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Have you ever wanted to know the secret to a deliciously creamy latte? Or how to create a sinfully good frothy hot chocolate? Well, now you can enjoy your favourite café-style beverages from the comfort of your kitchen with the Hot Choc & Froth from Breville. Featuring whisk pulsing technology that blends and aerates milk for velvety smooth results, having one of these handy will be like having your very own barista at your fingertips.
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Government in the Marketplace
April 1, 2004
Liberals often claim that government regulation of the marketplace is necessary to protect the interests of consumers. In contrast, economists would argue that government rarely offers solutions to market problems, but rather makes matters worse.
A new report by the Pacific Law Foundation (PLF) further underscores the notion of government as a creator rather than a solver of societal problems. The report describes a host of outrageous examples of bureaucratic meddling in the marketplace, most of which yielded little or no societal benefit. For instance:
- In Tampa, Fla., it is illegal to charge people less than $40 per hour for a limo ride, even for serving disabled clients.
- The State of Oklahoma requires those wishing to sell coffins to obtain an undertaker's license, even though they will not officiate at funerals.
- In Massachusetts it's against the law to have barbers work in the same room as cosmetologists -- in other words, one can get a hair cut or have it styled, but one cannot get both under the same roof.
The report concludes that such laws serve only to protect companies from fair competition by making market entry by rivals more costly. Ultimately, government provision of preferential treatment to its political favorites comes at the expense of consumers through higher prices and lower quality products.
Source: Timothy M. Sandefur, "Bureaucrats Punish Entrepreneur For Charging Too Little," Pacific Law Foundation, December 2003.
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The only thing i Liked was the staff on the night shift and a few nurses on the day.
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I was in north manchester for 3 days. I had a major operation, when arriving on the ward i was not at all well. That evening the ward was very noisey with men and children walking up and down at all times of the day and night. I was on ward F4 which had all females on. The day after i found out that at the bottom of the ward there were two clinics for out-patients one of being 24hours a day i found that this did not help me with my recovery and people was walking around all night which i didnt get any sleep, all i wanted to do was go home. I found this was degrading at night as the curtains wernt shut at night and i felt there was no privacy. I think this 24 hour out-patient department should have another entrance away from F4 or should be moved.
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Also the night staff had time to do all the nessary checks than the day staff as i should of had a temperate check reguarly and i wasnt checked from 8am through to 8:30pm which on a number of occassions i felt hot and i feel this is not acceptable.
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First Look at BATTLECAT from the MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE Reboot
Hi Guys,
check out this first pic of BATTLECAT from the MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE Reboot!
This is the first piece of material after Senior Vice President of Productions for Columbia Pictures tweeted a pic of the script and I am personally looking forward to seeing it. The script was rewritten by Jeff Wadlow(KICKASS 2).
MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE always was one of my most favorite toylines and I always wondered why they didnt reboot this in a more adult/R-rated form, similar to the Marvel Superhero movies for example. The franchise has everything that it needs to be a hit and they´d be stupid not to benefit from it.
I actually liked the MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE movie with Dolph Lundgren but compared to what the movie could have been like, it was rather weak.
BATTLECAT looks very cool and I can´t wait seeing more pics of this upcoming movie. The material originated at warner and now moved to SONY/Columbia. This movie still lacks a director and I can only hope that they will find one so this doesnt end up in production limbo. It should have originally been made by GI JOE:RETALIATION director John M.Chu but he exited the project for another franchise.
So yeah, unfortunately this project doesnt have a director yet but screenplay writer Jeff Wadlow has an extensive background as director and could theoretically take over the project. But that´s just speculation and chances are that columbia will try to get another director for it.


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The camera shoots the daily routine and feast of musical and theater troupes off-stage – in their rehearsal room. The artists of "Rehearsal room" unfeignedly and frankly tell about their friends, the band and the surrounding world.
"Goy" Theatre
"Rhinoceros", "Opera-Opera", "Six Characters in Search of an Author": "Goy" theatre, founded in 80s, was able to create an alternative theatre in difficult times. Actors and directors gathered around Armen Mazmanyan were able to stage works that were novelty in theatrical art. Today the Theatre is striving to preserve the fame and colors of the past.
Theatre Group "Bridge of Hope"
The theatre group "Bridge of Hope" established 20 years ago is one of its kind. This inclusive group includes children with and without disabilities. It has already seen many generations, however the mission of the group is still the same – to change the way the society treats those with limited abilities and create a platform for self-expression for children with issues.
State Marionette Theatre
"Puppets are also humans, it's just in the case of marionettes you can see the threads, while in the case of people- you cannot." Everyone in the theatre of marionettes believe this, and most importantly – the children too.
Norayr Kartashyan and VAN Project
"The only motive for creating the band was to play pure national music", - says the artistic director of Van Project Norayr Kartashyan. Owing to Van Project, numerous Armenian melodies were collected, arranged and acquired a new breath.
Pokr Tatron (Small Theatre)
Unique and modern solutions of classical plays, rich palette of images, multi-genre list of performances. Located on Abovyan Street, Pokr Tatron is special with its esthetics and taste. The actors are former students of Pokr Tatron studio. They are at ease and fascinating…
Hamazgayin (PanArmenian) State Theatre
In 1991, when Armenia was experiencing hardships, Sos Sargsyan founded Hamazgayin Theatre. From 1998-1999 he replenished the theatre with younger people. Sos Sargsyan believed that all troubles could be overcome with the power of art. At present, the theatre established by the renowned actor is functioning smoothly and loyal to the aesthetic and human values of Sos Sargsyan.
State Theatre of Musical Comedy after H. Paronyan
State Theatre of Musical Comedy after Paronyan was established in 1942, during the years of the Great World War, so as Avetik Isahakyan said: "To fight with the power of laugh". The characters embodied by the actors of theatre Izabella and Hayk Danzases, Karp Khachvankyan, Svetlana Grigoryan are unforgettable examples of the "power of laugh". Now the shift has been assumed by the new generation.
Narekatsi Folk Instruments Ensemble
Kanoon, oud, kamancha, saz, santoor, pipe… Almost all Armenian musical instruments in one ensemble. Performances of 16-25 year old young people conveyed new life to these instruments.
