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Since January 2005, GAO has identified sharing terrorism-related information as a high-risk area because the federal government continues to face challenges with its information-sharing efforts. To facilitate information sharing with the public transit industry, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) created and funded various mechanisms. For example, the publicly funded but privately operated public transit analysis center and the public transit subportal on DHS's information network were established to serve as the primary mechanisms for sharing security threats and other types of security-related information with public transit agencies. In March 2010, TSA also introduced its portal on DHS's information network to share information with the transportation industry. However, in September 2010, GAO reported that public transit agencies receive similar security-related information from multiple sources and recommended that DHS establish time frames for its working group to assess opportunities to streamline information-sharing mechanisms to reduce any unneeded overlap. DHS concurred and has begun taking steps to address this recommendation, but has not provided specifics on the extent to which its actions will reduce overlap.
GAO identified the potential for overlap between three information-sharing mechanisms that DHS funds and uses to communicate security-related information with public transit agencies, which could unnecessarily complicate those agencies' efforts to discern relevant information and take appropriate actions to enhance transportation security. While a certain amount of redundancy is understandable and can be beneficial if it occurs as part of a management strategy to provide better customer service delivery, GAO found that this potential for overlap could overwhelm public transit agencies with similar information. According to a key TSA transportation strategy document, a streamlined and effective system to share transit and passenger rail information is needed to facilitate information sharing among the federal government and public and private stakeholders.
In September 2010, GAO reported that public transit agencies received similar security-related information from a variety of sources, including the three discussed below. Specifically, GAO reported that:
GAO's survey of 96 U.S. public transit agencies, representing about 91 percent of total 2008 public transit ridership, highlighted the variety of mechanisms used by public transit agencies to obtain security-related information. Twenty-four of the 80 transit agencies that responded to the survey provided comments in favor of consolidating existing information-sharing mechanisms to reduce the volume of similar information they receive.
GAO reported in 2007 and 2009 that effective information sharing continues to be a challenge for the federal government. Similarly, the Administration's March 2010 Surface Transportation Security Priority Assessmentrecommended that TSA take steps to improve the effectiveness of information flow. In August 2010, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) added DHS's information network to its list of high-priority information technology projects, indicating that this mechanism is at risk of failure and requires additional oversight. According to the Federal Chief Information Officer, in order to justify future funding for these technology projects, agencies will need to, among other things, define deliverables and outcomes and put in place a strong governance structure. Projects that do not meet such criteria will not be continued. DHS officials have indicated that they are working with OMB to address OMB's concerns, but have not provided GAO with information related to the specific actions that DHS has taken.
[1]The six transportation modes include aviation, maritime, public transit, highway, freight rail, and pipeline.
Taking steps to streamline information sharing with public transit agencies could reduce the volume of similar information public transit agencies receive, making it easier for them to discern relevant information and take appropriate actions to enhance security. Government and private sector stakeholders are participating in an information-sharing working group to review how information-sharing mechanisms might be streamlined to reduce the volume of overlapping information public transit agencies receive. In September 2010, GAO recommended that TSA establish time frames for this working group to develop options for improving its information-sharing efforts with public transit agencies. In October 2010, TSA reported that the working group had agreed upon a consolidated product for sharing security-related information with public transit agencies. In January 2011, TSA reported that the working group had established a proposed time frame for piloting and implementing this product. However,TSA did not provide specifics on the extent to which this product will reduce overlap among existing information-sharing mechanisms. Thus, it is too early to tell whether GAO's recommendation has been fully addressed.
GAO's review of the costs associated with maintaining the public transit analysis center, the public transit portal on DHS's information network, and the TSA portal on DHS's information network found that the department continues to face challenges collecting and reporting useful financial management information. According to DHS officials, the department does not break out the costs associated with maintaining individual portals on its information networkincluding the public transit portal and TSA's portaland therefore could not provide GAO with a reliable estimate of the potential cost savings resulting from consolidating the public transit portal on DHS's information network with the public transit analysis center or the TSA portal on DHS's information network. Developing such cost data could assist the department in determining how to best allocate its limited resources to provide public transit agencies with quality security-related information.
Moreover, by assessing the various mechanisms available to public transit agencies and the information they provide, and identifying opportunities to streamline these mechanisms, DHS could identify and implement ways to more efficiently share security-related information, which would allow public transit officials to more quickly obtain security-related information and thereby enhance transit agencies' efforts to secure their transportation systems. In doing so, DHS could develop and track verifiable cost data specific to each of its information-sharing mechanisms as part of TSA's streamlining and financial management efforts. Developing such baseline cost data could assist TSA in identifying potential cost savings resulting from the consolidation of these mechanisms and provide opportunities for the agency to better allocate its information-sharing resources.
DHS officials stated that conducting a cost comparison of the public transit portal on DHS's information network, TSA's portal on this network, and the public transit analysis center would not result in a meaningful comparison because DHS's information-sharing mechanism costs are distributed across several transportation sectors, including public transit, while the costs for the public transit analysis center are applied to a specific sector. Additionally, TSA officials stated that TSA's portal on DHS's information network was not designed to compete with the public transit analysis center or the public transit subportal on DHS's information network since TSA's portal shares information with all transportation modes. GAO recognizes that TSA's portal was designed to share information with all transportation modes, including public transit. However, GAO believes that to the extent possible, TSA should consider ways to reduce any unneeded overlap of information sharing for the public transit industry regardless of the mechanisms used to share such information. Furthermore, GAO continues to believe that developing and tracking verifiable cost data specific to each information-sharing mechanism as it relates to services provided to the public transit sector could assist TSA in identifying potential cost savings resulting from consolidating such mechanisms.
The information contained in this analysis is based on GAO's September 2010 report on federal efforts to share security-related information with public transit agencies. In addition, this analysis contains updated information obtained from September 2010 through January 2011. GAO reviewed DHS's cost data for completeness and accuracy and determined the data were reliable for the purposes of this analysis.
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Skip to comments.Caterpillar D7E: Move earth and save the Earth ( Hybrid Bulldozer...?
Posted on 06/12/2009 7:19:45 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
On the way to a demonstration of Caterpillar's first hybrid dozer, I was expecting it would be one of the little ones, the kind used to dig pools and landscape suburban back yards. But looming up in the middle of Holt of California, a Caterpillar dealer outside Sacramento, Calif., was a huge beast, a massive yellow earth mover, the metal tracks of which came up to my waist. The Caterpillar D7E was a lot bigger than the little hybrid I was expecting.
A Caterpillar representative jumped in the cab and, metal tracks scraping up the clean concrete floor, pivoted the big dozer around and drove it out to the demonstration area, a field of dirt with one big hill, and strategically placed holes and trenches--not to mention a slalom course marked by orange pylons. As a dramatic start to the demonstration, the driver took the 56,669 pound D7E over the steepest section of the hill, the dozer's blade pointing up toward the sky. At the top, it neatly balanced on the crest before making its descent, demonstrating how easily it maintained control on this loose ground.
The D7E differs from traditional earth-moving equipment in that it uses a locomotive-style series hybrid drivetrain.
(Excerpt) Read more at reviews.cnet.com ...
D7 is nice but the D9 is a sight to behold
>The D7E differs from traditional earth-moving equipment in that it uses a locomotive-style series hybrid drivetrain.
Diesel Turbines! Nice.
Hybrid my 0bambi, I want to see a carbon belch!
No, it is a conventional engine, but the dozer has electric drive motors. The diesel powers a train style generator.
Maybe the electric drivetrain is more efficient, but wouldn't the hydraulic drivetrain be a "hybrid" too?
