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I nearly didn't make it to Vietnam. Can you believe it? After winning the trip earlier in the year, it seemed unlikely that I'd get there. All sorts of obstacles and challenges arose to prevent me. And I didn't even get my visa until the day I left for the airport.
Perhaps the biggest obstacle, was my fear of stepping out of my comfort zone. Sure, I could blame hassles with getting all the right certificates to renew my passport. I could blame difficulties with finding suitable child care and pet care. I could blame lack of funds. But in the end, it was fear that caused me to drag my feet.
But despite being a scaredy cat, last Thursday, I got on a plane with my best friend, and was launched into the air, with my feet hanging, my heart shrinking, thrust higher and higher, until my comfort zone was a tiny speck far beneath me. There was no going back. Life was flinging me into the unknown.
On arrival, Friday evening, I started taking the alternative to malaria tablets – gin and tonic. Lovely. Our tour guide, Cuong, affectionately known as, King Kong, was an angel and I felt really comfortable with the other people in the group.
Next morning, I couldn't face visiting the war related stuff, so instead of going with the rest of the tour, I decided to explore Saigon on my own.
At first, I remained on one side of the pavement; I figured I could circle the block without being forced into the chaotic swamp of motorbikes. I took photos of dogs, some pink lilies, trees, the blur of bikes, the high tops of French style buildings and banners of Vietnamese writing.
Eventually, a man approched, his name was Tang, and he offered to give me the cyclo tour of ho Chi Mihn city for 250,000 dong. Which was about 10 dollars. I told him I preferred to walk and find a nice cafe. He very kindly helped me across the road to took me to a nearby place which sold strong, sweet coffee. I bought him a coffee too and he taught me a few Vietnamese words.
Perhaps it was the surge of joy from the caffeine, or the sudden realisation that I was free in a strange city, but suddenly, I felt brave. I decided to cross a road. I waited until a local stepped off the pavement and then I sidled up close. They didn't seem to mind me at their shoulder, a little white shadow, closer than their coat, and I got safely to the other side with them.
Brave now, I challenged myself to go where my heart pulled me. I crossed large, busy roads and small laneways. I looked both ways. I relaxed. I walked further and further away from the hotel, until I was blissfully lost.
Vietnam melted away my fears. Little by little, I discovered the brave woman I used to be, before I became a cautious, sensible parent. None of my fears manifested. The food was delicious. The people were so incredibly warm and friendly. The architecture was stunning. Even the coffee was good.
Each day bought new delights. My senses were treated to so many new sights and sounds and smells. The Vietnamese language is musical. The colours vivid and my photos really don't do justice to the energetic vibe and colour of the place.
We all flew to Da Nang and visited the beautiful Marble Mountains – breathtaking temples and views. We had lunch at China beach. In Hoi An we stayed in a hotel that was so lovely I never wanted to leave. Gin and tonic by the pool? Magic.
One of the highlights of the tour was sailing on the boat in Ha Long bay. We stayed overnight on the boat and watched a red sun descend into the still waters.
Although I didn't see a single mozzie while I was in Veitnam, I remained diligent about taking my anti-malaria remedy of G& T. And there's nothing like sitting on the top deck, sipping a drink and practicing my very poorly pronounced Vietnamese.
We had eight wonderful days over there and it seemed that before I could wear everything I packed, it was time to come back home again.
Thank you to Susie, my best-est ever best friend for sharing the fun.
Thank you to mum and Gunnel for looking after my angel and Tiger. Thanks dad for providing spending money. Thanks to Peter and Margaret for spoiling Holly.
A huge BIG thank you to Oxfam for the surprise prize. And a massive big bouquet of thanks to Cuong and Peregrine Tours for keeping this scaredy cat mum safe and sound and giving me the trip of a life time.


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Famous for glorious sunsets, bustling beach markets, fantastic fishing and tropical sunshine all year round, Darwin is the capital of the vast Northern Territory and is renowned for its laidback lifestyle. Darwin is the ancestral home of the Aboriginal Larrakia people, and only became known as Darwin in the mid-19th century, after the HMS Beagle sailed into the harbour and first officer John Clements Wickham applied the name to honour his former shipmate Charles Darwin.
The tropical climate has wet and dry seasons but it's never cold. Visitors to Darwin love the culture, arts scene and diverse tourist attractions by day and the active social scene by night. Whether you venture into the outback, see the oldest rock art in the world at Kakadu or build a boat made out of empty beer cans and join the annual Beer Can Regatta, Darwin will leave you smiling.

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Helen and Scott Nearing lived, celebrated and wrote about the good life. Their definition of the good life might not be everyone's, but the Nearing's simple, well-ordered life of work, reading and writing, and involvement in the community, has inspired generations of homesteaders to emulate the results. For seven decades, the Nearings developed their New England homesteads by hand, building stone buildings and garden fences one rock at a time, earning cash from maple syrup and blueberries, and educating younger generations on the virtues of simplicity, hard work and self-sufficiency.
Helen and Scott said, "We maintain that a couple, of any age ... with a minimum of health, intelligence and capital, can adapt themselves to country living, learn its crafts, overcome its difficulties, and build up a life pattern rich in simple values and productive of personal and social good."
The Forest Farm, the Nearing's home near Harborside, Maine, is now an educational facility, The Good Life Center. It is open year round for tours of the property, and in the summer sponsors Monday evening lectures on important topics of the day. They also offer workshops and classes on growing food, building low impact shelters and care of the natural world.
If your travel plans include a visit to New England, you might want to include a visit to The Good Life Center. It's located right on the coast, on the beautiful Blue Hill peninsula, just south of Acadia National Park. If you go there, you can also visit the nearby farm stand of Mother Earth News contributors, Eliot Coleman and Barbara Damrosch. Sometimes the road taken can be life changing.
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Please check the website for the center before you make a trip. I recently read online that the center has had to be closed while the board of directors deal with a significant mold problem in the house. The local health dept required that the center be shut down until the problem is fixed. I think the grounds are still open but I didn't read about any education programs that were going to be held this summer and the yearly resident steward program has been suspended temporarily.


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I had my CCSVI procedure on Jul 9/10. Over the course of the next 2 months, I had the following improvements:
1.) My foot was no longer purple.
2.) I could wiggle my toes.
3.) I had feeling in my feet.
4.) I could tandem walk up to 19 steps at a time (that was my record).
5.) I was no longer dizzy went I bent down and then stood back up.
6.) I slept thru the night.
7.) I actually dreamed.
8.) My sense of smell improved.
9.) My daily headaches disappeared.
Last week, the headaches returned. My right foot turned purple. When I bent down and then stood up, I felt dizzy and almost like blacking out. I woke up every couple of hours each night. I could no longer even do even one tandem step. I dont believe I dreamed all week.
I was pretty certain I had restenosed.
Now starting on Friday, the headaches stopped. My foot is pink again. I can tandem walk up to 7 steps. I have slept thru the night twice in a row and remember dreaming last night. I do not feel dizzy when I stand up after bending down.
Am I just jumping the gun or could I have temporarily restenosed and then improved?
Would love to hear any opinion.


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'Innocence of Muslims' Actress Files Suit Against Director and YouTube
The turmoil surrounding Sam Bacile's controversial film The Innocence of Muslims shows no signs of abating. The film's trailer, which reportedly sparked riots in the Middle East, has now also inspired a lawsuit from one of the actresses featured in the title.
Cindy Lee Garcia, who performed in the film, has filed suit against Bacile (also known as Nakoula Basseley Nakoula) and YouTube claiming emotional distress, invasion of privacy, false light, fraud, slander and more.
Garcia claims she lost her job, received death threats, and has been deemed unsafe to babysit her grandchildren after an extended trailer for the film hit YouTube. She also claims that Bacile assured her the title was a "historical Arabian desert adventure film" – and not an offensive anti-Islam movie – when she answered his casting call. She asserts that the original script was called Desert Warriors and made no mention of the Prophet Mohammed.
