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Launched in February 2003, Ready is a national public service advertising (PSA) campaign designed to educate and empower Americans to prepare for and respond to emergencies including natural and man-made disasters. The goal of the campaign is to get the public involved and ultimately to increase the level of basic preparedness across the nation.
Ready and its Spanish language version Listo ask individuals to do three key things: (1) build an emergency supply kit, (2) make a family emergency plan and (3) be informed about the different types of emergencies that could occur and their appropriate responses.
The campaign's messages have been distributed through: television, radio, print, outdoor and Web (PSAs) developed and produced by The Advertising Council; brochures;
www.Ready.gov and www.Listo.gov Web sites; toll-free phone lines 1-800-BE-Ready and 1-888-SE-Listo; and partnerships with a wide variety of public and private sector organizations.
In 2004, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) launched Ready Business, an extension of the Ready campaign that focuses on business preparedness. Ready Business helps owners and managers of small- to medium-sized businesses prepare their employees, operations and assets in the event of an emergency. The campaign's messages are being delivered through Ready Business section of this Web site, brochures, radio, print and internet PSAs and key partnerships.
In 2006, FEMA launched Ready Kids, a tool to help parents and teachers educate children ages 8 - 12 about emergencies and how they can help get their family prepared. The program includes family-friendly Web pages and online materials developed by Sesame Workshop and Discovery Education.
FEMA has also worked with a variety of public and private sector organizations to develop tailored preparedness information for specific Americans. The Department worked with American Kennel Club, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, American Veterinary Medical Association and The Humane Society of the United States to create materials that highlight the key steps pet owners should take to prepare themselves and their animals. FEMA also worked with AARP, the American Red Cross, the National Organization on Disability and the National Fire Protection Association to create emergency information for older adults and Americans with disabilities and others with access and functional needs. Materials developed for these specific Americans include brochures and instructional videos available at our publications page.
In 2008, The Ready Campaign added a section on their web site for military families. The entire Department highlights emergency preparedness through National Preparedness Month (NPM), a nationwide effort held each September to encourage Americans to take simple steps to prefor older adults and Americans with disabilities and others with access and functional needs. pare for emergencies in their homes, businesses and schools. View the Ready Public Service Advertisements.
Archived Press Releases
Ready Campaign Press Releases
- 5/24/2012 - FEMA Urges Preparedness for Hurricanes and Severe Weather
- 3/8/2012 - FEMA And NOAA Promote National Flood Safety Awareness Week 2012
- 2/2/2012 - Winter Weather Patterns Can Increase Risk For Flooding
- 1/23/2012 - FEMA Encourages Americans Across the Country to Join More Than One Million in Public Earthquake Drill
- 12/14/2011 - FEMA Kicks Off Campaign to Encourage Americans to Resolve to be Ready in 2012
- 10/19/2011 - FEMA Honors Achievement in Community Preparedness
- 10/4/2011 - Thank you to National Preparedness Month Coalition Members
- 9/1/2011 - As Irene Recovery Continues, FEMA Kicks Off Eighth Annual National Preparedness Month, Reminds Americans to Prepare
- 8/31/2011 - Get Tech Ready Launches to Help Americans Prepare in Advance of an Emergency
- 8/27/2011 - As Hurricane Irene Makes Landfall, FEMA Issues Safety Tips for Weathering the Storm
- 8/26/2011 - FEMA Urges Residents Along the East Coast to Prepare for Hurricane Irene, Follow the Directions of Local Officials
- 8/23/2011 - FEMA Continues to Monitor Hurricane Irene, Encourages Everyone to be Prepared
- 7/20/2011 - FEMA Encourages Americans To Participate In September's National Preparedness Month
- 6/2/2011 - FEMA, Red Cross and Ad Council Launch New Ready Business PSAs to Urge Small Businesses to Prepare in Advance of an Emergency
- 6/1/2011 - As Atlantic Hurricane Season Begins, FEMA Urges All Americans to be Prepared
- 5/22/2011 - FEMA, NOAA Mark the Beginning of National Hurricane Preparedness Week
- 5/3/2011 - As the Federal Family Continues to Support Tornado Recovery, FEMA Urges Caution Against Severe Weather and Flooding
- 4/19/2011 - Secretaries Napolitano, Duncan Call on Schools and Colleges to Participate in April Earthquake Drill
- 3/15/2011 - FEMA, NOAA and Partners Encourage U.S. Residents to Prepare for Springtime Flooding
- 2/1/2011 - As Winter Storm Impacts the Midwest and Approaches Northeast, FEMA Continues Urging All Residents to be Prepared
- 1/31/2011 - As Major Winter Storm Approaches, FEMA Urges Residents to be Prepared
- 12/16/2010 - On the 199th Anniversary of the New Madrid Quake, FEMA urges the public to be prepared today
- 11/29/2010 - Statement from FEMA Administrator Fugate on the end of the 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season
- 11/23/2010 - FEMA: Prevent Fires This Thanksgiving
- 10/29/2010 - FEMA Administrator Challenges Audience At TEDMED Conference: Find New Ways To Prepare For Disasters
- 10/21/2010 - FEMA Encourages Americans To Start Preparing For Winter Weather
- 10/20/2010 - FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate Urges State Emergency Managers To Prepare For The Worst And Consider The Entire Community While Planning For Disaster
- 10/6/2010 - As National Preparedness Month Ends, FEMA Reminds Americans That Readiness Must Continue All Year Long
- 9/16/2010 - FEMA And The Advertising Council Launch New PSA Campaign In Spanish To Encourage Hispanic Americans To Take Steps To Prepare For Emergencies
- 9/7/2010 - The Weather Channel Joins FEMA's Ready Campaign And Ad Council To Encourage Americans To Prepare For Emergencies
- 9/1/2010 - FEMA Administrator Fugate Kicks Off National Preparedness Month
- 8/30/2010 - FEMA Continues To Monitor Hurricane Earl, Encourages Everyone To Be Prepared
- 8/29/2010 - FEMA Monitors Hurricane Earl, Encourages Everyone To Be Prepared
- 8/5/2010 - NOAA National Weather Service Releases Mid-Year Forecast, Calling For Active Hurricane Season
- 7/28/2010 - FEMA's Ready Campaign and Citizen Corps Encourage Participation In The National Preparedness Month Coalition
- 6/30/2010 - FEMA Prepares For Landfall Of Hurricane Alex
- 6/29/2010 - Alex Marks the First Named Storm of the 2010 Season - FEMA Urges Citizens to be Prepared
- 4/20/2010 - FEMA's Ready Campaign Receives 2010 BESSIE Award for Online Classroom Resource
- 3/15/2010 - FEMA and NOAA Renew Partnership to Encourage Flood Safety
- 3/12/2010 - FEMA Reminds Americans To Make Sure Their Family is Prepared As They Spring Forward This Year
- 12/18/2009 - FEMA Encourages Winter Weather Preparedness
- 12/17/2009 - FEMA Encourages Individuals to "Resolve to be Ready"
- 12/8/2009 - FEMA Highlights Holiday Gifts That Increase Preparedness
- 11/30/2009 - Hurricane Season Officially Ends – Administrator Fugate Urges Vigilance
- 10/1/2009 - National Preparedness Month Draws To A Close, But The Need To Be Prepared Continues Everyday
- 9/2/2009 - Secretary Napolitano and Administrator Fugate Unveil New Ads To Encourage Emergency Preparedness
- 9/1/2009 - Secretary Napolitano and Administrator Fugate Mark The Beginning of National Preparedness Month
- 7/17/2009 - FEMA Teams Up With Minor League Baseball and Boy Scouts to Help Families Prepare for Emergencies
- 6/18/2009 - FEMA's Ready Campaign and Citizen Corps Encourage participation in the National Preparedness Month Coalition
- 4/13/2009 - Ready Classroom Teaches Emergency Preparedness Nationwide
- 1/16/2009 - Ready Campaign Launches Social Media Initiative To Encourage Americans to Prepare for Emergencies
