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Poems have universal message about love, grief
"Aspen Leaves in October, Poems of Life, Love and Loss," by Beth Bricker Davis, $12
Puebloan Beth Bricker Davis has published a book of poems, "Aspen Leaves in October, Poems of Life, Love and Loss," that is intensely personal and yet universal in its expression of grief and the bewildered, head-shaking "What now?" that comes when a loved one has died.
Many of the poems are about her late husband, Mike Davis, who was president of Pueblo Community College and who died in a plane crash in 2006. Others are about her 99-year-old mother hundreds of miles away in an assisted living center.
In "I Am Not Remembering," Davis insists she's "not remembering the anniversaries of my dead people anymore," though in the very next poem, "Where They Are," she sees them all around her — as she makes a bed, at the dinner table, in a department store, playing cards or flying in a small plane. In "What I Know," she recounts some of the practical lessons she's learned since her husband died and how they differ from the realization that she still feels married to him and from the "deep knowing" that he has died — in a plane she didn't want him to buy — but she still has a life to lead.
"Aspen Leaves in October" may be purchased online at amazon.com and createspace.com as well as at the Learning Center in the Dr. Mike Davis Academic Building at Pueblo Community College.
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"Prairie Grace," by Marilyn Wentz, Koehler Books, $16.95
Marilyn Wentz of Strasburg has written a work of historical fiction set in 1864 in Colorado Territory. The book is about the events that led up to the Sand Creek Massacre as seen through the eyes of frontierswoman Georgia MacBaye and Cheyenne brave Gray Wolf. The two meet when Gray Wolf's uncle, Chief Lean Bear, seeks help for him from MacBaye's mother, who's known as a healer.
Historic events, including the Colorado gold rush, the Hungate murders, settlement on the Purgatoire River in Southern Colorado, and the treaties of Fort Laramie and Fort Wise are woven into Wentz's story, as are the historical figures of Lean Bear, Roman Nose, George Bent, Black Kettle, Indian Agent Samuel Colley, Edward Wynkoop, Silas Soule, Gov. John Evans and Col. John Chivington.
Wentz grew up on a farm near Eaton, not far from where her great-great-grandparents homesteaded. She has written news releases and articles for agricultural organizations and other clients.
Prairie Grace will be available in December at bookstores and online at amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com.
— Mary Jean Porter
"Forgotten Tales of Colorado," by Stephanie Waters, The History Press, $12.99
Stephanie Waters of Manitou Springs has written about oddities reported in the state's newspapers over the years in her book, "Forgotten Tales of Colorado."
In the pages of this entertaining volume, the reader meets Colorado's elusive creatures — jackalopes, Rocky Mountain snipes, fur-bearing trout; its less-than-scrupulous doctors and their miracle cures — Madstone Magic to cure mad dog disease; its geniuses — Nikola Tesla, who shot lightning bolts into the sky from his Colorado Springs lab in hopes of reaching Parisians or extraterrestrials; its UFOs — the silver, cigar-shaped airship that visited Cripple Creek in 1897, and the mysterious light that shone in the sky above Pueblo, Florence, Canon City and Colorado Springs in June 1919; and many more.
The book's treasure tales include that of La Veta prospector Alex Cobsky, whose ore was evaluated by a Pueblo smelter as the richest ever found in the state and who died from injuries he sustained when the mule he was riding was struck by a car. The miner went to his grave without divulging the source of his wealth; two women contacted by a newspaper reporter after Cobsky's death said they seldom saw their uncle but remembered that he had given them gold nuggets to cut their teeth on when they were infants.
"Forgotten Tales of Colorado" is available at amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com.
— Mary Jean Porter


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Debates of Nov. 22nd, 2005
House of Commons Hansard #155 of the 38th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was producers.
- Question Period
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Committees of the House
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Supply
- Committees of the House
- Supply
- Auditor General's Report
- Mining Industry
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- Foreign Affairs
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- Points of Order
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Government Orders
10:35 a.m.
André Bellavance Richmond—Arthabaska, QC
Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for announcing that he will be supporting our motion. That is a very good sign. I hope that his minister and his government will listen to him. I also hope that his Prime Minister will do likewise, as requested.
I find it rather ironic that such a spectre be raised concerning the election when, yesterday, in this House, all parties except the government party supported the NDP motion asking precisely that the government call an election after the holiday season.
Had his government supported this motion, as the Bloc Québécois did, from December 13 to 18, the minister would have gone to Hong Kong, but he will go anyway, even in the midst of an election campaign. This kind of scaremongering will not have me believe that the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and the Minister of International Trade will lose any legitimacy because we will be in an election campaign. If they take part in negotiations in Hong Kong, they should hold their own. As I said earlier, we will stand behind them even if an election campaign is under way. We will say that the minister is doing a fine job, if he does what is asked of him.
I imagine that, among the 147 WTO member countries, there might be some besides ours that will be holding an election around the same time. Will that take any legitimacy away from their ministers participating in the negotiations? Of course not. As if other countries would care about how long the minister will remain in office. Should his time be short, another minister will take over. That is not a problem.
I find that the hon. member is brandishing a totally ridiculous spectre, especially since he and his party had the opportunity, yesterday, to support, as we did, a motion that would have allowed an election to be called after the holidays.
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10:35 a.m.
Wayne Easter Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food (Rural Development)
Mr. Speaker, in reference to the hon. member's remarks I would like to put on the record the fact that the Liberal Party, the governing party, has been the party of supply management. We introduced the system some 30 years ago.
While the separatists continually talk about what they would do if they were to have a separate country, the fact of the matter is that ours is the party that put in the supply management system. Ours is the party that has constantly supported supply management at negotiations. Ours is the party that makes sure primary producers in Quebec in the supply management commodities can in fact have decent incomes. We were the makers of the supply management system.
I take the member's motion to mean that our negotiators should be absolutely inflexible, or in other words, that we really not negotiate. Through the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, the UPA, the farm organization in Quebec, has taken a balanced position. It has put forward to the Government of Canada that yes, we do have a number of different commodities in the country and we need to take a balanced position at the WTO negotiations. In terms of that, there already is a motion in the House that in negotiations the negotiators support and uphold the supply management system.
Let us talk about the reality of the world and being absolutely inflexible at those negotiations. The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food has fought hard for this industry. He has been one of the leading people at the negotiations. He put forward a proposal whereby each country would have the right to protect its sensitive commodities. That would in fact protect their supply management system. We might have to open up a wee bit of access, but for doing that we move to the balanced position for all commodities so that all farmers in Canada can benefit.
If the member's position by this motion is that we be absolutely inflexible and do not move at all, then I believe that kind of position would be shooting our industry in the foot and would lead to a lose-lose situation. I believe we have to go forward with the position that the Minister of Agriculture put forward.
Is the member saying that we should be absolutely inflexible with no movement at all in terms of these negotiations?
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10:40 a.m.
André Bellavance Richmond—Arthabaska, QC
Mr. Speaker, we have no choice but to demand firmness of the government, because it has given us a multitude of signs that indicate to us its readiness to abandon the supply management system. I have spoken of this on numerous occasions over the years. This is the kind of approach the government of the day was using back in 1992, which led to the disappearance of GATT article XI. We have some historical examples which lead us to believe, indeed oblige us to believe, that our concerns are well founded.
This business of the need to be flexible is exactly what we do not want to hear. Why should we be flexible? This is not a subsidy. Let the other countries toe the line if they wish, but our negotiators have all they need with the framework agreement to defend our position without any problem.
The parliamentary secretary likes to keep bringing up the UPA. I can tell him that the UPA also has some serious concerns with the current situation. I will read an excerpt from one of the Union des producteurs agricoles press releases:
Laurent Pellerin, president of the Union des producteurs agricoles and spokesperson for the GO5, has voiced serious concerns. He said "On the eve of the renewal of the Canadian negotiators' mandate, if what is currently on the WTO table is to be agreed to—that being the lowering of over-quota tariffs and increased access to our milk, egg and poultry markets—this would be a death sentence for any productions that are under supply management"—
These are not the words of the evil sovereignists, but of Laurent Pellerin.
