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Our desperate quest for immortality in a culture of fear
Am I turning into an RCP'er? I've been getting seriously concerned about the above point lately, because of my increasing agreement with uncle Frank and company about a particular political point. There's an article this week in the New Statesman by one Lois Rogers (who I should make clear is not an RCP'er to the best of my knowledge), called "The End of Risk". Without going into too much detail, it describes a very real malaise that nowadays seems to infest our political culture in the UK – that of having become driven to legislate the risk out of our everyday lives. It's an imperative that seems to hide an underlying wish to become immortal on the part of a populace fattened on affluence, lack of war and a general decline in want, coupled with an increase in material aspirations on the part of those who do not have that affluence in all its fullness.
Now how does this all relate to the contrarians so beloved of the theory of the lizard fart which provoketh global warming more than the car? Obviously I'm not someone who is inclined to agree with everything they've ever said; the gross lies that they told (and were sued for) over Srebrenica being an obvious example of where they and I parted company. However, where they do have a point is when it comes to the extraordinary willingness of people within today's society to unquestioningly accept a certain bounded consensus. Funnily enough, both sides of the debate on the Iraq War accuse each other of being the representatives of that consensus, whereas in fact it's perfectly possible to get either a pro- or anti-war opinion into the national press, as even a cursory examination of the national press shows quite clearly. But when it comes to minmisation of risk to ourselves, it touches something more primal. What could possibly mitigate against lifestyle choices that make us less "at risk" than we otherwise would be? Why not have a salad instead of an egg sandwich? Why not have a J2O instead of a beer? Isn't it just common sense?
There've been several articles by people in the RCP's online journal "Spiked" around this subject, many of which I've been very surprised to find myself in agreement with. But the most recent of these is by Emily Hill, on the subject of sanitising celebrities. There's one quote in it (concerning the percieved foibles of artists such as Amy Winehouse) which I found particularly poignant and true:
"Nowadays, no one is allowed to be miserable. Or very thin. Or very fat. Or very different. They should all be balanced, happy, nourished by Omega-3 supplements. Rage, drunkenness, crying, screaming, feelings of misery, tears of longing – all are now pathologised, to the extent that even creativity (which often springs from all of these things) has come to be seen as a disease."
Hence, for instance, we get a massive popular upsurge in relief (fuelled of course by a media panic about passive smoking) which can be heard in general conversation, at the introduction of a smoking ban in public places. After all, if we can just sanitise our immediate personal environment a little more, we can perhaps convince ourselves just that little bit further that maybe our bodies can stave off their natural decline and death for a few years more. Maybe if we sterilised the ground at every step we took, shot dogs that crapped on street corners and shut down every greasy spoon takeaway in the country that didn't obey an asparagus quota, we'd be able to force even more people to take sensible lifestyle choices which don't "impact on the rest of us". God forbid that we should be in a smelly room, or confronted with fat or inebriated people on the streets – they might become sick, and the one thing that we enlightened liberals cannot cope with is to be reminded of our own vulnerabilities. Far better to sanitise them out, slap conditions on their health care (or deny it to them, you know it's coming), but however we do it, remove them from sight. After all it's their fault, they could drink acai berry smoothies and shop at farmers' markets like we do, right? And they could afford it too, if they didn't insist on spending their benefits money on nights in the pub rather than on organic duck eggs…
It seems to me that all of the usual civil libertarian versus authoritarian/statist arguments around these issues rather miss the point. Isn't the simple reality that we're averse to understanding a universal truth, which is that I, you, gentle reader, and everyone else in the world will die, and that the great likelihood is that it will be of something deeply unpleasant, whether that something is neurological, physical, psychological, whether it's genetic, accidental or self-inflicted? It won't be nice, no matter whether you live off beansprouts or fried bacon. So move on, and stop asking governments to make laws to keep you alive forever. Pay some taxes and maybe the NHS will take care of you when you get ill. That's what you get to ask for.
It's time to pull yourselves together. And for God's sake have that kebab if you want it. You might get run over by a bus on the way home anyway.
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voltaires_priest said,
He's certainly got a point, I think, when it comes to our unwillingness as the left to work outside of a certain liberal consensus on many issues. It seems bizarre that we now won't offend Guardianistas, where we once called "no Gods, no Masters" and fought the state. Seems to me we've lost our way a little.
Jeff said,
I don't like that hoary old cliche about creativity springing from miserable feelings.
However, I did like the rest of it. I was put in mind by the antepenultimate paragraph of a late-night basement bar (unlicensed) which I found myself in last Friday near Tottenham Court Road. Everyone was chain-smoking – bliss! One girl threw up on the floor next to me but they just swept it up against the wall and everyone carried on dancing…
Dr Paul said,
Another one of Frank Füredi's pet theories is the 'culture of low expectations', that nobody these days wants to do anything challenging. He and his mates are the best example of this theory. From wanting to change the world as the Revolutionary Communist Party to whining about it like a cut-price Julie Burchill as Spiked.
voltaires_priest said,
As against precisely what shining example floating atop the cesspool that calls itself the "left" these days?
a very public sociologist said,
Don't worry Volty, you're not the only one who thinks the ex-RCP has got a point about this. Remember, even the insane have their lucid moments.
Dr Paul said,
The RCP wasn't sued over what it said about Srebrenica, what happened was that its mag Living Marxism was sued by ITN because it said that it (ITN) had falsified its reportage of a Serb-run detention camp in Trnopolje in Bosnia-Hercegovina. Technically, the LM report was correct, so the mag lost on a technicality. However, what was grotesquely overlooked in the LM report was the purpose of the camp; LM was right to point out that it was not like a Nazi death-camp, but it was nonetheless a detention camp for non-Serb BiH men, and the internees were hardly there for a holiday. I thought before the writs were served that this story in LM was a hopeless case, and was not surprised that it backfired spectacularly.
