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Debates of May 17th, 2000
House of Commons Hansard #99 of the 36th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was information.
- Jules Deschênes
- Grain Transportation
- Ethnic Violence
- Republic Of Burma
- Highway System
- Fort McMurray Oil Barons
- Manitoulin Island
- Grands Prix Du Tourisme Gala
- Canada Everest 2000
- Correctional Service Canada
- The Barrie Colts
- Organ Donation
- Occupational Health And Safety Week
- Royal Canadian Legion
- Human Resources Development
- Education
- Human Resources Development
- Cinar
- Human Resources Development
- Immigration
- Organized Crime
- Privacy
- Human Resources Development
- Status Of Women
- Presence In Gallery
- Points Of Order
- Privilege
- Government Response To Petitions
- Committees Of The House
- Terry Fox Day Act
- Petitions
- Questions On The Order Paper
- Motions For Papers
- Message From The Senate
- Citizenship Of Canada Act
- Competition Act
- Division No. 1319
- Division No. 1320
- Division No. 1321
- Jeanie Johnston
- Criminal Code
2 p.m.
The Speaker
As is our practice on Wednesday we will now sing O Canada, and we will be led by the hon. member for Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore.
Jules Deschênes
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Irwin Cotler Mount Royal, QC
Mr. Speaker, I am rising to pay tribute to the memory and the accomplishments of the honourable Mr. Justice Jules Deschênes, one of the great jurists of our time. His life "in the line of fire", as the title of his autobiography describes it, encompassed six distinct careers.
He was law professor, renowned legal expert, author of high profile decisions as Chief Justice of the Quebec Superior Court, head of the Commission of Inquiry on War Criminals, international jurist par excellence, and head of various NGOs, both Canadian and international.
Motivated as he was by a passion for justice and the courage of his convictions, most of his life was indeed lived "in the line of fire".
May his memory and his great merit be a source of inspiration to us all.
Grain Transportation
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Garry Breitkreuz Yorkton—Melville, SK
Mr. Speaker, $300 million is what farmers would save each year if we had a commercial grain handling system. Yet last week the Liberals announced a plan that will continue to control and restrict Canadian farmers.
In their news release the Liberals admit that moving the Canadian Wheat Board out of grain transportation would save farmers money. Why is the government only cutting the board's involvement in grain transportation by 25%? This action proves that the government is more concerned about the Canadian Wheat Board's monopoly than cutting costs for farmers.
The proposed changes to the grain handling system will do nothing to address the congestion of rail cars at the ports. This costs farmers millions each year.
The plan to put $175 million into prairie roads over five years is also a farce. That works out to about $12 million per province per year. That is enough to rebuild about 50 kilometres of secondary roads.
Instead of deregulation, farmers have a system that continues to take money out of their pockets. It is evident the government does not want to give farmers the freedom they deserve.
Ethnic Violence
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
John McKay Scarborough East, ON
Mr. Speaker, on Sunday I participated in a memorial service for victims of ethnic violence in Indonesia. The struggle for human rights is as ancient as recorded civilization. From time to time, however, we should note signposts of progress.
Three years ago there was a flare up of ethnic violence directed against people of Chinese origin. It was vicious and brutal and the Government of Indonesia did very little to prevent the outbreak.
Representatives of Canadians Concerned about Ethnic Violence in Indonesia asked me and other members for support in their struggle. I am pleased to say that the Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and the Government of Canada were very responsive to concerns raised by CCEVI.
The Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific, through the minister, was able to confront the evil and change things to support the government of President Wahid. Needless to say, it is far from over, but President Wahid is deleting references to ethnicity in laws and Chinese people have felt free to celebrate their new year for the first time in many years.
Mr. Speaker, it is never over.
Republic Of Burma
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Colleen Beaumier Brampton West—Mississauga, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today to talk about the very serious situation facing our fellow parliamentarians in the Republic of Burma.
May 27 will mark the 10th anniversary of the democratic elections in which 485 representatives were elected to the Burmese parliament.
For 10 years the Burmese military has refused to accept the result and continues to rule without respecting the will of the Burmese people. Last year more than 1,000 political activists were sent to prison. In March of this year 55 members of parliament were incarcerated. Tragically, five MPs have died while in detention.
I urge my hon. colleagues to sign a declaration showing Canadian parliamentary solidarity for our Burmese counterparts. This declaration will be sent to the offices of every member and every senator. I strongly feel that this show of support will help bolster the resolve of persecuted Burmese politicians. It will also pressure the military regime into accepting the democratic result of a decade ago.
Highway System
Statements By Members
May 17th, 2000 / 2:05 p.m.
Marcel Proulx Hull—Aylmer, QC
Mr. Speaker, last Monday the City of Hull received some good news about the Laramée Boulevard construction project and full completion of the McConnell-Laramée axial highway.
This project will be carried out with the financial participation of Transports Québec and Transport Canada. It consists in the construction of a four-lane boulevard, with a speed limit of 50 km/hr for heavy truck traffic in the residential area. The boulevard will have European-style traffic circles and another traffic circle will be built at the corner of Montcalm and St-Joseph.
This is excellent news, not only for the cities of Hull and Aylmer, but also for the overall economic development of the Outaouais region.
I wish to take this opportunity to point out that Canadian federalism is an effective way of ensuring the economic development of our regions. This project, in fact, will require the financial participation of both governments. The governments of Quebec and of Canada will provide equal funding for the project, whose cost is estimated at $35 million.
Fort McMurray Oil Barons
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Dave Chatters Athabasca, AB
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to extend my heartiest congratulations to the Fort McMurray Oil Barons, the recently crowned Canadian Royal Bank Junior A Hockey Champions.
As more than 2,100 fans looked on at the Thickwood Arena in Fort McMurray, the Oil Barons triumphed over their formidable opponents, the Rayside Balfour Sabrecats of northern Ontario. The 2:1 victory was not easily won and the Oil Barons' performance in the championship game showed the spirit, skill, sheer determination and courage that has characterized the Oil Barons' entire season.
On behalf of members of the House, the city of Fort McMurray and my riding of Athabasca, I would like to extend my best wishes to the players, coaches and the entire Oil Barons organization, as well as to the organizing committee and hundreds of volunteers who made this championship so successful and memorable. I would also like to congratulate the parents and families who supported the team on the road to victory. They should all be very proud of this marvellous accomplishment.
Manitoulin Island
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Brent St. Denis Algoma—Manitoulin, ON
Mr. Speaker, Manitoulin Island in my northern Ontario riding has a total population of about 13,000 people. Approximately half of that population, 6,000, are first nations people.
Ten years ago the mayors, reeves and chiefs of Manitoulin Island signed a friendship accord, which reads:
We pledge... To love and protect this Island and its waters To speak plainly of our hopes and to take time to understand when we cherish different dreams To comfort each other in our times of need To play together as we want To work together as we must To rejoice and respect our differentness To find strength to face our common goals To keep harmony by our respect for each other's ways
I want the House to join me in commending the leaders of Manitoulin Island for showing vision on behalf of their communities.
Grands Prix Du Tourisme Gala
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Hélène Alarie Louis-Hébert, QC
Mr. Speaker, at the gala of the Grands Prix du tourisme québécois held last Friday at the Convention Centre, in Quebec City, 11 awards were handed out to the greater Quebec City region.
This is to the credit of those involved in the tourist industry who, for a long time now, have been very innovative in showing the multiple facets of our national capital.
Because of our fine restaurants, the works of our artists, songwriters and authors, and the warm hospitality of our residents, Quebec City is a must-see destination.
