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Poetry: Protocol for waking your neighbor on an airplane
I've been back and forth about sharing any of it broadly...but tonight I'm in the mood.
This is one of the first poems I wrote. The dedication is the same as it was when I wrote it: to my sweet Midwestern mother, who loves to get and give hugs.
Protocol for waking your neighbor on an airplane
I was asleep
Thirty-thousand feet above somewhere between Missoula and Billings Montana
Seat-back and tray table in the fully unlocked and un-upright position
Then it happened
Poke poke
Poke poke poke
I stirred violently
A man's round face and a blank stare greeted me from seat 'B'
I then became aware of the half-standing, anxious women in seat 'A'
I collected my music player
And lifted my tray table
And turned my legs to let her pass
And then a question formed in my head
For the round-faced, blank-staring man to my left
What were you thinking?
Was the violent poking of my shoulder an impulsive reaction
or did you have to think about it for a while?
Did you consider poking my leg? Or my ribs?
Help me understand
You're from the west coast, aren't you?
Now I say this with affection
But it's annoyed affection
You see, while I live on the west coast
I am not from the west coast
I am from the Midwest
Home of cows and pigs
Corn and soy beans
The sea of mostly red states
Stretching from Pittsburgh to Denver
Mock us for Nascar
And our backwards politics
And our Wal-Mart formal wear
But on the rare occasion we fly
We know how to wake up a stranger
We are not afraid to place our full palm on a stranger's shoulder
And shake and speak warmly, but firmly
"Sir? Excuse me. This lady has to go."
In coffee shops, grocery stores, and the narrow aisles at Nordstrom's
We will speak to you
And touch you
When we need to get by
And we will expect you to do the same
And when you don't
When you do your nervous
Maybe-if-I-just-sneak-sideways-with-my-arms-held-close-they-won't-notice-me dance
We will look at you weird
And wonder what is wrong with you
And we will tell ourselves "probably from the Seattle"
You see, in the Midwest
There's lots of space
Our roads are wide
And our yards are big
And our drive ways are long
So there's lots of room
For our Ford F-150s
And our Chevy Tahoes
And our above-ground pools
We will claim to enjoy our isolation
But our winters are cold, and lonely, and dark
When going to get milk involves scraping the windshield
For ten minutes
In twenty below wind-chill
And driving twenty miles
Sitting on frigid vinyl
And walking a football field from the parking lot to the front entrance
We will likely hug the first warm body we see
It's self-preservation
We know you city folk think you're packed-in tight
But don't you understand?
It's an illusion
We are all stuck here
On this little rock
Circling a little star
On a little arm
Of a little galaxy
Floating in a void that is cold, and lonely, and dark
So please
Get over your passive-aggressive politeness
And your personal space
We were meant to talk to each other
To touch each other
Live for the random bumps with random strangers along life's random path
Because, in the end
That's all life is
And please
If you like what I write or what I say
Don't give me a nod
Give me a hug
Because I like hugs
And all too soon we will have to pull on hats
And zip up jackets
And venture out
Into a night that is cold, and lonely, and dark
Copyright (c) 2007 Kevin Moore
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A real way to fight political corruption and manipulaiton
In a new video, Professor Lessig makes the case even more concisely and convincingly.
If we want an effective government, representatives must worry more about being our allies and worry less raising campaign money.
If we want a small government, we must eliminate incentives for our representatives to increase government power to benefit special interests.
If you haven't jumped on board at change-congress.org, get to it!
Elon Musk: Traits of a successful entrepreneur
How does he do it?
Watch this video. If you like, skip to 5:50.
Critical thought:
People do not think critically enough. They assume too many things to be true without sufficient basis in that belief...Analyze things from first principals.Way to promote rational thought.
People tend to overweigh risk on a personal level...Let's say you're young and you're coming out of college or high school...what do you risk?...What are you afraid of? People should be less risk averse when there's not much at risk.Brilliant.
A great day to live in Washinton
- Re-elected Chris Gregoire
- Passed Prop 1. I love trains.
- Buried Tim Eyman's latest steaming pile--985.
- Become the second state in the Union to allow death with dignity. See my previous post on this.
NY Times: Friedman on Obama
But there also may have been something of a "Buffett effect" that countered the supposed "Bradley effect" — white voters telling pollsters they'd vote for Obama but then voting for the white guy. The Buffett effect was just the opposite. It was white conservatives telling the guys in the men's grill at the country club that they were voting for John McCain, but then quietly going into the booth and voting for Obama, even though they knew it would mean higher taxes.
Why? Some did it because they sensed how inspired and hopeful their kids were about an Obama presidency, and they not only didn't want to dash those hopes, they secretly wanted to share them. Others intuitively embraced Warren Buffett's view that if you are rich and successful today, it is first and foremost because you were lucky enough to be born in America at this time — and never forget that. So, we need to get back to fixing our country — we need a president who can unify us for nation-building at home.
Sarah Palin's War on Science
From the article:
This is what the Republican Party has done to us this year: It has placed within reach of the Oval Office a woman who is a religious fanatic and a proud, boastful ignoramus. Those who despise science and learning are not anti-elitist. They are morally and intellectually slothful people who are secretly envious of the educated and the cultured. And those who prate of spiritual warfare and demons are not just "people of faith" but theocratic bullies. On Nov. 4, anyone who cares for the Constitution has a clear duty to repudiate this wickedness and stupidity.Preach it, brother.
Via Digg.
Pat Buchanan and the End of Democracy
Never let it be said I don't give props to conservatives who nail it.
If you buy that communism is socialism plus totalitarianism, which is the scarier half?
Socialism is a model for economic matters and deals with income distribution and social programs. I would claim at the extreme it's pretty stupid.
Totalitarianism is a model for government and deals with who has political power and how it's exercised. I would claim at the extremes it's pretty scary.
This is where Pat's article comes in: The End of Democracy.
In a survey of 24 countries by Pew Research Center, the nation that emerged as far and away first on earth in the satisfaction of its people was China. No other nation even came close.Scary. His conclusion even more so.
"Eighty-six percent of Chinese people surveyed said they were content with the country's direction, up from 48 percent in 2002.... And 82 percent of Chinese were satisfied with their national economy, up from 52 percent," said the Times.
Democratic capitalism, it would appear, now has a great new rival-autocratic capitalism. In Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, nations are beginning to imitate the autocrats of China and Russia, as some in the 1930s sought to ape fascist Italy and Nazi Germany.Preach it, brother.
The game is not over yet. We are going into extra innings.
Redux: I'm not touching my 401k
I was left wondering how many people cashed out their long-term investments on Friday scared of where the market is heading. They missed out on a whole year's worth of good appreciation in one day.
So like I said last week, I'm not touching my 401k.
Dan Savage: Death with Dignity
Dan Savage, a brilliant writer, brings a sad, terrifying, and touching story to the debate about I-1000 in Washington and the issues of dying with dignity.
From the article:
I don't know what my mother would have done if she had had the choice to take a few pills and skip the last two hours of her life. She was a practicing Catholic. But she was also pro-choice, pro–gay marriage, pro–ordaining women. If she could've committed suicide, by her own hand, with a doctor "assisting" only by providing her with drugs and allowing her to administer them to herself, after saying her good-byes, I suspect she would have done so, so great was her fear of dying in pain.Well said.
