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I have the honour to lay upon the table the 2017 spring reports of the Auditor General of Canada.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g), these documents are deemed to have been permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.
House of Commons Hansard #178 of the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was rcmp.
Auditor General of CanadaRoutine Proceedings
10 a.m.
The Speaker Liberal Geoff Regan
I have the honour to lay upon the table the 2017 spring reports of the Auditor General of Canada.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g), these documents are deemed to have been permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.
Transportation Modernization ActRoutine Proceedings
10 a.m.
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount Québec
Marc Garneau LiberalMinister of Transport
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-49, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act and other Acts respecting transportation and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
AutismPetitionsRoutine Proceedings
10 a.m.
Julie Dzerowicz Liberal Davenport, ON
Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege for me to rise in the House today to present an e-petition that was initiated by Ken Robertson, an urban aboriginal autism activist and a constituent of mine in my riding of Davenport.
This e-petition calls on the federal government to gather data on urban aboriginal children with autism and the length of the wait list for support for off-reserve children. In addition, it calls for the federal government to work with the provinces, territories, and stakeholders to develop a pan-Canadian strategy for autism spectrum disorder, including awareness and education campaigns; child, adolescent, and adult intervention; and innovative funding arrangements for financing therapy, surveillance, respite care, community initiatives, and basic research.
I look forward to our government's response.
I would like to thank the almost 700 Canadians for supporting this important initiative.
Falun GongPetitionsRoutine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Murray Rankin NDP Victoria, BC
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition from thousands of my constituents in Victoria.
Falun Gong practitioners have faced persecution in China for over 20 years. Hundreds of thousands of people have been arrested, tortured, and put in prison where many were systematically killed to supply organs for a state-run transplant industry. As many as 100,000 such transplants have occurred every year in Chinese hospitals since 2000.
These petitioners are calling upon the Government of Canada to establish measures to end the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China and to urge the Chinese government to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Algoma Passenger Rail ServicePetitionsRoutine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Carol Hughes NDP Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise once again to table petitions regarding the Algoma passenger train.
The petitioners indicate that the economic impact in Northern Ontario is huge. A $2.2 million subsidy was giving a return of over $48 million in economic stability.
The petitioners are concerned that this train is still not on the rails. They are asking that the Minister of Transport put the Algoma passenger train back in service in order to ensure the mission of Transport Canada, which is "To serve the public interest through the promotion of a safe and secure, efficient and environmentally responsible transportation system in Canada".
Water QualityPetitionsRoutine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Denis Paradis Liberal Brome—Missisquoi, QC
Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning to present a petition that concerns Lake Champlain and is addressed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
People in Brome—Missisquoi who live along the shore of Lake Champlain drink the water from that lake. For years now, proliferation of cyanobacteria has been negatively affecting water quality to the point where the situation is critical. Consuming water contaminated with cyanobacteria poses a health risk to shoreline residents. All matters relating to the water quality of Lake Champlain are governed by the International Boundary Waters Treaty and the International Joint Commission. In 2008, that commission looked into the water quality problem in Missisquoi Bay, but its work has since ceased.
Protecting Lake Champlain is of paramount importance, and we are calling on the minister responsible for Global Affairs Canada to review the mandate of the International Joint Commission so that it may resolve the issue of water quality in Lake Champlain.
JusticePetitionsRoutine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Elizabeth May Green Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise this morning to present two petitions. The first is a really critical issue that is unexamined in this Parliament. There is successful legislation in the Province of Quebec, as the petitioners point out, to ban something called SLAPP suits. It is an acronym for strategic litigation against public participation.
Petitioners from my riding point out the case of Fraser v. Saanich in British Columbia as an example of a corporation's use of the courts to shut down public opposition to that corporation's activities, or in other areas of public policy.
HIV/AIDSPetitionsRoutine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Elizabeth May Green Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
Mr. Speaker, the second petition is also from residents of Saanich—Gulf Islands. The threat of HIV/AIDS, while less in our public consciousness than it was a number of years ago, is still a threat. The petitioners call for the government to embrace the notion of a national AIDS strategy using the proven principle of treatment as prevention.
Immigration, Refugees, and CitizenshipPetitionsRoutine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Marwan Tabbara Liberal Kitchener South—Hespeler, ON
Mr. Speaker, I wish to present petition e-739, which I sponsored and which has been certified by the clerk of petitions. The petition has been signed by 1,863 Canadians. It calls on the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship to review and potentially modify the new selection process for parents and grandparents sponsorship applications.
Organ DonationPetitionsRoutine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Matt Jeneroux Conservative Edmonton Riverbend, AB
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition in support of private member's Bill C-316. This sensible proposal has been brought forward by my colleague and friend the member for Calgary Confederation.
The petitioners are calling on the House to improve the organ donation system in Canada by making the process to register as an organ donor easier. This would be achieved by adding a simple question to our annual tax returns. Currently, 90% of Canadians support organ donation, but only 25% are registered. Some 46,000 Canadians are awaiting a live-saving transplant. We know that making the registration process easier will save more lives.
Health CarePetitionsRoutine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Jenny Kwan NDP Vancouver East, BC
Mr. Speaker, I rise to table two petitions. The first petition is petition 154, on health care services. The petition notes that the Canada Health Act ensures access to emergency medical care and hospital stay. However, it notes that many Canadians pay out of pocket for prescription medications, for psychologists and registered therapists, and for ambulance services as well. They are calling on the Government of Canada to amend our health act to include prescription medications, psychologists, registered therapists, and ambulance services as a right for all Canadians, regardless of their ability to pay.
The petition is signed by more than 500 people calling for this action.
Animal WelfarePetitionsRoutine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Jenny Kwan NDP Vancouver East, BC
Mr. Speaker, my second petition has to do with animal cruelty. The petitioners note that the vast majority of Canadians support modern and enforceable legislation that protects all animals from deliberate and reckless acts of cruelty. They also note that animal cruelty is considered a property offence under the provisions of the Criminal Code, which have not significantly been revised since they were first enacted in 1892. The amendments to the provisions, which Parliament passed in April 2008, merely raised the potential penalties for the few accused persons who can be convicted and did not materially improve protection for animals. The petition further notes that amendments to the Criminal Code are still required to close the loopholes that allow perpetrators of animal cruelty to avoid conviction.
Petitioners feel that Canada has weaker legislation than other jurisdictions and are therefore calling on the government to modernize the animal cruelty provisions in the Criminal Code to effectively protect all animals from deliberate acts of cruelty.
Questions on the Order PaperRoutine Proceedings
May 16th, 2017 / 10:10 a.m.
Winnipeg North Manitoba
Kevin Lamoureux LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, I would ask that all questions be allowed to stand at this time.
Questions on the Order PaperRoutine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
The Speaker Liberal Geoff Regan
Is it agreed?
Questions on the Order PaperRoutine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Some hon. members
Proposed Canada Infrastructure BankPrivilegeRoutine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Dianne Lynn Watts Conservative South Surrey—White Rock, BC
Mr. Speaker, I am rising to offer additional submissions on the question of privilege which was raised last week by the hon. member for Victoria and supported by the hon. member for Perth—Wellington.
In his remarks on Friday afternoon, the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons quoted from one press release in an effort to exculpate the government's arrogant approach to setting up the Canada infrastructure bank while Parliament is seized with legislation proposing its creation.
Mr. Speaker, I would like to refer you to the job postings at the appointments.gc.ca website maintained by the Privy Council Office. Those documents are the ones any serious candidate interested in the positions would be reviewing. Nowhere on there is there any suggestion that Parliament's approval has yet to happen. A reader might be forgiven for concluding that the bank already exists, that this is a fait accompli.
Not only do these job postings suggest that the bank is a done deal, but they also treat the particulars of the bank's mandate, which are actually details buried in the government's omnibus budget bill, Bill C-44, in the same fashion. Let me quote from the job postings as found on the government's website on Friday.
On the posting for the bank's chairperson, we read, "The new Canada Infrastructure Bank is being established to initiate and invest.... " That also appears in the postings for directors and the president.
Then, we read the following concerning the mandate of the Canada infrastructure bank:
The Bank will be mandated to invest $35 billion into projects.... The Bank will also act as a centre of expertise on infrastructure transactions...and provide advice to all levels of government in that context. In addition, the Bank will lead a data initiative to improve knowledge....
Those same phrases appear in all three job postings.
