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Collection: Texas Fashion Collection
- Ensemble - Coat and Dress
- Ensemble of printed silk. The full-length dress is of silk with a printed design of abstract flower forms in red, blue, purple, white, yellow and green on a black ground. It has a rounded neckline and long sleeves which have fabric covered snaps at the wrists. The bodice is seamed and fitted, and the skirt is slightly A-line, flaring to hem. Center back closure, top third is hook-and-eyes, the lower two-thirds is a zipper. The dress is fully lined in black silk. Designer's label sewn inside bodice near waist: "Givenchy". Underneath label is a second label with handwritten notation "48245". The matching coat is of the same print on a heavier weight silk. It is full-length, with a standing collar which has internal wiring for support. The sleeves are full-length, and it has a center front opening which secures with a single fabric-covered snap just below collar. The coat is unlined. Designer's label sewn inside coat at right near waist: "Givenchy". Underneath label is a second label with handwritten notation "48246" This ensemble was made for the donor to wear to the wedding of Maria del Carmen Martinez-Bordiu y Franco, (1951- ) granddaughter of General Franco, to Don Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz (1936 - 1989), son of Infante Jaime of Spain, Duke of Segovia and grandson of King Alfonso XIII of Spain. The wedding took place in the chapel of El Pardo Palace, Madrid, on 8th March 1972. The donor noted: "It was designed by Monsieur Givenchy especially for me. Balenciaga was alive, though he had closed his house, and Givenchy consulted with him on this outfit. You can see Balenciaga's line to it. ... Givenchy had the two distinct fabrics printed in the same design -- one for dress and one for coat. He said it must look like the light shining through the stained glass windows of the Chapel." The ensemble has a matching pair of shoes by Roger Viver made of fabric in the same print. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30152/
- Evening Gown
- Evening gown of heavy-weight bronze silk with metallic gold, red, green and brown silk embroidery. Strapless sheath silhouette trimmed with brown velvet above bust, and embellished with heavy beading at the bodice. Train cascades from inside back of bodice; multiple hook and eye closures with zipper; lined with orange acetate. Designer's label: "Marta de Diego" digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc87102/
- Fan
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- Fan
- Folding fan with wooden sticks and guards, and paper leaf. The guards have applied celluloid(?) panels, the lower sections plain and the upper decorated with pastel "scales" in blue and yellow. Set with colored stones in square recesses. The paper leaf is painted on one side with a stylized design of clusters of roses in reds, pinks, and yellow/orange on a pink/mauve ground with blue shapes. "U"-shaped bail ring at bottom. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc38039/
- Fan
- Folding fan. Plain shaped wooden sticks and guards. Leaf of cream paper with thin border of brown. On the leaf are three printed vignettes: 1) view of a street through an archway, titled "Calle de Cuchilleros"; 2) View of the exterior of a church/mission, titled "San Antonio de la Florida"; 3) Scene of a bear shaking a tree, entitled "Madrid". Maker's stamp on back of leaf at guard: "Casa de Diego" Created between 1950 and 1986. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc38115/
- Fan
- Folding fan. Thin polished wood or bamboo guards lacquered a dark mahogany. The thin sticks are dyed purple. Paper leaf with hand-painted abstract design of flowers and foliage on a reddish ground. Metal bail. Reverse is unadorned. No visible labels or marks. Gift of Mrs. Arthur Kramer, Sr., from the original Dallas Musuem of Fashion collection. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc38042/
- Hat
- Hat created with a tan silk scarf printed with black "leopard print". The framework is a pillbox style low, cylindrical, slightly domed crown, over which the silk scarf is fastened, pulled to back forming knotted ornament with trailing end. Lined in white silk, with inner black grosgrain ribbon hatband, with translucent brown plastic comb at inside front to secure to wearer's head. Designer's label: "EISA" Scarf signed in print: "Balenciaga" digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330503/
- Mules
- Mules of red leather. The backless shoes are designed with pointed toe, squared at tip, and with rounded vamp. At top of vamp on each shoe is a large flattened sphere of same leather. Platform/sole of white leather. The low, set-in heels taper to base, and are covered in same red leather. Stamped on insole: "Hand made in Spain / Simorettes / World famous kid" Stamped on sole: "8 1/2"; "N" digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc402538/
- Pillbox Hat
- Pillbox hat covered in sapphire blue silk. Large sapphire blue silk rose accent with green leaves at right front. Lined in navy blue silk with navy grosgrain ribbon inner headband. Comb for securing hat to wearer's head at inside front. Designer's label on inside headband at back: "Eisa" digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc305424/
- Pillbox Hat
- Pillbox hat. The short, flat-topped cylindrical crown of tan netting is completely covered with rows of artificial magenta pink silk flowers, which have yellow thread and green plush centers. Inside the lower edge of the crown is a dark green grosgrain ribbon band which has two sections of elastic cord sewn along the sides to form loops to help secure the hat to wearer's head. Label sewn into inner ribbon band: "Eisa" Donor stated that this hat was "...to wear with a black day outfit." digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30148/
- Pillbox Hat
- Brown velvet pillbox cocktail hat. The low, circular crown of the hat is slightly domed. At front of hat is pinned a large 3-dimensional pear-shaped openwork jeweled ornament of gold wire set with various colors and shapes of stones. Inside of hat lined in black cloth. Around inside lower edge of crown is brown grosgrain ribbon band. Sewn to inner band is a plastic comb to help secure hat to wearer's head. Maker's label sewn to inner ribbon band: "Eisa". The jeweled ornament is attributed to Robert Goossens of Paris, who is known to have supplied Balenciaga. Donor notes of this hat: "...to wear with short black cocktail dresses." digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30150/
- Pumps
- Pair of heeled pumps of red calf leather. Designed with squared toes, the uppers are constructed to create a high instep tongue with red elastic at sides, and a red leather band across instep and tongue, secured with a small buckle covered with same leather. The cylindrical heel is covered by same red leather. Maker's label inside: "Created by / Navaton / Made in Spain" Stamped inside: "500 772 6 1/2" digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc87042/
- Pumps
- Pair of cream pumps. Designed with rounded toe, the shoes are of a cream mesh with embroidered with floral motifs, giving a lace effect. The high heel is covered in cream satin, and tapers to base. Stamped inside: "Arsho for / Shoe Biz" Stamped on soles: "Leather / Leder / Cuir / Made in Spain" and "7 1/2 B" digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc114763/
- Pumps
- Pair of pumps of plastic and leather. The pumps are of a plastic printed with a multi-colored hologram surface of stripes with stars, stripes and dots. 3" spike heels covered with blue leather. White leather inner. Sole of brown and black leather. Label inside each shoe: "Stuart Weitzman / for / Mr. Seymour". Stamped inside each shoe: "5W 79087 N 7 1/2" Stamped on sole: "Leather / Sole" in hide outline; Stuart Weitzman & Co / Made in Spain" digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39032/
- Pumps
- Pumps of dark wine/burgundy/red-brown leather. The shoes are designed with pointed toes and a rounded vamp. The plain uppers have a thin "mary jane" strap across ankle, with small gold buckle at outside edge. The high, continental heels are elongated, appearing as a thick spike or stiletto, and are covered in the same leather. Lined in beige leather. Designer's stamp in both: "Charles Jourdan / Made in Spain Parallele" Stamped inside: "2319 4 AA 8" Stamped on sole: "Leather / Leder / Cuir / Made in / Spain". digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc402549/
- Pumps
- Pair of heeled pumps of light brown suede. Designed with gently pointed round toe, the vamp opening is asymmetrical, with pointed end to outside lower edge. The upper is bordered by band of same suede pipped in light beige, following opening. The spike heel is covered with same suede. Stamped in each shoe: Chàno (TM) / Spain digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc501319/
- Sandals
- Pair of women's sandals of silver metallic leather. Designed as "gladiator style" sandals, with six narrow silver leather criss-crossed or interwoven straps at front over vamp, and six more similar straps extending around ankle and originating from vertical band at heel. 5" zipper along heel band. Designer's label on both sides of sole: "Barbara Bui" Impressed on underside of sole: "Made in Spain" and "40". Attached sticker under sole showing pictograms indicating which parts of shoe are leather. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc87113/


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Debates of Oct. 30th, 2003
House of Commons Hansard #147 of the 37th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was provinces.
