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Hi everyone. I am a critical care nurse. I love my job and everything that comes with it from my fellow staff members to the puzzles of patients. I was given an orientee who will be transferring... Read More
1Apr 20, '13 by turnforthenurseRNHonestly, the fact that she asked, "do I have to?" when asked to respond to a code situation is a HUGE red flag to me. I, too, would be more concerned with her interest (or lack of) than her skills, especially if she is a new grad or someone without any acute care experience.
I don't know. This just reminds me of a nurse I have worked with who was experienced, but when a rapid response was called on her patient (and then a code), she was NOWHERE to be found. It was the charge nurse who had to provide all of the information to the doc on that patient. And to me, that was a huge red flag, too.joanna73 likes this. -
3Apr 20, '13 by prnqday, BSN, RNOP, you should discuss this with the orientee before going to your supervisor. I was taught in nursing school that it is always best to go up the chain of command. If you get no where after discussing this with the orientee, then you should request a meeting with the three of you. This way, the orientee will have a chance to further explain his/her actions. This is something that needs to be discuss face to face and not over an email.
1Apr 20, '13 by AnnaiyaI agree this needs to be discussed face to face with both your orientee and your/her manager or educator. I would ask her why she didn't want to go to the code. Was she scared? Did she feel like she was too busy with her patients, so she didn't have time to help? I think it sounds like she needs to understand that she needs to learn what to do if her patient codes. She can't say no then! I think orienting to the ICU is very different than other areas. It is up to the nurses to make sure people coming off orientation are proficient enough to keep the patients safe. No one else is evaluating this. I would suggest putting together a list of things for her to review at home (EKGs, thorough assessments, O2 delivery, specific lab values that she needs to know, etc.) and then "assign" 1 topic per day and have her report to you what she learned about the topic. Maybe offer some good reference books for her to get, so she has a place to look this stuff up. (For EKGs, "Rapid Interpretation of EKGs" is awesome.)
Other ideas, she could get up a little earlier and call in to find out what the diagnoses of her patient are for the day and read up on that before coming in, so she can already know what labs to be watching for, etc. Tell her that for 1 week, you will help more with the routine patient care stuff, so that she has time to look up every thing she doesn't know. Take 5 min. at the end of the shift and have her tell you what she thought she did well with that day, and what areas she needs to improve on.
My perspective is to give her everything she needs to succeed, but don't do the work for her. Give her the tools and let her put in the effort. It isn't your job to teach her all of this stuff, just to provide her with the resources and to help pinpoint what areas she needs help in. If after all of this, she doesn't have the willingness to learn and put in the effort she needs to in order to be a competent ICU nurse, then maybe she doesn't need to work there. The ICU is not a place for people that don't want to continually learn and be challenged. If she doesn't have the desire, then she will never make it. If she is willing to learn and she is just very deficient in her knowledge and skills then maybe she needs a longer orientation, because you can teach that stuff. You just can't teach a desire to learn.canoehead likes this. -
0Apr 20, '13 by jenvankempenThank you everyone for your responses. She is still considered a new grad as she has been working 8 months full time.
You are all correct in being more concerned about the attitude. I did have a sit down with her explaining why she is here, her goals, that I am her support, etc. All I got from her was I know, yeah, I know. I guess its just difficult to understand not wanting to jump into everything. I remember how exciting a foley was, let alone a code and she just has no desire to jump in. I"m just not sure if she has that drive/personality to be an ICU nurse, let alone a nurse in general.
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3Apr 20, '13 by OCRN3With an attitude like that and beung a new grad she isn't cut out for med/surg either. New grads not wanting to learn sounds like she is just there for a paycheck. Fail her because she will be an unsafe nurse. If she doesn't like it now, she will really hate it in a few years!
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1Apr 20, '13 by Esme12, BSN, RN Senior ModeratorI would really have an open table discussion about her apparent blase attitude. What made her transfer to ICU with less than a year in her current position? what does her previous preceptor/manager say about her? Where does she want to be in 5 years?
Let her know ICU nurses have to have initiative and drive. That begin an ICU nurse entails more than the minimum effort. Set up a education/orientation/behavior plan with her and your boss.
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0Apr 20, '13 by Nurse ABCMaybe she's just over-whelmed and feels like she's gotten in over her head which may explain her attitude. I'm just throwing that out there. I'm just trying to figure out what may make her act like that. I think all the suggestions already given are very good but maybe she wants an out so maybe you should ask her about these things as well.
0Apr 20, '13 by NicuGal, MSN, RNThat kind of response needs a sit down with the educator/CNS and manager. Yeah I know doesn't cut it. If she can't explain herself or acknowledge what you said to her, she is not a good fit for ICU.


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Is buying a half of an older townhome/duplex a bad idea?
