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I noticed a lot of play from my headset area and when you lock your front brake and rocked the bike forwards and backwards there was a loud clicking sound that was quite franking was freaking me out. Simple braking to slow my bike down and was terrifying at the thought that maybe the headset would give way, or worse the frame was too old (Some 10 years) and the headtube was gone. And so before a night cycling event for NTU Sportcamp, I brought my bike down to C2C.
There I waited for Nat to inspect my bike and try to find the problem, I suspected maybe the headset was worn. He tried finding the problem but couldn't… So I suggested that I just leave it and get a whole new bike altogether…
Until Ben (Shop owner) came over and inspected… Than continued on to strip my headset (I think he had the idea that I just wanted to change the headset, might as well, $20 headset for 10 years about time). While taking off the stem cap, we saw the screw was slanted! On closer inspection when the stem cap was off, the star nut inside has actually corroded so much that one of the sides broke:
Ben threw in a free carbon spacer for me too! ❤
Initially, just wanted to go eat some black soy sauce hot & spicy large prawn noodles from my yesteryear poly days. Unfortunately, the stall is no longer there and there was a not so appetizing copycat taking its place.
Anyway, after the meal at Beauty World, I walked down the stairs to the bus stop. And, right there next to it were the KTM Tracks… I thought… Might as well go visit em.
Just before I made it to the tracks I saw this:
Seems like your everyday market bike parked by the railings… But behold! A DIY U-lock of sorts!
The owner must have lost a bike once… A thick looking cable lock, his DIY U-lock, and a chain lock at the back. Bike theft in Singapore is crazy!
Whenever I think of my market bike which I park downstairs at the common void deck, I keep thinking about more deterrence. Whenever I do something, whether it's changing the suspension fork to a rigid fork, or the adding a cable lock to secure the saddle it just makes my bike less attractive to the thieves…
I read bikehacks.com, on how to secure bike parts. And one of the methods is using some solder to fill in the hole where you would normally insert a allen key to remove the bolt. According to their post, it can be expensive if you don't have the parts. Well, as an engineering student I had the tools:
After I was done:
In case you don't have the tools, you can also try this.
Or if you are feeling rich, this will do you good:
A special product that replaces most bolts into one that only a special key can open. No more stress about that quick release part you whole no ones notices…
What is a Bike Trials?
"Mountain bike trials, also known as observed trials, is a discipline of mountain biking in which the rider attempts to pass through an obstacle course without setting foot to ground." -wikipedia
What about a Trials Bike?
"Trials bikes are often designed without regard for attaching a seat. Competition riding does not require the rider to sit down and the omission allows for a lighter bike which interferes less with the body movements of the rider." –wikipedia
Ok, so the story goes that ever since I was in secondary school… Some 10 years ago, I loved the idea of riding Trials. But never had the money to buy a proper Trials Bike. When I was trolling Togoparts.com/marketplace for a mountain bike (Another story), I saw a Trials Bike for sale @ $250
I jumped at the chance and contacted the Seller to view, next thing I know I now own the bike and I have to ride the bike back from Pasir Ris. Well, taking a cab would have been much easier, but where's the fun in that!
So without a seat, super low gearing, fat tires and a rather feminine paint job. I set off!
… A very short while later, I set down at a bus stop huffing and puffing… How do those guys in mountain bike races continue on when their seat posts have gave way? Mad!
At my second pit stop along Old Tampines Road… The afternoon sun is getting to me…
Along Ang Mo Kio Ave 5 the last stretch home… By now my wrists, ankle, arms, calves were all complaining… Hot and dripping with sweat…
Only on the next day, did I find out what kind of work out riding in the standing position gave me. The whole body was aching but I felt good, it was only in the army days where one would find your entire body aching! haha. Awesome ride. Now to recuperate and do some Trials!
Commuted down down to Promenade MRT today, took only about 30 mins. Was going really slow too, other than the burning sun. Its all good. And since there was no bike rack in sight (pretty common in town), I looked around for a railing and locked my bike promptly. Might as well take a few pictures to show my point.
Remember, inside the rear triangle!
I always tell people to place the U-lock inside the rear triangle of the bike, more specifically, slide the lock right into the rear triangle wrapping the tires than onto a railing or bike rack. Note though, if the bike rack is the hdb kind…. You will have to lock your bike horizontally, taking up many slots instead of the usual just the front or back wheel in.
For a slightly more secure lock, include the chain as well.
Why this method? If the theft would like to remove the rear wheel, the theft wouldn't be able to do so, because obviously you have your u-lock wrapped around them. But let's say your rear wheel is quick release, oh no! But fear not with this method the theft, even if he released the quick release wouldn't be able to get the wheel off the bike since you locked it through the triangle.
Now why just the wheel? Let's explore the options, suppose your u-lock is unbreakable (the toughest there is), the other way to get your bike is the cut the frame. But what is a bicycle without the frame? The wheels than, the theft will cut that! But hold on, how to you cut tires? Tough rubber that were designed to withstand cuts from glass or worse! Some tires even have wire bead or kelvar in them, it would certainly be a ridiculous chore to cut through those! And after the tires? The rims! being almost solid metal cutting thought would need a power tool or equivalent and once you do actually cut through the rims, the tensions in the spokes will be released violently probably poking the theft in his eye seriously injuring him.
Well go on then, lock your bike well 🙂
Btw, that is my new tri-athlon bike! Sweeet, haven't got much chance to ride it though.
Was changing my commuter's tires and when I pumped up the the tube with the other set of tires, air was leaking pretty bad! How unlucky! I felt the underside of the current tires but nothing was found… Searched the old tire and found a nasty looking torn:
Apparently, this torn had already penetrated the tube. but because it was such a snag fit no air was leaking previously! Until I pulled out the tire, the torn dislodged itself against the tube. Strong tires or strong tubes? Anyway with no spare tube insight, I decided to leave my bike like this:
And I went home to patch the tube and fix it out the next day, cheers.
Some 180 kilometres later I'm back at home, discovering parts of my leg aching that have never ached before! Thinking back…
I slept at around 2 am, after tinkering with my bike; adding a WOHO classic roll bag, changing my tires to Scwalbe Big Apples inflated to 70 PSI, platform pedals to SPDs, brand new brake pads (after discovering mine were pretty worn out while I was changing the tires which I went down to my local bike shop Chapter 2 Cycle to get), woke up at 3.20am there abouts and made my way to Marsiling MRT cutting through Mandai rd via the new unlighted park connector to woodlands ave 12.
Brake pads: Becareful! Once the indicators are gone(left one has no more grooves right one still has some) would mean serious wear on your rims and much less braking effect!
At those hours, the roads before Kota Tinggi were pitch black and was quite an experience to ride in. We had a brief breakfast and pushed on to try to get to Sungai Rengit before 12.30pm and push onto to the ferry terminal before 2.30pm to secure a ferry back to Sg.
Can you spot the low lying hazard?
I was clearly struggling to keep up with the roadies and a inhuman guy on a full suspension bike with knobbies, at the junction of Route 92 & 90 a choice was given to opt for a more scenic but longer yet flat route of 35km filled with hard headwinds or a hilly but shorter less scenic 28km route absent of headwind. Every cell in my body wanted to take the easy way out, but dang scenery is everything to me! And that the route was flat had to be a major draw!
