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About the book: The book promotes innovative ways of understanding and taking responsibility for actions in the context of our 'natural' world through a selection of classic and contemporary edited readings accompanied with an editorial narrative. It provides sense-making tools for appreciating and doing something about seemingly intractable modern-day environmental dilemmas--including global warming, fossil fuel consumption, fresh water quality, industrial pollution, habitat destruction, and biodiversity loss. The book draws on contemporary ideas associated with environmental ethics, social learning, communities of practice, systems thinking, ecological citizenship, corporate responsibility, fair trade, and the connections between environmental and social justice; configuring these ideas into practical notions for responsible action.
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The Seattle Seahawks signed Antoine Winfield in April to bolster an already powerful secondary. The 36-year-old cornerback won't make it to the regular season with Pete Carroll's bunch.
CBSSports.com's Jason La Canfora reported that Antoine Winfield will be among Seattle's cuts Saturday, as the team whittles its roster to 53 players by the 6 p.m. ET deadline.
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La Canfora noted that the Seahawks might attempt to shop Winfield before releasing him. A team interested in padding its roster with one of the NFL's better run-stoppers might listen, but Winfield primarily is a nickel-type at this stage in his career. Parting ways with the former Minnesota Vikings Pro Bowl cornerback suggests the Seahawks like what they see in Jeremy Lane and Walter Thurmond III in support of starters Richard Sherman and Brandon Browner.
Carroll repeatedly has talked about the depth Seattle has built with the help of independent-minded general manager John Schneider. The organization views the cornerback position differently than other teams, pursuing a string of taller and more physical cover men. During our NFC West preview on Friday's "Around The League Podcast," we cited the Seahawks as the NFL's deepest team. It's a tough squad for an outsider to latch onto, something Winfield learned Saturday.
UPDATE: According to coach Carroll, Winfield has informed the Seahawks that he plans to retire.
The "Around The League Podcast" is now available on iTunes! Click here to listen and subscribe.
Wishing Antoine Winfield the best in his decision to retire. He's a consummate pro and a great team player. We were lucky to have him!â Pete Carroll (@PeteCarroll) August 31, 2013


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"A case about pricing timepieces could crimp library lending."
Fascinating article in today's Wall Street Journal:
The Wall Street Journal, Friday, July 30, 2010, p. W9
Watch Out For the Omega Copyright Windup
DE GUSTIBUS column
By Eric Felten
Constrain the first-sale doctrine and you throw a wrench into the business of used-book stores . . . And yes, even public libraries might find themselves facing the challenge of figuring out which books on the stacks were first sold in the U.S., and which were first sold abroad.


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Traffic light system for activity could redefine how we exercise
(Medical Xpress)—The traffic light system used as a guide to health information in food could be used in a similar way to help people become more active.
Researchers at the University of Bath and Teesside University found that by examining different aspects of physical activity and scoring these using red, amber and green, we can get a better picture about whether a person is doing the right kind of physical activity for health.
The system works by participants wearing a body sensor which shows how much energy they burn, and then allocating this to various physical activity categories which are known to be important for health.
Dr Dylan Thompson from the University of Bath and Professor Alan Batterham from Teesside University examined physical activity energy expenditure over one week in 100 men using this system.
Dr Thompson said: "The results showed that some people score highly in certain types of physical activity, such as moderate intensity physical activity, but relatively poorly in other ways, such as overall physical activity energy expenditure.
"In other cases, some people look enormously sedentary if judged by sedentary time alone but, at the same time, they can score very highly for time engaged in vigorous intensity physical activity. If we only provide feedback to people on one of these measures, then they might form an inaccurate opinion about their physical activity."
Out of the 100 young men, only 11 per cent showed an entirely consistent picture across the important physical activity dimensions, meaning most people scored relatively highly in some aspects of physical activity and relatively poorly in others.
Professor Batterham said: "This research confirms that some people engage in structured exercise but spend the rest of the time being quite sedentary. Conversely, other people might not engage in any notable exercise but, because of all the small things that they do throughout the day, perhaps including things like fidgeting, they can actually score highly in overall physical activity energy expenditure."
Generating a multi-dimensional picture of physical activity and using a simple tool like the traffic light system shows people that there are many ways in which physical activity and inactivity can have an effect on their health. Some of these might include things like engaging in vigorous intensity exercise sessions like going to the gym but others might include other types of movement such as standing rather than sitting, or walking to work instead of driving.
Dr Thompson said: "With new technologies it is now possible to capture more information than ever before and millions of people around the world are starting to use a variety of devices to do just this. It is very important that we provide these people with a well-rounded picture that does not just focus on one outcome.
"One of our concerns is that if we capture just one measure of physical activity this could be misleading for people and they might form the opinion that they are doing all the right things for their health when in fact there are other things that they could change to potentially get more benefit. Perhaps more importantly, for those people who are the least active, we should ensure that they understand that there are various options and ways to get some of the benefits from physical activity and there is more choice than ever before."
Professor Batterham added: "This is not so different to the picture for other behaviours such as diet – we have recognised for years that there are different dietary components that are independently important, such as; total energy intake, fat intake, saturated fat, simple sugars and so on. Providing a multi-dimensional picture for physical activity will also help people to understand that what they might need to do to change things like their weight may be very different to what they might need to do to gain other metabolic and health benefits from physical activity."
The research, which is published in the paper "Towards integrated physical activity profiling" in the journal PloSONE, supports other recent research that shows there are positive benefits from just a few minutes of very high intensity activity and, conversely, very powerful negative effects from the accumulation of long periods of sedentary time.
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|Lightly oil or spray an 8x8 in baking pan. Preheat oven to 425F. Measure out the blueberries into a bowl, and lightly dust with a small amount of the cornmeal. In mixing bowl blend flour, remaining cornmeal, sucanat, baking powder and salt. Stir in blueberries. In small bowl beat egg; add milk and oil, mix. Pour all at once into flour mixture. Stir just until dry ingredients are evenly moistened. Pour batter into baking pan. Bake 25 minutes or until golden. Serve warm. (Nutrition analysis includes the use of soy milk.)
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FITCHBURG — A Fitchburg woman was arrested Thursday after she allegedly threw a cellphone at her mother's face during an argument, according to court documents.
Amanda Snowden, 18, of 118 Myrtle Ave. #2, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
According to a police report, the cellphone hit the mother under the eye with enough force that it made her bleed and turn black and blue.
Snowden turned herself in shortly after the incident. She was released on personal recognizance and ordered to stay away from the victim. She is due back in court Dec. 18.
Leominster man sentenced on drug charges
LEOMINSTER — A Chapel Street resident pleaded guilty in Leominster District Court Thursday for obtaining prescription drugs and was sentenced to nine months in the Worcester County Jail and House of Correction in West Boylston.
Brandon E. Knower, 31, of 192 Chapel St., pleaded guilty to two counts of uttering a false prescription and two counts of obtaining a drug by fraud.
Two counts of conspiracy to violate drug laws were dismissed.
Knower used fake prescriptions on July 27 and Aug. 20 in 2011 to get 240 tablets of oxycodone from Walgreen's at 35 Central St.
In between those dates, Knower used a fake prescription to get 120 oxycodone pills at the Rite Aid at 232 Main St., Gardner, on July 29, 2011, according to a court document.
He followed up on Oct. 13, 2011 when he tried to get more prescription drugs at the Central Street Walgreen's but was turned away.


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NCAA South Carolina Zip Zip Satchel
First introduced in November 2014 for $248.00
Designer Notes
Show your school spirit in style with our Collegiate Collection. Made of coated canvas and trimmed with bridle leather, these bags are lightweight, durable and easy to care for. Featuring a modern dome shape, this satchel makes a statement everywhere it goes. Accented with gilded hardware and crisp contrast trim, the optional shoulder strap provides you with styling versatility.
