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Have we overexploited the Earth's resources for so long that crisis is now not only inevitable, but just a few decades away? Or, is our ingenuity and technological know-how so great that we can overcome even Mother Nature's limits?
These competing perspectives on the health of our planet and our willingness to address humanity's growing demands upon it were on stage at the opening of this spring's annual TED conference in Long Beach, California.
Together, sustainability advisor and former Greenpeace International CEO Paul Gilding and tech entrepreneur turned philanthropist Peter Diamandis offered a fascinating exchange of narratives that, while sharing confidence in our ability to avert catastrophic ecological and economic change, were at stark odds over the existence of the threat and our need to prepare for a decline.
To Gilding, the Earth is full. Full of us, full of our stuff, and full of our demands. We have overwhelmed our planet's capacity to provide for us, and after ignoring the warning signs for decades, we are nearing a major and now certain economic crisis.
"We are in danger, all of us," he says.
It's a bleak vision. But Gilding, author of "The Great Disruption" nonetheless leaves his audience with a hopeful, even optimistic, message: We can still walk ourselves through the coming storm, and minimize its impact—if we choose to act.
"Yes, things will get ugly, and it will happen soon—certainly in our lifetime," Gilding says. "But we are more than capable of getting through everything that's coming."
The future is so dire, Gilding says, that our fear should compel us to draw upon our collective ingenuity to make hard decisions. "When we feel fear and we fear loss," he says, "we are capable of quite extraordinary things." Technological development does indeed have a role here, but it will not in and of itself solve the coming crisis.
For Gilding, this would have been a tough crowd. TED gathers leaders in science, business and the arts to discuss topics as varied as design, education, health care and nuclear power. It's a particularly popular forum among techno-optimists, who believe that technology can solve everything.
TED speakers are invited to discuss their vision in 18 minutes or less. Talks are typically framed with at least a note of inspiration, as was Gilding's. But his included a reality check as shocking as a hard slap to the face, and he offered little hope that we can simply innovate our way out of an inescapable crisis that he predicts is only years away.
He acknowledges the likely skepticism of some in his audience:
"Come on, you're thinking. That's not possible. Technology is amazing. People are innovative. There are so many ways we can improve the way we do things. We can surely sort this out."
In fact, that's pretty much what Diamandis, head of Singularity University and the nonprofit X Prize Foundation, argues minutes later.
"I'm not saying we don't have our set of problems—climate crisis, species extinction, water and energy shortage—we surely do," Diamandis says. "As humans, we are far better at seeing the problems way in advance. But ultimately we knock them down."
Technology won't destroy our natural resources, says Diamandis, author of "Abundance: The Future is Better Than You Think," but make it possible to sustain them indefinitely.
"Scarcity is contextual, and technology is a resource liberating force," he says. The sun's rays offer abundant energy potential, and the oceans endless water. Scarcity isn't the problem; access is. And innovators today are already developing the technology to access those and other resources for human consumption.
Rather than a primary driver of ecological overshoot, Diamandis says that population growth is the engine of greater innovation, reform and economic prosperity.
And rather than economic shutdown, he says, we are on the brink of the biggest economic injection ever.
"We have the tools with this exponential technology," Diamandis says. We have the passion of the DIY innovator. We have the capital of the techno-philanthropist. And we have three billion new minds coming online to work with us to solve the grand challenges, to do that which we must do."
Gilding and Diamandis later appeared on stage together for a brief debate. Aside from their shared belief in humanity's ingenuity and ability to work through even the most difficult challenges, they found little else to agree on. If either moved their audience, they were in two very different directions: Inspiration to act now to minimize the pain of ecological and economic crises, or inspiration to carry on with business as usual.


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Full audio of Laich interview provides context on playoff comments
In an interview Wednesday morning with The Sports Junkies on 106.7 The Fan, Washington Capitals forward Brooks Laich was asked, "This is worst case scenario, but if the Caps do wind up missing the playoffs, is there one game from the past month or so that you're going to look back on and say that's the one that cost us a playoff spot?" Laich responded, "We're making the playoffs. We're not talking worst-case scenario. We're making the playoffs."
As Dan Steinberg wrote in a D.C. Sports Bog post about the interview, "…it was pointed out to Laich [by the Junkies] that he had just guaranteed a playoff berth. He sort of laughed, but didn't respond." Laich never actually used the word "guarantee" himself.
To me, it sounded like Laich didn't quite know what to say when he 'sort of laughed,' as the Junkies joked that he'd just made a "guarantee." As one of The Junkies pointed out once Laich was no longer on the line, "I think Brooks is probably saying, 'Holy shoot, what did I just say. That's gonna be all over the papers.'"
Laich did not back down from his comments later in the day at Caps practice, as The Washington Post's Katie Carrera reported on the Capitals Insider blog: "I have a belief we're going to be in the playoffs and that's it," Laich said. "I don't want to discuss any scenario that we're not. My belief is that we're going to be in the playoffs."
Some media outlets and Twitter users have labeled Laich's comments a "guarantee," like in the headline of Carrera's Capitals Insider article that's linked to in the previous paragraph. (Caps radio guy John Walton wasn't a fan of that approach). Other have compared him to Mark Messier, who guaranteed a Rangers victory during the 1994 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
It seems to me that Laich is just looking at things in a confident, positive way—somewhat like Baltimore Ravens' quarterback Joe Flacco was with statements he made this week about his quarterback skills—and, like Flacco, perhaps Laich should have chosen his words differently…or maybe not.
These two situations with Laich and Flacco are examples of how the media often chooses to focus on the sound bite that generates attention, produces web hits and causes reactions like the one from the Buffalo Sabre's goaltender Ryan Miller about Laich's comments. The press will pick that one statement and run with it, sometimes without providing context or the rest of the story. When the full interview is taken in, Laich's words seem more about a mindset than a guarantee.
As for Flacco, on Tuesday he said he thinks he's the NFL's "best" quarterback—or at least that's how his comments came across to some.
On CSNBaltimore.com in a post titled "What Joe really said", John Eisenberg wrote about Flacco's comments:
Numerous national experts weighed in with a range of opinions, many either mocking him or daring him to prove it.
My response? Yeah, yeah, big deal. Let me know when he says something interesting.
If you actually listen to the interview, which took place on WNST 1570, he merely responded to a question about whether he thought he was a "top five" quarterback by suggesting all NFL quarterbacks should believe in themselves along those lines.
"Without a doubt [I'm in the top 5]," he said. "What do you expect me to say? I would assume everybody thinks they're a top-5 quarterback. I think I'm the best. I don't think I'm the top 5, I think I'm the best. I wouldn't be very successful at my job if I didn't feel that way. That doesn't mean that things are going to work out that way. It just means that's the way it is – that's the way I feel that it is and that's the way I feel it should be."
Going back to Laich's comments, Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff commented to the Buffalo News, when told about them: "Those are all predictions that you live with, you die with, you hope to motivate your team with. He probably believes sincerely they're gonna make it. They probably like their schedule, their chances of playing Florida in their building. We got our work cut out for us, they got theirs. Our thoughts are making the playoffs too."
Is that a guarantee, Lindy? Quick! Somebody better go ask the Caps what they think of that.

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Coaches are fond of saying to their teams, "There is no tomorrow." But truer words have never been spoken when it comes to the very competitive bunch that will break out for a fall run on Saturday, November 10. The Pipers will join teams from the MIAC, The Iowa Athletic Conference, the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference and Nebraska Wesleyan at the Division III Central Regional race on the campus of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn.
