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Take charge of your health!
It's never too late to get started on a sound nutrition program. Good nutrition is the foundation for optimum health. The Lindberg Nutrition Program was originally created back in 1949 by my mother, the late Gladys Lindberg, when she opened her first Lindberg Nutrition store in Los Angeles. Since then, it has been updated and modified many times as scientific and nutritional advancements have been made. Over the years, this program has helped direct thousands of people on the path toward health with fantastic results. Make today the first day on your path toward long-lasting and vibrant health.
How to get healthy
When my clients tell me their list of complaints, I always explain, "Healthy people don't have that, so let's make you healthy!"
It is never just one vitamin or one "thing" that will bring about optimal health. We all know how important proper rest and exercise are, but eating right, taking supplements, having proper digestion and assimilation, and having regular elimination are essential to radiant health. This basic nutritional program is easy to follow and includes some of the products I feel are most important for health. If you would like to learn more in-depth nutritional information, be sure to read my book, Aging Without Growing Old. It's full of practical tips and recommendations on how to stay healthy and vital throughout your life.
When counseling, I find one of the most important subjects is the importance of good eating habits. Here are my recommendations to get you started on your path toward health.
Before breakfast and before bed
If you've taken antibiotics recently, probiotics including acidophilus will help re-implant and re-establish favorable intestinal bacteria in your large intestine. Lindberg has several varieties of probiotics available, including Probiotic 4 Billion, Probiotic 750 Million Chewable, Probiotic Defense 1 Billion and Probiotic 8 Billion. Probiotics are beneficial and soothing to the intestinal tract and help to regulate bowel bacteria. For best results, take for a period of at least 6 weeks or continue as part of your health program.
Whole Grain Bread: Multigrain or oat bran. You can also consider muffins, potatoes, brown rice or granola.
Fresh Fruit: A whole orange, half a grapefruit, a melon wedge, fresh dark colored berries, etc. The white pulp of citrus fruits are a good source of bioflavonoids.
Beverage: Herbal teas (green tea is excellent), organic lowfat milk or acidophilus milk.
NO: Ham, bacon or sausage because of the chemicals used to process these meats. For more information, see my book, Aging Without Growing Old, page 414.
Breakfast Option #2
I often hear, "Judy, I just don't have time for breakfast." With all the protein powders available, there is no excuse for leaving home without an adequate breakfast!
The following protein powders are high in complete proteins that help you build or maintain muscle.Lindberg Protein Blend
Lindberg Whey Protein
25g protein, 3g carbs, 3g fat, 140 calories. No artificial growth hormone (rBGH) is used. Soy free. Contains fast-digesting whey protein concentrate. Mild tasting. Medium sweetness level.
Protein shake recipe
In a blender, add the following ingredients:
• 8 ounces organic lowfat milk, almond or coconut milk, diluted fruit juice or pure water.
• 1 scoop of Protein Blend, Whey Protein, WheyFit Protein or WheyFit Isolate.
• 2 Tbsp. Lecithin Granules, which support a healthy cardiovascular system and helps combat age related memory loss. It's a rich source of choline, which is important for brain function and memory.
• 1 Tbsp. Organic Flax Oil, a rich vegetarian source of omega-3, omega-6 and omega-9 fatty acids. Omegas are important for the heart, brain, skin and many body functions.
Optional shake ingredients• 4-8 grams MSM Powder, which helps support connective tissue and joints. It also helps support
Take your multi-vitamins
Lindberg Pink Pack For Women
Designed especially for women. Ultimate high potency, 8-capsule formula. It's a great product for women concerned about bone health and aging, and is excellent for growing teenage girls. Iron-free.
Lindberg Varsity Pack 1
This high potency, 5-capsule formula provides valuable antioxidants. Its combination of essential vitamins and minerals is a terrific foundation on which to build your supplement program. Iron-free.
Lindberg Varsity Pack 2
This ultimate high potency, 7-capsule formula was originally designed for college and pro athletes. It's ideal for health, fitness and athletics. Iron Free.
Why are Lindberg Vitamin Packs better?
All capsules mean a faster delivery system. Each formula provides premium natural vitamin E with gamma-tocopherols and vitamin D3. Plus you get natural source beta-carotene and other carotenoids, a full array of B vitamins, bone health minerals and patented mineral chelates. Always take your vitamin pack with meals or a protein shake for better digestion and assimilation.
Lindberg Varsity 2 Vitamin and Mineral Powder
Almost the same formula as the Varsity Pack 2 but in powder form. It's ideal for those who have a difficult time swallowing pills. Has a subtle natural orange flavor. Iron-free.
Mid-morning snack
If you eat breakfast around 6 a.m., you may need a mid-morning snack to keep your energy levels up. Enjoy a serving of lowfat yogurt, cheese or unsalted roasted almonds.
It's important to eat a well-rounded lunch including a healthy choice of protein, vegetables and fruit.
Mid-afternoon snack
You may start feeling low on energy around 3 p.m. This is an excellent time to have a high protein snack such as chicken, cottage cheese, a hard-boiled egg or a small protein shake. The protein powders mentioned in this nutrition plan mix easily into water or milk — no blender required. They're a convenient option, especially if you're on-the-go.
Eating a mid-afternoon snack helps keep your blood sugar stable — it's key to feeling your best all day!
Be sure to have a well-rounded dinner including a variety of foods. Some serving suggestions:
• Raw salad -- Include a variety of raw, fresh vegetables. TIP: Prepare enough for several days,
cover with a damp towel and refrigerate; your salad is ready for lunch and the next evening.
• Protein – Choose chicken, turkey, fish, lean beef, tofu, etc. Refrain from eating deep fried foods.
• Complex Carbohydrates – Natural brown rice, baked potatoes, yams, whole grain pasta, lentils,
beans, or multi-grain bread.
• Fresh Fruit – Always great for dessert. Pineapple and papaya are also natural digestants.
Before bed
If you eat dinner around 7 p.m. and go to bed around 10:30 p.m., you may need a small snack before going to bed. Drink a small protein shake to help you sleep soundly through the night.
For optimum digestive health
If you eat the best foods and take all the right vitamins, but do not digest or assimilate them properly, then achieving optimum health may be difficult.
As we age, the level of digestive enzymes our body produces begins to slow. Vital nutrients may not be absorbed completely. Some food allergies result from partially digested food.
Bloating, heartburn, burping hours after a meal, and flatulence may be considered signs of poor digestion. Supplemental digestive enzymes may be necessary to support your own digestive process.
Here are a few digestant product suggestions:
Lindberg Betaine Hydrochloride with Pepsin
Contains ingredients that start the first phase of digestion in the stomach. Take 2 with meals along with Lindberg Pancreatin 10X 200 Mg.
Lindberg Pancreatin
Pancreatin helps support digestive processes in the small intestine by providing additional enzymes to help you digest and absorb nutrients. Take 2 with meals with Betaine Hydrochloride with Pepsin.
Lindberg Complete Digestant
This formula is a replacement for the above two products since it's a combination of Betaine Hydrochloride with Pepsin, Pancreatin, Papain, Bromelain and more. It uses the most popular combination of enzymes that aid in the digestion of protein, carbs and fat. Take 2-4 with meals.
For healthy elimination
Aim to achieve 1-2 bowel movements per day. Here are a few products that promote healthy elimination:
Lindberg Probiotic 8 Billion
This high potency probiotic helps restore and maintain your friendly bacteria. It contains three major strains of beneficial bacteria found in the gut.
Lindberg Super Colon Health
A gentle fiber formula, it contains psyllium husk powder, prebiotic and probiotic fibers like oat bran, inulin, apple pectin and probiotics like Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium longum and more.
Nature's Secret Super Cleanse
This bowel cleanser contains probiotics and 14 herbs and fibers including cascara sagrada, fennel, licorice, ginger, slippery elm, cayenne and more.
For women during menopause
Here are a few product suggestions for women experiencing menopause:
Natural Progesterone Cream
May help relieve anxiety, irritability, mood swings and more.
