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New York Times best-selling author and Edgar Award winner Tana French grabs listeners with her chilling Dublin murder squad novels. In Broken Harbor, all but one member of the Spain family lies dead, and it's up to Mick "Scorcher" Kennedy to find out why. Mick must piece together why their house is full of cameras pointed at holes in the walls and how a nighttime intruder bypassed all the locks. Meanwhile, the town of Broken Harbor holds something else for Mick: disturbing memories of a childhood summer gone terribly wrong.
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This listen has left me stunned. It is such a powerful, insightful and brilliantly woven story that I can't even bear to begin another book for fear of losing the magic of Tana French. This is one of those books you wish you had never listened to, so that you could go back and experience it again and again for the first time.
"Best in the Series"
While those who have read Faithful Place were introduced to Frank "Skorcher" Kennedy, we obviously didn't scratch the surface. He starts Broken Harbor in about the same place French last left him spouting cop jargon and bragging about solve rates. Though the events from the Faithful Place novel have left his reputation a little tarnished. In a bid for redemption, Frank takes a case involving the attack on a family after which only the mom survived. He's also showing a relative newbie the murder squad ropes, the uncannily perceptive Ritchie. He's also dealing with a mentally ill sister who has shown up just in time to upend his life. When the case ends up more complicated than he could have imagined, Frank's path to the killer requires him to question everything he was certain he knew.
First, I'm a fan of the entire Dublin Murder squad series. I find that Tana French ups her skill with every subsequent book. Broken Harbor has officially replaced Faithful Place as my favorite. Second, everything I love about the series is here: complex mysteries with genuine surprises, a fascinating and layered view of modern Dublin, and some of the best interrogation scenes I have ever read. French also tackles another "partner" relationship which she hasn't touched much since Rob and Cassie in her debut, In the Woods. One of the things that stand out the most in Harbor is French's vivid portrayal of the victim's marriage and family life. Through some clever plot situations we get layered depictions of this family which makes their story fascinating. Frank's character development is also entirely honest which by the end of the book makes the reader a genuine fan. Broken Harbor is a gift for mystery fans. And while each book in the series stands alone, once you read one, you will want to read all four. I for one cannot wait for the next installment.
I listened to the audio version performed by Stephen Hogan. About 90% of Steven Hogan's reading is wonderful. However, he does a really screechy impression of Frank's sister which unfortunately puts the listener off.
Audiobook addict
This story grabbed me from the start and never let me go. I was glued to my Ipod for the last three days. Ms French is so very good at character development. The narrator sounds plausibly Irish to my American ears. (He may well be an Irishman but if not, he does a great job with the accent) I highly recommend this entire series.
I believe a reviewer should finish a book before submitting a review. What do you think?
"Great Mystery.. wonderful book, 4.5 if I could !"
This book held my interest throughout. The setting in an unfinished housing development by the ocean sets the mood for things to come. A"perfect little family of four" begins to unravel when Father loses his job. Unrequited love appears, psychological problems arise, unexplained noises in the attic and walls of the couple's poorly built house, creepy neighbor boy, voyeurism... what's not to like? I didn't want to put the book down, I had to know what was happening next. All this makes for a really terrific listen. I have read another book from this author that I liked, now I will definitively read more.
"Terrifying Awesome Beauty"
I have never read a novel of this genre, nor of this magnitude that is this nuanced, layered, and so real it gets under your skin, even though the work of P.D. James comes close. In fact I spent an entire day in Paris in my hotel room reading most of it, aided by the grey, wintery, snowy weather that boosted the eerie tone of the book, and kept me inside.
There are not many books in this, what, all-encompassing genre that we call "mystery", the books that include police procedurals, psychological thrillers, courtroom dramas, lawyer capers, that have this level of depth, and add an additional character: the geographical setting, a setting in this case intended as a joyful, benign refuge, a harbor to all who lived there, but was "broken" on so many levels, to its very core.
Tana French has a background in theater, and that came through loud and clear. There are are some of the best interrogation scenes I have ever read. I truly felt these people, I felt the strategies, the emotions, the investigational blind alleys of the two cops and the suspect, and I felt the narrator's subtleties as strongly as if I had seen this on the big screen. Stephen Hogan was truly channeling Tana French and her star gumshoe, Mike "Scorcher" Kennedy.
The set design was masterful, as was the quality of description. This reader/listener feels the presence of a harbor that is truly "broken" on all levels.
Not to detract from Hogan's performance, I did find myself hearing the voices of both Liam Neeson and Gabriel Byrne. Perhaps either one of those actors would be a good choice for another book in the Dublin Murder Squad series.
"Broken Harbor" is intimidating, frightening, and strikes a deep chord of vulnerability. But there is no question that within all the frailties and failings of the characters and their crumbling senses of safety and life-altering violation of their comfort zones, this is a novel of overpowering beauty.
"Muddled ending"
I've read all of Tana French's books. This one started strong, but the plot got lost about 2/3 into the book and was preachy at the end. Could have used tighter editing.
Dept Q, Harry Hole... where are you?
"A Horrible Crime of the Mind, Literally...."
Well written, excellent character building. The thread of mental illness weaves it's way throughout this tale.
Detective Mick Kennedy's hard edge is softened by his care for his mentally ill younger sister. But I find mental illness extremely painful to read about, especially with characters I like. I am very familiar with dealing with mental illness in real life. My wife is a counselor and like many others, we have crazy on both sides of our family. So the mental illness angle, for me, is more palatable when presented with humor.
There were times the detective work was highly interesting. Where I found this tale lacking was in the mystery itself. Much like Ms French's work in The Likeness, there is a stunning lack of suspense. I won't go into detail for fear of spoiling the mystery, but for a myriad of reasons I found the story too far fetched.
Constantly in search of the perfect listen.
"Left in a "Broken Harbor" State of Mind"
Brianstown, formally Broken Harbor resort, is a modern housing development on the outskirts of Dublin that should have been the ideal location for up-and-coming young professionals to set roots in. However, shoddy construction and the collapse of the economic boom left it, and the people living there, exposed, isolated and vulnerable. The loss of security and fall from assumed safety culminates in an unimaginable murder. "Who-done-it?" almost becomes a secondary concern to "Why?" and "How?" The evil seems mysteriously connected to this place itself.
One thing I appreciate about Tana French's Dublin Murder Squad is that each title can be considered a stand-alone yet there are also enough common threads to draw me back to the series again-and-again. She certainly creates memorable characters, but it is French's brilliant ability to develop a distinct mood and atmosphere that makes her stories unforgettable and each book a fresh listening experience.
Long after turning off the audiobook, Broken Harbor stays with me: I can smell the sea air, see the overgrown yards, and image the empty houses continue to be taken back by nature to eventually disappear completely.
"Despite many HOLES in story - Absorbing"
I agree with most other reviews with respect to comments like, "Absorbing", "Can't Put Down", Holds my Interest", "Riveting", etc. The character development was good and the book was VERY well written. The author, Tana French, definitely has some skills in the area of developing good mystery and intrigue.
The only problem I saw was there are a few holes in the story in the areas of motive and opportunity that are never resolved and the ending only introduces additional holes.