Basically, it was a typical RCP get-rich-quick scheme. I remember being told by an RCPer that this would be the story that would get the revamped magazine into the big time. It did of course, but not in the way it was hoped. The RCP ran stunt after stunt trying to get itself noticed (I was an RCP supporter for some time, so I know about these various schemes — most were a damp squib, all hype and no real substance). What they could have done over the press reports about Serb-run camps in BiH was to show that there were also detention camps run by Muslim and Croat authorities; that all sides were responsible for appalling behaviour. This, however, would have meant some hard investigative work rather than some get-rich-quick scheme.
The ironic thing about the ITN writ on LM was that by the time it came to court, the by-now disbanded RCP and its mag were not interested in international politics and had become practically solely interested in what could best be called lifestyle matters, things with which it concerns itself today.
Lobby Ludd said,
Voltaires Priest said:
"As against precisely what shining example floating atop the cesspool that calls itself the "left" these days?"
I'm not quite sure what you are saying here. I'm sure there are parts of Spiked's libertarianism which should be standard views on the left. Are you saying they provide a better 'socialist' analysis (or something else) that is currently available?
Strangely, despite their insistence on the need for humanistic, positive politics they don't have any. They are like that character portrayed by Harry Enfield some years ago – "you don't want to do that, now do you".
( For what it's worth, I suspect that having set themselves absurd targets, the RCP decided that the working class had let them down and they are waiting for a more worthy one to come along. Meanwhile they sell their talents to the highest bidder, just as long as they are reassured by them that they are awfully, awfully, clever. In fact, they'll settle for that, sod active poetics they are after all dead clever and get on TV and radio and that.)
voltaires_priest said,
No, I'm saying where's this activist left that challenges popular consensus views and which pays more than lip-service to its stated ideal of changing the world? I think most of the left is actually co-opted by a "liberal" consensus that is actually anything but liberatory and which actually is about the state taking control of decisions which should lie with ordinary people. The libertarian tendency that exists more in the USA than here might have fucked-up economic views, but they've got the stuff about the state's role in controlling social behaviour far more worked out than most of those on the left who proclaim their cause to be that of human liberation. Ironic, really, that the RCP tendency should be the only ones shouting the idea from the rooftops.
Nick said,
There's definitely a lot in this, a case in point is the Guardiani/Independent 'well you know the weed they smoke these days is a lot stronger' argument against the legalisation of cannabis
Nick said,
Having said that Spiked always annoys me in exactly the same way as the Guardian does, I think it's got something to do with fuckwit London based self righteous liberals who think they're in some way radical
twp77 said,
Excellent stuff Volty! I've posted it to Facebook.
Igor Belanov said,
Some of us like the smoking ban, not because it means we'll all live until 200 but because it has created a much more pleasant environment to sit and drink in. Smoking in public does not provide people with opportunities to take risks or try something challenging. It was an anti-social activity.
Bruce said,
Can I take it then, Volty, that you're against Health and Safety legislation?
Andy Newman said,
As Will isn't here at the moment can I just say Fuck off to Igor over the smoking thing.
yes yes, smoking bad for your health, yawn, but it is also fun and is scientifically proven to make you look more cool and sexy (departments where I need al the help I can get). Tobacco is an excellent drug becasue it makes you happy (although cigarrettes are not the best way to take it)
What I cannot get over is the sanctimonius self-congratulatory way that non-smokers were happy to ban all choice, so they banned any pubs or clubs being able to offer a choice – on rather boguc helath and safety arguments (becasue they refused to consider the posibility of legislating for compulsory air extraction as an alternative)
The thing about the RCP is that they do have a point about moral panics, and being risk averse. But neverthless they are an extremely elitist bunch of annoying Londoners.
voltaires_priest said,
Can I take it then, Bruce, that you're in favour of banning hamburgers? Imagine the lowering of risk to public health in terms of heart attacks. Not to mention that there'd be less of those burger bar smells about. And banning cars too. Imagine how much nicer inner cities would smell, not to mention the lowering of risk of respiratory diseases (the impact of which would dwarf that of the ban on smoking in pubs).
And whilst we're at it, ban white trainers too. The sight of them offends mine eyes. And I'm sure they must put me at risk of something bad.
Renegade Eye said,
Very interesting post.
The Spiked Group is one, I'm sure we can find endless fascination. They are so different than how most of us evolved.
Funny how the rumors of their funding, since their anti-global warming wasn't discussed.
I was invited to a futurist meeting. I'm going to be posting on that subject. Now I believe I'll live to be 200 years old. Ok to smoke by me.
Igor Belanov said,
I think it's time to get off your soapbox VP. What about smoking in offices, cafes, buses or trains? I find it quite worrying that many people consider not being able to smoke in a public place to be an awful imposition but are quite blase about so many other things in life. I largely agree with Modernity, except that I would defend the smoking ban on the grounds that it improves the environment rather than the more dubious proposition that it'll be saving people from an early death.
Janine said,
You really wanna be careful where that "We're all going to die in the end anyway" argument takes you.
A Hackney Councillor used that line a couple of years back to justify cutting back health and social services to older people.
voltaires_priest said,
So basically Igor, you'd defend it on the grounds that smoking is smelly (so no Mod, you and he are not in complete agreement)? How very rrradical of you.
