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Unknown steel mill, ca. 1940.
A metal worker pours glowing hot molten steel from a giant furnace.
Original photo courtesy of Steve V. of Glenwood, Co
An automobile accident on the U.S. 40 between Hagerstown and Cumberland, Maryland
Original image LOC
16th United States President
Illusionist and stunt performer Harry Houdini steps into a crate that will be lowered into New York Harbor as part of an escape stunt, July 7, 1912.
Nationaal Archief/Spaarnestad Photo/Walter Blum
Original by Jack Delano
Original image via General Photographic Agency / Getty Images
Via General Photographic Agency / Getty Images
Posing for soldiers in Korea after a USO performance.
American author of Walden and Civil Disobedience
Red Hawk (Chetan-luta) of the Oglala Sioux on horseback in the Badlands of South Dakota.
Library of Congress original by Edward S. Curtis
Comedian and singer Ernest Hare expressing his thoughts on Prohibition, ca. 1920.
Jewish women and children arriving at the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp in occupied Poland.
They were removed from the deportation trains onto the ramp where they faced a selection process - some were sent immediately to their deaths, while others were sent to slave labor.
This photo is from the Auschwitz Album, a collection of 193 photos that serve as the only surviving visual evidence of the process leading to the mass murder at Auschwitz-Birkenau. More information can be found here.
At Stanford University, a statue of Louis Agassiz falls 30 feet, piercing the concrete.
English actor, comedian, and filmmaker.
Legendary circus performer Frank "Slivers" Oakley, ca. 1904.
Known for his "One Man Baseball Game"
More information on Frank Oakley, also here.
Original B&W image provided courtesy of Gene Wolande, with great thanks to Ed & Marilyn Merritt.
Original B&W image provided courtesy of Gene Wolande, with great thanks to Ed & Marilyn Merritt.
Luna Park Promenade
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Outside the White Star Line offices in London, newspaper boy Ned Parfett sells copies of the evening paper bearing news of the disaster. (April 16, 1912)
Six years later at age 22, Parfett was killed during a German bombardment whilst serving in France, just days before the end of World War I.
Jazz legend Louis Armstrong, 1946. Aquarium, New York.
Library of Congress original
Boys after buying Easter flowers in Union Square, New York, 1908.
"Dust is too much for this farmer's son in Cimarron County, Oklahoma". Dust bowl, 1936.
Selection of 1920s Australian mugshots from the New South Wales Police Dept., via the Justice & Police Museum, Historic Houses Trust.
"Heavy work that formerly belonged to men only is being done by girls. The ice girls are delivering ice on a route and their work requires brawn as well as the patriotic ambition to help." September 16, 1918.
American poet, essayist, and journalist
Physicist and chemist, pioneer in radioactivity research.
16th United States President
Manfred von Richthofen, better known as the "Red Baron".
Russian physiologist
Waldwick, New Jersey
A prize winning police dog who "smokes cigarettes n' everything".
Serbian American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist.


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You seen me out most every night with a dissipated grin
All my life I been labeled loob and lout
But now I DON'T think I'm finally wearin' down.
So, back to crazy, huh? The decision itself to go run Jemez 50M in New Mexico 2 weeks after Miwok 100k, at high altitude, 12,000 feet total climb and same for descend (I actually didn't know about it till 2 days before the race), going 3 times over 10,000 peaks, first time in this state, nobody I know…but I singed up. Then I couldn't afford a ticket – and my friend David bought me one. Then I still wasn't sure – and Gail signed up and said her sister-in-law Rita will meet, drive and house us. Well, now we are in business!
And when you're out there
Without care,
Yeah, I was out of touch
But it wasn't because I didn't know enough
I just knew too much
I mentioned I worked my pace – that was a pure understatement. Because as I learned during a race, when my mind is occupied with other things, I can't add 1 plus 1 and when I thought I put a 13 hr chart – it was actually 14. That didn't come up till mid-race. Other than that – the weekend in NM was all and more that I wished for!
To begin with, the race was supposed to be my training run, or race "C" as I call it (as opposed to race "A" at Miwok that I so wonderfully blew off). So I didn't taper, ran all my workouts during a week, including 6x800m on Tuesday (and, by the way, took off 10-12 sec from each repeat – wonder if it's my lower weight body carcass or absence of music, because I positively don't work on speed all that much), and only took Friday off due to flying.
Gail and I arrived to Albuquerque, NM around 1:30pm and met Rita. What a wonderful, warm and welcoming woman! I felt like I had known her all my life from the first go! We had lunch at some Mexican place and drove to Los Alamos for a pre-race meeting and dinner.
And I hope that you are having the time of your life
But think twice, that's my only advice
Right, I didn't know anybody…if that ever happens anymore. There was Rickie Redland, Larry King , who I haven't seen since last year's Zane Grey, Moogy, who I ran part of Cascade Crest 100 last August, Jeff O. from blog-wolrd, Melissa from TX, who finished Zane Grey in 2005 a few minutes in front of me and then got scared when I cried, a fellow Goat teammie Chris Boyack , and, of course, Karl Meltzer and Kyle Skaggs, the "young" and the "restless", boys to watch out for anywhere they go. I got my customary pictures and hugs and was all glowing (as Karl put it – "Olga's getting her luv").
As we checked into Best Western and I unpacked, I found out that my headlamp was turned on the whole flight and ran out of batteries – and Rita went to the store and picked a new set. Thanks! I bought a few small cans of V8 juice and asked Rita (who was crewing for Gail) to have it ready for me if she sees me at aid stations.
Morning came early, 3:30am. As we fiddled to get ready, Rita asked me what am I wearing – and I said "skirt". She didn't believe until I put it on – yup, it's all about looking cute and taking pictures, I exclaimed as I stuffed my camera to the very front pocket! So we drove 10 minutes to the start and waited a bit in a crowd – and day promised to be beautiful, upper 70's and no precipitation. On the other hand, 2 days before there was 3 feet of fresh snow in the mountains…5am start came, and with flashlights we took off the first turn off the road into a narrow bottle-neck trail, 153 starters for the 50 milers.
I settled in right away, and as soon as were able to spread out, realized I am not gasping for air. That was weird, because I actually ran inclines and whatnot, thinking why in the world my heart rate is not soaring.
The views were not all that spectacular at this point, a lot of burned down forest, but first 5 miles were easy going. Then the first climb hit…and I found my heart up my throat and my ears pounding, just as expected. Gail was a few feet behind, and I snapped a picture of her, waiting that she'd catch me up, that "Uphill B*". We climbed first peak at 8700 feet, went over a ladder (a part of the course!) and took some steep switch-backs downhill. Soon the 3rd AS came, right on the clock, and we were shown the "WAY"…up to 10,480 peak, 1800 feet of climb in 2 miles. Yikes!
