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The groundbreaking sitcom "Roseanne" ruled the airwaves in the late '80s and early '90s. How much do you know about Roseanne and her clan? Take this quiz to find out.
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Question 1 of 30
When did the first episode of "Roseanne" air?
"Roseanne" premiered in October 1988.
Question 2 of 30
How many seasons of "Roseanne" were there?
It lasted nine seasons, until May 1997.
Question 3 of 30
What's the surname of Roseanne's family?
Roseanne is the matriarch of the Conner family.
Question 4 of 30
Where do the Conners live?
Brumley, Missouri
Lanford, Illinois
The Conners live in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois. (The exterior shots were of a home in Evansville, Indiana.)
Lakewood, Wisconsin
Question 5 of 30
The season six episode "A Stash From the Past" was ranked No. 21 in a 1993 TV Guide list of the 100 best TV episodes ever. What happened in that episode?
Roseanne and Dan pull a Halloween prank.
Roseanne and Dan smoke pot.
Roseanne and Dan find an old stash of pot and reminisce while secretly smoking it in the bathtub.
Roseanne and Dan go to Las Vegas.
Question 6 of 30
Which was the only character outside of the main Conner family (Roseanne, Dan, Becky, Darlene and D.J.) to appear in all nine seasons?
Laurie Metcalf, who played Roseanne's sister, Jackie, was in 219 out of the 222 episodes.
Question 7 of 30
Who appeared in more episodes as Becky: Lecy Goranson or Sarah Chalke?
Goranson was in 111 episodes and Chalke in 40.
Question 8 of 30
Why did Goranson leave the show?
She went to college.
Goranson tried to stay on the show sporadically when she went to college, but Becky ended up having bigger storylines than she could handle. Thus, the hiring of Chalke.
She didn't get along with Roseanne.
She was cast in a movie.
Question 9 of 30
In how many episodes do Goranson and Chalke appear together?
The two Beckys appear in a parody of "The Patty Duke Show" theme in the closing tag of the season eight opener.
Question 10 of 30
At the start of the series, where does Roseanne work?
Wellman Plastics
Roseanne is a line worker at Wellman Plastics.
Lanford Luncheonette
Lobo Lounge
Question 11 of 30
Why isn't she working there anymore by the end of the first season?
She gets a better job at a school.
She's fired.
She leads a walkout.
Roseanne and her coworkers have finally had enough at the end of the first season, and Roseanne leads a group to quit in the finale.
Question 12 of 30
Who does George Clooney play in the first season?
Becky's teacher
Roseanne's boss
Clooney played Booker, the Wellman Plastics foreman.
Jackie's boyfriend
Question 13 of 30
This future star also appeared on the show.
Ben Affleck
Brad Pitt
Leonardo DiCaprio
A 16-year-old Leonardo DiCaprio had no lines in a third-season episode as one of Darlene's classmates.
Question 14 of 30
This is one job that Roseanne NEVER has in the course of the series.
Roseanne was many things, but a teacher was not one of them.
Question 15 of 30
What career does Jackie decide on after she quits the factory?
police officer
Jackie heads to the police academy.
Question 16 of 30
Rumor has it that this word is uttered in every episode.
The magic word is "corn."
Question 17 of 30
What is one thing David NEVER calls Roseanne in the course of the series?
David never once calls Roseanne by her first name.
Mrs. Conner
Question 18 of 30
What role did Roseanne's future husband, Tom Arnold, play?
Arnold played Dan's poker buddy Arnie, who once kissed Roseanne.
Question 19 of 30
Which of these characters does NOT have a surprise pregnancy over the course of the series?
Surprise pregnancies abounded on "Roseanne." Becky did find out she was pregnant in the final season, but it wasn't a shocker.
Question 20 of 30
In seasons three and four, Roseanne and Dan run this kind of business.
guitar shop
motorcycle repair shop
Lanford Custom Cycle fails by the end of season four.
Question 21 of 30
Which of the following did NOT appear as him or herself?
Bob Hope
Wayne Newton
Loretta Lynn
Jerry Springer
Hugh Hefner
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton probably would've fit right in on the show, but she was never on it.
Question 22 of 30
Which business does Roseanne open with Jackie when their mother leaves them money?
a donut shop
a clothes store
a restaurant
The sisters open the Lanford Lunch Box.
Question 23 of 30
In season seven, a T-shirt gets passed around among the characters through multiple episodes. What is on the shirt?
a kangaroo
a chicken
Apparently Tom Arnold hated the chicken shirt, so after he and Roseanne divorced, she used it in the show as much as possible.
a lizard
Question 24 of 30
What's Roseanne's costume in the show's first Halloween episode?
a man
a witch
In the first of the show's seven Halloween episodes, Roseanne dresses as a witch and tries to rekindle the spirit of Halloween in Becky.
a tiger
Question 25 of 30
How much money does the Conner family win in the lottery?
$108 million
The jackpot is $108 million.
$180 million
$810 million
Question 26 of 30
Roseanne and Dan name their surprise baby after this singer.
Ozzy Osbourne
Jerry Garcia
Little Jerry Garcia Conner is born in season eight.
Frank Sinatra
Question 27 of 30
Why did Roseanne boycott an episode of the show?
She was protesting the show's time slot.
She didn't like the script.
Roseanne had constant disagreements with the show's creator, Matt Williams, culminating in her boycotting the 15th episode of season two over a line of dialogue.
She was striking for more money.
Question 28 of 30
How was the absence of Roseanne's character explained away?
She was sick in bed.
She was in the hospital.
She was visiting her parents.
Roseanne is in only the first and last scenes, when she leaves for and returns from a visit to her parents.
Question 29 of 30
How were the major plot and character twists of the final season explained?
It was all a dream.
It was all a novel written by Roseanne.
So as it turns out, there was no lottery win; Jackie was actually gay; Becky married David; and Darlene married Mark. It was all Roseanne's based-on-real-life novel.
Roseanne had amnesia.
Question 30 of 30
What is the actual fate of Dan?
He has a heart attack and dies.
A heart attack kills Dan.
He leaves Roseanne for Jackie.
He runs away and joins the circus.


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It's Finally Nice Out! Now What? Ideas for Adults and Children
Well it finally seems like we have made it out of winter and we are onto spring! What a great feeling. As I'm typing this, I am enjoying the sunlight hititng my back and lighting up our house. During this time of year I always want to get outside and do something, but being an adult just isn't like being a kid. When I was a kid I could run around outside for hours not doing much more than running and exploring. As an adult, that seems like a silly and exhausting thing to do. So what do you do? I have found that walking with (and without for a more relaxing walk) our dogs is a great way to enjoy the weather. Bike riding, hiking, playing tennis and eventually when it gets warmer out- going to the pool are really fun adult activities. Of course, barbequing is a must this time of year, and probably all year, if you're anything like my family.
If you're a parent with small kids, you may also be wondering how you are going to fill the time this summer and tire the kids out. Other than riding bikes and going to the pool, Mequon offers a lot of parks to enjoy such as Mequon Community Park, River Barn Park and Virmond County Park. Some of these parks not only include playgrounds, but also trails to hike on. Other fun ideas for kids include going to the library or Glaze Pottery in Thiensville to create your own work of art, creating and participating in a treasure hunt, packing a picnic and going on a hunt for a new place to eat or getting wet at home by setting up a sprinkler or Slip 'N Slide. The kids will be happy and so will you. Just because you aren't a kid anymore, doesn't mean you can't act like one!
