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Debates of April 25th, 2012
House of Commons Hansard #110 of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was inequality.
- Question Period
- 2015 Canada Winter Games
- Novelis
- Armenia
- World Malaria Day
- National Victims of Crime Awareness Week
- Co-operative Movement
- Suicide Prevention
- National Victims of Crime Awareness Week
- Earth Day
- World Malaria Day
- Status of Women
- Battle of Vimy Ridge
- Search and Rescue
- Grave of Private Jonathan Couturier
- Pensions
- New Democratic Party of Canada
- Afghanistan
- National Defence
- Ethics
- National Defence
- Ethics
- The Environment
- National Defence
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Arts and Culture
- Agriculture and Agri-Food
- Justice
- Fisheries and Oceans
- Status of Women
- Rail Transportation
- Ministerial Expenses
- Regional Economic Development
- Employment
- Ethics
- Foreign Affairs
- Homelessness
- Government Subsidies
- Point of Order
- Government Response to Petitions
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Committees of the House
- Extraterritorial Activities of Canadian Businesses and Entities Act
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
- Motions for Papers
- Citizen's Arrest and Self-defence Act
- Study on Income Inequality
2 p.m.
The Speaker Andrew Scheer
It being Wednesday, we will have the singing of the national anthem today led by the hon. member for Yukon.
[Members sang the national anthem]
2015 Canada Winter Games
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Dick Harris Cariboo—Prince George, BC
Mr. Speaker, the city of Prince George, B.C. will be hosting the 2015 Canada Winter Games, and what Games they will be.
Last week the Minister of State for Sport and I had the pleasure of announcing our government's $11 million support for this event. Our government is the single largest contributor to sport in Canada and supports participation and excellence from playground to podium.
The Canada Games are the country's largest domestic, multi-sport event and are the pinnacle of interprovincial and territorial sport competition. The Games are held at two-year intervals, alternating between winter and summer. They bring together participants from across the country to share the spirit of competition and demonstrate sporting excellence and cultural diversity.
The 2015 Winter Games will be a great time for the city of Prince George, the central interior of B.C., and indeed, all of Canada.
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Claude Patry Jonquière—Alma, QC
Mr. Speaker, Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean has received more bad news: a large primary aluminum processing plant, Novelis, has announced that it will be closing its doors on August 1. As a result, 160 good jobs with good salaries will be lost.
Yet the Novelis plant is doing well and generating profits. The plant's relocation is the unfortunate result of market globalization and U.S. protectionism. The Conservative government has not shown any political will to improve the situation or negotiate with large corporations in the interest of workers.
I object to the complicit silence of the Conservatives—particularly the Minister of Industry and the Minister of Transport, who, to add insult to injury, are not even bothering to return the many calls that we have made to their offices.
I am saddened for the workers and their families, but we, the people of Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean, are strong. We will roll up our sleeves and continue to look for solutions, with or without the help of the Conservative government.
World Malaria Day
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Mark Eyking Sydney—Victoria, NS
Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today to recognize World Malaria Day. Many may not know that malaria was one of the biggest causes of death during the construction of the Rideau Canal. It was widespread in the southern regions of Ontario up until the late 1800s.
Today, malaria affects millions of people in over 100 countries. However, the spread of malaria is something we can control for very little cost. We in Canada have an ongoing responsibility to ensure that underdeveloped countries have access to control resources. One way is through specialized nets. In 2010, 145 million nets were distributed in Africa, up from 88.5 million the year before.
The World Health Organization's 2011 report states that there were 216 million cases of malaria in 2010, causing 655,000 deaths, and 86% of the victims were children.
Even though the report also shows progress in the fight against malaria, it is not over yet. I ask members, if they can, to please buy a net.
National Victims of Crime Awareness Week
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Kevin Sorenson Crowfoot, AB
Mr. Speaker, this week is the seventh anniversary of National Victims of Crime Awareness Week.
All members know of a family in their riding who has fallen victim to a crime. Our heart goes out to the victims and survivors. During Victims of Crime Week, Canadians consider how our society can help victims of crime move forward.
This week across Canada, we salute and thank the countless professionals and volunteers who respond to the call to help victims of crime move forward. Canadians can visit www.victimsweek.gc.ca to access these services. In the hours following a dreadful tragic crime, these Canadians help those suffering through their darkest hours. These brave and compassionate Canadians show up to stand with the victims.
Our Conservative government is proud to support and stand with those who work with victims of crime and try to maintain hope for the future and the rebuilding of lives in the aftermath of criminal acts.
Co-operative Movement
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Nycole Turmel Hull—Aylmer, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Conservative budget has a new victim: the co-operative movement. We have learned that Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, which experienced $254 million in cuts in the last budget, has done away with the only federal program for co-operatives—the co-operative development initiative.
These cuts come as we are celebrating the International Year of Co-operatives, which Canada supported at the United Nations in 2009. Some 9,000 Canadian co-operatives employ 155,000 workers, contribute to business innovation and help rural economic development.
In the Outaouais, the Quartiers en santé co-operative will no longer be able to provide health services to aboriginal people in northern Quebec. The Place du marché co-operative in Ripon will also be affected by these cuts.
It is time that this government reviewed its priorities and reinvested in development, in our co-operatives.
Suicide Prevention
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
David Sweet Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale, ON
Mr. Speaker, according to Statistics Canada, the suicide rate in this country was almost double that of the death rate from car crashes in 2007, the most recent year measured. Youth suicides are particularly disconcerting. That year, 421 youth between the ages of 15 and 24 took their own life. That is 421 too many.
Thousands of family members and friends are impacted. As a parent, the anguish they have felt is unthinkable to me. That is why I will be very pleased to stand in this House next month in support of Bill C-300 from the member for Kitchener—Conestoga to establish a federal framework on suicide prevention.