For almost four centuries, the birthplace of French America, which was built by Champlain, Frontenac, Montmagny, Vaudreuil, Lévis, Salaberry and Bourlamaque, has turned into a beautiful capital we have every reason to be proud of.
I say bravo to those who were nominated, to the winners of the Grands Prix du tourisme and regional gala awards, and to all the stakeholders who, every day, contribute to making Quebec City a prime destination.
Canada Everest 2000
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Bryon Wilfert Oak Ridges, ON
Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I announce that at 8.10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time this morning, after climbing for 16 hours, Ben Webster of Richmond Hill was the first Canadian this year to reach the top of Mount Everest.
Out of 75 climbers currently on the mountain, Ben and his Canada Everest 2000 teammates, support specialist Mike Drolet, also of Richmond Hill, and Quebec climbers Claude Berubé, Francois Bedard and Benoit Robitaille, are on top of the world today.
It was indeed a proud moment for Ben, who, proudly sporting the Canadian maple leaf on his jacket, noted that being first at the pinnacle could never have happened without the strong Canadian team with him.
No team mounts such an effort on its own. Complete with sponsors from coast to coast to coast, Canada Everest 2000 will go down in history as the first group of climbers to conquer Everest in the new millennium.
My colleagues, join with me in this celebration. Canada is on top of the world.
Correctional Service Canada
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Myron Thompson Wild Rose, AB
Mr. Speaker, this week I was given an independent management consultant's report on Grierson prison near Edmonton. This high priced report begins with the phrase:
Grierson Centre should be the happiest little jail in Canada. It isn't. Instead, it is plagued with low staff morale, lack of trust and respect, gossip and rumour, in-fighting and petty disagreements, lack of job satisfaction and a developing syndrome of hopelessness and helplessness.
It spoke of the management style as autocratic, motivated by fear, intimidation, threats of punitive action and manipulation. The most appalling statement was that the staff is being watched by surveillance video cameras and listened to with bugging equipment by management.
For once Correctional Service Canada got a lot for its money because this report could be applicable to any institution in Canada and in particular to national headquarters in Ottawa.
It is ironic that all the punitive measures and intimidation are directed toward staff while the inmates are treated like guests at a hotel.
My lesson for the solicitor general is, you are only as good as the people who work for you.
The Barrie Colts
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Aileen Carroll Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, ON
Mr. Speaker, I stand today with great news from my riding. The Barrie Colts hockey team is going to the Memorial Cup. The Colts defeated the Plymouth Whalers last night and are now Ontario Hockey League champions.
This is a remarkable achievement for a team that has only been in the league for five years. As well as skill, this victory showcases the character of a remarkable group of players who never looked back.
I am sure that I speak for our community as I extend my congratulations and best wishes to the Colts and their owner Jamie Massie as they head to Halifax this weekend to begin the round robin.
It has been 47 years since a Barrie hockey team brought the Memorial Cup home to this hockey town. It is time to get it back.
Organ Donation
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Gordon Earle Halifax West, NS
Mr. Speaker, there are far too many Canadians in desperate need of organ transplants and far too few organs being made available to meet that need. Due to the unavailability of organs for transplant, the wait for a needed transplant is excessively long and results in long periods of suffering and a compromised recovery for transplant recipients.
There is a limited time window for the taking of organs for transplant and many grieving families are unable to cope with the decision of organ donation at the time of the death of their loved one.
An increased availability of organs for transplant would result in a decreased burden on the health care system by decreasing a need for dialysis or specialized medication and shortening the length of hospitalization both pre and post transplant.
The critical shortage of organ donations in Canada as well as the safety system for organ transplantation demand immediate action and decisive leadership.
The government needs to set forth a plan for establishing a national donor registry along with the financial commitment to support hospital based donor teams and strong measures to ensure the safety of organs and tissues.
Let us take charge of our future and make Canada a world leader in organ donation and transplantation.
Occupational Health And Safety Week
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Monique Guay Laurentides, QC
Mr. Speaker, this week is North American Occupational Health and Safety Week and this year's theme is "Work Safely for a Healthy Future". But what is the current situation like?
Each year, in Canada, about 800,000 people are injured or contract a disease at work. Out of that number, over 750 die, an average of three deaths for every working day.
It is disturbing to note that, over the last decade, the rate of injuries has increased in federally regulated industries. In 1996, 38 deaths resulting from work related diseases or accidents were reported by these industries.
Bill C-12, which seeks to reform part II of the Canada Labour Code, is currently before a committee. The Bloc Quebecois is proposing progressive and essential amendments to this legislation, to ensure greater health and safety for pregnant and breastfeeding workers, and also a more professional public service.
This is how the Bloc Quebecois wanted to acknowledge—
Occupational Health And Safety Week
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
The Speaker
The hon. member for Cumberland—Colchester.


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Finger Lakes winery owners are reacting positively to new legislation Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed last week that lessens regulations on farm wineries.
Known as the Fine Winery Bill, the law enacts several recommendations the New York State Wine Grape Task Force made in a 2008 report.
"Anything that will make doing business in New York easier and simpler is welcome," says Chris Scholomiti, co-owner of CJS Vineyards and Aurelius Winery in Auburn, Cayuga County.
The law specifically aims to free wineries from voluminous paperwork and redundant licensing requirements.
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Thanks Bubba! Your site started me in this pizza thing in 08.
Nice post Bubba. In my own personal experiments I have come to similar conclusions. My NY doughs get aged for around 24hrs between 40-50F. 50F works too, you just have to adjust the amount of yeast. 48-60h is the limit for me though. I have not found my dough to keep getting better and better with even longer fermentation as other members have reported.Chau
Bubba,Great videos, thank you for posting. Do you bench rest the dough at all prior to balling and refrigerating, or do you ball straight out of the mixer?
Thanks Bubba:I posted a couple questions on your mixer video.Steve
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Bubba,After a long absence, it is good to see you back on the forum again. Your providing links to the videos was very generous of you. I enjoyed them very much, especially the "slow motion" parts, and am sure that many of our members will benefit from them also. No doubt I will be referring new members to your post so that they can see how someone who spent years in the trenches mastered the skill and techniques of making pizzas. Peter
Bubba:I just gave this a go and it came out wayyy too dry. Can you please confirm that I transcribed the ingredient amounts correctly from the video. Not sure if it matters, but I used KABF which I think is something like 12.7% gluten: 2 cups water @ 100 degrees½ oz (14.17g) sugar½ oz salt½ oz yeastWhisk together until dissolvedAdd ¼ cup EVOOAdd 30 oz high gluten flourMix on lowest speed for 5 minutes
Thanks for the recipe, looking forward to trying it this weekend. Does your dough use a specific type of yeast?1/2 oz yeast using DY or IDY would require different amounts ?Thanks
. . . in effect boosts the hydration to a bit less than 61%. That is a value that should work for a high-gluten flour.
Would you venture to guess this is where I went astray - using KABF? Did I need a higher gluten flour to make it work right?
