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If there's anything more disheartening than this week's report on social mobility, it's the government's response to it.
The report, commissioned by the Prime Minister and produced by twenty "experts" chaired by Alan Milburn, points out the dire lack of social mobility in the UK and notes that it has become even worse in recent years. This largely tells us what we already knew, that for all the talk of aspiration and meritocracy, the reality is that most people in Britain live and die in the some social class into which they were born.
Milburn throws up his hands in horror at this situation, a response which is reported to be shared by Peter Mandelson, whose mega-department now appears to cover universities. There is something laughable about the disapproval of social trends expressed by the same people who have been running the country for the last twelve years, as if it was nothing to do with them. It's like someone criticising the food in a restaurant, when everyone knows that he's the chef.
By continuing the Conservatives' adulation of big business and worship of the wealthy, New Labour contributed to a situation in which the gap between rich and poor is on a level with Victorian times. It is some measure of how far things have moved that the introduction of a 50% tax rate for a tiny number of affluent people was seen as some sort of lurch to the left, rather than a belated and feebly limited attempt to require the people who take most out of society to put a small bit of it back.
The response of Milburn and Mandelson, trumpeted on the front page of yesterday's Guardian, consisted of a bullet-pointed list of unambitious edge-tinkering changes to higher education that are unlikely to do anything to change the way that the UK's education systems function to maintain inequality and privilege.
As a working class student at Oxford in the nineties, I quickly learnt that the main division in British society is not between working class and middle class, between white and black or between north and south. It is between the very rich and the rest of us. It is often assumed that the wealthy send their sons and daughters to Eton, Harrow and Oxbridge in order to give them a better education. In reality, the assembling of upper class people in such institutions means that they mix largely with other upper class people, make good contacts, learn how to make the "right" impression and generally grow up to continue the traditions and power into which they were born. A "better" education has nothing to do with it.
If Mandelson were serious about tackling educational elitism and social immobility, he would be reversing the student fees that his government have introduced, not about to increase them. He would also be introducing quotas on the number of privately educated students that any university is allowed to take. Given that below 10% of the population goes to independent schools, it would be generous to allow a university to take up to 20% of its new entrants from them (the figure for certain elite universities is currently around 50%). Some put forward the absurd argument that this would "discriminate" against privately educated applicants, as if Etonians were a marginalised group. The reality is that it would be a small and very partial correction to the discrimination from which privately educated students would have benefited in the eighteen years prior to their applications.
This would go some way towards reducing the stranglehold of the upper classes on British higher education. This is a legitimate way to use the university system – it is there to benefit the whole of society; that is why it should be funded out of general taxation. However, much, much more needs to be done to address "social mobility" problems. This includes tackling the inequality of schooling generally, a mammoth task for which any list of starting measures could never be long enough. This could include ending the injustice of charitable status and tax exemption for independent schools, stopping faith schools from practising religious discrimination in recruitment and opposing selective schools, particularly those which seem to select on the basis of class as much as ability.
In reality of course, very few of these proposals have much chance even of being considered by ministers who are firmly committed to rejecting any major change to social and economic structures. The very fact that they speak in terms of "social mobility" demonstrates their approach. While they seem at least to be interested in the idea of people being able to move from one social class to another, of children leaving poverty when they become adults, they fail to ask why they live in poverty in the first place. The lamentable failure of mainstream political parties to commit themselves to equality is a big part of the answer. As Labour MP Jon Cruddas had the courage to say yesterday, it is equality to which the government should commit itself.
Major changes to education policy – of the sort way beyond those being talked about - would be a big step towards helping to build a more equal society. But without a commitment to social and economic egalitarianism, we can never hope to have equality of opportunity, the chance for people to fulfill their potential or what the government would call social mobility. Yet twelve years after this government came to power, ministers are expressing horror at inequality of opportunity and presenting supposed solutions that involve barely anything more radical than reform of the national careers service.
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The Toronto Argonauts generated very little offensive excitement last season, finishing dead last with a 6-10 record in the East. But with former Edmonton Eskimos star quarterback Ricky Ray directing the offence this season, there's every reason to think he'll throw plenty of TD strikes and consistently march the Boatmen down the field generating scoring drives.
New head coach Scott Milanovich has devised an entirely new offensive scheme for Ray with multiple weapons to use on every play. In most plays, there won't be any decoys. Every offensive weapon has a chance to be Ray's target so defenders won't be able to key on just one or two players.
He's never been the go-to-guy but Barnes, 28, has that opportunity. He played with Ray for the past three seasons. Last year he was third in receiving with the Eskimos. He made 50 catches for 869 yards in 14 games and 7 TDs. Signed as a free agent, a nagging ankle injury kept him out of Argos two pre season games. He'll make his season debut against his former team.
"Mentally I've been in my playbook the whole time so I'll be up to full speed when I play," Barnes said. "It will definitely be special playing against Edmonton. I'm not worried about whether I'll be the go-to-guy. As long as everybody is out there eatin' that's all we all care about."
Owens, 30, led team with 722 receiving yards last season but there's one glaring stat he's not proud about. He didn't catch a single TD. The "Flyin' Hawaiian" insists things will be different this season.
"When you're a receiver and go 18 games without a touchdown, that's frustrating. I'm definitely looking to change that stat this year. My driving force over the winter was to come in and be the best player I can be," said Owens, who led the CFL in punt and kick-off returns, scoring two TDs. "I don't think I got the ball much last year. Every receiver wants to get the 1,000 yards. Hopefully I can get there. But it's not about that. It's about wins, winning a division, winning the playoffs and getting to the Grey Cup."
Last season he became pro football's first player to have back-to-back 3,000 combined yard seasons. (receiving, punt and kick-off returns)
Boyd, 26, wasn't used very much in the pre-season although he scored two short-yardage TDs. But Argos have big plans for him. With Ray running a pass-oriented offence forcing defenders to key for his aerial attacks, Boyd should romp for some break-away ground gains. Ray should also hit the two-time Eastern All-Star running back for long yardage charging out of the backfield.