The pair of you go back and read what I actually wrote, and then ask yourselves why your first instinct was to leap to the defence of the smoking ban, which was (at best) a supplementary part of my argument. Then come back and tell me how exactly you don't act within a "decent people's" consensus.
And Mod, you quote me saying that everyone knows smoking is bad for you, and saying that you reiterating that point is stating the obvious. You deny having done so, and then "prove" your point by doing the same thing again. You further "prove" it by pointing out a quote from Andy which says "err" that he knows smoking is bad for you. You then claim that he doesn't know what he's already stated to be true. And then you post another shedload of links stating the obvious about a subject which isn't the point of this thread. Methinks it's you who are missing the point, I respectfully suggest.
I repeat, this debate isn't about whether or not smoking is bad for you. It's only tangentially about the ban on smoking in pubs at all. In fact, by going on about it you're rather proving the point that I made in my original article, which was about the "left" supporting state bans on scary threatening groups like people having a fag in the pub, whilst doing nothing at all to confront the power of the state. And tapping into a fattened affluent populace's misplaced belief that if they do nothing "risky" they'll never die, in the course of doing so.
voltaires_priest said,
Jeezus God, man, my article's not about the fucking smoking ban! 😆
Although I think possibly, following a close reading of what I wrote in the article, you'll agree with me that the fact that several people's first instinct was to leap to the defence of something that I'd only mentioned in passing, rather proves my original point… ?
KB Player said,
An interesting post. I think it is the tangible v the intangible. So eg removing all hanging baskets of flowers may save one person from clonking their head. Clonking your head is tangible. But you have also removed the pleasure that those hanging baskets brought to those who put them up and to those who saw them. That is the intangible. And you can measure the tangible but not the intangible.
It's like the difference between excellence at sports or in the arts. In sport there are numbers, goals, clocks, finishing lines. So you can say who won. In the arts it is aesthetic value and you can't make any objective criteria for what is good or bad.
It is a kind of bottom line accounting. It is the price rather than the value. It's an easy utilitarianism. When they built the Sick Kids hospital in Edinburgh about a hundred years ago they commissioned murals by a highly thought of artist at the time. These days there would be grumblings that the money should have been spent on kidney machines.
Anyway I think it's a subject that touches a lot of areas of society. Don't know if you could make much of a political movement out of it though.
Igor Belanov said,
OK, I won't mention the sm***** b**. I do think you've got a point with the fact that society is too risk averse, and a prime example of how this has become part of the capitalist system is the 'compensation culture'. I think the reluctance of parents to let children play out, people calling in sick to work with a runny nose, and the sheer breadth and depth of the Sex Offender's Register are all symptoms of this over-caution. On the other hand, regulation is inevitable in a developed society, and I'm sure we would all support traffic laws, health and safety rules, worker's rights etc. Where you draw the line is a political matter, and unfortunately not one that always has a left-right rationale.
voltaires_priest said,
I guess it depends on where we see those social regulations as coming from – whether they're to protect life and limb (for instance speed limits, about which there is also an argument to be had however), or whether they're there because the government knows what's good for us, and we don't (for instance health warnings on bottles of wine, a proposed law). I think that in all too many cases we allow the latter to be couched as the former, when actually life and limb would be far better served by our pursuing real left-wing political projects than by acting as the radical wing of neighbourhood watch.
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Poor or Defective Wiring
One of the most serious electrical concerns is poor or defective wiring. Signs of improper wire installation include exposed wiring and outlets that work inconsistently. If your home isn't wired according to safety standards, there's an increased chance of power surges and electrical fires. This is why it's important not to attempt any do-it-yourself electrical wiring. If you need the electrical wiring in your home repaired or maintained, make sure to contact a professional electrician to have the job done safely and securely.
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Water conducts electricity, creating an electric shock that can be potentially fatal. All outlets should be placed a fair distance away from any water source. Check the outlets in the bathroom and kitchen to make sure they're away from the sink or shower. If you think your outlets are too close to a water source, a professional electrician can move your outlet to a more secure location.
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While petting my three-year-old West Highland White Terrier, Lady Liberty (aka Libby), I noticed that there were a number of very large, raised areas on her chest. I called the Vet's and made an appointment for later that day. I wasn't too concerned as I assumed that it had something to do with the tick I had found on her a few days before when I bathed her, although she takes K9advantix monthly to prevent such things.
That evening, Dr. Keith and I talked about several different things this could mean. The veterinarian did a biopsy and said she expected the results to be back in four or five days. She sent us home with an anti-biotic after spending quite a long time on the floor playing and loving on Libby who gave it right back to the doctor! Libby has never met a human or another dog that she has not loved right away. She is the most social butterfly I have ever seen in a canine.
The next day, which was a Saturday, I spent most of the afternoon working in the yard. When I finally went in to clean up, I was surprised to find a message from Dr. Keith. When I returned the call, Dr. Keith said the test results were in already which alarmed me. I was told that Libby had Lymphoma and had about two weeks to live. Stunned, I listened to Dr. Keith say to come in at noon the next day and we would do an X-ray. I remember hanging up the phone, going down to the floor, and crying until there were no tears left. Then I spent the next few hours on the Internet finding out as much as I could about canine Lymphoma.
When I saw Dr. Keith the next day, we both tried to speak at the same time. I talked over her and said that I refused to accept that my sweet little mischievous baby would soon be gone. Dr. Keith apologized for blurting out what she did on the phone but said that the results had upset her way too much. Libby has some kind of endearing quality about her that no one can resist. I truly believe that everyone thinks that Libby has found something extra special in him or her and after meeting, considers that person her best friend! The X-ray that was taken did not show the cancer very wide spread. The doctor and I put our heads together and made a plan to start Libby on chemo treatments ASAP.
