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Looks like the tea party is 0 for 3 in its bid to influence key House Republican leadership elections this week, as the Republican Study Committee (RSC) today rejected a bid by Rep. Louie "terror babies" Gohmert to win the committee's chairmanship. The Tea Party Patriots, a large national tea party umbrella group, has been lobbying its members to weigh in this week on intraparty races that would decide who will run powerful House committees in the next Congress. They planned to use their organizing heft to help ensure that the tea party movement remains relevant to sitting members of Congress. Influencing the leadership races was one way of keeping tabs on the people they helped elect. Unfortunately for tea partiers, their influence isn't turning out to be much of a match for that of incoming House Speaker John Boehner and other established House leadership members.
Today, the RSC voted to install Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) as its new chairman, rebuffing a tea party-supported bid by Gohmert to assume the helm of the conservative committee. Gohmert is a tea party favorite and has a strong following among rank-and-file conservatives, but even some of them had misgivings about Gohmert taking over the RSC. Erick Erickson had urged conservatives last week to "Just say no" to Gohmert's bid, writing on RedState:
I like Louie Gohmert, but between he and Jim Jordan, I trust Jim Jordan to be a fully competent conservative trench fighter who will never go off the reservation about terror babies in embarrassing fashion—let alone be asked about it.
After today's vote, Erickson tweeted, "Praise God. Jim Jordan gets RSC Chairman."
The RSC vote was just the latest tea party defeat on the Hill. On Tuesday, a GOP House steering committee headed by Boehner selected Michigan Rep. Fred Upton to chair the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee. Upton was the tea partiers' least favorite candidate for the job, primarily because his votes to expand state health care for children and support for banning incandescent light bulbs. The Republicans also rebuffed the tea partiers for the chair of the Appropriations Committee, passing over Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.), a tea party favorite, for Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky.), a man dubbed by Democrats as the "king of pork" thanks to his success at winning earmarks that direct millions of dollars to his home state. Given how much tea partiers hate earmarks, his selection was a major defeat for the grassroots movement.
On the legislative front, too, the tea partiers aren't faring especially well. They recently failed to derail a food safety bill that was passed by wide margins in the Senate on the same day that the Senate voted against a ban earmark moratorium. They might be able to claim success when the DREAM Act goes down in flames this week, as its widely expected to, but that won't just be the work of the tea party. The anti-immigration forces lined up against the legislation stretch far beyond the tea party activists.
Still to come is the Republican National Committee chairman's race, which the tea partiers have also been trying to influence. But it seems likely that RNC members won't give the grassroots activists any more heft in their decision-making than they will evangelical Christians or other GOP voting blocs. And in that race, RNC members will have to choose between candidates endorsed by tea partiers, or one backed by former Vice President Dick Cheney. Given the tea party's recent record, my money is on Cheney.


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Tincher Breaks Outdoor Pole Vault Record
Tincher?s second-place height of 12-1.50 eclipsed the record set by teammate Mary Chris Durham in 2006. Durham also surpassed her own record in the event finishing just behind Tincher in the standings placing third.
Two other athletes entered the UK record books in the Queen City. Freshman David Banks finished first overall in the men?s triple jump hitting the dirt at 48-4, the seventh-best mark in school history. Banks also earned the tenth-best mark at UK in the men?s long jump at 21-7.25. Classmate Ke?Undra Bishop made the UK record books in the women?s triple jump with a distance of 37-10.5, good for seventh place all-time.
At Auburn?s Tiger Track Classic, several more field athletes earned NCAA regional-qualifying marks and made top-10 school marks.
Junior Chase Madison tied for first in the men?s discus measuring at 180-4, the sixth-best mark in school history. On the women?s side, classmate Emilee Strot finished fourth in the discus with a throw of 157-9 earning the ninth-best mark all-time at Kentucky. Both athletes earned regional-qualifying marks for their performances.
Strot compiled another regional mark in the women?s shot put. Her throw of 47-8 is sixth-best in the UK annals. Two other women made the UK record books in the hammer throw. Sophomore Kristin Smith placed third with a measurement of 173-7, good for eighth-best mark at UK. Classmate Heather Smith finished 12th with a distance of 142-11 good for 10th in the school record books.
In the Lone Star state, UK?s relay teams made some impressive marks at the Texas Relays. The men?s 4x100m relay team of sophomore Kwasi Obeng and juniors Jose Acevedo, Brandon Austin and Gordon McKenzie finished fourth in a regional-qualifying time of 39.69 ? the first mark under 40 seconds in almost a decade.
The women?s 4x400m relay squad of freshmen Jazmyn Shorter and Danielle Sampley along with junior Ashley Trimble and sophomore Jenna Martin also earned a regional mark after clocking in at 3:40.63 in eighth place.
The men?s 4x200m relay team of Obeng, Acevedo, Austin and senior Nathan Browning finished third overall with a time of 1:23.55.
Out west in Palo Alto, Calif., the UK distance runners wrapped up the Stanford Invitational. Junior Jessica Ortman finished tenth overall in the women?s 1500 meter run in a time of 4:26.20 while senior Lavera Morris finished close behind in 15th in 4:27.42.
The Wildcats head to Knoxville, Tenn., next Friday and Saturday to compete in the Sea Ray Relays hosted by the University of Tennessee.

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County settles on car registration price tag
Money from $24 annual fee would help replace Sellwood Bridge
Multnomah County commissioners have settled on a price tag for their bridge-funding measure planned for the May 20 ballot: a $24 annual increase in car registration fees.
The money would be earmarked to replace the Sellwood Bridge and make other improvements to the county's six Willamette River bridges.
In past weeks, county officials had talked about creating a local vehicle registration fee, with voter approval, costing between $15 to $27 a year. Now they have fixed the amount at $24 a year for 20 years.
The county will take the proposal out to the community for feedback, and to begin developing support for an expected vote on the fee increase.
Four town halls are scheduled to brief the public on the plan for a bridge safety fund:
• Thursday, Jan. 31, 6 to 8 p.m., Multnomah County East, Sharron Kelley Room, 600 N.E. Eighth St., Gresham.
• Monday, Feb. 4, 6 to 8 p.m., Midland Library, 805 S.E. 122nd Ave., Portland.
• Monday, Feb. 11, 6 to 8 p.m., Multnomah County Building boardroom, 501 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd., Portland.
• Tuesday, Feb. 19, 6 to 8 p.m., North Portland Health Clinic, 9000 N. Lombard St., Portland.


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Died peacefully on February 20, in the palliative care ward of St. Michael's hospital., surrounded by her family. She is survived by her sisters, Georgia Kent of Toronto and Joan Busbridge of Niagara on the Lake and by her son, Bradley Foster of Toronto. Much loved by her three grandchildren, Lucy Foster-Friesen, Kieran Foster- Friesen and Ned Foster-Friesen. At Evelyn's request there will be no service or funeral.
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Chris Brown Disses Drake in Remix of 'Game Don't Like'
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One on one, what you scared bruh?
Huh, matter of fact, "Take Care" bruh.
You're a pu**y ni**a.
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Joan Collins has recreated Ellen's Oscar selfie with a host of British celebrities including Sir Ben Kingsley, Pixie Lott and Jeremy Irons.
Collins posted the picture to Twitter saying, "Selfie support @PrincesTrust thx 2 @benkinglsey @jeremyirons @pixielott @dominicwest @luke evans @news @vernonkayr1"
A photo was also posted to Twitter with the caption, "What it looked like from the other side!" And other celebrities including Laura Whitmore, Philip Schofield and Sam Bailey can be seen trying to squeeze into the selfie.
