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Quite a few efforts to raise money for relief after the May 2011 Tornadoes involve food. One is the long-lasting Ted's Bake Sale 4 Relief, which lasts through May 31. Ted's will bake a variety of desserts such as baklava, cakes and whole pies for sale, which you can buy during Ted's normal lunch hours Monday through Friday, at Ted's Restaurant, 328 12th Street South, and at Ted's other location at Daniel Building, 15 South 20th street, 2nd floor. Proceeds from the desserts will go toward the Holy Trinity Holy Cross Alabama Tornado Relief Fund.
Beba at Ted's also needs some bakers: She's looking for volunteers to help bake any dessert of their choice to contribute to the bake sale. Volunteers can drop off the desserts at the restaurant. You can also get updates on the bake sale on Twitter searching the hashtag #bakesale4relief.
Mmm. A chance to eat something good while doing something good for your neighbors.
Leave a comment if you know of other food-related relief efforts.

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Tim Pawlenty is stepping away from public service to become a bank lobbyist.
The former Minnesota governor is leaving his post as national co-chairman of the Romney campaign to become the CEO of the Financial Services Roundtable, a bipartisan lobbyist group representing 100 of the largest financial services firms in the United States.
Pawlenty, a vocal critic of the 2009 bank bailout, made his middle-class roots a centerpiece of his own presidential bid that ended in the fall of 2011 after failing to gain any traction. He was also reportedly on Romney's short list for vice president.
Pawlenty will succeed former Dallas Mayor Steve Bartlett, who made $1.8 million in 2010 as CEO of the lobbyist group, according to a tax filing.
Mitt Romney may be losing a key member of his campaign team, but it looks like he may be gaining another millionaire friend.


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Christian Louboutin to Design Modern Glass Slipper for 'Cinderella' Diamond Edition DVD (Video)
The red sole designer will create a special shoe to commemorate the release of Disney's classic animated fairy tale on Blu-ray.
Talk about magical marketing.
Christian Louboutin, the famous shoe designer known for his trademark red soles, has accepted the daunting but enviable task of creating a pair of dream-come-true modern high heels for the iconic footwear fairy tale character, Cinderella.
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Louboutin was invited by Disney Studios to bring Cinderella's glass footwear up-to-date for the release of their Blu-ray Diamond Edition of the studio's animated fairy tale Cinderella.
This announcement is perfectly timed to precede Louboutin's 20th Anniversary retrospective exhibition at Design Museum London, which runs from May 1 through July 9.
The exhibit will explore Louboutin's design process, taking visitors through every stage of how a shoe is constructed, from initial drawings and first prototypes through production in the factory. It will also explore the company's innovative store designs. But we can't wait to find out what goes on in the exhibit's Fetish and Hologram Rooms. We hear images of partial nudity may make those rooms the most popular parts of the exhibit.
"Isn't it everyone's dream, to once in your life part of a fairy tale?," enthuses Louboutin. "Walt Disney Studios gave me a wonderful opportunity to live this magical moment. I have been so lucky to have crossed paths with Cinderella, an icon who is so emblematic to the shoe world as well as the dream world."
We feel sure that Louboutin is up for the task since his creations are already whimsical and glamorous. Plus, his shoes already make his female customers feel like princesses.
Born in Paris, raised by his mother and three sisters, he is very much in touch with women's needs and desires. Louboutin's unmistakable red soles, inventive designs and exceptional craftsmanship have gained him a loyal following, including some of the world's most stylish women. Among his fans: Victoria Beckham, Sarah Jessica Parker, Rihanna, Elle Macpherson, Michelle Williams, Kate Bosworth, Penelope Cruz, Kate Moss, Mila Kunis, Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, Blake Lively and just about every actress who walks the red carpets and wants to look hot.
More details will be released in July. We're already thinking see-through vinyl shoes with plexi heels, perhaps decorated with diamonds to play off the whole Diamond Edition DVD name. Just a wild guess. But will the shoes have red soles? Of course they will.
If you want to be the first to find out what the new Louboutin Cinderella shoes will look like, visit the Cinderella Facebook page for the latest updates.


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BELMONT, N.C. --- The Belmont Abbey College women's basketball team outscored Lees-McRae College by a 26-16 margin in the second half, and held the Bobcats to a 22 percent clip from the floor over the final 20 minutes en route to a 61-47 win in Conference Carolinas play on Tuesday evening.
Belmont Abbey (12-13, 11-8 CC) won the battle on the glass by a 42-33 margin, while holding Lees-McRae (6-17, 6-12 CC) to a field goal percentage of 35.7 percent for the game despite a 48.3 percent clip by the Bobcats in the first half.
