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6 mph to 8 or 9 mph is very reasonable for a ship such as the Dhows.With the angle of the sun directly into the eyes of Phil when C/M arrive seem to indicate that it is later than 1400. Sunset in Zanzibar on Dec 5/6 was at 6:28PM so it looks like it should be later than 1400.
RTVW interview with the Frats Reality TV World: How was Sequesterville?Drew: It was awesome. It was awesome. I loved it, Kevin hated it. It was beautiful. It was 23 days of great weather, a staff of seven people taking care of us. It was awesome
Well since the teams ahd already left for the next leg (it sounded like that from There speaking), and we know that the Pit Stop was at least a 24 hour one if not longer. And that they finished ont he fourth. Its very likely that Teri & Ian took a full nother day to get to sequesterville. That would put them probably arriving on the 6th. And they would have needed less flying time back home then those who went through Guam, so they probably left ont he 16th or 17th, I would think. But thats just an educated guess.
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Individuals with the highest levels of cardiorespiratory fitness during middle age were significantly less likely to develop dementia in their senior years, a long-term prospective study suggested.
Among nearly 20,000 participants in the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study, those in the highest quintile of cardiorespiratory fitness at roughly age 50 were 36% less likely than those in the lowest quintile (adjusted hazard ratio 0.64, 95% CI 0.54 to 0.77) to be diagnosed with dementia after age 65, according to Laura F. DeFina, MD, of the Cooper Institute in Dallas, and colleagues.
The risk of all-cause dementia did not appear to be affected by whether participants had a stroke during follow-up, nor did educational attainment appear to make a difference, the researchers reported online in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Although the observational study could not prove that cardiorespiratory fitness actually prevents onset of dementia later on, DeFina and colleagues indicated that such a causal connection is plausible.
For example, greater fitness would reduce the incidence of other known risk factors for dementia such as diabetes and hypertension, the researchers noted. Fitness has also been linked to greater brain volume, and some evidence points to connections between physical activity and neural plasticity, neurotrophic factors, and beta-amyloid protein deposits.
"Future studies should address the dose-response relationship with physical activity needed to modify fitness levels to inform public health recommendations for dementia prevention," DeFina and colleagues wrote.
"In addition, studies on the effect of midlife physical activity and fitness levels on brain structure and function may further elucidate the mechanism(s) of the protective effect of fitness levels."
In an accompanying editorial, a prominent researcher in dementia agreed that a causal relationship was credible enough to warrant action by clinicians.
"Physical activity seems to be a reasonable prescription for dementia prevention," wrote Mary Sano, PhD, of Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, given the weight of evidence to which the current study adds.
Another dementia expert, David Geldmacher, MD, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, told MedPage Today that the potential benefit for dementia risk is worth bringing up with patients, even though recommendations of physical activity and fitness are familiar to everybody.
Compared with the benefit of exercise for cardiovascular health, "many physicians are not as clear that [the benefit] also translates to dementia risk," Geldmacher said.
"Many patients will [say] that, 'Well, it's not so bad if I die of a heart attack,' but they fear Alzheimer's disease very much. So knowing that fitness can reduce the Alzheimer risk may give them further motivation to follow through with an exercise and fitness plan."
The current study drew on data collected as part of the long-running Cooper Center study, begun more than 40 years ago under the leadership of Kenneth Cooper, MD, the famous advocate of aerobic exercise. It began with individuals who came to Cooper's wellness-oriented clinic, with later participation by people referred to it as part of employer-based programs.
DeFina and colleagues analyzed data on 19,458 participants, after excluding about 9,000 for whom later Medicare records were not available or with incomplete baseline data, those with a history of heart attack or stroke at baseline, those entering Medicare because of disability or a need for renal dialysis, and those with dementia or stroke prior to 2000 or at age 65 or younger (67 or younger for dementia).
All participants had a treadmill test when entering the study. Their mean age was 50. Fitness was calculated from time on the treadmill and the final speed and grade.
Participants' Medicare records were examined for diagnoses of dementia at ages 70, 75, 80, and 85. DeFina and colleagues calculated the risk for such a diagnosis according to quintiles of cardiorespiratory fitness, after adjusting for sex, age at baseline exam, year of exam, and other baseline factors including fasting glucose, cholesterol, body mass index, blood pressure, and smoking status.
Mean treadmill times for the five quintiles ranged from 8.1 maximal metabolic equivalents in the lowest to 13.3 in the highest.
Kaplan-Meier curves calculated in the study showed that, by age 92, about 52% of surviving participants in the two highest quintiles remained dementia-free, compared with 40% of those in the lowest quintile (P<0.001).
The risk did not appear to differ between participants with a stroke recorded prior to dementia diagnosis versus those without stroke (0.74 in both groups for the highest quintile relative to the lowest). This finding suggests "that the association between higher fitness level and risk for dementia is independent of intervening cerebrovascular disease," DeFina and colleagues wrote.
There was also no statistically significant relationship between dementia risk and educational level. But the authors cautioned that education data was available for only about 20% of the sample and, in those participants, the average attainment was relatively high (mean 15.7 years, SD 2.6).
Other limitations to the analysis included the reliance on Medicare data for dementia outcomes and the largely white, affluent, and healthy population represented in the Cooper Center study. DeFina and colleagues also pointed out that the baseline data did not cover all lifestyle factors that may correlate with fitness.
The study was funded by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, and the American Heart Association.
One co-author reported a relationship with Merck. Other study authors and Sano declared they had no relevant financial interests.
- Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD Emeritus Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
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Annals of Internal MedicineSource Reference: DeFina L, et al "The association between midlife cardiorespiratory fitness levels and later-life dementia: A cohort study" Annals Intern Med 2013.
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Annals of Internal MedicineSource Reference: Sano M "Never too fit for body and mind" Annals Intern Med 2013; 158: 213-214.


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The airlift from Sochi, Russia was in full swing on Monday with the last of the NHL players returning from the Winter Olympics.
But there won't much time to rest up before playoff races resume for the league's 30 teams.
The regular-season schedule picks up Tuesday night after a 16-day break when the Carolina Hurricanes visit the Sabres. The game was originally scheduled for Jan. 7 but was postponed due to a snowstorm.
Four games are set for Wednesday night, including a trip to Montreal for Canadian gold medal winning coach Mike Babcock and the Detroit Red Wings. It is not known yet whether the Olympics' top goaltender Carey Price will be in the net for the Canadiens.
Returning players, especially those who played in Sunday's Canada-Sweden final or semifinalists like the United States and bronze medallist Finland, will need at least two or three days just to get over jet-lag and get their minds refocused on NHL hockey.