Many will try but only a few will be chosen to advance to the NCAA Meet on November 17 in Terre Haute, Ind.
256 men have been registered to run in the 8K race that starts at 11:00 a.m. CST. 280 women are slated to start the 4K race at noon.
The top two finishing teams get automatic berths in the NCAA meet. The next three finishing teams are eligible for at-large berths that will be decided on Sunday, November 11.
Even if a team get an automatic berth or an invite, there is room for individuals to make the field. The top seven individual runners from teams that did not qualify for the meet also get a ticket to Indiana. So, if the Pipers don't qualify on the front end, they have a chance on the back side to have individual runners make the field.
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Marc Maron interviews Josh Radnor on WTF podcast
The Columbus Dispatch - March 31, 2014 02:14 PM
Bexley native and How I Met Your Mother star Josh Radnor is featured today on comedian Marc Maron's WTF podcast, an interview show notorious for coaxing vulnerable disclosures from even the most tight-lipped of celebrities.
The hour-and-a-half-long chat addresses Radnor's evolution as an actor, writer and director — as well as his growth as a person — from the moment he found out he'd gotten a gig on a CBS series to today, the day the long-running sitcom airs its final episode.
"I think about the fact that a 16-year-old boy in Ohio decided what I was going to do for my life," Radnor told Maron while explaining his involvement with high-school musicals and the Columbus Children's Theatre.
"I always try to remember the 16-year-old me — like how psyched he would be," Radnor said. "He would be pretty psyched. I think I exceeded his dreams on some level ... that's a pretty cool thing."
Maron had only seen three episodes of How I Met Your Mother before his interview with Radnor.
"I didn't see me not knowing really anything about the show he's been doing for 9 years as an obstacle to us talking," Maron wrote in his weekly email newsletter. "I was right. It wasn't. We talked about it but the guy's got a lot more going than just that show. He's a grounded, thoughtful dude with a tight work ethic and I loved talking to him."
New listeners of WTF, take note: Maron typically opens his podcasts with lengthy, personal introductions, so the actual interview starts at 17:41 into the audio file.
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The auditions will be held in SCC's Stoner Little Theatre, located on SCC's Somerset North Campus at 808 Monticello Street in Somerset, and are open to everyone. Doors will open at 7 p.m. each night for sign-ups; auditions will begin promptly at 7:30 p.m. An information packet with forms and scenes to be read can be picked up in SCC's Fine Arts suite in the Stoner Building, Room 104C on SCC's Somerset North Campus.
"It will be a great season for people who have been considering auditioning for the community theatre program but haven't made the leap yet," said SCC Theatre Coordinator Steve Cleberg. "This season will see large casts and light rehearsal schedules."
The upcoming season will open with a performance by the Reader's Theatre Company on Friday, September 27.
"The company prepares for a couple of weeks to perform an evening of short pieces done in the style of Reader's Theatre," said Cleberg. "The evening is performed before the audience entirely from scripts. Sherry Crabtree directs the evening and always delivers a great experience for performers and audiences alike."
Cleberg will direct the opening main stage production, "Spoon River Anthology."
"I am looking for as many members of the community as possible to perform the short monologues and music that make up the evening of this play," said Cleberg. "It's a unique evening of theatre which offers special insight into the nature of small town life."
There will also be opportunities for musical performance in the show. Music Director Theresa Kibby will be considering those who wish to add their musical talents to the show as well.
"Spoon River Anthology" will begin rehearsals in October and will be performed on the weekend before Thanksgiving.
The auditions will also give Cleberg a chance to consider talent for the SCC's film projects which are slated for summer shooting.
"I generally select a screenplay based on the talent at the opening auditions," said Cleberg. "We are also developing another episode for our web series."
SCC has launched an anthology series on YouTube entitled "Summerfalls." The series is shot on campus and follows the stories of various students at the fictional college.
This spring, SCC will produce a student directed production to be announced at a later date. SCC Theatre major Katie Lowe will be at the helm for the project.
"We like to keep the auditions as much fun as we can." Cleberg concluded, "I find that people are at their best when they look at auditions as an enjoyable evening of performance opportunities."
Further information can be obtained from Sherry Crabtree at (606) 451-6766 or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com. Updates on SCC Theatre and Film program can also be found on the Somerset Community College Theatre & Film Facebook page.


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Pushing for a 'micropolitan area'
ESCANABA – Municipalities from Delta and Marquette counties are being asked to support legislation that could designate the region as a Michigan development district and spur economic development on a unified basis.
"If our area doesn't step up to compete… we're just going to be left behind," commented Marquette City Manager Bill Vajda during a meeting of area officials at Escanaba City Hall on Wednesday.
Officials from the two-county area are promoting passage of an amendment to designate at least one Next Michigan Development District in the Upper Peninsula.
Currently there are five such districts downstate that are eligible for economic development incentives like tax abatements.
Escanaba City Manager Jim O'Toole considers this designation as "Michigan's most powerful economic development tool."
Vajda and O'Toole have been working with their staff and other city, county and state officials to create legislation that would enable a region in the U.P. to become a development corporation to promote economic growth.
During Wednesday's joint noon meeting, participants were linked downstate via the Internet with Marty Fittante, spokesperson for Sen. Tom Casperson, and Kevin Korpi of Acuitas who has been working to promote economic development in Escanaba including its waterfront area.
Fittante said the more municipalities that support the proposed legislation will mean greater opportunity for the amendment to pass to develop a "micropolitan area" for economic development.
"The two counties have come together to lead the way," Fittante commented. "This shows the U.P. is leading the way with collaboration and partnership."
Officials throughout the two-county area have been given a proposed resolution of support that each municipality can tweak as they like, said O'Toole.
Vajda explained the current goal is to pass the resolution of support to amend legislation to add a development district in the U.P. Once that district is designated, a corporation would be formed of participating units of government. This would involve creation of a mutual agreement including staff, dues and a budget, he said.
O'Toole noted that each county brings assets to the table like seaports, airports, and other modes of transportation. The two counties also have the population numbers – more than half the U.P.'s population – and have the business base for creating a development corporation, he said.
In the long run, the district could allow participants to develop regional strategies for receiving government funding for economic development projects.
Korpi explained that the legislative amendment would be needed to enable the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to add a sixth economic development district that would be tailored for the central U.P.


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Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Tuesdays With Rita
Today is a strange day. I'm actually thinking back to the years I wore glasses...such as these in Fifth Grade. I was bullied and even physically hurt at times. I frankly don't imagine the bangs helped any.
There was one girl in particular...Sandra. She was a little thing which may be why she bullied somebody like me who would never dream of standing up for myself. I remember one day in particular when we were an the turning bars. I had my hands resting on the bar and she was next to me and putting her leg up over the bar. She was stretching her heavy brown shod foot as far as she could so she could squish my fingers. When I said to be careful she told me, in her snotty way, to move my hands. I promptly backed down.
I can picture all this as if it was yesterday. I don't remember if it was that day or another day but I fell off the bar flat on my back. All the wind was knocked out of me. I sat on the edge of the sidewalk and tried to recover while some of the girls tried to get me to go to the teacher on duty. I looked over at her but the fear of saying anything was stronger than the pain in my back and trying to get my breath back. I slowly recovered and made my way to the classroom as the bell rang.
Sandra and another girl named Janet have haunted me all these years. The hurt and sorrow. Being alone and lonely. I was sixteen when I finally got my contacts but for the most part the damage was done.