Now, if we turn to the proposed Canada infrastructure bank act, which would be enacted by clause 403 of Bill C-44, we see the following: Proposed paragraph 7(1)(e) of the proposed act would establish the bank as "a centre of expertise on infrastructure projects" . Proposed paragraph 7(1)(f) would give the bank a mandate to "provide advice to all levels of government with regard to infrastructure projects". Proposed paragraph 7(1)(g) would authorize the bank to "collect and disseminate data".
Proposed section 23 of the proposed act reads in part:
The Minister of Finance may pay to the Bank, out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, amounts of not more than $35,000,000,000 in the aggregate
Later in the job postings for the chairperson and directors, we see this comment: "The Board of Directors of the Bank will be composed of the Chairperson and 8 to 11 other Directors."
Looking at the proposed act, proposed subsection 8(1) states, "The Bank has a board of directors composed of the Chairperson and not fewer than eight, but not more than 11, other directors."
These are all details which are currently before the House of Commons and could theoretically be amended at committee, at report stage, or even by the other place, but the government treats them as final and settled, given how those job postings read.
The parliamentary secretary's defence of the government's arrogance seems to be that some other document that includes a passing reference to parliamentary approval should get them off the hook.
Speaker Milliken ruled on May 29, 2008, at page 6276 of Debates, on advertisements about pending amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. He stated:
It is with these precedents in mind that I reviewed the advertisements in question. They contain phrases such as "the Government of Canada is proposing measures", "These important measures, once in effect," and "These measures are currently before Parliament". In my view, the advertisements clearly acknowledge that these measures are not yet in place. I am therefore unable to find evidence of a misrepresentation of the proceedings of the House or of any presumption of the outcome of its deliberations.
There is nothing in the job postings to suggest that Parliament has yet to approve the bank's creation or that it could, in its work, tweak the government's proposed details. The job postings most certainly presume the outcome of deliberations in the House.
Most recently, the Speaker's predecessor, the hon. member for Regina—Qu'Appelle, was also asked to rule on a procurement notice seeking audit information concerning the financial impact of scrapping the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly, a policy initiative in the 2011 Conservative platform. His ruling on September 28, 2011, at page 1576 of Debates, held:
The notice itself presents a hypothetical scenario. It does not foresee a specific timetable for legislative action, let alone presume the outcome of such action. As I see it, the notice and task force terms of reference form part of a planning process that might be expected in contemplating the possibility of the repeal of the Canadian Wheat Board Act. I know the member for Malpeque does not expect the Chair to monitor all internal processes undertaken by the government as part of its preparatory work in advance of proposing legislative measures to the House. Accordingly, I cannot agree with the hon. member for Malpeque's statement that "The government presumes that the act has been repealed, which in fact it has not". I see no evidence of such a presumption.
In the present instance, I do not believe that the wording of the text of the notice of procurement posted on the MERX site is ambiguous: rather, in my view, it presents a hypothetical case and seeks information on the impact of such a scenario.
There is, to put it simply, nothing hypothetical about how these job postings read. Given that the appointments.gc.ca website is administered by the Privy Council Office, I can only assume that it was acting on the express instructions of the Prime Minister's Office, which would have been micromanaging the rollout of a marquee initiative of the budget.
Mr. Speaker Parent, on March 13, 1997, at page 8987 of Debates, was also called upon to rule on advertisements, and offered this piece of advice to government communications staff:
Those whose duty it is to approve the wording of communications to the public for a minister must surely be aware that the terms used in parliamentary language have a very specific meaning. Trying to avoid them or to use them for advertising purposes shows a lack of consideration for the institution of Parliament and the role of the members in the legislative process. If there is no ambiguity in the choice of terms the public will be better served and the House can get on with its work without being called upon to resolve the difficulty caused by such misunderstanding.
Unfortunately, this sound counsel was simply ignored by those in the PMO who approved the wording of these job postings. The whole episode is, sadly, yet another example of a prime minister and a government who are dismissive of Parliament, and simply find the House of Commons to be an irritant and speed bump on their path to governing.
The House of Commons is, and must always be, seen as more than a rubber stamp for the government's legislative proposals. To address this attack on the authority and dignity of the House of Commons, I urge you to find a prima facie case of privilege.
Proposed Canada Infrastructure BankPrivilegeRoutine Proceedings
10:20 a.m.
The Speaker Liberal Geoff Regan
I thank the hon. member for South Surrey—White Rock for the submission she made to add to the submission of the hon. member for Victoria. I am aware that the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons has also made a submission on this question of privilege. I will take it under advisement, and look forward to coming back to the House with a ruling.
I understand that the hon. member for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman wishes to make additional arguments on his question of privilege.
Comments of Minister of National DefencePrivilegeRoutine Proceedings
10:20 a.m.
James Bezan Conservative Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, MB
Mr. Speaker, I rise again today to provide an addendum to the submission I made on May 3 to my original question of privilege raised on April 4, 2017.
As you will recall, and the record will show, my original question of privilege concerned statements made by the Minister of National Defence in this House concerning the hardship benefits, danger pay, and the tax relief status of members of the Canadian Armed Forces stationed in Kuwait on Operation Impact.
The additional information and evidence supporting my question of privilege comes from a briefing note provided to the Minister of National Defence and obtained through the Access to Information Act by my office on Friday, as well as a ministerial order issued by the President of the Treasury Board on April 17, 2017. The briefing note reads in part:
The initial assessments for the Op IMPACT (Kuwait) locations were conducted on 11 June 2015 (with an effective date of 5 October 2014, the start of the operation) and established a Risk Level of 2.13. In accordance with the Income Tax Act, the Minister of National Defence requested that the Minister of Finance designate Op IMPACT (Kuwait) locations for Tax Relief. The Minister of Finance concurred with the request and designated Op IMPACT (Kuwait) for Tax Relief.
Therefore, under the previous Conservative government, all members of the Canadian Armed Forces deployed to Operation Impact in Kuwait were provided with a tax relief status on their hardship and risk pay effective October 5, 2014. This was able to occur because former defence minister Jason Kenney took the initiative to request that then finance minister Joe Oliver designate Operation Impact, Kuwait location, for tax relief. The request was approved without question simply because it was the right thing to do.
The solution to this problem is rather simple and should have never reached this point. The briefing note goes on to say that the tax relief status was re-evaluated on March 31, 2016, under the current Liberal government. The result of this re-evaluation was that our troops stationed at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait could no longer receive the benefit, effective September 1, 2016.
According to the briefing note that was prepared by the Minister of National Defence on November 24, 2016, all troops stationed in Kuwait on Operation Impact were receiving the benefit effective the first day of the operation, October 5, 2014, until September 1, 2016. The minister and his office were aware of this.
However, the Minister of National Defence said in the House on March 21, 2017, "the previous government was the one that actually sent our troops to Iraq without the tax-free benefit." In question period on March 8, he said, "I would also like to correct the member in terms of the previous government's actions on this. It actually sent troops into Kuwait without the tax-free allowance". On March 9, during a debate on this very issue, the minister said, "Our troops did not have tax-free status when they were actually deployed for that operation. It was in February 2016, after my visit to Kuwait." During that debate, he also said, "I cannot change reality. When I visited the troops, they did not have a tax-free allowance."
The minister has already apologized once for his attempt to change reality. I hope he does so again, and this time actually takes responsibility for his wrongdoings. The Minister of National Defence's first visit to Kuwait was in November 2015. As I read in my original question of privilege and the addendum, the tax relief status was effective from October 2014 until September 2016. Therefore, while the minister was visiting troops in November 2015 in Kuwait, the tax relief status was still in place.
We now have several documents in our possession that prove all soldiers deployed to Kuwait on Operation Impact were receiving tax-free status on their hardship and risk pay effective from the date that the operation began, October 5, 2014, until September 1, 2016, including a briefing note prepared specifically for the minister and a response to an Order Paper question with the minister's signature.
Furthermore, due to the government's lack of willingness to take action to correct the mistake of cancelling the tax-free status for the soldiers in Kuwait in Operation Impact, I had to table a motion on March 9, 2017, on behalf of the official opposition which reads:
That the House call on the government to show support and appreciation for the brave men and women serving in the Canadian Armed Forces by reversing its decision to take away from the soldiers fighting against ISIS the tax benefit which provides them with $1,500 to $1,800 per month for the hardship and risk associated with their deployment, and to retroactively provide the payment to members stationed at Camp Arifjan whose tax relief was cancelled as of September 1, 2016.
