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Debates of Feb. 17th, 2012
House of Commons Hansard #83 of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was orders.
- Question Period
- Standing Orders and Procedure
- Suicide Prevention
- National Housing Strategy
- Families
- Gary "The Kid" Carter
- Conception Bay South
- Penticton Vees
- New Democratic Party of Canada
- Employment Insurance
- New Democratic Party of Canada
- Homophobia in School
- Libya
- Florence Green
- New Democratic Party of Canada
- Gary Carter
- New Democratic Party of Canada
- Government Communications
- Government Programs
- Gasoline Prices
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Public Safety
- National Defence
- Citizenship and Immigration
- National Defence
- The Environment
- Veterans Affairs
- The Environment
- Natural Resources
- Agriculture and Agri-Food
- Employment
- Pensions
- Magdalen Islands Airport
- International Trade
- Infrastructure
- Language Training
- Foreign Affairs
- Asbestos Industry
- Procedure and House Affairs
- Points of Order
- Government Response to Petitions
- Civil Marriage of Non-residents Act
- Committees of the House
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Standing Orders and Procedure
- Canada Labour Code
Standing Orders and Procedure
Orders of the Day
10:45 a.m.
Robert Aubin Trois-Rivières, QC
Madam Speaker, to me this debate is crucial, but to some it might seem technical. I will try not to engage in partisan politics because I think we all have something to gain from this, or to lose if we do not make the right decisions about procedure.
I think that the public, who for weeks and months now have been calling for a change to the way politics is done at all levels of government, probably did not expect to see what has been going on for the past few months.
I would like to ask my colleague whether he thinks that failing to correct our current positions would make the public more cynical about politicians, which would make voter turnout in this political system, one of the best in the world, even more difficult from election to election.
Standing Orders and Procedure
Orders of the Day
10:50 a.m.
Marc Garneau Westmount—Ville-Marie, QC
Madam Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for his question. He is right. Clearly, there is already a great deal of cynicism in this country with regard to the behaviour of parliamentarians in this House. We must change our behaviour and we can do so in two ways. We can play with the rules. That is the discussion we are having today. It is a valid exercise to try to improve the rules so that they might indirectly help us to achieve mutual respect. Sometimes we can do this with the help of the rules.
However, the best way to improve our collective behaviour in this House is for each one of us to do some soul-searching and resolve to behave in a more respectful way in this great House of Commons, in this great democratic Parliament.
Standing Orders and Procedure
Orders of the Day
10:50 a.m.
Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre
Tom Lukiwski Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Madam Speaker, I thank all of my colleagues for their attendance here today. I was quite surprised when I saw as many people in this place. My hon. colleague, the chief opposition whip, stated that some people may look at the Standing Orders as akin to watching paint dry. A lot of people find the Standing Orders as an extremely boring and extremely dry subject, but I do not think they should be
The Standing Orders are the very guidelines that govern us in Parliament. If we want to know what happens in question period, there are Standing Orders that tell us that. If we want to know what the decorum of speakers should be, there are Standing Orders that tell us that. If we want to know how we deal with financial transactions, there are Standing Orders that illustrate that.
Standing Orders have been around since Confederation and are really the rule book that tells all parliamentarians how to perform, what to expect and how Parliament itself should work. While that may seem somewhat boring to many, I know at least two people in Canada, former colleagues of mine from the Liberal side, Paul Szabo and Derek Lee, who will probably be watching the debate today. If those gentlemen are watching this today, I hope they are doing well in their afterlife from politics.
Standing Orders and Procedure
Orders of the Day
10:50 a.m.
An hon. member
I am getting a Twitter feed right now.
Standing Orders and Procedure
Orders of the Day
10:50 a.m.
Tom Lukiwski Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre, SK
One of my Liberal colleagues says he is getting a Twitter feed right now from one of the two individuals I just mentioned.
All kidding aside, these were two very experienced parliamentarians who were very knowledgeable about Standing Orders and chose to share their expertise at every opportunity in the House. I am glad to hear that they are watching this debate.
This is the fourth time we have had the opportunity to debate Standing Orders in this place. In 1982 a special committee on Standing Orders and procedures recommended that in each Parliament in the first session following an election there should be a debate on Standing Orders. In the past there were many suspensions of this debate, sometimes because of an early election, or prorogation or because there had been debates on Standing Orders in other forums.
To stand here today and debate the Standing Orders and to talk about some of the proposed changes that we would like to see is a healthy thing for democracy. It allows all backbenchers as well as frontbenchers to express their views on how we govern ourselves and the rules that we adopt.
I should also point out that many of the Standing Orders that we follow today have been around literally for decades, in some cases for 100 years. There are many Standing Orders that just need to be modernized, that is some of the ones our party will be advocating and some of them will be suggestions that we will bring forward to committee.
I will give the House a few illustrations of what I mean to try and give a sense got the rest of the members in this place of the type of modernization that we think is necessary.
Standing Order 16(4) says "When the House adjourns, members shall keep their seats until the Speaker has left the Chair". That has not been observed for generations, so why have it at all? We suggest we may want to look at deleting that phrase.
There are also references in the Standing Orders to something called "dinner hour". In previous Parliaments many years ago, Parliament sat during the afternoon and evening and there was a specified dinner hour. That does not happen anymore, but we still have the reference in the Standing Order. We feel modernizations, deletions of terms like that, which are somewhat archaic, are necessary to ensure we have Standing Orders that actually fit the time.
I want to focus most of my remarks on a couple of issues raised by my friends in opposition, primarily on time allocation. A lot of members in this place, and a lot of members of the general public, confuse the term time allocation with closure. They are completely different elements of the democratic process that we follow in Parliament.
With respect to time allocation, what I hear from members opposite is that our government has used time allocation indiscriminately, that we have used it to try and advance our agenda without consideration to debate or to members comments opposite. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth.
My colleague and my friend, the chief opposition whip, said that time allocation should only be used in cases where the opposition tends to filibuster a bill. That is exactly what has been happening. We have seen time and time again with pieces of legislation that our government has introduced the opposition quite clearly and openly demonstrate to Parliament and to Canadians that it has no interest in simply debating the bill. It simply wants to delay the passage of the bill and if it had the opportunity, it would, with apologies to Quentin Tarantino, kill the bill. That is not democratic. That is simply an opposition trying to run roughshod over Parliament.
We have a democracy in the country that elects governments. We have been fortunate. We have been graced to have been given a majority government by the people of our country. Therefore, we feel very compelled to advance our legislative agenda as quickly as we can after adequate debate. However, the opposition does not believe in normal or adequate debate. It wants to delay, delay, delay and obstruct, obstruct, obstruct.
I will provide just two examples of many which prove my point.
The first example is Bill S-5, a financial institutions bill. This bill, quite frankly, is almost pro forma. The bill comes before Parliament once every five years. Its intent is to merely ratify the rules and regulations of financial institutions in Canada. In the past number of Parliaments that have dealt with Bill S-5, debate has primarily lasted one day. Usually one speaker from each party makes comments, the bill is referred to committee, in which members look at the legislation to ensure that all of the elements of the legislation in the bill are unchanged, and it is passed. Without doing so, the regulations that govern our financial institutions would basically be gone.
