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Debates of June 11th, 2010
House of Commons Hansard #61 of the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was colombia.
- Question Period
- Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
- Larry John Rudd
- Afghanistan
- Mario Cusson Competition Team
- Bangladesh
- FIFA World Cup
- Dr. Jacques Corbin
- Afghanistan
- Government Spending
- Afghanistan
- Beaconsfield
- Quebec City Armoury
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Transparency and Access to Information
- Daniel Richer, known as La Flèche
- Opposition Coalition
- G8 and G20 Summits
- Access to Information
- G8 and G20 Summits
- Standing Committee on Finance
- Pensions
- G8 and G20 Summits
- Government Programs
- Forestry Industry
- National Defence
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Citizenship and Immigration
- National Defence
- Climate Change
- Automotive Industry
- G8 and G20 Summits
- Colombia
- Pensions
- Offshore Drilling
- International Cooperation
- Manitoba Overland Flooding
- Israel
- Canada's Engagement in Afghanistan—Quarterly Report to Parliament for the Period of January 1 to March 31, 2010
- Indian Residential Schools
- Committees of the House
- Income Tax Act
- Committees of the House
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Canada Labour Code
Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Government Orders
10:45 a.m.
Martha Hall Findlay Willowdale, ON
Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his question.
I would like to say two things. First of all, I am proud to be a member of a party that brings together people with different opinions, a party in which we can have discussions in order to achieve consensus and one that is able to find common ground that we can support. In the end, we determined that it was better to adopt this position for Canada and for people elsewhere.
I would also like to say that the speeches given by my hon. colleague from Kings—Hants on human rights greatly helped convince other Liberals that, as a party, we can now support that position.
Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Government Orders
10:45 a.m.
Peter Julian Burnaby—New Westminster, BC
Mr. Speaker, first, as far as the Conservatives are concerned on agricultural policy, after the vicious attacks on the Canadian Wheat Board, after the fact that Alberta has the lowest farm receipts in the entire country, and after putting supply management on the table in the Canada-E.U. negotiations, this party takes no lessons from the Conservatives on agricultural policy.
I would like to go back to the member now. The Conservatives' record is very clear. Alberta has the lowest farm receipts in the country. So, farmers are not being well-served by the current government.
I like the hon. member. I find her a little disingenuous, to say the least, on this particular issue. I know that she is not a member of the trade committee and has not been to Colombia. However, the reality is the Liberal Party systematically obstructed and refused to hear from the Canadian Labour Congress; refused to hear from the National Union of Provincial General Employees; refused to hear from the Public Service Alliance of Canada; refused to hear from the free and democratic labour unions in Colombia, where over 90% of Colombians who are workers and unionized are in that sector; refused to hear from African-Colombians; and refused to hear from aboriginal people in Colombia. It shut off all debate before the committee.
Two years ago, when we went down to Colombia, the trade committee came back with a unanimous recommendation to not proceed with this agreement. That is the one time when the trade committee did its job.
It did not do its job on Bill C-2 because of Liberal interference and Liberals refusing to hear from the groups that actively requested to come before the committee.
For the Liberals to say they are for human rights when they have accepted and in fact promoted closure, and cut off all of those important witnesses who wanted to come before the trade committee is disingenuous, at best.
I know that many activists have expressed this to Liberal members. The Liberal leader has simply said to all of the members within the Liberal Party caucus who have misgivings about this tragic turn of events with no human rights override at all in the Colombia trade deal, that the only thing the Colombian government is obliged to do is produce a whitewashed report on itself once a year.
My question for the member is very simple. Will her leader allow a free vote on the Colombia free trade agreement? Will her leader actually say that those many Liberal MPs who have expressed misgivings about this Liberal sellout on human rights will have the opportunity to vote on this agreement without being bludgeoned through a whipped vote here in the House?
Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Government Orders
10:50 a.m.
Martha Hall Findlay Willowdale, ON
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his initial kind words.
Despite the temptation to descend into a more personal approach, because I believe very strongly in our obligations here in this House to work together as much as possible with as much respect and civility without personal labels, I will say that in addressing the one issue about the trade committee's position on this issue I will repeat what I said in my answer to my other colleague from the Bloc Québécois.
We have been able, through the hard work and the excellent work of my colleague from Kings—Hants, to address significantly the fundamental concern that so many people have had with regard to human rights through the amendment, through the extra portion of this agreement on human rights, specifically. I am very proud of that fact. It was because of concerns raised by members of our own party, it was because of concerns raised by members of the public, that we were able to address those specific concerns. That is why, now, the Liberal Party is in a position to support this free trade agreement.
I want to commend all the colleagues who participated in that. I want to commend the colleagues on the opposite side of the House who appreciated the fact that that intervention, that amendment, that focus on human rights, was in fact what we needed to allow this to move forward. I would hope that my colleague would understand that we are at least trying to make progress.
Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Government Orders
10:50 a.m.
Jean-Yves Laforest Saint-Maurice—Champlain, QC
Mr. Speaker, Bill C-2 is now at third reading, and I would like to begin by saying that I find this rather strange and even a bit anachronistic. I am very disappointed that we have gotten to this point.
