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External research funding for FES projects since 2000 has reached more than 20 million dollars. This tells us what we already know: that research is at the heart of FES. The time and effort faculty members devote to securing research funding helps faculty and students engage in the innovative research that defines the Faculty, and the diversity and scope of the successful projects – and of the granting institutions – showcases the interdisciplinarity and the broad relevance of our work.
Funds raised though major grants, while designated for particular projects, benefit the entire Faculty. They help put FES in the spotlight by highlighting the work we do. They also help foster the general research culture in the Faculty. Research culture goes far beyond the amount of money raised from external sources, and it is clear from the wide array of seminar series, conferences and publications that emerge from the Faculty that FES has one of the most diverse and active research cultures at York. By showcasing the success of these major grant holders we celebrate the continuing development of that research culture and the many innovative and exciting activities it supports and inspires.
A Collaborative, Interdisciplinary Approach to Bumble Bee Conservation in Canada
PI: Sheila Colla
W. Garfield Weston Foundation 2015-2019/Liber Ero Foundation 2015-2016
Canada has over 40 species of bumble bee with approximately 1/3 exhibiting evidence of decline. Research projects include investigating threats to declining species, identifying knowledge gaps and informing future conservation management plans for government and environmental NGOs (ENGOs). The project is involved in a continent-wide citizen science program called BumbleBeeWatch.org in collaboration with other ENGOs and universities. The data will be used to investigate bumble bee community changes at landscape scales, locate rare species, and document the spread of invasive species over the long term.
Assessing the Relationship between Internal Ferrous Iron Loading and Cyanobacteria Bloom Formation in Lake Winnipeg
PI: Lewis Molot
Environment Canada (EC) Lake Winnipeg Basin Stewardship Fund December 2010-March 2012
The research aimed to quantify internal loading rates of iron and phosphorus by measuring iron and phosphorus release from sediment cores collected at several stations throughout the study sites. The project provided insights on the conditions that directly lead to bloom formation and enhanced research and monitoring capacity to assist in policy decision making at local and provincial levels.
Assessment of Ecological Footprint Methodology
PI: Peter Victor
Statistics Canada September 2007-March 2008
The workshop examined the conceptual basis, methodology, data requirements and availability for estimating Canada's ecological footprint. It aimed to critically review the conceptual foundation, assumption and methodology of Canadian ecological footprint.
Bodymapping, Self-Narrative and Treatment Literacy: An Exploratory Study of Participant Experiences
PI: Sarah Flicker Co-PIs: Mira Mehes (MES), Eric Mykhalovskiy (York), Tricia Smith, Cortleigh Teolis and Darien Taylor (CATIE)
Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN) and Canadian Aids Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE) March 2008-March 2010
Bodymapping combines a process of storytelling, drawing and group discussion led by a trained facilitator through which participants develop an understanding of themselves, their bodies and their social environment. The study explored how connections between different ways of knowing were negotiated through body mapping processes. More information is available at https://sites.google.com/site/bodymaps/home.
Building Substantive Transparency: Electoral Process, Oil Revenue and Democratic Governance in the Niger Delta of Nigeria and Gulf of Guinea
Anna Zalik and Ike Okonta New Centre for Social Research and Social Action Integrated Development Centre, Nigeria
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) April 2011-March 2016
The project examined the implications of initiatives that sought substantive transparency for democratic leadership, shared prosperity and energy security in Nigeria and globally. Grounded in the literature and conceptual approaches to the political economy of oil, and democratization and development, the research identified prospects for innovative synergies between these different transparency initiatives to promote a more coherent regulatory framework and increased public access to information.
Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Sustainability and Culture
PI: Catriona Sandilands
Canada Research Chairs (CRC) January 2004-December 2014
The CRC aimed to develop an interdisciplinary approach to sustainability and culture – investigating relations between environmental literature and environmental politics. The research emphasized writing as an analytical realm and research tool to explore environmental cultures and conflicts – probing humanities' contribution to sustainability and role of literary activity in promoting and extending the environmental public sphere. The project established a Sustainable Writing Lab (SWL) which serves as a resource in the Faculty designed to encourage students, faculty members and others to consider, critically and creatively, the role of writing and literature in environmental studies scholarship (it is not a technical support). The SWL sponsors speakers, holds regular workshops, runs a writing group for members of FES to critique each other's creative and expository works, and maintains ten laptop computers that are available to all faculty and students to borrow for extended periods for writing-related research, performance, etc.
Canadian Polar Bear Body Condition
PI: Greg Thiemann
Environment Canada (EC) February 2011-March 2015
The project monitored trends in the nutritional condition of polar bears in the Canadian Arctic and examined the relationships between body condition and ongoing environmental change.
Changing Urban Waterfronts
PI: Gene Desfor Co-PIs: Tenley Conway and W. Scott Prudham Collaborators: Gail Fraser, Adrian Ivakhiv, John Jorgensen and Michael Moir
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) April 2005-March 2010
The overarching question the research addressed was: How have various discourses and practices combined to produce and regulate Toronto's waterfront as a socio-economic and ecological space? Two books have been released as a result of the study: Transforming Urban Waterfronts: Fixity and Flow (2010) edited by Gene Desfor, Jennefer Laidley, Quentin Stevens and Dirk Schubert and Reshaping Toronto's Waterfront (2011) edited by Gene Desfor and Jennefer Laidley.
Climate Change Impact and Adaptation Research
Co-PIs: Kaz Higuchi, Jim Maclellan and Neil Comer
Environment Canada (EC) January 2008-December 2011
The project aimed at identifying and assessing various methodological approaches for analyzing and encouraging the development of a reflexive institutional approach for supporting climate change research, ecojustice, and sustainability initiatives at York.
Collaborative Research for Equitable Public Participation in Watershed Governance: Canada, Brazil, Mozambique, South Africa, Kenya
PI: Ellie Perkins
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) April 2009-March 2010
The project aimed to develop an international research network on equitable participatory watershed management, including English and Portuguese-speaking African, Brazilian and Canadian academics as well as NGOs working in the field.
Community-Based Environmental Education and Mobilization in Marginalized Urban Communities for Equitable Watershed Governance
PI: Ellie Perkins
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) April 2011-March 2013
The project employed a participatory methodology focusing on urban watershed issues and challenges as identified by community members. The methods and materials developed in community-run workshops, and environmental and civic engagement initiatives with adults and seniors in neighborhoods near York were disseminated nationally and internationally via community organizations' websites as well as academic and professional publications.
Community-Based Monitoring of Ice-Breeding Seals and Polar Bear Feeding in the Gulf of Boothia
Greg Thiemann and Steven Ferguson, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) April 2012-March 2016
The study investigated the health and ecology of seal populations in the Gulf of Boothia and collected information on seals to allow monitoring of the foraging habits of polar bears. A collaborative partnership with the community of Kugaaruk was done to carry out a community‐based monitoring program to collect biological information and samples from seals harvested in the Gulf of Boothia.
Comparing Metropolitan Governance in Transatlantic Perspective: Toronto, Montreal, Paris and Frankfurt
PI: Roger Keil Co-PIs: Stepfan Kipfer, Julie-Anne Boudreau and Pierre Hamel
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) April 2007-March 2011
A comparative investigation of the globally-induced transformation of metropolitan governance systems in Toronto, Montreal, Paris and Frankfurt. The project focused on the urban region with its growing web of metropolitan governance. The emergence of collective action at the metropolitan level in Canada and Europe were examined through infrastructure, public health, green space, and human security.
Contested Countryside: Land use conflicts in Southern Ontario
Gerda Wekerle Anders Sandberg, Stephen Bocking and Stephen Hill (Trent University)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) April 2012-March 2017
The project examines the complex environmental, political, social and economic relations concerning controversies that implicate rural and urban regions and communities. It focuses on two dimensions of complexity: (1) evolving rural-urban relations through conflicts over land use and/or local development initiatives; and (2) role played by knowledge-based authority in these conflicts whether constructed on the basis of scientific expertise or attachment to place.
Creative Tensions of Community Arts in Popular Education: A Transnational Study of the Americas
PI: Deborah Barndt
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) April 2004-March 2008 (Extended: 2009)
This transnational research project involved collaborators in Toronto, Los Angeles as well as Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama in an examination of the intersection between popular education and community arts practice among pluriethnic and diasporic populations in northern and southern contexts. It provided information on the work of popular educators, community artists, organizers and cultural studies theorists as they addressed social, political and economic interests across an increasingly integrated hemisphere, with increasingly globalized social movements. A published book titled ¡VIVA! Community Arts and Popular Education in the Americas (2011) provides compelling case studies of groups in Panama, Nicaragua, Mexico, the United States, and Canada using the arts for education, community development, and social movement building.
Critical Approaches to Youth HIV Prevention, Support and Community-Based Research
PI: Sarah Flicker
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) July 2008-March 2011
The research aimed to evaluate effective methods of stimulating and supporting ethical policy-relevant community-based research in Canada as well as to develop innovative models of HIV prevention and support programs for youth at the local and global levels.
Crossing Boundaries: Encounters with Urban Wildlife in the Greater Toronto Area
Co-PIs: Leesa Fawcett and Justin Podur PI: Susan Ruddick (University of Toronto)
University of Toronto/Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) August 2015-March 2018
The project aims to enhance scholarly understanding of cities as wild spaces and foster and strengthen interdisciplinary connections and expertise (of both faculty and students) on the subject; create and promote a network of academics and non-academics involved in enhancement of cities as places for wildlife; advance scholarly understanding of the interweave of human-nature relationships; and provide a comprehensive, empirically grounded micro and macro analysis of attitudes and practices of residents, and key intervening organizations towards wildlife across the region over the past 15 years.
