is especially rapid, the care industry is integral to the U.S. economy; as a result, any changes that help to fill the gap in this industry and improve conditions for its workforce will strengthen the nation's economy as a whole.
Quality Employment for Women in the Green Economy: Industry, Occupation, and State-by-State Job Estimates
This report provides the first-ever estimates of women's employment in the green economy, state-by-state, by industry, and by occupation. The analysis draws on the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey; the Brookings-Battelle Clean Economy database; and the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Green Goods and Services survey. The report examines women's share of employment in the occupations predicted to see the highest growth in the green economy and includes two alternative state-by-state estimates for growth in green jobs. Focusing on investments in green buildings and retrofits, the report includes a state-by-state analysis of employment in key construction occupations by age, race, ethnicity, and gender. This report was funded by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation's Sustainable Employment in a Green US Economy (SEGUE) Program. It is the first of a series of publications investigating strategies for improving women's access to quality employment in the green economy; future reports will address good practices in workforce development for women in the green economy.
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Job Growth Improves in October for Both Women and Men: Women Gain 53 Percent of Jobs Added, Women Now Have Net Job Growth Since February 2009
According to IWPR analysis of the October employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), job growth improved in October with women gaining 53 percent of jobs added to nonfarm payrolls. Job growth was strong for both women (91,000 jobs) and men (80,000 jobs) for a total of 171,000 jobs added.
103,000 New Jobs in the Private Sector: Women Continue to Lose Government Jobs
According to IWPR analysis of the August employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), private sector job growth continued in August with 103,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls. However, BLS reported that there were 7,000 fewer jobs in government resulting in a net total of 96,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls in August. Of these, women gained 43,000 jobs, or 45 percent of the total, and men gained 53,000 jobs.
Job Growth Continues in June: Private Sector Growing Faster than Public Sector in the Recovery
According to IWPR analysis of the June employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), job growth continued in June with 80,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls. In June women gained 32,000 jobs and men gained 48,000 jobs.
The Gender Wage Gap: 2011
The ratio of women's to men's median weekly full-time earnings rose by one percentage point since 2010 and reached a historical high of 82.2 percent. The narrowing of the weekly gender earnings gap from 18.8 percent to 17.8 percent, however, is solely due to real wages falling further for men than for women. Both men and women's real earnings have declined since 2010; men's real earnings declined by 2.1 percent (from $850 to $832 in 2011 dollars), women's by 0.9 percent (from $690 to $684 in 2011 dollars).
Tipped Over the Edge: Gender Inequity in the Restaurant Industry
The restaurant industry employs over 10 million workers in one of the largest and fastest-growing sectors of the United States economy. The majority of workers in this huge and growing sector are women. Despite the sector's growth and potential to offer opportunities to advance women's economic security, restaurant workers' wages have not kept pace with the industry's economic growth.The restaurant industry offers some of the nation's lowest-wage jobs, with little access to benefits and career advancement. In 2010, seven of the ten lowest-paid occupations were all restaurant occupations. The restaurant industry has one of the highest concentrations of workers (39 percent) earning at or below the minimum wage. Moreover, low wages tell only part of the story; workers also lack access to benefits and career mobility. These challenges create a disproportional burden for women.
Tipped Over the Edge: Gender Inequity in the Restaurant Industry (Executive Summary)
The restaurant industry employs over 10 million workers1 in one of the largest and fastest-growing sectors of the United States economy. The majority of workers in this huge and growing sector are women. Despite the sector's growth and potential to offer opportunities to advance women's economic security, restaurant workers' wages have not kept pace with the industry's economic growth. The restaurant industry offers some of the nation's lowest-wage jobs, with little access to benefits and career advancement. In 2010, seven of the ten lowest-paid occupations were all restaurant occupations.The restaurant industry has one of the highest concentrations of workers (39 percent) earning at or below the minimum wage. Moreover, low wages tell only part of the story; workers also lack access to benefits and career mobility. These challenges create a disproportional burden for women.
Improved Job Growth in January for Both Women and Men: Women Re-Entering the Labor Force, But Men Leaving
According to an Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the February employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, job growth improved in January with 243,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls. In January, women gained 95,000 jobs (almost 40 percent, above their share for the past year) and men gained 148,000.
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IVANHOE?- The Lincoln County Board learned its county is No. 1 in walk-in access acres in the state.
Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District Manager Pauline VanOverbeke delivered the SWDC annual report at the board's regular meeting on Tuesday.
The Walk-in Access Program opens private land already in existing conservation programs or with high quality wildlife cover to hunting in season. Only foot traffic is allowed and no other activities than hunting.
In other business, Environmental Director Robert Olsen requested and was granted board approval to bring back a proposal to hire someone for three months in the summer to man the county recycling and rural garbage disposal site to conduct surveys, interviews and education. County funding would be a maximum of $5,000, with matching funds from Waste Management.
At the request of Nancy Vierstraete, self-sufficiency case manager for Western Community Action, the board voted to approve a resolution authorizing WCA to administer funds available through the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency Family Homelessness Prevention and Assistance Program in the county.
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Hounds pull sweep over Texans
March 7, 2009
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Junior right fielder Ethan Wagner capped a big day with a go-ahead, two-run single in the top of the ninth inning, giving Eastern New Mexico University a 12-10 win over Tarleton State and a sweep of Saturday's Lone Star Conference baseball doubleheader.
The Greyhounds, who won the seven-inning opener 10-6, returned the favor after losing twice to the Texans on Friday. It marked the third year in a row the teams split their four-game series.
Prior to his game-winning hit, Wagner belted a solo homer in the first — the third of three consecutive two-out solo shots behind Freddy Carmona and Paden Vendrely — and added a two-run homer in the fourth. He also had a single and a walk, scoring three times.
Wagner had seven RBIs for the day, driving in two runs in the first game with a single and a groundout.
Junior Seth Clabaugh (1-1), ENMU's third pitcher in the nightcap, worked 2 1/3 innings for the win while right-hander Jerry Manning allowed one hit in the ninth in notching his second save of the season.
The Hounds (11-11, 7-9 LSC) led 6-1 and 10-6 in the second game, but Tarleton rallied to tie it on a one-out solo shot by Thomas de Angelis in the bottom of the eighth.
ENMU loaded the bases in the ninth with no one out against Chuck Brown (1-1) when Clabaugh singled, Carmona walked and Ryan Pruitt was hit by a pitch. Scott Crook relieved for the Texans and was greeted by Wagner's single to center for a 12-10 lead.
