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Why do you need to use only the best sunscreen on your body, arm, leg and neck skin?
Body, arm, leg and neck skin shows signs of premature aging due to sun exposure. Even small amounts of regular UV exposure will cause it. Daily sun protection is the best way to prevent it!
What are some of the most common sign of sun damaged skin on the body, arms, legs and neck that can be prevented?
- crepey skin,
- thin skin (atrophy),
- easy bruising (actinic purpura),
- uneven skin pigment,
- Poikiloderma of Civatte (uneven red and brown pigment on the sides of the neck)
- sun spots (solar lentigines).
Most people associate the changes of sun damage to aging, but it's not – it's UV ray damage to skin structure.
As a dermatologist, I recommend that you wear broad spectrum SPF 30+ sunscreen on exposed every day – all day all year, no matter where on the earth you are! Enjoy the outdoors and be confident that you have the best sun protection possible.
Use only the best body sunscreen for your sun protection to prevent premature skin aging on your body, arm, leg and neck.
Use sun protective clothing to shrink the area of exposed skin that needs sunscreen, then apply sunscreen to what you can't cover.
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- after
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- swimming,
- toweling off,
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It's a lot of work, but it's worth it.
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What are the best sunscreens for the body, arms, legs and neck?
The best sunscreen (previously called sunblock) gives you broad spectrum protection from all the harmful UVA and UVB rays. As a dermatologist who has specialized in treating skin cancer for over 30 years, I'm constantly reviewing the advances in sunscreen formulation and scientific research to be certain that my patients and my family have the best, most advanced sun protection. I'm find out from my patients what products work and what don't because their skin exam makes it clear.
It's my opinion as a dermatologist that zinc oxide is currently the best sunscreen ingredient for broad spectrum and long-lasting UVA and UVB sun protection.
Plus, technological advances have created zinc oxide that rubs onto your skin invisibly so it's easy to wear every day.
Zinc oxide (and its cousin titanium dioxide) is considered a mineral sunscreen (also called physical sunscreen). When applied to your skin, the mineral sits on top of your skin and much of the UV protection involves bouncing the UV rays off, just like bouncing a ball off of a wall.
Zinc oxide is also hypoallergenic and the best choice for sensitive skin sun protection.
The other type of sunscreen is called chemical sunscreen (confusingly also called "organic" sunscreens). It actually is absorbed into your skin and blocks the sun's rays with a chemical reaction that occurs inside your skin. The reaction creates a little heat, (making you feel hotter in the sun) as it breaks down the chemical sunscreen ingredients so that they aren't there to protect you anymore. This means that your skin steadily runs out of chemical sunscreen when you're in the sun. Chemical sunscreen can also break down in the bottle before you even buy or use the product. I'm not a huge fan!
Which of the two mineral sunscreens are best?
Of the two types of mineral sunscreen ingredients I recommend only zinc oxide and not titanium dioxide. Zinc oxide rubs more invisibly onto your skin and gives better broad spectrum protection. I recommend the zinc oxide used alone at high concentrations, or combined with octinoxate (a chemical sunscreen ingredient that works very uniquely with the zinc oxide) for the best broad spectrum sun protection. Pick products based on your skin type, activities, budget and product preference.
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I tell all my patients to remember that harmful and aging UV sun rays come through most windows so they need sunscreen every day on all exposed areas of their skin.
I want sun protection and mineral zinc oxide sunscreen to be part of your daily skin care routine; it helps lower your risk of skin cancer and is the most important part of anti-aging skin care.
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Some moron with a rifle was arrested on the roof of Kate Hudson's New York City residence. He was with another young dude and a camera and the pair claim they were shooting a movie. Even if that's true: what a dumb idea. • The actress who played Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island, Dawn Wells, was busted with pot in her car. She needed something to pass the time on that damn island! • The cheeky Tracey Ullman will be back on TV with her new sketch comedy show State of the Union, premiering on March 30 on Showtime. Click here to check out pics of Tracey impersonating Renee Zellweger, Suzanne Somers, and Helen Mirren. [Us, TMZ, Popbytes]
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How rare can a Bowling Green–built C4 Corvette be? How about one of three?
That's the tally on Bill Hermanek's '96 Corvette Grand Sport convertible. Only 1,000 Corvettes were built with RPO Z16—the Grand Sport package—in the C4's last production year of 1996. Of that total, only 190 were convertibles, and 53 of those came with the available red/black interior.
Add in the other options on this Vette (MN6 Six-Speed Manual Transmission, F45 Selective Ride and Handling, a spare tire, and Preferred Equipment Group 1 with Delco AM/FM stereo radio/cassette/CD player), and the total of '96 GS convertibles thus equipped drops to just three, including this one.
You'll also notice a big difference between this car (and the other 189 drop-top GSs) and the '96 Grand Sport coupe. The convertibles didn't have the coupe's rear fender flares, or the fat 315/35ZR17 tires inside them.
But it's likely that you've seen this very C4 somewhere. "It was on display at the National Corvette Museum for a year in the early 2000s," says Hermanek, who adds that it was also featured in the 2006 Corvettes at Carlisle program, which spotlighted the '96 Grand Sports.
When Hermanek first laid eyes on this C4 in person, it was love at first sight. "I've wanted this car since I first saw it, which was when the third owner had it, and he said that he'd never sell it."
Hermanek kept in touch with the Grand Sport's owner, who eventually had a family crisis that meant parting with the car. "His girlfriend got sick and needed a wheelchair, and this car is a convertible," says Hermanek, who adds, "If you know C4 convertibles, then you know there is no space when the top is down. So, he had to sell it." As soon the '96 went up for sale, Hermanek bought it.
The Grand Sport had just under 13,000 miles on it, but it needed a little TLC. That paid off the first time he showed it. "It just won an NCRS Chapter Top Flight with a 98.4, and it's now going to the NCRS Regional meet in Wildwood, New Jersey."
This C4 joins a collection that includes an '82 Collector's Edition with NCRS National Top Flight certification, a custom '97 Corvette coupe, and a fully optioned '66 Sting Ray coupe that's a "Triple Crown" car—having earned NCRS Top Flight, Bloomington Gold, and Chevy/VetteFest's "Gold Spinner" honors. Plus, Hermanek says he's acquired another ultrarare factory-built C4. "I just bought an '86 Malcolm Konner Edition, of which there were only 50 made, and I'm restoring it." Hermanek says that it took a Second Flight when it was NCRS judged last year, and he hopes that it will be another Top Flight car in his collection before long.
If you're looking to launch your own Corvette collection, or add to one, Hermanek has this advice: "If you're going to start one, and money is tight, the best deal out there right now is an '85-'90 C4. They're the best deal for anyone who wants to get into the Corvette hobby—they're great cars, and if you find one with low mileage, even better. If anyone wants to get into the hobby without spending a lot of money, that's what I'd recommend." What if you're looking for an investment-grade Vette? Says Hermanek, "Obviously the big-block '66-'67s are probably your best investment, and they're way down in the market right now, so it's time to buy."


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How are the tiles made?
The tiles are Cast in Questech, a proprietary composite that uses natural stone. Each tile comes from an original hand carved design.
Are there variations in tone and color?
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Where can I use the tiles?
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Although uncommon, lung transplants are sometimes used in
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). During a
lung transplant, you are given a lung from a donor who has recently died. A
single-lung transplant (receiving one lung) is done more often than a
double-lung transplant (receiving two lungs). Improvement in the ability to
exercise is nearly as good in people who have a single-lung transplant as it is
in those who have a double-lung transplant.