State Musical Chamber Theatre
The program is about the State Musical Chamber Theatre and its cast. It also presents specific aspects of the theathre, talks about its atmosphere, aspirations and further tasks.
Barekamutyun Ensemble
Since 1987, over five generations have been changed in Barekamutyun (Friendship) Ensemble, yet the dance troupe continues retaining its unique feature and distinguish itself within the Armenian dance art.
Mimos Marionette Theatre
The program is about a unique type of theatre in Armenia. "Mimos" Marionette Theatre is itinerant. At present, not only the children of Yerevan, but also most part of the children in Marzes know about this theatre which was set up by the efforts of film director Nune Jrbashyan in 1997. However, very few know how the "Mimos" marionettes are created, what is going on inside the theatre...
"Paros" Chamber Choir
"Paros" Chamber Choir is unique, in its own way, in the world. The majority of Choir members are people with disabilities. Throughout its 20 years of existence, the Choir has won a number of international awards, participated in an extensive number of festivals. The musicians tell about their path, hardships and dreams in the "Rehearsal room". Participants:


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COMs vs SBCs
COMs vs. SBCs: Forward Thinking Helps Make the Best Embedded Choices
Each embedded form factor solution has a best fit, and designers should look at "customized modular versus off-the-shelf with no customization" as a foundation. This, in consideration of the end-use application, is an excellent starting point for the critical thinking that kicks off any design.
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The end application of any design typically helps define the choice of the computing form factor used. From there, the desired level of performance and scalability can be built into the design. But, when the application's end use needs to offer future flexibility, and designers can choose form factors of varying size and shape, other issues can have an important influence on early design decisions.
For many applications, designers will need to make their embedded computing choice between modular Computer-on-Modules (COMs) and off-the-shelf single board computers (SBCs). Their decision can depend largely on the future of the design rather than just the current requirements for the application. In addition to meeting existing application requirements, designers are well served with a solid understanding of product evolution beyond the present generation on their design table. A little forethought in anticipating changes and upgrades from generation to generation, and even within a single generation, will help a designer determine the best and most effective computing form factor option.
One of the first questions asked is if the design can utilize an off-the-shelf SBC that offers minimal customization with standard I/O, or does it need a specialized customizable computing solution for non-standard I/O that will also enable the application to scale in the future.
A modular embedded computing solution such as a COM is scalable, interchangeable and allows for extensive customization. When integrating a COM design, however, OEMs must allow space and budget for a two-board design, as COMs work in tandem with a custom carrier board that handles all the unique functions of the specific end-use application. Ideally for this choice to benefit an OEM, the design volume over time will be in balance with the cost of developing a two-board solution as compared with using other off-the-shelf, less-customizable standard products.
In contrast, an SBC is a static single board solution that is designed to be readily available in large volumes and is usually a more cost-effective solution. Small form factor SBCs have become increasingly important in the embedded environment and there are many options, simple or complex, that are dictated by particular application demands. But it would be a mistake to think that the latest SBCs do not offer cutting-edge features. While all SBCs are built using similar standards, different technologies can be included such as video capability, Ethernet access functionality and digital computer technologies to meet the needs of a specific application.
The PICMG 1.3 specification is the latest generation SBC standard. It not only delivers outstanding performance and bandwidth, but also features a PCI Express on-edge connector to allow I/O headroom for emerging system requirements. PICMG anticipated the need for increased networking and audio/video capabilities, and the current PICMG 1.3 specification includes a strong feature set in a standard long-life solution. For example, many more applications have requirements for 3D graphics, high performance and communications capabilities. A pitfall many designers have fallen into is that adding custom features is beyond the scoped options of an SBC. This can become costly unless the volume needs of the OEM justify a custom board and/or a custom bios. SBCs may not be the best solution in cases when significant ongoing design flexibility of frequently adding parts is going to be an ongoing requirement.
Applications such as pharmaceutical manufacturing require good, straightforward communication capabilities and a solid level of horsepower–but not much more than that. PC/104-compatible SBCs hit the mark very effectively for pharmaceutical manufacturing by balancing computing functions with the right level of power, performance and cost. Certain medical imaging applications, by comparison, tend to have a lot of special peripherals that need to be added to the system. Designers frequently choose COMs because the plug-in ports on many SBCs do not typically accommodate the computing requirements of many of today's medical devices.
Furthermore, newer infotainment applications may require computing controls that are very small and thin. This market is very closely tied to consumer expectations of fast evolution and regular performance increases, so COMs may be the ideal embedded solution. But designing computing controls that run the dancing fountains at key tourist venues around the world is a different story. These applications require a very consistent level of performance that would match the standard features provided by a small form factor PC/104-compatible or 3.5-inch SBC.
Computer-on-Module Solutions
COM Express is a PICMG standard that defines a Computer-on-Module, or COM. The standard includes defined interfaces that enable smooth transition computing solutions from legacy parallel interfaces to LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signaling) interfaces, which include PCI bus, parallel ATA, PCI Express and Serial ATA. For future scalability, COM Express defines five different pin-out types. High-end applications that require high performance need the computing power provided by the new COM Express open standard.
To keep up with emerging applications and computing trends, the PICMG-defined COM Express standard is also evolving. Initially, COM Express was designed to accommodate the next generations of PCI Express (5 GHz) and Serial ATA (300 Mbit/s) interfaces, effectively doubling existing data rates to 160 Gbits/s and 1.2 Gbytes/s.
Kontron's ETXexpress family of COM Express Computer-on-Modules was introduced to allow the application of high-speed COMs for PCI Express Bus and PCI Express chipsets. There is also a compact footprint (95 mm x 95 mm) version of COM Express modules–the microETXexpress family of COM Express-compatible modules. The "micro" form factor keeps the same footprint of existing PCI modules (such as PC/104) but provides the needed pin-out compatibility with the existing "Basic" and Extended" form factors that will ensure future scalability. This second round of standardization gives developers the option to utilize and pay for only what they require for a particular application. More recently, the nanoETXexpress family of COM Express compatible modules has been introduced, which has a footprint of just 39 percent of the original COM Express standard "Basic" form factor module (Figure 1).
