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decided: October 16, 1973.
RAYE DINNERSTEIN, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF HOWARD DINNERSTEIN, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE,v.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT
Appeal from a judgment for plaintiff entered in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, J. Edward Lumbard, Judge,*fn* pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346 and 2674.
Kaufman, Chief Judge, Smith and Mulligan, Circuit Judges.
Author: Smith
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This action arose out of the suicide of plaintiff's husband while a patient at the Veterans Administration Hospital in West Haven, Connecticut.*fn1 The only question on appeal is the validity of the district court's finding that the hospital officials and staff were negligent in permitting Mr. Dinnerstein's death. Both parties agree that under the Tort Claims Act, Connecticut law applies, and that under that law the proper standard of care is that standard which other hospitals in the area have and afford similar patients. The parties disagree, however, as to whether the evidence presented at trial - most notably the expert psychiatric testimony - sufficiently supports the court's finding of negligence. Since we find the evidence to be sufficient, we affirm.
For as long as six years before his death on January 4, 1969, Howard Dinnerstein had suffered recurrent periods of depression serious enough to require voluntary psychiatric care. On January 31, 1968, he ran his car into a highway bridge abutment. Though little damage was done to the car and none to himself, Dinnerstein told his wife that the "accident" had actually been a suicide attempt. The same day he was admitted - again voluntarily - to the V.A. Hospital in West Haven; he remained there under observation until February 12. The hospital records indicate that at the time its staff doctors considered Dinnerstein a "suicide risk." Though the records also indicate that Dinnerstein was gradually accorded greater freedom of movement - from complete restriction on January 31 to full privileges on February 2 - his release on February 12 was nevertheless "against medical advice."
In the fall of 1968, business pressures apparently drove Dinnerstein back into his depression. Dr. Gottlieb, Dinnerstein's new private psychiatrist, convinced him to admit himself to St. Raphael's Hospital in New Haven on November 5, 1968. Dr. Gottlieb testified that his reasons for hospitalizing Dinnerstein in November included protecting him from possible suicide. On November 9, Dinnerstein's condition took a turn for the worse: He would not leave his bed nor do anything for himself. However, by November 14 he had improved enough to be granted walking privileges; and on November 28, he was again discharged.
But in December the cycle again turned downward, and Dinnerstein was treated by Dr. Gottlieb no less than seven times. As he was going steadily downhill, Dr. Gottlieb again recommended hospitalization. At the V.A. Hospital, the physician on duty, Dr. Talan, informed Dinnerstein that the individual therapy he was seeking was not available. Depressed further by this, Dinnerstein refused to admit himself. However, on the following day, January 3, 1969, he decided to accept the V.A. offer of group therapy. During the admission session, Dr. Clark of the V.A. staff diagnosed Dinnerstein's condition as a "Depressive Reaction." However, he later testified that he did not consider Dinnerstein to be suicidal.
Though Dr. Clark was aware of Dinnerstein's prior history from both the V.A. records of his February hospitalization and from a telephone conversation between Dr. Talan and Dr. Gottlieb on January 2, he did not order any restrictions or special supervision for Dinnerstein in assigning him to a seventh-floor ward. Dr. Clark also discontinued a regime of anti-depressant drugs Dinnerstein had followed up to that time in order to obtain a more accurate reading of his psychological state.
The V.A. records indicate that on the evening of January 3, Dinnerstein complained to Dr. Clark that he had become even more depressed since arriving at the hospital because of the inadequacy of the group therapy program. However, despite these complaints, Dr. Clark issued no additional orders either to supervise Dinnerstein more closely or to give him anti-depressant medication. At approximately 3:00 p.m. on the following day, January 4, Dinnerstein walked to the lavatory on the seventh floor and leaped to his death from an unsecured window.
The government's first contention is that as a matter of Connecticut law, the district court's finding of negligence cannot stand because no psychiatric expert testified that the appropriate standard of medical care was not satisfied. This argument misstates the law. Rather it is clear that expert medical testimony is necessary only to provide the trier of fact with the proper standard of medical care against which to measure the defendant's actions. It is the trier of fact, and not the expert witness, who must then evaluate the evidence to determine whether or not that standard was actually met. Slimak v. Foster, 106 Conn. 366, 370-71, 138 A. 153, 155 (1927). Indeed, the trier of fact may even base a finding of negligence on the expert testimony of the defendant-doctor. Snyder v. Pantaleo, 143 Conn. 290, 294, 122 A.2d 21, 24 (1956); Allen v. Giuliano, 144 Conn. 573, 575, 135 A.2d 904, 906 (1957); Console v. Nickou, 156 Conn. 268, 274, 240 A.2d 895, 898 (1968); Levett v. Etkind, 158 Conn. 567, 575, 265 A.2d 70, 73 (1969).
Here there was clear testimony from three psychiatric experts - Dr. Gottlieb, Dr. Talan, and Dr. Rubenstein, a government witness - that the hospital should have restricted Dinnerstein if there was reason to believe he was suicidal. Indeed, this standard of care is so obvious that expert testimony seems hardly necessary.
Nevertheless, when one remembers the fact that unlike blood pressures or pulse rates, emotional states cannot be calibrated with precision, medical expertise again becomes relevant. That is, the question for expert guidance - but still for ultimate determination by the trier of fact - was whether it was reasonably foreseeable on the basis of Dinnerstein's prior history that he would commit suicide. The government correctly notes that all of the expert witnesses, including Dr. Gottlieb, testified that they did not consider Dinnerstein to be suicidal on his admission to the hospital. However, despite this testimony on the narrow question of whether Dinnerstein exhibited suicidal ...
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Today I skipped over to my neighbor's house for a knitting lesson. Helen does not follow patterns. She just knows what to do, which made it a bit tough for Pom Pom. She found my wooden needles big and cumbersome and my knit two, purl two heel flap, confusing. Her answer? Start a mini-heel flap in order to show me how to "turn" the heel. My pattern did not jive with this mode. I get the drift. There are MANY ways to turn a heel. Helen used teeny tiny needles and skinny yarn and whipped back and forth, producing a few inches of our pretend heel flap. I soon got distracted by her dog (so cute!) and the pile of crocheted slipper/socks in the basket. She gave me a pair and also showed me how to make them, so I'll take a picture of them tonight and post tomorrow. Anyway, all said, I will fiddle with my sock and try again to make sense of the pattern and do it Helen's way next time. I will experiment with my own crochet hook and yarn to see if I can surprise Helen with my astute "figure it out" skills and hence produce a slipper/sock or two of my own. The best part of the lesson was listening to Helen speak about living in Eastern Europe around the onset of World War II. She spoke of the necessity of making everything! They made their own cloth, their own sweaters and socks, and they grew as much as they could on the small plot of earth they possessed. She has worked hard all her life and now that she is eighty plus years old, she's bored because she can't physically go, go, go like she used to. Well, I appreciate her lessons. She also told me how to make sauerkraut in a barrel and how to roast a leg of lamb. Pom Pom has a lot to learn! The wind is spanking us today! The forewarned snow storm has not arrived, but it is still a good day to stay inside and knit. May the Lord bless your heart today and show you a way to use your vast creative abilities!
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- elaine said...
What a fantastic way to spend your day! I love all the stories Helen shared with you. You definitely got much more than "a knitting lesson" out of your time with her. You are both sweet neighbors who each gave of themselves to the other <3.
