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From Head to Toe
From Eric Carle, the New York Times bestselling creator of beloved books including The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Grouchy Ladybug, comes From Head to Toe, a colorful and energetic book that will have young readers clapping their hands, stomping their feet, and wiggling their toes!
Giraffes can bend their necks, monkeys can wave their hands, and donkeys can kick their legs. And so can you! Throughout this interactive book, the animals of From Head to Toe invite young readers to copy their antics as they play.
Through Carle's vibrant collages and simple instructions, children will learn the importance of listening, exercising, and taking on a new challenge. Join the giraffes, monkeys, donkeys, seals, and more for a frolicking, fun adventure!
Product Details
|HarperCollins Publishers
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|9.00(w) x 12.00(h) x 0.32(d)
|Age Range:
|4 - 8 Years
About the Author
Eric Carle is the creator of more than seventy picture books for young readers.
Eric Carle was born in New York, USA. However, when he was just six, he moved with his parents to Germany. In 1952, after graduating from the prestigious Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Stuttgart, he fulfilled his dream of returning to New York.
Eric Carle has received many distinguished awards and honours for his work, including, in 2003, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for his lifetime contribution to children's literature and illustration.
In 2002, fifty years after Carle's return to the United States, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art was opened in Amherst, Massachusetts. Here visitors of all ages can enjoy, in addition to Eric Carle's work, original artwork by other distinguished children's book illustrators from around the world.
Eric Carle is the creator of more than seventy picture books for young readers.
Eric Carle was born in New York, USA. However, when he was just six, he moved with his parents to Germany. In 1952, after graduating from the prestigious Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Stuttgart, he fulfilled his dream of returning to New York.
Eric Carle has received many distinguished awards and honours for his work, including, in 2003, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for his lifetime contribution to children's literature and illustration.
In 2002, fifty years after Carle's return to the United States, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art was opened in Amherst, Massachusetts. Here visitors of all ages can enjoy, in addition to Eric Carle's work, original artwork by other distinguished children's book illustrators from around the world.
Hometown:Northampton, Massachusetts and the Berkshires
Date of Birth:June 25, 1929
Place of Birth:Syracuse, New York
Education:Akademie der bildenden Künste, Stuttgart, 1946-50
On Thursday, July 17th, barnesandnoble.com welcomed Eric Carle, author of FROM HEAD TO TOE.
Moderator: Welcome, Mr. Carle! We're so glad you could join us tonight in the Live Events Auditorium! Is this your first live event online?
William Bosky from Boca Raton, FL: How long did the artwork take to do for FROM HEAD TO TOE?
Eric Carle: The artwork took perhaps two or three weeks, but the preliminary work, the sketches, took months -- a couple of years.
Roger from Oregon: What other illustrators' work are you impressed by? Are you friends with any of them?
Eric Carle: The other picture book artists that I like are Maurice Sendak, Leo Leonni, Jose Aruego, Lisbeth Zwerger, Mitsumasa Anno, Ezra Keats...these are the first who come to my mind. I know them, but I am not close friends with them.
Winston Hadley from Virginia: Do you get your art supplies from any particular source, or are they just standard art store things? How about the tissue paper?
Eric Carle: I've been using the tissue papers for a long time, and I am always looking for the "perfect" tissue papers. Lately, I've been using tissue papers from Kate's Paperie in SoHo. All the other art materials I just buy from an art store around the corner from where I work. My art materials are very simple materials, really. Acrylic paints, brushes, tissue papers, and wallpaper glue, which I mix with a little bit of Elmer's Glue, for pasting down the colored tissue papers to make a collage.
Quentin from Jasper, WY: Hello, Mr. Carle! I love your books. What happens to the artwork after you are done with a book? The originals, I mean. And is it hard to work with tissue paper? It must take patience not to tear it.
Eric Carle: The artwork belongs to me. After the publisher has used my illustrations to make the books, they are returned to me. To make collages from the tissue papers is a matter of practice, and after a while it is very easy to do that.
Rory from Florida: Hey Eric, it is great to talk to one of the most popular children's authors ever. I have three questions for you 1) I am planning to write a book of commentaries soon (I am going into the 8th grade at the end of August and thought that December would be the perfect time to start). When I start this book, should I think of what commentaries I want to write? Do some research? What should I do? 2) How do you overcome writer's block? 3) How much time do you spend writing and illustrating? 4) Before this next question, I just want to say that my little sister loved THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR. How do you bring all these wonderful characters to life? Did you just draw them on paper and figure that they were perfect for a story?
Eric Carle: Yes, think about the commentaries, and yes, do research. It is important to ask the right questions when you interview people. From my experience, I have found some interviewers to be better than others, and if the interviewer is good, then I can give good answers. To overcome writer's block First, I suffer through it, then I clean up my studio, sharpen my pencils, procrastinate a little more, and then sit down and do my work. Number 3 is hard to answer. I think a lot about my work, and about writing, but that doesn't mean I sit at my desk and write all the time. Actually, THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR started out this way I had a stack of papers, and with a hole-puncher punched holes in that stack of papers. When I looked at the holes, I thought about a bookworm. The bookworm I changed into a green worm, and then the green worm was finally changed into a caterpillar. That's how THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR started.
Theresa Robertson from Newton, MA: Eric, I just wanted to say thank you for giving me and my children such wonderful books to read together. We are big fans. Thank you!
Eric Carle: Thank you!
Deirdre from Bronxville, NY: What was it like living in Stuttgart? I hear it is a beautiful city -- have you been back recently? Why does Massachusetts suit you?
Eric Carle: Stuttgart is a very beautiful city. But there are many aspects to having lived there, both joyful and sad. The sad part has to do with the war, and the bombing; the joyful part has to do with my friends and relatives. Yes, I visit Stuttgart every so often. My sister, who is 21 years younger than I am, and to whom I've dedicated THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR, still lives in the Stuttgart area with her family. Well, Massachusetts reminds me of the Stuttgart area. The hills and valleys are similar. I could never live in an area that is totally flat.
Lesley from New York: Do you ever visit schools and talk to the students about being an author/illustrator? If so, what do you like most about school visits? Do you ever visit schools in New York City?
Eric Carle: I visited schools for the first 25 years of my career as a children's book author, and very much enjoyed doing that. But on my 60th birthday, I gave myself the gift of not traveling so much anymore. Also, it is very important for me to stay in my studio as much as possible and do my work, because I still have so many ideas to work on.
Harold Rolpf from Los Angeles, CA: Your forthcoming book is being billed as "stories from your life." What can we expect to read about, and is this book for children?
Eric Carle: The idea for FLORA AND TIGER began several years ago because a number of teachers and children have asked me if I would write a book for older children. One child asked me, would I ever write a "real" book? Another child asked if I would write a book for parents. I am not so sure about the age group for this book. I can imagine it being read to young children, but also to be enjoyed by teens, and anyone -- teachers, parents, librarians -- who are interested in my work and my life. It is not an autobiography, but this book will give you autobiographical glimpses into my life. FLORA AND TIGER deals with three subjects dear to my heart. Animals and insects, friends and relatives, and myself.
Dr. Harris's Class from Lubbock, TX: Where is this being broadcast from? We are watching this during our Children's Lit graduate class.
Eric Carle: Hello, friends in Lubbock, Texas! I was just signing books in Texas not too long ago, and you are a bunch of wonderful people. This interview is being conducted in my studio.
Rachel Sherman, five years old, from Baltimore, MD: I love your books, especially MY APRON. What will your next book be about?
Eric Carle: And to continue from my last answer This live chat format is a first for me! Now to RachelSee the answer above!
Georgette from Hackensack, NJ: Do you have any children of your own? Are your books dedicated to anyone in particular? Thank you for answering.
Eric Carle: Yes, I have children of my own. I have a daughter, her name is Cirsten, and I have a son whose name is Rolf. Both are adults now. Your question about the dedications is interesting. Of course, each book is dedicated to a person that I care for, respect, and love. Sometimes I like to give a speech, or write a book, in which I would explain my relationship with these people, these friends or relatives I've dedicated a book to. Georgette, I love your question about the dedications. I've had so many wonderful people in my life who've influenced and nurtured me. Incidentally, I often (but not always) insert the letters "R" and "C" in one of the illustrations of the book. You have to search for them. "C" of course stands for Cirsten, and "R" for Rolf. You can see they are very important to me.
Dawn from Houston, TX: Eric, do you use live models to do your sketches, or do you do them from memory?
Eric Carle: I use some from my memory, some I sketch from life, and some I look up in books.
Alexander Lehnen from New York City: Just great to see you on the Internet DIE RAUPE NIMMERSATT was my favorite book when I was little. I never knew you lived in the U.S. in the first place until I started working at Barnes & Noble and put all your books on the Internet site. -- Good luck to you -- Alex
Eric Carle: Thank you!
George from Mom's computer at work: Hello. Are there days that you just paint and paint and paint, with no one book that you are painting for? Just for fun?
Eric Carle: When I don't illustrate a book, then I paint my colorful tissue papers.
Dawn from Houston, TX: Hi, Eric! One more question. What or who inspired FROM HEAD TO TOE? I can see how this, as well as so many of your other books, can be used in middle school classrooms. You are truly an inspiration for us all!!
Eric Carle: Inspiration comes from many sources. Sometimes inspiration just sneaks up on you.
Dr. Harris's Class from Lubbock, TX: What was the most difficult book for you to write and/or illustrate, and why?
Eric Carle: Dallas and Longview. The beginning of DRAGONS DRAGONS was difficult. In fact I almost despaired. I called up my editor and told her I was unable to illustrate this book. Fortunately she was not in to take the call, because by the time she came back two days later I had changed my mind and enthusiastically began working on this book.
Amy from New York City: Have you ever been tempted to write adult books? What is it about the vision of children that makes writing books for them so pleasurable?
Eric Carle: I was born in the United States, where I began my first-grade education. Then my parents and I moved to Germany, where I started a second round of an education. I was unaware of it, but today I am aware that it was a difficult time period in my life. I believe that with my books I am dealing with that time all over again. I believe that the transition from preschool to first grade is a difficult time for children, and I went through this process twice within a very short time. Helping children make this transition is my motivation. And I am gratified that children have embraced my books.
Laura Dine from Washington: I am an artist myself, and I admire your work very much. Do you ever find it difficult to make representations of people? I can do animals and objects, but have such a hard time with people -- can you give me advice?
Eric Carle: Dear Laura, I have the same problem that you do! Animals are easier for me. However, in FROM HEAD TO TOE, I think I've been pretty successful with my people as well as the animals. In fact, it is a very successful combination.
Alexandra S. from Baltimore, MD: What pets do you have? What is your favorite animal that you have written about? Would you ever want to write about an American Eskimo dog?
Eric Carle: Right now, I don't have any pets, but most of my life there have been cats, and a dog. I did have a Samoyed dog, which is what I think you mean by Eskimo dog. So far, I haven't thought about writing about an Eskimo dog.
Frederika from New York: Where is the beautiful garden where you find the caterpillars, fireflies, and crickets that you write about? You must live near the ocean, too!-)
Eric Carle: The beautiful garden is in my head.
Barbara from Harwinton, CT: Do you have a web page where the ways teachers have used your books with their classes are listed?
Eric Carle: Yes! www.Eric-Carle.com. There is a bulletin board called "Caterpillar Exchange" where teachers, parents, and librarians can share ideas about how to use my books.
Dawn from Houston, TX: Eric, when will you be back in Houston again? Several of us in the Children's Lit class at the University of Houston-Clear Lake are anxious to see you.
Eric Carle: I don't have any plans right now. You seem to be a lively bunch! Thanks a bunch!
Moderator: Thanks so much for joining us tonight, Mr. Carle, and for responding so thoughtfully to so many questions! Best wishes and good night!
Eric Carle: I very much enjoyed being part of this chat. Good night!
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My three year old daughter loved this book from the first time! We were in the bookstore and I picked out a few books to read to her so she could choose a couple. She was immediately engaged and started acting out the movements and saying, "I can do it!" I love Eric Carle books, they are so fun to read, educational, and the pictures are colorful. You can't go wrong in adding this to your home collection. Just one small caveat, this is not a very good bedtime book as it will have your child stomping on top of their bed! A lot of fun to read, but it will rile them up, not calm them down!
This is a great little book to encourage movement and physical fitness in the youngest children.
In this book, various animals and children move parts of their body and encourage other children to do so.Eric Carle is truly a master of this kind of text. Each spread follows the same repetitive structure - "I'm a $ANIMAL and I can $VERB my $BODYPART - can you? I can do it!" - which makes it very suitable both for young children learning to speak and older children figuring out how to read.This book is also, obviously good to encourage kids to move during a rainy-day storytime, or to let them move if they always are fidgeting during storytime.
This is an alright book. I understand that it is for teaching children different animals as well as body parts and movement, but it just does not seem to get my son's attention the way that Mr. Carle's other books do. Still it is better than a lot of the other board books out there, I just want more.
Can you move with me? Move along with these animals. Good book to have students wiggle their little bodies. I would enjoy reading this book with my students.
This would be a great book to teach young children about body parts and body movement!
This book goes throught the animales and their body parts and the different movements that the animals can do . I like it a lot because each page asks the students if they can do that movement so they start making it . They fell part of the story and besides the pictures really get their attention.
I gave this book 5 stars because it is typical Eric Carle and the pictures are awesome and the story is simple. I had several Eric Carle books when I was younger and thought I had seen them all but I was wrong. I really liked it. It would be wonderful for group time and getting the kids engaged in the gross motor aspect of the day. It would also be good for teaching body parts.
This story is about how humans and animals and the things they can do the same. This is a great book used to compare humans to animals.
The pictures in this book were very beautiful; the art work was fun as well. The story is very repetitive, it would be a great book for beginner readers, and student would be able to participate in the book as well. This book would also be a wonderful way to introduce children to different animals.
Great book when comparing some of the things that both animals and humans can do! It is a beginner book and would be great when teaching what different parts of the boy can do! The students can be invited to actively participate in the book by trying the different things that the girls and boys do in the story. Eric Carle makes it very hard to dislike any of his books! Again, another FABULOUS book!! This books allows for the reader to interact with the characters.
We do our nightly gymnastics following this book. "Are you ready? Here we go. Move yourself from head to toe."
Allows readers to learn various movements of different animals & gets them to get up, & move around! A very fun book with great illustrations!
This book is a fantastic group read aloud. The pattern predictable nature of the text makes it perfect for emerging readers, as does the bright and brilliant illustrations.
From Head to Toe is a picture book by Eric Carle. Graphic-media-applied illustrations, rhythmical text and playful games make the book full of fun, vitality and motivation. A variety of animals are introduced with their typical body movements. For example, a giraffe bends its neck; a monkey waves its arms; and a gorilla thumps its chest. Also, these animals challenge children to do the same. Bearing striking resemblance, the children imitate the animals¿ antics: They turn their head, arch their back, and wiggle their toes¿. They move their body from head to toe. Certainly, the room will be filled with children¿s laughter and delight when they do these fun-filled body movements.
This is a concept book about parts of the body and movement. An animal compares itself to a human. " I am a giraffe and I bend my neck. Can you do it?" "I can do it!" (repsonds a boy). This is a great book to teach children about the different parts of the body and can get physical by copying the movement. Children can become part of the action of the story. A great read aloud for toddlers.This is an Eric Carle books with delightful Eric Carle illustrations.
Children gain the confidence that they can do anything they want to do when they are read this book. They will learn the importance of paying attention, listing carefully, and following instuctions. Children also are given the opportuntiy to practice body movements becuase From Head to Toe is a book that teaches children different parts of the body and the movements of each part.
Great book about movement and interaction with children. Its a good way for kids to get involved with the story from the book and follow directions. It makes the reading fun. Because of this I liked this book. It was my first time reading it and I can only imagine reading it to a group of toddlers! It would be so much funny experience.
A very easy book with classic Eric Carle illustrations, this is a book younger children will love. It discusses movements of various types of animals that children can also do. This would be great for an interactive lesson about animals. It is also good because children could practice doing the movements while the story is read.
This book shows how animals and humans are alike. It involves interaction from children by asking them, "Can you do it?" The kids love these kinds of books, and I do too.
Great for actions - need to skip the 'donkey's kick' page with a class.
This a great book although it is very short and doesn't have a lot words it tells a fun story. It is easy to catch on in the story because the whole story line is the characters doing exactly what the animals ask the children to do. I would recommend this to very little kids because there isn't much to the book and it is very simple. It also has big pictures and very bit of writing so it is fun for younger children.
Ever since we came across "Brown Bear" we've become huge fans of Eric Carle's wonderful and deceptively simple illustrated children's books. Now we are well on our way to owning all of his works, and would certainly recommend these educational and quirky books to all parents. However, it's also clear that none of his other books have lived up to the charm of "Brown Bear." This is certainly true of "From Head to Toe." There is no attempt at rhyming in here whatsoever, and reading can feel a bit drab and repetitive as a consequence. Nonetheless, this is still a pretty good children's board book in its own right. The book is ideally suited for older toddlers (three or four year olds would be my best estimate), but younger and older kids will certainly enjoy it as well. Through a series of parallel and complementary pictures and actions by humans and their animal friends children can easily learn about parts of the body. It's a very carefree and fun educational book, and it has a lot going for it.
Such a great book. My son loves it. We act out almost every animal in it.
This is another Eric Carle classic! Amazing illustrations! I use this book with my own children and students to get them moving...its a great, active book.


