The battery charger often does a lot of work to increase the voltage from a li-ion cell which has 3.7V to 5V for charging. The IC which is in charge of boosting the voltage will be very hot. If it's working continuously with high temperature, it will die. So, the battery in your backup is still good but the circuit is damaged. Then you need a better charger circuit for your backup battery holder.
We have the backup battery charger circuit which can charge your smartphone at 1.5A (max). It's fast and work reliable. It's a good solution for replacing your current damaged board. I've tested this board for more than 3 months and it still works as normal. For the best performance, you should only use 1 or 2 cell paralleling. This will prevent battery discharging each other.
The circuit has on-board LEDs for charging and discharging status. When your battery discharge and the voltage drop below 2.6V, the circuit will stop charging your phone, you need to plug-in the USB to re-charge the circuit (with battery) for it works again.


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Fewer Nicaraguans Are Trying to Leave the Country
by Elena Toledo
in Central America, Featured, News Brief, Nicaragua, Society
"To start a business" was the top reason that Nicaraguans said they were leaving. (La Prensa)
EspañolThe number of Nicaraguans that want to leave the country decreased by 10.3 percentage points this year, according to results from a public opinion poll taken in April.
The survey, conducted by M&R Consultants, reveals that only 36 percent of those questioned would currently leave the country if they could. In December of last year, that number was at 46 percent.
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The figure is the lowest to date since June 2003, when 65.5 percent responded that they would like to leave.
The survey was taken between March and April, and included 1,700 Nicaraguans older than 16 in both urban and rural areas. The results were considered to have 95-percent reliability with 2.33-percent margin of error.
Shortening cycles
For Eduardo Baumestier, a sociologist and expert on immigration issues, the shift in survey results is due to natural ebbs and flows, rather than a concrete change in the country's way of life.
"It is typical of migration, and especially of international immigration," he explained.
One of the most intense periods, he added, is the second half of the year, principally because there is demand for agricultural work.
"At the start of the year, which is when coffee and sugar crops end, there is a period in which not only Nicaragua, but all of Central America begins to move, because that time has always been considered a dead period," Baumestier said.
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Of those who were asked about immigration, 28.2 percent cited the desire to start their own business as a main motivation. The quantity of people immigrating for this reason also diminished by 7.3 percent in comparison to the December 2015 survey.
The need to collect money for paying debts doubled in the last trimester, according to the survey. In December, 7.6 percent of those questioned indicated that this was their main reason for wanting to leave the country.
Other reasons that appeared on the survey included unemployment (17.9 percent), getting money for debts (14.3 percent), the belief that there were a lack of opportunities (14.2 percent), to buy a house (10.3 percent) and education (9.9 percent), among others.
Source: El Nuevo Diario.
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Home > Opinion > Why Retaliation is a Company "Felony"
Why Retaliation is a Company "Felony"
By Donna Boehme on August 20, 2012
Posted in Opinion
By Guest Columnist: Donna Boehme
Principal at Compliance Strategists LLC and editor of the weekly CS Newsflash (and former chief compliance and ethics officer at two leading multinationals). Follow her on Twitter @DonnaCBoehme.
"One way or another, I'm gonna find ya' I'm gonna get ya', get ya', get ya', get ya' "
– Blondie circa 1978
There's a reason why that Blondie song is #305 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It appeals to a very basic human emotion: getting even. Retaliation is an ugly thing. In the workplace, it's also a powerful and complex individual and team-based behavior that is difficult to identify and even harder to stamp out. Typically employed to punish workers who report a problem, challenge the status quo or otherwise "rock the boat," it goes to the very heart of organizational culture. And that's why it should be viewed, not as a misdemeanor referenced briefly in the code of conduct, but as a company felony in the arena of compliance and ethical leadership.
It's relatively easy in the "balloons and barbeques" stage of program rollout for managers to vocally support "doing the right thing," support employee ethics training, and even throw in an "integrity moment" here and there in team meetings. Bravo, and noted. But calamity is the real test of integrity. It's the more difficult circumstances – an investigation into misconduct, or a team member questioning modus operandi– that truly test the mettle of supervisors. (This is why more enlightened organizations understand that, with rare exception, ethical managers and supervisors are not born, but trained – and then they reinforce those ethical leadership behaviors with meaningful financial and nonfinancial incentives …. but I digress.) This is the stage where those managers who have not gotten the memo (literally and figuratively) can revert to their basic human instinct to seek and destroy.
Retaliation is a company felony because it works like a cancer on the culture of the organization. It is the opposite of transparency and accountability. It not only punishes those trying to do the right thing, but broadcasts a clear message to others around them that "this is what happens to those who get out of line." Employees are nothing if not observant to every nuance of their supervisor's words and action. Every act of direct or indirect retaliation reverberates in the halls and around the water cooler 100 times more loudly than any CEO letter touting integrity. When a company leader retaliates, whatever advances have been made in the "balloons and barbeques" stage of the program in that part of the organization vanish like the wind, and are replaced by fear and blame.
Retaliation is a cancer that also acts like a communicable disease. A leader who sets the tone of fear and retaliation can often count on others within the team to help reinforce the group dynamic against the disfavored team member. [1] The disease can also move from team to team and spread throughout other areas of the organization, crushing out competing efforts to encourage transparency, accountability and ethical culture. Role modeling can be a powerful force for either good or evil.
At a recent RAND Symposium on ethical culture, David Gebler, author of "The Three Power Values" made some insightful observations about organizational culture, including leadership actions that must be mobilized to stop the slippery slope of bad culture before it becomes the norm. On the flip side, retaliation is a leadership action that actually hastens the slippery slope and enables misconduct, because it fosters fear, silence and acquiescence. That's the lesson of Enron & WorldCom 101.
One question I ask when evaluating company programs is "How many times have you fired someone for retaliation?" You'd be surprised how many companies have never found an act of retaliation within their ranks, or alternatively, actually fired a manager for the offense. Workplace retaliation isn't always spelled out in black and white as an outright dismissal or demotion. That would be easy. Often, it manifests more indirectly, such as exclusion from important meetings or discussions, change of workload, lack of cooperation, social ostracism and malicious gossip. These are harder to pinpoint and requires a committed management that condemns it and the vigilance of trained HR, legal and compliance personnel – factors missing in many organizations.
Another useful question is "What is your implementation plan for monitoring and enforcing the nonretaliation policy?" Organizations that are serious about compliance and ethics not only make retaliation a major offense, but actually have protocols and mechanics in place to ensure team leaders understand and comply. Do managers believe they will be disciplined for retaliation against a team member? Do investigators routinely warn supervisors during investigations that the team may be audited for retaliation? How carefully does the company enforce a "need to know" list? Is there a retaliation monitoring program? [2] Again, the answer to these questions is often …. crickets.
All this suggests that boards and senior management who are quick to proclaim the ethical culture of the company as their priority should pay much closer attention to seeking out and punishing retaliation as the number one force undermining that lofty goal. Retaliation is a company felony and should be treated accordingly, with swift and consistent public punishment for the perpetrators, no matter how senior. That's also reason #487 why the chief compliance officer and her team must have the independence, positioning and empowerment to address retaliation wherever and however it manifests, and to otherwise implement and oversee the critical elements of an effective compliance program. [3]
A true ethical culture reflects the better instincts of company leadership, and retaliation does the opposite. One way or another, retaliation must be met with purpose and vigor, and eradicated.
[1] See my related column on an ATF official's warning to agency employees to "respect the chain of command."
