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The question "what change would you like to see in 2009?" opens a lot of doors for consideration. And, inasmuch as change for change itself may be worse than the previously imagined problem, it is often wise to proceed with caution.
A prime example of such an issue appears to be the controversy over teaching "reformed math," a program of investigations in numbers, data and space in the public schools. Many parents have voiced concerns that traditional, proven techniques of learning the basics first have been replaced by abstract conceptual notions not readily understood by those paying the bills.
Admittedly, I am no mathematical wizard. However, having succeeded in mastering arithmetic, algebra, geometry and trigonometry, I understand the prevailing idea that, just possibly, reformed math is a "smoke and mirrors" exercise with little redeeming value. You may pardon my ignorance, but unless someone can convince me that this "Investigation" concept means that two plus two can be other than four, that five times five is no longer 25, or that the formula for determining the area of a circle is not pi R squared, I am really not favorably impressed.
At the very top of my particular hope-for-change pyramid is one that must be accomplished at the state level through the process of legislation; nevertheless, it can be influenced at the local, grass-roots level. I want an easily understood, no loopholes ordinance prohibiting the use of a hand-held cell phone or other communications device while the user is operating a moving motor vehicle.
I have heard all the opposing arguments against, from Libertarians railing against government intrusion, to the American Civil Liberties Union fans, to the "it's no more disconcerting than tuning the radio or turning on windshield wipers" to those poor souls to whom their trusty cell phone acts as a security blanket. The caterwauling opposition to this common-sense proposal for legislation should be summarily ignored as this is an issue that affects public safety.
As an example, I find driving across supermarket and mall parking lots and on our roads and highways nearly as frightening as negotiating a minefield. Those who would deny that their reckless incursions are hazardous to others obviously have never bothered to stop talking long enough to observe those of us who are driving defensively, ready to brake or swerve at a moment's notice in order that we both live to drive another day.
You may quote me all the statistics you wish and cloak yourself with a constitutional right to engage in foolish behavior, but a driver with one hand on the wheel and another holding a cell phone to his or her ear is neither alert nor in control. The accident you cause may cost me my life.
Next on my wish for change list is an issue that could and should begin with a movement here in Columbia — that of repealing term limits. The limiting of terms for Missouri legislators to eight years in each chamber was a particularly noxious bill of goods sold to the voters in 1992 — a primary example of the adage, "act in haste, repent at leisure."
There are good and bad legislators, that is a given. Nevertheless, ending their term of office is the responsibility of the voters — a body politic that includes all who are eligible voters. Ceding the responsibility to determine the length of service of our representatives to the legislature, the courts or to an arbitrary selection by special interests is an abdication of our obligation as citizens.
Admittedly, term limits do weed out marginal or ineffective representatives; conversely, they also serve to rob us of experienced and knowledgeable public servants who are the most qualified to prepare legislation and lead committees. As a result, the corporate memory and expertise in the legislature rests with the staff members and lobbyists rather than the officials we elect as representatives.
In the final analysis, limiting the terms of elected representatives is the responsibility of the electorate on an election-by-election basis. If we, as the voting public, are incapable of deciding who is to stay and who is to go, we forfeit our obligation as citizens. Term limits were sold to the public as the wrong solution — it is time to correct that error.
J. Karl Miller retired as a colonel in the Marine Corps. He is a Columbia resident and can be reached via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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McNair charges us double ticket value if they win and half price if they lose. That would be awesome. Oh, and by the way, as a gift for the team stinking it up two years in a row....Free pre-season tickets.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: Sense and Sensibility and Miss Austen Regrets (2007) (DVD)
I was and am a fan of the 1995 version with Emma Thompson, but this one is even better. There is a freshness of language here that is slightly more modern but still is completely true to the spirit of the novel. And this version misses nothing from the book - the duel between Brandon and Willoughby, the awful meeting with Mrs. Ferrars, the existence of Lady Middleton and her children, the elder Miss Steele - it's all here! Things only referred to in the '95 version (Edward standing by Lucy when he's cast off without a penny for ex.} are played out and meshed beautifully with all the action going forward. I found myself really feeling things between the characters - the lovely relationship between all the Dashwood sisters and their mother, the almost instant sympathy of feeling between Edward and Elinor, the regard Colonel Brandon feels for Marianne, the motivating forces behind John Dashwood and his wife and her mother....it was all presented in a way where you really cared what was going to happen. I have 3 versions of this DVD (the one with Irene Richard being the oldest) and while they are all enjoyable and worthwhile, this one is my favourite.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent adaptation... if you could combine this one and the 1995 version you'd have the perfect S&S,
This review is from: Sense and Sensibility and Miss Austen Regrets (2007) (DVD)
Like many others I am a huge fan of the 1995 version with Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet, but I've always loved the original book and I was intrigued by a new version. This version was very well done and did not disappoint. The scenery is gorgeous and the cast was overall pretty fantastic. Most of the cast I thought was as good as or better than the previous version, with only a few exceptions.
