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Do pathogen spillover, pesticide use, or habitat loss explain recent North American bumblebee declines? Nora D. Szabo, Sheila R. Colla, David L. Wagner, Lawrence F. Gall, Jeremy T. Kerr Conservation Letters, ©2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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> We consider pesticide use and habitat loss, other factors that have been proposed as potential causes of North American bumblebee declines (Colla & Packer 2008). If either were causing declines, we predict that species should generally have been lost from areas with high pesticide use or habitat loss, while persisting in areas with low pesticide use or habitat loss.
> We did not find significant relationships between losses and pesticide use or the relationships were in the opposite direction than predicted. We also did not detect significant relationships between losses and change in human population density for Bombus affinis or Bombus pensylvanicus.
> Although habitat loss and pesticides have well-established negative effects on bumblebees (Goulson et al. 2008; Williams & Osborne 2009), they are unlikely to be main drivers of recent North American declines. We did not find significant relationships between patterns of bumblebee losses and pesticide use, or the relationships were in the opposite direction than predicted.
> While pesticides have negative impacts on bumblebees at the individual or colony level (e.g., Morandin et al. 2005), our results suggest that pesticides are not a main contributor to declines of these species when their entire ranges are considered. Therefore, there remains an urgent need to identify other causes of North American bumblebee declines.


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Thanksgiving Osso Buco
Author Notes: What to make on Thanksgiving when turkey is a bit too much, when you are planning a romantic dinner for two, when your friends do not like white meat, or simply when you are up for something a little bit more adventurous than just a good old roasted bird. This is a dish that preserves the spirit of the Thanksgiving meal, without really having to do the entire thing. - QueenSashy
Food52 Review: This is amazing -- I pretty much licked my plate. This recipe was easy to prepare, made the house smell divine, and in the end the sauce around the turkey legs had thickened into an amazing gravy, studded with little bits of sweetness from the dried apricots and cranberries. I served it with couscous, which was a perfect accompaniment. This is the kind of inventive recipe Food52 is all about! - fearlessem
Serves 4
- 2 pounds turkey drumsticks, cut crosswise into 1 1/2 inch thick pieces (ask your butcher to do it unless you have a chain saw, or like to suffer)
- 1 finely chopped yellow onion
- 2 diced carrots
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 8 diced Turkish apricots
- 16 dried cranberries, halved
- 1 cup hard cider
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- In a large cast iron casserole or Dutch oven, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Season the turkey pieces with salt and pepper and brown them nicely, about two minutes per side.
- Remove the turkey from the pan. Add the onion and cook over medium heat, until the onion is very soft and slightly caramelized, for about five minutes. Add the garlic, and cook for another minute. Add the carrots and cook for another five minutes. Stir in the apricots, cranberries, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg and cider. Place the turkey pieces back into the casserole, coat with the sauce, and bring to simmer.
- Cover the casserole with a lid and put it in the oven. Cook until the meat is very tender and begins to fall of the bones, for about 2 to 2 1/2 hours. (If it becomes dry during cooking, feel free to add a bit more liquid.)
- Adjust the seasoning if needed. Serve warm with mashed potatoes and the sauce spooned on top.
- This recipe is a Community Pick!
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Thanksgiving Turkey
Comments (22) Questions (1)
7 months ago mzchivy
I made this yesterday using chicken thighs. Excellent recipe. The whole smelled great while this was in the oven. Can't wait to try it with turkey. Great recipe QueenSashy!
7 months ago QueenSashy
Thank you!
7 months ago Hipimama
Can this recipe work with chicken meat??
7 months ago QueenSashy
Yes definitely, but it will require some changes to the recipe. You will have to cut down on the time in the oven (I have not tried this with chicken, but guessing about 35-45 min or so). Also, since chicken will require less time in the oven, you will end up with more liquid-y sauce, which you can then reduce on the stove...
7 months ago fearlessem
For anyone about to make this, make extra! When I tested this recipe I made it with four turkey drumsticks, which was about 3 pounds. I increased everything else by about 50%. Trust me, you're going to want more than just two drumsticks worth when you taste how good this is!
7 months ago QueenSashy
7 months ago Kukla
Congratulations on the CP QueenSashy! I know how delicious this dish is; I have been making a very similar recipe for many years. The only difference in my recipe is, I cook it with quince quarters or firm Bask pears halves and use whine instead of dried fruits and cider; and when it is hard to find turkey legs, I make this dish with turkey wing drummets. Next time I will definitely try your recipe.
7 months ago QueenSashy
I am definitely going to try it with pears!
7 months ago EmilyC
Congrats on the CP -- this is a gorgeous dish!
7 months ago QueenSashy
EmilyC, thank you!
7 months ago
Emily is a trusted source on Scandinavian Cuisine.
Congrats on the CP QueenSashy! This is a great recipe!
7 months ago QueenSashy
Thank you!
7 months ago
Chris is a trusted source on General Cooking
I've had my eye on this one--I love your cross-cutting the legs and keeping it mind for a mid-winter party.
7 months ago QueenSashy
Thank you Greenstuff! Please let me know how the dish turned out. And good luck with the party.
7 months ago
AntoniaJames is a trusted source on Bread/Baking.
