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Probationary constable Peter Grant dreams of being a detective in London's Metropolitan Police. Too bad his superior plans to assign him to the Case Progression Unit, where the biggest threat he'll face is a paper cut. But Peter's prospects change in the aftermath of a puzzling murder, when he gains exclusive information from an eyewitness who happens to be a ghost. Peter's ability to speak with the lingering dead brings him to the attention of Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Nightingale, who investigates crimes involving magic and other manifestations of the uncanny.
Now, as a wave of brutal and bizarre murders engulfs the city, Peter is plunged into a world where gods and goddesses mingle with mortals and a long-dead evil is making a comeback on a rising tide of magic.
©2011 Ben Aaronvitch (P)2012 Tantor
Mystery reader (especially series) and Austen lover
"I LOVE this Book!"
For several years now, I have studiously avoided any and all of the current books involving vampires, ghosts, werewolves, spirits and similar creatures in mystery and other genres. I didn't read horror stories, period.
Then I read some member reviews of "Midnight Riot," and thought I'd give it a try, despite the dead, undead and non-human monsters. What a revelation! This book gives the reader a rollicking ride through modern day London in the course of a murder investigation. It is fast-paced, engrossing and hilarious. I laughed out loud repeatedly when listening. In addition, I learned a bit of history about various sites in and around London.
Constable Peter Grant, having just finished his probationary period with the Metropolitan Police, interviews a witness to murder, only to find out that his witness is the ghost of a man who died 120 years before. As a result of his being able to see and converse with the ghost, he is recruited by Inspector Thomas Nightingale to work in a unit (made up of only Nightingale and Peter) whose "beat" is anything non-human, undead or uncanny. Turns out Nightingale is a wizard, and Peter becomes his apprentice. Now, sweep all ideas of Harry Potter out of your mind -- this is not a Hogwarts type of story.
As Peter, Nightingale and Constable Lesley May, a friend of Peter's, work their way through the mystery. they encounter a great deal of violence, a number of River Spirits, ghosts, vampires, and general confusion. Peter Grant is a lovely character, who is smarter than he realizes, and who looks at London and its residents with a jaundiced eye and very ironic comment.
Other reviews give a much more detailed description of the book, and I refer you to those other descriptions. I want to talk about the narrator, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith. He is perfect! He gives Peter's character just the right accent and attitude, that of a young mixed race man from a working class background who has a breezy attitude and many a smart remark to make. Then he makes Nightingale a well educated gentleman of at least a century earlier. Male and female voices, London accents, German, Indian, Middle Eastern, African, Caribbean and Japanese voices are all wonderful. KHS brings the book to life beautifully.
"Disc World Fans...This Way Please"
This book is great…it's Disc World great, it's PG Wodehouse great, it's Tom Sharpe great. It's as British as Chicken Vindaloo or Soccer Violence. As an ex-Brit, raised in London now in SoCal this book hit me like the smell of damp overcoats on the underground or fresh fish and chips. If you are a follower of BBC America or PBS and have already found and enjoyed "Doctor Who", "Luther" or "Top Gear" I invite you to shout "Yipee" and jump in the deep end. This is a funny, gripping and fiercely entertaining romp through modern day London where the ghosts are as real as science, led by our reluctant hero; a junior policemen with unexpected magical powers. If Harry Potter had joined the London cops after Hogwarts this is what might have happened.
If you are an American, not quite so well versed in the parlance of London and its police force then you may be a little confused by the pervasive used of London and Police vernacular....but read this book anyway. It's brilliantly narrated by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith whose accent is 100% authentic London street…and Kudos to the producers for not attempting to "RP" it up. Its basic premise is at once completely silly and absolutely sublime. The characters are authentic and in many cases hilarious.
It's not often that I find myself gushing …but I simply have to in this case. To find a new, funny, authentic and creative voice in the often ghastly genre of urban magic is refreshing and encouraging. This book is everything the dreadful Stackhouse or True Blood books aren't. It's funny and credible, without taking itself too seriously. I tried this book as a special offer from Audible which promotes the first book of series presumably with the aim of hooking me in… and it worked. I invite you to follow and enjoy this exercise in Britt-erati at its best.
"Maybe not for everyone."
First, a disclaimer. When I watch British Mysteries on TV, I often need to turn on the closed captioning, to understand what is being said. Truth is, I speak American. This book is definitely in English.
The story is a fun combination of Police Procedural and Fantasy (I think that is the proper term). If you enjoy both, you need to read this book.
The reader does a fine job of delineating the various characters, primarily using various regional accents. He also does a good job of presenting women's voices without using falsetto.
This is the first of a series, which is tied, not just a series of individual books, so it's better to read them in order. I've read the first three and enjoyed each.
"England's deities in irreverent antics"
I am skeptical of the entire werething-vampire-ghost-zombie-spiritofwhatever craze. After the past decade or so wizards have become ho-hum; too many insincere imitations going around. But I loved this book! Peter Grant is a great central character. He has some unusual talents, but is no superhero. He has plenty of failings and foibles and uncertainties. The supernatural certainly plays a huge part in this book, but it is treated with a combination of irreverence, comedy, and rationality that is refreshing. The history and mythology of London are integrated into the plot and give rise to some fascinating characters. The re-imagination of spirits general and particular is well-done and often quite funny. I will definitely listen to more books by this author. The narration was excellent and enhanced the story.
In some respects this book reminds me of the Bryant and May series; if you like Bryant and May, you might well enjoy this series too.
I love the BBC and British mysteries, but my tastes are very eclectic. I live with my husband and menagerie of rescued cats and dogs.
"Truly Unique Series"
So many genre novels just seem to be slightly different versions of each other that it is a delight when a truly different novel comes along. While I could certainly detect some influences for this series, Aaronovitch has created a world that does not feel like every other wizard/detective/urban fantasy novel that has come along in recent years. Although I like many of them, I enjoy reading something distinctive, and Midnight Riot is quite different in the characters and the way Aaronovitch has incorporated magic into his world. I especially like the main character Peter Grant. I took one star off story because a few elements seemed forced, and I felt that a few things just came out of nowhere (and not by magic). Overall, however, this book was excellent and kept me looking for excuses to listen.