I do know that she should have been allowed to make that choice for herself. It's not a choice that Joel Connelly—or the Catholic Church—had a right to make for her.
I also know that, if my mother needed my help, I would've held a glass of water to her lips, so that she could swallow the pills that would've spared her those two hours of agony.
And that shouldn't be a crime.
Helvetica: The Movie!
I was hanging out in Wales with my brother and his better half looking through the iTunes store for a movie to rent.
We came upon Helvetica. [IMDB] [Wikipedia]
A very interesting survey of font--far more pervasive and influential then I could have ever imagined.
Memorable quotes from the film:
The meaning is in the content of the text and not in the typeface, and that is why we loved Helvetica very much.Another:
And I think I'm right calling Helvetica the perfume of the city. It is just something we don't notice usually but we would miss very much if it wouldn't be there.You'll never walk around a city--especially NYC--in the same way again.
If you do anything that uses fonts--from graphic design to web sites and user interfaces--you'll get something from this film.
Very cool.
I'm not touching my 401k
I'm leaving mine exactly where it is.
The number one rule of long-term investing (or #8, if you ask CNN Money): Don't time the market.
It would be so nice, wouldn't it, to sell before every market downdraft and then get back in just as the good times roll again. But it's too hard to pull off. Nobody knows when markets will turn. And when they do, they tend to move in quick bursts. By the time you realize an advance has begun, most of it's over. Miss that initial stretch and you'll miss out on most of the gains. The lesson: The surest way to investing success is to buy, then stick to your guns.A related article makes the point clearly:
The S&P 500 gained 11.8% a year between 1982 and 2001. But only investors who stayed the course managed to earn that big a return.If invested $10,000 in 1982 in the S&P 500, you'd have over $93k in 2001. If happened to miss the best 10 days in those 10 years, you'd only have $56k.
The horizon for my 401k is well beyond 20 years--more like 40 years. So I'm staying put.
If something happens in the market now that is so bad that a 40-year of 'normal' markets can't erase it, my last concern will be my 401k.
I'll go by a shotgun.
My brother, singing Opera in Wales, kickin' ass
How time flies.
Tomorrow I head to Cardiff, Wales, UK to see my brother, John Michael Moore, sing Figaro in the Barber of Seville--or, as the stobs say, "Il barbiere di Siviglia".
I always say I'm proud of my brother when he's not in the room.
I guess I'd better share the reviews before I jump the English Channel.
From Cardiff What's On:
John Moore's Figaro couldn't have been more engaging.From Theatre Wales:
Figaro, one of opera's great fixers with an iconic aria was presented to us, full of fun, with a vigorous dynamic by John Moore, an American baritone with a captivating presence who dexterously took us all with him on this amorous and successfully, climaxing adventure.I'll deny I wrote any of this in 24 hours.
On a crazy side note, a bunch of people from my home town will also be at the performance, including my 4th-grade teacher. (Mrs. Van for home-town readers.)
"Are you voiting for McCain?"
Are you voting for McCain?The answer I've given instinctively always gets across my intention.
I have a passport.I immediately get a 'but of course' nod.
According to a 2004 survey by Zogby, Democrats were almost twice as likely as Republicans to have a passport.
The corrupting influence of a global perspective, I guess.
Sarah Palin on SNL: you'll cry until you laugh...and then you'll cry some more
[Link to clip at NBC.]
This is the 'real' interview in case you couldn't tell.
[Link to clip at YouTube.]
All I can say: thank God that Jesus wants McCain/Palin in the White House, or I'd be really scared.
And no, I'm mocking all Christians with my sarcasm--just those insane enough to think a conservative Christian social agenda makes up for a total lack of qualifications.
Either that, or I'm an evil liberal possessed by witches.
Cap Hill Yuppies Unite!
Guessing most Cap Hill kids reading this are yuppies.
Trickle-down economics, family values, bombs, guns and religion
Well, let's start with experts.
From my perspective, Obama doesn't get it regarding the economy either.
First of all, no matter what you call it, he supports the principle of income redistribution. He will increase taxes on the wealthy, and distribute that money to lower/no income people. That principle does nothing but lower incentive to work, rather than getting people back into work that contributes to society. I believe private/individual assistance and charity, rather than government mandated charity, is the way to keep unemployment low, and to increase incentive and drive to work.
I also get a kick out of the "tax break" Obama has for the middle class. Sure, he might begin a new tax cut of $1,000, but the Bush tax cuts will be no more, which are bigger cuts than the $1,000. It's deceiving to get people excited about the tax break for the middle class, when the overall taxes will actually be higher.
I also don't like all of the big government Obama will initiate. Government, no matter who is in power, screws things up. Why put things like health insurance in their hands? And, if people who work but don't get health insurance through their employer are going to get it through the government, who is paying that bill? And what employer in its right mind is going to offer insurance to employers, when taxpayers can pick up the tab?
According to a recent survey, 66% of economists support Obama, while 28% support McCain. (There is a link to details about methodology, etc.)
Second--skipping around a bit--the non-partisan Tax Policy Center has stated that most Americans will have lower taxes under Obama (PDF).
If I'm missing other independent analysis, I'd love to know about it.
Regarding the classic "trickle-down economics: good", "big government: bad" argument, I'm not going to get into the technical--although superficially appealing--fallacies of the position.
My point: American embodies Reganomics more than any other country right? And it's supposed to be better than ineffective--dare I say evil?--systems in Europe and Japan, right?
Then why does the country with the second highest GDP/person rank 13th in quality of life?
If you look at life expectancy, poverty, insured-rate, work-vs-leisure time, we are a joke, especially given our collective wealth.
If you're rich, I can understand why you'd want to sell voodoo economics and the big government bogeyman--it's great for your off-shore accounts.
Otherwise, I think it's good to remember that most of Ayn Rand's books are in the fiction section of the library.
I, just like you Kevin, don't support McCain's family history. But Dems pounded home again and again, when it dealt with Clinton, that the private life is his business, and should be separate from the work he does. So it's hypocritical to say it's irrelevant with Clinton, but a big deal with McCain.You nailed it. Dems, in general don't care about personal matter. It's the Republican's that scream and yell about family values.
So why was Clinton such a big deal and McCain ignorable?
This issue is full of hypocrisy, but not on the side of the Democrats. My point about caring McCain's 'family values' was mostly sarcasm--although I do think it's quite telling about his character.
I, too, don't like the Bomb, Bomb Iran comment. But I also don't like the "Cling to their guns and religion" comment Obama made about rural life. All candidates say stupid things. Obama said there were 53 states one time when he was on the campaign trail. But I will vote on issues and policies, not on this stupid, media-overblown campaign drama.We'll take these in reverse order.
"53 states". A mis-statement. Does anyone anywhere honestly think Obama doesn't know how many states their are? Need I go through the long and growing list of McCain 'mis-statements'?
"Cling to their guns and religion". An honest and accurate assessment of how a disturbingly large percentage of American's approach public policy. Likely including the 13% of Americans who think Obama is a Muslim. When Europeans bang their heads against the wall in disbelief at American voting patterns it's because they don't understand this part of the population. Thankfully, Obama does.
"Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran". A mis-statement or disturbingly arrogant, ignorant, and reckless pandering?
I guess this is the guy who picked Sarah Palin.