—"Yet, judging by the signals we are getting from the Canadian government, it appears they are prepared to sign an agreement in Hong Kong, whether or not it is acceptable to agriculture. That is why we are so concerned."
I would like the hon. parliamentary secretary to stand up again and tell us what he is in the process of doing, and what little marginal details he is prepared to let drop. I, and the UPA, the 30,000 supporters of G05, and Quebec as a whole, all would like to know. The Government of Quebec has in fact presented a pretty clear motion to the government. I would just like to know what are those little details they are prepared to let drop.
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10:40 a.m.
Parry Sound—Muskoka
Andy Mitchell Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister of State (Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario)
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have an opportunity to rise in debate on what is indeed a very important issue, the WTO negotiations. It is obviously a very important issue for those one in ten producers who happen to use the supply management system. It is important for the other nine out of ten Canadian and Quebec producers who in fact do not operate under supply management. Indeed, as I am sure colleagues in the House and those who are watching know, these negotiations cover a much broader range than simply agriculture. These are negotiations about a whole range of issues, all of which are critically important to Canada, to Canadians, to our economy and to producers.
My view is that there are politics involved in things. There are a lot of politics on this floor, there is no doubt about that, and we are seeing a good amount of that here today, but this has to be about a little more than politics because we are talking about people's livelihoods. We are talking about people's futures. We are talking about the well-being of our economy. We are talking about the well-being of Canadians.
This cannot simply be a tossing back and forth of political rhetoric. There is a lot of that taking place. We just saw an exchange between the hon. member for Glengarry--Prescott--Russell and the mover of the motion. It was a discussion about the timing of the negotiations. We can go back and forth one way or the other about what will or what will not happen, but we cannot deny the reality.
If the government of the day is voted down in regard to the confidence of the House, it is impaired in its ability to negotiate in international fora. It does not mean that it will not negotiate. It does not mean that the government will not be there, but this does impair its ability to do that. Anyone who wants to argue otherwise is simply exercising political rhetoric.
Yes, Canada will be there to defend its interests. Obviously it will be. We are not going to abandon our producers. We are not going to abandon the other sectors of the Canadian economy, but I ask opposition members not to try to suggest for a minute that they have not added one more handicap onto our ability to reach an agreement that is in the best interests of all producers and in the best interests of all Canadians. They have done that.
They cannot have it both ways. They cannot profess to be the defenders of something and then take actions that make it more difficult to exercise that defence. That is what the opposition members have in fact done.
My parliamentary secretary, who has been a farm leader in this country for so many years that he probably does not want to even count them, made mention of the fact that supply management is, at least from the governmental perspective, a Liberal Party and a Liberal government invention. Certainly it was done with producers and for sure they need to take the credit for the system that is there, but it was a Liberal government that provided the regulatory framework to allow it to come into force. It has been a Liberal government that for 35 years has defended the supply management system in this country. The Liberal government was there at its birth and has been there for the last 35 years defending it.
People can throw out all kinds of historical references to what may have happened in the past, but the reality is that there is a supply managed system in Canada, it is a robust system, and it works. Otherwise, those members over there would not be defending it. The reality is that we have a strong supply managed system and what the government has done in the past is what has in fact led to that system.
The hon. member said that he is unsure of where the government is. Let me take the member back to not too long ago and make mention of the last election campaign, which unfortunately was not that long ago. At that time, the SM5, which the hon. member mentioned, asked for a certain pledge in respect of supply management. In fact, the Prime Minister was asked to provide that pledge.
I will read that to the House. It stated that we will ensure:
--that at end of the WTO negotiations, producers under supply management can continue to meet the needs of Canadian consumers and obtain all their revenue from the marketplace, based on their costs of production, including a fair return on their labour and capital.
Those are not the words of the government. Those are the words of the SM5.
The Prime Minister signed that pledge. He signed it on behalf of the Liberal Party. The Liberal Party stands by exactly that comment and is being governed by that in its negotiations.
Is that still not enough? Let me go to a motion in this House from earlier in this session. It stated:
That, in the opinion of the House, in the current World Trade Organization negotiations, the government should not agree to any concession that would weaken collective bargaining strategies or the supply management system and should also seek an agreement establishing fair and equitable rules that foster the international competitiveness of agricultural exporters in Quebec and Canada.
We supported that. We supported that because we believe in a strong supply managed system in this country.
The point I am making here is that it has not been simply rhetoric. Rather, it has been members from this side, and others, coming into the House and defending the interests of Canadian producers, including those who are supply managed producers. That is on the record. That is fact. That is what is there.
As I mentioned, the WTO negotiations are a broad based set of negotiations. Yes, they include agriculture. They include non-agricultural market access. They include rules governing services. There is a wide range of issues being negotiated in the Doha round. The Doha round is also dealing with the whole issue of developing countries and the Minister of International Development is here in the House for this, because out of that round, we must also be dealing with the needs of developing nations. This is not something that is simple. It is something that is complex. It is not something that is one-dimensional. It is multi-dimensional.
As we defend the interests of the supply managed systems in this country, which we do, we will also be defending and promoting the needs of large segments of Canadian society and, indeed, those around the world, particularly those in the developing countries.
Let us talk specifically about the agricultural negotiations, because what we are trying to accomplish here is something that works for all Canadian producers, 100% of them, those who are in supply management and those who are not. We do not want to leave any Canadian producers out at all. We want to strike a deal. We want to come to an agreement in Hong Kong, and beyond if it takes beyond that, an agreement that works for Canadian producers in general. This is an obligation that I take very seriously. It is an objective that my colleagues in cabinet and caucus take very seriously. It is one that we will stand by.
There are things in the proposed agreement that Canada very much wants to see supported. The framework agreement of last July called for the elimination of export subsidies. That is a good thing for Canadian producers. When we see the Europeans put an export subsidy on their wheat so that they can compete unfairly with Canadian producers, that is not fair, it is not right and it should be stopped. This agreement, which is calling for the elimination of those export subsidies, is positive for Canadian producers. Those in the grains and oilseeds sector need that kind of initiative. They need that kind of thing in the agreement. That is why we were pleased to see it in the framework agreement of last July.
Let us take the whole issue of domestic supports. So far in these negotiations, we have had an agreement whereby those who provide the largest domestic supports, the United States, the European Union and the Japanese, will be required to make cuts in their domestic supports in a much larger proportion than the rest of the developing countries, and that includes Canada. That is appropriate because they are providing domestic supports way out of proportion to what the rest of the world's countries are providing and they are doing it in a way that is distorting the marketplace to the detriment of Canadian producers.
When our corn growers in Quebec and Ontario and elsewhere find that the commodity price of their product is dropping through the floor, it in part is a result of the domestic supports being provided in the United States. An agreement whereby we can bring an end to the counter-cyclical payments and the deficiency payments that are provided to the United States is something that we ought to be working for and negotiating in Hong Kong, because it is absolutely essential for Canadian producers. It will give them a real tangible benefit and increase their ability to create wealth for themselves, their families, their communities and this country. That is what we are working for in this Doha round. That is what we are working for in the negotiations.
At the same time, we are working to maintain a supply management system in this country, as I mentioned in our support of those resolutions. We are making sure that the three pillars of supply management are viable and strong so that the system can be maintained. That is our goal and our objective. That is what we have been working on.
We achieved a very important milestone in July in the framework agreement, because that agreement called for the establishment of a sensitive products regime. Why is that important? It is important because it will allow countries like Canada to have the ability to treat its sensitivities, its sensitive products, differently than it treats other products.
That is exactly what we want to do with supply management. We want to designate as sensitive those products that we deem as supply managed products. They could then be treated in a sensitive way that responds to the needs of our producers and our country. That is what we achieved in the framework agreement. Every nation agreed that sensitive products will be part of this agreement.
