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Skip to comments.Call to Action: America Stand Up for your Troops
Posted on 12/26/2007 5:21:37 AM PST by concretebob
Colonel Harry Riley, USA Ret, Chairman of EaglesUp has a message for America. You can read that message on the EagleUp website.
Chris Hill, National Director of Gathering of Eagles has this message:
All of us remember St. Patrick's Day, 2007. It was blustery, cold, bitter and just about perfect. The time has come to revisit that emotion. Those that would disparage our brave men and women in uniform are planning to congregate in our nation's Capital once again this coming March. On March 15, 2008, Gathering of Eagles, in coordination with Move America Forward, Freedom's Watch, The Band of Mothers, Vets for Freedom, DC Protest Warrior, Eagles Up, Free Republic, New England Warrior and rank and file patriotic Americans, will come together to Support Our Troops and their in-theater commander, General David Petraeus. Under the banner AMERICANS STANDING UP, we will gather to face down the associated groups who are against everything we hold dear. We will stand united, wave Old Glory and remind them that they do not speak for us, nor most Americans. We encourage you all to join us in Washington, DC. It is time to once again take back the streets and remind all those people in their living rooms that there are people who think like them. It is time to once again, remind the nation that our brave volunteers in uniform have earned our support. The Surge is working. The tide has turned.
The organization Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) has aligned itself with elements of the extreme left in our country and is preparing to besmirch and degrade the efforts of our brave men and women serving in the military by accusing them of atrocities similar to the way John eFfing sKerry accused our Viet Nam veterans of atrocities.
No one stood up to the VVAW then, but we will stand up now against the lies and disinformation of this generations' Winter Soldier.
If you are a veteran of Iraq or Afghanistan we need your help one more time.
We will present a positive message about your efforts to bring peace and freedom to the people of Iraq and Afghanistan, but we need you to stand with us to show America the face of dedication, commitment, and honor.
Join us on 15 March 2008 as we show America the true face of the American Warrior.
GoE, we salute you. Fight on!
GoE, we salute you. Fight on!
Get ready ping!!!!
I am ready!!!!
blustery, cold, bitter
And never mind that. My Drill Sergeants called that kind of weather, 'perfect Army training weather'.
I gotta bring a bull horn this time.
How North Vietnam Won The War The Wall Street Journal, Thursday August 3, 1995
What did the North Vietnamese leadership think of the American antiwar movement? What was the purpose of the Tet Offensive? How could the U.S. have been more successful in fighting the Vietnam War? Bui Tin, a former colonel in the North Vietnamese army, answers these questions in the following excerpts from an interview conducted by Stephen Young, a Minnesota attorney and human-rights activist. Bui Tin, who served on the general staff of North Vietnam's army, received the unconditional surrender of South Vietnam on April 30, 1975. He later became editor of the People's Daily, the official newspaper of Vietnam. He now lives in Paris, where he immigrated after becoming disillusioned with the fruits of Vietnamese communism.
Question: How did Hanoi intend to defeat the Americans?
Answer: By fighting a long war which would break their will to help South Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh said, "We don't need to win military victories, we only need to hit them until they give up and get out."
Q: Was the American antiwar movement important to Hanoi's victory?
A: It was essential to our strategy. Support of the war from our rear was completely secure while the American rear was vulnerable. Every day our leadership would listen to world news over the radio at 9 a.m. to follow the growth of the American antiwar movement. Visits to Hanoi by people like Jane Fonda, and former Attorney General Ramsey Clark and ministers gave us confidence that we should hold on in the face of battlefield reverses. We were elated when Jane Fonda, wearing a red Vietnamese dress, said at a press conference that she was ashamed of American actions in the war and that she would struggle along with us.
Q: Did the Politburo pay attention to these visits?
A: Keenly.
Q: Why?
A: Those people represented the conscience of America. The conscience of America was part of its war-making capability, and we were turning that power in our favor. America lost because of its democracy; through dissent and protest it lost the ability to mobilize a will to win.
Q: How could the Americans have won the war?
A: Cut the Ho Chi Minh trail inside Laos. If Johnson had granted [Gen. William] Westmoreland's requests to enter Laos and block the Ho Chi Minh trail, Hanoi could not have won the war.
Q: Anything else?
A: Train South Vietnam's generals. The junior South Vietnamese officers were good, competent and courageous, but the commanding general officers were inept.
Q: Did Hanoi expect that the National Liberation Front would win power in South Vietnam?
A: No. Gen. [Vo Nguyen] Giap [commander of the North Vietnamese army] believed that guerrilla warfare was important but not sufficient for victory. Regular military divisions with artillery and armor would be needed. The Chinese believed in fighting only with guerrillas, but we had a different approach. The Chinese were reluctant to help us. Soviet aid made the war possible. Le Duan [secretary general of the Vietnamese Communist Party] once told Mao Tse-tung that if you help us, we are sure to win; if you don't, we will still win, but we will have to sacrifice one or two million more soldiers to do so.
Q: Was the National Liberation Front an independent political movement of South Vietnamese?
A: No. It was set up by our Communist Party to implement a decision of the Third Party Congress of September 1960. We always said there was only one party, only one army in the war to liberate the South and unify the nation. At all times there was only one party commissar in command of the South.
Q: Why was the Ho Chi Minh trail so important?
A: It was the only way to bring sufficient military power to bear on the fighting in the South. Building and maintaining the trail was a huge effort, involving tens of thousands of soldiers, drivers, repair teams, medical stations, communication units.
Q: What of American bombing of the Ho Chi Minh trail?
A: Not very effective. Our operations were never compromised by attacks on the trail. At times, accurate B-52 strikes would cause real damage, but we put so much in at the top of the trail that enough men and weapons to prolong the war always came out the bottom. Bombing by smaller planes rarely hit significant targets.
Q: What of American bombing of North Vietnam?
A: If all the bombing had been concentrated at one time, it would have hurt our efforts. But the bombing was expanded in slow stages under Johnson and it didn't worry us. We had plenty of times to prepare alternative routes and facilities. We always had stockpiles of rice ready to feed the people for months if a harvest were damaged. The Soviets bought rice from Thailand for us.
Q: What was the purpose of the 1968 Tet Offensive?
A: To relieve the pressure Gen. Westmoreland was putting on us in late 1966 and 1967 and to weaken American resolve during a presidential election year.
Q: What about Gen. Westmoreland's strategy and tactics caused you concern?
A: Our senior commander in the South, Gen. Nguyen Chi Thanh, knew that we were losing base areas, control of the rural population and that his main forces were being pushed out to the borders of South Vietnam. He also worried that Westmoreland might receive permission to enter Laos and cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
In January 1967, after discussions with Le Duan, Thanh proposed the Tet Offensive. Thanh was the senior member of the Politburo in South Vietnam. He supervised the entire war effort. Thanh's struggle philosophy was that "America is wealthy but not resolute," and "squeeze tight to the American chest and attack." He was invited up to Hanoi for further discussions. He went on commercial flights with a false passport from Cambodia to Hong Kong and then to Hanoi. Only in July was his plan adopted by the leadership. Then Johnson had rejected Westmoreland's request for 200,000 more troops. We realized that America had made its maximum military commitment to the war. Vietnam was not sufficiently important for the United States to call up its reserves. We had stretched American power to a breaking point. When more frustration set in, all the Americans could do would be to withdraw; they had no more troops to send over.
Tet was designed to influence American public opinion. We would attack poorly defended parts of South Vietnam cities during a holiday and a truce when few South Vietnamese troops would be on duty. Before the main attack, we would entice American units to advance close to the borders, away from the cities. By attacking all South Vietnam's major cities, we would spread out our forces and neutralize the impact of American firepower. Attacking on a broad front, we would lose some battles but win others. We used local forces nearby each target to frustrate discovery of our plans. Small teams, like the one which attacked the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, would be sufficient. It was a guerrilla strategy of hit-and-run raids.
Q: What about the results?
