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excuse me, but I'm off to snuggle with my hubby :-)
Excuse me, but I should be watching Nemo with my son right now!
I love Outdoor Christmas Lights!!
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Merry Snowy Christmas
Love & Peace to the World
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Merry Christmas to all...
excuse me..but I am so bored.
When it seems the magic slipped away...
We find it all again on Christmas Day.
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Send an email to Colonel Greg Kaufmann, U.S.A., Ret.
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Colonel Greg Kaufmann concluded a 30-year career in the U.S. Army in 2005 as a Colonel in Army Aviation focused on Strategic Plans and Policy. Upon retirement, he became Director and established the Institute for Global Security Studies at Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN, where he was also named to the Board of Advisors of the Tennessee Homeland Security Consortium, Oak Ridge, TN. He is now Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor at the Homeland Security Management Institute at Long Island University. Colonel Kaufmann's final military assignment was to the Office of the Chairman of the Military Committee, NATO. Selected issues with which he was involved included establishment and execution of the ISAF mission, NATO support to counterterrorism (CT) activities, coordination of NATO-Russian CT activities, and NATO support to Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Previous assignments included Director (1999-2001) and Chief of Staff (1997-99) of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Balkans Task Force, where he was the principal policy advisor to the Secretary and Under Secretary for Policy on all Balkans-related matters while overseeing all Department of Defense Balkans-related policy issues; Commander, 1st Battalion, 58th Aviation Regiment (Corps)(Airborne), XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, NC (1993-95), with concurrent deployments in Somalia, Haiti, and Kuwait; Executive Officer, 4th Battalion, 58th Aviation Regiment, and Commander, Company A, 1st Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment and K-16 Airbase, 17th Combat Aviation Brigade, Seoul, Korea; Action Officer, Concepts, Doctrine and Force Policy Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, HQ Department of the Army; and Assistant Professor of English, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY. Other assignments were in the 101st Assault Helicopter and 229th Attack Helicopter Battalions, Fort Campbell, KY; and the Electronic Research and Development Command's Flight Test Activity, Naval Air Engineering Center, Lakehurst, NJ. Colonel Kaufmann was the CSA-selected Senior Army Fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University for 2001-02, in residence at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. He was an MIT Seminar XXI Fellow in 1998-99. Colonel Kaufmann has published widely across both professional and scholarly, refereed journals, most notably with a 2002 article in the Harvard International Review on the U.S. national security and interagency system and the challenges facing a new homeland security department. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army War College's Defense Strategy Course and of the Command and General Staff College. Colonel Kaufmann holds an M.S. in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and the M.A. in English from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Last week, I had written about my anticipation to see the relaunch of Generra under the helm of dynamic duo Swaim and Christina Hutson at this upcoming Fashion Week. Well, in today's WWD, they have given an exclusive interview and peak at the collection.
Next Friday, the designers will have their much-anticipated comeback moment, and this time they??™ll do so at the helm of a company having a hyped reboot of its own: Generra. The Hutsons??™ new inspiration? A decidedly more upbeat ???Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.???
???We were attracted to the colors, the movement and how sweet and fun everything was in the movie,??? says Christina, nestled into her chair at the Generra headquarters on Seventh Avenue. ???Going forward, everything is going to be bright and optimistic.??? She gestures to the racks of clothes around her ??" a preview exclusive to WWD ??" and they??™re a rainbow of cheerful jeans, ruffled frocks and T-shirts with a pop Eighties vibe. The collection is a marked shift from those of their predecessors; Tony Melillo, who helped relaunch the popular Eighties brand in 2004, went relaxed and leisurely, while his successor Pina Ferlisi took things for a tomboyish spin. ???This is definitely another take on Generra??™s DNA,??? says Dan Shamdasani, chief executive officer and president of parent company Public Clothing. ???It??™s young, vibrant and fresh.??? (WWD – Click here to read today's full article)
Stay tuned folks, I will be posting photos of the collection the day after the fashion show!
–Nikki Cho Russo
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Fashion designers are deep in preparation for February's New York Fashion Week and as the invitations start coming in, I was reminded that Swaim Hutson, who took the reins at Generra as Creative Director last September, will be presenting the A/W 2010 collection during New York Fashion Week. The bonus is that Swaim has teamed up with his partner in design (and in life), wife Christina, in a collaboration effort for the A/W 2010 collection.
Generra Sportswear, a contemporary women??™s and men??™s sportswear brand that was on top of their game in the Eighties, has gone through many peaks and valleys throughout the years. In 1991, they created a craze with heat-sensitive T-shirts that changed colors like magic. In 2005 they launched Generra Readies Jeans Line and last September, they opened their first retail store on Washington Street in the Meat Packing district.
Unlike their signature androgynous synergy of romantic men's and women's silhouettes that their shuttered label, Obedient Sons & Daughters, were revered for, in store for the women's Generra collection is a throwback to the late 1970's, with the energy of Fiorucci. As a fan of their former label, Obedient Sons & Daughters, I am excited to see what they have in store for Generra. The Hutsons dynamic design sensibility and aesthetics are sure to add a whimsical twist to the Generra brand.
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Marriner S. Eccles PapersUniversity of Utah
NOTE: A digital collection of the papers of Marriner S. Eccles, chairman (1934-1948) and member (1948-1951) of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Marriner S. Eccles was the architect of the Banking Act of 1935, which restructured the Federal Reserve System into its current form. He was heavily involved in the Bretton Woods negotiations that created the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, and he served as a key economic policy advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. This collection provides research material about the Federal Reserve System, particularly during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as Marriner Eccles's role in monetary and fiscal systems of the United States during those years.
Materials are held by the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Special Collections Department. The materials available on FRASER represent only a portion of the collection; documents with copyright restrictions or not pertaining to Eccles' time in the Federal Reserve System are not included. A finding aid for the complete collection is available at http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv88424.
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The long-awaited fiber-optic network that is supposed to finally bring high speed internet to more than 120 central and western Massachusetts communities is nearing completion.
The Massachusetts Broadband Institute had hoped to finish work on the 1200-mile long infrastructure by mid-summer. But director Judy Dumont says weather events pushed back the completion date to the end of this year.
"Hurricane Sandy had a big impact on us. Not that it impacted Massachusetts, but all the crews, even our crews working on putting the fiber up were called to New York and New Jersey to help out with restoration down there."
Dumont says one segment of the network has already come online, connecting schools, libraries, police and fire stations in eight western Massachusetts communities.
Kathy Bort, director of the Otis Library, says she's just waiting for the go-ahead from ISP vendors to switch onto the network. She says the library is the one place where the public can access high-speed internet via its current Wi-Fi service.
"If there's lots of people using the service at one time, even Wi-Fi can be pretty slow. And so this will definitely be much more efficient and much faster."