What was really nice about this version was that it covered in more detail and more faithfully some areas of the book that were altered or cropped out of the 1995 Hollywood version for time constraints (like anything with Mrs. Ferrars and Sir John's wife and kids). That said, it did have some alterations and minor additions of its own (some I liked, some I was iffy about) but overall came out feeling a little more like the book. If you could mush the previous version and this version together, you'd have the ultimate Sense and Sensibility, with nothing left wanting. Cast-wise, think I enjoyed the Dashwood sisters a little more in this one because they were more age appropriate. While Emma Thompson did a wonderful job as Elinor in the previous version, she was much too old for the part and seemed closer to 40 than 20. In this one, Hattie Morahan pulls off Elinor wonderfully, but she is much more believable in age and therefore I have a hard time remembering Emma Thompson when I watch this. Kate Winslet and Charity Wakefield are equally good Mariannes. The only real casting disappointments were Willoughby (he was creepy rather than charming and dashing) and Colonel Brandon (David Morrissey is a fine actor but just can't touch Alan Rickman's previous performance). Everyone else felt fresh in the roles and I didn't have much trouble accepting them as another interpretation of the characters. If you love Jane Austen, and if you enjoyed the prior version, this one is an excellent addition to your video library. Well worth watching more than once. I have a really hard time deciding which one to watch now when I'm in the mood for a little Sense and Sensibility.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Sense and Sensibility and Miss Austen Regrets (2007) (DVD)
I enjoyed this version of Sense and Sensibility far more than the 1995 version with Emma Thompson (as much as I love Emma Thompson).
It moved at a slower pace, allowing the watcher to become more familiar with the characters. The scenery was beautiful and the casting was excellent. I am not familiar with the majority of the cast, but they all did a wonderful job. For those who are looking for a clean wholesome movie to purchase, I recommend this movie. There is a short love scene at the very beginning, but that is all :-) The 1995 version is also worth watching too!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not perfect but not bad -- and the ending is inspired!,
This review is from: Sense and Sensibility and Miss Austen Regrets (2007) (DVD)
I'm still waiting for the perfect adaptation of Sense and Sensibility. This one almost makes it ... but not quite.
While it is fairly true to Jane Austen's original story, it's a decidedly modern interpretation and there have been a lot of liberties taken with the characters and the dialogue. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, and does allow greater acceptance by modern audiences, but if you want a version that's faithful to the book, this isn't it. I found Hattie Morahan and Charity Wakefield, as Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, both believable and faithful to the original characters. In particular, I liked the way they handled the differing outlooks, different temperaments and completely different appearances without ever seeming to be other than sisters. You could believe that they might be related. The youngest sister, Margaret, was cute and funny but not at all similar to the original -- which my teenaged daughters found highly amusing, but which I found rather jarring because you know Jane Austen would never have written a character like that. If that doesn't bother you, then you don't have to worry. The male leads were more of a mixed bag. Dan Stevens is charming, kind and wonderfully good-looking as Edward Ferrars -- which is fine if you don't mind that Jane Austen wrote him as shy, awkward and diffident. But he's very nice to look at and did portray the honourable gentleman in a cleft stick of his own making very well. However, I couldn't believe Domenic Cooper as the dashing, romantic but ultimately selfish Willoughby at all. For a start, he looks like the kind of person you really don't want to meet on a dark night in the sleazy part of town -- drug dealer, yes; Byron-esque hero, no. Worse, Andrew Davies (who handled the screenplay for "Pride and Prejudice" so deftly) utterly trashed Willoughby's final scene. Instead of admitting his dastardly conduct with true repentance and traces of his former charm (and finding a few mitigating circumstances to boot, so he's certainly in error but not an utter swine), poor Cooper whines about his sad state in having to marry a rich but shrewish wife in order to keep up his expensive lifestyle. You're left with no liking and absolutely no sympathy for him at all. However, the real shining star of this version is David Morrissey's brilliant rendition of Colonel Brandon, and Andrew Davies's scriptwriting that made it possible. Morrissey plays the tragic, wronged hero without descending into bathos or