Effects of Experimental Sulfate Additions on Nutrient Cycling, Cyanobacterial Abundunce and Mercury Methylation Lake 227, Experimental Lakes Area
Co-PI: Lewis Molot
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) September 2009- 2012
The research aimed to assess the effect of sulphate levels on several impacts associated with excessive fertilization of lakes. The study was conducted in a remote, fishless lake in northwestern Ontario's Experimental Lakes Area. Sulphate was believed to play a key role in regulating various microbial processes in North American lakes and the differences in sulphate concentrations explained the variance among individual lakes.
Environmental Assessment Processes of Canadian Frontier Oil and Gas
PI: Gail Fraser Co-PIs: Anna Zalik and Angela Carter (University of Waterloo)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) April 2009-March 2015 Extended: 2016
The project aims to create a pan-Canadian network for communities to share information and experiences about oil and gas developments and to provide analysis to inform environmental policy at the provincial and federal levels. The mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students involved in the project serves to train the next generation of critical Canadian oil scholars.
Environmental Justice for Métis Women & Youth as HIV Prevention
Sarah Flicker and Jessica Yee (Native Youth Sexual Health Network) M.K. Anderson, Erin Konsmo, Jennifer Rankin
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) January 2011-September 2012
This initiative explored how Métis women and youth understandings of 'place' (as a social determinant of health) impacted on their ability to exercise sexual and reproductive health rights that created conditions of vulnerability to HIV.
Environmental Stewardship and Product Branding - Modeling GWP Reductions Associated with Sub-Watershed - Wide Transition to Organic Farming
Co-PIs: Rod MacRae and Martin Bunch
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and Nova Scotia Agricultural College (NSAC) April 2010-March 2012
Three selected sub-watersheds from across Canada were modeled for global warming potential (GWP) reductions associated with full transition to organic agriculture, using field-generated data from cluster partners, existing geospatial data, and existing knowledge of the transition from conventional to organic land use. The work furthered understanding of the potential environmental benefits associated with widespread adoption of organic farming, a topic for which little research has been carried out in Canada.
Exurbia and its impact on environment and politics in the Lake Simcoe Watershed
PI: Laura Taylor Co-PI: Martin Bunch
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) April 2011-March 2014
The study explored the impact of exurbia within the Lake Simcoe watershed. A comprehensive look at the process of exurbanization and its impact on environment and politics in the area was taken. Drawing on traditions from urban and regional planning, cultural geography, landscape ecology and political ecology, the project considered the governance and land use planning context, landscape analysis including ecology, and analysis of residents' attitudes towards local nature and the global environment.
From Rubble to Refuge: Ecological Restoration and the Aggregate Product Cycle in Toronto, Canada
PI: Jennifer Foster Co-PI: Anders Sandberg
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) April 2008-March 2012
The research aimed to advance knowledge and understanding of the relationship between urban industrialization and environment naturalization in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). It used the aggregate product cycle as a case study to explore the reconstitution of the urban landscape and the ways aesthetic conceptualizations of urban space affected conversion of industrial sites into ecological habitats.
Global Suburbanisms: Governance, Land, and Infrastructure in the 21st century
PI: Roger Keil Co-PIs: Ute Lehrer, Lisa Drummond, Shubhra Gururani, and Douglas Young Collaborators: Liette Gilbert and Stefan Kipfer (York)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) April 2010-March 2018
Urbanization is at the core of the global economy today. Yet, the crucial aspect of 21st century urban development is suburbanization – defined as an increase in non-central city population and economic activity, as well as urban spatial expansion. It includes all manner of peripheral growth: from the wealthy gated communities of Southern California, to the high rise-dominated suburbs of Europe and Canada, the exploding outskirts of Indian and Chinese cities, and the slums and squatter settlements in Africa and Latin America. Suburbanism is the growing prevalence of qualitatively distinct 'suburban ways of life'. This Major Collaborative Research Initiative is the first major research project to systematically take stock of worldwide developments. Recent forms of urbanization and emerging forms of (sub)urbanism are analyzed as well as the dilemmas of aging suburbanity. Broad focus is made on the governance of suburbanization, that is, efforts to guide and regulate its development. It involves state, market and civil society actors and implies democratic deliberation and social conflict. The categories land, which includes housing, shelter systems, real estate, greenbelts, megaprojects, and infrastructure, including transportation, water and social services, serve as the two prime anchors upon which specific research projects are hinged. Examination of Canadian suburbanization and suburbanism will serve as a basis and comparative "control" case to understand suburbanization in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia.
Green Economic Macro-Model and Accounts (GEMMA)
Peter Victor and Eric Miller Tim Jackson (University of Surrey, UK)
CIGI/INET and Metcalf Foundation 2011-2012
The project aimed to analyse the possibility of achieving economic and financial stability, high employment and good social outcomes, in the presence of clearly defined resource and environmental limits, even if these mean some limits to economic growth. GEMMA was designed for policymakers, scholars, and the engaged public to explore these scenarios.
Green Words, Green Worlds: Environmental Literatures and Politics in Canada
PI: Cate Sandilands Collaborators: Ella Soper-Jones and Joshua Russell
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) April 2011-March 2012
A public forum, conference, and workshop sponsored by the Sustainable Writing Laboratory (SWL) held on October 21-23, 2011 in Toronto. The conference-workshop aimed to consider what politicizing the environmental aesthetic might mean in the context of public culture, politics, and the environmental imagination by Canadian writers and scholars on the subject of Canadian literatures.
Human Well-being, Ecosystem Services & Watershed Management in Credit River Valley: Web-Distributed Mechanism and Indicators for Communication and Awareness
Co-PIs: Martin Bunch and Karen Morrison
Brock University – Water Economics, Policy, and Governance Network/Credit Valley Conservation Authority (CVC) September 2015-August 2018
The importance of ecosystem services to human well-being, and of the management of water and other watershed resources in maintaining such services, is not commonly understood by the general public, and not well-enough articulated by environmental management and governance organizations. Beneficiaries of such services are often unaware of the nature of their dependence upon supporting ecosystems. This is particularly true in urbanized watersheds, to the point where researchers discuss "nature deficit disorder" as an aspect of this disconnection. Watershed management organizations are aware of such benefits to watershed residents, but they very rarely track and report measures of human well-being to demonstrate the efficacy of their work. This project will address both sides of this issue by identifying indicators of human well-being associated with ecosystem services, including economic valuations, developing an internet-based tool to communicate these indicators, and assessing the efficacy of this tool in an application to the Credit River Watershed, Southern Ontario.
Improving Accessibility of Research Ethics Boards for Community-Based Research in Canada
Sarah Flicker, Robb Travers (Laurier), Stephanie Ann Nixon (UofT), Jacqueline Gahagan (Dalhousie), Catherine Anne Worthington (UCalgary), Louise Binder (CTAC), Adrian Guta, UofT, and Mike Wilson (OHTN) Sarah Flicker, Robb Travers (Laurier), Stephanie Ann Nixon (UofT), Jacqueline Gahagan (Dalhousie), Catherine Anne Worthington (UCalgary), Louise Binder (CTAC), Adrian Guta, UofT, and Mike Wilson (OHTN)
Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR) April 2008-March 2011
The research aimed to provide a platform that advocates for a dual focus on community and individual rights in community-based research (CBR) that respects multiple ethical norms and traditions. Reviews of current Research Ethics Board (REB) practices were conducted in Canada to explore common HIV/AIDS related CBR ethical dilemmas and to develop and pilot test an assessment tool for CBR ethics review.
In-Between Infrastructure: Urban Connectivity in an Age of Vulnerability
PI: Roger Keil Co-PIs: Engin Isin, Patricia Wood, Douglas Young, and John Saunders
Infrastructure Canada Peer Reviewed Research Studies Program May 2006-March 2009
With city planning focused primarily on the downtown and suburban regions, what lies "in between" has yet to be explored. Using the region surrounding York University, this research project investigated the relationships between investments in highways, airports, institutions and industrial structures, and the frequently under-serviced residential and natural areas that lie among them. An edited book In-Between Infrastructure: Urban Connectivity in an Age of Vulnerability (2011) tells the story of Canada's contemporary urbanization. Between the "glamour zones" of the "creative" inner (global) city economies on one end and the sprawling new regional economies on the other, there is now a new set of sociospatial arrangements that characterize the current period of urban expansion more than others called "in-between cities". These spaces now appear as the most dynamic and problematic forms of (sub)urbanization. The book presents a focus on infrastructures in the in-between city and features original chapters by some of Canada's leading urban thinkers as well as new voices in the debate.
Investigating Regulatory Chill: Understanding Contemporary Constraints on Regulatory Decision-Making to Protect the Environment
Dayna Nadine Scott
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) April 2012-March 2015 The research aimed to critically investigate the role of investor rights provisions in trade and investment agreements in the ability and/or willingness of Canadian law makers to enact tough environmental laws. The research focused on trade and investment regimes and how they affected regulatory decision-making with respect to the environment, primarily in cases of resource extraction.
IRENA Policy Advisory Services and Capacity Building
Jose Etcheverry
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) September 2011-April 2012
IRENA is an intergovernmental organization that aims to promote widespread adoption and sustainable use of all forms of renewable energy. The project supported the establishment of a renewable energy learning portal towards the creation of a global network of students interested in further education and training on sustainable energy.