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith was a fabulous choice to narrate this series. He made every character stand out, and performed the book more than simply reading it.
I hesitated for quite some time before taking the plunge on this novel because of comparisons to Pratchett's Discworld series, which I have never been able to find a way to care about. Apart from the existence of magic, I saw almost no similarities. It was more like a traditional British police procedural with magic and magical creatures thrown in.
You'll find me chattering and chasing shiny things.
"Nothing Like Harry Potter - which is just fine!"
Don't get me wrong, I *love* the Harry Potter series - but this is a totally different animal. The only things they have in common are magic and infinitely listenable writing styles.
I don't know what I can add that others have not - I have never read/listened to a police procedural that was quite this detailed before - but I also haven't read many. I really enjoy the way Peter, the main character takes what he's learned from being a cop in general and transitions it to dealing with his wholly new experiences with the supernatural.
This is a very adult novel, it's got some horrific scenes, as well as use of language, and sexual situations. None of it is gratuitous, however, it all slides well into the story.
I read a couple of pans involving how british this book is - in that there are some words and phrases americans wouldn't necessarily get. The book was written for a british audience and I don't mind popping over to google to look up "punter" (cause it certainly isn't talking about football players) and other such words as well as place names I wouldn't know by hearing in the book.
As a narrator, for the most part Holdbrook-Smith does a bangup job. He does most of the accents so well, that when he flubbed one by not being able to maintain it, I still gave him a pass. The only thing that really gets on me are the occasional mouth noises that leave me wanting to say "swallow!". I enjoy that he acts the book as opposed to just reading it and I'm glad he does the whole series as it's been published in the US so far.
I really recommend this book to those who enjoy urban fantasy. Particularly fans of Harry Dresden. He has some fun takes on issues Dresden has encountered (such as magic farbing technology) and the main character's enjoyable wit, along with self expressed flaws put me in mind of that series. Though once again - different animals, but equally as enjoyable.
I like mysteries (particularly British ones, historical fiction and nonfiction, science fiction and fantasy.
"Urban Fantasy Fans-- Buy This Book, It's Great"
Originally, I wrote this review for the Vine program on Amazon. So I didn't pay for the book. Then I ran down a copy of the CD audio book through a friend. I fell in like with the narrator. Kobna Holdbrook-Smith has a fantastic voice for this book-- actually he has a lovely voice for reading anything. I cannot imagine Peter Grant being read by any other narrator. He also does a great job with the other characters. I purchased this from audible because I have not actually paid for a copy of this book until now and because I wanted Audible to keep bringing good audio books like this to the US.
Ok, ignore any references to grown up Harry Potter. Yes, the hero does end up apprenticed to a wizard but that's where the resemblance ends. Peter Grant starts as a probationary constable in the London Metropolitan Police. His father is a drunken jazz musician while his mother cleans offices for a living. Peter wants to become a detective on the murder squad. However, Peter is not the ideal candidate for any of the high profile squads. He is though the ideal candidate for one very obscure squad with a total membership of 2, counting Peter.
Things I liked-- Aaronovitch writes about a multicultural London. Peter is mixed race and writes about his experiences with a serio-comic turn that I really like. He's smart, quick thinking and funny so reading from his viewpoint is a pleasant. Dark humor punctuates bouts of well described action.
The book actually comes across as a police procedural, even as Peter deals with issues like a dispute between Father Thames and Mother Thames-- which gives the book it's British title, Rivers of London. I like that title better any way..
The next one is available on Audible already. I hope other readers enjoy this book as much as I have.
Down the rabbit hole into a ring a fire- the magic of words lifts me higher and higher.
"Very-Big-City British Experience"
The first time I listened to this book I was simply delighted with it all. The author is creative, entertaining, clever and knowledgeable about a wide diversity of history, cultures and technologies, AND that is all before you get to the wizards. The narrator stands firmly on his own skills. He demonstrates an expressive repertoire that includes men and women from across the British Isles and and parts of Africa, and I really can't imagine anybody else doing this book and its sequels any level of justice. Ben Aaronovitch may have created this world but Kobna Holdbrook-Smith is the genii locorum.
The second time I listened to this story (after listening to the next two volumes in the series) it became apparent to my essentially Midwestern American existence that this audio book is more than a London-based story read by a man with a fascinating and wide-ranging accent. Some books are just universal stories that adjust the words - "flat" instead of "apartment", "nick" instead of "steal", a cuppa, a rollup, the Tube. (I had to look up "skittles" because it was obvious we weren't discussing candy.) But this book goes much deeper.
This story is fundamentally English but not in the way I usually think of Agatha Christie or James Bond. It is based on the layout of the London Rivers and the timeline of the growth of London. It explores the layers of culture on several points of that line, and the people who inhabit those ephemeral intersections. In the modern time the of New Scotland Yard there is a traditional Traveler's camp, attending the Royal Opera House, a precariat Anglo-African homecoming, The answer to the mystery is related to the British Theater and I think that most Americans won't get it before we are led to the path in the middle of the narrative. I was helped in the who-dun-it category because I had recently listened to Christopher Fowler's "Bryant and May and the Memory of Blood" (also very British and interesting). So I knew as soon as they found the baby in the yard which direction this tragedy was headed. It was not a spoiler. The story was at the same time familiar and exotic, mesmerizing to listen to and happily surprising. It was so easy to co-mingle the archaic concepts of "thief takers" and the ritual formality of traditional education with jokes about a "secret branch of the Met", "The Ministry of Magic" and "cunning plans" because of the combined talents of the author and the narrator.
Two things I didn't like:
1) Leslie's voice was whiny. She is supposed to be the hardcore WPC and the interpretation of her voice was not suited to her role, however, due to circumstances in Leslie's life it changes in the upcoming books. The whine was perfect for Beverly!