- 12/12/2008 - Now's the time: The Ready Campaign Encourages Americans to Resolve to be Ready in 2009
- 10/2/2008 - DHS' Fifth Annual National Preparedness Month Yields Highest Level of Support to Date
- 9/17/2008 - Sesame Street's Rosita and Friends Recognize National Preparedness Month by Helping Families Get Ready For Emergencies
- 9/12/2008 - DHS' Ready Campaign Urges Texas And Gulf Coast Residents To Make Preparations For Hurricane Ike
- 9/5/2008 - DHS' Ready Campaign Provides Tools For Coastal Residents To Be Prepared
- 9/3/2008 - DHS' Ready Campaign Reminds Americans To "Get Prepared" As Tropical Storm Hanna Moves Toward The U.S. With Tropical Storms Ike And Josephine Behind It
- 8/27/2008 - DHS' Ready Campaign Urges Gulf Coast Region Residents to Take Action and Prepare for Gustav
- 8/26/2008 - DHS' Ready Campaign and 2,700+ Coalition Members Urge Americans to Prepare for Emergencies During Fifth Annual National Preparedness Month
- 7/2/2008 - DHS Marks The 5th Annual National Preparedness Month This September
- 5/20/2008 - Homeland Security Urges Small Businesses To 'Define Their Day After' Through New Public Service Advertisements
- 12/20/2007 - DHS Encourages Americans To Resolve To Be Ready In 2008
- 10/5/2007 - DHS Declares Fourth Annual National Preparedness Month Most Successful Ready Effort to Date
- 8/29/2007 - Opinion Editorial by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on Preparedness
- 8/13/2007 - DHS Releases New Preparedness Resources for Seniors, People With Disabilities And Pet Owners
- 6/13/2007 - U.S. Department Of Homeland Security Sponsors Fourth Annual National Preparedness Month
- 4/4/2007 - Minor League Baseball And Boy Scouts Step Up To The Plate To Encourage Families To Prepare For Emergencies
- 1/31/2007 - Homeland Security Launches New Ads For Hispanic Community
- 12/11/2006 - "Resolve To Be READY In 2007"
- 11/14/2006 - Homeland Security Launches New Ads To Demonstrate Importance Of Family Emergency Planning
- 9/6/2006 - Homeland Security And National Groups Join Forces To Help Older Americans And Individuals With Disabilities Prepare for Emergencies
- 7/17/2006 - U.S. Department Of Homeland Security Launches Updated Emergency Preparedness Web Site
- 5/31/2006 - Homeland Security And Animal Groups Encourage Americans To Include Their Pets When Preparing For Emergencies
- 5/24/2006 - U.S. Department Of Homeland Security Launches Ready Business Mentoring Initiative In Time For Hurricane Season
- 5/23/2006 - Former Presidents Urge Americans To Prepare For Emergencies
- 5/8/2006 - Minor League Baseball Teams Across The Country Pitch In To Encourage Their Fans To Prepare For Emergencies
- 2/2/2006 - Homeland Security And The Advertising Council Provide Parents And Teachers With Resources To Educate Children About Emergency Preparedness
- 12/15/2005 - "Resolve To Be READY in 2006"
- 12/13/2005 - New Orleans Saints Urge Americans To Prepare For Emergencies
- 10/31/2005 - Homeland Security Urges Small- And Medium-sized Businesses To Take Steps To Prepare For Emergencies
- 10/19/2005 - Interest In Individual Preparedness Increases
- 9/1/2005 - Coalition Forces More Than Double In Size To Join Homeland Security And The American Red Cross For National Preparedness Month 2005
- 7/7/2005 - Homeland Security And National Night Out Join Forces To Prepare Communities Nationwide
- 6/9/2005 - American Red Cross And Homeland Security Co-Sponsor National Preparedness Month 2005
- 6/5/2005 - Homeland Security Launches Listo Negocios
- 4/14/2005 - Minor League Baseball And Homeland Security Team Up To Promote Emergency Preparedness
- 1/26/2005 - U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Homeownership Alliance Release Emergency Preparedness Guide for Homeowners
- 12/22/2004 - "Resolve to be READY in 2005"
- 11/22/2004 - Homeland Security And the Ad Council Launch New Ready Campaign Public Service Advertisements
- 9/23/2004 - Homeland Security And Business Organizations Launch Ready Business
- 9/1/2004 - Hundreds of Activities Planned, Millions Reached During National Preparedness Month
- 8/10/2004 - National Organizations Partner to Launch National Preparedness Month
- 4/22/2004 - Department of Homeland Security Announces Major Expansion of Minor League Baseball Partnership
- 12/8/2003 - Department of Homeland Security Launches Listo Campaign
- 8/18/2003 - Salvation Army and Ready.gov Partner to Help Make America More Prepared
- 7/11/2003 - Minor League Baseball and the Boy Scouts of America Help the Department of Homeland Security Prepare Americans
- 2/18/2003 - Department of Homeland Security Launches Citizen Preparedness Campaign


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Debates of Nov. 3rd, 2010
House of Commons Hansard #93 of the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was veterans.
- Question Period
- Municipal Elections
- Human Rights
- Saguenay Fjord
- Teachers Institute on Canadian Parliamentary Democracy
- The Learning Partnership
- Canadian Forces
- Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Program
- Jean-Charles Bonenfant Foundation
- National 4-H Month
- Iraq
- National Seniors Safety Week
- Woman Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month
- Protection of Children
- Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Francophones
- Media Literacy Week
- Immigration
- Potash Industry
- The Environment
- National Defence
- Securities Industry
- Harmonized Sales Tax
- Potash Industry
- Government Spending
- Government Priorities
- Hydroelectricity
- International Trade
- Office of the Prime Minister
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Harmonized Sales Tax
- Quebec City Arena
- Government Spending
- Mining Industry
- Trade
- Telecommunications
- Immigration
- Steel Industry
- Copyright
- Telecommunications
- Presence in Gallery
- Points of Order
- Government Performance Reports
- Government Response to Petitions
- Veterans
- Committees of the House
- Parliament of Canada Act
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
- Motions for Papers
- Sustaining Canada's Economic Recovery Act
- Copyright Modernization Act
- Northwest Territories Act
2 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
It being Wednesday, we will now have the singing of the national anthem led by the hon. member for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country.
[Members sang the national anthem]
Municipal Elections
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Dave MacKenzie Oxford, ON
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to stand in the House today to congratulate everyone who let their names stand in the municipal elections recently held in Ontario. Municipal elections are an important part of democracy. Those who do run deserve the thanks of all the citizens they serve.
To all those recently elected officials, there is a big job ahead. The difficult financial times are not all behind us. The future will take a great deal of their time and effort to manage the expectations and needs of their communities.
In particular, I would like to welcome back Mayors McKay and Lupton, recently elected Mayor Doan and newly elected Mayors Wearn, Mayberry, Comiskey, Lessif and Pat Sobeski, a former member of the House. I look forward to working with and supporting all eight of Oxford county's municipal councils and the Oxford County Council.
Human Rights
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Sukh Dhaliwal Newton—North Delta, BC
Mr. Speaker, today I rise in memory of the victims of a terrible massacre against Sikhs that took place in India in 1984. Pogroms encouraged by the state killed thousands of innocent Sikh men, women and children, raped women, looted and set fire to Sikh homes, businesses and gurdwaras.
In memory of these victims, the Sikh nation has donated blood year after year across Canada to save over 50,000 lives.
To this day, there have been no convictions for these acts of hate. Canada is a country founded on human rights and I encourage all members of the House to join me in remembering the fallen and calling on the Indian government to bring those responsible to justice.
