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Debates of Sept. 16th, 2003
House of Commons Hansard #120 of the 37th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was courts.
- Government Response to Petitions
- Business of the House
- Petitions
- Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
- Question No. 230
- Question No. 234
- Supply
- The Environment
- Firefighters Memorial
- Cambridge Choir
- Riding of Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
- B.C. Forest Fires
- Nicole Demers
- Les Invasions barbares
- Northern Ontario
- Canadian Idol
- City of Barrie
- Canadian Idol
- Employment Insurance
- Hermel Giard
- Les Invasions barbares
- Canadian Idol
- Foreign Affairs
- Junction Arts Festival
- Rural Expo 2003
- Government Contracts
- Agriculture
- National Defence
- Public Service
- Government Contracts
- Agriculture
- The Canadian Grand Prix
- Foreign Affairs
- Agriculture
- The Economy
- Government Contracts
- Foreign Affairs
- BioChem Pharma
- Human Resources Development
- National Defence
- Government Assistance
- Marriage
- Trade
- Marriage
- Highway Infrastructure
- Employment Insurance
- Presence in Gallery
- Supply
- Business of the House
- Supply
- Chief Actuary Act
B.C. Forest Fires
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Betty Hinton Kamloops, Thompson And Highland Valleys, BC
Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to rise today to pay tribute to the people of Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys and the many other British Columbians who have endured and battled this summer's fierce forest fires.
Cohesion, compassion and a pioneering spirit are our greatest weapons against such adversity. I want to thank the countless volunteers and professionals who assisted both directly and indirectly in fighting the fires, as well as those who continue to devote their time and energy to the recovery effort.
I want to make special mention of the Mennonite Disaster Service, whose volunteers from the riding of my colleague from Provencher and other areas pitched in to clean up the aftermath.
I also want to thank the ranchers from the riding of Wild Rose, Alberta, who have come to the rescue with generous donations of hay and straw for the multitude of livestock whose pasture was destroyed in the fires.
I wish there were some way to appropriately and individually recognize each and every person. Unfortunately this is not possible, given the number of firefighters, military personnel--
B.C. Forest Fires
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
The Deputy Speaker
The hon. member for Laval West.
Nicole Demers
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Raymonde Folco Laval West, QC
Mr. Speaker, this October a woman from Laval will receive the Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case for her activities aimed at improving the status of women.
Nicole Demers has been fighting for many years, representing women, seniors and the poor in the Laval area and helping them to make their voices heard.
Ms. Demers is a model for us all and I hope that the example she sets will inspire many people. Thanks to people like her, social inequalities can be overcome.
I congratulate Nicole Demers on winning the Governor General's Award and wish this outstanding woman many more years of helping those who need help most.
Les Invasions barbares
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Christiane Gagnon Québec, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Denys Arcand film Les Invasions barbares won best Canadian feature film at the 28th Toronto International Film Festival.
After the film's success at Cannes and at the box office, Arcand had every reason to be pleased with this new honour for his latest production.
The Bloc Quebecois salutes the work of filmmaker Denys Arcand, the actors, the technicians and the producer Denise Robert. It is encouraging to see that Quebec productions are achieving such renown.
Not only did Les Invasions barbares deserve these awards, but it was also a box office hit in Quebec with over $5 million in ticket sales. The promotional tour in Paris, Berlin and London was met with enthusiasm. After the Toronto film festival, the film will open in theatres throughout Canada and the United States.
Long live Les Invasions barbares and Quebec cinema.
Northern Ontario
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Stan Dromisky Thunder Bay—Atikokan, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the people of northwestern Ontario to offer condolences to the many people who have suffered tragic losses as a result of two separate airplane crashes in northern Ontario last week.
The community of Nibinamik lost seven community members, including three elected band council members, on September 11, 2003, in the rugged and isolated bush north of Thunder Bay. The close-knit community of roughly 350 people is now struggling to cope with this terrible loss. Wasaya Airways also lost a pilot in this incident.
In a separate incident, two people believed to be from British Columbia were also lost north of Thunder Bay.
As the family and friends of the deceased struggle to deal with their losses, it is important that we understand that they are in our thoughts and in our prayers. In times such as these, northerners have a way of caring for each other, and the response in the region has been overwhelming. I would like to take this opportunity to recognize and thank--
Northern Ontario
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
The Deputy Speaker
The hon. member for Edmonton—Strathcona.
Canadian Idol
Statements By Members
September 16th, 2003 / 2:05 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Rahim Jaffer Edmonton Strathcona, AB
Mr. Speaker, tonight Canadians will choose the first ever Canadian Idol. Ryan Malcolm of Kingston, Ontario, is facing off against Gary Beals of Cherry Brook, Nova Scotia. Both Gary and Ryan have survived the grueling audition process, which narrowed a field of thousands of Canadians down to twelve and now two.
Over the summer millions of Canadians have watched as these two competed against ten other young people from all over Canada, including Edmonton's hometown favourite, Tyler Hamilton.
We have been there to witness the triumphs and the heartbreaks these contestants have felt. Now, only six hours away from tonight's final episode, the votes are in and counted.
Being involved in tonight's show myself as the Idol correspondent in Ottawa, I know the excitement these two young people feel and especially the excitement that host Ben is feeling. The Mulroneys have always had a knack for song and dance.
I urge all Canadians to tune into Canadian Idol tonight and support both Ryan and Gary. I know I will be watching.
City of Barrie
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Aileen Carroll Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, ON
Mr. Speaker, in 1853 about 800 people living in small wooden buildings along a short stretch of Kempenfelt Bay on Lake Simcoe became the first official residents of the Town of Barrie.
This year our city is celebrating its 150th birthday. The City of Barrie is one of the fastest growing municipalities in Canada, with a population that has more than doubled in 20 years. The volunteer sesquicentennial committee has worked very hard to organize a number of events to commemorate this special year. The next event, Heritage Day, will be held on September 20. Heritage Day celebrations will include a re-enactment of the Nine Mile Portage historic trade route.
I would like to offer my appreciation and congratulations to the large number of volunteers and local sponsors who have worked tirelessly to make this year a year for the residents of Barrie to remember. I would also like to express special thanks to Alderman Patricia Copeland and John Bearcroft, sesquicentennial committee co-chairs.
Canadian Idol
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Geoff Regan Halifax West, NS
Mr. Speaker, tonight an important decision will be made. Tonight Canadians from coast to coast will be intently fixated on their televisions as history unfolds before them.
Tonight, Mr. Speaker, Gary Beals is going to beat one of your constituents and become the first ever Canadian Idol.
This incredibly talented young man from Cherry Brook, Nova Scotia, has become the pride of Halifax, pouring his heart and soul into performance after performance and proving once again and once and for all that Nova Scotia is the home of the country's most talented performers.
I also want to mention how struck I have been by the breadth of talent this show has brought to Canadians. Both our diversity and our similarities have been obvious the whole way through.
I want to wish Gary, his family and friends all the best and tell him that as proud as all of us in Nova Scotia are of him today, we are going to be even more proud tonight.
Employment Insurance
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Progressive Conservative
Rex Barnes Gander—Grand Falls, NL
Mr. Speaker, rural Canada is very different from the way it was a decade ago. Jobs are fewer, unemployment is greater and there is a greater need for leadership from the Canadian government.
Since 1991, many millions of dollars a year less in employment insurance benefits are being paid out to people in my riding of Gander--Grand Falls. Many organizations, including the Canadian Labour Congress, state that changes in the EI act are needed to better reflect the changing economies in rural areas.
The Government of Canada now has a surplus of $45 billion in the EI fund. It is more difficult to receive EI benefits, the period of time to receive EI benefits is much shorter, it is more difficult for young people to obtain sponsorship for training, and it is more difficult for older workers to obtain meaningful work.
I agree with the president of the CLC, who states, "Times are changing. Work is changing. Canada's unemployment insurance needs to change too". I say, stop abusing the EI fund and stop overcharging Canadian workers.