2) The UK title for this book is "The Rivers of London" and there is a very nice cartoon on the front of the book depicting a map of a river (probably the Thames) rolling through London. It looks like a river of blood, but only when I thought about it a while. The US title is "Midnight Riot" and there is a picture/photo of a dark, brutish figure holding a gun and producing a werelight. The first time I saw the US cover, before I read the book, I thought the light was a flashlight (torch) and decided that the book with the gun-toting big scary guy shining a light in my eyes was too threatening and was going to be violent and not my type. I skipped it for several months but it kept coming up in my Audible recommendations so I finally read the description and reviews. I hate that Americans are stereotyped as gangsters, violent and coarse and that somebody thought that the book would sell better in the US with a gun on the cover. Metropolitan policemen, especially probationary constables, don't even carry guns unless they are in a special unit.The later books US books have the same unfortunate cover design although the titles do not change.
I recommend this book to:
-anybody who enjoys fantasy in a modern setting
-anybody who enjoys books with historical aspects
-anybody who enjoys police procedurals
-anybody who listens to an audio book for the operatic experience (that is what I call listening to the audio book just to hear the sounds, like listening to music)
I hope you enjoy this series as much as I have!
Two great passions - dogs and books! Sci-fi/fantasy novels are my go-to favorites, but I love good writing across all genres.
"Nice snack between Dresden Files"
In spite of the references through Ben Aaronovitch's series to the greats of British fantasy - Harry Potter, Tolkien, Terry Pratchet, Dr Who, etc. - the Peter Grant books much more strongly favor an American series, The Dresden Files, albeit with a British flavor. I decided to listen to all three of currently available Peter Grant books (a fourth is due out later this year) before writing about them so I would know if I could recommend the whole series since that's nice to know before starting. No doubt in my mind, if you like Dresden, you'll like Peter Grant. Be aware though, in spite of some internet book reviews comparing this series to Harry Potter, it's not at all that type of fantasy series and it is definitely not for children (some sex/some graphic violence).
Midnight Riot has its own unique characters, settings, plots, and magic system so it doesn't come across as derivative, but it has some nice commonalities with Dresden. Harry Dresden was an accomplished wizard when we first met him; Peter Grant does not even know about Wizards when we first meet him, but both men are extremely likable, combine self assurance bordering on arrogance with redeeming self deprecating humor, attract great friends and allies, and equally attract perverse and interesting enemies. Each series also has a very likable police woman to serve as sidekick/cohort/potential romantic interest, each is set in a huge metropolitan area which sets much of the tone of the books, and each is built on short term mysteries solved within each book and overarching plot lines that span the books. Best of all, each series on audio has found a delightful voice to convey the character of the central protagonist perfectly. Kobna Holdbrook-Smith fits Peter Grant hand-in-glove as James Marsters fits Dresden. Like the Dresden Files, the Peter Grant books are are first person narratives so success on audio is very dependent on having that perfect voice and Holdbrook-Smith strikes the right blend of sassy and sweet/smart and awkward to make it easy for the listener to take to Peter right away.
This is not a series where the magical system will overwhelm the listener because we learn about it little by little as Peter is learning it, but in this first book, it seems a bit muddy - not all the dots quite connect. In spite of that, the book is action packed with lots of fun good guys and bad guys both and my interest never flagged. As with any GOOD series, Midnight Riot provides conclusive answers to many questions, leaves open the options to pursue answers for other questions, and ends with a bang. Just the sort of thing to make you go get book 2, Moon Over Soho, and I recommend that you do just that.
One note about the narrator, Kobna Holbrook-Smith - his voice is perfect for Peter Grant and he does pretty good accents for other characters as well. He has a decidedly pronounced London accent, speaks quickly, and there is a fair amount British slang in the book so my American ears had to struggle a bit in the beginning to keep up. I found that I quickly adjusted to the narration and within a couple of hours I had no trouble following and came to really enjoy this narrator.
"Finally available in the US!"
Ben Aaronovitch has an excellent pedigree: he wrote two 7th-Doctor-era serials for Doctor Who, and has written DW novels which I will now have to seek out. And he seems to have been the first to send a Dalek up a staircase. Evil, evil man.
I'm becoming an audiobook voice groupie. Which is going to be a problem here, because the sequel to Rivers of London is not (legally) available in the US. Mia Michaels, judging on So You Think You Can Dance, coined a word I've been using ever since. The spelling is debatable, but it is, roughly, "gorgeois" – pronounced "gor-zhwah". That word, for me, is a very good descriptor of Kobna Holdbrook-Smith's narration of Rivers of London. (Hey, he pronounced "chaise longue" correctly. If for nothing else I love him for that – and there's plenty more to adore.) He has a deep, dark, dusty voice, and reads aloud like a dream. His character voices are stupendous. London being the (insert something less clichéd than "melting pot" here) that it is, KHS has a variety of not only British regional but international dialects to deal with: male, female, other, Scots, Cockney, British Received, Nigerian, more – all are wonderful. It's lovely to hear him switch from what may be his own voice, here the voice of Peter Grant, to the dry light patrician tones of Nightingale – equally natural, equally fluent, and so different from the sound of Peter that it could truly be a different speaker. There is nothing between Kobna Holdbrook-Smith and the experiences he tells of, no evidence whatsoever that the words he speaks were ever such dead things as print on a page.
The writing doesn't hurt in that endeavor. Ben Aaronovitch's style is utterly natural and conversational, perfectly in keeping with the first-person voice of young Peter Grant, his main character. It's no young adult book – the "f-bomb" is dropped liberally, for one thing, and then there's the violence – but it is the story of the beginning of an apprenticeship, of the opening up of a strange, unsuspected world within the common mundane. Peter's world is, if not turned upside-down, tilted at a startling angle, and everything changes. And then changes again. Then gets a little stranger. I loved that he took every part of it, from the very beginning, back to his classmate and sort-of-partner Lesley to talk over, not worrying (much) about whether or not she would believe him. I think I'm in love with Peter Grant (and Chief Inspector Nightingale), but that could just be the influence of The Voice.
