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It seems Pundit topics are a bit like buses. You are waiting for ages, passing the time by throwing spit-balls at a nerdy kid in glasses and apparently driving him completely, barkingly insane, when all of a sudden two double-deckers come charging over the hill in convoy.
So today the Supreme Court handed down its decision on the New Zealand Maori Council challenge to the partial sales of the hydroelectric generation SOEs, while Parliament's Government Administration Committee reported back Louisa Wall's Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill. I'll take each of them in turn.
First, the Supreme Court. Best. Decision. Ever.
OK, that's going to be controversial, given my status as a card carrying member of the left-wing intelligentsia. But here's my thinking.
First, the Court was able to construct a unified approach that produced a unanimous judgment issued in the Court's name instead of any one judge. A 5-0 ruling that all judges are prepared to stand behind is the best response to a potentially divisive and controversial issue with highly political overtones. It speaks with exactly the right voice.
Second, I think the decision is legally sound. Whatever status the Treaty of Waitangi ought to have in New Zealand law, it would require some judicial alchemy to turn a legislative requirement to abide by Treaty principles as presently understood into a freeze on even partly selling-down the equity stake in state owned assets. Furthermore, it was wise of the Court (and its various members) to recognise the potential dangers in trying to practice alchemy in the current political and constitutional context.
Third, there was something in the judgment for everyone. Sure, the NZMC ultimately lost - but the fact it was able to get the Court to agree to review the Government's plans at all (in other words, find that the obligation to abide by Treaty principles applies to the partial assett sales), and then only find that those plans were lawful because of the Government's stated willingness to deal with Maori as and when their rights to fresh water are clarified, is as good a loss as you could hope for. And, of course, the Government gets a green light for its plans to sell-off the 49% equity stake, thereby finally delivering on a campaign promise (and maybe getting itself back into policy delivery, as opposed to damage control, mode).
So while I'm not exactly over the moon about what the Government wants to do (see above reference to being a card carrying member of the left-wing intelligentsia), I'm very glad the Supreme Court unanimously found that the law permits them to do it. Ultimately, the way Maori claims to water get dealt with is a political question that require complex negotiation and hard bargaining, and that's not a place for any court to be splashing around in.
Second, the report on the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill. Meh ... whatever.
The Committee recommended that it pass, with some changes. No surprise there - this is an issue that a majority of voters want to see become law, while the minority who oppose it don't matter enough in political terms to stop it. If that sounds harsh, well ... I guess it is. But it's how politics works in a democracy.
Needless to say I'm completely happy with this state of affairs in regards this issue (reference again to being a card carrying member of the left-wing intelligentsia). On others, I've been less than happy. But again, that's just how politics works in a democracy ... you lose, then you win.
I'm even happy with the Comittee's recommendation to amend the Marriage Act to make it clear that marriage celebrants from religious organisations don't have to perform same-sex marriages if it conflicts with their religion:
no celebrant who is a minister of religion recognised by a religious body enumerated in Schedule 1, and no celebrant who is a person nominated to solemnize marriages by an approved organisation, is obliged to solemnize a marriage if solemnizing that marriage would contravene the religious beliefs of the religious body or the religious beliefs or philosophical or humanitarian convictions of the approved organisation.
In a previous post, I argued that this provision isn't actually needed - that no-one would be able to use human rights laws to force such celebrants to marry them. But if Parliament wants to make it crystal clear that this is the case, then whatever ... no skin off my nose. But a question, and a point.
The question is in regards to marriage celebrants who have been appointed to the role under s.11 (i.e. they personally are OK'd as celebrants, rather than just being able to perform the role because of their position in some religious organisation). They won't be covered by the extra-special protection the Committee is proposing for religious marriage celebrants. But they'll still be covered by the existing "you don't have to marry someone just 'cause they've got a licence" provision.
So ... what's their position under the proposed law, if they want to refuse to marry a same-sex couple?
The point I want to make is a bit of a snarky one. Imagine one of the various Christian Identity grouplets sets up a church in New Zealand, and becomes an "approved organisation" under the Marriage Act 1956 (thereby enabling it to solemnise marriages). A part of this group's belief system is to "view racial miscegenation as a sin and a violation of God's laws as dictated in Genesis of 'kind after kind' (Ex. 21:22, Lev. 20:13)." And so it will not marry a couple of mixed race.
Well, the Government Administration Committee's proposed change says that this is perfectly fine. Just as is the Catholic's church to refuse to marry same-sex couples. Which is actually a little bit icky, when you think about it that way.