Mainstreaming the Ontario Renewable Energy Program within the Municipal and Private Sectors
Jose Etcheverry, Mark Winfield, Farid Bensebaa, Tyler Hamilton, and Peter Love
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) April 2011-March 2013
The project aimed to support the application of sustainable energy policies and technologies in the development of the renewable energy market in Ontario. The activity also aimed at expanding public knowledge about existing renewable energy programs and training graduate students on knowledge mobilization techniques focused on sustainable energy issues.
Marvellous Grounds: Queer of Colour Imaginaries of the Toronto Gay Village
PI: Jin Haritaworn
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Development Grant (IDG) June 2014-May 2017
This project is a case study of queer of colour engagements with the Church and Wellesley area in Toronto. The area, often referred to as the 'gay Village', is commonly associated with non-heterosexual populations that are assumed to be white, male and middle-class, and assimilated within neoliberal visions of the city. Less awareness exists of the fact that the Village is also the setting for diverse projects and practices that exceed this homogenous imaginary. These artistic and activist projects are multi-issue and multi-sited and complicate dominant ideals of queer space that aim to territorialize a singular notion of 'gay community'. They rehome bodies that are considered out of place within gentrified ideals of residency, citizenship and urban planning. Rather than serving the beautification of the Village or the public demonstration of gay Pride, these projects have put the spotlight on such issues as policing, violence against transgender sex workers and the displacement of queer of colour youth, including from spaces designated as 'LGBT'.
Memory, Urban Violence and Performance in Jamaica
PI: Honor Ford-Smith
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) April 2008-March 2012
The research aimed to document ways in which communities perform their responses to violence in practices of remembering and forgetting. It also reviewed these performances against official responses to national inquiries and media reports, as well as analyzed the relationship between performed practices of remembering and forgetting in the reproduction of urban violence.
Modeling Forest Fires and Area Burned for Sustainable Forest Management
Justin Podur
Natural Sciences and Humanities Research Council (NSERC) April 2008-March 2013
The research aimed to provide an improved understanding of fire activity under climate change and fire suspension as well as to contribute to a more informed decision making-processes for sustainable development in forest management.
Normative Application for Ecological Economics and the Tools for Its Assessment
PI: Peter Victor
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) April 2010-March 2012
The research examined the relationship between complexity and ethics within the general framework of the moral foundations of ecological economics. The project extended the macroeconomic model LowGrow, including re-specification and/or re-estimation of equations with a capacity to represent Canada's 'fair' share of planetary boundaries, disaggregation of investment, and explicit representation of the financial sector.
Ontario EcoSchools
PI: Lewis Molot
Ontario Ministry of Education (EDU) June 2007-June 2017
As part of the government's strategic commitment to environmental education, the yearly funding is used to build capacity for environmental education and action in Ontario schools such as curriculum development, certification programs, upgrading French language resources, web development and outreach activities across the province.
Particulate Organic Carbon (POC) Formation and Phosphorus/Iron Supply Ratios Along pH and Trophic Gradients in Lakes
PI: Lewis Molot
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) April 2001-March 2019
This is an extended research project on particulate organic carbon formation and production of labile iron in boreal streams to a broader range of lake and stream types along trophic and pH gradients. The project is intended to provide critical biogeochemical information that is directly relevant to climate change scientists, freshwater ecologists and environmental managers.
Predator-Prey Interactions in Dynamic Arctic Ecosystems
Greg Thiemann
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) April 2009-March 2015
The research aimed to identify the natural and anthropogenic factors that influenced predator foraging over multiple temporal and spatial scales. It produced improved and innovative methods for studying the foraging habits of free-ranging predators (i.e., polar bears, wolves and wolverines).
Predicting the Influence of Mixing Hydrodynamics and Food Web Structure on Spatial Variability of Phosphorous Concentrations in Lake Simcoe
Lewis Molot
Environment Canada (EC)/Ontario Ministry of Environment (ENE) January 2010-March 2012
The project applied lessons learned in developing the Estuary and Lake Computer Model (ELCOM) hydrodynamic 3D model and Computational Aquatic Ecosystem Dynamics (CAEDYM) biological/biogeochemical models for Lakes Erie and Ontario to Lake Simcoe. It examined the effects of climate change, biological community structure and phosphorus concentrations on oxygen depletion offshore and macrophyte growth and fish habitat inshore.
Quantification of the Internal Phosphorus Load in Lake Simcoe to Improve Phosphorus Budgets
PI: Lewis Molot
Environment Canada (EC) September 2010-March 2011
The project assembled historical data, including oxygen and temperature profiles, external phosphorus and water loads, to calculate, compare and determine contribution to water total phosphorus concentration
Reconciling Canada: Non-Aboriginal Discourses and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Ravi De Costa and Tom Clark, University of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) April 2010-March 2011 (Extended/Renewal: April 2011-March 2016
The research explores non-Aboriginal attitudes towards Canadian reconciliation agenda in an international-comparative perspective. It argues that reconciliation as both public policy and social goal is highly dependent on a much greater consciousness of the ideological processes of non-Aboriginal communities in Canada. Moreover, a key to understanding reconciliation as both public policy and social goal is to explore public discourse within a moment of concern or obligation.
Renewable Energy Road Map
PI: Jose Etcheverry Collaborators: Lynda O'Malley and Jenifer Taylor (MES students)
Toronto Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) March 2008-March 2009
The project identified effective approaches and strategies to increase renewable energy implementation rates through research and consultation with international/national industry experts, government regulators, NGOs, academics and community experts. It aimed at expanding the market for related technologies in Ontario particularly within the Greater Golden Horseshoe region. More information can be found in the report titled Ontario's Road Map to Prosperity: Developing Renewable Energy to its Full Potential (2009) highlighting specific collaborative areas in which agencies such as TRCA can continue to lead to ensure the adoption of renewable energy and a successful and sustained transition to a more prosperous, resilient and ecologically sound society.
SARS and the Global City: The Case of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Toronto
Co-PIs: Harris Ali and Roger Keil
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) April 2004-March 2009
The research explored the direct connection between global city formation and the way in which SARS affected the city of Toronto. Issues arising in this inquiry included how the global city network facilitated worldwide microbial traffic, and the implications for institutional governance and regulation concerning urban vulnerability and public health security. A book on Networked Disease Emerging Infections in the Global City (2010) presents original contributions by scholars from seven countries on four continents and examines the impact of globalization on future infectious disease threats on international and local politics and culture. It also employs an interdisciplinary approach to the SARS epidemic, clearly demonstrating the value of social scientific perspectives on the study of modern disease in a globalized world
Sharing Research Findings in the Canadian Arctic: Assessing the Integration of Inuit Knowledge in Policy Communications about Climate Change Related Food Insecurity
Co-PIs: Rachel Hirsch and Martin Bunch
Social Humanities and Research Council (SSHRC) April 2011-March 2014 Extended: March 2016
The research explored how integration of various types of knowledge – indigenous, local, government, scientific – facilitated or constrained communications about food insecurity decision making. The project linked completed research, policies currently in place and being developed, and actual practices of communities to promote ecological and human well-being in the face of changing environment.
Social Sustainability, Diversity, and Public Space in Three Canadian Cities
PI: Barbara Rahder Co-PIs: Liette Gilbert, Ranu Basu, Susan McGrath, and Patricia Wood
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) April 2006-March 2010 (Extended: 2011)
The project used participatory research to examine how well urban public spaces are actually meeting the needs of diverse communities in Canada, and how planning for social sustainability and diversity might better address the needs of a diverse urban populace. The project involved diverse low-income communities in Montreal, Toronto, and Calgary that explored their experiences and perceptions of public space, mapped the opportunities and barriers they encountered within the city, and articulated what needs to change to promote a more equitable and sustainable urban future.
Strengthening the Role of Civil Society in Water Sector Governance Towards Climate Change Adaptation in African Cities: Durban, Maputo and Nairobi
Ellie Perkins University of Kwazulu-Natal, University of Nairobi, Eduardo Mondlane University, Community Development Foundation, IUCN Mozambique, Jubilee South Africa.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) - Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) February 2010-February 2013
This CCAA research and capacity development program links civil society organizations, universities, local governments, students, and low-income community groups in the search for governance structures that enable civil society groups to play an active part in urban water governance and urban water policy making. The project will open up opportunity for learning and capacity building of civil society organizations in the three cities to address climate change vulnerabilities in urban Africa. The research resulted in an edited book titled Water and Climate Change in Africa: Challenges and community initiatives in Durban, Maputo and Nairobi that gives examples of ways in which a range of local community organizations are extending their current activities to address these challenges through innovative new programs and initiatives at the grassroots.
Suburban Identities in the Global City Between Competition and Cooperation: Toronto and Frankfurt
PI: Ute Lehrer Co-PI: Roger Keil
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) April 2011-March 2017
This research project brings together academics from York University in Toronto and from Goethe University in Frankfurt to examine how supportive policy environments in commercial and residential land development, security and transportation infrastructure are created in decentralized mid-size suburban municipalities in the Frankfurt and Toronto regions. The research will study how these municipalities react to the challenges of belonging geographically and functionally to a global city region.
Sustainable Neighborhood Retrofit Action Plan (SNAP): Program Evaluation and Lessons Learned for Accelerating Environmental Improvement in Established Neighborhoods
Co-PIs: Laura Taylor and Emily Stewart
MITACS Accelerate Research Internship Program (MITACS) September 2012-April 2013
The graduate student, along with her academic and industry supervisors, evaluated the Sustainable Neighborhood Retrofit Action Plan (SNAP) program. Three pilot SNAPs were studied to improve the design and delivery of the program as well as its transferability to other neighbourhoods within and beyond the Greater Toronto Area.