banality, he's reserved without being stuffy and he's eminently likeable. You bleed for his heartbreak over Marianne, his lost love and his niece's ruined life without him ever saying a word or betraying more than a flicker of expression. More than that, he manages to get around what I have always thought was the one (dare I say it) huge glaring flaw in Jane Austen's story -- i.e. that Marianne goes from undying devotion to Willoughby to marriage with Brandon in about five pages, despite all her previous protestations of constancy and apparently entirely because her mother and sister think she ought to. In this version, Marianne retains her romantic outlook but comes to focus it on Brandon instead. In the sentence Austen should have written and didn't, Marianne says, "He kept faithful to his first love even after she had been torn away from him -- even after she was dead. He is the true romantic, I think." Davies adds plausibility to their increasing attraction in a couple of superb little vignettes. We watch Brandon fly a falcon (actually a red kite) from the glove, see the bird fly free and then return to his hand (oh the symbolism!) -- then he turns to the watching Marianne and says, quietly, "Come." And how could she not? For someone who *isn't* an obviously sexy male lead, he's pretty damn irresistable! Comparisons with the 1995 Ang Lee version are almost unavoidable. Although the 2008 version is by no means perfect, I like it much better, partly for the increased time you have to play with in a miniseries (where a 2-hour movie can't hope to cover the plot in any depth), partly for the oft-touted age discrepancy between Emma Thompson and Austen's Elinor, but mostly because I really disliked the overly stuffy Alan Rickman as Brandon. (For me, he's saddled with the baggage of too many villainous roles and I was overcome with urgent desire to yell, Don't trust him, Marianne! He murdered Dumbledore!) There's still room for the definitive version of Sense and Sensibility. But if someone else does take a crack at it, I hope they'll learn from Davies' screenplay and Morrissey's portrayal of Brandon.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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My Favorite S&S,
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This review is from: Sense and Sensibility and Miss Austen Regrets (2007) (DVD)
Of all of the DVD versions of Sense and Sensibility, I would have to say that this is my favorite. The casting feels closest to what was in my minds' eye upon reading the story, the settings are delicious, the costuming wonderful and the scripting well crafted. The cast, without exception, bring the characters to life. As to Miss Austen Regrets, It is a wonderfully imagined portrayal of the Authoress's life. My favorite scene was the Vicar expoundning his would-be sermon whilst facing the sea. Too amusing!
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This version of Sense and Sensibility is my favorite. The acting is superb by all actors,
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This version of Sense and Sensibility is my favorite. The acting is superb by all actors. The setting along the magnificent south coast of England is beautifully portrayed. Costuming seems to accurately reflect the clothes worn in this period of English history. The story line is a wonderful, emotionally satisfying interpretation of the book written by Jane Austen. My husband enjoys this movie as well, so it's not a "chick flick" . Good values, such as honesty and loyalty are woven into the story. With no sex, no violence and no offending language, I would recommend this for family viewing, especially those interested in historical drama.
The added bonus of Miss Austen Regrets was an interesting look at Austen's life, especially with her niece. A lot of the information is based on imagining what her life must have been, as there are mainly only letters to glean from. I rather expected that Austen would have been of a sweeter nature than was depicted here, but others might find that she has been presented just as they imagined.
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Worth it for the bonus "Miss Austen Regrets",
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The included DVD "Miss Austen Regrets" is fantastic. I so enjoy this movie. Olivia Williams is perfect. That's almost enough to say about it -- she is perfect. Her ability to somehow drop the life out of her face when she is disgusted is so fun to watch. She is perfect as Jane. In fact, all the roles are filled perfectly. Her mother, her sister, her ex/lost love/soul mate. All perfect. I adore it. I love the bitterness of the story, and of Jane herself. It isn't a glossy, feel-good movie, although there are many comical moments and Jane finds a lot to laugh at. There is so much heart in it. The writing is perfect and the players are perfect. The thoughtfulness/sadness of Jane's sister is so full and the regret of her ex/possible ex-lover (Hugh Bonneville) is so deep. I love it.
