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Debates of May 31st, 2005
House of Commons Hansard #105 of the 38th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was care.
- Commissioner of Official Languages
- Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology
- Committees of the House
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Supply
- Committees of the House
- Supply
- Business of Supply
- Supply
- Peterborough Memorial Centre
- Canada Post
- Memorial Cup Hockey Tournament
- Guy Tardif
- Canada-Ukraine Internship Program
- Junior Hockey Program
- Canadian Building Trades Council
- Centre d'action bénévole Les p'tits bonheurs
- B. Fernand Nadeau
- Martin Donald Jones
- The Budget
- National Day Against Homophobia
- Justice
- The Budget
- New Democratic Party
- Child Care
- Member for Newton—Delta North
- Sponsorship Program
- Member for Newton—North Delta
- Sponsorship Program
- Prime Minister
- Employment Insurance
- Health
- Aboriginal Affairs
- The Environment
- Canada-U.S. Border
- Democratic Reform
- National Defence
- Employment
- Child Care
- Infrastructure
- Correctional Service of Canada
- National Defence
- Foreign Affairs
- Furniture Industry
- Foreign Affairs
- Presence in Gallery
- Privilege
- Supply
- Business of the House
- Committees of the House
- Supply
- Income Tax Act
- Business of Supply
Government Orders
1:50 p.m.
Pauline Picard Drummond, QC
Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for Repentigny.
Just like my colleague, the hon. member for Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord and Bloc Québécois whip, I want to reiterate the Bloc Québécois' opposition to the motion presented today by the Conservative Party.
We all want to know who was responsible for the sponsorship scandal, for their actions to be denounced, and for the systematic abuse of public money to benefit a political party to be punished. We want the money that was obtained illegally by the Liberal Party, the money that came directly out of the government's coffers through the federal sponsorship program, to be returned to the public purse. That is what the Bloc Québécois wanted when it presented its motion to create the dirty money trust fund. The hon. member for Outremont likes the expression "dirty money".
The Bloc got what it asked for. The Liberal government, worried about an impending election, decided to follow through on the decision of the House by announcing a $750,000 trust on the eve of the confidence vote. The amount in trust is not sufficient. Testimony by Jean Brault, president of Groupaction, alone, led to identification of no less than $2.2 million that apparently was paid to the Liberal Party of Canada through the sponsorship scandal.
All the questions that the Bloc Québécois asked in the House, the smell of wrongdoing and mismanagement evident in the sponsorship program forced the government to set up a commission of inquiry in accordance with the rules of the federal Inquiries Act.
The government asked Justice Gomery to do his job without formulating any conclusions or recommendations regarding the civil or criminal liability of any persons or organizations and to ensure that the inquiry with which he was charged did not compromise any other inquiry or criminal proceedings under way.
That is why some witnesses were heard at first in private before the judge agreed to make some or all of their testimony public.
We hope that the judge's report, which should be handed down by the end of the year, will give us an idea of what misconduct there was and who was responsible so that the government can then institute civil or criminal proceedings, as the case may be.
Our Conservative friends, for their part, would like to change Justice Gomery's mandate. It is as if a referee decided to change the rules in the last minute of a game and thereby change the final result. It is unthinkable.
If Justice Gomery's mandate were changed, the witnesses—all of them—would have to be allowed to return before the commission, well informed about the possible consequences of their testimony, allegations and admissions.
Justice Gomery has not conducted his interrogations with a view to laying charges because that was not his mandate. The testimony that has been heard is therefore certainly not complete enough to enable the commissioner to name the people responsible.
It should be said as well that the Gomery commission's work is based on a promise: the witnesses are encouraged to reveal all in exchange for a promise that the judge will not make any recommendations regarding the civil or criminal liability of individuals. This promise cannot be broken along the way. That is why we oppose the motion now before us.
The Gomery commission's mandate is to cast a wide net so that we learn all there is to know. Individuals like Marc-Yvan Côté, a well-known Liberal and former Liberal minister in Quebec, admitted before the commission that he received $120,000 in cash to help the orphan ridings in eastern Quebec during the 1997 elections with the avowed purpose of beating the Bloc Québécois.
In its edition of May 6, the newspaper Le Devoir said the following and I quote: "This money was poured into solidly Bloc ridings—so-called orphan ridings, in Liberal parlance—during the 1997 election." Le Devoir also mentioned, "This dirty money is not recorded in the party's financial statements, in violation of the Election Act. 'There is an irregularity, and I admit it. ...Mr. Commissioner, there was no receipt. ...No one knew about it,' said Mr. Béliveau, the first honourable man in the Liberal Party to take the blame for that party's secret funding".
This admission shook the Liberal organization in my riding. The Liberal executive and the 1997 candidate feel they have to justify themselves by telling the local press that their riding was not one of the ones that received a brown envelope. The fact is that, in 1997, the local Liberal candidate kept a very low profile; instead the Liberal Party hierarchy campaigned against me, headed by Alfonso Gagliano, who travelled through Drummondville on a regular basis.
In 1997, 2000 and last year in 2004, the Liberals bit the dust in Drummond, a sovereignist stronghold. The CJDM radio station conducted a poll recently and asked the following question, "In light of the sponsorship scandal, do you want Quebec to become sovereign?" Survey results showed 69% of respondents saying yes, which is in keeping with the results of the referendums held in Quebec.
That said, Commissioner Gomery must be able to table his report as soon as possible and have all the latitude he needs to get to the bottom of things.
Once the report has been read by us and by the public, the RCMP, the Chief Electoral Officer and the Department of National Revenue will be responsible for laying charges.
Since the Prime Minister, in his official address, made a commitment to voters to call an election within 30 days of the tabling of the report, I believe that it will the ultimately be the public's decision to punish the political operators behind this scandal, as it did in the 2004 election.
We cannot stress often enough that the sponsorship scandal is not a Quebec scandal. It is a Liberal scandal, concocted by individuals working for the Liberal Party. The Gomery commission and even the courts are hearing evidence of this.
This morning, the former head of Coffin Communication, Paul Coffin, pleaded guilty to 15 counts of fraud. Mr. Coffin's advertising agency received approximately $8 million in Public Works sponsorship contracts, from which his income was $2.7 million. When he testified before the Gomery Commission, Mr. Coffin admitted that the bulk of that $2.7 million had been obtained with fake invoices as requested by the senior public servant in charge of the sponsorship program, Charles Guité.
