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Debates of March 11th, 2009
House of Commons Hansard #28 of the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was shipyard.
- Question Period
- Ukrainian Shumka Dancers
- Ellard Powers
- Citizen Involvement in Ahuntsic
- Violence against Women
- St. Patrick's Day
- Employment Insurance
- Ottawa Food Bank
- Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly
- Tibet
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Liberal Party of Canada
- Israel
- Human Rights
- Agricultural Weekly
- Tom Hanson
- Liberal Party of Canada
- The Economy
- Forestry Industry
- Government Expenditures
- The Economy
- Canada-U.S. Relations
- Small Business
- Employment Insurance
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Justice
- Infrastructure
- Citizenship and Immigration
- The Economy
- Financial Institutions
- International Cooperation
- Mining Industry
- Agriculture and Agri-Food
- Housing
- Aerospace Industry
- Forestry Industry
- Official Languages
- Industry
- Forestry Industry
- Tom Hanson
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Committees of the House
- Canada Labour Code
- Toxic Substances Labelling Act
- Unemployment Insurance Act
- Youth Criminal Justice Act
- Committees of the House
- Poverty Reduction
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Motions for Papers
- Canada-EFTA Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
- Replacement Workers
2:05 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
It being Wednesday, we will now have the singing of the national anthem led by the hon. member for Sackville—Eastern Shore.
[Members sang the national anthem]
Ukrainian Shumka Dancers
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Peter Goldring Edmonton East, AB
Mr. Speaker, in 1959 a new Edmonton dance ensemble burst forth in a cascade of wonderful colour and folkloric song celebrating their Ukrainian cultural heritage and traditions.
In Kyiv at the historic opera theatre, I proudly watched Edmonton's finest ambassadors perform "Cinderella" after they returned from a widely acclaimed tour of other Ukrainian cities. Their extensive repertoire of original, imaginative dance pieces have universal themes which are meaningful and entertaining to audiences of all backgrounds.
As member of Parliament for Edmonton East and vice-chair of the Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Group, I sincerely wish to congratulate all members past and present as Canada's Ukrainian Shumka Dancers of Edmonton celebrate their 50th anniversary. They have epitomized the finest of Canadian cultural heritage to Ukraine, to the world, but most of all, to Canada.
Mnohaya Lita.
Ellard Powers
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Wayne Easter Malpeque, PE
Mr. Speaker, today I stand to pay tribute to the late Ellard Powers of Beachburg, Ontario.
Ellard was a friend and mentor to me personally and to many with whom his life touched. He began farming independently with his wife, Gladys, while still a teenager. He served in many capacities, including as vice-president of the Ontario Farmers Union, the NFU, Council of Canadians, Ontario Milk Marketing Board, and Agricorp.
When dairy farmers were suffering financial hardships, he helped create supply management which brought economic stability to the industry.
In 1967, on Parliament Hill, he co-chaired a demonstration of 25,000 farm people demanding improved farm incomes, and later served as CEO of the Canadian Dairy Commission.
Ellard's accomplishments were many on the farm, in leadership roles and in positions of high responsibility. He was a kind, considerate family man, highly regarded in his home community.
His contribution to Canadians constitutes a national legacy.
Citizen Involvement in Ahuntsic
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Maria Mourani Ahuntsic, QC
Mr. Speaker, in 1696, more than 310 years ago now, a fortress was built at Sault-au-Récollet, along with a Sulpician mission. Ever since then, men and women of succeeding generations have worked to shape the part of the country we now know as Ahuntsic. It has seen periods of prosperity and periods of difficulty, and has undergone changes, both gradual and profound.
Ten years ago, a new milestone was laid in the history of our community. The people of Ahuntsic gained access to an organization that has worked from its very first day to improve their quality of life and health. That organization was Solidarité Ahuntsic, and it was made up of citizens, groups, associations and institutions with a common desire to take part in the social and community development of their community. Solidarité Ahuntsic initiates actions, and encourages and supports citizen involvement in its community.
If a community wants to ensure the quality of life of its residents, no one can be left out. Solidarity is an absolute must.
I wish Solidarité Ahuntsic long life and success.
Violence against Women
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Chris Charlton Hamilton Mountain, ON
Mr. Speaker, Sunday was International Women's Day, a day to celebrate women's achievements.
With the increase in women's visibility as impressive role models, one could think that women have gained true equality, but women are still not paid equally to men. Women are still not present in equal numbers in business or politics. Globally, women's education, health and the violence against them is worse than that of men.
Nowhere were those continuing challenges more poignantly a part of International Women's Day than they were in Hamilton. Just six weeks ago our city was rocked by the news that Muruwet Tuncer was murdered at home. Her former husband was charged.
We often hear about the prevalence of violence against immigrant women because they are isolated, do not speak English, or are dependent on a partner, but not Muruwet. Yes, she hailed from Turkey, but she was an active participant in our community and had strong support.
Muruwet was not susceptible to violence because she was an immigrant woman, but because she was a woman.
In Hamilton, International Women's Day was far from celebratory. Instead, it was a clarion call to recommit ourselves to the work of ending violence against women. We cannot celebrate women's equality until all women live free from oppression.
St. Patrick's Day
Statements By Members
March 11th, 2009 / 2:05 p.m.
Tilly O'Neill-Gordon Miramichi, NB
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remind the House that March 17 is St. Patrick's Day. Being of Irish descent and coming from Canada's national Irish capital, this is a proud and happy celebration for me and my family. Wherever people are and whether they are Irish or not, I would invite them to wear something green on March 17 and to celebrate.
I would also like to invite everyone, a few months early no doubt, to visit us in marvellous Miramichi for our famous Irish Festival, which runs from July 16 to 19, 2009. If they do not see old friends there, they are sure to make new ones.
As we say in the Miramichi, one hundred thousand welcomes.
Employment Insurance
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Paul Szabo Mississauga South, ON
Mr. Speaker, on March 5 the government claimed that freezing employment insurance rates constitutes a $4.5 billion stimulus in the coming year. The government said that when jobs are lost, EI rates should go up. However, since the government does not propose to raise EI premiums, it argues that this is a stimulus. Simply put, the government is saying that not doing something it does not intend to do is an economic stimulus. How pathetic.