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It being Wednesday, we will now have the singing of the national anthem, led by the hon. member for Abitibi—Témiscamingue.
[Members sang the national anthem]
House of Commons Hansard #6 of the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was jobs.
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The Speaker Conservative Andrew Scheer
It being Wednesday, we will now have the singing of the national anthem, led by the hon. member for Abitibi—Témiscamingue.
[Members sang the national anthem]
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Jay Aspin Conservative Nipissing—Timiskaming, ON
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to inform the House of an important event in my riding in two weeks.
On November 8, North Bay will host an aerospace forum to bring companies and suppliers together with industry and government to grow our region with investment in the aerospace sector. As a result of the Emerson report, our government will strengthen this industry. This $22-billion sector employs nearly 70,000 Canadians with highly skilled well-paying jobs.
North Bay has a deep and proud history with respect to aerospace. It is home of NORAD, CFB 22 Wing, and Canadore aviation training. Our forum will showcase our region's assets to attract investment to our part of rural Canada.
I applaud our government for looking to the future and laying the groundwork for aerospace investment with the Emerson report and economic action plan 2013. We are going to move forward, create jobs and grow the economy in Nipissing—Timiskaming.
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Irene Mathyssen NDP London—Fanshawe, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today to welcome home Dr. Tarek Loubani and Mr. John Greyson. Their detention caused great concern for all Canadians during the 50 days they spent behind bars at Cairo's Tora prison.
Tarek is an emergency room physician in London, Ontario, and John is an acclaimed filmmaker and professor.
Their unlawful arrest sparked an amazing campaign led by the families, colleagues and community supporters of John and Tarek. When they finally landed on Canadian soil on October 12, we were all profoundly relieved. I would like to thank all those who contributed to their release: their families who campaigned so tirelessly; NDP consular affairs critic, Wayne Marston; and NDP foreign affairs critic, Paul Dewar. Most of all, I would like—
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The Speaker Conservative Andrew Scheer
Order, please. I just need to remind the hon. member to refrain from using proper names in her statement. Even if she is quoting something, we are still to observe that protocol.
The hon. member for London—Fanshawe.
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Irene Mathyssen NDP London—Fanshawe, ON
Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank John and Tarek for keeping their spirits and hopes up during a traumatic time for them both. They are clearly special Canadians who inspired great pride and determination in their fellow citizens. I am very pleased to be joining the rest of Canada in welcoming John and Tarek home.
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Kelly Block Conservative Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar, SK
Mr. Speaker, all across Saskatchewan, communities are coming together by holding their annual fall and fowl suppers. These events are a wonderful time for friends, families and neighbours to get together and share from the increase of their fields and gardens.
This year, rural Saskatchewan and in particular our farmers have much to celebrate. In our region of the country, we were blessed with great growing weather and a dry, hot fall, which have helped to produce a bumper crop this harvest. As a result, farmers are very optimistic.
However, now farmers have even more reason to be optimistic. The Canada–Europe trade agreement signed by our Prime Minister last week will expand market opportunities for products produced by farmers and ranchers, not only in Saskatchewan but all across Canada, creating more jobs and economic growth in our rural communities. This is great news for our producers.
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Wayne Easter Liberal Malpeque, PE
Mr. Speaker, I take this opportunity to extend my congratulations to the winners of the P.E.I. marathon this past Sunday. The top male and female marathoners both come from my riding. I know Malpeque oysters are great, but I do not believe they are the only reason these two runners won.
Kris Taylor, a native of New Glasgow, came in first overall for his first ever marathon win, while Jen Nicholson from Cornwall was the top women's marathoner. Jen also holds the course records for both the full and the half marathon. Kris's and Jen's strong showings demonstrate a commitment to their sport, and their successes provide models of athletic accomplishment for all Islanders and all Canadians.
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Ray Boughen Conservative Palliser, SK
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The opposition projected doom and gloom upon the demise of the wheat board, but it appears that the vast majority of producers have experienced benefits. I have good reason to say that. According to the survey done by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, 81% of farmers reported a positive impact. One producer summed it up best when he said he "has better cash flow, logistics control, and the sky didn't fall."
With marketing freedom, bumper crops and good prices over the long term, farmers have many reasons to smile across western Canada.
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Ryan Cleary NDP St. John's South—Mount Pearl, NL
Mr. Speaker, coming from Newfoundland and Labrador, I love a good laugh, which is often found in the most unexpected of places. Take last week's Speech from the Throne, for example, and this little gem of a line, "Our Government has supported fishermen by ensuring proper management of fish stocks". Yes, the best lines are always delivered with a straight face.
Today there is a demonstration in Grand Bank on Newfoundland's south coast over the closure of the Fisheries and Oceans office that was there for decades. Last month DFO shut down the library in St. John's. Proper management at DFO means eliminating whatever it is it manages.
How about this quote about the oil industry? "Our Government will...[s]et higher safety standards for companies operating offshore". In that case, where is the independent safety regulator for the offshore oil industry? That was the number one recommendation from the Wells inquiry into the 2009 crash of Cougar Flight 491.
We do so love a good laugh, but not when the punchline is always Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Laurie Hawn Conservative Edmonton Centre, AB
Mr. Speaker, for going on two centuries, Canadians and Americans have crossed the 49th parallel to take up the fight of their neighbour. Nine thousand Americans served in the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War II, and 764 made the ultimate sacrifice in the cause of freedom.
Yesterday I had the great honour of representing Canada at the Virginia War Memorial for the unveiling of a plaque to honour the memories of 16 sons of Virginia who died in the service of RCAF Bomber Command. I joined Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell, military and civilian leadership, veterans and families of the fallen 16 to unveil a stone tablet with aluminum crests of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the RCAF. What made it more special was that the aluminum came from Halifax LW682, shot down over Belgium in 1944 and only recovered in 1997.
Courage and sacrifice know no boundaries. The world is a better place because Canadians and Americans have stood together in troubled times. The ties that bind Canada and the United States have been forged in common cause and the blood of our sons and daughters.
Lest we forget.
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Garry Breitkreuz Conservative Yorkton—Melville, SK
Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the constituents of Yorkton—Melville, Saskatchewan, I want to take this opportunity to congratulate the Prime Minister for reaching an agreement in principle on the comprehensive economic and trade agreement with the European Union.
Having had the distinct privilege of working alongside our Prime Minister, I am proud to be a part of a team that can bring such abundant opportunity to this great country. This historic agreement opens up trade with 28 member states, 500 million people, and an annual economic activity of almost $17 trillion, and all Canadians stand to reap significant benefits in jobs, economic growth and prosperity.
Twenty years ago this week, I arrived in Ottawa as the member of Parliament for Yorkton—Melville, wet behind the ears and eager to make a difference in this country, to make it a better place in which to raise our children, to provide our kids and grandkids with a better future. Today, I can honestly say that under the leadership of our Prime Minister, we are accomplishing just that.
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José Nunez-Melo NDP Laval, QC
Mr. Speaker, last Sunday in Laval, at the impressive unveiling of an Armenian memorial monument, which means "hope" and is very important to the Canadian-Armenian community, I had the opportunity to listen to my constituents' concerns about the actions of this government.
Believe me when I say that these complaints are no different from those we receive in the mail on a regular basis.
EI reform is the top concern for Canadians. This is followed by other issues such as the environment, public safety, housing and consumer protection.
Every time the Conservatives boast they have achieved something positive, the response is overwhelmingly negative.
In Laval, the unemployment rate has risen from 6.1% to 7.4% since June 2011.
When it comes to the environment and natural resources or the Senate, we get the same do-nothing policies.
When will we get a responsible government?
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Scott Armstrong Conservative Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley, NS
Mr. Speaker, it speaks volumes that the NDP continues to say one thing about the temporary foreign workers program in public while in private they ask for more and more temporary foreign workers to be poured into their ridings. Yesterday, the member for Acadie—Bathurst was quoted in Fredericton's The Daily Gleaner as advocating for better employment insurance benefits for temporary foreign workers in his riding.
Last month in Atlantic Canada, there were 11,000 unemployed Canadians. Employers in regions with near double-digit unemployment should not have to look to other countries to get employees. Our government has made modest and reasonable changes to employment insurance to help keep Canadians attached to the workforce and better connect unemployed Canadians with the available jobs in their local areas, jobs that match their skills.
We want all Canadians in all regions to benefit from economic growth. Why does the member for Acadie—Bathurst and his NDP colleagues continue to prefer that these jobs go to temporary foreign workers before they go to Canadians?
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Chris Charlton NDP Hamilton Mountain, ON
Mr. Speaker, winter is fast approaching. For women who are homeless, the impending freezing nights may well be fatal. Many are simply the victims of poverty or domestic violence.
On any given night, in my hometown of Hamilton, at least 10,000 women are at risk of becoming homeless. More than 300 are turned away from shelters every single month, and we have 5,450 households waiting for affordable housing, mostly women-led. More shelter beds are important, but they are not the answer. We need social and affordable housing. It is not just a key social investment; it makes economic sense, too. To keep a homeless person in a shelter costs almost $2,000 per month, whereas a subsidized housing unit costs $200 per month.
This year's budget promised $253 million for housing, but it still has not been allocated. Long-term housing agreements with the provinces are expiring, but nothing new is in the works. We have not had a national housing program since the Liberals axed them in 1995.
With close to 200,000 Canadians homeless, we need national action for this national crisis. November 22 is National Housing Day. Let us give meaning to the day and act on housing now.
Canadian Union of Postal WorkersStatements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Stephen Woodworth Conservative Kitchener Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, on October 15, CRTC fined the Canadian Union of Postal Workers $50,000 for breaking the law.
Kitchener Centre residents were disturbed throughout May and June by robocalls announcing the closure of a Canada Post location. The robocalls did not provide a name, address, or phone number where they could be tracked. I was personally misrepresented when constituents were informed that I had approved the closure of the downtown location. This decision was actually made by Canada Post after a month-long consultation. In fact, no decision had even been made to close the post office when this false information was given out. My constituents were upset by the calls and had no way of tracking the originator.
Even if union bosses take their partisan cues from the NDP, their union members and the public deserve better from CUPW. I ask CUPW to apologized to their Kitchener members and to Kitchener residents for their undemocratic way of proceeding.
Citizenship and ImmigrationStatements By Members
2:15 p.m.
John McCallum Liberal Markham—Unionville, ON
Mr. Speaker, family matters. Day after day, time after time, our reliance on families makes our successes better and our struggles less severe.
Many families rely on their parents to provide child care, which has become especially important after the Conservatives and New Democrats teamed up to kill the Liberal national child care program. However, the Conservative Minister for Multiculturalism thinks differently. Recently, he called the parents and grandparents of immigrant Canadians a burden. Parents and grandparents are not a burden on our society; they make our lives richer, fuller. Their help around the home helps us be more productive members of Canadian society. Their presence in Canada means that new Canadians no longer have to send money out of the country to support their parents.
The government's view is shameful. Canadians deserve better.
Elections CanadaStatements By Members
2:20 p.m.
Etobicoke—Lakeshore Ontario
Bernard Trottier ConservativeParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services
Mr. Speaker, Canadian values such as decency and equality call for individuals to take responsibility for their debts. Strangely enough, the candidates who lost their bid to lead the Liberal Party do not seem to believe that that principle applies to them.
Recently, a lawyer for defeated candidate and former MP Ken Dryden crowed that Dryden would not even attempt to pay back the money owing.
Elections Canada knows and openly admits to knowing that the loan will never be repaid. Elections Canada says that it does not have the authority to investigate loans given to candidates who lost the Liberal leadership race.
The current legislation authorizes the Commissioner of Canada Elections to investigate whether loans were used to circumvent donation limits. There needs to be an inquiry into whether Liberals used loans to intentionally exceed the legal donation limits.
What is keeping Elections Canada from conducting such an inquiry? I am calling for Elections Canada to shed some light on this for Canadians.
EthicsStatements By Members
2:20 p.m.
Craig Scott NDP Toronto—Danforth, ON
Mr. Speaker, yesterday, Canadians were stunned by Mike Duffy's speech to the Senate. They heard about a government being forced to face its deceit and an institution sinking under the weight of its corruption, just when Canadians thought Liberal Party and Liberal senator corruption were as bad as things could get. Recall the conviction and imprisonment of former Liberal Senator Lavigne and the conveniently timed resignation of Senator Mac Harb, and note the new allegations against a Liberal senator only yesterday. Then along came the Conservatives to lower the bar even further. Giving money to a sitting parliamentarian to ensure his silence is a crime. Engaging in a conspiracy to bribe a public official is a crime.
Mike Duffy has now said more in public about the whole affair than the Prime Minister. Canadians deserve better. Canadians are watching. Will the Prime Minister finally rise in his place and start telling Canadians the truth?
International TradeStatements By Members
2:20 p.m.
James Lunney Conservative Nanaimo—Alberni, BC
Mr. Speaker, Canadians from coast to coast are speaking out in support of the historic Canada-Europe trade agreement. The B.C. Wine Institute has understood that "there's opportunity" because of the eliminated tariffs. The Grain Growers of Canada have said that this agreement means "big gains for farmers". The door is open for increased fish and seafood exports. The Canadian Bankers Association recognizes that we preserve the "right to protect the stability and integrity of the financial sector". It is a wonder why the leader of the NDP has said that "there's going to be a hell of a price to pay" for trade with Europe.
On this side of the House, we recognize the importance of opening new markets for Canadians. A new market of 28 nations and half a billion consumers represents great opportunity for Canadian producers. Why does the NDP continue with its anti-trade agenda and its perpetual opposition to every trade opportunity?
EthicsOral Questions
October 23rd, 2013 / 2:20 p.m.
Outremont Québec
Thomas Mulcair NDPLeader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, on February 13, did the Prime Minister threaten Mike Duffy with expulsion from the Senate?
EthicsOral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Calgary Southwest Alberta
Stephen Harper ConservativePrime Minister
Mr. Speaker, I will repeat what I have said from the beginning.
I told Mr. Duffy, when he asked, in fact, I told our entire caucus and staff, that my view was that his expense claims were inappropriate, and they should be repaid.
At that particular time did I threaten him with expulsion? No, but when inappropriate expense claims are made, I expect corrective action to be taken. If it is not taken, a person who does not take corrective action could not expect to continue to sit as a member of the Conservative Party.
EthicsOral Questions
2:25 p.m.
Outremont Québec
Thomas Mulcair NDPLeader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, on February 13, did the Prime Minister tell Mike Duffy, "It's not about what you did; it's about the perception of what you did....The rules are inexplicable to our base"? Did he say that, yes or no?
EthicsOral Questions
2:25 p.m.
Calgary Southwest Alberta
Stephen Harper ConservativePrime Minister
Mr. Speaker, no, I absolutely did not say that.
This issue is not a matter of perception. What I said to our caucus, and I said to the caucus as a whole when this issue came up, was that "You cannot claim an expense you did not incur. That is not right. That is not proper, and that will not be tolerated in this party".
EthicsOral Questions
2:25 p.m.
Outremont Québec
Thomas Mulcair NDPLeader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, on May 28, the Prime Minister said that he had never given any instructions to his staff on how to resolve the problem of Mike Duffy's expenses.
Was Nigel Wright present when the Prime Minister instructed Mike Duffy to repay his expenses, end of discussion?
EthicsOral Questions
2:25 p.m.
Calgary Southwest Alberta
Stephen Harper ConservativePrime Minister
Mr. Speaker, once again, I have indicated that I made these statements in a caucus room. I made them to an entire caucus and senior staff, not just to Mr. Duffy and to Mr. Wright but to many others who were present and who heard them. Those instructions were absolutely clear. I expected Mr. Duffy to repay his expenses and not Mr. Wright to repay them for him. That was also not correct, which is why Mr. Wright is no longer working for me and why Mr. Duffy is no longer in the Senate.