Coffin Communication served as a conduit for a multi-million dollar advertising campaign on health care. In 2002, the Privy Council Office wanted to retain the services of an agency called Gingko, but that Toronto company did not have accreditation. In order to get around the rules for awarding contracts, the Department of Public Works used Coffin Communication as the middleman, which netted the agency close to $160,000 for doing absolutely nothing.
Mr. Coffin's admission of guilt clearly proves the Liberal government's negligence in the way it managed the sponsorship program. It confirms the Auditor General's concerns. She clearly expressed reservations about the way that program was being managed in her 2003 report.
The revelations that moved the Prime Minister to terminate the sponsorship program, to set up the Gomery Commission, to institute legal proceedings in order to recover the money and to dismiss Gagliano and the heads of the crown agencies involved in the scandal ought to be sufficient proof to enable him to pay back all the dirty money, that is the $5.3 million, not just the current $750,000.
As for the Conservative Party's motion, out of respect for those who testified before the commission and in order to avoid causing them harm, the Bloc Québécois will be voting against this motion.
Government Orders
2 p.m.
The Acting Speaker (Mr. Marcel Proulx)
It being 2 p.m., we will now proceed to statements by members.
Peterborough Memorial Centre
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Peter Adams Peterborough, ON
Mr. Speaker, the Peterborough Memorial Centre is the home of the Peterborough Petes and of the Lakers, the 2004 Mann Cup champions. It is also the home of the Peterborough Sports Hall of Fame and a focus for a wide variety of community activities.
However the people of Peterborough never forget the centre was built as a memorial to the veterans of World War II. Since then, it has become a memorial to all veterans.
Last year our memorial centre was refurbished and modernized. Following this, local veterans groups, notably the Legion, organized a rededication ceremony. In the presence of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, this historic building was dedicated again to the veterans in whose name it was built. This was a dramatic and moving occasion.
I congratulate all those responsible for the rededication. Next week, in this Year of the Veteran, there will be a special ceremony in the presence of Prince Edward to recognize the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. We should never forget those to whom our Memorial Centre is dedicated.
Canada Post
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Diane Finley Haldimand—Norfolk, ON
Mr. Speaker, in 1994 the Liberal minister responsible for Canada Post claimed that, "As long as this Government is in power, no rural or small town post office will close".
In spite of this Liberal promise, countless rural post offices have been closed or are facing closure.
In my riding of Haldimand—Norfolk, residents of Lowbanks have seen their post office closed and the towns of Clear Creek and York may be next on the list. These post offices have provided a valuable service to my constituents for decades.
Since 1997, Canada Post has recorded profits and dividends of almost $1 billion. Despite these profits and promises, the Liberal government continues to close rural post offices. Our rural communities deserve better.
In the words of my constituents, "hindering and interrupting an important service such as this is just not acceptable".
Memorial Cup Hockey Tournament
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Pat O'Brien London—Fanshawe, ON
Mr. Speaker, on Sunday, the London Knights completed a dream season by winning the Memorial Cup 4-0 over the Rimouski Oceanic. Their combined record for the 2004-05 season and playoffs was 79 wins, 9 losses and 2 ties. Londoners are especially proud that this outstanding achievement occurred in the Year of the Veteran and in the 150th anniversary year of the City of London.
This record shattering team was fashioned by Mark and Dale Hunter. Led by Captain Danny Syvret, MVP Corey Perry, emotional leader Brandon Prust, Dylan Hunter and goalies Adam Dennis and Gerald Coleman, the Knights went undefeated at the Memorial Cup tournament.
As the MP for London—Fanshawe, along with my colleagues, the Minister of Labour and Housing, the MP for London North Centre and the member for London West, I congratulate the champion London Knights and the entire community of London for an outstanding season.
The Prime Minister and the London MPs will be pleased to welcome the team to Parliament Hill in the near future to more officially celebrate their remarkable season.
Guy Tardif
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Stéphane Bergeron Verchères—Les Patriotes, QC
Mr. Speaker, on May 24, we lost a major builder of modern Quebec, Mr. Guy Tardif.
Guy Tardif was an RCMP officer with a Ph.D. in criminology from the Université de Montréal. He remained with the RCMP until 1976, when he was elected to the National Assembly as the member for Crémazie under the PQ banner.
René Lévesque immediately appointed this highly intelligent man minister for municipal affairs. History will recall minister Tardif's greatest achievement, however, as the Corvée-habitation program, which successfully got unions and entrepreneurs working together on the noble cause of providing the less fortunate with decent housing.
After nine years of public service in the Quebec government, he settled in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu where he founded, along with his wife, Ghislaine, and their children, the Clos Saint-Denis orchard and vineyard. They developed and promoted such specialties as the famous Pomme de glace, an apple ice wine which won numerous awards.
On behalf of my Bloc Québécois colleagues, I extend my sincere condolences to the family of Guy Tardif.
Canada-Ukraine Internship Program
Statements By Members
May 31st, 2005 / 2 p.m.
Yasmin Ratansi Don Valley East, ON
Mr. Speaker, for the last two centuries Ukrainians have come to Canada in search of a new life.
Generations of Ukrainian newcomers have made significant contributions to the building of Canada, one of the most successful democracies in the world.
Ukrainians have enriched the cultural mosaic of Canada with their unique heritage.
This spring, the Canada-Ukraine parliamentary program celebrates 15 years of work in the Canadian Parliament with the arrival of 28 students from 15 universities in Ukraine and Georgia.
For the past 15 years the House of Commons has welcomed a generation of young Ukrainians who have all had a chance to personally experience life in a civil society and to see democracy in action.
By taking an intern, members of Parliament contribute to the best kind of foreign aid a democracy can give to the future leaders, namely, the opportunity to observe firsthand the work of a democratic Parliament in an open society.
Junior Hockey Program
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Brian Fitzpatrick Prince Albert, SK
Mr. Speaker, three years ago the Prince Albert Raider junior hockey program was in trouble. That is not the case today. Today, Prince Albert has a fully modern hockey facility called the Art Hauser Centre.
The Raider hockey team, under coach Anholt, has completed an immensely successful season. Attendance is up and hockey enthusiasm is back in full scale.
Three years ago certain hockey leaders took the bull by the horns and initiated a program called "Bring Back the Magic". This campaign has been a resounding success.
Recently, the leaders of this campaign, Gary Anderson, Vic Lemieux, Terry Simpson and Ab Pelligrini, were honoured by the people of Prince Albert for an outstanding job.