Both in committee and in the House of Commons, we have seen the Conservative government use closure to put an end to extremely important, interesting and relevant debates, especially about respect for human rights, and to prevent witnesses, including Colombians, from testifying about what their lives are like. The issue of human rights affects them directly, yet the government is using procedural tactics to prevent them from talking to the committee and is putting an end to this debate to prevent witnesses from being heard.
Moreover, the member for Burnaby—New Westminster raised a question of privilege in the House about what happened in committee, where, with the Liberals' support, the government denied members access to the committee clerk to check some information.
So it is disappointing that this bill is at third reading today, especially since the government has imposed closure to put an end to this debate. With the issue of human rights a top priority, it is particularly significant that the government is using closure, seeing as how it is bound, bent and determined to do whatever it takes to implement an extremely controversial bill.
What the government is doing goes completely against the unanimous position of the Standing Committee on International Trade, which had unanimously recommended two years ago that the government wait before implementing this agreement, because the Colombian government's respect for human rights was highly questionable.
A number of people have still not had a chance to be heard to this day. Even though Colombia has one of the worst human rights records in Latin America, the Conservative government keeps on saying that Colombia's human rights situation has greatly improved.
In all honesty, the situation may not be as bad as it was a few years ago, but it certainly is not ideal or worth celebrating, as the Liberals and Conservatives are doing by implementing a free trade agreement with a country whose trade with Canada is quite insignificant compared to other countries.
Is trade the real reason the Conservative government is so eager to implement such a trade agreement with support from the Liberals?
It begs the question. We believe that the government is not trying to promote trade through this agreement. The government is instead trying to help Canadian mining companies exploit the natural resources of another country.
They want to go after the natural resources at the expense of human rights. I said earlier that Colombia has one of the worst human rights records. It is a country where the government tolerates extreme violence. I will continue after—
Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Government Orders
10:55 a.m.
The Deputy Speaker Andrew Scheer
The hon. member will have 15 minutes following question period.
Larry John Rudd
Statements by Members
10:55 a.m.
Phil McColeman Brant, ON
Mr. Speaker, last week in Brantford, Ontario, big yellow ribbons and Canadian flags lined the streets as thousands of people came out to bid a final farewell to Trooper Larry John Rudd, who died on May 24 serving our country in Afghanistan.
Standing more than six foot six, Trooper Rudd was known among his comrades as a gentle giant. At his funeral he was described as a phenomenal soldier, friend and Canadian. Larry John Rudd is a true Canadian hero who will be dearly missed by his family, friends, fellow comrades and the communities of Brantford and Brant.
Trooper Rudd is one of 147 Canadian men and women who have given their lives serving their country in Afghanistan. On behalf of all Canadians, I salute these brave men and women. Their commitment and sacrifice will remain a source of pride for all.
Statements by Members
June 11th, 2010 / 11 a.m.
Irwin Cotler Mount Royal, QC
Mr. Speaker, this week parliamentarians and government ministers hosted one of the most courageous and compelling heroines of our day in the person of Dr. Massouda Jalal, distinguished physician, the former minister of women's affairs and the first woman to run for president of Afghanistan.
Dr. Jalal's testimony before the foreign affairs committee's Subcommittee on International Human Rights was clear: that we are witnessing in Afghanistan a regression from the initial progress at the beginning of this decade; that a developing extremism is driving a culture of fear amidst a culture of impugnity; that, in a word, the empowerment of women can underpin democracy and freedom and usher in a culture of peace. As Dr. Jalal herself put it:
Women's rights are the key to fighting dictatorship and extremism, militarization and warlordism. Women are the key to the future.
Dr. Jalal's courage and strength should inspire us all and underpin our mission in Afghanistan now and beyond 2011, the protection and empowerment of women, and thereby, the promotion and protection of democracy and freedom for all Afghans.
Mario Cusson Competition Team
Statements by Members
11 a.m.
Jean Dorion Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher, QC
Mr. Speaker, I was proud to learn that the Mario Cusson Competition Team from my riding recently distinguished itself at the Quebec provincial Golden Gloves boxing championship.
The team took first place as the most improved club and second place for number of wins.
I would like to congratulate the winning boxers: Charles Boismenu, Sarah Dasylva, Mélanie Carrier, Gino Colangelo, Mélanie Grenon, Martine Vallières-Bisson, Samuel Francisque, Parwiz Payman and David St-Pierre.
A big thank you to the team's head trainer, the president and former champion Alain Bosmenu, whose energy and dedication help young people excel at a competitive sport.
Good luck to Longueuil's Mario Cusson Competitive Team in the 2010 Quebec Cup, an international competition that will be held in Longueuil from June 24 to 27.
Statements by Members
11 a.m.
Thomas Mulcair Outremont, QC
Mr. Speaker, Bangladesh became a country after a war of independence that began about 40 years ago.
After many challenges in the early years, the restoration of democracy in 1991 gave hope to the people of Bangladesh for a better life for themselves and their children. That is why it is with grave concern and great sorrow that Canadians have learned of recent arrests of journalists, in particular Mahmudur Rahman. Hundreds of members of Canada's Bangladeshi community have written to me asking me to share their condemnation of these arrests.
As a sister Commonwealth country, Canada will always have a keen interest in what happens in Bangladesh. A vibrant and industrious Bangladeshi community that shares the values of democracy, freedom of expression and freedom of the press is asking the Canadian government to take note of these disquieting developments and to do whatever it can to avoid a slide back from those values.