I am confident that the bill will encourage the many outstanding efforts taking place across this country, such as the Jack Project at Kids Help Phone. This project is a legacy of Jack Windeler, a Queen's University student who died by suicide in March 2010. The project's school-based outreach program is now being piloted for a full rollout next school year. We wish them much success.
National Victims of Crime Awareness Week
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Joy Smith Kildonan—St. Paul, MB
Mr. Speaker, this week is the seventh annual National Victims of Crime Awareness Week which raises awareness about victims' issues and the program, services and laws in place to help victims of crime and their families.
With my extensive involvement in combatting modern-day slavery, I am particularly pleased about a new program our government has announced to provide financial support to parents of missing and murdered youth. Having met many parents whose children have been tragically taken or lured from them, I know these parents face challenging financial strains in addition to significant emotional and mental burdens.
This important initiative adds to our government's ongoing actions to support victims of crime, including $5.25 million for the creation and enhancement of child advocacy centres across our country and the development of a national action plan to combat human trafficking.
Working together, we must fight to end the sexual exploitation of women and youth across our nation.
Earth Day
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Denise Savoie Victoria, BC
Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate and thank the organizers of three fabulous Earth Day events: Victoria's Earth Walk, the Creatively United for the Planet Festival and Oak Bay's walk and picnic. Thousands of Victorians and some first nations came together to celebrate the environment. They also shared their concern about the proposed Enbridge pipeline to the west coast that would cross 1,000 streams and rivers in first nations territory.
To them, the inherent dangers of supertankers carrying raw bitumen through B.C.'s pristine coastal waters to China is unacceptable. A spill would destroy whale and fish habitat and could cause the collapse of the wild salmon fishery. British Columbians and first nations say that it is not worth the risk and they demand to be fully consulted about this project. I commend them for standing up for us all.
World Malaria Day
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Patrick Brown Barrie, ON
Mr. Speaker, today is World Malaria Day. According to the most recent statistics in the World Health Organization's World Malaria Report 2011, an estimated 655,000 victims died from malaria in 2010. That means 75 people an hour die and even more tragic is that 64 of them are children under the age of five.
I have been honoured to co-chair the All-Party Parliamentary Caucus on Ending Malaria. I encourage all members to spread the word in their communities about raising malaria awareness.
Our government is focusing efforts internationally to ensure that treatment is available to the most vulnerable. CIDA has invested $105 million since 2007 to the Catalytic Initiative to Save a Million Lives. There were 48,000 Canadian-trained health workers who distributed more than 4.6 million insecticide-treated mosquito nets and administered anti-malarial treatments to more than 600,000 children.
On World Malaria Day, I am proud of the actions Canada has taken around the world.
Status of Women
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC
Mr. Speaker, on April 15, more than 50 women gathered in Pierrefonds-Dollard at a women's event to take part in a discussion the theme of which was "Women, Diversity and Community Engagement".
First, seven inspiring guests—Homa Appanah, Ranjana Jha, Marie-Bernadette Julien, Amita Khanna, Isabelle Sayed, Jasbir Kaur Seyan and Monika Spolia—spoke about their leadership roles, various projects, organizational strategies and ethical issues. The participants then asked questions, initiated discussions, spoke about the various challenges that they have in common and had the opportunity to network according to their needs and common interests.
At the end of the discussion, attendees were invited to enjoy an authentic meal and snacks prepared by the Hindu-Mandir Temple and Projet Communautaire de Pierrefonds.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the organizers and participants who took part in this event. I was impressed to meet so many exceptional women from my constituency and I am proud to represent such a dynamic and engaged community.
Battle of Vimy Ridge
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Rick Dykstra St. Catharines, ON
Mr. Speaker, two weeks ago, the Minister of Veterans Affairs led a delegation representing Canada at the 95th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
In addition, 5,000 Canadian youth travelled to Vimy. These outstanding youth have made it their duty to keep the torch of remembrance lit.
The bravery and perseverance shown by the young Canadians who fought during the Battle of Vimy Ridge is mirrored in a new generation. These young Canadians know the sacrifices made at Vimy Ridge and will move forward and shape the future of our great country with the same courage, determination and pride as those who fought 95 years ago.
The presence of these youth at Vimy gives me confidence that in the years to come Canada will be in good hands, that these young Canadians will ensure the sacrifices made by past generations will be remembered and the Canadian values they fought for will be preserved and upheld.
Search and Rescue
Statements By Members
April 25th, 2012 / 2:15 p.m.
Judy Foote Random—Burin—St. George's, NL
Mr. Speaker, I rise on behalf of all Canadians who may be nervous about spending time on the ocean surrounding Newfoundland and Labrador after today.
As the diligent staff at the maritime rescue sub-centre in St. John's spend their last day protecting the lives of mariners as usual and all who travel along the longest coastline in Canada, flags throughout Newfoundland and Labrador fly at half-mast.
This morning in Ottawa, at the meeting of Transport Canada's standing committee on fishing vessel safety, all members of the committee observed a moment of silence in support of the maritime rescue sub-centre and in fear for the lives that may be lost as a result of the closure.
On average, this centre has overseen the response to 500 calls a year, many of them distress calls, resulting in approximately 600 lives saved annually. The intimate knowledge the employees have of Newfoundland and Labrador's coastline undoubtedly was a key factor in these rescues from the unforgiving elements of the north Atlantic.
I ask all members to join me in recognizing the critical and exemplary service provided by the employees of the MRSC in St. John's and trust that all who travel at sea, especially those who spend months at sea to earn a living for their families, will remain safe.