He had six TDs and 1,142 yards along the ground but only 118 receiving yards on 22 catches with no TDs last season. Those numbers should dramatically improve. He could earn 1,000 yards rushing and receiving.
Milanovich calls Andre Durie, 30, his "secret weapon" and a "hybrid" because he can beat opponents many ways. He started as a running back, a position he still prefers but he'll mostly catch passes in Ray's offence. Like Barnes, a nagging hamstring pull kept him out of the pre-season so nobody, including Edmonton defenders, has seen what his role will look like.
Last season the former York University star caught 54 passes for 665 yards and four TDs. He also ran for 106 yards on 18 carries. If he stays healthy, he'll have the chance to hit 1,000 yards.
With injuries to veteran receivers such as Maurice Mann and Barnes, Dontrelle Inman, 23, made the most of his chances. He beat out several other promising young speedsters and will line up at wide receiver against Edmonton. The 6-foot-3 former University of Virginia pass catcher and Ray developed chemistry right from the start of training camp.
Asked what it was like to catch passes from Ray, he delivered one of the better training camp lines. "It's like catching a feather. The ball just drops into your hands."
In his third season, Spencer Watt, 23, is ready to be a prime time receiver and should get the chance with Ray firing sideline passes. He caught 29 passes for 345 yards and one TD last season in 17 games. With so many options this season, chances are the former Simon Fraser receiver will get open more than he did with Cleo Lemon, Dalton Bell and Steven Jyles tossing balls. At times last season he was Toronto's only deep threat. That made it easy for other team's defenders to cover him. Being a Canadian also helps increase his value.
Johnson, 35, carried the ball just 11 times for 73 yards last season and scored one TD but don't expect much more offence from the 13-year veteran fullback even under Milanovich's potentially-explosive attack. His main role is to block and protect and that won't change this season.
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Like Barnes, Maurice Mann, 29, once caught passes from Ray in Edmonton. This was to be a reunion season. But a nasty leg gash from a fall in practice, has kept him on the sidelines. He's doubtful to play against Edmonton. He caught 32 passes for 326 yards and two TDs for Hamilton last season before being traded to Argos in October.
Slotback Mike Bradwell, 25, dressed in 17 games last season and made four starts, including catching eight passes for 67 yards against Hamilton when he replaced the injured Watt. Like Watt, he's also a Canadian and having capable non-import receivers is a big plus. Now in his fourth year, Bradwell plays a valued role with special teams although he could become more than just a back-up receiver this season. He was among the most consistent pass catchers at camp.
As Boyd's back-up, Chad Kackert, 25, will see some playing time running and catching balls and will also be on the special teams. He has big-play ability or as Milanovich says, "has spurts" that can turn into first downs.

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Perceived Business Risks Quickly Become Sales Objections – by Jill Konrath
I'll never forget my meeting with the VP of Sales for a hot telecom company. They'd loved my proposal, so I figured we were getting together to kick off the project.
"I'm afraid I have bad news for you," the VP said. "We think your training program is superior to the other ones we've looked at. Your pricing is fair. And your ability to tie it in with our new product launch is unsurpassed. However, we've decided to go with your competitor."
My jaw dropped. I stared at him in shock. Then he continued, "If you get hit by a Mack truck, our entire training investment is gonzo. We just can't do that."
In short, he meant that my company was too small to do business with. Working with me entailed more risk than he was willing to take.
That was the day when the concept of "risk" truly hit home for me. Our prospects deal with it all the time. But often we, as sellers, are totally blind to what a risky decision we can be.
In today's business environment, we have to be aligned not only with our prospects' business objectives, but also their risk temperament.
To your prospects, risk means the cost of making a mistake. It could be financial, social, psychological, or even emotional. Risk is about fear of change.
Chris Mercer, CEO of Mercer Appraisal, found this out early in the life of his company: "When we were smaller, we realized that there's a concept called 'safety' in the minds of most buyers. From their perspective, it's a multi-variable function of size, longevity, customer list, perceived quality, external affirmations (speeches, articles, books), and many other things. We've been working for more than twenty-five years to be the safe choice in our field."
That's what we all need to do. But it all starts with identifying what your prospects perceive as risky. Here is a list of just a few things they could fret over:
- Projects not delivering results;
- Losing money; missed deadlines;
- Your company's financial solvency;
- Cultural fit; compatibility;
- Quality of your work;
- If your expertise is right for them;
- Accuracy of claims;
- Your length of time in business;
- If you're too big to care about their business; and
- If you're too small to handle their account.
You may pooh-pooh some of these as no big deals, but believe me, I never thought a Mack truck would impact my ability to get business, either.
Jill Konrath, sales strategist and bestselling author of Selling to Big Companies and SNAP Selling, is a frequent speaker at annual sales meetings, kick-off events and professional conferences. Jill is a recognized as one of the premier sales & marketing Thought Leaders, and in 2012 she was honored by being made a member of Top Sales World's Sales & Marketing Hall of Fame.
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'Modern Family' actress Vergara gets Hollywood Walk of Fame star
LOS ANGELES – Colombian-born actress Sofia Vergara, one of the stars of comedy hit series "Modern Family", has received a star on the Walk of Fame, the 2,551st on the renowned Hollywood Boulevard.
Vergara, the highest-paid actress on U.S. television for the last three years according to Forbes, posed by her new plaque with fiance Joe Manganiello and "Modern Family" cast members.
The actress had earlier appeared on "Good Morning America", where she spoke of her ongoing frozen embryo battle with ex-fiance Nick Loeb.
Businessman Loeb filed a lawsuit last year seeking to take two frozen embryos the couple created before they split.