The original Embedded Technology eXtended (ETX) Computer-on-Module standard was introduced in 2001 to provide an open standard to meet the needs of embedded industrial applications. ETX provides a highly flexible mechanical design with performance scalability, and a number of board manufacturers have supported it making ETX the de facto standard for customizable designs. ETX modules are very compact (100 mm square, 12 mm thick), highly integrated computers. All ETX modules feature a standardized form factor and a standardized connector layout that carry a specific set of signals. This standardization allows designers to create a single-system baseboard that can accept present and future ETX modules.
The addition of the ETX 3.0 specification provides a highly integrated and compact form factor (3.7 x 4.4 in/95 x 114 mm). ETX 3.0 adds two Serial ATA interfaces without changing any of the ETX pin designations, making new modules 100 percent pin-to-pin compatible with previous versions. This ensures long-term support for the vast number of embedded applications already designed for the medical, gaming and entertainment, military and aerospace markets. The trade-off between ETX 3.0 modules and COM Express is that ETX does not accommodate PCI Express (PCIe). If the communication interface in the application needs to change in its next generation, then a transition to a COM Express module would be warranted to take advantage of the PCIe standard.
To satisfy the demands for high-performance and low-power solutions, Kontron offers the best performance-per-watt ETX Computer-on-Module based on the Intel Atom processor. With 2.5 watts TDP for the processor, 6 watts TDP for the Intel 82945GSE Graphics Memory Controller Hub and 1.5 watts TDP for the Intel I/O Controller Hub 7-M (ICH7-M), the ETX-DC COM requires a maximum TDP of 12-15 watts. The module's performance-per-watt features make it an optimal choice for point-of-sale and industrial control applications as well as for use in harsh environments that require passive cooling and completely sealed housings (Figure 2).
SBC Solutions
PICMG specifications provide the backplane interface standards for SBCs. The PICMG 1.3 specification is the latest generation SBC standard, which resolves the bandwidth limitations of parallel bus technology by replacing the parallel bus interfaces with high-speed serial links. PICMG 1.3 not only delivers outstanding performance and bandwidth, but also features a PCI Express on-edge connector to allow I/O headroom for emerging system requirements and board to board interface. PICMG anticipated the need for increased design flexibility with support of interfaces for SATA, USB, IPMB, SMB, geographic addressing and power management.
Featured in the latest generation PICMG 1.3 SBCs, such as the Kontron PCI-760, is the Intel Q35 Express Chipset, which addresses many embedded computing designs requirements including graphics, low-power consumption, noise reduction, manageability, data protection and security (Figure 3). The chipset is designed to provide a responsive, high-performance, low-power platform when combined with the Intel Core2 Duo processors on 45nm and 65nm process technology.
The current PICMG 1.3 specification includes a strong feature set including 3x 1 Gbyte LAN, 6x SATA II, 12x USB, 4x PCI Express and more in a standard solution with long life availability. For example, many more military and medical applications have requirements for 3D graphics and video to meet the need for visual/audio-on-the-spot data or simulations. This flexible new SBC also offers up to quad core processor and up to 8 Gbyte 667/800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM memory options, so designers can develop cost-effective products to fit the needs of the application.
PC/104 has been a popular standards-based SBC form factor for applications that require rugged hardware and high reliability for maximum uptime where repair or replacement may not be possible. For industrial, military and point-of-sale applications, PC/104 is an optimal choice. Because it can be expanded with additional I/O sockets through its unique stacking bus using reliable onboard pins, multiple modules can be added to a system without the burden of backplanes or card cages. The design also enables PC/104-compatible SBCs to work well in rugged environments because of its tremendous shock and vibration tolerance and wider operating temperature range.
Satisfying space-constraint designs plus its low power make PC/104 highly suitable for designs that do not need game-quality graphics processing. While PC/104 is a robust form factor, it has current confines in both processor performance and power management. Even with its limitations, military, aerospace and medical customers are especially interested in using PC/104 systems in signal, image and data processing applications, in particular with real-time processing and data transfer.
To avoid the pitfalls or consequences of choosing one embedded computing form factor or platform over another, it is important to have a solid understanding of the exact needs of the application over time. So asking the right questions and including longevity as a design element have become more important than ever in achieving a successful design.
While a COM or SBC solution will typically fit similar application areas, deciding on the right form factor comes down to the specific OEM or application requirements. Considerations such as production volume, size, power and overall costs can be deciding factors. But other things come into play such as end-user expectations, future tools or interface requirements; modularity and the ability to easily change the design also influence a designer's choices.
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The Gore Tax Plan Disguises New Spending As Tax Cuts
October 19, 2000
Vice President Al Gore's tax cut plan, which he claims will be worth $500 billion over the next 10 years, is actually "the biggest income redistribution program in history" that would not increase marginal incentives to save or invest, would retard economic growth, and would significantly increase the complexity of the tax code.
Those are some conclusions from a recent analysis by the Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation. Furthermore, say the authors:
- Most of the tax cuts are in the form of refundable tax credits -- which people can claim even if they owe no taxes.
- The net size of the tax cuts are considerably smaller than the $575 billion Gore claims, with $96 billion in identified tax increases -- plus an additional $82 billion in revenue raisers in his overall budget plan -- reducing the net to $398 billion.
- And since, according to a Senate Budget Committee majority staff report, budgetary rules require that refundable credits to nontaxpayers be treated as spending, the net is actually about $300 billion.
In addition, Gore says he would increase spending by $900 billion through 2010. However, the National Taxpayers Union's line-by-line analysis found spending increases would total $2.7 trillion. Thus for every $1 of tax cuts he claims, Gore would increase spending $6.75 by NTU estimates.
The "Retirement Savings Plus" program would provide a government match (refundable tax credit) that starts at 300 percent for a $500 annual contribution, but falls rapidly to zero. Although most taxpayers could not take advantage of this new entitlement (too poor, or middle class), a low income couple who began contributing at age 20, contributed the maximum amount every year and qualified for the maximum match, would receive a cumulative government subsidy of $1.7 million by age 65.
