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A spectacular backcountry flight into this whitewater rafting adventure, more wildlife than people, and emerald blue water beckon from Montana's Big Sky country. Thanks to simple logistics and only one other commercial outfitter, the Middle Fork Flathead is our most affordable and pristine wilderness river trip. In addition to the great whitewater, hike to a mountain lake, fish for native trout, and relax around camp for five glorious days in the Great Bear Wilderness of Montana.
Similar Trips: South Fork Flathead • Middle Fork Salmon • Main Salmon
- Departure Month:
- June, July
- Regions:
- Montana
- Duration:
- Between 3 and 6 days
- Rating:
- Beginner, Intermediate
- Pricing:
- Above $2000, Between $1500 and $2000
"Just wanted to let you know that we had a wonderful trip down the Middle Fork of the Flathead with your daughter and her crew. They were not only a competent crew, but one heck of a good time to boot." Gary Peterson, Middle Fork Flathead, 2012
The Middle Fork Flathead, one of the little known jewels of whitewater, is a beautiful 35-mile river journey through the Great Bear Wilderness. The Great Bear, Bob Marshall, and Scapegoat Wilderness areas make up the third largest wilderness complex in the lower 48. Together with Glacier National Park directly to the north, the Bob Marshall Complex forms the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem. Largely unimpeded by human tinkering, wildlife is plentiful, including grizzly bears, lynx, wolverine, moose, and mountain goats.
The journey begins with a breathtaking flight into Schafer Meadows, a backcountry airstrip nestled in the middle of the wilderness. After several miles of scenic floating we enter the first rapid series, Three Forks. While earlier trips offer exciting whitewater thrills between quiet pools, later dates provide better fishing opportunities as the water drops and turns to a magnificent aqua green. The Middle Fork has an average gradient of about 35 feet per mile, which translates to punchy Class III-IV rapids on earlier trips and boulder garden rapids during lower flows. We bring oar boats, paddleboats, and at lower water, inflatable kayaks.
Five days and 35 miles means plenty of time to hike, fish the fat and feisty Cutthroat trout at Castle Lake, view wildlife, or simply relax. We even offer the chance to rock climb and rappel, a trip highlight for many. Accessible only by plane and trail, the Middle Fork Flathead is a true wilderness experience.
5 days, 35 miles
Class III-IV whitewater
Great hiking vistas of high Montana peaks
Waterfalls & beautiful side streams
Mountain lakes, streams and quiet pools for fishing
Incredible wildlife habitat for bears, mountain goats, moose and eagles
Lush landscape and wildflower meadows
Rock climbing
Middle Fork Flathead
June 11 – 16
June 18 – 22
June 25 – 29
July 2 – 6
~other dates available upon request for groups of 8 or more
5 – Day Trip ~ $1850.00*
*Price includes all US Forest Service Fees
Included: We provide transportation from Kalispell to the river and back to Kalispell at the end of the trip. All meals beginning with lunch on the first day and ending with lunch on the last day. Use of our sleeping bags, pads, and tents, dry bags, PFDs and wetsuits. If you chose your to use your own camping gear there is a $40 discount.
Not Included: Hotel reservations before and after your trip or guide gratuities.
Group discounts based upon the number of people in your party.
Senior and child discounts available. Ask for details.
Charter Trips: Charter trips are available for groups of 8 or more. This means your group has reserved the entire trip.
Reservations can be made by calling our office at 800.252.6581.
Payment: A 25% non-refundable deposit is required to reserve your spot. The remainder is due 45 days prior to the trip departure. We will send you a trip packet including general information on your trip, your invoice and statement, gear list, and medical and liability waiver forms that you will need to return to our office.
Cancellation and Refunds: Operating quality trips is a costly operation with no margin for losses resulting from late cancellations. The space you reserve is held for you, and this may mean turning others away. Each trip is planned for the number of reserved spaces, guides engaged, supplies bought, rafts and vehicles assigned. If notice of cancellations is made more than 45 days prior to departure, you may transfer to any other trip in the same season without penalty. Otherwise the cost is non-refundable.
Travel Insurance: We strongly recommend that you protect yourself with a short term traveler's insurance policy. Trip cancellation will cover your losses on non-refundable air and land cost on unexpected cancellations.
Cancelled Trips: We reserve the right to cancel a trip due to insufficient reservations, weather or water conditions. In such cases, a full refund for the trip is given. If possible, we will offer an option of a different trip of comparable type.
Before the trip:
Fly commercially into Kalispell, Montana. Delta, Alaska/Horizon, United, Alegiant, Frontier and US Airways offer flights into Glacier National Airport. The Red Lion Hotel (1-800-547-8010) will provide transportation from the airport to Kalispell. Give them a call from the airport as soon as you arrive as it is a 20-minute drive to the airport.
We will have an orientation meeting at 6:00pm at the Red Lion Hotel in Kalispell the night before the trip to meet everyone, distribute waterproof bags for your personal gear, and answer any last minute questions. We will also distribute WRO cups and t-shirts.
We will pick you up at the Red Lion around 8:00am. We provide transportation to the river via a scenic flight to Schaffer Meadows, a backcountry airstrip in the Great Bear Wilderness.
Motel Before and After:
Make your reservations at the Red Lion Hotel (1-800-547-8010) or Four Seasons (1-406-755-6123) in Kalispell for the evening before and after your trip.
After the trip:
We provide transportation back to the hotel in Kalispell where we typically have an optional farewell dinner that evening.
Suggested reading:
Montana's Bob Marshall Country by Rick & Susie Craetz. Provides good and concise information on "The Bob", especially the sections on wildlife and history.
Sample Itinerary
Day before the trip: Arrive in Kalispell, MT. In the evening, we'll get together to hand out dry bags, WRO cups and T-shirts, and answer any last minute questions.
Day 1: We'll get an early start for our flights to Schaefer Meadows. The first few miles are a slow warm up before lunch. After lunch, we'll be in the Three Fork Rapid Series a couple miles of continuous class III and IV whitewater.
Day 2-4: Our trips are very flexible so that each one is tailored to the group. There will be time for hiking, fishing, looking for wildlife, floating casually, running rapids, and almost anything else you can think up.
Day 5: The last day brings us to the second big stretch of whitewater, the Spruce Park Gorge. We'll have several miles of good class III-IV water before lunch. After the gorge we'll have lunch, then a beautiful float down to the takeout with Glacier National Park on the right and Great Bear Wilderness on the left. This is a great place to spot mountain goats. The drive back to Kalispell takes a little over an hour.
Middle Fork of the Flathead River Suggested Gear
This is the suggested gear list for this particular trip. Having the right gear is important to making it the best possible experience for you. Most of the gear listed you will have or you can use it year-round on any outdoor excursion (football games, boating, skiing, etc.) We want you to have everything you will need to be comfortable and happy.
GEAR PROVIDED – we provide LIFE JACKETS, 2 WATERPROOF DUFFEL BAGS (one for sleeping bag, pad & ground cloth, and one for clothing), WATERPROOF DAY BAG for items you would like accessible during the day (dry shirt, sunblock, camera, etc.), and WETSUITS. We provide SLEEPING BAGS, PADS, AND TENTS.
RAIN GEAR… Good jacket and pants, ponchos aren't enough. AVOID VINYL & CHEAP PLASTICS.
