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- June 11, 2014
MAVERICK Queensland Senator Ian McDonald has labelled a decision to not include tax incentives to lure more workers to North Queensland in the Federal Government's green paper on developing northern Australia as "wrong".
The paper, launched at Jupiters Casino by acting Prime Minister Warren Truss yesterday, outlined a six-policy plan for areas of Australia lyingabove the Tropic of Capricorn, including economic infrastructure, land use and access, water access and management, business, trade and investment, education, research and innovation, and governance.
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"The quality of health care, education and local amenity may be more important to many families than tax concessions, which can often be poorly targeted," the Government's green paper says.
It is a decision that has angered Senator McDonald.
"Governments of all persuasions, including my own, are reluctant to look at the zone rebate," he said.
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"To get people to live and work in remote places – they need incentives.
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"It's regrettable that politicians, even on my own side, and the bureaucracy in Canberra simply don't understand and have no empathy.
"I see what they say, that perhaps they can improve service facilities in remote areas. They should be doing that too.
"I get very annoyed at southern politicians coming to the North and saying 'we can fix it in other ways'."
"That would be some incentive for people coming to the north and helping to develop the north."
The zonal tax rebate was firstintroduced in 1945 but has not been indexed since.
Senator McDonald said if it had, the rebate could be as high as $8000 today.
Mr Truss said proposed tax cuts and relaxations on migrant visas were "not critical issues" in dealing with feasibility and encouraged people with "views on those sorts of matters" to respond to the green paper by August 8.
At the launchHe said northern Australia had "untapped potential". and that a Deloitte report revealed that the region could provide 40 per cent of the gross domestic product by 2040.
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no more talk just do of townsvlle Posted at 8:04 AM June 12, 2014
We in the nth will be no better off until we get a party whos number one base is the nth not the sth becuase all major parties are only interested in the sth their nth reps talk up the nth but when in brisbane and act wow they do what 5hey are told vote sth wake up the nth is nothing
Steven of Townsville Posted at 8:16 PM June 11, 2014
It's not size that matters so much as quality Warren. We don't have good political reps in Canberra or Brisbane. Look at the good Senator macdonald as an example. Dumped by his own team, ignored by his own team but still voted in here and droning on about policy which belongs to last century. Get a good bidea and get it up, work with your team and others, Senator, then you deserve your job. Being a maverick that no one listens to where and when it counts means the north gets nothing. But perhaps the senator is just looking after his own job....and distancing himself from the looming LNP federal backlash...
Warren BUTTERWORTH of TOWNSVILLE. Posted at 8:06 AM June 11, 2014
It's about time that the Electoral Act should be amended to treat all Australians as even and all Australians have more say. At present Electoral Boundaries are based on population not area. Not only does it disadvantage Northern Australians that we do not have equal representation, we are dictated to by politicians who have lived all their lives in the densely populated areas and may only visit the country. This is supported by funded which is predominately spent in the high densely populated area although the wealth comes from the less populated rural areas. Electoral Boundaries should be based on equal area (per State or Federally), with as many politicians coming from the rural areas as from densely populated areas. One just has to look at the area of the Electorate of Kennedy. It takes in almost a third of the State.


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Paris, 1940. The civilized, upper-class life of film producer Jean Casson is derailed by the German occupation of Paris, but Casson learns that with enough money, compromise, and connections, one need not deny oneself the pleasures of Parisian life. Somewhere inside Casson, though, is a stubborn romantic streak. When he?s offered the chance to take part in an operation of the British secret service, this idealism gives him the courage to say yes. A simple mission, but it goes wrong, and Casson realizes he must gamble everything his career, the woman he loves, life itself. Here is a brilliant re-creation of France its spirit in the moment of defeat, its valor in the moment of rebirth.
"Imagine discovering an unscreened espionage thriller from the late 1930s, a classic black-and-white movie that captures the murky allegiances and moral ambiguities of Europe on the brink of war....Nothing can be like watching Casablanca for the first time, but Furst comes closer than anyone has in years." Walter Shapiro, Time
"With uninspired plotting, Furst makes disappointing use of a vividly evoked wartime Paris in his latest WWII espionage novel....Furst brings this fascinating, historic Paris to life with his usual masterful use of period detail. But while Casson makes an intriguing protagonist, his relationships with other characters are presented rather schematically in particular, his affair with Citrine, which ultimately proves so influential, is never satisfactorily developed. More importantly, Casson's career as a spy, marked by mixed success on missions that seem insignificant, is anticlimactic and a bit confusing. In the end, the novel never attains the dramatic pitch of Furst's recent The Polish Officer." Publishers Weekly
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Portrait of the whistleblower: Laura Poitras's ground-zero record of Edward Snowden's revelations of national-security creep finds intensity in intimacy, says Nick Bradshaw.
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Friday 31 October 2014
A letter to Dmitry Medvedev concerning Naum Kleiman
An open letter to the Russian Prime Minister about Russian film heritage from Mark Cousins, Tilda Swinton and Thierry Fremaux.
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Friday 31 October 2014
Birth of the Method: the revolution in American acting
Foster Hirsch on the history of the revolution in American acting, plus James Bell's selection of 12 'Method' classics.
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Friday 31 October 2014
Mike Leigh's Mr. Turner takes its place within a wide canvas of films drawing on the lives and work of artists and sculptors that stretches back to the earliest days of cinema. By Michael Brooke.
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Friday 31 October 2014
Terror with both feet on Earth: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Keep your intergalactic space adventures, Invasion of the Body Snatchers is one of the greatest science fiction films because its suspense is grounded in reality – and the fear of human beings losing everything that makes us individual.
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Thursday 30 October 2014
10 great American sci-fi films of the 1950s
In the 1950s, cold war paranoia and the fear of imminent destruction gave rise to an unparalleled wave of alien invasion movies and apocalyptic space adventures. As Invasion of the Body Snatchers returns to cinemas, we count down 10 of the best.
Matthew Thrift
Thursday 30 October 2014
Are these the 100 best horror soundtracks?
The scores for Suspiria and Nosferatu the Vampyre lead a new list of the 100 best horror movie soundtracks, which brings some obscure gems to light.