The only two MTBs on the journey
In the end, it had to be the toughest ride and had embarked on! The pressure to make it in time, my slow bike, my weak legs, the strong headwind, the scorching sun, everything was out to slow me down. And persevered and thankfully my buddies decided to let me draft them to make up for lost time. We had to the 35km strech in 1.5 hours that would mean a 20km/h average speed. Sounds easy? But thats after I did a 90km ride here!
We made it to Sungai Rengit just before 1pm for a quick lunch, "The Shig" suggested we pass him our passports so he can leave early so as to have a better chance at securing a boat back to Sg. A really wise decision on his part as, as it would turn out we got the last available ferry back to Sg! Phew!
The Boat ride back: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150237952626283&comments
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The Storm had made the waters really chopy…
The longest ride of my life, so far. Shiok!
Above is a link from a local forum in hardwarezone singapore, a famous place for young teens to voice out their dismay and to look up on the latest gossips. Anyway, not so long ago when people on the forum was talking about cyclists, in 9 out of 10 posts, the members always discussed how cyclists need to pay road tax and that they don't belong on the road.
Well there are still those people around but many are now of cyclist defending themselves. It is really something to have a perspective on both sides of the wall, and it takes things like this that show that Singapore is becoming a better place for cyclists however slow it may be.
A shocking post from "crossair" reads:
"Cyclists keep saying why can't the car wait and overtake safely. However it is not the matter of one car. It creates a tailback in the lane the cyclist is in because vehicles are queuing, a few vehicles behind, the situation can be quite chaotic and dangerous as those cars cannot see what is causing the slowdown. In fact in UK, it is called a queue and cyclists routinely pull over onto the kerb to let vehicles through.
Ultimately, everyone will have to recognise that roads are predominantly ruled by cars, hence the dangers to bicycles are inherently present.
Both parties need to play their part to ensure the safety of everyone."
I'm not sure about "cyclists routinely pull over onto the kerb to let vehicles through", in fact i could bet my money that it is quite the opposite! Seeing that cycling in UK is more common and socially acceptable, with better infrastructure like cycle lanes and laws.


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Sunday, November 11, 2012
Thanksgiving Mantel
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40 comments:
- Debby said...
Surprised how much they remember as "always". They look cute on their own on the door. I do really like the other ones.
- November 11, 2012 at 8:16:00 PM EST
- Shelia said...
Hi Gina! Oh, your mantel looks wonderful! Glad you've shared your firsts with us! ;)
be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
- November 11, 2012 at 8:22:00 PM EST
- Carlene @ Organized Clutter said...
I know what you mean, the little pilgrims are "cutesy" like everything was about 19 years ago. But your son thinks they are tradition. How sweet. The mantel looks great.
- November 11, 2012 at 8:23:00 PM EST
- Judy said...
That's such a cute story. Your mantel looks beautiful all dressed up for Thanksgiving.
- November 11, 2012 at 8:26:00 PM EST
- Chatty Crone said...
Your mantel is gorgeous. sandie
- November 11, 2012 at 8:29:00 PM EST
- Betsy@ coastal-colors said...
How precious that he wanted the Pilgrim set out! Your mantel looks wonderful! I love Thanksgiving too!
- November 11, 2012 at 8:36:00 PM EST
- Coastal Cottage Dreams said...
Such a cute story from your son, your mantel looks great. I just have it very simple with pumpkins, just took down some Halloween things though.
- November 11, 2012 at 8:39:00 PM EST
- Barbara F. said...
A pair of Pilgrims and a turkey are absolute necessities to be out somewhere in the home this time of year. Thanksgiving deserves the recognition and respect!!! November 23-January 6 is waaaayyyy long enough for Christmas decor. JMHO! xo
- November 11, 2012 at 8:55:00 PM EST
- Terri said...
Sometimes we're making memories without even realizing it! Love your mantel decor....
- November 11, 2012 at 9:07:00 PM EST
- Linda @ A La Carte said...
I love your mantel! I'm hoping to get a few Thanksgiving decorations out this week. Hugs, Linda
- November 11, 2012 at 9:32:00 PM EST
- Michele @ The Nest at Finch Rest said...
That's precious............and the Like Always becomes their memories and they take them with them for THEIR familes and so it continues.
I LOVE that story.
Gives me a lump in my throat.
They really and truly DO pay attention, Gina, don't they?
- November 11, 2012 at 10:04:00 PM EST
- Something Nice and Pretty said...
Funny, you think they don't notice but they do! I love your mantel, the pilgrims are great, I was at a grand opening for a TJMaxx today! lol
- November 11, 2012 at 10:07:00 PM EST
- Melinda said...
One should never mess with "like always." By the way-they are really cute.
- November 11, 2012 at 10:44:00 PM EST
- sweet violets said...
Ya never know what they latch on to!!! "like always" is important!!!
- November 11, 2012 at 11:07:00 PM EST
- The Polka Dot Closet said...
Oh, how sweet, forever and ever your little wooden figures will be on the mantle!
- November 11, 2012 at 11:23:00 PM EST
- NanaDiana said...
Oh-Isn't it funny what kids remember and associate with Holidays and traditions? My kids associate Claire Burks Christmas Memories scent with the Christmas season. Your mantle is darling- xo Diana
- November 12, 2012 at 2:27:00 AM EST
- jeanetteann said...
:) cute story Gina,love the mantel too. x
- November 12, 2012 at 3:41:00 AM EST
- Teresa said...
And that's what Thanksgiving is about.
What touches the heart of every attendant to it. The affection* for the ritual, the objects, the people, year after year...
When I started reading how they weren't any longer in your favor I thought "Well, let me wait a few years and she'll bring them back when the grands start participating".
This way you kept something that reminds your son of all the times he has been Thankful. Can't find a better reason to decor for Thansgiving than that.
I love the first couple of Pilgrims and absolutely adore this years' Mantel.
"Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives.
C. S. Lewis"
Well done!
- November 12, 2012 at 9:53:00 AM EST
- Maria Elena said...
Gina, it looks sooo pretty! The pilgrims are so pretty! You have done an excellent job with your Thanksgiving mantle!
- November 12, 2012 at 10:14:00 AM EST
- JenCoen said...
In love with those pumpkin topiaries. So adorable!!
- November 12, 2012 at 11:40:00 AM EST
- ImSoVintage said...
Your mantle looks, Gina. Kids really love their traditions :)
- November 12, 2012 at 12:00:00 PM EST
- Karen said...
Kids will help us keep life in perspective. Your mantle looks beautiful and festive,isn't it great when you can use what you have? No dollars spent, love it!
- November 12, 2012 at 12:37:00 PM EST
- Annmarie Pipa said...
they do belong on the mantel!
- November 12, 2012 at 12:52:00 PM EST
- Kerry said...
Looks nice! The Thanksgiving people are a family tradition too!
- November 12, 2012 at 1:30:00 PM EST
- DREAMS ON 34th STREET ~ French Bread & Family said...
Your mantel is lovely, Gina.
As our children grew, I too opted for a more sophistcated and less child like transition. But...now that the "Grands" are here...the kid stuff is creeping out once more!
