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For some children, all the new and exciting of the holidays can be more troublesome than joyous…a shift in daily structure, lots of social gatherings, new experiences and foods, sensory overload, and a general lack of routine. For many parents, the "merry and bright" feels more like arguments, power struggles, and throwing their hands up. Kick off the holiday season with this workshop to learn strategies to avoid common missteps, help your child manage, and help your family make this your best holiday season yet!
Practical tools to take home and use!
You're ready for a happy holiday experience with your family!
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Bird watching is one of the developed world's most popular pastimes because the 10,000 or so species we have left on our planet are amazingly diverse in size, colour, shape and lifestyle. This evolutionary splendour, whether perceived that way or not by birders, can be viewed easily in our backyards and parks, or for the more adventurous, on bird-watching expeditions. The questions of "how" and "why" occur to many curious birders and have inspired hundreds of scientists, including Charles Darwin, to devote their lives to unravelling the mysteries of how birds evolved their many adaptations for flight, reproduction and survival.
Ten Thousand Birds: Ornithology since Darwin, by Tim Birkhead, Jo Wimpenny and Bob Montgomerie, is a detailed review of the history of ornithology and chronicles the major breakthroughs in the past 150 years and the people who accomplished them. Why undertake such a lengthy and comprehensive review? First, these innovative studies on birds had a broader impact on our understanding of nature and science during the 20th century. Second, much of this history has been buried under an explosion of scientific publications in the past few decades, making it difficult for even the most conscientious researcher to appreciate the deep history of their own field. Birkhead, Wimpenny and Montgomerie go beyond the usual cast of characters and find clever studies published by little-known scientists who were often overlooked or ignored by the big players even in their time. This book was written primarily for a scientific audience, but there is also much of interest to an attentive and patient non-specialist.
Chapter 4, "Ebb and Flow," is a case in point. For centuries, animal migration has been one of the biggest mysteries of the natural world. It seems unbelievable that little birds can fly many thousands of kilometres to their southern homes, survive dangerous crossings of mountains, deserts and oceans, and return to exactly the same place they started from. Why do they bother? How do they navigate? How do young, naive birds make their first trip? How did scientists figure out the answers to these questions? Birkhead, Wimpenny and Montgomerie explain that the first studies of migration were done in the late 1800s at lighthouses and lantern ships, where thousands of birds could be observed at night, many falling victim to collisions with these obstacles. Bird-banding studies began around 1900 with the hope that birds carrying numbered leg bands would occasionally be recovered later in their journey, revealing migration routes and destinations. In 1907, Hans Christian Mortensen banded 102 migrating Eurasian Teal on the west coast of Denmark and two were recovered more than 1,000 kilometres away in Ireland and southern Spain. This needle-in-the-haystack approach is still hugely popular, and hundreds of thousands of birds are banded worldwide each year.
Bird banding set the stage for the first "displacement" experiments, which moved breeding seabirds far from their colonies, even to entirely novel places north of their breeding range, and showed the birds could easily and quickly navigate back. Subsequent innovations in this field often came from new technology such as radar to detect migrating birds, following migrating birds via airplane, testing migration orientation in the lab using special funnel cages that record the birds' footprints, and, most recently, tracking individual birds over their entire journey using satellite or light logger devices. Thanks to these pioneers, we now know that birds use multiple navigation systems (sun, stars, landmarks, magnetic fields, polarized light) and that much of migration behaviour is genetically inherited. Even so, the amazing journeys revealed via direct tracking still amaze scientists. Bar-tailed godwits, shorebirds that breed in the Arctic, fly non-stop for 10,000 kilometres, over nine days and nights, from Alaska to their winter quarters in New Zealand.
Not all chapters in Ten Thousands Birds are easy reading. The detail on individual studies and people is impressive, sometimes several "textbook" pages each, and can be daunting at times. A scholar may want to read every word, while a layperson will want to skip around the book to find interesting biographies and stories—there are plenty to choose from.
Delving into the details of the evolution, ecology, physiology and behaviour of birds can be rewarding because it empowers you to enjoy nature even more. A birder watching a black-capped chickadee at a backyard feeder in winter may see a cute, tuxedo-clad bundle of energy. An ornithologist would see a social network of dominant and subordinate birds, well-insulated survivors who use the energy-saving trick of torpor to lower their body temperature on the coldest winter nights, and future philanderers who in spring will eavesdrop on the dawn chorus and sneak off-territory to mate with better males from next door. How can we not be awed by the world of the chickadee? There is more to nature than attractive birds and peaceful scenery. There is a complexity and deep evolutionary history that teach us what nature is really all about and why it is worth saving.


I have loved drawing my whole life and I always knew that my career would have something to do with drawing. I studied art all the way through school and then studied Graphic design for 3 years at a well renowned Technikon in Durban, South Africa.
I have worked as a Graphic Designer ( print ) as well as doing web interface design.


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Basic Examples
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Opening a Session
-----------------
The FPGA Interface Python API is session based. LabVIEW FPGA will generate bitfiles (.lvbitx) that can be used to program the hardware. For additional information on sessions view the API Page :ref:`api_sessions_page`.

Recommended usage is to open a Session as follows:

.. code-block:: python

   from nifpga import Session

   with Session(bitfile="MyBitfile.lvbitx", resource="RIO0") as session:
       # Reset stops the logic on the FPGA and puts it in the default state.
       # May substitute reset with download if your bitfile doesn't support it.
       session.reset()

       # Add Initialization code here!
       # Write initial values to controls while the FPGA logic is stopped.

       # Start the logic on the FPGA
       session.run()

       # Add code that interacts with the FPGA while it is running here!

Using Controls and Indicators
-----------------------------
Controls and indicators are used to transmit small amounts of data to and from the FPGA.  The controls and indicators accessible by the FPGA Interface Python API are from the front panel of the top level VI from the LabVIEW FPGA code that was built into the bitfile. Accessing a control or indicator is done via its unique name from :ref:`api_sessions_page`'s register property. For additional information on controls and indicators view the API page :ref:`api_registers_page`.

The following example uses this FPGA VI:

.. image:: controlsAndIndicators1.png

This VI will take in a value from MyControl, square it, and output it to MyIndicator.

Example Usage:

.. code-block:: python

   from nifpga import Session

   with Session("MyBitfile.lvbitx", "RIO0") as session:
       my_control = session.registers['My Control']
       my_indicator = session.registers['My Indicator']
       my_control.write(4)
       data = my_indicator.read()
       print(data)  # prints 16

Using Array Controls and Indicators
-----------------------------------
Controls and indicators can also be an array type. They work like the a non-array registers, except use a `python list <https://docs.python.org/2/tutorial/datastructures.html>`_ for reading and writing. Accessing an array control or indicator is done via its unique name from :ref:`api_sessions_page`'s register property, all controls and indicators exist in this dictionary. For additional information on array controls and indicators view the API page :ref:`api_array_registers_page`.

For the following example, we have added two arrays to our FPGA VI:

.. image:: controlsAndIndicators2.png

Example Usage:

.. code-block:: python

   from nifpga import Session

   with Session("MyBitfile.lvbitx", "RIO0") as session:
       my_array_control = session.registers['My Array Control']
       my_array_indicator = session.registers['My Array Indicator']

       data = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]
       my_array_control.write(data)
       print(my_array_indicator.read())  # prints [0, 1, 4, 9, 16]

Using FIFOs
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FIFOs are used for streaming data to and from the FPGA. A FIFO is accessible by the FPGA Interface Python API via the top level VI from LabVIEW FPGA code. For additional information on FIFOs view the API page :ref:`api_fifos_page`.

For the following example, we have made a VI with two FIFOs.  One FIFO is a host to target FIFO and the other is target to host FIFO.  This VI uses the FIFOs to stream data from the processor, to the FPGA and then back to the processor.

.. image:: fifos.png

Example Usage:

.. code-block:: python

   from nifpga import Session

   # create a list of 100 incrementing values
   data = list(range(0, 100))

   with Session("MyBitfile.lvbitx", "RIO0") as session:
       host_to_target = session.fifos['Host To Target Fifo']
       target_to_host = session.fifos['Target To Host Fifo']
       host_to_target.start()
       target_to_host.start()

       # stream the data to the FPGA
       host_to_target.write(data, timeout_ms=100)
       # steam the data back to the processor
       read_value = target_to_host.read(100, timeout_ms=100)
       # read_value is a tuple containing the data and elements remaining
       print(read_value.elements_remaining)  # prints 0

       # loop over both lists and print if the data doesn't match
       for input_data, output_data in zip(data, read_value.data):
           if input_data != output_data:
               print("data error")

Using IRQs
----------

IRQs are used to generate and handle user interrupts occurring on the FPGA. IRQs are accessible through the :ref:`api_sessions_page` class. IRQs have two methods :meth:`Session.wait_on_irqs(irqs, timeout_ms)` and :meth:`Session.acknowledge_irqs(irqs)`.