Saguenay Fjord
Statements By Members
November 3rd, 2010 / 2:05 p.m.
Robert Bouchard Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, QC
Mr. Speaker, today, the Quebec National Assembly unanimously adopted a motion that it officially support the proposal to inscribe the Saguenay Fjord site on Canada's tentative list for 2014, in anticipation of a recognition as a UNESCO world heritage site.
The unanimous adoption of this motion is a strong endorsement of the process I initiated with the help of Dr. Jules Dufour and my colleague from Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, in order to get the Saguenay Fjord on this list of world wonders. Representatives from the Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean and Haute-Côte-Nord regions strongly support this proposal and are working together to promote it.
Quebec recognizes the unique and exceptional value of the Saguenay Fjord as a natural site and believes that it is important to have it recognized by UNESCO. Now it is up to the Canadian government to lend its support.
Teachers Institute on Canadian Parliamentary Democracy
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Nathan Cullen Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the Teachers Institute on Canadian Parliamentary Democracy. This is a group that every year chooses 70 outstanding teachers from across the country. They are chosen for their intelligence, passion and dedication to our democratic system.
They come to better understand our parliamentary system and to better understand the working lives of members of Parliament from right across this land. They do this to better inspire their students, to better inform and educate the next generation of voters and Canadian citizens as to the meaning of our democratic institutions, as to their proper place and, indeed, for their responsibilities.
Teachers are mentors and guides to our young people at some of the most critical times in their lives. We celebrate the Teachers Institute and we celebrate our teachers. I say bravo.
The Learning Partnership
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Greg Kerr West Nova, NS
Mr. Speaker, every year on the first Wednesday in November, thousands of grade nine students participate in The Learning Partnership's take our kids to work program. Now in its 16th year, this program sees students take part in a daylong job shadowing experience at businesses and organizations across Canada.
This year, The Learning Partnership, in conjunction with the Scotiabank group, ran the second annual ultimate dream job contest to coincide with the take our kids to work program. This national online photo contest gave students the chance to prepare for the future by exploring their career opportunities.
This year's grand prize winner is Melanie Renn from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, who was chosen by over 10,000 voters. Melanie's dream job is to become an archaeologist. Her thirst for knowledge and fascination with solving puzzles gave her entry the winning edge. As part of her grand prize, Melanie is in Ottawa today to meet with the Prime Minister and the Speaker of the House.
I congratulate Melanie and hope she enjoys her day.
Canadian Forces
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Bryon Wilfert Richmond Hill, ON
Mr. Speaker, as we approach the solemn occasion of Remembrance Day and pay tribute to the sacrifices made by our veterans in times of war, let us not forget those members of our Canadian Forces who have returned from service and who are haunted by trauma, depression and anxiety.
Studies show that operational stress injuries can lead to long-term psychiatric conditions. Sadly, the mission in Afghanistan has also shown us these psychological consequences of combat.
In 2008, the military ombudsman made several recommendations on how the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces could further help Canadian soldiers and their families cope with the dangers of operational stress injuries. Last year, the Standing Committee on National Defence released another report making many similar recommendations.
On behalf of the Canadian Psychiatric Association, I urge the government to work harder to implement all of the remaining recommendations from these reports and, most specifically, those related to improving services and support to military families. The enduring sacrifice our soldiers have made while serving their country needs to be honoured.
Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Program
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Peter Goldring Edmonton East, AB
Mr. Speaker, I wish to recognize 23 youthful delegates from Ukraine who have visited with us for the past two months. They are here in members' offices to gain valuable perspectives of Canada's most important democratic institution, the Parliament of Canada.
These young people, representing the Canada-Ukraine parliamentary program, embody the highest ideals of achievement and community service. They are the future leaders of Ukraine, young people, like Solomia Borshosh, from my office.
Canada and Ukraine are inextricably linked forever by prior migration. Fully one in thirty Canadians are of Ukrainian descent, as are my wife, daughters and granddaughters.
Ukraine holds a special place in the hearts of Canadians. Canada was the first country in the western world to accord diplomatic recognition in 1991 to an independent Ukraine.
As the young emissaries depart, we wish them well and say to them:
[Member spoke in Ukrainian]
Jean-Charles Bonenfant Foundation
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Johanne Deschamps Laurentides—Labelle, QC
Mr. Speaker, I wish to acknowledge the presence on Parliament Hill of the 2010-11 recipients of the Fondation Jean-Charles-Bonenfant scholarships, who have come to find out how the Canadian Parliament works.
Each year, the foundation gives five young Quebec university graduates the opportunity to participate in a 10-month internship at the Quebec National Assembly. This placement gives them behind-the-scenes experience with the parliamentary system and a chance to learn about the members' duties.
This initiative also honours the memory of Jean-Charles Bonenfant and his outstanding contribution to public knowledge of our democratic institutions.
Their presence here demonstrates their interest in our political institutions and, who knows, perhaps they will replace some of us here one day.
On behalf of the Bloc Québécois, I would like to welcome the young Quebec university graduates, Évelyne, Alex, Dominic, Loïc and Guillaume. We hope that your time here will be most enriching.
National 4-H Month
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Earl Dreeshen Red Deer, AB
Mr. Speaker, National 4-H Month kicks off with the annual "Show your Colours Day" starting November 3.
This government is a proud supporter of 4-H and its contribution towards Canadian agriculture. In budget 2010, we announced an additional $3 million in support of 4-H.
I was a member in the Kneehill Valley 4-H Beef Club growing up and I will never forget our 4-H motto: head, heart, hands and health. The mandate of 4-H has never changed as it still inspires our youth to become leaders in our communities.
Thousands of Canadians across Canada, like me and many of my rural colleagues, were given opportunities through 4-H to grow from personal competition.
4-H has a long history of developing responsible citizens and building confidence in our youth. This is why this government will continue to support them.
I would like to congratulate all 4-H members and the 4-H council for their great work and to wish them good luck in showing their colours.
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Raymonde Folco Laval—Les Îles, QC
Mr. Speaker, on October 30, 2010, 50 women and children belonging to the Syrian Catholic community of Baghdad were brutally slaughtered along with two young priests. Twenty more people were seriously wounded. Members of the Syrian Catholic community from all over the world now living in Laval, Montreal, Toronto and elsewhere in Canada are deeply concerned about what could happen to Christians living in Iraq.
We are asking the Government of Canada to waste no time intervening with the Iraqi government to ensure the safety of Christians caught in the crossfire, thereby showing the world that fighting for human rights means more than just words.
National Seniors Safety Week
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Tilly O'Neill-Gordon Miramichi, NB
Mr. Speaker, next week marks National Seniors Safety Week, sponsored by the Canadian Safety Council. This year's theme is "Preventing Elder Abuse" and it provides an opportunity for Canadians to learn more about elder abuse and about the safety precautions that seniors can take.
Recently our government launched the second phase of a national awareness campaign entitled "Elder Abuse: It's Time to Face the Reality". This important campaign will run until December.
Estimates suggest that between 4% and 10% of seniors in Canada experience some kind of abuse, but we know that elder abuse is often hidden and under-reported. Forms of abuse include physical, sexual, psychological, emotional, financial and neglect. Seniors from all walks of life are vulnerable to abuse.
I encourage all Canadians to take the time to educate themselves about the signs and symptoms of elder abuse. We should all take active measures to detect and prevent the exploitation of older Canadians.
Woman Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Irene Mathyssen London—Fanshawe, ON
Mr. Speaker, November is Woman Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month in the province of Ontario. This year the London Abused Women's Centre has launched a new fall campaign called "Shine the Light on Woman Abuse".
Too often the issue of woman abuse and violence against women has been greeted with silence. The London Abused Women's Centre is determined to put a purple spotlight on this issue so Canadians can continue on the path to open discussion and positive action. In addition to the many activities planned for November, the agency's goal is to raise awareness by turning the city of London purple throughout the entire month.
