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It being Wednesday, we will now have the singing of the national anthem led by the hon. member for Sackville--Eastern Shore.
[Members sang the national anthem]
House of Commons Hansard #2 of the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was opposition.
2 p.m.
The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken
It being Wednesday, we will now have the singing of the national anthem led by the hon. member for Sackville--Eastern Shore.
[Members sang the national anthem]
United WayStatements By Members
2 p.m.
Gord Brown Conservative Leeds—Grenville, ON
Mr. Speaker, United Way campaigns are currently under way. In my riding of Leeds—Grenville, volunteers headed up by executive director Judi Baril are busy working hard to raise money for this worthy cause.
I am pleased to report that members on this side of the House are helping out. Next Monday evening, October 22, members of the Blue hockey team are travelling to Kemptville, some 30 minutes south of Ottawa, to take on the Leeds--Grenville United Way All-Stars, a team that consists of municipal politicians and others from my riding.
The hockey game begins at 8 p.m. and will be followed by a reception. Tickets at $10 per person are still available for the game. I invite all members who are looking for something worthwhile to do next Monday evening to take the short drive to the north end of my riding to see the Blue team in its next victory.
Persons Case AwardsStatements By Members
2 p.m.
Anita Neville Liberal Winnipeg South Centre, MB
Mr. Speaker, the 2007 Governor General's awards in tribute to the Persons Case were presented today to recognize the contribution made by six outstanding individuals in advancing women's equality.
Wendy Robbins, Shari Graydon, Élaine Hémond, Mildred Louise Burns, Viviana Astudillo-Clavijo, and Muriel Smith, who comes from my riding of Winnipeg South Centre, are all being recognized today.
Muriel is an inspiring role model in her community and abroad, as a teacher, a mentor and the first Canadian woman to become a deputy premier. Some of her many achievements include bringing forth the first pay equity legislation, creating a network of women's shelters, and a zero tolerance domestic violence policy in the judicial system.
The award to honour the 50th anniversary of the Persons Case gives us the opportunity to celebrate the work of these extraordinary women who have enriched their communities and indeed Canada by working for the advancement of women in substantial ways. I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing and paying tribute to them.
Élaine HémondStatements By Members
2 p.m.
Christiane Gagnon Bloc Québec, QC
Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to pay tribute to Élaine Hémond, who this morning received an award in commemoration of the Persons Case, so named because it had to do with the legal recognition of women as "persons" in 1929.
If Ms. Hémond can now be ranked with the Famous Five, it is because she is the type of woman whose determination and tenacity have helped advance women's rights to equality in all spheres of society, and contributed much to civic and democratic action.
One of this extraordinary woman's many accomplishments is Groupe Femmes, Politique et Démocratie, which received international recognition when it won the Condorcet-Aron award in August 2005.
Underlying all her efforts is a strong belief in the equality of men and women in all spheres of politics.
Congratulations to Ms. Hémond, we owe her much.
Persons Case AwardsStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Irene Mathyssen NDP London—Fanshawe, ON
Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin by offering my congratulations and gratitude to the six magnificent women who today were honoured by the Governor General with the persons award.
Tomorrow is an important landmark for women in Canadian politics. It does indeed mark the date in 1918 that women were finally recognized as persons under the law. This meant that Canada had turned a corner and women could finally begin to take their rightful place in the political life of our nation.
The new law laid the groundwork for the 1921 election when a woman was finally elected to this House and it eventually led to the 1930 appointment of a woman to the Senate.
Women have come a long way since 1918, but we have not come far enough. Sadly, in this Parliament only 21.4% of the elected representatives are women. That is not enough representation for 51% of our population.
Public policy impacts men and women differently. Equality therefore demands equal representation in decision making and public affairs. We need to ensure that women's voices are heard more consistently in this--
Persons Case AwardsStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken
The hon. member for Kootenay—Columbia.
Speech from the ThroneStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Jim Abbott Conservative Kootenay—Columbia, BC
Mr. Speaker, my constituents in Kootenay—Columbia are enthusiastic about yesterday's throne speech.
Our mandate is based on five clear priorities: a proud and sovereign Canada in which the government rigorously defends Canada's place in the world; a strong federation; a prosperous future; a healthy environment for Canadians, in which the government will continue to improve the environment and health of Canadians; and a safe and secure Canada, in which the government will continue to tackle crime and strengthen the security of Canadians by reintroducing important crime legislation with the new tackling violent crime act and by putting a strong focus on safe communities and youth and property crime.
Our government is going to make effective use of all resources while it gets tough on crime, and it is going to repeal the long gun registry, which has proven to be an abysmal waste of money.
The throne speech is about getting the job done in the Kootenays.
International Day for the Eradication of PovertyStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Ruby Dhalla Liberal Brampton—Springdale, ON
Mr. Speaker, October 17 is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The theme this year is "Working together out of poverty", which highlights the need for a truly global anti-poverty alliance.
One in five people around the world live on less than one dollar a day. Right here in Canada, poverty is a daily fact of life for over one million children, and in aboriginal communities, poverty only compounds the challenges aboriginals already face.
As Canadians, we can make a difference by volunteering our time or giving our money, but it is imperative for the Conservative government to ensure that it provides leadership and delivers on behalf of the most vulnerable in our society and around the world. We must work together as MPs from all parties to ensure that families, children and aboriginal people living in poverty do so no longer.
International Day for the Eradication of PovertyStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Meili Faille Bloc Vaudreuil—Soulanges, QC
Mr. Speaker, today is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. I would like to express my support for the students at Chêne-Bleu high school in my riding, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, who are participating today in the global call to action against poverty and in the United Nations' millennium development goals campaign. I invite all parliamentarians to stand up and take part in the "Stand up Against Poverty" challenge.
Last year, more than 23 million men, women and children from 87 countries, including 10,000 from Quebec, stood up together to eliminate poverty around the world.
The message to governments everywhere is clear: they should do everything they can to achieve the millennium development goals.
All across Quebec, including in my riding, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, many of us are working to fight poverty, hunger and homelessness. Together with my Bloc Québécois colleagues, I would invite all members of Parliament to stand up against poverty.
Senate of CanadaStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Kevin Sorenson Conservative Crowfoot, AB
Mr. Speaker, yesterday my constituent Bert Brown was sworn in as Canada's newest senator. Our Prime Minister appointed Mr. Brown after the province of Alberta twice elected him Alberta's senator-in-waiting.
No Canadian has done as much to advance the cause of Senate reform as Bert Brown. He has been a tireless advocate for the democratization of the upper house for over two decades. He is a perfect role model for elected senators, and yesterday's swearing-in ceremony demonstrates that our government is serious about moving forward on Senate reform. Over 300,000 Albertans voted for him in the province's 2004 Senate election. More Albertans voted for Bert Brown than all Liberal candidates put together in the last general election in my province.
In 1989 Alberta first elected Senate nominee Stan Waters, who later was appointed to the Senate. The federal Liberals have appointed none of those elected since.
Liberals should be ashamed of their refusal to accept Senate reform. It is time for the Liberals to follow the example of the Conservative Party and support an elected Senate.
Aboriginal AffairsStatements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Todd Russell Liberal Labrador, NL
Mr. Speaker, the Conservative government has given aboriginal people in Canada a slap in the face. At the insistence of the minority Conservative government, Canada was one of just four countries to vote against the United Nations declaration on the rights of indigenous people at the General Assembly last month. This marked the first time that our nation has voted against a major international human rights document.
The decision to not support the declaration is a stain on Canada's international human rights reputation and an affront to the aboriginal peoples of Canada and all nations. By not supporting the declaration, the government has sent a message to aboriginal Canadians that their government is not interested in being held to even a modest standard.
It is unacceptable that the government has abandoned Canada's leadership role on human rights for indigenous peoples.
Governor General's AwardsStatements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Sylvie Boucher Conservative Beauport—Limoilou, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Governor General's Awards in commemoration of the "persons" case pay tribute to the determination and dedication of the famous five. These national awards salute women who are working to promote women's full participation in building our country.
Today, six Canadian women who are upholding the tradition of courage and determination started by the Famous Five received the 2007 Governor General's Award. These outstanding women are Mildred Burns of Montreal, Shari Graydon of Kingston, Élaine Hémond of Quebec City, Wendy Robbins of Fredericton, Muriel Smith of Winnipeg and Viviana Clavijo of Toronto.
On behalf of our government, I would like to express our recognition and admiration for these inspiring women, who are working steadfastly and with conviction to promote women's full participation in all facets of Canadian society.
Port of ChurchillStatements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Rod Bruinooge Conservative Winnipeg South, MB
Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Governor General of Canada outlined our government's long term agenda based on five clear priorities, including a focus on Arctic sovereignty and our north.
On October 5, the Prime Minister announced $68 million to help guarantee the success of the Port of Churchill. His visit there was an important step in strengthening and re-establishing Canada's sovereignty in the Arctic.
Today, the Port of Churchill inaugurates its first international two-way traffic shipment.
This is an important moment for Churchill's economy.
Western Economic Diversification has been working closely on this project, and I am pleased to see the first of many positive results.
I would like to take this opportunity to underscore the vital role Churchill has played in Canada's history.
As the main Arctic Ocean seaport in North America, Churchill has an important place in the government's realization of a strong Arctic vision. The north needs our attention and with our government, it is getting it.
IraqStatements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Alex Atamanenko NDP British Columbia Southern Interior, BC
Mr. Speaker, over the past year I have had the pleasure of meeting some young Americans who have come to Canada because of their opposition to the illegal war in Iraq.
They are here because they want no part of this immoral, disastrous war. Some of them lived through the horror of the invasion.
Some Canadians have criticized these young men and women for having the courage to speak out against this war. Let us look at this in context.
Young U.S. citizens, many of whom are part of the 47 million without health care, are attracted to the slick ads that promote the glamour of military life. They are promised a job, a uniform, a college education along with free medical and dental care. However, once reality sets in they see the horror of this war and some choose to come to Canada.
I call on our government to welcome these young Americans to Canada so that they can become loyal, productive members of our society.
Let Canada once again be known as a refuge from militarism.
Gatineau Soup KitchenStatements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Marcel Proulx Liberal Hull—Aylmer, QC
Mr. Speaker, on October 11, 2007, I was very pleased to attend the sixth annual media supper, which is held every year to raise funds for the breakfasts served by the Soupière de l'Amitié de Gatineau. Donations are received from businesses, organizations and citizens. The three-course meal is prepared by cuisine and pastry students from the Centre Professionnel Relais de la Lièvre-Seigneurie.
The Soupière de l'Amitié de Gatineau aims to fight poverty and impoverishment in all its forms and in all areas of human existence.
During the 2006-07 school year, it served 117,000 breakfasts in 24 schools in the Outaouais.
I would like to commend the extraordinary work of the entire team at the soup kitchen. I would like to thank and congratulate the members of the local media who, for the part six years, have been contributing to the enormous success of this event. For a few hours' time, various local media personalities donned their aprons and served a meal to everyone who came out for this worthy cause.
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot RidingStatements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac Bloc Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC
Mr. Speaker, on September 17, the voters in Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot placed their trust in me as the Bloc member to represent them in the House of Commons. I would like to thank them and say how proud I am to have been chosen to assert their aspirations and to defend their interests, and those of all Quebeckers.
My countrymen are entitled to have elected representatives who demonstrate, at all times, that they are worthy of being entrusted with such responsibility and who are effective in their actions. In this regard, I am pleased to be a member of the excellent team of Bloc MPs led by Gilles Duceppe.
I also wish to express my gratitude to the volunteers who worked tirelessly on those beautiful summer days to get me elected. I would also like to recognize my predecessor in Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot who left me a riding where the citizens are proud of the work accomplished by the Bloc.
Government AccountabilityStatements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Mark Holland Liberal Ajax—Pickering, ON
Mr. Speaker, while many Canadians enjoyed their summer on vacation or with their families, the Prime Minister and his party were busy being investigated by Elections Canada.
Apparently, Elections Canada has revealed that at least 66 Conservative candidates participated in a scheme that allowed the Conservative Party to overspend on the last election by more than $1 million and candidates then billed the party for almost another $1 million in padded rebates.
It seems the party that touted accountability as its theme has been unmasked. Conservative members of the procedure and House affairs committee used every trick in their dirty handbook to block the committee from actually investigating these improprieties.
It is no wonder the Prime Minister was in no hurry to get back to the House. Around here, he might actually have to answer for his deceitful actions.
Speech from the ThroneStatements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Gerald Keddy Conservative South Shore—St. Margaret's, NS
Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Governor General presented a Speech from the Throne which outlined our government's five clear priorities for this new session. One of those priorities provided effective economic leadership for a prosperous future. Our government believes that hard-working Canadians pay too much tax and our tax system must reward this hard work, encourage investment and job creation and promote Canadian business on a world stage.
The government wants to ensure economic security for all Canadians and will bring forward a long term plan of broad based tax relief, further reduce the GST, strengthen the economy through our long term economic plan, "Advantage Canada".
Since taking office we have announced more than $40 billion in tax cuts for families, individuals and businesses. This is good for the economy and it is good for Canadians.
Under the strong leadership of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and our Conservative government, we are building a better Canada.
Speech from the ThroneStatements By Members
2:15 p.m.
The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken
I should remind hon. members that naming other hon. members is not in order, and I am surprised the member for South Shore—St. Margaret's would make that mistake given his extensive experience in the House.
The hon. member for Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot made the same mistake, perhaps because this was her first speech in this House.
Therefore, the next time members will recall that we do not name members. We use titles and such like.
New MemberStatements By Members
2:15 p.m.
The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken
I have the honour to announce that the Clerk of the House has received from the Chief Electoral Officer a certificate of the election of Mr. Denis Lebel, member for the electoral district of Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean.
Mr. Denis Lebel, member for the electoral district of Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean, is introduced by the Right Honourable Stephen Harper and the hon. Jean-Pierre Blackburn.
Government AccountabilityOral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Dominic LeBlanc Liberal Beauséjour, NB
Mr. Speaker, for a government that cynically wrapped itself in the Federal Accountability Act, its own unethical behaviour is coming home to roost.
We now have three independent investigations being conducted into the unethical practices of the Conservatives: investigations by Elections Canada, the Privacy Commissioner and the Ontario Provincial Police.
What has the Prime Minister done to get to the bottom of this? Absolutely nothing.
When will the Prime Minister come clean on the role his staff has played in this sordid affair? When will he start demonstrating some of the accountability that used to mean something to him?
Government AccountabilityOral Questions
2:20 p.m.
York—Simcoe Ontario
Peter Van Loan ConservativeLeader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform
Mr. Speaker, I guess after an entire summer the best the member could come up with is a story where we refused to give an appointment to someone. When it was the Liberals in power, the issue was to whom they gave appointments. With us, the problem is an appointment that should not have been made and was never made. That is why we never made it.
Government AccountabilityOral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Dominic LeBlanc Liberal Beauséjour, NB
Mr. Speaker, there are currently three investigations underway into questionable practices by this government. For a party that claims to be as pure as the driven snow, this is a harsh dose of reality. Elections Canada is looking into allegations that the Conservatives may have cheated during the last federal election by hiding the fact that they exceeded their election expense limits. And the Prime Minister is doing nothing about it.
What is the Prime Minister waiting for?
Government AccountabilityOral Questions
2:20 p.m.
York—Simcoe Ontario
Peter Van Loan ConservativeLeader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform
Mr. Speaker, the hon. member knows very well from his own party's practices that what he says is entirely untrue. Our election financing activities are entirely legal. We know they are legal because they are what the law permits and because that is what other parties have done: grouped advertising buys, grouped collections of materials, the transfers from ridings to the central party.
Guess what I have just defined? The way the Liberal Party has won elections for years. However, there is one difference. We did not dip into public funds the way the Liberals did for years and years to do it.