In the same way that I will work to make sure there is no backtracking on the agreement to eliminate export subsidies, and in the same way that I will work to make sure that there is no backtracking on the agreement that countries will reduce domestic supports in the proportions talked about, I will also make sure that we do not backtrack on the July framework agreement that allows for and calls for a sensitive products regime as part of market access. That is absolutely essential to protecting supply management. It was this government that achieved the agreement of the other 147 nations in the WTO that there would be a sensitive products regime.
That is what negotiating is all about. That is--
Government Orders
10:50 a.m.
An. hon. member
That's what governing is all about.
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10:50 a.m.
Andy Mitchell Parry Sound—Muskoka, ON
My hon. colleague says that is what governing is all about. That is what we mean when we talk about achieving results that will work for our producers, and in this case in particular our supply management producers.
I want to make an important point here, because sometimes it gets lost in the international community. I thought that my hon. colleague across the way would have mentioned this. It is not just Canada that wants sensitive products. We have our sensitivities, indeed, which we usually refer to as our supply managed products. Other countries around the world also have sensitivities and also want to have sensitive products. I want to make it clear that Canada has indeed made the point with those countries that we need to have a particular regime for sensitive products. Indeed, we do not want to see countries trying to hide their treatment of sensitive products within their general tariff reduction formulas. The European countries suggested this and we rejected it because we think it is inappropriate. We do not think that ought to happen.
There needs to be an aggressive tariff reduction formula on non-sensitive products, one that would actually provide market access. There needs to be a separate sensitive products treatment, which the framework agreement calls for and which we were pleased to see was agreed to in the July framework agreement.
It is clear from both our actions in those negotiations and what we supported, including what the Prime Minister supported, that we are supporters of supply management.
As I mentioned, we need to have flexibility in how each country protects its robust sensitive products regime. How we may want to do it in Canada may not be the same way they want to do it in Japan. It may not be the same way they want to do it in the European Union or in the United States but, my goodness, we have to ensure we have the flexibility in there so we can choose to defend our sensitivities in a way that makes good sense for us, and that is the position we have taken at the WTO.
What we are trying to accomplish is something that works for all of agriculture, for our exporters and for those who decide to use a supply managed system. We want to make absolutely certain that is the case.
In taking my last few minutes, I want to speak directly and personally to the members in this House, which is not always done.
We are going to have some very significant and challenging negotiations in the WTO. We have already had them with Hong Kong and probably beyond Hong Kong, and they will continue. The timeframe for achieving an agreement is the end of 2006 and these will be challenging negotiations.
I, along with my colleagues, the Minister of International Trade, the Minister of International Cooperation and others, understand very clearly our obligation to all Canadian producers. We understand our obligations to reach a fundamental agreement that works in the best interests of those producers. We understand the importance of supply management. We have said that over and over again.
The reaction that I have taken in the negotiations has been there to ensure we have an agreement that will allow for the continuation of a robust supply managed system, as well as provide that environment, both in terms of domestic support reductions and in export subsidies, that will be in the best interests of producers generally.
In my view, it will be important that I have the opportunity to be provided with every potential tool that I can have in terms of achieving that outcome. It is my responsibility and my obligation because those negotiations fall to me. I say to the House that it is absolutely essential and important that I be given every opportunity and every tool to achieve a result that all of us want to achieve.
This is not about whether or not there is support for supply management. My goodness, this House has spoken over and over again in support of supply management. This is about the way we go about doing it and it is about providing, in my view, the opportunity for myself and those who will be negotiating with me every possibility for success. That is what I am asking the House to do.
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11 a.m.
Yvan Loubier Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague from Richmond—Arthabaska for giving us this opportunity this morning to discuss a highly important and highly delicate topic, namely the trade negotiations that are to begin in December.
The minister has just said that we were right to raise this issue. The answers he just gave in his speech make Canada's position during the Doha round all the more worrisome. Why? Because when we ask him why he is not taking a firm position on production methods and supply management, he tells us that is precisely what he is doing. He just said so again.
We are not talking about a list of sensitive products. We are talking about milk, eggs and poultry. These are not sensitive products. These are products that come from farmers through a supply management system, which ensures strict domestic production and stabler prices than in the United States or elsewhere. The prices are based on production costs.
The minister just said that is not the principle he will defend. He will not defend this principle whereby Quebec and Canadian farmers are strict with their production, do not flood international markets and do not create major surpluses like the United States and Europe do on several markets including the cereal market. He is presenting a weak position at the Doha summit, a position which consists in saying that there are sensitive products. These are not sensitive products.
The only ones who respected the international agreements since the last accords in 1994 are the farmers from Quebec and Canada. Even for milk, a $6.30 subsidy was abolished a few years ago to satisfy international needs. During that same time, the Americans and the Europeans doubled their subsidies.
The minister must ask the United States and Europe to reduce their subsidies, which are causing imbalance, and to stop creating these so-called systems that are indefensible. What he must clearly defend is a management approach, a strict production system and a strict approach to imports.
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11:05 a.m.
Andy Mitchell Parry Sound—Muskoka, ON
Mr. Speaker, let me make three points.
First, the member refers to these negotiations to begin in December. No, these negotiations are not beginning in December. We are not stepping into something right at the beginning. We are dealing with something that has been going on for a lengthy period of time, years. I would suggest that the hon. member recognize that the defence of Canada and the defence of Canadian producers has been going on for all of that time.
The hon. member makes a valid point but he is just reiterating my point, which is the importance of the Americans dropping the level of subsidies that they and the Europeans provide. That is exactly the position we have taken at the WTO negotiations and exactly the point where the 148 countries in the WTO came together last July and said, first, that all export subsidies will be eliminated at a date specific. That date is part of the additional negotiations that are taking place. That is a very positive thing for Canadian producers and something we are working toward.
The hon. member talked about the increase in domestic supports. Absolutely, that is not something that we believe is appropriate. It is in fact distorting the marketplace. It is what is causing our grains and oilseeds folks a great amount of difficulty and it is something that we are indeed working on in the negotiations and again, why, in the framework agreement, there was an agreement that there would be higher reductions.
In terms of supply management, this is not a debate about whether the House believes that supply management is a good and valid system for Canadian agriculture. It is. The House has stated that over and over again. It is about the best way to achieve that result and the government is committed to achieving a positive outcome for all of Canadian agriculture, including the supply managed sectors.
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11:05 a.m.
James Bezan Selkirk—Interlake, MB
Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the difficulty the government has in dealing with the World Trade Organization. I know talks have been going on for quite some time and I know about the unsuccessful talks that we had in Cancun and Seattle. This has been a very contentious issue for a long period of time but our agriculture producers right across the country, whether they are in grains, oilseeds, red meats or in the supply managed commodities like milk, eggs and poultry, want Canada to take a very strong position in the WTO talks.
One of the problems we have, and I think a lot of it is in the way producers see it out in the field, is that we have these mini ministerials that are happening on an ongoing basis across the globe. Some have been done in China and Korea and numerous ones in London and Geneva. I had the privilege of accompanying the minister on a trip to Geneva not that long ago, along with my colleague, the agriculture critic from the Bloc, and we saw those discussions first-hand. We appreciate the difficulty in the negotiations, especially with the hard line that has been taken by the European Union.
However the one thing producers here want and have been advocating for is that we have an official Canadian position, that we go in and take a leadership role. I know the minister, the Government of Canada and our very skilful trade negotiators have been doing a great job in talking to all the players at the table. This is a poker game to some degree and it is time for us to lay our cards on the table and say what we stand for on the aspect of sensitive commodities. The European offer of 8% does not go far enough to have full protection of our supply managed commodities. It needs to be over 10% and, as has been suggested by the Dairy Farmers of Canada, as high as 14% of our farm cash receipts need to be protected as supply managed and be fitted into that sensitive commodity definition and how they work that out.
We still need to have a very aggressive role in reducing subsidies, trade distorting programs for red meats, grains and oilseeds. When will the minister finally table that position to show the leadership that we are the third largest agriculture trader in the world and we want to take that leadership role in these discussions?
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November 22nd, 2005 / 11:10 a.m.
