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Let's Reimagine School!
Dr. Roxanne Giampapa, Director of the Pinewood American International School, explores pivotal issues in education today and proposes a new education model, one that involves consequential shifts in how we teach and how we learn.
Why is it important to reimagine schools?
Simply put, schools have been unhurried in the race to evolve. Just imagine your doctor telling you he has not learned any new medical knowledge since his university education 35 years ago. No doubt you would change doctors immediately. Yet, this is how many schools operate today—with classrooms set up similar to those a century ago and school leaders who have placed little emphasis on the growth and development of teachers. The result is a notable gap between students' and teachers' approaches to knowledge and learning. This incites students to characterize schools as irrelevant, boring and lacking in 21st century skills development. As a school Director, therefore, I have a responsibility to reimagine the school experience for our students and teachers.
Can you describe the challenges inherent in reimagining the school experience?
To answer this, I paradoxically travel back to John Dewey, the prophetic 19th century educational philosopher, who believed that school is a social institution and the teacher must be a partner, not an authoritarian, in the learning process. I agree. Applied to the practice of reimaging schools, this translates to a high level of reciprocity between students and teachers and it assumes that both are learners. Fast-forward 120 years, however, and we see a notable disruption in the student-teacher partnership and teacher-as-learner concept that are so central to great schools. Our students are digital natives while the majority of our teachers are digital immigrants who must adapt—and this isn't always easy to do. Yet, adapting must be a priority. As Palfry and Gasser explain in Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives, we must face the fact that our students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach.
Can you provide some examples of what you mean by digital natives vs. digital immigrants?
Of course. For today's students, knowledge is open, collaborative and accessible, often from the bottom up and frequently presented in multimedia. For today's adults, knowledge is individually owned, comes from the top down, that is, by experts, and generally is presented as text. Adults want to do things step-by-step, one thing at a time; younger generations want to multi-task. We want learning to be serious; they want learning to be fun. We focus on deferred rewards 'it will help you later; they want 'just-in-time' learning that is relevant. We see knowledge as static; they view it as malleable. We see schools as a place to learn; they see the world as a place to learn.
How do we prepare our teachers for this new paradigm?
Here's a frightening thought. I read somewhere that teachers are no longer necessary for learning to take place. I certainly don't agree. However, I also read somewhere that the act of teaching doesn't presuppose that learning is happening. This bears some truth. So, one of the best ways for teachers to be effective with today's students is for them to engage in the very same technology-based, collaborative and creative learning opportunities that they must be providing to their students. As evidenced in practice at Pinewood, this approach ensures that learning is happening by positioning teachers as valued learners. There is a wealth of opportunities out there to accomplish this, including MOOCs (massive open online courses) from the likes of MIT and Columbia, the micro-credentialing movement, Khan Academy, webinar platforms, online professional learning communities, app schools and other open educational resources to stimulate the student-teacher partnership.
Can you provide a pragmatic example of what a reimagined school experience might look like for students?
Yes, allow me to do so by posing a question. Which school would you want your child to attend? School A teaches the fundamentals of rate-time-distance to students. As a demonstration of learning, students participate in a competition to design simple sponge ball launchers using CADD technology. Once built, student teams line up outside and the school principal agrees to drive by at a prescribed speed while students deploy their ball launchers to earn points for hitting the principal's car. Compare this to School B, who also teaches the fundamental concepts of rate-time-distance, and then asks students to demonstrate understanding by completing exercises in the textbook and taking a written test.
It seems evident that we want our children to be in schools that generate excitement around learning, as does School A. This is what I mean by reimagining the school experience. We rigorously teach sciences, mathematics, literature, history, arts, and languages, but not as an end. Rather, this fundamental knowledge becomes the tools for creating, for inventing, for doing. The School A example so elegantly illuminates several big shifts that Pinewood is currently implementing in the process of reimagining the school experience; namely, the shift from knowing to doing, from the individual to the team, from consumption of information to construction of meaning and from high stakes testing to high value demonstrations of learning.
What realistic steps can schools, public or private, take to make the move towards reimagining their schools?
There are many consequential steps that schools can take within the context of a traditional curriculum and with little financial burden to increase student engagement and preparedness for the future. Here are four that can be taken swiftly, if done so intentionally, by schools.
BYOD or Bring Your Own Device. We have more technology in the palm of our hand than that used to put a man on the moon. So, let's increase access to technology without increasing costs by allowing students to bring their personal mobile devices to school. It's time we stop banning technology at school and start teaching digital citizenship there. BYOD is an authentic learning milieu to accomplish this modern charge.
20% Time or Genius Hour. The idea comes from Google's policy where employees may use 20% of their work time for the development of their own interests. It has been a wildly successful concept in the business world and in education. So, give students a few hours per week to channel their very own passions while teachers serve as guides and partners for them. If you're not convinced, watch or read anything by Sir Ken Robinson or Daniel Pink. I assure you, you'll be a convert.
Project-Based Learning. PBL is an important educational delivery system because it takes the curriculum beyond the textbook. It asks students to use knowledge to create original solutions and new ideas. Great schools take this further by creating cultures of performance by requiring public presentation and defense of students' works. This approach is academically challenging, uses any school curriculum and encourages the development of the 4Cs – critical thinking, collaboration, communication and creativity. Need I say more?
Growth Mindset. Schools must create an environment for students to develop what Stanford's Carol Dweck calls a growth mindset. This requires that we leave behind the outmoded dogma that intelligence is fixed and that some kids are good at math, for example, and others are not. Teachers and students who understand that intelligence can be developed through hard work, effort and trying new strategies will approach learning with more engagement and success.
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Buggy Boards
"I don't want to walk anymore, I want to ride as well!" - a sentence that is known all too well by parents of one or more children. The simplest and most practical solution for older siblings are buggy boards. These small boards on wheels are simply attached to the area underneath the handlebars, and then off you go: the child stands on the board, holds on tight, and lets themselves be pushed along with the buggy. What results is an adventure that promises fun and gives the parent far less stress.
Additonal information
1. Standing room included
Toddlers who are really good at walking can get terribly tired all of a sudden, and then they cannot possibly walk another step, especially if a little sibling is sitting in the buggy. In this case, buggy boards are your salvation: they attach to the buggy and offer space for all older siblings. Now parents can get home without getting stressed out - even if the older sibling suddenly has an attack of "I-can't-possibly-walk-another-step".
2. Small accessory - big advantage
At first glance, buggy boards look quite inconspicuous. But this relatively small accessory has a lot to offer: it turns any buggy into a vehicle for two kids. That's worth a lot, as anyone who has ever tried to let a toddler walk home while the smaller sibling is in the buggy will know so well.
Buggy boards also perform well in other respects: whether when crossing a busy road or shopping in a crowded shop - everything is much easier for the parents if the older child can stand on the buggy board in these situations.
Buggy boards are easy to attach to the buggy/pram chassis. Usually they attach between the buggy's rear wheels. But there are also models that attach to the handle or to the side of the buggy chassis. Conveniently, most buggy boards simply fold up when not in use. The parent pushing the buggy can then have more legroom.
Most buggy boards are not specifically designed for a particular model of buggy, so they can be used for any buggy. This makes it easier to buy them later on. Plus there is a large choice of buggy boards that can differ greatly in design and functionality.
Buggy boards are generally easy to attach and remove. So you can take the buggy board off once the older child is good at walking. And if you are expecting child number three, the buggy board can quickly be reattached for child number two.
3. The right timing - best time to buy
As buggy boards can be added later, you can wait with buying them until they are actually needed. That is the case once child number two is born and child number one is nearly too old for a buggy. These buggy boards are available in a large choice of design and the delivery periods are usually quite short. But it can make sense to have a buggy board ready when the smaller child is born. Surely the older brother or sister will be very proud to have a special balcony place for the first outing with the new baby.