The motion was passed unanimously. The minister told this House, "We support the motion related to Canadian Forces members at Camp Arifjan, who were deployed when the risk level was adjusted."
However, on April 17, 2017, the President of the Treasury Board issued a ministerial directive to provide personnel at Ali Al Salem Air Base tax exempt status until August 16, 2017, while those at Camp Arifjan, a mere 40 kilometres away, were only provided the tax exempt status until December 18, 2016.
Furthermore, the access to information request I referenced also notes that the chief of the defence staff provided direction to evaluate the Kuwait region as a whole rather than each base separately. This direction was ignored, which is evidenced by the ministerial order that extended the tax exemption for Ali Salem Air Base to August 2017, while Camp Arifjan had its benefit cut as of December 2016. I hope the government is not being vindictive and penalizing our troops at Camp Arifjan for speaking out about this unfair situation.
Therefore, the government did not reverse its decision to take away the tax benefit. It only provided retroactive payments for three and a half months, leaving soldiers deployed for up to eight months without the tax exemption.
To summarize, on multiple occasions in this House, the Minister of National Defence accused the previous government of deploying troops to Kuwait and Iraq without the tax exemption. We now have a response to Order Paper Question No. 600 with the minister's signature, multiple access to information requests, and a quote from the minister in an April 19 press release from DND that say otherwise.
Furthermore, by supporting the Conservative motion on March 21, 2017, the minister agreed to retroactively pay the tax relief benefit to soldiers at Camp Arifjan. However, a ministerial directive issued by the President of the Treasury Board on April 17, 2017, and a press release issued by DND on April 19, 2017, state that those troops will only be receiving retroactive payments for three and half months and not for their full deployment.
The Minister of National Defence has a clear, intentional, and repetitive pattern of making misleading statements.
Finally, Mr. Speaker, I submit, for your consideration, the following documents: the access to information request I just referred to; the ministerial order from the President of the Treasury Board issued on April 17, 2017; the response to Order Paper Question No. 600, signed by the Minister of National Defence; and the press release issued by the Department of National Defence on April 19, 2017, confirming the ministerial order and that troops deployed to Kuwait for Operation Impact had the tax exempt status effective on the first date of their deployment.
I look forward to the ruling on my question of privilege.
Comments of Minister of National DefencePrivilegeRoutine Proceedings
10:30 a.m.
The Speaker Liberal Geoff Regan
I thank the hon. member for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman for his additional arguments. I will take the matter under advisement. Assuming there are no further arguments on this question of privilege, I look forward to bringing a ruling in due course.
Bill C-7—Time Allocation MotionPublic Service Labour Relations ActGovernment Orders
10:30 a.m.
Waterloo Ontario
Bardish Chagger LiberalLeader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister of Small Business and Tourism
Mr. Speaker, I move:
That in relation to the Senate amendments to Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Public Service Labour Relations Act, the Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board Act and other Acts and to provide for certain other measures, not more than one further sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration of said stage of the bill; and
That fifteen minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders on the day allotted to the consideration of the Senate amendments of said bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and in turn every question necessary for the disposal of the stage of the bill then under consideration shall be put forthwith and successively without further debate or amendment.
Bill C-7—Time Allocation MotionPublic Service Labour Relations ActGovernment Orders
10:30 a.m.
The Speaker Liberal Geoff Regan
Pursuant to Standing Order 67.1, there will now be a 30-minute question period. I invite hon. members who wish to ask questions to rise in their places so the Chair has some idea of the number of members who wish to participate in this question period.
Bill C-7—Time Allocation MotionPublic Service Labour Relations ActGovernment Orders
10:30 a.m.
Gérard Deltell Conservative Louis-Saint-Laurent, QC
Mr. Speaker, it has become old hat for the government, a signature move. Every time things do not go their way, they find a way to muzzle opposition members and limit their right to speak. This is totally unacceptable. The government has been leading the country for just a year and a half and we have seen, over the past few days in particular, how it is in a rush to do things and how it disrespects parliamentarians' rights and tries to force through important bills that are essential to Canadians. It is fast-tracking all these things without giving parliamentarians time to speak.
Need I remind hon. members that we are the voice of the Canadians who voted? We are not just 338 people. We represent 35 million Canadians in the House. Every Canadian has a right to speak. Why does the government keep attacking Canadians' right to speak here in the House?
Bill C-7—Time Allocation MotionPublic Service Labour Relations ActGovernment Orders
10:35 a.m.
Kings—Hants Nova Scotia
Scott Brison LiberalPresident of the Treasury Board
Madam Speaker, we inherited a serious situation. The Conservative government refused to take measures to deal with this issue despite the Supreme Court's 2015 ruling.
When we were elected and formed the government, we had to take steps in November 2015 to ensure that the RCMP's plan was consistent with the Supreme Court ruling.
The work of the RCMP is respected across Canada and we respect the Supreme Court's ruling of January 2015. Our government has the responsibility to respond to it, especially since the previous government failed to do so.
Bill C-7—Time Allocation MotionPublic Service Labour Relations ActGovernment Orders
10:35 a.m.
Daniel Blaikie NDP Elmwood—Transcona, MB
Madam Speaker, general arguments about time allocation aside, with respect to this particular motion, there is an important question. The Senate reported back with its amendments in June 2016. That was almost 11 months ago. The government's position was that it needed time to analyze those amendments and come up with an appropriate response. The Liberals tabled that response five days ago. They needed time to consider and pronounce on the Senate amendments. They then offered amendments of their own that are no less complex than the ones made by the Senate. To provide not only opposition parties but stakeholders, such as the NPF, the MPPAC, and the AMPMQ, with only five days to consider their response is simply not enough.
Why do the Liberals think it is fine for the government to take 11 months to consider those changes and to then tell us that we need to hurry this through under time allocation to get it done? Why could they not have come back to the House sooner with this response, and if it really was the case that it took 11 months, why will the government not give the House a bit longer to consider the response?
Bill C-7—Time Allocation MotionPublic Service Labour Relations ActGovernment Orders
10:35 a.m.
Scott Brison Liberal Kings—Hants, NS
Madam Speaker, in fact, our government's treatment of this legislation and the engagement with both the House and the other place reflects our respect for Parliament. We accepted proposed amendments from the House to remove some sections pertaining to the Government Employees Compensation Act, the workers' compensation provisions, and we have accepted a number of provisions from the other place: removing the RCMP-specifc provisions on what may be included in collective bargaining and replacing those restrictions with a management rights clause; and removing restrictions on the items that are generally not bargained in a federal context, such as pensions or items that would require amendment of the legislation. We rejected that amendment because, for instance, on the pension issue, we do not typically include pensions in these collective bargaining areas.
The point is that we accepted amendments from both the House and the other place as part of this. We want to get this right. We have great respect for the work of the RCMP, and we have great respect for the decision of the Supreme Court. This legislation would provide, for the first time, members of the RCMP with collective bargaining rights. It reflects the consultations that occurred under the previous government, when the RCMP wanted collective bargaining rights. There was a desire for one national union to represent them and for the union to be focused on representing RCMP members and the right to binding arbitration. This legislation was strengthened by the engagement of both this House and the Senate and reflects the Supreme Court decision and the wishes, broadly, of the RCMP.


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Dear Twitter Support,
I have known Tim Jones for well over 12 months.I know him to be a passionate, articulate, politically motivated ,active participant on twitter. Tim has a large following which he worked very hard to cultivate. He was a joint founder of the very same political party that I believe collaborated to get the reaction Tim gave. I understand that Tim's account was cancelled permanently. Due to the provocation which I believe wasn't investigated i feel the penalty imposed on Tim was incredibly unfair. @AusProgressive played their part in this and their account remains active. Tim may have lashed out in response to baiting. I have had dealings with the other parties and they do stir emotions in people by not living up to expectations.
Please consider reinstating or merging Tim's accounts so his followers do not lose touch with him.
My name is Mark Dickenson. I am a Federal Senate candidate from Victoria Australia. My twitter account is @bugwannostra. This letter has been posted to my blog.
Kind regards Mark Dickenson.

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How to Win a Squiddie (and other awards too)!