[2] Vicki Sweeney, partner-in-charge of KPMG's ethics and compliance group, has developed a leading edge retaliation monitoring program.
[3] See RAND Symposium on "Perspectives of Chief Ethics and Compliance Officers on the Detection and Prevention of Corporate Misdeeds" (2009) and "From Enron to Madoff: Why Most Corporate Compliance and Ethics Programs are Positioned for Failure" (2009)
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Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Birds
< Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book | Nature
See also Birds - Advanced
Year of Introduction: 1928
1 1. Give two characteristics which set birds apart from all other creatures.
2 2. Name three flightless birds, tell what their diet consists of, and name the country or continent in which each one lives.
2.1 Cassowary
2.2 Emu
2.3 Kiwi
2.4 Ostrich
2.5 Penguin
2.6 Rhea
3 3. Give the day of the week when birds were created. Find in the Bible the names of five birds and be able to name them from memory.
4 4. Write or give orally three ways in which God's love and purpose is shown in the creation of birds.
5 5. Make a list of thirty species of wild birds, including birds from at least five different orders, that you personally have observed and positively identified by sight outdoors.
6 6. Make a list of five species of wild birds that you personally have positively identified by sound out of doors.
7 7. Do one of the following
7.1 a. Set up a feeding station and report on the bird visitors observed for a period of seven days.
7.2 b. Find a bird's nest, during the nesting season, identify the species of bird that built it, describe the nest in detail, observe the nest for five days, and report what happened at the nest on each of the days.
7.3 c. In the Western Hemisphere: Maintain a hummingbird feeder for 2 months.
7.3.1 (1) What does man-made nectar consist of?
7.3.2 (2) Why shouldn't you use food coloring or honey?
7.3.3 (3) When should the feeder fluid be changed?
7.3.4 (4) How should the feeder be cared for?
7.4 d. In other areas of the world: Select at least three different habitats in your area and make comparative bird lists of them indicating the differences in birds expected and found.
The Birds Honor is a core component of the Zoology Master Award (available only in the South Pacific Division) .
1. Give two characteristics which set birds apart from all other creatures.Edit
It is often useful to compare features of groups creatures to see what is the same as other creatures, but in order to identify them, it is useful to find the differences as well. There are five classes of creatures with a backbone. These classes include the fish (Agantha), amphibians (amphibia), reptiles (Reptilia), birds (Aves), and mammals (Mammalia).
All of the vertebrata have a backbone, but birds have a number of unique characteristics such as:
Hard shelled eggs
Warm blooded
Covered with feathers
Hollow bones
Bone structure in the eye
Keen eyesight
Musical voices
Ability to sense magnetic fields
Very Colorful
Each of these things seems quite unique, but as we look at the other classes of vertebrata, we find that birds are not the only creatures that can fly. There are flying fish, gliding snakes, gliding frogs and bats. Each class of vertebrates has the capability of crude flight, and bats at least can match the flight ability of the birds. We must also note that not all birds are capable of flight (penguins, ostriches and others are incapable of flight).
Mammals are warm blooded, so that is not unique to birds. Whales, frogs and some of the primates have very musical voices, although few can compare to the Lyrebirds of New Guinea or even a simple Northern mocking bird. Many of the mammals such as meerkats have good eyesight, so this is not unique, and most fish have the ability to sense electro-magnetic fields.
When we have compared the various classes, we find that there are only a few things that are unique to the class Aves.
They all lay hard-shelled eggs which they incubate using their body temperature.
They all are covered with a feather structure that differs greatly from scales and fur.
Hollow bones allow them to fly almost effortlessly.
A ring bone in the eyes of birds is what allows them to focus so well and have such keen eyesight.
All of these characteristics give us an idea of what makes birds unique and also an idea as to why we are so drawn to these colorful, flying creatures.
2. Name three flightless birds, tell what their diet consists of, and name the country or continent in which each one lives.Edit
Casuarius casuarius (Southern Cassowary)
Dromaius novaehollandiae (Emu)
Apteryx (Kiwi)
Struthio camelus (Ostrich)
Aptenodytes forsteri (Emperor Penguin)
Rhea americana (American Rhea)
Alca impenis (Great Auk)
Raphus cucullatus (Mauritius Dodo)
The Alca impenis (Great Auk) and the Raphus cucullatus (Mauritius Dodo) are pictured with the other flightless birds because they were flightless birds that faced many of the same dangers of some of the current flightless birds such as the Apteryx (kiwis). Man and animals that come with man such as dogs, pigs, cats, and rats are very dangerous for any birds that nest on the ground. Many flightless birds have become extinct because of man and his actions. These two species represent a far larger number that have become extinct at the hand of man.
CassowaryEdit
Cassowaries are native to the tropical forests of New Guinea and northeastern Australia. Some nearby islands also have small cassowary populations, but it is not known if these are natural or the result of the New Guinea trade in young birds. They are frugivorous; fallen fruit and fruit on low branches are the mainstay of their diet. They also eat fungi, snails, insects, frogs, snakes and other small animals.
EmuEdit
The Emu is the largest bird native to Australia. They eat a variety of plant species; the type of plants eaten depends on seasonal availability. They also eat insects, including grasshoppers and crickets, lady beetles, soldier and salt bush caterpillars, cotton-boll moth larvae and ants.
KiwiEdit
Kiwis are from New Zealand. They eat small invertebrates, seeds, grubs, and many varieties of worms. They also may eat fruit, small crayfish, eels, and amphibians. Their long beaks, with nostrils at the end of them, help them to catch prey.
OstrichEdit
Ostriches live in the savannas of Africa. They mainly feed on seeds and other plant matter; occasionally they also eat insects such as locusts. Lacking teeth, they swallow pebbles that help as gastroliths to grind the swallowed foodstuff in the gizzard. An adult ostrich typically carries about 1 kg of stones in its stomach.
PenguinEdit
Penguins are aquatic birds living exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid, and other forms of sea life caught while swimming underwater. They spend half of their life on land and half in the oceans.
RheaEdit
Rheas are native to South America. They are omnivorous, preferring broad-leafed plants, but also eating seeds, roots, fruit, insects, and small vertebrates.
3. Give the day of the week when birds were created. Find in the Bible the names of five birds and be able to name them from memory.Edit
Birds were created on the Fifth day - see Genesis 1:20-23
Pelican, Raven, Owl - Isaiah 34:11
Chicken - Matthew 23:37, Luke 13:34
Eagle - Jeremiah 49:22, Jeremiah 4:13, Job 9:26, Deuteronomy 28:49, Job 39:27-29
Ostrich (NKJV) or Owl (NIV) - Micah 1:8
Dove - Genesis 8:8-11, Matthew 10:16, Hosea 7:11
Eagle, Buzzard, Kite, Falcon, Raven, Ostrich, Owl, Sea Gull, Hawk, Little Owl, Cormorant, Great Owl, White Owl, Pelican, Vulture, Stork, Heron, and Hoopoe- Leviticus 11:13-19
Peacock - 1 Kings 10:22
Raven - 1 Kings 17
Partridge - Jeremiah 17:11
4. Write or give orally three ways in which God's love and purpose is shown in the creation of birds.Edit
"Children should be encouraged to search out in nature the objects that illustrate Bible teachings, and to trace in the Bible the similitudes drawn from nature. They should search out, both in nature and in Holy Writ, every object representing Christ, and those also that He employed in illustrating truth. Thus may they learn to see Him in tree and vine, in lily and rose, in sun and star. They may learn to hear His voice in the song of birds, in the sighing of the trees, in the rolling thunder, and in the music of the sea. And every object in nature will repeat to them His precious lessons." Child Guidance, p. 46.