4. Important features at a glance: what to look out for when buying
There is a large range of buggy boards available. Before buying, you should consider the basic aspects:
- How many wheels do you want the buggy board to have?
- Most models have two wheels, but there are also some with one wheel or three wheels.
- How much standing space should the buggy board offer?
- There are boards with a classic standing area and some that have a footprint-shaped surface.
- Do you want to add some fun?
In addition to the classic buggy board, there are fun varieties that are scooter and buggy board in one.

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if that keeps up, it wont be profitable to pull it out of the ground. and me and my petrochemical job will dry up. yikes!
Given these break-even figures and the willingness of producers to fund projects with $50 break-even costs, we should not expect to see much in the way of long-term supply below about $40 or $50, even in low price scenarios.
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Happy Christmas - See you in 2018!
Dear Parent/ Guardian,
Happy Christmas and New Year from the volunteers at CoderDojo Bray. Our final session of the current block took place on Saturday, 9 December. We look forward to seeing you and your young coder(s) back again in 2018.
Enjoy the holiday season!
CoderDojo Bray Volunteers
We're back for 6 weeks starting 11 November!
We're back for another block of 6 sessions starting Saturday 11 November. There's still time to get tickets here.
Dojo back on 16 September for 6 weeks
CoderDojo Bray is back for another 6 weeks starting 16 September.
Try this link to register: you might be lucky and get one of the last places for your kid.
Here's a note for parents on how it all works when you arrive on Saturday.
Download for HTML stream
You can download the My First Website sushi cards here
If you prefer you can use the new CoderDojo My First Website book
CoderDojo's first-ever book primed for July release - thanks to Clyde Hatter of CoderDojo Bray
April 2016: Silicon Republic and other sources reported this week that CoderDojo is bringing out a book this summer as its growing, positive influence on the coding education of youngsters around the world continues unabated. The first book is based on the brilliant Dojo Sushi idea by Clyde Hatter of the Bray Dojo.
Well done, Clyde for what we know was a very innovative and significant effort!
It's another first for CoderDojo Bray after Lauren Boyle was named European Young Coder of the Year.
Kids learn HTML and website creation from Clyde every week at the Bray Dojo. Get your tickets at http://coderdojobray.eventbrite.com/
We're back for another 6 sessions!
CoderDojo Kata
Check out the CoderDojo Kata for a whole load of interesting resources and things to do!
We'll be sharing some of the Bray Dojo's content on Kata soon.
Revised Photography Policy
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Python - Community Edition of PyCharm 3
For all you Python programmers out there: JetBrains has released a free Community Edition of PyCharm 3, an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) with code assistance, error highlighting, auto fixes and debugging support. See http://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/ for more information.
Dojo Scrapbook
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- Description The Palm Room is located on the ground floor.
- Number of Rooms 1
- Hotel Rooms 110
- Largest Room 1100
- Total Sq. Ft. 1100
- Theatre Capacity 72
- Classroom Capacity 40
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* North Sea supply shortfall to ease after maintenance ends
* Winter demand, low product inventories to support prices
* IEA, Japan, South Korea say no need to release reserves
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* North Sea supply shortfall to ease after maintenance ends
* Winter demand, low product inventories to support prices
* IEA, Japan, South Korea say no need to release reserves
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By Christopher Johnson
LONDON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Brent crude oil rose to around
$114 per barrel on Monday, supported by tight North Sea supplies
ahead of the closure of a key UK oilfield for maintenance and on
expectations of more demand before the northern hemisphere
Britain's largest oilfield, Buzzard, which is the single
biggest contributor to the Forties crude oil stream and usually
sets the price of the Brent benchmark, will shut next month,
suspending output until mid-October.
Production from key North Sea oilfields is due to fall by
about 17 percent in September, helping push up prices for nearby
crude. But the shortfall should be temporary and traders expect
pressure to ease after the maintenance is completed.
Brent for October was up 66 cents at $114.37 a
barrel by 0850 GMT after falling more than $2 on Friday on
expectations the U.S. might release some of its reserves. U.S.
light crude oil added 10 cents to $96.11.
"Tightness in the North Sea should ease after maintenance at
the Buzzard field is completed after September," Morgan Stanley
analyst Hussein Allidina said.
"Increased supply from the Forties stream, planned refinery
maintenance in the Atlantic Basin and a potential return of
Sudanese and South Sudanese supply portend a more comfortable
fourth-quarter crude balance."
Brent has risen about a third in two months, boosted by
supply concerns and a dispute between Iran and the West over the
Islamic Republic's nuclear programme.
Rhetoric from Israeli politicians has increased this month
suggesting Israel might attack Iran's nuclear facilities ahead
of U.S. presidential elections in November.
Such an attack could bring about the closure of the Gulf of
Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's oil exports flow.
Senior Israeli officials have said no final decision about
whether to attack Iran has been taken and the military hierarchy
is unhappy about any attack without full U.S. backing.
Global Risk Management analyst Michael Poulsen said Israeli
talk of a pre-emptive attack on Iran was supporting oil.
"We expect the Israeli rhetoric to remain strong in the
coming months to maintain pressure on its main ally in the
upcoming U.S. presidential election," Poulsen said.
Oil demand has been sluggish this year because of the global
economic slowdown, but with Europe and the U.S. heading towards
winter, low gasoil inventories may provide fundamental support
to crude, Deutsche Bank analysts said in a weekly note.
Key to the outlook for fuel demand are expectations for
economic growth, particularly in the world's largest oil
consumer, the United States.
Investors are looking to the minutes of the last Federal
Open Market Committee's (FOMC) July 31-Aug. 1 meeting this week,
which should provide clues to the Federal Reserve's view on U.S.
economic growth and the chances of further monetary easing.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will speak at a
symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on Aug. 31 and had been
expected by some analysts to set the scene there for a third
round of quantitative easing (QE3).
However, the chances of QE3 have receded, economists say, as
U.S. economic data has improved, removing one possible support
for oil and commodity prices.
Oil prices slipped last week after a source said the White
House could tap the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to prevent
high energy costs from undermining the success of sanctions
against Iran.
But the idea was firmly rejected by the head of the
International Energy Agency (IEA), the adviser to industrialised
countries on energy policy, as well as Japan and South Korea.
Adding to market worries were incidents of unrest in the
Middle East, specifically in Libya where a car bomb killed two
people on Sunday and an attack on a mosque in Yemen which killed
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Stimulus Created 640,000 Jobs, White House Says
Estimate Highlights Issue That Remains Politically Volatile
WASHINGTON -- About 640,000 jobs have been created or saved by the $787 billion stimulus package, the White House said Friday, an estimate that didn't satisfy Republicans or ease worries about rising U.S. unemployment.
The relatively small size of the gain -- fewer than the number of jobs lost just in January -- was pointed out by Vice President Joe Biden, and highlights the politically volatile issue of jobs, despite signs the U.S. economy is growing again. About 325,000 of the new jobs were for teachers and school staff, the White House said. An additional 80,000 were in construction.
Stimulus by State
Click to see state-by-state data on outlays, jobs created and unemployment rates
The job estimates rekindled a running quarrel with some economists and members of Congress over methods used by the administration to calculate employment gains from the federal stimulus money. Less than half of the money has been spent so far.
The larger issue for the Obama administration is that far more people have lost jobs than have become employed through even the most expansive estimates of stimulus job creation. The government estimates that 10 million Americans have been laid off since the start of the recession. Some 15 million are now out of work, despite the third-quarter rebound in gross domestic product reported this week.