2 LIGHTWEIGHT SHIRTS…one long sleeved.
1 PAIR LONG PANTS…synthetics are best
2 PAIR SHORTS…synthetics dry faster – good to wear over swimsuit.
SWIMSUIT…nylon is best because it dries faster.
CAP TO BLOCK SUN, & WOOL OR SYNTHETIC HAT for cool evenings…a must for everyone. In case of wind, attach with a tie or clip.
GLOVES OR MITTENS…synthetic or wool in case of cold weather.
2 WARM SHIRTS…wool or polar fleece (2)
LONG UNDERWEAR…Polypro or Capilene (not cotton) tops & bottoms.
WARM JACKET…synthetic piles are popular because they are warm even when damp.
FOOTWEAR: The comfort of your feet will make a big difference in your enjoyment of the trip!
HIKING BOOTS or STURDY RUNNING SHOES …for hikes and in camp. No brand new boots please.
SOCKS…3-4 pair, 2 warm, 1 thin, fleece socks are also nice for in camp.
RIVER SANDALS (OR ADDITIONAL RUNNING SHOES FOR WATER) & NEOPRENE SOCKS… this is the best combination we've found for keeping your feet warm and safe on the river.
SUNGLASSES AND TIES FOR GLASSES…protects against glare. Pack an extra pair of glasses or contacts.
SUNBLOCK…maximum strength sun block & moisture lotion.
FLASHLIGHT…small one is fine, headlamps work great.
WATER BOTTLE…1 liter.
CAMERA…and an extra battery. Most people find one battery is not sufficient for a trip.
SMALL DAY OR FANNY PACK…for side excursions.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE…if desired (unbreakable containers).
BINOCULARS (optional)
Wilderness River Outfitters provide a MAJOR FIRST AID KIT. However, we do recommend you bring your own preferred personal medications and accessories (Advil, Tylenol, aspirin, Band-Aids and cold medicine).
Reviews from the Middle Fork of the Flathead River Trip
Just wanted to let you know that we had a wonderful trip down the Middle Fork of the Flathead with your daughter and her crew. They were not only a competent crew, but one heck of a good time to boot.
~Gary Peterson (Middle Fork Flathead – 2012)
Five great days on the Flathead river with some good friends and great guides. We took a remarkable hike to the top of Vinegar Mountain. We ate like kings and enjoyed some of the most incredible scenery outside of Glacier National Park, including a breathtaking encounter with a mountain goat and her kid as we rounded one of the last turns of the trip. Won't forget this trip ever!
~Willie Baronet (Middle Fork Flathead – 2012)
The scenery was world class and the crew did a terrific job of guiding and taking care of us city folk. Joe Biby was a wonderful head guide. All in all a memorable week.
~Nathan Wisenfeld (Middle Fork Flathead)
The peacefulness of the wilderness, the lack of other people on the river, the quality of all the WRO guides and their respect for the wilderness, diversity of activities really made our trip. It was a treat to go with an organization of WRO quality and principles.
~John Kugler (Middle Fork Flathead)
This was a life changing experience. I attribute it to the exquisite isolation on this river. The guides made our trip – they satisfied the varied interest, they interacted and communicated with us in a very genuine and personal way. They were easy with an eye on our safety at all times.
~Melinda Hereford (Middle Fork Flathead)
This was one of our favorite vacations and on we will never forget. Kyle Tom and Jesse were wonderful. The food was excellent and they could tell you anything about geology of the area, birds, animals, trees, plants, etc. We appreciate the time they took to let us hike, rappel, kayak and fish.
~Jeanna Blackburn (Middle Fork Flathead)
The guides can cook better on a open fire than we can on a stove.
~Wayne & Amy Allen (Middle Fork Flathead)
You guys really make this a fantastic trip I thought really hard to find something for you to improve on but came up empty.
~Veronica Vanderstoep (Middle Fork Flathead)
This was one of our favorite vacations and on we will never forget.
~Doug Blackburn (Middle Fork Flathead)


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This year's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season is off to a fantastic start. We've seen first-time winners in Trevor Bayne and Regan Smith (pictured above), some tempers flare and some great racing. It looks like we're in for another phenomenal Championship battle at Homestead-Miami Speedway (photo courtesy: Getty Images Sport)
By Tripp Mickle, Staff Writer, Sports Business Journal
Fox averaged a 5.0 final Nielsen rating and 8.6 million viewers for its 13 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series telecasts this season, up 4.2 percent and 9.7 percent, respectively, from a 4.8 rating and 7.8 million viewers over 11 races last year.
Last year's figures exclude the Martinsville and Texas races, which were rained out on their respective Sunday and run on the following Monday.
The ratings and viewership results returned NASCAR to the same level it enjoyed in 2009 but fell short of the 5.6 rating and 9.3 million viewers Fox drew for 12 races in 2007, the first year of its current eight-year, $1.76 billion rights agreement with NASCAR.
More importantly, the 18- to 34-year-old males who appeared to abandon the sport in 2010, resulting in a 29 percent rating decline, returned in droves this year. The demographic registered a 1.8 rating, up 20 percent from last season.
NASCAR officials credited the sport's recapturing of young, male viewers to a "boys, have at it" strategy, which encouraged drivers to be more combative on the track, as well as going to double-file restarts in 2010, which helped tighten competition. It also attributed ratings increases to strong story lines including Trevor Bayne's stunning Daytona 500 victory to Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s position in the top five in the points, to Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch's war of words.
"A lot of work is ahead of us in terms of consistency and building back to the levels we want to be at, but we're very pleased so far," said Steve Herbst, NASCAR's new vice president of broadcasting and global media strategy. "Very pleased, but not satisfied."
Good story lines weren't the only thing benefiting NASCAR's television performance on Fox this year. The sport avoided the head-to-head competition it faced during the Vancouver Olympics in 2010, and a $20 million repaving effort at Daytona International Speedway helped it avoid the pothole delays that plagued its biggest race in 2010.
Fox Sports Chairman David Hill attributed the return of some viewers to NASCAR's decision to allow manufacturers to replicate the style of the cars they sell, such as Toyota's Camry, Chevrolet's Impala and Ford's Fusion. He said Fox's change in production philosophy and emphasis on drivers this year also helped.
"The thing we're most thrilled about is the younger demo coming back," Hill said. "That's really important for us."
Bill Wanger, Fox senior vice president of research and programming, added, "We got off to a better start with higher numbers in Daytona. … There's a lot of work to be done, but it's moving in the right direction."
Turner on Sunday was scheduled to broadcast the first of six Sprint Cup races it will televise. ABC and ESPN will show the final 17 races of the season, three on ABC and the other 14 on ESPN.
In addition to gains on TV, attendance improved at the tracks during the first 13 races of the season. Average estimated attendance rose to 111,533 spectators a race compared with 102,592 in 2010.
Texas was the biggest driver of the increase. That April race saw attendance nearly double from 92,200 in 2010 to 168,400 this year. Talladega, Dover and Bristol all posted attendance declines. Bristol's attendance dropped the most, sinking from 138,000 in 2010 to 120,000 this year.
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I read with interest the article by Matthew Albright and was glad to hear school boards are looking at security at our schools.
I read with interest the article by Matthew Albright and was glad to hear school boards are looking at security at our schools.