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One inside zip pocket. Two inside pockets. Cell phone pocket. Inside key hook. Handle drop length 4.00". Strap drop length 15.50". Adjustable strap. Lined. Feet. Zipper closure.Measurement Guide
Approximately measures H 9.5" x W 5.25" x L 12" and weighs 1 lb 11 oz.
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The polyvinyl-coated cotton fabric is generally water repellent and should repel most soil.
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Join Our Safari Groups!
We offer joining small safari groups for adventure travelers across Tanzania on low budget – accommodation is in tented camps, budget hotels of pitched tents in designated campsite, single traveler, or couples who like the idea of camping or rustic accommodations or traveling on low budget get real value for this kind of tours. We have set of regular group departures that takes a maximum of 7 people per group – we guarantee private departures for a group of 4 people travelling together.
Tanzania Horizon Safaris offers joining groups for budget safaris to Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara and Tarangire National Park.
The arrival dates and departure dates are posted below, with the Safari days in between (i.e., arrive in Moshi/Kilimanjaro Airport on January 1, Safari from January 2 to January 6, depart on January 7).
If your dates are not available below, we can arrange a Private Safari for you.
6 Days Group Safari: Lake Manyara, Serengeti Plains, Ngorongoro Crater & Tarangire / November 13 to November 20, 2019
6 Days Group Safari: Lake Manyara, Serengeti Plains, Ngorongoro Crater & Tarangire / November 13 to November 20, 2019
6 Days Group Safari
Lake Manyara, Serengeti Plains, Ngorongoro Crater & Tarangire
Arrival Date: November 13, 2019
Starting: November 14 to November 19, 2019
Departure Date : November 20, 2019
PRICE: $ 250 per person per day
Transport in 4X4 Toyota Land Cruisers with pop up roof for game viewing.
Park entry fees
Government fees & taxes
18% VAT on tour fees & services
Full board accommodation whilst on safari (BUDGET CAMPING)
Ngorongoro Crater service fee
Private English speaking safari guide
All meals while on safari.
Enough bottled mineral water throughout the safari
Transfers to & from the International Airport and Arusha
Pre/Post Safari Accommodation in Arusha
3 Men Tents for 2, chairs, tables and sleeping mats (camping safari)
Alcoholic beverages, sodas and items of a personal nature
Laundry Service
Travel Insurance
Other safari add-ons
Optional Tours (balloon rides at Serengeti USD. 550 per person etc)
Tips to the driver guide and cook. Tipping is per group (not per person)
Driver guide: $20/day
Cook: $10/day


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Heartland is the better for you pasta brand with the greatest variety to meet the healthy pasta needs for a broad range of consumers. Heartland pasta will allow you to effectively and efficiently capitalize on the growing number of healthy-lifestyle focused consumers. The Heartland product line-up includes: Heartland Whole Wheat, Heartland Gluten Free, and Heartland Plus with ALA Omega-3.


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WALTHAM, Mass. – For the second game in a row, the Brandeis University men's basketball team outlasted a University Athletic Association (UAA) foe in overtime, as the Judges defeated Case Western Reserve University, 78-74, behind a balanced attack that featured five different players scoring in double figures. With the win the Judges improved to 10-7, 4-2 in the UAA, while the Spartans fall to 8-9, 0-6 UAA.
The first 33 minutes of the game were extremely close, with the largest lead a five-point bulge by Case late in the first half. There were four ties and 14 lead changes with about seven minutes left in regulation. Brandeis trailed, 51-50, following a dunk by Case sophomore center David Thompson (Plano, Texas/Plano Senior), at the 7:10 mark, but Brandeis sophomore guard Ben Bartoldus (Hillsborough, N.H./Proctor Acad.) answered with a 3-pointer from the right elbow. That hoop kick-started a 12-2 run over the next three minutes. After senior Vytas Kriskus (Kvedarna, Lithuania/Holderness (N.H.) School) hit from deep with 3:43 left, the Judges owned a 62-53 edge.
Case did not go quietly, however, as the Spartans held Brandeis to just one field goal the rest of the way, closing the second half on a 12-2 string of their own. Case senior Tom Summers (Murraysville, Pa./Franklin Regional) scored eight of their 12 points in that stretch, while also grabbing three key rebounds in the final 90 seconds. His put-back of an offensive board with 1:21 left cut the lead to 64-60. he also played nice defense and hit the glass on a Kriskus miss with around 45 seconds to go, hitting a lay-up on the other end that made it a one-possession game.
After the Judges missed just their third free throw of the game with 23 seconds left, Summers was again on the spot for the rebound. After Case called a timeout, they worked the ball into the lane, where Brandeis senior guard Tyrone Hughes (Dorchester, Mass./Taft School) was whistled for a reach-in foul with 11.6 seconds left. Spartan junior guard Robert Scott (Paoli, Pa./Conestoga) calmly sunk both free throws, the second after a Brandeis timeout, tying the game at 64-64.
The Judges had a chance to end the game in regulation. Hughes drove into the lane and backed his defender out for a jumper that was off the mark. Bartoldus had an offensive rebound attempt that was errant, forcing the Judges to their second OT game in a row.
Brandeis opened the scoring in the extra session on one-of-two foul shots by sophomore center Youri Dascy (Fall River, Mass./St. Andrew's (R.I.) School). After a pair of empty possessions, Thompson went up-and-under after grabbing an offensive rebound to put the visitors ahead, 66-65, with 3:23 remaining. Brandeis answered with a short jumper by sophomore guard Derek Retos (No. Attleboro, Mass./Brimmer and May School) with just over three minutes remaining that put them ahead for good. The Judges eventually expanded the lead to five at 71-66 on a driving lay-up by Bartoldus with 1:22 left.
After Fowler grabbed an offensive rebound and hit two free throws, a thunderous dunk by Dascy on a fine behind-the-back pass from Hughes with 39.9 seconds on the clock again seemed to ice the contest. Fowler did drain a 26-foot 3-pointer from the top of the arc with 17.6 left that made it a two-point game, 75-73, but 5-of-6 from the line for the Judges down the stretch gave the Judges the four-point win. It marked the third-straight meeting between the two sides decided by five points or less.
Brandeis's balanced attack helped carry the day as a season-high five players scored in double figures. Bartoldus scored all of his team-high 14 points after halftime, including eight in the first five minutes of the second half. Dascy and Retos each finished with 13 points – Retos tallying seven in the first half and Dascy seven after the break. Sophomore Alex Stoyle (Goffstown, N.H./Tilton Acad.) finished with a career-high-tying 12 points off the bench, including eight in the first half when he played 11 minutes following two quick fouls on Kriskus. Kriskus went on to score 11 points in the second half and overtime. The Judges' 14 points in the extra session came from four different players, none with more than four.
Dascy led Brandeis with seven rebounds, while Hughes had a game-high seven assists. Bartoldus led all players with three steals, helping the Judges to a 15-11 edge in turnovers and 21-14 advantage in points off those miscues. That helped overcome a 23-10 deficit from the free-throw line, where the hosts trailed 20-2 at the end of regulation.
Case was paced by a pair of terrific performances from Summers and Fowler, who both registered double-doubles. Summers had a game-high 20 points – 10 coming in the second half – to go with 10 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season. Fowler finished with 17 points, a game-high 14 rebounds (six offensive) and a team- and career-high six assists. Fowler notched seven of Case's 10 points in overtime. Thompson also reached double figures with 13 points. As a team, the Spartans outrebounded Brandeis, 40-29, including 14-9 on the offensive glass, good for 15 second-chance points to nine for the Judges.