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I am starting a green sweater. It's alot of little stitches, but I am using "red heart" yarn for fear of wasting many dollars on another failed sweater attempt. I really feel like i'm due for a good one, but truthfully it's more the exercise than the product that is important in this case! :)
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Gebo Cermex heeft haar VersaFilm krimpwikkelaars uit 2010 verder doorontwikkeld waardoor een betere handling op hoge snelheden mogelijk is en een verbeterde verpakkingskwaliteit ontstaat. De vernieuwde machines bouwen voort op haar sterke punten, zoals het modulaire ontwerp en geoptimaliseerde doorlooptijden van slechts 10 weken. Met de nieuwe machines is het nog makkelijker om over te stappen op een ander formaat en het onderhoud en energieverbruik zijn aanzienlijk verminderd, aldus de fabrikant.
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(Drinktec Munich - 16 september tot 20, 2013, Hal 6, stand 340)
Gebo Cermex has upgraded the VersaFilm seamless shrink-wrappers family (introduced in 2010) and now offers better handling at high speeds and improved pack quality with multi-lane applications. Building on the initial strengths of the range, such as its modular design and optimized lead times of just 10 weeks (standard machines only, not including run-in), Cermex has introduced new developments to increase the machine's efficiency. It is now even easier to change formats, and maintenance time and energy consumption have been significantly reduced. At Drinktec, Cermex is unveiling a new machine equipped with a new vacuum infeed table and multi-channel shrink tunnel.
A new vacuum table for film infeed, with automatic reel changeover using a patented Dual Injection System (DIS) for high-speed shrink-wrapping. Up until now, all the shrink-wrappers in the VersaFilm family were equipped with a compact table, with an injection system for medium speeds and a vacuum system for high speeds. Now, Cermex has completely re-engineered its vacuum table to make film handling even more fluid and to facilitate maintenance on high-speed lines. On the new table, the cutting module is equipped with DIS and is completely separate from the vacuum module for film infeed.
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Cermex was also firmly resolved to take on another challenge: improving shrinking for packs, in particular for multi-lane applications. The solution? A new generation of tunnels, with hot air circulation that can be adjusted based on the specific product format: height, collation and number of lanes. The operator can adjust the blowing height in each air channel, and the inter-channel spacing and individual air flow can also be set in a snap. The result is higher quality film shrinkage around each batch and a big reduction in energy consumption. With its new hot air channels, the tunnel is fully modular and can operate with single, dual or triple lanes. The air flow has been optimized for application as close as possible to the pack, and energy transfer and temperature settings are completely controlled to save energy. New adjustment systems with screws and Siko counters mean work can be performed on the machine without opening the shrink tunnel side panels, for safer machine maintenance and controls.
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In its 2010 version, the VersaFilm range was equipped with a reel holder composed of two rollers per reel. The designers at Cermex wanted to eliminate any risk of pinching inherent to such a system and also speed up the reel changeover process. They have been successful on both scores. First, the extractable rollers have been replaced with mandrels in order to eliminate any risk of pinching between the reel and the support rollers, thereby increasing operator safety. Second, the original asynchronous motor has been replaced by a servo-motor to improve dynamic functions and provide better film feed controls (no tension) and better film usage at the end of the reel.
Building on the strengths of the basic platform The modular architecture of the VersaFilm range keeps it one step ahead of the competition. Industrial optimization for each module has resulted in top-quality response times coupled with cost efficiency. The componenents and parts are highly standardized, meaning even better cost controls and optimized maintenance. Right from the design phase, machine maintenance has been kept simple. Most of the transmission chains have been replaced by servo-motors, and the chains which remain are now maintenance-free. The infeed and lapping belts and many of the modules are easy to dismantle, improving work conditions for operators and reducing format changeover times.
The table (injection or vacuum infeed) and reel system are easily extractible and fully accessible. The high-precision factory settings mean that no adjustments need to be made by the operator, regardless of the film thickness (between 20 and 80 microns). Another exclusive feature offered by Cermex is the Dual Injection System (DIS), which can automatically change the reel without stopping the machine. The injection system with patented independent dual heads keeps reel changeover time to a minimum, making it easier to avoid any bottlenecks upstream in the process.
The patented SFR regulated flow selection system is one of the biggest advantages offered by the VersaFilm range. The conveyor corridors and selection fingers are easy to adjust, ensuring repeatability and big time-savings when changing formats. Operators can quickly obtain a return on investment when they have 3 different formats to process on the same machine, ranging from 55 to 124 mm and from 25 clto 3 liters.
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The VersaFilm adventure continues!
The design teams at Cermex are already busy at work on the innovations of tomorrow. In the 3rd quarter of 2013, new functions will be offered on the market: motorization of adjustment points (totally integrated with automation architecture) and tapered screw adjustments on the machine to make format changeovers even easier. This innovation will cover all the adjustment points on the machine, including the air channels and flaps in the shrink tunnel. The housings are also being upgraded to improve operator safety even further.
See the VersaFilm range at Drinktec (Munich - September 16 to 20, 2013): Hall 6, booth 340


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My final fitting and crit for the Poppea Elizabethan dress was on Monday and i finally had chance to sort through the photographs and pick out the best ones.
Here they are;
Thursday, 14 February 2013
Elizabethan Dress Completed
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Beautiful! I am in love with those sleeves.ReplyDelete
WOW a pretty unusual color but it makes such an impact!ReplyDelete
Part of the brief for the project was that it had to be red, we each got given a different era and had to make a dress with sheer outer layers showing the underwear out of a specific shade of red. During the fashion show i will try and take a photograph of all of them together so that you can see the full effect :)ReplyDelete
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Seeing Stars
As far as what I'm wearing, the dress was purchased on sale at Target. It's from the Kate Young designer collection for Target and I was so excited to buy this one for one thing, because it has an adorable peter pan collar, and for a second thing, I actually know stylist Kate Young's father. It's great to see how well pulled together her collection was, and how it suited my style so well with the predominantly black and white collection.
dress: Kate Young for Target
shoes: vintage men's dress shoes, thrifted
purse: my mom's hand-me-down
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oke, last week those who entered matric got their results rite?
and i was eager to know my friends result.
jadi minah kepoh.
the earliest person to told me his results, none other than aqie la of coz.
he told me he got 3.9
3.9????!! ya Allah, aku rase mcm nk ter tutttt ko tau.
dari syok2 tido pkul 10 lbeyh tu trus terbeliak mata aku bce msg die.
when did he became this clever.
not that i'm looking down at him, tapi bile tengok time die study before and during exam, he just like byase2 je. carefree sungguh.
aku yang takot dok sruh die studi =.=''
his mom was of coz la too happy when she heard that. my family pn. (eheheheh)
then, i didnt know my other friend's result.
oh yeee, the other person, ni mmg da xpayh ckp laa.
one of my best fren got 4flat. rahmah la sape lg.
4flat??!!! duhhhhh
i didnt know how she studied. but i do know that she's work hard, stay up late until 4a.m to achieved this result.
so, although i'm a bit jealous, err okay sangat jealous, i congratulated her.
budak genius byaselarr
bila tengok result dorang,
i suddenly felt something.
you know, regret.
i admit that i'm a bit disappointed when aqie got his really excellent result that i know i dont have a chance of getting it. err phm x agk2? =.=''
but i'm happy for him. at least aku bole bergantung pd die la nnt kan kehkeh
i'm a bit regret that i didnt enter matriculation in the first place.
i should have try but i'm afraid of trying.
i'm afraid to urge myself to try and study there before making a decision to stay there or leave it.
regret haunts me, everyday.
to make things worse, my life had been miserable these few days,
i didnt get the peaceful life i used to get when i'm coming home.
but, its too late to realized it now right?
i cant do anything to change it, turn back time or whatever.
i need to face this. i choose this path by myself.
ya Allah, permudahkan la urusanku.
December 01, 2009
matrik =.=
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PANTONE Tangerine Tango: the 2012 Color of the Year - blog.pantone.com
Still locked in to the 70's it seems. Must admit it is softer than orange and I do love CORAL JEWELLERY. Can't see me painting my house this colour, but it does remind me of the colour the Devon soil used to stain my clothes, much to my Mother's chagrin. Of course there were no biological washing powders then. It is a lovely colour but I think a little goes a long way.