Janina Thurau (Berlin, Germany) paced the Bobcats with 10 points and eight rebounds, as Melissa Jensen (Aarhus, Denmark) posted eight markers and five boards. Paige Whitaker (Harrisburg, N.C.) and Amber Coleman (Alexandria, Va.) each posted six points, while Icey Patterson (Seneca, S.C.) chipped in six rebounds.
Shayla Jackson (Knoxville, Tenn.) poured in a game-high 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting for Belmont Abbey, while Melisa Foures (Kernersville, N.C.) added a double-double with 15 markers and a contest-best 10 rebounds. Kelsey Long (Pilot Mountain, N.C.) chipped in 10 points of her own, as Candace Fox (Thomasville, N.C.) posted game-highs of seven assists and five steals.
Lees-McRae opened the game strong, taking an early 4-0 lead before Belmont Abbey responded, countering with an 18-6 run to take an 18-10 advantage on a Jackson jumper at the 12:24 mark. The Bobcats began to claw back over the next eight minutes, answering with a 14-8 spurt to trim the margin to 26-24 on a layup by Erin Thompson (Ashburn, Va.) with 5:44 left in the half.
After the Bobcats cut the lead to 28-27 on a Thurau triple, Belmont Abbey then closed out the half with a 7-4 run to take a 35-31 advantage into the intermission. The Abbey carried the momentum into the second half, opening the period on an 11-4 run to push the margin to 46-34 on a Fox layup with 15:01 to play.
Whitaker answered with a triple to cut the lead to 46-37 at the 14:11 mark before Belmont Abbey regained control, launching a 7-2 run to push the advantage to 53-39 on a Fox three-pointer with 9:27 to play. The Abbey would maintain the double-digit advantage from there, closing out the win with a 5-2 spurt to equal the final margin of 61-47.
Lees-McRae returns to the hardwood on Thursday when the Bobcats travel to Gaffney, S.C. for a 5:30 p.m. matchup with Limestone College. The Saints won the season's previous meeting by a 71-57 margin on Feb. 15.


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If done outside of class is it still writing?
Duke University writing professor, Bradley Hammer, claims students are writing more today than in the past due to blogging, posting on social network sites, text messages, and e-mail. While they are not writings in the classical sense, he claims "...blogging and all online communication open the door for people of all ages to write, express an opinion, then back it up and defend it." There are two point that can be learned from this:
1. Like it or not, blogging and texting are not going away. They have become the pencil and paper of the new age and our students are comfortable with it. Students are using these tools to do all kinds of writing on their own.
2. Students need to learn that writing is a useful tool to convey thoughts and ideas when done properly. If writing is not done properly, then it can become a very destructive weapon.
Teachers do not have to accept the attitude of 'well its their way of doing things and I will never understand it' or . While I like technology and advocate its use in education, I have always believed the ability to write will serve one well in life. Teachers will have to accept the changes in the technology then guide their students on better ways to use it by incorporating it in their curriculm but still insist on quality when writing. Think about this, your students are writing to a potentially large audience (yes they are). Like it or not their writing is a reflection on you.
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Kendrick Lamar is currently on an European tour, almost all of his shows are sold out and this was also the case in the Netherlands last week.
At first I didn't think I coul go but I was lucky enough to be able to attend his concert on the 7th of February in the Melkweg (Amsterdam) after all.
I was of course extremely excited to see Kendrick Lamar perform. This wasn't my first time seeing him live, I have seen him during a festival a few years ago. However, a whole solo set during his own show is a lot different from a festival. That is why I really wanted to be there.
In my opinion Kendrick Lamar and the people working with him have done a great job. They were able to use the buzz that Kendrick had and used it to create a good thing. We have seen a lot of rappers who weren't able to do that. I'm glad it worked out for Kendrick and I hope things will continue to go on this path.
My expectations for his performance were big, because I had already hyped myself up with videos of his performances in other European cities. I was eager to see what he had in store for us in Amsterdam. When he came on stage I knew that this was going to be a great show. The crowd was super energetic and they knew the lyrics to every song. The vibe was perfect, I was standing there with a smile on my face the whole time.
I was happy that Kendrick Lamar didn't only perform songs from Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (which is an incredible album) but also did some older tracks like "Cut you off" and "P&P".
What I liked the most is probably the fact that only he and his DJ (Ali) were on stage during his whole performance. Just the two of them killed it and had more energy than some rappers I've seen with a whole group on stage behind them. It shows that you can make an impact without overcrowding the place.
Another fact that I appreciated but might be seen as a detail, is the fact that they used proper lighting. It actually added something extra to the whole. I don't see that very often during hiphop shows.
Kendrick Lamar was on point live. He knew how to get the crowd going and the little introductions that he did before some songs were a perfect way to get them even more hyped up.
