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ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR -- (Marketwired) -- 06/20/14 -- The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, will deliver an opening keynote address at the Newfoundland & Labrador Oil & Gas Industries Association (Noia) Conference 2014.
Media are advised to arrive 15 minutes before the address is scheduled to begin.
Location: St. John's Convention Centre 101 New Gower St. St. John's, NFL Date and Friday, June 20, 2014 Time: 8:30 a.m. NDT
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Get an overview of this hotel3-star Mumbai hotel in Mumbai Central Suburbs, near Powai Lake
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Located in Mumbai Central Suburbs, this hotel is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Nehru Centre and 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Powai Lake. Hakone and Phoenix Market City Mall are also within 3 mi (5 km).
Hotel Features
Along with a restaurant, this hotel has a coffee shop/café and a conference center. Free buffet breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Additionally, coffee/tea in a common area, 24-hour room service, and concierge services are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 64 soundproofed rooms feature free WiFi and 24-hour room service. For a bit of entertainment, flat-screen TVs come with cable channels, and guests will also find deep soaking tubs and free newspapers.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Hotel Amenities
The hotel offers a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. 2 meeting rooms are available. This business-friendly hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and coffee/tea in a common area. Concierge services and limo/town car service can be provided.
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 64
- Number of floors - 7
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Coffee shop or café
- Free breakfast
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Multilingual staff
- Restaurant
- Year Built 2003
- Conference center
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Soundproofed rooms
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Free newspaper
- Ceiling fan
- Soundproofed rooms
- Access via exterior corridors
- Phone
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer (on request)
- Deep soaking bathtub
- In-room safe
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Desk
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Cable TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Room service (24 hours)
- Individually furnished
- Individually decorated
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
Where to Eat
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10 AM.
Cafe Aqua - Onsite coffee shop. Open 24 hours.
24-hour room service is available.
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at noon
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time ends at noon
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children stay free when using existing bedding. Children may not be eligible for complimentary breakfast.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
- No pets or service animals allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No pets or service animals allowed
Hotel Name
- Savoy Suites Hotel Mumbai
- Savoy Suites Mumbai
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Couples wishing to share a room must provide proof of marriage. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.

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UC Hastings Visiting Foreign Scholar Program is an opportunity for foreign legal scholars, practitioners and members of the judiciary to spend up to one full academic year at the law school working on an independent legal research project. In the past, visiting scholars have worked on research ranging from comparative studies of corporate taxation and criminal procedure to international trade law and international human rights law. In addition to providing access to the extensive UC Hastings library collection, visiting scholars have the opportunity to meet with faculty members working in their field.
The UC Hastings program is a designated U.S. Department of State Exchange Visitor Program created pursuant to the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (Pub. L. 87-256, 75 Stat. 527), more commonly known as the Fulbright-Hayes Act. The purpose of the Act is to foster mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries by means of education and cultural exchanges. As participants in the program, visiting scholars are encouraged to contribute their talents to help UC Hastings achieve increased internationalization. Typical contributions range from giving presentations on their research topic and helping facilitate colloquia that explore global legal issues, to mentoring students, assisting in LL.M. student recruitment and/or assisting with international organizations, events and/or programs on campus.
All Visiting Foreign Scholars are considered research scholars and are expected to conduct their proposed legal research at the UC Hastings campus. Any exceptions must be approved by the faculty committee in advance.
In order to apply, please submit the following in English to email@example.com:
The deadline for submitting complete applications for proposed research period starting in Fall 2016 is May 2, 2016.
The deadline for submitting complete applications for proposed research period starting in Spring 2017 is October 3, 2016.
The law school fee for UC Hastings Visiting Foreign Scholars is U.S. $5,000* per semester or U.S. $8,000* per academic year. The fee covers access to our Law Library, wireless internet, research databases, and administrative and programming costs during a scholar's stay.
UC Hastings Visiting Foreign Scholars are encouraged to attend a variety of social events, faculty colloquia, symposia, and conferences offered at UC Hastings.
If a Visiting Foreign Scholar wishes to audit a class or two at UC Hastings during his/her research period, there will be an additional fee. Please be aware that some classes may not be open to auditors and a written permission from his/her faculty mentor at UC Hastings as well as Associate Dean for Global Programs is required.
Due to the space restrictions, UC Hastings is unable to provide office space or assigned library carrels to our Visiting Foreign Scholars. Visiting Foreign Scholars are welcome to research and write in our library as well as other study areas of the College.
Fee Waivers. While there is no financial aid available for Visiting Foreign Scholars, applicants under certain circumstances part of the fees may be waived.
*Subject to change without advance notice.
Due to the extremely limited number of units available, UC Hastings Visiting Foreign Scholars are not eligible to apply for our on-campus housing.
Finding housing in San Francisco Bay Area is very challenging. It can take several weeks to several months to find suitable housing. Therefore, Visiting Foreign Scholars are strongly encouraged to start searching for suitable housing prior to their arrival in San Francisco. Please note that local hotel accommodations are expensive thus not conducive to long-term stay.
Visiting Foreign Scholars are responsible for securing their own housing throughout their research period.
UC Hastings does not offer any special discount plans for public transportation or parking facilities around UC Hastings. Foreign Visiting Scholars are responsible for arranging and paying for the cost of transportation from / to the airport and public transportation throughout their stay.
The U.S. Department of State and J-1 visa regulations require all J-1 Exchange Visitors and accompanying dependents to be covered by health and accidental insurance that meets or exceeds the minimum requirements throughout their stay.
The health and accidental insurance must meet or exceed following requirements:
In addition, the health and accidental insurance policy must be underwritten by an insurance company with one of the ratings listed below:
OR by an insurance company that is backed by the full faith and credit of the Exchange Visitor's government.
The minimum requirements set by UC Hastings to cover the cost of living are as follows: U.S. $2,000 per month for a Visiting Foreign Scholar; U.S. $1,000 per month for a spouse; $500 per month per child. Visiting Foreign Scholars are required to provide proof of source funding that meets or exceeds these amounts in order to receive documents to apply for a J visa.


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In an era of resource constraints, how can a nation support the long-term success of its economy and the well-being of its citizens, while living within ecological limits? How will leaders react to the fact that their nation, which is in ecological deficit (occurring when the Footprint of a population exceeds the biocapacity of the area available to that population), relies upon other nations that not only are also in ecological deficit themselves but that are also dependent upon other nations that are in ecological overshoot?
These are just two questions that emerge when one examines the combined findings of recent reports on the Ecological Footprint of three Asian nations—Japan, China and the Philippines. All three nations are in ecological deficit (like most others—83 percent of humanity now lives in countries where the demand on nature's services exceeds what local ecosystems can provide).
In November, Global Footprint Network released "A Measure for Resilience: 2012 Report on the Ecological Footprint of the Philippines," in collaboration with the Climate Change Commission of the Philippines and the French Agency for Development. It is the first such report for a Southeast Asian nation.
Global Footprint Network's Asia Regional Director Pati Poblete and Vice President of Operations Geoff Trotter (both far right) presented the first Footprint study of a Southeast Asian nation with (from left) Elisea Gozum, the Philippines Presidential Adviser on Climate Change; Agence Francaise de Development Country Director Lucle Cabellec; France Ambassador to Philippines Gilles Garachon; Miss Earth 2011 Olga Alava; Climate Change Commission Vice Chairman Mary Ann L. Sering; and Climate Change Commissioner Naderev M. Sano. The launch took place at Malacanang Palace, the official residence of the President of the Philippines.(PNA photo Marvie A.Lloren)
The Philippines entered into ecological deficit by the 1960s, and the gap between demand and local biocapacity has been widening over time. In 2008 (the most recent year data is available), Philippine residents' demand on nature was twice the country's own capacity to provide biological resources and absorb its carbon emissions.
The report's findings were presented before the Climate Change Commission, a cabinet-level stakeholder group within the Philippine national government, headed by the Office of the President and various ministries. The Commission enthusiastically and anonymously moved to adopt the findings of the report, which will be disseminated to other government agencies.
Shortly after the report launch, Climate Change Commissioner Naderev Saño represented the Philippines in Doha, Qatar, during the COP 18 climate negotiations. His impassioned plea for nations to act boldly went viral on YouTube. At the same time, his country was being hammered by Bopha/Pablo, a Category 5 super typhoon, making tens of thousands of his fellow citizens homeless and taking over a thousand lives.
