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High hopes for Mayacamas in a new era
For those of you who don't understand the role Mayacamas plays in Napa Valley's history, consider this: When a former owner produced the winery's first Cabernet Sauvignon, in 1962, Mayacamas joined only a handful of Napa wineries (including Charles Krug, Beaulieu, Inglenook and Louis M. Martini) that specialized in the variety.
And Mayacamas is even older than that: it was originally founded in 1889, then re-established in 1941. The name most closely associated with it, Bob Travers, purchased the winery in 1968, and ran it for all these years, until selling it recently to Charles Banks.
Among critics, Mayacamas had a very special role. Bob Thompson called its Cabernets and Chardonnays (all grown on the Mount Veeder estate) "two of the region's most praised wines." Hugh Johnson, no huge fan of California wine, dubbed it "first rate." When the late, great Harry Waugh (who was on the board of Chateau Latour) visited, in 1969, he declared the 1967 Cabernet "another for my collection"; even the 1968 Chardonnay was "one of the wines I would buy for my own collection." (That was high praise indeed from old Harry.)
Travers always made his wines lean. Even as the world marched away from that spare, angular style, Bob kept at it; as a result, his critical acclaim fell, to some extent. I liked his Cabernets well enough, but the highest score I could ever give one was 92 points, for the 2004. Even in that hot year, its alcohol was only 13.8%, and the wine showed a certain ungainly character, with streamlined, herb-infused fruit cast into fierce tannins. Bob's style was more amenable, I thought, for white wines: his Chardonnays and Sauvignon Blancs benefited from that grave linearity, and often reflected the terroir of their mountain soils.
I think it's fair to say that Mayacamas, for many years, has been underperforming. Oh, I know this is all in the eye of the beholder. If you dislike that lush, fat modern style, you might find yourself inclined to favor Mayacamas. But the truth is, the modern style, which 99% of Napa has embraced, left Mayacamas at the station long ago; or perhaps Travers simply chose not to board that train. Either way, I always review its wines with a certain wistfulness. Such a great name (said to be Native American, for the howl of the mountain lion), such an iconic history, such a noble perch up there on the mountain. Surely, I always thought, Mayacamas could do better.
But there were tales of vineyards in sorry shape, of an aging leadership, of run-down facilities; and even the price of the wines, which hardly varied over the years, put them into the dreaded "relative value" category; the Cabernet, for instance, remained at $65 for a long time. Perhaps Bob Travers felt he dare not raise the price in order to be able to afford improvements in the vineyard and barrels. Perhaps he was philosophically against high prices.
When Banks bought Mayacamas, last April, there were high hopes that he would spruce things up. After all, the guy had money (he'd formerly owned Screaming Eagle, and recently bought Qupe). He seemed to have discernment and taste. I met him only once, a few years ago, when he and his wife, Ali, brought me to dinner, just the three of us, in Los Olivos. We talked for a long time, and he convinced me of his sincere commitment to quality, in whatever properties he owned. (This isn't always easy–I mean, convincing me. Everyone talks the talk but few walk the walk!) But Charles did. Thus, yesterday, when I got the latest Mayacamas newsletter and order form in the mail, I paid it more than the usual amount of attention.
The first thing of note is that the newsletter is signed by a familiar winemaker: Andy Erickson, who has been associated with, in one way or another, Screaming Eagle, Dalla Valle, Harlan, Spottswoode, Dancing Hares and Ovid. Banks, I'm sure, has offered Andy a great deal of money to oversee the renaissance of Mayacamas, but it will have been money well spent.
Andy vows "to continue crafting wines of elegance, longevity, and rustic mountain power." I don't think he would come right out and say that he's going to entirely revamp Bob Travers' approach; that would be disrespectful. But reading between the lines, you can infer that Andy knows exactly what's wrong up on Mount Veeder, and how he intends to fix it, starting with the vineyard. "We've also been analyzing the unique soils and how they contribute to making such distinctive wines," he writes, suggesting that "new vines planted this year" will help bring about a quality revolution in the near future.
And Banks himself, in his cover letter, says "We'll be…upgrading winery equipment, and renovating some of the facilities." More money out of pocket: Ka-ching! But that's what it takes. In this day and age, you can't make great wine on the cheap.
I'm thrilled to see what's happening at Mayacamas, and can't wait to follow their progress, especially the Cabernets!
Cult Napa Valley Cabernet as Drag Queen
An admiration for female beauty, brought to extreme, over-the-top stylization, is what characterizes the Drag Queen: the man who takes on the appearance of a particular sort of woman, often a celebrity: Judy Garland, Cher, Diana Ross, Carol Channing, Joan Crawford, Dolly Parton, Barbra Steisand. These are women already exaggerated, by hairstyle, makeup, attire, fame and attitude, to iconic excess. The Drag Queen, in turn, exaggerates the exaggeration, creating (she hopes) a work of art and wonder.
Almost always, Drag Queens take on an assumed name that is as much a parody of real names as their appearance is of real women. Divine, Chi Chi LaRue, The Lady Chablis and, from La Cage Aux Folles, Miss ZaZa Napoli suggest the sexually exotic plumage of their owners. The true Drag Queen, as the U.C. Berkeley philosopher Judith Butler notes, "radicalizes the norms of gender performance," making drag far more than mere masquerade; indeed, no Drag Queen in history ever intended to pass as a woman (the way a cross-dresser might). Butler correctly understands that Drag is performance art, combining the flamboyance of Hollywood with the mind-bending challenge of genderfuck.
Is Drag then deliberately provocative? Considering that most Drag Queens restrict their professional activities to appropriate circles (drag balls, drag bars, GLBT parades) in which no one is particularly shocked, but rather gladdened by them, the answer is no. Drag Queens wish to be taken seriously, but on their own terms, and mainly (and this is an important consideration) by those who understand them. Drag isn't easy. The successful Drag Queen has spent many years and thousands of dollars to create her own, special brand. She doesn't just throw on a wig, paint her eyelids blue and put on a ball gown. The costs are considerable, involving waxing, wigs, jewelry, false fingernails, lipsticks, hair sprays, brushes and puffs, perfumes, fake eyelashes, designer shoes, foam rubber breasts, and, of course, the dresses and accessories themselves, which can cost as much as a new car. Beyond all that, the most successful Drag Queens are expected to throw extravagant parties, especially if they are running for election in the numerous "Royal Courts" that practically every American city has. Empress V Cha Cha, a famous queen from San Francisco, once told me she'd spent $22,000 on entertainment expenses in a single season, all of it out of her own (not very well-padded) pocket.
