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Hash (the legal kind)
My dad told us if there was one club we had to try it was Honiara Hash House Harriers.
Touted as "a drinking club with a jogging problem," 'hares' leave a paper trail for punters to follow by walking or running, followed by drinking and singing silly songs.
Sounded lame. But we went anyway because we only have like one friend here.
Showed up feeling like the first day of school
We turned up for our first hash at a shopping mall parking lot. We're a bit uncertain as to what we are supposed to be doing and waited for an authority figure dressed in a rabbit costume.
Our leader turns out to be disappointingly average and is dressed in run-of-the-mill running gear and shoes that look like they've never seen a paved sidewalk before. This man is "Grand Master" and he gives us a quick rundown of how to hash: "Follow either the walking or the running hares, and keep a lookout for shredded paper symbols and stacks".
We agonise over the most important decision we'll make all week: do we label ourselves as runners, or walkers?
The fit girl with compression socks doing deep pre-run stretches give us the impression that the runners are serious people, so we opt for the walking trail. Also, as a walker, it's easier to fully immerse ourselves in the sights at a pace more conducive to appreciating nice scenery…
Grand Master equips us with lollipops to give out to pikinini in the villages and we move out.
The search for hare crop circles begins
We start moving and soon find ourselves out of town and amidst the quaintness that is behind Honiara: villages, ups, downs, plantations, gardens, goat tracks, log bridges and other more tenuous planks the locals try to get away with calling "bridges".
We are exercising and touristing at the same time. Nailing it!
For everyone else that isn't us, we are a group of sweaty expats stomping up in people's backyards and kūmara patches and handing out things that give kids cavities.
Well, that was fun!
About an hour and a bit later, our eyeballs are full to the brim of seeing a side of Honiara that we didn't know existed. We make it back to the carpark in the dark and raid the Hash chilly bin for hydration.
With everyone having a vessel in hand, we "circle up" and the singing and drinking commences with special celebrations and rude songs for notable characters during the run.
As Hash newbies, beers are thrust into our hands and we are serenaded the 'virgin' song as part of our initiation. We reciprocate respectfully by skulling our beers to a chant of "Down, down, down, down…".
We did not expect such a rich and heartwarming experience.
We are told that if we show our faces enough times we get endearing nicknames like "Punchdrunk" and "Muffdiver" – that's exciting, I've always wanted a rapper name.
So, it looks like that's us every Monday at 5:15 pm. Honiara Hash Harriers is strongly family-friendly with old, young and newer humans in the mix. Definitely a lot of fun, a great way see what's behind town, and a good place to meet some new peeps.
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Vancouver, BC, May 5, 1997
A sticky stumble
ROUND one is over in the much-anticipated match-up between incumbent Reform MP Ted White and Liberal newcomer Warren Kinsella.
No knockout punches were landed, but Kinsella definitely stumbled in the first week of his bid to become North Vancouver's representative in Ottawa.
The Liberal contender has made much noise about getting away from 'politics-as-usual,' yet his performance last Tuesday at a Capilano College photo-op with Prime Minister Jean Chretien displayed some familiar tactics from elections past.
Kinsella and his supporters bused in over 100 high school students for what he called a lesson in the political process.
They got a lesson all right: politics is a manipulative and cynical game. Just the thing our next generation of voters needs.
To identify the students involved in the field trip, the Liberals adorned each student with a sticker. You'd think a Canadian flag or Vote '97 sticker would do the trick.
Instead, they were forced to wear 'Youth for Kinsella' and 'Youth for Peck' (a Port Moody-Coquitlam Liberal contender) stickers on their clothes. No sticker, no bus ride home.
Had this group of students been Young Liberals, no problem. But in using impressionable teenagers to further his political ambitions under the guise of an educational field trip, Kinsella displayed the cynical nature of politics the voting public longs to put behind it.
Round one to Reform, and White didn't even have to throw a punch.
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This English-speaking island was once Great Britain's most important Caribbean outpost. Now, the coral reefs that attracted the Royal Navy make the island a paradise for snorkelers and scuba divers, and the winding coastline features numerous secluded, sandy beaches. There are said to be 365 of them — One for every day of the year! English Harbour and neighboring Shirley Heights are rich in landmarks that evoke the island's colonial past.
Points of Interest
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- Nelson's Dockyard
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- Devil's Bridge
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- Cedar Valley Golf Club
Quick Facts
Capital: St. John's
Population: 92,000
Language: English
Currency: Eastern Caribbean Dollar (EC$)
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Electric: 110v
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Ghost Recon 2 is definitely a step up from the last game in the graphics department, and while it's not nearly as polished as the Xbox version, it's still a decent-looking PS2 game. The particle effects are all very nice, though they can still make the on-screen action slow down a little bit in the framerate department. Most of the game's animations are well done, except for those moments when your foes are backpedaling from danger. It almost looks as if they're moonwalking, although you probably won't notice the problem from afar. The audio, on the other hand, is lacking in several ways. It can be tough to tell what direction an opponent is shooting from, and the limited voice work is average at best.
On the Xbox, the best thing about Ghost Recon 2 is the wide variety of modes available for online play, ranging from cooperative campaign play to a bevy of competitive multiplayer gametypes. Unfortunately, the same can't be said of the PS2 version. You don't have the option of playing your buddies offline via split screen or system link, and when you do get online you'll be forced to deal with a number of technical issues. The worst of these is the dreaded lag, which frustrated me so much that I actually turned it off after a few rounds. It's one thing to die at the hands of a superior opponent, but I can't handle being the victim of laggy connection. When the online play does work, it's fun for the most part, with some interesting gametypes to keep you busy for a while. Still, if you're going to play a PS2 game online, you'd be better off getting everyone together for a rousing game of SOCOM II.
It's really a shame that Ghost Recon 2 for the PS2 didn't turn out better, as it would have been a nice companion to the excellent Xbox version. As it is, the game feels a bit rushed, as if it could have used a few months more in developments, particularly when it comes to balancing some of the combat. Ubisoft was ambitious in developing the two versions of the game separately, but it may have been better off simply creating one game for both systems.