This bill is non-controversial and it is one that should be passed quickly. However, when we asked our friends in the opposition, primarily the official opposition, the NDP, they demonstrated absolutely no willingness to accommodate the quick passage of it out of this place and into committee so we could ensure our financial institutions would have the ability to perform as they always have. That is obstruction.
Standing Orders and Procedure
Orders of the Day
10:55 a.m.
The Deputy Speaker Denise Savoie
I am afraid I must interrupt the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons. He will have three minutes to complete his comments after question period, followed by a five minute period for questions and comments.
Suicide Prevention
Statements By Members
February 17th, 2012 / 10:55 a.m.
Harold Albrecht Kitchener—Conestoga, ON
Madam Speaker, I rise to thank members of this House for their strong support of Bill C-300, an act respecting a federal framework for suicide prevention.
Bill C-300 enjoyed the unanimous support of my own Conservative Party, the NDP official opposition, the Liberal Party and the hon. members for Saanich—Gulf Islands and Edmonton East. I thank each and every one of them.
One week ago the House debated this bill. In that short week there have likely been 350 hospitalizations due to suicidal behaviours, 1,500 visits to emergency rooms, 7,000 attempts at suicide and, unfortunately, 70 of those likely ending in death.
Before the vote, Tana Nash of the Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council expressed her hope that Parliament would continue this vital conversation.
On behalf of Tana and the many others working on the front line to save lives, I extend my heartfelt thanks to this House for supporting Bill C-300.
National Housing Strategy
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
José Nunez-Melo Laval, QC
Madam Speaker, yesterday the member for Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, who is the NDP housing critic, introduced a bill to establish a national housing strategy. This bill will counter the Conservative government's inaction by creating an affordable housing program that works.
On behalf of the people of Laval, I would like to take this opportunity to ask the Conservative government to support this bill. In Laval, as in most Canadian municipalities, access to affordable housing is a huge problem. Although 30% of families are renters, rental units have accounted for only 10% of construction in the past 15 years. Once again, we are feeling the effects of the government's failure to implement a long-term strategy. Families in Laval are paying the price.
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
Bernard Trottier Etobicoke—Lakeshore, ON
Madam Speaker, I rise in the House today to salute families in my riding of Etobicoke—Lakeshore. People across our community recognize that the family is the foundation of our society.
Families provide the nurturing environment for raising our children and looking after our elders. The deep bonds of family strengthen our community and make it safe, prosperous and beautiful.
On this coming Family Day weekend, Etobicoke—Lakeshore families will enjoy the skating trail in Colonel Sam Smith Park or take a stroll along the banks of the Humber River or Mimico Creek. They will enjoy the sights and sounds of our vibrant communities, from Alderwood to the Kingsway, from Islington Village to Humber Bay, from Sunnylea to Long Branch.
Families are at the centre of Canadian culture and values. That is why our government has implemented measures like the universal child care benefit, income splitting and children's arts and sports tax credits. We have also introduced tax credits for transit and text books. Measures like this help to strengthen families across this great country.
We are here for Canada and we are here for Canadian families.
Gary "The Kid" Carter
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
Denis Coderre Bourassa, QC
Madam Speaker, last night, Montreal lost one of its great sons: Gary "The Kid" Carter died. Of course, my first thoughts are for his wife Sandy and their children. We would like to offer them our sincere condolences.
Gary Carter was one of my idols when I was young. In the winter, we were all little Guy Lafleurs, but in the summer, I was a catcher and I was Gary "The Kid" Carter. Gary was the real deal: he was a fighter who was full of charisma and extremely generous. He gave his heart and soul to his sport, his family and his community. He was a winner. He always made you feel important. He touched us all and was a source of inspiration for us all.
Gary Carter was a true gamer, a magnificent athlete with great values, always there when needed, a great ambassador for baseball, for sport, for Montreal.
I hope the City of Montreal pays tribute to him. In closing, I would like to quote "The Kid" himself:
"Thank You from the bottom of heart and for the many wonderful years that you gave me here. You will always be a part of me, you will always be family and you will always be #1 in my heart. Thank you—merci beaucoup—God bless you".
Rest in peace, Kid.
Conception Bay South
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
Jack Harris St. John's East, NL
Madam Speaker, there is a great deal of respect in Canada today for our veterans, past and present, and for those who serve in the Canadian Forces. One community stands out.
The town of Conception Bay South in my riding has erected an impressive monument of honour recognizing the commitment and sacrifice of those who served in war and peacekeeping, and also our first responders in the fire and police services. To see the droves of citizens in attendance for services on Remembrance Day in November and on Memorial Day, July 1, is to realize that this extraordinary tribute reflects the feelings of the whole community.
The town of Conception Bay South has gone one step further and formalized its community's commitment to improving the quality of life of veterans and their families by being the first place in Canada to sign a veteran and family community covenant.
On Monday, February 27, the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs is visiting Newfoundland and Labrador. The members of the committee will see the monument of honour and visit with community leaders to discuss their unique way of providing needed assistance and support to veterans and their families.
Penticton Vees
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
Dan Albas Okanagan—Coquihalla, BC
Madam Speaker, in 1955 a small-town hockey club from my riding represented Canada at the World Hockey Championships. In the gold-medal final, the Penticton Vees defeated the Russians five to zero and returned home as champions.
Fifty-seven years later, yet again something as magical is happening within my riding of Okanagan—Coquihalla. If the Penticton Vees win tonight's game against the Vernon Vipers, it will be their 33rd consecutive victory. Already the Vees have broken a 22-year-old BCHL record for the most consecutive wins.
However, what is really exciting is the leadership of this organization. From the governor through to coach Fred Harbinson they have built a culture of courage, character and commitment that is not just winning hockey games but is also a formula for success that builds great players who are model citizens off the ice. Three of these future leaders have been drafted by the NHL and a further 15 committed to the NCAA.
What is more important is that these young men visit local schools and share these values with students, which helps us to build better communities. Go Vees, go.
New Democratic Party of Canada
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
John Williamson New Brunswick Southwest, NB
Madam Speaker, the no development party has sent a leadership contestant to attack jobs and economic growth. The member for Skeena—Bulkley Valley must have been looking to upstage his colleagues from Nickle Belt, Edmonton—Strathcona and Halifax, as well as fellow leadership contestant Brian Topp.
The NDP travels abroad, undermining Canada and emphasizing its anti-trade, anti-development and anti-jobs policies. Here at home, it attacks our energy sector, lobbying to shut down the oil sands and with that, the hundreds of thousands of Canadians who earn a living in them.
NDP members also oppose the nuclear part of the energy sector, a sector that is important to my riding of New Brunswick Southwest. They even say that gas prices for moms and dads who drive their kids to soccer and hockey are artificially low. What industries they do not directly want to shut down, they hope to tax out of existence.
I hope the people of Skeena—Bulkley Valley listen very carefully to their member of Parliament and the NDP's anti-trade, anti-development, anti-jobs and anti-growth message.