As for Sense and Sensibility -- I don't like it nearly as much as the Emma Thompson version, but there are things I like about it. The inclusion of "Miss Austen Regrets" is what makes this worth the buying. I would give it more stars if I could.
16 of 20 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Fresh and Fitting Cast,
This review is from: Sense and Sensibility and Miss Austen Regrets (2007) (DVD)
Having always been fond of the 1995 version I had some initial doubts about this one, but by the end of the first episode they'd completely disappeared. Some of the actors from the earlier production do defiantly out shine this undated. Yet despite the slightly lower production values I think I could prefer it, as I''e always been slightly uncomfortably with the 1995 all-starism.
Some fans will miss, as I did, the biting pre-House personality of Hugh Laurie's Mr. Palmer. This productions Mr. Palmer is a sad nonentity. Alan Rickman did deliver a mysterious and slightly sinister Brandon, but I'm never quite sold on his melodramatic brooding, save that for Persuasion's Captain Benwick. I almost prefer this version's plain, soldier-like and honorable Brandon despite his inability to bring-sexy-back. The homily that fidelity and not beauty determine real romance is preserved as a nice hats-off to the morality of the time. Further, though I love Emma Thompson and she's a wonderful actress, I wasn't quite happy with her as Miss Dashwood. This younger modern incarnation sits well. Lastly Mark Williams makes an excellent Sir John and adds a welcome familiar face with all the accompanying tactlessness. The best feature of production is the obscurity of the cast. In a complete departure from its predecessor one doesn't have expectations the actors. The viewer is left to enjoy Sense and Sensibility without constantly remembering Brandon as a Snape, Rasputin or the villain from Diehard or noticing Edmund's unmistakable resemblance (cravat aside) to the modern milk-sop of ubiquitous annual romantic comedy. Best of all is Miss Marianne's hair. I still don't understand why they put that Kate Winslet in that over-ringletted monstrosity in 95. Over all though a significant amount of the star power is lost, the production is appreciably cohesive. This obscure(ish) but talented cast fit neatly into the expectations of canonical reverence and that demand by Austin purists, that story come before all, is more than met. Occasionally under dramatic, but nonetheless a faithful and loveablely apt adaptation of the real plight faced by regency women living on reduced means.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Quite good, but I prefer the Lee and Thompson version,
This review is from: Sense and Sensibility and Miss Austen Regrets (2007) (DVD)
A solid adaptation that didn't quite match up to the Ang Lee and Emma Thompson film.
That had more energy, pace, intensity and humor. This is more lyrical and gentle, which works almost as well... for a while. I actually loved the first two hours, but the last hour didn't work as well for me, perhaps because of the different overall tone. The climax felt more soap opera-ish, and also more uneven, with the slightly jarring attempts at humorous over the top characterizations clashing with the more subtle feel of the overall piece. The acting is generally excellent, but there were times when performers didn't quite seem to all be in the same film. Worth seeing if you are an Austen fan, but if you only need one film version to be happy, I'd get the Lee feature first.
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i haven't read sense and sensibiliy, and i guess i should say i have no intention to, though it is a good story. i have seen the previous sense and sensibility with kate winslet though, so while i have something to hold this movie up to, i don't have the original story under my belt and can't compare one to the other.
i thought this movie did a great job. the previous movie had a good cast and was well done, but i'd have to say that i think i like this one more. the cinematography really drew you into the story and made the story line so much more realistic and palpable. at the beginning i wasn't too sure about it as there were a lot of wierd angles, like they were trying to create one of those weird art movies (which i love.. and that'd actually be a great project) but after the first 5- 10 minutes the story and presentation became less choppy and more, well i guess real. and because of this i think, i felt i knew the sister's better than i did from watching the other movie, even though i've watched that one several times and this one only once. they just got it right. the lighting, the angles... there were some points in the movie where they just got a really pretty shot of one of the actresses and i'd just stop and think, wow she looks really pretty there, and then the story would continue. the scenery was beautiful as well. my favourite shot scenery wise is when marianne is sitting by the stream reading and there's that little waterfall. i enjoy the people cast for the previous movie and think they're good at what they do, but i think this cast better suits the characters (though winslet played a really great marrianne). i felt the relationships a bit more, and the situational misfortune a lot more. both movies are good though, and both should be seen. this one does a lot more for me visually though. |
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"Although chances of recovering Envisat are extremely low, the investigation team will continue attempts to re-establish contact while considering failure scenarios for the next two months," ESA said in a written statement. Optical, radar and laser observations of Envisat throughout April showed the satellite remained intact and in a stable orbit. The French space agency, CNES, tasked the Pleiades imaging satellite to snap photos of Envisat on April 15, producing high-resolution photos of the craft from a range of 60 miles. A radar site in Germany also collected imagery of Envisat from the ground. But despite success in observing Envisat from space and the ground, ESA has been unable to determine the definitive cause of the satellite's failure. Engineers believe one of two failure scenarios likely ended Envisat's mission. One is the loss of a power regulator, blocking telemetry and commands to and from the satellite, according to ESA. Another possible failure mode involves a short circuit, which would have automatically sent Envisat into safe mode, a condition in which the satellite would have pointed its solar panels toward the sun to charge on-board batteries and keep the craft alive. But Envisat's transition into safe mode could have been interrupted by a second problem, potentially handicapping the satellite and leading to its loss.
