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European Commission
José Manuel Durão Barroso
President of the European Commission
Speech by President Barroso at the EP plenary debate on the Irish Presidency of the Council
European Parliament plenary session/Strasbourg
16 January 2013
Dear President,
Dear Taoiseach,
Honourable Members,
Every Presidency is a landmark, but this time it is particularly true. This is the 7th time Ireland holds the Presidency. It is also 40th anniversary of Ireland's accession to the European Union.
As such it is a reminder of the past achievements of our Union, the current challenges and the future work ahead of us, as we seek not to replicate the past but to build a better future.
Indeed, I am convinced that having Ireland at the helm of the rotating Presidency of the Council at this juncture will be good for Ireland and good for Europe.
Last week the Commission met in Dublin with the Taoiseach and the Irish government to discuss our shared priorities. Together, we stressed the need to lay the foundations for lasting growth and job creation. Stability, growth and jobs: these are the priorities Ireland has set for the Presidency programme, priorities which I very much welcome and which have been at the heart of the Commission's actions since the start of the crisis.
As I said to this House yesterday during the debate on the Cyprus Presidency we have by the end of 2012 achieved much in the way of stability. The forecasts of the doomsayers who predicted the implosion of the Euro have been proved wrong. European countries have shown through their actions that we will stand together, the Union as a whole, to face the challenges ahead.
We all know there is very important and difficult work to do to achieve the goal of sustainable growth and I underline "sustainable", because we have seen in the past that artificial growth fuelled by irresponsible public or private debt is simply not viable. While going on with further steps to a deeper economic and monetary union -and in this context the approval of the so-called two pack comes to mind as an urgent priority - we must pursue fiscal consolidation, enact economic reforms for competitiveness and also make targeted investments for growth. And above all we need to tackle the very serious social situation that we have in too many of our Member States.
Let me start with the short term steps to put in place banking union.
It is good that the Member States were able to find consensus on the Single Supervisory Mechanism just three months after the Commission proposal. I now hope that Parliament and Council will be able to finalise the agreement as quickly as possible in the next weeks. This is a key test to demonstrate that the European Union has the political will and capacity to act quickly on the big issues.
An agreement on the Single Supervisory Mechanism also shows that we can reach agreement, within the EU as a whole, on deepening the Euro Area. And as you know we are clearly attached to the principles of the integrity, not only of the Single Market, but the integrity of our Union, while accepting and promoting the deepening of the EMU.
Reaching political agreement on the proposal in time for discussion at your plenary session in early February is not impossible with political will. [Parliament has worked on this very efficiently and the Thyssen and Giegold reports are constructive and supportive, and in very many points rather similar to the approach taken by the Council.] The Commission will do everything it can to facilitate and assist the intensive trilogue discussions to deliver final agreement on this important piece of legislation.
I know the importance this House attaches to the next stage of banking union – the single resolution mechanism. Proposals are already before you which would allow for the harmonisation of national bank resolution tools.
But to completely break the vicious link between bank failure and sovereign debt, we need to go further and provide for a single resolution mechanism to match the single supervision we are putting in place for the euro area and other Member States who wish to participate. This raises some very complex legal and technical issues, but we are determined to work through these quickly and aim to present a proposal before the summer. I consider this a matter of utmost political priority.
Honourable members,
Stability means more than financial stability. We must increase our efforts to ensure economic and social stability.
Of course, economic growth is the best means to generate employment and to improve the social situation.
The Single Market is the Union's largest engine for growth. To release the full benefits of the single market we are pushing forward with the two Single Market Acts.
I welcome the Irish Presidency's commitment to securing the adoption of the proposals already on the table. The Commission will present the remaining Single Market Act 2 legislative proposals this spring.
In all of this we look forward to continuing the very good co-operation with this House to ensure that legislation is not only put on the statute books but is implemented as soon as possible to the benefit of all our citizens.
Of course creating opportunities within the single market is one thing, taking advantage of the opportunities is another. This is why we will work to implement the action plan for entrepreneurship and place a particular focus on SMEs to ensure that these opportunities are translated into increased economic activity and more jobs.
We have all committed to growth through our Europe 2020 Strategy and the Compact on growth and jobs. But the time has come to make good on this commitment. This will be driving Europe's work over the Irish Presidency and beyond as made clear in the Commission's annual work programme.
As leverage for growth and investment, we must have an agreement on the multi-annual financial framework. It is a new year but the message remains the same, and it remains equally valid: the European budget is the budget for investment growth and jobs at the European level.
Now is the time for governments to match actions to their rhetoric: if you state that growth in Europe is vital for your national economy then you need to support European measures to promote that growth. I hope that the European Council will agree on the MFF very soon, probably in the beginning of February, but governments should not forget that while their agreement is necessary, it is not sufficient. The European Parliament's approval is also indispensable.
The Commission has and will continue to focus on supporting employment. Last April we presented the "Employment Package" with a set of key measures to support job creation, to restore the dynamics of the labour market and to enhance the EU governance.