Left fielder Clayton Young led an 18-hit ENMU attack with 4-for 4, while Vendrely was 3-for-3 and Wagner 3-for-4.
In the seven-inning opener, Carmona went 2-for-4 with four RBIs, including a three-run homer to left-center that staked the Hounds to a 6-0 lead in the fourth.
That margin grew to 10-1 in a four-run sixth, but the Texans (10-13-1, 6-9-1) got back-to-back homers by de Angeles, a two-run shot, and Aaron Dalton in the bottom half. In the seventh, de Angelis hit a two-run double before reliever Evan Orsak retired the next two hitters to end it.
Matthew Aragon (3-1) went 5 1/3 innings for the win, allowing eight hits and four runs with two walks and six strikeouts. Vendrely added 2-for-5 at the plate with a run-scoring double in the first and an RBI single in the sixth
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Neighborhood Classics Presents Kathleen Supove November 8 at 7pmPosted by s21concerts in Concert Announcement, tags: classical music, concert, contemporary, contemporary music, Neighborhood Classics, new york city, nyc, P.S. 142, Simone Dinnerstein
Neighborhood Classics presents versatile contemporary music pianist Kathleen Supové in concert on Friday, November 8, 2013 at 7pm, at P.S. 142 on the Lower East Side (100 Attorney Street). Supové's diverse program includes Reflets dans l'Eau (from Images Book 1) by Claude Debussy, Cakewalking (Sorry Claude) by Daniel Felsenfeld, Long Distance Call by Randall Woolf,Disney Remixes by Matt Marks, Piano Miniatures by Mohammed Fairouz, and Feux d'Artifice (from Préludes, Book II) by Claude Debussy. The performance will be hosted by James Matheson, composer and Neighborhood Classics Artistic Director at P.S. 142. All ticket sales for this one-hour, family-friendly concert benefit the host school.
Kathleen Supové is one of America's most acclaimed and multifaceted pianists, known for continually redefining what a pianist/keyboardist/performance artist is in today's world. Supové presents solo concerts entitled THE EXPLODING PIANO, in which she has performed and premiered works by countless established as well as emerging composers. Upcoming projects include new/complete Piano Miniatures by Mohammed Fairouz; Digital Debussy, the piano works/ghost pieces of Morton Subotnick; and performances throughout the UK of Urban Birds by Arlene Sierra in connection with the Commonwealth Games. In June 2013, she and Sideband Laptop Orchestra performed and gave a Google Talk at their headquarters in Chelsea, NYC. In May 2012, Supové received the John Cage Award from ASCAP for "the artistry and passion with which she performs, commissions, records, and champions the music of our time." She is a Yamaha Artist. Her latest solo album is THE EXPLODING PIANO. For more info, visit www.supove.com .
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Eight Steps to Running EnlightenmentUse yoga to get the mental edge
Just as strength and flexibility are intimately connected to running performance, mental focus is inextricably woven throughout the physical practice, and a focused runner is more competitive, especially in tough races. Here, we'll look at yoga's mental benefits and learn how to sharpen your focus through eight steps, from breath exercises to meditation to training.
These are four tenets that detail behaviors to avoid, reducing the causes of suffering both on ourselves and the people around us.
Each of the restraints has a direct application to runners' behavior. The first restraint, not harming, seems an easy one to abide by in your running life, until you consider how often runners ignore the symptoms of overuse injuries and continue training until the injury becomes severe. Denying shin pain, for example, can lead to a tibial stress fracture.
The second restraint is being honest about what is happening in your body. In combination with not harming, being honest can save you from the injuries that plague many runners. Practicing honesty also helps you set reasonable running goals. Knowing the true state of your current fitness helps you pace yourself correctly, which is especially important in longer races. A dishonest sense of your abilities, on the other hand, can encourage you to start off too fast in a race or to deny yourself a peak performance by starting too slowly.
Practice honesty about what you feel in your body, remembering that you should avoid harming yourself and others. When you do pull back when you might have pushed, be pleased and have faith that it is the right decision.
The third restraint is not stealing and not grasping. Don't steal from yourself by underestimating your talent, but don't overreach and cause yourself suffering you might have avoided. In your relationship with other runners as well, you should not indulge in envy or jealousy.
Notice the internal dialogue that arises when you compare yourself to others. Does it reveal a sense of scarcity or lack? Can you instead consider your strengths?
The fourth restraint teaches you to use your energy appropriately. For runners, it directs us to consider the best use of our physical energy, to direct it to the appropriate pathways and to relax everywhere else we can. This practice directly enhances your endurance, efficiency and self-control.
As you run, try to use only the energy you need to complete what you are doing. Look for places to relax, both in your body and in your mind. Observe whether freeing up your resources in this way improves your overall running experience.
The next step toward achieving harmony between our mind and body is to practice observances that increase our sense of happiness. To that end, you should remain pure in your focus: physical cleanliness in the form of a healthy diet and a well-organized living space and life will support your disciplined work toward your goals. When our running gear is organized and our training plans are neatly laid out, we are more likely to direct our energy toward our goals in appropriate ways. You should also choose the foods, training partners and friends that support your clear pursuit of your goals instead of muddying your path.
Neatly arrange your running gear and see how that affects your attitude. Organize your training plan and your log. Having an orderly approach to running can free up energy for better effort in your workouts.
The right attitude can make or break your yoga practice session, workout, race and season. Practicing contentment will allow you to reduce the suffering and increase the happiness in your daily life. Shifting your attitude, of course, is tougher than simply telling yourself, "Buck up!" Start small by practicing contentment with positive elements of your day. The more you can cultivate a relaxed sense of happiness with the mundane elements of your life, the more you'll be able to develop equanimity. Equanimity gives you the balance to stay centered whether your running is going well or not.
During a run or meditation, reflect on a favorite running moment. Next, contemplate a positive experience from the last week of running. Finally, choose a moment from your last workout when you found joy: watching the sunrise, hitting your split times or simply feeling good enough to head out the door.
Most runners are familiar with the discipline and zeal that push them to create change. This is the drive that pulls us through yet another interval repeat, that pushes us through the rough spots of a marathon, that keeps us going when the urge to stop is almost overwhelming.
In order to know what we can change, we need self-knowledge. This comes through continued inquiry, in running, on the mat, in our daily lives. We watch how we react when things get intense. We learn tools to increase our focus. We begin to discover what we are made of by putting ourselves into situations that challenge us, be it mile repeats, balance poses or public speaking. Along the way, we gain awareness of the elements of our nature and the world around us that we can control and how to marshal our energies to deploy them where they can create change. And when we cannot change them, the best choice is to surrender to them.