Another Conservative for Obama--or at least against McCain
McCain's recent conduct of his campaign – his willingness to lie repeatedly (including in his acceptance speech) and to play Russian roulette with the vice-presidency, in order to fulfill his long-held ambition – has reinforced my earlier, and growing, sense that John McCain is not a principled man.Via Digg.
In fact, it's not clear who he is.
A Conservative for Obama
Former supporter of Barry Goldwater and editor of the National Review makes the case for why Obama better represents the genuine values of conservativism than John McCain does.From the article:
Obama will be a realist. I doubt he will taunt Russia, as McCain has, at the very moment when our national interest requires it as an ally. The crucial distinction in my mind is that, unlike John McCain, I am convinced he will not impulsively take us into another war unless American national interests are directly threatened.
"Every great cause," Eric Hoffer wrote, "begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket." As a cause, conservatism may be dead. But as a stance, as a way of making judgments in a complex and difficult world, I believe it is very much alive in the instincts and predispositions of a liberal named Barack Obama.
My Photography in the New York Times Blog
Take pictures of her picking black berries for a guest post she was writing for the New York Times Food Blog.
I said sure.
The result: Deliciously Invasive: Himalayan Blackberries in the Pacific Northwest.
Check out the credit on the photos.
Lesson for today: if you want to get ahead in life work hard--or ride in on the talent of someone else.
Thanks, Debs!
For all of those voting for McCain
A cartoon by Steve Greenberg.
As Stephen Colbert famously said, "Reality has a well established liberal bias."
So what's with the 'j832' thing?
I occasionally get asked about the whole j832 thing.
Rewind to 1999. I was an intern at Microsoft and realized that I wasn't cool...because I didn't have my own domain.
Being the philosophical and relatively Catholic guy that I was, I went with (what I thought was) a profound a biblical reference.
John 8:32
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.
Now that I'm very much not Catholic, I think the verse is even more profound.
Hot Christian Singles
Facebook has recently figured out that I'm not interested in "Local Men".
My zip code aside, I think the fact that I explicitly say I'm interested in "women" may have been an important hint for their ad placement algorithm.
It would seem that they are not keying off my religion, though.
I don't know about you, but I'm left wondering if woman pictured represents the vanguard of Christian virtue.
...although I'm sure she'd do wonders for attendance at Sunday services.
I'm Free(lance)
It's seems like only 8 month ago that I was leaving a job. It's just too much fun to switch around my insurance and investment plans, I guess.
I've had a great time at AMC. I proved to myself I can be happy being a developer full-time--something that worried me after five years as a program manager at Microsoft.
I'll miss working with Paul and David. Working day-to-day with David has been amazing. One of the hardest working and sweetest guys I know. He's made be a better developer and probably a better person.
What's next?
On June 16 I enter the wonderful, terrifyingly independent world of software consulting and freelancing.
My first gig will be helping out some good friends and former MS co-workers at Jackson Fish Market.
You'll hear all about the project when it's done. All I can say now: Ruby on Rails and a little Flash.
I can't wait to hear the comments about either leaving or go to the dark side.
Yes, I've been spending time at the Apple Store. Scary.
No, I'm not giving up the MS stack. I'm hoping to have the chance to do consulting and freelance work in WPF and Silverlight, too.
While I'm likely booked for over a month, I'll be looking for gig+1, +2, etc. shortly.
If you would like to chat about my services, please drop me an line: edeya9902(at)sneakemail(dot)com.
In the mean time, happy hacking.
SNL: A Message from Hillary Clinton
Via Huffington Post, via NBC.
Three reasons why super delegates should support Mrs. Clinton, from Hillary herself:
- I am a sore loser.
- My supporters are racist.
- I have no ethical standards.
Brilliant, cutting satire.
Author Michael Pollan @ Google, talks about his book: "In Defense of Food"
read more | digg story
India in April
This is just a heads-up. I'm going to be pretty quiet for the month of April. I'm getting on a plane in 4 hours for India.
I'm spending the month there--doing a meditation retreat, seeing some sites, hopefully dancing a bit.
If you're a regular reader and live in Mumbai, Delhi, or points in between, let me know. We might be able to meet for coffee.
Watch my personal blog for updates. If I find a computer, I'll try to make some posts.
Otherwise, see you in May!
How to abandon your God
An interesting article from the SFGate, (via RichardDawkins.net). The last bit is great:
Maybe it's not about abandoning God at all, and instead merely broadening your definition of the divine so as to encapsulate and swallow it all, every God, every dogma, every attempt to corner the market on belief and parse it and put it into cute little boxes and break us all up into angry tribes who stomp our feet and wave our little gilded books and launch screaming bloody wars over promised lands and chosen peoples and crucifixes and crusades and witches and pagans and gays.
In other words, maybe you abandon God by realizing it's all God, it's all divine, all hot, thrumming, vibrating connection in all places in all things at all times. And hence, to try and parse it and restrict it and beat it into submission and claim it for one people, one history, one country or church or authoritarian body, is actually the highest form of divine insult.
Or, you know, grand cosmic joke. Same thing, really.
Well said.
Dump Evite
This article from the January Wired got me started:
An email arrives announcing a fete, but it's short on deets. You're forced to click to an ad-choked Web page, then another to RSVP, and then back to the first to see the info again. That faint sound you hear? It's coins tumbling into the pockets of media conglomerate IAC/InterActiveCorp, which acquired the site in 2003.
It's been 2 days since I read the article and I've received 4 evites. It's time to put a stop to this.
The article recommends Socializer as an alternative, but it's way too heavy for my taste. The sign-up experience is overly complex and account management is a pain.
What I want:
- Painless sign-up
- Time and location details in the email
- +1 if it includes a link to a map
- +1 if the map link is to Google Maps
- +1 if a calendar file is attached for us Gmail/Outlook users.
- Super-clean user experience.
Invitastic nails it. There are no crazy custom themes or anything and I'm fine with that. Kudos to the Jackson Fish Market folks.
They even include the host's email address as the sender of the the invitation. You can reply directly to a human being. Brilliant!
Goovite also looks promising. It includes the ability to offer a set of possible meeting times and allow a discussion about when to have the party. Cool.
You should also check out this list of alternatives from another annoyed user.
Let's encourage Evite to evolve--or go the way of Altavista.
Obama - "Just words?"
Happy Darwin Day
February 12, 1809. Two great men were born--okay, two babies were born that would become great men: Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin.
I got the heads-up from RichardDawkins.net.
Check out the "official" web site. (No clue who decides what's official--probably the first guy to buy the domain.)
Mr. Dawkins has posted some e-cards for the occasion here.
My favorites:
Obama: Victory Speech in Madison, WI
Now we carry our message to farms and factories across this state, and to the cities and small towns of Ohio, to the open plains deep in the heart of Texas, and all the way to Democratic National Convention in Denver; it's the same message we had when we were up, and when were down; that out of many, we are one; that our destiny will not be written for us, but by us; and that we can cast off our doubts and fears and cynicism because our dream will not be deferred; our future will not be denied; and our time for change has come.
One more: "Yes We Can" Obama Video (and an amazing spoof)
An inspiring video by will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas.
And, a spin-off for our friend John McCain: John.He.Is
Barack Obama Speech on Faith - Text and Video
...I am hopeful that we can bridge the gaps that exist and overcome the prejudices each of us bring to this debate. And I have faith that millions of believing Americans want that to happen. No matter how religious they may or may not be, people are tired of seeing faith used as a tool of attack. They don't want faith used to belittle or to divide. They're tired of hearing folks deliver more screed than sermon. Because in the end, that's not how they think about faith in their own lives.