Even though the story doesn't hold water in a lot of places - and I won't ruin it by going into specifics apart from simply stating that story dragged along at times solely for the purpose of creating suspense and mystery - which in the end creates some of the holes.
Nonetheless, it was entertaining and the narration was good.
Overall, I do recommend the book.
Audible has changed my life! Dry , itchy eyes were destroying one of my greatest pleasures - reading. Now I am experiencing books again!
"I Draw the Line"
Over the past month, I have read all 4 of Tana French's Dublin police mysteries. I have enjoyed their complex characters; their reflection on the effects of modern globalization on traditional values and culture; their discussion of the devastation wrought by the economic downturn; and French's flair for poetic and descriptive language.
With "Broken Harbor," however, the author has gone too far. As in the case the first and third series entries, the book is just too long. These characters and this plot never for a moment rang true to me, and I figured the conclusion out well ahead of the end. There's a real disdain expressed here for young professionals and the manner in which prosperity has supposedly 'destroyed' the Irish culture and way of life. It seems to me that French's pessimistic and judgmental attitude diminishes "Broken Harbor".
What a disappointment!
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Supercells: tornados that last
By Curtis Krueger and Graham Brink
Published February 2, 2007
They call it a supercell — an especially deadly type of tornado that rarely strikes the state.
The one that hit Florida early Friday, killing at least 19 people and destroying hundreds of homes, was the most powerful tornado to hit the state in nearly a decade.
Supercells last longer than other kinds of tornadoes, which is why this twister stayed powerful enough to rip across three Florida counties.
It reached 140 to 150 mph, rated an EF-3 on the National Weather Service tornado scale, and was strong enough to splinter homes and toss semitrailer trucks.
Some unusual weather patterns that may be related to El Nino helped create the explosive combination of wind, moisture and low pressure that spawned the storm.
"You're seeing the power of creation right in front of you,'' said Tony Reynes, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Ruskin.
Teams from the National Weather Service toured the storm-damaged area Friday to assess its severity, and that effort is continuing.
But Shawn Bennett, meteorologist in charge of the National Weather Service in Ruskin, said it was the fiercest tornado since 1998. That year a group of seven tornadoes struck in the middle of the night in Central Florida, killing 42 people.
Barry Goldsmith, also a National Weather Service meteorologist, said the story of this tornado began with high winds in the upper atmosphere. The "disturbance'' of winds churned so swiftly that it created an area of low pressure below it, near the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, south of the Mississippi-Alabama border.
Wide bands of wind began swirling around this low-pressure center, in the same counterclockwise motion you see when watching satellite images of a hurricane. These bands scooped up warm, moist air from the tropics and shoved it toward Florida.
Warm air rises, so this action created a powerful updraft, an engine for starting the tornado.
Meanwhile, winds rushed across Florida toward the low-pressure zone, smashing into the twirling center and pushing the winds higher by sheer force. More fuel for the engine.
The storm crossed over Citrus County and moved slightly to the northeast as it came inland.
Goldsmith said tornadoes often die shortly after the warm, moist air starts to shoot skyward. Sometimes falling rain cools off the warm air below and stops it from rising,
But in this case, high-level winds called jets streaked across the top of the storm. This action helped to spin the tornado, and also acted like a suction pump to keep the updraft going.
"Normally, on the average, the structure of that jet doesn't make it this far south,'' Reynes said.
El Nino effects
So what caused the high-level winds? They can zip across Florida during El Nino years, when the powerful jet stream tends to flow farther south than in other years.
Much of this winter's weather has been influenced by El Nino, which also is linked to increased tornado activity in Florida.
The strong El Nino in 1998 and a similar one in 1983 coincided with the two most active tornado seasons in Florida history, according to the National Weather Service. But researchers are reluctant to say that any single tornado was a result of El Nino.
"El Ninos of the magnitude of 1983 and 1998 increase the chances of severe weather outbreaks and stronger … tornadoes simply by providing more opportunities for all the right ingredients to come together," stated one study.
The National Weather Service's Tropical Prediction Center announced last month that El Nino-related effects were increasingly probable over North America at least through the end of March.
Goldsmith said meteorologists tracked the potential for a storm for a couple of days, seeing that a "disturbance'' of winds in the upper atmosphere was traveling toward Florida, where there was a mass of warm air nearby.
"Two days ago we kind of looked at this and said, 'Hmm, this looks interesting.' Yesterday we looked at it and said, 'Uh-oh.'''

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text: Our Destinations Zimbabwe is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Mozambique to the north and east, South Africa to the south and Botswana to the southwest. Harare is the capital city and it has a population of 1.5 million people. The official language is English, with Shona and Sindebele dialects. Winters (May to September) are like luscious Mediterranean summers with warm, sunny days and cool, clear nights. There is never any snow, not even in the eastern highlands, but overnight frosts and freezing temperatures are not uncommon anywhere on the plateau. Zimbabwe's second city is a major commercial, industrial and tourist center. The city is rich in historical associations and is the home of the National Museum and headquarters of the National Railways of Zimbabwe. Nearby are the ancient Khami ruins, while to the south is the Rhodes Matopos National Park, notable for its exotic formations of huge granite boulders. Dams with excellent fishing, caves with rock paintings, Cecil Rhodes' grave and a well-stocked game park make this area popular with visitors.


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Introducing the third member of our ASICS Target 26.2 team - Rosie (aka RosieA) Rosie will be mentored by Sam Murphy on this thread (starti...
Introducing the third member of our ASICS Target 26.2 team - Rosie (aka RosieA)
She'll be posting her training progress and be receiving physio and nutrition advice from the ASICS PRO Team live on this thread so make sure you bookmark this thread to find out how she gets on. You can read more about Rosie's running background and goals by clicking on the article link at the top of the thread.
Good luck Rosie!
Good luck Rosie......all the best and congratulations..........not jealous in the slightest.... Look forward to seeing your progress and listening to the advice from the pros.
Note to self run 12 marathons in 2012.........
As I said before ...a place both earned and deserved !
If you need a bit of company on a long run, gee me a shout and I will venture east
Graham K
Congratulations Rosie will keep a tab on how you're getting on.
I found the 'On a Plateau' shortlist to be the hardest to vote on, I never checked the forum posts but used the information on the shortlist pages and had to leave this category to the end before selecting.
I hope those that were not selected keep their heads up and keep running
Hey Paul
That's nice to hear - thank you! I'm sure we're all feeling a bit flat today but it's just like one of those bad runs - have to put it behind you and move on! I spent quite a bit of time talking to Rosie in Birmingham and think she's just lovely - I don't think anyone who voted for her will be disappointed! GO Rosie, GO Rosie
Thanks mcs, Sleepy Bear, Graham and Little Ninja. Was a big surprise to get through. Still haven't quite got my head around it, but as of this morning Dug has his dogsitter booked for Paris weekend so there is no going back now!