I laughed at this from Wikipedia (be careful of spoilers on the page):
- Police Constable Lesley May; an officer in the Metropolitan Police who, having completed her mandatory probationary period, is expected to go far.
- Police Constable Peter Grant; an officer in the Metropolitan Police who, having completed his mandatory probationary period, is expected to do paperwork.
The story does a fascinating job of limning the difference between the sort of person who becomes a "copper" and the rest of us. I think it was a commercial for some possibly short-lived network series that explained that most people run away from trouble, while first responders run toward it. Here this is underscored, especially in the first chapters: Grant and May, the brand shiny new PC's, are caught up in the tail end of a hideous incident, and wind up standing shaking, covered in blood not their own, faced with a dead family and a scene of horrendous violence – and they field the situation. And come back for more. Most people (I) tend to want to avoid this sort of thing, and having been unable to avoid it once would do absolutely anything to avoid experiencing anything like it again….
I love how this world, this alternate London, was built. There isn't so much a conspiracy of silence as in, say, Harry Potter, where the wizarding world goes out of its way to keep muggles safe ignorance. (I love that Harry Potter exists in Peter Grant's world. It will be great fun to keep that in mind going on with the series, to try to spin it to determine what if anything the Alternate Jo Rowling knew about real wizardry.) In this London, in this world, it's more a matter of the muggles not wanting to see what they can't cope with (or not having the ability to see it), and the wizarding world simply staying rather quiet and out of the way. I love the skepticism, giving way grudgingly to acceptance, of just about everyone; I love Peter's attitude toward the situation in general and his situation in very much particular.
I love how the British title – so much better than the American – is brought to life. The voice of Mother Thames is wise and remarkably feminine and beautifully accented, and the tale of how she became Mother Thames is a small gem of storytelling. And then we go to meet Papa Thames. It's the sort of storytelling I just want to hug to myself and not let go of. And – bonus – I learned a bit. Going on to listen to A Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England, I could be a bit smug as the author talked about executions at Tyburn.
I loved just about everything about this book. I loved the revelations about what was going on – something which could have been truly awful in different hands, but which was suspenseful and horrifying here. I loved not knowing whether I could trust Aaronovitch with characters' lives. I even loved Peter's ambivalence toward Toby – and that's not like me. I can't honestly think of anything I didn't like. I can't wait to get my hands on the second book (and the third, and so on) – but I wish, I deeply wish, that the audio book was available here. It just won't be quite as much fun without KH-S.
But I have faith that it will be fun.
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I am new to Ruby and was trying out some snippets of code. I was wondering why the following code would yield me such an error.
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Artist: Leon BakstDimensions: 2' x 3' feetLocation: W. Dale Clark, Administrative OfficesInstalled: 1977
Willa is relaxing on the 4th Floor!
The 1923 portrait by Leon Bakst of Nebraska author, Willa Cather, depicts her in a white dress and
pink sash, seated in a sunroom. She appears perfectly at home in this setting as well as the Nebraska
Leon Bakst was born on May 10, 1866 in Grodno, Belarus, to a middle class Jewish family. He was
educated in St. Petersburg, Russia, at the Academy of Arts.
1898 saw the beginning of the World of Art (Mir Iskusstva) group with Alexandre Benois and Serge Diaghilev.
Bakst is perhaps most famous for his stage designs with Diaghilev's Ballet Russes. He created more
stage sets for Dialghiev from 1909-1921 than any other artist. Leon Bakst moved permanently to Paris
in 1912. As a Jew, he was unable to get a residency permit in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Bakst was probably the most versatile artist in the World of Art group. In mid-career he was able
to make stylistic changes. Leon Bakst's portraits are renowned for their relaxed poses and animated
Leon Bakst died in Paris on December 27, 1924.
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Benedict Cumberbatch as 'Hamlet' Opens Next Year, And Is Now Sold Out
There are few things in heaven and earth, Horatio, more in demand than tickets to see Benedict Cumberbatch in "Hamlet."
The "Sherlock" star's fans stormed ticket-buying sites Monday to book their passes to see Cumberbatch play William Shakespeare's melancholy Dane at London's Barbican theater in a run that will last from early August until late October — next year.
Tickets, which were made available to Barbican members earlier this month, went on sale to the public at 10 a.m. London time (5 a.m. EST), starting at 30 British pounds a pop, and a recent check showed that there were more than 34,000 prospective buyers in the queue to buy them at one point. Alas, poor fans! The theater's allocation of tickets had sold out by about 5:30 p.m. London time.
Ticket marketplace viagogo, which recently had tickets listed for the Oct. 30 show at 349.99 pounds (about $587) each, called it the most in-demand theater show of all time, with searches jumping 412% within hours of going on sale. Searches for the "Hamlet" production were even outpacing the Beyonce and Jay-Z "On the Run" tour by 214%, the site added.
There is some good news for Cumberbatch fans, however. The Barbican will be making 100 seats at each performance available for 10 pounds each. More information is coming next year, the theater added. A representative for the Barbican did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Cumberbatch previously appeared on the boards in director Danny Boyle's production of "Frankenstein," the Nick Dear play adapted from Mary Shelley's classic work, in which he and Jonny Lee Miller swapped the roles of the doctor and the monster night after night. That sellout production was broadcast live to movie theaters on selected evenings.
If you're eager for a Cumberbatch fix before "Hamlet," he'll be starring as mathematician Alan Turing in "The Imitation Game" and, again, as the dragon Smaug in "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" later this year.
Till then, fans, we bid you hold your peace!
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BARK RIVER – Amy Meyers and Adam Pitcher, together with their parents announce their engagement.