Despite the title, we are not accepting Squiddie nominations right now. Sorry! In case you missed it, the 2016 prizes have already been awarded. However, we have received a few questions about how we choose the winners and what makes a good candidate. Before we get to that, I want to do two things first: 1) Explain the Squiddies to anyone who might not be familiar with them, and 2) Provide a brief overview of some of the other major annual awards within the greater simming and online role playing community.
- The Squiddie (officially the "Ongoing Worlds Medal for Superior Online Roleplaying") is presented annually to three entities: one person, one sim, and one sim club. It also consists of three categories: Excellence in Roleplaying, Originality & Innovation, and Facilitating the Community Experience. The award is sponsored by us, Ongoing Worlds, and was first presented in 2013.
- The Squiddie is one of three families of major community-level awards. The oldest is the Simming Prize (officially the "Prize for Simming and Online Role Playing in Memory of Seth Cotis"), dating back to 1999. Originally awarded by the Simming League and later by Ongoing Worlds, it is now bestowed by a group of trustees. It is presented to up to five entities each year and is named in memory of an early influential simming leader. ToS ("Tournament of Simulations") is the final group of awards. In ToS, volunteer judges from around the community read posts form participating games and choose winners in different categories that may vary from year to year. ToS also dates back to 1999. It is currently presented by Ongoing Worlds, but began in the Simming League as well.
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A large number of people are magnesium deficient. However, this mineral is of crucial for many body functions since it regulates over 300 enzymes in the human body.
Indicators suggesting you should elevate your magnesium levels:
– Hypertension
Increase your magnesium intake to regulate hypertension as this mineral can relax the blood vessels.
– Acid Reflux
It is also referred to as heartburn, and can be immediately alleviated by eating a high-magnesium food or a chocolate bar.
– Muscle pain and cramps
Lack of this mineral may result to body pain and muscle cramps, since it can also relax the muscles.
– Anxiety
You may are magnesium deficient if you feel anxious each day. Lack of magnesium can contribute to nervousness. So, this mineral should be taken in order to relax the body as well as prevent anxiety.
– Migraine and Headaches
By consuming chocolate high in magnesium you can alleviate your headache or migraine since this mineral can release the tension and also alleviate the pain.
– Constipation
Magnesium also helps digestion and therefore if someone is deficient in this mineral experiences constipation as a result of the blocked waste removal.
– Insomnia
Magnesium deficiency also contributes to sleeping problems, such as insomnia, sleeping too much, or trouble sleeping.
– Chocolate cravings
As the body has magnesium deficiency, it sends signals to crave for that food as it includes the needed nutrients. Remember that by eating some dark chocolate you actually provide your body with 25% of the daily recommended magnesium amount.
– Irregular Heartbeat
As this mineral relaxes the heart muscles its deficiency triggers an irregular heartbeat or arrhythmia.
Eat these foods to increase your magnesium levels naturally:
– Cocoa
It abounds in antioxidants that fight against a great number of diseases, including cancer. Cocoa is also packed with magnesium, copper, calcium, potassium, zinc, and phosphorus.
– Pumpkin Seeds
They are a great source of magnesium and zinc and have powerful anti-fungal, anti-microbial, and anti-viral properties.
– Brazil Nuts
They are rich in monounsaturated fatty acids, magnesium, and vitamin E and B. By eating a handful of Brazil nuts 3 times within a week, you can significantly raise the magnesium levels in your body.
– Cashews
Potent antioxidants are present in cashews that can prevent oxidative damage and stress. Plus, they are rich in magnesium and copper that help in producing melanin.
– Spinach
This vegetable is an excellent source of magnesium, zinc, calcium, potassium, folates, vitamin A, C, and K, and many other nutrients, so by eating spinach you can prevent the development of heart disease.
– Halibut
It is also full of magnesium as well as protein of high-quality and can lower the chance of experiencing stroke.
– Quinoa
It is a gluten-free food, but rich in protein, magnesium, and amino acids that can increase serotonin, i.e., the hormone of happiness.
– Almonds
They are an incredible source of magnesium and beneficial monounsaturated fats. Additionally, almonds can regulate hypertension, cholesterol, thus preventing heart diseases.
– Rice Bran
It is packed with sodium, dietary fiber, and magnesium. This type of magnesium supports brain function, promotes heart and kidney health.
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The John Roan School Association - PTA
The JRSA is the friendly John Roan PTA.
We meet every term to provide an essential link between parents/carers and the school. The meetings are relaxed, social and informative.
We discuss issues relating to the school, fundraising ideas and upcoming social events and the Headteacher attends and gives a Headteacher's report.
Over the last few years we have been able to give different departments and areas of the school money which has been raised through the JRSA. This has included new equipment for the Hope Memorial Trust at Braithwaite as well as the Geography, Science, Design and Technology, Art, PE and Music departments.
Throughout the year we hold quiz nights, a summer BBQ, support concerts organised by the Music department and provide refreshments and a friendly face at parent evenings and open evenings.
Come along to the next meeting for a chat, coffee and a sandwich.
Everyone Welcome!
JRSA Meetings are at the Westcombe Park site and start at 6.45pm
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Hello friends!! This is Kanan, hope you are having a great week. I am here with few cards with some simple techniques and tips to create interesting backgrounds to give your projects a unique look.
Let's get started.
First Card -
- Chose the beautiful butterfly image from the "Geometric Nature" set and colored it using Crayola fine line markers and used the water brush to give it a watercolor look.
- Embossed the front panel using the "Mandala" stencil.
- Added some splatters using gold acrylic paint and some Wink of Stella on butterfly.
- Added the butterfly on that and matching glitter strip
- The sentiment is from the same set. Hope you will like this simple dry embossing technique which gives so much texture and adds interest to your focal image.
Second Card -
- For this card I chose "Decorative Pennants", got idea for this card from Pinterest.
- Stamped the triangles in shades of yellow, pink and orange shades.
- Added the craft thread. The sentiment is from "Sentiment - In Circle"
- Lastly added the whole panel on the card base.
- Kept it simple as I don't wanted to overshadow the bright colors with any embellishments.
- I love how only stamping using bright colors can add so much interest to a clean and simple card.
Third Card -
- Used "Build A Ribbon" set to create the background.
- Used various shades of Distress inks and sprints some water and stamped it directly to achieve watercolor look.
- Created sentiment using the " Painted Alpha" set. Fussy cut it and added some foam tape for dimension.
- Lastly, added some Wink of Stella glitter pen on sentiment and Mudra's Radium Green, Yellow, Harvest Mix, Sugar Plum Mix sequins.
- Those pop of alphas look lovely on that rainbow background.
Fourth Card -
- This card is a birthday card created with this months "Chalkboard Technique" theme.
- White embossed the balloons from the "Balloons" set
- Added some details with colored pencils and white gel pen and also added some white chalk ink for more real look.
- Lastly, added some patterned paper and stickers to embellish the card.
- Love this technique and goes so well with any theme project.
I hope you will like my cards and get inspired. If you have any question, please leave a comment and I will be happy to help you.
Happy Crafting!! :-)


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Good Lord!
One song comes on the radio, or YouTube by user selection *excuse me* and it flings you back to your youth whether you wish it or not!
So we had a small part of N SYNC, yes really! which then led on to Hanson *MBop*, Spice Girls, Mark Morrison AKA Return of the Mack, Back Street Boys………………………..etc etc form an orderly line please we have descended into anarchy!
What brings more shame? I am an educated individual however, give me a sniff of ethanol and I am shipped back to 1995, bad decisions, questionable music and I am transported back to a time with no social ties, responsibilities or iota of giving a crap!
Next thing you know I am on Twitter/Instagra/Facebook, hunting down said celebs and putting forth ridiculous scenarios before passing out on the couch!
Welcome to middle age, where the night of indulgence with is fabulous and whey hey and the next morning is crawling into your work suit and not making straight eye contact with any of your social media because you know you have mortified yourself yet on some level still not caring. Go 1995 me, you were epic, 2017 me you are a cog in the machine and what my 1995 me would call a "pure riddy"!.


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Continued from Ruck and using the Microsoft Vidual Studio Scrum 1.0 Process Template.
Again it is important to emphasise that we are NOT documenting problems, but anomalies that we are experiencing with the process template in the environment and in the manner we are using it. It is therefore important to define whether the default behaviour is as you would expect it to be (in this case skip this blog post) or whether our change warrants a second glance.
