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The cornerstone of ICOM is its ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums. It sets minimum standards of professional practice and performance for museums and their staff. In joining the organisation, ICOM members undertake to abide by this Code.
CECA - The Committee for Education and Cultural Action is one of the professional International Committee of ICOM. It brings together museum professionals focused on education in museums and galleries. I am a member since 2010. I recommend membership to all museum professionals who would like to improve their work.
Marcela Kvetková, SK ICOM Board Member
Calendar of all annual conferences and meetings of the international committees can be found here: icom.museum/events/
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Highlands has been judged by OFSTED to be an outstanding school in both 2011 and again in 2014. We are very proud of this public recognition of the very high standards we achieve and will carry on with our efforts to continually improve.
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iPad gaming has been decidedly uneven over the last two months – there are more iPhone ports than I ever would have imagined. A genuinely fun, fresh game for the iPad is a rare find. But I suggest you go digging for Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior HD. It's not a perfect fighter, but it certainly has no equal on the iPad right now.
Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior HD is not a compromise – it is a 3D arcade fighting game. Starring the movie icon and master of Jeet Kune Do, Bruce Lee, this fighter has pretty much the same feature set you'd look for from a comparable bruiser on a console, such as expanded cast of different fighters with different techniques. There are several fighting modes, including a useful tutorial (trust me, practice helps), survival mode against a string of opponents, traditional story mode, and versus match-ups. Most players will – and should – start in the story mode which doesn't really tell much of a narrative, but does put Bruce Lee through a series of fights against enemies of escalating power.
If you are familiar with fighting games, you may find the controls in Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior HD too simple. There are only two attack buttons – punch and kick – that flank a basic d-pad (which, by the way, is surprisingly responsive). However, what some call simplicity, the rest of us call "manageable." And it's not like there is no depth here. Some of your better moves are only usable once you have built up enough chi by landing lesser blows. The more chi a move uses, the more damage it does – so there is an element of strategy at play here. Button mashing will only get you so far. Two- or three-hit combos are fine for the first two fights, but beyond that, you need to bust out some more measured and thoughtful moves, linking up larger chains. Thanks to a limited number of buttons and this chi system, beginner fighters will be able to grow with the game and unleash satisfying specials.
Bruce Lee: Dragon Warrior HD Gameplay Video
As you play, you unlock new stuff, like defeated fighters and extra moves. However, the star of Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior HD is undoubtedly the title character. Lee's opponents range from cool kung fu masters to what look like stereotypical gangbangers from 1970s exploitation films. You are likely to stick with Lee as he has the best moves in the game and looks the coolest out of the entire cast.
Digital Legends really spent a lot of energy on Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior HD's graphics. This really is one of the best-looking iPad games. The characters are large and detailed. Watch our video to see the pre-fighter animations as well as some special moves. The move animations are motion-captured from actual martial artists and look exceptional. How they are linked together, though, could use a little work. Moves are not smoothly connected, so you will see moments where Lee or other fighters enter an animation and only react to an opponent once it is complete. It doesn't ruin the game, but finesse fighters used to the frame-by-frame fluidity of Street Fighter IV will be put off. The rest of us? We'll just marvel at an HD fighter that looks amazing on our iPads.
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New Orleans has a plan in place to help evacuate around 40,000 people who might not be able to get out on their own ahead of a hurricane. But during an evacuation, how does the city know where to find of the most vulnerable people, the elderly and disabled?
Enter the Special Needs Registry, created to provide transportation and shelter for New Orleanians with special medical needs during emergencies such as a power outage, evacuation or hurricane. The registry keeps a database of information on around 4,400 people who will need extra help during an evacuation, and comes equipped with a small outreach team to update the records and annually.
Already, the city has an assistance plan that covers about 40,000 people who gather at 17 "evacuspots" around the city, before they are taken out of southeast Louisiana on hundreds of buses. But many of the elderly and disabled can't reach those launch points, said Sarah Babcock, a program manager at the New Orleans Health Department who co-created the registry.
"We've created this evacuation system that was generally created to get the average person out of the city," Babcock said Tuesday. "But what about these people who are at home? What about these people who live in large, low-income senior homes?"
Babcock spoke at a training session on the registry that was held Tuesday morning (April 18) at the Hyatt Regency during the 2017 National Hurricane Conference, a four-day event focused on hurricane preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation. She was joined by Lt. Liz Belcher, a spokeswoman for the city's Emergency Medical Services, who shaped the registry with her.
The city began keeping a record of many elderly and disabled people in the years following Hurricane Katrina, which killed around 1,400 people on the Gulf Coast. By 2012, around 700 people were in the registry, Babcock said.
Then, Hurricane Isaac wrecked havoc in Louisiana in 2012, prompting the health department to push for having more people sign up for the registry. By the end of that year, around 2,000 people were in the registry. That number has since more than doubled to 4,400.