Purple is a symbol of courage, survival and honour and has come to symbolize the fight to end woman abuse. LAWC is encouraging local businesses, schools, churches and neighbourhoods to decorate their stores, offices, classrooms, places of worship and homes with purple lights, balloons, streamers, simply anything purple.
Please remember that November 15 has been designated as wear purple day.
Protection of Children
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Shelly Glover Saint Boniface, MB
Mr. Speaker, our government supports safer streets and communities. Today, the Minister of Justice announced that our government is taking a number of steps to protect children from sexual predators.
The Conservative government is committed to making our streets and communities safer for Canadian families. The government is confirming today that it has written to Craigslist officials, asking them to remove classified ads for erotic services from their Canadian websites.
We are concerned that such advertisements may be facilitating serious criminal offences, such as living off the avails of child prostitution and trafficking in persons. It is important to note that these ads have already been removed from the American Craigslist website and other large competitors have also removed them.
Our government is committed to taking action to protect children.
Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Francophones
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Richard Nadeau Gatineau, QC
Mr. Speaker, on October 29 and 30, 2010, I attended the 37th annual general meeting of the Fédération des francophones de Terre-Neuve et du Labrador at the Centre scolaire et communautaire Sainte-Anne in Grand'Terre on the Port au Port peninsula.
The challenges ahead are considerable; rampant assimilation, the exodus of young people, the lack of resources, and difficulty recruiting and retaining staff are some that come to mind.
Also on the agenda was the unveiling of the very impressive Acadian Odyssey commemorative monument at the Boutte du Cap Park in Cape St. George.
Françoise Enguehard, a writer and president of the Société nationale de l'Acadie, enlightened us about the francophone presence in Newfoundland since 1504.
The Bloc Québécois would like to congratulate the president of the FFTNL, Jules Custodio, and all the members of his team, who work tirelessly to ensure that Franco-Newfoundlanders' and Franco-Labradorians' language and culture continue to flourish.
Long live the FFTNL.

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5th European Summit of Cities and Regions on 22/23rd March 2012
The 5th European Summit of Cities and Regions will be held on 22nd and 23rd of March in Copenhagen. In Several workshops the challenges of cities and regions will be discussed.
Workshop A.1: What is the impact of the European Union on urban development?
The urban phenomenon is an integrated part of European identity but there is still a lot of work to do to implement successful and sustainable urban development policies. Despite noticeable progress in some sectors, the EU has until now failed to propose a coherent and integrated policy framework for urban areas. There is still a wide range of national approaches and a high degree of path dependency. However, the Leipzig Charter and current proposed cohesion policy regulations point to an encouraging trend. To what extent do European cities benefit from belonging to the EU, and how can they make their way in a multi-level governance system?
Workshop B.1: How can we develop innovative funding for tomorrow's green urban economy?
The transition to a green economy will be at the heart of the Rio+20 Earth Summit. But this will require substantial funding, and the development of innovative financial schemes involving local partners, banks, private companies, and civil society with EU support, in order to have a significant leverage effect while applying market-based instruments. What lessons can be learnt from the cities and regions that have successfully managed the financial shortfall?
Mercedes Bresso, President of the Committee of the Regions: "It is my pleasure to announce the 5th European Summit of Regions and Cities, to be organised by the Committee of the Regions in cooperation with the City of Copenhagen and the Capital Region of Denmark on 22 and 23 March 2012. Hosted in an environment known for the high quality of life, architectural achievements, accomplishments in sustainable development and social cohesion, the Summit will offer an excellent opportunity to reflect on the European model for the "urban fabric".
As at previous summits, Mayors of cities and Presidents of regions are invited to voice their views on the many challenges they face and to present some of their practical solutions and innovative approaches, during various workshops and as part of the accompanying exhibition on best urban development practices.
In the run-up to the United Nations' Conference on Sustainable Development ("Rio+20″), I would like the Committee of the Regions to take the opportunity and showcase in Copenhagen best local and regional practices, as well as a strong political commitment, in order to have a significant impact on the EU's position at the UN conference between 20 and 22 June 2012 in Rio de Janeiro."
Source: Website Committee of the Regions, www.cor.europa.eu
Picture: Website Committee of the Regions, www.cor.europa.eu


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Who do you support for U.S. Senate in Georgia in 2010?
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#2044 Jan 12, 2013
U folks r 2 stupid 2 talk 2no obama fan
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#2046 Jan 13, 2013
Yikes, take a break for a few days and come back and see nothing has changed. Informed Opinion is still showing us how uninformed he/she really is by somehow equating tax breaks with deficits despite the fact that studies repeatedly show that every time tax rates are lowered, the tax revenue increases. The problem has been/is/and will continue to be spending until we get adults in positions of power in the government.
And he/she is still trying to blame the housing bust on Bush - Bush actually tried to regulate some of the out of control lending that started under Clinton with his use of the Justice Department to strong arm banks under the Community Housing Act that dated back to Carter. Barney Frank and Chris Dodd were instrumental in blocking any of those regulatory attempts - and isn't
it an interesting coincidence when you look at the sweetheart loan Dodd got and the contributions they both received? Were Banks blameless - nope, but they knew the loans were bad and were trying to protect their investors by dumping those bad loans - which they never would have made if the govt would
quite trying to pretend it understands the way the real world works.
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#2047 Jan 13, 2013
If anyone is really serious about cleaning up our government than we have got to get a grass roots effort to demand there be an amendment setting term limits on government representatives. If they could no longer see election to the House or Senate as the first step to their own enrichment (see Harry Reid for a classic example) we might actually have votes on legislation that are based on what is perceived as good for the country, not what is good for my various supportive interest groups. Instead, once again, NY rep Jose Serrano has introduced a bill to repeal the 22nd Amendment limiting the President to two terms.
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#2048 Jan 13, 2013
Well, you have 3 options (probably more, but work with me):
1. Continue to bang your head against the proverbial wall by debating the clueless and uneducated low information voters.
2. Quit trying to educate or understand, the clueless and uneducated just don't get it. Just read, shake your head and chuckle inside...
3. Stay away.
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#2049 Jan 13, 2013
Good idea but the politicians would never go for it. Some of them have it made...
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#2050 Jan 13, 2013
Exactly the problem........sigh.
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#2051 Jan 13, 2013
Yeah, I have come to those same conclusions - hence the break - but sometimes I just think "oh, I'll just take a little look" and get sucked back in.
"Registered Conservative"
Since: Jul 11
Draketown, GA
#2052 Jan 13, 2013
Don't take the bait, the LWLD's methodology not only consists of taking what they can get, when they can get it; it also consists of casting as much as possible upon the water, waiting for a bite.
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#2053 Jan 13, 2013
Excellent advice.
#2054 Jan 13, 2013
Jerry Daniels voeted Obama!
#2055 Jan 13, 2013
If tax breaks increase revenue, since we've cut taxes over 26 times since Reagan became president we should be floating along with a budget surplus and no debt at all.
Just another silly "Supply Side" argument made by rich people to avoid supporting their country.
Hey, I know, I really love my country so I won't pay any taxes - that ought to create a huge increase in tax revenue,
wait... let's stop taxing anyone for anything - those government coffers will overflow with tax revenues when nobody pays any taxes at all.
Yea - right.
The only sillier statement is that all taxes are passed along to the consumer, when any business person knows we charge the maximum for our services and products, regardless of our costs, be those costs taxes or materials.
What's amazing is how these obviously ridiculous assertions : that lowering taxes raises revenue, and that taxes are always passed along to consumers, still are used by those parasites who enjoy our country's benefits while whining when asked to pay taxes like everyone else.
It's the definition of unregulated capitalism ad greed - privatize your profit, externalize and socialize your costs, and pretend you're not not.