"Selfie" support @PrincesTrust thx 2 @benkingsley @JeremyIrons @PixieLott @DominicWest @LukeEvans_ @News @VernonkayR1 pic.twitter.com/9Iii0bPy1a— Joan Collins (@joancollinsobe) March 12, 2014
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Senator Chuck Grassley released a statement regarding sexual assault in the military. Grassley has been working closely with other Senators to get legislation across that would prohibit such actions within the military. Grassley stated:
"This week, I worked to build support for Senator Gillibrand's reforms to the military justice system. I'm glad to be an original cosponsor of the Military Justice Improvement Act. This is greatly needed legislation and it's the right thing to do.
According to a recent Defense Department report, 50 percent of female victims stated they did not report the crime because they believed that nothing would be done with their report. Seventy-four percent of females and 60 percent of males perceived one or more barriers to reporting sexual assault. Sixty-two percent of victims who reported a sexual assault indicated they perceived some form of professional, social, or administrative retaliation. This acts as a terrible deterrent to reporting sexual assault. By allowing this situation to continue, we are putting at risk the men and women who have volunteered to place their lives on the line. We are also seriously damaging military morale and readiness.
Sexual assault is a law enforcement matter, not a military one. Taking prosecutions out of the hands of commanders and giving them to professional prosecutors, who are independent of the chain of command, will help ensure impartial justice for the men and women of our armed forces. An advisory committee appointed by the Secretary of Defense himself supports this bipartisan reform initiative, and the Military Justice Improvement Act should pass along with this year's defense authorization bill."
Grassley also released a video on the subject. You can view the video by clicking on the following link.


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To tackle global warming, most countries of the world
have signed an international treaty - the UNFCCC (United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) -
in June 1992. Till October 2009, 192 parties became
members of the UNFCCC. The main purpose of the UNFCCC
is to consider what can be done to reduce global warming,
and to cope with whatever temperature increases are
inevitable. The UNFCCC Secretariat supports all institutions
involved in the climate change process.
The UNFCCC highlights two fundamental response strategies
to address climate change.
While adaptation aims to lessen the adverse impacts
of climate change through a wide-range of system-specific
actions (Fussel and Klein, 2002), mitigation looks
at limiting climate change by reducing the emissions
of GHGs (greenhouse gases) and by enhancing 'sink'
opportunities. We will understand adaptation and mitigation
in more detail later in this topic.
For now, let us look at the following figure which
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to climate change.
Human system's response to climate change, adaptation
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200 BID SPIRITEDLY FOR COLLYER ITEMS; 150 Relics Left by Recluses Bring $1,800 -- Prices for 'Junk' Dismay Auctioneers
Some of the Collyer brothers' worldly goods went under the hammer yesterday. The auctioneer and cynical aides offered what most of them described as "junk I wouldn't pay a (Sine for," but 200 persons, including the owner of a flea circus, antique and secondhand dealers and private buyers paid, a total of $1,800 for 150 items taken from the Collyer "mansion" in Harlem.
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Brainerd woman who lost music downloading case says she can't pay
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota woman at the center of a long-running court fight over the unauthorized downloading of copyrighted music said there's still no way she can pay record companies the $222,000 judgment she owes after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear her appeal Monday.
The justices did not comment on their decision. Attorneys for Jammie Thomas-Rasset, of Brainerd, argued the amount was excessive.
The music industry filed thousands of lawsuits in the early to mid-2000s against people it accused of downloading music without permission and without paying for it. Almost all the cases settled for about $3,500 apiece. Thomas-Rasset is one of only two defendants who refused to pay and went to trial. The other was former Boston University student Joel Tenenbaum, who also lost and was ordered to pay $675,000.
The industry initially sued Thomas-Rasset in 2006. Since then, her case has gone through three trials and several appeals. The industry presented evidence that Thomas-Rasset made available over 1,700 songs to other computer uses via the file-sharing service Kazaa, though the lawsuit targeted only 24 songs.
"I'm assuming that since they declined to hear the case it's probably done at this point," she said. But she also said she needed to consult with her attorneys to determine what happens next.
Thomas-Rasset, 35, who works for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe tribal government, maintained - as she has all along - that she can't afford to pay.
"There's no way that they can collect," she said. "Right now, I get energy assistance because I have four kids. It's just the one income. My husband isn't working. It's not possible for them to collect even if they wanted to. I have no assets."
Thomas-Rasset added that she became a grandmother in June.
Her attorney, Kiwi Camara, of Houston, did not immediately return a message seeking comment. A spokeswoman for the Recording Industry Association of America was checking on a response.
The case is Thomas-Rasset v. Capitol Records, 12-715.
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Former Toronto Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi, who currently oversees professional scouting for the Mets, is one of six candidates for the Baltimore Orioles' GM position, ESPN's Buster Olney reports. source ESPN NY
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Ricciardi could be a hot commodity this winter
Yesterday reports surfaced that J.P. could be one of the candidates interviewed for the Orioles GM position and Ricciardi said he is always willing to listen. You also have to think the native New Englander who took a position with the Sox, before Alderson came calling will be interested in the newly vacant Boston job. Depending on how Ricciardi's job was perceived in Toronto by insiders, he either blew it like fans view him or has AL experience and was in a no win situation making him worthy of another chance. I know eventually J.P. or Depo will move on but I'd like to keep them a little longer during this rebuilding process...
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Leo V and Constantine (813–20)
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- BZS.1958.106.591 (formerly DO 58.106.591)
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DO Seals 6, no. 42.8.
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Cross potent on steps. Remains of a circular inscription above. No visible border.
[En onoma(ti) tu patr(os) (καὶ) t]u y[(io)u (καὶ) tu ag(iu) pn(e)um(atos)]
En onomati tu patros καὶ tu yiou καὶ tu agiu pneumatos Leon καὶ Constantinos pisty basilis Romaion.
Leo and Constantine, in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, faithful basileis of the Romans.
We know of two types of seals from the reign of Leo V and Constantine. The first features the Mother of God holding Christ on her left arm on the obverse. A cross potent on steps appears on the reverse (Zacos–Veglery, no. 48). A second type, the present entry, retains the cross potent on steps, but replaces the Mother of God with an inscription of five lines. This type dates from December of 813, Leo took as his co-emperor his son Smbat, who adopted the name Constantine upon his coronation.
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In the past decade, China has witnessed remarkable improvement in the growth of automobile sector, both commercial and passenger. In 2012, 62% of the automobile coolant market revenues have been generated by passenger cars. All the coolants used in China's automobile coolant market are produced in China itself. Foreign players also prefer to manufacture in China itself as a result of easy & cheap availability of labor. As a result of growth of automobile sector, the demand for automobile replacement coolant market is also growing fast and is set to increase over the coming years.
According to 'China Automobile Coolant Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2017', the automobile coolant market in China is growing rapidly and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.79%, over the next five years. The automobile replacement coolant market in China is forecasted to surpass USD 1.5 Billion by 2017. The market is being driven by the increasing demand for cars, rising middle class population and massively growing automobile production in China. 'China Automobile Coolant Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2017' discusses the following aspects related to automobile coolant market in China:
• Global Automobile Coolant Market Size, Share & Forecast
• China Automobile Coolant Market Size, Share & Forecast
• China Automobile Replacement Coolant Market Analysis
• Market Trends and Dynamics
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Report Methodology
The information contained in this report is based upon both primary and secondary sources. Primary research included interviews with automobile coolant manufacturers, distributors and suppliers. Secondary research included an exhaustive search of more than 3000 paid databases such as newspapers, websites, company annual reports and proprietary databases.