FIFA World Cup
Statements by Members
11 a.m.
Deepak Obhrai Calgary East, AB
Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Government of Canada and all Canadians, I wish to extend our heartfelt best wishes to the people of South Africa as they host the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the very first on African soil.
I am confident that South Africa will stage a world-class tournament. The world again will have a chance to see the vibrancy, growing self-confidence and optimism that is emerging from the continent of Africa, the continent where I was born.
Over the 20 years since Nelson Mandela's release from prison, Canadians have watched with pride as South Africa has emerged to take an increasingly prominent place on the global stage. Hosting the World Cup is yet another world-class achievement by our great friend and ally.
Let us celebrate the friendship between our two countries and wish South Africa every success as it brings us the joy and excitement of the World Cup.
Dr. Jacques Corbin
Statements by Members
11:05 a.m.
Jean-Claude D'Amours Madawaska—Restigouche, NB
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight the work of Dr. Jacques Corbin who, on May 28, was awarded the Dr. Garfield Moffatt Medal. This medal recognizes excellence of health care provided by a New Brunswick doctor.
It is awarded to an individual who demonstrates an interest in professional development in medicine, education of patients and health care team members, and leadership and service to his community, in addition to focusing on quality of family life.
We are proud that this medal has been awarded to one of our doctors. A native of Edmundston, Dr. Corbin has accomplished a great deal in the health field. He was awarded this medal—and has had a successful career—because of his belief that the patient always comes first.
Dr. Corbin, on behalf of the citizens of Madawaska—Restigouche, we congratulate him on this medal and, most of all, we thank him for everything he has done for our community. Once again, Dr. Corbin, congratulations on behalf of all the citizens of the riding of Madawaska—Restigouche.
Statements by Members
11:05 a.m.
Laurie Hawn Edmonton Centre, AB
Mr. Speaker, after spending last week in Afghanistan, I rise today to pay tribute to the men and women of the Canadian Forces, the RCMP, members of the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Canadian International Development Agency, Canada Border Services Agency, Correctional Service Canada, and others who are doing tremendous work and are delivering results under very difficult circumstances.
I want to take this opportunity to remind all members of the House to appreciate the efforts and dedication of the members of our whole of government team who are doing a tremendous job and are making Canada proud in a difficult land on the far side of the world.
Our people are doing terrific work and are making a real difference in the lives of the Afghan people. Just the other night, a revered CBC sports commentator said that the one thing soldiers always say to him is that the message they want to put to politicians and the people is, hey, be more worried about them, the guys who do it, than the Taliban who are trying to blow them up.
Grapes gets it. Our government gets it. The Canadian people get it, and in the words of Don Cherry, I say amen to that.
Government Spending
Statements by Members
11:05 a.m.
Robert Carrier Alfred-Pellan, QC
Mr. Speaker, welcome to Harperland, built for the modest sum of $2 million in taxpayers' money. This fake resort comes complete with a fake lake—even though the location is on the shore of Lake Ontario—and some comfy lakeside chairs where you can watch bucolic scenes on a giant screen.
The goal is to recreate Huntsville, in the riding of the Minister of Industry, a place you will not actually be able to see during the G8 and G20 summits. To be able to visit these facilities, you must be an accredited journalist, because this marketing pavilion is for you, and only you—whom the Conservative government is hoping to manipulate with this propaganda, because you are certainly not there to report on the facts.
And what does the rest of the world think about this? Who cares if the French foreign affairs minister, Bernard Kouchner, thinks that Harperland is costing too much money? All the Conservative government wants is to control the message as much as possible, at the expense of access to information.
Statements by Members
11:05 a.m.
Mike Lake Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB
Mr. Speaker, media reports indicate that recently, as part of their ongoing intimidation campaign in Afghanistan, Taliban insurgents systematically executed a seven-year-old boy they accused of being a spy. If these reports are true, it is horrific, disgusting, and shocking beyond words and says more about the Taliban and its disregard for human life than virtually anything we have seen or heard yet.
These are the people we are battling in Afghanistan. These are the people who are killing our brave Canadian men and women in uniform.
Canada's continuing objective is to help Afghans build a stable and secure country based on the fundamental values of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.
Let us never forget who the real enemy is in Afghanistan, and may our courageous soldiers know that this government and all Canadians stand behind them every step of the way.
Statements by Members
11:05 a.m.
Francis Scarpaleggia Lac-Saint-Louis, QC
Mr. Speaker, this year marks the 100th anniversary of the City of Beaconsfield, a magnificent community on the shores of the St. Lawrence River in Montreal's West Island.
The year started with great pomp and circumstance when young Ben Mumme carried the Olympic flame to Centennial Park, where it lit up the crowd and the winter night in anticipation of future Canadian Olympic glory.
Last Friday I had the honour of riding in Beaconsfield's 100th anniversary parade with Mayor David Pollock; his council; MNA Geoffrey Kelley; former mayor Ed Briggs; former councillors Ernie Dahl and Jim Hasegawa; Beaconsfield's first mayor, Joseph Perron, personified by Christian Habel in 1910 period costume; Danièle Bouchard-Serhan, chair of the Beaconsfield 100 committee; Judith Clark, coordinator of the evening's celebration; and Michèle Janis, the city's irrepressible cultural director.