R.G. LeTourneau (LeTourneau, Inc.) built some of the largest earth moving machines in the world. The old man was fanitically opposed to the use of oil hydraulics and insisted that his machines use electric motor powered winches and cable for all the actuators. That extended to the propel drive train as well. He was so biased against oil that he swore that if there was a way to run an internal combustion engine without lube oil, he's do it. After the fonder retired they slowly integrated oil hydraulics into their machines. Many of the huge open pit dump trucks also use and electric drive as well.
The Hi Track, up drive sprocket a thing of the past?
BIG "oop-si-daisy"
So is this thing.
I would love a diesel / electric hybrid 1-ton pickup.
Unfortunately, such a thing cannot be made (or can easliy be modified not) to abide by the speed limits.
Consequently, it will never happen.
Those excavators are amazing. Plus, everything about them is politically incorrect. I mean, they're STRIP MINING machines for gosh sakes. They mine for that nasty coal that iBama wants to ban.
RG also built the tourna train consisting a string of trailers with an electric motor in each wheel for snow, mud etc. Mercedes also builds diesel electric tractors, bushhogs having electric motors instead of power shafts. RG also put every thing on Rubber. after he sold the company to Westinghouse Air Brake, he developed land clearing machines that mowed down trees. He also had a machine that carried a one BR house made of concrete and set it on a foundation. Amazing man RG, self made, uneducated, a welder by trade. The Earthworm tractor company is searching for Obamadollars convincing the pols that they invented Hybrid earthmoving. BTW I got a letter from Obama Motors saying the Pres was going to take care of mei and offering a $2500 discount on a new Sub. I dont think so unless I bought it from a screwed over dealer
barbra ann
But General Electric and EMD have developed Hybrid's that have banks of batteries in them that Store the electrical power into them.. then are applied to the traction motors as the engineer directs.
But this is all new stuff.. and I only have heard of the BNSF Railway experimenting with one or two switchers with this technology.
But, but Obma told the mining communities he loved coal and was committed to clean coal technologies...
Glass Engines, Remember the Vega and teflon lining in the cylinders. HF also built with fiberglass.
barbra ann
Diesel driving a generator driving the traction would be.
The dirty little secret is âhybrid drivetrainâsâ are hundred year old technologies
Oh GMAFB
Now that's my idea of a roto-tiller.
The Diesel drives a Alternator producing electrical power to the traction motors in a regular Diesel Electric Locomotive. When the Engineer operates the throttle.. the Diesel engine engages..produces power that goes to the traction motor on the wheels.
A Hybrid version would be.. the Engineer engages the throttle.. which produces power which goes to the traction motors initially.. but also charges the banks of batteries. When the engineers needs the power he can apply to the engine such as in the GE Evolution Locomotive.. Or in a present switcher.. the batteries is what is charged and the engineer engages the throttle to run the traction motors from that bank of batteries..
Links below: http://ge.ecomagination.com/products/evolution-hybrid-locomotive.html
Clean coal = no coal.
I anyone had said we were riding a hybrid there would probably have been a fight.
R.G. LeTourneau, industrialist and inventor powered his mighty earth moving scrapers "Tournapulls" with electric motors on each wheel. The unit was steered by a central electric motor between tractor and scraper. Incredible engineering from an incredible man.
As a talented engineer/physicist I invented a perpetual motion machine, just like ALgore invented the internet. Now .. if I can only figure out how to get it started .......
Sorry about that, post #33 was intended for tube.
I know about KeTourneau and I'm in central Illinois....Caterpillar country.
I have a LeTourneau Westinghouse road grader :)
This isn't a "hybrid" it is a diesel-electric, the same drive they use in Locomotives. The diesel engine runs all the time, not just when the batteries run down as happens in a hybrid car, the diesel runs a generator which is used to power the electric drive motors. Old technology.
LeTourneaus are used every where. When the lumber mill in my area used to operate(from 1945 until 1998, when the greenies caused it to be shut down and 650 jobs lost), we used LeTourneaus to haul logs from the log decks to the mills and to off load the tucks and stack the logs. Huge puppies and fun to drive.
Where are the solar panels to power that bulldozer ? ( Sarcasm ) ...
Actually no, I'm an ex-logger from northern Wisconsin who went off to college and got two engineering degrees. We had our own R.B. in Baraga UP Michigan. Pettibone was cut from the same cloth.
The dozers are conventional, but I know the large dumptrucks are electric wheels with diesel/electric generators under the "hood".
The largest cable shovels and draglines are all electric connected directly to the grid with a big flexible cable drug along by a dozer.
I don't know how glass would work out as it is actually a "super cooled" liquid which gets softer as the temperature increases, it doesn't actually melt (go thru a phase change) at any particular temperature.
I had heard about GM working with high strength ceramics which have very good high temperature characteristics and can take compressive loading in stride. The down side is they are very brittle and are lousy in tension. I know they got some demomstration "proof of concept" prototypes running but what happened after that I lost track of.
I worked for a hydraulics firm that built vane pumps. We also tried ceramics for pumps that ran fireproof fluids as they generally have low lubricity. We found that it could work if a ceramic ring was shrunk fit inside a steel ring. That left the ceramic under a large compressive loading much like tempered glass. The problem was the vanes that slid along the inner surface of the ring. We tried just about every tool steel and heat treat we could think of up to titanium carbide but the wear rates were uniformly unacceptable. When you really think about what we had invented was an "inside out" grinding wheel which ate up the mating parts as fast as we could shove them into the pump!
Some things just aren't meant to be...
Why don't they just run it on used french fry oil?
Ferdinand Porsche invented that type of drive train for his version of the Tiger tank. It was a bust, but he was pals with Hitler, so they built 100 of them anyway.
What a laugh...a D7 huge????
Try an 11.
Caterpillar D11
D7 always impresses me as being in the upper range of medium duty. The D9 is what turns my head.
I've never seen a D10 or D11, I can only imagine the tingling sensation that would run up my legs at the sight of one of those behemoths.
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Is the weather outside frightful? Are you stuck indoors for long periods of time in the mid-season hump of winter? Well, say good bye to the winter blahs with these inexpensive ways to beat cabin fever.
- Take a mini-vacation. I'm not talking about a $10,000 cruise or a ski trip to Aspen. Find something fun to do in your hometown. You'll be able to get away without all the expense of travel. Winter is a great time for motel bargains like buy one get one free or deep discounts on weekdays.
- Take a hike. Head to a large shopping center or mall, but leave your wallet behind. Go with friends and just people watch. The exercise will do you good as well.
- Take a multi-vitamin. Since most of us don't get enough of the B-vitamins that produce the natural antidepressant serotonin, this is a two-second fix.
- Flip for fish. Fall in love with tuna fish sandwiches all over again. The omega-3 fatty acids in tuna and other fish give a splash of blues-busting energy and boosts brain power.
- Let there be light. Soak in the sun by a window or outdoors without sunscreen for short periods of time. The free vitamin D helps release chemicals in the brain to boost your mood.
- Walk on the wild side. Cash in on those feel good endorphins by taking a daily walk of 15-20 minutes. Just a change of scenery will lift cabin fever.
- Indulge in your favorite kind of chocolate. Your yummy treat has heart-strengthening and mood-elevating plant antioxidants. Darker chocolate contains a higher percentage of the feel-good compounds.
- Volunteer. When you help others more unfortunate than yourself, your mood improves. Some ideas are church volunteering, helping at your child's school or a local nursing home, volunteering at the hospital or clinic, working with reading programs at Head-start programs, teaching English as a second language, helping at colleges or a dozen other ways to lend a helping hand. Contact your local Social Services agency or Chamber of Commerce for more options or details on how to get started.