There is no HOA in the neighborhood. Is upgrading etc a bad idea as your neighbor doesnt have to a darn thing? Is my property only as sound as the neighbors place seperated by a cinderblock fire wall? Some updating is needed, but how far do I go with it if I only plan to stay till I retire in 6 years? Price was what I could afford, its in the neighborhood I wanted to live in which I also grew up in and the layout of the 1/2 duplex is perfect for my family albiet connected to another address which I dont really care for. Any ideas welcome..... |
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- Posted by kitchenwitch (My Page) on Wed, Oct 24, 07 at 9:59
I think it depends on where the house is, who your neighbor is, and how well you get along with people. We own a Victorian ˝ duplex in an expensive main-street-type town where there are several such houses scattered throughout the neighborhoods. We would not be able to afford a single family home in this town, and the high prices tend to keep the riff-raff out, so most people take very good care of their homes. I have owned this house for over 10 years. Right now we have a new neighbor, who bought his half about a year ago. At least where I live, our neighbors have always been very respectful of privacy and noise, look out for each other and work together to keep the house looking good. We had the exterior trim painted about 2 years ago, and we each paid the contractor separately for our respective sides. We've renovated the inside of our house, remodeled the bathrooms and the kitchen, removed wallpaper and painted throughout, built a stone terrace, landscaped the garden, put a fence down the center of the property (and our neighbor did not split the cost), but because of our location, we do not feel that we have over-improved, and although we intend to stay in the house for a long while, I don't think we would have any problem selling it. I grew up in the country and found it to be very lonely, so I don't mind hearing the neighbors' footsteps or voices on the other side of the wall, and since we raised our teenaged children here, I'm sure that we were the noisy neighbors for those years! It's also great that someone else pays to heat the north side of our house! If you enter into such an arrangement, I think that you personally can't be too territorial, be a friendly person that likes people, and have to consider if the location can attract like-minded homeowners. Look to see how your potential new neighbor maintains the outside of the house, and decide if it is something you can live with. |
- Posted by pipersville_carol (My Page) on Mon, Oct 29, 07 at 15:20
Friends of mine owned half of a Victorian duplex in a small town, and it worked out fine. The people who owned the other half were quiet and had lived there for years. The previous owners of both sides had gotten together to paint the whole exterior at the same time, so both halves of the building matched and looked gorgeous. Sometimes my friends could hear noise through the dividing wall, especially when people were going up and down the stairs, but that was the only negative. They were able to sell it easily when the time came. |
When I was a renter I would seek out that arrangement, as I felt it made the best compromise between renting an apartment (affordable but noisy) and renting a house (quiet but expensive). I suppose you could say its the same compromise proposition for ownership, however, I would be concerned that it would appreciate more slowly than a SFH. I'd research the price history of it and comparable properties and make sure its an investment you can live with. Yes, its more than an investment, its a home, but its still an investment too. |
- Posted by terrig_2007 (My Page) on Mon, Oct 29, 07 at 17:15
I think this is all good advice. My only experience with such a living arrangement was renting half of a duplex, where I lived for five years. I had three different neighbors over the course of the time I lived there. Two were elderly ladies who kept to themselves (as did the third person) and who were very quiet, except when they had family over, but that was to be expected. At one point I inquired about buying the whole building, but it was in a living trust and couldn't be sold, plus the price would have been out of my budget. I'd maybe talk to the owner on the other side, if you can, and see what he/she/they are like. You said you "don't really care for" the other side of the house Is there something wrong with it or its occupants? |
- Posted by carol_from_ny (My Page) on Mon, Oct 29, 07 at 20:26
It really depends where in the country the place is. In some areas of the country this type of arrangement is very common. In others it's not the norm at all. If it's in line with the area then the only draw back would be if the neighbor was a idjut who refused to do any maintance on his/her home. You can not make someone do what they don't want to. Their lack of enthuasim for their dwelling could make it hard later on for you to sell. No one wants to live next to the worse looking house on the block. |
We owned 1/2 of a side by side Victorian Painted Lady duplex for about 4 years. The other half was owned by the same guy for that period. During our "shared" ownership of the building, he used his half for his office and "city" home and ours was our primary residence. He was there during the day, we were home at night - great setup! There were a few occasions when he was there during the evenings and we heard sound thru the walls - the not so hot kind of like sounds you'd imagine hearing through the walls of a cheap motel. During the 4 years, we had to have the exterior painted. He let us choose the colors and we split the cost - another great thing! We had to do some structural work to both of our back decks. He chose the contractor because he knew someone who would be low cost. I wouldn't have chosen the same fellow but the work was ok. Our entire block was in a HOA for purposes only of snow removal, lawn maintenance and garbage removal. If we hadn't had the association, I am convinced we would have had problems getting our neighbor to cut his grass and shovel snow (we lived in Minnesota - snow is an issue). As it was, he was usually late on his association dues (due quarterly and he was often 1 yr late). When we made the decision to move, we did a FSBO to this fellow. That was easy, too. However, if we stayed in that home, I think we would have ended up having problems because the house was getting close to needing some residing and bigger work. I think we would have ended up disagreeing on who'd be doing the work and this would have transferred into who was going to pay for it. Money would have been a problem. We got out, I think, in the nick of time but it was absolutely the right place for us to live during the 4 yrs we were there. The next building over was also a side by side duplex and they ended up having huge disagreements over the needed repairs to their common flue and chimney. One owner couldn't afford repairs and the flue made the fireplaces unusable. Their friendship was hurt over that one. Your internal upgrades should help you, but only if your shared owner keeps their side up. If you expect to have repairs to the common elements, I hope you get along and they are willing to share costs. Money is the only potential tough area that you'll likely encounter. |
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Thank you for the pics Sweeby. It does look like the Heirloom White tile is more beige than I expected. Grey seems to bring out more of that "white" look that I want. I purchased Kohler white tubs, sinks and toilets. I want to make sure I can tie it all together without the tile looking too beige. I love your kitchen--how do you like your soapstone--how is it holding up? Thanks! |
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By Katherine Mathieson, Director of Education for the British Science Association
Is citizen science merely hype, a fresh way of branding a type of volunteering that's been around for ages? Or is technology driving new ways to engage public audiences?