How sweet is your Johnny! "Always"
- November 12, 2012 at 4:37:00 PM EST
- Betty@SouthernGrace said...
Awww...Having adult children now, it is really something the things they remember and make their part of their tradition. Your mantel look wonderful!
- November 12, 2012 at 7:08:00 PM EST
- Bliss said...
After I started out so good on mantel decorating at the beginning of the year, I have failed miserably in the second half. Maybe I need to chant "if Gina can do it so can I"?
- November 12, 2012 at 9:24:00 PM EST
- Janet said...
I know sometimes our styles change, but it's those little things our kids remember that bring a lot of sweet memories.
- November 12, 2012 at 10:05:00 PM EST
- Ann from On Sutton Place said...
My kids, now grown, are the same way. They hate change...especially anything to do with the holidays. Your mantel is wonderful and I'm so proud of you that you didn't skip right to Christmas. :o)
- November 12, 2012 at 11:02:00 PM EST
- Debbie said...
Well first, I love your mantel and the new pilgrim couple. BUT, I love the story of "like always" and the whimsical characters too. It's special and I'm so glad you pulled them out of the box.
- November 13, 2012 at 7:15:00 AM EST
- Maria at inredningsvis.se said...
Your blog is so wonderful..do you have twitter or fb to follow with??
If you want some cute swedish decor inspiration...check out my blog:)
Have a great week dear
LOVE Maria at inredningsvis.se
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- Kerin said...
So nice to have a few of those :)
Kids remember the little things, don't they ?!
Love how the mantel turned out too.
You're all ready for turkey day!
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- Debbiedoo's said...
Oh wow,you really did a pretty Thanksgiving mantel. My Christmas one is partially up LOL...I told you I was one of those people.
- November 15, 2012 at 7:10:00 PM EST
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Kinross Gold Corp. is taking another massive charge on its African operations, slashing the value of its flagship growth properties to a fraction of the $7.1-billion it paid to acquire them just two years ago.
The Toronto-based miner said on Wednesday it would take an impairment charge of $3.206-billion (U.S.) on 2012 earnings, most of it attributable to the Tasiast project in Mauritania amid soaring capital and operating costs that have hit the entire mining industry.
That comes on top of a $2.49-billion charge on the assets a year ago. Altogether, Kinross has now cut nearly 80 per cent of the value of its takeover of Red Back Mining in 2011, which included Tasiast and Chirano, another mine in West Africa.
"It's pretty darn sad that a company can be that wrong on an acquisition," said George Topping, an analyst with Stifel Nicolaus in Toronto.
"I think they're pretty much telling you that they think it [the acquisition] is worth $1.5-billion, between Tasiast and Chirano, the two mines that they bought."
The company, however, books the value of the Tasiast and Chirano mines at $2.5-billion and $1.7-billion, respectively, as of Dec. 31.
Tasiast represents the company's key growth driver. The new charge at Kinross is massive, but it is also just the latest in a string of casualties in a global mining industry dealing with the most severe cost escalation in decades at the same time that commodity prices teeter and pause after a decade-long climb.
The Red Back takeover was the largest for the company and was the brainchild of former chief executive officer Tye Burt, fired six months ago as investors clamoured for change, complaining about a share price that is still lower today. than when he left.
The non-cash charge comes as the project value is reduced from earlier estimates, in part as operating and capital costs rise and in part as Kinross changed the mine plan to process about half as much gold as originally planned.
The impairment test for 2012 was based on a 30,000-tonnes-per-day mill model, compared to a 60,000-tonnes-per-day model used when it announced the first charge a year ago, shocking investors. According to analysts, the charges announced this week essentially mean Kinross will have about half the mine it thought it did at the same cost of construction.
As harsh as that may be, the charge at Tasiast could finally reset expectations about the company and give its new chief executive officer, J. Paul Rollinson, a clean slate from which to rise.
Mr. Rollinson said in an interview with The Globe and Mail on Wednesday that the writeoff, a snapshot in time of the valuation of the project, was largely the result of broader capital and operating cost travails in the gold industry.
"The whole global mining industry was rushing to have a capital build-out and, as a result there was a lot of cost overruns, delays and disappointments," he said by telephone. "There was a huge competition for everything, for tires, for steel, for grinding media, for engineers, for geologists."
To be sure, upon taking over from Mr. Burt at the end of last summer, Mr. Rollinson embarked on company-wide cost-cutting measures, slashing hundreds of millions from capital spending in 2012. He said on Wednesday that similar cost savings could be expected in 2013.
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What is the bunny rabbit song to teach how to tie shoes?
Make two bunny ears, then one bunny goes around the tree and into the hole. Pull tight.
Make a cut out of a shoe in cardboard and put holes so the kids can lace it and practice learning how to tie it. I dis not know that there was a song with it. My brother sings the Spongebob song and my nephew loves it!
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Steve Earle, Music's Weird Uncle, Announces New Album, Two Books...
Musician/actor Steve Earle – best known for his work on Treme, The Wire and "Copperhead Road" – is getting ready to release a new album, called The Low Highway, and has just signed a new book deal. Via Exclaim:
The album was co-produced by Earle himself along with Ray Kennedy (Emmylou Harris, John Mellancamp, Willie Nelson). It features Earle's live band, consisting of Chris Masterson, Eleanor Whitmore, Kelley Looney, Will Rigby and Allison Moorer.
A press release calls The Low Highway a "road record." Earle wrote in the liner notes, "I've been on every interstate highway in the lower forty-eight states by now and I never get tired of the view. I've seen a pretty good chunk of the world and my well-worn passport is one of my most prized possessions, but for me, there's still nothing like the first night of a North American tour; everybody, band and crew, crowded up in the front lounge, eating Nashville hot chicken and Betty Herbert's homemade pimento cheese, swapping the same tired old war stories half shouted over the rattle and hum of the highway. And I'm always the last one to holler good night to Charlie Quick, the driver, and climb in my bunk because to me it feels like Christmas Eve long ago when I still believed in Santa Claus. God I love this."
Three of the songs on the record were originally written for Treme.


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Westfield already manages retail concessions in terminals at nine US airports including Chicago's O'Hare, Boston's Logan and New York's JFK International.
At LAX the group will manage concessions in the Tom Bradley International Terminal – now undergoing a $US1.5 billion rework – Terminal 2 and the 1961 spaceship-style Theme Building.
Under the deal with the Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners, Westfield and its retailers will inject $US81.9 million for initial improvements and a further $US16.4 million during the management.
The deal is expected to deliver $US331.1 million to Los Angeles World Airports over the 17-year term of the agreement with $US17.7 million in the first year.
The expected return to Westfield has not been disclosed, nor have the identities of any new retailers that might be introduced to LAX.
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This year in Minnesota and across the country, signature sports of the spring have had to take a back seat to the weather. The NCAA March Madness was highlighted by snow-capped arenas. Flights to the NCAA Hockey Frozen Four were changed due to massive April storms. The Minnesota Twins have already lost 4 games to weather, three at their own dome-less stadium. But perhaps no other arena has been hit harder by the lingering winter than the high school sports across Minnesota.
Without the fancy facilities and high dollar equipment to maintain them, high school sports like baseball, softball, track and field, lacrosse and golf all are at the mercy of "Ma Nature." (To quote a certain KNSI personality and MSC broadcaster.) And this year, the record snowfall in March and April has sent high school conference administrators scrambling.
