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Imagine a girl on a swing: leaning backward and easily pumping her legs back and forth, closing her eyes while the wind blows through her hair. She is safe, she is secure, she is free and forgiven. Perhaps you find yourself thinking, "I want to feel loved and safe and secure. I want to feel free. I want to turn my face toward heaven and experience God's smile" . Did you know that girl can be you? Because God's love a love not based upon your performance, but on Christ's proclaims the truth that you are His and He is "glad" He chose you. This freedom in Christ is meant to become a part of you, something you relish every day. It's like learning how to swing: it can t ever be unlearned. So climb on your time to soar has arrived
Who Is that Girl on a Swing?
She's free.
She's safe.
She's secure.
She's forgiven.
She's happy.
She's a child of God.
And so are you.
With warm understanding, refreshing humor, and striking biblical honesty, Nancy Kennedy reflects on the ways women often keep themselves from enjoying the freedom that's already theirs. Because not only do you belong to God, He is "glad" He chose you. Not only does He love you unconditionally, He "likes" you And not only does He lavish you with grace, He "smiles" upon you.
Once you learn how to swing, you can t un-learn it. Once you know true freedom in Christ, you can t un-know it. It's yours for good (and it's a lot fun). So climb on it's time to soar
Ahhh. Nancy's words let me be my imperfect self and still know that there is no wind strong enough to release me from my Father's grip.
Karon Phillips Goodman
author of "Another Fine Mess, Lord " and the Woman's Guide series
Nancy Kenndy writes with amazing humor, heart, and insight. "Girl on a Swing "soars
Heather Kopp
author of "Roar: A Christian Family Guide to the Chronicles of Narnia"
Story Behind the Book
The Story Behind the Book
"Girl on a Swing" came from a greeting card image where a young girl is soaring on a swing. She's free and at peace, with herself and her surroundings. As I studied that image I came to realize that the girl is me because in Christ I am free and at rest. God smiles on His own, and I am at peace. But my experience as a speaker at women's retreats has shown me that many women have difficulty believing that for themselves. This book will help them grasp the truth. Nancy Kennedy.
About the Author
Nancy Kennedy has been awarded first place in Excellence in Religion Writing several times from the Florida Press Club over the past fourteen years that she s been on staff at her local daily newspaper, the "Citrus County Chronicle" . A member of Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, Nancy is a sought-after speaker for women s conferences and retreats and has appeared on radio programs including "Family Life Today" and "Renewing the Heart." She lives in Inverness, Florida, with her husband, Barry."


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'He was my soulmate, he will never leave my heart'
Wife of rugby legend Foley describes her undying love and their idyllic life together
Grief, pride and an undying love were woven into the brave words of Olive Foley as she paid an emotional tribute to her "true soulmate" and husband, Munster legend Anthony Foley.
Tears flowed freely at his funeral in St Flannan's Church in Killaloe as she told of her last conversation with the Irish rugby hero on the night he died in Paris last weekend.
"My last conversation with him was on Saturday evening. He had been ringing all day because he was a ringer. I rang him back that day and I sat down and we had a few minutes and we chatted," she said.
"And, of course, our chat was about the lads. How the athletics went that morning. It was a lovely conversation. I didn't expect it to be our last."
In a poignant eulogy, Olive spoke of her "idyllic life" at home with Anthony and their two sons Tony (12) and Daniel (8).
"Anthony trusted me with everything," she said. "And I intend to honour that trust and make sure our two adored boys will grow up decent, solid men, full of integrity and honesty, just like their dad.
"From the moment those boys were born, Anthony loved them and adored them.
"I was married to Anthony 17 wonderful years," she said.
"It was an idyllic life. Our home was so happy. It was a haven for all the important things in life.
"We had great plans for the future. But the show will go on. And I'm going to stick to the plan because Anthony is going to be with us in spirit every step of the way.
"Anthony was my true soulmate. We were perfect together. And he will never leave my heart."
She also spoke of how he coped with the enormous stress of filling the role of embattled Munster coach.
"The last two years were very stressful for Anthony but he took that job as head coach and he gave it everything with the same passion that he had when he pulled on his jersey and won two Heineken Cups.
"There were very rough days during the last couple of years. But, despite the pressure and hurt during that time, I've no doubt that Anthony now can smile down knowing that he gave it everything.
"He never held a grudge. When I found it stressful, his advice was always the same. He'd say 'Ol, I was never as bad as they said I was. And I was never as good as they said I was. So read nothing'."
Breaking down, she said of her husband: "I'm handing you over to God now. And our faith will get us through this. Lord, nothing is going to happen to me today that we can't handle together."
Fr Pat Malone said Mr Foley "was a man who lived life with dignity and personal and professional integrity", adding that Olive was his "true love".
"You complemented each other so well, yin and yang, in perfect balance with each other," he told her.
"He had that great human capacity to sense or notice those who were struggling in one way or another" and he could "reach out to them and include them in a sensitive and caring way", Fr Malone said.
After the funeral, the coffin was carried to the cemetery about half-a-kilometre away on the shoulders of current and former Munster players.
Local sports clubs and schools formed a guard of honour from the church to the cemetery, where the legendary 'Axel' Foley was laid to rest.


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Mike Westbrook
music - Mike Westbrook
lyrics - Kate Westbrook,
Michael Kustow, Mike Westbrook & Adrian Mitchell
"The Mike Westbrook Brass Band's award winning
1978 masterwork,
now on CD for the first time."
Disc 1
1. Overture
2. Mama Chicago (1) [listen below]
3. Mama's Boogie
4. Mama Chicago (2)
5. Senator's Song
6. Mama Chicago (3) [listen below]
7. Voyage
8. Shipwrecked Sailor
Disc 2
1. Prelude
2. Song of the Rain [listen below]
3. Prisoner's Hymn
4. Pre-conceived Ideas [listen below]
5. Heart in Heart, Hand in Hand
6. Goin to Chicago
7. Apple Pie
8. Mama Chicago (4)
9. Mama Chicago (5)
10. Windy City [listen below]
11. Titanic Song
12. Concrete
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Jazzprint JPVP139CD
Mama Chicago includes material originally commissioned 1n 1976 by the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield,
for a musical about Al Capone, 'Mama Chicago", an English version by Michael Kustow of the original
by Roger Planchon. The musical was never staged, but Mike and Kate Westbrook later adapted the piece
for The Brass Band. Mama Chicago, a Jazz Cabaret , featuring the voices of Kate Westbrook and Phil Minton,
was premiered at the Open Space Theatre, London in 1978. It went on to win the 1978 Edinburgh Festival
Fringe Award. There were many subsequent performances in London, followed by extensive touring in Britain
and Europe, as well as Australia. There were broadcasts on radio and television in several countries and the double
album, produced by Andy Duncan and Tony Visconti was recorded in Hamburg, for Teldec, in 1979.
See prices on the Westbrook Records page.
You can also purchase this Recording via mail order.
Please send your order and a cheque payable to "M. Westbrook" to
PO Box 92,
Other Recordings available from Westbrook Records
It takes some grit to get past the concept - jazz cabaret by a brass band, red carnations on a spare white sleeve / Evita in cloth caps?
Allay your fears. This brass band is a lithe septet and the four sides (vinyl) of 'Mama Chicago' slip down like buttermilk. Originally conceived as a score for a now-abandoned version of Roger Planchon's bizarre theatrical life of Al Capone, this is Mike Westbrook's best record since the mighty 'Citadel /Room 315'.
All the obvious temptations are sidestepped without trouble. There are no attempts at sprawling grandiose orchestration, nor is there any straining to meet a storyline. Whatever the original design, sketches emerge of a forlorn dinosaur of a city and the scenario hangs together without any narrative lynchpin. The lyrics (mainly Michael Kustow and Kate Westbrook) are a sly adjunct to the main action, embellishing rather than detracting from the music.
Westbrook ransacks the tradition with gleeful abandon. Ballroom sleaze on 'Pre-Conceived Ideas' rubs shoulders with the Sunday school solemnity of 'Prisoners Hymn' and the jump band drive of 'Goin To Chicago'. Much of it is strongly Ellingtonian in character - in fact the master's own 'A Drum Is A Woman' comes to mind - and Westbrook has developed the ducal characteristic of providing settings in which individual stylists can thrive.