Lung transplant
surgery has been found to help people with COPD for at least 3 to 4 years after
surgery. A transplant can improve breathing and quality of life. But the
long-term benefit of lung transplant for people with COPD is not yet
Criteria have not been firmly established for selecting
people with COPD to have a lung transplant. Lung transplant for people with
COPD may be considered for those who:
Other things to think about for lung transplant include the
If you are interested in lung transplants, you may be
referred to a transplant center, where you will have extensive physical and
psychological testing to see whether you are a good candidate for a lung
transplant. The testing includes exercise tests, lung function tests, heart
function tests, numerous blood tests, psychological profiles, and other
specialized testing. In addition, you need to demonstrate mental stability and
the commitment that is needed to follow up with the medical demands after the
If you become a candidate for a transplant, you are
placed on a waiting list. Depending on where the transplant center is located,
the wait for a lung transplant can be from 1 year to over 2 years.
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The government is keeping track of possible entry into the country by individuals suspected of involvement in international terrorism and is planning to set up biometric identification systems to strengthen security at its borders, National Immigration Agency Director-General Hsieh Li-kung (謝立功) said yesterday.
Hsieh made the remarks while fielding questions from Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Chen Ou-po (陳歐珀) at a meeting of the Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee at the legislature in Taipei.
The agency has access to a list of suspected terrorists and maintains regular contacts with its counterparts in other countries, Hsieh said.
Hsieh said that a biometric identification system for foreigners would be installed at Kaohsiung International Airport in December in a pilot project for a plan to have the facility set up in all airports in the country. The agency has asked for NT$180 million (US$6 million) for the project, he said.
Since March 2011, the e-Gate system, which utilizes biometric identification technology to identify people through fingerprints and facial features, has been operating in several major airports. The system applies only to Republic of China passports holders and those holding permanent residence permits.
Separately, National Security Bureau Deputy Director-General Wang Teh-lin (王德麟) said the Presidential Office is capable of intercepting any letter containing toxic substances that is addressed to President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九).
Wang made the remarks following reports that letters addressed to US President Barack Obama and other US officials have recently tested positive for the poison ricin.
Wang said the Presidential Office has a unit charged with handling such matters.
"All correspondence to the Presidential Office has to pass security tests in accordance with the regulations," Wang said in response to media queries before attending a meeting of the Judiciary and Organic Laws and Statutes Committee meeting at the legislature discussing strengthening anti-terrorism measures.
The bureau added that the government, in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing on Monday, would step up its counterterrorism measures for the 2017 Universiade in Taipei.
Saying that international sports events and activities are easy targets for terrorists, Wang added the bureau would work closely with the Cabinet and the Taipei City Government to tighten security for the Universiade and ensure that the event proceeds safely and peacefully.
So far, the bureau has not detected any recruitment activities in Taiwan involving foreign extremist organizations, nor are there cases in which Taiwanese have received terrorist training.
However, there have been several terror hoaxes, including a 2011 e-mail threat, claiming to be from the US white supremacist group Aryan Nations, to carry out a chemical attack on Taipei 101, Wang said.
The failed explosive devices placed on a high-speed train and outside a legislator's office on Friday last week are not considered attempts at terrorism, given that the suspects did not have any contact with or received training from any extremist organization, he said.
Deputy Minister of Transportation and Communications Chen Chwen-jinq (陳純敬), in response to criticism that the evacuation of the train on Friday was too slow, said the ministry would review evacuation measures for the nation's railway systems and submit a report on the matter within a month.


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#618 S Curtis Johnson
03.08.07, 6:00 PM ET Age: 51
Fortune: inherited
Source: SC Johnson & Sons
Net Worth: $1.6 bil
Country Of Citizenship: United States
Residence: Racine, Wisconsin , United States, North America
Industry: Manufacturing
Marital Status: married, 4 children
Education: Cornell University, Bachelor of Arts / Science
Northwestern University, Master of Business Administration
Child of Samuel Curtis Johnson (d. 2004), great-grandson of salesman who founded floor wax company 1886. Sam joined 1954, expanded to cleaning supplies (Pledge, Windex), insect repellents (Off, Raid). Passed company to fifth generation in 2000. Today S.C. Johnson employs 12,000 people worldwide, sells products in 100 countries. Estimated sales: $6.5 billion. Children sent to Sam's alma mater, Cornell, before joining family business. All still active. Fisk CEO of S.C. Johnson. Curt runs industrial cleaning products spinoff JohnsonDiversey, Helen camping-and-water-sports manufacturer Johnson Outdoors and banking-centric Johnson Financial, Winnie family foundation. Family known for social responsibility, environmentalism; big backers of Smithsonian, Mayo Clinic. Several members took diving trip to Indonesia looking for wrecked plane their grandfather used while scouring globe for wax ingredients.
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FA Cup fairytale ends for Oldham as Everton march on
Everton 3 Oldham 1
EVERTON booked their place in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and ended Oldham's memorable run with a routine victory at Goodison Park.
Latics raced into the lead during their 3-2 triumph over Liverpool in round four and against David Moyes' men in a dramatic 2-2 draw 10 days ago.
But Everton placed their opponents under pressure from the first whistle this time and Kevin Mirallas, preferred in attack to Steven Naismith, got the breakthrough when he converted Darron Gibson's excellent 15th-minute cross.
Jose Baxter, who still holds the distinction of being Everton's youngest senior player and was granted a warm reception on his return to Merseyside, almost pulled Oldham level through a sumptuous lob that struck the post.
It was a rare moment of first-half encouragement for the visitors and Leighton Baines' penalty made it 2-0 at the interval after Connor Brown handled.
Oldham's cup hero Matt Smith - Liverpool and Everton's chief tormentor in those memorable Boundary Park ties - came off the bench to claim his fourth goal of the cup run but, by that stage, Leon Osman had ensured the Toffees' smooth passage into the next round and a home quarter-final against Wigan.
Despite the absence of injured talisman Marouane Fellaini, Moyes' men began firmly on the front foot.
A sharp turn of pace from Mirallas forced Jonathan Grounds to bring him down on the edge of the area, with Baines sending the third-minute free-kick into the wall.
Oldham looked to use the pace of left-winger Jordan Obita in the early stages, but a pair of attempted though balls from Baxter were misplaced when trying to send clear the man who opened the scoring in the first game.
That honour on this occasion went to Mirallas, who applied the finish to Gibson's superb cross from the right.
Oldham were almost back on terms immediately as Baxter collected Lee Barnard's lay off to launch an exquisite lofted effort over Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard from 25 yards and against the upright.
Referee Michael Oliver was disinterested in a 24th-minute penalty shout for the hosts, despite replays suggesting Latics centre-back James Tarkowski had a good handful of Nikica Jelavic's shirt as he battled to meet Phil Neville's cross.
Baines then scythed an effort from distance that Dean Bouzanis in the Oldham goal did superbly well to keep out of the bottom corner.
Tarkowski again engaged in an unseemly grapple with Jelavic as Seamus Coleman delivered from the right byline but, although Oliver missed that indiscretion, the referee pointed to the spot when the cross struck full-back Connor Brown's outstretched arm.
Bouzanis got a hand to Baines' 34th-minute penalty but there was sufficient power for the ball to slip underneath him and into the net.
The game followed a similar pattern after half-time with Phil Jagielka lashing over when well placed before Osman failed to connect cleanly as Coleman provided further ammunition from the right flank.
In the 55th minute, Latics introduced Smith in place of the ineffective Chris Iwelumo.
Their attacks briefly acquired renewed vigour and fellow replacement Robbie Simpson, on for Obita, forced Neville to into a last-ditch clearance behind, while Lee Croft rifled a shot that glanced the side-netting.
But Everton responded by extending their lead slightly fortuitously in the 62nd minute.
Steven Pienaar's in-swinging ball from the left was glanced goalwards by Osman, a header that evaded both Jelavic's outstretched boot and Bouzanis' fumbling attempts to gather.
This time Oldham did find a quick response through an increasingly familiar source - Smith allowed far too much space to power home Grounds' corner.
Caretaker boss Tony Philliskirk, on his way to a first defeat in five games at the helm, urged his side forward but that left spaces on the counter-attack, most notably when Gibson should have added late gloss to the scoreline.