But Belcher said Tuesday that those numbers still do not capture the scope of the city's most vulnerable population. To date, 56 people in the registry are known to need an ambulance in order to evacuate.
"You know that there are more than 56 people out there who may need this," Belcher said. "That's the scary part for me."
According to a 2009 report, the vast majority of the roughly 1,100 people who died in Orleans and St. Bernard parishes during Katrina were older residents. More than 85 percent of those deaths were people older than 51, 60 percent older than 65 and almost half were older than 75, the report said.
And as of 2010, about 21 percent of the city's population is either older than 65 or younger with a disability, according to U.S. Census data.
According to the city, anyone 65 or older who has a chronic condition, disability, special health care need or has trouble walking should sign up for the registry. The city says people ought to consider registering for a variety of reasons, including:
- if they use a life-support system
- have a prosthesis
- use a service animal
- have a speech or mental health disability
- are blind, deaf, hard of hearing or have trouble seeing.
Those interested can sign up on the registry's website or call 311. It's best to do so sooner rather than later, Belcher said, because the city's 311 center becomes flooded with calls when a storm is brewing in the Gulf.
The registry has not yet been used during for a hurricane because a mandatory evacuation has not been issued since the its creation. However, Babcock said she and her team plan to conduct a mock evacuation of hundreds of residents at an assisted-living facility some time in May. And the registry has been used more recently by city officials to gain an overview of needs during recovery efforts after a tornado devastated neighborhoods in New Orleans East.
Likewise, the most accurate and up-to-date information on the city's most vulnerable population can only help evacuation efforts, Belcher said. With a record of where New Orleans' vulnerable population exists, emergency preparedness agencies can tailor a response plan that will quickly locate at-risk residents, transport them in the event of an evacuation and help people shelter in place.
"We encourage all our residents who think they may need assistance during a disaster to register," Belcher said.
But Belcher said she and Babcock do not try to sugar-coat the potential difficulties. Mostly, Belcher said, the experience of an evacuation can be grueling, as people on the registry are likely to end up at a medical-assistance shelter or a shelter outfitted with hospital services.
"We don't want to steer anyone away from not signing up with us," Belcher said. "It's not the most pleasant experience to stay at a shelter after a hurricane."
Even so, Babcock said anyone who feels they could use some help would be better off to join the registry than otherwise doing nothing.
"I lot of the folks I deal with are home-bound and bed-ridden," Babcock said. "About half of the people in our registry have no one to go with them. We're trying to make sure folks are comfortable and safe."


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Once again it was a fantastic weekend of racing at the Honda Indy in Toronto a few weeks ago. However, the racing wasn't the only fantastic part of the weekend. Thanks to the generosity of Indy fans in Toronto, the Ontario Honda Dealers Association and Honda Canada, more than $73,000 was collected and raised for Make-A-Wish… Read more »
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Troy Ave and Young Lito linked up with the LA Leakers for a freestyle and some exclusive in studio footage. Although Troy is looking down at his phone for most of his freestyle you can certainly expect some solid bars lied down on the classic beat. Troy Ave has been a bit quiet as of late with his music besides making his appearances but you can expect Major Without A Deal soon.
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As a tribute to my UK visitors and Mothering Sunday, I would like to post a recipe for Simnel Cake from a cookbook titled We Gather Together A Cookbook of Menus and Recipes By the Wives of the Bishops of the Episcopal Church, (c) 1976.
Traditionally referred to as Refreshment Sunday, Laetare Sunday and Rose Sunday, the fourth Sunday in Lent is know as Mothering Sunday in the UK. It is on this day that those who were baptized return to their "Mother" churches and offer a gift, usually in the form of cake called a Simnel Cake. "Mid-Lent Sunday" is also a day where those who have fasted during the Advent season get a day of relaxation or a day to refresh. On Refreshment Sunday, you may notice that the church too takes a break from its traditional Advent season colors which are replaced with the color rose, hence, Rose Sunday.
When the lenten fast was more rigorous, a "break" was permitted halfway through...This break, the fourth Sunday in Lent, usually comes in March and is called by several names, the nicest being "Laetare" from the opening Latin words of the Mass, "Rejoice!" It is also called "Refreshment Sunday" and "Mothering Sunday," possibly from the Epistle which refers to Jerusalem as the "Mother of us all." So, the custom arose of visiting one's cathedral, the "mother-church," and if possible one's own early mother. To her one brought a small gift, often a simnel cake. Robert Herrick, the seventeenth century poet, refers to the day in these lines.
Once again from the book.