Let us now consider cult Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignons and Bordeaux blends. Just as there is "regular" Napa Valley Cabernet (no slouch, that), so too the cults have to exaggerate that style and become much more than regular. If that means riper fruit and more new oak, and perhaps a little Mega Purple, then so be it: People expect flamboyance in their cult Cabs. A "regular" Cabernet doesn't stun; it's simply a good wine. A cult Cab is expected to stun, to stand out, to elicit gasps of surprise. It "radicalizes the norm" of standard Cabernet.
Nor are cult wines meant for the masses. Cult Cabs are designed (I choose that verb deliberately) for the connoisseur: the person who likes and appreciates them, who has some understanding of what goes on behind the scenes in crafting one (famous-name winemaker, equally famous flying winemaker, famous proprietor, the glamorous architecture and appointments of most cult wine headquarters, the expensive new French oak barrels, the exclusive mailing list). Just as you or I might try to keep from staring at The Lady Larissa (with her exquisitely blond beauty), but would steal glimpses of her because she is, after all, a work of art, so too is the connoisseur of cult wines above all fascinated by the artistry in the bottle (and often of the bottle). The connoisseur prides himself on possessing the knowledge to recognize the artistry of a cult wine, in the same way that the best admirer of a superbly-made up Drag Queen is another Drag Queen. Only they know how much trouble it takes to look that good.
What of names? Cult wine designations themselves can sound like Drag Queens: Maya. Les Pavots. Cariad. Screaming Eagle, when you think about it, could easily be Lady Screaming Eagle, part Joan Crawford "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" horror show, part vampiric Angelina Jolie. The camp aspect of cult wines lies in their appeal, in the way they elevate us by allowing us to share in their mystery–even if we ourselves are ordinary mere mortals. Just as Americans are fascinated by the celebrities who adorn the covers of supermarket tabloids, so cult connoisseurs are fascinated by the most elite and expensive Napa Valley Cabernets. These wines are the Drag Queens of wine: exotic, unfathomable, exaggeratedly gorgeous, glamorous, worshipful and a little insane: all that effort for something so ephemeral (wine is drank and pissed out; makeup is washed off when the party's over). The quibble (which almost all wine critics routinely note) is that cult Cabernet, as a "star" wine, is not really suitable for everyday pairing with food; like diva Drag Queens, the cult Cab selfishly demands to be loved on her own, without competition. And, finally, like the great diva Drag Queens, each cult wine has its groupies. Drags have their courts; with cult wines, they're called mailing list members.
First crush at Tim Mondavi's new Continuum winery
Tim Mondavi presided over yesterday's blessing of the grapes at his new Continuum winery facility yesterday, in an ancient Catholic ceremony famously practiced every year by his late father, Robert Mondavi. Robert's first blessing was in 1966, at his eponymous Oakville winery. His younger son's ceremony was up on Pritchard Hill, where his estate vineyard is located. The wines up to now have been made elsewhere, but the new winery building is now completed, just in time for the 2013 crush–which falls on the 100th anniversary of Robert's birth.
Continuum is one helluva wine. I've scored it in the 90s every vintage since 2005, with 2007 taking top honors at 97 points. But then, I've always been a big fan of the 2007 Napa Cabs. Plush and delicious right out of the bottle, but ageworthy.
Could 2013 develop into a super-vintage? All the indications are positive. The weather has been steady as she goes all year. Except for last Saturday's gullywasher, September has been a dream month. I always say that grapes like the same kind of weather we humans do: warm, dry sunny days, nights chilly enough to need a blanket. And the long-range forecast, right into the beginning of October, is for more of the same. High pressure is keeping storms well to the north.
From what I hear, the crop yield will be large, although nowhere near the size of 2012. Vintners are always predicting a successful vintage even when they know it's not, but this time, 2013 could be one for the history books. All the grapes ought to be in the cellar by the third week of October (except, I suppose, for the most late-ripening areas). The one problem I've heard of concerns water, or more properly, lack of it. We are in a drought. The Central Coast, where rainfall always is lower than in the North Coast, has been hard hit, with Paso Robles bearing the brunt. A local newspaper reported last month that the area's water table has dropped by seventy feet since 1997. The problem is exacerbated by an increasing population, as more and more people desire to live in this beautiful country of vineyards, rolling hills and warm summers.
Anyway, congratulations to Tim Mondavi, his family and the crew at Continuum. Mazel tov on the new winery. Your father would be so proud of you. And what a great year for your first crush!
Malbec in California? Mixed bag, emerging story
I reviewed a very nice wine from Trefethen, the 2010 Dragon's Tooth, a blend of 58% Malbec, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Petit Verdot. (My full review and score will appear in an upcoming issue of Wine Enthusiast.)
In the paperwork accompanying the wine, Janet Trefethen had written of the winery's "tinkering with Malbec for the past 12 years" and added, "Clearly, we are not alone in our interest in Malbec as Napa Valley plantings have tripled since the year 2000."
That sent me to do my own research in the latest Grape Acreage Report, produced every year by the fine folks at the California Department of Food and Agriculture. According to it, prior to 2004 the state had 1,255 acres of Malbec. Last year, acreage had grown to 2,689–considerably more than double. Acreage of Cabernet Sauvignon in California, by contrast, increased in the same period from 71,472 acres to only 80,630–a much smaller rate of growth.
In Napa County, according to the Acreage Report, Malbec increased 70% in acreage between 2004-2012, from 230 acres to 392 acres. That's still not a lot: There were just under 20,000 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon in 2012. Still, this is evidence that vintners are taking a second look at Malbec and what it can bring to red wine.
Personally, I don't think California Malbec, bottled on its own as a varietal, is very interesting. Dark, tannic and fruity, yes: compelling, rarely. My scores tend to be in the 86-88 point range. There are, as always, exceptions: Mt. Brave's 2009, from Mount Veeder, is an awesome wine.
But as a blender, well,…Some wineries in Paso Robles (Bon Niche, for example) are tinkering with Malbec as a component, as are others in Napa: Michael Pozzan's 2010 Marianna, a Bordeaux blend, is excellent, as is Mount Veeder's 2009 Reserve Cabernet, blended with Malbec and Petit Verdot. That formula is hewed to at CADE, which adds a little Merlot to it, with their 2009 Napa Cuvée. Newton, meanwhile, replaces the Petit Verdot with Cabernet Franc in their delicious 2010 Unfiltered Merlot. Across the hill, Lancaster, in their 2009 Nicole's, deepens the interest of their Cabernet Sauvignon with 25% Malbec, bringing a brooding, earthy quality. In all these cases, what the Malbec brings is depth, color, and a certain juicy softness despite the tannins.