The final step will be connecting residents and businesses. The Broadband Institute's Dumont says a $40 million IT bond bill to help finance that so-called "Last Mile" connection is still awaiting action in the legislature. And she adds it could be another one to three years before all Baystate residents have access to broadband service.


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JAL introduces in-flight Wi-Fi service for domestic flights beginning in July
JAL (Japan Airlines) just announced that they will start in-flight Wi-Fi service for their domestic flights, beginning in July. Passengers can choose a 30 minute plan for 400 yen or a plan with fees between 500 yen and 1,200 yen per flight (depending on the flight distance). The specific flight routes and implementation dates for the service have not been announced yet.
Do you think that 400 yen for 30 minutes is too much?
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Muji - File box-shaped Bluetooth speaker
From Muji, file box-shaped Bluetooth speaker MJFSP-1 for ¥13,000 is now out.
The speaker looks like a file box that you keep documents in so that it looks very natural when you place it on a book cabinet.
Two of these speakers can be connected through an accompanying cable so that you can listen to them in stereo.
It support Bluetooth 3.0, SCMS-T (Serial Copy Management System), SBC (codec), and FM radio.
Panasonic - LUMIX DMC-TZ60 - with Optical 30X zoom & EVF
Panasonic is going to release new optical 30X zoom compact digital camera LUMIX DMC-TZ60 with electric view finder built-in. It will be available for about ¥48,000 on February 13.
Olympus - E-M10 - Entry model from "OM-D" series
Olympus is going to release the Micro Four Thirds System standard mirrorless camera OM-D E-M10 in late February.
OM-D E-M10 is a premium entry model of Olympus's mirrorless camera series "OM-D". Even though it has a compact slim body (119.1x82.3x45.9mm, 396g including the battery and memory card), it has a feature set that is almost the equivalent of its flagship models.
"Human Accident," the Darker Side of the World's Most Efficient Train System (GALLERY)
It was approaching 4pm on a Monday afternoon in December last year, and I had just finished an interview with a company in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, just outside Tokyo. It was time to head back into the city, but when I arrived at Nishi-Kawaguchi train station and saw the mass of emergency vehicles lined up outside, I realized that one of those all too common delays, a Jinshin Jiko (人身事故), a "human accident," had likely occurred. It's a curious euphemism.
docomo Healthcare - "Move Band" Wristband to support your health
docomo Healthcare, combined company of NTT docomo and Omron, continues to pursue the wearable tech space, releasing the wristband-shaped activity monitor Move Band for about ¥9,500 on January 29.
Move Band was originally planned to be out in December 2013, however, the release was postponed because the Move Band's original clips were found to be too weak.
Yamaha - Accessorize your look with stylish headphones - HPH-M82
Yamaha is going to release the stylish headphones HPH-M82 in mid-February. There are 6 colors available: Jewelry Gold, Bordeaux Brown, Urban Navy, Sophis Black, Pure Red and Active White.
It has a square-shaped design and nice vivid color so that you can bring HPH-M82 with you like a fashion accessory.
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It's there, in big bold writing, for all of the members of the Bulldog football team to see.
There's no question what Jason Roper believes the three keys to winning Saturday are going to be.
"We have to eliminate turnovers, be fundamentally sound and be patient."
Those three keys are what the seventh-year head football coach at Harrisburg High School believes will be important when the Bulldogs travel to Springfield Saturday to take on Rochester in the IHSA Class 4A state semifinal playoff game at 3 p.m.
Harrisburg (11-1) comes in winners of three straight in the playoffs and haven't lost since Week 3 at Marion, as they rattled off six straight to reach the playoffs for the seventh time in the last eight years and the 27th time in school history.
The Bulldogs long and illustrious playoff run includes 12 postseason appearance in the past 16 years as well as being the only Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference, Ohio Division team to qualify for the playoffs each of the past four years.
Rochester has had just a little more success on their side as they are back-to-back Class 4A Champions.
The Rockets are appearing in the playoffs for the 12 time in school history and seventh in a row. Rochester is 21-9 all time in the postseason, having not losing a playoff game since 2009 when they were beat by Metamora by one point in the semifinals.
Roper makes no bones about Rochester (11-1), claiming they are as good as advertised.
"They look fast on film," he said. "When I say fast, even on defense they swarm to the football. They have some athletic kids. I think they have two linebackers that are over 6-foot and both about 225 pounds.
Rochester's Garrett Dooley (6-3, 225) is going to Wisconsin as a linebacker and also plays running back for the Rockets.
"They have three really good running backs," Roper added. "One of them being their quarterback (Austin Green) and Dooley.
Rochester is considered by many the measuring stick when it comes to running the spread offense.
Green is mostly responsible for that as he has thrown for 2,450 yards on 186-of-255 passing this year. He has 19 touchdowns to go along with seven interceptions and has college scholarship offers from Eastern Illinois, Western Illinois and Southern Illinois.
"Green's biggest threat is to run the ball," Roper said. "He played four games for them last year when (Wes Lunt) was hurt for four games, so he has some experience coming back from last year. He's just gotten better as the year has gone on and looks really good on film."
If Green accepts one of the three college scholarships offered, he would be the fourth straight Rochester quarterback to play Division I college football, following Wil Lunt (Western Illinois), Sean Robinson (Purdue) and Wes Lunt (Oklahoma State). Eastern Illinois is a Football Championship Subdivision school, one step below the Football Bowl Subdivision.
Page 2 of 2 - Roper also admits there is no ratio to what Rochester does in the spread offense in terms of running and throwing. Through three weeks, Harrisburg has played a spread offensive club, relying heavily on the run aspect.
"Rochester plays at a fast pace and a fast tempo. They are a big play team," he said. "In the playoffs they have scored on people quick and got on top of them early and that's something that we are going to have to overcome. I think that's one of their goals, is to jump out on your early."
One goal Roper hopes to implement is teaching his kids the importance of being patient.
"Our game plan will be to keep the ball away from them and play good on special teams. Hopefully we'll be able to run at them and move the football. Probably the toughest thing for us is going to be being patient and not trying to hit the panic button early."
As far as preparing for Rocheter's run-and-gun offense, Roper hopes to be able to mix things up defensively and get the Rockets to guess wrong when seeing certain schemes.
"They've played a lot of spread teams in that Springfield area. I think there is a lot of pressure in that area from community members to run the spread offense. So a lot of those schools to do it.
"In my opinion, watching them and other schools, I see a lot of mistakes maybe running some plays that don't look very sound to me on film and Rochester is taking advantage of them, just because they are so well coached and so well disciplined in what they do. Their coach (Derek Leonard) has a tremendous grasp on what he's doing and what he wants to get done. Our key is going to be eliminate mistakes, be fundamentally sound and be patient."
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By GARY ARRINGTONSports writer
It was rainy, it was windy, it was cold, the field was almost a lake but none of that mattered to the Emery Spartans last Friday night as they departed Mount Pleasant and North Sanpete High with a 14-13 victory.