Employment Insurance
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
Philip Toone Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC
Madam Speaker, today, I would like to present a petition to the House on behalf of the people of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé who gathered signatures from 800 concerned residents. These people are concerned about the plan to abolish the employment insurance transitional measures and pilot projects as of April 2012. Fishers and forestry workers are still having a hard time.
Many people in the Gaspé have difficulty accumulating enough hours of work to even qualify for employment insurance benefits. Those who do qualify have to wait for up to six weeks without any income. We are calling on the government to maintain the transitional measures for at least two more years. The Gaspé cannot afford another exodus of workers with so many promising projects on the horizon.
The petition that I am tabling today shows that the people of the Gaspé are concerned that they will not be able to continue to live with dignity in their community for very long. The Conservative government is making a mistake by cutting employment insurance rather than eliminating subsidies for oil companies—
Employment Insurance
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
The Deputy Speaker Denise Savoie
The hon. member for Prince George—Peace River.


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Skip to comments.Live updates: the shutdown--Moody's offers different view on debt limit
Posted on 10/09/2013 1:42:44 PM PDT by RKBA DemocratEdited on 10/09/2013 1:43:50 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
One of the nations top credit-rating agencies says that the U.S. Treasury Department is likely to continue paying interest on the governments debt even if Congress fails to lift the limit on borrowing next week, preserving the nations sterling AAA credit rating.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
(Dear Mods -Trying to post again - I've got the right title posted directly from the blog: no attempt to play with it, it's Washington Post blog, excerpted, Drudge has it as red highlighted hence front page news, I cut and pasted the url. If there is anything else, please let me know)
I've got the issue...it's the 11:46 entry, you have to scroll down the blog. Drudge has it so it goes directly to that entry but if you cut and paste the link it goes to the top of the blog. I don't know how else to post it. Sorry.
"A major credit rater expects the Treasury Department would avoid default if the $16.7 trillion debt limit were not raised.
In a document dated Oct. 7, Moody's Investors Service said it believes that if the borrowing cap were not increased, the government would prioritize making interest and principal payments on its outstanding debt above other government bills, even though the Treasury Department has repeatedly called prioritization plans unworkable.
"We believe the government would continue to pay interest and principal on its debt, even in the event that the debt limit is not raised, leaving its creditworthiness intact," the rater said."
I saw this as well. Although it's a blog, this really is breaking news, and of some importance. I suggest that it be added to the Breaking News sidebar.
When posting from a running "blog" like this type, click on the headline of the portion you wish to post. The url that appears in your bar should be accurate, then. That way, you can excerpt, and FReepers can click the link for more without scrolling all over the place.
You mean...the president and his party wasn't telling us the truth? I'm shocked I tell you, shocked. /sarc
Are there other, more impartial sources that are also saying the same thing Moody's is?
Either the default situation is a serious issue or it is not. If it is, we should not be telling the public that having the shutdown continue through it is trivial. It needs to be addressed and dealt with properly.
Are there impartial observers saying the same thing Moody's is saying?
the only other semi-impartial sources i have seen are various articles on forbes, bloomberg and the like with CEO's of varying political stripes saying even a prioritized default would be devastating. I'm not saying it's true. But i will say I'm sure as HELL not going to trust moody's.
The government has to cut 20% across the board In SPENDING if the debt limit is not raised. A defecto balanced budget. No more credit please.
Well if that is true, than the House GOP simply cannot keep this going past the Oct 17 deadline. Because they will not be capable of convincing the public that the White House and the Senate is to blame for this. So it depends on whether or not those CEOs are being truthful in saying a default would happen and it would be devastating. If they are right, then the House GOP has until the Oct 17 deadline and that's it
not really. OCT 17 is not set in stone. most agree that is not the real day that it will run out, and probably closer to later OCT. Also if you are a large CEO you always air on the side of caution. No one really knows what effect it will have. heard some people today talking about dropping the USD as world reserve currency, however they were unable to come up with a replacement, as the Euro has it's own problems, and China has pegged the value of their currency to ours...
Also, to be fair, others have made at least good faith efforts in trying to refute some of the hysteria:
and an older link from Forbes that discusses the same issues that are being debated now: http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2012/02/27/debunking-myths-about-debt-default-and-interest-rates/
But I do agree that more reliable information on this is always better. The statist leftists can get away with delusions, distortions and only using convenient facts. We can't, and there comes a time when we simply have to buck up and deal with this.
Another one from Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/sites/richardfinger/2013/10/04/the-u-s-debt-ceiling-fallacy-agreement-or-not-there-will-be-no-default/
though this author may indeed be underestimating just how hellbent the White House is on milking this for all its worth, but this piece is still worth a look anyways.
all good articles. The one thing i notice they don't include is that after we pay the constituionally required debts, we are essentially handing over the choice of what to spend on to the president. I'm going to have to jump threads and apollogize to colt.
That is true, but that has been a severe problem form the beginning. The House GOP as it stands has, unfortunately, always been limited, by our built in balance of powers system if nothing else, in controlling what, exactly, Obama spends the money on. Conservatives must win a majority in the Senate and the House for any chance of this to change in the near future.
Another reason why I am hoping that if the hysteria over the debt default really is just hysteria, that it can somehow be shown to the public. At the moment, this is a PR battle and conservatives have to win more PR battles or there will always be distinct limits to what they can do on a federal scale.
"Default" would be another unilateral Spite House action, like closing the WWII monument, NOT anything that followed organically from the debt limit thing.
"The one thing i notice they dont include is that after we pay the constituionally required debts, we are essentially handing over the choice of what to spend on to the president."
Exactly. That's the bad news. The good news is you've trimmed the possible expenditures by at least 20%.
S&P is far more honest and credible than Moody's.
The reality of a real debt limit:
The Debt Ceiling is the Law of the Land
redstate.com ^ | 10/6/13 | Daniel Horowitz
Posted on Monday, October 07, 2013 6:07:28 PM by cotton1706
Over the past few weeks, Democrats have indicated that they have no intention of negotiating over Obamacare, opting instead to shut down the government. They are justifying their obstinacy by asserting that Obamacare is the law of the land. Well, if that is the game they want to play, we should return the favor with the debt ceiling. The debt ceiling, pursuant to the Second Liberty Bond Act of 1917, is the law of the land. And it has been so for far longer than Obamacare.
Throughout this debate over funding Obamacare in the budget bill, House GOP leaders have stressed how the debt ceiling was the more appropriate means of fighting Obamacare. After all, it was the next fight. But as if on cue, some Republicans are already using the same Democrat talking points about the risk of default.
We are going to hear this erroneous talking point propagated by both parties over the next few weeks, so lets put the myth to rest. The only way we default on the debt is if we fail to pay the interest on the public debt. According to the updated budget projection from the CBO, interest on the debt will be roughly $237 billion for 2014. Thanks to the short-term revenue benefits of the fiscal cliff and Obamacare tax hikes, the federal government is expected to rake in a record $3.042 trillion from the private economy this year.
Lets engage in a simple math exercise. $3.042 trillion $237 billion = $2.805 trillion. As long as the Treasury pays the first $237 billion in revenue to the shareholders of our debt, there will be no default, and we will have $2.805 trillion left to spend. Again, default is taken off the table. Discussion over.