(Of course, we might try to do an end-run around this conclusion and say that the Registrar-General would never agree to list such a "church" in the first place ... but why not? On what grounds could she/he refuse to do so?)


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Sitting at a local restaurant, my wife orders up.
Salad. Soup. Two fish tacos, no onions please.
"I'm sorry?" says the server.
"Oh. Can you just put the stuff that has the onions on the side of the fish tacos please? I can't eat onions."
"Oh, okay" says the server.
Awesome. Get to finally munch on tortilla chips as we wait for our food.
First up: salads. Yummy. Starving here and ready to dig in.
But wait. I look down at my plate. What do I see? Onions. Lots of them.
Okay, no big deal. It's my salad and hey, I never asked for them to be removed anyway.
However… I slowly gaze across the table at my wife's salad. Ugh! Onions. Everywhere. So many they're falling off the plate onto the table.
Not one to complain, my wife lets out a sigh and starts picking the onions out of her salad. One by one.
Hold on. That's silly honey.
I motion to the server and kindly ask for a new salad for my wife. One with no onions please.
Now I realize my wife didn't ask for the salad to be onion free. However, if she is not able to eat onions with fish tacos, why would she suddenly be able to down them with a salad?
Um, yeah.
The point? You and I can learn from this onion fiasco. Two important nuggets of wisdom right now…
First, really listen to your customer. Now -- wait a minute. Did you get that?
You need to really listen to your customer.
Seriously, you and I as business owners don't do this enough -- if we even do it at all. Believe me, they're talkin', tweetin' and postin', but we're just not listening.
Why? 'Cause we're so busy thinking, worrying and talking about ourselves. Don't fret; this is normal. Just part of being human. Pretty much in our DNA.
But you know what? Get over it already.
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So how do you start listening better? Should you read some books or take some fancy listening classes? Jeb says "no". The answer is simple:
Just pay attention to your customer. Give them your undivided attention.
Basically, stop thinking about yourself, zip up that mouth and turn on those ears. You'll be amazed at the things you hear. Like, hey, I can't eat onions so please don't plaster my salad with them!
Now that you've started really listening to your customers, write down what you learn. If I were the owner of this restaurant, I would write important tidbits down. So on the next visit, it goes like this:
"Oh, hi Eric and Susan. Thanks for coming again. And hey, I know you have 3 daughters. How are they? And yes Susan, we will not put onions on anything you order because we know you can't eat them."
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"I actually think it's the most critical thing of all. I do a lot of public speaking to entrepreneurs now and the first thing they ask me is, "What's the number one thing you would recommend when starting a business?". I always tell them -- even if you only have one customer, get a CRM solution. Because if you're not managing your customers from day one, you're losing a huge opportunity."
Oh, and since switching from index cards? Julie's referrals are up 80%, conversions are up 60% and her contact database has grown 500%.
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Good question David. Entrepreneur and business owner without CRM… can you answer this please?
Oh, and by getting a solid CRM solution…
It's funny how it works, but you'll be more focused on snagging valuable tidbits you can stick in your CRM. And just like a snowball effect, you'll start asking even more questions and getting even more valuable information.
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Sounds simple right? It is. You just need to go out and do it.
So dear Mr. Restaurant Owner: Can you please listen to my wife and stop with the onions already?
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"He's fine," New Mexico coach Steve Alford said on Monday's conference call. "Dairese will need a lot more than a sprained ankle to keep him out of competition."
He led the Lobos with a 14.5 point average and was second in MWC assists averaging 5.5 a game. He had two of his worst outings against CSU, getting shut out despite playing 34 minutes in Albuquerque. When the Lobos visited Fort Collins, Gary played all but one minute and scored 16 points. Pierce Hornung, named the MWC Sixth Man of the Year, stole the ball from Gary to seal the 68-62 win.
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Paterson hails "great" Blair
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Chris Paterson hailed Mike Blair as a Scotland great after the former national team captain retired from the international stage.
Blair called time on his career at the age of 31 after amassing 85 caps, a record for a Scotland scrum-half. The former Edinburgh captain revealed his decision was based mainly on family reasons and a desire to see Scotland introduce new scrum-half talent before the 2015 World Cup.
And his former club and country team-mate Paterson paid tribute to his friend's 10-year contribution to Scotland.
Paterson, Scotland's record points scorer and cap holder, said: "Mike was one of the most gifted and naturally skilful players I ever played alongside. His ability to read a game and make the correct decision was brilliant.
