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Galway City Harriers Athletes excel in Athenry
Congrats to all the GCH runners in Athenry on St. Stephens Day. A number of GCH athletes had podium finishes as well while the mens and womens teams both finished first.
Keith Fallon 2nd in Mens seniors
Sinead Brody 3rd in womens senior
Nessa De Burca 5th in womens senior
Claire Rowe 2nd in Womens over 40
Michael O Connor 1st in Mens over 40
Tim Jones 2nd in Mens over 40
Sean Hanly 1st in Mens over 45
Gerry Carty 2nd in Mens over 45
Danny Carr 1st in Mens over 55
Martin Kearney 2nd in Mens over 60
Martin McEvilly 1st in Mens over 65
Andrew Talbot 2nd in Mens over 70
David Carter 1st in Mens Junior
Women Club
1st Brody, De Burca, Casey, Rowe
3rd T Whyte, Campbell, Sheil, E Whyte
Men Club
1st Fallon, O'Connor, Kerrin, Carter
2nd Jones, Hanley, Carty, Keane
Ful results and report here :https://www.athenryac.com/news/fields-athenry-10km/2017-12/fields-athenry-10km-results-photos

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Explore San Simeon by Hiking through the Heart of It
Hiking in San Simeon offers a vast array of beauty, giving visitors the chance to see sand, sea, rolling hills and rocky cliffs—all in one amazing journey, and in one amazing place.
San Simeon Creek Trail
Running straight through Hearst San Simeon State Park and its nearby campgrounds, the San Simeon Creek Trail, sometimes called the Washburn Trail- offers a 3.3-mile hike featuring route variations that lead to picturesque vistas, rest stop benches, across a wetland and through the Monterey pine forest.
The trail winds through the diverse California landscape offering views of Monterey pines, riparian valleys, scenic bluffs and pastoral grassy areas. From October to March, you may see gatherings of monarch butterflies that use the trees for warmth and rest.
The upper part of the trail goes alongside Washburn Campground with glimpses of Hearst Castle and the Santa Lucia Mountains. Burnett Peak, pictured above, is just one of the many peaks visible along the Santa Lucia Mountain Range.
Getting There
Park in the Washburn Primitive Campground day-use area, and walk along the service road until you reach the marked trailhead on the right. From the campground, walk along the road until you find the trailhead just west of the San Simeon Creek bridge.
Jungle Ranch Coastal Trail
The Jungle Ranch Coastal Trail follows the coastal bluff between the San Simeon Campground and the town of San Simeon at Vista Del Mar. The trip is about a mile each way and offers easy access to pristine tidepools and low tide. Look for snowy egrets, red-tailed hawks and other local bird life. The trail can be muddy after a rain, so be prepared.
Getting There
On Highway 1, at the south end of San Simeon, look for Vista Del Mar Avenue. Turn west (towards the ocean). The trailhead is visible from the road and there is plenty of street parking. From the south, the trail starts at the end of Lone Palm Drive, directly across Highway 1 from San Simeon Creek Road.
Boucher Trail
Be sure to check out San Simeon's newest hiking trail, the Boucher Trail, dedicated in 2017. This secluded trail offers spectacular scenic vistas of the coastal bluffs and four elephant seal viewpoints. The trail runs from the paved elephant seal viewing parking for 1.9 miles, to a half mile north of the Piedras Blancas Light Station. The Boucher Trail is designated as an easy trail that is well-marked and well-maintained. It's more about the views and wildlife than the workout. It takes about an hour and a half to complete the out-and-back hike, so you might want to bring a small snack and water. The roundtrip walk is just under three miles.
Getting There
You can start the hike at the main elephant seal viewing area, located 8 miles north of San Simeon, and proceed over the north boardwalk, through the paved parking area, to the trailhead. Or you can drive to the parking lot just north of the main elephant seal viewing area, park your car, and start the hike. The trail ends at the Piedras Blancas Light Station property and you must turn around to get back to the parking area.
Moonstone Beach Boardwalk
A leisurely oceanside trail, the Moonstone Beach Boardwalk is a 2.85-mile round trip excursion bordered by sandy beach, tide pools, ocean wildlife and endless views of the Pacific.
The trail protects the delicate Moonstone Beach bluffs from foot traffic while still allowing visitors to experience San Simeon's natural beauty and wonders. With this idea in mind, the California Conservation Corps partnered with California State Parks to create the easy, scenic boardwalk which extends down from Leffingwell Landing to Santa Rosa Beach.
Take some time to soak up the scenery at one of the viewing platforms, or head down to the beach and sink your toes in the sand. Numerous park benches along the path are ideal for a picnic lunch or simply to sit and revel in the coastal beauty.
Getting There
This accessible trail begins at Leffingwell Landing, just south of the Moonstone Beach Drive exit off of Highway 1. To get there, turn onto Moonstone Beach Drive from the highway and drive south until you see the landing and trailhead. Numerous parking areas are available nearby. The south end of the trail begins at El Colibri Motel and proceeds north to Leffingwell Landing. Try it from both directions for a different view each way.
For more information about San Simeon hiking, please contact us today, or visit the San Simeon State Park website.
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Immaculate and wonderful family home - (5 Bedrooms, 4 Full Bathrooms) - in convenient location. Situated a short distance away from all that Steveston has to offer: local shops & restaurants, Garry Point Park, Dyke, and London Landing. A great place to live, with many places to walk/bike, and close to both levels of schools. Home is in meticulous condition, super clean and very well-maintained. Featuring: 9' ceiling, granite counters, S/S appliances, security system, and high quality finishings; Master Suite has jacuzzi, rain shower, jets and steam unit. Other bonuses include: Central A/C and an attached coach house as a mortgage helper. All you need to do is move in, so please come by and take a look!
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Malacca: Happenings Night @ Geographer Cafe, Jonker Walk – Every Friday and Saturday night, this street – Jalan Hang Jebat, or widely known as Jonker Walk came alive with big crowds of people walking along the street with stalls selling food, souvenir, clothing as well as pub, cafe decorated with many antiques.
This is the best part of Malacca and always very happenings during the weekend's night. Shopping and street food were not our main activity that night as we had filled our stomach with Satay Celup. So, we chilled out at the Geographer Cafe, together with some live band and beer.
Geographer Cafe is one of the most happenings pub / cafe along Jonker Walk, there's another one located right across the street. Any of these will make you stay until midnight with nice music, and crapping with friends. RM41 for a jug of Carlsberg Draught, what do you think?
Arvin – Medan Hokkien-kia.
Wesley – Seremban boy.
Jia Hui – Ipoh girl.
Nick Chan, the blogger!
Li Hong and Steve – Temerloh couple.
The night was simple yet, fun. It's just a relaxing night and talking around with friends, fostering relationship and getting to know more about each other. Live band was OK, playing with oldies song that some I've heard before.
The whole street turned into a trash street after midnight. At about 1.30am, we went back home. The place was quiet then. By the way, you can find various cocktails and food too at this Geographer Cafe.
Geographer Cafe
Jalan Hang Jebat,
75200 Melaka.
Telephone: +06-2816813
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The Ecology Consultancy has successfully tendered for a number of frameworks, such as the construction service framework (London Boroughs of Richmond, Sutton and Merton) and the highways framework (Hampshire County Council).
At the strategic level we have worked with local authority planning departments on regional and local structural plans (Brighton & Hove City Council), have provided green infrastructure advice (City of London) and have conducted protected species surveys, mitigation services and habitat creation (Lee Valley).
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PMO dismisses report on PM looking the other way in 2G case
The Prime Minister`s Office cited a communication of January 23, 2008 sent to DoT and insisted that it was in no way related to the "manner of grant of licence or charges for spectrum up to the threshold level".
"A number of unwarranted inferences have been drawn from this noting without considering the issue that was being examined and the context in which these directions were conveyed.
"In particular, an impression is sought to be created that the noting was in response to the Prime Minister being informed of steps being taken which he knew were inappropriate but he looked the other way," the PMO said in a statement as the government braced for an opposition attack on 2G issue in Parliament`s Monsoon Session commencing tomorrow.
The clarification came in the wake of a media report regarding a noting of the Private Secretary to the Prime Minister conveying the directions of the Prime Minister on a matter relating to the allocation of spectrum.
The noting in question was recorded on January 23, 2008 and stated that `PM wants this informally shared with the Department (of Telecom). (He) does not want a formal communication and wants PMO to be at arms length.`
In its clarification, the PMO said the noting was on a note proposing consideration of an approach which included fixing of a `threshold` level of spectrum that each operator must have in order to function with a minimum level of efficiency.
The January 23, 2008 note also said that "existing operators holding spectrum above the threshold level may be allowed a certain amount of time to raise the subscriber levels to reach full utilisation of spectrum, failing which the excess spectrum may be withdrawn.
"New operators may be allotted spectrum only up to the threshold level on payment of the normal fees.
"The balance spectrum may then be auctioned among all those who hold spectrum up to the threshold level," the PMO statement said.
It said it was clear from the note that the "approach was intended to create a level-playing field between existing operators and new entrants. It did not deal with either issues relating to manner of grant of license or charges for spectrum up to the threshold level."
The proposal of the Prime Minister`s Office was to forward these suggestions to the Department of Telecom for further consideration on the basis of individual consultations with the main players and TRAI, the statement said.