Canadiens centre Tomas Plekanec got back last Thursday after playing for the Czech Republic in Sochi and was glad to get some rest before he resumed skating with his teammates.
"Last time (in 2010), it was in Vancouver, which was a little easier, so we'll see," said Plekanec. "Everyone knew it was coming, so we'll try to be ready for every game."
Other games Wednesday have the St. Louis Blues, a team loaded with Olympians, visiting the Vancouver Canucks, as well as Los Angeles at Colorado and Boston at Buffalo.
The defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks, who visit the New York Rangers on Thursday night, had 10 players at the Games, including six in the final.
"We'll see how they are when they get back and gauge it," coach Joel Quenneville told the Blackhawks website. "I would expect that they'll need a couple of days to enjoy it and celebrate and when we get them back together, I'm sure the focus will go on the right place.
"But a break for them off the ice will probably be healthy, as well. It's an interesting week for us. We'll see how they feel and gauge it from there."
Twelve games are scheduled on Thursday, including the Toronto Maple Leafs' visit to the New York Islanders, the Red Wings in Ottawa, Los Angeles at Calgary, Phoenix at Winnipeg and Minnesota at Edmonton.
Some players will return for blockbuster events — including the Stadium Series outdoor game Saturday between Canadian captain Sidney Crosby's Pittsburgh Penguins and the Blackhawks at Soldier Field in Chicago.
Then there is the Heritage Classic on Sunday with the Senators visiting the Canucks at 55,00-seat B.C. Place, which has a retractable roof.
The next few days could also see the trade market heat up. The Olympic roster freeze ended at one minute after midnight on Monday morning, with talk swirling of possible trades involving veterans like Buffalo goalie Ryan Miller or even Rangers captain Ryan Callahan. The NHL trade deadline is March 5.
Some teams lost key players to injuries at the Games, including the Islanders, whose star centre John Tavares suffered ligament and meniscus tears in his left knee that put him out for the rest of the season. He needed crutches to collect his gold medal with Team Canada, then was officially placed on injured reserve on Monday.
The Red Wings lost centre Henrik Zetterberg, likely for the remainder of the regular season, as he left after one game for Sweden with a fragmented disc in his back that required surgery.
The Rangers' Mats Zuccarello (hand), Penguins defenceman Paul Martin (hand), Columbus defenceman Fedor Tyutin (ankle) and Florida forward Tomas Kopecky (head) were also injured at the Games.
But many teams will also get players back who used the break to heal, including San Jose star Logan Couture, who missed 16 games before the Olympics with a hand injury.
Players who didn't go to the Olympics have been skating for about a week after taking much-appreciated mid-season vacations.
Teams have between 22 and 25 games left to play in the regular season and there are tight races for the final playoff spots in both conferences.
In the East, Detroit holds the eighth and final spot but is only one point ahead of Ottawa, Washington and Columbus.
Out West, eighth-place Dallas and ninth-place Phoenix each have 64 points — one more than Vancouver and two ahead of Winnipeg.


text: Congress Urged to Reject New Raw Milk Legislation March 27, 2014 08:26 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By News Release Email Source: National Milk Producers Federation and International Dairy Foods Association The nation's dairy farmers and dairy companies today expressed their opposition to new legislation in Congress that would allow the interstate sales of raw milk, saying that any additional availability of the product will increase the number of sicknesses and deaths of people who consume it. The International Dairy Foods Association and the National Milk Producers Federation said that "the risks inherent in raw dairy products are not worth any imagined benefits to either consumers or producers of unpasteurized milk products. Raw milk skips the pasteurization safety process, and this is playing Russian roulette with the health of too many Americans – including many of our children." The two associations urged lawmakers to reject the "Interstate Milk Freedom Act of 2014," a bill introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), which would repeal a long-standing ban on the sales across state lines of unpasteurized milk. Federal law currently gives states the discretion to regulate raw milk within their borders, but the dairy organizations expressed concern that repealing the interstate ban would greatly increase the production and consumption of a known health hazard. "If this measure passes, those most vulnerable to dangerous pathogens – children – are the ones who will suffer the most. The benefits of consuming raw milk are illusory, but the painful costs of illness and death are very real," said Jim Mulhern, President and CEO of the National Milk Productions Federation. "Consumption of raw milk is a demonstrated public health risk. The link between raw milk and foodborne illness has been well-documented in the scientific literature, with evidence spanning nearly 100 years. Raw milk is a key vehicle in the transmission of human pathogens, including E. coli O157:H7, Campylobacter, Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella," he stated. Several states in recent years have considered and approved legislation expanding the sales of raw milk, even as the product has been repeatedly linked to serious illnesses from coast to coast. "Our dairy industry benefits from a very high degree of consumer confidence – confidence built in large part due to the excellent food safety record of milk and dairy products," said Connie Tipton, President and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association. "While choice is an important value, it should not pre-empt consumers' well-being. To further ease the regulations surrounding the national sale of raw milk is an unnecessary risk to consumer safety." The two dairy groups said that the Centers for Disease Control has reported that nearly 75 percent of raw milk-associated outbreaks have occurred in states where sale of raw milk was legal. Only one to two percent of reported foodborne outbreaks are attributed to dairy products. However, of those, over 70 percent have been attributed to raw milk and nappropriately-aged raw milk cheeses. "Seldom has the science behind public health policy been so clearly one-sided. Pathogenic bacteria can be found on any dairy farm, regardless of its cleanliness or the good intentions of its owner. This legislation is a threat to public health and should not be approved," the organizations said. Back to news


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On February 4, 2011, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones released draft guidelines for implementing SB 1163 ("Guidance 1163:2").
SB 1163, signed by former Governor Schwarzenegger on September 30, 2010, responds to the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA"), which requires the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a process for the annual review of "unreasonable" increases in premiums for health insurance coverage.
Under the federal act, health insurers must submit to the secretary, and the relevant state, a justification for an "unreasonable" premium increase prior to implementation of the increase.
SB 1163, effective January 1, 2011, requires health insurers to file with the California Department of Managed Health Care or the California Department of Insurance detailed rate information regarding proposed premium increases and requires that the rate information be certified by an independent actuary.
The bill authorizes the departments to review these filings and issue guidance regarding compliance. It also requires the departments to consult with each other regarding specified actions as well as post certain findings on their Internet Web sites.
In his draft guidelines ("Guidance 1163:2"), Commissioner Jones lists several factors that will be used by the Department to determine if a rate is "unreasonable."
Under Section A: Unreasonable Rate Increases, the first factor the Department will look at is:
"[t]he relationship of the projected aggregate medical loss ratio to the federal medical loss ratio standard in the market segment to which the rate applies, after accounting for any adjustments allowable under federal law." (Guidance 1163:2, § A, p. 1.)