So, so glad this received CP honors. I'd wanted to test it, but could not find any turkey legs, anywhere. It sounds just terrific. I hope to make it soon. ;o)
7 months ago QueenSashy
Thank you! Actually, the same thing happened to me when I decided to make this dish -- I had to scout entire Manhattan and a portion of Westchester to find turkey legs. As of two days ago, they are everywhere.
8 months ago fearlessem
Made this tonight and it is exceptional -- SO GOOD. Sent in my review to Amanda and Merrill -- this should be a winner!!
8 months ago QueenSashy
fearlessem, thank you so much for letting me know!
8 months ago
AntoniaJames is a trusted source on Bread/Baking.
This is soooo interesting! Love it. ;o)
8 months ago QueenSashy
Thank you!
8 months ago
Abbie is a trusted source on General Cooking.
LOVE this!!!!! On the to try list for sure ...
8 months ago QueenSashy
Thanks! Please let me know if you liked it.


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In this course, you will explore tenets and characteristics of various economics systems, analyze economic indicators, conceptualize problems, and recommend possible solutions. Economic factors are explored in the context of the U.S. Army's Political-Military-Economics-Social Infrastructure-Information Systems framework. Prerequisites: none.
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This course introduces the basic methods, concepts, and substance of comparative politics and focuses on institutions and behaviors as well as development and modernization theories. You will gain the tools to address questions such as: What is a political system? What are the different varieties of democracies and authoritarian regimes? Are some regimes more vulnerable to political violence than others? What explains the transition from authoritarianism to democracy and can that process be reversed? How does geography impact the political, economic, and social development of a region? Prerequisites: none.
This course addresses the effects of a variety of forms of sub-state violence on world affairs. Topics include sources of terrorism, its major characteristics, the problems it poses for global peace and stability, responses to terrorism by countries and international organizations, and the problem of balancing public safety and personal freedom in dealing with terrorism. Prerequisites: none.
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This course examines how emergency managers respond to national, state, or local disasters. Students gain a broad understanding of the functions, challenges, key concepts, and organizing principles of U.S. emergency management. Emphasis is placed on how emergency management is structured and organized by examining the National Response Framework (NRF), the National Incident Management System (NIMS), and the Incident Command System (ICS), as well as other standards that govern emergency management in the United States. You will apply your learning to develop an emergency plan capable of addressing identified threats. This course requires broad knowledge, in-depth understanding, analysis, synthesis, and creativity in regard to the topics addressed. Prerequisites: none.
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In this course, you will complete a field study project to analyze and evaluate the economic indicators and infrastructure of a country or region of interest, exploring its local, regional, and global challenges and opportunities. The study will include recommendations for strengthening the region's economic institutions and infrastructure. The course culminates in a substantive research paper or academic project that reflects broad knowledge, in-depth understanding, analysis, synthesis, and creativity in regard to the topics addressed. Prerequisites: SSEC 310 Socio-Economics Studies or permission of chair of the department of continuing studies.
In this course, you will complete a study of a country or region in relation to a key aspect of its culture. Within this broad framework, you will explore an issue related to an aspect of cultural conflict or cross-cultural communication by addressing the region's cultural competence: the ability to navigate complex cultural environments in pursuit of mutually satisfactory outcomes. The course culminates in a substantive research paper or academic project that reflects broad knowledge, in-depth understanding, analysis, synthesis, and creativity in regard to the topics addressed. Prerequisites: SSSO 335 Introduction to Cultural Competence, or permission of the department chair.
In this course, you will study the geography of a region of interest and how geography relates to implementation of a project or to the cause of or resolution to a problem in the region. You will examine natural resources and resource challenges, paying particular attention to mineral, oil, water, and other highly valued assets in the region. Your study will address future geographical or resource challenges of the region and include recommendations for infrastructure changes that would help maximize effective use of resources. The course culminates in a substantive research paper or academic project that reflects broad knowledge, in-depth understanding, analysis, synthesis, and creativity in regard to the topics addressed. Prerequisites: SSHI 310 Historical Studies or permission of the department chair.
This graduate-level course is available for undergraduate credit, and is a comprehensive overview of diplomacy, international relations, and world order in the context of the modern state system, 1648 to the present. It provides an introduction to the international political environment through studies in foreign policy decision making. The course combines the fields of history and political science through an analytical framework of historiography and international relations methodology. Prerequisites: recommendation by the SSDA interim program coordinator and permission from the diplomacy program director. This course is only offered twice per year.
You will analyze and synthesize program learning with a particular focus on ethics and leadership. You will analyze ethical scenarios and a tactical ethics text and present an in-depth ethical analysis paper. For full credit, you must address how your work will contribute to the U.S. Army's body of knowledge about the topic(s) under discussion. Prerequisites: Completion of all SSDA courses or permission of the department chair.
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When someone calls and inquires if he or she can apply for the Strategic Studies and Defense Analysis bachelor's degree completion program even though the individual does not possess a specific SF MOS or other Special Warfare designation, my thoughts revert back to why the program was created in the first place. SSDA was the brainchild of retired Special Forces who understand the value of training and the ever-changing, ever-challenging mission of the Special Operations community.
Back when SSDA was just a kernel of an idea, the idea was that this unique group of people brings considerable military education and experience to the table that the academic program was designed to complement. Said differently, being a member of the Special Forces community is the prerequisite for entering the SSDA program, and no additional coursework could possibly replace it.
