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TRENTON, N.J. -- The presumed Democratic gubernatorial candidate, kick-starting a high-stakes election year, hit hard Friday at New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for awarding of a no-bid contract for Superstorm Sandy cleanup.
At a special legislative hearing Friday, state Sen. Barbara Buono and fellow Democrats claimed cronyism drove up recovery costs, while Republican lawmakers defended both Christie's decision and the performance of the company that was awarded the contract, AshBritt Inc.
The contract with AshBritt for debris removal has so far cost local governments in New Jersey $125 million.
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An Asbury Park Press review of municipal bills showed that AshBritt charged towns $21.25 per cubic yard to gather roadside debris and bring it to a collection site within 15 miles -- nearly double the $11.70 asking price of another Florida company, Bergeron, and other firms.
Democrats at the hearing fired questions at witness Randy Perkins, AshBritt's CEO. Buono pressed Perkins on how AshBritt gained the inside track in winning the contract, but she was met by pushback from Perkins.
"With all due respect, you're running for governor," said Perkins, who said at the end of the four-hour hearing that he wanted to "retract" his remark.
Friday's joint hearing, which examined AshBritt's performance as well as the contract award, had heavy political overtones that are likely to continue through November.
Christie was not in Trenton on Friday; he attended a political event in Palm Beach, Fla. But he has defended the deal, saying many towns needed an option for recovery efforts. Christie also noted that towns were free to pick other contractors.
Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is a founding partner of BGR, a firm that lobbies for AshBritt, and Christie has said AshBritt was recommended to him by Barbour.
The Florida firm also hired a team of influential consultants -- including George Gilmore, the Ocean County GOP chairman, and Maggie Moran, former deputy chief of staff to Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine -- to pitch its services to town officials.
But Buono couldn't get Perkins to give up details of AshBritt's initial outreach to state officials.
"This contract was entered into 24 hours after the storm hit. Who did you contact?" Buono said.
"I don't have timelines," Perkins responded. "I don't have a specific time and date when these calls took place."
"I'm just a little confused because Mr. Barbour has stated that he reached out to Governor Christie and recommended that they hire you," Buono said.
Earlier Republican state Sen. Joseph M. Kyrillos Jr. objected when Buono said, "It appears the governor gave a no-bid contract to a politically connected firm that has charged double the rates."
"Is this a campaign rally?" Kyrillos asked.
This was the first hearing in a series launched by majority Democrats, who said they want a better explanation of how the contract came into place.
Kyrillos said critics should recall the chaos that ensued in the days after the storm.
"Only if you were there on the ground, on the streets of Union Beach and Keansburg after the storm as I was, can you appreciate the situation and the immediate response that was needed," he said.
This isn't the first time Perkins has had to defend his company's practices.
AshBritt had a debris removal contract worth more than $500 million in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and the company's work attracted attention from FEMA and Capitol Hill. In May 2006, the House of Representatives' Committee on Government Reform focused on the deal in its evaluation of the contracting system, and Perkins testified before the panel.
The Christie administration renewed its defense of the AshBritt contract hours before the hearing began when his office issued a statement titled, "The Christie Administration Has Overseen a Swift and Efficient Cleanup Effort."
Christie spokesman Kevin Roberts said, "Within 100 days of Sandy making landfall, the state of New Jersey had overseen the removal of more than 8 million cubic yards of debris, including household and vegetative debris caused by the storm as well as sand."
Democrats faulted the deal in part because the state didn't have a contract in place before Sandy hit and because AshBritt wasn't required to bid against competitors for the work.
But Roberts said the contract was competitively bid in Connecticut in 2008 and was adopted in New Jersey under the same terms.
"It was made available as one option among others for municipalities," Roberts said.


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Duct Tape
January 18th, 2012
Yet another use.
(submitted by April)
Yet another use.
(submitted by April)
I escaped once at the beach when I was about three and once found (on the otherside of the boardwalk….i had to cross 4 lanes of traffic to get there) I was ducttaped around the waist to a beach chair, under an umbrella, and dish towels the were brought to dry kids hair were now used to tie my hands in place. This wasn't abuse. This was Nineteen Eighty Two and I could have drown!
Not punishment. My siblings and I used to ducktape each others mouths shut all the time. Chill people.
To all the negative comments, would you please unlike AFP and stop trolling the site because you're narrow minded and jealous, people across the globe have opinions in all cultures on how to raise a child, and probably have not been outside your own little world. The only disgraceful thing about this pic is all the litter laying around when there are garbage bins, an amusing picture and assume that they are not even the parents of the kid in the back ground !!!! ????
OMG Will you people just lighten up? Kids do crazy stuff all the time! Everyone of us has put duct tape on our mouths at least once in our lives PLAYING around! Let kids be kids. This is why the world has become so whiny and kids don't even know how to play anymore because someone's always screaming abuse! IT'S NOT ABUSE!!!
Agreed. I used to get into some shenanigans with duct tape as a kid. I still get into shenanigans with duct tape as an adult.
Me too! My teen son and his friends duct tape each other to the wall just to see if they can.
Awwww… That's going to hurt when it's taken off… And probably be irritated afterwards.
Why was the photo taken in the first place? Because the child had either put tape on her mouth or it was a set up. Anyone who draws anything insidious about this shot could seriously use some insight. RE: the rubbish under the bleachers and comments disparaging the parents? I would be more inclined to condemn those lovely folk who dropped it…
I wonder if this would work on teenagers?!!
let us know… 😉
nope. tried that. I could still hear him.
Probably for the best if it kept any of that trash from ending up in her mouth
Good one!
I honestly thought the woman's belt was made of duct tape on my small screen and was confused about the response. Doubtful if that kid wasn't bound elsewhere that she couldn't remove that tape herself. My mom would make me suck on dish soap and hot pepper flakes if I swore; I would've begged for the tape!
I tried this in high school to wax my lip (that doesn't work well).
seriously folks. her hands are free to pull that off whenver she wants, and usually kids that are being punished are walking around playing…
My brother ducted tape a kid to a wall once. The kid was terrorizing other, younger kids. The parents that WERE there and laughed and didn't take her down (shame on those parents for not punishing their own kid!). When that kid was removed from the wall, she behaved a lot better.
For all we know, they taped her binky in her mouth because they ran out of water to clean it. Next time she dropped it on the ground, they would have had to use beer.
Kid isn't crying. Doubt she needs therapy today.
For the record, I have three children, and I can remember SEVERAL occasions where each one of them found rolls of tape (masking, duct, or electrician's) and played imaginary games that involved taping their mouths shut or taping their ankles together. It was usually the "bad guys" who trapped them, and the whole point of the game was to be clever and escape from the bad guys.
Depending on circumstances, this photo is either evidence of child abuse or evidence of a healthy child with an active imagination. I'm voting that it's the latter.
Yeah, but not until they're in high school, and with another person.
Seriously? I can't think of a circumstance where duct tape is ever an appropriate disciplining tool.
And I can't think of a circumstance where it would be any of your business how a parent chooses to discipline their child! The pic is funny, and it is not up to you to judge the parents – period.