Bubba,I assume that the amounts of yeast (IDY), salt and sugar you quoted are by weights. Is that correct?I estimate that the formula hydration for the recipe is around 54.3%. However, the roughly 6.45% extra virgin olive oil, which also adds "wetness" to the dough, in effect boosts the hydration to a bit less than 61%. That is a value that should work for a high-gluten flour. I also note that if the salt is by weight, it comes to just 0.53%. Is that correct?Peter
slybarman,No, you did not got astray with the KABF. Bubba's recipe should work with either KABF or a high-gluten flour. The range of functional hydration values is fairly large, from about 57-65%. Of course, as you get higher up in the range, the dough can become considerably more extensible. That is one of the reasons why many professionals who specialize in the NY style of pizza prefer to use around 57-60% hydration, especially if the workers assigned to make the pizzas do not have much experience with handling high-hydration doughs. The rated absorption value for KABF is 62%. For the KASL high-gluten flour, it is 63%. Peter


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I like the HeadFirst series books for subjects that I am struggling to learn. Their approach has helped me first with C# and now jQuery. Like with C#, I've taken courses and read other books about the subject but not been able to really learn the subject matter. With HeadFirst into jQuery, they explain concepts that others assume you know already and they do it in an easy non-technical manner and this is from someone who's worked with technology for 30 years!
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Nice to read but bad copy editing
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Starting with the first two chapters I found at least 2 serious errors in the german edition: Download link fails. Code example is not translated fully to german and inconsistent (not working) therefore. Better let it untranslated if copy editing is done so bad.
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Head First jQuery : This is the latest addition to 'Head First' series books and is in its first edition. Its a 500+ pages book which I havent completed reading yet. But from what I have read I feel, this book can quickly get you up to speed in learning jQuery, a javascript framework. This framework by itself is so easy and makes working with javascript a breeze. In this book you can learn how to add cool interactive features to your website or webapplication, how to traverse the DOM or build interaction with ajax. There is also a chapter on jSON and jQuery UI.The authors Ryan and Ronan are well experienced folks and have come up with very useful material. A little knowledge of PHP and mySQL is needed to understand certain chapters. If you are an experienced programmer then identifying what the PHP code does isnt difficult at all. You can easily correlate the PHP code to language you use.
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I can't explain how much happy after reading this book...its awesome book and authors added huge efforts to make it simple to understand. This book worth $1000 per copy as per each pages content and quality.Thank you Ryan Benedetti and Ronan Cranley for your great effort.
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It might sound strange, but first thing I am grateful to Ryan and Ronan is mentioning TextWrangler in the beginning of the book. This way I got familiar with very simple, useful, and free (free as in free beer) editor for Mac OS :)I haven't used jQuery before, and I wanted to see what it is all about. First of all, I like to learn by examples - and you got them here. All in one piece - zipped - directly on your hard drive from the Head First Lab web page (each example contains corresponding jQuery library). This is nice. You simply don't have to copy-paste everything you see in the book into your text editor. When it comes to the content. Well, this is always hard thing to judge. I know people who hate Head First series. They say it is not sophisticated enough. I am, on the contrary, a great fan of Head First. jQuery, like any other Head First series book, gives you simple, straight overview of the topic. OK, it will not provide you with as much text as other books, but hey, "A picture is worth a thousand words". And you will find lots of them here. However, if you consider yourself a hacker, don't buy it. It's rather for beginners. If you are a beginner - I'd consider buying it.
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Today's guest is Roodlyne of Anointed Heels. Let me just say Roodlyn cracks me up! She's super witty and truly exemplifies what a blessing living for God can be. She is a software engineer from Palm Beach and when I asked what some of her favorites are she said she's a self proclaimed bookworm or "stalk-amazon-for-free-kindle-book junkie". HAHA! I love it! Roodlyne is yet another woman I met through my bloggins excapades and I"m glad to share her with you. Let's step inside her world as she discusses All Things New!
Hola chicas!
I love new things, I'm sure you do too, that's the reason we shop so much isn't it? as a matter of fact my blazer is (new) new to me… it's thrifted.


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Topic: Capistrano: deploys app without errors but browser can't open website
I have a rails application that I want to deploy with apache, passenger and capistrano.
The application is in `/var/www/myapp/`.
In my `http.conf` file, I added this block:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName myapp.mydomain.co.uk
DocumentRoot /var/www/myapp/current/public
<Directory /var/www/myapp/public>
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
My `/etc/hosts` file conatins 4 lines. The first 3 lines were already there and I added the 4th line for my rails application.
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
::1 localhost6.localdomain6 localhost6
22.214.171.124 mydomain.ac.uk ngrl
127.0.0.1 myapp.mydomain.co.uk
My `deploy.rb` file looks like this:
set :user, 'me'
set :domain, 'mydomain.co.uk'
set :application, 'myapp'
set :repository, "email@example.com:git/myapp.git"
set :deploy_to, "/var/www/myapp"
set :normalize_asset_timestamps, false
role :app, domain
role :web, domain
role :db, domain, :primary => true
default_run_options[:pty] = true
set :deploy_via, :remote_cache
set :scm, 'git'
set :branch, 'master'
set :scm_verbose, true
set :use_sudo, false
namespace :deploy do
desc "cause Passenger to initiate a restart"
task :restart do
run "touch #{File.join(current_path, 'tmp','restart.txt')}"
desc "reload the database with seed data"
task :seed do
run "cd #{current_path}; rake db:seed RAILS_ENV=production"
after "deploy:update_code", :bundle_install
desc "install the necessary prereqisites"
task :bundle_install, :roles => :app do
run "cd #{release_path} && bundle install"
I ran `cap deploy:setup`, `cap deploy:check` and `cap deploy:migrations`. Everything appears to be fine. Capistrano doesn't spit out any errors. It creates a new release directory, creates the `restart.txt` file. But if I try to open `myapp.mydomain.co.uk` in the Browser, it can't open it. The logfile is empty.
Any ideas what might be going wrong here?


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For those interested in following the Premier League, but aren't that familiar with the teams involved, here's a brief capsule look at the 20 teams who currently constitute the first division of British soccer. At the end of the year, the bottom 3 teams will be relegated to the second tier, called the Championship. Much the same, 3 teams from the Championship will be promoted to the Premier League.
Pharaoh and anyone else feel free to add any details you feel important to the conversation. (Teams in alphabetical order)
1. Arsenal. Nickname is the Gunners. Located in London. One of the "Big 4" money teams that consistently outspend everyone else. They have been in the first tier of British soccer since 1920. Managed since 1996 by Arsene Wenger (pronounced "Venger"). Winners of the Premier League in 1998, 2002, and 2004. Fans currently bitching that Wenger spends too much time developing young talent and not enough time concentrating on winning the league or the domestic tournaments. Rivals include Tottenham Hotspur and Man United. Notable players include Cesc Fabergas and Robin Van Persie. "Fever Pitch" was originally written about Arsenal.
2. Aston Villa. Nickname is the Villains, but I've never heard anyone say that. Usually just shortened to the Villa. Located in Birmingham. Owned by Jammies Lerner. Team appeared to be on the upswing prior to whatever the fuck happened between Lerner and former manager Martin O'Neill before the start of this season. They've been in the first division since last being promoted in 1989. Last won the First Division in 1981 and they were champions of all of Europe in 1982. Bitter rivalry with Birmingham City. Notable players included Gabriel Agbonlahor and former US keeper Brad Friedel.
3. Birmingham City. Nickname is the Blues. Unsurprisingly also located in Birmingham. Been in the top flight since last promotion in 2009. Considered a "yo-yo club", as they frequently bounce between the first and second tiers. Generally appeal to the lower and middle class of Birmingham. They've never won the first division and their only major honor was winning the 1963 League Cup, one of the domestic tournaments. Currently managed by Alex "Big Eck" McLeish. Play a defensive style and rely on goaltending. Bitter rival is Aston Villa. Notable players include Ben Foster and James McFadden.