Brandeis returns to action on Sunday at noon against Carnegie Mellon, who upset 17th-ranked NYU tonight, 70-68, while Case takes on the Violets in the Big Apple at the same time.


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The public memorial for Michael Jackson was poignant, joyous, tearful and surprising, as family members and celebrities shared deep emotions for the King of Pop with the entire world.
The wake even ended with tear-inducing comments from Jackson's 11-year-old daughter Paris, whom very few people have ever heard speak.
"I just wanted to say, ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine, and I just wanted to say I love him so much," said little Paris Katherine Jackson, crying as she was comforted by aunt Janet Jackson. People who were in the arena said there was not a dry eye in the house afterward.
The short speech -- her first ever publicly -- came after the last goodbyes by Jermaine and Marlon Jackson, who like all of their other brothers and male family members were wearing black suits, yellow ties and one sequined glove, in honor of Michael.
Music legend Smokey Robinson began the ceremony, which was broadcast around the world on all three major cable news networks, at about 10:10 a.m. PT, by reading condolences to the family from Diana Ross -- "Michael was part of the fabric of my life" -- and then Nelson Mandela -- "Be strong" -- and then calling for a moment of silence.
The Staples Center stage was bathed in blue light and a spray of yellow and orange flowers was placed in front of a podium. The backdrop featured a photo of a smiling Jackson looking up toward the sky and the words: "In loving memory of Michael Jackson King of Pop. 1958-2009."
Celebrities in attendance included Kobe Bryant, Spike Lee, Wesley Snipes, Lou Ferrigno, Don King, the Kardashian sisters, Magic Johnson, Brooke Shields and Larry King. Among those conspicuously not in attendance were Elizabeth Taylor, Ross and Debbie Rowe, Jackson's ex-wife and the mother of Jackson's two oldest children.
After the pause, the memorial then took a decidedly religious turn as a gospel choir sang while Jackson's golden casket was wheeled to the front of the stage.
Pastor Lucious W. Smith, of the Friendship Baptist Church in Pasadena, Calif., then spoke, saying "to millions around the world, Michael Jackson was an idol, a hero and even a king, but first and foremost, this man before us was our brother, our father, our son and our friend."
Emotions climbed higher as Mariah Carey then sang the Jackson 5 song "I'll Be There," with Trey Larenz, and they received a rousing applause. She finished with a simple "We miss you."
Queen Latifah was up next, saying that she represented millions of fans around the world who were inspired by Michael and loved him from a distance.
"You believed in Michael and he believed in you, he made you believe in yourself," said Latifah.
"Michael was the biggest star on Earth," she said. "He let me know that as an African-American, you could travel the world."
Latifah also shared a poem from Maya Angelou called "We had him," written for the occasion.
Following the Queen, Lionel Richie sang the song "Father, Help Your Children," from his Commodores days.
Motown founder Berry Gordy, who first discovered took the stage after, and said Jackson "was driven by his hunger, to learn, to constantly top himself -- to be the best.
"He raised the bar, and then he broke the bar," said Gordy, who recounted the early days of Michael and the Jackson 5.
"The more I talk about him, the more I think that 'The King of Pop' is not big enough," said Gordy. "He was simply the greatest entertainer that ever lived."
Gordy was followed by a stirring montage of Jackson's videos through the decades, then Stevie Wonder took the stage with his piano. But before he played, just tinkling the ebony and ivory, he commented, "This is a moment that I wished I hadn't lived to experience."
Wonder then sang a beautiful medley of "I Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer" and "They Won't Go When I Go," with Michael's name peppered throughout the lyrics.
He was followed by Laker greats Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant, who spoke of Jackson's humanitarian work, including that Jackson made the Guinness Book of World Records for most charitable contributions by an entertainer.
Johnson talked about how he met the Jackson family over 30 years ago, even saying that Michael "made me a better point guard and basketball player as I watched him be so great."
They were followed by Jennifer Hudson, who decreased the ratio of dry eyes in the arena as she sang Jackson's song "Will You Be There."
A fiery Rev. Al Sharpton, then took the stage and said, "All over the world today people are gathered in love vigils to celebrate the life of a man that taught the world how to love."
Speaking of Jackson's trip-ups with the media, the legal system and other naysayers, Sharpton said "He out-sang his cynics, he out- danced his doubters and he out-performed his pessimists."
Addressing Jackson's children, Sharpton said, "Wasn't nothing strange about your Daddy, it was strange what your Daddy had to deal with!" and received a thunderous round of applause.
John Mayer then took to the stage with his guitar and played a very jazzy version of "Human Nature," as the audience clapped along.
Brooke Shields, a longtime friend, gave one of the most poignant speeches, weeping as she recounted moments with Michael, whom she had known since she was 13.
"He had the sweetest and purest laugh of anyone I have ever known," she said. She noted that they both tried to out-silly each other, and when he started wearing his one sequined glove she asked, "'What's up with the glove? Sequins hurt my hands.'
"Michael always knew he could count on me to support him or be his date," she said. "We had a bond and maybe it was because we both understood what it was like to be in the spotlight from a very, very young age. I used to tease him and say, 'I started when I was 11 months old. You're a slacker. You were like 5?' Both of us needed to be adults very early, but when we were together, we were two little kids having fun.
"He was also referred to as the King, but the Michael I knew was more like the Little Prince."
She ended by reminding family and friends to "Smile though your heart is aching" -- and Jermaine Jackson took the stage next to sing that song.
They were followed Martin Luther King Jr.'s children, and Texas congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who called Michael Jackson "the good Samaritan."
Jackson Lee said she would introduce resolution 600 on the House of Representatives floor to recognize Michael Jackson as "an American icon and a world humanitarian."
Usher followed that with a teary rendition of Jackson's "Gone Too Soon." After, Jackson family members came to hug him on stage, and he went down to speak to Katherine Jackson.
A video of a very young Michael Jackson singing "Who's Lovin' You" then played, and afterward Smokey Robinson took the stage to speak again and began: "I wrote that song! I thought I sang that song!"
Robinson was followed by Shaheen Jafargholi 12-year-old Welsh-Iranian winner of "Britain's Got Talent," who sang the song one more time.
Kenny Ortega, one of Jackson's longtime tour managers then came on and introduced the "We Are the World" performance that the singer had been working on for his upcoming "This Is It" concerts in England.
Jackson's casket came all the way up on to the stage during the finale, which ended with an emotional rendition of "Heal the World," with all of the previous speakers and singers.
After the funeral the Jackson family went to the Beverly Wilshire to have lunch. It was unclear where the casket went.
So Michael Jackson's last show proved to be as big a public spectacle as promised, but it began Tuesday morning with a subdued private funeral for his family members only.
On Tuesday morning, California Highway Patrol and the LAPD first escorted members of the Jackson family to Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles for the private service just before 8 a.m. local time.
Amid the morning rush hours, officials completely shut down the 101 Freeway for the long procession of private cars and police vehicles from Jackson's parents' Encino home. The motorcade included five Rolls-Royces, three Cadillac Escalades and 10 identical black Range Rovers. They arrived just after 8:15 a.m. Pacific.
Despite being billed as family and friends only, dozens of people could be seen entering the cemetery's Hall of Liberty, a circular building that contains a 1,200 seat auditorium, led by Jackson's parents Joe and Katherine.
The cemetery is the final resting place for such stars as Bette Davis, Andy Gibb, Freddie Prinze, Liberace and recently deceased David Carradine and Ed McMahon.