Hermel Giard
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Yvan Loubier Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC
Mr. Speaker, Hermel Giard was recently inducted into Quebec's agricultural hall of fame. This is the highest honour awarded to a farmer for his life's work and contribution to the development of agriculture.
Mr. Giard, who was mayor of Saint-Simon-de-Bagot for 14 years, fully deserves this honour. A distinguished dairy farmer and renowned Holstein breeder and judge, he was also active in the Ordre des agronomes, the Société d'agriculture, the Mouvement Desjardins and the Ordre des médecins vétérinaires du Québec.
He and his son, who is continuing his father's work in various agricultural sectors, won the Mérite agricole gold medal in 1995.
Mr. Giard has made agriculture a way of life and a passion. His is an undeniable passion, which leads him to say that Quebec agriculture is among the best in the world, that dairy quotas are still a great idea and that family farms must remain the mainstay of agriculture in Quebec.
My heartiest congratulations to this friend and major contributor to Quebec agriculture and society.
Les Invasions barbares
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Carole-Marie Allard Laval East, QC
Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate Denys Arcand and all those who worked on Les Invasions barbares , which literally captured the hearts of festival-goers at the 28th Toronto International Film Festival.
The success Les Invasions barbares enjoyed with the public and the festival's jury reflects the immense talent of this world renowned Canadian filmmaker. The film won top prize in Toronto in the feature film category and a prize for best screenplay at the 56th Cannes Film Festival.
The Government of Canada is proud to support the Canadian film industry, which projects the richness and diversity of our culture on the big screen.
Bravo to Denys Arcand, to Les Invasions barbares and to all the artists.
Canadian Idol
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Wendy Lill Dartmouth, NS
Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to represent the community of Cherry Brook, which is part of my riding of Dartmouth. It is also the home of Canadian Idol finalist Gary Beals.
All summer long Gary has demonstrated the spirit of his community with his soulful tunes. His commitment to his family and his faith continues to remain strong throughout the intense media attention and the stress of weekly performances.
Gary is a theatre student at Acadia University and has sung with its gospel choir. He started singing in the Cherry Brook United Baptist Church at the age of 12.
In Cherry Brook, in Dartmouth and all over Nova Scotia, people are hoping for the best for this young man. We hope he will win the final tonight, but no matter what the results are, I expect we will all continue to hear about Gary Beals. We wish him good luck and we wish to thank him for taking up this challenge.
Foreign Affairs
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Pierrette Venne Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, QC
Mr. Speaker, Canadian diplomacy has been severely tested lately. The Sampson and Kazemi cases have shown how insignificant Canada has become on the international scene.
After Mr. Sampson was sentenced to death by beheading on the strength of confessions that were obtained by torture, the Canadian government let him rot in a Saudi prison for 31 months.
Ms. Kazemi died on July 10, in Iran, after receiving a blow to the head during an interrogation and the Canadian government was not even able to repatriate her remains.
We have reason to be concerned about the safety that comes with our nice little Canadian passport and its no-smile photo. Clearly our diplomats have no influence and it is certainly not by entrusting diplomacy to disgraced ex-ministers that Canada will regain its much envied status of the 1950s.
Junction Arts Festival
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Sarmite Bulte Parkdale—High Park, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer my congratulations to the artists, organizers, sponsors and participants of the 11th annual Junction Arts Festival.
The Junction Arts Festival is one of Toronto's many array of community arts festivals. Its incredible growth is testament to the tremendous neighbourhood team spirit in the Junction and the great organizational work of Karen Cecy-Lemieux, the festival coordinator and Piera Pugliese, the chair of the festival and the chair of the Junction Gardens BIA.
This year's festival attracted 31 juried artists from as far away as Lithuania and Thailand, and involved 27 participating local businesses. The first festival in 1982 consisted of a single wall in a local framing shop and attracted about 2,000 people. Now with the festival dominating the neighbourhood, over 20,000 visitors enjoy the art, musical performances, literary readings, music and writing workshops, and the popular "poems on a post".
I wish to commend the Junction community for hosting and supporting this event, and understanding how important the arts are in our community.


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Mark Sauer follows the sweet smell of vanilla beans down a winding passageway to the basement of the C.F. Sauer Co. in Richmond, Va., where thousands of pounds of the flavor-filled seedpods await the process that turns the beans into pure vanilla extract.
�The aroma is familiar and comforting and literally intoxicating,� says Sauer, 60, who began working for his family�s company at age 13. �It brings back powerful memories of my first job when I shoveled pounds and pounds of saturated vanilla beans out of the vat.�
Now executive vice president of the company started by his great-grandfather, Sauer relishes that the family business has helped cooks add flavor and zest to their food for more than 125 years. The company�s inventory now includes spices, seasonings, marinades, mayonnaise and other condiments, though vanilla extract remains its signature product.
�So much of what you see on the market is imitation vanilla�a bunch of chemicals put together�because it�s so much cheaper [to make],� says Conrad Sauer IV, 63, Mark�s brother who serves as company president and CEO.
Not so with Sauer�s, which uses only high-quality Bourbon vanilla beans from Madagascar that inspire members of the Sauer family to invite comparisons with any other extracts on the market.
�Take some milk, put a teaspoon of vanilla in it and taste it, or put our vanilla on your wrist and smell it. You can tell the difference,� Mark says. �We use the same formulation used in 1887.�
Founder C.F. Sauer was a 17-year-old pharmacy clerk in 1884 in Richmond when he noticed the popularity of the pharmacy�s bulk containers where housewives brought empty bottles to fill with flavoring extracts, considered pharmaceuticals at the time because of their alcohol content. Three years later, he started his own business�the first in America to provide pure flavoring extracts in small, packaged bottles, delivered to retailers by horse and buggy.
Today, the business he started is operated by his fourth- and fifth-generation descendants in a landmark Richmond building topped with a distinctive illuminated �Sauer�s Vanilla� sign, identifying where the pleasant scent of vanilla has wafted outside since 1911.
At any given time, Sauer�s stores between 5,000 and 20,000 pounds of vanilla beans in cardboard cartons in the company�s basement vault. During the extraction process, the beans are chopped into smaller pieces, placed in baskets and showered with pure grain alcohol inside of giant stainless steel vats. After several days, the liquid is drawn off and mixed with sugar and water to reduce the alcohol content of the final product.
While the company purchases 130 different spices from around the world, its operational, processing and manufacturing hub for vanilla and spices is Richmond. �We even make our own bottles here,� says Mark, adding that vanilla remains the company�s top-selling extract and black pepper its most popular spice.
Though the price of vanilla beans fluctuates due to factors such as tropical typhoons and governmental policies in Madagascar, C.F. Sauer remains committed to the formula that has worked since the company�s founding�using vanilla beans instead of vanilla blends, sugar instead of corn syrup, and a cold-press extraction process instead of the more common heat extraction method that produces a �burned� taste and cloudy appearance, according to Mark.
�When you do something for 125 years, you do have a leg up,� he says. �The key is to make quality products that are easy to use to make a healthy, wholesome dinner for your family.�
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Perhaps, Apple fully believes that it reinvented mobile phone with the launch of its iPhone gadget several years ago and smartphone makers HTC and Nokia nowadays infringe its patents, however, HTC Corp. thinks differently. On Wednesday the company said that it had taken legal action against Apple by filing a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission to halt the importation and sale of the iPhone, iPad and iPod in the United States.
"As the innovator of the original Windows Mobile PocketPC Phone Edition in 2002 and the first Android smartphone in 2008, HTC believes the industry should be driven by healthy competition and innovation that offer consumers the best, most accessible mobile experiences possible. We are taking this action against Apple to protect our intellectual property, our industry partners, and most importantly our customers that use HTC phones," said Jason Mackenzie, vice president of North America at HTC.
HTC did not reveal which patents have been infringed by Apple.
