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- Once Again, Russian Internet Propaganda Efforts Shown To Be Much Bigger Than Originally Believed
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Alex, 5 Oct 2005 @ 4:58pm
No Subject GivenWe all should just sign up for AOL and forget about this Internet thing.
Paco Pandillero, 5 Oct 2005 @ 5:10pm
Re: No Subject GivenThat's about the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
Luke, 5 Oct 2005 @ 5:51pm
Re: No Subject Given"That's about the stupidest thing I've ever heard."
Obviously you have never heard of a joke.
DGK12, 5 Oct 2005 @ 5:20pm
Re: No Subject GivenI've heard from many users that AOL 'sucks' and things like "they are thieves who ..." with legitimate reasons, but surely they're not that bad. : )
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Andrew Canale, 5 Oct 2005 @ 5:05pm
No Subject Givenso possibly thats why i cant access my website now (on a cogent line in chicago, im on roadrunner-mostly level 3 rerouting)
that sucks really bad.
i might have to use a proxy?
Anony mous, 5 Oct 2005 @ 5:29pm
The corporate execs responsible for thisShould have their gonads removed. Well, virtually, anyway. Or at least have their nutsacks shaved and the whole thing videotaped for posterity. So folks like Ashcroft can shake their hairpieces in anger at the imagined pornographic outrage of a shorn scrotum.
Greed is NOT good. It's fucking immature and petty. Grown humans who persist in thinking that the glorification of wealth accumulation is anything but the sick outgrowth of an out-of-control fecal obsession should be incarcerated and de-programmed for the betterment of society.
James, 5 Oct 2005 @ 5:30pm
This Really Sucks!!!I spent 2 hours on the phone with Level3, and the truth is that it is pure greed. We as comsumers have recourse in 2 ways; 1. Files a complaint with the FCC, and 2. File a class action law suit against both companise for damages resulting from the lost of revenue or income. Neither may do much but it's better than nothing. I'm calling the FCC tomorow. :)
Martin Overstrom, 5 Oct 2005 @ 5:50pm
No Subject GivenThis is an absolute disgrace. The internet is supposed to allow uninhibited communication, and we pay good money for it. Stupid feuds between companies should not cause us to lose our access. They need to stop doing this, or the internet should be run by more responsible people.
Rob, 6 Oct 2005 @ 1:04am
It's a self limiting problem
Imagine that you're shopping for a car. What if Ford manufactured a car that was perfect for you in every way except that it violated safety regulations in 5 states. You would be far less willing to buy that car after seeing a few news stories about unsuspecting drivers being arrested, then being forced to not only pay towing and impound charges, but also hire a tow truck on their own to transport the car 200 miles to the state border.
Similarly, you would be far less likely to move to one of those 5 states knowing that you probably have friends and family who will be unable to visit you without finding alternate transportation.
All parties in a fight like this look bad and lose a lot of business as a result. The larger the fight, the more publicity. The more publicity, the more damage to the business. Worse, the damage will pile up exponentially. Aside from residential monopolies, ISPs are mostly providing a commodity service and they know it. If they can't play well with others, they will find themselves out of business very quickly.
Steve P., 6 Oct 2005 @ 5:34pm
Probably in violation of existing consumer protectIf I were a judge over-hearing this case, I would have to say that the ISP has to notify customers, in adavance, that they are no longer are technically an ISP. They are, infact, an exclusive network with some shared elements of internet access.
I think this will be considered consumer fraud. You certainly can't change your service rates or services, as a bank, without notifying customers. Customers should file suit.
Clearly, the industry cannot let these operations calls themselves ISP. They must be called something else.
IS (Idiot Schmucks), for example. And I think the same thing applies to port blocking. Which also is another form of consumer fraud. Your not an ISP if your not providing full TCP/IP.
Random ISP port blocking can affect safety and security as the internet is being used more and more for industrial operations, home security and emergency telecommunications.
FCC where are you? Zzzzz
Rhomboid, 7 Oct 2005 @ 10:28am
No Subject GivenThere is a lot of confusion about this story.
First, anybody whose network is multihomed is not affected by this in the slightest. Thus, only people whose sole upstream is L3 or Cogent should experience problems. If anything, this just goes to show that if internet connectivity is critical to you, then you need to be multihomed.
Second, while you could make a case for this being about greed, peering is by definition settlement-free -- neither side pays a dime. Peering is about exchanging traffic for free, and is supposed to be a mutually beneficial arrangement. When one side terminates peering it doesn't mean that they're blocking packets from that party, it just means that they no longer want to trade traffic for free with that party.
At the end of the day, either they will renegotiate the peering link, or one side will buy transit (i.e. pay for traffic to reach the other.)
As for L3 or cogent no longer being called an ISP... Puh-lease. The internet has always been a best-effort communications channel. There will always be destinations that for one reason or another you cannot reach. No service contract in the world will guarantee connectivity everywhere. The only guarantee you will ever get from a transit provider is that your packets reach destinations inside their network, as external things are out of their control.
spam, 7 Oct 2005 @ 9:44pm
Remember the old days?Remember the "internet that could survive World War III?"
It's GONE, folks. RUINED by greedy corporate executives. Look at this action by Level 3.
Yup, the days of the five nines is gone. redundancy for the whole internet is a thing of the past, thanks to overpaid CEO types and incompetent telcos like Verizon.
Mickey Mouse, 9 Dec 2005 @ 6:06am
Re: Remember the old days?you are all a bunch of freaks
Jamie, 3 Jun 2006 @ 1:42am
Level3 Says we are not responsible for spam on theOk here is a good phone call from Level3 Communications an email was sent to
them in regards to thier 31 Spamhaus listings and why they continue to house
known spammers on thier networks.
Then a couple days latter I gave them a phone call at Level3 Communications
1-877-4LEVEL3 (1-877-453-8353) I was put though to one of the
Network Security people by the name of Richard. Richard clearly identified
himself as being with the network security department.
The question was raised as to why Level3 Communications continues to
take money from known spam operations and they were emailed a
list of thier current spamhaus records. The abuse droid by the name
of Richard was not of much help so I asked if I could speak to
his manager. I was hoping to make the point that taking dirty money
from known spam operations and continue to provide conectivity to
those spammers.
SBL42758 22.214.171.124/25 level3.net
SBL42541 184.108.40.206/28 level3.net
SBL42429 220.127.116.11/29 level3.net
SBL42426 22.214.171.124/28 level3.net
SBL42024 220.127.116.11/32 level3.net
SBL41250 22.214.171.124/26 level3.net
SBL41212 18.104.22.168/25 level3.net
SBL41146 22.214.171.124/32 level3.net
SBL41117 126.96.36.199/25 level3.net
SBL40355 220.127.116.11/23 level3.net
SBL39699 22.214.171.124/25 level3.net
SBL39278 220.127.116.11/22 level3.net
SBL38703 184.108.40.206/27 level3.net
SBL38694 126.96.36.199/24 level3.net