Fittingly, Smith headed towards goal as the curtain fell in Oldham's cup exploits but Howard would not be beaten again.
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Saturday, November 7, 2009
What, In the name of Pierre Trudeau, does this Liberal Party Stand For?!?!?
In recent months, I've received email after email, joke after joke, phone call after phone call from both Liberals and Conservative friends alike asking me what this Liberal Party stands for. And, after months and months of deliberation, I've finally come to a conclusion.
It's a joke anymore to watch our troops in action. Even the MSM is in total laugh mode at this stage.
The funny thing is, I know there's some damn smart people up near the top of the party so I question the motives behind our incessant stupidity at this point. I thought things would be different on the Hill with the likes of Warren Kinsella and Peter Donolo giving some adult supervision in the sandbox...and I still holdout hope that one day soon it will be, but....
First we abandoned all our principles in 2008 when we let Harper and his goons ram an immigration bill through as part of a budget bill. A bill that has allowed Jason Kenney and his crew the ability to pick and choose, in no specific order, who gets in and who doesn't. A bill that has been taking its toll on our ethnic supporters that are now kissing the asses of Conservatives to be heard for fear their families won't get into the country. Liberals let that happen. We, the great defenders of the immigrant.
Then we allowed this group of clowns to vote themselves in a $3 Billion dollar slush fund to prop up their own ridings with infrastructure projects. Paul Martin must have been vibrating out of his seat that day.
Then we begun to hang our own MPs out to dry. When star MP, Dr. Ruby Dhalla introduced a bill to reform immigrant old age pension benefits that has been years and years in the making, we forgot that we introduced the bill in a previous session. We shoot our own now in the Liberal Party I guess, 'cause we sent out her caucus ally, Judy Sgro to diss Dr. Dhalla's private member's bill.
Funny thing is, the party voted for the exact same bill when it was introduced by another Brampton MP by the name of Colleen Beaumier. That includes people like Judy Sgro who spoke in favour of the bill in committee!
But now, the party, more specifically the leader of the party, has abandoned the urban voter and female voter completely by letting his own MPs vote for the scrapping of the gun registry. A law that every single police force in the country wants to keep in place.
In memory of those women at l'ecole polytechnique that inspired that law in the first place and for all those women that live in fear of domestic violence, I ask the leader what on earth he is thinking. Specifically, why is he letting this ass Wayne Easter continue to make the rest of us Liberals look like morons when he goes on these political talk shows to make himself more important than the entire party by trying to explain why he voted to scrap the registry?
What's next? We're going to repeal same sex marriage?
We have abandoned every principal we ever stood for. And, if the only way we think we're going to climb in the polls is to attack the Conservatives on a pandemic that this country has never seen the likes of before called H1N1, then we better think again. People aren't friendly to those that use the dead and sick for political gain. Ask Lisa Raitt.
Where is this army of Liberals marching to? Where? I, for one, have no clue and I am certainly tired of shaking my head in disbelief.
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- Lizt. said...
I am a Liberal and am slighty ticked off.I thought Donolo would make a big difference..who is running this show?
Of couse the media being on Harper's side does not help us any....and now pictures by the PMO of Harper and couple of them fake, going into our newspapers..you name it, and the stupid people will love it all , eat it all up and sigh over this BS..no one has a chance, unless the Liberals can come up fast with nasty, but true ads.
- Nov 7, 2009, 11:03:00 AM
- John Prince said...
Good post, terrific title, and I was in total agreement with you until you brought up the name of Warren Kinsella.
As far as this man being one of the saviours of Liberalism, my experience and belief is that he is a small minded, bigoted individual more suited to the conservative party than the Liberals.
I say this because he recently used his pull on Liblogs to have me censored, resulting in my subsequent removal from that blog roll and from joining Progressive Bloggers as well, because I dared to do a post that he and his Zionist friends (including the aforementioned blog administrators) found objectionable.
This man's actions have proven to me he is far from being a democrat and is certainly not a Liberal... in the Trudeau sense. Since when do we in the Liberal Party censor political debate and differences in opinions by censoring our own kind? Warren Kinsella's actions suggest he believes this is OK. Therefore, Warren Kinsella is not a Liberal in my opinion, but the epitome of the worst kind of conservative there is.
With the above said, I too have felt both ashamed and angry at our seeming ineptitude to draw on and stand up for our values and principles, as we have always done. We should be proud of who we are and what we stand for and that is the message people need to be hearing... but unfortunately, we are not. That needs to change!
- Nov 7, 2009, 11:59:00 AM
- James Curran said...
While I may undersand where you're coming from, I'm entirely sure that the intent of thi post is not a Warren bashing. I would have otherwise deleted your comment, but I do believe you should be heard in our party. That is why there is LiberalsONLINE.ca. It's for differing opinions.
Warren may not be the saviour, but he sure is smarter than lots of others that shouldn't be there at all. I'd bank on that for sure.
- Nov 7, 2009, 1:18:00 PM
- LeDaro said...
James, what took you so long to reach this conclusion that Liberal Party is a mess. I totally agree with John Prince. Warren Kinsella is not much help.
Rememer Mos, many others and I were removed from Liblog for similar reasons as John Prince and you started the new aggregate. I am totally disgusted by the current leadership of Liberal Party and see no difference between Iggy and Steve.
- Nov 7, 2009, 2:48:00 PM
- John Prince said...
... the intent of this post is not a Warren bashing.
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly." — Robert Francis Kennedy
Following your lead and quote 'I endeavoured to persevere' in the face of tyranny and censorship, and therefore got my plug in. :-)
With respect to your comment about LiberalsONLINE.ca allowing differing opinions suggests that the others are not, which makes my point. Thank you!
This should be a wakeup call to everyone that maybe this is what is wrong in part with our party these days. We have become 'fractured' and need to come together again. Elitism has no place in the Liberal Party of Canada! Segregating members into neat compartments by colluding blog administrators playing god, does not bore well for our party. This is part of our problem. Like in Berlin 20 years ago today, the walls must come down. Otherwise, we have not progressed much since the days of...
... whose birthday it is also today, and who is remembered because an angry mob murdered (censored) him, because they did not like his 'opinion'.
With this in mind, it stands to reason that Liblogs and Progressive Bloggers are 'murderers'. They should be judged and sentenced, which I am attempting to do here. Long Live Liberty and Freedom and down with Tyranny and Censorship, I say.
In order to turn our party around we need to fix things that we know are wrong. My treatment by Warren Kinsella and these blog administrators was wrong. These people who call themselves Liberals "use democracy as no more than a bright tinsel wrapping to be torn off the moment it poses any real constraint around their freedom..." or their agenda.
Like the tall man with the beard said, "United we stand, Divided we fall."
- Nov 7, 2009, 3:13:00 PM
- James Curran said...
To my point. there's smart people up there. Many of us, including Warren, warned the leader that it was time to go to election in June. And June we should have.
Warren and other smart people, however are/were not being listened to and people like Coderre were walking areound like Gods dictating what we, the grassroots should be doing.
The OLO was flawed and there was no, and I mean NO adult supervision. The kids have been fighting leadership races so long, they didn't know how to fight the real enemy.
And that, my friends, has nothing to do with anybody else but the leader and his office.
I'm still holding out hope that Donolo will right the ship. In the meantime, the LPCO has an AGM in February and I suggest that everyone pay close attention to the spots available on the executive. Change can only come from within.....or, we can continue to be the party of those etitled to their entitlements.
- Nov 7, 2009, 4:45:00 PM
- Top Can Inc. said...
Thank you James for saying what has been on the mind of a number of Liberals recently.
I sit around everyday wondering why am I still a Liberal. Personally, I wouldn't mind reviewing the same sex marriage law, but does that make me a Conservative? I don't plan on voting for a bunch that seems to revel in negative politics to the Nth degree. I am even starting to think who I should vote for next time in the election.