- Ways and Means
- Canada's Performance-2003
- Immigration
- Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Report
- Order in Council Appointments
- Government Response to Petitions
- Committees of the House
- Petitions
- Questions On the Order Paper
- Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
- National Poppy Campaign
- Hockey
- SHARE Agricultural Foundation
- Toronto Humane Society
- Autism
- National Defence
- Federal-Municipal Relations
- Middle East
- Canadian Forces
- Edmonton Public Library
- Task Force on Seasonal Work
- Government of Canada
- City of Drummondville
- Food For All Walk
- Paul Moist
- The Environment
- Okanagan--Coquihalla
- National Defence
- The Economy
- 1995 Referendum
- Member for LaSalle--Émard
- Transport
- Trade
- Transport
- Quebec
- National Defence
- The Economy
- Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
- Environment
- Agriculture
- Transport
- Employment Insurance
- Elk Industry
- Agriculture
- Elk Industry
- Research and Development
- Disaster Assistance
- Highway Infrastructure
- Taxation
- Veterans
- Justice
- Presence in Gallery
- Business of the House
- Criminal Code
- Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
- Criminal Code
- Fisheries
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
Government Orders
1:45 p.m.
Marcel Gagnon Champlain, QC
Mr. Speaker, as a matter of fact, if someone wanted to convince me to vote in favour of the bill by saying it is an insurance policy, they would achieve the opposite effect. I do not believe in it.
Indeed, this is the first time that a government has done something like this concerning equalization. The insurance policy is for one man only. It is an insurance policy for a government and a man that do not want to be here to face questions. It is certainly not an insurance policy for the provinces.
However, the best insurance policy for everyone is balance. The best justice for everyone is that we continue to sit in the House, that the new prime minister, whom we will know shortly, finds a way to sit in the House, that the government does its job, since it was elected for five years and is only in its third year. We have to do our job. This is the insurance policy that we will be able to provide everyone.
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
Government Orders
1:45 p.m.
Yvan Loubier Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC
Mr. Speaker, according to what my colleague is saying, this government is very good at alienating a lot of people and a lot of provincial representatives, economically and otherwise. With the three bills it introduced, Bill C-6, Bill C-7 and Bill C-19, the government is above all alienating the first nations.
Some fifty members from these communities are gathered here to express their opposition to these bills, which do not respect the inherent right to self-government, which do not respect ancestral treaties, and which do not respect them as full-fledged members of nations so recognized by the United Nations.
I have a question for my colleague regarding equalization. Does he not believe that it would be a good idea to settle the fiscal imbalance issue, a move which would really give provincial governments and the Quebec government the resources they need to assume their own responsibilities? If this was done, we could slowly proceed to do away with this equalization program, which has been nothing but trouble since its inception because it is too complex to administer and too complex to improve.
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
Government Orders
1:45 p.m.
The Deputy Speaker
The member for Champlain has two minutes left to answer the question.
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
Government Orders
1:45 p.m.
Marcel Gagnon Champlain, QC
Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot. He is one of only a few who are familiar with this program. As Mr. Séguin, the Quebec finance minister has said, very few are. The hon. member for Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot. is one of them.
The only place people do not believe there is fiscal imbalance is here in the federal government. All of the provinces agree that there is one. One need only look at the money wasted here at the federal level while the provinces, which have the responsibilities, lack the resources. The money is here, yet they are inventing all manner of systems when all that is needed is one fair one, which would redress the fiscal imbalance so the equalization payment program would no longer be needed.
Here things are more complicated. The harder it is to administer, the more it costs, yet there is still money left for the friends of the government in power. All of the provinces admit the existence of a fiscal imbalance, but it needs to be admitted here, and then it can be fixed.
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
Government Orders
1:50 p.m.
Louis Plamondon Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, QC
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to also have this opportunity to take part in such an important debate, one I would also qualify as surprising. No one would have believed that a government would dare for the first time to go against the traditions, habits and principles that have always been part of the House of Commons and the parties that have been in power here, that is respect for commitments to the provinces on the renewal, every five years, of the equalization contracts.
Today, they have told us they are going to tack on a year, that it can be discussed later. But they are thereby blatantly neglecting the needs of the provinces, particularly in the areas of health, social services and education.
With this new invisible leader, as my colleague for Champlain has just described him, behind the curtain pulling the strings, we find ourselves with a two-headed government.
First, he comes here and proposes things, then the next day, someone else says, no we will not do that. This will drag on until February. We have an irresponsible government, one that does not take its responsibilities, puts off its problems, does not listen to the provinces, the opposition, or various stakeholders in Quebec or in Canada, and does what it wants for one reason: to advance the personal agenda of the new leader, who will see to helping out his friends who contributed $11 million to his leadership campaign and to returning the favour to friends of the party. The good old Liberal tradition will be reincarnated in a new leader. Leaders will come and go, but the party will always be corrupt.
The equalization that we are talking about is so complex. As my colleague from Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot said, it could disappear one day if we took the time to sit down and properly discuss the provinces' needs and the distribution of wealth in Canada. It would be very easy.
Currently, the average fiscal capacity is based on five provinces: Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia. Provinces with a fiscal capacity below the average receive the difference from Ottawa, not the rich provinces, but Ottawa itself. What is more, equalization legislation is reviewed every five years.
Look at what the Séguin commission report said, for instance. This commission was formed by the Parti Quebecois government and was chaired by Mr. Séguin, who is currently the minister of finance in the new Liberal government in Quebec. He has not changed his mind in the meantime.
He talked about restoring fiscal balance. Look at what Mr. Séguin said and then look at what the provinces said during the finance ministers meeting. They said that the financial means of the provinces had to be increased by at least $8 billion annually. That is what the Séguin report said.
In Quebec, he said that $2 billion in the medium term, and $3 billion in the long term, was needed to restore fiscal balance. The CHST needed to be abolished and the GST or personal income tax transferred.
This new sharing of the tax base must be gradual. What the Séguin report suggested was quite orderly. Also, it wanted to improve the equalization system by taking into account the fiscal capacity of all ten provinces instead of only five; this would, among other things, require elimination of the existing ceiling and threshold provisions. Why should there be a limit? "You can be poor up to a point; you can be rich up to a point", that is what the formula is saying at the present time. The report said that Ottawa should not unilaterally change the equalization formula.
However, this bill is just that: a first unilateral step. It says, "We are setting the date at which we will negotiate and, for the time being, it will be delayed by at least one year". That is quite unilateral. How will the federal government behave when it sits down at the table? The same way, as the Séguin report feared.
The Séguin report also said that there should be checks and balances on the federal spending power. Fiscal rebalancing would limit the spending power of the federal government.
This government's capacity to spend is limitless. While retaining the same tax rates, it has cut transfer payments.
If it had been honest, it would have said, "I do not want to be involved in health and education any more. As a result, I will not keep the tax points I was using. The provinces can have them to offer those services". Instead, the government kept the money and left it to the provinces to provide those services. It is now bragging about its balanced budget while continuing to interfere in areas under provincial jurisdiction by spending wildly.
The spending power of the federal government must be rebalanced and limited. Quebec must reaffirm vigorously, as it has done traditionally, that there is no constitutional basis for the federal spending power. This is no small matter. That behaviour by the government, especially the current government, which will not change even if its leader changes, flies in the face of the Canadian Constitution. As a matter of fact, the federal government unduly interferes in areas of provincial jurisdiction and spends recklessly even though the Constitution puts limits on how it can spend.
Quebec must maintain its demand for the unconditional right to opt out with full financial compensation. It is funny because, yesterday, my colleague, the member for Trois-Rivières, moved a motion asking that the House acknowledge that Quebec constitutes a nation and has the right to opt out of any federal initiative it considers unsuitable. The same principle would apply to any other province requesting the right to opt out. That is part of the very principle of federation.
In his report, the present Quebec Liberal minister of finance, Mr. Séguin, said that the right to opt out was necessary. Yesterday, the federal Liberal members from Quebec refused to vote in favour of that principle. They refused to vote in favour of the motion by the member for Trois-Rivières, which asked that Quebec be recognized as a nation and be given the right to opt out of any federal program not in line with its own interests.