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We are pleased to introduce a brand new column here at MMORPG.com that will specifically cover Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. In the inaugural column, we take a look at the changes between the original and now and what we hope will make the FFXIV experience truly reborn. Read on!
FFXIV is a bit of an oddity in the MMO universe. On the one hand, it's an attempt to relaunch and rebrand an MMO – something rarely attempted in the industry. On the other hand, we are in many ways looking at an entirely new iteration of Final Fantasy. It might be more apt to refer to this as FFXIV-2 than to simply think of A Realm Reborn as the second launch of FFXIV. This makes writing about FFXIV a bit complex. It is simultaneously the story of an existing game's evolution and a new game's development.
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Hello there Victor, Eidalior and Domoto!
Victor, it's good to be here too. I liked your 'teardown mentality' article. Now that I have my hanlde built I probably need to start adding comments on those.
Eidalior and Domoto, absolutely its great to see FFXIV-ARR moving along. While it's very much a high-stakes play by Square Enix, you have to give them props for doing the right thing. If this works, SE may have created the road-map for fixing a dead MMO.
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Guild Master of Dragonspine since 1982.
Playing Path of Exile and deeply in love with it.
If the first attempt at an MMO was so terrible that they essentially had to apologize and start over, I kind of wonder if starting over is actually a good idea. I mean, think about it, they are essentially doubling down on the investment they are making in the game, except when the second version launches they have a lot of negative energy to overcome in addition to all of the usual hurdles a new MMO faces. If A Realm Reborn crashes and burns they are going to lose their pants on the investment versus how much money it makes. Based on how most MMOs that are not WoW are doing, this seems like a bad idea.
Might have been smarter to let this one die.
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That's an interesting point Raventree, and it represents the primary idea that FFXIV-ARR has to overcome if this reboot is to succeed.
The thing is, FFXI (their first MMO) didn't crash and burn. Indeed, it has one of the better long-term sustained customer base (back when a half million accounts was rocking). Considering the age of FFXI, a revamped FFXIV could easily bridge technology generations and help keep a sustained subscriber base.
I think the "die or restart" decision had to have happened (and did happen) last year. At some point you have to decide to (a) pull the plug or (b) put it on life support. Option (b) is the normal response (see Vanguard as an example of a similar failure). SE has taken option (c) and chose to just start over.
I'm with you on the musing as to whether it might have made more sense to simply choose option (a) and then start a new product. However, I can see where letting FFXIV fail as badly as it was going to fail might have created a permanant blight, keeping SE from ever getting back successfully into the MMO market. It may turn out that option (c) was the only viable path - albeit a risky one.
That said, I'm less convinced the MMO problem is a genre problem. I'm more convinced that the problem lies in bad product/business design decisions (not unlike the FFXIV launch). I looked at MMO subscription levels in a blog editorial earlier this year. While I think there is room for a Box+ business model, I don't think the subscription model itself is inherently flawed. Poorly excuted by many, yes, inherently f lawed - I'm not so sure.
Anyhow, thank you for the read and thanks for the comment. You may very well be correct in your final assessment - it should be interesting to see how this turns out.
Great summary of what has happened and what is expectec to happen. I played FFXIV on and off and a lot more once Yoshi-P took over.
I am waiting with cautious optimism about FFXIV ARR. A lot of my friends are in alpha... they all love it, but i'm a little worried about the combat. If the combat is deep, and rewarding... i will be playing FFXIV for a very long time.
was that jumping in the gridania vid???
*boggle* JUMPING!!!!!
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I...I really want to play ARR...I whitheld playing FFXIV due to it's issues, and by the time most were fixed, I was playing other games.
Really looking forward for BETA sign-up and putting the effort at bug reporting and polishing the game to have it held up high as any proper FF game should.
Thank you all for the comments. As with all of you, I'd love to see an alpha/beta invite, but I can play sideline observer patiently for a while longer.
@Vismal, I know what you mean. I'm working on information for the next column and, suffice to say, I'm finding myself wishing I'd gotten back into FFXIV more this past year. Yoshi-P's team put a lot into 14, but as you note, there were a lot of other distractions out there.
I can't wait to get back into FFXIV... Have already decided that I'll be buying a new TV to play it on when it's out :P
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Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world."
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I wouldn't have bothered to visit XIV 1.0; despite Yoshi's work it was still very fundamentally flawed. Unless you could afford pay for a sub for the legacy status and not play it.
As to the controversial quests and combat video, it is important to note that was a low lvl demo that doesn't apply to the 1.0 vets that are hating on it, as they will start at 50 for most classes. Questing is more minimal than other mmos as exp chain grinding is more valid, and the 2 classes in the combat section where the least effective at that level to show the changes.
There is also a backlash from people who actually somehow liked 1.0, even before Yoshi took over, it is important to remember their tastes do not reflect the overwhelming majority, and as a very vocal, if largely now irrelevant minority they create more controversy that reflects the games potential success among a general audience. In short, they had their chance to convince the world and the devs of Tanaka's "vision", the majority get their FF mmo now.
Also the degree to which people are making up their minds based on 4 mins of Alpha footage indicates that there is a lot of closed minds out there with no patience, I think after all Yoshi has done he deserves the benefit of the doubt, at least until open beta.
@zevni.... I agree.
On the other hand, people felt royally screwed by Tanaka's FFXIV. It's hard to ask people to be patient and give it a chance. They already did, and it was horrible.
I am actually one of those who loves what Yoshi-P has done. He will get my "benefit of the doubt" and then some because I experienced all of the changes since he took over. I have every class at 50 btw. However, if the gameplay is boring, with no depth, I won't hesitate to leave. I think what Yoshi-P has done is epic, but it may fall short. That's not his fault. Most deves get 3-5 years to create an mmo... he was given 2 years, where half the time was spent on fixing the old version and the other creating a new one.
REgardless of what happens with FFXIV ARR... i'm a fan of Yoshi's and will check out anything he works on.
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people felt royally screwed by Tanaka's FFXIV. It's hard to ask people to be patient and give it a chance. They already did, and it was horrible.
Yes, but that was the old team, Yoshi doesn't deserve such distrust (though Tanaka does, no question), nor does the game as it's built from scratch, we need to keep reminding people it seems. Yoshi made the absolute best and bravest call from the start, they literally couldn't be doing more to fix XIV. But it's a difficult balancing act, Yoshi has to make ARR appeal to a broad audience, and the 1.0 fanboys, and the FFXI fans, and both of them seem to expect him to cater just to them.
However, if the gameplay is boring, with no depth, I won't hesitate to leave.
Fare enough, however remember it may be that most will judge the game at launch, and ignore what happens after, but Yoshi has made it clear that many great elements may not be in time for launch but be part of the first major update. Not saying it deserves a 3rd chance, but spread out your play time and wait a few months before deciding if its worth subbing longer.