If the government really wants to inspire hope and confidence, maybe it should first stop the hollow rhetoric on fictional stimulus and rosy forecasts, stop delaying the passage of the budget by loading it up with non-budgetary measures, stop delaying the investment of last year's approved infrastructure funding, stop interfering with Parliament's duty to scrutinize the budget, stop playing political games, and finally, get back to work.
Ottawa Food Bank
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Royal Galipeau Ottawa—Orléans, ON
Mr. Speaker, this week marks the 25th anniversary of the Ottawa Food Bank.
The Ottawa Food Bank has been helping people in need for 25 years and we salute them.
The "Heroes Fighting Hunger" campaign was launched this week. This campaign encourages the people of Ottawa to donate $25 and to invite 25 of their friends to do the same.
Every dollar donated generates five dollars worth of groceries for people in need.
I encourage all members of the House to join leaders such as my constituent, Rick Hillier, and also our Minister of Transport, the MP for Ottawa West—Nepean, to open their hearts, show leadership and become a hero.
In this time of economic uncertainty, we must all help the less fortunate.
Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
France Bonsant Compton—Stanstead, QC
Mr. Speaker, in 2010, Vancouver will host the Olympic Games and Toronto will host the NATO summit. Quebec, meanwhile, has been left behind. Quebec City could have hosted a major convention, but the Conservatives sabotaged the city's efforts. By refusing to allow parliamentarians from certain countries to come to Canada, the Conservatives denied Quebec's capital city the opportunity to host next spring's Inter-Parliamentary Union assembly. Instead, the 2010 IPU assembly will be held in Bangkok.
Recently, the member for Lévis—Bellechasse complained about the cancellation of the re-enactment of the battle of the Plains of Abraham, arguing that cancelling the event would deprive Quebec of significant economic spin-offs. Yet a convention attended by 1,500 delegates from 150 countries around the world would have had an even greater economic impact. His government prevented that from happening.
Quebec might be a contender to host the IPU in 2011, but for that to happen, the Conservatives will have to set aside their ideological stubbornness.
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Chris Warkentin Peace River, AB
Mr. Speaker, the Canadian government is committed to promoting Canada's core values of freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law around the world.
Canada remains seriously concerned with the human rights situation in Tibet, including the treatment of Tibetans who continue to see violations of their freedom of expression, association and spiritual belief, as well as restrictions on their freedom of movement.
This government raises these concerns with the Chinese government at every appropriate opportunity, calling on it to take effective action to respect, protect and promote the human rights of the ethnic minority groups, including Tibetans.
We urge the Chinese government and the Dalai Lama and his representatives to work toward a solution of outstanding issues and establish a true and lasting peace acceptable to all parties.
Citizenship and Immigration
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Marlene Jennings Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, QC
Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism tried to sweep under the rug the fact that he appointed Pharès Pierre to the Immigration and Refugee Board. How can Mr. Pierre, who is closely linked to the Aristide regime, pretend to have the impartiality required to rule on the status of his compatriots seeking asylum here? How will Mr. Pierre avoid an apparent conflict of interest if one day he refuses to grant asylum to one of his formal political rivals?
"I did not know. If I had known, I would not have done so." That is all the minister has to say. He tells us that what is done is done, and is trying to pacify us by saying that he accepts responsibility. So the minister should show us that he is taking responsibility. What is he waiting for to tell Mr. Pierre unequivocally that he must step down immediately, before he is dismissed by cabinet?
Liberal Party of Canada
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Daryl Kramp Prince Edward—Hastings, ON
Mr. Speaker, top Liberal adviser, Warren Kinsella, has suggested that women politicians would prefer to bake cookies than to be in politics. He said that Chinese food contained cat. He has made threats to Ontario's public broadcaster, TVO. He has even made threats to his own Liberal MP, the member for Pickering—Scarborough East, saying he "would tell the truth" about him.
Most recently, Warren has even been threatening the Canada-Israel Committee, saying that he would use his Liberal affiliation to get the organization blacklisted from his party. Now Kinsella is even musing about suing the CIC, a non-partisan advocacy group.
Are his beliefs the beliefs of the Liberal Party? Do the Liberals believe they can threaten and bully people and make sexist comments about women politicians?
Will the Liberal leader not demonstrate leadership, do the right thing and fire him?
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Libby Davies Vancouver East, BC
Mr. Speaker, a group of 60 delegates, including 6 Canadians, under the auspices of CODEPINK, are on a solidarity mission in Gaza this week for International Women's Day. They are visiting refugee camps, hospitals and witnessing the devastating aftermath of 22 days of bombing by Israeli defence forces.
After 20 months of the blockade and the loss of basic necessities of life, Canada must call for an end to the siege of Gaza and help find a way forward to address the root causes of violence and the ongoing occupation of Palestinian land.
Canada must begin by following through on its promise for aid and exercise its responsibility under international law to condemn the use of force and violence and begin the process of normalized relations to attain a Palestinian state and peace for the region.
The women and men in the solidarity delegation in Gaza are showing tremendous courage and resolve in their mission. The Canadian government must do likewise and commit to the rule of law for peace and justice.
Human Rights
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Shelly Glover Saint Boniface, MB
Mr. Speaker, like many here, I was disturbed to hear of a 75-year-old widow in Saudi Arabia being sentenced to 40 lashes and 4 months in jail. Her crime was nothing more than being present in a room with two young men who were not her close relatives. This sentence is appalling and is contrary to the values of Canadians and all civilized peoples.
Canada calls on the Saudi government to reverse this draconian sentence. Canada will continue to stand up for universal values of freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
The Canadian government remains deeply concerned about the unsatisfactory human rights situation in Saudi Arabia, both in general and with respect to women's rights. Canada continues to call on Saudi Arabia to live up to its international obligations, including under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Agricultural Weekly
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
André Bellavance Richmond—Arthabaska, QC
Mr. Speaker, the agricultural weekly publication La Terre de chez nous has witnessed nearly 80 years of major events in agriculture, from the advent of electricity to the farm to discussions on food sovereignty.