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Before you panic, accept the possibility that whatever is frustrating you is a Mac OS X difference, not a Mac OS X problem. Plenty of "problems" turn out simply to be quirks of the way Mac OS X works. For example:
My System Preferences controls are dimmed. As noted in Chapter 9, many of Mac OS X's control panels are off-limits to Standard account holders. Even if you're an Administrator, in fact, Tiger requires you to unlock System Preferences the first time you open it (by clicking the padlock icon at the lower-left corner of System Preferences and then entering your password).
I can't log in! I'm in an endless login loop! If the standard Login screen never seems to appear—and you go straight into someone else's account every time—it's because somebody has turned on the automatic login feature described in Setting Up the Login Process.


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Hey friends!
How are you guys?! Before I jump into WIAW… I want to give a HUGE HAPPY BIRTHDAY to one of my best friends in the whole world, Elizabeth Ansbro!! I am SO excited to celebrate with you in just a few short hours!! WAAAHHOOO!!!
Thanks for always being the BEST FRIEND I could ever ask for. Oh and I guess for putting up with my weird habits (Elizabeth and I lived together in the KKG house last year and will live together again this year). She honestly has one of the kindest hearts imaginable and always has the best advice for when I am acting like a completely unstable, insane person! AND she has just landed this awesome job in big D from her internship in Chicago this summer… because she is kinda like a genius, smart, motivated, gorgeous, FABULOUS individual!! Love you more than you will ever know 🙂
I am doing this post super fast so I apologize for any spelling/ grammar errors. I have a lot of packing to do and am leaving in an hour to head back to Dallas! My eats were completely ALL over the place yesterday haha so just bear with me!! Thanks Jenn for hosting this!
Van's powergrain waffle topped with almond butter, flax, chia, and my favorite banana + blueberry combination. Drenched in syrup. DUH!!
Parker's mom is amazing and brought me lunch to their house so I could see Gumbo one more time!
I had my favorite Newks salad :)…. called "The Newks Favorite" (chicken, pecans, gorganzola cheese, dried cranberries, artichoke hearts, grapes). That salad looks like it is bigger than my head? Oh… wait it is. And I ate every.last.bite. She also brought me some chocolate because she knows this is where my true love lies. Gigantic salad +Mint chocolate goodies = the way to my heart. P… love ya but your mom has you beaten by like 28198219281920 points right now.
Unpictured banana + almond butter before a quick outdoor interval run –> It was TOO HOT!!!!
I went to see Becca perform for All Sports Night (where they introduce the sports teams/ cheerleader/ dance teams, etc. for the year) at my old high school! She did amazing. Can NOT believe this baby is a senior! Time has flown by.
My family went to Newks for dinner. HA twice in one day?!! If you can not tell, Newks is a staple where I live. There are several around town but they have the best sandwiches, salads, pizzas, etc. Mom has been raving about their salmon ceaser so that is what I got! It was delicious.
I came home and had a Weight Watchers (No… I am not doing WW!!) Chocolate Bar and then packed my little life away.
Off to put everything in the car and maybe squeeze in like a 20 minute workout?! Better than nothing right? See you guys as soon as I am all moved in and settled!
Have a healthy, yummy, fun-filled FABULOUS Wednesday!


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I believe it is Ally Bank calling. They handle all the GMAC notes now. If they're calling you, you can believe you are late on a payment or something similar. You can't put them on Do Not Call List as they aren't a telemarketer; they are trying to collect funds owed them and have a legitimate reason for calling. You CAN stop them from calling by answering phone, ask what address to send a payment, use that address to send them a Cease and Desist letter (search for sample of C & D letter on Google). Send letter certified to get return signature for proof they received) and the phone calls should stop. Good luck.
Feb 24th, 2012
Keeps calling my TextPlus phone number on my iPad.
Nov 03rd, 2011
I thik Allied Interstate usea many different phone numbers and I think that this is one.
Jul 08th, 2011
Calls about twice a day various times never say anything I just got my full free credit report and have no problem trying to get state att. to do something about
Jun 08th, 2011
Left no message, called at 8:20 a.m. on a Saturday morning.
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NOTE: This started to be a very long post, so I'll split up into chapters.
Some notes from the Buliding Online Communities seminar on Day 1…
Dynamics at work in communities
- Let people behave the way they are hard-wired by evolution to behave: in tribes and social groups
- People will spontaneously form communities whether you are involved or not
- The community will do your work for you if you align yourself with them in the right ways
- The more CONTENT you have the more members you will get.
- The more MEMBERS you have the more CONTENT you will get.
- The better you match CONTENT and MEMBERS to MEMBER PROFILES the more MEMBERS and CONTENT you will get.
- The technology infrastructure of the community is important
- The social infrastructure of the community is more important
- The easier it is to do TRANSACTIONS the more MEMBERS you will attract.
- Communities work because they bring value to the users. The job of companies who want to build (and possibly monetise) communities is to work out how to align their business goals with what community users are trying to transact/do/achieve.
What are the human motivations making this happen?
- People want to connect with other people
- People want to help and be helped – it's a reflex!
- People operate either in one of two frameworks: social framework and market framework
- Success happens within a social framework. Switching to a market framework screws up the dynamics of your community
Reasons companies use communities:
- Amplify word of mouth
- Canary in the coalmine – an early indicator of customer service issues
- Market research
- Long tail sales
- Idea generation
- New product Devleopment
- Employee communications
- Reputation management
- Customer service
Which areas of the company typically have communities under their control (in order of prevalence):
- Marketing
- Public Relations
- Produc development
- Customer Service
- Sales
- Employee communications
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Sunday, March 8, 2009
Tamar Kali and Jean Gray- Two the hard way 3/28
Posted by PurpleZoe at 1:22 PM
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- 'J'ason [^_-] 'D'avis said...
I Never Heard Of Tamar-Kali....But I'd Check That Out Just For Jean
- March 8, 2009 at 5:40 PM
- PurpleZoe said...
Tamar Kali is a force. She stole the show at Afropunk last year. Watching her is an experience. A combo of her and Jean can only mean good things.
Thanks for stopping through, Monsieur Davis.
Shine on*_^
- March 9, 2009 at 11:00 AM
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2008 Primetime Emmy Awards- Red Carpet Arrivals
I know it took me a long time to get the Emmy post on & poppin' but I'll make it worth your while. I will be dedicating more posts of the red carpet fabness. In the mean time, check out my HITS & MISSES:
Cynthia Nixon went all the way into last season and pulled out this beautifully elegant Calvin Klein dress. HIT
Tina Fey (the big winner of the night- taking home 3) wore a very simple, a little too simple, David Meister dress. She won in the Emmy's, but not on the carpet. Due to a lack of risk & creativity, she gets a MISS
Nicolette Sheridan stepped out and shut the whole show down in THEE color of the season in a strapless Angel Sanchez gown. HIT
The never aging Vanessa Williams looked fab in her Kevin Hall one shoulder dress. Can't say I don't love it. HIT
Terri Hatcher wore an ill-fitting canary yellow Monique Lhuillier dress. The ruffles were in the wrong places, and the dress hugged her in the wrong places. MISS
Eva Longoria-Parker took a risk with this bow front Marchesa dress. Marchesa is one of the most fabulous and instantly recognizable designers and one of my favorites. Work it Eva. HIT
For more Emmy Primetime fabness, and not so fab….