As you prepare for your next race, notice the thoughts that arise concerning the race. Are your concerns inside or outside your control? If you can control them, note how; if you cannot, choose a mantra (for example, "Oh, well") to repeat if the issues manifest on race day
These should be steady and easy, reflecting strength and flexibility. The goal of the physical practice is to build the strength and flexibility for a steady seat so that the practitioner can focus without an aching back and tight hips as a distraction.
As a runner, your goal is to develop a strong spine and flexible hips so you can move with more freedom in your run, focusing on the connection running fosters between body, breath and mind.


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Debates of May 12th, 2000
House of Commons Hansard #96 of the 36th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was natural.
- National Defence Act
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- Canada Post
- Raglan Mining Company
- Penitentiaries
- Samuel De Champlain
- Masoud Farzaneh
- Canada Health Day
- Governments
- George Findlay
- Health
- Nurses
- The Late Justice Jules Deschênes
- Environmental Illness
- International Youth Week
- Holland
- Thomas Lobsinger And Hoby Spruyt
- Human Resources Development
- Canada Information Office
- Gasoline Pricing
- Highways
- Human Resources Development
- Shipbuilding
- Export Development Corporation
- Athabasca River
- Importation Of Plutonium
- Youth Justice
- Indian Affairs And Northern Development
- Employment Insurance
- Pay Equity
- National Defence
- The Economy
- National Defence
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Employment
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- Prisons
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Pay Equity
Oral Question Period
11:40 a.m.
Marlene Catterall Ottawa West—Nepean, ON
Mr. Speaker, public service employees in the government were very glad when we were able to reach a settlement of the pay equity complaint last year. Now we find out that many people doing the same work for the same federal government and belonging to the same union are not covered by this settlement.
What is the President of the Treasury Board doing to work toward pay equity for these employees of so-called separate employers?
Pay Equity
Oral Question Period
11:40 a.m.
Lucienne Robillard President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for Infrastructure
Mr. Speaker, during the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal hearings on the pay equity complaint, all parties, including the Human Rights Commission and the Public Service Alliance of Canada, agreed that the complaint did not apply to separate employers. The court order applies therefore strictly to employees for whom Treasury Board is the employer.
However, we have also received official requests from four separate employers, including the Office of the Auditor General of Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the Public Service Staff Relations Board, to look at a similar request. The Treasury Board Secretariat is reviewing the situation with them.
National Defence
Oral Question Period
11:40 a.m.
Peter Goldring Edmonton East, AB
Mr. Speaker, depleted uranium, a radioactive nuclear waste, is a common weapons component on today's battlefields.
A report released by the Royal Military College in Kingston informs us that depleted uranium fallout may lead to cancer, mutations and unacceptable levels of toxins.
Will the Minister of National Defence call for our military to discontinue the use and stockpiling of depleted uranium for the sake of our returning soldiers' health? Has the minister yet enacted any of the report's recommendations?
National Defence
Oral Question Period
11:40 a.m.
Robert Bertrand Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of National Defence
Mr. Speaker, I want to reassure the hon. member opposite and tell him that the Canadian forces never use depleted uranium.
I also want to tell him that, if there are members of the Canadian forces who think they have been poisoned by this product, they should simply get tested. The Canadian forces will pay for the tests.
The Economy
Oral Question Period
May 12th, 2000 / 11:40 a.m.
Philip Mayfield Cariboo—Chilcotin, BC
Mr. Speaker, the best measure of a country's economic progress in international terms is in the value of its currency.
When the Liberals took office in 1993 the Canadian dollar was worth 78 cents U.S. This morning it is worth 67.25 cents U.S., a decline of about 14%, and see-sawing back and forth, struggling for even this poor performance.
Could the Minister of Finance tell Canadians why even in the midst of the economic boom of the past several years he has not been able to protect the value of the Canadian dollar?
The Economy
Oral Question Period
11:40 a.m.
Jim Peterson Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)
Mr. Speaker, what the hon. member failed to mention was that against all other currencies in the world except for the American dollar, the Canadian dollar is very strong.
The economic fundamentals in Canada over the past seven years have gone from a situation in which the Wall Street Journal has referred to Canada as being in the class of a third world country to what The Economist of London called the economic miracle of the western world.
We are very proud of the steps that we have put in place, tough though they may have been, in order to restore the fiscal—
The Economy
Oral Question Period
11:40 a.m.
The Deputy Speaker
The hon. member for Halifax West.
National Defence
Oral Question Period
11:40 a.m.
Gordon Earle Halifax West, NS
Mr. Speaker, a recent defence audit condemns contracting out. Instead of making decisions based on what is best for the taxpayers' dollars, Canadians, those abroad served by our forces and for the forces and civilian men and women who work so hard for Canadians, the Liberal government seems to base decisions on how many jobs it can cut and how it can whittle down the union.
Will the defence minister learn from this audit and put a moratorium on any current plans to contract out more work to prevent us from being ashamed by yet another audit a few years down the road?
National Defence
Oral Question Period
11:45 a.m.
Robert Bertrand Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of National Defence
Mr. Speaker, in the 1990s DND had to dramatically reduce the number of CF members and its civilian employees. Thousands of people accepted a departure incentive package to leave the department. Only a very small number returned to DND. The vast majority of these employees are term, casual or contractors.
In 1992-93 there were few restrictions on Canadian forces members who took a departure incentive from finding employment with the public service or re-enrolling in the Canadian forces.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Oral Question Period
11:45 a.m.
Progressive Conservative
Greg Thompson Charlotte, NB
Mr. Speaker, the government is presiding over the destruction of CBC regional broadcasting. I am holding in my hands the red book one and two, 1993 and 1996. Members can holler all they want, but I am going to quote from the red book which is perfectly legitimate. The Liberals promised in 1993, "Finally, a Liberal government will be committed to stable multi-year financing for national cultural institutions," including the CBC.
Where is that promise? Did it get lost with the GST promise?
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Oral Question Period
11:45 a.m.
Mauril Bélanger Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Canadian Heritage
Mr. Speaker, funding for the CBC has been stable since 1998. We stabilized the funding over a five year period.
If the member is not aware of that, perhaps he should have done more homework. Since the 1998-99 fiscal year, CBC Radio Canada's funding has been stabilized and in some cases increased.
Oral Question Period
11:45 a.m.
Progressive Conservative
Greg Thompson Charlotte, NB
Mr. Speaker, I do not accept that answer. I am going to go to a minister who may have an answer on a program that was hugely successful. I will direct my question to the human resources ministry.