SBL38409 18.104.22.168/22 level3.net
SBL38407 126.96.36.199/23 level3.net
SBL37621 18.104.22.168/27 level3.net
SBL34002 126.96.36.199/22 level3.net
SBL32025 22.214.171.124/24 level3.net
SBL30743 184.108.40.206/23 level3.net
SBL29064 188.8.131.52/25 level3.net
SBL27988 220.127.116.11/24 level3.net
SBL26183 184.108.40.206/24 level3.net
SBL25341 220.127.116.11/29 level3.net
SBL24566 188.8.131.52/28 level3.net
SBL24244 184.108.40.206/27 level3.net
SBL22990 188.8.131.52/26 level3.net
SBL21475 126.96.36.199/25 level3.net
SBL20806 184.108.40.206/27 level3.net
SBL14920 188.8.131.52/25 level3.net
Out of all of Level3's listings 3 of them are ROKSO listings
which means the spammer has been booted from at least
3 previous before connecting up with Level3 Communications
The ROKSO listings are
So I had to step out for a while and when I came home I had a message it was
from Mario who is the manager at Level3. This message was left on my
answering machine on June 1 2006 at approximately 6:37 PM
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
This is a transcript of the mesasge left on my answering machine.
Hi Jamie my name is Mario and I am calling from Level3 Commnuications
I am Richard's manager a technician you spoke to today.
I am not sure what you are trying to accomplish or gain by having a manager
you back regarding ah an abuse issue ah but ah I just wanted to explain
that umm ah that per your email or per your conversation with Richard
that um we should be practicing network ect better. Um we are a
backbone provider so we are not responsible for the spam that happens on
the internet.
Its either a downstream customer or thier downstream customers ect. Um the
only thing I can compare it to the post office sending you those applications for
ummm Visas or Mastercards, So you know its like blaming the post office for sending that
So I am not sure what you are trying to accomplish or you know I am not going
to be able to stop the spam from happening it happens on a daily basis and
its constantly there. Uh and its avoidable. The only thing I can tell you to do is contact
your ISP use spam filters, spam blockers ect.
If you have any further questions feel free to contact us 720-888-0012 and ask to speak directly to me.
Thank you have a good day.
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Well what I was trying to accomplish is the fact that Level3 Communications
known spammers on thier network and they provide connectivity to these
But level3 is clueless and doesn't seem to get it.
Oh and before you say oh this is just a hoax and that no ISP could possibly
be this braindead
I have posted a copy of the message in MP3 format at
I found filelodge is a bit slow at times but just keep trying if it gets really bad I can put a copy of the MP3 elsewere as well.
The file is named Level3 Message June 1 2006.mp3 and is 1,524 KB in size
Level3 has to be the most CLUELESS ISP around. They are taking money from
spammers and continue to do so to this day. Level3 seems to think that it is
ok to continue to allow thier spammy customers continue to spam everyone
while they take the spammers dirty money.
Spamhaus.org or any other block lists if you want to use this recording as
on your block websites as to why Level3 Commnuications should be totally
null routed
then by my guest. Just contact me please and let me know where the recording
is going to be. I would be very intrested to know as to how many places put
mirrors of this recording.
The only thing that should be done with all of Level3 Communications IP blocks is see
that they are black listed and let them enjoy thier intranet. They are obviously a very very black ISP who continues to support spammers.
Joe W., 21 Jun 2006 @ 7:45am
Re: Level3 Says we are not responsible for spam onI just called Mario and confronted him with what I read here, and asked if that was really Level 3's policy. I told him I am responsible for several domains and that over 60% of our spam originates from Level 3's backbone. He gave me the runaround and completely avoided my question - he compared this to the National Enquirer (sp?)! I ended up hanging up on him, again, because he would not answer a direct question. I would encourage anyone reading this to place a phone call and ask to speak with Mario. If you can't get in touch with him, leave a message that you read this and that this type of attitude by a backbone provider is unacceptable. Perhaps if he realizes that people will fight back, maybe he will start to do something about it.
Ken P., 19 Jul 2006 @ 3:02pm
Re: Re: Level3 Says we are not responsible for spaI've had the same problem with a Level3 customer who hosts spamvertised websites and sends spam and never acts on abuse complaints, so I escalated it to Level3 who said they were investigating it, but nothing seems to have happened six weeks later.
They gave me a tracking code and the URL of their tracking site to use it on, but the site is unreachable because of a routing loop. I let them know about the routing problem and they thanked me, but a month later it's still the same.
We can all draw our own conclusions. Internet security relies on those who don't uphold security being punished by those further up. We could stop most abuse tomorrow if ISPs really cared. The trouble is some providers don't care, and if they're big enough they can get away with it precisely because blocking them would wreck the net. Of course, letting them get away with it will wreck the net in the end as well, but it's what does least damage to a particular provider's reputation and profit margin in the short term which will determine what will happen.
It's very frustrating for those of us who fear our mailboxes might become useless because we can't find what we want among the junk, but we can't expect commercial organisations to protect our interests. They're too busy protecting their own.
Nicholas, 3 Feb 2007 @ 6:50am
Level3 makes World of Warcraft suckLook at hop #8. I used to average 75-90ms in game, now I average 180-400ms in game ... it's horrible. It's been this way for weeks and they don't care.
LEVEL3 is bottle-necked______________________________________
Tracing route to us.logon.worldofwarcraft.com [184.108.40.206]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 2 ms 1 ms 1 ms xx.xx.xx.xx [censored]
2 7 ms 8 ms 9 ms xx.xx.xx.xx [censored]
3 * 7 ms 13 ms pos3-2.austtxs-rtr1.austin.rr.com [18.104.22.168]
4 9 ms 9 ms 10 ms srp0-1.austtxrdcsc-rtr1.austin.rr.com [126.96.36.199]
5 16 ms 9 ms 10 ms gig2-0-0.austtxrdcsc-rtr3.texas.rr.com [18.104.22.168]
6 14 ms 13 ms 14 ms 184.108.40.206
7 18 ms 18 ms 17 ms 188.8.131.52
8 105 ms 205 ms 214 ms ae-13-53.car3.Dallas1.Level3.net [188.8.131.52]
9 18 ms 20 ms 19 ms att-level3-oc48.Dallas1.Level3.net [22.214.171.124]
10 48 ms 47 ms 46 ms tbr1-p010301.dlstx.ip.att.net [188.8.131.52]
11 48 ms 49 ms 49 ms tbr1-cl20.la2ca.ip.att.net [126.96.36.199]
12 49 ms 47 ms 47 ms 220.127.116.11
13 46 ms 48 ms 50 ms 220.127.116.11
14 47 ms 53 ms 50 ms mdf001c7613r0004-gig-12-1.lax1.attens.net [184.108.40.206]
lol at above, 17 Mar 2007 @ 5:32pm
learn to read your traceroutesnotice how hop 8 shows a high time and then the next ones are lower times?
its call MPLS reporting (just look it up). learn to read a traceroute.
ping to your destination and you will see you are resolving in 50ms, just like the end of your traceroute shows.
bdchh, 7 Jul 2011 @ 11:36am
Level3 is slow as dirt, and they don't careLevel3 Dallas->San Diego is slow as dirt, has been.. and getting worse and worse. This company has way oversold their bandwidth or something.
Steve Watson, 19 Nov 2016 @ 2:43pm
Ridiculously slow nbn sat serviceAll companies don't give a fuck about the customer so long as they keep getting paid - people power, everyone needs to stop paying -see how fast these fuckers buckle