1. Analyst Briefing
2. Global Automobile Coolant Market Outlook
2.1. Market Size & Forecast
2.1.1. By Value
2.1.2. By Volume
2.2. Market Share & Forecast
2.2.1. By Region
2.3. Global Aftermarket Coolant Outlook
3. China Automobile Coolant Market Outlook
3.1. Market Size & Forecast
3.1.1. By Value
3.1.2. By Volume
3.2. Market Share & Forecast
3.2.1. By Region
3.2.2. By Segment
3.3. China Aftermarket Coolant Outlook
4. Market Dynamics
4.1. Drivers
4.2. Challenges
5. Price Point Analysis
6. Raw Material Analysis
7. Industry Risk Analysis
8. PEST Analysis
9. Market Trends & Developments
10.1. Product Life Cycle of Coolants
10.2. Waterless Engine Coolants
10.3. Synthetic Coolants
10.4. Automobile Production & Sales Scenario
10.5. Impact of Electric Vehicles on Coolant Market
10. China Economic Profile
11. Competitive landscape
11.1. Porters Five Forces Analysis
11.2. Company Profiles
11.2.1. Sinopec Lubricant Company
11.2.2. Ashland Inc.
11.2.3. Shandong YUEAN Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.
11.2.4. Guangzhou Comma Car Care Accessories Co., Ltd
11.2.5. FoshanNanhai Giant Chemicals Manufacturing Co. Ltd
11.2.6. Jiangsu Lopal Petrochemical Co. Ltd
11.2.7. Zhongshan Michel Chemical Co., Ltd.
11.2.8. Cummins Filtration Fleetguard
11.2.9. China National BlueStar (Group) Co, Ltd
11.2.10. Jinhua Gafle Auto Maintenance Supplies Plant
12. Strategic Recommendations
13. Research Methodology
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Figure 1: Global Automobile Coolant Market Size, By Volume, 2008-11 (MMT)
Figure 2: Global Automobile Coolant Market Size, By Volume, 2012-17F (MMT)
Figure 3: Global Automobile Coolant Market Size, By Value, 2008-11 (USD Million)
Figure 4: Global Automobile Coolant Market Size, By Value, 2012-17F (USD Million)
Figure 5: Global Automobile Coolant Market Share, By Region, 2011 and 2017F
Figure 6: Global Aftermarket Coolant Market Size, By Volume, 20018-11 (MMT)
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PELL CITY, ALABAMA -- I placed an order online for a foldable exercise bike and paid $120 plus tax. I used the option to place the order online and then pick up in a nearby store so I wouldn't have to pay for shipping and wait until next week to receive it. Two hours later, I received an email notifying me that my item was ready for pickup. I got the item home and noticed that there was a blue sticker on it saying the item was $99.99 as of 10/27/15. I was very irritated by the price difference and the fact that I didn't notice this at the store.
I mean, I can understand having to have it shipped from another state and having to pay more because the prices may vary, but I shouldn't have to pay more for local stock just for the convenience of picking it up. Anyway, I contacted customer service online and chatted with an agent. I told him of the problem and took a picture of the blue sticker in case he/she needed it for their records. The agent warned me that online prices and in-store prices differ somewhat (which is my whole problem). I requested a partial refund for the difference. The agent had to check their policies regarding the price difference and couldn't find anything about issuing refunds.
However, he made an exception and gave me $10 (the difference was over $20) but I accepted since it was better than nothing (which is what I probably would have gotten from either another agent or if I had gone back to the store). I wanted to post this here to make others aware of the problem at hand and to be cautious when using the "pick up in-store" option as the price you pay may be more than it is in-store.
WYTHEVILLE, VIRGINIA -- I would like to take the time to say that I visited the store today and I became so impressed with all the sales items. It was more than I had expected. Manager Roger and cashier Connie was so helpful with checking me out. I was blown away with the good sales, and most of all all associates were great, very helpful. I always went to the compactor store and have left totally discussed with all. I want to take the advantage and thanks all who keeps the work going for as of today I will shop at Kmart for my goods. Thanks for Manager Roger for training all well.
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA -- I run a business where I buy and sell videogames, and one of the places I have shopped with throughout the years is K-Mart. As I do a lot of purchasing from multiple retail stores, I am always ensuring that not only am I aware of each store's return policies, but that I keep all of my receipts in case I decide I need to make a return. It is rare when I do make such a return, but until today, I have never had any problems with doing so... after all, anything I do return is unopened, and the return by date is clearly listed on the receipts. If a return date passes and I choose not to make a return, so be it.
Today, I attempted to return approximately 25 video games across 4 different receipts, with return dates ranging from mid-March through mid-April. Those 25 items were just a small portion of the full amount of items that were purchased on those receipts (about 10% of the overall amount of items bought), and I made sure to have everything organized for when I entered the store, in order to facilitate an easy return.
Well, immediately upon entering the store and pulling the games and receipts out of the bags at the customer counter, I was confronted with accusations and questions - literally, I was treated as if I were some kind of criminal from the get-go. The first question/accusation that I received was the manager questioning where I got "all these games", and why I was trying to return them here.
I tried to show the manager my receipts and explain that I simply wanted to return these items, pointing out specifically that my returns were well within the 90 day policy CLEARLY stated on both the receipt and Kmart.com. Most of these games still had the original Kmart stickers on top of the shrink wrap, and were clearly purchased from Kmart. However, my receipts and the games themselves apparently did not suffice to quell the thoughts that I must obviously be some criminal trying to return stolen games to their store for whatever reason.
Just as the cashier is about to process the first return, a second manager came up and stated that "You need to remove your items from this store. We will not accept this return." When I asked why and also asked to see where their store policy could contradict my receipts, the manager started becoming belligerent and threatened to call the police to escort me out of the store. I asked him for the phone number to corporate so I could consult with someone there. He proceeded to provide me with an incorrect number, while still threatening to physically remove me from his store.
I decided to leave and call corporate directly, but when I went outside to call them, the number that was provided to me was incorrect. The second manager who had threatened to call the police then came outside, and I informed him that he had given me an incorrect number, and asked him if he knew the correct number. Again, this person threatened to have me escorted away from the store, as it was "private property" and they were allowed to determine their own return policies independently.
I informed the gentlemen that I would be contacting corporate and that I would expect an apology for the abusive manner in which they treated their customer. He said that there was "no way in hell" that he would apologize and that he was "absolutely right". Yes, you read that correctly.
Now, I finally return home and look up Kmart's customer support number and give them a call. I talk to a gentleman and explain the exact situation, and he puts me on hold for about 15 minutes. He comes back and tries to explain that the return policy for "media" items is 14 days, and it should say so on my receipt. Meanwhile, there is no statement REMOTELY close to this supposed policy on my receipt.
In fact, I read the exact back of the receipt to him that states: "A receipt dated within 90 days is required for all returns and exchanges... All returns and exchanges must be in the original packaging and contain all of the original accessories. Some items... including video games... will not be returned if they are opened."
I also point out that the last day to return these items is clearly stated in bold print on the front of the receipt, and that any unwritten policy to contradict these terms is false advertising. The rep starts to waver, but then says again that not all their policies are listed, and that 14 days is the return policy on games, despite all written evidence clearly stating 90 days with receipt, so long as the item is unopened.
He even then offers to call another store in the area and allow me to ask them their return policy... I have him call the next closest store while I am on the line, and when the person answers the phone, I state that I just want to make sure I have the return policy straight before I return the games I was planning on returning. The salesperson confirms that so long as the merchandise is unopened and I have a receipt, there will be no problem and that the 90 day return policy stated on my receipt is correct.
The rep then asks for his name, hangs up the phone with him, and then insists that the employee we spoke to (and that he recommended I ask) was incorrect, and that this fable of the 14 day return policy was correct, not 90 days... you know, as confirmed by store receipt, Kmart.com, and a Kmart employee over the phone.