The draft guidelines expressly incorporate, by reference, the interim federal regulation effective January 1, 2011, titled "Health Insurance Issuers Implementing Medical Loss Ratio Requirements Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," 45 C.F.R. §§ 158.101-158.232.
The interim federal regulation requires health insurers to spend a certain percentage of consumers' premiums on direct care for patients and efforts to improve health care quality.
For individual and small group market insurers, this is 80% of the consumers' premium, and for large group market insurers, it is 85% of the consumers' premium.
If insurers fail to meet the ratio requirements, beginning in 2012, they will be required to provide a rebate to their customers by August 1 of each year.
The federal rule allows for a State to require a higher medical loss ratio than that required under the interim regulation. The interim federal regulation (pdf), published December 1, 2010, is subject to a 60-day public comment period.
Other factors identified in Commissioner Jones' draft guidelines to determine whether a premium increase is "unreasonable" include:
- Whether the assumptions for the rate increase are supported by substantial evidence;
- Whether the choice of assumptions or combination of assumptions for the rate increase is reasonable;
- Whether the data or documentation provided is incomplete or inadequate;
- Whether the filed rates result in premium differences between insureds within similar risk categories that either are not permissible under California law or do not reasonably correspond to differences in expected costs;
- Whether itemized changes are substantially justified by credible experience data;
- Rate of return for prior three years and anticipated for the following year;
- Insurer's employee and executive compensation;
- Degree to which the increase exceeds rate of medical cost inflation;
- For individual policies, compliance with 10 C.C.R. 2222.12. (Guidance 1163:2, § A, pp. 1-2.)
In addition to Filing and Notice requirements as well as specific filing forms (Sections B and D Guidance 1163:2), the draft guidelines contain several requirements for actuarial certification. Each of the following must be included in the actuarial certification:
- The actuary's qualifications and independence;
- Opinion that the proposed premium rates are "actuarially sound in the aggregate;"
- Complete description of data, assumptions, rating factors and methods with rate calculations for each contract or policy form;
- Statement of opinion whether the rate increase is reasonable or unreasonable, and if, the latter, the justification for the increase; a discussion of the factors listed in § A, and 10 C.C.R. § 2222.10 for individual health insurance;
- A description of the testing performed by the actuary. (Guidance 1163:2, § C, pp. 3-4.)
Notwithstanding the above requirements, the Insurance Commissioner currently does not have the authority under SB 1163 to reject health insurance rate increases.
In the last legislative term, Commissioner Jones (formerly an assemblyman) sponsored AB 2578, a strong insurance rate reform bill that would have given the Commissioner such authority (it failed to pass in the Senate).
The Commissioner is currently supporting another effort at such legislation.
Commissioner Jones' draft guidelines are subject to a 7 day public comment period before they are finalized.


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Weight Loss Program
by Annette Jones
I'm helping a girlfriend lose weight at the moment, (I'll call her Karen) she came to me as she wants to 5 kgs in 10 weeks. "Surely you must have sort of weight loss program with your Weight Loss Mother blog and social media presence" she said.
I do have a weight loss program I am working on, however, it isn't quite ready to be released to the world…YET…as I am still working on the design and layout. "The content is done and it will be ready in the very near future," I explained.
We spent a few minutes on the phone and as I went through and asked her some questions she also said that she didn't want to spend a lot of money on food either. Here's is what we went through…
Weight Loss Mothers Weight Loss Program
Eating healthy and losing weight needn't be overdone, drawn out, cost a fortune, be restrictive or make us feel deprived and that we are "giving up" something.
Keeping weight loss a low-key affair is the very best of all plans, it's what helped me drop a few dress sizes, 6 kgs (14lbs) and helped me back into some of my favourite clothes.
I didn't expect all the extra weight to disappear overnight just because I made a decision to lose weight. It didn't appear overnight so I wasn't going to loose it overnight.
What I did do was "get real" about my expectations and introduced the following
- changed my attitude mindset to weight loss (BIG Key!)
- started using body wraps (yes they really do work!)
- wrote down was I was eating
- increased my water intake
- decreased my portions
- had a protein shake – healthy shakes recipes here
- started moving my body. Not flat out smash it, punishment kind of exercise a simple walk or a morning yoga class right in my own lounge room
I explained to Karen that "I've tried them all", meaning diets, yes the weight comes off and the nano second that I finished the diet, I thought to myself that I could now eat all the food that I "couldn't eat and "wasn't allowed" to eat when I was on what ever diet I was on at the time.
So I'd be (kind of) happy with my body for about a week and then the battle and the cycle would start all over again! Sound familiar?
The rest of my weight loss came from clean eating. That word is bandied about quite a bit at the moment. It's the new buzz word for cooking from scratch or cooking fresh or buying fresh ingredients and cooking the food yourself! A multitude of people having been doing it for decades, it not anything new!!!
I enjoy cooking so it's not a huge chore for me; I fire up my favourite music or a motivational CD or DVD and get stuck into to cooking dinner.
Rarely do we have take out and IF we do, it will be from a restaurant serving some sort of Asian cuisine where we can have stir fry's and steamed veggies.
We NEVER eat prepared fresh or frozen dinners, pizza's or meals of any type as they are overloaded with sugar, sodium and other nasties. Any prepared meal will make you crave more junk and heighten your sweet tooth even the so called weight loss program where they supply you your food. (Yes I've tried them too!)
I didn't want to change my lifestyle and cut out the very things that make my heart sing and make me feel deprived. As we like to eat out once per week at a restaurant, instead of not going out (deprived) I now have one course instead of eating three. Sometimes I will have two entrée's, sometimes I'll have just a main, it really depends on how I feel.
I always have any dressings or sauces served on the side and have a salad or steamed veggies to accompany whatever protein I have chosen, usually chicken or fish. I avoid any food that is deep fried.
Weight Loss needn't be expensive, nor should you feel deprived. When you cook with fresh, healthy ingredients, go for a walk, increase your water intake and be aware of what and how much you are eating you WILL lose weight.
If you'd like to start but don't don't know where to being, launch your own healthy lifestyle and weight loss program and get started today!


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This entry is about an archival listing that gives the location of a letter written by H.T. Buggy (almost certainly K.T Buggy) to Thomas Perronet Thompson on 13 March 1838.[1]
This listing outlines that the letter is currently held at Brotherton Library at Leeds University, England.
The subject of the letter is in relation to the charge of corruption against Buggy that was made, presumably by Thompson, and also requests an answer as to why those charges were made.
Please see the comments on this article for more information on this K.T. Buggy and other family members.
[1] Access to Archives, Part of the UK archives network, http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=206-ms277&cid=3-9&kw=buggy#3-9 accessed 16 April 2012


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This time no motivational corporate stuff … something completely different.