Lindberg Menopause Support
Contains natural plant phytoestrogens. Ideal for women concerned about maintaining healthy estrogen levels to preserve physical and emotional well-being as estrogen levels decline in midlife.
Lindberg Bone Support
Provides women with a combination of calcium and other minerals. Take 2 capsules if you take the Pink Pack. Take 4 capsules if you do not.
For men 40+
Here is a formula made just for men:
Lindberg Prostate Support
This formula combines the most researched ingredients important for prostate health and vitality. It includes Graminex, saw palmetto extract, pumpkin seed extract, stinging nettle extract, beta-sitosterol, zinc, selenium and lycopene.
For healthy sleep patterns
The following products promote restful sleep to help you wake up feeling refreshed. Take about one hour before bed.
Lindberg Melatonin
Melatonin is a hormone secreted from the pineal gland in the brain and has been shown to be helpful in regulating normal sleep patterns.
Lindberg Valerian Extract
Valerian has a relaxing effect on the nervous system. It promotes relaxation and helps support restful sleep.
Lindberg Sleep Formula with Valerian Plus
Contains a blend of valerian root extract, hops, passionflower extract and GABA to promote restful sleep.
Wishing you the best of health!
Copyright 2016, Nutrition Express.
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Hello all. Can anyone help?
I have a question that probably has been asked a hundred times, but I can't seem to find an answer anywhere.
I have been accepted on a CELTA course which I start in five weeks. I am really starting to panic because no matter how much I study grammar, it doesn't seem to be sinking in. I obviously have a basic grasp of grammar or I wouldn't have been accepted on the course, but I feel my grammar is the main thing that is letting me down.
1. Can anyone give me an idea of what level of grammar is expected for a CELTA course? I know this may have an answer along the lines of "how long is a piece of string", but there seems to be so many different things to learn and I don't know what to concentrate on! I feel I may be stretching myself too thinly in my study.
2. Can anyone recommend any good grammar resources on the web? I am currently using http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/ . Has anyone used the Cactus TEFL Online English Language Awareness Course? (http://www.cactustefl.com/ela/) It is expensive, but if it is recommended…
Any help would be most appreciated.
Many thanks in advance!

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Going to bed half-drunk I was a little upset. However looking at my roster this morning I realize it's not bad at all.
I'm still laughing that I took bonds
C Russell Martin, LAD C
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2B B.J. Upton, TB 2B, OF
3B Miguel Cabrera, Det 3B
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OF Carl Crawford, TB OF
OF Adam Dunn, Cin OF
OF Chris Young, Ari OF
OF Pat Burrell, Phi OF
OF Kosuke Fukudome, ChC OF
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Bench Milton Bradley, Tex OF
Bench Kelly Johnson, Atl 2B
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P Justin Verlander, Det SP
P Francisco Rodriguez, LAA RP
P Matt Cain, SF SP
P Ben Sheets, Mil SP
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Show Us What You've Got with Cisco ūmi!
There have been a lot of fantastic moments shared between family and friends over Cisco ūmi. People have used umi to transform their HDTVs to bring the family together for a reunion, to broadcast first steps for the grandparents, or even to get a violin lesson from a former teacher. We thank the ūmi community for sharing these stories with us and we look forward to hearing many more.
But even better is when you share how you're using ūmi, through ūmi! We were so thrilled when a user shared a ūmi video with us that we decided to open up our own ūmi account and welcome videos from all users. Whether your band wants to perform an impromptu concert, you want to share how you virtually met your new nephew or you want to tell us what you think of HD video chatting, we want to hear from you! And you can also use this number to test out your Cisco ūmi system.
We'll select the best video messages and post them on our Facebook and Twitter pages, as well as our blog, in order to showcase how people are using Cisco ūmi to connect with loved ones across the nation.
It's easy to send us a ūmi video:
- Go to "Contacts" on your Cisco ūmi system.
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By Chris Harris
Mikel Arteta will consider a move into management when his playing days are over - even though he believes the job is more stressful than ever.
The midfielder has been a revelation since joining Arsenal last year and was recently appointed vice-captain by Arsène Wenger. At 30, Arteta has a number of years left on the pitch but his cerebral approach to his sport augurs well should he eventually swap the midfield for the technical area.
The Spaniard admits he has thought about his long-term future but he is wary of the pressure on modern-day managers.
"I don't know [if I will be a manager], it's a big thing nowadays because it's really demanding," Arteta told Arsenal.com.
"I think the job has changed a lot in the last few years - you can see the stress and the responsibility managers have. Sometimes people don't recognise that. To manage a group of players nowadays with 10 or 15 different countries involved with different personalities is a difficult thing to do.
"I have thought about it a lot and we will see what happens one day. It's still early for that [decision]. Obviously you're starting to get a few things from different managers and players and a key thing is they can help.
"Sometimes on the pitch as well you think about things that can be done better or in a different way, or how you play depending on if you're winning and drawing and what the team needs to do."
Arteta worked under David Moyes at Everton and has also thrived with Wenger. The Spaniard's tactical awareness is one of his strengths but he believes that man-management is just as important in the top job.
"If you have 24 players, every one is different," he said. "One of the biggest mistakes I've seen is when you treat everyone the same. People say 'everyone has to be the same' - they have to be the same in certain roles, but everyone is different.
"The way you approach someone is very important. If you shout at someone, it depends on their character - you may kill him for the next 45 minutes.
"Sometimes you need to pinch someone because you know he has the character. He can involve the rest if he pushes and raises his level in the game. You have to recognise those characters and I think that's a very difficult part of football management."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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I wanted to do a fiberglass casting of my '95 helmet and yesterday I casted it in plaster (took me all day:facepalm)
I did that so that I can make some improvements using the plaster helmet rather than ruining the DP one.
I've have the molding/casting book, read articles, but I wanted to know how others have done so firsthand. I bought gel coat, fiberglass resin, fiberglass cloth, and PVA mold release.
I want to make a 2-part mold using fiberglass, the ears I will do separately, but how do I start?
Will painting the plaster helm and spraying on PVA mold release be enough?
How do I make the partition lines?
How thick does the mold need to be?
This will be my very first attempt as you can tell, so I can use all the help I can get.
Casting in fiberglass is another story too:cry


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Lieu dit Rasigous Saint-Affrique-les-Montagnes - 81290, Saint Affrique les Montagnes, France
The Tarn Valley and the Forest of La Grésigne are two features of the region of Tarn. Enjoy the wines of the Maison du Vin in Gaillac. Check Notre-Dame-Du Bourg at Rabastens with its eight slender marble columns or the 14th century Maison du Grand Fauconnier with its carved falcons in Cordes. Tarn is famous for its sights in Andillac, Cordes-sur-Ciel and Albi. Albi is a brick town. The Cathedral of St. Cecilia took 100 years to build. The severe exterior belies the intricate and lavish interior. In Albi, you can visit the Palais de la Berbie, a fortress palace with its gardens housing the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum. Teholdest church in Albi is the Church of St. Saloy. It boasts a three-tiered belfry. There is also an active spruce, brick and steel covered marketplace.


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Discussion in 'October 2006' started by max, Oct 23, 2006.
Preseason game #7. Note the time change for the World Series.
Looks like this game will be available on TV for all of us who have League Pass. I know it's only pre-season, but come on, it's not like the Tigers are in the Worl...Ser...or anything...oh...right.
I guess I'll have to Tivo the World Series.
This game is on League Pass? Or is it on locally here in the area D4E?
I don't get this one on TV. :( Chat will open at 6:30 and stay open until midnight.
My cable listings say that I'm getting it on League Pass. I could be wrong, but I don't think it's on locally for us.
My league pass channel had it listed yesterday (the music was playing and all that), but then it dropped off today. I haven't received any pre-season games yet, so I'm sceptical that they will come through for me. They gotta get control of their channel.
It should be on LP since it's on Fox... they usually show those games (unlike UPN)
Open Letter to Carlos Delfino. Carlos D, I want you to go out there and have a good game. If ever there was a moment to seize, this is it. Play your game, not Flip Murray's game, not Mo Evans' game. Play with urgency and moxie. Kick some tail so I can go all double bladed lightsablers (the red kind) on Darth HQ.