In a New York Times Op-Ed last month, he wrote that after the pair separated last year, he sought to take the embryos to have them carried to term, pay all the expenses and raise the children, but Vergara refused.
"I really want to make this the last time I talk about it because I don't think it's fair," Vergara said in the television interview aired on Thursday.
"I don't want to allow this person to take more advantage of my career and try to promote himself … This shouldn't be out there for people to give their opinion when there's nothing to talk about. There's papers signed."
Loeb appeared on NBC's "Today" program on the same day, defending his lawsuit.
"This has to do with … moral, legal, ethical concepts that are out there about lives that we've already created," he said.
"Lives have already been created … I wouldn't just toss them aside, no different than a child that had been born." – Reuters


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This week for the Gypsy Wife Quilt Along we had to make 3 Hourglass Blocks. As you can see one has borders and one is a Square In A Square setting. It was nice to have an easy week.
But on the other hand, next week we have to sew 35 Square In A Square blocks. Oy. So to try to get ahead I have cut out all the necessary fabrics for the blocks. There are 4 different sizes of these blocks that need to be put together. This is going to take a while.


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I'm joining in on the Christmas Cookie Recipe Swap that Farmer's Daughter is hosting at her blog. Why not join in by sharing the recipe of your very favorite Christmas cookie?
Believe me, a virtual recipe swap is way easier than the traditional cookie swap!
My very favorite Christmas Cookie has to be my own Mom's Snowball recipe. I made these last night as we were awaiting the first big snowfall of the season. It just seemed like the right thing to do!
They're easy, yummy, and they disappear quickly!
Mema's Snowball Cookies
1 cup margarine
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2-1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup nuts (walnuts or pecans, chopped or ground)
1/4 teaspoon salt (I usually leave this out)
(Extra confectioner's sugar for coating cookies)
Cream together margarine, sugar, vanilla. Mix in flour and nuts. Hand form into balls and bake in 350 degree F oven for 8-10 minutes. As soon as they come out of the oven, roll in a bowl of confectioner's sugar to coat.
Yum, yum! Enjoy warm or cold (if they last that long!)


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LEWISTON — A transient charged in a Poland armed robbery last week was in court Monday.
Jordin Small, 18, appeared in 8th District Court where he was told he was facing a Class A felony charge of robbery, a crime punishable by up to 30 years in prison.
Judge Maria Woodman provided Small with a court-appointed attorney and set his bail at $10,000 cash. His attorney can seek a bail hearing at a later date, Woodman said.
If Small were to post bail, he would be barred from having firearms and could be searched for them at random, she said. He also would be prohibited from having any contact with his three co-defendants who appeared in court last week on the same charge. He must also have no contact with the victim named in the complaint.
Because the charge is a felony, Small won't enter a plea until or unless a grand jury were to hand up an indictment on that charge.
Small was arrested and charged Friday.
One day earlier, authorities investigated a report by Devon Bailey, 19, of 770 Empire Road in Poland that five people had come to his home, threatening him and his dog at gunpoint and robbing him.
In an affidavit, a detective at Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office wrote that Small had been identified as the one who pulled a .357-caliber revolver from his waistband and pointed it at the head of the victim's dog, threatening to shoot the animal.
Three teens involved in the robbery – Michaela Wagg, 19, of 401 Death Valley Road in Minot, her brother, Caleb Wagg, 18, of 94 Cross Road in Minot, and John Wright, 18, of 66 Constellation Drive in Auburn – appeared in court Oct. 27. Each was charged with Class A robbery, a felony crime punishable by up to 30 years in prison.
Wright and both Waggs were held at Androscoggin County Jail on Friday, each in lieu of $5,000 cash bail or $500 cash plus a contract with Maine Pretrial Services for supervised release. All were ordered to have no contact with each other. A condition of release was the prohibition of having a dangerous weapon for which they could be searched at random.
Bailey said he had been accused of having slashed vehicle tires, an allegation he denied.
As the group left the home, they took the Bailey's cellphone, video game player and marijuana, including paraphernalia, the detective wrote.
Authorities said they are continuing to seek the fifth person identified in the group.
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1.1 Purpose and Application—This guide summarizes the equipment, field procedures, and interpretation methods for the assessment of subsurface materials and their pore fluids using the Time Domain Electromagnetic (TDEM) method. This method is also known as the Transient Electromagnetic Method (TEM), and in this guide is referred to as the TDEM/TEM method. Time Domain and Transient refer to the measurement of a time-varying induced electromagnetic field.
1.1.1 The TDEM/TEM method is applicable to investigation of a wide range of subsurface conditions. TDEM/TEM methods measure variations in the electrical resistivity (or the reciprocal, the electrical conductivity) of the subsurface soil or rock caused by both lateral and vertical variations in various physical properties of the soil or rock. By measuring both lateral and vertical changes in resistivity, variations in subsurface conditions can be determined.
1.1.2 Electromagnetic measurements of resistivity as described in this guide are applied in geologic studies, geotechnical studies, hydrologic investigations, and for mapping subsurface conditions at waste disposal sites (1). Resistivity measurements can be used to map geologic changes such as lithology, geological structure, fractures, stratigraphy, and depth to bedrock. In addition, measurement of resistivity can be applied to hydrologic investigations such as the depth to water table, depth to aquitard, presence of coastal or inland groundwater salinity, and for the direct exploration for groundwater.
1.1.3 General references for the use of the method are McNeill (2), Kearey and Brooks (3), and Telford et al (4).
1.2 Limitations:
1.2.1 This guide provides an overview of the TDEM/TEM method. It does not provide or address the details of the theory, field procedures, or interpretation of the data. Numerous references are included for that purpose and are considered an essential part of this guide. It is recommended that the user of the TDEM/TEM method be familiar with the references cited and with the ASTM standards D420, D653, D5088, D5608, D5730, D5753, D6235, D6429 and D6431.