4. Blackburn Rovers. Usually referred to by full name. Located in Blackburn, 20 miles north of Manchester. Current stay in Premier League began in 2002. Blackburn is the only team other than one of the "Big 4" to win the Premier League, which they did in 1995. Notable for their home jerseys. http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Blackbu ... Rovers.htm
Generally end up in the middle of the standings. Currently managed by "Big" Sam Allardyce. Rivalry is with Burnley, but Burnley is currently in the second tier. Notable players include Steven Nzonzi and Paul Robinson.
5. Blackpool. Nickname is the Tangerines. Located in Blackpool, a seaside resort town. This season marks their return to the first division for the first time since 1971. Blackpool is the smallest city currently in the Premier League, and expected by most to be relegated at the end of the season. Blackpool has never won the first division, and their greatest achievement was winning the FA Cup, the most prestigious domestic tournament, in 1953. Rivals include Blackburn and Wigan. Notable players include Jason Euell and Charlie Adam. Team is managed by Ian Holloway, one of the more colorful characters in the Premier League.


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Composition FOR NIPODCefpodoxime(50 mg)
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Animal studies have shown low or no adverse effect on the foetus, however, there are limited human studies. Please consult your doctor.
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- If you are allergic to cefpodoxime or any other cephalosporin antibiotic such as cefadroxil, cephalexin, penicillin, or any other drugs.
- If you have diarrhea, inflammation of large intestine (colon) colitis, or stomach problems, blood clotting problem.
- If you have or had kidney or liver disease.
- If you are having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor or dentist that you are taking cefpodoxime.
- If you have taken cefpodoxime repeatedly or for longer duration.
Frequently asked questions FOR NIPOD
Q. Is cefpodoxime a sulfa drug/steroid/penicillin?
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Q. Is Cefpodoxime/ cefodem xp 325/ cefodem 200/ monocef-o/ kefpod safe?
Cefpodoxime (also available as cefodem xp 325/cefodem 200/ monocef-o/kefpod) is safe at the prescribed dose by the doctor. Patients should follow the advice of the doctor regarding its use
Q. What are cefpodoxime/ cefodem xp 325/ cefodem 200/ monocef-o/ kefpod/ gudcef 200/ gudcef?
Cefpodoxime belongs to class of medication called as cephalosporin antibiotics. It is used for the treatment of infections caused by bacteria
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Special Fathom Features: A set list that contains the top-selling album Hysteria performed in its entirety, plus many of the band's greatest hits including Rock of Ages and Photograph.
NCM Fathom Events and AEG Network Live partner to present Def Leppard Viva! Hysteria in a spectacular two night cinema event on Wednesday, October 2 and Tuesday, October 8. This all-out, no-holds-barred event was captured live over nine nights during the band's spring residency at The Joint located in the Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas and includes a set list from Britain's greatest arena rock band that contains the top-selling album Hysteria performed in its entirety, plus many of the band's greatest hits – Rock of Ages and Photograph among them. The concert event takes fans on a trippy nostalgic ride of high energy performances mixed with elaborate set design created only for the band's Las Vegas residency.
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Sheet Pan Extenders Prevent Batter and Dough from Baking Over Sides of Pans
Turn your ordinary sheet pans into even more versatile pieces of bakeware by using these pan extenders. We carry options that are compatible with any quarter, half, or full-size pan, so you can efficiently bake goods for your small or large event. By using these sheet pan extenders, you'll prevent batter from pouring over the sides of the pan and creating a mess in your commercial oven. These accessories also ensure that baked goods are even in height, color, and texture across the entire surface. Read more
Supply your bakery, cafe, catering service, or diner with these pan extenders. Undivided styles are ideal for making sheet cakes for weddings, birthdays, fundraisers, and other catered events. Most of these sheet pan extenders feature perfectly square edges, ensuring that every piece of the cake has the same cut as a center slice. We also carry options that are divided up into squares to make brownies and sweet rolls, and ones that are divided lengthwise into rectangles to make loaves of cornbread and jelly rolls.


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How to use bladder training techniques to treat urinary incontinence.
Q: How can bladder training techniques be used to help treat urinary incontinence? A: Here�s a five-step bladder-training technique to help treat urge urinary incontinence (the sudden, intense urge to go that can cause leaks): 1.�Keep track.�For a day or two, keep a record of the number of times you urinate or leak urine. 2.�Calculate. Using the data, determine, on average, how many hours you wait between urinations. 3.�Choose an interval.�Based on your typical interval between urinations, select a starting training interval that is 15 minutes longer. If your typical interval is one hour, make your starting interval one hour and 15 minutes. 4.�Hold back.�When you start training, empty your bladder first thing in the morning and then wait until the interval you�ve set. If the time arrives before you feel the urge, go anyway. If the urge hits first, remind yourself that your bladder�isn�t really full,�and use whatever�techniques you can�to delay going. Try�the pelvic floor exercises called Kegels (in which you tighten your muscles as if you are trying to avoid passing gas), or simply try to wait another five minutes before walking slowly to the bathroom. Distracting yourself by starting dinner or opening the mail can also help. 5.�Increase your interval. Once you are comfortable with your interval, increase it by 15 minutes. Over several weeks or months, you may find you are able to wait much longer and that you experience fewer episodes of incontinence. �DR. MAY M. WAKAMATSU, Sharecare.com expert,�OB/Gyn,�Director, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Massachusetts General Hospital Go back to All the Answers, September 2013 CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT ALL THE ANSWERS ARCHIVE Brought to you by: Spry Living


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Dr. Foster attended The University of Vermont as an undergraduate and received his Medical Degree from the Thomas Jefferson University in 1976. He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Foster completed a fellowship in Gynecologic Pathology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital under Dr. J. Donald Woodruff. Following a seven-year private practice, Dr. Foster returned to Johns Hopkins to join the full-time faculty in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics. In 1989, he become the Director of the Division of Gynecologic Specialties and the Director of the Residency Program in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
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Classic Rolling Weekender
- Overview
This attractive carryall keeps family weekends rolling. Featuring leather trim and contrast handles, it has lots of room inside for both mom's and baby's essentials and can be carried over the shoulder or easily wheeled along.
- 20" wide x 11" deep x 11.5" high
- Made from pure cotton twill and trimmed with genuine chrome leather.
- Nylon lining with detachable woven shoulder strap and handles.
- Bottom features metal dome feet and unzips to reveal a separate compartment.
- Features two recessed wheels for easy rolling.
- Stands without support when propped up.
- Adjustable handle has three settings and a push-button mechanism.
- Polyurethane underside resists stains and easily wipes clean.
- Zipper closure.
- Dimensions & Care
- Overall: 20" wide x 11" deep x 11.5" high
- Top Compartment: 20" wide x 10.75" deep x 7" high
- Bottom Compartment: 20" wide x 10.75" deep x 3.5" high
- Interior Pockets: 3
- Interior Mesh Zipper Pocket (3): 8" wide x 5" high
- Exterior Pocket: 1
- Exterior Pocket: 6.5" wide x 5.5" high
- Handles (2): 1.75" wide x 5.75" high
- Adjustable Shoulder Strap: 27.5–52.5" long
- Clean with a soft, damp cloth.
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It's a HUGE weekend with the State Fair, Fort Worth Music Festival, Greek Food Festival, Dog Day Afternoon and Warbirds Over Addison among your choices for fun
Oh, it's getting to be that time of year when it's so hard to choose what to do on the weekend, because there's so much going on. Here are our top five picks for this weekend and into early next week.