Silence is golden,
And duct tape is silver.
The overblown comments about how unfunny this is are actually funnier than the picture.
Totally agree — I can't keep a role of scotch tape in the house unless it is up high — my 4 year old will use the whole role to tape himself, then the teenager gets some to tape his nose and eyes wide open — tape is cheap fun!!
Probably not the best timing on this one…
I am disappointed to see this on the site, funny or not, after the recent uproar on FB of a similar punishment.
Where or what topic did you see this under on FB? I would like to see it as well, thanks. Donna
Calm down people! My younger brother and I used to pretend that one of us was kidnapped by some evil person and we would duct tape the mouth and be tied to a chair while the other sibling pretended to be Indiana Jones and rescued them. We used to have so much fun ripping the tape off of each other's mouths because we knew it hurt the other one. Ahhh, the little joys of childhood. One roll of duct tape would last us for weeks!
Really calm down people! I run out of tape all the time because my kids tape their mouth shut or tape there hands together. Oh and heaven forbid that the kid is under the bleachers, in the shade! lighten up!
Marty, she doesn't look like she wants to be there…….
Took me a minute. This one is wrong if it's a punishment, but the kid could just be playing with the tape. We all did weird things like that when we were kids.
I wouldn't be surprised if the girl put it on herself when no one was looking. Hope her nostrils weren't covered.
Poor kid 🙁
Am I seeing this right? Did these rednecks put duct tape over a child's mouth? And is she sitting in trash? This is neglect at best, probably abuse. Definitely not funny.
Ahhh, don't be such a Nancy!
Perhaps AFP has been missing the news recently where people have been getting into serious trouble for doing this.
That is criminal… Child abuse.. Put the duct tape on the PARENTS faces.
not funny
I had to do this to our six-year-old. (He's 30 now and totally normal, except that he is in Navy Intelligence…. no further comments there…) I think it should be mentioned in every child care manual.
He's got a child that needs a dose of duct tape too!! (There is justice in the world.)
Seriously? There is absolutely no good reason to duct tape a child's mouth or any other body part for that matter.
BAAAHAAAHAAAA!!! People are naive!
That's just wrong.
It sure is. And doesn't that look like a wonderful place to let your kid play?
Seriously? Kids play under bleachers all the time.

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The best day evaaaarr on UC3
At the end of the game, I ended up with a rampant & I had 4,000 tournament points. (The most I've ever gotten btw)
Thats my score I had. LOL I was soooo happy
Re: The best day evaaaarr on UC3
Best day for 1 player! LOL!
That's been the problem with this game from the start. TERRIBLE MATCHMAKING! Really awful! And, just about anyone can get a rampant or a 5 not alive.
In UC2, these things were more DIFFICULT to obtain, were a bit more rare and special.
UC3's set up for Connect 4, 5 Not Alive, and the kill streak fury, rage, and rampant are strung together too easily and the time that one has to continue the streak is ABSURD and always has been.
Unfortunately the OP's story is too common under this title cause NDI has no idea how to balance a multiplayer and they CANNOT help but weapon tweek tweek tweek.
This could have REALLY been a stellar game, but the COMP side of the MP of this title is laughable. Co-Op had potential too, but that saw ZERO ATTENTION under NDI's flagship.
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LOL so I was playing UC3 today & I found the NOOBIEST lobby ever.
At the end of the game, I ended up with a rampant & I had 4,000 tournament points. (The most I've ever gotten btw)
Thats my score I had. LOL I was soooo happy
congrats, my best is only 3600 ... i wish i could find lobbies like that for when i'm trying to use tournament tickets, hopefully i can find some so my last 2 platinum tiers can come a little bit easier...


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2-aftre the reservation a great surprise in supplement bond 100€ payment for (cleaning +draps+taxes)
3 - impossible of sat(based) in the garden or to open windows because of big mosquitoes (in spite of the precautions were all pricked by mosquito
4 - walked out of order
5-full of dust, in private individuals under mattresses
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7-lack of playroom(gaming room) (children and adults) and fitness gym
8-I never return and I do not advise(recommend) it to my friends
hidden cost and no free wifi as advertised
Very comfortable nice apartment.
Very good orieted appartment in the centre of Chamonix. Exxellent on the minute service from Interhome when the bathtub was clogged.
The apartment was clean, well equipped, in a great location with allocated parking. It was in need of some TLC.It could do with the walls redecorating and the patio area tidying up.
Great place with very nice hostess, great public transport from there you can get everywhere. Everything was nice and clean, great base to explore austria!
We were only 2 nights in Porto Cristo N(u)ovo with 2 parents and 4 children ( 12, 14, 14, 16). We had a good time there, for the apartment is quite clean, there are 3 bedrooms, all quite big enough, a large sitting space, 2 bathrooms and 2 balconys. A very well kept garden.So the apartment on itself, we would recommend to everybody.
We were with larger children, so they wanted to go to the sea. The sea is very close, but you can't get to there. You have to take the car and go to Porto Cristo or somewhere else. The neighbourhood is very quiet, which is not so exciting for children our age.
The WIFI didn't work at first, but the woman who is very very friendly and willing to help and inform you, managed to repare it. So for next geusts Wifi won't be a problem. When we came, the heater was on, so allthough it was not so warm outside, it was nice inside. We are sure, (elder??) people with a car will enjoy this appartment.
Spacy appartment with lots of storage room and room for the bags so no mess. Ekstra plus was the feather duvets.
Great location.
The apartment in Chamonix was good. Centrally located and perfect for access to Brevent ski area. Short drive to get to Grand Montets and Flagere. Three of us stayed which was a bit cosy - better suited to 2 people only.
We enjoyed our stay in Christian's apartment in La Tejita near Montana Roja and El Médano. The apartment is well equipped with all your basic needs covered however it is not corresponding to the actual apartment description mentioned on the Interhome homepage. The stove wasn't working and we complained about that. The same afternoon Christian came and changed it. Swift service, problem solved and he is a very friendly and nice guy with good English skills. But as we have had this problem we had scrutinized our contract and found that several things were not as expected thus we thought we had been placed in the wrong apartment in the complex. He explained that he only had this place, as it was peoples private homes rented out, so a replacement was not an option but Interhome had written false information about the apartment. To the list of things mentioned that wasn't there: Flat screen TV (only a normal one), 4 hotplate stove with oven (only 2 hotplates and no oven but that got changed to a new 3 hotplate stove still with no oven), electric coffee machine, iron and hairdryer. We didn't care about the other things missing except maybe the hairdryer and the oven but the stove was most important to us. Hopefully the owner will get the description corrected. The terrace is facing north and the view is uninteresting but having said that the location is absolutely great if you are an independent traveler who is looking for peace and quiet. In the evening there is nothing to do but to read books. You are living with local people not other tourist. In the complex next to you you'll find a bar with a convenience store and wifi. Also the bus to Los Christianos passes by on the main road. You are right next to a big and beautiful beach with a local beach bar open during the day. You can walk to Montana Roja and El Médano 3 km away through the dunes and hiking passages (bring a light for when it is dark). Mind the slippery surface of rubble on the mountain and no you cannot go all the way around it. When you get to El Médano you'll find an unspoiled little town mostly dominated by surfers, locals and Spanish tourists. On the beach promenade you'll find cafés and restaurants with a sea view and no traffic. I can recommend renting a car with Autos Bello located right across from Hotel Medano. We got a really great service there with pick up where we lived and drop off at the Airport Hotel we moved to the last day. Nice functional Citroen C3. Return it as you receive it. The tourist information in El Médano is also very service minded and recommended us some great trips to take with the time given. A sudden storm snowed in Teide and they were also helpful calling up traffic information confirming the roads were closed so we didn't waste time trying to get there. Instead we went to see the Pyramids in Güimar, ate lunch in Candelaria and went shopping in La Laguna. Next trip we went to Masca, Icod de los Vinos and Casa de los Balcones. All in all we had a great stay in Tenerife and it is not the last time we'll stay in La Tejita, El Médano or maybe even the campsites in Montana Roja. Thumbs up :)
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The Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry is the site of many field trips from groups throughout the state. The month of May has been busy at the quarry with students from Salt Lake, the Ferron kindergarten class and the first grade class from Huntington Elementary having all visited the quarry.