Why am I dwelling on this? I'm having cataract surgery tomorrow. I had high hopes of not needing contacts or glasses (except reading glasses) again. However, my eyes are such an odd shape, "special" as my surgeon said, that he can't get a replacement lens that will correct my eyesight. I am so disappointed. I will have somewhat better sight (he said I'll be able to find my way to the bathroom at night without glasses) and the cataract will be gone but not what I had hoped for or what I understood would be the outcome.
Still, although I've had my ups and downs I'm trying to turn my attitude around and hope with getting rid of the cataracts (the other eye will be done next week) I will somehow get rid of these negative memories. I feel like putting this photo up on the Internet is a first step. Those glasses were a part of me and contacts will remain a part of me. That's okay. I won't let Sandra and Janet (picture Nellie from Little House on the Prairie) cause me any more pain. As I fight the cataracts and the depression I will shrug them off and fully appreciate all the wonderful people in my life.
What memories are you carrying around? How do you plan on putting them in their place in the back of your mind and replace them with positive thoughts?
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I so appreciate the honesty and courage in your post. Isn't it a shame that we remember negative words and actions our whole life, but quickly forget or dismiss the kind words and praise? I would have been your friend! I was always the kid trying to talk to other kids about the reasons behind their mean actions...I guess that's why I became a counselor? Anyway, I'm sending lots of good thoughts your way for the surgery tomorrow, and thanks again for your post.
This post has really touched me because your school memories sound very similar to mine. I think I was an easy target because I wouldn't have hurt a fly either. I wore bunches and ribbons in my hair and I was as skinny as a pin. I suffered at the hands of relentless bullies and one extremely nasty teacher for most of my school life and it is only since I was in my very late teens that I began building any confidence at all. There is no doubt that those days have affected my whole life - certainly my education and ultimately my career. Once I had my own children I found a strength in me that I didn't even know existed. One thing's for sure, I have never allowed bullying to be a part of their lives in ANY form. Looking back now, I think that in the long run it has made me who I am now and I am strong... now. I have heard of what became of some of those bullies and alomost all of them have had a string of children from a very young age and are single Mums with no prospects and no real life. There is a part of me that looks at my life now - as a very happily married woman, with two beautiful children, a close family and a lovely home - that wonders if there is a reason for that. Having said that, I realise now that those girls were really the unlucky ones. They were simply masking there own insecurities, had problematic lives and that is really very sad. These days Rita, glasses are worn even by people who don't need them as a fashion accessory! So, go and get some lovely frames that suit your face and wear them with pride!ReplyDelete
Best wishes - Sandra... a 'nice' Sandra I promise :0)
Hi Mom.ReplyDelete
This post reminded me about my school days. Kids can be so cruel. I can remember being tormented about my glasses and short hair. I was called a boy, even at girl scout camp. The reason I am writing is because I agree with the previous post from Sandra. I think the bullying made me stronger as well. Also I remember that you had strength for me during that time. You helped me write that book for second grade, The Turtle Who Had Glasses. Remember that? That really gave me strength, and I am sure that through your own experiences with the bullying, you were able to gain some confidence by helping me. Thank you. I know you are dissapointed about the surgery, I would be too. Just know that its only on the outside. You are so strong inside. You are talented, kind, a loyal friend. You are the first to help others, and to listen. The bullys in our past dont matter. Focus on the good people who are with you now, and who will always give you strength. I love you mom!!!
Dear Rita,ReplyDelete
I'll be sending good healing vibes to you tomorrow for your cataract surgery. So sorry to hear that children were mean to you. That is truly awful!
Just in case you haven't heard, SARK has a new book out called Glad No Matter What. I just got it and read it this past weekend. I think it is her best book yet. If you are unable to read due to your surgery, maybe a friend or relative could get it started for you. I highly recommend it for dealing with all feelings, especially difficult ones!
All of my best,
I think you look cute in those glasses! I have a similar pair in a bureau drawer -- but not as fancy as yours. I think they must be the ones I wore in seventh or eighth grade. I didn't particularly like wearing glasses, but I don't remember ever being bullied for it, and I'm so sorry you were. I trust your surgery went well. Who knows? You may see better than you think. But in any case, Sandra's right. You can buy a terrific new pair of glasses and make a fashion statement.
I pray your surgery will go well and you will be able to see better than you think.....ReplyDelete
With me it was green tights....One Christmas I got a pair of green tights and I proudly wore them to the first day of school after vacation with my grey jumper and at recess a couple of guys said I had frog legs and continued to call me that for some years.....no green tights for me; I wore pants for along time after that....
Kids can be so crewel....but then there are some nice kids out there too....I remember qu.ite a few.....
Thanks for your transparancy...it helps us all.
You are so not alone....really i think we all have suffered something in our past that really has, in effect, made us who we have become.ReplyDelete
I know I had my enemies in school...one girl in particular made my highschool days hard...until the final year...
I was walking down the hall and she was sitting on the floor in front of her locker. She was staring me down with all her might..looking directly at me with great distaste, right in the eyes!
Normally, I used to look away....just to avoid causing any unnecessary friction ... but this time, in the final year..I had had enough...
No I did not beat her up...although every bone in my body might have wanted to set her straight...lol
rather...I stared right back at her as I got closer and closer to where she was sitting.....holding my own...
and she says in the nastiest voice...
and looking right into her eyes..I said....
"N o t h i n g M u c h"
she never bothered me again....so what I learned was...we don't need to get physical...we don't need to get angry or sad, we don't need to do anything but stand up for ourselves.
Stand Up to your emotions now...that's all that matters....the past is in the past..and that's the best place to leave it! Am I right!
thanks for sharing...this morning therapeutic cup of coffee was brought to you by...
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Oh and how rude of me to neglect this part...ReplyDelete
i hope all goes well with your eyes....
take care...see you soon!
ciao again..
Creative Carmelina
A very touching post - thanks for sharing. This brings back memories, for me, of being taunted and even beat up in my segregated elementary school for being light-skinned with long hair. Perhaps I'll write about it one day on my blog.ReplyDelete


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Help! I can't decide which one I like best.Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
When our children were born three decades ago, we took a lot of pictures. Not of the birth, mind you, but forever after. Those were the dark ages, before digital photos, when film and processing was involved unless you used a Polaroid, which we never did. We still have all those photos in a box, a big box, that resides in my dear wife's closet.
New parents today have it much easier. They can whip out their digital camera, or smartphone, and click away to their heart's content since it costs them nothing to take the pictures and relatively little to store them on a computer or thumb drive.
When our first grandson, Christopher, entered the world four weeks ago, Martha was armed with a brand new, easy-to-use, point and shoot digital camera when we visited the proud parents and their offspring in the hospital twelve hours after he was born. The picture taking began then and has not stopped.
Of course, we're not the only ones taking photos of the lad. There are the other grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other relatives, and many friends of the parents.
Given the overabundance of photos available to the the parents, one might think they would have no difficulty finding some to have printed and framed. But it seems amateur photos, no matter how good, are no longer good enough. Apparently one now needs a professional photographer to take photos that will be hung on a wall for all the world, or that part of the world who visits their home, to see. We looked at all the photos the pro took and, frankly, most were so-so, at best. But there were four both Martha and I liked a lot.
Which brings me to the point of this blog post.
When your children were born, did you have a professional take photos like the ones below?
If your kids are now parents, did they go the professional route?
