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Get recycling on a sensible schedule
Most people find the idea of recycling every other week ridiculous.
Why not one day of garbage pickup and one day for recycling each week? There will no longer be a need for two trucks to run on recycling day.
Suzanne Nichols, Spring Hill
Fire official's on the right track
"If you don't ask, we don't have to tell.'' That seems to be the policy of the Spring Hill Fire Rescue. At the Spring Hill Fire Rescue meeting on April 14, newly appointed Commissioner Ben Edwards wanted Commissioner Rob Giammarco reprimanded for requesting information by e-mail.
Apparently Giammarco sends e-mail requesting information from the fire district creating an accurate paper trail so the issue is always clear, and removes any doubt about what is said by any officials of the district. Wow, a public official who wants things in writing. Commissioner Leo Jacobs stated Giammarco is violating the commission bylaws, when he asks questions.
Commissioner John Pasquale also said Giammarco should not send e-mails to the chief even when it concerns vandalism of one of our fire house signs. Chairwoman Amy Bronson suggested Commissioner Giammarco is calling Chief Michael Rampino a liar.
At the meeting, and after reviewing the recording of the tape on the Hernando County Government Broadcasting, I could not find where Commissioner Giammarco used the work ''liar'' toward the chief or anyone else. The accusation of micromanaging is certainly false. There is no evidence of him controlling, or trying to independently run the district. He was elected by the people, to be one of five commissioners to oversee the Spring Hill Fire Rescue. Part of that responsibility is to learn as much as possible about this fire district. Asking questions is the most viable method of learning about.
If there are commissioners who choose not to inquire as to the functioning of the fire district, they should step aside and let Commissioner Giammarco do his work for the public trust he was elected to perform.
Ken Fagan, Spring Hill
Let's say thanks to our angels
Times have changed and sometimes change is good. But there's also something to be said for the way things used to be.
I'm talking about face-to-face conversations where you can hear the person's voice vs. reading an e-mail, a Facebook post, or a text message. Feeling connected and part of a community are key components of HPH Hospice's mission. As national volunteer appreciation week is upon us (April 18 -24), HPH would like to recognize its more than 1,000 volunteers in Pasco, Hernando and Citrus counties who selflessly support our patients, their families, staff, and not-for-profit organization.
Some of our volunteers sit by the bedsides of patients and share a good cry or the kind of laughter that's cleansing for the soul. Words don't always have to be spoken — just being present in that moment means more than words can say, especially for patients who have no family. Other volunteers lift hearts by bringing music into our Hospice Care Centers or Hospice Houses. Some have their compassionate paws canine companions by their side to help soothe a patient's anxiety. These four-legged friends always seem to know who may need an extra dose of unconditional love.
There are volunteers who prepare meals daily for patients in our facilities and never hesitate to grill a steak or whip up something sweet to satisfy a craving. Others faithfully sort donations at our thrift stores, call the bereaved to see how they are getting along, deliver mail five days a week in their own vehicles from one hospice office to the other, make keepsakes for family members or take time during the busy holiday season to help with our annual Tree of Life fundraiser.
The power of two words, thank you, is increasingly overlooked in today's world. But at HPH, we want to stop and say thank you to all of our compassionate, dedicated volunteers who are the real hospice angels.
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The Gillard government has ditched plans to entrench the current renewable energy target until 2016, leaving the way open for the Coalition to review the scheme soon after the election.
Earlier this year, Minister for Climate Change
But this week the government confirmed it would be unable to prepare the legislation in time before Parliament rose for the election.
"We are not planning to introduce this legislation before the election, due to the current Parliamentary and legislative timetable," a spokesman for Mr Combet said.
As a result, the Coalition if elected will be able to quickly implement plans to review the RET early next year. The review is set to form part of a broader review of the energy sector.
Opposition spokesman for resources and energy
Last December, the Climate Change Authority rejected a push by power companies like Origin and International Power to reduce the RET to a true 20 per cent of total supply in light of falling demand. It found any reduction in the target would deter investment in renewable energy and have little impact on the cost to consumers of the scheme.
But Mr Macfarlane told The Australian Financial Review a Coalition government would adhere to the agreement with Labor in 2009, and initiate a review of the RET in 2014.
"A Coalition government would consult comprehensively with industry about the review of the RET, as part of a commitment to full and open discussions in all parts of energy and resources policy," Mr Macfarlane said.
Investor Group on Climate Change chief executive
Energy Supply Association of Australia chief executive
"The 2014 RET review is likely to be substantial and decisive, and you can't do a white paper without knowing what the outcome of that review is," Mr Warren said.
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- Sunscreen: I can not stress how important it is to wear sunscreen. Come on! It's your skin we're talking about. The higher the SPF (Sun Protection Factor) the better. SPF is defined as a number assigned to a sunscreen that is the factor by which the time required for unprotected skin to become sunburned is increased when the sunscreen is used (Dictionary.com). There is even nail polish and daily skin moisturizers with UV (Ultraviolet Light) protection. Skin cancer will not make you curvaliscious by any means!
- Sunglasses: Please don't forget about your lovely eyes! They need sun protection too! If you can, try buying sunglasses of higher quality. Sometimes, the less expansive brands do not carry any UV protection. I know this because, I used to work in the industry. If you take care of the sunglasses, it's definitely a great investment.
- Lip Balm w/SPF: Here's another product you might not think about, but those lips need all the protection they can get. Keep your lips sun-free and luscious at the same time!
- After-Sun Products: There are after-sun lotions, shampoos, and conditioners that will help replenish moisture to your skin and repair any damage done to your hair by environmental factors.
- Extras: Using any products (body scrub) to help prep your skin before you bare it, will definitely give you that summer glow. Even without going out into the sun, there are sunless lotions and bronzers to help.