A: Our losses were staggering and a complete surprise;. Giap later told me that Tet had been a military defeat, though we had gained the planned political advantages when Johnson agreed to negotiate and did not run for re-election. The second and third waves in May and September were, in retrospect, mistakes. Our forces in the South were nearly wiped out by all the fighting in 1968. It took us until 1971 to re-establish our presence, but we had to use North Vietnamese troops as local guerrillas. If the American forces had not begun to withdraw under Nixon in 1969, they could have punished us severely. We suffered badly in 1969 and 1970 as it was.
Q: What of Nixon?
A: Well, when Nixon stepped down because of Watergate we knew we would win. Pham Van Dong [prime minister of North Vietnam] said of Gerald Ford, the new president, "he's the weakest president in U.S. history; the people didn't elect him; even if you gave him candy, he doesn't dare to intervene in Vietnam again." We tested Ford's resolve by attacking Phuoc Long in January 1975. When Ford kept American B-52's in their hangers, our leadership decided on a big offensive against South Vietnam.
Q: What else?
A: We had the impression that American commanders had their hands tied by political factors. Your generals could never deploy a maximum force for greatest military effect.
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It is my opinion that our Troops won this war. It is the people who stayed home who lost the war. We lost our resolve and tied the hands of our politicians. If we would have kept our resolve and let the politicians make the decisions necessary to win, it would have been over sooner with less men paying the price.
We must not allow this to happen again. We must stand behind our Troops and their leaders. We must allow our leaders to do what is necessary to win the war. We must not allow the commie traitors to steal our resolve away again. I say stand we must stand a post for our Troops and this can be done in March in Washington DC.
God bless our Troops and their commanders.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmHgwjXlsPY Big & Rich - 8th Of November
please make sure i am on the oppisite side off the horn!
I want to still have my hearing after this!! at least you shouldnt lose your voice if you have the horn
I managed to make it up to Arlington for an internment, hopefully I can make it up for this.
If you weren't in DC on St. Patrick's Day 2007 to kick the lefties' butts (verbally, of course), you missed one Helluva great commemoration of the Saint who drove the serpents out of my ancestral home.
Don't miss this one coming up March 15, 2008. Ahhh, the Ides of March.
So, which leftist bastard will play the role of Caesar? Not literally, but politically.
Make your plans now. All hands will be needed. Our troops, and our country need you, one more time.
Stay tuned....
A couple of links for you:
Every city has a Radio Shack. They have many bullhorns to choose from, that will fit every Freeper's needs and budget.
My personal choice. I have owned two over the past 10 years, and they work great in all kinds of weather. My original one I gave to a Freeper who needed it for his own "good works," and I bought myself a replacement because I was so happy with the way it performed.
Thanks for the tip!
I lost my voice last time. Well worth it though.
your choice has a good price tag too.
Will be there in spirit.
rochester_veteran's call to action for Gathering of Eagles March 15, 2008
I sure do hope we can bring a busload of Rachacha patriots to join all of you at the Gathering of Eagles!
Danke Schoen fur mit ping!
I was looking at the school calendar and they have Saturday in the place where Friday usually is on a traditional calendar. I corrected it on my post.
I'll try to be there, concretebob and I'll make an effort to rally as many people that I can to come with me to the Gathering of Eagles. Please, if you get inquiries from folks in Rochester, NY, send them my way!
ping !
Two birds, one stone, ping
To the men and women of the military - God bless you all and I stand with you. You guys and gals ROCK!
And BTTT!!! Big time!
Thanks a million!
I am glad you are getting the word out.
You are a great American. Keep up the good work.
Who Owns the Vietnam War?
I'm hoping that many more like me will do the same! :-)
God bless and thanks again!
How have you been? I haven't seen you around and I was gittin worried about you.
Well, I reckon we just have to go lookin' for each other in all the right places don't we do the dhue..?
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year to you & to all your loved ones.
And Merry CHRISTmas and Happy New Year to you and yours.
I liked the pic and I salute you back. You are a true American hero.
All while posting this evening, I've been playing my "WE WERE SODLIERS" DVD once again, just for the CLARITY of it.
It is a privilege and a pleasure to have such warmth and closeness with those who seek and provide such CLARITY here on our http://www.Freerepublic.com Internet forum.
CLARITY, that if available to us long ago upon our return from the Vietnam War would have made all the difference on behalf of a then Free People's fight to remain FREE ..far ..far away.
Thank you for your kindnesses...
...and for your CLARITY, do the dhue..!!
GARRY OWEN, Sir
(a U.S. 7th Cavalry Salute 2-U)
I have been reading the words of Hal Moore at http://www.lzxray.com/battle.htm. He was a great leader and I am sure it was an honor to serve with him. I was just watching some of the video there.
I am damn proud of all you men who served in Nam. I am ashamed of the people, media, and traitors who robbed our intrepid Troops of victory and the people of Vietnam of their freedom. I am truly sorry for that, but I am not responsible. I was born in 66.
All I can do today is fight the ideology here at home. And I will not waver, tire, falter, or fail our Troops. This is my promise to you Vets who served in Vietnam and our Troops fighting the WOT.
Miss Saigon's CLARITY comes from her and her fellow countrymen's so unnecessarily being forced long ago to horridly endure the:
"JOURNEY from the FALL"
Isn't their simple LOVE of FREEDOM now THE Example for the rest of us to follow in a new time of war in a new century with our own FREEDOM directly at stake right here at home..?
Especially with some of the very people who did it to them so long ago now pushing hard in Congress to do it all over again to a FREE Iraqi People..?
NEVER ever AGAIN.
10 Questions for General HAL MOORE
Anyway to get Moore to run for President?
I swear on all that's holy one of the most defining moments of my life
-and there are many such moments-
was walking over that bridge, following those traitors, to see what they saw.
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There so many pale, freckly Americans who, like me, are of German-Irish descent. Perhaps food is the reason this combination is so common; I think our German and Irish ancestors got together and began populating America after meeting in the cabbage and potato section of the grocery store.
Here is a nice hearty stuffed cabbage for St. Patrick's Day. Serve it with potatoes and a pint, if you like.
Recipe and more photos at Maine Food & Lifestyle.


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Debates of Dec. 14th, 2011
House of Commons Hansard #67 of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was infrastructure.
- Question Period
- Cubs and Beavers
- National Food Strategy
- Annual Business Awards
- Casa d'Italia
- YMCA Peace Medals
- Nobel Prize in Medicine
- Justice
- New Democratic Party
- Status of Women
- Canadian Exports
- Barbara Wallace
- Iraq
- The Environment
- Scarborough Historical Museum
- Health
- Christmas
- The Environment
- National Defence
- Ethics
- Government Accountability
- National Defence
- The Environment
- The Economy
- Status of Women
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Status of Women
- The Environment
- Fisheries and Oceans
- Service Canada
- Foreign Affairs
- Government Appointments
- Border Crossings
- Canadian Wheat Board
- Service Canada
- Afghanistan
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Taxation
- Foreign Affairs
- Canadian Wheat Board
- Champlain Bridge
- Federal Government
- Presence in Gallery
- Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel
- Points of Order
- Extractive Sector Corporate Social Responsibility Counsellor
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Government Response to Petitions
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Committees of the House
- Youth Criminal Justice Act
- Uranium Mine Ownership Act
- Committees of the House
- Public Sector Integrity Commissioner
- Petitions
- Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
- Motions for Papers
- Request for Emergency Debate
- Canada-Jordan Economic Growth and Prosperity Act
- Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Rebuilding Act
- Infrastructure
2:05 p.m.
The Speaker Andrew Scheer
It being Wednesday, we will now have the singing of the national anthem led by the hon. member for Chatham-Kent—Essex.
[Members sang the national anthem]
Cubs and Beavers
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Ted Opitz Etobicoke Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, today I recognize Mrs. Gloria Partlo, also affectionately known as Akela.
For over 60 years, Gloria has tirelessly dedicated her time and energy to making Etobicoke a better place through her service as a leader with the Cubs and Beavers at the Mighty 4th Humber West Scout Group.
Gloria's contributions to youth in Etobicoke are boundless. She arranges fall and summer camps and organizes weekly meetings for youth in the riding. She is a role model for other leaders. She uses her amazing organizational skills to provide a great scouting experience for all.