Mike Leschin from the Bureau of Land Management is the paleontologist on duty at the quarry. He answers all the questions the students have and explains the different aspects of the quarry to the students. Cleveland-Lloyd is the densest concentration of Jurassic dinosaur bone ever found, containing the remains of at least 44 allosaurs, this world famous quarry has produced more dinosaur mounts for display in museums than any other in the world.
The Emery County Public Lands Council met in their regularly scheduled meeting on May 14 at 10 a.m. in the Emery County Courthouse. Those council members present were: Kirk Johansen, Dickson Huntington, Vernell Rowley, Tom Roush, Craig Johansen, Wes Curtis, Val Payne, Dennis Worwood, chairman, Commissioners Ira Hatch, Randy Johnson and Drew Sitterud.
The first item on the agenda was the approval of the minutes from the previous meeting. The subcommittee reports were next on the agenda with Craig Johansen reporting on water. Joes Valley reservoir started the season with 37,000 acre feet of water and the May 1 stream flow forecast by the Soil Conservation Service was at 47 percent of normal. Projections are that Joes Valley will have 13,000 usable acre feet of water by the end of the season which is the very lowest the reservoir has been since 1966 when it was first filled. There will be a problem with recreation with the water being below the boat ramp for most of the season. There will probably be a lot of complaints.
Huntington Creek is currently running 37 percent of normal. They have 14,000 acre feet of water allocation out of Joes Valley and are currently drawing 300 acre feet a day; at that rate it will last 108 days. Which is three months and 20 days which will be partly into August. Cottonwood is about the same with 15,200 acre feet of primary water and 5,000 acre feet of project water. They are currently drawing 240 acre feet a day which will last approximately 85-90 days.
The Ferron drainage is currently drawing 230 acre feet a day. Millsite had 9,500 acre feet of water in storage at the beginning of the season. The power company's average is 36 acre feet a day with two units running and 53 acre feet a day with three units on line. The Huntington power plant is currently drawing 36 acre feet of water per day. Roughly by the 1st of August we will run out of water, reported Craig Johansen. He also invited Darrel Leamaster from the Castle Valley Special Service District to give a report of what the cities are doing to conserve water.
Leamaster said each city has enacted some turn taking or restrictions. In Emery on the Muddy there is no water storage and Emery owns a good percentage of water shares in Muddy Creek. They are being careful in their use and will continue to use it until the water runs out. At Dells Camp the snow was off the Snowtel earlier than anytime in history. The snow is off all of the Snowtels now. It was on the other Snowtel sites five or six days longer than usual. There is not a lot of water on any drainage. Towns are limiting watering. Some with no watering after 9 or 10 a.m. in the morning and only after 6 p.m. in the evenings.
Clawson has the tightest restrictions with watering only on Wednesday and Saturday from 6-10 p.m. They will probably run out of water in August. There was a Ferron town meeting the other night where water restrictions were discussed. The even numbered houses can water on Monday and Thursday from 6-9 a.m. or 6-9 p.m. only. The odd numbered houses can water Tuesdays and Fridays the same hours. They will be patrolling closely. The first violation will result in a 14 day suspension of water and the second violation will result in the water being shut off the rest of the season. They have a water gauge marker which will be hung in the post office which shows exactly where they are on usage.They have used one-fourth of their available water already.
In Castle Dale you can water any three days from 6-9 a.m. or 6-9 p.m. In Orangeville the west side of town can water on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and the east side can water on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Their church, park and school have also been put on a schedule. It is a tough situation and we are trying to control it. The culinary water comes from the same block of water for each city. When the secondary water is turned off you cannot water outside with culinary water there are no shares to cover this type of watering and the culinary systems do not have the capacity.
The springs which supply the water for Huntington, Cleveland and Elmo are holding up well. We do not anticipate any trouble with the culinary water, but if people abuse it we're in trouble. The springs at peak produce 600 gallons a minute but are now running about 450-460 gallons per minute, explained Leamaster.
The recreation subcommittee report was next with Roush saying that Public Trails Day will be held on June 1 at Pole Canyon. Rosann Fillmore from the forest service has also recommended that next year we do a project with them for the 100th birthday celebration of the forest service in 2003; so I put that out for your consideration.
The heritage subcommittee report was next with Curtis saying the Heritage Area Bill is starting to move. On June 6 in Washington there will be a hearing. This is exciting news, usually with a heritage area they recommend a two year study period, but ours has already had a seven year study period.
On June 10, two officials from the Department of the Interior, Kate Stevens and Brenda Barnett will be here for three days. They will visit the Highway 89 Heritage Area and they will come over here to see the San Rafael Heritage Area.
Kathleen Truman said they are inviting all of the cities to participate and they would like to have a representation of the Castle Valley Pageant in the Castle Dale Park and also a lamb fry lunch for the visitors. They have four weeks to get a plan together and they also will have folk artists at the museum. People from the historical society are also interested in coming to meet the people from the interior department.
Truman also mentioned that Rosann Fillmore is working on the Seely Creek Guard Station determining those with common interests and people interested in the history and preservation of the site. The restoration will cost between $30-100,000 depending on if they find lead paint or not. The site is also eligible for the National Register.
Curtis also mentioned that Keith Allred from the Kennedy school of government at Harvard has been here and met with people here. He thinks the monument is a good concept. He believes that public involvement and input by the stake holders are an important part for analyzing a monument proposal. The process has not yet been outlined. There isn't an official project yet, but plenty of time will be allowed for the process.
Payne mentioned that Allred is looking to come out again soon because he felt the need to spend more time with the locals. Curtis pointed out that the heritage area will stand on its own whether or not a monument is designated, because it deals with preserving heritage and economic potential. Although the two do fit together hand and glove as a tourist destination, one is not dependent upon the other.
Payne said, "The Heritage bill has been discussed extensively and I think it is proper for this body to formulate support of the Heritage bill in a formal sense. We have never gone to the county commission and indicated formal support."