Finally, which of the four photos below would you choose if you could only choose one to print and frame?
(And yes, this blog post is partly a shameless excuse to show off my grandson.)
So which will it be?


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Hi all,
I'm a pretty new tea-drinker... I've lately been very into drinking tea, mostly for it's health benefits. And also I've heard that teas can keep you awake. Coffee makes me feel bloated and make my chest feels very uncomfortable, maybe due to the caffeine which is supposedly make you awake?
Recently, I've just bought some Japanese Sen-cha from Fukujuen. I tried the samples at the tea counter and bought one tin home since i liked it. A few hours later when i reach home and it's time for dinner, i felt super sleepy. My face almost fell flat into my plate of food. And that's only from the small cup of samples that i tried earlier that day.
Subsequently I've been trying this tea again on weekends night and as usual, after only about a few mouthful, i started to get really sleepy... so sleepy that it's painful to keep my eyelids open. Actually i'm drinking it now and my eyelids are starting to get heavy.
I have this kinda sleepy reaction with flowered teas too, esp rose.
However, i don't get this kinda of reaction from the green teas that i usually drink at Japaneses restaurant. strange...
I need a tea that helps to keep my mind alert and awake, esp during working hours. I've heard good things about Rooibos tea, good for the brain. thinking of getting the samplers. Though not sure what will be my reaction to it. Only one way to find out
What kinda teas do you recommend for keeping your mind awake?


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Skip to comments.Rand Paul's CPAC 2013 Speech - 3/14/2013 (My budget will eliminate the Dept. of Education) Yeah!!
Posted on 03/14/2013 6:00:20 PM PDT by Signalman
Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky speaks at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference hosted by the American Conservative Union on March 14, 2013.
To the headline: about damn time!
He's saying all the right things.
not about marriage for me though, he lost me and the homsoexuals love him for that
I'm all for him but can he ever deliver in time though?
At least he, Cruz and Rubio seem to have enough bravery to fight instead of keep whimpering.
All a president needs to do is get that right and the rest will necessarily follow.
Sadly, the GOP will collaborate with the left in destroying him.
I saw a snippet of his speech on my local news show and wanted to go "YESSSSSSS!!"
I don't always agree with Rand Paul but, everyone so often, he says or does something that REALLY resonates!
He should start right now by calling for it to be renamed the "Department of Indoctrination"
Paul could turn out to be the GOPe's worst nightmare. He seems to be in tune with 'the facebook generation', which could be a significant factor in 2016.
During his filibuster, tens of thousands were following on Twitter and other social media. And participants in those social media tend to be liberal.
Stop following me.
eliminate the IRS too and Obamacare is wiped away with it.
NO so! His father, Ron Paul, made the mistake of hanging onto counterculture and permissive views on drugs, crime, illegal aliens, and new age sex.
Rand Paul in this speech mentioned his adherence to some of these.
Will Rand adjust to the morality of the Conservative? He had best soon make up his mind, as many of us are making up our minds NOW!
hes losing me as time goes as he seems to be saying the same as his nut case father.
Dept of education , OK but what shall we do for education as he has not mentioned that part.
Like someone told me once last week.
Libertarians say some great stuff but in the real world it doesn;t work and it;s all about a fantasy do what ever you want world
What;s next get rid of the FBI, CIA and then the border patrol like his father?
He;s all for the illegals, he threw a present to the homosexuals about marriage recently.
Rand is libertarian, one with conservative values.
Permissive views on sex, drugs and victimless crimes make sense to libertarians.
I can live with it. I want to see freedom and less government. Lot less.
There isnt anyone else who can do it. Conservatives are in disarray and could not win a cakewalk. RINOs are more of the same and everyone knows it. In this increasing police state, freedom allows everything else to follow.
With freedom you can get the conservative things you want down the road. Without freedom you are a cog in the leftist machine. Enslaved for a long time.
Dept of education , OK but what shall we do for education as he has not mentioned that part.
Yes, he said return it to the states.
I would love to see the TSA eliminated since it seems to be Hussains new army.
Homosexual stuff is already here. I rather deal with as a free man, not as a slave.
Illegals we are getting them one way or another. Again I prefer Rand at the helm.
homosexuals are here but does not mean we let them have their sick twisted feces sex agenda.
If homsoexuals get their way then the first amendment is gone for religius freedom, then people will be slaves becauseif one speaks up they will be jailed as they do in the UK and other places
illegals would be stopped if people started to stand up, I know about immigration and what it takes
TSA hell yea let it go private as well as AMTRAK
Return to states I can go for but what happens when one state is easy to get A's and the other is tough to get A's but then colleges will have different marks to get in.
Sorry but Paul makes some good ponts but his illegals and now homosexual agenda is losing me if not lost me
Like romney "adjusted" his morality so he could get the nomination? That is one of the reasons he lost. A true patriot and morally decent person doesn't have to change his morality, it's who they are.
"Dept of education , OK but what shall we do for education as he has not mentioned that part."
Huh? The Department of Education doesn't educate anyone. It never has. No child has ever been taught by the Department of Education. The Department of Education doesn't build schools, run schools, create or supply textbooks or pay teachers.
It is a giant beaurocracy that exists for the sake of having a giant beaurocracy. It could vanish and no one would ever notice and it would save countless billions in the process.
One has only to peruse to comments on ANY Ron Paul FR Thread in the past two years to conclude that Permissive Libertarianism is antithetic to the principled Republican, Conservative and Independent voters.
Rand did a great job of exposing the Monarchist wing of the GOP, whose mantra is: 'My King, right or wrong.'
The twin GOP Elite Pigs, McCain and Graham proved themselves to be rock-solid Monarchists.
Rand needs to hammer at the financial reality of the US Government in order to be able to be someone responsible people will choose to lead them when the inevitable US Bond Bubble bursts.
Here's my opinion: Obama will continue to be the party-guy, goof-off that flunks "Economics 101: 'Always live within your means' Course."
No, it won't be anything that the US Congress does, as they have reverted to the Monarch Stage where it is my King, right or wrong.
What will happen is a Bond Market Correction.
BTW, can you say "POP?"
" - - - The Department of Education doesnt educate anyone. - - - "
WRONG! The Primary function of the Department of Education is to give children 'Free" food. Hence, the "School Lunch Program."
Children hand-fed at the local school commune dining hall, will automatically expect other 'Free' stuff from their communal University in the form more 'Free' food and 'Free' student loans that will never need to be paid back.
Thus, indoctrinated with the fuzzy-warm memories of Communal Coddling they, as legal adults vote in politicians who promise to give them even more 'Free' Stuff.
Romney's morality was encapsulated in his Watershed Law: Romney'care.'
Rand Paul has an opportunity to learn that Permissive Libertarianism is incompatible with the Morality of those who are determined to CONSERVE the best of what is left of America.
If Rand can learn then he might have a chance. If Rand can't learn, then we are on to someone who can.
That's a good start.
Just my 2 cents — Sen. Rand Paul is a Republican with a capiol "R", and a libertarian with a lowercase "L".
You are assuming because he is "hanging onto counterculture and permissive views" that he isn't a supporter of the U.S.Constitution?
I firmly believe 'permissive' isn't the word to be used; the description 'Constitutionalist' would be more accurate.
The Federal government should be limited to those powers stated in the U.S.Constitution. Any powers not so stated are reserved for the States. Every State in the Union, for example, has an Education Department and an Agriculture Department. (Duplication is killing our economy!) Education of one's children should be under local control, as should agriculture.