La Terre de chez nous is a real institution, and a solid reference when it comes to Quebec agriculture. It began life as part of Le Devoir, and on March 6, 1929 La Terre de chez nous became a free-standing publication of the Union catholique des cultivateurs, which later became the Union des producteurs agricoles. It started as an information organ for the fledgling farm union movement, but quickly became the weekly farm economic bulletin for the farmers of the day.
Today La Terre de chez nous is published 50 times a year in all regions of Quebec and has a subscriber list of 33,000 and a readership of 80,000. It also publishes some thirty supplements and special editions dealing with agricultural techniques and crops, and has a website as well.
On behalf of my colleagues in the Bloc Québécois, I wish La Terre de chez nous long life as the voice of the farmers of Quebec.


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I have a Martin 00-15M and I am in need of a pickup for it. My attention has been drawn to the LR Baggs lyric microphone for acoustics. Would it work well in this small bodied mahogany guitar?
I have been asked to play a festival and I need to make a decision very quickly. Any help is much appreciated
EDIT: Does this work well in a band with another acoustic guitar on a completely different pickup? - first question is more important.


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Ben FrostPosted by Christian Carey in CD Review, tags: Ben Frost, File Under ?, Iceland
Ben Frost
By the Throat
Bedroom Collective (Digital)
Formerly from Melbourne, Australia, composer Ben Frost now makes his home in Reykjavik, Iceland. Just shy of thirty, Frost has already had a wide ranging career. He's played in Glenn Branca-inspired guitar ensembles, collaborated with the likes of Nico Muhly and Jeremy Gara (of Arcade Fire), and remixed Bjōrk.
His latest recording, By the Throat, combines confrontational avant sonics with the patient sculpting of more ambient artists. Frost enlists a number of artists in the cause: Gara, Muhly, Icelandic string quartet Amiina, and Swedish metal band Crowpath all make appearances on recording. As one can imagine, the surface changes widely, sometimes violently. Hushed, breathy vocals are juxtaposed with screams. Animal sounds – lions' roars and the multifaceted language of killer whales – are pitted against electronic percussion and synthesizer-laden ostinati. Supple strings give way to sepulchral bass sonorities – worthy to test many a subwoofer. The resultant music is fractured, disquieting, and often quite powerful.


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Walt Disney Records is celebrating 15 years of Tim Burton's gothic classic The Nightmare Before Christmas with a compilation of covers. Various artists including the film score's original composer Danny Elfman have covered, re-recorded and even penned new material for the Jack Skellington-inspired collection.
Keeping with the gothic theme, acts like Marilyn Manson and Korn (as previously reported) are a given, but the inclusion of sun and moon worshippers The Polyphonic Spree and Delilah-loving indie upstarts Plain White Ts make for an interesting mix.
RJD2 and Datarock help supply a surprising electro contingent too.
So, why do this eclectic lot dig The Nightmare Before Christmas enough to contribute? Answers on a pumpkin, please.
Here's the full track listing:
1. Overture – DeVotchka
2. Opening – Danny Elfman
3. This Is Halloween – Marilyn Manson
4. Jack's Lament – All American Rejects
5. Doctor Finkelstein/In The Forest – Amiina
6. What's This? - Flyleaf
7. Town Meeting Song – The Polyphonic Spree
8. Jack And Sally Montage – The Vitamin String Quartet
9. Jack's Obsession - Sparklehorse
10. Kidnap The Sandy Claws - Korn
11. Making Christmas – Rise Against
12. Nabbed – Yoshida Brothers
13. Sally's Song – Amy Lee
14. Christmas Eve Montage – RJD2
15. Poor Jack – Plain White Ts
16. To The Rescue – Datarock
17. Finale/Reprise – Shiny Toy Guns
18. Closing – Danny Elfman
19. End Title – The Album Leaf
20. Oogie Boogie's Song – Rodrigo y Gabriela
The Nightmare Revisited compilation is set for release on 30 September 2008.


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Plein Air Grand Marais is an outdoor painting competition in which artists have 7 days to capture the 3,340 square miles of Cook County. Blank canvas turns into fresh works of art depicting this scenic landscape.
Spend the day on the look-out for artists at work. Stop by the Art Colony to pick up a scavenger hunt map and get tips as to where artists might be found painting. Once an artist has been spotted, watch as the painting unfolds under the mastery of the artist's brush.
Other opportunities to watch and engage with artists at work:
- Sugarloaf Cove, Sat, Sept 7 from 1-4pm
- Lunch with Artists & view art from the Red Suspender Invitational Tues - Thurs, Sept 10 - 12: noon - 1pm at the Art Colony
- Artist Point Quick Paint, Thurs, Sept 12 from 4-5:30
Finished paintings will be on display at the Johnson Heritage Post from Sat, Sept 14 - 29. Everyone welcome to the Opening Reception on Fri, Sept. 13 from 5-7pm.
More information: contact the Grand Marais Art Colony at 218-387-2737 or firstname.lastname@example.com or visit us at 120 W. 3rd Ave. PO Box 626, Grand Marais, MN 55604. Open Daily from 9am-4pm.
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AFWG meeting 1/5/08
Present: Meghan, Martin L, Ryan, Lauren.
Apologies: Nix
1. Minutes from last meeting.
2. Screen printing.
3. Darkroom.
4. Swapping PAs.
5. Computers.
6. Golden Hour book.
7. Publishing task force.
Computers - new stuff bought, 4th machine built, fileserver still todo.
Martin has not looked into security cable stuff, bad Martin, no biscuit.
Screen printing - people met, Chris came, then went to Spain, people continued in his absence.
Cave - money box is now under the till.
Darkroom - poster has been done and is up.
Balconies - Ryan told off Eikon Dave, he apologised.