Strategic Studies and Defense Analysis is a mouthful when you start to explain what the program is all about. It sounds important because it is important. SSDA is about cultural and political competence. It is about understanding foreign lands and the language that is spoken and the values that are followed. It is about being involved in civic affairs, keeping the peace, and fostering goodwill in fragile communities. It is about giving of oneself expecting little to nothing in return. It is about risk and sacrifice, and a reward for a job well done. And, it is about keeping promises, especially keeping the promise to finish what you started: a degree with respect and honor.
The program's foundation is based on the training of the SF soldier and not the other way around. We did not develop the curriculum because we thought cultural competence was a great idea, or that national security policy was a must-do for aspiring 18Ds. It was put into the program because it is what SOF does. The SSDA program places tremendous emphasis on this specialized training by enhancing its relevance through academic theory and application. It is also about your moving forward, reaching new heights in your military career or newfound opportunities beyond the Special Operations community.
At Norwich University, the Strategic Studies and Defense Analysis program is about fulfilling a promise to a very unique subset of our military: the NCOs of the Special Operations community. It is our promise to support them in their goal of completing their education mission: earning their bachelor's degree while meeting the demands and obligations of their careers. For our students, the SSDA program is more than just taking classes online, completing their studies who-knows-where and who-knows-how. It is about being in a program that is exclusively about them and for them.
I am often reminded about the number of times our students have stated how important it was for them to be part of a unique program, a program that acknowledges their commitment to service, the higher order training, and the sacrifices they make to achieve a greater good. It is a special program geared to a special group of warriors. That is SSDA.
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BOE presidents commencement speech was appalling
As a parent of a M-W 2012 graduate I found the commencement speech of Board of Education President Dr. Michael J. DeGeronimo appalling. To make light of manic depression and bipolar disorder in his opening statement and referring to Principal David Bernsley emulating this disorder was nothing but jaw dropping.
There was nothing funny about this statement. These students have suffered through two suicides, one student who should have been among them.
Commencement speeches should be short and positive, not negative and embarrassing. I as a parent was embarrassed by "my generation's" suggestions on how to go forth and live a positive life.
I believe Dr. DiGeronimo owes the class of 2012 an apology for overshadowing a beautiful moment with negative comments.
I hope next year at my fourth child's graduation from M-W I can come away with a more uplifting feeling!
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Información sobre riesgo, prevención, detección, síntomas, diagnosis, tratamiento y apoyo para el cáncer.
Información sobre el tratamiento del cáncer incluyendo quirúrgica, quimioterapia, radioterapia, estudios clínicos, terapia con protón, medicina complementaria avanzadas.
OncoLink se complace en ofrecer una amplia lista de lista completa de los agentes quimioterapéuticos más comúnmente usados??. Esta guía de referencia incluye información sobre la forma en que cada fármaco se administra, cómo funcionan, y los pacientes los efectos secundarios comunes pueden experimentar.
Maneras que los pacientes de cáncer y las personas que le cuidan puedan enfrentar el cáncer, los efectos secundarios, nutrición, cuestiones en general sobre el apoyo para el cáncer, duelo/decisiones sobre el termino de vida, y experiencias compartidas por sobrevivientes.
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Dose-dense chemotherapy (DDC) is a concept of chemotherapy administration that is being used more and more. Understanding DDC requires an understanding of tumor cell replication and growth, sometimes referred to as the Gompertzian growth curve. This theory represents the fact that tumor growth follows a mathematically predictable growth curve, with rapid growth initially, then leveling off to slower growth. For example, while a tumor is small and often undetectable by available tests, its cells grow very rapidly. Eventually, the tumor reaches a size where it outgrows the available nutrients and blood supply, and tumor growth slows down.
Cells are most sensitive to chemotherapy when they are rapidly dividing, therefore the early stage, smaller tumors are often more sensitive to chemotherapy. This is also why surgery may be used to remove as much of the tumor as possible, leaving a small number of cells to then be treated by chemotherapy. Standard chemotherapy regimens call for a standard dose of chemotherapy given every 3 or 4 weeks, depending on the regimen, allowing for healthy cells to recover between doses (such as blood counts, oral mucosa, and GI lining). However, we now understand that this 3-week break may also allow the now smaller, more rapidly dividing tumor cells to start growing rapidly again.
Dose-Dense Chemotherapy (DDC) aims to achieve maximum tumor kill by increasing the rate of chemotherapy delivery, not by increasing dosage (which is the theory behind many stem cell transplant protocols). By administering the same doses of chemotherapy previously given every 3 weeks on an every 2 week schedule instead, the chemotherapy interrupts the rapid growth phase of the tumor cells. Thus, the therapeutic drugs interfere with the Gompertzian curve, hitting the tumor cells at the time when they are just beginning to grow rapidly again. In other words, "hit them while they are down." This model was called the Norton-Simon model, after the researchers who first described it.
You may ask, why we haven't tried this before? The concern has always been that giving chemotherapy more frequently would lead to low white blood counts and infection, a potentially deadly combination in a patient receiving chemotherapy. Through the use of growth factors (Neupogen, Neulasta, Leukine), we are able to have faster recovery of white blood cells, decreasing the chance of infection. Several DDC studies have shown a higher incidence of anemia (low red blood cell count) and bone pain (likely related to the use of a growth factor) with these regimens, but the DDC regimens also mean a decrease in the length of therapy by 4-6 weeks, which may be appealing to some.