Can we put to rest that Brahma is too short? Is this the boost that Carlos needed... let's see it in back to back games now.
Thanks Carlos! WHAT DID U Say HQ?
12 boards, 6 assists, 4 steals, 1 blocked shot, 5-13. If that's not a Piston DNA stat line, what is? CD does not need to shoot. IMHO, unless it's a dunk he shouldn't take it. But, as long as he gets his % to .400, and continues to do all the other things, he will be a serious part of this team for a long time.
Atta boy Carlos! Halfway respectable shooting and a good all around game. Can we have another...like tomorrow........puleeease?
Good game for Delfino. I still want to see him start his minutes with a little more FIRE. Carlos just seems like he is SLEEPWALKING out there oh so often. I think alot of it has to do with the SF's role in Flip's offense. They are left in the corner just waiting for a kickout and shot. That's not a role that will accentuate Delfino's skills. He needs to have the ball in his hands and he needs to ATTACK THE RACK. I think Delfino is at his best pulling a defensive rebound and starting the fastbreak on his own. He always seems to make the unselfish play and good things happen. We need another guy who can push the ball in transition. I hope to see more of Delfino in the open court and less of him hoisting treys from the corners.
Jack, you got anything to say about Maxiell?
I once had 12 rebounds and 6 assists IN oNE Quarter....Who did he actually play against? Me, it was Our Sisters of St Mary!
Well, I finally got to see a frckn game on league pass... and it was a good one. Looking at JMax, I noticed that he has a pretty short neck. You could easily tack on 3 more inches to his neck and he would look normal, and he would play exactly the same. Shoulder height and wingspan, i.e. standing reach, should be the true height measurement in the NBA. And I'm guessing his standing reach puts him on par with most 6'10" players. When you add his weight, agility, and hops, he's another Barkley. Whatever, he is dominating. My only other observations are the following: Lindsay Hunter routinely surprises me with his youthfulness. I'm really glad he came back for a final year. Nazr looked extremely vanilla. Amir looks very raw, but he knows what shots to avoid taking. I am now officially in favor of giving him a big dose of D-League time mixed with some occasional big league minutes. I don't think he's yet at a level where he can provide something that the other players can't. And Flip Murray was a GREAT pickup for the price. He was slashing, throwing nice passes, shooting well, and putting in effort on D. Of course, Carlos has a big game too. Surprisingly, he played 46 minutes! Flip is really giving him a long look. A lot of the steals and rebs were the result of other players work, but he also helped out in spots where he didn't get credit. And when he hits some of those jumpers, it is hard to criticize.
Highlights.... Pistons 101, Wizards 94 (F)
Yeah, I"M WRONG ABOUT THE KID, I saw him last year, I was down on him in summer league because he looked like the biggest blackhole ever. But after this preseason, I gotta say I love the way that he is becoming a MAN IN THE PAINT. He is becoming a guy I can't wait to see more of. I love the way he can OUTMUSCLE guys on the way to the rim. He plays hard and runs hard. I didn't like him too much last year and wasn't sold on him until AFTER his entire preseason of excellent post play, he continues to live at the FREE THROW LINE (where any GOOD PF should be) and he is just finally starting to make his presence felt on the defensive end. He has FINALLY shown an ability and willingness to pass it back out of the post if he gets doubled. I'm very excited about him as a player in the paint for us. I am so sick of the Pistons and their PERIMETER ONLY PLAY. We need a postup player and if Jason Maxiel and eventually Amir Johnson will be those guys than I can't wait to see more of them both.
That's pretty cool Jack.
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Procrastinators who waited until recent weeks to get a flu shot may be contributing to brief shortages of the vaccine as they seek the convenience of getting inoculations while shopping at retail outlets.
But the shortfalls appear to be temporary, meaning Utahns may have to wait only a day or so to get a shot at their local pharmacy, and there are no waiting periods at public health departments along the Wasatch Front.
Despite the waits, there is no shortage of the vaccine in the state or nationally, says Rebecca Ward, a health educator with the Bureau of Epidemiology at the Utah Department of Health.
She encouraged people who want to get a shot to use the department's vaccination locator at www.immunize-utah.org.
"While some providers have run out, the Utah County Health Department has plenty of flu vaccine at all our clinics," spokesman Lance Madigan said in a statement.
The Salt Lake Valley Health Department has about 1,700 doses of the flu vaccine, plus another 2,000 for underinsured and uninsured children, spokesman Nicholas Rupp said. And spokesman Bob Ballew said the Davis County Health Department has shots available at flu vaccine clinics in the county.
Marsha Gilford, spokeswoman for Smith's Food & Drug Stores, said Wednesday that because of the high demand, some pharmacies must reorder before people can get a flu shot, which can take a day or two. She advised customers to call ahead to ensure vaccines are available.
Rite Aid pharmacist Nate Bullock said the chain's 22 Utah store locations have vaccines for now. He noted it's important to keep in mind that although the shots offer immediate protection, it takes two weeks to develop full immunity to the flu virus.
The Harmons grocery chain said that 10 of its pharmacies have intradermal flu shots available for adults over age 18. No appointments are necessary, but given demand, Harmons recommends customers call their nearest pharmacy before making a trip to the store.
The cost of the vaccine is $30, but customers may be able to obtain free vaccines or at a reduced cost with their health insurance plan or Medicaid.
"This is the most active flu season since 2009 when H1N1 hit Utah," said Jameson Rice, pharmacy manager at Harmons City Creek. "We have seen a surge in Utahns [seeking] their flu vaccination this year, and want to encourage the public to come in and get their shots before they get sick."
Although flu activity is still "high" in Utah, it may have peaked.
New data released by the Utah Department of Health Wednesday shows the number of patients reporting flu-like illness at sentinel clinics is dropping, as are flu-related hospitalizations.
Sixty-nine people were hospitalized last week, bringing the total to 389 for the season that started in September.
Everyone who is at least 6 months old should get vaccinated this season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It's especially important for pregnant women; people with conditions, including asthma, diabetes and chronic lung disease, as well as the people who care for them; and people age 65 and older.
In addition to getting vaccinated, other measures can reduce the spread of the flu virus, according to state epidemiologist Allyn Nakashima:
Toss it • Cover your mouth and nose with a disposable tissue when you cough or sneeze and throw away the tissue
No hands • Cough into your elbow rather than your hands
Clean hands • Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds multiple times daily
Home sweet home • When you are sick, stay inside for at least 24 hours after your fever breaks to avoid spreading viruses to others in the workplace or school.
Where can I get a flu vaccination?
To find a county-run facility near you that has flu shots available, visit www.immunize-utah.org and click on Vaccination Locator on the lower right-hand corner.


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Today was my first day back at work from my vacation in Portugal. It only took 5 minutes into my commute to realize that Americans have no clue how to drive.
Driving in Europe was a dream. All of the 20th century roads and highways were smooth. People stayed to the right, passed on left, used their turn signals, and slowed down on small country roads to allow you to go by. You never saw someone on their phone, reading a newspaper or had a purse dog on their lap.
I get home and people don't yield when they should, left blinker on to make a right hand turn, speed on the right, cut you off to be one car ahead, only to slow down and exit. I even had a guy cut me off into a Dunkin Donuts parking lot and take up two spots in his SUV just so he can be ahead of me to get his coffee.
Please explain to me how I can drive through narrow busy city streets in Lisbon and Cascais and not curse for 10 days, but within 5 minutes of driving in suburban America, I feel like spider monkey slapping a baby panda?
People bitch and complain about gas prices here. It took 90.00€ to fill up my Fiat Punto. That's almost $118. Maybe raising gas prices will keep some of these jackasses off the road.
Europe had speed controlled areas that trigger red lights if you go too fast, circles to eliminate unnecessary lights and traffic, smooth roads even in rural areas and responsible and alert drivers. How is it that this country, with all of the brightest people at its disposal, can't even do one of those things?