State governments are where social engineering belongs. The Progressives have reapeatedly, over the past 100 years, used activist judges to carve out so called "rights" that do not exist in the U.S.Constitution. That is why who we elect as President and as Governors is so important.
There is no right to murder unborn children.
There is no right to marry whoever or whatever you want.
"Permissive views on sex, drugs and victimless crimes make sense to libertarians."
Their view may state it isn't their business to be nannies on the Federal level, and sometimes on the state level, as well. But it is not within the Federal governments power to monitor such behavior; it belongs to the States. If you live in a state that does legislate such behavior and you're pleased with the result, good. But it isn't the Federal government's respnsibility - they do not have the power per the Constitution to deal with it.
Dept of education , OK but what shall we do for education as he has not mentioned that part.
I agree with you, I was quoting someone else.
I agree with you.
It has often occurred to me how much the Federal budget could be reduced by just governing per the U.S.Constitution. There is a huge amount of money wasted on duplication of efforts by the Federal and State governments.
The founders had views on morality that made today's average American look licentious (obviously) yet they managed to keep the Constitution focused on the proper & very limited role of government. If Paul can avoid getting wrapped around the MSM's axle & stay focused on the appropriate role of the federal government leaving the rest to the localities we'll have solved most of our problems.
Abolishing the Dept of Education so DC no longer can push its pro gay on the states is a good example.
" - - - Sen. Rand Paul is a Republican with a capiol R, and a libertarian with a lowercase L. - - - "
YES! That is the way I see Rand Paul. He, like many of us have many opinions, some of which will alienate other blocks of voters.
For example, he and Senator Cruz are the two Senators who, by word and deed, support the US Constitution the best of anyone in the US Senate.
I remain to be convinced that most Conservatives in the Republican, Democrat or Independent voter segments find much Constitutional support for the ideas of Permissive Libertarianism on drugs, border law violators, and marriage.
Hence, the conflict for Rand Paul: Strong support of the US Constitution on Governmental topics, and moderate support for Permissive expansion of the US Constitution on social matters.
IMHO, there are plenty of laws on the books for violators of border laws and drug laws. The main problem is that the US Federal Government refuses to enforce them to the limit of the respective laws.
Social issues are probably better handled at a moral level, with local laws instituted, if needed.
Those who embrace Social Issues in politics are embracing the proverbial Greek Hydra.
Ron Paul never figured it out, and lost significant support for his Constitutional ideas.
Rand Paul has the opportunity to avoid the Hydra of Social Issues by assigning Social topics to the sphere of Morality, and focus on the topics found in the US Constitution.
When asked by the Liberal Agenda Media to embrace the Social Issues Hydra, he need only reply: " These are Social Issues that are best resolved at the Church or local level, unless mentioned in the US Constitution."
The Constitution gives the feds no authority over any drugs that don't cross state lines. And opposition to drug laws is not "permissive" but simply a recognition of the limits of government's ability to effect positive change.
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Leave it to northern Chautauqua County's largest schools to come up with a solution to a problem affecting both districts.
Simply put, the two entities did it by working together.
Last week, the Dunkirk and Fredonia schools announced the collaborative effort for the prekindergarten program, which will be housed at the Wheelock School building on Chestnut Street in Fredonia starting in September. The initiative was made possible by a state Local Government Efficiency Grant that rewards progressive ways of thinking for the future.
"The combined universal pre-k program is an example of what can be accomplished through collaboration and discussion," said Dunkirk schools Superintendent Gary Cerne. "The award of this grant would provide us with recommendations to move forward to save money and provide quality educational programming."
Imagine that. Dunkirk and Fredonia putting aside whatever petty differences there are between the communities for something that brings a positive outcome to the area's young children. It would not have happened without the leadership of Cerne and Fredonia schools Superintendent Paul DiFonzo, who both understand the benefits of the joint program.
Too bad we cannot get that same cooperation from the city of Dunkirk and village of Fredonia leaders when it comes to projects that benefit the community. Usually one of the two – most often Fredonia – does not want to be part of a regional solution. Instead, it would rather arrogantly believe it is doing just fine on its own.
In today's landscape, that is obviously not true. Both municipalities are staring at struggling economies and declining populations. At least the city is working on a regional water district. The village, on the other hand, just tries to keep its head above water from increasing costs.
Dunkirk and Fredonia schools are willing to change and work together. That is a monumental step that deserves applause.
But it does not change the big age-old question: If we can bring the young children in the schools together through solid leadership, why can't the adults who oversee the municipal governments do the same?


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Once a quaint fishing village, today Ixtapa Zihuatanejo is still a mecca for local fishermen and all visitors who come for a great sports fishing. Several fishing magazines named Ixtapa Zihuatanejo among the best sports fishing destinations in the world, and anglers in the know will confirm that every season is a fishing season in Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo!
My dad loves to fish, so I was interested to learn more about types of fish you can catch in our waters. Capella Ixtapa's Personal Assistant Andres explained that May through January is most popular for catching blue and black marlin. The record catch so far in black marlin fishing is a 1,000 pounds black marlin, hooked by a first time deep-sea fisherman, it took 9 hours and 7 men to lift the fish onto the boat. If you like mahi-mahi (or dorado), don't miss fishing our coastline between November and January. From November through June you are most likely to catch yellow-knife tuna, which can weigh up to 300 pounds! If you prefer to fish close to the shore, on the lagoons or just off the beach, you'll still be able to have plenty to catch: roosterfish, feisty grooper, chula, wahoo, barracuda, bonito, Spanish mackerel, and even an occasional jack crevalle! In any case, whichever style of fishing suits you best, one thing is guaranteed – you will have a fantastic time!
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- Give the players time.
- Dont shout from the touchline. You dont shout at kids when they are learning to read, so why is it appropriate when they are learning to play a game.
- Let players unwind and reflect before you start talking about what they could have done differently in the game.
- They are children so they do not see things like you. Try getting down to their level and watching the game - you will see something different
- Learning is long term not short term.
- Making mistakes and understanding consequences is an important part of their development.
- A game is short term. If the adults make all the decisions for the players by telling when to shoot, pass, tackle etc you disempower them for short term rewards (A win!)
- Disempowering players means they never learn to be self-reliant and trust themselves.
- Player performance moves upwards and downwards in cycles, just like your performance would at work.
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Order, please. The Chair has been as generous as it can be with the time.
Debate, the hon. member for Calgary—Nose Hill.
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Canadian Alliance
Diane Ablonczy Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the hon. member for Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot.
Our motion today is very simple. It is to make sure that the parliamentary inquiry into the sponsorship program continues even though Parliament will be dissolved in a few days time for an election call. We think this is very important because two key questions remain unanswered.
The first question that remains unanswered is who gave the orders that allowed this program to be so badly mismanaged. The second question that remains unanswered is where the money really ended up.
I would like to refresh the public's memory about what the Auditor General said about the sponsorship program which involved a quarter of a billion dollars. She said:
What is particularly disturbing about these sponsorship payments is that each involved a number of transactions with a number of companies, sometimes using false invoices and contracts or no written contracts at all. These arrangements appear designed to provide commissions to communications agencies, while hiding the source of funds and the true nature of the transactions. The parliamentary appropriation process was not respected. Senior public servants in CCSB and some officials of the Crown corporations were knowing and willing participants in these arrangements.