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Playing it safe has never felt so dangerous…
Justice Wallington knows how to harness his strength and intimidating size -- skills he put to good use first in the MMA cage and now as a bodyguard at the Body Armor agency. But no opponent has ever left him feeling as off balance as his new client, heiress Fallon Wade. Far from a spoiled princess, she's sweet and intriguingly innocent. It's a risk-free assignment until he's required to fake a relationship with her in order to blend in.
Sheltered from the world after a family tragedy, Fallon longs to experience life -- going to bars, dancing, talking to strangers. Not easy with a huge, lethal-looking bodyguard shadowing her every move. Justice seems like her polar opposite, but pretending to be a couple stirs undeniable heat. And when danger strikes again, it's not just her safety in jeopardy, but a passion that's real, raw and absolutely against the rules…
Very good book. Justice is a former fighter who has followed his friend Leese (Under Pressure) to the Body Armor Agency as a bodyguard. His latest job is to protect heiress Fallon Wade whenever she goes out. It seems like it will be a pretty low-key job, without any real stress or danger. He expects to find a woman who is spoiled rotten and expects people to jump when she snaps her fingers. He's surprised to find the exact opposite. Fallon is sweet, innocent and ready to expand her world. She's not all that happy to have a bodyguard, but Justice is different than any other bodyguard she has had.
I loved Justice and Fallon. Justice is a bit more rough around the edges than Leese is, but is just as wonderful. He's honorable, strong, outwardly intimidating but with an unexpectedly soft center. I loved his first encounter with Fallon's parents. He's a little intimidated by their obvious wealth, but he doesn't let it show. He simply behaves the way he always does. He is quite a contrast at times, big, tough, with a death-glare that sends people scurrying out of his way, then talking about planting the flowers that his ma and granny gave him and dropping everything to help them when they need it. Fallon is twenty-four years old and tired of being kept in a gilded cage. Her parents had always been protective, but after her sister's death, they really went overboard. She wants a chance to live her life and experience the same things other do. She's a bit naïve and has some issues that cause her to feel unattractive.
I loved the relationship that developed between Fallon and Justice. There are sparks from the moment they met, though Justice tries desperately to resist them. She's a client; she's rich, she's innocent - all good reasons to keep his hands off. But it doesn't take him long to fall and fall hard for her. I loved seeing him try to balance ways to give her the experiences she wanted while at the same time keeping her safe. There were some really sweet scenes of their excursions as they get to know each other. Fallon is fascinated by Justice. His strength and size are a real turn-on for her, but so are the kindness and humor she sees in him. Fallon doesn't believe in her own appeal to a man like Justice, thanks to events in her past. I loved seeing them realize that there is more between them than bodyguard and client and that Justice isn't afraid to jump in with both feet. I loved his forthright discussion with her parents and Fallon's reaction. It was great to see Fallon coming out of her shell as Justice introduced her to his world. Justice goes through some changes of his own as his love for Fallon makes him look at his life differently. I loved the ending with Justice and Fallon and her parents. Her new found confidence was a testament to his love and support.
The suspense of the story was really good. Though there didn't seem to be any real threat when Justice first started with Fallon, some strange things began to happen. There were some uncomfortable encounters with her ex, vandalism, and a possible physical attack on Fallon. There are several possibilities of who is behind it, and the question of why. Clues lead this way and that, keeping me guessing until the end. There is some great support and involvement by Justice's friends and fellow fighters from the Ultimate series, especially when it came to the final confrontation. That was really intense, and I loved how it all came together.
The secondary characters were all terrific. Fallon's parents grated on my nerves at first, until more of Fallon's story was revealed and their attitudes were more understandable. Her mom really grew on me the further into the book I got. Justice's mom and granny were fantastic. I especially loved his granny and her feisty attitude. The fighter, Tom, had me going back and forth as to whether I liked him or not. He reminds me of Justice as he was in the previous series, so there is hope for him yet. Maybe he will feature in the next series. We saw a little more of Miles, who will be in the next book. There also seems to be some connection between Brand, another fighter, and Sahara, the agency owner. I'm really looking forward to his book.


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Do you have an aching tooth? Lately, has there been something off about the look and feel of your tooth despite how much you brush? You may have a cavity. These dental problems are holes in your teeth. They are a sign of tooth decay, otherwise, the deconstruction of your tooth enamel. Cavities can affect people of all ages, but they're very common among children.
Cavities are a serious dental condition and must be treated immediately. But first, our Pacifica dental practice needs to explain how you get cavities before we explain how we treat them to ensure proper dental care.
How do I get cavities?
Our dental enemy, plaque, is a sticky film of bacteria that is constantly forming in your mouth. When you eat or drink sugary and highly acidic foods, the plaque bacteria creates acids that attack your teeth. Plaque buildup can be easily managed by cutting back on your sugar intake and brushing and flossing regularly.
However, if you leave plaque to continue forming in your mouth, it will bind to your teeth. It will continue to produce acid, which eventually wears away the tooth enamel. When the acid manages to break through the tooth enamel, you have a cavity.
Cavities left untreated can cause serious dental and health issues. So if you see something about your teeth that doesn't look or feel right, contact the best dentist in Pacifica immediately!
How do I treat my cavities?
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Brushing twice a day with a fluoride toothpaste and flossing in between your teeth are the best preventative dental treatments for cavities. Of course, limiting or cutting out all excess processed sugar is another effective way of preventing cavities. Replace these foods with healthier options, such as water,
If you do have a cavity, again, contact the best dentist in Pacifica, California immediately. Your Pacific dentist will examine your mouth and may recommend filling treatment. During this procedure, your Pacifica dentist removes the decayed tooth, cleans out the affected tooth and fills the tooth with what is essentially a body save cement. This cement ensures that bacteria and plaque can no longer enter the tooth, which in turn, makes the tooth healthy and strong.
There are different types of fillings, such as gold or porcelain. Consult with our Pacifica dental practice to decide which filling is best for you.
How can the best dentist in Pacifica help me if I don't have cavities?
If this is the case, then fantastic!
If you need any preventative dentistry, pediatric dentistry or cosmetic dentistry in Pacifica, contact the best dental care practice in Pacifica. Our team of experts will put a smile on your face.