Source: Michael Schuyler and Stephen J. Entin, "The Gore Tax Plan: Redistribution, Not Reform," IRET Policy Bulletin No. 82, September 20, 2000, Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation, 1730 K Street, N.W., Suite 910 Washington, D.C. 20006, (202) 463-1400.
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This is a BP gas station with a adequate selection of craft and import beers. They had a good selection of seasonal beers. Customers can also make their own six packs as well.


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Lord Carter: My Lords, it has been a very exciting day for some of us and I am sure that it would not have been complete without the intervention I have come to expect from the noble Lord, Lord Mackay, now joined by the noble Lord, Lord Steel, and the Opposition Chief Whip.
The noble Lord, Lord Mackay, said that under the previous agreement he thought that he could finish the Committee stage of the Bill before Friday and that the Bill could be finished in the Recess. As Chief Whip, I think that that is a brilliant idea, but I think that he meant the spill-over period.
We have had two Statements today on important subjects. The Opposition, as is their right, properly took them. As the noble Lord knows, we were prepared to sit in the first week of August, but the Opposition Chief Whip said in the House that he would regard that as a hostile act. Therefore, we are under a certain degree of constraint and have had the problems with the Northern Ireland legislation.
This is the last week and we all know of the problems that arise in the last week. Let us make some progress tonight. I suspect that we shall have a full day tomorrow and a full day on Thursday. That is the time to see how far we have gone. I apologise to the noble Lord, who knows of the problems I have had. He has been very patient, so let us keep trying.
Lord Mackie of Benshie: My Lords, could we have five minutes more for our dinner now?
Lord Carter: My Lords, if the Question is put, noble Lords will get their dinner.
On Question, Motion agreed to.
The Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment (Baroness Blackstone) rose to move, That the draft regulations laid before the House on 17th July be approved [42nd Report from the Joint Committee].
The noble Baroness said: My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper. With the leave of the House, I shall speak to both Motions.
My purpose today is to seek your Lordships' approval for the Education (Student Support) Regulations in respect of England and Wales and the Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations in respect of Scotland which will give effect to our proposals for making income contingent loans to students entering higher education from 1998-99. With the agreement of the House, this debate covers both sets of regulations. There is virtually no difference between them other than the dates of the academic year and one small difference in drafting, which has an identical legal effect. Otherwise, the two sets of regulations are identical. Parallel regulations for Northern Ireland will be made shortly, and they will also be the same. The two sets of regulations under consideration tonight were tabled on 17th July and have been looked at by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
This House has had a series of lively and interesting debates over these proposals. I believe today is not the time to go over all that ground again. I emphasise that these regulations cover the making of loans and are nothing to do with tuition fees. I hope that we will not be diverted by that issue again today.
The regulations relate to the academic year 1998-99 which is essentially a transitional year. New students will still be able to receive a maintenance grant, albeit at a reduced rate, but will be compensated by having access to a larger loan. The maximum full-year loan for a student studying in London will be £3,145. Existing students and those falling within the gap year and A-level/Highers appellants schemes will continue to receive a 50 per cent. grant and a 50 per cent. mortgage-style loan. Regulations covering the loan rates for these students were laid on 10th July.
We will make a commencement order to bring into effect Section 44(2) and part of Schedule 4 to the Teaching and Higher Education Act once the regulations now before the House are made. This order will repeal the existing student loans legislation; namely, the Student Loans Acts of 1990, 1996 and 1998. However, as I outlined to the House in some detail earlier this year, savings provisions will ensure that those Acts continue in force in relation to second and third-year students and certain others for as long as they are required. Mortgage-style loans will therefore be available for as long as there are students still entitled to them.
These regulations provide for the payment of new loans and do not cover the collection of repayments. Repayment provisions will be dealt with in another set of regulations to be made early next year. I know that some of my noble friends and noble Lords opposite have expressed concern about that, but I do not believe that there is any need to have such regulations ready now. They will be principally of interest to employers and those involved in the collection arrangements. They will be available over a year before any students begin repaying their loans. The regulations before us provide that no students will have to begin repaying before 6th April in the year 2000. Repayment regulations will require a great deal of further detailed preparatory technical work and we intend to consult employers about those details.
We have already provided students with information on the proposed repayment arrangements and we will be issuing all students taking out an income contingent loan with a detailed booklet explaining the Government's proposals on repayment of the new loans so that they are fully aware of how the loans are to be repayed. That will be more useful to students than a set of complex, highly technical regulations which normally only lawyers are able to follow.
I turn to the main provisions of the regulations before us. They deal with eligibility; amounts of loans for 1998-99; the application process; arrangements for paying loans in instalments; and the new hardship loans.
While the new loans will offer different and more flexible repayment arrangements, the eligibility criteria and the actual application process will be very similar to the current scheme. Loans will be available for all full-time designated courses, as defined in Schedule 2 to the regulations. In addition, we shall designate all part-time courses of initial teacher training for loans. For 1998-99, loans will be limited to those aged under 50 on the first day of the course, but as the Secretary of State has already announced, loans will be extended to those aged under 55 on the first day of their course--including those who start in 1998-99--from 1999/2000 onwards, where they plan to enter the labour market after graduation. I believe this is a welcome extension which will be of real benefit to those wishing to retrain or develop new skills at this stage of their lives.
Applications for new loans will be made as now, through the student's college, once they have enrolled on the course. The administration of the new and the existing schemes has been kept broadly similar to minimise the impact both on colleges and the Student Loans Company in advance of the much bigger changes planned for student support in 1999-2000. The application process is almost the same as for existing loans and colleges and universities are familiar with it. We have shown the draft regulations to representative organisations such as the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and the Standing Conference of Principals in Scotland and they have indicated that they are content.
There are one or two differences to draw to your Lordships' attention. First, we have decided that all new loans should be paid in instalments to help students to
Secondly, we are introducing a provision which will allow a student to be absent for up to 60 days if they are ill but continue to receive instalments during that time. A further discretion will enable payments to be made even if the student is absent for longer than this or if the absence is for other reasons such as caring duties if the college considers that the student could suffer hardship as a result. I hope that noble Lords will welcome these measures which go some way to ensuring that students in this unfortunate position--students who become seriously ill--are not left without financial support.