"I appeal to all, please, no more delays, no more excuses. Please, let Doha be remembered as the place where we found the political will to turn things around…I ask of all of us here, if not us, then who? If not now, then when? If not here, then where?" Saño said in his speech.
Mr. Saño has been a strong advocate for implementing the Ecological Footprint, understanding that it is in nations' own interests to live within ecological limits, regardless of whether global actors take coordinated efforts.
How are the trends identified in these reports to be continued into the future, especially when combined with a growing population? There are three ways nations can run an ecological deficit: 1)by overharvesting local, domestic resources, 2)by depending on the imported biocapacity of other nations, and 3)by using the global commons for sequestering its carbon emissions.
But what does this mean if more and more nations are doing the same thing? At the very least, it means that carbon is accumulating in the atmosphere at an alarming rate and that local ecosystems are being degraded. For example, the Philippines is experiencing deforestation, declining fish stocks, and moderately to severely eroded agriculture land (according to the Philippines' Department of Agriculture).
It can also mean that nations are putting themselves as risk as they become overly reliant on external trade partners to provide basic commodities.
For example, Japan is highly dependent on biocapacity from other nations to support its population's needs (over a third of its total resource demand). Our 2012 Japan Ecological Footprint Report, released with WWF Japan in December, reveals that the top three nations from which Japan imports food (China, the United States and Australia) are also in ecological deficit, putting Japan at risk to food price shocks or supply disruptions. Nearly 20 percent of Japan's total Ecological Footprint is associated with food.
Like the world as a whole, the main driver behind increases in Japan's Ecological Footprint is carbon emissions, which equaled 64 percent of its total Ecological Footprint in 2008. By the 1990s Japan's carbon Footprint had grown to nearly three times higher than what it was in 1961. Japan has begun to address these long-term trends; for example, it has reduced its Ecological Footprint since the mid-1990s (though it still remains high) and it adopted the Ecological Footprint as a measurement tool in 2010. It can build on this progress through innovative policy shifts.
Japan's trading partner, China, has the largest Ecological Footprint in the world, when the total is considered. Its per capita Footprint, however, is 2.1 global hectares (gha), lower than the global average of 2.7 gha. The 2012 China Ecological Footprint Report, launched in December, reveals that this is over two times the available per capita biocapacity available within China's borders. And it is above 1.8 gha, the biocapacity available per capita globally, which might be considered a necessary—though not sufficient—indicator of sustainability. Since the early 1970s, China's demand on renewable resources has exceeded its ability to regenerate those resources within its own borders. China's increasing individual consumption, largely due to a new affluent class in urban centers, has been one of the dominant drivers of higher Ecological Footprint since 2003.
Business-as-usual scenarios plus population growth projections necessarily mean these ecological deficit trends will only be exacerbated.
But by taking stock of their own resource use, nations can begin to reverse these trends. Leaders – and individuals – who understand their countries' resources needs, limits and dependencies will be better positioned to support the long-term success of their economies and the well-being of their citizens.
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General. FHWA now has the benefit of having gone through several Major projects in which "lessons learned" can be drawn. Construction of the Central Artery/Tunnel (CA/T) project in Boston, Massachusetts is now over 75% complete, and is often referred to as "the largest public works project in American history." The Woodrow Wilson Bridge (WWB) project in Maryland/Virginia/District of Columbia began construction in October 2000, and underwent extensive coordination and a rigorous review of the Initial Financial Plan and Ownership Agreement. The I-15 reconstruction project in Salt Lake City, Utah was a huge success in being completed well ahead of schedule for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. Many other FHWA Major projects are ongoing throughout the country.
Because the CA/T project was by far the largest Major project overseen by FHWA, with just about every type of major civil/structural construction included, it will be the focus of this chapter. In the future, this chapter will be revised to include lessons learned from other Major projects. The CA/T is being constructed by the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority (MTA) as part of their responsibility for the Metropolitan Highway System in Boston and is making use of some of the world's most advanced technologies and innovations. While the project has had many success stories, it has also been the subject of controversies. When initially approved in 1985, the project was estimated to cost $2.6 billion. When the first construction project was authorized in 1991, the total cost of the project was estimated to be $5.8 billion. The project costs have risen through the years to the current estimate of over $14.5 billion. Federal funds for the project have now been capped at $8.549 billion. The major reasons for the cost increases were scope of work changes, an array of unanticipated underground conditions (poor soils, utilities, other old structures and obstructions), underestimated complexity of design and construction, unanticipated third-party costs, and not properly taking inflation into account. In addition, there have been issues with the funding of the Owner Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP), the project cost and schedule tracking and reporting, and other project management issues.
FHWA has a long history of relying on the Federal/State "partnership" in carrying out its oversight role, due to the unique Federal-aid highway program in which the States are responsible for managing and developing their own projects, subject to Federal oversight. Probably the biggest lesson learned from the CA/T project is for the need for FHWA personnel to maintain an independent enough relationship with the State in order to adequately fulfill the oversight role. The need to independently review and verify the State's management, administration, and delivery of the project is paramount to protecting the Federal investment in the project and in ensuring that Federal funds are used properly and efficiently. This project, along with other projects such as FTA's Seattle Central Link light rail project, reinforce the need to ensure that the project sponsors have a reasonable and credible plan to finance the project at the start of construction. Major projects can no longer be financed on the "pay-as-you-go" basis.
Federal Task Force on the CA/T Project. The Secretary of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administrator commissioned a Federal Task Force in early 2000. The Federal Task Force on the Boston Central Artery/Tunnel Project report was issued on March 31, 2000, and can be accessed at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/tunnel.htm. The Task Force was charged with assessing the circumstances that lead to a recently announced $1.4 billion potential cost increase, evaluating the effectiveness of the Financial Plan for addressing such costs, and reviewing the overall management and oversight processes. The report ultimately made thirty-four (34) recommendations (see Insert VIIA). A summary of the recommendations are as follows:
Other findings from the report included:
Office of Inspector General Reports on the CA/T Project. The DOT Office of Inspector General (OIG) has conducted approximately 13 audits on the CA/T project. Report No. TR-2000-050 issued on February 10, 2000, and Report No. TR-2000-088, issued on June 7, 2000, have particular relevance to FHWA Oversight Managers, and should be carefully reviewed at http://www.oig.dot.gov/. In addition, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of Inspector General issued a report in March, 2001, concerning the history of project finances on the CA/T project. This report can be viewed at http://www.state.ma.us/ig/igpubl.htm.
The essence of these reports gets back to the need for FHWA personnel to continuously and independently review and verify the State's management practices, costs, schedules, financial data, and project delivery. FHWA personnel must proactively seek to keep abreast of the progress and status of the project, and not just wait for problems to emerge before acting. In addition, it is essential that State and FHWA project personnel be forthright in revealing the most up-to-date and best known costs, schedules, financial information, potential exposures to costs, etc., and to fully disclose this information at regularly scheduled progress meetings or sooner if necessary. FHWA upper management must be kept informed on significant issues that may have an impact on Congress, other key Government offices or organizations, the public, or the media.
The OIG reports also identify the need to review and take action on any audits, whether the audits are conducted by the OIG, FHWA personnel, or another outside agency. The audits should not just be viewed as criticism, but rather as a means to help improve the oversight and management of the project. On the CA/T project, for example, the OIG correctly identified potential construction cost increases prior to the $1.4 billion cost increase announced in February, 2000.
Modules on Lessons Learned from the CA/T Project. The Massachusetts Division Office has compiled modules on Lessons Learned from the CA/T project. The modules are Power Point slides, and require a moderator to explain each slide. Mr. Daniel Wood, 617-494-2462, is the current contact in the Division Office to view individual modules. The following modules are available:


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Debates of March 8th, 2004
House of Commons Hansard #21 of the 37th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was police.
- Points of Order
- Contraventions Act
- Commonwealth Day
- Mental Health
- Kofi Annan
- Sponsorship Program
- Transportation
- Canadian Diabetes Association
- International Women's Day
- International Women's Week
- Haiti
- Property Rights
- International Women's Week
- National Defence
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Denys Arcand
- Foreign Affairs
- International Women's Day
- The Environment
- Sister Peggy Butts
- Sponsorship Program
- Ottawa Centre Byelection
- Sponsorship Program
- Taxation
- Health
- Sponsorship Program
- Haiti
- Status of Women
- Sponsorship Program
- Softwood Lumber
- Employment Insurance
- National Defence
- Health
- Veterans Affairs
- Taxation
- Justice
- Sponsorship Program
- The Commonwealth
- Privilege
- Criminal Code
- Business of the House
- Committees of the House
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Contraventions Act
Canadian Diabetes Association
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Janko Peric Cambridge, ON
Mr. Speaker, today after question period members will have an opportunity to meet and welcome a group of dedicated volunteers from the Canadian Diabetes Association.