As you might have noticed by what I wrote, I had an amazing time. I very am grateful that RetOne made it possible for me to attend the concert. If Kendrick Lamar will be performing somewhere near you anytime soon, don't hesitate and just go. Trust me, you won't regret it.
Click on "read the rest of this entry" for pictures and videos of the show:


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>Purpose: Primarily utilised for rapid response ship maintenance and repair but often employed in an offensive capacity.
>Additional: Faster and more agile than the Spyder variant it is designed for zero gravity deployment. The distinctive 'antennae' which give rise to its name are actually a pair of highly flexible particle cutters, adept at both prising apart and welding shut hull plating.
More lightly armoured than the Spyder, it carries a smaller payload of 'scarab' repair drones.
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Hello friends! We are coming up on Thanksgiving, one of my favorite holidays. Family, terrific food, nice wine, and over-eating. Can't beat that combo.
I wanted to extend some gratitude for these events in which I've participated:
On October 20th, Kim Suhr of Red Oak Writing hosted a terrific Writer's Showcase:
(L): Sharon Foley reads poetry; (R) Christine Baerbock reads a haunting short story
In New York City, at the venerable KGB Bar, I read in two events: F-BOMB on Friday, Oct. 21 hosted by Bud Smith, and Best Small Fictions on Saturday, Oct. 22, hosted by Paul Beckman:
(L) me reading "Mother/ Father/ Clown"; (R) Karen Stefano reading Secret Games of Words (F-BOMB Reading)
Top: (L) Meg Tuite reading from lined up like scars; (C) Len Kuntz reading I'm Not Supposed To Be Here and Neither Are You; me reading "A Box" (Best Small Fictions). Bottom: (L to R): me, Dawn Raffel, Dianca London Potts, Eliel Lucero, Tina Barry, Paul Beckman, Nancy Ludmerer, Britt Haraway, Anne Elizabeth Weisgarber, and Courtney Sender.
November 10th, Jonnie Guernsey and Laurel Landis launched A Picture And A Thousand Words. I read "Behind the 8-Ball" and we all used their excellent photography as prompts, hosted at Sugar Maple in Bay View, WI:
On November 14th, I was featured in the Traveling Mollys, hosted by Nina Corwin at Buzz Cafe in Oak Park, Chicago. The other featured reader was Bill Yarrow:
(L) Buzz Cafe, Oak Park; (R) Bill Yarrow reading from The Vig of Love
Bottom: Daniel Weinberg reads his letters to MAD Magazine
On November 19th, I attended Robin Chapman's course for Red Oak Writing: "What Poetry Can Teach Writers of Any Genre." It was terrific, and thanks, Kim Suhr, for setting up so many great Saturday workshops throughout 2016. More information here: http://redoakwriting.com.
Update on FUN HOUSE: my fifth book! Publisher and I hope to get FUN HOUSE to you by December, 2016! We have an astounding cover (thanks artist Ron Kibble), and almost all blurbs are accounted for. FUN HOUSE has four sections: micro/ flash fiction; 26 kids in a classroom with kickass art by Bob Schofield; prose poems assembled by master crafter Eryk Wenziak, and longer short stories. Stay tuned!


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This post was originally made on Monday but a reader posed a question that I thought needed to be verified. I took down the post and this is the new one.
I stated in my original post that under organic certification rules, I would not be allowed to amend my garden soil for calcium using eggshells from my own hens. A reader asked how I arrived at that conclusion because under NOP rule 105 eggshells are allowed. It turns out the reader is correct and I was totally wrong!
While I usually hate being wrong this is not one of those instances. Also, whether I hate being wrong or not I think it is imperative to admit when I am. After all, this blog and this series of posts in particular, is about truth as it relates to the food system. In this case, I'm glad to be wrong.
First I checked the OMRI list again just to be sure. Under NOP rule 105 OMRI lists 'eggshell meal' as an acceptable additive. My confusion stems from the fact that 'eggshell meal' is not what I use. Eggshell meal is like blood meal or bone meal, which is something that is treated in an oven or furnace, inspected and sold commercially. Just to be sure I checked with MOFGA's organic crop certification specialist. She says MOFGA interprets that rule to mean eggshells in general and also that they do not have to be shells from certified organic eggs. In other words, I could get eggshells from a CAFO and use those and it would be fine.
So, to sum up, I was totally and completely wrong about that. However, some parts of my original post are still valid and I've left them standing below. Sorry for the confusion and my error. Again, I was wrong, reader was correct. (Thank you reader!) Moving on.