We observed that from 1997 to 31 August 2001, there was a widespread failure to comply with the government's contracting policies and regulations, a pervasive lack of documentation in the files, and little evidence in many cases that the government had received value for its sponsorship—in some cases, no evidence.
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Considerable amounts of public funds were spent, with little evidence that obtaining value for money was a concern. The pattern we saw of non-compliance with the rules was not the result of isolated errors. It was consistent and pervasive. This was how the government ran the program.
If the government ran the program that way, we know that someone in government gave the orders to break the rules. In fact, the Prime Minister himself said over and over, after the report became public in February, that there had to be political direction. Yet there has been no identification of the politician, the elected person or people in government who said to the bureaucrats and civil servants that they should break the rules because that was how they wanted a quarter of a billion dollars to be dealt with.
No one has taken responsibility. We heard evidence from Professor Franks to the effect that the Privy Council Office had interpreted the doctrine of parliamentary and ministerial responsibility in such a way that no one could really be held accountable. That is the most disturbing thing, but I will get back to that.
We need to have a clear understanding of who gave the orders because if no one is responsible then we can never be sure that this will not happen again. Canadians have to be sure that when they give money into the hands of government, into the hands of the people administering their country, that it will be dealt with according to the rules, the law and the highest standards of accountability and, if it is not, that someone's head will roll and someone will pay the price. Right now no one is paying the price because no one has been identified as giving the orders.
What has been troubling a lot of Canadians is where the money has ended up. Media reports have been very disturbing about where the money might have ended up. CTV reported back in February that the allegation "is that senior political figures used the ad agencies to launder money.
"So, for example, the wife of a senior politician goes shopping in downtown Montreal buying very expensive clothes and a person from the ad agency goes along with a VISA card and goes, "click, click," and it gets charged back to the advertising agency and then charged back to the Government of Canada".
Canadians are justifiably concerned about this. Another media report in the Ottawa Citizen quotes an ad executive as saying:
Well, we'll do the dry cleaning for you.
We do it all the time. You know, dry cleaning--we pick up the expense and charge it to you (the government).
If this is going on, then it must be stopped. The people who are doing this, conniving at this, giving the orders and looting the public treasury in this shocking and unacceptable manner, must be brought to account.
This is Canada and we pride ourselves in having the highest first world standards of uprightness, fairness and right dealing in a democratic way with public money. Yet we have seen in the Auditor General's report that the rules were thrown out the window and where the money really ended up might well be in a cynical and even criminal defrauding of the public.
We need to be clear about this. The public is not just a big mass out there. The public is people like my constituents in Calgary—Nose Hill, people with children, people struggling to get by, to pay the mortgage and to pay the cost of putting gas in their vehicles so they can get back and forth to work, people who are struggling to pay their taxes, people who are just barely getting by. When they find out that the government is taking their money that they struggled to earn and using it to buy luxuries and in a money laundering way, this bothers them, to say the least, and it should bother them.
This is a gross betrayal of trust and we should not rest for one moment until the people who have engaged in this, in any way, shape or form, are brought to justice and brought to a place where they will pay the price.
A lot has been made about the fact that there will be a public inquiry. I sat on the public accounts committee looking into this and I can say very frankly that it is a very imperfect instrument for getting to the truth. All members of the committee have eight minutes to get some facts and some evidence out on the table. That includes the witnesses taking up air time and, in some cases, taking up air time just to burn up our time. It is almost impossible to get a concentrated line of questioning that really gets to the facts in those brief few minutes. Sometimes it is only four minutes.
Yes, the parliamentary committee is an imperfect instrument and those rules do need to be changed, but to shut it down when it could keep going, does not serve Canadians' interests. The judicial inquiry will not even get going until next fall. Even if the inquiry pushes full bore ahead, it is not going to report until the end of 2005, if they are lucky. Canadians will not know until 2005 what is happening.
Let us look at the mandate of the judicial inquiry. One of its mandates is that the commissioner, Judge Gomery, "be directed to perform his duties without expressing any conclusion or recommendation regarding the civil or criminal liability of any person or organization and to ensure that the conduct of the inquiry does not jeopardize any ongoing criminal investigation or criminal proceedings".
The judicial inquiry will not be able to say if someone defrauded the public or money laundered through the ad agencies. That it is not in its mandate. It cannot talk about civil or criminal liability. I really believe the government does not want the truth to come out.
When a motion was moved to bring forward the Gagliano papers because he was the key minister involved at the time, the Liberals in the committee voted it down. When a motion was moved to allow the committee to see the Privy Council briefings to the Prime Minister about the sponsorship program, the Liberals voted to keep that evidence hidden. The reason is that Liberal dealing with the sponsorship money, with quarter of a billion dollars, cannot stand the light of day and that is why they want to shut it down.
There is a bigger issue here and that is the reputation of our country. Parliamentarians from our Parliament, from the House of Commons, go to other countries in the world and say, "Let us help you do things right". My colleague from St. Albert started the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption. They go around the world helping other parliamentarians clean up the mess in other countries, and what happens? To our red-faced embarrassment and shame, we find out that our own government is misusing and mismanaging hundreds of millions of dollars and is hiding the evidence and not letting it come forward, is shutting down the inquiry and putting off the day of reckoning until after an election. It is wrong. It is wrong to do that.
That is why we brought forward a motion that we keep the evidence coming, that we keep working to get to the bottom of this issue, so that we can win back the trust of Canadians, so that we can win back the trust of the international community. In that way we can show by our deeds that we will not leave a stone unturned until we get to the bottom of this issue, until we find out who gave those orders, until we find out who really got the money. We must get the bottom of this terrible allegation of money laundering.
I urge the House to support the motion.
Government Orders
1:50 p.m.
Progressive Conservative
Elsie Wayne Saint John, NB
Mr. Speaker, it is an honour and a privilege for me to rise today, as it has been an honour to stand in this chamber for the last 10 years.
If the conventional wisdom is accurate, the Prime Minister will call the election some time in the next week. If that is true, this will be my last opportunity to speak as a member of Parliament in the House of Commons. While I support the motion before the House, I hope and trust that my colleagues will permit me this brief moment reflection.
Thirty years ago as a wife and a mother whose home was flooded because our neighbourhood was built on a flood plain, a generation later I stand here, a three term member of Parliament and the first woman to have been mayor of the city of Saint John, and a very proud grandmother.
Growing up in Saint John it was never my ambition nor my intention to seek elected office. I did not aspire to a career in public service beyond helping my friends, my family, my church and my community. Yet with each passing year and every election, I discovered there was more that needed to be done. As a councillor, I realized that the challenges facing our great city could not be solved unless we changed city hall. As mayor, I realized that the solutions to many of our most pressing problems were in the hands of the federal government in Ottawa.
As a member of Parliament I saw that our hopes and dreams were the hopes and dreams of all Canadians and that Saint John was not alone in its struggles.
As I stand here today, I am proud of what we have accomplished together. I am proud that we helped get the compensation package for our merchant navy veterans and for those who were used for testing mustard gas and chemical weapons. I am proud that we helped force the government into finally replacing our aging Sea Kings. I hope that continues to happen. I am proud to have worked on a daily basis on behalf of the men and women of the armed forces. I am proud that we continue to bring attention to the challenges faced by Canada's growing number of seniors as well. Most of all, I am proud that we were able to make a difference.
There comes a time in our lives when we must decide whether the journey is ours to continue or whether the torch must be passed to another. I have faced that decision many times, but this time was the most difficult. Being a member of Parliament is a great honour but it involves great sacrifices. It means being away from the people and places we love and it means our time is not our own.