12-13 people at first meeting, some trickled off but still lots of interest, shoveled dirt out, smelled like piss. EVS vollies and others painted walls with glue to reduce dust. Gandolf working on fixing a screen drying box. Simone & Martin peeled up gross carpet that also smelled of piss. Old screens prepared for new mesh which Chris has. Meghan has contacted Gillian at Edinburgh Printmakers for old stuff, waiting to hear back. Getting really close - prints in two weeks maybe?
Ryan met a guy in Paris who is passionate about screenprinting and seems really clever, they got really drunk and Ryan invited him to Edinburgh. Maybe a screenprinting person should give him a call?
ACTION: Meghan to action somebody around for longer to contact him.
A few introductions done since last month, most of those people have come back and used the room at least once, more coming in by email occasionally. Some more publicity beyond the Forest would probably be good.
ACTION: Meghan to publicise via the intertubes.
4. SWAPPING PAs
Danny proposes swapping cafe & "downstairs" (cave?) PAs.
Danny is not here. We don't understand. Nobody else sees a problem. Don't move stuff.
Fourth computer is built, RAM is evenly distributed, monitor cable and Ubuntu install needed for 4th machine.
Fileserver needs setup. Drives (2x250GB) are here. Sean, James, Swithun seem to be working on that.
ACTION: Martin to find a monitor cable & install 4th machine.
End of tour report has been done for the Scottish Arts Council.
We need ass in gear for next anthology by August. Try to make it wider than the Forest and Edinburgh. Letter has been drafted to possible authors. Budget is about £800, probably can't get external funding.
Publishing meeting needed. Next Thursday at 6pm!
ACTION: Ryan to publicise meeting.
Meeting ended 8pm, ahead of schedule!


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On January 28, 1986, at 11:30, A.M. just one minute after lift off, the Space Shuttle Challenger and its crew were destroyed in an explosion. Not long after the accident President Ronald Reagan ordered an independent commission to investigate. Roger Boisjoly, an employee at Morton Thiokol, Inc., worked on the team responsible for the development of the O-rings. He wrote this letter to Morton Thiokol's Vice President of Engineering raising the possibility of a disastrous O-ring failure.
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Stratford board reviews school safety plans
STRATFORD – Even small public schools like Stratford Elementary were influenced by the Connecticut school shooting last month.
At Wednesday evening's school board meeting in Stratford Superintendent Sarah Binder outlined for the board a safety plan for the school.
The plan stresses low-key simplicity, Binder said. Some aspects are already in place, such as a phone intercom system for all classrooms in the building. Visitors will be asked to sign in at the office, and there will be a lanyard system put into place for staff and visitors. Classroom doors will be locked. Binder said she plans to visit with the DARE officer regarding additional safety issues for the school.
In an issue related to school safety, the board discussed replacing the school telephone system and telephones. The system is more than 15 years old and includes 29 phones. The cost for a new system will be approximately $10,000. According to Binder, the school safety plan is dependent on a complete communication system.
Also reviewed were priorities for a facelift for the 1955-era school gym that was built in 1955 – new paint, repairs to storage doors, replacing the lights, and replacing the stage backdrop. Binder had secured bids for the projects. The board's consensus was that painting all four walls of the gym is a priority. The total cost to update the gym will be about $41,000, but no action was required at Wednesday's meeting.
The board also looked over the proposed calendar for the 2013-14 school year. Although it is not finalized yet, the calendar will be similar to other years, with a Tuesday start date, a block of time for winter break, and another block for spring break.
In her report to the board, Binder said that the Iowa Assessment schedule is set for the first full week in February. "I'm looking forward to that and to getting the results back," Binder commented. Webster City is on the same schedule.
The focus of professional growth and development in February will be a technology fair so staff can learn how to best use the new technology, I-Pads and mini I-pads. Next year's professional growth and development will look at how to integrate technology with the Iowa Core, according to Binder.
Also on Wednesday, the board approved two students in for open enrollment through the virtual academy in the CAM district.


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Alumnus TV producer returns
Monday, November 12, 2012
Kristian Berg, award-winning television producer and documentarian, is a 1982 graduate of St. Cloud State.
Television producer and documentarian Kristian Berg '82 will screen and discuss his film "Dakota Exile" 7 p.m. Dec. 6 in the Miller Center auditorium.
Berg, who holds a St. Cloud State bachelor's degree in mass communications, is a senior producer/director for Penn State Public Broadcasting at Penn State University in University Park, Penn.
Appearing with Berg will be Dakota elder and educator David Larsen, former chair of the Lower Sioux Indian Community near Morton, Minn. Larsen descends from a line of hereditary chiefs named Wapahasa, including Wabasha, a Mdewakantonwan Dakota chief who was exiled from Minnesota following the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.
Larsen was an advisor to and interview subject for "Dakota Exile." Among his comments: "The 1880s was essentially when the biggest number came back. We bought the land we'd never been paid for. Paid for the land that was our land that was taken away."
Sponsored by KVSC 88.1 FM, "Dakota Conflict and Exile 150 Years Reflected" is free and open to the public. Parking is free on streets adjacent to campus and a dollar per hour in the 4th Avenue Parking Ramp.
"Dakota Exile," which first aired on public television in 1996, is narrated by songwriter and guitarist Robbie Robertson. Berg wrote and produced "Dakota Exile" and its sister documentary, "Dakota Conflict" (1993) for Twin Cities Public Television.
He has written and produced national science and history programs for twenty years, including PBS series "History Detectives," "NOVA scienceNOW," "Newton's Apple," "ZOOM!" and "DragonflyTV."
His awards include a national Daytime Emmy nomination, an Ohio State Award, an American Association
for the Advancement of Science Science Journalism Award, a New York
Festivals bronze medal, a U.S. International Film & Video Festival Gold
Camera Award, three regional Emmy Awards and an American Film and Video Festival
blue ribbon.
"Dakota Conflict and Exile 150 Years Reflected" coincides with the 150th anniversary of the U.S.-Dakota War, which resulted in the death or exile from Minnesota of most of the Dakota people.