The PMO noted that "it was well known at that time that there were conflicting interests between existing operators and new entrants. The Prime Minister felt that this matter required detailed examination and deliberation by the Department of Telecom in consultation with TRAI and others."
The Prime Minister had "felt that, under the circumstances, it was not appropriate for the Prime Minister`s Office to pronounce on the matter till the subject had been carefully considered by the administrative ministry in consultation with TRAI and other concerned departments," it said, adding, "Therefore, it was sent as an informal suggestion to the Department of Telecom for consideration."
This, the statement said, "clearly brings out that the noting under question can in no way be construed to mean that the Prime Minister or his office looked the other way on matters relating to the grant of licence or spectrum charges etc.
"It related solely to the manner in which the approach summarized above should be conveyed to the Department of Telecom to be considered on merits without being viewed as a direction from the Prime Minister or his office."


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MTF1 encodes a transcription factor that induces expression of metallothioneins and other genes involved in metal homeostasis in response to heavy metals such as cadmium, zinc, copper, and silver. Additionally we are shipping MTF1 Proteins (8) and MTF1 Kits (5) and many more products for this protein.
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Zhang, Meyer, Zhang: Fetal exposure to cocaine causes programming of Prkce gene repression in the left ventricle of adult rat offspring. in Biology of reproduction 2009
The functional characterization of a complete zebrafish MTF-1, is reported.
MTF1 is a master regulator of gene expression during development.
Findings identify a reciprocal activation mechanism involving HIF-2alpha and the zinc-ZIP8-MTF1 axis during osteoarthritis pathogenesis that amplifies catabolic signaling and cartilage destruction.
MTF1 mediates the increase of CaV3.2 mRNA and a rise in intracellular Zn(2+) which is associated with status epilepticus.
the presence of SUMO moiety allows the MTF-1 protein to interact directly with metal-responsive element
nuclear receptor SHP inhibits zinc-dependent induction of Dnmt1 by antagonizing metal-responsive transcription factor-1.
MTF-1 DNA-binding activity is strongly enhanced in the presence of zinc.
PTEN associates with MTF-1 in cells in response to oxidative stress and in zinc homeostasis.
Results reveal a novel repressive role for MTF-1 in the regulation of the Zip10 zinc transporter expression by pausing Pol II transcription.
Data show that disruption of nucleosome structure at the MT-I promoter is mediated by zinc-responsive recruitment of an active MTF-1-coactivator complex.
Zinc and cadmium can activate FPN1 transcription through the MTF-1.
mouse MTF-1 is polymorphic
Zinc finger domains 1, 3, and 6 of MTF1, in particular domains 1 and 6, show lower metal ion affinities and remain as the most likely candidates if the Cys2His2 metal ion-binding sites of MTF1 are, indeed, responsible for zinc sensing in vivo.
MTF1 plays a critical role in embryonic liver formation, heavy metal toxicity, and hematopoiesis.
MTF-1 enhances the ability of the developing tumor mass to evade fibrosis and scarring of the tumor, a critical step in tumor cell proliferation.
Highly inducible strains having Mtf-1 of proline type are refractory to radiation effects and hence are resistant to lymphoma development.
Zinc sensing by MTF-1 in eukaryotic cells involves multiple zinc fingers and occurs over a 100-fold or less range of accessible Zn(II) concentration.
Together, these novel findings define a role for MTF-1 in the regulation of HIF-1 activity.
New MTF-1 target genes with metal response elements motifs in the promoter region were identified.
Results suggest a mechanism by which physiological concentrations of accessible cellular zinc affect MTF-1 activity.
We also show that large thymocytes with higher ROS levels and a proliferation capacity were more numerous in the Mtf-1 susceptible mice than the resistant mice when examined at 7 days after irradiation.
Nuclear factor-1 acts synergistically with MTF-1 to activate the mouse metallothionein-1 promoter in response to metal ions
MTF1 heads a hierarchy of zinc sensors, and through controlling the expression of a raft of metallothioneins and other key proteins involved in controlling intracellular zinc levels (e.g. ZnT1) alters zinc buffering capacity and total cellular zinc content.
MTF-1 has a role in regulating zinc dependent cellular processes at the molecular level [review]
Forty-one single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the MTF1 gene region.
Human ZnT2 expression is regulated by MTF-1.
Zn-responsive proteome profiling and time-dependent expression of proteins are regulated by MTF-1 in human alveolar epithelial cells.
The zinc-sensing cytoplasmic transcription factor MTF-1 plays a key role in cellular zinc homoeostasis.
Results identify a cysteine cluster that mediates homodimerization of human MTF-1, and show that dimer formation in vivo is important for basal and especially metal-induced transcriptional activity.
Variations in the ability of LAT1/DMT1/MTF1/MT1a to process and transport Hg may not play a significant role in the etiology of autism.
It is concluded that SUMO conjugation and the SIM on MTF-1 do not play a critical role in suppressing transcriptional activity. Instead, MTF-1 forms complexes with cellular factors through SIM and SUMO moiety in the cytoplasm
Transcriptional regulation of the beta-synuclein 5'-promoter metal response element by metal transcription factor-1.
Data show that hepcidin transcription involves interactions between functional metal response elements (MREs) in its promoter, and the MRE-binding transcription factor-1.
Genetic regulation via sequences downstream of promoters highlights a new direction for identifying previously unrecognized target genes for MTF-1.
Loss of LI-cadherin results in up-regulation of MTF-1 and PlGF, thereby regulating angiogenesis in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
role in regulating metallothionein transcription
MTF1 transactivation potential is affected by chromium levels
mediates transcriptional hyperactivation along with heat and heavy metal stress
MTF-1 contains a cysteine-rich cluster, -632Cys-Gln-Cys-Gln-Cys-Ala-Cys638-, which appears to be specifically required for MTF-1 to activate transcription in the presence of inducing heavy metal ions.
The MTF-1 serves targeted disruption of the MTF-1 gene results in death at embryonic day 14 due to liver degeneration and under hypoxic-anoxic stress, MTF-1 helps to activate the transcription of the gene PIGF.
SP1 and MTF-1 represent new targets in the development of key therapeutics toward modulating the expression of the cellular prion protein and ultimately the prevention of prion disease
This gene encodes a transcription factor that induces expression of metallothioneins and other genes involved in metal homeostasis in response to heavy metals such as cadmium, zinc, copper, and silver. The protein is a nucleocytoplasmic shuttling protein that accumulates in the nucleus upon heavy metal exposure and binds to promoters containing a metal-responsive element (MRE).
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How to Attract Investors
Moving from Stranger to Interested
Why attract?
If you want an investor to buy your stock, the first thing you need to do is get their attention. All IR services you know of basically concentrate on this; it's about making investors aware of your stock. Here are some popular tactics for attracting investors:
- Press Releases
- Conferences
- Roadshows
- Media Coverage
- Word of Mouth
- Brokers
- Analyst Coverage
- Social Media
- Good Stock Performance
- Institutional Targeting
- Third Party Newsletters
If you know how to attract investors, you've certainly heard of some, if not all of these tactics.
Investor Conversion Optimized Solutions for Step One
While these methods are all excellent, there are ways to make the attraction phase more efficient by either improving current methods, or applying some new strategies. Below are methods that teach you how to attract investors in this new era.
Current Tactics Investor Conversion Optimized
Press Releases
- Add photos or videos to increase your view rates
- Write attention grabbing headlines
- Write the release to increase comprehension
- Provide context to "why this release matters"
- Lead investors back to your site
- Enhance your visual content by using video
- Coach the CEO so he's presenting to the best of his ability (Think Steve Jobs)
- Ask attendees for their email address to put them on your newsletter list so that in case they aren't interested yet, or forget about you, after the conference they can be reminded.
- Consider virtual conferences
- Figure out how you can 'stand out'
- Hand out exit surveys to see what worked and what didn't, how your company can improve in their eyes, and what you're doing right.
- Enhance your visual content by using video
- Coach the CEO so he's presenting to the best of his ability (Think Steve Jobs)
- Ask attendees for their email address to put them on your newsletter list so that in case they aren't interested yet, or forget about you, after the conference they can be reminded.
- Hand out exit surveys to see what worked and what didn't, how your company can improve in their eyes, and what you're doing right.
Media Coverage
- Begin a conversation with all media, local, national, finance, tv, radio, newsletters, webcasts; from the big to the small; begin the conversation with a friendly introductory email, and as you gauge interest, keep this group in its own CRM.
- Be persistent, not annoying, but consistently informative and helpful. Persistence breaks resistance and media makes the public aware of your existence.
- Leverage the expertise of someone at your company to become an expert available when necessary to certain media outlets.
Word of Mouth
- Applying this four-step process will help build relationships with brand advocates who will spread the word on your company
- Make sure the brokers covering you have been made aware of your value proposition
Analyst Coverage
- You can pay for coverage
- Use the same methods detailed in "media coverage"
Social Media
- Be active
- If you have created enough brand advocates this method will work better.
- Have your social media specialist reach out to other companies, and begin public conversations bringing your company in front of investors that are interested in similar companies and may not have learned about you any other way.
- Use all platforms, not just Twitter or LinkedIn
- Create a "code of conduct" or "governance" for social media use to ensure you are staying compliant.
Good Stock Performance
- When applying this four-step process, our goal is to help your stock perform better and gain more organic interest.