Peggy Harrison from Congressman Chris Cannon's office said the resource committee in Washington wants the county to send people to testify in support of the Heritage bill.
Commissioner Johnson concurred that they should voice full support from the public lands council and the commission for this bill. A motion was made, seconded and approved that the public lands council give their endorsement of the bill.
The access management subcommittee was next with their report. The county submitted their recommendation on the route designation to the BLM naming Alternative one with modifications. A letter was sent to all council members with a copy of the report submitted to the BLM.
The grazing subcommittee was next with Huntington saying his subcommittee had also met with Allred and he feels like they are on the right track to do some good things with him. An environmental organization has a movement going for legislation to buyout and retire grazing permits. The program is voluntary.
Curtis considered the buyout as a pie in the sky idea which is extremely unlikely and very difficult to get anywhere and not something to lose sleep over.
Huntington mentioned the passing of the Farm Bill recently which he said of the entire document the wording for ranchers was less than 1.5 percent. He said that with the drought in the area the ranchers could use some help.
The BLM update was next with Tom Rasmussen, acting field manager for the Price District Office speaking. His first comment was to clarify that they had not made any decisions on the San Rafael Route designations and that the 14,000 comments received would all be reviewed.
Floyd Johnson from the BLM said they received between 3-5,000 form letters. We've gone through them all now and they are in a stack, we are now looking at specific letters to identify specific concerns and issues. These will be passed on to a specialist to analyze by the first part of June.
Rasmussen mentioned the Last Chance drilling operation which has been on the television news and in a Salt Lake Tribune article. He said the oil and gas leases have been active in the area since 1960 when Royal Dutch Shell had a drill hole there. Maralo LLC, an oil firm, is reentering the hole and testing various zones. Last summer they contacted us with a notice of staking on June 18, 2001. The project was on the BLM bulletin board on our website until it crashed on Nov. 2. The public was well informed that the project was going on. The road people, and Val Payne from the public lands council and Capitol Reef all participated in an onsite walk through of the area involved.
The oil company taking a drill rig through Capitol Reef has gained national notoriety. The drill rig currently onsite will use the northern route to leave the park.
Payne commented that he had been down to the area in question and what's being said is a 'bunch of garbage.' The damage to the road didn't effect the desert habitat and two-thirds of the loop road was not effected. Only a two mile length of road was effected. Not the entire length of the road as was reported. The wetlands in question are in Sevier County and are merely seeps along the road. Payne reported that culverts had been replaced and the work for them was being done entirely from the road with no impact to the sides of the road. They have also put down gravel along some parts of the road which in fact has made the road better. The company has already fixed the road. "Most people will take it at face value and it looks like a lot of country was destroyed but that's just not the case," said Payne.
Rasmussen reported next on the Wilcox property in the Range Creek area which encompasses approximately 3,000 acres, with the lower part of the property being in Emery County. They have no planning yet on how to deal with that area, but various agencies will also be involved with the project. Waldo Wilcox has until July 31 to remove personal belongings from the property.
Commissioner Hatch said he was glad the property would be state or federally managed because then the public wouldn't be precluded from using the area.
Rasmussen said they are still waiting for a word from the state office on how to proceed.
Rasmussen also explained that some smaller gas companies have an interest in leasing permits near Green River. He also said they are bound by internal documents to address wilderness concerns in these areas so leasing is on hold.
"Also a company out of Oklahoma wants to lease an area east of Cleveland-Lloyd dinosaur quarry. "We have an employee out now determining wilderness value of these areas. We have less land leased recently than two years ago.
"Phillips also has plans for expansion of their coal bed methane field with some being in Emery County. They plan to add 114 new wells on 80 drilling pads. They plan to do directional drilling.
"The problem they have with this is in pumping the water out because the casing is at an angle. But, they are going to experiment with it," reported Rasmussen.
The Board of Education for the Emery County School District met at their regularly scheduled meeting on May 7 at Emery High. Board members present were: Laurel Johansen, board president, Royd Hatt, vice president, Sam Singleton, Rue Ware and Marie Johnson. Superintendent Kirk Sitterud and Ross Huntington, business administrator were also in attendance.
The first item of business was the approval of the warrants and minutes. The next item on the agenda was the principal's report. Gwen Callahan, principal at Emery High was on hand to give their report. She said they are pleased with how successful the attendance policy has been.
"Last year, 164 first notices were sent out for excessive absences. Seventy-five second notices were sent out and 33 court referrals. This year we sent out 86 first notices, 13 second notices and six, third notices. We haven't had any court referrals this year. This attendance policy is working and we appreciate your support with it. We are also down to 18 students a quarter on probation.
"We had our accreditation this year. We passed and the only thing they said was that we're not tooting our own horn enough. It was amazing to the panel how we are able to run everything. They said we have an impressive faculty and facility. Our faculty came through really slick and they are impressive and we are proud," said Callahan.
Johansen said it is obvious things are under control at the high school and it is proven by the excellence students achieve. Johnson wondered how the student lounge is coming along. Callahan said the students love it and Mr. Card built the benches and Mr. Keele and his construction students had done a lot of work on it.
The next item on the agenda was Neal Potter from Waxie Sanitary Supply with a presentation on custodial supplies. He said their program is unique and is based on two principles which include maximum production and maximizing dollars spent. One of their ideas is 'just in time inventory.' "If we went to one of your custodial closets you would probably find 20 or more cleaning products. We cut those down to five with three specialty products, this maximizes dollars," said Potter.
He mentioned each program is tailored to the needs of the individual school district. They work to change some of how cleaning is done. The average school district will spend 15-24 cents per square foot for cleaning. School districts using this program reduce their expenditures to 6-12 cents per square foot. "We work to increase productivity. We align purchases based on need established by actual use history.
"We also work with motivational programs. One district that has been with us for five years has reduced absenteeism by 20 percent by teaching hand washing. We maximize buying power for commodities by combining purchases. There is nothing like our program in the industry," said Potter.
Superintendent Sitterud said their main job is to take care of buildings and save money and Johansen thanked Potter for the presentation whichwill be taken into consideration.
The next item on the agenda was the consideration for adoption of a resolution of the Board of Education of the Emery County School District authorizing the issuance and sale of general obligation school building bonds, Series 2002, in an aggregate principal amount of $1.5 million. Kent Michie from Zions Bank explained the bonds to the board. He said the bonds would mature between 2004-07 which is a fairly short payback. The interest rates are fairly low and these have an average rate of 3.34 percent. "I don't know of another case where bonds have been sold that low," said Michie. "Zions Bank is the underwriter and they sell to investors throughout the United States. It has a bond rating of triple A which is the highest. This is because of the bond's short character. The purchase contract will need to be signed on the 23rd of May," he said.
The resolution was adopted by the board members. Michie said the first case he ever worked on was for the Emery County School District about 23-24 years ago. He introduced his partner Alex Buxton who is working on his first case.
The next item on the agenda was the consideration for adoption of a resolution providing for the voters to authorize increasing the voted leeway from a tax rate of .000400 to .000800.