For the following example, we have made a VI with an IRQ in a loop.  This will fire IRQ 1 continuously and block the loop until the user acknowledges the IRQ.

.. image:: irqs.png

Example Usage:

.. code-block:: python

   from nifpga import Session

   timeout_ms = 300
   irq_1 = 1

   with Session("MyBitfile.lvbitx", "RIO0") as session:
       loop_count = session.registers["IRQ Loop Count"]

       # Wait on irq_1
       irq_status = session.wait_on_irqs(irq_1, timeout_ms)
       if irq_status.timed_out is True:
           print("timeout out while waiting for the interrupt")

       # Check to see if irq 1 asserted
       if irq_1 in irq_status.irqs_asserted:
           print("1 was asserted")
       else:
           print("1 was not asserted")

       # Print the loop count before and after acknowledging the irq
       print("Initial loop count:")
       print(loop_count.read())
       # Acknowledge the IRQ(s) when we're done
       session.acknowledge_irqs(irq_status.irqs_asserted)

       # Wait for the IRQ to fire again
       session.wait_on_irqs(irq_1, timeout_ms)
       # Print the loop count again to see its been incremented once
       print("Loop count after acknowledge:")
       print(loop_count.read())

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Frost Your Cake: Fond memories, sharing, and a giveaway to boot!
A Mommy's life & baking adventures!
Fond memories, sharing, and a giveaway to boot!
Well, the past 6 months have been a crazy whirlwind. But somehow my page has managed to grow to over 5,000 friends! So I'm hosting a GIVEAWAY to say thank you for all the lovely comments and words of encouragement.
Here's what one lucky person will receive - hope you love cupcakes!
Most of my summer & fall were spent in pain, resulting in my not being able to do what I love most: play with my favorite 6yr old, and bake!
To be honest, we haven't even finished unpacking all the boxes yet.
Feeling overwhelmed and a little depressed for quite some time I started thinking about some of the happier times in my life.
There were so many and so much to be thankful for.
One thing I remembered was spending time with my Mother, baking Christmas cookies! I have 4 brothers, Mom would let us help roll and cut out all the cookies and decorate them with LOTS of sprinkles!!! I also loved baking with my Grandmother when I was a little girl. She made the BEST apple pie EVER!!! There was always extra pie crust and we'd make yummy treats with it. We'd roll it out and cut out circles with a juice glass, then cut even smaller circles out of the centers of half of them, bake them, spread jam onto the full circles and top with the holey circles - - - So. Good!
Here he is watching his cookies bake last Christmas.
Here he is with my husband making the annual Gingerbread House.
And here he is measuring and pouring in the ingredients for pumpkin muffins.
We're always mixing up something yummy!
My hope is that when he's older he will look back at these times and get all those warm, fuzzy, feelings I get when I think about the times I baked with my Mother & Grandmother.
So now it's your turn to share your special memories with me. Leave a comment telling me all about some sweet baking experience you've had! In one week I'll randomly select a story and I'll send a box full of memory-making cupcake goodies to that person.
Please remember to leave your name & email address so I can contact you!
So kind of you to host a giveaway in the middle of the craziness of the holidays and your big move!
My newest favorite baking memory is taking our 4 kids to my Mom and Dad's and we spend all day baking Christmas cookies with them (gingerbread and sugar cookies) and then decorating them with all types of sprinkles, candies, frosting, etc...My kids are building memories with their Nonna and Papa that they will remember forever! On top of that, being a pro photog, I am able to capture those memories for them to enjoy for generations to come!
The reason I bake now is because of my grandmother. She could never afford school & graduated at the top of her class & LOVED to make all desserts. When I was a little girl, she would spend a week making candies, pies & cakes for gifts & for our holidays. It's the one thing that my mother does with me & we wear her aprons & make some of her items for gifts as well. This comming week, I get to carry the tradition on for the first time with my neice.
Thank you for reminding me of another reason of what Christmas is about, my beautiful family.
May you be blessed & have happy holidays.
I love baking now more than ever. My daughter is 3 and LOVES to help me and that just makes me giddy inside. She has her own special tools and is so proud of herself that she helps mommy. Thank you so much for this giveaway and sharing your pictures! We are going to make gingerbread houses tonight to distract from all the madness and sorrow from this week.
I've been baking since I was a teen, and one of my biggest supporters was my Dad who passed on, 13 years ago. One of the last special things I made for him, was a birthday cake with mice on it, and said on it, "To the Big Cheese, aged -- years," He absolutely loved it and I still remember the hearty laugh! If only I could bake for him again..
I have 2 favorite memories.
The first: I used to bake cookies with my mom for the holidays (all year actually, as we often made chocolate chip cookie dough & it never quite made it's way to being cookies as we would end up putting the bowl in the fridge & eat it by the spoon full). But we used to make Russian Tea Cakes (aka Mexican Wedding Cookies) for Christmas. We would roll them in balls, color our sugar red & green and roll them in the colored sugar. These cookies represent Christmas to me.
My other memory: I used to visit my Tutu (means grandma in Hawaiian) when she was alive for holidays throughout the year. We didn't do much cooking or baking, she usually did it all. But when I would visit her we would have strawberry shortcake & it was the best treat in the world. It wasn't like how people get those little spongy cakes from the store. We would bake the shortcakes (biscuits), split them open, melt some butter on them then top them with sweetened sliced strawberries (that also had a little grand marnier in them), and top them with home made whipped cream flavored with vanilla & grand marnier.
Welcome to my blog! My name is Michelle & I'm a Work-at-Home wife & Mommy. I love being crafty, home decorating, baking/decorating cakes, cookies, cupcakes - anything sweet & yummy! My husband & 6yr old son don't mind being taste-testers, so it works out well. I'm new to this whole Blogging world, so please bear with me while I stumble along and make mistakes and change things every five minutes until it's exactly how I want it (or until I learn better what I'm doing!). Here's to (hopefully) getting it right!


The two horses ran stride-for-stride through most of the stretch, but Cloud Computing won by a head in front of the largest crowd in Preakness history with 140,327 gathered at Pimlico Race Course. In the Derby, Classic Empire was slammed by McCraken at the start and pinballed among horses as they headed for the first turn. With another three weeks until the Belmont in New York, Cloud Computing could return to run on his home track.
Casse said he had no problem with the tactics jockey Julien Leparoux used on Classic Empire. Brown, who won the 2016 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer, has always been known for his ability to train horses to run on turf, but hasn't seen that success on other surfaces.
"I feel like it's been a lifetime for me because you've got to put a lot of time in", Brown said.
As the Derby champ, Always Dreaming will have a bulls-eye on his back in a smaller field going a shorter distance than two weeks ago. The crowd of 140,327 and wagering total of $94,127,434 were records, bettering the marks set past year.
Ridden by Javier Castellano, the 13-1 long shot horse ran 1 3/16 miles in 1:55.98. "He had a few issues as a 2-year-old and they gave him time to get over that".
There will be no Triple Crown this year, rendering next month's Belmont Stakes a nice race but one that has now lost its potentially historic dimensions.
Saturday was the first time Castellano and Cloud Computing hooked up, and it was a flawless fit that left the two favorites wondering exactly what happened. He rode Bernardini to victory in the Y 2006 Preakness. "Our strategy was to let them come out with two weeks rest and we have six and it worked". "We stuck with the plan", Castellano said. "It's great for the family".
Always Dreaming and Classic Empire dueled early, with Always Dreaming falling off as the horse turned down the stretch. In Baltimore the path was clearer and Classic Empire delivered.
"I whispered to Chad in the winner's circle, 'Best dirt trainer in the country, ' which is a little joke", Lawrence said. "Maybe the quick turnaround, maybe a different surface, that drying-out surface we were hoping to avoid at Churchill".
Always Dreaming started backing up when challenged and finished in eighth, beaten 14 lengths.
Classic Empire once again hurt himself at the break when, according to the chart, he bobbled leaving the gate.
"Certainly I'm not going to dispute the fact that I brought in a fresh horse as part of our strategy", Mr.
Cloud Computing's training for the Preakness consisted of four moves over the Belmont training track, the last being 4 furlongs in 48.85 breezing on the Saturday before the Preakness.
"We're thrilled with the result", Brown said, adding that he was very pleased with Cloud Computing's trip beneath jockey Javier Castellano. Co-owner Seth Klarman of the Klaravich Stables was raised three blocks from Pimlico. Career-wise, he specializes in "patient long-term investments on behalf of our clients", he said, while of horse racing, he said, "This is gambling".
"This is the culmination of 25 years of hard work and learning and trying to figure this game out", said Klarman, president of the Baupost Group, a hedge fund valued at $31 billion.
On May 30, Trump took to Twitter to double down on his criticisms of Germany that he had vocalized during his foreign trip. Modi and Merkel will also jointly address the India-Germany Business Summit later in the day.
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Gorkov is the head of Vnesheconombank, a state-owned Russian entity that is the subject of US government sanctions. Trump worked the phones with various lawyers and advisers on Sunday, one of the White House officials said.
This content is published through a licensing agreement with Acquire Media using its NewsEdge technology. Most NATO members, meanwhile, spend less than the 2 percent benchmark.
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The first single for Arcade Fire's fourth studio album directed by legendary Anton Corbijn.
We line produced two videos for the same song song: this one, live-action - and the other, interactive (www.justareflektor.com). This live-action video was filmed in Montreal and Rivière-dur-la-Rouge, Quebec over three days by DOP Martijn von Broekhuizen.