While the theory seems logical, in practice the results have not been so convincing. The first study was done in women with node-positive breast cancer who were receiving chemotherapy with cytoxan, Adriamycin, and taxol. The women who received DDC every two weeks had an overall survival of 92% three years after treatment, versus 90% for the every 3 week regimen. The same result in favor of DDC was found whether Adriamycin and cytoxan were given at the same time or sequentially (one after the other). As for recurrence of their cancer, 82% of women receiving DDC remained cancer-free, compared to 75% of the women on the every three week regimen. Longer follow-up will give additional information in the coming years.
Two additional studies in women with node-positive breast cancer, using different chemotherapy medications, did not find a statistically significant difference in survival or recurrence rates. (Statistical significance is the method researchers use to determine if the rate is greater than what might happen by chance) However, both studies showed a trend toward improved survival and fewer recurrences. This may mean that certain subgroups of women would benefit from DDC. Based on study results, researchers theorize that the benefit may be greatest for women under 50, those with ER negative and/or Her2 positive tumors.
A trial for women with metastatic breast cancer looked at giving paclitaxel weekly, compared with the standard every three weeks, and saw a benefit in response and survival for the DDC group.
Several studies utilizing DDC prior to breast surgery (called neoadjuvant chemotherapy) have shown improved response rates in operable breast cancer, resulting in higher rates of breast conserving surgery as opposed to mastectomy.
Studies are ongoing looking at various drug regimens in dose-dense format and in combination with newer biologic therapies, such as Herceptin. It appears that certain high-risk women (such as those with positive lymph nodes and/or negative estrogen/progesterone receptors) or those for whom neoadjuvant chemotherapy is an option would benefit most from DDC.
Attempts have been made to improve first-line therapy of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma by delivering CHOP chemotherapy on a two-week rather than three-week schedule, with growth-factor support to prevent neutropenia. Two multi-institution phase II studies (one from Italy 1 and one from the Southwest Oncology Group 2 ) have shown reasonable response rates, short-term progression-free survival, and overall survival utilizing CHOP-14 (every 14 days) or R-CHOP-14 (including Rituxan) with Neulasta (growth factor) support. There were no significant unexpected side-effects, with the exception of a high rate of interstitial pneumonitis seen in the Italian study (14%) associated with pneumocystis carinii in 6% (a type of pneumonia).
A large, randomized, phase III study completed by the German High-Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study Group (DSHNHL) 3 in young patients with good-prognosis, aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma, directly compared CHOP-21 (every 21 days) with CHOP-14 (every 14 days). Chemotherapy dose delivery was not compromised by the dose-dense schedule (meaning doses did not need to be changed or delayed due to severe side effects), and patients were able to complete treatment on the average at 76 days on CHOP-14 and 106 days on CHOP-21. Toxicity and secondary malignancies (cancers caused by the chemotherapy) were not significantly different between the two groups. The study observed statistically significantly higher complete response rates for CHOP-14 vs. CHOP-21 (76.1% vs. 60.1% respectively), as well as better 5-year event-free survival (survival with no relapses) and overall survival (survival despite relapses) rates (43.8% vs. 32.5%, and 53.3% vs. 40.6% respectively).
Even though the results of this study are significant, they were derived in the pre-rituximab era and may not hold for the combination of rituximab with CHOP. A randomized phase III study is underway by the GELA to directly compare R-CHOP-21 (every 3 weeks with Rituxan) with R-CHOP-14 (every 2 weeks with Rituxan) and address the issue of pulmonary toxicity seen in the prior phase II study. Early results (at median 14 months) have demonstrated similar rates of side effects and equal complete response rates in both arms of 47%, but longer follow up is needed to determine the benefit of the DD regimen.
In advanced ovarian cancer, paclitaxel and carboplatin given every 3 weeks has been compared to dose-dense weekly administration of paclitaxel. In this Japanese study, women were given weekly paclitaxel in addition to the every three week carboplatin. Median** progression free survival was longer in the DDC group (28 months vs. 17.2 months) and overall survival at 3 years was higher in the dose dense regimen group (72%) than in the conventional treatment group (65%). Neutropenia and anemia were more common in the DDC group.
It is clear that there is a benefit to DDC for certain patients. Determining who will benefit is the focus of current studies in these and other types of cancer. In addition, longer follow-up of previously reported studies will give more information on the use of DDC and long-term benefits or complications.
**To learn more about understanding study results, see: Interpreting a Cancer Research Study.
Some terms used in this article:
Median: The median is the "middle of the pack." In this example of years since treatment, the median is the time when half of the patients have had more years since treatment and half have less. For instance, if the patients were 2, 4, 6, 10.8, 12, 12 and 14 years since treatment, 10.8 is the mid- point, or the median. This is different from the mean, which would be the average time since treatment.
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Tom Mulcair, leader of the Official Opposition, intergovernmental affairs.
Libby Davies, deputy leader, health.
David Christopherson, deputy leader.
Megan Leslie, deputy leader, environment.
Nathan Cullen, house leader.
Sadia Groguhé, deputy House leader, deputy immigration, citizenship and multiculturalism.