It is the unsung heroes like Gloria who keep our communities safe and give young people wonderful opportunities to thrive and live up to the cub motto of "doing your best".
Today, I congratulate Gloria Partlo for her tireless commitment to youth and Scouts Canada. The cub promise states, "to do a good turn for somebody every day."
This promise embodies the spirit and dedication which have defined Gloria Partlo's life. We thank Gloria for making Etobicoke Centre the superb community it is.
National Food Strategy
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Alex Atamanenko British Columbia Southern Interior, BC
Mr. Speaker, farmers and many other Canadians are very concerned about the Conservative government's move to be the first country in the world to allow, for the convenience of trade, the low level presence of genetically engineered food not approved for safety in Canada.
Sacrificing health and farmers' livelihoods to force an undemocratic and unnecessary food technology on the rest of the world is a reprehensible approach to food policy.
I am especially concerned for the markets of organic farmers, such as Kevin and Annamarie Klippenstein, of Cawston, B.C., this year's winners of the national outstanding young farmers award.
If the government does nothing to protect them from U.S. approved GE alfalfa spreading its unwanted genes into our country where it is currently illegal, they will be forced out of business.
This is not at all what Canadians have in mind in their calls for a national food strategy to help them meet the many challenges of our increasingly unpredictable world.
Annual Business Awards
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
LaVar Payne Medicine Hat, AB
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to recognize a number of organizations in my riding that won awards from the Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce's annual business awards, in conjunction with National Small Business Week.
Many category winners go on and compete at the prestigious Alberta Business Awards of Distinction hosted by the Alberta Chambers of Commerce.
I would like to enumerate a few of the winners today. First, congratulations to Outlaw Collision and Custom Coatings for having won the award of excellence. I also congratulate Premium Sausage for having won small business of the year, and Blue Imp Recreational Products for having won large business of the year.
The Brooks and District Chamber of Commerce also handed out its best in business annual awards. I congratulate Liberty Trucking for having won business of the year award in the category of under 20 employees. I also congratulate Brooks Industrial Metals for having won the business of the year award in the category of over 20 employees.
I am very proud of the entrepreneurial spirit of the businesses in my riding, and wish them all continued success.
Casa d'Italia
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Massimo Pacetti Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, QC
Mr. Speaker, on November 5 of this year, I had the honour of attending the annual banquet for the Casa d'Italia, the major fundraising event that enables it to finance its operations.
For the last three years, this banquet has been magnificently chaired by Angela Minicucci, who must be congratulated for raising over $300,000 during this period.
Originally founded in 1936, this community centre was a second home to Montrealers of Italian origin. The centre welcomed thousands of people and provided a vast array of services, from reading and filling out forms to providing counselling and financial support.
With the growth of the Italian Canadian community, this jewel in the heart of Montreal's Little Italy has renewed itself. Under the leadership of its executive director Pasquale Iacobacci and the co-chairmanship of Angela Minicucci and Ciro Cucciniello, the Casa d'Italia facility has undergone a major renovation. The renovation preserved its original design, and the building is considered one of the last art deco buildings in the city. It also underwent a change in mission. It has become the hub for the preservation of Italian Canadian history and culture. It promotes intergenerational and intercultural exchanges and provides a home for numerous Italian Canadian organizations.
Auguri, Casa d'Italia on 75 years of existence.
YMCA Peace Medals
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Rick Norlock Northumberland—Quinte West, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize two special people from my riding, Mr. Doug Bates and Ms. Rhian Catton, who recently received the adult and youth YMCA peace medals for Northumberland County.
Mr. Bates, who earlier this year tragically lost his seven-year-old daughter, Kaitlyn, in a traffic accident, received the award for establishing the Kaitlyn Bates Foundation. This foundation helps girls deal with self-esteem problems, an issue which Mr. Bates says Kaitlyn had already become quite passionate about.
Ms. Catton, a grade 12 student from Cobourg District Collegiate Institute, received her award for her work within the community. Ms. Catton was recognized for establishing a support group for grade nine students making the transition to high school. She also organized Halloween for Hunger, an initiative that encouraged students to trick-or-treat for canned goods that were then donated to local food banks.
I would encourage every Canadian citizen to follow the lead of Mr. Bates and Ms. Catton. Take time this holiday season to help and support those in need.
Merry Christmas to all.
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Hélène LeBlanc LaSalle—Émard, QC
Mr. Speaker, last Saturday, Claudia Steinman accepted the Nobel Prize in Medicine on behalf of her late husband. In an emotional gesture, she blew a kiss towards the sky.
Dr. Ralph Steinman, a Canadian cell biologist, was born in Montreal and studied at McGill University. In 1973, he discovered dendritic cells, an important element of our immune system.
This discovery greatly contributed to medical research. He shares the Nobel Prize with scientists Dr. Beutler and Dr. Hoffmann, who in 1990 discovered specific properties of certain proteins.
With this tribute, I would like to salute the perseverance and determination of our researchers and scientists. They remind us that curiosity and an independent spirit are signs of courage and that the dreamers of today may be the Nobel Prize winners of tomorrow.
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Larry Miller Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, ON
Mr. Speaker, today I am honoured to recognize and thank Justice Robert Thompson for his notable career accomplishments and congratulate him on his new role as supernumerary justice of the Supreme Court. He is recognized and well known in Bruce and Grey counties for his firm, but fair, sentencing of criminals.
Justice Thompson was called to the bar of Ontario in 1974. He practised litigation at a firm in Brantford and was a federal prosecutor from 1974 to 1996. He was appointed a judge of the Ontario Court of Justice, General Division, now the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, on February 20, 1996, and continued in this role until October 2011. Justice Thompson will continue to serve as a judge with supernumerary status.
I would also like to congratulate Justice Thompson's successor, Justice Clayton Conlan, who will be sworn in at the new courthouse in Owen Sound on December 20.
In closing, I would like to wish Justice Thompson and Justice Conlan well in their future endeavours.
New Democratic Party
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Jacques Gourde Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, QC
Mr. Speaker, is it acceptable for two members of the same party to say two completely different things about the same subject? Well, that is what the NDP is doing.
While all Canadians and Quebeckers welcome reasonable measures to promote the importance of Canadian citizenship and Canadian values, when asked about the issue of veils being worn during citizenship ceremonies, the NDP immigration critic and member for Vancouver Kingsway said in English that he believes that the minister should slow down a bit and consult with people. Meanwhile, the member for Saint-Lambert was saying in French that she agrees with the measure.
This double-talk on the part of the opposition speaks volumes about the party's credibility and proves that it is not listening to Canadians.
Our government will continue to promote the importance of Canadian citizenship and Canadian values.
Status of Women
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Djaouida Sellah Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, QC
Mr. Speaker, 50 years ago today, a woman was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec for the first time. On December 14, 1961, Marie-Claire Kirkland-Casgrain was elected to represent the riding of Jacques-Cartier.
This event helped change many things for women in Quebec. Ms. Kirkland-Casgrain, who became a cabinet minister, was instrumental in the passage of bill 16, which put an end to the legal incapacity of married women in the Civil Code.
Since 1961, 104 women have been elected to the National Assembly and 40 of them have gone on to become cabinet ministers.
This anniversary reminds us that we have come a long way in terms of the representation of women in various aspects of society. Nonetheless, women are still under-represented in politics at the municipal, provincial and federal levels.
On this anniversary, let us take a moment to thank pioneers like Ms. Kirkland-Casgrain and reflect on ways to achieve better representation of women in this House.
Canadian Exports
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Terence Young Oakville, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and celebrate Canada's brilliant musicians. For the first time in history, our northern stars represent four of the five bestselling albums in the world's largest record market, the United States. Michael Bublé, Justin Bieber, Drake and Nickelback are currently showing the world that Canadian talent is a superb export.
Canadian music has always been among the best, if not the best in the world. From Joni Mitchell to Céline Dion, we have always had an unforgettable presence on the international music scene.