Just yesterday morning, Peter Cargasacchi had asked, via Facebook, what the components of the 1961 Cheval Blanc had been. I went to Eddie Penning-Rowsell's 1969 The Wines of Bordeaux where he wrote that the vineyard, in the Sixties, was "37% Merlot, 43 Bouchet and 20% Pressac (Malbec)." ("Bouchet" apparently was not the Alicante that we know in California, but an old name for Cabernet Franc.) Michael Broadbent, in The Great Vintage Wine Book, ranked that wine higher than Ausone of the same vintage, although not as highly as the five First Growths of the Médoc. The point, anyway, is that Malbec in Bordeaux and especially in the Right Bank historically was considered good enough to put into the cuvée, but I think it's lost its luster in recent decades; after the devastating 1956 frost in Bordeaux, which killed much of it off, it was replaced with other grapes, in the belief perhaps that Malbec is a bit rustic. (That is precisely the word Jancis Robinson and Hugh Johnson use to describe it, in The World Atlas of Wine.)
It is rustic, although I certainly wouldn't complain if you opened a bottle of Catena Zapata for me. I suspect that Malbec's recent popularity in Napa Valley is as much due to the search for novelty (and playing off its popularity in Argentina) as anything else. Sometimes, winemakers "throw spaghetti at the wall" to see what sticks. I suppose you can't blame them for not wanting to rest on their laurels, but sometimes I wonder where the line is between innovation that actually improves things, as opposed to change for its own sake.
Why big is better (but just up to a point)
In my job as a critic who gives point scores to wines, even after all these years I still think all the time about just why I give high scores to certain wines and not-so-high scores to most others.
Just what is it that, in my head, makes one Cabernet score 96 points and another "only" 89? It's not that the latter Cab is bad. In fact, it may be better to drink (under certain circumstances) than the former. This is where a certain arbitrariness comes in–but it's an arbitrariness with rules.
The main thing I look for in a wine is power. There are synonyms for power: concentration, intensity, volume, size, mass. (These are all nouns; their corresponding adjectives would be words like intense, massive, powerful, huge, etc.). The more mass a wine has, the more likely I am to give it a high score.
It can be tricky, though, determining the line between mass that's pleasingly balanced, and mass that's just power for its own sake. I hate to engage in meaningless metaphors, but I sometimes make analogies in my mind to power that's controlled, as opposed to uncontrolled power. Imagine a large dam, like Hoover Dam or Boulder Dam. Controlled power is when the dam's walls hold; the force of all that water can be used for productive ends, such as the manufacture of power to turn turbines. That's controlled power. Imagine next that an earthquake destroys the dam's foundations, resulting in a great flood that destroys forests and buildings and lives. That's uncontrolled power.
I realize the comparison isn't perfect, but that's how it feels to me when I taste–the kind of sense impression the wine gives, from my first glimpse and sniff to the way it occupies my mouth. And quite often, I find the balance of power, especially in red wines, slipping away from control into abandonment and chaos.
This usually happens when a winery has two (or more) tiers of a wine, often expressed as a "regular" regional bottling and a "reserve." Most often the reserve is a more concentrated version of the regular; that is, whatever characteristics the regular has (specific flavors, quality of tannins and oak, acidity, alcohol), the reserve will possess also, but in spades: everything will be more, greater, more evident. Sometimes, this works. Sometimes, it doesn't. Sometimes, more is more; sometimes, more is less. Just because the wine goes from 60% new French oak to 100% (or 200%) new French oak doesn't make it better; it can make the wine merely oakier, which in itself is not balance but imbalance. Same with fruity concentration. There are technical ways of increasing the extract in wine, but the winemaker has to be very careful with tinkering, because there's a thin line between "massive fruit" (a term I might use positively) and a fruit bomb. Sometimes, I taste these reserve-style Cabs and I'll give it a lower score than the regular Cab (even though it costs a lot more money) for the very reason that the winemaker tried too hard to impress with sheer force. There is something to be said for finesse, restraint, elegance: Just because the California sunshine and warmth allows you to make a fruit bomb doesn't mean you ought to.
The final step in my thinking process when reviewing such wines is, inevitably, this: Granted that the wine tastes clumsy now, might it age? Part of the problem is that the way I was educated about wine. I read the likes of Professor Saintsbury and Eddie Penning-Rowsell and learned to appreciate that a fine Bordeaux that tastes hard and unyielding in youth might turn out silky and delicious if given enough time in the cellar. Well, that's true, as far as it goes: But there's a big difference between a young wine that's clumsy because it's hard and tannic, and one that's clumsy because it's a fruit bomb. I don't think it's right to assume that a wine will age simply because (a) it's a Napa Valley Cab, (b) it costs triple digits and (c) it has more fruit than a roadside fruit stand in August.
If there's a cautionary tale here, it's to advise vintners that just because you can extract massive fruit doesn't make it the right thing to do. Show some restraint, please. Not just in reds but in whites: I've seen too many perfectly fine Chardonnays ruined by massive applications of oak, or oak-like aromas and flavors. I've always defended California from the naysayers who claim it's too hot here to grow fine wine (a patent absurdity), but it is getting difficult to defend these over-extracted, overly-oaked, too soft and too sweet wines that seem to be popping up even in the $30-$40 and up ultrapremium range.
Did you hear the news about The Hosemaster?
I was shocked, and saddened–immensely so, almost to the point of grief (except that I didn't feel anything remotely resembling grief, just a kind of emptiness, like the inside of an empty wine bottle, or the content of a Joe Roberts blog)–when I learned, suddenly, and almost serendipitously (for, if Gus hadn't vomited, forcing me to rush to Whole Foods to buy some paper towels [Fair Trade, recycled], then I wouldn't have put on my iPod, which happened to be tuned to a local radio station, which is where I heard the tragic, almost unbelievable news–made all the more grimly believable by the announcer's nasal flatness–news that stunned me, not to the point of being immobilized–I wouldn't go that far–but that "knocked me on my heels" [to paraphrase something Shakespeare once said. Or wrote. Or could it have been Joe Pesci?]. Of course, I don't mean "knocked me on my heels" literally; what would that look like, anyhow? Picture a guy–me!–walking down the street suddenly being "knocked on his heels." I have no idea what that would look like, and I bet you don't either. It's just an expression, and that's the thing about expressions: they don't mean anything, but are meant to convey a mood, a feeling, a frisson of some kind. Anyway, I was talking about the news, and the way I felt when it was made horrifyingly, nauseatingly clear to me, listening through my ear buds, that Ron Washam, the Hosemaster of Wine, had been killed.