Nycole Turmel, whip.
Phil Toone, deputy whip, deputy fisheries (East Coast).
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Malcolm Allen, agriculture.
Charlie Angus, ethics, ATI and privacy.
Niki Ashton, women.
Dennis Bevington, Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency.
Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe, seniors.
Françoise Boivin, justice.
Charmaine Borg, digital Issues.
Alexandre Boulerice, labour, deputy ethics, ATI and privacy.
Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet, housing, deputy human resources and skills development.
Chris Charlton, human resources and skills development.
Robert Chisholm, fisheries, Atlantic Gateway, deputy intergovernmental affairs.
Olivia Chow, transport, infrastructure and communities;
Ryan Cleary, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, post-secondary education.
Joe Comartin, democratic reform.
Jean Crowder, aboriginal affairs.
Don Davies, international trade.
Anne-Marie Day, employment insurance.
Paul Dewar, foreign affairs.
Pierre Dionne Labelle, Francophonie.
Fin Donnelly, Western Economic Diversification Canada, deputy fisheries (West Coast).
Linda Duncan, public works and government services.
Matthew Dubé, sport.
Peter Julian, energy and natural resources.
Randall Garrison, public safety, LGBTT.
Yvon Godin, official languages.
Jack Harris, defence.
Matthew Kellway, military procurement.
François Lapointe, small business and tourism.
Hélène Laverdière, americas and consular affairs.
Hélène LeBlanc, industry.
Hoang Mai, national revenue.
Irene Mathyssen, pensions.
Wayne Marston, human rights, Federal Economic Development Agency for southern Ontario.
Pat Martin, Canadian Wheat Board.
Brian Masse, Canada-U.S. Border, Ontario-Quebec Continental Gateway.
Peggy Nash, finance.
Pierre Nantel, heritage.
Manon Perreault, disability issues.
John Rafferty, Federal Economic Development Initiative for northern Ontario.
Mathieu Ravignat, treasury board.
Jean Rousseau, Economic Development Agency for the Regions of Quebec.
Romeo Saganash, international development, deputy international trade.
Jasbir Sandhu, Asia-Pacific Gateway.
Jinny Sims, immigration, citizenship and multiculturalism.
Kennedy Stewart, science and technology.
Peter Stoffer, veterans.
Glenn Thibeault, consumer protection.
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Robert Aubin, deputy transport, infrastructure and communities.
Paulina Ayala, deputy Americas and consular affairs.
Tyrone Benskin, deputy official languages.
Denis Blanchette, deputy public works and government services.
Ruth Ellen Brosseau, deputy agriculture.
Guy Caron, deputy finance.
Andrew Cash, deputy heritage
Sylvain Chicoine, deputy veterans.
Rosane Doré Lefebvre, deputy public safety.
Jonathan Genest-Jourdain, deputy aboriginal affairs.
Dan Harris, deputy industry.
Carole Hughes, deputy aboriginal health.
Anne Minh-Thu Quach, deputy environment.
Alexandrine Latendresse, deputy democratic reform.
Laurin Liu, deputy science and technology.
Christine Moore, deputy defence.
Dany Morin, deputy LGBTT.
Jamie Nicholls, deputy natural resources.
Annick Papillon, deputy consumer protection.
Ève Péclet, deputy foreign affairs.
Craig Scott, deputy justice.
Djaouida Sellah, deputy health.
Mike Sullivan, deputy housing, deputy disability issues.
huge promotion for cullen, well deserved demotions for some (laverdière, benskin), a bit of a mystery why dewar is still in foreign affairs but i guess foreign ministers are always sort of inept and easily controlled, and if he flails about, he can be dumped. nash in finance is dicey to me, but she's a hard-worker, so she'll do a good job. craig scott's position is more important than it looks, i'd bet that he gets the nod for the ministry over boivin when mulcair becomes pm. pat martin didn't come out so well on paper, nor did jamie nicholls, but i think those two have more on their plate - teevee for the former and organizing/phd defense for the latter, so they may well have asked for lighter house work. kellway has been masterful on the jets scandal, but harris is fantastic pick for defense, very interesting considering that chisholm is basically the shadow minister of the maritimes. davies will make and excellent health minister one day.
all in all, nice work.
yeah, totally. that was as bad as it gets. though there are a couple head-scratchers, like how benskin ended up anywhere near bilingualism, why boulerice didn't get a better portfolio - considering he's probably top 5 most effective quebec mps, even ahead of saganash - and how christopherson ended up in the leader's circle. he's a great mp, but elite? i don't know. also nice to see some of the genuinely incompetent mps denied spots altogether - morin from ndg, sana, etc. mulcair is a stern taskmaster, it has to be said.
yeah, totally. that was as bad as it gets. though there are a couple head-scratchers, like how benskin ended up anywhere near bilingualism, why boulerice didn't get a better portfolio - considering he's probably top 5 most effective quebec mps, even ahead of saganash - and how christopherson ended up in the leader's circle. he's a great mp, but elite? i don't know. also nice to see some of the genuinely incompetent mps denied spots altogether - morin from ndg, sana, etc. mulcair is a stern taskmaster, it has to be said.
Christopherson was widely regarded and praised as a very effective cabinet minister in the Rae government.