More than 2 million Canadians have diabetes, with 3 million projected to have it by 2010. This chronic disease costs our health care system over $13 billion a year.
The 150-plus branches of the Canadian Diabetes Association work hard to prevent diabetes and to improve the quality of life for those affected through research, education, service and advocacy.
Its success comes from the generous support of volunteers and donors like my constituent, Mr. George Sutton, who is here today representing the Cambridge and District Branch.
I know that all members will join me in welcoming Mr. Sutton and the many other dedicated volunteers from across Canada who are here today.
International Women's Day
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Anita Neville Winnipeg South Centre, MB
Mr. Speaker, today, March 8, marks International Women's Day. This day highlights the centuries' old struggle and determination of women around the world to be recognized as human beings, persons of dignity and freedom.
Today, in Canada, we celebrate the many accomplishments of women, from the seats of government to the Olympic hockey rink, from outer space to the familiar rooms of our hospitals, schools and universities.
Canadians have a history that is shaped by the significant contributions of women. While this day provides us with an opportunity to acknowledge the leadership and courage of Canadian women, we, in solidarity with women worldwide, must remain committed to addressing gender inequalities with the principles of equality and freedom both at home and abroad.
A woman's work is never done; much remains. But the foundation upon which women seek empowerment and equal rights is strong, thanks to the many courageous women who have made this possible.
International Women's Week
Statements By Members
March 8th, 2004 / 2:05 p.m.
Suzanne Tremblay Rimouski-Neigette-Et-La Mitis, QC
Mr. Speaker, on this second day of International Women's Week, I join all Quebeckers who yesterday demonstrated their confidence that together, anything is possible.
Women are demonstrating in 2004 to put an end to the setback they have suffered ever since the federal government decided in the 1990s to cut transfers to the provinces, when a true fight against poverty would involve taking into account their needs in health, education and social housing. Yet the current Prime Minister withdrew from these three areas when he was finance minister.
The Bloc Quebecois is asking the federal government to correct the fiscal imbalance that is preventing Quebec from implementing a family policy that would grant better parental leave than that currently being offered by the federal government. That would be the first step toward respecting the needs of the women of Quebec and respecting the jurisdiction of Quebec.
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
David Price Compton—Stanstead, QC
Mr. Speaker, I believe it is important to focus attention on the role Canada will be playing in maintaining stability in Haiti, during the very troubled times that country is going through.
Last week, my colleague, the hon. Minister of National Defence, announced that 425 Canadian soldiers will be assigned to duties in Haiti. Helicopters will be sent to assist this contingent in fulfilling its mission.
The situation in Haiti has attracted the attention of the international community. The community of nations is aware that the people of that country are at great risk because of the unrest. That is why Canada has a duty to intervene.
I believe all my colleagues will agree that the government has a duty to take action in order to restore peace in Haiti.
Property Rights
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Garry Breitkreuz Yorkton—Melville, SK
Mr. Speaker, last week several of our newspapers reported that communist China is changing its constitution to embrace the most fundamental principle of capitalism, that being the protection of private property rights.
The question our Prime Minister must answer is: Why is Canada not doing the same? Surely he must know that the protection of private property was purposely omitted from the Canadian Constitution.
The leader of the Liberal Party has so many things in common with the chairman of China's party. For example, chairman Paul has his CSL ships built in China, not Canada. Both Chairman Mao and chairman Paul wrote red books and then did whatever they wanted.
Farmers on the Prairies, environmentalists and those analyzing Liberal legislation all recognize that the omission of property rights from our Charter of Rights and Freedoms has undermined the very fabric of our free and democratic society.
Why does our Prime Minister recognize what China has just recognized; that property rights are the foundation of a strong, vibrant economy?
International Women's Week
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Christian Jobin Lévis-Et-Chutes-De-La-Chaudière, QC
Mr. Speaker, to quote Alfred de Musset: Take time as it comes, the wind as it blows, woman as she is.
I am taking this opportunity today to pay tribute to our mothers, our sisters and our daughters. This year, the theme for International Women's Week in Canada is "She's on a role".
Today is the ideal occasion to reflect on the progress that has been made and thus to advance equality for women. Still more important, it is a day to celebrate women from all over who have left their mark on the world.
Over the ages, regardless of place of origin, age, culture and status, women have always worked. In Canada and everywhere else, when they were not busy raising very large families, they were involved in such activities as running schools and hospitals. They worked in the fields, took over in the factories during wartime and excelled in a number of areas.
We thank these women and celebrate their invaluable presence within our communities.
National Defence
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Bill Blaikie Winnipeg—Transcona, MB
Mr. Speaker, in his report made public today, the Canadian Forces ombudsman chastises the Department of National Defence for breaking promises to Canadian soldiers.
Ten corporals who volunteered to be away from their families for four months in order to learn how to operate a new Canadian Forces air traffic control system were ordered to repay 65% of their per diem. Not only has this forced some of these soldiers to take out loans to repay this money, it has negatively affected the morale of the Canadian Forces and has discouraged other soldiers from volunteering to take this course.
The NDP finds it very ironic that the government has been so slow to reclaim the millions of dollars it disbursed to Liberal-friendly ad agencies while being so quick and so harsh in its attempts to reclaim meal allowances from 10 Canadian Forces corporals.
I call on the Minister of National Defence to reverse the clawback rather than visit any more hardship on the families of these NCOs who are willing to acquire a needed skill in the Canadian armed forces.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Christiane Gagnon Québec, QC
Mr. Speaker, on this day, March 8, International Women's Day, a day to commemorate the many battles for equal rights of men and women, I would like to raise the issue of salary inequity at the CBC, a crown corporation that should set an example when it comes to equal employment rights.
The CBC has chosen an underhanded way of favouring its male employees, by paying them, in the form of a bonus, the sum of $3.9 million, divided among 31 people, 22 of them men and only 9 women.
In order to correct this flagrant injustice, both vice-presidents of the French network have promised to put an end to this inequality by February 28, 2007. This is only a moral commitment.
The union believes that the initiative would have been more credible if CBC management had allowed something to be written into the collective agreement. I invite the new Minister of Canadian Heritage to put pressure on the CBC to ensure that the union's demands become reality.
Denys Arcand
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Marcel Proulx Hull—Aylmer, QC
Mr. Speaker, Canadians have one more reason to be proud of their country and of their fellow citizens.
After winning acclaim at Cannes and other top honours from the film industry, The Barbarian Invasions by Denys Arcand won the Oscar for best foreign language film last week in Hollywood.
This Oscar is the crowning touch to the worldwide triumph of Mr. Arcand's film. Mr. Arcand has already indicated that he is not about to rest on his laurels and that he will be getting back to work very soon.
I think Denys Arcand's outstanding success deserves our recognition. I am certain that Mr. Arcand will be a source of inspiration and an example for all Canadians and I ask my colleagues to join me in offering him our warmest congratulations.
Foreign Affairs
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Stockwell Day Okanagan—Coquihalla, BC
Mr. Speaker, unsettling as the government's performance has been on the sponsorship scandal, Canadians have growing concerns also about the Liberals' disturbing handling of files which affect our international image.
The recent documentary of the Khadr family exposed a chilling disconnect between our government's elected officials and our nation's diplomatic and intelligence services. Questions continue to go unanswered.
Why would the former prime minister successfully lobby for the release of one of Osama bin Laden's top lieutenants? Why will our present Prime Minister not simply say no to those members of the Khadr clan who are vocal advocates of terror and suicide bombing and who want to waltz back in to Canada after being guests at bin Laden's training camp?
What does the Prime Minister plan to do to deal with the alarming questions that have been raised in a written documentary released today, which pictures Canada as a soft spot for those who are enemies of democracy? What message in terms of decisive steps of action, not words, will the Prime Minister convey to Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who is here today, to let him know that Canada is concerned about its international image and wants to be a strong link, not a weak link, in the--
Foreign Affairs
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
The Speaker
The hon. member for Ottawa West—Nepean.
International Women's Day
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Marlene Catterall Ottawa West—Nepean, ON
Mr. Speaker, today on International Women's Day we celebrate the progress made in opportunities and choices for women, but we also have to face the fact that violence against women remains a pervasive poison in societies around the world.