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Researchers at Purdue University say the artificial sweeteners in diet sodas like these may throw off the body's ability to know how many calories it needs.
Researchers say using diet sodas as a weight loss tool may actually cause you to pack on pounds.
They believe diet drinks may be linked to obesity and heart problems.
The study appears in the journal, Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Researchers found that people who consume diet soft drinks regularly had the same elevated risk for type two diabetes and heart disease as those who drink regular soda.
The artificial sweeteners are sucralose, aspartame and saccharin.
Researchers think what might be happening is that those artificial sweeteners actually taste sweeter than real sugar, so the body craves more.
Plus there may be a bit of what psychologists refer to as cognitive distortion, meaning we kind of talk ourselves into believing that since we're cutting calories with diet sodas, it's OK to indulge in other sweets.
Researchers say if you really are trying to lose weight, you can't go wrong with just drinking water.
Representatives from the American Beverage Association say the study is more opinion than fact and they cite several studies in which people drinking diet sodas lost weight.
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A joint protest against the infringement upon the autonomy of the Jewish schools as represented in the new educational decree, was issued yesterday by the Zionist Organization, the Mizrachi, the Socialists and the Revisionists.
Rabbi Nurok, the teachers and other Jewish leaders compare the new order with the compulsory methods aiming at the breakdown of the Jewish school system prevalent in the times of the Czar.
The protest strongly condemns the action of the government and appeals to the parents to send their children to Jewish schools only.


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It's no secret that our bodies change as we age. But some changes are less apparent and call for extra attention to ensure that we give our body what it needs to stay healthy. Seniors have different nutritional needs than children, teens and even middle-aged adults, and addressing these differences may help older adults increase... Read More
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With your shopping list in hand, and a full stomach to fend off any tempting impulse buys, you head to the grocery store. But with supermarkets carrying an average of over 42,000 items, according to the Food Marketing Institute, it's not always easy to make healthy choices in line with today's dietary guidelines. Read More
Can Music Improve Your Health? Studies Say Yes!
Posted on March 8th, 2016
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Posted on February 26th, 2016
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Posted on February 23rd, 2016
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"My faith in law enforcement has been restored!" Jacobson announces in an interview a few weeks later.
As if her legal situation isn't difficult enough, a thief stole her bicycle, her only means of transportation, right from the courthouse during her last status hearing. Santa Fe County Sheriff's deputies were all over it; they reviewed the surveillance tape, identified the perp and tracked her bike to Santa Rosa. She picked it up this morning.
She sits cross-legged with her daughter in a comfy nook of blankets and pillows on the floor of her new apartment, obtained with the assistance of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. The condo may be bare of furniture, but she has all her memories and property around her.
The walls are lined with boxes, the TV stand with DVDs, including Kauai By Air, and the kitchen bar is cluttered with bric-a-brac. A plastic box of bundled sage sits on the floor, a box set of Smashing Pumpkins CDs on the shelf above it. That's hers, not her daughter's. Gabriella prefers Slipknot.
Gabriella is 13 years old and says Santa Fe is "cool" before flip-flopping and adding that "it kinda sucks, too." Jacobson would love to return to Hawaii when this case is over with—especially if she receives an expected windfall inheritance from her Canadian tribe's oil and gas rights. Gabriella, on the hand, would rather stay with her friends and hang at Warehouse 21. Gabriella gives her mom the puke-face when she's told that, if worse comes to worst and the judge upholds the sentence, she can expect to spend a month in Rio Rancho.
"Rio Rancho? Ugh," Gabriella whines. "Rio Rancho sucks."
Gabriella hasn't attended most of her mother's court dates, simply because she's scared to see Medrano in person. She screws up her face when she describes his "wild eyes" the nights that the police had to come out, first when she was 9 and again when she was 12.
Jacobson says she is suffering from post-traumatic stress. While her daughter sleeps, she's up at 4 am every morning with anxiety about her case and the eventual possibility of imprisonment.
"When I went to jail the first time, I felt like it killed a part of my spirit," she says. "I think a month or a year in jail would hurt me more than the typical person."
Gabriella thinks its "cool" her mom is speaking publicly about the situation. Of course, she's got to play cool about it herself.
"If anybody laughs at my picture in the newspaper," she threatens with a smile, "You tell them, I'm gonna come after them."
While Jacobson settles into her new apartment, a few miles away Rangel prepares to leave her house and the hogan of sticks Alcion is building in the backyard. Since losing her job, she's been rationing her tax refund to pay the rent. If she doesn't find work by the end of July, she will probably move back to Albuquerque where there are more jobs and the housing is cheaper.
Of course, the trade-off is that Santa Fe is more convenient for people suffering from extreme food allergies.
"What color do you pick?" Alcion suddenly asks, dropping a multi-colored assortment of tiny plastic train cars on the table.
"No, we're not going to play a game," she tells him in a voice lower and quieter than it was three weeks earlier. "He wants to play this train game. Let me answer these questions, OK."
The house is dedicated to Alcion. Items around the house are labeled with small slips of paper to help with his sight-reading. An easel mounted with paper stands in the corner, displaying Alcion's spelling and penmanship exercises. Being unemployed has been very good for their relationship.
It's not that other jobs haven't been offered to Rangel. The problem is that the jobs she has been offered require field work and her health just won't permit it. The doctor's theorize that the latest development, her vocal distortion, might be a side effect of her medications. But, if her voice doesn't return in the next month or two, they'll order a biopsy to rule out cancer.