Beaconsfield is known for those values that make a community strong: citizen engagement, caring for others through volunteerism, respect for difference, and concern for the environment.
I would like to invite all of the members to join with me in wishing a very happy 100th anniversary to the City of Beaconsfield.


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Renaissance Woman Barbara Barrett
Barbara Barrett, CEO of Montana's Triple Creek Ranch luxury resort, wears a cowboy hat but also many other hats: former U.S. ambassador to Finland, attorney, graduate school president, pilot, horsewoman, adventurer and astronaut.
Brought up on a farm in Pennsylvania, Barrett learned as a teenager to saddle, feed and shoe horses. She left the farm for college in Arizona, earned her law degree and clerked at Greyhound Corporation. An executive of two Fortune 500 companies before she turned 30, she has had seats on 10 corporate boards, including those of Raytheon and Piper Aircraft. Through the years, Barrett has also served on at least 50 not-for-profit boards, including those of the Hershey Trust and the Mayo Clinic. She has been president and CEO of the American Management Association, president of the International Women's Forum and a senior advisor to the U.S. at the United Nations; she also taught leadership at Harvard's Kennedy School; and was deputy administrator of the FAA, vice chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board and founding chairperson of Arizona's Valley Bank.
Barrett has climbed Tanzania's Mt. Kilimanjaro, hiked New Zealand's Milford Track and the Grand Canyon (rim to rim) and cycled around Finland and Arizona, but her most passionate avocation is horseback riding. She gets a chance to do some of that at Triple Creek Ranch, which she purchased in 1993 with her husband Craig, a former chairman and CEO of Intel.
We slowed Barrett down enough during a New York City business trip to conduct this interview.
What's the best advice your father ever gave you?
In my generation, girls had three choices: teacher, secretary or nurse. When I was four I said I wanted to be a nurse and my dad said, "Why not a doctor?" That was my breakaway moment, and since then, I've always asked myself, "Why not this or this?"
Who was your mentor?
Sandra Day O'Connor. I was interning at the [Arizona] state legislature and from her I learned you've got to be good, have talent, and you have to have something extra. She had a law degree, and I thought my way of getting there was with a law degree.
How did you meet your husband?
I'd just finished a board meeting in Phoenix on July 20, 1979, and took a hike up Squaw Peak [now called Piestewa Peak]. I was sitting up at the top, watching the sunset, when a male hiker arrived. We ended up hiking down together and had the inevitable conversation about what do you do. He said that he was a manager in a small electronics firm so I figured he must be the night clerk at a Radio Shack. He turned out to be the general manager of Intel Corporation and later became Intel's chairman and CEO. He's always been understated.
You were flying an airplane when a more typical onboard role for women was to be flight attendants. How did that happen?
When I was a kid, Dad took me on a short flight in a four-seater and I loved it. As a Christmas gift one year, I purchased pilot training for my husband, who didn't use it. So I did, doing the training with Lufthansa in Arizona.
Do you fly now?
I don't fly often enough to fly anybody, so I fly only with an instructor pilot.
How do you travel?
Sometimes charter, sometimes air taxi and often corporate.
Why do you fly privately?
Time is important to me. I don't have the luxury of taking the slow way of getting there, and travel in commercial aircraft is not a luxury by any stretch of the imagination. I might need to be at a board meeting in Tucson and then dinner in Las Vegas, and the only way to get there is by private jet. I can get more work done, so it's more productive.
When you fly privately, what company do you choose?
We have used [fractional providers] NetJets and Flight Options a lot over the years. Today we mostly charter.
What was it like to serve asambassador to Finland?
The privilege of serving the president, the privilege of serving America in a foreign country and being a personification of this nation for me was a significant responsibility. I've done a lot of work in public diplomacy in America, and I made a special effort to be strong on communications with the people of Finland, not just the government.
You biked 900 kilometers around Finland. Would you consider yourself an adventurer?
Each year, I try to do one exertive vacation, something that will either make me get in shape, stay in shape, or I'm going to hurt.
I understand that you are an accidental astronaut. How did that happen?
I think I am less probable an astronaut than just about any one of those other seven billion people walking the face of the Earth. Space Adventures, the company that does the space tourism programs, had an unexpected short-lead-time seat available. I'd worked with the CEO, who asked if I would be willing to be the backup. That's like a lightning strike; that's beyond extraordinary.
They had a very short time frame to get two people trained. They had the primary astronaut and needed somebody who would be willing to train and support the primary. They thought I was fit enough, and they thought that as a pilot I'd have the basic aeronautical understanding. I wasn't so sure I'd be fit enough or have the rocket-science aptitude to be an astronaut. Normally, it takes 20 years to be a part of that system. In my case, it was four and a half months, a very compressed calendar.
Why did you buy Triple Creek Ranch?
We thought about getting a second home, a retreat, someplace nestled among the mountains and either with enough land to explore or a place adjacent to a national forest or park. This was the perfect arrangement. We'd originally gone there as guests; we made an offer and bought the ranch. We made a lot of changes, taking down the smaller cabins, freshening and expanding the cabins we kept, and designing more upscale luxury cabins. We upgraded the food, the wine cellar and the landscaping and added Western art. We've tripled the size of the guest ranch, added an additional 26,000 acres of cattle ranch and nature preserve and added a couple hundred bison.