But your post is about the Liberals. if people ask me what we stand for, or what Iggy is about, I must admit I have no answer. We seem to be going through an era where our ideals seem to have been lost, where we seem to be reacting to issues instaed of setting the debate up for discussion. It is normal to react as an opposition party, but you have to have some conviction behind the way you react.
I disagree with you on Ruby Dhalla. If we are to be a credible opposition, we should have more discipline in what our members are voting for or against. We can't have Dhalla going off on her own because she's trying to save her reelection chances, or Easter doing the same thing with voting to repeal the gun registry. Remember, Iggy let the entire Newfoundland caucus vote separately on the budget.
So here's a question for you: should I still keep my Liberal membership? It seems pointless to do so right now.
- Nov 7, 2009, 6:43:00 PM
- James Curran said...
Dhalla had the support of most, since the bill was actually a continuation left by former MP Colleen Beaumier. The party was behind Colleen and now there leaving Dhalla to dangle. Sad.
The point is we are not consistent with anything and are lackluster when it comes to original thought.
Bitching about your enemy is great...provided you have a better idea yourself. The question none of us can answer most of these days is: "what would you have done differently?"
- Nov 7, 2009, 7:51:00 PM
- John Prince said...
Thanks for your comment, but the way this thread is going with its fixation on Dhalla (micro vs the macro) it is pretty clear to me that the commentators cannot see the forest for the trees, and once again, turn a blind eye to the obvious while still questioning how come nothing changes?
"In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is stoned to death."
- Nov 7, 2009, 8:28:00 PM
- James Curran said...
Could of fooled me. I thought someone was fixated on warren.
- Nov 7, 2009, 9:24:00 PM
- John Prince said...
Your a good sport James. :-)
- Nov 7, 2009, 9:44:00 PM
- penlan said...
Lizt said:
"I thought Donolo would make a big difference..who is running this show?"
Donolo hasn't taken over yet. From what I understand he starts the job on Nov. 17th. Unless my info is incorrect. Do you know James?
James said:
"The point is we are not consistent with anything and are lackluster when it comes to original thought."
Agree with you on this 100%. Ignatieff has gone back & forth on everything he's stated & it's making me crazy. It not only looks bad in the eyes of the public but takes away all credibility for the Lib Party. And it way past time for some policies to be brought forth.
I was not happy that Ignatieff was made leader - not from the very start. I liked Dion & he was ousted far too quickly. There should have been a leadership race. Michael doesn't seem to have the political know-how on most things - he has not been in politics long enough to understand how it works. He is making us look foolish & useless.
We've had ample opportunites to make hay with a lot of the crap that's gone down with Harper & the Cons & it isn't happening. Have to seize what's there & at that moment. Be forceful. Nothing happens.
I'm fed up with it & not sure where I'm going now - meaning staying with the Party.
There are those out there who may say to me: but your an Iggyiot aren't you? The answer is no & I never have been one as I stated right from the BEGINNING. But no one was listening to me when I kept saying it. My focus has always been: GET RID OF HARPER & his goons - whatever it takes. That's what's really, really important. So I stood behind the Party & supported it. But they haven't done their part - meaning Ignatieff & the OLO.
Rae, as I now see, would have made a much better leader. He knows how the game is played & he is quick with words & right on the mark everytime he opens his mouth. Such ashame he was shunted aside.
Anyway, there's my little rant - lol.
- Nov 8, 2009, 6:17:00 AM
- John Prince said...
penlan makes some good points with respect to Iggy. I too think the party made the wrong choice. Iggy is too 'elitist' and as such does not have the 'street smarts' that a Bob Rae can bring to the table.
We need someone that can 'get down and dirty' in order to GET RID OF HARPER & his goons. Iggy to-date, does not seem to have the balls or the stomach for it. Knowing which one is the salad fork just does not cut it. We need someone who knows how to wield a knife, as some of us learned early in life, growing up on the wrong side of the tracks. We are in a street fight with a gang of goons and it is time we woke up to that fact.
- Nov 8, 2009, 10:50:00 AM
- Oemissions said...
Way to go soldier. Resist. Resist.
Speak your mind.
Take care of your lip.
Enfamille got some discussion and sharing happening.
Individual MPs need to be stronger.
- Nov 11, 2009, 10:22:00 PM
- Bill Templeman said...
John Prince, James and Penlan: I fully agree with the sentiment that Iggy is not up to the job. The man has tons of book smarts, but politics requires lots of people smarts as well. Great writers are can draw the best out their own lives and spin compelling tales. Good politicians must be able to get the best out of other people. Iggy, for all his immense talent, is not a people person. So we need a new leader and an end to the repression of dissent. John Prince, I too have had blog submissions rejected by Kinsella. He is not into dialogue, which is fair enough given his War Room job. But we need someone somewhere on high in this party who welcomes dialogue and can use it to build consensus. And I fully agree that Bob Rae would have been a much better leadership choice, for all of the above reasons. Where to now?
- Nov 29, 2009, 2:24:00 PM
- John Prince said...
Bill, check out my comments on Darryl Raymaker's blog with respect to leadership...
Seems to me the corporate elite made up of pencil pushers have hijacked the party and done away with the grassroots, who now are the only ones who have the streetsmarts to know how to fight the Cons at their own game. Sad situation that needs immediate attention.
As far as where do we go from here? Here's a suggestion...
- Dec 1, 2009, 6:08:00 PM


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App Review: 7 Cities by Neptune Entertainment
by Bret on
March 25, 2009
Filed under Daily App Reviews, Games
Pirates are overrunning the city and it is your job to stop them. 7 Cities by Neptune Entertainment is a fun and unique tower defense game. There are three modes of game play: New Campaign Map. New Survival Map, and Open Waters. The goal in the Campaign Mode is to see if you can survive the attack waves and save the seven cities. Survival Map is very similar to the Campaign Mode, but the waves of pirates don't stop coming. You have thirty lives in both modes. Open waters is a fun mode because there is no set path for the ships. You place the towers wherever you would like them, and the pirates try to find the quickest way to the city. All of the basic rules still apply.
There are three difficulties levels in the game. The harder the difficulty, the less gems and gold you begin with. The towers available include: Arrows, Cannons, Tornadoes, Lightning, and Obelisk. These towers must be unlocked by completing stages. To place a tower, select any point on the map, select your tower type, and then click to build. This game is unique because the towers gain experience points to gain additional powers. The gold is used to buy towers, and the gems are used to upgrade them. There are five buttons at the bottom of the screen. The first is a pause button. The second, one of my favorite features, is a fast forward button. This button gives you the option to multiply the speed of the game by two or three times. The next is a grid toggle. This button gives you the option to see, or not to see, where towers can be placed. The next is a button that gives you the option to trade in one hundred gold for a blue gem. The final button, the menu button, lets you restart game, quit game, exit to the main menu, and save and quit.
Once you have completed a level, or failed, your score is placed on the high score board with the option to submit it on the online server. The options menu lets you change sound and music levels, turn tool tips off, and reset profile. The skill unlocker is where you go to unlock new abilities and powers. Each power and ability costs one red gem. Once you have chosen which power you would like, hit confirm and you will be able to use that power in the game. The archives let you view your high scores, and watch the credits.
7 Cities is a great tower defense game with several features, which make the game more enjoyable. It is a great way to pass the time and fun for all the boring meetings in your life.
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Beautiful and confident Hayden Panettiere has quickly established herself as one of Hollywood's newest and brightest young stars, thanks to "Heroes" which started it all. Hayden Leslie Panettiere was born on 21st August 1989 in Palisades, New York. Her mom got her started in the business by doing commercials when she was just 11 months old.