I felt awesome. Pressing on, I suddenly almost walked into Karl – apparently this was out-n-back climb (would be nice to study the course, don't you think?), and then the slew of runners followed (Kyle and Nate already gone through). I was passing some folks and wondering why, uphill is not my strength, and we hit the snow, and a lot of blow-down trees, and just plain steep sections, and I counted 8 gals in front of me – oh, good, why am I counting at mile 12? I found Melissa near the top of Caballo Mountain (elevation 10, 480 feet) and we stopped for a picture – and then we had to turn around a tree at the AS to head back. You have to admit, volunteers are angels – normal people would never in their right mind haul water up that mountain for some 300 runners!
Downhill…oh, my true love, let me fly! I was, passing some on the way, waving to those coming up, having amazing fun and trying not to break my legs. At the bottom AS a woman asked me if my bottles talked to me – and while confused I nodded. As it turned out, she mistaken me for Gail who she spoke to on the way out (folks often do that, and we have a blast about it).
Well, the course had just begun, and I had to climb another 1000 feet in just over a mile. I was gasping and panting and almost missed magnificent views near the top! Had to yell to guys around me to look over to the left – I think this was one of the best views on the course (second came at the end). Then we rolled through high country woods gently on a soft trail, and I kept up on my bottles – NUUN, Infinite, gels every 30 min. Life was good and getting better…
Until I refueled at Pipeline Rd AS at mile 17 and they pointed finger "just over that cliff". Holly shit! Have you ever seen a 75% slope with loose dirt for half a mile? Apparently, that was where we had to go. I stopped dead, took a couple of shots (I hope the pictures would do at least some justice) and tried to scoot on my butt, on my side, searching for something to grab on and not finding, but hey, I didn't fall and made it safe all the way! NOW I was getting an idea what this course is all about…
Come on now, who do you, who do you, who do you, who do you think you are,
Ha ha ha bless your soul
You really think you're in control
We entered some dirt road in a grassy field that rolled very nicely and ran on it for about 3 miles to Valle Grande, mile 21. This is where I did a stupid thing – yes, I am totally entitled of one stupid thing per race. I filled BOTH my water bottles with their drink Succeed, having never tried it before (and I did still have my mixed carb in my pack!). This is where I also looked at my chart (still minute-to-minute on time) and after looking at "7.8M to go, 1600 feet climb, 2400 feet down" realized I lost an hour in my calculation. Just simply didn't add things together, because I am not THAT significantly bad in math to assume to run 8M with a climb to 10,200 feet included in 55 minutes. I just couldn't do addition back home…Oh, well, I was told this course is a 14 hour-er.
After a mile or so cross-country grass-slopping we came to a climb…cross-country as well. Over boulder field. Through the woods foolowing the ribbons. Over another boulder field (where I was leaping with an Irish girl Helen, who lives in MN, and she is such a sweetheart!). I hope you see that both boulder rocks and woods-wandering is straight up. Rumor is (from dude Lui who I hooked up with here), this route wasn't so sadistic last year – yup, this course got an additional 1,000 feet of climb and elongated by 2 miles. And we're still climbing, now on double-diamond ski slope, with a couple of false summits (where Helen graciously took picture of Lui and me).
Then we hit a downhill through the woods – just as steep as the climb was. Trip over, slide in snow, hit the tree and keep upright. It wasn't long though before it became more manageable and Helen took off on the grassy downhill. I finally realized something is wrong with me – my stomach is popped out over my waist band like I am 6 months pregnant and it hurts like hell, not to mention every idea of taking a gel as I am supposed to on 30 min clock time send me into a wave of nausea. I slow down – and this is where the downhill is just purely blissful, soft and rolling!
2 girls in front of me stopped before the fence, and we held it up for each of us, then I let them go. I was in pain and ready to puke, but decided to keep it at least till the AS. Pajarito, mile 28.7, came a whole hour (the math mistake) and 15 min (stomach stops when I was bending over) later, at 12:30pm, 7.5hrs into the run. I saw Rita for the first time here, but she forgot my tomato juice in the car – or may be wasn't aware how fast I go through aid stations. On the way I had already made a decision to fill my bottles now with pure water to flash out my guts – but for some weird reason thought it would be a great idea to take a caffeinated gel for the first time. So I did – and as soon as I walked out and started gentle jogging, a mere 200 feet from the AS, I had a very nice fountain coming out. In bouts. 5 total. And that included likely all the liquid I consumed in the last hour or so. I very much wanted to take a picture of myself throwing up, but by the time I reached to the pocket for the camera (while still puking) – it stopped as suddenly as started (well, can you say "empty"?). So here is my picture 2 seconds after.
So I started on my next walk-a-thon section, some hill around the ridge, sucking on the water, feeling better by minute and praying for this last over-10,000 peak to be over (10,441 to be exact). About 30 min in I thought it would be nice to try and eat a gel since I am now on zero calorie, and as I take it out, I swing my arm through the thorny bush, and the gel explodes in my hand, sticking between the bottle and my hands. Wish I could have taken that picture too, but with both hands covered in gooey mess couldn't get it out. I did lick my fingers though…
Just as I wondered if I am still on course (not to worry, the marking was outstanding!), I see a familiar silhouette. A year ago I saw this figure at mile 25 of Zane Grey sitting on the rock. Today he was walking – my buddy Larry King. So I yelled – "Don't you let me kick your butt again!" – as I picked the distance. I was elated! There was nobody I rather be with at that moment than Larry – and boy, did we have a hoot!
And when you're out there
Without care,
Yeah, I was out of touch…
Shortly after some loly-gagging I managed to take Larry of-course by engaging poor soul into a very interesting (from my point of view) conversation and talking his ears off, then we got off just a bit again (and luckily noticed a runner going afar a different direction), and came to Townsite Lift AS, mile 32.6. Rita was here – and this time she held my tomato juice ready! I downed it and asked volunteers sheepishly if I, please, could wash my hands in the water. They were awesome and helped me get unstuck from the bottles! After this stop we hit the highlight of that climb, and we climbed, and a couple of times when we thought we are done – we had to climb again. Straight up, through cross-country, following the flags, crazy masochistic course!
Finally, there was a bench, and we took a break – yep, did I tell you it's all about "looking cute and taking pictures"? Well, here is the prove!