In today's scrum stand-up meeting (Sprint 2 focused) one of the feature area leads had his blood pressure go through the roof as the sprint backlog item query returned a long result set. It was only when we scrolled to the right that we noticed that the default query returned both sprint 2 (current) and sprint 1 (previous) work items as part of the result set as shown:
Not as expected in our environment and therefore we made another query change.
Our change to the process template
For the default sprint backlog query and all specialised custom versions thereof, we added the linked work item clauses as shown. Basically we are saying we only want to see work items, of type task, under the sprint 2 iteration path and linked tasks of the same sprint (current):
The result was more in line with expectations as shown:
What's next?
We are looking at the best way of implementing the concept of Epics. Watch the space … 🙂


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Hentai Video: Tonight Gwen will feel the force of Fourarmed's fuck-stick!
Having had enough of her image of a coy, Gwen takes up a meaty schlong into her mouth after getting fucked in the ass and drools manly cream from her fuck holes! Ben 10 girls love to go hardcore with one another to present the best fuck session than you could ever dream of! We are ready to push something sizey deep inside this big tit Ben 10 hottie who has a sexy ass and an aching fanny!


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Building Muscle Never Tasted so GOOD!
The best tasting, most satisfying protein bar ever made!
That's not only a bold statement; it's an understatement. New Zilla High-Performance protein bar is the best tasting protein bar you'll ever have! And it packs a potent 20 grams of whey protein in each gourmet bar.
If you're anything like me, you're sick and tired of the mouth-watering pictures on protein bar wrappers only to find out what they deliver is an experience akin to compressed sawdust dipped in glue. What good is a protein bar if you have to force feed it to yourself?
Nearing 3 years in development, the new Zilla High-Performance protein bar is gourmet nutrition on a whole other level. The taste is incredible. I'm talking candy bar goodness level. Three layers of soft, chewy deliciousness with just enough peanut crunch, dipped in creamy, mouth-watering milk chocolate and delivering 20 potent grams of muscle-building, hunger quenching whey protein.
Soft-Baked – Protein Packed
To deliver 20 grams of muscle-building protein in a bar that's soft with just enough chewy goodness we had to redevelop the bar making process. Zilla is soft baked, producing a soft, protein-packed layered bar with full protein integrity. The new low-temperature soft baking process retains the full potency of the delicate whey fraction while creating a candy bar-like eating experience.
Triple Layered
Zilla is tripled layered bar giving you multiple taste and texture sensations from start to finish. A protein-packed, soft, chewy core is topped with a thick, creamy peanut butter layer and followed with a layer of crunchy, roasted peanuts. From here Zilla is dipped in rich, creamy, high-protein milk chocolate and finished off with a high-protein peanut butter drizzle.
Energize – Recover – Rebuild
Zilla is great anytime to fuel and energize your workouts, satisfy hunger cravings, and kick-start recovery. Zilla is the perfect snack or quick meal on the go. Zilla is gluten-free, with only 5 grams of sugar and power-packed with 20 grams of whey protein.


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From the bottom up. [JPG 84K]
[New York], New York Mutual Broadcasting System, [194-?].
Description: 26 x 35 cm. 24 pages.The book is dedicated "to the Gillette Safety Razor Company who have made the following pages possible. To Phillies Cigars, too, a sincere `thank you.'" Verses about baseball, horse racing, and football precede double-page pop-ups illustrating those sports. Printed on stiff board pages. From the concluding rhyme, it appears that the publication was designed to attract advertisers:
From all of the preceding dope, One vital point pops up, we hope . . . We're entertaining millions who Will entertain a thought of you!This boxing pop-up, entitled "Everything is Jake, Mike..." can be viewed from front and back.
The ultimate pop-up cocktail book. [JPG 176K] By Michael Wells and Graham Brown. Geoffrey Appleton, illustrator. Paul Wilgress, paper engineer. London, Ward Lock, 1984.
The ultimate pop-up cocktail book. [JPG 71K] (same as previous page) At Friday's the bartender is serving a "Havana beach." Should you want to make the other drinks, there are recipes for a "muskmelon," and "corcobado," and a "pinacolada." When the tab on the right is pulled the contents of the drink disappear (which is one bar tab that should frighten nobody!)
Hugh Johnson's pop-up wine book. [JPG 93K] By Hugh Johnson. Ron Van der Meer, paper engineer. Van der Meer Paper Designs Ltd. Printed in Colombia, South America. New York, Harper and Row, 1989.
Hugh Johnson's pop-up wine book. [JPG 86K] By Hugh Johnson. Ron Van der Meer, paper engineer. Van der Meer Paper Designs Ltd. Printed in Colombia, South America. New York, Harper and Row, 1989.
Alphabeta concertina. [JPG 57K] By Ronald King. Guildford, Surrey, England, Circle Press, 1983.


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Autometer Ultra-Lite Series In-Dash Speedometers
- Multiple Styles and Sizes: Two styles and sizes to choose from, electric and mechanical, 3 3/8 inch or 5 inch.
- Electric Style Features programmability by an easy to use push button calibration system that can be set while driving for recalibration after tire or gear changes.
- Easy To Read: The electric speedometer features a bright, visible, easy to read LCD odometer with trip odometer function, perfect for gauging long trips
- The mechanical speedometer features the old style wheel counter for odometer and trip meter
- Advanced Designs For Accurate Readings: Both feature advanced internal components to ensure smooth, accurate speeds in any application.
- Available In Two Sizes: 3 3/8 inch or 5 inch and come in a variety of ranges from 120 MPH to 200 MPH
- Metric Models Also Available: 2 models of metric speedometers are also available. 3 3/8" Electric with a range of 190 KPH and 5" Electric with a range of 260 KPH.
- Made in the USA - Sycamore, Illinois
Autometer Ultra-Lite Series In-Dash Speedometers are available in two styles, electric and mechanical. The electric speedometer features a bright, visible, easy to read LCD odometer with trip odometer function, perfect for gauging long trips. The mechanical speedometer features the old style wheel counter for odometer and trip meter. Both feature advanced internal components to ensure smooth, accurate speeds in any application.
The electric model features easy to use push button calibration that can be set while driving for recalibration after tire and gear changes. The Ultra-Lite In-Dash Speedometers are available in two sizes 3 3/8 inch or 5 inch and come in a variety of ranges from 120 MPH to 200 MPH. The mechanical speedometers are also available in 3 3/8 inch and 5 inch and come in ranges of 120 MPH to 200 MPH. There are also 2 models of Metric with ranges of 190 KPH and 260 KPH.
Order NotesNOTES:
1: Resettable Trip Odometer
2: Will work with most factory sensors. If sender may be required see model 5291 or 5292 of the Accesories
3: Includes 5/8" - 18 threaded cable input with .104" square drive. Speedometer cable not included View Available Part Numbers For This Product Line
Frequently Asked Questions
My electric speedometer registers speed when sitting still or with engine revs: If the speedometer registers speed with the engine running while the car is sitting still, you will first need to make sure that you have successfully completed the calibration procedure. If not, do so and that may solve the problem.
If calibration has been completed, check or run a new ground to the speedometer.
A faulty diode in the alternator can actually cause this symptom. If you rev the engine and the speedometer responds, then disconnect all wiring from the alternator. If the problem goes away, then replace your alternator or have it rebuilt. With only one diode bad in the alternator, you would not necessarily notice a charging system problem yet other than the crazy acting speedometer. Routing of the signal wire past a high amperage power source or an ignition component may also cause this symptom. Re-route your wiring away from any of these sources.
Electronic Speedometer calibration made easy!
To calibrate your electronic speedometer:
1) With the power off, push and hold the calibration button (trip/reset button when equipped). While holding the button, start the vehicle and continue to hold the button until the pointer sweeps to full scale and stays at full scale. You may now release the button.
2) Drive to the beginning of a pre-marked 2 mile distance and come to a stop. It does not matter how far away it is to get to this pre-marked 2 mile distance. Do NOT shut the engine off. Push and release the button. The pointer will drop to half scale.
3) Drive the 2 mile distance. The pointer will remain at the half scale mark no matter what speed you drive. If the speedometer has a LCD display odometer, it will be normal to see it counting rapidly as it is receiving a speed signal. If you have to stop during the calibration, that is o.k. The speedometer is simply counting pulses during this time.