Institutional Targeting
- Target many institutions
- Begin speaking with as many as possible
- Create an email process to gauge interest and track it through your CRM
- Garner more retail interest, "Institutions pay a premium to be nimble" © Nasdaq
Third Party Newsletters
- Make sure you're using a reputable sender
- Give them your message
- Give them your video
Investor Conversion Tactics For Step One
YouTube Advertising
- YouTube is the second most used search engine next to Google.
- Advertising on YouTube is relatively cheap
- When you create your video make sure your company name and symbol are in the first 8 seconds because even if they don't let the video play, the first 8 seconds are free and you will begin creating awareness.
- Make engaging videos
Industry Articles
- Have a third party create an article on a newsworthy issue in your industry
- Have them source someone at your company for a quote
- Include companies with a larger following in an effort to gain a new audience and show your company's expert is a thought leader.
Company Articles
- Third party company articles
- Even if you don't have press, these can keep your company in the news.
Corporate Blogging and Search Engine Optimization
- Write about your industry
- Write about your company
- Write about your staff
- Create a strategy that is in line with your SEO
- Think of the words and phrases that people who may be interested in your company would be searching, or will be searching.
- Create blog and page ideas for each keyword/phrase
- Set a schedule for posting
- Add a call to action in every post (sign up for our corporate newsletter)
- Stay on top of Google's latest changes, and track which words are working best for you
- Continue to shape your strategy based on what's working
To learn more about how to attract investors, contact us at 929.445.8667.


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Holly Lents and James Taylor Win Heated Cook-off Competitions at The Art Institute of Jacksonville
April 6, 2014
Four aspiring chefs with a craving for culinary excellence put their kitchen skills to the test as they competed for tuition scholarships on Saturday, March 15, at The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Jacksonville, a branch of Miami International University of Art & Design. At the end of the day, two stood triumphant.
Holly Lents from Lafayette High School, Mayo, FL 32066 took a gold medal in The Art Institutes Best Teen Chef Competition for high school seniors. James Taylor of Pavo, GA 31778 placed first – and was awarded a gold medal – in The Art Institutes Culinary Scholarship Competition.
During the cook-off competition, the finalists were asked to showcase their talent and skill by preparing and serving a two-course meal in just two hours. The meal consisted of an appetizer of Shrimp Cocktail and an entrée of Sautéed Chicken Breast with Creative Garnish, Rice Pilaf and Broccoli Sauté.
Competitors were judged on five technical skills including knife skills, safety, sanitation, organization, cooking techniques, and clean-up, and five qualities of the finished dishes – temperature, taste, texture, portion size and presentation.
Lents was awarded a $4,000 tuition scholarship and Taylor a $1,500 tuition scholarship to The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Jacksonville. In addition, the first place winners in both categories will move on to be considered for a Chopped-style cooking competition in New York in April. The winner of that competition will receive a $40,000 tuition scholarship.
Winners' Quotes:
Holly Lents: "My long term goal is to open my own restaurant and maybe a bakery."
James Taylor: "I want to own my own restaurant and work with renowned chefs. [My] dad has high blood pressure so I've learn to cook special [foods] for him."
Cook-off competitions were held at all participating International Culinary Schools at The Art Institutes locations across the U.S. and Canada in March. In addition to earning their scholarship awards, all local Best Teen Chef first place winners will have the opportunity to win a trip to New York City for a very special food experience.
For more information, visit www.artinstitutes.edu/culinary or contact The Art Institute of Jacksonville at 800-924-1589.
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Webinar integration of projectmanagementdata from SAP and other tools in saprima® at 2019/03/21 at 11:00 AM
Webinar registration here
One of the strengths of saprima® is the ability to integrate, standardize and evaluate data from ERP systems (SAP …) or other tools (MS Excel, Oracle Primavera, MS Project).
Does a scenario seem familiar to you?
Scenario 1: You create quotations and project calculations in the ERP system (SAP) and manually enter the project master data in Excel or in your PM system!
- Sales representative does project costing for expected projects in SAP
- All commissioned projects must be manually transferred to an appointment planning tool
- No evaluation of resource utilization possible, which includes expected and commissioned projects
Scenario 2: Person master in ERP system current and maintained available and manual transfer to PM system!
- HR master data in SAP HR up to date
- Error-prone, time-consuming manual transfer to planning tool (often MS Excel)
Scenario 3: Hourly logging in SAP CATTS or in another tool and therefore no target / actual comparison is possible in the PM system!
- In the PM system, detailed planning on operations incl. Planned expenditures on resources available
- Actual hours are recorded or reported in SAP CATTS or other systems
- In the timesystem (SAP CATTS), actual costs are only recorded at the network level, which means that no target / actual comparison is possible at transaction level
In the webinar on 21.03.2019 at 11:00 am we will show you how data is imported into saprima®, how it can be further processed and evaluated!
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For those who don't like high heat and humidity, Thursday should feel a whole lot more comfortable.
A front that passed through the Chicago area during the evening rush a day earlier brought the first big rain in several days and forced temperatures and the dew point to more comfortable levels.
That downward trend will continue throughout the day Thursday, with temperatures landing in the upper 70s. Expect upper 60s by Friday.
Some areas could see some lake-effect showers on Thursday and Friday, but so far, the weekend is looking dry with comfortable temperatures right around 70 degrees.
Wednesday's quick-moving cold front brought high winds and golf ball-sized hail to parts of the metropolitan area. The southwest suburbs appeared to front the most. Golf ball-size hail was spotted in Bolingbrook around 3 p.m., and 60 mph wind gusts were reported. More than half an inch of rain was reported in some areas, with .67 inches recorded in Oswego.
The storms came after days of high heat and elevated humidity. Wednesday's high temperatures forced some Naperville schools to cancel classes for a second day.
Though staff members were ordered to report to work, Indian Prairie School District 204 officials canceled classes at a number of elementary schools. Classes also were canceled at Indian Plains, the district's alternative high school.
Chicago Public Schools officials encouraged parents to keep their kids in school as the district follows heat protocol measures "to provide comfortable environments for instruction and school activities."
- Emergency Closing Center: List of Closures, Schedule Changes for Schools, Businesses, Daycare Centers & Organizations
Temperatures reached 95 degrees in some locations Tuesday afternoon, matching a record set 30 years earlier. Humidity levels weren't as high as Monday, keeping heat index readings only a few degrees above the actual temperature, but that didn't make it any easier for some.
A Chicago firefighter was transported in good condition for heat exhaustion after battling a blaze on the 3600 block of North Wayne.
Credit: George Mycyk
Gov. Pat Quinn urged residents to take advantage of the state's cooling centers and to take precautions to stay cool. Cooling centers can be found by visiting KeepCool.Illinois.gov or by calling
the Illinois Department of Human Services hotline at 800-843-6154. The centers are open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
On Monday, O'Hare International Airport clocked an afternoon high of 92 degrees, falling short of the record 95 set in 1983. With elevated humidity, conditions were uncomfortable in most of the area.


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Canada based digital artist Sakimi Chan specializes in fantasy and sci-fi drawings. She also specializes in gender-swapped drawings, and has amassed a collection, featuring popular characters from Disney and Japanese anime.
Jack and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas
Ashitaka and San from Princess Mononoke
Ariel from The Little Mermaid
Belle and The Beast from Beauty and The Beast
Cruella de Vil from 101 Dalmatians
Elsa from Frozen
Esmeralda from The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Hades from Hercules
Jack Frost from Rise of the Guardians
Maleficent from Sleepy Beauty
Sophie and Howl from Howl's Moving Castle
Ursula from The Little Mermaid
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The French are favourites to win something?
Daniela Hantuchová holds a koala for the press in Brisbane - apparently she's never done this before. And after practising in the 35 degree heat today she'll probably never come again. Women's qualifying starts tomorrow, the men start Saturday. As expected the four women's wildcards went to Aussies and Emelyn Starr, Monique Adamczak, Sophie Ferguson and Marija Mirkovic will join Jessica Moore and Anastasia Rodionova in the qualifying shootout. Ferguson plays Aussie wannabe Rodionova in the first round. Think there'll be some spite there? Should be a few interested viewers…
Karatantcheva's back for more punishment too, so's Sprem and Groenefeld.
Nicholas Kiefer gets his shirt off in Perth. Do he and Sabine Lisicki make an attractive team?


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With Kobe Bryant still recovering from his Achilles tear, Steve Nash's unreliable health and Pau Gasol's future in L.A. uncertain, the Lakers are in danger of falling apart. Here's my HoopsHabit article on why they need to sign Dwight Howard to a new deal.
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This is a fun one: Here's my HoopsHabit article with the best current NBA player at every age.
What's Up With The Denver Nuggets?
In this second segment of "What's Up With…?" we're taking a look at a team that was supposed to contend with Oklahoma City and Los Angeles in the Western Conference: the Denver Nuggets. At 11-11, the Nuggets are currently clinging to the eighth spot in the West and they aren't struggling nearly as much as their fellow, supposed contender in the Los Angeles Lakers. However, this season has been pretty disappointing for Denver fans thus far and the question has to be asked this year just like I asked early on last season:
What's up with the Denver Nuggets?