Well, I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
Just like me
And now we faced that double-diamond ski downhill!!! Whee! Ok, it wasn't "whee" from a get go, it was at first carefully picking a spot to put the feet down, but then it was - whee!
We came to Ski Lodge, and I was on fire. Unfortunately, I had fried glycogen-depleted brain and thought it is mile 39, so I took off (after downing my tomato juice from Rita again) like mad, overtaking Betsy Kalmeyer and Kim Kreb while Larry was trying to catch up. As he matched my steps and I proudly announced I can go on "empty" for the last 11 miles, he looked at me silly and said it was mile 36. Damn! I had to slow down…I just had to, no way I can run another 14 miles on water only…
There was a little hike involved and yes, another near-10k peak to Pipeline Rd (9800 feet), and as we get in, Moogy is there, and so is Helen Lavin, my boulder-field buddy, fixing her blisters. I feel bad for these two folks, I love them, so I scream a bit (well, OK, a lot, the usual). Larry yells "This Russian chick is kicking my butt, and I am loving every minute of it" – so I had to give out a fare warning to not "fall for it" too hard, it might last a lifetime I fill my water bottles fast – I don't spend more than 30 sec at the AS – and hike out on a jeep road hill. While Larry and Moogy trying to hassle, I pick up Charlie, and we chat a bit. This is quite a steep road, but now – it's a homestretch for sure!!!
Larry actually runs this hill, and after taking last "posing" picture (even if still "4 months pregnant") and getting assured I have a company, he takes off – show off! I am so happy he is fully recovered and able to run strong! It was the best of times to have those 10 miles together, thanks!
That's it, nothing major crazy is coming up anymore, gentle downhill, some small bumps, open terrain, and finish line, I can smell it! I am trying to do my math, and it seems that somehow, somewhere I picked an hour from that 14 hr pace chart, I have no idea how and where, and I am pressed mentally to get 13 now. It'd be a push, but possible. Why, oh, why do I keep making new goals during a race? I run, and run, and enter Guaje Ridge AS at mile 42.8 at 11:23, spend a couple of minutes discussing my skirt and "men in skirt" competition at Hagg lake 50k (Bushwhacker, I was talking about you, my dear! Dude at AS wants to meet you!), and then hassle out. I need to work, baby, because I am going after 13 hrs! Charlie warned me this downhill will seem never ending – and it was. I wasn't looking at the watch, but I was looking at the horizon, peeking out if I see a town yet.
So there it is, Rendija Canyon AS, 1.9M to go. A woman in Hawaii skirt yells "Olga, Larry says you're tough as nails, go catch him!" as I fill one bottle with ice (now I not only don't eat, I don't drink either) – and I am out. You know, it really would be nice to study the course, but my printer cut the last 10M off the profile, so I was positive I will have 2 miles of flat road (don't ask where I got this idea) – and yet I had a single track trail (what is good) with 400 feet gain and only 200 feet loss. Urgh!!! That not to mention Helen enters the AS as soon as I walk out. You know, I am totally happy for her, some people you just can't be happier for, and she was a blast – so I KNOW she'll gain on me, but he presence makes me move. She catches me in the tunnel, and says – "No walking in last mile" – and I wave at her smiling. Go Helen, you rock!
I recognize the trail and the turn – and this is final 100 yards on the road. So I run, see Larry snapping a picture (he finished 10 minutes ahead) as I am taking a photo of my finishing time. And I am SO DONE!!!
What a great race! To date this is the toughest 50M I had done – and now the Lake City 50M is calling my name. I change, and start hacking my lungs out and shivering (normal reaction to altitude). I am starving, but can't eat and feel nauseous, but I do suck on beer while chatting up with Karl, Kyle, Roch Horton, Larry, Moogy (came soon after me), JeffO (finished in 12:19), Helen, Chris, Rita. Oh, man, I am on cloud nine!!! Because I forgot to tell you – I was 5th gal! And I broke all my goals and had an awesome run on a toughest bitch of a course! By my fuzzy calculations I ran negative splits here, never felt I am out of gutso, felt strong evenly through the whole run, despite only consuming 5 gels and 3 small cans of V8 juice in second half, and my quads held on perfectly fine! I took over 90 shots on the course and hope you enjoyed the story in pictures as much as I enjoyed the run itself - if you're crazy enough, put it on your list!
Even your emotions have an echo
In so much space
We were worried about Gail, she was 30 minutes behind me stable throughout, but then had slowed down in the last stretched and finished in 14:30. She looked pretty unhappy when came in, but once threw up, drove home, took a shower and put fresh clothes – said she'd do it again in a heartbeat. That's my kind of friend!!!
Rita took us to her home, our wonderful host for the weekend, and we somewhat "slept", too excited, to tired, with toes hurting from those insane downhills (by the way, no blisters! – I think the combo of Drymax socks, Cascadia shoes and orthotics insoles is my ticket to freedom!).
Morning came – and it was beautiful there, with the land that had no ending and air almost ready to be touched…but I was to go home, to my green Oregon, to the trees, grass and rain for 7 months out of year. There is no place like home.
Kyle broke the CR by a minute on a much harder course (that kid is a mutant!) and Karl came in second in his training run for AT assault (he passed Nate on those boulders and decided to keep going). On girl's side it was, to no surprise, Susan Brozik
Full results. I would like to heartly thank everyone who made this weekend possible for me – RD's for designing the mo-fo course I adored (Leland Barker would be so proud of this one!), angels-volunteers for hauling supplies up those relentless mountains and sitting at the AS's for hours un-end, David, Gail and Rita for helping me with logistics, Mike for saying "you might surprise yourself", Larry for spending 10 precious miles with me, all the friends I got to see and meet, and Mother Nature for providing us with this gem of a Land.
I never could've dreamed life would be so
Never could've dreamed... so rich in so many ways
Never could've imagined that I would be on this road
I'm traveling
I'm just so grateful to be here today
You think I'm foolish to follow my heart
Most people tell me it's not very smart
Still I follow my feelings and reach for the stars
Who would've known it would get me this far
I don't want to waste it...
I want to feel and know that my feelings really real
I don't want to taste it...
I gotta be doing it, doing it, doing it day and night
You think I'm crazy this life that I choose
With it's highs and it's lows I could win, I could lose
But really my friend I'm a whole lot like you
Just taking my chances and seeing things through

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Along my financial journey in life, I made a great number of mistakes. In this ten part series which runs from July 19 to July 30, I'm going to focus on ten of my worst mistakes and the difficulties and successes I've had in overcoming those mistakes.
I spent more than I earned and made up for the difference with credit cards.