I've been thinking about this a lot lately as a result of the citizen science session at last month's Science Communication Conference. I had the privilege of chairing a panel of three researchers and one communications professional who each had deep experience of running citizen science projects.
Jayesh Navin Shah, a researcher working on the Public Attitudes to Science survey 2014, discusses public views of GM.
Genetically modified (GM) crops – the hardy perennials of science stories – were back in the news last week. The Environment Secretary, Owen Paterson, made a speech at the Rothamsted Research Institute about the future of GM in Europe, and the potential for the UK to become a world-leader in GM crop technology.
Politicians have long tried to engage the public with the issue of GM, with very mixed success – this Guardian blog post rounds up over a decade of politician's speeches on the subject. In the media, polarised views are presented and there is much heated debate. So how can policymakers ensure an informed discussion of the science behind GM, in the next weeks and months?
by Ellie Chambers, Young People's Programme Officer at the British Science Association.
Students put in a lot of time and effort into completing a CREST project, and we don't want the students' journeys to end there. We encourage them to continue to engage with the sciences and engineering in a number of different ways, including through our alumni network, volunteering or public dialogues.
So we were delighted to find out that one of our alumni was using his CREST skills to work with a local school as part of his biology degree.
Marilyn Booth works in digital communications within the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), enabling policy makers to utilise digital and social tools during consultation processes and beyond. Prior to that, she worked within the BIS Science and Society team. One project she worked on was Public Attitudes to Science 2011, where she ran a blog for the duration of the project.
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We all hear these descriptions such as - biscuit flavor, or malty, etc. But what with these flavors. What is a malty flavor??? Or biscuit??? I here it all the time, and don't think anything of it....but here I am trying to make a beer with a biscuit-like profile - and scratching my little head.
Some reading.http://www.beerhunter.com/tastingnotes.html
why would you be scratching your little head?
I get most of the tasting descriptions, but I'll have to agree that "biscuit" confuses me. Anyone got a decent explanation of the "biscuit" flavor?
Tasting like a biscuit??????
"tasting like a biscuit????" Horse****. I've been brewing and sampling good beer every chance I get for years now. I just realized that I don't understand all these little tasting terms. I know terms like: dry,sweet,bitter, grassy, piney, etc. What is Malty? What is biscuit-like? Any help would be much appreciated. I'm designing my own recipes, and run into a wall on this one.
I'm being serious. It tastes like biscuit. Like citrusy tases like citrus fruit and appley tastes like apples. Fruity tastes fruity. Malty tastes like.....malt...... No mystery. None of the wine type bull****. Taste a biscuit then taste some liquid malt. If you can recognise those flavours in a beer you have a Malty, biscuity tasting beer.
Is that an American biscuit or an English one? The ones I like are: Medicinal. Nice wide range of flavors. Metallic, cardboard, and cr*p - Who actually tastes these things? -a.
Just drink the stuff if you like good, if not then go figure out what is wrong and sort it. If you want help then you need terms that people can understand and relate to. You can't explain or ask for help if not. No one knows what you are experiencing in your mouth unless you can describe it.