I'm going to put my disclaimer at the beginning of this post as opposed to the end like my 'Are You Organic Part 1' post because a lot of people didn't seem to make it to the end. I am not, in any way, trying to say through this series of critiques of 'Organic Certification' that you should refrain from supporting certified organic farmers. Suggesting that I am disparaging organic farmers by alerting people to the reality of organic certification is a non sequitur. That's the same illogical (lack of) thought process that leads people to suggest those who oppose war or try to expose war crimes don't support our troops or are anti-veteran. I support certified organic farmers with my purchasing power. But not because they're certified organic. Rather, I support farmers who use practices with which I agree. Some of them happen to have chosen to certify their farms and some of those practices happen to be certifiable – I just don't care.
As I wrote in my previous post, Parker Family Farm is not certified organic and never has been. I have many reasons for refraining from organic certification such as those highlighted in my last post which revolved around the idea that 'certified organic' does not mean what the vast majority of people believe it means. In my new version of this post I want to highlight the fact that organic certification doesn't necessarily give people enough information.
I love everything about tomatoes from the planting of the seed to the first flavor explosion of a Sun Gold to the quick meal in February from sauce I made in September. But domesticated tomatoes have a big problem. They split (or 'crack' depending upon your lexicon). The reason for this annoying tendency is moisture fluctuation and nutrient deficiency, specifically, calcium.
Most farmers, and indeed most gardeners, who research this problem are quick to purchase ground limestone. This is an organic material. It is ground up rock; of course it's an organic material. From my point of view however, not so much. Using that logic, you could easily arrive at the idea that high fructose corn syrup is organic. It comes from a plant right?
Limestone is a mined material. It's ripped from the Earth, pulverized by massive equipment and then shipped all over the world, all of which uses massive amounts of petroleum. Do me a favor; type 'limestone mine' into a google search bar and when the results are displayed click on the 'images' link. Is that what you picture when you think of a nice, pastoral, organic farm?
But I combat splitting tomatoes with eggshells. Eggshells are nearly one hundred percent calcium. A few dozen eggshells in the bottom of the hole at planting time, will help your tomato plants deal with fluctuations in moisture throughout the growing season. As I've mentioned in previous posts I eat a lot of eggs. Every single shell, all year-long, is saved for one particular day each spring: tomato planting day.
There is no distinction made within organic certification between farmers who use the limestone mined from the open pits you saw in those images from your google search and those of us who try to avoid such high impact materials. Which of these two practices would have been most acceptable to those crazy hippies from the birth of the organic movement in the sixties? Or to the millions of farmers who existed before the industrial revolution, global transportation and oil (or those who still exist outside that infrastructure)? Most importantly, which method would you prefer to keep the tomatoes you grow/buy from splitting?
I also found out in my query with MOFGA that they allow coffee grounds as a soil amendment but in this case they make distinctions based on the type of filters used. This is also a good thing because it has the potential to keep biologically degradable material out of landfills.
If you are relying on a certification developed and controlled by the federal government for your food, you're going to miss a lot of distinctions that get thrown out with the bathwater. Frankly, I'd rather just find farmers who will answer my questions, let me visit their farms and snoop around and thus, farmers whom I trust. That way I can see for myself the distinctions that are important to me (i.e. use of materials from open pit mines around the world vs. on farm inputs like eggshells). Local Food. Eat well – be well.


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Problems with Chlorine in Hot Tubs
Chlorine is considered to be the cheapest form of santizer for your hot tub water but did you know that it is probably the worst choice you can make. It's the most difficult and time-consuming sanitizer to use and is not well suited to hot tubs.
Just take a look at these FOUR reasons why you should look for an alternative to Chlorine...
1. It's complicated and time consuming!
Adding Chlorine to spa water is not straightforward. You need to get the Total Alkalinity, pH and Calcium Hardness levels (otherwise known as 'balancing') in your water just right and always before you add any Chlorine product, otherwise the chlorine becomes ineffective and won't sanitize! Just the process of adding Chlorine granules or tablets to the water has a tendency to alter the pH value still further so you need to constantly keep testing and adjusting the water's balance. It can be a never ending loop!
Chlorine added to 'unbalanced' water will create Chloramines that do nothing to clean your hot tub's water and will just leave a 'bleach' like smell above the water's surface.
2. It's not always good for your body!
Exposure to chlorine compounds and their byproducts often result in allergic reactions and skin irritation. When such substances combine with organic matter like urine, sweat, etc. it leads to the development of dichloramines, monochloramines, and trichloramine, which are strong irritants. Some of the symptoms that can be caused by Chlorine exposure include:
3. It can ruin your bathing costumes!
Bathing costumes used in hot tub water at its normal operating temperature, combined with a Chlorine sanitizer will suffer from high levels of colour fade as well as losing their elasticity.
Chlorinated water produces hydrochloric and hypochlorous acids. The latter is a component found in household bleach which, if spilt on your clothes will cause permanent damage.