Emery scored first with Dave Justice scoring for the Spartans on a 64-yard run. Justice scored on the third play of the series, a counter play to the right side. A run for the points after was stopped and Emery led 6-0. The Hawks followed up the Emery score with a touchdown and an extra point for a 7-6 Hawk first quarter lead.
The only score of the second quarter belonged to Emery. Tailback Dave Acosta took a hand-off straight up the middle and ran away from everybody for a 72-yard touchdown. This was the second play of the Emery series. The Spartan extra point try was again no good and Emery led at the half 12-7.
In the third quarter, the Hawks scored again as they plodded down the field in the mud to score on a 2-yard run. This time North Sanpete tried to run in the extra point but the Spartan defense stuffed the attempt. North Sanpete led after three periods 13-12.
In the decisive fourth quarter, Emery started the series of events that eventually led to an Emery tackle of a Hawk runner in the end zone for a safety with a punt. Emery punted but the Hawk receiving the punt dropped it and a Spartan recovered at the Hawk 33-yard line. After a 29-yard pass from Dempsey Jeffs to Justice, Emery had the ball first and goal at the North Sanpete 4-yard line.
With four attempts for a touchdown and without having any success at scoring, it appeared that Emery might have lost their best opportunity to win the ball game. North Sanpete took over on their 1/2-yard line. On the very first play, the Emery defense led by Colton Patton and Wade Bohn met the Hawk ball carrier 2 yards deep in his backfield and tackled him for a safety. Emery now led 14-13.
In that second half, the Spartans seemed to be a transformed team as they tackled harder, blocked better and played determined to not let this victory get away. Coach Jones was happy with his teams play, "It showed a lot of character for this team not to give up when they got down. We just had a determination about us that said we are going to win this game. The kids played hard. We keep making improvement, I know I say that every time but it is true, we just keep improving."
On the night, Emery's running backs had decent numbers considering the field conditions. Acosta finished with 146 yards on 17 carries and Justice finished with 111 yards on 19 carries. A lot of credit for the success of those backs has to go to the offensive line that opened the holes for them to run through.
With the victory, Emery finishes region football with a third place finish. Emery will travel to the second place team of Region 11 for the first round of state play-offs. Before that though, Emery will close out the regular season with a non-region game Wednesday night against Union at Emery High School.


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"Happy families are all alike," Tolstoy wrote. "Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." The same thing— or something quite similar—might be said of our backs.
As long as they're "back" there doing their job, holding us up and keeping us mobile, we usually don't give them too much thought; we can't even see them. We take them for granted. They're just backs—our posterior sides, the very definition of strength and silence.
But as soon as our backs go out, we all have stories to tell. Suddenly our lives—once so pain free—are limited and defined by our own personal brew of sports mishaps and mistimed sneezes, of sleepless nights and missed workdays, of social lives curtailed and family activities indefinitely altered. We each become unhappy in our own excruciating way the moment that lower back pain comes creeping into the picture. And eventually, it
almost always does. (To find out why, see Garden-Variety Back Pain.)
For Terri Stoecker, 54, the moment came one day last year while she quietly worked in the garden at her summer home in Chestertown, New York. She was planting a row of hemlock trees when her lower back suddenly seized up. "I could barely move; my back was just completely locked," she remembers. A neighbor helped her into the house, where she rested up enough to return to Florida and begin an odyssey of doctor's visits, MRI scans, prescription refills, and physical therapy sessions.
As it so often does, back pain snuck up on Stoecker and took her by surprise. She couldn't quite believe what was happening to her. "I was a marathon runner and a competitive tennis player—I was an active person," says the former flight attendant, who worked a total of 28 years for TWA and American Airlines before recently retiring. "I thought I was strong, but it turns out that I wasn't strong in the right places." Plus, she says, "I was absolutely devastated. I couldn't imagine what I would do if I couldn't find a way to get my life back."
Luckily, she did. By happenstance—or what Stoecker now sees as synchronicity—she found something that she believes truly healed her back: a Viniyoga class taught by a physical therapist named Emily Large, who bases her instruction on the work of Gary Kraftsow, author of the seminal Viniyoga book Yoga for Wellness. "After the first class, I knew this was for me," Stoecker remembers. "Relief came quickly. The combination of physical movement, mental awareness, concentration, and breathing just worked."
Yoga Works
In 2005, a groundbreaking study found that patients with chronic lower back pain who participated in a 12-week series of yoga classes had less pain and more improved function than those in the study's other groups. One group took conventional exercise classes (a combination of strength training, cardio, and stretching based on physical therapy techniques). The other group cared for themselves at home using a provided back-pain handbook.
What's more, the benefits of yoga extended well beyond the scope of the classes. When researchers followed up with the participants after 26 weeks, they found continued improvement in function and pain relief. The patients also used less medication.
Karen Sherman designed the study, which was funded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes of Health. She is an epidemiologist and a researcher for Group Health, an integrated health care system in Seattle with upward of 500,000 patients. Sherman's idea was to test yoga as a treatment not for experienced yoga practitioners with specific injuries, but for the kinds of people that doctors were seeing in their offices every day. "To make these results the most relevant, we were looking for what most people have—general, nonspecific lower back pain. We weren't looking for people who were into yoga," she says. "We were looking for people who were into making their back pain better."
She found 101 patients willing to participate in her study, and most of those who were in the yoga course experienced relief. But when Sherman discusses her work, she's circumspect. "In my view, one study never proves anything," she says. "But this does suggest that for people who have garden-variety lower back pain, it's totally worthwhile to give yoga a try."
Rich Panico is more enthusiastic about Sherman's results. As founder of the Mind Body Institute at Georgia's Athens Regional Medical Center and designer of the Back Care Yoga program there, he's a physician in the business of communicating the power of yoga to other physicians. "This is big news," he says. "It's one of the first meaningful yoga studies. We live in the era of evidence-based medicine, [and] everybody's looking for proof. Doctors can see that this study has the statistical power to draw meaningful conclusions: Yoga helps people with back pain, and it's an enduring phenomenon."
There have been other studies about yoga helping to relieve back pain that have been published in smaller medical journals, such as the International Journal of Yoga Therapy. But this study really gets doctors' attention, Panico says. "It was methodologically rigorous, well constructed, and published in a prestigious peer-reviewed journal," he explains. "It's just good science. You can't ignore it."
Function over Form
If you're reading this magazine, Panico's efforts to sway the skeptical might seem, well, familiar. Chances are you already know all about yoga's potential to heal. But maybe you, too, have experienced frustrating resistance from your cranky aching co-worker or incapacitated aunt—people in your life who you know could benefit from yoga but who still think of it as something too fringe or too difficult. This evidence is for them, too: Yoga does work.
Which is not to say that all yoga works for back pain. Before Sherman set up the study, she had to identify a form of yoga that would be accessible to a wide range of people. "It had to be something people could really do; I didn't want anything overly difficult or esoteric," she explains. "I also didn't want any adverse events. I wanted something safe."