Amy is the daughter of Greg and Ileen Meyers of Bark River. The bride-to-be is a 2003 graduate of Escanaba Area High School and a 2008 graduate of Michigan Tech University where she earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical and civil engineering. Amy is a project engineer at Kiser Hydro in Norway.
Adam is the son of Randy and Billie Pitcher of South Haven, Mich. The future groom is a 2002 graduate of South Haven High School and a 2006 MTU graduate, earning a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering technology. Adam is employed as a design engineer at Rail Construction Equipment in Iron Mountain.
The couple will exchange wedding vows on Jan. 26 in Escanaba.


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House of Commons Hansard #64 of the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was workers.
- Question Period
- Taste of Autumn
- Jannick Lecavalier-Rodrigue
- Mirabel
- Status of Women
- Firearms Storage
- Government Programs
- Persons Day
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- International Trade
- Government Programs
- Co-operatives
- Toronto Port Authority
- Canada's Citizenship Week
- Wilbert Coffin
- Persons Day
- Canadian Wheat Board
- Gun Control
- Older Workers
- The Environment
- Government Programs
- Status of Women
- Older Workers
- Fisheries and Oceans
- Transport
- Employment Insurance
- Equalization Program
- Atlantic Canada Economy
- Infrastructure
- Employment Insurance
- Older workers
- Foreign Affairs
- Status of Women
- Canadian Wheat Board
- Health
- Presence in Gallery
- Committees of the House
- Points of Order
- Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board
- Budget Implementation Act, 2006, No. 2
- Air Canada Public Participation Act
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Committees of the House
- Employment Insurance Act
- Criminal Code
- Fisheries Act
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- Trent-Severn Waterway
- Kelowna Accord Implementation Act
- Canada Labour Code
Canadian Wheat Board
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Wayne Easter Malpeque, PE
Mr. Speaker, earlier in the House the Prime Minister, as is his way, attempted to confuse Canadians on what the Canadian Wheat Board Act is about.
The act empowers farmers as opposed to them being at the mercy of the grain trade. Farmers under that act have rights and one of those rights is, by vote, to determine their marketing institution's powers.
Will the Prime Minister do the right thing, obey the law and give them a vote on single desk selling?
Canadian Wheat Board
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Calgary Southwest
Stephen Harper Prime Minister
Mr. Speaker, the government will do what farmers have always wanted, which is to have a range of marketing choices, including the Wheat Board.
We are never going to be afraid to consult western farmers. The last time we did it, like so many times when we have done it, they did not return a single Liberal MP, and they never will.
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Patricia Davidson Sarnia—Lambton, ON
Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Health.
The minister delivered a keynote address earlier this week to the Canadian Association of Paediatric Health Centres during the national symposium on pediatric wait times.
Could the minister please inform the House what steps Canada's new government has taken to address the important issue of wait times for children?
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Parry Sound—Muskoka
Tony Clement Minister of Health and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario
Curiously, Mr. Speaker, while the previous Liberal government was doling out money to its friends, it forgot and it cut the funds in March 2005 for the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program.
Help is on the way. In budget 2006 this government will provide funding of $400,000 per year for the next five years for this important program. This will help our kids. It will help reduce wait times. We are on the side of our patients and we are on the side of those most special patients, our kids.
Presence in Gallery
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
I draw the attention of hon. members to the presence in the gallery of the recipients of the Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case. They are as follows: Joyce Hancock, Maureen Kempston-Darkes, Doreen McKenzie-Sanders, Jan Reimer, Charlotte Thibault and Semma Shah, the Youth Award recipient for 2006.
Presence in Gallery
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
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Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
3:05 p.m.
Niagara Falls
Rob Nicholson Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2)(b), I would like to designate Thursday, October 19, for the purpose of concluding the debate on the motion to concur in the first report of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development.
Questions on the Order Paper--Speaker's Ruling
Points of Order
Routine Proceedings
3:05 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
I am now ready to rule on the point of order raised on September 20, 2006 by the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform with respect to Question No. 90 on the order paper.
I wish to thank the hon. Parliamentary Secretary for raising the matter. I also want to acknowledge the contributions made by the hon. member for Windsor—Tecumseh and by the hon. Government House Leader on September 22.
Let me first summarize the essence of Question No. 90. On September 19, 2006, the hon. member for New Westminster—Coquitlam submitted to the Journals Branch a question containing 47 subsections. In general terms, the question has to do with the presence of Canadian Forces in Afghanistan and each subsection poses a separate question on the government's defence and foreign policies with respect to the Afghanistan mission.
After consideration by the Journals Branch staff in the usual manner, the question was placed on the notice paper. After the usual two day notice period, Question No. 90 was transferred to the order paper, where it now stands as the only written question in the name of the hon. member for New Westminster—Coquitlam.
In his intervention, the hon. parliamentary secretary expressed concern about the length of Question No. 90. In addition, he contended that some of the subsections to the question were not within the administrative responsibility of the government. He concluded by asking the Chair to rule Question No. 90 out of order.
In response to this point of order, the hon. member for Windsor—Tecumseh asserted that current practice permitted the placing of lengthy questions on the order paper. In support of this argument, he referred to Questions Nos. 5 and 7 from the previous Parliament, which he claimed were lengthier than Question No. 90 but which were nonetheless answered by the government. The hon. government House leader countered that the length of Question No. 90 was unreasonable and that it violated the spirit of Standing Order 39 by asking 47 questions under the guise of one question.
As all hon. members are aware, the purpose of placing questions on the Order Paper is to allow members to seek detailed or technical information on matters of public affairs from one or more government departments or agencies so as to enable members to carry out their parliamentary functions.
In order for a written question to be placed on the order paper, it must first meet certain requirements as to form and content. Standing Order 39(1) requires that no argumentative material or unnecessary fact or opinion be included in a question. In addition, the subject matter of the question must pertain to public affairs, which is another way of saying matters within the administrative responsibility of the government. A written question is also judged acceptable if it satisfies the general guidelines for oral questions. House of Commons Procedure and Practice on page 441 states:
Given that the purpose of a written question is to seek and receive a precise, detailed answer, it is incumbent on a Member submitting a question for the Notice Paper "to ensure that it is formulated carefully enough to elicit the precise information sought".