1. God created the birds to point to Himself as the provider of all that we need. If He takes care of the birds, He shall surely take care of our needs. (Luke 12:24)
2. Birds teach us about God. (Job 12:7-9)
God says he will protect us like the mother hen protects her chicks. (Matt. 23:37)
Jesus said God sees the sparrow fall, and much more He sees us. (Matt. 10:29-31)
He will give us strength like that of the eagle. (Isa. 40:31)
3. The adaptations of birds (especially their beaks, their legs and feet) show us God's creative power.
4. We ought to trust God totally just as birds do. (Matt 6:26)
5. Jesus loves everybody and every thing and as He takes the animals in to account before He does something, He wants us to do so as well. (Jonah 4:11)
5. Make a list of thirty species of wild birds, including birds from at least five different orders, that you personally have observed and positively identified by sight outdoors.Edit
Please consult Wikibooks' Field Guide to Birds to help you identify some birds. As of this writing, this field guide is still in its infancy, so you might be well served to purchase a more thorough field guide. Field guides are generally tailored to a specific area of the world, so be sure to consult one that covers your area.
6. Make a list of five species of wild birds that you personally have positively identified by sound out of doors.Edit
The Field Guide to Birds has "bird call" links for several birds (though it is not yet exhaustive). Listen to the most common birds in your area so that you may learn to identify them by their calls. Many birds (such as the woodpeckers and the Bobwhite) are a lot easier to identify by their calls, because they are so much easier to hear than to see.
You can also purchase CD's from Peterson's Birding by Ear series. Select one that was made for your region.
7. Do one of the followingEdit
a. Set up a feeding station and report on the bird visitors observed for a period of seven days.Edit
This should be done by the individual
b. Find a bird's nest, during the nesting season, identify the species of bird that built it, describe the nest in detail, observe the nest for five days, and report what happened at the nest on each of the days.Edit
c. In the Western Hemisphere: Maintain a hummingbird feeder for 2 months.Edit
(1) What does man-made nectar consist of?Edit
Hummingbird nectar should consist of four parts water to one part sugar (by volume).
(2) Why shouldn't you use food coloring or honey?Edit
Honey promotes the growth of a fungus that can kill hummingbirds,[1] so it should never be used.
The assertion that food coloring is bad for hummingbirds has been around since the 1970's, but it has never been proven conclusively.[1] However, since there is no reason to put food coloring in the nectar, why bother? The hummingbirds can find the feeder by the feeder's color, so it is not necessary to color the nectar.
(3) When should the feeder fluid be changed?Edit
The feeder should be cleaned weekly.
(4) How should the feeder be cared for?Edit
Every time you clean the feeder, check for black mold. If you find any, clean the feeder with bleach. Do not clean a feeder with soap (but you can use white vinegar as long as you rinse it thoroughly afterwards). If hummingbirds are not emptying the feeder before the syrup spoils, don't fill it completely next time. Spoiled syrup will appear cloudy and must be discarded - hummers won't eat it.
Clean the feeder thoroughly once per month with a bottle brush. Soak it in a solution of a 60ml
bleach and 4 liters
of water. Rinse well, and refill with syrup.
Unless precautions are taken, ants will get into your feeder. Look for a dripless feeder with an ant moat. These are very effective at addressing the problem.
d. In other areas of the world: Select at least three different habitats in your area and make comparative bird lists of them indicating the differences in birds expected and found.Edit
Different habitats may include:
Fresh water (rivers, lakes, ponds, etc.)
Salt water (bays & ocean)
Fields & meadows
Choose three such areas and observe them. Make lists of the birds you see in each area. You should expect to see differences, as different birds frequent different habitats. For example, you should expect to see herons, pipers, ducks and geese near water, and you should expect to see meadowlarks in fields, and so forth.
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October 23rd
Debates of Oct. 23rd, 2020
House of Commons Hansard #18 of the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was school.
Bills of Exchange Act
Global Polio Eradication Initiative
Saskatoon Tribal Council Election
B.C. Wine Industry
Fania "Fanny" Goose
Retirement Congratulations
Commander of 2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School
Recovery of World War II Bomber
Fundraising for Veterans
Nobel Prize Winner
Closing of Bank Branch
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Public Services and Procurement
Points of Order
Canada Transportation Act
Questions on the Order Paper
InfrastructureOral Questions
Ottawa Centre Ontario
Catherine McKenna LiberalMinister of Infrastructure and Communities
Mr. Speaker, we have a bilateral agreement with Ontario that will see our government invest over $11.8 billion in Ontario over the next decade, including $8.3 billion for public transit. We are absolutely committed to moving forward on good public transit projects.
I would like to remind the member opposite that it was under their election platform that they were going to cut infrastructure investments. Would they have cut this project?
Mr. Speaker, the federal government has promised $8.3 billion just to public transit in Ontario, but none of it will go to the Yonge subway extension. The Yonge line is the lifeblood of the GTA, with 800,000 commuters a day and almost 100,000 of them passing through Finch. The extension would create 60,000 jobs, reduce gridlock and deliver economic growth for the entire GTA.
The business case is obvious, so what is the real reason the government will not invest?
Mr. Speaker, I am happy to repeat our commitment to public transit. We have committed $8.3 billion to public transit in Ontario. I have had direct conversations with the minister responsible for this project about the opportunity to move forward.
Once again I would like to ask this of the member opposite. When they said they would cut $18 billion from the infrastructure budget, would they have cut the investment in this project?
Indigenous AffairsOral Questions
Richard Bragdon Conservative Tobique—Mactaquac, NB
Mr. Speaker, last week the Premier of Nova Scotia said to The Chronicle Herald regarding the fishing crisis, "We are in a position where [all parties] are not sitting at a table to find what is a workable solution.... This is only getting more entrenched." He continued by saying, "We need the federal minister to sit down with all sides in a room. It is not enough to sit down with indigenous leaders or with fishing associations by themselves." No one is happy with this minister's performance, including the Liberal Premier of Nova Scotia.
When will the minister meet with both indigenous and non-indigenous fish harvesters to come to a peaceful solution?
Burnaby North—Seymour B.C.
Terry Beech LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries
Mr. Speaker, our government will continue to work collaboratively with first nations communities to fully implement their treaty rights. Right now, our government's number one priority is keeping people safe. We need to work together to lower tensions on the water and find a calm resolution to this impasse.
We know these issues are long-standing, complex and deeply personal to everyone involved. The only way to resolve them is through a respectful and collaborative dialogue, and that is exactly what we are doing.
John Williamson Conservative New Brunswick Southwest, NB
Mr. Speaker, after dithering, hiding and ignoring the dispute over how to implement a moderate living for indigenous communities as outlined by the Marshall decision, the fisheries minister has decided to appoint a negotiator to do her job. However, it is too late. People are speaking out and blaming the minister.
Chief Sack has been unhappy for months; so are fishing community leaders. Alan Clarke, who was head of DFO fisheries enforcement in southern New Brunswick for 25 years, also blames the minister. Former MLA and once provincial fisheries minister Sterling Belliveau puts the blame squarely on the hapless MP for South Shore—St. Margarets.
Why should Nova Scotians continue to have faith in this minister?
Mr. Speaker, we are fully committed to working in collaboration with first nations to implement their treaty right to fish in pursuit of a moderate livelihood.