Back in March Apple sued HTC of infringing twenty patents that cover user interface with multi-touch input. Back then it was indicated that Apple had general objections about Google Android mobile phone, which competes against Apple iPhone devices with proprietary operating system.
Google itself, which lead the development of Android operating system that powers Sense-based phones from HTC, said that it was definitely not a party of the legal fight between Apple and HTC, but it would stand behind Android as well as its partners. Considering the fact that Google's own Nexus One is made by HTC, the search giant may indeed become a part of the legal action.
"We are not a party to this lawsuit. However, we stand behind our Android operating system and the partners who have helped us to develop it," an official from Google is reported to have said.
HTC also stated that it did not believe this lawsuit poses a short-term material impact to its business nor will it affect its Q1 2010 guidance.


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October 23, 2006, 03:47:50 PM »
My Grandpa used to comment that he felt like he was visiting the League of Nations when we used to pick him up at a main terminal in California. A day doesn't go by in my own San Francisco suburban neighborhood where I don't hear a little Hindi, German, Arabic, Mandarin, Hebrew, or French as an example of his point regarding people's diversification in this area. But it's the transitional roots that make California relatively unique, which applies equally to its roots from within the US. Inevitably, the mentality as led by the Silicon Valley is always to seek something new, something different, with a culture that strives to be open-minded.
Needless to say, its difficult to find an allegiance to a single aspect within California, except maybe change. So we end up with places like Chez Panise and people like Alice Waters, who introduce a whole new way of looking at fresh food. And this of course also results in the crazy delights of CA pizza, which at any point in time represents a mix and match of cultures that either collide into a single pizza, or segregate into a host of non-conforming pizzas.
So in my usual infinite interest to try something different, I put a Sour Dough starter together with a myriad of fresh ingredients from the Farmer's market to make my sauce, cheese and toppings:
1) Can you tell by color which one is the sourdough starter? The starter began with local grapes, a white whole wheat flour and spring water. After a few days, it was doubling in size and smelling sour through natural progression with additional unbleached flour. So while the starter was still ripening, I took some of the throw-away dough and created a dough with KA bread flour, 25% throw-away starter, a squeeze of honey (for browning), a little olive oil (for softening), about 2% sea salt, a pinch of active yeast (since the starter was still developing), and 60% filtered water. I left close to 14 oz of the dough sit for 8 hours at room temp, at which time it was rising.
2) Next, I took some fresh green and orange Heirloom tomatoes, mixed them with fresh spinach, sea salt, and pepper and put them on the dough:
3) Then I finished it off with 3 different cheeses (a local slightly aged creamy cheese, a Trader Joe's mozzarella cheese, and a little aged cheddar cheese from the wine country), along with some grilled chicken and local sausage that I braised with a Thai sauce (Thai peppers, garlic, and a Thai variant of soy sauce).
Heres the result after cooking it on a 12 screen for 6 minutes at 550F. Let's just say that the change was welcome; but never permanent:
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giotto.what a great post and I thank you..
my spelling isn't the best so I hope you follow me...
I was the head chef at a well know french restuarant in marin county way way before alice waters opened up chez panise..I had exceltent reviews by jack shelton at the time..I believe he passed away quite some time ago..very nice person..
at the time I didn't really know what to think of alice because I was already useing the best local ingredients..even some vegis that was brought in by local growers in marin county.. there was nothing going on with the organic or hormone craze with food at the time but over all I think what I purchased was top of the line..mostly was the incredible pacific fish at the time and abalone..
I agree that ms. waters raised the level of local quality but personally I think it was already in place when chefs such as myself came back from europe learning about local produce and quality cheese and butter and cream..it was only a matter of time..
I was at pier 39 a few weeks ago at the farmers market and to my surprise they can't sell provini milk feed veal anymore..
I guess my point is that peoples taste in food changes and animal rights come into play,even being as nitpicky as what kind of organic compost you use..I pick quality and simplisity in my food over the foo foo decorated crap I see in most up scale resturants nowadays..
with pizza we are looking at the basic..without being pretentious..just whatever you like..either bad or good
I can say I still like a greasy taco and burger if made well or enjoy a dinner at the famed french laundry but I'm not snobby or picky..pizza from a local pizza place in brooklyn with all it's faults in quality ingredients is a million time better then one I can get from any place here in SF with all the foo foo chesses and heirloom tomatoes..
if you have a chance get the starter recipe from the boulangerie bakery in SF on piner and fillmore..it is made with local grapes from sonoma but any basic starter will work just as well..
hope you know where I'm coming from..no offence..just wish things would get back to the way things were many years ago..it really wasn't all that bad..probally much better without the invention of food additives and such..
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Like so many others, my greatest memories are served when I think back to my simplest times. I fear, however, that kids sometimes forget what an apple tastes like, or how delicious good tomatoes can taste in place of a tomato sauce that no longer has any hint of tomato.
People are always going to feel offended when someone takes credit for a certain action; but we all know it's based on marketing. My appreciation is developed when Marketing finally introduces a "wider" mass of people to a past that they never knew and can appreciate.
This doesn't dispense of the wonderful taste of a first class fried burger; but it does widen our appreciation of how good food from our soil can taste undiminished by heavy undertones. Sort of like the first time I had a messy pomegranate as a kid while sitting on a curb... no grease dripping; but my mom ended up throwing away my favorite play shirt... A simple tradition that I enthusiastically continued to follow (except for the shirt part).
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (136 votes).
In short: Very good race, more uphill than i expected making it quite tough.Date of review: June 22, 2008
In short: A different type of raceIn full: At first i was not very impressed as i hit 3 bottle necks within the first 2km. Then after this single file running for another 2 km. Then as the course started to open up a bit the hill came into play. But as the race went on it started to add to the challenge and i saw the race in a different light. At the end i really enjoyed it and the race momento was my best yet, a glass trophy with runners captured inside designed in glass. I would do this againDate of review: July 19, 2007
In short: A challenging race through woods and fields and up and down hills.Date of review: June 30, 2007
In short: Great race, well organised with great supportive marshalls. Nice scenic route.Date of review: June 29, 2007
In short: The marshalls were great... In full: Enjoyable... encouraging marshalls, and lots of them too!!... well organised... 3 major bottlenecks for the first 2k though... some single-file running in places. As long as you're not expecting a PB, this is a great race. Special Momento too!!Date of review: June 26, 2007
In short: excellent, undulating courseDate of review: June 26, 2007
In short: Fab race!In full: Really enjoyed this race again despite the rain! And surprised myself by getting a PB so was VERY happy! Momento was really lovely too and organisation and support was brilliant. :)Date of review: June 25, 2007
In short: A very good race even in the rainIn full: Had a really good family day out. My son entered with me in the 10K and my granddaughter came third in the Senior girl's race and my grandson finished seventh in the Senior boy's race. Lovely memento Date of review: June 25, 2007
In short: Very well organised as always. Enjoyed the new routing near the end. Nice memento.Date of review: June 25, 2007
In short: Very well-organised. Stunning memento celebrating 10th run. Name announcing a finish line a nice touch.In full: A vert enjoyable race, mostly off-road. well organised, with nice touches like the announcing of runner name as you approach finish line. A very nice race emento. Much better than a cheap medal. Highly recommended.Date of review: June 25, 2007
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Administrators will allow swipe access for commuter students to at most one residence hall on campus, Engineering Student Council president Siddhant Bhatt, SEAS '14, announced at Monday night's ESC meeting.
Over the summer, Residential Programs changed its policy, such that students who live off campus could no longer fill out a form to gain swipe access to residence halls as they had been able to in previous years. Instead, off-campus students would have to be signed in as guests each time they wanted to enter any residence hall.
Following weeks of discussion with Residential Programs and Student Affairs, ESC and Columbia College Student Council reached an agreement to allow "residents to assume liability for up to three off-campus students, who will then be granted swipe access into the host student's residence hall," according to a statement from the councils. Councilmembers met with Director of Residential Programs Cristen Kromm and Interim Dean of Student Affairs Terry Martinez Monday morning to discuss swipe access.