Sustainable Tourism Initiative in a Biological Corridor
PI: Felipe Montoya-Greenheck Collaborator: Wafaa El-Osta
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) July 2015-June 2017
The Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor (ASBC) is one of the many biological corridors in Costa Rica. Given the long-term and permanent presence of York University and the Tropical Science Centre in the Corridor, with research, education and community engagement activities, the ASBC presents a unique opportunity for evaluating the Corridor's potential as a model for sustainable tourism and for achieving social-environmental well-being, What can be learned from and devised for the ASBC can serve to inform the efforts of over 30 other initiatives across the country, as well as other biological corridor initiatives around the world.
Taking Action II: Fostering Aboriginal Leadership in HIV Prevention Using Arts-Based Methods
PI: Sarah Flicker Co-PIs: Jessica Yee (Native Youth Sexual Health Network) June Larkin & Jean Paul Restoule (UofT), Claudia Mitchell (McGill), Randy Jackson (Canadian Aboriginal Aids Network), and Tracey Prentice (UofOttawa)
Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR) April 2008-March 2010 (Extension/Renewal: April 2011-March 2014)
Taking Action II is a national project that aimed to explore how Aboriginal youth are becoming HIV leaders in their communities and to understand HIV in the context of communities, culture and colonization. The initial research aimed to build aboriginal youth capacity in the areas of HIV prevention knowledge and resource development to address HIV issues in their local communities. It also examined the efficacy of engaging aboriginal youth in HIV prevention leadership using arts-based approaches).
Taking Space, Making Space: Digital Maps by Queers of Colour in Toronto
PI: Jin Haritaworn
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation Early Researcher Award (ERA) March 2015-March 2020
This research project is funded under the Ontario government's Early Researcher Awards program and awarded the York University Research Leader Award by the Vice President Research. The study uses digital maps and focus groups to explore collective engagements with urban space in Toronto and alternative forms of taking space and making space that are currently emerging among queer and trans Black, Indigenous and people of colour (QTBIPOC) communities. The project has been conducted collaboratively with three FES grad students, including Syrus Marcus Ware, who is doing a PhD on disability arts, and two recent MES students Rio Rodriguez (Mapping QTBIPOC Toronto) and Alvis Choi (Fantasies of Time and Place: Queer of Colour Performance as Transformative Strategy), as well as Ghaida Moussa, who is doing a PhD on disability justice in Social and Political Thought.
The Effects of Sea Ice Loss on the Feeding Habits of Polar Bears
PI: Greg Thiemann
Kenneth Molson Foundation January – December 2016
Climate change is profoundly affecting Arctic food webs. However, future changes are difficult to predict because environmental conditions will be outside the range of past observations. Understanding cause-and-effect relationships between wildlife and their environment can improve ability to predict the impact of future environmental change. The project will examine the foraging ecology of polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea and test the hypothesis that declines in polar bear survival and abundance over the last decade have been driven by changes in the availability and nutritional quality of prey, specifically ringed and bearded seals. Quantitative estimates of the diet com position of individual polar bears from 2003 to 2015 will be generated including a decade-long period of rapid sea ice decline and concomitant reduction in polar bear survival and abundance.
The Plight of the Bumblebee: Using a Collaborative Approach to Conserve Native Pollinators
PI: Sheila Colla
Liber Ero Foundation December 2015-November 2016
Bee declines have recently emerged as a serious threat in Canada and globally. While the introduced European Honeybee has garnered much public attention, increasing evidence suggests some of Canada's native bee species are also experiencing declines in abundance and distribution. Causes of native bee declines are largely speculative and untested but likely involve introduced pathogens, pesticide use, habitat loss, climate change and/or competition with invading species. The project builds on current collaborative efforts to initiate captive breeding, reintroduction and/or translocation programs for declining bumblebee species; work with landowners to create long-term habitat designed to support species at-risk; assess suitability and success of habitat restoration/creation; and investigate the effects of global change and gather natural history information using high quality, long term data on bumblebee abundance and distribution; and test the hypothesis that declining bumblebee species are more susceptible to pathogens and explore possible synergistic effects with other threats.
The Power of Stories: Storytelling and HIV/AIDS
Co-PIs: Sarah Flicker and Francisco Ibanez-Carrasco
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) June 2012-July 2013
This Café Scientifique project aimed to engage, inform and provoke dialogue about the importance of storytelling in HIV prevention, treatment, support and care. Drawing from a variety of community-based research projects and creative works, community members and researchers were invited into a dialogue about storytelling's role in transforming people's health and environment.
Thinking about Animal Minds: A Phenomenographic Exploration of Animal Consciousness in Whales and Bats
PI: Leesa Fawcett
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) April 2004-March 2008 Extended: 2009
The research developed and tested a narrative methodology for exploring human knowledge making about animal consciousness, and considered the implications for re-situating animals in environmental ethics, conservation and education. In particular, this involved an examination of Western ideas about human-animal relationships, gathering anecdotal knowledge about consciousness in whales and bats and exploring the ethical and political implications of this knowledge.
Total Resource Cost Test (TRC) on CDM Program Innovation and Delivery by LDCs in Ontario
Co-PIs: Mark Winfield and Tatiana Koveshnikova
Mearie Group LDC Tomorrow Fund July 2007-August 2013
The project systematically examined the impact of the Total Resource Cost (TRC) on the ability of Local Distribution Companies (LDCs) to deliver Conservation and Demand Management (CDM) programming. It aimed to provide a systemic and objective assessment of the impact of the test of LDC on the ability of LDCs to act as CDM program innovators and delivery agents. The report is available online and can be accessed at http://fes.yorku.ca/files/docs/research/trc-test.pdf.
Towards Sustainability in Headwaters Country
PI: Peter Mulvihill
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) April 2005-March 2010
Many of Canada's ex-urban and rural areas face a daunting array of sustainability challenges. In developing effective sustainability strategies, these areas must rely heavily upon local resources and capacities and existing social capital. Part of the solution for these areas may lie in multi-stakeholder collaborative approaches built on sustainability principles and strategies. These include the engagement and mobilization of civil society networks; the cultivation of strategic partnerships among key stakeholders in civil society, the private sector and government; and long-term local programmes of research, education and advocacy that are supportive of sustainability. This action-based research project focused on Dufferin County, part of the Headwaters Country region north of Toronto, in which FES is part of a network of partners (Sustainability Dufferin Society) engaged in a range of sustainability initiatives.
Tracking Polar Bear Foraging Success in the Canadian Arctic
PI: Greg Thiemann
Kenneth Molson Foundation/York University Foundation December 2011-December 2012
The project monitored trends in foraging as well as nutritional conditions of polar bears in the Canadian Arctic.
Understanding Adolescent Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services
PI: Sarah Flicker
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) March 2008-March 2009
The project aimed to train the Toronto Teen Survey (TTS) project's Youth Advisory Committee in focus group facilitation and support them in conducting follow-up discussions on adolescent sexually transmitted diseases and their access to reproductive health services. Community-specific qualitative data were gathered to allow more in-depth understanding of the issues and trends and to provide youth with an opportunity to make key program and policy recommendations.
Unlikely Allies: Citizen Planning and Environmentalism on the Oak Ridges Moraine
PI: Gerda Wekerle Co-PIs: Liette Gilbert and Anders Sandberg
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) April 2002-March 2005 Extended: 2007
The research examined the dynamics of citizen planning through an in-depth study and comparison of two communities – Richmond Hill and Caledon – that are immediately adjacent to the Oak Ridges Moraine. The study documented the issues, the roles of key actors, the strategic outcomes, and the local historical circumstances and political regimes under which citizen activism takes different forms. A book titled "The Oak Ridges Moraine Battles: Development, Sprawl, and Nature Conservation in the Toronto Region" (2013) provides a careful, multi-faceted history and policy analysis of planning issues and citizen activism on the Moraine's future in the face of rapid urban expansion.
Urban Images, Public Space and the Growth of Private Interests in Toronto
PI: Ute Lehrer
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) September 2005-March 2008
This research project addressed the importance of image production for Toronto, Canada's largest metropolitan area and the country's primary 'global city'. Image production in this study referred to images produced in cities and by cities as a competitive strategy to attract and retain local and global capital. In contrast to most of the literature, which is mainly concerned with the outcome of city-building processes, focus of the study was on the building process. While construction sites have always maintained a certain fascination within the imagination of the spectator, the building process had changed under the impact of globalization
Using Outcome Mapping to Consolidate Learning and Ensure Sustainability in an EcoHealth Project
PI: Martin Bunch Co-PIs: David Morley and Beth Franklin
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) April 2007-March 2009
The project adapted an outcome mapping approach to evaluate achievements and consolidate learning from integrated environment and health research in an urban slum community. It implemented the outcome mapping evaluation approach in the inner city slum of Anju Kudasai of Chennai, India, and disseminated lessons and findings from the evaluation study to institutional governmental and non-governmental actors of Chennai and the international scientific community.
Using "Phosphorus-Ferrous Eutrophication Model to Identify Cyanobacteria Bloom Formation Risk in Georgian Bay Embayments
Co-PIs: Lewis Molot, Sue Watson (Environment Canada's National Water Research Institute ) and Todd Howell (Ontario Ministry of the Environment's Environmental Monitoring and Reporting Branch)
Georgian Bay Forever June 2012-2013
The project aimed to provide Georgian Bay Forever and government agencies with a sounder scientific understanding of risk factors of cyanobacteria blooms in the embayments of Eastern Giorgian Bay, especially those factors that influenced oxygen depletion of surface sediments.