4) At the end of the 2 mile distance, come to a complete stop and push and release the button. The pointer will drop to 0 and the calibration is stored. You are now finished.
Remember the accuracy of your 2 mile distance will directly affect the accuracy of your speedometer.
I finished the calibration process and the pointer went to full scale instead of zero
This is most commonly caused by the speedometer not receiving a speed sensor signal during calibration. Check to make sure you have a wire going from the "SIG" terminal of the speedometer to the signal output of the vehicle speed sensor. Good soldered connections for this also help.
If all connections are good, then you may check the speed sensor output from your speed sensor. If you get no output from your speed sensor, you will then need to verify that it is being turned before you replace it. On 2-wire factory type speed sensors, if you are not using the sensor for a computer, then make sure that the 2nd wire on the speed sensor is grounded for proper operation. You may use the Ask a Question icon on our website for information on how to test your existing speed sensor.
What speed sensor do I need to use an Auto Meter electric speedometer?
This answer depends largely on what transmission and vehicle you have. For some the answer is easy, for others it is not impossible, but just not as easy. Please read on.
Most factory equipped speed sensors will operate our speedometer. If you are running a late model transmission in an early vehicle with no computer, then that is o.k. You will have two wires on most factory speed sensors. Ground the low-side signal wire and run the hi-side signal wire to the speedometer and calibrate. It's just that easy.
Most GM transmissions such as TH350, TH400, 700R4, TH200, &TH250's may use the Auto Meter # 5291 speed sensor. This will simply thread onto the transmission in place of where the cable used to go. Some Chrysler, AMC, & Jeep transmissions may use the same sender. To know for sure, look to see how the cable attaches to the transmission. If it uses a large 7/8" threaded nut, that threads onto the transmission, then you can use the #5291.
Most Ford transmissions use a cable the pushes into the transmission and use a small retaining clamp to hold it in. For these models use a model # 5292 Auto Meter speed sensor. You will transfer the O-ring, speedometer gear and the gear retaining clip from the speedometer cable to the speed sensor, then install the sensor into the transmission. Just like the GM style, some Chrysler, AMC, and Jeep products may use a Ford style cable. You will have to look at your cable at the trans to see how it installs to know which version you have.
Now, for those of you who have something different than what we have addressed and do not have any type of factory speed sensor, there is still a solution. You may use a universal type of Shaft Speed Sensor, which can be found at many different Speedometer specialty shops. This would be the same type of speed sensor that many aftermarket cruise control systems have used over the years. If you cannot locate a speed sensor, you may then contact us through the Ask a Question icon on our website and we can help you locate one.
Where can I purchase speedometer cables and how can I calibrate my speedometer?
Speedometer cables may be purchased at your local auto parts store. Auto Meter speedometers come with a standard 5/8" x 18 threaded cable input that requires a .104" sq. male drive. The speedometer is calibrated for a 1:1 drive ratio (1,000 RPM at 60 MPH input at the speedometer head.)
If the vehicle tire size and/or rear end differential are not stock, a different driven gear in the transmission may be required for speedometer accuracy. If a change in the driven gear is made, you very likely will also have to change the drive gear in the transmission to maintain the proper gear tooth arrangement. Another approach is to use a "correcting ratio" drive joint to adjust the speedometer input to 1,000 RPM at 60MPH. The ratio can be determined by comparing your speedometer reading against another car having an accurate speedometer and dividing the same speed (Accurate speed / Your speed = Ratio needed.) Auto parts stores or speedometer specialty shops (see above) carry "correcting ratio" drive joints. Also, see electronic speedometers throughout our online catalog. These speedometers are programmable and feature push button calibration. They can be calibrated repeatedly with tire and gear changes. Senders are available to convert from mechanical take off or electronic sensor.
Additional Features
3 Year Warranty
Auto Meter warrants to the original retail purchaser that this product will be free from defects in material or workmanship for a period of thirty six (36) months from the date of original retail purchase. When Auto Meter determines a product failed due to defects in material or workmanship within this 36 month warranty period, the product will be repaired or replaced for the original retail purchaser only. This warranty is limited to the repair or replacement of parts.


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It's a lovely spring day here in the northwest, perhaps the first actual spring day we've had, with cerulean skies, tulips beginning to bloom and temperatures warm. I sewed a binding onto a quilt this morning, then took a book to the back patio where I enjoyed the sunshine while Beve mowed the grass and the dogs lay on the deck, sunning themselves. Chatted for a few moments with our neighbor, whom we see more often once the rain stops and we venture outside to work in our yards. In a few moments, SK, who's home for the weekend, is going down to the farmer's market, and later, both daughters and I are meeting one of my college friends and her daughter for tea. Yep, it's a typical Saturday in the spring, full of work and activities and busyness and running here and there and, "I'll meet you," and "If you drop me..." You know how these things go, if you're planners--like we surely are.
But the Saturday after that Friday--you know, that Friday--was not just a Saturday like we know it, the part of the weekend when we don't work but try to cram household and play altogether into a single day. It may not be actual labor we're paid for, but we often work as hard as if it it was. But not for these men and women who had traveled with Jesus. See, they were Jews, observant, practicing, loyal devout Jews whose Torah had told them of a coming Messiah--told them and their ancestors--for thousands of years. These called out disciples and the others who followed as well, were the ones who recognized Jesus as the Messiah who'd been promised. And His coming and dwelling among them, full of grace and truth, didn't immediately make them throw off those centuries of heritage. In fact, in order for them to even accept that a person could become a follower of Jesus without also becoming a Jew would take a vision so intense it caused Peter to go blind, then some fairly difficult disagreements among the top-rung of the flock.
So on this first Saturday after His death, His followers were Jewish. And that means that this wasn't merely a weekend day, or a day like any other, but the Sabbath. The day of rest. "Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy," says the 4th commandment. But unlike most of the other commandments (except the one about making a graven image), this commandment elucidates what this means and why. "Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. ON it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in it, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath and made it holy."
There were many, more precise laws about what a person could or couldn't do on Sabbath, but more importantly, what it was meant for was a set aside day--a sacred assembly-- to worship and honor God, as a sign of His covenant, and remember His salvation. This was His command. Not just any old command as part of the larger whole in Torah, but one of the Ten, the BIG Ten which Moses went up on the mountain to get, came down once and broke all over the place in anger and had to get another set. Part of that Ten. In other words, nothing to mess around with.
So here's the deal: these-"Follow me and I'll make you fishers of men", leave-everything, disciples have just seen (or heard via the proverbial grapevine) the Messiah crucified. THE MESSIAH. God's chosen one whom they always hoped would come, believed had come, has been taken, stone dead, from the cross and quickly placed in a borrowed tomb because the sun's about to set and when it does, the Sabbath will begin. And when that happens, when that sun sets and the Sabbath starts, all these 3-year-old, if that, followers will be expected to bow their heads in worship of God.
Right? Expected to say, "Shema yisrael. Adonai elheynu Adonai echad."--"Hear O Israel. The Lord our God The Lord is one." Expected to cover their faces with their right hands, speak the words of this most holy of texts and honor their God with everything they had. And mean it. But.
But...on this first Sabbath after Jesus died, this black Sabbath, if you will, the axis on which the world tips and spins seemed to have broken. It must have. Don't you think? How could these followers of Jesus worship God with anything resembling honesty when--as they'd laid down their work and walked away from their work--to coin a phrase that was likely ringing in their ears, "God had forsaken them"?
Now I know and you know, if we've read the gospels, that Jesus had told them in many and varied ways, what was going to happen. In literature, it's called foreshadowing, these clues he was giving them. But these people were dumb as posts that week. They really were. Grief can do that to a person. I've lived through enough to know that. And I've read enough of their story to see that it was true for them as well. If they'd really understood, they wouldn't have run away from His cross, wouldn't have been hiding behind locked doors, and wouldn't have returned to their fishing boats later. No, they didn't have a clue that Jesus' "Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it again," was to be taken literally. (John 2:19) But, of course, we have to give them a pass about it, because not one of us would have been any different.
But, it turns out that God intended it just this way. At least that's what I think. I think the pain of Friday and the subsequent inability to worship honestly on the Sabbath were the necessary prelude to what God intended on the first day of the week. They make the magnificence, the glorious, unprecedented, never-before, nor never-again joy of what happens tomorrow all the more profound. The floodgates of victory, freedom, love...of everything...of tomorrow!