Read the full text of the speech here. Read it a few times. Amazing.
Watch the videos (a bit messed up in a few spots, but okay):
Iowa Electronic Market: Looking good for Obama and the Dems
Here's a description of the market.
As of 7:45PM PST today, Obama has is running at a 73% chance of getting the nomination and the Dems have a 62% chance of winning the White House.
This is when I love democracy...or at least where hope dares tilt towards optimism.
Obama: Skinny, but Tough
This shows the brilliance and grace of this man. Wow. Laughing and smiling.
My family is entertaining
Email from my mother to her sons on Saturday morning:
Hello and Good Morning Brian, Kevin and John...
I have survived the week and it's Saturday ...the temperatures are and the is almost shining in Milford...
The ground hog saw his shadow ...so hunker down for 6 more weeks of winter...
Have a great weekend...Looking forward to each of you
Sending my Mom
Reply from Brian:
Since I am closest, do I get to administer the beating?
No, we don't beat our mother. We just threaten her with beatings.
My kind of vandalism: Stop Sign Stickers
I can't say I've seen many hippie stop sign stickers, so I'm not too interested in that angle.
But "Hammer Time!" and "Collaborate and Listen"--brilliant!
The only other one I can think of is "In the Name of Love".
Quote of the day: What changes your mind?
When thinking changes your mind, that's philosophy.
When God changes your mind, that's faith.
When facts change your mind, that's science.
John Brockman, founder of the nonprofit Edge Foundation, Inc.
Athletic shorts, Man porn, CatalogChoice.org
Rewind four years. I wanted to buy some athletic shorts for the gym. Simple right?
I happened to be shopping on Amazon for other stuff so I figured, "Why not look?"
Amazon did happen to have some nice, modest athletic shorts. They weren't being sold directly by Amazon, but by through a company I had never heard of: Under Gear.
I put in my order and waited patiently.
The shipment was a bit of a surprise. The shorts were fine, but the Under Gear catalog they included--hmm--how to say this.
It's like a Victoria Secrets for guys.
Guys with no body hair.
Guys who like fishnet.
I mean, if you're into that sort of thing, fine.
Not really my cup-o-tea.
Anyway, they've followed me since. I figured moving would eliminate this "surprise" in the mail every three months.
So recently, someone in my condo mentioned CatalogChoice.org in our little discussion group.
From their about page:
Catalog Choice is a free service that allows you to decide what gets in your mailbox. Use it to reduce your mailbox clutter, while helping save natural resources.
I've kept the page open in Firefox, but didn't jump on it.
My mail today gave me an excuse.
I also happened to get a 1-800-Flowers catalog, too. No doubt the result of remembering my mother's birthday.
Well as of five minutes ago, both of these fine companies have been politely asked to save a tree or two.
Crazy what inspires one to be environmentally conscious.
Oh, and if you want to buy a "collarless gauze shirt" or an "enhancement bikini", let me know.
I got the store for you.
My Brother, Opera Singer, in the New York Times
My brother John made his premiere in The Barber of Seville at the Met Opera, in New York.
From the review in the New York Times:
Jennifer Check (Berta) and John Michael Moore (Fiorello) were both first rate.
Not too bad for a first roll, huh? Next month I get to see him on stage--can't wait.
As I said before, you can hear him here.
As an aside, I coded some cool features in the NY Times Reader.
They never wrote about me though.
Sound's Presidential, Doesn't He?
In other news, Huckabee takes first for the Republicans. Keep in up kids. Please, keep in up.


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Jake Ejercito has settled the issue about the paternity of actress Andi Eigenmann's five-year-old daughter Ellie.
On Sunday night, October 23, at the sidelines of the Star Awards for Music and Television—where he was named the Best New Male TV Personality—Jake once again had to address the matter.
When a reporter asked him if Ellie was, indeed, his biological daughter, Jake replied, "Yeah. Never ko namang idinenay eh (I never denied it)."
A PEP.ph report explained that Jake and Ellie took a DNA test a year ago. "I was really surprised. But I'm happy and I have no regrets," he said, recalling his reaction to the result of the DNA test.
Jake explained that he remained silent over the past months because he was only "trying protect Ellie." He reasoned, "All I wanted was to protect Ellie. Kasi ayoko talagang pag-usapan s'ya (I don't want people to talk about her)."
Initially, the public assumed that actor Albie Casiño was the father of Ellie.
However, Andi's half-sister Max Eigenmann let it slip during a radio interview that Jake—and not Albie— is Ellie's father, as proven by a DNA test.
While the revelation was made under controversial circumstances, Jake is not really unhinged by it. He stated, "Actually, it's very relieving na ngayon napag-uusapan ko na s'ya (that I can talk about it) very openly. I mean, hindi naman deserve ni Ellie na, you know, na itago (Ellie doesn't deserve to be, you know, kept a secret)."

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Product Manager
- Recruiter
- Tarsh Partnership
- Location
- London (West), London (Greater)
- Salary
- Competitive salary + bonus
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- 14 Aug 2019
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Last weekend, Ohio State hockey fans watched the Buckeyes skate against the No. 2 Penn State Nittany Lions, a team in college hockey's national scope less than five seasons as an NCAA Division I program.
The Nittany Lions dropped to No. 4 this week after a weekend split with OSU.
This Friday, the No. 10 Buckeyes (10-4-4, 2-2 Big Ten) welcome another one of college hockey's newcomers in Arizona State (7-16-1), currently in its second year of Division I status.
The Sun Devils were created in part because of the work of ASU beat reporter Justin Emerson. He had a conversation with ASU Vice President for University Athletics Ray Anderson in July 2014 about the obstacles facing the team if it wanted to move to Division I, following its club-level national championship just a few months prior, according to an article published by Sports Illustrated.
All the program needed was money, somewhere between $30 million and $40 million.
A donor group, headed by Don Mullett, a Wisconsin-based businessman and the father of an Arizona State hockey player, was quickly formed after the publication of Emerson's chat with Anderson. That group pledged $32 million to the program.
In their first season, the Sun Devils went 10-23-5, playing a schedule comprised of club teams, a Canadian opponent in the University of Alberta, Division III teams and Division I teams.
This year, outside of Division III Southern New Hampshire and Canadian opponent Simon Fraser, Arizona State has a loaded Division I schedule. The Sun Devils have already played current top-20 opponents in No. 13 Notre Dame, No. 2 Harvard, No. 8 Boston College, No. 4 Penn State and No. 1 Denver. Arizona State has the luxury of comprising a difficult schedule being an independent program and not a member of a conference.
Arizona State went a combined 0-9 against those teams, not to mention they face another top-20 adversary in OSU this weekend, No. 15 Quinnipiac and No. 14 Western Michigan before the season is over.
Starting up a Division I program is not the easiest thing to do. Just ask OSU head coach Steve Rohlik, who was behind the bench when Nebraska-Omaha launched their Division I program in 1997.
Teams around the nation stepped up and scheduled Omaha at the time, which made it a no-brainer for Rohlik to return the favor this season.
"I think it's good for college hockey," Rohlik said. "I think the exposure to have them all over the country is good for everybody."
It could be a pipe dream, but a prominent ASU program could also be the first domino towards Pac-12 hockey.