That was mentioned in the Séguin report. I repeat that Mr. Séguin is now a Quebec Liberal minister. In Quebec, there is unanimity; all three parties agree with that motion. The federal Liberal members from Quebec remained silent. They still claim that they serve the interests of Quebec. However, there is only one party here defending Quebec's interests, and that is the courageous Bloc Quebecois. The others just knuckle under. Each time they have the opportunity to rise or speak for Quebec, they stay put. They belong to the party of the silent. That is what we call them in Quebec.
That is why, come the next election, Quebeckers will not trust again.
National Poppy Campaign
Statements By Members
October 30th, 2003 / 1:55 p.m.
Gérard Binet Frontenac—Mégantic, QC
Mr. Speaker, every year, during the National Poppy Campaign, more than 15 million scarlet poppies blossom on the lapels of Canadians from coast to coast.
Yesterday afternoon, at Rideau Hall, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada and Patron of the Royal Canadian Legion, received the first poppy of the 2003 campaign from Lieutenant-General Charles Belzile, Dominion Grand President.
The poppy is the national symbol of remembrance. It honours those who served our country in two world wars, the Korean conflict and peacekeeping missions. Its colour is reminiscent of the blood-red flowers that still grow on the fields of honour in France and Belgium.
I urge all Canadians to proudly wear their poppies and to pay tribute to the Canadian soldiers who died in action.
Statements By Members
1:55 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Brian Fitzpatrick Prince Albert, SK
Mr. Speaker, it is a principle of law that everyone is entitled to equal treatment before the law without discrimination.
Federal tax collectors have been busy auditing and assessing Saskatchewan Jr. A hockey teams. These actions threaten the very existence of that league. Now it is discovered that the federal tax collectors have not been auditing and assessing more than 120 Jr. A teams in the other provinces.
The people of Saskatchewan are again wondering, why is the Liberal government attacking rural Saskatchewan? This discrimination violates all notions of fairness.
The actions of the Liberal government are a direct attack on Saskatchewan amateur sports. It is a direct attack against the dreams of the players, their parents, their fans and the communities.
It is an attack on Canadian unity. The Liberal government should be very much ashamed of itself.
SHARE Agricultural Foundation
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Murray Calder Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge 25 successful years of operation of the SHARE Agricultural Foundation.
SHARE stands for Sending Help and Assistance Everywhere. The motivation to form SHARE was the result of a trip to Kenya by David Armstrong of Caledon, Peel County, where he witnessed extreme hunger and poverty.
When David returned home, he and his late brother, Neil, solicited the involvement of a number of dairy farmers in Peel and Halton counties to donate high quality cattle to send to poor countries where infant mortality was particularly high due to the lack of milk for infants and pregnant women.
Since that time, the foundation has grown steadily, and the efforts and donations of the many people who support SHARE have helped to alleviate poverty, hunger and death for thousands of people in a number of developing countries.
SHARE is more than a vision. It is a program that proves that individual Canadians can make a difference where the need is greatest. I ask all members to join me in congratulating the SHARE members on 25 years of caring and dedication.
Toronto Humane Society
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Judy Sgro York West, ON
Mr. Speaker, for over 100 years the Toronto Humane Society has provided a desperately needed haven for injured and abandoned animals in the City of Toronto.
In any given year, over 8,000 animals pass through the shelter, which is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
The injured receive veterinary care. Abandoned animals are given a safe haven, and wildlife is cared for and released to its natural habitat.
While October is adopt a dog month, the shelter also has hundreds of cats in need of homes. Adoption fees have been cut and a new family member is waiting to be picked up.
For directions to the Toronto Humane Society website persons can go to www.torontohumanesociety.com.
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Walt Lastewka St. Catharines, ON
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to inform the House and the people of Canada that October is Autism Month. Autism brings many challenges to children and their families.
The Government of Canada is committed to improving the health and well-being of Canadians and will continue to support the efforts by the provinces and territories to provide services to those who are affected by this disorder.
The Government of Canada collaborates with other levels of government, non-governmental organizations and the voluntary sector to support a range of programs and initiatives to assist all children, including those with disabilities, to reach their full potential.
These include the federal disabilities strategy, the Centres of Excellence for Children's Well-Being, the Community Action Program for Children and the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Early Childhood Development Agreement.
The government undertakes its responsibility to the United Nations convention on the rights of the child by including the rights of children with disabilities to have access to the highest attainable standard of health and respecting children's rights without discrimination.
We must continue to support families and children of all ages by partnering at all levels to ensure that those with disabilities, such as autism, can fully participate in Canadian society.
National Defence
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Deborah Grey Edmonton North, AB
Mr. Speaker, all Sea King helicopter training flights have been grounded because of technical problems. This is unprecedented.
Who is responsible for this dangerous situation? The king of obstinance, that is who.
There is absolutely no excuse for the Prime Minister's unreasonable behaviour in delaying the acquisition of new helicopters for the last 10 years. The high flyer from Shawinigan is the one who should be grounded for good. Thankfully, sooner maybe rather than later, he will be.
He has been playing Russian roulette with the lives of our troops. They know it. We know it. He knows it and every Canadian knows it. He is just hoping he can sneak out of office before there is a major Sea King accident that he will have to take responsibility for.
There is no one more cowardly than a leader who will put other lives at risk because of pride and arrogance. A 10 year reign of error, promise maker to deal breaker. It has been a decade of delay, denial and deception. His D day is coming soon.
The Prime Minister will be judged as a leader of unparalleled stubbornness. I say shame.
Federal-Municipal Relations
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
John Maloney Erie—Lincoln, ON
Mr. Speaker, in January 2004, the Regional Municipality of Niagara will host the third annual Smarter Niagara Summit.
This year's conference will focus on municipal-federal-provincial relationships to promote common policies on brownfield redevelopment and smart growth incentives.
Niagara's approach to the concept of smart growth has been successful because of an inclusive process. By engaging the Niagara community in discussion forms, by enlisting business and community leaders in the decision making process, and by providing thoughtful insights from dynamic speakers, it has developed a robust approach to addressing many big picture items affecting the region.
I wish to congratulate the region of Niagara for again hosting this valuable summit and for the focus on federal-municipal relations.
With Niagara's proximity to the United States, the locally driven bi-national forum, the fact that it is surrounded by international waters, its prominence as a trade route, the presence of the Welland canal system, border security issues and more, the need for strong federal-municipal relations in Niagara is very pronounced.
Middle East
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Christiane Gagnon Québec, QC
Mr. Speaker, recently Oren Medick, an Israeli citizen and peace activist with Gush Shalom, visited Quebec to share his concerns about the erection of the security fence, a fortified wall, in the West Bank.
Mr. Medick talked about the terrible consequences for the Israeli and Palestinian people if Prime Minister Sharon's government sticks to its plan.
Allow me to remind members of an important conclusion reached at the European Summit held in Brussels on October 16 and 17, and I quote:
The European Council is particularly concerned by the route marked out for the so-calledsecurity fence in the Occupied West Bank.
This wall is in no way a solution to the deplorable suicide bombings and will certainly not bring peace to this part of the world already hard hit by violence. All of us have a responsibility with respect to what is happening in the Middle East.
Canadian Forces
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
David Price Compton—Stanstead, QC
Mr. Speaker, HMCS Calgary will return home soon after three months of patrol duty in the Arabian gulf region participating in Operation Apollo, Canada's contribution to the international campaign against terrorism.
More than 7,000 Canadian Forces personnel from the navy, army and air force served on Operation Apollo, which began in October 2001 and will end with the return of HMCS Calgary .
Yesterday, the captain, Commander Dan MacKeigan, expressed his pride for the excellence of his Canadian crew and his gratitude for the constant support received from home. I know we all echo that pride.
I believe Commander MacKeigan's own words are best to describe the accomplishments of our brave men and women in uniform under Operation Apollo, "We were here on your behalf, making a real difference every single day".
On behalf of my colleagues, and all Canadians, I wish to thank all Canadian Forces personnel.
Edmonton Public Library
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Peter Goldring Edmonton Centre-East, AB
Mr. Speaker, the Edmonton Public Library is celebrating its 90th year of serving.
For 90 years it has been a repository of worldly knowledge; 90 years of wonderful, uninhibited time travel through volumes of fictional adventure, historical truths and fantastic accomplishment; and 90 years of enriching the lives of Edmontonians.
This past year has been yet another milestone in the ever-developing library. The Lois Hole Library Legacy Program initiated by Lois Hole, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, is planting the seeds to grow the Edmonton Public Library by buying books and materials to enhance the library's collection.