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Honorary Blogger Morgan Brice: Tying Up Loose Ends + Excerpt & Giveaway!
Posted on January 27, 2020 by thebloggergirls
Tying Up Loose Ends
by Morgan Brice
Loose Ends is the fourth novel in my ongoing Badlands series, with a sexy psychic medium and a hot homicide detective who hunt down supernatural killers in Myrtle Beach. All the book titles in the series are also titles of songs by Bruce Springsteen, since Vic, the detective, is a huge fan of The Boss. But as the title suggests, unfinished business—both personal and ghostly—plays a big part in the plot.
One of the things I love about writing a couple in an evolving, established relationship is that over the course of a series we get to delve much deeper into the characters and see them struggle and grow. We also can explore their back stories to find out where they've been hurt, what lessons they've learned the hard way, and which experiences shaped them for better or worse.
In this book, Simon Kincaide, the psychic medium, is confronted by an ex-boyfriend who turns up without warning four years after their break-up. Simon's estranged mother also tries to barge into his life and break up his established relationship with Vic D'Amato, the cop. Vic's past successes as a detective come back to haunt him when someone with a grudge decides to destroy his life. The high-profile upcoming trial of a killer Simon and Vic nabbed puts both men in danger. Meanwhile, Simon's skills as a medium are put to the test dealing with vengeful and restless ghosts. Cold case murders and unsolved disappearances play a role as well, and nothing is as it seems.
I love being able to dig into the pasts of characters we've gotten to know and see glimpses of who they were at other times in their lives, or better understand the events that shaped their choices. Often in the course of having to deal with an ugly element from their past, characters are able to leave behind old baggage and truly grasp how far they've come. I also really enjoy weaving that personal growth with their evolution as a couple, learning to work with each other and healing old hurts.
Ghosts and unsolved mysteries are always favorites for me, and in Loose Ends, they play an important role, leading to insights that are essential to unraveling the secrets at the heart of the plot. Throw in a beautiful beach location, feisty friends and steamy sex, and the book is an adventure you won't want to miss!
About Loose Ends
Cold cases, old enemies, ex-lovers, and vengeful spirits are making life dangerous for psychic medium Simon Kincaide and his boyfriend, homicide detective Vic D'Amato.
The ghosts of Myrtle Beach are restless, trapped by love, secrets, scandals, and spells, keeping Simon busy protecting the living from the unhappy dead. Someone from Vic's past is out to destroy him and everyone he holds dear, and the high-profile trial of the first case Simon and Vic worked together puts them in the spotlight—and put a target on their backs. As a deadly trap closes around them, can Simon and Vic tie up the loose ends to stop the threat, or will they become the newest ghosts of the Grand Strand?
Loose Ends is an urban fantasy MM paranormal romance with spooky supernatural suspense, hot sex, hurt/comfort, feisty friends, found family, ghosts galore, and dark magic. It is part of a series but can be read as a standalone and features an evolving, established romantic relationship with all the feels. Intended for readers 18 years of age and older.
Available at: Amazon
An Excerpt from Loose Ends
"I've been poking around on the Buccaneer story since the place shut down," Josh said. "My team's visited probably a dozen times. Plus, I knew people who worked on the construction and dismantling, and who ran the rides when it was open." He leaned forward, dropping his voice. "They won't talk on the record, or to the police, but I've heard all their stories. And the rumors that got out? They're just a fraction of how fucked up that place was."
Simon sat back in his chair, settling his lanky body and long legs as best he could. He warmed his hands on the hot paper cup and tucked a strand of long chestnut hair behind one ear. "Tell me."
"One of my sources was a crane operator when they were installing the Riptide Roll steel coaster," Josh confided. "He saw one of the workmen fall from the top of the first hill when they were assembling the ride. Says the guy died on impact. The company paid to hush it up. Same thing happened when another worker was crushed to death. A load of steel pipe shifted, and he ended up underneath it."
"That's not all of it. The place was only open for barely two seasons, but the ride operators had stories that would curl your hair. Riders got whiplash, one girl lost a couple of fingers, and a kid died from head injuries when his ride car came loose and crashed. Not to mention the operator who got electrocuted when he had to run his ride in the rain."
"If the owners had to cover all that up, no wonder they went bankrupt," Simon said, shaking his head. "I can't believe they didn't get shut down."
"Their rides continued to pass inspections from the state office—or maybe someone got paid off. Still, they closed suddenly before the end of their last season," Josh said. "Whistleblowers went to the media. The situation was going to be ugly. But then it turned out to be even worse."
Simon remembered the end of the story. Investors clamored for their money back when the park abruptly shut down, only to find out that the accounts were empty, the books had been cooked, and the profits were never real. Before it could turn into a media circus and authorities asked for serious jail time, Ellington killed himself, and Stevens skipped town.
"Any clue about who's haunting the place?"
Josh chewed on his lip and looked at Simon. "I was hoping you'd come over with us this afternoon and help me figure that out. I'm doing my best to learn, but my skills aren't as powerful as yours, and I don't know how to really use them. I can sense when spirits are nearby, and I see them better than the average person, but having a conversation is beyond what I can do."
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Pregame Shootaround: Conference play in full force as the Big 12 has some big games
By Scott PhillipsJan 3, 2015, 9:00 AM EST
West Virginia's Jonathan Holton (AP)
GAME OF THE DAY: No. 22 Baylor at No. 18 Oklahoma, 4:00 p.m.
From Rob Dauster's weekend preview:
There is only one game this weekend that features two teams that are both ranked, and that pits the Bears against the Sooners. We think we know what Oklahoma is this year, a top 20 team with the ceiling of being a Final Four-caliber program. The question mark is Baylor, who entered the season without much in the way of expectations thanks to the graduation of Isaiah Austin and Cory Jefferson.
But the Bears have been one of the nation's surprises. They have just one loss on the season and look like they could end up being a tournament team, a fact that would (gasp!) get Scott Drew some coach of the year consideration. And here's the scary part: Kenny Chery is just now getting back into the rotation.
THE OTHER GAME OF THE DAY: No. 17 West Virginia at TCU, 4:00 p.m.
Two of the bigger unknowns in the Big 12 collide as a defensive-minded West Virginia ballclub travels to face unbeaten TCU. The Horned Frogs have played one of the easiest non-conference schedules in the nation and they'll finally receive a real test. It's hard to say how good TCU is since they haven't played a top-50 team, but West Virginia is going to get out and pressure the ball as much as possible. The point guard matchup between the Mountaineers' Juwan Staten and TCU's Kyan Anderson will be the battle to watch in this one.
UPSET WATCH: No. 6 Villanova at Seton Hall, 12:00 p.m.
From Rob's weekend preview:
Seton Hall already has an upset win at home under their belt this week, as they knocked off No. 15 St. John's at the Prudential Center on Wednesday afternoon. The most impressive part is that the Pirates were able to do it without Isaiah Whitehead healthy. Villanova is a much different team from Seton Hall: more talented, more disciplined, better defensively. The Pirates are going to need another terrific performance from Sterling Gibbs and Jaren Sina, but those two have been good this year.
FIVE THINGS TO WATCH FOR:
Four of the best teams in the American matchup on Saturday as SMU travels to Cincinnati and Tulane heads to Memphis. There is a lot of uncertainty about this league right now, but all four of these teams are unblemished in league play and have shown some signs of life as we enter 2015.
Another unbeaten, No. 24 Colorado State, faces a real test when they travel to New Mexico for a Mountain West clash. While the Lobos have been depleted this season it's never easy to win in The Pit and this will be a real challenge for Larry Eustachy's team.
How will No. 15 St. John's look after losing Rysheed Jordan indefinitely? The Red Storm host Butler and both teams are itching for a Big East win after both teams lost their conference openers on New Year's Eve.
Michigan and Purdue lock horns on Saturday afternoon. Both teams won their Big Ten openers after up-and-down non-conference seasons, but how will Michigan deal with Derrick Walton's injury? The sophomore has a toe injury that is bothering him and Spike Albrecht could get the start on Saturday.
Miami hosting No. 3 Virginia has the makings of a good ACC clash. The Hurricanes were a big surprise in the non-conference season and they'll get a chance to climb back in the top 25 with a home win over the unbeaten Cavaliers.
TOP 25 GAMES:
Boston College at No. 2 Duke, 4:00 p.m.
No. 7 Gonzaga at Portland, 9:30 p.m.
No. 9 Iowa State at South Carolina, 6:00 p.m.
No. 11 Texas at Texas Tech, 2:00 p.m.
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Xavier at DePaul, 2:00 p.m.
Yale at Vanderbilt, 2:00 p.m.
Penn State at Rutgers, 7:30 p.m.
Oregon State at Oregon, 8:00 p.m.
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Chuck Close Succeeds In Stifling A Creative Homage... But Only For Another 100 Years Or So!
FDA Spied On Emails To Try To Silence Critics
(Mis)Uses of Technology
from the and-it-may-have-just-made-new-critics dept
Mon, Jul 16th 2012 7:31am — Mike Masnick
We've discussed how the government often seems much more focused on silencing leaks of information, rather than recognizing that those leaks are often highlighting serious misconduct. The latest example involves the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), who apparently started trying to find the source of a leak, but in the end started collecting thousands of emails to try to stifle all sorts of criticism of the FDA, as revealed by the NY Times over the weekend.
What began as a narrow investigation into the possible leaking of confidential agency information by five scientists quickly grew in mid-2010 into a much broader campaign to counter outside critics of the agency's medical review process, according to the cache of more than 80,000 pages of computer documents generated by the surveillance effort.
Moving to quell what one memorandum called the "collaboration" of the F.D.A.'s opponents, the surveillance operation identified 21 agency employees, Congressional officials, outside medical researchers and journalists thought to be working together to put out negative and "defamatory" information about the agency.
The details show that the FDA installed key logger software on the computers of their own scientists, tracked the personal emails they wrote to others, and tracked documents they copied to key drives. Now, you can make a reasonable argument that since these were work laptops, the FDA has every right to track the usage, but it seems pretty clear that the FDA went really far here, and it wasn't just about stopping leaks, but about trying to stifle criticism and whistleblowing.
In fact, much of the evidence suggests that this absolutely was an attempt to blow the whistle on faulty review procedures by the FDA, that resulted in the approval of medical imaging devices that weren't actually safe. And, apparently, the complaints by the whistleblowers were convincing enough that there's now a Congressional investigation into "a substantial and specific danger to public safety" from this activity.
If the FDA were functioning as it was supposed to, it would have seen these complaints as a reason to investigate its own activities. Instead, in the supposed attempt to "stop leaks," the FDA used this info to try to squelch the attempt to have its own practices investigated.
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Anonymous Coward, 16 Jul 2012 @ 11:56am
How do you encrypt your keyboard strokes as they are being recorded by the OS?
Those people were using compromised computers, maybe that is a lesson to everyone to not trust a work computer ever.
An Economic Explanation For Why DRM Cannot Open Up New Business Model Opportunities