There is a program in New Brunswick called NB job corps. It is a joint program between the province of New Brunswick and the federal government aimed at putting older workers into the workplace. I am talking about those workers who have problems finding work because of age. What is the status of that program? Do we have any assurances that it may be developed along—
Oral Question Period
11:45 a.m.
The Speaker
The hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources Development.
Oral Question Period
11:45 a.m.
Bonnie Brown Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Human Resources Development
Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his question and the courtesy of alerting me to the subject he wished to speak about today.
We were pleased to fund NB job corps with the Government of New Brunswick. Over the five year life of the project we will have assisted more than 1,300 workers between the ages of 50 and 65. We are also pleased with the program's track record. Lessons learned from this corps will be valuable in addressing the future needs of older workers.
We continue the discussions with our provincial counterparts to address the needs of older workers in a more general way. We will certainly consider the member's suggestion.
Nisga'A Treaty
Oral Question Period
11:45 a.m.
Guy St-Julien Abitibi, QC
Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.
In December, the House adopted the Nisga'a treaty. Last month, the treaty was ratified by the Senate. Can the minister tell the House whether the treaty was well received by the Nisga'a and whether they signed the agreement?


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Keira Knightley | Making History Modern
In casting the lead for ANNA KARENINA, Joe Wright naturally thought of his colleague and friend Keira Knightley. In 2005, Knightley appeared in the classic role of Elizabeth Bennet in Wright's adaptation of Jane Austen's PRIDE & PREJUDICE. And in 2007 the filmmaker and actress teamed up again for ATONEMENT. Says Wright, "We've grown up in our movie work together, really. She works so hard, with such attention to detail. Keira is an incredibly strong woman, and utterly fearless – qualities that I wanted to play up in this movie." Like with the other Knightley/Wright films, ANNA KARENINA brings to the screen a literary masterpiece from the past. For Knightley, "I've always loved history –– reading about it, playing it out on-screen –– because I feel it takes me out of the present; I fall into a fantasy, which I love doing." But unlike those other works, ANNA KARENINA pushed the conventions of period filmmaking in bold and unexpected ways. Knightley came right on board with Wright's vision: "This approach was such a very different concept for this piece, not doing a safe adaptation – and I was so excited." Knightley added, "Not having to be strictly in the one time period was liberating." Working outside the lines and straying from her safe zone has been characteristic of Knightley's work since the start. In ANNA KARENINA, Knightley plays a woman driven by passion to make choices that will change her life forever, in a way that feels both classic and contemporary. For Knightley, "The story is one we understand today because people still want something they cannot have, still come up against social blocks and rules, and still have trouble communicating emotions to each other." And clearly her modern sensibility works. Esquire magazine writes, "In Knightley, we finally have an Anna Karenina for our times."
Keira Knightley | Acting as the Cure
Born in 1985, Keira Knightley was raised around actors and theater. Her father, Will Knightley, was a stage and television actor and her mother, Sharman Macdonald, had worked as an actress before making a name for herself as a prolific playwright and screenwriter. Knightley highlighted the benefits of her childhood to Collider: "I very definitely grew up around stories, art and people that really believed that they could make a difference through their art form, which is a very exciting thing to see, as a child." But while engaged in drama, art and acting, she also suffered from dyslexia, a condition that made school and schoolwork a nightmare for Knightley as a young woman. Knightley remembered, "My headmaster, at the time, said to my parents, 'You need to find a carrot to dangle in front of her to make her work harder,' and the carrot they found was an agent and the promise that I could go for auditions if I kept my grades up." In many ways, the cure worked too well. By the age of six, Knightley had an agent, and at seven, she appeared in the TV drama Royal Celebration. At nine, she was cast in the very sophisticated TV movie A Village Affair, in which she played the daughter of a housewife who takes up with another woman.
Keira Knightley | Athletic Acting
Through her teens, Knightley proved to be a budding actress with amazing athleticism and action star potential. In 2001, she appeared as Robin Hood's horse-riding, arrow-shooting daughter in Disney's Princess of Thieves. The next year, Knightley was cast as the star player for a semi-pro women's soccer team in Gurinder Chadha's crowd-pleasing sports film, Bend It Like Beckham, a role that gained her and her fellow teammates international acclaim. In her USA Today review, Claudia Puig stressed the "startlingly accomplished performances of a young and largely unknown cast" in the film. Even more action –– and attention –– arrived the next year when Knightley was cast in the swashbuckling role of Orlando Bloom's love interest in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Time magazine's Richard Corliss wrote, "Knightley, just 19 when the film was shot, radiates a mature fire through her fresh, patrician beauty." The film was so popular that Disney rushed forwarded with several more – the 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and the 2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End –– and Knightley stepped up to do more stunts and action, to a large degree due to her own desires. As Knightley told Close-up Film, "On the first one they kept asking what I wanted for my character and I kept on saying 'I want a sword.' And I never got one so in this one they gave me two, so I am very lucky."
Keira Knightley | The Wright Choice
Keira Knightley in PRIDE & PREJUDICE
While Knightley continued to appear in period adventures (like the 2004 medieval piece King Arthur) and literary adaptations (like the 1999 TV miniseries Oliver Twist or the 2002 TV remake of Doctor Zhivago), her sense and sensibility changed drastically in 2004 when Joe Wright cast her as one of literature's great heroines, Elizabeth Bennet, in his adaptation of Jane Austen's PRIDE & PREJUDICE. While categorically a period piece, Wright's original direction and Knightley's fresh approach to the character brought Austen's masterpiece to life for a new generation. As Entertainment Weekly's Owen Gleiberman noted, "Keira Knightley, in a witty, vibrant, altogether superb performance, plays Lizzie's sparky, questing nature as a matter of the deepest personal sacrifice." Quite rightly, she was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for her performance. She also cemented a relationship with director Joe Wright, with whom she would work with again on another stunning period drama, 2007's ATONEMENT, Wright's take on Ian McEwan's celebrated novel of war, romance and remembrance. As the emotionally complex heroine Cecilia Tallis, Knightley -- as Rolling Stone's Peter Travers aptly notes -- "blends beauty and gravity to stunning effect." In a Cinema Blend interview, she championed her relationship with Joe Wright, saying, "We have really good creative chemistry for some reason, I don't know why. We speak the same language. I think very often acting is all about emotions. I think everybody intrinsically has the same emotions but we describe them differently. Sometimes on set that can feel literally like a language barrier. With Joe, we describe emotions the same. We kind of had our own language, and I understood what he wanted."