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High school juniors should be planning their next steps
March 11, 2008
High school juniors need to act now to prepare for success after graduation, according to ACT Inc. It may seem to these students like a long time until the end of their senior year, but there are many steps they should take now to meet their post-graduation goals and take advantage of the greatest number of opportunities.
By this point, 11th graders should have already spent time considering what they want to do after they graduate from high school—careers they might like to pursue and colleges or training schools they might like to attend. Now they should take further steps:
• Schedule visits to colleges to which they are considering attending
• Begin to investigate college scholarship and financial aid opportunities
• Plan to take the most challenging courses they can in their senior year
• Talk to teachers, counselors and/or school administrators about writing letters of recommendation
• Register to take the ACT college admission and placement exam
The U.S. Department of Education says spring is a good time for 11th graders to take college admissions tests. This allows them time to review results, make any necessary changes in their course schedule, and retake exams in the fall, if necessary. The next national ACT test date is April 12, with a registration deadline of March 7. Another national test date is scheduled for June 14.
Students who wait too long to begin planning could miss out on important opportunities. For more information and a free timeline of important planning dates, students can visit http://www.actstudent.org and click on either "College Planning" or "Career Planning."


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Mr. Ron O. Harma, a native of Hurley Wisconsin, received his bachelor of science degree in Metallurgical Engineering (Minerals Processing) from Michigan Tech in 1960. He continued on to receive a B.S. in Engineering Administration and an M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from Michigan Tech in 1961. His first position was as a process engineer for the Kennecott Copper Corporation in Salt Lake City, Utah. Joining the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company in Ishpeming, Michigan in 1963, Ron progressed through positions in technology and operations and management, including manager of Research and Development, plant manager, and manager of Central Services.
In the early 1970s he was part of a small management team responsible for the design, start-up, and operation of the Tilden Mine Plant near Ishpeming, an operation unique world-wide for its ore processing technology. He transferred to the Cleveland-Cliffs corporate offices in Cleveland, Ohio in 1987 as general manager of Research and Development. Ron served as director of International Projects for mergers and acquisitions until his retirement in 2001 after more than 37 years of service. He is currently doing independent international consulting in Australia, Brazil, the Ukraine, and Siberia.
A distinguished member of the Society of Mining Engineers, he has served as chairman of the local section and has chaired several national committees. Ron is an Emeritus Member of the Michigan Tech College of Engineering Industrial Advisory Board, a Life Trustee of the Michigan Tech Fund, and a member of the President's Club. He is married to the former Ann Marie O'Leary of Hancock, once a department secretary in Metallurgical Engineering, and has two children and two grandchildren. His son is a 1990 graduate of Michigan Tech. Ron and his wife reside in Westlake, Ohio.
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Oh, thank the fertility gods! A brave soul -- who is none other than rock star Pink -- has dared to reveal that, during her pregnancy, she didn't feel like a sunset, a princess, nor a blossoming flower. Nope. Pink says she felt like "a mess."
I'm sooo happy to hear this. Listen to the sister:
I thought I'd feel like a goddess. They sell you on that … like you'll never feel more feminine. Really, I just felt like a mess ... I gained 55 pounds. I think my baby may be part cheesecake.
I love it. I'm sure there are many women who do feel like a goddess, nay, like a glowing, pulsating, shining goddess of fetus love, but there are many women who do NOT! Yeah, I'm thrilled for Kate Hudson, who said she wishes she could be "pregnant all of the time." I'm in awe of Rachel Zoe, who zipped through her stylish pregnancy in heels. But we need someone like Pink to stand up and say, "I felt like an ogre!"
I have a friend who developed restless leg syndrome during her pregnancy. She couldn't sleep for months. On her way to the hospital, she could only groan about getting the baby out immediately so she could get some shut eye. My aunt had a pregnancy wherein she developed so many disgusting symptoms of so many strange things I'd never heard of before that I still shudder when I think about it. My point is, not every pregnant woman feels like a goddess while they're cooking up a human being. And that is OKAY.
Being pregnant has got to be one of the most difficult jobs in the world, and there's no point in feeling bad about feeling less than Earthy Mother-y while it's happening. Here's to feeling like a big, fat, globby, icky, child-producing MESS!
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We're now just two weeks away from GUNS N' ROSES being inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, and still, no one really knows if the original lineup of the band will perform together at the event. VH1 Radio Network's Dave Basner recently chatted with drummer Matt Sorum, who replaced Steven Adler behind the kit in 1990, and asked what he expects from the ceremony.
"Well, I don't expect really anything to happen," he said. "I think we're gonna go and accept the award, is what it's looking like. If anything, I might play drums with [fellow inductee] Donovan. I offered my services to Donovan because I played with him one time before and 'Hurdy Gurdy Man' was a song he recorded that John Bonham played drums on and Jimmy Page was the guitar player and I offered Donovan that me and Slash could play that maybe, but I haven't heard back if he wants us to do it or not."
Since no one yet knows what is happening, VH1 Radio Network asked Matt why he can't just call singer Axl Rose and find out.
"I thought about it, but, you know, I don't think I'm the guy to do it," he said. "I asked Slash if he would do it, and Slash's answer to me was that he spoke to [guitarist] Izzy [Stradlin] and Izzy wasn't planning on coming. So I think that was like, if Izzy's not going to come and it's not all the original guys, then it doesn't make sense. I'm not sure, man. Like I said, I'm just going to go and obviously Steven's gonna be there, so I always thought, if they were going to play, they'll probably do 'Appetite' stuff and if they wanted me to play on something off 'Use Your Illusion', I would be happy to do that. If it was a perfect scenario, I would say the track list should go something like this: Go up there and play 'Welcome To The Jungle', play 'Sweet Child O' Mine', and then finish it up with 'November Rain'."
Speculation had been running rampant about a reunion ever since it was announced in December that GUNS would be inducted at the April 14 ceremony in Cleveland.
Rose himself — who, by all accounts, will never perform again with Slash — remained ambivalent about the situation, although Slash recently said in an interview that the original lineup was definitely not performing at the event.
Slash told The Pulse Of Radio that he has mixed feelings about the induction and the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in general. "There's so many artists that haven't been nominated, and it's really, really suspicious, because there's a lot of people that have been inducted that do not fall into the category of rock and roll, and it starts to seem really biased," he said. "There's a slew of artists that haven't been nominated, let alone inducted, that it's unforgivable under the moniker 'Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.'"
In addition to GUNS N' ROSES, other artists being inducted at the 27th annual ceremony include the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, the BEASTIE BOYS, the FACES/SMALL FACES, Donovan and Laura Nyro.
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Questions of how to accommodate cultural diversity have become increasingly important not only in Western Europe but also as part of processes of democratization outside Europe. Apart from the renaissance of internal nations within states, mobility and immigration are transforming the cultural composition of societies increasing their heterogeneity. Cultural communities differ in terms of language, religion, cultural tradition, and national or ethnic identity. Demands for special recognition or protection of group distinctiveness are challenging liberal principles of equality and raise questions about belonging, identity, in- and exclusion. Apart from practical problems of finding solutions satisfying for divergent groups, policies of integration also touch on normative principles of living together within one state.
The aim of the conference is to shed light on these fundamental questions and to compare policies of diversity management in different contexts. We intend to approach these issues of accommodation, integration and internal dynamics from different theoretical perspectives and include a variety of studies of different types of communities and the policies directed at their demands. Single case studies as well as small- and large-N comparisons will cover cultural communities in Europe, South-East Asia and in Africa.
The conference is organized by the research project "Dynamics of group conflicts in multinational multilevel states."
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Stephane Dion's coalition gambit a 'desperate' move, Michael Ignatieff says in new book
OTTAWA – Former federal Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff has launched a searing broadside against his predecessor, Stephane Dion, for trying to take power in 2008 with an "illegitimate" coalition, saying it looked like the work of "a desperate leader" who clung to power through a "coup de theatre."
The details are contained in Ignatieff's new book, Fire and Ashes, in which he recounts with candid self-criticism how his five years in politics were marked by both success and failure.
The book describes how Ignatieff opposed the plan for a Liberal-NDP coalition, even once he replaced Dion as leader, and how he was pressured by NDP leader Jack Layton to embrace a deal that could have made him prime minister in 2009.
As well, Ignatieff bluntly describes how internal party rivalry fractured his long-time friendship with Bob Rae, who didn't believe Ignatieff had "earned the right" to accomplish his political ambitions.
On the coalition, Ignatieff writes that nothing had ever been proposed in Canada before similar to the Liberal-NDP deal that was crafted to remove Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government from power.
"It came as a thunderclap, especially to me. Although I was the party's deputy leader, I had been excluded from the secret negotiations with the other parties." Referring to Dion, he writes, "What I saw was a desperate leader clinging to power by any means, resorting to a coup de theatre to survive."
"The problem was not a coalition itself. You can make coalitions among winners."
"In our case, it was a coalition of losers. The government had just increased it seats in the House of Commons, while we had lost seats. How were we to explain to the people that we were throwing out a government duly re-elected two months before?"
Ignatieff was lured in 2004 from his comfortable perch as a Harvard professor to a political career in his homeland — only to lose one Liberal leadership race, and later, as leader, see his party suffer its worst-ever defeat in the 2011 election.
"There were times when I felt I was shaping and moulding events, other times when I watched helplessly as events slipped out of my control," he writes.
"I knew moments of exaltation when I thought I might be able to do great things for the people, and now I live with the regret that I will never be able to do anything at all. In short, I lived the life. I paid for what I learned. I pursued the flame of power and saw hope dwindle to ashes."
Among the highlights in the book:
– Despite Liberal attacks in the 2008 election, Ignatieff did not regard Harper as a "right-wing ideologue," but rather as a disciplined and ruthless politician with "no fixed compass other than the pursuit of power."
– Rae, whose friendship with Ignatieff stretched back to university, "exploded" when Ignatieff told him he was going into politics. Ignatieff writes the former Ontario premier had his own federal ambitions – confirmed when the two ran unsuccessfully for the leadership in 2006.
"He was an able politician, a lifer longing for redemption. As far as he was concerned, he had earned his chance and I hadn't earned mine."
– The Conservatives' negative attack ads, which painted Ignatieff as an opportunist who was "just visiting" Canada from Harvard, worked "brilliantly," he now admits, but left the political system worse off.
– Although Ignatieff's Liberals tried to pinpoint the Harper government's abuse of Parliament as a key issue, the public "reacted with a yawn.
"So instead of getting the democracy they deserve, voters end up paying for their own disillusion."
In an interview with Postmedia News Monday, Ignatieff said he wrote the book to provide Canadians a look at what politics is really like.
"These are not stories told to settle scores," he said, adding that Rae's reaction to his own political ambition was "very human."
"Seen from his point of view, he'd been the premier of a province. He'd been in federal politics for years. He'd been in politics for years and he thought 'Who the hell is this guy? Who does he think he is?' I understand that humanly. But in an honest account of what politics is like, you have to tell stories like that because you want to tell it like it was."
About Dion, he said his predecessor "burst" the coalition plan on to the Liberal caucus, and that it landed like a "bombshell" with Canadians.
"Let's give him the benefit of the doubt. He genuinely thought that Mr. Harper was terrible for the country. But it didn't look so good. That's for sure."
Ignatieff, who teaches at the University of Toronto and Harvard, said he wants young Canadians to enter politics.
"I want them to step up. I don't want them to be put off by some of the more disillusioning spectacles in our politics."
Ignatieff writes forcefully about the coalition crisis in late 2008 sparked by the government's economic update.
He writes he was left out of the loop when then-party leader Dion reversed his decision to quit the leadership and instead strike a deal to form a coalition government with the NDP, to be backed by the Bloc Quebecois in the Commons.
The plan was to defeat Harper's recently re-elected minority government in the House and seek the governor general's consent to take office.
"It was an episode that serves to remind just how unfathomable behaviour can be in politics," Ignatieff writes of Dion. "Here was a principled political leader with a fine reputation for standing up to separatist rhetoric in Quebec, now making a secret deal with the leader of a separatist party.
"Here was a leader who had written eloquently about politics, now unable to explain the coalition in simple terms voters could understand. Here was a constitutional expert who failed to grasp that a coalition, however legitimate it might be in theory, lacked all legitimacy in reality."
He was instructed by Dion to sign a document supporting the coalition – which Ignatieff did because he feared refusal could have "blown the party apart." He and Montreal MP Irwin Cotler were the last to sign.
Harper prorogued Parliament and prevented an early-December vote in the Commons. Dion quickly gave up, leaving the Liberal caucus to turn to Ignatieff as leader.
Ignatieff reveals he met secretly over Christmas with Layton, who "implored" him to form a coalition.
In later weeks, Ignatieff publicly said he was prepared for that if necessary, but he writes it was essentially a tactic to pressure the government to adopt economic stimulus measures.
He knew what would await him if he became prime minister.
"At every public appearance, I was sure to be greeted with a demonstration of citizens accusing me of stealing the job."
Sometime in future, he writes, a Liberal-NDP "realignment" might have the right conditions. But they weren't there in 2008.
"So I turned down the coalition, not knowing that as I did so, I had just given up my one chance to be the prime minister of my country."
Related articles
- Stephen Harper: Clinging to power (2006 – 2011) (o.canada.com)
- Michael Ignatieff writes of hard lessons learned in politics (thestar.com)
- NDP's Tom Mulcair slams Liberal record on helping middle class (o.canada.com)
- Time for Justin Trudeau to get off the pot and offer his policy plank to Canadians (o.canada.com)