The modern rules respecting questions on the order paper can be traced back to the 1985 third report of the Special Committee on Reform of the House of Commons, commonly known as the McGrath committee. The committee recommended that members be limited to having four questions on the order paper at any one time as a means of resolving the decades long problem of hundreds, at times thousands, of written questions remaining unanswered on the order paper.
At the same time, the committee anticipated that members might try to circumvent the limit of four written questions by submitting questions containing numerous subquestions. The McGrath committee proposed that the Clerk should have authority to reject outright or to split into separate and distinct questions those questions that contain unrelated subquestions. What is today known as Standing Order 39(2) was subsequently adopted. It states:
The Clerk of the House, acting for the Speaker, shall have full authority to ensure that coherent and concise questions are placed on the Notice Paper in accordance with the practices of the House, and may, on behalf of the Speaker, order certain questions to be posed separately.
Hon. members who were here during the 36th Parliament may recall a ruling delivered by Mr. Speaker Parent on the division of a written question on February 8, 1999. The ruling was in response to a point of order raised by the hon. member for Delta—South Richmond, now the hon. member for Delta—Richmond East, and it can be found on pages 11531 to 11533 of the Debates for the First Session of the 36th Parliament.
The hon. member raised a number of issues in his point of order, including the matter of the division of his question by the Clerk's staff. The hon. member claimed that the question had been divided by the Clerk's staff because of its length. Mr. Speaker Parent found that the Clerk's staff had followed the proper procedures and had made the decision to divide the question in accordance with Standing Order 39(2) not because the question was lengthy, but because the sub-questions were not related. The Speaker stated, and I quote:
The issue was not the length of the question but rather the fact that it contained unrelated subquestions. The subquestions may be linked from the member's point of view but are in reality separate and distinct questions.
This ruling underscored that in order for a question with multiple subquestions to be found admissible, there must be a common element connecting the various parts.
As the hon. member for Windsor—Tecumseh correctly pointed out in his intervention, there have been numerous lengthy questions containing multiple subquestions and even some with subsections within subquestions, placed on the order paper in the past. These would include, for example, in the 36th Parliament, Questions Nos. 28, 56, 91, 103, 132, 138 and 190, which were judged acceptable and placed on the order paper.
Similarly, in the 37th Parliament, Questions Nos. 17, 60, 225 and 240 were also found to be acceptable. In the last Parliament, Questions Nos. 5, 7 and 151 were placed on the order paper and, finally, in the current Parliament, Questions Nos. 13 and 33 were placed on the order paper.
I do not recall that any objections were raised at the time these questions were placed on the order paper and, indeed, the government provided answers to all these questions, albeit perhaps not always within the 45 day timeframe set down in Standing Order 39(5)(a).
It is apparent to me from the examples cited above that the interpretation of the term concise in Standing Order 39(2) has evolved since this rule was first adopted. It is no longer interpreted to mean short or brief but rather comprehensible. Undoubtedly, this practice has evolved as a means of getting around the limit of four questions per member.
Leaving aside the issue of length, I want to turn now to the substance of the questions, specifically to the Standing Order requirement that questions must be "coherent and concise". As hon. members will know, the Clerk and her staff routinely edit written questions as to form and, from time to time, have divided questions to make them conform to the requirements of the Standing Order. In questionable cases, their practice has been to give the member submitting the question the benefit of the doubt and to allow the question to be placed on the order paper. The Speaker has only become involved in rare cases such as this one where objections have been raised.
With this in mind, I reviewed all 47 parts of Question No. 90 carefully. Keeping in mind the need for coherence in the question, I must admit that I found that, as currently constructed, some parts of the question are rather tenuously knitted together. Accordingly, I have determined that the need for greater coherence necessitates that the question be divided. For this reason I must rule that Question No. 90, as currently formulated, is inadmissible.
To remedy the situation without unduly penalizing the hon. member for New Westminster—Coquitlam, I have instructed the Clerk to divide Question No. 90 into three separate questions. The first question concerns the government's objectives, strategy, vision, results and capabilities with respect to the Afghanistan mission and includes 33 subquestions. The second deals specifically with Canadian Forces casualties in Afghanistan. It contains five subsections. Seven subquestions related to financial matters are grouped together in a third question.
In reviewing the question, I have also examined it to determine whether it respects the Standing Order requirement by seeking information that pertains to matters within the administrative responsibility of the government. In this case I have found that two of the original subquestions dealing with allied forces and non-governmental organizations are outside the administrative responsibility of the government. Accordingly, I have asked that they be deleted. Another subquestion was amended to remove references to agencies and multilateral organizations for the same reason.
Copies of the three questions are available at the table and will also be found on tomorrow's order paper listed as Questions Nos. 106, 107 and 108.
Finally, in view of the fact that the information sought remains essentially unchanged, the 45 day period for the government to respond to the questions will be retroactive to the original date when notice was first given of Question No. 90, that is September 19, 2006. I believe these steps taken together provide a remedy to the objections raised with respect to Question No. 90 while respecting rights of the hon. member for New Westminster—Coquitlam in seeking information by way of written questions that meet the requirements of our Standing Orders.
I wish to thank hon. members for allowing me the opportunity to clarify our practices with respect to written questions and if hon. members are still concerned about the rules and practices, they are of course free to take the matter up with the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. Since 20 years have passed since the current Standing Order went into effect, it may be opportune to examine whether the rule has worked out in the way in which it was intended.
In the meantime, I am confident that, to avoid difficulties, members may be well-served should they seek guidance from the Clerk and her staff when drafting questions for the order paper. I apologize that this ruling was not more concise as is required in respect of the questions.
Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board
Routine Proceedings
3:15 p.m.