In December, the Commission has presented a proposal to combat youth unemployment: the "youth guarantee" scheme is a concrete measure with renowned potential to enhance school-to-work transitions and ensure every young person gets into further education, training, an apprenticeship or a job within 4 months. The Commission has also called for urgent action in "re-thinking education", maximising the investments in skills is essential to achieve better socio-economic outcomes. In our discussions with Taoiseach Kenny and the Irish government I have been heartened by the importance that the Irish Presidency will place on these issues, in particular its commitment to reach agreement on the Youth Guarantee already next month.
The solution to our social crisis is not to abandon the European Social Model. The solution is to recognise the immense challenges that globalisation poses for European competitiveness and to reform our social market economy addressing the important issues of competitiveness. The Commission is preparing a Social Investment Package with a set of focused and concrete actions on how these reforms can take shape in our Member States and what the EU can do to support them.
Honourable Members,
Ultimately, European stability is also provided by confidence and confidence comes out of a clear, realistic and achievable vision of the future, and that means for Europe's future architecture. Plans for deeper economic and monetary union help generate stability by showing investors that there is a clear vision for the future. Over the course of this year the Commission will, building on the blueprint we presented last year, set out in a more detailed manner the steps needed to deepen economic and monetary union, including a social dimension in the EMU and the necessary accompanying steps towards political Union.
Honourable Members,
I am confident that during the Irish Presidency we will look beyond our European borders. The world economy is changing beyond recognition, with new centres of growth appearing and the pace of globalisation increasing.
Europe needs to be an active global player to benefit from worldwide economic potential and to promote our values. Europe has lots of advantages. Despite the current difficulties, Europe's average debt-to GDP ratio is 82.5%, compared to the United States' rate of 103% and Japan's nearly 230%. And, and this fact is less known, unlike other major industrialised economies that have been losing their share of the world market, the European Union has preserved its share of the world market. But of course there are very important differences among Member States of the European Union.
We will continue to deepen economic ties with both our well established strategic partners and the dynamic emerging economies. We look forward to the approval, now that the negotiations are concluded, of the Singapore FTA, we look forward to completing FTA negotiations with Canada and to start negotiations with Japan. We will pursue with vigour our negotiations with India, Malaysia and Vietnam. We will also set out a clear vision on deepening economic ties with the United States which remains our single most important economic partner. And in spite of everything that we hear these days, the reality is that the European Union and the United States is by far the most important economic relationship in the world.
Nor must we neglect our neighbours to the south and to the east. Our relations with these countries are a reminder that our trade policy, indeed all our external economic policy from assistance to energy, transport to research are not just vital for our economic interests but for Europe's capacity to play a significant, constructive role at the global level.
President, Taoiseach,
Honourable Members,
Allow me to conclude with a remark on Ireland, which has shown an impressive commitment to implementing the economic adjustment programme.
The Irish people have had to make great sacrifices to ensure the recovery of the country. And so have the people of Greece, Portugal, Spain, but also other countries which carry out difficult but indispensable reforms.
The Irish case shows that provided there is the political will to accompany the sacrifices, programmes can and do work and reform can go hand-in-hand with social cohesion. Economic growth in Ireland was stronger than expected at the end of last year, the deficit is lower than predicted and Ireland has already made a first successful return to financial markets.
Of course, important challenges remain; especially tackling unemployment and the reducing further the very high deficit. The European Commission will stand by Ireland as we will stand with the other programme countries in particular. The Commission supports all measures that will improve market confidence and increase public support for the reform process. In parallel, I have always made and will always make the case for the need for solidarity and for the need for fairness in the European Union.
As I mentioned in my introduction, Ireland has been an active and valued member of the European Union for 40 years, it has greatly benefited from its membership in the past, and through its Presidency of the EU will have an important role in shaping the new European Union for the future to the benefit of this generation and generations to come.
The great poet William Butler Yeats commenced his collection "Responsibilities" with the sentence:
"In dreams begins responsibility"
I would add "In responsibility begins action" and over the next 6 months there will be plenty of action, from the Presidency, from the Commission and I am certain too from this Parliament.
And I'm sure that the six months of the Irish Presidency of the Council will be an Irish and a European success story.
Thank you for your attention.
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That the House denounce the recent remarks made by Mr. Justice Michel Robert stating that it is acceptable to discriminate on the basis of political opinion when appointing candidates to the federal judiciary and that it call on the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness to create a special subcommittee with the mandate to examine the process for appointments to the federal judiciary and make recommendations for reform, with the primary goal of eliminating political partisanship from the process, by October 31, 2005.
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased today to debate a highly important motion that speaks to the very state of law and the rule of law in our country.
The motion reads as follows:
That the House denounce the recent remarks made by Mr. Justice Michel Robert stating that it is acceptable to discriminate on the basis of political opinion when appointing candidates to the federal judiciary and that it call on the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness to create a special subcommittee with the mandate to examine the process for appointments to the federal judiciary and make recommendations for reform, with the primary goal of eliminating political partisanship from the process, by October 31, 2005.
This motion, as you can see, has two main parts, one that looks back at what has already been done, and another that is more prospective. In other words, what can we do to resolve an increasingly recognized problem?