I wish to encourage others to invest, as I have, in the Library Legacy Program. Through knowledge, dreams can evolve. Edmonton's libraries have brought much knowledge and stirred many dreams to become a reality.
I wish to congratulate Edmonton public libraries. May they continue for all time to connect the people of Edmonton to the knowledge and cultures of the world.


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Wolfe says leaving his legal career has not yet had a big impact on his training, as he has not settled into the routine of being an athlete full-time. He does say, though, that he will be able to look forward to "less stress, more rest and hopefully smarter training."
"This spring I have put in a bit more volume in my training," he says. "But I raced less, compared to last year. So, I'm not sure how that will shake out."
Wolfe says the level of competition at Western States—as well as the race's history—is what drew him to run it last year. And while he was aiming to finish high, even he was surprised at the result.
"I ran the first half with a crew of guys—Hal [Koerner], Geoff [Roes], Nick [Clark], Tim Olsen, Kilian," he says, recounting the 2011 race. "Kilian and I put a couple minutes on the other guys between 30 and 50 miles and the two of us ran together. I hit a bad patch at 55 to 60, and dropped off and was passed by Kilian, Jez [Bragg], Nick and Hal. I rallied hard from 62 to 100 miles and passed everyone but Kilian."
"I went in with the goal of a top-5 finish but didn't expect to place second," he says. "I gave it everything I had."
Now, Wolfe says he hopes that experience will help him at Western this weekend after what he calls disappointing performances so far this year. In May, he finished 14th at both the Transvulcania Ultramarathon and Zegama-Aizkorri Marathon, both in Spain. In March, he finished 13th at the Chuckanut 50K in Bellingham, Washington.
"Looking back, I think I went in exhausted," he says of those races. "I trained really hard leading up to Transvulcania, but I was also trying to wrap up my job in the U.S. Attorney's Office, and moving. It all took a toll."
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- 2 ounces reduced-fat bar cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 1/2 teaspoons white-wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup finely chopped chives
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Yoko Ono promotes Lennon's artwork, on display in Oak Brook (Illinois)
Yoko Ono (May 30, 2012)
By Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune reporter
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Yoko Ono was an established artist before she met John Lennon, but 31 years after her husband's murder, her career runs on two tracks: managing Lennon's work with and apart from the Beatles and pursuing her own idiosyncratic muse.
The curator side of her is bringing "The Artwork of John Lennon" to Oak Brook's DoubleTree hotel Friday through Sunday. The location's hook is that police in March of 1970 raided Merrill Chase's Oak Brook gallery and confiscated some of Lennon's work on obscenity grounds (Chicago Daily News headline: "Du Page court order: Lennon art to be burned").
Now Lennon's artwork is best known for being on baby blankets, pajamas and lamp shades, though we're likely not talking about the same images that got him in trouble.
The show, which benefits Gilda's Club Chicago for cancer support, will feature Lennon drawings, sketches and lyrics on display mostly in serigraphs (a type of print), as well as lithographs and some originals. (Ono won't be there.)
Meanwhile, the 79-year-old Ono received Austria'sprestigious Oskar Kokoschka Prize for contemporary art earlier this spring and is maintaining her own music career while expressing herself frequently to her 2.35 million Twitter followers. Sample tweets: "Count all the puddles on the street when the sky is blue" and "Imagine two billion universes. Visualize yourself on a planet in each universe."
In a phone conversation from New York, Ono talked about Twitter, the contrasts between her and her late husband's art, and her feelings about the Beatles and Paul McCartney.
Q: Do you write your own Tweets?
A: Oh, yes, of course. Nobody else does.
Q: Tell me about using Twitter to reach out to people.
A: Oh, I think it's a very beautiful thing that's happening because it's like haiku … kind of action haiku, shall we say? We communicate. We exchange. It's great.
Q: How do you balance the art that you're working on and John's art that you're promoting?
A: I really believe in John's work, and John's work should not be shelved. People should not remember him just for "I Want To Hold Your Hand" or something (laughs). I've been promoting his work quite extensively for the past, what, 30 years, is it?
Q: How do you balance the art-world aspects and the more commercial aspects of these Legacy art shows?
A: I'm hoping that I'm bringing it out in the way that it was in his spirit, you know, instead of saying, "Wow, let's make this into a real sort of commercial stuff." I can't do it that way, so it probably won't be that commercial, but there are many, many beautiful people who come to these shows. They might be already fans, but some people just come in and they're pretty surprised that something like this, which is pure and beautiful and fun, is still around — without being killed by commercialism.
Q: These are reproductions or lithographs or limited editions. How does that work?
A: OK, original and lithographs and serigraphs. Most of them are serigraphs.
Q: Has he signed them, or have you signed some of them for him?
A: His originals, of course, are signed by him, and the serigraphs are signed by me, yeah. I'm not signing his name. I'm just signing that this is authentic and we're putting it out, so I'm signing my name.
Q: Do you think that his art and your art have a similar message?
A: Similar message, yes, but in a very different way. We were expressing in a very different way.
Q: How?
A: I'm very conceptual, and he believed in realism, I think. His work was extremely kind of right-on, hands-on with people. It's communicating much more than mine, actually.
Q: His art is also on baby blankets and a lot of other products. Is there any one item that tickles you the most?
A: The Beatles were very, very early and revolutionary, too, in the sense that they did their lunch boxes, and people said, "Lunch boxes, what are they doing?" But I'm very proud of that. I'm very proud of the fact that John as a Beatle did that as well, and we're doing John Lennon merchandise too.
Q: Is there one piece of merchandise that is your favorite?
A: No, they're all good. With John's T-shirts, I always make sure that there's a message on it. He had so many different messages, so it's good in that sense. It's not just a big face of John or something. He's saying something, like "Power to the People," "Give Peace a Chance" or "Imagine Peace."
Q: How do you divide up your energy? Do you spend most of it doing any one thing?
A: A combination of things. I just do it because I just do it. There's an old sort of fable or something, a huge, huge dragon has eight legs or something, and she was walking very, very swiftly and smoothly, and somebody said, "How do you do it with eight legs?" And she said, "Hmm, let me think about it," and then she couldn't do it anymore because she thought about it (laughs).
Q: Do you think you'll be more remembered for your art or for your music?
A: I have no idea. They probably will remember me as somebody who was with John Lennon (laughs).
Q: Do you have any more musical performances on tap?
A: I'm going to have a lot performances this year, and I already have plans for next year too. Next year I'm going to be 80, so more organizations want me to do something for my 80th birthday year because that's just a little additional thing that might bring people in or something, I don't know.
Q: Will you get the Plastic Ono Band back together for that?
A: Yeah.
Q: When was the last time you listened to a Beatles album?
A: (laughs) I listen to it every day. We're doing this business together, and there's things that we have to listen to.
Q: Do you have a favorite album?
A: Uh, no. Each one had some incredible beauty in it. It's just fantastic, especially when you listen to songs now. It's all right that people are creating songs that are very complex and respecting this world now, you know, but those days what they were doing was so beautiful.
Q: Five versions of the McCartney album "Ram" were released today, including a box set.
A: (sing-songy) Uh-hu-uh.
Q: Would you ever have thought that album would get a multiple-version rerelease?
A: (laughing) No, no.
Q: Do you have any interest in getting that one?
A: Well, I don't know (laughs). Let me think about that one (laughs more). I'll tell you what: This whole idea that I totally don't like Paul's thing or something is wrong. He's a very, very good songwriter. Obviously everybody knows that, and I wish him well. I wish that he would keep on doing it.
Q: Do you have pets?
A: We had pets. We had four cats and one dog, actually. I don't have any now. I'm so busy; I just don't want to know about anything except my work and myself. It's very important that I take care of myself so that I could stay healthy, you know?
Q: Do you think "Let It Be" will ever come out on DVD?
A: It's very possible, yeah. Logically speaking, it has to come out (eventually).
Q: That's the one thing that hasn't come out, and I'm always trying to figure out who doesn't want it out.
A: It's to do with — that's what's very, very good about the Beatles and Apple and all that. It's because we still care and we don't want to just dish out something: "Oh that one, let's just dish it out." People go through all the stuff and say, "Should we put the outtake in there?" "No, no, no, it didn't work out so well" or whatever. They really try to make it (right) and then bring it out. So I think that's a very good trait, instead of "Wow, this is so popular, we can just dish it out."