Grave of Private Jonathan Couturier
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Jacques Gourde Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, QC
Mr. Speaker, I was deeply saddened to learn today that the grave of Private Jonathan Couturier was senselessly vandalized in a cemetery in Loretteville, Quebec.
Private Couturier lost his life in 2009 when an improvised explosive device went off near his vehicle in Afghanistan. It is really appalling that the final resting place of this young man who gave his life for our country has been disturbed. It is truly important to remember those who died in combat for Canada. Cruel acts of vandalism against the memory of our fallen heroes are simply unacceptable.
I sincerely hope that the vandals will be held accountable for their actions. I also hope that the generosity of the men and women who lost their lives for our country will live on in our memories and that their sacrifices will be commemorated.
Mr. Speaker, we will remember them.


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But seeing them in a SMALL bar sounds freaking awesome. that had to be mayhem
Well it was really awesome untill a fight broke out and the cops were called and the show was shut down. I was pissed as hell, not drunk pissed because beers were $5 for a bottle, but man those stupid skinheads ruined yet another show. The scene around here is so wack, at all ages shows theres always a group of older dudes from Richmond that show up just to beat up on high school kids from Virginia Beach.
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Today our great country takes a day to remember all of the presidents who have led our country since its founding. In honor of George Washington's birthday this Friday, the U.S. Senate will also read his farewell address. In this letter to "Friends and Citizens," Washington warned that the forces of geographical sectionalism, political factionalism, and interference by foreign powers in the nation's domestic affairs threatened the stability of the Republic. He urged Americans to subordinate sectional jealousies to common national interests.
Take some time either today or later this week to read Washington's farewell address, and have a wonderful and joyous Presidents' Day!
Washington's Farewell Address
Friends and Citizens:
The period for a new election of a citizen to administer the executive government of the United States being not far distant, and the time actually arrived when your thoughts must be employed in designating the person who is to be clothed with that important trust, it appears to me proper, especially as it may conduce to a more distinct expression of the public voice, that I should now apprise you of the resolution I have formed, to decline being considered among the number of those out of whom a choice is to be made.
I beg you, at the same time, to do me the justice to be assured that this resolution has not been taken without a strict regard to all the considerations appertaining to the relation which binds a dutiful citizen to his country; and that in withdrawing the tender of service, which silence in my situation might imply, I am influenced by no diminution of zeal for your future interest, no deficiency of grateful respect for your past kindness, but am supported by a full conviction that the step is compatible with both.
The acceptance of, and continuance hitherto in, the office to which your suffrages have twice called me have been a uniform sacrifice of inclination to the opinion of duty and to a deference for what appeared to be your desire. I constantly hoped that it would have been much earlier in my power, consistently with motives which I was not at liberty to disregard, to return to that retirement from which I had been reluctantly drawn. The strength of my inclination to do this, previous to the last election, had even led to the preparation of an address to declare it to you; but mature reflection on the then perplexed and critical posture of our affairs with foreign nations, and the unanimous advice of persons entitled to my confidence, impelled me to abandon the idea.
I rejoice that the state of your concerns, external as well as internal, no longer renders the pursuit of inclination incompatible with the sentiment of duty or propriety, and am persuaded, whatever partiality may be retained for my services, that, in the present circumstances of our country, you will not disapprove my determination to retire.
The impressions with which I first undertook the arduous trust were explained on the proper occasion. In the discharge of this trust, I will only say that I have, with good intentions, contributed towards the organization and administration of the government the best exertions of which a very fallible judgment was capable. Not unconscious in the outset of the inferiority of my qualifications, experience in my own eyes, perhaps still more in the eyes of others, has strengthened the motives to diffidence of myself; and every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome. Satisfied that if any circumstances have given peculiar value to my services, they were temporary, I have the consolation to believe that, while choice and prudence invite me to quit the political scene, patriotism does not forbid it.


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WASHINGTON — In announcing his long-awaited plans to overhaul government surveillance policies, President Obama on Friday sought to occupy a middle space in the simmering debate on U.S. spying.
He pushed for a greater measure of transparency and oversight in how the intelligence community goes about its work, but rejected calls to end the National Security Agency's controversial telephone metadata program altogether.
"When you cut through the noise, what's really at stake is how we remain true to who we are in a world that is remaking itself at dizzying speed," Obama said in his address, which comes more than seven months after former NSA contractor Edward Snowden's revelations triggered a national conversation about U.S. snooping.
Obama offered a forceful defense of the intelligence community. But he also acknowledged privacy advocates' and civil libertarians' concerns about the breadth of the nation's intelligence apparatus, which has grown by quantum leaps with technological advances that he said make it harder than ever "to both defend our nation and uphold our civil liberties."
REM RIEDER: Snowden's big impact
The most significant policy change Obama announced was ending the NSA's ability to store phone data from millions of Americans. He asked the Justice Department and the intelligence community to come up with a plan within 60 days of who should hold these records.
But the president declined calls from some in Congress and civil libertarians to end the telephone data program outright.
He argued that the program — which his own intelligence review panel concluded has not helped foil a terrorist act — was an essential tool in keeping the homeland safe and must be maintained.
The president said, however, that the agency — which has accessed the massive phone database at its own discretion in the past — would immediately be required to seek approval from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) before reviewing telephone records, except in emergency situations.
Obama also called for the establishment of a panel of independent advocates to represent privacy and civil liberty interests in "significant" cases before the secret surveillance court, The intelligence review panel suggested that an advocate appear in every case. Creating a public advocate panel will require congressional action and Obama's.
He vowed that the United States won't listen in on phone calls of allies — a practice that drew the ire of Brazil's Dilma Rousseff and Germany's Angela Merkel — unless there is a "compelling national security purpose."