Felicity Huffman sparkled a little too much in this Reem Acra floor length dress. Hate the fit, and the sparkles were too heavy up top. Looks like a school project, you know the one where you pour glue on the paper and then turn the silver glitter upside down and let it dry? MISS
Marcia Cross pulled out the champagne before being seated, in this Elie Saab floral dress. Personally, I felt that the dress should have hit the floor but it's still a HIT nonetheless.
Hot mama Brooke Shields went off in this Badgley Mischka number. LOVES IT! One of the best dressed of the evening. HIT
Sandra Oh covered up too much for my likings. Only arms? Seriously? This Oscar de la Renta dress did nothing for me– or her. MISS
Heidi Klum went out on a ledge and risked her whole life with this… and I LOVED IT! This Armani Prive dress worn with very daring Lorraine Schwartz butterfly earrings really hit the ball out the park. HIT
Hayden Panittiere put me to sleep in this simple body hugging Badgley Mischka dress. I-just-don't-like-it. MISS
The Rachel Zoe styled Debra Messing really did it in this Monique Lhuillier dress. Love the color against her skin and it didn't compete with her hair color. HIT
Breast cancer survivor Christina Applegate looked lovely in this Reem Acra gown. The Lorriane Shwartz jewelry played it's position in this look and it came together great. HIT
Who you callin' ugly? America Ferrera tapped into her vintage side with this look. The Vintage World dress, 19th Century Diamond necklace and the Veronica Lake inspired hair was great. She took a risk and although the bottom was over-poofed, the look came together great. HIT
Star of (one of) my favorite show, Mariska Hargitay, tapped into her bright side in this Carolina Herrera dress and the easy to miss split at the side really took a couple years off of her. Not that she's old, but you know what I mean. HIT
Looks like Jennifer Love Hewitt was trying to make up for that prom she missed. Wrong award show to re-live that lost moment love. The waist was all wrong, the proportion was all wrong, the pattern was all wrong, everything was all wrong. Either your stylist don't like you or Carolina Herrera didn't make that for you. MISS
I don't think anyone looked more uncomfortable, out of place and bad as Kate Walsh did. Obviously this Zuhair Murad dress is not the problem, boo-boo it's you. Your too tall and not curvy enough to carry this out. The Neil Lane jewelry should have also been toned down because the dress was so sparkly. MISS
Lauren Conrad wore herself to the Emmy's. I wonder how it feels to say that? "Who are you wearing?"… "Oh, me". LoL. Loves it! With Lauren, I wasn't expecting no badaboom. She's a simple girl and I get that. Hate if you want, I love it. HIT
House star Olivia Wilde looked fab in this Reem Acra dress. At first glance, I thought it was Matthew Williamson, but I guess not. I love this look and it was a perfect fit. HIT
She had to have done this on purpose. Kathy Griffin looked horrible! MISS
Evangeline Lily looked amazing in this Elie Saab Haute Couture nude dress. FABULOUS! Nothing went wrong here. HIT
There you have it… my HITS and MISSES. Next up, Best & Worst Dressed
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I've had this 2013 pLambic aging on apricots for several months. I wasn't liking the flavor because the wild yeast I picked up seemed to pick up a rubber flavor for a period of time before smoothing out. The crabapple portion of this beer has been great for a few months now, but this one took a long time to get normal again. I originally wanted to pick a bunch of crabapple blossoms to age with this beer, but ended up using chamomille instead. I bottled it up, but to my dismay it had a thick layer of apricot chamomille sludge at the bottom of the bottles. I tried opening one for a sample but it ended up gushing and turning into a smoothie of fruit, yeast and beer.
I am a stubborn man. I didn't want to give up on this beer after this long of waiting on aging, then waiting for it to get past it's pubescent "screw you, I'm going to taste like rubbery butthole" phase, then bottle carbonation. I wanted to get rid of the sediment, and that how I came upon "Le methode champagnoise" (the champagne method).


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The business of opinion polls / pre poll projections is big in India now. This is very much in demand in Lok Sabha and State Assembly Elections. A lot has been written on whether it should be banned as it impacts voting pattern of people. It shapes public opinions and helps political parties gauge the mood of the people. But are they accurate? In the latest 4 state assembly elections, for 3 states every opinion poll was correct. But these states were done deals. No survey was needed to say BJP was winning in Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh and Rajasthan. Delhi was tricky, very close and almost all opinion polls got it wrong barring one.
So it brings us back to the moot question are these opinion polls correct? For the last three elections – 1999, 2004 and 2009, opinion polls have gone horribly wrong. Especially 2004 was a blot for the opinion poll industry. Everybody predicted for BJP win with comfortable majority. BJP lost badly and got half of the seats. What is wrong with these opinion polls?
1. The sample size is too small.
In this elections sample sizes for most polls have been 50k. NDTV claims a sample size of >2 lakhs. This is <0.1% of the total voter base of 80 crores. Even if you assume 50% voting, this is still <0.1%. How can such a small sample predict the voting trends and patterns?
2. All constituencies are not covered.
India has a total of 543 constituencies. Opinion polls cover 250-300. NDTV the biggest opinion poll (as they claim) covered only 350 constituencies (<65%). Without covering 200+ constituencies, how can voting pattern of those seats be predicted?
3. Opinion polls assume people would answer survey questions honestly.
This is the premise of the whole exercise. In India people hesitate to discuss openly about their political preferences. Plus some people deliberately give wrong answers for the sake of fun.
4. Poll results can be manipulated. Survey questionnaires can be tweaked to get the result you want.
Plus lately there have been various allegations that most of these polls are paid for. Survey / Research companies can be sponsored to carry out polls by political parties. A new type of polls have emerged. That by political parties. Like the one carried out and advertised by Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi state elections. These are definitely manipulated.
5. Proportion of rural population in sample size is small:
Majority of people who actually go out and vote are from rural areas. The situation there could be entirely different than urban areas. Because of sheer costs involved, I doubt whether surveyors actually are able to reach out to rural people. Majority of urban people don't vote so their opinion doesn't matter much.
Pollsters extrapolate the results of the 250-300 constituencies they cover and come up with the whole country picture. It is more of an intelligent guessing based on trends and current mood. A lot of readers ask whether projections carried out by Politicalbaaba are backed by surveys. Answer is no. I have a network of people / followers from whom I take feedback and give my projections. It is in no way inferior to any opinion poll carried out by channels / newspapers etc.
Poor Track Record of Opinion Polls
2004: Everybody predicted a NDA win. NDTV / Indian Express gave 287-300 seats, India Toady 330-340 seats. Hindu in an article before elections (19th April, 2004) calculated an average of the polls as 271 seats for NDA. Actual result 181, 90 seats less than projected. Congress was projected to get on an average 150 seats, they got 218.
2009: Most polls expected Congress led UPA to emerge as the largest combination, but the margin between UPA and NDA was projected to be 20-30 seats. UPA 200, NDA 170-180. Actual result UPA 262, NDA 159, margin of >100 seats.
I couldn't get 1999 Lok Sabha opinion polls on net. The industry was not very big then. However as per a blog by Prashant Panday (http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/the-real-truth/entry/last-3-poll-forecasts-all-wrong-india-today-now-forecasts-an-nda-win), India Today predicted in Dec. 1998 that the BJP+ would get 135 seats while the Congress+ would get a huge 305. Exactly opposite of this happened. Couldn't verify the authenticity though, presented for illustrative purposes.
2014 Opinion Polls
In 2014, opinion polls predict a NDA led victory. BJP led NDA is expected to get 220-260 seats as per most surveys. Will history repeat itself again? Only time will tell…. But one thing is for sure, opinion polls are not any way better than anybody's (your or mine) guess. Politicalbaaba predicts 230 seats for NDA (excluding TDP).
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Yes we are in Canada — we meandered exactly 2296 miles to the border having slowed down tremendously once we reached Vermont.