The playing swings and sighs throughout, tough modernism allied to an unfashionably direct uncluttered approach. Everyone excels, but Mick Page's bull-necked tenor on 'Pre-Conceived Ideas', Malcolm Griffiths' peppery trombone and Chris Hunter's fleet alto deserve special merit badges. And Westbrook himself thoughtfully redefines his view of composers' piano.
The vocalists are superb. Phil Minton is abrasive or keening as the mood demands while Kate Westbrook uncoils an astonishing emotional range that stretches from the city slicker cynicism of 'Senator's Song' to the wispy whispered tenderness of 'Shipwrecked Sailor'.
'Mama Chicago' revives a medium previously stale and lifeless. I suppose the obvious comparison is with Carla Bley's 'Escalator Over The Hill', but the energy and sureness here here blow away that flabby, muddled work. Even Weill's inescapable ghost does no more than hover in the background. If you think that cabaret is all Man Tran (sorry guys) and scampi on ice then book a table here.
Richard Cook - NME (December 1979)
I hadn't expected Mike Westbrook's 'jazz cabaret', Mama Chicago, to be as enjoyable on record as it is in person, but I was wrong. In fact the music comes over better without the rival attraction of the stage presentation.
The whole work is a wonderfully bizarre mixture of styles, ranging from free jazz to Kurt Weill, by way of Souza and Thelonious Monk. The great thing about it is that constantly surprising shift of idiom and mood which has long been a Westbrook trademark. If you are looking for an nice comfortable wallow this is not the record for you. It sets out to disturb your tranquility and it does.
Everyone plays well in his own way, from Phil Minton's gurgling trumpet calls to Malcolm Griffith's polished and tricky trombone, but the player who dominates the album is altoist Chris Hunter (now, sadly, an ex-member of the band). I've said it before, and I'll go on saying it: Chris is one of the most promising jazz musicians Britain has turned out in years. Once you've heard Mama Chicago you'll be convinced too.
Experience teaches us all to beware of double albums with lyrics printed inside the sleeve; so much solemn tedium has come in bumper packages. This is the exception, a fully realised long work without chunks of self indulgence or slackness. I think it's Mike Westbrook's best yet.
Dave Gelly - Jazz Journal International (March 1980)
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Smart phones are in the hands of almost everyone now. But some of the programs and features that are available could put you in jail, if used in a way that violates the law.
Harrison County Prosecuting Attorney Joe Shaffer said that sending sexually explicit material of a minor or to a minor has been illegal for years.
But legislatures sought to improve that law, finding that "sexually explicit" was too vague.
Shaffer said a new law that goes into effect on July 1 will make it a felony to send a nude photo of a minor through any medium, including social media sites, cell phones, and email. Shaffer said this includes a minor sending a photo to another minor, a minor to an adult, an adult to a minor, or an adult to an adult.
"Nudity. Any nude photograph of a child or of an adult sent to a child. Any nude photo of an adult to a child, or a child to a child. Or either one sent to an adult," said Harrison County Prosecuting Attorney Joe Shaffer.
According to Shaffer, a person found guilty of this charge could spend one to five years in prison on the first offense, and up to 10 years for a second offense.
Shaffer said not all teenagers will be slammed with a felony charge though.
"We bring that child in and offer that child a diversionary program. It's an educational program that would assist that child in understanding what the repercussions are," Shaffer said.
Shaffer said that program is a one-time shot. If a minor is caught again, felony charges are filed.
While a minor generally characterizes a high school student, Shaffer pointed out that not all high schoolers are minors.
"The biggest loser in this case would be an 18 or 19-year-old high school senior because they are an adult under the statute, and could be charged with a felony, even if they are sending sexually explicit material to a 17-year-old," Shaffer said.
New applications like Snapchat lead smart phone users to believe that photographs and videos sent through the application are trace-free. But that's not entirely true. Users can screen shot photos or save the images by capturing the picture with another photo device.
According to Shaffer, wiping or erasing photographs from another person's cell phone or laptop is not currently available.
"It's going to effect their future. Once you take a photograph and send it out. It is out there forever, regardless of what program you use, whether you tell someone to delete it. It's going to be there forever and it could possibly ruin their life," Shaffer said.
Shaffer encouraged parents to check their child's cell phone and computer to ensure they aren't engaging in such risky behaviors.
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The large group subdivided into smaller groups to look for Jesus in their stories.
They spent time considering how their individual stories of joy and pain that God had transformed, might be used as His platform to reach into their respective communities.
At the conclusion of the day, all 83 ropes were hung together on God's Storyrope™ for a visual perspective of how we need each other, as we together reflect His Great Story today.


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Cascade Dishwasher Detergent Problems and Complaints
Hi, Chuck here…
It seems this page has turned into a forum about the problems with the phosphate free Cascade dishwasher detergent. That's fine. Keep giving us your comments below and on other pages of this site. We've gone ahead and created another page where more can be said about this topic: Cascade Dishwashing Detergent Problems.
Cascade Dishwasher Detergent – What You Need To Know
By Dan Tardio
Clean dishes are about more than just the dishwasher. It's about the detergent too! And with so many on the market we decided to tell you about our favorite – Cascade Dishwasher Detergent – here's what you need to know.
Cascade two in one has been a real hit and I think it goes beyond the great job it does. When you open the package you see these wonderful little bright blue and spring green bubble. They are rather refreshing on their own.
The tablets are rather intriguing to look at. The plastic casing will dissolve with the water and inside the pouch is Dawn dishwashing liquid and Cascade dishwashing powder. That's it. And just in case you might forget whose product you have in bold red letters on the bottom you'll discover the word Cascade.
There are actually two varieties that you can choose from. The Original blue Dawn or the new Citrus Breeze scented orange Dawn. What will you do with two choices?
Now I love Dawn as a dishwashing detergent so the logical deduction would be that I would like the Cascade dishwasher version. And of course I was right.
The packaging that holds the pouches is easy to open. Use your scissors, cut the top, and then it reseals with a zip lock style top. In fact Cascade has gone as far as including a diagram of a pair of scissors at the top. The reseal holds well and since the pouches are water soluble that's important!
It's a good idea to make sure your hands are dry before grabbing the pouches since they could become squishy and start to dissolve in your hands.
They are a breeze to use. No unwrapping, no pouring, no puncturing. Just take the pouch out of the bag, pop it into the dishwasher's soap dispenser, close the door and start the dishwasher. That's it – how simple is that? No fuss no muss!
Both of the scents that are available are nice but if you don't like fragrance or are sensitive to it stick with the original blue. No matter which you choose the strong smell of the dishwasher soap can still be smelled.
Now let's talk about performance. On a scale of 1 to 10 I'd give this product a 10. It works well, cuts grease, no streaks, no spots, and no fogging. The Action Pac works great! There's no reason to rinse the dishes. It cuts through grease without hesitation. And it's easy and convenient to use.
As with any of these cleaners it comes with a warning not to get it on you skin or in your eyes and to keep it away from children. It also lists the first aid treatments clearly on the packaging.
You can buy a pack of 20 pouches for around $4.00 so that works out to about 20 cents a cleaning. Shop on line and you can even save more. I think It's a great buy and with all that cleaning power how can you go wrong?
Dan is a part-time appliances repairman and with his dishwasher website at http://www.alldishwashers.com, he gives reviews of both commercial and residential models and states common problems that he encounters with each one, with solutions! To learn more visit the dishwasher reviews website.
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NEW YORK, United States — Renowned obstacle race operator Tough Mudder has revealed it will launch a chain of fitness boutiques in the US in 2017.
Despite the company's events attracting over 550,000 annual participants in 2015 alone, the move, which is set to generate new revenue streams and expand the brand into new markets, comes at a time when growth in race participation is slowing.
"We believe there's big opportunity in the studio fitness space outside of the major markets of New York and Los Angeles, for something that gives functional fitness, delivered in a consistent, high-quality and safe environment," co-founder and CEO Will Dean told the New York Business Journal.
Targeting major cities beyond the fitness hubs of New York and Los Angeles, it is hoped the new studios will attract a demographic that is currently being served by traditional gyms, yoga studios and CrossFit.