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Joe can't read the French version of my blog about genealogy.
Ron can't also.
So this is the reason why I am writing this article…
But more articles are in the pipeline.
You see, I visited Joe twice in the last month.
The first time was when I went down south to see my friend Paul.
This visit was too short, so I decided to visit him on my way north.
Glad I did.
I will tell you more.
I know Ron will love this and I know Joe will also.
Ron, Joe and I are just like birds…
Birds of a feather flock together


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Dr. Lallene J. Rector, President
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Lallene J. Rector was named president of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary on May 16, 2013 and began her term on January 1, 2014. President Rector has been an esteemed faculty member at Garrett-Evangelical since 1986 as Associate Professor of Psychology of Religion and Pastoral Psychotherapy and most recently held the role of Vice President of Academic Affairs and Academic Dean (2006-2013).
Among her numerous achievements as academic dean, President Rector developed and implemented the seminary's strategic plan, chaired the budget reduction task force, initiated curriculum review, and negotiated the seminary's charter membership in the Seminary Stewardship Alliance. Her influence at the school can be further witnessed by looking at the student body. Rector is committed to creating a diverse community, which has driven her to develop strong relationships with the Seminary Consortium for Urban Pastoral Education (SCUPE), Advanced Latino/a Theological Education Program, and the Center for African American Studies program.
President Rector's influence expands far beyond her work at Garrett-Evangelical. Locally, she has convened the academic deans of the Association of Chicago Theological Schools (ACTS) and served as the secretary for the ACTS Common Council. Nationally, she is a member of the Association for Theological Schools (ATS) Advisory Committee for Chief Academic Officers, and a member of the Board of Directors for the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry. Further involvement with ATS includes serving as member or chair of several re-accreditation teams since 2005 and being a panelist or presenter at various ATS meetings and conferences.
A member of First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple in Chicago, Illinois, President Rector is the first layperson to be appointed president in the seminary's 160-year old history. Her background as a United Methodist who brings expertise in pastoral psychotherapy makes her an invaluable asset on the Ministerial Assessment Specialists Advisory Committee on Candidacy and Clergy Assessment for the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry. Additionally, she has served as a convener for the United Methodist Theological Schools academic deans and regularly represents the seminary at denominational conferences.
President Rector's educational background includes a bachelor of arts in psychology and religion from Texas Christian University, a master of theological studies from Boston University's School of Theology, and a doctor of philosophy in psychology of religion from Boston University's Graduate School for the Arts and Sciences. She holds memberships in the American Academy of Religion; has served on the Steering Committee for Person, Culture and Religion Section; and has been a member of the American Psychoanalytical Association and the Chicago Society for Psychoanalysis.
She is the author of numerous articles and book chapters and the co-editor of Psychological Perspectives and the Religious Quest: Essays in Honor of Orlo Strunk, Jr.
Dr. Rector resides in Evanston, Illinois and has a deep appreciation for the arts, especially music.


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Combined - 52 mpg EC Extra Urban - 0 mpg EC Urban - 0.
BHP rates the engine performance of vehicles and stands for the brake horsepower.
CO2 is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by the vehicle in grams per kilometre travelled, the lower the CO2 emissions the cleaner the vehicle is for the environment.
Road Tax is based upon the CO2 emissions of the vehicle and is split into 13 bands from A to M. The higher the letter the greater the cost of tax paid to drive the vehicle on public roads. In addition to the road tax detailed below, any vehicle that had a manufacturers retail price in excess of £40,000 when first sold, attracts a road tax supplement of an additional £320 per year. This is charged until the vehicle is 6 years old.
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The Supreme Court Law Library in Queens County is equipped with up-to-date CALR/Lexis/Westlaw/Internet facilities. There are four separate computer areas in the law library.
1. the north end of the main reading room
2. the mezzanine
3. the CourtHelp center
4. the south end of the main reading room
The north and south ends of the reading room offer three Dell personal computers and the Mezzanine has one Dell PC with a printer. The mezzanine PC is reserved for UCS personnel. There is a learning/training center for CD-ROM, located downstairs in the main reading room adjacent to the Index table. The learning center is equipped with one personal computer. All public computers are available for use by library patrons during regular library hours.
Westlaw and Lexis training classes are held in the library periodically throughout the year. Training classes are for UCS personnel only. Contact Andrew Tschinkel at email@example.com to arrange for CALR training. Off site training is also available at the Westlaw training centers in Manhattan and Old Westbury. Classes are free to subscribers, but reservations are required. To make reservations call (212) 922-1920 or 1-800-535-0979 or send an e-mail message to email@example.com
NY Westlaw Training Center
Westlaw Building
530 5th Ave., 7th floor
New York, NY 10036
This center is located in the Midtown section of New York City between 44th and 45th Streets close to the Grand Central Terminal. From Grand Central Station: Take the Vanderbilt Ave. exit. Walk straight ahead two blocks to Fifth Ave., then turn right and walk a few yards up the block. From Port Authority: Take the cross-town bus on 42nd St. to 5th Ave. Walk north 2 1/2 blocks. We are on the left side of the street. From Penn Station Take the Times Square shuttle to Grand Central. Exit at 42nd Street and take a right onto Fifth Avenue. Walk two blocks to 44th Street and we are on the left side of Fifth Avenue. Driving from the East Side Take the 42nd Street exit off of the FDR. Drive west past 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Lexington Avenues, and past Grand Central Station on your right. Take the next right onto Vanderbilt Avenue, then turn left onto 43rd Street. Turn right onto Madison Avenue and then right.
The library staff posts the monthly schedules for the Westlaw training center adjacent to the Dell PC in the mezzanine area of the library. Or to see online all Westlaw course offerings go to https://legal.thomsonreuters.com/en.
All librarians will assist UCS personnel with computer training and searches when requested.
Non-judicial personnel are reminded that CALR use is restricted to court related legal research. See UCS Internet Policy
Individual Lexis, Westlaw, ID's and passwords are assigned to UCS personnel as required.
Requests for additional Westlaw and Lexis passwords should be made via GroupWise to the Library Staff as required. Passwords are authorized by the Office of Court Administration, through a request by the library staff. Judicial interns should request an individual Westlaw/ Lexis password from the library staff. Interns should not use the Judge's password. Please send your request for Intern passwords to Mr. Tschinkel, via GroupWise, with your request please include the Intern's name, the Judges' name, courthouse location, and the starting and ending date of the internship.


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NEW YORK (AP) - An upcoming auction of over 300 historical documents includes rare letters written by Vincent van Gogh, John Lennon and other iconic figures.
The property of an unidentified American collector is being offered by Profiles in History. The online and phone auction is set for Dec. 18.
A top item is a signed van Gogh letter, written in 1890, to Joseph and Marie Ginoux (jih-NOO'). They were the proprietors of the Cafe de la Gare in Arles, France, where the post-impressionist artist lived for a time. It's estimated to bring $200,000 to $300,000.
A handwritten letter from Lennon to Eric Clapton has a pre-sale estimate of $20,000 to $30,000.
The collection will be exhibited Dec. 3-9 at Douglas Elliman on Madison Avenue.
Information on how to bid is available on www.profilesinhistory.com.


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I am so excited right now – I don't know if it is from the mug of coffee I just finished or because I have found so many amazing recipes for Thanksgiving that I just can't wait to share! Every year my parents host Thanksgiving. About 8 years ago I asked if I could help cook. This was around the same time I became very interested in nutrition, so my ulterior motive was to turn our traditional WI thanksgiving into a more wholesome, healthful, and nutritious meal. Thankfully that first successful year has turned into tradition of homemade pies, fresh vegetables, and made-from-scratch cranberry sauce.
Each year I search for new recipes to try. In the last few weeks I have found dozens of fall dishes that I can't wait to try (but will likely have to with this thing called medical school in my way). Here are some of the favorites I have found so far. As I make them, I will post the recipes with notes about how they were.
- Quinoa salad with butternut squash, dried cranberries, and pepitas
- Roasted butternut squash with kale and almond pecan pamesan
- Cranberry, apricot, and pecan wild rice pilaf
- Mashed rutabaga with sour cream and dill
- Green bean casserole with shallot crumb topping
- Kale and apple salad with pancetta and candied pecans
- Lemon salt-roasted fingerling potatoes
- Pumpkin walnut bread
- Yogurt and apricot pie with crunchy granola crust (substitute apples or homemade cranberry sauce for apricot)