Andy Mitchell Parry Sound—Muskoka, ON
Mr. Speaker, I want to express my appreciation for the hon. member's assistance when he accompanied me to one of the negotiations.
Canada has taken a very clear position on many of the issues that are part of these negotiations. As members may know, three separate pillars are being discussed, one on export competition. As I mentioned earlier, Canada had been very clear in saying that export subsidies must be eliminated by a date specific and we have promoted that the date be earlier rather than later.
On the whole issue of food aid, we are very supportive of legitimate food aid but we do not want to see it being used to replace commercial production. We have been very clear on that. In terms of domestic supports, the next pillar, we have been very clear on the ratio in that the largest providers eliminate it in greater proportion. We have been very clear on the U.S. proposal. Although we believe its suggestions on the AMS are reasonable suggestion, it needs to go further in terms of its overall cuts.
Although we appreciate the fact that they have suggested dropping the blue box from 5% to 2.5% of production, we have said that there needs to be some firm rules around that blue box so that it really is less trade distorting than the amber box. We have been very clear on that. We have been very clear that we want a robust tariff reduction formula so we can provide new access to Canadian producers. We have, at the same time, said that if that is going to happen we need to have a sensitive products regime, one that is sufficiently large enough to cover the needs of Canadians and that there needs to be flexibility in how individual countries deal with that.
As we move through the negotiations, we will use our best judgment as to how we make and deal with each specific issue as they come up. However we are very clear in our specific positions on the three pillars that I have outlined and in our overall position, which is to protect the interest of Canadian producers.
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11:10 a.m.
Peter Julian Burnaby—New Westminster, BC
Mr. Speaker, having listened to the minister, I cannot help but think we are starting to see the same kind of sell out that we have been seeing with softwood lumber. I come from British Columbia and very clearly the government has done nothing to stand up for Canadian interests.
The minister congratulated himself for the sensitive product regime. I have heard this from the horse's mouth, his chief negotiator for the WTO. At that time, he estimated that 11% of our products were part of the sensitive product regime and the Americans were pressing for 1%. His chief negotiator said that the compromise would be somewhere in between. This indicates the minister is willing to sell out half of supply management or perhaps three-quarters of it. He will stand up for the sensitive product regime, but we will end up with a decimated supply management system.
Therefore, would the minister confirm to the House today that his government will not sign any agreement that has a negative impact on the supply management sector and on communities across the country which depend on it?
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11:10 a.m.
Andy Mitchell Parry Sound—Muskoka, ON
Mr. Speaker, we have a very serious topic about protecting Canadian producers and the hon. member chooses to throw rhetoric onto the House. That is his choice.
I am sure my negotiator said nothing about softwood lumber because he does not deal with that file. The hon. member's rhetoric about softwood lumber is absolutely wrong.
In terms of the American proposal on 1% of sensitive products, Canada clearly has rejected that and so too have most other countries. I will reiterate that we will work to an agreement that protects all of Canadian agriculture, including supply management.
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11:15 a.m.
Diane Finley Haldimand—Norfolk, ON
Mr. Speaker, before I begin, I wish to advise the House that I will be splitting my time with the hon. member for Macleod.
I rise today to speak to an issue that concerns all agricultural producers in our country. That is the critical importance of positive outcomes from the current Doha round of negotiations at the WTO. All sectors of our agricultural community are anxiously awaiting the results of this current round of talks. Enough cannot be said about how much is on the line for all sectors of agriculture in this round. In fact, all sectors of agriculture in the country deserve our support, and I mean every one of them.
I am pleased to be part of a caucus that is determined and committed to supporting and defending all Canadian farmers.
Why are we here today? The WTO negotiations are underway and producers in all sectors should feel secure that their concerns and priorities are being kept in mind by their government. For the record, I wish to make clear what the Conservative Party position is in this round of negotiations.
The Conservative Party of Canada supports the goals of the Doha round, those being substantial improvements in market access, the phasing out of export subsidies and substantial reductions in trade distorting domestic support. This position is affirmed in the Conservative Party's international trade policy, which reads:
In future rounds of trade negotiations, a Conservative Government will vigorously pursue reduction of international trade barriers and tariffs. A Conservative Government will pursue the elimination of trade-distorting government export subsidies within clearly established time limits. A Conservative Government will seek a clear definition of what constitutes an export subsidy.
The Conservative Party is also strongly in support of supply management. This support is reflected in our party policy, which states:
The Conservative Party of Canada believes it is in the best interest of Canada and Canadian agriculture that the industries under the protection of supply management remain viable. A Conservative government will support the goal of supply management to deliver a high quality product to consumers for a fair price with a reasonable return to the producer.
Furthermore, our leader, the member for Calgary Southwest, has expressed his strong support for supply management by signing a declaration in support of this system.
Producers under supply management should know that the Conservative Party will continue to stand by dairy, poultry and egg producers. Further to that, we also passed a resolution at our convention in Montreal that forms our party's guiding principles when dealing with agricultural issues. It forms the foundation for how we will deal with agriculture in the future. It states:
The Conservative Party views the agriculture industry to be a key strategic economic sector of Canada. We recognize that various regions of Canada and sectors of the industry hold competitive advantages in agricultural production. National agricultural policy will reflect our belief that one size does not fit all.
When it comes to that last bit about one size does not fit all, I will explain that. I am sure at some point or another members have been in one of the fancy hotels where they provide nice fluffy robes. Unfortunately, no matter whether it is the member and his or her spouse who check in, the hotel only provides one robe, but it says that one size fits all. On average, it probably does fit, but it may be too small for the member and too big for the spouse. Really it suits no one but on average it fits everyone.
This is our approach to Conservative agricultural policy. One size, one solution will not fit all. We have to recognize that as we develop solutions, they must be tailored to the needs of the various sectors of the agricultural industry. We will recognize that when we form government.
Canada's agriculture sectors are as diverse as Canada itself, and I believe our policy reflects that. It is in light of this diversity that we wish to work, and are trying to work, with our Bloc colleagues on an amendment to the motion that would reflect the wide diversity of agricultural interests in Canada and in Quebec.
The amendment we will be seeking is intended to protect producers under supply management, while seeking the enhancement of agricultural exports that are so needed by so many sectors in our country. I am not talking just about the grains and oilseeds, or the corn producers, or cattle producers or any others, I also am talking about those producers who operate under supply management.
In my riding of Haldimand--Norfolk I have been approached by many producers, many dairy farmers, who were very frustrated by the closure of the border to the U.S. as a result of BSE. Even though they are supply managed, they depend heavily on exports of their replacement heifers. There also is the issue of several other products from supply management that these producers want to export to increase their production and therefore their profitability.
When we talk about supporting the export-oriented agricultural producers, we include the dairy and the poultry producers, all those under supply management, in this category.
We know no one agricultural sector wants to profit at the expense of another and regardless of the sector, agricultural or other, Canadians deserve to be treated with respect by their government. They should have confidence that their representatives will stand tall for them and stay true to their commitments.
We will not be drawn into a discussion of the merits of one sector over another, but this whole thing boils down to accountability. The biggest challenge that supply management faces is the international pressure to reduce tariffs on all agricultural commodities. Without tariffs, Canada's supply managed industries are unable to predict the amount of imports and the whole system is disturbed. Predictability is a key component of supply management and that is managed through the board of controls, one of the three pillars of supply management.
During this round of talks at WTO, the Prime Minister and his Liberals are once again promising to protect supply management. Frankly, based on the record of the Liberals and their complete lack of accountability, as demonstrated most glaringly by the sponsorship scandal, I have to wonder if Canadian dairy, poultry and egg producers can trust them.
The last time around, Liberals sold out Canada's farmers by signing away article XI which protected the industry with quantitative import restrictions. These were replaced with tariffs which have proven to be a failure in protecting Canadian producers from international competition. A case in point is we are witnessing substitute products designed to get around the tariffs, displacing Canadian dairy products in the production of ice cream.
Again, I cannot reiterate the critical importance of ensuring that all Canadian agricultural producers are fairly represented at the WTO so as to ensure that their best interests are looked after.