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Register your interest
I'm bringing the PPC to Sydney
Our daughter Tash Lockhart last night made it through her Super Battle round on The Voice and is now one of just 16 people who will be in the Live Final Shows from next Monday 13th June.
Click here to see Tash's Super Battle (and coach's comments) last night
Yes, as a family we are all very proud of Tash's achievement so far; but let me bring this back to you.
- Success principals are the same; in sport, music, business, relationships and investing
- People who reach elite levels are mentored by coaches
I'm sending this to you because you live in Sydney and as the first Live Final show will be filmed at Fox Studios next Monday 13th June, I'll be in town.
I'm arriving Saturday and staying until Thursday and will have limited time to meet with and demonstrate the PPC to you; or discuss other relevant topics with you.
You are welcome to have a casual catch up with me, I'd be happy to put an hour or two aside; subject to how much time I have available when you respond.
While I host webinars, speak at information sessions, communicate through my writings (emails and books etc.), what I enjoy most of all is when I get to have a coffee with a couple (or a single person) one on one and get to know them and hear about their journey to see where we can be a support.
Complete this form to nominate your preferred times to meet with me
In the context of the opportunity to meet with me people sometimes ask:
"What does Nick want to talk about"?
But it's not what I want to talk about, it's what topics of discussion are going to help you at this time?
Aside from seeing the PPC reveal what your future could look like financially under different scenarios, I'm happy to talk about whatever is currently on your mind.
- You have a property portfolio and are unsure about transitioning to retirement
- Taxation (and how to get more back this year)
- The proposed changes announced in the recent federal budget
- Property markets
- Banking and finance legislative changes
- Self-managed superannuation
- Your next investment property purchase
- Matters concerning tenants or rental agents
- Etc.
I guess from a lot of experience over a long time the biggest area of help I can offer most people, older and younger, seasoned investor or first timer, is strategy!
A good strategy is needed to underpin all that we do, if we are to have the best possible success, but before we get that far I have to address areas of confusion and/or concern.
Perhaps you would like to meet and have me demonstrate the PPC and/or talk about whatever is on your mind, or maybe we've never met in person and you would like to.
I have limited available time between this Saturday evening (11 June) and next Thursday morning (16 June).
Complete this form to nominate your preferred times to meet with me
I'm from Sydney and so will be spending time with family while there. It's therefore likely I won't get to meet with everyone who makes a request, so I apologise in advance if I cannot see you.
Have a great week and please help us secure as many VOTES as possible for Tash Lockhart after each of her performances in the Live Finals of The Voice; thanks.
Warm regards,
Nick Lockhart


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'The Legend looks refined, it feels superb and yet it's not a flashy phone. '
'Coming in at 4.41 inches long by 2.22 inches wide by 0.45 inch thick, the device weighs 4.44 ounces, making it one of the lighter Android-powered smartphones on the market.'
'HTC has tried to make mobile communication as effortless as possible with the HTC Legend.'
'Navigation is identical to the previous phone, the touchscreen gestures are intuitive and the Magic responds to these well.'
'Short on juice Battery life is acceptable but not outstanding, not least because the Magic is always chatting away with the internet to deliver and receive your emails.'
'in most instances touching the screen is easier.'
'Streaming video looked impressive though, or at least it did once we'd discovered the 'watch in high quality' button in the menu.'
'which makes the phone feel slightly uncomfortable in a tight pocket.'
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Here are the basic types of skirts you see in department stores:
Kilt – a plaid wrap around skirt with pleats one side, generally a heavy material held together with a large pin at the hip of the pleated side.
Midi – this skirt's hemline falls at the wided part of the calf just below the knee and is not too tight
Miniskirt – a miniskirt is a skirts that is several inches above the knee.
Peasant skirt – this skirt is ankle length, full flowing and meant to cover the legs.
Pencil skirt – this type of skirt is tight fighting with a straight line which hugs the hips and thighs and rest just at the knee. There is usually one open pleat in the back to make walking easier.
Pleated Skirt – pleated skirts are varying lengths and have folds in the fabric all the way around the skirt in a vertical manner.
Poodle skirt – this is a long A-line cut with flow at the bottom of the skirt. Poodle skirts sit below the knee and above the ankle.


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DANVILLE, Ky.— The old lion tried to whup the young pup. He tried by sneering, laughing, smiling, snickering and interrupting. He yelled. He dropped his voice. He crossed his arms and threw himself back against his chair in frustration.
But the young one had a few tricks of his own. He kept his cool, stuck to his script, patiently explained things in his wonky way, and looked at his overwrought opponent with kindly concern.
Compared with the first presidential debate, Thursday's encounter between Vice President Joe Biden and GOP nominee Paul Ryan was a rollicking roller coaster of a show. Two guys originally from crumbling industrial states, born nearly three decades apart, had come to Kentucky with different things to prove.
TRANSCRIPT: Vice Presidential debate questions and answers
Ryan, 42, needed to look like he could be president if need be, and Biden, 69, needed to put some wind back in the Democrats' sails. Both needed to show they could appeal to regular folks, since that may not be a strength for the men at the top of the tickets — President Obama and Mitt Romney — who have unusual and slightly exotic personal histories.


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Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Density And Specific Gravity
What is the mass of air inside a small freezer with dimensions by by ?
Write the density formula.
The density of air is:
Find the volume of the freezer in meters. Converting the dimensions from to gives.
Solve for the mass of the air.
Example Question #2 : Density And Specific Gravity
Suppose that a cube composed of a mysterious substance is hanging from a string while also submerged in water. If the cube is not moving and has a side length of 8cm and the tension in the string is equal to 15N, what is the specific gravity of this mysterious substance?
To answer this question, it's best to start by drawing a free body diagram so that we can identify the forces acting on the cube. Since the cube is submerged in water but not accelerating, we know that we are dealing with a situation in which there is no net force acting on the cube. In the upward direction we have the force caused by the tension in the string as well as the buoyant force of the displaced water. In the downward direction we have the weight of the cube itself.
In order to calculate the buoyant force, we'll need to calculate the volume of the cube in order to determine the amount of water displaced. Since the cube is fully submerged, the volume of the cube will be exactly equal to the volume of displaced water.
Next, plug this value into the above equation for the mass of the cube.
Now that we've found the mass of the cube, we can divide this value by its volume in order to obtain its density.
And lastly, since we have the density of the cube, we can calculate its specific gravity by dividing its density by the density of water.
Example Question #3 : Density And Specific Gravity
A raft is observed floating in a fresh-water lake with of its volume submerged. If the raft were floated in the Great Salt Lake, how much of its volume would be submerged? The density of fresh water is . Due to its high salt content, the density of the Great Salt Lake is .
Use the information given to find the density of the raft. Since the raft is at rest, the forces on it add to zero. Therefore the magnitude of the gravity force is equal to the magnitude of the buoyant force:
The mass of the raft is equal to its density times its volume. We start using subscripts to keep track of which densities and volumes we mean:
The 's cancel, and the is of the raft's total volume:
Setting the magnitudes equal again at the Great Salt Lake:
. Cancel the 's and solve for the ratio of submerged volume to total volume of the raft:
Example Question #1 : Density And Specific Gravity
What are the units for specific gravity?
None; it is unitless
None; it is unitless
Specific gravity is a ratio of a material's density to that of the density of water. Density units can be in any system or scale, but when dividing one unit by itself, the number becomes dimensionless.
Example Question #4 : Density And Specific Gravity
A baseball of diameter and mass lands in water. Will it float or not?
It may float or sink depending on the temperature.
Impossible to determine.
Using density equation:
For a sphere:
If diameter is , then radius is .
Converting to and plugging in values:
This is less than the density of water, so it will float.
Example Question #5 : Density And Specific Gravity
Suppose that an object has a density of . When floating in water, what fraction of the object will be above the surface of the water?
In this question, we're presented with a scenario in which an object of a given density is floating in water. Based on the information given, we're asked to solve for the volume of the object that is above the surface of the water while floating.
To begin, it is useful if we consider a free-body diagram of the object floating on water. In such a diagram, we need not concern ourselves with the horizontal forces, since these will cancel each other out. However, the vertical forces will provide us with the information we need.
Acting in the downward direction, we have the weight of the object, . In the upward direction, we have the buoyant force caused by the displacement of water by the object. This upward buoyant force is equivalent to . Thus, we can write an equation for the vertical forces.