Canadian stars are not limited to the music business. Our manufacturers and producers have consistently strong sales in the U.S. market. Companies such as Research In Motion, the maker of the ubiquitous BlackBerry, are also stars in the open market. Our government's recent perimeter deal with the U.S. means there will be easier access for our Canadian producers to succeed as our gifted musicians have, allowing Canada to grow and prosper. That is music to our ears.
Barbara Wallace
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Jean Crowder Nanaimo—Cowichan, BC
Mr. Speaker, on November 12, at the age of 93, a community leader and local icon passed away.
Barbara Wallace was a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Cowichan-Malahat from 1975 to 1986. I first met Barbara when I was running for Parliament and she grilled me on my dedication to our community. Barbara needed to know that my commitment to social democratic values matched her own before she added her support.
Throughout her life she fought for equality, peace, freedom from poverty, environmental protection, food security and social justice. She engaged with others in the political process, working to make her community better. Even after she retired from politics, she continued working in her community through the Cedar Women's Institute, an organization that fights for sustainability, ecological respect and local agricultural independence. She was a fierce local advocate, a highly respected MLA and a dedicated New Democrat. She will be missed.
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Lois Brown Newmarket—Aurora, ON
Mr. Speaker, with the expected closure of Camp Ashraf just weeks away, Canada remains deeply concerned about the future well-being and safety of the over 3,000 men and women presently living in the camp.
Over the last number of years, Canadian officials have made numerous visits to Camp Ashraf and we are pleased that their efforts have resulted in the safe return to Canada of nine Canadians. At the direction of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, an official from the Canadian embassy will be making another visit today to monitor the situation and to offer assistance.
Our government has raised and will continue to raise the issue of Camp Ashraf directly with the Iraqi government, both in Ottawa and in Baghdad, and we strongly encourage it to extend the closure deadline to allow remaining residents sufficient time to seek asylum. We also call on Iraq to meet its obligations under international law and to ensure that Camp Ashraf residents are not forcibly transferred to another country where they could suffer.
The Environment
Statements By Members
December 14th, 2011 / 2:15 p.m.
Frank Valeriote Guelph, ON
Mr. Speaker, regardless of the revisionist history heard from the government benches in recent days, it was a Liberal government in 2005 that created project green, a series of regulations and programs to implement our Kyoto commitments and build a sustainable and competitive economy.
Doubting the science behind climate change, the Conservative government set about dismantling project green when it came to power, cancelling $10 billion in funding that would have seen us reach 80% of our targets and, more important, would have created green sustainable jobs while fighting greenhouse gas emissions at the same time.
Since 2006, we have been on a descent from our internationally recognized position of leadership on the environment, now hitting bottom with our withdrawal from the Kyoto protocol.
The environment is not a partisan issue. It is too important for talking points. Canada needs a plan and it needs to implement it immediately. As a developed country, we must lead the way by creating green, sustainable jobs, cogent ways to combat our harmful emissions and set an example for developing countries to follow.
Scarborough Historical Museum
Statements By Members
2:20 p.m.
Roxanne James Scarborough Centre, ON
Mr.Speaker, I rise today to talk about the Scarborough Historical Museum located at the entrance of Thomson Memorial Park in my riding of Scarborough Centre.
Earlier this year, I met the museum's curator, Madelaine Callaghan, and stepped through the doors of yesteryear by way of a museum tour. I also had the opportunity to meet many of the wonderful youth who had benefited from the museum's youth diversity experience program, a program designed to integrate newcomer youth into their community through heritage and cultural projects. That is why I am very pleased to hear that, under the interaction multicultural grants and contributions program of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the Scarborough museum has received a $400,000 grant to expand and enhance this program.
I congratulate Ms. Callaghan on the expansion of the youth program. I also want to recognize the Scarborough museum as an important part of our Canadian heritage.


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By GARY ARRINGTONSports Writer
On paper, this looked like an easy week for the Lady Spartan basketball team and in the end it turned out that way although for three quarters it was anything but. The injury to senior Lacey Montgomery turned out worse than first thought, with her knee injury being an ACL.
At the writing of this story, it appeared that Lacey was going to forego surgery and try and play with a knee brace to give her side-to-side support.
Emery defeated Cedar High on Tuesday night 52-31 and then played the severely out-manned American Leadership Academy on Thursday night and won the game 74-38. If Emery had not been really, really nice, they might have won by double that score.
Against Cedar, Emery led 11-7 after the first quarter, 19-14 at the half and 27-25 after three quarters. One can tell from these scores compared to the final of 52-31 to see that Emery finally showed up in the final period.
After the game Coach Steven Gordon talked to his team, "We have got to show up mentally at the start of the game. Some of us were somewhere else tonight. You've got to show up ready to play. Seniors, you need to lead. Hopefully, we learn from this game."
That final quarter score of 25-6 shows the explosiveness of this team when they decide to play together. Emery scored the first 15 points of the period as they turned up the defensive pressure and played confidently on both ends of the court. Center Abbie Kay led the team in that final quarter with 11 points on her way to 17 points in the game. Point guard Frankie Komar added nine points in the period on her way to a 15-point game.
Guard Jodi Robertson, the leading scorer this season for the Spartans, added four points and ShiAnne Allred scored one point to finish with eight points. Off the bench, Taylor Mann added two points; Jessica Murray added four points and Tiffany Tuttle scored two points.
ALA, a charter school from Spanish Fork, only brought 11 players to Castle Dale for their two ball games. Emery's JV team started the evening with an easy win and the varsity finished it off. ALA was playing without their best player who also was out due to a knee injury. Emery played their game for the first quarter and then backed off as Coach Gordon went to the bench often.
Emery opened up with a 20-5 first quarter as Robertson was unstoppable with nine points. Emery won the second period 18-12 with Kay scoring six points. Emery turned it up in the third period, outscoring the Eagles 27-11. Kay had another six points and Robertson, Komar and Murray each scored five points.
Robertson and Kay finished the game with 16 points each and Komar added 13 points. Tiffany Tuttle and Murray each scored six points in the game with Allred, Mann and Markette Tanner scoring four points each. Tayler Jewkes and Whitney Roper each scored two points with Courtney Tuttle scoring one point.
Emery is on the road next week with games at Uintah and Grantsville. Emery's next home game is after the holidays on Jan. 2.


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An alliance of prominent business people, religious leaders, politicians and others signed a letter that urges the legislature to repeal HB 477 and replace it with something less onerous on Wednesday. The letter that was released after the Sun Advocate went to press for the Thursday edition, took the view that compromise would be the best way to handle the heated situation that passage of the bill generated.
Here is the text of the letter.
The Alliance for Unity (the "Alliance"), a diverse group of Utah business, civic, and religious leaders, today commented on HB 477, which would, in effect, void the Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA) and exempt the State Legislature from public disclosure of most records. The Alliance noted that Governor Gary Herbert has called for a repeal of the law, for which action he deserves much credit. While recognizing there may be merit in modifying some out-of-date aspects of GRAMA, the Alliance is firmly of the view that the public's business must be done in public. Attempts to deny the public's access to open records are not in the public's interest, regardless of one's political beliefs. Furthermore, such attempts are not in the interest of freedom.
The Alliance noted with approval that a number of prominent Utahns have been appointed to a working group, created by the Governor, to discuss possible revisions of Utah's open-records law. The results of their deliberations hopefully will lead to a repeal of HB 477, and its replacement by legislation which will protect the public's right to know how the public business is conducted, while ensuring the individual's right to privacy.
The letter was signed by Robert Archuleta (community activist), Pamel J. Atkinson (community activist), Elder M. Russel Ballard (The Churche of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), Ralph Becker (Salt Lake City mayor), Cynthia Buckingham (Utah Humanities Council) Reverend France A. Davis (Calvary Baptist Church), Spence F. Eccles (Wells Fargo Bank), Jon M. Huntsman (Huntsman Corporation), Norma Matheson (Former first lady of Utah), Alexander B. Morrison (Executive Director), Dinesh Patel (Spring Capital), Harris H. Simmons (Zions Bancorporation), W. Dean Singleton (Publisher, Salt Lake Tribune), Most Reverend John C, Wester (Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City) and Michael K. Young (President, University of Utah).