It started in college. The bookstore offered a discount on textbooks if you signed up for a card. I signed up. Later, I used that card to buy video games, starting with The Ocarina of Time.
When I graduated from college, I had a small amount of credit card debt – nothing unmanageable.
Next came our honeymoon, a year later. I financed most of our honeymoon to London, Edinburgh, and Inverness on a credit card, nearly reaching the credit limit on that card.
When we returned, we furnished our new apartment with a new card. I bought some golf clubs and a bunch of electronics. I began to settle into a routine of buying books every week.
I remember buying a $500 crib for my son on credit in late 2005, going home, and attempting to pay bills. There was less than $500 in my checking account then and I really didn't think anything of it until later on. I just kept rolling on.
The end result? By April 2006, I had accumulated around $20,000 in credit card debt. The monthly payments on that debt were actually higher than our rent. When you add car payments and student loan payments on top of that (as well as all the regular bills), we simply did not have enough money to continue to make ends meet.
The tricky part about this mistake is that it was actually just a series of small mistakes that I didn't bother to fix. Every time I used credit to pay for something I couldn't afford, I could have just said no. Every time I went through with buying something unnecessary, I could have been more frugal in other areas of my life and just paid for that indiscretion.
I didn't do either one. Instead, I kept buying things that I couldn't really afford. As the debt built up, I found that I could actually afford less and less because of the growing monthly bills, but it didn't keep me from racking up more debt.
Why did I buy? There was a mix of things going on. Poor impulse control. Career-related anxieties. Lots of stress. All of these things were solvable on their own and buying things I couldn't afford was merely a short-term salve for them. It was easy to forget that pain if I could go home and read a new book or play a new game for a while.
What can you do to avoid this trap?
The solution is simple: never, ever put a balance on a credit card that you can't already afford to pay at the end of the month. The moment you do that is the moment you're financing a lifestyle that's beyond your means.
If you're already in a situation where you've built up a large deal of consumer debt, start getting rid of it now. Yes, this means you'll have to live quite a bit below your means for a while. The first place to start is by selling off all of the stuff in your closets and on your shelves that you never look at or use. If you have a CD or a DVD or a video game or another item that you've not looked at in more than a year, sell it. Use that money to hammer the debt. When you've done that, focus on minimizing your monthly spending – here are 100 such tactics – and roll the money you're saving into a debt repayment plan.
Finally, deal with the other problems of your life head-on. Start wiping away the stress and the concerns. Focus on fixing broken relationships and moving on from ones that can't be repaired. Deal directly with the things that are bothering you. Seek professional help if you cannot. Eliminate the stress and clear your mind to make better decisions with the resources you have.
Just remember that you can do this – and don't beat yourself up over every mistake. Success isn't perfect and it doesn't come in an afternoon.
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With green-this, hydrogen-that, hybrid-this and Al Gore-that all slowly taking over the pages of Jalopnik, we thought that we still had the safe haven known as the "traditional engine" to fall back on, free from worries about the environment or mpg or anything else. Until now. Welcome G-Oil to the party, the green-alternative to traditional motor oil.
This oil supposedly uses nanotechnology and dehydrogenation, whatever the hell those do, to be all green-like. It contains amino acid, plant exacts, plant-based fatty acids and non-ionic surfacants. Sounds like it would make a nice shampoo!
One appealing feature is that when it comes time for an oil change you can combine the G-Oil with Green Earth Technology's G-DISPOSOIL to ensure the oil is 100 percent biodegradable.
G-Oil also comes in a variety of weighs including 5w-20, 5w-30, 10w-30, 10w-40, 15w-40, 20w-50 and SAE-30. Man, going green is freaking awesome! [Toolmonger]


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Step it Up! Tillamook – Central County Walking Group 2
July 19, 2018 @ 7:00 am - 7:30 amFree
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YOW partners are teaming up to offer community-based walking groups throughout Tillamook County.
Social support has been shown to help us make lasting increases in being physically active.
Being more active and having strong social ties are key factors in preventing chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes, heart disease and even cancer.
Walking groups meet weekly April through August.
Funding for this project is provided in part by the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Community Partner Program. We invite cancer survivors and their family and friends to come and walk.


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Upper body protection has been a regular feature of the sport for the past 20 years.
The areas vulnerable to injury are the shoulders and the chest, which often take much of the impact in tackles, so it's important these areas are well protected.
Modern upper body protection is made from very strong and lightweight material.
Again comfort is the most important factor when considering chest protection.
Make sure it fits you well, otherwise it will be extremely uncomfortable on the field, as well as increasing your chance of picking up an injury.
But remember, wearing body protection doesn't mean you are invincible and can do things others rugby players can't - you'll do yourself more damage if you think like that.


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Fact-checking reactions to gun proposal's failure
As Sandy Hook Elementary parents watched from the balcony, a bipartisan effort to expand background checks on gun sales died Wednesday on the U.S. Senate floor.
Reaction from all sides was intense. Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who nearly died from a gunshot to the head in 2011, wrote an impassioned op-ed, charging that senators "gave into fear" and ignored the will of the public.
President Barack Obama, speaking in the Rose Garden, said "the gun lobby and its allies willfully lied about the bill."
"They claimed that it would create some sort of 'big brother' gun registry, even though the bill did the opposite. This legislation, in fact, outlawed any registry. Plain and simple, right there in the text," Obama said.
The NRA, for its part, issued a statement calling the failed proposal "misguided," saying it would have limited the transfers of guns between friends and families.
So which reactions were accurate? PolitiFact sorted out the truth from spin.
Wednesday's failed vote was on an amendment, offered by Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, that would have required background checks for private sales at gun shows and on the Internet, two areas that are currently exempt from federal law.
Giffords' column ran in the New York Times under the headline "A Senate in the Gun Lobby's Grip."
"Some of the senators who voted against the background-check amendments have met with grieving parents whose children were murdered at Sandy Hook, in Newtown," Giffords wrote. "Some of the senators who voted no have also looked into my eyes as I talked about my experience being shot in the head at point-blank range in suburban Tucson two years ago, and expressed sympathy for the 18 other people shot besides me, six of whom died.
"These senators have heard from their constituents — who polls show overwhelmingly favored expanding background checks," she continued.
PolitiFact found multiple, independent polls showing that 80 percent to 90 percent of Americans favor more criminal background checks on gun sales. We rated her claim True.
Obama said the Manchin-Toomey amendment "outlawed any (gun) registry" — and he was right.
Existing law already prohibits creation of a registry, and the new amendment doubled down on that. It specifically prohibited the seizure of records, forbid the attorney general from consolidating or centralizing records and provided for fines and imprisonment for anyone who did consolidate or centralize records. We rated Obama's statement True.