Sherman began interviewing yoga teachers in the Seattle area, looking for the best fit. She found it in Robin Rothenberg, director of The Yoga Barn studios. Rothenberg was knowledgeable, experienced, and intelligent. Better yet, she was teaching a form of yoga that was perfect for the study: Viniyoga.
Yoga for Every Body
A gentle style, Viniyoga emphasizes the breath, simple and repetitive movements, careful sequencing, and the use of yoga as a therapeutic tool. Viniyoga has been popularized in the United States by Gary Kraftsow, whose main teacher was T.K.V. Desikachar, son of the great Indian yogi Krishnamacharya. Kraftsow, in turn, is Rothenberg's teacher.
"Viniyoga is simple and accessible to everyone," says Rothenberg, a certified Viniyoga therapist who's also been a certified Iyengar teacher. "If you can move, if you can breathe, if you can get down on the floor or sit in a chair, you can do Viniyoga. Downward Dog is a complex pose; Triangle is a complex pose. But people can understand bringing their knees into their chests."
Kraftsow worked with Rothenberg to develop asana sequences, which they based on Kraftsow's yoga therapy and Rothenberg's Iyengar background.
"Viniyoga is easy for people who aren't so yoga oriented and tuned in to their bodies," Rothenberg says. "During the course of the study, we had people who came to our classes and said they'd never considered doing yoga, but they were in so much pain. They were able to do it, and they got results. They felt better; they slept better. They were able to do things again, like hiking or gardening or playing tennis. They were getting their lives back."
Exactly why Viniyoga works is a matter of some debate. The study itself did not draw any clear conclusions. Theorizing that the results were due to a combination of mental focus and physical movement, the study simply noted that more research was needed to identify "mechanisms of action." (Another Sherman-led, NCCAM-funded, Viniyoga-focused study on this subject is currently under way.)
"The protocol Robin and I developed is about adapting the postures to reduce symptoms," Kraftsow says. "It's aimed at strengthening what's weak, balancing what's asymmetrical, releasing chronic contraction, and building proprioceptive awareness. It is not about mastering the forms of the postures."
Still, Kraftsow says that caution is needed before one embraces the results of this study wholesale. "Viniyoga is a sophisticated science of sequencing," says Kraftsow. "The right sequence can heal you; the wrong sequence can make things worse. The medical community should be aware that just because this study is evidence based doesn't mean that all yoga will be good for back pain. Not even all Viniyoga will be good for back pain. Yoga that is adapted intelligently for the purpose of working with back pain, as our sequence was, will be good for back pain. Other yoga can send you to the hospital."
In the world of yoga—even therapeutic yoga, unfortunately—it's caveat emptor. Looking for a teacher whose name is followed by "C.Y.T." (certified yoga therapist) is a good place to start, Kraftsow suggests. If that's not possible in your area, look for a gentle form of yoga in which jumping or intense forward bending are not part of the class. Talk to your teachers beforehand to ascertain their level of experience, and make sure that individual needs can be accommodated. And, if possible, take a private lesson before you sign up for a class.
Back Off the Mat
Emily Large, Terri Stoecker's yoga teacher, has her own theory about how and why yoga works so well. Large, who is a physical therapist and certified Viniyoga therapist practicing in West Palm Beach, Florida, as well as Atlanta, transformed her physical therapy practice when she started adding yoga into the mix. "Yoga provides people with a tool for self-discovery," she says. "The postures, combined with the breathwork and meditative qualities of the movement, lead to self-awareness in the body. The repetitive movements that are unique in Viniyoga warm the body and increase circulation, which is important in healing. They also break poor movement patterns and introduce healthy ones."
"Overall," concludes Large, "it's a more holistic approach to rehabilitation. It lets people heal themselves. When you learn healthy habits in yoga, it carries over into your daily life."
Stoecker believes that the techniques she has learned in Large's class have allowed her to return to her active lifestyle. "You can let your back control you and change your life into something sedentary and painful, or you can find something that can keep you healthy and get you back to 95 percent normal. I was told I would never run or garden again. Now I can do those things. I have to be careful, I have to take care of myself, but I live my life. Yoga has done that for me."
This assessment makes Kraftsow a very happy man—it is the perfect realization of his intention. "It's important to remember that the study of yoga is not about anything external to you," he says. "It's about studying yourself and learning tools to reduce the undesirable things in your life, like back pain, and increase the positive things, like happiness. It's about refining yourself at all levels."
"We're not talking about fancy yoga or power yoga here," he adds. "You don't need an hour-long class or a special outfit or a fancy mat to do this. This practice is available to everybody. You can learn it easily and use it to feel better and really begin to manage your condition." Try it for yourself.
Watch Your Back Pose Sequence by Gary Kraftsow
Dvipada Pitham (Two-Footed Pose)
Benefits: Warms up the back muscles, stretches the iliopsoas and thighs
Lie on your back with your arms extended along the floor at your sides. Bend your knees and place your feet flat on the floor, comfortably close to your sitting bones. On an inhalation, engage the belly muscles and press through your feet to lift your hips as you unwind your spine off the floor, vertebra by vertebra. On an exhalation, reverse the movement, rolling the spine back down to the floor, vertebra by vertebra. Do 8 times.
Apanasana (Knees-to-Chest Pose, variations)
Benefits: Opens the iliopsoas muscles and stretches the lower back
Lie on your back with the left leg straight and right leg bent, holding on to the right knee with both hands. On an exhalation, draw the navel inward, bend the elbows, and pull the right knee toward the belly. As you inhale, release. Repeat 4 times. Then bend the left knee and extend the right leg, and repeat 4 times.
Next, bend both knees so that you're holding one knee in each hand. On an exhalation, pull both knees in toward the belly, tucking the chin slightly down and gently pushing the lower back and sacrum toward the floor. On an inhalation, release to the starting position. Repeat 4 times.
Supta Baddha Konasana (Reclining Bound Angle Pose)
Benefits: Strengthens inner thighs and increases circulation to the sacrum
Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet together and comfortably close to the buttocks. Inhale and open the legs, bringing the soles of the feet together as the knees come apart. On a long, slow exhalation, draw the knees back together as you tighten the belly muscles and push the lower back down.
On an inhalation, open the knees again. This time, take the space of 2 exhalations to close them, pausing halfway up to inhale.
Inhale and open the knees again. Take the space of 3 exhalations to close them, pausing one-third of the way up, and then two-thirds of the way up before returning to the starting position.
Inhale and open the knees again. Finally, close the legs over the course of 4 exhalations, pausing to inhale at one-fourth, one-half, and three-fourths of the way up before returning to the starting position. (Don't worry if your legs begin to tremble—this is natural.)