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Q: On the convergence of a series Let $\{a_n\}$ be an increasing sequence of positive real numbers tending to $\infty$. Then
$\sum\limits_{n = 1}^\infty \frac{a_n - a_{n - 1}}{a_n^\sigma}$ converges for any $\sigma >1$.
Colud anybody tell me why? Thanks.

A: For every $n\geqslant1$,
$$\frac{a_n-a_{n-1}}{a_n^\sigma}=\int_{a_{n-1}}^{a_n}\frac{\mathrm dx}{a_n^\sigma}\leqslant\int_{a_{n-1}}^{a_n}\frac{\mathrm dx}{x^\sigma},$$
hence
$$
\sum_{n\geqslant1}\frac{a_n-a_{n-1}}{a_n^\sigma}\leqslant\int_{a_0}^{\infty}\frac{\mathrm dx}{x^\sigma},$$
and the RHS is finite for every $\sigma\gt1$, thus, the series with nonnegative terms on the LHS converges.
Note that the result holds for every nondecreasing positive sequence $(a_n)$, not necessarily increasing and not necessarily unbounded.

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The Rwandan hospitality sector is characterised by new opportunities, need for capacity building and training as well as the need to foster necessary partnerships.
The Mayor of the City of Kigali, speaking during an exclusive interview with this newspaper published on Monday, spoke at length about the ongoing effort to update the City Master Plan.
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Admiral William S. Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, to Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, 8/1/1917
Admiral William S. Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, to Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters
CABLEGRAM RECEIVED <1st> August 1917.
ORIGIN Admiral Benson Serial No. Opnav 73
Via Q.211 Date No. 25001
Copies to File No.
Action Referred to.
Action taken.
Commander Babcock2
Refer To Long3 JVB
Commander Long
Simsadus, London
Opnav seventy three. Referring to your one hundred and seventy-two.4 This office concurs in the expressions of policy stated in your cable referring to the proper methods of routing cargo supply ships of the army and navy. The following methods will be adopted. Cargo supply ships of the army and navy, whether bound for British or for French ports, will, as a regular practice, be routed with the regular convoys sailing from New York and Hampton Roads. We will then expect you, as stated in your one hundred and seventy-two, to escort these ships to their port of destination. An extra cargo convoy will be formed, as you indicated for the first method of procedure in your one hundred and seventy-two, if circumstances should make an extra cargo convoy necessary. It will then by routed as in your letter seventeen instructions for troop convoys,5 but you will be particularly informed of the character of the convoy. As far as possible the instructions in your letter seventeen will be reserved for the purpose for which they were drawn up, namely the routing of troop convoys. 23001.
ADMIRAL BENSON.
Source Note: Cy, DNA, RG 45, Entry 517B. At the top left-hand copy is the note: "ACTION COPY." The cable is on a form so the portion through the end of the table is printed. The original date was crossed through and "1st August" written over it.
Footnote 1: That is, the British Admiralty.
Footnote 2: Cmdr. John V. Babcock, Sims' aide.
Footnote 3: Cmdr. Byron A. Long, the officer on Sims' staff who supervised, in cooperation with the British Admiralty, the routing of convoys. Morison, Admiral Sims, 368. "BAL" in the fourth column designate Long's initials.
Footnote 4: See: Sims to Benson, 31 July 1917.
Footnote 5: See: Sims to Josephus Daniels, 6 July 1917.
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Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, Campaign Order Number One, 8/1/1917
Executive Order of President Woodrow Wilson, 8/1/1917
Captain William B. Fletcher, Commander, Special Patrol Squadrons, Operation Order Number Six, 8/1/1917
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels to All Officers of the United States Navy, 8/2/1917
Major General Tasker H. Bliss, Chief of Staff, to Adjutant General Henry P. McCain, 8/2/1917
Winston Churchill to Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, 8/2/1917
New York Herald Report on Alleged Submarine Attack, 8/2/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters to Admiral William S. Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, 8/3/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters to Captain William B. Fletcher, Force Commander, Patrol Squadrons, French Waters, 8/3/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Captain Richard H. Jackson, American Naval Representative to the Ministry of Marine, 8/3/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters to Captain William B. Fletcher, Commander, Special Patrol Squadrons, 8/3/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, 8/4/1917
Major General John J. Pershing, Commander, American Expeditionary Force, to Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, 8/4/1917
Captain Josiah S. McKean, Staff, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, to Admiral William S. Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, 8/4/1917
Admiral William S. Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, United States, to Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, 8/4/1917
Commander William R. Sayles, United States Naval Attaché at Paris, to Commander John V. Babcock, 8/4/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, 8/4/1917
Admiral William S. Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, to Admiral Henry T. Mayo, Commander, Atlantic Fleet, 8/4/1917
Lieutenant Commander Halsey Powell, Commander, Parker, to Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, 8/5/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Office of Chief of Naval Operations., 8/6/1917
Diary of Commander Joseph K. Taussig, Commander, Destroyer Division Eight, 8/6/1917
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels to Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, 8/7/1917
Admiral William S. Benson, Chief of Naval Operation to Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, 8/7/1917
Rear Admiral Heathcote S. Grant, Senior Naval Officer, Gibraltar, to British Admiralty, 8/7/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Sara Hitchcock Shepley, 8/8/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Vice Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly, R.N., Commander, Southern Ireland, 8/8/1917
First Sea Lord Admiral Sir John R. Jellicoe, to Vice Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly, Commander, Southern Ireland, 8/8/1917
List of Ships to be Based at Gibraltar, 8/8/1917
Memorandum to Committee on Standard Plans, Fleet Emergency Corporation, 8/8/1917
Commander Joel R. Poinsett Pringle, Chief of Staff, Destroyer Flotillas, to Commander Henry B. Price, Commander, Melville, 8/8/1917
Admiral William S. Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, United States, to Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters 8/8/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Lindon W. Bates, Chairman of Engineering Committee, Submarine Defense Association, 8/8/1917
Commander William R. Sayles, United States Naval Attaché at Paris, to Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, 8/9/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Vice Admiral Lewis Bayly, Commander, Southern Ireland, 8/9/1917
Captain Richard H. Jackson. American Naval Representative to the Ministry of Marine, to Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, 8/9/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters to Anne Hitchcock Sims, 8/9/1917
Vice Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly, Commander, Southern Ireland, to Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, 8/10/1917
Admiral William S. Benson, Chief of Naval Operations to Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, 8/10/1917
Notice Posted on U.S.S. Reid by Commander, Lieutenant Commander Charles G. Slayton, 8/10/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Major General John J. Pershing, Commander, American Expeditionary Forces, 8/11/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, 8/11/1917
Admiral William S. Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, to Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, 8/11/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, Force Instructions No. 1, 8/11/1917
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels to Admiral William B. Caperton, Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet, 8/11/1917
British Admiralty to Vice Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly, Commander, Southern Ireland, 8/11/1917
President Woodrow Wilson to the Officers of the Atlantic Fleet, 8/11/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Lieutenant Commander Charles R. Train, United States Naval Attaché at Rome, 8/13/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Operating Forces in European Waters, to Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, 8/13/1917