Right now, the minister's number one priority is to keep people safe, lower tensions on the water and find a calm resolution to this impasse. She has spoken directly with first nation leadership and industry representatives in Nova Scotia, and our government will continue to work collaboratively with first nations communities to fully implement their treaty rights.
HealthOral Questions
Leah Gazan NDP Winnipeg Centre, MB
Mr. Speaker, in Manitoba, residents and families at Parkview Place care home are in a crisis. There are now 14 deaths due to COVID-19. Families are devastated. The Liberal government has done nothing to keep people safe during the pandemic. They refuse to get profit out of long-term care and to ensure the well-being and security of long-term care residents and workers.
People need urgent help now. When will the federal government end for-profit care homes, develop national standards for long-term care and ensure that workers and residents have what they need to be safe?
Dartmouth—Cole Harbour Nova Scotia
Darren Fisher LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health
Mr. Speaker, we are deeply concerned by the outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities. We are working with provincial counterparts closely, and PHAC released guidance for facilities on how they can protect their residents from COVID-19. Under the safe restart agreement, we are providing $740 million for measures to control and prevent infections, including in long-term care.
Going forward, we will work with provinces and territories to set new national standards for long-term care.
Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC
Mr. Speaker, as the second COVID wave hits Canadians, our loved ones in long-term care are bracing for the worst. They have good reason to be worried. Some of the deadliest outbreaks in Ontario and Manitoba happened in for-profit homes owned by the federal government. These homes were grossly understaffed and there was not enough protective equipment to keep residents or workers safe, all to maximize profits.
The federal government is failing our seniors in care homes it owns. When will it act and fix the problems in for-profit care?
Mr. Speaker, as I said, we know that we must act to protect our loved ones in these facilities and those who care for them. The Public Health Agency of Canada has created interim guidance for long-term care facilities, which was validated by chief medical officers of health. The guidance recommends that a no-visitor policy be considered, that physical distancing take place at all times and that staff in long-term care homes stay home if they are ill.
We will continue to work closely with our partners and with our provincial and territorial colleagues to ensure we do everything possible to protect our valuable seniors.
SeniorsOral Questions
Francis Scarpaleggia Liberal Lac-Saint-Louis, QC
Mr. Speaker, isolating and maintaining their mental health are among the greatest challenges faced by seniors during this pandemic. Many seniors live alone and may have difficulty finding ways to communicate with others.
Can the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health tell us what measures our government has taken to ensure that our seniors remain connected on all levels to break their isolation and support their mental health?
Mr. Speaker, COVID-19 has made many seniors feel isolated, and we need to be there for them when they need us the most.
That is why we launched the Wellness Together Canada portal to provide confidential support to Canadians during this pandemic. Canadians in need can access this service through canada.ca/coronavirus or the Canada COVID-19 app. We also invested an additional $20 million in the new horizons for seniors program to keep seniors connected to their communities.
Together, we will get through this.
Stephanie Kusie Conservative Calgary Midnapore, AB
Mr. Speaker, the Calgary airport will soon offer international arrivals the option to quarantine if they have a negative COVID-19 result. This is after seven months of the industry calling for action, both WestJet and Air Canada setting up pilot programs in Vancouver and Toronto international airports, as well as robust testing all around the world in other nations.
Canadians needed this months ago. Why did it take the government so long to act?
Mr. Speaker, we are going to continue to enforce border measures, including a mandatory 14-day quarantine or isolation period for travellers entering Canada.
Any changes to public health measures, especially testing and quarantine requirements, must be supported by strong scientific evidence. There is a study with Alberta to determine the feasibility of using a rigorous testing and monitoring program as a strategy to reduce the mandatory quarantine period, while at the same time keeping Canadians safe.
Steven Blaney Conservative Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, QC
Mr. Speaker, five years ago the Liberals promised to repaint the Quebec Bridge.
Since then, rust has been eating away at our heritage gem. If the Liberals had kept their promise, the paint would have dried a long time ago. However, they decided to appoint a negotiator to buy time. His report has been under wraps for over six months. When will the Liberals release the Charest report and implement its recommendations? They need to act now before the bridge rusts out.
Honoré-Mercier Québec
Pablo Rodriguez LiberalLeader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, indeed, five years ago, Canadians chose a progressive government that was open to the world, would be there for all Quebeckers and Canadians, and would deal with the Quebec Bridge.
We made a promise and the bridge will be fixed. Mr. Charest has submitted his report and it is being studied. I can say that this is a matter that will be dealt with by the Government of Canada.
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Blaine Calkins Conservative Red Deer—Lacombe, AB
Mr. Speaker, in the last five years, Liberal policies have been an assault on Alberta and the west. They made resource extraction more difficult, less profitable and highly uncertain. Liberals have outright cancelled already approved projects that would have provided much-needed market diversification and access.
They have done nothing for our farmers and producers at a time of tremendous need and difficulty. Liberals have attacked our plastics manufacturers and are even getting in the way of Alberta becoming a plastic recycling hub.
Why does the Prime Minister not just show the west what he truly thinks of us, just like his father did?
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Paul Lefebvre LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources
Mr. Speaker, as the member knows, there are right now 5,600 workers building the TMX pipeline. This is because of the time we took to do the hard work necessary to meaningfully consult with indigenous partners. Now there will be thousands of more workers going to work because we approved NGTL 2021.
The House knows very well that skipping steps and rushing through projects do not get them done. Taking the time to do the hard work to meet our duty to consult does get them done. We work with partners. We want to be sure that good projects are able to move forward and will create good jobs for the people of Alberta and western Canada.
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Brad Redekopp Conservative Saskatoon West, SK
Mr. Speaker, Jordan is a student in Saskatoon and he believed in the Prime Minister's call to volunteerism. He applied for the Canada student service grant within a day of its being announced. He was matched to a program adviser and he happily volunteered his time in Saskatoon to better the community. Jordan had no idea this was just a sham to launder millions of taxpayer dollars to the Kielburger brothers. The Prime Minister's friends keep getting richer, but Jordan gets nothing.
Will the Prime Minister apologize to Jordan?
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Adam van Koeverden LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth and to the Minister of Canadian Heritage (Sport)
Mr. Speaker, the public service worked to find the best possible delivery of this program to get students grants for their volunteer hours. The public service worked with the WE organization to develop this agreement, and this work was done and negotiated at the officials' level. I work with students in my riding as well. We need to continue to support our students and young people across the country.
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October 23rd, 2020 / 11:50 a.m.
Marilène Gill Bloc Manicouagan, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Liberals gave $237 million to a friend, former Liberal MP Frank Baylis, to manufacture medical ventilators at twice the market value. There was no bidding process and the contract went to a shell company that did not exist seven days earlier and that does not manufacture ventilators for retail.
I try really hard to act in good faith. Just because someone is a Liberal does not mean that they cannot offer their services. The urgency of the pandemic may explain the lack of a bidding process. It is costly, but it is local.
Even then, why did they grant a contract for ventilators to a shell company that does not manufacture them?
Gatineau Québec
Steven MacKinnon LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Services and Procurement
Mr. Speaker, I want to remind members what it was like in March. Canada was worried that it did not have enough ventilators. We called on Canada's private sector to help out. We signed agreements with four manufacturers who dropped everything to help Canada meet our supply needs. That is what we did and that is what Canada will continue to do. We will continue to protect Canadians, and Canadian ingenuity will help us achieve that.
Mr. Speaker, that is the problem. The Liberals are confusing Canada with its friends.