4. It's not good for your eyes!
In a hot tub, the pH value of the water is the major factor in eye irritation. A well maintained tub will keep the pH balance as close to 7.4 - 7.6 as it can ie as close to matching your body's natural pH balance as possible.
The addition of Chlorine will lower the pH of the water and and cause it to irritate your eyes.
In any hot tub, the chlorine does not always oxidize the organic matter in the water completely. This residue consists of a whole range of organic compounds, including Ammonia, which can cause further eye and skin irritation.


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CELTIC'S efforts to build up sustained momentum in pursuit of a fifth consecutive title stalled on a night when Hamilton Accies atoned for the 8-1 drubbing inflicted upon them by the Scottish champions five weeks earlier.
Leigh Griffiths scored his 33rd goal of the season to put Celtic in front with a penalty but, after the highly contentious dismissal of defender Dedryck Boyata just before half-time, the striker was unable to convert a second spot-kick after the break.
Hamilton substitute Eamonn Brophy, who netted their consolation in the Celtic Park defeat, scored a far more meaningful goal this time as he rescued a precious point for his team in their bid for top-flight survival.
The result leaves Ronny Deila's side seven points clear at the top of the table, having played a game more than challengers Aberdeen who face St Johnstone at Pittodrie today.
Accies manager Martin Canning could hardly be chastised for adopting a policy of containment in the early stages, given the humiliation he and his players suffered last month.
Yet, it was Accies who had the two clearest sightings of goal in the opening half hour.
The first effort on target came in the 15th minute when Mikey Devlin met Ali Crawford's free-kick but could only send his header straight into the arms of Logan Bailly.
The Belgian goalkeeper, making only his fourth Celtic appearance as Craig Gordon was relegated to the bench because of concerns over a slight knee injury, should have been beaten two minutes later.
An error by Celtic captain Scott Brown allowed Carlton Morris to send Crawford racing clear on goal but the Accies midfielder' lifted his shot over the top with the goal at his mercy.
The miss was fully punished when Celtic opened the scoring with a spot-kick which constituted their own first attempt on target. Scott Allan, finally making his first domestic start for Celtic after 14 substitute appearances, held the ball up well in the area and laid it off to Griffiths.
But quite why Dougie Imrie decided to challenge Griffiths from behind, when the striker was facing away from goal, even he will struggle to explain. It was an easy decision for the referee and Griffiths smashed the penalty low down the middle while Accies keeper Michael McGovern dived to his left.
The goal drew Accies out of their defensive shell and they threatened an equaliser two minutes later, Bailly having to move smartly off his line to block a close-range effort by Gramoz Kurtaj.
Before Celtic could settle on their lead, they were reduced to ten men by Boyata's questionable dismissal.
There was grievance on two counts for Celtic as Morris appeared to start his run from an offside position before getting in front of Boyata who then got a touch on the ball as he slid in on the striker on the edge of the penalty area.
Deila responded by withdrawing attacking midfielder Kris Commons, replacing him with Charlie Mulgrew who joined Erik Sviatchenko in central defence.
While Hamilton saw much more of the ball from that point, Celtic should have doubled their advantage five minutes into the second half. Gary Mackay-Steven found himself with only McGovern to beat but shot tamely straight at the keeper. Then, Griffiths could not convert another penalty conceded in brainless fashion by Ziggy Gordon who blatantly hauled down Mikael Lustig in the box.
Griffiths struck the ball to McGovern's left this time and the Northern Ireland international made a fine save.
Hamilton made the most of that reprieve as Brophy drew them level in the 73rd minute. The substitute had only been on the pitch for three minutes when he pounced on Celtic's failure to clear a Crawford corner and thundered a right-foot shot high into the net from the edge of the penalty area.
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Sheffield Doc Fest: Day Two
Natalie Stendall
Posted on June 8, 2015
My selection of documentaries at yesterday's Sheffield Doc Fest included two political films: the first, a feature-length environmental documentary about nuclear waste; the second, an examination of Thatcher's political legacy.
Compared with the popular environmental issue of climate change, the problems of nuclear waste receive comparatively little screen time. It's something Containment seeks to address. Introducing nuclear power and subsequent radiation as an 'invisible energy' this film from Peter Galison and Robb Moss probes our moral obligation to the future.
It begins with the Waste Isolation Pilot Project (WIPP), a state of the art underground facility for the containment of nuclear waste and one that is supported by its local community. Galison and Moss contrast WIPP with the Savannah River Site (SRS), an older facility which fuelled the Cold War (producing 9,500 warheads) and whose historic waste disposal was less rigorous. It's local community, which exists just across the Savannah river – a distance of just fifty to seventy-five feet – is deeply concerned. The river, already containing radioactive fish and turtles is a major focus for these anxieties. The facility's tanks of liquid waste could, potentially, leak into the water supply.