1.2.2 This guide is limited to TDEM/TEM measurements made on land. The TDEM/TEM method can be adapted for a number of special uses on land, water, ice, within a borehole, and airborne. Special TDEM/TEM configurations are used for metal and unexploded ordnance detection. These TDEM/TEM methods are not discussed in this guide.
1.2.3 The approaches suggested in this guide for the TDEM/TEM method are commonly used, widely accepted, and proven. However, other approaches or modifications to the TDEM/TEM method that are technically sound may be substituted.
1.2.4 This guide offers an organized collection of information or a series of options and does not recommend a specific course of action. This document cannot replace education, experience, and should be used in conjunction with professional judgment. Not all aspects of this guide may be applicable in all circumstances. This ASTM standard is not intended to represent or replace the standard of care by which the adequacy of a given professional service must be judged, nor should this document be applied without consideration of a project's many unique aspects. The word standard in the title of this document means only that the document has been approved through the ASTM consensus process.
1.3 Precautions:
1.3.1 It is the responsibility of the user of this guide to follow any precautions in the equipment manufacturer's recommendations and to establish appropriate health and safety practices.
1.3.2 If the method is used at sites with hazardous materials, operations, or equipment, it is the responsibility of the user of this guide to establish appropriate safety and health practices and to determine the applicability of any regulations prior to use.
1.3.3 This guide does not purport to address all of the safety concerns that may be associated with the use of the TDEM/TEM method. It must be emphasized that potentially lethal voltages exist at the output terminals of many TDEM/TEM transmitters, and also across the transmitter loop, which is sometimes uninsulated. It is the responsibility of the user of this equipment to establish appropriate safety practices and to determine the applicability of regulations prior to use.
1.3.4 The values stated in SI units are regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are inch-pound units, which are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
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D420 Guide for Site Characterization for Engineering Design and Construction Purposes
D653 Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluids
D5088 Practice for Decontamination of Field Equipment Used at Waste Sites
D5608 Practices for Decontamination of Sampling and Non Sample Contacting Equipment Used at Low Level Radioactive Waste Sites
D5730 Guide for Site Characterization for Environmental Purposes With Emphasis on Soil, Rock, the Vadose Zone and Groundwater
D5753 Guide for Planning and Conducting Geotechnical Borehole Geophysical Logging
D6235 Practice for Expedited Site Characterization of Vadose Zone and Groundwater Contamination at Hazardous Waste Contaminated Sites
D6429 Guide for Selecting Surface Geophysical Methods
D6431 Guide for Using the Direct Current Resistivity Method for Subsurface Site Characterization
D6639 Guide for Using the Frequency Domain Electromagnetic Method for Subsurface Site Characterizations
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I am currently reading The Little Princess to my kids. It's a classic children's story about a little girl, Sara Crewe, who was once very rich and spoiled but kind-hearted. When her parents die, she becomes orphaned and all her nice things are stripped away and she becomes a mis-treated slave. Through it all, she determines to be a princess. She determines to be kind, keep a cheerful spirit and believe in her own self-worth, even though the entire world is telling her she is a worthless nobody.
I began to wonder if this was an accurate description of a princess, and I think it is. Most of the princesses I can remember from childhood had difficult things happen to them: Cinderella, Snow White, Ariel, Tiana, Rapunzel and the rest all had some sort of tragedy in their life. Whether it was an evil step mother, oppressive father, death of a parent or kidnapping and imprisonment they all had difficult situations in their life and they ALL faced those difficulties with optimism, kindness and hard work.
They all faced their tragedy with a song and dance while they worked. daring to dream of a better life and were always kind to animals (the helpless). I think Sarah Crewe is on to something, kindness and optimism in the face of tragedy is a very Princess-like trait.
In recent Disney princess films, some have taken issue with the fact that the prince is no longer the savior or the hero and now the princess saves herself. In fairness, others have said for years that it is sexist to always have the prince (man) be the savior and the hero.
I would propose that even though it may seem that the man jumps in at the end and "saves the day" the princess is (and always has been) the true hero.
Women fight differently than men, but that doesn't make our power any less, just different. The man may waltz in at the last moment and sweep her off her feet and slay the dragon, or plant the kiss, but the princess has been fighting evil from the moment the opening credits began.
Princesses (and women) are uniquely empowered to see the good and beauty in people, to have compassion and to give love. Princesses fight every single moment of the film to remain positive, kind and generous. They do not allow themselves to be poisoned by the evil in their lives. They do not allow bitterness to uglify their hearts. They do not become a victim who demands pity. No – they fight to remain positive, pursue their dreams no matter what and pass kindness on to others.
We as women have always had the power to be the hero! And no, we don't have to become a man to do it, we are heroes just as we are – we can be heros while sweeping up a mess or baking a cake. I reject both the idea that women are completely helpless and need a man along with the idea that women have to become the man and slay the dragon themselves to have value. I believe that women are unique from men, but our love and resilience, creativity and warm smiles are our GREATEST power.
If you are a mom, wondering if you are doing much with your life *just* loving on your kids – you are.
If you are a teacher or a coach or a CEO or an assistant to someone and you are wondering if you are doing much with your life *just* loving on people, supporting them, seeing the good in them and being kind to others – you are.
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Friday, April 06, 2007
The View from here
I posted my thoughts following the original broadcast of The View in a conversation with Kristen in the comments section of another post. You can follow the whole conversation here, but I've cut-and-pasted my thoughts into this post for your convenience:
First of all, I have to say that Toni Braxton is amazing for being on the show just four months after her son's diagnosis. She was getting a lot of information all at once, which is overwhelming for anyone, but to get it in front of a national audience must have been that much more difficult.
Overall, I think they made an effort to be balanced and tried to fit a broad range of experience in a very short amount of time. Of course, my preference would be that they highlight things like RDI and SCERTS, since that's where I hang my hat, instead of just ABA. There was some wording that made me cringe, but all in all I think they showed a range of perspectives.