REgardless of what happens with FFXIV ARR... i'm a fan of Yoshi's and will check out anything he works on.
Me too, I just hope he doesnt need to change projects for a long time.
Indeed goosh, if you choose to fixate on out of context clips of quests and combat you can convince yourself ARR is a WoW clone, boring etc, but when you are playing the game the quests and combat are just part of a broader experience that flows very well, and is light years ahead of XIV 1.0. Though I admit my positive attitude is of relief at first, due to the standard features I could get into socializing, exploring, crafting, etc and find the fun for myself. All they did was provide a familiar starting point.
After 2 yrs of waiting I am ready to sub.
I think the mistaken emphasis on the quests and combat video are over-emphasizing those game elements. As with Zevni78, I think xp-chaining, mob camps, strongholds/dungeons and other game play elements will provide a number of character advancement alternatives.
Really, if you look at the evolution of FFXI and FFXIV, you see an attempt to create a number of game play systems. The player then becomes free to choose which system they want to engage each play session.
The static quest system added to A Realm Reborn is, probably, best viewed as simply one more system in the game play process. Keep in mind, you have a number of adventuring jobs to level, those quests are just a single step along that road.
At first I was annoyed at blatant comparisons since the game has less than 5% of the total content the released product will have. Then I realized that if people are already comparing it to one of the most successful MMO games on the market just based on the very limited knowledge they have, or videos shown... Then the game's in a pretty good shape. If alpha is being compared to WoW when it's in such a puny state, I'd imagine it'll do good when more than 5% of the game's systems and mechanics are available.
Originally posted by Ryahl
Hello there Victor, Eidalior and Domoto! Victor, it's good to be here too. I liked your 'teardown mentality' article. Now that I have my hanlde built I probably need to start adding comments on those. Eidalior and Domoto, absolutely its great to see FFXIV-ARR moving along. While it's very much a high-stakes play by Square Enix, you have to give them props for doing the right thing. If this works, SE may have created the road-map for fixing a dead MMO.
It's definitely a risky move, but I have to give them credit for it. They could have very well scrapped it as you said, but I think that the safer road isn't always the best one...at least this one has a chance to yeild some awesome results.
14 was a game I wanted to like, but just couldn't due to it's issues, mainly the coding/optimization...there was no reason my rig should have had such a hard time with it, and I was very glad to hear that is one of the things they are working on.
Since I started following ARR, the main thing that has stood out to me is that you really get a sense that the new team is taking this game to heart and seem like they are genuinly excited to let people experience 14 how it should be. Whether or not that's just business or not one will never know, but I like to think it's the former.
FF offers a great world for someone to experience, and if done correctly this time I will have found my new MMO home for a long time.
It's definitely going to be difficult to get over the initial bad response, since a bad opening usually means death in the MMORPG world, which is why the re-boot is so interesting to me. For lack of a better metaphor, ARR having a phoenix story I think would be pretty amazing.
The proposed changes so far all seem really solid and definitely put the game on the right track in my opinions, some may disagree but I think many of them are exactly what's needed to give this game the chance it needs.
In the end, I am enjoying seeing how things are going almost as much as I am looking forward to finally getting to try ARR itself and can't wait for even more news to come out. I will definitely be following your coverage of the game Ryhal and I am already impressed/excited to see you have responded so quickly in the thread. Just like Yoshi-P having a close relationship with the players, it makes things like this that much better!
On a side note, I still can't get over how amazing the End of an Era cinematic was ( not that I expected any different )


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Debates of May 14th, 2012
House of Commons Hansard #123 of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was copyright.
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Motions in Amendment
Copyright Modernization Act
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1:50 p.m.
Pierre Nantel Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher, QC
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question.
The subject of digital locks is a very old one. Some people may recall certain measures that were taken by Sony Music on a Céline Dion CD. When people put it in their computers and tried to copy it, the CD completely froze their computers. Things have evolved a great deal since then, and I think that protecting one's work is very important.
It is very interesting to note that when one buys a song on iTunes right now, the song includes a number of copying licences for devices like iPods and other MP3 players, and another quantity of reproductions, albeit very limited. This takes that flexibility into account. This is the kind of modern approach that we should be drawing inspiration from, rather than creating legislation that refers to technological changes that are already five years old.
Motions in Amendment
Copyright Modernization Act
Government Orders
1:50 p.m.
New Brunswick
Robert Goguen Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice
Mr. Speaker, we live in a global, digital world . And yet, Canada's copyright regime has not been updated since the late 1990s, before the dot-com era and before tablet computers and mobile devices gave us access to thousands of songs, moves and apps at the touch of a button or the swipe of a finger.
Modernizing Canada's copyright laws is an important part of the government's strategy for the digital economy. Each year that Canada goes without modern copyright laws, the need for such modernization becomes more evident.
The explosive popularity of social media and new digital technologies—such as tablet computers, mobile devices and digital book readers—has changed the way Canadians create and use copyrighted material.
This is the third time that we have tried to introduce copyright legislation, and thanks to this government, we will finally update our act so that it is in sync with international standards.
I want to emphasize the fact that, since 1997, the government has tried to modernize the Copyright Act three times, four counting the Liberals' attempt in 2005. Parliament began its study of the Copyright Modernization Act during the last session. Bill C-32, the Copyright Modernization Act, was the latest attempt. The bill died on the order paper at the end of the last Parliament in March 2011.
Bill C-32 was the result of eight weeks of open consultations held across Canada in 2009. Many Canadians and stakeholders had the opportunity to voice their views on copyright. Before the end of the session, the legislative committee heard over 70 witnesses and received over 150 submissions. Several thousand online submissions were received during the online consultations. The bill was drafted in response to one of the farthest-reaching consultations of its kind in Canadian history.
The government acknowledges the extensive review and input already provided on the bill, as introduced in the last Parliament, and thanks all stakeholders and parliamentarians for their contributions. The process has sent one clear message: Canada urgently needs to modernize the Copyright Act.
By reintroducing this bill without changes, the government is reiterating its support for a balanced approach to copyright reform. The bill strikes a balance between the rights of creators and the rights of consumers. The new copyright system will encourage the emergence of new ideas and protect the rights of Canadians whose research and development work and artistic creativity contribute to our dynamic economy.
For creative industries, this bill provides a clear, predictable legal framework that allows them to combat online piracy and roll out new online business models. The film industry has suggested that billions of dollars are lost every year to online piracy, even of films that are not yet available in theatres. Last year, the film industry contributed nearly $5 billion to Canada's economy and provided up to 35,000 full-time jobs.
For high-tech and software companies, this bill provides the certainty they need to develop new products and services that involve legitimate uses of copyrighted material. Canadian software companies have openly said that they prefer to launch new products for consoles because they know that as soon as a PC version is planned, up to 90% of video game sales are lost, sometimes even before the products are legally available on the market. Without the ability to protect their products against theft, thousands of Canadian jobs will be at risk, today and in the future.
For educators and students, this bill opens up greater access to copyright material by recognizing education as a legitimate purpose for fair dealing. New measures will allow more efficient ways to teach, conduct research, and deliver course material and lessons using the latest technologies.
It will also allow teachers to distribute publicly available material from the Internet. For entertainers and commentators, this bill includes parody and satire as purposes to which fair dealing applies.