But there are some questions that must be asked.
Why are we just now looking at security at our schools?
Ever since schools were made "gun-free zones," they have become a prime target for people who want to murder a large number of people to make a name for themselves or a statement.
We should have been looking when Columbine happened.
And to clarify a statement by one of the people interviewed, the guard at Columbine was unarmed, thus was unable to stop the two shooters there.
The article states the schools are looking at locking doors after students enter.
Again, why weren't we doing this sooner?
The Newtown shooter broke into a locked door to enter the school.
The cost to put armed security in every classroom would be extremely expensive.
The training for these people needs to be looked at.
They need to be highly trained with the proper weapons and ammunition. That is an expense that would have to be taken into account. And well-trained people would need the pay commensurate with that training.
A possible solution is to put a minimum of two officers at each school. Depending on the size of the campus, more would be assigned.
To assist these officers, have alarms on doors, not so much audible alarms but detectors that let a central station know of a door or area being accessed.
Camera systems would also help. I do commend the boards for looking at ways to intervene with the young people to try, hopefully getting them the help they need, to reduce the chances they won't become one of those people who commit such an act.
Armed security is not the solution to violence, but trying to intervene early in their lives is one step toward a solution.
Everyone has to understand there is no perfect way.
Armed security in a school would probably not prevent some people from getting killed in an attack like Newtown, but it will greatly enhance the chances that a large number of people would not be killed, if not deter the act from happening in the first place. (The shooter now knows he may be challenged by an armed person).
I wish the school boards of both parishes the best in coming up with good solutions.
Billy Mooring


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – One of the two MIT sailing squads entering the inaugural Longfellow Bridge Invitational danced to a terrific second place finish out of 16 New England teams this past weekend at Harvard University. By all counts, the Engineers were sensational in winds that ranged from 7-20 knots swinging west-to-northwest on Saturday and southwest to northwest on Sunday, which caused many capsizes along the W-3 and W-4 courses.
With a score of 49 in the B-Division, the Cardinal and Gray placed first in the circuit, led by senior skipper Toan Tran-Phu and freshman crew Alix de Monts. The duo finished in the top five in all but three of the 13 races and won five tilts. The 'A' team of senior skipper Charles Field and freshman crew Kelden Pehr scored a 63 to finish fourth in its group, while placing in the top five in all but four rounds.
Competing for MIT on its other team were skippers Tevis Nichols and Neil Forrester and crew Hannah Sparkman and Denis Sevine. The quartet came away with a fifth and three sixth-place finishes, while placing 10th overall.
Boston College won the event with a score of 88, as MIT's top team tallied a 112. Rounding out the top-five were University of Vermont, Boston University, and Roger Williams University.
MIT also hosted the Marchiando/Friis Trophy with Tufts University. The eight-team New England event honors former MIT sailing star Lynne Marchiando and Tufts' sailing program founder Jan Friis. Competing for the Engineers were Josh Leighton, Eamon Glackin, Phil Crain, Andrew Sommer, Vicki Lee, Rachel Licht, and Lisa Schlecht.
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Consumer Portfolio Services Inc. (CPSS) was one of the Russell 2000's biggest losers for Thursday January 14 as the stock slid 5.9% to $4.15, a loss of $-0.26 per share. Starting at an opening price of $4.41 a share, the stock traded between $4.07 and $4.61 over the course of the trading day. Volume was 108,974 shares over 723 trades, against an average daily volume of 123,896 shares and a total float of 25.93 million.
The losses send Consumer Portfolio Services Inc. down to a market cap of $107.63 million. In the last year, Consumer Portfolio Services Inc. has traded between $7.42 and $4.05, and its 50-day SMA is currently $5.01 and 200-day SMA is $5.74.
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At a special event on May 9, StopWaste recognized the recipients of the 2013 StopWaste Business Efficiency Awards, given for outstanding achievements in waste reduction. The winners—twelve companies from around Alameda County—represent a wide range of industries and were selected for their proactive and innovative waste reduction efforts, waste prevention, recycling and composting, and the promotion of recycled content products.
Speaking to an audience of close to 150 business leaders, elected officials, and guests, StopWaste executive director Gary Wolff praised the award winners for their achievements in waste reduction leadership.
"The twelve companies we celebrate today show others the way, modeling how to improve the bottom line by reducing waste. They win, and so does our local economy," Wolff says. "As these awardees demonstrate, there are opportunities for increased business efficiency in all industry sectors and in all areas, from manufacturing to product sales to handling discards."
Representing the manufacturing sector, Tesla Motors Inc. was awarded for replacing disposable packaging materials used to ship windshields with reusable racks at their Fremont facility, eliminating hundreds of tons of windshield packaging waste. Tesla is working to expand the practice to other parts of their operations. During their award acceptance speech, the company's representatives emphasized the cost savings opportunities associated with waste reduction practices, pointing out that of the total cost for manufacturing a car, over $600 are related to handling and disposal of packaging. These avoidable costs amount to more than $240,000 per week at current production levels.
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What we're about
Welcome to Züri eXpats Zunft (ZEZ) Associaton on Meetup.com, in this group our English speaking City Life Network/ Worldwide people activities are announced
We are a "Verein nach atikel 60 im Schweizer Gesetz"; an Association, with member fees to finance our activites for our members, we are a non profit organisation, (all our organisers and volunteers are getting a drink per our, or the equal amount to that). The anual basic member fee is for 2013/14 Sfr50 or €40.
Zurich expats Zunft verein Post finance altstetterstr 311 8047 Zurich
IBAN (Bei elektr. Erfassung) CH5609000000606598532 IBAN (Bei Druck auf Papier) CH56 0900 0000 6065 9853 2
We are organised as a round table/rotary club/business club. Our members network is international and local well connected(LinkedIn). The senior members help the new members to get integrated and orientated in CH, during courses and meetings at our allied companies
Young, well-educated Internationals, let's socialize!
We help you get settled in Switzerland and tackle the first hurdles. We define you as a digital native, aged 17-45. You have international experience, having already lived in different countries. You are typically single and independent.
What's in it for you?
As a paid member you get reductions on course fees and more, which in price AND quality can't be beat in Switzerland (such as certified German lessons to improve your experience of Zurich and be aware of what's going on)
Spend less on living arrangements: reduce your security deposit when renting
Be a VIP: discounts on entrance fees, VIP lounges, etc.
Pay for one group and get four: Sign up for one Züri eXpat group and get automatic membership to three others. Plus LinkedIn and Facebook
Züri eXpats is a Swiss association according to paragraph 60 of the Swiss civil code, and due to our statutes you become a member by joining. A membership fee is assessed after a free trial period (please request a copy of our regulations)
For all who made it till here – thank you for reading. Please get to know your peer members and integrate in this wonderful expat ecosystem of Zurich and its region.
Who are YOU anyway?
You are probably a needed Ausländer in Switzerland, whose productivity helps the Swiss economy maintain its high international standards. Here's why;
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The Swiss economy needs qualified human resources to keep the wheels turning to keep wealth and health at a sustainable level;
There is a shortage of human resources; intellectual capital is needed and without expats the economy would collapse;
There are simply not enough Swiss available to do all available highly skilled jobs, or who could be trained to do so in the future;
Head hunters search globally for highly skilled international professionals, providing this expertise to Zurich and its region in service to Swiss society.