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On Thursday, Oct. 18, NJEA's educational support professionals (ESP) were honored by the NJ State Assembly for the service ESP do every day to make public schools great. Gallery
Assembly Majority Leader Lou Greenwald, D-Camden, presented the award on behalf of Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver, D-Essex, Minority Leader Jon Bramnick, R-Union, and all the members of the NJ State Assembly. In his remarks, Greenwald reminisced about his school bus driver and the cafeteria staff in his public school who made him feel special.
"The best job was to be the student who delivered the milk," Greenwald said. "When you got to the cafeteria, the staff there would always give you a treat. I thought I was the only kid to receive that special treatment. They made every student feel that way!"
Many members of NJEA's Educational Support Professionals Committee attended today's event. NJEA Secretary-Treasurer Marie Blistan spoke on behalf of the association.
"Educational support professionals – or, as I like to call them, essential school personnel – are partners in public education and deserve to share credit for the success of our public schools, which are among the best in the nation," Blistan said. "We are proud to call them our members and to highlight their importance both in our association and in the education of our students."
NJEA is urging legislators to pass two bills which would provide fair treatment to educational support professionals.
S-1191 would prohibit employers from entering into a subcontracting agreement that affects the employment of those covered by that contract during the term of an existing collective bargaining agreement.
S-2163 would extend to non-teaching employees of local, county or regional school districts, boards or commissions the right to submit to binding arbitration any dispute regarding whether there is just cause for a disciplinary action.
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text: Toronto-based duo, Gingy & Bordello, are definitely on board with the New Jack Techno movement, which is, of course, headed up by Turbo Recordings labelhead, Tiga. The New Jack Techno compilation was released mid-June on the Turbo imprint, and within the 10-track sampler was the hot new one from Gingy & Bordello titled, 'Iron & Water,' which will be seeing its release along with two additional originals this Monday, July 9th. The guys just did an interview with Playground Magazine and put together a jackin' hour long mix to accompany it. Stream the EP and download the mix after the jump!


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Skip to comments.Pat Toomey aide: Gun deal close at hand, appearance with Sen. Joe Manchin set for Wednesday
Posted on 04/09/2013 5:21:32 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Pat Toomey is close to a deal with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia on background checks for gun show and Internet gun sales, his office said Tuesday night. The two are planning a joint press conference for Wednesday morning.
A Toomey spokesperson on Tuesday told NBC News that the two senators have agreed on all but the final details of a compromise.
Manchin told reporters Tuesday that the compromise would close the gun show loophole by mandating background checks for those transactions and also require background checks for all Internet gun sales.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com ...
We get sold out again. What a surprise.
Toomey is a Traitor.
With friends like the weak-kneed Republicans, who needs enemies?
I thought conservatives supported Tommey to get rid of Arlen Specter.
You are in opposition.
Act like it. We have plenty of laws. In fact we have far too many laws.
Stop it! Just stop it. Now.
Pat Toomey's initials = POS.
By all means, surrender my rights. No skin off your back. You have the capital police and special dispensation from Big Sis.
Dont think I believe em. Obama is in a panic.
I have pretty much given up.All politicians now conspire to steal our constitutional rights.
How do you get a gun on the internet? I have ordered online but I had to pick it up from an FFL who called in abackground check. Is there a double secret probation internet purchase method off the record deal, thingamabob?
The fix is in
Repubs are stupid. I knew this was going to be a never ending drip,drip,drip. They let the Clinton gun control crap pass. Now just a little more. After the next shooting they will push for more. If they would STAND up and make the Constitutional case to WE THE PEOPLE and refuse to play this game, We might be free someday. I am disappointed. The Courts will not save us. The Liberals NEVER give in. I mean good grief if we are going to have gay marriage. And we will. Can the Conservatives NOT al least fight for the 2nd amendment. When they pass this stuff it just puts fuel to the fire of the 2nd's eventual downfall.
Oh how cute..Toomey butt licking the other side..how absolutely adorable
No surprise here. He's been a RINO from day 1.
Sphincter II.
F*** the GOP.
Let's see the language. If I buy a gun on the internet today, I have them ship it to my nearby friendly FFL. When it arrives, I go down to the store, fill out a 4170, give him $25 and take my gun home. How does this change with this bill?
Gun show, different story as today you can still do a private transaction. So, what's the new proposal? What if I'm in a gun show in Missouri, live in Kansas. Do I have to have it shipped to Kansas, or can I take it home? The details matter.
47% of the voters did not vote for Obama. What part of that don't you guys understand?!! FU GOP!!
I already have to get a background check for internet gun sales.
Let me tell you something. If these bastards sell out on gun control as they sold out on the budget, "gay" marriage, and on Obamacare, ITS OVER for them.
I will NEVER vote for another stinking one of them EVEN IF IT MEANS A DEMOCRAT gets in. There is NO DIFFERENCE between them.
Its slow death of the Republic versus fast death of the Republic.
We need a third conservative political party to replace these bastards. There is no way to take this rotting cadaver over. There are too many big moneyed RINOs (read LIBERALS) sitting at the top.
But we CAN do is topple the entire rotting edifice by competing with them and then by filling the void they vacated, advance our agenda.
And if they crap out on this issue, I WILL DEVOTE EVERY WAKING HOUR OF THE REST OF MY LIFE TO DO JUST THAT.
Excuse the language but I have HAD IT with their charade!!
I voted for Toomey. Never again.
Compromising with Democrats means the people lose........
That is what I was thinking. Isn't it already the law that the gun MUST be transferred to an FFL dealer who then finishes the transaction only AFTER he does a credit check. There is paperwork and ID's involved in every step of the way.
Handgun? That's been the SOP here in PA, for years. Even long guns have to be shipped to an FFL and an ATF Form 4473 filled-out. I don't remember background checks for long guns, though.
Question: Did any of the Newtown, Aurora, or Tucson psychos purchase their weapons at a gun show or over the internet? Didn't think so.
Look how the socialist start with an "assault weapons ban" then, get RINO's to agree to a "Universal background check" on firearms "just for internet and gun show purchases." Once this legislation gets adopted, all the socialist will need to do then, is write laws that make it "universal" for all firearms in the United States! The socialist never compromise, never stop, never give up fighting to confiscate all American firearms!
God help us all!
They know Republican votes let Reid allow Dem Senators up for election in 2014 to vote against it.
They're traitors to the country AND their Party.
Sounds like they punted and passed a bunch of stuff that is already law just to make it look like they "did something." Wonder what DU is saying about this deal?
Same here. I haven't seen a web site yet with guns for sale where you don't have to go through an FFL.
Blah blah blah... No more money from me...
Blah blah blah... I'm through with the repubs...
So much whining.
Since our so-called representatives have decided to begin the process of disarming our citizens to the point that we cannot eventually forcefully reform our government as Jefferson noted we should if necessary, then it is our duty to stand up and do what is right before we reach the point that our efforts will be in vain.
Yes, stand up to them now, or sit down, STFU and enjoy being a slave to the federal government.
Ban whatever you ruling class scum want, and try banning gravity while you're at it. See how well it goes for you. Illegal edicts will be ignored flagrantly and openly. We as citizens don't need government's permission to buy, barter, trade private property. Your move.
Yep, sold out again.
My wife and I are both filling out our Illinois FOID cards tonight. We'll get our pics taken tomorrow and send them out. Hopefully, we'll have them before Soetoro wipes his ass with the BOR..
What they're saying is if I go to a gunshow and sell you my personal gun, the government wants to know about it. Just another way to register all those guns that change hands between idividuals. It's that simple.
It's amazing how gullible left wing gun owners are. They still don't believe the government wants to take your guns. They still don't believe obama wants to destroy this country.
Are you suggesting the use of weapons to make your point?
I'm so friggin' done with that canal of GOP backstabbers. To hell with every last one of them.
That comes after the slaughtering of innocent folk who are simply practicing their Constitutional rights. Just war clause and such.
Canal = Cabal
I'm guessing that the difference between Obama's background check and the previous background check is that registration will be required. Of course, no one will know that until they sign it into law. But that's my prediction.