Has anyone ever dealt with anything so absurd as this? Can Kmart or any other store just randomly choose to change their written return policies at their whim? I know that this is an incredibly long read, but I am just completely flabbergasted here. Not only is this store attempting to contradict their own stated policies, but they were also incredibly abusive towards a customer who simply came in to make a simple return. Any responses or thoughts would be appreciated.
SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI -- Be the worst in the world. I have never had anything but trouble at this Kmart, but the others never have stock and this one always does. (I think simply because people won't go in there.) I decided to brave it today because I had simple transaction.
It was a male cashier, the hateful girl comes over from service desk to check my coupons. (She ALWAYS does this.) She has yet to be able to reject one of my coupons. I am using them correctly. She started in saying I didn't have enough Olay to use both, she said I had to buy 4 bw to used to coupons. I stated that you have to buy cleansers to get the bw free. She said she didn't see cleansers. I picked them up and showed them to her. She kept mumbling and being rude and snarling.
I asked her if she would like to see my next set of coupons. She said yes, she has to make sure they are correct (hatefully). I said "OK, but before you accuse me of anything, please read the coupons."Well needless to say it did give me the gift card, nor did it print p and g. She started saying it's after coupons and discounts. I said "no, manufacturer's coupons count for the total", she said no, she has worked there for years. I told her I have shopped there for several, and knew how the promos worked.
She kept on saying how she knew everything about Kmart, so I pulled out the 15 gift cards that I got yesterday and showed her. She said, "you SHOULD have spent over 50 each time." OMG!!! She is unbelievable. I asked her about the p&g and she said it was not her job to know the promotions, because she is only part time. Customer service shouldn't know promotions? If they are going to accuse people of wrongdoing they should at least read the coupons!!! I asked what exactly her job was... to harass customers?
She then started in about extreme couponing and how much people like me cost the store. I had 9 coupons!!! I said "are you accusing me of stealing?" She said, "it is like stealing." Wow. I asked if it was her job to be an **, and she said that she wasn't being an **. She said it was sad how they were on extreme couponing and how people are ripping the store off and that I am in there too much.
I go there about 3 times a week, but hadn't been since the first week of July because I have been out of town. I also am unaware that there is a limit on how much you can shop. ** argues about the bw coupons and said I didn't have enough stuff to use 2 coupons. The male that should have been ringing things up was so nervous and he was never rude, ** was the problem. I spent 300 dollars in cash yesterday at Kmart and then am treated like this.
I had a friend with me who saw the whole thing. I asked corporate to pull the tapes and watch how this went. I have had a few other run ins with ** when promos didn't work right and all she would say is that I did them wrong. Limits, always something besides a real answer.
BELLFOWER, CALIFORNIA -- On 12/22/2010 I went to the Kmart store located in Bellflower to finish some Christmas shopping. I spent about an hour and a half in the store before trying to check out. I had to wait 40 minutes in line then I was over charged by more than $50.00 for 2 items. The cashier gave me the receipt at which time I reviewed it and noticed the errors, she then told me to go to the customer service line to wait there to get my money back. There were about 10 more people in that line I refused, requesting a manager. The cashier ** then walked over to the customer service center and spoke with a lady in which she refused to come to the register.
She called over several times on the phone then sent ** approx 15-20 min later. I explained what the complaint was, she took the merchandise and the receipt and had me show her where I got the merchandise from. She then walked away, came back a few minutes later and stated "you're right, let me process it." and walked away again. She went to the register, did some things, walked back and handed me money and receipts, wadded up and said "there you go. Thank you and sorry." then walked away. I looked at the receipts and counted the monies, $42.98 was refunded. That was the end of the conversation, she walked away.
I called the manager at approx 8 A.M. this morning 12/23/2010 and spoke to **, who I explained the rude behavior of the employees and the monies still due me. He said bring in the merchandise in question and the receipts and he will correct it - end of conversation. I then was not satisfied, I called the complaint line to have the complaint go to the supervisor and they told me he would call me back within 48 hours. I had no problem with that other than 15 minutes later, I received a call from ** the store manager to complain to me about filing a complaint against him??? What are you serious????
He then went on to tell me that I can have a gift card for $20 sent to me but that I cannot have my money back. What, they stole my money but the only way I can get it back is to use it in their store???? I then called the complaint line again about the manager calling me, being rude. At this point I spoke with a rude lady who actually argued with me that I need to wait the 48 hours and that I could not speak to anyone above her. Finally after 20 min of going back and forth with her, I got a supervisor ** (employee number **) who had a difficult time as well listening then stated she would get the district manager on the line now.
I waited a few minutes then got disconnected. I called back (because expecting them to call me back was out of the question) and got a gentleman named ** who said repeatedly there is no **, it must have been ** but she said she did not speak with me????? Finally after another 10 minutes ** got on the phone stating ** the district manager would call me in the next 30 min. She said that she tried to call me back but my line was busy, OK whatever, and that ** was new and did not know her. They have an excuse for everything.
I finally received a call from ** who explained I could not get my money back in a check, KMART/SEARS did not do that. Seriously, they can steal money from customers then not give it back, I have to use it in their store????? I said fine, the store can do it in a money order. He finally said OK and that it would go out today. While ** seemed sincere, I hope he hold his end up. The whole experience was frustrating. From the store associates to the corporate office, they couldn't care less about their customers.
I was in the Pineville NC Kmart store and decide to buy some items they had a flier for with coupons. I purchased some items, took it to the register and some of the items did not scan right. After several tries of trying to fix it, the cashier finally called the manager on duty. After waiting a long time, the manager finally shows up after two pages and asking another associate where he was. The manager look mad because he had to come to the front and deal with a problem. When he got there he didn't acknowledge me or apologizes to me about the wait. He was rude to the cashier and acted like he had never seen the coupons before.
He finally fix the problem and walk away without even saying "sorry for your wait." As I was leaving the store he was at the service desk talking crap about me, and as I approached he stop talking and acted like nothing happen. When I got home I went online to do the survey at the bottom of the receipt. Three days later the manager of the store calls me. She apologizes to me and doesn't let me talk. Finally I had to interrupt her to tell her it was the manager on duty fault and not the cashier fault for my wait.
After all that was said and done, she promise me a gift card from another retailer because I will not step foot in another Kmart. She said she was going out that day to get it and send it the next day. A week goes by and I don't receive it. I call exactly a week later and she says she mail it out Friday? Three days after she said she was going to mail it. So she said she would call me on Friday to make sure I get the card. I never receive a call. So a day before two weeks of her first phone call to me, I called the 1-800 number to complain. Well all they did was call the store and told me what she did. If I wanted that kind of service I would of called the store myself.
I did find out that her HR manager sent the card. What happen to I was going out that day to buy the gift card and mail it myself the next day? Of course the people at 1-800 don't care either. Does anyone care at Kmart?? I received a phone call the next day from her assistant manager that she said I could come to the store and pick up my gift card since she was afraid it was going to get lost in the mail. "Why couldn't she call me?" I asked her. She was on a conference call. WHAT??
I told the assistant manager that I was not driving across town to pick up a gift card and they needed to figure out how they were going to get it to me. Her answer to me was "I will tell her what you said." No willingness to try to fix the problem. DOES KMART CARE ABOUT HOW THEY TREAT THEIR CUSTOMERS??? APPARENTLY NOT!!!
Because of a Paypal promotion I visited the Kmart website on 12/09/09. There was a free shipping on $60 promo and I started building an order. There was an additional promo $10 off on orders of $100. I'm very low income and it was a stretch to spend that much so early in the month but I saw that the delivery date was 12/17 and realized that would give me time to wrap and re-ship. And being disabled, would not have to ask anyone to go out and shop for me later. By foregoing grocery shopping and eating from the cupboards, I budgeted enough to finish my shopping and take advantage of the savings.