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Started a new thread, since the other threads on this topic look like they are from last year. Okay, I just got my acceptance letter in the mail today!! I was going totally mental with... Read More
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As you have likely heard, President Obama plans to put Tim Geithner out of his misery tomorrow by nominating Jack Lew for Treasury Secretary. Lew is known for being Obama's White House Chief of Staff and also for having an absurd signature. And not like chicken scratch illegible-absurd, like not resembling anything in the alphabet, might as well have drawn an illustration of two alpacas fornicating/signed his name Mariah Carey absurd. And, should he be confirmed and subsequently have his name printed on a bunch of dollar bills, Lew will likely be forced to come up with something that actually looks like it spells "Jacob Lew" as opposed to what is he is currently signing receipts and important documents with, i.e. this:
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Related (and one of the many reasons TG can't wait to GTFO): Timothy Geithner's signature not fit for print [MarketPlace via DI]
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Of your two examples of absurd signatures, I kind of wish that the "illustration of two alpacas fornicating" was the link.
Alpacas . . . hmmmm . . .
Jack Lew Presents "Messin with Sasquatch!"
So, anyone kind of pumped for the Matt article on Loeb vs. Ackman in Herbalife? Anyone alternatively going to be real fucking miffed if Shazar just copies and pastes Deal Book and Deal Journal pieces together and goes back to playing with his Chihuahua?
Did anyone else see the Taco Bell sponsored content? If they did a cross promotion with Vineyard Vines they could do really well I bet, especially since there's the added incentive you might run into N'08 taking advantage of the same deal and get to throw him in front of oncoming traffic.
That signature was destined for one of those trillion dollar coins!
I'm no expert but that scribble looks like he was trying to write while being repeatedly kicked in the nuts.
Worst comment this year.
I agree. Weirdly, when I made the suggestion in the opening bell comments, I got a sh!tload of thumbs down.
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i knew i recognized that scrawl. its the hair on the peanut's character, Franklin
Jack Lew is an anagram of "Lack Jew", which is ironic, because if he becomes Treasury Secretary the department will not lack Jew in its senior management. Too bad his middle initial is not "B".
Cause then we'd have Blew Jack and that would probably make Jack a very happy boy??
Eff you commentariat!
I'm picturing one grandiose joint article by Bess and Matt
I was thinking "Black Jew". Which makes me think of Rod Carew. Whose name is an anagram of "Road Crew". A signal that Jack Lew will be pushing more stimulus?
Go home and try this on your ladyfriend tonight, "I'm no meterologist but I can forsee that you'll be getting at least 4 inches tonight"
shit… i meant 6 inches…
telling these little stories, here's a good idea: Have a point. It makes it so much more interesting for the listener.
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Another rewriting of history by the Lady Harriet
All that has been airbrushed out of the record books by Labour. Any cuts, even if they reflect their own plans prior to the election, are opposed. Labour claims we can get by without any cuts. The reality is they have abandoned credibility in pursuit of opposition.
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Whickham Library Mosaic unveilling
A pleasant event last week which I attended with my ward colleagues John McClurey and Marilynn Ord was the unveilling of the mosaics in the Whickham Library garden. The ceremonial bit was done by Joe Mitchison, the deputy mayor of Gateshead.
The mosaics were produced by students at Whickham School and by children at the Gibside Special School.
I turned up with cameras and ended up taking a long list of requests for photos including by officers of the council. I was happy to oblige. Hopefully some of the photos will turn up on Council publications at some point.
Ken Clarke accused of being a Lib Dem!
It now looks like Ken Clarke is introducing that change. It is absolutely right that offenders are punished. Rather than all of them going to prison colleges of crime, Lib Dems have rightly argued that some who are first offenders, and whose crime was non-violent, could be punished through community payback. In other words, punishment would be a requirement to work unpaid on projects that directly benefit the community, such as cleaning up graffiti.
The advantages with this system of community payback are that justice is seen to be done, the community gets a benefit, offenders are rehabilitated more effectively and offenders are not put into the company of large numbers of experienced offenders who can tutor them to be more effective criminals.
The fact that Ken Clarke, the Conservative Justice Secretary, is introducing this change should hopefully put to rest the claim that community justice for some is not being "soft on crime". That was a sterile argument in which the likes of Labour's Blunkett and Reid engaged. Their tough talk and posturing simply led to more trained criminals and more crime.
That said, it was interesting to experience the BBC today twice accuse Ken Clarke of being a Liberal Democrat because of the policies he looks set to introduce.
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
An impromptu mini-public meeting
Meanwhile, over to the archives and museums committee. I am one of Gateshead's three reps on the joint committee. I was on the two former joint committes that previously ran the two services (they were merged last year) until 2000 when my London job required my resignaiton. Now that I am largely (though not entirely) free of my London role, I was able to pick up in May where I left off a decade ago. Being an historian, the committee is something of which I am very pleased to be a member.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
MP claims justice "not as good" at some courts
I can understand his desire to want to protect facilities though there are times when frankly, a building has outgrown its usefulness or a service has outgrown the building. Mr Anderson however would be better served by being more realistic when responding to Government announcements. Were I a magistrate or member of court staff based at Gateshead, I would find his allegation that justice handed out there was "not as good" somewhat insulting. I would also find it bizarre as the same magistrates and staff based in Gateshead run Blaydon court. Perhaps Mr Anderson may wish to substantiate his claim with some evidence, and also explain what he means by "not as good".