Some NSA critics on Capitol Hill said the president's plans don't go far enough and are riddled with loopholes that intelligence and law enforcement agencies can exploit.
"I am unwilling to sacrifice the privacy rights and civil liberties of Americans for the excessive collection of personal data," said Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., predicting that the Supreme Court will ultimately decide the NSA's authority, likened Obama's speech to his health care promises. Paul told CNN: "I think what I heard is that if you like your privacy you can keep it."
Even some supporters of the president said that for nearly every policy fix Obama offered, there are new questions about how he will be able to implement the changes:
Will Congress approve the creation of a panel of independent advocates on the FISC?
Will liberals and libertarian lawmakers spurn Obama's defense of the metadata program and press ahead with measures floating in both chambers of Congress that would end the program?
And how will the president deal with the inevitable battle he will face from hawkish members of Congress, the technology industry and privacy advocates who will have disparate interests in the conversation about placing the metadata in the hands of a third party?
"His speech was in many ways short on the specifics critical to striking the right balance between maintaining civil liberties and protecting national security," said Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Bruce Riedel, a retired CIA analyst and former adviser to Obama, said the emergency situation exemption that would allow the NSA to query metadata without court approval offered a hole big enough to drive a truck through.
"What is an emergency situation?" asked Riedel, who is now a national security analyst at the Brookings Institution in Washington.
The speech also served as endorsement of sorts of the NSA, which has faced withering criticism as a result of the Snowden leaks. Obama repeatedly defended the agency, saying that surveillance programs are essential tools in preventing terrorist attacks and that employees consistently follow the rules.
After the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Obama noted, government officials and citizens demanded that intelligence agencies improve their performance in order to break up future plots.
"Laboring in obscurity, often unable to discuss their work even with family and friends, they know that if another 9/11 or massive cyberattack occurs, they will be asked, by Congress and the media, why they failed to connect the dots," he said.
The president also turned to the 9/11 attacks to make his case for preserving the telephone metadata program, suggesting that had it been in place before the 9/11 attacks, the intelligence community may have been able to prevent it.
In making the argument — one first publicly aired by former FBI director Robert Mueller — he noted that NSA analysts knew one of the 9/11 hijackers, Khalid al-Mihdhar, made a phone call from San Diego to a known al-Qaeda safe house in Yemen. NSA analysts saw that call because they were monitoring the safe house, but they could not see that the call was coming from someone within the USA.
The Mihdhar example, however, is problematic, because the CIA already knew that Mihdhar was in the United States.
"The problem here wasn't that the intelligence community didn't know about it, it was that one hand didn't tell the other hand," Riedel said. "I think this is one area where the administration probably will regret opening the Pandora's box."
Not surprisingly, the president gave little attention to the role of Snowden, whose revelations about the extent of intelligence community's surveillance practices undoubtedly led Obama to this moment.
"Given the fact of an open investigation, I'm not going to dwell on Mr. Snowden's actions or motivations," said Obama, who uttered Snowden's name only twice during the address. "Moreover, the sensational way in which these disclosures have come out has often shed more heat than light, while revealing methods to our adversaries that could impact our operations in ways that we may not fully understand for years to come."


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TOKYO (AP) — Australia's prime minister said Monday that a free trade deal with Japan is "within our grasp" after years of negotiations.
Tony Abbott, who led his conservative coalition to power in September elections, is leading a mission of hundreds of people to Tokyo. It is part of an East Asian tour that will also take him to China and South Korea as he seeks to deepen economic ties with the region.
"Things are going very well indeed," Abbott told Australian and Japanese executives ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, where the two leaders were expected to conclude the trade negotiations. "It has eluded us for so many years but is now within our grasp," he said.
Japan is Australia's second-biggest trading partner after China and a major customer for its beef and other farm goods.
Abbott had said Sunday that some issues remained to be resolved with Tokyo on trade. Japanese media reported progress on the key sticking points of tariffs on beef exports from Australia and car exports from Japan.
Both sides see significant potential for growth in trade in those areas should an agreement be reached.
"We asked so many times for this," said Akio Mimura, chairman of the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry. "This will be the last time."
Among the business leaders visiting Japan with Abbott were finance, gambling and mining industry executives. Gaming mogul James Packer reportedly is among them, seeking local partners for a joint venture casino that his company Melco Crown hopes to build if Japan passes a new law to allow them.
During his visit to Seoul, Abbott will finalize a free trade agreement reached earlier between Australia and South Korea.
Abbott said he was determined to end Australia's "Eurocentric" bias. Australia's exports of iron ore and other resources have played a crucial role in its own affluence and the economic rise of Japan, China and other Asian economies, he said.
There was a time, Abbott said, when some organizations in Australia banned Toyota cars from their parking lots, due to animosity that lingered from World War II.
"My visit so early in my tenure is a deliberate statement of my government's priorities," he said. "Australia is not in the wrong region but in the right one. We are in the right place at the right time," he said.
Separately, the U.S. and Japan were holding talks Monday in Tokyo on a trans-Pacific trade agreement. Australia is also a part of those talks, where progress appears to have stalled, at least partly due to disputes over U.S.-Japan trade in cars and farm products.
Japanese officials said before Abbott's visit that whaling, another contentious issue, would not be on the agenda.
Last week, the International Court of Justice ruled that Japan's annual hunt in the Antarctic was not for scientific purposes, as Tokyo had claimed, and ordered it halted. Australia, which brought the case against Japan in 2010, praised the judgment. Environmentalists have long sought an end to the whaling program on ethical grounds.
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To find out a little bit more about the traditional manufacturing process of a pair of jeans, check out this interesting video on how jeans are made from the Discovery Channel's "How It's Made." The 10-minute segment follows the production of jeans from their humble beginnings in the cotton fields, through to the manufacturing plants and distressing processes. Did you know your jeans were distressed using volcanic rock and lasers?