What do you do with the remaining funds? You start funding core functions of government and those programs that people are already dependent on.
Social Security (retirement and disability) $848 billion
Medicare $505 billion
Medicaid $298 billion
Defense $582 billion
Veterans $83 billion
Those expenditures account for roughly $2.3 trillion. The remaining half trillion can be prioritized as needed for other functions related to homeland security, national parks, or any other limited function.
Hence, the debt ceiling is a built-in balanced budget mechanism. If Democrats want to fund other functions of government, they need to commit to a balanced budget. If they want to fund the HHS and the IRS, they need to get rid of Obamacare. If they want to fund the EPA, they need to get rid of the war on coal.
The power of the purse manifest in the House of Representatives, in conjunction with the debt ceiling law, reflects democracy at work, especially with divided government. Its time we stop peddling the myth of default, and start using our leverage to restore constitutional government and bring relief to those who are losing jobs and suffering from the high cost of living engendered by the harmful activities of the unconstitutional aspects of government.
Because S&P honestly downgraded U.S. debt among other things. Sorry I didn't reply sooner.
so what was dishonest about this report?
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My local news also said that there are greenpeace/animal lover groups that are blamming Spielberg for the decrease in shark numbers off of Florida's coast due to Shark Killings. Aparently they're saying that BECAUSE of JAWS people started killing sharks.
We have sharks up here, and I have fished for them on occassion, and I can say that JAWS was not the reason. LOL. It's a thrill to "fight" a "shark". Maybe in some way our culture was changed into thinking it was a thrilling animal, but considering those suckers were biting people before Spielberg's film came out I think people always had a reverent fear/thrill when thinking of those films.
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Jeff and Brandi Lawrey of Cape Coral, Fla., talk about their difficult quest to save their son who has a rare, incurable disease. Video by Guy Tubbs. The (Fort Myers, Fla.) News-Press
At 18 months the seizures began, leading the Lawrey family on a quest for a diagnosis.
CAPE CORAL, Fla. -- In Cape Coral, Fla., under one worn roof lives a family some call superheroes. Their house is like any other colorful concrete box, on a cracked road dotted with mailboxes, no sidewalks and patches of green lawns. They have a tiny toy poodle, a graying black Labrador mix and a big backyard. In the still dark hours, a seizure begins almost every day.
Around 2 a.m. on a Thursday, two furry black paws pounce on Brandi Lawrey's face. Her blue-gray eyes snap open. Gavin, her 5-year-old, mumbles incoherently. Hershey the poodle does the job he was trained to do. He first alerts the boy, licking and kissing his face. The dog can smell the change in body chemistry. Gavin begins to panic. "Seizure, seizure," his little voice utters.
His mother's long hands reach out to grasp his 3-foot, 5-inch frame. Brandi pulls his body onto her chest. She feels his labored breaths in the darkness. Her 8-year-old daughter, Makenzie, sleeps in a bedroom down the hall, sheltered from the nightly chaos.
Dad Jeff Lawrey wakes when the shaking begins. He quickly throws his arms over Gavin's body to brace him.
For less than a minute, they grip their son as he convulses. His eyes are rolled back in his head.
The lights go on.
Hershey is handed a treat. Gavin's iPad is placed against a headboard. Lullabies play to help him go back to sleep. Halfway across his father's chest, the boy lies askew in the middle of the king-sized bed. His ambulance and firetruck pajamas read "Mommy's Hero."
Mother and son breathe in sync. Precious moments of peace pass.
Their story is one of survival, traversing a fine line between sadness and joy.
"We have tragic moments," Brandi says. "But it's not a tragic story."
For a year and a half, Brandi and Jeff watched their healthy son grow and meet every developmental milestone.
At 18 months, Brandi looked up from her seat on the couch to find Gavin staring blankly at a wall.
"Gavin," Brandi called out anxiously.
No response.
"Gavin!" she yelled.
His upper body locked in spasms, she watched him melt to the ground.
The storybook existence the Lawreys lived before moving to Southwest Florida from Michigan in 2005 shifted abruptly. The characters changed.
Life became a stream of doctors' offices and visits. Tremors started in Gavin's hand like an electrical charge that moved into his body. He began to regress. He couldn't feed himself. He couldn't play or do puzzles or stack blocks. When he started writing, he would press so hard to control the shaking that pencils and crayons would break.
A movement disorder, diagnosed in June 2010, was found to be the cause of his episodes. The seizures were confirmed three months later during a four-day video EEG at All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg. It measured the electrical activity in his brain. Gavin had 11 seizures in one night. But these were all symptoms.
Their greatest enemy remained a faceless villain.
Diseases were checked off the list. At least it wasn't cancer. At least it wasn't muscular dystrophy. At least it wasn't some other disease.
Brandi traveled with Gavin to find answers from doctors around the United States: Baltimore, Atlanta, Miami. Jeff continued life at home, working first as an engineering tech and later as a senior engineering designer, driving Makenzie to school, helping her with homework and trying to maintain a sense of normalcy when Brandi and Gavin were out of town. The family's savings dwindled to almost nothing; money spent on sleep studies, blood work, brain scans and genetic examinations revealed secrets little by little. They started fundraising to put money in a medical trust fund.
Brandi and Jeff were eventually faced with an obvious choice in late 2011: paying the mortgage or paying for Gavin's medication.
A notice of foreclosure arrived in October.
"Jeff's working his tail off, making a decent living," Brandi says. "We're still losing our home."
In January 2012, Gavin was diagnosed with a mitochondrial illness that affects his neurological system.
Jeff, 33, is up at 4:30 a.m., just after Brandi finally gets Gavin and herself back to sleep. Dad's the gym rat — some days by choice, other days by necessity.
He sets out his work clothes and gym gear the night before, near two protein shakes. In the mornings, Jeff sacrifices sleep to get to the gym for an hour. It is one of the few things that he can control.
There are two Gavins. Some days he's listless and mean. Following an episode, he'll be dazed, forgetful. Sometimes he tells his mother he doesn't love her or tries to hit.
The seizures attack at random — some nights it's two, others five or six.
He has one more that Thursday morning before it's time to get ready for kindergarten by 6 a.m.
Brandi sleeps two hours.
"Nooo ... leave me alone. You woke me up!" Gavin yells at his mother, his voice husky. "I don't like you."
She whispers, urging her son to calm down, to behave, to make good choices.
Once he rests, a twinkle lights up his eyes and Gavin doesn't remember a thing. He turns back into his mother's snuggle bug and tells her "I luh you" every couple of minutes. He has a hard time pronouncing v and f sounds.
Few know the kind of night she had as Brandi parks outside Caloosa Elementary School. But being president of the parent-teacher organization, everyone knows her face. Some tell her she looks tired, that she needs to take better care of herself.
Some call Brandi "Wonder Woman," to which she usually replies that her cape must have holes in it because it doesn't seem to be working.
In the morning sun, Brandi lugs a mini fridge past the principal's office and down the hallway to Angela Harbison's colorful kindergarten classroom. The light, relaxing sounds of a piano from the CD player greet them as they wander in.