Once again Prince Albert is known as Canada's "Hockey Town North". It is a privilege to acknowledge the outstanding work of these hockey leaders.
In terms of the Memorial Cup, this may have been the year for the London Knights but next year I think it could be the year of the Prince Albert Raiders.
Canadian Building Trades Council
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Russ Powers Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale, ON
Mr. Speaker, this week, Ottawa is host to the legislative conference of the Canadian Building Trades Council. Through its efforts, this and virtually all buildings in which we reside, work or play provide the type of lifestyle that we as Canadians have come to expect. We thank the council for its endless contribution to our society.
I wish to give special recognition to the Labourers International Union of North America. From its humble beginnings in 1903 and with a current continental membership in excess of 800,000, this organization has contributed in a meaningful way to our way of life. Not only are its members the fuel for our economy, but they contribute in a very positive manner through their volunteer and philanthropic efforts.
I would be remiss if I did not recognize the officers and staff of the central and eastern Canada regional office headquartered in Hamilton, Ontario. I would like to personally thank their former and current international vice-president and regional managers respectively, Enrico "Henry" Mancinelli and Joseph S. Mancinelli, for their belief in and commitment to Canada in general and Hamilton region in particular.
Centre d'action bénévole Les p'tits bonheurs
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Carole Lavallée Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, QC
Mr. Speaker, recently in Saint-Bruno, some 200 people attended a benefit concert by the Montérégie youth symphony orchestra at the Centre Marcel-Dulude, to raise money for the Centre d'action bénévole Les p'tits bonheurs.
It was an enjoyable way to do something useful. The useful or essential part was raising funds for this volunteer centre in downtown Saint-Bruno, which desperately needs to expand its facilities in order to meet a growing need for all sorts of community services: a used clothing store, meals on wheels, assistance for seniors and young families, to name just a few.
The enjoyable part was listening to the concert put on by the hundred or so members of the Montérégie youth symphony orchestra. Their beautiful music made our hearts soar and helped us leave our cares behind.
Congratulations to the two "conductors": Gaby Bouvrette, director of the Centre d'action bénévole Les p'tits bonheurs; and Luc Chaput, conductor of the Montérégie symphony orchestra, for this delightful evening.
B. Fernand Nadeau
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Jean-Claude D'Amours Madawaska—Restigouche, NB
Mr. Speaker, the people of New Brunswick, and Edmundston, especially, were deeply saddened to learn of the death yesterday of B. Fernand Nadeau, a former minister of the Province of New Brunswick and the former mayor of the City of Edmundston.
B. Fernand Nadeau was committed and active in his community. He served as mayor of the City of Edmundston from 1963 to 1969. He contributed considerably to New Brunswick's development between 1967 and 1970, while he was the member for the Edmundston region in the New Brunswick legislature and then minister of municipal affairs and minister of labour in the government of the late Louis J. Robichaud.
I would therefore like to offer sincere condolences to the family and friends of B. Fernand Nadeau on behalf of myself and the people of Madawaska—Restigouche.
Martin Donald Jones
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Peter Goldring Edmonton East, AB
Mr. Speaker, 61 years ago a teenage seaman of the Royal Canadian Navy volunteer reserves was serving on the L.S.I. Prince Henry , a landing craft carrier stationed offshore Normandy, France.
Under a halo of bursting enemy shells and clouds of smoke from the ship's guns, the invasion of Europe was underway on Juno Beach.
On the Prince Henry , able seaman Jones did his part, providing gunnery coverage for the landing craft, laden with regimental soldiers of the Regina Rifles and of the Canadian Scottish, heading to Juno Beach.
After the war, Martin Donald Jones came to Edmonton and worked for 29 years until retirement in 1985 for Canada Mortgage and Housing, serving another tour of honourable duty for the public of Canada.
My good friends, Marty and his wife Pauline, are celebrating life's blessings and Marty's 80th birthday together with family and friends in Edmonton this week.
I send my congratulations to Marty and wish him good health and God bless.
National Day Against Homophobia
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Libby Davies Vancouver East, BC
Mr. Speaker, June 1 is National Day Against Homophobia, and our leader and members of the federal NDP caucus stand in solidarity with the GLBT and queer community to speak out against prejudice, discrimination and homophobia.
We congratulate Fondation Emergence and its partners across the country for its courageous and sustained work to end discrimination based on sexual orientation and to promote equality, diversity and openness in our society.
We in the NDP are fervently committed to equality of all people and the recognition of diversity as a wonderful and affirming value of our society. We want to see the day finally arrive, and soon, when the rights of same sex couples to marry are passed into law. We want to see the day when homophobia is something unknown, when gays and lesbians can be who we are, with pride, love and support and without the fear, hatred and violence that comes from homophobia.
We mark this day in a solemn way and we also celebrate the tremendous achievements that have been made.
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Russ Hiebert South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale, BC
Mr. Speaker, we need a justice system that will make the punishment fit the crime. Let us consider the case of Herbert Ward.
A rapist, Ward has been convicted of sexual assault more than 24 times in a devastating criminal career stretching back 24 years. Yet over that period Ward has spent only 51 months in prison.
In 2003, when Ward last pleaded guilty to a string of sexual assaults, the crown sought dangerous offender status to help keep the serial predator locked up. "No way," said the judge. These crimes did not meet the threshold for dangerous offender status.
Now this Scarborough rapist has struck again, according to a woman who says that she was his victim on Friday.
How many more women will be victimized before the Liberal government introduces mandatory minimum sentences for violent and repeated offences? How many more women will be victims before the Liberal government acts?


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In short: A Race That Leaves A Smile On Your FaceIn full: This was my first ever marathon and now that I'm recovering I can say "I really enjoyed this race."The scenery was lovely even in it's blanket of cloud and rain and well worth putting up with the conitions.The course was undulating rather than hilly, nothing too dramatic. Though the long slow drag up hill from Manton was tough to cope with on empty legs. The cadets were AMAZING considering the conditions and how long they were out there for. Well done to them. The only real issue I had was with the timing mats. On passing the peninsular mat for the first time the cadet stopped me as it had not beeped. Only by squatting really low did it beep. The problem? I had my race number on my chest and not my belly! The cadet laughed his head off when I crossed it the second time - in a low running squat at speed... but I got my bleep. At the finish line I almost had to go down on all fours to beep... not easy after a freezing 26.2. I wonder if many have fallen foul of this issue?Support and organisation. Yes... maybe it seems a bit overpriced due to it's lack of extras, but the basics were there.I am now a marathoner and will be back in 2013. When can I sign up again?Date of review: November 6, 2012
In short: My first ever Tri. I'll definitely be back next year. Recommended it to loads already.Date of review: September 3, 2012
In short: A lovely race, despite the hills. I'll be back next year. Date of review: September 3, 2012
In short: First race, and enjoyed it. I'll be back in March.Date of review: February 9, 2006
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BEIJING(AP) Like a kid hanging out in his college dorm, Michael Phelps is having a blast at the Olympic village - watching movies, playing spades with his roommates, goofing around whenever possible. He's even sporting a Fu Manchu mustache.