How do you manage the Ranch?
The general managers run the day-to-day operations. We have a staff of about 50 year-round.
In 1994 you were the first female Republican to run for governor of Arizona. Would you do it again?
I wouldn't shy away from it. You never say never in politics.
You were the first civilian woman to land in an FA-18 Hornet on an aircraft carrier. How did that happen?
I was a civilian advisor to the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. A law had been passed in 1948 that women could fly tankers and transports but not fighters or bombers or aircraft "engaged in combat." We worked to get the law changed. There was a Navy admiral who had daughters [and was] not one to be told girls can't do these things; he invited me to train and qualify to fly an F-18 Hornet. I had the privilege of landing on the Nimitz.
What was the fun part of serving as ambassador to Finland?
I bicycled across Finland, rounded up reindeer, dogsledded, downhill and cross-country skied, snowmobiled, helicoptered. They fly American-made F-18s and the Chief of Staff of their Air Force challenged me to a dogfight over northern Finland.
Who won?
Well, he got me once; I got him once. It was a diplomatic solution. We didn't do a tie-breaker.
What's the most important thing you've learned about aviation?
Aviation is commerce. The economy flies on the wings of aircraft.
You are on the board of the [nonprofit educational] Space Foundation. Where do we stand in space right now?
This may be the darkest hour in space for America. The government has pulled out cold turkey of manned space flight. We're seeing an aggressive push by the Russians, China and the European Space Agency. Japan and Korea are active, and India has done some launches. Our regression in space exploration has provided opportunity for both American business and national competitors, globally.
What sparked your interest in economic opportunity for women?
Probably my heritage. When Mother was widowed, she was dependent upon getting make-work jobs, which inspired me. You don't know what life is going to deal you and need to be able to produce something. I've been working with the U.S./Afghan Women's Council in four key areas that dictate their future: education, health, economic empowerment and civics. We began with Afghan women and now we have a program, called 10,000 Women, to help women around the world. Over 60,000 women have gotten training on how to start a business or improve their business acumen.
What is your passion?
Education. My astronaut patch said, "Knowledge is the gateway." We talk about potential energy and kinetic energy—that potential energy is lost when 50 percent of the population is not included. I am passionate about helping women develop their full potential.
What does leadership mean to you?
Leadership is nothing if there aren't followers. Leadership is having vision and finding inspiring people to share the passion for that vision.
Fast Facts:
NAME: Barbara Barrett
BORN: December 26, 1950 (age 63)
POSITION: President & CEO, Triple Creek Ranch, a luxury resort in Montana, since 1993
PREVIOUS POSITIONS: Interim president, Thunderbird School of Global Management (2012); U.S. Ambassador to Finland (2008–09); senior advisor to the U.S., United Nations General Assembly (2006); president, International Women's Forum (1999–2001): president and CEO, American Management Association (1997–98); founding chairman, Valley Bank of Arizona (1996–2003); deputy administrator, Federal Aviation Administration (1988–89); vice chairman and other positions, U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board (1982–85)
EDUCATION: B.A., M.B.A. and J.D. degrees from Arizona State University, and six
honorary degrees
PERSONAL: Lives in Paradise Valley, Arizona. Married 29 years to Craig Barrett, retired chairman and CEO of Intel.
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It' s rare to have the chance to meet an inspiring person as Barbara Barrett, I met her at Salt Lake City International Airport and I did not even know who she was, once back home I googled her name amd it was a fantastic surprise, she s become my Inspiration now.
Thank you Mrs Barrett
I had the pleasure to meet Barbara Barrett in Finland when was the Ambassador of the US to Finland in 2008. She is a very refreshing person with an upbeat attitude and her story is very inspiring to not only all Americans but to other nations as well.
Thank you for the great interview.
Kind Regards
Thomas Jackson
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Robert Bruce Summerfield Jr.
Robert Bruce Summerfield Jr., 66, of 14 Seymour St., Jamestown, passed away Tuesday (Jan. 1, 2013), in Heritage Park Skilled Nursing and Rehab Center.
Known to many as "Half Pint." Bruce was born April 10, 1946, in Jamestown, the son of the late Robert Bruce Summerfield Sr. and Louise "Peg" Nolan Summerfield.
He is survived by his companion; Pamela Penhollow, with whom he shared a home; two children: Scott Larson of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Toni Carvella of Jamestown; five grandchildren; a sister, Peggy (Don) Steward of Conewango Valley; two brothers: Donald Summerfield of Wichita Falls, Texas, and Jerry Lee (Nancy) Summerfield of Oklahoma City; 11 nieces and nephews; and 21 great-nieces and nephews.
Bruce attended Falconer Central School, and was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp. He was a retired truck driver, having worked for numerous trucking companies over the years. He was a member of the Celeron Moose Lodge and Brothers by Choice Motorcycle Club. Bruce enjoyed NASCAR and his Harley Davidson motorcycles.
He was preceded in death his father, Robert Bruce "Red" Summerfield Sr. on May 25, 1996; his mother, Louise Peg Summerfield on July 18, 2012; and an infant sister, Geraldine Summerfield in 1953.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 5, 2013), in the VanRensselaer & Son Funeral Home, 14 Church St., Randolph. There will be a private funeral service for the family at a later date. To leave a condolence, log on to www.vanrensselaerandsonfuneralhome.com.