Q: Do you think John would have been proud that the Beatles can still be a top seller on vinyl and in all these other areas?
A: Yeah, he would probably come out and say, "I'm the one who created the Beatles. Just remember." (laughs)
"The Artwork of John Lennon" runs Friday (noon-8 p.m.), Saturday (11 a.m.-7 p.m.) and Sunday (11 a.m.-6 p.m.) at the DoubleTree by Hilton, 1909 Spring Road, Oak Brook. $2 suggested donation to benefit Gilda's Club Chicago.


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Kids have earned money for generations by selling lemonade, walking neighbors' dogs, and mowing lawns. Those ideas still work, but maybe your kids want something a little more clever or out-of-the-box. Here are six unconventional ways kids can make money.
Grow plants
Every spring homeowners around the country dig holes in their yards and insert plants… That they bought at the local garden and home center. There's no reason they couldn't have given that money to your kids for plants they grew in the basement over the winter.
There is some investment involved – seeds, potting soil, and plastic trays. And there is definitely work involved. But you don't need to be a horticulturalist and own a greenhouse to grow plants from seed, and the experience of growing these plants will probably be more valuable to your kids than the money they earn from selling them to neighbors.
Cookies, cookies, cookies
Does your kid like to bake? There's money in that skill. Here are two ideas: First, the next time you or anyone in your neighborhood has a garage sale, have your little baker set a table with cookies and lemonade. Garage sales attract people with money to spend, and they'll be pleasantly surprised to see cookies available at the garage sale.
The second idea is more ambitious. All moms need cookies for lunches and class parties, and many don't have time to bake. Your child can do that work for them, on demand. The neighborhood kids will benefit from homemade cookies, and your kid will benefit from a well-fed piggy bank.
Sports lessons
This one isn't for every child, but if your teen son or daughter did well in sports at ages 6-8, he or she could capitalize on that skill. Many parents of T-ball players and little soccer stars are seeking an edge for their developing athletes. Professional coaches give lessons starting at $40 for half an hour; your kid could teach a young T-baller basically the same skills for half that.
Not all good players make good coaches, but if your child likes working with younger kids, sports lessons may be an enjoyable, satisfying way to earn a few dollars.
Does your son do well in math or English? Is your daughter a chess whiz or a first-chair clarinetist? If so, then they can take advantage of those skills by tutoring younger kids. Most people think of tutors as adults, but your child may have a better perspective on teaching young kids than an adult – who has probably been out of school for many years – does. And younger kids look up to older kids more than they look up to adults.
Starting a tutoring business can be as easy as talking to teachers in the appropriate lower classes. They may be willing to pass on the names of prospective tutors to children they know could use the help.
School survival handbook
Starting a new school can be terrifying. Your kid can capitalize on that by writing a "guide to survival" for his or her particular school, and selling it to incoming students (well, their parents). This guide, which can be just a 15 or 20 page pamphlet printed on copy paper and stapled into a booklet, should contain inside tips on how to succeed at your kid's school.
Welcome advice can include tips for pleasing certain teachers, maps for getting from the lockers to class, the best things to choose for lunch, the coolest places to meet friends at recess, and countless other things that only a veteran of the school would know. Of course, the pamphlet could also include good general advice, such as how to make friends and how to schedule homework, but the key to success of this booklet is its insider perspective.
Turning history into money
Most homeowners are somewhat curious about the people who previously lived in their houses. Your child can turn that curiosity into profit by preparing simple historical packets about neighbors' houses. Here is what can be included in this packet and where it can be found:
- Previous owners. This information can be found, sometimes online, in your county recorder's office, register of deeds, or the equivalent in your community
- Newspaper articles. Articles that mention the property or previous owners can be of great interest. Libraries usually have microfilmed newspapers that can be searched, and many newspapers are now online.
- Historical items. Items related to the history of the neighborhood itself (e.g.,from newspaper archives or interviews with older neighbors) can be of great interest.
The bottom line
Any time you've ever thought "I could do that!" or better yet "My kid could do that!" there's bound to be an opportunity lurking nearby. What do your kids, or your neighbor's kids, do to earn extra money?
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I definitely made good money for my age by tutoring. It's not that hard when about half of parents have a tutor just to make sure their kid gets their homework done. I'd also add pet sitting and baby sitting.Comment by Anonymous — May 31st 2011 @ 12:27 pm
They can also do some yard work. Growing up we could get money for shoveling the neighbours walk or sweeping out a garage.Comment by Anonymous — May 31st 2011 @ 2:15 pm
I do great in school, and im pretty athletic, but I dont see how I could be a tutor… Little kids dont really want to learn about Geometry and Plant Biology.Comment by Anonymous — Jun 8th 2011 @ 11:16 pm
Anything else for Suggestions?
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"In the case of the TV we've got both strategies. We actually have a TV implementation in some senses built into Windows. It works really well for small screen TVs that you might call a PC, but for that big screen device here's a piece of hardware that we build, there's no diversity. You get exactly the Xboxes that we build for you. We may have more form-factors in the future that are designed for various price points and options, but we think it's going to [be] important," said Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, reports Gearlog web-site.
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Debates of April 16th, 2008
House of Commons Hansard #80 of the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was provisions.
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- Marc-Antoine Latulippe
- Equality Day
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- Pierre Lapointe
- Government Policies
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- The Bloc Québécois
- Bill Dance
- The Prime Minister
- The Quebec Nation
- Conservative Party of Canada
- Government Policies
- Elections Canada
- Gasoline Prices
- Elections Canada
- Afghanistan
- Justice
- Minister of the Environment
- Canadian Forces
- Elections Canada
- Afghanistan
- Ethics
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- Canadian Wheat Board
- Aboriginal Affairs
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- Points of Order
- Government Response to Petitions
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Committees of the House
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2:05 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
It being Wednesday, we will now have the singing of the national anthem led by the hon. member for Timmins—James Bay.
[Members sang the national anthem]
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Steven Fletcher Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia, MB
Mr. Speaker, by any measure, Canada is the best country in the world. Canada's many blessings are not here by accident, but have been earned by the hard work of previous generations.
I wish to take a moment to acknowledge one of my constituents who exemplifies the many sacrifices necessary to ensure Canada remains strong and free.
Mr. George Waters was born on Dominion Day, July 1, 1919. He signed up to serve his country in April of 1941 and did so proudly as a Flight Lieutenant with the Royal Canadian Air Force Bomber Command. He served his country and community again for almost twenty years as a school board trustee. Mr. Waters is the only person I know who votes in elections in a school named after himself.
The kids at George Waters Middle School and every other school in the country owe the seniors of Canada their every today and their every tomorrow. To the seniors of Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia and seniors right across the country, let me express very heartfelt and humble thanks.
Donald C. MacDonald
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2:05 p.m.
Alan Tonks York South—Weston, ON
Mr. Speaker, it is with great affection and respect that I rise today to honour Donald C. MacDonald, who passed away recently at the age of 94.
Donald MacDonald was an elected member of the Ontario legislature for nearly 30 years and led the provincial CCF party through its early evolution to become the New Democratic Party of Ontario. As leader of the NDP, he focused his generosity and intelligence toward the formation of grassroots community organizations of health, social well-being and education.
Donald was the guiding spirit for indispensable multi-service agencies such as the Learning Enrichment Foundation and York Community Services, which support new immigrants, the disadvantaged and a more inclusive society.
There is not much any of us can do about death. However, we are all given the opportunity to do something with life. Donald will be remembered for living long, living well and living to better the lives of others.
I am confident that all in this House will join me in sending our condolences to Donald's wife, Simone, and his three children and six grandchildren as we celebrate the life of Donald MacDonald.
Marc-Antoine Latulippe
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2:05 p.m.
Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC
Mr. Speaker, on April 7, when he was riding his bicycle near the Rivière Noire, Marc-Antoine Latulippe, an 11-year-old from Roxton Falls, disappeared after he presumably fell into the water. Yesterday we learned that the body of the young boy had been found, bringing over a week of tireless searches to an end for his parents, friends and loved ones. Although it must be a relief to have an end to this nightmare, we can only imagine the immense pain that has taken its place.
I would like to say that my thoughts, and those of my colleagues and fellow citizens, are with the parents and friends of Marc-Antoine Latulippe, and we are thinking of you during this difficult time. I would also like to thank all the police officers and volunteers who helped with searches.