And not just in any old way. No: In one of those bizarre twists of fate (similar to the way Antonio Galloni was recently paralyzed when he fell into an empty concrete egg somewhere in Brunello) that verges on irony, the poor Hosemaster was simply minding his own business, proceeding north on East First Street, in Sonoma (presumably on his way somewhere, although we don't yet know precisely where; Vinography has speculated that he was on his way to get an erotic massage from a new joint that opened on the edge of town, but I'm not sure that's true; and, at any rate, hardly seems relevant to the story. Although it is interesting…), when he was struck, unceremoniously and without warning, by a small truck (apparently an ex-UPS truck), owned and driven by the former social media maven, Hardy Wallace, and loaded down with the former's Squalid and Filthy wines (I'm always forgetting the name of Hardy's brand. Evil and Repugnant? Lewd and Malicious? Soiled and Perplexed? It has two words, both of them adjectives, I believe, and one of them has to do with being "in a state of tawdry deshabille," which is an odd association for wine, but then, maybe not). Hardy, it seems, got distracted when he saw he was getting an incoming text message from (to further compound the weird series of coincidences that litters this entire tale) none other than Jancis Robison, who (I was told this by Tyler Coleman) was calling to ask if he, Hardy (not Tyler) wished to write for The Purple Pages: $20 an article, not a huge amount of money, given Jancis's stinginess,, but enough "to fill the tank" [as they used to say; not anymore, at least until oil falls to $20 a barrel, which isn't likely as long as The Purple Pages exist to infuriate Al Qaeda. But that glance at his portable device was just long enough to cause Hardy to take his eyes off the road [never a good thing], which was just enough to allow the little truck to strike Ron, who had on his own iPod and so didn't hear the squeal of wheels (and, no, we don't know what the Hosemaster was listening to; that information is expected to be released by the Sonoma County Coroner's Office any moment, and as soon as I find out, I'll tweet it to the world).
BULLETIN: Ron was listening to Amy Winehouse.
What are we to make of this?
1. The wine world is a poorer place.
2. The wine world is a better place.
3. The wine world hasn't changed a damned bit, one way or the other.
I would say the answer is "All of the above." Which leads to the next, and possibly more interesting question: What is Hosemaster's legacy? I would argue the answer must be among the following:
1. He left no legacy.
2. He left a legacy, but it is impossible to define what it is with any precision.
3. He left a legacy, and we all know exactly what it is: It hangs over the industry like a cloud of Beijing pollution, choking in its acridity.
4. He left a legacy that exalts us, each and every miserable one of us, specks of nothingness that we are: but because such as The Hosemaster once walked among us, we all of us are a teensy, weensy closer to–what?
I would argue that the answer to #4, above, must necessarily be among the following:
1. We all all closer to our Deaths.
2. We are even closer to our Deaths than we would have been had The Hosemaster not walked among us.
3. We all have already died and are now dreaming. (The Hosemaster would have liked that one.)
4. We now know that Life, including the entire wine industry, is essentially meaningless; this, The Hosemaster taught us, and, once his teaching was concluded, there was no longer any reason to continue among us. In this sense, did Hardy's truck strike The Hosemaster, or did the Hosemaster strike the truck?
5. All the above is completely ridiculous.
Here we see a thrilling example of the type of indeterminacy The Hosemaster spoke of; his life was, in a sense, a perfect example of it. One never was able to determine both The Hosemaster's position and his velocity simultaneously, or even if he was particle or wave. We shall ponder these enigmas until the last wine blog dies.
On a more personal note: You know we journalists aren't supposed to inject our feelings into our reportage, but in this case, I simply must, and I hope you will forgive me. I am at the moment overrun with feelings, and not just because of that huge burrito I chowed down for lunch. No, it's more than that. I admired Hosemaster, looked up to him as a kind of Older Brother. He could be funny one moment, bitingly sarcastic the next, but always oozed a Mother Theresa-esque compassion. In fact, Hosemaster was a Saint. I think we should take up a collection and build a statue of him. We could tear down that nasty "Welcome to Napa Valley" sign on Highway 29–nobody likes it anyway–and replace it with a 40-foot replica of our own Hosie, arms spread, sporting a smile as big as all outdoors that seems to say to visitors, "Hey there! What took you so long?" After all, who more represented Napa Valley than Ron Washam? Robert Mondavi? I think not. Ron WAS Napa: its soils and pebbles, its alluvial fans, its foggy nights, its diners and auto body shops and hardware stores. Above all, Ron's everyman sort of demeanor symbolized Napa's enduring values. Are you with me on this one? If you are, let me know. I can already feel the Hosemaster bashers out there (and they know who they are), getting ready to smear his legacy. Let us not let them do that. We are better than than. Ron Washam taught us how to be better than that.


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My cats seem to truly love this. We alternate between this formula and the indoor formula. They're grown up on IAMS, and now I can't feed them anything else! Anytime we try a new food they barely touch it. They don't even eat canned food! it appears to do a fair job with keeping my cats' weight under control. I don't have a lot to compare it to, because my cats refuse pretty much anything else, but based on their reactions I can only assume it's great.
Pros: Great Taste- My cats love it
Cons: Not as healthy as other choices, speculations about IAMS production practices
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However, because of the high fuel cost, relative to capital outlay, coal fired generation is sensitive to increased coal prices. Doubling the price would force a 66 percent increase in the retail price of electricity.
Yet, it seems, with demand set to rise, price increases are precisely what we are having to confront. Analysts from JP Morgan, we are told, are forecasting that thermal coal, used in power stations, will rise from $70 to $85 per ton next year. And the direct cause of this is "rebounding demand" from China and India.
Part of this is the result of mine closures in the Shanxi region of China and the rise in electricity generation, factors which are expected to drive world stocks down from their current level of 40 million tons to 22.7 million in 2010. But this is only half the story.
In the longer term, global coal usage, far from declining, is set to increase substantially. The International Energy Agency believes that coal will account for 29 percent of global energy needs in 2030, compared with 26 percent four years ago, making this rather than "green energy" the key fuel for the future.
And, while the focus has been on the increase demand in China, an increasingly important player in the global market is India, not least through the inability of its own domestic industry efficiently to exploit its own reserves.
Only this month an Indian parliamentary panel was "shocked" to find "inordinate delays" were slowing development and about 100 coal projects had failed to take off, resulting in a shortfall of domestic coal production.
Thus, to fuel a planned expansion of electricity production from 78 GW in 2006 to 142 GW in 2030 – the bulk of it coal-fired – the state-owned Coal India Limited is rapidly forming strategic partnerships with Australia, the US, South Africa and Indonesia in order to secure future coal supplies.
More recently, the company has secured an agreement with the Mozambique government to exploit two blocks of land totalling over 220 sq km in which high-grade deposits of coal have been found. The Indians won the bid from nine other bidders, while two bids each from the UK and China were disqualified. There were a total of four Indian bidders in the process.
Elsewhere, Indian interests are highly active in Indonesia where India's National Aluminium Co aims to buy at least 200 million metric tons of coal reserves from the eastern Indonesian islands of Kalimantan and Sumatra in order or secure aluminium production in India.
This is in addition to the 4GW Mundra power project in India's Gujarat State which will also be sourcing its 12 million tons of coal each year from Indonesia – and it has eight more such "ultra mega" projects planned with a total combined coal-fired generating capability of 32 GW.