Garcia contacted YouTube owner Google to request that the video be removed, but the YouTube team declined the request – and thus, a lawsuit was born. The actress hopes to get an injunction permanently removing the extended trailer from the site as well as money for damages.
Earlier this week, fellow Innocence of Muslims actress Anna Gurji took to Neil Gaiman's blog to explain how she wound up in the film. Gurji's story supports Garcia's claims as far as the content goes – Gurji reports that she was told the film was about "a tribe of ancient Egyptians fighting to acquire a fallen comet."
We have no idea how this will all play out in the courts, but we'll keep you posted.
[via The Wrap]
Update: THR reports that a judge has denied Ms. Garcia's request to have the video removed from YouTube. Do you agree with the ruling?
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not everything is melting
July 24, 2011
The weather has been unspeakable, and it has been hard to tolerate being outside for longer than it takes to keep things alive via watering. So I can't say I've been enjoying the garden much lately. But, tonight it was ever-so-slightly cooler, so we had a little poke around at evening watering and discovered these modest news items.
The other clematis, which had protested its first location by trying to die, has revived in its new pot and is flowering.
Some purply pink flowers whose names I forgot have done all right in the heat.
Some late basil seedlings did not bake to death and are ready to go in the ground shortly.
The wisteria has developed a plan for itself. It has decided to blow off the grape arbor and go straight up the power line. Day by day it has been getting closer to its goal, and it looks like tomorrow or the next day it will reach the top.
Wouldn't it be cool if it survived the winter up there and then blossomed in the spring?
Finally, the moonflower is producing its huge, nearly pornographic blossoms.
I'm particularly pleased with this number since it came from one seed I found this spring in a dried up flower on last year's vine. These blossoms open in the evening and twist up again in the daytime. So very secretive…
they come in purple
July 10, 2011
This year I tried some bush beans that said they were purple. I stuck the seeds in the ground at the end of May, and up they came. The flowers are purple:
And, lo, the beans are purple!
They have a green heart (insert politically snappy simile) and they turn green when you cook them. The taste, for the record, is normal, not purple flavor.
first fruit
July 9, 2011
death tolerance
July 3, 2011
One of the worst things about growing stuff is having to deal with the fact that some things die. It might be something you did, but just as often it's the conditions or the location. If you're going to enjoy the miracle of things making it through a winter like this:
Then you have to deal with things that you love failing to thrive. I do not like dealing with this. I think it is a swiz.
One of the most vigorous, prolific plants in my garden is the grape vine. M planted it as a little stick from Crest Hardware a few weeks before he died. Last summer it moved up onto a pergola some friends built for me.
Even in the burning heat of July 2010, it produced over 35 pounds of grapes–green, seedless, sweet, crush-against-the-roof-of-your-mouth.
This spring and summer, it has continued to go hog-wild, despite strong pruning.
Grapes appeared everywhere, to the point that I began to feel a little panicked about how I would harvest them all. Finally I decided I would have a grape-picking party and invite everyone I knew. People could bring containers, clippers, ladders, beers, whatever. Everyone would get grapes, and I wouldn't have to do all the work. Now all I had to do was wait for the grapes to ripen. Problem solved!
Except two weeks ago I noticed that a few grapes had shriveled. I began to feel a deep secret dread that my grapes had some kind of rot. It took me almost a week to make myself go out there and actually examine them. Sure enough, they have a fungal problem.
Trying not to freak out, I consulted the internets, but most of what I read was targeted towards vineyards and thus was overkill for a one-vine home grower like me. Finally, I consulted the gurus at Crest.
Should I cut off all the infected grape bunches?! I asked. Guru Vincent didn't think much of this idea. He suggested I just leave them alone and salvage what I could at harvest. It was the warm, damp weather, he said. Even if I cut off every bit of fungus I could find, there was nothing saying more wouldn't grow if conditions favored it. But maybe, he said, the weather would improve, and then some grapes would make it. I'm a pretty lazy gardener, he confessed. I'd just leave it.
I consulted Guru Regina, and she concurred. You can't fight the weather, she reasoned. I stood with Regina beside the gaffer tape and summarized: So, I said, you're saying I should just let the grapes be, watching some die and hoping death won't overcome all of them?
Pretty much, Regina said.
So, I clarified, this is a DEATH TOLERANCE exercise?
Pretty much, Regina said.
If I had know my garden was going to give me a Death Tolerance exercise this summer, I woulda… well I woulda told it where to go! I woulda kicked it with my boots and showed it who was boss! And then…! I guess it woulda done what it was going to do anyway.
garlic harvest
July 2, 2011
This was one of those ignorant experiments. Last fall I took a clove of garlic from the grocery store, broke it apart, and planted the cloves in the ground. This March, the garlic came up with the early bulbs and chives. I had forgotten what I'd planted there, but after a while it came to me.
I more or less ignored it. People said "you'll know" when it's time to harvest it. Eventually, I consulted the world library and watched a video on harvesting garlic and so decided it was time now.
The cloves are pretty small, which I think is because I didn't water them. To be fair, it was a very wet spring here, but still there were lots of times they needed water and didn't get it. I have no idea how they'll taste compared to supermarket garlic or how long they'll last, but they are hanging up to "cure" now.
Next spring, I will water.
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in the middle of things
June 25, 2011
Few things in life have a definite start. As for chronicling a garden, where can you begin? Late winter, probably, with the garlic and chives that poke up even before the bulbs. But then, the things that come up in March had their start the previous autumn. Even the seeds you put in the pop-up peat pellets came from another year's plant. As for the garden itself, what state would you consider tabula rasa?
When I first moved here in 1994, the backyard had no exposed soil, but the previous tenant (longtime, owner, lately deceased) had grown tomatoes in large wooden containers. It's an Italian neighborhood, and the yard has a hot, Mediterranean southern exposure. At that time, some of the upstairs tenants (Poles) were growing flowers in boxes out back. They used to call in my kitchen window to me when they were out watering which was…friendly, if slightly invasive. A few years later, my husband and I bought the building and renovated the yard by digging up some of the concrete. The exposed soil was rocky, urban, and unpromising. My husband (M) tested the soil with a ph kit from the hardware store next door and announced that we had to wait a couple of years for the soil to rinse. When it finally came time to plant things, I thought it looked like some vacant lot. "Nothing is going to grow in that crappy soil!" I told him. He gave me his stern, English look and said: "Shush. Wait." That season we had tomatoes, herbs, beans… was that the start?
I could narrate the evolution of the garden all day (and maybe in a later post I will), but we are living here in today. Today is the 25th of June, 2011. Today my husband has been dead 1,137 days. Today there are fifteen hours and five minutes of daylight. Today I ate the first tomato of the season, a yellow cherry. Today is the day the Lord made; in the middle of things, a kind of rejoicing, a shoot perhaps of glad.


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I've worn socks all my life. I bet you have too. I believe socks are taken for granted. Many things I believe are complicated and unexplainable so, very simply, I believe in socks.
I believe in tube socks, crew socks, knee socks, trouser socks, woolly socks, slipper socks, toe socks…I believe in socks of all kinds. Except anklets. I don't believe in anklet socks; they make my ankles feel itchy.
I believe in the usefulness of socks. When I asked my friends what they thought about socks, they all said, "Socks keep your feet warm." Indeed, socks are very useful for keeping the tootsies toasty. There's something to be said about putting on a pair of soft, thick socks on a cold December morning before getting out of bed. Slippers or houseshoes don't cut it; they don't fit snugly, like a second skin, the way socks do. Of course the positive position for socks can be argued against. Some people don't like socks because socks make their feet hot, especially in the summer. But for this purpose, to keep our feet warm in winter, there's nothing better than a pair of socks.