- Give thanks. Thanksgiving is not the only time to take stock. List everything that is good in your life, no negativity allowed. When you are grateful for what you have, you realize how lucky you are. Try to be a "glass half-full" type of person.
- Get a cup of joe to go. Coffee is a great mood lifter. One or two cups a day helps boost brain function, increases heart rate slightly and energizes even the sleepiest night owl. Be careful not to overdo it, as this may disrupt your sleep patterns.
- Combat the mid-morning slump with a high-energy snack like fruit and protein or dairy and carbohydrates. Mixing the food groups gives you more lasting energy than a single food.
- Look ahead. Write down a list of summer activities you are looking forward to doing. Plan your garden or outdoor projects. When you are thinking of the future, the present doesn't seem so dreary.
- Escape. No, I'm not talking about tunneling out at midnight. Visit exotic locals through movies, television or good old-fashioned books. An afternoon spent with a favorite author can be just the ticket to an exciting adventure.
- Smile. Even if you are faking it, a smile projects happiness. Someone smiles back at you and soon your feelings will match.
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Driver loses control of semitrailer, goes over interstate bridge
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WARRENS, Wis. - Two people were injured in a semitrailer crash on Interstate 94 near Warrens in Monroe County Friday around 10:20 p.m., according to a release.
A 2005 Freightliner semitrailer was eastbound when the driver, Allen James Mellichamp, Sr., 38, of Mountville, S.C., lost control of the truck causing it to go over the bridge on Highway EW, officials said.
The load of cement blocks the truck was hauling spilled onto Highway EW, according to the release.
Mellichamp suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Tomah Memorial Hospital, officials said. Mellichamp's 17-year-old passenger, also from Mountville, S.C., sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported to St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield.
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Debates of April 22nd, 2002
House of Commons Hansard #173 of the 37th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was mace.
- Business of the House
- National Horse of Canada Act
- Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2001
- Criminal Code
- National Volunteer Week
- Organ Donation Awareness Week
- Infrastructure
- The Environment
- Skills Canada
- The Environment
- Billy Green
- Earth Day
- Marion Cunningham
- Firefighters
- Armenia
- The Environment
- Summit of the Americas
- Foreign Affairs
- The Environment
- Organ Donor Awareness
- Vaisakhi
- Government of Canada
- Kyoto Protocol
- Trade
- National Defence
- Kyoto Protocol
- National Defence
- Highway Infrastructure
- Government Procurement
- Age of Consent
- Taxation
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- Ethics
- Correctional Service Canada
- Softwood Lumber
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- Trade
- Airport Security
- Airline Industry
- The Environment
- Health Canada
- Fisheries
- Government Contracts
- Canada Customs and Revenue Agency
- Research and Development
- Privilege
- Youth Criminal Justice Act
- Criminal Code
- Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act
- Income Tax Act
- Committees of the House
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- Questions on the Order Paper
- An act to amend the Criminal Code (cruelty to animals and firearms) and the Firearms Act
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Government Orders
1:40 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Roy H. Bailey Souris—Moose Mountain, SK
Mr. Speaker, since I spoke earlier on a different section of the bill I have had a lot of entertainment come my way. It is not all sadness in here. I boarded the plane yesterday to fly back and I always get on at a small airport where everyone knows me. One of the security officers said, "Check that man for gophers". Everybody knew that one.
There is a lot of humour coming from the phone calls and the letters that I have received. I want to share some of that with the House because it shows that people living between the Red River and the Rockies do not understand the problem. One kind lady phoned me and asked what those gophers eat. I told her they eat grass and they love crops. I said they really like chickpeas. She said that was the answer. All we had to do was sew chickpeas around each field and herd all of the gophers over there. I thought to herd gophers would be like trying to herd a bunch of cats. Herding gophers gives the House some idea as to what people know about the events that are taking place.
The most interesting comment came from an e-mail from a chap in Vancouver. He said those gophers do the people out there a lot of good as they loosen and aerate the soil. I said, "Are you kidding me?" He was dead serious about it.
When I was driving to the airport I heard that somebody at the University of Manitoba said that these pesky critters do a lot of good. Someone said that they eat mice. That may be true, I do not know. I will tell the House that I rode hundreds of miles on horseback with a horseback view of gophers and mice out in the grass and I have yet to see a gopher eat a mouse. I rode miles and miles around fields on a tractor. I have watched gulls and different things pick up mice but I have never seen a gopher eat a mouse. I have pulled those old wooden granaries with a tractor and underneath were mice and gophers living in good friendship with one another. After arriving this morning I decided to phone people who are older than I am and I could not find anyone who could ever remember seeing a gopher eating a mouse.
Everyone agrees that people who do things like my hon. colleague talked about, such as dropping a cat out of a window and so on, should be punished. The problem with the bill is who is it that would determine what is wilful and reckless. Who would determine that?
On the weekend we had a trade show. I had walked around for a while and a former student of mine related an incident. The raccoons have moved into our area. I guess I should have known but I was not aware that they could entice a dog down to a pond or a dugout and could drown the dog. They do that by attacking and turning the dog over so that it cannot swim. The raccoon is a beautiful swimmer. I asked what he did. He said that he was not too far for a shot and let one go. He got one raccoon and the dog freed himself and then he got the other one. Was that a wilful and reckless act? Someone will have to determine whether it was or not? Someone will have to determine if a man trying to save his dog should be charged with a wilful or reckless act. I am not stretching the point here. I am not taking something totally out of context.
We talk of any animal having the capacity to feel pain.
Alberta is the only province in Canada that brags that it is rat free. How does it keep itself rat free? It uses a poison. That poison causes the animal to literally bleed to death internally. Are we going to take away the most effective poison we have ever had? That is a good question.
A call came in from a lady who had a 4-H goat problem. She was at the 4-H day at the fair in Armstrong, B.C., where she was giving a demonstration of trimming the goats' hooves. When I was a boy I used to like to watch the farriers trimming the horses' hooves. Every once in a while they would get too close and they would draw blood. That is what happened this day. The lady was showing them how to trim the hooves. The goat moved a bit and she got a little into the meat and drew blood. She was just swarmed by people saying "Look at that. Trimming the hooves is cruelty to animals".
This wide open bill has gone too far. I would like to quote what has been said in the House by members opposite:
--what is lawful today in the course of legitimate activities would be lawful when the bill receives royal assent.
I would like to believe that, I really would, but if that is the case let us not be saying "read my lips". We must put those words into the bill. Every agricultural organization, from the Canadian Federation of Agriculture right down the line, would drop their defence. That is what they want to hear but it is not in the bill.
I ask this question: who decides what act constitutes cruelty? Many people have seen horse pulls. Some would say that is cruel. Some say that the rodeo activity of roping a calf is cruel. Some say bulldogging is cruel. Who will make those decisions? Is it going to be written in the bill or is a lobby group going to decide?
I want to close with these words that I hope will be forever ingrained in the members who vote for the bill. Criminal laws in the hands of special interest groups, to destroy legitimate farming and related food production, is the entire fear of the industry. Let me repeat that if members are going to allow the whims of the animal rights groups to decide the penalties and decide what is cruel, members are putting in jeopardy the entire industry, from ranching to furs and everything else.
It must be put in the bill. It must be put in the bill that those things which are legitimate and used in animal husbandry now will not be changed with the bill. If it is put it in the bill, the entire agricultural industry will support it.
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Government Orders
1:50 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Vic Toews Provencher, MB
Mr. Speaker, it is my honour to speak on the subamendment brought forward by the member for Selkirk--Interlake and seconded by the member for Medicine Hat. I think the amendment is realistic. It is a good amendment. There are substantial issues that need to be discussed in the course of bringing this back to the committee, but I think in fairness there needs to be some time limit on this issue.