So: for foreign affairs --Dewar, whose stance on issues from militarization and Afghanistan to Palestine and Latin America has been highly questionable, either because it is weak or non-existent or because it is contrary to what the NDP stands for, or should stand for.
IMOLaverdière for consular affairs -- what is her knowledge of international issues and her position on them?
Following up: Julian would have been more knowledgeable and reliable on foreign affairs, but energy and natural resources is one area that requires the kind of political skill and knowledge that Julian can bring, and it can dovetail very nicely with foreign affairs, since Canada's foreign policy is now virtually all linked to the promotion and defence of energy corporations out to pillage foreign natural resources... Smart move, then. I'm still unhappy about Dewar, though.
Over all, I'm very impressed with the list. Can't wait to see them all in action --and to hear what other rabblers have to say about them.
IMOLaverdière for consular affairs -- what is her knowledge of international issues and her position on them?
ummm...she has been a career diplomat most of her life and was second in command at the Canadian embassy in Santiago, Chile before she decided to run for the NDP. Her portfolio is Consular Affairs and The Americas...meaning that she will have special responsibility with foreign affairs in the western hemisphere
laverdière is a lightweight and mulcair knows it. i was a pa to an ambassador and i can say, from experience, that she's the sort of candidate that we were happy to get when we were irrelevant. she'll be replaced come the nomination meeting, and mulcair is sensible to have demoted her back to her skill level. we need a killer opposition and, very basically and assuredly, mulcair is an excellent judge of competence.
on the point of julian - he'll be a minister in tmpm, there's no question. probably top 5 of all mps, leagues ahead of any of the leadership candidates except for mulcair and nash.
Very good choices, with some interesting twists.
Promoted to one of the seven House Officers, as Deputy House Leader, is Sadia Groguhé. Who? Is this a token ethnic appointment, for one of our four Maghrebian deputies?
Far from it; this is one ambitious, talented and impatient woman, from what she told her home town paper in France last July:
. . . her voice is clear, energetic, determined.Born into a family of 12 children, she receives a Master of Psychology at Aix. Then the specialist in social inclusion runs as an independent candidate in the 1994 cantonal election (when she was 31): "I could not imagine citizenship without engaging in politics . " The young woman is then noticed and Jacques Siffre, Socialist Mayor of Istres, takes her on his list. From 1995 to 2000, she will be a municipal councilor at the side of, notably, François Bernardini. The current Chief Magistrate remembers "a very young woman very present while being unobtrusive. She worked without exuberance ". Particularly in the southern districts " where she was appreciated ".
A first experiment that whetted the appetite of Sadia Groguhé, to some extent. "But with the birth of my children, I then put politics aside. " A hiatus of ten years during which she will change her country.
Six years ago she, her husband and their four children have made the big leap to America. "Given the difficulties facing our beautiful country of France, we did not want our children to be victims of discrimination," says Sadia Groguhé, herself born of French parents, Algerian, and whose husband is from Ivory Coast. "So we made a formal application for emigration to Canada in 2003. Two years later, we got our visa and we chose Quebec."
In the federal election of May 2 "an orange wave" the color of Jack Layton's New Democratic Party (NDP), swept Canada. With 30.6% of the vote, the party, anchored on the left, went from 37 to 103 deputies in the House of Commons. Among them, Sadia Groguhé, elected in the riding of Saint-Lambert. "Because I had been naturalized only in October 2010, some newspapers headlined 'A new Canadian running for office," jokes the forty-something woman. "But when I campaigned door-to-door I've always had a very, very warm welcome. People asked me where I came from, but it is not at all the same mentality as in France. They do not look at skin color, but the candidate, her party, her proposals." For François Bernardini, who Sadia Groguhé called shortly after her election, "it shows that Canadians are much more open than we are to differences, to integrate the diversity and the minority."
This success does not surprise Messaouda Saker, her older sister, who lives in the center of Istres. "It's a very big pride for our whole family, she deserves it, although I would have liked her to succeed here. It's still weird that in France we can not break in even when we have the ability. I think Sadia wants to go further still" she jokes. "She wants to become a minister!" She's on her way: the Canadian MP was appointed June 11 deputy spokeswoman for Citizenship and Immigration in the shadow cabinet of the "Official Opposition" as they say in Canada. She does not hide her ambition and is aware of her abilities: "If I had not quit for my children, I know I would have quickly become an MP in France."
But before taking up the political struggle again, Sadia Groguhé would like to spend a few days holiday in Istres, at the end of July. "This is my city, I still love it," she says.
Hoodeet wrote:IMOLaverdière for consular affairs -- what is her knowledge of international issues and her position on them?
ummm...she has been a career diplomat most of her life and was second in command at the Canadian embassy in Santiago, Chile before she decided to run for the NDP. Her portfolio is Consular Affairs and The Americas...meaning that she will have special responsibility with foreign affairs in the western hemisphere
Thank you, Stockholm, and forgive my ignorance.
I couple of other appointments to mention:
1. i had wondered if Christopherson would have any formal duties beyond the title of Deputy Leader. It seems he also chair of the Public Accounts Committe
2. 20 year old Pierre-Luc Dussault who seems very impressive and mature beyond his years will apparently be chair of House Ethics Committee!