Then, at only 4 1/2, she was cast on the soap opera "One Life to Live" (1968), where she remained until 1997. Since then, she has gone on to appear in many feature films and TV movies. But she is probably best known in the United States for her role as "Claire" on the hit TV show "Heroes" (2006).
As for movies, Hayden starred in Remember the Titans (2000) with Denzel Washington and Joe Somebody (2001) with Tim Allen. Last time we met was when she was promoting "Racing Stripes" in 2005, she has changed somewhat.
For our interview she wore a loose fitting top, shorts and flip flops, charting about her starring role in the comedy "I Love You Beth Cooper", based on the popular novel about a geeky senior high schooler who declares his love for the seemingly unattainable cheerleader Beth Cooper during the former's commencement speech.
The actress spoke to Paul Fischer in a Santa Monica hotel room:
Question: I was curious about the costume and character from the movie. Did you demand a bonus for putting on a cheerleader outfit, or being a cheerleader?
Panettiere: I wish! I think I'm just going to start putting in my contract that I refuse to wear a cheerleading outfit for the rest of my career (laughs). In this film I only had to put it on once for a picture, but that was it
Question: And then you do a cheer in street clothes, you should cash in on this, cause that's a big selling point for them
Panettiere: I know. I don't know why I always manage to find my way back to the cheerleading outfit
Question: Did you like your character? Was this a girl you could relate to?
Panettiere: I think so absolutely, it's a very much, it's kind of like a metaphor, even though specifically I haven't gone through exactly what she's going through, it still stems from these insecurities and not believing in yourself and I think we all have our own insecurities and I know I have plenty
Question: Like what?
Panettiere: Like body image insecurities. The older I get the more comfortable I get with it, but I still have my days where I don't feel great, and I don't like this outfit or that outfit and I'm having my fat ay where I have to put something baggy on and sweatpants or just, just with the way that people perceive me, I have plenty of insecurities I can go on and on
Question: You look completely brilliant, I can't believe that you have insecurities do you work out a lot?
Panettiere: You know I've never been one of those people whose been obsessed with working out or being super skinny cause I'm just not, I'm not that. I have the body that I have and that's not going to change as long as I try to stay as healthy as I can, and all that stuff. It's a little hard when someone is standing behind you with a camera on the beach, takes a picture of your rear end, and points out all your bumps or whatever, buts some shading in, I mean it's tough when you're… .you become much more critical of yourself because, you're in the position of just such extreme judgment and scrutiny and you know, people love to point out flaws and love to build people up and let them down again
Question: There were recent photos of you on Elton John's yacht, what were you doing there? How did you end up there?
Panettiere: Oh I was just on vacation and I was just friends were going, so I decided to come along and it was quite an experience
Question: On vacation on Elton John's yacht, not an every day thing?
Panettiere: No its not. It's actually a very interesting and very strange world and I was glad that I had the experience because I realized that even though it's so… I mean it's so, it just shows you how out of balance the world is. You go to these places during the film festival and just, these people have work, money and wealth and all of that, and it's just imbalanced knowing what a lot of the world looks like, and it's crazy, but I would never want it, I would never want it, it's great to have a friend with a boat, and a friend with a plane and a friend with houses all over the world, you know what I mean, it's a responsibility but it was quite the experience
Question: Apparently you have a misspelled tattoo?
Panettiere: Are we talking about the movie or are we talking about personal rumors? And it is misspelled, whatever, Vivere senza rimipiantic (means live without regret in Italian) put my own spin to it
Question: You can laugh and live with it?
Panettiere: Yeah, I mean I'm not, I'm not rushing to in the direction and chances are I'll probably get it fixed, but that's why, you know I love having it on my back because I don't get bored of it, I don't have to stare at it all the time, but then you have it on your back and you don't realize that it's misspelled either
Question: Did you do many of the stunts in the movie?
Panettiere: I did as many as they would allow me to do. I was always an athlete growing up and I love sports but, I now can't participate on a team like I could in high school, so stunts are kind of my sport. I do it as often as I can, as many as they'll let me, it was fun though, it was a great experience, it was a fun film, its full of action and its funny and Chris Columbus is the nicest man I've ever worked with
Question: Which stunts did you do?
Panettiere: They allowed me to do some of the driving. I think that was most of the stunts, were her reckless driving. Other than that, it wasn't really a stunt to fall in his lap – that was more him – he has to fall in my lap he has to find his way into my, 'Hello!' (laughs)
Question: What about the shirt, in the locker room, is that you, did you actually have to get naked?
Panettiere: Yep
Question: Yeah right, really?
Panettiere: Dude! Yeah! I yeah, it didn't bother me, it didn't bother me, I think when the people, person who is doing it gets all uncomfortable and shy then its other people around who get more uncomfortable because they're uncomfortable but I was, I was fine, everyone was really professional,
Question: But is that not hugely embarrassing?
Panettiere: If I can't flaunt it at 20, come on! I mean I might as well show it now! (laughs). No, just on set, just on set
Question: Did you get to drive through anything?
Panettiere: Through anything? No, I didn't get to drive through the house, but I got to pull out of the house, back out of the house and that was very cool because I took half the house with me?
Question: What about the theme of this movie in that the fantasy and reality don't necessarily go together? Do you identify with that aspect of this movie? and guys falling in love, because there's a lot of this film where you say, " guys fall in love with me everyday" have you ever experienced that I your own life that people, that guys might fall in love with you for the wrong reasons?
Panettiere: Well I mean, I think people might at this point only fall in love with me for the wrong reason. I mean, its most of the time if somebody is doing a confession or something like that, its, it's a fan, or someone who watches what I do, and how can you really say, I love you, which is kind of the theme in the film, he says " I love you Beth Cooper" and Beth Cooper is this image of perfection to him, but he really doesn't know it at all
Question: How do you know when someone is being real with you or when someone just likes you because of your celebrity?
Panettiere: I think after a while there are certain tell tale signs that become really good at reading people, but could you ever really, really be sure? People surprise you sometimes, and most of the time when it's a surprise it's generally for the worst. But I just surround myself with good people and I have really great friends and people that I trust, and I trust my instincts, but I mean there's no specific telltale sign that someone is interested in you for any other reason.
Question: Do you have a certain type that you go for?
Panettiere: Type? I'm a big personality person so you need to be cool with who you are. You need to be confident with who you are, because in order to be with someone like me in the industry that I'm in and have to you know, we go out and have to mingle at parties and you have to, you know our job… . That line is blurred between our jobs and our personal life and it goes beyond just standing on set and acting. I mean it takes a secure person that I like somebody who gets my sense of humor, I can have a very dry sense of humor sometimes
Question: I was thinking there might be a little bit of uproar when the movie comes out over some of the reckless behavior, do you think some recklessness is part of the growing up process?
Panettiere: Absolutely. All the kids I grew up with were the same. I think people are being a little naive if they don't know that that's going on, and they don't want to come to terms with it and it is and it's a film, it's a funny film, but you can't be too nervous to speak the truth, because you know what, your kids, probably chances are your kids aren't off in college or high school drinking juice boxes. It's probably not likely, but I mean I've always, this is a character, you know it's not me, it's a character that we've created and tried to stay true to with the book and the story and if they want to uproar they can do it all the want.
Question: When you were a bit younger, who was your idol in terms of actors or music, did you have a massive pin up that you idolized from afar?
Panettiere: Not really. I have a lot of people that I look up to as an actor, like Meryl Streep is obviously one of if not the best actor of all time. I think she's brilliant, I mean there's a million, there's a million people and I think in my position, the people I wind up looking up to now are people who, people who have their shit together, people who know who they are and are confident in who they are, people who I look up to personality wise, and go, " Gosh I just want to be like you because you're so likable, and you're so smart and you're so together and so with it." And everyone has their flaws but just people, it's more of the genuinely cool people are now that I look up to and go, " Oh wow"
Question: In the movie dating is very problematic. How does high school compare with Hollywood? Would you rather be dating in high school or would you rather be dating in Hollywood?