For close to 30 years I have had the most wonderful and understanding family anyone could have. My husband, Richard, has been a source of constant strength and wisdom. He has stood by me through good times and bad, willing to share the obligations of an office he never asked to hold. Whichever decision I made, I always knew that I could count on his unconditional love and support. That was the greatest blessing of all.
As much as I love this place, and although there are many more adventures on the horizon, there is nothing I would rather do than spend more time now with Richard, our boys and their families. Therefore I decided some months ago that I would not seek a fourth term. Let me be clear that I am no less committed to the people back home in Saint John and no less grateful for their continued kindness.
While this marks an important change in my life, one thing will never change: Saint John is now and forever the greatest little city in the east and I hope everyone knows it. Although I will not hold elected office, I will continue to be a passionate advocate for the city in whatever capacity I can best serve.
The fact remains that our country and our city are now facing serious questions about the course we will take in the years to come. No one person has all the answers and no one party has all the answers. We need vigorous public debate between a principled government and a powerful opposition. Our common goal must be to improve the lives of individual Canadians and their families.
It has been a rare privilege to serve the people of Saint John and I have cherished every moment of it. I am indebted to the hundreds of people who have helped me in my various campaigns and the thousands more who gave me their trust.
To my colleagues on both sides of the House who have shared this great experience with me, let me thank each and every one of them for their friendship and wise counsel. To those Canadians who have written to me with their words of encouragement and their prayers, let me thank them for their kind words.
I want to thank the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker for their friendship and their guidance. I really appreciated it.
When I leave this place today it will be for the last time. I want to thank all the young pages for serving me my water each day.
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker.
Statements By Members
1:55 p.m.
Guy St-Julien Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik, QC
Mr. Speaker, the city of Matagami has compiled an opportunities wish list. It reflects the community's demands as expressed during a consultation process held on February 21, 2004, and was prepared with the help of members of the action committee of the city of Matagami with a view to counteracting the negative effects of the Bell Allard Mine closure by the Toronto-based Noranda group.
The city of Matagami, founded in 1963, owes its existence to the mining industry. Forestry now holds an important place in the local economy, and the tourist industry is developing a very strong presence as well.
Matagami has about 2,000 citizens and is located strategically in northern Quebec, strategically in terms of both location and access. This is why Matagami is the gateway to James Bay.
The Government of Canada ought to follow the example of Mayor Robert Labelle and his fellow citizens, who have injected the sum of $50,000 from the city's surplus to help implement the community's plans.
Rights of the Unborn
Statements By Members
May 13th, 2004 / 1:55 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
James Lunney Nanaimo—Alberni, BC
Mr. Speaker, thousands of Canadians have gathered on Parliament Hill for the annual March for Life. Addressing the crowd were Archbishop Gervais and Rabbi Bulka of Ottawa, various clergy and members of Parliament from both political parties.
Tragically, surveys reveal that nearly half of the women who have abortions do so because of pressure from abusive or unsupportive boyfriends, husbands or family members. They feel betrayed by their doctors and medical personnel who do not tell them the truth about their babies or the high risk procedure they would undergo.
Denise Mountenay and Linda Menon are here for the March for Life. These are courageous women who represent a group called Canada Silent No More. They spoke of their own suffering because of a procedure that they say was neither safe nor medically necessary. They are concerned about long term physical and emotional consequences of abortion.
It is the women themselves who are asking us as parliamentarians to open our eyes, our ears, and our hearts to hear this cry for help. They are determined to be silent no more.
The Environment
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Charles Caccia Davenport, ON
Mr. Speaker, researchers at the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom report an accumulation of plastic fibre pollution, from seabeds to beaches. Marine organisms are swallowing microscopic fragments of plastic from pop bottles, grocery bags, rope, fragments of nylon, and polyester. It takes between 100 and 1,000 years for plastic to disintegrate.
Researcher Dr. Thompson says that the evidence suggests we are dealing with a problem quite widespread in the oceans and expresses concern that there may be the possibility of food chain contamination.
Plastics contain various additives, such as hormone interfering compounds and are also known to aid in collecting, transporting and releasing of additional toxins into the ocean.
For the sake of future generations we should actively and firmly prevent plastic pollution.
University of Prince Edward Island
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Shawn Murphy Hillsborough, PE
Mr. Speaker, the year 2004 marks the 200th anniversary of higher education on Prince Edward Island.
On May 8 the University of Prince Edward Island conferred honorary degrees upon three outstanding Island alumni. The individuals who were honoured have each made exceptional contributions to Canada and the world in their chosen field.
The first person was Dr. Arnold Hiltz, a graduate of Prince of Wales College in Charlottetown. His expertise is in chemistry and he has been employed by NASA.
The second person is quite familiar to the House, Senator Jacques Hébert. He attended St. Dunstan's University in Charlottetown, and later founded Canada World Youth and Katimavik Canada.
Finally, Madam Justice Ellen MacDonald graduated from the University of Prince Edward Island in 1970 and was appointed to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in 1991.
I have no doubt that members of the House will join me in congratulating all those who graduated from the University of Prince Edward Island last Saturday and especially those three distinguished Canadians.
Canadian Railway Museum
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Robert Lanctôt Châteauguay, QC
Mr. Speaker, I am extremely pleased to draw hon. members' attention to the important contribution made by the Canadian Railway Museum to the riding of Châteauguay and the region of Montérégie. This museum, the only one of its kind in Canada, is located in the municipalities of Saint-Constant and Delson.
The Government of Canada is proud of its association with this museum. In March, it made a contribution, through Economic Development Canada, of $1.2 million for phase II of the museum's Exporail project. This is in addition to the October 2000 contribution of $3 million for phase I of this project.
Since its creation in 1961, the museum has managed to assemble the largest rail collection in the country. These recent investments will enable the Canadian Railway Museum to join the select ranks of the world's top five railway museums. It is source of great pride to our region.
Once the work is completed, the museum expects to attract 85,000 visitors annually. Its vital mission of education and raising awareness will thus continue to expand.
Samuel de Champlain
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Progressive Conservative
Gerald Keddy South Shore, NS
Mr. Speaker, Samuel de Champlain was known to Canadian school children as the father of New France, yet those same students do not realize it all began on the south shore of Nova Scotia.
On May 8, 2004 a re-enactment celebrating the 400th anniversary of Champlain's landfall was held on Rissers Beach, including a ceremony of greeting by the Mic Mac.
Champlain made his first landfall at Cap LaHave, named after Cap de la Hève in France. He explored and mapped the coast of what would become Acadia. Names like: Rossignol, Cap LaHave, Port Mouton, Port Royal, Cap Negro, Isle Haute, Cap D'Or and Port Joli pay tribute to his travels.
In 1605 Champlain founded Port Royal, the first permanent French settlement in Acadia and later went on to found Quebec in 1608.
My congratulations to the festival Champlain committee in recognition of its hard work in celebrating this truly Canadian story.
Margaret Anna Lawson
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Sue Barnes London West, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Miggsie Margaret Anna Lawson, honorary president of the Lawson Foundation of London, Ontario. She passed away on May 5.
During her lifetime Miggsie brought her special vitality and dedication to a variety of community activities. She was a driving force behind making the Lawson Foundation what it is today.
Since the foundation's establishment in 1956 by Miggsie's father-in-law, Ray Lawson, it has donated over $43 million to charities across Canada. Today the Lawson Foundation honours the family traditions and focuses on early childhood competencies and the strengthening of communities.