Commodore Guy R. Gaunt, British Naval Attaché at Washington, to the British Admiralty, 8/13/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Vice Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly, Commander, Southern Ireland, 8/14/1917
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Memorandum on Foreign Fuel Oil Situation, 8/14/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, 8/14/1917
Admiral William S. Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, United States, to Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, 8/14/1917
Diary of Commander Joseph K. Taussig, Commander, Destroyer Division Eight, 8/14/1917
Diary of Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, 8/14/1917
Commander André M. Proctor, Commander, Flotilla One, Destroyer Force, Atlantic Fleet, to Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, 8/15/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Office of Chief of Naval Operations, 8/15/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Admiral William S. Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, 8/15/1917
Admiral William S. Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, to Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, 8/16/1917
War Diary of U.S.S. Palos, 8/16/1917
British Foreign Office to the Governments of France and Italy, 8/17/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters to Admiral William S. Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, 8/17/1917
Captain Joel R. Poinsett Pringle, Chief of Staff, Destroyer Flotillass, to Lieutenant Commander Ernest Friedrick, Commander, Nahma, 8/17/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Anne Hitchcock Sims, 8/17/1917
Seaman Timothy Brown, Reid, to his Family, 8/18/1917
Admiral William S. Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, to Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in Europe Waters, 8/18/1917
War Diary of U.S.S. Rowan, 8/19/1917
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels to Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, 8/19/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Rear Admiral Leigh C. Palmer, Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, 8/20/1917
Office of Naval Intelligence to Admiral William S. Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, 8/20/1917
Lieutenant Commander Paul Foley to Admiral William S. Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, 8/20/1917
British Admiralty to Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, 8/20/1917
President Woodrow Wilson Executive Order, 8/21/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters to Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, 8/21/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Bureau of Ordnance, 8/22/1917
British Admiralty Assessment of United States Submarines, 8/24/1917
Lieutenant Commander Rufus King, Intelligence Officer, Atlantic Fleet, to Rear Admiral Henry B. Wilson, Commander, United States Patrol Squadron Based at Gibraltar, 8/24/1917
Rear Admiral Henry B. Wilson, Commander, United States Patrol Squadron Based at Gibraltar, to Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, 8/25/1917
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels to Captain William D. MacDougall, United States Naval Attaché in London, 8/25/1917
Captain William B. Fletcher, Commander, United States Patrol Squadrons Operating in French Waters, to Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, 8/25/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces in European Waters, to Admiral William S. Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, 8/27/1917
Vice Admiral Williams S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Admiral William S. Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, 8/28/1917
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels to Commander Orin G. Murfin, 8/28/1917
Admiral William S. Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, to Vice Admiral Williams S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, 8/28/1917
Admiral William S. Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, Circular for Ship Owners, 8/28/1917
Rear Admiral Samuel McGowan, Paymaster General and Chief of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Intra-Bureau Order Number 216, 8/29/1917
Secretary of State Robert Lansing to United States Ambassador to The United Kingdom Walter Hines Page 8/29/1917
Admiral Henry T. Mayo, Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet, to Admiral William S. Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, 8/29/1917
Admiral Henry T. Mayo, Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet, to Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, 8/30/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Captain William V. Pratt, Assistant Chief of Naval Operations, 8/30/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Captain William B. Fletcher, Force Commander, Patrol Squadrons, French Waters, 8/30/1917
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels to Lieutenant Commander William R. Sayles, United States Naval Attaché in Paris, 8/30/1917
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, to Oswyn A. R. Murray, Secretary, British Admiralty , 8/30/1917
Rear Admiral Samuel McGowan, Paymaster General, Intra-Bureau Order 217, 8/30/1917
Admiral William S. Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, to Captain William D. MacDougall, United States Naval Attaché at London, 8/31/1917
Post-War: Structure of the United States Navy
Post-War: Transporting the AEF
Post-War: The Role of the CNO
Post-War: Naval Aviation
William S Sims, Byron A Long, William S Benson, John V Babcock
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Tumblestone is the first original action-puzzle game of the past fifteen years. Race your friends in multiplayer or challenge yourself in story mode. Solve progressively more difficult and creative puzzles, help a sausage make friends, and find out what happened to the Tumblecrown. Tumblestone completely reinvents the matching genre into a deep and cerebral puzzle solving experience that you won't forget.
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Nintendo has announced plans to release Pikmin 2 and Mario Power Tennis under the Nintendo Selects label starting June 10th. Both games will retail for $19.99 when released. Also announced, Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Donkey Kong Country Returns will have their prices reduced to $29.99.
This will be the first time that Pikmin 2 will be released for the Nintendo Wii in the US. Controls have been updated for the game to take advantage of the Wii Remote. Pikmin 2 includes more Pikmin colors to choose from that allows more strategic options and a two player battle mode.
Mario Power Tennis allows players to jump on court with their favorite Mario characters and smash fierce backhands and forehands. Play in tournaments using Mario-style power-ups or take on challenges to unlock characters, courts, and challenges. The game supports up to four players for frantic multiplayer matches.
For those Nintendo Wii owners looking to increase their library of games this is the perfect chance to get some great games at great prices.
Pikmin 2 to Finally Hit Wiis in North America Soon?


I love catching crappie on a cork. Just brings me back to my childhood and watching that cork go down is magical. Lake Shelbyville my home lake is by far the best summer crappie fishing lake in the state due to its depth and width.
Lake Shelbyville has got to be the best summer crappie fishing in the state due to its depth and ample width to get the southwest breeze we need to move the bait. Once we get into July, the lake starts to create a thermocline and this forces all the fish to live in the 15-18 foot range all summer.
Most of you know that I spend a lot of time on Kentucky Lake and guide down there for two months a year now. I try and time it when Shelbyville is slow like during the up and down water levels and cold rains of early April or the lake turnover period of late September to early October.
Once water temps hit the 70-degree mark you will start to see baby shad eating on moss at the boat ramp. Once they get an inch or so long you will see the walleye and white bass ambushing them on the huge flats that exist on Lake Shelbyville my home lake.
I wait for it all year that thump of a hungry crappie that knows winter is coming so he better fatten up quick. All my rods for slip bobber fishing are gone so are my white bass rods. It is time for my favorite rods to come out. My custom made Norm's jig rods. They are stiffer than what you can buy and I need them stiff so I can fish my 1/4oz. Deep Ledge Jig.