First I tried 2 or 3 times and couldn't get the order to go through. They kept wanting me to pay for "some other way" than Paypal, and the coupon code didn't work. I wrote to customer service and kept trying to figure out what to do. I discovered I was typing "10" instead of TEN on the coupon code and got it to work. Finally while checking their "other ways to pay", I filled out a bunch of Kmart info, hit Paypal again and it worked!!
I got an order confirmation, although one item had gone out of stock while I was trying to submit the order and I had to re-shop for that one. AND my money was immediately taken from my guaranteed bank account even though they say will bill when shipped. The next day I got a not helpful response from CS but I'd already solved the problem - I thought. I got NO notice of shipment so called CS on the 14th after checking order status, told me nothing. I told them for me to get the order as promised on the 17th it needed to be in transit.
The very nice CS man couldn't figure it out either but thought maybe it had been shipped and I just didn't get any tracking numbers or notification - wait and call back in a couple days. I've been spending my life sitting at the front window watching for UPS. Another 2 days, no help at online order status. On the 16th I call again, this time a very nice lady assures me that the order is NOT SHIPPED, she doesn't know why, but don't worry Kmart will send it with OVERNIGHT shipping. Next day, promised delivery day, I get a notice that one of my items has been cancelled. Later a cryptic message about reversing the charges. The order date now changes to 12/17.
I finally get a notice of shipping with one tracking number that doesn't "track" and one that says "ground". I'm thinking the none tracker is what switched it to overnight - so I'm still at the window. Finally on the 21st I do what damage control I can for the out-of-towners - remember Kmart has had my shopping and grocery money this whole time. I console myself that even getting delivery on the 24th will be in time for the locals. With no UPS on the 24th, I check the tracking #'s again and it says "RESCHEDULED FOR DELIVERY ON 12/29." Well Merry Christmas to all. This may easily be my last Christmas - the one my family and friends will have to remember me by.
I wrote and told them that - not even an apology - I think they owe me more that that. And, I'm still waiting. Christmas in January, anyone? How does one get past the very nice but useless lying customer service people?
TAYLOR, MICHIGAN -- So I just got home from the Kmart in Taylor and am pretty upset. I went in to pick up something to eat after work and to check and see if the new Transformers toys were in stock (I've been an avid transformers collector for quite a few years now). I picked up some food for myself and headed back to the toy section, where I found that they had all of the "legend class" Transformers toys from the new movie out on the shelves, priced and ready to be sold. I picked up one of each, because I knew that I was going to buy them sooner or later to add to my collection anyway, so why not buy them all at once.
The total of my bill WOULD have been well over 50 dollars, but as you can see, I used the word "would". The cashier rang up my food, no problem, but when she got to the first of the toys, her computer came up with a message saying "before street date". She proceeded to grab all the items off of the counter in such a hurry that she nearly threw herself over the counter, and then shoved them all under her register. The way that she grabbed them off the counter, you would have thought I was about to grab them to try to run out of the store with them. She looked at me and simply said "you can't buy these... your total is $4.50".
I asked her why I couldn't purchase them, because I didn't see what her screen flashed when she tried to ring the items up. She told me that they had been put on the shelf before the "street date" and then repeated my total again, trying to rush me through the rest of the transaction even though there wasn't anyone behind me in line.
I asked what the street date was, now completely disappointed that I was going to have to wait to buy all of the toys at a later date. The lady told me that she didn't know and when I asked if she could find out, she gave me a "you have got to be kidding me" look and said "it would probably say on the box, but that's in the back room" and then gestured to the credit card machine where my total was now showing up... as if to say "pay and get out already". While the transaction was getting more and more awkward by her rude attitude and failure to seem sorry at all about the whole situation, I decided to just pay for my food.
As I was going through the steps on the credit card reader she made a call to someone to come and pick up the toys at the counter and to take the other ones off of the shelves. I finished paying and the cashier handed my bag and then just stood there, like she was guarding the toys, again, like I was going to steal them or something. I took my food and left, but didn't feel like letting it drop there, especially since they had a "tell us how your Kmart experience was" survey on the receipt.
Now, I understand that the toys were out there before their official release date, but the fact is that they were out there, priced and ready to be sold. The thing that upset me about the whole thing was just that instead of deciding to make the exception for one customer and then have them taken off of the shelves after, they chose to not sell me the items that I had picked out, all while giving off the feeling that I was some kind of thief or something. It was like if they didn't get them away from me right there and then, that I was going to steal them or something.
Then, when I asked what the actual release date was, she didn't even make an effort to try to find out, she just kept trying to rush me out of the store, even though there was NO ONE else there (the store was practically empty).
I know that a few toys are kind of a stupid thing to be making a big deal over, but I've been a pretty hardcore collector for quite a few years now, so it just bugged me. If they would have just told me "sorry sir, we can't sell you these, they weren't supposed to be out on the shelves yet" and then actually made SOME KIND of effort to find out when the actual release date was for me, I would have no problem. I just feel that they handled the whole situation very poorly.
QUEENSBURY, NEW YORK -- Last year, I went out of my way - literally, the local Kmart is not in a convenient location - to purchase a room fan. A fan that turned out to be broken. It cost me 20 dollars in cab fare, to go buy the fan, take it home, return it, etc. I exchange it for another - ALSO broken! I complain, and am told that I should take it up with the store manager - yeah, I'd already thrown away 50 dollars of my hard-earned cash, I should waste even more dollars, talking to someone who I'd already talked to, who only made an excuse instead of an apology? So, I boycotted Kmart AND Sears, for 6 months. I went back today, to give them a second chance.
FAILURES LIST: First, I had to go to customer service to ask a question. The lady was nice, but slower than molasses in January - I mean, it was like watching a person on a slow motion camera - and, she kept interrupting service to the customer standing there waiting - with a line behind them, to answer phones, and putter about fussing with returns, going to look for someone, etc. FAIL #1.
I went to K-Mart, for one specific purpose: to buy a pair of plus size ladies Riders jeans - jeans the store has sold in their plus-size department for DECADES. However, Kmart apparently no longer values overweight customers, because there were virtually no jeans in the plus size department, and I was informed that Kmart no longer sees fit to sell Riders jeans to its overweight customers - only to people size 14 or less.
Well up yours, Kmart! Since they obviously don't value the business of their plus-size shoppers enough, to continue providing decent jeans, well I'll shift my jean buying over to TJMax, Target and Walmart, who DO sell nice plus size jeans. (That had a FEW pairs of Chic jeans, but I don't happen to like that brand.)
FAIL #3: Needed to try on some clothing. Had to wait for someone to open up the dressing room - something I DON'T have to do at Walmart, Target, TJMax, Bonton... Jeez, even Tractor Supply Company keeps their dressing room readily available for customers.
FAIL #4: Cashier was only marginally friendly - perfunctorily polite, rather than genuinely caring. Actually, she was marginally surly, and packed my bags like crap. One bag weighed so much I literally couldn't lift it - two 2 liter bottles of soda and a jar of spaghetti sauce! My clothing purchase was just shoved in the bag.
Well, I used to actually enjoy shopping at Kmart 10, 20, even 30 years ago. Today, since Sears took it over, it's just plain poo. Sears should have just let Kmart fold. It's garbage now. I not only will never shop K-mart again, I won't step foot in Sears, either. You'd never know there was a recession on! These businesses don't need to be bailed out, they just need to disappear, if they can't get their act together, and give customers what they need. It costs more for me to shop at Kmart, which was OK, back when they had the products I needed and the service was better. Now... why waste time and money, when I can go where my business is truly valued?