"He was razor-sharp in attack and his defence, especially when chasing back and cover tackling, showed how tough a player he was.
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After the Republican New Jersey Senate candidate she supported lost Wednesday night, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin suggested that Kentucky might be her next project.
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7 When Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, King Rezin of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel marched up to fight against Jerusalem, but they could not overpower it.
2 Now the house of David was told, "Aram has allied itself with[a] Ephraim"; so the hearts of Ahaz and his people were shaken, as the trees of the forest are shaken by the wind.
3 Then the Lord said to Isaiah, "Go out, you and your son Shear-Jashub,[b] to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Launderer's Field. 4 Say to him, 'Be careful, keep calm and don't be afraid. Do not lose heart because of these two smoldering stubs of firewood—because of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah. 5 Aram, Ephraim and Remaliah's son have plotted your ruin, saying, 6 "Let us invade Judah; let us tear it apart and divide it among ourselves, and make the son of Tabeel king over it." 7 Yet this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
"'It will not take place,
it will not happen,
8 for the head of Aram is Damascus,
and the head of Damascus is only Rezin.
Within sixty-five years
Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people.
9 The head of Ephraim is Samaria,
and the head of Samaria is only Remaliah's son.
If you do not stand firm in your faith,
you will not stand at all.'"
10 Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, 11 "Ask the Lord your God for a sign, whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights."
12 But Ahaz said, "I will not ask; I will not put the Lord to the test."
13 Then Isaiah said, "Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of humans? Will you try the patience of my God also? 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you[c] a sign: The virgin[d] will conceive and give birth to a son, and[e] will call him Immanuel.[f] 15 He will be eating curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, 16 for before the boy knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste. 17 The Lord will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since Ephraim broke away from Judah—he will bring the king of Assyria."
18 In that day the Lord will whistle for flies from the Nile delta in Egypt and for bees from the land of Assyria. 19 They will all come and settle in the steep ravines and in the crevices in the rocks, on all the thornbushes and at all the water holes. 20 In that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates River—the king of Assyria—to shave your head and private parts, and to cut off your beard also. 21 In that day, a person will keep alive a young cow and two goats. 22 And because of the abundance of the milk they give, there will be curds to eat. All who remain in the land will eat curds and honey. 23 In that day, in every place where there were a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekels,[g] there will be only briers and thorns. 24 Hunters will go there with bow and arrow, for the land will be covered with briers and thorns. 25 As for all the hills once cultivated by the hoe, you will no longer go there for fear of the briers and thorns; they will become places where cattle are turned loose and where sheep run.
8 The Lord said to me, "Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary pen: Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz."[h] 2 So I called in Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah as reliable witnesses for me. 3 Then I made love to the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. And the Lord said to me, "Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz. 4 For before the boy knows how to say 'My father' or 'My mother,' the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria."
5 The Lord spoke to me again:
6 "Because this people has rejected
the gently flowing waters of Shiloah
and rejoices over Rezin
and the son of Remaliah,
7 therefore the Lord is about to bring against them
the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—
the king of Assyria with all his pomp.
It will overflow all its channels,
run over all its banks
8 and sweep on into Judah, swirling over it,
passing through it and reaching up to the neck.
Its outspread wings will cover the breadth of your land,
9 Raise the war cry,[j] you nations, and be shattered!
Listen, all you distant lands.
Prepare for battle, and be shattered!
Prepare for battle, and be shattered!
10 Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted;
propose your plan, but it will not stand,
for God is with us.[k]
11 This is what the Lord says to me with his strong hand upon me, warning me not to follow the way of this people:
12 "Do not call conspiracy
everything this people calls a conspiracy;
do not fear what they fear,
and do not dread it.
13 The Lord Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy,
he is the one you are to fear,
he is the one you are to dread.
14 He will be a holy place;
for both Israel and Judah he will be
a stone that causes people to stumble
and a rock that makes them fall.
And for the people of Jerusalem he will be
a trap and a snare.
15 Many of them will stumble;
they will fall and be broken,
they will be snared and captured."
16 Bind up this testimony of warning
and seal up God's instruction among my disciples.
17 I will wait for the Lord,
who is hiding his face from the descendants of Jacob.
I will put my trust in him.
18 Here am I, and the children the Lord has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the Lord Almighty, who dwells on Mount Zion.
19 When someone tells you to consult mediums and spiritists, who whisper and mutter, should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living? 20 Consult God's instruction and the testimony of warning. If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn. 21 Distressed and hungry, they will roam through the land; when they are famished, they will become enraged and, looking upward, will curse their king and their God. 22 Then they will look toward the earth and see only distress and darkness and fearful gloom, and they will be thrust into utter darkness.