WEB-GIS for Community Environmental Monitoring: Information Sharing and Interoperability
PI: Martin Bunch
Ontario Ministry of Environment (ENE) March 2008-August 2010
The project provided a collaborative mechanism among researchers at York University, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) and the civil society organization Citizens' Environment Watch to monitor environmental conditions of local watersheds – a program that directly supports the Greater Toronto Remedial Action Plan. It aimed to facilitate adoption of the Juturna web-based community monitoring system by organizations having different spatial areas of interest.
York-MOE Partnership on Lake Simcoe
PI: Lewis Molot
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) July 2009-May 2014
The project aimed to develop and enhance understanding of the ecological issues pertaining to Lake Simcoe to protect, improve or restore the elements that contribute to the ecological health of its watershed, including water quality, hydrology, heritage, and hydrologic features and functions.
Youth Education and Mobilization in Marginalized Urban Communities for Equitable Watershed Governance
PI: Ellie Perkins
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) April 2011-March 2013
The project built on existing university-community partnerships to develop, improve and disseminate arts and science-based methods and materials for increasing environmental and watershed awareness and activism among youth in marginalized urban communities in Canada.
Youth, Disability, HIV Vulnerability and Prevention
PI: Sarah Flicker Co-PIs: Marcia Rioux, Denise Nepveux, Robb Travers (Laurier), June Larkin (UofT) Stephanie Nixon (UofT), Trevor Hart (Ryerson)
Canadian Foundation for Aids Research (CANFAR) July 2008-June 2009
The project was conceived given the lack of research on the HIV prevention needs of this vulnerable group despite confluence of risk factors and the existence of approximately 300,000 Canadian youth between the ages of 15 and 24 living with disabilities. The proposed study aims to address this gap in research by working with youth with disabilities to examine vulnerabilities to HIV and to identify methods for effectively delivering HIV prevention strategies to this population.
Other Projects
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Okay boys and girls, it's time to ask ourselves what exactly it was that we've accomplished in the wake of the greatest foreign attack on our soil since the United States was founded 223 years ago. What exactly did we do to start living again?
Published books: Ye Gods, STACKS of books about this tragedy. 9/11 told from the point of view of Ladder 44, 9/11 in pictures edited by Rudy Guiliani, 9/11 in full hi-fi video sound presented by those two French filmmakers who just happened to be on the scene that day, 9/11 from the point of view of Mrs. Schlembrunner's Poodle, Athena….
Made Music: Sheryl Crow, Paul McCartney, Sting, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Five For Fighting, The Goo Goo Dolls, Billy Joel, Elton John, the goddamn Who including Roger Daltry who looks like the long lost third Busey brother… Everybody's got a song to sing about this. Even Enya. God there was a time when we thought the radio was pretty much just putting the old CD player in the studio on "repeat" and playing that "Who can say where the road goes.." song over and over and over and over and over and over and… well, you get the point.
Sold Merchandise: 9/11 Viewmasters, 9/11 T-shirts, 9/11 tattos, 9/11 bumber stickers that say patriotic things like "We will never forget" and "These colors don't run" and "Have a Happy Meal Osama or we'll bomb the fuck out of you.", the official 9/11 terrorist attack American Empathy Flag (sewn together in sweatshops located in rural Pakistan, who now have to keep the guns in their houses loaded at all times to ward off refugees from Afghanistan).
Sold cars without interest on the loans: Hot damn. Everybody and their brother bought a new car this year. I could almost kiss the Taliban for this one. If not for their little stunt, I might never have been able to afford the shiny new Mustang in my parking lot. I had been considering buying one before, but after 9/11 when the interest rates dropped off to nothing, (not to mention a 2% drop on my student loans, oh wonder of wonders), it clinched the deal. I keep Ford Motors in business so that they don't go under like Enron or Imclone and debase the economy. It's almost like buying a war bond.
Re-evaluated our political position concerning the Middle East: Well, if we can slam-dunk Afghanistan in a matter of hours from the air, why not Iraq, why not Saudi Arabia? With the Bush family nestled so snugly, ready to take control of the Alaskan oil reserves on our own soil, we could manage without Middle Eastern oil for the season or two that it would take to install governments and despots friendlier to ourselves, couldn't we? P.S. Please don't nuke each other yet, India and Pakistan, there are many of you we're sure could benefit from distribution rights to Coca Cola, Fear Factor, and Microsoft computers. The latest models can be yours for just….
Collectively flocked in rabid droves to another Star Wars movie: Hey, this one was a true triumph. We even got to see Yoda use a lightsaber.
Oh yea, I almost forgot, we also managed to pretty much bomb the fuck out of a small pre-industrial country who if they had not eaten all the potatoes, would have surely struck down a plane or two of ours with its strategic potato gun emplacements. I mean honestly, they defied us straight faced and it took what, an afternoon to completely destroy all of their military infrastructure, half of its hardware, and even a good sized wedding procession?
So in light of this year since the attacks on the Trade Center, I would say we've successfully gone on being Americans. Though the one little smirch on an otherwise flawless report card: we got an F in CATCHING THE GUY THAT STARTED THE WHOLE THING. Don't bullshit me, Dubbaya, I saw "Enemy of the State," you guys have satellites that can see the whites of Will Smith's eyes as he jumps building to building in a crowded urban street. Maybe if you got someone other than the guy that played Scott Evil, you'd be able to catch Bin Laden. Of course… what the hell would we do with him when we caught him? Shit people are still wearing those stupid goddamn Mumia T-shirts, and that minority bad guy only killed one good white guy.
Better luck next semester, America.

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By PAMELA SAMPSON
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BANGKOK— Oil prices were slightly higher Thursday as reports of a moderately improving U.S. economy, which suggests increased fuel consumption, were neutralized by growing crude supplies.
Benchmark oil for April delivery was up 11 cents to $90.54 a barrel at late afternoon Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 39 cents to close at $90.43 per barrel on the Nymex on Wednesday.
The death on Tuesday of President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, which sits on the world's second-largest oil reserves, has had little immediate effect on the price of oil so far.
Chavez oversaw a decline in oil production during his 14 years as the leader of Venezuela. Traders are anxious to see if the new government invites foreign investment in Venezuela's oil industry and is able to boost output.
"Over the longer term, changes in policy towards the energy sector might eventually allow Venezuela's oil production to return to the much higher levels seen in the late 1990s," Julian Jessop of Capital Economics wrote in an email commentary.
A report from the Federal Reserve issued Wednesday showed the U.S. economy strengthened across much of the country. The Fed's Beige Book report showed that auto sales, more hiring and the ongoing housing recovery helped the U.S. economy grow in the first two months of the year.
Also Wednesday, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said in its weekly report that U.S. oil supplies grew last week by 3.8 million barrels, or 0.4 percent, more than three times the increase that analysts expected. The nation's supply of crude is 10.3 percent above year-ago levels. And at more than 7 million barrels a day, U.S. oil production is at the highest level since the late 1990s.
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To all you fans that think we still got problems, you need to re-watch the game. For us to have over 400yrds and give up 4, muthafuka, I said 4 turnovers, and their winning field goal was partially tipped, YOU STILL THINK WE GOT PROBLEMS?
Please jump ship, you spoiled muthafukas. This was the type of game we were supposed to play. You minus 2 of the 4 turnovers, and WE WIN. Wait until we have Heitmann back, and Bass moves to RG.
This was a great game. I will continue to BLEED RED AND GOLD, OH AND ALEX SMITH, I WILL CONTINUE (TO USE YOU ON MADDEN) TO WISH YOU LUCK ON OUR TEAM.
We can win the next 5 games based on the way we played tonight. I love it! Man, talk about a step up from previous years.
Ok, so we go to another loud azz stadium next week in KC. This is a must win. Now if we don't win this game, then we have to begin stressing. If your stressing now, go make love or smoke some weed.
I'm glad that I'm witnessing a new seed being planted by Coach Sing. Oh wait, for those that don't wont Coach Sing to be the HEAD 'MUTHAFUKING' COACH, eat crow s**t, throw it up, stuff it in a condom, then stuff it where the sun don't shine. He's not going NO WHERE.
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Skip to comments.Rick Perry to "reassess" campaign
Posted on 01/03/2012 10:02:42 PM PST by Bigtigermike
After a disappointing fifth-place finish in Tuesday's Iowa caucuses, Texas Governor Rick Perry said he is going home to Texas to assess "whether there is a path forward for myself in this race."
"With the voters' decision tonight in Iowa, I've decided to return to Texas, assess the results of tonight's caucus, determine whether there is a path forward for myself in this race," Perry told supporters at the end of the night.
The candidate, once considered a frontrunner in the race for the GOP nomination, earned just 10 percent on Tuesday's contest with more
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you're a mess...LMAO!
I never understood why CW got criticized for supporting her candidate. She was never, from what I saw, abusive or foul-mouthed (unlike many of the supporters of other candidates) and she had every right to be in favor of Perry. Why not?
At the start, I thought he was good, but unfortunately I felt that he couldn't support his opinions and was very similar to Bush in being inarticulate when challenged. He was probably great in Texas and great with a friendly audience. GW Bush was, too; I saw it with my own two eyes in Florida once, when he appeared with Jeb, and just really captivated the audience. But I just didn't think Perry had what it took to convince anybody outside of his circle, just as Bush couldn't do it outside of a friendly audience, and I obviously wasn't the only one.
But why criticize CW for supporting her candidate in a way that was usually civil and even supported by rational postings of articles about him? Sounds to me like a reasonable attempt to convince, which is what this is all about.
It ain't over, you Paulacks, Mittbots and Bachmann Turncoats!