"The Recovery Act has helped pull a number of states out of crisis," Mr. Biden said. "Don't get me wrong -- the president and I know full well that there's too much hardship that remains."
Republicans called the job numbers "bogus," and said they failed to address criticism the program was adding too few jobs at too great a cost.
"The trillion dollar 'stimulus' isn't working, and no amount of phony statistics can change that," House Republican Leader John Boehner said in a statement.
Mr. Boehner circulated a memo Friday from Carnegie Mellon University economist Allan Meltzer that said, "One can search economic textbooks forever without finding a concept called 'jobs saved.' It doesn't exist for good reason: how can anyone know that his or her job has been saved?"
Democrats and Republicans have battled for months over the stimulus job counts, a fight fueled by projections that unemployment rates will reach 10% by December.
The 640,000 figure represents stimulus spending through Sept. 30 on such items as construction, education, police and fire department funding, as reported by states. The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board didn't release the individual state reports that form the basis of the job estimates until late Friday.
Officials said the data confirmed their projection that stimulus money would create or save 3.5 million jobs by December 2010. A point of contention surrounds the counting of "jobs saved," which economists say is nearly impossible to pinpoint with accuracy.
Recipients are asked to tally how many workers are paid with stimulus dollars. But they don't say whether they are new jobs or jobs that would be lost without the money. Some companies also appear to have included temporary workers who had jobs for only days or weeks.
About half of the $340 billion committed from the $787 billion measure so far went toward small business loans, tax cuts, unemployment benefits and other forms of support that don't easily translate into jobs reporting, according to White House economic adviser Jared Bernstein.
"Given that more than half of the Act's funds have yet to be obligated or reflected in tax cuts, the fact that many funded projects have a lot more hiring to do, and the fact that these recipient reports account for around 650,000 jobs through the end of September despite all the omissions just noted, we are solidly on track to meet our goal," Mr. Bernstein wrote in a White House blog.
Some economists say there is no way of getting a more accurate calculation. "We're in a quandary because we've got these other powerful forces operating in the economy," said Robert Baade, a professor of economics at Lake Forest College. "What we're trying to tease out is how the stimulus package is doing separate from all these things."
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Risk Assessment
The process whereby you determine how unsafe a non-compliant product is risk assessment (RA). Producers apply it during the design and manufacturing of a product and, subsequently, if a later version of the product is found non-compliant with the safety requirements. Market surveillance Authorities also carry out risk assessments as part of their activities. RA is applied as follows:
- First a compliance assessment is performed to check if the product complies with the safety requirements. Normally this is done by testing the product according to a (harmonised) standard.
- If the product does not comply, a RA is undertaken to find the risk level presented by the product.
- If the risk level is unacceptable, it is necessary take action to lower or remove the risk. This is called risk management.
PROSAFE has been studying the application of RA since the first EMARS Joint Action in 2006. This has been undertaken by an expert group that studied RA methods and their application, at the same time supporting the product-targeted actions and activities with advice on RA for their particular products.
PROSAFE's RA is based on the method from the RAPEX Guidelines 2010/15/EC, which is used for justification of RAPEX notifications. This method is commonly recognised as one of the "best practice" methods for assessing the risk for consumer products and it is the method that is used for justification of RAPEX notifications. Risk is severity multiplied by probability. This method measures the severity level on a 4-level scale and it estimates the probability using injury scenarios that establish a sequence of events that describes how the product hazard can cause an injury to the consumer. (The method presumes that all unsafe products can cause injuries. Harms to animals, property, environment, etc. are not considered.)
Below are a number of links to further information and guidance material:
- PROSAFE e-learning module on risk assessment. (Please register to access the module.)
- The Book "Best practices in Market Surveillance", chapter 10.
- The PROSAFE guideline " Tips & tricks in risk assessment".
- Guideline for risk assessment of acoustic toys
- Risk Assessment Templates for:
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• Baby bath tubs: ;
• Cords & Drawstrings: ;
• Cots: ;
• High chairs: ;
• Telescopic Ladders: ;
• Robotic Lawn Mowers: ;
• Ride-on Lawn Mowers: ;
• Rotary Push Lawn Mowers: ;
• LED lamps: ;
• Toy kick scooters: ;
• Sports kick scooters: ;
• Safety Barriers (stairgates): ;
• Toys for children under 36 months: ;
• Toys for children above 36 months: ;
• Wheeled child conveyances: ;
• A Guide on how to use the templates.
If you need the data files for the RAG webtool , please contact PROSAFE.
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Thursday night's premiere marks the beginning of the end of the "Jersey Shore." It's hard to believe that it's been nearly three years since we were introduced to the housemates that invaded Seaside, New Jersey, and throughout the seasons, we have grown to love their GTL, fist-pumping ways.
"I think it's crazy," Pauly D recently told MTV News in regards to the final season. "We've been through so much together that I still can't believe it's been six seasons."
Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino added, "We are taking it day by day right now and we're concentrating on season six, and whatever the future may bring, we're ready for it. We're excited for viewers to see number six because we think it's going to be a good one."
Much like in the past, the sixth and final season promises drama, fights and awkward hook-ups, but it also brings along a big dose of reality. Snooki enters the house six months pregnant, and "The Situation" returns to the shore after battling a prescription-medication addition and is sober for the first time in the house, which Ronnie Ortiz-Magro jokes, might be the most surprising thing we see throughout their summer on the boardwalk.
"Most shocking thing is that Mike actually checked into the house this season," Ronnie said, laughing.
"The Situation" replied, "I always check in, maybe not on time though."
Pauly D admitted that Snooki's pregnancy was the most shocking thing for him this season, but despite all the changes, Pauly promises that you will still see the same "Jersey Shore."
"I don't think it changed," Pauly D said of the dynamic in the house. "The show's reality, and that's what the coolest thing about it is, things happen in reality, people get pregnant, some people deal with situations going to rehab. Get it? "Situations" going to rehab. That was good. I need to write that down. No, it's cool. It's just real life."
Ronnie agreed that even though Snooki and "The Situation" couldn't partake in some of their crazy antics, they still were able to enjoy their final summer in Seaside.
"Mike wasn't able to go crazy, but he still went to the clubs and had a good time," Ronnie said. "Snooki still showed up to the house and was herself. She was pregnant and responsible, but the rest of us went crazy and we did what the fans wanted us to do, but Mike still went out and had a good time, but was a good boy."
Are you excited for the final season of "Jersey Shore?" Let us know in the comments.
The final season of "Jersey Shore" kicks off on Thursday, October 4, at 10 p.m. ET/PT, but before you watch, make sure to tune in to the "Jersey Shore Premiere Party Livestream" Thursday, October 4, at 8:30 p.m. ET on MTV.com for interviews with all the housemates.
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On Dec. 31, 1879, the Chicago Tribune reviewed a debut performance that had taken place the previous evening. The reviewer commended the Apollo Club for "instituting excellent custom, and we hope they will abide by it hereafter." Abide the Apollo Chorus did, singing Handel's "Messiah" at least twice a season for the following 129 years.
The holidays are a time for giving, for families, for hope and for entertainment. Traditions such as the soul-stirring "Messiah," the Scrooge-starring "A Christmas Carol," the charming "Nutcracker" and the windows at the store formerly known as Marshall Field's celebrate the season across generations of Chicagoans. Although they seem to have been around forever here, each had a beginning.


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Celebrities – and 'regular folk' too – often file bankruptcy or consumer proposal for similar reasons:
Limited financial education: If, like a whirlwind celebrity's (think YouTube insta-sensation) rise to fame you go from having nothing to having the world at your fingertips, a financial education is not usually part of the package. Learning how to effectively save, budget, and invest can take years, and sometimes a team of help, to achieve. When handed huge checks to cash, many celebs go out and buy the biggest house and fastest car, rather than learning how to properly handle their money.