My concern is, having spoken with a number of producers in Haldimand--Norfolk, they are very frustrated. It is true that they need more access, but our supply managed farmers have seen over the last 12 years various components in protection measurements of supply management chiseled away at, like water eroding a rock. It does not happen overnight, but a lot of damage can be done over time. They recognize now it is not a coincidence that this erosion has taken place over 12 years, the same amount of time the Liberal government has been in power. That is too much of a coincidence.
The Liberal government has been at the negotiations, conducting the negotiations and selling supply management out at those negotiations. It is one more example of the low regard with which the Liberal government holds agriculture across this country. We have seen it in many ways. We have seen them poke the U.S. in the eye with a stick on one issue and then ask for a favour on the BSE.
We were scheduled to have a debate this evening on the very real crisis in farm incomes, but it had to be cancelled at the request of the Liberal government.
These negotiations in the Doha round are important to all Canadians, not just our farmers. One in eight Canadian jobs is a result of agricultural production. That is how important this is.
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11:25 a.m.
Guy André Berthier—Maskinongé, QC
Mr. Speaker, I really enjoyed the hon. member's speech.
We are just a few weeks away from the WTO negotiations, in Hong Kong. There is a gloomy feeling among producers in my riding, in Quebec and in Canada. Supply management, which is a great system for the marketing of agricultural products such as milk, eggs and poultry, is being threatened. Right now, producers do not have confidence in this government.
Back home, the president of the UPA is worried. He said:
On the eve of the renewal of the Canadian negotiators' mandate, if what is currently on the WTO table is to be agreed to—that being the lowering of over-quota tariffs and increased access to our milk, egg and poultry markets—this would be a death sentence for any productions that are under supply management".
My question is for the hon. member. The latest American proposal during the negotiations is that what are known as sensitive products in the WTO negotiations not be accessible to more than 1% of the tariff lines. If that measure is implemented, 80% of the supply managed products would be threatened.
What does the Conservative member think of the government's position, which has not been openly critical of the American proposal?
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11:25 a.m.
Diane Finley Haldimand—Norfolk, ON
Mr. Speaker, we have to make sure that we have all the details and that we do not just look at one aspect of the negotiations.
I had the opportunity to be involved in a number of different negotiations in my career prior to entering this House. We must always keep the perspective of the big picture. We must pay attention to the details but look at the whole picture. If we talk about one issue like this in isolation, we are not considering the broader picture. We have to make sure that we look at the whole picture; otherwise, we would just be chiselling away at ourselves. This is just common sense in any negotiation.
To discuss any one particular phase, as the hon. member is asking me to do, would be irresponsible without looking at what else is happening in terms of market access that is being granted to us and what our counterparts in Europe and the U.S. would be doing. Already over the last 12 years we have accelerated the decrease in our tariffs whereas they have not kept up. We have to make sure that Europe and the U.S. accelerate their timelines to catch up with us.


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Last year Seagate Technology lost its unit market share lead to Western Digital, but retained its dollar market share thanks to its traditionally good positions on the market of enterprise-class hard drives. However, going forward the company's competitive advantages may decrease due to technology shifts and improved competition.
"We think Seagate could cede share in the enterprise segment owing to technology shifts and improved competition," said Mark Moskowitz, a hardware analyst with JP Morgan, reports Barron's web-site.
The enterprise storage industry is going changing. Many advanced storage systems now use Serial ATA, a consumer technology that no one could imagine in a data center just a decade ago. However, the market is shifting from Fibre Channel to Serial Attached SCSI and Serial ATA and on these markets there are more suppliers than Seagate and Hitachi.
"First, we expect that the technology shift from Fibre Channel to SAS and SATA disk drives could open the enterprise market to other participants. Historically, Seagate has been the consistent leader in providing Fibre Channel drives to the major OEMs," said Mr. Moskowitz.
Western Digital, the arch-rival of Seagate, is also expanding its lineups of offerings and will address the enterprise segment more significantly going forward. As a result, Seagate will have to compete against both Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, but against two rivals.
"Second, inputs from our primary research indicate that Western Digital and other participants are in qualification stages for supporting storage and server systems, which could mean the competition has improved," added the analyst.
Yet another factor that is against of Seagate and all the other hard drive makers is the increase of solid-state drive's (SSD) popularity. Many enterprises may adopt SSDs instead of traditional drives because of lower power consumption amid higher performance in terms of data throughput and the amount of input/output operations per second.
The JP Morgan analyst believes that the growth of hard disk drive (HDD) market will be just 6.5% this year, down from an earlier estimate of 9.6%.
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U.S. tennis player Maria Sharapova, 21, will miss the Olympic Games this year due to an injured right shoulder.
On July 30, Sharapova had to withdraw from the Rogers Open in Montreal after her second-round victory due to a painful right shoulder.
The next day on her Web site, Sharapova told her fans, "I wanted to let all of you know first that there's no chance of me competing in Beijing. The timing is so unfortunate and this makes me more sad than anything."
Tennis will begin its tournament at the Olympic Games on August 11.


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Summer Web 2011 is an event organized in conjunction to the first edition of the Design Jam Iasi, "a two-day venue, during which people team up to discuss, share ideas and solve engaging UX challenges". The event is non-profit and supported by the Mozilla Labs Concept Series. Find more information on the Summer Web blog.
During this event, I've presented and explained the Tilt project to a wide audience of "neophytes, apprentices, and experts in Web technologies and HCI (Human-Computer Interaction)", and received amazing feedback and interest from the community.
Most of the questions were regarding the schedule and deliverables, but one interesting aspect worth mentioning was about the actual rendering of the webpage itself and not the visualization (which is achieved using WebGL).
Fetching the webpage texture will be done using a WebGL extension, MOZ_dom_element_texture, built in collaboration with Cedric Vivier from Mozilla DevTools. This is an optimized equivalent of the canvas.drawWindow() function, and it would be used for rendering the DOM elements in WebGL texture. "The extension would be listed by getExtensions from privileged/chrome JavaScript only (similarly to canvas.drawWindow)".
Take a look at the presentation:
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The big crowd present on Finals night at the 2009 Yonex/OCBC U.S. Open Grand Prix Championships at Don Chew's Orange County Badminton Club July 11 was expecting an exciting evening - they were not disappointed. The U.S.'s Howard Bach/Eva Lee opened the evening with their Mixed Doubles match with Canada's Alvin Lau/Xuelian Jiang. Bach/Lee displayed their overall court coverage, quick shots, and Bach's thrilling jump smashes in a quick match, winning 21-13, 21-12.
Canada's Anna Rice met the U.S.'s Mona Santoso in the Women's Singles final. Santoso got off to a quick start with her hard smashes and quick drops, but Rice's consistency put her in the match and kept her there. Winning the first game, 21-15, Rice went on to capitalize on Santoso's inconsistencies and prevailed in the second game as well, 21-9, to win her first U.S. Open title.
The crowd was then set for Indonesia's Taufik Hidayat and his Men's Singles match with Chinese Taipei's Hsuan Yi Hsueh. The shuttle star put his opponent to the test with his floating footwork, numerous spinning net tumbles, and thunderous smashes. Hsueh tried to stay in the match, but came up short, 21-15, 21-16. Hidayat awed the crowd the entire week by losing no games during the tournament. A standing ovation greeted the shuttlers at the match's end, and Hidayat was generous with smiles and photo opportunities.
The U.S. and Canada faced off in the Women's Doubles final with the U.S.'s Ying Chen/Yun (Grace) Peng facing Canada's Ruilin Huang/Xuelian Jiang. The U.S. team took the first game, 21-14, but the young Canadians stayed in the long rallies and hard hitting to win the second and third games, 21-16, 21-11. They were thrilled to win their first title.
In the night's finale match, 2005 World Champions Howard Bach/Tony Gunawan met Austria's Jurgen Koch/Peter Zauner. Quick drives and hammering smashes were the order of the match, and the Austrians had no answers for the relentless pounding of the U.S. team. The match was an awesome finish for the crowd's heroes, 21-12, 21-9.