Wellington—Halton Hills
Michael Chong President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), I have the honour to table here in the House the annual report to Parliament on the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act, prepared by the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board.
Budget Implementation Act, 2006, No. 2
Routine Proceedings
3:15 p.m.
Jim Flaherty Minister of Finance
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-28, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on May 2, 2006.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Air Canada Public Participation Act
Routine Proceedings
3:20 p.m.
Lawrence Cannon Minister of Transport
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-29, An Act to amend the Air Canada Public Participation Act.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Interparliamentary Delegations
Routine Proceedings
3:20 p.m.
Steven Blaney Lévis—Bellechasse, QC
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), I have the honour to present to the House, in both official languages, the report of the Canada-France Inter-Parliamentary Association concerning its 34th annual meeting, held in Paris and Touraine, from September 10 to September 17, 2006.
Procedure and House Affairs
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
3:20 p.m.
Gary Goodyear Cambridge, ON
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present the 16th report from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs regarding the membership of committees of the House. If the House gives its consent, I intend to move concurrence in the 16th report later this day.
Employment Insurance Act
Routine Proceedings
October 18th, 2006 / 3:20 p.m.
Raynald Blais Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-344, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (Employment Insurance Account and premium rate setting) and another Act in consequence.
Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing a bill to create an independent employment insurance fund, and I think it is appropriate to introduce this bill today.
With the creation of this independent fund, workers' and employers' contributions will benefit the unemployed alone. The government will no longer be able to use the fund surpluses to finance its own activities.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Criminal Code
Routine Proceedings
3:20 p.m.
Gord Brown Leeds—Grenville, ON
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-393, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (punishment and hearing).
Mr. Speaker, night crimes are becoming more prevalent across Canada. Knives are the new weapons of choice. They are small, easily concealed and quickly used in all types of crimes.
Traditionally, punishment for knife crimes such as murder and assault is minimal. The latest published Statistics Canada information for the five year period from 2000-04 has a category called "homicides by method". During that five year period, which accounts for 2,852 homicides, the statistics show that there were 840 shooting homicides and 849 stabbing homicides.
I am introducing a bill today to address this issue. The bill would assign mandatory minimum sentences to certain offences committed with a concealed weapon. It would also ensure that the interests of victims and their families are taken into account during the conditional release process, and that only the actual time spent in pretrial custody is credited toward the term of imprisonment.
I am introducing this bill for Andy Moffitt, a young man from my riding who was killed by a knife in 1998. I introduced a similar bill in the 38th Parliament and it was known as Bill C-393. I am seeking unanimous consent of the House today to number this bill, Bill C-393.


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HSLDA also believes that maintaining the distinction between virtual public schooling and homeschooling is crucial for the continued legal success of home education. If in-home public school programs are regarded as "homeschools," it will be much more difficult for lawmakers to see the differences between them, making it more difficult for private homeschoolers to obtain legal protections. We thus advocate strict adherence to a narrow definition of the word homeschool.
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Practical Concerns
Virtual public schools can be aggressive in targeting homeschoolers, sending multiple mailings and marketing materials to persuade them that this form of public education qualifies as "homeschooling." In reality, virtual public school administrators are competing with traditional public schools for the thousands of dollars per student in state funds that they receive if they bring more homeschoolers into the public school system.
Children who are enrolled in in-home public school programs must follow all of the programs' policies and procedures, which include restrictions such as exclusion of religious educational materials as part of the formal curriculum. Attending a virtual public school means accepting the bureaucracy and government supervision that are linked to receiving tax dollars.


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Tampa Bay Bucs Talib Cleared of All Charges
Tampa Bay Bucs cornerback Aqib Talib was cleared of all charges from an assault case in Texas on Monday. Talib was charged with pistol-whipping and firing shots at his sister's boyfriend, Shannon Billings back in March 2011. The trial was scheduled to start on June 25 but prosecutors decided there was not enough evidence to proceed. "(Talib is a) free man with zero worries," his attorney Frank Perez told 1010 Sports Radio on Monday. If Talib had gone to trial… Read More »


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Norma,As I understand it, the Prairie Dancer flour already has the wheat germ in it but not the bran.BTW, I spoke with a technical person from Pendleton Mills today on another matter and, while I had his attention, I asked him how one would normally produce a flour with the wheat germ already in it. He said that in the Pendleton mill both the bran and wheat germ are separated from the fllour and sold separately. He said that the wheat germ would be in flat fragments and one would perhaps want to run it through another mill to make it into more of a powder. When I mentioned the Prairie Dancer flour, he said that their method of milling would also work but might require other steps (which we didn't get into). He also mentioned that flour with wheat germ already in it is prone to spoilage because of the oil going rancid, especially over time and in warm climates. He agreed that keeping the wheat germ separate and refrigerating it would give the end user better control over the final product.Peter
No recipes or formulas? Disappointing.
Peter,Amazing contribution to the MM thread. Really good work.Dave
I look forward to your results.Peter
Can you tell me whether the crust was sweeter than a typical MM crust that you have had in the past?
Also, you might want to use cornmeal as your bench flour since that is what MM uses in its stores and contributes to the taste and texture of the crust.
When do you want to make the next clone MM dough and pizza? I assume that it would be 14".
Can't wait to try these doughs. Pete - 2 questions. Can I use canola or EVOO instead of soybean oil? Also, do I brush the butter/parm on the crust before it bakes or after? I'm going to back at 550 in my bakers pride P44 which should be interesting to see the bake time.
Is there anything from a reconnaissance perspective that I can/should do to benefit our experiment?


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HOUSTON - Prosecutors announced Thursday that they will seek the death penalty if a woman accused of fatally shooting a mother and kidnapping her baby is convicted.
Verna McClain, 31, is being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a capital murder charge.
Detectives said McClain has admitted to carrying out the attack, killing Kala Golden Schuchardt, 28, and abducting 3-day-old Keegan Schuchardt, who was found unharmed hours later with McClain's sister.