I would like to clarify what fair dealing is, since there are so many poor interpretations out there. Fair dealing is a long-standing feature of Canadian copyright law that permits certain uses of copyright material in ways that benefit society and do not unduly threaten the interests of the copyright owners. Nevertheless, fair dealing is not a blank cheque.
Currently, fair dealing in Canada is limited to five purposes: research, private study, news reporting, criticism and review. To recognize the important societal benefits of education, parody and satire, the bill is adding these three elements as new purposes to which fair dealing applies, as we said before.
The bill will give Canadian creators and consumers the tools they need to increase Canada's international competitiveness and will implement the rights and protections of the World Intellectual Property Organization Internet treaties. The bill will allow the creation of user-generated content using copyright materials, such as mash-up videos, for posting on a blog or video-sharing site. This bill legitimizes activities that Canadians do every day.
For instance, the bill recognizes that Canadians should not be liable for recording TV programs for later viewing, copying music from CDs to MP3 players, or backing up data if they are doing so for their private use and have not broken a digital lock. The bill also ensures that digital locks on wireless devices will not prevent Canadians from switching their wireless service providers so long as existing contracts are respected. This will not affect any obligations under an existing contract. Finally, it also provides greater opportunities for people with disabilities to obtain works in an accessible format.
In addition, as a result of the committee's examination, a series of amendments to the bill were proposed in order to address certain concerns.
For instance, it was decided to clarify the fact that the provision regarding those who enable copyright infringement applies to anyone who facilitates piracy, even if that was not the original intention.
We wanted to limit the number of lawsuits against non-profit organizations that export adaptations for people with visual impairments to another country by mistake. This amendment is meant to protect Canadian organizations that might be sued for accidental violations.
The clause concerning those who enable copyright infringement will be amended to address concerns about how sites used purely for the purpose of piracy are protected. This amendment will not affect search engines.
In addition, safe harbour for those who enable copyright infringement will be eliminated. We want to clarify the scope of permitted injunctions against search engines and clarify the time frame for notices of violation by replacing the words "without delay" with "as soon as feasible". We also have to clarify how service providers and information and education technology store and index information to permit indexing without liability. We also have to clarify that the clause on access to copies for format shifting and time shifting applies only to personal use, including personal use by households.
Lastly, we want to change the wording to ensure that copyright holders can apply under each of the international treaties that Canada is a party to.
This bill also mandates a review of the act every five years to ensure that the legislation is up to date, applicable, and in step with technological change as Canada's economy moves forward. The proposed changes will enhance copyright holders' ability to benefit from their work. Internet service providers, educators, students and entrepreneurs will have the tools to use new technology in innovative ways. Measures like these will ensure that Canadians can prosper.
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Maria Mourani Ahuntsic, QC
Mr. Speaker, on May 14, 1995, the Dalai Lama recognized the 11th Panchen Lama, the second-ranked spiritual leader of Tibet, who was then six years old. Three days later, the boy was kidnapped by the Chinese authorities, who still refuse to divulge any information about his health or whereabouts.
This situation reminds us that the Tibetan people's long march to self-determination is far from over. China continues to respond to Tibet's calls for freedom with violence, unwarranted arrests and exile. Many Tibetans have even set themselves on fire as a cry of despair for the whole world to hear.
While the relationship between Canada and China is important, it must not be sought at the expense of human rights.
Long live the Tibetan people.
Statements By Members
May 14th, 2012 / 2 p.m.
Gerald Keddy South Shore—St. Margaret's, NS
Mr. Speaker, today I would like to recognize one of Canada's great young sport stars.
Whitney Lohnes, from Bridgewater, Nova Scotia in my riding of South Shore—St. Margaret's, recently won a gold and silver medal in Judo at the Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. She also medalled at the Pan-Am Games and won a gold medal at the 2011 Canada Games.
Whitney is currently studying at Concordia University in Montreal and training with Olympic coaches and national team members in the hopes of representing Canada in the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games.
Ms. Lohnes is a recipient of the 2011 Roland Michener Canada Games Award received by two Canada Games participants in recognition of their strong leadership skills, athletic and scholastic excellence.
In closing, I congratulate Whitney on her many accomplishments and wish her continued success in all of her future endeavours.
Maternal and Child Health
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Jinny Sims Newton—North Delta, BC
Mr. Speaker, yesterday was Mother's Day, a day to reflect not only on our own mothers and our own children but on mothers and children the world over.
Recent cuts to CIDA's budget threaten Canada's commitment to maternal and child health in the world's poorest nations. No mother should have to watch her child suffer or die from a preventable disease. Every woman should have access to adequate and free postnatal care so that she lives to see her children grow.
Canada's contributions to life-saving, cost-effective interventions, like vaccine delivery, improved nutrition and the prevention and treatment of AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, must be protected.
At the upcoming international forum, A Promise to Keep, I call upon the government to protect and renew our commitment to maternal and child health. This is an opportunity to demonstrate that Canada still cares about the health and survival of our world's most vulnerable people.
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Randy Kamp Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission, BC
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mr. Rich Goulet, a man whose achievements have been recently recognized through his induction into the Basketball BC Hall of Fame.
Rich has been a successful high school basketball coach for 43 years, the last 33 of them at Pitt Meadows Secondary School in my riding. His many accomplishments include winning the 1989 and 2000 B.C. Triple-A Championships and the 1983 Double-A Championships. In fact, he is the only coach in the Basketball BC Hall of Fame to win both triple-A and double-A high school championships.
Rich has also coached numerous provincial teams that included some notable basketball players such as Steve Nash and other talented university players.
Clearly, Coach Goulet is committed to the sport of basketball but more impressive is his commitment to moulding teenage basketball players into confident and productive young men. Hundreds of young men and their parents owe him their thanks.
I invite my colleagues here in the House of Commons to join me in thanking Rich Goulet for his service to Canada.
Royal Canadian Navy
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Judy Foote Random—Burin—St. George's, NL
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize three individuals on the Burin Peninsula in the riding of Random—Burin—St. George's.
The Royal Canadian Navy has a total of 32 commissioned ships with commanding officers in its fleet, three of whom are from rural communities on the Burin Peninsula.
Lieutenant Commander Sid Green is commanding officer of HMCS Shawinigan, while Lieutenant Commander Michele Tessier is commanding officer of HMCS Nanaimo. Both were born and raised on the Burin Peninsula in the town of Grand Bank renowned for its connection to the sea.
In addition to Lieutenant Commanders Green and Tessier, there is a third commanding officer from the Burin Peninsula. Commander Arthur Wamback from Marystown is commanding officer of the HMCS Fredericton.
All three are shining examples of the fine men and women from Newfoundland and Labrador who serve in all branches of the Canadian military.
The residents of the Burin Peninsula are justifiably proud of these wonderful individuals. I ask all members to join me in showing appreciation for their service to our country.
Rights and Freedom
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Jim Hillyer Lethbridge, AB
Mr. Speaker, I recently attended the citizenship ceremony in Lethbridge when 70 people became new Canadians. They came from many different countries, and every person had a story, but one thing was common among them, they had all chosen to become Canadians.