Mr Anderson then went on to claim "In cases where people have fallen into crime because they are desperate, having to travel six miles and pay for the bus fare may not seem a lot to you and me, but it could just make things worse."
Firstly, let me remind Mr Anderson that people are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The words he used imply that all those charged are in fact guilty. That is not always the case. Secondly, even when desperate, "falling into crime" is not justifiable. "Desperation" is not an excuse for burglary, theft, vandalism, drunkenness and so on. I find it staggering that one of our own law-makers can give comfort to criminality in this way.
Thirdly, Mr Anderson seems to think it is terrible that someone convicted of "desperate" criminal behaviour should have to pay a bus fare to travel to Gateshead. People already have to pay to travel to Blaydon which for many is more difficult and costly to get to than Gateshead.
If guilty, paying the bus fare to get to court is just a small part of the price you pay for breaking the law in the first place.
Alan Beith MP speaking to North East Conference
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
From sensible social democrat to clueless quack doctor
Today I read in our regional newspaper, The Journal, that Miliband appears to be against any cuts, warning, "The 25% cuts to public spending will, of course, hit the North East worse than other region." The question has to be asked, if you don't have cuts, how do you balance the books? Is it really credible to be against any cut going? It's the easy position to take. Miliband is currently engaged in a battle to beat up his younger brother, kick Ed Balls into the long grass and generally ignore Diane Abbott as an amusing irrelevance and Andy Burnham as an unreconstructed Blairite. In other words, with Labour members having set themselves against the reality of the financial situation and sinking rapidly into pure oppositionism, contenders for Labour Leader need to reflect that outlook. At a time when Labour needs leadership, the Labour party is not interested. The leadership contenders are therefore posturing as quack doctors offering palliative medicines that do nothing, claiming that the economic crisis can be solved with no pain. They need to do that as they need to strike a chord with their out of touch members.
The unreal world in which Labour lives is illustrated by a comment I have received from a leading Labour councillor in the North East which will be posted up soon on my post yesterday about the Budget. It needs a reply which I will write soon and post up alongside it. In effect, Labour are offering pain free solutions. The response I have from my own constituents is that pain is expected because they know the dangers of doing nothing. They do not believe the pain free palliatives on offer from Labour.
It is perhaps a bit unfair to dismiss all the Labour leadership contenders as quack doctors. Andy Burnham himself did offer recently some ideas on reducing the deficit by questioning the protection given to the NHS budget. It may not do him any good in the Labour party but it does show that perhaps there are one or two people in the Labour party who understand the predicament the country is in. Their problem is that they are tiny in number in a party in denial about the situation we are in.
Monday, June 21, 2010
The Budget - the correct decisions
There was a cheer from me when it was announced the upgrade of the Tyne and Wear Metro will go ahead. Let's hope all those Labour members who were shooting off statements attacking the Lib Dems for "cancelling" the plans will be applauding as well.
The costs? Clearly the rise in VAT is one of them. Remember however that most basics, such as most foods and children' clothes are exempt or like domestic electricity, charged at only 5%. These exempt items form a higher element of the basket of goods bought by people on lower incomes. And the wealthier pay considerably more VAT than those on low incomes.
Pay freeze in the public sector: yes, that is an unfortunate price but given the choice between more public sector job losses and better pay in the public sector, which would you go for? And don't forget, those on incomes of less than £21,000 will get a pay rise. But don't forget, many people in the private sector have taken pay cuts to protect their own jobs. Many have cut their hours. The private sector has already taken the pain. The public sector cannot be treated differently.
The budget needs to be considered in it entirety. It is aimed at putting the economy and the finances of the nation back into order and ensure the pain is shared across all sections of the community whilst avoiding putting too heavy a burden on people on low incomes. I believe that whilst the Budget is not perfect, the right decisions have been taken.
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Saturday, June 19, 2010
At the Lib Dem local government conference
Local Government Minister Andrew Stunell spoke later and we have Simon Hughes on shortly.
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Get Carter car park to bite the dust - at last!
Council Leader Mick Henry announced at the meeting on Thursday that agreement has now been reached and demolition can go ahead again. Good news at last. The end of this eyesore car park will not come too soon.
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Thursday, June 17, 2010
Yet more collective Labour amnesia
Today's "rage" was about cuts brought in by the Government. Labour claim they will put growth at risk. That leaves me wondering why they do not feel the same about the huge cuts Labour made in April to local government. In Gateshead they amounted to something in the region of £12 million. Surely a case of Labour collective amnesia?