Let's celebrate Zurich City Life; we know where to socialize as expats in Switzerland.
After work drinks on Thursdays at Bellevue;
Friday pub nights @a English Pub; from women's round table to sports events… plus much more;
Bellevue Saturdays @ downtown venues; come meet your English-speaking peers;
And the various National Days are not forgotten.
Zurich is an outstanding place. Besides its city center teeming with clubs and restaurants, it's also celebrated for its quality of life.
Zurich is situated on the shores of a lake with clear and pure water, and is surrounded by hills and scenic mountains.
Now, if you want to socialize with your peers and feel at home and enjoy life…
Then the Züri eXpats Meetup Group is for YOU
We use many social media channels to spread our message, such as: LinkedIn, Facebook, and Meetup.
Züri eXpats was formed to address this ongoing challenge. As reported by Rundschau on Swiss channel SF1 on February 26, 2013, we have a positive impact and work with the authorities to build better relationships and trust.
Our experiences were profiled in the hit play Expats (2013) at Neumarkt theater.
We are alive and kicking... Here is a summary of our activities.
This past year we organized a variety of professional, social, and cultural meetups, also planning numerous social gatherings around international highlights in Zurich. We did over 240 events in and around Zurich, and all over Switzerland.
Our highly qualified fellow expat City Life members will be there for:
◉ Drinks & socializing: Be with your peers and enjoy life in Zurich.
◉ Events on the Lake/ Limmat river, and BBQs: there's no better way to celebrate summer.
◉ Street Parade/ Pop and jazz concerts: We know what's on and can get the best prices.
◉ Bahnhofstrasse shopping: Ladies , we have insight on how to get invitations to all the great shows.
◉ Summer neighborhood parties: What's happening outside your door? They're having a party.
From basic to advanced, from general to sector related… Just bring an idea for an event!
We do a lot with our four Meetup groups: Züri eXpats City Life Network, Züri eXpats Business Professionals, Züri eXpats Hike & Outdoor Sandbox, and s. Altogether we have over 3000 highly educated members that contribute to 60% of the economic output of the Canton of Zurich.
Züri eXpats also participates in social and semi-political events that help contribute awareness and promote integration of eXpats in Zurich. We contribute positively to the Swiss lifestyle as well, and work in cooperation with our partners in the integration offices at both the city and cantonal level.
We look forward to meeting you at one of our upcoming events, to attend and contribute to the experience…whether you are Swiss or an Ausländer.
John Wubbe
President of Züri eXpats
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Xenon Receives a Milestone Payment for Marketing Approval of Glybera in Europe
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Xenon, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for rare diseases, today announced that it has received a milestone payment from uniQure BV for the European Commission marketing approval of Glybera®, a novel gene therapy treatment for the orphan disease lipoprotein lipase deficiency (LPLD), and the first gene therapy approved in the Western world.
Xenon exclusively licensed to uniQure BV its rights to the LPLS447X genetic variant that causes a gain of function in the lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene in humans. Humans with the LPLS447X variant have been shown on average to have lower triglyceride and higher HDL cholesterol levels than those without LPLS447X. Glybera developed by uniQure is an adeno-associated virus based human gene therapy that contains LPLS447X and in clinical studies Glybera was effective in reducing blood fat levels and episodes of pancreatitis in patients with LPLD.
"The approval of Glybera is an important milestone for our Company and for the gene therapy field in general," said Simon Pimstone, President and CEO of Xenon. "Xenon was founded with a commitment to advancing human genetic discoveries into novel therapies for difficult to treat orphan diseases and Glybera is the first product to be marketed by one of our licensees."
In addition to the milestone payment Xenon is also entitled to receive from uniQure BV royalty payments on sales of Glybera, which is expected to start selling in Europe in 2013. The LPLS447X technology in Glybera was conceived and developed by Xenon's former CSO Michael Hayden at the Center of Molecular Medicine, University of British Columbia.
About Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Xenon)
Xenon is a privately owned, clinical genetics-based drug discovery and development company engaged in developing novel therapies for rare diseases. For more information, visit the Company's website at http://www.xenon-pharma.com.
This release contains forward-looking statements that are not based on historical fact. These forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, events or developments to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
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With a teaching method that is constantly evolving, Professor Mark Costanzo advises, "Because you and your students change, you will never have teaching all figured out. Be open to new techniques and possibilities so that you can adapt to change. Teaching is a skill that needs to be cultivated and modified over time." This ability to adapt to ever changing times has brought about a surge of distinction in the form of three national teaching and mentoring awards as well as a notable regional honorall within the last five years.
Robert S. Daniel Teaching Excellence Award (National Award, 2012) from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology - In recognition of effective teaching; mentoring of students' professional development; advancing teaching and learning through scholarship and service; and for training college teachers.
Outstanding Teaching Award (Regional Award, 2011) from the Western Psychological Association (WPA). In recognition of demonstrated leadership and effectiveness in teaching and mentoring of students.
The Award for Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring in Psychology and Law (National Award, 2010) was given from the American Psychology-Law Society in recognition of teaching excellence in a variety of contexts.
The Award for Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring (National Award, 2008) from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues was given in recognition of outstanding teaching and mentoring of undergraduates in areas related to the psychological study of social issues.
Costanzo earned his doctorate from the University of California, Santa Cruz. His teaching interests include social psychology, research methods, psychology and law, and mediation and dispute resolution. His research explores issues such as social influence, nonverbal behavior, police interrogation, false confessions, and the death penalty.
We had a chance to catch up with him following a presentation he gave at the Western Psychological Association Convention in San Francisco. His presentation, Teaching Psychology through its Applications, talked about engaging students by making explicit links between basic and applied psychological science. CMC: How was your recent invited presentation in San Francisco at the Western Psychological Association Convention? Costanzo: It went really well. Well attended and well received. Using my own research in areas such as energy conservation, nonverbal communication, the death penalty, and police interrogations, I showed how basic psychological research can be used to provide fresh insights into social issues. Teaching psychology through its applications can make abstract concepts come alive for students. CMC: How would you describe your own teaching style? Costanzo: My approach to teaching emphasizes active learning and creating an intellectually challenging (but supportive) learning environment. In addition to presenting content in psychology, my goal is to help students develop essential skillshow to think critically, how to express ideas clearly, how to work effectively with others, how to collect data, and how to act in ethically responsible ways.
My goal is to create a welcoming, informal atmosphere in my classes. A fun, relaxed atmosphere encourages students to explore new ideas. Learning can be a struggle at times, but most of the time learning should feel like fun. It should be pleasurable to gain insights and achieve mastery.