Bhatt stressed that though this is a positive step, it is not what he and CCSC president Daphne Chen, CC '14, asked for initially. They had urged administrators to implement the policy next year because they believed it was unfair that students who made housing decisions prior to the policy change would be subject to it. Additionally, they had hoped for more time to discuss the issue and consider other options of structuring a new policy.
"It is not in line with full access … but that is the outcome we have at this point in time," Bhatt said.
The policy will go into effect after fall break, according to Bhatt. Students will be able to fill out a form online for Public Safety to review.
With the new policy, a building resident must be liable for the off-campus student for the rest of the academic year. Previously, off-campus students would fill out the forms themselves and no residents would be liable for them.
The host will face the same liabilities as outlined in the Guide to Living for signing in any guest.
ESC also discussed the restoration of undergraduate access to Watson Library during the exam period, after 7 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends.
Bhatt also brought up creating more study spaces around campus during exam periods, particularly in Lerner Hall since student groups cannot book space in Lerner for that time. The council is working with Student Affairs to bring in desks and cubicles in Lerner to better utilize the space.
ESC voted unanimously to support the creation of a math competition for high school students, which will happen this November.
Representatives from Barnard Columbia Divest came to the meeting to give updates on their efforts to divest Columbia's endowment from fossil fuels. ESC representatives raised concerns about losing power to lobby fossil fuel companies if the University were to divest, and creating tension between the school and various firms that engineering students sometimes intern or work for after graduation.


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(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – A team of teenage female athletes set a winning tone for their fellow USA Boxing National Team Members with five international victories and the Outstanding Boxer award at the Pirkka Tournament on Saturday in Tampere, Finland. The tournament was the first of four international competitions in the next few weeks for USA Boxing with the junior male, elite women and elite men preparing for their own battles with international foes in Ukraine, Venezuela and Puerto Rico respectively.
Fifteen-year-old pinweight Caitlin Orosco (Anaheim, Calif.) not only won a gold medal in her first international event, but also claimed the Outstanding Boxer of the Tournament award with her stellar performance in Finland. Orosco won a unanimous decision over Jasmiina Tuomilaakso of Finland in their pinweight showdown. Featherweight Jajaira Gonzalez (Glendora, Calif.) won her gold medal with a first round stoppage victory over Finland's Kia Konttinen. In flyweight action, Nysja Barrientes (Las Vegas, Nev.) gave home nation boxer Pinja Paasimaa of Finland a standing eight count en route to a unanimous decision win. Bantamweight Jessica Galvez (Sparks, Nev.) threw nearly 100 punches per round in her contest with Finland's Dorins Marins to win the third bout of the tournament for Team USA by a 5-0 margin. Lightweight Iesha Kenney (Alexandria, Va.) took the final victory of the event for her United States squad, winning a unanimous decision over Elizabeth Dillion of England. Light bantamweight Ashley Perez (Sparks, Nev.) suffered the lone loss for Team USA, dropping a 5-0 decision to England's Emma Dolan. Coach Mike Newson, Jr. (Las Vegas, Nev.) led Team USA into action with Dr. Ted Mills (Glen Cove, N.Y.) serving as the Team Physician.
All of the athletes representing Team USA in international action took part in a preparatory training camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs with USA Boxing International Teaching Coach Pedro Roque prior to competition. The junior and elite men concluded camp today and the elite women will remain in Colorado Springs through Sunday.
The junior males will look to duplicate the outstanding results of their female counterparts at the Victory Tournament, May 9-12, in Uman, Ukraine. The 13-athlete squad of 15 and 16-year-old boxers all earned their spots in the team at the Junior World Team Open in January.
In the elite division, both the male and female athletes will remain on this continent for their international competitions. On Sunday, the elite females will travel to Barcelona, Venezuela for the Women's Continental Championships, May 15-20. The squad will look to duplicate their fantastic results from 2012 when Team USA claimed six gold medals in the event.
The elite men returned home today following a three-week training camp at the Olympic Training Center and they will reconvene in Puerto Rico on May 19 for two competitions. 2012 World Champion Tiara Brown (Fort Myers, Fla.) will join the 10 men in Puerto Rico for the event. The 11-athlete team will compete in the Cheo Aponte Tournament followed by the Olympic Cup, May 28-June 6 in their first international competition after the 2013 USA Boxing National Championships. The elite men's and women's boxers all claimed their berths on the U.S. National Team at the 2013 USA Boxing National Championships.
The full rosters for each event can be found below and results will be disseminated following each competition.
Pirkka Tournament Results
International Team Rosters
Victory Day Tournament, Junior Boys
Women's Continental Championships, Elite Women
Cheo Aponte Tournament/Olympic Cup, Elite Men


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quote Hannersum... just saying, crimson blade shower can have more non pellet ammo, the same pellet ammo and more raw so wouldn't it be better?Hmm, that one isn't bad. But it can't fire any Pellet S3's.
My favorite for farming the monoblos back in high rank was the Maelstrom+, but looking back now... The Green Blade Shower was the best one to use for Pellet, so I would recommend that one. Pellet S3 is the only pellet shot you'll ever need. Just bring the crafting mats for it too.
quote gn_x00I'm not dying at the Plesioth, I pwn him but then the white monoblos frigging CAMPS UNDERGROUND ALL THE TIME!!!Evading Plesioth's attack is a bit tricky because of the broken hitbox. that's why melee, especially with no guard like Hammer or weak block ability like SnS is not really good for Plesioth (Except if you can evade his attack with Roll, which, you shouldn't be dying if that's the case)
quote navvLol. every newbie who try bowgun for monoblos is expert then.u have to be a pro if u want to use hbg or bow and only high rank armors work with monoblos and its easier to do this with gs and ls so dont make others reply's wrong first look at yourself
quote navv... what?u have to be a pro if u want to use hbg or bow and only high rank armors work with monoblos and its easier to do this with gs and ls so dont make others reply's wrong first look at yourself
quote HannersYeah... the only thing is that my healing items take up most of my inventory and in the quest, I always use all of them Anyway, would gemmed Narga armor be good? (to get high grade plat horn OR just as a normal armor set)Frankly, look for a bowgun that fires Pellet S level 3. If you can't find that go for level 2. Then, bring enough crafting materials to craft more of the ammo. Try getting some armor that gives you Evade +2 and/or Constitution +1.
If you really want to use SnS... Just keep wailing on its legs, use traps (shocks, not pitfalls.) and bombs to break the horn. (Since the SnS will barely ever reach the horn, and it's kinda dumb attacking from the most dangerous spot.
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9. Social mobility — specifically getting people out of poverty — is infinitely more important than income inequality.
Social mobility is the ability of an individual or family to improve (or lower) their economic status. The two main types of social mobility are intergenerational (i.e., a person is better off than their parents or grandparents) or intragenerational (i.e., income changes within a person or group's lifetime). Researchers at Harvard University recently released a study of intergenerational social mobility within the United States which controlled for five factors: racial segregation, income inequality, school quality, social capital, and family structure.
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Holocaust expert to speak
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Author and historian Deborah Lipstadt will speak about anti-Semitism Oct. 27 in Ritsche Auditorium.
Historian Deborah E. Lipstadt, one of the nation's foremost authorities on the Holocaust and the people who deny it happened, will speak on anti-Semitism and the politics of denying the Holocaust at 7 p.m. Oct. 27 in Ritsche Auditorium.
The author of four books, Lipstadt stresses the importance of telling the story of the Holocaust to the generation that is seeing the last survivors die and is witnessing new genocides in Africa.
"Professor Lipstadt's visit is important because she brings a scholarly perspective to the sometimes heated campus discourse on anti-Semitism, the Holocaust and Israel," said Daniel Wildeson, director of St. Cloud State's Center for Holocaust & Genocide Education, which is hosting her visit.
