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In case you didn't know….it rains a bunch in the Northwest.
Portland's rainy season is pretty much from October to April, and this makes the wintertime wait for the return of the Portland Farmers Market that much more worthwhile (and so bountiful!).
It's a drizzle, for the most part. The frustrated East Coaster in me would like to note that you're not going to see many big rain storms or snow storms, or that many umbrellas – but you will see rain boots. The days where the city's inhabitants freak out over sleet (and call it snow) never fail to break my heart, but at least I have cute boots on.
So, I don't write much about my personal style, because I don't have much besides a fading predilection for stockings in various colors, but I am digging my streak of cowgirl rain boots. The warm Tretorn boots I bought last year cracked (and cost too much to do so!), and I get sick of buying rubber boots from Target or Payless, regardless of the charming design, that do the same. I had originally purchased a pair from Rainco this fall based on a recommendation from a friend, and sadly, they also quickly cracked after a couple of weeks! However, I contacted Rainco with a picture and the customer service was great – assuring me that it looked like a defect. They sent me a new pair of cowgirl boots as soon as more came in, and I was wearing them before they even made the website as a new style!
To note, Rainco also courteously assured me that their cowgirl boots are indeed vegan. This was the pair I first ordered (now out in my size), and my new pair is below.
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Our man C-Mac has his finger firmly on the pulse of the Vancouver Whitecaps in their second season of MLS soccer. C-Mac gives us his match preview of Real Salt Lake vs. Whitecaps. The excitement of the Canadian women's team's bronze performance in London has raised interest in soccer in Vancouver. How will young Brazilian holding midfielder Tiago Ulisses impact the lineup.
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This Refresher Corurse includes the following manuscripts:Right Ventricular Dysfunction Following Lung Resection, by Marcos F. Vidal Melo, M.D., Ph.D. and Yasuko Nagasaka, M.D., Ph.D.Achieving and Managing Lung Separation, by Edmond Cohen, M.D.Perioperative Lung Protection Strategies in One-Lung and Two-Lung Ventilation, by Peter Slinger, M.D.Hypoxia during Thoracic Surgery, by Javier Campos, M.D.
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ETSU and ISU to meet for the first time since 2009
AMES, Iowa (Dec. 19, 2012) – The ETSU women's basketball team hits the road for the fifth time this season as the Lady Bucs continue non-conference play with a trip to Ames, Iowa to take on the Iowa State Cyclones at 8 p.m. ET inside Hilton Coliseum.
ETSU (2-4) will be looking to snap a two-game losing streak, having dropped a road contest at LSU and a home meeting with Appalachian State. The Lady Bucs received a pleasant surprise in the game against Appalachian State from redshirt sophomore Tiana Burley (Camilla, Ga.). The transfer from Charlotte came off the bench and saw her first action as a Lady Buc. Burley made the most of the opportunity by posting a double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds, both career highs, in 27 minutes of play.
Destiny Mitchell (Bluffton, Ga.) still serves as a stat sheet stuffer for ETSU. Against ASU, Mitchell chipped in nine points, seven rebounds, two blocks and three steals. Her 15.8 points per game ranks fourth in the Atlantic Sun Conference as well as ranking second in offensive rebounding (4.4), first in steals (3.0) and tied for fifth in blocked shots (1.0).
The Lady Bucs continue to get strong contributions early in the season from freshman Brianna McQueen (Jonesboro, Ga.). The guard averages 9.3 points per game as well as 2.3 assists and 3.5 rebounds. Her 78.1 free throw percentage (25-32 FT) is good for third in the league.
Scouting the Cyclones
Iowa State (7-1) checks in at No. 29 on RealTime RPI after putting together two straight wins; the most recent a 67-59 victory at Northern Iowa. The Cyclones are undefeated at Hilton Coliseum this season and have won 11 straight regular season games inside the facility dating back to last season, the only loss coming against Texas A&M on Jan. 14, 2012.
Hallie Christofferson leads the way for the Cyclones, averaging 15.6 points through the first eight games. The Hamlin, Iowa native is 42-of-79 (53.2 percent) from the field, and has 15 makes on 34 attempts (44.1 percent) from long distance this season. The 6-foot-3 junior also corrals 7.9 rebounds per contest, good for second on the team. Senior Chelsea Poppens is also a force for Iowa State. The senior averages nearly a double-double with 13 points and 9.6 rebounds per game.
ETSU's Last Outing
The Lady Bucs welcomed Appalachian State to Johnson City, Tenn. on Tuesday, Dec. 18. The game was held inside Brooks Gym due to the ongoing renovations to the lighting system for basketball inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center. ETSU did not respond well to the temporary home venue, falling behind by 13 midway through the first half. The Lady Bucs eventually got comfortable and began chipping away at ASU's lead. The charge was led by newcomer Tiana Burley (Camilla, Ga.) who scored 12 of her 19 points in the first half, which helped ETSU whittle the deficit down to four going into halftime.
The momentum continued into the second half with back and forth action from both teams. The Lady Bucs were finally able to gain the lead, 50-49, at the 12:59 mark, but the lead quickly evaporated as ASU went on a 36-7 run over the final 13 minutes. The Mountaineers' largest lead of 30 came with 1:02 left, resulting in an 85-57 defeat.
Maryah Sydnor totaled a game-high 23 points on 9-of-15-shooting, including 3-of-4 from behind the arc. The Mountaineers shot 46.3 percent on the night and also included an impressive 18-of-19 from the free throw line. ETSU was held to just 34.9 percent shooting (22-63) and without a make in 14 tries from three-point land. The Lady Bucs were also forced into 25 turnovers
One bright spot of the night was the play of Tiana Burley (Camilla, Ga.) who saw her first action as a Lady Buc. The center, who sat out last season due to NCAA transfer rules, recorded careers highs in points (19) and rebounds (13) in her double-double. A valuable inside presence to team with guards Destiny Mitchell (Bluffton, Ga.) and Brianna McQueen (Jonesboro, Ga.) is a huge development for the Lady Bucs.
Series History
The two schools have met only one time prior, an NCAA Tournament first round matchup in Bowling Green, Ky., which saw the Cyclones pull away in an 85-53 decision on March 22, 2009.
Live video, audio and stats of Thursday night's contest can be found on Cyclones.com, the Official Athletics Website of Iowa State University.
- ETSU and Iowa State are meeting for the first time since March 22, 2009, when the Cyclones beat the Lady Bucs, 85-53, in a 2009 NCAA Tournament first round matchup in Bowling Green, Ky.
- Destiny Mitchell (Bluffton, Ga.) is fourth the A-Sun in scoring at 15.8 points per game, tied for third in field goal percentage (58.6 percent), second in free throw percentage (83.3 percent) and first in steals (3.5 per game). Mitchell also ranks No. 2 in offensive rebounds at 4.4 per game.
- Serena Clark (Tucker, Ga.) ranks No. 6 in the A-Sun in offensive rebounds (3.2 per game).
- Tosha Austin (Chattanooga, Tenn.) ranks No. 2 in the A-Sun in blocked shots (1.7 per game).
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As Obama Wails & Screams
That A 2.2% Cut To
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Government, Which Must
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To Him:
Maybe Obama hasn't bothered to notice, but the REST of the country outside Washington has been tightening it's belt and making do with less for FIVE F**KING YEARS NOW.
But when Federal bureaucrats up there in Washington are FINALLY coming face to face with a REDUCTION to the amount of money they get to spend, all of a sudden we're treated to hysterical wailing about how this threatens the very foundation of the Republic.
These sequester 'cuts' aren't even real cuts to begin with. Federal spending was slated to grow by over 5% this year, just like it has every year Obama has been in office. Instead of growing the federal budget this year by 5%+, the sequester's automatic 'cuts' trims 2.2% from the spending INCREASE.
That's right. Federal spending is STILL going up over what it was last year by almost 3%. Yet from the way Obama & the Democrats have scare-mongered on this issue, you'd think trimming this spending INCREASE puts the country on the verge of collapse or something.
Let's get a couple of facts on the table before we go further.
If trimming 2.2% from a spending INCREASE to a $3.8 trillion budget has Obama in a four alarm FREAK OUT, what's going to happen when real cuts have to be done?
We've known all along we can't continue to carry trillion dollar deficits. Yet we've just done it 4 years in a row and are getting read for year #5. Barack Obama hasn't proposed any spending cuts of his own and is now back out there demanding more tax increases after he just got $600 billion in new tax increases just a few months ago. And let's remember he got that $600 billion in new taxes without A SINGLE SPENDING CUT.
Government will never shrink under this President. He's shown time and again what his true colors are. He's demonstrated his commitment to Bigger Government at every opportunity. If the answer wasn't Bigger Government, more spending, more centralized control & planning, then he wasn't interested in the question.