I said at the beginning that these regulations do not cover repayment arrangements, beyond providing that no repayments will be due before 6th April 2000. However, they do prescribe the rate of interest which the loans will attract, which is linked, as for the current scheme, to the rate of inflation. Borrowers will pay no more in real terms that they borrow. The interest rate for 1998-99 will be 3.5 per cent. based on the March retail prices index.
I turn now to hardship loans. Noble Lords will recall that as part of our programme to target support to those most in need, we announced our intention to introduce a discretionary loan of up to £250. The regulations we are debating cover the arrangements for paying and administering these loans. New students will be able to apply once in each academic year for an amount between £100 and £250 provided they have already applied for their maximum student loan. The hardship loan will be added to the student loan and repaid at the end of the course on exactly the same basis. It will be for universities and colleges to determine whether a student should receive a hardship loan taking into account students' individual circumstances. We will leave it to the institutions to set their own criteria, except that we believe the main test should be exceptional financial hardship such that the student might be unable to continue their course for the rest of the year and would therefore have to drop out.
Hardship loans will be paid by the Student Loans Company directly into students' bank accounts and we shall set it a target of seven days to make such payments. I know that colleges and universities have been anxious for information about this new loan and have been asking for further advice. The department will issue guidance before the start of term in the annual eligibility guide which will describe in detail how the new scheme should work and in particular will suggest what criteria colleges may wish to use when allocating hardship loan funds.
I should perhaps remind the House that these loans have been made available in addition to the access funds, where resources have been doubled for next year. Our advice will be that in general students should apply for a hardship loan before receiving any payment from the access funds, but again we will leave it to the
I end by saying how much I value the excellent work which student loan administrators do in ensuring that students can apply for loans, often acting as financial advisers for students in difficulty.
Noble Lords will no doubt have noticed that the regulations do not mention the role of higher education institutions in the application process, nor do they set out any duties for colleges and universities. This is because the primary legislation places the duty on the Secretary of State. It does, however, allow him to transfer functions to other bodies--and he intends to do so--to universities and colleges with eligible students by way of a separate determination. I recognise that having to administer two systems and deal with hardship loan applications will place an added burden on administrators in universities and colleges next year. We have tried to keep their role to a minimum and they will of course benefit from 1999-2000 onwards by having much of their work in determining eligibility for student loans taken over by the local education authorities, the Awards Agency in Scotland and the education and library boards in Northern Ireland.
However, I am able to tell the House that we are making a small increase in the fee paid to institutions for each eligibility certificate they process--both for mortgage-style and for income contingent loans--from £4 to £4.50. This is the first increase for over five years. That is in line with inflation. We have also decided that for every income contingent loan processed we will also pay a further £1 in recognition of the work involved in assessing hardship loan applications, where there will inevitably be some unsuccessful applications. We believe that is fairer than just paying colleges for successful hardship loan applications.
As I explained earlier, the arrangements which these two sets of regulations cover are identical in purpose. They make transitional provisions for loans to new students in 1998-99, and are a crucial first step towards the implementation of our new student support system which we will have fully in place by 1999-2000. I hope that my opening remarks have been helpful in explaining some of the detail. I commend the two sets of regulations to the House.
Moved, That the draft regulations laid before the House on 17th July be approved [42nd Report from the Joint Committee].--(Baroness Blackstone.)
Baroness Blatch: My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for explaining the two documents before us tonight. Perhaps I may say from the outset that the Department for Education and Employment, formerly the Department of Education and Science, has notoriously been very bad at producing regulations and orders. I do not believe I have ever seen one come out of the DfEE that does not suffer from manuscript amendments. This document is no exception.
On one page there is an unreadable and indecipherable change. That is on page 7, paragraph 8(2). The particular change there is completely obliterated in my copy and I have tested a number of copies in the office. If the Scottish Office can not only produce an absolutely identical document with no manuscript changes at all, and produce it in a manner which is much more readable and in a typeface which lends itself to being easily read. I think that my criticism of the DfEE is one that carries force.
The noble Baroness says that the regulations have nothing to do with tuition fees. It is no intention of mine tonight to bring up the subject of tuition fees, except to say that my understanding is that loan facilities have been extended to some students to cover tuition fees. The term starts very shortly, in a matter of weeks. If there is a loan facility that is extended to cover tuition fees, when will we see the regulations which will cover that? It seems to me to be important that the students know about it.
The noble Baroness says that we will not see the repayment regulations until next year. I made the point, and it is worth repeating, that that is unfortunate. The regulations will confirm the repayment arrangements. As the noble Baroness has said, leaflets, which I am sure will be helpful to students, will be produced in advance of the regulations. They will be much more readable, more digestible and less complex. However, I have to say to the Minister that whatever they say, and however much they resort to lay language, they have to be based on the regulations which are approved by Parliament. It is Parliament that gives authority for those regulations, not glossy pictures and cartoon balloons talking to students about what Parliament may approve next spring. Not a mention has been made of means-testing overseas students. I am not sure when we shall see some reference to that in regulations.
When will the students see the money in the bank? When the noble Baroness talked us through the draft statutory instruments, she referred to applications being made by students when they actually go to university. A good many of us have had children in that position. Many students will be required to produce considerable sums of money in advance for their accommodation on their very first day in college. Given that students will have no grants on which to rely, they will have to find large sums of money ahead of making an application.
According to the regulations, the Secretary of State is bound to pay an instalment of the loan to a student within 30 days. Therefore, if the application is made when the student arrives at university and the Secretary of State makes sure that the loan is paid within 30 days, the student will already be one month into the course and that will be too late for many students.
Paragraph 5(4)(i) of the regulations on page 5, refers to students making certain whether they were, on the first day of the course, ordinarily resident, for the purposes of the regulations, in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. First, is there an official definition of "ordinarily resident"? If so, upper case letters should have been used or the term should have been singled out as an official term. If there is no definition other
Later, in the same section dealing with the certificate of eligibility, there is reference to the process which must be undertaken in order to secure a loan. First, the student must seek a certificate of eligibility which seems to take some time. Again, I believe about one month passes between the start and the end of that process. Only after receiving a certificate of eligibility will a student receive an application form. The process then starts all over again. If I read page 6 correctly, which deals with the application for the loan, it seems that students must supply almost the same information all over again. If the certificate of eligibility has secured a student's bank's or building society code, age, date on which the course starts and so on, why is it necessary to undergo all that again? In today's technological age, is there not a system whereby that information could be passed down the line, in view of the fact that that certificate of eligibility is an extremely important document and a prerequisite in applying for the loan?