I've changed instruments – hook up some groove box with fantastic electronic sounds and got myself in to quite a deep melancholic mood … I'ts probably rain and cold outside, but I think I come up with some perfect background looped music for flash website, movie or even a logic game ? You decide.
Could be good for video with instructions or DIY stuff.
I tried that on mobile phone and it does sound good – I can imagine that as background loop for an app.
This is kind of glitchy and IDM – electronic drums and pads. The only kind of natural instrument is a flute however I've used emulation of melotrone.
You can listen to that over and over – seamless loop. Funny thing I've noticed – when you listen to that but you drift with your thoughts its very un obstructive – I'm not sure if its the right term for that but c'mon – lets free our minds.


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by Keb » Tue Apr 30, 2013 7:48 pm
Either or. I usually read it all in one sitting but this time around I took breaks between volumes.
If you don't want to buy it all at once, you'll be okay reading bits here and there. You don't even really have to read it in order.
by misac » Wed May 01, 2013 12:31 pm
I started getting the hardcovers, I'd have waited if I knew they were doing trades afterwards.
I think Fatal Attractions is next.
by Keb » Wed May 01, 2013 5:23 pmYeah, they did HCs and now they're doing paperbacks. I think the time spread between editions is usually about six months to a year for Marvel, depending on how well the sales are.
I did pick up the second Fall of the Mutants tpb today.
Waiting for them to do Inferno. I've always wanted to read that.
by Keb » Wed May 01, 2013 8:57 pmStrange Tales & Strange Tales II - I love these! I'm always a fan of anthologies that are done well. I liked the Flight anthologies and loved the Popgun anthologies. The Strange Tales comics were no different. What I really love about these books is that you can tell that every artist contributing to these anthologies has an appreciation for the character he or she is using. The funny strips definitely stand out (James Kolchaka's Hulk strips were my favs) but even the more action/serious ones were well done. Was really happy to see a Fight or Run strip with Marvel characters in the Strange Tales II book. I would love to see a one-shot of Fight or Run done with Marvel characters. I kind of wish they did something like this more regularly.
by Garofani Spruzzo » Wed May 01, 2013 9:10 pm
Back when I hadn't started paying any attention to mainstream comics again, Marvel published a weird homage to the Lee & Kirby FF by a lot of different people, Erik Larsen, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Busiek, Bruce Timm, the list goes on and on. Supposedly all taking place between FF 101 and FF 102. Crazy faux-Silver Age roller coaster ride.
A lot like Strange Tales in a weird way.
by Keb » Thu May 02, 2013 6:09 amI saw that at the store yesterday. I wondered what it was.
Started reading the X-Statix omnibus last night. Was really hard to get comfortable and read it.
by Garofani Spruzzo » Thu May 02, 2013 7:36 am
Yup, we're all seeing the same cheap stuff Marvel up-ended out of some big warehouse and sold off at remainder prices. The dude at my shop took a big load of it to C2E2 but didn't really sell much of it despite the low prices because so many other vendors had the same stuff discounted too.
Of course, the funny thing there is that then some of the books will start going out of print and for higher resale values and some won't--I've already flipped a couple things selling for 2x or 3x that I didn't want to hang on to.
by Keb » Thu May 02, 2013 8:22 amYeah, the guy at the used book store told me they're going to have some dirt cheap Marvel HCs on Saturday. I figured it'd be all that remained warehouse clearance stuff.
by Arion » Thu May 02, 2013 11:24 am
I want to get some of that!
by Keb » Thu May 02, 2013 11:34 am
Maybe if there's anything you're looking for, I can pick it up and ship it to you and you can send me some of that pickled peppers so my mom will stop bugging me about it.
by Arion » Thu May 02, 2013 2:20 pm
Sounds like a perfect deal except that customs would probably consider this a suspicious trade...
by Keb » Thu May 02, 2013 3:08 pm
Maybe. I doubt it though.
by Keb » Thu May 02, 2013 3:23 pmJoe the Barbarian by Grant Morrison & Sean Murphy
It took me forever to get around to reading this but I did it in a couple hours. I kind of saw it as quite possibly the last Morrison work I'd read before calling it quits with him. I really haven't enjoyed much since Seven Soldiers. So anyway, procrastination aside, I really went into this with expectations that were set very low. Unfortunately, those expectations weren't met until about the 4th issue/chapter. I found the story really dragged on and on and nothing significant happened. By the time Jack disappeared, I started to lose interest. While I'm usually a sucker for symbolism and this book is ripe with it, I found it kind of strange that I had no idea to really go and pull the symbols. In many ways, maybe because I felt sorry for Joe as he existed in the real world, I wanted some resolve (as in, please don't die). As a result, I sped through the richness of the fantasy world. I picked up on the major pieces and did pick up on the overarching theme of patriarchal death. The one thing I did not appreciate and thought was very stale about the story was the prototypical bullying by the bigger "punk rock" kids. It just felt like an old fashioned plot device that was cookie-cuttered into the story. Had the real life story pushed boundaries the way the fantasy story did, I might have really enjoyed this. The fantasy story is what saves it. I believe Sean Murphy is a very talented artist and he does a fantastic job with the book and we get some creative greatness from him (and Grant). However, the art felt a bit restrained. In other Morrison works where the artist is allowed to get "bizarre" (like Doom Patrol), we see some very fantastic things drawn but I didn't feel that was the case with Joe the Barbarian. The colors, while remaining in line with the darkness of the story, don't do the artwork any favors and there's something about Murphy's line work that sometimes bothers me. It just makes me uneasy. Add that to the pacing of the story, which could have used some work, I really had trouble getting into this. Maybe another read some time down the line might help. However, even with all these criticisms, I'd still give Joe the Barbarian to someone looking to get into non-superhero comics.
by misac » Thu May 02, 2013 5:20 pm
I saw Image is doing a new anthology, at least new to me. Outlaw Territory, all western! They're up to the third volume but I preordered the first one on my last order.
by misac » Thu May 02, 2013 5:26 pmBatman: The Black Mirror – Wish the new series was more like this, three issue arcs telling a bigger story. Really liked it up until the climax, bad guy just talked forever and there were huge leaps I wasn't buying into. Not that it ruins the story, it's still great!
Books starts with Batman's captions and I thought it was weird cause it sounded like Dick and it was. I'd forgotten this took place when he was Batman. It really made me wish both Bruce and Dick were Batman, he was a really good Batman. His conversations with Red Robin were my favorite part of the book, it's a fun relationship.