The Lady Charlotte Guest translation of the original Four Branches of the Mabinogion with introductory notes by Colin Jones.
After reading, recording, and listening to the Four Branches of the Mabinogion, I'm amazed that the world isn't full of Manga comics, Hollywood blockbusters, bestselling novels, sticker collections, trading cards, and fantasy role-playing games based on this quite astonishing collection of Welsh tales. The breadth and imagination of these stories is really quite amazing - How many other stories can boast such a heady collection of wizards, body-swapping, bitter curses, deep revenge lasting for generations, a giant, a cauldron of immortality, murder plots, princes, kings and even pig-embezzlement? Not to mention a woman made from flowers by two wizards as a wife for a man cursed by his mother from ever marrying another human being. A man who can only be killed by a spear which has been crafted for one year and this while he stands with one leg on a bath and the other on the back of a young goat?
The Mabinogion is a collection of tales, told over generations, recorded in two manuscripts; Llyfr Coch Hergest (the Red Book of Hergest) and Llyfr Gwyn Rhydderch (The White Book of Rhydderch). Translated into English by Lady Charlotte Guest, they contain a large number of tales from the Welsh storytelling tradition. Strictly speaking, however, the term Mabinogi (Mabinogion was mistakenly taken as the plural of Mabinogi by Lady Charlotte Guest) refers to the Four Branches recorded here.
The Mabinogion begins with the tale of Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed. Pwyll changes places with a King of Annwfn, the Otherworld. He also meets Rhiannon for the first time, who appears on a charmed horse which cannot be caught by even the fastest rider.
The Third Branch a castle appears where none has ever been seen before, charms are cast and deep revenge is played out.
Long before the stories were ever written down, Welsh storytellers would enthrall audiences with tales of Pwyll, Rhiannon, Bendigeidfran, Branwen, and their adventures. I hope this collection captures the spirit and wonder of these ancient tales.


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Surf Shacks 035
Zak Bush
Venice, CA
By Matt Titone
Despite the whole notion of localism, I believe surfers are nomads by nature. We are not defined by the home in which we live, but rather our experiences out in the world, and maybe some physical mementos of those experiences that help us tell our stories. Zak Bush lives in a quiet and cozy, Lebowski-esque bungalow in the heart of Venice. What he stores in his low-key bohemian pad are precious artifacts that all have a story from his travels or his creative endeavors. Whether it is a crusty fin from the reef at Pipeline given to him by Mark Cunningham himself on his 60th birthday. Or handcrafted family heirlooms made from reindeer bones by his Swedish ancestors. Or a huge map of Eastern Canada with all the best surf spots drawn out. These are the things that we consider precious and dear to our hearts. A "surf shack" is not a specific type of architecture or interior design style, it is a reflection of a surfer's lifestyle where they call home. Zak lives a creatively driven, nomadic lifestyle and his home is a true reflection of his character. We recently paid Zak a visit to talk story, pry some secret Nova Scotia surf locations outta him, and to hear more about what it's like working for Kelly Slater's Outerknown brand.
Who are you? Tell us a little about yourself.
There's so much I could say but let's keep it simple. I'm a photographer first, then a dyslexic writer and creative (but who isn't these days?). My friends and family have made me who I am. They taught me how to take photos, they've taken me into their homes all over the world and lead me on some great journeys, they've shown me what great design looks like, and they've taught me how to tell a compelling story. I'm originally from Toronto, I moved to Halifax as a teenager, which was followed by a few nomadic years that eventually landed me in NYC.
What do you do for a living?
Right now my official title is the Senior Content Editor at Outerknown. There I basically work with a team to tell the story of the brand through different mediums. I also still do the odd freelance job, but these days it has to be something extra compelling. Outerknown is just a year old and is taking the majority of my bandwidth.
When and why did you move to Venice from NYC?
When I first moved to New York, I didn't think I'd last more than a year living there. Naively, I didn't understand what a great city it is. Growing up in Toronto (which is the biggest city in Canada), all I ever wanted to do was to get out of an urban environment and into nature. The move to Halifax in my teens was really just a way to run from Toronto. Years later, when I started getting some traction as a photographer, I didn't see a career path in rural eastern Canada. I knew if I wanted to keep learning and getting better I had to make a move. That move ended up being three years working with Saturdays NYC. Being there was a great experience and I truly ended up loving living in the city.
But to get to your question, I moved to LA just over a year ago. It was partially for a lifestyle change but I was also really inspired by the sustainable brand that the team at Outerknown had set out to create. In college I majored in International Development and Environmental Science. I chose that path out of interest more than anything else… I just wanted to learn. After working in the fashion industry for a few years it became really clear that things like environmental impact and worker's rights should really be a frontline issue. For a lot of the industry that's not the case.
That's a sweet gig you landed, we truly love everything you guys are doing at Outerknown. What's it like working closely with Kelly Slater?
Look, I'm a guy from Canada who basically learned how to surf in the middle of the winter, completely separated from the endemic surf market. I never thought I'd have the chance to work with a guy like Kelly. He's a super inspiring person. We all know how intelligently he speaks about the technical aspects of surfing, but the best part of working with him is when we get talking about everything else that he cares about: food, the environment, music even photography – whatever the topic, he's got a wealth of knowledge. There is literally no one else like him.
What are your favorite parts about Venice and the area in which you live now?
Venice is pretty great. I'm a few blocks away from the beach. I go down and surf or run in the mornings. I love that it feels like a small neighborhood. I think the sprawl of LA seems daunting to a lot of people, but I end up riding my bike everywhere, there's a ton of great food and coffee.
What do you miss about NYC and the east coast in general?
I miss humidity, when I go back east and I get off the plane the air just feels better. But more importantly, I have a lot of great friends back east, between T.O., Halifax and NYC, there's a lot of "ride or dies" who I wish I could see everyday.
Wow, you are the first person I've ever met who actually misses humidity!
You've shot a lot of different stuff in your career as a photographer: surfing, travel, lifestyle, studio work with clothing / fashion brands. What type of work do you enjoy the most?
There's a lot of satisfaction that comes from working to make a great studio photo, but for me the best thing is to travel and to be on location shooting somewhere. When I was shooting mainly freelance surf photos, I'd go somewhere on a moments notice and stay as long as I could. These days location shoots rarely last for more than 4 days. I still love them, but it would be great to do a trip just to shoot without a call sheet or an agenda again.
You also do a lot of writing and creative content in addition to working as a photographer. Do you see this as a growing trend in the industry overall – the need to be more of a creative swiss army knife versus a specialist?
My friend Walter Iooss is in his 70's. He's an amazing photographer and has lived through the drastic changes in the photo industry over the past few decades. I can't say that I know what that was like for guys like him, but the way people consume media and interact with photography these days is literally changing the medium. The value of a photo is not what it used to be. For that reason it's pretty key to be versatile.
What's the story behind the image in Surfer's Journal of the guy trekking with his luggage and board in the snow?
That's the opening spread of a portfolio feature the Journal did on me in 2012. That's Mike, he's a friend in Halifax who hitch hikes all winter to go surf. I'd always seen him in the water and wanted to experience what a day with him was like. I met up with him one morning and hitched to the beach with him. It was probably close to 0 degrees. I can safely say that Mike is more passionate about surfing than I am.
Any favorite trip or shoot in particular over the years?
That's hard to say, there have been so many great ones. I lived in a van for a year with my friend Scotty in New Zealand, I had a few pretty epic extended stays in Sumbawa, Indonesia. Then there was the 6 weeks that I lived in a gutted RV in Baja. I was in Japan with Kelly last year… That was an experience to say the least. This year I went down to Uruguay for a week, then had a few days in Sydney, Australia with Kelly and John (Moore), and followed that up with a week in Botswana with a team from Conde Nast Traveler. I really need to get back to Uruguay. I didn't get to see enough. And Africa is another world – I didn't get to see nearly enough there either.
You have a lot of family heirlooms, old cameras and old prints here in your home. If your house were burning down and you could only carry 5 things out, what would you take?
Easy. The camera bag with my great aunt's Leica M6 and my great uncle's Rolleiflex would definitely be number one. Two and three would be the knife and the cufflinks that my Swedish grandfather made out of reindeer bone, pewter and birch. Four would be that wooden box on my dresser. That was my Dad's. It has some of his things in it. He passed away last year. Five would be the red blanket on my bed that was made by Sami, they're the indigenous nomadic people in northern Scandinavia where my Mom is from.
Any parting thoughts, words of wisdom, sage advice for photographers out there trying to make it these days?
Photography is in a really interesting place right now. I would just say make photos that you truly love, not ones that will get the most likes on Instagram.
Discover more creative surfers' homes in our book, "Surf Shacks®"
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A goofy-footed graphic designer who hails from the first state, Delaware. After attending Flagler College in St. Augustine, FL then graduating from SCAD in Savannah, GA with a BFA in Graphic Design and Illustration, Matt moved to NYC and found work as a freelance designer and art director. In 2006 he moved west to Venice, CA where he co-founded ITAL/C Studio and now resides a bit further north in Oxnard.
Surf Shacks 016 – Jon Rose
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Surf Shacks 023 – Matthieu LeBlan
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Surf Shacks 049 – Jake Burghart + Meredith Danluck
Surf Shacks 001 – Mark Wiesmayr & Eileen Peters