It is being reported/rumoured that Comartin and Mulcair met on Friday and Mulcair talked Comartin out of resigning until at least the summer. Word is that Comartin is leaving then. As well Libby is leaving, Ann McGrath is out in June and the rest of Jack/Brian Topp's leadership teams are being "reorganized" this week.
There is real conflict in caucus right now and main concern today is on Mulcair's misunderstanding between decriminalization versus legalization with numerous NDP MP's in Quebec calling connerie/bull"@#$%.
For example, much media coverage has focused on Hollande's proposal to restore fair taxes on high incomes. The details are less important than the victory Hollande scored in how this proposal was debated. It was widely discussed in terms of whether or not to dispense with cadeaux fiscales - fiscal gifts, to the wealthiest of the French - rather than the populist right-wing "smaller government, lower taxes, more freedom" slogans that have delivered none of these things, while building grotesque income inequality here in North America. In short, Hollande found a way to win both the frame and the debate over economic equality.
where does that come from kens?


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Wouldn't it be great if your job was to work at cool events like the Future Music Festival? Apart from earning some major bragging rights to impress your friends (and make them a little bit jealous), working behind the scenes really does give you a new appreciation for how much time and effort actually goes into organising such a huge event.
It's not a perspective that we festival goers usually get to see, but I was lucky enough to accompany Odelia Susanto, the winner of Skills Victoria's Real Skills Facebook competition, on her backstage experience at Melbourne's Future Music Festival on Sunday 13 March 2011.
We were there to find out what goes on behind the scenes of such an epic music festival, and more importantly, how could someone get to work on a project like that?
Going behind the scenes
The first part of our experience started on the Wednesday morning before the festival. 22-year-old Odelia from Hawthorn had won Skills Victoria's Real Skills Facebook competition and had actually just returned from volunteering at the Soundwave festival in three different states.
When we arrived we were inducted by the safety officer, Liam Sutherland, and given flashy yellow safety vests to wear like all the other workers on the site. Liam was our tour guide for the day, and our tour began by walking through the areas where the main stages were being set up.
At this point Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse looked more like a construction zone than a decked-out festival site. There were trucks, forklifts and machinery everywhere, and all sorts of vehicles manoeuvring between piles of equipment and materials.
There were many structures around the festival site that were being built, such as the Flamingo and Likes of You stages, the VIP and First Class tents, the Silent Disco tent, and the bar and food areas. Busy workers were swarming around everywhere putting things together.
Back in the main staff office the site manager, Eugene Brouwer, gave Odelia and me the chance to flick through a three-inch folder containing Future Music Festival's Place Of Public Entertainment files (POPE). The folder outlined every licence, permit, and application that was needed to run the music festival.
The POPE folder covered everything from food permits, alcohol licensing, sound permits, numbers of security, numbers of toilets, first aid, and the hire and construction of stages and tents. We were amazed at the number of aspects there were for organising such a large-scale music festival.
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The second part of our experience was a tour of the Future Music Festival site a few hours before the gates opened on Sunday. This time our tour guide was Simon Cahill, the festival's partnership director. Everything was just about finished by this point, and the transformation of Flemington Racecourse was quite dramatic compared to what we had last seen earlier in the week.
As the starting time drew closer, Simon also explained the logistical nightmares often faced when coordinating a national tour. When equipment had to be packed up at night and transported interstate for the following morning, it meant a lot of time and logistical pressures.
Last-minute checks were done by Victoria Police to make sure everything on site was safe and ready to be opened up to the public. Eager punters were already lining up at the gates. Some 50,000 tickets had reportedly been sold for the Melbourne show - 180,000 tickets were sold nationally! The show was about to begin and Odelia and I certainly had a new appreciation for the amount of work that had been put in to organise it.
How do you end up working at an event like this?
We asked Liam and Simon how the workers had come to be working at a major event like Future Music Festival.
For some of the more technical and specialised areas, the best way to really get into the job is to do an apprenticeship or a course of study where you learn new skills and upgrade existing ones. This could include anything from a music qualification, sound engineering, event management, marketing, business, public safety, security or first aid.
Other festival roles were gained by working up through the music and entertainment industry. Most of the people that Odelia and I spoke to throughout the day placed a big emphasis on making plenty of good contacts on the job, showing lots of initiative, working hard, and knowing your stuff and being genuinely good at what you do.
There are many ways to get into your dream job, and to get there you'll probably end up doing a bunch of different jobs along the way. It certainly pays to have a qualification or apprenticeship to equip you with the skills needed to get the job you want. It also gives you a fair amount of practical and hands-on experience, which is highly regarded and can be the difference between getting that job or missing out.
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Thais are passionate about food, and love discovering out-of-the-way shops that prepare unexpectedly tasty dishes. Nowhere is this truer—or more feasible—than in Bangkok. The city's residents always seem to be eating, so the tastes and smells of Thailand's cuisine surround you day and night. That said, Bangkok's restaurant scene is also a minefield, largely because the relationship between price and quality at times seems almost inverse. For every hole-in-the-wall gem serving the best larb (meat salad), sticky rice, and som tam (the hot-and-sour green-papaya salad that is the ultimate Thai staple) you've ever had, there's an overpriced hotel restaurant serving touristy, toned-down fare. In general, the best Thai food in the city is generally at the most bare-bones, even run-down restaurants, not at famous, upscale places.