In taking a look at why Denver is struggling so much to start this season, there are three main problems that I see. There are minor problems, such as Danilo Gallinari's largely inconsistent shooting and Kenneth Faried's production falling off the map recently. But the first major problem has been Ty Lawson. Lawson has started to turn his season around with a couple of dominant performances, but there's no denying he started off in a bit of a slump this year. After averaging 16.4 points, 6.6 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals last year, this was supposed to be Lawson's breakout season. Instead, Denver's point guard has seen dips in his points and rebounds, averaging 14.7 points, 7 assists, 2.7 rebounds and 2 steals. Not scrub numbers by any means, but not a breakout year either (and keep in mind those averages were slightly raised by more impressive performances in the past week). What happened to the dynamic and lightening-quick point guard that decimated the Lakers in the postseason last year and almost send Kobe and company home early? He's looked timid at times and almost reluctant to take the same jumpshots he was consistently draining last season. Lawson looks like he's breaking out of his slump, but if he regresses at all, or even takes a night off, Denver will continue to struggle.
The second major problem is the trade the Nuggets made over the offseason, a trade that a lot of Denver fans were excited about. In exchanging Arron Afflalo and Al Harrington in the very unbalanced Dwight Howard deal that sent Andrew Bynum to Philadelphia, Denver was supposed to get back a defensive presence and a decent amount of offense in Andre Iguodala. But with Iggy in a Denver jersey, the Nuggets are 26th in the league in points allowed, giving up 100.7 points per game. To his credit, Iguodala has adjusted his game to fulfill whatever Denver needs from him on the offensive end (namely, scoring), but the balanced game we saw from him in Denver is gone while Afflalo's having his best season so far down in Orlando. Many thought Iguodala would be the piece to elevate Denver to title contenders in the West, but instead, it's looked like Iggy has disrupted the team's chemistry with inconsistent offense.
The final problem is one that I'm surprised to see myself write, but it seems that George Karl doesn't have a firm grip on his team's success anymore. When Denver fans, some of the most loyal basketball fans I've seen, are complaining about Karl, you know something's not right. Just a few years ago, this man inspired them when he beat cancer. This is the man who's turned the Nuggets into a consistent threat in the West. But unfortunately, those days look like a thing of the past. Again, we could be overreacting here; the Nuggets are at .500 and still have 75 percent of the seaon left to fine-tune. But it's in the subtle things that you notice how poorly Karl has coached this season. It's in his refusal to start JaVale McGee, a guy who's been incredibly efficient in limited minutes and could be an All-Star if Karl took the time to develop him over Kosta Koufos. It's in a couple of bad losses (Phoenix, Orlando, Los Angeles) and a really underwhelming 0-3 start to the season. It's in the team's inconsistency that borderlines bipolarity. And it's in that angry expression that's constantly on Karl's face when his team is struggling, a look that he wears while sitting on the bench and saying nothing. Karl needs to take a more hands-on approach with this group and that's evident to anyone watching the lifeless disdain on his face whenever the opposing team goes on a run. I believe Karl is a tremendous coach and that he'll turn things around, but he needs to take a different approach to get wins and appease Denver fans.
Like the Lakers, the Nuggets still have time to turn things around. To their credit, they have looked a lot better in recent games, but they're still 3-5 in their last eight games. In their defense though, Denver's had one of the tougher schedules in the NBA (UPDATED: one of my friends, an avid Nuggets fan, brought it to my attention that Denver has only played six home games this year. It's hard to win games when 16 of your first 22 are on the road). But it's hard to tell how good the Nuggets can be because twice this season they've put together a nice string of games with four wins in a row, but both times they've gone on to drop their next three in a row. Because of how close the race in the West always is, the Nuggets have a very good shot at keeping their playoff spot and an even better shot at moving up the chain if they start meshing. But like the Lakers, the time for saying, "We've still got time to fix things," has just about wrapped up. Time will tell if Lawson's recent resurgence is for real, but the Denver Nuggets haven't looked like a contender in the West just yet.
What's Up With The Los Angeles Lakers?
It's been a very up-and-down NBA season so far, with only a few teams rising to the top and looking like real contenders for when May rolls around. The rest of the pack either looks like bottomfeeders or are too inconsistent to really gauge how their season will turn out. But in looking deeper into that inconsistency, we might be able to make some sense out of the league's most disappointing teams so far this season. In this series of posts, we're going to take a look at why certain teams that should be contending are currently struggling. First, we have to start with the most underwhelming team in the NBA that constantly begs the question:
What's up with the Los Angeles Lakers?
Kobe Bryant. Dwight Howard. Steve Nash. Pau Gasol. Ron Artest. Antawn Jamison. Those are the Lakers six best players. HOW THE HELL IS THIS TEAM NOT INSTILLING FEAR IN EVERYONE BY NOW? We gave the Lakers the benefit of the doubt when the incompetent Mike Brown was running his silly little Princeton offense, but there's no excuse for the Lakers' current 9-13 record. Granted, that's not a terrible record, but it's certainly not acceptable when you've got multiple Hall-of-Famers in your starting lineup. Whether or not you believe Mike D'Antoni is the solution and whether or not you think Phil Jackson would have been a better fit, the Lakers should not be struggling this much still, especially considering that they've fared worse under D'Antoni than Brown.
In the Lakers' defense, injuries have prevented them from reaching their full potential or even develop chemistry yet. But with Kobe and Dwight on the floor at the same time, it's hard to make too many excuses. Everyone keeps saying, "Once Steve Nash comes back, you'll see!" or "They still have plenty of time to work things out!" But unfortunately for LA, Nash's return isn't going to fix the Lakers' extensive problems on the defensive end. If anything, it'll make those problems worse. Gasol's injury would be another way to deflect how poorly the Lakers have played so far this year, but he really hasn't done much when he's been on the court. Gasol prefers playing closer to the basket but D'Antoni's system has him shooting elbow and baseline jumpers. His complaints about adjusting to the system and the tendinitis that's been ailing him all season spurred Kobe's now infamous "put your big boy pants on" quote, one that speaks volumes about the team's lack of unity, chemistry and yes, leadership.
You can disagree all you want, but Kobe is not the leader the Lakers need right now. And before you write me off as another Kobe hater, let me say that I'm entirely aware of how much more efficient he's been this season, how he's leading the league in scoring and how he's the youngest (that's YOUNGEST, not FASTEST) player to reach 30,000 points. Without Kobe, this team would have an even worse record. Then again, is Kobe's leadership what this new, struggling team needs? Watch five minutes of a Lakers game and you can see the pure disdain on Kobe's face every time Dwight Howard misses a free throw or every time someone misses a defensive assignment. For years, Kobe's used the same kind of unrelenting, competitive, yelling-at-your-teammates leadership we saw out of Michael Jordan for the first half of his career, and so far, that's gotten him five championships. But they were all with the best coach in basketball history. What happens now that Derek Fisher and Phil Jackson aren't around to console teammates not strong enough or not accustomed to Kobe's verbal beatings and melting staredowns?
Kobe may be leading the charge on the offensive end with more efficient scoring, but the Lakers are 1-10 this season in games in which Kobe scores more than 30 points. ONE. AND. TEN. I don't care what anyone says, that kind of scoring is not effficient from a team perspective. I still believe the Lakers have time to figure things out, I think that Nash's return will brighten the gloomy mood in LA right now and I know this team has too much talent to continue struggling like this. But the clock is ticking and saying, "We still have time to work things out," isn't as true when a quarter of the season's already gone by. Gasol and Nash need to get healthy and a solution for Hack-A-Howard needs to be found soon, but the bigger problems are Kobe's "Eff You I'm Just Gonna Do It Myself And Shoot My Way Into 30+ points" mode and an embarrassing defense. One of those things is fixable, but with D'Antoni and Nash at the helm, that defense might be a lingering problem. D'Antoni's irritable answer and overreaction to the question of defense certainly helps illustrate how lost this team is on that end of the floor.
I've given the Lakers the benefit of the doubt so far. When every journalist in the country was ready to freak out that LA wasn't winning games so early in the season, I held off. But after tonight's embarrassing loss to Cleveland, it's hard to ignore the fact that this is not a good basketball team. Kobe went for 42 points and Dwight Howard had 19 points and 20 rebounds, but NOBODY ELSE contributed. Having Steve Blake out has forced Chris Duhon to play the point, but there's no excuse for Jordan Hill and Antawn Jamison to be so overwhelmingly average. The Lakers are facing problems with injuries, their bench and their defense, three areas that are hard to overcome, even with Ron Artest playing some pretty solid minutes. It's still not impossible for this team to be a contender come April and May, but if this type of play continues, they'll be lucky to make the playoffs.
Lakers Hire Mike D'Antoni
After the Lakers engaged Phil Jackson in talks for the past few days, they made a surprising decision to hire Mike D'Antoni instead. The negotiations with Jackson allegedly broke down, but one source said Jackson was ready to accept the job until he was told the Lakers had already chosen D'Antoni. The Lakers have said they believe D'Antoni to be a better fit for the current roster and there were lingering concerns about Jackson's health and ability to travel to away games. There were also concerns about Jackson's triangle offense, which had been very successful with Kobe and Pau Gasol in the past, but might not be effective for Nash and Dwight Howard.
D'Antoni is known for his fast-paced offense and his time in Phoenix with Steve Nash and the high-powered Suns. However, D'Antoni's career took a turn for the worse in New York as he was unable to properly manage Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire. Now in LA, D'Antoni will get the chance to team up with his old point guard Nash and some other enticing superstars like Kobe Bryant and Howard.