"Could establishing a secure location for storing nuclear waste only encourage us to produce more?"
Despite one of WIPP's administrators broaching nuclear power as a possible solution to global warming, Galison and Robb don't take the bait. Instead they sharply focus their documentary on the problem of nuclear waste disposal. Punctuating their debate with the aftermath of Fukushima – including interviews with survivors and images of abandoned villages – Galison and Robb emphasise the dangerous consequences of nuclear leaks and exposure, including the loss of hundreds of square miles of land.
With maps illustrating sixty to seventy US surface locations holding nuclear waste and experts speaking about the vulnerability of such sites, Containment highlights both the problems associated with the lack of a final destination for high level waste in the US and the problems associated with finding one: could establishing a secure location for storing nuclear waste only encourage us to produce more?
The issue of finding a safe location is wrapped up in another, even more elusive question: how do we protect future generations from any potential waste site which could remain radioactive for up to 240,000 years? Here, Containment finds the most frightening aspect of the nuclear waste problem: human fallibility and the limits of human knowledge. From communicating with the future by images and warning structures, to ideas about astronauts and mole miners, Containment highlights the dangers in creating problems for a future we can never fully know. Containment asks us to consider the long term effects of nuclear power and asks whether, in the light of human fallibility, it is really something we should be doing.
Generation Right
Margaret Thatcher was Europe's first female Prime Minister. She also ushered in a new type of politics: one that valued personal responsibility and prioritised reigning back state dependency. This new documentary commissioned by Sheffield University provides an overview of Thatcher's main policies and the sharp disconnect between her desire for 'a climate of opportunity' and its impact on communities.
Generation Right makes excellent use of archive footage depicting the transformation of the 'short, optimistic period of the 1960s' into a 'shabby, dingy' 1970s and vividly capturing the 'maximum polarisation' of the country during the miners' strikes.
A great deal is crammed into Generation Right's forty minute run time. Perhaps too much. Before viewers can digest the grim reality of 10% unemployment, the film moves on to law and order, the far reaching unintended consequences of the Right To Buy scheme and Thatcher's attitudes to immigration (a problem she labelled as 'swamping'). It's the quality of the interviewees that elevates Generation Right into a keen examination of unintended consequences, all the more spectacular for being so concise. Academic Alan Murie describes the impact of Thatcher's housing policies as 'the poorest people concentrated in the least attractive parts of the cities… a recipe for disordered estates'. Drugs researcher Alan Matthew explains further knock-on-effects describing how 'heroin moved into the vacuum created by unemployment'.
Contrasting this research with extracts from Margaret Thatcher's own political speeches, Generation Right stresses Thatcher's determination in the face of growing unrest and unintended consequences. Interviews with communities then and now explore perceptions of Thatcher as 'the most hated UK Prime Minister', as 'Hitler in skirts' and as a woman who purposefully used unemployment to keep the people in check. Other than Boris Johnson's unseemly comment that Thatcher showed us 'there's no shame in getting rich', Generation Right has little positive to say about Britain's first female PM. Those elements of Thatcher's government that could be deemed a success are either omitted – such as how Thatcher won three terms – or turned on their heads. Even the financial sector's Big Bang is linked to the growth of an unregulated sector that contributed to 2008's financial crash. It's a potent argument.
Generation Right's imperfections result from the limited run time made available to discuss this vast subject. There's little time to examine the development of Thatcher's ideas, although the lower-middle class background and non-conformist Christianity that gave rise to her belief in the sacred nature of individual freedom is given brief mention. Neither is there time to examine the specifics of Thatcherism at work in party politics today. Generation Right provides a powerful and unsettling window into the legacy of Thatcherism but there is enough material here for a much longer documentary series: one that deserves to made.
Stay tuned for more on Doc Fest tomorrow. To keep in touch, follow me by email using the link near the top of the sidebar, or find me on Facebook, Twitter, or Bloglovin.
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We're having an absolute blast here. Now taking a much needed break in the pub.
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Well, what a cracking day that was. I thoroughly enjoyed myself and it was great to meet new faces too! There was a LOT of talent in that room and a lot of modesty too - everyone but everyone there was amazing at what they do. Thank you for the fantastic music, and especially Loser's Day Parade, which I was VERY impressed by!
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Sally and I had a blast, it was great to play a pile of IB songs and be entertained by Sarus doing covers of Tom Sawyer, The Ceiling Speaks and the Genesis medley.
We were on a real high for managing to make it through Losers Day Parade...glad you liked it Dena!
We even had impromptu renditions of Jump, Calling All the Heroes and Smooth Criminal!
Looking forwards to seeing some vid...and of course the next forum day.
Thanks to SuperJx for organising the day - we're happy to organise the next one if you fancy a break?