Cakravakasana (Ruddy Goose Pose)
Benefits: Helps create a healthy pelvis-lumbar relationship
Come to your hands and knees, with your shoulders positioned directly over the wrists and your hips over the knees. As you inhale, gently pull back with the heels of the hands, lifting the chest away from the navel and stretching the belly. Exhale, moving the hips back toward the heels as you gently pull the navel inward and round the lower back. Bend the elbows, keep the upper back relatively flat, and lower the chest toward the thighs. As you inhale again, come back to the starting position, lifting the head and stretching through the belly. Repeat this sequence 8 times, creating a smooth, flowing movement and breathing evenly throughout.
Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose, variations)
Benefits: Strengthens the muscles that support the sacrum
Lie face-down with the forearms and palms resting on the floor alongside the chest, and turn the head to one side. The legs should be extended, toes pointed, thighs touching yet relaxed. On an inhalation, pull back slightly with the hands, and use the muscles in the lower back to lift your chest off the mat, extending through the sternum as you turn your head to center. Exhale and lower to the starting position, turning the head to the opposite side. Repeat this sequence. Then spread your legs about 4 inches apart on the floor, and repeat the sequence 2 more times. Next, spread the legs 4 more inches apart (to 8 inches) and repeat twice more. Finally, spread the legs 4 more inches apart (to 12 inches) and perform 2 final repetitions. Then return to the starting position and relax. These movements strengthen the gluteal muscles which will help support the sacrum.
Cakravakasana (Ruddy Goose Pose)
Flow through this posture again: Start in a tabletop position and move the hips back to meet the heels. Repeat 8 times.
Jathara Parivrtti (Abdominal Twist, variations)
Benefits: Stretches the lower back and stretches and strengthens the hip abductors
Begin by lying on your back with your knees bent and lifted toward the chest, thighs together. Extend your arms out from the shoulders, palms down. On an exhalation, lower your knees toward the floor to the right, twisting through the abdomen as you turn your head and look to the left. On an inhalation, return the knees and head to center. On the next exhalation, lower the legs to the left as you turn your head to the right. Inhale and return to center. Repeat these movements once more on each side.
Now, on an exhalation, lower the knees to the right and hold the position. Maintaining that relationship of the hips and the bend in the knees, lift the left leg several inches off the right leg on each inhalation, and lower the left leg on each exhalation. Repeat 4 times. Return to the starting position on an inhalation. On an exhalation, lower the knees to the left and do the leg lifts with the right leg. Repeat 4 times. Return to center, place both feet on the floor, and relax.
Supta Padangusthasana (Reclining Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose)
Benefits: Stretches the inner thighs and stabilizes the pelvis
Lie on your back with the knees bent, hands behind them, and elbows slightly bent. As you inhale, extend your legs as much as possible, flex your feet, and reach the heels up toward the ceiling, letting your arms straighten and resting your hands on the front of your legs. As you exhale, press the lower back toward the floor, bend your knees, and pull the legs in toward the belly. Repeat 4 times.
Next, move the hands to the insides of the knees and open the legs as wide as possible on the inhalation. On the exhalation, bring them together while keeping them extended. Repeat 4 times.
Dvipada Pitham (Two-Footed Pose)
Repeat Dvipada Pitham, which you did at the start of the sequence.
Savasana (Corpse Pose)
Benefits: Relaxes the whole body and allows it to integrate the benefits of practice
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Debates of Dec. 15th, 2010
House of Commons Hansard #118 of the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was fraud.
- Question Period
- Pensions
- Armenian Canadian Community
- Germain Beauregard
- The Economy
- Justice
- Census
- Forestry Industry
- Immigration
- Renewable Fuels
- David Dibbon
- Government Legislation
- Status of Women
- Justice
- Electrolux Plant Closure
- Christmas Greetings
- Christmas
- New Members
- New Members Introduced
- Health
- National Defence
- Waterfront Protection
- Marine Infrastructure
- Employment
- Financial Institutions
- International Cooperation
- Finance
- Public Safety
- Oil Sands
- Housing
- Public Safety
- Ethics
- Contaminated Water in Shannon
- Port of Quebec City
- Census
- Employment Insurance
- Canada Post Corporation
- Pensions
- Foreign Affairs
- Employment
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Canadian Forces
- Royal Assent
- Criminal Code
- Department of Public Works and Government Services Act
- Points of Order
- Message from the Senate
- Government Response to Petitions
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Committees of the House
- Criminal Code
- Public Health Agency of Canada Act
- Protection of Beneficiaries of Long Term Disability Benefits Plans Act
- Haida Gwaii Income Tax Zoning Act
- Criminal Code
- Federal Law-Civil Law Harmonization Act, No. 3
- Committees of the House
- Petitions
- Committees of the House
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
- Motions for Papers
- Privilege
- Standing up for Victims of White Collar Crime Act
- Business of the House
- Standing up for Victims of White Collar Crime Act
- World Autism Awareness Day Act
2:05 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
It being Wednesday, we will now have the singing of the national anthem led by the hon. member for Sackville—Eastern Shore.
[Members sang the national anthem]
Statements By Members
December 15th, 2010 / 2:05 p.m.
Russ Hiebert South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale, BC
Mr. Speaker, I continue to hear from constituents about Bill C-428, the private member's bill from the Liberal member for Brampton—Springdale.
My constituents are outraged about a Liberal bill that would raise taxes to give a pension to someone who has only been a resident of Canada for three years. They want to know how the Liberals could justify raising taxes to give a pension to someone who has done little or nothing to earn it.
While the Liberals will have to answer for this in the next election, the Conservatives already have good news for Canadian pensioners. Our Conservative government's Bill C-9, which passed in July, reforms our pension system and has made the retirements of millions of Canadians more secure. Now employers can contribute more to workers' pensions and pensions are better protected in law.
While the Liberals are busy scheming to raise taxes, the Conservatives are working hard to improve the lives of Canadian seniors.
Armenian Canadian Community
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Martha Hall Findlay Willowdale, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise to commend the work of the Armenian Canadian community in its efforts to preserve and celebrate Armenian history and culture.
Today, unfortunately, marks the fifth anniversary of the destruction of thousands of intricately hand-carved khachkars, stone crosses, erected between the sixth and seventeenth century, a significant loss of history and culture felt by people of Armenian descent around the world.
Too often, religious, ethnic and geopolitical disagreements lead to actions that are hurtful to others. We cannot change history but we can and must use its lessons to move forward.
Canada has been built on immigration from all over the world and we are now the most successfully pluralistic society on earth. We should be a beacon for how tolerance and respect for others and for all of our differences are fundamental to living in harmony.
In that spirit, I encourage my friends in the Armenian Canadian community as they continue their hard work in preserving and promoting Armenian history and culture.
Germain Beauregard
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC
Mr. Speaker, during the closing ceremonies of the 175th anniversary celebrations for the municipality of Saint-Damase, Germain Beauregard was honoured for his commitment to the municipality by council members and the mayor, Germain Chabot.