Today more than 170,000 Dakota people live in U.S. communities and reservations, principally in Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska and Montana. Others call Canada home, with most living in communities and reserves in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
KVSC Radio received a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Legacy Fund to support arts and cultural presentations in Central Minnesota, including "Dakota Conflict and Exile 150 Years Reflected."
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August 14, 2006 WIC Update
SUBJECT: Meet the WIC Director
SUBJECT: WIC Updates Move to the Web
SUBJECT: HANDS Change for H225 BF data
SUBJECT: HANDS Screens changes effective immediately
SUBJECT: WIC Educational Literature (Attachments)
SUBJECT: Lesson Plan Worksheet for LAP
- Meet the WIC Director - The final meeting with Lyn Konstant, WIC Director is scheduled for August 15 at 1:00 pm at the Northwest District Office in Independence. Local WIC agency administrators and/or WIC coordinators are invited to a ttend. Registration for this meeting is not necessary. The following topics will be discussed: answering questions with WIC data, 5-year WIC overview, National and State WIC priorities, funding and communication. If you have any quest ions or need directions to the meeting location, please contact Vicki Franklin at 573-751-6204 or via email email@example.com.
- WIC Updates Move to the Web - The WIC program sends a WIC Update email weekly to all local WIC providers. Beginning the week of September 6, 2006, the weekly update will be posted to the WIC web page. A notice of the topics post ed that week will be placed in the Friday Facts along with the link to the WIC web page. All previous WIC Updates will be available on the web page. Readers will be able to conduct keyword searches; results will be in chronological order with the mos t recent information on the topic appearing first. This change will reduce the amount of email being sent to local agencies, make pertinent WIC information more widely available and eliminate firewall issues that the program frequently experiences. The Friday Facts will also be sent to all local WIC Providers. If you have any questions, please contact Carol Steinman at 573-751-6196 or via email email@example.com.
- HANDS Change for H225 BF Data - Since the implementation of the HANDS changes to improve the infant breastfeeding rates, there has been some concern about updating the H225 screen and still not being able to print checks for the parti cipants.
In order to determine if there is a problem with the HANDS system and that screen, please call Jan on the WIC HANDS help desk at 800-554-2544 or Melissa Seaver at 573-751-6489 with the details of the problems you are having.
On the H225 screen, if the "currently breastfeeding" field is marked with a Y, then the "if yes, how long" question must be updated (changed) before checks can be printed.
On the H225 screen, if the "currently breastfeeding" field is changed from a Y to an N, then the "if yes, how long" question must still be updated (changed) before checks can be printed. If the infant hasn't breastfed for a w hile and you are changing it to N, then ask the mom to give you an "estimate" of how long she breastfed and enter that data. It can be entered as weeks or months.
Please remember that there are older records out there that were never an issue before but are becoming an issue now with this change. Those records must be updated and cleaned up one at a time as they pick up checks.
Breastfeeding is a big part of WIC and we need to assure our data is accurate. If you have questions call Melissa Seaver at 573-751-6489 or email at email@example.com.
- HANDS Screens changes effective immediately:
H208 Screen:
The H208 screen has been improved to allow only the agency in which the certification/recertification record resides to key, update, or delete information. Any agency can view the information keyed on the H209 inquiry screen but they cannot add, update, or remove any of the information.
Once a participant record is released and transferred to a different agency, the new agency can then key, update, or remove information. The H208 screen also now displays the participant name at the top of the screen.
H401/H402/H403 Screens:
The women's certification/recertification screens have been improved to allow any valid height, weight, and hemoglobin to be keyed. On these screens, there is no longer a low or high parameter for these fields.
0's and 9's will no longer be valid codes for any of these fields and will highlight as an error. 8's will still be valid as unknown values for all these fields and 7's will still be valid in the hemoglobin field for the second six-month breast feeding certification.
Additional screens will be improved in the near future. You will be notified as these changes are done in HANDS.
If you have questions, contact Melissa Seaver at email@example.com or 1-800-392-8209.
- WIC Educational Literature:
- WIC literature that contains out-of-date information will no longer be available from the DHSS Warehouse. Please see the attached list of outdated educational materials. Included in the attachment is a list of acceptable literature that is available in the DHSS Warehouse that is more current and takes the place of the outdated materials.
- There is a good supply of the following breastfeeding literature in the warehouse
Catalog # Title
200 20 Great Reasons to Breastfeed (English)
201 20 Great Reasons to Breastfeed (Spanish)
232 Breastfeeding: Getting Started in 5 Easy Steps (English)
233 Breastfeeding: Getting Started in 5 Easy Steps (Spanish)
The current limit is 50 for each of the above titles, but if you need to order larger quantities, please contact Kathy Mertzlufft at firstname.lastname@example.com.
- The WIC State Office is pleased to introduce two new brochures:
- Weight Gain During Pregnancy
- A Special Message For Grandparents
These two brochures will be posted on the DHSS website in 1-2 weeks. The printed brochures will be available at the DHSS warehouse in two months. In the mean time, please feel free to make copies for your use. Please go to t he Department of Health and Senior Services website at http://www.health.mo.gov/warehouse/ to view additional literature that is available and for ordering procedures. If you have any questions, please contact Takako Tagami at 1-800-392-8209 or e-mail email@example.com.
- Lesson Plan Worksheet for LAP
The attached lesson plan worksheet may be used to prepare FFY07 individual, alternative and group nutrition education lesson plans. Local agencies may choose to prepare lesson plans using a different format, but all required information must be included to assure quality nutrition education plans. This form is also included in the FFY07 TAP. The entire TAP is available by request from Glenn Stud ebaker at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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I bought this to be used with Bob's Red Mill 7-Grain Pancake/Waffle mix. At first, I added the maple syrup on its own to the waffles and it was runny and tasted strong. It didn't leave a great impression on me, in comparison to the syrups I have had at waffle/pancake houses. Today I used it again drizzled over salted butter and waffles, and the difference was tremendous. It tasted like caramel with a tinge of that strong maple flavour! The butter brought the best out of the syrup, so do try them together! The texture got a little thicker when the butter melted and mixed into it.