So, why this motion? Let us put this all in context. As a result of various witnesses appearing before the Gomery commission, the sponsorship scandal has hurt all politicians. Revelations by Benoît Corbeil suggest that the judicial branch is also affected by the scandal. We know that Benoît Corbeil, the former director general of the Quebec wing of the LPC, has stated that anyone wanting to be appointed a judge "needed to have friendly relations with those people"—meaning members of the Liberal network—who can influence the political machinery.
A few days later, Michel Robert, the chief justice of the Quebec Court of Appeal, a long-standing Liberal and president of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1986 to 1990, spoke out and intentionally crossed the line into the political arena, by reprising contentious remarks he had made before.
What did Michel Robert say before and what did he say this year? Mr. Robert was interviewed by Mr. Maisonneuve on November 19, 2004, on Maisonneuve en direct , a popular show on Radio-Canada.
Mr. Maisonneuve asked him, "Mr. Robert, would you have been appointed to the Court of Appeal if you had been a supporter or an elected representative of a sovereignist party?"
Michel Robert responded as follows. "No, I would not be on the Court of Appeal because I believe the Government of Canada appoints people with federalist sentiments when there are openings in the hierarchy".
Mr. Maisonneuve asked him, "So, there is a political dimension?"
And Michel Robert replied, "There is a constitutional dimension, in my opinion, yes, but beyond that, I believe that the system needs to be more transparent".
Several months later, on April 26, 2005, in another Radio-Canada interview, Michel Robert made two points, "We normally must adhere to the federal Canadian system, since it's the system within which we operate. Personally, I have nothing against someone who wants to change the Canadian system into another system; this, he is perfectly free to do. But I don't think he should exercise judicial functions".
He added, "To be nominated to a federal judicial function, I think it's a sort of prerequisite, one must not be sovereignist, I mean, I think this is a generally held opinion among Canadian judges".
The comments of the chief justice of the Quebec Court of Appeal constitute a serious error in judgment. First, he crossed the line, which should be and which is extremely clear, separating the political and judicial branches. In other words, he did not fulfill his duty to refrain from public debate. He was not speaking as a judge but rather as a federalist and a Liberal. He ignored his duty not to take part in public debate and, of his own free will, he crossed the line into the political arena.
There has been another serious breach of judiciary duty on his part. In our legal system, because of the "constitutionalization" of rights and freedoms, judges play an important role, in fact an essential one. Indeed, they form the keystone of the protection system for rights and freedoms in Canada. By stating as he did that it is acceptable to discriminate on the basis of public opinion in Canada in the 21st century, Michel Robert sent the message that discrimination based on political opinion is okay.
But the fact is that a judge, and the chief justice of the Quebec Court of Appeal in particular, is among those chiefly responsible for promoting and defending human rights and freedoms in Quebec and across Canada. This means that one of the chief persons responsible for ensuring the promotion and respect of human rights came out and said that such discrimination based on political opinion was acceptable. As we know, this caused an uproar, quite a bit of an uproar in fact.
I would ask the members in this House who do not share the Bloc Québécois' political opinion to picture the following situation. Imagine that the PQ government announced at some point that it will be appointing to the Quebec Court of Appeal exclusively sovereignist judges. I am convinced that people everywhere would rise up in protest. I can just see the headlines in the Globe and Mail , the Gazette , the National Post and the Sun , among others, denouncing such a decision. And they would be right to say it is unacceptable. That is the mirror image of the current situation.
There is a fairly serious problem of perception as far as the politicization of the judiciary is concerned, one that has been aggravated by Michel Robert's comments, among others. We have monitored the debates, the phone-in,—some of which I took part in—the editorials and press coverage. This has attracted a lot of public attention. Unfortunately, people are starting to mistrust the judiciary, which is, as I said, the cornerstone of our legal system in a country where the supremacy of law must be enforced.
That is the reason why I have, as you know, filed a complaint with the Canadian Judicial Council so that it may address this matter. It has, moreover, been a source of great concern to me that the Minister of Justice has not also filed such a complaint in support of mine, despite my questions, which I would say have been posed in a friendly and constructive manner.
One of the important, essential, vital roles of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice is, in my opinion, to protect the separation between the political and the judiciary. The minister has been remiss in one of his vital duties by not supporting my complaint with one of his own.
The public perception of a politicized judiciary is based on facts. I would like to refer to the excellent work done by the Gazette and CanWest—and those words are not likely to come often from my lips; perhaps this day should be marked on the calendar. Elizabeth Thompson and Cristin Schmidtz, among others, have come up with the statistics. I will begin by quoting from an article by Elizabeth Thompson which appeared on page A1 of the May 6 Gazette. I will be reading it in the original, so I ask your forbearance for any mistakes of pronunciation I might make:
Nearly 60 per cent of lawyers appointed to the bench in Quebec by the federal government since the 2000 election contributed to the Liberal Party of Canada in the years leading up to their appointment, The Gazette has learned.
If professors and public servants are factored out, the proportion rises even higher.
Of the 29 law firm lawyers appointed to the Quebec Superior Court or Quebec Court of Appeal for the first time during that period, 21, or 72.4 per cent, had made individual contributions to the Liberals.
In fact, The Gazette's investigation reveals that the overwhelming majority of contributions made by those later named to the bench was to the Liberal Party during the 10-year period of contributions studied.