At the time of the writing, for example, just one area baseball team has been able to play a game.The Apollo Eagles got a lucky slot in the Metrodome early in the season to take on Farmington. In contrast, last season the Eagles already had six games under their belt by the 24th of April. Aside from game time, indoor practice has been extended. After week upon week of indoor practice time, St. Cloud Cathedral softball remains cooped up. The rest of the sports, at the rest of the schools, are all in that same boat.
What does this mean? Will there be a spring season? Are these kids just missing out, some on what could be their last competitive days? The short answer, and good news, is no. There will be a season. The tougher question to answer is: "How will there be a season?"
First off, the weather is finally going to cooperate. Outside of some typical spring rain, the fields, courses and courts should all be ready for play from here on out. The trick just becomes scheduling. Area activities directors I've talked to have already said things will be different. Saturday games and matches. More double-headers. Schedules arranged by ease of travel and distance. It won't look as structured as we are used to, but it will happen, the games will go on.
So as you pack up your snow-shovel and ice scraper while bracing for the first brush with 70 degree weather, rest assured, the fairways, lanes, outfields, infields, and sidelines will soon again ring out with the unrestrained joy of amateur competition. Marking the fact that another winter, though prolonged, has been defeated by the advent of spring.


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You might suspect the term 'Alphaballer' to be appointed to a contemporary shoe that carries the current sleek and form-fitting designs seen in Nike Basketball latest wares, but the Nike Alphaballer is actually a retro-inspired mash-up of sorts, combining some details seen in previous models into one clean-cut approach. We first showed you the Nike Alphaballer Mid back in June of 2011, previewing four upcoming colorways, but here we have a first look at this niche model that could be a nice option on the lower end of the budget spectrum. Check out the detailed angles of the Nike Alphaballer Mid below and let us know what you think. via toe-box.
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In our current, second phase, CPN is focused on supporting the capacity of the Church to build peace in Central Africa, Colombia and the Philippines. This is an initiative of global solidarity where sharing of insights and expertise will be fostered in numerous directions. The Church has a great deal of expertise already in peacebuilding. Those involved in capacity building as resource persons will no doubt learn as much, or more so, than those struggling with justice and peace each day in these parts of the world.
CPN initiated its work, however, by hosting conferences designed to inform efforts to engage in providing tangible support. Since its founding, CPN has held major conferences in Central Africa, Colombia and the Philippines. Another conference was held at the United Nations. Two additional conferences were held at University of Notre Dame. Documents from those conferences are posted on the right.


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The Multiplicity of Controls and the Making of Innovation
This paper contributes to our understanding of relations between control and innovation by adding a process perspective where innovation and the use of management controls co-develop. As innovation grows, it has to pass various trials each of which links the innovation to obstacles which are mediated by unique sets of technologies of control. In this process the innovation changes and adapts. This thesis is drawn from the case of Italian Autostrade's innovation Telepass which was an automatic toll collection devise developed to make traffic fast, safe and fluid. Throughout its development it had to pass trials of technology, the network of cooperating firms, the user, the organisation, and in this process it not only developed itself, it also transformed Autostrade and required additional innovations. The set of controls included elements of budgetary planning, strategic vision, user satisfaction, productivity and highly pointed achievement targets. This multiplicity of controls changed and adapted to the innovation as the innovation unfolds. The controls were part of the innovation more likely than an external device to make it transparent. They engaged the individual trials and changed from trial to trial. This message adds to the literature which suggests that control should be structured in relation to the characteristics of the innovation. Rather than responding primarily to the strategic context and the uncertainties around the innovation, controls are involved more in trials around specific challenges to the development of innovation.
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JERUSALEM (Jan. 27)
The Foreign Ministry issued a statement this morning praising the United States' veto of the Security Council's draft resolution as "an important contribution to the preservation of stability in the region and to the advancement of negotiations and peace efforts."
The statement, released here before dawn as soon as the results of the voting were known, took note of the fact that Britain, Sweden and Italy abstained and thus had "not lent their hands" to the draft "which, had it been passed, would have irreparably shaken the only agreed basis for any settlement as expressed in Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338."
The statement "noted with sorrow" that "this harmful move obtained the support of such friendly states as France, Japan, Panama and Rumania." The latter country was one of the six sponsoring states of the draft measure that demanded Israel's withdrawal from all occupied Arab territories and the establishment of a Palestinian state.
The others, which, along with the Soviet Union France and Japan voted for the resolution were Pakistan, Tanzania, Panama, Guyana and Benin (formerly Dahomey). China and Libya did not participate in the voting.
The Foreign Ministry's statement asserted that the aim of the draft resolution had been, in effect, to abrogate Resolutions 242 and 338 "and thus to advance the aims of the Syrian-PLO conspiracy to foil the negotiating process by abandoning the principle of negotiation and agreement between equal parties." The statement said that Israel's decision to boycott the Security Council debate which began Jan. 12 was vindicated by the events of the debate itself.
Israel held firm to the view that the Security Council and its resolutions could not be a substitute for negotiations under Resolutions 242 and 338. The Foreign Ministry statement ended with a call to reconvene the Geneva conference "in its original format and under the original letter of invitation."
In a radio interview, Foreign Minister Yigal Allon also expressed appreciation for the U.S. veto. He noted that it served American as well as Israeli interests in that it had blocked the Soviet-backed Syrian-PLO tactic at the UN. He acknowledged that it was "not easy" for the U.S. to find itself isolated, but believed that the U.S. would continue to oppose the hard-line Arabs in their efforts to undermine the negotiating process.
Israel, for its part, he said, must continue to call for the reconvening of Geneva so that if the conference fails to reconvene, the blame would squarely fall upon the Arab extremists who refuse to attend it under its original terms of reference.
The general feeling among observers here was that the Council debate turned out better for Israel than predicted. Although a U.S. veto was assured by the one-sided, hard-line nature of the draft proposed by the Arabs and only slightly modified by the Third World states. Israel was concerned that support for the draft by America's allies would give the PLO a moral victory.
Of the Western allies, only Britain was expected to abstain. The addition of Italy and Sweden to the abstention column was therefore regarded as a plus and a "ray of light" in the bleak proceedings of the Council. On the other hand, France and Japan were perceived here as having moved even further toward a pro-Arab position.
(At the UN, Israel's Ambassador Chaim Herzog applauded the American veto in a brief statement issued after the vote. He called the U.S. action "an important contribution toward stability in the Middle East." However, he found it deplorable that states friendly to Israel had confirmed a resolution that, in effect, was aimed at negating Resolutions 242 and 338. The U.S. veto was also praised by David M. Blumberg, president of B'nai B'rith and Bertram H. Gold, executive vice-president of the American Jewish Committee.)


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Manchester, NH - Today at the Manchester City Clerk's Office former State Representative Win Hutchinson filed to run in the upcoming Hillsborough 9th District State Representative special election.
Hutchinson, a three-term Ward 2 Moderator, former State Representative, and long time activist, is running for the seat vacated by Robert Thompson, a Democrat, who moved to Florida. The election will be held March 19th.
At the filing announcement Hutchinson said, "I believe in personal freedom, small government, and fiscal conservatism. I will continue standing up for Manchester and working hard on behalf of our great city."