MS - Taufik Hidayat (IND) def. Hsuan Yi Hsueh, (TAI) 21-15, 21-16
WS - Anna Rice (CAN) def. Mona Santoso (USA) 21-15, 21-9
MD - Bach/Guanwan (USA) def. Koch/Zauner (AUS) 21-12, 21-9
WD - Huang/Jiang (CAN) def. Chen/Peng (USA) 14-21, 21-16, 21-11
XD - Bach/Eva Lee (USA) def. Lau/Jiang (CAN) 21-13, 21-12


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I think I phrased it that way because since peps's opened in 1925 I consider it one of the oldest pizzerias in the united states AND the better than any of the oldest pizzerias in NY.
Oh, you're preaching to the choir there. Lombardi's (1905) and Totonno's (1924) are an embarrassment. At least, they are presently. 5-10 years ago, they might have given Pepe's a run for their money, but not now. Not the Pepe's pie I tasted.


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A study by Prudential this year found that only 19% of women feel very comfortable letting a financial advisor guide their plans.
In a way, that's understandable. This survey and countless others also find that many women lack confidence when it comes to investing matters. And when you don't feel on solid ground, it's hard to turn over the reins to someone else.
And yet, some added financial knowledge or guidance can make a huge difference in terms of how much money you have to live on, in your 60s, 70s and 80s.
Let's say you're 35, and invest $5,000 a year in an IRA, for 30 years. And you get, say, a 5% return.
You'd end up with about $332,000.
Now, let's say you get some professional guidance over the years—or you acquire your own financial savvy, which leads you to make some wise investment choices, improve your asset allocation, i.e. the mix of assets in your portfolio—and you get a 7% return.
You'd now have $472,000.
Nothing is guaranteed, of course. The point is that the cost of insecurity is high. And the potential gain from professional input or your own know-how could make an immense difference to your quality of life when you're older.
|Weigh in. Do you have a professional advisor? Has he or she made a demonstrable difference in the growth of your portfolio?


text: Scientists at Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter have designed a compound that reverses some of the complications with fragile X syndrome, the only known single-gene cause of autism. The condition, which can lead to mental retardation, memory impairment and autism, is closely linked to tremor ataxia syndrome, which normally affects men older than 50 and results in Parkinson's-like symptoms. Both fragile X and tremor ataxia syndrome are caused by a structural motif known as expanded triplet repeat, in which a series of three nucleotides are repeated more than normal, causing problems with RNA processing. While the compound is still in the early stages of testing, it is capable of targeting the right RNA and reversing the defects that cause tremor ataxia, according to Mathew Disney, the Scripps researcher who led the study.


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by Nickel & Nickel on June 5, 2013
Harris Vineyard Merlot has been in our portfolio of wines since 2000. Located in Oakville, the heart of Napa Valley Cabernet country, this vineyard produces consistent fruit year after year, and the resulting, full-bodied wine is very popular among fans of Nickel & Nickel.
We source fruit from just 5 acres of this 50-acre vineyard, located to the west of Highway 29, behind Mustards Grill. Stay tuned for insights from our viticulturist and winemaker on what make Harris Merlot a special Napa Valley wine.
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It made my face red and irritated my skin, stinging. On my body it worked fine. It's a little greasy and doesn't absorb as quickly as Beauty Without Cruelty lotion, but it's also more hydrating. I'll probably keep it for sun burns and problem areas but stick to my BWC lotion.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (93 votes).
In short: Good day for Running In full: This was my first half marathon, however on the whole it was an enjoyable adventure. As people as previous stated the beginning was a bit of a tight squeeze, but once through the road open up. Looking forward to the full marathon Date of review: March 27, 2011
In short: 2nd time i've ran it , even better this time Date of review: March 27, 2011
In short: great race, perfect weather, good organisation and lovely scenary with spring flowers in the parks In full: Lost my 9 minute mile pacer in first park as I had to get rid of excess fluid!! but great race for me great encouragement on the prom from otther runners when i was fading. Massage at the end was a godsend.Date of review: March 27, 2011
In short: A great start to British Summer Time!Date of review: March 27, 2011
In short: Great run through some lovely parks, shame about the last 3 milesIn full: This is my first half marathon and I really enjoyed it. The course snakes through three of Liverpool's Victorian parks and there's plenty of bystanders cheering you on. Organisation was really good, definitely appreciated the post-race massage and banana! The only kicker was the last 3 miles which are run along the Otterspool Promenade - although this offers an excellent view of the Wirral, the long and straight track is quite arduous. But if you can handle the mental challenge, you're rewarded with a swift 13th mile. Date of review: March 27, 2011
In short: Great weather conditions ,great routeIn full: Great weather condtions ideal ,scenery lovely,spectators helped by cheering you on ,overall good route and race.Date of review: March 27, 2011
In short: Great scenary, great atmosphere, great facilities (pre and post run massages, baggage bus), great freebies. Best thing for me was the pacers. The 10 min mile guy was amazing, He motivated everyone and pushed me to a PB (by 20 mins!!!)Date of review: March 27, 2011
In short: Fast, flat and very friendly! oh and very earlyIn full: First ran this race 14 years ago and rarely disappoints. Start was a bit crowded and I didn't cross the line until there were 15 minutes on the clock and the pacing groups had disapperared into the distance! That was the only issue though and actually worked out well as it meant I was still catching people in mile 13. Great conditions today and the course is pretty flat all the way (one early hill). The atmosphere was great, the course really interesting and well worth crawling out of bed at 7.00am on the day the clocks went forward! An event I'll always come back to. Big thanks to all involved.Date of review: March 27, 2011
In short: Great race. Great scenery.Date of review: March 27, 2011
In short: Great organisation, great course, great race.In full: My first Liverpool HM - I entered to get an idea of the course for the full Marathon, but really enjoyed the race and got a PB to boot!Organisation was excellent, and the route through the parks, then back along the waterfront was really enjoyable.Well worth getting up early for!Date of review: March 27, 2011
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Neil T. Drew
Neil T. Drew, 71, of Malone, died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, Vt.
Born Feb. 24, 1941, in Newport, Vt., he was the son of the late Milton W. and Pearl (Tabor) Drew.
He attended Newport schools, where in high school he played trumpet in the band and won a varsity letter for sports, playing baseball and football. It was during this time that he became a die-hard Yankees fan. It was also then that his desire to pursue broadcasting began.
Gifted with a "one-in-a-million" voice, as a teenager he would practice spinning records in his bedroom at home. And upon graduating from high school in 1959, he accepted his first job in radio at WKTQ, South Paris, Norway, Maine. He continued there until 1960 when he accepted a position at WEGP, Presque Isle, Maine. He worked there as a disc jockey, learning old-style radio, until 1961, when he then went to work for WIRY in Plattsburgh.
It was not long before he was transferred to WIRY's then newly constructed affiliate station, WIRD, in Lake Placid.
In 1962, restless and knowing he did not want to solely be a DJ, he went to work for WNBZ in Saranac Lake, where he remained one year.
Then with another chance for promotion, in 1963, he returned to WIRD, initially as program director, and then as news director. Thus began a life-long passion for news reporting. He had found his niche.
Nine years later, in 1972, he was approached by WPTZ-TV of Plattsburgh to take on the position of news anchorman. From the onset, it was his goal to bring that station into a number one rating in the Northeast. Despite the skepticism of his bosses and colleagues, he did just that, pulling in the station's highest ever viewing audience – a record still unbroken.
During his 10 year affiliation with WPTZ he had the honor of working with such wonderful colleagues as Jack LaDuke and Bird Birdan, to name a few, and Jeannie Moos, who went on to report for CNN.
He had the opportunity to interview such well-known individuals as Indira Ghandi, astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong, celebrities Kate Smith, Mitch Miller, Colonel Harlan Sanders and Jerry Lewis and developed a lasting relationship with some.
He was privileged to host the annual WPTZ Muscular Dystrophy Telethon from 1974-1979, bringing in multi-thousands of dollars for that cause.