I believe socks can save your life. Upon their landing in Vietnam, Lieutenant Dan Taylor told Forrest Gump and Bubba that the most important piece of GI gear that could be the difference between life and death is a pair of socks.
I believe socks have the power to make people laugh. They can be used to make nifty sock puppets, but there's not enough time in the day to extol the virtues of a good sock puppet. I believe in a sock's ability to make people smile, even without glued-on googley eyes.
I believe socks have the power to make people happy. For men who mostly wear somber black socks because "they go with any shoe," I don't believe socks would quite thrill them like they do certain kinds of people who value novelty. I believe socks can improve a sour mood and brighten up a dreary day, at least mine, anyway. Toe socks work especially for me. I don't know how any slightly unhinged person wouldn't have a little happy feeling as they slid their feet into a multicolored sock and then threaded their toes into each individual compartment.
I believe in socks. Up the socks!
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play date with evie.
while in utah last week eleanor had a little play date at the kiddie pool with the adorable 8-month old evie. of course our luggage was still lost somewhere between phoenix and salt lake city when we got together, but evie let eleanor borrow one of her fashionable bathing suits so we could still splash around… here are a couple of photos from their play date that make me laugh out loud every time i see them: anyway, we had a lot of fun with evie (and of course her mama, nicole....Read more
claire gets married.
here are a couple photos from my iphone from claire's wedding last week. that temple sealing was unbelievably beautiful and i'm so proud of claire. i love this girl. she's creative and talented and silly and always happy. she's also such a wonderful friend, even when we live so far away from each other these days....Read more
"ma ma."
on monday, our flight out of salt lake city was delayed about an hour or so, so eleanor and i sat down on the floor of the airport together near our gate. i was standing her up on my legs to face me as i held her arms and talked to her. a few minutes into our chat the biggest grin came over her face and she looked up at me and said clear as day, "ma ma." i think my heart stopped....Read more
photos from utah.
eleanor and i are back from utah. we had such a great time with family and friends. but i can't believe how quickly that week flew by… it's always difficult leaving… 1- brother + eleanor. 2- my family. 3 +4- making homemade pasta with the family. 5– my mama's garden. 6- my mama's chickens. 7- my siblings and me 8- a shot of the valley 50 ...Read more


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Ex-Lax Side Effects
What should I watch for?
Do not use this medicine for longer than directed by your doctor or health care professional. This medicine can be habit-forming. Long-term use can make your body depend on the laxative for regular bowel movements, damage the bowel, cause malnutrition, and problems with the amounts of water and salts in your body. If your constipation keeps returning, check with your doctor or health care professional.
Side Effects to watch for
Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:
- diarrhea
- muscle weakness
- nausea, vomiting
- unusual weight loss
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome):
- bloating
- discolored urine
- lower stomach discomfort or cramps
What may interact with this drug?
Interactions are not expected. However, this medicine may affect the time other medicines stay in the stomach. It is best not to take this medicine within 1 to 2 hours of taking other medicines.


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Joan Marcus
From a certain perspective, every performer who steps on a stage can be seen as an illusionist, someone who temporarily trades the actuality of "is'' for the masquerade of "seems.''
The audience's job within that equation is usually to suspend disbelief. In "The Illusionists: Live from Broadway,'' however, the goal of the performers is to induce disbelief, to do things that we see but still can't believe we saw.
The show, which is at the Boston Opera House through Sunday, pulls that off with reasonable frequency. "The Illusionists'' abounds in high-level "How did they do that?" technical proficiency as seven performers execute magic tricks and daring stunts. But what's missing is that other kind of magic.
You know, the sort of communal magic that occurs when a real connection is forged with an audience and a performance seems to burst spontaneously to life in the moment, as if for the very first time, no matter how many times it's been done before. That sort of electricity was in the air last summer at ArtsEmerson's "Cuisine & Confessions'' (to cite just one example), an exuberant exploration of our complicated relationship to food by the Montreal-based circus troupe Les 7 doigts de la main.
By contrast, "The Illusionists'' has the slightly mechanical feel of a touring production that is checking off just one more stop on the road.
Directed by Neil Dorward, who is also listed as a creative producer, the show is haltingly paced, lacking a sense of cohesion and forward motion. "The Illusionists'' is heavily dependent on audience participation — the performers constantly pull spectators onto the stage to take part in this or that routine — but a whiff of disdain for the crowd can periodically be discerned. Although the word "Broadway'' is in the title (and it's being presented here by Broadway In Boston), the ethos and performance styles of "The Illusionists'' seem more strongly rooted in Las Vegas.
That impression is cemented by everything from the percussion-heavy, eardrum-shredding music (by composer Evan Jolly) that is designed to whip up drama to the retro shtick of Jeff Hobson, a.k.a. "The Trickster,'' who functions as both performer and emcee. Hobson, whose playbill bio says he's long been known as "the host of Las Vegas,'' delivers gratuitous jabs at the city of Chelsea — apparently the evening's designated punching bag — with irritating regularity.
I can't fault the show's use of an oversized screen, positioned above center stage, because it allows spectators in more distant seats to follow card tricks and other routines that benefit from a close-up view. It also says something about the confidence the performers have in their skills that they're willing to subject their work to all those inquisitive eyes, hoping to decipher the trick. But the screen underscores the discrepancy between big, stage-filling routines and narrow-focus bits that lends a choppy quality to "The Illusionists.''
There are moments in "The Illusionists'' when the audience holds its collective breath, such as when Jonathan Goodwin, "The Daredevil,'' performs remarkable feats of marksmanship with a crossbow that involve flowers, a newspaper, and very brave humans. Andrew Basso, "The Escapologist,'' undertakes a Houdini-inspired stunt that requires him to escape from a tank of water while upside down, handcuffed, with his feet padlocked.
But the in-your-face bits by a glowering and growling Dan Sperry, the "Anti-Conjuror,'' who specializes in "shock illusion,'' are more grating than entertaining. There's an old-school charm to the bits by Kevin James, "The Inventor,'' and it's hard not to be impressed by the rapid-fire card tricks of An Ha Lim, "The Manipulator,'' but they fall short of captivating.
Ultimately, it is the Scottish-accented Colin Cloud, a.k.a. "The Deductionist,'' who makes the strongest impression with his uncanny ability to deduce facts about audience members, from their occupations to their birth dates to their mothers' maiden names. When he returns later in the show, Cloud pulls off another bit of wizardry, and this one boggles the mind. If only "The Illusionists''' staked more of a claim on the heart.
Directed by Neil Dorward. Presented by Broadway In Boston. At Boston Opera House, through April 9. Tickets start at $44, 800-982-2787, www.BroadwayInBoston.com
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- Kacie209
- 4 years ago
- Wedding: October 2014
We received the Keurig K65 that we asked for on our registry from FI's mom, sister and SIL. As the lone coffee drinker in the house, I have wanted one for awhile and was pumped to get it. Fiance is excited for the hot chocolate, ha. We haven't opened it yet, as I still have some coffee filters to use up on my existing coffee maker.
We were at BBB last night exchanging a few things, and saw that Kuerig 2.0 was now out. Very similiar, but also different. I got home and started researching it, and saw that it gives you the option of the individiaul cups, but also has a karafe if you want to make more than just that one or two cups. That would be great for the weekends when I usually make more than one cup. However, the reviews were not that great – and a lot of people were upset that you couldn't use old k-cups, or generic (non-Kuerig) k-cups in the machine. But, as long as the k-cup had the white border and said "Kuerig Brewed", those were fine. Seems minor, but still an issue I would think.
Does anyone have the 2.0? Any problems? Do you like it over other Kuerig's you may have owned?


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The New England Design Hall of Fame honors individuals who have had exceptional careers in New England's residential design industry. A small group of architects, interior designers, landscape architects or landscape designers, and specialty designers whose work, influence, and community involvement have set them at the pinnacle of their profession are inducted and celebrated at our annual gala each November.