Lakers fans should be happy that D'Antoni will be able to properly utilize Nash since LA's star point guard will now be able to run the pick-and-roll to his heart's content, but the D'Antoni hiring won't solve all of the Lakers' problems. There's still the issue of how Kobe and Nash will share the ball since both need it in their hands to be effective. There are still health concerns as the team waits for Nash, Kobe and Howard to be fully healthy again. The Lakers will still have problems defending quick and explosive point guards. And even with a defensive-minded coach in Mike Brown, the Lakers struggled mightily on the defensive end. D'Antoni has never been a good defensive coach and abides by the philosophy of high-powered offense outweighing the need for consistent defense. It's true that the Lakers do have two good defensive players in the post with Howard and Gasol, but one thing's for sure: if you want to beat the Lakers, you're going to have to outgun them and outscore them. Because with D'Antoni at the helm, this offense will start to turn around and put up big numbers. It's just the defensive end that could be a cause for concern now.
Mike Brown Fired
After a disappointing 1-4 start to the season, many in Los Angeles were starting to panic that their star-studded cast wasn't giving fans a very good Lakeshow. A lot of the blame was placed on Mike Brown, but most were expecting him to turn things around with the Lakers' upcoming six-game homestand. Unfortunately for Brown, he won't get that chance.
The Lakers fired their head coach today and are actively searching for an immediate replacement. The Lakers are considering the likes of Phil Jackson, Jerry Sloan, Mike D'Antoni, Brian Shaw, Nate McMillan and Mike Dunleavy. Jackson announced his retirement but certainly would have a hard time turning down such a tempting offer with so many superstars in place. D'Antoni would be superb in redirecting a struggling offense, especially considering his experience and know-how when it comes to coaching and utilizing Steve Nash, but for a team that's been appallingly bad on defense, D'Antoni is certainly not the right choice for the job. Shaw would be a popular choice among the Lakers' players given his prior time with the team as an assistant, but Los Angeles would need to request Indiana's permission to talk to Shaw.
Brown was not the right coach for the job, no one will deny that. Last season, the Lakers failed to reach 100 points numerous times and were nearly unseated by the Denver Nuggets before the Thunder defeated them pretty handily. Brown is a great defensive-minded coach, but nobody saw any of that defensive impact this season. In fact, the Lakers were terrible on the defensive end. And when you combine that with the frustrating Princeton offense that completely slowed down the tempo and took the ball out of Nash's hands, it's easy to see why this day was coming. When the Lakers signed Steve Nash and Dwight Howard to join Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol, everyone hailed them as the new Western Conference favorites and rightfully so. But Brown's stubborn offensive sets completely ignored Nash's elite pick-and-roll skills and slowed down the tempo. Brown's incompetence completely negated the whole point of signing one of the best point guards in the history of the NBA and took away fast break opportunities for Howard and Gasol, bigs who are effective in running the floor.
I have to confess I never thought it'd be after five games. To the rest of us, firing a coach after five games seems like a ludicrous decision made out of panic. But this is the Laker nation we're talking about and it didn't want to be patient anymore. Fans had been calling for his head for some time now, and although there's always a contingent of erratically impatient Laker fans calling for someone to be fired or traded, there's been a large outcry at this talented team's dismal start. Firing your head coach after five games might seem like a premature decision to the rest of the basketball world, but Los Angeles management decided to pull the trigger and start regrouping as soon as possible instead of waiting for the situation to play itself out. The Lakers are used to being successful and they're used to having things go their way. It's been a part of their history. Anything less than a title run is unacceptable to the majority of Laker nation. Brown didn't fit that category and he was the wrong man for the job. So although it seems unfair to let Brown go so soon, Los Angeles is chasing another championship this year and didn't have time to wait around for Brown to learn how to manage his superstars.
LA's Disappointing Debut
The Lakers opened their promising 2012-13 season up on a pretty underwhelming note: with a loss to a Dallas Mavericks squad without Dirk Nowitzki and Chris Kaman. Kobe Bryant played through some foot pain, Dwight Howard played after having back surgery this summer and Steve Nash and Pau Gasol were both perfectly healthy. So what went wrong? And how worried should Laker fans be about such a disappointing and downright bad first game at home?
To sum it up quickly, not very worried at all. Yes, it's true the Lakers went 0-8 in the preseason. And yes, there were a lot of evident problems on the floor that Dallas was able to take advantage of. But there wasn't anything that can't be fixed by the time April rolls around. But for the sake of being thorough, let's walk through why the Lakers looked so terrible tonight.
- Coaching – I've defended Mike Brown in the past for his focus on defense, but his implementation of the Princeton offense for a team with Steve Nash is just plain stupid. Nash is a point guard who needs to get out and run on the fast break. The pace of the offense needs to be up. The Lakers should be shooting with 10-12 seconds on the shot clock and dominate the tempo with fast plays. The Princeton offense is slow and dull. Slowing down the speed of the game completely negates Nash's impact as an effective point guard, rendering him useless. Nash only had seven points and four assists. I can't remember the last time I saw such an appalling statline for Nash. Steve Blake had more assists for crying out loud. It also hurts the impact Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol could be having: both big men are efficient at running the floor and Howard in a half-court offense allows teams to foul him and send him to the line, where his dismal free throw shooting (3-for-14 last night) hurts the team. This team's entire starting five is comprised of superstars who have all been the best player on a team at some point in their careers. Not being able to get a win at home with Howard, Nash and Kobe against an injury-depleted Mavs team goes beyond a lack of team chemistry; that's just poor coaching and management of your personnel.
- Health – Mike Brown certainly has to change a lot of things to get the most out of his star-studded lineup, but he can only do so much while two of the Lakers' biggest pieces are still healing. Although Kobe and Howard both played in LA's opener, you could tell they were either rusty or still ailing. Kobe didn't play as many minutes as we're used to, although he still finished with 22 points on 11-of-14 shooting. Meanwhile, Howard looked like he was completely out of rhythm. He finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds, but his appalling free throw shooting and a few easy missed shots show he's not quite back in his groove. Credit Brandan Wright, Elton Brand and Eddy Curry for their defense, but Howard still has to get back into the flow.
- Chemistry – Even if they were healthy and had proper coaching for their star-studded personnel, the Lakers need time to develop their chemistry. Steve Nash has to find his place in the offense and free up looks for his teammates. Howard has to figure out what his role on offense is. The offensive pace has to speed up. Kobe has to relinquish some ball control to his All-Star point guard. Pau Gasol was really the only one last night who needs to duplicate his performance every night (23 points, 13 rebounds, six assists).
So all in all, it makes a lot of sense for LA fans to be upset. That was an ugly loss to a team that's not very good and it wasn't pretty to watch (no offense Maverick fans, but if you think a Dallas team without Dirk or Kaman will beat LA a few months down the road, you're dreaming). But as frustrated as fans must be with such an anticlimactic opening night, it was still only game one. There are bound to be some speed bumps before this superstar cast finds its groove. There's still a long season to go and Laker haters are kidding themselves if they think this is the LA team we'll see all year. However, one stat is pretty telling and it's one that the Lakers may not be able to help down the road: Darren Collison had 17 points for the Mavs tonight. Now Mavs fans were very excited for this acquisition, but I never really was. Here was a guy who was a scrub behind George Hill in Indiana. So if Steve Nash, an eternal defensive liability, is giving up 17 points to Darren Collison, what's going to happen in the playoffs when the Lakers meet up with Russell Westbrook or Ty Lawson? Just something to think about.


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Joelle Marie (01/04/01):
My due date was December 28th. On Dec. 22nd I had a bout of pre-labor that even my midwife thought was the real thing. My sister, a lay midwife, arrived on the 23rd to be here for the birth. (I had a midwife who I liked very much here in Florida, but I really wanted my sister here too.) Since I was showing no signs of labor we went all sorts of places and tried to walk the baby out. I walked all over Disney World and Sea World. We went to the zoo and the mall. My due date came and went and so did New Years.
The time for my sister to return to Georgia was drawing near. I really wanted her here for the birth so I discussed induction with her and my midwife on Tuesday, January 2nd. We agreed that if I didn't go into labor by Thursday morning that we would induce with castor oil and herbs. Wednesday evening we were going to dinner with all of my family. Around 3:00pm I realized that I was having light contractions. I didn't mention them to anyone though, I just paid close attention to timing and strength. When we were seated for dinner my sister asked me if I was having contractions, so I told her that I was. They stopped during dinner though and I went to bed that night expecting to be drinking castor oil in the morning.
I awoke around 4:30 am on January 4th feeling very uncomfortable. Because of all the company in the house, both of my girls were sleeping in my room and both of them were draped over me. I felt crowded and had a great need to get up and away from everyone. I got up and went to the bathroom and then went to the living room to sit on the couch. I had a great urge to cry, so I sat and wept for about half an hour. (I don't really know why I was crying…I just needed to.) After I stopped crying, I was very tired so I just laid my head back and put my feet up and relaxed. A few minutes later the contractions started. I wasn't in sight of a clock and I didn't feel like getting up to get my watch, so I just relaxed and worked through the contractions. My husband came out to check on me around 6:00am. I told him what was going on and he sat with me for a while just snuggling and holding my hand. I encouraged him to go back to bed and get some sleep and he did. Around 7:00am my sister came out and asked how I was doing. I told her about the contractions and she timed them for a while. After she was satisfied with my progress, she went back to bed. It was nice to have some solitary time. My oldest daughter awoke and came out to snuggle with me. She immediately knew that I was in labor and got very excited when I told her that she didn't have to go to school. Eventually, everyone was awake and the house was full of activity.