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An ex-Mountie on trial in Surrey for misusing a police database to get information about the Bacon brothers has now been charged in the U.S. with conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into Canada and recruiting a border guard to help him do it.
Abbotsford resident Rapinder (Rob) Sidhu, and co-accused Anthony Jurcev, were indicted by a grand jury in Seattle this week, according to court documents obtained by The Vancouver Sun.
Sidhu is in the middle of a trial in Surrey Provincial Court for allegedly impersonating a police officer on July 31, 2007 to get the address of the Bacons from the RCMP's Operational Communications Centre. He is back in court in that case in September.
The U.S. indictment alleges that beginning at least by the middle of 2007 until at least May 2008, Sidhu and Jurcev worked with convicted smugglers Rob Shannon and Devron Quast "to operate a cocaine transportation organization based in British Columbia."
"On a regular basis during this time period, the B.C. cocaine organization exported, and attempted to export, loads of cocaine from the United States to Canada," the indictment says. "The cocaine was concealed in vans and recreational vehicles."
The indictment also says that Sidhu, who left the RCMP in 2003 in the middle of an internal investigation, "recruited an employee of the Canada Border Services Agency, who agreed to allow and did allow vehicles containing cocaine to pass through his lane at the Lynden/Aldergrove Port of Entry."
That border guard, Jaspal Grewal, pleaded guilty in a Seattle courtroom in July to his role in the criminal gang. He is to be sentenced in October. Both Shannon and Quast earlier pleaded guilty to their roles in the smuggling organization, which U.S. authorities allege was run for the benefit of the Hells Angels in B.C. and involved more than $19 million worth of marijuana and cocaine going back and forth across the border over five years.
So far, 24 B.C. men have pleaded guilty to their roles in the massive operation.
Neither Sidhu nor Jurcev could be reached for comment Friday. Jurcev had been named on an earlier indictment filed by the U.S. Attorney.
The indictment alleges Sidhu and Jurcev were behind two intercepted shipments of cocaine, totalling 478 kilograms. One load was found inside a recreational vehicle stopped by police in Orange County, California on July 24, 2007. The other was located inside luggage in a minivan intercepted in Everett, Washington on May 16, 2008.
And the indictment claims there were many more cocaine shipments that police did not intercept.
"Members of the B.C. cocaine organization communicated with each other via prepaid cellular telephones and encrypted BlackBerry messages, and other secretive means, often referring to each other, themselves and the cocaine using nicknames and codes," the indictment says.
The U.S. also wants the two men to surrender any assets they received from their alleged cocaine smuggling.
Sidhu pleaded guilty in July 2003 to causing "fear of personal injury" in another domestic case. He also pleaded guilty in 2005 to two counts of fraud over $5,000 and received a 12-month conditional sentence concurrent on both counts.
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eliminate (someone or something) from (something)
eliminate (someone or something) from (something)
To remove or take someone or something away from something. A loss tonight would eliminate my team from the playoffs. We need to eliminate all dairy from this recipe because Jim is a vegan.
See also: eliminate
eliminate someone or something from something
to remove someone or something from something. We had to eliminate Jeff from the list. The cook eliminated veal from the menu. She sought to eliminate herself from consideration.
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App Inventor is a Google software that allows anyone to develop simple Android apps. "To use App Inventor, you do not need to be a developer. App Inventor requires NO programming knowledge. This is because instead of writing code, you visually design the way the app looks and use blocks to specify the app's behavior."
App Inventor lets you create applications that use advanced features like GPS or sending SMS messages. "You can build an app to help you remember where you parked your car, an app that shows the location of your friends or colleagues at a concert or conference, or your own custom tour app of your school, workplace, or a museum."
Google says that the software has been successfully tested in several schools across the US. "App Inventor for Android gives everyone, regardless of programming experience, the opportunity to control and reshape their communication experience. We've observed people take pride in becoming creators of mobile technology and not just consumers of it," says Google's Mark Friedman.
You need an invitation to try App Inventor, but you can complete this form to get an invitation.
"The App Inventor project is led by MIT computer scientist Harold Abelson, the founding director of the Free Software Foundation, Public Knowledge, and the Creative Commons who's now on sabbatical at Google," reports the Register.
"The Google project, Mr. Abelson said, is intended to give users, especially young people, a simple tool to let them tinker with smartphone software, much as people have done with computers. Over the years, he noted, simplified programming tools like Basic, Logo and Scratch have opened the door to innovations of all kinds. Microsoft's first product, for example, was a version of Basic, pared down to run on personal computers. The Google application tool for Android enables people to drag and drop blocks of code — shown as graphic images and representing different smartphone capabilities — and put them together, similar to snapping together Lego blocks. The result is an application on that person's smartphone," notes the New York Times.
App Inventor is especially suitable for Android because Android apps are collections of reusable intents. Even if you build a simple application, you can easily make it more powerful by using components from other applications.
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PCI compliance
What is PCI compliance?
PCI compliance is adhering to security standards set by the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council to protect cardholder data. The PCI council is responsible for managing the security standards, but compliance with it is enforced by major payment card brands such as Visa® and Discover®. You can learn more about the standards by visiting the PCI Security Standards page on the PCI website.
Who needs to be PCI compliant?
If you accept or process payment cards, the PCI standards apply to you. PCI applies to any organization, regardless of their size or volume of transactions, if they store, process or transmit cardholder data. You can find out about your exact compliance requirements from your payment card brand or acquirer.
How do I become PCI compliant?
You should contact your payment card brand to determine the PCI compliance requirements required for your organization. Each card issuer defines their own compliance levels, which will determine what type of validation your entity will need to perform.
For example, Visa defines levels of compliance validation from Level 1 to Level 4 based on the volume of transactions and various risk factors such as prior data breaches.
- Level 1 merchants require the highest form of validation. If you are a Level 1 merchant, you must have a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) complete an annual onsite assessment and file a Report on Compliance (ROC). A list of approved QSA companies is available on the PCI Security Standards Council website.
- Level 2 - Level 4 merchants must complete a PCI DSS Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) and report on their compliance annually. They are also required to perform quarterly Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) scans.
- For more information on Visa's PCI compliance validation process, see Visa's Merchant website.
What GoDaddy products are PCI compliant?
At this time, the only GoDaddy products that offer PCI compliance are Online Store, Quick Shopping Cart, Online Bookkeeping and Online Appointments. We go through an annual audit performed by a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) to confirm that all PCI requirements are met for each of the product environments. Assessment activities focus on our public-facing Web servers, back-end processing systems, cardholder storage database, administrative bastion hosts, supporting infrastructure, and firewalls.
Note: If you use our PCI compliant products, you still need to complete a PCI DSS Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) and report PCI compliance based on your merchant level if your payment card brand requests it. For more information, you can refer to the SAQ Instructions and Guidelines provided by the PCI council.
Do I need to have my product site scanned because my merchant processor says I do?
No. If you are using one of our PCI compliant products, you do not need to have third party ASV scans performed. To satisfy scanning requirements, you can refer to our status as a PCI DSS validated service provider on the Visa Service Provider website.
We complete the following activities to achieve compliance as a Level 1 PCI Service Provider:
- The environment is scanned quarterly by an ASV for Online Store, Quick Shopping Cart, Online Bookkeeping and Online Appointments.
- An annual audit is performed by a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) to confirm that all PCI requirements are met, including performance of scans by an ASV.
- The QSA submits the report on compliance for Online Store, Quick Shopping Cart, Online Bookkeeping and Online Appointments to Visa. Visa reviews the report and confirms our status as a PCI DSS validated service provider.
Is Shared, Dedicated, or Virtual Private Server PCI compliant?
No. Currently Shared, Dedicated, or Virtual Private Servers are not in the scope of our PCI compliance.
What about password requirements?
GoDaddy has you covered. All PCI-DSS password requirements are configured for you by GoDaddy. Make sure to look out for emails notifying you when your password expires and needs to be changed. Additionally, if you ever feel your account may have been compromised, GoDaddy recommends changing your password immediately.


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Later with Jools Holland the other night, and was intrigued by the session from Grinderman whose Warren Ellis was making an incredible sound with what appeared to be Fender Musicmaster or Mustang but with just four strings (see YouTube clip below - OK, so he's obviously using a lot of loops there too).
So, a quick search shows that it's actually the new Warren Ellis signature model tenor guitar from Eastwood Guitars. The alder body is offset like a Mustang rather than an even-waisted Musicmaster, although like the latter it has just a single pickup in the neck position, in this instance it's a blade style pickup. As is common with tenor guitars it has a shorter than usual scale-length of 23", for which the Fender student-model stylings seem all too appropriate.
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Besides being an opportunity to stock up on neckties, slippers, and power tools, Father's Day is a good time for the dads among us to reflect on that delicate balance between life's greatest blessing and the lifelong responsibility that is fatherhood. As a wise man once said, "It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father."
No, operating instructions are not included with your first-born, but somehow most of us figure it out anyway, perhaps adapting good parenting skills we learned from our own dads and doing the best we can.
Here in the U.S., though, dads face a new challenge. We're raising the first generation of kids who are unhealthier than their parents were. Childhood obesity and diabetes rates are climbing, and it's not just because of Happy Meals. Kids today spend an average of 7.5 hours "plugged in" to electronic media every single day (including weekends). Eighty percent of American children live in urban areas with limited or no access to safe outdoor spaces where they can play or simply experience some little part of nature.
Being indoors and glued to a screen all day not only makes our kids less healthy physically — it affects their cognitive function. Evidence shows that children who participate in outdoor environmental education programs do better on tests and behave better in the classroom.
For a wonderful example of a kid who both loves the outdoors and aces tests, see this newspaper profile of Lori Anne Madison, the amazing and adorable six-year-old who recently was the youngest-ever participant in the National Spelling Bee. The reporter did his best to keep up while Lori Anne and friends searched "for snails, slugs, tadpoles, water striders, baby snakes and more as they splashed in the waters on a sunny day at the Scotts Run Nature Preserve in the suburbs of Washington, D.C."
Somehow, though, we've evolved into a society where millions of kids grow up without ever walking in the woods or spending a day at the beach. This "nature deficit" is one reason why the Sierra Club works to help as many children as possible (a lot of whom have no full-time father in their lives) experience nature firsthand through our "Mission Outdoors" programs.
But back to Father's Day — I'm a lucky dad. Our kids may or may not be able to spell dirigible, but they love the outdoors, love to go camping, and love wildlife. If we had let her, our daughter would have probably adopted a whole collection of baby turtles after we visited the spawning beaches of the leatherback sea turtles in Puerto Rico.
As for me, under duress, I do admit to occasionally wearing a necktie, but this Father's Day I'm asking my kids for something a bit more special. I'm asking for a day together outside (and I have a hunch they'll be more than happy to oblige). If you're a dad, why not do the same? You don't have to hike the Appalachian Trail together. A day in the local park or time spent doing anything outdoors that doesn't involve buttons, plugs, screens, or earbuds qualifies. Like all the best gifts, this one gives both ways.