Launched in 2009, UK-born Tough Mudder has grown into a global phenomenon. Running over 150 events since 2010, the multi-million dollar business prides itself on reinvention, but there's one sticking point it is yet to overcome – connecting with new audiences.
A move away from its core product could help to change that.
"Ultimately, we want to take this community, this tribe that we've built and really expand into a lifestyle business," Jesse Bull, Tough Mudder's Senior Vice President of Content Marketing and Product, told FOXBusiness.com.
"The events will always be the core of our business, the physical gathering that people do once a year, twice a year, 10 times a year. And then [we want to build]off that into lifestyle, into merchandise, into licensing, into content itself," he added.
In fact, the brand has already found success through licensing its name to Virgin Active UK for its "Mudder Maker" class, so launching its own class-based fitness concept is a natural next step.
While further plans won't be disclosed until January, Tough Mudder has indicated that it may seek a partner to scale the gym line.
Dean has said that the facilities, which will probably sell monthly passes or offer pay-as-you-go prices, will be marketed as "welcoming and unpretentious," and accessible to all genders.
In addition, he revealed that they will be used to support other parts of the business, including sponsorship and retail.


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For example, a few days ago I did a search using a very targeted keyword related to travel. I then took the top 5 url listings and went to this page: [snip] (check step 7) which has free tools one can use to check on the "spider-ability" of sites, and to detect any redirects or other issues that may prevent the sites from being well ranked.
I was suprised to see that 2 of the 5 url listing were hosted on a virtual platform though the site ([snip]) strongly discourages (as others do ..) hosting your website on virtual platform if you want to attain top rankings in the long run.
Some search engine experts have said that the problem is not really hosting your site on a virtual platform, but its how the server is configured. If its the server configuration, what can one ask the host or check to see that everthing is configured correctly?
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Presently, there seems to be no advantage in SE rankings for virtual hosting vs a dedicated IP. Punitive action against a site by SEs is normally done by URL, since banning an IP can ban hundreds of innocent sites. Bear in mind that an aggressive SE spammer using throwaway domains, doorways, interlinking, et al, typically using one or a few IPs may get them punished. If he's sharing your IP...
Today, a dedicated IP is simply cheap insurance for a successful long term web presence.
The symptoms of a misconfigured server are pretty obvious. You won't be able to access your site reliably and SEs will display the wrong site at your URL, or not be able to spider your site at all.


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Guest Post by Mike Guidry-
The eleven states of the former Confederacy earned the moniker "the Solid South", for their electoral unity in the post Civil War era. In the 17 presidential elections from 1880 to 1944, these states voted together for the Democratic candidate in all but two. The civil rights movement caused the coalition to fracture, and over the 6 elections from 1948 to 1968 these states voted for a mix of Democratic, Republican, and third party candidates. Unity returned in 1972 when the bloc voted for Richard Nixon's reelection. Jimmy Carter won 10 of the 11 in 1976, and all but Georgia voted for Ronald Reagan in 1980. The bloc again voted together for Reagan in 1984 and Bush in 1988.
In 1988, the coalition was in a relatively tight pattern, from Louisiana (R+10) to South Carolina (R+24). Bill Clinton was able to split the group, taking 4 states in both of his wins, including winning Arkansas by 17 points and Louisiana by 12 points in 1996. The group reunited with George W. Bush in both of his victories.
Starting in 2008, an interesting split has taken place among these eleven states. The five South Atlantic states, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, have shown a more Democratic bias than the rest of the coalition. Meanwhile, the five Deep South states, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee, have moved more firmly to the Republican side. The South Atlantic in 2016 varied from D+5 (VA) to R+14 (SC), whereas the Deep South ranged from R+18 (MS) to R+28 (AL).
Then there is the case of Texas. In 2000 and 2004 it was one of the most Republican states, when Bush 43 was on the ticket. It has backed off since, and though voting with the Deep South in 2008 and 2012, turned against Donald Trump somewhat in 2016 (from R+16 to R+9).
Looking ahead, it will be interesting to see if the split widens, which would push more of the South Atlantic states into "swing" status. And if the trendline of Texas over the past 3 elections continues, it may open up a new electoral front.


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Address75 Morcellement Henin - Mont Mou Païta
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For accommodation, we offer two bedrooms in separate bungalows, equiped for 2 persons with a terrace in our homestead. Bungalows are in the middle of a luxuriant garden with a terrase. They are Show more descriptionequiped with a queen size bed, fridge, coffee & tea necessary and WIFI.
Breakfast will be on your terrace each morning, home made, bread, jam and yoghurt... You can also diner at our table. Enjoy free WIFI, sunchair, spa pool and massage are also available.
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Situated in Païta New Caledonia, half way between Tontouta International airport and Noumea downtown, nestled at the bottom of Mont Mou mountain, a brand new bed & breakfast will open in September.
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We welcome you on our homestead, in the middle of a luxuriant garden edged with creek and forests. Discover the sound of water streaming and birds singing and from your terrace, you may observe endemic birds « notou » and « collier blanc ».
For accommodation, we offer two bedrooms in separate bungalows, equiped for 2 persons with a terrace.
Or a self catering unit for 2 adults and 2/3 child.
You can taste at dinner, the French cuisine and local specialities at our table.
As your hosts, we do our best to make your stay the most comfortable and pleasant.
Hope to see you at home in New Caledonia
Home made breakfast : white bread or French croissant, garden fruit juice, jam or honey and yoghourt.
For your convenience coffee & tea necessary in your bungalow
For dinner, we would share with you french cuisine with local specialities : duck with his fruit passion sauce, mango pork or venison.... Bon appetit !!
Activities around : horse riding, hikking trek, garden guided visite, karting and also all the activities (nautical or cultural) in Noumea, only 20mns driving time from our home. Hope to see you at home. A bientôt.
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Planning a Disney World vacation with kids in tow? Visiting theme parks with children can sometimes be like traveling with a herd of wild house cats on vacation; it can be every man for himself. We've gathered some words of wisdom for not only surviving the trip but thriving at the House of Mouse. [Read more…]
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A combination of drugs recommended for depression and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder is being widely promoted as a "treatment" for Down syndrome. There is no scientific support for the routine use of this protocol by people who have Down syndrome. It is important that families and healthcare professionals are aware of the lack of evidence for safety and benefits from use of this protocol.
We are a group of healthcare professionals, scientists and support organizations
who care for and about people with Down syndrome. We wish to provide families with
information about a proposed "treatment" for Down syndrome. We recognize that all
parents wish to improve the lives of their children with Down syndrome and are interested
in treatments, therapies and interventions that can help. We respect these wishes.
At the same time, we are concerned that these "treatments" are potentially dangerous.
We are all aware of the advances that have been made in the basic science of memory
and cognition in animal models of Down syndrome and are hopeful that these studies
may lead to new ways to improve the lives of people who live with the condition.
Physicians and biomedical scientists evaluate potential interventions on the basis
of safety and benefits to patients. As we describe below, the "treatments" that
the Changing Minds Foundation recommends have not passed either test: there is no
information whether these compounds are safe for children, especially young children.
Furthermore, there is no evidence to support the claims for benefits that have been
Because we care about your children, we strongly urge families to consider this
information when considering the claims for this "treatment".
An organization called the Changing Minds Foundation is promoting a "new treatment
for Down syndrome" that leads to "life changing" results. The "treatment"
includes regular doses of Fluoxetine (Prozac), Dexmethylphenidate (Focalin XR) and
Ginkgo biloba, Phosphatidylcholine, 'Body Bio Balanced Oil' and folinic acid. Some
of these substances are associated with potential harmful side-effects. Some of
these side-effects are of particular concern for people with Down syndrome and younger
Fluoxetine (Prozac) is used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder,
bulimia nervosa and panic disorder. Dexmethylphenidate (Focalin XR) is used for
the treatment of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Their use
should be initiated and monitored by an appropriately qualified physician and should
be limited to applications and treatments formally reviewed and approved by appropriate
governmental and medical drug regulatory agencies.
There is no scientific evidence to support the use of any of this protocol with
people with Down syndrome of any age in order to improve memory or any other aspect
of cognition. Nor is there any evidence that this protocol is safe for routine use
with people who have Down syndrome.