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After gaining her interior design degree from Orange Coast College in sunny California, Jaclyn Joslin headed back to her hometown of Kansas City in 2008 to embark on her design career. Operating her design business out of her flagship furniture & accessory retail store, Coveted Home, Jaclyn uses a mix of high and low pieces, key textures, functional furniture and collected touches to create unique and liveable spaces that reflect the owners personality. Jaclyn's mission is to enrich lives through incorporating beauty, comfort and individuality to her clients homes.
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At our specialist service centre in Braintree we are equipped to provide industry-leading aftersales care for your Mercedes-Benz car. Whether your vehicle is in need of routine maintenance or extensive repairs following an accident, we are best placed to offer specialist care at a competitive price.
We offer an unrivalled customer experience at our cutting-edge service centre. We do all we can to minimise the inconvenience to you while your car is out of action. We can offer you a courtesy car to use for the duration, or serve you hot coffee while you wait for our technicians to carry out a service. Our efficient and professional servicing and repairs take the stress out of maintaining the impeccable condition of your Mercedes-Benz.
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Every Wednesday, Sanctuary Brewing allowing local animal rescue groups to show off available adoptees.
Volunteers from Brother Wolf came out to Hendersonville hoping to spread word of their no kill animal rescue location at 31 Glendale Ave, Asheville, NC.
Rowdy Keeler, 29, coordinates the community outreach program for Brother Wolf. He said you can often find him at Petsmart showing off available adoptees.
"We will build a no kill Asheville," Keeler said with passion for all animals. "Who knows what the future holds for farm animals."
Along with trying to get these two dogs adopted, Brother Wolf came out to inform the public about a new sanctuary opening in the next year. The Brother Wolf sanctuary is an 80 plus acre property where animals will be provided critical care due to long term abuse and neglect.
While at the moment, Brother Wolf is able to host all abandoned animals given to them through foster care, the growth in their program expects more abandoned animals and the sanctuary will provide the opportunity to care for them and provide them with good homes and families.


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- Task 4.1 Gap analysis and critical assessment of coastal observing systems
- Task 4.2 Optimised shelf physical and biogeochemical sampling
- Task 4.3 Harmonized sea level data flow
- Task 4.4 Non-EU cooperation and sustainability issues
Interfaces with coastal ocean observing systems
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This work package is led by: Kevin Horsburgh, NERC (lead) and Patrick Farcy, Ifremer (co-lead). Coastal seas occupy about 7% of the area of the world's oceans but their economic importance is significantly greater. Many of the marine hazards (e.g. sea level rise, storm surges, harmful algal blooms) have their greatest impact in coastal areas and it is important to make effective links between coastal and open ocean observing systems in order to mitigate against these. WP4 will link the ocean observing activities in AtlantOS to initiatives in coastal ocean observing both in Europe and across the wider Atlantic, in order to improve methodologies and best practice in sustained observing of the coastal ocean. We will identify observational gaps and improve the coordination of coastal observational networks in the key areas of sea level monitoring and multi-variable monitoring from autonomous vehicles (gliders), coastal profilers and Ferry boxes. This will lead to reduced observational costs and improved biological measurements (specifically considering ecological variables and also marine noise). We will thus significantly improve our understanding of both natural and anthropogenic variability in biological, chemical and physical properties. Such data are needed to better inform policy as well as science.
- To conduct a detailed gap analysis for (a) the connection between continental shelf observing and deep ocean networks, and (b) sensors and technology required to more effectively monitor shelf seas (e.g. marine mammals, low oxygen zones)
- To explore the feasibility of integrating existing coastal observing systems and introducing coastal profilers to partially fill the gaps
- To explore the feasibility of optimising shelf sampling: (a) with ocean gliders to a scale where there is overlap with current shelf edge activity; (b) with FerryBox in one line implemented in WP2 to validate the physical and biogeochemical continuity between coastal and open seas; (c) with profilers using Argo floats for the open seas and ARVOR-CM for the coastal sea
- To strengthen access to sea level data networks for the Atlantic region and produce a comprehensive sea level observing site catalogue to document and benchmark information
- To increase the number of coastal systems and observations contributing to EMODnet and the Copernicus Marine Service
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Babies and toddlers are in a constant state of learning – they don't wait until school starts. During the early years your child is learning every single second of every day and parents are the natural teachers. If you're feeling a bit overwhelmed by this responsibility, don't worry – you don't need to become a brilliant teacher. Most of the teaching you do will be common sense stuff that just comes naturally. As you go through your daily routines, you will be naturally teaching your baby all the time.
Every time you communicate with your baby, you're teaching him/her communication skills. Whether it's words, songs, body language or eye contact – these are all effective methods of communication that are invaluable to your baby as he begins to communicate with you and everybody else around him.
Playing is the most valuable resource and the more time you spend playing with baby, the better. Yes, there are other things that you need to do such as the shopping, the housework, socialising and running the rest of your busy life, but baby can be involved in some of these activities and will benefit greatly from joining in.
The housework might seem like one of the most important of these activities and may seem like quite a challenge when you have a baby to take care of 24 hours a day. Taking a more relaxed attitude about the housework is probably a good idea at this stage. If this is your first baby, you need to take onboard the idea that your house is never going to look like a show home – it's now a family home and family homes are a little bit messy and disorganised by nature. Don't let this get on top of you – as long as the dishes and laundry get done regularly and everywhere else is reasonably clean, that's great.
Your main job now is playing with your baby, which is great fun. Try to make sure that you arrange plenty of play dates with other parents and babies – this is a great way for you to socialise. Check out Facebook groups in your area for young parents – Facebook seems to be one of the most popular ways for parents to communicate and make friends these days.
There are plenty of resources online for play ideas and activities for both you and your baby. Netmums is a great first stop for all types of advice – registration is free and you'll be joining one of the most prominent of online communities.
Baby toys may seem very expensive, especially the ones specially designed to promote learning and help your baby develop. Yes, these toys are great and we all want the very best for our children, however some of the price tags may seem prohibitive. Don't worry; most of these toys can be picked up in great condition on eBay for a fraction of the cost of buying new.