There are many good rules for simnel cake. The word seems to come from the Latin simila, meaning fine flour. Simnel Bread appears in many forms on the Fourth Sunday of Lent. In some churches a large loaf of bread is blessed and eaten as part of the Communion service, or it may be blessed at the service and shared at the coffee hour. The bread-in our day it has become more cake than bread-may be baked in cake tims of any desired size and frosted and decorated in any appropriate manner. The following recipe is a variation in the form of little cakes with almond paste filling.
|3 sticks butter
2 cups sugar
6 eggs
2-1/2 cups sifted flour
|1 cup currants
1 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup candied mixed peel, chopped fine
|Cream butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Add flour, currants, raisins, and peel. Make an almond paste, using:
|3/4 cup almond paste
2 eggs
|3/4 cup granulated sugar
6 tablespoons flour
|Mix these ingredients together to a smooth, stiff paste. Using paper linings for tiny cupcake tins, place 1 teaspoon cake batter in the shell, then 1/2 teaspoon almond paste and top with a layer of cake batter. Bake in a 350-degree oven for 30 minutes. Make 4 dozen cupcakes. (contributed by Martha Porteus)
Before I forget, tomorrow is the birth day of Fannie Farmer, often referred to as "the mother of level measurements." You may like to visit a post I did last year titled, Fannie Farmer Tales. Enjoy Mothering Sunday:)


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It's a tale as old as time: newlyweds visit an open house. They fall in love with the ancient ivied walls and quaint secret passageways, only to learn that a gruesome murder took place in the house years before and now the halls are haunted by a poltergeist that won't Read More
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DISA Vascular 2015 (Pty) Ltd is a privately owned company.
Ken Park: Chief Operating Officer
Ken has over 18 years of experience in medical device development. A former R&D and Engineering Manager at DISA Vascular, he has been active in the field of stent and catheter based technologies for cardiovascular applications in excess of a decade and his name is associated with all current DISA Vascular products. He heads up all company operations, including R&D and Engineering.
Michelle van Rensburg: Quality and Regulatory Affairs Manager
Michelle, a former production manager at DISA Vascular, has been involved in medical device manufacturing for 14 years. She has gained expertise in production, and quality and regulatory management of cardiovascular, pulmonary and urinary devices as well as surgical equipment over the years.
Sean McAughey: Finance Manager
Sean McAughey brings more than 10 years of experience in accounting and financial auditing to the company and is in charge of company finances and asset management.
Gordon Pillay: Production Manager
Gordon Pillay adds a wealth of experience in process review and validation through years of exposure in the pharmaceutical industry to DISA Vascular. He is in charge of day to day product realisation of in house manufactured product.
Ambrose Terblanche: Sales Support Manager
Ambrose has 20 years of experience in customer service with a background in retail management. He provides sales support for local and international customers.
DISA Vascular is an innovative medical device company that specialises in vascular technology for the treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD). Situated in Cape Town, South Africa, the company has been developing stents for the international market since its inception in 1999 and, in the process, realising its vision of Bringing Quality to Life.


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Today, solar energy has become a popular type of energy used by both businesses and consumers. Ask yourself why you haven't jumped on the solar energy bandwagon. If you don't know how, this article will help you. This article can help you learn more and make the most informed choices about solar power.
How much power you generate is based on how many panels you have and how well those panels work. You should be using math to help you find out the number of solar panels you need. If you can use less solar panels, think about buying the higher performance panels.
If you are just starting with solar energy, you should start small. A small investment of just a few solar powered garden lights is a great way to get started. You can find these at many retail establishments. They are not hard to install, either; simply put them in the dirt and go from there.
Start small when you want to start using solar energy. Buying some solar energy lights to use in landscape lighting can save power and help the planet. You can find these at many retail establishments. They are as easy to install as any other garden light.
Smell-scale solar panels are great for different variations of energy optimization. There are two ways you can take care of this. You can find small-scale panels to prop on your window to recharge electronics. The second is to look for solar equipment aimed at campers, such as lanterns and stoves. Cutting a few dollars here and there can really add up.
The efficiency of your solar panels will be dependent on their density. With a high density the price will be increased, but you'll generate a lot more energy. Prior to buying solar panels, look at their density.
If you want to get off the grid, you will need to store power for when the sun is not shining. You should invest in a high-capacity battery, that will store for extended periods. You could also explore options for selling your excess energy to the electric company.
With regular maintenance, solar energy systems will run just fine. Check your equipment once monthly and wash the panels carefully. Do not hesitate to hire a professional to help you clean and inspect your system but keep in mind that you can save a lot by inspecting your system yourself.
You should have a backup plan should your solar panels stop functioning. You might want to stay connected to the grid, or you might purchase a generator. Test your generator on a regular basis and make sure it can generate enough power for your entire household.
Panels that are easily rotated have the best efficiency. If you have to put in panels with fixed angles, try to position it so it will work for both winter and summer months.
When putting in solar panels, take a look at the inverter. You always want to make sure that the green light is on and steady. If the light blinks or is not on, you have to get a professional. Self-diagnosing solar panel problems is outside the capacity of most owners. A technician should visit for free if you have a warranty for 25 years, which is standard.
A great option for solar electricity would be a sun-tracking panel system. This sort of system follows the sun's path across the sky. Solar tracking systems may be more expensive initially, but they pay off with the extra energy they produce.