For the past ten years, The Body Shop Canada has actively campaigned across the country to stop violence against women. It has raised funds to support violence prevention programs and shelters, contributing more than $1 million to the Canadian Women's Foundation and local non-profit organizations. The United Nations has recognized this campaign for bringing awareness to a crucial social issue.
To celebrate this 10th anniversary, many Canadian celebrities have signed on, including David Suzuki, Avril Lavigne and Natalie MacMaster. To commemorate National Women's Day, a candle was lit at noon today in every Body Shop across the country, including Ottawa West--Nepean.
I congratulate The Body Shop Canada for leading the way for other corporations to fight violence against women.
The Environment
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Bob Mills Red Deer, AB
Mr. Speaker, while the Liberal government lurches from scandal to scandal, some very important and terrifying announcements have come from the mouth of the environment minister.
His zeal to implement the flawed Kyoto accord has no bounds; $5 billion will not be enough to pay for his boondoggle. Now the environment minister wants to raise gas taxes or income taxes to feed his Kyoto monster.
When this government made a commitment to Kyoto, we said that the only way it could reach the goals was to shut down entire industries or implement a carbon tax. Well, we know which way the environment minister is going.
One would think, after a week away from this place, that even the Liberals would have be able to hear what Canadians are saying. Canadians cannot stomach another tax and they cannot stomach a government that takes their taxes and gives it to Liberal friends. It is time to shelve both Kyoto and this Liberal government.
Sister Peggy Butts
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Rodger Cuzner Bras D'Or—Cape Breton, NS
Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that I inform the House today of the death of Sister Peggy Butts. Born in Bridgeport, Cape Breton, Sister Peggy earned her Ph.D in political philosophy from the University of Toronto.
Through her career as a high school principal and later as a professor at St. Francis Xavier University and the University College of Cape Breton, she earned a reputation as a brilliant educator who dedicated her life to issues of social justice.
She committed her life to a wide variety of health care and social projects and assisted numerous social groups from across the country. She served as the director of the social justice office for the Diocese of Antigonish.
In 1997 our former prime minister, Jean Chrétien, called Sister Peggy to the Senate, leaving in 1999 after she reached the mandatory retirement age of 75. During the two years she served in the red chamber, she donated her entire salary to charity.
All of us who knew Sister Peggy appreciated her kindness, wit and of course great passion for the game of hockey and, more particular, the love she had for her Montreal Canadiens.
Indeed, Sister Peggy Butts was blessed with a brilliant mind and a dogged determination to work every day to improve the state of those less fortunate. She led a wonderful life and has left an indelible mark on the lives of many.
Sponsorship Program
Oral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Grant Hill Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has now admitted publicly that the Liberal Party of Canada received hundreds of thousands of taxpayers' dollars, dirty money I might add, through ad scam. For the past seven years the Liberals have campaigned with this dirty money.
Why did the Prime Minister permit Public Works to be used as a vehicle to launder money for the 1997 and 2000 elections?


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Four arrested after fight in Jamestown
- JAMESTOWN – The Jamestown Police Depart-ment reported that a fight at 429 Lincoln St. involving a burglary occurred Saturday at 2:25 a.m.
Jonathan R. Ray, 21, and Chad T. Robbins, 21, both of Falconer and Casey R. Billyard, 20, and Kaitlyn N. Billyard, 18, both of Jamestown, were all charged with second-degree burglary and fourth-degree conspiracy. Ray was further charged with third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Casey and Kaitlyn Billyard were also charged with third-degree assault.
Officers were dispatched to a reported fight and upon arrival saw several individuals fighting in the street, one in possession of a shotgun.
Reportedly, the individuals charged went to the Lincoln Street address looking for the victims who live there and attempting to recover a debt they believed was owed. All the subjects reportedly entered the home unlawfully at which point a fight began and spilled out into the street. One subject was struck by a baseball bat and another armed himself with a shotgun. Another suspect fled the scene and the investigation is continuing.
Jamestown Police were assisted by New York State Police, Town of Ellicott Police and Alstar Ambulance.
Man charged
with check fraud
- SINCLAIRVILLE – Benjamin Gray, 22, of Sinclair-ville was charged Saturday with third-degree fraud and fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property.
The charges are a result of an incident which took place March 1 at a business in Sinclairville. Gray allegedly cashed two checks he was not authorized to have. He cashed them by endorsing them with his own name.
Gray was issued appearance tickets.
State Police at Collins
CATTARAUGUS IND-IAN RESERVATION – On March 18, troopers charged Jessica Lay, 21, of Clinton Street in Salamanca for felony driving while intoxicated, second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, driving a vehicle not equipped with an interlock device and other traffic violations, following a one-car rollover accident on State Route 438.
Lay was southbound when she went off the west shoulder and her vehicle overturned. She was taken to Lake Shore Hospital where she was treated and released to troopers. According to a computer check of her driver's history, she had a revoked NYS driver's license, and two prior DWI convictions, making this charge a felony.
She was processed, ar-raigned in Collins Court and released to a family member.
CATTARAUGUS IND-IAN RESERVATION – On Tuesday, troopers charged Robert Skeels, 35, of Townline Road in Perrysburg for aggravated driving while intoxicated following a traffic stop on Versailles-Plank Road.
Skeels was stopped after troopers saw him driving erratically. Troopers reported smelling alcohol and say Skeels failed a series of field sobriety tests.
He was processed at state police barracks at Collins where his reported blood alcohol content was .18 percent. He is due back in the Town of Collins Court.
GOWANDA – On Wednesday, troopers and the Gowanda Police Depart-ment charged Gerald Red-ford, 37, of North Water Street on a bench warrant issued by the Town of Perrysburg Court for failure to pay a fine. Redford was arraigned in Perrysburg Court and posted bail.
- NORTH COLLINS – Troopers charged Michael Sanchez, 38, of High Street on an arrest warrant Thursday issued by the Town of Brant Court for failing to appear for a court date. He was arraigned in the Town of Brant Court and posted bail.
On Thursday, troopers charged Sara Mohawk, 17, of State Route 438 in Gowanda with unlawful possession of marijuana. Troopers answered a suspicious vehicle call in the parking lot of the old TNT bar in Collins. They located the car and while speaking with occupants found Mohawk in possession of a marijuana cigarette. She is due in the Town of Collins Court.
On Saturday, troopers charged Charles Burgess, 22, of State Route 39 in Gowanda for driving while intoxicated, following a 911 call for an erratic driver.
Reportedly Burgess was traveling south on State Route 62, returning from Hamburg where he had been celebrating his birthday, when he nearly hit another car. The driver of the car turned and followed Burgess and called 911.
Troopers spotted the Burgess vehicle near their barracks and stopped him after reportedly observing his erratic driving. Erie County Sheriff's deputies arrived on the scene to assist. Burgess was processed at the Collins barracks. His blood alcohol content was reported to be .15 percent.
Burgess is due in the Town of Collins Court later this month.


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Wakelee BledsoePosted Friday, December 17, 2010, at 4:05 PM
The article on Anne Donatelli made me feel a need to blog for her. But writing about her, made me naturally begin to think about Wakelee.
I met Wakelee when my oldest son was in need of a Pediatrician. I loved her from the beginning. She didn't hold back on her opinion, and it was always caring. She gave me all the "best case" and "worst case" scenarios. I believe she did this, so that we were never surprised. Luckily we never really got the "worst case scenario" but we would have been prepared for it, had it come to that. I was really pretty lucky with all my kids. They just plain were healthy. That good health made them pretty darn adventurous, and we had lots of visits to the hospital. I don't regret any of that. They had extremely full and fun lives. Extremely. And Wakelee saw us thru all of their adventures to the hospital.
There was a time ...oh....about maybe Katie's 4th broken arm, that I noticed alot of questions were being asked of both Katie and myself. I realized they were wondering why a young girl was in the hospital so often for broken bones. It was almost funny, but a little scarey too. Wakelee took care of that though, and I never had a problem. I can sure see why they would wonder about it though. We made AT LEAST yearly emergency trips to the hospital. Overall, my kids had about 8 broken bones.