Samuel Wigley
Wednesday 29 October 2014
The best 80s sci-fi film posters
The colossal successes of Star Wars and E.T. led to a golden age of blockbuster sci-fi in the 1980s – and the films had iconic posters to match.
Samuel Wigley
Wednesday 29 October 2014
Watch Star Wars: Episodes IV-VI back to back on the big screen, dress up as your favourite character and prepare for special guests.
Tuesday 28 October 2014
Marlon Brando – 10 roles that got away
Performance with Mick Jagger and Marlon Brando? Brando as Lawrence of Arabia instead of Peter O'Toole? Over the decades, many now classic films sought the great method actor for their starring role. Here are 10 movies that would have been very different if Brando had been in them.
David Parkinson
Tuesday 28 October 2014
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Tampa, Florida -- Keeping your lint filter clean after completion of a clothes dryer load is a good way to keep your machine running its best and reduce the risk of fire in your home. But what about the other hard-to-reach areas of the dryer where the lint collects?
Try It team Member Marisa Langford put the Lint Lizard to the test to see if its claims of unclogging lint are for real.
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The Lint Lizard comes in three easy to assemble pieces that when attached, is 40 inches in length. All you do is attach the hose to your vacuum, turn it on and snake the hose through the vent system.
While Marisa was able to remove some lint from her dryer, it wasn't as easy as she hoped. She attributed that to how her dryer vent is designed and thought it might work better on a different type of machine. Overall, Marisa liked the Lint Lizard but only gave it a one thumbs up.
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NORTH ATTLEBORO - Adalberto "Dabeto" Goncalves, 74, of North Attleboro, passed away on Wednesday, August 24th 2011, peacefully at home with his wife, Elisa and daughters Nellie and Nicole by his side.
He leaves to celebrate his life; his wife Elisa Goncalves; brothers, Joau Jaquin Tavares, Carlos Antonio Tavares and Alvaro Tavares; daughters Bela DeSousa; Marinella "Nellie" Goncalves; Nicole Santos; his sons, Adalberto "Daby" Goncalves II, Ulisses Oliveira and son-in-law Ernesto Santos. Three grandchildren: Sophia Askew-Goncalves, Xavier Askew-Goncalves, and Phillip Santos. He leaves a host of beloved cousins, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many special friends from Cabo Verde, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and California.
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Interesting post about why DRM doesn't prevent pirating (does anyone outside trad publishing even use DRM?) and a nice offer for those who purchased the first edition of Let's Get Digital to get the revised version (best bet, signing up of David Gaughran's mailing list, which is a good idea anyway).
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There's more details on Digital 2 (and other releases) at the end of this post, but let me open with a disclaimer: authors are entitled to take whatever approach they like to piracy. It's their stuff.
That said, I'd like to see if I can convince some of you to approach the issue a little differently, because I think taking a hard-line approach can be counter-productive.
How To Increase Piracy
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Mac Box Set updates with iLife '11
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Apple has added the iLife '11 suite -- released just Wednesday -- to Mac Box Set offerings available at the online Apple store, and various other outlets such as Amazon. A basic $129 bundle includes iLife '11, Mac OS X Snow Leopard and iWork '09. The Family Pack edition costs $179, but includes licenses for five computers instead of just one.
iLife '11 makes major changes to its three core programs, for instance implementing new fullscreen views in iPhoto, and effects macros in iMovie. GarageBand has gained tools for fixing rhythm and note duration. Some fullscreen modes in the suite notably borrow design cues from the iPad, mimicking things like the tablet's photo stacks and iOS-style menu bars.


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McQuaid, Ronald W (2003) Employment and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK. In: East China University of Science and Technology, October-November 2003, Shanghai, P.R China.
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Final Report of the Panel
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This final report (.pdf, 740 kb), which incorporated input from thousands of people across the charitable community provided through field hearings and national conference calls, proposes a carefully integrated package of actions from charitable organizations, from Congress, and from the Internal Revenue Service. It recommends more than 120 actions to be taken by charitable organizations, by Congress, and by the Internal Revenue Service, which together would strengthen the sector's transparency, governance, and accountability.
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Abe Lincoln's Talking House Driving Tour
Tune your vehicle's radio to 1650 AM or 1620 AM and listen to the history behind 14 homes in Pittsfield that have a connection to Abe Lincoln. Front yard signs also explain each home's historical significance.
Approach Restaurant
Great family style restaurant near the Illinois River. Featuring fresh Catfish & Buffalo.
Bert's Westside Flat
Located in a scenic rural setting, these accomodations in Pittsfield, are the perfects starting point to explore Western Illinois.
Butler Farms Outdoor Adventures
Butler Farms Outdoor Adventures is located just outside the town of Pittsfield in Pike County. Lodging is always included with your hunt and open all year long for weddings, reunions and Church activities!
Cherry's Guest House
Cherry's Guest House offers quiet and quaint accommodations, as a locally owned Bed & Breakfast with a small town charm, located in Pittsfield, in Western Illinois.
Country Fixins
Country Fixins Primitive Craft & Antique Mall is located in the heart of the deer capital of the US, as the county hosts thousands of enthusiasts year round. Over 40 dealers included, offering a wide variety of vintage, home decor, jewelry, and one-of-a-kind specialty foods for sale.
Fosco Farms
Unique rural setting in Pike County, Illinois.
Green Acres Motel
The Green Acres motel offers newly renovated lodging at affordable prices in the heart of Pike Co. Meeting room located on site can accomodate 50 people. Independantly owned and operated, the Green Acres motel has 29 rooms and offers some pet friendly rooms.
Hammitt's Lakeview Cottages
Two-bedroom cottages with kitchens, living rooms, bath and shower, AC, TV, and microwave.
Harpole's Heartland Lodge
Located in the beautiful rolling hills overlooking the Mississippi River. Hay rack ride and bonfire activites are included in lodge rates as well as 2 meals a day per person.
Heartland Lodge
The only Orvis endorsed lodge in the state provides excellent hunting or relaxing getaways in the hils of Pike County. Enjoy ATV rentals, hiking trails, horseback riding, and outstanding home cooked meals daily.