My contractions started to slow down mid-morning. I took a shower and then went for a walk with my husband. Then I just started doing some things around the house and getting the room ready for labor and all. The contractions had almost stopped. My sister asked if I wanted her to check me. She also asked if I wanted her to agitate my cervix while she was in there to help get things going again. I agreed to the check. I was at 4cm but she could easily stretch me to 6cm and I was 90% effaced. My husband and I went for another walk and by the time I got back, my contractions had started back up again. I called my midwife to let her know how things were progressing.
I ate and just sat on the couch dealing with the contractions. Again they started to slow down. My husband took all of the kids to a movie to get them out of the house. He knew that all of the noise and activity would only make me tense. I went to take a nap. I slept about an hour and was awakened by a very strong contraction. I got up and my sister started timing the contractions. I called my midwife again to let her know that she should probably come on over. Around 4:30pm I realized that my husband and the kids must have gone somewhere after the movie because they weren't back yet. I paged him and when he called I told him that he should probably come on home.
About 4:45pm my sister listened to the baby's heartbeat during and between contractions and the baby sounded great. My blood pressure was good too. I ended up staying on the bed after that. The contractions were intense and I just wanted to lay on my side in the semi-darkness. I heard hubby and the kids come home and they all came in to see me. My four year old sat next to me rubbing my hand with hers. I assured her that I was alright. After that all of the kids went to play. I heard my midwife arrive and I heard everyone discussing ordering pizza for dinner.
My contractions were about two minutes apart by now and very hard. I told my sister that I wanted to push. She checked me and told me to go ahead and push whenever I was ready. Boy was I ready! At this point something took me over and I pushed hard with every contraction. After several pushes my sister checked me. I was still laying on my side and she asked me if I wanted to move. My first two births I had labored and delivered in a reclined sitting position and my sister thought I might be more comfortable like that. I did want to move but just as everyone started to help me, a contraction started so I told them to wait. I pushed with the contraction and suddenly my water broke.
I didn't end up moving because the baby was right there. My sister was massaging and stretching my perineum and applying hot compresses. I pushed again and my sister told me to breathe through a few contractions so that she could stretch me more to help prevent tearing. Like I said though, something had taken me over and I couldn't stop pushing. I breathed through one contraction then pushed twice and the baby's head was out. Again my sister told me to stop pushing so she could get the cord from around the baby. I breathed for one contraction and then begged to push. With the next contraction, at 5:47pm, the baby was out.
I was expecting a very big baby but she looked so small. Surprisingly, she weighed in at 9 LB 14 OZ and was 22 inches long. Her head was 36cm and chest was 37cm. Her one and five minute apgars were 10. I ended up having a second degree tear, because I pushed her out so fast. My sister stitched me up while daddy held his newest daughter. Family was called and everyone was so happy. My husband said that I hit new octaves while I pushed her out. The baby was passed around while I showered and dressed. Then she and I settled on the couch to nurse and eat pizza.
Finally, everyone else settled down to sleep, leaving my husband and I to admire our newest daughter. "We sure did do good", he said.
This was, by far, my easiest and fastest labor.


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Mr. Speaker, the following questions will be answered today: Nos. 420 and 425.
House of Commons Hansard #100 of the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was senators.
House of Commons Hansard #100 of the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was senators.
Questions on the Order PaperRoutine Proceedings
12:40 p.m.
Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre Saskatchewan
Tom Lukiwski ConservativeParliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, the following questions will be answered today: Nos. 420 and 425.
Question No. 420Questions on the Order PaperRoutine Proceedings
12:40 p.m.
Judy Foote Liberal Random—Burin—St. George's, NL
With respect to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and foreign vessels in offshore waters: (a) what is the department doing to address the illegal fishing of Newfoundland cod as bycatch and the misreporting of turbot catches and other species; and (b) will the government make public the department's reports concerning boardings and inspections of foreign vessels in offshore waters?
Question No. 420Questions on the Order PaperRoutine Proceedings
12:40 p.m.
Egmont P.E.I.
Gail Shea ConservativeMinister of Fisheries and Oceans
Mr. Speaker, in response to (a), the bycatch limits for stocks managed by NAFO take into consideration NAFO Scientific Council advice. Canada and other NAFO contracting parties have committed to reduce bycatch, including the bycatch of southern Grand Banks, divisions 3NO, cod, to ensure that the NAFO stocks still under moratorium can recover and that stocks that have recovered sufficiently to allow targeted fisheries continue their path to recovery.
At its 2010 annual meeting, NAFO decided to establish a working group to develop rebuilding plans for 3NO cod and 3LNO American plaice in 2011. This working group will consider the key principles and elements in the development of conservation plans and rebuilding strategies, including a commitment to keep bycatch to the lowest possible level and restricted to unavoidable bycatch in fisheries directing for other species. These conservation plans and rebuilding strategies are expected to include measures to address bycatch.
Addressing the misreporting of catch of NAFO-managed stocks continues to be a top priority for Canada in NAFO. Based on our surveillance assessments of Greenland halibut, there has been a relatively low level of misreported catch. Canada continues to work within NAFO and with other contracting parties to improve compliance on this and other areas in the NAFO regulatory area fisheries.
In response to (b), reports of inspections, conducted under the NAFO Joint Inspection and Surveillance Scheme, are considered third party information. Canada is unable to release this information given international confidentiality agreements and the commercially sensitive, proprietary, nature of the information.
Question No. 425Questions on the Order PaperRoutine Proceedings
12:40 p.m.
Whitby—Oshawa Ontario
Jim Flaherty ConservativeMinister of Finance
Mr. Speaker, in response to (a), under Canada's economic action plan, the government has committed nearly $5.6 billion in federal funding toward over 7,000 provincial, territorial and municipal infrastructure projects.
In response to (b), please be advised only the national recreation trails initiative was subject to a March 31, 2010 deadline for project completion. All projects were completed by the deadline.
In response to (c), the government is monitoring progress on projects on an ongoing basis, but has not been provided with a listing of individual projects at risk as of October 5, 2010.
Questions Passed as Orders for ReturnsRoutine Proceedings
12:40 p.m.
Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre Saskatchewan
Tom Lukiwski ConservativeParliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, if Questions Nos. 407, 408, 409 and 429 could be made orders for returns, these returns would be tabled immediately.
Questions Passed as Orders for ReturnsRoutine Proceedings
12:40 p.m.
The Deputy Speaker Conservative Andrew Scheer
Is that agreed?
Questions Passed as Orders for ReturnsRoutine Proceedings
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Some hon. members
Question No. 407Questions Passed as Orders for ReturnsRoutine Proceedings
12:40 p.m.
Anita Neville Liberal Winnipeg South Centre, MB
With regard to the Economic Action Plan, for every rejected application in Manitoba: (a) on what date was the application submitted; (b) on what date was a decision reached; (c) in which federal riding would the project have taken place; (d) on what date was the applicant informed of the decision; and (e) what would have been the total federal contribution?
(Return tabled)
Question No. 408Questions Passed as Orders for ReturnsRoutine Proceedings
12:40 p.m.
Anita Neville Liberal Winnipeg South Centre, MB
With regard to the Economic Action Plan, for every project in Manitoba: (a) on what date was the project announced publicly; (b) was there a public event associated with the announcement and if so, what was the cost of the public event; (c) what was the federal share of the funding; (d) what was the provincial share of the funding; (e) what was the municipal share of the funding; (f) on what date was the application for funding submitted; (g) in what federal riding was it located; (h) what is its description; (i) what is the estimated completion date; and (j) on what date was the application for funding approved?
(Return tabled)
Question No. 409Questions Passed as Orders for ReturnsRoutine Proceedings
12:40 p.m.
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
With regard to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), how much money has Canada contributed to date for the implementation of the EITI in each fiscal year since its inception in 2002 and from which departments or agencies did these funds come?
(Return tabled)
Question No. 429Questions Passed as Orders for ReturnsRoutine Proceedings
12:40 p.m.
Pablo Rodriguez Liberal Honoré-Mercier, QC
With respect to the Marquee Tourism Events Program, in the last two fiscal years and for each riding: (a) how many applications were received and what was the total amount requested; (b) how many applications were deemed eligible and what was the total amount of those applications; (c) how many applications were deemed eligible without seeking approval from the minister and what was the total amount of those applications; and (d) how many applications were approved by the minister and what was the total amount of those applications?
(Return tabled)
Questions Passed as Orders for ReturnsRoutine Proceedings
12:40 p.m.
Tom Lukiwski Conservative Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre, SK
Mr. Speaker, I ask that the remaining questions be allowed to stand.
Questions Passed as Orders for ReturnsRoutine Proceedings
12:40 p.m.
The Deputy Speaker Conservative Andrew Scheer
Is that agreed?
Questions Passed as Orders for ReturnsRoutine Proceedings
12:40 p.m.
Some hon. members
Royal Recommendation--Bill C-568Points of OrderRoutine Proceedings
November 19th, 2010 / 12:40 p.m.
Alan Tonks Liberal York South—Weston, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address the government's argument that Bill C-568, an act to amend the Statistics Act regarding the mandatory long-form census, requires a royal recommendation.
We believe it does not, and I will explain why.
First, we would like to remind the House that Bill C-568 was not included the Speaker's list of items that, in your view, Mr. Speaker, might require royal recommendation.
As all members know in this House, the Speaker always makes a statement on this question following a replenishment under private members' business.