We stopped at an L.L. Bean outlet (Alie loves their shirts) and spent last night in Machias, ME where we looked at the "Bad Little Falls" whose Indian name was adopted by the town.
We crossed the border at Calais, Maine and St. Stephen, New Brunswick. The friendship between the two towns goes back so far that during the War of 1812, St Stephen lent Calais some gun powder to celebrate Independence Day.
Perhaps I was in a mental fog when I took a wrong turn in St. George, but it took us to a bridge with a beautiful view of a gorge,waterfall and old mill.
Alie likes old cemeteries, so in St. John, we visited the United Empire Loyalists cemetery. In the Revolutionary colonies, they were known as Tories.


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The "Bosom of Abraham" is found in Scripture only in Luke 16 in the "parable" of Lazarus and the Rich Man. Rabbi Abraham Geiger suggests that Luke 16 preserves Jewish legend [Jüdische Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Leben Vol.VII 200. 1869]. If, indeed, this is the case the legend might be of priestly origin if it is used as an apologetic against the resurrection (surely a merciful God would send someone from the dead if the wicked are punished and the righteous are rewarded in a future resurrection — cf. Luke 16:27-30). In such a case the legendary myth would reflect the worldview of the Sadducees, for they did not believe in life after death. The Pharisees, on the other hand, did believe in the resurrection and had many "stories" about what occurred after death. In fact, Josephus mentions their understanding thus:
"Now as to Hades, wherein the souls of the righteous and unrighteous are detained… the just are guided to the right hand… by the angels appointed over that place… The countenance of the fathers and of the just, which they see, always smiles upon them, while they wait for that rest and eternal new life in heaven, which is to succeed this region. This place we call The Bosom of Abraham… But as to the unjust, they are dragged by force to the left hand by the angels allotted for punishment. [JOSEPHUS: Discourse to the Greeks Concerning Hades; chapter 1, paragraphs 1, 3, 4]
The Targum on the Song of Solomon says: "…no man has power to enter into the garden of Eden (equivalent to the bosom of Abraham) but the just, whose souls are carried there by the hands of the good angels." [Targum on Song of Solomon 6:12 (parenthesis mine)]. In Kiddushin 72b rabbi Adda bar Ahavah of the 3rd AD century is said to be "sitting in the bosom of Abraham."
In other words, Jesus is speaking of a rabbinic hope that was well known among his listeners. However, he describes the "rich man" as clothed in purple and fine linen. This describes the apparel of the high priest (Exodus 28:1-8). If Jesus is really describing the high priest for the "rich man" in this rabbinic story, then he is pointing to a Sadducee in a story derived from rabbinical tradition. Why would he do this? I believe we have a clue in the discourse this "rich man" has with Abraham. Notice after he asks Abraham to send Lazarus to his five brethren who are yet alive and warn them of this place, that Abraham replied: "…they have Moses and the Prophets—let them hear them." To this the rich man replied: "…if one went from the dead, they would repent" (Luke 16:29-30).
Whether this is a Pharisaical story or an apologetic myth of the Sadducees the twist given it by Jesus, especially his last remark, would have been meant to put down their foolish understanding about the resurrection doctrine. The argument: "if there is a resurrection, why wouldn't God (at the intercession of Abraham) send someone back from the dead to tell us? It would seem the righteous and merciful thing to do." On the other hand, would the unrighteous "rich man" have more concern over the sins of his family than a righteous God? The Sadducees composed their arguments to suit the situation, an example of which can be found in Luke 20:27-33, when they presented their argument to Jesus.
Jesus then replied to the "rich man's" argument with, "If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead" (Luke 16:31). And, the proof of Jesus' statement is that he was in Judea at this time for the express purpose of raising Lazarus, the brother of Martha and Mary in Bethany, from the dead, which he had already done. Jesus even used Lazarus' name in the story, and it had its effect (John 11:47-54).
It seems, then that Jesus' story, though it has its base in rabbinical tradition, probably points to a theme used by the Sadducees in order to refute the Pharisical argument concerning a resurrection. However, Jesus used both traditions to show repentance does not come through miracles, even if one rose from the dead, but repentance comes through the mercy of God. I believe Luke's submission of his Gospel to Theophilus, the High Priest of 37-41 AD would be a work of mercy meant to bring repentance, but the act of repentance is not forced but offered in hope.


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hi Everyone. It's been a while. I have elsewhere, in the past few months, had an incredibly busy time as a journalist, interviewing Mystery Jets, The Drums, The Gaslight Anthem, Mr Scruff, and various others, as well as doing various news, reviews and stuff over at God Is In The TV.
This after several years out of the game - I last properly wrote (well, edited) professionally on a regular basis in the days when City Life was an actual regular magazine, 5 years ago, and, so it's been a while. It's really more like 10 years since I was doing this much writing, back when I was interviewing the likes of Doves, Campag Velocet (anyone remember them?), I Am Kloot, and other indie reprobates for Flux Magazine and City Life, as well as other internet startups which duly disappeared in the web 1.0 crash around 2000/2001.
So, strange coming back to it, feels like I've gone round in a big circle. This week has been hectic, calling Alex Levine of Gaslight Anthem in New Jersey, and Damien O'Neill of The Undertones in London for various features, before throwing myself into 4 days of gigs, with the Hungry Pigeon Festival, and Dot To Dot Festival on Monday, for Clash Magazine. I also got word that I should be attending Latitude festival, and Reading this year for a website (which shall remain nameless until it's totally 100% confirmed).
Busy, busy busy. It's a good feeling getting back on the horse after all these years. In 2000, I was working for Tony Wilson and going out to loads of gigs, the big events at Castlefield, Glastonbury and other shenigans. Wilson was a man who truly inspired me. He would come in from presenting the Granada news every day to the In The City / Factory offices, and tell us stories about Joy Division, The Buzzcocks, The Mondays, Sex Pistols, and all sorts. He would occasionally roll up a joint and smoke it with us, and we would celebrate sales victories by ordering in rounds of drinks to the office, from Atlas bar over the road. A rock n roll office, my first proper job, and probably the best I ever had, besides City Life. Fresh out of uni, I was inspired by his passion for music and journalism, and he filled me with the confidence that I should be a writer in the fly by night creative industries.
That summer, I fell in love with someone (who shall remain nameless), but though she liked me, it turned out she fell in love with the lead singer of a very successful indie band (which shall remain nameless). There was something about that summer, it was perfect. There was something in the air, I had my life ahead of me and I was full of hope.
By the end of the year, in my rush to become a success, and my frustration at how things were going personally, I went off to London to work for Carlton, and it was never the same again, if I'm honest. I was never the same again. I lost my way, both professionally and personally. I was never really that happy for most of the time after that barring the occasional moments or brief periods.
But today, at the Hungry Pigeon festival, in Manchester's Picadilly Gardens, I felt that feeling again. I guess it was partly sparked by being in Factory251, the old Paradise Factory, last night. There's a feeling of renewal in me, a feeling of hope. After a terrible time scraping a living in call centres, and surviving the evil cut and thrust of bitching and gossip that makes those places hell on earth, I feel like I can "be myself" again, by doing what I love doing. I loved hanging round bars and watching bands, talking about books and TV shows, surrounded by scruffy, arty people, but I always felt ashamed of that, as if it wasn't a "proper" thing to do for a living.
When I was a kid, Tony Wilson gave me that permission I needed to do that, when I was young. He went to Cambridge (though once he told me he came close to going to Manchester, like myself), wore a suit, and gave a respectability to a love of rock n roll culture, debauchery and fun that made it seem ok to build a life around. Somewhere, I started to feel I *should* be doing certain things, and I think I quite badly lost sight of who I was. Hell, I even went to Law school, this from someone who agrees with John Lydon's quote, "Rules? Rules are for fools!"