However, you don't always need to buy expensive toys and equipment – there are plenty of substitutes hanging around your house. A brilliant resource for alternative toy and play ideas is The Imagination Tree blog created by Anna, a primary school teacher who specialises in early years education. Anna is now a stay at home mum and her blog is full of ideas and advice for play activities designed to promote all six areas of learning. What's even better is that Anna shows how you can help your kids to learn and keep them entertained without having to spend a small fortune on all the very latest toys. The blog is very intuitive and user friendly, with activities grouped by both age and area of learning so that you can choose activities that are just right for your baby at any stage of development. To get an idea of just what an important job playing with your baby is, read Anna's post on the Central Importance of Play.
Being at home with your baby can be the best time of your life – much more fun and more rewarding than a job could ever be. Make the most of this precious time and make the most of the resources available which will help you learn to teach your baby.


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Happy Halloween
From bobbing for apples to carving pumpkins, Halloween is surrounded with tradition. Here are some strange and spooky Halloween traditions from around the world:
- In Germany it is tradition to put all knives away on Halloween, in the belief that it prevents passing spirits from getting hurt.
- Portuguese families celebrate the day with feasts of wine and chestnuts at the cemetery, as they gather to remember their dead.
- Japan's Obon Festival is similar to Halloween and is celebrated with the hanging of bright led lanterns.
- In China, the Halloween festival Teng Chieh commemorates lost loved ones with a religious ceremony, where bonfires or lanterns are lit and food and water are placed in front of photographs of family members.
- In Austria, a lamp is lit and bread and water are left on the table before bed to welcome dead souls back.


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Since the time of the last operational update in mid-December, the pump speed has been held largely constant while the gas rate has continued to steadily increase over this time. The gas rate has now passed 361,000 scf/d (standard cubic feet per day) and continues to increase.
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CONTRACT hire is a long-term rental agreement of 24-60 months which provides you with the use of a van. If you want you can also add maintenance to the contract hire agreement for total peace of mind. And ease of budgeting.
Contract hire – the low down
- Easy to understand, easy to budget
- You pay a monthly rental to use a van over a set period of months and a predetermined mileage
- No vehicle disposal problems – at the end of the rental period hand the van back
- Tax and VAT-efficient
- Reduced administration
- Optional replacement vehicle cover in case your van breaks down.
- You will never own the vehicle and there is no option to buy
- Early termination can be expensive
- If your van does more miles than agreed in the contract you will be charged excess mileage
- When you return the van there are conditions about the state of the van called fair wear and tear – make sure you understand what these are
- For 'dirty' trades, finance lease might be more appropriate
You might find that some finance companies refer to contract hire as an Operating Lease. But it's the same thing.
Contract hire is becoming increasingly popular. There are good reasons for this. It's popular with VAT registered companies as they can claim back 100% of the VAT on the finance element for commercials (subject to no private use, no exempt turnover and not being on the Flat Rate VAT Scheme).
Without maintenance schemes are cheaper on the face of it, but don't forget you are going to have to pay for all the servicing and repair costs.
If you include maintenance in the package the VAT on the service element is 100% recoverable.
As long as there is no private element, all rentals are tax deductible, making contract hire very tax and VAT efficient.
Contract hire is very straightforward: you decide on the van you want, the length of time you want it, and how many miles a year you will cover.
You simply pay an initial deposit of around three months rental and then a fixed monthly fee. You might see the contract hire offer written out like this:
- 3 + 36/30,000 miles
This is known as a 'profile', and simply means you pay a three month deposit up front, followed by 36 monthly payments. The total mileage is 30,000 miles (ie 10,000 miles a year on average).
Contract hire is generally 'off balance sheet funding' which means it can improve your gearing ratio (assets to borrowing ratio) and therefore possibly your borrowing ability in the future. With contract hire you never own the van.
Contract hire case study
HEALTHCARE provider NRS was using rented vans until 2011, when it purchased its first Mercedes-Benz Sprinters. Today, the Midlands-based company runs a fleet of 294 Mercedes vans all on contract hire agreements. And all with maintenance packages.
Latest additions to the line-up are 25 front-wheel drive New Vito 111 CDI Longs, which were supplied by Northside Truck & Van. The dealer has also delivered 110 Long and Medium Sprinters recently, and will soon hand over the operator's first two Citan small vans.
NRS is a market-leading supplier and provider of community equipment services, and rehabilitation and care equipment, items which help improve the quality of life for thousands of people with mobility and other health care needs.
Fleet manager Alison Owen explained:
"The Vito vans are used by engineers who carry out repair and maintenance contract work on items of equipment we've supplied, so they are loaded with tools and stocks of spare parts. The Vito has plenty of space for this purpose; it's also very comfortable and refined to drive, and looks great too."
NRS uses its Sprinters to deliver and collect pieces of equipment to and from private dwellings and care homes. These vehicles carry a combination of new and used items so strict infection controls must be observed. Each therefore has two entirely separate cargo areas, a movable bulkhead allowing the size of each to be changed according to the load profile.
The smaller Citans will be run by staff from NRS's Telecare division, whose job entails supplying, installing and maintaining home monitoring systems, including pendants which elderly or infirm customers wear around their necks and activate in cases of need or distress.
"Our vehicles are worked hard and typically cover 30-40,000 miles per year, with lots of stopping and starting," which is why NRS has added maintenance to its contract hire agreements.
"Back-up is important," admits Alison. "The MobiloVan comprehensive breakdown cover gives us great peace of mind while the fact that we can get our vans serviced overnight means we're able to virtually eliminate vehicle downtime."


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There's no question that Radio 4's The Now Show, fronted by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis, is one of the Beeb's sharpest and most deservedly long-running topical comedy shows. Equally, there's little point pretending that the best bits in the pair's new touring show are any better than their brightest moments on air.
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This article is not exclusive to sex offenders; however, it gives a good illustration to our insane attitudes about incarceration and punishment in America.
Special Report: Pardon and parole
Updated: Wednesday, 24 Nov 2010, 10:03 PM CST
Published : Wednesday, 24 Nov 2010, 10:03 PM CST
Libby Amos
Photojournalist: Robert Brown, Riccardo Montgomery
(WALA) - When prison overcrowding is so bad that early release is granted to well-behaved prisoners, and judges are told to punish with the least jail time possible, more criminals get out of jail sooner than they should.