The point, of course, is that India – as with China – is in competition with the UK (and the rest of Europe) for this coal resource. Yet, while we are saddling our own generators with increased costs, supposedly to combat global warming, not only are we providing cheap money for Asian development, in the case of India we are actually subsidising the coal plants by allowing them to claim "carbon credits".
Fair competition is one thing but castrating our own industries while subsidising our competitors, who are then able to outbid us in the same markets from which we source our energy supplies, is little short of economic suicide. And that is real effect of our government's obsession with global warming.
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Declaring His Power to the Next Generation Part 3
- Friday, November 17, 2006
On the parent's assessment of their child's religious values, Anderson added the option, other, please specify. 7% of respondents chose this option and as she read the comments, Anderson was shocked.
Almost all the respondents claimed their child would be more religious, more committed to their family's values than even the parents were. I had forgotten to add this option!
Similar results were observed in the responses of homeschooled adults when asked if their religious values were similar to their parents' Only 3% expected to have values very different from their parents. A student cannot be greater than his teacher, but when the child is introduced to Christ as his Teacher, he can surpass even his own family in faithfulness to the Lord.
These statistics are very encouraging and support homeschoolers in their endeavors to model Christ to their children.
While the numbers of homeschooled children who walk away from the faith of their parents may be small, it is still a very real situation to families who are faced with a prodigal child.
It is significant to note, however, that even in those few cases in which the children walked away from the faith, homeschooling was not often viewed as the cause. Parents cited reasons such as not feeling enough love at home, problems in the church, the influence of peers, not living their beliefs consistently and not discussing beliefs enough. Only one parent thought their child would have been more likely to have adopted their religious beliefs if they had attended a public school and only one thought that a private, Christian school would have done a better job. Overall, even in the cases where children walked away from the faith, homeschooling was viewed in a positive light.
Lisa Hodgen, homeschooling mother of ten and founder of Me And My House Ministries (www.me-and-my-house.org), has felt the pain of a child not choosing her faith. She continues to encourage others, however, and reminds them that they homeschool because it is God's plan and He has His own purposes. In regards to her daughter, she shares,
She still has these things, a foundation to return to, when God opens her eyes, bringing light to deliver her. I do not believe home education failed her, or failed in itself. Teaching and training our own children is the means God has given the home to produce godly seed, instructing the next generation to walk in His ways. We do not follow it for pragmatic reasons, because it seems to work within our timetable and in our ways. We do it because it is right and God commanded it for His own glory. As a parent it is hurtful and disappointing when our children walk apart from these ways. But we do not walk by sight, but by faith. God has spoken that His word is alive and powerful and will go forth and not return void.
God has indeed shown Himself mighty through the modern homeschool movement. As many thousands of parents have sought to be faithful to God's plan for their families, He has been faithful to them, blessing their efforts abundantly. The road of homeschooling may not always be an easy one and the difficulties can be very real. But despite the trials, we can truly say, along with Samuel, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us. May we continue to rely on Him as we walk onward in faith, training the next generation in His ways and according to His plan.
Oh, and what about Jennifer Morrison who was so unsure of her parents' ability? She graduated from homeschooling and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in business administration. And if children are in her future, she plans on teaching them at home as well.
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So my official "temporary retirement" begins August 14th...that will be the last day of gainful employment for me until sometime mid-2012!! My last day at my "main" job (where I've been part time for three months) is August 10th, and my last day at my second job will be that same week on Friday the 14th.
Also that same week, one of my best friends is graduating from her nursing program :nurse:. With so much to celebrate, we've decided that four of us girls are headed to San Antonio
As the summer ends, I am preparing to take some core classes to reduce my course load prior to matriculation into the program. This Fall I will be taking research. Looking forward to that 2 hour drive from maryland once a week. :eek5:
I think this will be my hardest class prior to the start of my program (Aug 2010). After I finish research I will be taking Pharm, Health Ass, and Theory in the spring and summer sessions.
Until next time.......
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Then I realize that I'm once again going from the guy who knows (mostly...ok sometimes) what he's doing right back to the bottom rung. WOW as I look up there sure are a lot of rungs from here to CRNA. Worst part is, I know there are parts of this journey that I don't even know about yet, parts that will reveal themselves
Pull up a chair and a cup of coffee...here's my first entry/ intro. I suppose I'll use this like most others and use this to document my journey through Anesthesia School. I'm sure I will throw some other random BS in here too so as to not make it that boring (I hope).
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As far as resumes for droids go, the skills and experience section on R2-D2's must be at least 100 holograms long by now. This latest Star Wars tie-in sees Artoo back in the kitchen as a simple $20 timer, counting off anywhere from one to sixty minutes with a quick twist of his rotating dome. When the time's up a… »


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Pre-wedding Jack and Jill party for a couple who will be traveling south to marry. The request was for an 80's themed cake perhaps with a Rubik Cube the rest of the cake was open for creatively. The base is a keyboard. Bottom tier is a retro stylized ghetto blaster with a ghost buster logo, MTV logo, and a Michael Jackson glove. Middle tier is dedicated to all things PacMan including the bride and groom. Top tier is a Smurf house including a smoking chimney. The roof of the house and the Rubik Cube are not cake. Red velvet cake with butter creaming filling and icing all covered with fondant on the bottom two tiers. The Smurf house is vanilla/almond cake with chocolate ganache filling and icing all covered with fondant.


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It reminds me of the "bike to work" movement. That is also portrayed as white, but in my city more than half of the people on bike are not white. I was once talking to a white activist who was photographing "bike commuters" and had only pictures of white people with the occasional "Black professional" I asked her why she didn't photograph the delivery people, construction workers etc. … ie. the Black and [Latin@] and Asian people… and she mumbled something about trying to "improve the image of biking" then admitted that she didn't really see them as part of the "green movement" since they "probably have no choice" –
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Maybe not, according to one analyst.
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Wal-Mart on the Prowl to Boost Web Expertise
The retailer said Tuesday that it would buy social marketplace Luvocracy through its @WalmartLabs research and development arm.
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Rue La La Said Exploring Sale
Boston-based Rue La La, which has attracted interest from online shopping site Gilt Groupe, has hired JPMorgan Chase & Co to advise a potential sale.
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Merger of Dollars Leads to $8.5B Deal
The deal gives Family Dollar an enterprise value of $9.2 billion.
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Chow Tai Fook Plots Expansion for Hearts on Fire
The Chinese giant bought the Boston-based diamond specialist for $150 million last month.
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No Merger for Destination Maternity
The company said Friday it does not intend to make an offer for U.K.-based Mothercare plc.
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M&A Landscape Shifting Away From Contemporary
The reduction in activity for deals in contemporary also explains the growing interest in emerging brands — many of which are still early-stage start-ups.