We can try to show good faith, and I tried hard to do so earlier, but all we see are irregularities and Liberals who are benefiting from them. Today, it is a former MP who is pocketing $237 million through a shell company. Yesterday, it was the friends at WE Charity who were given $900 million dollars, again through a shell company. I am tempted to talk about what will happen tomorrow, but that is not part of my speech, so I will leave the House in suspense. Let us remember that, when cannabis was legalized, no fewer than five former Liberal ministers were waiting with outstretched hands for contracts.
Why is it that everywhere we look all we see are Liberals who are getting richer—
The Deputy Speaker Conservative Bruce Stanton
The hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Services and Procurement.


For a long time, FHA loans have required a minimum down payment of 3.5%.
The 2008 debacle was also due variable-rate terms, and loan values often equal to the full price (zero down) or even above full price. The #1 trigger of the wave of foreclosures was massively-increased payments when the initial rates went away.
Housing prices are mostly above the last peak...but is that true with inflation figured in? What about with development cost figured in? Land prices, construction costs, etc., have risen quite a bit in many places vs. a decade ago.
My understanding is that the 2008 mess was partly caused by lenders lying about the clients finances and when mortgages were created they were immediately divided up into tiny fragments, mixed with fragments from other mortgages, and sold as bundles of pieces. Then the bundles were divided up, combined with other pieces of bundles, and sold again. Nobody knew what they owned, and half of it was garbage loans. Obama era safeguards stood to stop that from happening again, and still will unless gutted by the new administration.
Housing prices are higher today than previous highs in the mid 2000s but not when factoring in inflation and higher building costs. It may take a few more years of growth for housing prices to hit the previous highs with those external factors.
-- what could possibly go wrong?
Freddie Mac does not issue mortgages to residential home buyers.
Freddie Mac purchases already issued mortgages from mortgage originators, securitizes them into Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBSs) and sells those to institutional investors.
I guess nothing, as long as they can fog a mirror.
Inflation has averaged 1.46% a year for the last decade. Goods and services are only 15% higher now than they were in 2008, and wages have only just started to recover. Housing prices have long since surpassed previous highs.


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Howard B. Eisenberg, dean of Marquette Law School from 1995 to 2002, died nineteen years ago today. That number may not have independent significance or resonance (unlike, say, 18, in Jewish tradition as I understand it, or 20, for a round number), but we may agree that it is now some time ago. Yet no one will doubt that Howard's spirit—indeed, legacy—lives on here at the Law School, even in Eckstein Hall, opened more than eight years after his death.
Our Office of Public Service, which we created in 2006 and now house in the Howard B. Eisenberg Suite, has been our most significant institutional effort to ensure his legacy of "doing good," as Alan Borsuk noted as recently as a week ago, in this Marquette Lawyer article. In light of this evidence surrounding us all, there seems no need to post at length on his yahrzeit. "Si monumentum requiris, circumspice," one is tempted to say (well, I am, anyway).
Yet I wanted to use this blog to mark the anniversary, pointing anyone interested to two previous posts: one by me, twelve years ago today, whose virtue is that it contains a link to the wonderful 2002 special issue of the Marquette Law Review, remembering Howard in so many different ways (and through so many different eyes); and the other a decade ago, by our longtime colleague, now-retired Professor (and Justice) Janine P. Geske, whose welcome advantage is that it enables you to hear Howard's very voice on a special topic: "What's a Nice Jewish Boy Like Me Doing in a Place Like This?"
May his memory be for a blessing.
Joseph D. Kearney
Joseph D. Kearney has served as dean and professor of law at Marquette University Law School since 2003. He joined the faculty in 1997.
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Matt Mitten June 4, 2021 Reply
Well said, Dean Kearney! Despite Dean Eisenberg's premature passing several years ago, I continue to be inspired by his timeless exhortation that all of us fortunate to be associated with Marquette Law School should "do well and do good." Nineteen years ago, we lost a wonderful man who offered me the opportunity to join the Marquette faculty and serve as his associate dean for academic affairs. Although I greatly regret not being able to do the latter (and that he died before the Cubs won the 2016 World Series), it is comforting that his inspiring legacy and spirit continues to exist in our hearts and minds.
Greg Weyandt June 8, 2021 Reply
Dean Kearney, thanks for your thoughts on a great Dean who came to Marquette long after I graduated, but found a way to connect and motivate grads from before his time. Howard left a fantastic legacy. Thank you for carrying it forward. Also, thanks for making his talk available though Justice Geske's article. Howard's lunch time talk is more important today than when he gave it.
Nick Zales June 16, 2021 Reply
I was in law school when I heard that Howard Eisenberg was named Dean. I didn't know him and being young and full of MULS hubris thought, "couldn't they have found someone who graduated from MULS?" Well, it was after Christmas and I went to the mall to buy some 50% off calendars. And in comes this guy wearing a Cubs jacket and it was Howard Eisenberg. That was when I knew he was okay.
After he passed I saw a list of the appeals he had done. It was like 20-pages long. Later, I looked at some of those appeals and they were very complicated. He was truly a gifted appellate lawyer. A great guy too. He took over after I graduated but I am glad to see Joe Kearney keeping his memory alive. That is the MULS spirit of giving and caring.
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Kyrgios on Djokovic controversy: "It actually p***es me off how Tsitsipas and Nadal are all..."
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It was certainly not uncommon in the past for Nick Kyrgios to attack Novak Djokovic.
However, Djokovic has found an unlikely ally in Kyrgios, with the Australian-Greek tennis player slamming the Australian Immigration Minister's decision to cancel the visa for a second time.
Speaking on hisNo Boundaries podcast, Kyrgios said: "This Hawke guy is like, 'He's a threat to our borders and I'm just like, 'Well no he's not'. We're treating him like he's a weapon of mass destruction at the moment, but he's literally here to play tennis."
He added: "I honestly want him to f***ing win the event, I think it would be f***ing awesome. I want to walk around Melbourne with Novak's mask on my face.
"I just think if Australia as a whole dealt with Covid better, if the people of Melbourne didn't get so f***ed over by everything in these f***ing rules, I don't think this would be such a big issue."
The Greek-Australian also revealed that Djokovic had thanked him for his public message of support, with Kyrgios taking aim at the players – notably Nadal – who have criticised the defending Australian Open champion.
He continued: "It actually p***es me off how [Stefanos] Tsitsipas and Nadal and stuff are all… obviously everyone has got their opinion, and that's fine, I understand Nadal and Tsitsipas all have to speak out about it when they get asked.
READ MORE: Tsitsipas attack on Djokovic: "Not everyone plays by the same rules"
"But I feel like we're only treating him like Novak Djokovic, not like a human. Imagine how he's feeling, he probably just wants a little bit of support from other players.
"He's getting it from me! Like, what the f***?
"I just feel like these athletes should give him some support. I'm sure if Nadal was in a similar situation he would be looking towards his other fellow athletes to stand up for him and help him.
"Novak has reached out to me personally over Instagram to say thank you for standing up for him, I was not the one he was expecting to go out in the media and have his back.
"I think he's obviously feeling quite alienated in all of this and as a human, it's a dangerous place to be when you feel like the world is against you and you can't do anything right and all he wants to do is come here and play tennis. I think on a human level he needs some support from other tennis players.
"Tsitsipas we understand you have your views on f***ing vaccination, [Andy] Murray we can always count on you to say the right thing, and like Nadal whatever… but bro, where's your support for the guy?