On behalf of myself and my Bloc Québécois colleagues, I offer my sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Marc-Antoine.
Equality Day
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2:05 p.m.
Irene Mathyssen London—Fanshawe, ON
Mr. Speaker, tomorrow we will celebrate Equality Day. Equality Day marks the coming into force of the equality provisions in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms on April 17, 1985.
Thousands of women, including NDP MPs Pauline Jewett and Margaret Mitchell, fought for women's inclusion in the charter.
The equality provision, section 15, sets out four kinds of protection: equality before and under the law, and equal benefit and protection of the law, on seven grounds, including sex.
While women in Canada may have achieved equality in law, they still have not achieved equality in practice. After 23 years, women deserve better.
The Conservative government is irreversibly changing the course of women's equality in Canada. The NDP has put forward a Fairness for Women Action Plan. I would ask the government to adopt these recommendations so that women will achieve equality once and for all.
Chief of the Defence Staff
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Laurie Hawn Edmonton Centre, AB
Mr. Speaker, on the occasion of his retirement I want to honour General Rick Hillier for his tireless work in rebuilding our armed forces, his fearless dedication to the men and women in uniform, the pride he has helped instill in all Canadians, and his eternal optimism as a Leafs fan.
General Hillier is a soldier's soldier first and foremost. I know that the men and the women of the forces will miss him. He spoke out for the needs of every soldier on the line and worked tirelessly with our government to ensure those soldiers, sailors, airmen and airwomen were equipped with the tools they so badly needed after, as he so accurately put it, "a decade of darkness".
Today, the level of respect and pride our citizens have for the Canadian Forces and the recognition for excellence around the world are in no small part due to General Hillier's revitalization of our military and the dignity of those who choose to serve.
That the overpasses along Highway 401 in Ontario are filled with ordinary people standing there just to pay their respects to our fallen soldiers is an incredible testament to the place of honour our military has today.
General Hillier, for your dedication and leadership, your country and this airman thank you.
Aboriginal Affairs
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Tina Keeper Churchill, MB
Mr. Speaker, last weekend I visited Cecilia Begg of the KI6, the imprisoned leaders of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug. The five men are in a Thunder Bay jail and she is in a Kenora jail.
Cecilia is peaceful and brave and feels that this protest is integral to her role as a mother and grandmother and as a steward for future generations. She believes her community must have a decision making capacity in its traditional territory.
Chief Morris said: "We want the right to say yes or no to development. That's what the treaty relationship is all about. We're seeking to correct that".
Grand Chief Stan Beardy of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation stated: "This nation to nation relationship has become completely inequitable. There is no benefit for first nations in these federal budgets. That is inequitable. We too want a positive future. Our ancestors did not sign treaties to have their children and grandchildren live as dependants and in dire poverty".
The federal government is neglecting its role in the duty to consult. The government cannot off-load it to third parties.
I was honoured to meet Cecilia Begg, who said: "I'm not alone. I have the prayers of the people with me".
Milad al-Nabiy
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Rahim Jaffer Edmonton Strathcona, AB
Mr. Speaker, recently Muslims around the world celebrated Milad al-Nabiy, the anniversary of the birth of the prophet Muhammad, which is one of the largest celebrations of the Islamic calendar.
Muslims celebrate the prophet's birth, life and teachings with prayers, readings from the Quran, feasts, good deeds and compassion toward the poor.
To mark this celebration, the Ismaili community of Ottawa is hosting an event featuring Dr. Ali Mazrui, who is the Albert Schweitzer Professor in the Humanities and Director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies at Binghampton University.
Dr. Mazrui has been involved in a number of UN projects and is also internationally consulted on Islamic history and culture.
Dr. Mazrui's keynote address, entitled "Prophet Muhammad as the Founder of a New Civilization", will highlight the rich history and tradition around this world celebration.
On behalf of the Government of Canada and all members of this House, I would like to welcome Dr. Mazrui to Canada and extend best wishes to my brothers and sisters celebrating Milad al-Nabiy.
Pierre Lapointe
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2:10 p.m.
Bernard Bigras Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, QC
Mr. Speaker, we were saddened to hear of the passing of Pierre Lapointe. He died of cancer on Saturday. A city councillor in Montreal, Pierre Lapointe left his mark as a man who was committed to his community and concerned about the quality of life of his fellow citizens.
Mr. Lapointe, a former diplomat and former chairman of the Immigration and Refugee Board, made the switch to municipal politics in 1997. He had been working with Gérald Tremblay's team since 2003. He was also a member of the board of directors for both the Société de transport de Montréal and Ahuntsic-Cartierville's Corporation de développement économique communautaire. According to his colleagues, this community builder always made every decision with compassion.
My Bloc Québécois colleagues and I offer our sincere condolences to his sister, Lisette Lapointe, to his partner, Sylvie Lamothe as well as to all his friends and colleagues.
Government Policies
Statements By Members
April 16th, 2008 / 2:10 p.m.
David Tilson Dufferin—Caledon, ON
Mr. Speaker, Canadians work hard. They pay their taxes and they play by the rules. They have real issues they care about and they expect their government to take real action.
Our Prime Minister and our Conservative government get that, and Canadian families are seeing real results from our leadership.
Our government is making day to day life more affordable for Canadians through tax refunds to individuals and families.
We are acting to keep our communities safe by passing the most comprehensive anti-crime bill in Canada's history: the tackling violent crime act.
We are acting to protect Canadians' health and well-being.
Let us contrast this with the lack of leadership Canadians see when they look at the so-called official opposition. That party and its leader take a stand and then back down. The Liberals criticize and complain and then support our government. The Liberals have no policy on issues that matter the most to ordinary Canadians.
Instead, the Liberals focus on imaginary scandals and phony controversy. Canadians are not fooled.
Member for Nepean--Carleton
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2:10 p.m.
Paul Szabo Mississauga South, ON
Mr. Speaker, it has become obvious that not only the opposition parties have become ashamed of the behaviour of the member for Nepean—Carleton.
Last week, he recklessly blamed the Liberals in the Senate for delaying Bill S-225 on terrorism, but let us hear what others have to say.
Here is one quote: "It is entirely incorrect and inappropriate for that member in the other place to claim that the Liberal-dominated opposition was blocking" Bill S-225.
A further quote states: "The workings of this chamber are not always understood by others, including parliamentarians who should check their facts before speaking on procedural matters".
Yet a further quote states: "I repeat that there was no undue delay on this bill, regardless of whatever knee-jerk reactions may have been seen in the other place".
Who am I quoting? Who offered such a scathing indictment of the member for Nepean—Carleton? No less than the deputy leader of the Conservative government in the Senate.
The Bloc Québécois
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2:15 p.m.
Luc Harvey Louis-Hébert, QC
Mr. Speaker, once again, the Bloc is going through an existential crisis. Some members of the party are leaving to rejoin the Parti Québécois, and others are wondering what good they can do as members of a party that will always be in opposition. Despite that, the member for Québec continues to claim that she is improving Canadian federalism.
First it was PQ militants from Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, and now it is writer and ardent sovereignist Victor-Lévy Beaulieu's turn to beg members of the Bloc Québécois, especially their leader, to return home.
More and more Quebeckers are wondering about the Bloc Québécois' record over the past 18 years—yes, it has been 18 years. As it turns out, the Bloc's record is basically a blank page, because the PQ no longer dares mention a referendum, and because under the Conservatives, the country is united and Quebec is getting stronger.
I invite the members of the Bloc to recognize that just being here is not enough and that the words "take action" will never be part of their vocabulary.
Bill Dance
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2:15 p.m.
Bill Blaikie Elmwood—Transcona, MB
Mr. Speaker, last week was a sad week for Transcona and the larger community of railroaders in Winnipeg and across Canada. Hundreds of people gathered last Friday to mourn the sudden passing and to celebrate the life of Bill Dance, who died one day after his 55th birthday and only a short time before he was to receive his first pension cheque, after 39 years of service as a conductor.
Bill was the treasurer of UTU Local 1874 for 30 years, served on numerous committees and, as the auditor for Canada of the UTU for CN and CP, was very helpful to many locals across the country. He was a great friend and supporter of the cause of working people, and I personally will cherish many fond memories of working with him on issues of mutual concern and in various election campaigns.