I found that there were only three Oncologists in the state, with two being too far away to be practical. On Monday, I talked to the third one and found that they only did chemo on Tuesdays. If I were going to try and pay for Libby's treatments, I was going to have to keep working for that paycheck. I called numerous veterinarians in our area but no on knew of any one that gave chemo treatments. I enlarged my area and found a pet hospital that not only did the treatments but they were open 24/7. I made an appointment to consult with the owner, Dr. Neel, on Friday evening.
At the consultation, Libby had blood work done and was given an ultra-sound. Then Dr. Neel told me what she thought the best plan was. I was extremely happy to hear hr repeat everything that this layman had figured out in my research. In two days, we were going to begin the Wisconsin-Madison protocol at 11:00 am on Sunday, October 24, 2010. The best thing Dr. Neel confirmed for me was that Libby's age of three was her most positive attribute in getting her into remission.
Libby and I have made the nearly hour drive most every Sunday since. When my friends remark that it takes a lot of time out of my weekend, I just smile. They don't know about the private waiting room that Libby and I share while sitting together on the big couch while she gets her treatment. Sometimes there are other clients sitting with us and most people will ask about Libby and then share their pet's story. There have been many new friends made and a few tears shed for others. The realization to me is that there are the people that really love their pets and it makes it an emotional bonding time.
Libby's belly had been shaved for her ultra-sound and it still has not grown back in. My friend Miss Patty made Libby a green and black tartan plaid coat with matching blanket to keep her warm during her hospital visits. The first day Libby pranced into the waiting room with her coat on, there were many pleasant sounds heard. Libby seemed to know that she was adorable and the star of the day! She always tries to greet everyone personally, be it human or canine. I think that everyone from doctors and techs, to the young people in charge of the outside playground know Libby and come in to greet her and love on her.
There are some days that Libby's white blood count is too low to continue with the treatment and we turn around and return home. There are getting to be more days that Libby is too tired to play. But she remains happy to take that ride up to the hospital and greet her friends. She is a real trooper as she really doesn't protect all the things that she has had to endure! A couple of weeks ago, Libby had what appeared to be an infection from the treatments and had to be hospitalized for four days. I went up and visited her for several hours each day. She only wanted to lie in my lap and sleep on Mommy. The personnel said that animals that have visits from their families fair much better.
Being awarded a grant from Canine Cancer Awareness took some of the financial burden off of me. We are over half way through the protocol and I am confident that Libby will come out of this a winner! She has too many people (and other dogs) that are cheering for her. The wonderful people at Neel's Pet Hospital think that once Libby becomes a cancer survivor, she needs to be trained as a therapy dog. They imagine all the happy hospitalized people, both adults and children, that can be exposed to Libby's personality. They are sure that the healing process will be accelerated for anyone that comes in contact with my sweet little Lady Liberty!
— Diana
CCA has allocated $900 to help pay the costs of Libby's treatments. Please help Libby fight this disease. Any sponsor donations made on behalf of Libby will be used to pay unpaid invoices and the checks will be sent directly to Libby's vet.
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One of my favourite people EVER celebrated his 22nd birthday this past weekend. He is a guitar player and a huge music lover, so I made him this card using toned paper and nu pastels. It really worked with the gift our group of friends got him, which included Plattan Headphones, and a gift card to Best Buy.
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By Ardrid
Hi everyone,
I was lucky enough to get a 12" Skywatcher Dobsonian (305mm/1500mm) for Christmas. It shipped with a 10mm Plossl and a 25mm Plossl, both 52° AFOV. Finally had a clear enough night to try it out and I absolutely loved it. I researched a bunch over the last year so I knew this was the scope I wanted should someone want to get me a really sweet gift before I grabbed it myself. What I didn't research at the time was accessories and equipment, something I've been doing relentlessly over the past few days.
I'll primarily be viewing in the backyard until I find a great viewing spot (and a good way to safely transport). Light pollution isn't terrible but I haven't fully gauged its impact on seeing fainter objects. I'm not interested in imagery/photography at the moment. Not foreclosing on the idea by any means but everything I'm looking to add is purely for visual gratification at this point. Hoping the experts out there can lead me in the right direction. Here's what I'm trying to figure out:
1. What eyepieces should I pick up?
I've read that, generally speaking, you want 2-3 premium pieces in over to cover low, medium, and high magnification. I'm currently looking at the following "sets": 5mm Nagler, 13mm Ethos, 35mm Panoptic or 6mm Ethos, 13mm Ethos, 21mm Ethos. I'm not overly concerned about price. I recognize that there's going to be a premium associated with a brand like TeleVue and with squeezing out that last drop of performance; however, I don't want to throw away money unnecessarily if I'm not going to see a benefit from pulling out the stops. I'm not beholden to TV by any stretch but everyone says they're the gold standard so I figured I'd look there first. I'm not looking to grab everything at once either. Was thinking of starting with the 13mm Ethos since it would fill the mid-range gap between my 10mm and 25mm.
2. Should I grab a Paracorr?
I've read many comments that go back and forth on this but the consensus seems to be that, while it's not crucial at f/4.9 like it would be with a faster scope, it's something I should probably have in the arsenal if I'm using wide field eyepieces, which the ones I'm contemplating are. I couldn't detect any coma with the two eyepieces I currently have but I suspect I probably wouldn't given the FOV and my beginner status. I also think that once I see it I'm not going to be able to unsee it.