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The Alexis Museum houses numerous fascinating displays that depict the early days of the community.
The museum offers agricultural history exhibits and programs from the period 1820-1920 when horses were the man source of power for farming and transportation. With 6000 square feet of display area featuring eight interactive touchscreen kiosks with 80 video clips making Henderson county horse era come alive again. Over 50 equipment pieces are on exhibit.
Illinois Citizen Soldier Museum
See military memorabilia from the War of 1812 through Desert Storm.
This non-profit art gallery presents rotating exhibits from local and national artists. Each year the center hosts GALEX, one of the longest running national competitions and exhibitions in the country.
Discovery Depot Children's Museum
Discovery Depot Children's Museum is a non-profit institution providing fun and educational programs for children and families. Interactive exhibits, programs, and collections will stimulate curiosity, promote discovery and encourage learning. Creative playground facilities outside for children too. Through these resources, visitors will gain a better understanding of our world.
This restored vaudeville theater in downtown Galesburg offers a wide variety of entertainment and tours.
Those Were the Days - Knox College
In this 1940s romantic comedy a middle-aged couple looks back on their college days and courtship. The movie was filmed at Knox College in Galesburg, the alma mater of writer George Fitch (a Saturday Evening Post staffer), whose novel inspired the film. The "Old Main" building at Knox College is the only remaining original site of the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas senatorial debates.
Carl Sandburg State Historic Site
Author-poet Carl Sandburg was born in the the three-room cottage at 331 E. Third Street in Galesburg on January 6, 1878. The modest house relfects the typcial living conditions of a late-nineteenth-century working-class family and features many furnishings that once belonged to the Sandburg family. Behind the home stands a small wooded park which features the Quotation Walk, a celebration of the Prairie Poet's work and words. It is in this tranquil setting that the ashes of Carl Sandburg and his wife Lilian were liad to rest beneath Remberance Rock.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Wyatt Earp, an American hero who helped tame the Wild West, was born in Monmouth in 1848. Visit his birthplace and see historical documents and artifacts that tell the story of this great American hero. Tours by appointment only.
Located in the former home of Justus Schlotzhauer, advance man for Ringling Brothers Circus, this museum focuses on local river history.
This museum preserves Henderson County's rural American heritage, with the primary focus of the exhibits on the first half of the 20th century.
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By COREY BLUEMELStaff writer
The road for Dennis Ward has been very long and winding since he suffered a stroke a year ago. But, with the help of the vintage cars in his shop he is on the road to recovery doing what he does best; working with cars.
Most people who suffer from a stroke are into therapy within two-three days. But for Dennis, two bouts with staph infections, and a case of pneumonia kept him flat on his back, and near death, for five weeks in the hospital. When he pulled through, he was a month behind and the damage from the stroke had taken its toll.
He began his road back with physical therapy to help him with standing and balance. His right side was affected the worst and the use of his hand and leg were very limited.
Now, after much healing and much therapy, he is back where he wants to be, in the shop, working on his cars. The occupational therapists, after working with Dennis at the clinic, decided it was time for him to be in his own element.
"Therapy is not really therapy if it is in a natural setting. If a person is doing what he loves, it isn't considered work. A therapist should see the patient as who he is and Dennis is a mechanic and he restores cars. He has been back in the garage for about two weeks and he has made great progress," said Josh Parry, occupational therapist working out of Castleview Hospital.
Occupational therapy is designed to teach a person the things they need to fill their everyday lives. Once a person is well enough, he should be encouraged to do the things he wants to do.
"That is the best therapy there is," said Scott Cryder, another of Dennis' therapists. "Many motions a person does are learned and cannot be duplicated in the clinic. This is great because his body knows what it takes to sand a car and is helping his muscles relearn the movements. The type of work Dennis is doing in the garage is better than anything. Here, he is working not only on the car, but he is working on his balance, control of his hands and legs, and his large muscle groups."
Parry stated, "The neuromuscular re-education is taking place while he does what he loves. His brain is being rewired by doing familiar activities."
The prognosis for Dennis is pretty good. The more movement he regains, the more the brain is activated. The more the brain is activated, the better the chances are that other things, such as speech, will improve. The occupational therapists work with Dennis in his shop two times a week, and Dennis continues to see a physical therapist at Emery Medical Center, and a speech therapist.
Dennis' family says that his favorite cars are the orphans, the ones that are no longer in production. His collection includes the '48 Plymouth he is working on now, a '50 Hudson, a '35 DeSoto, and a '54 Plymouth convertible. These are only a few of his projects, and all indications are that he has enough work to keep him busy for a long while.
Ward is the long time owner of Wards Auto Body and Repair in Huntington.
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Exhibition themes Chancay & Chiribaya
Less centralised than other states, the Chancay of the central coast were noted for their important textiles and idiosyncratic ceramics. The best known of these are black and white vessels made from moulds, showing humanoid beings with arms outstretched. They are less finished than other ancient Peruvian ceramics. On the other hand, weavers demonstrated technical perfection and aesthetic brilliance, from complex open-work to the finest cloth, sometimes using painted designs.
The Chiribaya culture of southern Peru flourished in the fertile western valleys that stretch from Ilo to northern Chile. The culture's farming, fishing and marine occupations were reflected in the grave goods that accompanied their dead. They created many tubular headdresses and pectorals in a style excavations similar to the Tiahuanaco culture. The Chiribaya were also expert textile artists and potters.


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I've noticed more of the in-store christmas shops appearing as well as the charity christmas gift sites.
So let the raucous sleigh bells jingle,
Hail our dear old friend kris kringle,
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Don't stand underneath when they fly by.