Arrangements for payment have not been referred to. I may be out of order on this, and, if I am, perhaps the Minister will tell me. However, as regards the arrangements for paying sums of money over to the universities for tuition fees, again, we are a matter of weeks away from the beginning of the year but we do not yet know what sort of money students will be expected to have; at what stage in the academic year they will be expected to pay; and whether they will pay in one sum for the year, monthly, termly or half-yearly. I understand that that is a matter to be decided by the universities and colleges. Will any criterion be applied? Will it just be bad luck for a student who arrives at a college which expects him to pay in advance six months' tuition fees? I make no apology for raising that matter and I accept that it may be out of order. However, I wish to place that on record because that question is exercising many students at this time.
The references to hardship in the regulations are fairly scant in terms of how this will be managed by the universities. The section on it is very thin; it gives very little information about how a student will qualify and what will be the criteria used to judge what is hardship. I imagine that a student who simply spends money too quickly will not qualify. Every student with full loan facilities and/or partial loan facilities but deemed to be funded by the better-off parents will start with the same money for the same courses in the same colleges and universities. Therefore, how will a student qualify for a hardship loan? What criteria will be used? Are the criteria to be established nationally so that there will be some consistency of application of this policy across the board, or will the matter be dealt with on a college-by-college basis, in which case a student may be lucky or unlucky, depending on the way in which a particular college operates?
The timescales are particularly worrying. If a student applied for certification of eligibility today, he would barely receive his loan by the first date of term. If that process does not start until the students arrive at
The noble Baroness referred to access funds and the fact that they have doubled. I remind the noble Baroness that so too has the number of students who will be able to draw down the access funds. I wonder whether the number of students means that the sum of money available per student in terms of drawing down on the access funds is the same or better.
Finally, I deal with the increased payment made to universities for administration. The noble Baroness said quite rightly that it keeps pace with inflation. That is all it does. It does not reflect the extra administrative burden which will be placed on universities, which will be considerable. Universities are not only dealing with loans and the administration of them but also with the administration of tuition fees too. I wonder whether an extra sum of money will be paid on top of that which will reflect both inflation and the administrative burden.
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New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) I am not a Bollywood star, never wanted to be, never worked towards it, says actress Nandita Das.
"There's no particular method to how I choose movies," Das told IANS in an interview. "I just choose the scripts that I like.
"In order to be successful in Bollywood, you must be available for a certain number of commercial films, which obviously I'm not looking at.
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Which is why, said Das, she sees herself increasingly as a communicator rather than an actress. "Acting is just one of the methods in which I'm able to say the things that I want to say."
After soaring to fame with films like Deepa Mehta's "Earth" and "Fire", Das, daughter of famous painter Jatin Das, has done little work in the last couple of years.
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She said she regularly rejects a lot of routine stuff that comes her way but is, at present, considering two scripts.
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"Sometimes the script just doesn't work with me. At times, the script seems nice but then you meet the director and you realise that they just won't be able to deliver a certain subject properly."
Then, because she has been so choosy, and stays largely away from tinsel town limelight, her star value diminishes as do chances of getting great work.
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I obtained my Ph.D. in Computer Science at Stony Brook University under the advising of Prof. Luis Ortiz in (August) 2015. For my Ph.D., Prof. Ortiz and I were working on applying game-theoretic models to attacher/defenders settings. I was awarded the NSF graduate research fellowship based on this proposed research.
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Under the umbrella of the School of Engineering, the Bioengineering Research Center (BERC) was dedicated April 25, 2008. The Center was made possible by a generous gift from Ronald E. Hill, B.S. '57, and Sue Hill. Since its creation, BERC has been led by Dr. Paulette Spencer.
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by: Penn Collins On Thursday, August 14, 2014
In case you were wondering who the third, slightly less famous, face was in Jen Selter's 21st birthday pic with poker star/playboy Dan Bilzerian, we've got you covered. In case you were too busy looking at her breasts to notice her face, well, we've got you covered there, too. The blonde girl's name is Chelsey Novak, and yes, of course she spells her name with a "y."
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Type Special
Airing Status Finished Airing
Duration 45 min. per episode
Air Date Jun 21, 1988
Season spring 1988
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In the peaceful aftermath of the Nozsa wars, the charismatic heroes known as "The White Knights" have changed career paths to becoming music making rockstars. J.J., Dave, Champ and Apple have formed a rock band called, "The White Nuts". Their music career would soon be interrupted by a new threat of colonial settlers. Apple is kidnapped by the sadistic ODAMA Clan - a family of ruthless killers. Located in a heavily-fortified mountain retreat, J.J. and company attempt a rescue mission with their laser weapon Zillion. But the former Knights only have a limited supply of Zillium for the Zillion guns. A mysterious stranger named Rick turns out to be an old lover of Apple.

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The biggest reason for my absence was that I was down with the flu for 5 days. I'll spare the gory details of that.
Last Saturday we went with my Sister, Niece, Mom and Step-Dad to see Elmo. Simon had a great time!
Actually the reason this touched me so much is because Simon adores his big 'Broher'. Simon asked his Broher if he would take a bath with him and Alex agreed. They act just how I would hope my boys would act together. I hope they don't ever grow out of this friendship.
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You wait ages for a Golf Channel release and then two stunners drop in the space of a week! The New York imprint follows the gentle cosmiche groove of Dominik Von Senger with some proper dancing fare from !!! Out Hud stalwart Justin Van Der Volgen. Very much in line with his output as part of TBD with Lee Douglas, "Clapping Song" takes mid 90s European house as its core influence. A clapping rhythm reminiscent of the diwali riddim is main percussive element in a relentless beast of a track which trades in any attempt at subtlety for all out sweat inducing industrial bliss. Flip over for the pulsing techno meets deep burning balearica of "Sheebooyah", a track which sounds perfectly suited for the sun rising across the Adriatic at one of this summers many festivals in Croatia.