3. Should I pick up a Barlow?
This question assumes I'm not getting a Paracorr. I like the idea of essentially doubling the number of eyepieces I have but I'm not too sure of the ultimate utility/necessity of it.
4. Any other crucial accessories I should have?
I'm looking at a Cheshire collimator for when the time comes. Aside from that, is there anything else I should absolutely have?
5. Finally, any suggestions on transporting?
It goes without saying but this baby is heavy. I don't have a garage, and I'm hesitant to store it in the shed, so what I've been doing is removing the OTA from the base and transporting them separately to the backyard for setup. It's not bad but I can see it getting old after awhile, especially with numerous viewing sessions in a row. After all, I didn't get this scope so it could collect dust; I want to use it as often as the weather lets me. I do plan on replacing the feet with wheels so I can at least roll it, but I'm trying to figure out a good solution to getting it in and out of the house (down 3 small steps) to the backyard without damaging it or breaking my back.
I think that's all I have for now. I appreciate any help you all can provide. I'm just trying to learn as much as I can so I can have a great experience and eventually show my little guy all about the joys of astronomy. Thanks everyone!
By 25585
Like many I think Telrads are great scope sites. And want to use mine with different scopes. But I don't want to stick a base to a nice looking OTA.
All base types seem to be curved so sticking to a flat surface such as an accessory plate is not possible.
The only option seems to be using two holes in its base, if they line up with those on a plate. Are there any ideas out there, or aftermarket Telrad bases apart from the company ones?
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I'm after a Telrad with base. Must be in good nick.
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Hi there, selling off the last few bits i have come across of my astro gear.....
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Hi All,
I have for sale the following:
William Optics Binoviewer - £135. This is boxed and in excellent condition. SOLD.
Telrad Finder - £22. This is boxed and in excellent condition although being used, it will need new sticky pads on the bottom. SOLD
Baader Sky Surfer III - £15. This is also boxed and in excellent condition. SOLD.
All items can be cash on collection or posted if the buyer pays postage.
Also a heads up for future sales posts: most of the major items for a full PST mod, including PST, D-ERF filter, Coronado BF10, Vixen A80M, filter holder and finder. Also a MN190 + NEQ6. Pictures and prices to follow.


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Long read: Conference diary
Labour Members met in Liverpool now a decade on from the financial crash which opened the door for brutal cuts to public services, and people in Oldham will feel the real impact of that more than most.
We also met at a time when big issues on jobs, the economy, Brexit and housing need real research, thought and policies. I won't go into detail here but the conference speeches are widely covered by the media.
You would have heard a firm commitment to bring into local authority control academies and free schools and to stop the opening of new free schools. Critical to the National Education Service is a commitment to early years with a pledge of 30 hours free child care and investing in its workforce with decent pay and qualifications.
A commitment has been given to address the national scandal of our adult social care system. Its chronic underfunding has hit councils hard with many neighbourhood services cut, yet still 1.2 million older people who need care are denied it. A genuine National Health and Social Care Service will address this and give older people the support they need.
Brexit was top of the list for debate and as the official opposition we are forced, like the country to witness a weak and failing Tory government wreak any kind of deal which would support jobs, protections and trade. We set out our six key tests which haven't been met so far and as the deadline to leave the EU is getting ever closer we could be faced with a 'no deal' situation. That would be hugely harmful to our economy – that's all of us – and so it's critical we find a way through what feels like an impass with the Tories.
We are calling for a General Election to bring an end to the decade of pain and the lack of vision or confidence being shown in Britain's future. There is another way.
Here goes…
After a community clean up event in Coldhurst I headed down to conference to be on stand by to deal with any local government motions to be debated. As a Shadow Minister I play my part in the team covering Finance and Devolution.
Then I attended the Co-operative Party stand to meet with members. I am proud to serve as a dual Labour and Co-operative MP with a long standing (1927) relationship which seeks to promote co-operatives and mutuals as a key part of the UK economy. As the chair of the Parliamentary Group we are keen to see as much co-operative related pledges in the Labour manifesto and so far the signs are really encouraging with a pledge to 'double the size of the sector' already worth £60bn to the UK economy and paying more tax than Amazon, Facebook, Ebay and Starbucks combined!
Then I attended a panel debate with IPPR (Institute of Public Policy Research) which has just completed its long running review of the UK economy. It makes painful reading but none of its findings will be a surprise. Employees are exploited, profits put above long term interests and a there is an unacceptable failure to properly tax big corporations. The report had a lot of coverage with the Arch Bishop of Canterbury as the review chair, calling for a new approach.
It was then a to a dinner with MPs and Channel 4 to discuss its plans to relocate out of London. With Manchester and Leeds both shortlisted I was keen to understand what it meant for young people interested in production and media.
Monday was an early start as frontbench MPs meet with around 100 business leaders. They heard from all the major portfolio holders and with my colleague Jo Platt MP I held discussions on how to use local government procurement better to support the local economy, create jobs and raise standards of employment and payment terms.
Then I chaired a fascinating debate on Apprenticeships where we heard from three apprentices on their experience. As the vice chair of the All Party Group I have a strong view that the current apprenticeship system isn't fit for purpose and needs big reform. It was great to see employers like KPMG, E-On and Battersea doing their bit and to celebrate the difference apprenticeships can make.
Then I gave a 'keynote' speech to DevoConnect and Centre for Cities on devolution and how to see a genuine 'industrious revolution' in every town and city in England.
Then onto the Fabian Society panel debate where again I spoke on the importance of pushing power and resources down to local communities to begin the long rebuilding many towns need.