Just saw a Christmas advertisment for Argos [store in the UK],featuring Bing Crosby!
A Muppet Christmas Carol on Sky movies [Uk] 9.00am this morning.
And so, as Tiny Tim observed, "God Bless us!! Everyone!!''
A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens (1843)
Arrrrgh!os have their christmas catalogue out, but there isn't much christmassy in it. Marks and Spencer have opened their christmas shop sections but again, things are very thin on the ground this year...
So let the raucous sleigh bells jingle,
Hail our dear old friend kris kringle,
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Don't stand underneath when they fly by.
My first Real-Life Xmas Spotting of this year!
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Have been getting a Christmas catalog in the mail almost every day now. Also - commercials on TV, especially for layaway purchases. Alot of stores have some Christmas items for sale, but haven't decorated the stores/mall yet.
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
A tiny sign of Christmas. At a super market I saw Christmas cookie cutters for sale.
Merry Snowy Christmas
Love & Peace to the World
why I have feeling that this year everything is coming later in the market?
When it seems the magic slipped away...
We find it all again on Christmas Day.
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: : Background: We live about 30 miles SE of Fairbanks, Alaska. We just replaced a old Gould 1/2 HP pump because it was losing prime..thought it was the pump (also making alot of noise).
: : Replaced it with a Flotech 3/4 HP jet pump. It too is losing prime UNLESS I shut the water off to the house so it is just the pump and the pressure tank.
: : I am thinking it might be a leak somewhere in the house that is causing the pump to lose prime.
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Rep. Jim Matheson visited Emery High during his recess from Congress for Easter. He met with students from history and government classes. Rep. Matheson told the students, "It's important for you to know that I represent you. I represent everyone in my district including those who aren't old enough to vote. I go to schools a lot to see what's on students' minds. I have been a Representative to Congress now for eight years. I run every two years. There are three districts in Utah and we are going to get another district. I have been assigned to the energy and commerce committee which also includes health care, food and drugs. It's a great committee to be on."
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Matheson told the students he supports coal fired generation. "It's not a matter of if we are going to burn coal, but how. If there are clean ways to burn coal then we ought to look at it," said Matheson.
Matheson was asked about nuclear power. He said nuclear power is cleaner and doesn't emit CO2 gases and nuclear power produces 20 percent of the power for the United States, but it is very expensive. There hasn't been a nuclear power plant built in the last 30 years in America and there is also the question of what to do with the waste. Nuclear generation also uses a lot of water which isn't plentiful in the West, so nuclear may be a good fit for other areas but not for desert Utah.
One student wanted to know why Matheson is a democrat. He said his democratic roots run deep with his great-great-grandmother who was the postmistress of Parowan leading the way for the Matheson family. His father, Scott Matheson was also a democrat and the governor of Utah in the late 1970s and early 80s. Matheson said, "I like to tell people that political parties only mean so much and you should vote for the person."
Matheson was asked about the political climate in Washington. He replied for the most part Congress works well together and people just don't hear about the times a bill passes without a lot of controversy because the media doesn't think that's very interesting. They are only interested in the controversial bills. Matheson said there are 435 members of Congress. There are extremes in both political parties and Matheson considers himself a part of the radical center. He believes the political parties need to get away from the rhetoric.
A student wondered what Matheson thinks is his biggest accomplishment so far in Congress. Matheson reflected on the South Moore cut-off road in Emery County that is under construction at this time and will eventually be paved from Moore to I-70. He was responsible for securing most of the funds for that project.
Matheson is also proud of his stand against the testing of nuclear weapons. He has taken a firm stance in getting help for downwinders and helping to ensure this doesn't happen again to Utah residents. His father, Scott was a downwinder who contracted cancer as a result of being in the path of nuclear fallout during the early days of nuclear testing in Nevada. The government lied to the people of Utah saying the testing was safe, when in fact it caused high rates of cancer among people in southern Utah in subsequent years. "This nuclear weapons testing issue has touched a lot of families, including those from Emery County," said Matheson.
Matheson was asked to reflect on the Crandall Canyon mine disaster. "It takes a special person to work in a coal mine and we want to make sure coal mines are as safe as possible. It's been a few months since the disaster, but it takes awhile to figure out what happened and learn from what happened. We need to honor those families and the victims."
Matheson said he hasn't endorsed a presidential candidate yet. He is a super delegate who is uncommitted at this time. He feels by remaining uncommitted, he will be able to talk to the candidates and let them know about the issues that face rural Utah. He thinks politicians back East aren't familiar enough with the issues of those living in the West.
Matheson was asked how he felt about the George W. Bush presidency. He said that Bush encountered a historic event that changed America with the events of September 11, 2001. "It changed the dynamics of his presidency and I think he responded in an aggressive way. Bush has been more partisan than I would like. He has been very aggressive in pursuing power for the executive branch of government," said Matheson.
One student wondered how Matheson viewed a woman running for president. He replied gender shouldn't be an issue, qualifications are more important.
Matheson responded to a question on gas prices. Prices are determined by supply and demand, at this time there is more demand than supply which forces prices up. In the short term, more production should be established.
"In the long run, I hope technology takes us to a new place, vehicles that run on ethanol from plant sources or electric cars; to get us out of the current situation, we need technology to take us out of this cycle," said Matheson.
Matheson was asked about wilderness in Utah. He commented Utah needs protected places, but it's not wise to retreat to an extreme point of view on wilderness lands. "We need to take a common sense approach. There are some places where ATVs shouldn't go. Most ATV users are responsible," said Matheson.
Matheson continued his tour of his district with a visit to Bucyrus mine machinery in Huntington and later holding a meeting in Price on the housing crisis.