Every day new issues arise in respect of the bill which warrant the committee looking at this offence. One of the matters that was just raised with me, and I think it is a very significant issue, is the issue of rights of private citizens in respect of initiating prosecutions. As we know, through Bill C-15A there will be a new system. This new system will set up a screening mechanism before a judge. A judge will determine whether the offence in fact should be brought forward to the court.
It has been said by members opposite that the whole nature of the hearing that takes place is that it will be just a summary hearing. It will be a complainant going before a judge to show the evidence. As members know, that kind of arrangement would violate not only our charter of rights but even our basic rules governing natural and fundamental justice. We cannot go into a hearing and say to a judge that we believe there is sufficient evidence in order for this matter to go to hearing. It is the same way that a preliminary hearing used to take place or still does. An information is sworn. The matter is brought before a judge. A judge, on hearing from both the prosecutor and the defence, if the defence wants to submit evidence although there is no requirement for it to do so, will make that determination.
What we have now is a brand new preliminary hearing process that will complicate this proceeding. Those who say that this proceeding will now act as an effective screen to prevent people from having to go to court do not understand the nature of this process, nor do they understand the determination of radical animal rights groups to prosecute individuals.
We must remember, with all respect, that these groups do not have to worry about whether or not there is a conviction. A farmer in my riding, a hunter and a fisherman and others involved in these businesses are under a lot of stress. I think is simply unfair for them to have to face a criminal prosecution.
The other interesting point that now has been drawn to my attention is that we want to make sure that criminal cruelty is treated very severely in respect of animals. I think everyone agrees with that. The Canadian Alliance does not, nor do any of the other opposition parties, I believe, have an objection to the increase in penalties. What we saw the other day in Toronto was quite a surprising decision. I do not know if anyone has had an opportunity to review that decision, but we had a judge commenting on the skinning and otherwise mutilating of a cat over a period of time. He indicated that this was not the worst way in which a cat could die. I am just wondering if that judge could tell the House, in further written reasons perhaps, what he thinks is the worst way a cat could die. I think this shows part of the problem. The problem is not that we do not want stiffer penalties for genuine acts of cruelty, but that the courts today are not imposing the sentences that are already available. In this case the court could have imposed a sentence of two and a half years. Essentially it was time served, and I believe it was house arrest.
What we are going through here is an exercise in futility if the courts themselves do not recognize the seriousness of this offence. If the government wants to get serious about penalties and genuine cruelty penalties, it must put in minimum sentences. However, all that is happening here is that this is just a political statement designed to placate the animal rights organizations, to say, look, we are increasing the penalties, we are taking this more seriously. Everyone involved in the courts knows that is simply a fiction. It will not happen. We have seen it in the case of impaired driving. We have seen it over and over again. Unless there are minimum sentences imposed, the courts do not respond to increases in penalties. It is as simple as that.
The more troubling thing, even more troubling than this decision that came out of Toronto from the judge who felt that being skinned was not the worst way for a cat to die, is what happens now when we create not just a summary conviction offence but a hybrid offence. Is this in fact an indictable offence, then, such that now a private citizen perhaps can arrest a person for walking a dog wearing a choke collar? Can the private citizen saying that this looks like cruel and unusual punishment for the dog, that there is no legal justification for using a choke collar? If the person is placed under arrest, what are the consequences?
I see that my time has almost expired. I will leave it at that for now.
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National Volunteer Week
Statements By Members
1:55 p.m.
John Godfrey Don Valley West, ON
Mr. Speaker, this is National Volunteer Week. This is a special time set aside in April each year to honour the people who donate their time and energy to their fellow citizens.
In our constituencies and across Canada, much of our quality of life depends upon the commitment and service of volunteers. They are people of all ages helping their fellow citizens. Each individual volunteer makes a difference in Canadian lives. The importance of volunteers cannot be overstated.
Now more than ever, Canadians feel a need to strengthen their sense of community. Volunteering demonstrates the importance we place on communities, sharing and mutual responsibility, core Canadian values.
Experience matters. That is the theme for National Volunteer Week 2002, highlighting volunteering as a way to gain and give the benefits of experience. National Volunteer Week will conclude with the worldwide celebration of global youth service days from April 26 to 28.
Organ Donation Awareness Week
Statements By Members
1:55 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Rob Merrifield Yellowhead, AB
Mr. Speaker, it is Organ Donation Awareness Week, a time to reflect once again on the gift of life and how we can share that gift with others.
Four thousand Canadians are on waiting lists for organs and tissues, each one with their own hopes, dreams and fears. Many will die unless Canadians do their part and sign their organ donation cards. One donor with healthy organs can save the lives of nine people.
The need for organs and tissues is expected to increase manyfold over the next two decades. The supply will not keep up unless Canadians rally to the cause. All of us should do our part, if only because we never know when we could need a transplant. The lives saved by increasing the number of organ and tissue donors in Canada could be our own.
I would ask members to wear a green ribbon, attend the celebration on the Hill on Wednesday afternoon and, most important, sign up for the gift of life.
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Marcel Proulx Hull—Aylmer, QC
Mr. Speaker, last Friday the Secretary of State responsible for Economic Development Canada announced financial assistance in excess of $1.6 million from the Government of Canada for urban infrastructure projects in the new city of Gatineau.
This assistance will make it possible to carry out phase one of the revitalization of the Connor Building, which has been vacant since 1995. It will be converted to a multisport and cultural centre for the Hull sector of Gatineau.
This project will greatly improve local, even regional, recreation infrastructures, because there is no building in the Outaouais region at the present time where soccer can be played year-round.
After the renovations, the Connor building will be able to accommodate numerous competitions,on the regional, provincial and Canadian levels, international as well. As well, a number of educational institutions will be able to use the building facilities for school and extracurricular activities. It will also be able to accommodate major events, such as the Salon du livre de l'Outaouais.
This is one more practical example of our government in action to enhance the quality of life of Canadians.
The Environment
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Paddy Torsney Burlington, ON
Mr. Speaker, today is Earth Day, a day when all Canadians can take up the challenge to reduce their impact on the environment. Each of us can take a look today, and during this week, at our own personal actions, perform a little audit and make some positive changes. The sum total of all of our human activities combined will have a major impact on our environment.
In the last few decades many of us have at one time or another reduced our waste and reduced the energy we consume as gas prices rose. In the last few years we have thought more about our influence on the quality of the air we breathe and the water we so desperately need for sustenance.
We are the ones who can make a difference. We must all make some effort by continuing to reduce, reuse and recycle, use composters, walk, ride and turn off the tap while we brush our teeth.
Many Earth Day events have taken place across the country over this past weekend. In Burlington some 250 people picked up litter and made a difference in their own local environment. Let us think globally, act locally and we can all get there.
Skills Canada
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Larry Bagnell Yukon, YT
Mr. Speaker, on April 12 I had the pleasure of attending the annual Skills Canada Yukon competition in Whitehorse. Young people of Yukon gathered to demonstrate their skills in competitions related to careers in trades and technologies. Trades and technologies are instrumental for the future of our nation.
Skills Canada, a non-profit volunteer organization, is fulfilling a critical role in promoting career choices for young Canadians whose skills and talents will be so important to our workforce and economy. To the hon. Minister of Human Resources Development and the department I offer my congratulations and enthusiastic support for the sponsorship of Skills Canada.
I extend my best wishes to all the provincial and territorial teams who will be joining team Yukon for the annual Canadian skills competition in Vancouver on May 30.
The Environment
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Gary Lunn Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
Mr. Speaker, today is international Earth Day. How is our government responding?