The final formal event was one which I have researched heavily in Greater Manchester and Oldham as Progress debated funding the social housing crisis. My main aim was to shine a light on the billions handed to rogue private landlords. Locally we estimate around £150m is handed to landlords for homes which fail to meet the 'decent homes standard' with many containing serious safety hazards. It's immoral and a false economy when decent social housing is cheaper to the taxpayer and better for the tenant!
Another early start with a Co-operative Party and Social Enterprise UK roundtable on what more needs to be done to support the work of social enterprise. We had great contributions from Lord Victor Adebowale, Chair of Social Enterprise UK, the Chief Executive of the social care enterprise Turning Point and was one of the first to become a People's Peer. We also heard from Ann Tyler the Employee Ownership Associations Chair of insight, Employee Ownership adviser and lawyer.
It was great to hear from John Lewis Partnership and Nationwide Building Society about how they feel we could expand the sector as well as small business making a real difference to their communities. Too often people believe that private business makes money and anything else doesn't. That's rubbish, and Nationwide is a good example – it's the largest building society in the world with 15 million members and unlike many of the high street banks maintains local branches.
Next to speak at the Woodlands Trust to celebrate its work on the Northern Forest. The project spans from the West coast to the East coast in northern England and aims to see 50 million trees over 25 years. It has many local projects here in Greater Manchester through the City of Trees project which includes Oldham.
Then it was to a Fabians event on town centres where we heard from the hospitality and pub industry, retail and others about the pressures town centres are facing as the nature of shopping changes rapidly. We now use the internet for 20% of retail and as rents and business rates fail to balance multi-national companies like Amazon it is a crisis the current government seem unwilling to solve. We are working up plans both cross party through the All Party Parliament Group which I chair and in the Labour Party too.
The final formal event of the day was a CLES (Centre for Local Economic Strategies) panel debate with social housing providers and Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham. The debate focused on what can be done to create vibrant communities where local economies have taken a real hit since the decline of local industry. For my part I called for a new way to assess investment away from the model of value to one which considers social value and the need to 'level up' to give every community a strong and growing economy.
The final speaking event was on the running theme of power and devolution with Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell MP and my colleague Lisa Nandy and others. There was strong agreement on the need to redistribute funds to target areas of high need such as Oldham. We all know that areas of underinvestment has meant jobs lost in manufacturing and engineering hasn't been replaced by comparable jobs in terms of security and pay. Too many of us worry about what this means not just today but for the next generation growing up in our town.
As with all conferences you meet with old friends, meet new people and attend many drop-in events, such as in support of McMillan Cancer Support. In addition to the speaking engagements listed I attended events organised by the Newstatesman, the Mirror, Unite the Union, GMB trade union, the Co-operative Party, Labour Friends of Bangladesh and the Kashmir self-determination group and others.


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This beautiful old scene comes from Ciprian in Romania who chose this card as it shows a traditional scene for me. Amazing! For those interested, this is the main tram depot in Cotroceni, a suburb of Bucharest.
A Vintage Kenyan Card
From my mum's collection of vintage postcards from around the world comes this one showing a Kenyan Masai girl (I think it's a girl, but if I'm being horribly offensive or presumptuous here, do feel free to correct me!). My mum sent it in a parcel with some tights I'd asked her to send as she said it might 'offer me alternative thoughts re leg-coverings', well, they're definitely beautiful! That being said, however, neither my mum nor I are particularly sure on the very colonial caption 'East African Types'… hmmm… apparently it was part of a series of cards called "Africa in pictures" too. Well, regardless, it makes a lovely addition to my collection!
Vintage South Africa
Ruhan says these cards aren't in print anymore – that makes it vintage, doesn't it? So, here's an old South African card to show you all. It's also my housewarming card from my wonderful friend who is grumpy because he wasn't invited to the housewarming. My bad. Ruhan, if you want to come, you're absolutely invited! Great card!
A House-Warming Card
If you were wondering about my recent absence from WordPress (which I doubt you even noticed, but just in case…), it's because I've been in the process of moving house. The chores, the hardwork, the lack of postcards and change of address, not to mention the lack of internet has all combined into a 'not updating regularly' fiasco which has resulted in this sudden publishing of all my hoarded cards over the past few weeks! This one arrived the other day from my mum in England as a housewarming card showing Buckingham Palace, it's another from my grandparents'/great-grandparents' collection that was never posted and that I'm slowly receiving and my mum guesses (from the girl's white miniskirt and boots) it's from the 1960s. I'd say she's probably right! She wishes us happy times in our new flat and starts an A A Milne poem before realising (in the way only mums can) that she has quoted the wrong poem and meant to start one about Buckingham Palace and not one about a missing person.
Side note: Mum, if you're reading this, I think you meant to start "They're changing guards at Buckingham Palace", not "James James Morrison Morrison Wetherby George Dupree."
Side side note: Mum, it's Morrison, not Robinson.
Got to love mums!
A Vintage Mummy!
This card from Yvon in the Netherlands really appeals to me since she tells me it is part of her father's collection. Apparently he used to collect cards from around the world and now she sends them on to countries he's never visited. What a lovely idea! Initially I thought this mummy was in a boat but upon inspection of the card it is actually one of the Wieuwerd mummies in Friesland which were found in a crypt and are thought to belong to a protestant religious movement during the 17th century. Amazing! Perfect for my archaeological self!
Vintage Russia
This has got to be one of my favourite cards ever received from Russia – what a fantastic picture of Moscow's Red Square in the 1920s! It was sent by Irina, who lives in Moscow herself and tells me the city is still very beautiful. Amazing card!