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WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats voted to retain Senator Harry Reid of Nevada and the other senior members of their leadership on Thursday, putting off for now the uncomfortable question of how to inject new energy into a party that many worry is failing to cultivate a new generation of leaders.
The voting was done by secret ballot, but it was not unanimous, reflecting a divide within the party as it prepares to be the minority party on Capitol Hill for the first time since 2006.
Concern about the need to elevate new faces and younger leaders was reflected in part in the decision Thursday to create a new but relatively small leadership role for Senator Elizabeth Warren, of Massachusetts. Ms. Warren, a folk hero of the left, will serve as an informal liaison to the party's liberal base.
"We're going to do things a little differently," Mr. Reid vowed after the vote.
Senators who left the meeting, which stretched on for nearly four hours, described it as frank but cathartic, with plenty of soul-searching and introspection.
"When you have an election like this, common sense says we need to change things," said Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri, one of the handful of Democrats who did not vote for Mr. Reid. "The voice was very loud and unmistakable," she added. "To me that means changing leadership, and it was just that simple."
No senator rose to challenge Mr. Reid. But the public and private venting around Thursday's vote was in large part the product of years of frustration by junior Democratic senators who had often felt like bit players since arriving in the Senate. Their discontent spilled over after last week's losses. And on Thursday many of them complained that the party's message of looking out for middle-class working families — based largely on a proposal to increase the minimum wage — was not breaking through to voters.
Republicans had no such qualms on Thursday, electing Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky as majority leader for the next Congress, by unanimous vote. In the House, Representative John A. Boehner of Ohio was re-elected to lead the Republican conference, as was the rest of his leadership team.
To celebrate the upcoming change of power, Senate Republicans, in a festive mood, ended their closed-door lunch with a sheet cake featuring a picture of the Capitol with red icing that read, "Under New Management." Pointing to President Obama's recent actions — his expansive call for regulating high-speed Internet providers akin to the way utilities are regulated, his newly announced climate deal with China and his expected executive orders on immigration — Mr. McConnell warned that the White House had taken the wrong lessons from Election Day.
"I had maybe naïvely hoped the president would look at the results of the election and decide to come to the political center and do some business with us," Mr. McConnell said. "I still hope he does at some point, but the early signs are not good."
For the Democrats, the sentiment many senators shared on Thursday reflected the views of their constituents: Congress is not working. "This was a change election," said Senator Heidi Heitkamp, Democrat of North Dakota, who also did not vote for Mr. Reid. "I think that we needed to demonstrate that we heard the American public."
Through his highly centralized leadership approach, Mr. Reid minimized the role that individual senators could play in the legislative process, an approach that helped his most vulnerable Democrats avoid voting on issues that could hurt them but one that politically left them without much involvement.
Over the last several months, a group of about 10 more junior Democratic senators began to more openly register their dissatisfaction with Mr. Reid's approach, many of them former governors like Joe Manchin III of West Virginia and Angus King, independent of Maine, who have been dismayed by the inactivity on Capitol Hill. Inside their meeting, senators complained that Congress had been dominated by gridlock. Senator King caucuses with the Democrats.
"What was really brought up was the frustration that the whole body was dysfunctional," said Senator Jon Tester of Montana, who was elected chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. "We've got to figure out a way to make it functional again to work for the American people," Mr. Tester said, adding, "I think we take as much blame as the Republicans do."
Democrats also elected Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota to a leadership position on Thursday, making her the fourth woman in their senior ranks.
Republicans also elected their own campaign chief for the 2016 elections, selecting Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi to lead the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
Mr. Reid spent the week meeting personally and talking on the phone with almost every member of his caucus.
Mr. Manchin said that he and some of his fellow Democrats had tried to delay the leadership election by a week, in order to give the Democratic caucus more time to discuss their concerns, but their proposal was voted down.
"The system has to work, whether it works for you or against you — that's democracy," Mr. Manchin said. "I'm saying open the process. We've heard people talk about this. I've never seen it in four years. So yes, I'm frustrated."