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'I never thought we would see a keel failure on this race. IMOCA has of course a history with keel failures but I really thought all those problems were behind us. It will be interesting to review the failures of Virbac and Safran (Marc Guillemot's boat which lost it's titanium keel on the first night of this edition), both penned from the same designer (Verdier-VPLP) to see exactly why these failures have happened.
'When I joined the class in 2003, I was a little surprised that I had to change the keel on my first boat because it had exceeded its mileage of 80,000 miles. Since then people have been building keels that last only one round the world race to save a few kilos of weight. I came from the world that a keel lasted for the life of the boat and that is where we need to get to. In 2009 IMOCA brought in some regulations to make keels safer but it obviously has not been enough.
'Enough is enough, the keels need to be made of solid steel and last the life of the boat, before someone gets hurt.'
Francois Gabart (Macif) finally stemmed the trickle of miles to Armel Le Cléac'h (Banque Populaire). Gabart took back nearly five miles in the four hours since the last ranking and leads by 89.5 miles. In a finish that looks likely to come down to a matter of hours, each mile is significant. Gabart was averaging 15.1 knots to Le Cléac'h's 14.6, but there are more wind holes ahead as they will not be clear of the Azores high until Wednesday. Dick is 365 miles further back and west.
In the South Atlantic, Jean Le Cam (SynerCiel) continued his close battle with Mike Golding (Gamesa), moving back past him into fifth place, but only by four miles. The frustrations and slow progress continue for the unfortunate five in the middle of the fleet.
Day 74 highlights by VendeeGlobeTV
Jean le Cam (FRA, SynerCiel): The weather conditions are finally getting better. It's like going from the MacDonald's to a three star restaurant. I was dreaming about this moment. But finally when you get these conditions you almost have to force yourself to enjoy the moment. You have to remain humble and enjoy what you have. About JP Dick: unfortunately it's always the same problem. Now we know that when you go on a Vendée Globe, you have to change your keel every year. But if you don't have the money, it's complicated. How can you prevent yourself from the risk? Only with a big budget. So of course, people like the Vendée because of the adventure and the risks. But when things like that happen, maybe we should reconsider the means we put on a Vendée. Regarding the performances, I think the policy is to create the fastest boat as possible. But do we have the means for that? I believe that in four years, our boats will be obsolete. So it's great when you have good conditions, but the risks are getting bigger.
L'importance de l'énergie sur SynerCiel by VendeeGlobeTV
Alessandro Di Benedetto (ITA, Team Plastique): A few minutes after manoeuvering, I was able to hoist the main sail - very slowly and with several breaks - because the pain in my ribs was down a bit. I did it to keep the boat stable because the waves were too rough. I don't think it would be a good idea to hoist the small gennaker because it requires velocity, effort and moving a lot, so it wouldn't be reasonable. I think I'm going to need a lot of rest. I'm back with a decent heading and speed. Things are goig better on board.
Armel Le Cléac'h (FRA, Banque Populaire): I'm fine. Some sea, some wind. I manage to sail properly. I'm very sad for JP Dick. As I was saying yesterday: you have to be careful with your materials. These moments are complicated. We are approaching an area with a lot of traffic and it's going to be dangerous. For me the equation is complicated between preventing the boat from damages and trying to come back on François. It's a fifth year university equation... Anyway, I've to remain focus and vigilant. I think I'll be in Les Sables on Sunday. But, according to the weather forecasts, the conditions are going to be tough.
Tanguy de Lamotte (FRA, Initiatives-coeur): I'm fine, but unfortunately I broke a halyard again. It was my second one and I don't have any another one onboard. It's the first time I'm not able to use all my boat's capacities. So it's a bit frustrating. I have tried to prevent the risk by checking the boat every day but obviously it wasn't enough.
Roland Jourdain (French sailor; former Vendée skipper): I was in the same situation four years ago. You can navigate without a keel if the conditions are favourable with your ballasts. There is about eight tons of water in the ballasts. So it's possible to sail but as soon as you get harder conditions, things get much more complicated. I was wearing my survival suit all the time, with everything ready just in case. I know what JP must feel at the moment. It's a very complicated moment.
Partie de pêche pour Tanguy de Lamotte by VendeeGlobeTV
Tanguy de Lamotte en musique by VendeeGlobeTV
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Krishnan, V and Mukund, R and Subaschandar, N (2000) Calibration Studies of NAL 1.5m Low Speed Wind Tunnel. Technical Report. National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, India.Full text available as:
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Calibration studies were conducted in the NAL 1.5mX 1.5m low speed wind tunnel to study the flow quality in the test section. The freestream velocity range was 10-13; 50m/sec. Measurements show that the wall static pressure is fairly uniform along the length of the test section. The mean velocity in the test section plane is uniform within +-0.3%. The longitudinal turbulence intensity is within 0.1% over the freestream velocity range of 10-40m/sec and increases to about 0.14% at 50m/sec. The13; transverse turbulence intensities are within 0.043%. The thickness of the boundary layer on the tunnel wall is around 7-Bcm in the freestream velocity range.
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On Monday, Verizon and Coinstar, which is Redbox's parent company, announced a partnership that will bring a service very similar to Netflix's to consumers. The companies will offer both a physical and streaming video platform that will be available online and on mobile devices.
While the news adds another player to the space for consumers to choose from, most people are talking about the impact of the unnamed Verizon/Redbox venture on Netflix. As we all know, Netflix had its share of problems last year when it hiked its prices. Many users even said they were discontinuing their service as a result.
However, Bryan Gonzalez, the Director of Social Entertainment Labs at the Entertainment Technology Center at USC, told that, if Netflix keeps its focus on content, it would remain a competitor in the space. According to him, Redbox and Verizon's venture will be a contender but will not likely kill Netflix.
Coinstar and Verizon said their service would be available at the second half of this year. Is this a service you'll use?


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Hewlett-Packard CEO Acknowledges Press Release Mistake
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) on Thursday leaked partial results of quarterly earnings during trading hours, driving the share price approximately two percent lower. The company's CEO acknowledged the mistake on Hewlett-Packard's conference call.
On Hewlett-Packard's conference call, CEO Meg Whitman apologized for the mistake. Whitman said, "Before we go to questions, I'm sure you all noticed that earlier today, the HP press release with earnings went live before the appropriate time and we are sorry about that, and we'll make sure that that doesn't happen again."
Prior to Thursday's market close, Hewlett-Packard released partial results from the first quarter. Although the company met the expected earnings per share target, a $110 million miss in revenue had shares falling 5.2 percent from $33.00 to $31.37 at 3:30 a.m. (ET).
The revenue miss wasn't the company's biggest announcement, though. In the full results, the company announced it was increasing layoffs by another 11,000 to 16,000 jobs, for a total number 50,000 jobs cut.
Shares of Hewlett-Packard opened at $32.31 on Friday and continued to climb as high as $34.09 following results and comments from management. The stock is closed trading at $33.72, up 6.1 percent from Thursday's close.
Posted-In: Meg WhitmanEarnings News Management
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By Tom Webb, St. Paul Pioneer Press
AFTON, Minn. Sure, anyone can grow corn in straight rows. But how about a cornfield shaped like a moose? Or an Egyptian sphinx? The state of Minnesota? Or the solar system?