"I feel bad declining these jobs, but I'm just not up for the fight with my health," she says. "I've got to have an employer who is going to be understanding if I'm sick because I had chemo. Can I continue to work at home and get what I need to do done? I need an employer who is going to be a little more reasonable about my circumstances. It's a lot to ask, I know, but that's what I'm hoping to find."
When the interview ends, Rangel sits with her son on the floor with the train game. Alcion has it all set up. The board is a map of industrial era North America, with train routes and destinations that players need to link with tiny plastic cars. Drawing cards from a deck is also somehow involved. Rangel bends the rules to expedite a win because, she knows, he'll be bored with it before they're even halfway through.
The board fills up with the primary colored train cars, from Vancouver to New York to San Francisco and even Santa Fe, until, finally, the plastic pieces are strung like beaded jewelry across the neck of the continent.
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A Life With Chronic Pain
This pain is present every day / Unyielding, oppressive, still there. / Why doesn't it take a day off, / Who said, "Life is always fair?"
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All Creatures Live From Their Hearts
I know it is our brains that tell us what to do, but we choose to refer to the great pumping organ which delivers blood and its life-giving oxygen to our individual cells as the true life force.
Feb 9, 2012
Renewal in a Life of Chronic Pain: Truisms to Live By
Ask anyone who has lived a daily life with chronic pain, and they will tell you cats aren't the only creatures with nine lives.
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Johnny Cash and the Energizer Bunny
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Spademan used to be a garbage man. That was before the dirty bomb hit Times Square, before his wife was killed, and before the city became a blown-out shell of its former self.
Now he's a hitman.
In a near-future New York City split between those who are wealthy enough to "tap in" to a sophisticated virtual reality, and those who are left to fend for themselves in the ravaged streets, Spademan chose the streets. When his latest client hires him to kill the daughter of a powerful evangelist, he must navigate between these two worlds—the wasteland reality and the slick fantasy—to finish his job, clear his conscience, and make sure he's not the one who winds up in the ground.


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Looks like we've got quite a few of the same books. What's the Fred Seaman one like? I always imagined it would be a bit like the Goldman book - full of juicy details but with a slightly distasteful agenda.
I didn't know The Beatles Live! had extra information. I might have to get hold of that.
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Looks like we've got quite a few of the same books. What's the Fred Seaman one like? I always imagined it would be a bit like the Goldman book - full of juicy details but with a slightly distasteful agenda.
I didn't know The Beatles Live! had extra information. I might have to get hold of that.
It's a typical Lewisohn book Joe - VERY well researched and extensive.
"If we feel our heads starting to swell.....we just look at Ringo!"
Oh dear, my credit card's just taken another hit. It's a real shame it's out of print - the second hand prices range from £30-80+.
I bought a paperback copy with the flexi disc from Amazon for £30 - it felt like I need this book in my life. Should arrive next week sometime.
5 February 2010
Great forum topic! I remember that it was reading my first few books about The Beatles when I was twelve (all those years ago!) that really pushed me out beyond being just a fan of their music. The books made me an addict of The Beatles as an entity. 🙂
In my library, I have:
Barry Miles: Many Years from Now (loved it - I re-read it every 12-18 months or so)
Philip Norman: John Lennon - The Life (very, very well-researched and balanced, I thought - I'll come back to this one multiple times, I think)
Cynthia Lennon: John (obviously written from one viewpoint - a very sad book for me to read)
Joseph Niezgoda: The Lennon Prophecy (ok, so I bought it for a lark, just to see how he'd twist all the Paul-is-Dead clues to point to John - it's good for a chuckle)
William J. Dowlding: Beatlesongs (one of the first I ever bought - ransacked it for months and months on end, memorizing who played which instruments on what songs, etc. - it'll always have a special place in my memory)
Albert Goldman: The Lives of John Lennon (Tabloid stuff, you know, but it got me turned on to the Brandy Alexander, so I have to at least acknowledge it from time to time)
John Lennon: In His Own Write/A Spaniard in the Works (what an absolute trip - many words and phrases from these books have found their way into my ongoing vocabulary, e.g., "Haddy Grimble", "Randoob", "Ella Fitzgerald my deaf Whopper", "we killed him, you know", etc.)
I have other books in the library, but I haven't read them carefully yet, so I won't make comment (included: Spitz's book, Harrison's book, Sheff's book, Carlin's book).
Not a bit like Cagney.
14 December 2009
Yeah Joe....
"The Beatles Live" is also interesting for the photos of newspaper clippings from back in the day that are big enough to still read. Lots of dates mentioned in the "Beatles Chronicles" have more of an explanation in "Live". Lists all of the songs they ever played live, who sang what and so on. Not a lot of different info, but a must have for any completist. Also the flexi disk included is fun to listen to. (Supposedly their first live radio interview right after Love Me Do was released.)
"The Last Days of John Lennon" by Fredrick Seaman. A great read for anyone interested in John's life/activity the year and a half before his death. Lot's of personal day to day recollection by John's last assistant, Fred Seaman. The author was well schooled, includes a bunch of rare snapshots, and really gives his honest opinion of what it was like to live with/for John and have to put up with Yoko on a day to day. His reputation was somewhat ruined after John died. (He got caught trying to smuggle John's journals "supposedly" to give to Julian.) I personally really enjoyed this book. A great read for any Beatle/Lennon fan.
Sunday's on the phone to Monday, Tuesday's on the phone to me.
12 November 2009
14 October 2009
skye said:Is The Beatles by Hunter Davies worth buying?
Yep! But bear in mind when this was written (published in 1968) so there are things NOT mentioned (Epstein's homosexuality, Yoko) but lots of interesting stuff about their childhood and families.
"If we feel our heads starting to swell.....we just look at Ringo!"
14 October 2009
A book on books!
Just for this forum............
"If we feel our heads starting to swell.....we just look at Ringo!"