Although the concept of solar-powered cars has not yet been perfected, they would significantly cut down on carbon-based pollutants. But, other machines are powered by solar energy. Solar powered generators can be purchased, and are a great source of energy in emergencies.
Solar powered cars would greatly reduce the amount of carbon based pollutants, but technology has not quite perfected the concept yet. But, there are some smaller appliances that will run on solar power. You could invest in a small-scale system such as a solar-powered generator or a solar-powered water heater.
Solar Energy
A cheap and quick way to get solar energy working for you is by using pathway lighting in your business or home. Exterior lights can be powered at night by the power of the sun which is gathered during the day. They are easy to install and offer charm to your outdoor area as well.
If you want to preserve the environment, you should find a way to use solar energy at home. Once the panels are manufactured, you get 100 percent renewable energy for the next ten years or so. Start using solar energy and stop using fossil fuels.
Solar panels are very expensive, so it may help you to buy as few of them as possible. Have a solar energy specialist come to your home to conduct an energy audit. This will show you possible sources of wasted energy so that you can make the appropriate changes. That saves you on buying more panels.
It is not necessary to be hooked up to power grids in order to connect solar power systems. You can run it all yourself, providing your family with great independence from your town or city. This means there are zero power bills that you need to deal with!
You should never feel pressured to buy something, especially an expensive solar energy system. Unfortunately, you'll run across quite a few of these in the solar panel business. Always be ready to inform them you'll think about their options in the near future but that you're not going to commit right this moment. If a salesperson is relying on pressure to close sales, he probably has a very low level of confidence in the quality of his product. Making a decision while under pressure can lead to regret later.
When you buy a home, you should get a fully functional solar energy system. The reason to wait until you own the home is so that you are not saddled with both a mortgage and the financing of your installation, as you risk losing it all.
Determine if there is a lot of shade around your house before making your purchase. If you have a lot of shade, solar panels may not be the right choice. Shade reduces power output, making panel efficiency sag.
An easy way to put in solar lights at home or at your office is by using solar lights along your pathway to the entrance. These small lights absorb the sun's energy throughout the day and then illuminate throughout the night. This is a great way to get started using solar energy around your home.
For each season, adjust the solar panel angles. The amount and direction of sunlight that reaches your home changes when the seasons change. Changing the angle on your solar panels lets you optimize them to catch the most energy, and be much more cost effective.
Find an area with optimal sunlight to use for your solar panel unit. It is important to check regularly for trees that may be overshadowing solar panels due to growth.
Hang your garments on a clothesline to dry. This old-fashioned idea is still an excellent way to make use of the sun. There is no need to run your dryer when you have the sun at your disposal. This will save you money and hassle on drying.
As with any other purchase, avoid pushy salesmen. These salespeople are pushing their product for a reason. Just let them know that you plan to think things over before making any deals. If they are persistent about making a deal now, tell them that the deal should be just as good in the future. Pressured decisions can cost you a lot more later on.
Before purchasing solar panels from a company, do a background check. By doing this, you can help find a company that's likely to stay in business. You need to be sure the company will be around to honor their warranty if a panel fails in five or more years.
You need to think seriously about the benefits of a good solar water heater. Even the best models will only reduce your power consumption by 1/3. It is also important to remember that just because you are showering while it is still dark out that you will not have hot water. In fact, this hot water will last as long as a day.
When you choose solar panels, make sure to think about more than price. Solar panels vary in wattage, physical size of the panel, the brand of the panel, warranty period, quality of materials and performance. It's essential that you make your decision on efficiency rather than cost. Buy the best you can afford.
Adjust your panel angles whenever there is a change of season. When the season changes, the sunlight hits your home from a different direction. Changing the angle on your solar panels lets you optimize them to catch the most energy, and be much more cost effective.
Remember that solar energy will enable you to earn money. Whether you are choosing solar power for your house or business, your investment will begin the pay off immediately. The additional bonus is that you are able to sell any extra unused electricity produced back to the utility company to get electricity credits.
Installing solar panels is no easy task. Because of this, it should be treated like home renovation. Be sure to check out solar energy installers just as you would any other contractor you hire to work on your home. Read any contracts carefully and if you need to, ask a legal specialist to look at it and make sure you get the most from your money.
Think about a grid-tied solar system to boost financial savings for your green energy source. If your system is grid tied, you can sell unused energy to the power company near you. This will let you save even more money.
Sun trackers can help use the most sun possible. The panels automatically adjust as the sun moves in the sky throughout the day, ensuring they get as much energy as they can. While they may cost a little more than traditional solar panels, it makes up for it in increasing the energy that's put out.
Having children inside your home can help you understand the cost of energy. With all the electronics and different people roaming the house, it's hard to conserve any energy. For this reason, switching to solar is a very family friendly option because it reduces your electricity bill tremendously.
Energy Needs
Think about where you live when putting a solar panel system on your roof. Your location's latitude must be taken into account for maximum harvesting of solar energy.