2 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh[a] and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. 6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
11 Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called "uncircumcised" by those who call themselves "the circumcision" (which is done in the body by human hands)— 12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
14 For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, 15 by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, 16 and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. 17 He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. 18 For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God's people and also members of his household, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. 21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. 22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
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Babe's Philly Facts
May 25, 1935. Simple math says that is 71 years ago today.
What is the significance of this date, you ask?
Well, it was on this date that Babe Ruth hit his 714th and final home run. Actually, he hit three that day against the Pirates at Pittsburgh's Forbes Field. #714 was the first ever to be hit over the towering right field roof at Forbes. Playing for the Boston Braves, Ruth hit six home runs in 28 games during his final season.
Five days later (simple math says May 30), Ruth played his final game in the big leagues and it was against the Phillies, the first game of a doubleheader at Baker Bowl. Ruth started in left field, was third in the batting order, batted once and left the game. No hits, no fly ball outs and one assist. Crowd was listed at 18,000.
Gone, career over.
There are a lot of ties to Philadelphia for the Babe. Thanks to Dave Vincent, a SABR member who is the master of home run information, Phillies historian Rich Westcott and Dave Smith of Retrosheet.org, here are Babe's Philly facts:
**His first at-bat in a World Series came against the Phillies at Baker Bowl, October 8, 1915. He grounded out as a pinch-hitter for Ernie Shore in the ninth inning. The Phillies won that game, 3-1, but the Red Sox swept the next four.
**His first hit as a member of the Yankees came against the Philadelphia A's at Shibe Park, April 14, 1920, a first-inning single off Scott Perry. Ruth dropped a line drive that led to two unearned runs and a 3-1 loss for the Yankees. The headline the next day in the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin: "Macks win opener on Ruth's Muff, 3-1." Ruth struck out in the fourth inning. "The fans roared for three minutes as Ruth missed three terrific swings," reported the Evening Bulletin.
**Phillies right fielder Clifford Carlton "Gavvy" Cravath set a new single-season home run record for the Major Leagues in 1915 with 24. According to The Ballplayers, Cravath was a "tobacco-chewing, cussing bruiser called 'Cactus' for his prickly personality." What fun today's media would have in covering such a character. Four years later, Ruth broke Cravath's record with 29. It was Ruth's last Red Sox season.
**September 29, 1920, Ruth, now with the Yankees, broke his own single-season record by hitting #54. That came in the final game of the season against the A's at Shibe Park.
**Shibe Park was Ruth's favorite visiting park as he hit 68 there, including six in back-to-back doubleheaders (May 20-21) in 1920.
On May 1 of this year, Frank Fitzpatrick of the Philadelphia Inquirer wrote a story about the Babe, what might be his finest tie to Philadelphia. You won't find it in the record book.
This time the date was September 4, 1923. The Rev. William Casey from Ascension of Our Lord Church in the Kensington section of Philadelphia took out a loan and built a baseball field at I and Tioga Streets, Boger Field. Rev. Casey, who also served as the Philadelphia Athletics' chaplain, realized the collection plate wouldn't cover the expenses.
According to Fitzpatrick, "He noticed that Ruth and the Yankees would be at Shibe Park in September. He knew that Ruth had grown up at St. Mary's, a Catholic orphanage in Baltimore, and had a soft spot for kids." Rev. Casey had asked Ruth earlier in the season and the Babe agreed to play a game at Boger Field on their last trip to Philadelphia.
That game, Ascension and Babe versus a team from Lit Bros. department store, was scheduled for 6 p.m. after the 3:15 p.m. Yankees-A's game. Following the 90-minute no-hitter by Sam Jones against the A's, Ruth was driven to the field where an estimated crowd of 10,000 awaited him.
It is a fabulous story filled with lots of details. In summary, Ruth played nine innings, hit a home run, dived in vain to make a catch and signed autographs.
Babe Ruth is a legend… in many ways.
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Thought I'd let you know I enjoyed the post. Always fun reading about Ruth.
Michael Norton
Interesting to note that both Ruth and Aaron were members of the Braves organization when they hit #714.


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The NIST preliminary guidelines are slated to be finalized this fall.
This story was updated to provide a comment from Ed Skoudis.
The U.S. government has released preliminary guidelines for key industries on how to shield company systems from destructive attacks that could, for example, knock out electricity or halt transportation.