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If Washington, D.C. is to be livable for all its residents, we and the District government need to take a stand to support living wages.
The Large Retailer Accountability Act, which passed through the D.C. Council with an 8-5 vote July 26, would guarantee a living wage to thousands of people working in the District. But retailers whose parent companies gross more than $1 billion per year and occupy more than 75,000 feet of retail space — namely, Walmart — are fighting back against the act, which would require them to pay all employees at least $12.50 an hour, minus benefits.
Walmart has threatened to pull out of three of its planned locations in the District if Mayor Gray signs the LRAA into law. It is clear that Walmart intends to continue to pursue an exploitative business model that is based on poverty wages and the mistreatment of workers. The residents of D.C. deserve better than the conditions Walmart is offering.
The income gap in D.C. is currently the third highest in the nation, with minimum-wage workers earning $8.25 an hour, or $17,160 a year for a full-time employee. Under the LRAA, full-time workers would earn $26,000 a year — enough to cover the basic costs of food, clothing, housing and healthcare. The current minimum wage creates a cycle of poverty where even full-time workers struggle to make a living, then transferring the burden of paying for necessities to the taxpayer through welfare and food stamps.
Walmart claims it cannot afford to pay workers a living wage, despite its $469 billion in revenue and previous promises to pay workers $13 an hour. A recent article from the Huffington Post highlighted a 2011 study that showed that transferring the entire cost of a living wage onto the consumer would increase the average Walmart shopper's grocery bill by only 46 cents per trip, or $12.50 per year. Furthermore, the company has ignored the success of similar businesses, like Costco, which pays its employees an average hourly wage of $20.89 and has very low employee turnover.
It's not a question of whether or not companies like Walmart can afford to pay a living wage, but whether or not they will. Walmart and other large retailers have made it clear that they do not find working class people or D.C. residents worthy of a living wage. In response, we must support theLRAA and make it clear that if you intend to do business in the District of Columbia, you must treat its citizens with dignity and respect.
To break the cycle of D.C.'s systemic poverty and support better lives for retail workers, we must urge Mayor Gray to sign the LRAA and stand with the eight councilmembers who voted to support living wages for D.C. workers. If you wish to ask the mayor to sign the LRAA and support living wages and working families in D.C., you can call his office at 202-727-6300 or email the mayor at [email protected]
Erin Riordan (COL '15) is a member of the Georgetown Solidarity Committee and an intern with D.C. Jobs With Justice.