``I'm just here enjoying myself,'' Phelps said Wednesday. ``It's fun.''
What, you were expecting something else?
A five-star hotel, perhaps, for the 23-year-old who's already made millions in endorsements? Or loads of quiet time before Phelps tries winning a record eight gold medals?
Nah. Phelps is staying loose by savoring his time as one of the boys. After all the work he's put in the last four years, a few intense days right before the big meet is probably the last thing he needs.
``I'm preparing myself the best way I can to compete as fast as I can,'' Phelps said. ``That's my goal and that's what I am going to stick with. I haven't said anything about breaking any record or going after a record. I'm just going out there and trying to do something that I want to do. My goals haven't been published. (Coach Bob Bowman) and I are the only two that know them. We're going to work through the next week and hopefully try to accomplish our goals.''
Still, Phelps gets it. He knows he's the star of the show, the one given his own news conference - well, along with 41-year-old Dara Torres - right before a get-together with six other swimmers to avoid stealing their spotlight. And he's the reason the news conference was held in the biggest meeting room at the media center.
The half hour of questions and answers turned out like most of Phelps' races: He knew what was coming and deftly met all challenges.
On pollution: ``It's not that bad. I haven't noticed any problems.''
On concerns about facing swimmers who are doping: ``I know I'm clean.''
On finals being held in the morning so they can be shown live in prime time for U.S. television viewers, a change made because of his quest: ``It's the Olympic Games. You have to be ready to swim or compete whenever you have the opportunity. Morning, night, midday, midnight - it doesn't matter.''
On the venue known as the Water Cube: ``It's exciting when you just walk into the pool. You can sort of imagine the place being jam packed. I'm looking forward to it on the first day, being in that atmosphere.''
On Mark Spitz, whose record of seven gold medals he is chasing: ``I have not talked to Mark. He wished me best of luck at trials when he gave out some awards.''
On his fu manchu, which - if kept - could become as recognizable as Spitz's bushy mustache: ``I'm just messing around with it a little bit. I've had facial hair leading into a few of my events over the last year or so.''
The closest Phelps came to stumbling was when a Dutch reporter asked about the 200-meter freestyle being easier following the withdrawal of Pieter van den Hoogenband, aka ``The Flying Dutchman,'' who won gold in 2000 and silver in '04.
``I had no idea,'' Phelps said, laughing and turning to Bowman for confirmation.
It's a keen point, though, because it gets back to those secret goals. They're not about a medal count, but about beating certain times - albeit times that likely will win gold and break records.
Phelps already has six gold medals and two bronze from Athens four years ago. He won seven golds at last year's world championships, setting four records along the way.
``Physically, he's just much stronger and more mature, so he's got a lot more power. Still has the fitness,'' Bowman said, comparing Phelps to the 19-year-old version in '04. ``Emotionally, he's the same guy. ... The biggest advantage he has now is he's been through the process before so he knows what to expect, and he's handled all the other things that come with the Olympic Games better.''
Phelps' eight events are the 200 meter freestyle, the 100 and 200 butterfly, the 200 and 400 individual medley, the 400 and 800 freestyle relays and the 400 medley relay.
Counting preliminaries and semifinals, he's likely to swim 17 times, with finals Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, two on Wednesday, a break Thursday, then the big finish Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The event he ranks toughest? The very first one, the 400 IM.
So maybe he should have as much fun as he can while he still can. Besides, he only can for a little longer; his first preliminary race is Saturday evening, so he's skipping the opening ceremony Friday night.
``I think we've spent the better part of Michael's career training for a big program like this,'' Bowman said. ``We're looking forward to the challenge and I think he's going for it.''
``I would never bet against him,'' said Eddie Reese, coach of the U.S. men's team.


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Little Red Creek
DescriptionThe Little Red Creek Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit (CWMU) is located west of the Red Creek Reservoir. The highest point on the Unit is Raspberry Knoll, 9700 feet. The Right Fork Little Red Creek (8800 feet to 7200 feet) and Currant Creek (7200 feet to 6800 feet) form the west boundary of the Little Red Creek CWMU. There are four hollows that cut the Unit. Mill Hollow which ranges from 7900 feet to 8800 feet, Rough Hollow ranging from 7900 feet to 9000 feet, Grass Hollow ranging from 7300 feet to 9400 feet, and Ringwood Hollow ranging from 7400 feet to 8900 feet. The most common elevation is 9200 feet but ranges from 6900 feet to 9700 feet with an elevation difference of 2800 feet. Fifty-one percent (51%) of the CWMU elevation ranges between 7600 feet and 8900 feet an elevation difference of 1300 feet.
The cover type most common on the Little Red Creek CWMU is Inter-Mountain Basins Montane Sagebrush Steppe (62). In the north are extensive areas of Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest and Woodland (22). In the middle of the Unit, the extensive areas change to Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak-Mixed Montane Shrubland (41), and towards the south the areas are Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland (36) and Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland (48).
One of the Little Red Creek Cooperative Wildlife Mangement Unit (CWMU) nearest weather stations, FRUITLAND (423056), is about 5.6 km southeast from the southeast edge of the CWMU. FRUITLAND has fifty-six (56) years of records, 1910 - 1966. During the FALL (September, October and November) the average precipitation is 3.92 inches, but it can be as high as 7.89 inches or as low as 1.55 inches. During the 91-day FALL period, 15 days will experience greater than or equal to 0.01 inches of percipitation, 11 days of greater than or equal to 0.10 inches, or 2 day of the greater than or equal to 0.50 inches of precipitation. There is also 1 day with greater than or equal to 1.00 inch of precipitation. Snowfall during the FALL averages 7.9 inches but can be as high as 19.0inches. FALL temperature at FRUITLAND averages 43.9 degrees F. but can be as high as 86.0 degrees F. or as low as -8.0 degrees F. During the FALL, 56 days will be below freezing (32 degrees F.) and no day above 90 degrees F. This map is provided for general reference only and does not constitute a legal hunt boundary. The Division does not guarantee access to any private or public land. Hunt unit boundaries may include private property or other excluded areas.