In addition to being a great advocate for Quebec and a staunch sovereignist, Mr. Beauregard is an outstanding writer and historian and has penned exceptional memoirs. A committed member of Saint-Damase's heritage committee, he publishes his writings and stories in the municipal newspaper for all to enjoy.
The municipal council has also been able to count on his support in numerous projects including research for naming streets; naming the Place de la fabrique park; creation of historical plaques for a number of municipal buildings; and, more recently, naming the new André-Jarret-De-Beauregard bridge.
I, too, would like to acknowledge his significant contribution to the community, and I want to sincerely thank him for his commitment to promoting the region's history.
The Economy
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Fin Donnelly New Westminster—Coquitlam, BC
Mr. Speaker, as a new member of Parliament, I introduced bills to protect Pacific wild salmon, ban dangerous oil tanker traffic off B.C.'s north coast, improve child safety by strengthening the Criminal Code and help workers who suffer from cancer by increasing medical EI. I brought national attention to the funding gap that continues to plague the long-delayed Evergreen Line.
However, while there may be talk of an economic recovery, people in my riding are still struggling. Personal credit card rates continue to soar. Seniors tell me that they must choose between groceries and prescriptions. Students are saddled with record high debt loads, with fewer well-paying jobs on the horizon. Families are now burdened with increased costs, thanks to the newly implemented harmonized sales tax.
As we deliberate on the upcoming budget, I ask that all parliamentarians make life more affordable for all Canadians.
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Steven Blaney Lévis—Bellechasse, QC
Mr. Speaker, today, eight bills introduced by the Conservative government are becoming law.
One of those bills is the Sustaining Canada's Economic Recovery Act, which implements key budget measures to promote job creation and economic growth.
We salute the passage of bills designed to protect Canadian consumers, make our streets and our communities safer and improve living conditions for Canadians and their families.
We want the opposition coalition to support our bills to eliminate pardons for sex offenders, to repeal the faint hope clause for offenders convicted of murder and to prevent human smugglers from abusing our immigration system and the generosity of Canadians.
Despite obstruction by the opposition coalition this fall, we have achieved remarkable results for Canadians throughout this session, and I congratulate my colleagues in the Conservative Party of Canada.
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Lise Zarac LaSalle—Émard, QC
Mr. Speaker, I recently learned about another negative consequence of the Conservative government's decision to scrap the long form census used by Statistics Canada.
The Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de l'île de Montréal uses the information compiled by Statistics Canada every five years from the long form, five-year census to produce its poverty map.
This poverty index is used to take a contextual approach rather than an individual approach, and therefore helps avoid the stigmatization and branding of children from underprivileged areas. Furthermore, this poverty index helps determine the annual allocation of funds to the various school boards for remedial measures in underprivileged areas.
The Conservative government does not always seem to realize just how much its decision to scrap the census will affect all levels of Quebec and Canadian society.
Forestry Industry
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Cheryl Gallant Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, ON
Mr. Speaker, the forestry industry in Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke has a long and proud history of providing jobs in the working forest.
This industry is in transition. County sawmill and logging operations are in need of new solutions to replace lost markets. Using Ontario wood to produce power fosters local jobs in the forest and reduces our dependency on fossil fuels. More important, the money stays in our local communities.
By providing a market for underutilized, lower value wood, we are able to grow a better forest for future generations. A healthy investment environment is key to reviving Ontario's forestry sector.
Ontario needs to increase the feed-in tariff rates for bioenergy power projects to attract investors. Ontario is far behind when it comes to combined heat and power operations compared to the U.S. and Europe.
I am pleased to work with the Minister of Finance to ensure that Canada continues to provide the proper investment climate, including competitive corporate tax rates.
The opposition coalition's plan to increase business tax rates would kill the industry before it gets back on its feet. The time has come to support an industry, forestry, that has been a mainstay for rural families for generations.
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Thierry St-Cyr Jeanne-Le Ber, QC
Mr. Speaker, on December 4, 2000, the General Assembly of the United Nations declared December 18 to be International Migrants Day. The UN also invited "[m]ember States, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations...to observe International Migrants Day through the dissemination of information on the human rights and fundamental freedoms of migrants".
Let us hope that this day will be one of reflection for the Conservative government, which always demonstrates a hostile and discriminatory attitude toward those who come to Canada seeking refuge and protection. Bill C-49, which has been tabled in the House, is a striking example. The government is creating two categories of refugees by treating them in a discriminatory manner and presuming that they are acting in bad faith.
The Bloc Québécois will continue to push for a fair and equitable approach that will make it possible to control migration flow without reneging on our international commitment to offer protection to those fleeing persecution.
Renewable Fuels
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Joe Preston Elgin—Middlesex—London, ON
Mr. Speaker, the Conservative government is committed to homegrown renewable fuels production for many reasons.
I was recently told of a constituent of mine who embraced his boss to thank him for giving him a permanent, well-paying job in the middle of a recession after being laid off as an auto worker. His new job is at the IGPC Ethanol plant in Aylmer, Ontario.
I tell members this because biofuels not only offer new markets for farmers and a new source of clean renewable energy, but also new jobs for our cities and towns. This is especially the case in my riding of Elgin—Middlesex—London, which is home to the IGPC farmer owned co-operative plant that creates local jobs, produces clean burning ethanol from local corn and provides much needed economic activity for this rural area.
That is why I am pleased to stand in the House today as the federal renewable fuels standard officially comes into force. This will result in two billion litres of biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel. This standard is good for the environment, good for agriculture, good for the economy and good for Canada.
David Dibbon
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Siobhan Coady St. John's South—Mount Pearl, NL
Mr. Speaker, it is with sadness that I inform the House of the tragic passing of Dr. David Dibbon, the Dean of Education at Memorial University. He was taken from us by cancer at the early age of 52.
Prior to joining Memorial University, Dr. Dibbon had a long career in the public school system. As principal of Bishop's College, one of the provinces largest high schools, he was recognized on many occasions for his innovative leadership.
Dr. Dibbon received the Distinguished Principal of the Year Award from both the Canadian Association of Principals and the Newfoundland School Administrators Association. In 2009, he was honoured with the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers Association's Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the teaching profession.
As well as being fondly remembered as a teacher, he was also known internationally as a researcher in the areas of innovation and change in education, organizational learning and educational leadership.
I ask all members of the House to join me in recognizing and paying tribute to the work and life of Dr. David Dibbon. He left a lasting legacy.
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2:15 p.m.
Candice Bergen Portage—Lisgar, MB
Mr. Speaker, today eight bills introduced by our Conservative government will be passed into law. This fall our Conservative government's first priority was the economy. That is why today we are pleased to see the sustaining Canada's economic recovery act become law. The legislation implements key measures from the jobs and economic growth budget.