Anyway, right now I have to scrape together a few hundred words on Sheffields' Slow Club, who are now my find of the year after their gig on Friday. They were like The White Stripes without Jack White's angry machismo, which makes it hard to like them sometimes. Thoroughly likeable, defiantly youthful, idealistic with beautiful souls. And they were really funny. I hope they never get old.
Other than that, I have to scrape together a piece on The Undertones, whom it was fascinating to talk to this week. That's all on top of preparing to interview Mystery Jets again on Monday, for Clash, along with possibly Lissie, as well as review the various bands on, and tweet (and twat) about it.
While I remember. Just got back from the Hungry Pigeon. Caught George Borowski, and The Jesse Road Trip. Borowski is, for those who don't know the fella "guitar George" mentioned by Mark Knopfler in the Dire Straits song Sultans Of Swing. A Mancunian folk hero. He was a bit annoying when he spoke, basically telling people off for having a bit of swagger, drinking too much cos there were kids there, etc. The music was amazing though, a mix of tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, and other classic American rock, but with storytelling about everyday Mancunian stories, referencing Stockport station, and Openshaw. Great stuff, but it was so bloody cold I got indoors after 20 minutes, cos I may be from this city, and sometimes I love it, but I fucking hate the weather.
Jesse Road Trip, well she look hot in hot pants. They were good, but nothing special, a 4 piece band with a great female singer/guitarist (with incredibly guitar skills), outside the standard Mancunian bloke rock mould, thankfully, but perhaps missing that X factor or ingredient to make them stand out. Anyway, I'm signing off to get writing. See Ya!


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Papertrey April Blog Hop Challenge
April 25, 2012
A last minute card for Papertrey Ink's April Blog Hop Challenge. I definitely had problems coming up with a card from the inspirational picture. I guess my card doesn't even come close to the photo *facepalm* But when I saw the damask patterns on the photo, I immediately thought of the damasks from Guidelines stamp set. The colors I used were actually pink and blue, but came off darker and red-er after some heat embossing – and maybe some photo quality manipulation contributed to the colors being skewed. Must try again!
First time using the Guidelines stamp set, and they're easier to line up than I thought!
Used: Papertrey Ink (White cardstock, Blueberry ink, Trendy Tree Tops stamp set, Guidelines stamp set) | Stampin' Up (Pink Passion ink, dimensionals)
9 Responses to "Papertrey April Blog Hop Challenge"
April 25, 2012 at 9:50 am
What a pretty pattern you've created!
April 25, 2012 at 10:02 am
Hi Pamela…I'm back! Thanks for visiting my blog. In answer to your question I used Memento ink called rose bud! I also used it on the little house, creating a softer shade by stamping it off once first!
April 25, 2012 at 11:58 am
Lovely pattern for your card.
April 25, 2012 at 1:45 pm
Brilliant use of the stamp set. Love the pattern you created.
April 25, 2012 at 2:53 pm
Pamela, regardless of how the colours turned out, you've created a beautiful card! Lovely!
April 25, 2012 at 7:01 pm
Love this and if you like the guidelines set, you'd love the giga version!! I am a bit confused, though – your supply list doesn't seem to match the card.
April 26, 2012 at 9:49 am
Beautiful stamping!
April 26, 2012 at 4:22 pm
Your stamping is absolutely beautiful!!! Such a pretty card!
April 26, 2012 at 5:14 pm
Love this! I think I for sure want the guidelines stamp set now. Your pattern is awesome. And I think I see little jewels in the center of the pink. What a perfect touch!


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Saturday, January 16, 2010
Touhou 13: Deified Submarine Palace
What?? It's what I said when I found this searching for Touhou in google... I was like, but-but ZUN didn't mention this even in his blog fail-translated with google translation... Then the video on youtube was like... Yeah look it's real... and you fail as a touhoutard, you didn't even know this game existed, trust me there is a video LOOK dammit ;A;!!
At the border of depression I then discovered there was no info on this mysterious game neither in touhou no sekai, gensokyo.org, doujinstyle or the touhou wiki... I suspected... This game.... might not be real... I can't be the first touhoutard to know about it... So I watched the video over and over I discovered... something XD about this game authenticity something that made me facedesk. Maybe it was the 28 hours without sleeping, just working... trust me if you see textboxes moving like Megaman masterbots and the MS helper puppy telling you, you shouldnt be able t hear it because you are pretty much hallucinating it's not cool, but oh well that's another story, Returning to the authenticity of the game... If you wanna know if it's a leaked canonical game, a fanmade game or just an awesome joke... I challenge you to the riddle of what it is.
Clue: 00-01
Download the OST and stuff from Touhou 13(?) here: http://rs523.rapidshare.com/files/309407607/_________________________Deified_Submarine_Palace.___.rar
Have fun~ Love you guys and sorry for the lack of updates <3
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Etiquetas: downloads, expression, life, touhou
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Yo tambien pense que era real cuando lo vi! @_@ReplyDelete
definitivamente este es el mejor fake que han hecho en la historia, me encanta la musica!
por cierto, se dice que en gensokyo no hay oceanos, pero la cosa esta empezando a cambiar, y lo digo por la historia de Murasa Minamitsu
Si verdad?? maldito "imitation shrine maiden 13th" XD eso si la musica y los diseños quedaron muy ZUNescos por lo tanto algo bueno dejo esta bromita, espero con ansias el verdadero Touhou 13~ReplyDelete
>w< We was fooled by it for a moment, but well x3 it wasn't bad XD I even liked the music!ReplyDelete
I'm glad that day went by for us >w< it was so hard and stressy >w<!!
Characters are well drawn, that does not match ZUN's drawing style.ReplyDelete
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Ole' Boy Haters Strike Back …
A recent piece in Politico by Daniel Libit highlights the ongoing struggle between defining politics as a profession and ensuring that it's a true change agent. You'll see:
Among the things that the proliferation of TV cable news has wrought is slackened standards for what constitutes a political strategist. Now used as a catchall tag for a whole host of people with varied — and often peripheral — backgrounds in electoral politics, the term has all but lost its meaning.
"I think it's absurd," says Ed Rollins, a bona fide strategist who has held high-ranking positions in numerous Republican presidential campaigns. "Everyone calls themselves a strategist. I have been doing this for 40 years, I know most of the players, and I go on these shows and think, 'Who are these people?'"
"Slackened standards" can appear like code for issues some may have with the rising diversity in political perspective in modern broadcast news. A subtle way to say: "There are a bit too many of these other folks coming in and playing our game."
That said, let's first address a concern about the horse race nature of political news coverage, with more focus on polls rather than candidate platforms. The real problem is that there is more gossip than discourse in political news coverage, driven by the sound bite dynamic favored by cable news producers, hosts and anchors. This isn't completely their fault: typically, they only have several minutes at a time to either finish their thoughts, ask questions and move on to the next segment before commercial breaks set in. We keep talking about the "24/7" news cycle – but is that statement really accurate when applied to the cable networks since a great chunk of that time is eaten away by advertisers. Between a journalistic rock and need-for-information hard place, somebody has to pay the bills. That's the problem. Let's talk about that.
The good thing about the recent election cycle is that we're seeing more of what's different than the classic "standard." And, we all remember the standard: every major political talk show, every Sunday panel was populated almost exclusively with middle-aged or senior to high-brow to white-hair White males who defined who knew what about politics. It seemed as though no one knew or could discuss politics better than White males in suits. Soon after, working to middle class Irish Catholics joined in, then White ethnics, followed by White females as a way to mix it up and stray from the stale, formulaic Anglo-Saxon Protestant format that dominated for so long; occasionally, for dramatic effect, an adventurous producer would book the few entertaining African American activists, preachers or "leaders" who could cause a stir and momentary jump in ratings – and they, too, were male for the most part. Still, they were more ideologue than analyst. To analyze the political landscape, you'd bring in your White guy "insiders."