Art was great! Jock's art was just ok on the normal stuff but when he's drawing Batman it's super exciting. Francesca Francavilla was amazing! I'd like to see him on Daredevil or Hawkeye for an issue or two at least.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT continued its early season success at its home opener on Saturday as the Engineers picked up a pair of wins to remained undefeated and improve to 11-0. In the first match of the day, MIT swept NEWMAC opponent Clark University before downing Simmons College in the first ever meeting between the two programs in four sets.
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o has been cast in the upcoming "Star Wars: Episode VII," Walt Disney Co's Lucasfilm said on Monday.
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Second shoulder injectionDecember 17, 2012 at 5:29 pm | Posted in arthrits, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, joint pai, fibromyalgia, Me, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | 1 Comment
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Well, I've had my second shoulder injection. It was a week or so ago now, and it's definitely working. Things aren't perfect, but they're a heck of a lot better than they have been.
This was an injection into the tendon, not the joint, guided by an ultrasound scan so they could see exactly where the steroid injection needed to go.
The advice in advance with this one was don't drive and do rest for 48 hours, so hubby kindly took me into the hospital on his day off. We decided to go a whole hour early in case of parking difficulties, so of course we parked with ease! But when we came out an hour later, it was heaving and I was really glad we'd made the decision to go early.
I don't know why they bothered sending out instructions in the letter to wear loose and washable clothing, since it turned out I had to take off the top half and put a gown on anyway, because my bra strap was in the way! That was only mildly embarrassing, when the gown flapped about because the nurse couldn't find the tabs to do it up!
Then I sat down facing the radiologist and the screen, as instructed, and he scanned the shoulder with ultrasound. He confirmed the tendon was indeed inflamed, pretty much exactly where I thought it was, but happily not torn. Then he got me to put my arm in an incredibly uncomfortable position and keep it there, and took out a scarily huge needle. 'Focus on something else, Polly' I told myself as it came towards me.
'Just a little scratch,' said the doctor, cheerfully.
It was more than a little scratch but not madly painful. 'Don't think about the BIG, SCARY NEEDLE Polly' I said to myself, ' la, la, la, think of little gambolling lambs and mountain streams. La, la, la …'
'Look,' said the doctor cheerfully, 'You can see the needle on the screen!'
Mmm, thanks mate, just what I wanted! And sure enough, there it was, a long, straight stiletto floating about in the various incomprehensible (to me) wavy lines of the ultrasound. Actually it was quite fascinating to watch – for a bit. Then it started to jigger about alarmingly, and whether it really was jiggering about inside me, or whether I just thought it was and it caused me to tense up, I don't know, but suddenly it was really, really painful. I must have made a that's really, really painful face because the doctor realised it was hurting and said he'd stop for a bit.
Now I don't know about you, but when I have a ruddy great needle in part of my anatomy I'd rather just press on, so to speak, and get the job done, especially if the alternative is to sit and rest for a minute with the needle still stuck inside me – so I said no, it was fine, and he carried on. Actually the pain did diminish, so perhaps I had just tensed up for a bit.
While this was going on another doctor came into the room and apologised for having been absent. 'No worries,' said the radiologist, 'you haven't missed anything. It's just a shoulder. Boring.'
I gave a little involuntary chuckle, which went straight over the doc's head but the nurse quickly added, 'Not that we're saying you're boring!'
At that the radiologist did have the grace to look mildly embarrassed, and he said, 'Oh believe me – it's good to be boring! We do hundreds of these procedures so I know exactly what I'm doing. You don't want something rare!'
Well, that was fair enough I thought.
'By the way,' I said, 'when the instructions say "rest for 48 hours," what exactly does that mean?'
'Whatever you want it to mean,' said doc with a kindly smile. 'There's no scientific basis to it. Just see how you feel and what you feel like doing.' So I did. They day after the injection it didn't hurt much so long as I did nothing but veg about and be a couch potato, but it did hurt if I did ANYTHING with it. So I didn't do anything with it. I watched an entire season of Dollhouse (thanks Maggie) and let hubby wait on me when he got home! The following day I thought, 'I'm fine – I'll go into work' so I did.
MISTAKE! Two hours at work and my shoulder was in a lot of pain – so I went home again. (Advantage of being the boss!) By the next day it really was much better and it's continued getting better and better so far – so flippers crossed that will continue!
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Unlike Iraq , I believe we do not need foreign enemies and parties because so far I am afraid to say we are own worst enemy when it come to how we destroy our history and heritage.
After all the looting happened to the ancient Egyptian archaeological sites and the attack against old Christian churches and monasteries , we continue our attack on the Islamic heritage of Egypt.
From couple of weeks ago I was surprised and shocked like many "I Believe" to know that part of the 17th century Youssef Agha mosque was turned in to a Shoes shop o!! Oh yes a Shoes shop !!
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I do not know why TV channels launch a true campaign to save the heritage and the history of this nation for real instead of that campaign to fight terrorism full of racism and hatred.
Archeologists are demanding the government to change the minister of antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim as soon as possible. It was their demand from the start.
I think we need make more noise about this unaccepted attack. If you are okay that a Shoes shop opens a branch in a mosque that is regarded , tomorrow do not be sad when you some foul and falafal sandwiches in some ancient Egyptian site.
We are indeed our own worst enemy !!
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Congratulations to Melody Schaff and Goldie VanHeel, who have been awarded a $10, 000 grant from the American Psychological Foundation to conduct their dissertation research. Their tandem research projects, "How Women with Visible and Invisible Disabilities Manage Microaggressions, Stigma, and Multiple Identities," will be conducted under the auspices of Institute on Disability and Health Psychology and supervised by Dr. Rhoda Olkin, Director of the Institute and a Distinguished Professor and CSPP core faculty member in the San Francisco Clinical PsyD program. Melody Schaff and Goldie VanHeel are students in the CSPP San Francisco PsyD program.
The $10,000 in funding from the Pearsall Scholarship is awarded to support graduate work aimed at increasing the public's understanding of the psychological pain and stigma experienced by adults who live with physical disabilities, such as cerebral palsy.
These dissertations will examine the frequency and extent of microaggressions experienced by people with physical or visual impairments and elucidate the attributions women use when they are members of multiple oppressed groups and experience microaggressions based on one or more of their identities. Funding comes from the Scott and Paul Pearsall Scholarship, which supports graduate work aimed at improving public understanding of the psychological distress and stigma experienced by adults with physical disabilities.
Melody Schaff is a first year student in the CSPP San Francisco Clinical Psychology PsyD program. Melody has a BA from UCLA and is currently a practicum trainee at Through the Looking Glass in Berkeley, CA, where she works with families with disabilities. She is also working under Dr. Pearl Werfel and Dr. Rhoda Olkin, as a research assistant on a project entitled "Stress and Pain Management for People Who are Living with Multiple Sclerosis." Because she is living with multiple sclerosis herself, she brings a first hand point of view to disability research. In addition to disabilities, her primary research interests are health psychology, spirituality, and stress management.