Reality keeps TRYING to assert itself on Washington, but thus far the bureaucrats up there have been pretty darn successful at shielding themselves from it with our money. Despite the shrinking of the labor force, the decline in tax revenue, and every other signal that should have told Washington to slow down, since 2007 it's done nothing but ramp it's spending up like a V-2 rocket climbing for the stratosphere.
From Day 1 Obama insisted we were going to SPEND our way out of this financial crisis. It's now the 5th year of his Presidency and he remains as committed to this insanity as ever. He can't cut spending because he sees the problem as being too little revenue from taxation. This is why he insists we don't have a spending problem, and that if the rich would just 'contribute' a little more, we can solve the problem.
Well he did get re-elected. So we do get 4 more fun years of watching him try to tax and spend the country into prosperity. I suspect, however, more people are catching on to the fact his policies don't work. And the sight of him and his supporters continually fear mongering on spending cuts while shilling relentlessly for more tax increases is likely to backfire.
More & more Americans, as they struggle to buy food, keep gas in the car, keep and find jobs and just basically survive, are going to notice Washington is hysterically carrying on about having to get by on less. For over 5 years Washington insulated itself from the effects of the recession & 'recovery' as it ramped up it's spending to insane levels. But now the reality is starting to hit.
And we're supposed to be all 'boo-hoo-hoo!' for Federal workers and bureaucrats up there in Washington who kept spending like drunken sailors for the past 5 years?
You know what plenty of Americans are going to say to that?


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by Tom Utescher
After earning a share of the Catholic Academies lacrosse championship this season with a 12-1 record, there was at least one more goal that the talented senior class at Mount St. Joseph Academy wanted to accomplish before they departed with their diplomas.
The Magic had not won a game in the PIAA District 1 tournament for more than 10 years, and last Tuesday 11th seeded Mount St. Joe put an end to that negative streak, beating number 22 Central Bucks West in a first-round bout, 20-10. After a slow start, the Mount leapfrogged the visiting Bucks to enjoy a 13-5 halftime advantage, and their lead was never in jeopardy after that.
Villanova-bound senior Olivia Gannon funneled in seven goals and dealt a pair of assists to lead the winners, while classmate Emilee Ehret, a Penn State field hockey signee, scored a hat trick and distributed six assists. The freshman class was well-represented in the scoring stats by M.K. Maloney, who fired four goals and had two assists.
Gannon attended Norwood Fontbonne Academy, and so did the Mount's Dom Nyzio, who will continue her lax career at Drexel University. Nyzio and classmate Marley Breslin each scored twice on Tuesday, and senior Meg McCabe and junior Natalie Bohner (one assist) each added a goal to round out the total. Senior goalie Alex Lista, who will play for the College of William and Mary, racked up a dozen assists in the game.
Gannon, Lista, and Nyzio all made verbal commitments to their respective college programs in the middle of their junior year.
In last week's District 1 opener, C.B. West (10-8) started out strong, and even when they fell far behind, the Bucks kept battling.
"They did a great job," said first-year MSJ head coach Lindsey Colferai. "I saw film on them, and I've also coached some of their players in club lacrosse, and they're tough, athletic kids."
The Magic came into the match with a District 1 victory drought that stretched back to 2002, when they defeated Sun Valley High School in the opening round of the tournament before bowing out against Great Valley. At the outset of Tuesday's tilt, they did not look quite ready for prime time. Driving hard to goal, West went up 2-0, and later led 3-1 after Breslin broke the ice for the host Mounties.
"It was an uphill start, kind of like our second game against Merion," noted Colferai, referring to an early 0-3 deficit the Mount incurred against their league rivals before rallying to win. "We finally realized that on defense we had to close them off with our bodies, not just with our sticks. Our girls are mentally tough, and they figured things out on their own without my having to call a time-out, which made me proud."
Instead, it was C.B. West who paused for a chalk-talk after the Magic whipped in two quick goals as the first-half clock dropped from 16:56 to 16:38. Gannon shot both of them (with assists from Bohner and Ehret), then after the time-out the Magic banged in two more all within the same minute of game-time.
These two markers by Nyzio (after Maloney transported the ball downfield) and Gannon (stemming from Ehret's draw control) put the home team up 5-3 with 16:10 still to play in the opening period.
The Bucks got back within one at 13:12, then the Mounties began their truly decisive surge almost immediately, outscoring their guests 8-1 in the remainder of the first half. At the break, Gannon already had six of her seven goals in the book.
In the first three-and-a-half minutes of the second stanza, Mount St. Joe got two more goals from Maloney, who was assisted on the second strike by sophomore Kaitlyn Meister. The Bucks answered back both times, but the Magic proceeded to score four times in a row for a 19-7 lead with 13:10 remaining. McCabe, who has decided that she will attend Drexel along with Nyzio, capped off this string.
The Mount subbed liberally after that, and C.B. West accounted for three of the last four goals in the contest. The Bucks' Elena Romesburg and Jane Savard had four and three goals, respectively, and goalie Molly Naylor finished with six saves.
UPDATE: The Magic ended their season on May 16 with a 15-6 loss to sixth-seeded Conestoga, a member of the perennially-powerful Central League. Gannon and freshman Abby Aita each scored twice, and McCabe and Bohner furnished the other MSJ goals. Lista logged nine saves in goal for the Mount, which finished the season with an overall record of 15-4.
"A team like Conestoga will make you regret all of the little mistakes that you can get away with in a lot of other games," Coach Colferai said. "The bottom line was, they were just very good."
Overall, though, the rookie coach was pleased with the outcome of the season.
"The girls were very dedicated, and we definitely took some steps forward as a program," she said. "I want it to be the start of a positive trend that we will continue in the future, and I know the players want that, too."


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The goal of this program is to help teens be safe as they develop healthy relationships with friends. A professional teen counselor will guide girls through games, activities and role plays to help them understand the attitudes and behaviors associated with dating abuse and violence and to correct them. While they'll learn to identify healthy and unhealthy relationships and how to help friends who are in unhealthy relationships, they'll also get a chance to talk about the myths surrounding teen dating violence and sexual assault and how to challenge others, by being an active bystander.
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Teach your child how to sew with this beginning sewing lesson. Let her make a simple little purse that she can take with her. Made of felt and ribbon, the only other things needed are needle, thread, scissors and a button. Arts and crafts for kids projects on ZiggityZoom kids website.
Many little girls ask to sew and this is a perfect "first sewing experience" for a little girl. Made from felt, this little purse only requires simple hand stitching and a patient mom or teacher. Arts and Crafts for Kids.
Items needed:
- 2 small square of felt (we used 2 different colors for contrast)
- Button
- Needle and thread
- Scissors
- Ribbon or cording for strap
- sewing pins
- Cut the piece of felt that will be the front of the purse to 4 x 4 inches.
- Cut the piece of felt that will be the back and front flap to 4 x 6 inches.
- Pin the front to the back, lining up the bottoms and sides.
- Trim all 4 corners to a rounded edge, as shown.
- Cut a length of thread, and show child how to thread needle. Pull ends of both threads together and make a knot. (wrap ends around index finger and slide off, pulling tight with nails of thumb and index finger to form knot)
- Start first stitch for child, at juncture of top, side of front, showing how to insert needle about 1/4 inch from previous stitch, then repeat from back side (making sure child works from the side the thread is trailing from.)
- Let child stitch around the side, bottom and other side. Finish off with a repeated overlapping stitch at corner of front/side to secure thread.
- Cut a piece of ribbon or cording for strap to size for child. For ease of attachment, we stitched the end of the ribbon at the back of the starting and ending junctures. Do repeat, overlapping stitches to attach securely.
- Carefully sew button to front of purse, so that it will be in the center of the front flap when flap is closed. cut a small slit in front flap to accomodate the button as a closure. Make the slit just big enough for the button. Since purse is made of felt, fabric will not tear or ravel.ziggityzoom.com/


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Star Wars was in a black hole.
The beloved original franchise had ended with Return of the Jedi in 1983, and as the kids of that generation grew up, leaving their toys to gather dust in the attic or garage, no one was giving much thought to what was next.
Star Wars was over. Nostalgia had yet to kick in. Then, suddenly, three more stories appeared.
That was 1991, when sci-fi author Timothy Zahn popularized the so-called "Expanded Universe" with The Thrawn Trilogy – a series of novels about Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia that was set five years after the end of Jedi. As the books rose on The New York Times best-seller list, Star Wars climbed back to the top of the pop-culture mountain.
As word spread this week that The Walt Disney Co. had purchased Lucasfilm with the intention of making Episodes VII, VIII and IX, many fans began repeating something they've been saying for 21 years: Make the Zahn books!
Entertainment Weekly reached the author in his Oregon lair to find out what he knew about Lucas' plans for the post-Jedi chronology, and what he hopes those films might take from his still-beloved books.