The thing that was most difficult for me personally was that for some of the segments the parents had their children with them, but they talked about them with the hosts as if they weren't sitting there. For me, it felt a little intrusive, and I kept wondering what the kids thought about what they were hearing. There was one set of parents at the end who talked to the hosts while their daughter was backstage, then invited her out at the end to give the hosts presents she had made for them. That felt a lot more comfortable to me.
Then, in a later comment, I added:
Did you get the sense that Rosie has a personal connection to autism in some way? She didn't say so, but she seemed very knowledgeable and very familiar with the "lingo." She made reference to having read some of the books they mentioned, which made me remember that a long time ago she had Paul Collins's book Not Even Wrong: Adventures in Autism listed as a recommendation on her blog.
I don't know - I just got the sense that it went beyond "celebrity charity" for her. (She also seemed to be the driving force behind the one-hour special, since the other hosts only appeared briefly.)
So, if you saw The View, either today or back in January, what are your thoughts?
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- Drama Mama said...
I LOVE me some Rosie - nothing like a liberal lesbian to shake up daytime television. I got the distinct impression that she is personally touched by Autism; I remember that a few years back, she was talking about one of her kids being a "late talker" - I also remember one was an early, precocious, and constant talker.
Who knows? All I know, is I am grateful to her for at least getting the awareness out there. I think that the general public needs to digest Autism much like I did when my daughter was first diagnosed - a little information at at time. In a gentle, constant stream. We need to see Autism in the media in the months OTHER than April. (And not "Fear Factor Autism" either!) Perhaps her next show on Autism will cover RDI and other therapies; for now, it's faces and families. And that's enough for me.
I did notice one thing: that Rosie showed more of a spectrum than Oprah did (Oprah's show centered on more impacted kids) -- however, Oprah gets points in my book for even letting the word "vaccine" be uttered. (It may not be everyone's belief, but it matters to so many in our community, and that voice deserves to be heard)
- April 06, 2007 6:38 PM
Well you know that I was a big fan of The View episode. I think Rosie put Oprah to shame! I love that they replayed The View episode during a holiday week when lots of people are home to watch. Watching it for the second time (ok maybe 3rd or 4th time) today, I am even more impressed with the job done by The View.
- April 06, 2007 8:55 PM
PS - Thanks for the mention in your post today!
- April 06, 2007 8:56 PM
- Daisy said...
I'm not home during the daytime (usually) to see The View. I'm glad they did this show; I'm glad to hear they showed a wider portion of the spectrum.
- April 06, 2007 10:45 PM
- MOM-NOS said...
Drama Mama, I wondered if one of the reasons why Oprah made an effort to allow Katie Wright-Hildrebrand to make mention of her belief about a vaccine conection was the "fallout" from Rosie not including it on The View. Rosie got quite a bit of criticism about it, and in the day's leading up to Oprah's show the Oprah message board seemed to be full of people imploring her to discuss the "vaccine connecton".
I'm not saying that I think Oprah was pandering - but I think she may have made a conscious effort to let it be on the table for a moment, and then to move on. She was careful to have the last word be about research that does not support a vaccine link.
- April 07, 2007 8:42 AM
- Usethebrains Godgiveyou said...
I was a fan of Rosie when she had her own show. She once said something about being autistic herself...It may be her son, or it may just be empathy.
I had a mother of one of my students call me about the show. Although her daughter is CP, I thought it was very kind.
- April 07, 2007 9:35 AM
I enjoyed both shows for different reasons. There is hardship and hope, health issues and healing...it truly is a spectrum. And the truth is that there are so many things, as we are learning, from our environment (immediate and global) that combined are having an affect on our health and on our world, all possiblilities should be considered. Both Rosie and Oprah seem to care...and that, to me, is most important...the intentions are good.
- April 07, 2007 9:40 AM
- Drama Mama said...
Yes, MOM-NOS, perhaps Oprah did pander a bit. I saw those boards too. However, Oprah is the Almighty, and I have a feeling that she doesn't do anything that she doesn't want to do. She also brought up vaccines in her "cause" portion of the interview with the Doctor.(BTW, can't these shows find another Doctor?? She's been on twice already!)
Oprah still gets props from me for pandering - the vaccine theory is verboten in the mainstream media.
Word on the street is that there were vaccine parents in the audience at The View taping, and Rosie adamantly stated that they would NOT be talking about cause this time around.
It gives me hope that there will be more times around.
- April 07, 2007 12:31 PM
I read Rosie's blog and if I am remembering correctly she has stated that she has a friend with a child on the spectrum. Like all of the issues that interest her I believe that she does quite a bit of reading on the subject, at least that's the feeling I get from watching her on The View and reading her online.
- April 07, 2007 3:39 PM
By the way, speaking of Toni Braxton, my husband and I are going to the Concert for Autism Speaks with Bill Cosby and Toni Braxton tomorrow night. I will let you know how it goes.
- April 08, 2007 9:07 PM
Very intuitive thought re: Rosie. And I absolutley agree with you about Toni Braxton and the courage it took to use her stardom and new life experience to be a face for Autism. Her brief breakdown on the show really showed how real she is as a person, as a mother, but more so, it reminded me of how devestated I was in the first 4 months.
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Driving Distance: Jaipur–Amber 11km
Chittorgarh Fort, Chittor
The imposing Chittorgarh Fort is the largest fort complex in India, making the 5 hour drive from Jaipur to Chittor absolutely worth it. A 1km ascent takes you atop the plateau where the surviving palaces, temples and towers lie. These include the Meera Temple and Kumbha Shyama Temple in their ornate Indo-Aryan style with tall sikharas (spires). Climb the 157 steps up the nine-storey Victory Tower for a glorious view. Padmini's Palace, Suraj Pol and the Tower of Fame are some other attractions.