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Shabbat and Secret Jews
April 26, 2013
Every week, Jody Hirsh, the JCC's Judaic Education Director, provides a Shabbat message that is featured at the top of the JCC's weekly email newsletter. Below is the Shabbat message for Friday, April 26, 2013.
Shabbat and Secret Jews
For the secret Jews of Spain, the Sabbath provided a particularly sticky problem. Called Maranos ("pigs") they were reviled by the Inquisition and sought out by their neighbors. They, on the surface, seemed as though they were church-going Christians, but in secret they practiced Judaism - the religion of their ancestors. However, every moment their lives were in danger. They were scrutinized lest they betray their true faith. The Sabbath, with its many restrictions, posed a particular problem. How do they observe the Sabbath without arousing suspicion?
A tale is told by Roy Archuleta in family history, Where We Came From:
In the city of Seville, an inquisitor said to the regent: 'My Lord, if you wish to know how the Maranos keep the Sabbath, let us ascend the tower." When they had reached the top, the former said to the latter; "Lift up your eyes and look. That house is the home of a Marano; there is one which belongs to another; and there are many more. You will not see smoke rising from any of them, in spite of the severe cold; for they have no fire because it is the Sabbath."
To this day, there are families, descended from these brave secret Jews, who have forgotten that they are Jews, but hold on to their age old family traditions: lighting Friday night candles in a cabinet or in a pitcher knowing that it is family tradition without knowing the true origin of the custom; having special greetings on Friday night or Saturday without knowing why; having a special family meal on Friday night. Others who are no longer Jewish acknowledge their family roots in the Marano experience. Architect Santiago Calatrava who designed the new wing of the Milwaukee Art Museum traces his roots to the secret Jews of Spain as does director KJ Sanchez who directed "The Diary of Anne Frank" at the Rep last year.
Shabbat Shalom