Reading out the message he received from Djokovic, Kyrgios added: "He goes: 'Trying to actually understand the situation and have a bit of objectivity rather than fire all bullets right away, I appreciate that thank you.'
"So he's just asking for a bit of understanding, that's literally what he's saying."
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The two times Emmy nominated reported Francesca Ambiker is an American journalist and a television personality who currently serves as an anchor for NBC's Atlanta Entertainment. She has also won the award for the best on-air reported in 2019. Besides that, she is also a huge football fan who supports her hometown team Atlanta Falcons.
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Francesca was born on 6 May 1990 in Atlanta, USA. She currently ages 28 and possesses the birth sign of Taurus. She is American by nationality and holds the ethnicity of African-Americans. She has an education background of Communication and Media Studies. She did her graduation from Vanderbilt University in 2012.
Just after graduating from high school, Francesca worked as a freelance entertainment reporter in Los Angeles and New York. There she was famous for being one of the youngest journalists to report from the 63rd Primetime EMMY awards for BlackTree TV.
While attending Vanderbilt, Francesca, she worked over 10 internships, which helped her with the creation of Vanderbilt Television. There she graduated in the top 10 of her class.
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The task in Gauch.io extremely simple. You play for the legendary Gauch.io – South American cattleman. You need to put together the strongest flock. To do this, run up to the peaceful cows and gobies and attach them to yourself. Someone will perish, but still your flock will grow. The main thing is press on the space as soon as the red inscription appears below. Points you earn for attaching animals to your flock and for fighting with other players. The one who scored the most points, one can say, wins. But even if the leader has the largest flock, it will be difficult for him to withstand the attack of several players, so caution and stratagem in Gauch.io come first.
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Having both air and sat tuners doesn't mean it's dual: dual means "at the same time"
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The Last Hellfighter
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Genre: Historical Fiction/Horror
Publisher: Darker Worlds Publishing
Date of Publication: Aug 10, 2018
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Word Count: 78K
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Tagline: They thought vampires were fantasy. They were wrong.
In the year 2044, reporters from the Public Relations Ministry gather at the home of Benjamin Harker, the last surviving member of the Harlem Hellfighters. At the age of 144, he is the oldest recorded man alive. Hidden among them, Clyde Bruner is looking for a different kind of story. Across the United States, despite the Great Walls and patrol drones built to keep America secure, something has found its way in. And now towns are vanishing during the night. Entire populations, gone. Only to return after the sun sets, changed, unholy, and lethal. And whatever this evil is, its spreading west.
According to a bedtime story Bruner's grandfather told him when he was a boy, Benjamin Harker has seen this before. He's faced this scourge. Fought this evil. Survived them. Killed them. From the trenches of the Great War to the jungles of Vietnam to the sands of Iraq, Harker will search his past to save our future.
But as each city light extinguishes across the country, is there no time left to stop what's coming?
"Hey, Mr. Green. Any ships due in tonight?"
"Huh?" the older man grunted, his full attention glued to the small box television set. Family Feud was on and Silas never missed an episode. As long as Julius had worked with him at least, in these past four months on the night shift, the seasoned longshoreman who acted very content with his life—who moved slow and never liked causing "trouble," as he called it, to his superiors, could recite the most complex trivia questions.
Julius looked back to his monitor. Part of his job was to watch for ships that may have wandered off course, or even scheduled docks on the quay. The program displayed on his monitor was linked to AIS Marine database that monitored all vessel traffic around the world. He kept the screen displaying his assigned port—which showed a few red, which meant docked and inactive. The one that concerned him was another ship, inbound and blinking green.
"Mr. Green?" Julius pressed.
The older black man sighed loudly, turning away from his small TV screen. "What? Why the hell would—listen son, you can't let this job spook you. Working nights on the dock, I know, the long hours can get to you. But trust me, this sure beats working days out in that sun all day offloading ships."
"But look," the younger longshoreman pointed his screen.
Frowning, Silas rolled his chair over to the computer monitor. The green blinking ship reflected off his thick glasses. He pushed them back up on his nose, "That ain't nothing, probably just a glitch in the system."
Julius looked at the screen and then out the large window that overlooked the Port of Jerusalem. He'd just moved to town not more than six months prior from Bangor and he wanted to make a good impression.
"Okay," the younger man said.
Silas nodded in quiet victory and rolled back over to watch his show.
Julius continued glaring at the blinking green ship as it approached the port on the screen. He swallowed hard as it inched closer and closer. He glanced at the old man as he howled at some man on the TV having missed a question that Silas thought was a "no brainer." On the monitor, the green blinking ship was upon them. Beads of sweat dripped down his forehead.
And closer.
"Mr. Green, I don't think is a glitch," Julius protested.
Exhaling loudly, Silas stood and turned. "Listen, young blood, I've been doing this job for twenty years and I've never heard of no ship coming in that wasn't on the manifest."
Julius shrugged. "Yeah, but…" he gestured to the screen.
"There is no ship coming—"
Just outside, a large wave crashed against the port levee walls. A thunderous metallic screech vibrated off the walls of the little trailer office on the wharf. Manuals and notebooks and ship logs fell from the shelves as the ground itself felt as if it was opening. The small TV still playing Family Feud rattled off the table and crashed to the floor, sizzling out. The florescent bulbs above them burst raining shards of glass and casting the room into a yellow gloom. The horrendous grinding seemed to go on forever, shaking and shuddering the world.
And then it was over.
Silas Green was the first to prop himself off the floor. Looking around cautiously, as if any wrong move would send the world into chaos again.
Julius propped himself up, moving into a crouch. He peeked through the blinds. "What the heck was that?"
"Shit!" the older man hissed.
Julius glanced over his shoulder at him. "What? You okay?"
Silas held up what remained of his TV. "No, damn tube is busted."
Shaking his head, Julius peered back out the blinds. "I think we should go check the dock." He stood, not waiting for approval and went through the door of the office.
"Hold on, young blood." Silas gave the TV a final kiss—he'd had the device for more years than he cared to confess, and then set it down on the floor as gently as he could. Standing, he opened the bottom drawer of his desk and retrieved a flashlight.
Outside, Silas trotted to catch up with Julius who was standing at the edge of the wharf looking up into the gloom.
"Somethings out there," the young man said.
Silas wafted the fog around his head. "Can't see shit out here."
"Use the flashlight," Julius suggested without taking his gaze from in front of him.
"Oh," Silas grunted, flicking on the switch. A beam of bright white broke apart the misty smoke like haze. He shined out toward the wharf and at first still could not see anything. And then the fog parted as if controlled by some unknown force, separating and unfolding around a large cargo ship.
Silas traced the hull to the edge of the ship deck. "Mother of God," he whispered, taken back by the sudden massive size of the ship. He'd never been this close to one. The larger vessels normally dock at Freeport.
Julius stepped toward him, asking, "What do we do?"
The older man couldn't think—this wasn't on the schedule, the ship manifest, nothing. This ship shouldn't be here. The harbourmaster would have said something. Hell, his superintendent would have damn sure said something. It would have been on the log. Silas moved the beam of light to the wharf itself, noting the broken shards of rock in the thick cement and the thick crack in the hull of the ship. It was taking on water for sure—it hadn't even bothered slowing down. It ploughed into the quay. But why? Wasn't there someone steering this damn thing? This wasn't right. Something about this—everything about this wasn't right.
"Mr. Green?" Julius pressed, whispering hotly.