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- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 pound thinly sliced pancetta, diced
- 2 large onions, sliced 1/4-inch thick
- 1 medium head green cabbage, cored and sliced 1/2 inch thick
- 1 cup carrots, cut in 1/4-inch julienne
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- 8 ounces wide egg noodles
- 3 tablespoons minced garlic
- 3 tablespoons capers, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup green peas, preferably fresh, shelled, but can substitute frozen
- 1/4 cup white wine
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
Excerpted from Guy Fieri's book, More Diners Drive-Ins and Dives (William Morrow Cookbooks)
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil for the noodles.
In a large Dutch oven, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter over medium heat and add the pancetta. Cook, stirring, until crisp, 12 to 14 minutes. Remove the pancetta to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain. Reserve.
Strain the fat from the pancetta into a bowl and wipe the pot clean. Add back in 2 tablespoons of the pancetta fat and melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter in the pot. Reserve the remaining pancetta fat for another use or discard.
Add the onions, cabbage, carrots and thyme. Season with 1 teaspoon salt and half the pepper. Stir to coat the vegetables with the butter. Cover and cook until the cabbage is wilted and almost tender, about 10 minutes. Uncover and simmer until the cabbage is very tender, about 10 more minutes.
While the cabbage cooks, add the noodles to the boiling water and cook according to the package directions.
Increase the heat to high and cook, stirring, until the cabbage and onions are golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Add in the garlic and capers and cook for 1 minute. Add the peas, deglaze the pan with the white wine and add the lemon juice. Add in three-quarters of the pancetta, combine well and remove from heat.
Drain the noodles and add to the pot with the cabbage. Toss well to coat the noodles with the cabbage and onion mixture. Sprinkle with the parsley, remaining pancetta and remaining pepper. Serve immediately.
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MAYVILLE – After months of being tabled, three resolutions brought forward to the Planning and Economic Development Committee by Legislator Bob Whitney have been voted down.
The Democrat from Jamestown attended the committee meeting Wednesday night to speak about the resolutions he said were originally brought forward in July. Whitney said after the July meeting was canceled, the Planning and Economic Development Committee discussed the resolution at the August meeting, which Whitney was not able to attend. He said he then introduced two more resolutions in September, but they were not brought off the table by committee members.
The resolutions request the New York state Legislature to modify the membership of the County of Chautauqua Industrial Development Agency; request the CCIDA adopt a local labor policy for projects receiving CCIDA financial assistance; and request the CCIDA adopt a local supplier policy for projects receiving CCIDA financial assistance.
The first resolution requests a letter be sent to Assemblyman Andrew Goodell, R-Chautauqua County, and Sen. Catharine Young, R-C-I-Olean, requesting the ranking minority member of the legislature's Planning and Economic Development Committee serve on an ex-officio basis with full voting powers, as the chairman of the committee already serves on the CCIDA board.
The second resolution calls for the CCIDA to adopt a local labor policy stating at least 90 percent of all employees of the general contractor, subcontractor or subcontractor working on the project receiving financial assistance must reside within the "local labor area." The local labor area is to include Chautauqua County, Cattaraugus and Erie counties in New York and Erie and Warren counties in Pennsylvania.
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"In my opinion, if the taxpayers of Chautauqua County are paying the bill, whether it's providing tax incentives to businesses, or paving our roads, we owe it to them to keep our money in the area," Whitney wrote to The Post-Journal. "When we hire people from outside the area, we are shipping our hard earned tax dollars to another region. They get the benefit of our tax dollars, we don't."
The committee had little discussion on the resolutions. Legislator Keith Ahlstrom, D-Dunkirk, expressed his feelings that if the resolutions were passed, it would be essentially creating an unfunded mandate.
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Today, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered remarks at the seventh annual Manama Dialogue in Bahrain. The Dialogue brings together the the Gulf states and their partners to address urgent challenges, bring new issues to light, and find opportunities for common action toward common goals. Secretary Clinton said:
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Los Angeles -- To commemorate the 25-year anniversary of the historic 1984 Olympic Games, a unique logo has been created by the world-renowned firm of Bright Strategic Design of Marina del Rey, California. The mark will be used in connection with this year's anniversary festivities.
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"The '84 Games were arguably the greatest event in the history of Los Angeles, so I can't think of a better occasion than the 25th anniversary to commemorate this landmark event and celebrate the best of our great city," said Andy Knox, managing partner of Korn/Ferry International and dinner chair of the July 18 event.
Bright Strategic Design also designed the official pictograms for the Games of the XXIII Olympiad.
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UMES events feature holiday music
PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Nov. 29, 2011) The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is getting into the holiday spirit with back-to-back events this week featuring the sounds of the season.
The UMES Gospel Choir, directed by Dr. Della Dameron-Johnson, presents a concert on Sat., Dec. 3, at 5 p.m. Themed, "Joy is Coming," the 40-member choral group will perform contemporary gospel music, spirituals and some holiday selections, Dallas Taylor, the choir president, said.
"The reason why we sing is to spread the good news—we are spreading joy!," he said.
The concert is preceded by old-fashioned gospel revival nights, Nov. 29 through Dec. 2, at 7 p.m. Musical performances and guest speakers from the university and local churches fill the nightly programs.
Twenty-three members of the UMES Jazz Ensemble take the stage Sun., Dec. 4, at 4 p.m. Lead by locally-known jazz artist and instructor, Brian Perez, the instrumental group will play a mixture of selections from traditional and modern composers such as Thad Jones, Charles Mingus, Count Basie and Maria Schneider.
The students will also be performing "jazzy arrangements of your favorite holiday tunes," Perez said.
"This is my first time directing the ensemble and I am excited to see the dedication and energy the students bring to the band," Perez said. "I feel that we have put together a program that everyone will love."
Events take place in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts. Admission is free and open to the public. Call 410-651-6571 for more information.