Hillview Scenic Bluff Trail
As you drive along the Hillview Scenic Bluff Road you experience a rare opportunity to visualize the pristine natural beauty of the early nineteenth century, agricultural farming of the river delta, the architectural significance of the early English settlers in their hi-style limestone homesteads, as well as the original beaut of the native prairie grasses that roll gently up into the limestone palisades along the river valley. This lower Illinois River Valley region is known by many archeologists to be the "Nile of the North America." Check out the online map of this trail in Greene County where you can click to learn of the early people and places of Green County's Lower Illinois Valley. While out driving the trail, please remember that most of the sites on the map are easily seen from the road and all are on private property.
Hopewell Winery
Hopewell Winery opened its doors in 2007 in Pike County. The winery sits on an acre yard and has a banquet hall. Hosting corporate events, weddings, and other private events. At Hopewell Winery, we boast wine, draft beer and bottled beer and make sure to try our Candy Bar Chocolate Wine. Open weekends and located a half mile outside of Summer Hill, IL on Hwy 54 near Pittsfield, IL.
Horn Valley Whitetail Lodge
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Hunting Unlimited
Trophy Whitetail Deer bow hunts since 1986. Also, spring turkey hunting, sporting clays, trap range, meals, and lodging. Heavily wooded ravines and valleys, magnificent stands of oak, maple and cedar, and grassy meadows.
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Irish House Hotel
The Irish House Hotel is a 2-story building with 26 guest rooms, 2 suites and 1 conference room. Guest rooms are decorated in rich cherry wood and exude the rich tradition of Ireland.
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Irish House Hotel
The Irish House Hotel is located in Mount Sterling, just a few miles from the popular Ridge View Winery. Also close by are forests for hunting wild deer and turkey. Whether just passing through or stopping in to explore the "Little Ozarks" around Mount Sterling, Irish House Hotel is conveniently located just off Route 99. The hotel boasts an indoor pool, cheerful employees, rooms decorated with antiques and a continental breakfast.
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Land of Lincoln Motel
1-story Butler type building with outside entrances and inside doors to ice and pop machines.
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llinois River Wine Trail
Located two hours south of Chicagoland, this central Illinois wine trail features wineries dotted along the Illinois River Road Scenic Byway.
Market on the Green
Pittsfield's Main Street Farmer's Market, featuring fresh, local products and produce, is a true summer treat! Enjoy this farmer's market June through September.
Mike's Place
Everything homemade daily including breads, pies, specials, cajun steaks and special omelettes.
Monroe Street Suites
Located just off of the South East corner of Pittsfield's town square, Monroe Street Suites is a luxury oasis, offering travelers quiet and unique accommodations with 6 themed African rooms to visit. Explore the decorated themes of Lions, Big Cats and Zebras, while in the heart of America's deer hunting capital, Pike County, Illinois.
Monroe Street Suites
Monroe Street Suites is the first place to call when you need a place to stay in Pike County, IL. Their beautiful building is located in Pittsfield, the heart of Pike County. Just a block and a quarter southeast of the city square, they are within walking distance of many Pittsfield attractions. Guests enjoy luxurious hotel rooms, at affordable prices.


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Recently my dash lights started coming on while driving. At first i though it was just a short somewhere because i did not affect the car at all while driving. After about a week of this happening i was driving and noticed my dash lights start to dim out, my car then died a minute or two later. I had someone jump it and tried to get it back home. It died halfway there, i tried to jump it again, but as soon as i took the jumper cables off the car lights would dim and the car would die completely a minute later. Had to have it towed back to my house. Charged the battery overnight, tried to start the car and it started. Although all the dash warning lights were still on (low fuel, brake failure, parking brake, bulb failure, battery, SRS and check coolant) and the interior lights dim. Had the battery and alternator tested at Advanced Auto Parts a week before (while none of the dash warning lights were on) and they said both were fine. A little bit of background on the car, when i bought it the oil return lines were leaking and dripping onto the alternator, got them replaced and cleaned up the alternator. Car ran fine for the first month i had it after doing this. My guess is the alternator is bad but i want to be sure before paying $200 for a new one. Any help would be greatly appreciated, This is my first Volvo and i love it!
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The annual slaughter of kangaroos in Australia is brutal and is the biggest of its type in the world. Millions are shot every year and some are now ending up on British supermarket shelves. We recently persuaded Tesco to dump kangaroo meat again, but Iceland and Lidl currently still sell it.
Baby joeys are pulled from their dying mother's pouch to be decapitated or have their little heads caved in. Then they are then simply discarded as trash. What a terrible way to treat a mother and her baby. Wild populations of kangaroos are vulnerable to collapse – yet the killing continues for a 'novelty' meat no one needs.
We are supporting Australian wildlife – and the groups fighting for them – by campaigning for supermarket chain Iceland to exit the 'exotic' meats trade.
Recently, I again accompanied our brave undercover teams to farms belonging to Faccenda. They are one of Britain's largest chicken suppliers and even though I have investigated twice before, nothing can prepare you for it. I always hope things have changed but they never have. Watch our shocking footage here.
94 per cent of all animals slaughtered and eaten each year in Britain are chickens. That horrifies us and is why we have launched our Life is Cheep? campaign. We have also recently held a Day of Action against Nando's, encouraging people to chose vegan options instead.
Dairy cows have their newborn babies snatched away so we can drink their milk. Impregnated again two months later and producing extremely high amounts of milk, their bodies are under so much strain they are exhausted by the age of five. Help us break this cycle of suffering and say no to milk!
Viva! have gone undercover to film what really goes into your pint of milk from the shooting of unwanted bull calves to the painful mutilations of the dairy goat industry. We are also busy campaigning to let consumers know that milk is the wrong stuff - and we're healthier without it! We also provide practical help to dump dairy and go vegan.
Find out more at www.whitelies.org.uk.
Plucky mascot Piggles has been sticking up for pigs across the UK! Most pigs in Britain are factory farmed - and even those who aren't live very short lives. The majority of sows are confined for weeks of the year in restrictive cages so small they can't even turn around.