The voluntary rubric, which was released Tuesday afternoon, homes in on the upper echelon of firms. The rationale being that information technology managers can't bolster security without financial and leadership support from top officials, such as board directors.
In February, President Obama issued an executive order to protect networks running U.S. critical infrastructure that required the National Institute of Standards and Technology to produce final guidelines by November. NIST officials this week said they anticipate publishing official draft guidelines in October.
Tuesday's plan includes an information flow chart with five "functions" -- factors that affect companies' vulnerability levels, including the degree to which firms know, prevent, detect, respond, and recover from threats. Each function includes sub-factors such as contingency planning for the recover category. There also is space to enter relevant industry standards and other existing guidelines, which are provided in a separate document released on Tuesday.
Once a firm fills out the flowchart with applicable information, then there is another chart intended to illustrate the company's current security status.
Each of the five factors is broken down by job position: senior leader, business process manager and operations manager. For the contingency planning subcategory, a senior leader at a company with low-level security might write, for instance, "I'm not sure about redundancy for my critical data," while a firm with a stronger security posture might write, "There is a clear strategic plan in place for the protection of critical data and essential services." An operations manager who works at a firm with low-level security might write, "My organization's critical data is contained in one location."
On Tuesday, NIST officials said the proposed practices reflect feedback from a request for public comment, along with two East Coast workshops and other industry outreach events. Next week, the institute will host a seminar in San Diego. There will be sessions for attendees to complete practice charts, according to NIST officials.
Adam Sedgewick, NIST senior IT policy adviser, said in a statement, "we are pleased that many private-sector organizations have put significant time and resources into the framework development process."
"We believe that both large and small organizations will be able use the final framework to reduce cyber risks to critical infrastructure by aligning and integrating cybersecurity-related policies and plans, functions and investments into their overall risk management," he added.
The procedures are optional, and are seen as a stopgap measure until Congress can agree on computer security legislation. Many Democrats would like federal law to mandate that the government enforce such cybersecurity controls, while many Republicans object to regulations and would prefer the government offer companies better threat intelligence. Business leaders have said they need more insights into targeted viruses and more information-sharing among industry about computer breaches.
The order allows such communications, but not liability protections for companies that admit to infected systems.
Some critical infrastructure researchers applauded the administration's attempt to align cyber defenses nationwide.
The plan does "include a lot of moving parts, but information security itself is quite complex. I think the NIST framework will be helpful for critical infrastructure providers to sort out what their current capabilities are, and what they need to do to have a well-thought-out approach to cyber security. This is definitely a step forward," said Ed Skoudis, founder of Counter Hack Challenges, which constructed "CyberCity," a 3-D model town that agencies and businesses are using to practice securing water filtration and other critical industry networks.
The original headline of this story incorrectly said NIST was proposing regulations. The guidelines are voluntary.
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I am currently working on a new piece for Black Swan's Secret Swans Art Trail.
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Just back from a stint at Chelsea Flower Show celebrating the success of the Viking Cruises Mekong Garden's gold and best artisan garden awards, Nick Weaver and I were overawed by the massive interest in our focal pieces for the garden, which appeared to have the wow factor.
A seemingly endless stream of visitors in their 1000s admired and appreciated the garden, designed by multi-gold award-winner Sarah Eberle. People expressed how much they would love to lounge on Nick's boat and chill, with the water gently lapping around them and visitors were charmed by the 'ethereal beauty' and colours of my canopy, many intrigued by its makeup. Sarah Eberle described it in her BBC TV interview this week with Joe Swift as her best bit of the garden: "I love the canopy.. like a celestial beam.. wonderfully charming"!
I was commissioned by Sarah Eberle to create the canopy for her Artisan Mekong Garden, inspired by Cambodia's floating gardens, traditional fishing nets and silk weaving in the Mekong River region, following Sarah's journey on board sponsor Viking Cruises Magnificent Mekong. Nick made a lounger styled on a traditional fishing boat.
The 7 x 5m garden is entirely water with a small deck leading to the boat/lounger and cantilevered canopy suspended above. The beds follow the style of the region and contain an eclectic mixture of fruit, flowers and vegetables. Harvested hazel, other reclaimed woods and a plethora of woven wire, silk and found materials have all be used to harmonise with the planting.