Find efficient ways to implement a solar energy system in your house. Many systems will not cover all of your energy needs, particularly when it comes to your heating system. You may find that solar power can provide most of your energy needs. Being aware of the difference can assist you in making the wisest choice for your house.
Shaded areas can negatively impact how efficient your solar panel is. Obviously, your panel efficiency varies based on location; however, you can greatly improve efficiency by eliminating or reducing shadows all you can. One way you can do this is getting rid of trees and large shrubs.
Remember that solar panels need not go on top of your roof. If there is extra space around your home, then there are other options to think about. Using adjustable mounts or sun tracking systems can ensure that your solar panels gain much more exposure than if they were fixed in one location on the roof. That said, they take up a ton of space.
When your first install your solar panels, no doubt you installed them at a location with full sun. Always place them in direct sunlight if possible. Trees that provide shade will not help. Making sure they are always in direct sunlight is crucial to the functioning of the system. Just a small amount of shade can reduce solar energy production. 25% shade will lead to 50% output reduction. This is why any trees close to your solar panels need to be consistently trimmed.
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Avoid a solar energy company who uses high pressure tactics. If a salesman is too forceful with you, simply walk away or you could ask to speak with someone else. Most reputable solar energy companies will not pressure you into purchasing on the spot to get the best deal. If you still feel pressured about the purchase, find another company.
Solar power has so many great rewards. You should now be more informed on how you can make use of solar energy. Utilize all the knowledge provided here, and see for yourself how solar energy can benefit you.
When purchasing your solar energy system, make sure to check the certifications of the installers. There are several different licensing agencies for solar panel installers, so you want to be sure that the professionals at your home are certified. This is critical if you are taking advantage of a government grant program, since certification is often required by the agency.


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A lawsuit was recently settled with J&J on behalf of a California boy who developed gynecomastia after taking Risperal, an anti-psychotic drug. The case was resolved within hours of opening arguments and is the third lawsuit to go to trial in Philadelphia this year.
J&J experienced a 2.5 million loss in the first Risperdal lawsuit when the jury found the drug maker negligent for failing to warn consumers about the serious risks of gynecomastia. The second suit was a partial victory for plaintiffs, when the jury found J&J negligent for failing to warn the public about the inherent risks of gynecomastia; however, the jury found that the drug was not likely to be the cause in the plaintiff's case.
Risperdal Background
The drug, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is sold by Johnson & Johnson and belongs to a class of drugs called atypical antipsychotics which are used to treat certain mental/mood disorders in adults and adolescents including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Risperidone (the generic form of Risperdal) works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances in the brain.
Risperdal and Gynecomastia
Several hundred boys that took these drugs suffered Gynecomastia, the swelling of the breast tissue in boys and men which is brought on by an imbalance of the hormones estrogen and testosterone. The disorder can affect one or both breasts and often times unevenly.
Generally speaking, gynecomastia isn't a serious problem, but it can be difficult to cope with the condition as many men suffer embarrassment as well having pain in their breasts. Some cases go away on their own while others require medication and/or surgery.


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Monday November 22, 2010 1:19 PM
Gameday: Rockets vs. Suns
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HOUSTON - As frustrated as fans may be with the Rockets' rocky start to the season, there isn't anyone who takes these losses harder than do the players, coaches and team management. Everyone affiliated with the club came into the year with high expectations, so to say no one saw this 3-9 start coming would be the understatement of the century.
Of course, making matters even more mind-boggling has been the fact Houston has lost in the most painful way possible time after time, seeing fourth quarter leads disappear in every single defeat thus far, save one. And while the nightmare endings have brought on recurring feelings of déjà vu, so too have the principle causes of those calamities. With the Rockets, transition defense, defensive rebounding, untimely turnovers and too many fouls have ensnared them in a losing web again and again. It's a cycle that must be broken and the sooner the better, starting with tonight's match-up with the Phoenix Suns.
Obviously there is no bigger factor in tonight's game than the presence of Steve Nash, who has missed Phoenix's last two contests with a strained groin. He's officially listed as questionable for tonight and is receiving treatment with the hopes that he'll be able to play. But whether or not he does won't be determined until game time.
Regardless of whether the Suns' superstar gives it a go, The Rockets know they have to take care of business on their end if they're to get back in the win column. To that end, tonight's game should offer Houston an opportunity to regain ownership of the battle of the boards. The Suns come into the contest as the worst team in the NBA in terms of rebound rate and are especially woeful on the defensive glass. And though the Rockets rank in the league's bottom-10 in that category themselves, it's a weakness the Rockets simply must exploit, even if it means sacrificing a bit of their own transition game by having all 5 men on the floor crashing the boards at every opportunity.
"It's a careful balance between getting out on the break and crashing all 5 guys," admits Shane Battier. "Usually the teams that run have a pretty dominant rebounder inside that will help the wings to get out early, but we're struggling on the defensive boards right now so we need to get everybody crashing the boards.