Among them was the Walsh family who had fled Zimbabwe with nothing but their suitcases after their house, farm and business were seized simply because the Walsh's were Caucasian.
New Canadians infuse fresh vitality to our national pride. Besides contributing skills to our economy and riches to our culture, they inspire us with a profound sense of gratitude. They know and remind us how lucky we are to be Canadian, where we can own property and enjoy the fruits of our labour, where we have freedom of speech and can worship according to the dictates of our conscience, where we can participate in politics and choose our government.
May we cherish these freedoms and use them well so Canada will continue to be a beacon to all the world.
Pauline Beaudry Foundation in Weedon
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Jean Rousseau Compton—Stanstead, QC
Mr. Speaker, on May 2, the NDP celebrated its first year as the official opposition to an austere and regressive government.
Judging by polls taken in recent weeks, it is becoming increasingly evident that not just Quebeckers but Canadians across the country reject the moral and economic doctrine that the Conservative Party is trying to impose.
Whether we are talking about human rights or labour rights, disregard for the fundamental principles of respect, humanism and democracy is unfortunately evident in the day-to-day proceedings of Parliament.
Sadly, I must visit my riding in this unfortunate and disconsolate atmosphere. However, I have met courageous people who are hopeful and optimistic that we will see better days; 2015 will be an important year.
For that reason, I would like to congratulate the Fondation Pauline Beaudry in Weedon for last Saturday night's fundraising dinner that my wife and I attended. Ms. Beaudry, the mother of nine children, helps dozens of people in Haut-Saint-François with psychological or financial difficulties and those who are isolated. She provides support, resources and comfort when today's society and governments have forgotten their responsibilities.
Veronica Herman Award for Best Film
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Dave MacKenzie Oxford, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today to recognize a group of students from St. Patrick's Catholic School in my riding.
Haley Chisholm, Cole Weninger, Adam Balint and Liam Rice won the Veronica Herman Award for Best Film, grade 7 to 8 at this year's Toronto Kids International Film Festival for their short film titled "Virus". Their motion picture was crowned the winner by film industry professionals.
Just less that 10 minutes in length, their mystery story is based on a student named Adam who finds himself at a new school where students follow the rules and never deviate. On his first day, Adam tries to find out why everyone is acting so odd and robotic. It is soon discovered that the principal was spreading smoke throughout the school and brainwashing the students. Mystery solved.
This is truly an original and brilliant piece. I applaud the creativity of these four students who wrote, produced, edited and starred in their high definition production. Their dedication and hard work has paid off. I look forward to seeing many more winning films from these students in the near future.
I congratulate them all.
Freedom of Religion
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
James Bezan Selkirk—Interlake, MB
Mr. Speaker, four years ago today, seven Baha'i leaders in Iran were abruptly taken out of their homes and arrested. In a flagrant violation of international law, the prisoners were held for 20 months without any charges being laid. Some were placed in solitary confinement for months. They were finally given an inhumane sentence of 20 years in prison for espionage.
However, we all know that these seven innocent Iranians were arrested for nothing else than for being members of the Baha'i faith.
Baha'is in Iran have suffered a systematic relentless campaign of persecution. Over 200 Baha'is have been killed, hundreds more imprisoned and the Baha'is in Iran face social, economic and cultural restrictions. Iranian authorities continue to undermine the rights of freedom of religion through the persistent and pervasive persecution of religious minorities, such as Baha'is, Christians, Jews, Sufis and Sunni Muslims.
Members from all sides of the House will come together this evening to participate in an important and timely debate on the human rights situation in Iran. We continue to urge Iran to uphold its international obligations to allow for freedom of religion and to respect the fundamental rights for all of its people.
LaSalle Royal Canadian Legion
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Hélène LeBlanc LaSalle—Émard, QC
Mr. Speaker, on April 28, I attended an event organized by the ladies auxiliary of the LaSalle Royal Canadian Legion. They had invited veterans who live at the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Hospital for the occasion. It was an opportunity for everyone there to socialize and share a good meal.
A Montreal pipe band added pomp and circumstance to this joyous celebration.
I salute Mrs. Vera Sherlock, volunteer par excellence, as well as all the ladies auxiliary who visit the veterans on a weekly basis.
I want to thank the members of the legion in particular for providing a meeting place where everyone is welcome and activities for the veterans who served in the army. I want to thank the LaSalle Canadian Legion for its community involvement with the veterans and their families.
Tourism Week
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Blake Richards Wild Rose, AB
Mr. Speaker, May 14 to 20 is Tourism Week in Canada, a national initiative that showcases the economic impact of travel and tourism from coast to coast to coast.
Tourism is one of the few industries that drives economic growth in every region across the country. Travel industry employment provides vital incomes for individuals and families and serves as the economic lifeblood of communities across this great nation. The tourism industry employs more than 600,000 Canadians and contributes more than $78 billion to our economy annually.
This week I invite my hon. colleagues and all Canadians to celebrate tourism's contribution to the Canadian economy.
Sudbury Race for Diabetes
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Glenn Thibeault Sudbury, ON
Mr. Speaker, yesterday, along with 2,300 other runners from across northern Ontario, I participated in the SudburyROCKS!!! Race, Run or Walk for Diabetes. The event is the largest competitive running event in northern Ontario, with events ranging from a one-kilometre event for kids to a full a marathon.
The race day is important in two ways. First, the event raises much-needed funds for the Canadian Diabetes Association; and second, by encouraging a healthy and active lifestyle, the event is helping beat diabetes by raising funds.
I am very proud to share with all members that I finished just seconds outside of my own personal goal of completing the five-kilometre race in 35 minutes.
I would also like to acknowledge Elaina, the eight-year-old girl, and her mom who started in front of me and who finished the race in 33 minutes.
I would also like to thank the Sudbury Rocks!! Running Club, which organized the event, as well as all other event sponsors and volunteers who made this great event possible.
Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Scott Armstrong Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley, NS
Mr. Speaker, economic action plan 2012 promotes jobs, growth and economic prosperity for all Canadians. We do this by keeping taxes low, so that businesses will expand and hire more people.
However, it was no surprise on March 29, after only a few hours of review, that the tax-and-spend NDP declared its opposition to this pro-jobs and pro-growth plan.
Tonight we will implement a key part of economic action plan 2012 by supporting Bill C-38. This vote will implement a plan that will help create more new jobs on top of the more than 750,000 net new jobs that have been created since July of 2009.
Instead of playing silly procedural games, maybe the NDP should start acting responsibly, focus on the economy and support a real plan that will create jobs and growth for all Canadians.


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You might have seen this, but if not, then you should, start it at 4:20:
Indeed, ah cha should not be mixed up with gweilo. Is that girl even local?
From my experience, the working class (not just in HK) have preconceived notions of what an 'a cha' should look like--I get called 'gweilo' or 'sai yan' all the time too, among other things.
HK people can be very racist and rude, but once you're in the 'inner circle,' I swear people here are nicer than anywhere else!