Our government is also delighted that other key legislation will become law to protect Canadian consumers, make our streets and communities safer and improve the lives of Canadians and their families.
While we have made some progress, much more remains to be done before the current parliamentary session ends in the next few days. We call upon the opposition coalition to support our legislation to eliminate pardons for sexual offenders, repeal the faint hope clause for convicted murderers and combat the abuse of Canada's immigration system by human smugglers.
We need to work together to continue to pass legislation that will benefit and protect all Canadians.
Status of Women
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Irene Mathyssen London—Fanshawe, ON
Mr. Speaker, 2010, like all years, has had its ups and downs, but when it comes to women's equality, 2010 has shown to be disastrous.
A budget promised to address violence faced by aboriginal women in Canada waited for more than six months before the announcement that 40% of the funding would not even help aboriginal women, nor the Sisters in Spirit that first identified the tragedy.
A G8-G20 focus on maternal and child health saw the government turn back the clock on women's rights, denying them choice and reproductive freedom. We saw a general lack of concern for women's safety, as was witnessed when the government played political games with gun control and the long gun registry. We witnessed countless arbitrary funding cuts to women's organizations across the country. Furthermore, Canada's capacity to understand the realities of vulnerable women has been further reduced by eliminating the mandatory long form census and the questions on unpaid work.
I urge all members of the House to challenge the government and restore women's equality, especially for those who have been silenced.
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Shelly Glover Saint Boniface, MB
Mr. Speaker, today the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics released the report, "Police Resources in Canada, 2010". The study found that police officer strength was at its highest point since 1981, the steady increase of female officers continued and 2009 saw the largest annual increase in constant dollar expenditures on record.
Our Conservative government has always stood up for police officers and is giving them the tools they need. Take it from me, if we want to be truly tough on crime, we need more than police dollars. We need strong laws and strong voices, like our new member of Parliament, the member for Vaughan. We need strong laws, like the ones that the Liberal coalition has opposed and continues to stall, such as bills to eliminate pardons for dangerous offenders, repeal the faint hope clause and end house arrest for serious criminals.
The fact that only three of our crime bills have passed over the last year is a disservice to justice and to victims. When will the Liberal-led coalition support our efforts to get tough on crime and make our streets and communities safe?
Electrolux Plant Closure
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2:15 p.m.
Roger Gaudet Montcalm, QC
Mr. Speaker, yesterday, more than 1,200 people in the Lanaudière region got some sad news just before Christmas. Electrolux unexpectedly announced it would be closing its factory in L'Assomption by 2013. The economy of the entire region will be affected.
The Bloc Québécois is already in solution mode. The hon. member for Repentigny is on site and working hard with all the political and economic players in the area to explore possible avenues for saving the plant and the jobs.
The stakeholders will meet again in January for an update on the situation. At that time, if we need to call in the federal government, we will, but only in its own areas of jurisdiction.
We stand in solidarity with the workers in L'Assomption.


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On January 9, 2009, the President signed the Nation's new Arctic Region Policy, National Security Presidential Directive 66/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 25. This document, which replaces the Arctic section of PDD-26, establishes comprehensive national policies that recognize the changing environmental, economic, and geo-political conditions in the Arctic and re-affirms the United States' broad and fundamental interests in the region. The Directive takes into account altered national policies on national defense and homeland security, the effects of global climate change and increased human activity in the region, as well as a growing awareness that the Arctic is both fragile and rich in natural resources.
NSPD 66/HSPD 25 specifically establishes that it is the policy of the U.S. to:
– Meet national security and homeland security needs relevant to the Arctic region
– Protect the Arctic environment and conserve its biological resources
– Ensure that natural resource management and economic development in the region are environmentally sustainable
– Strengthen institutions for cooperation among the eight Arctic nations
– Involve the Arctic?s indigenous communities in decisions that affect them
– Enhance scientific monitoring and research into local, regional, and global environment issues.
The development of these policies was a collaborative effort involving myriad stakeholders and, in many ways, marks the first step in the United States taking an active role in the region. Much work remains to be done and we look forward to working closely with our partners at the federal, state, local, and tribal levels, the Arctic nations, appropriate international forums, and the private sector to develop the requirements, action plans, and best mix of resources needed to implement these policies. The following highlights just a few of the specific Coast Guard implications in the new policy. These are by no means all inclusive. As you read these understand that we can accomplish nothing on our own. Every aspect of this directive overlaps the responsibilities and interest of several parties and agencies. Continued collaboration, cooperation and communication will be the keys to success. Also, as we have been, we will Involve the Arctic's indigenous communities in decisions that affect them.
National and Homeland Security Interests
The Arctic region is primarily a maritime domain and the Coast Guard will continue to apply the following policies and authorities, including law enforcement:
– Freedom of Navigation
– U.S. Policy on Protecting the Ocean and the Environment
– Maritime Security Policy
– National Strategy for Maritime Security
The U.S. will exercise sovereignty within our maritime boundaries and over the continental shelf while preserving Freedom of the Seas. Implementation of this policy requires the development of greater capabilities and capacity to operate in the region to protect our borders, increase Arctic domain awareness and project our presence in the region. This will require close cooperation with our partners the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security.
International Governance
The Coast Guard's main role in this capacity is to represent the U.S. in the International Maritime Organization and other appropriate forums to develop international agreements to ensure effective governance mechanisms, including Arctic-specific regulations to ensure safe, secure, environmentally friendly maritime activities. These efforts will be closely coordinated with the Department of Transportation and Department of State and will also serve to advance multi-national cooperation in the region. We will look at how to expand our highly effective partnerships established through the North Pacific and North Atlantic Coast Guard Forums to meet the objectives of this directive.
Continental Shelf and Boundary Issues / Promoting International Scientific Cooperation
The Coast Guard will continue to support the necessary research efforts by the National Science Foundation and others through the use of Coast Guard resources for scientific support to establish the outer limit of the continental shelf to the fullest extent permitted under international law.
Maritime Transportation in the Artic region
U.S. priorities for maritime transportation in the Arctic are to facilitate safe, secure and reliable navigation; protect maritime commerce; protect the environment.
This requires the Coast Guard to work with its interagency partners, the Arctic nations, and regulatory
bodies to establish infrastructure to support shipping activity; search and rescue response; aids to navigation; vessel traffic management; iceberg warnings and sea ice information; shipping standards; and protection of the marine environment.
Environmental Protection and Conservation of Natural Resources
The Coast Guard will work collaboratively to develop environmental response strategies, plans and capabilities working with the Departments of Energy and the Interior. We will also enforce any international or domestic fisheries laws developed for this unique region in coordination with NOAA and NMFS from the Department of Commerce.
I commend all of the participants who helped to develop this comprehensive Arctic Region Policy over the last two years. For the men and women of the Coast Guard, and the partners we work next to every day, this is just the beginning of the work to be done to ensure that we expand our superior mission execution to the increasingly significant Arctic region, consistent with the President's intent.