"She has made major contributions to the contemporary discourse and research about the Holocaust, particularly in settings of higher learning," Wildeson said.
Lipstadt is Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish and Holocaust Studies at Emory University in Atlanta.
"The New Anti-Semitism: How New? How Bad?" is free and open to the public. Parking is free on some streets adjacent to campus. Parking in the 4th Avenue Parking Ramp is a dollar per hour.
In her first book, "Beyond Belief: The American Press & the Coming of the Holocaust 1933-1945," Lipstadt said American journalists had trouble comprehending the Nazi plan for the extermination of all Jews, even as they reported the systematic murder of six million Jews among the millions of people killed by the Nazi regime.
She will discuss how anti-Semitism was key to making mass murder possible and how, even today, people trivialize the Holocaust by denying its existence or downplaying its significance.
Lipstadt's newest book, "The Eichmann Trial," appears on the 50th anniversary of the trial in Israel of one of the Nazi architects of the Holocaust in Germany. The trial of Adolf Eichmann, who was executed in May 1962, helped Holocaust survivors tell their stories.
The Eichmann trial accelerated and, in certain cases, generated a process whereby the private and very personal world of the survivor met the public world of commemoration," Lipstadt wrote. "Today, as the generation of survivors grows smaller and there are few people left to speak in the first-person singular, it behooves us to pay special heed to and event that gave the victims an enhanced and more authoritative voice and also helped create an 'audience' to listen to them in a new and different fashion."
Lipstadt says the Holocaust survivors' stories are valuable to victims of other genocides. Lipstadt once saw survivors of genocide in Rwanda meet with Holocaust survivors in Israel. She said the young Africans and the older survivors shared the importance of telling their stories so that future generations who were not there can remember.
On May 16, the New York Times published her article, "Demjanjuk in Munich," on the importance of holding officials accountable for war crimes and the value of testimony by victims – even decades after the events.
John Demjanjuk, who had been an Ohio autoworker for years, was convicted in May of accessory to the murder of 28,060 people in the Sobibor death camp in Poland.
Lipstadt's "The Eichmann Trial," published by Schocken/Nextbook, was called by Publisher's Weekly, "a penetrating and authoritative dissection of a landmark case and its after effects."
CNN television analyst and Harvard University Professor David Gergen called the book "a powerfully written testimony to our ongoing fascination with the proceedings, the resonance of survivor tales, and how both changed our understanding of justice after atrocity."
Following publication of Lipstadt's 1993 book "Denying the Holocaust: The Growing Assault on Truth and Memory," she was sued by a man she called a Holocaust denier and right-wing extremist. The 2001 court room victory became the subject of her next book, "History On Trial: My Day in Court With a Holocaust Denier," published in 2005.
View the British High Court ruling, which among other things, declared Irving is "anti-semitic and racist and that he associates with right wing extremists who promote neo-Nazism." The ruling acquitted Lipstadt of libel charges.
An advocate of free speech, Lipstadt has opposed jail sentences for people who deny the Holocaust – a crime in Germany.
At Emory University, she created the Institute for Jewish Studies and was its first director from 1998 to 2008. She directs the website known as Holocaust Denial on Trial which contains answers to frequent claims made by deniers.
Lipstadt was a consultant to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and helped design the section of the Museum dedicated to the American Response to the Holocaust. She was appointed by President Bill Clinton to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, on which she served two terms. On July 7, President Barack Obama appointed Lipstadt to the council again.
She received her bachelor's degree from City College of New York and her master's and doctorate from Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass.
Lipstadt is also appearing at the University of Minnesota. Her visit to the state is sponsored by the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, University of Minnesota; Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas; Temple Israel of Minneapolis; Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning, Saint John's University and the University of St. Thomas; and the Christian-Jewish Center and Library.
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To house two Fire personnel; a Fire Captain/Paramedic and Firefighter/Paramedic 24/7 with a Rescue Ambulance (RA) staged in the driveway. This RA would be an additional resource and marked and identified as RA 39. There would be no public office for walk-ups.
A Fire Chief Officer visited several Glen Summer residents on December 24th to discuss the proposed use of the property. Within a few days, a letter from the Fire Chief was sent to over 57 residents on Glen Summer notifying them of an informal meeting on Saturday, January 7th to discuss the site configuration and use.
The Fire Department has not been able to identify an available residential or commercial property that could accommodate a fire engine or its four person crew. Recognizing that on average, 75% of the calls in District 39 are medical, the placement of an RA is an appropriate alternative solution. The smaller vehicle and crew could be safely accommodated at the proposed location.
Station 38 is west of the Arroyo where an Engine and Patrol unit are housed. Mutual and Automatic Aid has proven to be very effective from our neighboring jurisdictions in addition to coverage from our other Pasadena Stations.
This is a temporary solution until the retrofit construction of Station 39 is finalized, which is anticipated by the end of 2013 or early 2014. The architect is already working on the retrofit and the City Council has appropriated funding to complete the project.
The driveway of the home would need slight modifications (widening)
No, the turning radius of the RA is sufficient and has been tested.
City staff has explored hundreds of properties (residential and commercial) and followed-up on numerous suggestions from residents. This is our most viable solution since none of the other properties proved to be viable.
A CUP is required for a fire station or similar use that exceeds 12 months. The RA can be housed and operated at the subject site while a CUP is in process, provided the use does not continue past 12 months without an approved CUP. A CUP details a clear description of how the temporary site will operate as well as an analysis of the potential environmental impacts, in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The CUP application is considered by a Hearing Officer at a publicly noticed hearing.
City Council has appropriated funds for the construction of the existing Station 39 property. An architect has been retained and the goal is to have construction completed before the end of 2013 or early 2014.
A new Station from the ground up is estimated to cost $5M plus the cost of any additional property and the retrofit is estimated to cost about $2.5M. Funding has been re-allocated from other capital improvement projects to complete this project. Funding for a new station was not possible at this time given the City's limited resources in the current economy.
Station 39 receives an average of two calls per day. Most of our Stations are adjacent to residential neighborhoods, schools and parks. Fire personnel appreciate and respect they are part of the community and are careful and experienced in driving through neighborhoods. Sirens and lights are used conservatively in residential neighborhoods and as traffic conditions warrant. The Fire Department prides itself on working with the residents to address concerns that arise from their operations in order to be good neighbors,.
Emergency vehicles are required to follow all posted speed limits. Lights and sirens "warn" other traffic to yield, and extreme caution is always exercised when clearing intersections.
A roster captured the contact information for neighbors at the Glen Summer meeting. Additionally, a District wide announcement will be sent when a final decision has been made regarding the temporary Fire Department use of the Glen Summer property.


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House of Commons Hansard #138 of the 37th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was artists.
- Contraventions Act
- Child Abuse Prevention Month
- Cattle Industry
- Canadian Executive Service Organization
- Community Care Worker Week
- Steel Industry
- Falun Gong
- Monsignor Marc Ouellet
- Taiwan's National Day
- Izzy Asper
- Northwest Corridor Development
- Ottawa International Airport
- Government of Canada
- Taxation
- Foreign Affairs
- National Co-op Week
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Beacon Heights
- World Day Against the Death Penalty
- National Defence
- Gasoline Taxes
- Employment Insurance
- Health
- Government Contracts
- Ethics
- Employment Insurance
- Ethics
- Taxation
- Member for LaSalle--Émard
- The Environment
- Fisheries and Oceans
- Foreign Affairs
- Status of Women
- Fisheries
- Agriculture
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Job Creation
- International Aid
- Health
- Electoral Reform
- Immigration
- Government Assistance
- Forest Industry
- Health
- House of Commons
- Government Response to Petitions
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Committees of the House
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Contraventions Act
- Income Tax Act
Canadian Executive Service Organization
Statements By Members
October 10th, 2003 / 11 a.m.