LN, I neglected to add to that story (I like to do my public embarassment in stages it seems!) that I met a stumbling block that day on getting home - I couldn't get the hospital gown off (I'd just thrown a coat and jeans over it so brisk was my escape) as I was very short for time before the race and my arms and shoulders had these big burns dressings on. I didn't want to cut it as I had to go back and pretend I'd been fetching pyjamas, or something, so, in what seemed an obvious move at the time I stuck baggy running gear over the top. Fortunately it was minus 4 at the start so the michelin man look was very in, but I think the race photos for that day are still floating round somewhere, and on some of the ones I've seen you can see bits of gown escaping from my ensemble.. I can also confirm that hospital gowns generally do not make good running attire and have various disadvantages when they are put to active use. I'm yet to see a gear review on here for them though. When someone posts one I'll definitely add my thoughts..
Anyway, as I now have to go to London this weekend, here is Dug of the day. A feature I'm afraid may become regular here. This is him last time I went to London on the train - needless to say it was him that got us upgraded to First class - has never happened to me before:
More puppies welcome!!
knight rider: ha! yeah, I suspect my race-habit may be a problem for my go faster plans.. I really do need the race-entry equivalent of those mail-goggles you can put on your email for when you are drunk, except mine would need to stop me from entering more races for a period of 48hours after any racing activity. I get over the finish line and before I know it I'm at my computer entering more. Is there an online support group for that kind of thing do you think? Oh, wait a minute..
Congratulations, Rosie! I'm so glad you got through as I was very touched by your personal story and I'm really looking forward to following your progress (and to more photos of Dug ... he is completely adorable! Don't come anywhere near Mayfair today, otherwise you might find he gets dognapped )
So, for anyone intending to follow the running aspect of this, I should probably detail my crimes against proper training. Here is a typical week for me:
Sunday: 20K run
Can anyone identify with struggling to include variety? I suspect this is a lot to do with why my times have plateaued. Anyone else managed to break out of a rut like this?
Hmm, well that was badly formatted, for anyone who couldn't be bothered to read it, here it is again in a slightly less eye-hurty way:
Monday: 10-15K run, 30min crosstrain, 60min other sport.
Tuesday: 10-15K run, 30min crosstrain.
Wednesday: 10-15K run, 30min crosstrain.
Thursday: 10K run, x 2.
Friday: 10-15K run, 30min cross train.
Saturday: 10-15K run.
Sunday: 20K run.
So pleased you got through Rosie. I am hopeful that we will see lots more pics of Dug on your forum. He is AMAZING!!
Enjoy the whole thing. I am sure you are going to make the absolute most of this opportunity. Totally worthy winner
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Congrats to you Rosie. Well-deserved! I liked your thread and the way you showed the person behind the screen, especially with your story about escaping for a run when you were in hospital.
Wot she said.
Well done. Congrats.
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Debates of March 17th, 2003
House of Commons Hansard #71 of the 37th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was budget.
- Vacancy
- Committees of the House
- Canada Elections Act
- Privilege
- Business of the House
- The Budget
- International Women's Day
- Terrorism
- Peace Scarf
- International Trade
- Badger Flood
- Zoran Djindjic
- St. Patrick's Day
- Iraq
- MetroStar Gala
- Official Languages
- Meteorological Service of Canada
- Iraq
- Acts of Bravery
- National Defence
- Canadian Learning Institute
- Amber Alert Program
- International Women's Day
- Iraq
- Ethics
- Iraq
- Member for LaSalle--Émard
- Iraq
- Government Contracts
- Foreign Aid
- Iraq
- Government Contracts
- Fisheries
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Iraq
- Firearms Registry
- Veterans Affairs
- Softwood Lumber
- Iraq
- Trade
- The Environment
- Iraq
- Points of Order
- Privilege
- Report of the Electoral Boundaries Commission
- Government Response to Petitions
- Parliament of Canada Act
- Canadian Foreign Intelligence Agency Act
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Question No. 104
- Question No. 107
- Question No. 108
- Question No. 109
- Question No. 112
- Question No. 113
- Question No. 114
- Question No. 116
- Question No. 117
- Question No. 120
- Question No. 121
- Question No. 123
- Question No. 124
- Question No. 127
- Question No. 141
- Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
- Question No. 110
- Question No. 111
- Question No. 122
- Request for Emergency Debate
- Budget
- Business of the House
- The Budget
- Situation in Iraq
Question No. 109
Routine Proceedings
3:15 p.m.
Peter Stoffer Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore, NS
Of the approximately 7000 individuals who have been refused gun licenses: ( a ) how many are due to errors in license form processing; ( b ) how many are due to multiple, failed attempts by the same person; ( c ) how many are due to the false flagging of individuals through mistaken identity or improper entry in the Firearms Interest Police database; ( d ) how many refusals subsequently resulted in the issue of a license; ( e ) how many individuals have been legitimately refused and how many of these lied on their application in order to apply; and ( f ) how many of those who have been denied a license have been prosecuted for making false statements on their applications?
Question No. 109
Routine Proceedings
3:15 p.m.
Martin Cauchon Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
With extensive and continuous background checks on applicants and licence holders, about 9,000 firearms licences have been refused or revoked by public safety officials. That is over 70 times more revocations from potentially dangerous individuals since December 1, 1998, compared to the total for the last five years under the old program.
(a) There are no statistics available for this type of scenario;
(b) This would constitute an administrative rejection which is not included in the 9,000 refusals or revocations;
(c) There are no statistics available for this type of inquiry;
(d) 177 firearms applications within the refusal process subsequently resulted in the issuance of a licence;
(e) 9,000 firearms licences have been refused or revoked. There are no statistics available that indicate how many people have lied on their application form;
(f) The Canadian firearms centre does not have any statistics available on false declarations.
Even though there are no statistics compiled on the accusations or situations of false declarations, it is clearly stipulated in section 106(1) of the Firearms Act :
It is an offence to knowingly make a false or misleading statement, either orally or in writing, or to knowingly fail to disclose relevant information, for the purpose of obtaining a permit, a registration certificate or an authorization.
Every person who commits an offence under Section 106:
(a) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years; or
(b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction
Question No. 112
Routine Proceedings
3:15 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Garry Breitkreuz Yorkton—Melville, SK
With respect to the May, 1976 Peace and Security paper distributed by Justice Minister Ron Basford and with reference to the statement on page 41: "At the same time, there has been a steady increase in the number of firearms in Canada. Estimates place the number at over ten million in 1974, with almost one-quarter million added to the stock every year. Most of these firearms are long guns (rifles and shotguns)", what evidence did the department use to produce these estimates, and based on this evidence, how many firearms are there in Canada today?
Question No. 112
Routine Proceedings
3:15 p.m.
Martin Cauchon Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
The estimate of the number of firearms in Canada referred to in the department's 1976 peace and security paper was produced by Statistics Canada.
With respect to current estimates, the Canadian firearms centre commissioned a third party organization to conduct a survey into this issue and obtained an updated estimate of the number of firearms in Canada in August 2002. A respected market research firm, GPC Research, conducted this survey and the non-partisan public policy forum oversaw and rigorously reviewed its methodology.
In the fall of 2001, GPC Research contacted 21,650 Canadians, achieving a sample size of over 3,000 firearm owners. Based on the results of this study, the number of firearms in Canada was estimated at 7.9 million. The study also confirms that there has been a consolidation in firearm ownership. It shows that the top 3% of firearm owners hold more than one third of all handguns in the country and approximately 15% of all firearms or, on average, 15.5 firearms per owner. For the remainder of the firearm-owning population, the mean number of firearms owned is 2.74.