I was approached by Sarah after seeing my installation piece "Lichen" at the Maureen Michaelson Gallery stand at GROW London last year. The 4 metre textured fishing net/canopy I made by hand incorporates incredibly fine woven copper wires, fruit netting bags, twine, silk, wool and other surprising found and reclaimed materials like fish skeletons! I also made 3 wire baskets used as props. It was a great pleasure and honour working with Sarah for Chelsea Flower Show and amazing to have achieved such highly acclaimed awards. The team involved many others, including Nigel Evans (paint effects on boat) and Angela Morley (supplied trombone squash), and we are grateful to all who have supported us, given materials and helped!
After over 4 months of hard work, I am a little exhausted but elated!
To see more photos of the Chelsea Flower Show work in progress visit my Art Facebook Page
Next show - The Hidden Garden Art Show, at Maureen Michaelson Gallery, Hampstead, London; 4 – 12 June. I will be showing a range of my work, alongside other selected artists (see poster below). On Sunday 12 June this Gallery is also hosting a day as part of Chelsea Fringe Festival, where I will be demonstrating my sculpting techniques from 11am – 5pm, with a talk at 3pm. Do come along!
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One year ago, Larry Page came down with a mysterious ailment that caused him to miss Google's shareholder meeting, as well as the company's big developer conference.
When Page made his first public remarks after the ailment, his voice was considerably softer, and he didn't sound well. His voice still sounds soft.
Considering that Apple CEO Steve Jobs went from healthy to sickly to dead in a very short time period without much public explanation, people started to get worried about Page. No one really knew what was wrong.
Today, he's explaining what's wrong on Google+. It doesn't sound anywhere near as serious as what Jobs had. Page says his vocal cords are partially paralyzed, which limits his ability to speak.
Page says 14 years ago his voice went hoarse. He didn't think much of it, since it's fairly common. However, his voice never fully recovered. A doctor told him that his left vocal cord was paralyzed.
Last summer, it started to happen again. His voice went hoarse, and it never fully recovered. Now his second vocal cord has only partial movement, making his voice softer.
"I'm fully able to do all I need to at home and at work, though my voice is softer than before," says Page, "And giving long monologues is more tedious for me and probably the audience."
He jokingly added, "Sergey says I'm probably a better CEO because I choose my words more carefully."
In terms of his health, he says his breathing is limited for peak aerobic activity, but he's still kite surfing, so he's doing pretty good overall.
Page doesn't fully understand why his voice is messed up. He suspects it has something to do with Hashimoto's thyroiditis, which is inflamation of the thyroid. Vocal nerves run past thyroid.
His condition is rare. He's planning on donating money to the Voice Health Institute to research conditions like his.
Here's his full post:
About 14 years ago, I got a bad cold, and my voice became hoarse. At the time I didn't think much about it. But my voice never fully recovered. So I went to a doctor and was diagnosed with left vocal cord paralysis. This is a nerve problem that causes your left vocal cord to not move properly. Despite extensive examination, the doctors never identified a cause — though there was speculation of virus-based damage from my cold. It is quite common in cases like these that a definitive cause is not found.
While this condition never really affected me — other than having a slightly weaker voice than normal which some people think sounded a little funny — it naturally raised questions in my mind about my second vocal cord. But I was told that sequential paralysis of one vocal cord following another is extremely rare.
Fast forward to last summer, when the same pattern repeated itself — a cold followed by a hoarse voice. Once again things didn't fully improve, so I went in for a check-up and was told that my second vocal cord now had limited movement as well. Again, after a thorough examination, the doctors weren't able to identify a cause.
Thankfully, after some initial recovery I'm fully able to do all I need to at home and at work, though my voice is softer than before. And giving long monologues is more tedious for me and probably the audience. But overall over the last year there has been some improvement with people telling me they think I sound better. Vocal cord nerve issues can also affect your breathing, so my ability to exercise at peak aerobic capacity is somewhat reduced. That said, my friends still think I have way more stamina than them when we go kitesurfing! And Sergey says I'm probably a better CEO because I choose my words more carefully. So surprisingly, overall I am feeling very lucky.
Interestingly, while the nerves for your vocal cords take quite different routes through your body, they both pass your thyroid. So in searching for a cause for both nerves that was an obvious place to look. I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis in 2003. This is a fairly common benign inflammatory condition of the thyroid which causes me no problems. It is unclear if this is a factor in the vocal cord condition, or whether both conditions were triggered by a virus.
In this journey I have learned a lot more about voice issues. Though my condition seems to be very rare, there are a significant number of people who develop issues with one vocal nerve. In seeing different specialists, I met one doctor — Dr. Steven Zeitels from the Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General Hospital Voice Center — who is really excited about the potential to improve vocal cord nerve function. So I've arranged to fund a significant research program through the Voice Health Institute, which he will lead. Thanks a bunch to my amazing wife Lucy, for her companionship through this journey and for helping oversee this project and get it off the ground. Also, thanks to the many people who have helped with advice and information many of whom I have not had a chance to thank yet.