Driving Distance: Jaipur–Chittor 306km
Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur
This honey yellow sandstone construction with teak and marble interiors was built between 1928 and 1943, and still serves as the residence of the royal incumbent. One section is a Taj hotel featuring massive rooms and suites designed for a royal experience. You'll have to stay at the hotel for the full luxury experience, as casual visitors are only allowed to visit the museum located on one side of the building. This has photos of the elegant interiors of the palace and a quirky collection of ornate clocks. The maharaja's collection of gleaming classic cars is on display by the entrance gate of the museum.
Driving Distance: Chittor–Jodhpur 320km
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Spend quality time with children, Delhi Dy CM tells parents
Panaji : For a parent, going for a movie with their children is the same as taking three hours from the children's time and giving it away to Shah Rukh Khan and the experience is not the same as spending quality time with their wards, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Monday.
Speaking at a public interaction in Margao town, 35 km south of Panaji, Sisodia also said that the negative impact of politicisation of history books will cease to be a worry once students develops critical and analytical abilities at an early age.
"When a parent takes their child in a car to watch a movie, in reality, you are not giving him or her time. You are taking away the kid's three hours and giving it to Shah Rukh Khan," Sisodia said, narrating an anecdote about the need for parents to respect their children.
"In our country, we do not have a culture of respecting children. We (parents) feel that we are the boss of the house. We are the elected or selected officer of the house. We do not respect the dignity of the kid. This mistake we make again and again in our houses," said Sisodia, who is Delhi's Education Minister.
The Aam Aadmi Party leader also said that only by honing critical and analytical faculties of students at a very early age could the perils of politicisation and rewriting of history be tackled.
"Politics will continue in this country and the world. There will be political parties who like to rewrite history from their own angle... if we use that golden age (up to Class VIII) of learning and understanding, to develop a kid's critical ability, the student will thereafter tear that same rewritten history book and throw it away," Sisodia said, adding that history was not just being taught through history books but also via viral whatsapp messages, which students should be able to read through.


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Sweden, through the accession treaty to the EU, obtained a derogation for snus that has not been proven to represent a significant risk for health over the last 100 years of monitored use. Swedish snus is recognized as a health harm reduction compared to smoking, as demonstrated by its good results in terms of smoking prevalence. The recent introduction of the e-cigarette blurs the game as the Tobacco Product Directive concerns all tobacco products, including Swedish snus and e-cigarettes.
A proposal on snus opts to harmonize the warnings with other, more dangerous, smokeless products that are freely sold in the EU, and a proposal on e-cigarettes leaves the Supreme Administrative Court decide whether nicotine containing e-cigarette products will be classified or not as pharmaceutical products and be regulated by the Swedish Medical Products Agency (MPA). As noticed by Atakan Befrits in his article, both proposals will have detrimental effects on tobacco harm reduction in Sweden.
A raise of the apparent dangerousness of snus
Raising snus warnings to a similar level as products acknowledged to have very serious health consequences might prevent its possible use in state funded smoke cessation initiatives, and reduce consumer confidence in its use instead of smoking.
A possible de facto ban on nicotine e-cigarettes and fluids
The reason of a "de facto ban" is the prohibitive costs of the regulatory process to register nicotine e-cigarette products. The consequence of such an administrative burden on a small market like Sweden would be the drastic reduction of the availability of the product.
The most likely scenario is that nicotine containing e-cigarette products are classified as pharmaceutical products and regulated by the MPA.
Classification of e-cigarettes as pharmaceutical products, according to the expert, is predicted to a similar outcome since the Swedish snus is already present on the market and "the incentive to register e-cigarettes as pharmaceutical products is missing", he wrote.
Its verdict reverses the MPA's prerogatives on nicotine e-cigarettes and refill liquids.
"To be a medical product, it must have the ability to prevent or treat a disease and, therefore, provide a beneficial effect on human health," the court's ruling read.
The judgment leaves the door open for manufacturers to sell nicotine vaping products in Sweden without the fear of any bans by MPA.
Pervert effects on public health
Snus is predominantly consumed by adult males who have seen their smoking prevalence dropping below that of women in 2012. The absence of alternative to smoking offered to women, i.e. nicotine e-cigarettes, would make them the target of a nation-wide injustice since they are less attracted by snus than men are. It is then anticipated that the imbalance may be amplified by reducing the access of Swedes to nicotine e-cigarettes.
The government needs to ensure that Swedes have access to alternative, low risk, nicotine delivery products
With a predicated death of e-cigarette market and a raise of perception in snus dangerousness, Atakan Brefits recommends:
- Swedish snus should be governed entirely as a Swedish national concern, therefore, the warnings on snus should not be harmonized with tenfold more dangerous products allowed in the EU.
- Sweden should not leave it open to the Supreme Administrative Court to approve the Medical Products Agency (MPA) as a control body for e-cigarettes. E-cigarettes should be subject to consumer regulations based on best scientific evidence.
Next March, a final report has to be issued in preparation for national legislation specific to snus. Brefits calls the government to slow down the process to incorporate Article 20 into Swedish legislation so that it is optimal for public health by taking into account both the specific case of snus and that of the nicotine e-cigarette.


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LM807: Linux driver installation and compilation
This article will guide you through compiling and installing the Linux drivers for the LM807 wireless adapter which contains the Realtek RTL8192DU IC. Read more
This article will guide you through compiling and installing the Linux drivers for the LM807 wireless adapter which contains the Realtek RTL8192DU IC. Read more
There are three different drivers available for these products. We recommend that you use the 'in kernel tree' driver where possible, which essentially makes these products plug & play in most Linux distributions which use a recent version of the Kernel. Read more
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Category Archives: Attachment Parenting
Attachment/responsive parenting, a la the Sears family
Parenting Without Punishment: Guidelines, Empathy, and Natural Consequences (A 4-Step Action Plan)
When I moved away from rules and punishment it was very much trial-and-error, and over time I've found what works to keep our family (myself and my two daughters, who are 9.5 and 3.5 years old) connected and running smoothly. Today I'd like to share a concrete example of how using guidelines, empathy and natural consequences looked for one of … MORE
How To Return To Gentle Parenting Intentions During Times of Stress
Do you ever feel bogged down and negative about your parenting interactions when you are feeling tired, stressed or overwhelmed?