Store it in the fridge!
Posted by Folkert on Apr 09, 2012
Being a first time buyer of maple syrup and being used to honey and sugar based syrups, I did not store the maple syrup in the fridge (as it states on the bottle. Didn't read the instructions either...). Big mistake. Unlike honey you get mold very quickly. So store this product properly in the refrigerator. As for the product itself, it's a more fluid than expected, something that happened to us all in the family and resulted in pouring more syrup on the pancake than needed. Otherwise a very good taste and would buy again. 4 stars.
Not bad.
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It is more liquid than I expect. Was expecting it to be thicker consistency. It also taste like Gula Melaka (Brown Coconut Sugar) in Singapore. I eat this w lemon juice mixed with water.
buen substituto del azúcar
Posted by Reviewer2731847 on Sep 10, 2013
Buen producto que funciona bien como substituto del azúcar en pasteles.
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Restored Mosquito bomber to fly at 'some' airshows, but not OshkoshMonday, January 7th, 2013
There are videos of the tedious and difficult restoration here, and here. You'll find video of its first flight and landing here. If that's not enough videos, here is one more of the first run-up of those powerful Merlins. You'll see it at the Fighter Factory's airshow, Warbirds Over the Beach, on May 17. It will also appear in Canada at the Hamilton Air Show near Toronto in June.
It will not appear at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh. Fighter Factory owner Jerry Yagen said he asked EAA for an appearance fee to offset expenses, such as he has received at New Zealand airshows where the aircraft is now performing, but was rebuffed by EAA Acting President Jack Pelton. EAA officials said it is impossible to determine who would get such a fee and who would be denied it. An EAA spokesman asked, "Where do you draw the line?" See comments below.


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Sixteen miles off north Carolina's Cape Hatteras and 240 feet beneath the surface of the Atlantic, the ocean bottom was as gray, pocked and silent as the moon. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution's Johnson-Sea-Link II submersible slowed, and pilot Don Liberatore turned on its sonar. A thick smudge of white light pulsed like a heartbeat on the readout, growing bigger by the second. "It's coming up right now," Liberatore said. He toggled a switch, light flooded the void, and the chiseled bow of the USS Monitor, the Civil War's most celebrated ship, appeared on the screen.
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Liberatore steered the sub over the Monitor's forward section, a wreckage of iron plates and frames that once composed the officers' and captain's quarters. Here, beneath a dim skylight 140 years ago, acting assistant paymaster William F. Keeler wrote to his wife, Anna, describing life aboard "our iron monster." Here, too, in the wardroom, commissioned officers shared meals, debated politics and discussed their innovative little ironclad's next assignment in a war that was tearing the young United States apart.
The sub moved slowly farther aft and hovered next to a 9-foot-tall, 22-and-a-half-foot-wide revolving turret, the first in naval history. Schools of small orange fish called red barbiers flitted about the iron cylinder. "I feel like I can reach out and touch it," said John Broadwater, his voice rasping in the sub's headphones. An underwater archaeologist and manager of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, Broadwater was among the first to explore the wreck after it was discovered by scientists aboard Duke University's vessel Eastward, in 1973, and has since championed the effort to recover parts of it. He has guided the five-year partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which oversees the sanctuary, and the U.S. Navy, whose divers have retrieved the ship's propeller, engine and hundreds of other artifacts. This past summer, the team went for the turret itself. In July, Navy divers discovered that the two 11-inch Dahlgren cannons had not dropped out of the turret, as some historians speculated, when the Monitor sank on December 31, 1862, landing upside down on the ocean floor. They also learned that at least two members of the crew who were lost on that "night of horrors," as Keeler put it, died in the turret itself, their last and only refuge from the storm-lashed sea.
The union navy brought out the Monitor on January 30, 1862, amid much skepticism. "We heard every kind of derisive epithet applied to our vessel—she was called a 'silly experiment,' an 'iron coffin for her crew' & and we were styled fool hardy for daring to make the trip in her, & this too by navy men," wrote Keeler. Designed by Swedish-American inventor John Erics-son, the Monitor was a hodgepodge of components never before joined: steam power, iron construction, a revolving turret. Resembling a 173-foot-long black lozenge, it looked more like a submarine than a surface warship. The flat deck cleared the water by only 14 inches when the ship was loaded. In the middle sat the gigantic and ungainly turret, shaped like a pillbox.
For centuries, the vagaries of wind and current had played a major role in all naval battles. Wooden sailing ships jockeyed with each other for hours or even days, trying to come up broadside so they could engage their guns with maximum effectiveness. The Monitor changed all that. With its iron construction designed to deflect enemy fire, and its 400-horsepower steam engine, the Monitor eliminated traditional ships' two major weaknesses: a vulnerability to cannon shot and restricted maneuverability. But the revolving turret was by far the Monitor's most enduring innovation. Armed only with two 16,000-pound cannons, the turret was built of eight layers of inch-thick iron bolted together and seated in a brass ring. Two small auxiliary engines called donkey engines rotated the turret, enabling the Monitor to fire upon an enemy no matter where the ship was situated.
This past summer, broadwater and a crew of U.S. Navy divers were camped out on the 300-foot derrick barge Wotan, anchored off the North Carolina coast. Working in teams around the clock, 7 days a week for 41 days, 162 divers had readied the Monitor's turret for bringing it to the surface, cutting, hammering and dredging their way through tons of concreted coral, coal and sediment to clear the turret's interior. When the capsized Monitor sank to the seafloor, a coal scuttle landed on top of the turret, filling it with tons of coal the crew had bunkered just before leaving the Chesapeake. At this depth, the surface-supplied divers had at most 40 minutes before they had to begin the 70-minute climb to sea level, stopping at way points so that their bodies could slowly get rid of accumulated nitrogen that can cause the debilitating and sometimes fatal diving sickness known as the bends. Once they'd finished their last stop at 40 feet, they had only five minutes to swim to the surface, climb onto the barge's deck—where the team stripped off their 175 pounds of gear—and get into the onboard decompression chamber for up to two more hours.