Superintendent Sitterud explained the dilemma the school district is in. He said they were already trying to plan for appropriate adjustments before the legislature's cuts. This doubled the shortfall the district is facing. Adjustments and cuts took care of half of the $550,000. The district has been cutting $500-600,000 per year for the past five-six years. That is a $3 million reduction from the budget these past years. "In order to maintain programs and help keep the class sizes low and buy books we are proposing to put a resolution on the June 25 primary election ballot," he said.
Superintendent Sitterud further explained that even with the increase in the voted leeway this year there will still be a tax reduction for county taxpayers. Eighty-four percent of the debt service will be retired with a lowering from .001785 to .000364. On a $100,000 home without the voted increase the property tax cut will be $78. With the increase there will still be a reduction of $56 per year on property tax paid on the debt service levy. If the voted leeway were to fail the district would have to reduce 20 full-time positions over the next two years and eliminate programs and field trips. The Emery district ranks 22 out of the 40 districts in property taxes and would rank 18 out of 40 with the increased voted leeway. "We will remain somewhere in the middle. Some districts will be raising their tax rates," said Sitterud.
Johansen said they want to keep the quality of education and keep the class size down. Sitterud said the district will be sending out an information brochure as the primary election draws nearer.
Teachers present at the meeting said the Emery Education Association stands behind it and is in support of the increase in the leeway.
The next item on the agenda was the consideration and the approval of a lease agreement with Zions Bank for physical fitness equipment and program. This is a three year lease which begins in June.
The next item on the agenda was the discussion of a fire curtain for the Emery High auditorium. The bids received for the curtain were higher than expected and the item was tabled until another bid could be secured.
The next item was the discussion of the student house construction project. Sitterud reported that the construction class is finishing their fourth house. There is a problem right now getting financing with the Utah Housing so Ed Clark has requested that they use funds previously set aside to begin their fifth home. The board approved the decision.
The next item on the agenda was the approval of the travel policy. This is for reimbursements of traveling expenses. The Emery policy is taken from the state travel policy with a few minor adjustments. If arrangements are made through the state travel agency then government rates apply for motels and this saves the district money for traveling expenses.
The Superintendent's report was next. Sitterud asked for the approval of Colleen Bott as the secretary for Castle Dale Elementary and for the early retirement of Norma Jean Hansen from Cottonwood Elementary. The board approved these actions. The school trust lands proposals from Canyon View Junior High and Ferron Elementary were approved. Sitterud pointed out how well Emery County students did at the recent technology state competition at BYU. The UHSAA recognized Ruth and Kent Stilson as the 2002 3A superfans. Sixth graders from Huntington Elementary wrote letters of appreciation to the school board thanking them for the installation of new lights in the gym. Tom Baltzer, principal of Huntington Elementary also sent a letter expressing thanks for the lights and also a new heater at the school. May 30 will be the closing social honoring retirees.
Johansen and Johnson will give out diplomas at Emery High graduation and Hatt will give out diplomas at the Green River High graduation.
Duane Merrell, teacher at Emery High expressed his concerns over the elimination of the early bird classes. He said it affects the good kids who are looking to pick up extra classes. He also expressed concern that not enough seniors are taking math and science classes and that perhaps the math and science requirements should be looked at again.
Neal Peacock, teacher at Emery High also expressed his concerns that the kids who want to excel will struggle. He said he will teach an AP American History class one year and an AP European History class the next year. He will teach an early bird student government class. He said he will have two preparation periods in the day and is willing to do that. A lot of the teachers are willing to do extra to make sure students wishing to excel aren't shorted. Don't consider the minimum amount of students in a particular class but rather the number of students a teacher teaches throughout the day. He stressed the need for looking at creative ideas to work through these issues.
The school board appreciates the caring teachers in our district and voiced their concern.
Bill Broadbear from the forest service was on hand at the Emery County Public Lands Council meeting on May 14 with an update on the Arapeen Trail system. He reported that the maps have been printed and are now available at the forest service offices in Ephraim, Ferron and Price.
He said they have been working on the project for 18 months now. They wanted a map to match what is on the ground. He pointed out the forest service travel map which has been around between 15-17 years is still the forest travel plan. The Arapeen Trail map features opportunities for ATV use. By doing this they hope to focus ATV use on the loops available. The Arapeen map focuses on trails around Potters Pond and south of there. Project coordinators spent six months developing and implementing a signing system.
Broadbear said work still needs to be done on trail head areas. "The signs feature trail guidelines and rules like respecting property. All trail heads will be marked with a bulletin board. The signs are all in tune with what is on the map. We borrowed the idea from the Piute trail system. The signs will help with educating the OHV users. They deal with rider etiquette, yielding to other riders, leaving wildlife alone and other information.
"This is our best shot for now. We expect changes and corrections will occur on an annual basis and it will probably be an annual printing. We expect feedback from various users and we would like to hear from them. As people use it we hope to develop a better trail system and a better product," said Broadbear.
Broadbear has training planned for forest service office employees on the use of the map. Seasonal workers will also be out on the trails giving out maps and educating the public.


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Courtney's "Union Pipes"The story of how the term 'union pipes' came into public use begins 225 years ago with a concert performance in London on 14 May 1788 by an Irish bellows piper named Denis Courtney..
Pastoral Pipes to return to Edinburgh
This magnificent set of pastoral pipes, probably made by Hugh Robertson in Edinburgh in the late 18th century, will be coming back to Edinburgh next month having been acquired by the Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments at auction on Thursday, September 19th
Many, many thanks to those who contributed. We look forward to seeing the pipes when they arrive some tiimme in mid-October.
full details at the auctioneers site: http://gardinerhoulgate.co.uk/Catalogues/mi220713/lot0024.html
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Steven and Patrice Rigby and Denis Marrelli announce the marriage of their daughter Alison to Robert Jones, the son of Ned and Gloria Jones of Layton. The couple will be married in a sunrise ceremony on June 3 at the home of the bride's parents. A wedding breakfast will follow the ceremony and later that evening a reception will be held in their honor at the Carbon School District administration building with a dinner and dance.
Alison is a 2003 graduate of Carbon High School, and the College of Eastern Utah with an associate of science degree in criminal justice. Alison graduated Magna Cum Laude from Westminster College in 2005 with bachelor degrees in sociology and philosophy and from the University of Utah in 2007 with a masters degree in social work.
Robert is a 2003 graduate of North Ridge High School. He graduated from the University of Utah in 2008 with a bachelor of science degree in mathematics. Robert owns and operates Athos Web Design and is also employed by Mind Share in Salt Lake as a web developer.
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Debates of May 1st, 2012
House of Commons Hansard #114 of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was railway.
- Question Period
- Government Response to Petitions
- Committees of the House
- Language Skills Act
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Citizen's Arrest and Self-defence Act
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Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre
Tom Lukiwski Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8) I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to seven petitions.
Status of Women
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Marie-Claude Morin Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the third report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, entitled "Abuse of Older Women".
Pursuant to Standing Order 109 of the House of Commons, the committee requests that the government table a comprehensive response to the report.