That was nice. I could have called her what she is, a RINO troll. That's not the label I gave her it was given her by the proprietors of this forum.
And I do "do unto others". I have been attacked by nearly every Perry supporter in this forum. I've been called vile names, I've been told I "hate Texas females and want them to die of cancer". What did I do to earn that disrespect? I have been critical of their chosen candidate. Given the vitriol directed at me by the person you defend, "who cares" was being nice.
Didn't pPerry already announce today (Jan 4th) that he was heading to South Carolina and he was in...that he had thought about it and made this decision and that it was an easy decision to make?
That's what I have been hearing all day long.
Which leaves Romney, Santorum, Gingrich, Perry, Paul and Huntsman for New Hampshire and probably through at least South Carolina.
I wanted Palin and then Cain. Now my pecking order is Santorum, Perry, Gingrich and Romney as a last, undesired resort if he wins the nominaytion.
Even with his flip flops and warts, if it comes to that, he would be less dangerous to the Republic than the blatantly marxist, Obama. I believe a GOP House and Senate that his heavy with Tea Party candidates will be able to reign Romney in. I believe Obama would od everything in his power with EOs, PDs, and his agencies in the cabinet to try and make and end run around congress and the constitution. He already is.
"I dont care. Santorum won and Perry got his a$$ handed to him. I am thrilled by the results. President Santorum will be wonderful and as I said, Perry can be the Ambassador of Brazil in the Santorum administration. It is a quite job and he does not have to talk."
You're delusional...lol. President Santorum? In your fantasy maybe...lol. Please come back to reality. Mittens will be your candidate and you will like it...lol
Yeah, one of the Perry supporters called me a racist KKK member because I didn't support Ricardo's in-state tuition. I was called a "Texas hater" and "Mexican hater" as well.
Let it be known: The Perry supporters were the ones who made it personal!
I thought that was ok, because he's a Christian. Wait until Romney has to finally answers questions about Joe Smith and becoming a god on the star Kolob! Boy, that'll be fun....!
Well I have nothing against Santorum; if he keeps on and does well after this, I'll vote for him possibly. I basically like him a lot. I like Newt also, I would consider him too, even Huntsman. (he was my governor, I voted for him)
I don't think Perry should be forced out either! After all, Fred Thompson didn't leave the race until about 3 or 4 states races had gone by. Neither Perry, or any of the others left, should have to leave until 3 or 4 races have gone by!
I roll my eyes at the Santorum supporters. We've had enough "I, I, I... me, me, me" brat-itude with Obama. Rick's a whiny big gov't neocon, another flippin' lawyer with no executive experience, an establishment player who chose the establishment over principle. He did very well in Iowa because he's lived and breathed Iowa for over a year.
I do appreciate Santorum adding a focus on manufacturing to the debate. Maybe he'll be the balance to Romney's ticket.
You bet...
And the ugly reality is, considering what the dollar is worth or buys, even those making 10 bucks an hour, in reality are making about 4 bucks an hours.
It's why most working Americans nowadays are called the "Working poor". Their dollars don't buy cheet!
Most people don't want to see candidates grilled over their faith, regardless of what it is, nor do they want to see candidates grilled over their spouse or children.
I don't want to see faith or family brought into the political arena. Something has to be sacred, because the media sure isn't gonna grill a liberal about anything.
naps. was posting that lie last night. He and his mob showed up on every Perry thread making nasty cracks and now they are trying to say they didn't do it. Look at the KEYWORDS on this thread, same ole' same ole'. Yeah they did it and now they are gloating. They act like democrats!
You are both ignoring that the Governor has protested the fact that Texas is forced to educate, feed and provide medical care for the child of any illegal in our public schools and has called for preventing them from crossing the border in the first place.
The Governor has not "gone illegal."
Instead, in one very narrow case, the State of Texas has determined how to deal with what is:
there are illegal 17 and 18 year olds who were brought here as children,
who have been in our high schools at least 3 years.
The Feds will not deport them or their families.
They have assimilated and excelled enough to both graduate from a Texas high school and be accepted to a State college.
We decided that in light of their achievement and 3 years without being deported by the Feds, we wouldn't charge them the non-resident tuition, just as we would anyone who lives in a county next to our border (for some Colleges, within a 100 miles) in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana, or Mexico, or as we would for other US citizens and legal aliens who lived here one, not 3 years.
Sounds like the Feds have no heart.
Don't forget: commie, socialist, Paultard and Romneybot.
"Who cares" is rather innocuous compared commie and all the pro-ILLEGAL alien crowd has directed our way.
Funny how some people use leftist talking points, regardless of their political affiliation.
The two beltway parties are filled with the same exact types of people.
Vote fraud.
Have you forgotten that these are the people sending Tom 'dungheap' Harkin back to Washington as their chosen representative? ... Iowa will end up the brunt of asshood, like the term 'cretan' became the name for stupid people.
Perry has lost, but he is now doing the stalking of Santorum for Romney. $5M new dollars of stalking!
Perry could really hurt Santorum in SC. Ouch. And with Gingrich having been a Southerner...
Bye, Rick!
He didn't have it there either.
I would say you're very much led - way too much led - by your heart and emotions if you allow that statement to over-ride the years and years of fighting for small government and border security, limiting spending and reigning in regulations. Then, add in his history of service as a volunteer in the Air Force and his success in limiting abortion, protecting parental rights and securing marriage in Texas.
A guy who lost by around 18 points in his reelection senate campaign and did so bad that the Democrats did not even bother running major negative ads against him, is not going to be President let alone win the GOP nominaton.
Santorum campaign will be sunk by the brutal reality of New Hamsphire and bigger states after that.
Well if folks like yourself would get behind the only moral conservative, we would not have to worry about anything. We would have our candidate and start fighting Obama. Having all these other conservatives in the race is just going to result in Romney being the nominee. South Carolina could go Romney 23; Santorum 22; Newt 20; Perry 20; Paul 10; Huntsman 5. Isn't that horrible because we have too many folks fighting the same people?
Well there needs to unity among Conservatives but it should not be behind a weak candidate. Santorum is a decent man having sound moral values, but as a candidate he is not cut out for the Presidency. The election will be about economic issues and executive leadership and Santorum does not have background to compete in a Presidential election.
This I agree with:
Anything less than requiring people who are working here illegally to return home to apply for a worker visa is amnesty.
~Newt Gingrich 2006
This I don't agree with.
I am for a path to legality for those people whose ties are so deeply into America that it would truly be tragic to try and rip their family apart."
~Newt Gingrich 2011
And this I do agree with.
It should also be mentioned that advocates of amnesty should not be taken seriously if they claim to be also in favor of tougher border control. It is simply not credible that advocates of amnesty will be reliably tough on controlling the borders. ~Newt Gingrich 2006
I'd be happy to. Which thread?
Post #94 in this thread is not by Oldeconomybuyer so I have to assume it is not the one you want me to see. In fact, I searched the entire thread/page and there are no comments by oldeconomybuyer here.
"Gingrich, I believe, is at a point in life where he can leverage his knowledge of DC politics to redirect this nation to its founders principals. He is not afraid to take the fight to Obama (unlike McCain) and has demonstrated true leadership on big issues. I actually think Gingrich would do so well contrasting conservative vs. socialist policy at the top of the ticket that he would have coattails in Senate races."
Be careful judging Rick Perry. He's a good man. I just don't think he was fully prepared for the negative media blitz he received from the moment he announced his candidacy. One of the first attacks was about where his family hunted for the past 30 years. That boggles the mind. Not his stance on taxes, liberty, terrorism, the debt, etc. Where he went hunting! Mr. Perry just wasn't prepared for a national campaign and unfortunately it showed.
That's one of the reasons I think Gingrich/Santorum are the best at this stage. They have enough DC experience to expect fire, deal with it, and return fire.
I'm sure he's a good man. I know a LOT of good men. But they chose to serve in more direct and probably safer ways than voluntarily stepping into the national spotlight and allowing the likes of Obama and Pelosi to carefully target him and knowing he was doing so. But it's not my task to "judge" him as you put it. I am tasked with a choice to make and but a single vote to cast. I'm trying to do that to the best of my ability. Perry has made that task more difficult in his blunders and politics is a harsh and unforgiving landscape to roam. He gets one shot. He may already have blown it beyond repair. As we used to say in the army: He may be FUBAR. Or maybe not. He has until South Carolina to let the voters decide in his favor. I think if he screws the pooch there, by not showing with a strong finish in the top three, he hasn't got a prayer here in Florida.
We need somebody who can WIN this thing. That means somebody with cross-over appeal, which our Palen, Bachmann and Cain (no matter how much we love them) simply do not have.
Until 1989, Rick Perry was a conservative Democrat. He switched parties as, like many Democrats including Ronald Reagan and Phil Gramm, he saw that party moving farther and farther to the left. Under Perrys decade as governor, hundreds of Texas Democrats have followed his lead and become Republicans. As a former Democrat, Perry can speak to that swath of his former party that has become disenchanted with their party as President Obama has taken it even farther to the left, in a way that few Republicans can. He can also speak well and credibly to all wings of the national GOP, from the fiscal cons to the social cons to the libertarian set.
He would appeal to all segments of the Republican electorate and would come armed with a record of economic success and a commitment to liberty that no other contender can match.
Texas has been voted #1 business climate for the last seven years.
Texas has been getting all of Californias jobs.
Perry must be doing something right.
We need a good business guy right now.
Perry has proved it.
>Sarah Palin threw her endorsement to Rick Perry for governor.