Silas looked at him, the kid was rattled; he was rattled. He took a deep breath. "Okay, listen, I'm going to call this in—pray the lines in the office are still operating. Here, take the flashlight." He handed it to Julius. "Stay put, yell out if you see anyone. Some dumbass is going to pay bigtime for this screwup and it ain't going to be you or me."
He gave one final glance at the monstrous freighter and started off for the office. Inside, he could use the phone on the floor. He scooped it up and dialed his supervisor.
"Green, there better be a good fucking reason why you're calling me at—" Silas's superintendent started through the speaker of the phone.
"A ship crashed into the port," Silas blurted.
"A ship, some damn cargo ship. Large motherfucker."
"Are you fucking with me?"
"No, I ain't fucking with you, sir. A cargo ship crashed into the port, took a good-sized chunk out of our wharf too."
"Was it on the manifest?"
"No—that's what I'm saying. This ship ain't supposed to be—"
A scream from outside on the dock jarred Silas from the phone.
"Julius, what the hell was that?"
"Green, what's going on?" his superintendent asked, sounding more and more irritated.
"Green?"
"Hold on, sir." Silas set down the phone, ignoring the muffled protest from his superintendent on the line. He glared at the open door and crept toward it. There were no other sounds, and he didn't like that one bit.
Stepping outside he called, "Julius?"
It was hard to see through the fog as it rolled across the walkway.
Silas squinted, peering through the gloom turned yellow by the glow of the dock lights. "Julius, what's going on?" he called to the dark shape in front of him.
And then he heard it.
A sucking sound.
He stopped.
The dark shape unfolded.
The fog parted slightly, revealing a tall, bald woman with pale skin. Her eyes burned red. She was looking at him with an expression of mild satisfaction, the look of a thirsty soul finally getting a cup of water. She was holding Julius, cradling him almost as if they were dancing.
"Who are—" Silas started, until he saw her teeth, her large fanged front teeth, salivating in blood. He took a step back as she let Julius go. His body crumbled to the wet dock.
"No," Silas managed to say, like a child refusing to go to bed.
And then she was upon him.
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Cryptid Trilogy by Douglas E. Roff and Jacob A. Roff Book Tour & Giveaway
Cryptid: Discovery
Cryptid Trilogy Set 1
by Douglas E. Roff and Jacob A. Roff
Adam St. James, software genius and savant Chief Technologist of the massive American DataLab Project, had just returned to his home in Barrows Bay, British Columbia from Tucson, Arizona. He had spent the better part of the past month working on a pro bono assignment for his father's friend Peter Berg, Regional Director of the FBI, working out of the Seattle field office. His favor for the FBI was to secure the mother lode and Holy Grail of the FBI's Joint Organized Crime Task Force that Berg believed he had accidentally stumbled upon. Mere fortuity had led him to what he thought was fifty years or more of Mafia financial books and records detailing organized criminality from Seattle to Miami and all points in between.
What Adam found was nothing even remotely resembling what Regional Director Berg was looking for. It had been a small clerical error made by a temp transposing a letter or two in a last name that led Adam St. James to his incredible discovery. But this discovery was too incredible, too massive to even contemplate as being authentic. Adam himself did not believe it could be true. Would he be proven correct or was the truth too immeasurably stranger than fiction?
If Adam had accidently stumbled upon a great discovery, it would mean that he had fortuitously confirmed the existence of the cryptid of all cryptids. Had Adam found scientific and verifiable proof of the existence of an unknown species of creatures capable of transforming to human form or was this some immense practical joke designed to annoy and embarrass him and his father, noted forensic archeologist and author, Edward St. James?
His journey will be fantastic. His discovery, if true, immense.
But will Adam and his eclectic family survive discovery? Will humanity?
Cryptid: Discovery chronicles the discovery of the Gens Collective, ancient and primal beings previously unknown to humanity but living among mankind as crypto humans.
They live among us.
Murder, intrigue, deception, treachery, lust and betrayal all come together in the Cryptid Trilogy as mankind faces off against an unknown species bent on its total destruction as the dominant species on the planet.
Adam continues to develop his amazing natural abilities as he seeks to understand and control them. How will this saga end?
Cryptid: Probe
Working with his father, renowned archeologist Edward St. James, and his new wife, Misti Alarcon, Adam St. James continues his investigation into the Gens Collective and its rival rebel faction, the Black Shirts. Both factions seek the demise of homo sapiens and have developed the means to destroy humanity in what they call the Great Cull. And they seek to destroy each other.
As Adam continues his dialog with Paulo Fortizi, leader of the Gens Collective, he is met with deceit and duplicity at every turn. The Gens Collective desperately seeks to find Adam, who they call the Human, and recover their lost Library.
Adam continues to develop extraordinary new mental abilities with a close group of colleagues and finds his new abilities are more powerful and frightening than he could possibly imagine. Can he control his powers or will they be his undoing?
With the addition of the beautiful and mysterious Alana McCarthy, world renowned NSA computer hacker, and the equally mysterious and lethal Nocera "Noki" Lee, Adam confronts his adversaries uncovering the depth and breadth of the plot against humanity. Can they succeed? Only Adam holds the key to prevent unleashing total annihilation.
The mysterious Cardinal Bellinelli plots against the Black Shirts and the Gens Collective to spark a war between the Gens and humanity he believes will eliminate the Gens species on the planet. Does the Vatican hold the answers Adam seeks? Which side will the Vatican choose and why?
Murder, treachery and betrayal combine with unexpected twists and turns, as events pit friend against friend, family against family, and species against species. Nothing is as it appears to be, and new discoveries shed light upon old grievances.
The Black Shirts and their charismatic leader, Saldana Ri, develop the means to destroy the rival Gens Collective and humanity, but will they unleash the devastation? Can they? What explosive secrets does Saldana hide that could destroy her leadership and shift the balance of power back to her rival, Paulo Fortizi of the Gens Collective.
With the means of destruction of humanity complete, it's a race against time to prevent genocide on a global scale. Can Adam stop the impending holocaust? Can anyone?
With the fate of mankind and the Gens Nation hanging in the balance, forces array against Adam and his teams trying to prevent the conflagration that could signal the demise of intelligent life on the planet.
New tech, new weapons and new adversaries, along with new powers never thought to exist, entertain the reader throughout the novel. New mind journeys and psychic powers begin to reveal themselves as both the savior and destructor of humanity.
Born in the United states, lived in Russia, the UK, Mexico, Costa Rica and Canada. Citizen of the US and Canada. Worked for US and Canadian governments as well as a long career in finance and trade finance. I live in Latin America between countries on and off. I am retired and now write novels full time.
I am single, have one son who was active in my first three novels, the Cryptid Trilogy. I speak Spanish fluently.
I have completed three other novels that are now in edit, and have two more novels that are in various stages of completion, will be finished in 2018 but will not be published until 2019.
I was targeted by the Russian government for arrest in retaliation for the arrest of a Russian spy in the US.
I was never a spy, but was a visible American involved in trade promotion. The Russian spy was released and I was left alone after that. I left Russia in 1998.
I moved to Canada after that and spent over fifteen years in Vancouver, BC. I lived in Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Mexico after leaving Canada.
I have traveled extensively around the world, largely with my son, and extensively in my home country of the US.
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The Shifter Chronicles by Michelle Areaux Blog Tour & Giveaway
The Shifter Chronicles Book 3
by Michelle Areaux
Genre: YA Fantasy Romance Thriller
For Elle, she thought the day she learned she was a Shifter was the most frustrating day of her life. Well, that was until she found herself in the middle of a war between her best friend and boyfriend.