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Why VDI Makes Sense Now
VDI, a technology that looked to be at death's door just a year or two ago, is getting a new lease on life thanks to the convergence of two industry trends: the post-PC era of tablets and smartphones and the emergence of cloud services. Still, IT pros have long memories. Early VDI adopters were underwhelmed by the technology and burned by the cost of owning and operating a complex infrastructure, meaning hosted virtual desktop providers have a tough sell.
In their favor: The SaaS model of desktop delivery does address the most serious problems plaguing on-premises installations. There's no hardware to buy; most of the software is provided (unless it's Microsoft software, as we'll discuss); end user support is included; and the services are hosted in multiple data centers, meaning built-in redundancy and minimal WAN latency.
On the negative side of the ledger, PC price erosion has erased much of the hardware cost advantage of thin clients, while touch screen mobile devices, with their very un-Windows look and feel (at least until Windows 8 tablets hit the street) make decidedly suboptimal remote desktop clients. And offline use still requires a client-side hypervisor, making it a nonstarter for tablets and further limiting your choice of service. Yet virtual desktops do make sense for certain users and businesses, and for these, the hosted model will almost certainly be preferable to a do-it-yourself implementation. We'll example the pros and cons of SaaS VDI; see where cloud services help--and don't; outline the various service and technology options; and provide some tips for selecting and using cloud-based VDI. (S4680312)
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I think you will enjoy reading her blog as she is taking it apart and putting it back together.
Thank you Q is for Quilter
Here is one of her Nine Patch quilts. Thank you!
I love this one! The white space is calling for some quilting or embroidery.
Thank you Linda.
That is as much math as I am going to share, not one of my strong points!!
You will end up with a 2 ½ inch strip by 44 inches.
(remember if you cut your strips 3 1/2 inches your cross cut would be 3 1/2. If strips are 4 1/2 your cross cut would be 4 1/2. Mine were cut at 2 1/2 thus cross cut at 2 1/2)
Thank you again to Madame Samm for all she is doing to keep the quilting tradition alive!
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Skip to comments.Bullied by the IRS
Posted on 09/26/2013 7:56:34 AM PDT by FiddlePig
Ive always paid my taxes and have never been arrested or charged with any crime in my life. I am a successful small-business man. But in January of this year, I woke up to find that my business entire bank account more than $35,000 had been wrongly seized.
Later that same day, I was writing checks to my vendors. A federal agent strolls in. She tells me my hard-earned cash was taken by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). I was shocked. Ive broken no law, committed no crime and was never warned my store could be in trouble. I asked her how I can keep managing my business when my account has been seized. She responded, I dont care.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
In more rusty irony many of my progressive friends are rightly outraged by the power given to the government by the Patriot Act, yet the IRS has had the same (or more) power for decades. I call it guilty till they pronounce you guilty!
And this is different from Fascism how?
It would be nice to know the outcome of this as to what the IRS's reasons were.
There always is.
If there's anybody alive in the USA who still thinks that we live in a constitutional republic with representative democracy, I have a bridge for you in NY.
The current administration is marxist. In their world view, all the means of production should be in the hands of the government. They bitterly resent that anyone can own a business and actually make a profit. They want the money.
When all the means of production are in the hands of the government, then we're Cuba, Venezuela, the Soviet Union, and poor.
When a federal agency decides to target a group of people because of their political beliefs (the tea party) and then does so with impunity, all of your rights are forfeit. Welcome to America, 2013.
If the facts are as he has presented them, this is an outrage. These IRS criminals must be arrested and punished. If I said what I REALLY think should be done to them, I'd probably have the FBI at my door.
― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956
I am very surprised to see this in the Washington Times.
Did it say the business owner was in Michigan?
Neither do I. Bang!
Henry Bowman, please pick up the white courtesy phone.
Who regulates the regulators?
I don't know exactly what is coming down the pike, but I do know that it's going to require physical, mental and spiritual toughness.
Personally I've worked my way down to about 900 calories of food intake a day now, and gotten rid of all diet sodas and other garbage out of my diet. I'm either going to get tough of die trying. (And, yes, I know that I'll have to increase the calories one of these days .. but today is not that day).
Reading the article the IRS could seize pretty much ANY retail small business's accounts under suspicion of avoiding reporting. ALL of them I know make small, less than $10,000 deposits daily, some multiple times a day. Heck doesn't even have to be small business.
I guarantee McDonald's and pretty much all other corporate chain fast food makes multiple small cash deposits daily. IRS could seize McDonald's using this tactic.
Absolute rogue agency
Time to start going "Cash Only" wait businesses cannot do that as having "too much cash" can be seen as a FEDERAL violation of DRUG LAWS....
They have really got the law abiding OVER A BARREL don't they?
Meanwhile criminals in DC and outside of DC are getting sweetheart deals and amnesty....
There probably isn't a newspaper in Michigan that would print this story. The Washington Times remains one of the few who are willing to cross the liberal establishment.
I believe what he says. If were a shopkeeper with a bank across the street, I'd bring most of the cash over every day, and perhaps several times a day. Especially in Michigan, where the criminals run loose. And as he says, if he is robbed of more than $10,000, his insurance doesn't cover it.
1) The IRS is first and foremost a collection agency.
2) The is a collar around the IRS and there is a chain fixed to that collar. The other end of that chain is at the feet of the US Congress.
And this is different from Fascism how?
The next time a Liberal says that requiring Voter ID as "Papers Please" in a German accent I am going to F&*^*%ing PUKE right on their shoes.
We already have a "Papers Please" situation when it comes to LAW ABIDING CITIZENS being harassed by government officials...
You can thank congress. In 1913 they sold out your a&& and everyone else's a&& to a foreign banking cartel called the federal reserve. They've owned you, me, and the government ever sinse.
If you make numerous cash deposits under $10,000.00 they decide that the reason you are doing it that way is to prevent the IRS from being notified that you are making cash deposits.
In other words they "divine" that you must be doing it with ill intent.
However if you are a busy small business which takes in a lot of cash you usually are doing these deposits so you don t get robbed. It is a sensible thing to do.
When I worked in a gas station one of the things you did when you closed out your register was hand the cash to the manager who took it promptly to the bank.
While we were occasionally robbed by the small time guys, who got a few hundred dollars, the big guys, who blew safes and got away with tens of thousands of dollars did not bother us. It was not worth their time.
The Washington Times is reasonably moderate in terms of left wing bias ... had this article appeared in the ultra liberal, Obama loving Washington Post that would indeed be a surprise.