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|Posted by hj on August 16, 2002 at 08:44:28:
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Any water level switch would be a separate item and not part of the pump. It appears more likely that the pump is going into overload shutdown, possibley due to a failing motor. If so that would turn it off for a short while every so often.
: I am on a submersible well system. Recently, we experienced problems when there would suddenly be no pressure in the system. Sometimes it would only be a minute, sometimes several mintues before pressure would return. I checked the breaker and it's fine. I also checked the switch with a volt meter and it is fine, but the pump was not running. Then it would kick on and filthe pressure tank some minutes later.
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Man accused of assault at local bar
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Johnson City police arrested 32-year-old Dennis W. Fletcher after they say he hit an employee of the Electric Cowboy in the back of the head with a beer bottle.
Police say he was being escorted from the business at the time. They tell us they had to chase him briefly before the arrested him.
Fletcher is charged with aggravated assault and public intoxication.
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i doubt that blackbeard has a chance vs whitebeard, true, he managed to capture ace, but because ace was logia and relied too muhc on his devil fruit, whitebeard sure has s strong devil fruit, but he's pretty awesome without it. anyway, ace was like nothing vs whitebeard, only because he captured ace, doesnt make him that stong, although he is the one who gave shanks that scar...
I KNEW IT...Luffy can't take this anymore, his been thru TOO MUCH... on the other hand Blackbeard has nothing against anyone, he only cares for his dreams and uses anything in his grasp to obtain it...ace was simply a substitute to Luffy, because BB wanted to be a Shichi... But im thinking BB gonna help the marines, and regain their "trust".
Trans by Steven D. Teach524 :んじゃ ◆bvOTKk1mXg :2010/02/16(火) 18:01:37 ID:IpDfoRpa0 つかもうきてるやん。。。
ただ赤犬もただじゃやられるわけじゃなく白ひげの顔面半分を持っていった(パンチでえぐったâ ¦ )
センゴク 顔半分やられてるのにまだこんな力がâ¦
ぐらいですかね 最後に白ひげも ティーチ で 終わりです
568 :んじゃ ◆bvOTKk1mXg :2010/02/16(火) 18:06:18 ID:IpDfoRpa0 黒ひげがつれてきたのは 糞でかいオーズみたいな奴
あと 女だけどババア 後酒飲みまくってるでかい男 こんくらいかな?新規 後はいつもの
残りの半分の島に撤退命令だされた白ひげ海賊団達 って構図かな
Quote:Akainu falls head over heels into the cracked ground that Whitebeard's earthquake causes. But it looks like it doesn't just hurt Akainu, half of Whitebeard's[or akainu-I rather lean towards half of akainus's face is in pain during the punch](I am REALLY not sure about this).
Sengoku: Even half injured, he still has this power...(again, unsure)
Something like this, it ends with WB and Teach.
"The guys Blackbeard brings with him are--a big dude like Oars, an old woman, and a big guy drinking, I think that's it? For the newcomers, the rest are the usual crew" if I screwed it up fix it, and my bad.
Akainu damages (I'm trying to be as general with this as possible because I am trashed and unsure about this line) WB's face countering his first attack.
WB's second attack splits the island in two.
WB remains on one half of the island taking on the Marine HQ and Blackbeard and co.
On the other half are those that were ordered to retreat.
Trans by aohige
Akainu falls into the crack in the ground after being taken out by Whitebeard.
But he doesn't go down without a fight. He punches Whitebeard, and takes out half of his face.
Sengoku comments on how Whitebeard has so much power even without half his face.
The guys Blackbeard brought with him are:
A HUGE mofo like Oz, an old hag, and a large man drinking booze like crazy.
Akainu takes out half of Whitebeard's face with the counter attack, Whitebeard's second attack splits the entire island in two.
Whitebeard is left standing alone in one half of the island, fighting the entire rest of marines, and Blackbeard pirates.
The rest of Whitebeard pirates told to retreat are left on the other half of the island.
That's some crazy shit.
Now I really wanna see pictures!
Looks like both Akainu and Whitebeard are gonna die.
Ava & Sig created by Maxv Credits to IIDX v
I don't see Akainu dieing here.
On another note it seems like BB's new crewmates are indeed the prisoners mentioned by Iva.
Also the first thing that comes to mind when I think of Akainu falling into the earth is volcano.
Akainus gonna eat shit lol.
This sounds pretty epic but im sad luffy didnt go crazy.
the only thing im confused about is how did BB and co. get away with hiding this whole time when he has someone as huge as oz in his crew now?
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There's a saying in the OP forums which goes like this..."If a new unidentified character is wearing a hat, he must be Sabo!"...Yeah, take that Obitio/Tobi/Madara theorists!
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By Brett Brown/NEMS Daily Journal
Both the Itawamba Community College Lady Indians and Northeast
Lady Tigers open play in the MACJC state basketball tournament on Monday.
The event is being hosted by Pearl River CC in Poplarville.
Defending state champion Itawamba (15-8), the No. 2 seed from the north, faces south No. 3 Southwest at 7 p.m. Northeast (12-10)
earned the No. 3 seed in the north and will battle south No. 2 Gulf Coast at 1 p.m.
Northwest takes on Jones and Copiah-Lincoln meets Miss. Delta in the other opening-round games.
The first round of the men's tournament is Tuesday.
Both the women's and men's semifinals will be held on Wednesday, and
the championship games are set for Thursday at 5 and 7 p.m.


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: I just moved into a brand new apartment. The building was completed by January 25, 2003. Since we moved in on February 1, we had problems with the toilet clogging easily due to sluggish flush pressure. The brand of toilet is a Mansfield. I assume it is a type that saves on water, but should that mean I have to put up with constant clogging?! I hope someone could please tell me how to increase the flush pressure. If so, please email me at email@example.com Thank you.