14 October 2009
Joe said:
Oh dear, my credit card's just taken another hit. It's a real shame it's out of print - the second hand prices range from £30-80+.
I bought a paperback copy with the flexi disc from Amazon for £30 - it felt like I need this book in my life. Should arrive next week sometime.
That's exactly the one I have. You'll love it - trust me
"If we feel our heads starting to swell.....we just look at Ringo!"
One thing that annoys me about this is that the book's out of print, Mark Lewisohn's not making anything from the sale, and the only person profiting is the second-hand dealer. Although I generally like to pay for things I did do a Rapidshare search to see if I could download it first, but couldn't find it ('beatles live lewisohn' gave me a load of bootleg results).
It's a shame the publishers don't keep books like this in print. Roll on Google digitising them.
mjb said:
A book on books!
http://www.tmrzoo.com/?p=7601 suggest it would have been better with some kind of commentary, rather than just being a list. Still, you've got to admire someone's diligence in compiling something like that.
Skye - there's a thread on the Hunter Davies book here: http://www.beatlesbible.com/fo.....e-beatles/
12 November 2009
I knew I saw it somewhere! Amazon has picked up on my Beatles habit and suggested it. I will have to start searching the forum - too many threads to skim now.
Commentary would be nice, but just three lines on each of the 1400? It would take forever to read all of those books, let alone sum them up.
Ad hoc, ad loc, and quid pro quo! So little time! So much to know!
14 December 2009
Picked up Clinton Heylin's "The Act You've Known For All These Years" on the weekend, looking forward to that once I finish the novel I've currently got going....
Something I'm curious about that mysteriously isn't covered in any of the books I've currently got: Exactly how and when did John Lennon learn to play piano/kbds? Books I've read make a point of mentioning how he came to pick up the harmonica and guitar, of course, but keyboards? not a word! Did Paul teach him the basics? (Surely Aunt Mimi didn't pay for lessons?)
One day, a tape-op got a tape on backwards, he went to play it, and it was all "Neeeradno-undowarrroom" and it was "Wow! Sounds Indian!"
-- Paul McCartney
12 November 2009
I'd imagine (no pun intended) he picked up a lot while writing closely with Paul, who knew a bit before. Here are some Anthology quotes that suggest they passed around some knowledge between them.
PAUL: "Dad was a pretty good self-taught pianist, but because he hadn't had training himself, he always refused to teach me. I would say, 'Teach us a bit,' and he would reply, 'If you want to learn, you've got to learn properly.' It was the old ethic that to learn, you should get a teacher. It would have been OK for him to teach me, but I respect the reason why he wouldn't. In the end, I learnt to play by ear, just like him, making it all up. I did then take lessons, but I always had a problem; mainly that I didn't know my tutor, and I wasn't very good at going into an old lady's house - it smelt of old people - so I was uncomfortable. I was just a kid. I quite liked what she was showing me, but then she started setting homework: 'By next week I want you to have learnt this.' I thought it was bad enough coming for lessons, but homework! That was sheer torture. I stuck it for four or five weeks, and then the homework really got difficult so I gave up. To this day I have never learnt to write or read music; I have a vague suspicion now that it would change how I'd do things.
"To this day, I have a deep love for the piano, maybe from my dad: it must be in the genes. He played the piano from when I was born through until I was well into The Beatles. And you can start to see where I'm coming from when you hear an old number like 'Stumbling', which is a very clever tune. Dad told me what was clever about it; he was my musical education. There was none in school; we never got music lessons. He would always point out things like the chord changes at the beginning of 'Stairway To Paradise'. Later, he'd tell us we should do that one with The Beatles. We'd say, 'Dad, Dad... "Build a stairway to paradise"? Please!'"
PAUL: "Stuck out in Hamburg with no instrument, I was forced onto piano as they had one on stage at the Kaiserkeller. I was used to facing the audience so this was an excuse to turn my back on the audience and just get into the music, which was good. I started to get into numbers like 'Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying', a Ray Charles B side. That was a good little period for me, and I think I developed my piano-playing quite a bit. I ended up being slightly better than the other guys on piano from that period by pure default: having no guitar."
JOHN: "I like 'I Want To Hold Your Hand', it's a beautiful melody.70 I remember when we got the chord that made that song. We were in Jane Asher's house, downstairs in the cellar, playing on the piano at the same time, and we had, 'Oh, you-u-u... got that something...'
"It's a bit haphazard. There's no rules for writing. We write them anywhere, but we usually just sit down, Paul and I, with a guitar and a piano, or two guitars, or a piano and a guitar and Geoff (that's George).65 It's all the combinations you can think of; every combination of two people writing a song. And we obviously influence each other, like groups and people do."68
I also read a George Martin quote where he said he learned the guitar in the 1960s to try and keep up with The Beatles, but that they were always better. I can't remember the precise quote but I think he said they were better on the piano (Martin's instrument) than he was on guitar.
No definitive info about how John learnt though.
The Beatles Live! by Mark Lewisohn arrived this morning. I've only had a quick look but it seems like the sort of quality offering you'd expect from Lewisohn (ie thoroughly dependable).
One thing I did notice was that several times Lewisohn says something like "Now a long-circulated rumour can be put to rest: this was the first time The Beatles played x venue, rather than on y date as often reported."
As the book was written in 1986, it's quite likely there were incorrect 'facts' which had been widely-repeated before then. However, after Lewisohn's definitive day-by-day guides were published (Live!, Sessions, Chronicles) nobody really bothered with the older, incorrect sources, so the rumours and fallacies he was correcting aren't all that well known nowadays. It's just a funny thing that struck me.