The NRA claimed in its statement that the amendment made it a crime for family and friends to sell guns to each other without a background check: "This amendment would have criminalized certain private transfers of firearms between honest citizens, requiring lifelong friends, neighbors and some family members to get federal government permission to exercise a fundamental right or face prosecution."
But the Manchin-Toomey amendment specifically excluded family transfers from the background check requirement. It expanded checks, however, to Internet and gun show sales.
So the only way private transfers among friends or neighbors could be "criminalized" is if they happened at a gun show or through an advertised sale and the seller didn't conduct a background check. That's a limited circumstance. The rating: Mostly False.
Anger and frustration showed on Obama's face as he spoke in the Rose Garden, surrounded by Newtown families, Giffords and Vice President Joe Biden. He accused the NRA of flip-flopping, saying the group "used to support expanded background checks." In fact, the NRA has acknowledged changing its position. At the time of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting in Colorado, the group ran ads in newspapers saying it was "reasonable to provide for instant checks at gun shows just like at gun stores and pawn shops." The group now says expanded checks would do nothing to reduce gun crime and would only be a burden on law-abiding gun owners. We rated Obama's claim True.
But Obama oversimplified how many background checks are covered by the current law when he said, "so 60 percent of guns are already purchased through a background check system; this would have covered a lot of the guns that are currently outside that system."
The 60 percent figure stems from a scholarly study which found that 40 percent of guns are sold without a background check. But that study is now 16 years old, and there's no new evidence to indicate if the statistic is still true. The rating: Half True.


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• Apple releases security update that removes MacDefender – The security update includes a feature that checks for daily malware definitions to catch Mac Defender variants. Yep, Mac Malware era is officially upon us.
• Apple Launches iWork Office Suite for iPhone and iPod Touch – You can now run Pages, Keynote and Numbers on your iPhone/iPod touch. Each app is $10.
• WHO: Cell phone use can increase possible cancer risk – According to a new study from the World Health Organization. Quick, call a friend and tell her!
• Sprint Files FCC Petition Against AT&T/T-Mobile Merger – The competitor has filed a "motion to deny".
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• Steve Jobs will introduce iCloud, Lion, iOS5 at WWDC Keynote June 6 – Apple confirms its on-medical-leave CEO will do the Worldwide Developers Conference keynote. More interestingly: It has put a name iCloud, an unannounced product that's the been the subject of rumors for months.
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• Pew: A Quarter Of American Internet Users Have Placed Phone Calls Online – So, did Microsoft really pay too much for Skype?
• Nielsen: Android's lead over iOS may have stopped growing – Android's lead appears to have stopped growing; it's the same as it was in March. Smartphones now account for 37 percent of all mobile phones. And Samsung: 1 million Galaxy S II units sold
• Pentagon: Online Cyber Attacks Can Count as Acts of War – If a nation is caught attacking U.S. computer systems, the Pentagon may respond with military force. Also Hackers Broaden Their Attacks
• TouchPad to launch June 12? – According to an internal HP specs document acquired by PreCentral, you'll be able to buy the webOS tablet on that date.
• HP recalls another 162,000 laptop batteries – You can see if your notebook's battery is on the list here.
• Confirmed: Twitter Plans to Announce Photo-Sharing Service This Week – Twitter once again will compete with third-party developers, launching a service that makes it easy to post photos to your timeline.
• Screenshots show a slightly revamped new interface with Google's site for iOS – Icons replacing search category links.
• Intel reveals skinny Ivy Bridge 'Ultrabooks,' Moore's Law-defying Atoms – Faster, lower-power-consumption portables are on the way as Intel competes with ARM processors.
• Google To Begin Charging For Directions Location Extensions – Advertisers will have to pay up if users click on the "Directions" link in a Google ad.
• Apple launches worldwide MacBook Bottom Case Replacement Program – White MacBooks purchased between October 2009 and April 2011 may have issues the rubber bottom coming off. The rubber will be replaced free of charge.
• From Danger to Android: The saga of the T-Mobile Sidekick – The service that powers the Sidekick's contacts and other online content will shut down today.


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Leiden, Netherlands, 1 March 2012. OCLC and Bibliotheek.nl, the organisation of Dutch public libraries, have signed an agreement to include the complete collections of public libraries in the GGC, the Dutch shared cataloguing system. The agreement to include collections of Dutch public libraries, signed during the OCLC EMEA Regional Council Meeting in Birmingham, United Kingdom, will serve as a foundation for the new Dutch National Library Catalogue, and will make these collections visible through WorldCat.org.
Prior to this agreement, collections from the Dutch National Library, university and college libraries, some special libraries and the 14 largest public libraries were present in the GGC. Many public library collections could not easily be found online. Bibliotheek.nl plans to load records from all public libraries and make them discoverable through WorldCat.org, along with the new Dutch National Library Catalogue (NBC).
Through WorldCat.org, information seekers can find materials freely on the Web from over 10,000 WorldCat libraries worldwide. OCLC has existing agreements with sites like Google and Yahoo!, making it possible for library materials in WorldCat.org to be discovered by people who use these search engines to start their searches. WorldCat.org also offers its users a variety of social networking features.
The Dutch National Library Catalogue is a freely accessible, national public catalogue that will include the complete holdings of public libraries and the National Library of the Netherlands. Through NBC, end users who are library members can request titles that their library does not have through resource sharing services from OCLC.
Eric van Lubeek, OCLC EMEA managing director, is very enthusiastic about this agreement: "This is a milestone in the development of the Dutch information infrastructure, which makes the collections of all Dutch public libraries easier to find—and not just in the Netherlands, but anywhere in the world through WorldCat.org. This way, a complete view of Dutch library collections is created."
This agreement includes participation of all Dutch public libraries in the GGC. OCLC discovery and resource sharing services are included in the agreement. Before the end of the year, all public libraries will be in the NBC. Bibliotheek.nl and OCLC are working together to load the bibliographic and holdings data of the libraries in the GGC.
The VOB (Dutch association of public libraries) and SIOB (Dutch coordinating institute for public libraries) were closely involved in the service agreement between Bibliotheek.nl and OCLC, which is a supplement to an existing agreement between OCLC and the GII Consortium (shared information infrastructure consortium). In the GII Consortium, scientific libraries, public libraries, and the national library work together to create one digital information infrastructure for all Dutch libraries.