To a large degree, that is still the case. Broadcast talk is still disproportionately unrepresentative; Black and Latino analysts are either tokenized or pigeon-holed into discussing "race" topics. Certainly, pundits of color are a good group to access for that sort of info, but there are also quite a few experts within that pool who know just as much about topics such as foreign policy and economics.
And there is still a sense that the "ole boy" school defines American politics – which is one of the main factors behind public apathy and the low voter turnout (until recently) that we experienced for so many years. The larger public doesn't feel like a stakeholder when the broadcasted political conversation lounges in the ivory tower. But, we see more faces "of color" mixing it up in terms of presence and perspective. And that's a good thing – not a "slackened standard." Libit's piece comes off like a veiled attempt to paint these new faces as "unqualified" simply because they don't fit the mold or image of the traditional pol.
Diversity is not a great thing because it puts "different" or "color" in a room – it's great because it offers a larger serving of diversity in opinion, thought and information. We've seen enough of the old school cats like Ed Rollins above – clearly, he and others are a bit annoyed because they're finally being challenged. Because their conventional wisdom no longer rules. We appreciate what everyone brings to the table – including Rollins. But, how can we get a real sense of what voters think or what candidates will do if that analysis largely comes from the same vantage point? Rather than hate on the future, step up your game and add something fresh to it.
Walking The Tightrope
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama will be back on political tightrope over the next couple of days as people seek to understand today's decision on gun control by the United States Supreme Court.
The 5-4 decision outlawed the contentious Washington, DC gun ban law saying it violated the right to bear arms. The city had argued that the limits on gun ownership was "reasonable."
As cities look to figure out how to deal with gun play in their communities, Obama will look to figure out how to reconcile his previous positions and statements with the Court's decision and the issue of gun control. Most Democrats representing cities, as Obama did in the state legislature in Illinois, back up their cities and Mayor's in their efforts to limit guns on city streets.
Obama has tried to straddle that position with one that respects the second amendment as his campaign has expanded and grown. Earlier this year CNN's Leon Harris asked Obama about his position and he tried to support cities and gun owners, Obama repsonded, "I think it's important for us to recognize that we've got a tradition of handgun ownership and gun ownership generally," he said. "And a lot of people — law-abiding citizens — use it for hunting, for sportsmanship and for protecting their families. We also have a violence on the streets that is the result of illegal handgun usage. And so I think there is nothing wrong with a community saying we are going to take those illegal handguns off the streets, we are going to trace more effectively how these guns are ending up on the streets, to unscrupulous gun dealers, who oftentimes are selling to straw purchasers. And cracking down on the various loopholes that exist in terms of background checks for children, the mentally ill. Those are all approaches that I think the average gun owner would actually support."
That balance between supporting sportsmen and hunters and cities targeting illegal handgun ownership and massive gun shot incidents is an act the Republicans and their presumptive nominee Sen. John McCain will try and upset and Obama will have to find a balance as he walks the fine tightrope of gun control in America.
Race Card…Again
And now Ralph Nader. In some very bizarre comments in the Rocky Mountain News (click here for transcript and video) presidential contender and former candidate Ralph Nader said that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama was trying to "talk white" and that he wasn't talking enough about issues affecting the "ghetto" in this campaign.
We are baffled by Nader's comments. What was he trying to prove or exposure? Or maybe it was a cheap ploy for attention? Whatever the reason Nader's comments were out of bounds and a cheap shot at someone who has proven that he can attend to issues specific to African Americans, and by the way poor whites, Hispanic and others, and engage the larger problems facing Illinois and America.
Maybe it is news to Nader that Obama is running for President of the United States of America and not President of the Black People of America. He is a candidate who happens to be African American who understands, like most African American elected officials under 50 years old, that attacking the larger issues of health care, education and economic stability will limit or eliminate the sub issues of "…Payday loans, predatory lending, asbestos, lead.." in Nader's ghetto.
Obama has shown that a person of color can run a national campaign on the larger issues and garner tremendous support from people of color who clearly have politically matured past the point of Nader's old school bigotry. A bigorty that pigeonholes African American candidates in this "ghetto" issue debate that separates the issues from their root causes, no access to health care, bad public education and lack of economic opportunities. Issues by the way that also affect poor whites, women and Hispanics.
We had hoped the campaign would be bigger than moments like this and maybe it will be, however, it seems that there will be people who are ready to reshackle African Americans despite the greatness of the time.
The GOP's Strong Arm with Oil …
Recent polls suggest that race may factor into Presidential election as much as age, and then it flips to show that age could be as much a factor as race.
However, in reality, it will rest on the larger electorate's perception of the economy and how that impacts our collective bank accounts. Voters will react, rather emotionally, to whatever candidate or platform they deem prepared to address the challenges of slow growth, rising oil prices and ridiculous food prices. Much of that is linked into an overall view that energy is the driving culprit: oil that is.
The GOP is making a rather smart play on that perception, particularly as Americans grumble over $4+ a gallon at every gas pump. One could argue that lack of Bush Administration zeal for a solution is actually a somewhat deliberate political move to drive voter sentiment in favor of another Republican White House, particularly given the fact that the GOP is having trouble energizing its typically reliable base around the presumptive nominee while dealt the double blow of low popularity for its current head. Less action helps to exacerbate the situation enough whereby a sudden political burst of willpower to drill domestically is seen as a saving grace. One can't help but feel a sense of political strong-arming until the electorate cries uncle.
Domestic drilling has been seen, up until recently, as an environmental catastrophe. What could be troubling is that any decision to now drill stateside is based on the pure emotion of a voting public being wrestled down by economic pressures. This latest drive by the Bush Administration to drill domestically – buoyed by a McCain reversal on the idea and greater political support from GOP-aligned think tanks, advocacy groups and other associations – could be extremely problematic for Democrats and Obama.
You Think President Bush is Unpopular…
President Bush's popularity is at 26%. The percentage is an all time low. It is so low that pundits have wondered if presumptive GOP nominee Sen. John McCain can afford to spend time with the President. Very rarely are they seen together let alone being pictured together. McCain recently allowed the President to raise money for him but it was in a private fundraiser.
It is clear that McCain has to handle the president with kid gloves, but how does the presumptive Democratic nominee handle Congress?
In the recent Gallup Poll, Congress raked in at a record low in popularity. 12%. Yup, 12% of those surveyed have confidence in Congress. 12%. Of course Congress includes both presidential nominees but Sen. Barack Obama's party controls Congress. The percentage is the lowest in the 35 years that question has been asked.
It will be interesting to see if Congress' lack of public confidence attaches itself to Obama or if his "change" message will overshadow Congress' low popularity? The irony in that ranking is that Democrats look to increase their majority in both chambers in part because of the unpopularity of the president. Go figure.
It is long thought that while everyone loves their member of Congress, they hate the institution. If that is the case Obama won't have to worry about the stink from Congress rubbing off on him and Democrats in Congress should be able to maintain their majority. But at some point 12% popularity will catch up to you and everyone will realize that their member is the reason they hate Congress and throw them out. If you don't believe that just ask the incumbent Democrats in 1994 and incumbent Republicans in 2006.
Is the Public with McCain?
The first polls are coming in on the question of lifting the 27 year old ban on offshore drilling and they will delight Sen. John McCain. Rasmussen Reports released a poll today that 62% of those questioned agree that we should drill off our coasts, the McCain position, and 27% say we shouldn't, Senator Barack Obama's position.
Currently drilling is forbidding off the coasts of America and only allowed in a portion of the Gulf of Mexico.