Most piglets in Britain suffer painful mutilations shortly after birth. Please join us in asking for these mutilations to be outlawed. We have also been campaigning to stop what would be one of Britain's largest ever pig farms being built in Foston as well as encouraging people to object to plans for two mega pig farms in Northern Ireland. We continue to tell people the best way to help pigs - and all farmed animals - is to stop eating them.
Find out more at www.piggles.org.uk.
Sadly, badgers were recently shot in two areas of England as part of a terminally misguided attempt to control TB in cattle. They were scapegoats for farmers' failings and outrageous political backslapping. Viva! is one of the only groups calling for people to dump dairy to save badgers.
Find out more about Viva!'s campaigns for badgers and please pledge to boycott dairy today. Over 4,000 people have already pledged to dump dairy to save badgers - costing the industry an estimated £2.7 million a year so far!
Our undercover investigators have been inside two of Britain's biggest chick hatcheries. Male chick killing, female mutilations and intensive, cramped conditions - all part of the egg industry. Find out more and watch the shocking footage.
Our investigators also exposed why buying free-range or eggs from so-called 'enriched' cages is not the answer.
We have also exposed the horrendous conditions on factory farms for chickens raised for meat.
Wildlife in under threat! Kangaroos are hunted in Australia, with their baby joeys discarded as trash in the dirt. Crocodiles are factory farmed in what are essentially concrete coffins. We stamped out the British ostrich industry, but now some stores are trying to reintroduce it.
We are currently trying to get Lidl to drop kangaroo meat. They are the only store in Britain that sells it - as our campaigns stopped all others. We've almost won against the football manufacturers, who have all but dropped kangaroo leather because of Viva! and our supporters. Help us get them to stop completely.


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Subtle Subtitles: Gordon Ramsay's Cookalong Live
by Bob Sassone, posted Dec 18th 2009 3:36PM
If you haven't seen our game before, we give you a picture from a recent episode of a TV series and you provide the caption!
Somehow I forgot to name a winner last week for the previous Subtle Subtitles, so you had two weeks to think of a caption. The winner is trekker437 with this: "Hey, are those our ratings way down there?"
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Sunday, March 04, 2012
Random Best Tries from the Top 14 in 2012
As we look forward to a big Six Nations game in Paris between France and Ireland as the weekend comes to a close, here's a collection of Top Ten tries from the Top 14, some of which you may have actually seen here already, but are worth seeing again.
At the end of January Montpellier and Stade Francais played a game that without a doubt produced two of the best tries you'll see all season.
Highlights were featured on the site here, and in this compilation of tries - as put together by Canal+ in France - has included two of them, namely the Martin Bustos Moyano score, and the other team effort that was finished off by Paul Bosch.
There's a whole host of great play elsewhere too, and while it was a bit confusing as to what this video was featuring exactly, there are tries from different rounds, meaning you may not have seen some of them before.
Tomorrow we'll feature the latest video, which shows the top ten of the last round of action in the Top 14, and other random clips and highlights from the league will be shared too. If you watched anything this weekend that you think should be posted, please do let us know.
Did they get the top three correct, and the order they were placed in?
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Cheis March 04, 2012 10:58 am
He's in great form!
Guy March 04, 2012 11:23 am
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RugbySam March 04, 2012 10:00 pm
the receiver was behind the 22m when the ball was kicked but seemed to be in front of the kicker. Would that make him, technically speaking, off-sides?
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the woman who went ion the ant-israel tirade was shocking in her misinformation. especially unsettling was her comment that people could just walk out of the warsaw ghetto thru tunnels. it is estimated that 500, 000 were confined in the warsaw ghetto with many starving to death, do you think they would have been able to walk out and not do so?? the woman was ranting and sadly both of you let her go on and seemed afraid to deal with her one sidedness, IT IS ONESIDEDNESS THAT HAS MADE THE SITUATION WORSE> I AM REALLY ASHAMED OF YOU GUYS FOR LETTING THIS KIND OF TALK GO ON> IT WAS A TRUE UNREASONED MOMENT THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET!!
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Your comments on Left Jab last night, while compelling in many ways, still left some very critical questions unanswered in my view. For example, you referred several times to the "siege" and blockade of Gaza by Israel clearly implying that Hamas was somehow justified in attacking Israeli civilians because of it. Unfortunately you failed to address the issue of why the blockade was imposed in the first place. Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't that blockade and quarantine of the strip established to try to prevent Hamas from importing weapons and establishing a base from which to attack Israeli civilians to an even greater degree than they do now?
Ma'am, respectfully, while we all abhor the massive loss of civilian life in Gaza the fact remains that Hamas is using its civilian population as a human shield to protect their offensive weapons and are directly inviting the IDF to attack those positions for the sake of the propaganda victory that they will gain from doing so. Sadly, I heard nothing from you in the way of outrage over their use of such barbaric tactics. Why is that? Why are your arguments so one sided?
And I'm not sure where you were going with your rather curious argument that Theodore Herzl was a 19th century colonial. Why should anyone be influenced by what Herzl might have written in his diary over a hundred years ago? How many colonies has Israel established since 1948? Please read the complete history of that time before answering.
The bottom line is that if Hamas would abandon its hateful obsession with destroying Israel and agree to sit down at the bargaining table with Israel for some serious discussions NONE of these terrible things would be happening; NONE! Think about it. This one indisputable fact destroys your entire argument in my view.
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Please email me the name of the woman you had on your show who was talking about lead dust poisoning in shooting ranges. Lead causes angry, criminal behavior and loss of IQ. It would explain the craziness in the USA if gun users, including cops, are getting their brains and bodies full of lead dust.
Stanley McChyrstal questions.
Do you think McChrystal would have answered to Tillman's mother:
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/aug/08/opinion/la-oe-tillman-mcchrystal-20100808 ?
Tillman was disgruntled. Had he survived he would have been a problem for the Army. Even in death, his diary was potentially devastating… why was it burned?
I am being rhetorical of course. he would have not answered.
your adulations and glad-handing to McChrystal were disappointing.