"You have to go get the ball. You can't run if you don't have the ball. It's not impossible to run with 5 guys crashing – the wings have to work a little harder, you start deeper and you don't get as good of a head start – but it can be done."
Another key to the Rockets' slow start: their oft-errant 3-point shooting. Houston is hitting just 33.5 percent of its shots from downtown, tied for 21 st in the league. Not having Aaron Brooks, last year's league leader in 3-pointers made, certainly hurts, but the Rockets' frequent misses also have a great deal to do with slumping shooters up and down the roster. Perhaps most surprising has been the start of sweet-shooting Chase Budinger, who's followed up a rookie campaign which saw him hit 37 percent from beyond the arc by connecting on only 5 of his first 31 shots from distance for a meager 16.1 percent. The second-year swingman from Arizona is taking shots wherever he can find them these days – before practice, after practice, etc. – in an effort to bust out of the slump which has, not surprisingly, started to adversely effect his confidence.
"When you have slumps like this, you are kind of hesitant or you're wishing the ball will go in instead of knowing it's going in," says Budinger. "Some of them I feel like they're going in and just hitting every part of the rim and coming out. I just have to get that confidence back to where I just let it fly and know that it's going in, instead of just wishing it will go in."
Last Friday the Rockets received good news about Yao Ming's latest injury when it was discovered that the area around the surgically-repaired part of the big man's left foot was fine and that Yao is simply suffering from a deep bone bruise to his ankle. The 7-time All-Star center returned to practice Sunday and though he has not been cleared for on-court drills yet, he's shooting free throws to keep his shooting touch and training on a gravity-controlled treadmill in an effort to maintain his conditioning. When the medical release was revealed last Friday, it said Yao was slated to be out at least two more weeks. How anxious is he to return? Yao says he's not just counting down the days, but rather "counting the hours.
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Too many of our freedoms have been trampled by the past 2 administrations and it is time the American people had a voice again.
I don't believe people should lose insurance for pre-existing conditions but if you are over 100 pounds overweight and are extremely unhealthy then health care should not be available. But if If I want to drink 100 0z of coke at a time and stuff my face with greasy bacon burgers and fries, I should have that right and realize that I would not have insurance and die. If I decide to live longer and have insurance than I will limit my intake of things bad for my health. It should be MY choice!
It is not our government's or religion's right to decide what to do with our bodies. Smoking IS bad for you but the chemicals that our government has allowed to be put in cigarettes is hundreds of times worse. If the government wants to regulate something let they say only tobacco and natural flavors can be used in smoking materials (pipe tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and chewing tobacco). They forced way too many other unhealthy things on the American people including; pasteurized milk, pasteurized eggs, NPK fertilizer for farms, allowing cows and pigs to be fed corn and allowing genetically altered food to be grown, just to name a few.
If a woman can decide to kill a fetus body inside her, why can we not choose to slowly kill ourselves?
You claim 73% of Americans identify themselves as Christians. That is great but if we didn't have the right of freedom of religion how do you think the other 27% would feel?
That is why I state and affirm Americans deserve freedom to choose religion, food, drink and smoke
Smoking and drinking 15+ units/week was the riskiest behaviour for all causes of death.
GOD gave us freedom of choice. Is the American government above GOD? How do they have the right to decide things for us???
Make no mistake: if you are committed to accomplishing your social goals by using government power, then by definition your only tool is the hammer of coercion. An observation often attributed to George Washington has it that "Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force." And when people choose to use government to accomplish their goals, they are choosing to use force, not reason and certainly not eloquence.
True to form, governments at all levels have affirmed Washington"s reputed observation. But I think state and local governments are the biggest culprits. Issues like eminent domain and gun control, where constitutional issues arise, tend to get widespread publicity and public scrutiny, but routine tyranny occurs with respect to day-to-day issues that are often considered legitimate local-government functions.
If a local grocery store"s produce department runs out of oranges or its deli has a shortage of roast beef, it doesn"t blame its customers for having too much freedom to purchase fruit and meat. It simply finds a way to accommodate that freedom and meet the demand. That"s not how governments respond.
The People Are Nails
Typical is Raleigh, North Carolina"s approach to solving its drought and water-shortage problems. The city for much of the past year has been running short of water, one of only a handful of goods it is charged with supplying. Its response has been to blame people for having too much freedom, including the freedoms to water their lawns, wash their cars, power-wash their homes, and most recently, to enjoy the conveniences of a garbage disposal. In the name of solving its water shortage, Raleigh has passed an ordinance banning the installation or replacement of all garbage disposals. Instead of city politicians" asking themselves, "How can we accommodate our citizens" free choices?," as the grocery store would, they immediately blame the problem on those freedoms. This is their nail, and their solution is the hammer of force.
Here"s another example. For years, city and regional transportation planners have faced traffic congestion in larger cities and medium-size communities around the country. Traffic congestion is much like a water shortage"it is a shortage of road space. Governments have massively failed to adequately accommodate people"s free choices regarding their transportation needs. And as with the water shortage, politicians think the traffic problem is caused by too much freedom, specifically, too much freedom in the use of cars.