Jackson's hearse left the cemetery at about 9:25 a.m. and arrived at Staples at about 10 a.m. L.A. time.
In contrast to the quiet private services, the public memorial at the downtown Staples Center, included a circus surrounding the show -- literally and figuratively -- as legal drama, screaming fans, star power, live worldwide broadcast, unsavory accusations and even a parade of Ringling Bros. elephants all co-mingled.
Outside the arena, video billboards showed a montage of pictures from Jackson's life, including those of the singer as a child, with celebrities such as Luciano Pavarotti and Marcel Marceau, and with members of his family.
Some fans were allowed past street barriers into the immediate area around the Center early Tuesday. Dozens of street vendors sold T-shirts, photos, buttons and other Jackson memorabilia.
More than 1.6 million people had registered for free tickets to Jackson's downtown memorial. A total of 8,750 people were chosen to receive two tickets each.
"I got the golden ticket!" one fan screamed out of his car window in a Willy Wonka moment as he drove out of the parking lot.
And the legal maneuvering that marked Jackson's extraordinary life also continued this with his mother losing a bid to control his enormous but tangled estate. And in one of the few reminders of Jackson's darkest hours, a New York congressman branded Jackson a "pervert" undeserving of so much attention.
British Airways reported a surge of bookings as soon as the memorial arrangements were announced. Virgin's trans-Atlantic flights to San Francisco, Las Vegas and Los Angeles were all packed with fans and VIPs, spokesman Paul Charles said.
About 50 theaters across the country, from Los Angeles to Topeka, Kan., to Washington, D.C., are broadcast the memorial live, for free.
Meanwhile, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey starts a run at Staples Center on Wednesday, a booking long planned in advance. In the pre-dawn hours before Jackson's memorial, the elephants started walking from the train station to the arena. They were set to arrive some five hours before the memorial.


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The New York Times reported that the AIDS Institute and the National Health Law Program filed a complaint this week with the US Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights against four health insurance companies for allegedly discriminating against people with HIV or AIDS in Florida. The complaint against CoventryOne, Cigna, Humana, and Preferred Medical Plan claims the insurance companies violated the new healthcare law by charging high prices for HIV medications, including generics, as well as restricting access to them.
"This practice has no rational reason other than to drive people with HIV and AIDS away from their plans," said Wayne Turner, a staff lawyer with the National Health Law Program.
Representatives for the foursome retort that their HIV drug plans meet requirements for coverage and are similar to other medical plans. Cigna said they offer other plans that include more comprehensive coverage; Humana stated that other chronic conditions, such as multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, are also on a high payment tier.
The complaint asserts that the insurance companies specifically discriminated against HIV as a disease since all drugs, whether they were inexpensive, generic medications or not, were placed on the highest tier cost to the consumer. "Other plans don't do this for HIV, and that's why we're proving that it's discrimination," said Carl Schmid, deputy executive director of the AIDS Institute.


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HARTFORD — For years, the barren stretch of Main Street just north of downtown Hartford was notable for a now-demolished decaying building that earned the nickname "butt-ugly."
But a decades-long drought of redevelopment north of I-84 could be coming to an end with the announcement last week that the city will finance and build a $60 million minor league stadium for the New Britain Rock Cats.
"It fits into our need to, in a sense, program the city so we have things happening almost every day of the year," said Thomas E. Deller, the city's director of development services. "We have the Atheneum. We have the Hartford Stage, the Bushnell and all the other sports groups. Now, we're starting to add sports venues. We have hockey, we have basketball, now we have baseball."
He adds: "This is all part of creating a vibrant city with things for people to do."
If approved by the city council Monday, the stadium would be the latest redevelopment project to join a host of others downtown:
— Hundreds of apartments under construction, the first to be ready later this year
— $35 million in renovations now underway at the XL Center arena.
— Leasing of space at the Front Street entertainment district, with its anchor, Infinity Hall & Bistro, now expected to open in August.
— Pending construction of a $115 million UConn campus on the former Hartford Times property on Prospect Street, a deal that was sealed just one day before the stadium announcement.
— State purchase of the vacant Connecticut River Plaza to consolidate state offices downtown.
For the stadium to succeed, it will be critical for it to be viewed as integral to the rest of the city, particularly neighboring downtown, Deller said.
"There is a whole list of things we can use this stadium for," Deller said. "What's incumbent on us is to work with the team so this not just 72 nights, but 172 nights. Or 272. We don't need to plan every day, every night, but we want energy there."
The city will have to surmount the challenge of making the stadium's neighborhood — now an unattractive jumble of parking lots and vacant land — inviting to pedestrians, especially since no parking is included in the construction plans.
As it stands now, fans and other pedestrians would have to park in the downtown area and then walk across bridges over I-84 to reach the 9,000-plus seat ballpark. Current routes, including along Main Street, are not attractive or inviting to pedestrians, long an impediment to development in the area of the city where the stadium will be built.
"It's got to be walkable, pedestrian-friendly, and there has to be retail along the major streets," Deller said.
Hartford and the location north of I-84 makes sense for a ballpark, simply because it is more central and has better access from all directions, said Donald J. Poland, senior vice president of urban planning at the commercial real estate service firm Goman + York in East Hartford.
"That said, from the perspective of government and economic development, I believe there are limits to sporting and entertainment venues as economic drivers," Poland said. "They draw very little new revenue into a region, mostly redistributing spending within the region."
Other Sites Considered
The stadium would be built on 5 acres at the intersection of Main and Trumbull streets. Plans call for it to open in time for the 2016 baseball season.
The site wasn't the first seriously considered by the city. As negotiations heated up, Deller said, the city focused heavily on a stretch of land on Market Street where Cirque du Soleil has pitched its tents for performances.
But Washington, D.C.-based Brailsford & Dunlavey, a consultant hired by the city, suggested that a site closer to downtown would be more advantageous. Parking could be shared with existing downtown garages and lots, and there could be economic spillover to restaurants and bars.
A couple of locations north of I-84 were considered, but 1214 Main was selected because the city owned most of the site, and there was the opportunity to buy two adjacent acres from Rensselaer Hartford Graduate Center Inc.
The sloping downhill terrain from Main to Windsor Street also would keep construction costs in check, Deller said. The stadium could be built into the side of the hill, rather than from level ground up, as would have been the case on Market Street, Deller said.
The announcement was cheered by many, but it also ruffled some, considering negotiations were carried out in secret over 17 months. It also raised questions about just how much of an economic ripple effect could be expected and whether the cash-strapped city could actually afford to tackle financing the stadium on its own.
Coleman B. Levy, the former co-owner of the Rock Cats, said the ballpark would be an attractive amenity, but the city still needs to figure out how it is going to repay the $60 million it has proposed borrowing. Even with annual lease payments and a cut of the naming rights revenue mentioned by the city, there will still be a sizable gap to close to ensure taxpayers don't end up footing some of the bill, he said.
"How are they going to satisfy that shortfall?" Levy, a Hartford lawyer, said. "We don't have a city that's prosperous."
The games would draw heavily on families with children — a segment of the population the city certainly wants to attract — but they typically do most of their spending inside the park and leave immediately after.
Deller acknowledged the point but countered that similar ballparks also host other events, including those sponsored by corporations. Some of those people, he said, might linger in the city afterward.
"The parking is two blocks away, so people walk back to where they parked and then we start to get some foot traffic," Deller said. "Then, 'Hey, maybe I'll buy a beer, maybe I'll grab a sandwich.' You start to get some vendors on the street, so it starts to create and different feel and flow."
Oz Griebel, president of the MetroHartford Alliance, said having a minor league team based in Hartford would certainly enhance the city's brand and the city's efforts to market itself.