One of the personal highlights of his television career was acting as news producer for NBC Network News during its coverage of the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid. It was the year of the U.S. "dream team." Because of his personal coverage of so many events, he was able to be present at the historical hockey match between the United States and the Soviet Union.
It was during this same time that NBC, impressed by his reporting and delivery, offered him a position in their Atlanta offices. But you could not take the "small town" out of the man, and he declined.
After leaving television in 1982, he founded his own highly successful production company, specializing in documentaries and commercials. This continued until 1994 when he retired.
But always the newsman at heart, and missing the excitement of work, in 1997 he returned to broadcasting. He accepted the position of News Director at WICY radio in Malone and its affiliate stations, aka Martz Communications Group. And for 16 years he enjoyed every moment of presenting the news to his listeners in his direct, simple and often wry manner.
Aside from his broadcasting career, from 1967-1975 he owned and operated what is now the Red Fox Restaurant in Saranac Lake. And from 2000-2005 he wrote for the Mohawk newspaper, the Indian Times, regarding Native American affairs.
Neil was an avid photographer throughout his life and definitely had a special artistic ability. He read daily, books of fact only, with a special interest in U.S. historical figures.
He loved Scrabble, cheated when he could, sometimes played the trumpet and delighted in antique auctions. And he loved to tell the stories of his lifetime experiences, many of which overflowed with humor that delighted friends, family and acquaintances.
Neil was married in 1963 to Diane Wardner, now Elmore; they divorced in 1990 and remained life-long friends. She survives and resides in Shelburne, Vt., with her husband Gene.
Other surviving relatives include their one daughter, Kimberly DeMattio, and granddaughter Amanda DeMattio, who live in Colchester, Vt.
He re-married in 2009 to Darlene (Tennyson) Dana-Drew, of Malone, and had one stepson, Michael Dana of Mt. Laurel, N.J.
His one brother, Darryl Drew and sister-in-law Rita of Scotia survive along with their children, nephew Dennis Drew, his wife Karen and their son Leo of Rochester, and his niece Laurinda (Drew) Halliday, her husband Scott and their children Byran and Jennifer, all of Clifton Park. He is also survived by many cousins.
His brother-in law Lowell Tennyson and sister-in law Cherrill also reside in Malone as well as sister-in-law Margo (Tennyson) Stromer and her husband Chris.
Funeral services are being arranged through the Spaulding Funeral Home of Malone. A private prayer and memorial service has been planned for the family. Public calling hours will be held at the Spaulding Funeral Home from 2 to 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, and from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9.
The Drew family extends its deepest sympathy and respect to Tim Martz, Michael Boldt and Neil's entire work family at Martz Communications. And immeasurable gratitude is conveyed to the Burke Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department for their outstanding efforts.


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AIMA has written a public letter to the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr George Osborne, in conjunction with other major financial services trade associations, regarding the European Commission's proposal for an EU-wide financial transaction tax.
AIMA expresses concerns over ESMA's AIFMD 'third country' proposals
26 September 2011
AIMA has expressed concerns over how the AIFMD would apply to non-EU managers and funds under proposals by a task force of ESMA.
AIMA responds to ESMA's AIFMD consultation paper
15 September 2011
AIMA has responded to a consultation by the European Securities and Markets Authority on how the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive should be implemented.
AIMA responds to temporary short selling bans
12 August 2011
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund association, has responded to the temporary short selling bans introduced by France, Italy, Belgium and Spain.
AIMA creates forum for smaller managers
18 July 2011
AIMA has created the AIMA Smaller Managers' Group, comprising AIMA manager member firms in Europe with $250 million or less in assets under management.


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Geoff Carroll, Global Brand Director, Call of Duty, Activision, Dan Shaffer, Lead-Partnerships, Call of Duty, Activision, and Amy Stetter, VP, Media & Engagement, Activision, discussed their successes with the Call of Duty video game through a co-marketing partnership with the Jeep brand.
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5 Things Over-50 Job-Seekers Are Doing Wrong
Data from Sentier Research reveal that Americans between the ages of 55 and 64 have seen their median income decline by 7% in the post-recession years, which Sentier defines as 2010-13. In dollars and cents, boomers in that age group saw their average annual incomes slide to $58,432 from $62,842.
That slide grows sharper for the number of 50-plus Americans who are either out of work, working part time or working full-time jobs that don't pay enough to keep up with household bills and let workers save for a secure retirement.
A Boston College study calling 50-and-older workers the "new unemployables" confirmed that unemployed older workers are less likely to find jobs than unemployed younger workers. " Older workers are involuntarily working part time because they cannot find full-time employment. Others are becoming discouraged and dropping out of the labor force, believing they will not find new jobs."
The BC study points out that younger workers are more likely to be "tuned in" to what employers want to see and hear in a job search and interview process.
What are older workers missing out on? Here's a glimpse:
They're ignoring new online media. Younger people are more likely to use social media to look for work than older Americans, especially business-focused platforms such as LinkedIn. Companies expect and even demand that applicants use technology and social media in the job hunt process, as they'll often be using those same technologies to solve problems on the job and to network with clients. If you can make the case you're highly visible on LinkedIn and Twitter, your target employer will likely give you a longer look.
They're not retraining at every opportunity. The Boston College study says 12% of older Americans looking for work had enrolled in career retraining programs, compared with 20% of younger job-seekers. "Given that older workers may be more likely to have been laid off from industries suffering permanent structural declines, and may not have skills that readily translate to currently available jobs, they are more likely to need longer-term training and education programs than younger workers, particularly in the increasingly knowledge-based economy," the study reports.
They're dating themselves. Employees don't want to see specific dates, such as college graduation dates, on a resume. Hiring managers call that an "age-defining" gaffe. Instead, focus on the target employer's goals and missions and give solid, specific examples of your experience. In other words, do what you can to take age out of the equation.
They're thinking only about full-time jobs. Employers love energy and initiative, no matter what an applicant's age. Older workers can also take the bull by the horns by offering to start working part-time or on a contractual trial basis to prove they can do the job. That lowers the "risk/downside" factor for employers and makes for a wider, more open path to full-time employment.


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Club Bud, host of the hottest parties in Beijing and Torino, will claim its place on top of the party podium in Vancouver. Budweiser will be the center of Vancouver's social scene for five nights in February.
In Torino, Budweiser introduced the world to Club Bud with a six-story pyramid-shaped nightclub. Club Bud kept the party going in Beijing with 360° video screens, an electrifying dance floor and an outdoor pool. In February 2010, Club Bud will transform the famed Commodore Ballroom into the place for athletes, celebrities and some lucky fans to celebrate in style.
Club Bud will be located on pedestrian-friendly Granville Street in the heart of Vancouver's entertainment district. The 19,000-square foot, 1,000-person capacity, multi-level venue will feature a concert stage, elevated seating, several bar and lounge areas and the legendary 2,646-square foot sprung dance floor. Partygoers will enjoy live DJs and music throughout the night and three separate bar areas will offer distinct atmospheres to enjoy a cold Budweiser with friends.
Club Bud party co-hosts Burton, the National Hockey League® (NHL), Under Armour and lululemon athletica will present themed evenings, with doors opening at 9 p.m. Athlete and celebrity arrival times on the red carpet will vary by party. More information will be available via media advisories prior to each event.
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Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
Blessed be Mary, because she believed. A saint of our times, St. Josemaria Escrivá, was fond of saying, "Omnes cum Petro ad Iesum per Mariam" (All with Peter to Jesus through Mary). May I suggest that we make these words our own. May all of us respond enthusiastically to the invitation of the Successor of St. Peter to deepen our friendship with Christ through the mediation of our Mother Mary, "excellent exemplar of faith and charity."