She sits, cuts shapes, takes notes and watches her son try to learn. As their service dog's handler, Brandi is required to spend every morning at the school with her son.
It's become a safe haven for her, a nexus of support.
Gavin is failing kindergarten. Some days he knows every answer, the next day he forgets. He's hospital homebound, which means his schooldays go until noon and he is tutored twice a week at his house.
Brandi, 31, spends every moment of her life with Gavin. She scours the Internet to research what doctors tell her in order to understand the medical terminology. At appointments, she asks tough questions. She's become Gavin's advocate, arguing with doctors for something as simple as an IV to keep her son from dehydration. When Gavin is having a good day, some doctors question whether he is sick at all. Brandi has taken videos on her phone to show them his episodes.
The anxiety has become a burning sensation, an elephant squatting on her chest. Someone is squeezing her heart and forcing her pulse to race. When she does sleep, she wakes up sweating. She is hounded by the nightmares of what could happen to her son, to her family.
Despite all this, she exudes confidence. She is a former massage therapist and certified nursing assistant. Anyone who doesn't know her sees a woman with blonde, wavy hair, long eyelashes and a long, determined stride. Her high-pitched, easy laugh is recognizable above the din of a busy classroom.
She seems strong, even on her worst days when throughout the school an intercom buzzes loudly: "Brandi Lawrey to Mrs. Harbison's room. Brandi Lawrey to Mrs. Harbison's room."
No matter where she is, what she's doing or how she feels that day, she runs to her son's rescue.
Other days he saves her. Gavin is the family's little warrior. The one with real superpowers. He is their Gorilla Glue, their giggle box. He is their strength.


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TaikOz Japanese drumming and flute
Date 6.00pm Wednesday 11 April 2001
Venue James O. Fairfax Theatre, National Gallery of Australia, Parkes Place, Parkes ACT
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Held in connection with the exhibition Monet & Japan, the National Gallery presents a concert by percussion group TaikOz - a unique synthesis of East and West, old and new. Following the performance in the James O. Fairfax Theatre, the audience will have an opportunity to view the acclaimed exhibition, Monet & Japan. This event is presented in association with the National Folk Festival.
One of Australia's most energetic and exciting drumming groups, TaikOz performs contemporary music by Japanese and Australian composers using Japanese taiko (drums) and shakuhachi (bamboo flute). Combining the power of taiko with the ethereal tones of the shakuhachi, TaikOz draw on ancient traditions while looking to the future.
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Siempre Flamenco's guitarist Paco Fonta and jazz vibraphonist Richard Sprince perform a "FlamenJazz Jam." The show includes flamenco dancing by artists Celia Fonta and Paola Escobar. The program also features original compositions by both Paco Fonta and Richard Sprince, as well as an arrangement of the classic jazz composition "Crystal Silence" by Chick Corea, set to flamenco rhythm. Traditional flamenco dances, "Taranto" and "Alegrias," are performed to the sounds of the vibraphone. 8:30 p.m. Additional performances through March 18. South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, 10950 SW 211th St., Cutler Bay. $20 in advance. $25 at the door. Details: (786) 573-5300 or www.smdcac.org.


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Breadboard resident artist Shelley Spector held another digital embroidery workshop this past weekend at NextFab! Shelley has been here working on our laser cutters and our digital embroidery machine, leading up to her exhibit Dreck Groove, on display now at the Esther Klein Art Gallery. If you haven't been over to see her work at EKG yet, it will be up until March 30th. It's not one you want to miss!
The workshop started at the gallery, where Shelley greeted attendees and discussed her work. Afterward, everyone came to NextFab and Shelley dove into the details of the processes she used for her work.
The workshop was split into small groups and they rotated through 4 stations: a tour of NextFab's machinery and facility, sewing with the digital embroidery machine, laser cutting, and the digital embroidery software.
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For the legions of fans who hang onto Alexa Chung's every word (and little-girl pettycoat tails), Madewell just released a video to showcase Alexa's latest contributions to the collaboration. Her collection hits stores today, but we thought you'd like to see more directly what Alexa has in store. For Fall, you will find the requisite "little girl dresses" that Alexa is so fond of, as well as a couple of denim jeans in the form of a flare leg jean and a high waisted short. The entire collection has definite vintage inspirations from the '60s and '90s, as she herself admits in the video, which gives us a brief view of her latest lookbook.
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The SCC Men's Basketball Team broke open a close game in the first half and took control midway through the second half on their way to a 19 point victory over North Seattle Community College at the "Homecoming" game at Shoreline Community College in front of a large crowd in the SCC Gym.
NSCC led by one at half, 46-45, but the SCC press wore down the Storm in the second half as SCC pushed their lead to 26 points at 104 to 78 and cruised to victory.
SCC had a balanced attack with 7 players scoring in double figures. Will Acromite and Jordan Lupher scored 16 each to lead Shoreline with Anthony Edwards adding 14 points with a 6 for 6 night from the floor, including 2 for 2 from three point range. Earlie Dixon and Joe Bodman added 12 points each and Avery Scharer and KJ Hong dropped in 11 points each to finish the double digit scoring for SCC.
Joe Bodmand had 16 rebounds for SCC while Avery Scharer added 5 assists, 2 blocked shots and 2 steals.
SCC is now 14-8 on the season, topping their victory total for last year
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SCC plays league leading Whatcom Community College on Saturday in the SCC Gym at 4:00 PM. Whatcom has beaten SCC twice this season.


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If youre having difficulty gaining weight, dont for one minute imagine youre the only one with troubles. 80% of all bodybuilders go through the same trials and tribulations as you. Out of this vast number, a mere half-dozen will solve their problems through sheer luck. Theyll hit on the right combination of sets, reps, exercise and rest through the process of trial and error, and after many months of effort have gone by will eventually begin to put on the pounds. The rest will waste just as much time floundering around trying this or that routine without the remotest signs of success and will at last give up in despair and disgust.
Im going to show you a sure way to gain bulk and power and Im also going to show you how the hit-or-miss trainer and the bulk-gaining failure could have succeeded. All they had to do was try and completely understand their individual gaining problems, for the simple reason that when every side of a problem is understood, a man almost automatically knows what to do to overcome it. Plenty of people will tell you that your physical type has an influence on the degree of bulk you can obtain, and this is mainly true. Obviously no man with the framework of a Tony Sansone can hope to build the bulk of a Doug Hepburn. But such and individual CAN get rid of his skinny appearance, and gain the right amount of muscular massiveness and proportionate appearance that his frame is able to carry.
As for age preventing you from gaining bulk . . . I cant go along with this theory either. Modern weight training has made it possible for anyone from 16 to 60 to gain weight. So long as a man enjoys good general health, no matter what his age or physical type, his body MUST and WILL respond.
Failure to gain can be caused by many things, and it is always advisable for a lifter to examine his own case objectively. Is he getting proper food and enough of it? Has he any focal points of infection? Does he smoke heavily? Is he getting sufficient rest? Does he find himself constantly worrying over trifles that have yet to even occur? Any one of these factors can mean the difference between success and failure to gain.