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By GARY ARRINGTONSports writer
I now find myself buying strange stuff when I go grocery shopping. I don't know about you, but my household ends up with products in the refrigerator and in the pantry that not too long ago I would never have known that they even existed.
First let me set the stage. I lost a bunch of weight a year and a half ago and I have managed to keep most of it off and I want to stay that way. My wife learned about healthy eating at that time and she has not forgot the past. In fact she now might be worse. The eating now is not the eating of my past that I so fondly remember.
I also have some health issues causing me concern and inconvenience that seem to be unfindable by the medical community. I know that is a strange word but it is accurate in my problems. I have joint swelling that moves from hand to knee to ankle and back making it more difficult for me not to act my age. Sometimes I believe that to be the problem though but then it still occurs when I behave.
Those two issues now force me to have strange friendships with food. For example, my wife makes us buy skim milk, milk that is really white water in my book. But I might have found a solution the other day, skim milk that doesn't taste like skim milk or so the cover of the box said. I bought it, it only comes in half gallons making it more expensive, and sure enough it tasted more like 2 percent milk. I was excited.
Last night I went shopping again and I found the strangest stuff to date. The first item I found, and I must confess that I bought it, was raspberry jam with no sugar in it. I did not know it was possible to buy jam without sugar, as the sugar was what made it jam. Jam to my way of thinking needs to be sweet and that means sugar. I will let you know if I would buy again.
The next item I bought was honey without sugar. Are you kidding me, honey without sugar? That really seems un-American. It turns out that it is imitation honey made by imitation bees I guess. I have not tried that one either but again how is that possible.
The final really strange item I bought was peanut butter with no peanuts in it. Huh? Now really, peanut butter with no peanuts, what is this world coming to? No peanuts but soy instead.
So now I eat healthy bread with twice the fiber with peanutless peanut butter and sugarless raspberry jam or imitation honey. Who would ever have thought that just a few years ago?
Just to show you the other lengths my wife goes to for us to eat healthy, the other night she made what I would call spaghetti but the pasta was made with whole wheat instead of whatever is normal. And then she put cauliflower and broccoli instead of meat in it. Health might be overrated.
And now I even copied her. Last night I made pizza with fresh vegetables instead of pepperoni or sausage or any other meat and I almost hate to say it but it was good.
The moral of the story for me is simple, one must be flexible in what one eats if one wants to continue having the life that one has had. And that means paying attention to labels on what one eats. So I guess I will not complain and just eat whatever is put before me.


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By Chris Kieffer/NEMS Daily Journal
TUPELO – While Mississippi searches for ways to better educate its 4-year-old students, the Tupelo Public School District has found a model that has brought success.
The 7,500-student district uses federal money it receives for having a high percentage of low-income students to educate 260 4-year-olds, more than half the size of a typical kindergarten class. It has had particular success in providing its students more than a year's worth of academic growth.
"The Tupelo program has been one of the guiding lights in the state," said longtime Mississippi early childhood education expert Cathy Grace.
"… This is a Mississippi program in a Mississippi community. They are not all like Tupelo. We have a community that has stayed the course and continued to improve, taking into account the science behind early childhood to make modifications they needed."
After housing pre-K programs at its individual elementary schools more than 20 years ago, the district combined its early childhood efforts into one program in 1996 and housed it at King School on North Green Street. During each of the 16 years since then, at least 60 percent of the school's students have achieved more than a year's worth of growth, and the figure was greater than 80 percent in eight of those years. It was at least 70 percent 15 times.
"We teach the children where they are and according to their needs," said Dale Warriner, the TPSD's director of Federal Programs who oversees the program. "The assessments we give identify students' strengths and weaknesses."
The district's minority students who have participated in the program have scored much higher on standardized tests than minority students who did not. For instance, about 55 percent of minority third-graders who are alumni of the Early Childhood Education Center scored at least proficient in reading on the state test in 2010-11. About 35 percent of minority students who did not attend the program reached that mark.
In fact, third-grade minority students who went to ECEC have outscored those who didn't in language and mathematics on state standardized tests by at least 10 percentage points for each of the past 10 years.
Lead teacher Anita Buchanan attributes the success to the credentials of the teaching staff. All 13 of school's teachers are classified as highly qualified, meaning they have at least a four-year degree and a teaching license. Many have master's degrees, Buchanan said, and two are nationally board certified, with a third pursuing certification.
All 13 of its assistant teachers have at least two years of college, higher credentials than similar age-range programs.
"That is a big plus for us," Buchanan said. "They have the training to work with young children and meet their needs."
Teacher Amanda Young said she typically sees her students grow over the course of a year.
"You see gains in social skills, or they'll go from knowing the letters in their name to knowing the entire alphabet," she said. "Their writing skills will improve so that they can write their entire name by the end of the year. There are a lot of areas in which they grow."
Young said the school's teachers benefit from professional development offered by the school district and various workshops they attend. They also work during the summer to write the curriculum based on Early Learning Standards developed by a statewide team of experts.
Teachers in every classroom must read six books a day to children, Warriner said. There also is an emphasis on social skills and collaboration.
Superintendent Gearl Loden has publicly expressed plans to expand. The district is exploring using low-interest bond money to construct more classrooms.
Adding students would require additional funding. Each class of 20 students costs about $100,000, Warriner said. Because the program is currently funded only by federal Title 1 dollars, it can be difficult to know from year to year how many classrooms will be funded. Sometimes officials don't know a final allocation amount until the fall.
Ideally, Warriner said, the district would serve about 400 students in the program, an amount that's about 80 percent of a typical kindergarten class.
"Tupelo's data has helped silence cynics and people who question what early childhood education can do in the long run," Grace said.


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