Welcome to the Soviet States of Amerika. Our communist/terrorist loving muzzie Commissar leads. This is what the Republic has become. Good luck folks. If you do not know the only way out of this mess, THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, I would sincerely suggest you pick up a copy of the Holy Bible, or you may actually have one in a drawer or collecting dust on a shelf some where, and get into it. Start in the Book of John. Read Romans and The Acts, the move on into the Corinthians, Timothy, etc. Do not fail to read Ezekiel, Daniel, and Revelation. Folks, time draws short. VERY short before the return of our Lord. Don't be left behind. You don't want to be under Antichrist. He'll make Obama, Hitler, Stalin, Pal Pot, etc. look like school boys.
Forfeiture of assets should only come AFTER their owner is convicted!
I know someone to whom this happened. He spent A LOT of money defending himself through the audit, and at the end, he was found to have no fault. The experience soured him so much he sold the business and got out.
So let me get this straight. If you deposit 10,000, that is reported to the gov. If you deposit less than 10,000, they assume that you are trying to avoid the reporting. But the small deposits are reported to the gov, but we're not supposed to know that, and so they assume we are trying to avoid the reporting. Also we're not supposed to know that the 10,000 is now 5,000.
So when we deposit the day's receipts to avoid theft from criminals that the government encourages by keeping us from having a firearm to defend ourselves from the theft we are accused of trying to hide money.
We deposit the money as it comes in and the government just waltzes in and takes it.
The USA is Venezuela. Only our president has a lower IQ.
Question for IRS (NSA, please forward)
What do you do about the criminals who don't deposit the money they get illegally?
Well I wonder how many Dims this guy voted for over the years? If you want to stop this kind of thing you need to:
1. not vote for Dims.
2. not vote for GOP types who are big on the war on drugs.
I have saved your Bible recommendations and will begin doing just that. :)
She was just channeling her inner Tommy Lee Jones in the Fugitive.
Fraser, Mich. - Macomb County
What a joke. So if a legitimate business takes in a lot of cash they shouldn't put it into their bank business account to avoid money laundering charges?
I know that the fascists want businesses to avoid cash, but this is just going to lead to under-reporting.
Anyone know if bit-coins would help in this situation?
um... well... There is probably some difference somewhere... deep down...
Consider the new 100 dollar bills. In a nanosecond without Congress (not that they even matter any more), the 'new currency' becomes by fiat the only currency, the only legal tender, forcing the bad guys - black marketeers and drug dealers - to leave billions on the table, but also attacks any citizen who kept cash for any conceivable emergency. In the ensuing chaos, banks won't be able to offer 'conversion' without serious questions by them and their Treasury, Fed and IRS masters. No need for ATMs when you must use a government monitored credit card for all your needs and which will track the source of all you deposit.
Fer crissakes, civil forfeiture has been used for DECADES. It is one of the biggest weapons in the 'war on drugs', but like most big weapons it causes lots of collateral damage, like Mr Shott.
The Kansas City Star ran a six part series on it back in the 90's...very scary stuff...nobody cared then, nobody cares now.
My mistake, I should have realized that.
The Washington Compost was what I was thinking.
Thanks for reality check.
So let me get this straight. If you deposit 10,000, that is reported to the gov. If you deposit less than 10,000, they assume that you are trying to avoid the reporting. But the small deposits are reported to the gov...
...to leave billions on the table, but also attacks any citizen who kept cash for any conceivable emergency.
THEN when you NEED to make bank deposits to your bank, there are no 'red flags'.
Of course if you think this will become a law, one has to start now before merchants are ordered not to accept your old 100's.
Pravda - a year ago
"Americans never give up your guns..."
They do it because they get to keep the seized money. Generally speaking, it will get divvied up between the prosecutor's office and the reporting agency office and added to their operating budget. Individual agents may also get a bonus or it is used to bump their employment record and qualify them for higher ratings (= higher pay).
Somebody at the bank (a teller or manager) also reported them and received a "reward" for doing so.
This is happening to small businesses all over the US that receive significant cash payments that must be deposited frequently.
You can thank our dimwitted Congress and the War On Drugs for this unconstitutional institutionalized theft.
They should have shot Wickard, and sent Philburn to Congress.
I don't know if bit coins would help much, since they are becoming darn near illegal.
The IRS' defense is to tell everyone to stop using cash and rely on debit and credit cards instead of so much cash.
The NSA now has this in your file. If SWAT raids your home by mistake, they will quote you in their justification.
Just as with NSA, all the data are kept in perpetuity, so even if the gubmint only in the future decides to track something "unforeseen" about you (for your trial, intimidation or questioning), they can dredge up the full original source data. So these arbitrary, (e.g., $10k) boundaries are merely the current whimsy, announced only in attempts to affect our behaviors, cowing us into submissive postures.
No one: that's the problem.
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Boxer Floyd Mayweather earned $32 million for a single night's work against Robert Guerrero earlier this month. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will make up to $57 million in mostly guaranteed money to lead his team for the next five seasons. Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols will bring home a cool $16 million this year as part of a 10-year contract that will pay him $240 million before it's all said and done.
None of this, of course, is breaking news. We know these things because discussion of finances and money is part of the sports landscape in 2013—and has been for years. Generally widely reported, free-agent signings, individual players' contracts and the salary cap have become part of the discourse for fans of almost every sport.
Except the UFC.
While the MMA promotion of record has generated more overall pay-per-view buys than boxing since hitting its stride in 2009, fighter salaries are kept under lock and key. It's rumored that they don't begin to approach mainstream sports money, but information is scarce. When facts do trickle out in the press, it can be revealing. Georges St-Pierre, the UFC welterweight champion, for example, told the Canadian press in 2011 that he makes a comparatively modest $4-5 million per fight.
"People want to compare us to other sports, and in some sense that's fair to do," UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta said. He sat down with two key members of his team, president Dana White and general counsel Lawrence Epstein, to discuss the inner workings of the UFC's fighter contract with Bleacher Report.
"There are a number of things that are unique to our business," Fertitta, pictured at right, continued. "First and foremost, we absorb 100 percent of all production and marketing costs associated with the event. The NFL gets a license fee from Fox. Even boxing gets a licensing fee from HBO. Those media entities then roll in and operate the entire production. They do all of the marketing. So those expenses are not borne upon the actual league or entity. In our case, we televise the entire card. There's over a thousand people who get paychecks when we do these events. It's a massive, massive undertaking.