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EU's Chief Negotiator Has Learned Nothing From ACTA, Will Negotiate TAFTA In Secret
from the not-a-good-idea dept
... on the subject of openness, I have no problem saying what we are doing and what we want to achieve and, when not speaking in public, how I want to achieve this. But you are all politicians. So you should know – and I think you do know – that you cannot negotiate openly. You do not do that in your parties either; you do not do that in your constituencies. You need to focus – and yes, of course we have to report on what we are doing, explaining why we are doing things and why we are making some concessions; we will have to make concessions in the course of these negotiations. But you need a certain degree of confidentiality in negotiations. You also need it because your counterpart is asking for it; if not, you cannot negotiate.Of course, MEPs weren't asking to let Parliament negotiate the deal, just for some transparency in what was being negotiated in the public's name. De Gucht's answer is misleading. Plenty of international agreements are negotiated with significantly greater transparency than what happened in ACTA, what's happening now with TPP and what's likely with TAFTA/TTIP. Governments can and should reveal the basic things they are negotiating for, to allow for some level of public comment. But that's not what happens. Things are negotiated in secret, in backrooms, with the help of industry lobbyists, and at the end we're given a "take it or leave it" document, which then (in most cases) is rammed through with little debate. It's the opposite of democracy.
It is interesting that it seems that there is a copy of one of the drafts of the negotiating mandate. So what? It is a draft. The Presidency has, of course, to make sure that they come to an agreement within the Council, so they put forward possible ways to get out of any difficulties that we have to deal with. Immediately, very vocal Members of this Parliament say that this is a scandal and that we are traitors and cannot be trusted. Of course you can trust me, because in the end you can say 'No'. You have done so in the past. You said 'No' to ACTA: I am still not convinced that it was the right choice, but you decided to do so and that was how it was. You have the final word.
But a parliament is not created to negotiate. It is not its job. I think I have been in a parliament for a longer time than most of you –25 years. Maybe there are some who have been in a parliament as long – Mr Brok has already left, but he has certainly been in a parliament for more than 25 years – but not very many. I have never sought to negotiate an agreement from within a parliament because it simply does not work.
What you have to do – and you do it in an eloquent way – is indicate the important points that you want to mention, that you want me to look at and which you will question me about. You will scrutinise me and in the end will vote against me if I do not do that. But a parliament cannot negotiate, because a parliament only exists as a body when it votes. Outside of voting you take up individual positions. You cannot negotiate with 20, 30 or 50 different positions. That is not possible. You need to negotiate on the basis of a mandate, and then, of course, you have to demonstrate that you have been following your mandate.
Of course, ACTA showed that the public can rise up and take a stand against this, and Engstrom points out that if they did it for ACTA, they can do it again:
The positive thing about the whole ACTA affair was that there are now hundreds of thousands of European citizens who have, at least once, been demonstrating on the streets of various European cities against the trade agreement. There are lots of citizens now who take an interest in these agreements.It appears that De Gucht has decided not to re-think this, and to take the position that the ACTA response was an aberration. I'm sure that will play well with all the people who fought against ACTA.
This is a very positive thing, but by insisting on the same kind of secrecy – only handing out secret documents to the members of the INTA Committee – the Commission is setting itself up for the same kind of failure. I would urge you to re-think this and become transparent.


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Happy Halloween!
Humans are not the only tricksters in the animal kingdom. Other species have developed some very clever and sophisticated tricks to get what they want. To celebrate Halloween we have put together a selection of some of the best tricks the natural world has to offer.
False Alarms
Within groups of black-capped capuchin monkeys there is a strict social hierarchy with dominant individuals gaining better access to rich food sources. It has been observed that when highly prized foods are available, the lower ranked individuals produce fake alarm calls to trick the dominants into thinking they are in danger so run into hiding, allowing the lower ranking individuals to get their hands on the food!
A Deadly Trap
The margay, a small cat found throughout Central and South America, has been documented imitating the calls of some of its prey species. Margays have been recorded imitating the calls of baby pied tamarins. This attracts the attention of the adult tamarins causing them to investigate the sound, but as a result they just move closer to the predator! This could improve the chances of the margay capturing its prey.
Do it like a lady
Young male Broadley's flat lizards have developed the ultimate disguise – better than any Halloween costume! They imitate being females so they can get a chance at mating. Male flat lizards have a high level of sexual dimorphism – the males are brightly coloured whereas the females are plain brown (see image below). Some young males only develop the bright colours on their stomach, so they are hidden away, with the rest of their body being the same brown colour as the females. If the young males developed bright colours all over their body, the larger males would chase them away from the females. As they appear to be females, it allows them to get close enough to the actual females so they have a chance to mate.
Toxic Assassins
Assassin bugs have a whole bag of tricks depending on their prey target. The spider eating assassin bug taps a spider's web mimicking the vibrations caused by prey trapped in the web. This gives the spider a real fright when it approaches expecting to find a tasty meal but ends up becoming dinner itself! The feather legged assassin bug uses another trick. It lures its ant prey by producing an irresistible secretion from its trichome, a hair like structure found on its abdomen, which ants find irresistible. This clever secretion also paralyses the ants allowing the assassin bug to then inject the ant with a toxin which kills it!
Feathery Fisherman
A small percentage of green herons have been observed using bait to catch fish. They drop small pieces of bait, which can include insects, bread and other treats, into the water and wait for fish to approach the bait. The fish get tricked into thinking they are going to get a nice meal but end up being grabbed by the heron and becoming food themselves. Some have even been witnessed catching smaller fish to use as bait to catch larger fish.
A bloody treat!
It is not only tricks you find in the natural world – some animals choose to treat. Female vampire bats tend to live in small groups where individuals all know each other. Vampire bats are at high risk of dying from starvation if they go a couple of nights without blood. If one member of the group has not managed to feed, other bats in the group will regurgitate some of the blood they obtained from their feeding to increase the likelihood of survival of the other individual.
However the reason for this behaviour is not thought to be due to the bats just being nice to each other, but is due to reciprocal altruism. Reciprocal altruism is defined as; when an animal acts in a way that is costly to itself but benefits another, as they expect the individual they are helping to act in the same way if the roles are reversed. If a bat tries to trick the others and avoid giving any blood back when the roles are reversed, they will not be helped next time they need some blood – so it does not always pay to be a trickster!
We would love to hear if you have any other examples, tricks or treats, please either leave a comment below or get in touch via Twitter or Facebook.
And don't forget to check out our free Halloween activities for monstrous masks, spooky quizzes and gory games!
Jemma Pealing, ARKive Researcher


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NEW Lyrics
BEAST/B2ST-It's Not Me
BTOB-Irresistible Lips
Hello Venus-Like A Wave
NU'EST-Not Over You
Last Week's Poll : Who is your favorite 2012 debuted girl group?
She'z – 20 Vote(s)
TAHITI – 7 Vote(s)
Spica – 127 Vote(s)
Gangkiz – 24Vote(s)
GLAM – 27 Vote(s)
EvoL – 51 Vote(s)
Crayon Pop – 12 Vote(s)
Hello Venus – 236 Vote(s)
EXID – 34 Vote(s)
Six Bomb – 3 Vote(s)
This Week's Poll : What do you think of the T-ARA bulleying controvesy and Hwayoung getting pulled out of the group?
Funny of the Week : For those of you who HAVEN'T seen the first episode of B1A4's Hello Baby, here's is a clip of, in my opinion, the best part of the episode. One of the babies, EunSol, who has been tight lipped most of the time, opens up to Sandeul. This is the most she talks in the entire episode, and her personality as well as Sandeul's ability to get down on a childs level will absolutely melt your heart.
Listening to: Hello Venus-Like A Wave
Mood: Sniffly >.<