[Comments: Alabama gives ridiculously long sentences for petty offenses, and the USA in general gives the longest prison sentences in the world on average. By "sooner than they should," they mean anything LESS than the maximum penalty]
The State of Alabama has the highest case load ratio of officer to parolee in the country. Once inmates are free, the state doesn't have enough parole officers to keep track of them. Cynthia Dillard heads up the Pardon and Parole Board in Montgomery. She said they catch a lot of blame for people getting out of prison and then re-offending. "When people are released from prison, everyone thinks they must be on parole. But over a third of them are getting out on a split sentence probation that's ordered by the judge, nothing to do with the parole board. Another third are getting out end of sentence neither probation or parole," Dillard explained.
[Comments: I was floored. A third of inmates do every day of their sentences! Split sentences are common in Alabama. Split sentencing is a form of determinate sentencing. For example, if you get a 10 split 3 (10/3), you do three years and the rest on probation. Notice also the caseload for parole officers, yet they still find the time to arrest someone for being unale to pay the $30 a month probation fee.]
Prisoners who are serving a split sentence, life without parole, or are facing the death penalty are the only ones who are not eligible for parole. Dillard said every single other inmate is guaranteed by law to be considered by the board for early release. Dillard put the parole consideration process in perspective. "Their sentences are coming up. Say, they are going to EOS (end their sentence) in two years. The board has to look at them and say, 'Now, do I really want to parole this sex offender who could get out and the next day molest another child? And have that on my conscience and have that child damaged? Or do I want to look at is as if I let this person out a year early we could get him registered as a sex offender, we could help him get established where he needs to go, making sure under condition that he not have any contact with children, that he not go certain places? And we tell him where he can work, tell him where he can live, and make it lot less likely he is going to violate another child.' That's a big decision, you know," she said.
[Comments: This is the typical mentality of society, and it is sad to see this coming from the mouths of those in charge of rehabilitating former offenders. Let Big Brother tell you where you can work and live. Every sex offender is suspected of being a threat]
The complications in the system only get worse. The Board of Pardon and Paroles budget has been cut by $10 million in state funding. The lack of money is forcing each officers case load to get heavier every month. But the numbers show that someone who is paroled or on probation and under strict supervision has a better chance of staying out of prison than someone who walks out end of sentence and has no contact with an officer. Thirty-eight percent of people released EOS return to prison within three years.
[Comments: I'd like to note that is a general recidivism rate, which means that any parolee that commits any type of crime, as opposed to a parolee who commits the same crime. A bank robber who later gets busted with a joint is a "general recidivist" but not a "specific recidivist." Yes having supervision is important but having a positive support network is better.]
Alabama employs fewer than 300 officers who supervise 67,000 parolees and probationers. The question is: How strict is the supervision? "Our average case load per officer right now is 196 per officer, plus they have to write these mandatory pre-sentence investigations and that's a major problem," said Dillard. "So one parole officer who is working out in the field is responsible for making sure that about 196 people are coming to him, being drug tested and have a job and are following the rules?" FOX10 asked. "Exactly. And there's usually a lot of rules. It is scary," Dillard added. Dillard said her officers do great work even against the odds.
[Comment: There is a lot of rules on parolees. Unfortuntely, POs have nearly godlike powers and can impose very strict rules]
Much like the prison system in Florida, the parole/probation arm of the corrections system in Florida is fully funded by the state. Florida law mandates that each parole officers case not exceed the range of 70-90. If that figure is exceeded, the state is responsible for providing money to hire more officers.
The American Probation Parole Association recommends no more than 70 cases per supervising officer. Once again, Alabama ranks in the highest percentile of overloaded correction systems. The problem now is too many people in the State of Alabama are on probation or parole because there is no room for them in prison. It's also a bargain for the state to keep on probation or parole. It cost about $41 a day to keep someone in prison vs $1.87 to supervise them on parole or probation.
In Mobile County alone, there are more than 500 people who are wanted for violation of their parole or probation. With the number of outstanding cases parole officers don't have enough time to track down everyone.
[Comments: Maybe if Alabama did not inarcerate people for such long periods of time, there would not be such a problem. Alabama prisons are at twice the intended capacity.]
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Friday, November 5, 2010
Alabama News Roundup nov. 5, 2010 -- The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
Three new news stories, courtesy of WAFF 48 in Huntsville:
Associated Press - November 5, 2010 4:24 PM ET
GOOD NEWS: Alabama has a longtime policy of charging a sex offender with failure to register if they cannot create a home plan. Now courts are finally stepping up against this practice. Alabama needs to support more halfway houses.
By Stephen McLamb
COMMENTS: This story angered me, quite frankly. It was a non-story. The good news is no one was singled out. The bad news is a bunch of liquored up rednecks will be whipped up in a frenzy over this piece of fluff. Just bad, bad journalism.
COMMENTS: Too bad no one legged registrant ran against Mike Blakely. Okay it was a silly copper comment but Alabama politics is like that.
Associated Press - November 5, 2010 4:24 PM ET
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A state appeals court says an Alabama law requiring sex offenders to give an address where they will be living before getting out of prison can't be applied to a homeless inmate with no money. Thornal Lee Adams was arrested when he couldn't give an address where he would be living after his release from a state prison in Montgomery County. He argued that he couldn't give an address 45 days before his release because he had no family to live with and he had no money to pay for an apartment. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals said applying the law to Adams is unconstitutional because he's being punished for being homeless. But the court said it does not hold that the 45-day-requirement is always unconstitutional.
GOOD NEWS: Alabama has a longtime policy of charging a sex offender with failure to register if they cannot create a home plan. Now courts are finally stepping up against this practice. Alabama needs to support more halfway houses.
By Stephen McLamb
ALBERTVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Some Albertville residents would like to see a convicted sex offender, who recently moved to their neighborhood, kicked out. But is there anything that can really be done? Albertville police say they've been getting calls from residents along East McKinney Avenue after getting flyers that a sex offender is now their neighborhood. "Basically they don't like it because he's moved into the area," said Albertville Police Sgt. Jamie Smith.
Whether it's Albertville, Guntersville, or somewhere else, Sgt. Jamie Smith says there's little anyone can do as long as the offender is in compliance. "Registering with local law enforcement, obviously they're within the distance requirements set by the law for schools and daycare," said Sgt. Smith.
While you may not be able to remove a sex offender from near your home, Sgt. Smith urges people to be aware. The best way is to use the internet to see if there is a sex offender in your neighborhood. "It will show you everyone that's registered there in the town. We've got 22 here in Albertville," said Sgt. Smith.