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Detlef Mertins, Mies (London/New York, Phaidon Press, 2014) with a foreword by Barry Bergdoll. 544 pages and 698 illustrations in both color and black and white, bibliography, notes and index.This has been a good year for Mies' scholars, students and preservationists. With the restoration and re-opening of the Tugendhat House in Brno, the proposals for the preservation of the Martin Luther King Library in Washington DC and the conferring of the National Historic Landmark status by the Secretary of the Interior on Lafayette Park in Detroit as well as the on-going studies on how to protect the Farnsworth House against future floods, the significance of his work is widely acknowledged. On the scholarly side the recent publication of Phyllis Lambert's Building Seagram published last year by Yale University Press and now Detlef Mertins' Mies are adding significantly to the body of knowledge about his work. The manuscript for Mertins' book was finished before his death in 2011 and was – according to the acknowledgements – guided through the publication process by a team of colleagues, which, among many others, included Felicity D. Scott, Edward Dimendberg, Barry Bergdoll and Keller Easterling. While organized chronologically, Mies'oevre has been divided in distinct periods, which is reflected in the structure of the book and its chapters. With the first three chapters titled 'Critical Realism: Life and Form'; 'Avant-garde: Art and Life' and 'Task: Mastering Modernity' covering the time in Germany till 1937, the last three chapters respectively 'Organic Architecture'; 'Unfolding Structure' and 'Event Space: Living Life Large' discuss the work in the US. The organization is clear, the text lucid and the scholarship impeccable. The book is extensively illustrated with a rich mixture of original drawings and sketches, contemporary and historic photographs of the projects, relevant art of the respective period and –not often found in architectural histories but equally important and illustrative of design intentions and practices at the time– photographs of the buildings under construction. Purchase here from Amazon.


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A CHINESE man who beheaded and hacked a Canadian bus passenger to pieces has been found not guilty of murder on mental grounds.
Vince Weiguang Li, 40, who had been charged with murdering 22-year-old Tim McLean on a Canadian Greyhound bus on July 30, 2008, has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.
Li had repeatedly stabbed Mr McLean, who had been asleep on the seat next to him, sawn off his head, removed his internal organs, pocketed his nose, tongue and an ear, and taunted police and bystanders with the severed head.
Police said in court documents Li "appeared to smell, and then eat parts of Tim McLean's flesh" and "lick blood from his hands" as they surrounded the bus on a desolate highway 90 kilometres west of Winnipeg, in western Canada, soon after the attack.
Authorities found body parts littered throughout the bus, some in white plastic bags.
Mr McLean's eyes and a third of his heart were also missing, and it is presumed Li ate them, said a pathologist in court files, though Li denies this.
The other 35 passengers and the driver were jolted by "blood-curdling screams" and fled, said witnesses, bracing the door after their escape to trap Li inside the bus.
How could have anyone on that Bus not have attacked that maniac?
Nonsense. Just bring an extra sharp machete with you next time.
Wha...?! I remember that story here. Does this mean he'll be released? :-0
I forgot about that story...so the freak is gonna walk?!
"The other 35 passengers and the driver were jolted by "blood-curdling screams" and fled, said witnesses, bracing the door after their escape to trap Li inside the bus."
From the sounds of things, they were cowardly enough to not rescue this one man who was sitting right next to them but not fearful enough to keep a psychopath away from the general public. What is the meaning of "insane" when everybody is insane?
Possibly, at some point when some overworked doctor wants to get rid of him.
Don't worry. He'll be put in an institution and released in 5 years or so as "cured". Seen it all before as a cop. Best deal would be to release him in either the judge's or psychiatrist's neighborhood.
Extreme cowardice that can only come from a selfish communist culture.
Maybe the jury thought that you can't blame a guy for wanting to get ahead.
Are they blaming Bush yet??
Killers benefit China's national interests (i.e disposing of the excess population). They are only interesting in executing innocent people.
"Li will be institutionalized without a criminal record and reassessed every year by a mental health review board to determine if he is fit for release."
"[The victim] McLean's family says they will fight the law that allows people who are found not criminally responsible to be released into the community once they are deemed well"
I only did general psych. a long time ago and haven't been much interested in it since. But if I remember correctly, their was no specific "paranoid schizophrenia" diagnosis, although that phrase has long been popular with nattering journalists. It was either "paranoia" or "schizophrenia." Paranoids are seldom diagnosed due to their scheming nature and fear of being analyzed. Schizophrenics are often diagnosed.
This story seems a bit odd. If the man had no hostage and had already killed his victim then what exactly were the police doing? How was the Chinese man taunting them by doing unspeakable things to the victim?
If the police stood around and let this happen and didn't pump some lead into this animal then they should all be fired.
My point is that it takes some time to carve a man up and do those kind of sick things and they just stood and watched. I can promise you he would not have taunted me with the mans head or anything else. I would have put a bullet in his brain pan and be done with him.
Call me a coward if you want but unless I had a firearm or a comabt knife I probably wouldn't have gone up against him either. Psychotics tend to be able to switch the rage against one person as easily as the original victim. And judging by the fact that he was armed I doubt I would have done anymore than just been another added casualty.
The only way I can see myself going against someone like that unarmed is if they were attacking a child. I might go down but it would give the kid a way to escape.
Should have been executed TWICE
Several times even.
I still think they should have a category for guilty and insane...
A 'not-guilty' verdict when someone obviously committed the crime is just ... crazy...
This happened in Canada, it is a Canadian court that is judging him not guilty by reason of insanity, not China.
That's even scarier. Let's hope the world ends soon.
>Extreme cowardice that can only come from a selfish communist culture.
Or DC... but I'm repeating you.
"Killers benefit Chinas national interests (i.e disposing of the excess population). They are only interesting in executing innocent people"
That is true....think about Tiamin (sp) Square...that guy standing in from of the tank....
It was a weird story. Thread after thread here began following it last summer as soon as it broke. I remember a video interview of the passengers. They were caught by surprise. A guy sitting nearby claimed he didn't even realize what was happening at first and that he either made an attempt to stop the killer, or considered it, but by then the victim was gone, I think. So, people started running out of the bus. Then he and a few other passengers blocked the door so the killer couldn't leave the bus.
He must have been REAAAAL good lookin'
Now instead they are just giving him an opportunity to do it again some day.
"More at this link. As other people here pointed out, he'll be institutionalized, but probably not long enough: "
To me, that is an affront to common decency..what about the surviving family that has to deal with their loss? The mentally unfit diagnosis is a copout is many cases...JMHO
I agree 100%.
Vince Weiguang Li is obviously enduring terrible suffering.
The state should euthanize him and end the pain.
It is effectively illegal to carry concealed handguns in Canada. There is a permit that allows people to carry if they can prove they need to protect their lives but the permit is very rarely issued. [wiki]
Study that name for possible clues.
it's hard to forget any story you read here on FR :)
I wonder what sort of history this murderer has? I doubt he was a reasonably normal person who just one day carried out this vicious murder as his first abnormal act.
...your personal safety is your problem!
Thanks for the diagnosis. Maybe they didn't cover it in the 101 class you slept through.
Reason #2,454,627 to stay the hell away from Canada!
This guy puts Hannibal Lector to shame!