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Folic acid has been shown to reduce the risk of some birth defects by 60% to 70%.
But here's an interesting factoid: Magnesium sulfate has been shown to prevent additional seizures in pregnant women.
In recent years, doctors have disagreed about whether magnesium sulfate or more traditional anti-seizure medications (diazepam, phenytoin) should be preferred.
Obstetricians favored magnesium, while neurologists favored the more traditional approach.
However, a large amount of clinical evidence now conclusively supports the use of magnesium sulfate as the safest and most effective drug for preventing seizures in pregnant women.
Overall, the data shows that magnesium sulfate can reduce the risk of having ongoing seizures by up to 66%.
When compared to other anti-seizure medications, magnesium sulfate has been shown to be more effective and to reduce the risk of other possible complications in pregnant women.
Phylis Feiner Johnson
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This list is based on personal recommendations and, of course is purely subjective. But I thought it might be helpful for anyone looking for a good Neurologist…Epileptologist…Neurosurgeon…or Pediatric Doctor.
NOTE: The National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) provides a directory of specialized epilepsy centers in the U.S. along with other useful information about epilepsy. http://www.naeclocator.org/find.htm
For a full list of these recommended doctors, click on:
Phylis Feiner Johnson
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So, I went to Amazon, rolled the dice and ended up spending needless money on a lot of duds.
Don't get me wrong, some were of value, but most were a waste of time.
So, to save you from my disappointing experience, I've combed the web, epilepsy foundations, blogs and wherever else I could think of to find books that would actually inform, explain and even sometimes, entertain.
I hope you'll find something of use on this list, which is truly a labor of love…
To read about these wonderful books, click on: http://epilepsytalk.com/2011/04/30/25-best-epilepsy-books-for-people-of-all-ages/
Phylis Feiner Johnson
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This means YOU or a loved one. Do you take Advil or Motrin or Aleve? Well, the researchers found that people taking these NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs) were significantly less likely to get results from their SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) antidepressants.
The key word here is "significantly." It's not like Advil turned Prozac totally off. Plus, a lot more research is needed. But, if I get a pounding headache, I'm personally going to pop an NSAID, because Tylenol is a whole lot scarier.
However, if I had major arthritis plus depression, I'd take this research seriously…
According to a new report published April 25, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the effectiveness of SSRI antidepressants is reduced by 15% when taken alongside anti-inflammatory drugs.
Since inflammation is thought to worsen or cause depression in some people, researchers were justifiably surprised. Because, logically, they expected that combining an anti-inflammatory with an antidepressant would improve, not reduce, depressive symptoms.
Makes sense, don't you think?
But, researcher and co-author of the study Dr. Jennifer Warner-Schmidt said: "It appears there's a very strong antagonistic relationship between NSAIDs and SSRIs. This may be one reason why the response rate (in patients of SSRIs) is so low."
What seems to be at work here, is a matter of imbalance. (You know, what works for some doesn't work for all.)
SSRI antidepressants work by increasing the amount of the neurotransmitter serotonin in our brains. And by balancing these natural chemicals, they affect our moods and emotions. But it appears that if this delicate balance is upset by a foreign agent — like an anti-inflammatory — all bets are off. Especially if someone is in chronic pain and uses an anti-inflammatory regularly for relief.
But the resolution remains in question. And more clinical trials will be needed to assess the strength and quality of the anti-inflammatory, together with the treatment and chemical imbalances being addressed by the antidepressant.
Meanwhile, Paul Greengard, the study's senior author and Vincent Astor Professor of the Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience at Rockefeller University, advises, "physicians should consider the advantages and disadvantages of giving an anti-inflammatory with the antidepressant depending on how severe the pain is and how depressed they are."
That isn't to say: "Throw away your pain killers!" But it might make you (and me) think twice before popping some more ibuprofen…
At least, it's certainly worth checking out with your doctor.
Phylis Feiner Johnson
www.epilepsytalk.comView Thread
American Bar Association (ABA) — Although the ABA cannot help you directly, there are many people out there who can. This site will guide you to a list of resources in your state. Most legal issues are regulated by the law in the state where you live, or where the problem occurred. Simply click on a state (or Canada) to find free legal help in that state. http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/findlegalhelp/home.cfm?gnav=global_publicresources_findlegalhelp And for an explanation of how finding free services works, go to: http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/findlegalhelp/faq_freehelp.cfm#probono
LawHelp — "is your gateway to America's nonprofit legal aid providers." They help low and moderate income people find free legal aid programs in their communities, and answers to questions about their legal rights. For free legal aid referrals and information, choose your state and click on it. http://www.lawhelp.org/
Legal Services Corporation (LSC) — is the single largest provider of civil legal aid for the poor in the nation. LSC distributes more than 95 percent of its total funding to 136 independent nonprofit legal aid programs with more than 900 offices that provide legal assistance to low-income individuals and families throughout the nation. http://www.lsc.gov/about/factsheet_whatislsc.php#backtotop For a map of where LSC services are available, click on http://www.lsc.gov/map/index.php
The National Center for Law and Economic Justice — recruits major law firms to act as pro bono co-counsel. They ask civil rights, civil liberties, women's rights, disability rights, and immigrants' rights organizations and other legal advocacy organizations, to co-counsel with them. http://www.nclej.org/about.php
Lawyers.com — provides inexpensive pro bono legal help with programs manned by local attorneys who've agreed to provide free legal representation to those who qualify, either because of income or circumstances. Programs are also available for people who earn too much to qualify for legal services or pro bono programs, but don't make enough to hire an attorney at traditional rates. http://research.lawyers.com/When-You-Cant-Afford-a-Lawyer.html
Phylis Feiner Johnson
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AMES, Iowa, Oct. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ames, Iowa-based vaccine producer, Harrisvaccines, today announced it has been awarded a grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) for Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) research. This project is supported by Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Grant no. 2013-67015-21307 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
The grant, titled Proteomics-defined Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Immunoproteome, will be a two-year project, beginning on October 1, 2013. Dr. Mark Mogler, Head of Research for Harrisvaccines, and Dr. Kurt Kamrud collaborated in achieving the grant with Dr. Manohar John of PathoVacs. Dr. Mogler will be serving as Project Director.