The New England Design Hall of Fame will take place November 8, 2018. Tickets on sale here.


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SOURCE: BlueTarp Financial
December 27, 2012 09:03 ET
PORTLAND, ME--(Marketwire - Dec 27, 2012) - BlueTarp Financial, the leading trade credit and marketing services provider for the building supply industry, today announced it has named Tom Anderson to its board of directors.
Mr. Anderson is currently the CEO of EducationDynamics, a leading marketing information and technology services company in the higher education industry that assists institutions in finding, enrolling and retaining students. Prior to his current role, he was president, CEO and board member of Integrity Interactive, an ethics and compliance solutions provider to large multi-national corporations. Previously, Mr. Anderson served as CEO of Upromise, Inc. and in senior management positions at SLM Corporation (commonly known as Sallie Mae, Inc.); AmeriFee, a medical finance company owned by Capital One Financial Corporation; Capital One; and global management consulting firm, McKinsey & Company.
"We are very pleased to welcome Tom to our board of directors at BlueTarp Financial," said Scott Simpson, CEO of BlueTarp. "His deep experience in financial and marketing services will be a valuable asset for our company as we continue to strategically grow our business. We're proud to have him on our board and look forward to his guidance and insight."
"I am looking forward to working with BlueTarp Financial," said Tom Anderson. "The goal is to help the company continue to build high value relationships with their clients and financial partners, based on trust."
Mr. Anderson also serves on the boards of directors for Constant Contact and Farm Sanctuary, a national organization that focuses on protecting farm animals from cruelty and promoting compassionate vegan living. He earned a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College and a master's degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management. He currently resides in Weston, Mass. with his wife and two children.
About BlueTarp Financial:
BlueTarp Financial, Inc. has been the leading trade credit and marketing services provider for the building supply industry across the United States since 1998. Merchants who offer BlueTarp Trade Credit to their customers enjoy cash flow, increased sales, and the elimination of the risk of managing credit in-house. BlueTarp is headquartered in Portland, Maine. For more information visit www.bluetarp.com or follow them on Twitter @BlueTarpCredit.
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'The last time we slept together, there was something that was not there
You never wanted to alarm me but I'm the one that's drowning now'
The person was 'not there', he didn't want to 'alarm' him with his pain. He was drowning and now Kele is drowning.
People who are depressed often lose weight, hence the reference to seeing him ' fleshed out' probably the way he used to be before he got in this mental state.
It's a beautiful song and eventhough I've never lost anyone to suicide I can still find some form of grief in it. It doesn't matter how someone died.
It's absolutely beautiful.
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Scattered Immobility: Barbara Ehrenreich's investigation exposes the minimal mobility of low-wage work
December 2009
Scattered Immobility
Barbara Ehrenreich's investigation exposes the minimal mobility of low-wage work
By: Nicole Raz
Nickel and Dimed
by Barbara Ehrenreich
235 pp. New York $14.00
The timeless struggle between the cost of living and the income for low-wage work has made millions of working families unable to meet their basic needs. The 1996 Welfare Reform Bill shifted the poor's dependence on cash to a dependence on employment and temporary aid. From 1998 until 2000, Barbara Ehrenreich's part memoir part journalistic article, Nickel and Dimed, investigates the impact of the reform bill on the working poor. Working low-wage jobs in Florida, Maine and Minnesota as an undercover journalist, Ehrenreich gives a sassy and shocking account of a low-wage worker's life. Though I enjoyed the book, Ehrenreich demonstrated insufficient research in every section; she omitted relevant information about help available to the working poor due to her own biases, and did not offer any solutions to the working conditions she encountered first hand.
This project began during a lunch meeting between Ehrenreich and Lewis Lapham, the editor of Harper's Magazine, where much of the material in the book first appeared.Ehrenreich made a comment about her waitress, questioning how anyone lives "on the wages available to the unskilled" (1). Lapham then insisted Ehrenreich be the one to answer this question first hand. Perhaps her ties to the working class prompted her curiosity. Ehrenreich comes from a family rooted in the working class. Born in Butte, Montana, Ehrenreich's father was a copper miner and her mother was a homemaker. Fortunately, her family had achieved middle class income by her teenage years allowing her to attend and graduate from Reed College with a degree in physics, and later obtained a PhD in biology from The Rockefeller University. She has written for numerous publications including The New York Times, and has published nearly twenty books. Currently, she is an honorary chair of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Though her account is humorous and entertaining, Ehrenreich fails to demonstrate the average experience of a low-wage worker. She had numerous advantages over her co-workers including a completed education, a car, good health, health insurance, and money to get her started. Of course, her education and good health weren't controllable factors, but it did serve as a division between her and her co-workers. While this made her advantageous over her co-workers, it also served to make Ehrenreich an intermediary, helping both the average middle class and the average low-wage reader relate to the narrator.
While the book makes for a compelling read, Ehrenreich failed to make any unknown discoveries transparent to the public. As an author, Ehrenreich included all the ingredients for an entertaining book- character build up, narrative, and an interesting plot. These ingredients make it easy for the reader to forget that this book is a work of journalism, something that is supposed to be objective. Writing this book as an undercover journalist, Ehrenreich failed to supply sufficient evidence for her claims and to maintain a journalistic tone, especially with regards to her research. The reader gains more knowledge of the experience on Ehrenreich than how this affects most other individuals in the same situation. Furthermore, at the end of the book Ehrenreich did not offer any solutions to the problems she encountered.
Journalistically, one thing Ehrenreich did well was provide credible sources. In most instances where she discovered something interesting or worthy of background information she provided footnotes at the bottom of the page, which included interesting information and a credible source. This helped make Ehrenreich's claims more credible, which is important if she was trying to come off as a journalist. When I read an article, I like to know that the journalist whom I am reading did their job researching. Even though she complains about the payment policy at a housekeeping job in Maine, she provides the reader with shocking statistics at the bottom of the page showing how her job would amount to just $43 above the poverty level (61). And in Minnesota, even though she does not do a sufficient amount of research before entering the housing market, she supplies interesting and relevant information about the amount of people who qualify as poor renters, supporting the point of her book.
While the book is about money, it is poorly organized with Ehrenreich's expenditures included toward the end of the book in a separate chapter entitled, "Evaluation." Whether it was the editor, the publisher, or Ehrenreich herself who decided to only include spending details in this section, it was a poor choice. Even reading this as a simple non-fiction book for entertainment, the reader would have had an easier time understanding spending limitations if her expenditures were included as they came up. If reading this book as a piece of journalism, this placement is even more of a poor choice since the point of the work is to inform readers about monetary constraints in the low-wage workforce. Before Ehrenreich started on her new life she laid out a few rules. First, she could not use any of her skills she developed through her education or higher level of work. Second, she was to take the highest paying job offered to her, and, third, she was to take the cheapest accommodations she could find within reasonable standards. Three cities and six jobs later, she failed to survive on the low income wages and the high costs of rent.
Ehrenreich started this adventure close to her home in Key West, Florida, claiming to do so out of laziness- a poor basis for a decision. I would be more forgiving if she had stayed to understand the working conditions of low-wage work where she lives, because it is something that is "close to home" on an emotional level. Instead, she stayed close to her home out of laziness and jeopardized the project in its earliest stage by the risk of being recognized. She did admit to feeling scared of being recognized in the article she wrote for Harper's but, fortunately nobody recognized her or called her on it if they did. The decision to start working as an undercover journalist where she lives was a poor decision and expressed how little she applied herself to this project at the very beginning. If she were really determined to perform this project to its fullest potential, she wouldn't have taken that risk.