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Kellwood Buys Parker Brand
The contemporary apparel company has a wholesale volume approaching $50 million.
— Jul 25, 2014
Encore Takes Stake in Butter London
Founded as a nail lacquer brand, with influences from Great Britain — where founder Sasha Muir is from — the firm last year launched its color cosmetics line.
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Yahoo to Buy Flurry
Deal with mobile analytics firm could help sharpen online ad targeting.
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Aurelius Buys Scholl Shoe Business
German private equity firm Aurelius said on Monday it is buying Reckitt Benckiser's Scholl shoe business in its efforts to expand internationally.
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Illustrated Tasmanian Mail, Photograph of Arthur Circus, Battery Point, Tasmania, 1930. University of Tasmania Library Special and Rare Materials Collection, Australia. (Unpublished)
Photograph of Arthur Circus, Battery Point, Tasmania, in the Illustrated Tasmanian Mail, November 12, 1930. The photographer was H.W. Thomas who had studios in Hobart from 1928-1934 and Queenstown from 1939-1940 and possibly later.
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On Monday night, I had the privilege of watching James Murphy salvage an interview that, in lesser hands, probably would have gone down in flames. Mostly, the interviewer seemed to suffer from poor posture (perhaps he should watch this dry-mouthed TED talk on the power of body language) and lack of ... More >>
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The Portishead/All Tomorrow's Parties-curated festival I'll Be Your Mirror, taking place down the shore in Asbury Park from September 30 through October 2, has added a second performance by the no-longer-all-that-reclusive Neutral Milk Hotel frontman Jeff Mangum to its itinerary, and is relea ... More >>
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One of Fabolous' 23 victims. (Note: number is approximate.)Well, we survived another April Fool's Day, a/k/a the worst Internet day of the year, casting aside this year's wan hoaxes and getting to the good stuff: Fucked Up, sued by an energy-drink juggernaut for bad-mouthing SXSW? Hilarious! ... More >>
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SlESSION IV: NEW MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY SESSION OBJECTIVES Determine what new or alternative material technologies can lead to materials and assemblies that are significantly more thermally stable (or fire resistor. PARTIC~^TS Chair: John Rock, Amoco Committee: ScoH Campbell, McDonnell Douglas Takashi Kashiwagi, National Institute of Starboards and Technology lames McGrath, Virginia Polytechnic Institute Participants: Hans-Dieter Berg, Deutsche Aerospace Airbus Hanns-Ioerg Betz, Lufthansa German Airlines Alan Van Buskirk, General Plastics Kathryn Buder, National Institute of Starboards aM Technology Peter Guard, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group Jeff Gilman, National prostitute of Standards arm Technology Theo Klems, Airbus Ir~ustrzes Menachem Lewin, Polytechnic University Richard Lyon, Federal Aviation Administration Dale Onderak, Schneller, Inc Edward Weil, Polytechnic University William Weltner, M. C. Gilifoam Corporation SESSION REPORT State of the Art of Fir - Resistant Materials Most materials currently used in new construction in aircraft interiors significantly exceed regulatory requirements. While materials exist that may offer improved fire performance, implementation has been inhibited by unproven economic or technical feasibility. Current test methods show wide variability and are not predictive of large-scale performance. The results from these tests provide lithe guidance in the development of new materials or the improvement of existing materials. 240
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Part 11- Workshop Spry Materials Fire Performance Goals for Long-Term Research 241 Participants agreed that the current goal for long-term research should be to improve the fire performance of materials by an order of magnitude. Specific goals include: � increasing fire resistance (e.g., reduce heat release to zero for 5-10 minutes at 35 kW/m2, external flux); delaying or preventing ignition; and minimizing toxic products dboth in processing/fabrication and burning). Other specific goals suggested by participants are to develop small-scale tests that better correlate to large-scale teses and to actual fire scenarios and to assess the benefit of improvements in fire performance of materials (i.e., perform cost-benefit analysis on potential improvements). Proni~ing Materials Technologies or Approaches In general, two approaches to more fire-resistant polymeric materials development are polymers with additives that make them fire resistant and fire-resistant polymers that possible: do not require auci~t~ves. Approaches that show particular promise include: thin, laminated or co-extruded films and blends, coatings and additives (especially intumescents), phase-change or temperature-sensitive ("intelligent") materials, organic-inorganic polymer blends, and polymer modifications. Needed Development in Materials Science and Characterization Methods In order to facilitate the development and commercialization of improved fire-resistant materials and structures, many of the group agreed to the following suggestions. Develop lower-cost processing and scale-up methods for existing specially materials. Develop processes and methods to incorporate reflective layers or coatings into structures. Advance the understanding and science base in the areas of ignition and char formation. Develop computational tools and models as guidelines for basic polymer science.
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242 Improved Fire- aM Smoke-Resistar~t Materials Long-Term Research Session participants suggested the following areas for long-term research. � Develop a basic scientific understanding of char and intumescence. Include research in char formation, with investigations into the effects of atmosphere, heating rate, chemical der~vitization, additives, and coatings, as well as in char characteristics such as mechanical behavior (durability) and solid-state structure. Develop a basic scientific understanding of ignition behavior. Investigate development of improved materials for next-generation aircraft interiors. There are three directions for materials development: 3. Modification of engineering polymers such as polycarbonate, nylon, polyethyleneterephthalate, phenolic, and wool to improve fire resistance; these may represent the lowest-cost alternative. 2. Development of a greater understanding of thermal degradation mechanisms of specialty polymers (with or without additives) such as polyetheretherketone, polyetherimide, polyphenylenesulfide, and polysulfone; these should represent the best performance in the near term ~ ~ 10 years). Development of high-performance, thermally stable materials including organic-inorganic systems, copolymers, polymer blends and alloys, and glasses and ceramics; these represent the best performance in the long-term (>10 years). Research low-cost manufacturing technology for the "most-promising" materials. Give primary priority to composite fibers and thermoplastic and thermoses matrices; materials and processes from thermoplastic molding and thermoforming; decorative layers including varnishes, foils, and thermoplastics; foam-core materials and nonmetallic and aluminum honeycomb materials, textiles; and adhesives. Give secondary priority to transparencies; glass fiber, carbon fiber, and foam insulations; electronics; wire and cable; and elastomers.


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The NZ Down Syndrome Association is a family/whanau driven organization.
Mission Statement
"To promote the participation of people with Down syndrome in their community"
Primary aims:
The NZDSA offers:
The NZDSA prenatal position statement
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NZDSA: A New Look
Have you noticed the NZDSA has a new logo? Click here to read more about it.
NZDSA Birthday / Anniversary Calendar
The NZDSA is selling a perpetual birthday/anniversary calendar for keeping important dates. Only $15 per calendar + postage costs, please download the NZDSA Calendar order form.