For 'mere mortals' a significant career promotion with pay increase (or an inheritance or elusive lottery win) can add a boost to our credibility and add some additional buying power. But, it's essential to learn how to manage your money, your budget and your long-term financial planning.
Materialism: Our culture can be highly materialistic. It prompts some people to try to 'one up' each other with larger houses or forever be 'keeping up with the Joneses' with more expensive vehicles. Young people, in particular, can be susceptible to the 'celeb mindset' believing their ownership of the latest designer handbag or electronic item is a given. The easy access to credit cards to people with limited income and often limited money management experience (see above) can lead to serious debt problems.
Celebrities, like the rest of us, can get caught up in having the finer things in life. But, a great TV gig can get cancelled and when the paycheques stop rolling in, it's harder and harder to maintain that same standard of living without getting into serious debt.
Lack of investment in self: Often the stars surround themselves with lawyers, accountants, and insurance professionals to help them with proper estate, tax, and insurance planning. Sometimes they don't double-check the work done on their behalf, or they don't properly vet the financial professionals they hire. Not surprisingly, many fall prey to unscrupulous advisors.
The lesson here for 'man on the street' is to take ultimate responsibility for your own financial affairs. Yes, seek the advice of proven professionals. Ask other trusted sources for referrals. Get second opinions. And – refer again to the info above – get educated!
If you are facing financial struggles or would like some help with managing your debt—one of our professionals is available to discuss your situation. There are many options available to help and you may not need to go bankrupt. Contact us for a confidential, no-obligation, complimentary consultation. Call us toll at 310 8888.


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Masterchef Australia – Days Of Our Knives
"You either survive or you die," says Audra revealing that she has acquired Masterchef's version of Stockholm Syndrome which has made her lose all sense of perspective after being locked in the Masterchef house for over six months.
Masterchef Australia was like a soap opera tonight with tears, heartache, melodramatic statements and drawn out scenes. Seriously how long does it take to taste and judge food? Did I mention drawn out tastings with complete with cheesy music?
The first challenge for the final five was to cook a sauce to go with a steak and they had twenty minutes to do it in. Ironically the contestants did not have to cook the steak, which considering it is the super pointy end of the competition they should have shown they knew how to do this.
In fact the last steak cooking challenge in Tasmania turned into a bit of debacle with only Jules a former top 24 contestant, cooking the steak to the required medium rare.
Mindy and Andy were both cooking mushroom sauces . "Are you sure it is not too creamy?" asks George of Mindy's Five Mushroom sauce. Since when have the judges ever baulked at a bit of fat? I thought Gary had instigated a mandatory fat quota in the competition.
It was Andy who won the battle of the mushroom sauces. However it was Audra after waiting for what seemed like ages for the judges to give her any feedback who won the challenge with her Herb Vinaigrette sauce.
Lucky for Julia it was not an elimination as she would have been gone as the reviews of her Garlic and Truffle Aioli were scathing.
Julia who has been so stoic throughout the competition was starting to crack.
Thankfully she was not so emotionally fragile that she did not totally freak out when she saw the live bull in the pantry. What was the point of it? The contestants did not have to kill it or ride it. It was an unnecessary bit of dramatics in the episode and it took the attention away from the introduction of guest judge Masterchef UK's host/judge John Torode.
The final five did not need to be shown where beef comes from, nor did the viewer.
The elimination challenge unsurprisingly involved beef. They had to cook a beef dish in two hours. Audra because she had won the previous challenge had the advantage of selecting a cut first. She chose short ribs, Andy chose shins, Mindy the chuck, Ben the rib eye and Julia was stuck with the rump.
In the final week how much assistance and advice should the judges give? Andy's original dish of braising the shin and placing it on quenelles of mash potato was met with some underwhelmed looks by Gary and John. They advised to him to grill the marrow and cut up the shin, which he promptly did.
They did also advise Ben. Gary caustically asked "Where did you get that recipe for your onion soubise from?". Unfortunately the answer was not "From one of your cookbooks Gary". He did then change it to onion jam.
The judges even before the tasting said that Ben and Julia were the ones in trouble and they were. Audra's Short Ribs in Master Stock were thought to be "yummy, yummy, yummy", and Mindy was told she was safe after the judges tasted her Pepper and Szechuan Braised Beef, even though John Torode said it had not showcased the beef. It would have been interesting to know which ingredient he thought was being showcased as most of her platter was condiments.
However it was Andy who took out dish of the day with his Braised Shin with Mash Potato and Vegetables, something on paper that sounded unappetising but the judges thought was brilliant.
Julia's Rump Steak with Caramelised Shallot Tartin split the judges, Matt thought it was a sophisticated dish whereas Gary thought the sauce was too aggressive.
Ben's Roasted Rib-Eye with onion jam and fondant potatoes was said to have no direction and in the end the direction he was heading was out the door.
This also meant it was the end of the bromance of Ben and Andy. Andy paid him homage saying "He really has blown me away and I can't wait for the next stage in our lives to start." And there was the happy ending.
Ben plans to open a Mexican restaurant with Andy which is kind of ironic considering he never received that many accolades when he cooked the Central American cuisine.
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- 1 brain dead dave { 07.24.12 at 10:45 pm }
- 2 JLo { 07.24.12 at 10:46 pm }
Hi Troll, as a personal favour, could you please ignore this site a bit more too? We like to discuss Masterchef here. Please can you not spoil our fun?
Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeese. Thank you.
- 3 A.P { 07.24.12 at 10:48 pm }
No , I asked him nicely yesterday, he wouldn't go.
- 4 Troll { 07.24.12 at 10:51 pm }
Wow, BDD only typed 3 characters, let's hope there is some form of constipation going on there.
- 5 Troll { 07.24.12 at 10:53 pm }
JLo, the word 'too' suggests that you agree with me. Thanks for your support.
- 6 brain dead dave { 07.24.12 at 10:54 pm }
You're right ,troll. Couldn't give a shit about you.
- 7 Chunks { 07.24.12 at 10:55 pm }
Please don't feed the Reality Dysfunction people. Unless it's raw barramundi of course.
- 8 JLo { 07.24.12 at 10:56 pm }
'Too' was referring to you & Paul. No need thank you for your misunderstanding.
- 9 JLo { 07.24.12 at 10:59 pm }
Chunks – Correct me if I am wrong, was Mindy expecting Jacques Reymond to cook her barramundi? I was getting the impression from Mindy's conversation with him during the last 15 minutes.
- 10 Chunks { 07.24.12 at 11:01 pm }
JLo, you mean when she screamed out for him to come and help her? I don't know but I did wonder what she thought he was going to do at that stage of the cooking. They were supposed to provide advice, not sous chef duties!
- 11 Troll { 07.24.12 at 11:02 pm }
BDD, the volume of shit you are producing on here is amazing.
All your comments clearly show that you don't care about anyone or anything so I wasn't expecting you to make an exception just for me.
- 12 JLo { 07.24.12 at 11:04 pm }
Exactly. She was talking about no time to cook the fish and started giving instructions to JR on how to cook the fish. I must watch the clip again. I find it interesting.
- 13 brain dead dave { 07.24.12 at 11:04 pm }
I've caught barramundi in the NT and cooked it successfully. Blind drunk, to boot. If I can,why can't one of the "24 best amata cooks in Australia" do it?
I can assure people,it's not rocket science.
- 14 A.P { 07.24.12 at 11:08 pm }
I don't remember the contestants getting any help from professional chefs in the previous seasons like this lot. Aren't they supposed to be capable of cooking a great dish by themselves at this late stage? Audra was lucky Mindy's fish was raw or she would have been the one going home!