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#2056 Jan 13, 2013
@ Aggie: above is a good example of why not to waste your time. Some people think they understand things, but don't. It's not worth the time and effort to educate them, they think they know it already...
Kinda like the fans being critical of football coaches calling the "wrong" plays, yet they don't know how to play the game...
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#2057 Jan 13, 2013
@Bill in Dville and General Robert E Lee
How right y'all are.
#2058 Jan 13, 2013
hey,i think they call that the'trickle down effect'.
#2059 Jan 13, 2013
or in other words,we'll take ours now,maybe the rest will get a little something later-like you said-unadulerated and unashamed greed,plain and simple!
#2060 Jan 13, 2013
#2061 Jan 13, 2013
if all this stuff is so boring to you,why don't you post us all something really profound and exciting?
#2062 Jan 14, 2013
It's always entertaining, and predictable, to observe that whenever confronted by facts and analysis that clearly disprove the Right Wing's "talking points", rather than attempt to defend the indefensible, the response is to attack the messenger.
What's equally amusing is those who watch the bikini models and paid "consultants" on Fox Noise actually think they know more about what's going on, than those who watch CSPAN, NPR, and listen to the BBC.
Researchers at Fairleigh Dickinson University updated a study they had conducted in late 2011.
The poll asked questions about international news (Iran, Egypt, Syria and Greece were included) and domestic affairs (Republican primaries, Congress, unemployment and the Keystone XL pipeline.)
The pollsters found that people were usually able to answer 1.8 out of 4 questions on foreign news, and 1.6 of 5 questions on domestic news, and that people who don't watch any news were able to get 1.22 of the questions on domestic policy right.
As the study explained, though, people who watched only Fox News fared worse:
The largest effect is that of Fox News: all else being equal, someone who watched only Fox News would be expected to answer just 1.04 domestic questions correctly -- a figure which is significantly worse than if they had reported watching no media at all.
On the other hand, if they listened only to NPR, they would be expected to answer 1.51 questions correctly; viewers of Sunday morning talk shows fare similarly well. And people watching only "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" (a comedy show), could answer about 1.42 questions.
#2063 Jan 14, 2013
Absolutely right.
One family,(The Walton Family) all by itself owns more than 80 million Americans combined.
Thankfully, they are happy to trickle down on us whenever their bladders must be emptied. We should be thankful.
#2064 Jan 14, 2013
people who read your posts could not answer any questions about anything because they were in a stupor and unable to speak
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So So
Look at the last panel here:-
Note how Aizen Addresses Isshin.
If anyone should know his real name, it would be Aizen.
I am not perfect and I defy you to prove otherwise
Growing Old Gracefully is an Oxymoron ... Mostly Moron !
Actually, Kaien had turned down Ukitake's offer to be a VC during TBTP arc, so we do not yet know if he is even a VC at this time yet. It could very well be that Kaien is pretty close or even older than Isshin yet still be his nephew. Kaien is presumably part of the main branch of the family where as Isshin has been stated to be a part of a lesser branch. I still have trouble believing that anything Isshin could do would be so very dishonorable that even as a member of a lesser branch it would affect the whole clan to the point where it would stripped of its nobility. Maybe it was a combination of Isshin's actions coupled with later events where Kaien(presumbably as the family's head) got turned into a hollow that finally did the clan in.
Last edited by SquadZero; 04-11-2013 at 08:32 AM.
Hmm, seems Urahara's been wearing that ugly-ass hat for a looong time. ^^
not to mention that, a few pages later (http://www.mangastream.to/bleach-cha...0-page-19.html) he says that it looks like he will be a VC even longer, seeing as constantly new young talented genius enter the Gotei.
Sure, Kaien might be a genius, but since Ishin is basically on Aizen's level, it does seem strange that Kaien would have been that much better the moment he joined the Gotei. Or perhaps this shows just how much potential is in the main branch compared to the side one, especially seeing as the side one could produce someone like Ishin. This might mean that Kaien himself could have been way above the current Ishin and perhaps would have become a Royal Guard one day.
Speaking of the past arc, now that we have seen young Ishin as a captain, it has become even more probable that he was one of the no-names within Urahara's division:
This would make some sense, because otherwise it is extremely strange that Ishin would believe and trust a first class criminal like Urahara.
Last edited by Zero; 04-11-2013 at 02:15 PM.
Somebody help wit this:
Whitey was a Hollowified Dead Shinigami (?)
Vizards were Hollowified Living Shinigami who were Stabilized by HGQ (Except for Ichigo who Stabilized himself).
Whitey was created for what, was it to attack Shinigami and infect them? If so, why was it just killing Shinigami?
Any references to Manga pages as to the purpose for which Whitey was created would be appreciated.
I am not perfect and I defy you to prove otherwise
Growing Old Gracefully is an Oxymoron ... Mostly Moron !
According to what Tousen said, he imploded, or perhaps were to implode from the very beginning the moment he reaches the peak of evolution (they wouldn't be able to beat it otherwise), which should be a complete fusion, but it seems that it reached it's limit before achieving their goal and thus was a failure. Of course, a failure for a one means a chance for Aizen ;D.
It's possible that they have gathered the Shinigami's particles when he/she was dissapearing and made a hollow out of them. Otherwise I'm not sure how they could have made it with a DEAD Shinigami.
It's worth noting that in this chapter it was again implied that Quincy's are no mere humans and there is something special about them. There is even one line from Ishin, in which he says that "they don't make them like her anymore". It is quite a strange line considering that Masaki is a living human and was born not made. It's likely that he simply meant that there are no more girls like her, though he might have meant that Quincy are not really born but are made somewhat artificially (their souls perhaps ?), though it does seem unlikely.
Here is how i see it:
Whitey is NOT a Hollowified shinigami. He is a corpse of a shingiami, modified to attack and "infect" other shinigami. In other word's a walking, single-use hollowifier
The thing about hollowifying Hirako and co. was that it ended up being a failure (Aizen at this point in time, doesn't know they were saved, nor that hogyoku even exist's). The reason it was a failure - it seems - was because it was too abrubt.
So what if, rather than forcibly remove the shinigami-hollow boundry. You were to start a process, were the boundry dissapears slowly on it's own, and the subject's body has time to adjust?
That's were whitey comes in. It's not even a hollow, it just looks like one, What (obviously) wasn't expected was that it performed the hollowification on a Human/Quincy.
But it in any case I guess it doesn't make too much of a difference, the point was that Kaien was considered a genius and may or may not have been considered to take over a captain's seat. Either way, it seems Isshin passes him up and becomes a captain, though it is probably because Kaien never wanted to be a captain, perhaps just wanting to server under Ukitake.


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ScorpioN is now accepting questions! Submit here: email@example.com. Before you ask a question, read the SCORPION ARCHIVES and make sure that your question has not already been answered! ScorpioN may not be able to answer every question asked. Please only submit one question per email in an easy to read format. Check back here to www.megadeth.com/scorpion often to see if your question was selected! ScorpioN section is updated every Monday.
- 04/21/2015
Hi ScorpioN,
In the latest video post Dave is seen in front of a dry erase board with the words:
No one will deny me
No one will defy me
No one will define me... .
Are these by any chance lyrics for a new song?
Or is this Dave's mentality and mantra for recording the new album?
Hello Droogie!
I took your question directly to Dave Mustaine and here is what he had to say...
"Words to live and die by. Maybe lyrics...definitely my motto."
There ya have it!
- 04/13/2015
Hi Scorpion,
I've been a huge Megadeth Fan since the 80's. Recently I saw Dave Mustaine on an Episode of Hell's Kitchen (which I am a fan of as well). I was curious as to how that experience was for him.
Hi Jay,
Dave Mustaine and his wife Pam were indeed guests on an episode of Hell's Kitchen which aired earlier this month. I went to Dave Mustaine himself with your question and this is what he had to say.