As for the content, there doesn't seem to be masses that weren't included in Chronicles. I was hoping for more detailed info such as setlists etc for each concert, though they're probably not known.
5 February 2010
I'm a little more than half-way through Spitz's bio (it's about 1966, they've decided to quit touring, Revolver has just been released - we're not yet to Sgt. Pepper).
So far, I'm really, really enjoying it. Looks like he really did his research, and I don't detect any hints of slanting the story toward one particular Beatle viewpoint or another (as was the case in Norman's Shout! which seemed to be a bit more pro-John/anti-Paul).
I keep seeing a lot of mention of Lewisohn's books in this thread - he must be something worth checking out, eh?
Not a bit like Cagney.
Mark Lewisohn is the granddaddy of Beatles historians. He's the man, absolutely. My favourite is The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions, which is a day-by-day guide to what went on in the studio. The follow-up was The Complete Beatles Chronicle, which added live dates, radio sessions, interview info etc. Both are great.
At the moment he's writing a three-volume Beatles biography, which should be the last word on the subject. Volume one is due sometime in 2010. It's supposed to be less of a reference book than his others, so it'll be interesting to see how he handles it. Rather well, I'd imagine. One of his first breaks was as a researcher on Philip Norman's Shout!, so it should comfortably eclipse anything in there.
I've read some mixed reports about the Bob Spitz book - apparently there are some glaring errors in it, though I'm not sure what. Glad you like it though.
24 January 2010
Here are mine
Treasures Of The Beatles
The Beatles. Then there was music
Help Movie Booklet
Yellow Submarine Movie Booklet
Anytime at all, all you gotta do is call, and I'll be there.
5 February 2010
Wow, Lewis, I don't have any of those. Are there one or two that you'd recommend as favorites?
Until you get IHOW (and you should), you can read most of it here:
Not a bit like Cagney.
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Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez was among county elected officials who were sworn in this morning at the Hyatt Regency downtown during a New Year's Day brunch hosted by the Democratic Party. Valdez, who became Dallas County's first female, first Hispanic and first lesbian sheriff in 2005, is beginning her third four-year term after defeating Republican Kirk Launius in November.
PHOTO: Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez sworn in to 3rd term
Donna Brazile highlights Obama's support for marriage at Democratic Party event in Dallas
CNN's Donna Brazile repeatedly touched on LGBT equality during her speech Thursday night during the Dallas County Democratic Party's sixth annual Jefferson Jackson dinner at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Dallas.
Brazile spoke about her recent trip to North Carolina visiting black churches and college campuses to persuade voters to vote down Amendment One, the state's constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage and civil unions.
"I thought it was important to go and stand, to go and march, to go and raise my voice and lift up the voices of others," she said. "That is what we all must do."
Despite the amendment passing, she praised the recognition by President Barack Obama that gays and lesbians should be able to marry, saying we "are closer today" than we were four years ago in our fight for full equality.
"Thank you, president Obama, for speaking out for finally saying what we al; know, equal justice under the law, marriage equality is our goal that we will all see through," she said to the audience of more than 200 people.
"When it comes to fulfilling the promise of America and comes to creating and sustaining a society in which all of us are equal, we're not there yet," she said.
WATCH: Nancy Pelosi speaks Wednesday in Dallas at reception hosted by Harryette Ehrhardt
It wasn't open to the media, but DV sales rep Chance Browning, who is perhaps Nancy Pelosi's No. 1 fan, paid his way into the Dallas County Democratic Party's Wine and Cheese Reception with the former House speaker on Wednesday afternoon in Dallas. The reception was hosted by pioneering LGBT ally and former Texas State Rep. Harryette Ehrhardt, D-Dallas, shown above introducing Pelosi. Chance says more than 200 people attended, and he recounted a charming story about how Ehrhardt and Pelosi first met many moons ago: They were the only two elected officials attending a National Stonewall Democrats convention. Pelosi's flight home was canceled, and Ehrhardt ended up giving her a lift. They became friends during the two-hour ride.
Below are a few more of Chance's pics, as well as his video of Pelosi's speech, in which she talks about Texas turning blue and even mentions the repeal of "don't ask don't tell."
Bexar County Dem party chair insults LGBTs
Ramos resists calls to resign after calling Stonewall Democrats 'Nazis' and 'termites'
DAVID TAFFET | Staff Writer
Democratic Party officials across Texas are calling for the resignation of Bexar County Democratic Party Chairman Dan Ramos after he called Stonewall Democrats "Nazis" and "termites."
On Thursday, March 17, Ramos held a press conference where he was expected to resign. Instead, according to Sam Sanchez of QSanAntonio.com who attended the press conference, Ramos hurled new epithets.
Ramos said gays are like "white termites who have infiltrated the party much like termites infiltrate your house."
He called Texas Democratic Party Chair Boyd Richie a "racist bastard" and an idiot who is advised by gay people.
Currently there are no rules in place for removing someone from a party position for incompetence, according to Dallas County Democratic Party Executive Director Steve Tillery.
"If he had publicly supported a Republican, he could be thrown out of office," Tillery said. "But not for just being a dumbass."
"He's just ignoring calls for resignation," said Dan Graney, president of Stonewall Democrats of Texas. Graney is from San Antonio.
The Bexar County Democratic Party has been in turmoil for several years according to Graney. The former treasurer was indicted recently for siphoning more than $200,000 in party funds.
That money came from the state to run the 2008 primary election.
The county chair stepped down in Dec. 2009, Graney said, but not because of the missing money. He said she left to run for higher office and was not implicated in the scandal despite her signature appearing on checks.
Graney's husband Roberto Flores replaced her and served as interim county chair from Dec. 2009 through the May 2010 election that Ramos won.
Flores did not run for a full term against Ramos. He died in September 2010.