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The third of the 27 Nakshatras is Krittika, which spans from 26°40′ Aries to 10° Taurus. Kṛttikā कृत्तिका means white spots and is associated with the sisters of stars, the Pleiades. In Hindu mythology the Krittika were six sisters who raised the god of war, Kartikeya, who is connected with the Greek/Roman god Ares/Mars. The symbol for Krittika is the razor, representing both good and bad power, and war and destruction. This Nakshatra has the capacity for vitality and strength or for destruction and devastation.
Agni, the god of fire, is the presiding deity and the planetary lord is the Sun, full of fiery heat. Though it has a sattvic undercurrent, Krittika's main Guna is Rajas, and it's Purushaartha is Kama. Being situated in the heavens in both Aries and Taurus, this adds an additional influence of these signs' ruling planets: Mars (war, destruction, fire, activity) and Venus (passion, desire, but also creativity). Krittika is layered with power, fire, activity, and passion!
Those born with the influence of this Nakshatra will definitely be passionately driven in their lives, whether it's to gain material wealth and comfort at the cost of others, or to pursue a life of spirituality and service with passionate dedication. The Moon is exalted in this lunar mansion. The Moon represents the mind, emotions, and intuition. It's placement in Krittika indicates a powerful and creative mind that is able to face great challenges.
All the Nakshatras, Vedic (Sidereal) Zodiac signs, and more can be found in my book, Shedding Light on Jyotisha, Vedic Astrology For Beginners © 2015.
Shedding Light on Jyotisha, Vedic Astrology For Beginner's, is now available online at Amazon, Amazon Canada, Amazon India, Amazon UK, and international Amazon stores, Barnes & Noble, and other smaller bookstores.


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By joining us you casually connect with
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This means : there is something for you.
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You are the everything to me,
You strengthen my arms and help me breathe.
Your presence makes my soul to find,
The peace to live this changing life.
The world says quietly, "Come away!
You have no time for Him today."
But the yearning in my soul to be with you
Grows sharp in its anguish for your truth.
The shades become drawn over my heart's bitter longing,
You knock on the door but no answer's forthcoming.
The One that I need in all of this world,
I deny because "time" is a bittersweet word.
Please help me, be with me, secure in me grace,
Give flame to my heart to seek out your face.
Speak joy over me, and excitement, and life,
Let me not with the things of this world be enticed.
For the world offers emptiness in all of its gold,
Beyond the bright gleam is a truth rarely heard.
There is nothing, raw void, only emptiness, tricks.
You cannot make an ocean from pebbles and spit.


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The Engaged Company Stock Index tracks the long-term results of companies with high levels of customer, employee, and community engagement. Consisting of 45 companies, the Engaged Company Stock Index draws a direct correlation with high engagement scores and the organization's stock performance. In fact, the Engaged Company portfolio has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 (including dividends) by 22.3 percentage points since October 2012.
Additionally, studies have also shown the positive connection between high levels of engagement and sales growth, lower costs of goods, and customer retention. It is clear that investing in a comprehensive employee engagement strategy makes good financial sense. By directly impacting other key business outcomes such as turnover, product quality, and productivity, organizations are able to increase the bottom line through strategic employee engagement and recognition initiatives.


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Breastfeeding is natural and instinctive but also is a dance between mama and baby that can take some time to learn. Remember, nature intended breastfeeding to work. If you're having a hard time, reach out for help from an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) early and often to receive support.
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- Disneyland Resort Hotels -
The Disneyland Resort hotels consist of three different hotels that are all located right on Disney property. They consist of one moderate resort and two deluxe resorts. Moderate means the hotel will normally be priced around $150+/night. Deluxe means the hotel will normally be priced around $350+/night. Unlike Walt Disney World, there are no value resorts present, however you can stay at good neighbor hotels that can be priced around $99+/night.
(We were supposed to be welcoming in a new deluxe hotel to our resort, but the city of Anaheim has now halted plans due to a tax issue. For more information, please head over to News & Updates or search in the search bar at the top of the page).
paradise pier hotel
The Paradise Pier Hotel is the cheaper of the hotels on property being the one moderate resort. It includes a pool with a slide, a rooftop bar that is great for viewing the nightly fireworks.
disneyland hotel
The Disneyland Hotel is the original hotel that was the first hotel of the Disneyland Resort. Don't worry though, it has received many updates since its opening. This is one of the deluxe priced hotels that is located right next to the Paradise Pier Hotel at the very end of the Downtown Disney District. There are a bunch of awesome restaurants and a playful bar for the adults. The pool area received a face-lift a couple years ago and it is the cutest theming.
grand californian
The Grand Californian Hotel is the grandest of them all. It is the most expensive of the deluxe hotels, but let me tell you it is worth every penny. This is the only hotel that has its own entrance to and from the parks (Disney California Adventure Park), which isn't available at any other property. It has a beautiful pool, fine dining, lounge, quick service eatery, and the most luxurious theming that makes you forget you are in a Disney resort and puts you in the middle of the Giant Sequoia Forest that California is known for.
good neighbor hotels
These hotels consist of every non-Disney hotel surrounding the parks (i.e. Hilton, Marriott, Motel 6, etc). Many of these would be classified as value hotels, but sometimes throughout the busy times of the year these resorts can easy go way up in price. These are definitely a good choice if you aren't looking for a hotel with Disney theming, if you want to save a good chunk of change, don't mind the extra walk or drive to the park.