But the economic boost, he said, would be far less than, say, UConn's establishing a campus in the city.
"I just want to be clear," Griebel said. "That's 2,500 people coming into downtown. Some of them renting new apartment units, helping to bring additional retail. The total number of people circulating will increase."
'DoNo' Game-Changer
The ballpark would be constructed in an area that the city had christened Downtown North, or "DoNo."
The area was severed from the rest of downtown in the late 1960s when I-84 cut a swath through the center of Hartford. The decay of the H.B. Davis Building, labeled "butt-ugly," was lingering evidence of how the divide contributed to the decline of the area, until the building was knocked down four years ago. In the 1970s, most of what is now DoNo was cleared for redevelopment that never took place, worsening the divide not only with downtown but the city's struggling North End.
In the past two decades, there have been flashy proposals for the area that never became reality, including a casino and an alternative location for an ill-fated stadium for the Patriots.
Hartford has been studying the Downtown North area since 2008 and bore down on those efforts last year. The resulting DoNo redevelopment plan seeks to stitch the downtown back together and reconnect with North End neighborhoods. The city hoped the construction of a $77 million public safety complex on the northwestern border of DoNo, opened last year, would begin to add stability.
The city's plans for DoNo emphasized housing, with the potential for hundreds of apartments with street-level retail. Last year, the city also proposed what is now the stadium site as a location for UConn's Hartford campus.
But the vision never included a sports venue. The city had adamantly opposed overtures by the Capital Region Development Authority to set aside land in Downtown North for a possible replacement for the XL Center in the future.
CRDA has a big stake in downtown redevelopment, having already directed $55 million in state funding for 690 apartments now under construction downtown and $35 million in renovations to the XL Center. CRDA executive director Michael W. Freimuth said the authority wasn't consulted in the ballpark negotiations.
Deller said the negotiations were confidential, and the owners of the Rock Cats didn't want to disclose them early on.
Last week, Deller said a new indoor arena would be too massive for Downtown North. And closing the existing XL Center in the future, rather than pursuing a potential expansion at its current site, would leave a gaping hole in the epicenter of downtown, Deller said.
By contrast, the ballpark has a smaller scale, Deller said.
"It's more discreet," Deller said. "We've designed this so the stadium is set back so we have commercial [space] in front on Main Street. The idea is to really think of the other type of commerce and other types of development that can happen there."
Supermarket At Risk?
Still, the ballpark would remove hundreds of apartments from the vision for Downtown North. And that worries the Hartford Community Loan Fund, which has worked for more than two years to secure support for a supermarket in DoNo. A supermarket is seen as critical for encouraging more people to live downtown and better serving the needs of the North End.
Rex Fowler, the loan fund's executive director, said the supermarket would now be situated across from the ballpark.
"This changes the whole feel of the project," Fowler said. "Now, you're taking away some of the housing that would have supported the supermarket. And is the supermarket appropriately placed across from an entertainment venue? Would traffic on game day discourage shoppers?"
Fowler said he is checking back with the supermarket operator, whom he hasn't named publicly, the developer and the sources of financing to gauge their response.
Poland, the urban planner, said the prospects for further commercial development spurred by the stadium is uncertain.
"I am not confident the ballpark will generate enough demand in the Downtown North area for additional commercial development — specifically restaurants and bars — as amenities to the ballpark and area."
That could be a benefit to existing businesses downtown which will capture "limited spillover spending," Poland said.
"But," Poland said, "it also could be bad if the ballpark sits out there on its own."


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App Review: Jailbreaker by Triniti Interactive Limited
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July 30, 2010
Filed under Daily App Reviews, Games, iPhone Apps
Jailbreaker, no we are not talking about jailbreaking your device here, but one of the most popular apps on the itunes market. Jailbreaker is about a stick-man breaking out of jail and having to go through several objects to escape from the police. It is pretty basic, jump, run, and slide.
You start off pretty easy and it gets faster and harder throughout the game. The score is done by meters ran. You can get cut in half by a skill-saw,and smashed by a wooden crate. The game is very competitive if you have someone playing to see who can go the longest. You can get this game for free single or you can download in the 35-in-one Gamebox for .99. The game box contains 35 games all for the price of 1$ great deal. The game as good graphics and a decent sound effect.
Overall Score- 7/10
What I liked: Very competitive, never ending
What I didn't like: Few glitches,crashed once.


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Kathleen Amaya and Raffaele Centofanti's Rose to Gold held off the determined run of fellow Calder shipper Touch Magic to take Saturday's Grade 3, $500,000 Delta Downs Princess by a half-length under jockey Paco Lopez. The Friends Lake juvenile miss was sent off the 5-2 second choice and paid $7.60, $5.60 and $4.60 while finishing the two-turn, fast-track mile in 1:39 1/5.
Rose to Gold settled down on the rail before Lopez angled her out as Unhedged and Salamera began dueling on the front end nearing the first turn. The filly quickly moved up to be third while racing between horses on the backstretch as the leaders set splits of :23 2/5, :48 4/5 and 1:13 4/5.
Unhedged and Salamera began fading rounding the final turn but Rose to Gold took off while three wide. The chestnut miss dug in during the short stretch run and gutted out the decision over a tenacious Touch Magic.
Sittin at the Bar got the best of Madame Cactus by 2 1/2 lengths to take third after finishing second to that rival in the My Trusty Cat, the local prep for the Delta Downs Princess, on October 19. Grade 2-placed stakes winner Salamera was a neck farther back while Unhedged, Floral Sky, Cayllano and Cloudy in Sandiego completed the order of finish.
Rose to Gold captured her initial two races by a total 26 1/2 lengths while competing against stakes company in the Lindsay Frolic and Brave Raj at Calder. Trainer Sal Santoro shipped her to Keeneland for her next start in the Grade 1 Alcibiades, but the chestnut filly showed a clear dislike for the synthetic Polytrack when finishing 12th in that contest.
Returning to a conventional dirt surface in the Delta Downs Princess, Rose to Gold got back on the winning track while running her career record to 4-3-0-0, $372,889.
Bred in Kentucky by Joe Sr., Joe Jr., John and Karen Mulholland, Rose to Gold was a bargain when selling for only $1,400 as a Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed yearling then RNAing at $10,000 last August as an OBS yearling.
She is out of the unraced Tabasco Cat mare Saucy, who counts as a full brother multiple Grade 2-placed winner Sun Cat. Rose to Gold's fourth dam is Group 3 queen El Mina, whose descendants include Group 1 star Caitano, Group 2 hero Utmost Respect and Group 3 scorers El Fabulous, Steppe Dancer, St Mawes and Artic Envoy.


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The "Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electronic equipment" became effective in 2006, was recast in 2011 (2011/65/EU, ROHS 2), and amended in 2015 (EU 2015/863, ROHS 3). The directive prohibits the sale throughout EU territory of electrical appliances that contain lead, cadmium, chromium VI, mercury, selected brominated flame retardants, or phthalates in amounts higher than predefined thresholds . Electronics manufacturers have to be able to produce evidence that their devices are RoHS-compliant. The following limits of substance content apply:
|Lead (Pb)
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|Mercury (Hg)
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|1000 ppm
|Cadmium (Cd)
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|Chromium VI (Cr VI)
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|1000 ppm
|0.1% by weight
|1000 mg/kg
|1000 ppm
|01% by weight
|1000 mg/kg
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These values apply to every material, including raw material, specified in a piece of equipment, e.g. each solder and each component.
SCHURTER is demonstrating a continued commitment to safe working and environmental responsibility. We ensure that energy sources and materials are handled both economically and sensibly. For more information please see SCHURTER's Sustainability Report
When developing components it is important to lessen the environmental impact of potential pollutants and at the same time meet customers' increasing demands for environmentally compatible products.