"They're the face of expansion. Everybody is watching them. It could be the door to out west. I think all of us in college hockey are hoping for their success because we'd love to see this game grow," Rohlik said.
"I truly believe there are some schools out west that are watching to see what happens here. It's viable that it could happen. I'd love to see something like that happen."
For OSU sophomore forward Mason Jobst, the feeling of college hockey adding a presence in the desert is an exciting one.
"Any time you can add a well-known college like Arizona State, it's a big step for (college hockey)." Jobst said.
The Buckeyes, a bit shorthanded last weekend against Penn State, have a strong chance at getting the services of freshman phenom Tanner Laczynski back on Friday, fresh off winning a gold medal at the World Junior Championships in Montreal.
He and his teammates expect the effort of a program trying to get a statement win.
"I'm not familiar with the team, but I know that they're going to come ready to work," Laczynski said. "They're going to try to come in here and beat us just like everyone else. This is a big game for them, they're going to be ready to play and we can't take them lightly."
Puck drop between the Buckeyes and the Sun Devils is set for 7 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Schottenstein Center.


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Having an Echuca car rental means that you can explore the city at your own pace with your choice of company and itinerary without depending on the schedule of public transport. Echuca is a city in Victoria, Australia, and the name means "Meeting of the Waters", in connection to its position between two rivers - Murray River and Campaspe River.
Founded by famous ex-convict Henry Hopwood in 1853, the city developed as a river port location, growing in local industries and population. Note that the city is connected over the Murray River to Moama by the Echuca-Moama Road Rail Bridge. This historically significant bridge has riveted iron spans supported on cast iron pillars
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Major strugs with the e-mail. My home e-mail appears to not be working, but for those of you who wish to e-mail me you can still follow the e-mail links off this website and get in touch with me.
I know I haven't been around on the website much lately. I've been incredibly busy lately, but don't worry I still love you all. Before long I'll be back to my regularly pontificating about nothing in particular. Be good!


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I rarely have "me time" these days, so when Saladbox invited me to an exclusive Skin Food SPA-rty a few weekends ago, I immediately said yes! It was held at Nail Cocktales, a posh nail salon along Tomas Morato.
Saladbox Sparty!
Nail Cocktales pampered us with foot spa, mani and pedi session. Of course, the products they used were all Skin Food! I had a hard time choosing colors and these aren't their complete shades yet! They only brought mostly shades of blue for some reason…
I ended up with this pastel blue for my toes…
And this electric blue for my hands…
Although I have to say that my mani didn't last long, actually only a day long and then it started chipping off already which really sucks! I hate seeing chipped off polish cos I'm too lazy to remove it. I think the ate who did my nails forgot to put top coat, that or the quality of the polish isn't good, I don't know. But my pedi lasted long naman, thank goodness!
With my fellow blogger Ana. Great catching up with you! 🙂
Me after getting a foot spa! Ahhh super relaxing!
It was also great seeing fellow bloggers Bing and Jen again! 🙂
Anyway, after that foot-spa-mani-pedi session, there was a makeup demo.
Spot Ana Victorino in the picture above, lols! Hi Ana!!!
Here's the after photo of the model. Nice everyday makeup look!
We also got to see some of Skin Food's wide array of beauty products during the event. If you didn't know yet, Skin Food originated from South Korea and its been in the industry since 1957.
They have eyeshadow, blush, foundation, powder, facial mask, lipstick, body oil, etc.
During the makeup demo I discovered Skin Food's Queens Baking Choco Smoky Dual Brow – which I am so totally buying once I'm done with my Majolica Majolica eyebrow mascara! I like two-in-one products cos it saves space in my kikay kit. Btw, it's only around Php 700 plus if you're also interested.
They also shared with us more about their newest product lines, one of which is the Black Pomegranate. It's a skin-voluming line that contains black pomegranate to actively prolong skin aging and inhibit hyperpigmentation for smooth, supple skin. Another key ingredient is hyaluronic acid which instantly replenish skin's moisture and fill lines and creases caused by skin aging. This line includes Toner (Php 1450), Emulsion (Php 1450), Voluming Serum (Php 1835), Cream (Php 1675), and Filler (Php 1600).
Another latest line is this Black Sugar Perfect Fist Serum (Gold Edition). The mention of gold in its name explains the hefty price tag of Php1600! It's a dual-functioning luxurious first serum that contains black sugar extract to soften and smooth dry, rough skin. The precious gold is added to promote a luxurious glow. It comes with a special cotton pad which I'm quite intrigued with cos it has a different texture. The SA said to use the cleaning side of the pad to wipe off dead skin cells and impurities, and then use the absorbing side to absorb surplus serum in gentle patting motions.
I got to take home this HUGE Saladbox containing, of course, all Skin Food products! I'm excited to use the Black Sugar Serum! I'll update you once I see a result or something.
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Ireland Update
St. Patrick's meeting has exploded. We now officially have two rooms assigned to LifeRing. We are turning out 30-40 people per evening. Need to get some of their people as convenors. James the main convenor is just brilliant. He has a way of conducting a meeting that grabs people.
Tuesday at the Central Mission just maxed out with 21 in attendance this week. We will have another room available for overflow if this continues. We are using a month or bi-month rotation system for convenors there. It is more or less a training ground for convenors. Maggie is developing the convenor crew at this meeting.
Wednesday at Stanhope is problematic. The time is odd at 2:30 pm. We will have a convenor problem in the fall when Deb goes back to college. She is splitting time with me at the moment. This meeting is only getting about 6 people. (I know we are really complaining because of the size of the other groups). There is a possibility that this meeting will be moved to the Mission during the evenings at 7:30 or 8 pm. It would be more available to people.
The new meeting at St. John of God hospital should be up and running on Monday, 12th July. The staff are already sending people out at night to attend the Mission meeting. They are really excited about offering LifeRing as an alternative to the 12-step groups. Everyone in the administration is pushing for this. I will be doing a presentation to the clients on 7th July using the 17 slide presentation I developed for delivery at a college in Pittsburgh (USA) last fall.
On June 30th, I will have a table at a neighborhood health fair. We were invited by a woman who is now familiar with LifeRing as she is a therapist. I am attending an AWARE facilitator training session this weekend as an observer. This group is a self-help group dealing with depression in Ireland. They have asked for a literature table to be set up by LifeRing.
There has been some interest from a St. Patrick's satellite clinic in Cork for a meeting there. The therapist and I have been playing telephone tag. Not sure how to do a meeting there as we cannot run it out of Dublin. Sober time for a convenor may be an issue there.


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Dear Vajra Family,
We're happy to announce a new book containing Rinpoche's comments to Khaita songs:
This book contains Chögyal Namkhai Norbu's invaluably precious comments on the songs from his first collection, Message from Tibet, revealing multiple levels of interpretation: one more external and immediate, one more symbolic, and one more internal, connected to the teaching.
Rinpoche's explanations make it easier to understand the songs in Message from Tibet more precisely because he clarifies the meaning of the individual verses and words and sheds light on nuances that we may not otherwise recognize. In addition, beyond helping us appreciate the poignant message communicated in each song, the Collected Comments can serve as an effective tool for learning some of the recurrent words and becoming familiar with the Tibetan language.