If you have bad teeth or tonsils, have them examined and treated. If you are a night owl, prone to missing sleep, start keeping regular hours. If you smoke heavily, cut down the number of cigarettes daily, or quit altogether.
Perhaps the best thing a bodybuilder can do if he wants to gain bulk is to see that his meals are big and hearty. A nourishing diet is the only way to add weight to your frame. There is no escaping this fact, so determine now that you will fuel your efforts with the proper quantity of healthful food.
You MUST eat three big meals daily and you MUST drink plenty of liquids . . . milk with your meals and milk or fruit and vegetable juices between meals. Your diet should be high in protein. All types of meat should be eaten, starch intake should be stepped up, a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables should be eaten in abundance. In addition to the above changes in your diet, you should make use of weight-gaining and protein drinks prepared in a blender.
Close companion of the adequate diet is the exercise routine. It is useless for you to perform exercises which affect only local muscle groups. Increases in body weight come from OVERALL increases. Obviously you stand to gain more weight if EVERY muscle group in the body is worked than if you exercise say, only your back or your arms. Yet at the same time, such a weight gaining schedule must be planned with an eye to energy conservation. In other words the schedule must use as FEW exercises as possible yet effect affect as MANY muscle groups as possible. This is where cheating versions of compound exercises can be used.
Theres one other factor to take into consideration that some may disagree with. Contrary to popular opinion that low reps build bulk, it is my personal experience that a system of working up to 15 repetitions is best for bulk building. This will create an appreciable appetite for food, and effect changes in metabolism that will lead directly to weight increases . . . through the more efficient utilization of the food eaten.
Take my experience as an example. At the time I made my biggest bulk gains I did six sets of every movement using 15-20 reps. I gained 33 pounds in a 2½ month period. It seemed like each time I stepped on the scales Id gained a couple of pounds! And let me again emphasize the high reps, which I used with all the weight I could handle in the various movements . . . AND I kept myself supplied with plenty of nutrient-rich foods.
The very best time any man can begin a bulk training routine is right at the start of his lifting career. After he has gained all the bulk he wants he can then begin to specialize for proportion and muscularity. But bear in mind that a bulk program does not imply that you pile on mere flesh. Hard MUSCULAR BULK is what you MUST strive for. Dont overdo the eating and think it will miraculously turn to muscle. Beyond a certain caloric level all you will gain is fat that will have to be lost at a later date. I have chosen some of the finest movements for building bulk and which form the basis of any bulk training program. The first one is . . .
1.) Heavy Bench Press Lie on an exercise bench with a barbell held at arms length above your chest, hand spacing about an inch from the collars. Lower the weight down with a slight bounce off the chest press it back to arms length. As the reps become increasingly tough, bridge up off the bench to press the bar to full lockout. FORCE out each and every repetition. Cheat all you have to and dont be afraid to take several breaths between reps. Start off with the reps performed in fairly strict style and then bounce and bridge the barbell up to force out the repetitions.
2.) Heavy Cheat Barbell Curl What your best single curl performed in strict style?
Well . . . take that weight to use as your EXERCISE poundage in cheat curls. Standing, use your normal curl grip, bend forward at the waist, then return swiftly to an upright position, starting your curl at the same time and bending back a little to complete the curl. The motion of the body should assist the curl to the shoulders. Lower the weight back to starting position as steadily as you can and repeat the exercise. This movement, especially the lowering, forces the biceps into growth.
3.) Cheat Bentover Row Grasp a barbell in your hands as you stand erect . . . your hand spacing should be a few inches wider than shoulder-width. Now bend forward at the waist until your body is level with the floor, forming right angles with your legs. Drop your body down a bit then pull swiftly up to just above parallel position, at the same time pulling the barbell up to the chest. The movement of the trunk and the pull up of the bar should be made together, so that body movement imparts motion to the barbell. Lower the weight steadily down from the chest and repeat the exercise. this is an all-round movement for the back.
4.) Squat This movement has always been a mainstay of a weight gaining program since it works the largest muscle groups of the body. Take the weight off the squat racks, and spread your hands along the bar wide so the largest shoulder area supports the bar. Take three deep breaths, forcing the air in and forcing it out. On the third breath drop down into a deep squat and as soon as you hit rock bottom, bounce back up to the erect position, breathing out as you do so. Take another three deep breaths and repeat the exercise. Dont forget to force that air into your lungs and force it out.
5.) Cheat Upright Row Stand erect with a barbell held in your hands, fairly narrow grip, at full downward stretch of the arms. Lean the body forward a little at the waist and return it with a snap to upright position, at the same time pulling the bar up to the throat. The movement of your body and rowing motion should be made at the same time, so body motion helps with the pull up. Lower the bar down to commencing position steadily and repeat.
In all five of these movements, start off with a poundage you can handle for 9 repetitions and work to 15, 3 sets each exercise. As soon as you can manage the 3 x 15 increase the weight and drop back to 3 sets of 9.
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Engineering, Building, and Architecture
Not many museums collect houses. The National Museum of American History has four, as well as two outbuildings, 11 rooms, an elevator, many building components, and some architectural elements from the White House. Drafting manuals are supplemented by many prints of buildings and other architectural subjects. The breadth of the museum's collections adds some surprising objects to these holdings, such as fans, purses, handkerchiefs, T-shirts, and other objects bearing images of buildings.
The engineering artifacts document the history of civil and mechanical engineering in the United States. So far, the Museum has declined to collect dams, skyscrapers, and bridges, but these and other important engineering achievements are preserved through blueprints, drawings, models, photographs, sketches, paintings, technical reports, and field notes.
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Hart House Architectual Elements from Ipswich, Mass.
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- The largest artifact in the museum, this Georgian-style, 2 ½-story timber-framed house was built in the 1760s and stood at 16 Elm Street in the center of Ipswich, Massachusetts, until 1963 when efforts by Ipswich citizens saved it from the bulldozer. The house was carefully taken apart—the frame, chimney, and many other pieces were shipped to the Museum and reassembled.
- Today, the house is the centerpiece of the exhibition Within These Walls , and visitors are able to peer through its walls, windows, and doors to view settings played out against the backdrop of Colonial America, the American Revolution, the abolitionist movement, the industrial era, and World War II. The exhibition tells the story of five ordinary families, selected from many, who lived in this house over 200 years and made history in their kitchens and parlors, through everyday choices and personal acts of courage and sacrifice.
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A Castle Dale woman is dead and a Huntington man is in the Carbon County Jail awaiting possible automobile homicide charges following a Saturday morning hit-and-run which police believe was fueled by alcohol.
Utah Highway Patrol spokesperson Joe Dougherty stipulated that Linda Potter, 54, of Castle Dale was carried approximately 250 feet early Saturday morning by a southbound pickup that hit her as she was directing northbound traffic on State Road 10 through a single-lane construction zone. The crash occurred at 1:30 a.m. just south of Price at milepost 63, where Potter was working for Nielson Construction.
The pickup's driver, 28-year-old Luke Shroyer of Huntington, continued through the construction zone after hitting Potter, later telling investigators that he "thought he had hit a deer."