Finally, we've put together a patient survey to gather information about other people with similar conditions. As it's fairly rare, there's little data available today — and the team hopes that with more information they can make faster progress. If you have similar symptoms you can fill it out here: voicehealth.org/ip
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Wes Anderson, the director of The Royal Tenenbaums, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and The Fantastic Mr. Fox, has directed commercials before, and he's directed train movies before, but he's never done a Christmas commercial set on a train before. If that's what you were waiting for, Anderson-heads, then your wish has come true.
Anderson has just released a new, fantastically produced commercial for H&M. Fans of the director are sure to see his recognizable finger prints all over the advertisement, which features star Adrian Brody putting together a last-minute Christmas tree for the few passengers of the "Winter Express."
The commercial is sure to raise your spirits and get you to the mall asap.
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Does anyone know where I can find a pattern or know how to make a bag holder for plastic bags?
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Does anyone know where I can find a pattern or know how to make a bag holder for plastic bags?
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This one is free and VERY cute http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/operatic/312/bagdoll.htm
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Jeanette....I PM'ed you....I located the pattern after looking "exactly where I knew it was" TWICE!! LOL I finally found it tacked up on the wall in my sewing room! So much for organization!! I organize things and then I can't find them! LOL
Anyway, its on its way!
I made several as gifts. The pattern was in a craft book and it was an old gray haired lady with a bun in her hair and her skirt held the bags. Needless to say I never made for myself one and my bags are stuffed in another one that is hanging by one handle on the back of my kitchen chair. :oops: But ONE DAY I'll make ME one! :lol:


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Detailed engine and gearbox specs needed
Hi basically I am now doing a degree in competition car technology and my current assignment is to take a race car and compare the engine and gearbox to its road counterpart and assess how each little spec had been altered for use in race.
I do want to do a car from a slightly older class like gt1 and I have been trying to find specs on the mclaren f1, bmw s70 engine but I cannot find enough specs on the engine and gearbox.
I can take any car realistically but I do still have my preferences as I find it easier to explain N/A tuning rather than forced induction.
If anyone knows of any race car's (and road car counterpart) engine and gearbox that have been published in great detail that I could use that would be great or know of any sites that I could use that would have what I am looking for.


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The original Just Dance game got the world dancing like never before, and now the #1 best-selling Music/Rhythm game for play on the Nintendo Wii system is back with Just Dance 2. This time around it will be just as easy to keep the party going with an all-star tracklist--more than 45 strong, plus downloadable songs--from different genres, as well as the hottest dance moves of today. In addition, Just Dance 2 pushes the envelope even further with more accurate movement recognition by the Wii Remote, allowing better dancers to reap the rewards of their superior skill, without putting the game out of reach of beginners. Finally Just Dance 2 includes all-new dance modes making the game even more party oriented than its predecessor.
Dedicated to providing a richer, deeper gaming experience, the development team behind Just Dance 2 has included four new dance modes. These include:
Created to foster more interaction between players, Duet Mode allows players to dance together, and in the process forces them to pay more attention to the players around them instead of simply following on-screen prompts.
Dance Battle Mode is a team mode that features up to 8-player support. Although individual scores are the basis of the overall team scores, the extreme multiplayer basis of the mode changes what can be the individual nature of dance into something very different.
Party Mode is a straight up dance fest in which players can get together and dance for as long as they want, just for the fun of it.
An exercise mode disguised as fun, the meter built into the Just Sweat Mode allows players to measure the energy they expend while dancing as well as set objectives to be met during their dance sessions.Key Game Features
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Brasilia, Brazil, Aug 6, 2013 / 06:15 pm (CNA).- Despite being hospitalized for virtually his entire life as a result of childhood polio, Paulo Henrique Machado is achieving his dream of producing a 3D animation series for kids.
Machado, a film buff, has spent the last 45 years living at the Clinical Hospital of Sao Paulo in Brazil, where he suffers paralysis and needs an artificial respirator 24 hours a day.
In statements to the BBC, he recalled how he initially came to see the hospital as home.
"I explored up and down the corridors, going into the rooms of other children that were here – that is how I discovered my 'universe,'" he said. "For me, playing football or with normal toys wasn't an option, so it was more about using my imagination."