To his fellow railroaders, to his wife Pat and his children, Leila, Twila and Corey, and particularly to his grandson, Braeden, who was with him when this tragedy occurred, I offer the hope that the memory of a good and faithful life that many will always be grateful for will be of comfort in the days and years ahead.
The Prime Minister
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2:15 p.m.
Brian Murphy Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB
Mr. Speaker, yesterday's RCMP raid on the Conservative Party was not the first time the Prime Minister has had trouble with election laws.
In 2005 the Prime Minister broke election rules by donating more money than was legally allowed to the Conservative Party. The Conservative Party had to refund the money to the Prime Minister so he could avoid prosecution.
What is it about this country's election laws that the Conservatives cannot live with? The Prime Minister has never found an election law that he did not want to change, circumvent or ignore.
Years ago he launched a legal action against the nation of Canada to help right wing groups get around election laws. Now he is doing it again and the taxpayers of Canada are paying to defend Elections Canada.
Instead of going to war against election laws and the people who enforce them, why does the Prime Minister not just try playing by the rules like everyone else?
The Quebec Nation
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2:15 p.m.
Pierre Paquette Joliette, QC
Mr. Speaker, when it comes to recognizing the Quebec nation, the Conservatives have shown that they have no political will to go beyond recognition on paper. That is why the Bloc Québécois is launching a huge campaign throughout Quebec to increase pressure on the Conservatives, raise public awareness and thus produce real benefits for the Quebec nation.
We demand that the government respect the French language and comply with Bill 101 by amending the Official Languages Act and the Canada Labour Code, which contradicts the Charter of the French Language.
We demand that the government respect Quebec's culture, because efforts to promote our culture conflict daily with the federal government's determination to impose a cultural policy that does not recognize Quebec's culture.
We demand that the government respect Quebec's identity, which is the antithesis of multiculturalism, a concept that rejects the idea of a common culture and promotes the coexistence of many segmented, ghettoized cultures.
If these demands are not met, Quebeckers will understand that the Prime Minister's open federalism and his recognition of the Quebec nation are nothing but duplicity and hypocrisy.


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July 28, 2008 WIC Update
SUBJECT 1: Clarification: Adjunct Eligibility Change-HDFS Screen
SUBJECT 2: Missouri WIC Approved Food List - Spanish Version
SUBJECT 3: "AR" PowerPoint Presentation - Initial Nutrition Education
SUBJECT 4: Hemocue Analyzer Order
SUBJECT 5: Microcuvette Survey
SUBJECT 6: State WIC Staff Pictorial Directory
- Clarification: Adjunct Eligibility Change-HDFS Screen: As you know, we made a change to the HDFS screen that was effective July 7, 2008. Children and infants now show as being adjunctly eligible for WIC by virtue of being on Medicaid/MoHealthNet only if their income is 185% or less of poverty. Previously some children and infants would show as being adjunctly eligible on the HDFS screen if their income was above 185% of poverty. The HDFS screen now shows either "Yes," meaning that the participant is adjunctly eligible, or "No," meaning they are NOT adjunctly eligible. If the HDFS Screen shows "No," the participant must show proof of income before being enrolled in WIC. According to the Federal Regulations, what has NOT changed is that persons who are adjunctly eligible ("Yes" on the HDFS screen) "shall not be subject to the income limits" 7 CFR 246.7(d)(vi)(C). This means that if a person is adjunctly eligible for WIC by virtue of being on Medicaid/MoHealthNet, they qualify for WIC no matter what their income level is on the day they are certified for WIC. Also, remember that if an infant or prenatal woman is adjunctly eligible for WIC by virtue of being on Medicaid/MoHealthNet or if a member of the family is on TANF, the entire family is adjunctly income-eligible for WIC.
If you have any questions, feel free to call Jayna Slade at the HANDS Help Desk at 800-554-2544.
- Spanish Version of the new Missouri WIC Approved Food List: Attached is the Spanish version of the new WIC approved food list. Please feel free to make copies as needed. The Spanish version of the food list is being printed at the State Printing Center and should be available at the DHSS warehouse by the middle of August. If your agency needs the Spanish version of the food list, please e-mail Sheila Dessieux by Friday, August 8, 2008, at email@example.com and indicate the number of packets your agency needs. If you have questions, please contact Takako Tagami at email@example.com.
- "AR" PowerPoint Presentation Initial Nutrition Education: Due to the number of monitoring findings related to the initial nutrition education contact "AR" code, a PowerPoint presentation was developed with State and Local WIC Provider collaboration. By using the "AR" PowerPoint presentation local WIC providers will be assured all of the required nutrition information is being presented to the participant. The "AR" PowerPoint presentation contains colored slides with speaker notes and is designed to be used electronically or printed out. Neither the electronic version nor printed version is a stand-alone educational tool and must be reviewed with the participant. The "AR" PowerPoint will be maintained and updated by the State WIC office. All recommendations for revisions or questions should be directed to your district nutritionist.
- Hemocue Analyzer Order: The analyzers requested on the recent equipment survey have been ordered and Hemocue estimates that you will receive them the week of July 28th. Other equipment requested is in the process of being ordered. The WIC Updates will inform you when to expect delivery of the other equipment requested.
Local WIC Provider Confirmation: When you receive the analyzers, please verify the number of analyzers received with the number listed on the packing slip. If the number of analyzers in the package is the same as the packing slip, sign and date the packing slip. Please fax the packing slip to Laura Weiler or Elizabeth Weyrauch at the State WIC Office at the time you receive the shipment. The fax number is 573-522-6501. Confirmation on the packing slip is required in order for the State WIC Office to pay for the analyzers. If the number of analyzers received is different from the packing slip, please call Laura Weiler or Elizabeth Weyrauch at 573-751-6204 or 800-392-8209. Thank you for your assistance.
- Microcuvette Survey: It's time to order Microcuvettes. Please follow the instructions below to ensure your agency receives your supply of microcuvettes.
- Microcuvette Survey: The Microcuvette Survey will allow us to accurately order supplies of microcuvettes for each Local WIC Provider on a timely basis. Please complete and return the attached survey either by fax 573-526-1470 or via e-mail to email@example.com by August 11, 2008. This will assure no interruption in the supply of microcuvettes.
- Microcuvette Order: The information from the survey will be used to identify the current supply on hand at each agency and to estimate the needs of each agency for the next six months. The order will be submitted to HemoCue and shipped directly to your agency.
Local WIC Provider Confirmation: When you receive the order, please verify the number of microcuvettes received with the number listed on the packing slip. If the number of microcuvettes in the package is the same as the packing slip, sign and date the packing slip. Please fax the packing slip to Elizabeth Weyrauch at the State WIC Office within one (1) week of receiving the shipment. The fax number is 573-526-1470. Confirmation on the packing slip is required in order for the State WIC Office to pay for the microcuvettes. Confirmation by e-mail will not be accepted. If the number of microcuvettes received is different from the packing slip, please call Elizabeth Weyrauch at 573 526-4622. Thank you for your cooperation.
- State WIC Staff Pictorial Directory: In the past few months several new staff have joined the State WIC office. These new staff include: Jayne Slade - works the help desk for Customer Service; Susan Guerrant - support for Customer Service; Elizabeth Weyrauch – support for Operations and microcuvette manager; Beth Thompson – monitoring and technical assistance in the Central District and LWP monitoring coordinator; Laura Weiler – financial coding and tracking; Michelle Neinhuis – nutrition training registration and database manager, formula direct shipping; and Sheila Dessieux – part-time support for Nutrition Services. The following staff have left the State WIC office for job promotions and new opportunities: Carol Steinman, Linda Clutter, Paula Caywood, Kaidy Martin, Cathy Propst, Glenn Studebaker, Katie Hollis and Virginia Irvin.
The State WIC office has updated its pictorial directory of State agency staff. Each staff person in the State office is pictured with their title, a brief description of their area of responsibility and telephone number. Since we do not always have the opportunity to meet each other face to face, we hope this will help you put a name to a face when you call our office. If you have any questions, please contact Barbara Myers at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Intel Corp. on Tuesday announced the formation of a wholly owned subsidiary, Intel Federal LLC, to provide strategic focus in order to better address new opportunities in working with the U.S. government. Initially Intel Federal will focus on the high performance computing (HPC) segment, including work on exascale computing with the U.S. department of energy and other agencies.