If you would like to know if there is a sex offender in your neighborhood, click here.
COMMENTS: This story angered me, quite frankly. It was a non-story. The good news is no one was singled out. The bad news is a bunch of liquored up rednecks will be whipped up in a frenzy over this piece of fluff. Just bad, bad journalism.
ATHENS, Ala. (AP) - How bad did Democrats in Alabama get beaten on Tuesday? To quote Limestone County Sheriff Mike Blakely: "Alabama Coach Nick Saban running on the Democratic ticket could not have beaten a one-legged child molester running as a Republican." Blakeley, a Democrat, survived because he had no opposition on the ballot. But The Decatur Daily reports that for the first time in Limestone County's recorded history, all local Democratic incumbents who faced opposition lost. Along with the sheriff, nine other Democrats did not have opposition and won new terms.
COMMENTS: Too bad no one legged registrant ran against Mike Blakely. Okay it was a silly copper comment but Alabama politics is like that.
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We are all stressed, especially during this time of the year. Listed below are some of our favorite dogs bound to parents living a pet accessory little easier.
Dog Walking Bag
It can be a pain to haul the device all necessary for a walk, let alone an afternoon with her baby.
TravelWags bag for dog walking is the perfect ideal that was built only for work. There are tons of easily accessible bags for storing treats and dog equipment and their is plenty of space for your own accessories like wallet, keys and cell phone.
This also included a bottle of still water to ensure that your dog stays hydrated while outdoors.
Dog Tote Bag
Everyone knows that the dog has his heart with these adorable DogiStyle bags. There are more than 20 different race options available in many colors.
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Dog Sihouette Necklace
JustPlainSimple These adorable chains are represented in dozens of models available to different dog breeds. I bought a Golden Retriever necklace (of course) for my wife and still look great after a day of use a half year.
Cut hand-welded and polished here in America. Made from sterling silver.
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Dog Walking Reflective Vest
OK, so it is not the most elegant dress options, but still very important. Show your loved ones how much you care by ensuring that we see in the night while on the go your dog!
It is particularly important at this time of the year it is a struggle to adapt to these hikes in the hours of daylight!
TurdlebagDogs wait until a container is tight to handle the deal - and it is annoying to carry the pocket swing for the rest of the way to carry.
The Turdlebag is a handy band accessory pockets designed to be held back while on the move. Just put the bag inside and fold the tip over to keep the smell. Turdlebag also has an integrated crowsnest distributor, so they are always ready when the time meets.
Read our full test for more information about how this has made our walks much more fun!
For the unabashedly dog obsessed – some of our favorite dog themed clothing designs! Not enough options for you? Check out our huge guide to the best t-shirts for dog lovers!
A small dog is always an elegant decor inspired our opinion. Here are some of our most popular items are presented to all your guests know that it is the house really is!
Customized Paper Cut Portrait
Every dog owner thinks your puppy is the most beautiful thing in the world - good! Do not you think this magnificent mug deserves to decorate the walls of your home?
Rotate the photo in a portrait of a kind, carved by hand. These delicate papercuts are made from a single sheet of paper and provide a very special and heartfelt gift.
Photo Courtesy of Animal Blueprint Company
We love these Roberto Redding "dog breed breed" that make it perfect for the engineer or architect in your life.
Each design is a very detailed drawing of call-outs line physical characteristics and personality traits. It would look great in an office at home or workplace!
Choose from over 100 different breeds and mixes, different sizes and can even be personalized with a dog name.
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Dog Training Ebook
97-pages of great content answering all the questions that dog and puppy owners REALLY want to know, plus videos and mp3s
Want to START YOUR DOG TRAINING? You need DOG TRAINING EBOOK. Here's why...
Of course, most DOGS guides are no help... you need an edge if you plan on getting real results... and that is where the unique DOG TRAINING EBOOK package comes in......
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This DOG TRAINING EBOOK is all you need to SOLVING YOUR DOG PROBLEM. So chuck the useless info you already have, and start getting STARTING YOUR DOG TRAINING - no matter what your skill level...
Trust me when I say this this will change the way you look at DOGS, FOREVER...
DogiStyle | Dog lovers t shirts
If you want to have street credibility and collect more than just a little compassionate glances, your choice is a cartoon dog shirt! Buy cute cartoon design dog shirt! See collection >
October 2017


text: Hello, I thought I'd let some light on to things that might not want light shined on to them, but what the heck. Recently, I was just surfing the net looking for anything new about Tesla Motors (obviously), and stumbled across this sketchy website, "thenytimnews.wordpress.com". At first glance, it really does look like the New York Times, but its not and... that's just... well. The point is, it was the articles that really got my attention, about 5% of all the articles are only about Tesla, or Elon Musk or something. I will post some of the titles of the articles below, but before that I would like to figure something out; does really anyone look at this crap? And who would spend the time to write this and make Tesla look bad, whats in it for them? Anyways, here's a couple of odd article titles I've found... 1. TESLA Cars Get Another Factory Recall For Another Fire Danger 2. Elon Musk's Powerwall would take almost 40 years to pay For It self 3. Elon Musk's Tesla Powerwall large battery is now officially dead due to total lack of interest 4. Nevada Gigafactory could cause death of thousands And then there was this article: "North Koreans Rumored to be Trying to Make "Zombie-Bomb" with Cat Poop!" So then at that point I decided to hand in the towel. I would like to know what you guys make of these oddly written and articulated articles, and why on earth someone would want to make them. And I know some of these actually have some truth to it, but I think the way they are "represented" is kind of negative on Tesla. Thanks, Kurt


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Caren Harrison1, Katherine Isbister2
1 Royal Flying Doctor Service, RFDS Drive, Aeroglen, Cairns 4870, firstname.lastname@example.com
2 Royal Flying Doctor Service, RFDS Drive, Aeroglen, Cairns 4870, email@example.com
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) has a long and proud history of providing emergency care for those living in rural and remote Queensland.
This presentation will highlight a unique health promotion program which helps enable people to prepare for the arrival of the aeromedical team and treat patients on the ground with basic first aid.