Although no one outside of Lucas and Disney executives know the content of the planned movie sequels, the first of which would come out in 2015, they will more than likely be original tales.
That means Zahn's books won't be directly adapted, but the author says that was always the case: "The books were always just the books."
But years ago, he was briefed on Lucas' plans for sequels, and how the Thrawn books would fit in. "The original idea as I understood it— and Lucas changes his mind off and on, so it may not be what he's thinking right now – but it was going to be three generations. You'd have the original trilogy, then go back to Luke's father and find out what happened to him [in the prequels], and if there was another 7th, 8th, or 9th film, it would be Luke's children. The Thrawn Trilogy really would have fit into the gap," the author said.
However, his books remain so popular they could still have a Force-like pull on the movies.
In many ways, they already have.
Zahn's trilogy gets it's name from the central villain, a blue-skinned, red-eyed Imperial general who cobbles together the remains of the vast, evil army after Vader and the Emperor are killed in Return of the Jedi.
The author gave a name to the galaxy's capital planet – Coruscant – which Lucas kept for the prequels, and he introduced some beloved figures that any later Star Wars movie would be wise to remember.
Foremost among them was the femme fatale Mara Jade, an Imperial assassin who becomes a love interest for Luke Skywalker. (No more kissing your sister, bub.) And Han Solo and Princess Leia give birth to twins in the third Thrawn book, The Last Command.
"Another thing in the Thrawn trilogy was the catching of Force lightning with a lightsaber blade. Apparently, George thought that was a cool visual and put it in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, so he has been keeping a close eye on what has been done," Zahn says.
"It could be an entirely new storyline, but if he picks and chooses bits and pieces from the expanded universe, we'd all be thrilled to death."


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Executive Committee
North Dakota Judicial Conference
Judge Steven McCullough, Chair
Justice Carol Ronning Kapsner
Justice Dale V. Sandstrom
Judge Bruce Romanick
Judge Gary Lee
Lee Ann Barnhardt
The Executive Committee of the Judicial Conference met on November 26, 2013. Chair McCullough called the meeting to order at 12:05 p.m.
Chair McCullough informed the committee that two members of the Judicial Branch Education Commission are term-limited off and need to be replaced. Those members are Justice Mary Maring and Judge Sonna Anderson. Chair McCullough said the Commission Chair had recommended that Justice Daniel J. Crothers and Judge Debbie Kleven be appointed for three-year terms. Chair McCullough also said Dean Kathryn Rand is eligible for reappointment to the Commission and is willing to serve again.
Justice Kapsner moved that Justice Crothers and Judge Kleven be appointed to the Judicial Education Commission as recommended and that Dean Rand be reappointed. Seconded by Judge Romanick. The motion carried.
Via email, State Court Administrator Sally Holewa indicated that due to the appointment of Judge Lisa McEvers to the North Dakota Supreme Court, there will be a vacancy on the Pattern Jury Instruction Commission. After brief discussion, Chair McCullough said he will send out an inquiry to all the district judges to determine interest in serving on the Commission. An Executive Committee meeting will then be called to make the appointment.
Justice Kapsner moved to approve the minutes from the Sept. 27, 2013, Executive Committee meeting. Seconded by Justice Sandstrom. The motion carried.
There being no further business to come before the committee, the chair adjourned the meeting at 12:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Lee Ann Barnhardt Director of Education and Communication


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Rick Steves' Delicious Europe Rick samples classic European cuisine from garlicky snails and homemade mozzarella to savory bouillabaisse, and other regional specialties.G
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Divinas Live at Chambord Castle A new musical genre is touching the hearts of fans worldwide, combining classical crossover, world music and newly arranged classic pop. Three female singers - Rita of Israel, Yulia of New Zealand and M?av of Ireland, a former member of Celtic Woman - present examples of the genre in this outdoor concert at France's Chateau de Chambord in May 2012.G
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Magic Moments - The Best of 50's Pop (My Music #102) This reunion brings together some of the great recording artists from the 1950s pop era: the McGuire Sisters, Debbie Reynolds, Patti Page, the Chordettes, the Crew Cuts, the Four Lads, the Four Aces, the Four Coins, and Gogi Grant. Hosts include Mary Lou Metzger, Phyllis McGuire and Pat Boone. Recorded in Atlantic City, special moments include Don Cherry telling of "A Band of Gold" and Pat Boone crooning "Love Letters in the Sand."G
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Rock, Pop and Doo Wop (My Music) Rock and pop legends Ronnie Spector (the Ronettes) and Jon "Bowzer" Bauman (Sha Na Na) team up to host this May 2010 concert event featuring 1950s and early 1960s favorites. New performances feature Spector, La La Brooks (the Crystalls), Jay Black, Len Barry and the Orlons. Footage from archives around the world return classic performances to the spotlight; they include "Get a Job" by the Silhouettes and "Book of Love" by the Monotones.G
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Doctor Who Series "The Beast Below" Amy Pond takes her first trip in the TARDIS when the Doctor whisks her away to the distant future and they discover Britain in space. Starship UK houses the future of the British people as they search the stars for a new home. But when Amy explores, she encounters the terrifying Smilers.G


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The Middle East And North Africa Infrastructure Report features BMI Research's market assessment and forecasts covering public procurement and spending on all major infrastructure and construction projects, including transportation and logistics by land, sea and air; power plants and utilities, and commercial construction and property development. The report analyses the impact of regulatory changes and the macroeconomic outlook and features competitive intelligence on contractors and suppliers.
BMI's Middle East And North Africa Infrastructure Report provides industry professionals and strategists, sector analysts, investors, trade associations and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the infrastructure and construction industry.
Key Benefits
- Benchmark BMI's independent infrastructure industry forecasts for to test other views - a key input for successful budgetary and planning in the infrastructure market.
- Target business opportunities and risks in the infrastructure sector through our reviews of latest industry trends, regulatory changes and major deals, projects and investments in .
- Assess the activities, strategy and market position of your competitors, partners and clients via our Company Profiles (inc. SWOTs, KPIs and latest activity).
BMI Industry View
Summary of BMI's key industry forecasts, views and trend analysis covering infrastructure and construction, regulatory changes, major investments and projects and significant national and multinational company developments. These are broken down into construction (social, commercial and residential), transport (roads, railways, ports, airports, etc), and energy & utilities (powerplants, pipelines and so on).
Industry SWOT Analysis
Analysis of the major strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats within the infrastructure and construction sectors and within the broader political, economic and business environment.
BMI Industry Forecasts
Historic data series (up to 2012) and forecasts to end-2024 for all key industry indicators, supported by explicit assumptions, plus analysis of key developments in the market and risks to the main forecasts. Indicators include:
Construction: Industry value (USDbn); contribution to GDP (%); total capital investment (USDbn); real growth (%).
Construction industry real growth forecasts (%) and industry value (USDbn) forecasts for industry sectors are split into Residential and Non-residential and Infrastructure sectors. Where the data is available for particular countries the infrastructure is further broken down into indicators for the transport subsectors of roads, railways, airports and ports and the energy and utilities sub-sectors of power plants and transmission grids, oil & gas pipelines and water infrastructure. This dataset is unique to the market.
The reports also include analysis of latest projects across the infrastructure sectors (transport, utilities, commercial construction).
BMI's Infrastructure Risk Reward Index
BMI's Risk Reward Index provides investors (construction companies, suppliers and partners) looking for opportunities in the region with a clear country-comparative assessment of a market's risks and potential rewards. Each of the country markets are scored using a sophisticated model that includes more than 40 industry, economic and demographic data points. These provide indices of highest to lowest appeal to investors, with each position explained.
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An assessment of the competitive landscape and key challenges to entering the market. Details of the largest companies active in the sector across the sub-segments of the industry, including the key financial figures from some of the largest players in the sector.
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Examines the competitive positioning and short- to medium-term business strategies of key industry players. Strategy is examined within the context of BMI's industry forecasts, our macroeconomic views and our understanding of the wider competitive landscape to generate company SWOT analyses. The latest financial and operating statistics and key company developments are also incorporated within the company profiles, enabling a full evaluation of recent company performance and future growth prospects.
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Bangladesh indicts ex-PM Zia in corruption cases
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A former Bangladeshi prime minister and other leading opposition figures were indicted in two related corruption cases Wednesday that could further complicate the country's tense political situation.
Judge Basudeb Roy accepted the charges against Khaleda Zia, who was present in the court in the capital, Dhaka.
The charges allege an illegal fund was used to buy land for a charity named after her late husband, former President Ziaur Rahman.
Defense lawyer Khandker Mahbub Uddin said it was not true that Zia had illegally collected more than $1 million in donations for the charity.