ESA officials hoped Envisat would continue returning valuable data on Earth's atmosphere, oceans, ice sheets and land masses for up to two more years. Launched in March 2002, Envisat was five years beyond its planned service life, but ESA officials expected to keep the satellite operating until 2014, when it was to be removed from service when follow-on Sentinel observation craft begin launching. Envisat - a flagship-class satellite - was one of the most complex and costly civil Earth observation missions ever launched. The spacecraft bus stretches more than 30 feet long, and its solar array spans 85 feet. The platform is outfitted with 10 instruments to probe the planet's land, oceans, ice and atmosphere. The mission's total cost was about $3.4 billion, including the satellite's construction, launch and 10 years of operations, according to ESA. "Envisat data were used continuously by oil spill services, by sea ice monitoring, by different types of meteorological forecasts, also sea state forecasts, by atmospheric monitoring systems, and also by terrain subsidence monitoring for many cities in Europe and elsewhere," said Volker Liebig, ESA's director of Earth observation programs.
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Steve Knightley wins Wadebridge East 6 September, 2013
Posted by Jeremy Rowe in News.Tags: Conservatives, Cornwall Council, Independents, Labour, Lib Dems, North Cornwall, UKIP, Wadebridge
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Steve Knightley has won the Wadebridge East by-election for the Liberal Democrats. The vote was triggered by the resignation of the Independent Collin Brewer. In the end, the result was close:
Steve Knightley (Lib Dem) 408
Independent 399
Conservative 217
Labour 58
It was a particularly disappointing night for UKIP, who slipped back from their result in May, and the Tories, who would have hoped to have made more of an impact given this was on their PPC's doorstep.
It was a great result for Dan Rogerson MP and the North Cornwall Lib Dems and I am sure Steve will make a great Councillor for Wadebridge and Cornwall as a whole. I'm looking forward to working with him.
Elections 4 May, 2013
Posted by Jeremy Rowe in News, Politics.Tags: Conservatives, Cornwall Council, Egloshayle, Green, Independents, Labour, Lib Dems, Mebyon Kernow, St Breock, St Ervan, St Eval, St Issey, St Mabyn, St Tudy, UKIP
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The dust is starting to settle on a dramatic set of elections to Cornwall Council. The authority has lost some good people from all political groups and gained some interesting new faces in their place. The electorate have given those of us who remain a good deal to think about.
In terms of my own division I am truly grateful to the people in the seven rural parishes I represent for returning me as Councillor. It is one of the great cliches of elections, but it is genuinely a humbling experience being elected to represent your area.
As far as the raw numbers are concerned there are clearly interesting days ahead: Lib Dems 36 seats, Independents 35, Tories 31, Labour 8, UKIP 6, MK 4, 'Unspecified' 2 and 1 Green Councillor. If there's any message at all in the midst of that it is that we will all have to do a lot more listening this time around.
The days after… 18 October, 2012
Posted by Jeremy Rowe in News, Politics.Tags: Conservatives, Cornwall Council, Independents, Labour, Lib Dems, Local Services, Mebyon Kernow, Privatisation
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It's been a busy couple of days…
Much has already been written about Tuesday's dramatic events at Cornwall Council (you can read the perspectives of Alex Folkes, Jude Robinson and Andrew Wallis and there is more from 'thisiscornwall' here). From my perspective it was the most extraordinary day I have seen in local government. Not only did we see a Leader removed by Full Council, there was also the sight of open divisions within the administration parties (Tory & Independent), two competing candidates from the 'coalition', security guards stationed behind the Cabinet and four spectacular resignations to round the day off.