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Abdur Raheem Green answering the question "Why I Convert From Budhism To Islam?".
April 14, 2011
Abdur Raheem Green : Why I Convert From Budhism To Islam?
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The Girl in a Pink Hijab
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Following cultural and religion rules does not have to be a barrier for a girl like Fike Kireina to go after her passion. Unlike girls in conservative groups who are oppressed to stay on domestic post, Fike's true calling is in leadership issue and so she has no reason to stay at home. For her, both boy and girl stand a chance to become a leader.
"I don't think that human right states who should be a leader and who should stay behind to follow. Everybody, boy or girl, is equal," Fike said. Her leadership experiences were gained when she led numerous team of organizing committees in school events. Just now, Fike flew to Brunei to attend a leadership forum with student leaders from all over Asia Pacific.
Fike is a portrait of today's muslim girl in Indonesia, a democratic country with the most muslim population in the world. She is not a typical girl in hijab (veils to cover hair for muslim women) as you previously thought of. Of all colors, she avoids monochromatic veils and chooses bright colors instead.
If you think Fike is an outlier, in some extent you may be true. But, you are also incorrect since girls in hijab are ubiquitous in top-tier universities in Indonesia. Some are not merely ordinary students they are student activists or the cremes of the school that have stolen trophies nationally and internationally.
What I try to convey here is when in some traditional Muslim
communities women are 2nd class citizen but it is no such thing
in Indonesia. As I wrote earlier, they have same access with men
even for executive post in government.
After all the muslim community is a part of a larger
international community. Hence the influence of so called global
pop culture is inevitable. As Fike says, "I think pop culture is
a symbol of human freedom. It represents a free sphere."
Just like other youth, Fike loves fashion. She mix-matches her
hijab with eye candy outfit. It doesn't have to be expensive
though. Yet it must represent her personality as a dynamic and
outgoing girl. "Fashion is not only about what is on trend, it is
more like a personal statement," said Fike.
Fike feels she was born with privilege that her country and
family gives. She cherishes for the democracy in Indonesia and
her family. It gives her a room to speak her mind up and to be a
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Some of John Deere's competitors have criticized the company for keeping some of its vehicle functions proprietary — that is, written in a language that only its brand of equipment can understand. Although you can steer competitive tractors with John Deere precision farming products, you cannot use competitive products to steer a John Deere tractor without buying extra components. For that reason, Deere has been compared to being a Mac in a world of PCs (even though its market share more resembles that of PCs).
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It appears that Google's not the only one. Basically any kind of copyright infringement can get you a "strike" -- meaning all kinds of the typical "unintentional infringement" that people do every day that are really harmless can now get you kicked offline. So, all sorts of social networking sites are basically warning their users not to do anything potentially infringing. No homemade videos with music in the background. No mentioning song lyrics. On top of this, South Korean search engines have agreed to stop accepting ads for any sort of P2P file sharing service -- even if it has perfectly legitimate uses.
About the only slightly reasonable thing we've heard is that South Korea is changing the rules for handling lawsuits against those accused of file sharing, basically shifting it from a full trial to something more akin to a small claims court, with the idea being that if someone is found guilty to give them a small fine, rather than the ridiculous numbers the industry usually requests. There was one interesting quote in explaining the reasoning why:
The police say targeting youngsters is unfair because the parents are usually unaware of the illegal activity, and then desperate to come up with the money, the kids resort to theft or other crime to come up with the settlement money demanded by copyright holders.Nice work, recording industry: apparently you've been driving kids to real crime in your effort to stop file sharing. That said, now that the industry has a massively broad three strikes tool to use, it probably doesn't even need to take as many kids to court. It can just kick them offline.
The crazy thing about this, too, is that the music industry in South Korea has actually been doing a really good job adjusting to the changing market. A huge percentage of folks in South Korea have broadband connections (by which we mean real broadband connections, not what they call broadband in the US), and smart entrepreneurs like JY Park have adapted by changing the business model, recognizing that selling music directly no longer makes sense, but there are plenty of other business models that do. And by embracing that, he's been able to create some massive stars, and bring in a ton of money. So why do we need this drastic change in the law?


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Congress Debating If Putting A Fake Name On Facebook Should Be A Felony
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At the root of many of the arguably overreaching applications of the CFAA is the prohibition on conduct which "exceeds authorized access" to a computer system. According to Kerr:
The problem is that a lot of routine computer use can exceed "authorized access." Courts are still struggling to interpret this language. But the Justice Department believes that it applies incredibly broadly to include "terms of use" violations and breaches of workplace computer-use policies.And Professor Kerr should know, he was the attorney who defended Lori Drew when she was charged with a felony for making a fake MySpace profile. The Justice Department's position that a violation of a terms of service constitutes a federal crime basically makes the Federal government the enforcer of private contracts. Got an employee spending too much time on Facebook? Turn them in to the Feds. Someone posting comments you just don't like on your blog? Call the DOJ. Or threaten to. The chilling effect alone should be enough to keep your users in line.
Breaching an agreement or ignoring your boss might be bad. But should it be a federal crime just because it involves a computer? If interpreted this way, the law gives computer owners the power to criminalize any computer use they don't like.
Would you believe that some politicians are even thinking of making the bill even worse?
Professor Kerr's primary concern expressed in the op-ed was that the CFAA was going to be amended to make any violation of the CFAA a felony. Hopefully, this won't pan out. The original Administration proposal (pdf) did increase the baseline punishment for any violation of the CFAA (including exceeding authorized access) from a misdemeanor level offense (less than one year) to a felony. But, thankfully, the Judiciary Committee didn't take the Administration's suggestion. Lets hope it stays that way as this bill makes its epic journey through the Washington legislative sausage maker.
There is yet a glimmer of rational-thought hope. Senators Grassley and Franken have introduced an amendment (pdf) which would modify the definition of "exceeds authorized access" to exclude violations of a TOS, if that's the only basis for the charge of violating the CFAA, effectively improving the CFAA instead of making it worse. Fingers crossed that the amendment makes it in.