Status of Women
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Mylène Freeman Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, QC
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present the dissenting report written by the New Democrats. The New Democrats find that this report is intentionally weak and does not address all the issues of concern when we are talking about elder abuse and that much more needs to be done by the government.
Language Skills Act
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Alexandrine Latendresse Louis-Saint-Laurent, QC
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-419, An Act respecting language skills.
Mr. Speaker, the bill that I am introducing this morning will ensure that persons appointed by resolution of the Senate, the House of Commons or both Houses of Parliament—basically those we refer to as "officers of Parliament"—are able to understand French and English without the aid of an interpreter and are able to express themselves clearly in both official languages before being appointed to the position.
Those we generally refer to as "officers of Parliament" hold the following 10 positions: Auditor General of Canada, Chief Electoral Officer, Commissioner of Official Languages, Privacy Commissioner, Information Commissioner, Senate Ethics Officer, Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, Commissioner of Lobbying, Public Sector Integrity Commissioner and President of the Public Service Commission.
These positions require the incumbent to be able to communicate in both official languages in order to be able to properly carry out his or her duties. Knowledge of the official languages should therefore be a required skill.
Parliament operates in both official languages. Some parliamentarians are bilingual while others speak only English or only French. The officers of Parliament must therefore have the ability to communicate with parliamentarians in both official languages.
This bill targets only 10 people, but these 10 people play a key role in our parliamentary system. We therefore invite all Canadians to see languages not as an obstacle but, rather, as a way to bring people together.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed.)
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May 1st, 2012 / 10:05 a.m.
Pat Martin Winnipeg Centre, MB
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to table a petition today signed by tens of thousands of Canadians who call upon the House of Commons to take note that asbestos is the greatest industrial killer that the world has ever known. They also point out that more Canadians now die from asbestos than from all other industrial or occupational causes combined and yet Canada remains one of the largest producers and exporters of asbestos in the world. They also criticize the fact that Canada spends millions of dollars subsidizing the asbestos industry and blocking international efforts to curb its use.
Therefore, the petitioners call upon the Government of Canada to ban asbestos in all of its forms and institute a just transition program for asbestos workers in the communities in which they live; to end all government subsidies of asbestos, both in Canada and abroad; and finally, to stop blocking international health and safety conventions designed to protect workers from asbestos, such as the Rotterdam Convention.
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Mark Warawa Langley, BC
Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to present a petition on abortion from constituents in the Fraser Valley.
The petitioners state that Canada is the only nation in the western world, in the company of China and North Korea, without any laws restricting abortion and that Canada's Supreme Court has said that it is Parliament's responsibility to enact legislation.
The petitioners are calling upon the House of Commons to enact legislation that restricts abortion to the greatest extent possible.
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Linda Duncan Edmonton Strathcona, AB
Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to table a petition from Albertans calling on the House of Commons to eliminate poverty in Canada and support Bill C-233.
The petitioners bring attention to the House that poverty affects over 10% of Canadians and disproportionately affects aboriginal peoples, recent immigrants, people with disabilities, youth and children. They state that poverty leads to poor health and that poverty and social exclusion constitute obstacles to protect and respect human rights and exclusion from economic social development.
As I noted, the petitioners call upon the House of Commons to support Bill C-233, which would require the federal government to develop and implement a strategy for poverty elimination in consultation with provincial, territorial, municipal and aboriginal governments and with civil society.
41st General Election
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Elizabeth May Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present two petitions.
The first petition relates to the ongoing public demand for an inquiry on the question of what occurred in the election that took place a year ago tomorrow, the question of deliberate misleading of voters to erroneous polling places.
The signators to this petition calling for a full inquiry are from the Toronto area, as well as from Vancouver and some from within my own riding of Saanich—Gulf Islands.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Elizabeth May Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
Mr. Speaker, the second petition calls for the full funding on a stable and predictable long-term basis for our national public broadcaster, the CBC.
The petitioners are primarily from the Peterborough area but also from Hamilton and Toronto.
Questions on the Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre
Tom Lukiwski Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand.
Questions on the Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
The Speaker
Is that agreed?
Questions on the Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Some hon. members
The House resumed from April 25 consideration of the motion that Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (citizen's arrest and the defences of property and persons), be read the third time and passed.
Citizen's Arrest and Self-defence Act
Government Orders
10:10 a.m.
Wayne Marston Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, ON
Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to rise today to speak to Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (citizen's arrest and the defences of property and persons).
As I prepared for this a moment ago, I was thinking in terms of the election just a year ago and the impact that our late leader, Jack Layton, had in that particular election. This bill was something that he believed in very much, in a previous incarnation, so it brought that back to mind.
One of the things I pride myself in is that in the Hamilton area I attend the local Tim Hortons and the local food courts and I talk directly to the citizens I represent. One of the things that they believe, and I hear it said quite often, is that common sense is not as common as it once was. I think we have in Bill C-26 a fair effort on the part of the government to bring some common sense into this particular issue.
Bill C-26 would amend the section 494(2) of the Criminal Code dealing with citizen's arrest to provide greater flexibility. A little later in my remarks, I will refer to a speech by the member for Trinity—Spadina who actually introduced a bill in this place in the previous session but which died because of the election.
The crux of the problem is the timing of when people are able to complete a citizen's arrest. The law of the day says that people need to act on that citizen's arrest during the actual crime but, of course, sometimes that is just not the case. It also includes changes related to self-defence and the defence of property, which are currently in sections 35 and 42. These changes would bring much needed reforms to simplify, and this is where the common sense comes into the equation, the complex Criminal Code provisions on self-defence and the defence of property, something that has been requested by the courts over the years, not just our good citizens.
At this point, I will refer to the speech that I talked about a few moments ago.
The member for Trinity—Spadina had an event occur within her riding at a convenience store called the Lucky Moose. Mr. David Chen, the owner had been robbed numerous times in fact. It seemed that it was a very popular place to shop but it was also a very popular place to shoplift . Mr. Chen was extremely frustrated. A security camera showed an individual, who he had seen robbing his store and had left the premises earlier, coming back for some more. The individual was 37 years old and had a criminal record that stretched back to 1976.
Mr. Chen decided, along with a couple of people he worked with, to detain the individual until the police could arrive. My understanding of the situation is that he bound the person and put him into a van to contain him. It is indicated here in this speech that the police arrived within about four minutes. When the police arrived, apparently bruises could be seen on Mr. Chen's body where this individual had assaulted him but instead, Mr. Chen was charged with assault, kidnapping, forceable confinement and possession of a concealed weapon.
We need to ask ourselves where those charges came from. The concealed weapon was a box cutter. If anybody has been around a grocery store, box cutters are used all the time. It is not something that people working there would hide from everybody and conceal as a weapon. Beyond that, as far as the forceable confinement, the owner detained somebody while waiting for the police to come, somebody who had a record going back to 1976 and who just may want to try to get away.
The problem for Mr. Chen was that when the four charges were laid against him, we need to stop and think about what he was facing. The crown prosecutor offered to drop the kidnapping and assault charges if Mr. Chen would plead guilty to the remaining charges and, if he did, he would have faced 18 months in prison and a criminal record.