- 15 littlepetal { 07.24.12 at 11:10 pm }
Mindy got her timing wrong. Even if the chef cooks the barramundi for her, it will still be uncooked because there is not enough time.
- 16 JLo { 07.24.12 at 11:12 pm }
I am still wondering was the "unmitigated disaster" referring to Mindy's (or possibly Audra's) dish? Why didn't they air it?
- 17 littlepetal { 07.24.12 at 11:12 pm }
Audra stuffed up big time. Even hubby asked " Did she cook the sashimi to perfection???"
- 18 JLo { 07.24.12 at 11:16 pm }
"I have never cooked raw fish before." – Mindy.
- 19 littlepetal { 07.24.12 at 11:18 pm }
But you just did, Mindy.
- 20 brain dead dave { 07.24.12 at 11:22 pm }
Actually , Mindy~ you still haven't cooked raw fish.
- 21 Chunks { 07.24.12 at 11:29 pm }
I wondered about the unmitigated disaster too. None of those dishes was a disaster. Could it have been from tomorrow night?
- 22 brain dead dave { 07.24.12 at 11:35 pm }
Well, it could be ,Chunks, but I'm rather enamoured with the idea it was about the WD spoiler. What white knuckle suspense that provided.
Jowl$y~ " Mindy, it all comes down to the dish you didn't cook tonight."
- 23 J { 07.24.12 at 11:39 pm }
Audra should have gone home with Mindy. Probably Julia too for cooking a two hour dish when she was told one and a half. And then Andy can win by default because he has, in what could be his own words, "never won because of my own skills before."
- 24 brain dead dave { 07.24.12 at 11:45 pm }
We need the doctor's opinion on which is worse for human consumption~ raw barramundi or raw sashimi. When you're ready,Doctor T.
- 25 JLo { 07.24.12 at 11:47 pm }
May be the "unmitigated disaster" is referring to the SMH/The Age winner spoiler? I don't believe in that spoiler.
Did anyone hear Matt P told the contestants that they are the best 4 out of 7,000 applicants? That's probably the real 'unmitigated disaster'.
- 26 A.P { 07.24.12 at 11:52 pm }
J, you've got a point there. Why did Julia choose a dish she knew would take longer than one and a half hrs? Doesn't make sense when they all could have chosen anything they wanted. Julia will probably win because her name starts with J which is a very popular initial around here! Its a good a reason as any. I'm getting tired but trying to watch the Survivor final!
JLo, I think you would have had a better chance of winning Masterchef!
- 27 planb { 07.25.12 at 12:02 am }
More to the point, why hasn't Audra broken out her signature move for some time now? Did her husband have a word to her? Or (gasp) has her frog jump been edited out?? I am hoping for one more, so perhaps she could snap one out on Big Kev at the finale celebrations. Or, if she did win, on Matt P.
- 28 Jess { 07.25.12 at 12:38 am }
Audra has mellowed out a lot since coming back from Italy. It probably would have come from the loss of Amina, but the "Yay, we're going overseas!" euphoria carried her a bit longer, I guess.
I actually think Mindy and Audra were handicapped by their mentors. Neither Jacques Reymond or Peter Doyle specialise in Southeast Asian cooking, so helping them with their "signature" dishes didn't make any sense to me. At least Neil Perry would have been a better culinary match for Mindy (though Jacques was actually pretty good as a teacher). Peter Doyle, who isn't very charismatic on-screen, didn't seem all that useful for Audra.
Unfortunately, I don't have any recommendations for more suitable three-hatted mentors, either. Chui Lee Luk is down to two stars. Kylie Kwong only has two. And what have Cheong Liew and Tim Pak Poy been up to these days?
- 29 Turbulence { 07.25.12 at 7:18 am }
To be quite honest, I don't think George or Gary are as terrible as they have been made out to be. If you brought on any of the American judges from Top Chef etc., they'd be a lot worse and would eat half the contestants for breakfast, lunch and dinner. George is pretty compassionate when a contestant breaks down or is having a bad time. Doesn't mean it's faked for the cameras.
- 30 Morgan { 07.25.12 at 7:58 am }
I'm still pretty shocked Mindy went home last night. Her dish looked amazing, but she definitely deserved to go because of the raw fish. Andy is on fire!
I love this Final 3. You have Audra, the consistently strong cook who delivered from Day 1, Julia the girl who took so much flack from the judges and was in the bottom 2 countless times (pretty sure she holds the record for most bottom 2 appearances) but has fought her through with her determination, and Andy who started off mediocre, but has improved leaps and bounds and is now a huge contender. I'll be happy with any of them winning.
- 31 Anna { 07.25.12 at 8:20 am }
JLo, does this qualify as an "I haven't done this before" moment, but Andy states that "this is the first time I've cooked yabbies".
The best pairing tonight IMO were Andy and his mentor, particularly as he had been a former electrician. I noticed that he was the only one to say that he would mentor him again (even though we know it probably never eventuates and if so only for a day or a week). Julia's mentor made no such offer.
I think Andy would be wasted in a Mexican restaurant.
- 32 Kugelhopf { 07.25.12 at 8:39 am }
Yep Anna — "Andy would be wasted in a Mexican restaurant" — wasted on tequila!!
- 34 Morgan { 07.25.12 at 8:42 am }
Kugelhopf – Someone posted a pic of Andy with a board of shot glasses, someone where on a different article. I can definitely see him getting wasted!
- 35 Moonstruck { 07.25.12 at 8:43 am }
Mindy IMO did not show enough respect. She ordered Jaques to "come and help" her. She had enough time – 20 minutes to cook the fish. one can cook steak in that time. I think she said something about the oven being hot enough.
Audra has been consistent, but 90 minutes for 3 sauces? And what waste to cook the crackling and then to put a couple of crumbs on the dish. Julia showcased a number of different techniques and it looked great even if it wasn't as she had planned.
- 36 Dooba { 07.25.12 at 9:00 am }
Gosh what was Audra thinking? 90 minutes to prepare three dipping sauces? Wouldn't her mentor have asked "that's it?"
That is not a three-hat dish; not even a half-cap.
Too bad for Mindy. She blew it.
Andy's on fire. Looks like the contender.
- 37 Maz { 07.25.12 at 9:25 am }
- 38 JLo { 07.25.12 at 9:30 am }
Morgan, Kugelhopf #284 – I posted it on the Manu's thread. Here is the pic: http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/ii625/bettyenty/48ae0de8.jpg
Anna #281 – Yes! Will add it on the list. Thanks.
Jess #278 – Jacques Reymond is well known for his South East Asian inspired French cuisine. His cookbook Cuisine du Temps is a testament to that. He and Mindy are a good match. Audra & Peter Doyle are the weakest, in my opinion. That's probably why Audra decided to 'cook' sashimi. Audra was so close to be eliminated for making raw fish and to be saved by another raw fish dish. Oh the irony.
A.P – Thank you again.
- 39 littlepetal { 07.25.12 at 11:03 am }
JLo- You adding this to your list – I have never cooked raw fish before!!! from Mindy???
- 40 Jess { 07.25.12 at 11:35 am }
Jacques uses some Asian ingredients—"Asian flavours," as they say— but his cooking techniques are all very French. I'm not sure that's especially useful inasmuch as a Hong Kong restaurant serving macaroni soup or rice with cheese wouldn't necessarily know anything about European cooking either. So, Mindy's dish, rawness aside, turned out to be rather unMindy-like. Jacques mentoring wasn't necessarily bad. But what Mindy plated up was more like a signature dish with forged handwriting.