This survey has a margin of error of ±2.06% at the national level, with a 95% confidence level.
Question No. 113
Routine Proceedings
March 17th, 2003 / 3:15 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Garry Breitkreuz Yorkton—Melville, SK
With respect to a Statistics Canada survey published in May of 1977 that questioned approximately 65,000 Canadians over the age of 14, living in 31,000 different households, about their ownership and use of firearms and considering the number of firearms manufactured in Canada and firearms import and export records since that date, how many firearms does Statistics Canada estimate are in Canada today?
Question No. 113
Routine Proceedings
3:15 p.m.
Etobicoke Centre
Allan Rock Minister of Industry
Statistics Canada does not have the data to support the calculation of a reliable estimate of the number of firearms in Canada today. In particular, business and trade statistics on imports and exports and manufacturing from Statistics Canada cannot be used to produce a reliable estimate of the current stock of firearms in Canada.
In August 1976, Statistics Canada conducted a survey of Canadians regarding their ownership and use of firearms. This survey was sponsored by the federal ministry of the solicitor general. Results indicated that there were almost 2.5 million gun owners aged 15 and over and more than 5 million guns owned by individuals in 1976 (Statistics of Estimated Gun Ownership and Use in Canada, Special Bulletin, Justice Statistics Division, Statistics Canada, May 1977).
The report notes that the results underestimated the total number of firearms in Canada due to the exclusion of guns owned or held by police and military personnel, prisons and penitentiaries, firearm importers and exporters, and manufacturers and retailers. Also excluded were residents of the territories and persons living on Indian reserves. The report notes that the estimate of firearms could have ranged between 6 and 10 million in 1976. The survey was not repeated.
Question No. 114
Routine Proceedings
3:15 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Jason Kenney Calgary Southeast, AB
Do the health warnings and health information mandated by the Minister of Health pursuant to subsection 3(2) of the Tobacco Products Information Regulations of June 2000 (JUS-601413) constitute the official view of the government?
Question No. 114
Routine Proceedings
3:15 p.m.
Edmonton West
Anne McLellan Minister of Health
The information contained in the tobacco products information regulations represents the official view of the government. In fact, section 42.1(1) of the Tobacco Act requires that all proposed regulations must first be laid before the House of Commons.
Subsection 3(2) of the tobacco products information regulations includes the health warning messages and health information messages contained in the health warnings and information for tobacco products.
The health warning messages help ensure that Canadians are much better informed about the many serious health hazards associated with tobacco products. The regulations also require that smokers receive cessation information or information on tobacco-related diseases on the inside of the tobacco package.
The current labels are the result of approximately two years of intensive study and evaluation. Each health warning and health information message has been reviewed and approved by a scientific panel.
Question No. 116
Routine Proceedings
3:15 p.m.
Progressive Conservative
Bill Casey Cumberland—Colchester, NS
Since 1993, what is the value in dollars of all Canadian aid and assistance (money, services, personnel) to St. Lucia?
Question No. 116
Routine Proceedings
3:15 p.m.
Susan Whelan Minister for International Cooperation
Canadian official development assistance disbursements to St. Lucia from fiscal year 1993-94 to fiscal year 2001-02 were approximately $36.3 million.
Question No. 117
Routine Proceedings
3:15 p.m.
Progressive Conservative
Rick Borotsik Brandon—Souris, MB
Can the Minister responsible for Agriculture and Agri-Food provide an estimate of the impact on net farm income of the Country of Origin labelling regime contained within the U.S. Farm Bill on: ( a ) the beef industry; ( b ) the pork industry; ( c ) the lamb industry; ( d ) the seafood and shellfish industry; ( e ) the poultry industry; ( f ) vegetable growers; ( g ) fruit growers; and ( h ) peanut producers?
Question No. 117
Routine Proceedings
3:15 p.m.
Prince Edward—Hastings
Lyle Vanclief Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
The answer is as follows:
(i) The comment period provided in the official U.S. federal register notice for the interim voluntary country-of-origin labelling, COL, program ends on April 9, 2003. Upon completion of the comment period, drafting of mandatory regulations will begin through the normal U.S. rule-making process, which will include a proposal and an opportunity for public comment. Mandatory COL is scheduled to be implemented by September 30, 2004. Until this date, COL is a voluntary program in the U.S. As a result of the complexity of the provision and U.S. industry opposition to the measure, widespread implementation of the interim voluntary COL guidelines is not anticipated.
(ii) Poultry is not a covered commodity under the COL law.
(iii) Preliminary analysis of the COL provision indicated that it would have a serious adverse trade effect on Canadian exports of covered commodities to the U.S., for those items that are currently co-mingled at retail with U.S. product, and which now carry no distinction as to country-of-origin. While attempts have been made, it is very difficult to accurately measure the impact on farm income because of the complexity and sheer size of the U.S. agri-food industry, a great deal of uncertainty as to the possible response of the U.S. industry to mandatory COL, the high level of market integration among the U.S., Canada and Mexico, as well as the fact that the U.S. has not yet published regulations for the mandatory implementation of COL. Attempts that have been made to assess the impact of mandatory COL implementation, such as a congressionally mandated USDA study, as well as a study published by the George Morris Center, and most recently a report commissioned by the U.S. national pork producers council, confirm our decision to oppose mandatory COL.
Prior to U.S. farm bill being passed into law, Canada's opposition to COL was articulated at the highest levels. The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food raised the issue with cabinet-level officials (Agriculture Secretary Veneman and U.S. Trade Representative Zoellick) as early as September 2001. Deputy Prime Minister Manley raised farm bill issues with Vice-President Cheney during their meeting on March 8, 2002, and the Prime Minister raised these same issues with President Bush during their meeting on March 14, 2002.
On February 7, 2002, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food again raised Canadian concerns about COL with Secretary Veneman, and on February 12, 2002, he raised the matter with Mr. Paul Cellucci, the U.S Ambassador to Canada. On March 18, 2002, Canada's ambassador in turn wrote to the congressional conference directors, who were responsible at the time with reconciling the house and senate versions of the farm bill. He detailed our specific concerns with the proposed legislation and insured that copies of these views were also distributed to other influential voices in Washington in order to re-emphasize these same concerns. During an April 2002 trip to Washington with Canadian industry representatives, and in a bilateral meeting with Secretary Veneman on May 3, 2002, held in Ottawa, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food again expressed Canadian concerns that this legislation would disrupt bilateral trade. COL remains a priority issue for the Government of Canada, GOC.
Canada is currently focussing its efforts on marshaling the best-possible case for why U.S. stakeholders should demand the repeal of the COL law, including participation in a private U.S.-based consortium that is anticipated to produce analysis critical of COL from within the U.S. The government of Canada has been working with industry and the provinces to share information and to develop and implement a cooperative, strategic response to have the entire U.S. COL provision repealed before it becomes mandatory.