The basic research project will focus on a new way of looking for protective determinants of the PRRS virus. Harrisvaccines will be generating protein fragment libraries of PRRSV strains and the PRRSV protein fragment libraries will be screened using innovative technology developed by their collaborator on the project, Dr. John.
"Dr. John has a novel technology that allows him to screen thousands of antigens at a time," said Dr. Mogler. "This will be very beneficial, because rather than looking at only one antigen at a time, we will be able to look at tens of thousands simultaneously."
During the first year of the project, Harrisvaccines will be generating the fragments and creating fragment libraries for screening; screening will also be done during the first year. The second year of the project will mainly consist of data analysis and confirmatory testing.
At the end of the two years, Dr. Mogler is confident that Harrisvaccines will be able to characterize the immune response to PRRSV proteins by identifying reactiv
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Friday, September 30, 2005
"Quote of the Day"
Dr. Bryan Alexander.
Friday, September 30, 2005
"Quote of the Day"
"I used to think that the goal of bowling was missing both gutters simultaneously."
Dr. Bryan Alexander.
Funcast: The Origins of Volleyball According to the Oaqui
Today's FunCast, brought to you courtesy of the Oaqui, wends the winding ways of history for evidence of the origins of Volleyball.
See also this.
Labels: funcast, Junkyard Sports, sports
Thursday, September 29, 2005
"Why Should I Play with My Kids?"
I found an article titled "Why Should I Play with My Kids? by Mark Brandenburg MA, CPCC (check your pop-up window prevention settings before opening links). It begins:
"My son came running around the corner of the house. It was just as I had hoped. I gave a wild, primitive yell as I sprang out at him. He hit the ground quickly, trying to avoid my grasp. I reached down and tagged him easily, and the burden of being "it" was transferred once again....and concludes:
"Research has shown that kids laugh about one hundred times a day, and adults laugh about six times. Our kids are showing us something. Isn't it time we started learning how to be playful again?"
And the neat thing is, we know exactly where we can find the best teachers.
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Castle Keep - a Keeper
Castle Keep is a tile placement game of luck, strategy and significant fun, for 2 to 4 players, ages 8 and up.
There are 90 cardboard tiles (thick, colorful). There are three different kinds of tiles (corner pieces called "towers"), side pieces ("walls"), and central pieces ("keeps"). There are three different shapes of corner and side pieces (straight, zigzag and curvy), and three different colors. You start with any four of them. Your goal: build a complete castle of 9 tiles, with all the outside, adjacent tiles of the same color or shape, and a "keep" whose color matches any tile in the castle. Your other goal: destroy your opponent's castle. Accomplish either, and you win the game.
OK, so destroying an opponent's castle is a little harder than building your own. Well, it should be. You have to have a wall or corner tile that exactly matches (color and shape), and two Keep tiles of the same color as your opponent's Keep.
You might want to be careful about building a castle whose walls are both the same color and shape as their towers. Granted, it's a lot prettier. But there's a price for beauty: if one piece gets attacked, and adjacent pieces are the same color and shape, they are also, well, shall we say "obliterated?"
The two-player version is just different enough (you only build one castle, and try to be the player to complete it) to make it, well, different - different enough to make you have to find a different strategy in order to win. Which makes it like having two different games. And then there's a solitaire version. And then there are variations.
Designed by Richard D. Reece, Castle Keep has just enough strategic elements to entice the serious game player, just enough luck to keep everyone, adults and kids, from getting too serious to know when they're having fun, and is just long enough (around 20 minutes) to keep people deeply and happily engaged.
A definite keeper of Major FUN proportions.
A claimer (I was going to day "disclaimer," but it seemed too negative): rumors have it that Gamewright, the manufacturer of this certifiably Major FUN Award-Winning game, has contracted with Major FUN, him- (and my-) self, to produce a new card game actually designed by the aforementioned. Though these rumors are rumored to be true, this exceptionally good news for all fun kind has in no way impacted the impartiality and integrity of this reviewer. Castle Keep is a game worth keeping, no matter who manufactures it. And that's the troof.
Labels: Major Fun
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Ping Pong Punk'd
I found this on the ever-useless repository of silliness known as "Milk and Cookies."
It might take a while to download, but it's worth every megabit. It's a video of two, evidently champion ping pong players going beyond, well beyond, the pale of tournament competition.
I have no idea what led these two to this ping pongly apotheosis. I think it might have been the guy in red who started it all. But the blue dude was there for him all the way, getting the ball back to him no matter where he went.
The announcers clearly thought it was funny. The audience seemed to be more than adequately delighted. Me, I found it downright inspirational.
I can tell you why, but I'd have to quote myself, which is always a questionable practice. The following comes from my article on CoLiberation:
The central experience that led me to write my book The Well-Played Game was, in fact, a game of ping pong between my friend Bill and myself. Let me describe it to you, thereby exemplifying the selfsame example of the kind of experience I hope you will also learn:Know what I mean?
Monday, September 26, 2005
I Like Drawing™ - cont'd
Art Stevenson, the same charming fellow who has his playfully pictorial way with trash has developed an entire website of whimsy for our collective inspiration and amusement.
Of the many inspiring art-for-fun and fun-for-art exhibits described on his site, one of my favorites is the "pictoplasmic colouring and activity room. The artist explains: "Pictoplasma invited I Like Drawing™, Jon Burgerman and Dennis Tyfus to create a colouring and activity room experience! The drawings covered 70 square meters and for the duration of the exhibition the public were invited to colour it in."
Everything about it invites fun - the wacky drawings, all those people coming to an exhibition and finding themselves taking part in its creation, coloring between or beyond the lines, finding, in a museum, the genuine and unpretentious permission to play.
Friday, September 23, 2005
FunCast: Introducing the Oaqui
Today's FunCast introduces the mystical incantations of the mysterious Oaqui. The mysterious Oaqui communicate only by email. Is the Oaqui a male or female, a child or old person? Is there only one Oaqui? These are things we shall perhaps never know.