- 41 JLo { 07.25.12 at 12:54 pm }
Littlepetal – I doubt it. No really a legit entry.
- 42 Dr T { 07.25.12 at 2:25 pm }
#274 to be honest bdd, I don't know…. I don't think it'd be a problem unless it was the wrong bit of fugu
I'm not a great fan of raw fish, but there is something wrong with 1/2 cooked fish…
- 43 JLo { 07.25.12 at 2:47 pm }
Aburi (flame-seared Sushi) is made of 1/2 cooked fish. They taste 'Beautiful'. If only Mindy knew how to improvise……


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Many kids are capable of learning letters before they even go to school, because people created brightly marked alphabet letters for them. Remember, how we teach children with cards or blocks? Each letter is presented in large print with pictures and colors that help children to see the connection between the abstract letter, picture and phonetic pronunciation. For example, kids see a picture of an apple, say 'apple' and figure out the letter A!
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Hopes for the Obama Presidency
Marshal the Power of Government
By Katrina vanden Heuvel
President Barack Obama will need to act swiftly and invest political capital -- along with trillions of dollars -- in a sustained recovery program. While many caution our new president to tread carefully, the reality is that half-steps will not lay the groundwork for a new economy that is more just and fair. Only by effectively marshaling the power of government can Mr. Obama improve the actual conditions of peoples' lives -- and consign antigovernment evangelists to the dustbin of history.
Notable Contributors Weigh In
- Katrina vanden Heuvel
- Glenn Harlan Reynolds
- Sarah Palin
- Shelby Steele
- Francis Fukuyama
- Newt Gingrich
- Michael Milken
- José Maria Aznar
- George McGovern
- Al Sharpton
- Edmund S. Phelps
Fortunately, Mr. Obama has a mandate for change. People support reconstruction of America's crumbling physical infrastructure, and of our society. Here are a few steps I hope Mr. Obama will take: Reverse our deepening economic inequality by using this country's still immense wealth to assure that all Americans have the health care, housing and education they need; re-engage the world with wisdom and humility about the limits of military power; cut billions from wasteful defense budgets that empty our treasury without making us more secure; tackle the deep corruption in a financial system that consistently favors corporations over workers; respond with urgency to the climate crisis with an Apollo-like project to make America a clean-energy innovator; restore our tattered Constitution; protect a worker's right to organize; define a new spirit of sacrifice and service; clean up our elections; and reaffirm his campaign-trail commitment to end not just the war in Iraq but also "end the mindset that took us into" that war. Do not endanger the promise of this administration by escalating militarily in Afghanistan, further draining resources that are vital for rebuilding here at home.
That's a bold agenda millions can believe in. In fact, it's what millions voted for.
Ms. vanden Heuvel is editor and publisher of The Nation.
Let's Show Each Other Some Respect
By Glenn Harlan Reynolds
I agree with Barack Obama on some issues and disagree on others, but my hopes for the Obama presidency have mostly to do with tone. By reaching out to conservative columnists, and by going out of his way to say that he thinks George W. Bush is "a good man," Mr. Obama has made some efforts to transcend the nastiness that has emanated from much of the Democratic Party over the past eight years, where open hatred of Mr. Bush and Republicans has been a major source of social bonding. That is a wise move on his part, as it makes it less likely that Republicans will return the favor. Venomous hatred by the opposition seriously harmed the Clinton and Bush administrations, and Mr. Obama will have a much more successful presidency if he can avoid similar problems. Whether this approach succeeds or not, however, will depend on whether his followers go along; in this, it is an early test of President Obama's ability to lead.
I will make one policy proposal. Some of my fellow libertarians hope that the Obama administration will put an end to the drug war. I hope so too, but I'm not too optimistic. Instead, I propose a smaller step toward freedom -- eliminating the federally mandated drinking age of 21. This mandate was a creature of Elizabeth Dole (who is no longer in the Senate to complain at its abolition), and it has unnecessarily limited the freedom of legal adults, old enough to fight for their country, to drink adult beverages.
What's more, as the 130 college presidents of the Amethyst Initiative have noted, rather than promoting safety, it has largely created furtive and less-safe drinking on campus. As a former professor of constitutional law, President Obama knows that the Constitution gives the federal government no legitimate role in setting drinking ages. Returning this decision to the states would be a step for freedom, a step toward honoring the Constitution, and a step away from nannyism. It would also be a particularly fitting act for this administration. Barack Obama received enormous support from voters aged 18-21. Who better to treat people that age as full adults again?
Mr. Reynolds is a blogger and law professor at the University of Tennessee.
Tax Cuts and Fiscal Discipline
By Sarah Palin
Especially evident in these trying economic times is America's need for affordable, abundant and secure energy. This means American energy resources developed through American ingenuity and produced by American workers. I applaud President Obama's focus on alternative and renewable energy, and here in Alaska we've joined the effort: I have asked Alaskans to focus on obtaining 50% of our electric generation from renewables by 2025. In the meantime, we must not abandon oil and gas exploration and development. In fact, Americans should demand the cooperation of the major oil producers so that Alaska's vast supply of clean natural gas can be brought to market. Alaska stands ready to positively contribute to the nation's markets and energy needs.
Another step on the path to economic recovery is to let Americans keep more of their income. Mr. Obama and Congress could make this happen with permanent tax cuts and by adhering to a path of fiscal discipline. When congressional appropriation trains run too hastily, they accumulate excess baggage, spending more taxpayer money. Leaving more money in American pockets through tax cuts and fiscal discipline stimulates the business-investment and job-creation climate -- the climate for economic recovery.
Finally, we are extremely proud of our men and women in uniform. Mr. Obama and Congress must continue to guarantee a strong national defense by modernizing and equipping our armed forces; by treating active-duty military and veterans fairly; and by supporting the families of our service members. America will face difficult challenges in the years ahead. As Mr. Obama takes the helm, our prayers are with him as he seeks direction for our great nation.
Mrs. Palin is governor of Alaska.
Black America Could Have Done Better
By Shelby Steele
When one's candidate loses in American politics, it is only good manners to offer best wishes to the winner. And I wish Barack Obama well as the new president of the United States. I hope he gets to govern in a quiet world. And I am proud that America could elect a black president, though I've known this was possible at least since 1996, when Colin Powell might well have beaten a then weak Bill Clinton. So I feel earnest goodwill toward this new administration, but I'm afraid my actual "hopes" for it run to the negative.
I hope this administration does not succeed in dumping vast amounts of printing-press money into the economy, so that taxes must later be raised to withering levels. I hope it fails to universalize health care or to sustain race-based affirmative action. I hope school choice happens in inner cities despite Mr. Obama's animus toward it.
Barack Obama's victory was an ideological defeat for modern conservatism and a devastating blow to the Republican Party. It wasn't just a case of one centrist candidate slipping past another centrist candidate at the finish line. This defeat -- helped along by a sinking economy -- was on the level of ideas. It points to nothing less than a new and still unfolding Obama "progressivism" in which Keynes replaces Friedman and "trickle-down" gives way to "bottom-up."
This progressivism sees economic inequality as America's gravest problem, and blames it on the conservatism of free markets, lower taxes, fewer regulations and smaller government. It wants to engineer equality through redistributive tax policies, the restructuring of markets through increased regulation, an expansion of entitlements, and more governmental activism.
Of course the bad economy has checked some of Mr. Obama's progressive ambitions. He will live with the Bush tax cuts for the time being, and he may include some business tax cuts in his stimulus package. But he clearly wants a more redistributive and socially activist government. And he will be helped in this by two unique sources of authority: the urgency of our economic troubles and his moral authority as the first black president. Again, I am not hopeful for him here, and I despair at seeing the moral capital of my race put to these ends.