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Founded in 1967, OCLC is a nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world's information and reducing library costs. More than 72,000 libraries in over 170 countries have used OCLC services to locate, acquire, catalog, lend, preserve and manage library materials. Researchers, students, faculty, scholars, professional librarians and other information seekers use OCLC services to obtain bibliographic, abstract and full-text information when and where they need it. OCLC and its member libraries cooperatively produce and maintain WorldCat, the world's largest online database for discovery of library resources. Search WorldCat on the Web at www.worldcat.org. For more information, visit www.oclc.org.


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The American Society Of Cinematographers has made a good day for supporters of Black Swan (pictured), Inception, The King's Speech and The Social Network even better.
All four films earned DGA nominations earlier today [10] and now find themselves in contention for the leading cinematography award along with True Grit.
The nominees are, in alphabetical order of film, Matthew Libatique (Black Swan), Wally Pfister (Inception), Danny Cohen (The King's Speech), Jeff Cronenweth (The Social Network) and Roger Deakins (True Grit).
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And for all their advanced technologies, in the end, both slugs and machines were destroyed by their common enemy—salt. [Cartoon Brew]
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"Metabolic Syndrome" is a deadly trifeca of diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity that greatly increases the chances of stroke and heart disease. However, two new compounds discovered in Marijuana may soon lead to new treatment options for this disease.
According to The Telegraph, "Tests in animals have already shown the compounds can help treat type two diabetes while also helping to reduce levels of cholesterol in the blood stream and fat in key organs like the liver." The compounds' success in animal trials have earned them 200 patient clinical trial. The results of those tests should be released by the end of the year. [Telegraph via Weed Porn Daily]
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AWWA provides training materials to rebuild Iraq water system
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) is tapping into its vast reservoir of drinking water expertise to help rebuild Iraq's aging and war-torn water system.
DENVER, Colo., Dec. 16, 2003 -- The American Water Works Association (AWWA) is tapping into its vast reservoir of drinking water expertise to help rebuild Iraq's aging and war-torn water system.
AWWA this week delivered to the Baghdad Water Authority thousands of dollars in DVDs, books, manuals, journals and other resources to assist water engineers and operators working to restore Iraq's water operations. The country's deteriorating water infrastructure is in severe disrepair due to inadequate maintenance and the effects of war.
AWWA provided multiple titles from its extensive video training library to assist in the short-term and long-term rebuilding of the Iraq water supply and distribution systems. Because there are few VCRs in Iraq, multi-media expert Allied Vaughn converted the videos to DVD format free of charge. Engineers and operators in Iraq can now take advantage of the training through laptop computers.
"AWWA has remained committed to assist in the efforts to bring safe water to the people of Iraq," said AWWA Executive Director Jack Hoffbuhr. "We are honored that we were able to provide our extensive training resources where they are needed most, and grateful to Allied Vaughn for their generous support. A safe and adequate water supply is critical to the rebuilding of Iraq."
Many of the training titles sent to Iraq are part of AWWA's Water Supply Operations series and cover topics ranging from chlorine safety to leak detection and repair. The training materials were compiled after AWWA was contacted by Research Triangle Institute (RTI), which is charged with providing Iraqi officials with the knowledge, skills and abilities to repair and sustain Iraqi water systems. RTI has been contracted by the U.S. Agency of International Development to assist in Iraq.
Established in 1881, AWWA is the oldest and largest nonprofit scientific and educational organization dedicated to safe drinking water in North America. AWWA has over 57,000 members worldwide, and its 4,700 utility members serve 80 percent of America's population. AWWA's training resources include a Bookstore Catalog with more than 500 titles.


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The latest report on mobile revenue from online marketing research firm eMarketer won't console Facebook investors, at least not until next year. According to its report, Twitter will beat Facebook in mobile ad revenues through this year.
EMarketer estimates that Twitter will earn $129.7 million in mobile advertising revenues this year, while Facebook will earn just $72.7 million.
Strategizing an effective mobile business model is becoming increasingly imperative for companies, as the volume of mobile phones on the market skyrocket alongside the number of mobile devices owned by households. By 2015, tablet sales are estimated to reach 248.6 million units and smartphone sales are expected to reach 1.048 billion units, according to Transparency Market Research.
Twitter has already found its footing in mobile advertising. Dick Costolo, Twitter CEO, boasts that Twitter was developed with mobile in mind. As the company began selling mobile ads earlier this year, just weeks into its mobile ad program, the company garnered more ad revenue from its Promoted Tweets program on its mobile platform than on its desktop app.
Likewise, Facebook's mobile ads have seen higher click-through rates than its desktop application. From a study conducted by SocialCode, the click-through rate for Facebook mobile ads was found to be 0.79 percent, while desktop, News Feed-based ads garnered just 0.327 percent of click-throughs. With a click-through rate on mobile over two times higher than on its desktop app, Facebook charges higher CPMs for mobile, which on average is $7.51.
Facebook has been slower to capitalize on its mobile strategy compared to Twitter, with even Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg attmitting that mobile is Facebook's toughest challenge yet. Unlike Twitter, Facebook was designed for the desktop, and as we already know, translating a desktop app into a mobile app requires dramatic structural changes to compensate for the different screen size. Adding to the complication, a study by Trademob found that up to 40 percent of clicks on mobile ads have been found to be accidental clicks, in part due to the small screen size of mobile devices in comparison to the width of your fingers.
Fortunately, according to eMarketer, Facebook is forecasted to surpass Twitter in mobile advertising revenue by next year when Twitter's mobile advertising revenue is expected to amount to $272.6 million, and Facebook's mobile ad revenue will reach an estimated $387 million. At the moment, however, Facebook even trails Pandora, which is currently bringing in $226.4 million in mobile ad revenue. But Facebook is expected to surpass the music streaming service in 2013 to become the second-highest mobile revenue generating company in the study, next to Google, which brings in a chart-topping $750 million.
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Maine seeks to boost IT, computer science graduates to fill projected job gap
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) � The state is taking aim at a projected gap between the number of high-tech jobs coming to Maine and the lack of qualified people to fill them.
Project Login, spearheaded by the University of Maine System and Educate Maine, aims to double the number of computer science and information technology graduates from the university system, from 80 in 2011 to 160 in 2016.
Diana Kokoska, coordinator for the University of Maine at Augusta's computer information systems program, tells the Kennebec Journal (http://bit.ly/YFquDo ) the three main needs are increased enrollment, improved retention of students and internships for students to gain real-world experience before graduating.
Educate Maine is a business-led nonprofit organization that promotes increased educational attainment. Major employers are financially supporting Project Login, and some have pledged to offer paid internships.