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Loving your kids seems like it should be an easy thing to do.
And we all do love our kids - that goes without saying.
But sometimes they can really push our buttons in all kinds of weird ways that we don't even understand - and we can love them because they're our kids - but at the same time, not really like them very much.
I used to have that experience - it can sometimes still happen when I fall out of practice.
AND, it used to upset me so much because I thought there was something wrong with me. I felt like a terrible person and an awful mum. I hated myself for not liking my kids sometimes. I would go to bed wracked with guilt, regret and frustration - which of course didn't make matters any better!
The reality is, our kids are like little zen masters - and they're just highlighting things that we need to look at within ourselves - they make things painful for us so that we can't turn away, they force us to deal with our own stuff. (We'll talk about how to do that in a different post!)
In the mean-time what can you do?
Well I came up with this fun little thing.
You know the Gratitude list? yeah, yeah, 3 things you're grateful for into a journal each night.
I know, you've been there, done that!
Well bare with me - this is kind of like that - but you do it for your kids.
I want you to find 3 things they've done during day that make you smile.
Relive that moment and soak it in.
Drop that memory into your heart and let your kids live there before you go to sleep.
If you're feeling energetic write it into a journal - if you're not - just let your mind focus on their beauty and radiance, cuteness and silliness, before you go to sleep.
Thats it.
It's pretty simple - but trust me - it can truly transform the relationship you have with your kids.
What are 3 things your kid has done today that made you smile? Share them with me! I'd love to hear about the gorgeous little people in your life.
Big hugs to you - you're doing an awesome job!


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As I am typing this, I suppose that about every second someone gets killed or injured by some accident. And still, I am typing this, without a lot of sorry. Not that this means nothing to me, but when somebody who I do not know dies on the other side of the world, well it is a sad reality, but I do not care very much.
How does it affect you when someone dies or gets severely injured by accident?
An obvious answer to that question is : "it depends". On what ?
There are several factors that influence the effect an accident has on somebody:
- distance : how far is it from where you live ?
- familiarity : is that person a close relative? Is he a friend, a colleage ? Someone you know from the media?
- Number of casualties : is it one person? hundreds? (compare one person hit by a truck in your village to thousands of them killed in the 9/11 disaster)
- time : how long is it since you first heard of it (time heals all wounds).
- age : an old man dying seems less severe than a child
- health : a very sick (already dying) person, killed in an accident seems less dramatic than a healthy one.
When we combine these factors, we can say that the impact on someone (I) of an accident/disaster is positively correlated with the number of casualties (N), the familiarity(F) and the health (H) and negatively with distance (D), time (T) and age (A).
So a simple equation would be : I=(N+F+H)/(D+T+A)
But now remains the problem of the unities. Distance can be measured in meters or kilometers and amount up to thousends of them whilst age can reach at maximum about 100 years. It seems attractive to try to put every factor in a scale of 0 to 100.
Age is the most simple one and can be used as such.
Number of victims : a nice measure is 10 times the logarithm of 1+ the number of victims. The table below shows us how nicely it goes from zero when there are no victims to near to 100 when the entire world population is extinguished.
A similar approach can be used for distance. Here I use 20 thousand kilometers as the maximum, it's the other side of the world.
Time is also a rather easy one. I took the first table as a basis and adjusted it somewhat. X is the number of days, and I added a number of years column. We reach 100 after 27 thousand years.
This leaves us with familiarity and health. It is not my purpose to elaborate that in detail. So I suggest that a perfectly healthy person has a score of 100, someone who is already dead is scored as zero and let us use our gut feeling to assign the intermediate values. For familiarity we can use a similar approach: a value of 100 represents the persons we love the most, like our children, our husband or wife. 0 stands for people we do absolutely not know and do not care at all.
And now let us look at some examples.
1.The Banda Aceh tsunami.
The impact now, after 7 years, on somebody on the other side of the world is :
Our formula : I=(N+F+H)/(D+T+A)
Let us assume that those 250 thousand victims where fairly healthy and on average35 years old and we care a little bit about those people.
If we do the math then we find for the first day that the impact on you =(54+3+97)/(100+49+35) = 0.84
A low figure, is it not? But frankly, how often do you still think of that disaster, unless you live in that unlucky part of the world ?
2. Now entirely different : suppose your perfectly healthy child of 1 year old who lives with you dies in an accident (I sincerely wish this will never happen!)
If we do the math then we find for the first day that the impact on you =(3.01+100+100)/(0+0+1) = 203.
Take a look at the formula. What would happen if that child was a newborn one? The resulting value would be infinite! Hence I propose to limit the Impact Value to a maximum of 100.
The formula then becomes : I=min ( 100 , (N+F+H)/(D+T+A) ) which means that if our calculated value is smaller than 100, we accept it, otherwise we just take 100.
I know there is not much science in the above, it was just an interesting (but superficial) thought exercise.
Any suggestion for approvement is welcome.
(Some further reading on this subject : The new problem of distance in morality)


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New Music Reviews: Eccentric Soul, Imelda May, Death from Above 1979 and More
Eccentric Soul
The Way Out Label
Bankrolled by Hall of Fame football running back Jim Brown, Cleveland's Way Out Label (via Numero) provides a lost goldmine of late-'60s soul. The cast includes Motown arrangers, gospel choirs, the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, and such onetime contenders as Volcanic Eruption and Lou Ragland & The Bandmasters. The double-disc, 40-track collection expresses '60s good vibrations in such blissful soul confections as Jesse Fisher's "Don't Cheat on Me" and Bobby Wade's polished "I'm in Love with You." Step back in time to an era of plentiful R&B talent, all-analog studios, and endlessly sunny horizons.
Bishop Allen
Lights Out
There are synth pop elements to Bishop Allen, and in their finest moments, echoes of the Jesus and Mary Chain. Guitar noise and keyboard riffs repeat in a mesmerizing fashion, with low vocals often seeming to come from the next room. This voice-as-one-of-the-instruments approach is particularly effective on the opener, "Start Again," (an appropriate song to begin the band's first record in five years) where the song becomes increasingly crowded with beautiful, harmonized guitar parts as the track progresses.
Our Love
"Intimate" and "tender" are usually overused adjectives for open-mic treacle, but this latest album from Dan Snaith recasts those expressions with synthetic luster. Bass caresses, melodies swell, rhythms stroke. Compared to 2010's Swim there's even less psychedelic rawk and more euphoric circuit-bent rolls; Snaith gets less groovy and more groove. Like contemporary Keiran Hebden (Four Tet), Snaith balances serene and stark, presenting melancholy as life affirming and reimagining raw funk as his own singer-songwriter forum.
Imelda May
A whole bunch of rock 'n' roll rebellion is packed into Irish rockabilly dolly Imelda May. Tribal is May's fourth album of snarling vocals dictating a rollicking good time. Putting punk, country, surf rock, blues, and electrifying rock 'n' roll touches on her rockabilly canvas, May goes from the taunting "wicka wicka" of "Wild Woman" to the torch singing of "Gypsy In Me." If Carl Perkins were alive, he'd be chasing May down for a roof-raising duet.
Puss N Boots
No Fools, No Fun
Norah Jones' latest project is the trio Puss N Boots. Think of them as the East Coast Pistol Annies: more mood than attitude, more New York electric folk than Nashville badass country. Jones sings sweet harmonies and trades leads with Sasha Dobson and Catherine Popper on delicate, heartfelt covers including The Band's "Twilight" and Neil Young's "Down by the River." What a pleasure that a superstar like Jones continues to follow her musical bliss, and make lovely records with her friends.
Shabazz Palaces
Lese Majesty
The follow-up to 2011's Black Up, this 18-track set of seven "astral suites" was produced in a custom-built studio and premiered in a Seattle laser dome. It's a reverb-saturated sprawl of electrojazz verses, dank, unremitting bass, grinding robofunk, and wabi-sabi dynamics that sits comfortably on a mixtape alongside Death Grips and Flying Lotus, but occupies its own transcendental upheaval. Texture and tonality mutates from dreamy to drone, anchored by drum-machine tussles and ringing synth/guitar fills.
Death From Above 1979
The Physical World
Toronto duo Death From Above 1979 stomped out of 2004 on livid, lurid bass riffs, riding a drum kit like a drunk hook-up. Returning a decade later, DFA 1979 maintains unruly libido, while ramping up friction-burnt synths alongside more kempt melodies. Amplified more than overdriven production gives these 11 tracks depth of focus, contrasting textures, and automation that makes the last album's locked-in pummeling sound mono in comparison. While not as flaying and climactic, DFA 1979 retains potency.