Investigators reported that there were no signs that Shroyer stopped or slowed down after the impact. They further estimate that the pickup was traveling well above 30 mph when the incident occurred. Emery County Sheriff's deputies caught up with Shroyer in Huntington, approximately 20 miles south of the fatal crash.
After Shroyer was detained, UHP officials conducted a field sobriety test and blood draw which confirmed a .119 blood-alcohol level, far above Utah's legal limit of .08. The UHP release stipulated that the pickup's driver reported being in a Price area bar prior to the crash.
Shroyer has been arrested and booked into the Carbon County Jail on investigation of automobile homicide. Formal charges will be decided on by the county attorney as the investigation continues. S.R. 10 was shut down for approximately four hours so that highway patrol and Utah Department of Transportation officials could conduct appropriate investigations.
"This is another senseless death on one of Utah's Highways," stated Dougherty. "We continue to warn Utahans everywhere that drivers are the ones who can protect construction zone workers by slowing down. When will that message sink in? Who knows? But we will continue telling Utahns that we respect their right to consume alcohol, as long as they do it responsibly."


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TORONTO – Martin Reader of Comox, B.C., and Chaim Schalk of Red Deer, Alta., won the gold medal in men's senior competition while Liz Maloney and Heather Bansley of Toronto were crowned the women's champions on Sunday at the Canadian beach volleyball championships.
In men's competition, Reader and Schalk defeated Richard Van Huizen and Christopher Redmann of Toronto in the championship final 21-14, 26-24. Both teams played regularly this season on the FIVB World Tour circuit.
Reader and Schalk were 2-2 in the round robin finishing third in their pool but delivered a strong playoff not losing a set in four matches.
Matt Zbyszewski and Josh Binstock of Toronto took the bronze medal match over Maverick Hatch of Toronto and Jessi Lelliott of Kelowna, B.C., 20-22, 21-11, 15-11.
In the women's final, Maloney and Bansley defeated Liz Cordonier and Jaime Broder of Vancouver 21-16, 17-21, 15-10. Earlier this season, Maloney and Bansley won a tournament on the NORCECA circuit and this weekend they went 3-0 in the round robin and 4-0 in the playoffs.
Cordonier was named this past spring the CIS's female athlete of the year for her exploits in indoor volleyball with the University of British Columbia.
In the bronze match, Marie-Christine Mondor of Mascouche, Que., and Melanie Savoie of Quebec City defeated Caleigh Whitaker of Sharon, Ont., and Shanice Marcelle of Vancouver 21-15, 21-17.
Competition was held in a various age groups from under-14 on up.
Full results at: http://www.volleyball.ca/content/championships


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My neighbors poured a new concrete floor over their old one and told me that they used some sort of special adhesive concrete that was designed to stick to the old work. They didn't do any rebar pinning and the new concrete had to be a fairly thin layer that was not able to support the weight on its own without the help of the existing concrete. This job worked perfectly. Has anyone heard of this magic concrete? Rick N6RK K8RI wrote: > > > >> Here's another (maybe stupid) question... >> >> I have a 25G tower with the bottom section partially embedded in >> concrete. Problem is the concrete was poured with the top only about >> an inch above ground. The base never moves but the surrounding earth >> frost heaves up slightly in winter. Spring snow melt and rain then >> deposits dirt and debris on top of the concrete where it then >> surrounds the tower legs. The tower is on sloped ground which >> promotes this action. I am tired of cleaning the dirt and debris off >> it every year and wonder what I can do to eliminate this situation. >> >> If I clean (wire brush?) the top of the existing concrete, build a >> wood form around it and simply pour another few inches of concrete >> on top, will I be helping or making matters worse? I am wondering if >> the new concrete will adhere to the old stuff adequately, or if >> water may tend to get in between old and new layers (where it would >> no doubt freeze and cause bigger problems). >> > It's quite likely the junction between new and old would foum a boundray > layer where water would penetrate. > > There have been a couple of good suggestions of etching as well as > drilling > and using rebar. > > The typical etch is a dilute Muratic Acid which is then thouroughly washed > away. It comes with directions. Drilling and adding rebar would also help > keep the new bonded to the old. However as you are only looking at a > couple > of inches with out the need for strength you *might* get away by simply > doing the acid etch and wash prior to the small pour. OTOH if you have the > room adding 6 inches of new concrete would give enough room to drill and > pin > with rebar and still have enough room to extend the concrete several > inches > above the rebar pins. > > Good Luck, > > Roger (K8RI) > >> I have worked with concrete quit a bit, but have never poured new on >> top of old. Any advice would be appreciated. >> >> Thanks & 73, >> >> Paul N1BUG >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TowerTalk mailing list >> email@example.com >> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk > > _______________________________________________ > > > > _______________________________________________ > TowerTalk mailing list > firstname.lastname@example.com > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk > > _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list email@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
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One of my patients, a gentleman in his late 40s, returned for a routine cancer checkup. Fortunately, all was well from that perspective. However, he was clearly suffering from work-related stress. His blood pressure was sky high, so there was a very real risk of stroke or heart attack. His blood sugar was off the charts, and I was concerned about diabetes and its complications.
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Thank you for sharing this story! I can so relate to a promotion turning out to be a bad thing. I was a reporter at daily newspaper in New York City. (paper shall go unnamed) I loved the reporting, but was uneasy about my superiors and the overall culture of the place. But when a spot opened up for city editor a friend strongly recommended I apply. Everyone pushed me to do it -- they said it would look great on my resume. I did and got the job with more money -- and longer hours, more stress, more responsibilities, etc. I was miserable within 2 short months. The terrible corporate culture I had always suspected existed became glaringly clear. The job was fast-paced, non-stop nearly 24 hours a day and my boss and I increasingly became more and more hostile towards each other. I honestly don't know how I coped without having a nervous breakdown. I was miserable and so stressed. Well, I quit that job after 2 long years and am much happier. And that same boss who I battled with and fought the same daily stress factors as I did? He stayed at the paper and died this year of stage 4 colon cancer. He was given a year to live and died in 6 months. Your health and happiness are the most important things, people!! Not money, not prestige, not glitz and glamour -- your health! In today's culture we are always pushed to work harder, work longer, take more money, take the better job title, etc. Sometimes ... it's not worth it.
The retail career by going up the corporate ladder with promotions and all was not worth the extra money. you have to be willing to relocate to really get the premium jobs and i did at 28 years old Two cars in the garage braces on the kids teeth. Stress not worth it!Cancer I got non-hodgkins lymphoma. Stress?
yES WITHOUT DETAIL THINKING, WITHOUT PLANNING , WITHOUT CHECKING THE LEVEL OF SUSTAINING TO NEW CHALLENGES WHICH WE HAVE TO FACE AT WORK IS THE MOST INFLUENCING ASPECTS FOR INCREASED LEVEL OF STRESS, THIS STRESS LEVEL RISES MAINLY DUE TO UNEXPERIENCED BOSSES, THEIR UNKIND & RUDE BEHAVIOUR WITH JUNIORS. BUT IT CAN REDUCED BY DOING OUR WORK TIME TO TIME, NEAT & CLEAN. IT IS OBSERVED IN COMPANIES, GOVERNMENT OFFICES, COLLEGES. PPOLITICS, ALSO.
was in military and got promoted to First sgt. what a nightmARE. Was good at it and was selected as 1sgt of year but the hours and 24 hours on call took its toll. Deployed to desert all was well and retired two years later. But heart attack got me, along with panic disorder. Yes to thine own self be true. 8C
Qigong—Chinese mind/body exercises--helped me immensely in my successful battles with four bouts of supposedly terminal bone lymphoma cancer in the early nineties. I practiced standing post meditation, one of the most powerful forms of qigong--as an adjunct to chemotherapy, which is how it should always be used.