Unknown here only a decade ago, at least 25 cornfield mazes now dot the state of Minnesota, as farmers try to carve out extra income through tourism. It's crop art on a mammoth scale, and mazes are proving to be great lures for city dwellers seeking the autumn joys of picking apples, choosing pumpkins and roaming a cornfield — and willing to pay farmers $5 to $8 a head to do so.
"Some nights, there's 1,000 people that go through," said Cindy Femling, owner of Afton Apple Orchard's corn maze. Her family's 10-acre maze, carved as a honeybee and hive, has six miles of paths divided into easy, medium and difficult routes.
When the harvest weather is golden, the crowds flock in. When it's dreary and wet, almost nobody comes. So it's an economic gamble, like all of farming. Maze season runs from mid-September until Halloween, when the combines roll in for the harvest.
"We've only got six weeks to make it," Femling said. "This is one more way to keep (the land) in farming and not sell it to a developer."
Minnesota's first real corn maze appeared in 1997, when vegetable farmer Sever Peterson carved a giant T-Rex dinosaur into a cornfield and charged admission. Today, Sever's Corn Maze has relocated to rented land next to Canterbury Park in Shakopee, where the Peterson family has a full autumn festival with pig races, a petting zoo, cheese curds, pony rides and a giant corn pit.
There's even an ATM, which is a bit disconcerting to find in a cornfield. "We brought in the ATM machine because (in a cornfield) there's no way to do credit cards," explains Sharon Peterson, Sever's wife.
Oh. Of course.
This year, Sever's Corn Maze is carved into an Egyptian sphinx and sun, but the design is only visible from overhead. At ground level, you just see alleyways through 9-foot high corn.
And getting lost is part of the fun. Up to a point.
"We don't want them to be lost the whole time here," said Aaron Peterson, Sever's son, who provides maps to maze-goers. "This is more a labyrinth-type maze, not a lot of dead ends."
Large mazes often scatter employees among the rows to monitor, to reassure and, if need be, to liberate the lost.
"Every once in a while, you have a mom who's really having a bad time, and we get 'em out," said Femling of Afton Apple Orchards.
More often, corn mazes are filled on fall weekends with laughter and screaming teens. At Rose of Sharon Lutheran Church in Cottage Grove, an annual visit to the Afton maze is a popular outing for the church's youth groups, whether by day or night.
"They love it," said youth pastor Mark Anderson. "They always have a good time. It always becomes a competition, so if one finds a way out, or think they do, they try not to let the others know."
Plus, there's an added bonus for a church group: mazes offer a vivid parable.
"You were lost, but now you're found," Anderson said.
Both the Shakopee and Afton mazes started with corn planted at twice the usual density, and then irrigated, to keep the cornfield extra thick. When the plants are still young, crews cut out the paths and designs.
The Petersons used a grid system to help them create the sphinx, as they transferred an artist's rendering onto a 14-acre field. "You walk and look at your grid map, and then hoe away," said Aaron Peterson. "With five people, it's a three-day process."
Some farm advocates see value beyond the mazes' goofy appeal. Gene Hugoson, Minnesota's agriculture commissioner, likes to see city dwellers and farmers connect.
"It's good for both sides," Hugoson said, noting the growing number of Minnesota farmers who offer pumpkin patches, pick-your-own apples or other agri-tourism destinations that boost farm income.
"But it also gives farmers the opportunity to more closely interact with a more urban population that has perhaps lost touch with agriculture." Hugoson, a corn farmer himself, hasn't yet built his own corn maze.
"Not intentionally," Hugoson said. "There are times when it looks like you've gone amok in the field — but it's not for profit, put it that way."
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Past Reviews
Regional Reviews: Washington, D.C.
The 10th anniversary production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia is not to be missed! Under Eric Schaeffer's direction, this ghastly tale captures your attention immediately with the chilling "Ballad of Sweeney Todd" and does not let you go until the very end.
The story of the demon barber of Fleet Street revolves around Sweeney Todd's obsessive desire to seek revenge on the man responsible for exiling him, destroying his wife, and stealing his child. While awaiting his opportunity for retribution, he and the entrepreneurial Mrs. Lovett, become partners in a horrific venture in which Sweeney Todd provides Mrs. Lovett with the pivotal ingredient for her meat pies after giving his customers the "closest shave" they will ever get. Aside from the obvious mature themes here (e.g., murder and cannibalism), there are some moments of startling realism in this show: one such moment occurs in the scene depicting Judge Turpin's lust for his ward Johanna, Sweeney Todd's daughter.
Norm Lewis plays Sweeney Todd with brooding intensity in his single-minded quest for revenge. Lewis is a powerful presence on stage -- much of his character's anger is internalized as he works to settle the score with his enemies, but this makes his sporadic outbursts of rage even more frightening. Lewis's big baritone serves him well, particularly in "My Friends," his gloriously disturbing ode to his razors, and "Pretty Women," his beautiful duet with the unsuspecting Judge Turpin.
Donna Migliaccio is absolutely wonderful as the cheerful yet lonely Mrs. Lovett. Migliaccio plays Mrs. Lovett with a combination of optimism, crafty self-interest, wistfulness, and unswerving practicality. These many layers almost allow you to forget the hideous conduct in which she is engaged. Migliaccio has great comic timing -- one of the highlights of the show comes at the end of the first act as she and Lewis sing "A Little Priest" when Mrs. Lovett, never one to let an opportunity pass her by, has her epiphany regarding the pragmatic use for Sweeney Todd's first victim. Migliaccio also shines in the poignant "By the Sea," as Mrs. Lovett sings of her longing for a future with Sweeney Todd while he, oblivious to her feelings, rants on about Judge Turpin. Migliaccio is very expressive, in both voice and manner, and you find that you care what happens to Mrs. Lovett in spite of her immoral deeds.
The supporting cast is excellent. Michael Sharp is very sympathetic as the naive Tobias and wonderfully protective of Mrs. Lovett in "Not While I'm Around." Lawrence Redmond makes it easy to loathe his wicked Judge Turpin as he lusts after his ward and rationalizes his decision to take her as his wife. Jennifer Royall plays the much desired Johanna with a spark of independence, while Chad Kimball is appropriately earnest as Johanna's suitor Anthony and delivers a sweet rendition of the song "Johanna." Dana Krueger presents another contradiction as the disturbed Beggar Woman with the lovely voice. Jimmy Smagula's Beadle provides a fine "yes man" and enforcer for Judge Turpin while John J. Kaczynski provides some lighter moments with flair as the con-artist Pirelli.
The 18 member orchestra (the largest orchestra ever at the Signature) delivers Sondheim's score beautifully. Even though this version is somewhat smaller than the Broadway version or the recorded version, the sound is rich and powerful. The Signature makes the most of its limited space with a set that creatively wraps around the performance space and comes complete with barber chair and trap door as well as a glowing orange oven in the basement. Note: Make sure you arrive on time because the stage is oriented such that the audience must walk across the stage in order to get to the seats.
Sweeney Todd has been extended through November 7. I highly recommend taking advantage of this additional opportunity to see this show.