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Post subject: Central Mass - Quaboag Pond review
I've been able to get in 4 sessions at Quaboag Pond in Brookfield, MA the past 6 weeks or so. I've found it to be a great spot, especially for an inland location, so I thought I'd pass on the word.
Although it's a "pond" it's quite large at 500 acres. There's great access with a boat ramp and decent sized parking lot at the North/NE end of the pond. (picture below looking South). There are a couple grassy areas in the parking lot which are full of dog poop, so unfortunately have to rig on asphalt. I've been there in S/SW/W winds. Of course, like any inland location, it is quite gusty, but the wind direction is fairly consistent, ie not much swirling. Planing all sessions (8.5 meter, 7.0 twice and 6.0 once). I don't know about the spring and summer, but in early fall, a weed fin is a must.
Looking at the topo maps, it seems like wind gets filtered up through the hills in the South, and gets funneled in through a outlet/break in the hills (Quaboag River) on the West side. I doubt it'd be very good for East winds, and haven't tried it in North winds (which would be off shore). Slightly muddy bottom, but shallow on the North side up to approx 100 feet out.
I've also been to Indian Lake in Worcester last year, and this location is SO much better. Much more consistent wind.
Anyhow, if you live in Central Mass and need a quick fix, try out this spot !
Hope to see ya on the water.
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bumping this up for the spring season for Central Mass folk.
I was there yesterday, not so great for N/NW winds as expected (since launch is at the N end).
Very good in S/SW winds, good in W winds.
Haven't tried S/SE yet, but suspect that E would be +/-, and SE very good.
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Yeah! Quaboag! I used to go there whenever the winds were looking west and SW. Also the south and SE winds can come onshore. Nice launching area but also very weedy. I remember helping a couple out one evening that went there with a new jet ski that broke down because it sucked in weeds. Shallow lake so good for those who can't water start and gets pretty warm late in the summer.
Another weird thing I noticed from a lot of evening sesh's here is that there is an odd downsloping effect and just as the sun goes down the winds come up. Watch for that.
For a lake it has pretty good winds and agree... much more consistent than Indian Lake.
I just took a few minutes and built this new profile for this lake on WindAlert.
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hey Matt
cool re the new profile and thanks for the hints re the downsloping effect.
I've talked to a couple other people who used to sail there, but in my 20 or so sessions there have never seen anyone sailing on the North side. A couple times I saw someone on a very old rig way down the other end but way too far to meet up.
Quaboag has become my "home base" sailing venue...well at least the closest one since I still prefer Fogland or Kalmus.
just a note to others that there is a small area of weeds/beach just adjacent to the parking lot, (to the right if looking out to the pond). I've been rigging there the past year so I dont' have to rig on asphalt. There is also a sandy beach a few hundred yards down the road but I don't know if it's public or not. I suspect that it is, but can't find anything on the net about it.
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That looks like a pretty big lake!!! I have a friend that lives in East Brookfield and might check it out someday. What about motorboats, do you see any?
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yes, 500 + acres !
average 2-4 boats. Only have ever seen fishing boats and only when they come back to the boat launch. I've never seen anyone waterskiing or jet skiing. overall very little traffic
he/she should try it out some day
just one FYI that the shore road bridge is being repaired so you have to access from route 9 to the west
would be good to see others out there
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I checked the map. They routed the Mass. Pike around that wetland area. I learned at Lake Chauncy in Westboro, but they made a big effort to close it to windsurfing by putting in a big chain link fence and Jersey barriers twenty years ago. Your lake is much bigger and probably "undiscovered". My brother and his wife own a house in Ware. I've never seen it and have to go this summer as I owe it to him. That lake would probably be good for ice kiting/sailing, too.
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I've heard of people ice kiting there but have never been down there in the winter
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Quaboag is a well known Iceboating and Iceboarding lake during winter.
Its quite reliable for clear ice.
I have posted 60+ mph there on my iceboard. Its plenty big enough for speed!
NW & W winds are best.
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they're pretty good. makes you think I guess? But I think they are incredibly disgusting & psychotic.
OK this thread should live in thread hell.. WHO THE FUCK CARES!!
MAUZ!!!! since jay's away i have to call on you! KILL THIS NOW!!!
::in little voice::: onegai shimasu?
life is crazy, embrace it, or it'll run off with your money!
^ um ......no. Even though I don't like this topic I think keeping it is ok
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The Saw movies are horrible...none of them were anything short of awful
Same with the 2 Hostel movies
....AND LOL @ the guy who says The Hills Have Eyes are a good movie...that wasnt any better!...the original one by Wes Craven was even bad
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I said it was entertaining!! Not good!!
all of my friends loved them. i hear the first movie is the best out of all of them, but all are still good. i've never had the guts to watch them though... watching gory movies still gives me nightmares... even though i'm like 19 now -_- ridiculous.
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^ um ......no. Even though I don't like this topic I think keeping it is ok
are you sure?
i mean come on!!!
Horror Movies
dup topic... (if i were only a mod, i'd be....fill in the sentence)
Edit to below: but it's very annoying tome.. i'm sorry it just bugss the hell outta me, are we going to end up with individual threads for every single movie ever made? I can see the threads now...
Edit# 2 - Ok, i really don't mean to be pissy, but should all these little stupid movie threads be inthe the drama, games, whatever section anyway? i'm sorry but this just frustrated the hell outta me
edit # 3 - besides there's really not much room for dicussion here, i mean the thread topic title id how are the saw movies... that's almost a one word answer, good or bad... (personally i thought they sucked) but why have a whole thread dedicated to a movie (or movies) that could be very easily discussed in the horrow section.
life is crazy, embrace it, or it'll run off with your money!
^ This thread is quite specific, dust. Mauz made an okay call.
EDIT: Think of it this way... Spiderman and Transformers get their own threads, even though you can make a general thread "Action Movies" for them. Saw movies just so happen to fall under "horror movies", so as long as the discussion here sticks to the Saw movies, this thread is okay.
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^ You're right. See, you have the advantage because it's 5am here and I'm tired while you are @ 5pm :(
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@ Dusterbayala: we may never know... A topic is a topic, so I'll change the title a bit so it fits for a better discussion. Better to save a thread than to get rid of it, only to have another reincarnation of it come up again (with chances being that the reincarnation was made by another noob...)
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SAW is one of the best movies EVER made. the first ones the best, of course, then saw3, then saw2. Saw (just the first one, the rest lose there sting) is one of the few horror movies that have a message: "APRECIATE LIFE, DONT ABUSE THE GIFT OF LIFE"... plus the way people were killed is pure genius! the slim chance of survival, the innovative engineering of all the death traps, & the whole time the mastermind is a old guy with cancer...& he never killed anyone....but sadly i have this thing about sequels, there always a let down, & saw 3 ending implies a saw 4, what more do they have to prove?
M00D: indifferent...
I like them a lot
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i havnt seen saw 3
loved saw 2 my mum got really freaked out she wouldnt buy saw 3
It's mindless, and simply indulgent on the art director's part.
exams :(
ahhh awesome movie! lurve the third one! soo unexpected! wait. all of them are pretty unexpected which is why i love em all
Drink soy sauce and die
so... i recently saw SAW IV. it's f--king awesome! i highly recommend you guys to go see it
....plus there's gonna be a part V & VI!


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This is the point at which I need to pass along some of the basic information on how to attend a Book Fair. I mean, of course, some of the nuts and bolts, not rules of behavior for the nuts and dolts. Such remarks would be not only ill-mannered but useless, since only the best and brightest read this blog anyhow.
How much does this cost? Prices are listed in the upper right corner of the first white page inside the book. If it's one of those books where the designer got busy and didn't put any white pages in, things are trickier: check the clouds and waterfalls and other white objects. Audiovisual materials will usually have a sticker on the back in the upper right, but hunt around.
How 'bout them 'Hawks? I applaud the players and the fans who stuck around through all those years when if game attendance went into three digits it meant Frank had brought the grandkids again. And I hope this means the Cubs may get a turn. But we were talking about the Book Fair.
Where do I pay? Head west on the first floor and look for a thick rope attached to stanchions. If you go to the right of this rope, it will lead you to an area called Check-Out, and they can guide you from there. If you go to the left of the rope you will find two rooms full of books marked Room 1 and Room 2, as well as another pair of rooms marked MEN and WOMEN.
Where are the restrooms? Besides the pair mentioned in the FAQ above, there is a newer and larger pair at the bottom of the steps you noticed if you came in by way of the parking lot. If you didn't notice, head for room six, turn left before you get there, and take two small flights of stairs down. There is also an elevator.
Is the Book Fair wheelchair accessible? If you come in by way of the parking lot (the north side of the building), you'll find our express elevator. Once you get into the book rooms, you will find that we have enough space between tables for a wheelchair to pass, IF the crowd of shoppers allows this and UNLESS some dim bulb has been stacking books in the middle of the floor again.
Is there a place I can stash some books so I don't have to carry them all while I shop? Yes yes yes! Do NOT assume you have to limit your purchases by your arm strength! We have places called Squirreling Areas where a volunteer will take your bag of books, label it, and stash in until you're ready to check out.
Thanks a lot! I bought way more than I can carry to Check-Out by myself. Now what? We have a special large order checkout area, and the volunteers there will come with a cart and help haul your purchases there. Please please, before they start, make sure you DO want to buy all those books and that you've looked at the prices. Check-Out is not the place for sorting through your pile.
Now I have more than I can haul home. Can you help? Sorry, kid. I can't let the volunteers leave the grounds. They might escape.
What about those Blackhawks, huh? They are an inspiration to all right-thinking people and their 49-year climb reminds me of our own effort to make enough money to buy respect. (I'll let you know how that works out.) But we really need to talk Book Fair game plans right now.
What happens to the books you don't sell? A group of previously approved not-for-profit organizations—schools, prisons, shelters and counseling centers—comes in and cleans out whatever each organization can use. Anything left over after that has been sold to an out-of-state buyer who finds enough good stuff to keep coming back for them year after year.
How soon after the sale can I start bringing books in? We need time, friend, to heal our wounds, put things away, figure out where we put things away before the sale and now put them in the right places, and just generally wind down. We'd RATHER not see any books until after Labor Day. As always, if you MUST unload your books in August, we will not turn you away. But we will growl foul things about you and your little dog, too.
What did you think about those playoffs? Weren't the Blackhawks great? The Blackhawks were great, are great, will be great, always have been great. But this is a column about how to shop at the Book Fair.
Okay. Got any books on hockey? Over next to that big silver cup.