Also indicted Wednesday was Zia's elder son Tarique Rahman, the heir apparent to take over her Bangladesh Nationalist Party in a deeply rooted political dynasty. Rahman, who faces charges in several other cases, lives in London.
Nine people in total were indicted in the two cases, the others including Zia's staff and businessmen.
Zia says the charges are politically motivated, which authorities deny.
Zia's political party and her allies boycotted the troubled Jan. 5 elections in which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned to power with an overwhelming majority.
Zia has vowed to restart protests aiming to oust Hasina, who says she would stand tough against any such moves in the South Asian nation, which is a parliamentary democracy.
Zia heads the charity, which she established during her latest premiership, in 2001-2006.
Wednesday's indictment came amid chaos as the judge left the court twice after defense lawyers made angry protests while prosecution lawyers also shouted, witnesses said.
Zia filed two petitions to adjourn the case proceedings but the judge rejected them on Wednesday.
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By ANDY KIRKALDY
FERRISBURGH — With yet another deadline looming in the multi-year saga of the Vermont Electric Power Company effort to build a major new power line connecting West Rutland and South Burlington, towns in northern Addison County are lobbying VELCO to lessen the visual impact of a proposed 115-kilovolt line.
As recently revised, that 115-kV line between a new New Haven substation and South Burlington still includes some poles that top 100 feet tall.
Local officials have given mixed reviews to VELCO's April 24 design, which was an update on the power-line installation plan that the electricity distribution company submitted in February. Many feel that VELCO has not followed through on initial proposals for poles ranging only up to about 70 feet tall, especially at many road crossings where the lines will be highly visible.
By HARRIETTE BRAINARD
MIDDLEBURY — Trustees at Middlebury College met in Middlebury this weekend and unanimously approved a 100-page strategic plan, which will focus on enhancing the Middlebury students' educational experience through a continued emphasis on creating a more ethnically and socio-economic diverse student body, as well as promoting the college as a leader in environmental issues locally, nationally and internationally.
The strategic plan, the first since 1992, places its focus on strengthening financial aid and faculty programs, rather than on the college's physical plant, which has seen the most dramatic physical changes in the past decade in the college's 205-year history. The new plan also emphasizes the continued growth of the college as a world leader, and the next decade will see expansion of the college's schools abroad.
VERGENNES — In the annual battle for Addison County bragging rights, the Middlebury Marlins swim team defeated the Vergennes Champs, 234-173, at the East Street pool in Vergennes on Thursday.
Middlebury helped its cause garnering 49 points with seven relay victories, while the Champs won six relays for 40 points.
The Marlins were buoyed by Derek Hathaway, who won all four of the individual 12-and-under races he entered: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle. The team also got a boost from Kess Moulton, who won the butterfly, backstroke and freestyle for the eight and under girls, and Grace Pyne, who in the 12 and under girls category won the butterfly, breaststroke and freestyle.
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Colleges Lose Pricing Power
The demand for four-year college degrees is softening, the result of a perfect storm of economic and demographic forces that is sapping pricing power at a growing number of U.S. colleges and universities, according to a new survey by Moody's Investors Service.
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Facing stagnant family income, shaky job prospects for graduates and a smaller pool of high-school graduates, more schools are reining in tuition increases and giving out larger scholarships to attract students, Moody's concluded in a report set to be released Thursday.
Public School, Big Tab
The cost of attending public colleges is rising faster than the cost of private colleges, as states reduce funding. This graphic shows the published tuition and fees for state residents in 2012-13, and in 2006-07, for 72 public universities with substantial research activity, including many state "flagship" schools.
But the strategy is eating into net tuition revenue, which is the revenue that colleges collect from tuition minus scholarships and other aid. College officials said they need to increase net tuition revenue to keep up with rising expenses that include faculty benefits and salaries. But one-third of the 292 schools that responded to Moody's survey anticipate that net revenue will climb in the current fiscal year by less than inflation.
For the fiscal year, which for most schools ends this June, 18% of 165 private universities and 15% of 127 public universities project a decline in net tuition revenue. That is a sharp rise from the estimated declines among 10% of the 152 private schools and 4% of the 105 public schools in fiscal 2012.
The financial pressures signal that many schools are starting to capitulate to complaints that college has become unaffordable to many American families, observers say. At least two dozen private colleges froze tuition this fall, roughly double the previous year's total.
"It's pretty clear that pricing power of colleges has reached an inflection point," said John Nelson, a managing director at Moody's who oversaw the survey team.
For colleges, the declines in net revenue could portend cuts to academic programs and a search for alternative sources of revenue such as more online courses and recruiting wealthy students from overseas who can pay full tuition.
Many smaller private schools that depend heavily on tuition revenue are under particular pressure. But even some public universities that have had success raising tuition recently told Moody's that it will be increasingly hard to keep doing so. Highly selective and highly rated colleges still experience "healthy student demand,'' according to Moody's, and many have large endowments that can help pay for scholarships and boost revenue.
Wittenberg University, a roughly 1,730-student school in Springfield, Ohio, froze tuition at $37,230 for the 2013-14 academic year in an effort to make the private college more affordable. The school is also reviewing academic departments to make sure it is offering programs that have the greatest demand from students.
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A series looking at the rising costs of higher education in the U.S.
"If colleges do not adapt to shifting demographics and the weak economy making families more price sensitive, there will be fewer institutions," Wittenberg President Laurie Joyner said in an interview.
Nearly half of the schools surveyed by Moody's reported enrollment declines this fall, though overall median enrollment remained relatively flat from the previous year. A stagnant high-school graduate population, particularly in the Northeast and Midwest, is contributing to the declines at some schools.
Moody's also attributed the enrollment decline at some public universities to a "heightened scrutiny of the value of higher education" after years of tuition increases and stagnating family income. The credit-rating firm said in its report that more students are "increasingly attending more affordable community colleges, studying part time, or electing to enter the workforce without the benefit of a college education."
Private universities and colleges with lower credit ratings, as well as smaller public universities, reported the most enrollment pressure, according to Moody's.
"We have a more informed class of college consumers," said Bonnie Snyder, founder of Kerrigan College Planning in Lancaster, Pa. "Everyone today knows someone who went to college and ended up with a career that didn't justify the cost. They see college as a more risky investment."
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|2009-07-07, 10:11
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Takao Tsundere Cruiser
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Classified
BTW, the second season of Shana is currently showing on Animax-Asia with english dubs by......Animax own dubbing team......
Looks like i gonna watch this anime with Japanese audio, i can't stand the dub their using, i prefer the one from Geneon.
|2009-07-08, 05:16
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Archangelic Demon Vampire
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Mauritius
Age: 25
Most English dubs for anime = NOOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS
Only Pokemon seemed to have good dubs when I was little... XD
I just re-watched Shana 2... Missing the Hishokou No Sora Piano version... hopefully they'll put it soon on the up coming OVA DvD.
|2009-07-08, 13:21
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|2009-09-08, 11:08
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
the bad guys seem to not do enough of research as to why the good guys are countering them everytime. Some research, take Yuji out, the brain of the team = win? (obviously I dont wanna see Shana-tachi lose) Not to mention I am kinda annoyed that the bad guys always gives a lecture about their ability, plans etc to the good guys and they dont seem to want to finish Yuji off even after extracting the Reiji.
Love this series, I guess I have to ignore such stuff =p
|2009-09-08, 11:26
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Explodes when thrown
IT Support
Join Date: Jan 2009
Age: 32
|2009-09-08, 11:28
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
Yeah now that you remind me, people in that universe looks down on Torches/Mystes. Guess they never learn their lesson with Johan.
edit : Just rewatched the last epi, if I was Meta, i would have punched a KingKong fist into the Seeking Researcher's mouth xd. Even as a Ayako Kawasumi fan, I found Kazumi is freaking annoying... + Hope to see Sabrac, corpse retriever and the boy with the hood in S3!
|2009-09-10, 07:13
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Age: 28
I finally mustered the energy to start watching this series. Now I'm still at around episode 9 (or was it 10?). I just realized that the series wastes too much time on the romance aspect of the series. From the nature of the plot, I believe it's more suited to action with a good helping of romance. They overdid the romance.
They wasted like 4-5 episodes on Shana's angst against Konoe. I only remember about 2-3 episodes with any decent action in it. Now it looks like it's another 4-5 episode flashback arc... I still eagerly awaiting for something exciting to happen that's not in a flashback.
|2009-09-10, 07:48
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|2009-09-13, 19:59
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I totally agree with you on the first half of this anime though.
|2009-09-15, 08:59
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Tennessee
Age: 31
I agree that there probably should have been a better balance, since devoting the first half to the love triangle/square made the story meander quite a bit, but I thought the episodes were very good in their own right (Except for maybe episode 7, which I honestly didn't like that much), and it's pretty aggravating that the only sort of 'discussion' you're likely to find online about the first half of Shana II is a bunch of people saying 'this sux lol'.
|2009-09-16, 18:59
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2008
What gets better in the second half is Yuugi, who seems to regain the brain he forgot in his desktop during the first half.