However, in his remarks, the parliamentary secretary made the argument that this bill would not only require the expenditure of funds, but also change the mandate of Statistics Canada and give it so-called new responsibilities.
Before going any further, Mr. Speaker, I would like to read sections of the actual mandate of Statistics Canada under the act.
Section 3 states:
There shall continue to be a statistics bureau under the Minister, to be known as Statistics Canada, the duties of which are
(a) to collect, compile, analyse, abstract and publish statistical information relating to the commercial, industrial, financial, social, economic and general activities and condition of the people; ...
(c) to take the census of population of Canada and the census of agriculture of Canada as provided in this Act; ... and
(e) generally, to promote and develop integrated social and economic statistics pertaining to the whole of Canada and to each of the provinces thereof and to coordinate plans for the integration of those statistics.
That begs the question, what exactly would Bill C-568 do?
Would the bill create a new responsibility for Statistics Canada, as has been suggested?
It is very clear that its mandate is to take information for the census. It is as simple as that. This is not a new responsibility. This bill does not propose to produce a new function.
We would not be changing the mandate of Statistics Canada. We would simply be asking Statistic Canada to undertake the census in the way it has taken the census for the last 40 years, with a mandatory long form.
We would not be changing the mandate of Statistics Canada. We would simply be enabling Statistics Canada to fulfill its existing mandate.
The parliamentary secretary also argued that the bill would impose a cost of $50 million to carry out the long form census.
This entirely false, in our view. The bill would not impose any cost since the government already conducts a short and long form census. The forms are being printed and the money is already being spent. Bill C-568 would simply ensure that it is mandatory for Canadians who receive the long form census to respond to it. As a result, no additional expenditures would be required from Statistics Canada to do this.
Indeed, because the long form census is no longer mandatory, the government must print and mail significantly more forms out to the public to gather the necessary data and compensate for a reduction in the rate of response. It is estimated the new voluntary form would in fact cost $30 million more. As a result, Bill C-568 would actually reduce expenditures. I repeat, Mr. Speaker: it would actually reduce expenditures by $30 million.
In summary, Bill C-568 would not change the mandate of Statistics Canada. It would simply enable Statistics Canada to fulfill its existing mandate and reduce, not increase, expenditures by $30 million.
For these reasons, we believe the bill does not require a royal recommendation and we look forward to your adjudication and ruling on this matter.
Royal Recommendation--Bill C-568Points of OrderRoutine Proceedings
12:45 p.m.
The Acting Speaker Conservative Barry Devolin
The chair will take that under advisement.
The House resumed consideration of the motion that Bill C-10, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (Senate term limits), be read the second time and referred to a committee, and of the amendment.
Constitution Act, 2010 (Senate Term Limits)Government Orders
12:45 p.m.
Bill Siksay NDP Burnaby—Douglas, BC
Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to have this opportunity. It is good to have a chance to speak to Bill C-10, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (Senate term limits). This bill actually seeks to establish a term limit of eight years for senators in Canada. That is the key part of this legislation.
What we are actually debating today is an amendment to the main motion that was moved by my colleague from Skeena—Bulkley Valley. The amendment motion reads:
"the House decline to give second reading to Bill C-10, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (Senate term limits), because the term limits do not go far enough in addressing the problems with the Senate of Canada, and do not lead quickly enough to the abolition of the upper chamber, as recent events have shown to be necessary".
It is an unusual step for us to move that kind of motion in debate on a bill like this, especially a bill that we had indicated we would support to get to committee for further discussion and for improvement. We were already saying that, even though we have very serious problems with the Senate and even though we have called for the abolition of the Senate, we were prepared to see this bill debated further and hopefully improved at committee.
The events of the past week have certainly changed our opinion about what should be done about the Senate at the present time and the government's attitude towards Canada's democracy and how this Parliament functions.
What I am referring to there is the decision by the government and by the Prime Minister to call on his senators to defeat the climate change accountability act, a private member's bill that moved all the way through the House of Commons. It was debated here in the House. It went to committee and had lengthy hearings.
It was a lengthy process on that bill by the elected representatives of the Canadian people here in the House of Commons. It passed all stages here in the House and was sent to the Senate, where it languished for months.
It was finally passed back in the spring of this year and sat in the Senate without any action until earlier this week when, out of the blue, the bill was called and defeated. It was without a hearing, without reference to a committee, nothing. There was no activity and no debate whatsoever at the Senate.
This is clearly an action by the government to defeat the only possibility of Canadian action on climate change that was in the works. This bill was something that New Democrats had put forward. It was put forward in the last Parliament.
Our earlier attempt at the climate change accountability act in the last Parliament, the 39th Parliament, was Bill C-377. After a great deal of hard work on the part of many members of the House of Commons with input from environmental leaders and other leaders from across Canada, that actually passed through the House of Commons in 2008. That was a cause for celebration among Canadians who are concerned about climate change and the environment.
That was the first time any legislature in the world had actually passed legislation that would deal with the post-Kyoto greenhouse gas reduction targets.
Canada, this Parliament, this House of Commons took an extremely important step in the last Parliament, in 2008, with the passage of the climate change accountability act. Unfortunately the election was called and interrupted that progress. It stopped the bill in its tracks, and that meant it had to start all over again when we returned after the election in 2008.
New Democrats did put it back on the agenda. Our member from Thunder Bay put that bill back on the agenda and had it debated here in the House. It went through the same long, laborious process and was again passed in May 2010.
On two occasions, the elected representatives of the Canadian people, the members of the House of Commons, have dealt with this important piece of legislation and have passed it. When it was finally sent off to the Senate, where in our process it needs to be dealt with further, going through the same kind of process, the unelected and unaccountable members of the Senate, presumably under marching orders from the Prime Minister, killed the bill without so much as a debate, without so much as a referral to committee for further study.
It is an absolutely outrageous affront to our democracy and an unconscionable use of the power of the Senate, of the unelected and unaccountable appointed Senate.
This bill, the climate change accountability act, would have established greenhouse gas reduction targets 25% below 1990 levels by 2020 and 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. It was hailed as important legislation by many respected people.
I have to point out that Mark Jaccard and Associates, an independent environmental assessment firm, did a survey of this bill. Mr. Jaccard is an important environment scientist from Simon Fraser University. Its conclusion about Bill C-311, the NDP's climate change accountability act, was that the targets it established would also encourage growing economy, increasing jobs and improving the quality of life for Canadians. It said there was a positive impact of this bill, an analysis that flies in the face of the government's blanket denunciation and rejection of the proposals in the NDP's climate change accountability act.
Unfortunately, this action has stopped. Any reasonable, effective or appropriate Canadian response to climate change was stopped dead in its tracks. It was our best opportunity and it is gone. It was done by unaccountable, unelected senators appointed by a Prime Minister who at one time did not seem to have much regard for the unelected, accountable Senate.
On a number of occasions, we have seen the Prime Minister and his Reform predecessors have had great criticism for the Senate. In December 2005, the Prime Minister said, "An appointed Senate is a relic of the 19th century". I have to agree with the Prime Minister. It is not often that I do, but on that I certainly do. An unelected, appointed body is a relic of another era. It is an anti-democratic relic of a colonial era.
Some of the requirements to be a senator are relics of that era as well, such as the fact that senators have to be 30 years old before being appointed and that people have to own property outright in Canada before becoming a senator. Even though the threshold is now really low, the intention years ago was to make sure that senators were from the moneyed classes. They had the expectation that they would represent that class in Canada.
Today the threshold is low, but the requirement is still there. We have even seen in the past an interesting example when a nun was appointed to the Senate and, because of vows of poverty, did not have any property. Her order had to actually transfer some land into her name so she could take her seat in the Senate.
It points out the ridiculousness of that requirement. If it were a legitimate body, any Canadian of voting age, no matter what the individual's personal economic circumstances, should be able to serve in a body in the Canadian Parliament. However, not in Canada and not with the Senate. The Prime Minister was right. This unelected, unaccountable body is a relic of another era and of the 19th century.
In March 2004, the Prime Minister also said, "I will not name appointed people to the Senate. Anyone who sits in the Parliament of Canada must be elected by the people they represent". How many times has the Prime Minister broken that promise and turned his back on that important statement of principle that came out of the convictions of the Reform Party, his predecessors? It boggles the mind the number of times he has chosen to ignore that advice.
In this corner, we are very concerned and outraged by what happened this week. It is ironic that we have this bill that would establish a term limit for senators, but that is not the issue. The issue is still that they are unelected, appointed by the Prime Minister and unaccountable to anybody. Whether they are there for 8 or 45 years, it is still an inappropriate, unelected and unaccountable body, and it should not be part of our system. It is an affront to democracy, and we need to abolish this relic of the past.
This is a very important issue. I am glad we were able to debate it this week, given that Bill C-10 was on the agenda when the inappropriate use of the Senate's power was mandated by the Prime Minister to kill the climate change accountability act. We are very lucky to have had this opportunity to draw to the attention of the House and Canadians why this body is inappropriate and why this proposed Senate reform bill does nothing to address the main problems with the Senate.
Constitution Act, 2010 (Senate Term Limits)Government Orders
12:55 p.m.
Paul Dewar NDP Ottawa Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, my colleague from B.C. mentioned the comments of the Prime Minister and I remember those comments as well. I remember when the Reform Party was starting off and people were looking to it for change and to have accountability, democracy, a new voice and a new way of doing politics, and now, as I have said before, there is nothing left. It is a corpse over there, and a stinking one at that. It is just sitting there without any principles.