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- The Pulse: Live blog from Parliament House
- Numbers game: The latest on who's backing whom
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- Transcript: Rudd's airport press conference
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4.25pm: It's been a big day, and we're wrapping up the live coverage ahead of what's sure to be an intriguing weekend spent largely on the phone for caucus members. Before we go, here's a wrap up of today's main events:
- Kevin Rudd flies into Australia from the US, but refuses to immediately reveal whether he will challenge in Monday's leadership spill.
- He accuses Gillard of lying when she said she had no leadership plans leading up to his removal in 2010.
- Ms Gillard gives a morning press conference to refute Mr Rudd's attempts to woo the public to his cause, saying "This is not an episode of Celebrity Big Brother."
- Health Minister Nicola Roxon says she will not serve in a Rudd government. She reveals an alleged plan by Mr Rudd to run a referendum on hospital reform in tandem with the 2010 election, despite the fact he condeded the referendum would be lost but that it would be politically beneficial.
- Mr Rudd fronts an afternoon press conference in Brisbane to declare he will run for the leadership.
- Requests three things: that the ballot is secret, that all candidates are given a chance to speak to caucus before the vote, and that there's a guaranteed preselection for all sitting members and senators at the next election, to counter potential intimidation.
- Pitches his candicacy on the fact Labor will lose to Tony Abbott, a man he describes as the most right wing, conservative leader the Liberal Party has ever had.
- Says his enemies have been rewriting history since his removal from office to exaggerate the problems with his leadership.
- Julia Gillard counters in afternoon press conference that she has a record of achievement, getting difficult reforms through a minority government through her skills as a negotiator and leader.
- She accuses Rudd directly of destabilising leaks which have hurt her government.
4.11pm: Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says she's not afraid of Kevin Rudd poisoning her re-election bid if he loses Monday's federal leadership contest.
Relieved the leadership matter is finally being brought to a head, so she can get some attention on her re-election campaign, Ms Bligh insists she'll welcome any help Mr Rudd can offer ahead of the March 24 poll, regardless of Monday's result.
4.04pm: Definitely worth reading Katharine Murphy's informed commentary of Ms Gillard's speech (unfortunately also plagued by technical difficulties), as well as her general rundown of today's events since Mr Rudd touched down numerous hours - and press conferences - ago.
3.52pm: So, to recap, Ms Gillard's pitch was very much about what she's managed to get through a minority parliament since the 2010 election. She emphasised achievement, the inference being that for all his grand rhetoric, Mr Rudd failed to deliver on key reforms such as the mining tax and carbon price.
Here's a few of her key quotes:
On the ballot:
''The choice that the nation faces and my parliamentary colleagues face on Monday is a choice as to who has got the character, the temperament and the strength to deliver on behalf of the Australian people."
On the job of prime minister:
''When Monday comes and go there will still be a nation that needs to be governed,'' she said.''There will still be a party which needs to live out its historic mission for working people.''Those things can only be done with purpose, with method, with character, with strength and that's what I will seek to continue to deliver as prime minister beyond Monday.''
On Kevin Rudd:
"Kevin Rudd spoke about trust today but did not deny when challenged that he has spent time whilst I have been prime minister and he has been foreign minister behind closed doors, in secret conversations with people, undermining this government. There's questions of trust there.''
3.47pm: Apologies to everyone for the technical blackout over the past half hour. We had a server meltdown. Things are back up and running, though, and you can read over the highlights of Ms Gillard's press conference below.
3.32pm: And, with a "Thank you very much" (as opposed to the Rudd zip-line), Ms Gillard's done. Which is an apt word, considering she must have used the phase "I get things done" at least a dozen times.
3.30pm: Ms Gillard says big reforms can be politically costly. Says she has the courage and discipline to get big reforms done.
"I understand the political cost of those reforms. I also understand the benefit."
Points specifically to her success getting carbon pricing through the parliament.
3.28pm: Reiterated her promise to move to the backbench should she lose on Monday.
3.27pm: Gillard's pitch is calling on her success getting legislation through a minority government over the past 18 months, saying it shows determination and the ability to negotiate.
3.25pm: Asked whether she would exclude Rudd supporters from any future Cabinet.
"I'll do what I've always done, select my team on merit."
3.22pm: Ms Gillard has accused Mr Rudd of undermining the government "behind closed doors in secret conversations with people."
The PM reiterated her challenge to the media to print any negative comments she made about Rudd while deputy PM. Points out that Rudd refused to answer when asked if he had made any similar comments.
"He won't reveal to people the conversations he's had undermining the government."
3.19pm: "Australians can have confidence in me that no matter how hard it gets I have the determination and personal fortitude to see things through.
"...I am the person who gets things done.
"...I am confident I can lead Labor to victory at the next election."
3.17pm: Julia Gillard lists some of her successes in office, including putting a price on carbon, rollout of the MySchools site and pay reforms for care workers.
"Talk is easy; getting things done is harder and I am the person who gets things done."
3.15pm: Here's Julia Gillard, who starts out by saying Monday is a choice about who has the character and skill set to lead the nation.
Says she has delivered a number of reforms in her tenureship.
3.02pm: Here's a big shout out to tireless reporter Georgia Waters, who won't get a byline but has transcribed not one but two Kevin Rudd press conferences today.
Here's this afternoon's conference, minus the Q&A part which is to come.
And for those that missed it, here's the transcript of the airport presser.
2.52pm: ACT MP Andrew Leigh has offered this on the, erm, variable correspondence received since Mr Rudd urged supporters to contact their local MP.
#respill corro: 800+ emails (mostly to all MPs), 100+ calls, 10+ letters, 1 dildo with rude message. Support evenly split, except last item.— Andrew Leigh (@ALeighMP) February 24, 2012
2.48pm: Jessica Rudd tweeted after the press conference that it was rather hot in there...
Bloody hell it was hot in there! Thought I was going to dissolve.— Jessica Rudd (@Jess_Rudd) February 24, 2012
... and it turns out she was telling the truth. Those TV lights probably don't help either, eh Kevin?
Photo: Katherine Feeney
2.33pm: Some interesting days ahead for the nation's journalists as speculation turns to whether they should reveal the extent to which Kevin Rudd leaked against the government.
In his press conference, Mr Rudd said he would leave the decision up to journalists, before helpfully pointing out that according to their own code of ethics they should not reveal the source of any of their stories.
Ms Gillard has previously said journalists could divulge any disloyal conversations she had ever had with them about Mr Rudd.
This gets to the heart of the matter for the Gillard camp, who have maintained Rudd actively worked against them in government and during the 2010 election campaign with destructive leaks, but have yet to provide any proof. Mr Rudd denies the charge, saying he always supported the government.
2.25pm: Straight after the press conference, Mr Rudd tries to woo cricket-loving voters with this tweet about interrupting the coverage with his announcement.
Sorry to anyone (those of you who have a life) watching the cricket on TV. Promise not to do it again. KRudd— Kevin Rudd (@KRuddMP) February 24, 2012
2.21pm: Some of the notable quotes to come out of this afternoon's press conference:
On Julia Gillard:
''Rightly or wrongly Julia has lost the trust of the Australian people and starting on Monday I want to start restoring that trust."
On Labor's current electoral prospects:
"We'll all end up on the backbench, not just one, and the opposition backbench at that. That's the cold, hard stark reality that we face. It's time for a reality check for everybody. This hasn't just happened in the last week, the last month - it's been going on for the last year."
On Tony Abbott:
He was a ''man who has proved he has neither the temperament, nor the vision, nor the experience to hold the high office of prime minister of Australia. He is a man with both feet firmly planted in the past ... I have never met a more negative man than Mr Abbott.''
On transferring power from Labor's factions to its members:
''That is the Australian way, people having their free and independent say, elected to parliament on the basis of the common principals of the Labor party, but not dictated to in their vote, because of the organisation of the factions, that is not the Australian way."
2.14pm: Here's a recap of the major points to come out of the Rudd press conference:
- He WILL challenge Ms Gillard for the Labor leadership on Monday;
- He WILL go to the backbench if defeated;
- He WILL NOT challenge again if defeated;
- He has asked three things of the PM ahead of the challenge: that it be done in secret, that all candidates get a chance to speak to the caucus ahead of a vote; and that sitting MPs be guaranteed preselection in their seats at the next election, to ensure no intimidation;
- He has pledged to reduce the power of Labor's factions, transferring it to rank-and-file Labor members.