Keira Knightley | Mixing it Up with Others
Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan in Never Let Me Go
In the last decade, Knightley continued to show a knack for bringing glamour and smarts to historical dramas, like François Girard 2007 multilayered historical piece, Silk, and Saul Dibb's sumptuous 2008 drama, The Duchess. In 2008, she also played Vera Phillips, a torch singer who carries the torch for Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, in John Maybury's The Edge of Love (from a screenplay penned by Knightley's mother, Sharman Macdonald). Interestingly, Knightley first read her mother's script when she was doing her first film with Maybury, The Jacket. "I thought it was a really beautiful story," Knightley told Digital Spy. "You very rarely see films that really study friendship and rivalry and the complexities of a group of friends and how they can implode and how they manipulate each other." In recent films, Knightley has worked adeptly in ensemble dramas. In Mark Romanek's lush adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go, she shines as the third leg of a complex romantic triangle with Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield. In the Philadelphia Inquirer, Steven Rea underlined how "Knightley, dark-haired and deliberate, brings nuance and humor" to the role of Ruth. In Massy Tadjedin's Last Night, Knightley was part of a quartet (including Sam Worthington, Eva Mendes, Guillaume Canet) composed of two couples teetering on the brink of adultery. And more recently she became the central part of a historical triangle in David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method that focuses on the relationship between Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen), Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) and the hysteric-turned-psychoanalyst Sabina Spielrein (Knightley). In this cerebral drama, as Entertainment Weekly's Lisa Schwarzbaum points out, "Knightley pours herself into the role with ballsy abandon, whether in the throes of hysterical tics, in sexual ecstasy, or merely conversing in Sabina's complicated Russian-German accent."
Keira Knightley | Mixing Comedy with Depth
Recently Knightley has proven to be most funny and beautiful. In Lorene Scafaria's apocalyptic comedy SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD, Knightley plays Penny, an impulsive young woman who befriends her upstairs neighbor Dodge (Steve Carell) as a huge asteroid hurtling towards Earth portends the end of the world as we know it. The filmmakers relished the chance to show off Knightley's lighter side in this film. Producer Steve Golin enthuses, "Keira is a lot of fun to watch as Penny. She is well known for making movies set in different time periods, so playing a funny modern girl –– in sneakers! –– is a fresh turn for her." Writer/director Scafaria agrees, noting that Knightley is "so damn funny" in the film. At the same time, Knightley fills out her character, making her both real and funny. Producer Mark Roybal points out, "There's a profound depth Keira brings to Penny even when her character's behavior is whimsical, spontaneous, or flighty. There's a light in her eyes that reflects her inner light, which is why Penny is Dodge's beacon." This connection was not missed on critics. USA Today commended both Knightley and Carell: "If the performances of Steve Carell and Keira Knightley weren't so superb, director Lorene Scafaria's wryly funny screenplay might not have been enough to captivate audiences. But with their combined efforts, the tale of two ordinary people thrust into an extraordinary situation is wonderfully poetic, though still grounded in reality."


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'Are you my mother?' Sometimes, there's no easy answer
(RNS) In a classic 1960 children's book, a baby bird toddles up to one critter after another asking, "Are you my mother?'' For some babies today, there's no simple answer — biologically or legally. By Cathy Lynn Grossman / USA Today.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (593 votes).
In short: Fun and Run should be an oxymoron.... but applies perfectly to this race - loved itDate of review: November 17, 2009
In short: Fantastic Event and a Great LaughIn full: This course is best if you leave tour watch at home and just enjoy the event. With the mud and water it makes it tough but you just keep on going as their is always somebody to pull you out. The goody bag was excellent. Organised to the heighest standard. Thank You Date of review: November 17, 2009
In short: Mudfest of a Fun Run, A Race for All.In full: :-)Nine mile cross country in a fun run stylee. Not too challenging and slow enough at the back. The faster you run though the more likely you are to have a hot shower !:-)Date of review: November 16, 2009
In short: Concerns about route change - Needn't have worriedIn full: A regular on this race so don't know what else to add. Yes I missed the river from last year but was glad to see adequate alternatives were found, A few hidden surprises. Glad to see a slighty different challengeDate of review: November 13, 2009
In full: Excellent new route which has got rid of all the bad bits. Mud was excellent but, yet again, we had trouble at the mudbath pinch point! After a huge wait last year, I timed it this year and it was 21 minutes of queueing! People were fed up and shivering. If this is the only possible route, could the whole process be speeded up a bit? But I'll still be back next year! Thanks to the brilliant marshalls, I hope they enjoyed it as well!Date of review: November 12, 2009
In short: Great eventIn full: Well done Bitton Road Runners on another winner. Difficult to add to what has been said already.Preferred the new course to last year Date of review: November 12, 2009
In short: One of the bestIn full: You won't get a better atmosphere than this. A moving 2 minute silence, then the last post, and then off! It's hard but not too hilly, so you can race it or take it easy. The mud is brilliant fun (and there is plenty) and the organisation and marshalling a first class. Definitely one of the very best in the UK. Date of review: November 12, 2009
In short: Super Smashing GreatIn full: Great atmosphere and friendly runners. Moving 2 mins silence. Muddy to the extreme. First but certainly not the last time I will enter. My new trail shoes are well and truly christened.Date of review: November 11, 2009
In short: Another winner!In full: The course this year was sort of in reverse of last year, with a few added watery touches! An absolute blinder of a race - definitely the best one of the year! Lots of laughs, glorious mud (well I thought it was mud!?!) superb marshalls, great entertainment value for runners - a smile had by everyone! Roll on 2010!!!! Well done Bitton - you are heading for No 1!!Date of review: November 10, 2009
In short: Absolutely outstanding, my fave run everIn full: ..even beats the London marathon. Awesome, fantastic, brilliant.Date of review: November 10, 2009
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Skip to comments.Russian Court Bans How to Accept Islam Book
Posted on 04/02/2013 8:35:42 AM PDT by marshmallow
MOSCOW, April 2 (RIA Novosti) - A court in south Russia has banned as extremist a book entitled How to Accept Islam, officials said on Tuesday.
The Krasnoyarsk district court ordered all copies of the book to be confiscated and destroyed.
Investigators, citing linguistic experts, said the book, by Muhammad Suleiman Ashkara, encouraged religious hatred.
The court said the book was discovered during a May 2011 raid at the Krasnoyarsk home of a man suspected of links to an extremist Islamic organization.
(Excerpt) Read more at en.rian.ru ...
I wish I'd stuck with Russian 101 in college. I have a feeling I'm going to need it in the future. I find myself agreeing with the Ruskies more than I care to admit lately.
Strong horse vs. weak horse. Which one will the Muslims respect?
Ring to it. (Quiet Man)
Will the Russians EVER change?