The few studies referenced in support of this protocol are studies of mice. These
mice have been engineered to carry extra copies of some genes similar to genes found
on human chromosome 21. (People who have Down syndrome have an additional copy of
this chromosome). These studies may or may not be good indicators of aspects of
memory and learning for people who have Down syndrome. Studies in mice alone are
not sufficient to support use of this (or any) protocol in children or adults with
Down syndrome.
The Changing Minds Foundation promotional videos do not prove the claims of benefit
from the protocol. While the people shown are clearly doing well, none of the individuals
shown are functioning beyond the wide range seen in others with the syndrome. Claimed
changes following 'treatment' could be the result of many factors. Only a controlled
trial can give clear evidence of treatment effects.
Scientific research has improved our understanding of Down syndrome considerably
over the past 30 years. This has led to the better healthcare and education received
by many people with Down syndrome today. Many scientists and organizations continue
to work to improve our knowledge and understanding of effective ways to improve
quality of life for people who live with Down syndrome.
Although the pace of further progress is often slow and this can be frustrating,
only careful research and rigorous controlled trials can provide the evidence necessary
to demonstrate that a therapy is useful and safe.
Although bilobalide, a component of Ginkgo Biloba, has been shown to be a GABA antagonist,
the activity has been tested only in isolated cells and in only one subtype of GABA
receptors. No controlled studies have been done in animals or humans to establish
safe doses, or to prove the claimed benefits.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007
No-Blogging Excuses
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Are You Ready for Some Sex?
Friday, August 17, 2007
Atlas Shrugged is a Landmark in Time
Video Game Dealing with Morals?
Review of High School Musical 2
So while the Wildcats learn a few hard lessons of the workplace (bosses can be mean!), Sharpay attempts to seduce Troy with the possibility of the ambitious life, which could result in a basketball scholarship to the University of Albuquerque. Heady stuff, and our boy is tempted, much to the dismay of his friends (hence Gabriella's sad song). But this is Disney, which is to say not Ayn Rand, and so the needs of the individual will always bow to the collective, with the requisite ginormous dance number.
Of course, this shows a misunderstanding of Rand in that it's not the "collective" winning out if he really thinks it's important to follow through with his friends. If he did it because his friends made him feel guilty and he really wanted the basketball scholarship and went with his friends begrudgingly and with resentment, then the interpretation would be right. As it stands, it is Disney, and a Disney kid would think it was more important to stick with his friends than to see himself with a really promising future. Go figure.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Fifth Objectivist Round Up
Welcome to the August 16, 2007 edition of objectivist round up. There are a number of great contributions this week. Wonderful insights to great sense-of-life posts are found here.
Ergo presents Why Choose to Live? posted at Leitmotif, saying, "Is the choice to live a pre-moral choice? If so, then why should anyone ought to choose life? I attempt to offer an answer to these questions."
Nicholas Provenzo presents Hillary Clinton's Uncle Ellsworth posted at The Rule of Reason, saying, "Hillary Clinton's Uncle Ellsworth"
joetab24 presents My Thoughts: The Economics of Work posted at My Thoughts, saying, "An objectivist view of the economics of teaching"
Rational Jenn presents Parenting With Objectivist Principles: Honesty posted at Rational Jenn, saying, "This time, I considered different ways my husband and I demonstrate and promote the virtue of Honesty to our kids."
Flibbert presents Define Discrimination posted at Flibbertigibbet, saying, "This week it's far less swearing and cursing, but only thanks to the mountain of self-restraint I keep piled up around my computer. Apparently there's a church in Texas that won't do funerals for gay men, but they don't call it discrimination. But as usual it's not the hate and discrimination that bother me, it's the dishonesty."
Myrhaf presents Long Day posted at Myrhaf, saying, "I'll go with this post about making music since it's positive, whereas my other posts are about politics -- which is always negative!"
Kim (that's me) presents A Surprise in a Bit of Tawdry Gossip posted at Kim's Play Place, saying, "I think this view is a bit of fresh air from the entitlement mentality of a lot of people."
That concludes this jam-packed, full of information and good bits, edition of our carnival. Submit your blog article to the next edition of objectivist round up using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page. If you are interested in hosting drop me a line.
Thursday, August 09, 2007
My Favorite Club Song from College
Fall Asleep Easier--Nightmares Await
A Little Vacation
Philadelphia is a great place to visit with American History coming up this year. There's the Betsy Ross house, the meeting location of the First Continental Congress, Independence Hall where much of the business of revolution was decided, and the Liberty Bell, which was rung to announce the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence.
Have a great weekend!
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Objectivist Round Up #4--A Menagerie
Bill Brown presents An Inconvenient Uncertainty posted at bblog. Getting a handle on the state of science, not consensus.
Stella presents Lybrel: A study in wasted resources posted at ReasonPharm. The FDA and a discussion how it affects prescriptions and insurance coverage.
Rational Jenn presents Compulsory Education Versus Compulsory Attendance posted at Rational Jenn. What the government can and can't mandate (as opposed to should, of course).
Craig Ceely presents The politics -- and economics -- of Prohibition posted at The Anger of Compassion. How can economics drive politics?
Aaron presents The Tie posted at Thought Laboratory. Swimming against the tide (no pun, right?) of casual dress.
Flibbert presents Doggess, Please posted at Flibbertigibbet. A post discussing the recent NYC council attempts. Not for the faint-of-heart when it comes to vulgarities. I definitely learned at least one new term!
I present Another Article Attacking a Neo-Atheist and Promoting Religion posted at Kim's Play Place. I have spent time looking at articles about the slew of recent anti-religion books and articles in response. I do not have the arguments in this debate down pat. In checking out this article, though, something struck me. The true division between the "new" atheists and religion is shown. And I've seen it somewhere before....
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Look! Up in the Sky! It's a Bird, It's a Plane! It's the Perseids!
Let the little ones see how late they can stay up!
To see the show, one need only find a comfortable spot with a clear view of the northeast horizon, away from local lights. A dark rural location is best. Lie back on a blanket or lounge chair and scan the entire sky. In the late evening, starting around 9 p.m. local time, sharp-eyed observers might see "earthgrazing" meteors that skim the northeast horizon.
Munsters and Papercraft--These are a Few of My Favorite Things
Frictionless Machines--Bring it On!
Professor Ulf Leonhardt and Dr Thomas Philbin, from the University of St Andrews in Scotland, have worked out a way of reversing this pheneomenon, known as the Casimir force, so that it repels instead of attracts.
Their discovery could ultimately lead to frictionless micro-machines with moving parts that levitate But they say that, in principle at least, the same effect could be used to levitate bigger objects too, even a person.
Another Life Enriched by Atlas Shrugged
Instead, within the space of minimal but significant structure and discipline, I ended up doing a lot of reading and thinking about life and its possibilities. I remember, in particular, reading Atlas Shrugged that first summer on countless subway rides. After I'd emerge from a station, I'd reflect on the story. And with New York's great skyscrapers as a backdrop—towering symbols of human aspiration—I grew excited by my own prospects. I wanted to strive for excellence in one endeavor or another while also never forgetting that anyone and everyone I might meet, from college professors to corporate CEOs to the old men who sat on the benches in Battery Park, harboring lifetimes of unshared wisdom in their hearts—potentially had something to teach me.
I'm always heartened to know that Ayn Rand's work has helped others to see man's excellence.
Carnival of Education
Carnival of Homeschooling
Monday, August 06, 2007
Tribune Editorial in Praise of Atlas Shrugged
The author recognizes Ayn Rand's unique perspective and it is a very positive article talking about why Atlas Shrugged still resonates.
Becoming Jane Star's Favorite Book--
"It's very plausible that something like this could have happened to Jane, but it's equally plausible that it didn't," says Hathaway, whose own favorite book is "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand. "It's a love story, but it's also a portrait of an artist."
Sunday, August 05, 2007
Another Article Attacking a Neo-Atheist and Promoting Religion
Disturbing indeed. But where Dawkins goes wrong is to assume this is all as irrational as believing in God. The truth is that it is the collapse of religious faith that has prompted the rise of such irrationality.
We are living in a scientific, largely post-religious age in which faith is presented as unscientific superstition. Yet paradoxically, we have replaced such faith by belief in demonstrable nonsense.
It was GK Chesterton who famously quipped that "when people stop believing in God, they don't believe in nothing - they believe in anything." So it has proved. But how did it happen?