So the perception is based on facts which are troubling, to say the least. Hence the need to ensure that merit is the only consideration when people are appointed to the bench. This is why the explanations of the Minister of Justice that this is already the case do not hold water. Even the figures of the terribly sovereignist Gazette indicate the contrary.
Now for the prospective part of the motion. The procedure has to be changed. This change received unanimous approval in the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, where I presented a quite similar motion. It got the support of the NDP and the Conservative Party. Initially, the motion was much harder on Mr. Justice Robert. However, at the request of my Conservative and NDP colleagues, among others, the wording was toned down a bit so as to take off some of the edge, if I can put it that way, and so the motion would be as balanced as possible. This is this motion we have before us today.
I wish to thank my colleagues from Provencher and Windsor—Tecumseh, both justice critics. They too have some fairly well based concerns. I am sure they will present examples that affect them, doing their best to be as non partisan as possible.
In this regard, the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness is generally speaking quite collegial. Despite the elevated levels of heat and antagonism in the House—as concerns the sponsorship scandal, for example—we manage to work together quite well. Everybody makes compromises, and the bills get moved along. This was the case with bills C-13 and C-2 on DNA banking and child pornography, respectively.
The Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and the justice critics therefore have an interest and have made a collective contribution. I therefore want to thank my colleagues from Provencher and Windsor—Tecumseh not only for supporting the motion but for helping to formulate it. What we have today is almost word for word what was before the committee. This proves we are capable of working together. I thank them.
So, it is important to change the procedure. We all know how judges are currently appointed. There is an advisory committee made up of seven members: one is appointed by the provincial bar association, one by the Canadian Bar Association, one by the federal judiciary, one by the relevant provincial justice minister, and three by the federal Minister of Justice. The individuals who are interested in becoming judges submit their candidacy to that committee. The committee then produces three lists: one for those applicants who are not commendable, one for those who are commendable, and one for those who are highly commendable. The Minister of Justice can choose between those who are either highly commendable or commendable.
The current system is not working as well as we would like it to. Indeed, we found, as indicated by the figures that I submitted earlier, that there is an over-representation of individuals who are of Liberal allegiance. It is important to point out that the fact that a person was previously involved in politics is no reason not to appoint him to the bench. On the contrary, we would be sending a very bad message if we told people they should do their civic duty by getting involved in politics, but that this will prevent them from being appointed to the bench.
I understand this very well, and I think that we should not prevent someone from being appointed as a judge on the ground that he is or was involved in politics. In fact, this political experience can often prove to be very useful, once a person becomes a judge.
However, there is a problem when the person must be affiliated to a specific political party and must believe in a certain political philosophy to be appointed as a judge, and when this has almost become a prerequisite. Unfortunately, in Canada, we are getting dangerously close to that.
The subcommittee that I am proposing would try to come up with solutions to eliminate political partisanship from the appointment process. At first glance, there are two things that come to mind rather quickly. First, why does the selection committee choose those applicants who are either highly commendable or commendable? Why does the process give full latitude and discretion to the Minister of Justice to choose from a list of highly commendable or commendable individuals? This means that the minister can appoint someone from the B list—if you will—that is, the list of those who are deemed commendable, and ignore those who are deemed highly commendable.
One way to tighten the appointment process would be to take away this huge discretionary power enjoyed by the Minister of Justice. This could be done if the committee submitted a short list of people and if the minister were required to appoint judges from that list.
I am sure my colleague from Windsor—Tecumseh will talk about the process in Ontario. He brags about it quite a bit. Since he will surely be a member of the committee, if it is formed, he will probably want to invite Peter Russell, who set up the committee in Ontario, to tell us how to go about it and to discuss the advantages that have stemmed from the process. Notably, there was the arm wrestling match between the Harris government and the members of the committee. My colleague is in a much better position than I am to talk about it.
Second, is it necessary to have three representatives of the Minister of Justice on this seven-member committee? That is almost 50% when, in any event, the Minister of Justice will have very significant decision-making power since he will be appointing the judges in question. This begs the question: do we really need three representatives of the Minister of Justice on this committee?
Mr. Speaker, I see you are indicating that I should be wrapping up my speech. Twenty minutes is not a lot of time to talk about all this. I have two minutes remaining.
As a law maker, and simply as a citizen, I believe it is important for the judiciary not to be politicized. The public needs to have the impression and needs to know that the judiciary is not politicized. The keystone of our constitutional system must be protected by denouncing any intention to attack or even destroy the integrity of the judiciary system. We must denounce the politicization of the judiciary system. We must also protect the judges, who are essential, important and vital in protecting our individual rights and freedoms, which are constitutionalized in this system. With open minds, cooperation and non partisanship—the way things are in the justice committee, as I was saying—we must work on proposing a new process that will give the people of Quebec and Canada the least politicized judiciary system possible for the greater good of everyone.


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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British actor Benedict Cumberbatch, feisty Australian comic Rebel Wilson and country music newcomer Kacey Musgraves are among eight rising stars on People magazine's "Ones to Watch" list.
Cumberbatch, 37, was selected for his roles in three films that are already generating critical and awards buzz: "The Fifth Estate," "12 Years a Slave" and "August: Osage County."