"We were very excited to go, the show was great, Gordon was brilliant, and we are happy to have seen a genius chef at work.
The competitors got their heads handed to them and rightly so. My face said it all when they asked me what I thought about the food."
There ya have it! ...and I am certainly glad I wasn't on the menu! You never know with Chef Gordon Ramsay!
- 04/06/2015
Hi Scorpion,
Thanks for the archives which is full of interesting questions and answers. My question is, What is the meaning of the sign on Cryptic Writings album?
Hello Sifat,
It is called a "Veve". It was a style of writing warnings and notices for what we would call "homeless travelers" or "hobos". They indicate safety as well as danger, shelter, etc.
Here's what Dave Mustaine had to say regarding the cover soon after the album was released:
"It's called a veve [pronounced vay vay]... It's a voodoo symbol... It means that you can enter into a premises, that it's safe and there is no poison. It's a warning telling you where you can and can not go. It's also a direction. Most of the hobos were people who practiced voodoo. They would go from building to building whether it was a shanty or it was a shack. They would go in there and they'd find chalk writings on the wall that told them if it was a safe place. It was usually done with a burnt stick... When I first got the artwork back it was littered with voodoo symbols and all kinds of stuff. I told them that it was too heavy. I didn't want anything on there that would give homage to pagan gods and shit like that. I want it to be about the music. As it is, that symbol right there, we don't really know exactly what the combination of everything is. We know pretty much what the breakdown of each symbol is but it's like crossing different kinds of medications. You take two separate medications and they have a different and combined effect. There might be something where those symbols counter another symbol and turn it into something else."
- 03/23/2015
In the song "Hook in Mouth", there are references to a P.M.R.C. What is the PMRC?
Hi Drew,
The song Hook in Mouth is about censorship, and it is basically aimed at the P.M.R.C. P.M.R.C is an acronym for Parents Music Resource Center. It was founded in America in the mid-1980's by Tipper Gore, to quote "alert the public of the growing trend in music towards lyrics that are sexually explicit, excessively violent, or glorify the use of drugs and alcohol." Essentially we have the P.M.R.C, and Mrs. Gore of course, to thank for the vile "Parental Advisory/Explicit Lyrics" stickers.
- 03/16/2015
ScorpioN, could you tell me about David Ellefson's tour in Australia this month? Is he only speaking or will he be playing music as well? Can you tell me more about it?
Hello Aaron,
David Ellefson's "My Life With Deth" 5-date Spoken Word Tour kicks off in Perth, Australia on March 24th and wraps up in Adelaide, Australia on March 29. The evenings with David will feature stories from life on the road with Megadeth, a bass demonstration and audience Q&A. There are meet & greet packages available as well which gets you some merch, autographs, a photo with David and you get to meet him! Check out the following link for more info: www.metropolistouring.com/tour.php?tour=2015_david_ellefson_of_megadeth
- 03/10/2015
The music video "Breadline", what was the inspiration behind it
Hello Lynda,
"Breadline" is about when Dave Mustaine and David Ellefson used to have to drive downtown everyday past the soup kitchens and they would see the derelicts out in the street with their shopping carts. They realized that if they didn't make it soon they would be one of them because they were running out of options and they had no other choice but to make it or die trying.
- 03/03/2015
Studio update #8 which is posted on youtube during the recording of Super Collider, there is a song that is played at the start. I want to know is this just dave practicing or was this turned into a song then taken out before release? I always looked forward to seeing what this song would turn into and I am curious to know if it was indeed a song and why it didnt make its way into the album.
Hello Arka, the riffage that Dave is playing to the click track at the beginning of the Studio update #8 video, 0:00 - 0:17, is what would become the song "A House Divided" from the album "Super Collider". Is is a bonus track on the extended version of the album. Great song!!!
Studio Update #8
A House Divided
- 02/02/2015
Hi ScorpioN
I always wanted to know about the meaning of "So Far, So Good... So What!" 's title and why Dave called it like this!
Thank you
Riccardo, Italy
Hello Riccardo,
I sent your question over to Dave Mustaine himself. This is what he had to say.
"It's just an added sarcasm I made to the end of an encouraging saying. There is no other meaning...I was just being a brat!"
...and there you have it! Great question!
- 01/27/2015
I was wondering about the Hangar 18 video. What is that footage from? A sci fi movie? I have tried to find it but have probably looked in the wrong places. The only other answer I can come up with is that its film created by Megadeth specifically for that video.
You are right, the footage was created by Megadeth and director Paul Boyington. You can hear comments from both Daves about the making of Hangar 18 on the Rusted Pieces home video, which I will translate here:
Mustaine: The making of Hangar 18 was really elaborate, as far as the people that were involved. There's a lot of creatures, a lot of makeup, a lot of special effects, miniaturization..
In this video, the creatures that were used, they were quite numerous. There was all kinds of variations from just normal makeup to prosthetic makeup, where they put plastic on you, and they had all different kinds of helmets and masks that they were wearing.
Ellefson: Director Paul Boyington's specialty is building miniature sets, in fact he's done it for some commercials, and for special effects in movies, building entire cities in miniature, like 2-3 feet high miniatures and then having a robotic arm with a camera on the end swooping through the city, and you're going to see a lot of that kind of effect in the Hangar 18 video here, in fact there's a segment right in the very beginning where there's some cattle mutilation, there's dead cattle, there's a comet superimposed coming through in the background...
We shot for two days to actually get the band shots, at a power plant, which supplies about one third of the power to all of Los Angeles, down by the beach...Richard Schnell, who actually created the characters and did all the makeup for the aliens, had us painted white, and then put kind of like a water-based white makeup all over us, and we had to wear these contact lenses. I personally had never worn contact lenses before and I hate the things. Anyway we were put in the four cryogenic chambers in the end and (they) were put onto a cart which was towed by a couple of people down this track, it's at the very end of the video...eyes were killing us, freezing cold...the fun of making videos.
- 01/06/2015
I have been a fan of Megadeth since I was a young boy. I have been playing guitar bass and drums for many years now and I was wondering if you could pass this along to David Ellefson. When I play bass I use his signature concert bass by Jackson but I have went through several amps and just cannot get a sound that I like. I was wondering if he had any advice on putting a rig together and what would be some combinations that would work well to play Megadeth and other metal bands music. I really hope he gets this I'm really at a crossroads and need some help and I wouldn't dream to ask any other person.
Thanks in advance Tom
Hi Tom, David Ellefson read your email and asked that I get back to you with the following advice.
As for the bass sounds, tone is always in the hands and how the player attacks and fingers the notes. With that said, David uses a medium heavy gauge pick, anchoring his hand on the bridge, and also fingers the notes on the fingertips for the least amount of skin contact and clarity.
For gear, David always suggests the Jackson basses and Hartke amplifiers as they have been a staple of Megadeth recordings (studio and live) for many years. His signature line of basses have fast thin necks and have EMG pickups to replicate the active sounds of the legacy. The Hartke LH500 or LH1000 amplifier heads are really simple and sound fantastic! He uses the HyDrive cabinets live but often prefers the articulate tone of the XL series aluminum cone speaker cabinets.
Hope that helps! Let us know how it goes.
- 12/29/2014
Hi ScorpioN,
I was just wondering what acoustic Dave is using in this video from 2001. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rwQujLNQyV0. I couldn't really read it clearly.
Also does Dave use/still have any other acoustics other than his signatures?
(Come visit Scotland soon wee miss you)
Hi Dale, the acoustic guitar Dave Mustaine was using in the video that you have linked to, from a Musique Plus acoustic performance in Quebec in 2001, was a Tacoma. The guitar was given to Dave and he didn't like it much and ended up eventually giving it away. Tacoma Guitars was a line of musical instruments from Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. Tacoma brand guitars were originally manufactured in Tacoma, Washington. Fender eventually shut down manufacturing of Tacoma products, and new stock is unavailable to dealers.