Mr. Steele is Robert J. and Marion E. Oster Senior Fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution.
Get Serious About Entitlements
By Francis Fukuyama
President Obama has spoken a lot about being a "postpartisan" president, and there is one particular respect in which I hope this comes true. We find ourselves in a pretty dire situation. The baby-boom generation -- of which I'm a member -- has gone through its peak earning years overconsuming, not saving enough, and exempting itself from as much taxation as possible. This could happen only because savers in places like China were willing to hold a seemingly endless number of dollars to finance this binge. We've had a pretty good ride, but things aren't going to continue in this fashion.
Once growth resumes, the Obama administration is going to have to pivot on a dime, cutting expenditures, raising taxes, and stopping the dollar printing presses. That would be hard enough to do even if we had no long-term fiscal crisis. No American politician in recent years has been able to talk honestly with the American people about the need to do things like raising the retirement age, rationing expensive medical procedures, or imposing a stiff tax on carbon. Mr. Obama has a great gift of language. One of the things he needs to do with this gift is to create a new framework for understanding taxes and spending, and a new sense of intergenerational responsibility in Americans.
Mr. Fukuyama is a professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
Get Real on Spending and the Mideast
By Newt Gingrich
President Barack Obama is one of the smartest leaders ever to occupy the White House. His transition has been centrist and responsible in tone. His appointments have been establishmentarian far more than radical left. His outreach to conservative intellectuals and to Republicans in the Congress has been positive and has had serious impact.
On the other hand, he has sustained the wildly expensive and ultimately destructive Bush policy of endless bailouts and government-centered stimulus packages. Mr. Obama's trillion dollars on top of Mr. Bush's trillion dollars represents the largest orgy of government control and government expenditure since the New Deal. The New Deal probably extended the Great Depression by at least five years. In fact, the United States did not really begin to recover from the crisis until World War II mobilization and procurement created massive economic growth.
There is a grave danger that the Obama administration will increase the power of government, but do so at the expense of the economy and of jobs. Similarly, the Obama team continues to articulate pious platitudes about setting a new tone in the Middle East while Hamas enthusiastically fires rockets into Israel and taunts the Israelis into launching larger and larger attacks on Gaza.
My deepest hope for the new administration is that in both domestic economics and foreign threats it will rapidly learn to distinguish between reality and its own campaign rhetoric.
Mr. Gingrich is a former speaker of the House of Representatives.
Develop Human Capital
By Michael Milken
My hopes for the new administration are in two areas: the deployment of financial capital to lower mortgage interest rates so struggling homeowners can keep their homes; and the development of human capital through education and immigration reform, disease prevention and medical research. All qualified citizens can attend our world-class universities with assistance from government Pell grants. We need equivalent access to excellence through Pell-type grants in K-12 programs and even more importantly, in early childhood education. We should also alter immigration restrictions that exclude many of the world's brightest students, entrepreneurs, artists and scientists. Their contributions as citizens would create millions of new jobs without threatening American workers.
Second, as a physically fit role model, President Obama can provide leadership on the health and economic benefits of disease prevention through an active lifestyle and sensible nutrition. This will raise productivity and lower medical costs. If the average weight of Americans simply returned to early 1990s levels, the reduction in chronic-disease costs would boost our economy annually by an estimated $1 trillion -- at no cost to the government. And if we invested a small portion of that health dividend by doubling medical-research funding, the economic effect would be worth trillions more, in addition to the incalculable benefit of lives saved.
Mr. Milken is chairman of the Milken Institute in Santa Monica, Calif.
Prepare to Be Tested
By José Maria Aznar
President Obama has raised a new wave of hope. Millions of people inside and outside the United States are wishing him all the best in his endeavor, and so do I.
We have reached a defining moment in the history of liberty around the world. That is why I believe that his most serious responsibility is to preserve hope. I have not come across a better definition of hope than the one Abraham Lincoln proclaimed in his Gettysburg Address. To me hope means that the U.S. continues to be the great nation based on the principles of liberty and human dignity that Lincoln represented.
Tragically, we know that there have been attempts to destroy those principles. Thank God, the American people have shown courage and resolve to stand for them. That is not only a sign of hope for America but also for the rest of the world. The main responsibility of Mr. Obama is to preserve that wave of hope. Those who want to finish it will not wait long to test him.
Mr. Aznar was prime minister of Spain (1996-2004).
Feed the Hungry
By George McGovern
I would discourage any increase in the American military presence in the Middle East. We can't afford any more wars like the one in Iraq -- and that includes a wider war in Afghanistan. Nations that have tried to impose their will on the Middle East by military means have all failed.
Here is something I wish President Obama would do: Substantially increase our contribution to the U.N. World Food Program, which administers an international school lunch program. The aim of this program is to provide a good, nutritious school lunch every day for every hungry, school-age child, beginning with the poorest countries. As matters now stand, there are 59 million children attending school in the poorest countries who have no lunch during the school day. Another 72 million school-age children in these countries are not in school and are hungry. Most of these children are girls.
Girls who stay at home, illiterate for a lifetime, marry very young and have an average of six children. Those who attend school wed later in life and have an average of just under three children. In short, we are using food and education to cut the birthrate in half in the poorest, most overcrowded countries.
What would it cost to feed the 59 million children now in school who get no lunch, plus the 72 million hungry kids not in school? The total bill would come to $6.5 billion. If the U.S. paid $1.5 billion, and other countries paid $5 billion, we could reach all the children in the poorest countries. Might this not only be much cheaper than another war, but a better way of increasing our standing in the world and a more effective instrument of reducing terrorism?
Mr. McGovern is a former senator from South Dakota and the 1972 Democratic presidential candidate.
The Fairness Struggle Isn't Over
By Al Sharpton
For the first time, America has a president from my race. While we all wish it were otherwise, challenges will continue to plague our nation throughout Barack Obama's presidency. There still will be racial issues like Jena Six, tragic police-community exchanges like the recent Oakland, Calif., case and the Sean Bell shooting in Queens, N.Y., severe economic hardship, and a broken education system. But I firmly believe that President Obama -- with America's help -- can make significant strides in all of these areas. In fact, they are all related.
Dramatically improving education, the civil-rights issue of our time, is central. My belief is that Mr. Obama will close the devastating achievement gap among white and black and brown students so that all of America's children have the opportunity to learn and thrive. Currently, almost half of America's black children never make it out of high school.
Vital to the continued evolution of a more just America is to have a justice system that is fair, impartial and responds swiftly to instances of discrimination and police misconduct. I believe that the Obama administration understands the simple notion that all crimes, whether committed by a common criminal or a policeman, must be prosecuted vigorously. And when a community feels as much fear from the police as they do from criminals, and they allege possible police misconduct, that community must be reassured the alleged misconduct will be examined fairly.
Finally, while I do not necessarily expect the Obama administration to continue the dialogue on race in America, I sincerely hope that it does. That discussion should be joined by black and Latino leaders in pressing for greater personal and parental responsibility and relying no longer on excuses, whether or not they are legitimate. Personal responsibility and accountability is as important as the collective efforts at achieving equality, because without it, people will be ill-prepared to take advantage of true opportunity.
Some believe that the struggle for fairness and equity ended with the election of Barack Obama as president. It did not. But we can make great strides toward that lofty goal by helping our president, and by our president hungering, as I know he will, to be the last American president of an unequal nation.
Rev. Sharpton is a civil-rights activist.
Rewarding Work
By Edmund S. Phelps
Capitalist systems have no preset course, no predictable destination. Every government, though, seems to have a mission. We have just been through a regime of "compassionate conservatism," with its crusade to boost homeownership over renting, give free pills to the elderly, and implant democracy overseas. There was not much compassion, though, for the low skilled and those depending on fiscal responsibility for their future Social Security benefits.