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So here I am at 5am, awake without really wanting to be. The cat is asleep beside me on the couch - snoring, even, in these cute little whimpers - and hopefully my girl has fallen back asleep in the bedroom. I can't get back to sleep, have given up until my girl is off to work. I have the start of some weird illness, I think - muscle aches, foot pain, and a cold sweat with shivers. It's not good, whatever is going on.
won an Oscar for best sound editing for Mad Max: Fury Road. I had no clue she was even involved in the film. I've always enjoyed her playing (check out the bassline for "The Bars," maybe my favourite Rollins-era Black Flag song); and I've admired her gumption to stick with it in a band as masculine, and at times as misogynist, as Black Flag. I don't really care about the Oscars, but it's nice to see nonetheless. Congratulations, Kira!
Not sure if it's down to my girlfriend or not, but I actually saw and admired most of the major contenders this year; Spotlight is really good, one of the best, most serious "workings of journalism" movies that I've seen, somewhere between All the President's Men and uhhh, Zodiac (or perhaps Ron Howard's rather under-appreciated film The Paper, which, like Spotlight, features Michael Keaton as a reporter). Mark Ruffalo has really blossomed as an actor, so it's nice to see him in a winning film, tho of course it is also, um, nice that Leonardo DiCaprio has been acknowledged by the Academy, given the apparent ordeal he went through in The Revenant, and that Fury Road got the "quantity" of Oscars, if not the quality ones. (I actually wasn't that excited by it - AMAZING production design but it seemed kinda slight on story; maybe a second viewing will teach me the error of my ways but I haven't gotten around to revisiting it). Truth is, I usually don't have much time for the Academy's "Best Picture" choices, having little use for, I dunno, stuff like 12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen's least film, and nowhere as interesting as, say, Nightjohn or Mandingo, the best films about slavery I've seen; presumably it won, like Mississippi Burning some time ago, because of the politics of it, not because of the quality of the filmmaking). There's also painfully boring "respectable spectacle" films like Gladiator, or sheer self-fellating crap like fucking Argo (quoting myself: "a sub-cinematic liberal wank, an act of Hollywood self-congratulation,
and yet another attempt by Ben Affleck to sell us on how soulful, deep,
and caring he is.") It's kinda cool to have a year where I don't find myself objecting to any of the academy's choices.
(I will stay out of the "Oscars So White" debate, save to say that there have been so many years that the Best Picture award apparently went to films to reward their progressive politics, as opposed to their cinematic qualities, that I am not really that bothered by the issue much).
But in terms of cool women, it's very, very exciting that Ms. Lynn Lowry will be coming to Vancouver for the Northwest Horror Show. She's actually still active as an actress, which I did not know, and she's even directed a short, The Whole Town's Sleeping, back in 2014. Her filmography includes, of course, major roles in David Cronenberg's Shivers and George A. Romero's The Crazies, tho' she also did a (mostly) softcore, bisexually-themed, partner-swappin' Radley Metzger film, Score. It's definitely an unusual film, and quite queer-friendly; who knows what audiences at the time made of the man-on-man sex in the film - maybe there was a place for Utopian bisexual swingers' cinema back in the early '70s? It seems like a definite niche market now...
In any event, Lynn Lowry's cred would be established indelibly by her star turns in those three movies alone, but she also apparently has an appearance in the grim 1970 cult classic I Drink Your Blood, which actually makes plausible the premise of acid-tripping Satanic bikers, INFECTED WITH RABIES, menacing a small town, if I recall. (No idea where she is in the film, she's uncredited and presumably only on screen briefly). She's also in Paul Schrader's remake of Cat People, which I haven't seen since the days of VHS, and in an early Jonathan Demme film called Fighting Mad, starring Peter Fonda as a farmer fighting off land developers. I don't think I have seen that film, but boy now do I want to! Host of other films in her filmography, none of which I have seen, at least a few of which seem to be Troma/ Lloyd Kaufman related. I'm actually not a big Troma fan, but again, this is a cult movie actress to be reckoned with!
The movie that Miss Lowry will be doing a Q&A for has not yet been formally announced (tho' there was a hint at Badass that apparently no longer applies; there are still changes happening to the schedule). The films already confirmed for the Northwest Horror Show include Salo: the 120 Days of Sodom - a serious, depressing, and very hard to watch film - and Umberto Lenzi's Cannibal Ferox (a frivolous, depressing, and also hard to watch film, though totally enjoyable as far as sleaze goes, and arguably less hypocritical and misanthropic than Cannibal Holocaust. Both films, alas, have scenes of animal deaths, though they're a little less "eww, look at the turtle's guts" in Cannibal Ferox). And then there's Night of the Creeps, which I have not seen; it is the only film in the fest that will not be projected from 35mm, I gather. There's more to come - I already have done the first part of an interview with Shane Burzynski, the organizer, and will be expanding on that and publishing it once the rest of the films are formally announced, which presumably will be soon.
But jeez, Shane, I never would have thought I'd get to meet Lynn Lowry; thank you so much for inviting her! I'll be definitely standing in line hopin' to get my DVD of Shivers signed...


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A former Royal Marine commando who lost a leg serving in Afghanistan seven years ago is making great progress towards achieving his ambition to become a golf professional.
Aaron Moon, 29, who works in the shop at his home town club Bolton, where he hopes to train as a PGA assistant, has already rubbed shoulders with some of the great and good of the game.
Last week he played with fellow Lancastrian Tommy Fleetwood in the Scottish Open pro-am at Castle Stewart, met Donald Trump at Turnberry, and on Friday travels to Royal Troon for the Open Championship where he will be interviewed by Butch Harmon and Nick Dougherty on Sky Sports.
Moon recalled the day he suffered catastrophic injuries in Afghanistan.
"I was in a vehicle which was blown up and lost my right leg below the knee and dislocated my left one. I also broke my femur, back and pelvis," he said.
"I used to play rugby with the Marines until the injury so I went back to golf where I'd learned to play as a youngster at Bolton Old Links."
His determination to qualify as a professional is being helped by Welshman David Llewellyn, a former European Tour player, who is a coach for the On Course Foundation charity which supports the recovery of wounded, injured and sick Service personnel and veterans through golf.
"I've had several lessons with him and he's a phenomenal coach," said Moon, an ambassador for the foundation which Sky TV contacted prior to inviting him to Royal Troon.
Meanwhile, he's hoping to start PGA training later this year under the tutelage of Ian Orrell, his boss at Bolton Golf Cub.
"I want to do it as an able-bodied person and not a disabled one. And I eventually plan to coach disabled people and become the first amputee professional golfer in the UK," he added.
Talbott triumphs in Chelmsford pro-am
17 Sep 19
Damien McGrane and Simon Thornton turned the Connemara Pro-Am into a two-man battle at the weekend
17 Sep 19
Back to back wins for Beedles Lake pro
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This Tuesday, April 12th, 5% of all Hot Bar & Burrito sales benefit the AEYC!
Over 50% of Idaho's students begin kindergarten 1-3 years behind their peers. That's something the Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children (AEYC) is working to stop. Their up-front investments in quality care and early education translate into direct returns for the state, community, and society as a whole. From April 10th to 16th, they are celebrating their annual Week of the Young Child event.
We're teaming up with them to raise money to support early education this Tuesday, April 12th. For the whole day, 5% of all of our hot bar and burrito sales in both locations will be donated to the AEYC. They'll also be setting up a booth in stores to provide more information about the AEYC and Week of the Young Child. Stop by and say hi in the North End from 11 am - 1 pm and in the Village from 4 pm - 6 pm.
Thank you for helping us support early childhood education in our community!


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My mission is to serve my community by building relationships, providing value and exceeding expectations. This is accomplished by being the mortgage expert you need to guide you on the path to achieve your goals. With the help of an experienced team of loan professionals, we make the process smooth and easy for you.
I attended Liberty University and graduated from the University of Florida with a marketing degree. In my down time, I enjoy cycling, mountain biking, running and swimming. Most of my hobbies support my training for another Iron Man – my 2nd one!
The best part about helping my clients is knowing that I helped them achieve one of their dreams - home ownership!
As a homeowner with my wife of six years, Brittany, we truly understand the value and solidarity provided by owning a home as one of the cornerstones of financial security. I love working at McLean Mortgage because the people here are amazing and with this team of support, I can make a positive impact in helping my clients secure their future home.