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Musgraves, 25, a singer-songwriter from Texas, is a rising star in the country music world. Her studio album "Same Trailer Different Park" debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 album chart in March and was well received by critics.
Also on the coveted list is actor Michael B. Jordan, 26, who is getting awards buzz in Hollywood for his lead role in the drama "Fruitvale Station." He portrays Oscar Grant, an Oakland man whose death on New Year's Eve in 2008 sparked riots against police brutality.
Former "Saturday Night Live" comedian Andy Samberg, Los Angeles indie band Capital Cities, actress Anna Faris and British actor Sam Claflin, who plays Finnick Odair in the upcoming "Hunger Games" installment "Catching Fire," were also deemed noteworthy.
The full portfolio of "Ones to Watch" will be in People's October 22 issue, on newsstands Friday.
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With all the emphasis being placed on search engine marketing, one question remains unanswered. Does search engine marketing (SEM) affect email deliverability? While there may not be a direct correlation between email and SEM, there are cross channel implications that you need to consider since the goal of most online marketing efforts is to engage in an email exchange that will lead to customer relationship.
Your SEM efforts typically will drive visitors to a landing page or your website. From there your goal is to convert these visitors into subscribers and ultimately, customers. In each case, you are attempting to develop a relationship with that visitor to engage with your brand for an extended period of time. Whether you are asking the visitor to subscribe to your email list or complete a sale, you will be collecting data that can be used to for your promotional email efforts or subsequent transactional email messages. In either case, you need to follow sound email practices to ensure the people who end up on your list want to receive your email messages. Here are few tips to help bridge the gap between email and SEM.
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Good Samaritan to hold annual Golf Classic on July 10
The 9th Annual Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center Golf Classic will be held on Monday, July 10 at Southward Ho Country Club in Bay Shore and Island Hills Golf Club in Oakdale. The event, chaired by Michael Lessing, will benefit Good Samaritan's health care professional education. Please inquire
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Shania Twain & Valerie Bertinelli Both Celebrate New Year's Day Weddings!
Country crooner Shania and Valerie both walk down the aisle of New Year's Day in front of friends and family!
It was a very, very special New Year's Day for both Shania Twain and Valerie Bertinelli Jan. 1 as the two women said "I Do" in intimate ceremonies. A rep for Shania told People she and beau Frédéric Thiébaud were, "married at sunset in Rincon, Puerto Rico, in front of 40 of their closest family and friends." Congratulations!
As for Valerie, People reports she married her boyfriend of seven years, financial planner Tom Vitale, in Malibu. Among those in attendance were her Hot In Cleveland costars Jane Leeves and Wendie Malick, as well as Michelle Phillips.
This is the second marriage for both women. Shania was previously married to producer Mutt Lange, while Valerie had a 25 year relationship with Eddie Van Halen — who attended the wedding!


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(Reuters) - Nine former players filed a class action lawsuit against the NHL on Thursday, alleging that the league subjected players to "the imminent risk of head trauma" leading to long-term negative health consequences.
The lawsuit, filed in a U.S. District Court in New York, is the second filed against the National Hockey League in less than five months to claim the league did not do enough to prevent concussions.
The latest complaint alleges that, "the NHL has failed and continues to fail to warn its players of these risks and consequences of head trauma."
The suit also claims the NHL concealed material scientific and anecdotal information from players.
"The NHL has failed to institute policies and protocols that could have and will protect its players from suffering or exacerbating head trauma sustained during practice or in games," read the complaint.
Among the plaintiffs, Dan LaCouture, Jack Carlson, Mike Peluso and Tom Younghans spent their careers as enforcers and piled up more minutes in fighting penalties than points.
The other players named in the lawsuit were Dan Keczmer, Richard Brennan, Brad Maxwell, Allan Rourke and Scott Bailey.
"Through enclosed rink designs and lax rules for fighting, the NHL vectored a culture of extreme violence and packaged the spoils to adoring fans." continued the suit.
The NHL did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A lawsuit filed last year that started with 10 plaintiffs but has since grown to over 200, said it was time for the NHL to elevate player safety over profit and tradition.
Concussions have been in the NHL spotlight for years.
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, the game's most popular player and face of the NHL, missed large chunks of two seasons as he slowly recovered from concussion symptoms.
Several other players, including former All-Stars Eric Lindros, Pat LaFontaine and Keith Primeau, were all forced to prematurely end their careers due to concussion issues.
In 2011, three former NHL enforcers, Derek Boogaard, Rick Rypien and Wade Belak died tragically raising concerns about a possible link between the deaths and the players' tough guy roles and concussions.
Last year the National Football League paid $765 million to settle a similar lawsuit brought by thousands of former players, many suffering from dementia and health problems.
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The Brown County Art Colony was established in 1907 when T.C. Steele became the first artist to take up residence there, determined to embrace the wilderness of Southern Indiana. Soon after, other prominent artists arrived such as Adolph and Ada Shulz, and Will Vawter. In 1926, the Brown County Art Gallery was founded which gave an outlet for many artists of the area to show their works. After this the art of Brown County flourished, and flourishes to this day. Over 100 artists take up residence in Brown County- many are nationally acclaimed.