I, like virtually every other freshman at my university, took Psych 101. We all had to participate in a certain number of experimental hours, and if you were signed up and missed yours, there was trouble. Of course I learned this the hard way. I was directed into a little room with a table and an apparatus with lights and buttons on it, and to make a long story short, spent the next 90 minutes trading electrical shocks with another malingerer. It was pretty intense, and I can't imagine it happening today. Anyway, I stuck to "hard science" after that.
That's alright, and thanks.
LOL! That kind of "shock therapy" (not to be confused with the kind that's actually been applied) would be an effective behavioral/rational aid for directing students toward productive studies. And although economic conditions are getting rough, hard sciences will be in huge demand in the near future, IMO. As imports drop off due to mounting debts, we'll certainly need people who are capable of designing and making truly useful things. :-)
I'm playing with a cheap CAD package now by learning to design a house with it (QCAD Pro). ...drawing a few missing blocks and symbols for that as per codes. AutoCAD is a little too expensive for the self-builder or hobbyist, and I'm using UNIX-like systems anyway (NetBSD and Linux—helping with testing, learning software development, etc., for NetBSD).
...also analyzing some thermal energy stuff (homemade heat collector, storage and radiation systems) to see if they're doable with the IRC and other codes.
Absolutely, the bastard should not have lived long enough to see a judge. Real justice should have been meted out by the witnesses. I daresay they would suffer less lingering effects if they had been proactive in taking him out, rather than allow him to live to taunt them with this desecration. People! We have a responsibility as human beings to STOP this behavior ourselves.... not to WAIT for police.
If the existance of police forces results in the emasculation of free citizens and good people, then fire the police. We're not worthy of protection and justice, and they are not capable of providing such. It is a delusion. Madness reigns.
Good God! How can any of these "witnesses" ever face this victim's family? He was a 23 year old young man. This story is layered in wrong upon wrong.
It always fun to see who the bed-wetters are...
In future don't wait for justic
There are a lot of large black bears and mountain lions around my place. The bears only become social and dangerous to tidier people (no garbage) as they overpopulate and their territories overlap (happening now). They're becoming overly curious, but we haven't needed to use any of the Brenneke slugs for bear, yet. The cougars tend to be very reclusive and are only rarely dangerous to those who walk in the dark without looking behind them (big, stalking cats see that). They have killed a pet or two, and some livestock once in a great while. ...only know the presence of the big cats through an occasional road sighting in headlights and very often now through seeing their tracks (no nail prints, numbers of toes,...) and other signs.
As for livestock, well, we do protect livestock when necessary. ...not very often in this remote area so far (on the Rockies). Only the elk herds are getting hit much by lions and wolves (elk hoof here and an elk hoof there, as each herd passes back and forth).
We'll trade all of our mountain lions for those African lions. [Little ironic humor there.] African lions would be easier to keep an eye on and increase revenues from tourism. ;-)
I agree. It should be involuntary manslaughter at the least.
Involuntary cause he's certifiably schizophrenic. But there
are lots of schizophrenics who don't kill, so there's got
to be a category for that (criminally insane might be the
one but there has to be a cost). How can a society allow an
innocent man to be butchered, and let the perp go? No matter
what the reason.
Fine, he is not guilty because he is criminaly insane. So put him in a mental ward and execute him with electroshock therapy because he is criminaly insane.
Socialized pacifism.
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When 4-year-old Lucas Van Wormer didn't have the energy to play like other kids his age, there were lots of doctor visits, but few answers. He had been on a "downward trajectory" for the better part of a year. "We just noticed that he was sluggish and not feeling well," says Lucas' father, Steve Van Wormer. "He was basically being misdiagnosed with asthma."
And the Burbank preschooler's symptoms looked like asthma – shortness of breath, fatigue and fainting. It was a stroke of luck that provided the Van Wormers with a true diagnosis. A pediatrician filling in for Lucas' regular doctor ordered a chest X-ray to check for pneumonia, and instead found that the right side of Lucas' heart was enlarged. A few referrals later, the mystery was solved. In November 2006 doctors discovered Lucas has pulmonary hypertension (PH), a disease that's rarely diagnosed in kids.
The lungs are delicate, like a sponge, and can only handle so much blood pressure. If pressure within the lungs gets too high – as it does in people with PH – "it's like having a high-velocity garden hose shooting blood into the sponge," explains Juan Alejos, M.D., director of the pediatric pulmonary hypertension program at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA. Under pressure, the blood vessels in the lungs thicken, decreasing blood flow to the lungs and oxygen flow to the body. "It's as if the blood vessel was working out," says Alejos. You can be born with PH, or it can be brought on by small defects in the heart.
"We just noticed that he was sluggish and not feeling well," says Lucas' father, Steve Van Wormer. "He was basically being misdiagnosed with asthma."
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Juan Alejos, M.D., who has been treating Lucas since his diagnosis in 2006, believes that PH isn't necessarily less common in kids than in adults. It's just more difficult to spot in children. PH can only be cured through lung or heart-lung transplant (and survival rates aren't high), but medications that relax the blood vessels can help keep symptoms at bay and keep damage to the lungs from getting worse. Because these medications have only been tested and approved for use in adults, doctors have to use them "off label."
Lucas is currently on a very low dose of one of these medications, and doing great. "It was literally overnight that we had a different kid once he started his therapy," says Van Wormer.
To help raise awareness about PH in kids, Lucas, who's now 10, is using his lungs – more specifically, his voice. He teamed up with his dad, who does professional voice-over work, to create a 30-second Public Service Announcement to help educate the public about how the disease affects kids.
Many people with PH take as long as three years to get diagnosed. And the lack of treatment can take a serious toll on their health. "We were very lucky and got flagged and found out very early," Steve says. "For other parents and other patients, I wish that for them as well."
Steve Van Wormer says there is an especially big push to support the Robyn Barst Fund (www.phassociation.org/barstfund), created by pioneering PH researcher Robyn Barst, M.D. When the goal to raise $1 million is reached, an initiative for pediatric-specific PH research will be created.
Many people with PH, he says, take as long as three years to get diagnosed. And the lack of treatment can take a serious toll on their health. "We were very lucky and got flagged and found out very early," he says. "For other parents and other patients, I wish that for them as well." Because while Van Wormer feels that with ongoing research time is now on Lucas' side, it is running out for others with PH. "I still get daily, weekly email updates on kids that lost their battle, that weren't as lucky," says Van Wormer.
Lucas, meanwhile, has finished fourth grade and is enjoying his summer break. On his schedule is a trip to Florida to attend a big PHA conference, and a session of summer camp on Catalina Island for kids with heart conditions, run by Alejos. Eventually, he would like to become a voice over actor.
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When Congress amended the Federal Rehabilitation Act in 1997, it directed the U.S. Access Board to create a set of Accessibility Standards that would apply to Electronic and Information Technology (E&IT) procured by the U.S. Federal Government (known as the "Section 508 standards"). It further directed the Access Board to periodically refresh these standards.
Likewise when Congress passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996, it directed the U.S. Access Board to develop a set of guidelines for telecommunications accessibility (known as "Section 255 guidelines"). It likewise further directed the Access Board to periodically refresh these guidelines.