I am pleased to say that Mr. Chen chose not to plead guilty.
We have to wonder, from a common-sense perspective, whether our system has been stilted to the point that police officers actually put in more charges than necessary in "shooting for the moon and hoping for halfway", an old expression used in labour negotiations. In other words, if they put into place a trading arrangement in advance: the charges are laid, the Crown makes an offer and the person pleads guilty to save himself or herself the costs of court. However, had the individual put forward a proper defence, he or she might well have gotten off. Therefore, it really makes one wonder about the situation.
Members will recall there was a bill put forth by the NDP member for Trinity—Spadina, in the last parliament. It died due to the election. On February 17, the government promised to reintroduce the bill, and I am thankful that it has done so. However, when this bill was at committee just before returning to the House, the NDP critic offered nine amendments. We felt the bill was flawed in a number of areas. Of the nine amendments we proposed, only two passed, which is unfortunate. Although we are concerned about the fact that the other seven did not pass, there is enough content in the bill to satisfy us to the point of supporting it.
After carefully reviewing the bill and hearing from witnesses, our concerns were reinforced. When we reviewed the legislation, our priority was to ensure that it did not encourage vigilante justice or encourage people to put their personal safety at risk. A horrific tragedy took place in Montreal a couple of days ago. A dispute escalated between a cab driver and a number of his patrons who had probably just come from a bar. The young men jumped on his car and hit the taxi driver. He tried to get out of there and tragically ran over one of the individuals. That is an over-the-top, blatant case situation. However, it shows us how quickly a situation can get out of hand when an individual or a group of people try to impose their physical will on someone else.
Let us look at what happens to people in a confrontation. I think I made reference to this not long ago. In Hamilton where I worked at Bell Canada, one of our technicians tried to intercede when a man was beating his wife in public. People think that they have to do something. He grabbed the man to prevent him from striking his wife, pushed him and held him against the wall. The man's wife came over, took off her shoe and struck the Bell Canada worker in the back of the head. That is an example of a situation where the individual was trying to do the right thing to protect the woman first and foremost from physical injury. His intent was to hold her husband until the police came because there were other people in the area. He did not realize that because of the strong relationship between the husband and wife, she felt she should defend her husband in the manner that she did.
There are concerns around the situations that people can put themselves in when it comes to a citizen's arrest. Unfortunately, the amendments that we tried to put through to deal with that were not addressed properly.
The NDP will be supporting this bill. We think it brings some common sense to the justice system. We are satisfied that a reasonable effort was made on the part of the government. On that point, I will conclude my remarks.
Citizen's Arrest and Self-defence Act
Government Orders
10:20 a.m.
Carol Hughes Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing, ON
Madam Speaker, I hope my colleague will be able to finish his speech. I know he had some additional information that he wanted to share with us. He spoke about the fact that some of the other changes should have been considered. We are hoping that at some point we will have another opportunity to change that. I am wondering whether he can continue his speech on that issue.


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GDB7: Don't make it weird
October 25 2008 05:30PM
Game time at 8 PM MST Lambs. The 3-4 Canucks and the now 4-2 Oilers will square off in what should be a good tilt on HNIC. Now we say SHOULD because the Oilers have had started to make things weird for us.
Not weird like the-Gloved-One-here-rolling-out-of-his-crypt-to-hang-with-Sigfried-and-Roy-weird but weird all the same.
See if a team sucks and they lose you say to yourself "oh that makes sense, they suck!" If they have suffered injuries and lose you say "If only hadn't lost so-and-so. They would be way better." If they had bad luck and some junk goal went in you say "better luck next time. That goal won't always go in."
But what of the Oil? Out to a quick 4-0 start where they got away with a couple lucky wins - sure. But the last two games? Just plain weird. No jump, no defense, no offense, no heart, no physical play and no wins. This isn't the Oilers team we have been dreaming about all summer. We know you are in there somewhere real Oilers team. What better time to come out of your funk than to lay a stomping on the Canucks on HNIC?
A final observation
Luke Schenn just tried to fight Chris Neil as we wrote this post in the first half of the double header. If he can take his 18 year old life in his hands at 5:18 PM, imagine what could be happening in three short hours?
October 25 2008, 09:49PM
i think they call it the second year itch.
October 25 2008, 09:49PM
don't go there 5andag Wanye will get pissed
October 25 2008, 09:50PM
October 25 2008, 09:50PM
That Sheldon Souray is one fine piece of ass
October 25 2008, 09:50PM
'This is heart on the old left and right ventricles "…
I mean HARD on the left and right Ventricles....gawd I can't type and watch
October 25 2008, 09:50PM
I'd bone him. No joke.
October 25 2008, 09:51PM
Nice goal scuba steve
October 25 2008, 09:51PM
Towel Boy goes. I know his sister
October 25 2008, 09:51PM
"Second year itch"
thats catchy...I think you should sell that to Gregor for exclusive useage
October 25 2008, 09:53PM
...I'm drawing up a comeback gameplan....it's gonna be good...
your moustache is shit PJ.
October 25 2008, 09:53PM
Its tied towelboy
October 25 2008, 09:54PM
I would kick the shit out of PJ Stock. No joke
October 25 2008, 09:54PM
lol. 1011011...i meant comeback to wanye for knowing my sister...in that way. ...cuz I don't even know my sister.
October 25 2008, 09:55PM
...not in that way.
October 25 2008, 09:55PM
Oh HAHAHAHAHAHA Thats funny. I thought you were talking about the other thing!
October 25 2008, 09:56PM
I know her.
That moustache on Stock is shitanusly bad
"shitanusly bad"
October 25 2008, 09:57PM
So lemme get this straight...PJ Stock just runs down the highlights? ...that's it? Couldn't they get TSN's Maggie the Monkey to do it instead...I mean they did steal their theme song...It's only fair.
October 25 2008, 09:57PM
October 25 2008, 09:58PM
Maggie the Monkey beat Stock in a game of chess to win the job
October 25 2008, 09:59PM
Good god Stock you are the worst thing ever to happen to people with hearing
October 25 2008, 10:00PM
That STL Goalie looked like Manute Bol
actually, i think the moustache is making PJ better!
October 25 2008, 10:00PM
Stock is Maclean's beaych
October 25 2008, 10:01PM
PJ must have been rimming a dude and forgot to wipe his face......
Man I am sorry, wife leaves the house and I turn into a rig pig.....
October 25 2008, 10:01PM
shitanusly bad
October 25 2008, 10:01PM
Your rim description holds
October 25 2008, 10:02PM
My mom has a better moustachio
Memo from Mother Corp:
Spit the marbles out of your mouth!
Why does he drool so much when he's talkin'?
October 25 2008, 10:02PM
Thanks Wayner
October 25 2008, 10:02PM
Hey Wanye if the Oilers PR guy came on here and told you to stop what would you say?? HAHA
October 25 2008, 10:04PM
I'll say it in the voice of Astro from the Jetsons
"Ro Ruck Rourself"
October 25 2008, 10:04PM
shitanusly is my new favorite word BTW
October 25 2008, 10:05PM
That word is trademarked by the Wanye Gretz Corporation LLP Ltd.