STATE FAIR OF TEXAS: Big Tex and his helpers — let's call them Tex-elves — look forward to greeting us starting this weekend. This year's fair opens Friday and runs through Oct. 21, and as always, organizers have come up with lots that's new and inviting to lure you in. You can also wish Tex a happy 60th birthday. Dude! You don't look a day over 25! Topping the list of fresh adventures for 2012's fair, which has the theme "Big and Bright," has to be the intriguing Chinese Lantern Festival, a first-of-its-kind event in Texas, which fair officials call a "nighttime dreamscape of illuminated art
portraying animals, buildings and stories." The fest will also be open during daylight hours, and will feature live stage performances, Chinese food, crafts and a market. Also new this year: The Girl Scouts celebrate their 100th anniversary with an exhibit at the Hall of State, and there'll be free cookie giveaways daily at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Of course, we all have our "can't-miss" attractions at the fair: the pig races, the saltwater taffy, the always-amazing butter sculpture and the ultra-glam chickens in the Poultry Barn (America's Next Top Hen, in a cage near you). And the Main Stage music! This year's line-up includes recent Emmy winner Kevin Coster and his band, Modern West. $16 at the gate; see website for online and other discounts. Chinese Lantern Festival and parking are extra. At Fair Park, Dallas (Fair Park or MLK Jr. stations on DART Rail's Green Line). 214-565-9931. bigtex.com. — Joy Tipping
FORT WORTH MUSIC FESTIVAL: Fall is in the air, so there's no excuse not to enjoy the two-day Fort Worth Music Festival, which will be held outside the Will Rogers Memorial Center. Especially when the lineup of performers is fierce. Local, regional and national acts — Kevin Eubanks, Hayes Carll, the Reverend Horton Heat, the Relatives, Dr. Dog, the Orbans, Telegraph Canyon, Hudson Moore, Air Review, Peterson Brothers Band, Whiskey Folk Ramblers, Sons of Fathers, Supersuckers and so many more — are ready to take the stage. And if you tire of the music (gasp!), you can indulge in cooking classes by area chefs, a barrage of artworks for sale by Dallas-Fort Worth artists and all sort of odds-and-ends gear by local vendors. But it's all about the music, folks. Twenty acts performing on two stages. What more do you need? Friday from 4 to 10:30 p.m. and Saturday from 1:45 to 10:30 p.m. on the tree-lined lawn of the Will Rogers Memorial Center, 3401 W. Lancaster Ave., Fort Worth. Doors open at 3 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday. $7.50 each day for general admission, $75 each day for VIP passes. fwfest.com. — Mario Tarradell
GREEK FOOD FESTIVAL OF DALLAS: Get a taste of Greece at this annual festival, which is in its 56th year. There'll be plenty of gyros, spanakopita, dolmas and baklava, as well as Greek wine and beer, live music and traditional folk dancing. The event kicks off with Opa Hour, where you can learn to dance. Attendees can find info on Greek heritage at the Hellenic Culture Center, and the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church will be open for tours. There will also be cooking demos, an international marketplace, a pastry shop and an area where you can purchase many of the ingredients found in Greek cooking. Friday from 4 to 11 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday from 11 to 4 p.m. at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 13555 Hillcrest Road, Dallas. $6 for ages 13 and up, free for children 12 and under; $3 during Opa Hour on Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. 972-991-1166. 972-233-4880. greekfestivalofdallas.com. — Ellen Ritscher Sackett
DOG DAY AFTERNOON: Operation Kindness, North Texas' oldest and largest no-kill animal shelter, hosts this free annual pet-friendly celebration, presented by Pet Supplies Plus. Dogs and their owners from all over the area will gather for a day filled with vendors, giveaways, live music by Moving Targets, canine contests (including one for costumes), a pet psychic, an Operation Kindness alumni parade, free face painting and more. It all benefits homeless and unwanted animals. Natural Balance will provide free microchipping to the first 45 dogs. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at White Rock Park at Flag Pole Hill, 8100 Doran Circle, Dallas. Free admission and parking. operationkindness.org. — Ellen Ritscher Sackett
WARBIRDS OVER ADDISON AIR SHOW: It's a bird! It's a plane! No, actually, it's both. Vintage warbirds — including the Cavanaugh Flight Museum's P-51 Mustang, Skyraider, FM-2 Wildcat, P-40 Warhawk, OV-1D Mohawk and F4U Corsair — will fly high during this annual celebration of aviation history. There will be additional aircraft on display and a Sherman tank demo, too. Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cavanaugh Flight Museum, 4572 Claire Chennault St., Addison. $10 for adults, $5 for children 4 to 12, free for children under 3. 972-380-8800. cavanaughflightmuseum.com. — Ellen Ritscher Sackett


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A Far West Side man admitted that he was driving drunk in a crash that killed a bicyclist last year.
But Casey P. Hakes, 33, wasn't charged with vehicular homicide, because Columbus police investigators determined that the bicyclist was at fault.
Hakes pleaded guilty on Monday to a misdemeanor count of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Franklin County Municipal Judge Paul Herbert sentenced him to 30 days in jail, fined him $850 and suspended his driver's license for seven years.
Hakes, of 5651 Scotty Court, was driving his SUV on Fisher Road when he struck a bicycle ridden by 19-year-old Elissa Hatfield about 10:50 p.m. on July 22, 2012. He agreed to provide a blood sample to investigators when he was arrested, said his attorney, Jon Saia.
Hatfield, who was on Hilliard-Rome Road, failed to yield the right of way as she entered the intersection with Fisher Road and rode into the path of the SUV, said Sgt. Brooke Wilson of the accident-investigation squad.
"The bottom line was, 'Who caused the crash?'" Wilson said. "Although (Hakes) was afoul of the OVI law, (Hatfield) had the culpability in the crash."


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For a large number of pies at a time there are also bigger bags with racks in them like the ones here:http://www.kegworks.com/deluxe-pizza-delivery-bag-with-rack-877-p175321When I worked in the business many years ago we also had "hot boxes" for party runs that had a Sterno can in them.
Walter,Maybe you have already seen this recent PMQTT thread but, in case not, here it is: http://thinktank.pmq.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=13878.Peter


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Submit a photograph that reflects an experience during education abroad that has influenced how you view the world. A photo jury will select 20 photographs to be displayed in the Belk Library Atrium between Nov. 13-Nov. 19. All members of the campus community may vote for their top choice. The winner will be announced at the closing ceremony for the Appalachian Global Symposium on Nov. 20. For more details about the contest and to submit your photo go to: http://international.appstate.edu/outreach/iew/photo-contest.
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Location: Belk Library -- Room 114
Admission: Free, open to the public
Students, faculty and community members are invited to attend the Academy Award winning film, A Separation. There will be a showing of the film on Tuesday, Oct 8 at 5:00 pm in the library, Rm 114. Discussion after the film will be led by Anousha Shahsavari, an artist and language teacher from Iran. Faculty who teach courses that would benefit from a better understanding of families and society in Iran are encouraged to ask their students to attend.
The event is presented by ASU Library in conjunction with the Muslim Students Association as the first event of the Muslim Journeys "Let's Talk About It" Program series of book and film discussions. The Program is supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association. This series follows upon the Muslim Journeys Bridging Cultures Program begun in Spring 2013
ABOUT THE FILM: A Separation is a 2011 Iranian film written and directed by Asghar Farhadi. The film focuses on a recently separated Iranian couple and their daughter and the cascading social and legal conflicts that unfold after the husband fires a lower-class care giver of his elderly father who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. This powerful drama explores conflict that cuts across gender and class at the heart of Iranian society. Rotten Tomatoes rates the film a 9 out of 10, describing it as "morally complex, suspenseful, and consistently involving." Roger Ebert described the film as providing "a useful portrait of Iran today" and showing "a more nuanced nation" than is often depicted in cinema generally seen by Americans. "The writer-director's only agenda seems to be to express empathy."