2.09pm: And with one last, "I've got to zip", Mr Rudd has gone. Now all eyes will be on Ms Gillard's response in less than an hour's time.
Mr Rudd announces his intention to contest the Labor leadership as family watch on. Photo: Katherine Feeney
2.04pm: Kevin Rudd finishes with a scathing attack on Julia Gillard's failures as prime minister, referring specifically to:
- the pre-election commitment on a carbon tax;
- her promise of poker machine reform to Andrew Wilkie'
- the East Timor and Malaysia solutions
"I'm a bit tired and fed up with this general frame that if the government has a problem... ipso facto, it's because of me."
As an example, Mr Rudd asks journalists and voters to recall the government's performance during his two months off for heart surgery as proof he's not to blame.
He says poor performance is what's driven poor poll results and that is what is driving his desire for a change in leadership.
"If I didn't exist people would have cast around for an alternative leader because of where we've got to with historically low poll results."
2.03pm: "My discussions with journalists remain confidential, but my position has always been that I support the government," Mr Rudd says.
2.02pm: Asked about gay marriage and asylum seekers, Mr Rudd chose only to address the latter.
Says he thinks we could do a lot better with national security resources and that the East Timor solution would not work.
2pm: Says he's quite relaxed about the prospect of serving from the backbench and shaping the national debate, while serving his local community. Reiterates earlier comments that he would not challenge Ms Gillard a second time should he lose.
1.59pm: Mr Rudd says his choice of deputy would be up to the parliamentary party.
1.57pm: A journalist asks about claims that Mr Rudd's leadership style was erratic, and why we should believe him that it's different now.
Mr Rudd points to Simon Crean's comments about his management of Cabinet in 2010 vs what he said recently, as evidence his detractors are changing their stories to suit themselves.
1.56pm: Mr Rudd says Wayne Swan and Julia Gillard pressured him as prime minister not to put a price on carbon.
1.55pm: A lack of trust is haunting the government, Mr Rudd says, in response to a journalist's question.
1.53pm: Mr Rudd says if he loses Monday's challenge he will go to the backbench and not challenge Ms Gillard a second time.
1.52pm: Now Mr Rudd has distanced himself from the Greens, which might be interesting in the prism of the current parliament. He
"Labor party doesn't need a Green party to tell it how to protect the environment."
1.50pm: Mr Rudd says beating Mr Abbott is vital and achievable.
"I have never met a more negative man in Australian politics than Mr Abbott.
"He is the single most conservative leader the Liberal Party has ever had."
1.48pm: Rudd says he wants to transfer power from the factions to the individual party members. "That's the Australian way," he says.
"If we don't change, the Labor party will end up in opposition. We will all end up on the backbench.... It's time for a reality check for everybody."
Mr Rudd goes onto criticise Mr Abbott's fitness for office, saying he is stuck in the past, and pointing to his attitudes towards climate change, the NBN and women as evidence of this.
"He is not, as they say in The Castle, an ideas man."
1.46pm: Rudd seeks secret ballot. Asks that candidates get a chance to speak to the party ahead of the ballot, so there is an informed choice.
1.44pm: Rudd says he's spoken up for democracy everywhere in the world, and that it's necessary to ensure it remains a feature of the Australain Labor Party.
1.42pm: Says he was elected in 2007 to govern for working families and that his government had a good record.
Points to how the country successfully negotiated the GFC, among a list of achievements from his time in office, including membership of the G20 and the apology to the Stolen Generations.
"I want to finish the work we started and build on these achievements," Mr Rudd says.
1.41pm: MR RUDD IS GOING TO CHALLENGE.
1.39pm: Mr Rudd starts by saying Australia and the Labor party face serious challenges. And the party is headed for defeat at the next election.
He calls a likely Abbott government the most right wing in Australia's history.
1.33pm: Reports say Kevin Rudd has arrived at the Commonwealth offices at Waterfront Place in Brisbane's CBD, to give his press conference. Stand by for his appearance shortly.
1.31pm: Coalition leader Tony Abbott is unsurprisingly looking to make the most of the Labor woes. On a factory tour in Brisbane today, Mr Abbott told media:
"To every Australian who is embarrassed and humiliated for our country by this spectacle in Canberra, this dispiriting, ugly and demeaning spectacle in Canberra, our country can be better than this. We are a great country being brought down by a bad government.''
1.21pm: On his way out the door from his home to a press conference, Kevin Rudd couldn't resist a jibe at Julia Gillard's comments this morning, where she declared the Labor leadership tussle was not "Celebrity Big Brother".
"The difference between this and that competition is that in that show, the people get to decide," Mr Rudd said.
Here's a pic of him and Therese trying to stay out of the Brisbane rain as they head for the city.
Photo: Amy Remeikis
1.19pm: Some pretty big calls making their way into the media again today. Here's a selection of what's been said thus far:
- Kevin Rudd said Julia Gillard went back on her word when challenging for the leadership in 2010, after earlier telling him he could have more time to turn things around. "Ten minutes later, Julia came back in the room and said all bets are off, that agreement doesn't hold, I'm challenging."
- Nicola Roxon said Mr Rudd had plans to run a referendum on hospital reform in tandem with the 2010 election despite acknowledging in advance it would be unsuccessful.
- Julia Gillard rubbished the Rudd bid for popular support in the leadership battle, saying, "This is not an episode of Celebrity Big Brother."
1.14pm: Kevin Rudd has left his house in Norman Park in Brisbane's east, on his way to the CBD for a press conference scheduled for 1.30pm. Looks likely to be a little bit later than that, since he's just leaving now.
1.10pm: It seems the Rudd camp's call to action from the general population has had some impact, just not sure it's on the right people.
National MP just phoned to say his office hasreceived several calls for him to back Rudd for leadership #respill #auspol— Kieran Gilbert (@Kieran_Gilbert) February 24, 2012
1.05pm: Punters have given Julia Gillard an 83 per cent chance of retaining the Labor leadership at a ballot on Monday.
Ms Gillard's odds of staying on in the top job have come in from $1.33 to $1.18, according to Betfair, giving her survival an implied probability of 83 per cent.
Meanwhile Kevin Rudd's odds have drifted from $4.80 to $6.60 as more caucus members publicly state their support for Ms Gillard.
However Ms Gillard is still rated less than a 50 per cent chance to still be leader by late 2013 when the election is due.
1.02pm: Well, he does have his own blend of tea...
Labor backbencher Michael Danby says Kevin Rudd is using ''Tea Party tactics'' to get back into the prime minister's job.
Mr Danby said Mr Rudd has his own ''faceless men'' working behind the scenes to lobby MPs ahead of the caucus leadership ballot on Monday.
Mr Rudd has called for an exercise of ''people power'' to convince caucus members to support him.
"He's not Joan of Arc,'' Mr Danby told ABC television earlier today.
"He is a mortal political like the rest of us and I hope the Australian people, when they're ringing offices and using these Tea Party tactics to ... win office, have a more realistic view."
12.55pm: A quick look at the scoreboard and the latest count courtesy of Phillip Coorey has Gillard trouncing Rudd with 68 caucus votes to 29, with six undecided. Whether or not this will dissuade Rudd from contesting, we'll find out shortly.
12.50pm: Jessica Rudd has arrived home in the last half hour, on her dash from Beijing to support her father.
The author has been conducting a high-profile campaign in support of her dad on Twitter and with an article on Mamamia yesterday.
Jessica's younger brother Nicholas came out to greet her, but thought better of it after a barrage of questions from the media.
Jessica arrived a few minutes later.
Looking a little tired, she was shielded by her husband as she walked the few steps to the family home.
She did give a smile to the media though and said it was good to be home before being ushered into the gate.
Moments later, two of Rudd's staff, including a key media advisor, left the house in preparation for the media conference in the Brisbane CBD.