Many states, instead of better managing the supply of roads, have adopted an approach euphemistically known as transportation-demand management (TDM). As the Nevada Department of Transportation describes it, TDM "is a general term for actions that encourage a decrease in the demand for the existing transportation system." And as noted by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, "[M]ost TDM strategies deal with the modification of travel behaviors."
Ultimately, TDM is a collection of policies meant to force people out of their cars, either directly or through artificial incentives, and onto public transportation. But this is only feasible when people live in high-density communities. So not only does their freedom to make transportation decisions need to be "modified," but so does their freedom to choose living arrangements. Along with transportation-demand management comes "housing demand management" and "land-use demand management." To accommodate public-transportation systems and to discourage driving, TDM typically includes new zoning laws intended to cram people into areas with dozens of housing units per acre. Transportation planners have taken it on themselves to substitute congested living arrangements for congestion on the roads.
According to transportation planners in North Carolina the "vision [of TDM] extends far beyond public transportation. It embraces notions of how we want to live in the 21st Century and what we want our neighborhoods and communities to become."
It is quite clear that the "we" being referred to is not individual citizens and families. It is instead the paternalistic "we" of bureaucrats and government planners.
Environmental Regulation Is the New Hammer
Probably the most pernicious example of government-as-force-not-reason is the approach now being taken by many state governments ostensibly to fight global warming. While the federal government is looking at broad-brush policies such as carbon taxes or cap-and-trade programs, state-level policies are much more aggressive in using global warming as an excuse to micromanage people"s choices. More than 25 states have hired an advocacy group, the Center for Climate Strategies (CCS), that poses as an objective consultant to help devise policies that would force people to modify their behavior in order to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions. CCS can charge bargain-basement consulting fees to the states because it is subsidized by a host of statist left foundations, including the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Heinz Endowments, Turner Foundation, and Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. (See the critical website www.climatestrategieswatch.com.)
While there are competing theories regarding the causes of global warming (for example, see research by Duke physicists Nicola Scafetta and Bruce West on the influence of the sun on climate change at http://tinyurl.com...), in hiring CCS, the states agree not to discuss these alternative theories when formulating policy. In fact, they must agree that the science is settled with regard to human-generated greenhouse gases.
This is ominous to those concerned about freedom because other theories, such as those related to natural climate variation, would not imply the need for coercive restrictions on people"s lifestyle choices. In other words, the only theory of global warming that these states are considering is the one that has freedom as the culprit. It is important to note that everything humans do, including breathing, emits carbon dioxide. The implication then is that all production and consumption activities are up for scrutiny and possible coercive control. The proposals CCS suggests to every state are generally the same. They include restrictions on the kinds of cars people can drive, fuels they can use to heat and light their homes, and auto insurance and appliances they are allowed to buy. The size of the lots they can build houses on and the size of those houses are also subject to the proposed restrictions.
The actual goals of such proposals are questionable. Indisputably, these restrictions will not reduce global temperatures, even if the whole world adopted them"and state officials and their CCS consultants know it. This implies that these proposals are not really about global warming, but are instead exercises in what could be called "lifestyle imperialism." Like laws against homosexuality or gambling, they are in fact an attempt to legislate morality.
Given the principles behind the founding of the United States, policymakers need to view individual freedom as a moral imperative. They should realize that it is not the role of government to solve all conceivable problems but to protect liberty. To the extent that government takes on a problem-solving role, the question decision-makers should continually ask themselves is: "How can we achieve our objective without limiting people"s freedom to live as they see fit?" Unfortunately, many, if not most, bureaucrats and policymakers seem more interested in asking which freedoms they can get away with limiting.
I believe the actual quote was "if the only tool you have is a hammer, every job looks like it requires a nail" I am not positive but it is a little easier to understand that way. I have worked on so many machines that I have no favorite tool.
NDOT's TDM is a bunch of fools. They do not know how to build roads properly, how to have safe and effective egress and their lack of knowledge of how to synchronize traffic light is troubling. The biggest problem with the Las Vegas road system is that too many los angeles engineers moved here and they had warped conceptions on how to handle traffic. They think having to stop at every light prevents speeding but everyone here races to beat the light!?!?!
I don't even want to get started on "global warming" and "climate change". It is a lie designed to create more money for the government in taxes and carbon credits PERIOD! Look at Italian/Roman art over the last 2000 years. From the 150 BC to 300 AD they were shown is summer type clothing. From 300 AD to 900 AD they are shown in longer togas and layered clothing. Again from 900 to 1200 hundred the clothing was lighter and shorter. From 1250 to 1400 the clothing was again longer and layered. This was the time of REAL climate change, they had very many floods and droughts. By the mid 1400's clothing became very heavy and rarely recorded weather of the time period, up to the mid 1800's, was almost never over 65 degrees Fahrenheit. In the late 1800's there were temperatures in the 90's and on occasion 100's in the summer. In the 1950's it cooled again and in 1988 a warming trend started. Times change and all things with it. The earth has warmed and cooled for a million years and will do so for about another million. The above dates are approximate and the clothing is not just fashion it shows the climate of the time. If you wish to view a 2,000 year old tree ring that shows the change in temperatures of Northern Europe go here http://www.dailymail.co.uk...