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Nov 26, 2019
Getting Brexit done? Boris Johnson faces a bigger battle in 2020
Bloomberg News,
Market concerns on U.K. election polls
If Boris Johnson is finding it difficult to meet his promise to get Brexit done, the next stage of Britain's departure from the European Union, the future trade agreement, is set to be even more tortuous.
"The biggest crisis of Brexit to date actually still lies ahead of us," Ivan Rogers, Britain's former envoy to the EU, said in a lecture at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, on Monday. "There are very big elephant traps here for the U.K. prime minister in 2020. He is currently digging them deeper."
If Johnson wins a majority in December and parliament passes his withdrawal agreement in January, the clock will start ticking on an 11-month negotiation to determine Britain's future relationship with its largest trading partner. The prime minister has ruled out extending the talks — so if no accord is reached by the end of 2020, the U.K. would crash out of the EU without a trade deal in place.
Johnson has made securing an agreement all the more difficult for himself by seeking a harder Brexit than his predecessor, Theresa May. The more he seeks to diverge from EU standards, the greater restrictions the bloc is likely to put on trade with Britain. Faced with another deadline, many expect Johnson will be forced to offer the EU concessions.
Johnson's first problem is time. It took the EU five years to strike market-opening accords with Japan and Canada and 20 to get a deal with the Mercosur group of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. A deal with the U.K. would involve unpicking some 50 years of trade policy toward its closest neighbor.
"It's a very demanding deadline," Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said in an interview with Bloomberg Television in Berlin on Tuesday. "But, of course, the European Commission and the EU will be ambitious."
The prime minister argues that the U.K.'s current economic ties with the EU will make the talks easy, but that close alignment will count for little, according to Rogers."There is just no escape from balls-achingly technical and lengthy negotiations on rules of origin -- and much else besides -- if you deliberately leave your erstwhile trade bloc," Rogers said. "There will be no new comprehensive trade deal without such provisions."The limited time-frame means Johnson is likely to face a situation in late 2020 where, desperate to get a deal done to meet his self-imposed deadline, he will have to concede to an agreement that is tilted in the EU's favor, Rogers said. Such a bare-bones deal would exclude services, which make up 80% of the U.K. economy and are its biggest export to the EU.
Another problem for Johnson will be getting European approval. Any deal will have to be ratified unanimously by the bloc's national parliaments -- something that wasn't the case in the earlier Brexit negotiations. Individual countries will want to defend their own interests: for both Spain and France, continued access to U.K. fishing waters is likely to be a key demand.
"It's a process which won't be in the U.K.'s hands," said Joe Owen, Brexit Program Director at the Institute for Government, a London-based think tank. "No. 10 can't, however much it might want to, play hard ball with the National Assembly in France."
A third issue for Johnson will be regulatory trade-offs. Faced with the risk that Britain tries to turn itself into a lightly-regulated Singapore-on-Thames, the EU will likely limit access to its single market. Britain will then have to decide how far it is prepared to diverge from the EU's environmental, labor and safety standards.
Then there's Britain's desire to strike a free-trade deal with the more laissez-faire U.S. The EU, which considers itself a regulatory superpower, will be on high alert for any U.K. moves that undercut EU standards, said Dmitry Grozoubinski, a former negotiator at the World Trade Organization. The EU is thus likely to seek legally-binding assurances on how U.K. rules will develop in future, Grozoubinski said.
"The EU won't readily accept soft commitments on regulations," he said. Recalling the Brexit campaign's slogan of 'Take Back Control,' he added: "They've written divergence on a bus."
--With assistance from Dara Doyle and Patrick Donahue.


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In honor … John, Kevin, Harry, Rob L., Joe, Fred, Al, Mark, Rob C., Deac, Richard, and everyone we've served with and who have served ….
And because all of those mentioned above have been there, some more recently than others ….
In honor … John, Kevin, Harry, Rob L., Joe, Fred, Al, Mark, Rob C., Deac, Richard, and everyone we've served with and who have served ….
And because all of those mentioned above have been there, some more recently than others ….
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In honor (?) of the Bush administration's attempt to rush through last minute legislation to open the Grand Canyon area to uranium mining:
A combo shot at the new puppy and Rahm Emanuel:
A little more on the historic nature of the election: from Rosa Parks to Barack Obama:
On the dichotomy of the Obama win v. the ban on gay marriage in California and other defeats of civil rights measures for gays and lesbians in Arizona, Florida, and Arkansas:
This one was jarring … because it's from Sweden:
And, finally, to begin the recognition of Veterans' Day. Remember, political cartoons (and children) frequently confront us with a truth we don't want to face:
If you'd like to help, visit the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans.
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Some cartoons for this Friday morning, two days after the election. First, a little more about the weight of history on Obama's shoulders:
On Obama's coattails:
On the challenges Obama faces:
And this one just for my four year old who has been calling Obama "Rock-O-Bama" since he could speak:
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I especially like this one, because it's from overseas:
And from our neighbor to the North:
And from South Africa:
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Here we are; this is it. Some cartoons for you before you head out to vote (or to celebrate you if you already have):
Just a few to give you a pre-election day fix:
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Some cartoons for you this Saturday as we prep for the election.
A little post Halloween humor:
I'm having trouble realizing that the election is just a few days away since we've been at this so long. Anyone else have that problem?
I hope that everyone out there has a great voting experience. Remember to video your vote and take the voter hotline numbers (1-866-MY VOTE or 1-866-OUR VOTE) with you.
And because I just like it:
As promised ….
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Here's some fun political sweet treat info for you this Halloween:
Just a couple for you today. I'll have a couple more tomorrow.
Look closely at this one, spend some time. There's lots going on here.


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UK politician faces outrage after saying 'n*gger in the woodpile' during Brexit debate
A conservative UK politician is facing international outrage and calls for her ouster after she used a racial epithet in a meeting about the Brexit process, with audio of the moment being posted across the internet.
Tory MP Anne Marie Morris of Newton Abbott made the comment on Monday while talking about the potential financial effects of Brexit, according to The Huffington Post, saying:
"Now I'm sure there will be many people who'll challenge that, but my response and my request is look at the detail, it isn't all doom and gloom. Now we get to the real nigger in the woodpile which is in two years what happens if there is no deal?"
Audio of Morris has since hit the web and circulated far and wide.
Tory MP Anne Marie Morris Recorded Saying #Brexit No Deal Is A 'N***** In A Woodpile' at a meeting of eurosceptics @hopenothate @chunkymark pic.twitter.com/4uGrij5pvk
— bheardmedia (@bheardmedia) July 10, 2017
As outrage over her comments spread, Morris offered up an apology, telling the BBC, "The comment was totally unintentional. I apologise unreservedly for any offence caused."
If you can believe it, this is actually the second time in the past decade that a Tory has used that phrase and faced a fiery backlash. In 2008, Lord Robert Dixon-Smith used the phrase in debate over housing legislation.
Despite calls to then-Prime Minister David Cameron for his removal, Dixon-Smith apologized and that, apparently, was the end of it.
The offensive phrase is hardly new, and is defined as "something (as a concealed motive or obscure factor) contrary to appearances in a situation." Its origins are murky but it reportedly — and unsurprisingly — has its roots in phrases used to described fugitive slaves who escaped the southern U.S. to the northern part of the country or even Canada.
No matter the intent, the use of the phrase — which clearly has no place in civil discourse in 2017 — has landed Morris in hot water.