I will say, the concussion that Evan had was without doubt the scariest. He was about 7 or so, if I remember right. He'd been doing jumps on a BMX bicycle, and fell and hit his head, while at a friend's. I was called to get him and it didn't take me long to know he had really had a hard hit. He did know me, but he was bleeding, and kept asking "Where are we? Where are we going?" Over and over. We spent the night in the hospital, and of course it all turned out fine. Wakelee took care of him, and visited often, though we were only 2 days. She knew that THAT scared me ...and she just had a calming affect on me.
Besides that concussion and Katie's broken arms, she saw Joey a few times. He had managed to fall on a nail and a few days later it became infected..... badly by the appearance of high white blood levels...(or something like that) He would maybe need to be on IV .... I was prepared to spend time in St. Lukes, where we went. He wound up having a "Miracle Recovery" .... I STILL don't really get that. He couldn't walk, then he was running around. Beats me. Worst case scenario ...negative. Home we came. Joey had another medical miracle like that....and another medical miraculous recovery. He's like that..... my obstinate child who likes to be different. Home we came again. Wakelee supporting us the entire time.
We didn't really get sick often, but we did once, when I was expecting Joey. Evan, Katie and I all got ear infections. I didn't take myself to the Dr. .... but eventually I did drag myself to her, and she took care of me too....after scolding me for letting my ears bleed before I took myself in.
My daughter and son take their children/my Grand Children to her. Life is certainly a circle...I'm so glad of it.
Again, part of that circle....is that Wakelee was Jessica Miller's pediatrician while she was so ill with her childhood cancer. Jess loves Wakelee, and her feelings about her are intense. There is a feeling of 'She saved my Life" when you hear Jess talk about her. When we found out that Wakelee had become so ill, I could see how devastating it is for Jess. Jess says that Wakelee saw her "Thru it all, from getting her tonsils out, til she made me get a Grown up doctor at 20 years old" She also says "People like her should be exempt from cancer" It sure seems true to me, but I know that somehow "what will be, will be" It will all work out how God means for it to. It sure makes it hard to understand at times, so we just have to know that it's not really for us to question the 'whys' of difficult times. Love....Live..... and Appreciate NOW.
My family sends prayers and best wishes for Wakelee. We love you and are forever grateful for you.
Jessie Miller, Jessica Miller, Evan Miller, Katie Miller, Joey Miller, Jillian, Bryce, Austin, Cash, and all the Grandparents.
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Dr. Bledsoe was also all my kids pediatrician when they were little and we pray for her recovery.
-- Posted by Moanah on Fri, Dec 17, 2010, at 6:43 PM
There are not many people who have affected the people of this town as profoundly as Wakelee. I pray for her and the family. I hope that she knows how much she is loved!
-- Posted by kimkovac on Mon, Dec 20, 2010, at 6:25 AM
Wakelee has always been our favorite doctor. She treated both my sons for the usual earaches and colds as well diagnosing appendicitis on my oldest. Since I was usually sick when the kids were, she would obligingly treat me also. She was a very special woman and will be greatly missed.
-- Posted by Ardie on Wed, Apr 6, 2011, at 10:00 AM
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Consummate culinary journeyman Roy Villacrusis is on the move again, this time landing for an extended period. The Studio, Villacrusis' latest pop-up restaurant concept will sprout on July 5 and run a course of five months.
The limited engagement series is taking over the sushi bar of the West Palm Beach Thai restaurant standard, Bangkok O-Cha, taking the 16-seat space and turning it into an artistic culinary studio, where ingredients and the chef's whim pushes the flavor.
"The Studio is very influenced by Japanese discipline and culture," says Villacrusis, whose self-coined "Asiatic Cuisine" will be on full display with nigiri sushi to composed dishes. "They will be nice little plates with complex flavors."
The Studio at Bangkok O-Cha is more Tokyo than West Palm, taking its inspiration from the casual izakaya, Japanese bistros, where patrons can enjoy a drink and some food after work. The 15 to 20 small-course, prix fixe tasting menu is big on small bites, allowing diners to experience all of Villacrusis' (left) culinary tricks. Starting at $80 per diner, the meals tap into Villacrusis' Asian roots with the first six to eight courses consisting of composed and finished dishes, infused with his signature "Asiatic Cuisine" flair; followed by six to eight courses of nigiri sushi that definitely strays from the path of the Americanized sushi rolls and onto a road less traveled with unique, not often used and exotic ingredients (you won't be finding tempura, soy sauce bowls, ginger or wasabi here); and three to four dessert courses to finish it off. Villacrusis will also compose a small wine and sake menu to accompany the meal, along with a specialty cocktail and craft beer chosen specifically for that day's menu.
"With just 16 seats, this space is small enough to do exactly what I want to with a kitchen," says Villacrusis about the Studio's offerings, which is will not be held to a set menu. "The menu will be day to day in a sense, depending on the ingredients that are available. Doing this day in and day out for 20 years, I am definitely not someone who wants to do the same thing over and over again. I will make what I think works at that particular moment. If I don't feel the same way about that dish tomorrow, then I won't serve it anymore."
Adhering to the omakase style (chef's choice), The Studio's menu is dependent on Villacrusis' whim, which is a good thing. His culinary acumen is one of fits and moods, which allows for a truly open kitchen where he can prepare dishes that are more in line with an artistic composition than a line prepared meal from the typical white tablecloth gig. And with limited seats and seating times, there is a certain amount of flexibility, making The Studio a place for those who are looking to try something new and different.
"Food is obviously one thing we can't live without…you might as well try something different," he says. "If you try something different, learn something new each day, then you have purpose; things are less mundane. As a chef, I am always looking for that, to stay on the exciting side, give new flavors and different ingredients a try."
The Studio at Bangkok O-Cha opens July 5 and will run through December, starting with a single seating, 6:45 p.m., Thursday, Friday and Saturday, which lasts between two to three hours per dinner (come winter, a second seating will be added). The 15- to 20-course prix fixe menu starts at $80 with prices subject to change based on ingredients used (price finalized the day of the meal). Diners must RSVP at 561-632-7385.
"We are also planning on opening Tuesday and Wednesday too, but with a smaller tasting menu, maybe five courses, and a lower price point," says Villacrusis. Prices will most likely start at $45; check in with Villacrusis' website, royvillacrusis.com, for coming changes.
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UTSA collects seven victories on first day of Roadrunners Fall Invitational
SAN ANTONIO — UTSA netted a total of seven victories, including four in doubles play, on Friday at the Roadrunners Fall Invitational.
Freshmen Jacobea Junger and Alena Shichkova each picked up wins in both doubles and singles competition.
Junger teamed up with junior Isabelle Jonsson for an 8-5 triumph during the opening session of doubles action and she then defeated Texas-Pan American's Anastasia Burobina in straight sets (6-0, 6-2).
Meanwhile, Shichkova and sophomore Daniela Garcia-Diaz earned an 8-5 victory in the second doubles session and the Quito, Ecuador, native collected a 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 win against Texas State's Monica Pieratt.
The doubles teams of senior Mariel Maffezzolli and sophomore Irene Gandara Gonzalez and senior Kavya Menon and freshman Miranda Poile also recorded wins. Senior Natalie Hand picked up a straight-sets victory in singles competition in the final set of contests.
Tournament play continues at 9 a.m. on Saturday.
Roadrunners Fall Invitational
UTSA Results
Kahts/Collins (TXST) def. Maciolek/Hand (UTSA) 8-3
Menon/Poile (UTSA) def. Lavrijssen/Perez (UTPA) 8-1
Baldree/Pieratt (TXST) def. Junger/Jonsson (UTSA) 8-4)
Van Den Bergh/Bernes (TXST) def. Maffezzolli/Gandara Gonzalez (UTSA) 8-4
Garcia-Diaz/Shichkova (UTSA) def. Fatchikova/Chrastecka (UTPA) 8-5
Francesca Bernes (TXST) def. Lynsey Maciolek (UTSA) 6-1, 6-1
Melissa Hadad (TXST) def. Isabelle Jonsson (UTSA) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
Jacobea Junger (UTSA) def. Anastasia Burobina (UTPA) 6-0, 6-2
Mariana Perez (TXST) def. Kavya Menon (UTSA) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
Alena Shichkova (UTSA) def. Monica Pieratt (TXST) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
Berenice Van Den Bergh (TXST) def. Irena Gandara Gonzalez (UTSA) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Rachel Baldree (TXST) def. Miranda Poile (UTSA) 6-2, 6-1
Natalie Hand (UTSA) def. Manon Lavrijssen (UTPA) 6-1, 6-2


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Eckert, Allan W.