The Brown County Art Colony gave Indiana prominence in the art world by showcasing such Indiana greats as T.C. Steele, Marie Goth, Dale Bessire, and Glen Cooper Henshaw- all of which painted works that reside at Wabash College today. Their works and the works of their colleagues from the area are hung up in galleries but also scattered throughout Indiana, each painting with a different story of why it was made and how it got to its current location. When one learns about Brown County art, they can't help but learn Indiana history along the way.
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 27, 2012) -
Tyhee Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:TDC) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it will proceed with a non-brokered private placement of ten units of the Company (the "Units") at $240,000 per Unit. Each Unit will be comprised of 4,000,000 common shares of the Company and 4,000,000 transferable common share purchase warrants of the Company (the "Warrants"). Each Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase a further common share in the Company (the "Warrant Shares") at a price of $0.10 per Warrant Share within 24 months of closing. All securities sold in this private placement will be subject to a 4-month hold period from closing. The private placement is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange").
The Company may pay a finder's fee on the private placement within the maximum amount permitted by the policies of the Exchange. The Company may complete multiple closings of the private placement, as subscriptions are received. Each closing is subject to a number of conditions, including receipt of all necessary corporate and regulatory approvals.
The funds will be used to advance Tyhee's Yellowknife Gold Project ("YGP"), an advanced stage wholly-owned gold project in the development and permitting stage, as well as for general corporate purposes. Please refer to the Company's news release of August 15, 2012 in respect of the Company's announcement of a positive feasibility study of the YGP prepared by SRK Consulting. This study estimated that, at a base-case gold price of US$1,400 per ounce and a projected 4,000 tonnes-per-day processing plant comprised of a conventional gravity-flotation-cyanide process and incorporating open-pit and underground mining methods on the Ormsby, Bruce Lake, Clan Lake and Nicholas Lake deposits, the YGP is estimated to return a pre-tax net present value at a 5% discount rate of approximately $216 million and an internal rate of return of 20% based on initial estimated capital cost of $193 million (including a 10% contingency.) At current gold prices of approximately US$1,600 per oz., the YGP would have an NPV of $375 million, an IRR of 28% and a payback period of 30 months.
All statements in this news release, other than statements of historical facts, that address events or developments that the Company expects to occur, including statements regarding the closing of the non-brokered financing, the proposed use of funds, expectation of additional closings of the private placement, and the expected timing of completion of the feasibility study on the Yellowknife Gold Project, are "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results and future events could materially differ from those anticipated in such statements. Factors that may cause actual results to vary from those made in the forward-looking statements described in this document include: changes in general economic conditions and conditions in the financial markets; changes in demand and prices for minerals; delays in obtaining approvals, litigation, legislative, environmental and other judicial, regulatory, political and competitive developments; delays in completion of work necessary to complete the feasibility study, whether as a result of adverse weather conditions, contract or labour disputes, equipment failure, or response to regulatory enquiries in respect of permit applications; technological and operational difficulties encountered in connection with the activities of the company. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect the forward-looking statements. These and other factors should be considered carefully and readers should not place undue reliance on the companies' forward-looking information. The Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, events or otherwise, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 24, 2012) - Shareholders of Auro Resources Corp. (the "Company"), please take notice that:
Earlier today, management of the Company issued two news releases containing erroneous and misleading information.
In the first release, management of the Company (the "Management") reported on the outcome of an injunction application in the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the "Court") on Friday December 21, 2012 in the litigation proceeding involving Andrew Williams, a shareholder of the Company, (as Petitioner) and the Company as well as four directors of the Company (as "Respondents"). The management news release incorrectly suggested that the entire litigation proceeding against the Respondents was dismissed by the Court. Only the injunction application was dismissed by the Court on December 21, 2012.
Mr. Williams is a beneficial owner of 972,500 common shares of the Company, and he commenced the litigation against the Respondents by filing a petition in Court (the "Petition") on December 19, 2012. For more information regarding the application and the Petition, please see the news release "Shareholder of Auro Resources Corp. Files a Petition in the Supreme Court of British Columbia Against Company and Its Directors" filed by David Elliott, as the Concerned Shareholder, on December 21, 2012.
On December 19, 2012, Mr. Williams commenced a proceeding against the Respondents, seeking relief due to oppressive and unfairly prejudicial conduct by the Respondents to Mr. Williams as a shareholder. As part of that proceeding, Mr. Williams made an application to the Court on December 21, 2012 for certain interim injunctive relief, from the date of the hearing to the date of the upcoming annual general and special meeting of the shareholders of the Company to be held on January 3, 2012 (the "AGM"). It was that injunctive relief application alone that was dismissed by the Court, on the basis that any damages suffered by Mr. Williams during that period of time could be compensated through an award of damages.
The Concerned Shareholder wishes to make clear that no decision was made by the Court in relation to Mr. Williams' Petition, which was not ruled upon by the Court, contrary to what was implied by the Management news release. Mr. Williams intends to pursue that Petition against the Respondents, and will not be abandoning any aspect of that Petition.
The second news release issued by the Management earlier today responded to the information circular (the "Dissidents Information Circular") and certain press releases filed by David Elliott, a Concerned Shareholder of the Company. The Concerned Shareholder believes that this release also contains erroneous and misleading information.