@AnneMarieMorris needs to resign asap. No place for her comments anywhere.
— J.CASE (@CASE_Jrc) July 10, 2017
Anne Marie-Morris is an MP in our government, and uses the N word... Disgraceful behavior & a remark NOT representative of the UK. Fire her.
— Frazer King (@FrazaKing) July 10, 2017
@AnneMarieMorris On behalf of all young modern conservatives we urge you to salvage the little dignity you have left and RESIGN immediately
— #ToryBoy Politics (@Nikdakoolchan) July 10, 2017
Appalling. Should have the whip removed immediately. No place in our politics for racism, full stop. https://t.co/khnbjFUVGi
— Caroline Lucas (@CarolineLucas) July 10, 2017
I'm absolutely appalled by this. I assume PM will take appropriate action? https://t.co/KcOgTc2cM7
— Tulip Siddiq (@TulipSiddiq) July 10, 2017
I am genuinely perplexed by how long it is taking for #AnneMarieMorris to resign from her role as a Member of Parliament... #SheMustGo
— Patrice Lumum🅱AE (@TheMacabreChap) July 10, 2017
The Guardian is reporting that Prime Minister Theresa May was initially unaware of Morris' comments because she was in a meeting, while additional reports indicate a decision on a possible suspension for Morris could be coming later Monday.
This is a developing story...


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Isn't that a sad concept?
Awesome. I think we've seen a few good books out on this, like "The Making of an Atheist" but more work needs to be done until this understanding of WHY people become atheists is as mainstream as the kalam argument, in Christian apologetics.
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This is book one of the Mystic series. A set of New Adult Paranormal novellas that speak out against issues faced in the world today, showing how strong women can overcome anything.Bronya Thibodeaux is a senior at Houma High School whose life is about to be changed forever.
Shes always felt like an outcast, but thinks she may have found a friend when a strange, new girl named Markaza who has blue hair, a number of tattoos, and a strange way of dressing appears.Bronyas life choices make her a pariah in her small town. After getting thrown out of school, not being able to find a job, and being subjected to ridicule and cruel treatment, Bronya chooses to leave her old life behind forever when she receives a compelling invitation from a mysterious company named WSTW.What Bronya doesnt know, is the mysterious company is owned by Markaza- a mystic who knows the end of the world is coming and is gathering together the only people who can stop the evil thats threatening to take over.
Bronya is just the first. But going to New York is only a baby step toward her true journey. As Bronya races against the clock to unlock a power she never knew she had, Markaza races to collect the others: Lily, Shelia, Melody, and Coralie.
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After much celebratory rhetoric on Friday over the launch of two Galileo navigation satellites from Kourou, European officials realized the spacecraft were placed in the wrong orbits.
Arianespace, which managed the launch of the Russian Soyuz booster, made a terse announcement:
Complementary observations gathered after separation of the Galileo FOC M1 satellites on Soyuz Flight VS09 have highlighted a discrepancy between targeted and reached orbit.
Investigations are underway. More information will be provided after a first flight data analysis to be completed on August 23, 2014.
ESA's announcement was somewhat less terse:
Following the announcement made by Arianespace on the anomalies of the orbit injection of the Galileo satellites, the teams of industries and agencies involved in the early operations of the satellites are investigating the potential implications on the mission.
Both satellites have been acquired and are safely controlled and operated from ESOC, ESA's Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany.
Further information on the status of the satellites will be made available after the preliminary analysis of the situation.
Speculation has focused on the Fregat upper stage of the Soyuz launch vehicle.


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Growth Mindset for Parents:
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Amber Jolley writes: "I'm here three days a week at Ellern Mede as a Student Social Worker; my second student placement. I started here mid-October 2018 and will finish towards the end of June 2019. My first few months here have been interesting and very much an eye opener into the reality of what an eating disorder really is."
"I had an in depth induction. Nevertheless, at first, I wondered if I'd know how to have a positive impact here. However, the team were quick to introduce themselves and offer me any support that I may need. During my first week, a Health Care Assistant introduced me to a patient and we played a game together, it was nice getting to know them in this way. This was more helpful than I realised because it was a step closer to building my confidence in working with the patients.
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"I am still in the process of learning, but I am keen to take on patients and work with them to apply what I have learnt academically and at Ellern Mede so far, and hopefully make a difference. Already I am implementing law and theory that have been discussed in lectures. This has been incredibly helpful, and the staff are continuing to promote such learning when I am on the wards. Already, my confidence has improved significantly.
"The environment is still very new to me and so my main aim for the time being is building my confidence to ensure I can fulfil my role here to the best of my ability. I was reluctant at the beginning in taking on new tasks for the fear of making mistakes. However, I have recognised this is a learning opportunity that I feel very lucky to have. My favourite thing about my placement at Ellern Mede is having the chance to work with young people and see them often. My biggest concern taking up Social Work was that I would only get to see clients once or twice on a home visit and not be given the opportunity to spend time getting to know them, but that is not something I need to worry about here, because I have the time to build relationships with each patient I am working with.
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Ahead of the last general election in 2015 we looked at the main party's alcohol commitments, which arguably featured relatively few surprises. Whilst alcohol was always likely to be far less of a policy issue for the upcoming snap election on June 8th, we take a look at what has been said in the current manifestos.
The Conservatives
The 2017 Conservative Party manifesto includes several alcohol mentions, stating:
"We will ensure that commissioners sit on local health and wellbeing boards, enabling better co-ordination of crime prevention with local drug and alcohol and mental health services." (p.45)
"Community punishments do not do enough to prevent crime and break the cycle of persistent offending. So we will create a national community sentencing framework that punishes offenders and focuses on the measures that have a better chance of turning people around and preventing crime, such as curfews and orders that tackle drug and alcohol abuse. (p.45)
"...we will improve the co-ordination of mental health services with other local services, including police forces and drug and alcohol rehabilitation services." (p.70)
Talk of improving co-ordination between drug and alcohol services and other agencies such as mental health may sound like a sensible message to the wider public, but may leave a bitter taste for those involved in the delivery of services wrestling with continually shrinking budgets. Just this month a major service provider Lifeline was reported to have collapsed under financial pressures, leaving just a few bigger national providers left.
A tough on crime message may have been predicted, especially as current national alcohol policy focuses on crime and disorder via a Modern Crime Prevention Strategy. No further mention or sign of the 2015 version's commitment to "make sobriety orders available to all courts in England and Wales, enforced through new alcohol monitoring tags".
The Labour party manifesto specifies to "implement a strategy for the children of alcoholics based on recommendations drawn up by independent experts." Indeed a campaign to address the harms to "children of alcoholics" has been led by Labour MP Liam Byrne, with its own Manifesto for action. The issue itself has certainly gained some attention, with various news and radio features exploring the accounts of those affected be parental problem drinking. Questions over how exactly local authorities can or should act, and how best to address issues such as stigma, may have no easy answers.
No further mention of Labour's 2015 manifesto pledge to "take targeted action on those high strength, low cost alcohol products that fuel problem drinking". However pubs will get a national review "to examine the causes for their large-scale demise, as well as establishing a joint taskforce that will consider future sustainability."
The Liberal Democrats have again committed to "Introduce minimum unit pricing for alcohol, subject to the final outcome of the legal challenge in Scotland", a pledge most public health groups would argue as the most important one that can be made. Certainly the Government elected next month will come under some further pressure to state its position on MUP when Scotland's final ruling is expected shortly after.