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There's another 'Star Trek' movie coming out, so let's take a moment to appreciate the hotness that is leading man Chris Pine.
This month you can head to the movie theater and silently (silently, so as not to disturb your seat neighbors!) swoon over Chris Pine as he heroically saves his crew members from danger aboard the SS Enterprise.
That's right, 'Star Trek' isn't just for your nerdy dad or that guy with a retainer you made out with in junior high. 'Star Trek' is cool! It's full of action and adventure and sexy men like Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, John Cho, Karl Urban, and Simon Pegg. That's enough swoon to go around!
'Star Trek Into Darkness' follows the crew of the Enterprise as they're faced with their most formidable foe yet, played by another sexy guy — Benedict Cumberbatch. But the hero is definitely Chris Pine's Captain Kirk. The King of the Sexies, if you will.
There is a mountain of hotness in this movie, and he lords over all of it.
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PlanningWiz is a well-built online app for building floor-plans. While I don't love the look of the interface it actually works very well. Some clever UI ideas in there.
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The battle over evolution is on again in Cobb County, GA, USA. While it's not quite Scopes II, the encounter is showing that evolutionists haven't been able to make their case to the American people.
In a recent article Beverly Carol Lucey attacks 'Christian fundamentalists' who don't like the idea that evolution can be taught in public schools without scientific criticism.
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Columbia University's The Eye convinced Delta Sigma Phi brother Phil Ross to take an hour off "from preparing for investment banking interviews" to discuss the "romantic framework of the 'fraternity man.'" Oh no. His response? It's all about supply and demand, bro.
As a financial economics major, Ross was quick to offer a supply-and-demand explanation for the advantages of men in the dating market on campus. "Men are spoilt for choice," he says. When you factor in Barnard's role within the larger Columbia community, the emerging landscape is representative of the gender ratios that will be present in the workforce when we graduate: namely, with more women than men. As a result, dating at Columbia is "a matter of opportunity cost," Ross says, meaning that a man at Columbia has less to lose from seeking multiple parters because of the sheer number of options available to him.
Lucky Columbia/Barnard ladies: Ross is a junior, which means you have ample time to try and woo him. If he'll have you! If.
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Mashable, one of the top technology and social media news blogs on the web, today unveiled their top 50 stunning sports images from 2013. Among the many incredible moments captured, we noticed one that that looked familiar.
The folks at Mashable ranked the photo above from the March 22 "Snow Clasico" between the United States and Costa Rica at Dick's Sporting Goods Park as their #13 favorite image of the year. There was considerable controversy over whether the conditions were too harsh to play in, but the United States' 1-0 victory was ultimately upheld by FIFA. The game and its coverage afterwards put Dick's Sporting Goods Park permanently on the American soccer map.
- WATCH: Relive the Snow Clasico
The image they chose is of defender Geoff Cameron fending off a Costa Rica player in inches of snow and counting. For those close to the Rapids, Cameron is most recognized for helping the grounds crew shovel snow off of the field lines to keep the field in a "playable" condition. It was a memorable night for the fans and staff at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, and we're happy that Mashable agrees with us. Click here to see their other top photos.


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Concoxions is an organization of family and friends who love God, love people, and love bringing God and people together for life-changing experiences. For more than three decades we have planned and produced unique conferences (like Seesalt and Chillipepper). We've partnered with churches and groups to provide outstanding creative programming (like "Art to Heart") at churches, colleges, schools, conference centers, arenas, and even amusement parks. We've done major theater productions. We've provided training and resources to assist and encourage others in ministry, because we believe it's important to make disciples. And to make friends.
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Did you know that September 27 is World Tourism Day? The United Nations World Tourism Organization has celebrated this day since 1980, marking the occasion of adopting the UNWTO Statutes a decade earlier.
Why celebrate World Tourism Day each year? To raise awareness about the role of tourism in the global community and celebrate the benefits of worldwide travel. We believe that travel makes us richer. That learning about another culture enhances our lives. That connecting with new people deepens our understanding of the world.
This year World Tourism Day is promoting Universal Accessibility. Nearly 1.2 billion people travel abroad each year. Yet, so many people around the world live with disabilities that can present obstacles when traveling. We're proud to help spread the message that travel should be for everyone. (Azamara welcomes guests with special needs onboard our ships. To learn more about accessible cruising, please visit this page of our website.)
In honor of World Tourism Day, we've collected ten incredible photos shared by Tourism Boards around the world. These images showcase just why we #LoveTravel.
Our first photo comes from Australia, the magical Land Down Under. How cute is this pile of koalas in a tree?
There's truly nowhere else on earth like Australia. From the animals to the atmosphere, each port is a new adventure.
This next photo comes from Rome Tourism and City Live Sketches. We can see why the Eternal City would be the perfect place to sketch. After all, Rome has been home to some of the world's most inspired artists and architects for centuries.
The Trevi Fountain is a baroque masterpiece of art and architecture. In the center of the fountain is a statue of the god Oceanus, being pulled in a chariot by two horses lead by Tritons. One horse is wild while the other is calm, representing the two sides of the sea. Four more statues on the fountain represent different aspects of Earth's fertility and bounty, which rely on water. Check out our blog, "36 Hours In Rome", to find a walking tour route that takes you to the Trevi Fountain.
Our friend Ann Tran just returned from a voyage through the Norwegian Fjords and, to say the least, it knocked her socks off. This photo shared by Visit Norway shows why!
Those mountains, that rainbow. You couldn't paint a prettier picture. Visiting Norway is like stepping into a work of art.
It's impossible to name the most photogenic spot in Greece. Is it the sheer cliffs of Santorini? The seaside windmills of Mykonos? The Acropolis of Athens lit up after dark? This photo, shared by Visit Greece, makes a strong case for Meteora.
The other-worldly Meteora Monastery is worth a two-hour trip inland. As beautiful as this photo is, framed by vibrant pink flowers, it's even more stunning to see in person. Just ask Lee Abbamonte, who has visited with one of our shore excursions.
Visit UAE shared this photo of Abu Dhabi. Doesn't it make you want to visit right away?
The capital city has so much to offer – and we'll experience it all on our Le Club Voyage member voyage this October!
This photo from Visit Scotland perfectly captures one of our favorite things about the country – stunning architecture.
Buildings like this one, Glasgow's Kelvingrove Art Gallery, wow you before you even step inside! Of course, Scotland has much more to offer than architecture (as cool as its many castles are). Golf, history, and whisky are big draws as well.
Did you know that Alfred Hitchcock once said Zadar, Croatia has the best sunsets in the world? This photo, shared by the Croatia Tourism Board, makes that statement hard to argue. Zadar sunsets draw a crowd.