Consultations are ongoing with industry and the federal-provincial agriculture trade policy committee to share information and to gather input into strategy development. The Manitoba Pork Board, Canadian Pork Council, Canadian Meat Council, Canadian Cattlemen's Association, Canadian Sheep Federation, Canadian Federation of Agriculture, Fisheries Council of Canada and the Canadian Horticultural Council are among the participants in these consultations. Organized under the agricultural policy framework, the agenda of the recent beef value-chain round table that took place on January 27 and 28 in Calgary focussed on coordinating the beef industry's strategy on COL with that of the GOC. In outreach activities, government officials have made presentations on COL at a number of national industry association meetings as well as to the seafood sectorial advisory group on international trade, SAGIT, C-Trade (i.e. a federal-provincial committee of trade ministries and departments), and broader stakeholder meetings in Mississauga, Moncton and Fredericton and at a meeting in Chicago on COL.
Canada is active in the U.S. domestic debate through trade-advocacy initiatives targeted at provoking the repeal of the U.S. COL legislation. On July 9, 2002, the GOC, in consultation with industry and the provinces, submitted comments to USDA that were influential in shaping discussion in the U.S. in advance of the release of the interim voluntary COL guidelines. Similarly, on January 17, 2003, comments on the interim-voluntary guidelines were submitted to USDA on the "utility" of the measure and on January 21, 2003, comments were submitted on a USDA proposal for information-gathering related to the drafting of the mandatory regulations.
Other targeted advocacy activities in the U.S. have included Assistant Deputy Minister Mark Corey's participation in the tri-national accord meeting in May 14-17, 2002, in Nogales, Arizona, and a meeting in Chicago organized by the province-state advisory group in July 2002, which was dedicated specifically to COL. This meeting brought together U.S. states, provinces and federal government officials from both sides of the border. Canadian embassy and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, AAFC, officials presented Canada's position on COL on the margins of the U.S. farm bureau convention in Tampa, Florida, January 17-19, 2003 and at "Canada Day on Capitol Hill" in Washington on February 5, 2003. Embassy officials are also participating in a U.S. industry-led coalition in Washington and are engaged in other ongoing efforts to have COL repealed.
Bilaterally, Canada made strong interventions opposing COL at the November 15, 2002, meeting of the Canada-U.S. consultative committee on agriculture, CCA. COL is a priority item on the agenda of the next meeting of the committee scheduled for April, 2003. Interventions have been made by Canada on the U.S. notification of COL in the World Trade Organization's technical barriers to trade committee, and will be pursued in future meetings of the Committee and other international forums where appropriate. Development of a formal trade challenge is ongoing as information is made available and milestones are reached on the way to the scheduled mandatory implementation of COL in 2004.
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What were the total costs incurred by the Department of Foreign Affairs for the distribution, including Federal Express postal charges, of "A Dialogue on Foreign Affairs"?
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The total cost of mailing the discussion paper "A Dialogue on Foreign Policy" was $4,323.33, including Federal Express postal charges
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Pertaining to the sale of land by the National Capital Commission: ( a ) for what purpose and according to what process did the National Capital Commission determine that the sale of land to the Vorlage Ski Club, between September 2, 1992 and September 2, 2002, was necessary; ( b ) on what date, or dates, in parcels of how many hectares/acres, and for what price per parcel, did the National Capital Commission sell this land to the Vorlage Ski Club; ( c ) did the National Capital Commission subject this sale to a public consultation; If not, why not; and ( d ) did the National Capital Commission inform the public about this sale; If so, on what date and by what means; If not, why not?


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'20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' film
SARANAC LAKE – The Saranac Lake Cabin Fever Classic Film Festival presents Jules Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4 at The Downhill Grill, as part of the 116th Saranac Lake Winter Carnival, going "Under the Sea" from Feb. 1-10.
Sponsored by the Saranac Lake Arts Committee and the Arts Council for the Northern Adirondacks, the Cabin Fever Classic Film Festival has showcased classic American comedies and dramas made between 1930 and 1975, accompanied by cartoons or comedy shorts from the same era. Adding to the enjoyment is the chance to see these films in one of the premier gathering spots in the area, The Downhill Grill, located at 74 Main Street in downtown Saranac Lake.
This 1954 sci-fi masterpiece takes us to the wild, uncharted oceans of the late 1860s, where ship after ship has been lost to the briny deep. Sailors who have survived these tragedies have returned to port with stories of a vicious and mysterious sea creature that smashes to splinters the strongest ships afloat. A US expedition on the fantastic craft The Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo (James Mason) sets out to unravel the mystery. The crew is joined by a naturalist, Professor Pierre Aronnax (Paul Lukas), his assistant, Conseil (Peter Lorre) and a fiery professional whaler, Ned Land (Kirk Douglas). Together, they journey into the furthest depths of the oceans to tame the wild that lies within.
Winner of the 1955 Academy Award for Best Effects, this remains one of the best film adaptations of Jules Verne's astounding and prolific imagination.
Admission to the film is 2 clams, or free if you haven't been to the beach recently. While the film starts at 7:30, all are encouraged to come by early for a great meal and a chance to chat with your neighbors.
The 2013 Cabin Fever Classic Film Festival begins on March 6 and is only possible thanks to the support of numerous local sponsors, Compass Printing Plus of Saranac Lake and the Adirondack Green Circle.
For more information on the Cabin Fever Classic Film Festival, contact His Just-About-Done-With-His-Term Royal Highness Tim Fortune at 518-891-1139.


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BEIJING, CHINA (August 5, 2008) - The U.S. Olympic Team for Women's Field Hockey held their second practice Tuesday at the Olympic Green Hockey Stadium.
"Practice went really well," said Carrie Lingo. "We're just getting used to the turf. Ran around, worked on some basic skills. We're ready to go."
Lingo, a midfielder from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, has 143 international appearances, second behind team captain Kate Barber's 209.
The team barely settled in to the Olympic village on Sunday evening, and has already completed two full practices. Lingo doesn't think much transition time will be necessary.
"I think everyone pretty much switched right on to the Beijing schedule," Lingo said. The team met with a sleep coach last month for advice on successfully managing the jet lag.
In May, Lingo tested a filtration mask for the team in preparation for potentially adverse air conditions in Beijing. Trials included completing entire training sessions wearing the mask, which covered the mouth and nose. So far, she hasn't felt a need to wear it. "The smog factor hasn't been an issue at all," she said.
Tuesday's practice wrapped up at noon, in the midst of hazy afternoon heat. Lingo said the team was undaunted.
"We were ready for the heat," she said. "People said it was really hot, but when we arrived, we all thought, 'This isn't really that hot'. It was a nice surprise."
The U.S. Olympic Team for Women's Field Hockey practices tomorrow from 9:30am to 10:00 am at the Olympic Sports Center Hockey Stadium, and daily through the start of Olympic Games competition. On Thursday, August 7, the U.S. will hold a practice match with Korea at the Olympic Sports Center Hockey Stadium at 7:30 pm. Players and coaches will be available for interview following practice.
The U.S. Olympic Team opens Olympic Games competition on Sunday, August 10 against 2007 Pan American champions Argentina. The United States is slotted in Pool B with Argentina, Germany, Great Britain, Japan and New Zealand.
For more information about the U.S. Olympic Team for Field Hockey, visit fieldhockey.teamusa.org.