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
North East Regional Conference
A few photos of the conference:
Above and below, John Shipley addressing conference
Peter Freitag (former North East Regional President), John Shipley and Baroness Diana Maddock
Director of Campaigns Hilary Stephenson gave a presentation on the general election campaign.
The registraion desk - 100 people attended the conference
Monday, June 14, 2010
Labour's growing amnesia
The author of these comments is someone called Nick Kemp, a Labour councillor in Newcastle. I wonder what his thoughts were three years ago when Gordon Brown invited Margaret Thatcher to Downing Street and then paraded her in front of the media. Or has he conveniently forgotten his then leader's actions? Watch out for bucketloads of Labour amnesia in the coming weeks and months.
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The expensive price of cheap oil
America, indeed the whole of the world economy, however must reflect on the cause of this disaster. The blow-out of an oil rig is incidental. The real cause of this crisis is our dangerous over-reliance on fossil fuels, in this instance, crude oil. The USA is the world's biggest consumer of oil which it wastes in an unforgivable way. And it's not just America. The absurdly wasteful use of oil is a characteristic of the way the world economy operates.
We therefore have to move away from our dependence on cheap oil and fossil fuels in general. The real price we are paying for cheap oil will cost us dearly in the long run. Let's hope this lesson is the silver lining in the cloud of the Gulf of Mexico crisis.
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Sunday, June 13, 2010
Nissan grant goes ahead
There is a bit of a lesson for Labour in this matter. Since the formation of the Coalition, the "socialist" brethren have come out against every cut, and have also implied that a review of previous spending proposals means that they will automatically be cut. The announcement of last week means Labour could be described as scaremongering. There will be cuts soon but not every spending decision by Labour will be axed. That won't stop Labour claiming the axe is falling anyway.
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North East Regional Conference
Alan Beith reported that the Parliamentarians from the North East - himself, Ian Swales, and peers Redesdale, Maddock and soon to be appointed Shipley - are to form a group to lobby for the interests of the region.
I had to miss the workshops that were held to head off to Swalwell Park for the official opening of the play area. I had to leave that before the mayor arrived (he was late) and since I had offered to do some photos for the council, I left my camera with an officer who took them instead. My camera was then passed down a chain of people and arrived back at my house in the evening.
I am now on the Metro heading to Tynemouth to meet some historian friends of mine. I'll be discussing the Washingwell Roman Fort with Professor Norman McCord for a video I am planning to shoot shortly. More about that on another day.
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Friday, June 11, 2010
Another door knocking session about the Coalition
We had a similar response on Saturday when we were last out on the doors. Again, the feeling about the Coalition is positive. We had a couple of people today who were opposed to the Coalition but they were Labour supporters anyway (and they hadn't filled in the survey form we had delivered).
From the two days of doing the survey we have 48 replies. When we have 100 replies, I'll produce a running total.
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Wednesday, June 09, 2010
The first surprise of the Labour leadership contest
David Miliband is spoken of as the front runner though the media put forward next to no evidence to support this contention. And if no candidate builds up a head of steam, it will be interesting to see how the second and third preferences play out. This contest I guess will not be won on the first preferences unless one of them gets some early momentum.
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Garden grabbing to end?
This is the process by which domestic gardens are sold off to be developed for high density housing. It sometimes involves the demolition of the existing house though this is not always the case. Under the planning system, a domestic garden is regarded as a "brownfield" site - ie one that has already been developed so does not merit the sort of protection that can be applied to "greenfield" sites, those green open spaces near urban areas that have not previously been developed.
My own ward in Gateshead has seen a constant stream of applications to build on gardens or use small plots of land for housing development. Of those granted, some have been beneficial, others not so. Some I have supported, some I have opposed. The battles against these applications however are hindered by the classification of gardens as brownfield. What we need is some form of garden preservation system. Gardens are not being lost just to new housing. Many are disappearing under drives and concrete for patios. There are many areas that have changed their geography by unconscious stealth over the past 2 or 3 decades from being residential but with substantial garden areas to ones which are now substantially paved over. Front gardens in particular have changed in the 23 years I have been a councillor from being lawns to being car parks.
Over a period of time, the effect of this can be unintended but quite dramatic. All those hard surfaces mean that when it rains, there is a sudden surge of rainwater into a drainage system that can no longer cope, so we can get localised flooding. This can sometimes lead to sewers overflowing and damage to people's homes. With climate change often causing heavier bursts of rainfall, the water companies (and therefore each of us as customers) are having to invest more in upgrading the drainage and sewage systems. Secondly, natural watercourses are not replenished sufficiently. Many streams and rivers are drying up. This is damaging for the natural environment. Thirdly, with the ground denied its normal seepage of natural rainwater, it can lead in some areas to the ground drying out, which can lead to subsidence. If your house is build on such land, the bill for putting this right can be astronomical. Fourthly, garden spaces are now important wildlife havens and a significant loss of these green spaces will have a damaging effect on biodiversity.