Allan W. Eckert 1931–
American novelist, nonfiction writer, playwright, short story writer, journalist, and scriptwriter.
Eckert's works of American and natural history merge fact and fiction to explore the human desire to control and understand the environment. Eckert combines thorough research and technical detail with literary techniques such as stream-of-consciousness and narrative devices to create a type of writing which has been labeled "documentary fiction." He has established a reputation as a writer who makes his subject, no matter how specialized, both palatable and entertaining to his nonscientist or nonhistorian readers.
Eckert's topics often reflect his appreciation of nature and his strong concern with environmental protection. His early books dealt with the extinction of the Great Auk and the once-plentiful passenger pigeon and are underscored, as are all Eckert's books of this type, by his recognition of the natural dignity of animals and his indignation with human carelessness regarding them. These works are written in an informal style, and show his familiarity with the species he describes, due perhaps to his experiences as a trapper, a reporter on outdoor subjects, and a scriptwriter for the television series "Wild Kingdom." Eckert often centers on regional events as the basis for his works. He takes a journalistic approach with these books, relying on interviews, diaries, historical conversations and other records to compose their structures, and using what he has termed "hidden dialogue" to provide the major thrust of the story. Eckert uses this invented dialogue as an aid to describe historical events and to keep the story line running smoothly.
In 1967 Eckert published The Frontiersmen, the first in his open-ended series called "The Winning of America," which also includes his novels The Wilderness Empire, The Conquerors, and The Wilderness War. These works describe the westward movement of the pioneers and explorers as they gained control of the North American continent. They earned for Eckert comparisons with seminal historians Plutarch and Francis Parkman.
With Incident at Hawk's Hill, Eckert synthesized his interests in nature and frontier life to create his most critically acclaimed work. Based on an actual episode from Canadian history, the novel was originally released as an adult title, but found favor among young people and critics of children's literature, who voted it a Newbery Honor Book in 1972. It was criticized for its violence, but most critics agree that its effect is uncommonly powerful. Recently Eckert has ventured into the area of science fiction, but obvious characterizations and overuse of dialogue have kept his attempt, The HAB Theory, from universal acclaim. It is generally agreed that Eckert is at his best when he concentrates on nonfictional subjects, since his uncanny grasp of time, place, and fact, as well as his ability to translate his excitement about his subject into print, makes a painless, appealing way for his readers to learn while enjoying a well-told story. (See also Contemporary Authors, Vols. 13-16, rev. ed.)
Marian Sorenson
The end of the great auk as a member of the world's wildlife is told [in "The Great Auk"] as a novel. In a powerful and poetic flow [Mr. Eckert] traces the brief life of a single great auk from its hatching on Edley Island in the North Atlantic until its fatal return two years later to the same island, where it and its mate represent the last two great auks on earth.
It is a compelling drama which includes rich descriptions of the teeming fish and animal life of the North Atlantic. As the story unfolds, even though the reader knows the inevitable end, he retains a hopeless hope that this noble bird will somehow escape destruction by an uncaring world. But the inescapable fact is always present and the author, in a beautifully written book, personally involves the reader in the tragedy of the extinction of a whole species.
Marian Sorenson, "Noble Bird," in The Christian Science Monitor (reprinted by permission from The Christian Science Monitor; © 1963 The Christian Science Publishing Society; all rights reserved), October 31, 1963, p. 7.
Oscar A. Bouise
What begins as a routine account of the migration to winter quarters of a flock of birds—unusual birds, it is true—develops into a tense tale of the struggle of the great auks against the forces which unwittingly combined to annihilate them as a species. The author calls [The Great Auk] a novel and rightly so: a more powerful or tragic plot can hardly be matched by anything conceived in the mind of a great writer. (p. 269)
Eckert is masterful when describing incidents and places, some purely imaginative…. [His] descriptions are vivid, palpable, intensely real. Amazingly he seems most effective when seeing and assessing these things through the eyes and minds of his "characters," a tribute to his imaginative genius.
This reviewer confesses that he approached the task of reading The Great Auk with little or no relish: just a bird story, he mused. However, he finished it with sad joy: sadness for the fate of those brave, non-flying birds …, and joy because of the artistic experience which the reading of this novel brought. (p. 270)
Oscar A. Bouise, "Fiction: 'The Great Auk'," in Best Sellers (copyright 1963, by the University of Scranton), Vol. 23, No. 15, November 1, 1963, pp. 269-70.
[The] so-called objective reporter reveals [in A Time of Terror] that really his heart throbs like a bass drum, as he lovingly renders documentary scenes of human triumph and failure during catastrophe. Eckert does have the grace to admit that some of this book is documentary fiction. The reader is likely to guess that anyway when he finds himself privy to the inmost thoughts of people who die the next moment…. This story of hundreds of individual deaths and rescues during fire and flood is drastically readable.
"Non-Fiction: 'A Time of Terror'," in Virginia Kirkus' Service, Vol. XXXIII, No. 2, January 15, 1965, p. 86.
Robert H. Donahugh
[Mr. Eckert] has skillfully woven newspaper and eyewitness accounts into an exceptionally exciting narrative [A Time of Terror] that moves as rapidly as the events of the disaster it describes. The horror and the suffering are relieved by descriptions of courage and inventiveness that sing of the triumph of humanity. Not since Walter Lord's A Night to Remember … has a calamitous event been so spellbindingly recreated. Purists may object to Mr. Eckert's liberal use of invented dialogue and stream-of-consciousness, but the result is a vividness and immediacy that will capture and hold readers of all ages.
Robert H. Donahugh, "New Books Appraised: 'A Time of Terror'," in Library Journal (reprinted from Library Journal, March 15, 1965; published by R. R. Bowker Co. (a Xerox company); copyright © 1965 by Xerox Corporation), Vol. 90, No. 6, March 15, 1965, p. 1319.
Robert Murphy
There has probably never been in all the world a species of bird more numerous than the passenger pigion, which moved about over the eastern half of the North American continent in the 19th century in flocks so enormous that they darkened the sun….
[How] did it happen that such a stupendous multitude was brought down?
The question is pretty well answered in this nature-novel by Allan Eckert ["The Silent Sky"]…. It is so well provided with details of the birds' existence, ingeniously invented incidents to point up man's extraordinary and wasteful brutality, and the birds' inability to adapt to it, that the melancholy story is made plain. One follows it with a sort of horrified fascination….
Mr. Eckert is not on firm ground when he endows the pigeons with a sense of smell and an ability to see in the dark. He is uncomfortably anthropomorphic on occasion, and his predators, who also have their place in the ecological scheme of things, are described as wicked and bloodthirsty villains. It is doubtful that his style will evoke many poetic comparisons, but the book will give the reader an insight into a bit of our history that he may not have known—or of which he possessed only a fragmentary knowledge.
Robert Murphy, "And Then There Was None," in The New York Times Book Review (© 1965 by The New York Times Company; reprinted by permission), October 31, 1965, p. 54.
Ralph C. Baxter
To those who critically read either of Allan W. Eckert's other naturalist books, "The Great Auk" or "The Silent Sky," the technical problems of his "Wild Season" are no surprises. Both "Great Auk" and "Silent Sky," in spite of their difficulties, at least make one pause in awe and sorrow before lonely museum displays of the auk and passenger pigeon—now extinct.
Eckert experienced several essential literary problems in both "Great Auk" and "Silent Sky": how to tell the stories of auks and pigeons to adult humans; how to inform about bird behavior and yet create "novel-story" quality; how to make a conversation message both subtle and compelling. Eckert didn't completely solve these problems in...
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Linda R. Dries
[In Wild Season] Eckert uses the same technique, a fictional approach, as that used in his two previous nature books, The Great Auk (1963) and The Silent Sky (1965). In this book he avoids the pitfall of expressing too much sympathy for the more helpless creatures and too little for the predators…. One of the finest sections of the book is Eckert's presentation of a few days of a bull snake's life and its tragic death at the hands of the worst predator—man. The book is recommended … as a nonscientific but accurate and very readable account of the ecology of a typical wildlife habitat.
Linda R. Dries, "The Book Review: 'Wild Season'," in Library...
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Walter Havighurst
Using the voluminous Draper manuscripts and other first-hand accounts of the winning of the West, Eckert has followed the frontiersmen from the first wondering exploration of the Ohio valley in the 1770's to the crushing of the final Indian resistance in the War of 1812. ["The Frontiersmen"] is a panoramic frontier history, crammed with incident….