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'1flag-v1' (08/06/10) Original maps modified and compiled by Cybershark (<email removed>) Same principal as when Worst and I did 3wayCTF - no point wasting time creating original maps if no-one is ever gonna play the damn things. The similarity ends there however. Some of the maps I ported over to 3way were plainly done simply because they looked like they would be easy to convert. But with the 1flag conversion process taking very little time then I had a much broader scope of material to use and so I scoured every CTF pack I have for some of the most defensible 2way maps I could find. I think these versions will be much more satisfying to play than the original implementations! To play it on a ZD server run it just like a regular CTF server, but with 3 teams and 'Assign Team Keys' enabled. Recommended settings: Players: 2-12 DMFLAGS: DMFLAGS2: Map credits: Map#NameOriginally from#thereAuthor --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Map01"Return to Phobos"ZDCTFMP2map16Exl Map02"Gettin' Ready"TheLostCTFmaps_final map13 Spacepirate Map03"The Sandcastle"BPCTFMP_LOL3A map07 Barbapapa Map04"Schattenland" ZDUCTF map11Exl Map05"Copy&Paste Entryway"BPCTFMP_LOL3A map12Barbapapa Map06"Crawl Space" ZDCTFMP3 map24Earthquake Map07"Romero Race" BPCTFMP_LOL3A map05Barbapapa Map08"Depeche Mode" TheLostCTFmaps_final map08Spacepirate Map09"Deathflag" BPCTFMP_LOL3A map08Barbapapa Map10"Waiting Game" NOTCTF map03Exl Map11"Land of Bricks"BPCTFMP_LOL3Amap03Barbapapa Map12"Tough Times"ZDUCTFmap21Izm Thanks to: * Jay Reichard whose 'Project: Doom' (prjdoom.wad) I used a couple of MIDIs from: http://www.doomworld.com/idgames/index.php?id=15126 * Insanekid for being Spectatorking and ensuring that green spawn area was suitably marked - and also because he provided a loop of Phoenix's 1901 for the intermission. * the usual plas/xxx crew who helped ensure the maps were bug-free. * Earthquake for the wonderous title/intermission pic which he composed in no time at all! * MegaDog who thought up a better angle to approach 1flag from. Copyright/Permissions: Earthquake and Spacepirate were the only guys I directly approached regarding the use of their maps in this pack. Exl and Barbapapa are thankfully very easy going about having their stuff used elsewhere in a sensible manner. Izm... well, she's long gone and Spacepirate has bootlegged her stuff in the past, so yeah. But y'know, just because I have an understanding with those guys doesn't necessarily mean that anyone else will. So yes kids, ask before you 'borrow'.


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The Son That Former NFL Player Rae Carruth Tried To Kill Turns 18, Still Suffering From Permanent Brain Damage
The former wide receiver, who plotted the murder of his ex, Cherica Adams, is scheduled to be released from prison soon.
Wow. Everybody should read this investigative piece Abe Sauer wrote on profiteering in Haiti for the Website, The Awl. In it, Sauer presents evidence that pretty thoroughly makes the case that, "Haiti has become one of the greatest money laundering operations in history, an island engine turning public funds into private profits. What's more, U.S. taxpayer dollars are, against Presidential directive, being funneled from the United States Agency for International Development to Billy Graham's charities for use in Christian proselytizing—all while building Sarah Palin's 2012 campaign army."
This is exactly the kind of thing thinking-people feared when President Bush made it legal for U.S. tax dollars to go to faith-based charity organizations. The idea, technically, was that aid programs providing food, clothing and medical treatment, etc. would be kept separate from proselytizing and conversion efforts. This, of course, has not been the case.
Equally disturbing is that Sauer's piece describes how the giant agricultural corporation Monsanto is basically turning Haiti into one big corn farm that will be reliant on Monsanto seed products forever—by donating bio-engineered hybrid seeds that can't naturally reproduce.
He also tells how the U.N. is basically using its Haitian-relief peacekeeping effort to subsidize the militaries of developing countries—other than Haiti. And that, as the U.S. pays for almost a third of this effort, "Haiti exists as another way for America to underwrite the expenses of our military allies."
There's lots more, all seemingly well-researched and reported. And, sigh, all very depressing. I'm not an anarchist. I'd like to trust government as a concept. Moreover, I support the U.N., as a democratic institution that should be able to put a check on the power of individual nations. (I suppose it's the best we can do.) I also believe that lots of good does actually get done by large-scale charity efforts around the world. But, man, stuff like this sure makes it look like we humans will always find a way to corrupt even the most well-intentioned efforts—and that those of us in the greatest need will always get screwed-over the worst.
The former wide receiver, who plotted the murder of his ex, Cherica Adams, is scheduled to be released from prison soon.
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This secret has been passed down through the ages. The Tibetan masters and Yogis knew this secret from ages back and taught it to a select few disciples. Slowly the word has spread and even now western medicine and science agrees with this simple yet effective program. And the best thing of all? – It is free. It may even save you money. Perhaps even thousands of dollars.
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There are many people telling you they have the secret to losing weight, but none of them have the true answer to losing weight – the key to unlocking the mystery that plagues the western world – how to lose weight. Here are a few typical weight loss programs that cannot work in a million years.
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This one is billed as "A Safe Weight-Loss Method That Works." And to quote from their advertisement – Documented research reveals what Asian cultures have known for centuries: Green Tea, rich in antioxidants, increases metabolism and helps burn fat. Lose Weight With Green Tea provides all the information you need to incorporate Green Tea safely and sensibly into a successful weight control program.
You would think from this that all you have to do is drink this tea and you will lose weight – Guess what? Nope, not going to work. To be fair, they do have some genuine insights as to how to lose weight, but drinking tea is not the only part of the solution. Keep reading for the "secret," to guaranteed weight loss.
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This is perhaps the biggest load of rubbish I have read. Mostly because it sounds so plausible – here is a list of foods that you can eat that will cause you to lose weight by speeding up your metabolism.