The Liberal government's response to environmental issues is to pursue photo ops that ultimately do nothing. Our Prime Minister sent negotiators to Kyoto to beat the Americans. They were not there to get a workable deal. They were there only to one-up Uncle Sam. The environment and the economy were both secondary.
Kyoto's effect on the environment and on the economy is unknown. The minister's own estimates have gone from $5 billion to $15 billion. Industry suggests the number is likely $60 billion. The Canadian Alliance is committed to preserving our natural environment and a healthy economy. We can achieve both.
According to the OECD the most prosperous countries have the highest degree of environmental sustainability. Our government needs to stop pursuing cameras and start pursuing solutions.
Billy Green
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Tony Valeri Stoney Creek, ON
Mr. Speaker, recent polls, studies and articles have illustrated the lack of historical knowledge in Canada. It has been disappointing.
I would like to share with the House the remarkable story of Billy Green, an unknown to some but an important hero from our past. At the age of 19 Green played a crucial and central role in the battle of Stoney Creek during the War of 1812. After coming across a camp of American troops in June of 1813 he ran many miles to inform the British at Burlington Heights. Green then led the British ambush, routing the Americans and forcing their retreat.
I believe that it is the role of the national government to support the promotion of Canadian history. Sadly, obstacles still remain in the way. It is time for the national government to fund the production of stories like Billy Green's. It is time to embrace our unknown past.
Earth Day
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Diane Bourgeois Terrebonne—Blainville, QC
Mr. Speaker, today is the 32nd Earth Day. Celebrated by 500 million people every year, this year Earth Day is placed under the sign of water in keeping with the United Nations, which declared 2003 International Year of Freshwater.
It is believed that by 2025, two thirds of humanity will be in a situation of moderate or severe water scarcity.
The Bloc Quebecois' youth forum held a conference on sustainable development entitled "Cap sur l'avenir" two weeks ago, which was a great success. There were some wonderful ideas, and a number of possibilities for solutions were discussed. The Bloc Quebecois is committed to translating it all into real solutions.
As Antoine de Saint-Exupéry said, "We have not inherited the world from our parents, we have borrowed it from our children".
Marion Cunningham
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Mauril Bélanger Ottawa—Vanier, ON
Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise today to belatedly congratulate a constituent of Ottawa--Vanier who recently celebrated her 100th birthday.
Marion Cunningham was born on April 10, 1902, in Ottawa where she spent her entire life. She grew up on what is now known as Laurier Avenue and moved a few times within Sandy Hill. She attended the Ottawa Ladies College in the Glebe. She raised five children, Ed, Claire, Corinne, Bill and Diane, and has 10 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. She has been a long-time member of St. Joseph's Parish.
Her career was spent in the federal public service, during which time she worked as an administrative officer within the Indian and northern affairs department. She also worked at the time as a secretary to the deputy minister. She retired in Canada's centennial year 1967 and 35 years later we celebrate another centennial, hers.
It is my great pleasure to belatedly wish Mrs. Cunningham a very happy 100th birthday.
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Andy Burton Skeena, BC
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today in the House of Commons to offer my most sincere appreciation to the firefighters in my riding of Skeena.
Last week the city of Terrace and district of Kitimat honoured those firefighters who have faithfully served their communities for many years. We all owe firefighters a great debt of gratitude and it is only in light of the events following September 11 that many have come to truly appreciate the full scope of what their jobs encompass.
As with most smaller towns and cities, many firefighters in my riding are employed at other full time occupations and are called upon to put their own safety aside to respond to life threatening fires and accidents.
It is with extreme pleasure that I acknowledge those individuals honoured with the award for longstanding service, for their dedication, strength, courage and professionalism as they serve and protect the public with honour and pride. On behalf of the residents of the riding of Skeena I offer them our thanks.
Statements By Members
April 22nd, 2002 / 2:05 p.m.
Sarkis Assadourian Brampton Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, in an article in The Globe and Mail on April 18, the Turkish government has threatened legal action against the producers of world renowned Canadian film director Atom Egoyan's film Ararat if the film asserts that Turkey was guilty of genocide against the Armenians that commenced on April 24, 1915.
The House has dedicated the week of April 20 to April 27 of each year as the week of remembrance of the inhumanity of people toward one another, in honour of the victims of the Armenian genocide as well as all other victims of crimes against humanity.
I call upon all members to join me in condemning any attempt by any government to control the freedom of artistic expression of a Canadian artist in general, and more specifically in this case relating to the historical facts of the first genocide of the 20th century.
The Environment
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Peter Stoffer Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore, NS
Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to rise today on Earth Day to congratulate to all those people who dedicate their lives to the protection of our environment. I think of people like Monty Hummel of the World Wildlife Fund, David Suzuki of the David Suzuki Foundation, and Elizabeth May of the Sierra Club of Canada.
I am sure if those three people were sitting here right now they would advise the government of three things it can do right now to protect our environment: first, stop clear-cutting our forests; second, stop dragging the life out of our oceans; and third, clean up the Sydney tar ponds now. I would like to add my own on behalf of the New Democratic Party, ratify the Kyoto protocol and sign the law of the sea.
I wish to congratulate the hon. member for Windsor--St. Clair who has done yeoman's work on the environmental file. If it were not for people like him and the New Democratic Party our planet would be in even worse shape.
I congratulate all those people who celebrate Earth Day. Let us keep up the great work.


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The Forwardable module provides delegation of specified methods to a designated object, using the methods def_delegator and def_delegators.
For example, say you have a class RecordCollection which contains an array
@records. You could provide the lookup method
record_number(), which simply calls [] on the
@records array,
like this:
class RecordCollection extend Forwardable def_delegator :@records, :[], :record_number end
Further, if you wish to provide the methods size, <<, and map, all of which delegate to @records, this is how you can do it:
class RecordCollection # extend Forwardable, but we did that above def_delegators :@records, :size, :<<, :map end f = Foo.new f.printf ... f.gets f.content_at(1)
Also see the example at forwardable.rb.
# File forwardable.rb, line 178 def def_instance_delegator(accessor, method, ali = method) line_no = __LINE__; str = %Q{ def #{ali}(*args, &block) begin #{accessor}.__send__(:#{method}, *args, &block) rescue Exception $@.delete_if{|s| %r"#{Regexp.quote(__FILE__)}"o =~ s} unless Forwardable::debug ::Kernel::raise end end } # If it's not a class or module, it's an instance begin module_eval(str, __FILE__, line_no) rescue instance_eval(str, __FILE__, line_no) end end
Shortcut for defining multiple delegator methods, but with no provision for using a different name. The following two code samples have the same effect:
def_delegators :@records, :size, :<<, :map def_delegator :@records, :size def_delegator :@records, :<< def_delegator :@records, :map
# File forwardable.rb, line 170 def def_instance_delegators(accessor, *methods) methods.delete("__send__") methods.delete("__id__") for method in methods def_instance_delegator(accessor, method) end end
Takes a hash as its argument. The key is a symbol or an array of symbols. These symbols correspond to method names. The value is the accessor to which the methods will be delegated.
# File forwardable.rb, line 150 def instance_delegate(hash) hash.each{ |methods, accessor| methods = methods.to_s unless methods.respond_to?(:each) methods.each{ |method| def_instance_delegator(accessor, method) } } end
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Fourth of July fun continues on weekend
By LISA M. REED
Staff Writer
IRON MOUNTAIN – Several area communities will continue Fourth of July celebrations this weekend with parades, picnics and fireworks.
Independence Day festivities in Sagola will be held today.
Festivities kick off with a parade at 2 p.m.