Remember when Toomey was the Tea Party candidate to beat Arlen Spector? I guess that isn't working out. They think that once elected they can do anything they want so as to fit in with the club.
I thought you meant it as in "'sewage canal' of Republicans...
Democrat Senators up in 2014:
Baucus, Max (D-MT)
Begich, Mark (D-AK)
Coons, Christopher A. (D-DE)
Cowan, William M. (D-MA)
Durbin, Richard J. (D-IL)
Franken, Al (D-MN)
Hagan, Kay R. (D-NC)
Harkin, Tom (D-IA)
Johnson, Tim (D-SD)
Landrieu, Mary L. (D-LA)
Lautenberg, Frank R. (D-NJ)
Levin, Carl (D-MI)
Merkley, Jeff (D-OR)
Pryor, Mark L. (D-AR)
Reed, Jack (D-RI)
Rockefeller, John D., IV (D-WV)
Shaheen, Jeanne (D-NH)
Udall, Mark (D-CO)
Udall, Tom (D-NM)
Warner, Mark R. (D-VA)
It's time to get the Tea Party organized!
I think that all Internet guns sales already require background checks. The firearm has to be sent to the customer via an FFL, who runs a background check while you wait.
And, it's not even a Federal issue, in fact.
As long as we allow our rights to be stripped away, we should not be surprised that the elected elite continue to chip away at our freedoms.
If we want the country back, we'll have to take it...one step, one argument, one vote at a time.
I can't wait until we start throwing these ***holes in jail for violating our Second Amendment rights.
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A novel about time travel in Southeast Illinois would have to include "The Old Slave House" or Crenshaw House as the state of Illinois calls it.
It is located near Equality and has a sordid history involving kidnapping, slavery and forced salt mine labor.
Deborah Heal of Waterloo has just released the third novel of a trilogy that incorporates these two elements. It is artfully written young adult fiction that teaches history with a light hearted style and plenty of back story romance. Titled "Every Hill And Mountain," the book will capture the imaginations of young readers and entertain serious history buffs.
While the disclaimer opens with the statement that "This a work of fiction," Heal did extensive on-site research to set the scene of her novel.
She borrows some elements, like a local salt festival, from the past and includes current realities like a luncheon at the Red Onion Restaurant in the narrative.
The book is totally engaging; reading the first chapter of the current novel will likely lead to reading the entire trilogy.
Interviewed by phone in Waterloo, Heal said, "The trilogy fits into several genres. It's definitely in the historical fiction category. And it has a sweet budding romance. But it also fits in the supernatural fantasy genre that is so popular today. However, just so you know, you won't find any sparkling guys in the stories. Do we really need anymore vampire books?"
Computerized time travel helps the characters get a first-hand look at the past.
"The fantasy is that Abby's weird computer program works somehow in conjunction with old houses to virtually take her and the others back in time to see what the 'olden days' were like. This is something I've wanted to do since I was a child watching Mr. Peabody and Sherman and their WABAC Machine. And the program sometimes seems to have a mind of its own about what it shows Abby and the other characters.
Heal is finding there are others who share her interests.
"Apparently, I'm not the only one wishing for a WABAC Machine. The books seem to appeal to a wide age range.
Although I aimed for a teen audience, actually most of my readers are adults," Heal said.
Although Deborah (Woods) Heal did not grow up in Gallatin County, her roots are there. Her mother, Barbara (Starnes) Woods went to Hickory Hill School, just a stone's throw away from the "Old Slave House," and Heal grew up hearing stories about it.
"My dad Earl Woods and his family lived 'out in the hills.' It sounded capitalized when he talked about it. By that I mean they lived in Eagle Creek Township near Equality. As far as I know, there's no local bluegrass band called Eagle Creek, but there ought to be, and so I included one in the story. If there had been one back in the 1940s, I'm sure my dad would have been a member of it. And my Grandpa Woods, just like Mr. Frailey in the story, really did make moonshine out behind the house in the old days," she said.
Page 2 of 2 - "In their later years, Grandpa and Grandma moved into town where he built a little house covered in gray asphalt shingles, much like the one mentioned in the book. Every Hill and Mountain is fiction, but I hope it rings true to the region and the people and that my fondness for 'down home' comes through."
Heal has arranged book signings 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 18 at the Red Onion restaurant in Equality and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. May 19 at Eldorado Memorial Library.
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The European Environment Agency (EEA) and the Noise Abatement Societies of the Netherlands and UK want to raise awareness about the importance of a healthy soundscape and reward European initiatives in the field of noise control or soundscape management. From 24 April 2013, the International Noise Awareness Day, entries are invited for any product, campaign, innovation or scheme offering a creative solution to a noise problem. The award will be presented at a ceremony in Utrecht on 5th November 2013.
For more information on how to submit an application, visit the European Soundscape Award webpage. The deadline for submissions is 6th September 2013.
A German consortium led by the Technical University of Berlin won the European Soundscape Award 2012 for the remodelling of Nauener Platz, a city park in Berlin. The winning project used a range of measures to create a healthier soundscape, including:
• Building a 1.5 m sound barrier made of stone and plants.
• Installing devices in sculptures and benches which played recorded sounds of birds and water.
• Redesigning the park to include more attractive playgrounds, sports areas and green spaces which increased the lively sounds from human activities.
The runner-up award was presented to Estonian NGO Ökokratt for its educational project 'Noise is not music'. The project raised awareness of the adverse impacts of noise among children and young people and involved more than 100 teachers and 30,000 children from 214 different schools.
The Centre for Hearing and Communication founded International Noise Awareness Day to promote awareness of the dangers of long-term exposure to noise. This year the event takes place on 24th April.
NOISE is an interactive database illustrating exposure to harmful levels of noise across Europe's major transport networks and in more than 400 cities. It shows that road traffic is the dominant source of unhealthy exposure, with at least 61 million Europeans affected. Data from 69 airports reveal that almost 3 million citizens are adversely affected by aircraft noise near airports. Railway noise impacts almost 8 million people, while noise from Europe's largest industrial sites affects almost half a million people.
The EEA aims to disseminate stories of successful action in reducing noise pollution through the European Soundscape Award.
The project Manual for Acoustic Planning and Urban Sound Design (MAP) won the European Soundscape Award 2014. Led by Sven Anderson, an urban acoustic planner at Dublin City Council, the project sought to encourage a deeper level of interest in the urban sound environment both within the city council and among the wider public.
The project included two large public sound installations which are currently being set up at prominent urban locations in Dublin. Continuous Drift is an installation based around four retractable umbrellas that cover Meeting House Square, in Dublin's most popular tourist destination and cultural quarter. The umbrellas act as the backdrop for different sonic atmospheres which can be activated using mobile phones. The second installation, Glass House, listens to films being screened in an adjacent cinema, using their melodies to create a subtle sonic trace that hovers in the public space outside. In addition to the installations, the project included the three-day symposium Beyond Noise and Silence: Listening for the City and presentations at several international conferences.
The Department of Ecology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki won the runner-up prize with the proposal for a practical methodology to identify Quiet Areas (QAs). Quiet areas are defined as sites undisturbed by noise from traffic, industry or recreational activities under the Environmental Noise Directive. Identifying QAs using traditional measurement and modelling techniques can be costly and resource intensive, so the university developed a method involving mapping and land use data as a more efficient way to identify priority areas to protect from noise pollution.
More information on each project is available in this map.
The award recognises initiatives that can help reduce noise and create more tranquil environments. In 2013, 11 entries were submitted covering a wide range of initiatives in the field of noise control or soundscape management. More information on each project is available in this map.
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A Swiss consortium of public and private partners led by The Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) won the European Soundscape Award 2013 for their communication campaign. The idea behind the campaign was to help reduce road traffic noise promoting the use of low-noise tyres.
The campaign focused on the frequently-overlooked option of choosing quieter tyres. Low-noise tyres are already on the market, are not more expensive than regular tyres and do not show obvious trade-offs in other areas such as durability.
A database of tyres was developed to enable car owners to compare the rolling noise of different products. Other parameters are also important - for example rolling resistance influences fuel consumption and wet grip has an effect on safety. So the focus of the campaign was expanded to promote "better tyres" that were both quiet, fuel saving and safe.