Sweeney Todd Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Book by Hugh Wheeler (from an adaptation by Christopher Bond). Directed by Eric Schaeffer. With Norm Lewis, Donna Migliaccio, John J. Kaczynski, Chad Kimball, Dana Krueger, Lawrence Redmond, Jennifer Royall, Michael Sharp, Jimmy Smagula, Philip Bender, Jean Cantrell, Ilona Dulaski, Daniel Felton, Rodney D. Hussey, Liz Isbell, Buzz Mauro, Rebecca Nacht, Tracy Olivera, R. Scott Thompson, and Timothy C. Tourbin. Musical direction by Jon Kalbfleisch. Setting by Lou Stancari. Lighting by Daniel MacLean Wagner. Costumes by Anne Kennedy. Sound design by David Maddox. Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick. Properties by Avery Burns.
Through November 7 at the Signature Theatre. Call ProTix at (703) 218-6500 or (800) 955-5566 or visit their website.


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Why is this a surprise (''Unions, crooks and Barangaroo'', January 28)? It is unfortunately a part of the Australian business landscape - ask any business that moves overseas. They don't have to put up with this behaviour. Unfortunately for locals we have to deal with it, or simply give up trying. No wonder those willing to have a go are on the decline, as are the jobs they create.
Rick Atkinson North Curl Curl
It is an excellent idea to scrutinise the building industry for its corruption and rorts, as the federal government now proposes. But lest it be accused of convenient, ideologically narrow - and in itself not so honest - witch-hunting, the government must make sure the scrutiny duly extends to the builders and developers who are involved in corruption and rorts up to their eyeballs, judging by the proven and published statistics that 85 per cent or more of new apartments built this century had serious structural and other building defects on completion and ''certification''.
Let us be under no illusions that anything else in setting up the terms of this building inquiry will be mere, ideologically unexpurgated McCarthyism.
Alex Mattea Kingston (ACT)
Why has it taken investigative journalism by Fairfax Media and the ABC's 7:30 to uncover possible corruption in the building industry? Where are the taxpayer-funded organisations that are entrusted with the policing and overseeing of this industry? Why are they unable to uncover such crooked behaviour? Or is it just a hungry media seeking sensational and entertaining ''news'' stories?
Whatever, be assured the Coalition will jump on the bandwagon and call for witch-hunting inquiries and royal commissions in order to sink the boot into the ALP and union movement yet again.
Bob Harris Sawtell
Clearly, standover and corruption in the building industry has been going on for a long time. But it is astonishing that the story should come up now, just a few days before the Griffith byelection in bikie-mad Brisbane and as the Abbott government is looking for public support in its revival of the legal strictures on unions in the building industry.
Fergan O'Sullivan Artarmon
From railway lines suddenly taking a right turn towards land owned by a local MP from Rockdale to Hurstville in the 19th century through to the exploits of Eddie Obeid, corruption and the development industry have been synonymous in Australian political and business life. Like most union members I am appalled when union officers are involved in corruption, and strongly support the full and vigorous application of the law where it has been broken.
What angers me however is that Coalition governments use corruption as a pretence for limiting the industrial role of unions rather than focusing on the corruption of officials, business owners and corporations. Unions have a vital role to play in ensuring the workplace conditions of all workers, and the corrupt actions of a few doesn't mean the role of unions should be further constrained.
Colin Hesse Marrickville
It appears the deceased ''Big'' Norm Gallagher is back and moving among the unions.
Living proof there is life after death.
Janet Abraham Coal Point
Such is the stench associated with the now pejorative word ''union'' that if the ALP ever wishes to regain power, anywhere, it will be compelled to keep itself at long arm's length from the very movement which spawned it.
Ben Chifley would turn in his grave.
It must be heartbreaking to the many honest union folk who have altruistically devoted themselves to improving the lot of society's have-nots to see it so infected by criminals, thugs and self-servers that the whole movement is stained.
Ron Sinclair Bathurst
So … no screaming and crying from the government today over the left-wing bias of the ABC and Fairfax. Not even from The Australian. Funny, that.
Gary Stowe Springwood
Barangaroo - Sydney's newest Underbelly.
John de Bres Rose Bay
Education is really a three-way relationship
It would be interesting to know how many education ministers from the 97 countries who attended the Education World Forum in London, including our own Adrian Piccoli, have sat down with teachers who are at the coalface (''Resting on laurels no option as poorer nations move to improve education systems'', January 28).
I am not a teacher, but I have spoken to several teachers who are approaching retirement age. They are intelligent. They obtained their qualifications in the days when teaching was deemed an important profession and a great HSC result was required for the course. They were passionate and still are, or try to be. They already had the sound grasp of grammar, spelling and mathematics when they left school. They were eager to pass on knowledge. But some seem to be treading water to survive in today's education system.
Yes, funding where it is needed is extremely important. However, I wonder how many studies have shown that it is the students with highly effective, dedicated parents/carers who actually support their children's teachers and the school who make faster progress than students whose parents do not. Teachers need children and parents who are involved in and receptive to education.
Teachers can do so much, but the effort is absolutely futile without the efforts of both child and parents. They cannot do it all by themselves, no matter how big the funding.
Bernadette Scadden Earlwood
Deserving Cosgrove has big shoes to fill
Peter Cosgrove is a great choice as governor-general but he will have big boots to fill. Quentin Bryce will go down in history as one of the most admired G-Gs who seemed to have managed the balance between her personal views and those expected of a G-G on a number of issues, such as gay marriage.
Mukul Desai Hunters Hill
Because he will not be seen in any more ''Raise a glass'' ads I am delighted General Cosgrove is the next G-G.
Gerald McCallum Mosman
Thank goodness that Prime Minister Tony Abbott has appointed a man. That woman who's been doing the job has been hopeless, hasn't she.
Ian Maynard Freshwater
Bathurst delights
Australia Day in Bathurst was definitely a hoot (Letters, January 28). Apart from the 30 minutes I spent scanning the honours list, the rest of the day was spent feeding drought-affected stock and keeping an eye out for a serious uncontained bushfire only a short distance away. For those living east of the Sandstone Curtain, many parts of rural NSW are experiencing some of the driest times ever.
Bruce Clydsdale Bathurst
Wake up, Mr Reith
I would say, Peter Reith, it's time to stop this yarn about Labor refusing to help ''clean up their mess'' (Labor must use opposition days to reform itself'', January 28). When Labor was in office, the Opposition's sole aim was to blow up the government in order to grab power.
Tony Abbott then didn't want the boats to stop - more boats made Labor look bad - so I'd say Bill Shorten's Opposition now is extraordinarily rational by comparison.
Further, why should Labor support a government with no education policy, no credible policy on climate change, and an outrageous gold-plated paid-parental-leave scheme which is totally unnecessary as companies employing ''women of calibre'' already have their own schemes, and Labor implemented an affordable one for everyone else?
The Coalition supported Hawke and Keating because they built consensus to implement visionary policy that benefited the many, not the few. Match that.
Sue Young Bensville
Fix British pensions
Let's hope that during Boris Johnson's term as Honorary Australian of the Year in Britain he will find time to lobby for the abolition of Britain's frozen pensions policy. It penalises about 500,000 expat Britons around the world, but more than half of these so-called ''frozen pensioners'' live in Australia.