Goldie VanHeel is a third year student on the Social Justice Track in the CSPP San Francisco Clinical Psychology PsyD program and is also a member of the Rockway Queer Alliance. While earning her PsyD in clinical psychology she is also earning the LGBT Human Services and Mental Health Certificate through Rockway Institute. Goldie is currently in practicum at Conard House serving the severely mentally ill with dual diagnosis and substance abuse. This has ignited her passion for community mental health care and has furthered her interest in disability research. Goldie's current interest in disability research and the intersectionality of sexual orientation and disability comes from her own experience of being a lesbian who has been living with Multiple Sclerosis for the last 12 years.


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Mom, we're not the Gilmore Girls.
Knife in the chest. You uttered those words to me about four years ago and my heart sunk. You adored the Gilmore Girls and were enthralled by the close mother/daughter television relationship. I wanted us to be the Gilmore Girls. I tried too hard, eh? Or maybe I didn't try hard enough. . . .
Remember when I bought you the sewing machine because I thought it would be so cute for us to sew together? Remember the mother/daughter knitting lessons? Remember the "fun" canoe and fishing trips? Sorry, so very sorry. . . . To say I'm thrilled you asked for knives and cookbooks for this special 21st birthday is an understatement. Finally, a hobby we have in common!
From the moment I held you in my arms 21 years ago, I have never wanted to let you go. I'm your biggest fan and you are my Pink Warrior. Recently, while stalking you on the internet (yes, I am guilty!) I found your high school newspaper and your bio said, "[her] most life changing experience was when her mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. " You never shared that with me; my dream is that a good life changing experience replaces that one.
I hope you feel we did a good job. I look at you and realize what a strong, sensitive, independent, march-to-the-beat-of-your-own-drum child we raised. I know we were strict and ran a tight ship but it was all done with love and concern. You're blossoming before our eyes into a lovely young woman. It's amazing and scary all at the same time, isn't it?
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The MIT men's soccer team was defeated by Johnson & Wales University, 2-1 in double overtime, on Tuesday. With the loss, the Engineers' overall record moves to 6-6 on the year.
Both squads battled through a scoreless first half with the Wildcats holding a 15-2 advantage in shots. In the second stanza, MIT jumped on the board first when James Zorich headed in a cross from Christopher Desrochers at the 62:17 mark. The goal snapped a Johnson & Wales record streak of 607:52 scoreless minutes dating back to September 21. The Wildcats quickly responded as Michael Glinecki connected on a pass from Richard Bouvier almost seven minutes later.
After an uneventful first extra frame, Johnson & Wales clinched the win 3:57 into the second overtime period. Brian Sousa took a pass from Joel Reynolds on a breakaway and fired a shot from 15 yards out to the lower right corner of the net.
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Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has claimed in Parliament that some MPs have been corrupted by their links to poker machine businesses.
During a fiery debate on a government bill requiring poker machines to provide punters with the option of presetting a limit, Mr Wilkie said too many MPs were more concerned with the fate of pokies venues than with lives destroyed by problem gambling.
''Any number of members throughout this place don't like these bills, and many members will indeed vote against them because those members are effectively on the payroll of the industry on account of the fat donations they've received already, or have been promised,'' Mr Wilkie told parliament.
''In my opinion, deputy speaker, that's corruption. Not of course in the criminal sense, but as every bit as dodgy as bags full of cash changing hands in some corrupt developing country.''
He said ''politicians on the take'' were just one part of the story, with the ''real villains... the greedy poker machine barons''.
He told the parliament the pokies industry lied and bullied to protect their profits which were ''fleeced'' from the unfortunate.
Asked to withdraw by Liberal MP Steven Ciobo, Mr Wilkie declined on the grounds that he did not level any accusation at any specific MP and he was alleging corruption but not in the ''criminal sense.''
Mr Ciobo called Mr Wilkie's speech one of the most ''extraordinary'' he had ever heard in the parliament.
''Not on the basis of its soundness... but on the basis of an approach that delivered a speech so completely filled with sanctimony, moral superiority and an attitude that if you are not with me you are part of some evil cohort destined to ruin the lives of thousands, tens of thousands of Australians,'' Mr Ciobo said.
He said it was a ''shameful and disgusting comment to make''.
Mr Wilkie told of the story of a problem gambler who, after losing all his money on Crown Casino's pokies, went upstairs to his free room – which he got as a ''good customer'' – and killed himself.
In January, the Prime Minister reneged on her deal with Mr Wilkie for a national system for a system forcing punters to preset their limit. Mr Wilkie now reluctantly supports the watered down bill.
The pokies industry, which ran a vocal campaign against the original reforms, says the new reforms are too difficult to meet under current deadlines.
The Opposition shares the industry's position and is not backing the bill.
While there is a long list of speakers, mainly from the Coalition, there continues to be negotiation on who will support the bill, in particular several amendments put forward by the government, NSW independent Tony Windsor and the Greens.


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Nancy Grace doesn't hold back.
The news pundit and Dancing With the Stars competitor was not among the many people lauding the Amanda Knox verdict yesterday. Grace's thoughts on Knox's conviction (in the 2007 slaying of Meredith Kercher) being overturned?
"I think that it was a miscarriage of justice," she said.
Nancy Grace does not hold back when it comes to her favorite cash cows.
"I only hope Ms. Knox makes something of her life because she's certainly been given a second chance. Very few people are given the chance she has been given."
Knox, a University of Washington student who had been studying in Perugia, Italy, faced a sentence of 26 years in prison after being convicted of murder in 2009.
Yesterday, an appeals court overturned the 24-year-old's conviction.
Grace did not directly link the Amanda Knox trial to that of another infamous case in which a young woman, Casey Anthony, was controversially cleared of murder.
She didn't have to. Grace famously said "the devil is dancing tonight" upon the release of Anthony, who she ripped frequently and derisively referred to as "Tot Mom."
There are some parallels between the women, but unlike the Casey Anthony case, wasn't Knox cleared, at least in part, because of an independent review of DNA evidence? Which made the case against her less incriminating?
What do you think? Is Nancy on point? Off base? Running her yap for ratings? Should she just stick to Dancing With the Stars nipple slips and call it a day?
You tell us: Amanda Knox is ...
Source: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2011/10/nancy-grace-on-amanda-knox-verdict-casey-anthony-redux/
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The BNP is far-right!: My two cents
June 10, 2009 1 Comment
(I shall start controversially – ) Modern day Francoist Daniel Hannan said today in his blog regarding the pro-Euro bias of the Financial Times and his reaction to their assumption that the BNP takes votes from the Tories;
"How often do we have to go through this? Even the New Statesman admits that the BNP is to the Left of Labour."