Furthermore, recall that the object is floating. Since it is floating, we know that it is not accelerating in any direction, and thus the net force on it must be zero. Thus, we can set the above expression equal to zero.
Next, we can rearrange the equation to obtain the following:
Next, it's important for us to recognize that we can rewrite the expression for the mass of the object. Since density is equal to mass divided by volume, we can rearrange this in terms of density and volume as follows:
We can then make one final rearrangement
Now let's think about this for a moment. The volume of water that has been displaced by the object is also the volume of the object that is submerged in the water. Thus, the term shown above gives us the fraction of the object that is under the water. Therefore, the remaining fraction of the object must be the portion of it that is above the water. If we take as representing the entire volume of the object, we can solve for the fraction of the object that is above the water like so:
Thus, of the object's volume is above the water.
Example Question #6 : Density And Specific Gravity
A spherical ball submerged in water is held in place. Upon release, the ball has an instantaneous upward acceleration of . What is the density of the ball?
We can start with Newton's 2nd law for this problem:
Upon release, we only have two forces, gravity and buoyancy:
Since the ball is accelerating upward, let's designate an upward force as positive. Then, the first expression becomes:
Now we need to determine the mass of water displaced. To do this, we will need to choose an arbitrary volume for the sphere. To keep things simple, let's just make it .
Therefore we can say:
Substituting this into our last expression, we get:
Rearranging for density:
We have values for each of these except for the mass of water displaced. Since the ball has a volume of , we know that of water is also displaced. Then we can say:
Now plugging in values to the density expression, we get:
Example Question #7 : Density And Specific Gravity
An cube weighs when submerged in water, but in air. What is the specific gravity of the cube?
We know that the weight of the object in the air is . This means that the buoyant force will be subtracted by the cube's weight in water (). This gives us a buoyant force of .
The ratio of the weight of the object to the buoyant force in water will give us the specific gravity of the cube in the following equation:
Therefore the correct answer is
Example Question #8 : Density And Specific Gravity
What is the density of a cube that is submerged in water.
Since the block is submerged by percent we know that it has a density that is percent that of water. We know that the density of water is so percent of that will give us the answer of:
Example Question #9 : Density And Specific Gravity
A block of material has a density . A second block of equal mass has three times the volume of the first. What is the density of the second block?
Equation of density is so multiplying the volume by three would decrease the density by .
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To my surprise, it wasn't the cockcrow at dawn that woke me in Old Farm. No, it was the rustle of an early morning breeze through the huge weeping Beech tree outside my bedroom window. After a few moments of coming to, realizing where I was and smiling while recalling the craic of the previous evening, its cadence lulled me back to sleep.
#burgerton was the hashtag for the occasion. Some twitter exchanges about the best burger in Ireland led to Alfie McCaffrey's (@pigoftheday) issue of an invitation (or throwing of a gauntlet) to come to his and Margaret's (@OLDEFARM) home for lunch last Sunday.
And so we came, seventeen adults and eight children, if I'm not mistaken.
Burgers for the occasion included
– Turkey burgers smothered in onions and blue cheese, made by @WiseMona and her Chef, Ron, known to most of us from their weekly column in the Sunday Times.
– Lamb, fennel seed and rosemary burgers made by Maggie, aka @fiestyfoodie
– Beef and Pork (50/50) burgers with red onion, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce and oregano, fresh from Maggie's garden.
– Beef/pork burgers with a black pudding core from Garrett, @butcherlimerick and Fiona, @msButcherLimk
– Beef burgers stuffed with a mix of three cheeses, feta, cheddar and mozzarella, with chopped red onion….also from @butcherlimerick
– Pure, free-range pork burgers made by our host, Alfie , from Saddleback pigs born and reared here on Old Farm in North County Tipperary.
I had a little taste of all of them and they were absolutely delicious.
Tables were groaning under the bounty of dishes to accompany (and balance) the burgers;
– Salads from Sunny Meadow Farm, Portumna
– Kimchi from the Hop House- Kimchi Restaurant, Parnell Street, Dublin
– Vlaa's from Arún Bakery, Stonybatter, Dublin
– Cheese brought by Jonathan and Jessica from Mossfield, Birr, Co.Offaly ( not far from Old Farm)
– Wine brought by Bríd from Honest2Goodness Market, Glasnevin, Dublin
and a cornucopia of cordials, salads, desserts and breads brought by Karen aka @karenboconnell, Colette aka @Katzwizkaz, Lilly aka @MexicancookEire and Alan aka @RedCurtainRev.
A spectacular cake made and brought by Móna and Ron's children became a birthday cake when we discovered that it was Bríd's birthday. Like any experienced hostess, Margaret had birthday candles stowed away for an unexpected celebration.
Daili's (@DailiPrz) contribution took the biscuit- she made a Mexican pinata in the shape of a little pink pig.
After lunch, Alfie hoisted it on a branch of the beech tree and all the children had a go at bashing it until it burst, spilling sweets and bars all over the lawn.
There's only one word for what we all experienced at Old Farm- Hospitality. Generous, hearty, attentive, relaxed hospitality. We sat at tables on the verandah and on the lawn, moving and re-mingling when a raincloud passed overhead. Later on, Alfie lit the cheminée and Margaret provided cushions and rugs for all who stayed over. Conversation and craic went on into the early hours.
Old Farm is situated on rich, fertile land in North County Tipperary, near the centre of Ireland.
Mother Nature was generous here, laying down a bedrock of limestone, providing good drainage via the Little Brosna and the mighty Shannon, and laying on a moist, temperate climate which makes everything grow so well.
Margaret and Alfie were not the first farmers to spot this. Driving by Redwood Castle en route to Old Farm, on spotting the huge, unlikely edifice which seems to be in the middle of nowhere, you think " Why?" Well, putting on the shoes of our forebears, Why Not?
Why did the MacAodhagáin family, chieftains under Brehon Law, build a stronghold in this place? Why did the Anglo-Normans fight to wrest it from them? Why did Oliver Cromwell gift so much of the neighbouring land to his Generals in the Cromwellian Plantation of Ireland? What did the North Tipperary Flying Columns fight so hard for in the Irish Civil War? Not far from here is the place where they forded the Shannon in 1601, those few survivors of the Battle of Kinsale, returning northwards to the lands of O'Neill and O'Donnell, starving, depleted and defeated. They may not have known that the Brehon way of life was over, forever, in Ireland. What was it that mattered so much to all these people over several centuries of recorded history? Land is the answer. Rich, fertile agricultural soil; the giver of life, the mainstay and identity of a people.
Looking south from Old Farm, the horizon is marked by the Devil's Bit. To the east, pasture and tillage rise gently towards the foothills of the Slieve Bloom Mountains. To the north and west, the land falls away towards the Shannon, still a narrow river before it passes under Portumna bridge and spreads out to become the vast expanse of Lough Derg. When barges plied their trade on the inland waterways of Ireland, up to the late 1950's, this land was, among other things, a grain belt. Every autumn the precious cargo was loaded onto barges to go south to Limerick and north via the Royal and Grand Canals, to Dublin.
At Old Farm, British Saddleback pigs are reared for meat and for breeding. Polonius the boar presides in his own paddock, keeping company with any one of the five sows at any given time. Each sow bears a litter of piglets (or bonhams) once or twice a year. They live outdoors…as the expression goes, ' Happy as a Pig in….' with sties and old spreading trees for shelter. Their feed is organic and completely free of any genetically modified foodstuffs. So far. Alfie worries that GMO's are being introduced insidiously into the food chain and insists that everyone needs to be vigilant about it. Right now, these beautiful pigs live happily, well cared for and breeding by the rhythm of the seasons. They go to a local butcher in Portumna for slaughter.
Terroir is what you taste in Old Farm Pork and Bacon. The taste of North Tipperary. We had it in Alfie's pork burgers- succulent and full of flavour. Bacon rashers at breakfast next morning lacked a certain something…yes, additives! After breakfast, Margaret brought us out to see the pigs wallowing in their element. Underfoot, the scent of chamomile rose to meet us. Gentle grunts filled the air.
" You should hear the sows murmuring to their babies" said Margaret. We were all delighted. And so were they.
All around here the land is well farmed, well minded. The word " tasty" is used to compliment a good farmer. Its produce is the best- it has to be, given its provenance.
Go on, if you haven't had free-range pork or bacon before, try it. It's part of what we are.