If you like action, there is more fights in the second part too.
If you like something to happen, you can scrap pretty much the entire season and consider it never happened, because it's basically how it can be summed up - especially the romantic aspect, which basically preserve the statu quo with a cowardice and a passivity that would make Takashi proud.
|2012-09-18, 22:11
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Location: Tennessee
Age: 31
Looking back, I think it's kinda funny that so many people assumed Shana III would pull a Zero no Tsukaima and that the storyline/character relationships would never progress. Refusal to progress is... definitely not a criticism that can be levied against Shana III. "You think we'll just stick to the status quo and never change things? Well then, we'll just run in the complete opposite direction and make things change so fast that you'll have no clue what's going on! Enjoy having Yuuji change into a villain before the first sixty seconds of the series is finished, lol! Who's the status quo clingers now? Owned, bitches" - J.C. Staff
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Find Hospices Near You
Hospice Care
Hospice care is for people who can no longer benefit from regular medical treatment and are likely in their final months of life.
Instead of continuing to try curing or delaying the fatal disease or condition, hospice ends curative treatment altogether. Instead, its goal is to control pain and other symptoms and make the patient's last stretch of life as comfortable as possible. Hospice can result in a significant improvement in the patient's quality of life, with a focus on her as a person rather than on her disease.
Hospice care can be received at home; someone can also receive this end-of-life care in a hospital, nursing home, or private hospice facility. Which is best depends on a patient's physical condition, whether the home is suited to providing hospice care, and the resources available in your community.
Hospice care isn't necessarily continuous, and a patient may switch into and out of it as a medical condition improves or deteriorates. For example, if a patient is in hospice care and goes into remission -- a period of relief from the symptoms of an illness -- the hospice care can be stopped, only to be resumed again if the symptoms reoccur or the condition gets worse.
What Hospices do
The specific type of care and service hospice provides differs depending on individual needs and preferences, but it may include the following:
It's important to speak up about things you like and don't like about the care a patient is receiving, including asking the agency to send (or not send) one aide or another if the patient develops a strong preference. You may even switch to another agency altogether if you or the person you're caring for isn't satisfied with the hospice care she's receiving.
- Medical care that involves monitoring the patient and administering medication, controlling pain, and providing other medical support
- Family conferences, often facilitated by nurse or social worker, so family members can stay informed about a loved one's condition
- Social services, including counseling and referrals or coordination with other community resources, to help the patient and his or her family
- Transfers from home care to inpatient care, if needed
- Spiritual services in keeping with the patient's religious or spiritual beliefs
- Help with household chores, meals, and basic personal needs such as getting out of bed, walking, bathing, and dressing
- Physical, occupational, and speech therapy to help maintain or regain lost functioning
- Respite care to provide breaks for the usual caregivers
- Bereavement support to help survivors cope and grieve after a death
How to know it's time for a Hospice
When your loved one is diagnosed with a terminal illness, and when a doctor says that she has six months or fewer to live, she is eligible for hospice care. Find out more about when to call in hospice care.
If your loved one is battling a terminal illness but is expected to live longer than six months, look into palliative care.
Residential Hospice Care
If a patient requires elaborate medical care and monitoring, hospice care may be given in a building dedicated to hospice, or in a hospital or skilled nursing facility -- generally in specific rooms or wards decorated with touches such as curtains and couches to lend a more homelike feeling.
In hospice facilities, the usual rules for visiting hours and mealtime schedules are relaxed. Visitors are generally free to come and go as they wish, and meals are often family favorites. Again, the aim is to make the patient feel as comfortable and cared for as possible.
At-home Hospice Care
Most hospice care is provided in the patient's home. If your loved one's symptoms are controlled, her care will be delivered by visiting nurses, social workers, aides, and counselors as needed. If her symptoms can't be controlled or if she experiences severe distress or pain, she may need continuous nursing care, in which hospice nurses provide around-the-clock care at home.
Hospice Caregivers
Hospice care is typically a team effort, combining the talents and training of doctors, nurses, social workers, counselors, home health aides, clergy, therapists, and trained volunteers.
Your hospice agency will assign a case manager to make sure that all care needs are met and to coordinate the comings and goings of all involved, which is especially important if the care is at home.
If you or any family members are able, you can be responsible for much of the hands-on care, such as administering medicines and changing dressings. If you or family members aren't equipped to do this, hospice workers may help secure other caregivers to take over or contribute to the work.
Hospice Costs
Hospice care costs less than most other types of end-of-life care because it usually involves less technical equipment and fewer medical procedures; the patient is most often cared for at home instead of in a hospital; patients need only pay for the services they require; and there's no charge for care and services that family members, friends, or volunteers can provide.
Medicare, Medicaid or Medi-Cal, and some forms of private insurance cover nearly all costs of hospice care. And many hospice services offer care free or based on a sliding scale to those with low incomes. A typical range for cost paid out of pocket is about $150 per day for care at home to $650 daily for constant care in a facility. Get more information about hospice care that is covered by Medicare.
Hospice Plan of Care
During an initial orientation meeting, hospice workers meet with you, the patient, and interested family members to assess the plan of care.
If you'll be providing care at home, the orientation workers will evaluate whether the place needs to be equipped with any special gear, such as an elevating hospital bed, a pad to help prevent bedsores, protective coverings for the floor, or ramps for a wheelchair. They may also investigate details ranging from the neighbors to nearby barking dogs to the number of steps in the patient's house.
There's usually a flurry of activity when the hospice agency first gets involved, with various hospice staff visiting the patient and assessing her needs. Then a regular routine is established, with one or more aides visiting on a schedule. This schedule changes as the patient's needs change.
A patient's need for hospice is evaluated after 90 days to determine if it's still appropriate. It's evaluated again at the end of another 90 days and can be continued in 60-day segments after that. Although intended only for a six-month period, hospice often lasts longer than that because many people live longer than the original six-month prognosis.
How to find Hospice Care
If your loved one and her doctor agree that hospice is the right choice, you can help her choose a hospice agency. Ask your loved one's doctor for recommendations; you can also ask for advice from hospital discharge planners or your loved one's assisted living community or nursing home. Be sure to look up all your options in our Hospice Directory so you can learn more details and read any reviews from other families.
Once your loved one chooses a hospice agency, she must formally enroll in it. The agency handles all the paperwork. If your loved one isn't physically or mentally able to give consent, the person who holds power of attorney will need to enroll her.
Be sure that your hospice agency is Medicare certified; Medicare is the primary source of reimbursement for hospice care. In addition, look to see whether the hospice is "Joint Commission Certified," which means it has met a higher standard set by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Hospices voluntarily submit to receive this certification; when they receive it, you can rest assured they are truly excellent.
Top Cities for Hospices
- Andover, NH
- Ballwin, MO
- Baytown, TX
- Beaufort, SC
- Cabot, VT
- Chesterfield, MO
- Chico, CA
- Clermont, FL
- College Station, AR
- Colusa, CA
- Coosawhatchie, SC
- Creve Coeur, MO
- Dallas, TX
- Daufuskie Island, SC
- Doyline, LA
- Forgan, OK
- Fort Worth, TX
- Francitas, TX
- Grass Valley, CA
- Guilford, CT
- Houston, TX
- Ladys Island, SC
- Lake St. Louis, MO
- Lima, IL
- Minneola, FL
- Molt, MT
- Morrill, NE
- Nevada City, CA
- North Richland Hills, TX
- Okatie, SC
- Overland Park, KS
- Oxford, FL
- Redding, CA
- Ridgeland, SC
- Rolette, ND
- Saint Louis, MO
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- Arizona
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CME Group Tuesday announced it will begin the process of conducting outreach to customers, producer groups and other market participants on expanded CBOT grain and oilseed trading hours.
"We've received significant customer feedback about the extended hours we implemented for CBOT grains last summer," said Tim Andriesen, Managing Director, Agricultural Commodities and Alternative Investments, CME Group.
"As we start a new year, we think the timing is right to review those changes and industry feedback more formally to ensure we're continually meeting our customers' needs. Beyond hours, we continue to explore other suggestions from our customers on ways to enhance our products and markets," Andriesen added.
CME Group will engage participants on CBOT grain and oilseed trading hours, which were expanded to 21 hours per day in May 2012, through one-on-one conversations, customer focus groups and an online survey. The survey will be made available to participants on CME Group's website from Tuesday, Jan. 22 through Thursday, Jan. 31.
The CME Group survey is open to all CBOT grain and oilseed customers and market participants and can be found online at www.cmegroup.com/agsurvey.