SCHURTER established a project team as early as 1999 with the goal to achieve the lead-free and RoHS-compliant solutions at the earliest possible opportunity. The emphasis was on lead from the very beginning, since SCHURTER components barely consist of other materials affected by the RoHS Directive. Working alongside customers and suppliers we sought and evaluated alternatives to materials and techniques that used lead. Since 2006, we supply tin and copper alloys that have proved their compliance in our tests.
The lead-free components have been exhaustively tested and meet both SCHURTER's technical requirements and its high quality standards.
In January 2005, we have successfully introduced a whole range of lead-free products into the market and in 2006, we completely switched our product lines to lead free.
Thanks to our many years of process experience and longstanding international partnerships, we are able to ensure the reliability of our components in respect of their solderability in accordance with the required IEC 60068-2-20 standard. We continuously improve cost-effective lead-free production techniques that secure SCHURTER's high product quality.
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1) A lead content of up to 4% by weight (= 40'000 ppm) is allowed for alloys of copper. This means that all brass parts may contain a limited amount of lead. Example: although switch T11 contains some parts containing 2% lead, T11 is RoHS-compliant because the lead is contained in a CuZn alloy
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Product overview lists, which will report the fulfillment for use the use of hazardous substances according ROHS requirements. (Abbreviation for Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances).
More and more often customers want to know what is in a component. SCHURTER has therefore adopted the Umbrella Specifications initiative of the German Electrical & Electronic Manufacturers' Association (ZVEI – Zentralverband der deutschen Elektronikindustrie) and is providing Product Content Sheets.
A Product Content Sheet is established for each product type, giving details of the materials contained in the component. It confirms that the product complies with all of the EU's current material regulations und material restrictions. To achieve this SCHURTER makes use of the materials list SVHC of EU directive REACH, which is also relevant for the electronics industry.
In addition, the Product Content Sheets declare whether a component is already CHINA-RoHS resp. RoHS 2011/65/EU-compliant.
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After Coming Off Of TJ Surgery – Carl Crawford Looks To Help The LA Dodgers in 2013
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Monday, January.21/2013
By Aaron Roberts (Dodgers Correspondent): Follow @Bertsball
Allow me to pose a scenario for you to pensively ponder. I shoot a basketball 9 times. The first 6 of my 9 shots are swishes. The next 2 aren't as pretty but still go in the basket. My last shot I miss. Overall, I succeeded in making 8 of the 9 shots which means I have an 89% success rate. Now let me ask you this; would you bet on me to make a 10th shot?
This in a nutshell is Carl Crawford's career. A 4-time All-Star, he has also consistently been amongst the top producing outfielders in all of baseball for the last decade. Barring his rookie season, His first 5 Major League campaigns were incredible – with him routinely posting over a .300 average and 50 steals – while still belting 10-15 HRs. That combination of speed and power is a rare mix that Crawford displayed with ease. He fared very well for his RBI totals when you take into account he has mostly been a Lead-off and #2 batter for his time in the Majors. He faltered slightly in his 6th season with a .273 Average, 8 HRs and only 25 SB, yet still scored 69 Runs in just 109 Games Played during the 2008 season. Not terrible numbers by any means but not Carl Crawford like production. The following 2 seasons, he regained form and astounded many by posting some of his best numbers yet – even placing 7th in the MVP voting of the 2010 season.
Then came the dark days. Then came Boston.
Carl Crawford – The ALL-Star!
Maybe it was adjusting to a new city or a new ballpark. Maybe he wasn't mentally prepared for the vigorous rigors and pressure of the Boston fans and media. Maybe he finally became self-conscience of being called "Craw-Daddy." Whatever the case was, Carl Crawford had the worst season in his career. I won't go into detail about the numbers or the mistakes, just that it was hard to watch and was capped off by him committing a huge error in a crucial end-of-the-season game that knocked The Red Sox out of the playoffs. It was bad news in bean town.
In the offseason, Crawford underwent surgery and didn't come back until midway through the 2012 season. Now here's where things get interesting. Expectations were at an all-time low and Crawford was not a very well liked player in Boston. A month after Crawford came back, he had to have season ending Tommy John surgery. Crawford stock hit rock bottom and Boston fans nearly drove him out with torches and pitch-forks. You know what the interesting part was though? That single month that he returned, he began to be Carl Crawford again. He was hitting.
He only played in 31 games and logged 117 At-Bats – but we can do some pretty surprising things with those numbers. His season At-Bat Average over his career is 652. Taking his 2012 numbers and extrapolating them to a 652 At-Bat season, we get a vastly different picture of Carl Crawford.
If he had played the entire 2012 season based on his 31 Game Projections, he would have batted to a .282 Average with 17 HRs and 28 SB. He was also on to rack in 106 RBI. Now admittedly the Stolen Bases are a little low and the RBI total is a little high, but those numbers align almost perfectly with what is expected out of Carl Crawford.
Now Crawford is a Dodger. He's coming off of two major surgeries, is in a new ballpark, in a new league and his age has become a factor. That might be cause for concern to some people but Dodger fans have taken a cautiously optimistic approach with him while the rest of the Baseball world things he's a complete bust. I couldn't be happier.
So let me ask you again. Would you bet on Carl Crawford to have a successful 2013 season for the Los Angeles Dodgers? I would. I'd put every dollar in my bank account on Carl Crawford to be the All-Star caliber player that he has been throughout his career. Why?
Because there's an 89% chance that I'm going to win.
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Bill james once did a study of hitters who took a year off. They seldom came back to their previous skill level.


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As is our practice on Wednesday we will now sing O Canada, and we will be led by the hon. member for Timmins—James Bay.
[Members sang the national anthem]
House of Commons Hansard #12 of the 38th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was langley.
2 p.m.
The Speaker
As is our practice on Wednesday we will now sing O Canada, and we will be led by the hon. member for Timmins—James Bay.
[Members sang the national anthem]
Workplace FatalitiesStatements By Members
2 p.m.
Roger Gallaway Liberal Sarnia—Lambton, ON
Mr. Speaker, every day two Canadians go to work never to return. They are the statistics of workplace fatalities in Canada.
Reducing worker fatalities to a statistic is to forget the human face of people who drive trucks, work on construction sites and in the factories of this country. These are often the people who know the physical and human toll of labour and the dignity of work.
For 20 years now labour groups such as the Teamsters have observed a day of mourning on April 28 for those who have died on the job. Members of the House will soon be able to support the legislative initiative of the member for Sackville--Eastern Shore when we in this chamber are asked to enact a bill requiring the lowering of flags on all federal buildings annually on April 28 in commemoration of workers killed on the job.
Ulysses Grant once quipped, "Labour disgraces no man; unfortunately you occasionally find men disgrace labour."
The bill would allow us, the members of the House, not to disgrace but to honour those who labour and who sadly are reduced to statistical anonymity.
EdmontonStatements By Members
2 p.m.
Peter Goldring Conservative Edmonton East, AB
Mr. Speaker, democracy was exemplified in the arena of election culminating on Monday, October 18 in Edmonton. Ballots were tallied, soon making clear the citizens' choice was for change.
The new mayor of Edmonton is Stephen Mandel, considered to be fiscally responsive, with a keen social conscience for the less fortunate and homeless. Former Mayor Bill Smith who has served Edmonton honourably for three terms failed to elicit sufficient electoral support to continue.
New to council are Linda Sloan in Ward 1, Kim Krushell in Ward 2 and Mike Nickel in Ward 5. They join with nine returning councillors to effect the will of Edmontonians.