How to define the politics of the BNP is talk of the day, and in the blog world has Tim Montgomerie (amongst others, Hannan included) saying the BNP are "if not a Far-Left political organisation, then one that should not be identified as belonging to the Far-Right." Montgomerie had planned to write a letter to the BBC asking for it to properly define the BNP. On the other side, Sunny Hundal – blogger of the year – has said he too will draft a letter explaining why the BNP is far-right (although nothing has been written as yet).
I, writing on the comment section of Liberal Conspiracy, offered this to the debate;
"It would not be controversial to say that socialism is an economy under which the state fully owns the means of production (with rough appeals to protectionism in some cases), which means it can be appropriated with ideas that stem from either left or right. The sense of the word socialism that I would use to describe myself includes the economic theory above, along with social policies on gender equality, democracy, human rights etc etc. This places me to the left.
The reason the BNP can adopt a similar looking economical outlook to a leftist, and be far-right, is because it appropriates this with social policies such as foreign person repatriation, gender inequality (they haven't mentioned it too much – to my knowledge – but the FN in France – close allies – will pay women to stay at home and not be employed), homophobia, antisemitism and/or holocaust denial.
Any attempt to define the BNP as far left, is to suddenly forget that the party is not the sum of its economic policies, which just happens to have parallels with some leftist measures."
I also commented on an entry made by Bob Piper, who said "Fascists are fascists to me. If you put lipstick on a pig…"
My comment was this;
"I've heard the word(s) ethno-nationalist being used to describe them, but what it was that positioned these groups to the right – despite of their economics – is their fetishisation of nation politics, and traditional outlooks on certain institutions. Despite what some political writers like John Gray and others say, the terms left and right DO still mean something in our day. WE just all need to remind ourselves what they mean to go any further with this argument".
The word "ethno-nationalist" was considered by two leftwing writers in a piece explaining what the leadership of Nick Griffin would do to the political spectrum of the BNP.
I still cannot find the name of these writers but they had written a piece in the New Left Review (I think!?!?). Their point was where to position themselves when attending marches or protests, or even meetings about how to strategically deal with the BNP from a leftist perspective. They had become concerned about how engaged leftist criticism was towards the BNP since the bulk of it was to write the BNP off lock, stock and barrel as crypto-Nazi's.
The writers could not help think that, though the case may be made for the BNP being secretly Nazi, critics should at the very least engage with the change Nick Griffin has brought to the party, from overt, fascist saluting, Hitler fancying John Tyndall, to a relatively more moderate party in suits concerned about economic migration and dwindling Christian values.
What is interesting about their piece, was that their radical conclusion at the time was that the BNP, like them or loathe them, were not a Nazi party, or an extreme-right party, but a far-right party, which shared sentiments with other European far-right parties (such as Le Pen's FN) without actually and/or overtly praising Hitler. The BNP acted upon, not an established international political ideology such as Conservatism or Nazism, but how they perceived the best way to express their patriotism in the 21st century (which has been met with correct repudiation by such tag lines as: BNP is not British).
The terms left and right in political theory are said to date back to the French Revolution, and indeed terms such as far-right were designed to imply ultra-royalists, conservatives and counter-enlightenment thinkers such as Joseph de Maistre and Louis Gabriel Ambroise de Bonald who felt that Good could conquer Evil, the monarchy were the pillar of Good in France, and Conservatism could counter the more pluralistic charges of enlightenment philosophy. These thinkers have been held as "good conservatives" over the years, by some less-than-palatable conservative thinkers. Which does prove difficult when trying to bracket the BNP in this corner. If the BNP are far-right, do they have to qualify as "good conservatives"? Certainly those modern-day Tory thinkers don't think so, who refuse to accept the BNP are in any way right wing for the sole reason as "I am right wing, and I don't recognise anything the BNP are doing to be for ourselves".
Of course, this argument proves fatal (and rest assured, looking at other comments replying to Tim Montgomerie's or Sunny Hundal's entries, these arguments are circulating).
Take a look at Sam Swerling. He was once a member of the Conservative Party, and formerly a Councillor on Westminster City Council. He was also an original member of the Conservative Democratic Alliance. Of late, he had been an activist for the BNP.
Take a look at Edgar Griffin. He was once a freemason, and after that a Tory councillor, and then vice-president in Wales for Iain Duncan Smith's party leadership campaign. He was sacked after it was revealed he was assisting with the campaigns of the BNP, of whom his son, Nick Griffin, is the leader.
Take a look at Matthew Single. He was the man who was charged with leaking the names and addresses of the BNP activists. He started his political life in Ukip, a party that has comparable policies to the right-wing of the Tory party (lets see, erm, Norman Tebbit!!).
There are many more examples of conservative elements becoming expressed within the BNP, and not conflicting with their core principles. But so far this only proves there is an appeal to the BNP by very right wing conservativism. It does not suggest they are indefinitely on par with one another.
After all, a hot topic for the BNP is immigration, and recently the Dutch Socialist party created a policy opposing high amounts of economic migration for its opposition to free movement of labour, adding that such an initiative is the logic of capitalism.
So there are certain agenda's of the BNP that do not have an obvious left/right homebase (and here I am reminded of a National Front tag I once saw whilst in a phone box in Southend: We are not right as opposed to left, we are right as opposed to wrong). And these agenda's could be as high a priority for the BNP as immigration.
But the Dutch Socialist Party do not oppose immigration on the grounds of xenophobia, or even how the Northern League in Italy conduct their dislike of foreigners, an appeal to historical tradition, suggesting that;
"We," hints [party founder Umberto]Bossi, "are the heirs of small local authorities [The party's symbol, il Carroccio, represents a cart drawn by oxen, around which foot soldiers would gather to fight in medieval city-states. The warrior depicted on its logo is Alberto da Giussano, who defeated the emperor Frederick Barbarossa in 1176] who have always fought against foreigners." (see rest of article, here)
This is not the reason why the Dutch Socialist Party oppose economic migration, but it is the BNP's reason – its an (Celtic-esque) appeal to history of defending ethnicity from the foreign invader. The reason why the BNP are far-right is because they juggle xenophobia, nationalism and race pride in order to serve an outmoded historical justification for fighting the foreign enemy. And for those of us who travel to or from London to Essex via Barking, are reminded of the link the BNP has with this mode of thinking, with graffiti showing the celtic cross under a huge white painted slogan: BNP (although obscured now, I think, by scaffolding, perhaps put up by American labourers).