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Des Moines Area Community College President Rob Denson has been chosen to lead a national forum for college and university leaders to address the need for more science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) talent.
Denson will chair the STEM Higher Education Council, a new initiative announced today by STEMconnector, a national network and website launched in 2011 to identify and connect STEM programs throughout the United States. The Higher Education Council's mission will be to bring focused energy to higher education's leading high-impact practices, increasing the emphasis on STEM pipeline-to-jobs efforts.
Martha Kanter, who served as U.S. secretary of education from 2009 to 2013 and currently is a distinguished visiting professor of higher education at New York University, will serve with Denson as the council's senior adviser. Denson and Kanter will guide the design and implementation of the council's vision, goals and accomplishments.
"We're pleased Rob will take his passion and leadership to STEMconnector's Higher Education Council as its new chairman," said Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, who co-chairs the Governor's STEM Advisory Council in Iowa and chairs STEMconnector's Food & Ag Council. "Rob is an engaged member of the Governor's STEM Council and will help drive the message that great careers await students who obtain the STEM skills to fill the jobs."
The council will coordinate an Impact Summit to be held Oct. 8 in New York City, in which business and higher education leaders will showcase pioneering examples of partnerships that ensure student success in college and careers.
Participants will share best-in-class STEM models of workplace learning through internships, co-op programs and mentorships, especially focused on engaging underrepresented populations in STEM fields leading to employment.
Interested in Iowa's STEM efforts?
We recently invited five members of the community to the Business Record to talk about the opportunities and challenges facing STEM in Iowa. To read staff writer Kyle Oppenhuizen's takeaways and to watch a video of the discussion on STEM,Click here


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MONTREAL - I have a habit of hanging around SAQ stores, eavesdropping on conversations. Besides questions like, "Do you have a wine that goes with raclette?" I hear a lot of talk about vintages, as in, "This Burgundy is good value," says the conseilleur à vin, "especially because it's a 2009." Vintages get bandied about as much as grape varietals and wine regions. For many, 2005 was the vintage of a lifetime, yet 2003 was the heat wave vintage and therefore a dud.
We don't talk about restaurants that way, but if we were to, 2013 would be a "petit millésime," a small vintage, one that separated the seasoned chefs and restaurateurs from the amateurs. And when the local scene failed to inspire, I hightailed it out of town. You know the local scene needs to wake up when one of my top restaurant meals of 2013 within a three-hour radius of my house was at Hen of the Wood restaurant in Vermont.
When wine vintages are lousy, the weather is almost always to blame. But when restaurant vintages are lousy, the cause is less obvious. People speculate: Is it the economy? Are there too many restaurants, with fickle customers shifting their alliance from one hot spot to another? Are uncleared streets and exorbitant downtown parking fees keeping suburbanites from crossing those structurally compromised bridges of ours? Is all the charter and language talk keeping away essential tourist dollars? Is it the food trucks? With their fancy tacos and designer hotdogs, are they really ripping business away from bricks-and-mortar establishments?
I don't think so. I see more immediate problems: I see restaurant owners too fearful to raise prices, worried they will scare off frugal customers. I see chefs unwilling to take risks with cutting-edge cuisine for fear of scaring off unadventurous customers. I see mediocre food prepared by people not worthy of the title "chef" who have been forced into that position because of a skilled-labour shortage. Not good.
Yet, despite a year low on frills and thrills, a handful of restaurants put in a strong showing: some new, others already established that are hitting their stride and still others located out of the province's big cities and worth the detour. Some people say there are no good restaurants outside the main cities in Quebec. To them I say, do your homework!
I usually have 10 restaurants in this "best of" feature, but this year, I found but eight that wowed. With two no-star restaurants racked up this year and not a single four-star restaurant in 2013, this was indeed a lesser vintage on the fine-dining scene. But those petit millésimes rarely run back to back. Here's hoping 2014 will be "grand"!
Here are the best of the restaurants I reviewed in 2013.
> Le Vin Papillon
2519 Notre-Dame St. W.
Phone: none
When word hit last spring that chefs David McMillan and Fred Morin were opening a wine bar, nobody familiar with the stellar wine program at their other two restaurants, Joe Beef and Liverpool House, was surprised. And then in June, they unveiled this tiny corridor of a restaurant, with a fun little terrasse, vegetable-laden menu and fascinating wine list. Joe Beef sommelier Vanya Filipovic, a third partner in this establishment and the majordomo, has a flair for serving well-chosen wines with loads of enthusiasm and not an ounce of pretension. The food is small-plate in style with an emphasis on vegetables, though one of my favourite dishes was the braised guinea hen leg with a jus de vin au chénas. Otherwise, I relished the roasted Brussels sprouts topped with Westphalian ham and the cauliflower enhanced with caramelized onions, capers and chicken skin crackling. But what I liked best about my meals here was the relaxed ambience, the endlessly flowing food and wine and the sense of adventure behind every sip and bite. This team has a proven track record, and to their credit, this restaurant is the least expensive of the bunch and doesn't require an impossible-to-nab reservation. Word of advice: If you plan on indulging here, leave the car at home.
> Impasto
48 Dante St. (near St-Dominique St.)
Phone: 514-508-6508
Impasto is just the Italian restaurant Montrealers have been craving. Owned and operated by the dynamic duo of Michele Forgione and Stefano Faita, this Little Italy trattoria was a hit from almost the moment it burst onto the scene in July. The restaurant's not fancy, formal or expensive. The décor, courtesy of hip resto designer Zébulon Perron, is all tile walls, beadboard ceilings and bare tables, with a large open kitchen from where you'll see plates of homemade charcuterie, pasta and porchetta emerge. Faita is a cookbook author and cookery show host, as well as son of Elena Faita of the Mezzaluna cooking school (his family also owns the Quincaillerie Dante), but the cooking here is in the hands of Forgione, while Faita acts more as a host. Forgione's style is authentic and regional Italian cuisine with everything — save for the baguette — made in-house. The room is a bit noisy, the service can be a little wonky and good luck getting a last-minute table these days. But I like the fact that these boys are so into their restaurant, devoted and offering something beyond the same-ol', same-ol' Italian. The cooking is sharp and the ingredients are local, but you can still taste a little bit of "nonna" in every bite.
> À la table des jardins sauvages
17 chemin Martin, St-Roch-de-l'Achigan
Phone: 450-588-5125
I heard about chef Nancy Hinton and forager François Brouillard's restaurant ages ago, yet it took me years to get out to St-Roch-de-l'Achigan to see what all the fuss was about. But I did this summer, and was I ever happy to be there in mid-July, when Brouillard's finds were at their best and most abundant. The restaurant is open only one day a week, and it's a bring-your-own wine operation. At $85, the menu is definitely an investment. But when you enter this world of Hinton's, filled with new flavours from the likes of sea spinach, day lily buds, crinkleroot leaf, pig weed, cat's tongue and wild gooseberries, all those plates of steak-frites seem so utterly boring. This was a meal unlike anything I've ever tasted in Quebec, and whose unpretentiousness would be impossible to find in a similar restaurant in, say, Europe. For Hinton to employ such an unusual array of ingredients without just randomly adding them to dishes but understanding how to best exploit their unique flavours is quite a feat. Though a return visit in late fall didn't wow to the same extent (mid-November does not offer the forager the same bounty as mid-July), I still relished this unique setting, these lovely people and this adventure into the world of wild grasses, mushrooms and pickled lily buds.
> Su
5145 Wellington St.
Phone: 514-362-1818
Though many foodies were impressed with chef Fisun Ercan's new restaurant Barbounya, which opened this summer, I was dreaming about her other restaurant, Su. As Su has been open since 2005, I cannot deny I was late jumping on Ercan's bandwagon. And as there are no other Turkish restaurants on the fine-dining beat, my exposure to this Mediterranean cuisine had been close to nil. So, what an introduction! While drinking Turkish wines, we feasted on mezze, including "kirmizi biberli ezme," a spread made up of grilled red peppers, walnuts and mint, cigarillo-sized rolls filled with herb-enhanced white cheese, vegetable fritters served with a dill-laden yogurt sauce, stuffed vine leaves and radicchio leaves filled with cubes of marinated eggplant. I lapped up "manti," thin pasta sheets wrapped around ground beef and served in a pool of yogurt sauce enriched with a spicy tomato sauce. Then came rock cornish game hen with an "aphrodisiac" sauce made with dry fruit, grilled red peppers, toasted almonds and chickpeas. To finish, a chocolate and halvah molten cake with mandarin ice cream. Gorgeous! And, perhaps best of all, different.
> Vices Versa
216 St-Étienne St., La Malbaie
Phone: 418-665-6869
La Malbaie has a reputation for being a food lover's paradise, yet you have to search a bit to find the gems. Chief among them is this restaurant, the best in the region, owned and operated by chef Éric Bertrand and his wife, Danielle Guay. The duo work side by side in their open kitchen, producing French-driven cuisine made with all the best local ingredients, including foie gras from La Ferme Basque de Charlevoix, lamb from the Ferme Éboulemontaise, veal from the farms of Jean Robert Audet and Black Angus beef from La Ferme Eumatimi. In a region known as tourist central, Vices Versa offers neither a stunning view of the bay nor a potpourri-laden décor. This restaurant is sharp, and the food is skilled without falling into the dreaded category of fussy. Both chefs are right there in their kitchen, in deep concentration mode, cooking just for you. And on top of all that, the wine list is sophisticated, and the service is the definition of the word solicitous. I can't wait to return!
528 Place St-Henri
Phone: 514-316-7234
Rare are the chefs of late who favour intricate plates. Why? Because of the risks involved. First, there is a higher chance of error, second, more hands are required and, third, the dish could easily appear dated. And then comes the dreaded "all looks and no substance" verdict. So why bother? Yet, when you see a chef like Dany Bolduc, who does bother — and succeeds — you want to stand up and applaud. Until recently of Duluth Ave.'s happening brew pub/chef hangout Réservoir, Bolduc is now in swishier digs cooking up delectable dishes like foie-gras-filled dumplings enhanced with cabbage, served in an Asian-style broth filled with bits of scallion and mushroom. And I like more about this new restaurant than the great wine list and beautiful food. The setting itself is a big draw. Located just a block north of Notre-Dame beside the Place-St-Henri métro, H4C is set in a building that once housed a post office and then a bank. It has been converted by architects Marc-André Vallée and Chantal Paradis of D3 Architecture. And how about those desserts? If it's on the menu, don't miss the cheddar, apple and buckwheat ice cream dessert — my favourite dish of 2013.
> Brasserie T!
1425 Jeanne-Mance St.
Phone: 514-282-0808
My first visits to this, Toqué!'s baby brasserie located on the Place des festivals, were not a success. But considering the talent behind this operation, including Toqué!'s Normand Laprise, Christine Lamarche and chef de cuisine Charles-Antoine Crête, there was nowhere to go but up. And it has. Yes, the space is still cramped and the background music is annoying, but the food here is fantastic. More casual in nature than the mason mère, Brasserie T! churns out some great ribs, a fantastic burger, a stellar bavette and arguably the best fries in Montreal. In a city where casual dining is taking over, it's nice to see a casual restaurant that doesn't cut corners on ingredients or technique. Add to that professional service and an interesting and affordable wine list and you have a casual restaurant that could put to shame many fancier establishments.
> Bistro à Champlain
75 Chemin Masson, Ste-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson
Phone: 450-228-4988
Of all the restaurants I dined at in 2013, this is the one I loved most. It wasn't about the food or service, but the restaurant's owner, a seminal figure in Quebec's wine world, former radiologist, art collector, avid fisherman and true bon vivant, Champlain Charest. Located in the scenic hamlet of Lac Masson, in the Laurentians, the restaurant is rustic yet elegant, and equally famous for the art on its walls, including original paintings by the most famous Lac Masson resident, Jean-Paul Riopelle. Yet, great art and bosky setting aside, the restaurant is most famous for its wine cellar, one of the most mind-boggling "caves" you will ever behold. Truth be told, Le Bistro à Champlain is basically a restaurant wrapped around a wine cellar. Fine wines are often best paired with simple cuisine, and though the dishes here aren't elaborate, they aren't steak-frites simple, either. There's a tasting menu with wine pairings available for those looking for the ultimate food-and-wine experience. Rest assured, any wine you order here will be a winner, and oenophiles will also appreciate the fact that they can enjoy older vintages uncorked by sharp sommeliers.
The accumulated effect of the art, food, wine, the beauty of the surroundings and warmth of the staff — mixed together with the sense of all the memories within these walls — charmed me silly. In this sea of sameness from which the restaurant scene seems to be suffering, this is one special restaurant. Truly unique.