This year's parade theme is TV shows, which includes game shows and sitcoms.
Prizes will be awarded for most patriotic, commercial and best theme.
Line-up for the parade is on Turner Road.
Food and beverages will be provided at the annual baseball game held at the Channing baseball field.
Fireworks will be lit at dusk.
Hermansville will hold July 4 celebrations today at the Hermansville Lake & Park from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The parade will begin at 10 a.m. Line up and registration begins at 9 a.m. on Earle Drive at Stewart Manufacturing's driveway.
Games for all ages start after the parade.
The 13th Annual Hermansville Car Club show, held next to the IXL Historical Museum, will start at 8 a.m. with registration.
A food and refreshment stand at the Hermansville Park and Lake on Saturday is part of the community's July 4 celebration.
Area fire departments will have water fights.
Also on the grounds will be a fireman's competition, children's games and the Abracadabra Bounce House.
The day's events are sponsored by the Floriano-Stecker American Legion Post No. 340 and the William Anderson Sport and Recreation Club, who have worked together for nearly 40 years promoting the annual July 4 celebration.
Evening fireworks are sponsored by the Meyer Township Volunteer Fire Department.
No carry-ins allowed.
The 42nd Vulcan-Norway-Loretto Lions Club Annual Community Picnic will be held on Sunday.
This year's picnic will be held at Marion Park across from the Dickinson County Fairgrounds starting at 11 a.m.
There is food, refreshments and entertainment for all ages. Horseshoe players will be there ready for competition at around 1 p.m.
The Norway City Band will again be on the agenda to do some entertaining for the audience.
The menu includes grilled chicken, brats, hot dogs, ice cream, pop, bottled water, beer and wine coolers.
Organizers ask that attendees bring chairs to put under tents to help with seating.
The Northwoods Garden Club will be holding its Annual Strawberry Social on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Gazebo Park, Woodward Ave., Kingsford.
Sundaes made with locally grown strawberries will be provided, along with entertainment by the Golden Throats.
SPREAD EAGLE, Wis.
A special Badwaters Ski-Ters show will be held at 9 p.m. today. There is no show Sunday. Shows are held rain on the shores of Badwater Lake at Vagabond Park off U.S. 2 in Spread Eagle, Wis. Admission is free.
GOODMAN, Wis.
The 7th Annual Family Fest will be held at the Goodman Township Park on Lake Hilbert today.
A flag retirement ceremony will be presented by the VFW and American Legion Auxiliary at 1 p.m. Attendees are asked to bring their worn out flags.
Hamburgers, brats, hot dogs, nachos and cheese, walking tacos, beer, soda and water will be served.
Drawings, games and face paintings for kids are part of the festivities.
Fireworks, sponsored by the town of Goodman, will begin at dusk.
An annual sticker for the Goodman Park is $10 per vehicle.
Those attending are asked to bring non-perishable food item for donation to the local food pantry.
WAUSAUKEE, Wis.
The Wausaukee Fourth of July celebration will be today with a parade beginning at 1 p.m. behind Bank North.
North Country Kickers and John Guarisco DJ will perform from noon to 5 p.m.
Darryll's Trout Pond, Legion Beer Garden, Wausaukee Lions food booth and numerous crafters and vendors are also part of the festivities.
The annual Wausaukee Independence Day Celebration and Firecracker 5K Run/Walk will be held today. The 5K run/walk is at 8 a.m. and the parade starts at 1 p.m.
Youth baseball bouncers, playground, meat drawing, food and beverages will be provided at Steven Stumbris Memorial Park on Fairgrounds Road. Music will feature Logan Gruszynski from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Daze 2 Nites from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Fireworks are at dusk.
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Topic: AJAX and check_box_tag problem
Hi all,
I have a table with each row associated with a check_box just like when you check Google or Yahoo mail. I want when a check_box is selected its associated row will change background accordingly, such as change to yellow background just like Google does. I have tried observe_field for each check_box but it's seem not a good solution. Anyone have a better solution?
I also have check all, un-check all and some buttons at the bottom of table that could apply action to selected rows(selected by check_box) such as delete, activate, de-activate. But the problem is when user click one of those buttons how can i know which row are currently selected to apply action to.
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Springfield hands MVL a loss
NEW ULM – The Springfield girls basketball team arguably played its best first half of the season while the Minnesota Valley Lutheran Chargers may have played their worst on Friday night.
In the second half, however, MVL came back from an 18-point halftime deficit to pull within two points after holding Springfield scoreless for over eight and a half minutes.
In the end, it was the 8-8 Tigers holding on and upsetting the 16-1 Chargers 59-54 in Tomahawk Conference action.
Springfield's Jordan Salonek led all scorers with 17 points while teammate Joeli Arnoldi scored 13.
Mariah Schoof paced MVL with 12 points, four rebounds, four assists and four blocks. Anna Munsen and Sarah Burk each scored 10 points and had seven rebounds while Alexa Alfred finished with nine points and seven rebounds.
The Chargers went into the contest with a perfect 10-0 record in the conference this season, but it certainly didn't appear that MVL was the powerhouse of the conference, much less a winning ball club.
Springfield stuck it to the Chargers early in the game and found itself up 16-7 midway through the first half. Schoof's bucket with just under seven minutes remaining put the Chargers in double-digits, while more MVL turnovers and a huge 3-pointer by Arnoldi silenced the crowd, giving the Tigers a commanding 29-15 lead.
Springfield increased that lead to 40-20 before the Chargers tacked on two more heading into the break.
"Our kids' energy kind of played off our defense," Springfield coach Paul Arnoldi said. "I thought our half-court defense played outstanding. Our post players played physical, our guards pressured the ball well and we did things well in transition. I think the kids were just confident in shooting the ball and shooting in rhythm."
Neither team could get by each other in the opening minutes of the second half and with 10:30 remaining in the game Springfield held a 51-32 lead.
That's when the Chargers started to play ball.
MVL played stellar defense and didn't even allow Springfield to get a half-way decent shot for eight and a half minutes. In that time the Chargers went on a 16-0 run and Schoof's signature floater slashed the deficit to just three points with 1:59 remaining. Salonek finally ended the devastating drought with two free throws, making it a two-possession game.
Schoof hit two free throws with 1:30 remaining to pull within two points, however, a cold-blooded 3-pointer from Arnoldi with 55 seconds left took the air out of the gym and ended all chance for a miraculous comeback for the home team.
"I told [the team] we couldn't play much worse than we did in the first half," MVL head coach Dave Biedenbender said. "We really didn't have the effort, intensity and focus that we needed. At least we could save face by playing a better second half. We made a great comeback and made it exciting towards the end. We can't get 20 points down and expect to win a game."
The Tigers improved to 9-8 overall and 6-5 in the conference with the victory and they will play at Cedar Mountain/Comfrey on Tuesday. The Chargers drop to 16-2 and 10-1 in conference competition and will travel to Fairmont on Monday to take on the Cardinals.


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Economic Development Power Allocation Board to Meet
June 22, 2005
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I am so weak! Butiki order time… I couldn't resist Stacy's new Organic Spring Twist green tea! http://steepster.com/butikiteas/posts/189882
And you guys have been killing me talking about pumpkin teas so I also got some Pumpkin Creme Brulee…sigh
Ha ha I know right?!?! I've been so tempted to order from David's !! Ahhh if u want to order maybe we can go in together so shipping isn't as expensive
Maaaaaybe. I really like David's cup shape drawstring filters to take teas to work but it looks like they're out of stock right now :/
Just let me know :)
Guess I was going through tea-buying withdrawals, and Tealux is having a 25% off sale, so I restocked chocolate delight and secret of love, and ordered samples of maple splash, cream Irish breakfast, white strawberry sassafras, and blue unicorn reserve oolong. Plus I got two of their newly designed tins. Still planning on stopping by DavidsTea next week! ;)
Tealux.ca is having a 25% off sale until Sept 2. (Not on teaware.)