It would be madness to stop the construction of high density housing in urban areas but the ever increasing demand for the development of green spaces in urban areas, particularly gardens, is something that has to be far better managed than has been the case until now. Hopefully the proposed change to the planning system, which will end the designation fo gardens as brownfield, will give a better degree of protection to the green spaces in our urban and suburban areas.
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
On-line petitions in Gateshead
Arguably I have made the strongest noises in favour of these plans in Gateshead. We had an advisory group meeting about them a couple of weeks ago and yesterday we had the Corporate Vitality Scruting Committee look at the issue as well. Both times I spoke strongly in support of the plans, as I did today (Tuesday) when they came before the council's cabinet.
It was an odd situation today in which I, as a member of the opposition, was speaking more strongly for a report proposed by Labour run Gateshead Council than the Labour members of the Cabinet (which is all Labour). Some Cabinet members expressed some doubts about the consequences, mainly in relation to "vexatious" petitions. I did point out that vexatious petitions can be produced anyway without having to be online. I illustrated this with a petition sent to me a few years ago. It was signed by 10 people and called for me to resign from the council to have a by-election (bizarrely we were only 2 weeks away from polling day!!!!!) The lead petitioner was the Labour candidate, another signatory was his wife and the other 8were well known Labour members who had signed the Labour nomination papers. Two weeks later I was re-elected with one of the biggest majorities in Gateshead!
Vexatious on-line petitions should not be a reason for not going ahead with the scheme, and anyway, as one Labour member who had doubts about the value of the exercise pointed out, we are legally required as a council to allow them.
One concern I raised was the time limit on debates in council sparked by a petition (such a petition would need 2000 signatures). 15 minutes is to be allocated to any such debate. This is the first time in our council constitution we are to have a time limit on a debate. We have limits on the length of speeches. That's fair enough, but in a 15 minute debate there won't be much time for members to speak if the Leader of the Council and Leader of the Opposition have both spoken.
The Leader, Cllr Mick Henry, agreed that the system can be reviewed after it's up and running. A suck it and see situation. Hopefully, this will be an experiment that will work well though we as the politicians will need to ensure residents know about it and are encouraged to use it.
Saturday, June 05, 2010
Survey of constituents about the Coalition
I haven't added the figures up at the moment. The numbers are too small at the moment to have any serious value. When we have over 100 replies, I will start to publish overall results on a rolling basis. That said however, the early replies are very encouraging with overwhelming support for the Coalition. We are also asking people about changing the voting system and again, the support for change is looking good.
One point raised is that some people want to see how things go over the coming months before making a final judgement on whether or not a coalition is a good idea. This is an understandable position to adopt and the survey gives people the option of reserving judgement.
The door knocking took longer than expected as we found more people wanted to talk and we broke our own rules by accepting an invite to go into someone's house and continue the conversation over coffee!
We also called in to the Sunniside Chapel fayre this morning. Again, the comments people made to us about the coalition were that it was the right decision in the circumstances and people were pleased that we got many of our policies in the Coalition Agreement. I also bumped into one of my former primary school teachers, Mrs Atkinson, who taught me 40 years ago. Nice that she remembered me after 4 decades!
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Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Northumberland County Show
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PMQs - the tone is different
The tone now is different. It is much less of a confrontational political punch up. Apart from Ian Davidson, a Glasgow Labour MP, who was stopped by the Speaker after making anti-Lib Dem comments best kept for the playground rather than Parliament, the questions on the whole were reasonable and appropriate. Notice also the difference in Cameron's response to questions compared to Brown's. The latter used to step forward with a huge file of stalinist statistics which would be rattled off like bullets from a sten gun. Cameron often stood at the dispatch box without notes.
Harriet Harman avoided screeching through her questions. And even the "socialist" Labour MP for Blyth, Ronnie Campbell, normally cherished for his entertainment value than his intellectual clout, put forward a reasonable question despite his barbed comment about Cameron's friends in the City (which overlooks Labour's friends in the same place).
So hopefully, PMQs in the future can develop as a useful tool for scrutinising the government rather than being a slanging match.
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Walking the dog beffore PMQs
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Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Labour's choice
The chances are that their choice will be reduced to only one of tainted characters. Diane Abbott and John McDonnell are up against a system that is designed in the first place to neuter the left. It is unlikely either will have anywhere near enough nominations to get on the ballot paper. Perhaps the first reform Labour's new leader needs to introduce is one that involves their own members in the nomination process. If Labour members do not realise that allowing Brown an unopposed return three years ago as Leader, without the debate needed to engage both the party and country generally, they have not learnt one of their biggest lessons of the past few years. So it seems, Labour needs to create a grassroots movement in which ordinary members are not treated as people who have to be held at arms length. Whether or not they can get that from one of the tainted candidates is difficult to say.