All that's risky enough, but nearby were the cowboys who ride even wilder ponies—saturation divers, who don't return to sea level for up to ten days. In teams of two they worked on the wreck for 12 hours, then climbed into a diving bell pressurized at 230 feet. Winched back from the depths onto the barge, the bell was joined to a cluster of huge, white decompression chambers where the divers could safely eat, sleep and live for the duration of their ten-day shift. Life under pressure is uniquely dangerous, even for ordinary activities. A tiny air bubble in a cough drop can create a vacuum that will suck the lozenge against a diver's tongue or mouth with remarkable force, leaving a painful ulcer. And returning to sea level was a 66-hour trip through another chamber.
Which is why they love it, of course. "Out of the Blue, Into the Black," read one diver's T-shirt, quoting Neil Young, who probably never considered his lyric quite so literally. Pound for pound, there was enough testosterone on the Wotan this summer to supply Viagra Nation. These divers are the front line for maritime disasters of all stripes, from the crash of twa Flight 800 to the terrorist attack on the USS Cole. They dive on wrecks where they can barely see and the bodies still have faces.
All that hard work paid off. They recovered the glass hydrometers that 25-year-old, first-class fireman George Geer would have used to measure the salinity of seawater intended to fill the ship's boilers, and mustard and pepper bottles used to spice up the bland Navy food. They found bones. The coal and sediment had preserved them remarkably well. "We found fully articulated skeletal remains," says Wayne Lusardi, museum conservator at the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia. "Buttons were found at the wrists, down the thoracic cavity, near the waist." The dead sailor had carried a knife in his right front pocket; it was found resting on his right femur, enclosed within some wool fabric. Archaeologists believe the knife may yield some clues to the sailor's identity. Later, they found a second skeleton. These remains are being treated as mias, and they have been sent to the Army's Central Identification Laboratory in Hawaii, where forensic anthropolo- gists are working to identify them.
Says Cmdr. Bobbie Scholley, commanding officer of the Navy's Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit Two and head of this expedition's dive operations, "We feel connected to the sailors, because we're bringing them home."


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President Barack Obama welcomed Chinese President Hu Jintao to the White House, where they held a press conference to discuss U.S.-China relations. President Obama highlighted the successful meeting, in which the two discussed cooperation in commerce, science and technology, regional stability and security in East Asia, and moving forward with a formal dialogue on human rights.
President Obama said, "The positive, constructive, cooperative U.S.-China relationship is good for the United States. We just had a very good meeting with the business leaders from both our countries. They pointed out that China is one of the top markets for American exports. We're now exporting more than $100 billion a year in goods and services to China, which supports more than half a million American jobs. In fact, our exports to China are growing nearly twice as fast as our exports to the rest of the world, making it a key part of my goal of doubling American exports and keeping America competitive in the 21st century.
"Cooperation between our countries is also good for China. China's extraordinary economic growth has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty. And this is a tribute to the Chinese people. But it's also thanks to decades of stability in Asia made possible by America's forward presence in the region, by strong trade with America, and by an open international economic system championed by the United States of America.
"Cooperation between our countries is also good for the world. Along with our G20 partners, we've moved from the brink of catastrophe to the beginning of global economic recovery. With our Security Council partners, we passed and are enforcing the strongest sanctions to date against Iran over its nuclear program. We've worked together to reduce tensions on the Korean Peninsula. And most recently, we welcomed China's support for the historic referendum in southern Sudan.
"As we look to the future, what's needed, I believe, is a spirit of cooperation that is also friendly competition. In areas like those that I just mentioned, we will cooperate -- forging partnerships and making progress that neither nation can achieve alone. In other areas, we'll compete -- a healthy competition that spurs both countries to innovate and become even more competitive. That's the kind of relationship I see for the United States and China in the 21st century, and that's the kind of relationship that we advanced today.
"I am very pleased that we've completed dozens of deals that will increase U.S. exports by more than $45 billion and also increase China's investment in the United States by several billion dollars. From machinery to software, from aviation to agriculture, these deals will support some 235,000 American jobs. And that includes many manufacturing jobs. So this is great news for America's workers.
"I did also stress to President Hu that there has to be a level playing field for American companies competing in China, that trade has to be fair. So I welcomed his commitment that American companies will not be discriminated against when they compete for Chinese government procurement contracts. And I appreciate his willingness to take new steps to combat the theft of intellectual property.
President Obama also spoke about cooperation in science and technology. He said, "...We're moving ahead with our U.S.-China clean energy research center and joint ventures in wind power, smart grids and cleaner coal. I believe that as the two largest energy consumers and emitters of greenhouses gases, the United States and China have a responsibility to combat climate change by building on the progress at Copenhagen and Cancun, and showing the way to a clean energy future. And President Hu indicated that he agrees with me on this issue.
"We discussed China's progress in moving toward a more market-oriented economy and how we can ensure a strong and balanced global economic recovery. We agreed that in China, this means boosting domestic demand; here in the United States, it means spending less and exporting more.
"I told President Hu that we welcome China's increasing the flexibility of its currency. But I also had to say that the RMB remains undervalued, that there needs to be further adjustment in the exchange rate, and that this can be a powerful tool for China boosting domestic demand and lessening the inflationary pressures in their economy. So we'll continue to look for the value of China's currency to be increasingly driven by the market, which will help ensure that no nation has an undue economic advantage.
"To advance our shared security, we're expanding and deepening dialogue and cooperation between our militaries, which increases trust and reduces misunderstandings.
"With regard to regional stability and security in East Asia, I stressed that the United States has a fundamental interest in maintaining freedom of navigation, unimpeded commerce, respect for international law and the peaceful resolution of differences.
"I welcomed the progress that's been made on both sides of the Taiwan Strait in reducing tensions and building economic ties. And we hope this progress continues, because it's in the interest of both sides, the region and the United States. Indeed, I reaffirmed our commitment to a one-China policy based on the three U.S.-China communiques and the Taiwan Relations Act.