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Yeah, huge thanks to SuperJx for organising. Was a great time and well worth the journey. Definitely count me in for the next one
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Thanks for the nice comments, Dena
It was great to put faces (and real names!) to forum names.
I still feel I'm very much the newb around here, so I was a little nervous at first, but everyone was so very welcoming. You're a fab lot
And playing with you all was tremendous - as I said to some of you afterwards, it's so nice to be able to play with musicians who're talented enough to play really challenging music.
I hope I was up to par...
LDP.... I was SO impressed we got that near-as-dammit perfect first time. To say that we'd never played together at all before (Sal & Giles excepted of course) let alone practiced LDP was testament to the talent of those involved (or in my case, hours of practising the bugger!)
Seriously impressed, guys!
Jump was hilarioius. I've never tried to play that before, so it was a great excercise in thinking on my feet. Ditto Smooth Criminal. Who's idea was that??
going to be at the next one!
I think I might learn some classic Rush before then though, just in case.......
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Agreed, was quite a blast...
We have some video of the day, and as soon as poss I will put a 10 min clip up on Youtube or something... it needs some spanky editing, as we did tend to talk a lot!
@RacingHippo, newbee or not, you were absolutely spot on - these songs do take a long time to get right, and I for one was screwing up all over the place....!
And just for the record, we made a small amount for Cumbria, which Dena is passing on to Rachel on our behalf. That makes it all worthwhile for me.
So - as organiser, I'll sign this event off with one or two musings.
Firstly, I think the secret of these events is not to have them too often - the pressure to learn songs can be immense, and can lead to lack of enjoyment when you finally get to play them - OMATA being a case in point. I also think it's important to make sure that new people join in and don't feel intimidated or not good enough - nobody who dares to try these songs at all is "not good enough" in my opinion. So, next time, I'd be more than happy to bow out if another keyboard player would like a crack. In fact I'd actively encourage this, as the event needs to be bigger than the individual - otherwise it becomes a cliquey club and not a community - and this is something I really want to avoid. I hope you agree that we should all take this view.
Also, location - we've tried the Midlands and we got no northerners. We've tried the South, and we got one dedicated northerner (plus of course one exile - me). How far north do we need to go? maybe the best approach is to go to RacingHippo land - but bear in mind that we are much less likely to get special guest attendance if we go this way. What it would do is allow for a group of very dedicated forum bods who would simply find it difficult to attend due to transport, to be at the next one, either as a muso or a supporter - doesn't matter which - but it all builds on my previous point about refreshing the event with new faces.
(BTW, we did try very hard to get a special guest, and we were very close indeed.... then having to work for a living got in the way of both of them - take heed all you "Too Much Negativity" posters!)
Personally I think the next event should be August at the earliest, and should be in Yorkshire.
People, I dedicate this post.... to you all....!
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Yorkshire?! S'truth - no excuses then! I'd better get practising....!!
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Great fun guys. I was really impressed with the contributions from everyone involved. Gman, really nice tone. I never managed to get anything like that from my Warwick through an ABM.
Apologies for my hasty exit, but I really didn't want to miss PG and as anyone who knows me will tell you, I'll always find something that'll make me late (just ask Sarus).
Yorkshire? Hmmm, that might be just a bit too far for me...
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If Yorkshire gets the vote, I'll happily arrange it.
I know just the place -
Backfeed Studios
in Black Dyke Mills, Queensbury. Yes, as in brass band. My now-retired band has rehearsed there for >5 years so I'm on good terms with the owners.
And the rooms are about twice the size of The Rhoom.
I might even be able to persuade Brodie67 to join in on Bass or Guitar or both.
Or even DBP's astoundingly-talented-but-rarely-seen bruvva, who sings like an angel and plays like a god (and knows most IB songs better than IB, probably)....
But I'm aware (from personal experience!) that it's a long way up for some.
I'm also aware that GMan has a plan involving Stafford, which would be fine for me.
Maybe we should take a vote on it? Could be an excuse for a poll.....
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Following on from Dan's post...
Maybe the way forwards is to say "Who's seriously interested in going to the next one, dependant on where it is".
If there's enough interest further North, it could be done there....then again, if the interest is further South, it would make sense to hold it there.
Or alternatively, if you'd like to attend but haven't so far, let us know why! If you haven't got the time to work stuff out, it's possible that others could lend a hand. I know from experience that it takes serious amounts of time and effort to work this stuff out, so can appreciate that that might be an obstacle.
I sincerely hope that people aren't put off by thinking they aren't good enough...or that it's only for musicians of a certain calibre. It really isn't the case - if you'd seen the Calling All the Heroes 'live' karaoke, I doubt anyone would feel intimidated!!