In Today's Opinion Journal
- Declarations: Meet President Obama
– Peggy Noonan
- Business World: Can Obama Make Government Solvent?
– Holman W. Jenkins Jr.
- The Tilting Yard: George W. Is No Martyr
– Thomas Frank
Now a staggering economy impels the new administration to take on a different mission -- to remake the economy on the "ideas of our forebears." I welcome the announced projects for more and better infrastructure -- roads, bridges, airports, broadband, and the electric grid. This initiative -- even if taken by every country -- will contribute a net increase to employment in the capital goods sector and to aggregate employment in the U.S. In contrast, global tax cuts to households, to the extent they stimulate a world-wide increase in consumer demand, will drive up world interest rates and could thus damage employment.
I confess, though, that investing in infrastructure does not make my heart soar. Glaringly omitted from President Obama's announced plans is the idea of boosting another kind of social investment. In his victory speech after the North Carolina primary win, he spoke feelingly of the centrality of work in everyone's life, recalling how much his father-in-law's job had occupied his thoughts and given him pride. He spoke of "rewarding work," the title of my 1997 book on using tax credits to induce companies to employ more low-wage workers.
Instead, a proposed cut in the payroll tax rate -- up to a certain earnings level -- is planned. Low-wage earners will get their piece of it. But that will not be enough of a pay boost to create careers of self-discovery and transform neighborhoods and cultures among the least advantaged. My hope is that it is not too late to revert to the ideas expressed in North Carolina.
Mr. Phelps, a professor at Columbia University, won the 2006 Nobel Prize in economics.
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From Elgin, Illinois, USA:
Our 18 year old daughter has had type 1 diabetes since age five. She is very brittle, and her hemoglobin A1c averages between 11-13%. However, recently her monitor's memory indicates her four daily test readings are normal. We called the meter manufacturer to find out if she could be "faking" her monitor readings somehow, but were assured that she could not be doing that. However, in an answer you gave to another parent, you said "Some teenagers are very sophisticated at getting the meter to actually read lower than it should be either changing their technique or the meter code." Can you give me specifics on what you mean by "changing her technique or meter code?" We told her we'd help her finance a new car if she got her numbers under control, and I'm afraid she's found a way to dupe us into thinking she's done that, but her A1c indicates otherwise.
There are many ways to get false low readings. One is to take blood from a finger that is not dry. Another is to use too little blood (you have to get enough on the strip so the meter registers, but not enough to get an accurate reading). Your daughter's meter comes with a code strip for each bottle of strips, and she could be using an old code strip, but it is unlikely that she could get such consistent readings. She may be testing with a control solution and not her own blood.
I usually recommend that parents watch their teens test their blood in situations like this. I also recommend that the teen do duplicate readings each time with two separate brands of meters (with memories). It is hard to falsify two different brands of meters in the same way (unless you are testing with control solution).
If you plan to document that she is falsifying readings, it is important to think out in advance how you will handle this information. I would not recommend you use a car as a reward for good blood sugars. I would recommend that you use honesty in testing and responsibility not driving without testing and avoiding lows while driving. Blood sugar results shouldn't be her "report card", but a guide to controlling her diabetes. You can start using these issues now just to let her drive. You don't want her to get into an accident trying for good blood sugars and going low.
Additional comments from Dr. Donough O'Brien:First of all the term 'brittle' does not imply a special form of diabetes, it is an euphemism for poor control which in your daughter's case is confirmed by an A1c range that is well above that required for optimal control. The situation that you describe is one of some urgency and apart from getting help from the Medical Social Worker in her diabetes team to help disentangle the underlying problem she should have an eye exam and a quantitative urine microalbumin test to see if there is evidence of early treatable diabetes complications.
As to the blood sugar levels in the memory of her meter: I talked to one of our nurses who came up with three possibilities
It really is important to sort this out so hold back for now on the Ferrari!
- Testing the control solution and not the blood which can apparently give quite a wide range of results if not done too carefully
- Washing the hands before testing; but not drying them so that the blood sample is diluted and
- Having a cooperative significant other who volunteers samples on the basis of a future loan of the car.
[Editor's comment: Although this is a remote possibility, some hemoglobin variants and medications can be falsely elevate the hemoglobin A1c value. To rule these out, you might ask your daughter's physician to test for these things or to have her A1c checked by a different methods which is not affected by this phenomenon. SS]
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It was a heady bit of news, that 17 minutes of 2001: A Space Odyssey—previously cut from the theatrical release by director Stanley Kubrick—had been found, in pristine condition, buried in a Kansas salt mine. The question was: Would we ever see it?
Well, Warner Brothers has released a statement that clarifies the situation:
"The additional footage from 2001: A Space Odyssey has always existed in the Warner vaults. When [director Stanley] Kubrick trimmed the 17 minutes from 2001 after the NY premiere, he made it clear the shortened version was his final edit. The film is as he wanted it to be presented and preserved and Warner Home Video has no plans to expand or revise Mr. Kubrick's vision."
Which, honestly, is the answer they should've given. As much as the idea of a Supreme Monolith Director's Cut of 2001 is intoxicating, that kind of cinematic reincorporation would be in direct opposition to Kubrick's intentions, and it's right for Warner to respect that. However, there's no saying that those 17 minutes couldn't be a bonus on a new home video release.
As for what those 17 minutes consist of, IMDB has broken it down:
- Some shots from the "Dawn of Man" sequence were removed and a new scene was inserted where an ape pauses with the bone it is about to use as a tool. The new scene was a low-angle shot of the monolith, done in order to portray and clarify the connection between the man-ape using the tool and the monolith.
- Some shots of Frank Poole jogging in the centrifuge were removed.
- An entire sequence of several shots in which Dave Bowman searches for the replacement antenna part in storage was removed.
- A scene where HAL severs radio communication between the "Discovery" and Poole's pod before killing him was removed. This scene explains a line that stayed in the film in which Bowman addresses HAL on the subject.
- Some shots of Poole's space walk before he is killed were removed.
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Hi, I started TDF/FTC/EFV regimen approximately 9 months after infection, my VL went from 67k down to 104 in two months (CD4 not tested, but was in the mid 300s prior to treatment initiation). While I am certainly happy that the regimen seems to be effective for me, I'm a little disconcerted that my slightly swollen lymph node on the neck is still swollen. Is there a cause for concern?
Response from Dr. Henry
Lymph node size after starting effective HIV treatment is highly variable (can swell due to immune reconsitution, may decrease in size after a while due to less inflammation, or can stay about same size) so in most cases would not be alarmed. I do recommend pointing out the nodes to your HIV provider so he/she can monitor for any unusual/worrisome features. KH
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Author Notes: I have been trying lots of different greens in a variety of ways. This has been one of my favorites —Foodsitejunkie
Serves: 4
tablespoons truffled duck fat
cups mixed greens
salt and white pepper to taste
tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
- Wash greens well, remove stems, and tear into large pieces. Drain well, leaving the greens slightly moist.
- Melt duck fat in large pot, add greens, and cover pot. Cook stirring often until greens have mostly wilted, then check to make sure there is enough moisure in the pot to keep the greens from burning.
- Let greens cook covered until they are completely wilted and tender, but still have a dark green color. Add salt and pepper and white balsamic vinegar. Stir well, and serve.
- Note: I do not use collards or kale in this recipe because they need a longer cooking time. I use as many different kinds of greens as I can, including turnip, beet, bietola, chard. nettles, horseradish, and even a few radish greens if they look nice and tender. If you don't have truffled duck fat, plain duck fat or goose fat are both delicious.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Greens
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