I try to use the full range of teaching techniques: group discussions, research projects, lectures, films, case studies, and simulations. I would argue that what makes the classroom experience uniquely valuable is face-to-face interaction with a knowledgeable scholar in a give-and-take group environment. CMC: What motivated you to major in psychology and eventually become a psychology professor? Costanzo: I tried out several majors before deciding on psychology. After taking courses in nearly every discipline, I realized that most of the interesting problems in the world were either partly or largely psychological. After all, what problem doesn't involve motivation, perception, thinking, or social influence? I eventually decided to become a professor because I enjoy teaching, research, and writing. CMC: What have been some of your favorite experiences as a teacher? Costanzo: Perhaps the most rewarding aspect of teaching is being able to see students learn. Every semester, you can watch some students get excited by ideas. They start to ask interesting questions, their enthusiasm comes out during their presentations, they begin to make comments that demonstrate real insight, and their curiosity spurs them to delve deeply into an area of research. CMC: If you were advising a group of new teachers, what would you emphasize the most? Costanzo: I would emphasize that the real job of a teacher is to promote learning. The activity of teaching is a means to the end. If students do not learn, you have failed. Consequently, you need to pay close attention to what and how much your students are learning, and then you need to structure your class to advance that learning. When designing your course, it is also useful to consider what students will remember from your class 10 years from now.
I would also emphasize the importance of developing your own teaching style. Although there are some indispensable commonalities among great teachers (e.g., knowledge of and enthusiasm for one's discipline), there is no single optimal teaching style. It is a great advantage to have a beautiful speaking voice or a great sense of humor, but whatever strengths you have should be enlisted in the service of teaching. Use your strengths and cultivate useful skills you don't have yet. CMC: You described psychology as practical science. Could you elaborate on it a bit more? Costanzo: Psychology is a practical science because it is relevant to everyday life, controversial social issues, and a variety of settings such as law, medicine, education, and politics. In every context, people selectively perceive the world, rely on memory, feel emotions, make decisions, and attempt to influence others. To be effective, any practical solution to a human problem must be grounded in an understanding of human psychology. In my teaching, I attempt to show how psychological research can be used to provide fresh insights into personal and societal issues.
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| This article is about the Boy Scout Troop Bugler position.
Also see Bugling Merit Badge.
|Serving as Bugler can apply towards Positions of Responsibility requirements for Star and Life but not Eagle.
The Troop/Team Bugler should be able to make appropriate bugle calls, as requested, at troop/team activities.
Reports to
- Assistant Senior Patrol Leader in a Boy Scout troop.
- Team Captain in a Varsity Scout team.
- Make appropriate bugle calls, as requested, at troop/team activities.
- In many troops/teams the Bugler plays a trumpet instead of a bugle.
- Serving as Bugler is a requirement for Bugling Merit Badge.
- Being able to play a bugle or trumpet can be used towards requirement 1 of Music Merit Badge: Sing or play a simple song or hymn chosen by your counselor using good technique, phrasing, tone, rhythm, and dynamics.. Read all the signs and terms of the score.
- Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts or Venturers who are members of bands, drill teams, or drum and bugle corps affiliated with a unit or a local council may also wear the musician badge special insignia. The musician badge is worn on the right sleeve centered just below (1/2 inch) the patrol medallion.
The Bugler is the youth musical leader in its unit. Other youth musical leaders are:
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- Bugler - Sea Scouting
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The demo shows how someone can beam smartphone content to a 4K TV. LG is specifically showing off how users can view games on Ultra HD TVs in real time via wireless data transfer. However, the tech could be used for almost any smartphone content.
Wireless Ultra HD Transmission technology boasts a fast, smooth transfer, with minimal lag and data loss. During that transfer, the content is automatically adjusted to match the receiving TV's resolution.
"Thanks to our innovative Wireless Ultra HD Transmission technology, users can now enjoy their favorite mobile content on today's most advanced Ultra HD TVs," said Dr. Jong-seok Park, president and CEO of the LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. "With the development of this cutting-edge technology, LG again confirms its industry leadership in the area of display and mobile convergence for a truly enjoyable viewing experience."
Naturally, there's no word on when Wireless Ultra HD Transmission technology would or could make it into the home. If you're in Barcelona, you can get a taste of the technology at MWC, which runs through tomorrow.
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Bryant rejoins Lakers after knee procedure
October 9, 2013
ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) — Kobe Bryant rejoined the Lakers after having a procedure on his knee performed overseas earlier this week.
Bryant sat on the bench Tuesday night as Los Angeles beat Denver 90-88. He received an ovation when he walked on to the floor in sweats during warm-ups. Bryant, who is also recovering from a torn Achilles tendon, was not made available to the media but reported progress in an in-house television interview.
"It's going well," Bryant said. "I feel good. Obviously, I feel like I'm ahead of schedule. It's about trying to get that range of motion back where I feel like I can run comfortably. The last stage is really the explosiveness and the muscle endurance, and that will come."


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Yea, that is a real problem. When a new stable release comes near, some packages with release-critical bugs can suddenly disappear from testing. Following carefully this howto should fix the problem:
The same howto should work also with the Debian flavour of Linux Mint.
Basically, you need to enable both testing and unstable repos in /etc/apt/sources.list. Then you write /etc/apt/apt.conf that makes testing the default branch for APT (Debian's Advanced Packaging Tool) to track.
It enables you to upgrade any applications you choose to the unstable version (hint: use the ncurses version of aptitude as your only package manager), and if packages disappear from testing, you will automatically get the updates from unstable.
It's neat, it's cool, and it works for me.
[Note: If you want to add the debian-multimedia repo that is in the howto, you need to verify the gpg public key for the repo. It takes two commands (as root), like these:
# gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net --recv-keys *key*
# apt-key add /root/.gnupg/pubring.gpg
Just replace *key* with the public key in the error message of "aptitude update" that you can see in the terminal output.]


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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Such Wise Advice From The Prime Minister of Canada.
During an interview with Peter Mansbridge on the CBC on Oct. 7, 2008, prime minister Stephen Harper suggested that the sudden drop in equity prices represented a good chance for Canadians to buy stock at a discount. all opposition leaders ridiculed the PM's comments. Perhaps they should have taken the advice. For example finance critic John Mcallum could have invested some money and bought a brand new Chevrolet with his windfall.
Now the market will have some up and down days to be sure, but it does appear that the PM
knew what he was talking about, the opposition parties, err, not so much. You can track it here:
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YA and at the same time he said Canada would have no deficits. Boy, did he miss the boat on that one.
I think Harper will be a good manager of the economy when he figures out how to be nasty to it. He does nasty better than anybody.
- June 2, 2009 at 10:06:00 AM PDT
- paulsstuff said...
Maybe read my last two posts to see that nobody has been able to make proper projections. Quebec's finance minister was still promising no deficit at the end of November.
What's the U'S. deficit at now? OI lost track when Obama added another TRILLIONon to it.
- June 2, 2009 at 10:08:00 AM PDT
What's the U'S. deficit at now? OI lost track when Obama added another TRILLIONon to it.
Not bad eh, especially when the opposition keep yelling 'spend more spend more obama is doing it'?
Oh by the way, it will close to $12trillion after OBAMA is done spending
- June 2, 2009 at 11:10:00 AM PDT
Paul, do you get the notion that canadians who vote liberals do not mind what happened to their E.I, millions of dollars not returned yet, support for terrorist groups; etc etc.
Yet are all over the prime minister for attending to areas where their own liberals neglected failed to attend too e.g.Infrastructure, health, military, education, provinces.
- June 2, 2009 at 11:45:00 AM PDT
that's the think about liberal trolls and apologists paul, they never let facts get in the way of mindless spin.
- June 2, 2009 at 11:53:00 AM PDT
- Ted said...
No Prime Minister or President should be giving financial advice. It was boneheaded and wrong then and it would be now.