Machado's mother died when he was only days old. He contracted polio as an infant in the country's last big outbreak.
At that time, doctors said children with polio were not expected to live past the age of 10. Machado watched many of this childhood friends die from the disease.
"Each loss was like a dismembering, you know, physical… like a mutilation," he recounted. "Now, there's just two of us left – me and Eliana."
He described his relationship with Eliana as being "like brother and sister," describing her as his source of strength.Doctors do not know how the pair survived. Neither can leave the hospital for an extended period of time, because this would expose them to infection. Machado said he has left the hospital just a few dozen times in his whole life.
"There are some (trips) which stand out, like seeing the beach for the first time when I was 32. I opened the car door and saw the sea and thought 'Wow! What is this!'" he recalled.
In May, Machado raised $65,000 in order to produce a 3D animated series entitled, "The Adventures of Leca and Friends," based on a book written by Eliana. He has two computers installed in his room to create animation.
The series will tell the story of "Leca" and her companions, who go on adventures despite facing disabilities. Machado wanted to make the animation "attractive, not just colorful but full of the mischievous games that kids get up to."
"I think my characters are realistic, because they come from someone who is disabled. I know [exactly] what the difficulties they face are," he added.


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Seize the day(lily)
These big bloomers started popping open just before I left town for a big 4th of July camping trip:
It's a "Bela Lugosi" daylily. The throats range from screaming lime to yellow, and they're big — about four inches across and two feet tall. I haven't got a thing for vampires or vintage horror films, this was just the color that my plant-picker had selected. I couldn't get the specific daylily she'd spec'd, and so I went hunting for a similar color. These are in full sun, and supposedly, with the darker daylilies, that tends to make the color less intense, but I'm not finding that to be true at all. They're magnificent. I planted three gallon pots, probably 3 to 5 tubers in each, and now I've got a cluster of daylilies the size of a Smartcar. Each stem has maybe thirteen bloom pods.
But: it's true that each blossom only lasts for a day — then it's pretty much done. Still, they're so … assertive. They're like the Ethel Mermans of my garden. They're the stars right now and they know it. Plus they're right next to the street, so no one can escape noticing them. They're big and brassy and they're gonna bloom whether you like 'em or not. So THERE!
And I so love that about my garden(s). Each plant has its own time to bloom and the times are strung out across the season. The catmint is done (but I'm told that if I cut it back it'll offer me seconds). The sunset hyssop is just now beginning. Winecups and evening primrose in full flower (and they'll stay that way 'til frost). Finally got some more herbs and the LAST tomato in before July 4 (it's in a brick planter, so perhaps I can hope for a tomato or two. If not, well, what the heck). The lettuce is done, done, done, finito, and ditto the chard. I'm waiting for a spare hour to make one huge chard fritatta and call it a day.
I've been looking at various methods of recording this rush, memorizing the sequence of the mini-seasons so that I can navigate them better next year. What I have now as far as recordkeeping is this blog and its imprecise, impressionistic chronicle of my first year of gardening as if my life depended on it, and one blank book that I've been filling with more technical data (like rainfall, nighttime temps, yields, bloom dates) as I go. I scrawl in it when my eyes can no longer look at a computer screen.
There are more organized versions and ways of keeping a garden journal, versions whose purpose is planning next year's planting — or even five years out. I like the looks of this one and will try to remember to order one next year from Seeds of Change. They've also got an online version where you can record the same data. I just think that's brilliant. Because how else am I going to remember to start pepper seeds three weeks earlier than the tomatoes in 2009? Who knows whether I'll even be at the same house, planting in the same dirt? Or whether I'll be here at all? It's not a given. Today is all we're sure of.
And that is the essence of gardening's duality, the secret of its stinger, the purpose of its pull. Oh, it sucks you in with bloom and scent and fruit and buzz and a thousand be-here-now lures, but also the promise of tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow, a million mysteries. Can I grow leeks? Could I seed them under lights this late and have them to char on the grill during the first snow? What about those heirloom carrots? It SAYS they're good for clay … What is THAT funky flower? I've never heard of it before! Yes, it's mid-bloom, but this grayhaired gentleman who is buying one says it self-seeds like crazy… Oh, soil, you're a great seducer, a terrible cad, a gift-returner. For all my long Saturdays of mattock-swinging and fierce sunburn and gritty fingernails and sheer exhaustion you might — or you might not — give back lettuce-leaf basil, give cleome, give watermelon, parsley, eggplant, purple carrots.
You might give big brassy daylilies.
As gambles go, I'll take it.