In Key West, Ehrenreich waitressed in two places and concluded her month as a hotel maid. The first waitressing job was at a restaurant she calls the Hearthside. The real name of this restaurant, like every other place that she works, is not disclosed, along with the names of the people she meets. Ehrenreich made $2.43 an hour plus tips at this restaurant, but after two weeks she found working one job was not enough to pay the $500 rent for the cabin she was living in. She found another job at a restaurant she called Jerry's, for $2.15 an hour plus tips. But, after two days she quit working at the Hearthside due to frustration with her boss, Stu, for not allowing her to eat while on the job. This decision leads her to move to a trailer park where she pays $1,100 for rent and the deposit. In order to maintain living this way, she had to get another job as a housekeeper. After just one day of completing a shift as a waitress and a shift at the housekeeping job, she quit. Upon reflection, Ehrenreich decided she would not have been able to pay the next month's rent for the trailer, had she stayed working at either job.
In the midst of all this action, it is nearly impossible to keep track of Ehrenreich's income and expenditures. While it takes only a sentence to find out how much money Ehrenreich is earning at the Hearthside, it takes six pages since she starts working at Jerry's to find out how much she is making there. This book is about money, yet Ehrenreich made it very difficult for the reader to understand the economic side to a low-wage worker. At the Hearthside, when Ehrenreich decided to quit because of her management problems, she just walks out. In her own footnote, Ehrenreich stated that the average number of individuals working two or more jobs was 6.2% of the workforce in 1996. The people's lives she is supposed to be imitating do not have the option of just "walking out", as they will be putting their family at risk of homelessness.
Ehrenreich also attempted to describe the lives of her co-workers to help the reader understand real life struggles and inconveniences of the low-wage worker. At the Hearthside, Ehrenreich makes an easy to follow compilation of research about her co-workers. Here, the reader gets the first taste of insufficient research. She describes Andy as a cook which lives on his boat. She wrote, "I can tell from his loving descriptions, can't be more than twenty feet long" (26).Here is a prime example of information that would have been easy to obtain and would have helped Ehrenreich avoid making assumptions. That boat could have been any size, for all she knows. Somebody's "loving descriptions" are all relevant based on what the person would rather have. Asking what size the boat was would not have been a question crossing any boundaries, and seems to be a logical question to ask when somebody tells you they live on a boat. This wouldn't have been such a big deal to me if it didn't happen repeatedly. Considering she is an undercover journalist, she still needs to be asking questions. She did a fair amount of getting information about the people surrounding her, but for the amount of time she used words such as "maybe" or "probably," it proved her research wasn't sufficient. People may argue that asking questions would have blown her cover. However, she ended up blowing her own cover at most of the places she worked, and secondly, a large part of going under cover is knowing how to get the information without blowing your cover. Furthermore, she could have gathered all the easily obtainable information after her project had ended by making a simple telephone call and asking some follow up questions.
Next stop was Portland, Maine. Choosing to get a taste of the low-wage work force in this location was one of the best decisions throughout the book. She claims she chose to go to Maine for its "demographic albinism." According to the United States Department of Labor, Hispanics made 43.2% of the low-wage workforce in 1998. African Americans made up 33.7% and whites accounted for 27.1%. Ehrenreich, being white, already makes her not the average low-wage worker. Just by her race, Ehrenreich is automatically not subject to as much discrimination as the rest of the low-wage work force. However, she fit into the albino demographic just fine in Maine and wasn't subject to any more or less discrimination than anybody else based on race, thus giving her a fair chance to experience the average life of a low-wage worker. Here she worked at a housekeeping service, making $6.65 an hour and on the weekends as a dietary aide at a nursing home making $7 an hour .She lived in weekly motels while she struggled to find an apartment.
In this section of the book, Ehrenreich kept the reader entertained as an author by providing commentary on the working conditions of the low-wage worker. She found that the lunch break on the house cleaning job consists of stopping by convenience stores, buying a cheap bag of unhealthy chips, and then eating it in the car on the way to the next house to clean. However, this section again reveals Ehrenreich's lack of research. Before she left Florida, she didn't do any research on the housing market. Most people, before they pack up and leave, have a final destination. Most of them know where they will be moving to, whether that is an apartment or a motel. Not, Ehrenreich though, she goes to Portland and then finds out there are no affordable apartments to rent, since it is tourist season. She wrote, "A few calls confirm my impression that winter housing for the poor consist of motel rooms that the more affluent fill up in the summer" (55). She could have found this information on the internet. She decides to stay in motels while she looks for an apartment and ends up spending five nights paying $59 for a room at a Motel 6. That is quite a lot of money to be spending when she is supposed to be frugal. If she had properly done her research she most likely wouldn't have struggled as much with rent.
This section was the longest of the book, the most entertaining, and by far the most disappointing. Ehrenreich struggled to find work and, as she did in every job, spends much of her time discussing her problems with management. This section was probably the most offensive to people who are in the position she is mimicking. People in the low-wage work force often look to religion because it gives them hope, and often tangible help in the form of food, clothes, etcetera. Ehrenreich, after a long week of work decided not to spend her Saturday evening alone in her motel room. Instead, she went to a church event that she had seen advertised as she drove to and from work. She spent her time at this event making fun of the religious participants and claimed that she went for entertainment purposes. This does not bother me; people have the right to their own views. However, a few pages later she raised the question if there is help for the poor. She answered this question with, "Yes, but it takes a determined and not too terribly poor person to find it" (101). Churches everywhere have programs to help the needy, and it doesn't take anybody extraordinarily determined or poor to go to a church and ask what help they have to offer.
Ehrenreich found help through a Recourse Center and struggled to answer reasonable questions regarding why she needed the help. The person working for the center asked Ehrenreich why she needed money if she was employed, and she told him because she used it up on housing, since it was more expensive than she had expected it to be. Then, the man on the line asked her why she didn't check out the rents before she moved. A very logical question, which it doesn't take a person writing a book review to ask. Ehrenreich commented aggressively to the question. This phone call referred her to a food pantry in Biddeford between noon and five. Ehrenreich took the suggested offer as if she were insulted. Most people in her position would be thankful for any help they can get. But, because Ehrenreich has a comfy couch to go back to when her little experiment is done, she came off as if she is "too good" for this kind of help. She wrote, "I can't have cash, but she'll make a call and I can pick up a food voucher at a South Portland Shop-n-Save. What would I like for dinner? This question seems frivolous or mocking…How about polenta-crusted salmon filet with pesto sauce and a nice glass of J. Lohr Chardonnay?" (102). If I were in her position, I would feel very grateful that I am being offered options for dinner to begin with.
Again in this section she attempted to describe her coworkers. She described a coworker, Pete, at the nursing home but again left out information that would have made her more credible and would have been easily obtained. She described Pete as, "probably ten years my junior" (65). Would it have been so hard to find out how old he was? Even if it was not an appropriate question to ask at the time, Ehrenreich could have called afterwards for some follow up research and maybe she would have gained more material for her book as well. Leaving out simple information made me question her credibility. If she is not capable enough to get the answers to simple questions, how accurate is her other research? What little details did she not include in the more important research questions? She also does this at her other job as a maid. During one day at work, one of Ehrenreich's co-workers, Holly, discovered she was pregnant. However, Holly chose to continue working with equipment and cleaning materials potentially harmful to her pregnancy to avoid missing any work and, therefore, paychecks. Here, it would have benefited the reader to understand Holly's story. How many children did she already have? How was she planning to provide for her growing family? This was much more of a touchy subject, so I understand the omission of such information. However, even after this encounter Ehrenreich does not mention any available help offered by the government, such as Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). This credit was designed to encourage and support low income workers who choose to work. According to a report by Hilary Hoynes from University of California, Davis, low income mothers have faced a large increase in the financial gains to employment through welfare reform and the EITC. Ehrenreich does not even address available aid to low income families such as the EITC or other programs such as AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children). It doesn't make any sense why she omits this information. If she wasn't aware of its existence, then this makes Ehrenreich look as if she is unqualified to be writing this book in the first place. If she chose not to mention this information, then Ehrenreich seems like a bad journalist for not including relevant and helpful information.