AWARDS: A Separation won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2012, becoming the first Iranian film to win the award. It also received the Golden Bear for Best Film and the Silver Bears for Best Actress and Best Actor at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival. It also won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 9 out of 10 rating describing it as "morally complex, suspenseful, and consistently involving."
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What do Robin Hood, Jack tales, and castles have in common? Find out in the two exhibits, "Medieval Folklore & Stories" and "Medieval Life," in Plemmons Student Union, now on display through October 8. Library resources from Special Collections and the Instructional Materials Center related to the medieval period are on display just as the Southeast Medievalists Association comes to Appalachian State University for its annual meeting.
Students and Scholars Exchange: Meet, Greet, and Eat
October 9, 2013 | 5:30-7:00 pm | RCOE Rm 124a
A Panel Discussion and Conversation with the Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA) Scholars
Students, Did you know that Appalachian State University is currently hosting an international group of 21 teacher-scholars from four continents? Please come out and meet these teachers and learn about education and life in their home countries. Countries represented include: Argentina, Bangladesh, Chile, Colombia, India, Lithuania, Nepal, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
Faculty and students are welcome! Appetizers and refreshments will be provided.
Sponsored by the RCOE and the University Library's Doorways Panel. For more information on this program, please contact Dr. Xiaorong Shao at firstname.lastname@example.com
This Friday and Saturday, October 4 and 5, the North Shore Decoration Day Symposium will be held on campus. For those interested in learning more about the North Shore and Decoration Day, the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection in Special Collections contains materials documenting this history. Of note are:
For more information, visit Special Collections on the 4th floor of Belk Library and Information Commons, call 828-262-4041, or email email@example.com.
During the first few weeks of September, dancers in Collaborative Process (DAN 4830) have visited the Library twice to learn about its resources: once, on September 10, to learn about library resources for their final papers, and again on September 19, to explore how physical space affects their creative processes. One visit involved sitting in a computer classroom; the other involved actually dancing on the main staircase and in the first floor atrium. In both cases, they used the Library's resources to explore dance intellectually and physically.
Associate Professor of Dance and the class's instructor Emily Daughtridge explained the less-traditional, but creative use of the Library's resources that her class experienced on the Thursday the 19th:
"The students were members of my Collaborative Process class, which is a course for senior Dance Studies majors. The students in Collaborative Process are exploring the nature of creativity in collaborative work, crossing disciplines and group processes. [Thursday's] class, guided by invited guest and chair of Theatre and Dance, Marianne Adams, took inspiration from Postmodern era dance artists such as Trisha Brown. These artists are interested in exploring, dancing and choreographing in relationship to the elements, be they architectural, cultural, etc., of a given environment, or "found" space as it may be.
"During [Thursday's] class the dance students explored improvisational performance in the library rotunda and in the large open stair case. Both spaces provide unique spatial dimensions, architectural features, viewing perspectives and the opportunity to negotiate movement and interactions not only with fellow dancers but also with unsuspecting pedestrians. In addition Ms. Adam's gave the dancers the following prompts to consider: the shape of the space, the initiation/intention of the movement, and the awareness of being a part of a greater whole."
Watch a video of Collaborative Process students dancing in the Library!
Photos by Rao Aluri and Greta Browning
Video by Marianne Adams
As part of the Hayes School of Music's Max Smith Memorial Gamelan and Organ Concert on Sunday, September 29, rare music books, scores, and manuscripts from Special Collections will be on display in the Music Library, located on the second floor of the Broyhill Music Center. Organist and retired faculty member Max Smith (1931-2012) created an endowment to build special collections in classical music to enhance teaching and research at the School of Music.
The concert begins at 3:00 p.m. in Rosen Concert Hall. Click here for more information.
Pictured: Title page from Franz Liszt's Feuilles d'Album pour Piano.
Information Literacy Librarian Elizabeth (Betsy) McCutchen Williams was invited to give a lecture at the Filson Historical Society in Louisville, Ky about her publication Appalachian travels : the diary of Olive Dame Campbell / edited by Elizabeth McCutchen Williams published by the University Press of Kentucky, c2012.
In 1908 and 1909, noted social reformer and "songcatcher" Olive Dame Campbell traveled with her husband, John C. Campbell, through the Southern Highlands region of Appalachia to survey the social and economic conditions in mountain communities. Throughout the journey, Olive kept a detailed diary offering a vivid, entertaining, and personal account of the places the couple visited, the people they met, and the mountain cultures they encountered.
Although John C. Campbell's book, The Southern Highlander and His Homeland, is cited by nearly every scholar writing about the region, little has been published about the Campbells themselves and their role in the sociological, educational, and cultural history of Appalachia. In this critical edition, Elizabeth McCutchen Williams makes Olive's diary widely accessible to scholars and students for the first time.Appalachian Travels only offers an invaluable account of mountain society at the turn of the twentieth century.
American folklorist Olive Dame Campbell (1882–1954) was the author or coauthor of numerous books, including English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians. In 1925, she founded the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina.
E-learning Librarian Megan Johnson published "Usability Test Results for Encore in an Academic Library" in Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL) 32.3 (2013): 59-85 doi: 10.6017/ital.v32i3.4635
This case study gives the results a usability study for the discovery tool Encore Synergy (locally branded as APPsearch), an Innovative Interfaces product, launched at Belk Library & Information Commons in January 2013. Nine of the thirteen participants in the study rated the discovery tool as more user friendly. All of the study's participants were in favor of switching the interface to the new "one box" search. Several glitches in the implementation were noted and reported to the vendor. The study results have helped develop Belk library training materials and curricula. The study will also serve as a benchmark for further usability testing of Encore and Appalachian State Library's website. This article will be of interest to libraries using Encore Discovery Service, investigating discovery tools, or performing usability studies of other discovery services.
Checked out a banned book lately? Belk Library is celebrating Banned Books Week, an annual event held during the last week of September that celebrates your freedom to read. The event was first held in 1892 after an increase in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores, and libraries. Over 11,300 books have been challenged since 1892. Due to the commitment of librarians, teachers, parents, students and other concerned citizens, most challenges are unsuccessful and most materials are retained in the school curriculum or library collection. Belk Library is committed to supporting the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.
Stop by the Instructional Materials Center on the lower level to check out books from our banned books display, and visit our Pinterest board of banned books to discover what you are missing.


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IBM has prototyped a water-cooled solar collector dish that can safely harness the power of 2,000 suns by focusing the sun's rays on hundreds of photovoltaic chips. This High Concentration PhotoVoltaic Thermal (HCPVT) system is capable of converting up to 80 per cent of the collected solar energy.
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This week's program "Approaching Prayer" is on my list of SOF classics. It's a busy program: three interviews, readings and poetry, chants and music, biblical stories and Rilke quotes.
I love Anoushka Shankar's description of Hinduism's connection to nature and how prayer is about sound as much as words. I appreciate Stephen Mitchell's story of how encountering the Book of Job was a "spiritual riddle" for him — a form of prayer. And I'm drawn to Roberta Bondi's generous philosophy of prayer: "However we are, however we think we ought to be in prayer, the fact is we just need to show up and do the best we can do. It's like being in a family."