Democracy is at work in Edmonton. I extend congratulations to Mayor Mandel and to all new and returning city councillors. Edmontonians are looking forward to enhanced dialogue and improved cooperation among their federal, provincial and municipal governments.
Housing AwardsStatements By Members
2 p.m.
Maria Minna Liberal Beaches—East York, ON
Mr. Speaker, I am proud to announce today that two of this year's housing award winners, Habitat for Humanity Toronto's "Volk Way" and Frontiers Foundation's "Project Amik" affordable housing in east Toronto, are from my riding of Beaches--East York.
The housing award was established by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation eight years ago. This year's theme focused on best practices in affordable housing.
Project Amik is a terrific place with 75 units on a rent geared to income basis. Half of the units are rented to Canadian aboriginal people and 14 are dedicated for rental to people with physical disabilities. The Volk Way house saw 61 men, women and children move into 14 new homes where there was once a single bungalow.
The need for safe, affordable shelter is the foundation on which our communities are built. I have always supported affordable housing initiatives and am proud that our government was able to be involved in one of these projects. We have committed to doing more and I look forward to the opportunity to make more announcements like this one as we expand and enhance the affordable housing initiative.
It is an honour to represent organizations that are helping to provide better living conditions for all in need. I ask--
Housing AwardsStatements By Members
2 p.m.
The Speaker
The hon. member for Lévis--Bellechasse.
Lévis-Lauzon CEGEPStatements By Members
2 p.m.
Réal Lapierre Bloc Lévis—Bellechasse, QC
Mr. Speaker, I wish to congratulate the Lévis-Lauzon CEGEP on its recognition by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council's College and Community Innovation Pilot Program.
Theirs was the only Quebec project selected. They were one of 6 award recipients from among the 31 applications submitted Canada wide.
This project will assist in further developing the biotechnology expertise of TransBio Tech, the CEGEP's technology transfer centre, and will benefit businesses in the region's agri-food, biomedical and forestry sectors as well.
This is excellent news for the Chaudière-Appalaches region and proof of the dynamism of the Lévis-Lauzon CEGEP, its staff and its partners.
Miss World CanadaStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Nancy Karetak-Lindell Liberal Nunavut, NU
Mr. Speaker, first, I would like to thank the people of Nunavut for their confidence in me and for the opportunity to represent them for the third time.
I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate my constituent, Ashley Paniyuk-Dean of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, who recently made history as the first Inuk and the first Nunavut contestant for the Miss World Canada pageant, which took place in Toronto on September 9, 2004.
A graduate of the Nunavut Sivuniksavut program, Ashley is a young entrepreneur and now attends the teacher training program at Nunavut Arctic College in Iqaluit.
Ashley finished in the top 12 in the Miss World Canada pageant and was voted Miss Heart and Soul, winning the most votes ever in this category. The Miss Heart and Soul award is all the more precious as the winner is voted for by her fellow contestants. Congratulations to Ashley.
Ottawa Talent InitiativeStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Gordon O'Connor Conservative Carleton—Lanark, ON
Mr. Speaker, today I want to recognize the Ottawa Talent Initiative Action Centre in Kanata. This grassroots organization was started by unemployed high tech workers. OTI's mandate is to create a support network to assist the thousands of unemployed and underemployed high tech professionals in our area.
OTI is working with all levels of government to identify training, funding and support programs designed specifically for tech workers. One area which OTI has identified is the lack of programs to assist small start-up companies with product commercialization. Many laid off workers are trying to start their own businesses. They need assistance to identify viable products and bring them to market. Government expertise could help with this task.
Technology workers are essential contributors to economic growth and we want to keep them here. I applaud OTI for its work and ask all parties in the House to support efforts to return high tech workers to sustainable employment.
Aboriginal AffairsStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Anita Neville Liberal Winnipeg South Centre, MB
Mr. Speaker, just over two years ago I attended the groundbreaking ceremony at Norway House for a new school.
Just over two weeks ago, on September 22, I returned to attend the opening of the Helen Betty Osborne Ininew Education Resource Centre. This state of the art school houses almost 1,300 students from nursery school age to the senior 4 level. The school has the latest in technology and equipment and will ensure that the students will have the very best educational experience. It also houses a health office and a dental clinic.
It is most appropriately named after the late Helen Betty Osborne, a young aboriginal woman from Norway House whose dream to be a teacher was tragically ended.
I congratulate the chief and band council of the Norway House Cree Nation and all those associated with the planning, funding and construction of this most wonderful school.
Joyeux retraités de LongueuilStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Caroline St-Hilaire Bloc Longueuil, QC
Mr. Speaker, this year a Longueuil seniors' organization, Les Joyeux retraités de Longueuil, turns 25 years old.
The group has organized numerous activities to celebrate their silver jubilee. This past Sunday, I had the pleasure of attending one of these events, a musical evening featuring the group Nos voix, nos visages and singer Michel Louvain.
This organization provides its 1,700 members aged 50 and up with opportunities to socialize through numerous activities, among them volunteering in the organization of major sports activities in the area and visiting homes for the aged with their choir in order to brighten the residents' day.
Since my election in 1997, I have had the opportunity to meet a number of the Joyeux retraités and to attend their activities regularly. I have seen their commitment to and their generosity toward the population of Longueuil, and I can tell you that their motto "Still young at heart" suits them to a T.
Today I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for all the joy they have brought to people over the past 25 years and wish them many more years of doing so.
Youth VotersStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Helena Guergis Conservative Simcoe—Grey, ON
Mr. Speaker, there is a general opinion that young people do not vote because they are apathetic. I am of the opinion that most young people do care, and are choosing not to vote because the current system is not connected with them and is failing to represent their views. After all, they vote for their favourite contestant on Canadian Idol , but they do not vote to pick a prime minister.
Perhaps if they knew what a prime minister does, what Parliament does and how government connects and works with people throughout the community, they would see how they fit into the picture.
High school students in my riding of Simcoe—Grey have the opportunity of experiencing what it is like to be a member of Parliament. Students will volunteer in my office as student MPs. The goal is to encourage youth to become involved in politics and to provide an opportunity for students to understand the job of a member of Parliament.
Participation will work toward the community service hours students are required to do.
I am pleased to announce the name of Simcoe--Grey's first student MP. Her name is Sherry Cailes. She attends CCI in Collingwood. Sherry is a bright young lady who recently attended the World Affairs Seminar in Whitewater, Wisconsin. I look forward to working with her.
Canadian Library WeekStatements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Sarmite Bulte Liberal Parkdale—High Park, ON
Mr. Speaker, I would like to inform the House that from October 17 to October 25 the Canadian Library Association will be celebrating Canadian Library Week.
Each province will celebrate this week in their own unique way. Libraries will be holding all manner of events to raise the awareness of the services available at one's local library.
Local libraries contribute to a higher quality of life in our communities through their promotion of literacy and in providing greater access to information for all Canadians. There are six public libraries in my riding, including the historic Swansea Public Library which was a gift to the community in commemoration of the veterans of World War I. Another library in my riding, the Parkdale Library, also houses a community information centre. This library also serves as a venue for many community events.
I would like to thank the libraries for the important role they play in our communities and in all our cities. I wish them every success with this year's Canadian Library Week.
Veterans AffairsStatements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Deepak Obhrai Conservative Calgary East, AB
Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure and an honour to rise today in the House to pay tribute to more than 1,600 Albertans who served as air servicemen and women during the second world war.
Canada played a pivotal role during the war, using Canadian air bases to train 131,000 airmen and women from around the world.