- 12/22/2014
I am wondering. Has Risk(1999) ever been released on vinyl?
Hello, in fact the album Risk was never officially released on vinyl. Check out some Risk release info posted at www.discogs.com/Megadeth-Risk/master/33026.
- 12/08/2014
Hello! I was wondering if there was any meaning behind the phrase "4 in the morning" in Dave's lyrics. Take the lines:
"It's four in the morning" - Wake Up Dead
"It's four in the morning and I still see your face" - Almost Honest
Thanks! =
The lyric "four in the morning" does in fact have meaning behind it. Four in the morning is supposed to be the time that the most demonic activity is taking place in the unseen world. It is also the supposed "Darkest Hour". As well, Dave Mustaine's insomnia strikes every night at 4 am! This is a fact.
Great question!
- 12/01/2014
Hey Scorps,
Got a question for the lord and savior for all metal bass players: David Ellefson
Back in the KIMB era David played with his fingers (I'm a finger style player as well) and I really enjoy playing that stuff, what brand of strings did Mr Ellefson use back then (if he played with fingers or pick) I tried a lot of strings before and attempting to play with pick and fingers.
I found out that DRs are too heavy for finger play and Rotosound not durable enough for pick.
So would be awesome to know what brand David used to play.
W. Baeten
Hello W!
David used Rotosound Swing Bass strings during that period. He initially played with fingers when Megadeth was formed but he moved over to a pick full time by the time the band was into the KIMB era.
- 11/18/2014
Hi ScorpioN,
I want to ask David Ellefson or whoever knows, is there a prototype of his signature Jackson concert bass guitar, designed for left-handed people, and if yes, where i can find it ?
Thank you!
David Ellefson doesn't have a prototype of the signature model as a lefty but Jackson will likely offer a left handed model bass in the near future.
Hope that helps!
- 11/10/2014
I was watching a video of the song The Right To Go Insane. I suppose it is about Shawn Nelson, is that true??? And what are that graves on the beginning of the video (there is inscription "beloved father and beloved mother" on it) and on the end of the video (with inscription "vic rattlehead 1952-1995")???
Hello, yes this is true, the "The Right To Go Insane" video is based on Shawn Nelson's tank rampage.
"Shawn Timothy Nelson (August 21, 1959 – May 17, 1995) was a U.S. Army veteran and unemployed plumber who stole an M60A3 Patton tank from a United States National Guard Armory in San Diego, California, and went on a rampage on May 17, 1995, destroying cars, fire hydrants, and a recreational vehicle before being shot and killed by police."
The two graves at the beginning of the video represent Nelson's mother and father who both died of cancer in 1992.
The Vic Rattlehead grave at the end is a representation of the one who drove the tank through the video. It is fictitious, and is why the dates of Nelson's death don't exactly match what is on the Vic headstone.
- 10/21/2014
Hey Scorpion !
Megadeth is my favorite band since I was just 3 years old, thanks to my dad a great metalhead, I'm 14 now and I'm still trying to know what's "MD.45"
I searched in some places one the internet, but they have different information! So I asked my dad what's "MD.45", he said that it was a solo band of Dave
Mustaine. Can you explain me what was that ??
Thanks and congratz for the great work that you have done so far !
Gonçalo Marques, Portugal.
Hello Gonçalo
MD.45 was indeed a solo/side project for Dave Mustaine. The album "The Craving" was released in 1996, and features Dave on guitar, Lee Ving of Fear on vocals, Kelly Lemieux of Goldfinger on bass, and future Megadeth drummer Jimmy DeGrasso. The name was a play on Dave and Lee's initials, 'MD' (Mustaine Dave) and 45, the translation of Roman numerals 'VL' or 'XVL' (Ving Lee). In 2004, "The Craving" was included in the Capitol Records remasters of Megadeth's back catalog, released with three bonus songs and Dave's re-recorded vocal tracks. The remastered version of the album is still in print and available online at Amazon.com.
- 10/13/2014
ScorpioN, will the Blood of Heroes wine be available to non club members? I really want a bottle but unfortunately cannot renew my Cyber Army membership at this time. :(
Steve from Tennessee
Hello Steve, the new Limited Edition "Blood Of Heroes" Syrah 2011 is being sold to club members only for 48 hours starting Monday, October 13 @ 9 a.m. PDT. The wine will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. But if there are bottle left over after the club presale, there will be an opportunity at a later time for non-club members to purchase the wine. Keep checking the websites and our emails for when that time may be.
- 10/06/2014
To David I ask...
What would your Favorite Bass be?
As you play a lot on your Jackson range but do you have a FAVORITE bass?
Thanks again The Scorpion, You rock!
Sincerely, Orian, AKA Zac "The Stripper" Solomon
Hello Orian, David was happy to provide an answer for you question!
"My Jacksons are the perfect fit for Megadeth live shows and certain recordings.
But I also have some studio faves as well, like my Spector NS2 (used on the Cryptic Writings album), Modulus Quantum 5 and 78 Fender Pbass (both used on the Youthanasia album).
So my faves are all the above!"
- 09/23/2014
Dear ScorpioN
I have a question about the intro to 'Blackmail the Universe'. Can you tell me who the female voice reading the news broadcast belongs to?
Jack from England
Hello Jack,
Celeste Amber Montague is the female voice you hear reading the news broadcast at the beginning of the song "Blackmail The Universe". Celeste is a professional newscaster in Phoenix, Arizona and was a friend of Dairen Bennett, who is the voice of the General in the song and also a friend of Dave Mustaine's. This is how she was brought into do the spot on the song.
Our nation stands at DEFCON 3!
- 09/15/2014
Scorpion, could you tell me what TV shows Megadeth music has been played on? I can think of a few times I have heard Megadeth in the background for shows, but I really wonder how many times Megadeth has actually been played musically on a show ... or movie.
Ken from Ontario, Canada
Hi Ken, Megadeth's music has indeed made its way in to many TV shows, movies, soundtracks and even video games. I happen to have a list of just some of Megadeth's "on-screen" musical appearances. See below!
• Shocker (original soundtrack) – "No More Mr. Nice Guy" (1989)
• Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (soundtrack) – "Go To Hell" (1991)
• Beavis and Butt-Head (TV show) – "Sweating Bullets", "99 Ways To Die" (1993)
• Last Action Hero (original soundtrack) – "Angry Again" (1993)
• Super Mario Bros. (movie soundtrack) - "Breakpoint" (1993)
• Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (original soundtrack) - "Diadems" (1995)
• Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (soundtrack) – "Almost Honest" (1997)
• WCW Monday Nitro (TV show) – "Crush 'Em" (1999)
• Universal Soldier: The Return (soundtrack) – "Crush 'Em" (1999)
• Killer (short film) – "Looking Down The Cross" (2000)
• Black Scorpion (TV show) – "Trust", "Hangar 18", "Five Magics" (2001)
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (video game) – "Peace Sells" (2002)
• Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast (TV show) – "Symphony Of Destruction" (2003)
• True Crimes: Streets of LA (video game) – "Peace Sells", "Symphony Of Destruction" (2003)
• Guitar Hero (video game) – "Symphony Of Destruction" (2005)
• Gears of War (video game) – "Gears Of War" (2006)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series (TV show) – "Hangar 18" (2006)
• 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (TV movie) – "Peace Sells" (2008)
• Brutal Legend (video game) – "High Speed Dirt", "Tornado Of Souls" (2009)
• Guitar Hero 5 (video game) – "Sweating Bullets" (2009)
• Never Dead (video game) – "Never Dead" (2010)
• Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock (video game) – "Sudden Death" (2010)
• Metal Evolution (TV show) – Peace Sells, "Tornado of Souls" (2011)
• NCIS Los Angeles (TV show) – "Built For War" (2013)
I am sure to be missing some, but that gives you an idea, doesn't it?! Pretty cool "eh" Ken? ;)
- 09/08/2014
In the Holy Wars... The Punishment Due (Casey McMackin demo), who exactly is Casey McMackin?