The heart of the Judeo-Christian tradition is the belief in the concept of truth, which gives rise to reason. But our postreligious age has proclaimed that there is no such thing as objective truth, only what is "true for me".
That is because our society won't put up with anything which gets in the way of 'what I want'. How we feel about things has become all-important. So reason has been knocked off its perch by emotion, and thinking has been replaced by feelings.
This has meant our society can no longer distinguish between truth and lies by using evidence and logic. And this collapse of objective truth has, in turn, come to undermine science itself which is playing a role for which it is not fitted.
When science first developed in the West, it thought of itself merely as a tool to explore the natural world. It did not pour scorn upon religion; indeed, scientists were overwhelmingly religious believers (as many still are).
In modern times, however, science has given rise to 'scientism', the belief that science can answer all the questions of human existence. This is not so.
Science cannot explain the origin of the universe. Yet it now presumes to do so and as a result it has descended into irrationality.
The most conspicuous example of this is provided by Dawkins himself, who breaks the rules of scientific evidence by seeking to claim that Darwin's theory of evolution - which sought to explain how complex organisms evolved through random natural selection - also accounts for the origin of life itself.
There is no evidence for this whatever and no logic to it. After all, if people say God could not have created the universe because this gives rise to the question "Who created God?", it follows that if scientists say the universe started with a big bang, this prompts the further question "What created the bang?"
The ending is pretty weak. Talking about how "intelligent design" promoters are shot down by not obeying the scientific principle of evidence in support of one's theory and then stating that some scientists are ignoring that principle well. She does hit on a couple of important points. She discovers the exact false dilemma that Leonard Peikoff discusses in his "Disintegration, Integration, and Misintegration (DIM)" hypothesis. Most people are only aware of religion (truth handed down from "on-high") and subjectivism (anything goes because you can't know anything anyway). I am lucky enough to know that I can have a solid basis for knowledge and values that is anchored in reality, not religion.
What it comes down to, is that because this columnist doesn't know about Objectivism, she gives a bogus argument for religion because it is anti-scepticism.
Pre-Teen Going on 30
As a step-mother to a girl who was 11 when she began wearing make-up, got her hair highlighted, and had her first "boyfriend," I can see the damage this type of leniency has done. She was so concerned with her looks and social life and friends that she has no academic ambition at all. School is a place she goes to get away from her mom and hang out with her friends and boyfriend. Not a place where anything actually sinks into her grey-matter.
Just imagine how these girls will turn out. The moms express "concern" but say they feel powerless to stop it, or just feel like "maybe it's too much." If you can't put your foot down about this kind of stuff that oversexualizes and over-emphasizes appearance, is there anything that will be enforced? Some choice quotes:
At the weekends, it takes longer. Bethany — who has £70 worth of beauty treatments each week, including a spray tan, pedicure, manicure and eyebrow wax — applies St Tropez blusher, pink eye shadow and mascara. [That is a LOT of makeup! FOR A NINE YEAR-OLD!!]
She prefers to use a Chanel foundation over her moisturiser, but as her 37-year-old mother Catherine, a qualified beautician, puts it, perhaps somewhat mildly: "She's a bit young for that."
She has a point. Bethany is nine years old.
"It started when she was eight, and wanted highlights putting in her hair and her ears pierced. She said all her friends were having it done and so I let her. She's a determined girl, who likes to be thought of as cool. [Her mom is letting her give in to peer pressure. What about helping to develop character?]
"In many ways she isn't a child at all — her obsessions are clothes, hair and make-up.
"She adores pink clothes and goes out wearing tiny tops showing her tummy, skinny jeans and her Ugg boots.
Cheryl is divorced and also has a 14-year-old son, Caspar. Despite paying for her little girl's waxing treatments, she does admit to being disturbed by the way her daughter dances.
"She does all this very sexy dancing, 'shaking your booty' I think it's called. [Her mom allows her to idolize Britney Spears and Victoria Beckham. If you idolize someone who dances like a sex-pot and you're allowed to watch her video (where else could she be learning these move from?) or go to dances with significantly older kids, that's what you're going to do. Her mom could tell her if she dances like that she's not allowed to go out. Hmm--what an idea!]
But she has no idea how sexual the moves are. I wonder what's going to be left for her when she actually becomes a teenager — where is it all headed?" [Precisely. If she's already acting and being treated like a teenager at 11 years old, exactly what do you think she'll feel she's entitle to at 14? That her mom won't feel like she can or won't be able to stop.]
Indeed. Though it's impossible not to feel that Cheryl only has herself to blame for encouraging Belle to dress like an 18-year-old. [Ya think??]
Surely, she and Bethany's mother Catherine could stop pandering to their daughters' unhealthy obsession with their looks and refuse to pay for it? [Again, ya think??]
Catherine says: "If her nails need doing or the tan needs topping up, Bethany complains she doesn't feel right - a feeling lots of women can associate with." [Uh, only it's age appropriate for women and even then, lots of women have to make the choice between lattes, manicure, drinks out, or rent. These children are given everything without a sense of proportion or trade-off.]
Of course, the uncomfortable truth is that, like Belle, Bethany is not a woman, she's a child, one of thousands of young girls being bombarded by society's confused and damaging messages as they grow up — messages it appears are being reinforced by their mothers.
At a recent family party, Catherine recalls how a 14-year-old boy pursued her nine-year-old daughter.
"He wouldn't leave her alone all night, which made me feel very uncomfortable," says Catherine, who runs a furniture business with husband David, 42, in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. [A family party and she didn't step in? With the way she allows and encourages her daughter to dress as if she's older, certainly others will pick up on that message too and assume she is ready and willing to do things like an older kid. Perhaps that's what the kid wants? I'm glad her mom had the decency to be uncomfortable rather than admiring her daughter for being able to attract "older" guys.]
Pause for thought for Elima Jackson who spends £200 a month on beauty treatments for her ten-year-old twin daughters, Karolina and Daniela.
Both girls, who have modelled children's swimwear and dressing up costumes for Toys R Us, have expensive highlighted hair and go to a beauty salon near their home in Westgate-on-Sea in Kent each week to have manicures.
They may not be allowed to wear make-up to school, but they won't leave the house without running straighteners through their hair and spritzing themselves with Barbie perfume.
Far from being horrified that her ten-year-olds are obsessed with their looks, Elima, 30, encourages them.
She says: "I'm glad they like to look after themselves from such a young age."
And Cheryl is all too aware of the conflicts at the heart of her daughter Belle's world.
She says: "She is conscious of her body image and is always saying things like: 'I am far too fat, my stomach is too big.'
"She's still got a little girl's body, and she thinks there is something wrong with her because she doesn't look like a woman yet.
"One day last year she came downstairs wearing a tiny mini skirt with stockings," she recalls.
"She looked like a mini prostitute, and I had to tell her to get changed. She looks 14. It's frightening, but I don't know what I can do to stop her acting and dressing like a mini adult." [Maybe getting rid of TV, fan magazines, any Gossip Girl and Clique books, and magazines for 17 year-olds. To say that she doesn't know what to do means she's either not trying, not willing to put in the hard work now that it has gotten this far, or hasn't read anything about parenting. She's the parent!]
The Daily Mail columnist Bel Mooney, who lectures on the role pornography plays in society, says: "Go into town centres and you see pre-teen girls dressed as go-go dancers in mini skirts or navel-showing jeans with skimpy crop tops over their flat chests.
"Do parents have to hammer the nails in the coffin of innocence themselves?"
Set stories such as this together with the release of a UN study in February which said British children were the unhappiest and unhealthiest in the developed world, and a very worrying picture of Britain's young girls begins to emerge.
And what is especially worrying of all is the role of parents in all this and what appears to be an increasing inability to say 'no'.
Belle's mother Cheryl says: "I suppose the obvious response is that I could stop her, but the trouble is all her friends are dressing and acting like this, and she says it would make her too different." [Now would be the time to enforce the idea that your family rule don't change because of other people. A bit of difference is always a good thing, and about this kind of stuff, it's a great thing. Besides, is it true that all her friends are doing it?]
Elima, mother of Karolina and Daniela, adds: "My partner rolls his eyes at the girls' beauty regime and says they should be concentrating on their studies.
"But I don't see anything wrong with what they are doing."