Mr. Eckert makes one feel the lure of this frontier, though his writing can lapse into remarks like "The aura of fear in Springfield and the surrounding country bloomed again."
In this book, the frontier contest is recorded in a day-to-day account, sometimes a dozen lines to a day, occasionally a dozen pages. Moving within a few pages...
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Robert Berkvist
Nature study is full of pitfalls, Disney only knows, and it is a pleasure to report that Allan W. Eckert has avoided them all in this beautiful book about the Louisiana bayou country ["Bayou Backwaters"].
The bayou region, which has thus far escaped "development," is a richly populated stronghold of plant and animal life. Mr. Eckert builds up an evocative word-portrait of the area by letting us observe a number of its inhabitants on their daily rounds through its woods and waters….
[Thanks to Mr. Eckert's] eye for detail, his sense of the rhythms of the natural world, his feeling for its beauty and balance, "Bayou Backwaters" is a celebration of life in all its forms....
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Jane Manthorne
[Allan W. Eckert] pays homage to a serpent of North Carolina [in The King Snake]. Physiological details … are included, but greatest emphasis is accorded the snake's repeated battles for survival. The author's skill is in evoking such interest and compassion in the reader that he actually identifies himself with the serpent. In a complete reversal of roles the reader hopes that the snake will outwit his human captor.
Jane Manthorne, "The Ways of Wildlife," in The Horn Book Magazine (copyright © 1968 by The Horn Book, Inc., Boston), Vol. XLIV, No. 5, October, 1968, p. 578.
Oak Lake in Mr. Eckert's Wild Season is the...
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Jane Manthorne
In one of the strangest chapters of American history a boy who had long played at being an Indian became one. Marmaduke Van Swearingen, captured with his younger brother by a band of Shawnee warriors, traded his white identity for his brother's release and became totally—in fealty, in life style, in consuming hatred for the white man—an Indian…. With a precise fidelity to the facts of history, [Allan W. Eckert] has constructed a documentary novel [Blue Jacket: War Chief of the Shawnees]—terse, brooding in its revelation of white man's greed.
Jane Manthorne, "Red, Black, and White," in The Horn Book Magazine (copyright © 1969 by The Horn Book, Inc.,...
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James Nelson Goodsell
Allan Eckert's brand of history takes some getting used to. It reads very like fiction, but is actually fact dressed up in the style of a novel. There's an intimacy in the effort which is often lacking in today's historical writing. Yet the approach poses problems.
For example, he leans heavily on dialogue to tell his story, making ample use of whatever historical conversation remains in archives but also adopting the practice of what he terms "hidden dialogue"—putting quotation marks around material not initially recorded as dialogue but reported as having been said or heard or thought after an event.
It is a practice that historians frown upon. Mr. Eckert defends it on the...
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Irwin Polishook
Eckert's description [in "Wilderness Empire"] of the often bloody encounters between the competing forces of empire, with the Indians taking different sides at different times, offers exciting reading. However, the author's use of extrapolated "dialogue" in an effort to make his book more lively and the absence of interpretation limit the value of the account. (pp. 82-3)
Irwin Polishook, "In Brief: America," in The New York Times Book Review (© 1969 by The New York Times Company; reprinted by permission), November 16, 1969, pp. 82-3.
[In Search of a Whale] is a well-written action narrative with plenty of excitement to...
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James Nelson Goodsell
["The Conquerors"] is a fascinating, albeit sometimes bloodthirsty and violent [tale]. If anything, the use of "hidden dialogue" enhances the story and one puts the book down feeling that this concession to the novel has not hurt the story one whit. In fact, history might have a wider audience if others would take Eckert's license without, of course, losing sight of [Francis] Parkman's call for "faithfulness to the truth of history." That's the rub, however, for few modern writers have been able to do what Eckert does so ably.
James Nelson Goodsell, "In Living History: How the Wilderness Was Won," in The Christian Science Monitor (reprinted by permission from The...
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Martin Levin
Mr. Eckert's folk fable of a small boy who can talk to furred and feathered friends ["Incident at Hawk's Hill"] is part of an apocrypha that has intrigued chroniclers before Romulus met Remus. It is still intriguing if you are willing to check your skepticism at the prologue, and pad along behind a 6-year-old named Ben…. Ben's interlude concerns his life with a female badger. A natural historian …, Mr. Eckert makes this formidable beast seem appealing, without recourse to undue anthropomorphism. Ben is also a winsome protagonist—and the two make elemental music together.
Martin Levin, "Reader's Report: 'Incident at Hawk's Hill'," in The New York Times Book Review...
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Jennifer Farley Smith
["Incident at Hawk's Hill" is] disturbing….
The descriptions of animal habits and habitats are fascinating, and the lesson that only the fittest survive is clearly drawn—but author Eckert has done his job too well. The scenes of gratuitous and explicit violence—such as the bloody death battles between animals—end by turning the reader's stomach.
Perhaps the author intended to give his young readers a picture of man's ability to endure, to make a statement about the quality of will and courage, but what he has created is the stuff of terrible nightmares.
Jennifer Farley Smith, "Despair Pervades Prize Books," in The Christian Science...
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Mark Neyman
In 1778 Daniel Boone was charged with several counts of treason, involving his alleged collusion with the Shawnee Indians and the British. Eckert … has written a fascinating historical novel based on this trial…. The author has a keen sense of time and place, and has thoroughly researched what little is known about the trial.
Mark Neyman, "The Book Review: 'The Court-Martial of Daniel Boone'," in Library Journal (reprinted from Library Journal, October 1, 1973; published by R. R. Bowker Co. (a Xerox company); copyright © 1973 by Xerox Corporation), Vol. 98, No. 17, October 1, 1973, p. 2879.
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Barton Wimble
[Tecumseh!] treats in chronological order the career of Tecumseh, the Indian leader who tried in vain to weld all Indian tribes into one nation. The speeches are mostly declamatory and easy to project to a large audience. Except for the devotees and practitioners of Outdoor Drama, I feel it holds little general theatrical interest.
Barton Wimble, "Theater: 'Tecumseh!'" in Library Journal (reprinted from Library Journal, August, 1974; published by R. R. Bowker Co. (a Xerox company): copyright © 1974 by Xerox Corporation), Vol. 99, No. 14, August, 1974, p. 1978.
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Peter Gardner
[The Owls of North America, a] magnificent reference book, surely the most comprehensive and handsome to date, covers all the owls known to inhabit the continent north of Mexico…. Orderly, straightforward, and detailed, the text conveys all the essential data known to ornithology in respect to these economically valuable and still mysterious birds.
Peter Gardner, "Naturalist's Bookshelf: 'The Owls of North America'," in Audubon (copyright © 1974 by the National Audubon Society), Vol. 76, No. 6, November, 1974, p. 105.
Eckert, a respected writer on American frontier history, makes a distinctly unpropitious maiden voyage...
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Brad Knickerbocker
First, you take a bit from each of the disaster movies made in recent years, add a few current events (oil embargo, space exploration, the third world), and stir with liberal dollops of "Chariot of the Gods" type phenomena. Mix in a little soap opera, place it all on Noah's Ark afloat somewhere near the Bermuda Triangle and infest it with the "Andromeda Strain" and you have the essence of Allan Eckert's new thriller ["The HAB Theory"].
The essence and flavor, but not the exact recipe. To give that away would be to spoil a very good yarn that has just enough sci-fi to make it fantastic, but enough plausibility that it leaves the reader feeling—no, believing—that income taxes, presidential...
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The Super Bowl mission starts Monday night in a sparkling $1.6 billion stadium. In reality, it began Jan. 24 on a charter bus outside Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, where Rex Ryan turned to Mike Tannenbaum and said, "I want basketball players."
The New York Jets had just lost the AFC Championship Game to the Colts, in part, because their secondary was banged up and overmatched. Nickelback Donald Strickland was injured early in the game and, aside from Darrelle Revis, the Jets didn't have enough athleticism at cornerback to keep up in the Indy 500 -- Peyton Manning's fast-paced passing attack.
So Ryan, already plotting revenge, told his general manager on the ride to the Indianapolis airport that he needed basketball-type athletes, lithe and long. No names were mentioned, but Tannenbaum knew what had to be done. In essence, he was handed his to-do list for the next three months.
In a 48-day span, from March 5 to April 21, the Jets rocked the NFL by acquiring two surefire Hall of Famers, a former Super Bowl MVP and a former All-Pro -- LaDainian Tomlinson and Jason Taylor, Santonio Holmes and Antonio Cromartie, respectively.