Panettiere: God, I don't know, both of them are terrible. In Hollywood its either you're single or you're not, there is no in between. There is no dating, no one allows you the ability to have fun and be young and hang out with people and just, they give you the ability to just say, " Hey, I'm just enjoying someone for who they are. Just because it's a guy doesn't necessarily mean I'm dating them, you know every girl I walk down the street with doesn't mean I'm dating them.
Question: No?
Panettiere: Well, not every girl (jokes)
Question: What about Steve Jones? There's all this speculation
Panettiere: He lives in London , the distance is a bit too… ..I have a lot of good friends.
Question: How surprised are you by this whole celebrity thing since Heroes took off? How have you coped with it for the last four, three years?
Panettiere: Yeah, three or four years now and I don't think you can ever prepare yourself for it. There's no amount of preparation, no amount of anyone telling you, " Oh keep your head on straight!" it just, I was a really really lucky, because I was fortunate enough to have a great family, great upbringing and I think I was really fortunate to have gotten to this point of " celebrity." I hate that word, but being in the public eye and the age I did, because I think if I was older and if I was on my own and on my own terms and didn't have, wasn't as receptive to people telling me, " No, that's not okay" and still didn't have parents that I had to listen to, I don't know if it would have gone quite as smoothly. You get to the point, where you're on your own for a certain period of time, and you go and no one's told me what to do for a couple years now, that's not, no I'm not used to it, " No you can't tell me what to do, I'm an adult" but at 16 years old I still had parents who said, " No," still had parents that said, " You're going to be home at this time" still lived at home, still had the ability to hear No and knew that I needed to listen. I also was fortunate enough to come to this place with a group of really really grounded strong people which were my cast, because if I had gone there by myself, whether it had been a film, and I had hit that level of success by myself without these older people that I really looked up to, I got to see how they handled it, how they interacted with people and just the way they dealt with it, I don't know if it would have gone quite as, I'd like to think it would have gone the same, but it really was great to have people to look up to
Question: How much more Heroes will there be?
Panettiere: We're in the fourth season now, so I have no idea, we signed on for six years
Question: What's coming up for Claire?
Panettiere: She's at college now, she's in college and she's got a great roommate, who's… . I really don't know about her in the beginning. There's this new group of people called The Carnival, and they are kind of the opposite of the company
Question: Just to follow up on Heroes how hard was it when Brian Fuller left again? And do you want to go to college?
Panettiere: You know, since I haven't read all the scripts and haven't been involved in the writing process like obviously the writers are. We work hard, we work hard and everyone's bright and we have a blast together. He's growing up and he's doing some great stuff, so we're all just really proud of him, but college, I do very much believe in education. I've got 15 alumni on my mother's side from Duke University and my grandpa was valedictorian, and grandparents met there, my great uncle was the Dean of the Law school, yeah I have a huge side of my family that is very well educated. So genetically I'm well educated, but my thought of college has always been, that it's not only continuing your education, but it's also a social experience, it's your first time on your own. It's your first time not having someone sit there and go, " You need to go to bed at this time, you need to do your homework, you need to get up at this time to go to class." You're on your own terms and most of what I saw from my friends that came back from their freshman year, they're all hanging from their fingernails, going, " I almost just failed out of school. I almost just flunked,' because there's no, they have to juggle these new responsibilities that they didn't have before and you generally learn the hard way. You learn from mistakes and doing it over and over again. And that social experience, because I've been on my own, because I know so clearly, hopefully what I am going to do for the rest of my life, it, I wouldn't get that social aspect the same, not to mention it is a really big thing that you want to go and you want to have the social experience, and you want go out to the bars like the other kids are going to. Everyone does that, they do, whether you like it or not, and you have to deal with the fear of somebody taking a picture of you with a drink in your hand, a fear of going and getting placed all over the place. We can't do… I find it hard to do normal things that most people my age are doing because of the criticism, because you know doing what's normal isn't right, because we're the ones that are completely corrupt which is so not true. I've had the opportunity to travel all over the world and see beautiful countries, I've talked to incredibly intelligent well educated people, I've been involved with politics, I've been involved with environmental studies and work and have gotten a great education on the things that I'm curious and passionate about whether it be the ocean, I'm really well educated on the ocean just from spending time with really smart, smart people and this is their field and this is what they know and you learn so much from them. If I want to take up on… also I'm very interested in history and I have a bunch of history books at home and I sit there all day and I watch the history channel for 12 hours straight about Chris Columbus, and the ocean blue, and the layers of the ozone. Science has always been a big thing and I've really been educated having not gone to college, would I have liked to? Yeah, but it didn't quite pan out that way
Question: How was it to work with Chris Columbus?
Panettiere: Incredible, one of the nicest human beings I've ever worked with, so talented with no ego and with someone like him with a background that he was to come in with no ego and completely open to collaboration, just open-minded and fun, but somebody that you could trust and you know is going to pull you and lead you in the right direction it's great. It's nothing less than great?
Question: What's next for you? What are your dreams and goals?
Panettiere: I you know, I've never been somebody who has said, " this is where I want my career to go, this is the kind of film I want to do." I just love everything I love what I do, I love creating characters and I love doing it all and I'm just excited to see what my career will be
Question: You might receive the cheerleader school scripts. what kind of things do you get offered?
Panettiere: Frankly it has fallen in my lap, that's about it. It's literally just been, it just has happened that way. It was not planned it was not something that I had sought out, it was just the way things… the way the cards fell and I'm just really excited to see what comes, I have no idea I'm not going to try and guess I'm just going to be excited.
Question: What's next?
Panettiere: I'm just doing the 4th season of Heroes, there are things in works, I have been very involved with pitching projects and going to the studios and
Question: Your own development?
Panettiere: Yes, developing it either from a book or just an idea, we've developed tv shows
Question: As a producer or do you want to direct?
Panettiere: I would love to direct at some point. Directing is something I would very definitely want to take a major break from acting to do because you have to live with the project for so long afterward. I would want to dedicate I wouldn't want to spend myself too thin I want to dedicate my time and my energy to that, and eventually maybe down the road that will happen
Question: Are you tired of your character? You've been with her for four years and the show has gone up and down? Would you like to let go of the character?
Panettiere: Letting go of the character? Well it's all different -t its movies, its film, television and theater. There are great aspects and bad aspects of both, movies are great because you get to play all these different characters, you never get tired of one thing and you get travel and it's a much bigger world. TV I've gotten to spend almost 4 years in a character and really gotten to know her and develop her myself and grew up with her in the beginning and yeah, I'm excited to do other things but I also do love what I do and then theatre is great because you have the same layout every single night doing it but you get to perfect and live with it every single time, and try to make it fresh and new every time just the different aspects.
Question: How much fun is acting? Is it exciting? You've been doing it for so long?
Panettiere: Absolutely I would not put myself in this if it wasn't. I didn't mean this, (interviews) I didn't mean this, I mean the misspelled tattoos and the can't walk down the street to get a cup of coffee without 5 you know 10 cameras in your face. It really is a very invasive industry, very invasive industry and the line between your work and work and play, is so blurred if not, nonexistent that it's tough, it does, I'm not going to lie, it makes it hard to live, and I'm not sitting there going, " oh woe is me, my life is terrible" but people get this idea in their head that what we do isn't hard and it is. It's work and do I want to get up every morning and go to set? No, there are sometimes I'm like, I don't want to go to work today, but I love what I do
Question: What was the most fun part of making this film?
Panettiere: The most fun part – I always enjoy the traveling, the working with new people and the eventually down the road what you wind up learning from those people that you might not realize right off the bat but every time I work with somebody and travel to a different place your experiences make up who you are and I may not be able to tell you right now who I am, but down the road I'll get to look back and go, " Oh that's who I was" and I was that because of " x, y and z" I was that because of all the wonderful experiences and roles that I've played, and the people I've gotten to work with and the places I've traveled, it's not too shabby.