Sounds good. I guess coffee could fall into that category – it is a diuretic and a stimulant. But really, the only food I am aware of that fits this is celery – it actually tales more energy to chew and digest celery than it provides. Sound like a good diet idea to you? The Celery Diet – Guaranteed to lose weight if you eat nothing but celery. I am in no way suggesting you live on celery, but I guess it would work.
Please do not go out and live on celery for a month. I suspect you will lose weight – but not in a good way.
The South Beach Diet
Now, this one may work, but really, the information in this book is freely available and there is no need to buy special food to follow this sort of diet.
Unless – you are lazy. In which case, this diet is not going to work for you in a million years. They do make some sensible suggestions, but their ultimate goal is to sell you a book and sign you up to have meals delivered or bought through a retailer of some kind. Definitely NOT recommended.
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To consume less calories than you expend
Simple. Experts and Gurus around the world agree that if you ingest less calories than you burn, you will lose weight. Here is a simple example:
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If you are overweight, you are not "ill," you do not have a "disease," or a "condition," or a "syndrome."
You have merely ingested more calories than you have spent – not rocket science. Nothing can change this. It is a physical impossibility to create something from nothing.
Now, eating less than you spend requires some control over what you choose to put in your mouth and some of us (me included) have difficulty with this. But the simple fact remains – the one and only way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you eat and drink.
For me, the problem is alcohol – I like wine and beer and I love to find new foods that go well with particular wines.
You do not need to pay a fortune for special diets, or pills or specially prepared food to be delivered to your home. All of that stuff is a big con. You know the high calorie stuff you eat or drink. You know if your body is working hard or you are sitting down all day.
Here are a few tips for achieving this:
- When eating at a restaurant, only eat half the amount of food put in front of you. Princess Anne said this was how she lost weight. She was eating at official functions so often, she was getting fat, so she decided to only eat half what was on her plate – it worked.
- Drink a large glass of water with your meals. This will help you to feel fuller and stop eating when you feel full.
- Eat more fiber. Fiber is indigestible, so it passes straight through your system. It also helps your digestive system to function correctly.
- Cut out large portions of soft drinks like Coca-Cola – A 32 oz Big Gulp of Coca Cola contains 400 calories and it takes around an hour of strenuous Aerobics to burn this many calories. Replace them with water – the diet junk is at least as bad for you – Nothing but chemical crap. Except Bud Light, which is mostly water ☺ And yes, I consider Bud Light a soft drink.
- Increase your exercise level. Take the stairs instead of an elevator or escalator. Walk the dog a mile further than usual.
You can change the ratio of calorie intake to expenditure in only two ways. Increase your exercise level or decrease the amount of calories you ingest – or both. The only diet pill that works is amphetamines and that is now illegal. Why do you think Kate Moss is so thin? Yes – Cocaine.
There is no other way to lose weight – This is the one and only way. Many of the diet books, plans, clubs, whatever will only help you lose weight if you cut down the amount of calories you eat or increase the amount of activity you do. It is a good idea to have some sense of the calorific values of particular foods, but you already know the higher ones – They are the ones you like the most ☺.
The great thing about doing it this way, is it will not cost you a penny. Nothing. Free – It might even save you some money. The only thing I would suggest is the F Plan Recipe Book because it is full of good high fiber recipes, but much of this information is available for free online and you can just as easily print them out. I'm old fashioned and I like it on a piece of paper.
This also means that you don't have to kill yourself by cutting out completely all the foods you like. If you can't live without a McDonalds burger, by all means have it – Just eat one instead of three, or eat it once a week instead of every other day.


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The Tweets of War: How ISIS Uses Social Media
Noah J Nelson on Tuesday, Jun. 17th
Propaganda as a battle tactic is nothing new, but the current battle for Iraq has turned Twitter into the frontline.
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Sunni militant group that seized Iraq's second-largest city last week and is now pledging to take Baghdad, has honed this new technique—most recently posting photos on Twitter of an alleged mass killing of Iraqi soldiers. But what's often overlooked in press coverage is that ISIS doesn't just have strong, organic support online. It also employs social-media strategies that inflate and control its message. Extremists of all stripes are increasingly using social media to recruit, radicalize and raise funds, and ISIS is one of the most adept practitioners of this approach.
In a twist on tools like Thunderclap, the militant group has their own Twitter app that posts on a users account on their behalf. At The Atlantic J.M. Berger goes in-depth on how ISIS is using apps, trending topics, and other social media tactics in order to organize their supporters and intimidate their targets.
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It turns out that TV isn't the wonder drug
Children might take longer to learn to talk if they spend a lot of time in noisy environments. Even if the television is on only in the background, more exposure to it means less time hearing parents talk and possible lags in language development.
There is no escaping, though, the findings of a new survey in Britain that shows one in seven girls and one in four boys in that country are having trouble learning to speak and to understand others. Four percent had not said a word by age 3.
Meanwhile, more than a quarter of British families report that the television is on in their house either most of the time or all of the time, according to an article from The Daily Mail.
It gets worse: Ten percent of 1- and 2-year-olds have TVs in their rooms, while a third of 5- to 7-year-olds do. I'm feeling a little deprived here. I was 26 before I had a TV in my bedroom. And please don't tell the guys. They think my "one TV on in the house at a time" rule is draconian verging on cruel.
The poll was released by Jean Gross, the government's "communications advisor" who was appointed last year to "promote children's speaking skills," according to The Daily Mail.
Granted, they're a little bit weird across the pond - remember, they want to conjure up their own Internet ratings and demand that the rest of the world censor content that doesn't meet their vague "family" standards - but it's kind of depressing that even these odd ducks find it necessary to appoint a Talking Czar.
Talk about overcomplicating something that hasn't changed since cave mommies and daddies were grunting at cave babies: Parents speak, and children repeat.
It's really that simple. It doesn't take slick software or videos for babies. Talk to your kid. Read to your kid. It doesn't even cost anything assuming you can get books back to the library on time and avoid the overdue fees - something I, by the way, have not mastered.
That's not to say that all TV is evil - yes, I actually told my kids to watch for a while a few weeks ago simply so I could accomplish something without killing them. But there is something wrong with a constant electronic drone replacing real-time communications.
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