Now, everything is about to change for this trio as a known Witch in Shady Oaks has decided to wage a war against the Shifters and Otherworldly Creatures. This time, Elle may find herself battling with new powers and without her trusted best friend, Maddox. Discover how hearts are broken and mended in this exciting third installment of the Shifter Chronicles, Evernight.
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Sixteen-year-old Elle's life changed in a matter of seconds after learning she wasn't only human, but a shifter too. To make matters worse, her best friend Maddox and boyfriend Asher have a mutual hate for one another that leaves Elle in the middle of their constant battles. With a new discovery now lingering over Elle, she is left with more questions than she ever could have imagined.
Thinking she has found a way to handle her new found life as a shifter, she now finds herself faced with a much larger challenge. A huntress named Evaline is now seeking to destroy all shifters and vampires as she makes it her goal to avenge her father's death and end all otherworldly creatures once and for all.
Will Elle be able to survive the army now seeking to destroy her world?
Will Elle be forced to choose between her best friend and boyfriend?
Discover a new fantasy world with Everpure, the second book in the Evershade Shifter Chronicles.
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Sixteen-year-old Elle thinks she's got life in Shady Oaks all under control until new boy Asher comes to town. Elle can't explain it, but she can't deny the connection she feels to him. Things with Asher are going great until they're out one night and nearly attacked by a large wolf. Before she knows it, Elle's life is spiraling out of control: Maddox is in love with her, she and Asher are in danger…
and she learns she's a shifter!
If that wasn't bad enough, she finds herself in the middle of an ages-old war between shifters and hunters.
What else can she do but join the cause?
Will Elle stay with Asher or break-up with him to be with Maddox? What does it mean to be a shifter? Who will emerge victorious in the battle?
Michelle Areaux is a wife, mother, middle school teacher, and author. As an avid reader and lover of all things literature, she followed her dream of becoming a published author and has never looked back!
She earned her Bachelor's degree at the University of Kentucky and a Master's degree in Literacy from Asbury University.
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Hearts of Caledonia by Laura Strickland Book Tour & Giveaway
Valiant and Wise
Hearts of Caledonia Book 2
by Laura Strickland
Genre: Scottish Historical Romance
Enchantment binds them. Will duty part them?
Wick map Radoc has lost his direction. Following the death of his parents in a brutal raid, the Caledonian tribesman surrenders his place as chief and flees to the Scottish countryside. Tracked through snow by a band of enemy Gaels, he escapes by way of an unexpected transformation and stumbles upon a neighboring tribe, the Caerena. Is it chance, or has he been led there?
Verica, widow of the Caerena's slain war chief, has lost her faith. Leading her tribe by raw grit and sheer determination, she awaits a miracle. When Wick arrives cloaked in enchantment, she hopes she's found the help she so desperately needs. Yet Wick doubts his own courage, and Verica has sworn she will never love again.
Verica and Wick could restore one another's belief… Together, will they discover the true strength of a Caledonian heart?
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Loyal and True
In defiance of her father, Caledonian tribeswoman Barta leads a daring raid against invading enemy warriors. But the fight goes badly, and her beloved war hound, Loyal, is killed. Unable to imagine existing without her dearest companion, she nevertheless must return home and accept blame for her terrible blunder.
For the first time in his life, Loyal is unable to rise and follow his mistress. When he appeals to the Goddess for mercy, she grants him leave to return on one condition: it must be in the form of a man. And only if Barta recognizes him for who he truly is will he be permitted to stay.
Loyal never suspects that, as a man, his connection with Barta will deepen, becoming passionate enough to transcend nearly any change. Will Barta recognize him before he's lost to her forever?
Multi-published and multi-award winning author, Laura Strickland writes stories that span several Romance genres. Her Scottish Romances have been compared to Diana Gabaldon's Outlander and her American Historicals echo the work of authors such as Susan Wiggs and Kristin Hannah. Her award-winning Buffalo Steampunk series has broken new ground both for its setting and its portrayal of automaton characters pursuing their rights. Currently, she is at home in Western New York and at work on her next book.
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Stalk by Victoria Danann Haunted Halloween Spooktacular Virtual Book Tour & Giveaway
Victoria Danann
Publisher: 7th House, Imprint of Andromeda LLC
Date of Publication: October 21, 2018
Cover Artist: Victoria Danann
Tagline: Every breath you take.
The first coming of chaos. Twelve thousand years ago, members of a more advanced race crossed into our dimension when the barriers temporarily collapsed.
Trapped in our world, the aliens, who were also shifters, built structures that eventually caused the great flood and the sinking of Atlantis.
Some of the alien DNA survived in progeny that carried an untraceable shifter gene, dormant until awakened by mating with a full blooded werewolf.
Shortly after the incident, the event came to be known as May Day simply because it occurred on the first of May. The term would be forever after altered to represent the pandemonium that followed the dimension overlap that left so many stranded. It worked because it was a good choice because of disassociating the incident with high emotion.
Some from other places were left here. Some that belonged here had disappeared and, even though every city had a centralized location where loved ones could post photos and leave flowers or burning votives, everybody knew somebody who had lost someone. And the world had been turned on end in the blink of an eye.
The conventional wisdom about withholding news panic-inducing news from the public was bypassed. Cover up was impossible in this case and overnight, everyone knew that we experience reality alongside many others, invisible to us. Everyone also learned conclusively that other species exist in those realities.
One of the species that had been stranded in this dimension were canine shifters, werewolves as they were sometimes called in fantasy. Being disinclined to panic, the werewolves, each individually, used their cunning to quickly assess their circumstances and determine what was required to survive. Utilizing their innate talent for strategy, and seduction, they were able to identify missing humans who were a reasonably close match to anthropoid bodies, were without families and were, basically, antisocial. Being shrewd as well as cunning, they made matches with candidates with financial assets.
New lives could be built in a new world without money, but money could go a long way toward building walls of privacy and providing the one thing they needed most, after company, of course. That thing was territory. Freedom.
The government made it almost too easy by publishing an open database of the missing and requested that corrections be made if someone listed was present and accounted for. Each shifter made his choice then notified the government that they were not missing. They were sorry for the misunderstanding, but had been sailing in the Caribbean or fishing in the Gulf or on an archeological expedition in the Amazon.
By the time the dust of the catastrophe began to settle, seven shifters had found each other through a curious intersection of tech and primeval instinct. Each of the seven, while dealing with his own personal disorientation and sense of loss, quickly identified the Pacific Northwest as the most suitable habitat on the North American continent. Millions of acres of national parks and wildlife reserves was attractive. That, and the cooler temperatures, made the locale almost ideal as shifter temperatures run a full three degrees warmer than humans.
It took only a few weeks to come across each other. Shifters in wolf form can cover great distances. In so doing they came across the scent of others who were similar to themselves if not identical, but definitely distinctive from wild wolves. And each felt immeasurable relief to find others. For social animals, abject solitude would be a sentence to hell.
That was one of the reasons why Ken Sahabe was admitted to the pack without hesitation even though he was not a canine, but a spotted hyena. The pack decided Ken's social and hunting needs were close enough and admitted him.
The hard wiring of pack behavior hadn't changed for millennia. However, the language used to describe certain facts of pack life was altered for modern times so that it seemed more politic. For example, rather than saying the alpha decided, which was true, the thought would be expressed as 'the pack decided'. In Ken's case, though the actual wolves didn't have a real vote, they accepted him like one of their own species.
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