"How to Accept Islam?"...Stick it!
Finally, a government with common sense.
Bloomberg bands BigGulps but he'd have an excuse for this book.
In the US, any book on "How to NOT accept Islam" would probably suffer the same fate.
Russian elected officials doing the job that Americans won't do.
Krasnoyarskiy Krai is in Siberia. Krasnodarskiy Krai is in the South of Russia. Why is there no town mentioned. A Krai is similar to a State. It would be like reporting that a California district court banned something, without giving details. Very shoddy reporting.
Remember when the USA wasn't so weak and fearful of its own shadow. A country that says "Hell no" to crap like this exudes confidence. This is not a confident country anymore. It's weak and divided.
If genuine for that purpose, it is a declaration that Russia will be superior to Islam, and will not allow Islamic subversion of the state, more than it is censorship of free speech.
How to Accept Islam as a UnGodly Terrorist Religion
Obama will be jealous of this action. Maybe he'll discover more "flexibility".
Here's an excerpt from another interesting little article on the same site.
MOSCOW, April 1 (RIA Novosti) Russias newest Baltic Fleet warship was sprinkled with holy water during a blessing over the weekend, a Navy spokesman said on Monday.
The Project 20380 Boiky corvette, which is currently undergoing sea trials, was blessed by a priest in a ceremony attended by the corvettes crew, said Baltic Fleet spokesman Capt. 2nd Rank Vladimir Matveyev.
The priest blessed the corvettes hull, weapons systems and superstructures, as well as the ships interior.
You are not alone in that. I likewise find myself agreeing with them more and more. The Russkies have more balls than the western world does.
When the hell is this going to start HERE.
Oh wait. We have a muzzie sympathizer in the White Hut.
Reagan must be turning over in his grave. The Russkies are becoming more free while our freedoms are eroding away.
I was thinking the same thing.
Ping, and TM, too.
CAIR - We Are Above the Law of the Land
by ALAN KORNMAN April 2, 2013
I am concerned CAIR's hateful supremacist rhetoric could lead to possible bias incidents inciting "practicing Muslims" to act in a lawless manner against non-Muslims.
"If we are practicing Muslims, we are above the law of the land" said Mustafa Carroll, executive director of the Dallas-Fort Worth branch of the Council On American Islamic Relations (CAIR). - Mustafa Carroll's incendiary quote was meant to incite lawless action from his target audience of "practicing Muslims."
We urge Americans to speak out against this latest form of irrational anti-Americanism, hate mongering, incitement, and for CAIR to publicly reaffirm respect for the law of the land and tolerance for all.
This article will show how CAIR Dallas-Fort Worth executive director Mustafa Carroll's quote is subversive and in violation of their coveted 501(c)(3) nonprofit tax exempt status and is illegal under United States Code. - CAIR has shown a pattern of similar statements from Omar Ahmad and Ibrahim Hooper advocating for Rebellion or Insurrection under United States Code.
Mustafa Carroll is 100% Right (about islam.)
Mr. Carroll made his subversive "...we are above the law of the land" call to action at the Texas Muslim Capitol Day on January 31, 2013. - According to Islamic doctrine and theology Mustafa Carroll is 100 percent in accordance with Islamic Law. - Islamic Law teaches the Qur'an is the exact word of Allah down to the last letter and supersedes all man made laws including our Constitution and Bill of Rights. Mr. Carroll should be applauded for his honesty and then harshly punished for his subversive speech against the United States of America.
Read more: http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/detail/cair-we-are-above-the-law-of-the-land#ixzz2PLOytDJe
Good first step, now they need to disassociate the hate cult founded by a mad man pedophile from the term religion.
It does not deserve any of the protections or status of a religion. It is followed by a bunch of sand monkeys still stuck in the 6th century and it's evolution towards civilization either never began or was stopped shortly after the muzzie's death.
Putin just banned gay foreign adoption
The California shooter listened. He may have been given a heads up earlier. Some rumors there maybe is a family kinship between the two. They did and do practice same vile cult.
Another cheer for Russia.
Meeee too! I'm concerned where liberalism's "victim" hate group ideology will end, as it has now emcompassed Islam . We see where Islamic jihad has performed in genocide against Christians Obama's Muslim Brotherhood middle East. We hear Muslim Brotherhood leaders call for ending Israel. Liberals in the news media today, would have cheered on Hitler's Germany as the victim of capitalism.
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Raspberry-Lemon Easter Cake
- Cake:
- 3 cups cake flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 1/4 cups sour cream
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 1 1/2 lemons)
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, cut into small pieces
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- 5 large eggs, room temperature
- Icing and Filling:
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 5 large egg whites
- 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- Pinch fine salt
- 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, cut into small pieces
- 1/2 cup seedless red raspberry jam
- Rabbit Sugar Cookies, homemade or store bought, recipe follows
- Candied almonds
- Pastel sanding sugars
- For the cakes:
- Sugar Cookies for Decorating (and eating):
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla paste or vanilla extract
DirectionsFor the cakes:
Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Lightly brush 2 (9-inch) round cake pans with shortening or butter. Line bottoms with buttered parchment paper and dust with flour.
Sift the flour, baking powder, soda, and salt into a medium bowl; whisk to combine evenly. Stir the sour cream, lemon juice and vanilla together in a liquid measuring cup, and set aside.
Beat the butter in a standing mixer with the paddle attachment on high until light and creamy, about 2 minutes. Stop and scrape butter off the sides of the bowl. Continue beating while gradually adding the sugar-- it should take a couple minutes to add all the sugar. Continue beating until very light and fluffy, about 3 to 4 minutes more. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beat in the lemon zest. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
At low speed, add the flour mixture in 3 parts, alternating with the sour cream in 2 parts, beginning and ending with the flour. Scrape the sides of the bowl and mix for 15 seconds longer.
Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans and smooth the top with a knife. (Lightly tap the pan on the counter so the batter settles evenly.)
Bake the cakes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 35 to 40 minutes. Cool in the pan on a rack for 20 minutes; then turn cakes out onto the rack to cool completely.
Bring a few inches of water to a boil in a saucepan that can hold a mixer's bowl above the water. Whisk the sugar, the egg whites, lemon juice, cream of tartar, and salt in the bowl by hand. Set the bowl above the boiling water and continue whisking until the mixture is hot to the touch and the sugar dissolves, about 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer the bowl to a standing mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and beat the whites at medium-high speed until they almost holds a stiff peak and are cool, about 10 minutes. Beat in the butter, a little at a time, until the icing is smooth and spreadable. (If the icing separates, just keep beating and it will come back together.)