Rising gas prices, record costs for oil and rumors of five dollars a gallon petro have people very nervous and angry about what they are paying and they see no relief in sight. This poll backs up efforts like American Solutions' "Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less" which now has over one million signatories.
The issue is fast becoming the main topic of this campaign and if McCain can gain some traction on this issue he may be able to close the gap on Obama who leads major polls when voters are asked who can better handle the economy. Congressional Democrats and environmentalists must be careful in their rabid opposition to the drilling. Conservation, increased fuel efficiency and the development of energy alternatives are legitimate options but they will take years to implement and become effective.
The irony is so will drilling offshore. By most opinions it will take ten years to drill offshore and make that oil available. The problem for the opponents of drilling offshore is the lifting of the ban and the beginning of construction of derricks makes it look like, in a tangible way, relief is at hand even if it ten years in the offing. But ten or fifteen years from now a President McCain will have already retired to his ranch in Sedona, Arizona.
Obama says No to Public Finance
Sen. Barack Obama, who has generated record amounts of funding from a grassroots movement, has decided to forgo public financing for this presidential campaign. A decision that could cost him $85 million in public funding but open up other coffers.
By opting out of the program Obama will be able to use an unlimited amount of money in his race against Sen. John McCain in a race that should be incredibly close. In the fund raising race Obama has consistently out raised McCain and should be able to continue to do so and outspend him as well. McCain, who has struggled in raising money, chastised Obama for being a "typical politician" and questioned Obama's commitment to change.
The decision is an historic one as Obama becomes the first major candidate to make this decision since the programs inception in the mid-1970's.
Is Obama Gore?
It has only happened twice in our nation's history and only once in the last 100 years but it could happen in November. What is it? The winner of the electoral college not also winning the popular vote.
In the 2000 election Vice President Al Gore won the popular vote by over half a million votes but lost the electoral college vote to then Goovernor George W. Bush by a disputed 5 votes. The last time that happened was in 1888 when Benjamin Harrison won the electoral vote but lost the popular count to Grover Cleveland by close to 100,000 votes.
Some political pundits see some potential for that electoral anomoly to occur in 2008. In an insightful article in the Politico Harry Seigel says that with the potential for record African American turnout in the south, but maybe not high enough for Sen. Barack Obama to win southern states, the mix for the "Gore/Cleveland" scenario is possible says Seigel, "…Obama racks up huge margins among the increasingly affluent, highly educated and liberal coastal states, while a significant increase in turnout among black voters allows him to compete — but not to win — in the South. Meanwhile, McCain wins solidly Republican states such as Texas and Georgia by significantly smaller margins than Bush's in 2004 and ekes out narrow victories in places such as North Carolina, which Bush won by 12 points but Rasmussen presently shows as a tossup, and Indiana, which Bush won by 21 points but McCain presently leads by just 11."
There was a great deal of discussion after the 2000 election about the electoral college, but the disputed Florida result and subsequent Supreme Court decision overshadowed that talk about an overhaul of the process. If that split happens again for the second time in eight years we wonder if the conversation will occur again and what may result from it.
Of course there is the possible scenario the late NBC political moderator Tim Russert was pushing, a 269-269 electoral tie. Now that would be interesting…
Is It Time?
The historic ascendancy of Sen. Barack Obama to the Democratic nomination for president has sparked a number of discussion about race and how far America has come and how far America has to go.
Does the trailblazing step mean America's long tortured journey toward racial equality had reached the promise land of Rev. Martin Luther King's dream or is it just a much needed move in that direction? That question probably won't be addressed by election day November 4th or inaugural day January 21st so the discussion will continue long after this election has faded into history.
However, on the ballots of Colorado and potentially in Arizona and Nebraska on November 4th an initial answer may be given. On election day in Colorado and possibly in Arizona and Nebraska voters will be asked the question whether the state should engage in Affirmative Action programs?
The age old question about the need and purpose of Affirmative Action will now be argued in a new light with the success of Obama. In an intriguing article by Jonathan Kaufman of the Wall Street Journal the questions still draw heated arguments on both sides.
But one can't look at this campaign solely and say that Affirmative Action is no longer needed. To do so would ignore the comments about Sen. Hillary Clinton and her historic run amidst sexism and the Obama climb among the thorns of racism, some of which came from within his own party. One can't forget the comments of Democratic party voters in Kentucky or West Virginia who said they would never vote for an African American and think it is time for Affirmative Action to go away, particularly in it's current very narrow fashion.
To dismiss racism to some backward, red-neck country hicks as the mainstream near lilly-white media seems intent on doing ignores the other signals put forth by America everyday. There is no question that African Americans have made tremendous strides and maybe as the last Supreme Court ruling on the issue stated, Affirmative Action programs won't be needed in 25 years, but until then programs that are race specific may still be needed. Programs to urge qualified students of color to apply for college, to assist along with many other tools to diversify college campuses, target health challenges and high rates of various dangerous illness must be allowed to move forward. The elimination of those efforts and many others clearly would solidify and press inequality into America's bedrock never to be chiseled out and creating a permanent lower class made up of people of color and women who wouldn't be able find avenues out of that situation.
We know that Affirmative Action is not the only avenue, but clearly creating options that hard working and qualified people can take advantage of seems to make perfect public policy sense to us.
More Outreach
The national polls continue to show a very close race for president between Senators John McCain and Barack Obama. If the polls are correct or even close to correct every vote will count and every sub-group of voters will matter.
Recent surveys show Obama and McCain splitting independents, Obama gaining some support from conservatives and McCain from Reagan Democrats. Another group that the presumptive nominees will fight over will be the Hispanic vote. A growing number of Hispanics will influence swing states like New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada.
In an effort to secure that vote and potentially mend fences Obama will meet with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus tonight. Obama did not fair very well with this voting bloc during the primaries and will need their vote to win those swing states and maintain blue states like California and New York. The GOP has been comeptitive with Hispanic voters in recent elections and McCain because of his work in Arizona and stance on immigration may be able maintain that competitive status.


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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Email Update from Bryan Lane who is Interning in Big Sur State Park, CA
Hey Nicole,
I hope everything is going good for you. I'm having a great time out here in Big Sur CA. I got my internship started back on May 18th and finally finished it the end of last week. I have to say I am so lucky I got the opportunity to come out to CA and work for the state parks. I started my internship off with a lot of trainings and a lot of hours being worked. After the first couple weeks or so I'm getting the hang of everything and started to explore the area more, some of the pictures explain this. I have to say my supervisor out here Ranger Rich Levin is so nice. If there was or still is anything I needed; Rich would help me get it. Along with all the trainings I have met so many wonderful people. Everyone out here has open arms to me and it has really made me feel at home. Now with my internship completed I am working for the parks and actually getting paid, which is going to be a change. But now no sooner that I get paid; everyone and I was evacuated from Limekiln SP because of forest fires in the area. I have had some great adventurers out here in CA, but something tells me I still can't wait to get back to Unity and see some familiar faces. So with all of this I'm safe and sound waiting out the fires and will be returning to the east coast in early August. Also I hope these pictures and possible my summer internship will help inspire more students to go out and try new things. I will be in touch again.
Bryan Lane, Internship with California State Parks
Posted by Nicole Collins at 8:43 AM
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- Nicole Collins said...
Bryan, I love that you are wearing a Unity polo. We're proud to have you representing Unity College in the West Coast. Sorry to hear about the fires, Bummer. Do you have your Red Card, maybe you could get pulled into to some of those fires.
- Wednesday, July 02, 2008
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How To Fill In Your Brows For A Bolder Look
New year, new brow routine, right?
In "honor" of the middle-school hotties (it didn't stay that way for them) that teased me, I've put together a foolproof eyebrow tutorial to get your sisters in tip-top shape.
It works way better than a brow pencil and is such a time saver!