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All living rooms can become havens of relaxation and socialising, and regardless of size, all you need are a few tips and tricks to create a space that's comfortable and relaxing for you. From choosing the paint or wallpaper for the walls, to picking out furniture and finishing touch accessories, we'll help you get started!
Paint or paper? Why not both?
At wilko we recommend planning your space with a mood board. Planning your dream room will help you achieve your aims and make sure you don't miss any vital elements such as accessories, lighting and the different textures you choose to work with.
As a starting point, using neutral colours to achieve a light and airy look is perfect for a smaller room and Wilko Colour Emulsion Paint in Natural Twine is a great alternative to a traditional magnolia colour. With yellow undertones, it will create a modern, fresh and complementary base for any living room.
For a more creative wall space, how about having an on-trend feature wall with some well-chosen wallpaper? We love our Moroccan Tile Blue wallpaper together with our Matt Emulsion Chalk White Paint. The two compliment each other brilliantly; the neutral paint colour keeps the room light, and the wallpaper adds personality and colour.
If you like to bring the outdoors in, why not go for a bright green wallpaper for your feature wall? Arthouse Wallpaper in Tropical Palm is a great option. Our Durable Matt Emulsion Paint in Delicate Fern compliments the tropical wallpaper brilliantly. The plain base gives a gorgeously light look and lots of freedom when deciding what furniture and accessories to add to your room.
Furniture fun and Feng Shui
Carefully selected furniture pieces can transform a smaller living room space but you don't want to over complicate things and add lots of unnecessary bulky pieces. A few useful and space-saving furniture items will make all the difference.
Not enough space for a larger sofa? Two-seater sofas are great for small spaces. And if you need an extra chair for guests, choose a stylish single chair that won't take up much room. The sofa and chair below don't include arms – saving you much-needed space. And your chairs and sofas don't always have to match. Today there's far more emphasis on personal style. Most of us don't want a home that looks like it has been bought straight from the pages of a catalogue. As long as they tie in with your overall wallpaper and paint décor, you're sorted.
And just because you have a smaller living room it doesn't mean that you can't still watch all your favourite shows. Our multi TV bracket lifts your flat screen TV up and means you won't need a bulky TV stand.
Finishing touches
At wilko we have an amazing selection of homeware and living room accessories all designed to make your living room personal to you. Continuing to keep the colour scheme light and airy, choose accessories with neutral colours. Ottomans are a great idea for small spaces. They're perfect for resting your feet on and just the thing to store throws, cushions and magazines. If you don't have a carpet or are renting your home and can't make radical changes to the room, then a cosy rug is ideal.
Lighting is another saviour for smaller spaces. Fairy lights, light pendants and shades will have a fantastic impact on a room but won't take up any floor space. Wider light shades mean that more light will fill the room; our vintage pendant light has a classic style and will bathe your living room in a warm glow. Our battery operated LED lights (bottom right) pinned around a fire place or mirror add a touch of elegance and allow you to create mood lighting without having to use lamps that take up much-needed floor space.
For a simple way to create an illusion of space, mirrors are your best friend as they give depth to a room. Our Hexagon mirror will look great on any wall, and if you can hang the mirror on a wall opposite your windows, natural light will reflect back into even the darkest of spaces. Our mirror candle plate also serves to bounce light around the room.
Hopefully we have given you some inspiration for making the most out of your living room space no matter the size of the room. You don't have to sacrifice on style and it doesn't have to cost a lot either.


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A senior JP Morgan executive has been fined $20,000 and banned from being employed by any company operating in the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) over acts of "serious misconduct".
Disciplinary action taken by the QFC Regulatory Authority to fine Karim Paul Noujaim and issue the ban has been upheld by the QFC Regulatory Tribunal, a statement issued on Sunday read.
The QFC Regulatory Authority said while being the most senior employee of the QFC branch of JP Morgan, Noujaim committed "serious misconduct including failing to act with integrity in his position and acting with dishonesty".
It added that Noujaim forged the signature of JP Morgan's chief financial and operating officer on a letter and submitted the letter to a local Qatar bank to support a personal financial application.
The QFC Regulatory Authority made this decision last September and Noujaim appealed the decision to the QFC Regulatory Tribunal, as he was entitled to do under QFC Law.
The tribunal concluded that there was nothing excessive about the financial penalty and that the prohibition order was entirely justified in order to protect the QFC and the public.
Michael Ryan, CEO of the QFC Regulatory Authority, said: "The public has a right to expect that the people they deal with in the QFC uphold the principles of trust and integrity. By acting as he did, Mr Noujaim seriously damaged these principles.
"The outcome of the QFC Regulatory Tribunal's decision, in upholding the enforcement action against Mr Noujaim, underscores the importance of the maintenance of these principles in order to protect the integrity and reputation of the QFC."For all the latest banking and finance news from the UAE and Gulf countries, follow us on Twitter and Linkedin, like us on Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube page, which is updated daily.
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Baby Steps: Fertility Findings on CCS
With in vitro fertilization, a new procedure known as CCS screens embryos for chromosome problems before they're transferred to the patient, allowing doctors to implant only healthy embryos. "We can get pregnancy rates similar to younger women when we transfer these normal embryos back," said William Schoolcraft, M.D., founder and medical director of the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine, explained. With CCS, women 35 to 37 have a 78% chance of pregnancy. Those 38 to 40 have a 68% chance and women up to 42 have a 62% chance. Another technique known as vitrification is making IVF more effective when embryos have to be frozen.


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The idea to have children educated in shifts was included in the government's transport plan for Perth.
The shifts proposed would be 7am to 1pm, 9am to 3pm & 1pm to 6pm.
Speaking to 9 Live Perth, parenting expert, Di Wilcox said the idea has been thrown around before and the reason why it hasn't come about is because there are so many groups to consider: parents, teachers and students.
That said, she thinks the move would be beneficial to some age groups.
"Particularly teenagers, if they get a decent sleep in in the morning they function better," Wilcox said.
"For primary school age children, they actually work a lot better in the morning, so having the afternoon off to play and connect with nature would be better for that age group."
However, the staggered hours could pose problems for parents.
"The concern we've got is parents ultimately requiring more and more supervision for their children. Parents are crying out for the after school supervision. However, teachers don't want to be used as babysitters."
The Sate School Teachers Union told the program that staggered start times should only be for education reasons, not traffic congestion.
What do you think? Are staggered school start times a good idea?


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The other day this olelongrooffan was out and about round these Ozark Mountains and came across a vehicle that had previously passed under my relatively limited new car radar. I was unaware that these were even in production as late as 2009, although given their limited production numbers, this olelongrooffan isn't totally surprised.
My fellow Hoons are most likely familiar with this little brother of the Chevrolet LUV but feel free to click on through to see just a few more images of the rare discovery stumbled upon that day.
This olelongrooffan must apologize for the blurriness of these images. In my haste to grab my fancy dancy imagetaker to capture these images of this elusive beast, I accidentally hit the prominent switch deactivating the autofocus with which it is equipped. Having said that, know that the blackandwhite townies were not following this olelongrooffan around those days.
In an attempt to add some token of knowledge of this Isuzu i-290, this olelongrooffan googled Bill White Isuzu in that city situated on Belle Point. It turns out that dealership back in the day sold almost every near obscure imported automobile thought to be marketable in the central part of the Natural State. Obviously, they weren't all that marketable as it appears Bill White now sells VWs exclusively.
This i-290, along with its more heavily option brethren the i-370, is based on the Chevrolet Colorado platform. Early in its relationship with GM, Isuzu provided the first and second generation Isuzu Chevy LUV pickups based on its own platform while in the later years, their whole relationship went catawampus and GM provided Isuzu with The General's platform for Isuzu's pickup trucks. What a changeup that had to have been.
While checking out these trucks and their heredity, this olelongrooffan did reveal one bit of information which I found pretty interesting. When the first gen Chevy Luv trucks were shipped here from Japan, their place of manufacture, they were shipped without the beds attached thus circumventing the 25% import tax levied on completed small pickups imported to the US at that time. This olelongrooffan was unable to ascertain when this practice was carried over to the second gen Isuzu pickups. Remember them?
As the rear end of this i-290 was viewed one more time prior to my getting the hell out of there before attracting the attention of those townies, it was noticed this ride possessed a "Fleet" license plate. Although this olelongrooffan performed a somewhat extensive search, I couldn't determine how many of the less than 10,000 i-series pickups were sold to fleets throughout its abbreviated lifespan.
This olelongrooffan would venture that if those fleet sales had not occurred, the death of these Isuzus may have prompted an even earlier withdrawal of this marque, at least in the auto and light truck market, from the US shores.
Interestingly enough, a combination of Isuzu and General Motors bits are still offered by Isuzu in various editions of their light duty trucks in nearly every other market in the world except the US.
This olelongrooffan has this to say about that. In selecting such a relatively rare truck for a daily driver, that owner made a nice Choiz.
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