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WC ice rink to open Saturday
The Carl Rhoer Ice Skating Rink at Nokomis Park, North Des Moines Street, will officially open on Saturday.
On Saturdays and Sundays, the shelter will be open are from 1 to 6 p.m. There is no cost to use both the rink or to borrow ice skates available in the shelter.
Officials with the Webster City Recreation and Public Grounds Department said weeknight hours will be announced depending on the number of persons who volunteer to supervise the rink and shelter. Currently, there are no volunteers to staff the warming shelter Monday through Friday evenings from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Those interested in volunteering are asked to
Those interesting in helping to staff the warming house during the week are asked contact Kent Harfst at Fuller Hall. With weather conditions changing on a daily basis, call Fuller Hall at 832-9193 to make sure the skating rink is open.
City officials also thanked Jim Mitchell for volunteering to make the ice.


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Kostelanetz, Richard (Cory)
Richard (Cory) Kostelanetz 1940–
American poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, short story writer, and novelist.
Kostelanetz is one of the major supporters of avant-garde literature written during the past twenty years. His oeuvre consists of nontraditional creative writing in nearly every literary genre, and he also promotes and encourages young experimental artists. Kostelanetz describes these writers as "fictioneers" and has devoted several anthologies, including The Young American Writers: Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Criticism (1967) and Breakthrough Fictioneers (1973), to their work. As an experimentalist, Kostelanetz is best known for his "visual poetry," a concept which combines elements of poetry and painting. His poems in Visual Language (1967) and I Articulations (1974) often contain the repetition of one letter or word accompanied by graphic design.
Kostelanetz's work has earned him a prominent position in small press publications. However, his reputation in mainstream literary circles is not nearly so well established, for it rests almost entirely on The End of Intelligent Writing: Literary Politics in America (1974). In this book Kostelanetz discusses what he perceives as a conspiracy against experimental artists by established literary groups. Although most critics dismissed this book, some applauded Kostelanetz for his insight on the state of present-day literature and publishing.
(See also Contemporary Authors, Vols. 13-16, rev. ed.)
Granville Hicks
Richard Kostelanetz, a young critic who is acutely conscious of both his youth and his critical responsibilities, has edited a volume called Young American Writers…. As some of the young politicians do, he distrusts everyone who is over thirty, and therefore he has included only authors born after 1936. As it happens, several of his best writers were born in 1937, and it must grieve him to feel that within the next twelve months they will be lost to the cause. Indeed. Kostelanetz himself has only three years to go.
Older artists are always conscious of the hungry generations that come along to tread them down, but nowadays they come faster and faster. "American writers born 1937 and after," Kostelanetz says, "comprise the third literary generation of the postwar period." First there were such writers as Norman Mailer, Gore Vidal, James Jones, and John Aldridge. The second generation, which was "thoroughly disorganized," included LeRoi Jones, Philip Roth, Susan Sontag, John Updike, John Barth, and others. The third group, to which Kostelanetz devotes this volume, seems to him "a talented generation, more thoroughly educated and culturally sophisticated than earlier chronological sets; and although we are hardly cautious, the mistakes of our elders, particularly their vulgarisms, oppress us." Although he complains that most of the younger writers are neglected, he takes consolation in the fact that "by 1972 one-half of the voting population will be under thirty-two … the future is very much...
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MARQUERITE McANENY
Richard Kostelanetz, who edited The New American Arts …, has also written or edited several other books on literature and the arts. In [The Theatre of Mixed Means] he defines "mixed means" as various noises and sights—people shuffling along the street, electronic beams, even the noise of many butterflies being released from a bag—which constitute a special kind of theater when these accompany some sort of dramatic happening, no matter where it may be presented, in a street, field, hall, or theater…. The mixed means Mr. Kostelanetz describes are often used, or are happening, at the same time as the plot (if there is one), apparently distracting the audience. The modern mind seems to need to be splintered in many artistic directions at once in order to feel involved. To an old theatergoer who wants to find some meaning in a dramatic action that has a beginning, middle, and end, mixed means may not seem to be theatre at all, but another form of art. This question is among the many Mr. Kostelanetz discusses with practitioners of this new art: composers, dancers, poets, sculptors, and others…. For those with open minds about what "theater" means, this book is instructive and interesting. (pp. 1497-98)
Marquerite McAneny, in a review of "The Theatre of Mixed Means: An Introduction to Happenings, Kinetic Environments and Other Mixed Means Performances," in Library Journal (reprinted from Library Journal, April 1, 1968; published by R. R. Bowker Co. (a Xerox company); copyright © 1968 by Xerox Corporation), Vol. 93, No. 7, April 1, 1968, pp. 1497-98.
L. J. Davis
Richard Kostelanetz introduces his new anthology of so-called innovative writing, "Breakthrough Fictioneers," with a long, peevish preface, the gist of which is (if I read it correctly) that fiction is pretty much anything he says it is, and the only valid innovation in it is going to follow, more or less, the lines laid down between these covers. This bold statement is accompanied by the usual pro forma assault on the blindness of the critics and editors of the world, and is footnoted by the rather astonishing statement that if James Joyce were alive and writing today, he couldn't get "Ulysses" published in a month of Sundays. One might be more inclined to indulge the point if only the writers Mr. Kostelanetz had selected were somewhat better at their jobs than they are.
The book—hectoringly punctuated by quotations from academic theorists who happen to agree with the editor, rather as if his craving were for Establishment legitimacy rather than artistic freedom—is a kind of cross between a lobotomy, a college literary magazine and a joke book. The selections are relentlessly minor. There are no names to conjure with here, no writing that makes you either want to stand up and cheer or denounce from the nearest soapbox. The strongest emotions that I experienced were, on the one hand, a fleeting smile, and, on the other, a barely audible sigh. (p. 49)
L. J. Davis, "Two Novels, an Anthology and an Alphabet," in The New York Times Book Review (copyright © 1973 by The New York Times Company; reprinted by permission), October 21, 1973, pp. 48-9.∗
Thomas Powers
After a solid week of reading Richard Kostelanetz's long book about literary politicking [The End of Intelligent Writing], I got a bright idea of how to proceed with this review: I would start by describing "the New York literary mob," the familiar oracles of Commentary and The New York Review of Books. I would list (per Kostelanetz) their alleged abuses of literary power—log-rolling, back-scratching, puffing, touting, "white-collar mugging." Then I would consider whether there really are interlocking literary establishments that control writers' grants, fellowships, academic appointments, concluding that the answer had to be yes and no—"yes," there are constellations of writers and critics with similar attitudes and interests who write for and about each other, but "no," this likemindedness is neither corrupt nor conspiratorial.
But in any case, I would ask, what is really at stake? Which writers does Kostelanetz think have been frozen out of the literary marketplace?
And then I would quote something like the following passage from Toby MacLennan's "I Walked out of 2 and Forgot it," which Kostelanetz cites for its originality:
He was bombarded by various memories. An A and an Of, the toe of a shoe, a half of an apple. That night as he sat down for dinner, a stone dropped out of his ear.
Or, perhaps, the following passage from Armand Schwerner's poem, "The Tablets," which Kostelanetz admires for its musical qulities:
min-na-ne-ne Dingir En-lil-ra
uzu-mu-a-ki dur-an-ki-ge
Dingir nagar Dingir nagar
mu-mud-e-ne nam-lu-galu
And then I would express amazed disbelief: This is the new literature Kostelanetz is worried about? This is what the New York literary mob is suppressing? This is what "our children will study with respect"?