In addition, totally elitist and arrogant: if you are one of the hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people without a job, maybe the same people Harper said "are not worried about their jobs", what money do you have to buy up stock? But the media gave him a total free pass on this. Like most things until very very recently.
As for "no one was getting it right": sorry, Paul, lots and lots of people were more or less getting it right. Despite what Harper and Flaherty try to tell us, most economists were predicting a severe economic downturn, at least a recession, by September 2008, as noted poignantly here. Formal Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan even warned, in the spring of 2008, that we were heading into a second great depression by the end of the year.
So it is certainly true that some got it way off, but everybody and anybody who was working in business and not merely a TV pundit "economist" or a self-described politician "economist" knew we were heading into, not just difficult times, but seriously troubled recessionary waters.
Lots of politicians got it wrong, absolutely. Lots of pundits too. I don't even blame the Conservatives for the recession or even underestimating the recession. But watch the video I linked to and you'll beging to understand why so many Canadians are quickly losing trust with Harper and Flaherty. Flaherty baldfaced lies to the senate by saying "no one - and I mean no one, not one economist - predicted this". How he can get away with that, how the media can again let the Conservatives off the hook for this kind of lie is really beyond my comprehension.
But the truth is slowly sinking in with Canadians as they realize that the Conservatives have no clue what they are doing and are truly making it up as they go along.
- June 2, 2009 at 11:58:00 AM PDT
Wow, brilliant! Who would have thought the market would be up (barely) after six whole months?
What a sage! What a wizard! What a fortune teller!
- June 2, 2009 at 12:06:00 PM PDT
The market may go up but the U.S. currency will be worth less and less.
However PM Harper did say in his New Year's eve interview and in several newspaper interviews at that time that there was a need for belt tightening and that we were due for bumpy times ahead. The Liberals and N.D.P. just said he was being negative and didn't want to spend money on the environment.
- June 2, 2009 at 12:11:00 PM PDT
- paulsstuff said...
Sure Michael, most people would be pissed witha 10% return on their investments in such a short time.
Sorry Ted, the PM is an economist, and spoke the truth. That's no more eltist and arrogant than Iggy reminding us of his Harvard pedigree, or how many books he has written. What the PM was trying to do was calm the markets. The more people ditched investments, the faster the market dropped. Now that people are re-investing, the market is once again heading in the right direction.
And Ted, I've already shown both Ontario and Quebec were way off on their projections as well, and in some cases had to change them just weeks or months later. I plan to do more provinces in the next few days.
Economists just last August were pedicting Canada would end up with a $5 billion surplus.
- June 2, 2009 at 12:14:00 PM PDT
Spend more to prop up Ontario, Spend more to prop up the arts, Spend more on Carbon offsets to meet unrealistic and man made goals on the GHG myth, spend more to pay down our national debt, spend more to provide better EI coverage, Spend more to prop up provincial jursidiction health care, Spend more to subsidize senior CPP...
With all this added spending, unlike Liberal Gov't of the past who had Free Trade tax money, our EI...correction UI supliments to balance budgets, and rising resourse revinews which increased annually over the 15 years or more they were in power, not to mention the weakest Canadian dollar in our history which encouraged forigen investment in the form of capital and resourse sales...just what the F(*&^ do these bleeding liberals expect for budget over runs... They wanted the 40 billion to bail out the failnig auto industry...50 billion over given that 40 billions a bail out plan doesn't sound all that bad...
It's not like Harper has a 150 million dollar slush fund in sponcership money to pull from or 2 billion in gun registry dollars that could have been better spent, any of the money dumped on PET mega projects from the 70's and 80's that made us borrow 100 billion to get out of trouble which has since grown to a trillion spent on interest alone and 600 billion in debt...
And as for the comments regarding the politicians failing to recognise the down turn was coming how niave are you.... the fastest way to creat a run on the banks and to crash a market is for the leader of the free world or even just the leader of Canada to come out and say that the economy is going to crash and people are going to lose their jobs... and it's even more assinine for the media and opposition to jump that shark because it's all 20/20 hind sight and you can't publish this unless you want it to be self fulfilling...inteligent people recognise this and the economists who were predicting it are the type who like to hear their own voices in media sound bites...
Smart economists already took their investors money out of the market quietly back over a year and a half ago like Jimmy Pattison who sold off millions in realistate in the Vancouver market peak and have since reinvested it now that demand is once again out striping supply in the BC market but building costs have declined back to realistic costs and not over inflated as they were 2 years ago between labour and supply's
- June 2, 2009 at 12:18:00 PM PDT
- Ted said...
"However PM Harper did say in his New Year's eve interview and in several newspaper interviews at that time that there was a need for belt tightening and that we were due for bumpy times ahead. The Liberals and N.D.P. just said he was being negative and didn't want to spend money on the environment."Not in September 2008, not in November 2008 and not even in December 2008 did Harper say that or the opposition parties respond that way.
What I really really don't get about Conservatives who use that December 2007 statement from Harper to say 'see, he actually does know what he is talking about' is the following:
1. Once all of his actual projections and budgets and fiscal updates were shown to be worthless, he himself says that no one predicted the recession. If Harper predicted this, was he lying then?
2. If Harper was so prescient then, why was he saying later in 2008 that we would not go into a recession and never have a deficit? Was he just guessing in 2007? or is his judgement or leadership so bad over those few months? or was he just so desperate to cling to power that he was lying during the election and the few months afterward?
- June 2, 2009 at 12:19:00 PM PDT
the fastest way to creat a run on the banks and to crash a market is for the leader of the free world or even just the leader of Canada to come out and say that the economy is going to crash and people are going to lose their jobs...
- June 2, 2009 at 12:25:00 PM PDT
it's even more assinine for the media and opposition to jump that shark because it's all based on 20/20 hind sight and you can't publish this type of information on a gov't level or as a leader of any country in advance unless you want it to be self fulfilling
- June 2, 2009 at 12:27:00 PM PDT
If Harper had said publically that people were going to lose their jobs raising unemployment in canada dangerously close to double digits, the market is going to crash, and the economy is going to be screwed up for the next 2 years because Bill Clinton arranged for the banks in the USA to give Credit to non-credit worthy people you'd have been crusifying him over speaking the truth...
- June 2, 2009 at 12:30:00 PM PDT
....and don't forget for Bill Clinton bashing...LOL!!!
Liberals on these blogs really crack me up...
You go anon...Ted's got a limited view of the world and it's from drinking too much Red Koolaid at the conventions and listening to too many other Liberals spout off the same old tired mantra their parents did before them...
Study's show that over 70% of Liberals vote liberal because they've always voted liberal...
80% of Conservative voters vote Conservative because they believe in what they do and try to do what they say they will do.
"We will Cut the GST by 2% over the next 2 years" comes to mind vs "axe da tax"
- June 2, 2009 at 12:37:00 PM PDT
- Ted said...
Sorry Ted, the PM is an economistSorry, Paul, he is not. He can call himself that all he wants but that doesn't make it so. I wrote a paper in economics once too, that does not make me an economist and I wrote mine even more recently than he did. He has not worked a single day as an economist and he has never published a paper or written a book as an economist. If Harper is an economist then we are all economists.
and spoke the truth.Well sure, if at different points in time you predict every possible outcome - "no recession", "recession", "mild recession", "severe recession", "cyclical downturn", "depression"... then you are bound to be right at least once. Harper is making it up as he goes, Paul.