In 2006 the Access Board convened the Telecommunications and Electronic and Information Technology Advisory Committee (TEITAC) to advise them on a converged set of accessibility provisions to apply to both Federal Procurement (Section 508) and telecommunications more broadly (Section 255). In April, 2008 TEITAC delivered their final report, containing their recommendations for a common set of accessibility provisions to cover both E&IT, and telecommunications products.
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Last March, the Access Board announced the availability of an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - an early preview of the their proposed accessibility provisions to cover E&IT and telecommunications (now together also called simply Information Communications Technology or ICT).
This past Monday, the 90-day comment period closed, with more than 150 public comments submitted to regulations.gov. Among those are the public comments from Oracle, primarily authored by myself and Accessibility Program Director Peter Wallack (with contributions gathered from numerous Oracle engineering teams).
To broadly summarize the key Oracle comments (including those from the public hearing in March):
- The proposed standards significant advance the framework for accessible ICT procurement.
- Harmonizing with WCAG 2.0 AA is very welcome (and we have specific suggestions to tweek how that is done in the proposed provisions).
- Recognition of the "dance of three" - platform responsibilities, application responsibilities, and assistive technology responsibilities - is welcome and very important (and we have specific suggestions to tweek how that is accomplished).
- Formal requirements for tools used to author electronic documents are important (with more specific "tweek" suggestions).
- Care must be taken with provisions around movie playback and VoIP software. The provisions should not transform general purpose computers that incidentally have such features (e.g. a server with a DVD drive on it, or downloaded Skype software added after the fact) inadvertently into "movie players" and "telephones", which are required to have a "CC" button on them or otherwise meet hardware requirements relating to "telephones".
- 508 general exception §1194.3(f) - the so-called "back office exception" - shouldn't be completely removed. A narrowly tailored exception that would both require all "remote-able" user interfaces to be accessible while allowing physical interaction needed solely for maintenance, repair, or occasional monitoring to be excepted from compliance is important. The design of data centers essentially requires full use of the 8+ feet of height of server racks, necessitating that some switches and other physical controls be out of reach of someone in a wheelchair.
- The Access Board's recognition that some ICT may receive "patches" to fix bugs or clean up functionality shouldn't trigger a reappraisal of accessibility provisions is welcome. Numerous Oracle customers have stable editions of our products and platforms (e.g. Solaris 8) in production systems that they will continue to maintain for many years into the future - as they have already done for more than a decade. It is important to recognize that the "expected life" of major ICT products can be decades.
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Now that the Access Board has closed the comment period, it will carefully read and review the thousands of pages of comments they have received. After their thorough analysis of them, they will issued a revised set of proposed provisions - a formal Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. And after another public comment period (and likely another thousand or so pages of comments), a second review and finally issuance of their Final Rule. And soon after that, ICT products procured by the U.S. Federal government (and the many States and Universities that likewise apply 508) - not to mention telecommunications under the jurisdiction of the FCC - will need to meet the updated accessibility provisions.
And while that is some time into the future - already ICT companies are delivering products into the market that meet many of the newly proposed provisions. For example, AOL already has real-time-text support in AOL Instant Messenger. Numerous software video playback products support and decode closed captions. The Java and GNOME platforms (including Solaris and other GNU/Linux environments) - along with the Apple Macintosh and iPhone/iPad, and the RIM Blackberry family of phones - define a rich set of Accessibility Services that are supported by many thousands of applications and which enable assistive technologies to provide access without any need for reverse engineering. And a growing number of websites are already making use of WCAG 2.0 and the emerging WAI-ARIA specification for Rich Internet Application accessibility.
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By COREY BLUEMELStaff Writer
Castle Dale City Council is in the process of reviewing and updating several city ordinances. At the recent council meeting the proposed changes were discussed and revised.
Mayor Neal Peacock said of the animal control ordinance, "This is not a final draft, it needs discussion. I am not adverse to change and amendment. I want to thank Councilman Jack Rogers and his committee who have been working on this new proposed ordinance."
The council discussed the definitions portion of the proposed ordinance. For the word restraint when applied to restraining an animal, Mayor Peacock suggested that the word physical be inserted before restraint.
It was his opinion that vocal restraint or voice commands is not adequate for the restraint or control of an animal. The council agreed.
When the council had reviewed the entire ordinance, changes were made to the nuisance animal portion of the proposed ordinance. A change was made to the definition of I.D tags for an animal. The council added a clause which allows residents to license their animals for one, two, or three years, in conjunction with the rabies vaccination.
Another change was made to the number of dogs a resident can own. It was decided that if a resident has more than three dogs, he must purchase a kennel license. Also, the city will recognize licenses from other towns for an animal until the next licensing period.
This ordinance and the proposed changes will come up for a public hearing at the next regular meeting of the city council.
Attached to this ordinance is a resolution concerning the fees in the ordinance. "The fee schedule will be the most controversial item. We need to discuss the numbers and schedule a public hearing," said Mayor Peacock. Following the discussion of the fees to be included in the fee schedule for the animal ordinance, the public hearing was set for the next city council meeting.
Mayor Peacock then informed the council he has received a new door-to-door sales ordinance from the city's attorney. Due to a lawsuit by a well known company against the types of ordinances that prohibit door-to-door sales, many towns have been required to change their ordinances. The lawsuit results stated that no city can prohibit door-to-door salesmen, and that city must honor the business license of that company, no matter where it is issued.
Although, the salesmen will be required to register with the city and undergo a background check. In Castle Dale, the registered salesmen will be issued some form of identification for residents to check.
The changes in the door-to-door sales ordinance will also be scheduled for a public hearing at the next city council meeting.
The final public hearing was discussed for the sidewalk vendors ordinance. "We passed this ordinance several months ago and there are a few items that we neglected. We must have a public hearing to open this ordinance for amendment," stated Mayor Peacock. This public hearing was also approved to hold at the next city council meeting.
In other business conducted by Castle Dale City Council, a local business person requested an ordinance change to allow their business to sell beer from 1-7 a.m. The current city ordinance does not permit the selling of beer between those hours.
The store manager cited a directive from the company to increase sales or face closure. She has looked into other cities in Emery County and their ordinances do not restrict sales of beer during certain hours. She feels that Castle Dale is losing revenue due to the fact that between the hours of 1-7 a.m., people who want beer are going to other towns who do not restrict hours for sales.
Mayor Peacock informed the manager that to change the ordinance would require a public hearing. A public hearing on this issue will be held next city council meeting.
Councilman Brad Giles informed the council that he has had three complaints from scout troops that many homes in Castle Dale still have not changed their house numbers to meet the requirements. "We need to alert the residents this should have been done long ago. Our ordinance requires all houses to have the correct numbers for safety reasons," said Giles.
Mayor Peacock will alert the ordinance enforcement officer for Castle Dale. Richard Herring has been appointed as the enforcement officer and his duties will be to alert the residents of Castle Dale of the ordinance requirements of the city.
Carolyn Jorgensen, city recorder, informed the council the lease renewal for the city park property is only a year away. The property is owned by the LDS Church and they lease the property to Castle Dale.
Mayor Peacock said he has talked with the stake president and requested the church make a donation of the property to Castle Dale City. If the donation is denied, the mayor has requested a long term lease.
The next Castle Dale City Council meeting has been changed to Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. The public hearings will be held prior to the regular meeting.