In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials be sent to Chautauqua County Humane Society, 2825 Strunk Road, Jamestown, NY 14701.


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Three new MH-60R tactical operational flight trainers (TOFT) built for the U.S. Navy by CAE USA have been declared ready-for-training and have entered service for the Navy. The TOFTs are located at Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Fla., Naval Station (NS) Mayport in Jacksonville, Fla., and Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), formerly Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay. All three MH-60R TOFTs are fixed-based simulators that are used to train pilots, co-pilots and sensor operators in the complete range of missions flown by the MH-60R helicopter.
In addition to these three new MH-60R TOFTs that entered service for the Navy, CAE USA also recently delivered an MH-60R/S TOFT to Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan. This simulator is reconfigurable between the MH-60S and MH-60R helicopter platforms. It is currently undergoing installation and integration testing, and will be ready-for-training later this summer.
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Six Hottest Cars at the Detroit Auto Show
DETROIT ( TheStreet) -- Headed into the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, the auto industry is in a good mood, reflecting three years of rising sales and expectations for a fourth year of growth.
Even in a bad year, nothing cheers up the auto industry like the Detroit Auto Show, 2009 notwithstanding. The cameras flash, the reporters congregate and the executives are on comfortable turf, particularly because the Detroit show is geared toward them, rather than toward a particular region, as the Los Angeles show is geared towards California's secessionist auto buying tendencies.
Media days are Monday and Tuesday, and thousands of reporters from throughout the world will descend on Detroit to see the new cars and chat with auto industry executives from around the world. By the way, if you know of an available hotel room in downtown Detroit, let us know -- we are staying out by the airport. This is because it never occurred to us back in 2010 that what we should be doing is booking a downtown Detroit hotel room for next week.
As for the vehicles that will dominate the news at the show, the information about some of them is as hard to come by as a downtown hotel room.
For instance, Ford (F) is expected to unveil a concept for the 2015 F-150, which is important because 2013 is shaping up to be the year of the pickup truck . But so far Ford has had nothing to say on this topic.
In assembling our list of the six hot cars at the auto show, we talked with Edmunds.com Automotive Editor Ed Hellwig. This is what we know, so far. Ford F-150 Concept
The story here is that the Dodge Ram is a great new truck that is winning multiple truck-of-the-year awards and the auto industry is obsessed with the introduction of the new GM (GM) Chevrolet Silverado truck, to the point of carefully counting, at the end of each of the past six months, GM's inventory of current model Silverados. If you are Ford, you no doubt are a little upset that your truck seems to be getting the cold shoulder. It has been the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. for the past three decades and it leads the next closest vehicle, the Silverado, by 35%, or about 200,000 vehicles, which basically is enough units to satisfy a small automaker with one or two successful vehicles.
So with the eyes of the automotive world on the Detroit Auto Show, it's time for Ford to make some noise.
Our only question is why did GM introduce the new Silverado in mid-December, rather than waiting a month for the auto show?
For the moment, our picture shows a 2012 F-150. Check back next week to see a picture of the 2015 concept truck. Chevrolet Corvette


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Credit-card spending back on the rise
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Is it a sign that we're going back to our old ways of spending money that we didn't have or have we as consumers learned our lessons from the brutual recession about the damage that too much debt can cause?
A recent survey has found that a majority of bankers expect credit-card balances to increase over the next months. That's on top of Federal Reserve data showing that credit-card debt growing as its fastest pace in a year.
Both are signs are the consumers are becoming more optimistic and that's good for the economy.
But despite the growth, consumers are doing a good job of handling the debt -- at least so far. The American Bankers Association reports that the delinquency rate on credit cards is at its lowest level since 1990 and only a quarter of the bankers surveyed by FICO and the Professional Risk Managers' International Association expect delinquencies to rise.


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Because it would be such a pity to throw away the precious Gyokuro leaves after steeping, I always eat them. Anyone else doing this?
I think they're really tasty on their own, but also combined with rice.
I'm SLIGHTLY concerned about potential traces of Fukushima radioactivity though... But I get my teas from Yuuki-Cha and they have a section on the safety issues. Besides, my Gyokuro is from Uji, which has apparently not been affected.
Another simple and tasty recipe I make is rice noodles + Gyokuro leaves (+ nori seaweed flakes if I'm in the mood) + bouillon from a vegetarian stock cube. A healthy afternoon snack
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|Guest Post: The following post was written by Tom Rauchut, IBM Infrastructure Architect and Advanced Technical Sales Specialist for Tivoli Automation. Tom is at IBM Pulse 2011 for Las Vegas this week, and has offered to send his observations.
The expo opened last night. There are so many fantastic demos and product experts. Las Vegas has a Tivoli buzz on right now.
I'm working in the Hands On Labs room. Pulse labs kicked off Sunday. The hot topics included Cloud, Storage, Automation, Asset Management, and BigFix (a company IBM [acquired and products will now be called Tivoli Endpoint Manager])
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James Cameron, the director of popular movies Avatar and Titanic, said at a technology forum in Seoul, South Korea, that TV stations should start shooting content in stereoscopic 3D format. The movie Avatar in stereo 3D theatres has managed to earn over $2 billion in revenue in several months time, but will stereo-3D TV-shows will make a profit for producers?