As far as homosexuals and gambling I think that is individual right. I don't like anything gay around me but if a flamer comes in and sits next to me at the bar it is his/her right as long as they don't harass me. If someone wants to risk all their money I think it is their right but so that person's rights don't trample other's rights, they should HAVE to be logged in. If you lose everything from gambling and file bankruptcy or try to get welfare you should be denied. You have the right to bankruptcy if your business can no longer compete and welfare if you are down by no fault of your own but when it is out of your own ignorance the American people should not have to bail you out. I would expect a church or charity to help though. That is the great thing about Americans, when left to there own accord they always come through for their neighbors.
Economical freedom. But my core of discussion is about freedom, which covers free will to make choices with accountability of action.
Our young generations talk about freedom frequently, where they discuss about their rights of raising issues, expressing feelings, rights of performing things and last but not the least freedom to have privacy. But we should never forget that we are also accountable for the things we perform. Each action we do give impact on life's of others associated with us. After all we cannot live alone in this society where we have to meet people daily in order to meet our daily need of life's.
We must admit that freedom and abusing freedom is two different terminology where giving people right to talk about any person's life is not actually a right to talk any vulgarity about him. Similarly it doesn't even mean that if we have got a chance to comment on some one's nature, we shall highlight his negative aspect of his nature.
We have also observe people claiming to have privacy in their life's, which is on my part is justifying if we are really having privacy for things which is for the development of our soul, health and wisdom. Every person should have his private time to give himself for his inner satisfaction, but that doesn't mean that that time is utilized to gain satisfaction from immorality,
such act, count as "Abusing Freedom".
A child must have a freedom to get education, to choose his friends and play with them. but it does not mean that he becomes ignorant for his secular needs he has to fulfill in this age which can bring him up to become good civilized citizen for his community and country.
A teenage should also have freedom to choose his career and should have freedom to choose his friend circle with whom he can go out but that does not mean that he also starts neglecting his parents advice, suggestions which can help him to choose right career path with good company of friend circles that also groom his personality.
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Tell that to the people in NYC who can no longer buy a soft drink over 16 oz. Tell it to the numerous school districts who are dictating what children can and can not eat even when brought from home! Tell it to the people of Las Vegas who have been smoking in casinos for 100+ years. It is the ignorant los angeles transplants that came to Vegas for lower priced homes that drove up the housing market which crashed and then said, "I don't want my children breathing smoke when we eat at a bar" !?!?!? Then go to Denny's or IHOP!!!!!! I am a non smoker but I have been going to bars for 34 years and I expect to deal with smoke. No azul we DO NOT have these rights anymore!!!!
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Some are throwing away their vegetables while others are adapting to the rules by becoming industrious. In New Bedford, Massachusetts, students have created a black market " for chocolate syrup. The kiddie capitalists are smuggling in bottles of it and selling it by the squeeze, according to SouthCoastToday.com.
Flamin' Hot Cheetos are a wildly popular snack that literally leaves its indulgers red-handed.
And now several schools in California, New Mexico and Illinois have banned the high-fat, high-salt and possibly addictive treat.
Some schools in Pasadena, Calif. have even said that if a parent packs the snack in their child's lunch, the spicy Cheetos will still be confiscated, KTLA reports.
In Massachusetts, a state law that becomes effective in August will limit access to junk food (including bake sale treats) at schools from a half-hour before the school day until a half-hour after it ends, according to local news reports this week.
"New lunch guidelines passed in 2010 as part of Michelle Obama"s health initiative (the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act) limit the amount of calories school lunches can provide.
"The number, 850, is forcing many to go hungry, as the restrictions don"t account for active vs. inactive students or boys vs. girls.
"One group of teens (with the help of teachers) in Kansas created a video mocking the restrictions called "We Are Hungry" and it"s gone viral.
In Wisconsin, high school athletes are complaining about not getting enough to eat each day, due to the skimpy new school lunch menu mandated by the United States Department of Agriculture and First Lady Michelle Obama.
Despite the fact that the new regulations have increased the cost of a lunch 20 to 25 cents per plate, it"s not pleasing students.
Some are throwing away their vegetables while others are adapting to the rules by becoming industrious. In New Bedford, M
By signing international treaties on gun control, the Obama administration can use the US State Department to bypass the normal legislative process in Congress Once the US Government signs these international treaties, all US citizens will be subject to those gun laws created by foreign governments.
These are laws that have been developed and promoted by organizations such as the United Nations and individuals such as George Soros and Michael Bloomberg. The laws are designed and intended to lead to the complete ban and confiscation of all firearms.
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