The RFDS (Qld Section) Field Day program is held throughout the year at station properties, roadhouses and national parks across Queensland, and involves family groups, workers, and visitors from the surrounding areas. Each property is visited once or twice during the year with the team flying in for the day offering a multi disciplinary service. The core team consists of a Pilot, Registered Nurse, Medical Officer and Health Promotions Officer with support as needed from RFDS Mental Health professionals. The day consists of a small clinic for opportunistic health care and health education, often consisting of emergency first aid, contacting the RFDS, emergency night landing and treating people utilizing the RFDS medical chest where available. There is also a focus on health promotion and education; whereby RFDS Qld staff talk about the importance of healthy lifestyles and encourage health and wellbeing amongst the people of rural and remote Queensland.
The hosts and participants of the field days are also able to proactively identify areas they wish to know more about – snake bite management, quad bike accidents, general trauma and cardiac emergencies, preparing a remote property for an emergency fixed wing retrieval are all but a few of the education sessions facilitated this year. This ensures when the aeromedical team arrives, the people on the ground have the skills and perseverance to commence the delivery of emergency care through innovation and adaptation.
In providing information and training to individuals and communities in rural and remote settings and providing the education to respond appropriately to injuries, illnesses and unplanned evacuation situations, patients and communities are ultimately empowered and supported by RFDS Qld Section. In providing health education, RFDS also enables people to increase control over, and improve their health. This fosters a firm spirit of teamwork, communication and collaboration between RFDS Queensland and the people of rural and remote Queensland.
Caren Harrison is a Registered Nurse and Midwife, with multiple post graduate qualifications and Masters in Nursing. She has been working for the Royal Flying Doctor Service for seven years as a flight nurse/midwife and has recently commenced as Aeromedical Nurse Manager. Caren trained initially in the UK and worked mainly in trauma/emergency theatres and emergency departments. Since emigrating to Australia in 2002 she has worked in large inner city emergency departments, rural and regional hospitals (including nurse only posts) and aeromedical retrieval. Caren has a passion for providing evidence based nursing practice in an aeromedical retrieval environment.
Katherine Isbister is a Registered Nurse and Midwife, with qualifications in critical care, education and a Masters in Public Health. She has been working for the Royal Flying Doctor Service for the past eight years and her current position is Manager, Integrated Operations.Katherine trained as a nurse in the UK and worked mainly in intensive care. Since moving to Australia in 2003 she has worked in general practice, rural and regional hospitals, aeromedical retrieval and latterly primary health care.She has a passion for supporting and developing nursing and health services that provide quality care to those living in some of the most remotest parts of Australia.


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Total Petrochemicals USA Appoints New CEO
Source: ChemicalProcessing.com
Mar 13, 2009
Geoffroy Petit has been appointed CEO of Total Petrochemicals USA, Inc. and vice president of Base Chemicals. Additionally Petit will serve as the country representative for all Total companies operating in the United States.
Total Petrochemicals USA is headquartered in Houston and produces polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene, styrene, base chemicals and transportation fuels. The company has manufacturing facilities in Texas and Louisiana as well as a research and development facility in La Porte, Texas and a refinery in Port Arthur, Texas.
Geoffroy Petit
As Country Representative, Petit represents the 16 Total affiliates operating in the U.S. The Total U.S. affiliated companies have a combined workforce of over 7,000 people in the upstream, downstream and specialty chemicals industries.
Petit previously was responsible for Global Strategy and Services for Total Petrochemicals in Brussels, Belgium. He joined the company in 1984.
Petit is a member of the American Chemistry Council's Board of Directors.
Total Petrochemicals USA is a CP 50 company. To view the Total Petrochemicals USA profile page, visit: http://www.chemicalprocessing.com/cp50/2008/total_petrochemicals.html.
To view the entire CP 50 list, visit: http://www.chemicalprocessing.com/cp50/index.html


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|"Bramble and Brier"
Driftwood Faery Wand
Item #J-1014
|This Faery wand is made with wood that I have found on my many adventures around
the lakes and streams here in the Southwest. I only collect fallen branches from trees.
Gifts from Mother Earth!
Two beautiful Quartz Crystal points and real gemstones in Amethyst, Garnet, Peridot,
Moonstone, Carnelian, Amber, Labadorite, Aquamarine, and Iolite are set into the
wood. I do all of the nature and Bindi inspired wood burning designs. Copper wire is
wrapped around a section of the branch in a spiral design.
Entire length of the wand is about 10 inches from end to end. Average width of wood is
about 3/4 of an inch.
|To purchase this item using PayPal, just follow the link at the top of the page back
to the "Faery Finds" page to use the Paypal buttons.
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New library website brings Warburg atlas to unexpected audiences
Online tools make new experiences possible -- like the experience of accompanying a brilliant thinker on fragmentary meanderings through art and culture.
Through a website developed as part of the 2012 Arts and Sciences Digitization Grants program, users can navigate the collaged images of Aby Warburg's celebrated "Mnemosyne Atlas," a metaphoric encyclopedia that created visual constellations meant to spark memory and imagination.
German "cultural scientist" Aby Warburg, one of the founders of iconography in early 20th-century art history, assembled the images on huge wooden panels, in part as a way of storyboarding the atlas that he never completed in book form. Warburg died in 1929, with the project still in progress.
When the Nazis rose to power four years later, Warburg's extensive library and the research institute in cultural history that he had built around it found refuge in London. The 63 panels of the atlas survived only in photographs, which are preserved in the archives of the Warburg Institute of the University of London, Cornell's partner on the new website.
It re-creates 10 of those panels, making high-quality digital scans available for the first time online and providing new guides through Warburg's eerie masterwork.
No other tool quite like this exists in the digital humanities, according to Danielle Mericle, director of Cornell University Library's Digital Media Group, which created the site. She said it's the most innovative project that has come from the digitization grants, which are a long-standing collaboration between the library and the College of Arts and Sciences.
"The whole project really pushed the envelope of all our abilities," she says. "We opened up pathways through these panels, so that you can zoom in and out of the images and in and out of different subjects and ideas. It's a tool that changes the way you can understand the subject."