That's no more eltist and arrogant than Iggy reminding us of his Harvard pedigree, or how many books he has written.Well, first of all, when has Ignatieff reminded anyone of his Harvard pedigree or how many books he has written? Seriously.
Second of all, Harper's statemetn is way more arrogant. It rubs financial elitism in the face of those who can't afford it, who don't have a job or are worried about their jobs, and who don't have the kind of money Harper is talking about to spend. Harper was talking about us and what we should be doing, telling us how we should behave. What you claim Iggy to have said, if he said it, would have been just about the events in his own past.
What the PM was trying to do was calm the markets.No, what he was trying to do was to get people to vote for him so he could stay in power. He knew he was already headed toward a deficit, but said we would never have a deficit. He knew most economists were predicting a severe recession, but said Canada would not go into a recession. He lied his ass off, deflected, evaded, whatever it took to get re-elected.
Now that people are re-investing, the market is once again heading in the right direction.I'm sorry - and this really is not a partisan comment - but that is not why the market is slightly up from 6 months ago. Look at the volumes. Prices have gone up so the market is up but it is up because investors have factored in the bad news of tomorrow or think some have over-estimated the bad news.
- June 2, 2009 at 12:48:00 PM PDT
- Ted said...
And Ted, I've already shown both Ontario and Quebec were way off on their projections as well, and in some cases had to change them just weeks or months later.Like I said myself, lots of politicians got it wrong. But I would hope that the Prime Minister of Canada was not relying on the economic predictions of other politicians! No, my statement was clear: Harper and Flaherty said that no one saw this coming which is another flat out, brazen, bald-faced, utter lie. It is unbelievable that they still try to spin that and that supporters try to spin that storyline and the media just continue to regurgitate it.
Economists just last August were pedicting Canada would end up with a $5 billion surplus.This is the other part of the game Harper plays: blurring the line between predictions about the economy based on data available to everyone vs. predictions about the budget based on the governments own decisions and numbers.
Almost every single economist was predicting a recession to a severe recession or even a depression by September when Harper was telling us Canada would not go into a recession.
But a budget is part economics and part political decision-making. If the government says we only spent W last year, we will only spend X this year, we will cut Y in spending this year and we will sell of Z worth of assets this year... AND our internal numbers on inflation and GDP - which you the public don't have yet - say all of our numbers and predictions are sound... AND THEN it turns out that W, X, Y and Z were fantasies and the inflation numbers and GDP were as well (once we see the basis for the calculations)... AND THEN find out what the Conservatives left out of the budget altogether... well, of course, outside analysis of Harper's deficit will not be accurate. There are simply too many assumptions based entirely upon Harper's information and decision-making for them ever to be accurate.
- June 2, 2009 at 12:48:00 PM PDT
Paul - this is fast becoming one of the top 5 tory blogs going man!
Keep up the great intelligent writing for people who get it.
- June 2, 2009 at 1:22:00 PM PDT
Ted - take a pill will'ya dude.
It might help if you actually read the posts instead of jumping to the usual Liberal talking points.
- June 2, 2009 at 1:25:00 PM PDT
- paulsstuff said...
"baldfaced lies to the senate by saying "no one - and I mean no one, not one economist - predicted this". How he can get away with that,"
Same way the Liberal's do every day when they say "Most Canadian's".
- June 2, 2009 at 1:35:00 PM PDT
- Alberta Girl said...
"But the media gave him a total free pass on this"
HUH?????? Ted, surely you jest??
Google - Stephen Harper + stock buying opportunities and see what kind of a "free pass" he got!
- June 2, 2009 at 1:44:00 PM PDT
"Wow, brilliant! Who would have thought the market would be up (barely) after six whole months? What a sage! What a wizard! What a fortune teller!"
$1,112.23 over $ 1,000.00 invested at "..(barely) after six whole months?.." hence 11% return thus far, annually extrapolated therefore approx. 22% return. Not bad i'd say. How much are you getting Michael?
- June 2, 2009 at 1:59:00 PM PDT
Anonymous said June 2, 2009 10:06:00 AM PDT time he said Canada would have no deficits. Boy, did he miss the boat on that one.
Please think before making your comment, if the PMSH had have managed to do what he wanted, there would have be cuts to government spending: example elimination of tax payer dollars going to support political parties.
But the opposition parties decided to band together to protect the interest, not you or me. Plus the deficit spending was something that the PMSH was forced to do because of the opposition who still yell and scream for more spending.
- June 2, 2009 at 2:07:00 PM PDT
- paulsstuff said...
I'd be happy to provide links for Ted or anyone who wants them that shows both the Liberal's and NDP both stating during last October's campaign they would not run a deficit either.
I'd also be happy to provide the link where the coalition states it has plans for $34 billion in stimulus funding in December.
- June 2, 2009 at 2:12:00 PM PDT
Ted; you seem to like to quote PMSH and his supposed mistakes, remember the Governor of the Bank of Canada wa saying that by the summer the economy would start to turn around and also the PM was saying the same thing. If you take a look at the TSX and S&P index you will notice that Canada's economy has started to improve and should continue to get better into the 3rd quarter of 2009. I put more trust in PMSH an economist than I do in Ignatieff or Layton or Duceppe.
- June 2, 2009 at 2:13:00 PM PDT
- paulsstuff said...
Stephane Dion, 2008 Canada election campaign:
"Liberal Leader Stephane Dion told Transcontinental Media Monday he would consider investing more into Marine Atlantic.
But Dion said the Liberals won't run a deficit, and he therefore couldn't commit to anything for Marine Atlantic until he was sure the country could afford it.
Dion said budget surpluses would be invested into infrastructure such as new vessels for Marine Atlantic, and those new ferries would have to be more fuel-efficient than the ones operating now - something he said will keep costs down for passengers."
- June 2, 2009 at 2:15:00 PM PDT
- paulsstuff said...
Jack Layton, NDP, 2008 Election campaign:
"TORONTO -- Jack Layton rolled out a big-budget campaign platform Sunday that he hopes will win over voters and make his NDP the main alternative to the Harper Tories.
The no-deficit plan promises a big new baby bonus, better health care, and help for aboriginals and students -- much of which would be funded by higher corporate taxes."
Higher corporate taxes? But layton keeps saying corporations pay no tax because they aren't making money.
- June 2, 2009 at 2:19:00 PM PDT
I thought having a masters degree in economics would be enough for someone to be considered an economist, but Ted has shown me the way.
Right off a cliff.
- June 2, 2009 at 2:19:00 PM PDT
- paulsstuff said...
"The coalition is supposedly planning $30-billion of "stimulus" to kick start the economy."
- June 2, 2009 at 2:24:00 PM PDT
- Bec said...
Anony @ 12:18pm,12:25pm, 12:27pm,12:30pm, 2:19pm, BRILLIANT!
paulsstuff, you are smoking with these fabulous posts!
Btw, if the same philosophy exists for someone NOT working in their field professionally being unqualified, then it should also apply to your hero,Ted.
My next line would be very sarcastic so I will just leave it there, huh?
- June 2, 2009 at 2:39:00 PM PDT
- treb said...