They did it without breaking the bank and without mortgaging the future. Total bill for the two free-agent signings and two trades: about $6 million in guarantees, a third-round pick and a fifth-round pick. And they got it done despite severe spending restrictions placed on the final eight teams because of the uncapped league year.
The Jets knew the type of player they wanted, but, unlike past offseasons, they didn't have a blueprint with a priority list of names. They went with the flow, seizing opportunities as they developed. Sometimes an organization has to set aside the script and work on the fly. The Jets did that over seven weeks, completing what they believe is a championship-caliber roster.
A look back at how Tannenbaum got his men:
Fittingly, it started in Indianapolis, scene of The Defeat.
At the scouting combine in early March, Tannenbaum heard that the San Diego Chargers were trying to trade Cromartie, once regarded as a rising defensive star. Tannenbaum and Ryan looked at each other and wondered the same thing: "Why is a talented player like this available?"
Inside Lucas Oil Stadium, where the draft-eligible players were working out for NFL scouts, Tannenbaum visited the Chargers' work box and met with GM A.J. Smith and coach Norv Turner to discuss a possible trade.
Only six weeks earlier, the Jets had stunned the Chargers in the playoffs, putting Turner on the hot seat. But now Turner was dangling a commodity, a player Ryan absolutely loved out of Florida State in 2006. Tannenbaum smelled an opportunity. That meeting provided the groundwork for the trade, but Tannenbaum wanted to dig into Cromartie's checkered past, which included paternity issues and attitude questions.
JoJo Wooden, the Jets' assistant personnel director, called former Chargers defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell, who coached Cromartie in his breakout year, 2007. Cottrell, a former Jets coordinator, gave a positive recommendation.
"Rex has the right type of demeanor," Cottrell told Wooden. "There's not going to be any problem. Just don't B.S. him."
Twenty-four hours after returning from Indianapolis, Tannenbaum finalized the trade from his home in central New Jersey, notifying Ryan and owner Woody Johnson in a late-night e-mail. On March 5, the first day of free agency, the deal was announced. The Jets were prohibited from signing any unrestricted free agents, but they stole the headlines anyway -- a harbinger.
Ryan had his basketball player, a 6-2 cornerback with freakish athletic ability. The team would add another corner, Kyle Wilson, in the first round of the draft.
Also on March 5, the Jets made an unpopular move, releasing leading rusher Thomas Jones in a salary-related dump. They lined up three potential replacements: Larry Johnson, Willie Parker and Tomlinson, each of whom had been released. That meant the "Final Eight" rules didn't apply; they were fair game to the Jets, who discovered Tomlinson was meeting with the Minnesota Vikings.
"We had to put on a full-court press," Tannenbaum said. "We thought Minnesota was closing in fast."
The team persuaded Tomlinson to visit the facility in Florham Park, but his recruiting trip involved more than a red-carpet tour.
Knowing Tomlinson's wife, LaTorsha, was in the middle of an at-risk pregnancy, the Jets introduced him to team doctor Ken Montgomery. Five years earlier, LaTorsha had suffered a miscarriage at sixth months. Montgomery assured Tomlinson that his wife would receive world-class care at the Atlantic Health hospital in Morristown, N.J.
Tomlinson also received a tour of New Meadowlands Stadium. Because construction still was ongoing, he was required to wear a hard hat. The Jets gave him a custom-made hat -- green, with his famous No. 21. At the end of the tour, Tomlinson asked whether he could keep it.
"I thought that was a really good sign," Tannenbaum said.
On the way to dinner at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., Tannenbaum received a call from his boss, Johnson, who wanted to speak with the Canton-bound recruit. Tannenbaum handed the phone to Tomlinson.
"His face lit up," Tannenbaum said. "At the end of the conversation, he said, 'Wow, the owner of the New York Jets called me.' I think that really impressed him."
The dinner party included Tannenbaum and offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, and their wives, along with quarterback Mark Sanchez and running backs coach Anthony Lynn. The next day, Tomlinson flew back to San Diego and make his decision to sign with the Jets -- two years, $5.2 million.
In July, LaTorsha gave birth to the couple's first child, a healthy boy.
April 10 was a relatively quiet Saturday around the Jets' offices -- until Tannenbaum received a call from the Pittsburgh Steelers, who were looking to trade Holmes. The Steelers wanted to do it quickly.
Tannenbaum wanted feedback from Ryan, so he called downstairs to the coach's assistant, Laura Young. She said Ryan was in his office, being interviewed by a reporter. Tannenbaum told her to buzz Ryan's line and ask him to flash a thumbs-up or thumbs-down through the glass window.
Ryan delivered his response in person. He sprinted upstairs, barged into Tannenbaum's office and exclaimed, "Hell, yes!"
Tannenbaum asked whether he needed to watch some film of Holmes.
"F---, no," Ryan said. "That f---er cost me a ring."
Ryan was alluding to a 65-yard touchdown against his former team, the Baltimore Ravens, in the 2008 AFC title game.
No doubt, Holmes was a talent, but there were off-the-field issues, including a looming four-game suspension for violating the league's substance-abuse policy.
Tannenbaum and Johnson met for an hour to discuss the pros and cons -- a "robust debate," the GM called it. They solicited advice from team psychologist Sara Hickmann and player development director Dave Szott, trying to figure out whether they could create a structured environment for Holmes.
"Ultimately, we decided the uncertainty was outweighed by talent," Tannenbaum said.
At 7 p.m. Sunday, he finalized the deal for a song, a fifth-round pick. He e-mailed Johnson and Ryan with the news.
"Wow," Tannenbaum thought to himself, "I can't believe I just got Santonio Holmes."
The Jets experienced their usual Midnight Madness a month late -- and in the middle of the day.
On April 2, when kicker Jay Feely bolted for the Arizona Cardinals, the Jets finally were allowed to sign an unrestricted free agent. They tried to create a sense of urgency, making like it was March 5. The office staff buzzed with activity.
Get Taylor's agent on the phone. Get Taylor on a flight to New Jersey. Get an itinerary planned.
When Taylor arrived, he visited Trump National (he's an avid golfer) and toured the new stadium, where the scoreboard flashed "Jason Taylor 99" and showed a montage of action photos. As he stood next to Taylor, it suddenly occurred to Tannenbaum that one of the most despised opponents in team history could become a Jet -- "a surreal feeling," he said.
"I hated him," said Tannenbaum, recalling Taylor's days as a Miami Dolphin. "But while hating him, I admired him."
After the stadium, Taylor, Tannenbaum and Ryan took a helicopter tour of Manhattan. The Empire State Building. Central Park. Yankee Stadium. Truth be told, the trip went long and, with three full-size men in the passenger seat, it became a bit cozy. Finally, they landed for dinner at Il Postino in Manhattan.
Displaying his trademark bravado, Ryan told Taylor the Jets were going to have the league's No. 1 defense again -- with or without him. But they wanted another pass-rusher, someone to help protect fourth-quarter leads, and Ryan felt Taylor was perfect.
On April 21, Taylor jumped to the dark side, becoming a Jet.
Nearly eight months after the bus conversation from the AFC title game to the Indianapolis airport ("I want basketball players"), the Jets open the season against Baltimore.
In the moments before kickoff, Tannenbaum will be thinking of all the people who made this possible, including the not-so-obvious people.
The team doctor. The team psychologist. The video department. The people who made the hard hat.
"A total team effort," Tannenbaum said. "I'm proud of the whole organization."
Now all they have to do is win. A lot.
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Nice Recap.
Posted 13 September 2010 - 01:32 PM
Posted 13 September 2010 - 02:12 PM
Great read!
Tanny knows how to do his job very well. Shmooz and you will receive. If Tomlinson works and I think he will, that story should go down in NYJ history.
Tanny knows how to do his job very well. Shmooz and you will receive. If Tomlinson works and I think he will, that story should go down in NYJ history.
Posted 13 September 2010 - 02:46 PM
Tannenbaum certainly knows how to pull a trade/FA signing off.
The image of Rex Ryan sprinting upstairs isn't a pretty one though!
The image of Rex Ryan sprinting upstairs isn't a pretty one though!
Posted 13 September 2010 - 02:50 PM
Tannenbaum asked whether he needed to watch some film of Holmes.
"F---, no," Ryan said. "That f---er cost me a ring."
I loved this!
"F---, no," Ryan said. "That f---er cost me a ring."
I loved this!
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