The project, which also received funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, offers a new way of looking at scholarship and publishing in the humanities. It began with a book published in a series, "Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought," co-sponsored by Cornell University Library and Cornell University Press (CUP). "Memory, Metaphor, and Aby Warburg's Atlas of Images" was written by Christopher D. Johnson, now a visiting professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of California, Los Angeles. Like all Signale books, it is published in print and as an e-book.
The Warburg site takes the book a step further, said Peter Potter, CUP editor in chief.
"It's really a wonderful example of how a scholarly publisher can develop digital products that complement but don't necessarily replace the physical book," he says. The press also publishes e-books, but "this is a more experiential approach to the material. If you come to the website, you'll have a better understanding of the book, and vice versa."
Cornell's relationship with Warburg runs deep; the university hosted a symposium on his work in the mid-1990s. And for the Warburg atlas site, a diverse array of people inside and outside the university came together. Peter Hohendahl, Signale's editor, and Kizer Walker, Signale's managing editor and the library's director of collection development, were the lead sponsors.
"There's a long-standing, interdisciplinary interest in Warburg at Cornell, and that's partly what sparked our interest in the book in the first place," Walker notes.
Warburg's brilliance was evident in the way he made unexpected associations across time and space, Walker says. "With the website, we wanted to allow visitors to follow Warburg's associations and to make their own. Because the atlas was left unfinished, it's extraordinarily open to interpretation. We are also providing interpretive 'pathways' that walk the user through the panels. The author of the book created the first pathway, and we're recruiting Warburg scholars from various places to do more, as well."
There is much on the site that will aid scholarship, including an extensive bibliography. But it isn't just for Warburg scholars, Walker says. "In fact, you don't have to have any familiarity with Warburg to explore the site and still have a great experience with it."
So, are visual, interactive, online experiences part of the future of scholarly publishing?
Yes, according to Potter.
"Books will still be with us," he notes, but "at the same time, there are things you can do in new media that you can't do in print. We're going to increasingly see digital products that don't duplicate but complement other scholarship in print form."
Gwen Glazer is the staff writer/editor for Cornell University Library.
Related links:
Mnemosyne: Meanderings through Aby Warburg's Atlas
Cornell Chronicle: Grants will digitize Obama memorabilia, early maps
Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures and Thought


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A St Helens woman has raised more than £1,000 by holding a memory walk.
Julie Harrison was joined by friends, family and neighbours for the walk which saw them set out from St Patricks Social Centre in Newton-le-Willows on September 5 to raise money for the Alzheimer's Society.
They walked around Earlestown and through Mesnes Park and back to the Griffin Pub which provided hotpot and sandwiches for the walkers.
Julie said: "I was inspired to do the memory walk because my mum Margaret was diagnosed with the horrible and cruel disease seven years ago.
"We raised £1,356 in total, £557 was collected in buckets on the walk, £715 In sponsorship and £84 in a cake stall at Lyme Community School.
"I would like to thank everyone that put there hands in there pockets and gave money."


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As a frequent cycle tourist in the Outer Hebrides, a news item on the BBC News website (Sunday ferry makes first sailing) caught my eye. The lack of Ferries operating on Sundays between the Island of Lewis and Harris and the mainland can be a major hassle for the cycle tourist – in the past this has occasioned a mad dash by loaded tandem to the ferry to get off the island before Sunday, as not only are their no ferries on a Sunday, but pretty much everything else is apparently closed for the day.
The news is that Caledonian MacBrayne (popularly known as CalMac – see one of their ferries leaving Uig on Skye, below), the ferry company that services the Hebrides (and in fact is pretty much the economic lifeline to the islands) has begun operating Sunday sailings between Stornoway on Lewis and Ullapool on the mainland.
It's not clear to me from reading the article whether this ferry sailing is part of a regular sailing, or merely an additional sailing to transport passengers stranded by mechanical problems with their scheduled ferry. In any event, there was a peaceful protest from some of the locals.
I'm in two minds about all this. On the one hand as an atheist, the enforced observance of the sabbath grates, particularly when partnered with the rather dour Free Church of Scotland, which seems to be the predominat sect up there. But on the other hand this is part of Hebridean culture, and it's one of the things that makes the Isles different, and worth visiting. Reading between the lines, and of course over-interpreting, I wonder whether the pro-sabbath-sailing camp are incomers, versus the anti-sabbath-sailing locals. And of course, there's this dreadful tendency for cultural homogenisation I see around us, where I visit places that are less and less different to the place I live. I want diversity in the world, and if that includes a ban on Sunday sailings, well that's OK by me. Perhaps they will go for a popular vote on it…


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I turned into a bobble-head doll, nodding, nodding, nodding, while reading this excerpt. I've already requested it for the library.
We are at a crossroads. There are two possible paths before us–one
in which we destroy what is great about the Internet and about how
young people use it, and one in which we make smart choices and head
toward a bright future in a digital age. The stakes of our actions
today are very high. The choices that we are making now will govern how
our children and grandchildren live their lives in many important ways:
how they shape their identities, protect their privacy, and keep
themselves safe; how they create, understand, and shape the information
that underlies the decision-making of their generation; and how they
learn, innovate, and take responsibility as citizens. On one of these
paths, we seek to constrain their creativity, self-expression, and
innovation in public and private spheres; on the other, we embrace
these things while minimizing the dangers that come with the new era.
Fear is the single biggest obstacle to getting started on that second
path, the one where we realize the potential of digital technology and
the way that Digital Natives are using it. Parents, educators, and
psychologists all have legitimate reasons to worry about the digital
environment in which young people are spending so much of their time.
So do corporations, who see their revenues at risk in industry after
industry–recorded entertainment, telephony, newspapers, and on and on.
Lawmakers, responding to this sense of crisis, fear that they will pay
a high price if they fail to act in the traditional manner to right
these wrongs. The
choices that we are making now will govern how our children and
grandchildren live their lives in many important ways: how they shape
their identities, protect their privacy, and keep themselves safe.
The media feeds this fear. News coverage is saturated with frightening
stories of cyberbullying, online predators, Internet addiction, and
online pornography. Of course parents worry. Parents worry most that
their digitally connected kids are at risk of abduction when they spend
hours a day in an uncontrolled digital environment where few things are
precisely as they seem at first glance. They worry, too, about bullying
that their children may encounter online, addiction to violent video
games, and access to pornographic and hateful images. —Palfrey and Gasser