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10/13/2012 (4 years ago)
Published in Year of Faith
Keywords: homily, year of faith, Our Lady, Blessed Virgin Mary, Porta Fidei, Benedict XVI, Fr. G. Peter Irving III, Holy Innocents Long Beach
LONG BEACH, CA (Catholic Online) "Let us entrust this time of grace to the Mother of God, proclaimed 'blessed because she believed.'" (Lk 1:45)
With these words, Pope Benedict XVI concluded his Apostolic Letter, Porta Fidei, in which he announced the Year of Faith that has just begun. We would do well to respond to the Holy Father's invitation by making a firm resolution to live this time of grace very close to Our Lady.
Providentially, this first Saturday in the Year of Faith has a profoundly Marian tone. Saturday, of course, is particularly associated with the Mother of God. Pope Paul VI noted that the Church's liturgical calendar allows for ".frequent commemorations of the Blessed Virgin.through the use of the Saturday Masses of our Lady." ("Marialis Cultus," 9) This venerable tradition of honoring the Blessed Mother on Saturdays whether in the liturgy or by way of devotional practices has its origin in the contemplation of Mary's unfailing trust in the promises of her Son even while His body lay in the tomb on that first Holy Saturday. While the faith of all the others was shaken to its foundations, the certainty of Mary's faith shone like a brilliant light in those darkest hours. Blessed be Mary, because she believed.
The liturgical readings for this particular Saturday speak about faith in general and specifically about Mary's faith. In the first reading, St. Paul writes, ".through faith in Jesus Christ the promise [is] .given to those who believe." Faith is a gift! In the words of Pope Benedict, ".the first act by which one comes to faith is God's gift and the action of grace which acts and transforms the person deep within." (Pope Benedict XVI, "Porta Fidei," 10)
In today's Gospel a woman in the crowd is so taken with Jesus' teaching that she cannot contain her praise for the woman who gave Him birth and who nurtured Him from infancy. Jesus immediately seizes the opportunity to add a supernatural depth to those laudatory words by responding, "Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it." No one has heard the word of God so clearly and observed it more perfectly than the Blessed Virgin Mary. Blessed be Mary, because she believed!
In the years following Vatican Council II there was the sad phenomenon observed in some sectors of the Church which saw a weakening of Marian devotion. By no means was this the result of an authentic interpretation of the teaching of the Council which boldly proclaimed Mary to be "a pre-eminent and singular member of the Church, [and] its type and excellent exemplar in faith and charity." ("Lumen Gentium," 53) In the document, "Note with Pastoral Recommendations for the Year of Faith," we read, "During this Year, it will be helpful to invite the faithful to turn with particular devotion to Mary, model of the Church, who 'shines forth to the whole community of the elect as the model of virtues.' Therefore, every initiative that helps the faithful to recognize the special role of Mary in the mystery of salvation, love her and follow her as a model of faith and virtue is to be encouraged." (Note, I, 3)
How wonderful it is that this Year of Faith begins in the Month of the Holy Rosary. For those who do not pray the Rosary or who pray it only occasionally, this is the moment to begin praying it. For those who daily or regularly pray this pre-eminent Marian prayer, now is the time to resolve to pray it better, with greater attention and devotion, while meditating deeply on each of the Mysteries. Surely, we will all find encouragement from the following words spoken by Pope Benedict XVI a few years ago:Â "The Rosary, when it is prayed in an authentic manner - not mechanically and superficially, but profoundly - brings peace and reconciliation. It contains the healing power of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, invoked with faith and love at the heart of each Hail Mary."
This first Saturday in this Year of Faith also coincides with a significant date in the history of the world: October 13, 1917, when the miracle promised by Our Lady to the three children of Fatima was witnessed by approximately 75,000 people. Even the anti-Catholic newspaper, O Seculo, published a reporter's rather detailed account of how "the sun danced" and included testimonies of people who had witnessed the "miracle of the sun." On this day 95 years ago many came to faith and the faith of the weak was strengthened. Unfortunately, however, not everyone came to believe. This is because faith is a gift that must be received. Our cooperation is needed. "To the extent that he freely cooperates, man's thoughts and affections, mentality and conduct are slowly purified and transformed." ("Porta Fidei," 6)
The message of Our Lady at Fatima is the message of the Gospel calling sinners to conversion. May the most powerful intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary help us poor sinners-you and me-to be truly converted. At the start of this Year of Faith may we boldly set out on a journey of faith "that is never completely finished in this life." And in turn, may we be used by God to bring those whose faith is weak and those who have no faith at all to be led "out of the desert, towards the place of life, towards friendship with the Son of God, towards the One who gives us life, and life in abundance." ("Porta Fidei," 2)
In our day when it appears that the influence of Christianity in the lives of men and women is growing faint and more and more people have no room for God in their lives, Mary, the "Woman of Faith," who "magnified the Lord" in her marvelous canticle of praise will come to our aid. In a homily Pope Benedict gave on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, he stated: "But when God disappears, men and women do not become greater; indeed, they lose the divine dignity, their faces lose God's splendor. In the end, they turn out to be merely products of a blind evolution and, as such, can be used and abused. This is precisely what the experience of our epoch has confirmed for us. Only if God is great is humankind also great. With Mary, we must begin to understand that this is so. We must not drift away from God but make God present; we must ensure that he is great in our lives. Thus, we too will become divine; all the splendor of the divine dignity will then be ours. Let us apply this to our own lives." (Homily, August 15, 2005)
A saint of our times, St. Josemaria Escriva, was fond of saying, "Omnes cum Petro ad Iesum per Mariam" (All with Peter to Jesus through Mary). May I suggest that we make these words our own. May all of us respond enthusiastically to the invitation of the Successor of St. Peter to deepen our friendship with Christ through the mediation of our Mother Mary, "excellent exemplar of faith and charity."
Fr. G. Peter Irving III is a priest of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and is pastor of Holy Innocents Church, Long Beach, California
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The consideration of Jesus' baptism, gives us an opportunity to remember our own baptism. If you do not know the date of your own baptism, it is a good idea to go through your personal files and find out when it occurred. CORPUS CHRISTI, TX (Catholic ... continue reading
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"A sower went out to sow. And, as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep, and when the sun rose it was scorched, and it withered for ... continue reading
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How to Handle 'Desk Rage' in Your Office
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Every office has one, or at least it seems that way.
That "one" is the office firecracker, the guy or gal who can't keep their anger in check and seems bent on making everyone in the workplace a target of their temper.
The data on anger at work is surprising and alarming. A U.K. study says the average worker experiences desk rage at least twice daily.
That's a lot of hot air released in the office. If you feel some of it headed in your general direction, what can you do?
Steven P. Cohen, president of The Negotiation Skills Co. and author of The Practical Negotiator , says dealing with an angry co-worker is easier if you understand the situation, plan for it and keep a cool head yourself.
Here's what Cohen advises when confronted with the office blowhard:
"First you have to ask yourself, 'Do I really need to deal with this person?,'" Cohen says. "Assuming the answer is yes, there are steps to follow":
- Listen hard to the substance of what the "yeller" is saying. He may be expressing deep feelings or revealing very significant interests.
- Don't respond immediately. One possibility is to sit there with a poker face in silence. In effect of this is letting him know that what he said or, more specifically, how he said it, is offensive to you.
- Another response is to talk in a very soft voice. Speaking very slowly. Make him listen to you, even to the point where he asks you speak a little louder.
- Your responses should begin with indication that you were listening, "If I understood you correctly ..." While you may understand what he said, that doesn't necessarily mean you agree with it. Make that point clearly.
- If the yelling produces an emotional reaction from you, you might say a version of "When someone yells at me I feel hurt/insulted/misunderstood/as if we are not communicating."
Most of all, learn to manage the situation, and focus on disarming the red-faced blowhard, Cohen says.
"When someone yells at you, it is reasonable to say -- very gently -- that you do not have a hearing problem but that you are interested in what is being said," he adds. "This is also a time to take a deep breath, give yourself time to think and find a creative, unexpected way to respond. A surprise often throws the 'yeller' off-kilter, making him consider ideas that may not have occurred to him initially."
Anger is as pervasive in the workplace as a water cooler or a copy machine. Just as you can pull the plug on those items, use the tips above to pull the plug on the office bully.


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