Meanwhile Catherine says her husband David is unhappy about Bethany's obsession with beauty.
"He's always telling her: 'You've got to be a child and that means you shouldn't be standing in front of the mirror putting make-up on.'
"I wouldn't let her wear heels or low-cut tops because that definitely sexualises children, but I don't worry about Bethany wearing make-up." [What is this woman thinking?]
There is, unfortunately, much more in the full article (including pictures). For mothers and fathers of five and six year-olds, it is NOT too early to start thinking about the type of eight year-old you're willing to have in your house. Reasonable boundaries need to be set and followed. Give your girls a chance to have self-esteem apart from their appearance. Allow them to do things! Show them how to play chess, build stuff, cook, make something they can use (not some standard school craft, but something real). Allow them to feel accomplished in other areas.
And the first time they ask for make up, and every time they ask thereafter, set down the law. My daughters aren't allowed to any colored make up until the summer before high school (cover up for pimples and such will be OK). And then it will be brought in slowly, as she shows she can be responsible with it.
Saturday, August 04, 2007
Secular Defense of the Founding of America
Trying to Advance Math and Science through Legislative Fiat
Hopefully some of the research they support will actually be well-done and useful. One can always hope. We got to where we are now with vague ideas and no research.
Ayn Rand Mention
A Surprise in a Bit of Tawdry Gossip
How does he feel now that the Mail has broken to him the news that he has a half-sister whose daughter is one of Hollywood's most high-profile stars?
"Good on her," he says of Keira. "I'm very pleased for her. It's nice to have a niece who is known and proficient in her calling. Someone who does a job well should get all the plaudits they deserve.
"But that's her life. It's not mine. I am who I am. I'm very pleased about it, but it won't change my life one jot. Why should it? The cult of celebrity has passed me by."
As for whether he will get in touch, his reaction is an antidote to our Big Brother worshipping society.
"I am somewhat ambivalent. You don't want to intrude in other people's lives. I hate the modern way of hugs and tears and all that."
What a great response. He appreciates people's good work, he understands that just because one shares a biological bond does not necessitate an emotional one when one never existed, and doesn't seek unearned fame. Sounds like the kind of person more youngsters could learn from.
Nostalgia Goes On and On
Friday, August 03, 2007
Can Democrats Learn from Poor Taxation Policy of the Past?
Brave Acts
Mark Patterson kicked, choked and wrestled a cougar to rescue a 12-year-old boy from the jaws of the big cat..
Patterson said five soccer kicks to the cat's head were not enough to wrench the boy's head from the animal's mouth. So he put a chokehold on the cougar "and squeezed as hard as I could, and he finally let go."
The cougar finally slinked away as Patterson's wife stood nearby armed with a meat cleaver. Later Wednesday, park conservation officers shot and killed the cougar near the community of Clinton.
And then come the inevitable excuses for the animal:
Conservation officer Rod Olsen said the cougar may have mistaken the boy for a deer or mountain sheep because the attack occurred in an area where such prey is common.
Why can't some people ever accept the idea that wild predators can and will attack humans? Predators instinctually go after anything they think would make a good meal. Heck, even my dog will try to take down the kids if they run around and trigger his predator instincts. By take down, I mean he'll run after them and jump on them. But, as all dog trainers will tell you, even a dog you believe is safe can be triggered in some way by the behavior of people around them.
Zimbabwe Keeps Getting Worse
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Lions and Tigers and Bears--Oh My!
The front window of their sturdy mountain home had been smashed, and when Danny Hyde, a school principal, opened the front door, he discovered that a bear and two cubs had taken up residence.
The Lake Tahoe area is experiencing a rise in home invasions by bears.
Ann Bryant, executive director of the BEAR League, which promotes human-bear co-existence, estimates there are five bear break-ins around Lake Tahoe every night. Jason Holley, a wildlife biologist with the California Department of Fish and Game, believes the number is twice that.
She tries to modify the behavior of bears and humans but says bears are easier to retrain than humans.
She urges residents to remove food from vacant houses and install double locks, double window panes, shutters, barking-dog alarms and metal containers, or bear boxes, with keys to secure garbage.
Ms. Bryant recalls one morning feeling a nudge on her elbow while stirring oatmeal. A bear wanted breakfast.
Adult black bears can weigh as much as 400 pounds, and while many have lost their fear of humans, they are capable of inflicting harm.
Once a bear becomes a nuisance, California residents can request a depredation permit to have it killed, although that creates new risks. Recently one homeowner found his bear trap sabotaged and signs posted with his name, phone number and the appellation "bear killer."
"I feel violated. There's a predator out there who wants something I have," said Mr. Hyde, who admits he feels conflicted. "Nobody wants a depredation permit because of the residual community reaction."
His wife, Catherine, said, "There's no good solution."
So bears break into houses, show no fear of people, and have more offspring that they're teaching to do the same. And somehow humans are supposed to co-exist with the bears?
Once you've shown a bear is a menace, your neighbors will harass you and prevent you from following the law because they love the menacing bear? Life loving people who don't want bears in their kitchen are supposed to be "retrained" by these animal lovers?
How inhumane and condescending. As though humans are worse than the wild animals and that we should have to make way for marauding wild life.
Gwen Stefani Capitulates
Oh, wait...That's what I imagine Gwen Stefani would have said if we lived in a world that made sense. Instead, she has modified her show and allowed the backwardness to win out even though if she had been in Malaysia she would have probably been flogged by now for her work.
NCTM Says for Families to Take Math Seriously
Edukey points to this article featuring former president of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Gail Burrill.
Diet Soda--Low in Sugar, High in Caffeine
"Black" Budget
China Controls the Weather
Objectivism Round Up 3--Food for Your Brain and Soul!
Welcome to the August 2, 2007 edition of objectivist round up.
Chris presents Transcending Subjective Reality posted at Martial Development.
Kim (that's me!) presents A Worrying Nexus of Hate Crime Law and Religion posted at Kim's Play Place, saying, "Volokh Conspiracy sees a troubling opening using hate crime laws to punish blasphemy." Christopher Hitchens offers more in Slate (from the Harry Binswanger E-mail List).
Tracee Sioux presents Salute to Kindred Spirit posted at Blog Fabulous, saying, "A salute the the person who posted In Honor of John Galt on a highway in the middle of no where."
Rational Jenn presents Parenting With Objectivist Principles and posted at Two Great Books for Kids, saying, "On the Parenting with Objectivist Priniciples, I am planning several more posts, each focusing on a different virtue." I am looking forward to more of such posts.
For those who were paying attention, you'll note there was no surprise this time around--except for the great posts, of course. Next week will bring a drawing for a nominal monetary value prize from all of the submitters to next week's carnival as a thanks for being part of this new endeavor!
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Bottled Water is Overrated?
That more bottled water may mean less support for public water, I cannot countenance that argument. Even though people do not want to drink tap water, they still need to cook, clean, brush their teeth and shower. Only the most wealthy can afford their own private water supply for that. Most city dwellers will continue to desire healthy, clean water for those purposes. What an overwrought argument. Those of us with children may choose city water for their drinking water for the flouride, too.
People should take the cost of bottled water into account in their decision whether to drink it or tap. Government should not force people to drink water that though safe, may be unpalatable.
E for Effort outweighs F for Failure
...Austin Lampros received a copy of the school's grading policy. He took particular note of the stipulation that a student who attended class even once during a semester, who did absolutely nothing else, was to be given 45 points on the 100-point scale, just 20 short of a passing mark.
...Arts and Technology's principal, Anne Geiger, overruled Mr. Lampros and passed a senior whom he had failed in a required math course.
That student, Indira Fernandez, had missed dozens of class sessions and failed to turn in numerous homework assignments, according to Mr. Lampros's meticulous records, which he provided to The New York Times. She had not even shown up to take the final exam. She did, however, attend the senior prom.
Ms. Geiger ... characterized her actions as part of a "standard procedure" of "encouraging teachers to support students' efforts to achieve academic success."
The issue here is not a violation of rules or regulations. [emphasis added] Ms. Geiger acted within the bounds of the teachers' union's contract with the city, by providing written notice to Mr. Lampros of her decision.