Redeem code: LABOR25
Stephanie – I know! Sounds like an interesting combo!
Dexter3657 – thanks for sharing the code. :)
I am probably going to have to place an order too. Need more Pumpkin Spice Rooibos since fall is coming. I really should try my sample of Strawberry Sassafras before I order. I too thought it sounded interesting, and then never tried it.
Yes the Strawberry Sassafras is interesting enough that I'm going to order more. Would like to try it cold steeped. It's weird, in a good sort of way.
I took the opportunity to order from The Persimmon Tree since it's 20% off this weekend!
Fruit Fusion
Size: 2 oz
Butterscotch (this tastes like cream soda, yum!)
Size: 1 oz
Coconut Crème (also love this!)
Size: 1 oz
Green Pineapple (and this!)
Size: 2 oz
Jasmine Pearls
Size: 2.5 oz
Green Caramel
Size: 2 oz
Green Pomegranate
Size: 2 oz
Mandarin Cream
Size: 1 oz
Hibiscus Rose
Size: 2.5 oz
So excited to have more of the Butterscotch!
I"m still new to loose leaf tea, and I'm still trying to figure out exactly what I like. I ordered the IngenuiTEA from Adagio, and a bunch of samples, too. Golden monkey, Ooooh Darjeeling, White Pear, Ceylon Sonata, Rooibos Vanilla, Vanilla, Caramel, Earl Grey Moonlight, Apple, Earl Grey Green, and the Imp's Brew – one of their fandom blends. I'm planning to try and use the Vanilla, Caramel, and Apple as blenders more than straight teas. I'm really excited to try these out.
Also – am I the only one who thinks of Battlestar Gallactica when they see Ceylon teas? I see it as Cylon every single time! :-)
My tea hiatus is temporarily over since I won a $10 gift code to New Mexico Tea Co. I thought I would use it to pick up some inexpensive rooibos since I'm trying to drink more of it.
Chocolate Mint Rooibos
Amount: 1 oz $2.50
Lucky Summer
Amount: 1 oz $3.00
Provence Rooibos
Amount: 1 oz $3.00
Rainbow Amaretto Rooibos
Amount: 1 oz $3.00
Subtotal: $11.50
Discount: $10.00
Shipping: $0.00
Sales Tax: $0.00
Total: $1.50
So, I was planning on ordering from the persimmon tree over the weekend. It was advertised that they were having a 20% off sale; however, it was only 20% some teas, while others were more like 11% off. Anyway, I was going to do it and then saw that shipping was going to cost over $12, and the company is in California, just like me! That seemed way too high, so I didn't do it. So, I thought about it more, and figured, since there was some % off, that still helps and I didn't really want to wait until their next sale, so I went back to the site this morning, but the sale was off. So, then I saw if you signed up for their newsletter, you can get 15% off, so I did that and applied my reward points from my previous purchase, which was actually better than what I would have gotten over the weekend, but still didn't quite offset the shipping cost. I did it anyway. I really like their white teas, so I got white guava, cucumber creme, and I also picked up periwinkle. I just really wish they would find a cheaper shipping option, but I'm still excited to get their teas!
@Tealizzy: yeah I noticed depending on the quantity, some of the prices were more like 10%. I think it might have been their system rather than something intentional. I bought smaller amounts to ensure I got the full 20%.
Well, this no buy lasted 7 days. And the last one was to 52 Teas/ Zoomdweebies as well.
52 Teas
Turtle Cheesecake Black
S'mores Chai
I'm gargling in rage of how much tea I have, yet pumped for Turtle Cheesecake. Maybe I might buy an additional one if it's good.
Picked up a few things from american tea room – Brioche was finally in stock for me to be able to take advantage of their 20% off sale. This way i can stop harassing tastybrew to keep sending me some lol
Okay so I believe myself to be a good girl during all these sale events. I only made 2 orders. One with American Tea Room where I used the 20% off to get 2oz of Brioche tea and the cute White Geisha tin I have been wanting. Then I made an order at 52TEAS for the mayan chocolate chai and Smores chai since they are finally back!!! yay! there I did not use a labor day sale code though sadly:/
So the quickly approaching Fall is making me crave dessert teas all of a sudden. So I decided this would be a good time to try out Della Terra. I've been curious about them for a while, but because I'm not really super into flavored teas, I figured an order consisting purely of them wouldn't really be worth it. So now's the time to try! :)
1oz Oatmeal Raisin Cookie
1oz Grandma's Pumpkin Pie
1oz Classic Apple Pie
I went ahead and paid the $7.95 shipping because when it's a company I've never tried before, I don't want to buy $55 worth of tea… If all goes well, I'll hit free shipping for any future orders :D


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(Dana Mann with her K-1 Gold medal)
A friendly rivalry was rekindled when two-time Olympian Casey Eichfeld (Drums, Pa.) battled with 2008 Olympian Benn Fraker (Peachtree City, Ga.) in both men's C-1 and C-2. Eichfeld won the single canoe class while Fraker won the doubles canoe final with veteran paddler Scott McCleskey (Sylva, N.C.).
Fraker qualified the C-1 slot for Team USA at the 2012 Olympics, but Eichfeld recorded the better result at 2012 World Cup No. 1 to book his ticket for London.
Eichfeld finished first in C-1 with a final run time of 98.72, which was +1.79 seconds ahead of Fraker. Fraker and McCleskey won the C-2 final with a time of 109.55, +17.26 seconds ahead of Eichfeld and Devin McEwan (Salisbury, Conn.).
"I had a great time this weekend," Eichfeld said via Facebook. "I came away as National Champion in C-1 and second in C-2 with Devin! It was exciting getting to paddle with some good and upcoming paddlers. Thank you to all of the volunteers and officials for all your hard work. Now on to training in Deep Creek for World's next year."
WHAT: 2013 U.S. Slalom National Championships
WHERE: National Outdoor Center in Bryson City, North Carolina
WHEN: September 28-29
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In Women's K-1, Dana Mann (Washington, D.C.), Ashley Nee (Darnestown, Md.), and Evelyn Van Horn (Bellefonte, Pa.) finished 1st-2nd-3rd, respectively – mirroring the podium at the 2013 U.S. Slalom Team Trials that kicked off the season in May. Mann, who recently placed 5th at the 2013 World Championships, turned in a final run time in 106.17, which was +4.12 seconds ahead of Nee.
With Fabien Lefevre (Bethesda, Md.) not competing, the men's K-1 class turned into a battle between Rick Powell (Parkesburg, Penn.), and Michal Smolen (Gastonia, N.C.) with Powell claiming victory. Powell, a 2008 Olympian, turned in a penalty-free time of 92.55, which was +1.38 seconds ahead of Smolen.
Colleen Hickey (Okawville, Ill.), a 2013 U.S. National Team Member, won the women's C-1 final handily. Her final run time of 127.12 was +35.82 seconds ahead of Chelsea Easley (Wimberly, Texas).
The event is the last major competition of the 2013 slalom season. The paddlers will now set their sights on the 2014 calendar, highlighted by the 2014 World Championships in Western Maryland.
The National Championships also served as a qualifier for the 2014 Under-23/Junior World Championships. The following athletes qualified:
U23 K1M – Michal Smolen, Simon Ranagan (Bethesda, Md.)
U23 C1M – Zach Lokken, Elliot Bertrand (New York, NY)
U23 C2M – Elliot Bertrand/Michael Rudnitski (Herndon, Va.)