Ted,your a blithering idiot.Most countries are taking Canada,s advise and PM Harpers advise.The Canadian economy,no thanks to you lib retards is recovering very well without the input of any of the opposition parties and all the negativity from the sky is falling MSM.You are GD lucky you live in Canada under the leadership of PM Harper. & not some idiot liberal.So get down on your knees and beg a conservative for forgiveness for your lack of knowledge about anything to do with the economy.You Libs are determined to put us all into poverty ,but PM Harper is making fools out of all of you and he is putting the boots to the MSM as well.You can spout all your idiotic statements about the economy, but Canadians just laugh and shake their heads and say where have we heard that crap before.MUST BE Another LIBERAL IDIOT.
- June 2, 2009 at 2:48:00 PM PDT
- Ted said...
Treb: Harper has been spending like an out of control drunken sailor from the moment he took office, and it is the Liberals that are driving us into poverty? Each and every one of Harper's budgets have increased manyfold, and it is the Liberals who are driving us into poverty?
Harper himself has admitted our banking system and the strength of our economy put us in a better situation than others. Those were established by Liberals, bud. As noted by this astute conservative blogger, the economic successes of Canada right now are due to the Liberal Party.
I wouldn't go so far as to say Harper is the worst PM in our history, but there is no question he is pretty useless and is now desperately clinging to power.
- June 2, 2009 at 3:25:00 PM PDT
Paging Mr. Ted!
Paging Mr. Ted!
The network called...your audition to be the next Sham-WOW guy is 10:30 next Tuesday!
Maybe you'll have better luck selling something else?
- June 2, 2009 at 5:00:00 PM PDT
Ted....say it with me...Minority gov't....again.... Minority Gov't...
In a Minority gov't money bills are about the only thing that will force an election...something not one Canadian, especially the Liberal party of Canada who are both monitarily and morally bankrupt...they simply can't afford it but Harpers caught between 3 lefty's and doing what's right... If he were to cut anywhere that any of the 3 amigo's want funding it's a trigger for the next general election... unfortunately Leftards don't understand that there "golden goose" is paid for by their tax dollars and that money doesn't simply grow on trees or in slush funds...
- June 2, 2009 at 5:10:00 PM PDT
- tao_taier said...
Ted, your trolling points don't carry any weight.
You ignore all the relevant arguments only to go on and on about who said what rather then what is actually done about the issue itself.
Much the same, the Liberal's "talking points" are argumentative.
And never really work to addressing the issues.
They just want to hear everyone else's.
Rarely do you hear them come up with their own.
Which is growingly the case with each year that passes.
I prefer Deficits that stimulate the economy with the known aim of making money in the long term, than Surpluses that STEAL from EI while robbing Taxpayers of the right to spend their own money. While essentially accomplishing what exactly? over consecutive majorities of Liberal rule.
The Conservatives have accomplish more positive action on every file before even being in government for a FULL-4-YEAR-TERM; than anything any one within the last string of Liberal majorities.
In order for the deficit to begin to matter it would have to exceed the amount of which they used to previously pay down the debt. Since, by them doing so, they had saved money that they would of been paying extra interest on accumulatively between now and the time when the had done so.
Until it exceeds that amount (which it will due to factors beyond their control) it is still considered part of the intended stimulus (excluding cost over runs if any come into play) and not deficit shortfall. That isn't the case when it comes to stimulus that adds to a structural deficit.
The current federal deficit shortfall isn't from cost over runs or program expenditures, its from the contraction in the economy.
Here is a list:
Lower consumer confidence in the last quarter of 08, thus lower GST revenue than intended or expected.
The Trade deficit.
Lower corporate tax revenues due to private sector losses.
Lower income tax revenues due to lower employment levels.
Higher EI payment outs due to layoffs.
I'm sure I'm leaving something out but I can't think to what that could be at the moment... substantial enough of a list as it is to excuse the Federal budget of any shortfall accumulated so far.
I didn't bother to work in how the fluctuations of the dollar come into play or the changes in commodities.
For example, look how that has effect Alberta.
Trash talking our PM and Minister of Fiance doesn't make you an economist... Or opinionated. Just loud.
You don't have to have "work" experience to be an economist. Economics is a branch of knowledge based around the production, consumption and transfer of wealth. "Work experience" is not a prerequisite, since one can project the out come in their mind through calculating the consequences.
Economists don't need to write books, they need to be able to read markets, comprehend the effects and counter effects of the mathematical projections in their heads at to how they are applied. Understanding that what they add or subtract over here can create a ripple that effects things over there.
When thinking up an economic policy, all things are to be considered, tallied, and applied to the environment they were intended for.
Cutting the GST was good for aiding consumer confidence and large sale items such as a car or a new home. Notably offsetting some of the negative effects of what was happening south of the border well enough in advance.
- June 3, 2009 at 2:05:00 AM PDT
- tao_taier said...
Part 2
If Ted was more economically inclined he would of read the budget and found plenty of reasons to be very pleased with our country's finances.
Especially with all things considered.
If there was a specific issue he had with it other than his superficial rage over the deficits or the GM loans (which any of the leftist parties wouldn't of let fail anyway) worth being in such a near-constant tizzy over they I would suppose he would make mention of it to the appropriate minister that corresponds to that issue.
Trust me when I say we are in good hands.
I'll even go as far as to predict that surpluses will return years sooner than anticipated. Thats me saying that. Ahead of the curve perusal.
Canada is not going through a depression, but a transition.
This isn't 1990. Tech and research is continually advancing regardless of the markets or the global recession. Not everyone has been set back or even know anyone personally who has been adversely affected, as dire as the situation truly is for others.
The world doesn't stop turning and neither does ideas. Especially so given the advent of both globalization and the internet and its constant interexchange of useful information.
No FUD factory could get well enough in the way of the constant adaptation of progress.
Ultimately, in the end, fact trumps fiction just as truth exposes lies.
So often is the case against the Federal/Ontario Liberals... and they can't run away from it forever.
- June 3, 2009 at 2:07:00 AM PDT
- tao_taier said...
"Almost every single economist was predicting a recession to a severe recession or even a depression by September when Harper was telling us Canada would not go into a recession." -Ted
Canada WAS NOT heading for recession due to its own causes. That right there is all that is relevant.
Since no matter WHO or WHICH party was in government Federally, they were still going to suffer a deficit. Had the Liberals managed to remain in government, a feat which would of required much continued crookedness and face saving tactics that the CBC would of helped prop up; THERE WOULD STILL BE A DEFICIT.
Regardless of the recession, The Ontario Liberals were already slipping into have-not status from their own actions/inactions to not only improve but to prepare the Ontario economy for this. Despite having two majorities and plenty of growing revenue room since taking power to make a difference without having to raise any taxes whatever-so-ever for any reason.
They would of had to govern even further to the Right of the conservatives to achieve that which the Liberals wouldn't of done since they are too populist and govern too heavily based on polls or the "blind will of the people". (or what ever the ill temperate mood they happened to be in over a single non-issue)
Tell me, if your so concerned with deficits, what would you or the "infallible" Liberals of done differently?
"But the truth is slowly sinking in with Canadians as they realize that the Liberals have no clue what they are doing and are truly making it up as they go along." -Ted
You'll be okay someday Ted, Just keep taking those pills as was suggested.
- June 3, 2009 at 2:47:00 AM PDT


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