I am frustrated, furious, and I really don't want any person out there to have the same experience or stress that I am going through. I truly want justice for myself, and to do whatever I must for this corporation to alter its practices, and make the act of doing business less of a hardship for the consumers from which it prospers.
I have paid money for products I do not have in my possession, have not been refunded, and have been treated so badly by every aspect of the customer service chain that I honestly can't believe that my situation is unique or isolated. Something needs to change... And I intend to be part of the solution to the Kmart/Sears problem.
As a brief summary of what follows, this is where I am: I currently have the debt for 2 armoires plus tax and a shipping charge; a broken promise to my 10-year old stepdaughter; loss of income due to trying to resolve the problems with Kmart/Sears; and major stress because of this whole debacle. What I don't have is my money back, or either of the armoires...
Here are the facts my distress, but I have withheld a lot of the drama and horrible treatment I received from many of the individuals I have spoken with at Kmart/Sears while trying to reach a resolution. The following information has been submitted to both of credit card companies, the Better Business Bureau, ConsumerAffairs.com, and **.
On May 31, 2007 I purchased 2 items from kmart.com. 1) 1 Madison collection armoire 2) 1 Madison collection dresser. The items arrived, however, I discovered the armoire was damaged when I went to unpack it for assembly. I contacted kmart.com on June 16, 2007 regarding this issue, and they internally issued an order for their contract carrier, UPS, to pick up the damaged armoire.
Kmart.com refused to replace the damaged item at their expense and informed me that in order to have receipt of a replacement, I would have to purchase another armoire. Because time was an issue, I purchased another armoire, charging it to my Washington Mutual account. Kmart.com agreed to negate the shipping charge of this order.
If the shipping charge was credited to my account with Washington Mutual, it is not being reflected on my on-line statement; however, a Washington Mutual service agent indicated that kmart.com has issued a $49 credit. At this time, I was told that my Barclays (Juniper) account would have all charges removed relative to the damaged armoire. As of today, 6/26/07, kmart.com has failed in this obligation.
On 6/20/07, UPS picked up the damaged armoire from my residence for its return to kmart.com. Kmart.com verified that this act is recorded in their internal records. I have no tracking information relative to the return, as it was handled by the merchant, at the merchant's expense. The second purchased armoire never arrived at my residence. The scheduled delivery date was 6/20/07.
Kmart.com informed me that their agent, UPS, was returning the item to kmart.com because it was again damaged in shipping. UPS has verified this information, as reflected from the tracking number indicated on my shipping confirmation. The item was returned during the original shipping process, and never left the hands of Kmart and/or Kmart's agents.
Once again, I was told that a credit for this purchase would be issued, this time to my Washington Mutual account. Once again, kmart.com refused to replace the item at their expense and instructed me to purchase yet another armoire. I refused.
As of 6/26/07, kmart.com has failed to credit either my Barclays or Washington Mutual accounts. Kmart.com has been in possession of both purchased items since 6/20/07, and in possession of over $500 between the two orders for the same item. I have contacted kmart.com repeatedly, have spoken with no less than 7 customer service reps, 5 supervisors, and 3 different individuals at kmart.com/Sears Holdings corporate offices, between 06/16/07 and 06/26/07.
The individuals at the corporate offices represent themselves to be 'executive assistants' empowered with executive authority, however, they are unwilling or unable to correct the situation or issue credits, and refuse to allow me to speak with any corporate officer or individual who holds a title or position that may allow for resolution.
Kmart.com can be reached online or at 1-866-562-7848. The executive offices, which fall under the parent company of Sears Holdings, are located at 3333 Beverly Road, Hoffman Estates, IL 60179; with a phone number of 1-847-286-2500. Please be advised that if you contact the executive offices through the above number, the individuals at that location are very quick to transfer your call to kmart.com customer service.
I not only am adamant in disputing every penny associated with the armoire purchases as reflected on my Barclays and Washington Mutual accounts, but I am willing to support any avenue available to protect other consumers from the practices of kmart.com/Sears Holdings.
7/12/07 since Kmart has received the complaint I have filed with the BBB, I am finally getting at least a bit of attention. Kmart has credited back the purchase prices and one shipping charge. This is at least progress. However, I am still fighting for not only the other shipping charge to be refunded but also the sales tax!!! Wow.
There is a possible class action suit. Working with an attorney who has interest in handling this case. I will keep you update as things continue to evolve. In the meantime, spread the word! Help me in my quest to make this money-machine corporation accountable, and saving others from this aggravation. Thanks!


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Had the misfortune to whack a large pothole with the result the nearside alloy of my E46 is a write off. I will pursue via the council but this will take ages, running around with the emergency spare at the moment.
Does anyone know where I can lay my hands on a secondhand AC Schnitzer 18" Type 3 alloy, specialist breaker ?
They appear to be in excess of £500 hence looking for a second hand one, or does someone do replicas ?
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Thornley, Andy and Newman, Peter (2002) Globalisation, world cities, and urban planning: developing a conceptual framework. In: Thornley, Andy and Rydin, Yvonne, (eds.) Planning in a Global Era. Urban and regional planning and development. Ashgate, Aldershot, pp. 13-26. ISBN 9780754619437
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Aircraft Operations (AO) 401
Article 36 - Joint Consultation
36.01 The parties acknowledge the mutual benefits to be derived from joint consultation and will consult on matters of common interest.
36.02 Subjects that may be determined as appropriate for joint consultation will be by mutual agreement of the parties.
National Consultation
- To facilitate discussions on matters of mutual interest outside the terms of the collective agreement including training and career development, the Employer will recognize an Aircraft Operations Group Committee of the Union for the purpose of consulting with management. Representation at such meetings will normally be limited to five (5) representatives from each party, or as mutually agreed.
- Consultation may take place for the purpose of providing information, discussing the application of policy or airing problems to promote understanding, but it is expressly understood that no commitment may be made by either party on a subject that is not within their authority or jurisdiction, nor shall any commitment made be construed as to alter, amend, add to or modify the terms of this Agreement.
Article 37 - Contracting Out
37.01 The Employer will continue past practice in giving all reasonable consideration to continued employment in the public service of employees who would otherwise become redundant because work is contracted out.
Article 38 - Illegal Strikes
38.01 The Public Service Labour Relations Act provides penalties for engaging in illegal strikes. Both parties agree that disciplinary action may also be taken, which will include penalties up to and including termination of employment, for participation in an illegal strike as defined in the Public Service Labour Relations Act.
Article 39 - Agreement Re-Opener
39.01 This Agreement may be amended by mutual consent. If either party wishes to amend or vary this Agreement, it shall give to the other party notice of any amendment proposed and the parties shall meet and discuss such proposal not later than one calendar month after receipt of such notice.
Article 40 - Loss of Licence
40.01 The Employer agrees, where an employee permanently loses his or her Flight Crew Licence due to medical or proficiency reasons, to continue the present practice of making every reasonable effort to find suitable employment either within the department or elsewhere in the public service.
40.02 Where an employee, who has been denied renewal of his or her Flight Crew licence on the grounds that he or she does not meet the prescribed medical standards, applies for a review of his or her case to the Civil Aviation Medical Advisory Panel, the Employer will reimburse the employee for the cost of any additional medical examinations which he or she is required to undergo.
Article 41 - Licence and Medical Fees
41.01 The Employer shall reimburse an employee for his or her payment of fees incurred in:
- obtaining medical examinations, including but not limited to electrocardiograms, specialist reports and x-rays, when required by the licensing authority, for the purpose of the renewal of a Flight Crew licence;
- renewing his or her Flight Crew licence including ratings and endorsements thereto, when required by the Employer as a condition for the continuation of the performance of the duties of his or her position.