Graney said that Stonewall endorsed Ramos' opponent in the election for county chair last year, but that Ramos sought the group's endorsement.
Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio is among the largest Democratic clubs in that city and the second-largest Stonewall group in Texas after Dallas.
"He [Ramos] came to our meeting and answered our questions," Graney said. "He made statements that he doesn't condone discrimination."
But Graney said that Ramos has a long history of divisiveness.
"He [Ramos] was an ACLU board member and was divisive there," he said.
Graney said that the good that's coming out of this is all the support Stonewall is getting from around the state.
Stonewall Democrats of Dallas president Omar Narvaez said response to the incident shows how far the LGBT community has come in Texas.
"We didn't have to ask for anything," he said. "It was already done."
Narvaez said that before Stonewall even asked for the party's support, Richie had already called for Ramos' resignation.
Narvaez said the state party was just following its platform of inclusion.
The 2010 platform states, "We believe in and support repeal of discriminatory laws and policies against members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community."
"It's part of who we are," Narvaez said.
At their monthly meeting, members of Stonewall Democrats of Dallas added their official voice to the chorus of organizations condemning Ramos and unanimously passed a resolution calling for him to step down.
Ramos made his original comments in reaction to legislation filed by San Antonio Democrat Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer that would enable a state party executive committee to remove a county chair for misconduct or incompetence.
Stonewall of San Antonio had criticized Ramos' fundraising efforts and his attempts to change precinct level leadership, ignoring party rules and committees. Among other things, Ramos called Stonewall "90 percent white, blue-eyed and Anglo." Narvaez, who is Hispanic, took offense. He said leadership in six Stonewall groups in Texas, including San Antonio Stonewall co-chair Eduardo Juarez, are also Hispanic.
The Dallas County Democratic Party called on Ramos to resign. In a statement they said, "His hateful, bigoted comments have no place in the Democratic Party. We are a party of inclusiveness that supports and promotes equality, diversity, and tolerance." Dallas County chair Darlene Ewing and members of the State Democratic Executive Committee signed the letter.
In building his case against Ramos, Richie accused him of a series of violations in addition to his "bigoted attitudes." He said that Ramos "consistently refused to follow the Bexar County Democratic Party Rules and the Texas Democratic Party Rules" keeping the county party "in a state of turmoil."
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition March 18, 2011.
Stonewall Dems of Dallas responds to Ramos
Omar Narvaez, president of Stonewall Democrats of Dallas, sent over the below resolution responding to recent statements by Bexar County Democratic Party Chairman Dan Ramos, who last week compared gays to "termites" and Stonewall to the "Nazi Party." As we noted this morning, Ramos followed up with another anti-gay rant in which he said being gay is "not natural" and compared it to being born with a polio leg. Narvaez said the resolution was approved unanimously by Stonewall's members at Tuesday night's meeting:
Whereas, the Texas Democratic Party Platform supports action against all forms of discrimination and specifically calls for the repeal of discriminatory laws and policies against members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community; and
Whereas, the honor of serving as County Chair in the Democratic Party in the State of Texas is accompanied by the solemn responsibility to uphold the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution without equivocation; and
Whereas, the Bexar County Democratic Chair Dan Ramos has gone on record describing the gay-rights movement as "very sinister", the Stonewall Democrats as "termites" that "managed to get their people in key positions" in the Bexar County Democratic Party, and other reprehensible characterizations; and
Whereas, the unanimously elected Texas Democratic Party Chair Boyd Richie and many Dallas County Democratic Party officials have publicly called upon Bexar County Democratic Chair Dan Ramos to apologize or resign to no effect; and
Whereas, it is incumbent upon us as both Democrats and staunch defenders of equality for all people under the law including the LGBT community; therefore be it
Resolved, that the Stonewall Democrats of Dallas County join the chorus of voices from San Antonio, Rio Grande Valley, Houston, Austin and elsewhere in this great state of Texas to call for the resignation of Dan Ramos as Bexar County Democratic Party Chair.
Dallas Co. Democratic leaders call on Dan Ramos to resign for comparing gays to termites, Nazis
The other day we told you about Bexar County Democratic Party Chairman Dan Ramos' recent comments, in which he called gays "termites" and compared the Stonewall Democrats to "the fuckin' Nazi Party."
Today, Dallas County Democratic Party leaders joined the growing list of groups that have released statements condemning Ramos' remarks and calling for him to resign. Here's what they said:
"As the leaders of the Dallas County Democratic Party, we join [State Party] Chairman [Boyd] Richie in calling upon Dan Ramos to resign as Chair of the Bexar County Democrats. His hateful, bigoted comments have no place in the Democratic Party. We are a party of inclusiveness that supports and promotes equality, diversity, and tolerance. The comments of Mr. Ramos are not reflective of our party's philosophy and we condemn and disavow the comments and the opinions he expressed. Mr. Ramos has proven he does not support nor represent our party's ideals and therefore we call upon Mr. Ramos to resign. Bexar County deserves a true Democrat as the county chair."
J. Darlene Ewing, Chair
David Bradley, SDEC Senate District 16
Susan Culp Bradley, SDEC Senate District 9
Theresa Daniel, SDEC Senate District 16
David Griggs, SDEC Senate District 8
Ken Molberg, Former County Chair, SDEC Senate District 23
Steve A. Tillery, SDEC Senate District 2
UPDATE: Ramos is ignnoring the calls for his resignation, according to the San Antonio Express-News, and he isn't backing away from his hateful comments. Ramos claims his critics have skeletons in their closet that will be exposed in the upcoming embezzlement trial of Dwayne Adams, the Bexar County Democratic Party's former treasurer. "Seems like those with skeletons in their closet are the ones screaming the loudest," Ramos said in an e-mail to the newspaper. "Come check out the criminal trial of Dwayne Adams … We may get to see who the real criminals are."