Marlene Jennings Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, QC
Mr. Speaker, today I would like to acknowledge the remarkable contribution of a volunteer in my riding, Francine Dumont.
Ms. Dumont was appointed by the Canadian Executive Service Organization, CESO, to create a national education policy for public servants in Bolivia.
CESO, a volunteer based and not for profit organization, is financed in part by CIDA and by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. It promotes the economic and social growth and well-being of aboriginal Canadians, and of the peoples of developing nations and emerging market economies.
Thanks to organizations like CESO and volunteers such as Ms. Dumont, Canada has a reputation throughout the world of being a helpful and generous nation.
I ask all members to join me in congratulating CESO, Ms. Dumont and its volunteers.
Community Care Worker Week
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
Jeannot Castonguay Madawaska—Restigouche, NB
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to inform the House and all Canadians that October 12-18 is National Community Care Worker Week.
The health care professionals, para-professionals and volunteers who provide care in the community are an integral part of our health care system.
Community care workers represent many groups and disciplines and carry out various functions. These include: nurses, social workers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, homemakers, home support workers and volunteers. These are the vital front line workers who provide home based care, facility based long term care, meal programs and community support programs.
As the delivery of many health care services shifts from the hospitals to the community, community care workers are increasingly called upon to assist in the transition and ensure a continuity of client centred care.
To honour these front line workers and acknowledge the invaluable contribution they make to the health care of Canadians, the Canadian Association for Community Care has initiated the community care worker award, which is presented to the winner in the community every year during community care worker week.
Steel Industry
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
John Maloney Erie—Lincoln, ON
Mr. Speaker, earlier this week the Government of Canada announced that it would not implement surtaxes on the import of certain steel products, as recommended by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal.
Over one year has passed since the tribunal made these remedy recommendations. Despite concerns about the World Trade Organization's reaction, Canada should have taken the same position as the United States and Mexico against offshore imports. I am very disappointed the government has not chosen to act on the inquiry findings determined by the CITT.
The steel industry in Niagara has suffered significantly from this lack of safeguard action. Atlas Specialty Steel and others have either collapsed or are on the verge of collapse. About 550 dedicated Atlas workers in the region of Niagara are now without work. These are real people with real families facing an upsetting and uncertain future.
While I am pleased that the newly formed North American steel trade committee will look at many of these pressing issues, I fear that it may be too little, too late for the Canadian steelworkers.
We need to ensure that a North American steel accord is developed and put into place immediately. We need to revisit safeguard action on steel imports now. We need to take whatever actions we can to preserve the steel industry in Canada for Canadian workers.
Falun Gong
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
Canadian Alliance
Scott Reid Lanark—Carleton, ON
Mr. Speaker, last October this House voted unanimously to instruct the Prime Minister to take advantage of the APEC conference to privately raise with the president of China the matter of the imprisonment by the Chinese government of 13 Falun Gong practitioners who are members of Canadian families.
As a result of this unanimous motion and follow-up work by our embassy staff in Beijing, 8 of the 13 were released. Some are now in Canada, where they are model citizens. Tianxong Peng, for example, was freed on Christmas Eve and now lives with his sister Helen here in Ontario.
Sadly, a year later, as the Prime Minister prepares for another APEC conference, the situation in China has become worse, not better. These few releases have been accompanied by the arrests of thousands of non-violent Falun Gong practitioners. Today, 17 individuals who are the brothers and sisters and the parents and the children of Canadians are imprisoned in China.
I therefore ask the Prime Minister to take advantage of the upcoming APEC conference to raise the issue of these 17 peaceful individuals so that they too may be allowed to come home to their families here in Canada.
Monsignor Marc Ouellet
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
Guy St-Julien Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik, QC
Mr. Speaker, Pope John Paul II's appointment of Monsignor Marc Ouellet as a cardinal surprised many in his village of La Motte in Abitibi.
No one was more proud or more moved than the mother of Quebec City's Archbishop, Mrs. Graziella Ouellet, who said, "It warms a mother's heart, but it is also emotionally overwhelming. It will be a daunting task and I hope the Lord will help him".
Monsignor Ouellet is a very cultured man; he speaks five languages and earned a PhD in theology in the 1980s. Monsignor Ouellet said he was pleased with this honour, but that he was especially pleased for Quebec and Canada.
Monsignor Ouellet, the people of La Motte, Abitibi and Canada congratulate you, wish you an excellent tenure as a cardinal, and thank Pope John Paul II for your appointment.
Taiwan's National Day
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
Odina Desrochers Lotbinière—L'Érable, QC
Mr. Speaker, on this day, October 10, we are proud to celebrate Taiwan's National Day. Following the election of its first social-democrat president three years ago, this state has turned a new leaf and boldly moved toward democracy by enhancing human rights, freedom of expression and freedom of the press.
Unlike its neighbour, Communist China, Taiwan has made giant strides in building democratic structures that have paved the way for a modern and dynamic society, a model for the entire Asia-Pacific region.
As a sovereignist, I am proud to note that, like Quebec, Taiwan is striving for recognition as a country and for its place at the table of nations. In that sense, I hope that the Canadian government will acknowledge the democratic values promoted by that country and will encourage Taiwan to sit as an observer at the World Health Organization, as well as recognize the right of the 23 million citizens of the Republic of China to be represented in the United Nations system.
To all Taiwanese, happy national day.
Izzy Asper
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
Irwin Cotler Mount Royal, QC
Mr. Speaker, I rise to remember a great Canadian and renaissance man, Izzy Asper, who loved life and was larger than life, who not only transformed the communications face of this country but was a top lawyer, distinguished parliamentarian, mover of the first Manitoba Bill of Rights, and a civic benefactor sans pareil, whose contribution to the arts, education, culture, health, sports and the prospective Canadian Human Rights Museum in Winnipeg will be an enduring legacy for all Canadians and beyond.
It is not only his public achievements that bear recall, but his private virtues: a loving husband and devoted father and grandfather, whose family love of him will be his most everlasting legacy; a loyal friend; a courageous advocate; an abiding commitment to the sister democracies of Canada and Israel and to his most beloved Winnipeg; and a jazz enthusiast as repose for the soul.
He will be greatly missed and is much loved. We will not see the likes of him again.
Northwest Corridor Development
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
Canadian Alliance
Andy Burton Skeena, BC
Mr. Speaker, next week the port city of Prince Rupert will host the annual meeting of the Northwest Corridor Development Corporation. This group has a mandate to promote east-west transportation routes along the rail, highway and pipeline systems from central North America to tidewater in Prince Rupert. This less utilized but extremely viable transportation option can and will over time alleviate pressure and congestion at major ports to the south.
In Prince Rupert, a new container facility is in the planning stages, along with required rail upgrades to handle double-stacked rail cars. The offshore oil and gas potential is very real. New pipeline projects to the coast are under discussion, and currently a cruise ship dock is under construction.
Despite current economic woes, the future of northwest British Columbia looks positive. Groups such as the Northwest Corridor Development Corporation assist greatly in bringing reality to this dream. I wish the group every success at its annual general meeting next week.
Ottawa International Airport
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
Mauril Bélanger Ottawa—Vanier, ON
Mr. Speaker, a few years ago I was involved in setting up the local airport authority, which took over the management and development of the Ottawa International Airport.
Next Sunday, October 12, Canada's capital city starts using its brand new terminal. Having toured the facility, I can tell my colleagues, many of them frequent users of the facility, that it is quite impressive: impressive in the quality of its construction; impressive in the intelligence of its design and architecture; impressive in its amenities and services to the travelling public; and equally impressive is that it was completed six months early and under budget.
I wish to congratulate all of those who believed in the early days that setting up the local airport authority was the way to go. I also wish to congratulate the members of the Ottawa International Airport Authority and its president and CEO, Paul Benoit, on a job well done.
Now let us get on with expanding the Congress Centre facilities.