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So I'm on Vacation and I'm going to be staying with family in Hendersonville. I don't have any gear with me, so I'm not going to play any, but I'd at least like to shop for some new gear. My local store is tiny, so I'd like to see if there are any good Pro shops near where I'll be staying. If I need to, I can go out as far as Asheville to find a nice store. Can someone point me to a decent store? I would really appreciate it.
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Using a gun that's been hardly maintained and tossed from person to person more than a village whore is hardly a fair way to compare the marker.
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CANANDAIGUA, NY- Thompson Health will host the 17th annual Silhouettes of Hope and Courage on Thursday, Oct. 4, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the lobby of the M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center, 350 Parrish St., Canandaigua.
The event will honor three local women who demonstrated bravery and positivity during their battles with cancer: Marlene Button of Dundee, Mary Exley of Canandaigua and Carole Lillis of Canandaigua. The three will share their moving stories and speak about breast health and cancer prevention.
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New Employee Orientation
We are pleased that you have chosen a career at the City of Albuquerque. By joining us as a new employee, you will learn the inner workings of City government, meet interesting people, and most importantly make a difference in the Albuquerque community. Working for the City of Albuquerque is more than just a job.
We would like to take this time to welcome you and help make your transition to the City of Albuquerque as simple as possible. We have developed this web page to provide you with information to guide you through the new employee process.
New Employee Orientation includes information on:
What to Bring to New Employee Orientation
- Social Security Card or State issued Birth Certificate
- Valid Driver's License or valid State issued identification card
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- Name, social security number, and date of birth for all dependents
- Name, social security number, date of birth, and address for death beneficiary
*Employees enrolling family members in the City's insurance Benefits are required to bring a Marriage License and/or birth certificate to establish eligibility for benefits.
New Employee Orientation is from 8:00am to 5:00pm.
New Employee Orientation is typically held at City Hall (1 Civic Plaza NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102). Occasionally orientation will be held at other locations including APD Training Academy, AFD Training Academy, and South Broadway Cultural Center.
Your offer letter will contain specific information on which location you will attend.
For orientations held at City Hall, the map linked below indicates two low cost paid parking lots that accept credit or debit card payments only and two garage structures that accept cards and cash. All new hires will be responsible to pay for parking.
New Employee Orientation Parking (City Hall)
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Lunch is on your own around noon. There are many local eating establishments around most of our orientation locations.
Attire is business casual, please be prepared for your photo to be taken for your City ID badge. Refrain from wearing gray, green, or light blue colored shirts.
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Family of missing man asks for public's help
Just for the health of it
I may have commented in this column that this is my year of change. My girls are now all officially teenagers who have me thinking both about the past and the future. My running line is that I want to live to be 100. Mostly when I talk about that people's first comment is "I wouldn't want to do that unless I was healthy."
About three months ago I started exercising, basic stuff really – abdominal work, light weights and most recently (to prove my surgeon wrong) basketball once a week. The abdominal work and the light weights brought on the realization that at 44 I have a wee bit of arthritis in basically all of my joints.
My knee will be as good as it's going to get come the one year mark from surgery, which is December, right now it's going OK playing lightly one day a week. The bigger concerns involved my diet of fast food and dark beer. All the exercise in the world, even the stress reducing fun of pushing and shoving of basketball, wasn't going to make up for the richness of Widowmaker and grilled burritos. So I've cut out both and all of their friends.
More specifically I've decided to take my third and final stand on attempting to be a vegetarian with the exception, sorry my vegan friends, of fish. My two previous attempts at being a vegetarian failed due to my love of all things grilled and my lack of effort to discover non-meat items.
Again I've been asked, surely you can lose weight and be healthy and still enjoy a good steak now and again; the second part of this choice came from developing a sense of meat guilt; that animals have rights. I'm not stating this to get anyone upset, I know that some people's lives and incomes depend on the meat industry; my choice is based on what if there were one species higher than us that ate us; wouldn't we hope they ate veggies?
With that in mind and the fact that I'm not going to force my will on my children, I began the veggie fast food search. Subway, of course is an easy choice; options for the kiddos and salad or a big ole veggie sub for me. Taco Bell has the seven layer burrito and of course the bean and cheese burritos. Fries, I'm "loving it;" OK, maybe not the healthiest option but McDonalds' french fries is an afternoon treat or for breakfast the oatmeal and fruit and yogurt parfait is also a delicious option. Pizza Hut's veggie pizza on a thin crust is quite good; not as filling as a double cheese meat lover, but cuts that pizza craving that hits; also a cheese pizza works as well.
If you're "fishing" it, all of the fast food burger joints have some variety of a fish sandwich. The Copper Mine in Tamarack, in my opinion, has the biggest and best fish one that I've found for a breaded variety and for grilled, the fish sandwich at Peterson's Fish Market is great, as well.
I may work towards limited fish and due to consumer guilt buy non-alcoholic beer when out verses sucking down multiple refills on Diet Coke, but in the end, 56 years from now, if I reach my goal it will be all worth it.


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Recently cyber criminals found a new platform for their latest hacks: Internet phone services. VoiP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) has becoming increasingly used and its particularly susceptible to hacker attack.
In the past few weeks, dozens of telephone systems across the country have been hacked into. Once hacked, these phones will automatically call banking customers and trick them into giving out sensitive financial information. Typically the hackers target small businesses as they are least likely to have proper system defenses. Once hacked, when a customer receives a call, a prerecorded message will play telling them that there has been a bank error and that their accounts have been temporarily suspended. It then prompts the customer to enter his account or ATM card number, which the hacker then uses to open fake debit cards and clean out the accounts. As more phone systems move to the Internet, this new technology is more susceptible to attack due to weak or non existant defenses.
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Will and Grace Shoot
A few weeks ago I participated in a shoot with two models named Will and Grace, gotta love that combo! In terms of makeup, we wanted to go for something a little more heavy in order to convey a more serious tone to the shots. Grace came to me in some serious need of brow help. She told me that she hated doing her brows because of the pain factor. I can understand but I think it gets better after time...I don't know if my nerve cells have died, but it really doesn't bother me to pluck anymore. To help a sister out, I placed some Ambesol (the tooth pain gel) on her browbone to numb it a bit, then I went ahead with my plucking. You may not be able to see it as well in the before picture, but brows make a huge difference!
For the rest of her makeup, I went with a dark lip and really smoky eye...ushering in one of fall's newest trends.
Here's What I Used on Grace (All MAC unless otherwise specified):
-monistat anti-chafing gel
-cinema secrets foundation
-graftobian powder
-housewine blush
-definitive sculpting powder
-msf in warmed
-spiked brow pencil
-sketch e/s (brows)
-Anastasia brow lights in pink
-sharkskin shadestick
-kohl pencil in smolder
-model co. lashes
-black creme color base
-sin lipstick
-Black Opal lipliner
On Will, I did the basic man makeup, but added a twist. I gave him the Dave Navarro Smokey eye...I love when men let me put makeup on them! Combine smudgy eyeliner, black e/s, and MAC multipurpose clear gloss and you've got instant rock star eyes!
Here's What I used on Will (All MAC unless otherwise stated):
-monistat anti-chafing gel
-cinema secrets foundation
-graftobian powder
-spiked brow pencil
-kohl pencil in smolder
-carbon e/s
-multipurpose clear gloss
-Covergirl clear mascara
Now some couple shots!