Zadar makes a great jumping-off point for exploring some of Croatia's best National Parks and is also a wonderful, quirky town to spend time in. Don't miss the Sea Organ and Sun Salutation, both designed by local architect Nikola Bašić. Pipes set into stone stairs descending into the sea whisper and whistle as the sea pushes air through them, while a circle of glass plates set into the ground collect solar energy throughout the day and produce a lights show at night.
Amsterdam is one of those cities you can visit again and again, and it's always enjoyable. (Just look at how much fun the dog in this photo, shared on iAmsterdam's Instagram, is having.)
On our 2018 World Journey, we'll spend the night in "the Venice of the North", allowing plenty of time to explore the city by bike, glide down canals at sunset, eat world-renowned cheese in Edam, and more.
Pure New Zealand shared this breathtaking astrophotography image, taken in the Auckland region.
The area surrounding Auckland on New Zealand's North Island is home to unique black-sand beaches, vineyards, volcanic cones, and more. Are you an adventurer? A foodie? An art admirer or nature nut? New Zealand appeals to everyone.
This last photo comes from Visit France and depicts a quintessential Paris experience: picnicking.
Paris is a wonderful city to visit before or after your European cruise. Read "36 Hours In Paris" for handy tips on which markets to shop at and where to picnic.
If you love travel photography, we recommend checking out our #LoveTravel photo gallery. Every day we add new, incredible vacation photos taken by Azamara guests. We're proud to help enrich the lives of our guests with meaningful travel experiences around the world.
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THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Ontario's Liberal leadership contenders clashed Sunday over the question of whether northern Ontario should be given more independence to resolve its own economic and social issues.
Facing off in Thunder Bay for the second official debate, the seven rivals tried to fight the perception that the governing Liberals are too Toronto-centric and neglecting a region that will likely become one of the toughest battlegrounds in the next provincial election.
It may be a difficult sell, given the slow progress in building infrastructure to develop the Ring of Fire chromite deposit and the cash-strapped government's decision to privatize the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission and freeze a key energy project.
Other problems plaguing the Liberals were on display outside the lecture hall at Lakehead University, where dozens of labour and anti-wind turbine protesters picketed the debate. Most were from the union representing public high-school teachers, who wanted to show their displeasure with a controversial new law that gives the government the power to stop strikes, freeze wages and cut benefits.
Inside, the candidates answered pre-selected questions centering on education, aboriginal and northern issues. But the discussion kept circling back to whether northern Ontario should have the power to make its own decisions on creating jobs, tackling aboriginal issues and maintaining public services.
While all agreed that northern Ontario needs a say, they disagreed on how much independence should be given to the region.
Leveraging his experience as the former mayor of Winnipeg, Glen Murray pledged to give the north its own regional government so it can have more say over energy, infrastructure and natural resources. The promise has earned Murray the endorsement of four northern mayors, including Thunder Bay's Keith Hobbs.
"If you look at what's happening in Britain with devolving power to Scotland and Wales, why is this happening all over the world?" he said. "Because this new economy is regional and decisions have to be made much faster."
But former aboriginal affairs minister Kathleen Wynne, who promised to form a northern cabinet committee, said she has some reservations about the idea.
"My only caveat and caution is that sometimes in this conversation, it starts to sound like we're talking about a separation process, and I don't think that's where we should go," she said.
"I believe we're one Ontario. I believe we should stay as one Ontario."
Murray also criticized the government's decision to sell off the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission, which employs thousands of workers. Opponents of the privatization plan argue it provides a vital service in a region where people often must travel long distances to get to work, school and access public services like hospitals.
"The ONTC, if it was in the south, I'm not sure we would have made decisions that way," he said.
It was "never a great service," Murray added. "If northerners were planning their transportation needs, it wouldn't look like it does today."
Former transportation minister Harinder Takhar says he'd still privatize the money-losing ONTC, but he'd keep it intact by requiring that it be run as an independent, self-sustaining entity. Charles Sousa, a former labour minister, distanced himself from the ONTC selloff, saying he would support a "reliable and sustainable" transit commission.
The Liberals have also been under fire for putting plans on hold to convert a coal-fired generating station in the city to natural gas, saying the Ontario Power Authority believes the energy needs of the region can be met without conversion and scrapping the project would save $400 million.
Many of the candidates, who also included Gerard Kennedy, Eric Hoskins and Sandra Pupatello, agreed that aboriginal issues must be a top priority for the next premier, who must forge a new relationship with First Nations in new mining ventures, find ways to fight poverty and improve education and housing.
Wynne said she'll partner with the federal government to provide better education for aboriginal youth — a promise the provincial Liberals made in their last throne speech.
Takhar proposed a First Nations and Metis bill of rights to help them harness the north's economic potential. He also promised a $500,000 fund to promote the region for film and television projects — one of the more novel ideas for job creation.
But the New Democrats, who will likely be the Liberals' main competition in the region during the next election, dismissed what they called the party's sudden interest in the north after decades of neglect.
"These are the same McGuinty Liberals who brought us the highest electricity prices in Canada, sold off the ONTC, passed the Far North Act and spent million cancelling plants in Mississauga but can't seem to complete one in Thunder Bay," New Democrat Gilles Bisson said in a release.
"Northerners aren't going to be easily impressed after nearly a decade of neglect."
Meanwhile, Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak said he would try to create more jobs, not another layer of bureaucracy that Murray is proposing.
He said the governing Liberals have stalled economic growth in the north, through high energy prices and failing to invest in infrastructure to develop the Ring of Fire — a chromite deposit that's believed to be one of the largest in the world.
"So much of northern Ontario is still stuck in a deep recession," Hudak said. "This is almost like criminals returning to the scene of the crime."
The leadership hopefuls are trying to win over potential Liberal delegates who will select a new premier at a convention in Toronto Jan. 25-26. Delegates will be selected at meetings across the province the weekend of Jan. 11-12, just two weeks before the convention.
Big party players have thrown their support behind Wynne and former economic development minister Pupatello. Lyn McLeod, the first woman Ontario Liberal leader, has endorsed Wynne, while Pupatello has the backing of cabinet ministers Michael Gravelle and Rick Bartolucci, as well as MPPs Bill Mauro and David Orazietti.
The race was triggered with Premier Dalton McGuinty's surprise announcement Oct. 15 that he would step down and prorogue the legislature, a move that killed planned committee hearings into the costly cancellation of two gas plants, as well as a rare contempt motion against Energy Minister Chris Bentley.
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