Alongside the database, the campaign used a range of promotional measures including a campaign website, TV advertising, online-ads, billboard advertising, posters and flyers for car repair shops, a Twitter campaign and a lottery giving away prizes of quality tyres.
The campaign was communicated in German, French and Italian. A telephone survey showed that there was widespread awareness of the campaign.
The project 'Cultivating Urban Sound', presenting the importance of sound for quality of life in urban areas, won the runner-up prize.
The project has two parts. The first part is a master thesis 'Cultivating Urban Sound – Unknown Potentials for Urbanism' by Trond Maag from Oslo School of Architecture and Design, exploring opportunities for planning and designing urban sound. It concludes that private and public players should be made aware of their responsibility for the acoustic environment, in order for European city soundscapes to become more attractive. To this end, it recommends fostering a 'sound culture' within municipalities to encourage planners, architects and other stakeholders to think about sound using a multidisciplinary approach.
In the second part of the project, Maag continues his work researching the acoustic features of typical urban and suburban areas in Switzerland. He has subsequently produced a guide for designers and planners which can be used to improve urban soundscapes.
The second part of this project also involved FOEN, alongside the Building Department of the Canton of Zurich.
The Environmental Noise Directive (2002/49/EC) is one of the main instruments to identify noise pollution levels and to trigger the necessary action both at Member State and at EU level. The EEA supports noise reduction across Europe by compiling noise data from EEA member countries and making them available through the Noise Observation and Information Service for Europe (NOISE) database. The data can be viewed in a user-friendly interactive map or can be downloaded in a variety of formats.
The EEA has also published a Good Practice Guide on noise exposure and potential health effects which can help national, regional and local authorities to prepare action plans. In 2014, the EEA will publish its first European noise assessment.]]>
Across Europe, at least 100 million people are exposed to damaging levels of noise just from road traffic. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that each year Europeans lose at least 1 million healthy life years due to traffic-related noise. Giving people better access to tranquil places can on the other hand enhance mental and physical health and improve quality of life.
This year was the second time the EEA and NAS encouraged applications for the European Soundscape Award. The competition was open to any product, campaign, innovation or scheme offering a creative solution to the problem of noise. The organisers received 10 entries spanning 11 countries, covering a wide range of initiatives in the field of noise control or soundscape management.
A German consortium led by Prof. Dr. Brigitte Schulte-Fortkamp, Technische Universität Berlin won the European Soundscape Award 2012 for the remodelling of Nauener Platz, a city park in Berlin. The winning project had a highly participatory approach, involving residents and people working in the area. Ideas for creating a new attractive park were collected through public discussions and workshops. The people behind the project also organised 'sound walks' to be sure local people's expertise was considered in the reconstruction of the park's soundscape. One of their contributions was to identify the areas they felt were most noisy.
Although traffic can still be heard in Nauener Platz, users feel that the park has a much more pleasant atmosphere. This was achieved by installing devices in sculptures and benches playing recorded sounds of birds and water. The consortium also built a 1.5 m sound barrier made of stone and plants at one side of the park close to playground. Benches for parents were situated directly behind the wall to increase the noise reduction effect. The redesign of the park also included more attractive playgrounds, sports areas and green spaces which increased the lively sounds from human activities.
Estonian NGO Ökokratt won the runner-up prize for its educational project 'Noise is not music'. The project aimed to raise awareness of the adverse impacts of noise among children and young people. Approximately 30,000 children from 214 different schools and institutions participated.
The project educated 100 teachers about noise and its health impacts. The teachers subsequently planned and implemented a 'Silence Week' at their respective schools and institutions. The multi-faceted project also brought together many other activities involving schoolchildren, including a research project competition, resulting in a play by a theatre group. Several groups also created noise maps and monitored noise levels in their own classrooms (video).
More information about Nauener Platz in German
Good Practice Guide on noise exposure and potential
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NOISE database
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Host a Tour Day Event
Docomomo US Tour Day is a series of events that raises the awareness of and appreciation for buildings, interiors, neighborhoods and landscapes designed in the United States during the mid-20th century. Tour Day invites organizations and people across the country to take stock of significant 20th century built design in their state, city, region or neighborhood and celebrate that work with a tour.
Although Tour Day began as a regional event through the Docomomo US chapters, any architecture or design related organization, group or individual can organize a tour. Some of our past partners have included preservation organizations such as the Los Angeles Conservancy, Houston Mod, and the Historic Albany Foundation as well as architecture related organizations like the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the Society of Architectural Historians and the Philip Johnson Glass House.
Docomomo US Tour Day can also be much more than just a tour. Some of our best Tour Day events include pre-tour lectures, meet-and-greet with the architects, post-event receptions. Events can be unique one-day or weekend events, they can be an encore tour your organization has given previously or an on-going event that might deserve more local or national attention.
If you have an idea for a tour that celebrates modernism in your area and would like more information, email us at tourday(at)docomomo-us.org. To register your event for Tour Day, please complete the following form with the details of your event. As Tour Day continues to grow, we are thrilled to bring in new partners and participants throughout the country.
Tour Day Host Details
Any organization, group, or individual in the United States can propose a Tour Day event.
Tour Day is our national annual event bringing together Docomomo US chapters, architecture and preservation organizations, members, students, architects, historians and the general public to celebrate the modern movement in the US.
Tour Day 2013 takes place on Saturday, October 5, 2013. Although most tours are organized for Saturday, events will take place throughout the weekend.
Tour Day is a national event happening from coast to coast. Expected locations for 2013 include: Northern California, Seattle, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, New England, Florida, Dallas, Austin/San Antonio, Houston, Georgia, Minnesota, New Orleans, North Carolina, Palm Springs, New Haven, Albany, Phoenix, St. Louis, Detroit, Ann Arbor and Portland, Oregon.
While the mid-20th century is enjoying a bit of a cultural renaissance, architecture from the time period is often misunderstood and undervalued. Tour Day seeks to bring awareness to the technical, historic and aesthetic value buildings of this time period have in our current society and culture.
If you're an interested person who would like to participate in Tour Day, we will be posting all the Tour Day locations in late August. We recommend you sign-up for our monthly e-news for updates on Tour Day locations and special event notices.
If you want to make sure there's an event in your area, take a look at previous Tour Day locations. If you don't see your area, contact us and let us know who we might get in touch with to organize an event. If you're an interested organization, drop us an email, or complete the following Tour Day form.


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Is China still number one for art sales? Last year brought the surprise news that the country had overtaken the US and the UK to become the world's biggest market for art in 2011. The information came from a report compiled by art economist Clare McAndrew for The European Fine Art Fair (Tefaf), which gave China a 30 per cent share of the market in dealer and auction sales for fine and decorative art, pushing the US into second place with 29 per cent. For auction sales alone, China's global share was a stunning 42 per cent, said McAndrew.
But a lot has changed since then, and a front-page article in The Art Newspaper this month records a dramatic drop in sales at China's top two auction houses in 2012. Poly Auctions saw sales plummet, from $1.9bn in 2011 to $965m in 2012. China Guardian reported $1.8bn in 2011 but just $820m in 2012.
Other auction houses in China – which now represent half of the world's top 20 firms, according to the French auction body Conseil des Ventes – have also seen drops, but not as sharp as those of the top two.
McAndrew's findings for 2012 will remain a closely guarded secret until March, when her new report is launched at Tefaf. All she will say is: "The reshuffle has continued." The US did better, and the UK did OK, she says: "It was a cooling down year for China. Buying has slowed, and last year marked the end of erratically high growth due in large part to speculation."
At least 40 art funds have been launched in China during the past few years, but have brought a lot of disappointment, according to McAndrew: "They mainly had a ridiculously short maturity of just three years and were supposed to show growth of 20 per cent in that period," she says. "People are turning away from these funds and using less formal structures to buy art now."
While the eye-catching – even if unreliable – figures coming from the Chinese mainland are making western art dealers and auctioneers salivate, the bulk of the Chinese market is still concentrated on traditional Chinese works of art, says McAndrew. "There are probably only about 30 proper collectors of western art in the mainland," she says.