22 comments:
- Wes said...
Nice work (as usual!)... But I have a question- What do you use the Monistat Anti-chafing gel for?
- September 17, 2008 at 10:19 AM
- Marjorie said...
Wow, Grace looks like two different women in the before and after. Good job! I agree that eyebrows make a big difference too.
- September 17, 2008 at 10:49 AM
- Product Junkie Diva said...
The makeup is flawless..you are such a pro!!
- September 17, 2008 at 10:56 AM
- PBW said...
Love those sexy looks!
I agree, brows really open up your face!
- September 17, 2008 at 11:39 AM
- jeSmakeup said...
wow... u did that? veryy lovely!
- September 17, 2008 at 11:47 AM
- Beauty is Androgynous said...
wow looks great!
i would have liked to see will's before picture.
- September 17, 2008 at 12:09 PM
- Mrs. Lynne, MakeupFix.net said...
great job sis. they look so well together. i like the one where they're both smiling :D
- September 17, 2008 at 12:17 PM
- MakeupByRenRen said...
wes: i use it as a primer for oily skin...it's just like smashbox photofinish primer
marjorie: definitely, eyebrows can make or break you!
PJD: thx sweety!
pbw: i'm obsessed with the smokey eye dark lip look lately, lol
jes: thx hon!
beautyisandrogynous: yah i know, sometimes i forget to take the before pics, a lot of the time actually
mrs lynne: me too...i was like finally a smile!
- September 17, 2008 at 12:21 PM
- slvrlips said...
Pure hotness!!
- September 17, 2008 at 12:54 PM
- Bombchell said...
love the last pic with grace. will & grace, both look great.
- September 17, 2008 at 1:22 PM
- Nic Nic said...
they both look hot ;)
- September 17, 2008 at 2:33 PM
- Tracy said...
Awesome work! The models look hot.
- September 17, 2008 at 3:07 PM
- Sharon Rose said...
Hi there-absolutely stunning, very well done indeed!
- September 17, 2008 at 3:22 PM
- Brown Girl Gumbo said...
Great work!!! You're super talented! :-)
- September 17, 2008 at 4:30 PM
- Alice Mary said...
Hi Ren! I love seeing the before and after pictures for photoshoots. I did a photoshoot just once and I felt like a different, glamourous person lol. Anyway, I am really thinking about getting some Monistat Anti-chafing gel to use as a primer. Does it feel very similar to Smashbox Photofinish Primer? I use Mac's Prep & Prime and I personally don't really like it because it doesn't make my skin feel matte at all so I've been thinking about what to buy for a new primer. Well, I hope you are having a great week so far! Take care =]
- September 17, 2008 at 4:39 PM
- LOCALGURL808 said...
fabolous....lovin the looks...
- September 17, 2008 at 8:43 PM
- mayaari said...
grace looks so polished in the "after" photo with her new eyebrows :) that's awesome that you were able to do a smoky eye on will too - the look works well in those photos!
- September 17, 2008 at 9:13 PM
- Askmewhats said...
OH MY GOODNESS Ren Ren! I love it!!!! it is a cool before and after shot and you nailed it!!! such lovely work!
- September 17, 2008 at 9:43 PM
- rmcandlelight said...
Love the before and after shots. You are truly awesome.
- September 18, 2008 at 8:30 AM
- Vanessa said...
good job sis! they are so cute and I love how she has the dark red lip!
- September 19, 2008 at 11:04 AM
- yummy411 said...
awesome shoot girl! you are just banging out the work. did your bf do the photog for this?
- September 19, 2008 at 3:26 PM
- blah blah blah said...
nice work. beautiful pictures!
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Intel Corp. this week resumed shipments of its second-generation X25-M solid-state drives (SSDs) after it discovered a firmware bug and had to correct it. Intel's partners will either have to re-flash existing stock of the X25-M based on 34nm NAND flash memory or send the SSDs back to Intel.
The new firmware that corrects the bug which affected early batches of Intel X25-M SSDs is available at the company's web-site. The chipmaker advices end-users to precisely follow the re-flash instructions and also keep in mind that firmware update is done entirely at end-users' own risk.
Late in July Intel had to stop shipments of its new SSDs because of a bug. According to numerous reports citing Intel, when a user sets a password in BIOS to limit accessibility to the drive and then either changes or removes it, data becomes corrupted. If a password is not set, the error does not occur. In order to fix the issue, Intel needs to update the firmware on its X25-M second generation SSDs, which effectively suspends shipments.
Compared to its previous 50nm version, the new Intel X25-M offers 25% reduction in latency for quicker data access. Besides, Intel X25-M delivers 6600 4KB write IOPS and up to 35000 read IOPS. The original Intel X25-M features up to 250MB/s sequential read speed and up-to 70MB/s sequential write speed and offers 1.2 million hours MTBF. Actual performance figures for the new X25-M were not revealed now.
Intel X25-M 80GB costs $225 for quantities up to 1000 units, the 160GB version is priced at $440 for quantities up to 1000 units.
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The Gaslight Anthem's frontman Brian Fallon and guitarist Alex Rosamilia have told us about the huge positive influence Pearl Jam, Springsteen and Rage Against The Machine über-producer Brendan O'Brien had on their fourth album Handwritten – released today.
"Half the reason I play guitar is the records he produced," admits Alex. "A lot of the records he did in the '90s. To have him working on our songs… it was almost overwhelming for me. Surreal. I almost had to wait until I was back home to think, that just happened didn't it?"
"I didn't know what to expect," adds Brian on their first meeting with O'Brien. "Everybody told me he was mean – including him! 'I'll just tell you exactly how it is and I'm not worried what you think about that, I'm just gonna tell you,' he said. But he's not really like that.
"He's super, super nice. But he's also super pumped – he's not jaded at all. That's the really great thing about Brendan – he's just so excited to play music and listen to music. He's got so many good ideas too. He's one of the coolest people I know."


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Treetops fall off way too easily
By Diane
from New Baltimore MI
Comments about Learning Resources Gears! Gears! Gears!® Movin' Monkeys™:
The treetops fall off and it is flimsy and poorly made
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Hours of fun for years to come
By Emma
from Cambridgeshire
About Me Education Oriented, Stay At Home Parent
We got this set in June and and have now played with it many times and created lots of different scenes. It was slightly challenging at first to work out how to make the gears perform different tasks, but we followed the instructions in the book to set it up like the one on the box and started to get the hang of how it works. Now we make our own creations. Like all other items we have from Learning Resources the quality of this product is excellent. The colours are great, the ideas and level of creativity it inspires is awesome and it really makes you think. We have had this out on play dates and now three of our friends have bought it for their children too, which gives you some idea that it is loved by parents and children alike.Would definitely recommend this. My son is only three and he can build things but requires an adult to play with him and help him sometimes, an older kid would likely be happy playing this alone for hours - if they get the chance... Every adult we know always want to have a go too!
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Fun construction set for hours of fun!