"Reaching supercomputer performance levels of a hundred times more powerful than today by 2018 will require the combined efforts of both industry and government. An ExaFlop supercomputer's performance is the equivalent of every person on Earth making about 150 million calculations per second. We look forward to collaborating more closely with the U.S. government on future supercomputing challenges," said Kirk Skaugen vice president and general manager of Intel's datacenter and connected systems group.
Intel needs the new subsidiary to enable closer collaboration between itself and governmental organizations, something which requires certain levels of secrecy, confidentiality and so on. In general, this means that the company intends to create unique technological solutions that should remain secret.
Intel also announced that Dave Patterson has been appointed as president of Intel Federal LLC. Patterson brings an extensive array of experience to this role, most recently as president and CEO of Optelecom-NKF, and prior to that as president and CEO of Siemens Government Services (SGS). Mr. Patterson will report directly to Mr. Skaugen.
"The creation of Intel Federal demonstrates the strategic importance of these programs and will give us the ability to establish and maintain the unique processes, procedures and controls needed to develop and manage programs with the government," added Mr. Skaugen.
Initially Intel Federal will have offices in Oregon, California and the Washington, D.C. area. Over time Intel Federal will expand its focus to a wide variety of other programs within the government.
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Avoid McDonald's. Will Gadd's Wisdom For Staying Fit
I'm now 45 years old. A middle aged guy. My life has changed radically with each decade, and I've done a lot of stuff ...
I'm now 45 years old. A middle aged guy. My life has changed radically with each decade, and I've done a lot of stuff that isn't really award-worthy. But there has almost always been one constant that I'm actually proud of: Nearly every single day I do something physical. I count every hour in motion as a victory.
Every time I slip out of the house when the kids are asleep in the morning or evening and bike, hike, run, ski or just walk for an hour or two it's a victory.
You see, as someone smarter once figured out, an object in motion tends to stay in motion, and an object at rest tends to stay at rest. So if I stay at rest for more than a day or two then I'm likely to stay there. Screw that, I've got to keep in motion. I can see what happens to people when they stop moving. They die.
I figure the type of movement is less important than the movement itself. I see a super fat lady out walking up a steep hill on a street and think, "Damn, that must be hard. You are a legend. All the houses you're walking past right now? They're full of people who make excuses not to get out and walk. And you're out here going at it. You're my hero." I never say this because I don't want to seem patronizing, but I truly feel it. I see the old guy cranking the Grouse Grind and think, "I want to be you." I value my stolen hour in the gym as much as I value a day in the mountains; a day in the mountains is easy once you've left the desk, but the day I had to fight for an hour at the gym was a victory over life's demands. And every day in the mountains was surely a great day too…
I go through airports all the time and see what the North American "lifestyle" is doing to people. The farther south you go in North America in general the fatter people get. And airports are where nutritional truth is revealed; I just finished up a meal at an airport restaurant and spent some time perusing what other people were eating. As usual, the rather large dude had a massive plate of nachos, a fried burrito disaster literally dripping with something gelatinous, and a diet Coke. The skinny bastard had a beer, tacos, and left most of the chips (not me, I was hungry as hell and ate 'em). I got onto the last flight of the day behind two large people carrying a bag full of licorice and other sugar; their kids were already super sized, and that just sucks for them. What sucks more is that huge parents and fat elementary-school kids are now the norm, not the exception. Something is wrong.


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That day, humanity remembered. The fear of their rule. This world is cruel... But no matter how scary the world may be. No matter how cruel the world may be. Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!The spectacular action and immense scale of Attack on Titan come to Dead or Alive! Characters in Dead or Alive 5 Last Round can now wear the uniforms of the Military Police Regiment, Garrison Regiment, Scout Regiment, or the Cadet Corps. Proudly wear the uniform of a regiment and dedicate your heart to saving humanity from utter annihilation!Ein's costume is based on the Scout Regiment from Attack on Titan.Land a powerful hit to destroy the costume! This costume includes destructible functionality.*This costume is also included in the 30-item Mashup Set.*You must have the latest update installed in order to use this content.*A free download of DOA5LR Costume Catalog LR32 is required.*You must purchase the character before using this content.©Hajime Isayama,Kodansha/"ATTACK ON TITAN"Production Committee. All Rights Reserved.
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Apple: Don't Buy Waze, It's Dangerous and Reckless
Anyhow, a few months later, with MappleGate out of the headlines and the private startup navigation app Waze a better-known entity, it's probably worth another crack. Plus, I think I raise an important issue. In fact, I would feel slightly guilty, after my experience with Waze, if I didn't raise red flags.
Apple (AAPL) is apparently not going to buy Waze after all. Just the other day, standard media fare went down. Somebody reported the Apple/Waze rumor and everybody else rushed to file the same story. Turns out, at least according to TechCrunch, that everybody, including TechCrunch, jumped the gun.
I'm relieved.
For a whole host of reasons, there's no good reason for Apple to buy Waze. Most importantly, why would Apple want to take on such a dangerous and reckless application at best, a lawsuit waiting to happen at worst?
I wrote about Waze in October after using it several times, most notably on a 90-minute journey between Universal City and Santa Monica in Southern California. After that experience I will never use Waze again, particularly because I don't want to die or seriously injure myself or somebody else.
Instead, I have used Apple Maps, navigation provided by Siri, to get around familiar surroundings and on a weekend trip to Phoenix. It performs reasonably well -- though not perfect -- but, and here's the key, I do not have to take my eyes off of the road. In fact, I load directions before I start the car, push a button and never look at my iPhone again. Nor does Siri entice me to peek.
That's not the case with Waze. In fact, practically everything about the application is designed -- even if not intentionally -- to distract. For mere mortals, I reckon it's next to impossible to not be wholly distracted while using Waze. For goodness sake, they use the slogan, Waze: Drive Social .
They can't be serious?
The Waze platform is amazingly social. The Waze founders and developers should just take over iTunes. It's so social that, again, you cannot possibly expect somebody running that app while driving to focus, in the slightest, on driving.
Just look at Waze.
Each of those little icons on the map, invite a tap. What's this? What's that? Who's over there? Wow, there's somebody in the car next to me using Waze! Damn, she's cute!
When you see a fellow Waze user on the map, you can tap their icon. I could tap "hotjock" cruising just outside of Burbank and message this person publicly or privately. See those "points" and the "rank" under hotjock's name? The more you interact with Waze, the more points you score and the higher you rank.


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The Georgia Institute of Technology Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Research Facility (GT-UAVRF) is known for its research in the areas of UAV navigation, guidance, and control. This work has included the first air launching of a hovering aircraft, the first automatic transition of an airplane to/from tail-sitting hover, vision-only formation flight, vision-aided inertial navigation, automatic helicopter flight with simulated stuck swash plate actuator, and automatic airplane flight with half of one wing missing. The navigation, guidance, and control challenges for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) are among the most significant barriers to wider practical use of these systems for military or non-military use. This includes sensing and avoiding other aircraft and obstacles as well as navigation without reliance on Global Positioning Satellite systems. This presentation will address recent progress in the areas UAS navigation, guidance, and control, with emphasis on adaptive flight control, vision-aided inertial navigation, and laser-aided inertial navigation. This will include progress in both theory and related flight test validation on unmanned research aircraft.
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Eric N. Johnson (firstname.lastname@example.com) is the Lockheed Martin Associate Professor of Avionics Integration, Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Tech. He received a B.S. degree from University of Washington, M.S. degrees from MIT and The George Washington University, and a Ph.D. from Georgia Tech, all in Aerospace Engineering. He also has five years of industry experience working at Lockheed Martin and Draper Laboratory. As Georgia Tech faculty since 2001, he has performed research in adaptive flight control, aided inertial navigation, and autonomous systems. He was the lead system integrator for rotorcraft experiments for the DARPA Software Enabled Control program, which included the first air-launch of a hovering aircraft, automatic flight of a helicopter with a simulated frozen actuators, and adaptive flight control. He was the principal investigator of the Active Vision Control Systems AFOSR Multi-disciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI), which culminated in vision-based air-to-air tracking and vision-aided inertial navigation experimental validation. His most recent work has included automatic low altitude high speed flight of helicopters, indoor and outdoor vision-aided inertial navigation, adaptive flight control, and methods for sensing and avoiding other aircraft.