"I told President Hu that we appreciated China's role in reducing tensions on the Korean Peninsula, and we agreed that North Korea must avoid further provocations. I also said that North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile program is increasingly a direct threat to the security of the United States and our allies. We agreed that the paramount goal must be complete denuclearization of the peninsula. In that regard, the international community must continue to state clearly that North Korea's uranium enrichment program is in violation of North Korea's commitments and international obligations.
"With respect to global security, I'm pleased that we're moving ahead with President Hu's commitment at last year's Nuclear Security Summit for China to establish a center of excellence, which will help secure the world's vulnerable nuclear materials.
"To prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, we agreed that Iran must uphold its international obligations and that the U.N. Security Council sanctions on Iran must be fully enforced.
"Along with our P5-plus-1 partners, we'll continue to offer the government of Iran the opportunity for dialogue and integration into the international community, but only if it meets its obligations.
"I reaffirmed America's fundamental commitment to the universal rights of all people. That includes basic human rights like freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association and demonstration, and of religion -- rights that are recognized in the Chinese constitution. As I've said before, the United States speaks up for these freedoms and the dignity of every human being, not only because it's part of who we are as Americans, but we do so because we believe that by upholding these universal rights, all nations, including China, will ultimately be more prosperous and successful.
"So, today, we've agreed to move ahead with our formal dialogue on human rights. We've agreed to new exchanges to advance the rule of law. And even as we, the United States, recognize that Tibet is part of the People's Republic of China, the United States continues to support further dialogue between the government of China and the representatives of the Dalai Lama to resolve concerns and differences, including the preservation of the religious and cultural identity of the Tibetan people.
"Finally, we continue to expand partnerships between our people, especially our young people. Today, my wife Michelle is highlighting our efforts to increase the number of American students studying in China to 100,000. And I am very pleased that President Hu will be visiting my hometown of Chicago."
In his final remarks, President Obama said, "...I believe that we've helped to lay the foundation for cooperation between the United States and China for decades to come. And Michelle and I look forward to hosting President Hu for a state dinner tonight to celebrate the deep ties between our people, as well as our shared hopes for the future."
You can read the complete remarks here.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
When the master took his leave, Nan yu`an said, "Make a thorough study of the Buddha Darma, and broadly benefit the world."
The Master said, "I have no question about studying the Buddha Darma, but what is it to broadly benefit the world?"
Nan yu`an said, "Not to disregard a single being."
-The record of Tung-shan , China-(850 aprox.)
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Out of China
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New Start Treaty extended to China
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Pamela G. in West Virginia writes:
It is good to see dialogue with the Chinese, but we must insist on true value of money and human rights.
Dr. G. in West Virginia writes:
This is an excellent summary of the meeting. It explains what happened, as opposed to CNN's bologna about gaffs and technical translation problems, and everything except what was possibly accomplished.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
@ Pamela G.,
I have no question of USG insistance on the true value of money and human rights, but of what insistance China has to improve on these?
"Hu knows."
There is always room for improvement in all countries.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
I think this visit caried with it many expectations on both sides and both tried to find balance and accomodation of viewpoints and standing in the world.
For Hu to say his nation's human rights need improvement in accordance with it's timeline of development ( if I understood his context correctly), is not to be taken by us as "concession" to US ideals, but more as a concession to the universality that all nations ascribe to and struggle to achieve in cultural and individualistic manifestation.
One of these days perhaps after he's become a private citizen and politics are behind him, I hope he'll come back and take a road trip across America.
In any case, maybe he'll do a lecture on what "Socialist Democracy" is all about.
I can assure him that phrase got a few folks here scratching thier heads, going on with raised eyebrows, "What up with that?"
See, apparently according to a bumpersticker I saw today, that's what Republicans accuse Obama of trying to create here in America.
Aye, it never ends...the political spin and grim indeed it is, and dysfunctional at best.
But I gotta say it's occasionally amusing as Sarah Palin coins new lexicon...and I gotta agree with Dr. G in this case....there is such a thing as "Lame-Stream Media".
Remember being kids in school and it was time for "show and tell" ?
Well...I think Mr Hu will go back and tell all the folks in his party that they need to show us they mean what he said here in America about working cooperatively with us on those "hot-spots" and regional issues, and ending nuclear proliferation.
See if you are going to demolish a building that is inherantly unstable, you shape charges to implode it in order to minimize risk to the area surrounding, people, buildings, etc.
Same with North Korea, you must manage the collapse in order to minimioze risk.
It's real simple. If you want stability, engage in regime replacement therapy and feed the people when 'lil Kim and henchmen are removed as a cooperative venture for the peace of nations.
I will be so bold as to disagree with Kissenger and others on this, because leaving that regime in power only serves to condem the starving population of North Korea to a slow death.
Sometimes it simply takes the courage and conviction of leaders who are willing to trust each other enough to do what is right, not what may be politically expediant.
We'll see what happens.
I have this theory that what I'm suggesting can happen without a shot fired.


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I need help deciding my birthday is on the 10 this saturday
Posted 07 December 2011 - 06:43 AM
Ive heard the NT and NT11 suck since they break assloads of paint While the Dm line is very good. I would recommend to get the dm10 since its cheaper and it is basically th same thing
Posted 07 January 2012 - 10:06 PM
the nt 11 is a piece of dog shit but the nt 10 is a great gun and very reliable. i would get the nt 10 or dm 10
Posted 08 January 2012 - 02:43 AM
out of those 3 choices, the dm10 is clearly the better marker
Posted 10 January 2012 - 07:41 PM
the nt 11 is a piece of dog shit but the nt 10 is a great gun and very reliable. i would get the nt 10 or dm 10
Obvious troll at the name. The NT10s were very unreliable and they fixed for the most part the problems that the NT10 had.
With that being said, I'd still go with the DM for the proven platform and one of the best if not the best shooting platform of markers in all of paintball.
Between the DM10 and 11 the biggest difference is the added ergonomics into the DM11. For the price, DM10 is a better deal used.
Edited by FeloniousNick, 10 January 2012 - 07:42 PM.
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