Conservatives say now that they will appoint senators for eight years. In eight years, if there are two majority governments, they could still stuff the Senate, so it matters not that we can take it from 45 to 8. It matters whether or not the senators are elected, and the Conservatives will not deal with that.
I want underline to my colleague from B.C. that we trusted the Conservatives once on fixed-date elections. They said there would be no constitutional change. We told them that was fine and we would sign on to that. What did they do when they put that into place? They broke their promise and called an election, so why should we trust them on this one? We will not be fooled again.
Constitution Act, 2010 (Senate Term Limits)Government Orders
1 p.m.
Bill Siksay NDP Burnaby—Douglas, BC
Mr. Speaker, I agree completely with my colleague from Ottawa Centre, as I regularly do, which will not surprise anybody here.
We heard from the current Minister of State for Democratic Reform of the constant need to modernize the Senate. What do we get instead? We get the same old stuff that we used to get from the Liberals: stacking the Senate with bagmen, with party insiders and with the representatives of the upper class in Canada. We get the same old appointments to stack the Senate to get government business through, to do the bidding of the Prime Minister. These are people who have no accountability to the Canadian people. The only accountability they have is to the person who appointed them, and that is the Prime Minister. Time after time they show that is where their accountability lies.
I do not want to deny that the Senate has done good work from time to time, but it is still not a legitimate body. I have a mandate from the Canadian people. I stand at election regularly and I am accountable to the people who elect me. People in the Senate never have to do that, and that is wrong.


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Music from and Inspired by XXXVideos from Gavin Rossdale, Hatebreed, Pastor Troy and Rammstein
Rammstein - "Feuer Frei!"
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Gavin Rossdale - "Adrenaline"
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Hatebreed - "I Will Be Heard"
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Pastor Troy - "Are We Cuttin"
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Universal Records' gold-selling soundtrack to the summer's hottest movie, Music From and Inspired by XXX, has taken the music world by storm! The CD set comprised of one rock and one hip-hop CD has sold over 76,000 copies its first week in stores placing it squarely at #11 on the Billboard Top 200 and making it the #1 Soundtrack in the country! The record DOMINATED the Soundscan charts scoring the #5 slot on the Alternative, Rap and R&B charts overall, and the #2 in the Hard Music chart overall. The movie, this summer's high-octane, action-packed espionage thrill ride starring Vin Diesel and directed by Rob Cohen (The Fast And The Furious), grossed a stunning $46 million its first weekend in theaters.
"Adrenaline," a song written especially for XXX by Glen Ballard and Gavin Rossdale has been burning up the airwaves amassing over 1,000 spins weekly with a combined BDS radio audience of 7.3 million. The video is being played on MTV weekly and MTV2 is playing "Adrenaline" as well as Hatebreed's "I Will Be Heard" video. The Urban single, "Are We Cuttin" by Pastor Troy is in medium rotation on BET and has a combined BDS radio audience of 5 million and climbing.
Put together by Executive Producer, Avery Lipman and Kathy Nelson of UMG Soundtracks Music From and Inspired by XXX is an explosive collection that features music from some of today's most-popular hip-hop and rock artists on Universal Records.
Track listing
Disc 1:
1) Rammstein - "Feuer Frei"
2) Drowning Pool - "Bodies" (Vrenna XXX Mix)
3) Hatebreed - "I Will Be Heard"
4) Queens Of The Stone Age - "Millionaire"
5) Mushroomhead - "Before I Die"
6) Flaw - "Get Up Again"
7) Moby - "Landing"
8) Gavin Rossdale - "Adrenaline"
9) Fermin IV - "004"
10) Orbital - "Technologicque Park"
Disc 2:
1) Nelly featuring Toya - "Stick Out Ya Wrist"
2) Lil' Wayne - "Look At Me"
3) N.E.R.D. featuring Kelis & Pusha T - "Truth Or Dare"
4) Pastor Troy featuring Ms. Jade - "Are We Cuttin'"
5) Big Tymers - "Still Fly"
6) Mack 10 featuring Ice Cube, W.C. & Butch Cassidy - "Connected For Life"
7) Mr. Cheeks featuring Missy Elliott & P. Diddy - "Lights, Camera, Action! "(Remix)
8) Postaboy featuring Rashad - "I'm Okay"
9) Dani Stevenson - "Yo, Yo, Yo"
10) Joi - "Lick"
"Music From and Inspired By XXX," released by Universal Records, is comprised of one rock and one hip hop CD, both with 10 tracks. XXX is this summer's high-octane, action-packed espionage thrill ride starring Vin Diesel.
The first rock singles off Music From and Inspired By XXX will be Hatebreed's "I Will Be Heard" and "Adrenaline," which was written especially for the movie by Glen Ballard and performed by Gavin Rossdale. The Hatebreed track is featured during the climatic scene of the movie accentuating one of the most thrilling sequences on film to date. Rammstein appear in the movie as themselves performing the track that opens the rock CD, "Feuer Frei," in the opening scene of the film.
The first hip hop single comes from Universal's captivating sometimes, controversial and always charasmatic rising southern rap street minister Pastor Troy, entitle "Are We Cuttin" featuring newcomer Ms. Jade and produced by renowed hip hop producer Timbaland. Other hip hop heavyweights include Nelly, The Cash Money Millionaire's clique Lil' Wayne and the Big Tymers, Mr. Cheeks and R&B soul diva Joi.
The 10-track hip hop cd features Universal Records hip-hop heavyweights Big Tymers "Still Fly," Mr. Cheeks' "Lights, Camera Action," Nelly's "Stick Out Ya Wrist," Lil Wayne's "Look At Me," and Connected for Life" by Mack 10. The cd also introduces new Universal acts Posta Boy and Rashad (featured together on "I'm Okay") and vocalist Dani Stevenson --- already known for her performance on Nelly's "Hot In Herre" on "Yo Yo Yo." Innovative soulstress Joi rounds out the set with the saucy, erotic "Lick," a track also found on her Universal Records debut, Star Kitty's Revenge.
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ArmiesofMordor is back and it's very possible that he's going to become a regular co-host of the show in the future. Join us as we talk about some of the recent sad news about the Hex community manager leaving for a new opportunity. We'll also be going over a Ruby/Sapphire tempo deck which seems to just amount to building old school Gore Feast with one or two changes. Make sure to check below for a second Coyotle themed agro deck as a bonus!
Deck List
Champion - Poca, The Conflagrater
4 Mesmeric Hypnoscientist
1 Reese the Crustcrawler
1 Subterranean Spy
1 Duplicitous Duke
4 Royal Falconer
1 Jags the Blademaster
1 Lord Alexander, the Courageous
4 Buccaneer
3 Cerulean Mentalist
2 Deathmask Assailant
4 Cerulean Mirror Knight
3 Gore Feast of Kog'Tepetl
3 Crackling Bolt
2 Time Ripple
1 Verdict of the Ancient Kings
1 Burn to the Ground
4 Shard of Innovation
11 Ruby Shard
9 Sapphire Shard
Keep in mind that we're getting a hybrid Ruby/Sapphire dwarf allegiance shard next set which will make this deck much more consistent
Bonus Deck!
Champion - Sagebrush (WHAT!!!!)
4 Thunderfield Seer
4 Thunderfield Elder
4 Howling Brave
4 Rhythmic Spiritualist
1 Cyclone Shaman
4 Wakuna Crowfeather
4 Brown Fox Scout
4 Crash of Beasts
2 Time Ripple
4 Arcane Focus
2 Incubation Webs
4 Howling Plains Bluegrass
4 Shard of Instinct
8 Sapphire Shard
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Since we've had reason to write about the strange priorities of Loretta Lynch, worrying more about possible future anti-Muslim rhetoric than actual people being killed, perhaps it would be helpful to remember her past record. Before she was U.S. Attorney General, she had a case that related to terrorism.
According to The P.C. Graveyard, "Loretta Lynch Lets Bank Execs Escape Jail for Money Laundering for Terrorists."
When Loretta Lynch was a US Attorney General for the Eastern District of New York, one of the cases she had to handle was a money laundering charge against the executives at HSBC Bank. Just years before, HSBC was caught doing the same thing. They washed money for drug cartels in Mexico and Muslim terrorists all over the world. Lynch settled out of court with them and allowed the terrorist money launderers go free.
One of the many, many questionable cases Loretta Lynch handled as a U.S. Attorney General was one that concerned HSBC bank and it's money laundering of drug and terrorist money. This wasn't even a first offense as they had been found guilty just a few years earlier of the exact same offense.The result was no one went to jail or even stood trial and HSBC was fined 3 days profit. HSBC had set aside 2 billion dollars to pay their fine and they had already been told that no one would be going to jail. The fine was 1.9 billion. Wonder what happened to the other 100 million. ACORN or La Raza?
John Cruz, who is a former HSBC vice president and relationship manager has over 1,000 pages and hours and hours of evidence that he had gathered. Lynch had his evidence but never once bothered to interview him on what he knew. HSBC warned Cruz that if he kept investigating the bank's money laundering, he would lose his job. He kept investigating and he was fired. So were other whistleblowers across the planet. Cruz has sued for unlawful firing.
The whole article is worth reading.
In May of 2014 Mark Horne posted about HSBC, tying the subject to Fast and Furious and the heroin industry out of occupied Afghanistan.


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