12.45pm: Welcome back to our live coverage of the Labor leadership stoush. Kevin Rudd is set to conduct a press conference in 45 minutes. The big question: Will he contest Monday's leadership spill? A reminder all times on this blog are local Queensland time - add one hour for daylight saving time.
Earlier today:
9am: We're taking a break now, folks, from live coverage format until Mr Rudd fronts a press conference on his leadership intentions later today.
You can continue to follow live updates coming out of Canberra courtesy of Katharine Murphy.
Here is a traditional news report of this morning's events, including Rudd's airport press conference and Gillard's sharp response.
And don't forget about the Phillip Coorey live Q&A starting one hour from now.
8.56am: Abbott describes the attacks on Kevin Rudd as "extraordinary".
"I don't think anyone has seen anything like the levels of personal vitriol."
He refers specifically to Wayne Swan's attack on Rudd, under whom he served as Treasurer.
"...In the end what does it say about these people, that they are now telling this sort of story about people who until recently they wanted to lead this country."
8.54am: Tony Abbott has renewed calls for an election.
Says Australians don't want another government relying on dodgy deals and faceless men.
Says he won't look to form a minority government should the Rudd situation implode further for the government.
"I am not offering a continuation of this tawdry, debased parliament."
8.53am: Abbott says Australia sick of minority government. Says Gillard was never popularly elected by Australian people.
8.52am: Abbott: "I lead a stable, united team."
8.50am: Tony Abbott now appearing on Sky from Brisbane, where he's campaigning today in the state election campaign with Campbell Newman.
"I don't think anyone can be anything other than dismayed than events in Canberra.
8.43am: OK, the transcript of the full Rudd airport press conference is now live, including the Q&A with reporters.
8.41am: Meanwhile, some are keen to get across the idea that the government hasn't ground to a halt as a result of the Labor leadership crisis.
@ the Economics Committee Hearing on the Reserve Bank in Sydney #realworkcontinues #auspol— Stephen Jones (@stephenjonesALP) February 23, 2012
8.35am: It seems independent MP Rob Oakeshott is trying to kickstart another leadership challenge.
He's said this morning that if Gillard loses the leadership, he'd prefer to deal with the Coalition than Labor - but not Tony Abbott.
His preference is to negotiate with former leader Malcolm Turnbull.
He said the reason he'd prefer to deal with Mr Turnbull was that he'd be more likely to deliver an emissions trading scheme.
Rudd vs Turnbull? So 2009.
8.26am: Political junkies take note. Sydney Morning Herald Chief Political Reporter Phillip Coorey will be answering reader questions about the whole leadership schmozzle, from 10am-11am today Queensland time; 11am-12pm daylight saving time. Here's where to post your questions.
8.15am: Gillard also hinted that she would not be accepting Mr Rudd's request regarding preselection guarantees for sitting members going into Monday's caucus ballot, saying the issue should not come into it.
"This should be about people coming to Monday's caucus meeting making the determination as to who's got the strength and ability to do the job of leading this nation."
8.12am: Perhaps not surprisingly, the twitterverse has latched onto the Big Brother theme.
Given the high number of roasts, i'm seeing it more as an episode of Celebrity Masterchef. #respill— Stephen Spencer (@sspencer_63) February 23, 2012
8.09am: We've got the full quotes leading up to Gillard's Big Brother jibe:
"The choice that my colleagues will make on Monday is about who should be prime minister of this nation.
"It is a choice about who's got the strength, the temperament, the character, the courage, to lead this nation, who's got the ability to get things done even in the face of adversity.
"This is not an episode of Celebrity Big Brother; this is about who should be prime minister.''
8.02am: This just in from Julia Gillard, who gave a quick doorstop interview before herself boarding a plane. Seems to be rubbishing Rudd camp's bid for a campaign of popular support.
"This is not an episode of Celebrity Big Brother, this is about who should be prime minister...
"I've gotten things done which languished under my predecessor."
8am: After trading jokes with journalists about them not getting run over or bitten by the Rudd family dog, Mr Rudd mentions Jess is arriving home from Beijing this morning.
"We're going to be having some family time right now, which I think you can appreciate. We're all human beings. I really need to speak to a few key colleagues, and that I think you'll understand is normal."
7.59am: Reiterates his need to talk to colleagues before revealing plans. Points out he's been on a plane for "24 hours".
7.58am: Rudd has now arrived at his house in Brisbane to a throng of waiting media.
7.53am: Apparently traffic is quite heavy in Brisbane this morning so Mr Rudd is still making his way across the river to his southside home.
In the meantime, we've got the transcript of his initial speech at the airport up. We're now working on adding the Q&A with journalists, which is where most of the interesting fodder came up.
7.49am: And now attention turns to the Rudd residence in the Brisbane suburb of Norman Park. Again, there's a waiting party of journalists, photographers and cameramen outside.
There's also an unexpected attendee - a local restaurant, which is cooking up burgers outside the house, presumably in an attempt to get some coverage on TV. Clearly they're aware of the standard of most journalists' diets. Mmmm ... breakfast burger.
7.43am: Nicole Roxon is on Sky now refuting Kevin Rudd's claims this morning that hospital reform decisions under Julia Gillard didn't go to Cabinet.
She has also revealed a quite extraordinary plan Rudd was supposedly pushing for, which was a referendum on the Commonwealth takeover of the health system, to run simultaneously with the 2010 election.
Roxon alleges Rudd acknowledged in advance they could not win the referendum, but he thought it would be advantageous politically to help win the election.
"I thought that was a disaster," Roxon says.
She also said she would not serve in Cabinet again under Mr Rudd.
7.37am: Like any modern traveller, Mr Rudd was quick to reconnect with the twitterverse soon after leaving the airport.
Thanks @Jess_Rudd mamamia.com.au/news/jessica-r… It's not old fashioned to believe democracy really matters. KRudd— Kevin Rudd (@KRuddMP) February 23, 2012
7.30am: Great insights into Rudd's speech this morning, courtesy of Fairfax's live Canberra blogger Katharine Murphy. Here's an excerpt, below; for the full blog click here.
"So what on earth does all that mean?
It shows us Kevin Rudd has lost none of his instinctive touch for theatre.
Mr Rudd believes the voters are his true constituency, so he's reaching over the heads of the caucus to the public.
It shows he's intent on returning the nuclear strategy: kill until you are dead, to Ms Gillard.
Mr Rudd has attempted to damage the Prime Minister this morning as much as Camp Gillard has attempted to damage him over the past few days.
He's not deploying the softly softly strategy shown by the Cabinet players who backed him publicly yesterday.
That suggests he's not confident of the numbers.
That he needs to hit Julia Gillard with everything he has in order to have a hope of turning events in his favour.
Playing nice and hoping people power works won't quite carry you there on Monday morning.
Bones will need to be broken."
7.28am: They say your enemy's enemy is your friend, which may explain Joe Hockey's defence of Kevin Rudd on Channel 7 this morning.
Mr Hockey said the attacks on the former foreign minister from Labor colleagues had been ''vicious, malevolent'' and an ''absolute disgrace''.
"If nothing else (Mr Rudd is) a former prime minister, and the way the Labor party has attacked its own former prime minister is the worst political expediency I have seen in 16 years in Australian politics,'' he said.
"A political party is like a family and families have their differences but when you walk outside, you're together.
"The attacks on Kevin Rudd have been vicious and malevolent. I have never seen anything like it."
7.20am: We're working on getting you a full transcript of what Mr Rudd said at Brisbane Airport this morning. In the meantime, here's some of the more memorable direct quotes:
On whether he'll contest the leadership spill:
"I will be making a statement definitively on this later today, after speaking to my colleagues."
On harnessing people power:
"Your power as the people is what will count in the days ahead. Pick up your telephone, speak to your local members of parliament, tell them what you think, jump into the media, tell them what you think, because this is your country, it doesn't belong top the factions of the Labor party."
On why Gillard must go:
"The core question for members of the Australian parliamentary Labor party, for the Australian people, right now is whether they believe the current prime minister has the trust and confidence of the Australian people. If you don't have that, you can't do anything else."