Government of Canada
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
Progressive Conservative
Loyola Hearn St. John's West, NL
Mr. Speaker, the member for LaSalle—Émard is chomping at the bit to take over the Government of Canada, but the Prime Minister stands in the way.
Liberals are telling us that the Prime Minister is staying just because he wants to celebrate his 70th birthday at 24 Sussex Drive.
More likely, it is because he intends to spend the time between now and February travelling the world, unable to make binding commitments, unable to put forward principles that will be worth anything, unable to solve problems, just able to indulge himself in the trappings of a vacant office.
The House of Commons can solve that problem. We can deem tomorrow to be January 11, 2004, right across the country. Let us say happy 70th birthday to the Prime Minister and let us get on with the business of Canada.
Statements By Members
11:10 a.m.
Mario Laframboise Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, QC
Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, in this House, the Liberal members, beginning with the Prime Minister, rejoiced at the difficult financial choices facing the Government of Quebec.
The fact that the provinces are headed for a combined deficit of nearly $10 billion while the federal government will be running a surplus in the billions is a glaring illustration of the fiscal imbalance masterfully orchestrated by the former finance minister.
What exactly did the Liberal members from Quebec applaud last Tuesday? The cuts imposed on Quebec for health, education and social services, or the pillaging of the EI account?
Was this maybe the Liberal members' way of showing disagreement with the choice made by the National Assembly to support young families in Quebec by implementing a progressive family policy that is the envy of all, or are they perhaps opposed to the tuition freeze?
The Liberal members' applause ill conceals their desire to diminish Quebec, and that is a disgrace.
Foreign Affairs
Statements By Members
11:10 a.m.
Marlene Catterall Ottawa West—Nepean, ON
Mr. Speaker, now that Maher Arar is back in Canada, out of harm's way, we must act to clear away any cloud hanging over his and his family's heads.
I was encouraged by this week's news that the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP is considering holding an inquiry in the public interest. I encourage the commission to do this.
We must find out whether American claims are true that information provided by the RCMP played a role in Maher Arar's detention and deportation and whether RCMP sources played any part in his continued incarceration in Damascus at the same time that the foreign affairs minister and the Prime Minister were making every effort to have him returned to Canada.
His family's terrible ordeal with not be over until these and all uncertainties surrounding the last year are fully and publicly resolved.
National Co-op Week
Statements By Members
11:10 a.m.
Wendy Lill Dartmouth, NS
Mr. Speaker, next week Canadians will observe National Co-op Week, and Credit Union Day will be celebrated on Thursday, October 16.
We have in Canada about 10,000 co-operatives, which employ more than 150,000 people and engage thousands of volunteers.
Co-operatives are major economic contributors to our community. They capture wealth locally, returning dividends to members, and they provide good jobs paying good salaries.
Co-operatives play a role well beyond the strictly economic. They develop leaders for civil society and they invest in a wide array of worthy community projects.
Our modern co-ops owe a lot to the Antigonish Movement led by Father Moses Coady, who encouraged people to come together in study groups to empower one another.
I would also like to applaud the work of the local credit unions in my community, the Heritage and the Atlantic Credit Unions. I wish to congratulate the work of co-operatives and credit unions in my home province and throughout Canada.
Citizenship and Immigration
Statements By Members
11:10 a.m.
Sarkis Assadourian Brampton Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to see that the government's response to a report from the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration on the provincial nominee program agrees with a vast majority of the recommendations made by the committee.
The committee's report was positive about the program in general and identified it as an important tool in encouraging the settlement of immigrants across the country.
We on this side of the House are committed to ensuring that all Canadians in every region benefit from immigration, both today and in the years ahead.
The government therefore shares the committee's enthusiasm for the expansion of the provincial nominee program across the country, according to the availability of existing resources and the ability of other levels of government to participate in this wonderful project.
Beacon Heights
Statements By Members
11:10 a.m.
Canadian Alliance
Peter Goldring Edmonton Centre-East, AB
Mr. Speaker, I wish to congratulate Beacon Heights Elementary School in Edmonton, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
The school is particularly noted for its excellent literacy program, while serving a varied student population of 150 in 8 classes from kindergarten to grade 6. The principal and staff at Beacon Heights School believe that children should be given the opportunity to achieve their ability levels and to develop a strong positive sense of self-worth and that these opportunities be provided to each student every day. These are admirable goals of an admirable school.
I congratulate the school on 50 years of academic excellence, 50 years of community learning, and 50 years of educating Edmonton youth. May the Beacon Heights Elementary School principal, Judy Welch, the teachers and staff, the students and the many parent volunteers continue their years of success.


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Instant Messaging and Chat
Instant messaging and chat rooms are increasingly used all over the world, but the most widespread services are commercial and do not offer any privacy measure.
The IRC network and Jabber service provided by A/I allow instead a free chatting time and at the same time a better level of anonymity protection.
Irc - Chat service
A/I offers its users the possibility to chat via IRC
(Internet Relay Chat), a widespread chat system.
IRC is fairly easy to use and a lot of people get wound up in it very fast: that's why it's one of the most widespread tools of electronic communication (more than e-mail by now).
The IRC network we offer is called mufhd0 and is administered by A/I,
ECN and indivia projects together. You can access the network from
each one of these project nodes, through web interfaces set up by A/I, ECN and
indivia (which also
offers an encrypted chat),
or via an IRC client as X-Chat, Gaim (for Linux
and Windows), xchataqua (for Mac
OS X), or Irssi (Linux command line).
Among these tools, we strongly encourage X-Chat, since it allows for encrypted connections via SSL and also allows to connect to IRC via Tor.
To know how to configure a IRC client and what channels are available on our network, for more info on various IRC commands and services, check out our howtos.
Jabber: instant messaging
Jabber is a faster communication system for people connected to the Internet. It's very similar both to chat and instant messaging (like MSN, Google Talk, Yahoo IM, and so on), but is't actually much more flexible.
Furthermore Jabber natively supports SSL
connections and in some cases it can be configured to manage communication
through cryptographic keys administered directly by users (GPG or OTR for
We suggest Pidgin and its OTR plugin as a client for this kind of usage.
Starting from January 2006, each of our mailbox accounts has automatically a jabber account with the same username firstname.lastname@example.com
To learn how to configure a jabber client, to information on commands and usage, as well as jabber services, please refer to our jabber manuals
We also setup a web applet to use Jabber without any client.
You can find it in the right bottom corner of our webmail interface where you will be able to chat with your friends over https (SSL).
If you need to use more thouroughly Jabber and do not have a client at hand, we setup a full new Jabber web interface where you will be able to add new contacts, open chatrooms, and so on.
Privacy warning: on our web interface it won't be possible to start OTR communications!


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Originally the definition of size 11/0 meant that there are 11 beads to the inch, but with delicas it tends to be more like 17 to 22 beads per inch, depending on the finish.
In general, there are appx. 7 grams in each 3" tube of size 11/0 and there are around 200 beads in a gram so a tube holds 1400+ beads per tube. The except to this rule is the precious metals coated delicas which are packaged with 6 grams to a tube.
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Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Russia Means Business: Marketing War, not Cold War
Russian Helicopters invited Rotor & Wing to visit Rostvertol's attack and heavy lift transport helicopter production site in Rostov-on-Don.
|Mi-35M flight test. Photos by Andrew Drwiega
A decade ago when I travelled to Kazan city to view the Mi-8/Mi-17 production line, my presence was treated with some suspicion by plant managers with a thin veneer of liberalism but who, in practice, owed their way of thinking to their experience of life in the Soviet Union. Even then, the prospect of me visiting an attack helicopter factory was beyond the realms of possibility.