U23 K1W – Anna Ifarraguerri (McLean, Va.), Samantha Cole-Johnson (Boulder, Colo.)
Jr K1M – Tyler Uthus, Tyler Smith
Jr C1M – Gabe Machado (Louisville, Colo.), Tyler Smith
Jr C2M – Gabe Machado/Will Coggan (Boulder, Colo.)
Jr K1W – Evelyn Van Horn, Chelsey Easley
Jr C1W – Chelsey Easley
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Tu Style Italy: Do you think Robert Pattinson is a good musician?
Jim: It's not my kind of music.
Tu Style Italy: But you didn't answer
Jim: He loves what he does, he seems sincere.
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He could of been a little nicer!! :(
Yeah I know about Jim's music. He's very into electronica and this kind of stuff. It's very different from what Rob does.ReplyDelete
Wow that's a nice way to say he doesn't like it. That was strangely honest, usually when people get asked questions like that they lie to be polite. Not really a fan of this guy and it has nothing to do with his comment.ReplyDelete
Jealous are we. A simple yes or know question.ReplyDelete
jealous of what per se?Delete
I think that Jim Sturgess could not answer with a yes or no because he does not know enough about Rob's kind of music and so it would be pretensious of him to judge whether Rob is a good musician or not. I love Rob's kind of music but I don't expect everyone to love it. I respect Jim for his honest and polite answer which is not something that most celebrities are known for.Delete
I didnt see that. A yes would have been a lie. A no would have been twisted around purposely for gossip. Its not his taste it doesn't mean he's jealous :)Delete
Sometimes words get lost in translation,i'm sure he didn't mean anything by it,Jim seems an okay guy and a good actor,and he'll be working with Kristen soon ,pls lets not scare him yet.
Please notice that he never said if he thought Rob was a good musician. Hard to tell from the two comments if he was being rude or not...would need to read the entire interview. He was honest as far as I can tell and not being rude.ReplyDelete
agree tufenuf55, i feel some people are reading way too much and projecting on this short comment from sturgess. he was just saying what it is. if the position is reverse and rob said the same too about sturgess music, i wont hold it against him. *shrug*Delete
I am a huge fan of Rob and I have never heard of Jim, but I don't think his comment was rude.Delete
I don't think we was being rude. He was being honest. He said it is not his kind of music. Also he said Rob likes what he does and he seems sincere. Thats a compliment for any artist, because the pride is in how sincere one is about ones art. For example. I don't care for Jazz, but I respect the people who deliver that form of music......its from the right place. I am not offending Jazz musicians, while I appreciate and acknowleges their art, its not my kind of music. I love Rob's genre of music. Its so from the heart. Not everyone will like everything he does, and that is ok. Lets save our energy for the real haters. This dude is not one of them. Peace.ReplyDelete
Don't think he was being rude at all. I think RP has a really good voice but that angsty song writing style isn't for me either if I am honest as I prefer music to dance too. It just sounds like Jim Sturgess doesn't know RP yet and found the interview question a little odd.ReplyDelete
I actually don't think that it was rude at all, just honest. Which is refreshing in HW. I like Rob, can't stand his music. Different people have different tastes in music and that is totally ok. You don't have to love everything about Rob to be his fan. Jim Sturgess might get along with Rob just fine, they will just never record music together or go to a concert. People need to chill out a little bit...ReplyDelete
weird answerReplyDelete
I agree! He could have been a little nicer but you cannot see all of the interview but anyway I love Rob and he's a wonderful actor and musician to me.ReplyDelete
That was strange. It must be hard to have to answer questions about Rob. Why does it matter if he likes anything Rob, anyway. Well for me JS can Kick rocks!ReplyDelete
This Jim sturgess is a Dick and he himself is mediocre. He knows nothing about Robs music and im sorry he is jealous who wouldn't be. Comments like that are only made out of jealousy.ReplyDelete
Jealous???!!!! hahahaha... obviously you don't know JSDelete
What a jealous loserReplyDelete
loser???!!!! oh, please!!! Obviously you don't know JS... take a look in wikipedia at least!!!Delete
He wasn't rude. His second comment was in fact complimentary. It's refreshing that he is honest just as Kristen and Rob are. Kristen will appreciate that when she works with him.ReplyDelete
agree with you about his answer.Delete
He was the lead actor in the movie across the universe. He had to sing all the beatles songs he has a great voice.ReplyDelete
why was he asked about robert???ReplyDelete
good question!Delete
I don't even know who this guy is!!! It was a weird answer !!!ReplyDelete
i dont like the music of both tbh. electronica is not my genre and rob tend to eat his words most of the time im having a hard time understanding it. but i dont have a problem with sturgess and pattinson eitherReplyDelete
sturgess was great in across the universe. him and evan rachel wood got chemistry together, so cute.ReplyDelete
Okay. Being a music teacher I'm just going to say that the guy didn't answer the question. He was asked if he thought Rob was a good musician. Being a good musician isn't just about writing music. Rob is very talented as a musician. He sings and he plays several instruments. So as far as his musicianship, yes he is very good. If the question was just about his music writing, that is a different question. Not all musicians write music. I think the answer he gave wasn't rude. The question was too broad. I think the guy answered as honestly as he could. You can't lump playing an instrument and writing music into the same question. The answer made it sound like he thought Rob was okay, but not great. I, personally, disagree. If you have ever tried to write any music, it is not easy. It is a gift. I think Rob, at least til now, just writes for his own enjoyment for the most part. The guy probably doesn't care for Rob's type of music. That doesn't make Rob a bad musician. Just remember this. Irving Berlin could not read music but he wrote some of our best loved songs: White Christmas,
God Bless America, Easter Parade, etc. It's a very subjective opinion. Personally, I think Rob is a fantastic musician. I was fascinated watching him play Bella's theme in Twilight and he had two songs in that movie. To each his own. The answer is okay for what was asked.
As long as Rob and Kristen are hot commodities, which will probably be a very long time, all reporters are going to come up with ways to fit them into the conversation with everyone they can, for the hits and sales. It's not just photos, their names alone are worth $$$$$. Thing is, in the context of real interviews and not the made up stuff from the gossip mongers, it's a good thing, if they say something positive, for whoever is being interviewed because it gets their name or project instantly in front of millions of eyes who otherwise might not ever see them. I wouldn't be surprised if it's not part of the marketing strategy for some stars, not necessarily this one, but I'd imagine there are some who might bring up their names simply because they know any mention equals a massive amount of worldwide free publicity.ReplyDelete
Everyone have their own taste in music... Move on...ReplyDelete
He was actually asked about Rob being a musician, not his music. Who is this guy anyway??? Most talented musicians and actors have said that Rob is a proficient, beautiful and talented musician. So I would go with those who recognize talent.
Side question, sorry haven't heard is Kristen in a movie soon?
Jim is an English actor and he's a musician too like rob. He just recently casted alongside with Kristen on the upcoming movie called 'The Big Shoe' together with Elizabeth Banks. I think they start filming in June this year. Kristen has two projects to film: 'Focus' and 'The Big Shoe'. Robstendreams po sted the details about her second project. You can check them at the Popular Posts.Delete
Thank you Anon 10.38Delete
Of course his comment wasn't rude!ReplyDelete
At first it sounded rude to me but then as i looked at it again it seemed to be a fair answer he was just saying his opinion for instead im really in to the sort of music the likes of Adele or even Rob does, but i really am not in to hard core rock and roll musics> doesnt mean im being rude to all the artist who do rock, is just a personal opinionReplyDelete
Promote what you love instead of bashing what you hate <3
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