On Tony Abbott:
"For the last 12 months Mr Abbott has been on track to become prime minister of Australia in a landslide. It's not just a few days, a few weeks, even a few months."
On the 2010 leadership challenge:
"(MPs were told) you either vote for what the faction tells you or we'll knock you out of parliament. That's unAustralian."
On how the public should view the scathing criticism of him emerging from Cabinet colleagues that suggested...
"Kevin Rudd is the anti-Christ incorporated, and if not the son of Satan, at least the grandson of Satan. Just have a little pause for thought. I may not quite be like that, there might be a vested interest at play in putting those views forward."
7.12am: Interesting tweet from Kate Ellis mid-Rudd speech.
Did I just get called a faceless man?— Kate Ellis (@KateEllisMP) February 23, 2012
7.09am: Right, so to summarise that stream of consciousness typing below:
- Rudd will reveal later today whether he will stand in leadership ballot on Monday;
- He attacked the PM and "faceless men" over the 2010 leadership spill;
- He denied leaking in the 2010 election campaign;
- Also said that the "faceless men" had rewritten history about his prime ministership since 2010 to suit their cause;
- Sought a guarantee from the PM that no current MP would lose preselection over this leadership battle.
7.06am: What happened in 2010 was a couple of things. I was given no notice by the deputy PM of her future course of action. I think we now know that course of action had been known a while.
Refers to PM's answer on 4Corners which "said a lot".
There's a fair bit of retrospective reinvention of what's gone on.
No one in politics is perfect. Sometimes we get things wrong. I'm like that. I got things wrong. But we also got a hell of a lot of things right.
Given the factional firepower of the faceless men ... the Australian people you have a voice in this too.
And he again signs off with "gotta zip".
7.04am: My position with Mr Swan despite some of the colourful thiings he said in recent days, it's important to have a government of many talents. The country needs everyone pulling in the same direction. I am however pretty disappointed by the level of intense negativity and the basic shock and awe tactics which we've seen before.
7am: Rudd now listing instances of Gillard not consulting colleagues. Says decision to drop hospital reform package and NBN decisions weren't put to full Cabinet.
Suggesting negative talk of his leadership style has been exaggerated.
I'm not saying that I'm Captain Perfect. All my predecessors, like me, have had faults. (But) be very careful of the spin machine by the faceless men in order to justify actions already taken.
6.59am: Says he wants to speak to colleagues before making a decision on whether to run. Also won't reveal if he'd go to the backbench and not challenge again, should he challenge and fail on Monday.
6.58am: SAYS HE WON'T REVEAL CHALLENGE PLAN TIL LATER TODAY.
6.57am: My core challenge to Prime Minister is this: Provide a public guarantee today that any sitting Member of Parliament ... will be guaranteed of their preselection again. So they have that fear removed.
6.56am: These are decisions that have to be taken carefully. Says attacks on his character have come from vested interests. People are powerful. Have your voice heard.
6.54am: This, ultimately is a question of people power. What I see from faceless men is same shock and awe tactics used in 2010 leadership overthrow - out to create environment of inevitability.
I don't think that's the Australian way. This is a decisioin that requires careful thinking. It shouldn't be dealt with lightly. Or in a midnight coup, like last time.
What I see to Australian people, if you have a strong view, what you think will count. Get on the phones to your local MP. This is your country.
6.53am: As Australia's oldest political party, it's not a creature of factions but one that responds to the people.
6.52am: Does the party believe the PM has the trust and confidence of the Australian people? If you don't have that, you can't do anything else.
6.52am: Says Abbott on track to win in a landslide.
Question for my colleagues is how do we beat Abbott, he says.
Trust and confidence is everything, Rudd says.
6.51am: Mr Abbott has his head buried in a different age. Maybe the 19th Century. He was the minister who oversaw WorkChoice, the biggest assault on a fair go this country has ever seen.
6.50am: It's really good to be back, says Kevin.
My vision's very simple: how do we prepare Australia for the huge challenges we face in the future.
6.49am: Rudd is here. With Therese.
6.47am: Some amusing suggestions on Twitter about what's holding Mr Rudd up at the airport.
KRudd not appearing for another 20 minutes. Guess he's also deciding what carton of cigs to buy... #respill #kevenge— Matt Sun (@mattsun75) February 23, 2012
6.38am: Kevin Rudd was on Twitter yesterday calling for feedback on his future policy priorities.
Spent time today outlining 5 big policy priorities for the future. Have a read, tell me what you thinkkevinruddmp.com/2012/02/transc… KRudd— Kevin Rudd (@KRuddMP) February 23, 2012
6.34am: This just in from reporter Bridie Jabour at the airport:
"Media have just been told it will be another 25 to 30 minutes before Mr Rudd.
"He will be making a formal statement but we still do not know if he will be taking questions."
While you wait, can we recommend this video piece. Sydney Morning Herald senior writer David Marr - who profiled Kevin Rudd in the Walkley Award-winning Quarterly Essay, Power Trip: the Political Journey of Kevin Rudd, talks about whether Kevin Rudd has changed. The verdict...
6.26am: It seems like Mr Newman (below) wasn't the only one rummaging around the back of the wardrobe in search of a Kevin 07 t-shirt.
Last night Jessica Rudd, who is expecting her first child, posted on Twitter she was preparing for her long-haul flight home from Beijing:
Flying home tonight. Wave if you see a spherical preggy chick squeezed into a tiny Kevin07 t-shirt. #hopetheseamshold #shouldhavegottheXL— Jessica Rudd (@Jess_Rudd) February 23, 2012
6.23am: It seems we earlier underestimated the size of the "pack". As they all cram in ahead of Rudd's press conference now, it seems more likely there's about 50 or so.
6.19am: Of course, Kevin is not the only Rudd arriving back into Australia today. His daughter Jessica is coming home from China to support her dad, as she did in an opinion piece on Mamamia yesterday.
6.16am: Of course joining the "welcoming party of one" (below) is a pack of hungry journalists. Estimates of about 30-35 reporters, photographers and cameramen ready to wait on the former foreign minister's every word.
6.13am: Kevin Rudd's plane has reportedly arrived on the tarmac at Brisbane Airport.
6am: Kevin Rudd has a welcoming party of one waiting for him to arrive at Brisbane international airport and it is not his wife, Therese Rein.
ALP member Brad Newman has been waiting at the airport with signs of support since 5am for Mr Rudd to arrive on his flight from the US.
He said he had been waiting 18 months for this moment and Mr Rudd needed a strong show of support.
"I like to think of Rudd as a hammer, the people as an anvil and Julia Gillard as a peanut; she's no threat," he said.
"We're not going to be broken."
Mr Newman said he believed Mr Rudd would "scrape in" on Monday but a strong victory would be much better for the party and the nation.


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Now i really wanna play it , hope the queues calm down tomorrow .
Thank you for posting that , so many tiers of rarities .
i can confirm after you get in the starting area is playable now
queues are going to be crazy/race locked for a looong time it feels, game so popular. they're opening up more servers asap.
crafting, housing and pvp.
some rich people showing off
(love this one, gonna steal that plot myself if i can get there in time)
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english patch up and running,
no eta when he'll release it to the public though.
most likely very soon.
Lol , Mining on a Gathering Crops icon
Archeache english translation is released page 4 in this thread!!
Played till 6:00 in the morning, got to level 17. Most of f2p games i uninstall after 30min, but this game i played 8 hours straight xD. It's just incredibly fun game imo. Combat and animations feel very fluid. Quests have a nice little feature - if you don't kill all monsters like 8/10 you still can complete the quest, but you will get less rewards. The same thing if you kill way to many mobs like 12/10 you will get more rewards.
It's the first mmorpg where i had to grow my own mount, like a tamagotchi. And the mount is like a pet. It levels with you and you can equip armors to it. I saw a lot of videos with people using glider. So i got a little disappointed with level 1 glider, because it's kinda hard to control and it's way to slow. I guess u need to craft a better one
The only thing that sucks is that to build a scarecrow/house you need to have premium. And is there anyway to save key bindings and some other settings? Every time i exit the game my key bindings are reset with some other settings. Or is it just an annoying bug?