Next, Ehrenreich was off to Minneapolis, Minnesota where she worked at Wal-Mart for $7 an hour. This decision to work at Wal-Mart made Ehrenreich, as the author (and narrator) very relatable, since the industry is so well known and no matter where you go, it is "close to home." Ehrenreich has a very difficult time looking for a place to live and ends up staying in a motel for $295 a week plus a $60 deposit.
As the rest of the book, this section was full of rueful humor, but almost as disappointing as the last. In this section, Ehrenreich spends most of her time looking for a place to live and when she isn't, she discusses the hard time she is having finding one. Ehrenreich first arrives in Minnesota with arrangements to stay at a friends' apartment while they are out of town for a few days. During her time at the apartment, Ehrenreich lands a job at Wal-Mart but is unable to find an apartment of her own. She wrote, "I've picked a bad time to come to Minneapolis; the vacancy rate is less than 1 percent, and if we're talking about affordable—why, it might be as low as a tenth of that" (138). She defends her lack of research by explaining that her friends had told her she wouldn't have any trouble finding a place. If modern journalism is about disregarding research and passively accepting word-of-mouth, then either this is a field that needs lots of work, or Ehrenreich needs a different title. She ends up finding a ramshackle motel with no bolts on the door and no screen on the window, jeopardizing her safety.
Furthermore, Ehrenreich, who makes the point to say she was nervous about being too overqualified, was concerned about getting a job at Wal-Mart. Her concern is valid, because she was unsure if she could pass a drug test. This part of the book, in some ways, makes sense of previous events. From the very beginning, Ehrenreich complains about drug testing. In fact, she even turned down a job offer because the amount of money offered wasn't enough "to compensate for this indignity" (14) of a drug test. She continues to claim drug tests are dehumanizing throughout the book, but it isn't until the last segment that the reader discovers she has been messing around with marijuana. Also, this book is supposed to be a log of money, yet there is no discussion of how much she spent on the marijuana, and perhaps if it were a large enough amount, she wouldn't have had to worry about rent money. While this gives her more entertaining material to write, it significantly decreases her credibility as a journalist.
Like every other section, Ehrenreich spent a lot of time complaining about her job instead of making a strong point against the conditions of the working poor. Here, more so than the rest of the book, Ehrenreich makes the simple point that working isn't always fun. She finds her work at Wal-Mart repetitive, pointless and boring; and she finds her manager an enemy of the employees. Instead of bucking up, Ehrenreich begins discussing unions with employees, provoking them to take action and demand better pay. Where is Ehrenreich's code of ethics? She is supposed to be in the role of an undercover journalist, yet she is participating in and perhaps changing events that she can report about.
I was disappointed with Ehrenreich's brash decisions to give up and leave whenever something didn't work out. For instance, in Florida even though she decides that she would not have been able to pay the next month's rent had she continued working, just getting up and leaving is not an available solution in the real low-wage world. As a solution, she could have gotten a roommate, yet this concept is not once discussed in the book. As she learns that more and more of her co-workers do not live alone, it doesn't make much sense why Ehrenreich is living alone. Of course, she is in a position lacking a support system such as friends or family who she could stay with, but there are often advertisements around town and in newspapers about people seeking roommates. Finding a roommate, or moving in with someone else, would have significantly lessened the stress and cost of rent.
Ehrenreich addresses some of my criticisms toward the end of the book, but there is not a section where she offers any solutions. Throughout the book, she observes mistreatment of her co-workers yet does not give an explicit call to action. Though I recommend this book to anybody looking for an informative and entertaining read, it does not accurately demonstrate the impact of welfare reform on the working poor.
I agree with your criticisms of this book. I felt that Ms. Ehrenreich made no efforts to get to know the people she worked with. Some of them could have been college educated and unable to get jobs in their field. Some of them could have been immigrants who previously led prosperous lives. Some of them could have told her how they actually survive on their salaries.
Ms. E was should have been embarrased about documenting her abandoning jobs, and leaving her co-workers short staffed. I would love to hear from some of the people she wrote about and find out how they perceived Ms. Ehrenreich.


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Now as you mentioned it, lol!
I look at that banner every hour, and didn't even notice!
Nice catch, our brains are trained to not pay too much attention to static stuff we see everyday
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Since I didn't catch the Wings/Blue Jackets game, here are some thoughts on the Griffins/Americans game we attended. It was a 4-3 shootout loss to Rochester.
Smith: He had a huge hit in the first period, running over the Amerk player inside the Rochester blueline. On the power play, he held the role of quarterback and did alright with that
Throughout the game, I tried to keep an eye on his apparent effort level and I'm starting to think he just plays a more leisurely game. Maybe he's looked at Lidstrom and thinks that leisurely is the path to effortlessness and perfect minimalism of movement, but so far he just looks like he's coasting at times.
Two other individual Smith highlights: his third period offensive zone penalty that took place below the goalline and his game-losing shootout attempt that got stopped by the Rochester goalie.
Nyquist: Not his best night. Megan says he doesn't usually look like he did, but as it was, he seemed unalert to the puck offensively and just kinda out of it. I was unimpressed with his offensive game, though defensively he wasn't bad.
The offensive complaints melted away, though, when he busted out the Zetterberg in the shootout. It was awesome.
Tatar: Tots never disappoints in terms of effort level. The kid's so much fun to watch, whether he's stealing the puck out front and setting up a huge solo chance or just taking command in the zone.
He was the lead dude in generating offense all night, and finished with a goal and an assist. They initially credited his goal to Andersson, so when I saw again on the replay how emphatically  he celebrated, I remarked to Megan that he must have gotten it instead. She said it's not unusual for him to celebrate a teammates goal like that, which is pretty awesome, even if in this case, it was his goal.
One criticism: too many attempted moves in the shootout, Tomas. None of them fooled the goalie.
Conner: He's fast. But finished -3. He did score in the shootout, though.
Brunnstrom: He doesn't play his size. The rest of that note on him is "Brunnstrom is variably good/ungood." That about sums it up.
Callahan: Had a pretty heavy fight with an Amerk in the 2nd. Started out a little slow, but they both got in some serious head and body shots. I found myself more interested in what those fists were doing to brains than in the entertainment factor of the fight.
Lashoff: A fringe prospect at this point, but nonetheless had a strong night, notching a goal and making some strong defensive plays. Most notably, he recovered very nicely when Aubre coughed up the puck to set up a Rochester chance. Lashoff caught up with the guy and stole the puck back to negate it.
MacDonald: That note on Brunnstrom could apply to Joey, too. He looked bad on the first goal allowed and then was overall sharp the rest of the night as far as regular play. In the shootout, he was beaten easily on the first two shots, and made the third save. Then after Brunnstrom put the puck off the pipe, he made the 4th save initially, and then forgot about it. It trickled into the net. To his credit, he made the fifth save, but by then, the game was on Smith's stick and it didn't work out.
Thomas: The new kid, the one they got for Amadio, is not Red Wing property, but I'll mention him for the absolutely, flat out incredibly glorious chance he had in OT, with a wide open net. He put just about a perfect shot on it, but somehow Rocherster goalie David Leggio got across and absolutely robbed him. Ridiculous.