Announcing the NZDSA "Plan for the Future" Resource
The NZDSA has developed the "Plan for the Future" Resource kit to empower people with Down syndrome, their parents, family/whānau, professionals and future employers with knowledge, information and inspiration to support the journey from school to fully participating in adult life. This resource will assist all involved to create and nurture a plan which will enable people with Down syndrome to achieve their dreams and goals so that they can live the life that they have imagined. This resource contains generic material so it would be relevant to all ORS funded students. To order a copy of the resource please download a copy of the order form and return to Linda te Kaat, National Administrator, NZDSA, P O Box 4142, Auckland or email firstname.lastname@example.com. For enquiries phone 0800 693 724 ext. 2. $20 per DVD for non-members. NZDSA members who have a child aged 14 - 30 are entitled to one free copy of the DVD resource. Members with a child under 14 or over 30 years, or affiliate members can order the resource for $5.50 to cover postage.
Announcing the Creating a Positive Hospital Experience DVD
The New Zealand Down Syndrome Association in collaboration with Geraldine Whatnell, has developed a new resource that will empower individuals with Down syndrome, their families and healthcare professionals to create positive hospital experiences.
The resource consists of a DVD and four booklets. The booklets are:
To order a copy of the DVD please download the order form and send to Linda te Kaat, National Administrator, NZDSA, P O Box 4142, Auckland or email firstname.lastname@example.com. For enquiries please phone 0800 693 724 ext 2. NZDSA members can order the resource at $10 to cover the cost of administration and postage. Non-members can order the resource at $20 including postage.
Announcing the Turn the Page with Me DVD
The NZDSA in collaboration with the Champion Centre and the University of Canterbury has developed a new resource that demonstrates how parents can share books with their children with Down syndrome to support both their child's spoken language development as well as developing their literacy skills. It models effective strategies, explains why they work and provides suggestions for choosing appropriate books.
The resource is free to members who have a child who is six years of age or younger. NZDSA members with a child older than six years can order the resource at $10 to cover the cost of duplication and postage. Non-members can order the resource at $20 including postage. Click here for the order form. To order a copy of the DVD, please request from Linda te Kaat email firstname.lastname@example.com or phone 0800 693 724 ext. 2.
NZDSA Resources
To order one of the following NZDSA resources, please click on the link to download the relevant form and return with payment to Linda te Kaat, National Administrator, NZDSA, P O Box 4142, Auckland. All enquiries phone 0800 693 724 press 2 or email email@example.com.
2014 NZDSA National Achievement Awards
Left to Right: Katrina Sneath, Christopher Tavite, Chris Whitmore
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2014 NZDSA National Achievement Awards:
Click here to see the previous recipients of the World Down Syndrome Day NZDSA National Achievement Awards 2007 - 2013.
Inaugural 2014 NZDSA Volunteer Award
On Tuesday 18 March 2014, The Honourable Tariana Turia hosted the New Zealand Down Syndrome Association's 2014 World Down Syndrome Day celebrations and the presentation of the NZDSA National Achievement Awards at Parliament Buildings in Wellington. A new volunteer award was also presented.
In the words of the Honourable Tariana Turia "The Val Sturgess Memorial Award is a fitting tribute to the life of a very special volunteer, a woman who to her last days was meticulous in her attention to detail, a passionate and dedicated advocate and a true champion for the community."
Georgia Garrett accepted the award for 2014 in memory of Val Sturgess (her Grandma).
Showcasing Our Achievers
Click here to read about Our Achievers.
If you have would like to share your achievements on this website please contact firstname.lastname@example.com, we would love to hear from you.
NZDSA Patron
The Patron of the New Zealand Down Syndrome Association is Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General of New Zealand.
Down Syndrome International 2014 Global Video Event
Down Syndrome International presents the Global Video Event: "Let Us In - I Want Access To Healthcare!" In partnership with 50 countries for World Down Syndrome Day 2014, please watch this video and help create a single global voice for advocating for the rights, inclusion and wellbeing of people with Down syndrome on Friday 21 March.
NZDSA Membership
Would you like to become a NZDSA Member? Becoming a member entitles you to receive the quarterly NZDSA Journal, resources and self-advocates have the opportunity to attend camps. For more information or to become a member email Linda at email@example.com or phone 0800 NZDSAI (0800 693 724) or download and complete the NZDSA Membership Form here and return to NZDSA, P O Box 4142, Auckland. If you have previously been a member of NZDSA, please complete this form.
The NZDSA would like to update our membership database. Please download the 'NZDSA Membership Details' form, complete all fields and return by post to NZDSA, P O Box 4142, Shortland St, Auckland 1140, fax (03) 360 2868 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Thank you!
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Upcoming Trainings and Seminars
For information about upcoming trainings and seminars please download the pdf Trainings and Seminars 2014
The State of Caregiving Study
The country's first longitudinal study of caregiving, being undertaken by Tracey-Lee Dalton of Auckland University would like to hear from more carers. So far about 500 carers have undertaken the survey but they are hoping to increase this number by several hundred more before Tracey-Lee closes off her study, which will be repeated each year for a period of at least three years to give a picture of the impacts of caring over time.
The survey is important because it looks at carer wellbeing, the financial costs of health/disability on households, how caring affects paid employment, and other topics we don't know enough about in New Zealand.
The survey link can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7L3N9Q2
If you'd like to contact Tracey-Lee about the study please email her at firstname.lastname@example.com
IHC Free Book Project
The IHC/Freemasons free book scheme has been going for over 3 years now and has distributed nearly 1,000 books to families of children with an intellectual disability.
The scheme, which until recently was available for families of 0 to 12-year-old children, now includes a new book, "Believing in Better: steps to an ordinary life for your family member with an intellectual disability: a workbook." This New Zealand book, published in 2010, is for families of teens and young adults 13-24 years of age.
Currently the following books are on offer:
If your family qualifies for a book, please apply online http://www.ihc.org.nz/information-for-families/free-book-project/, email email@example.com or contact the library on 0800 442
Press Release: Not for profits suspicious of Government decision to pay family carers
The Government's decision to allocate $23 million a year to family carers of adult children with disability needs seems positive, but it does not bear scrutiny, says the New Zealand Carers Alliance.
The Alliance, a coalition of 45 national non-profit organisations, says the Government's move will help a limited number of families.
The Government expects 1,600 people to be eligible. On those numbers, the $23 million is an average of $14,000 each. And the payment will be earned at the minimum wage.
"We had hoped this announcement would be a thoughtful first step to recognise the work of family carers, but it seems anyone not in the 1,600 group is unlikely to get anything," says Carers NZ Chair Roger Palairet.
The Bill introduced into Parliament as part of this week's Budget package is designed to shut down any further claims or entitlements.
"No wonder carers are disappointed," says John Forman, Chair of the Carers Alliance.