Slice each cake in half horizontally with a serrated knife, to make 4 even layers, taking care that they are as flat and straight as possible.
Set a large flat plate on a large inverted bowl or bottom of a salad spinner (of course, if you have a cake stand, use that), dabbing a little frosting on the bottom of the plate to secure it. Place a cake layer top side up on the plate. Using an offset spatula spread about half of the jam in a thin layer over the first cake layer, leaving about 1/4-inch border along the outside. Lay the second cake layer on top, stacking it as straight as possible. Using an offset spatula spread about 1 cup of the icing on the top layer. Place a third cake layer on top. Spread remaining red raspberry jam over the cake layer and place the final layer on top, pressing down lightly to secure all 4 layers together. Spread about 3/4 of the remaining icing around the sides with a knife or offset spatula, then ice the top of the cake. Use an offset spatula to smooth icing as much as possible. Press plain or iced cookies around the sides, taking care to leave space to cut the cake. Garnish with additional candied almonds and sprinkle the top of the cake with pastel colored sanding sugars.
Serve immediately or set aside at room temperature for up to 2 hours before serving. If refrigerating the cake, bring to room temperature 30 minutes before serving.
Cook's Note: Double wrap the cake in plastic wrap and store in the freezer for up to 2 months.
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Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
Beat the butter and both sugars in another medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 30 seconds. Add the eggs and vanilla mixing until fully incorporated. Slowly add the flour mixture, and continue beating just until the dough comes together, stopping and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
Divide dough in half, pat into disks, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours.
Generously flour a clean work surface. (For a nice, even layer of flour, lightly sift flour over the work surface.) Gently roll chilled dough about 1/4-inch thick. Cut into desired shape using a cookie cutter, working quickly enough so dough remains chilled. If dough gets too soft, refrigerate on a lined baking sheet until firm again, about 30 minutes.
Transfer cut cookies to un-greased baking sheets, leaving about 1-inch between cookies. Refrigerate the formed cookies for at least 30 minutes. Lightly dust off excess flour with a dry pastry brush. (Excess dough can be pressed into a disk, chilled and rerolled.)
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Bake the cookies, until the bottoms are golden, about 12 to 15 minutes depending on shape. Cool on the baking sheets until firm enough to transfer to a rack to cool. Decorate as desired and serve. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
Yield: 4 dozen 2 1/2-inch cookies, depending on shape
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Inactive Prep Time: 3 hours
Ease of preparation: easy
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Adkins backed for Saints exit
Southampton boss Nigel Adkins has surprisingly been backed by punters to become Blackpool's new manager.
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Adkins, whose current side at rock bottom of the Premier League with just four points from their opening 10 games, has seen his odds in the next Blackpool boss market collapse.
By Tuesday lunchtime, Sky Bet were into 6/1 from 50/1, with BetVictor going further - into 5/2 from 66s after "a flood of money". Portsmouth chief Michael Appleton remained the favourite, however.
In a related price move, Adkins was also cut to be the first Premier League manager to leave his post. He replaces QPR's Mark Hughes as the favourite in that market.
Ladbrokes and Paddy Power were offering a best of 6/5 in the 'sack race'; betting come Tuesday lunchtime, with several firms odds-on.
Hughes was out to 4/1 with Sky Bet, who made Adkins 1/4, citing "shrewd cash" from their customers.
Their Chris Spicer said he would be surprised if Adkins were to move north.
"I think it's classic case of a manager being on the brink of leaving one job and punters think he's going to another," he said.
"I'd have thought it would take a least a week for Adkins to sort out leaving Southampton and the Blackpool job will also be relatively low-paid."
Meanwhile, BetVictor's Charlie McCann described the market changes as "one of the craziest mornings of football manager betting that I can remember".
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PULLMAN, Wash. - The Washington State University professor accused of raping a teenage girl pleaded not guilty during an arraignment hearing.
The hearing was Monday in Latah County Second District Court.
Andrew Appleton, 51, is accused of raping a girl over the last two years, beginning when she was 16.
The victim came forward after turning 18 and moving out of the area. The alleged sexual assaults took place in Moscow, Idaho and California.
Appleton was an associate professor of politics at WSU for 18 years. He has since been removed from his duties at WSU and banned from campus. The case goes to trial on June 24, 2013.


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When we think of airports in the U.S., we think of intense security checks and measures that no regular person would be able to bypass. Well this blind trust was proven wrong earlier this week when Dakota Davis, a young 14-year-old with Asperger Syndrome, was able to use his mother's credit card to purchase an airline ticket, board the plane, and fly there, without proper identification.
But thankfully, police were able to locate Dakota before any real damage was done thanks to the GPS tracking capabilities of his cell phone. With help from AT&T, police were able to triangulate Dakota's position in Chicago using the signal from his cell phone. AT&T used the GPS service called the "AT&T Family Map" to track Dakota all the way to the Chicago O'Hare Airport. The company also found text messages between the 14-year-old and a female girlfriend in the area. Dakota was never able to see his friend as he was caught at the baggage claim in the airport and sent on the next flight home free of charge.
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Public Eye - Summer 2009 Vol. 24, No. 2
A Longtime Anti-Racism Activist's Take on History
Reviewed by Loretta J. Ross
Blood and Politics: The History of the White Nationalist Movement from the Margins to the Mainstream - By Leonard Zeskind (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009, 656 pages, $37.50 cloth.)
Loretta Ross is National Coordinator of SisterSong, the women of color reproductive health collective based in Atlanta. She is coauthor of Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organize for Reproductive Justice.
It is so irritating to watch Pat Buchanan on MSNBC. There he was on Morning Joe, blaming the financial crisis on banks lending to people of color. His makeover as a respectable "conservative" pundit – conveniently forgetting his racist, homophobic, and anti-Semitic slippages – is a testament to the power of the mainstream media to shape a Wonderland world Alice would have recognized.
Thank goodness for Leonard Zeskind's long-awaited book. It has restored my faith in the power of truth to trump travesty.
Thirty years in the making, Blood and Politics reads like a political thriller that details intimate knowledge about the origins, history, leaders and activities of the White supremacist groups in the United States. But Zeskind's book is no laundry list. His analysis helps us make sense of the netherworld of ideas and relationships that populate and bind together denizens of the Far Right, the Religious Right, and the ultra-conservative movements he places under the banner of "White nationalism."
His argument is straightforward. White nationalists are part of a single movement who embrace one of two strategies: they either work in the mainstream or serve as a vanguard outside the mainstream. This is a classic bullet-or-ballot struggle within the movement, as people oriented one way or the other compete for validity, followers and money. Regardless of their strategic differences, he argues these are two wings of the same movement that share a common goal: to place the "dispossessed majority" of White people permanently in control of the future of our country.