What emerged was a 'new' administration headed by the former Deputy Leader of the Council, Jim Currie. This in itself was an extraordinary selection, as he was elected Leader by a narrow margin with the support of Lib Dems, Mebyon Kernow, some Indies and some Tories, while the bulk of his own Conservative Group support his Indie challenger, Neil Burden. Interesting times indeed…
Jim has already made clear that he will only be a caretaker until next year's elections – he will not be standing again. He has also promised a reawakening of democracy at County Hall and a good, hard stare at the previous administration's privatisation plans. We hope he stands by these promises and, rest assured, we will be holding him to account throughout his time in office.
The new Leader also faces a number of challenges over the coming months, not least the annual Budget. We will listen to what he has to say – we will support him when we think he is doing the right thing and we will oppose when we think he is wrong but, as an opposition group, we will make sure we question all the way. I hope we can help him succeed, as the interests of Cornwall must be paramount.
I have great personal sympathy for Alec Robertson – Tuesday must have been an incredibly difficult day for him, and I and most others would have preferred not to have had to put him through that. But Tuesday has given Cornwall Council a chance to start rebuilding bridges – let's hope the new administration has learned the lessons of the old one.
David Parsons wins Bude North and Stratton for Lib Dems 27 October, 2011
Posted by Jeremy Rowe in News, Politics.Tags: Conservatives, Cornwall Council, Independents, Labour, Lib Dems, North Cornwall
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Huge congratulations to David Parsons, who has scored a resounding victory in the hotly contested Bude North & Stratton by-election. The Result was: David Parsons (LD) 958 (61.17%), Con 395 (25.22%), Lab 120 (7.66%), Ind 93 (5.94%).
David is a talented campaigner who will be an excellent representative for an area which seems to have been forgotten by Tory-led Cornwall Council. I'm very much looking forward to working with him.
Murdoch: time to break the habit 6 July, 2011
Posted by Jeremy Rowe in News, Politics.Tags: Conservatives, Labour, Lib Dems
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Labour and the Tories have been vying for the affections of Rupert Murdoch for far too long now (the Lib Dems have never really had a look in but I doubt we'd have been any purer given the opportunity). News International have perpetuated the myth of their importance to the political discourse ever since the 1992 Election and the infamous "It's The Sun Wot Won It" front page and prospective Prime Ministers have played along as they've sought the blessing of the world's most powerful media baron.
Tony Blair flew around the world to perform in the Murdoch Empire's living room back in the mid-nineties and David Cameron – horseriding partner of the increasingly toxic Rebekah Brooks – installed the big man's favourite, and former News Of The World editor, Andy Coulson to the heart of the Tory operation.
Now, with the shocking revelations of the phone hacking of Milly Dowler, the families of the Soham girls, the victims of the 7/7 bombings and the grieving relatives of Britain's war dead, News International is finally starting to be recognised for the malign influence on our lives that it really is.
Yet the chances are that the Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, will still unquestioningly grant his approval to Murdoch's proposed takeover of BSkyB. I desperately hope I'm mistaken. Now is the opportunity for our leaders at Westminster – of all political parties – to finally end their dependence on News International's consent to govern. The national print media cannot win the ongoing battle with the internet and the influence of Sun editorials will only diminish from here. Hunt – under persuasion from the heart of government – should call Murdoch's bluff and refuse to allow the swallowing-up of Sky by an organisation which has shown such disregard for the integrity of its profession, not to mention the effect of its actions on innocent, grieving families.
He has the power but I doubt he has the courage.
Maybe it's idealistic to think that an organisation of the size and influence of News International can be stripped of its belief that it has the right to choose our government, but I'm pretty sure there will never be a better opportunity to try.
An afternoon with the CUC Journos 3 March, 2011
Posted by Jeremy Rowe in News.Tags: Cornwall Council, Education, Independents, Labour, Lib Dems
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A little over a year ago I was invited to attend the CUC campus at Tremough for a question and answer session with the Multimedia Broadcast Journalism MA students (I blogged about it here). At the time I was impressed by the standard of questioning and the professional approach of our interrogators and reflected that the future was in good shape.