Recently restated that she likes Perry
He walks the walk of a true conservative And he sticks by his guns and you know how I feel about guns.
Sarah Palin
>Rush said that Perry is his dream candidate.
>Michael Reagan praises Perry:
If you dont believe Reaganomics can still work in this day and age, for whatever reason, I say you should look no further than the state of Texas.
Under the leadership of Gov. Rick Perry, Texas has championed and built upon the concepts my father used to rebuild America in the 1980s..
In short, Reagan Revolution is alive and well - deep in the heart of Texas.
>Ted nugent is a close friend and supporter.
>Since Perry has been Governor of Texas, Texas has added more than 850,000 jobs, more than all other states combined. Texas has added over 180,000 jobs since August of 2009.
>According to this web site Texas is #1 this year and last year for business friendly.
Obama would not want not run against a governor that has the BEST business climate in the U.S. when everything else is in a depression.
>He refused to raise taxes when Texas faced a record $10 billion budget shortfall in 2003. Instead, he was the first Texas governor since World War II to sign a budget that lowered state spending (and has now done it twice). As governor, Perry has used his line item veto to cut over $3 billion in proposed spending.
>For seven years running, CEOs polled by Chief Executive magazine have rated Texas first in business development and job growth. Texas boasts 58 Fortune 500 companies more than any other state.
>As Americas No. 1 exporting state, Texas shipped $206.6 billion in goods abroad last year, composing 16 percent of Americas $1.28 trillion in exports. Californias $14.4 billion in exports ranked it second, with 11.2 percent of U.S. outflow.
>Texas achievements so stunned Gavin Newsom, Californias Democratic lieutenant governor, that he flew a delegation to Austin last May to ask Perry how he lures defectors from the Golden State.
>Of the 70 companies that fled California in 2011, the Wall Street Journals John Fund reported last April, 14 relocated to Texas these exiles primary destination.
>In 2005, Perry signed a historic $15.7 billion property tax cut for homeowners and businesses that also included new taxpayer protections against appraisal increases. In 2009, Gov. Perry secured a tax cut for approximately 40,000 small businesses in Texas and protected the Rainy Day Fund for future challenges.
>He led the battle to pass the countrys most sweeping lawsuit reforms, closing the door on junk lawsuits that had been making trial lawyers rich while driving countless doctors either out of the state or the profession all together. Since Texas voters approved these reforms, malpractice claims and premiums have fallen and access to healthcare is increasing across the state as doctors have applied in droves to practice in Texas.
>Perry is also known for his socially conservative views on homosexuality, and he opposes same sex marriage. He condemned the United States Supreme Court decision in Lawrence vs. Texas, which struck down a Texas sodomy law. He called the law appropriate
>Perry is pro-life and opposes government funding for elective abortions. In 2005, Perry, a social conservative, signed a bill that limited late-term abortions and required girls under the age of 18 who procure abortions to notify their parents. Perry signed the bill in the gymnasium of Calvary Christian Academy in Fort Worth, an evangelical Christian school.
>Perry signed into law a bill requiring a sonogram and doctors explanation before granting an abortion
>In 2005, Perry signed a new law that requires minor girls to receive parental consent before getting an abortion. This law strengthens a parental notification law Perry supported as Lt. Gov. in 1999, which
helped reduce teen abortions by 26 percent.
Perry has also signed a ban on third trimester abortions, a ban on tax dollars being used to support abortion facilities, a prenatal protection act that protects
unborn children from assault, and an informed consent law that helps expectant mothers better understand the risks and consequences of abortion. Perry supports a ban on human cloning and will veto any
legislation that provides state dollars for embryonic stem cell research, a process that ends a human life.
Perry urges to keep up pressure to roll back the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion until Roe v. Wade is nothing but a shameful footnote in our nations history books.
>Perry, a frequent critic of the federal government, also bashed President Barack Obama for his administrations policy allowing federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, saying he was deeply disturbed by studies that turn the remains of unborn children into nothing more than raw material.
>Perry has faulted Obama for reversing the so-called Mexico City policy that banned giving federal money to international groups that perform abortions or provide information about abortions. Obama struck down the policy during his first week in office, saying it was too broad and undermined family planning in developing countries.
Under Obama our federal tax dollars can now be used to fund abortion all over the world. With the stroke of a pen, abortion essentially became a U.S. foreign export, Perry said.
>Perry adds immigration issues to lawmaker session
Perry wants passage of a measure requiring every person arrested to be run through the federal immigration databases as part of the Secure Communities program. He also wants to provide the state Department of Public Safety with the authority to make sure someone is in the U.S. legally before issuing a drivers license.
>These measures, along with a ban on sanctuary cities, would provide a clear message that Texas will not turn a blind eye to those breaking our laws, Perry said in a statement.
Texas owes it to the brave law enforcement officials, who put their lives on the line every day to protect our families and communities, to give them the discretion they need to adequately do their jobs, Perry said.
>Gov. Perry has made numerous requests of the federal govt. to enforce the border in Texas including handing President Obama a letter in person when he landed in Dallas last year.
(Obama insulted governor Perry when he turned away and Perry had to hand the letter on the illegals issue to presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett. Obama declined to personally accept it.)
>Gov. Perry refuses to meet/greet Obama in May 2011 at El Paso during his Texas tour.
Perry later declared, If he wanted to meet, I was in Austin.
>Perry signed into law photo ID required before voting.
WHAT have other states done?? (with the exception of AZ Ok and Ga)
What have other candidates stated that they would do?
What has Sarah stated she would do?
What is Backmanns plan?
What did Reagan do?
President Ronald Reagan was the first president in history to grant amnesty to illegal aliens. On November 6, 1986, he signed into law the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986, [PUB L 99-603]. In so doing, he set a precedent whereby the United States would not seek to deport illegal aliens, but to reward their lawbreaking by granting them full citizenship.
NEWSFLASH! None of them are going to do much.
We have to take the best of the lot.
In what was described as a God and country sermon at the Cornerstone church in San Antonio, attended by Perry and other mostly Republican candidates, the Rev. John Hagee stated, If you live your life and dont confess your sins to God Almighty through the authority of Christ and His blood, Im going to say this very plainly, youre going straight to hell with a nonstop ticket.
Perry was asked if he agreed with those comments and said, It is my faith, and Im a believer of that.[39] Perry went on to say that there was nothing in the sermon that he took exception with.
Humorist and entertainer Kinky Friedman, the Jewish independent candidate for governor in the 2006 election, said, He doesnt think very differently from the Taliban, does he? Carole Keeton Strayhorn disagreed with Perrys comments, and Democrat Chris Bell said that one who is in public office should respect people of all faiths and denominations.
Conservatives then responded, arguing that Perry had a right to his religious beliefs, and that he was not disrespecting Americans of other religious convictions. While visiting Israel in August 2009, Perry gave an interview to the Jerusalem Post in which he affirmed his support for Israel from his religious background, Im a big believer that this country was given to the people of Israel a long time ago, by God, and thats ordained.
>Perry does not believe there is valid scientific proof of anthropogenic global warming. He has said several times that there is no scientific consensus on the issue.[69] In a September 7, 2007, speech to California Republicans, Perry said, Virtually every day another scientist leaves the global warming bandwagon. ... But you wont read about that in the press because they have already invested in one side of the story.
>Pro-life, Pro-guns, pro-spending cuts, pro-business
>Hes an outside-the-Beltway candidate
>He is not a Ivy League grad
>He was an Air Force captain who flew a C-130
>Speaks Spainish.
(Odumbo says everybody should speak a foreign language, but he CANT)
>Fighting with Obama on many fronts
Google Perry/Obama and you will see hes been fighting him and his government for the past two years.
>PERRY ISSUES OBAMA A COUPLE OF BIG FUBOs:
1. Texas to Allow Regular Incandescent Bulbs
Reports are the governor will sign Bill HB2510 by June 19th.
Bill HB2510 allows for the manufacture and sale of incandescent light bulbs otherwise banned in federal legislation of 2007, applicable from 1 January 2012 onwards.
The legality, at least in the way the proposed law is framed, has apparently been cleared with the US Attorney Generals office.
The Bill has already passed in both House and Senate with overwhelming support.
While Texas has no current manufacture, relevant parties are being invited to restart it.
Texas has been a leading US state in providing new local jobs, and this is seen as a further contributive measure.
2.Perry Adds TSA Anti-Groping Bill to Call
http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/tea-party/updated-perry-adds-tsa-anti-groping-bill-to-call/ ^
Gov. Rick Perry this evening announced the addition of TSA anti-groping legislation to the agenda for the special legislative session. In a statement, he said lawmakers could consider legislation relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of official oppression on those seeking access to public buildings and transportation.
>There is no such thing as Perrycare
>Signed into law sonogram and explanation by physician before abortion
>Signed into law, photo ID ident to vote
>Perry did not apply for federal Race to the Top education funds because he said it would force national standards upon Texas.
>He has vetoed a record 248 bills, including dozens after the 2001 session, angering many lawmakers.
>He said last year that President Barack Obama was hell-bent on turning America into a socialist country.
>Won governorship of state with lots of latinos
>He used to be a Democrat. So? So did Reagan.
>The Bushs dont like him
>He has NEVER lost an election, including an elementary school contest for king of the Paint Creek School Carnival. He secured that win by handing out pennies for votes.
>Perry has degree in animal science from Texas A&M University
>He is an Eagle Scout and wrote a book about the Boy Scouts, On My Honor.
Rick Perry uses the Boy Scouts to draw a battle line in what he considers a culture war, defending them against the American Civil Liberties Union and what he sees as a moral struggle for the countrys future.