Payment for family carers is an issue governments are considering worldwide. With more people living for longer in the community with higher health or disability support needs than past generations, assistance for those providing care also has to advance, they say.
"Often family carers have had to sacrifice their own career opportunities and paid employment to provide intensive support for family members," says Mr Palairet. "Their lives can easily spiral into poverty, compromising their wellbeing and their ability to provide long-term support to loved ones."
"The aim of the carer movement in New Zealand and around the world is to increase the recognition and respect for family carers, who are the biggest health workforce. These Budget decisions responding to the Government's longstanding breach of the Human Rights Act shows we have a long way to go to achieve proper recognition and respect for family carers in New Zealand."
Carers NZ and the Carers Alliance have called on all political parties to ensure fair long-term solutions for the challenges of ageing, caring, and disability support.
Click to read the Health Minister's announcement, and you can find further information about the new policy at the Ministry of Health's website, along with questions and answers.
Work and Income Benefit Changes
If you're receiving a benefit from Work and Income, there are some changes occurring from 15 July 2013 you need to know about. You can find out more by reading Changes for people on Sickness Benefit or FAQ's Invalids Benefit and FAQ's Sickness Benefit.
We Care Campaign
To find out more follow this link www.wecare.org.nz The campaign Facebook page can be found at www.facebook.com/wecarenz
Need information about the disability sector response to the Canterbury earthquake?
To find out more follow this link www.newzealanders.org
Ministry of Health - Introducing the New Model for supporting disabled people
Disabled people want a good life and more choice and control over support they receive. After talking to disabled people, their families, providers and the wider disability sector, the Disability Support Services (DSS) Group at the Ministry of Health has developed a new model for disability support services. DSS are demonstrating this new model in Tauranga/Western Bay of Plenty over the next year, working with the local community to make sure the model works well.
What is different about the new model?
OLD WAY - Someone else makes decisions about what support you get and when you get it
NEW WAY - With support, you decide what's important to you to have a good life
The new model has four components:
To find out more follow this link www.health.govt.nz/our-work/disability-services/new-model-supporting-disabled-people or read this document
Updated government Guide for Carers
The updated Guide for Carers is now available online and as a hardcopy booklet. Attached is an electronic version for you to view.
21 March - World Down Syndrome Day
Down Syndrome International has officially designated 21 March as World Down Syndrome Day. The date was chosen to signify the uniqueness of Down syndrome in the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome and is used synonymously with Down syndrome, hence the date 21/03.
What is T4T?
T4T is a catchy title for a concept which is centred on tea parties. Tea 4 Trisomy 21 refers to the third copy of chromosome 21and the date of World Down Syndrome Day. T4T parties will be an opportunity to raise awareness of Down syndrome in the community.
World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD)
If you are interested in hosting a T4T event in your region,
please register your interest so that we can send you a quick guide information pack.
Please contact Zandra 0800 693 724 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Carers Strategy Update
The Government has launched the Carers' Strategy and we have formally entered the five year Action Plan period. You can access the Strategy and Action Plan document by going to www.carers.net.nz and clicking the homepage Strategy button, which links directly to the document at MSD's website. Or you can access the online document at www.msd.govt.nz
The New Zealand Down Syndrome Association thanks Pub Charity for their support.


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Here are 14 Valentine Restaurant, Food, or Dining deals and freebies to snag if you're going out this week.
Free Printable Valentine Cards: Mustache Valentines!
None of my boys are into giving "sweet" Valentines to their classes – they're much more interested in "Cool" or Funny". Last year we made these awesome Mustache Valentines and they asked to do it again this year. As you can see by this photo of my kitchen table last Valentine's Eve – I was up to my elbows in mustache hair and fake lips.
Valentine Restaurant Coupons: 14 Dining Deals for Feb 14!
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Crack Ship - Harry Styles & Miley Cyrus
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That is horrible photoshop!! I mean look at the hand it loks fake
The worst photo shop i have EVER SEEN!!!!! :(
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Keep your shirt off niall :)
I flirted with Liam because I was horny… huh makes sence
I danced with Niall because I'm a slut… wow that's…
I lost my Virginity to Niall because I'm a slut.
i cooked for niall because i shaved a monkeys ass… oh did i?
I lied to Louis because it was my destiny loll
I had sex with Zayn because I was horny. Oh. Such a deep sentence. Zayn should tweet it.
i lost my virginity to Zayn because i was horny.
I kissed liam because i have big boobs. Hahahahaha what?!?!
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Health & Pregnancy
Self-Injury No Longer Rare Among Teens
Nov. 21, 2002 -- For desperate teenagers overwhelmed with emotions that they cannot express, deliberate self-injury is becoming an increasingly popular and dangerous form of self-expression.
A British study of nearly 6,000 students shows that over their lifetime, 13% of 15- and 16-year-olds have carried out an act of deliberate self-harm. Within the past year, an act of deliberate self-harm occurred in about 400 of the students. Only 50 students went to the hospital, which suggests that the problem may be even more widespread. American experts say those numbers aren't surprising, but until now there has been relatively little research on the issue.
The study, which appears in the Nov. 23 issue of the British Medical Journal, was based on a survey conducted in England from fall 2000 to spring 2001.
Wendy Lader, PhD, co-author of the book Bodily Harm, says an estimated 1% of the U.S. population as a whole resorts to physical self-injury to cope with extreme emotional distress, but that rate is much higher among adolescents and females.
Lader says the phenomenon of self-harm has been around forever, but not at the level it is now. She says that not only are people talking about it more but it's also becoming more common as teens search for a new way to rebel and express themselves.
"It's harder for kids to get noticed as individuals, and they don't have the words for it," says Lader, who is also clinical director of the SAFE (Self-Abuse Finally Ends) Alternatives program at Linden Oaks at Edward Hospital in Naperville, Ill. "So they show it -- even if it's just to themselves because it makes it real for them. It's almost like their body becomes a bulletin board on which to notch their pain."
For some, hurting themselves is a form of suicidal behavior. In fact, nearly half of the students surveyed who engaged in the behavior said they had wanted to die. But for others, Lader says self-injury is a survival method.
"It's a coping strategy to deal with intolerable pain, but it works for them so it's a way of surviving," says Lader. But she says there is always the risk that once the method stops working for them, they could commit suicide -- either accidentally or purposefully.
Researchers say girls seem to be especially prone to self-injurious behavior, and the study found acts of self-harm were four times more common among girls than boys.
Lader says that when girls have a strong emotional response, they tend to act inward rather than outward because it's not "feminine" to be that angry.
"Girls will act on themselves and tend to say that they would rather hurt themselves than anyone else -- not realizing that no one needs to get hurt," says Lader. Coupled with the fact that girls tend to be very body conscious and more dissatisfied with their bodies, she says it's not a stretch for some girls to take their anger out on their body.


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