Every month, TWG gathers the latest news, interviews, fan creations, and updates pertaining to Star Wars Rebels. Have a link you want us to include in next month's roundup? Send it here, leave it in the comments section below, or visit our Contact page.
Star Wars Rebels was renewed for a fourth season. Read more about it over at StarWars.com.
Hera Syndulla (and Quarrie) will make a special appearance in season two of LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures.
Star Wars Day at Sea expands to include Star Wars Rebels characters. Sabine, Ezra, and Ahsoka will greet guests and the Upper Deck's Funnel Vision will feature showings of Rebels episodes. Visit Inside the Magic for more information.
Star Wars Rebels comic artist Ingo Römling is on Twitter! You can watch a time lapse video of him drawing Sabine on YouTube.
Ahsoka Tano was featured on the variant cover for Star Wars #30. Read more about it here.
Earlier in March, USA Today and Express.co.uk released excerpts from Timothy Zahn's new novel, Thrawn.
Author Jason Fry wrote a set of notes for Servants of the Empire: Imperial Justice. Here is part one and part two.
Christian Blauvelt interviewed David Oyelowo for BAFTA New York a couple months ago and the topic of Agent Kallus came up in their conversation.
Timothy Zahn spoke with GeekDad and StarWars.com about his upcoming novel, Thrawn.
Steele Wars Podcast spoke with Stephen Stanton about playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars Rebels and much more.
The Nerdist spoke with Genevieve O'Reilly about voicing Mon Mothma in Star Wars Rebels.
StarWars.com talked with Vanessa Marshall about Hera and the rest of season three.
You can find an interview of Pepe Larraz, the artist of the Kanan: The Last Padawan comic book series, on YouTube.
Madeleine Roux got a tattoo of Hera Syndulla!
Jyn Strawn made a felt doll of Sabine's season three look.
Jenmarie's (AAHA) sister created an Ahsoka outfit for American Girl dolls. You can find the outfit fro $40 on her Etsy shop.
Inspired by Dave Filoni's Thrawncat, E.V. Kwun also drew Thrawn as a Loth-cat!
Phoenix Squadron is officially in Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes! Read more about it over at EA.com.
If you're looking to pick up Star Wars Rebels themed merchandise at Star Wars Celebration Orlando, click here. Additionally, both the Ahsoka and Sabine itty bittys will be available at Celebration, according to Hallmark.
Earlier in March, Funko released an official unboxing video of the Star Wars Rebels themed box. Watch it on YouTube.


Shortly after arriving in Virginia City, the family left in the spring of 1866 for Utah, arriving at Salt Lake City in the summer. They remained there a year, until her father died in 1867. As the oldest child, Martha Jane took over as head of the family and took them to Fort Bridger, Wyoming Territory, arriving in May 1868. From there, they traveled to Piedmont, Wyoming, on the Union Pacific Railroad.
Next she went to Fort Russell in 1870 where, she says, she joined General George Custer as a scout and went to Arizona "for the Indian Campaign." (With the West still vastly wild territory, white settlers and Native Americans were often having conflicts, so U.S. soldiers were sent to subdue the tribes, using scouts who knew the terrain.) However, no evidence exists that Custer was ever at Fort Russell; another source states it is more likely that she served with General George Crook, who was stationed at Fort Fetterman, Wyoming.
After that campaign, the regiment was ordered to Fort Custer, where Custer city is now, arriving in the spring of 1874. They stayed there until returning to Fort Russell that fall. The next spring, they were ordered to the Black Hills in the South Dakota Territory to protect miners and settlers. They stayed there until fall of 1875 and spent the winter at Fort Laramie. The next spring, they were ordered to the Big Horn River along with General Crook, to join Generals Miles, Terry and Custer again. During this march to the Big Horn, Jane swam the Platte River at Fort Fetterman bearing "important dispatches." It was a 90-mile ride, both wet and cold, and she became severely ill.
After recuperating at Fort Fetterman for two weeks, she rode to Fort Laramie, where she met James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok. Together, with Colorado Charles Otter, his brother Steve, and Kittie Arnold, they rode to Deadwood, South Dakota, arriving "about June" 1876.
Legend states that she and Wild Bill were involved during the gold mining years in Deadwood; however, there is no evidence supporting this theory, although it seems she wanted a relationship with him but he did not feel the same. Hickok had just married Agnes Lake Thatcher of Cheyenne, Wyoming, in March of that same year, and was writing letters home to her in Ohio. He was trying to make quick money in the boomtown, not by gold mining but by gambling — and it proved to be his downfall.
In 1878, a smallpox epidemic hit Deadwood. Eight men were quarantined in a little shack in the mountain area called "White Rocks." According to Dora DeFran, a notorious madam of brothels in the Black Hills, Jane volunteered to care for them — with only epsom salts and cream of tartar. Three of the men died and, as she buried them, she recited the prayer "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep." DeFran wrote that "her good nursing brought five of these men out of the shadow of death, and many more later on, before the disease died out." Interestingly, Jane wrote nothing of this in her memoirs.
In 1881, Jane went to Wyoming; returning to Miles city in 1882 and starting a ranch on "the Yellow Stone" raising stock and cattle. She also kept "a way side inn, where the weary traveler could be accommodated with food, drink, or trouble if he looked for it." She left that in 1883, travelling west and reaching Ogden, California, in late 1883, then San Francisco in 1884. That summer, she left for Texas, reaching El Paso in the fall.
Biographers tend to think Jane's marriage occurred sometime in the 1890s; one source dates it at September 25, 1891. While she did not write of any other men, or children, evidence exists that she was involved with a Robert Dorsett in the 1880s. And a court record from November 1888 states that "Charles Townley, an unmarried man, and Jane Doe, alias Calamity Jane, an unmarried woman, [did at times] unlawfully bed, cohabit and live together … without being then and there married." Apparently she also had relationships with a Wyoming rancher named King and a William Steers. Nothing more is written anywhere of her baby girl, or her name, even in Jane's memoirs.
Now 51 years old, Jane returned to Deadwood, visiting Wild Bill's grave in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, and even posing for a picture there. In July, she travelled to Terry, South Dakota, a small mining town, and stayed in the Calloway Hotel, where several old friends visited her. On August 1, 1903, at 5:00 p.m. she died. She had requested her funeral to be conducted by the Black Hills Pioneer Society, and supposedly said, "Bury me beside Wild Bill — the only man I ever loved." And so she was.