Reading the Guardian's Comment page today in which each of the Labour candidates is given space to set out their stall, the two left wing candidates make the clearest calls for change. Diane Abbott claims Labour needs to rediscover their moral compass and goes on to explain that "Labour should take back the civil liberties agenda." I suspect they are too late for that as this is a key issue for the Coalition. It would also mean a major uturn for Labour. It is unlikely any of the tainted candidates would be willing to do that. Were Abbott's plans to be adopted by Labour, it would mean Labour being on the same side of the government on a crucial area of policy. What then to differentiate Labour?
Though Abbott and McDonnell are the candidates who represent change, they also represent a throwback to the unelectable days of Old Labour. McDonnell calls for cuts to be rejected but does little to explain how the deficit can be cut. Meanwhile, Diane Abbott's main selling point is her opposition to the Iraq war. It's bizarre that a prospective leader of the Labour party defines herself as opposed to such a defining issue for Labour. It seems everyone in Labour is now opposed to the Iraq war. Pity they kept quiet 7 years ago (though in Abbott's case, she made her opposition clear at the time.) Nevertheless, being opposed to something that happened nearly a decade ago cannot form the basis of your political faith.
Assuming the Coalition succeeds, Labour will have to define itself in new terms. Quite how they will do that will be interesting to see but a simple fall into oppositionism will not be enough to give them an election victory or a defining mission statement.
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Sleeps | 7 |
Bedrooms | 3 |
Bathrooms | 1 |
Half Baths | 1 |
Property type | cabin |
Minimum Stay | 6 nights |
New July 2014: High Speed Internet!! Flat Screen HiDef Smart TV (Streaming Netflix, hulu, Amazon, Youtube)
The reservation calendar will show what weeks are available. Rentals are week-long increments that include a minimum 6 night stay. Rentals begin on Saturday, Sunday or Monday.
This is a three bedroom saltbox house with attached garage. The home has one twin beds, 2 full size beds, & 1 queen size bed (downstairs). The cottage is two blocks from the Lake Michigan public access. The Lake MI public access is used primarily by the neighbors in the area as there is not a place to park. One block to Portage lake and many portage lake public entrances clearly marked within 1-5 minute walk.
The home is located on the beginning of the peninsula which makes access to both lakes very easy...a short walk either right or left out the front door.
Granite Island, Glass top dining room table, leather furniture, All tile floors except in living and bedrooms. Designer Towels & Linens, Keurig Coffee Maker, Smart Flat Screen TV.
Arcadia Bluff Golf Course is 8 miles away. There is a 50's style drive in in Honor, MI about a 40 minute drive! (Cherry Bowl Drive-In). Traverse city is one hour north. Manistee is about 30 minutes south. The little River Band Casino is six miles away.
Portage Point Inn is 2 blocks away complete with marina.
Public Boat access is 1/2 mile away.
Keywords: cabin, cottage, house
Trevor and I rent our cottage 6 weeks every summer while its not in use. We have 5 wonderful children and love to golf at Arcadia Bluffs (our favorite spot).
Deborah purchased this cabin in 2005
This home is ideally situated between two lakes and so depending on the weather you can choose where you would rather lie in the sand! The home is clean and has new updated furnishings. The home was built by the owner and is about 5 years old. It is a two story with 20 foot ceilings in the living room and 1 bedroom down stairs, Two bedrooms and a half bath up stairs. Attached Garage.
There are many attractions and activities nearby: 1. Lake Michigan, a five minute walk 2. Portage Lake, a five minute walk 3. Biking 4. Go to a real live Drive-in in Honor Mi, movies start at dusk, 2 movies always play, only 1 ticket to buy for each person in the car over age 15. 5. Arcadia Bluff Golf Course is 8 miles away 6. The Heathlands Golf Course is 5 miles away 7. Manistee National Golf course is 8 miles away 8. Biking trails all around 9. Biking trails in Frankfort 22 miles north 10. Scenic Look out to Lake Michigan about 4 miles away on M22.
Fire Pit in back yard, fire pits available on lake Michigan, Arcadia Golf Club 8 miles away, Little River Casino 6 miles away, 2 miles to Onekama
Rate Period | Nightly | Weekend Night | Weekly | Monthly | Event | ||||
Apr 27 - Aug 31
6 nights
Non-Refund. Cleaning Fee | $150 |
Property Damage Protection | $89 |
Notes |
50% down to hold reservation. 50% due upon check in
Check or credit card (via paypal) Additional nights $200/night |
Payment is usually accepted in the quoted currency (USD) unless the currency and the amount is specifically agreed in advance with the owner / advertiser.