41.02 The Employer shall reimburse an employee for the payment of membership or registration fees to an organization or governing body when the payment of such fees is required by the Employer for the continuation of the performance of the duties of the employee's position.
41.03 Membership dues referred to in Article 17, Check-Off, of this Agreement are specifically excluded as reimbursable fees under this article.
Article 42 - National Joint Council Agreements
42.01 Agreements concluded by the National Joint Council of the public service on items which may be included in a collective agreement, and which the parties to this Agreement have endorsed after , will form part of this Collective Agreement, subject to the Public Service Labour Relations Act (PSLRA) and any legislation by Parliament that has been or may be, as the case may be, established pursuant to any Act specified in Section 113(b) of the PSLRA.
42.02 NJC items which may be included in a collective agreement are those items which the parties to the NJC agreements have designated as such or upon which the Chairman of the Public Service Labour Relations Board has made a ruling pursuant to clause (c) of the NJC Memorandum of Understanding which became effective on .
Article 43 - Call-Back
43.01 If an employee on a designated holiday or a day of rest or after he or she has completed his or her work for the day and has left his or her place of work is called back to work and returns to work he or she shall be entitled to the greater of:
- compensation at the applicable overtime rate for any time worked,
- compensation equivalent to four (4) hours' pay at the straight time rate except that this minimum shall only apply once during a single eight (8) hour period, starting when the employee first commences the work and provided that the period worked by the employee is not contiguous to the employee's normal hours of work.
Time spent by an employee reporting to work or returning to his or her residence shall not constitute time worked.
43.02 An employee who receives a call to duty or responds to a telephone or data line call on a designated holiday or a day of rest or after he or she has completed his or her work for the day, may, at the discretion of the Employer, work at the employee's residence or at another place to which the Employer agrees. In such instances, the employee shall be paid the greater of:
- compensation at the applicable overtime rate for any time worked,
- compensation equivalent to one (1) hour's pay at the straight time rate, which shall apply only the first time an employee performs work during an eight (8) hour period, starting when the employee first commences the work and provided that the period worked by the employee is not contiguous to the employee's normal hours of work.
Article 44 - Standby
- An employee will be considered to be on standby when the Employer requires that employee to be available at a known telecommunications link number and able to perform authorized work during off-duty hours for his or her designated period of standby duty.
- An employee on standby shall be compensated at the rate of one (1) hour for each eight (8) consecutive hours or portion thereof that the employee has been designated as being on standby duty.
- The compensation referred to in (b) shall be made in cash. However, at the request of the employee and the discretion of the Employer, the compensation may be in the form of compensatory leave.
- No compensation shall be made for the total period of standby duty if the employee is unable to report for duty when required.
- An employee on standby who receives a call to duty and who performs authorized work shall be credited with compensatory leave in accordance with Article 43 and shall continue to receive compensation under this clause for the balance of the period of standby duty in which he or she is called to duty.
- Upon recommencement of standby duty following a period in which an employee has been recalled to work or received a call to duty subject to paragraph 44.01(e) he or she will recommence to earn standby compensation under the provisions of paragraph (b) of this clause.
- When there is a known requirement for standby duties on a continuing basis the Employer will endeavour to distribute the standby duties on an equitable basis among qualified available employees.
Article 45 - Shipboard and Special Assignment Allowance
45.01 A Helicopter Pilot shall receive a weekly allowance of thirty (30) hours at time and one-half (1 1/2) for each period of seven (7) consecutive days in which he or she is required to undertake shipboard or special assignment duties, and periods of less than seven (7) consecutive days on shipboard or special assignment duties will be pro-rated, provided that:
- such allowance shall not apply to Helicopter Pilots receiving Isolated Post Allowance or any other special allowance for hardship and isolation,
- such allowance is in lieu of daily or weekly overtime, call-back, standby and all premium pay for work on days of rest and designated holidays,
- the Special Assignment Allowance for helicopter operations applies to operations north of fifty-five (55o) degrees latitude north,
- subject to operational requirements, as determined by the Employer, compensation earned under clause 45.01 may, at the request of the Employer or the employee, and with reasonable notice, be granted in leave at time mutually convenient,
- when a Helicopter Pilot on shipboard or special assignment works on a designated paid holiday he or she shall be credited with one day of leave with pay in lieu of the holiday.
Article 46 - Extra Duty Allowance
- Subject to paragraph (b) of this article, all employees in the bargaining unit shall be paid the following Extra Duty Allowance:
- Effective : $7,480;
- Effective : $7,480;
- Effective : $7,480;
- Effective : $7,480.
- The requirements for eligibility to receive Extra Duty Allowance and the timing of payments shall be the same as those contained in Transport Canada's Professional Aviation Currency Program for Civil Aviation Inspectors (formerly referred to as the Professional Currency Programs for Civil Aviation Inspectors) and the TSB Policy on CAI Professional Aviation Currency.
- Extra Duty Allowance shall form part of pay for purposes of the Public Service Superannuation Act (PSSA), Disability Insurance Act (DI) and the Public Service Management Insurance Plan (PSMIP).
Article 47 - Professional Aviation Currency
47.01 The parties agree that the maintenance of Professional Aviation Currency is necessary for the Employer to fulfil its mandate and for employees to carry out their duties.
47.02 The Employer shall provide each medically fit Civil Aviation Inspector (CAI) with the opportunity to maintain his/her Professional Aviation Currency through the use of Departmental aircraft or an approved alternate professional currency program.
47.03 Professional Aviation Currency is deemed to have been met as a minimum, by the possession and maintenance of the Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) and Group 1 or Group 4 Instrument Rating/Pilot Proficiency Check or a Commercial Helicopter Pilot Licence and Group 4 Instrument Rating/Pilot Proficiency Check.
47.04 The Employer shall assign each employee in accordance with the criteria and procedures established between the Employer and the Union to a Professional Aviation Currency Program.
47.05 With the exception of clause 47.04 above all changes to the Transport Canada Professional Aviation Currency Policy for Civil Aviation Inspectors and the TSB policy on CAI Professional Aviation Currency shall be accomplished by means of mutual agreement between the parties.
Article 48 - Aviation Occurrence Investigation
48.01 Where an employee is involved in an accident or incident related to the operation of an aircraft while performing his duties, the employee may be removed from flying status and assigned alternate duties pending the outcome of any investigation into the accident or incident undertaken by the Employer or the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board (CTAISB) or both.
48.02 If after seven (7) days the employee has not been returned to all duties, including flying status, written notification must be provided along with the reasons therefore, to the employee with a copy to the Union.
48.03 In cases involving aircraft accidents or incidents the employee will not be required to commit orally or in writing to the Employer for a period of twenty-four (24) hours following the accident or incident unless the employee has the opportunity to be represented by the Union and has been afforded the opportunity of a medical examination by a medical examiner approved by the Union and the Employer.
48.04 Where an investigation is undertaken by the Employer, pursuant to the above, every effort shall be made to issue a formal report within three (3) months.
48.05 Both the employee involved and the Union will be informed on a regular basis of the course of such an investigation and will be provided with a copy of any interim or final report resulting therefrom.
48.06 Where an employee provides information or evidence to an investigation for the purposes of determining the circumstances and/or cause of an aviation accident or incident such information will be used exclusively for the purposes of flight safety and shall not be used against any person in any legal or disciplinary proceedings except as provided for in accordance with the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board (CTAISB) Act.
48.07 Where disciplinary action is considered following the issuance of an accident or incident investigation report, the provisions of clause 35.12 shall be applicable from the date of issue of such report.
Article 49 - Standards of Discipline
49.01 An employee shall be notified in writing of any investigation that may result in disciplinary action being taken against the employee by the Employer. Such notice shall contain a description of the allegations and make known the office and/or individuals that will be carrying out such investigation.