On September 3 a 19 foot high statue of a uniformed airman was unveiled at McDougall Centre in Calgary. It is a fitting tribute to those who fearlessly gave their lives in the defence of this country.
I want to thank the former MP, Mr. Art Smith, a Calgary businessman, who was the driving force behind the establishment of this monument. His efforts to honour the memory of those who gave their lives and the families and relatives of those lost during World War II is a testimony to his devotion to public service. Calgarians and all Albertans say thanks to Art.
Navy Appreciation DayStatements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Keith Martin Liberal Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, BC
Mr. Speaker, allow me to rise to pay tribute to our navy, both uniformed and civilian personnel, on this Navy Appreciation Day.
Brave and reliable, our navy personnel react quickly and decisively to our needs, both at home and abroad. They performed superbly during the first gulf war, were quick to respond to the attacks of September 11 and have performed magnificently in the war against terrorism.
In addition, they have the best shipboarding teams in the world. When disaster strikes, our navy plays an essential role in multinational operations and also in providing humanitarian assistance.
May I send a big thanks from Parliament to our navy personnel and their families. They deserve our recognition and profound gratitude for the work they have done and continue to do to make our world a safer place for all.
Co-op WeekStatements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Nicole Demers Bloc Laval, QC
Mr. Speaker, the 79,000 employees, 25,000 leaders and 7.5 million members of co-ops and mutual associations in Quebec are celebrating co-op week.
In Quebec, there are some 3,200 of these businesses, generating $19 billion in sales. The cooperative movement is a driving force in Quebec and an important ally in its economic and social development.
Also, 75% of jobs in non-financial cooperatives are in the regions. Cooperatives have a survival rate twice that of other businesses. The cooperative system never ceases to amaze with its capacity to adjust to the changing needs of the populations it serves. In the current context of demographic development and globalization, this system represents a sustainable solution.
Long live the cooperative movement, particularly the Coopérative de soutien à domicile de Laval and the Coopérative de développement régional Montréal-Laval.
Sponsorship ProgramStatements By Members
October 20th, 2004 / 2:15 p.m.
David Anderson Conservative Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK
Mr. Speaker,
In '95 during the fallWhen the PQ cast a pall,
The PMO said, "Stand Tall!We'll go to the wall--There'll be money for all! You don't have to crawl--Just give us a call".
And so, Mr. Speaker, some had a ballCollecting cash, what a haul!
And so it went well...all in allUntil it hit the fan (or the wall).
Word got out. "We have to stall!Hide the stuff, no one will fall".
"I'm mad as hell!" we heard in the hall."I knew nothing at all.And what I do, I can't recall!"
Now it turns out he's had a ball.A million dollars--that's quite a haul!Well, old fundraisers, we helped them all.
But the question remains--and please don't stall--who really made the call?Was it Paul?
Tommy DouglasStatements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Jack Layton NDP Toronto—Danforth, ON
Mr. Speaker, on October 20, 1904, Tommy Douglas entered the world and set about changing it.
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Tommy Douglas, and I am honoured to salute his memory.
As the first premier in our party's history, he brought public medicare to the people of Saskatchewan. As the first leader of the NDP and an MP in the House, he helped expand that victory to all Canadians in a minority Parliament that worked.
Tommy Douglas modernized Saskatchewan with roads, water, telecommunications and electricity. He humanized Canada with his passion and ideas.
Fourteen years before John Diefenbaker, Tommy Douglas passed a bill of rights.
His commitment to these rights led him to take a stand against the War Measures Act, a brave step that inspired me to join this party.
A smiling bust of him sits in my office, reminding me that this place can make life better for people.
On behalf of a grateful nation, we remain awed by Tommy's courage and touched by his compassion. Let us be guided by his words, "Courage, my friends, 'tis never too late to make a better world".
Sponsorship ProgramOral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Calgary Southwest Alberta
Stephen Harper ConservativeLeader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has been asked 585 questions on the sponsorship scandal this year. He has maintained he knew nothing, he saw nothing and he did nothing, except that we now know his office placed calls to secure sponsorship money for his fundraiser, money that funnelled through Groupe Everest.
When did the Prime Minister learn that his office had made these calls?
Sponsorship ProgramOral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
LaSalle—Émard Québec
Paul Martin LiberalPrime Minister
Mr. Speaker, as has been explained in the House, Mr. Justice Gomery is dealing with this issue, and the commission certainly will deal with it.
What the Gomery commission cannot deal with is the evolving position of the Leader of the Opposition on Belgium. Let me just simply say this. First he wants to cohabit with the Bloc. Then he wants to cohabit with Mario Dumont. Now we learn that he wants to do it with the both of them in a bed and breakfast in Brussels.
Sponsorship ProgramOral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Calgary Southwest Alberta
Stephen Harper ConservativeLeader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, Judge Gomery, unless the Prime Minister is planning to give up his seat, cannot come here and answer for the Prime Minister's behaviour on the floor of the House.
The Prime Minister said that he was out of the loop on the sponsorship scandal, but apparently his staff were in the loop. They knew exactly whom to contact to get money for his Liberal fundraiser friends.
When did the Prime Minister know his office was placing calls to Alfonso Gagliano to get sponsorship money?
Sponsorship ProgramOral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Kings—Hants Nova Scotia
Scott Brison LiberalMinister of Public Works and Government Services
Mr. Speaker, I have reminded the hon. members opposite not to prejudge Gomery by commenting on day to day testimony for a very important reason. That is to respect the independence of a judicial inquiry. However, there is another reason why it is important. That is to save them from themselves and to prevent them from making the grievous errors that their leader did yesterday when he made false allegations on the floor of the House of Commons. That is the risk he is taking and they are taking when they comment on day to day testimony without the full report.
Sponsorship ProgramOral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Calgary Southwest Alberta
Stephen Harper ConservativeLeader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, apparently these questions finally got the government to answer outside the House of Commons. If the government is prepared to tell us who made the calls, I want to find out when the Prime Minister learned. I will ask again in French if it will help.
We now know when the office of the Prime Minister placed calls to Alfonso Gagliano to get sponsorship money for his fundraiser friend and who placed these calls.
Now, when did the Prime Minister know these calls were being placed from his office?
Sponsorship ProgramOral Question Period
2:20 p.m.
LaSalle—Émard Québec
Paul Martin LiberalPrime Minister
Mr. Speaker, all the answers will be in the report of the Gomery commission, and the Leader of the Opposition knows it.
What we want to know is who is advising the Leader of the Opposition on constitutional matters, Tintin and Snowy?
Sponsorship ProgramOral Question Period
2:20 p.m.
Peter MacKay Conservative Central Nova, NS
Mr. Speaker, obviously the Prime Minister was not looking in the mirror when he said last spring, "anyone who knows anything...should come forward and not wait to be compelled to do so". In a case of do as I say, not as I do, the Prime Minister refused to follow his own advice. Now we know his staff routinely made calls looking for sponsorship money and hid this information from a parliamentary committee.
When did the Prime Minister know that calls were made and why did it take a judicial inquiry for Canadians to find out that the Prime Minister's staff and his invisible hand were guiding the sponsorship program?
Sponsorship ProgramOral Question Period
2:20 p.m.
Kings—Hants Nova Scotia
Scott Brison LiberalMinister of Public Works and Government Services
Mr. Speaker, two days ago the deputy leader of the Conservative Party said that Francis Fox was on the board of Internationaux du Sports de Montréal. He was wrong. Yesterday the leader of the Conservative Party said that the Prime Minister personally made calls. He was wrong.
That right-wing party seems to be wrong a lot of the time. I would urge the Conservative Party to fire its research staff and to support the work of Justice Gomery. That would be the right thing to do.