Even though they contributed to Britain's mandatory national pension fund throughout their working lives in Britain, their pensions are not indexed against inflation. Consequently, these retirees have not had their pensions increased since they arrived here. In some cases that was over 20 years ago. Most left Britain on retirement to join adult, emigrant children here.
Yet Britain's frozen pensions policy, which dates back over 50 years, does not adversely affect Britons who retire to most non-Commonwealth nations. It costs the Australian taxpayer about $120 million a year to provide partial Australian pensions to about 190,000 elderly Britons who can no longer survive on their long-frozen British pensions. Down the decades successive Australian prime ministers, foreign ministers and ministers for community services have tried but failed to persuade the British Government to grant equal rights to all its pensioners and thereby relieve Australia of this expense, Perhaps Boris may succeed where they failed.
Bill Hubble Pyrmont
Royal flush
Like many of her subjects, I am ever ready to swap my finances for the Queen's last million (''Royal no longer flush'', smh.com.au, January 28).
Steve Ngeow Chatswood
Heavy rail needed
Brigid Delaney writes: ''The buses at peak times (or on hot days - all the time) often don't stop for me on Bondi Road any more (''Bondi used to be like a pair of old slippers - but change is afoot'', January 27). While Bondi is now a global brand, Coogee is experiencing similar change.
The eastern suburbs are a magnet for European migrants and visitors. Like all recent arrivals, they are more heavily dependent on public transport than longer-term residents. This change, along with the growth plans of the Prince of Wales Hospital and the University of NSW, means the light rail line, if built, will be far from adequate. The eastern suburbs needs a heavy rail extension to take the bulk of demand, before light rail lines are built.
Peter Egan Artarmon
Fishing quite safe
Complaints against the lifting of bans on recreational line fishing in beaches within marine parks, (''Overfishing concern if recreational ban is lifted'', January 28), need to be treated with care. My extensive searching has failed to disclose any Australian-based research demonstrating a problem with such activity.
The present state government is rightly of the view that the bans were imposed by Labor for political reasons not supported by science and with disregard for their economic and social impacts.
I can find nothing in the scientific literature to demonstrate that recreational beach line fishing in Australia for the transient fish which visit beaches can have any meaningful impact upon fish stocks or the marine environment generally.
Greg Maidment Bronte
Tomatoes sorted
Susan Anthony (Letters, January 27), I haven't lost a single tomato to the mynahs. Plant a flowering native near the tomato patch - a Robyn Gordon grevillea does the job agreeably at our place. This plant appeals to the noisy miners who in turn drive out the mynahs, and any other bird. And the miners will happily feast on the nectar of the grevillea without being remotely interested in a buffet of tomatoes. The downside is that we have fewer visits from kookaburras, magpies, currawongs, and parrots.
Ted Orme West Pymble
Don't stretch it
If I was related to Dennis Rodman, I'd be laying low right now (Kim Jong-un executes uncle's relatives: report. smh.com.au)
Phil Bradshaw Naremburn
Parents, give yourselves a big pat on the back
To all the parents out there who have valiantly and imaginatively found activities for themselves and their energetic children to do for the past six weeks, and who have in recent days been involved in a frenzy of book-covering, hunts for items of uniform, discovery moments (such as schoolbags hiding food surprises), shoe purchasing or shoe polishing, not to mention the vital sharing of words of encouragement relating to expectations, friends and new teachers. I salute you! Love is as love does.
Sophie York Turramurra
I noticed a boy, about 14, being dropped off at school by his mother this morning. He certainly wasn't a "happy chappy". He banged the car door and shouted at her. After weeks of holidays you would imagine that children should be pleased returning to school. I'm sure the mothers are happy.
Carolyn Wills Cremorne
Recipe for change
Jill Dupleix (''Breakfast grains'', Good Food, January 28) touts couscous as a healthy breakfast cereal dish. It is refined flour - frogspawn-sized pasta. Of the nine ingredients listed in her recipe, only the fruit and milk could be classified as nutritious. Like most of the food in your supplement, it is undoubtedly tasty, but that does not make it good.
Paul Roberts Lake Cathie
C'mon Terry Durack, same old same old! (''A little change is a good thing'', Good Food, January 28). This week another plain cafe in Darlinghurst, with parking problems to boot! A review of SMH subscribers' postcodes would be a starting point. It's high time you got out of your comfort zone and hit the 'burbs!
Janet Fletcher West Pennant Hills
Not turning turtle
I think you will find, Andrew Thompson, that the critter in Monday's Herald is a terrapin. They live in (and near) fresh water. Your turtle is the saltwater version and the tortoise is land based.
Stuart Greenshields Wentworth Falls
Comic touch
I disagree with Peter Fyfe (Letters, January 27). Our favourite ironman has in a short time provided a goldmine of comic material - particularly on the world stage. The obvious choice as lead would be Peter Rowsthorn of Kath and Kim fame. A word of caution - he and the PM have never been seen in the same room at the same time.
Mark Ryding Banora Point


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Have a good trip carl!
Dont forget hook me up with the thai redbull and sangsom (spelling?)
You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get
Team Colosseum
cheers for the info and advice guys!
the never tap event is march 27th IIRC and it's no gi.
my mate had brought some back with him, doesnt taste too bad but does get you wankered.
You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get
Team Colosseum
Im in thailand now and stumbled across mmachiangmai.com like fate had something to do with it.Its in chiangmai in the north of thailand and for 3000 bart a month you can train there,wrestling mma jujitsu and mauy thai.The guy is an old skool Carlson student who trained with Mario sperry,rodrigo medeiros,bustemante,ricardo arona etc.He is in the top two black belts Ive ever rolled with.Its also a bit cheaper to live here than anywhere else.
Ok fact is he's freakin good at bjj and his instruction is excellent I think perhaps the best Ive come across.Pedro "BB" Schmall is the guy and Im just promoting him because he's a cool person and of course has the skills to back it up.Only two guys have ever beaten me up like this guy did the other marcello rezende recent world champion 2nd degree black belt.The guy killed me man.Im going on bout it but yeeesh it was abuse today.
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@swift, i am headging to chiang mai in 4 week so i might check that place out.


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About the Book
This is a collection of photographic slides found over the last 10 years in the uk. It is a joyous history of this land spanning the last 50 to 60 years. They are stunning images of family, friends, occasions and places. A celebration of the everyday made wonderful.
About the Creator
mark has used a camera since the age of 18. he first developed and printed many black and white films, then digital arrived and the possibilities seemed endless. during this time he graduated goldsmiths in 1991, with a first in fine art textiles, made furniture, designed, art edited art directed many leading monthly magazines at ipc. he then chose a career where whatever he created, he created alone. he photographs and paints as well as making limited edition books under the company pengeindustries.com, a limited edition photography and painting book producer. any queries please email : firstname.lastname@example.com www.pengeindustries.com
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TMA1 A truly brilliant collection of photographs showing how the mundane can be awe inspiring and the accident snapshot, funny, moving and warm.
If digital photography had been around when these pictures where shot they most certainly would have been deleted by their owners and these wonderful images would of been lost for ever.


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Is it common that the Parole board has basically given the ultimatum of half-way home and treatment OR live on your own and you wont't need to attend treatment. Seems a little backwards, no?