It really would be fantastic to have some more or different people attend
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Hollywood & Politics: Current TV's Newest Talk Star Gavin Newsom Says 90 Percent of Cable News Is About Blame
California's lieutenant governor and host of Current TV's upcoming "The Gavin Newsom Show" is looking to upend the medium (and social media) into a real tool for government, not just elections.
This story originally appeared in the May 4 issue of The Hollywood Reporter.
I started as mayor of San Francisco with a small radio show. It was successful in allowing me to let the public in on the conversations I had with the fascinating people I came in contact with. Now as lieutenant governor, I often wish people could share those details. I thought, "What can I do along those same lines that can invite an even larger audience?" That's when the discussions with Current took place. It all started as a selfish desire to share.
It's also an opportunity to showcase the remarkable talent that exists across our state and country in a positive light, not from a pundit point of view, because I'm not a pundit, but from a practical point of view as a sitting elected official who can't talk exclusively about the ideal but has to translate the ideal into practical reality.
This isn't in place of doing my job. It's an "and," not an "or." The show in many ways is just an extension of what I'm already doing. I already have the opportunity to come into contact with many of the people who will participate, to learn from them, to listen to them, to explore new ideas. Now I am able to do that in a frankly more transparent way, in a much more public way.
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I'm writing a book that will be out early next year called Reboot America. It's about the intersection of technology and governance, not technology and politics. We saw how technology amplified voices in the last Obama campaign, and you're going to see it even more robustly in this campaign. But we then have a remarkable tendency to turn those voices off once we're in office. You're not getting daily e-mails and tweets from elected officials saying, "Let's engage in solving problems." It's engaging in the problem of getting elected or re-elected that we're good at but not solving the vexing problems of our day. We're not using that same technology to engage our constituents and improve our delivery systems.
I'm one of those old-fashioned guys who thinks the best politics is the better idea. So while this is a political show, it's not just sourcing ideas from politicians. This is about sourcing ideas and inspiration from across sectors, in the entertainment industry, the artistic community and from technologists. I think these fields are incredibly important to the economic future of our country. We will continue to explore what's working in the technology fields, but all these areas provide real opportunity for us to see things differently and to act differently in the political realm.
You've seen how technology democratizes voices in the private sector in remarkable ways. But I want to address that divide between what's happening around us in the private sector and what's not happening in government. I want to look at how we can use these tools of technology to change the lives of people, our cities, our state and our nation. This is also really in response to -- and an effort at reconciling -- the growing and rather alarming digital divide that exists in this country. Because of what's happening with smartphones and other tools of technology, the digital divide is increasing dramatically. The biggest impact is the poor can't afford these tools and don't have access to broadband.
We have a vending-machine model of government where you put in a dollar and you get limited choices -- police, fire, defense, health care. If you don't like what you get, you shake the machine -- that's the Occupy movement, that's the Tea Party. It's a framework of scarcity, and with this opportunity, maybe we can figure out what to do to fill in the blanks.
Social media will be part of it. We don't want this to just be a once-a-week show that's repeated twice other days. We can use these other venues (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) to engage in a two-way conversation. My fundamental belief in life is one-way conversations are over in business and politics. You've got to have a two-way conversation. We're coming up with what I hope will be, in very innovative ways, the ability to reach a large audience and create an important feedback mechanism. Some of my friends in the technology world will come up with interesting, creative ways, and we will experiment with these.
I hope the viewers gain a different insight and perspective that moves past who's to blame, which is 90 percent of what we see on cable TV: "It's their fault. No, it's their fault." Frankly, I am getting a little bored with who is to blame. I want to focus on what to do and I think this provides a platform for focusing on ideas.
Before being elected California's 49th lieutenant governor, Newsom was San Francisco's youngest mayor in 100 years. In 2004, he gained nationwide attention when he directed the San Francisco City-County clerk to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, in violation of state law, and in 2010, he was named America's Most Social Mayor in a social media study.


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Expecta - MNML Abstractions Mix (Part III)
Third edition of MNML Abstractions mix series, exploring the consequences of scientific innovations, one purpose of science fiction, making it a "literature of ideas". Science fiction has been used by authors as a device to discuss philosophical ideas such as identity, desire, morality, and social structure.
Track list:
Synth Sense - Corrosion
Consequence - Fog
Theme - Theme 2
They Live - Cancel Standard
Felix K - Flower Of Destruction #2
Instra:Mental - Detuned
Consequence - Dreadtone
Felix K - Flower Of Destruction #4
ASC - Biscayne
Kid Drama - Kill Time
Mode - The Abyss (Sam KDC's Acid Dub Re-Think)
Despot - Nowhere
Paranoid Society - Microl 9000
Reza - Dew Drops
Data & K2 - Kyushojutsu VIP
Lyterian - Chambers Of Apogee
Nether - Oracle
Central Industrial - Integration
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