Also in the Lib Dem manifesto, a committent to "...do more to promote healthy eating and exercise, making people aware of the dangers of smoking and excessive consumption of alcohol and other drugs, and helping to improve mental health and wellbeing."
Alcohol policy - pushed to the sidelines?
Whilst few would expect alcohol policy to feature heavily at a time of such political significance, issues such as mental health, pressure on the NHS and indeed an increasing public acceptance to address alcohol problems certainly suggest an increasing political profile for alcohol policy. Whilst Westminster's track record on evidence based policy may not be well praised, many will hope that Scotland's efforts to lead by example will result in England following suit sooner or later. Wales and Ireland are already aiming to do so in seeking MUP.
In 2014 an All Party Parliamentary Group on Alcohol Misuse (APPG) manifesto was released, urging political parties to adopt ten key alcohol policies ahead of the 2015 election.


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In July 2006 the average high temperature in Great Falls, MT was 92.0°F, and this was 6.3°F warmer than the average of 85.7°F. The hottest day in July 2006 was 28 July when the temperature reached 100.0°F. Overnight the average temperature in July is 52.3°F and in 2006 the average overnight temperature was 4.3°F warmer at 56.6°F.


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Baby bullet vs magic bullet
I was looking at the baby bullet.
My friend told me to skip the baby bullet and buy the magic bullet and just trays to store the baby food.
Any thoughts, or experiences regarding this subject matter?
I have the baby bullet. I suggest Sage Spoonfuls honestly.
Never heard of sage spoonfuls. I'm gonna google it. Why do you think that one is better?
It's an immersion blender rather than a food processor. Since you need to boil or steam everything before it goes in a bullet it just makes life easier.
Oh wow! Sounds amazing!
You can do either but remember that babies can't have nuts, fruits other things before a certain age so whatever one you choose you can't use it for your food too until the baby has tried those foods and you're sure they aren't allergic. I'm getting a separate baby bullet because I make shakes in my bullet often and use peanut butter in them a lot
All you need to do is wash them in the dishwasher and that isn't a problem.
I say go with whatever you think is best- I'm just going to use my ninja blender (I have the individual cups)
Of course you can use it for both. Just wash it out! The recommendations for feeding infants has changed dramatically in the past several years- there aren't any restricted food under a year except for raw honey. I doubt there would be cross contamination of peanut butter when making baby food if it's properly cleaned.
I used a nutribullet and a food processor to make baby food. Froze it in ice cube trays and kept them frozen in gallon sized baggies. Worked really well. Definitely skip the baby bullet- it's pretty small and you don't need those little individual containers (imo). If it's washed out (duh!) there's no reason you can use it for other stuff too so it's not just another baby gadget sitting around.
I made ALL my own baby food both my first and used my magic bullet and it worked awesome. Like PP said, just make sure to wash it if you ever use nuts etc for yourself.
I just used a cheap food processor but it was small. I wish I had gotten a bigger one. I hated only being able to make a few ounces at a time. I'd go for the regular bullet or a larger food processor so you aren't having to refill it a billion times. You really don't need to separate anything as long as it's washed well and the only risk to some food early is an allergic reaction. We are skipping purees this time because my daughter didn't like them. I may make some of my son doesn't like solids but I made a whole freezer full of baby food and she didn't even eat half of it.
I have a magic bullet and plan on using that. I think the baby bullet is just the same thing, only marketed to get people to buy another. Completely unnecessary in my opinion.
Ditto the immersion blender! Steam veggies then blend them right in the pot. I used a magic bullet too but it was too small to make bulk amounts to freeze. Between the immersion blender and my regular blender, I was able to make a month of food or more at a time to freeze for my DD.
I got an immersion blender as well so I could still use it after the few short months baby eats baby food.
I also recommend an immersion blender. It is pretty useful in the kitchen, and makes clean up easier when making food!
There is no difference between them. I prefer the magic bullet and store the purees in ice trays so they are already in 1 oz portions and I can thaw smaller amounts at a time. It's a lot less mess to clean and works out really well.
I also found that baking/roasting held flavors way better than boiling/steaming for a tip. Apples and pears are amazing out of the oven, but lose a lot of their flavor when they are steamed.
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Fort Wayne isn't the only place to find adult libations and eateries in the area. Just a few minutes east of Fort Wayne, New Haven has a lot to offer in the form of charming pubs, bars and restaurants.
For brews: Rack & Helen's Bar & Grill: Recently renovated, this New Haven staple is known for great food, service and of spirits. Don't forget about entertainment! Check their web site for a listing of upcoming karaoke nights and drinks.
Trion Tavern: With 58 beers on tap, what's not to love about this bar? In addition to a wide selection of brews, the Trion also offers an impressive sampling of bourbon. Insider's tip: Keep your eyes peeled for details on this summer's Brew Haven, hosted by the Trion. This is a craft beer festival, which presents an opportunity to taste dozens of different beers. *Non-smokers: take note. The City of New Haven allows smoking. And for food:
Hall's Commissary: Located just east of Fort Wayne, right in the "wedge" where 14 and 930 split in New Haven, the family-owned Commissary is a New Haven favorite. With quality food and generous servings, folks flock to the Commissary from eastern Fort Wayne, all around New Haven, and clear over to the Ohio line!
469 Sports & Spirits: Sports fan will love this family-oriented establishment with a large bar/game area and a separate family room. Come out for American and Italian fare, and stay for pool, darts, shuffleboard, and other games. Also, be sure to check their daily specials on the Web site.
Take time to explore New Haven - just a short ride from downtown Fort Wayne. Head east on Jefferson Blvd. and you'll run right into it. Tell them we sent you!


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On yer bike!During 2003 there were six free Family Bike Rides around the Tandridge area from Hurst Green and lanes to the south. They were run by Nigel Bentley 01883 625876 who is a personal trainer. We don't normally have anything commercial on this site but but we advertised them because these Rides were free. They were arranged in conjunction with the Tandridge Cycle Forum and GO50 ~ and are intended to encourage families and beginners (of any age) to try cycling as a fun way to exercise. Did you go on the earlier rides? Tell us about it on the Have your say page
Police in the CommunityThere are several meeting during the year. They are held at Hurst Green or Oxted or Limpsfield. When is the next meeting? Still no feedback from the last
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Week In Review: New Kindle; iPhone Apps; Enhanced eBooks
Happy weekend! Here is a roundup of eBook news from this past week.
Amazon announced a new $139 Kindle and Jeff Bezos talked about it on Charlie Rose. We live blogged it.
The Author's Guild estimated royalties in the Wylie Agency & Amazon Deal.
The U.S. Copyright Office legalized cracking DRM-enabled digital content in order to consume works in noninfringing ways.
Stieg Larsson sold more than a million eBooks on Kindle alone.
Simon & Schuster launched a serial teen novel online where readers can vote on the outcome. The publisher also released its first enhanced eBook.
The Zombie Survival Guide was released as an iPhone app.
Lit agent Laurie Abkemeier released an iPhone app.
A Kindle was stolen in NYC.
We examined the role a 2001 legal case between Rosetta Books & Random House has on current eBook deals.
Author Meg Pokrass was featured in our Digital Writer Spotlight.
We examined the right price for an eBook.