Local briefs • 12.03.10
National Stonewall leader to attend Dallas group's holiday party
Michael Mitchell, the new executive director of National Stonewall Democrats, will be the special guest at the Stonewall Democrats of Dallas' annual holiday party Monday, Dec. 6, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at The Round-Up Saloon, 3912 Cedar Springs Road. The program begins at 7 p.m., and the event is free and open to everyone.
The event will include a holiday basket auction, and proceeds will be divided between Stonewall Democrats and Youth First Texas' anti-bullying and suicide prevention efforts.
There will also be an auction where participants can bid on a lunch with their favorite elected official from among the list of elected officials who have signed up to participate. And Stonewall Democrats will be collecting donations of toiletry items for clients at Legacy Founders Cottage, a hospice for people with HIV/AIDS. Legacy clients need paper towels, laundry detergent, latex and nitrile gloves, men's socks, new men's underwear, shampoo and conditioner, deodorant, disposable razors and shaving cream, tissues, body lotion and baby powder.
Stonewall Democrats will also present its annual awards to members, allies and elected officials. Nominees for the "Distinguished Democrat" award are Judge-Elect Tonya Parker, Dallas County District Attorney Gary Fitzsimmons, Dallas County Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia and Judge Carl Ginsberg.
Nominees for the Buck Massey Member of the Year Award are Pamela Curry, Michael Wetter, Laurie McClurg and Tony McMullen. Nominees for Ally Organization of the Year are the Dallas County Democratic Party, Equality Texas, Preston Hollow Democrats and the Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance. And nominees for the Pink Pump Award are Dallas City Councilwoman Delia Jassa, Judge Elizabeth Crowder, Judge-elect Tina Yoo and George Freeman.
Bill Fry and Darryl Sanchez will be presented with the P.L. Moore Philanthropist Award, and Stonewall Democrats President Erin Moore will present the Board Member of the Year Award.
Stonewall Democrats of Dallas elected new officers at the organization's Nov. 16 meeting. They are Omar Narvaez, president; Michael Wetter, vice president; Phyllis Guest, secretary and Mike McCue, treasurer. Outgoing officers are President Erin Moore, Vice President Jay Narey and Secretary Kenneth Denson.
Round-Up holding benefit for Resource Center food pantry
Demand is up and donations are down at Resource Center Dallas' food pantry for people with HIV/AIDS. So to help bring donations up to the level of demand, the Round-Up Saloon will host a raffle during Retro Sunday, beginning at 7 p.m. Anyone who brings at least three non-perishable food items to donate to the pantry will get a free raffle ticket for a drawing for a new DVD player. Movie tickets and other prizes will also be raffled off during the evening.
Tarrant Area Food Bank offers to send holiday cards for donors
Sending holiday greeting cards can be such a chore. But now there's a way to let somebody else do the tedious part, while at the same time donating to a worthy cause.
Just send a donation and a list of up to 20 recipients to the Tarrant Area Food Bank, and the food bank will mail out special cards — hand-addressed and stamped — to those on the list.
The 5-inch-by-7-inch cards say "Season's Greetings" on the front and have a special holiday recipe from Chef Blaine Staniford with Grace Restaurant in Fort Worth inside the front cover. The message inside reads: "Thanks for making eating a part of everyone's holiday season. A gift has been made in your honor to Tarrant Area Food Bank by ___________."
Deadline to participate is Friday, Dec. 10. There is no minimum donation required.
TAFB officials said all information and mailing lists remain strictly confidential. Capital One has helped underwrite the cost of the project so that all donations go directly to helping feed North Texans in need.
Tarrant Area Food Bank has 300 partner agencies, including the food pantry at AIDS Outreach Center of Tarrant County, which provides food for people with HIV/AIDS.
TAFB officials said those agencies have seen the need for food assistance grow by 40 percent over the previous two years.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition December 3, 2010.
Election 2010 • Republican gains could cause Dems redistricting woes
Dallas County stays blue despite a wave of Republican red sweeping across the rest of the state, nation
DAVID TAFFET | Staff Writer firstname.lastname@example.com
Although statewide results favored Republicans, Democrats swept all countywide races in Dallas County. The larger majority of Republicans in the legislature, however, will affect redistricting and could embolden some to file anti-gay legislation.
"Dallas County will still be a Democratic County," said State Rep. Royce West at the election watch party at the American Airlines Arena on Nov. 2.
While pleased with the results throughout the county, Dallas County Democratic Party chair Darlene Ewing said her worry was redistricting.
New census figures will be reported in December. Then the newly elected legislature will redistrict state and federal legislative seats based on the new figures. She expects the state Democratic Party to file a challenge to the new boundaries should they be drawn to heavily favor Republicans.
In the U.S. House of Representatives, Texas should gain a seat. Eddie Bernice Johnson's district is packed with a large number of the county's Democrats, contributing to her 50-point margin of victory. Should the new district be carved partially from that area, the next congress might include a second Democrat from North Texas.
Should her district remain untouched, the area will likely elect another Republican.
Texas state House and Senate districts will also be reapportioned. Current district lines kept six districts safely in Democratic hands. Those races were unchallenged by the Republicans but made the rest of the area's races remained uncompetitive for Democrats.
Ewing said that in 2000, the Justice Department appointees who reviewed redistricting plans were Republican. But no longer.
"This time they're on our side," Ewing said.
"We have more recourse with a Democrat in the White House," said Stonewall Democrats of Dallas President Erin Moore.
Moore believes the Justice Department will look at the new map more critically than they had in the past. Redistricting should reflect neighborhoods, and that gerrymandering is done to get one party or the other elected, she said.