At the heart of the BNP's main aims, is reactionary conservatism, and with a closer look at where these terms come from, we realise that this expression would have been originally defined as far-right. And so it remains.
So why are people getting their knickers in a twist over whether the BNP are right wing or not? Its obvious; some, if not most of the BNP's latest publicity has been about the downturn of capitalist economies, from their attempts to hi-jack the Ford/Visteon workers feuds, to expenses (pigs in the trough etc etc). And these are notions normally taken up by the left (though no confusion of political positions were entertained when Sarkozy told the world that capitalism was failing, or when Merkel told her infamous anti-capitalist joke: "What's the difference between Communism and Capitalism? Communists nationalised companies first before running them.")
A report by the Office of Intelligence and Analysis points out that a feature of the far-right is to exploit economic downturn. The report adds;
"These "accusatory" tactics are employed to draw new recruits into rightwing extremist groups and further radicalize those already subscribing to extremist beliefs."
Its no secret that the BNP targeted areas with dwindling Labour support (like my own. In fact the BNP had a campaign called "Target Basildon") and they are aware that overtly fascist policies will turn away most voters (they didn't do quite as well as they wished in Basildon, because of a concerted effort by the other parties to remind voters of what the BNP really stood for), so they not only moderated their message to make it seem more palatable and family friendly, but they intertwined it with messages that would appeal to workers locked in economic downturn.
My final word on the matter, the BNP more or less fit neatly into the category of far-right with their reactionary, and ethnocentric view of history. Their policies on immigration and the economy (which have moderated relatively since their early days and from their National Front split) seem to be more strategic, and more to do with the image change to appeal to more voters.
The occasional reference to Le Pen's National Front Party will help; to secure electoral appeal they modify their policies on ridding the foreign enemy, be it the Jews, the Turkish, or Muslims in general. It's strategic, and it gains votes (from voters who often may find solice in the simplest answers, i.e. immigrants are the reason the economy is failing, etc etc). Their ethnocentric and reactionary reasons for doing such a thing are what makes a political party far-right.


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My biggest fan and only granddaughter doesn't read much beyond names and words in neon — like McDonalds and Wal-Mart.
She does, however, love to 'read' from cover to cover each edition of the Southeast Farm Press in search of my name or picture, which occasionally occur in the magazine.
During one of these readings she asked me why my name and picture are in the magazine. Thinking this was an innocuous enough question for a five year old to ask, I gave her the simplest reply I could come up with — I write about farmers and farming.
Her next question created the need for a little more in-depth answer. She asked, "what's a farmer and farming". Drawing on past experiences with my daughters and a one-time long ago cover to cover reading of Dr. Spock's bible on child rearing, I came up with the most reader level compatible answer I could develop. Farmers are men who plant seeds and grow the crops that are made into the food we eat.
First mistake, I learned was this generation of five year olds are much more savvy than their mothers had been. "Why can't girls be farmers," she asked. After some very careful verbal back-pedaling on gender equality, I thought I had escaped the farmer-farming question.
But no, Katherine Grace was determined to know about farming and farmers. Thinking this to be infinitely more educational than another rerun of Dora the Explorer, I plunged into a full scale explanation of farming and farmers.
A farmer, I told her, must have a really big love of the land because it is so important in taking care of the seed they plant. "Sort of like Aunt Lollie (her aunt Julie, who is a neonatal nurse) loves the hospital because that's where she helps sick babies get healthy," she queried.
Moving on, I said a farmer has to know just how much fertilizer to put on his or her crop — careful to add the gender equality — to make them grow. "Like mommy gives me Flintstones (multiple vitamins for kids) to help me grow," she concluded.
Thinking we were getting somewhere, I told her farmers have to be a pathologist to know when their crops are sick and to know how much fungicide, like medicine, to give them. "Like Dr. Thorne (her pediatrician) knows why my throat or ears hurt and which medicine to give me," she reasoned.
Farmers also have to be economists to know how much money they will need to buy their seeds, and tractors and vitamins and medicine will cost. And, to know how much to charge for their crops so they can make a good living for their families, but also make food low enough in cost for us all to buy. Temporarily stuck, she rebounded with, "sort of like Nannah (her grandmother, who is a banker) knows how to buy things to make enough money for her bank to help people have enough money," she grinned.
Finally, I said, a farmer has to be an engineer to know which equipment to buy for the farm, and most importantly how to fix things when they won't work. "Good thing you're not a farmer, she said quite seriously, because Nannah says it takes you forever to fix anything."
With that she concluded, farmers must be really smart. I bet everybody loves farming. When I grow up — maybe when I'm seven, I think I may be a farmer, she concluded. Knowing her penchant for growing up to be a super hero, I sat back, quite pleased with my farmer/farming explanation.
Then, I remembered a recent study I had seen that indicated the majority of Americans do in fact hold farmers in high regard. Farming, on the other hand is not so highly rated.
Most of us who have been involved in agriculture for many years agree that we have done a poor job of telling our story to our urban counterparts. As a result, it is too often too easy for unenlightened and uninspired politicians to say 'yea' or 'nay' to one piece of legislation or another that has little impact on their constituents, but is critical to the existence and growth of agriculture.
And, all too many critics of agriculture don't take the time to understand how critical agriculture is to the U.S. economy and to our whole way of life — not to mention the impact on farmers.
Conversely, those of us charged with helping them understand agriculture, spend too much time preaching to the choir, rather than converting the sinners — so to speak. If a five year old can understand the relevance of farmers and farming, it seems reasonable that learned people should be able to find creative and innovative ways to tell our story.
I doubt that many members of the World Trade Organization have a full grasp of how their vote affects the every day lives of tens of thousands of people in rural communities, whose livelihood revolve around an economy based on farming.
Ditto for many well-meaning, but misguided and self-proclaimed environmentalists, who want to save the world by forcing sometimes absurd guidelines on farmers. Farming may be the target, but farmers are often the casualties. Farmers, they should remember, are the original environmentalists — they have more to gain or lose by the quality of land, air and water than any other group in the world.
Philosophically, I understand the downside of Federal subsidies to farmers and to the benefit of changes in policy like GATT and NAFTA. However, if one uses the often used political platform of: "are you better off now than you were before these programs,"
virtually everyone associated with agriculture would answer NO.
While most of the people who killed peanut and tobacco programs have never dug a peanut or even seen a leaf of tobacco, it is easy to see the demise of communities like Victoria, Va., where tobacco was the base of the economy or Columbia, Ala., where peanuts were king.
Try as we might, when the infrastructure of farmer cooperatives, cotton gins, peanut buying points and such are gone, they are gone forever, and we will never get them back. If a five year old can equate farming to all the important things in her life, I am convinced we can find a way to give farming the same good name that farmers seem to have.
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