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MONTREAL - Transport Quebec has rejected a Gazette access-to-information request for a report that led the province to cancel a $45-million contract for Mercier Bridge repairs.
In March, Quebec said the contract was cancelled because the report in question showed the plans submitted by the construction consortium would have significantly inflated the costs.
But a news report has suggested the contract was cancelled because of new deterioration on the bridge, which was partially closed last year over safety concerns.
Quebec Transport Minister Pierre Moreau has promised a new era of openness at Transport Quebec, which has been accused of operating in a culture of secrecy.
In March, Moreau told The Gazette that he would like to release the report, but was concerned its release could compromise the government's position if any legal action was taken by the construction consortium.
In another recent case, however, the prospect of a court case did not deter Transport Quebec from releasing a report. After last year's Ville Marie Expressway collapse, Quebec made public a report into the cause despite the fact that it intended to sue engineering companies involved.
On April 18, The Gazette filed a request for the Mercier Bridge report under Quebec's access-to-information law.
In a letter dated May 3, Transport Quebec lawyer Fernande Rousseau said the request was refused.
"This report is part of an ongoing decision-making process in that it includes advice or recommendations that will contribute to making a final decision by the ministry about the Honoré-Mercier Bridge," she wrote.
She cited articles 14, 22, 32, 37 and 39 of Quebec's access-to-information law.
Those articles allow the government to refuse to reveal information in some cases – for example, if the disclosure would "likely hamper negotiations" or "might well affect the outcome of judicial proceedings."
The Gazette request was sparked by Quebec's decision to cancel a $45-million contract to develop plans for a new concrete deck for the Mercier Bridge and then carry out the replacement work. The contract had been given to a consortium: Pomerleau/Demathieu & Bard S.E.N.C.
Moreau said it based the cancellation on a report prepared by engineering firm Dessau, which Quebec had hired to review the Pomerleau-led consortium's plans.
The Gazette is seeking that Dessau report.
Moreau has said the Dessau report found Pomerleau's plans "were not optimal for the bridge" and would have required extra work, adding up to $24 million to the price tag. The deck proposed was too heavy and "could not be supported by the bridge as it is now," Moreau said.
The Gazette is appealing Transport Quebec's refusal.
These articles, from Quebec's Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies, were cited by Transport Quebec in rejecting The Gazette's request for the Dessau report on the Mercier Bridge:
14: No public body may deny access to a document for the sole reason that it contains certain information that, according to this Act, it must or may refuse to release.
Where a request pertains to a document containing such information, the public body may deny access thereto where the information forms the substance of the document. In other cases, the public body must give access to the requested document after deleting only the information to which access is not authorized.
22. A public body may refuse to release an industrial secret that it owns.
It may also refuse to release other industrial, financial, commercial, scientific or technical information that it owns if its disclosure would likely hamper negotiations in view of a contract, or result in losses for the body or in considerable profit for another person.
A public body established for industrial, commercial or financial management purposes may also refuse to release such information if its disclosure would likely substantially reduce its competitive margin or reveal a loan, investment, debt management or fund management proposal or a loan, investment, debt management or fund management strategy.
32. A public body may refuse to disclose a study if its disclosure might well affect the outcome of judicial proceedings.
37. A public body may refuse to disclose a recommendation or opinion presented less than 10 years earlier, and obtained from one of its members, a member of its personnel, a member of another public body or a member of the personnel of the other public body, in the discharge of his duties.
A public body may also refuse to disclose a recommendation or opinion presented, at its request, by a consultant or an adviser less than ten years earlier on a matter within its jurisdiction.
39. A public body may refuse to disclose a study prepared in connection with a recommendation made within a decision making process until a decision is made on the recommendation or, if no decision is made, until five years have elapsed from the date the study was made.
The Gazette is awaiting Access to Information Commission hearings of appeals of two other access refusals related to Transport Quebec:
In July 2011, the department refused a Gazette request for a list of the major repair work carried out on the Mercier Bridge between 2006 and 2011.
In its response, Transport Quebec said it would be too time-consuming to provide the information to The Gazette.
Federal documents obtained by the paper via access requests show that five years before Quebec closed part of the Mercier due to dangerously deteriorating steel plates on the span's provincial side, an inspection found plates on the federal side were corroding and had to be replaced.
The warning about the federal gusset plates was passed on to Quebec but the province did not follow Ottawa's lead and repair the plates on the bridge's provincial side.
In November 2011, the Agence métropolitaine de transport, an arm of Transport Quebec, refused a Gazette request for a study it commissioned on the electrification of commuter trains in the Montreal area.
The $1.1-million study was completed in 2010.
The AMT said releasing the study would "hamper negotiations in progress with another public body" and would "have a serious adverse effect on (the AMT's) economic interests."
At a public meeting in November, former AMT chief executive Joël Gauthier gave a different reason. He said he could not release the study because he had yet to present the findings to Moreau.
The study shows the cost of electrification, touted by the AMT as a way to cut greenhouse gas emissions and operating costs. It also details the challenges the AMT would face if it decided to electrify its network


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We caught up with Congressman Ron Paul after his speech at the Tea Party Patriots American Policy Summit in Phoenix over the weekend. One of the themes of that speech was that America cannot impose democracy upon the rest of the world. However, unaddressed was whether America ought to protect allies who are free and wish to remain so. Here was our follow-up with the congressman.
NRB: David Horowitz and others have been critical of the effect that your foreign policy would have upon Israel… How would you describe a libertarian vision for alliance that could support democracies where people want to determine their own course while under threat by external forces?
Ron Paul: We've been involved a long time, since World War II, especially since we've inherited or developed our empire. We strongly supported all the dictators that surround Israel, and sometimes we buy peace and pay for it. But it's unstable. And that instability has always been a threat to Israel. Now, when it's coming apart, and our financial system's coming apart, Israel is in worse shape than ever because of our so-called protection.
I believe in non-intervention. I believe we should treat all other countries alike, and that we should be friends. Israel is very, very powerful. If we weren't in there, they could do what they want to protect themselves, and they wouldn't have to ask us permission, and we would never have to be dragged in if something happens over there. I think they'd be much better off, and that would be a constitutional position.
NRB: Is there a point where the existence of Israel being under threat would compel even a libertarian to take action to protect her?
Paul: First off, they're under threat because we're there. We're a greater threat to them, and our polices, because they have assumed that we'll [intervene] if they don't do the right things for themselves.
I don't know of anybody who can militarily threaten them. They have 300 nuclear weapons. Nobody's gonna touch them. This notion that we have to support them over the Palestinians – we shouldn't favor one over the other. It's a very different problem over there. If you're a Palestinian-American, you might not like [America's position on Israel]. I'm not saying you should support the Palestinian side or the Israeli side. I'm saying let them work it out.


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Million Dollar Chicken Recipe
Has any tried this recipe this woman was on Oprah She won a million dollars with her chicken recipes that she makes with Waffles Sticks and frozen spinach I am going to try it tommorow night.
Serves two
An old-fashioned chicken dinner is updated for two, with a surprising ingredient that makes the spinach stuffing extra special.
9 Pillsbury® Dunkables® frozen home-style waffle sticks with 3 syrup cups
2 tablespoons peach preserves
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts (about 1 pound)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1/2 cup chopped onion (1 medium)
1/4 cup chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh sage
1-1/2 cups Green Giant® frozen cut leaf spinach (from 1-pound bag), thawed, squeezed to drain well
1 tablespoon beaten egg white
1 tablespoon chopped pecans
Heat oven to 350°. Spray a 9-inch glass pie plate or a 8-inch square pan with cooking spray. In a small bowl, mix contents of the syrup cups from waffles, the preserves, and Worcestershire sauce. Place chicken, skin side up, in pie plate; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Spoon syrup mixture over chicken. Bake uncovered for 25 minutes.
Meanwhile, toast waffle sticks as directed on box. Cool slightly, about 2 minutes. Cut waffles into 3/4-inch cubes; set aside. Spray a 1-quart casserole with cooking spray (or use a 9x5-inch nonstick loaf pan; do not spray). In a 10-inch nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir 2 minutes or until tender. Stir in waffle pieces and broth, breaking up and moistening waffle pieces. Sprinkle with poultry seasoning and sage. Remove from heat; stir in spinach. Cool about 5 minutes. Stir in egg white and pecans.
Spoon stuffing into casserole; place in oven with chicken. Bake uncovered for 15 to 25 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (170°F) and stuffing is thoroughly heated. Serve chicken with stuffing, spooning remaining sauce in pan over chicken.
I am going to make it with those instant Garlic Mashed potatoes yum !!
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Sounds... interesting...... I don't know, I wouldn't eat the pillsburry waffles as waffles, so cooking with them as an ingredient grosses me out. Let us know how it turns out though.