Miggsie truly personified the foundation's values of respect, trust, family, community, faith, prevention, commitment, empathy and a strong work ethic.
I thank Miggsie for being a positive person and a shining example of the commitment to the London community. She will rest in peace.
Member for Trois-Rivières
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Yves Rocheleau Trois-Rivières, QC
Mr. Speaker, I want to take advantage of my last intervention in this House to thank the people of Trois-Rivières for their trust in me and to share my feelings ranging from disappointment to confidence.
I am disappointed that after more than 40 years of activism, we still have not reached our goal; Quebec is still just a province within Canada. The Quebec nation is not recognized by Canada nor by the international community. Only in song is Quebec a country.
I am worried about the future of the Quebec people, whose survival is seriously threatened if it does not react quickly and decide to take full control of its destiny.
I am proud of my track record as the member for Trois-Rivières in terms of my initiatives and the role I played in many issues.
I am confident that a solid majority of Quebeckers will soon realize that the only decent and honourable option for them is sovereignty.
Vive le Quebec, vive le Quebec souverain.
Canadian Forces
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Andy Savoy Tobique—Mactaquac, NB
Mr. Speaker, with service comes sacrifice. This past January Canadians were all deeply saddened by the death of Cpl. Jamie Brendan Murphy, a Newfoundland soldier serving with the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment who was killed by an explosion while patrolling near Kabul, Afghanistan.
Today, we have in Ottawa one of the three survivors of that tragic attack, Cpl. Richard Michael Newman. Cpl. Newman is stationed at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa, but proudly calls Hartland, New Brunswick his hometown.
I would like to take this opportunity to recognize Cpl. Newman and all the brave men and women for their loyal service to Canada in the interests of peace. We are very proud of the contributions our soldiers have made to the stabilization and reconstruction of Afghanistan.
To Cpl. Newman and all members of the Canadian Forces, we express our thanks. We thank them for fulfilling Canada's important role as a world peacekeeper.
Member for Nanaimo--Cowichan
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Reed Elley Nanaimo—Cowichan, BC
Mr. Speaker, it has been my privilege for the past seven years to represent the beautiful British Columbia riding of Nanaimo—Cowichan. It has been an incredible experience to participate in the Parliament of Canada with distinguished colleagues on all sides of the House.
I have worked on many different issues. Some of the most notable ones for me personally have been to represent the victims of hepatitis C, who were excluded from the 1986 to 1990 window; to fight for compensation for workers and aid for the forest industry damaged by a prolonged softwood lumber dispute; to work on behalf of disabled Canadians who were in need of better disability benefits; and to listen to and represent many grassroots aboriginal people who found no compassionate ear to listen to their voice in this government.
I would like to pay particular thanks to my wife Louise and family members who have endured my long absences from home. I thank them for their understanding and support.
My thanks to the voters of Nanaimo—Cowichan who twice elected me to represent them here in this place. It has been a privilege and a pleasure. Now I am retiring from this place to take up another vocation.
I wish to thank all my colleagues. God bless them and God bless Canada.
Member for Davenport
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Don Boudria Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON
Mr. Speaker, today we thank a friend who came to Canada from his native Italy to seek a better life and by his presence here he enriched the lives of all of us.
He was elected to local government in his new adopted city of Toronto in 1964. In 1968 he was elected to the first of his 10 successive and successful mandates to the House of Commons. He became a parliamentary secretary, and later in 1981 he was appointed to cabinet where he eventually found what most of us would consider his true calling, the environment.
He is currently the chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development. He is the president of the Canada-Europe Association. He is the dean of the House of Commons and of course of our caucus.
He is the hon. member for Davenport to whom today we say: thank you very much, grazie mille.
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Dick Proctor Palliser, SK
Mr. Speaker, 13 years ago Kevin Ross Ferris turned police informant enabling the OPP to recover hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen goods, narcotics and sending several individuals to jail.
His life in danger, Mr. Ferris was placed in the witness protection program, given a new identity, and relocated to British Columbia. Believing he was not receiving adequate protection and fearing for his life, Ferris fled Canada, creating his own identity.
Returning in 2002, the RCMP arrested him for parole violation under the name of Kevin Ross Ferris instead of his witness protection name, thus putting his life in danger once more.
Last year the National Parole Board ruled his sentence had been fully served back in 1992, yet for 15 months Mr. Ferris has been unable to work as he is without either a social insurance number or driver's licence. Throughout this time neither the RCMP nor the witness protection program has provided any meaningful assistance.
Kevin Ross Ferris wants his life back.


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Cortadito Express serves Latin-inspired food
Located in the Cardinal Bar, Cortadito has great sandwiches
By Dan Curd
It's not the biggest idea that the Berge Brothers (of Magnus, Weary Traveler Freehouse and Natt Spil) ever had, but it's nonetheless intriguing. Located in the Cardinal Bar's former cloakroom, Cortadito Express gets its name from an espresso and milk drink popular in Cuba. Besides the cortadito, the limited menu of Latin-inspired dishes includes ceviche de corvina, meat and potato croquetas, and churros with chocolate for dipping. The Ricardo, a twist on the classic Cuban sandwich, bears the name of the Cardinal's owner, Ricardo Gonzales. Carryout from the walk-up window is available daily from 3 p.m. (10 a.m. on the weekend) until 3 a.m.
Cortadito Express
418 E. Wilson St.
608-251-0263, cortaditoexpress.com
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British boxing star Gavin out with weight problems
BEIJING (AP) Frankie Gavin, the world lightweight champion from Britain, dropped out of the Olympic boxing tournament Thursday because he didn't think he could make his 60-kilogram weight limit.
Gavin, a 22-year-old left-hander from Birmingham, was perhaps the top medal hope on the resurgent British team, which qualified eight boxers for the games. He was in training with his teammates at their recent camp in Macau, but didn't even make the trip to Beijing in advance of Friday's weigh-in and tournament draw.
"It has been well documented that Frankie has struggled with this over recent months," Britain's coach Terry Edwards said. "Frankie has been working his whole boxing career towards the Olympic Games, and he is obviously completely devastated."
Gavin became the centerpiece of a revival in British amateur boxing after winning his nation's first world amateur championship in Chicago last November. The team features several legitimate medal hopes - a marked change from four years ago in Athens, when silver medalist Amir Khan made up Britain's entire squad.
But Gavin has been heading toward weight problems for several months. He won the European Union title in June while fighting at light welterweight (64 kilograms, or 141 pounds), his preferred limit in every event over the last year, but teammate Bradley Saunders already had qualified for Beijing at that weight.
Gavin's departure likely makes Russia's Alexey Tishchenko the gold-medal favorite at lightweight. Tishchenko, the featherweight gold medalist in Athens, lost to Gavin at last year's world championships.
Cuba's Yordenis Ugas also will be a contender after winning the 2005 world championships. Ugas is in his first Olympics as the Cuban lightweight following Mario Kindelan, the three-time gold medalist who retired after beating Khan in his final match in Athens.
Promoters will clamor to sign Gavin if he decides to turn pro after his Olympic disappointment.
"My advice to him has been to take stock over the next couple of weeks, and I will talk to him about his future as soon as I get home," Edwards said. "Frankie is leaving a very talented group of boxers here in Beijing, and our focus has never faltered from making sure they have the best preparation and support to allow them to perform to the best of their ability in the Olympic boxing ring."