Vintage Dubrovnik
This beautiful card comes from Mirna in Croatia and came with a birthday card for me. She tells me that she found this beautiful card in a flea market and was surprised to find it unwritten. It is totally gorgeous, with vintage cards like this, I always wonder who the first person to buy it was and when! Love it!
Vintage Paris
I really love this vintage-style card from Alexandra in France who tells me (in French) that she lives in Fontainebleau but that she loves Paris and the Eiffel Tower – it is definitely a beautiful city and I love this unusual view of it!
Vintage Soviet Cards!
So these postcards arrived yesterday with no writing or note to suggest who or where they were from. After deciphering the stamp, though, I eventually realised they were from Osman in Azerbaijan who I arranged a swap with a while ago. With a little deciphering of the cyrillic alphabet on the backs of these cards, I learned they are vintage (from the 1950s I think) and were distributed in the USSR. The first shows an inn in Moscow and the second shows (I think) a picture on display in Kiev Art Museum. If anyone knows anything else about these two images, I'd love to know! I also particularly liked the fact that my address was written with "via Germany" at the end… Not one I've seen before!
Edit: I have attached the back of the postcards in case anyone can give any info about them! Thank you!
Fixing the Empire State Building
This amazing picture comes from Maartje in the Netherlands and shows workers on the television mast of the Empire State Building – 1250 feet above the ground. It makes me shiver just looking at it… I am not a fan of heights. That being said, what an incredible photo! I wonder who took it!


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"The pool is a great addition to the DCH campus. Our daughter is in the pool every day during DCH summer camp, and the family enjoys using it on weekends. You've done a great job with it."
—DCH Camp Parent and Family Pool Member
The 2020 Pool Season opening day is TBD. Please check back for updates.
In May of 2010 the Dedham Community House opened its brand new pool facility. The DCH outdoor pool is located at 225 Ames Street next to the soccer field. The facility includes the 30' by 75' pool that ranges from 3 1/2 to 5 feet deep, the pool house with locker rooms and first aid station, a large pool deck with a grassy area, a covered pavilion to enjoy meals and snacks in the shade and a parking area.
A concession area is also available for quick snacks, drinks and other pool amenities including frozen treats, fruit bars, chips, Gatorade, water, goggles and sunblock. Lifeguards are always on duty as well as an attendant to check-in members and guests.
In addition to being an important asset to our summer camp, the pool is available outside of camp hours to those purchasing individual or family pool memberships for the season (Pool Membership). The pool is also available to the public through:
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Law Blog Doc Dump: DOJ Letter Affirming Judicial Review
BREAKING NEWS: The Justice Department is still of the opinion, after 200-plus years, that federal judges may strike down unconstitutional laws.
As promised, Attorney General Eric Holder today filed a 3-page, single-spaced letter with the Fifth Circuit outlining the department's views on the concept of judicial review. Actually, the letter is two and a half pages, but let's hope Judge Jerry Smith rounds up.
During arguments in a health-care case on Tuesday, Judge Smith demanded the Justice Department produce the letter, in light of President Barack Obama's commenting that the Supreme Court would be taking an "unprecedented, extraordinary step" if it struck down the Affordable Care Act.
Obama later clarified that he meant the court has rarely struck down a law that "was passed by Congress on a economic issue, like health care."
Holder, in his letter, writes that Obama's remarks were "fully consistent" with the department's position — which, in a nutshell, is this: Yes, judges can strike down bad laws, but they are required to give "particular deference" when evaluating the means by which Congress "has chosen to exercise its enumerated powers, including the Commerce Clause, to accomplish constitutional ends."
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CANNON BEACH — The 13-year-old who was found severely cut in a room at the Surfsand Resort on Friday is recovering at Doernbecher Children's Hospital in stable condition, police said in a news conference Saturday.
Authorities also now are saying that they don't know how her 2-year-old sister died in the same room. The child was not wounded, Chief Jason Schermerhorn told reporters, and the department is waiting for an official autopsy to determine the cause of death.
Although Schermerhorn stopped short of calling the incident a murder, he said it is the most heinous crime Cannon Beach has seen in half a century.
No suspects have been named in the case, but the police are still looking for the mother of the girls, Jessica Smith, as a person of interest. The father has been ruled out as a possible suspect, Schermerhorn said, and has been cooperating fully with the investigation.
Keep checking oregonlive.com for more on this developing story.


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This post will make a lot more sense if you read the previous one discussing how Football Outsiders Almanac 2011 predicts the Texans have the highest chance of winning the AFC South.
Today's Q&A is jointly answered by Football Outsiders creator and editor-in-chief Aaron Schatz (FO_ASchatz) and Houston resident and newly added Football Outsiders' writer Rivers McCown (@FO_RiversMcCown).
So here goes the follow up questions to the last post:
For many years in a row, the Texans were the trendy team to break through to the playoffs. Football Outsiders disagreed. This year, the Football Outsiders Almanac projections suggest for the first time that the Texans have the highest probability to win the AFC South. What are the key factors that point in that direction?
The AFC South has long been a tough division, but one of the reasons that we finally have the Texans as a playoff team is that the competition has a number of question marks as well. Indianapolis, long the juggernaut of the division, won with only 10 wins last year and looked very ordinary doing it.
Even without accounting for Peyton Manning's neck injury, our projection system looks at the age of their key players and thinks that there is a chance they could regress. Jacksonville has done little to address their problems defending the pass or finding a second receiver alongside Mike Thomas, and Tennessee is basically starting over with a mess that might take multiple drafts to correct — and our projection for them assumes that Chris Johnson is actually playing.