Use it and it costs a quarter
October 25 2008, 10:05PM
have you guys ever tried drinking beer while watching hockey?
....it's SO GOOD!
October 25 2008, 10:06PM
Where did you get it from Wanye? It's great!
October 25 2008, 10:06PM
Quarters in the mail!
October 25 2008, 10:06PM
11 beers tastes 6.7 times as good!
October 25 2008, 10:07PM
That's all me Psychic 1s0s
OilersNation, shitanusly®
October 25 2008, 10:08PM
Penner 1 on 4!
October 25 2008, 10:08PM
Im going to name my first kid shitanus
come on CBC put the score clock on!
October 25 2008, 10:09PM
Cptn Cheeseburger scored.
October 25 2008, 10:09PM
I hate wellwood


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FERRON - John E. Ciarus, age 74, passed away Sept. 9, 2009. John was born on Jan. 23, 1935, in Mutual, Carbon County, Utah, to James and Yolanda Burraco Ciarus. He married Janice Fe Funk on July 22, 1972, in Ferron, Utah. Their marriage was solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple on Jan. 17, 1976.
John served his country in the U.S. Navy for four years. He was active in the LDS Church and held several positions. Some of his favorite interests were animals, traveling and ceramics as well.
He is survived by his wife, Janice; four daughters: Valerie (Brent) Pierce of Huntington, Utah, Shelia (Gary) Beck of Omaha, Neb., Kathleen Ciarus of Minnesota, and Stephanie (Abel) Maarse of Murray, Utah; one brother, Gene (Glenda) Ciarus of Moab, Utah; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, James Roger Ciarus; and two brothers, Joseph Ciarus and James Ciarus.
Funeral services were held Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, at 12 noon at the Millsite LDS Ward Chapel (35 West 200 North, Ferron). There was a viewing on Monday from 10 - 11:45 a.m. prior to the services at the church. Interment was in the Ferron City Cemetery.
Services were in the care of Fausett Mortuary. Family and friends may sign the guest book and share memories of John at www.fausettmortuary.com.


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Skip to comments.Gates Says (U.S.) Will Share (Satellite Destruction) Data With China
Posted on 02/21/2008 12:11:09 PM PST by Pyro7480
WASHINGTON (AP) Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States is prepared to share with China some of the information it has about this week's U.S. satellite shootdown.
His comments came after Beijing complained the missile strike could cause harm to outer space security and some countries.
Gates told reporters during a visit to Hawaii that the United States is prepared to share whatever it can "appropriately" share with China.
The Pentagon said earlier that debris from the obliterated satellite is being tracked over the Pacific and Atlantic oceans but appears to be too small to cause damage on Earth.
You forgot to add after the leasing of the land between the Chinese load holders and the non-indigenous Mexican population.
Someone tell me this is a lie.
This shows to the world we can take out any missiles coming our way.
They could of asked me for that... I would've said hell no.
That's routine. NORAD shares information on every spaceborne object, to make sure other countries don't mistake a falling satellite for an inbound missile.
Trajectory of the debris, perhaps? That's "data from the shootdown" ...
Treason. Government-sanctioned treason.
they are not going to release Classified data.
Just enough information to say, look, HoChiMin what we will do to your stuff if you piss us off too bad.
LOL. No matter than Ho Chi Minh was about as Chinese as my Scots-Irish grandmother. Too funny. Perhaps using Mao or Deng Xiao Ping would have been more appropriate? They, like Ho Chi Minh, have this in common, they are all dead.
We aimed at it, and blew it out of the sky, just like we can do to anything you have!
Signed GW
The correct response sould be "I'm very surprised that a nation reported to be as technologically advanced as China was unable to collect their own telemetry and needs our data."
Who's on our side? KRAP!
Exactly. this isn't the Clinton admin
Okay, China... here is your data:
This is about the size... of the remaining parts of the satellite. They will burn up upon reentry.
DING DING DING! We have a winner, no more calls, please!
There a lot of democratic party establishment types there. However, I don't think any classified information was sent. This isn't Jimmy Carter's Pentagon.
No, it's still Bill Clinton's Pentagon.
Is Robert Gates building a library that looks like a double wide ?
Although I would not have said it as "forecefully" as you, yuo do have valid points.
This isn't a bad idea. "Hey, China, thinkin' about takin' over LEO? Look what we can do, mo-fo's." ;') Thanks g.
Dear China,
It was up there, and it posed a hazard to us down here, so we blew it out of the sky.
Your ever-watchful friend,
Gee. Did the Chinese share the data on their successful anti-satelite test that left thousands of small pieces in orbit?
This could be a good thing. Share just enough to let them know that they won't be successful if they try lobbing any missiles against us. Let them stew on that for a while.
The Chinese probably paid for the missle.
We're not at war, but this would be potential treason.
Yes, China. We sent a missile and blew it up. Thanks for asking.
Yep, we shot it down. No, I can't tell you how we knew where it was. You'll have to guess.
It's definitely stupidity though no question about that. Not so long ago things were kept classified such as below second deck of a carrier. I've seen things on TV that would have gotten me an M-16 slug to the head had I wanted a look see and I had considerable access due to the nature of my job.
sure, let's tell 'em date and time of the explosion, approximate location, that's it, goodbye scumbags...... how's that for "data" you POS commie hacks?
did they give us all data on their satellite destruction last year...... I didn't think so......
Did they abide by basic international norms and decency in treatment of our ships in recent months or our airmen back in '01 when the downed our P3 and stole all our intel hardware etc......
I didn't think so!! Tell the PRC's grey party whores to F-off........ only thing I've ever liked about Prince Charles was when he referred to the party hacks in Beijing as an "old waxworks" or something like that.........
I would share the data, too.
Perfect except your #2 should read:
2. Here's us knocking it out of orbit with our cool tool. You won't have one of these until a Democrat is elected.
"I wonder what information they decided to appropriately share with us, when thy shot their own satellite down?"
Gates to Head Chicom: "Yep, we shot it down and it exploded into a bizzillion pieces that you'll never be able to put back together again. If you want the technology, talk to the Clintons. They may be able to help you."
How about that video, huh? Like someone shot it with a cell phone. LOL
What data are we giving them?
I hope that Gates does not get into the details nor allow the ChiComs access like they had with Bubba.
Many ( me too ) think that Bubba's library looks like a double wide...bridge to no where.
We are still getting more snow...How is your rain ?
nee hun how
LAZ!!!! holy crap i havent seen you on in forever. FR's resident comedian!!
We should sullenly give them a broken and charred plastic model of the USS Enterprise from Star Trek.
...That was made in China. ;-)
Gates told reporters during a visit to Hawaii that the United States is prepared to share whatever it can "appropriately" share with China.
I believe this is called "gloating" amongst us mere mortals. :)
That SOB shiuld be tried for treason.
>> the United States is prepared to share with China some of the information it has about this week's U.S. satellite shootdown.
"After inspecting the satellite debris, we found no usable spare parts made by Loral - sorry."
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