Hello there, Casey McMackin is a music engineer/producer who has worked since the early 80's on many albums including Megadeth, Motorhead, Exodus and more. He is credited as the audio engineer on Megadeth's 1986 release, "Peace Sells… But Who's Buying" on which he is also credited for additional vocals on "Good Mourning/Black Friday" and "My Last Words".
David Ellefson talks about Casey in David's recent autobiography "My Life With Deth".
"After that tour [February '86 USA east coast - technically second leg of Killing Is My Business tour] we started putting plans together to record Peace Sells… at the Music Grinder studio on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. The recording was contractually still with Combat Records, our label at the time. We had a $25,000 budget from them this time, so we could put ourselves on small salaries. It also allowed us to bring in an outside producer, Randy Burns. He and his engineer Casey McMackin worked fast and furious on the album. Casey was an excited young lad who spent a long time running through guitar bass tones with us and offering suggestions on parts and revisions—in many ways, responding like a producer."
"Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" (Casey McMackin Demo) was previously unreleased before being released on Megadeth's 2007 "Warchest" Box Set. You can check out the track at this YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ1Y95ZxRG4
- 09/01/2014
Hey there ScorpioN, it's Orian again.
I have a question about Shawn.
What was his first kit?
Cause I am a multi-musician as I play drums, guitar, bass, sing and most other stringed instruments.
I am writing a 40 page S.A. about Megadeth and I have two weeks to finish it.
I have written about the several times i have seen Megadeth, twice here in New Zealand, 4 times at Sound Wave in Australia and I loved all...
But the big highlight was hearing A Tout Le Monde LIVE here in New Zealand.
But I am drifting away from my question, if you could tell me that would be great.
Orian Nomolos, lead guitar, main vocal of Church Hill
Orian, here is the story of Shawn's first drum kit, directly from the man himself!
Hi Orian, thanks for the question. My first drum kit is in the Guinness book of world records for being the WORST drum set in the history of time, but man I sure was proud of it, as I literally bought it piece by piece (bass drum and snare first, 2 rack toms, floor tom and 2nd bass drum came later) I bought all the pieces from the local teenage rock drummer, whom I admired as a young 13 year old whipper snapper dying to obtain and and all drum knowledge. I can't even tell you which drum company made any of the drums, as the shells were bare wood, to which I put a clear coat of varnish on them to attempt to make them look "somewhat" similar. I didn't even have cymbal stands so I would steal music stands from my school, put some tape on the top and rest the cymbal on them - it actually worked, believe it or not!!!!! The first good piece of equipment i bought for that kit was a Pearl double tom stand-I still remember buying it at Steve's music in Montreal (where I bought all of my gear over time as a teenager) Once that was set up I was on cloud 9 with sheer joy.
Bottom line is I have such fond memories of that kit because I worked for it and bought it with my own $$$$$ as a 13 year old. It didn't sound very good, but i was so happy to have it at the time.
Be well
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- 08/26/2014
Dear "The Scorpion"
I have had a question about Megadeth (Rather about Dave Mustaine) for I'd say about Several years now.
Being 17 and all Music has a more "Expensive" take on me.
What was Dave Mustaine's First Electric Guitar, cause his Biography's never said anything about his "First Electric Guitar"!
If you could tell me or if Dave could tell me HIMSELF, that would be amazing!
Hi there, Dave Mustaine's first guitar was a cheap $80 SG copy.
Thanks for asking!
- 08/18/2014
Hi,I always wondered, in the chorus of Tornado of Souls (best chorus ever!) Dave sings "eye of THE tornado" or just "of tornado", I'm pretty sure he said "the" but he said it really quickly. Hopefully I'm right and ill win my 10 bucks bet!
Thanks for reading
Idan from Israel.
Hello Idan, looks like you are going to win that bet! Dave does sing the word "the" in that line.
But, now I'm safe in the eye of the tornado
I can't replace the lies that let a 1000 days go
No more living trapped inside
In her way I'll surely die
In the eye of the tornado, blow me away
I have to agree, one of the best choruses ever!
- 08/11/2014
Dear ScorpioN,
Who does that laugh at the beginning of Lucretia, coz everytime my mates dog hears it she goes absolutely nuts, barking and foaming at the mouth, now we always have to skip the intro to avoid severed limbs.
Its not Marge Simpson is it?
No kind sir, it is not Marge Simpson. Rather, it is a woman named Sandra Rabin, and if my knackered memory serves me correctly I believe she was a secretary at Laffitte Entertainment Division at the time RIP was recorded.
- 08/04/2014
I was wondering about the Hangar 18 video. What is that footage from? A sci fi movie? I have tried to find it but have probably looked in the wrong places. The only other answer I can come up with is that its film created by Megadeth specifically for that video.
You are right, the footage was created by Megadeth and director Paul Boyington. You can hear comments from both Daves about the making of Hangar 18 on the Rusted Pieces home video, which I will translate here:
Mustaine: The making of Hangar 18 was really elaborate, as far as the people that were involved. There's a lot of creatures, a lot of makeup, a lot of special effects, miniaturization..
In this video, the creatures that were used, they were quite numerous. There was all kinds of variations from just normal makeup to prosthetic makeup, where they put plastic on you, and they had all different kinds of helmets and masks that they were wearing.
Ellefson: Director Paul Boyington's specialty is building miniature sets, in fact he's done it for some commercials, and for special effects in movies, building entire cities in miniature, like 2-3 feet high miniatures and then having a robotic arm with a camera on the end swooping through the city, and you're going to see a lot of that kind of effect in the Hangar 18 video here, in fact there's a segment right in the very beginning where there's some cattle mutilation, there's dead cattle, there's a comet superimposed coming through in the background...
We shot for two days to actually get the band shots, at a power plant, which supplies about one third of the power to all of Los Angeles, down by the beach...Richard Schnell, who actually created the characters and did all the makeup for the aliens, had us painted white, and then put kind of like a water-based white makeup all over us, and we had to wear these contact lenses. I personally had never worn contact lenses before and I hate the things. Anyway we were put in the four cryogenic chambers in the end and (they) were put onto a cart which was towed by a couple of people down this track, it's at the very end of the video...eyes were killing us, freezing cold...the fun of making videos.
- 07/28/2014
Hello, I'm very interested, is there any video material where Mr. Ellefson plays Jackson JS3 Kelly or his signature Jackson Kelly models all the lives I've ever seen he uses Concert models lately only Concert V quicksilver I would appreciate to see a video where he plays Kelly bass live.
Thanks Sincerely Acho Junior.
Hello Acho Junior, most of the time David only plays the Kelly Birds later in the live set, or on the encores. So, there may not be much video out there with that bass in it. YouTube may have something if you look up a live version of "Peace Sells..." or " Holy Wars.
- 07/21/2014
What album does the song "One thing" come from? I cant find it any where.
Coronado, CA
Hello, the song "One Thing" is considered a "non-album single". It was recorded in 1997, and appeared as a bonus track on the Japanese version of Cryptic Writings.
- 07/15/2014
Hey Scorp, Is there a particular reason why your name is ScorpioN? You remind me my favorite Megadeth song, The Scorpion. (: Is there any connection?
Busra, Turkey
As I climb onto your back, I will promise not to sting
I will tell you what you want to hear, and not mean anything
Then I treat you like a dog as I shoot my venom in
You pretend you didn't know that I am a scorpion, oh...
Yes... I am definitely connected to this song! ...my fave too!


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Dennis and Deborah Jones of Elmo announce the marriage of their son, Matthew Bart to Margaret Wave, daughter of Michael P. and Oralin Smith of Beaver. They will be married April 27 in the St. George LDS Temple.
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