In this transmission, the Oaqui shares a short, exemplary myth, called "Two Players."
The rest, no matter how hard you try to eff, must remain ineffable, at least until the next FunCast.
Labels: funcast
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Telephone Pictionary
Telephone Pictionary is a combination of the paper-and-pencil, graphic version of the Surrealist game known as "Exquisite Corpse," along with a bit of the story-telling version of the aforesaid - only much simpler.
The rules:
"...It's best played with at least 7 (no fewer than 5) people, and an odd number of people is somewhat better than an even number.See, for example, "Six Penguins."
From Melissa D. Binde
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
"Play is our free connection to pure possibility"
In case you need yet another validation for the fun you're having, Hara Estroff Marano's article "The Power of Play" is a treasure worth cherishing. Here are some highlights:
"Most of us think of adult play as respite or indulgence, but having fun is no trivial pursuit. In fact, it's crucial to put mental creativity, health and happiness...
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Archery Golf
Archery Golf is, apparently, currently played in Italy and Cuba. Go figure. It is in deed and in fact a combination of archery and golf, and hence the descriptive name. It is also, at least in essence, a paradigm of the Junkyard Sportly mind. As explained so vividly in the following:
"Scottish many years ago enriched the pleasure to go for a pleasant walk in woods by carrying under their arm bow and arrows, which had been already used with not actually playing aims, stopping sometimes to dart an arrow: to a grass lump, a tree log, a root or only aiming high trajectory in the next of a grassland.Clearly, Archery Golf is not one of your casual, play anywhere, nobody could possibly get hurt, kind of sports. On the other hand, for any group that has ever wandered with long bow and loaded quiver amidst the rills and meadows of a sufficiently vast and clearly unpopulated land, Archery Golf is an invitation to significant play and many pure flights of delight.
Monday, September 19, 2005
"Pronoia," explains Michael Quinion, "is the suspicion that the universe is a conspiracy on your behalf, the opposite of the popular sense of paranoia. It seems to have been invented by the sociologist Fred Goldner in an article in Social Problems in 1982, in which he defined it as 'the delusion that others think well of one,' the unreasoning belief that your superiors think you are indispensable, that your colleagues adore you, and that you are doing brilliantly in your work."
The term was taken up by Rob Brezny in his book Pronoia is the Antitode for Paranoia: How the Whole World is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings. Rob takes the idea of Pronoia seriously. And beautifully. See his descriptions of Unabashed Pronoia Thereapy. Here's one of his 19 suggestions:
"18. Those who explore pronoia often find they have a growing capacity to help people laugh at themselves. While few arbiters of morality recognize this skill as a mark of high character, I put it near the top of my list. In my view, inducing people to take themselves less seriously is a supreme virtue."
Yes, even though pronoia might be as unfounded and irrational as paranoia, if you have a choice of irrationalities, I say, go pro. Now.
Friday, September 16, 2005
FunCast: Bomb and Shield
Here's a game I've been playing a lot lately. It's called Bomb and Shield, from a fellow named Augusto Boal in his book Games for Actors and Non-Actors. I'm not sure why people have been liking this game so much lately. It might have something to do with the political ramifications of playing with human bombs. On the other hand, it probably has more to do with it being a lot of fun for a lot of people - even kids. You can read more about it here.
Labels: funcast
Thursday, September 15, 2005
"Why we play games"
Though written primarily for computer game designers, these key points from Nicole Lazzaro's exploration of "Why We Play Games" are relevant to anyone who takes play seriously:
." 1. Hard Fun
She concludes:
"What surprised us most was the dramatic contrast in emotional displays between one vs. several people playing together. Players in groups emote more frequently and with more intensity than those who play on their own. Group play adds new behaviors, rituals, and emotions that make games more exciting. We were also surprised at how aptly 'Flow' describes challenge and the promise this holds for making games that can improve quality of life."See also my article "Of Fun and Flow." And then call me in the morning.
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Adult Playgrounds
I found this half-baked idea for an "Adult Play Yard" posted in the appropriately inimitable Half Bakery by someone called "Senatorjam:"
"Similar to the ones at McDonalds, when you feel you need an escape, [i seem to need to escape frequently] you pop into this play yard, they give you a freshly laundered t-shirt and shorts, and you spend the next 15 minutes or so, swinging, sliding, playing in the ball pit, jumping on the bouncy castle, or just sitting and sucking on your thumb...."First of all, despite some of the comments (nudge, nudge, wink, wink), I find it remarkably refreshing to learn that someone thinks of adult play in such comparatively innocent terms. Though all play is sensual, adult play does not need to imply sex play. Adult play, as depicted by Senatorjam, can be innocent and profoundly fulfilling. By using the term "adult play" and "adult playground" as a gateway to pornography, we do ourselves a deep disservice. As adults, we need to play with each other, lovingly, freely, innocently. Instead, by implication and connotation, we deny ourselves this experience, systemically.
An adult playrgound. A place for us to play together, with all the abandon and artistry we, as adults, are heir to. Giant swings and endless slides. A consummation devoutly to be wished.
Labels: playgrounds
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Of geese, wolves, games and culture
In the article "Game Traditions: Lessons for Life," Jann Lacoss describes the correlation between the games Russian children play, and the society and culture within which those games are played. Exploring these correrlations is highly instructive, for anthropologist and educator, game player and designer. Lacoss describes a game I learned of as "What's the Time Mr. Wolf."
"As an example of a game for smaller children, I have chosen "Gusi-gusi" (Geese-geese). This type of game is typically played by children aged 5-8. Several similar games exist, all with similar goals. These include tagging players and incorporating them into a different group. The players start by choosing the leaders, a "mama goose" and a "grey wolf." Once the vedushchie (leaders) are chosen, the game begins. To start the game, the mama goose stands at one end of the playing field. The goslings (all of the children besides the mama and the wolf) stand at the other end. The wolf remains in the middle of the field. The mama and her goslings engage in a poetic interchange:See also my article "Tag, Like Pachisi, is model of interaction, even evolution."