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We've reopened our practice in accordance with CDC, O.S.H.A., and State Dental Board guidelines to responsibly resume seeing our patients for regular dental appointments and treatment.
We want to assure you of the measures we take to maintain a clean and safe environment so you can continue to receive needed dental care without fear or concern.
Our team has had additional training to ensure our processes meet or exceed sanitation and sterilization standards of care, and we have elevated our infection control procedures in response to this time of global concern. You can visit our practice with confidence, knowing we are taking additional measures to provide for the safety of our patients and our team:
We understand your decision to visit us is personal one. Should you have any questions or concerns about your dental appointment, please do not hesitate to call us at (239) 230-2026. We are here to help.
These questions will be asked upon arrival at our office. If you have a temperature greater than 100.4 at the time of your appointment, or if you answer yes to any of the questions below, your appointment will be rescheduled to a later date when it is safe for you to be seen. This is for the safety of our team and other patients. Please contact us with any questions.
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Software's capabilities to be displayed at Usinagem, Brazil, October 16-19, 2012
GIVAT SHMUEL, Israel, October 17, 2012 — (PRNewswire) —
Cimatron Limited (NASDAQ and TASE: CIMT) today announced that its integrated CAD/CAM software, CimatronE, will be demonstrated at the Usinagem trade show, Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 16-19, 2012.
"CimatronE's powerful MoldDesign solution offers Brazilian tool shops a massive productivity booster, with customers reporting a reduction in the overall time taken to design any type of mold by up to 40%," said Alexandre Censi, Cimatron Group's country manager for Brazil.
"The Usinagem trade show provides a valuable opportunity for shops to see the strength of the software first hand. The CimatronE display will feature a live demonstration showing the design and manufacturing of a mold from a 3D scanned part, utilizing both CimatronE's MoldDesign and NC capabilities."
CimatronE's key mold making features include:
- Mold design - reliable data import; data heal and stitch; fast, accurate parting and cavity design; BOM generation; mold base plate libraries; core, cavity and slider generation; lifter and insert placement; ejection and cooling system creation; runner sketching; motion analysis and collision detection; and drafting.
- Electrode design and burning.
- NC programming - built-in CAD functionality; background toolpath calculations; efficient roughing; high quality finishing; 2.5-5-Axis capabilities; plate machining and drilling; advanced micro milling; simulation; a rich library of post-processors; and NC Setup and tool table reports.
The CimatronE display at Usinagem will be hosted by reseller Autoflow.
Visit the Cimatron website to view videos of CimatronE's MoldDesign capabilities.
For more information on Cimatron's activities in Brazil, contact:
Alexandre Censi
Email: Email Contact
Phone: +55-11-8272-8512
About Cimatron
With 30 years of experience and more than 40,000 installations worldwide, Cimatron is a leading provider of integrated, CAD/CAM solutions for mold, tool and die makers as well as manufacturers of discrete parts. Cimatron is committed to providing comprehensive, cost-effective solutions that streamline manufacturing cycles and ultimately shorten product delivery time.
The Cimatron product line includes the CimatronE and GibbsCAM brands with solutions for mold design, die design, electrode design, 2.5 to 5 Axis milling, wire EDM, turn, Mill-turn, rotary milling, multi-task machining, and tombstone machining. Cimatron's subsidiaries and extensive distribution network serve and support customers in the automotive, aerospace, medical, consumer plastics, electronics, and other industries in over 40 countries worldwide.
Cimatron's shares are publicly traded on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol CIMT. For more information, please visit Cimatron's web site at: http://www.cimatron.com
This press release includes forward looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are subject to risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Such statements may relate to Cimatron's plans, objectives and expected financial and operating results. The words "may," "could," "would," "will," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," and similar expressions or variations thereof are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Cimatron's ability to control. The risks and uncertainties that may affect forward looking statements include, but are not limited to: currency fluctuations, global economic and political conditions, marketing demand for Cimatron products and services, long sales cycles, new product development, assimilating future acquisitions, maintaining relationships with customers and partners, and increased competition. For more details about the risks and uncertainties related to Cimatron's business, refer to Cimatron's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Cimatron cannot assess the impact of or the extent to which any single factor or risk, or combination of them, may cause. Cimatron undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Target has announced plans to unveil a new clothing line designed specifically for plus-size women.
The line, expected to arrive in mid-February, was designed by Target's in-house design team and features "stylish basics along with trend-driven statement pieces that fashionistas will love," the company said in a release Wednesday.
Similar to Target's other apparel line, the new AVA & VIV clothing will be updated monthly, with prices ranging from $10 to $79.99.
"Target is synonymous with great design, and with the launch of AVA & VIV, we're stepping up our fashion game for our Plus-size guests," Stacia Andersen, senior vice president of merchandising, apparel and accessories at Target said in a statement. "From stylish original prints to the attention to detail and fit, this line is meant to impress and we can't wait to share it with our guests."
As part of their latest line launch, the Minneapolis-based retailer enlisted the help of a blogger who once called for a boycott of the company. Chastity Garner, along with fellow plus-size bloggers Gabi Gregg and Nicolette Mason, were hired to help promote the line and give feedback on the newest collection.
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Last August, Garner announced she was boycotting Target after the company released their Altuzarra for Target collection.
"Year after year, season after season, you put out these gorgeous designer collections and you almost never include a plus range. Every time each of these collections is about to be released it feels like a slap in the face," Garner wrote. "You may ask, 'Is there any way I will take you back?' I will take you back, when and only when, you include true plus sizes in your designer range collaborations. Until then, I will take my money elsewhere."
The line will be available on Target.com on Feb. 22 and will arrive in stores mid-February through March, the company said.