The April 17 shooting occurred outside a Montgomery County pediatric center shortly after 2 p.m.
McClain was arrested the same day at an apartment complex where her getaway car was found.
Investigators believe McClain was desperate for a baby after suffering a miscarriage and planned to pass off Keegan as her own.
Keegan is white. McClain and her fiancé are black.
McClain's fiancé, Kevin Carter, 26, said he thought that she had given birth in Galveston. He said he thought the baby was hospitalized with a lung infection.
McClain's mother said she hopes the jury that will be chosen for her daughter's trial will keep an open mind.
The trial is expected to begin in March or April of 2013.
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Ski Season Fitness from the Sage Springs Trainers
As we eager skiers dig out our equipment at the turn of the season, we usually envision ourselves flying down majestic snow-covered mountains with the grace and stamina of a professional. But without proper preseason conditioning, out-of-shape partakers may find a totally different reality: an icy experience filled with injuries and fatigue.
If you are excited to hit the slopes, but not sure if your body is as ready as you are -- here are five fitness components that will help you stay strong from your first run of the morning to the last run of the day.
Component One: Aerobic Conditioning--Aerobic conditioning falls into two types: machine-based and self-stabilizing. Machine-based conditioning involves using stable gym equipment such as stationary cycling, stair machines and cross trainers, while self-stabilizing brings the individual outdoors into a more unstable atmosphere, running, biking, hiking. I always recommend utilizing both forms for variety.
Component Two: General and Core Strengthening--General and core strengthening can be completed using general weight machines or exercise equipment in the gym. To do a general circuit routine, set up 10-15 exercises covering the whole body, do one exercise for 12 to 15 repetitions, then move on to the next for the same number of reps until each exercise has been completed.
1. Leg press--Perform either in the seated press machine or on an incline bench. The important component is to make sure that the knees do not go past the front of the feet and that the focus of the press is through the entire foot and not off the balls of the feet.
2. Leg curl--Perform either in the prone machine with legs in extension or on the seated machine. The motion should be smooth. Emphasize the available range of motion. Do not over flex.
3. Squat--Stand with feet shoulder-distance apart and hands either out in front or holding a bar on your back. Keep weight back on heels, back straight and hips level. Move up and down smoothly between about 30 to 90 degrees and without pausing on the way down or the way up.
4. Alternating Front Lunge--Standing, step forward a big step with one foot, then lower your body to perform a lunge (make sure to keep hips level). Stand back up and alternate sides. The focus of the body weight should be on the heel of the front foot (not on the balls of the foot). Do not let the knee go past the front of the toes.
5. Straight arm lat pull down--Standing with arms straight out in front, pull machine toward the waist.
6. Overhead triceps extension--Sitting on the bench, hold the end of a dumbbell with each hand. Raise the dumbbell above the head, lower it behind the head, and then raise it above the head again, all the time moving at the elbow.
7. Wall Sits--Standing, lean against wall. Flex knees to 90 degrees. Keep both feet on floor. Hold for two minutes. Do three reps.
8. Abdominal crunches--Lying on back with knees bent, feet flat on the ground and arms behind the head; pull up toward knees with abdominal muscles tight and the small of the back still flat on the ground. To increase in difficulty, place legs up on a bench or chair. For more difficulty, hold legs in the air.
9. Double Leg Lift--Lying with back flat on floor, lift both legs. Hold for 30 seconds. Do 5 to 10 reps.
10. Back extension--On all fours, lift the opposite arm and leg at the same time, then repeat using other arm and leg. Spine should be in perfect neutral position (to make sure, balance a stick on back).
Component Three: Plyometrics- converting strength and endurance into "explosive power." The following exercises should be repeated until the muscles begin to feel fatigued: Goal at first is 30 seconds without rest, adding 10 seconds increments each time until you can do for 90 seconds.
1. Lateral box hopping--Standing on a box, cinder block, or object of equal height, use both feet to jump to one side, jump back on object, then jump to other side. Feet should be in a flexed, ski-ready position.
2. Box leap-overs--Like the lateral box hop, stand on a box or other object. Use both feet to jump to one side, then jump completely over the box to the other side. End on top of box.
3. Zig-zag drill--Using open space like a sidewalk or other area, stand in a ski-ready position with arms extended in front and knees bent. Leap forward to one side, landing and balancing on one foot; then leap forward again, landing and balancing on other foot, for about 10 yards.
Component Four: Balance and Proprioception--Both balance and proprioception are critical for staying on the skis. Though simple, these are great exercises to challenge your balance and get our proprioreceptors ready for ski season.
1. Standing on one foot--Stand with equal weight between heels and toes, with knees slightly bent and with arms tight against side. Lift one leg and hold for 15 seconds. Then, bend leg several degrees more, and hold again for 15 seconds. Repeat four to five times, each time dropping body lower.
2. Standing on one foot on uneven surface--To increase difficulty, perform exercise on an unstable surface, such as on a pillow on a bed, on a balance board or on a foam roller. Use the same reps as #1.
3. Standing on one foot with eyes closed--To further increase difficulty, close eyes and perform exercise on an unstable surface. Use the same reps as #1.
Component Five: Flexibility- - the more flexible we are, the more mobile, resilient and less likely to suffer an injury we are. Flexibility exercises should be performed daily, but especially after exercising or being active.
1. Hamstring Stretch--Lying with back flat on floor, lift heel to the ceiling while keeping leg straight. Hold for 30 to 60 seconds. Do three reps.
2. Quadriceps Stretch--Standing with back to chair, lift foot from behind and place on chair seat. Tighten abdominal and gluteus muscles. Hold for 30 to 60 seconds. Do three reps.
3. Lower Spine Stretch--Lying with back flat on floor and arms out to the sides, lift leg up in the air, then bring down toward the opposite hand (if there is discomfort, bend the leg). Keep upper spine straight and face toward the ceiling. Do not hold. Repeat 15 reps with each leg.
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