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The Island is only seven miles long and have beautiful oceans. The total population is about 500.
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I would like someone to come and help me learn how to kite. I have all the equipment and just need a few pointers, as I was starting in Hawaii before I came here.
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FIFA president Sepp Blatter has put his weight behind the deduction of points for clubs found guilty of racism and stood by his comments about abuse victim Kevin-Prince Boateng's walk-off during a game by saying that "running away'' is not the answer.
Blatter, during a Special Report interview with Sky Sports News, was asked about the growing number of racist incidents in the game - the most recent of which saw AC Milan midfielder Boateng and his team-mates walked off the field during a friendly match with Pro-Partita after receiving abuse from the terraces.
And, while he admitted he would not encourage other players to do the same, Blatter did repeat previous pledges to remove racism from the sport.
"I think we can never do enough to eradicate all the racism in football," he said. "We have already tried and you have given, in Great Britain, the best example of how to eradicate violence in football with the modern stadia, with the controls and education that this is the one thing.''
FIFA last week ordered the Bulgarian and Hungarian football associations to play a game behind closed doors in response to racism incidents involving their fans, but Blatter believes a punishment of point deductions could prove to be more effective.
"I think a more radical solution would be deduction of points. Deduction of points would have a better impact on that than any other sanction,'' he said.
Adding his thoughts about Boateng, he said: "Already to have a match played without spectators is a warning, it's a warning for all the spectators but the situation is now as such, you remember the Boateng problem, running away.
"I made a comment on that and I still have the same feeling, it was good what he has done in order to give this impact by saying `listen, look at what has happened` but it can't be the solution.
"It can't be the solution because you can never solve any problem in your life, being in private life, in economic life, wherever, by running away.
"This is a good sign, it's a good sign, to now say listen, if you don't take care now of our sport they will do it.''
Blatter, 76, has been president since 1998 and went on to suggest he will call a "summit'' of football`s leaders in a bid to find a long-term solution, but did add his own opinion that players found guilty of racial offences should "be suspended for more than one or two matches''.


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Distance from Talihina, OK to Edmond, OK
Driving distance between Talihina, OK and Edmond, OK is 205.62 miles (or 330.92 kilometers). If you drove an average car (using about 3.6 gallons of gas per mile), the gas would cost you around $, since you would need about gallons of fuel.
Leaving from Talihina, OK you would reach Edmond, OK in about 3 hours 18 mins if you keep an average speed of miles per hour, assuming you don't make any breaks or get stuck in traffic.


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MACON, GA. – The Lipscomb University Bisons jumped out to a 12-2 lead Friday evening and went on to defeat Mercer University 88-67 in the Atlantic Sun Game of the Week.
It was the fifth consecutive win for the Bisons who continued their run to improve their seed in the Atlantic Sun tournament.
Adnan Hodzic scored 14 points in the first half including six of the Bisons first eight. He finished with 20 points and eight rebounds.
Five Lipscomb players finished in double figures.
Josh Slater posted his second straight double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Monday he had 10 points and 10 assists against ETSU.
Brian Wright had 13 while Jimmy Oden and Michael Lusk added 11 each.
Lipscomb went up 21-8 on a layup by Hodzic at the halfway mark of the first half. Lipscomb used a 9-0 run to make it a 40-15 game with four minutes remaining in the half. Mercer responded with a 10-0 run to bring the spread back to 15 with 1:32 to play in the first half.
Lipscomb held a 46-29 advantage at intermission.
The storyline of the second half was all about James Florence. The Mercer guard scored 22 in the second period to finish with 34 on 13-of-19 shooting.
Lipscomb was up 58-40 with just over fifteen minutes to play when Florence went on fire.
He scored 13 points over the next six minutes to lead Mercer on an 18-7 run to bring the game within five (64-59).
After two successful free throws by Hodzic and Florence, Michael Teller connected on a 3-pointer with 8:50 remaining to swing the flow of the game back to Lipscomb's favor.
Neither team scored until Teller drained another 3-pointer to put the Bisons up 11 with 7:37 left.
Mercer was not able to cut Lipscomb's lead under ten from there on out. The Bears did not hit a field goal in the final 4:42.
Hodzic's 20 points extends his streak of scoring in double figures to 22 consecutive games tying the NCAA-era record of Brian Fisk set in the 2005-06 season.
Mercer capitalized on Lipscomb's 17 turnovers with 19 points.
The Bisons shot 29-of-51 (56.9 percent) from the field. Mercer was 24-of-61 (39.3 percent).
Lipscomb was 10-of-18 (55.6 percent) from the 3-point line. Mercer finished 6-of-24 (25 percetn).
After shooting just 56.8 percent from the charity line Monday night against ETSU, the Bisons rebounded to shoot 20-of-26 (76.9 percent) from the line. Mercer shot 13-of-17 (76.5 percent) from the free throw line.
Lipscomb improves to 13-13, 9-8 in the A-Sun. Mercer is 16-12, 10-7 in the A-Sun.
The Bisons play their final road game Sunday when they travel to Kennesaw, Ga., to face Kennesaw State. Game time is 2 p.m.
Jonathan Seamon and Benjamin Seamon will be on the call for the Lipscomb Sports Network. Free online audio streaming is available at www.LipscombSports.com/sportsnetwork/.


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Dr. Suess Pouch Sling
Added Sep 6, 2012
by aimefemme
Fort Mc Murray, ...
I've made a bunch of these for gifts, I think these things are amazing and really wish I had one when my kids were babies!!
They are made with high quality cottons, and a jersey knit on the inside. A big pocket to stuff any necessities in, and a key ring on the side to strap that gravity pulled suther to (or snap your keys to)! Also the inside edge is padded so that when that wee one gets a little bigger and wants their legs hanging out the side does not cut into those chubby thighs!
And each pocket is decorated in one way or an other to make each one truly unique!
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It all comes down to one question: Why should people buy recorded music at Homer's Records or any other independent record store rather than order it online?
"In 2011, it's a 50-50 split between digital and physical," said Homer's General Manager Mike Fratt, referring to a music market split between digital music files and CDs and vinyl. "If people choose to buy a full album, almost 75 percent of the time they choose to buy a physical version. Fidelity has something to do with it; also, it's the ultimate backup."
Then Fratt gave what I believe is the real reason to shop at record stores. "I think going to a record store is an enjoyable experience, like going to a book store or a comic book store," he said. "There's a type of discovery that occurs in a record store that cannot be replicated online."
No number of reasons, however, was enough to save Homer's Orchard Plaza location at 2457 South 132nd St. Originally opened at Bel Air Plaza in 1975, the store moved to Orchard Plaza in 1980. Fratt, who began his Homer's career in the warehouse in 1978, managed the Orchard Plaza store for five years before transferring to the Old Market location, and eventually into the head office in '91. In its heyday, Homer's boasted a worldwide chain of six stores. Today, Fratt works out of a small office tucked away off the sales floor of the Old Market store, soon to be the chain's sole survivor.
Fratt announced last week that the Orchard Plaza store will close Sept. 10. "Quite frankly, we're surprised we made it this long with two locations in Omaha," he said in the press release. "When we surveyed the future landscape in 2006 we assumed we would be at one location per city by 2010. Most of our indie record store brethren in the Coalition of Independent Music Stores are down to one solid location per city." He added that the 132nd & Center area is "losing its oomph as a strong retail sector, and Homer's was not willing to risk moving the store with the hopes of finding an audience."
Fratt confirmed the obvious reason for the closure via a phone call Sunday. The store was losing money. "The store's long-term lease ran out at the beginning of 2010," he said. "We looked at the numbers and it wasn't quite under break even. We did a one-year lease, and as we neared the end of 2010, we were still right on the edge. So we did a 90-day lease, then another 90 then a 60. Now the store is below break even."
He said some, but not all, of the Orchard Plaza staff will go to work at the Old Market Homer's, where sales are actually up for the year. "And we're very optimistic about the next 10 years."
Next 10 years?
"All of our indie brethren all feeling challenged, there's no question about it," Fratt said. "For us, the unit sales in CDs has pretty much leveled off at the Old Market location. We're not giving ground. Part of the reason has to do with the declining price point -- we have a huge bin, literally thousands of artists, whose music sells for $7.99. That's why catalog sales are fairly robust." But sales of new releases are down slightly, he said.
"The second issue is vinyl," he added. "It's been huge, and a large part of our business, and it keeps growing." Though he's referring primarily to used vinyl, new-release vinyl sales have stepped up. Other revenue comes from selling used product on Amazon Marketplace (Homer's closed its Web store two years ago).
Asked what the music industry needs to do to keep independent stores alive, Fratt said a few trading partners are allowing them to buy at a lower price and hold the product four to six months before paying for it. "Hopefully by that time we've turned it and can pay it off," he said. A new distribution model could involve selling new music on consignment, though there are some accounting challenges to overcome. "It could be something of a game changer."
Fratt still contends that the biggest threat to independent record stores wasn't digital downloads, but the giant box stores like Best Buy, Wal Mart and Target. "Target now offers fewer than 1,000 titles," he said. "Best Buy shuttered its operations and now contracts it out. Borders is exiting the market."
He said in addition to leaning on its used record sales, the Old Market store is "recommitting to gifts," offering merchandise other than recorded music to all those folks wandering up and down Howard St. after dinner.
"But overall, it's about catalog, which is what built this company in the '70s and '80s," Fratt said.
"There's a quantity of people still purchasing physical. Not everyone has a home computer -- 20 percent of people don't have broadband and never will," he said. "Physical is not going away, no matter how much people want to bitch about it. It isn't. I think we've got 10 years, easily."
In the end, it all comes down to that original question: Why should people buy music at a record store instead of online? As long as Fratt continues to have an answer, Homer's will be around.
Lazy-i is a weekly column by Reader senior contributing writer Tim McMahan focused on the Omaha music scene. Check out Tim's daily music news updates at his website, lazy-i.com, or email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Health Care Tax Hikes For 2013 May Be Just A Start
New taxes are coming Jan. 1 to help finance President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
Most people may not notice, since the increases mainly hit high-income earners, individuals making more than $200,000 and couples over $250,000.
But people will pay attention if Congress decides to start taxing employer-sponsored health insurance. That option is in play if lawmakers can ever agree on a budget deal to reduce federal debts. It's been overlooked with all the focus on the political battle between Obama and House Republicans.
About half of Americans benefit from the tax-free status of employer health insurance.
Experts say it's hard to see how lawmakers can avoid touching health insurance if they want to eliminate loopholes and curtail deductions so as to raise revenue and lower tax rates.
(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved)