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Unreal Tournament (1999) – Weapons/Armor/Items Guide
Weapons/Armor/Items Guide by BrakZero
Version: 2.00 | Updated: 01/03/02
Unreal Tournament (PC)
Weapons/Armor/Items Guide
By BrakZero
Version 2.00
:: Revisions ::
v2.00 - Completely re-made the entire guide, making it more in-depth and
changing the entire look of it. Also added codes that are related to weapons.
v1.00 - First version
== Table of Contents ==
= Weapons
- Impact Hammer
- Chainsaw
- Enforcer
- BioRifle
- Shock Rifle
- Pulse Gun
- Ripper
- Minigun
- Flak Cannon
- Rocket Launcher
- Sniper Rifle
- Redeemer
= Armor
- Thigh Pads
- Body Armor
- Shield Belt
= Items
- Translocator
- Health Vial
- Health Pack
- Keg O' Health
- Damage Amplifier
- Invisibility
- AntiGrav Boots
- Scuba Gear
= Weapon Related Codes
= Contact/Legal
<< Weapons >>
Note: Some information on weapons can be viewed in the instruction booklet or
when clicking Stats, then "Weapons".
Some notes on auto-switch -
If you are holding a weapon and pick up a more powerful one, you should
automatically arm yourself with the stronger weapon upon picking it up. You can
toggle this option by going to Stats -> Weapons and unchecking the "Auto-Switch
Weapons" box. Or, you can switch the order of power. The default order is as
Rocket Launcher
Flak Cannon
Sniper Rifle
Pulse Gun
Shock Rifle
GES BioRifle
Double Enforcers
Impact Hammer
So, for example, if you have a Ripper on hand and you pick up a Minigun, the
Minigun will automatically replace the Ripper.
If you want to change this order, you can do so by simply clicking on the
weapon and holding your mouse button down, then dragging it anywhere on the
list that you would like.
Impact Hammer
Classification - Melee Piston
Primary Fire - Hold down to charge it up, then touch an opponent to
kill them instantly.
Secondary Fire - Weaker and more rapid shots. If your timing it good,
it may be able to deflect shots from projectile
Ammo - None
Techniques/Combos - If you face directly towards the ground and let go
while you jump, you will be able to jump very high.
Comments -
The Impact Hammer is rather difficult to work with. It makes a very loud sound
when charged up, drowning out any shouts that may help locate people. Also,
unless your opponent is very unskilled or stupid, it will be rather rather to
them them directly. I recommend that you switch on the Chainsaw Melee mutator
to use the Chainsaw instead of the Impact Hammer.
Classification - Melee Blade
Primary Fire - Hold down to start it up, then ram it into opponents
to inflict lots of damage.
Secondary Fire - Swipe the Chainsaw back and forth once instantly
cutting off the head of anyone that you touch.
Ammo - None
Techniques/Combos - None
Comments -
Though better than the Impact Hammer, the Chainsaw is still a
less-than-stellar weapon. Luckily, if you manage to get close to your enemy,
you'll surely cause big damage to them. Also, you let everyone know where you
are with its very loud sound that echoes throughout the whole arena. =T
Classification - Light Pistol
Primary Fire - Accurate normal bullet shot
Secondary Fire - Hold the gun sideways to shoot twice as fast, but your
accuracy is greatly decreased
Ammo - Standard bullets
Starting Amount of Ammo - 30
Amount Found in Pack - 50
Techniques/Combos - You may pick up a second Enforcer dropped from a
dead foe and use two at once.
Comments -
Your starting gun. The Enforcer is not a very good gun, but it still has its
uses. You can inflict twice as much damage by firing twice as fast with the
secondary fire, but because of its bad accuracy, its only a useful thing to do
if you're very close to your opponent. In any case, it's best to switch to
another gun when you get the chance.
GES BioRifle
Classification - Toxic Rifle
Primary Fire - Fires clumps of Tarydium waste that stick to any
Secondary Fire - Hold down to make a much larger clump of the same
material, which will split into several smaller clumps
Ammo - Tarydium BioSludge
Starting Amount of Ammo - 25
Amount Found in Pack - 25
Techniques/Combos - Use the sticking abilities to your advantage. For
instance, if you're running away from someone, try
running backwards and facing them while comvering
their path with the sludge.
Comments -
Not a bad weapon, really. I found that the best way to fight with it is to
just fire it off anywhere around your enemy, and they'll eventually hit it and
take damage. If used correctly, it can be quite deadly.
ASMD Shock Rifle
Classification - Energy Rifle
Primary Fire - A quick laser beam is shot
Secondary Fire - A small ball of plasma is shot. Moves much slowly, but
has more power than the beam.
Ammo - Shock Core
Starting Amount of Ammo - 20
Amount Found in Pack - 10
Techniques/Combos - You can use an excellent combo with this gun by
firing the slow plasma ball and immediately firing
the beam before the plasma ball hits anything. If
you successfully shoot the plasma ball with the
beam, it will cause a much larger explosion.
Comments -
A nice little rifle if used skillfully. These seem to always be put amongst
more powerful weapons, so they're usually not used very often, but it can still
help a lot if it's your only gun in your inventory.
Enhanced Shock Rifle
- The Enhanced Shock Rifle is a different version of the normal ASMD Shock
Rifle, only available in InstaGib matches. These look almost exactly the same
(just some color differences), but the enhanced ones can only shoot the beam
and not the plasma ball. Also, your amount is unlimited, because there's no
ammo to pick up, nor is there any other weapons in an InstaGib match. This
enhanced rifle instantly blows a hit foe to bits, making it an 'auto-death'
Pulse Gun
Classification - Plasma Rifle
Primary Fire - Green fast-moving balls of plasma are fired at a rapid
Secondary Fire - Hold down to use a green bolt of lightning.
Ammo - Pulse Cells
Starting Amount of Ammo - 60
Amount Found in Pack - 25
Techniques/Combos - None
Comments -
A very nice gun here. The secondary fire is quite a nice weapon if your
accuracy is good, and if it isn't, the primary fire can do plenty of damage.
These also appear in almost every level, so you shouldn't have much of a
problem finding one.
Classification - Ballistic Blade Launcher
Primary Fire - Sharp titanium disks are launched that bounce off of
any surface.
Secondary Fire - The same type of disks are launched, but these explode
upon impact rather than bounce.
Ammo - Razor Blades
Starting Amount of Ammo - 15
Amount Found in Pack - 25
Techniques/Combos - Hit an opponent in the neck with a normal blade for
an instant head shot kill.
Comments -
An extremely useful weapon, the Ripper allows you to make around-the-corner
kills and make explosions at the same time. It's often quite helpful if you
fire the disks everywhere aimlessly if you're outgunned, since they like to
bounce back and hit their target, occasionally even nailing them in the head.
:) The downside here is that sometimes the blade bounce off the wall only to
come back and hit you instead.
Classification - Gatling Gun
Primary Fire - Accurate bullets are fired at a rather quick rate.
Secondary Fire - Not-so-accurate bullets are fired twice as fast.
Ammo - Standard bullets
Starting Amount of Ammo - About 70 (I believe it varies)
Amount Found in Pack - 50
Techniques/Combos - Use the rapid fire when up close.
Comments -
If you're good at aiming, this gun is fantastic. Just keep spraying your
bullets forward to down your foe in seconds. If you like up close and personal
fights, the alternative fire can kill twice as fast. Of course, if your aiming
sucks, this gun is pretty worthless.
Flak Cannon
Classification - Heavy Shrapnel
Primary Fire - Scraps of white-hot metal is sprayed
Secondary Fire - Throw a shrapnel grenade forward
Ammo - Flak Shells
Starting Amount of Ammo - 10
Amount Found in Pack - 10
Techniques/Combos - None
Comments -
By far the best close-range weapon in the game, the Flak Cannon can easily rip
apart an opponent in a shot or two with its metal chunks. A grenade also does
huge damage, always pulverizing an opponent if they get hit. Only problem here
is that because several chunks are sprayed (shotgun style), this is rather
useless for long-range combat unless you get a good grenade shot in.
Rocket Launcher
Classification - Heavy Ballistic
Primary Fire - Heavy and rather slowmoving rockets are fired forward.
Secondary Fire - An unpropelled rocket grenade is lobbed which explodes
shortly after thrown.
Ammo - Rockets
Starting Amount of Ammo - 6
Amount Found in Pack - 12
Techniques/Combos - If you hold down the button for either of the
fires, you can load up to six rockets. So, if you
hold down the primary fire button, you can load 6
rockets and fire them all at once or you can throw
6 rockets at once with the secondary fire.
Another useful thing to do is to hold your
crosshair over an opponent for a while, and it will
change into a red circular crosshair, meaning that
it is locked on. When locked on, the next rocket
fired will home in on the target.