Throughout their two press releases, Management implies that the Concerned Shareholder is responsible for putting in the prior management of the Company, which was replaced on November 16, 2012. These statements are not true. John Gomez, the prior CEO of the Company, was previously CEO of White Gold Corporation, which was acquired by the Company in July 2011. Mr. Gomez became part of the management of the Company by virtue of his previous role in White Gold Corporation and not through the actions of the Concerned Shareholder. Furthermore, Mr. Gomez does not form part of the slate of directors proposed by the Concerned Shareholder.
Management also implies that it was the previous Management under Mr. Gomez that was responsible for the problems raised by the Concerned Shareholder. These implications are entirely unfounded. Mr. Gomez became the CEO of the Company on June 18, 2012, only six months prior to the date of the Dissident Information Circular. The share price of the Company, on June 18, 2012, was $0.04. This represents a drastic decline of 85% from the share price of $0.26 in December 2010. This decline represents 96% of the decline mentioned by the Concerned Shareholder under the heading "Reasons for a Change of Management" in the Dissident Information Circular.
The Concerned Shareholder would like to underscore that the following Management nominees were involved with the Company during the entire period of decline mentioned above:
The problems raised by the Concerned Shareholder have been persistent for a number of years and Management has no factual basis for implying that the problems were caused by the recent actions of Mr. Gomez.
Certain language in the Management press release suggests that the Concerned Shareholder was part of the prior management of the Company. The Concerned Shareholder would like to clarify that he has never been, nor does he intend to be, a member of the management or the board of directors of the Company.
Management suggests that the Petition filed by Andrew Williams was intending to "temporarily financially cripple" the Company. On November 7, 2012, the Concerned Shareholder, Mr. Williams, and their investment group purchased 13,832,583 common shares of the Company by investing approximately $415,000 to keep the Company financially viable by allowing it to make payments on its Colombian properties and supplying it with much-needed working capital. The Concerned Shareholder has no incentive to "financially cripple" the Company and has only shown the opposite intention by investing approximately $415,000 in the Company. By contrast, Management made no investment in the November 7 private placement, and reportedly holds an aggregate of 56,000 shares of the Company, which represents an estimated investment of only $1,500 based on today's closing price. As evidenced by their shareholdings, the interests of Management and the current directors do not align with those of shareholders.
Management attempts to discount its, and current directors', responsibility for setting the record date for the AGM at two days prior to the closing of the placement of 13,832,583 common shares of the Company. The majority of the directors of the Company approved both the information circular for the AGM, and the record date. In their first press release, Management also attempts to discount its, and current directors', responsibility with respect to the private placement that closed November 7, 2012. Management claims that "none of the present management and none of the named directors had dealt with the private placement and the Exchange." This claim by Management is misleading as it ignores the fact that the directors voted to approve the private placement and therefore must have had an appreciable degree of involvement with the placement as part of their responsibilities as directors.
Management claims that Doug Dray, current Chief Financial Officer of the Company, agreed that the Company needs "a professional and seasoned team to step forward and lead the Company." This statement is not supported by the actions of Management, as three of the four Management nominees are current directors.
The Concerned Shareholder believes the news releases filed by Management earlier today contain misleading statements, and that this is further evidence of the management attempting to entrench itself by any means.
On December 20, 2012, the Concerned Shareholder of the Company announced that he has filed the Dissidents Information Circular with Canadian securities regulators and has initiated a proxy solicitation process with the objective of having a new board of directors elected at the AGM. Copies of the Dissidents Information Circular have been mailed to shareholders and are available online at www.sedar.com under the Company's profile, or by contacting Laurel Hill Advisory Group.
The Concerned Shareholder encourages the shareholders of Auro Resources to vote their GREEN proxy prior to December 28, 2012 at 5:00pm Pacific Time. You may support the Concerned Shareholder in this way even if you have already completed and signed a white proxy distributed to you by management of the Company. YOU MAY CHANGE YOUR VOTE BY SUBMITTING A GREEN PROXY WITH A LATER DATE. A LATER DATED GREEN PROXY AUTOMATICALLY REVOKES ANY EARLIER PROXY. If you have any questions or need assistance in voting your shares please contact the Concerned Shareholder's proxy solicitation agent, Laurel Hill Advisory Group 1-877-452-7184, collect 416 304-0211 email: email@example.com.
David Elliott, Concerned Shareholder
Laurel Hill Advisory GroupNorth American Toll Free: 1-877-452-7184Banks, Brokers or Collect Calls: firstname.lastname@example.com
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KMK needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 74 designs submitted by 28 freelance designers.
ICONIC Sportswear - SHARPEN YOUR IMAGE
ICONIC Sportswear is a startup apparel company.
We specialize in business attire, uniforms, and apparel. We do our own in house embroidering and screen printing.
We are looking for a logo that has an icon such as the Nike swish. We what like this icon to be recognized in the future without ICONIC Sportswear next to icon.
We are looking to have are own brand of apparel with the icon or symbol on each piece of apparel without having any of the apparel saying ICONIC Sportswear.