Are there some memory leaks in this game? I set graphic settings to medium and i get constant 60fps in most of the places. But in some places my fps just drops to 5-10. Like the spider web forest - that place just destroys my fps. Or maybe my pc just sucks: processor i7-2600K 3.7Ghz, 8GB ram, geforce gtx 560.
Question to someone knowledgeable about farming - if i plant some seeds on random plot and go away do some quests, will other players be able to steal my crops when they fully grow?
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The english patch doesn't work for me , says i have to run the bat file but it closes as soon as i open it ...
Kay, gonna download the game as soon as i get back.
inb4 you all get banned for modding. ( probably wont happen ) . Lets see how my knowledge of russian language comes in handy.
yeah, anyone can steal your stuff if there's no scarecrow of yours nearby.
idk the engine is a bit wonky at times, certain places are very unoptimized and will eat your fps even though there is NOTHING nearby lol.
ugh, woke up too late today, 1hr queue ;_;
Translation:Смогут ли персонажи на бесплатных учетных записях устанавливать пугала и другую недвижимость?
Нет. Несмотря на то, что теперь у них регенерируются очки работы (1 очко работы раз в 5 минут при нахождении онлайн), возводить постройки и фермы они не смогут.
Will characters on free accounts be able to place scarecrows and other property?
No. Free characters will be able to regenerate work points (1 point every 5 minutes when online), but they cannot build houses or farms.
K, it seems you cant crate any race on server Anna. >.> wat to
Can anyone tell me how to make the eng patch work ? ...
Just a tip if you haven't tried it yet , for me this is a problem or a bug ... When you open cash shop window and close it the game freezes .


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Laurence Carey National Slalom Champion NZL
Young team rider Laurence Carey (NZL-252) winning New Zealand Slalom Nationals in both divisions - youth and men.
Laurence was able to beat 6 times National Champion Gareth Wood on his WARP F2014.
Laurence states: "I am Happy to announce that I am the Youth and Mens Slalom Champion. I have beaten the 6 times National Champion Gareth Wood. It was insane racing and I was very impressed with the sails." (read the full report here).
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Question: Which is the correct way to hail another vessel by VHF radio?
In our sailing we've found that for each new area we cruise there always seems to be a whole new batch of what we call VHF radio speak. The above is just a sample of the talk we pick up. (We hope your answer was D.)
If you've had basic instruction on VHF operation, you know that the correct hailing procedure is to state one to three times in succession the name of the boat or station you're calling, followed by the name of your boat, once, then your call sign and "over."
"Osprey, Osprey, Osprey
this is Safari, over.."
Any additional words are unnecessary and wrong. Once you've made contact with your party, you should switch to a working channel and clear channel 16.
You're actually only required by the Coast Guard to carry a VHF if your boat is 65-1/2 feet or larger. But a VHF radio is obviously important safety gear to have aboard. It's your best source for weather bulletins and marine advisories, and it's crucial for communicating with other boats, commercial vessels, and bridge tenders, for example. It's also your best bet for getting help, should you have an emergency, such as a mechanical breakdown or a medical crisis. It can also be a way to obtain navigational clarification if you're unfamiliar with a particular water.
In New England, New York, and northern New Jersey, VHF traffic is so busy that boaters have been instructed to use channel 9 as the hailing channel in order to leave open channel 16 for emergency use only. But in this practice, VHFs need to be the scanning type, covering both channels, and still a sailor could miss a transmission on one channel if the other were being used at the same time. We're not sure how we feel about using different channels for hailing and emergencies, but it's one way of dealing with overcrowding and inconsiderate use. Wherever we cruise, we hear the Coast Guard having to break in to educate and reprimand boaters.
"Channel 16 is for hailing and distress purposes only. Please shift your idle traffic to a working channel," is a call often put out by the Coast Guard. If boaters were to follow the guidelines for proper usage (see the extra on VHF channels), a separate hailing frequency might be unnecessary.
Onboard guests should be instructed on proper use of the VHF. You never know when something might happen that could leave you unable to take charge. For this contingency, post a brief list of instructions, including proper channels to use, next to the radio.
The name you choose for your boat should be easily understood in radio transmissions. This is an aspect often overlooked in the naming process. If you choose an impossible mouthful of ancient Indian words unfamiliar to all but an anthropologist, watch out. You could spend the rest of your days on the water repeating that name to the person at the other end of the transmission trying to figure out what you're saying. OK, it's nice to be original, but in the long run it's more important to be understood.
The VHF has often been a source of entertainment on board Safari—from the listening end, that is. One radio transmission that really sticks in my mind happened just off a popular summer port in Maine.
You just called the Bar Harbor harbormaster.
Another time we heard someone call the Coast Guard to report that they had found a bail of marijuana floating off Key West. The person asked the Coast Guard if he should take it on board and deliver it to them ashore. Right after a number of small, high-pitched and thinly disguised voices pitched in, "Bring it to me
I'll take it
Because we live on the boat, the VHF represents a lifeline to others as well as valuable safety equipment, so we're probably more sensitive to its proper use. All the cruisers we know take VHF usage seriously. Unfortunately there are some who get on the radio, tying up the frequencies with babble. Some have keyed the microphone to their favorite song playing on a top-10-hits radio station. Consider this and other foolish misuse of the VHF when an important weather bulletin goes missed or a mayday is never heard.
"Safari out."
VHF Radio Channels and Uses
Most VHF-radio manufacturers tout an impressive number of channels, but a sailor needs to be only concerned with a few. In fact, legally we're not permitted to use many of the channels. The table below lists the important channels and what you need to know about them.
VHF Tips and Procedures
Radio-use tips
Procedure for hailing another vessel
Use Channel 16 to hail another vessel, but be brief. (Use channel 9 in New England, northern New Jersey, and New York.)
After you establish contact, switch to a working channel.
Example of a proper hail and response:
"Blue Goose, Blue Goose, Blue Goose, this is Safari, over."
"Safari, this is Blue Goose, over."
"Blue Goose, can you switch to channel 68? Over."
"Roger, 68. Over."
Sending a distress call
You may only have a few seconds to send a distress call. Here's the procedure to follow.
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It's easy to be dazzled by talk of spotting breaching orcas, playful harbor seals, and colorful seastars. But once you're bobbing serenely in 3-inch wavelets in the San Juan archipelago, you'll understand the deeper seduction: the kayaking life, in which you're no mere observer of the weather, the tides, and the marine life but a full participant among them. And there is just no better place to spend the night than camping on these serene islands. You might hear the distant thrum of boats on the water, but you're in a different universe—one where your itinerary is shaped by nature. Anacortes Kayak Tours: 2- to 5-day tours $349–$849 May–Sep, including meals and gear;


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- In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the first five ingredients. Add fish, one piece at a time; shake to coat. Whisk eggs and water in a shallow dish. Place potato flakes in another shallow dish. Dip each fillet in eggs, then coat with potato flakes. Dip fish again in eggs and potato flakes.
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It's that time of the year again- welcome to Super Bowl XLVII!
Whether you have a rooting interest in America's biggest game or not, the talk of the big game seems to be as much about the football as the ads each year. And through the years, there have been some very techie Super Bowl ads. From the iconic, to the cutting edge, here are our picks of 12 of the geekiest! (We'll learn soon whether we'll need to update this list based on the 2013 crop, such as RIM's promised BlackBerry 10 ads and this from GoDaddy.
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AMES, IOWA— The Iowa Learning Farms' (ILF) February webinar, to be held Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 11:30 a.m., will feature Chad Hart, an economist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. The webinar is part of a series, hosted by ILF, held on the third Wednesday of each month through Adobe Connect. All that is needed to participate is a computer with Internet access.
Hart, an assistant professor of economics, is the grain markets specialist for ISU Extension and Outreach and works on grain marketing and related issues. He has been focusing on biofuels as this industry has developed. Hart's webinar is titled "Sustainable Production and Distribution of Bioenergy for the Central USA." The presentation will review the multi-state CenUSA Bioenergy project that is investigating a regional system for producing fuels derived from high biomass producing perennials using pyrolysis and biochar.
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