By star100
from Devon, UK
About Me Parent Of Two Or More Children
This great construction building set from Gears! Gears! Gears! is a fun way to learn. The instructions are clear and easily followed to build an entire jungle scene using all the pieces. I found to build the whole set was a bit of a challenge for my 6 yr old that she thoroughly enjoyed although did require some assistance and guidance. The pieces slot together firmly so it stays together quite well when built and it all seems durable. It's great that you can build any design that you want, big or small. My daughter enjoyed just building a small tree design with gears that she could turn and just hang 1 or 2 monkeys from.When the whole set is put together it really does come to life and is magical seeing all the gears turning together. There is lots going on to look across the scene. My children enjoyed finding different places to hang the monkeys to watch them twist and spin or even hanging a couple together from the same tree - definitely a fun element of this construction set!
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Great gift!
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from Gurnee, IL
I gave this as a gift to a 5-year-old, and she absolutely loves it! She said that they have Gears! Gears! Gears! sets in her classroom, so she instantly knew how to construct with this set. I have watched her be entertained by all aspects of this set (the building, creativity and playing). Her mother loves that her daughter gets so engrossed with this set that it keeps her engaged for a very long time, and the set is educational without her daughter knowing it!


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Hi Bellas,
As you all know, I finally attended the infamous 2010 International Makeup Artists Trade Show in Pasadena this last weekend. It was such an amazing experience and kudos to Makeup Artist Magazine for making it the biggest and best show to date. I know a bunch of you were requesting my haul, and even though I'm out of town, I managed to score an internet connect to make sure to get the hauls up before the buzz was gone. It was such a long haul that I've split it into two. The first time around, there were some issues with my volume on the Haul Pt 1 but it's fixed now. I was able to pick up some really amazing items for both my personal and professional kit. There are some classics that I picked up refills on as well as some new, exciting products.
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As mentioned, IMATS was such an amazing experience. I already plan on attending the next show in April of 2011. If you ever have a chance to go, I highly recommend it. Next year, they're also bringing it to the New York so more of my East Coasters can attend.
I'm still compiling my video and pictures of my overall IMATS experience. If you have pics with me or any IMATS pics you'd like me to include in the video, please email them to me at firstname.lastname@example.com. In the meanwhile, please enjoy my hauls!
Check out my video haul part 1!
Check out part 2!
Here's a shot of my massive haul which I've been saving up for...about 6 months worth of no MAC Hauls, lol.
Stay tuned for my IMATS experience video and haul coming up :)
FTC Disclosure: Products mentioned not sponsored by any brands. Most products purchased by me and some were gifts from sponsored. This has been detailed in the video.
Atlanta Makeup Artist
Monday, July 5, 2010
2010 IMATS Pasadena Huge Haul!
Posted by MakeupByRenRen at 5:32 PM
6 comments:
- Hell Notes for Beauty said...
Everything looks amazing I'm sure it was well worth the wait.
- July 5, 2010 at 5:36 PM
- *~♥Giddy Princess♥~* said...
Woah!! Amazing haul!! Must have cost a fortune but sooooooooooo worth it! :)
- July 5, 2010 at 5:47 PM
- LeeAnn said...
Wow! Thanks for sharing! I love the lipstick you are wearing...what brand/shade is it?
- July 5, 2010 at 5:50 PM
- Amina said...
loooove the haul!! I can't wait to see the looks you create! Love the lipcolor too!! Is it Katricia from OCC?
- July 5, 2010 at 9:56 PM
- Miss♥Nikka said...
Wow great haul! Love all the goodies you got! :]
- July 6, 2010 at 4:18 AM
- mimi said...
amazing haul!!!! wow!!!
- July 7, 2010 at 3:11 PM
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Long classy blonde hairstyle
This long blonde hairstyle is very attractive. The hair has been layered and with a few hair extensions, it your hair is short, you can get this length.This haircut is long.The hair colouring is blonde.
Balmain Hair Hair Team: Balmain Artistic Team Make-up: Lucy Hammond Styling: Bernard Connelly Photography: David Levine


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What we love: The music. The Black Cat excels at the most important facet of being a rock club — hosting the best rock music regularly. If a band is playing the Cat, there's a good chance it is worth hearing. This also goes for the carefully curated jukebox in the downstairs bar.
What we don't: Getting in. A sold-out show at the Cat can mean a long wait outside, which is especially uncomfortable on a cold or rainy night. This is somewhat unavoidable, but the Cat's system of showing your ID to one person, getting a ticket from another and giving that ticket to a third seems less than efficient.
--David Malitz, Sept. 16, 2011
The Scene: Washington's premiere venue for independent bands, the Black Cat is actually four venues in one. Upstairs, the main stage, which holds close to 1,000, has featured Blur, Bloc Party and Ted Leo as well as locals Q and Not U, Trans Am and Fugazi. (We hear occasional complaints about the sound, and how good the band sounds can depend on where you're standing.) On the first floor, the suitably dim Red Room bar attracts a t-shirted-and-Conversed indie crowd for beers, pool, vintage pinball machines and one of the finest jukeboxes around. Through the Red Room is the back stage, which holds maybe 150 people and is used for concerts by up-and-coming bands early in the week and DJ dance parties on Fridays and Saturdays. Finally, there's the vegetarian-friendly Food for Thought cafe, named for the Dupont Circle restaurant once run by the father of Black Cat owner Dante Ferrando. Got all that?
In Your Glass: Red Room Ale and Pabst Blue Ribbon are a bargain-basement $3.50 on draft, while most other bottled beers and pints cost around $5.The bartenders are known for their heavy hands when pouring mixed drinks and shots.
On Your Plate: Veggie burgers, vegan chili, a pile of vegan nachos covered with olives, mushrooms and red onions. The kitchen of the aforementioned Food for Thought doesn't turn out four-star cuisine, but it'll get the job done if you've got hunger pangs.
Need to Know: The Black Cat is all-ages all the time, and IDs are rigorously screened at the door before patrons get in. The entry process is actually time consuming: Hand your ID to the person at the door and get a hand stamp verifying your age. Then proceed to a nearby table to buy or pick up tickets. Take these tickets five feet away to the staffer guarding access to the upstairs concert hall, where you'll get another hand stamp showing that you're allowed into the show. Allow plenty of time to arrive for sold-out shows. Once you're inside, keep the credit cards in your pocket: All four bars are cash-only, which means that you can't run a tab with a bartender. An ATM is available if you find yourself running low.
Nice to Know: Tickets for upcoming events can be purchased at the front desk any night before midnight. Even better: There's no service charge.
-- Fritz Hahn (August 2006)


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Feel it Break
Domino Records CD (DNO 292P)
Katie Stelmanis has a haunting voice which she deploys to powerful effect as the vocalist for Toronto-based band Austra. Their full length debut via Domino features darkly hued electronica with 80s-era synthetic timbres and danceable beats.
There are plenty of bands that have tried to mine this territory of late. But the combination of memorable hooks, and Stelmanis' pipes singing them, allows Austra to stand out from the back.
If you think that Eighties nostalgia has lasted longer than the era itself, you're probably right. But the best exponents of dark wave, bands like Austra, use the materials made famous by 80′s era pop songs as a touchstone and a jumping off point, not merely for the sentimental thrill (now chilled). As such, Feel it Break allows the listener a refreshed take on synth-pop, which is welcome news indeed.
Here are a couple of live videos of the band performing at SXSW 2011.