The trouble with this approach, so appealing for low reasons, is that it unfairly ignores Kostelanetz's fine passion for writing, the strength of his case for the existence of a cultural conservatism very like (if in the end not) a conspiracy and the problem of what to make of the work of Toby MacLennan and Armand Schwerner. His defense of their experimentalism is really the heart of his book; it's what makes the first 300 pages of sociopolitico-literary polemic worth paying attention to. What Kostelanetz likes and defends is elusive to say the least, but it ought not to be dismissed out of hand.
In one of his many illuminating asides, he points out the way established critics make fun of experimental writers as if they, the critics, were the neglected, mistreated minority, when of course it is quite the other way around. (p. 97)
Still, I can't help feeling grateful that Commentary and The New York Review are at the gates, defending future generations of college freshmen from one-hour essay questions on stone symbolism in "I Walked out of 2." Kostelanetz cites 836 poets, playwrights, essayists, and "fictioners," all born since 1937, whom he considers to be the embryonic giants of the age. This makes me feel, as it does the New York literary mob, that the dams are about to burst, that literature of the heart and mind is about to be drowned by a formalist, experimental, manufactured literature of the head. So Kostelanetz is right, and something of importance is at stake.
The New York literary mob's conspiracy to keep "the young and the new" unknown and neglected is described by Kostelanetz as being of the informal sort in which no one has to mention the rules to guarantee that no one breaks them. The mob members, despite the occasional family squabble, share a common ground in their interests and intellectual style. They are passionate about politics and are well-grounded in Marx and Freud. They hold important professorial posts in and around New York; frequently publish their books with Random House, Pantheon,...
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Roger Sale
"The End of Intelligent Writing" isn't about that, and isn't itself as intelligently written as it could and should have been. Many will say the title should have been "Richard Kostelenetz, His Enemies and Friends," and while they would be wrong, Kostelanetz has let himself in for it. He spends the first half of the book on his enemies—he takes Jason Epstein and The New York Review of Books to be the centers of power in literary-political America, and he works from there, identifying establishments here and in-groups there. He offers his list of those who count, one that is accurate enough, one supposes, but boringly rude, and not as much news as Kostelanetz himself thinks. The second half is about his friends, the...
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Welch D. Everman
A book is a possibility for action. Like a musical score, it does not exist until it is performed by a reader, and, of course, some texts are more difficult to perform than others.
Mr. Kostelanetz's unique and fascinating Recyclings, apparently composed from earlier essays by aleatory techniques, are as difficult to review as they are to perform. In these pieces, the reader must come to terms not with plot, character, theme, or idea, but with words in themselves, devoid of connection, syntax, and guidelines. Performance is controlled by the printed page but remains infinite in interpretation, for the elements of these important texts are simply what they are: words as openness, words as...
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John W. Aldridge
There are several remarkable features of Mr. Kostelanetz's discussion [in The End of Intelligent Writing], one of which is that he should find the situation he describes so terribly shocking. However vigorously we may deplore the fact, it is simply in the nature of literary groups in all times and places that they will protect and promote their own and, with one degree or another of malevolent calculation, will exclude or ignore those who are not their own. This may not be a desirable state of affairs, but it is the usual one, and reasons for it are not difficult to discover. Since as a rule the members of a literary group initially come together as a beleaguered minority fighting to be heard against the...
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Charles Molesworth
What a sour book [The End of Intelligent Writing] is—no allowance made for its "heroic" attack on entrenched elites, or its wide-eyed support of the new and the young, or its implacable earnestness will alter this central fact, and the reader will leave it frazzled and stale…. Granted that paranoia and apocalypse currently serve to authenticate artistic believeability, Kostelanetz' network of sinister, aging moguls … are hard to recognize in their desperate power game, hell bent on conspiratorily censoring Jonathan Cott, Madeline Gins, and Clark Coolidge, thereby assuring that "serious new and young writers are publicly dead." There are, to be sure, more villains in the cast than this, and more putative...
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Michael Joseph Phillips
Richard Kostelanetz really staggers the imagination—another publication has listed him as a sort of Renaissance figure in modern garb. After all the things Richard has accomplished as a critic, editor, and scholar, one discovers that he is also a great visual poet…. The first poem in [Visual Language] is a series of manifestoes done circularly and in different sizes so as to overlap—one sees "the poetry of life copies," "artistry bellies argument …," and so on. The whole thing just jumps out off the page at you, and the poem is very pleasant provoking. A nice and easy to see Nymphomania work follows in the shape of a woman; then, lightly, a lollypop poem in the shape of a lollypop takes up a whole...
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Val Moorehouse
Kostelanetz focuses on kinetic/semantic book elements in his minimal guy-meets-gal fiction [One Night Stood: A Minimal Fiction] printed in contrasting formats. In 310 words he parodies the humorously familiar "rise and fall" progress of the one-night-stand. Plot's quickly done, leaving the shift in format, mini-book to tabloid, to assume the burdens of action, reaction, and relationship. The book, with one to two words per page, cultivates page-turning suspense not present in the tabloid. The tabloid, with word pairs zig-zagging down large pages, invites ironic comparison and cross-reading not possible page by page. Normally invisible, tension between design and meaning is here perceived....
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Edward Butscher
Kostelanetz remains a child of the 1960s—when he was in his twenties—a bad boy who refuses to grow up or be bought off, except, on occasion, by his own arrogance. His literary judgments [in Twenties in the Sixties] follow suit, swinging wildly from the unexpected shaft of insight to the petulant philistinism of blanket rejections. The "radical" typographical decision to print other essays and commentary alongside the main pieces is similarly both distracting and intriguing, but Kostelanetz is still essential, still fighting the "good fight" against the literary cabals and commercial barkers that have our literature by the neck.
Edward Butscher, in a review of...
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Small Press Review
["The End" Appendix and "The End" Essentials] is literally two books (in reversible format, front to back, and back to front) by the most perceptive watchdog of American publishing and writing, and one of the most articulate and persistent spokesmen for the experimental, the new and the young in contemporary American literature. It is sometimes irritable, often controversial and always articulate.
"The End" Appendix is an addendum to Kostelanetz's The End of Intelligent Writing, a book that stirred literary controversy for months after its publication. The End documents, after the fact, the difficulties the author had in publishing subsequent works, and analyses the causes...
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John Martone
Although his title [The Old Poetries and the New] might imply an evolutionary understanding of the relationship between traditional and avant-garde poetries, Kostelanetz finds them to be engaged in a battle to the death. His dichotomous view of contemporary poetry (one often gets the feeling that a poet is either experimental or morally deficient) comes across very strong in this retrospective, and one suspects that Kostelanetz's polemical tone may in itself have significantly hindered the development of the new poetry.
Surveying the old poetries in a series of reviews and articles on American poetry since 1949, Kostelanetz expresses an almost obsessive fear of and distaste for any poetry that...
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Peter Frank
Fiction is the last battleground between modernism and the academy, and is the best demonstration of the alliance and pattern of succession that modernism and post-modernism have established. The "innovative fictions" sampled in Breakthrough Fictioneers are seen by editor Richard Kostelanetz as moving…. In proving his point Kostelanetz draws on the work of ninety-eight authors, the inclusion of some of whom in an anthology of "fiction" may seem far-fetched, no matter how generous the rationale. But that rationale is elucidated with convincing insight with the observation that "fictions … favor sequential forms (and yet remain distinct from film), or the difference between the material on one page and its...
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