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Debates of Nov. 3rd, 2022
House of Commons Hansard #124 of the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was housing.
National Food Waste Awareness Day Act
Canada Shipping Act, 2001
Public Complaints and Review Commission Act
Gurpurab
Blood Donation by Sikh Nation
Lisette Leblanc Landry
1984 Anti-Sikh Riots
Women's Centre of York Region
WorldSkills Competition 2022 Medal Winners
New Democratic Party of Canada
Poppy Campaign Launch
Fundraising for Ukraine
Aerospace Industries Association of Canada
Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act
Fall Economic Statement
Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipOral Questions
Brendan Hanley Liberal Yukon, YT
Mr. Speaker, immigration drives Canada's economy. Newcomers help businesses find the workers they need and enrich our communities, including beautiful Yukon. No matter where they come from or why they are here, Canada has always warmly welcomed newcomers.
Can the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship update us on our government's immigration plan?
Central Nova Nova Scotia
Sean Fraser LiberalMinister of Immigration
Mr. Speaker, there is no question that Canada needs more people. We need to look at immigration as a strategy to increase Canada's workforce, reunite more families and fulfill our humanitarian commitments. That is why I have introduced Canada's next immigration levels plan. It is an ambitious plan that brings an increased focus on attracting newcomers to different regions of the country.
Canada is a country that was built on immigration. It is at the heart of who we are as Canadians.
The EconomyOral Questions
Dave Epp Conservative Chatham-Kent—Leamington, ON
Mr. Speaker, the Liberal-NDP coalition's policies and resulting higher interest rates have fanned the flames for this cost of living wildfire. Given the debt that the Prime Minister has accumulated, how can Canadians now trust him to control spending? After all, does one trust the arsonist to put out the fire? We cannot inflate our way out of this mess, out of debt either, because that just erodes the purchasing power of Canadians. The only positive action is to unlock investment from the private sector.
Will the Prime Minister stop his new spending, and no more taxes?
Edmonton Centre Alberta
Randy Boissonnault LiberalMinister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance
Mr. Speaker, the other side rising in the House today talking about being compassionate for Canadians is a bit rich, given the history of that government. When it had a $13-billion surplus in 2006, it frittered it away. Then, to try to get some sort of fiscal semblance of responsibility, it cut veterans services, closed embassies, raided EI, forced working Canadians to work for two more years and had a systematic destruction of social services.
That is not the future Canadians want. They want our supports. They want us to have their backs. That is what we have.
Small BusinessOral Questions
Brad Vis Conservative Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon, BC
Mr. Speaker, a recent survey from the CFIB indicated that 60% of small businesses would increase the paycheques of workers if the government reduced its tax burden. Instead, on January 1, this costly coalition is planning to increase payroll taxes for workers and employees.
My question is simple. Will the Liberal-NDP coalition government rescind its plan to increase payroll taxes on January 1 and give small business owners and their employees the break they need?
Markham—Thornhill Ontario
Mary Ng LiberalMinister of International Trade
Mr. Speaker, it is on this side of the House that we have supported small businesses and entrepreneurs every single day. It is those contributions that are made by both the employer and the employee that are going to provide for those very workers these small businesses employ.
It is on this side of the House that we work for small businesses. We stand for small businesses. We are the ones cutting taxes for small businesses and helping them thrive in communities from coast to coast to coast.
Doug Shipley Conservative Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte, ON
Mr. Speaker, Canadians are struggling to pay their bills. They are lying in bed at night wondering how they are going to survive the devastating effects of the Liberal government's inflationary spending. Canadians simply cannot afford anymore of this costly coalition. Today, the Liberal government is presenting its economic update.
The Conservatives have a very clear demand. Will the Liberals commit to no wasteful spending and no new taxes?
Karina Gould LiberalMinister of Families
Mr. Speaker, what this side is committed to is being there for Canadians in their time of need, just as we were throughout the pandemic, where we supported nine million Canadians with the Canada emergency response benefit. We supported hundreds of thousands of Canadian businesses and organizations and ensured that we were there for them the whole time and—
The Speaker Liberal Anthony Rota
I will have the minister start over. What I am getting from people way in the back is that they are having a hard time hearing because of some noises in the forefront. I will ask everyone to listen quietly, although I think everyone is quiet already so there is no need for more instruction.
The hon. minister from the, top please.
November 3rd, 2022 / 3:05 p.m.
Mr. Speaker, on this side of the House, we are committed to being there for Canadians in their time of need. Whether that was through the pandemic, when we were there with income supports and business supports for both individuals and organizations that needed to get through those dark times, we were there; or whether it is for ensuring that we are there for families that are struggling with the high cost of living, be it through the Canada child benefit, the Canada dental benefit, the Canada housing benefit for low-income renters as well as affordable housing.
We are going to continue to do that and we are not going to take lessons from the Conservatives, whose whole objective right now is to cut and cut important social services and supports for Canadians.
Public SafetyOral Questions
Jean Yip Liberal Scarborough—Agincourt, ON
Mr. Speaker, a Scarborough—Agincourt constituent recently emailed me because he was distressed after reading about alleged illegal Chinese police stations in Scarborough and Markham. These alleged police stations or administrative centres are used to exert pressure on Chinese nationals located in Canada. How can we reassure Canadians who feel intimidated or coerced?
Could the Minister of Public Safety provide an update on what actions are being taken?
Eglinton—Lawrence Ontario
Marco Mendicino LiberalMinister of Public Safety
Mr. Speaker, protecting the public from the threat of foreign interference is precisely what Canadians have mandated our government to do. I want to assure her and all members of this chamber that the RCMP are actively investigating these alleged so-called Chinese police stations. I also want to assure members that any harassment, intimidation or coercion by a foreign power will be investigated and appropriate charges will be pressed independently by police.
Finally, Canadians can rest assured that we will continue to make investments in our national security apparatus, which the Conservatives cut the last time, because we have—
The hon. member for Skeena—Bulkley Valley.
Taylor Bachrach NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC
Mr. Speaker, 300,000 people live in northern B.C., yet there is not a single passport office. Residents are having to drive up to 17 hours to pick up their passports in Vancouver. One person had to spend $2,000 to fly all the way to Victoria to pick up his family's passports. It is not acceptable.
The government has added passport pickup services at 13 locations across the country, yet nothing in our region. Therefore, my question for the minister is a simple one. When will the government finally add a passport office in northern B.C.?
Mr. Speaker, I am very proud of the fact that over the summer we added 13 passport pickup locations across the country, including, for the very first time, in Canada's north, in Whitehorse in Yukon, which is really important.
We are continuing to ensure that we are delivering passport services for Canadians in a timely manner. I can assure my colleague that we are looking across the country to make sure those services are available and accessible to all Canadians.
The EnvironmentOral Questions
Kevin Vuong Independent Spadina—Fort York, ON
Mr. Speaker, an independent analysis of the Liberals' second carbon tax, the clean fuel standard, has found that it will actually increase net international greenhouse gas emissions. Canadians are struggling to make ends meet and are trying to heat their homes and put food on the table. Why does the government want to add $1,277 to annual household energy costs?
What is being cleaned here are the pocketbooks of Canadians, without any environmental benefit. If the government insists on proceeding with this high-cost hypocrisy, will it at least delay the clean fuel standard by six months?
Winnipeg South Manitoba
Terry Duguid LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Mr. Speaker, we are working on many fronts to reduce oil and gas emissions. We, of course, are going to be capping emissions from the oil and gas sector. We are going to be investing in carbon capture. Yes, we are going to be implementing a clean fuel standard. We are also going to be phasing out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies by 2023, two years ahead of schedule. We have already got a good start. We are phasing out eight.
That is all the time we have for Oral Questions today.
The hon. member for Churchill—Keewatinook Aski.
Niki Ashton NDP Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, MB
Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, there have been discussions among the parties and, if you seek it, I think you will find unanimous consent to adopt the following motion: That, given that billionaire companies like Irving have been using captive insurance scams for almost 50 years; the CRA recently identified more than $76 billion in unpaid taxes in the Panama and paradise papers, including from Irving; out-of-control inflation is making it hard for Canadians to afford basic—
I am going to interrupt. We have a whole side here who is saying that they were not consulted and will not be giving unanimous consent, so I am going to have to stop it there. I am sorry.
Alleged Unparliamentary Language from a Member—Speaker's RulingPoints of OrderOral Questions
The Chair would like to address the point of order raised yesterday by the member for La Prairie concerning alleged unparliamentary language heard from the sidelines during Oral Questions yesterday.
Since the alleged events, the Chair has confirmed what was said. The Chair is of the view that these were indeed disrespectful comments.
Exchanges between members of the House are sometimes heated and intense, but the Chair expects everyone to conduct themselves in a dignified manner and to choose their words carefully.
As I explained in my decision of March 29, 2022, found on page 3739 of the Debates, and I quote: "We are all here as elected representatives and each of us is entitled to respect. Personal inflammatory language has no place in our debates."
We have been duly elected to fulfill our mandate and represent our constituents. Our presence in this chamber is legitimate and appropriate.
I thank the members for their attention.
The House resumed from November 2 consideration of the motion that Bill S-5, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, to make related amendments to the Food and Drugs Act and to repeal the Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Virtual Elimination Act, be read the second time and referred to a committee.
Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada ActGovernment Orders
Pursuant to order made on Thursday, June 23, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at the second reading stage of Bill S-5.
Call in the members.
(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)
Vote #210


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