Question: Why do you think Heroes has struggled with the fans?
Panettiere: I don't know. I think it had a very high – it set a very high mark for itself and I think it's very scrutinized now because of the demand of – it's not an easy crowd to please all the time but I still enjoy watching the show.


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Drought-Stricken Trees to Benefit from Missouri Program
COLUMBIA - The Missouri Department of Transportation renewed its partnership with the Missouri Department of Conservation for the sixth year of its "Trees For Tomorrow" program this week. This is good news for Missouri's trees, especially after this summer's drought.
"We've seen a loss of some trees already, and we'll continue to see the stress appear in years to come in this drought, I'm afraid," said forester Ann Koenig.
As part of the "Trees For Tomorrow" program, MoDOT purchases 250,000 trees from the Department of Conservation, which are then given to youth groups throughout Missouri to plant. These trees are meant to replace ones lost during construction activities or, like this year, to replace ones killed due to the drought.
"If you lose a tree that's 20 inches in diameter, it's going to take a long time for a small tree to reach that size. So if you can plant one or even a few in its place, that's great," said Koenig.
Conservation employees said taking the time to maintain Missouri's forestry has a greater impact than people think.
Trees do more than just filter clean air or help the environment. They can also benefit you at home.
"You can plant trees on the east and west side of your home and it can reduce cooling costs by 20 percent. And in terms of property values, street trees increase your home value in Missouri by about $7 thousand," said Koenig.
To see an estimated value of the trees around your home, Koenig suggested home owners check out the National Tree Benefits Calculator.


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This week, stem cell scientist Professor Chris Mason, imagines a human memory chip:
"This would give everyone the chance to have a complete collection of all their life's memories, without any loss of detail or the distortions of time. I use the term chip loosely, as it might be made of silicon or be living cell based, but when connected to our brain it would provide instant additional memory, just like a computer memory stick. With the human memory chip, experiences could be stories and be played back perfectly, either by the original owner of the memory or cloned and directly shared with others. For example, a soldier returning from battle could actually share their memories and thus enable the full horror of war to be experienced first-hand by the people at home. Memories could also be passed on to future generations. Imagine inheriting the memory of your mother on the day you were born – a far better way to understand the past than a box of dusty old photographs. I close on a cautious note. Whilst human memory chips could have many world-changing benefits, there is also the potential for misuse. But I hope that the option for everyone to have a complete collection of their life's memories will one day be the norm, and not just the wish of an absent-minded professor."
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Light in Dark Times
Rabbi Ted Falcon, Pastor Don Mackenzie, and Sheikh Jamal Rahman, known collectively as the "Interfaith Amigos," have been learning and teaching together since 2001. They blog weekly for YES! Magazine.
I've been having trouble writing this blog entry. Perhaps it's because of the discrepancy between my mood and the sentences with which I want to begin this piece. Here they are:
"This December is special because it is bracketed by Light. Chanukkah (Dec. 1 − 8) is a Jewish Festival of Light, and Christmas (I suspect you know when it is) is a Christian Celebration of Light."
What has made it challenging for me to write this is the darkness that I experience through the world's anguish at this time. I am not living in a December of Light—I am living in a December that is in need of Light.
I listen to the rantings of politicians who seem far more caught up in ideology and party positioning than they do in honestly meeting the deep challenges of our economy, the needs of our people, and caring for our planet. I witness the kindest of people being too busy to adequately separate their own food waste and recycling from their trash to reduce the build-up of what is becoming our planetary garbage dump. I witness fires and weather destroying lives and property and then reflect on the consequence of our priorities when we are unable to respond adequately. In this season of cold, I see the homeless in our own community seeking shelter from the wet and the winter.
And even, perhaps, more sharply, I returned from Israel in early November more aware than ever of the incredibly wide divide between the humanity we perceive and the inhumanity shown by the actions of the leaders in that troubled region.
Right here at home, I am troubled by the inaction of so many of us who speak words of reconciliation, words of peace, words of promise, yet continue to find enemies who need to be stopped rather than people who need to be invited into the dialogue.
Yes, all that is true, yet I need to remember in this time of darkness that there are many who are seeking to support a way of Light. For the last year and a half, I have had the unspeakable blessing of traveling with Pastor Don Mackenzie and Imam Jamal Rahman to meet with people in this country and beyond who strive to work more effectively for peace, for reconciliation, and for healing. We have worked to bridge divides of religion and culture—bridges of greater understanding and appreciation. We have begun to acknowledge the aspects of our own traditions that support the pain rather than the promise, the separation rather than the unity, the conflict rather than the resolution. What I need to remember is that there are many others who also feel the pain at this time, and who are working to bring Light into their lives and into the world we share.
Getting Beyond Religious Hatred
Brought together by the events of 9/11, three friends from different faiths reflect on what it will take to reach the other side of hatred.
I need to remember all of you out there who are honestly striving to make things better wherever you are; striving to make things better in your homes, in your workplaces, in your communities, and in your world. I need to remember that I am not alone.
I need to remember that we are each vehicles for the Light that expands to meet the darkness of this December. I need to remember that we can together share the pain in order to walk more consciously, to live more carefully, to become more conscious and more caring.
I need to honor the Light that each of us brings to the world we meet. You are the reason I do the work I do, and perhaps I am part of the reason why you do your part. We are in this together, and together we realize the Light in deeper ways than any one of us can realize alone.
- from the Interfaith Amigos.
- : YES! Magazine Publisher Fran Korten on how she rises above despair in difficult times.
- : Why iconic political singer-songwriter Billy Bragg confronts fascists, Tea Parties, Glenn Beck—and his own fans.


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Our future in cities
Humanity's future is the future of cities. Explore the crowded favelas, greened-up blocks and futuristic districts that could shape the future of cities — and take a profane, hilarious side trip to the suburbs.
Parag Khanna How megacities are changing the map of the world
"I want you to reimagine how life is organized on earth," says global strategist Parag Khanna. As our expanding cities grow ever more connected through transportation, energy and communications networks, we evolve from geography to what he calls "connectography." This emerging global network civilization holds the promise of reducing pollution and inequality — and even overcoming geopolitical rivalries. In this talk, Khanna asks us to embrace a new maxim for the future: "Connectivity is destiny."
Stewart Brand What squatter cities can teach us
Rural villages worldwide are being deserted, as billions of people flock to cities to live in teeming squatter camps and slums. Stewart Brand says this is a good thing. Why? It'll take you 3 minutes to find out.
Carolyn Steel How food shapes our cities
Every day, in a city the size of London, 30 million meals are served. But where does all the food come from? Architect Carolyn Steel discusses the daily miracle of feeding a city, and shows how ancient food routes shaped the modern world.
Robert Muggah How to protect fast-growing cities from failing
Worldwide, violence is on the decline, but in the crowded cities of the global south — cities like Aleppo, Bamako and Caracas — violence is actually accelerating, fueled by the drug trade, mass unemployment and civil unrest. Security researcher Robert Muggah turns our attention toward these "fragile cities," super-fast-growing places where infrastructure is weak and government often ineffective. He shows us the four big risks we face, and offers a way to change course.
Iwan Baan Ingenious homes in unexpected places
In the center of Caracas, Venezuela, stands the 45-story "Tower of David," an unfinished, abandoned skyscraper. But about eight years ago, people started moving in. Photographer Iwan Baan shows how people build homes in unlikely places, touring us through the family apartments of Torre David, a city on the water in Nigeria, and an underground village in China. Glorious images celebrate humanity's ability to survive and make a home — anywhere.
Janette Sadik-Khan New York's streets? Not so mean any more
In this funny and thought-provoking talk, Janette Sadik-Khan, transportation commissioner of New York City, shares projects that have reshaped street life in the 5 boroughs, including pedestrian zones in Times Square, high-performance buses and a 6,000-cycle-strong bike share. Her mantra: Do bold experiments that are cheap to try out.