Qigong kept me strong in many ways: it calmed my mind--taking me out of the fight-or-flight syndrome, which pumps adrenal hormones into the system that could interfere with healing. The deep abdominal breathing pumped my lymphatic system—a vital component of the immune system. In addition, qigong energized and strengthened my body at a time when I couldn't do Western exercise such as weight-lifting or jogging--the chemo was too fatiguing. And it empowered my will and reinforced it every day with regular practice. In other words, I contributed to the healing process, instead of just depending solely on the chemo and the doctors. Clear 14 years and still practicing!
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I was in a technician job that I loved for 20 years. Then I was promoted into a supervisory position that I was not suited for. The stress from politics and unkind bosses became a nightmare. I felt that there was dark cloud of doom over my head. I felt that there was no way out. My stress grew to the point of having panic attacks in which I thought I was going to die. I knew that I needed psychological evaluation and spiritual support. Thank God a new technician job opened up, and I was able to return to the job I had before. It took me a year to get the courage to go in for a complete medical and psychological evaluation. Also, by the grace of God, a pastor came to my front door which resulted in receiving spiritual support and guidance from the pastor joining the church. With the help of the correct medications, cognitive therapy, and faith in God, I recovered.
I too was promoted to a management position after being a therapist with disturbed adolescents in a residential treatment setting. At first I was very flattered but also was extremely nervous about this position as I was not trained in management. After two years of almost continual stress in trying to manage a job I didn't even like I decided to resign. I told them I wanted to go back to working with families and kids. What a relief !! I later took a job in Family Court Services as a Mediator/Child Custody Evaluator, a job reputed to be highly stressful. I loved it and found it no where near as stressful as a therapist trying to be a manager when she was clearly not set up that way !
in all we do must be sanity. We are seeking accountability and competence. For this we need a state of mind in a complete state of calm. we need to concentrate. we must recall what is our source of energy and it is our driving force.
Yes, I was put in charge of the entire midwest and had to move 3 hours away. My wife did not move. I returned to an entry level job and saved what was left of my marraige.
...by the way, I even got a "Sustained Superior Performance Award", "Time Off Award" and a "Gem Award" in that government position, even though it was physically and mentally killing me.
I'm a detail person. I took a government position where you're in a lock-step promotion situation. I loved the first few years and wanted to stay right where I was. I didn't need the $$$ of each grade increase. I was finally at the top of my scale and hated it! It was too abstract. I was losing weight. My stomach hurt all the time. I was feeling guilty about not completing assignments. I finally asked to move into a lower position, with a $20K/year pay cut, to a job I love! Details! I'm happy! I'm healthy! My friends, family and co-workers could tell a difference right away, but just can't understand WHY. Oh, well.
This piece is timely given the broader economic picture, and illustrates some very important points. For a general, perhaps wry take on how promotions may affect us, consider googling the term "the Peter Principle," which states in essence that we tend to be promoted to the level of our incompetence. It sounds ridiculous, but there are so many examples of it all around. By focusing on an enhanced paycheck or job title that comes with a promotion or lateral move, we may be neglecting the other, less tangible psychological and social prices to be paid. Most people in this category are probably not incompetent, but instead find themselves working at the wrong place. In order to guard against being seduced by the blandishments of upward career mobility beyond our capacity, we need to be brutally honest with ourselves about our strenghts, weaknesses, and preferences. Also, it makes sense to consider the power games that sometimes go with new positions. Not everyone is temperamentally cut out to play a more aggressive career game, or to move away from using skills that may have brought them a measure of success in the first place. Playing to strengths is great advice.
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Is ice cream a food group? How can I get it recognized as one?
Why not? You could eat that for breakfast!ReplyCancel
Calcium and fruitReplyCancel
Anyone here about Farrah Abrahams latest antics? She is accusing her parents of abusing her as a child (yet she lets them raise baby Sophia?!) and claims to be drugged and raped by people at a porn convention. I DO NOT believe her and I think it is sick people like her that make people question truly abused children such as Mia Farrows daughter. I hope Farrahs parents take her to court and get full-custody of the kid and cut all ties with her. The only abuse going on is Farrahs abuse to societyReplyCancel
I might be one of the few around that does not care for ice cream.ReplyCancel
I used to eat like ice cream was a major food group. Now I'm all about getting healthy and focusing on my diet and exercise routine. I literally just need to focus on myself right now.ReplyCancel
@ T.E. Cruz—clearly we are the only true intellectuals here ; )
people wanna talk about ice-cream lol
@Rob as long as we were talking about child abuse above did PMK ever use her strap on on you and is that why you have no self esteem or moral fiber?ReplyCancel
You're not alone, @Reno.ReplyCancel
You're so funny!
You are joking, right? 🙂ReplyCancel
Sandybrook that is disgusting! You think I would have sex with someone so out of shape?
Oh, and much to my Bruce's dismay, my strap on has been in retirement since the unfortunate demise of Nicole Brown Simpson. I hope they catch whoever did that to her and that poor Jewish boy.ReplyCancel
@mamakrass did you kill Robert Sr.accidentally by giving him cancer the same way Michael Douglas claiimed to get throat cancer?ReplyCancel
Yeah, MBK is right. It's a motherfucking, finger licking gossip site. If you wanna talk about food go to Bonappetit.com, and if you wanna tell other people what to talk about, head on over to Thirdreich.com. MBK is the site admin. So glad we cleared that up! Kisses!ReplyCancel
Bubala, please. If you want to find out, you'll have to meet up with Bruce and have your throat checked a few weeks afterwards. Don't forget to bring the Grey Goose. 750mL, it is the perfect size 😉ReplyCancel
Sorry, but I can't help. Too busy trying to get Gravy added to the food pyramid.ReplyCancel
Kris, WHAT are you talking about? Strap ons? Grey Goose bottles? You are psychotic! I'm not the biggest ice cream fan.ReplyCancel
You're a very sexual eater, Khloe.ReplyCancel
Hi Khloe!ReplyCancel
Plum, you mean these topics are off-topic? Lol 😉ReplyCancel
They were! I'm looking forward to the opening ceremony tomorrow night! I talked Kris into letting the chef cook at the beach house, it's gonna be great!ReplyCancel
Khloe, you're really working that frosting. MmmmmmmReplyCancel
I may be sick but you just worked the fuck out of that frosting.ReplyCancel
Get your cream onReplyCancel