49.02 When an employee is required to attend a meeting, the purpose of which is to conduct a disciplinary hearing concerning him or her or to render a disciplinary decision concerning him or her, the employee is entitled to have, at his or her request, a representative of the Canadian Federal Pilots Association (CFPA) attend the meeting. The employee shall be advised by the Employer of his or her right to Union representation. The employee shall receive a minimum of one (1) day's notice of such a meeting.
49.03 The Employer shall notify the local representative of the CFPA as soon as possible that such suspension or termination has occurred.
49.04 The Employer agrees not to introduce as evidence in a hearing relating to disciplinary action any document from the file of an employee the content of which the employee was not aware of at the time of filing or within a reasonable period thereafter.
49.05 Subject to the Access to Information Act and Privacy Act, the Employer will provide the employee access to the information used during the disciplinary investigation.
49.06 Any document, relating to disciplinary action, which may have been placed on the personnel file of an employee, shall be destroyed after two (2) years have elapsed since the infraction took place; provided that no further occurrence of disciplinary action has been recorded during this period.
Article 50 - Development Training or Education
50.01 Developmental training or education, including attendance at certain seminars, symposiums and conferences, represents opportunities for development to the employee beyond that which the Employer requires of the employee to maintain the employee's competency in the employee's current position. Specifically, developmental training and education is employee requested not Employer required.
50.02 Where developmental training or education is arranged by the Employer and an employee is given the opportunity to attend, the employee shall be informed in advance of what is likely to be involved in respect of the employee's personal time above and beyond the employee's normal hours of work both in respect of travel and attendance at such activities.
50.03 Developmental training or education opportunities do not always associate themselves with the normal hours of work. If the employee wishes to be given the opportunity to attend and is permitted to do so, the employee shall only be entitled to normal travel expenses incurred and regular salary and in these circumstances the overtime and traveling time provisions of the collective agreement will not apply.
Article 51 - Employees on Premises of Other Employers
51.01 If employees are prevented from performing their duties because of a strike or lock-out on the premises of another employer, the employees shall report the matter to the Employer, and the Employer will make reasonable efforts to ensure that such employees are employed elsewhere, so that they shall receive their regular pay and benefits to which they would normally be entitled.
Article 52 - Job Security
52.01 Subject to the willingness and capacity of individual employees to accept relocation and retraining, the Employer will make every reasonable effort to ensure that any reduction in the work force will be accomplished through attrition.
Article 53 - Legal Assistance
53.01 The Employer shall provide legal advice and assistance to an employee who is required to appear at a coroner's inquest or judicial/magisterial inquiry, or who is a party to or is required to attend as a witness at a civil or criminal legal action, arising out of the performance of the employee's duties.
53.02 If the employee so desires, he or she may select legal counsel of his or her choice, and the legal fees for such representation shall be borne by the employee. Where, in the opinion of the Employer, a conflict of interest may exist, the Employer shall pay the legal fees for such representation, in accordance with the schedule of fees established for agents of the Department of Justice.
Article 54 - Duration and Renewal
54.01 The duration of this Collective Agreement shall be from the date it is signed to .
54.02 Unless otherwise expressly stipulated the provisions of this Agreement shall become effective on the date it is signed.
54.03 The provisions of this Collective Agreement shall be implemented by the parties within a period of one hundred and twenty (120) days from the date of signing.
Signed at Ottawa, this .
Carl Trottier
Cynthia Nash
Josée Lefebvre
Kim Hennigar
Denis Guindon
Jennifer Taylor
Joseph Szwalek
Steve Buckles
Nicolas Williams
Mark Clitsome
Richard Bégin
Michel Brulotte
Pete Firlotte
Greg Holbrook
Greg McConnell
Philippe Morchain
Daniel Slunder
Yvan Turcotte
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15 more organisations obtain Equality Mark
The National Commission for the Promotion of Equality has formally certified another 15 organisations with the Equality Mark.
ADI and Associates, Besedo, Burger King, the Department for Health, Information and Research, Department for Social Welfare Standards, the Directorate for Corporate Services, KFC, MSV, Northway, PAHRO, Pizza Hut, the Programme Implementation Directorate, RSM Malta, Studio Seven and Uniblue were presented with their certification at a ceremony led by Justice Minister Chris Said recently.
The organisations have been recognised as equal opportunities employers in relation to gender and are authorised to use the Equality Mark logo on their publications and documentation. The certification and accompanying logo is valid for two years from date of award.
This latest group brings the number of companies certified with the Equality Mark to 51 companies with 15,253 employees working under gender-certified conditions.
During a half-day conference, the NCPE also launched the outcomes of the research study entitled Life Prospects of Teenage Parents, which form part of the same European Social Fund Project, Unlocking the Female Potential.
The results of a two-year study focus on 100 participants who became parents during their teenage years and delved into the perceptions, attitudes and views of such young parents.
The study identified the respondent profile, overall feelings and perceptions of teenage parents, educational prospects and job prospects among teenage parents, lifestyle and hobbies, immediate family's reaction to respondent becoming a parent, and views and attitudes on sex among teenage parents and their relationship with the other parent.
The findings of an analysis of the Equality Mark were also presented. This study analysed the impact of the Equality Mark and sought ways to develop, strengthen and enhance it, by seeking similar initiatives carried out in other EU member states.
The aim was to create a tool supporting equal opportunities far beyond the project's lifetime, by strengthening the projects' longevity, as well as using the full potential of the Equality Mark as a positive tool of change.
Policy recommendations which were also included in the report, were discussed with stakeholders during the conference. Information on the Equality Mark certificate and its application process are obtainable by writing to [email protected] or calling 2590 3850.
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Audi USA President Steps In Over Customer's Delayed Audi Exclusive S4
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Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen has told us (as have all of his staff) time and again just how important customer service is for the Audi brand and its continued success in the USA. Given this I can't say I was overly surprised by what you are about to read, but I was plenty impressed.
According to a user on the Audizine forums and found via quattroholic, de Nysschen did no less than personally call a forum user by the username of DATZ after he sent a letter of complaint to Audi of America regarding the delay of his specially ordered Audi S4. DATZ had ordered a new car and even dipped into the optional Audi Exclusive offering in order to get custom paint for his new Audi but there'd been delays and he was told his car would arrive five months later than expected... not so easy to deal with if your lease is coming up or at the very least hotly anticipating your highly-unique new S4.
Turns out that the car had been delayed due to a shortage of parts and this had been compounded since an Audi Exclusive car requires a stopping of the line. This was all explained by de Nysschen who personally called DATZ but it didn't end there. Audi's president also pushed the car up further in the queue to help expedite it and moved one of Audi of America's own fleet S4s (shown above) to DATZ for his use free of charge until his new car arrives.
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Lib Dems offer 'voice' to victims
Victims of crime would have a greater role in setting criminal sentences under new Liberal Democrat plans.
The party is calling for victims to be given the right to make a personal statement in court following a conviction in an attempt to help them "feel part of the process".
The voluntary oral statement would be an addition to the written victim statements the government is currently introducing.
Tougher sentences
Other Lib Dem proposals include:
Mr Hughes said: "Victims of crime have long been neglected by our criminal justice system.
He denied the policy would create a system of victim-led punishment, saying it would "ensure that victims have a proper voice".
Judges would not be under any obligation to include the victim statement in their consideration of the sentence.
The Lib Dems also pledged to tackle "the root causes" of crime in society, echoing the prime minister's promise to be "tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime".
"Restorative" justice
The policy package comes in the same week as Tony Blair launched the Community Payback scheme, which seeks to make offenders face up to the impact of their actions without imprisoning them.
Mr Hughes committed the Lib Dems to a similarly "restorative" approach to justice.
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