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Hayleyharvey needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 75 designs submitted by 26 freelance designers.
Hysteria Hill
My name is Hayley Harvey and I have just become a young wine maker and I live in the Adelaide Wine Region. I need a label for a medium to an upper market wine and I would like this to be an eye-catching, elegant but fun- type label as 90% of wine is purchased due to visual attraction. The name Hysteria means frenzied emotion and excitement. I would like to implement this meaning into my label.
I will be targeting the upper end in the boutique wine market.
I would like an instant visual recognition of Hysteria Hill. The logo should say it all.
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Freebetinfo needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 201 designs submitted by 64 freelance designers.
We are running a tipping website at SpringTipping.com.au and require a logo, involving the full website name (without www.). The website will be a contest for people to tip horses during the upcoming Spring Carnival races in Australia (this isn't a bookmaker though).
Target audience is new to the website, but will have seen websites similar to this before. Has to stand out so bright and colourful, and not looking too professional. This is a fun contest, but does have a prize...so something in between fun and professional.
Be as creative as you like, we're looking for something that will stand off the page and let the visitor know that they are on a website for Spring Carnival Racing tipping. Don't include money on the logo however.
Ideally something involving a horse (but NOT a cartoon horse) that is fairly "swooshy" ie. conveying the look of speed. Colour is up to you, but we like the idea of blues, blacks, yellows and/or whites.
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Noth, Sutherland, Patric, Cox, Gaffigan lose egos
By MARC KENNEDY
Associated Press
With five very different actors teaming up for a play on Broadway about friendly rivalries, the discussion around a restaurant table naturally turns ruthless: Exactly who in the group is the weakest link?
Is it Chris Noth? Jason Patric? Kiefer Sutherland? Brian Cox? Or maybe Jim Gaffigan?
"Talk to us each separately," says Noth, laughing.
"I think we have to go on a daily basis," jokes Patric.
"I was going to say hourly," Sutherland muses.
"I would have said by the minute," Cox says -- not to be outdone.
Those actor egos have apparently been dialed way down as the five prepare for the launch of a revival of "That Championship Season," the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Jason Miller that started previews Wednesday.
"You don't do something like this, certainly coming from our backgrounds, with the idea that your ego is going to be nourished or exercised in some way," says Patric. "It's the opposite: It's why you actually do it."
The plot centers on a group of former high school basketball stars who reunite at their coach's Pennsylvania home 20 years after they won the state championship. The festive mood soon sours as the drinks kick in and old animosities flare up.
"The play is so balanced," says Sutherland. "We're the weakest link."
Over lunch at the venerable theater-district hangout Sardi's, the five gobble up steak tartar, cheddar burgers, Cobb salads and beef stew -- with a side portion of trash talk. They tease Patrick about his fluffy chest hair and the Scottish-born Cox about his homeland's love of deep-fried Mars bars, but it's clear these unlikely five have become friends. There's even talk of them taking a field trip to Scranton, Pa., to soak up the play's setting.
"The truth is, we hang out a lot," says Patric. "It's not forced -- we do. It's tough when you're doing eight hours a day, mind and body, and we still go out a have drinks afterward."
Patric, star of "Sleepers" and "Narc," has a deep connection to the piece: His father was the playwright. "That Championship Season" was only the second full-length play Miller wrote and it became his most successful. He died in 2001.
The play made its Broadway debut in 1972 starring Charles Durning, Richard A. Dysart, Walter McGinn, Michael McGuire and Paul Sorvino. A 1982 film version starred Robert Mitchum, Martin Sheen, Bruce Dern, Stacy Keach and Sorvino.
Tony Award-winning director Gregory Mosher, who helmed the recent Broadway revival of "A View From the Bridge," approached Patric with the idea of reviving his father's work. The actor wasn't sure he wanted to be in it, but decided to help.
Mosher and Patric started by looking for someone to play the coach, the real anchor of the story. Cox, a Royal Shakespeare Company veteran, was at the top of their list. "He's amazing," says Patric.
Then came Sutherland, a friend of Patric's for decades ever since they starred in "The Lost Boys" in 1987. After eight years of "24," Sutherland was ready for a change: "I wanted to get back to something that was going to be really challenging."
Noth, Mr. Big in "Sex and the City" and Det. Logan on "Law & Order," was the next target. He and Patric hike and run together, and Patric was impressed while catching Noth star in "Farragut North" at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. The last piece of this puzzle was "My Boys" comedian Gaffigan, the only one who had to audition for the role.
Each of the roles the younger men play -- a drunk, a womanizing businessman, a wussy school teacher and an inept mayor -- are juicy parts that any of the actors could play, but Sutherland is happy where the chips have fallen.
"If you spent the rest of your life doing one production of this every three years and played every single role, it would be fantastic," he says. "But in the balance of this cast, certainly I'll speak for myself, I'm exactly where I should be."
To prepare for the play, Cox went to his first basketball game -- Syracuse versus St. John at Madison Square Garden -- and kept his attention focused on the coaches. The others are asked what they did to get ready.
"I got drunk in Scranton," Sutherland offers, smiling.
"And that was before he knew about the play," Patric shoots back.
Joking aside, the men know what they have to work with is unusual: A strong play with political and personal resonance, and one in which each of them gets almost equal time on stage to shine.
"It's rare," says Patric. "To have five equal parts makes it difficult because there's always an invisible web connecting us. We will never get this opportunity again in our lives."
Despite the high testosterone, the actors insist all is calm behind the scenes.
"It's a very guy situation, but I haven't sensed an enormous amount of machismo -- and that's not just because Jason is kind of feminine," jokes Gaffigan. "Believe me, in this game of hierarchy, I would be on the low end of it. But I don't get a sense of that."
Noth agrees. "We have so much work to do, there's just no time for that kind of stuff," he says. "We've all been in this game for a long time. The play is Everest and you don't have the time to squabble."
As if to prove their kinship, four of them pull out their cell phones -- revealing the exact same, slightly out-of-date Samsung. That's right: Noth, Patric, Sutherland and Cox didn't know it, but they each have the identical phone.
"It was very odd the first time we realized," Sutherland says.
"This is a brotherhood!" Noth proclaims.
OK, but what about Gaffigan? Well, he sheepishly confesses, he has an iPhone.
"That's why he had to audition," Patric says.
The table erupts in laughter.
Online: www.thatchampionshipseason.com