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Speaking of windmills, there was the market itself. Ninth largest point drop in a single session last Thursday with the Dow 30 down 512.76 points, or 4.31% (1987 was the largest percentage decline at -22.61% and -508 points in the Dow). Big increase in downside volume to confirm the downward break from Head and Shoulders Top formations. Price weakness in all of the major indexes below 200-Day moving Averages. New Short-term lows in our Most Actives Advance/Decline Line (MAAD) and the Call/Put $Value Flow Line (CPFL). Dow Theory Sell confirmation via the Dow 30 and 20. Downside break by Cumulative Volume in the S&P 500 Cash Index and the S&P 500 Emini futures contract below long-term uptrends stretching back to March 2009. And another nail in the bull market coffin with a break by Emini CV below the March 2009 plot lows.S & P 500 Index with Cumulative Volume
But there are still bulls out there, bless their hearts. And, admittedly, the long-term trend does remain positive, albeit substantially frayed. In fact, all of the major indexes stalled out on the downside in early session weakness Friday after slightly penetrating defined Monthly Price Channels (only the Dow 30 fell short by a bit) to suggest that in the face of deeply "Oversold" short-term conditions, some bargain-hunting and/or short-covering could develop in the sessions just ahead. In fact, we suggested that possibility after Thursday's losses via our brief comments Friday morning when the market stabilized and improved somewhat relative to the day's lows over the remainder of the session. Index prices are also in the vicinity of long-term support coincident with the April 2010 price highs where S&P Cumulative Volume made a plot high that was never exceeded by subsequent CV action.
S & P 500 Emini Futures contract with Cumulative Volume
But it's not the short-term term trend that is now the issue. Nor the Intermediate. It's the Major Cycle that is under a very big spotlight. Huge. Is the 14.7% loss in the S&P since its May 2 high (1370.58) through last Friday's intraday low (1168.09) the extent of the decline? Or not? Maybe and maybe. The bigger answer to that question will be the extent of the rebound relative to the Neckline of the H&S Top (near 1260--S&P) that was fractured last week. When it develops, such a return move would be classic and so would an ensuing failure. What we want to know is how volume performs on an upmove from here. Best guess? It fails miserably and, as prices turn lower once again, CV makes new lows before prices. That action would imply more distribution by the Smart Money crowd as reflected in MAAD and then a move to new lows by the indexes. As a return action rally inevitably unfolds, there is also the perennial truth that we are approaching that time of the year which has been coincident with some special market moments – 1929, 1987, 2007.


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LONDON: The UK government has relaxed the rules surrounding departmental advertising campaigns so that brands will in future be able to sign exclusive sponsorship deals.
In addition, departments will no longer be required to match funding from partners, so that campaigns can be majority-funded by brands.
A third significant change will see the removal of the need for departments to inform all competitors if a brand proactively approaches them with a strategy. The government believes this will incentivise brands to seek deals when in the past they may have been deterred by having to share their strategy with rivals.
The opportunity for a brand to strike an exclusive deal could give it a competitive advantage over rivals and the new guidelines indicate that any such arrangement will need "senior management and ministerial sign off".
The guidelines further note that "Departments must ensure that they are not limiting the scope or reach that a multiplicity of partners would deliver", which suggests that any exclusive deals are likely to be restricted to those areas where there are fewer options for the choice of partners.
The UK government spent £300m on communications last year, including several co-branded campaigns. These included Asda, the supermarket, working with the Department of Health on anti-obesity ads, while Coca-Cola, the soft drinks giant, ran a designated driver campaign with the Department for Transport.
"Partnerships with organisations in the private and charity sector have produced some of the most creative and powerful government campaigns, and we will do all we can to encourage these collaborations," said Alex Aiken, executive director of the government's communications unit.
"The opportunity for partners is clear: Helping government answer interesting and large-scale communication challenges, and in turn, government can access audiences in new ways," he said.
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On March 1 the Immigration and Naturalization Service will cease to exist. The old INS will be divided into two branches, which may or may not make any difference. President Bush has nominated banker Eduardo Aguirre to head the Department of Homeland Security's Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, one of the two new organizations. Michelle Malkin is not impressed.
Ms. Malkin contacted an INS spokeswoman who assured her that "the banker's management experience — 24 years at Bank of America, two years at the Export-Import Bank, and a stint as a University of Houston regent under then-Gov. George W. Bush — will 'inspire loyalty.' Moreover, she tells me, he's a 'can-do guy' from the private sector who 'won't be heavy-handed, you know, won't be firing people, not like on a control mission.'"
There is still no sign that the Administration intends to do anything serious about our country's hemorrhaging borders.
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Ideal have been making domestic boilers since 1905, and are still known for their innovation and great value today. There are 13 Ideal domestic boilers to choose from, many of which are SEDBUK Band 'A' rated for efficiency.
For reducing environmental impact and homeowner energy bills, the Ideal Solar range is an excellent choice. The company also offers underfloor heating and its sister company, Stelrad, has the UK's widest range of radiators.
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Ideal boiler types: Combi – Regular – System
The range of Ideal boilers are available in the following fuel types: Gas.
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Ideal Combi Range & Prices
Lots of UK homeowners opt for a combination or 'combi' boiler – in fact at Ideal, these are one of the most popular product ranges.
The big benefit of an Ideal combi boiler as it doesn't actually need a hot water cylinder or a tank – which is great if space is at a premium either in your home or in your loft space.
Benefits of an Ideal Combi boiler
- No tank means you only heat the hot water you need, as you need it.
- Hot water on demand so you don't have to wait.
- It's the energy efficient solution as there's no wastage.
- This popular boiler design won't break the bank with installation and repair costs.
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Ideal is a great value choice for your combi boiler, but it's still important to get three comparative quotes from reputable installers. That way you'll get the full picture from the outset on how much you need to budget to get your new combi boiler up and running.
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Ideal Regular Range & Prices
If peace of mind is important, the Ideal Logic Heat comes with up to 7-year parts and labour warranty, which shows this boiler shouldn't let you down.
And if you want an energy efficient floor-standing model, take a look at the Ideal Mexico regular boiler with its modern aluminium finish to match in with other appliances.
Benefits of an Ideal Regular boiler
- Available in smaller sizes to fit in a kitchen cupboard
- Simple controls and easy to use
- Longer than standard warranties available on some models
- Logic Heat is recommended by the Energy Savings Trust
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Energy efficiency is one of the biggest benefits you'll experience once you have your new boiler installed.
Ideal offers a range of regular boiler options at great prices, but don't forget even if the upfront cost seems like a large expense, you'll be saving money every day once it's up and running.
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Ideal System Range & Prices
System boilers are perfect if you need to maximise living space they don't require an expansion tank or cold-water cistern.
They are designed to pump hot water to radiators and heat up water in a storage cylinder often located in an airing cupboard.
The cylinder stores the hot water until it's needed providing plenty to use on demand.
Benefits of an Ideal System boiler
- Suitable for smaller properties as well as larger well-insulated homes.
- Compact size, wall-mounted boiler designed to fit in a kitchen cupboard.
- Approved by the Energy Saving Trust.
- Available in a range of outputs to suit all homes and heating requirements.
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Ideal's Logic System boiler comes in a range of outputs and at cost effective price. You'll still have to get quotes for having it installed though. It's best to source a quote from three separate installers to ensure you get the best price for your new Ideal boiler.
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The Ideal Classic Range
Ideal has continued to expand and adapt its Classic range for almost two decades keeping it a firm favourite for installations.
The original Ideal Classic was first launched in 1991. After a revamp in design the Classic SE was marketed in 2001 and was an upgrade of the original design.
The key aims of the Ideal Classic SE are to provide reliability and simplicity of construction, backed up by a reputation for high quality standard-efficiency boilers within a well branded range.
The Classic SE has gained its reputation for reliability due to its simple design and engineering. This has resulted in appliances that are easily installed and that require minimum servicing and maintenance.
The cast-iron construction and the availability of various output types make the Classic SE versatile enough to slot into most existing systems or to be used in conjunction with a new build in which a wall mounted standard-efficiency boiler is key. The Classic SE is specifically engineered for use in fully pumped or gravity systems as a fan flued, wall hanging boiler.
Since 2005 a change in regulations has seen SE boilers becoming replaced by HE models such as the Ideal Classic HE 15 Regular.
The Ideal Classic HE range is a high-efficiency development of the Classic SE collection. It is SEDBUK band B rated, with a one year manufacturer's guarantee. Ease of installation and servicing has been retained and all the boiler models are fan-flued products with fixed outputs for simple operation.