The other reasons relate to the strengthening of their defense. Johnathan Joseph and Danieal Manning should be massive upgrades on last year's secondary, Wade Phillips should be an upgrade on Frank Bush and has been able to turn defenses around quickly in the past, and it would be hard for the Texans to not improve defensively just on simple regression.
We're not projecting the Texans defense to be excellent this season, but all it takes is an average defense to make an offense that good a contending team. Actually, all it takes is a bad defense to make an offense that good a contending team. As long as it is "regular bad" and not "insanely extreme bad."
[Steph note: This last paragraph explains the Texans 2009 9-7 almost playoff year. Don't need awesome defense. Just need one that isn't an abomination to humankind and to all living creatures big and small, for that matter].
For teams that make significant changes from one year to the next, I would think those changes complicate projections. For example, how do you measure the addition of Wade Phillips to the Texans staff?
Well, it's hard to do with the kind of mathematical projections we do. We tried to see if there was a history of Wade Phillips teams improving more than you would expect otherwise. It seems so at first — but actually this is generally just the usual regression towards the mean of the bad defenses that tend to fire their coordinators and
hire Wade Phillips. The equations see improvement because of improvement at a couple of positions, and general regression. If it turns out that Phillips is in fact a special coordinator who can improve teams more than they would usually improve, then our projection is probably a tad low.
The play Mario Williams is a hugely popular topic on Houston talk radio. Everyone has his or her own expectations for Mario's play. Was he any part of The Problem for the Texans defense last year and do your projections have anything to suggest about his transition to Phillips' style 3-4 OLB?
Williams notched 34 hurries in just 13 games, good for seventh in the NFL, and plays the run as well as any NFL defensive end. Any attempt to blame him for the rest of Houston's defensive problems is spurious reasoning at best and woefully uninformed at worst.
As far as projecting Williams to OLB, well, that's more of a scouting question, not quite our area of expertise. But we will note that the Wade Phillips 3-4 is really much more of a 5-2, and the player in that weakside linebacker position tends to rush the passer on pretty much every play. So I'm guessing that's what Williams will be doing most of the time.
I think Texans fans have been accustomed to watching an odd team for so long that they though they know the defense was bad, they don't really have a sense of how bad relative to the rest of the league. Can you give some data-based illustrations of how bad the Texans defense was last year relative to the rest of the league and history, and how bad it has been since the beginning of the franchise and beginning of Kubiak's coaching tenure.
We use DVOA, or Defense-adjusted Value Over Average, as a measure to see just how good or bad a unit is over the course of a season. DVOA breaks down the entire season play-by-play, comparing success on each play to the league average based on a number of variables including down, distance, location on field, current score gap, quarter, and opponent quality.
If we throw out the games that Houston played against Tennessee with Rusty Smith and Jacksonville with Trent Edwards, Houston's pass DVOA allowed of 50.5% would be the worst in NFL history by over 10%. As is, the Houston pass defense allowed a 37.0% DVOA, which was the worst in the NFL.
Houston hasn't ever had an above-average defensive DVOA, and outside of 2009, has finished in the bottom four of defensive DVOA in each of the last six years.
Two schools of thought about running back Arian Foster. One view is that with an offense that is mostly returning, an offensive coordinator who is very run focused in short yardage, a stated desire that Foster gets the majority of the carries, that Foster is going to have another monster year. The other view is that Foster's 2010 was flukey and unworldly, and he is going to suffer a major drop off this season. FOA's view?
We don't see Arian Foster as a huge regression case. We don't have him repeating his 2010 season, but there is plenty to be optimistic about with him long-term. He led the league in our game charting project's broken tackles figure last season, making 45 defenders look silly. Houston found ways to use him better in the passing game over the second-half of the season.
Right now, he's the top-rated fantasy player in our KUBIAK projection system. Don't expect 1,600 yards again, but he's going to be one of the very best backs in the NFL next year as long as he stays healthy.
The NFC division the Texans face this year is the NFC South. Do your projections suggest this division will be strong or not so much?
We don't expect the NFC South to draw 10 wins from each of its top three teams again, but they should remain pretty strong. Atlanta and New Orleans are both projected quite highly, and our win projections for the division would be a bit higher if they weren't facing the NFC North, who we expect quite a bit of improvement from this season. Carolina at home probably shouldn't worry Texans fans too much, but the other three games could all be tough ones.
Weirdest numbers relating to the Texans?
Matt Schaub isn't regarded as an elite quarterback, but last year's statistical profile shows that he didn't get a lot of help from the non-Andre Johnson players around him. He led the league in passes marked as "Thrown Away" by our game charters, meaning he was seeing quite a bit of pressure. Meanwhile, his receivers were tied for second in the NFL in dropped passes. Those are a couple of good signs that his "pedestrian" (if you can call them that) numbers last year, as compared to 2009, didn't have all that much to do with how he played.
Thanks to Football Outsiders.
I'd like to thank Aaron and Rivers for helping out with this. Football Outsiders Almanac is a great way to challenge or confirm the things that you think you know about NFL teams. To get you thinking. They analyze all 32 teams, and one of the best things they do is trying to give you a sense of how your team is playing relative to the rest of the league.
If you wish to read all the details of this prediction, you can purchase the Football Outsiders Almanac book version or the pdf version that you can get receive right away, on your computer at a lower cost. I also suggest checking out the Football Outsiders website throughout the year because they have plenty of free and premium resources worth reading.
Just because FO says on paper that the Texans are projected to win the AFC South doesn't mean anything other than just providing a bit evidence that this is a realistic hope year for this team.
[Training camp photo courtesy of Ed Machette www.edmatchettephotography.com]


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