Are target market is businesses that what to change from the traditional uniforms to more of a business casual look. One of our approaches is to use Casual Fridays as a way of outlining a specific dress code for employees. Our line of apparel will show what is approved to wear on Casual Fridays.
We are looking for a clean design that can be embrodered effectively. Small lettering is not effective when embrodering.
We would like to show are logo, with the icon and company name, and also be able to just show just our company icon.
We are open to the colors - like bright colors - have been using greens.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Since its founding, Marquette has been blessed by a succession of committed and generous individuals and organizations willing to step forward at crucial moments to accomplish great things. Celebrating those whose total lifetime giving has reached or exceeded $1 million, the Founders Society seeks to honor and thank them for the profound impact they have had on Marquette and our students.
The support exhibited by these exceptional individuals and organizations reflects the remarkable generosity of Marquette's earliest benefactors, who, in the mid–1800s, supported Archbishop Henni in his mission to build an infrastructure in Milwaukee that included a Catholic and Jesuit university.
Members of the Founders Society are part of an extraordinary group that greatly impacts Marquette's ongoing mission of developing men and women for others. We offer these benefactors our highest praise and gratitude and acknowledge them as exceptional leaders and pioneers for Marquette.
Archbishop Henni (1805–81) was a visionary and prolific fundraiser. He was born in Switzerland, came to the United States in the 1820s, and ministered pastoral care in eastern Ohio and Cincinnati before being named archbishop of Milwaukee in 1844. At that time, with wave after wave of mostly German-speaking Catholic immigrants settling in Wisconsin, he determined there was a need for an institutional infrastructure that should include a Catholic college, indeed a Jesuit, Catholic college. After failing by a small margin to get such a college opened in 1850 — a group of Swiss Jesuits the archbishop had lined up as financial investors were suddenly summoned back to Europe — it took Henni and the Jesuits another 30 years before they could assemble enough personnel to open the doors of the new school, Marquette College, in 1881.
Archbishop Henni's commitment to community, diversity and education is perpetuated today by the members of this giving society, who, like Archbishop Henni, will always be remembered.


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Even though I can walk to our public library, I rarely check out books. Why? First, I'm a vicious note-taker. I fill my books with notes, underlines, quotes and thoughts.
Second, there's something about having books in the home — familiar, favorite books — that I find completely energizing.
A home library provides many other benefits. It's a huge help for writing and research. For instance, when I'm asked to speak on many topics, I can quickly scoop up several relevant books.
And a home library declares that "This house is grounded on a love for reading and learning." That's a message I want to impress on our kids. There's also the Hero Argument: Most of my writing heroes sported vast home libraries. When C.S. Lewis' soul mate, Joy Davidman, first entered his home, she said if it wasn't for the bookshelves, the house would collapse.
Now, I know most people love the public library. It can save a ton of money. But you can have a solid home library, too. And the good news is that growing one isn't as hard or expensive as you think. Here are four ways I've built my home library on the cheap:
1. Amazon Marketplace
I've probably bought about 60 percent of my books through the Amazon Marketplace (www.amazon.com/marketplace), which is the retailer's used book service. You can get many titles for less than a dollar, and even though Amazon charges $3.99 shipping per book, the total still comes in under $5.
2. Local used bookstores
We're also blessed with a fantastic used bookstore within walking distance (which means, as a bibliophile, I live in perpetual occasion of sin.) I've made some great finds there. Most of the books are $3-$7, which often makes them cheaper than Amazon, plus you're supporting a local business. To find stores in your area, simply Google "used bookstores" and see what turns up.
3. Gifts
I have several book-loving friends, including authors, scholars and theologians, who are downsizing their home libraries. When they encounter a budding book lover, especially a young one, they're usually thrilled to give their books a new home.
You probably have friends or family members with large book collections who are looking to trim back, perhaps a parent, an aging friend or a retired teacher. With gentleness and grace, inquire about their books and, in many cases, they'll be happy to share some with you.
4. Thrift stores
Goodwill, Salvation Army and local thrift stores usually have scores of books. You'd be surprised at what you can find. I've bought theology books at Goodwill for 50 cents that sell for $50 on Amazon. Because thrift store shelves are typically unorganized, you will need more patience and time. But there's a certain thrill in the chase and it's more than worth it when you unearth a gem.
One more thing
While these are some ways to build your home library without breaking the bank, I'd like to add one caveat. Where possible, I try to patronize Catholic bookstores and individual authors. For instance, when we visit our local basilica I'll buy a couple books from the gift shop even if they're cheaper on Amazon because I think the store is valuable to our community. Likewise, I often buy books directly from self-supporting authors like Mark Shea and Father Dwight Longenecker, who support their family through writing. You might pay a little more, but you'll be supporting and sustaining great work.
Even with that, however, it doesn't take much time or money to build a thriving home library. With just a few dollars and a couple hours, you can begin lining your walls with great books.
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If there's ever a gritty adult reboot of Doctor Who brimming with blood and salaciousness, the Doctor will gruffly toss Black Milk's TARDIS leggings ($79.30) at his new companion and mutter, "Oi! We got a dress code 'round here ya know!" Then he will strip down to his bow tie and do nothing but sweaty push-ups for the next 44 minutes. (The dress will set you back $104.50.)
[Via Fashionably Geek]