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Posted 12 January 2009 - 08:40 AM
Elven vale warriors, deathseekers, or royal guardsmen. For the deathseekers and guardsmen, it would have to be the upright versions. Jean-Pierre-werewolf and wolves would be great also.
"Expect me when you see me."
Posted 14 January 2009 - 02:37 AM
DDM line still has only few huge dragons,
Huge Red x2
Huge White
Huge Black with a rider (widely disliked because of the rider)
Huge Gold
Huge Blue Dracolich
Aspect of Bahamut
Aspect of Tiamat
The next huge set is not released until this August and will only has 8 huge minis. Even if 2 of them are Huge Chromatic Dragons, they still can't yet provide all the 5 Huge Chromatic Dragons without rider. Also, older DDM minis are hard to get. And/or outrageousely expensive on e-bay. Huge Red Dragon from Giants of Legend set costs about $60-80. The newer ones are much cheaper and somewhere around $20 or so, though.
Most of the Dragons in DHL line are Huge sized ones. And smaller box set dragons such as Ebonwrath or Stormwing can be usable as either Huge or Colossal dragons.
I like to assemble and paint metal dragon models of Reaper as they are really good in quality. But people will definitely buy plastic huge dragons if available in reasonable price and can be bought in retail-price instead of fighting betting-war on e-bay.
Also, Large Dragons will sell well, too. In 4e MM, you can find 2 age categories for large dragons of each colors. And the weakest one is L3 solo. So, we will see more large dragons in sessions now.
Posted 14 January 2009 - 04:49 PM
Keep the p-65 line coming steady!
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Posted 05 March 2009 - 08:05 AM
I could easily imagine a "tavern pack," "treasures pack," "wizard's lab pack," etc.
I would absolutely buy this kind of stuff for gaming.
Posted 13 March 2009 - 05:26 AM
I'm thinking a lot with all of the "Townsfolk" sets in it. As I count there's around 40 models. So this wouldn't really be a cheap item. But it'd be cheaper than buying the pewter versions of all of those sets!
Maybe Reaper will determine that too many people have enough "regular people" but if not, I know I'd buy the pack! Having a big pile of dwarves and a somewhat lesser pile of Nefsokar only goes so far when you want to make an adventure, and my DM has a big stock of D&D minis that include some generic models that aren't armored up and may or may not have any sort of weapon. Those are great for so many situations.
Posted 03 May 2009 - 06:06 PM
All these are often used minis which are either not cheap, extremely ugly or not available for dnd at all.
I have here a little classfication for the minis: (everything IMO of course)
The list is divided in Class A (urgently needed), Class B (needed), Class C (would be fine to have)
Class A minis
-Giant scorpions
-Dragonborn or a substitute race
-Giant Snakes (real big ones :))
Class B minis
-gremlins (tiny bad minimonsters, either with tiny base like the pseudodragon of WotC or several on a single base)
-different kinds of fantasy dinosaurus for lost world kind of adventures
-several types of devils and demons (some large demons/devils are not existent in the WotC line or have a only a bad, ridicolous model or are rare and really expensive, Baalor, Glabrezu, Succubus or Pitfiend for example)
-underwater creatures like sharks, octopi, kraken, dragonturtle etc.
-fey - what about a small cheap fey types? or a whole fey package with fey queen, fey knight, pucks etc.?
Class C minis
-Pegasus (the one of WotC is rare and not very beautiful)
-githianki, gitzerai (wotc have only a small selection)
-duergar (WotC has only 2 different duergar and those are in older sets, so a collection of different duergar plus riding beasts would be fine)
-different kinds of dragons (especially large ones, the ones of WotC are quite expensive)
-different riding beasts like horses, camel, mules, pack-lizards, griffons etc.
Posted 04 May 2009 - 09:58 AM
It's enough to paint my character models, NPC's, and the encounters. Re-usable set dressing townsfolk would be a luxury.
Posted 25 May 2009 - 05:04 AM
I'll second the townsfolk packs. Tavern, street vendors and shopkeeps, vagabonds, angry mob, and the list goes on.
It's enough to paint my character models, NPC's, and the encounters. Re-usable set dressing townsfolk would be a luxury.
Sign me up too for this; just note that I'd also like a wider range of townsfolk such as farmers and merchants. Oh; some of these should be female - and NOT strumpets!
Posted 29 May 2009 - 08:19 PM
Nevertheless, I am inclined to wonder how many townsfolk your average gamer is likely to buy... as opposed to your basic orcs, skeletons, and zombies, the type of figure you just can't have too many of...
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Posted 10 June 2009 - 08:22 AM
I am inclined to agree; I spent ages hunting for a blacksmith, but I'm up to my knees in whores.
Nevertheless, I am inclined to wonder how many townsfolk your average gamer is likely to buy... as opposed to your basic orcs, skeletons, and zombies, the type of figure you just can't have too many of...
I personally find 20 zombies more than enough to crowd up an encounter and I need even fewer of the rest, despite having well over a hundred each of skeletons, zombies, etc... and easily 60-80 orcs.
Townsfolk would be nice even though I already have a lot of pewter ones.
Figs I'd like to see in LE:
the upcoming Cerberus miniature
Giant Rats
Animals in general
Female PC types/warlords
Female giantesses
the Warlord Harpy
A lot of the chronoscope figures
All the Pirate figures
Sea critters
Of course I'd love to see some of the larger and more unusual figures too but I'm skeptical about the viability of those so I'd settle for smaller things that are under-represented as of yet on the market.
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As a young man, Rudy was part of the first Balanced Rock Expedition. During WWII he was a service veteran assigned to the "Tough 'Ombres!" Texas/Oklahoma 90th Infantry Division and participated in the D-Day landings at the Utah Beachhead as a forward observer assigned to the 915th Field Artillery Battalion and continued through the end of hostilities (VE-Day). He was awarded two Bronze Stars. He married the love of his life, Jennie Oliveto, July 16, 1947. He owned and operated several businesses through the years, most recently, Rudy's Metro Service in Carbonville, Utah. Rudy loved the outdoors and was an avid skier, ice skater, bicyclist and gardener. He devoted much of his life to the youth in Carbon County. He coached little league baseball and for many years was a Boy Scout leader, receiving the Silver Beaver. He regularly attended the opera and symphony. He was a Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus, life member of Elks, member of the Moose Club, American Legion and Charter member of Post 2379 Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He is survived by his son Ron (Joan); grandchildren Douglas (Claudette), Johanna (Andy) Barraco, and Elizabeth; great-grandchildren Maxx, Isabella and Katie Barraco, and Mikenzie Felice; sister Til Davido; brother Frank (Margaret) Marrelli, sister-in-law Molly Marrelli, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jennie; son Robert; great-granddaughter Mikala; sister Stella Gigliotti; brother Ernie Felice and brother Chuck Marrelli.
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