...The principal and officials in the Department of Education say that he missed 24 school days during the last year for illness and personal reasons. He missed two of the three sets of parent-teacher conferences. He also had conflicts with an assistant principal, Antonio Arocho, over teaching styles. Mr. Lampros said all of this was true.
The written record, in the form of the minutely detailed charts Mr. Lampros maintained to determine student grades, supports his account. Colleagues of his from the school — a counselor, a programmer, several fellow teachers — corroborated key elements of his version of events. They also describe a principal worried that the 2006 graduation rate of 72.5 percent would fall closer to 50 or 60 percent unless teachers came up with ways to pass more students.
Both the teacher and the administrators are to blame. The teacher missed parent-teacher conferences.
The administration bears the brunt of the animosity, though, because of their underhanded tactics in meeting a goal that was supposed to mean increased school performance but is now just another metric to be side-stepped and boosted up through any means.
The article states that it is not an issue that Geiger was following the rules and regulations that were part of the teacher union contract. I disagree. I don't understand how a teacher union contract could allow a grade change when the student, according to all records, failed, failed, and failed again.
Russia Claims the North Pole
Taking a Look at Teacher Contracts
Every year when municipal budgets are debated throughout Connecticut, a terrible irony takes place. A massive bite - more than half the total budget - is off-limits for discussion. It has already been decided by a handful of people months, maybe years before the budget presentation. That huge bite is the teachers' salary and benefit contract. And it is irrevocable
With few exceptions, the contract, usually written for three years, is negotiated behind closed doors, routinely approved by local boards of education, submitted to the city council or board of selectmen and, absent any public comment, quietly approved.
The irony is that, for the fraction of the budget not concerned with teacher salaries, town officials conduct public hearings replete with charts, graphs, comparisons, projections and speeches. But the lion's share remains insulated and unexplained year after year. Before the curtain falls on yet another three-year shutout in many Connecticut municipalities, towns and cities must change this model.
Labor negotiations between municipalities and certified teachers are governed by the Connecticut Teacher Negotiation Act. According to the CTNA, the local legislative body, upon receipt of the contract, may remain silent for 30 days and the contract is deemed to have been approved. It can, of course, approve or reject the contact within the proscribed 30 days. Should it reject the contract, a cascading torrent of time-sensitive strictures engulfs the municipality in various levels of arbitration.
The state statutes, however, do not prohibit a public presentation. In fact, the local legislative body (city council, board of selectmen, etc.) has full authority to decide how much or how little public input it will allow, from no discussion whatsoever to an all-day referendum.
In a perfect world, negotiations would be held in the open, with the public invited to observe. Let municipalities bring them out of the shadows, where they have languished for decades. It's time for towns and cities to show respect for taxpayers, who fund these contracts. Open the book and start a new chapter. It's the right thing to do.
This is a great point. Our local district mandated an 18% increase in teacher salaries over a three year period when the average raise in wages for the rest of us was 2.5%. These contracts should be open for public discussion as long as the public is paying. The school districts always pretend that there's nothing that can be done about the contract when budget time comes around. Only something can be done about the contract when it is being negotiated.
Talking Smack
Nietzsche: Your mama is dead.
Schrödinger: I shut the box and opened it again. And there was your mama!
Locke: In a natural state, your mama is so dumb, she tried to set the tabula rasa with Chinette.
Rousseau: In man's natural state, man is neither inherently good nor inherently bad. But then he saw your mama and decided inherently ugly.
Ayn Rand: Man - all of mankind - is an end in himself, not the means to the ends of others. But your mama is so fat, this means she never ends.
Hegel: Your mama is so fat she broke the dialectical cycle.
There are more (if you think you can stand it) at the link!
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Terrible Engineering Tragedy--Mississippi Bridge
I hope a full report details what caused the collapse and I expect that most construction firms and the contracts that hire them will enact safeguards to prevent a similar collapse in the future. It will be interesting to see if the repairs were responsible or some original engineering or material flaw.
Flogging in Malaysia
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Escheat is a feudal concept that arose from the despotism of the Dark Ages. It stemmed from the principle that property rights depend upon the sufferance of the sovereign, and when a person dies or disappears without heirs, his property reverts to the feudal lord.
California revived this medieval doctrine in 1959 and began seizing personal assets on the smarmy pretext that after a few years of account or safe-deposit box inactivity, property is obviously "lost," and the state needs to "protect" it by selling it off and depositing the proceeds into the general fund.
They seize assets after three years of inactivity. They would have seized my 401K from my first job five times over by now. I would hate to have that go missing when I'm looking at retirement.
Thanks to my second grader's course with Mr. Powell, I actually know what escheat is and so does she!
Toy Recalls due to Chinese Manufacturing
This problem has made me consider buying American (or at least not Chinese) more than any "Buy American" campaign ever could. Of course not poisoning my children is more of an incentive than propping up uncompetitive American businesses that suffer from too much government regulation, taxation, and mandated unions.
Hope for Brain Damaged Patients
This is Worthy
Carnival of Education
This Guy is Crazy
I was already to ignore this story because the baby is generally unharmed. Until I read the following quote:
John Calchera, a pet store owner in nearby Pineville, took in the constrictor snake. He thinks it may have been abandoned by a pet owner and that it won't survive being beaten.
"It's a totally harmless thing," he said. "Why attack a harmless thing?"
OK--The snake bit and wrapped itself around the leg of a 15 month old--and the pet store owner calls it harmless. Regardless of what he seems to think, it is a predator and you don't get to be a predator by being harmless. Idiot.
Atlas Shrugged--The Movie
Jolie recently indicated the adoptions of her children likely would force postponing a number of film projects, but that obviously has not been the case. Along with ''Wanted'' (also starring Morgan Freeman and James McAvoy), Jolie is also providing voice talent for the upcoming ''Beowulf'' and ''Kung Fu Panda''; starring in ''The Changeling,'' and is expected soon to begin the long-delayed ''Atlas Shrugged,'' based on the Ayn Rand novel.
I am excited to see Ayn Rand's epic translated to the big screen, though dubious about how it will play out in only two hours. A great hero, as can be envisioned through Objectivism, is sure to be a hit.
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* Rev up 10.3 pct to 5.8 bln euros, in line with f'casts
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DUBLIN, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Irish food group Kerry said its restructuring programme would allow earnings growth to remain steady in 2013, despite a stronger euro and higher raw material costs squeezing margins in the first two months of the year.
Ireland's third-biggest listed company said on Tuesday adjusted earnings per share rose 11.3 percent to 2.37 euros in 2012, at the top end its own forecast range and ahead of an average estimate of 10.1 percent growth in a in a Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S poll.
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"There is uncertainty about consumer demand, costs on the raw material front (and) currencies are pretty negative at this point," Chief Financial officer Brian Mehigan said. "But we're pretty confident going into 2013 about continuing our performance."
Kerry expects raw material costs to ease in the second half of the year, while improvements from the company's KerryConnect restructuring programme will help make up for any currency volatility, Mehigan said.
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The company, whose share price rose 42 percent in 2012, has underperformed in the year so far due to the strength of the euro against the dollar. It has climbed 3.2 percent since the start of the year, compared to 8.8 percent for the broader Irish market.
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Making it to the big leagues of professional motocross racing is a feat only conquered by a small fraction of those who attempt to turn this sport into a career. Before getting to this point though, sacrifices must be made. Having a normal social life is seemingly out of the question with all of the necessary riding and training, along with the inevitable injuries that every racer will face. Let's not forget the astronomical amount of money that it takes to get to this point, either. Years and years of heartbreak, adversity, failure and loss are all experienced by these athletes even as young amateurs.
This sport is not for the faint of heart, as it requires discipline, dedication and the willingness to do whatever it takes to succeed. Before graduating to the pinnacle of dirt bike racing though, these athletes must first cut their teeth in the amateur ranks where they'll learn just about everything they need to know about racing before lining up under the lights of Angel Stadium.
January 7th 2017 marked a special day for the LaFountaine family, as Tallon (the youngest of three boys) raced under the Saturday night lights for the first time in his young career. Tallon's journey as a racer didn't begin when he was three or four years old like most racers though. Instead, he grew up on the sidelines watching his two older brothers race on the weekends. Josh (the oldest brother) became an established "A" class amateur racer, but after years of injuries he made the conscious decision to leave the sport. Following in his older brother's footsteps was Jeagher (the middle brother). Jeagher also climbed through the amateur ranks to reach the "A" class, but that all came to a screeching halt when tragedy struck within the family in May of 2010. After returning to the family home after another long day of riding and training, Jeagher went to sleep that night and never woke up. He passed away at the young age of 18.