Comments -
One of the most powerful weapons in the game. The rockets are extremely
deadly, and easily blow a target to chunks when hit. The bad part is that
you'll probably kill yourself if your enemy is too close, and you'll need good
aim. Luckily, that homing device is thrown in to make it simpler, and combined
it makes the Rocket Launcher into one nasty litt... err, BIG weapon.
Sniper Rifle
Classification - Long Range Ballistic
Primary Fire - Fires an accurate high-powered bullet.
Secondary Fire - Hold to zoom in up to 8x normal vision for perfect
accuracy even when far away.
Ammo - High-powered bullets
Starting Amount of Ammo - 8
Amount Found in Pack - 10
Techniques/Combos - A rather obvious thing to do here is to zoom in on
your target if you're far away. Hit a foe in the
skull to instantly kill them.
Comments -
An extremely useful weapon. Once again, aim is the only real concern here, but
the fact still remains that it's deadly. Hit the opponent in the head to kill
them instantly (very useful), or just hit them anywhere else twice to fall
them. Great stuff.
Classification - Thermonuclear Device
Primary Fire - Fire a very large and slow moving nuclear missile that
explodes upon impact, vaporizing anything within its
huge blast radius.
Secondary Fire - Fire the same missile, but take control of it and fly
it anywhere you wish from the view of the front of the
rocket. Click the fire button while flying it to
automatically make it explode. If the missile is shot
while being flown, it will explode harmlessly and it
will be wasted.
Ammo - Nuclear Missile
Starting Amount of Ammo - 1
Amount Found in Pack - N/A
Techniques/Combos - None
Comments -
By far the most powerful device in the game, the Redeemer can pulverize
anything close to it, no matter how well protected they are. It does have a few
downsides, though. For instance, you'll surely kill yourself unless you stay
quite far away, and it can only be shot once. Not to mention that it's not
exactly a commonly found weapon. If you can pick up a Redeemer, make sure to
use it wisely.
<< Armor >>
*Things to know - You can view your armor points at the top-right portion of
the Heads-Up Display. (HUD) The human model is shown here. If the human model
is outlined in yellow, it means that a shield belt is being worn. If the chest
portion is filled in red, the body armor is equipped. If the upper leg portion
is filled in red, the Thigh Pads are being worn. As the armor wears down, the
red filled space becomes dimmer and more transparent until it is eventually
gone and the armor is worn out.
Nearby this human figure are numbers. The numbers on the top represent armor
points. This number can go up to 150. Keep track of this.
Thigh Pads
Armor Points: 50
The Thigh Pads are equipped on your legs and provide fifty armor points. Since
Thigh Pads are the least useful of the three armor accessories, they are always
found out in the open and are easy to reach. If you can get some Body Armor
when wearing the Thigh Pads, you can combine their armor points to make your
total rise up to 150.
Body Armor
Armor Points: 100
Body Armor is a green vest worn that protects you with 100 points. Like the
Thigh Pads, the Body Armor is usually not very hard to find or reach, so it's a
nice thing to grab during a match. If you wear Thigh Pads with your Body Armor,
you can combine the armor point totals to recieve a total of 150 armor points
and protection over almost your entire body.
Shield Belt
Armor Points: 150
A very handy accessory, the Shield Belt covers you in a slick coating that
provides an excellent 150 armor points across your entire body. Since it is
quite a valuable item, it is almost always placed in a hidden, hard to reach,
or hazardous area. Knowing the locations of Shield Belts is valuable knowledge,
so try to grab one whenever possible for some helpful protection.
<< Items >>
The Translocator is a very interesting little item that functions both as a
transportation device and a weapon if used skillfully.
Classification - Personal Teleportation Device
Primary Fire - Launch the destination module.
Secondary Fire - After launching the destination module, the secondary
fire button teleports the user instantly to the place
where the module was thrown.
Based on this, you will probably notice that this is a simple way of moving
around and reaching previously inaccesable areas. However, it can be used as a
weapon. It's tough to do, but if you manage to throw your module very close to
a foe and teleport there, you can instantly kill your opponent with a
'TeleFrag'. Due to the fact that you must be so close, it's not a very easy
thing to do, but it may work sometimes if all else fails.
If you ever see a destination module on the ground, you should shoot it. If a
player tries to teleport to a corrupted module, they will automatically kill
themselves. Granted, most players aren't stupid enough to leave their modules
sitting there (or even use the Translocator for that matter), but hey. :)
Also, if you try to teleport while holding an enemy flag in Capture the Flag
games, you will drop the flag in the area that you teleported from.
Health Vial
Amount of Health Points Given - 5 (up to 199 maximum health)
Health Vials are small health boosters that boost your health up by a measly 5
points. However, the reason that they become useful at times is because they
can surpass the limit of 100 health points, and can go all the way up to 199.
They're ALWAYS found in clusters, so if you happen to spot some, they're
usually worth getting.
Health Pack
Amount of Health Points Given - 20 (up to 100 maximum health)
The basic health unit, restoring 20 points of your health, but only allowing
your total health to reach 100. These are always found scattered throughout a
level in easy to reach spots, sometimes in couples, and can save your sorry
arse often.
Keg O' Health
Amount of Health Points Given - 100 (up to 199 maximum health)
The big Keg O' Health is the best health item in existence in Unreal
Tournament, replenishing a whopping 100 health points and also surpassing the
100 point maximum. These are rarely found, and when they are, they are ALMOST
always put in a dangerous area, so use caution when reaching out for one.
Unless of course you find one that is easy tor each. (i.e. Peak Monostary
Damage Amplifier
Effect - User's weapon glows a shimmering purple for 30 seconds and
during that time recieves a massive power-up.
The Damage Amplifier is a extremely useful item that can be found in various
levels. With it, you can pulverize virtually anything as a result of the
enormous power-up. Grab one and knock down a few rocket launcher wielding foes
with your enforcer. Unfortunately, because it only lasts for 30 seconds, you'll
need to use it wisely. Try to hold off on taking it if there are no enemies
nearby, and instead wait for some to come closer then take it and start
wrecking. You'll be surprised at its power.
Effect - User is almost completely invisible for a while.
Quite a nifty item, the Invisibility is often found behind secret doors
cleverly blending in with the surrounding wall that can be opened when shot by
any weapon. During your invisible time, you can easily sneak up behind enemies
and wreck them, for they'll hardly notice you until you get really up close and
they look hard (unless you're dealing with computerized opponents, who spot you
if you get anywhere close).
AntiGrav Boots
Effect - User can jump extraordinarilly high three times.
A common item scattered around a majority of the levels. AntiGrav Boots often
do more harm than good, though. True, they can allow you to reach previously
inaccesible areas that hold powerful weapons and power-ups, but often screw the
hell out of you if you just want to jump normally. Your control over your
character is also quite limited while in the air, and it can become
ridiculously frustrating at times. So if you come across any AntiGrav Boots,
take a moment to think about if you really need them or not - and if you don't,
don't take them.
Scuba Gear
Effect - Allows user to breath underwater.
I'll be perfectly honest with you - I've never found this item anywhere. This
means (in case you're rather slow) that it's quite a rare find. I didn't even
know it existed until I saw it in the instructional booklet. I'm guessing this
may be useful at times, but I really wouldn't imagine that someone would stay
underwater long enough to lose breath and health, let alone die (as it does
take quite a while for your health to begin draining).
<< Weapon Related Codes >>
First of all, you must press the tilde (~) on your keyboard to open up the
system console/log.
I've heard that you must use a code to activate all other codes, but I was
always able to use all the codes without doing this. Nevertheless, I'll include
it just in case:
Type 'iamtheone' into the console/log.
Okay, now you can proceed to the other ones. These are the known codes that are
related to weapons. Just type the given code into the system console/log and a
message should follow it if a valid code is entered.
All weapons - 'loaded'
999 ammo for ALL weapons - 'allammo'
Yup, that's all. There are other codes relating to different matters, check out
the rest of GameFAQs if you want them.
<< Contact/Legal >>
This document is copyright (C) 2001 by Alex "BrakZero" Biedacha. Using it to
make a profit, altering it in any way without permission of the author, et
cetera is ILLEGAL. Just do yourself a favor - don't steal it.
Contact e-mail: email@example.com
First and foremost - DO NOT SEND ME AN INSTANT MESSAGE. People somehow get the
idea that it's better to IM me on my AOL screen name. It's extremely annoying,
so please, send me an e-mail.
Second, if you're going to ask a question, make sure it's not found in the FAQ.
If you ask a question that can be answered by reading this, don't expect for a
reply - it'll be ignored.
Third, don't waste your time trying to flame and insult me. All you do is make
yourself look like a moron (and if you do, chances are that you ARE a moron).
Of course, I always welcome suggestions and criticism, I'm just asking you not
to send an e-mail that does nothing but flame me.
Copyright (C) 2001 by Alex Biedacha
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