The bullet sector believes it is a vanguard movement, a small set of individuals and organizations who will lead the duped majority of White people into recognizing that their alleged racial identity forms a nation under threat by all who do not share their supposed race, particularly Jews and people of color. Tactics chosen by this vanguard movement often include violence, threats of violence, and intimidation. They are to be found mostly below the mainstream media's radar until one of their warriors, like Timothy McVeigh, blows up a federal building in Oklahoma to commemorate the Waco tragedy.
The ballot wing of the movement believes in mainstreaming by entering the fringes of electoral politics, either as Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, Populists or another third party. They seek to persuade a majority of people to support their views, if not their candidacies. Typified by former Klansman David Duke in the past, and currently by Pat Buchanan, this sector believes that the views of the White nationalist/White supremacist movement can again become the dominant values of our society. Disavowing the violence and gutter epithets of their vigilante cousins, time and repetition are their tactics as they seize upon every opportunity to claim that White people (or Western Civilization) are under attack.
They've even won over a few people who are not White to their cause as they target immigrants and gays.
Zeskind debunks several myths often propagated by other researchers. He warns against stereotyping White nationalists as men "with chewing tobacco" in their cheeks. Instead, they could be blue collar and working class, polished business leaders, millionaires, or academics with PhDs. Also, he says the rise and fall of White supremacy cannot be linked simply to economic and business cycles as the victimized look for scapegoats to explain their condition. Their tactics, at least, are shaped by other factors, says Zeskind, such as whether they believe their mainstreaming strategy is working, and whether they expect serious consequences from law enforcement authorities. When they perceive themselves as closer to the levers of power, they tend to favor their mainstreaming strategies. When they believe they have been relegated to the fringes, they default to vanguardism, and sometimes violence.
Blaming the economy for the actions of White supremacists is like a drunk blaming alcohol when he batters his wife. In each case, it's an excuse, not a cause.
The serious economic crisis facing this country may lubricate the anger of White supremacists, particularly now that we have an African-American President. However, they would have felt marginalized by any president who did not share their values and speak to them in coded signals. Remember Ronald Reagan making his first speech as the GOP's 1980 Presidential contender in Philadelphia, Mississippi, the site of the murders of three civil rights activists?
Pat Buchanan is now the sanitized version of White supremacy we have to watch everyday. Like his counterpart on CNN, Lou Dobbs, he stokes the anger of the reputedly dispossessed majority with fear mongering more subtly than Rush Limbaugh or Sarah Palin, but he is no less dangerous. The mainstreamers send unambiguous messages to their violent subculture that potentially turns threats into actions.
Zeskind's research demands that we warily watch for an escalation of violence by those feeling disenfranchised and out of power. The book stops short of predicting an all-out White revolution. He does suggest that in about 40 years when the majority of people in this country are no longer classified as White, alienated White people could become more vulnerable to being recruited by the White nationalist movement.
My only disappointment with the book is that it ended rather abruptly. Only a few pages were devoted to predicting where and how the White supremacist movement might resurge in the 21st century. I've learned from Zeskind, both from the book and from our years working together, that they never retreat – just regroup.


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Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine may help women with chronic pelvic pain
Source: http://www.healthcanal.com/female-reproductive/27737-RCOG-release-Acupuncture-and-Chinese-herbal-medicine-may-help-women-with-chronic-pelvic-pain.html
Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine may have a role to play in the treatment of health problems linked to chronic pelvic pain (CPP), say experts from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) in a new opinion paper published today.
The RCOGs Scientific Advisory Committee has released a paper entitled, Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine for women with chronic pelvic pain, which looks at the evidence relating to the use of some complimentary and alternative medicine interventions in the treatment of diseases that are known to be associated with, and cause, CPP.
It is estimated that one in six women are affected by CPP which can be defined as intermittent or constant pain in the lower abdomen or pelvis for over six months and many will use some form of complementary medicine to help their symptoms.
Acupuncture is a safe intervention and involves the insertion of fine needles into specific points distributed over the body surface. Stimulation of these points is considered to be able to induce a local and systemic healing response.
The paper literature search did not find any trials of acupuncture relating specifically to CPP, however, it did identify trials on closely related conditions such as dysmenorrhoea, pelvic inflammatory disease and IBS. These are all known to contribute to CPP.
Two small trials included in a recent Cochrane review found that acupuncture treatment significantly reduced menstrual symptoms compared to standard non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. However more research is needed in this area.
The opinion paper recommends that anyone considering acupuncture treatment should find a practitioner registered with one of the major acupuncture associations such as the British Acupuncture Council, the Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the British Medical Acupuncture Society.
Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) developed alongside acupuncture in China and other East Asian countries over 2000 years ago.
A Cochrane review of CHM for dysmenorrhoea included 39 randomised controlled trials and reported promising results for CHM when compared to the use of pharmaceutical drugs such as NSAIDs and the oral contraceptive pill. However there are limitations as some trials had poor methodological quality and small sample sizes.
The paper recommends that people only consult members of the Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine or the Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
In conclusion, the authors of the paper say that while there is no compelling evidence that acupuncture or CHM are effective in the treatment of CPP, they may have roles to play in the treatment of dysmenorrhoea, endometriosis, IBS and pelvic inflammatory disease.
Moreover, women should be aware of the provisional nature of the evidence supporting these alternative approaches.
Professor George Lewith, from the Complementary and Integrated Medicine Research Unit, University of Southampton and lead author of the paper said:
"Some small trials suggest that acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine may be beneficial for chronic pelvic pain. However, the current evidence lacks rigour and the available trials are poorly designed and inadequately reported so we can only consider this preliminary evidence.
"Many women use acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine for chronic pelvic pain so this area clearly requires further rigorous investigation and we would support further well-designed research for this problematic condition.


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An insanely large audience (845 million people) that they have just scratched the surface of beginning to monetize. Made a billion dollars last year in profits on 3.7 billion in revenues. 85% of revenues on ads, which they aren't really selling to many large companies. 12% on the crap people buy for the online games they host.
Facing massive competition from Google, Apple, Twitter, and Amazon though. By FB's own admission, they have nothing to spend the money on that they generate from the IPO. And no one clicks on their ads - which to this point they haven't been great at selling.
This one's a tough call. With that massive audience, my guess is that Facebook credits and FarmVille props can only get em so far, the super competitive online ad environment prevents ad sales from continuing to climb at their current rate ... and the stock suffers.
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