Try a new way of confronting usual parenting challenges. Try to play when you were usually serious and flexibility if you were otherwise set in your decision. That change will help your brain become unstuck from the negative rut and return to your positive and peaceful goal. MORE
An Unexpected Formula-Fed Attachment
Kyle made some assumptions about breastfeeding when she was pregnant with her fourth son. And then he surprised her in several ways. MORE
Finding a Nanny to Be Part of My Village
Gretchen shares the story of welcoming a loving nanny into her parenting team. MORE
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Weaning a bottle-fed toddler from an attachment parent's point of view — a process of love and connection. MORE
25 Signs that You Might Be a "Natural" Parent
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10 Things I NEVER Thought I Would Say as a (Natural) Parent
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Doing It Right: What I Knew Before I Had Kids
Before I had children I knew, to the marrow of my bones, that I would do it right. And then pregnancy came. And there were so many choices. And so many variables outside of my control. Read more about what Lucy has learned since becoming a mother. MORE
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The Two Minds of Parenting
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During our 31 Days Across the USA series, you can download several coloring page sets from my larger collection, Across the USA. This Alabama State Bird Coloring Pages set includes 3 different handwriting styles – plain for toddlers, manuscript for early elementary and cursive for upper elementary.
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You will be surrounded by experienced, highly qualifiedly teachers who specialize in teaching Swahili as the foreign language.We will help you improve your oral and written communication skills and introduce you to Swahili culture and civilization.
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Paper One: Making Sense of ExperienceThis paper can be a narrative, a descriptive essay, a lab report, an autobiography, an excerpt from a journal, a short story—any paper that represents an attempt to make sense of one's own observations.
Paper Two: An Academic ArgumentIn an academic argument, you must make a claim that a reasonable person could disagree with. Your topic does not have to be a "hot button issue" debated in the public sphere (though it certainly can be); any essay that offers a particular position on something – your position – and then offers evidence for that position qualifies as an argument.
The Parts of an Argument
Paper Three: Analysis, Evaluation, Criticism, and/or Interpretation that Focuses on the Ideas of OthersThis paper will usually be a college-level research paper, as the instructions indicate. Importantly, a good research paper is not a compilation or summary of other people's words and ideas; the student-writer should analyze, evaluate, interpret, and/or synthesize information found through research. Source material should support and develop an original, insightful thesis about the topic that the writer has formulated after analyzing the subject.
Paper Four: The Timed WritingTimed writings measure your raw writing ability and your skill at thinking under pressure. They also reflect your ability to recall, synthesize, and analyze detailed material.
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A destination for guests and locals alike, designed with the GUYandGIRL in mind.
Transport your mind, body and soul to the ultimate luxury South Beach Hotel Spa. One of the best kept secrets of Miami Beach locals, GUYandGIRL Spa is the best place to pamper yourself and unwind. Located at the Mondrian South Beach Hotel, GUYandGIRL Spa provides an Oasis of Harmony and Serenity. When you book a treatment, we welcome you to spend the entire day at our award-winning pool, sample our fresh local fare from our restaurants, and enjoy the following day spa Perks:
- Discounted valet parking
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- Access to our spa facility which includes lockers, steam/sauna rooms
- Full pool service with chairs
Shop for your favorite swimsuit and cover up, or pick up a pair of sunglasses, espadrilles or flip flops, The Boutique at GUYandGIRL Spa carries a variety of items for athleisure wear and poolside necessities. Brands we carry include: Mikoh, Solid & Striped, Koral Activewear, Illesteva, Splits59, Tkees, Le specs & Onia.
At GUYandGIRL Spa, we are committed to making our property accessible to all. Our spa is located on the 3rd floor and our elevators are ADA accessible, our entrance and walk ways to our massage rooms, and spa restrooms are all ADA compliant.
Your experience matters to us and we want to ensure it is as good as can be.
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Our goal is to create a relaxing experience for all. Talk to us about how we can enhance your comfort and relaxation. If you have any special requests, please let us know. If you prefer a specific therapist or gender of therapist, please make your request at the time of booking. You will be provided with a robe, towels and slippers, as well as grooming amenities and toiletries.
We suggest you arrive at least 15 minutes prior to your first appointment to allow ample time to change, shower and acclimate to the spa environment. The spa atmosphere is one of calm and quiet. To preserve the tranquil nature of the spa, please be considerate of other guests. Speak quietly. Cell phones, pagers and laptops are not permitted in the spa.
It is customary for guests to completely disrobe for their spa services, however, you may wear a swimsuit or undergarments if you wish. Your preferences will be respected. Robes, slippers and lockers are provided. Bring a bathing suit and wear casual clothing, and no jewelry.
During pregnancy, you will want to avoid treatments using deep pressure. Please notify us of your due date when scheduling your appointment so that we can assist in determining the best treatments for you. Massage will only be offered to guests in the second or third trimester.
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Your health is important to us. If you are pregnant or have any allergies, physical ailments or disabilities please let us know so that we can help you choose the best treatments for you.
GUYandGIRL is an adult-only facility. Guests must be 16 years or older in order to use the facility or receive spa treatments and services. Non-hotel guests must purchase a minimum of a 50-minute spa service to access facilities. Non-Hotel guests may enjoy the Mondrian South Beach pool on the day of their service, please check in at spa to receive pool day pass. A credit card is required to schedule a spa or salon appointment. Prices are subject to change without notice.