The standard model is the Ideal Classic HE 15 Regular Boiler. It is attractive with a compact design, simple controls and quiet operation, which means it can be sited anywhere in the house. The Classic HE Condensing Regular Boiler has also been developed for new housing or older systems where replacement boilers or boiler upgrades are required.
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The Ideal Mexico Range
For over a century Ideal has been perfecting their central heating range.
From taking boilers from basements into kitchens in the 1920s, right through to introducing pioneering high efficiency technologies, Ideal have built up a range of comprehensive and reliable products, designed with the installer and homeowner in mind.
As environmental concerns continue to grow, Ideal remains dedicated towards creating solutions to meet the needs of the market through a range of renewable energy solutions, perfect for new build and retrofit applications. Their products include combination boilers, system boilers and their heat only range.
The Mexico HE is just one of boilers from the Heat Only collection, which includes Logic + Heat and Imax W. As part of the range it promises performance and superb efficiency, with outputs ranging between 15kW – 36kW.
SEDBUK Band A rated and floor standing, the Mexico range of Heat Only boilers are a perfect solution for replacement installations. The Mexico HE is highly efficient, recommended by the Energy Saving Trust and comes complete with a one year parts and labour warranty as standard. Beneficial features include frost protection, so your boiler will run in harsh weather, low NOx levels for low emissions, a range of flue options, and a compact design.
As well as its low running costs Mexico offers the peace of mind that comes with minimal maintenance. Thanks to their status display featuring temperature control and diagnostics for rapid servicing, they are user friendly, plus they come with an optional remote user kit.
Commercial Range of Boilers from Ideal
Ideal has continued to focus on quality, innovation and value in its range of boilers, system storage and Solar solutions since it was established in Hull, in 1905.
To address major changes to the commercial boiler market in 2006, Ideal now offers a full range of highly efficient Condensing Boilers in the Imax, Concord and GT ranges.
Its Gas Atmospheric Boilers in the Concord range have outputs up to 380kW per single boiler, and High Efficiency Boilers, covered by the Concord Super Series and the Super Plus, feature 85% operating efficiency and low NOx emissions.
Ideal also boasts the widest range of Pressure Jet boilers, which provide outputs from 21kW to 3500kW. These are designed to be compact in size, but tremendously powerful.
Ideal's associated company, Stelrad, produces the widest range of radiators in the UK with its Compact with Style and Concord brands; Compact with Style covers over 50 models from standard to designer, while the Concord range has 4 product styles and over 120 models.
Ideal Boiler Warranty
Every boiler manufacturer offers a standard warranty with their boilers which last between 1-10 years. The warranty is your insurance policy and means if a fault develops the manufacturer will resolve it within a specified time frame. Some warranties include both parts and labour while others may only cover parts. The most important thing to remember is to get your boiler serviced by a Gas Safe registered engineer every year as failing to do so is likely to invalidate your warranty. For more detail about this brand's warranty (including the small print) take a look at Ideal Boiler Warranty.
Ideal Boiler Repairs
Even the highest quality boiler can develop faults and problems as they age. Some are minor issues you may be able to handle yourself but most will need a Gas Safe registered engineer to diagnose and repair the problem. To find out if there are any common problems associated with this manufacturer you can read our guide to Ideal Boiler Repairs & Common Ideal Boiler Problems.
Ideal Error Codes
Error codes may appear on your boiler's display; it's your boiler's way of telling you that something is wrong. Each manufacturer uses a different coding system to help an engineer to diagnose a fault. In some cases it may be a simple issue such as low pressure which you can adjust yourself but more technical faults will certainly need a professional. We've put together a list of error codes for all Ideal Boilers to help you understand what's wrong before you contact an engineer.
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International Space Station (ISS) – NASA's Glenn Research Center is playing a significant role in the development and safe operation of the International Space Station (ISS). Glenn's contributions involve several tasks that support key flight hardware including the design, development and operations of the Electrical Power System (EPS), Plasma Contactor Unit (PCU) system, and Photovoltaic Thermal Control System (PVTCS). Glenn also provides support for the analysis activities of the ISS Environments Team and investigates safety issues to promote propulsion system safety.
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Composition of the Council
COMPOSITION OF THE COUNCIL: Following will be the composition of the Council:
- President (in the rank of Minister of State)
- 4 Member of Parliament (preferably having sorts background)- to be nominated in consultation with the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
- President/ Secretary General, Indian Olympic Association – EX- Officio
- 2 President/ Secretary Generals of National Sports Federations
- 4 Former Eminent sports persons of different sports disciplines
- 2 eminent Coaches of different sports disciplines
- 3 Sports Experts (viz. Experts in sports Law, sports Science, Sports Medicine, Skill Development in Sports, Sports Journalism, etc.
- 1 Sports Administrator ( having experience of managing sports academies, sports promotion boards, sports institutes, professors/ Head of Departments of Physical Education of Universities and Sports Universities and Colleges of Physical Education)
- 1 Representative of corporate bodies and industry chambers
- 1 representative of non-governmental organizations engaged in sports for development and peace
- 2 Secretaries of sports Departments of State Governments --- Ex- Officio (on rotation basis)
- Secretary, Department of Sports, Government of India ---Ex- Officio
- Director General, Sports Authority of India---Ex –Officio
- Director General, National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) ---Ex—Officio
- Vice Chancellor, Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE) --EX- Officio
- Joint Secretary, Department of Sports ---EX Officio
- Secretary, Sports Authority of India --Ex – Officio
Appointments of the President and members of the Council other than ex-officio members shall be made by the Government.
The Council will be an advisory body. While the advice rendered by the Council will be duly considered by the Government, it will not be binding and obligatory on the government. The Council may organize national, international conferences, seminars, symposia etc , for promotion of sports and games in the country.
(i) WHERE THE PERSON BECOMES A MEBER OF THE Council by virtue of his office or appointment which he/she holds, his/her membership of the Council shall terminate when he/she ceases to hold that office or appointment.
(ii) Members of the Council nominated from amongst the members of both Houses of Parliament shall cease to be members of the Council nominated from amongst the members of both Houses of Parliament shall cease to be members of the Council on dissolution of the House or on expiry of their term or on ceasing to be members of the House, whichever is earlier.
The term of all members except ex-officio shall be three years provided that the government may terminate tenure of any member before completion of the said term and fill-up the resultant vacancy with any other person.
The membership of the Council shall terminate in the event of any of following:
(i) On expiry of the period of membership for which nominated.
(ii) Death, Resignation, Insolvency, Lunacy, Conviction in criminal offences involving moral turpitude.
(iii) When a member himself/herself declines to serve the Council of his/her employer refuses to grant him/ her permission to serve the Council.
(iv) When a member does not attend three consecutive meetings of the council without proper leave of the Chairperson.
When a member desires to resign his / her membership of the Council, he/ she shall forward his/her letter of resignation to the Secretary, Department of Sports, who shall submit the same for consideration of the Chairperson of Council. The resignation shall take effect from the date of its acceptance by the Chairperson of the Council.
THE Council may meet from time to time, at least once in a quarter, and deliberate on matters relating to the promotion and development of sports and games in the country.
(I) The members will be provided TA/DA, as per extant government rules, applicable to non- Official members, for attending the meetings of the Council for the days of its meetings.
(II) Members of Parliament serving on the Council will be entitled to get TA/DA for attending meetings of the Council in accordance with the provisions of the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954, as amended from time to time and the rules made thereunder.
(III) The expenditure on TA/DA of the members of the Council and convening of the meetings of the Council will be borne by the Sports Authority of India.
Necessary secretarial assistance will be provided to the Council by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) for its functioning.
The Government will be empowered to wind up the Council in case it is deemed necessary. In such an even, the members will have no legal right to continue thereafter.
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