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You Are So Loved Card - Bundle of x 5
Art inspired greeting card designed and printed in Australia on Vellum Bright White 270gsm card stock.
Dimensions: 145mm x 145mm
Each card comes with a recycled kraft brown envelope, sealed in a clear cellophane bag.
The RRP per card is $6.90. This is a bundle pack of x 5 cards in the same design.


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For several decades antimony electrodes have been used to measure the acidity/basicity - and so to determine the pH value. Unfortunately, they allow for measuring pH changes of solutions only at a certain distance from electrodes or corroding metals. Researchers at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences developed a method for producing antimony microelectrodes that allow for measuring pH changes just over the metal surface, at which chemical reactions take place.
Changes in solution acidity/basicity provide important information on the nature of chemical reactions occurring at metal surfaces. These data are particularly important for a better understanding of electrochemical and corrosion processes. Unfortunately, the measurement methods used to date in the research laboratories did not allow for observing the changes with sufficient precision.
The information on basicity or acidity is contained in the well-known and commonly used pH value. pH for pure (inert) water is equal to 7, for hydrochloric acid - 0, and for sodium hydroxide (one of the strongest bases) - 14.
"Until now we have not been able to measure pH changes at places where the most interesting things occur: at the very metal surface. The measurements had to be carried out at a certain distance, in the electrolyte bulk, as we call it. It's obvious that the data collected under such circumstances not always accurately and not always immediately reflected what was really going on at the metal surface", says Dr Iwona Flis-Kabulska from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IPC PAS) in Warsaw.
In an attempt to better understand the mechanisms governing the electrochemistry and corrosion of metal surfaces, researchers from the IPC PAS developed a new measurement tool. It is an antimony microelectrode with a design allowing for performing easy and reproducible measurements just over the metal surface - at a distance of one tenth of a millimeter only. A patent application for the device was filed.
The new microelectrode is made of a glass capillary filled with liquid antimony. Stretched to reduce the cross section and cut flat, the microelectrode enables carrying out measurements at hard surfaces, in a liquid environment. It is thus suitable for monitoring electrochemical reactions and corrosion processes resulting from interaction between metal and solution or a thin water film.
A good point of the microelectrode developed at the IPC PAS is that the measurements can be easily performed. The designs available earlier on the market required, i.a., the use of micromanipulators for precise placement of electrodes at the surface. "We make use of ordinary geometry. We just move a flat cut glass microelectrode tip closer to the surface of the tested metal, at an appropriate angle. We know the tip diameter and the angle, at which it has been moved closer to the surface, so we know immediately how it is tilted to the surface, and therefore what is the distance between the metal and the antimony core inside the electrode", says Dr Flis-Kabulska.
During measurements, the flat microelectrode tip is tilted to the surface of the tested metal, which means that it does not contact the metal surface with its entire surface. This fact provides additional benefits. Protons produced in reactions on the surface do not disperse quickly in the solution. Their diffusion is slowed down, and it significantly increases the instrument sensitivity and the accuracy of measurements.
The antimony microelectrode from the IPC PAS shows the highest sensitivity in measurements of pH changes ranging from 3 to 10.
The application potential of the new microelectrode is broad. The instrument was constructed with applications in the laboratory research in mind. Due to low manufacturing cost, simplicity and reproducibility of measurements, as well as high sensitivity to changes, the microelectrode could be also used in field tests, for instance as a component of sensors monitoring the condition of reinforced concrete structures.
This press release was prepared thanks to the NOBLESSE grant under the activity "Research potential" of the 7th Framework Programme of the European Union.
The Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences (http://www.


text: Your Community Health Center of Yavapai (CHCY) is dedicated to providing comprehensive Primary Medical Care, Dental Services and Care Coordination, for the care and well-being of ALL Yavapai County residents. We are committed to providing care within the "Patient Centered Medical Home" concept. The CHCY becomes your Medical Home when you select and receive your primary medical care from a CHCY provider. Once you have established this relationship, you are eligible for referral to our dental and behavioral health services. The CHCY is a Federally Qualified Community Health Center which also provides reproductive health (family planning), Well-Child check-ups and the Well-Woman Healthcheck program to our primary care patients. New to Medicare? Click here for more information on the Initial Preventative Physical Examination (IPPE) For more information about the CHCY, our sliding fee scale for those without insurance, or to make an appointment with one of our medical care providers, please call 928-583-1000 in the Prescott area, or 928-639-8132 in the Verde Valley. 2016-2017 Patient Satisfaction Survey Results Se Habla Español Community Health Center of Yavapai sites are Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) deemed facilities. Community Health Center of Yavapai is a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254b, and a deemed Public Health Service employee under 42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n).


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Luke Bryan, Lauren Alaina, Jana Kramer and Big & Rich teamed with 28 campers from around the nation at the ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp which took place June 18-22 in Nashville. The camp is a week-long experience for people diagnosed with Williams Syndrome, a genetic disorder studied by the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.
The residential camp has the dual purpose of studying the disorder and other developmental disabilities and providing music enrichment through performance and education.
On the first day of the camp, songwriters Brett Eldredge and David Lee Murphy wrote "We're Havin' a Party" with the campers. The next day, the campers recorded their song with producer Paul Worley at Ocean Way Studio and enjoyed a visit from Bryan. Worley and Bryan took time to answer questions about the music industry, from writing to recording to touring.
Later in the week, Lauren Alaina joined the campers for karaoke while Kramer took part in a cookout on Vanderbilt's campus. The campers' week ended with a spirited performance of "We're Havin' a Party" with Big & Rich at the Grand Ole Opry on Friday night.
The goals of the Academy of Country Music's Lifting Lives Music Camp are to build independence and social skills and also to explore and celebrate musical ability.View photos from the ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp.


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2019 MSA Bendigo Bank Calendar of Events
The 2019 MSA Bendigo Bank Calendar of Events is now ready for collection. Please telephone your closest office to arrange collection of your calendar.
National Volunteers Week - "Making a world of difference"
Following on from the successful "This Girl Can Week" campaign, Mallee Sports Assembly is keen to celebrate National Volunteer Week (NVW) by acknowledging the generous contributions of our nation's volunteers.
In celebration, Volunteering Australia is pleased to announce the theme for National Volunteer Week 2019 – "Making a world of difference". From 20–26 May 2019, thousands of events will be held across the country to say thank you to the 6 million Australians who volunteer their time. The week-long celebration will include breakfasts, morning/afternoon teas, and luncheons, as well as open days, award ceremonies, picnics, forums and training sessions. In 2016, Australians collectively volunteered 932 million hours in their local communities.
As part Mallee Sports Assembly contribution to National Volunteer Week we will recognise volunteers at our sporting club/association by extending an invitation to our members to submit a 100 word story and include photos endorsing volunteers "Making a world of difference". During National Volunteer Week MSA will recognise our volunteers who "Make a World of difference" at our member clubs/associations on social media, website and in the June newsletter. Please remember that our sporting clubs/associations would not exist without our VOLUNTEERS – why not recognise these wonderful people.
To view the volunteer stories open up the front page and click on the individual volunteer stories.
SH International Day 2019
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- Swan Hill - Fair Play Code Workshop
Mallee Sports Assembly – Swan Hill will be conducting a Fair Play Code Workshop at Nyah West Golf Club on Monday 30th March, 2020.
- Mildura - Fair Play Code Workshop
Have your booked your sporting club into the Fair Play Code Workshop? It is not too late, registrations close on the 13th March, 2020.
- Bul - Yoga at Wycheproof
The residents of Wycheproof recently completed "Beyond The Front Step" surveys that identified that yoga was a preferred activity for the residents of Wycheproof.
- Bul - Donald Dolphin
Mallee Sports Assembly (MSA) - Loddon Mallee Region Move It Project – 'Beyond the Front Step', local older adults - Donald Dolphins - For more informaton on this contact MSA Wycheproof office 0427 780 109.
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