"(Big entertainment companies) cannot be afraid to shoot in 3D because tens of thousands of people all over the world are shooting in 3D every day. We're going to have 3D TVs all around us and we are going to need thousands of hours of sports, comedy and music and all kinds of entertainment," said James Cameron, reports Reuters news-agency.
Many TV-shows that are filmed in the U.S. and translated around the world are akin to some movies in terms of usage of special effects and cast. Needless to say that budgets of shows like FlashForward or Lost are very high. The question is whether producers would like to shoot high-quality TV-shows in 3D, provided that there are going to be only one or two stereo 3D channels in the U.S. with insignificant amount of viewers as well as zero major stereo-3D channels in Europe. Unlike movie producers, who can rely on cinemas to ensure that the right equipment is used for showcasing of films, TV show makers have to focus on technology that is used by end-users and those HDTV-sets in the vast majority of cases do not support stereo-3D.
Mr. Cameron reportedly stressed that it would prove cost effective over the long run for TV producers to learn how to shoot in 3D instead of trying to convert existing 2D content to the format.
"There is not going to be the time or the money to convert that. It's going to have to be shot live. We are going to learn how to do live shooting. The cost will come down on live 3D production," said the legendary director.
Market tracking firm DisplaySearch forecasts that stereo-3D-capable TV shipments will be around 2.5 million worldwide. Besides, DisplaySearch predicts 27 million stereo-3D HDTV-sets to be shipped in 2013.
"You have got the channel, you have got the sets. The missing piece is content. You have got to get the content," concluded James Cameron.
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New Super Mario Bros Wii: Men, men, men, men
Every year or so Nintendo releases a hot Wii game that gets me so excited I'll go spend $50 of my measly grad student salary. I would be lining up to get New Super Mario Bros. Wii based on the return of Yoshi-riding alone, but not if all the playable characters are men: Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Toad. Would it be that hard to make one of the Toads into Toadette? And guess who needs to be rescued again. Come on, it's not like we're living in 1988… oh wait, back then, Princess Toadstool was playable. Who ever said the world gets more progressive with time?
It's so ratifying when I'm not the only one who noticed blatant exclusion of women from getting to do anything cool!. Thanks for the link, Olivia.
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The most recent issue of the Journal of Markets & Morality (16.1) features an updated translation of "The Moral Organization of Humanity as a Whole," the last chapter of the Russian Orthodox philosopher Vladimir Soloviev's major work on moral philosophy The Justification of the Good. Writing in 1899, Soloviev offers an insightful reflection on the centurion Cornelius, the first Gentile convert to Christianity (Acts 10), regarding the military vocation and the kingdom of God, appropriate to consider as we celebrate Veterans Day today:
Neither the angel of God nor the apostle Peter, the messenger of the peace of Christ, nor the voice of the Holy Spirit himself suddenly revealed in the ones converted, told the centurion of the Italian cohort that which was, according to the latest notions about Christianity, the most important and urgently necessary thing for this Roman warrior. They did not tell him that in becoming a Christian he must first of all cast away his weapons and without fail renounce military service. There is neither word nor allusion about this ostensibly indispensable condition of Christianity in the whole story, even though the point is precisely about a representative of the army. Renunciation of military service does not at all enter into the New Testament concept of what is required of a secular warrior in order that he become a citizen enjoying full rights in the kingdom of God.
While this may appear to be an argument from silence, Soloviev notes,
When Peter came, Cornelius said to him, "Now, therefore, we are all present before God, to hear all the things … commanded you by God" [10:33]. But in this all that God commands the apostle to communicate to the Roman warrior for his salvation, there is nothing about military service.
Taking seriously that the Apostle Peter did not leave anything out when he told Cornelius everything he needed to begin the Christian life, the omission of any command to renounce military service is a significant silence. (more…)


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Topic: Anyone use DBVisualizer?
I'm thinking about using this instead of mysql's buggy-as-all-getout administrator and query tools. CocoaMySQL isn't a whole lot better in my opinion. They all crash way too often for my taste. So, have any of you tried DBVisualizer? It looks good, but is it worth the $150?
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Székesfehérvár, Hungary. Margaux Isaksen continued her impressive 2009 World Cup season with another top ten finish in Hungary on Saturday (May 16). Her seventh place finish in a strong field which included the Athens (2004) and Beijing (2008) Olympic gold medalists, combined with her ninth place finish in Mexico City last month to move Isaksen into the top twenty-five (22nd) of the UIPM world rankings. Isaksen's finish moved her into tenth place in the World Cup series standings even though she did not compete in World Cup 2 in Cairo, Egypt two weeks ago.
Head coach, Janusz Peciak says that Margaux "shows again improvement and great potential for 2012." Isaksen started the competition day with a very strong fencing performance. She remained in the top three positions through the first 26 out of 35 bouts, but then had some setbacks in her last ten bouts to finish in 17th position with a score of 832. From there the competition shifted to the swimming pool where Isaksen improved her overall position with a strong sixth place finish in the 200 meter event. After a nearly perfect riding score of 1180 where she only pulled one rail, Isaksen had worked her way back to the eighth position for the start of the final event, the combined run/shoot. Her first series of targets went down in 35 seconds which moved her into seventh position. Her five perfect shots in the second target series moved Isaksen into a potential medal spot as she left the shooting station in second place just behind eventual silver medalist Amelie Caze of France and just ahead of eventual gold medalist Laura Asadauskaite of Lithuania. However, the final set of targets gave her some trouble, and her final spot was a strong seventh overall in the competition. Her place in the combined event was sixth overall, proving that she has developed mastery of this phase as well.