Fast-forward a decade and that visit became a reality in August this year. It was an event that really underlined to me not only how much Russia has gained in confidence about its own status in the world, but how it has watched and learned in a short number of years what it needs to do in order to reach out to the international market. It has learned that, more now than ever and especially in the defense sector, it is a buyer's market and if customers want this type of avionics, that type of engine performance and their own unique mission systems, they can go out and find OEMs eager to please and grab the business, foreign military sales (FMS) permitting.
I eagerly accepted the invitation from Russian Helicopters (overseen by the state owned aerospace organization Oboronprom) to visit its subsidiary, the Rostvertol helicopter plant, located at Rostov-on-Don. This is the main production facility for the Mi-28 Night Hunter and the most recent version of the Mi-24/35, the Mi-35M combat support helicopter. If that were not enough, it also produces and updates the world's largest helicopter, the Mi-26.
Russian Helicopters CEO Dmitry Petrov provided the welcome in Moscow, claiming that his organization had recorded stable growth over the past five years. The organization's revenue grew by 21 percent in 2012 over 2011 to RUB 125.7 billion ($3.9 billion) and that net profit was RUB9.4 billion ($297 million) showing a growth of 35 percent. He stated that Russian Helicopters had manufactured 290 helicopters between all the various production facilities (Mil, Kazan, Kamov, Rostvertol and Ulan-Ude) over the last year, with an order book at 828 helicopters.
Focusing more specifically on the Rostvertol helicopter plant, he announced that planning was well under way to move the facility from its present location in the city to an old military airfield with an existing runway around 20km away on the other side of the Don river. When the plant was first laid down in 1939, it was on the outskirts of the city but in 70 years the city has expanded and now surrounds it. The move would begin in 2014 with flight testing relocating first, to relieve the noise for residents surrounding the existing plant. However, the move would have to be carefully managed as the Rostvertol plant currently has manufacturing scheduled out to 2020.
Hinds, Havocs and Halos
|Mi-28NE Night Hunter.
Today, Rostvertol works is at the forefront of Russian military helicopter production turning out the latest Mi-28NE Night Hunter attack helicopter. Rostvertol claims that it is the first in Russian aviation history capable of loops and barrel rolls.
The training version of the Mi-28, the Mi-28UB, was just publically revealed in the summer during the MAKS airshow in Moscow, although its maiden demonstration flight was conducted prior to that in Rostov on August 9. This version incorporates a duel hydro mechanical flight control system for pilot training, while still retaining its attack capability. In order for flight control to be available in both cockpits, Rostvertol expanded the instructor's canopy and made changes to the energy absorbing seats.
The Mi-28UB's weight has slightly increased. There was an initial investigation into installing a fly-by-wire control system but, according to chief engineer Andrey Varfolomeyev, "we believe mechanical systems are more reliable in battlefield conditions. We don't have a big experience in fly-by-wire but believe combat survivability is best ensured by mechanical systems."
One oddity of the Mi-28 is the focus on crew survival. Not only is the landing gear designed with shock absorbers, but there are also shock-absorbing seats to ensure survival of the crew at a landing speed of 12m/second – basically in free fall, stated Varfolomeyev. In 90 percent of emergencies this will apply. But there is also a parachute system to enable the crew to bail out of a stricken helicopter in an emergency. The pilot and observer/weapons officer exit from the top right and bottom left of the aircraft, respectively, after pulling an emergency handle. This activates the door ejection system and the wings are also detached. However, there is a 4-5 second wait for the built-in inflatable chute (ballonet – which "resembles a sofa") is deployed to stop the aircrew falling back into the landing gear, explained by chief engineer Varfolomeyev. Once all this is deployed the crew abandons the aircraft using their parachutes, although Varfolomeyev states that this would only be used in extreme cases. How practical this would be in an actual emergency has not been proven.
Also sharing the production line is the newest version of its successful Mi-24 attack helicopter, the Mi-35M (Hind E). Improvements include composite main and tail rotor blades and gone are the old steam gauges, replaced by glass cockpits and a sensor pod with thermal imager and laser range finder.
The use of composite materials in Russian construction techniques, particularly in main and tail rotors, are giving the aircraft more lift capability and maneuverability.
Varfolomeyev said that the Mi-35M now has a common tail rotor design with the Mi-28N. "In the previous model Mi-35, we had three rotor blades but with the new design we use four rotor blades," he said, adding that it allows for a more powerful thrust from the main rotor. The blades set together rather than at 90 degrees also reduces noise signature, something the aircraft have in common with Boeing's Apache AH-64.
There is a schedule to update the Mi-35M with dynamic software every two or three years, but Varfolomeyev predicts that there will be little further in the way of modernization except for main rotor system components. "Probably the most cutting-edge design of the rotor blade will be finalized and of course, if new armaments systems appear we will fit them," he added.
Finally, the Mi-26 occupies the left-hand side of the production line in workshop 3 (the final assembly building). It is here that the attack helicopters are fitted with their engines, avionics and weapons systems. On my visit there were three of the huge Mi-26 airframes in the building, although none were the new Mi-26T2 version that is completing testing, some of which was conducted in Algeria. This latest version will again offer a glass cockpit and new avionics, which has allowed a reduction to only two crewmembers (three when conducting external lifting). Testing will be completed during 2014 at which point it will be marketed internationally. "This is a helicopter that can carry 20 tons, a requirement all over the world," stated Varolomeyev.
One of the most impressive features resides within the rotor blade production facility is the spa winding machine that creates the fiberglass blades for main and tail rotors. This is a new addition to Rostvertol's range of manufacturing tools and has its own isolated room away from the main blade production area. According to the company, winding the fiberglass thread impregnated with a binding compound onto a blade takes two days on the machine, with winding taking place at an angle of 30 degrees. The tension that is kept throughout the winding phase gives the blade a 30 percent increase in resistance to combat damage, said chief engineer Varfolomeyev.
Boris Slyusar: 53-year Veteran
|Russian Helicopters CEO Dmitry Petrov
at the Moscow headquarters.
Slyusar is looking forward to the company's 75th Jubilee year in 2014. Reflecting on bygone years, he recalls: "In the 1960s, 70s and 80s we were busy because we supplied all the counties of the Soviet Union with aircraft." He quickly adds that when the "hard times" arrived in the 1990s following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, many companies could not keep personnel due to a lack of revenue being generated. "But we managed to survive and kept paying the salaries of our staff," he affirms.
Today, Rostvertol is trying to push the boundaries of each aspect of aircraft production. Slyusar believes that the Mi-28UB training aircraft is one that will have great appeal. "Even the Americans envy us as it is better to train a pilot on a live helicopter than on a simulator," he stated [although this will not be a sentiment shared by those at the U.S. Army's Flight School XXI].
Slyusar confirmed that a customer already exists for the Mi-26T2 and that factor is driving the test program: "We have to keep pace with the contract as the first delivery is scheduled for the fourth quarter in 2014," he said.
The company's work schedule is governed by two production plans he revealed. One is a short-term plan to 2015 while the second maps out activity to 2020. "Each year we specify how improvements will be added to the helicopters we produce, from materials to systems upgrades."
The director general was proud of the fact that investment has been made in modernizing the plant, particularly in the galvanizing of parts, and in the investment in main and tail rotor production. He highlighted European-made equipment, which is helping to refine production in various areas. "We are the only company that is buying such high priced equipment."
|Production line for the Russian Helicopters Mi-35M.
Slyusar concludes in estimating that the relocation of the Rostvertol company to its new home will take between three and five years beginning with flight testing. When asked if the production rate would increase at the new site, or if more types would be added, he was non-committal, saying that it depended on the national military requirement and the international market.
A final impression of this visit would be to underline the hospitality, openness, and willingness of all those at Rostvertol to discuss any points relating to the aircraft's armament, performance and future plans for the development of the business. This could easily have been a visit to a Boeing, Eurocopter or Bell facility in terms of information exchanged. And a final closing point, English labels have replaced Cyrillic around the aircraft – a small point perhaps, but a firm concession to international customers.
More Photos: Visit to Rostvertol Plant in Russia