The book also traces a 30-year history of litigation involving the Scouts most of which they won which Perry considers an attack on traditional values and faith in God.
Perry targets the ACLU as the primary force behind a leftist push to accept homosexuality and challenge Scoutings duty to God.
>Perry has a reputation for not sweating
>He played quarterback on the six-man football team for the Paint Creek Pirates. He also played basketball and ran track.
>Hes a runner and triathlete.
>He is an outdoorsman who enjoys hunting and fishing.
>He plays the drums. At a January 2005 inaugural party in Washington, he played with ZZ Top in front of 2,000 people
>Perry has Romneys looks without the other baggage.
Raised on a ranch.
Has hair.
6 tall- presidential (especially after Obama)
Anytime governor Rick Perry is mentioned, Free Repubic seems to turn into something resembling Democratic Underground.
Posts regarding Perry are peppered with profanity, vulgarity and downright fabrications- the likes of which is seldom seen on Free Republic.
This is hardly in the best interests of our Conservative agenda. The Loony Left does not need any help from us in the character assassination of our Conservatives.
This Perry trashing comes from the Ron truther Paul nuts, Debra Medina sour grapers, lurking Libs- and I suspect, over zealous Sarah Palin supporters and a few Bachmann supporters.
(I love Sarah and Michelle Bachmann as much as anyone else, but we MUST face reality when it comes to our beautiful Conservative ladies chances of winning this thing!)
Dont you think it more sensible to trust what the Conservative icons have to say about Perry?
>Sarah Palin threw her endorsement to Rick Perry for governor-. She recently restated that she likes Perry.
>Rush said that Perry is his dream candidate. http://gretawire.blogs.foxnews.com/rush-limbaugh-on-the-record-3/
>Michael Reagan praises Perry:
If you dont believe Reaganomics can still work in this day and age, for whatever reason, I say you should look no further than the state of Texas.
Under the leadership of Gov. Rick Perry, Texas has championed and built upon the concepts my father used to rebuild America in the 1980s..
In short, Reagan Revolution is alive and well - deep in the heart of Texas.
>Ted Nugent is a close friend and supporter.
Dont you think it more sensible to trust what numerous politicians and scholars have said about Rick Perry than various haters?
Read the official statements of dozens of Perrys fellow politicians and scholars (both Democrats and Republicans) have had to say about Rick Perry: http://www.politico.com/arena/archive/rick-perry-for-president-in-2012.html
All (including Democrat opponents) have called him a staunch Conservative, and not one of the dozens issuing opinions has mentioned the vaccine or TTC.
Apparently they dont consider these things an issue. They DID mention Perry threatening to secede from the union as a strike against him.
What Perry actually said; You know, my hope is that America and Washington in particular pays attention, Perry continued. Weve got a great union. There is absolutely no reason to dissolve it. But if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who knows what may come out of that? So. But Texas is a very unique place and were a pretty independent lot to boot.
The Gadasil vaccine Perry tried to force on Texas girls?
Dead issue.
He never tried to force it.
There was an opt out. It was up to parents to choose
Perry statement of Gardasil:
I signed an executive order that allowed for an opt-out, but the fact of the matter is that I didnt do my research well enough to understand that we needed to have a substantial conversation with our citizenry, Perry said at the Manchester, N.H., event in response to an audience question about the HPV controversy, according to ABC News The Note. But heres what I learned: When you get too far out in front of the parade, they will let you know, and thats exactly what our Legislature did, and I saluted it and I said, Roger that, I hear you loud and clear. And they didnt want to do it and we dont, so enough said.
Trans Texas Hiway?
Dead issue.
If thats the worst hes done, I can live with it.
I just want someone who can kick the Marxist/Muslim usurpers sorry a$$ out of our White House!!
Bilderberg member?
Dead issue.
Governor Perry attended one meeting in 2007.
Many prominent Americans have attended these meeting.
That does NOT mean they are members or agree with their agenda- whatever that is.
Some who attended in the past: Reagan, Thatcher,Ford, Eisenhower, Gates
Why NOT attend if invited? I would want to know what in the heck they are all about and what they are up to.
>Americans WILL get it:
>Better looking
>Better record
>Rick Perry for President
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Henessey: Fury Will Fight David Price if Maloney is Out
Promoter Mick Hennessy believes Tyson Fury is way ahead of his domestic heavyweight rival David Price.
Fury, 24, produced a solid performance to beat former world title challenger Kevin Johnson on points in Belfast last weekend - the night after Price had stopped veteran Matt Skelton in two rounds in his native Liverpool.
Maloney, who promotes Price, used his post-fight interview to claim that Fury had turned down a previously £650,000 offer to fight the 29-year-old Liverpudlian, adding he was still willing to do business.
But Hennessy has now lashed out at his counterpart after Maloney subsequently revealed he was "walking his dog" rather than watching Fury's clash with Johnson.
Hennessy told Sky Sports: "I have watched the Price fight on YouTube. I don't believe what he (Maloney) said about walking his dog. It's ridiculous.
"Tyson has gone on record saying that he will do the Price fight as long as Maloney is not involved in it. He's offended him, called him a coward and other things you shouldn't be saying to a fighter of that calibre.
"Tyson and his family were offended by that. We've made it clear that Tyson is in the driving seat as he's had more fights, fought better quality opposition, is higher in the world rankings and is better-known all round the world.
"If Price wants to step up to the table then financially we would make it worth his while. He's got to realise that Tyson has worked harder for his position. Maloney has caused himself a big problem with what he's said.
"Right now, we've got bigger fish to fry. At the end of the day, we're looking at the likes of Jonathan Banks and Tomasz Adamek, people who are regarded highly on the world scene. Right now, Price is a big fish in a small pond and hasn't fought a live opponent yet.
"They are trying gatecrash what we've achieved and it could be that they're worried about their man's chin holding up when he gets in at a higher level. We're not worried about that sort of thing. Our ultimate goal is to make Tyson world champion."
Whether the claims of 'gatecrashing' are accurate or not, Maloney has admitted the Price camp are close to agreeing a big new year fight of their own with former two-time world title challenger Tony Thompson the target.
But Hennessy is unconcerned and instead focused on praising Fury's display in overcoming Johnson, who took WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko the full 12 rounds in Berne back in 2009.
Hennessy added: "I thought Tyson looked fantastic - I was really pleased with how smartly he performed. It was an educated performance. We knew Johnson was looking for the knockout and was setting traps.
"He's got very quick hands for a heavyweight - a quality left hook and right hand. He is heavy handed, especially over 12 rounds. So all in all, it was a great gameplan and Tyson executed it brilliantly.
"He was smart and also showed a hell of a lot of flair. It's hand speed that you just don't see with heavyweights. It's an absolutely sensational jab, too; a Larry Holmes-type jab."
[QUOTE=The Nephilim;12778917]Maloney is the guy who said Wlad was glad Emanuel Steward died so he wouldn't have to pay him. Nice guy. Price picks on old men who can't hurt him.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=The Nephilim;12778930]At least Fury doesn't get all his opponents…Comment by The Nephilim on 12-07-2012
[QUOTE=Kilrain;12776062]Could Tyson Fury be any less interested in fighting David Price? P*ssy.[/QUOTE] At least Fury doesn't get all his opponents out of senior citizens centers.Comment by The Nephilim on 12-07-2012
[QUOTE=NoLove;12778900]Maloney is a rat, a complete and utter rat. But Fury should just fight him. Price will be knocked out as soon as he fights someone who can fight back.[/QUOTE] Maloney is the guy who said Wlad was glad Emanuel…Comment by NoLove on 12-07-2012
Maloney is a rat, a complete and utter rat. But Fury should just fight him. Price will be knocked out as soon as he fights someone who can fight back.Comment by The Nephilim on 12-07-2012
Price needs to stop picking on senior citizens: Fraudley age 40, Skelton age 45, and now 41 year old Thompson! What has Price got against old people? Fury has beaten Chisora and Johnson, both of them MILES better than anybody…Post a Comment - View More User Comments (12)


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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt will be around a little more over the next two months as their new movie "By The Sea" gets ready to hit theaters in December. Angelina and Brad and their six kids, Maddox, Zahara, Shiloh, Pax, Vivienne, and Knox, were photographed by Annie Leibovitz for Vogue's November issue and Angelina shared a bit about her new movie and about her family.
Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Return From London With Their Kids
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and their six kids are back in the U.S. after a quick trip to London. The celebrity parents were spotted arriving at LAX with Maddox, Zahara, Shiloh, Vivienne, Pax an Knox.
Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Leave L.A. With Their Six Kids
And they're off again! Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt departed Los Angeles via LAX this afternoon with their six kids in tow. Angie and Brad were photographed wrangling their brood, Pax, Maddox, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne, through the airport.
Angelina Jolie And Maddox Back In Los Angeles
Celebrity mom Angelina Jolie is back in Los Angeles with her oldest son, Maddox Jolie-Pitt. Angelina was in NYC for a full day of briefings on Syria. Angelina, the special envoy to the UNHCR, talked about the 4 million Syrians who have been forced to flee to other countries. "We cannot look at Syria, and the evil that has arisen from the ashes of indecision, and think this is not the lowest point in the world's inability to protect and defend the innocent."
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Angelina Jolie's Family Takes Her Place At Unbroken Movie Premiere
While poor Angelina Jolie recovers from a case of the chicken pox, her family supported her new movie "Unbroken" by standing in for her at the premiere! Brad Pitt and his parents walked the red carpet with Maddox, Shiloh and Pax in her place.
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