Asian, Russian and American buyers brought a powerful thrust to the evening sales of Impressionist and modern art held at Sotheby's and Christie's this week. Sotheby's kicked off on Tuesday with a £121m performance, nicely within its £103m-£148m target (pre-sale estimates don't include premiums; results do). Its top lots, however, were underwhelming, with the Picasso "Femme Assise Près d'une Fenêtre" considered a weak and, worse, unsexy example of the artist's famed 1932 portraits of Marie-Thérèse Walter. The firm's Asian chairman Patti Wong bagged it on the telephone for £28.6m against just one other bid, and also successfully nabbed a Morandi. It was a good night for Impressionism – an excellent group of paintings from the estate of the Earl of Jersey brought brisk bidding, as did a widely admired Degas pastel, "Après le bain, femme s'essuyant" (1882-85), which almost doubled its estimate at £7.8m.
Christie's triumphed the following night with a terrific session that scored the firm's highest total for a February sale, raising £136.4m, just over the pre-sale high of £132m. Russian and Asian buyers were again active. Christie's specialist Sandra Nedvetskaia, speaking Russian on the phone, trawled in Modigliani's "Jeanne Hébuterne (au chapeau)" (1919) for £26.9m, and underbid Berthe Morisot's charming "Après le déjeuner" (1881), which rocketed to almost £7m after at least four other bidders wanted it as well. The winner, Christie's New York-based David Kleiweg de Zwaan had a busy evening, with the same unidentified client also snapping up a Picasso. Wielding another paddle, Kleiweg de Zwaan also scooped two Magrittes, a Tanguy and a Dalí in the Surrealist section of the sale. Ken Yeh, the firm's Asian chairman, was also active and, while by no means always successful, crunched Magritte's "Ceci n'est pas une pomme" (1964).
"What a great sale!" exclaimed private dealer (and former Christie's specialist) Thomas Seydoux at the end. "The works were fresh to the market and well estimated, there was lots of buzz, there were new buyers – it was magnificent."
A big shock came last week when Christie's announced that it was closing its primary market gallery, Haunch of Venison; it is believed that about 40 employees from the London and New York branches will lose their jobs. The news was greeted with relief among art dealers, who feared, when the auction house bought the gallery in 2007, that it would mark the final step in a takeover of the market. Christie's would "vertically integrate", controlling everything from "wet paint" art to major secondary market deals, both through auction and privately, they said.
It hasn't turned out that way. Despite an improving programme of exhibitions thanks to ex-Tate director Ben Tufnell – notably the just-opened José Parlá show in Haunch of Venison Yard (apparently successfully presold) – the hybrid of an auction house and primary market gallery hasn't worked out. Haunch was turned down by a number of leading art fairs because of its ownership, and it seems that relations between its secondary sales arm and Christie's own private treaty department were difficult. A major blow was the departure of founders Harry Blain and Graham Southern in 2010, followed by the loss of its popular director Matthew Carey-Williams to White Cube last year.
This is not the first time that an auction house has failed to enter the dealers' domain. Sotheby's bought the Andre Emmerich gallery in 1996, hoping to access some of its lucrative estates. But the Albers Foundation quickly pulled out, and in 1998 the auction house threw in the towel and closed the gallery.
Georgina Adam is editor-at-large of The Art Newspaper


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4204 Main Street Brewing Company - Belleville
At 4204 Main Street Brewing Company we believe simple and amazing food and beer pairing is a staple in life and we wanted to share that. Our neighborhood restaurant and brewery is a place to meet, experience amazing food, carefully brewed local beer and to enjoy life. Whether you love food or you love beer you've come to the right place. We are here for the food and beer lovers just like us.
9th Street Cafe offers delicious home cooking with large portions your family will love. While you wait for your fantastic food - which won't be long - you can read all about the history of Highland, Illinois.
At the Acropolis Greek Cafe you can enjoy great food in a cozy, home like atmosphere. Located in a beautiful historic building.
Since 1979, Andria's has been serving O'Fallon with delicious appetizers, seafood, steak, prime rib, pork chops, and much more.
Antique House offers delicious cuisine and drinks at a great price.
Aroy Thai Cuisine is just across the street from the Green Mount Crossing Shopping Center. You'll find all of your thai favorites... from crab rangoon to curry to pad Thai.
The Bamboo Valley offers a large buffet full of your Chinese favorites, and some of your American favorites. Or, if you would rather have a great sit down meal, Bamboo Valley offers a large menu of made to order items.
Ben's Diner has delicious diner staples in a fun, retro atmosphere.
Get a bite to eat and a cold beer at Big Daddy's 618.
Big Mama's offers delicious, homestyle barbeque with friendly service and a large menu full of unique sides that are sure to please the whole family.
Dine in or carry out of Bar-B-Que, ribs, chunk cod fish, steaks and chicken.
Homecooking away from home. Daily lunch specials.
Blue Springs is home to the "foot-high" pies, which are a sight to see, also delicious home cooking and friendly service.
What makes Breadeaúx Pizza different? It's the crust, which is chewy and sweet, and reminiscent of fine French Bread. While other pizza places boast about using dough made fresh daily, at Breadeaúx Pizza restaurants, our dough is aged and double-raised, once quickly, and the second time slowly while being chilled. The major difference in our dough preparation creates our distinctive taste and texture. So come on in to Breadeaúx Pizza and taste the difference.
Bretz Wildlife Lodge & Winery offers a relaxing dining atmosphere. They serve lunch and dinner, with breakfast on Sundays. With a twist on the normal steak and eggs, the Lodge serves prime rib or smoked brisket and eggs along with pancakes, biscuits and gravy, and omelet's. Lunch offerings include salads, smoked sandwiches, hamburgers as well as many appetizers. Dinner includes, but not limited to rib eye steaks, surf-n-turf, succulent pulled pork, seafood, and awesome baby back ribs. The Lodge offers inside and outside dining options. A variety of dinner specials are available throughout the week. A breakfast and brunch buffet is available on Sundays. Each visit to Bretz Wildlife Lodge and Winery is a new experience for you to enjoy.
From Burgers to Salads, to Pizza to Steak, they have it all at Broadway Bar & Grill.
Buzzie's Again has a wonderful 50s-60s atmosphere, with great food and service, and is fun for the whole family.
Casa Azteca offers delicious Mexican food for the whole family.
Castletown has great food, great service, and a wonderful atmosphere. Try one of Castletowns delicious burgers or homemade Irish Stew.
Historic, elegant, fine dining featuring steaks, fresh seafood, exquisite entrees, cocktails and fine wine. Open for lunch, dinner and banquets for 100+.
Charlie's offers generous portions of great food at an affordable price.
Chickens Country Restaurant offers delicious homestyle cooking in a relaxed and casual environment with live music Tuesday nights.
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China King has a wonderful variety of delicious Chinese food for the whole family.
The China Pearl offers delicious Chinese cuisine by the order or with their outstanding buffet.


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Let it be said that for a brand based in the U.K., Marshall Artist channels Americana cool pretty well. The young British menswear line first caught our eye at PROJECT NY, and their spring 2012 collection is definitely worth a closer look–if you don't check out the details, you will miss out. From afar, their range of utilitarian pieces look like the story of when L.L. Bean met J. Crew, but we're really celebrating the details that make these chambray jackets, selvedge denim, and fishermen sweaters distinctly stylish, yet fully functional in sportier environs. For instance, let's all drool over the fact that many of their naval- and military-inspired chambray jackets are waterproof. Denim in the rain? Yeah, we can totally get behind that.
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—Brie Hiramine
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Student Center: Quick Links: About
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The David J. and Lou Ann Markee Pioneer Student Center is the university's primary college union facility, making the Markee the gathering place for the UW-Platteville campus community.
There are a variety of reasons to visit the Markee:
Whatever your reason, we're glad you're here! The Markee offers an assortment of places, services, and events to enhance your campus life. Explore the nooks and crannies, say hello to someone new, discover something different about yourself and others, and you'll soon see why people say, "Meet me at the Markee!"
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