Majora Carter Greening the ghetto
In an emotionally charged talk, MacArthur-winning activist Majora Carter details her fight for environmental justice in the South Bronx — and shows how minority neighborhoods suffer most from flawed urban policy.
Jeff Speck The walkable city
How do we solve the problem of the suburbs? Urbanist Jeff Speck shows how we can free ourselves from dependence on the car — which he calls "a gas-belching, time-wasting, life-threatening prosthetic device" — by making our cities more walkable and more pleasant for more people.
Jaime Lerner A song of the city
Jaime Lerner reinvented urban space in his native Curitiba, Brazil. Along the way, he changed the way city planners worldwide see what's possible in the metropolitan landscape.
Amanda Burden How public spaces make cities work
More than 8 million people are crowded together to live in New York City. What makes it possible? In part, it's the city's great public spaces — from tiny pocket parks to long waterfront promenades — where people can stroll and play. Amanda Burden helped plan some of the city's newest public spaces, drawing on her experience as, surprisingly, an animal behaviorist. She shares the unexpected challenges of planning parks people love — and why it's important.
Robert Neuwirth The hidden world of shadow cities
Robert Neuwirth, author of "Shadow Cities," finds the world's squatter sites — where a billion people now make their homes — to be thriving centers of ingenuity and innovation. He takes us on a tour.
Paul Romer Why the world needs charter cities
How can a struggling country break out of poverty if it's trapped in a system of bad rules? Economist Paul Romer unveils a bold idea: "charter cities," city-scale administrative zones governed by a coalition of nations. (Could Guantánamo Bay become the next Hong Kong?)
Kent Larson Brilliant designs to fit more people in every city
How can we fit more people into cities without overcrowding? Kent Larson shows off folding cars, quick-change apartments and other innovations that could make the city of the future work a lot like a small village of the past.
Vicki Arroyo Let's prepare for our new climate
As Vicki Arroyo says, it's time to prepare our homes and cities for our changing climate, with its increased risk of flooding, drought and uncertainty. She illustrates this inspiring talk with bold projects from cities all over the world — local examples of thinking ahead.
James Howard Kunstler The ghastly tragedy of the suburbs
In James Howard Kunstler's view, public spaces should be inspired centers of civic life and the physical manifestation of the common good. Instead, he argues, what we have in America is a nation of places not worth caring about.
Toni Griffin A new vision for rebuilding Detroit
Once the powerhouse of America's industrial might, Detroit is more recently known in the popular imagination as a fabulous ruin, crumbling and bankrupt. But city planner Toni Griffin asks us to look again — and to imagine an entrepreneurial future for the city's 700,000 residents.
Catherine Bracy Why good hackers make good citizens
Hacking is about more than mischief-making or political subversion. As Catherine Bracy describes in this spirited talk, it can be just as much a force for good as it is for evil. She spins through some inspiring civically-minded projects in Honolulu, Oakland and Mexico City — and makes a compelling case that we all have what it takes to get involved.


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Rare Amur leopard now at home at Bridgeport zoo
She's an adorable, playful 5-year-old, who is finally becoming comfortable in her new home.
Her name is Sofiya, and like most youngsters, she does what she wants, when she wants.
Sofiya is a 60-pound, "critically endangered" Amur leopard, who has taken up residency at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport.
Zoo Director Gregg Dancho explained that this rare female is one of 176 in captivity throughout the world; it is estimated that only 30 to 40 Amur leopards remain in the wild.
"When we announced our efforts to bring an Amur leopard here, the response was overwhelming," Dancho said. "Given how rare these cats are, we are very proud to have her with us. It's a real testament to our zoo's strong reputation for working to protect endangered species and to educate our guests about them. It's an important part of our mission and we're justifiably proud of that."
As an accredited member of the nonprofit international Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Beardsley Zoo has worked diligently to seek and accept critically endangered species and to support captive breeding "to ensure that the species is not driven to extinction," Dancho explained.
Animals are routinely moved among the member zoos to ensure "what ever is in the best interest of the animal, not what is in the best interest of the zoo."
"No one owns these animals. ... We agree to absorb the cost of food and care, but we do not `buy' endangered animals," he explained.
More InformationTo visit
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo, 1875 Noble Ave., Bridgeport. Open daily: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission, $12 for those 12 and older; $10 for senior citizens and children 3-11 years of age. Free parking. 203-394-6565; www.beardsleyzoo.org
Born on May 10, 2008, at the St. Louis Zoo, Sofiya arrived in Bridgeport in January from a zoo in Indiana, but has been in a holding area while her new home, next to the lynx exhibit, was being built. She's only now becoming more sociable and venturing from her air-conditioned indoor space to the grassy, shaded outdoor exhibit.
As of last week, she could occasionally be seen in her new digs (once home to a male Andean bear, which moved on to another zoo).
"Because of the extreme heat, she's been staying inside," said Dancho, adding that she tends to come out around 2:30/3 p.m. for a daily stroll. And as she "becomes more comfortable and secure within her surroundings -- and when it becomes a cooler -- we expect to see her a lot more."
The cost of the exhibit space, about $200,000, was covered by the city of Bridgeport, the Connecticut Zoological Society and donations from zoo patrons.
Sofiya's exhibit features rock outcroppings and tree/play areas as high as 10 feet off the ground to allow her to view her domain from different levels. (Amur leopards have been known to leap great distances, and during our visit she exhibited her remarkable jumping abilities a few times.)
Dancho said that Amur leopards are a rare subspecies of leopard that has adapted to life in the temperate forests from Northeast China to the Korean peninsula. They have been illegally hunted nearly out of existence for their beautiful spotted fur coats. Agile animals, Amur leopards can run at speeds of up to about 35 mph. In the wild, they can live 10-15 years, about 20 years in captivity.
Sofiya might not be alone for too long; Dancho said the zoo is hoping to find her a mate among the members zoos in the near future.
Other special attractions
Although zoo-goers won't be able to get up close to Sofiya, they will be able to get forehead-to-forehead with Toby and Goliath, two Dromedary camels (one hump each) who will be visiting the zoo through Labor Day.
"Kids of all ages are welcome to climb aboard these camels for an experience they won't soon forget," said Dancho.
Rides, on the greenhouse lawn, are offered daily from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for $5 per person, which includes photos. Tickets are on sale at the front gate, gift shop, carousel and at the camel ride. (A combination ticket for a ride on the zoo's carousel, which is in an air-conditioned building, and camel are $6.)
Dancho pointed out that although there are no age restrictions for riders, those 5 years old and younger must be accompanied by an adult rider.
And if you were wondering, the zoo says the word "camel" come from Arabic, meaning "beauty"; camels with two humps are called Bactrian. And what's in those humps, anyway? They store fat, not water as some believe.
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Personalized Dry Erase Board ~ Lime and Blue Clovers
These personalized dry erase boards are perfect for young writers and older school kids too. Take these personalized wipe boards in the car, to appointments, to school, or easily hang on bedroom doors. They work great of the fridge for family notes! The ideas are truly endless. These dry erase boards measure 8" x 10" and come with one black dry erase pen.
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Vroom Vroom: Brazil leading the pack in infrastructure financing innovation for safer and more resilient transport
How can we get much more private sector funds to infrastructure financing? The infrastructure gap is enormous and growing; governments are just not be able to go it alone. Innovation here is key.
The World Bank, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and the State of São Paulo just completed an innovative deal that blends the power of state funds, World Bank lending, and private-sector banking participation for a successful (and replicable!) result. Read this blog to learn more.


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Each year, the Code Enforcement Division responds to thousands of complaints pertaining to property maintenance and other related violations. In most cases, investigations of code violations happen due to proactive code enforcement inspections or citizen complaints.
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