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Lol speaking of tacky advertising- somehow both the dude and the chick know a LOT about the product. "Its closer because... a b and c" instead of "I dunno how or why, but its a closer shave" LOL. And they end with "we're there for you"- wait we? are you a reviewer or a spokesperson. ROFLOL.
Anyways. The idea has some merit because effectively its a switch to one blade, but as you said it clogs. I can't imagine whipping up and down my face and not having to rinse it off every two seconds. Let alone a girl shaving all the way from her ankle to her thigh! Thats just not possible. And since when can one just "tap" the hair off of a razor- when I shaved with cartridge razors you'd have to run them under a faucet gushing at 25 gallons per second for half an hours between passes. Lol.
You say you were sent this to test it out? Why'd they send it to you? Just curious. I've tested photo items before, didn't know how you got to test this item.
yeah, i was just on their website b/c of a facebook ad and they were selling their product with about 50 celebrities that they had obviously bought off. sounds like another industry i know of.........
oughta lop off the head unit and attach twin injector heads on it...
or open comb gems... Hmmmm...
Interesting to see Rolling Razor is now a ad sponsor on the site!
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I'm really surprised to see this review on the Rolling Razor. I thought it was quite a pleasant shave and a nice change from the traditional. I haven't switched back as of yet, but I guess when I turn 50 plus and grumpy, I'll be right there with my dad using the same old crap, or recycling my straight edge because it's all american made lol...
Actually statistically speaking the 25,000+ members of B&B have a median age in the early to mid 30's. I guess we don't have to be over 50 to be grumpy.
Truth is we just traditional wet shaving.
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I am one of those Peepz who just have to have all the latest gadgets and gizmo's . Sheesh! What a waste of my `17.95... Sigh.. My 13 yr old who thinks everything is "kewli-o " even got disgusted with it. LOL
Well..... Guess next time, i'll read a review first. :)
I think the term "razor porn" has been redefined due to more really bad advertising by Rolling Razor..
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Haha, I see this thread has a rate of about 1 post per year now. The reason I am reviving it is because I just got a free rollingrazor in the mail, as a gift with the purchase of some bald guyz head wipes. I had no idea what it was, so I googled it and found, among other things, this review.
I almost tossed the thing, after so many negative comments from a forum I dig so much, but I figured, what the heck. Last weekend, I lathered up with some AoS and my Thater brush, and shaved my whole head and face with the thing.
Well, I have to say... I am disappointed-- in this thread. Because it is so obviously biased and unfounded in it's negativity as to be absurd. I got a great, and I do mean absolutely superlative BBS shave with two passes, complete head and face with this silly looking little thing.
I am a year long devotee of wet shaving (admittedly not of the grand long experience of many here, but enough to have some opinions), and have accumulated a number of DE razors and straight razors, and love using all of them. That's not going to change. However, the hard fact is that I got an excellent shave with the plastic rolling razor thing. It doesn't really appeal to me aesthetically, and the carts cost more then DE blades, but functionally speaking, it works, and the design is actually pretty ergonomic. It does do what is says it will.
Now, the marketing may be goofy, and the website may not float one's boat, but that does not excuse the ridiculous bias presented in the reviews. There is no need to shoot down a products functionality just because it doesn't meet your marketing expectations or aesthetics. An objective review would note that the product is foolish, expensive, distastefully marketed, you don't like the packaging, the different blades offered don't look different to you, etc, but the razor itself is highly functional.
The review says a one pass with the RR is "vastly inferior" to a schick quattro or similar cart. BS. It is the same or better (for me, actually it was much better). Of course, ymmv... but not that much. Not vastly.
Some people that use straight razors here said they would be afraid to use this, that it looks risky. That is a joke. You can't cut yourself with this any easier then with a fusion, and it is a damn site safer than a straight. I prefer a straight, but I'm not going to lie about it's comparative safety.
So, the lesson for me is, take reviews and opinions with a grain of salt. The RR is not the horrible beast it is accused of in this thread. In fact, it delivers a quick and pleasant shave, on par with a fusion or other multi-blade, but with the advantages of a DE in terms of less irritation, in my experience (admittedly limited to a few shaves so far) with the product. To preach otherwise is an act of fanaticism in defense of DE/SR practice that is over the top. It is okay for us to enjoy our hobby without flaming alternatives, and it does a disservice to those who might benefit from trying such products (particularly many head shavers would love this thing, I am sure).
That is my 2 cents. Of course ymmv (but I don't believe it).
Before saying something is "BS" and someones review is essentially junk, please use your noggin and address the situation in a more pragmatic manner. This is a four year old review - when the company was quite young. To assume that in FOUR years they've made precisely ZERO changes to their product is daft. A more reasonable and gentlemanly way of broaching this might be to say "I tried the product and for me it worked quite well. Maybe they changed their blades, angles, etc - has anyone else tried this and liked it recently?"
One thing you had to have learned over your tenure here has been that a lot of shaving products can be outstanding.... then turn awful and visa versa. Forumlas change, suppliers change, quality fluctuates, corners are cut, the reasons vary - but put a new non-tallow Penhaligon's Soap next to a 3-4 year old tallow based Penhaligon's soap and you tell me which one is better. That doesn't mean that someones 3-4 year old glowing review of Penhaligon's soap is wrong, or "BS" - it merely mean's that it's outdated.... which is one reason we stamp posts with dates
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