"In addition to that, we're building a sport. We've had to open up offices in various countries around the world, work to get laws passed in states all over the U.S. and Canada. When you actually take into account those costs that we bear, and other leagues don't, we actually compare very favorably on an apples-for-apples basis."
Randy Couture, one of the sport's true legends and a UFC Hall of Famer, was loath to complain about a career that has made him a millionaire. He understands the efforts and expense it took to build this sport from the ground up. But he couldn't help but wonder about the discrepancy between mainstream sports money and what he and other top UFC stars are paid.
"It's hard for me to sit here and bitch and complain about the pay I got when I made more money competing in mixed martial arts than I ever made doing anything else," Couture told Bleacher Report in an exclusive interview. "Does it irk me that Floyd Mayweather can fight one time and make $40 million? Well, that's more than I made in my career. Yeah, that bothers me."
White says things have changed dramatically since Couture was in his prime as a UFC champion.
"When Randy Couture says that's more than he made in his entire career, Randy Couture's career was in the dark ages," White said. "He was on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter when that thing first started to take off. The money that's in this sport now, compared to when Randy Couture was here, is night and day."
How much UFC fighters are actually paid is a carefully guarded secret. Although some state athletic commissions are required by law to report a fighter's base pay, most fighters are also paid a variety of bonuses that are not included in that mandatory reporting. Backroom, performance and even pay-per-view bonuses are routinely handed out, but until recently, most reporters and fans didn't know much about that process.
"We don't give out numbers," White told Bleacher Report. "We don't say how much fighters get paid or what the company is making. It's something that we don't do and it drives people crazy."
Enter Eddie Alvarez, a lightweight fighter who is one of the very best in his weight class outside the UFC. He's looking to join the promotion and challenge Benson Henderson and the other top UFC stars, but he's mired in a contract dispute with Bellator, a competing promotion on Spike TV.
The battle has been tough on him, emotionally and financially. Alvarez, pictured at right from his Twitter account, has even discussed the negotiations publicly through social media. Alvarez's troubles, however, have proven to be a real boon for MMA journalists and historians. For years, the UFC's standard contract has been a mystery, a matter of speculation, but not available for the record. Thanks to Alvarez's legal struggles, it has become a public document, an exhibit in Bellator's case to re-sign the fighter to a "matching contract."
More important, for our purposes, is that Bleacher Report's Jeremy Botter acquired a copy of Alvarez's contract with the UFC's parent company Zuffa, part of a collection of court documents now available to the public, journalists and legal minds all over the world—some of whom are not impressed.
"When you look at who gets the money, at the end of the day, it's disproportionately Zuffa and disproportionately not the fighter," Northwestern University labor law professor Zev Eigen told Bleacher Report, calling the UFC contract the worst he's seen in the sports or entertainment fields. "None of these fighters are represented by a professional association or a union. There's nothing that sets a minimum or basic standard below which the company can't go. It makes sense—in any relationship like this you would expect the contract to favor the more powerful actor.
"That should be intuitive and it's universal. If you're contracting with Apple, you shouldn't be surprised that Apple takes as many rights as possible. If you use iTunes in anyway they don't like, hell, fire will rain down on you. That's what you can expect anytime you're contracting with an entity more powerful than you are. So too with the UFC."
In boxing, those minimum standards are set by law, part of the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act that is helping clean up a notoriously corrupt sport. In other individual sports, like tennis, players are protected by a professional association. In mixed martial arts, however, there are no protections at all. Fighters are left to their own devices to negotiate shark-filled waters.
"The UFC has coagulated all this genius at law. And they've done nothing but prosper from it," Juanito Ibarra, former manager of UFC star Quinton "Rampage" Jackson among others, told Bleacher Report. "They've left managers and trainers, and most importantly, fighters out in the cold. They don't have a voice."
Ibarra is quick to point out that UFC isn't the only company that preys on fighters, usually young guys he says have never had a dime to their name and are happy just to be on television making a little bit of money.
"It's with all the promoters," Ibarra said. "The promoters, all they do is copy each other's contracts. They hire a lawyer, and he tweaks it, but it's all copy and paste."
As a private company, the UFC doesn't have to report its revenues, cash flow or profit margins to anyone. According to a recent profile in Fast Company, the promotion makes in the neighborhood of $600 million per year, though Fertitta says that number is overstated. The UFC is worth north of $2 billion, making it a more valuable property than even the legendary New York Yankees, Major League Baseball's perpetual cash machine.
Yet despite this success, Fertitta told ESPN that in the seven years since the company started regularly turning a profit, they have paid out just $250 million total to the athletes, a far cry from the 47 percent of total revenue the NFL's players split.
Instead, according to Ibarra, the UFC pays fighters just enough to quell discontent. The promotion often sends fighters high-ticket gifts in lieu of guaranteed money or significant revenue sharing.
"You buy a guy a car and it's going to keep his mouth shut," Ibarra said. "They try to run their lives. And they give them a diamond watch worth a hundred grand. Then they put them on a TV show and take their rights away."
Fertitta disagrees.
"We've created, literally, nearly 70 millionaires since we took this thing over," he said. "And some of them multimillionaires."
Couture (pictured at right), who has battled the UFC under two different ownership groups, is one of those multimillionaires. Still, he believes fighters may be getting less than they deserve.
"The biggest issue is between what the promoter's making from all the pay-per-views and everything else versus how much all the fighters who fought in that single year made. That number maybe needs to shift a little bit," Couture admitted.
"It's such a fine line. The promoter feels like he's entitled. He's spent money, done a ton of things to market the sport and create a vehicle that's good for the fighter. But at the same time, it's the fighter who walks up in that cage. Does the training and puts it on the line and is sweating and bleeding. One doesn't work without the other. So some kind of more equitable arrangement makes sense."
Bleacher Report has come up with the key points you should know about the contract every fighter has to sign to gain entry to the UFC. Adding expertise and nuance to the discussion are Eigen and Ibarra, who went over the contract with us term by term to share their thoughts.
Fertitta, White and Epstein also lent their perspective.
"Ask any questions you want," White told B/R. "We'll sit and walk you through everything."
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Re: Things You Shouldn't Be Doing in Rails
I don't understand what's so bad about the Rails pagination. It's designed such that it doesn't load all the rows that match the specified conditions - it only loads as many as can be viewed on the page. It uses a separate count() query to identify the total number of records.
What's so slow/unstable/weak about this? I've been using it on a number of sites and I'm curious whether I should be switching to something else.


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