This afternoon, along with my Labour Cornwall Council colleague Jude Robinson, I went back for a second sitting with this year's intake. Once again the questions were probing, occasionally blunt and always challenging as we covered a range of topics from Supporting People through to the AV referendum via potholes and (inevitably) student tuition fees. I'm happy to note that, under the excellent leadership of CUC's Charlotte Barry, the high standard is being maintained and there is another generation of bright journalists being nurtured at Cornwall's own centre of excellence.
We had hoped to be joined by our Independent colleague Andrew Wallis but unfortunately he was tied up at County Hall with the Environment & Economy Committee's call-in of the Council Cabinet's parking charge hike. If I'm lucky enough to be invited again next year I hope he'll be able to join us.
Cornwall Council, Supporting People and another budget 15 February, 2011
Posted by Jeremy Rowe in News.Tags: Conservatives, Cornwall Council, Eric Pickles, Finances, Independents, Labour, Lib Dems, Local Services, Mebyon Kernow
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I've long been an evangelist for webcasting meetings, but sometimes I look at proceedings in the Cornwall Council Chamber and wonder if it would be better if the outside world never had to look in on the unedifying spectacle of a budget meeting. Today was one of those occasions.
Local authorities up and down the country set their Council Tax rates at February meetings and Cornwall is no exception, although in many respects this was an exceptional meeting. Firstly, the major part of the budget had already been passed by the Tory-led administration at the long 'emergency' meeting back in December and secondly, the question of setting a Council Tax figure had been rendered academic by central government's indication that any rise would result in a corresponding cut to the amount given to councils in grants.
The only question therefore is how councils manage the cuts they have no choice in making. Back in December we put forward four fully-costed amendments to the administration's 'emergency budget', all of which were defeated. Today we concentrated on the proposed cuts to the Supporting People budget, with an appeal to independent-minded Councillors to vote the measures down and force the Cabinet to rethink and come back with alternative proposals. We made clear that money from the Council's £127m reserves could be used to protect these valuable preventative services which would save greater costs further down the line. Indeed, Eric Pickles (no friend of local government) has gone on the record to make clear that local authorities save £5-6 in other costs for every £1 spent on Supporting People services.
Such logic was lost on the administration, and at one point one of their Councillors resorted to some unpleasant insinuations about the motives of some of those who work hard to provide these vital services for the authority. Regrettably a number of the Tory Members seemed to derive some perverse enjoyment from this, and the cuts in general, grinning throughout this deeply unedifying spectacle.
In the end the administration's weight of numbers was enough to see this short-sighted budget through with just one Tory and one Independent joining the Lib Dem, Labour and Mebyon Kernow Members who voted against.
None of us are in any doubt that times are hard for public finances – regardless of whether you blame the banks, the Coalition, the last Labour government or all three – but there is no need to make things harder by the myopic vandalism of important, cost-saving services. This was not a day for Cornwall Council to feel proud of itself, but I fear it will be some time yet before the administration start to realise the cost of what they have done.
Tories drop another 'safe' Cornwall Council seat 14 January, 2011
Posted by Jeremy Rowe in News.Tags: Conservatives, Cornwall Council, Labour, Lib Dems, Mebyon Kernow
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Congratulations to Jude Robinson, who becomes Labour's first Cornwall Councillor after winning the previously safe Tory seat of Camborne North. The result of yesterday's poll was:
Mebyon Kernow 32
Liberal Party 61
Green Party 31
Lib Dems 152
Conservatives 203
Labour 230
This was the second by-election held since the formation of Cornwall Council and the second time the Conservatives have lost a so-called safe seat (last time it was St Austell Bay, won by Lib Dem John Oxenham). Most Tories who were willing to give an opinion at last Tuesday's Full Council day seemed to feel the result was in the bag, but let's hope they will soon start to realise that if they do threaten services in Cornwall with their needlessly harsh cuts agenda then there will be more days like this in store for them.
Naturally I had hoped that our candidate, Anna Pascoe, might have won as she would make an excellent Cornwall Councillor. Nevertheless she increased the Lib Dem share of the vote from 2009 and I'm sure she will come back even stronger another day.
In the meantime I wish Jude all the very best in her new role and I look forward to working with her (and no doubt crossing swords from time to time) over the coming months.