As a courtesy to other guests and to therapists, we adhere to the following cancellation policy: GUYandGIRL Spa requires an 12-hour notice to cancel or change appointments once reserved. For your convenience, we add a 20% gratuity to all services and packages. If appointments are canceled with less than 12-hour notice and cannot be rescheduled, the guest will be charged the full cost of the services. Minimum age for spa services is 16. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your scheduled appointment.
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Wedding Planning
Wedding Invitation Enclosures
A helpful guide to all of those tiny pieces of paper filling wedding invite envelopes.
When it comes to your wedding invitation, you may be wondering what is best to include where. Do you need to select an invitation design that allows you to put all the info in one place, or should you use wedding invitation enclosures to communicate with your guests? You might just need one or two, or perhaps you want to go enclosure-crazy like the example above (I can only imagine the budget line item for postage for that wedding). Here's a helpful guide to all of those tiny pieces of paper filling wedding invite envelopes.
RSVP Cards
These handy little guys remind your guests to let you know whether you should set a place for them at the reception. To receive the most timely responses from your guests, make sure the RSVP card has a return stamp. Especially in this pay-bills-online era, we all know the frustration of trying to find the roll of forever stamps you purchased forever ago.
What your RSVP cards look like is completely up to you. I love the efficient and straightforward style of the above option. However, if you prefer something a bit more creative, find one to match your invitation (below) or with playful wording.
Particularly if your wedding location is new to the majority of your guests, enclosing basic directions or a map is helpful. Granted, it isn't necessary as most guests will have a GPS device or maps app, but it is still a nice touch. If your wedding venue is more remote, check the cell service in the area before skipping on the directions insert.
If your venues aren't right next to each other, a map like the one below can be a real life saver (especially with available parking clearly marked).
Wedding Events Cards
Some wedding invitation designs don't allow adequate space for both your ceremony and reception venues, in which case you can simply enclose a reception card. The same idea also works for rehearsal dinners and morning-after brunches.
Little Extras
These fun enclosures are definitely 'extra' but also add to the effect of your wedding invitation suite. Below, hand out stylized calendars your guests can hang on the fridge to remember your big day.
Wondering what songs will get your introverted friends shaking their booties? Ask them with one of these song request cards. It's a great way to accumulate a playlist, and what your friends send you just might surprise you. Who knew Aunt Martha liked Tupac?
Lists of activities or the day's timeline are great for destination weddings. Because everyone will be a little out of their element (and probably their time zone), a more structured itinerary helps.


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Mariko Kotani is a deputy legislative counsel. She joined the office in 2014.
Ms. Kotani is assigned to a branch of the office that handles laws relating to alcoholic beverage control, business, civil law, financial institutions, healing arts, housing and community development, land use, local government, private employment, professions and vocations, public contracts, public employment, retirement, state government, taxation and unemployment insurance.
Ms. Kotani received her J.D. from the University of Santa Clara School of Law. She earned her undergraduate degree from Stanford University.
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5 Reasons Your Blog Content Is Not Getting Shared and How to Fix It
Sooner or later every blogger realizes that he or she does not get enough traffic to their blog from social media. More and more articles all over the Web come up with shiny statistics of enormous amounts...
- Posted October 20, 2015
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Do I need to build relationships with other bloggers in my niche? The answer is always yes. Forming crucial relationships with other bloggers is key to your blog strategy, and you'll need it if you want to...
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PHILADELPHIA — The city of Philadelphia has paid $1.25 million to settle a lawsuit with a former city official who claimed she was sexually assaulted by a veteran police commander who is still on the job.
Mayor Jim Kenney's spokesman said Thursday the Democratic mayor found the lawsuit against Chief Inspector Carl Holmes and the Philadelphia Police Department extremely troubling. Philly.com reports the judge overseeing the case wrote in a memo that evidence suggested the city knew of specific problems with police sexual assault, but "did little or nothing to stop such conduct."
According to public records, the city paid $222,000 to resolve five sexual harassment lawsuits involving police in the past decade. Holmes was also previously accused of sexual assault by another woman in 2008.
Holmes has denied both women's allegations.
Information from: The Philadelphia Inquirer, http://www.inquirer.com


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The base protocol for extensible file format support in Model I/O.
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By extending this protocol in your own custom protocols, you can define new functionality to add to the
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Model I/O adopts this pattern to support container objects (with the
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MDLTransform protocol). To work with these aspects of a Model I/O object, call the object's
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To add your own object features, first define a protocol that extends the
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It's February and friendliness is in the air. Valentine's Day is one of the peak working class fight years. If wedding is in your future, why not honor your ancestors and learn a bit of heritage along next to your unadventurous matrimony concept. The African American ceremonial occasion should truly be a occasion of sincerity and the connection of families by celebrating the couple's roots.
There are several favoured touches you can add to your marriage to furnish it an afrocentric natural endowment. Start off by causation elegant ceremony invitations with African symbols of care. Ask guests to interlace you and your clan in a jubilation that embraces the devotion of marriage, the vital principle of house and the narcissism of stock.
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Don't bury to "jump the broom!" This is the most touristed afrocentric constituent to a couple's matrimony social function. Jumping the cleaning implement originated during the case of thraldom in America, slaves could not unify legitimately. As a result, they created their own rituals to honor their unions. The cleaning implement is a allegory of sweeping distant the old and forthcoming a new starting point. The hop the two of a kind takes ended the broom represents the bound of supernatural virtue they whip when starting a new enthusiasm mutually. African American couples do this at the decision of their nuptials observance.
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With the Year of the Snake in full swing, a couple of brands have put forth collections to celebrate. Here's a look at what Puma has put together:
Consisting of the PUMA Mid and Puma States in several colourways, each shoe features snake leather detailing, and features wide, two-toned laces, white midsole and Chinese decals on the tongue. Look for these at your favourite puma stockists in February.
Source: Hypebeast