Monday, September 12, 2005
Making a game out of Katrina
I have the very good fortune to be working with Tracy Fullerton, teaching a class at USC, in the Interactive Division of the School of Cinema Television. Last Thursday, we were exploring the game of Pachisi and its many manifestations (see my article). I mentioned that we could use the same basic dynamics to build a game that expressed some of the issues surrounding hurricane Katrina. Reflecting on all this, one of our students, Jess Rosenblatt, wrote a blog entry that was moving and provocative, and touches on the life of anyone who has ever designed or played a game that has anything to do with reality.
She begins:
"So the question came up in class last night as to whether it was appropriate to design a game based on New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, since this had been an example given by Bernie of a possible life lesson around which to mod Pachisi.Her thoughts, and those of fellow students responding to her, are sensitive, profound, illuminating, and most worth your careful consideration. To these, I added the following:
During recess at a pre-school, there was some kind of accident that took place in plain view of the kids. It was between a car and a motorcycle. The cyclist fell off his bike and was lying on the street, unconscious and bleeding. Soon after, an ambulance came. By this time, everyone in the playground was watching. The paramedics lifted the motorcyclist onto the stretcher, wheeled him into the ambulance and drove away. The kids were abnormally quiet. Finally, the caregivers escorted the kids back into school.
The next day, a few kids started playing "motorcycle." One kid would drive around on a pretend motorcycle while another would drive a pretend car. They'd crash. The "motorcyclist" would lie still on the ground. Other kids would then try to lift (or drag) the motorcyclist around the playground, while sounding their pretend sirens.
This "game" continued for a couple weeks, and slowly dissolved into a game of tag.
This is a true story, captured by an anthropologist and recorded in the annals of The Association for the Study of Play.
For the kids, the game served an important purpose. It was an invitation to integrate, through play, the various factors that led to an overwhelmingly powerful event. It turned out to be a "good game" - good enough to be repeated for a couple of weeks. Because it was fun and built from a truth.
I think the same thing holds true here, even for something as disproportionately painful as the events surrounding Katrina. I also think that the people in our class are in a uniquely qualified position to capture whatever they understand about the dynamics of the event, and express it in game form - and yes, a game that is fun to play.
I brought up the Katrina event because we were at the time studying a game of chance and strategy. All right, not very much strategy, even with Backgammon as the archetype. To illustrate how powerful a role chance can play in games and life, how the source of dice and spinners comes from the same source that confronts the gods. They call it "divination," don't they?
All of which is to say, I am delighted by the sensitivity and concern that is being expressed in this dialogue, and honored to have played some role in its genesis.
Labels: fun studies, games, theory
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Human Toys
In my search for more "learning from children" connections, I found this article written by Sharon Barrey Grassick about playing with children who are deaf/blind.
She says: "Rather than manipulating a child's hands to teach him or her how to use a toy, offering ourselves as human toys and making our hands available for the child to control can achieve remarkable conversations (Miles & Riggio, 1999)."
She goes on to give a few illustrations:
1. "Instead of pushing a button to cause a toy to pop up, push against Dad's arm to make his arm pop up (in a specific and predictable pattern every time).I used to play like this with my kids, and still do with my grandchildren. A couple of my kids' favorites were: "guess the fingers" - they'd be sitting on my belly, leaning back against my knees and when they picked the correct combination of fingers, I'd straighten my legs and they'd fall back; and "remote control fork" - a feeding game where I pretended to be a remote controlled arm, and the kid, using thumb on my other hand as a joystick, would try to get me to put the food in her mouth.
Grassick concludes: "the most valuable activities are those that involve personal interaction...and the enjoyment of being connected with another human being."
Amen, sister. Amen.
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Playful Pith from Pat Kane
Pat Kane, singer hero of the "Play Ethic," has published a very encouraging article in the London Times. Some playful pith follows:
"More play in your life can help you to live longer and think sharper, broaden your occupational and spiritual horizons, and generally fine-tune the complex organism that is you."
"...a recent book from Harvard Business School (Got Game) claims that computer gamers will reshape future businesses, creating workers/players who love to take risks, who cope with failure as a learning opportunity and juggle multiple scenarios with ease."
"... in our workplaces, it's a sign of an organisation's basic health that the atmosphere is relaxed and full of laughter, that creative brainstorming (a form of adult play) is the norm rather than the exception, and that management is about telling inspiring stories rather than controlling perspiring workers."
Friday, September 02, 2005
Funcast: Dum Dum Da Da - revisited
There's an old "New Game" called "Dum Dum Da Da." In today's FunCast, we get to hear a new version of the game, and another personal apotheosis for your favorite person-of-fun and mine.
Labels: funcast
Thursday, September 01, 2005
Gianter Pick-Up Sticks
Embedded Funmaker Chris Saeger writes:
"Over the weekend we had a picnic for the ISPI Potomac Chapter. They wanted some kind of game to play so Becky and I thought we would try a version of giant pick-up sticks.You can read about the "gianter" game of Pick-Up Sticks, Guinness-Record-Making here. Ask me, those sticks, PVC or not, look dangerous!
Chris and Becky, by the way, are both colleagues from the much-revered NASAGA (North American Simulation and Gaming Association), who'll be having their deeply playworthy conference this year in October, in New Hampshire (should be beautiful there and then).
For even more Giant Pick-Up Sticks Stories, see this.


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AUBURN, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Last year, deputies and dispatchers in Androscoggin County lost contact so frequently, the dispatch center equipment was determined to be unsafe.
Two hundred thousand dollars in upgrades later, and the Sheriff's Department is unveiling its state of the art dispatch center in the county building in Auburn.
"It's just a breath of fresh air," said Captain Raymond Lafrance, Director of Public Safety.
Captain Lafrance said County Commissioners allocated the funds for repairs six years ago, but there were debates about whether to consolidate dispatch services, or close the center altogether.
Last year, officials made the final call to update the existing center.
The money has paid for all new equipment, including computers and radios inside the building, along with new furniture.
Now, the Sheriff's Department is looking at other pieces of its infrastructure, to see if towers and car radios need upgrades, as well.
"We are not at 100 percent yet, but at least we know our dispatch center, the technology, is where it needs to be," said Lafrance.