In early 2012 – about a year and a half after the death of his brother – Tallon suddenly took an interest in racing, and after displaying some promising potential early on the family dove right back into the racing pool. Fast forward five short years to January 7th 2017 and you'll find that we arrived at the 2017 Monster Energy Supercross season opener at Angel Stadium; Tallon's graduation day!
By his side throughout the entire journey has been Tallon's dad Marlow. The pair can be found any given day of the week at the practice track with Tallon's trainer Randy Lawrence putting in moto after moto preparing for his promising future. Marlow has a racing background, as well and after grooming all three of his sons to become top rank amateur motocross racers, it's safe to say that racing runs in the veins of the LaFountaine family.
"More than anything I'm ready to get this night going." Said Tallon when we asked how he was feeling upon arriving that morning. "I'm definitely excited and obviously a little bit nervous, but most of all I'm feeling extremely anxious. I want to take this all in and enjoy the process of my first day as a professional."
From the time he started racing back in 2012, Tallon upheld the number 59 as his amateur number, but unfortunately he was unable to hold on to it when he turned pro. The number 59 holds a special place in the hearts of the LaFountaine family, as it was originally Jeagher's riding number, and although that exact number was taken Tallon still managed to come up with the same number, just in a more creative way (1+4=5/9).
In the week leading up to the season opener, Southern California saw a bit of rain, which is obviously something that no rider wants to encounter at the first round. Luckily though, the rain never made an appearance on Saturday, but the damage was already done, and the first non-timed practice had to be removed from the schedule; not exactly the ideal situation for Tallon's first Supercross race.
After Track Walk, Tallon, his father and his trainer Randy returned to the pits to prepare for the first of two timed-qualifiers. Just before throwing his helmet on and heading out to ride the Anaheim One course for the first time though, we asked Tallon how he was feeling, and this is what he had to say: "I'm trying to be as calm as I can because I'm a little nervous, right now. My plan is to stay loose out there and to get in as many laps as I can. I want to feel things out in the first practice, so that I can put it down in the final practice."
Once both timed practices had concluded, Tallon had officially qualified into the night show; a task that only a fraction of the entrants conquer. "The first timed-qualifier I was anxious and I was riding tight." Said Tallon. "The second timed-qualifier is when I started to feel good, but I still need to up my level of intensity and aggression. If I do that, I know I'll finish in a decent position in the heat race. This is still my first Supercross race, so I'm going to learn as much as I can. Everything I learn tonight I can bring with me next weekend to San Diego."
A short relaxation period ensued after practice and then it was time to prepare for the night show. "I'm feeling pretty excited about the race." Said Tallon just before Opening Ceremonies kicked off. "I'm feeling better now that I have some laps under my belt, and now I just have to focus on racing. I think that I was more nervous for practice than I am for the night show (laughs). Hopefully I can have some fun and bang bars with some of the guys."
Tallon qualified into 250 Heat 1, but with a less than ideal gate pick that nearly put him on the outside gate. Once the gate dropped, Tallon got off to a good jump, but there was only so much he could do from the far outside gate. The 149 began to pick off riders in an attempt to move into a qualifying position, but it was too late. Tallon then headed for the Last Chance Qualifier where he was dealt with another bad gate pick. Once again, Tallon was forced to fight his way through the pack, but the qualifying positions were too far out of reach for the young rookie.
January 7th was an extremely emotional day for the LaFountaine family, as mom (Carol) and dad watched their youngest son graduate to the epitome of motocross racing. Although Tallon didn't qualify into the main event, there were still lessons learned along the way that will undoubtedly be put to use this weekend in San Diego. After Tallon's night had concluded we sat down with him one last time to get his take on the day and this is what he had to say: "The biggest lesson that I learned today was that I need to be more aggressive and intense in the opening laps." He said regarding his performance in the heat race. "I need to work on making practice count so that I can have a better gate pick, as well. Honestly, I'm not happy with the way I rode, either. I had a decent jump off the line, but I didn't stay in it long enough. I got schooled (laughs), but I learned a lot today. I'm extremely motivated to race next weekend because I didn't ride to my full potential. More than anything though, I'm excited to keep progressing!"


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Son donates 75% of liver to ailing mother in Delhi, but fails to save her
Shahe Alam Rajput from Joga Bai in New Delhi donated 75% of his liver to his ailing mother on December 29.
Although he failed to save her, his sacrifice proves to be an inspiration for all the sons and daughters out there.
According to Okhlatimes.com, his mother was going through liver treatment from the past two years. After the liver transplant, she was in ICU and was recovering well.
But on Wednesday her condition started deteriorating. According to the doctors, her kidney was affected. She was immediately put on ventilator and she breathed her last in the morning.
Shahe Alam, an ex-student of Jamia, is very active in social activities. He said that his mother had a dream of seeing him married and had started pestering him to get married after she got to know of her liver ailment.
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Discussion in 'Coventry City General Chat' started by rob9872, Jan 11, 2017.
You should feel guilty and ashamed
instead, just give 'em stick for not being a NOPM and not going to the Wembley game...
11.30am tomorrow ..... home v bang average i.e. not Bradford, Oxford - nor do I want Swansea U23s (please)
I wouldn't mind Swansea U23's at home, give some more kids a good thrashing
Then go to the match
Ha ha ha!!! Beautiful, just beautiful.
I have groomed you well.
Maybe that was also said, post beating, pre match.
I will leave the giving some kids a good thrashing to my mate (cub scout leader), I will just go to the match
I've supported CCFC most my life, I won't change.
this is the first season I've not been to a game, but can't justify the train ticket back to cov and match ticket anymore. However I would 100% go to Wembley though, just as if I still lived in cov I'd have a season ticket.
I was thinking the same thing. Potential buyer sees sell out Wembley crowd with just 8,000 currently st home. Obviously no guarantees but can't be bad publicity
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If we took 40K to a final in a competition like this it wouldn't do our chances of attracting the attention of a buyer any harm.
Because it's an alright area ? I've lived in Cheylesmore and Coundon and I'm a proud Coventrian. You don't have to live in a box flat to not be a middle class prick I can assure you, I work with some right handjobs from Warwick/Kenilworth etc. and they spend more time slagging off Cov than they do anything else.
I know football has gone far far away from the working class sport it once me, but fuck me, Wasps are just a wanky middle class gimmick...I'd rather have a Checkatrade quarter final over that shite any day !!!!!
I lived In Connistion Rd back in the nineties. B-)
I travel to warwick every day to listen to the warwick / leamington / solihull snobs basically call me scum.
Good money though hahaha
Wife teaches in Warwick. Apparently the kids think Cov is the ghetto and asked her if she's ever seen someone get stabbed.
Fair comment.
Do they say batch? Is it "grarse" or "gr-ass"?
She should say "Only when they didn't do their homework" and pull out a pretend knife*
*Unless she wants to keep a job I guess.
I always get the stab comment.
however, if you go round whitnash and places like that over here, they aint much different to cov.
I prefer to just say "whats your postcode again?" and when they say CV.... just call them Cov local
Those cold winter nights must flyby at your gaff
Not a fair comment at all. Lived and worked in Warwick most of my life proud to have been born in cov and we go back generations in the city, but some of the comments on this thread assuming all are posh or look down on cov playing up to the stereotypes. There are areas in the city I wouldn't feel comfortable in but most of whats referred to here sounds nothing more than a bit of banter.
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I was admitted to A+E approximately two weeks ago on the advice of NHS Direct, having experienced the sudden onset of severe headaches and nausea.
I was there for about 3 hours. I felt that the nursing care I received during that time was particularly poor.The attitude of the nurse allocated to me was unsympathetic, dismissive of the severity of my symptoms, and lacking in diligence - I was not kept informed of the process I was going through.
As a nurse myself, it disappoints me to have to report this. The interpersonal skills of the medical staff were much better, but even then they missed the diagnosis which my own GP was able to make 7 days later.
As an an NHS employee, I am very sympathetic to the pressures that other staff work under, but I also think it important this feedback is heard.
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