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15th August 2007, 06:09 PM | #1 |
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Input Impedance
My preamp specs shows an Input Impedance of 100K. Does this mean it wants to see 100K or anything below it? Normally I would connect the cd player to the input. I'm going to add a remote volume POT between the output of the cd player and the input of the pre amp. Is there a sound or electrical issue when using a 10K,25K, 50K or 100K pot? I'm not sure what is the correct value to use and why one value would work better than another. My preamp does have it's own volume control. Thanks for your help. |
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Further clarification. It's a primaluna pro3 tube amp and a standard sony dvd player.
I read my previous post and it was suggested to stick with a 10K pot, now I'm sure if this was for a solid state amp. So I'm still unclear on the correct value for the tube amp. Thanks! |
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If the output impedance of the CD player is significantly lower than your preamp's input impedance, you will not have a problem. Adding a pot will increase the output impedance, but not below the value of the pot (at full volume, it doesn't affect it at all).
Even if the impedances are close, all it will probably mean is that you'll get a bit less volume. So you can use any of those pots. I'd choose 10K. |
15th August 2007, 06:49 PM | #4 |
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Hi Paul,
seems 10K is the best choice. is this because it's the lowest value and you want to keep the impedance low? I'm in the U.S. I cannot find an online place to order the 10K value(Alps Blue Velvet Motorized). Also, I'm looking for internal coaxial(RCA) cable. Do you know of any online sources? Thanks again! |
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I'm wondering if you plan to add this CD attenuator to make it's output level match other lower level sources? The usual rule that works fairly well is source impedance (Rs)<<Input impedance (Zin). << can be interpreted as 5times less but 20times is slightly better. With your Zin=100K this indicates a pot value of 5k or 10k. Now that you have a pot value apply the rule a second time for DVD. It's Rs <5k/10 or about 200ohms to 500ohms. If your DVD is less than 500ohms then the passive attenuator between the DVD and pre-amp should be successful. But, you MUST ensure that you keep capacitance down to a minimum, particularly after the attenuator.
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that's a great question. to match other low level sources would require some kind of op amp, correct? I checked the specs on my sony sony dvp-ns90v dvd player. It says, line out(audio): 2Vrms 10k ohms So what you are saying is as long as my source output impedance is between 5K-10K, it should be okay. Any source with an output impedance below 5K requires some kind of buffer amp(?) just curious, if I did use a 10K pot and hooked up a lower level output impedance source, what happens? lower volume or more noise? thanks. |
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If the average output level from the CD/DVD player is too high then a simple attenuator is sufficient to reduce the level. One does not need to use an active (opamp) attenuator. The 10k is the load specification not the source specification. The spec is telling you to keep the load at 10k or above. That fixes the pot to a 10k value. Hopefully, this indicates a source impedance (=Zout) of the DVD <1k0, giving Rs~=Zin/10. That rule again. With the 10k pot as the next source, the Rs<100k/10 is met. The electronics are happy. Just use low capacitance cables and keep them short. 30pF to 50pF per metre would be suitable. 1m to 1.5m before the pot and 0.1m to 0.5m after the pot would work well. If the source impedances are lower, then the voltage delivered to the receiver is higher not lower. The noise rejection of the lower impedances is better than high impedances. This applies particularly to interference. So your lower impedance source will send less noise to the output than a higher source impedance. Finally, that 2Vrms is the maximum signal that the DVD can put out. The average level from there is likely to be about 10db to 20db below that for louder music recordings. Fortunately movies are not recorded quite so highly and they reserve a bit more for the loud moments using the dynamic range a bit better. I expect the average level to be 20db below maximum. Have you already noticed that CDs sound a bit louder than movie sound tracks? 2Vac @ -10db ~=700mVac, & @ -20db ~=200mVac.
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thanks Andrew for further clearing things up.
yup, the dynamic range of the dvd movies is a bummer especially at night. the voices are always too darn low. I always have to boost my center channel to compensate. I have been looking for a dedicated CD player but have not found one, even a used one to justify the high price. I've been looking at the Ah Toejb 4000 or the Jolida CD player but even at used prices they are so costly. I just cannot understand the high costs involved with dedicated cd players from $500 and on upwards. Even an HD or Blu ray player is cheaper these days than a 'audiophile' cd player. The question then remains, once I get one of these cd players, would I really hear any difference from the sony dvd player I'm currently using. |
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