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Courtesy of Babson College Sports Information
BABSON PARK, Mass. – Sophomore Kayla Davis went 2-for-3 with a double and a home run to pace a 16-hit attack for Babson College as the Beavers defeated visiting MIT, 9-1, in five innings in game one of a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) softball doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon. The Beavers then belted three more homers and another 16 hits to run away with game two, 14-1, also in five-innings.
With its third straight NEWMAC doubleheader sweep, Babson extended its winning streak to 12 games and improved to 16-8 overall and 6-0 in the league. MIT fell to 6-14 overall and 2-8 in the conference.
Babson pounded out 16 hits en route to a 9-1 win in the opener. First-year Jackie Enos, first-year Catie Funk, and sophomore captain Nicole Latini each had three hits for the Beavers, while Davis went 2-for-3 with two runs and three RBIs. Sophomore Annie Dursema and first-year Ashleigh Phelps contributed two hits apiece, while Funk and Phelps each drove in a pair of runs. Senior Danielle Liska earned the win on the mound, allowing one run on two hits, walking one and striking out nine in five innings. The victory improved her season record to 8-3.
Junior Jenny Li accounted for MIT's lone run in the opener when she hit her second home run of the season to tie the game at 1-1 in the top of the third. With that long ball, Li became MIT's all-time leader in career home runs with six. However, Phelps put Babson in front to stay with an RBI single in the fourth and Davis belted a three-run homer to highlight a seven-run fifth as the Beavers walked off with the 9-1 win. It was Davis' team-leading sixth home run of the season – tying Babson's single-season record originally set by program-great Colleen Kelly '04 in 2002.
Sophomore Jessica Iacobucci took the loss for MIT in game one, giving up eight earned runs and striking out three as she fell to 3-7 on the season.
Game two was more of the same, as Babson amassed 16 more hits, including a trio of long balls, to coast to the 14-1, five-inning victory. Funk went 3-for-3 with a double, a homer, four runs scored and three RBIs, Latini went 2-for-3 with a home run, one run scored, and three driven in, and sophomore Jess Pashos went 2-for-2 with a homer, two runs scored, and two RBIs. Senior captain Britt Russo also had a big game at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two doubles, a run scored, and three knocked in. First-year Megan Brain pitched all five innings to earn the victory for the Beavers, allowing no earned runs on five hits and striking out five as she upped her record to 8-2.
Babson jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first, highlighted by a three-shot by Latini – her first home run of the season. The Beavers then hit back-to-back homers in the four-run second – Funk's third of the spring with one aboard followed by Pashos' second of the year – as the hosts took a commanding 8-0 advantage. Russo doubled in a pair in the third and then joined Funk with an RBI double in the fourth as Babson surged to a 14-0 lead.
MIT scored its lone run of the nightcap when first-year Olivia Gierlich singled and scored on an error following a double by classmate Anna Christensen in the top of the fifth. However, Brain would strike out the final two batters to finish off the 14-1 Babson victory.
Engineers' first-year Trinity Leonard pitched the first inning and took the loss in game two, dropping her record to 1-3 on the year.


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I've been letting people know about the site and I got an email asking for more details. I did a reply which I think is worth posting here as an explanation to new and prospective members of the thinking behind this sites creation.
About 7 years ago I got into canoeing and started a forum as there was no place for canoeist in the UK to share information etc. There were lots of sites for kayakers but none for canoeist. The site is www.songofthepaddle.co.uk
When I was setting it up I naively thought that people would run out of questions about canoes and canoeing so the site needed something for people to keep coming back to and for. As a result I put in a blogg section. This was a section where people could post a blogg / report / story of any canoe trip they went on. No matter how big or small. The site now has about 13000 members and the blogg section is by far the most popular. I know it is followed by far more than the members who have registered. People love sharing their trips with the world and everyone love to read them. Even if it is just a "boring" paddle on the local canal.
So what does this have to do with dogs? I have always been a dog person and have had a few great dogs but for one reason or another I went for 7 years without a dog. Although I was regularly dog sitting for friends. Two years ago I got Sam a Rottweiler. She is a fantastic dog and a joy.
I have blogged my canoe trips with Sam on Song of the Paddle but I wanted to share non canoeing trips as well. Now I run Song of the Paddle so no one is going to stop me from posting non canoeing bloggs up but I figured there must be others who would want to post their bloggs. I looked and yes there are a number of forums and sites for dog owners but none focussed on sharing the walking stories. The adventures we have with our dogs. So given that I knew how to set up a forum and already had a server for Song of the Paddle I set up www.DogWalkBloggs.com
On one level it is simply there so people can blogg their activities with their dogs. But on another level I hope it will inspire people to do more with their dogs. To take the more places and try more stuff. I know from Song of the Paddle that people have been inspired to do new trips and longer trips just largely so they can post up a blogg. If even just one dog owner decides that instead of taking their dog to the park to do its business, they are going to go to a local woodland walk with their dog and make a day of it, so they can post it on Dog Walk Bloggs, I will be happy.
What I have no plans for the site to cover is training techniques and pedigree conformation of breeds etc. There are lots of sites about training dogs and showing dogs and specific to different breeds. I want Dog Walk Bloggs to be about people's relationship with their dogs and the times they spend together. I think people will want to share that. I know I do. And I know for sure I want to read it.


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The story of 2010 became another substantial trend in the industry as more companies introduced low-price models.
In 2010, the success of Planet Fitness, Newington, NH, led to the introduction of Blink Fitness from Equinox, Crunch franchised clubs from New Evolution Ventures, Lafayette, CA, and ZX Fitness clubs, which were formerly Peak Fitness clubs. This year, Gold's Gym introduced its Gold's Gym Express model (image below), the first of which appeared in Texas. Bally introduced its first BFit model in October in Illinois. FIT Brands, led by former Gold's executive Joel Tallman and the owners of American Club Systems, Columbus, GA, rebranded clubs to Max Fitness, which includes a Max Fitness Express model. GymIt, Boston, was introduced by Healthworks Fitness Centers for Women.
Most of these models offer price points of either $10 or $20, depending on the services purchased, and are situated in smaller boxes than the average fitness facility.


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New Bill Calls for $659 Million to Deal With Influx of Children at Border
Bill Calls for Deploying National Guard, Altering Anti-Trafficking Law to Speed up Deportations
WASHINGTON—House Republicans on Tuesday unveiled a bill that would provide $659 million over two months to help deal with the influx of Central American children and families crossing the border.
The House GOP bill would grant less than one-fifth of the $3.7 billion requested by President Barack Obama to deal with the border crisis, in part due to its short time frame. Mr. Obama had asked for enough money to stretch over 15 months; the House bill would extend only until through the fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30. The House...


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These surreal photographs from Frank Herfort's Imperial Pomp - Post Soviet Highrise series show us the strangest post-Soviet buildings of Kazakhstan, Belarus and Russia.
Two golden towers in Astana, Kazakhstan, also called as 'the beer cans' by locals, built in 1998
An office building in Moscow, Russia
Grand Park Towers (Khodynsky Bulvar 5), 414 ft (126 m) tall apartment buildings in Moscow, 2006
The 27-story high Paveletskaya Tower, an office building designed by Sergey Borisovich Tkachenko, opened in 2003, Moscow, Russia
Cosmos Apartment Towers, Saint Petersburg
A residential building in Chelyabinsk, Russia
The highest tensile structure in the world: the Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center, a 500 ft (150 m) high transparent tent in Astana, Kazakhstan, designed by Norman Foster, opened in 2010. It has an internal park, a shopping center, an indoor beach resort, a boating river, and an entertainment venue.
Europe's tallest tower, the 1,112 ft (339 m) high, Mercury City Tower in Moscow, constructed between 2009 and 2013
The 39-story Triumph of Astana, a mixed-use building (it has offices, a hotel and apartments) in Astana, Kazakhstan, opened in 2006.
Legion III Centre, Moscow, Russia, opened in 2008
Northern Tower, Moscow, Russia, completed in 2007
A residential complex in Nishny Novgorod
Baikonur Apartment Towers, Astana, Kazakhstan
Traffic Police Headquarters, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia
The Big Ben of Surgut, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia
A residential complex in Moscow, Russia
MosFilm Tower, Moscow, Russia, completed in December 2011
The Scarlet Sails apartment complex with a 48-story tower, Moscow, Russia
Lazurny Kvartal (means Azure Complex), a residential complex in Astana, Kazakhstan, opened in 2011
Kuntsevo Living Complex, Moscow, Russia
The Zeppelin of Moscow, Russia
Parus Business Center, Moscow, Russia
The tallest railway station building (101 m or 331 ft including the spire) in Europe, Samara, Russia, opened in 1999
Nur Otan Party Building in Astana, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Central Concert Hall, designed by Manfredi Nicoletti, opened in December 2009, Astana, Kazakhstan
The rhombicuboctahedron-shaped National Library of Belarus, in Minsk, Belarus, designed by Mihail Vinogradov and Viktor Kramarenko, opened in 2006
Chrystal Plaza in Samara, Russia
Gazprom Headquarters, Moscow, Russia
A Billiard and Chess Centre in Khanty-Mansiysk, hosted the 2010 Chess Olympics, designed by Erick Van Egeraat, opened in 2010
The castle-like Edelweiss Tower, designed as a companion to the Seven Sisters skyscrapers in Moscow, Russia, opened in 2003
Zenit International Business Center, Moscow, Russia. The construction was started in 1991, but stopped two years later.
Zapsibgazprom Building in Tyumen, Russia, opened in 2004


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