Complete results and a photo gallery may be viewed by clicking HERE. Also please check the UIPM website for more complete details of the entire competition.
Peciak and Isaksen travel to Warsaw, Poland to rejoin the men's national team for a few days of training before they all travel to Rome, Italy on Wednesday, May 20 to compete in the final World Cup of the 2009 season.


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July 14, 2013 - The heat was way up as Paralympians and black belts packed the brackets at USA Judo's first International Championships for the Blind and Visually Impaired, capping a weekend of three tournaments this weekend in Colorado Springs, CO, for this growing segment of the sport.
Team USA judoka won a total of seven medals amid the 15 nations with athletes at the tournament. Many of those who landed on the podium were veterans and Paralympic medalists, including U.S. Paralympic Silver Medalist Myles Porter and Bronze Medalist Dartanyon Crockett.
A training camp for athletes follows this week at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. Organizers and USA Judo coaches applauded the success and pointed to bigger tournaments next year and beyond.
Taking a silver medal today for Team USA was Sara Luna, 70kg, of USA Judo Paralympic National Training Site at Menomonee Judo in Chicago, IL. The 16-year-old Luna was the only U.S. athlete to compete in all three tournaments this weekend, taking a silver medal in all three, including the World Youth and Student Championships and the IBSA Para Pan American Games Saturday, said her coach, Brett Wolf.
Collecting bronze medals at the International Championships were Dartanyon Crockett, 90 kg., and Ron Hawthorne, 60 kg., both of USA Judo's Training Site at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs; Gaia Iacarrino +70 Kg, Menomonee/Chicago, IL; Ryan Jones - 81kg., Denver Judo/Englewood, CO; Cindy Simon, 57 kg, Kokushikai of Wayne, NJ; and Mike Larsen +100 kg., Cahill's Judo in San Bruno, CA.
Ron Hawthorne took his second bronze for the weekend. "Today I was more aggressive, I was a lot looser and I didn't hold back," starting with his first match that he won with a real floor-pounding uchimata for ippon. He went for 2-1 for the day.
For Ben Goodrich, a successful high school wrestler who took a gold at the World Youth and Student Games Saturday, competition was more challenging at the International Championships, where he faced a Japanese black belt in the first round – Goodrich is a yellow belt. Still, he stayed in the fight for solidly more than four minutes before he was thrown, and U.S. coaches applauded his potential and had begun discussing ways to build on his experience and training.
Twenty-year-old Goodrich of the University of Minnesota said he's remaining for the training camp this week in Colorado Springs and that he is targeting upcoming competitions. "It's definitely something that I will pursue. It's something that I could be good at it, especially with the background that I have and my competitive nature … It's all about competition, you and one other person out there."
Crockett went 2-1 at the International Championships to take bronze Sunday after taking silver at the Para Pan American Games Saturday. Blocking his path up the podium was Cuba's Jorge Hierrezuelo Marcillis, Crockett's new rival and the man to beat en route to Rio and 2016 Paralympic Games. Cuban Marcillis took gold in Crockett's division in London. "I want to get that gold in Rio," said Crockett. "He's the one to beat."
Following are the U.S. rosters for the three competitions:
World Youth and Student Championship Team:
Cassaries Johnson, Menomonee Judo/Chicago, IL
Josh Farra, Liberty Bell Judo/Philadelphia, PA
Nadia Montanez, Menomonee Judo/Chicago, IL
Sara Luna, Menomonee Judo/Chicago, IL
Korbin Anderson, Twin Cities Judo/Bloomington, IL
Ashleigh Heitt, Colorado Springs Judo Center/ Colorado Springs, CO
Robert Tanaka, Ju Shin Kan Judo/Denver, CO
Benjamin Goodrich, University of Minnesota/Minneapolis, MN
Pan American Team:
Ron Hawthorne - 60kg US Olympic Training Center/Colorado Springs, CO
Josh Sisson - 66kg Welcome Mat Judo/Kansas City, MO
Josh Farra - 73kg Liberty Bell Judo/Philadelphia, PA
Adana Gutic - 81kg White Tiger Judo/St. Louis, MO
Ryan Jones - 81kg Denver Judo/Englewood, CO
Dartanyon Crockett - 90kg US Olympic Training Center/Colorado Springs, CO
Myles Porter - 100kg US Olympic Training Center/Colorado Springs, CO
Steve Mulhern +100kg Liberty Bell Judo/Philadelphia, PA
Mike Larsen +100kg Cahill's Judo/San Bruno, CA
Tina Thomas - 48kg, Mojica Judo/Los Angeles, CA
Cindy Simon - 57kg, Kokushikai/Wayne, NJ
Sara Luna - 70kg, Menomonee/Chicago, IL
Gaia Iacarrino +70 Kg, Menomonee/Chicago, IL
Head Coach - Scott Moore, Denver Judo/Englewood, CO
Team Leader - Marc Vink, Liberty Bell Judo/Philadelphia, PA