"With Republicans winning, we know they'll draw some really squiggly lines to get what they need to win again," said Moore.
Moore also worried about anti-LGBT bills that would become more likely to pass with a larger Republican majority. She said anti-adoption bills could be filed and anti-bullying laws would be less likely to pass.
"Numbers bring strength and confidence," she said. "And they've been emboldened.
Within the Democratic Party, the number of delegates each state sends to the national convention is determined, in part, by the number of votes cast for the Democrat in the most recent gubernatorial race. She said more ballots were cast for Bill White this year than for Chris Bell in 2006.
In this election, White and other Democrats did much better in Dallas than across most of the rest of the state.
Of the straight party ballots cast, 53 percent went to the Democratic Party. By contrast, almost twice as many Republican straight party ballots were cast in Tarrant County than Democratic ballots.
In statewide races, White received 55 percent of the vote in the governor's race in Dallas County. Across the state, Rick Perry won the election with 55 percent. The vote in Tarrant County reflected the statewide vote.
Other statewide races were all won by Republicans but were fairly evenly split in Dallas County. Republican Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst held a 2,000-vote edge over Democrat Linda Chavez-Thompson in Dallas. In other races, the Democratic challengers held a slight edge over the Republican incumbents across the county.
All contested Dallas County judgeships were won by Democrats. Winners took nothing for granted in their races, however.
"Somebody once told me there are two ways to run for office," said Judge Carl Ginsberg. "Unopposed or scared."
He said he got his message out and won with more than 52 percent of the vote, higher than most of the other winners. A number of Republican voters told him that they crossed over to vote for him.
Democrats also retained district attorney, county clerk, district clerk, and county judge and picked up a county commissioner's seat.
However, in state House of Representatives races, Democrats lost all contested races in Dallas County. Two out of three Democratic incumbents also lost in Tarrant County. None of those races is a countywide contest.
Those losing their elections in Dallas included Carol Kent, Robert Miklos, Kirk England and Allen Vaught. In Tarrant County, Paula Pierson and Chris Turner lost their seats while LGBT community ally Lon Burnham retained his. Burnham has co-authored anti-bullying legislation.
"I think it was the national sentiment that hurt," said Pete Schulte who challenged Republican incumbent Dan Branch for the House seat that includes parts of Oak Lawn and East Dallas.
"We lost a lot of good reps tonight," Schulte said. "We fought a good campaign, but when federal politics takes center stage, it's an uphill battle to combat that locally."
Moore credits the Democratic win in Dallas County on the coordinated campaign of the county party, the get out the vote effort and a massive calling operation. But she called the results, "too close for comfort."
Weather affected the outcome, Moore said. Traditionally, Republicans make up a majority of the early vote and Democrats are more likely to cast their ballots on Election Day. Rain affects turnout and more than three inches fell on Tuesday.
Elba Garcia was more upbeat in her assessment of the outcome. She beat 16-year incumbent Ken Mayfield by 5 percent.
She said voters spoke loudly about the change they want.
"We need this county to move forward," she said. "Voters are tired of the finger pointing."
Garcia said her experience in city government will benefit the county as she helps find ways for different entities together. Once elected, it doesn't matter what party she ran on, she said, reflecting her experience as a city council member. The city council is elected in non-partisan elections.
Everyone on the Commissioners Court needs to work together on healthcare, public safety, education and economic development, Garcia said.
"Government is not exactly a business," she said. "But it needs to be run professionally."
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition November 5, 2010.
Election Day watch party locations
Election Day watch parties will be held Tuesday night at various locations in Dallas. Each county party will hold a rally and many candidates are hosting gatherings of their own.
The Dallas County Democratic Party will rally at AT&T Plaza in Victory Park by the south entrance of American Airlines Center. Stonewall Democrats of Dallas will be at Victory Park. The location in case of rain is the Jack Daniels Grill inside the arena.
The Dallas County Republican Party will be at Hotel Palomar on Central Expressway at Mockingbird Lane. Log Cabin Republicans will be at a private house in North Dallas. Contact the group for more information.
Openly gay District Clerk Gary Fitzsimmons hosts a party at the Magnolia Lounge in Fair Park from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Elba Garcia, the Democrat running for the District 4 seat on the Dallas County Commissioners Court, will be at the Kessler Theater on Davis Street in Oak Cliff.
County judge candidate Clay Jenkins and State Rep. Eric Johnson will be at Studio Bar & Grill, 1135 South Lamar near Gilleys and Southside on Lamar.
A number of candidates will be at Victory Park, including Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and State Rep. Carol Kent. Openly gay judicial candidate Tonya Parker will be nearby at the W Hotel.
Bill White's Dallas campaign will be at Victory Park as well. White will be in Houston.
Lt. governor candidates low key on LGBT issues
Dewhurst lists fiscal responsibility as a top issue; Chavez-Thompson says she is focusing on education
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LGBT issues are not playing a big role in the race for Texas lieutenant governor between Republican incumbent David Dewhurst and Democratic challenger Linda Chavez-Thompson.
Neither candidate addresses LGBT issues on their website. But while neither campaign returned phone calls from Dallas Voice seeking comment for this story, a Tweet and a recent incident give an indication of their positions.
Dewhurst played a role in last spring's controversy over the production of the play "Corpus Christi" at Tartleton State University in Stephenville.
"No one should have the right to use government funds or institutions to portray acts that are morally reprehensible to the vast majority of Americans," Dewhurst said in a written statement.
In later praising the university for canceling the performance, he claimed he was "a strong defender of free speech."
Chavez-Thompson has taken a more LGBT-friendly stance.
After the Proposition 8 decision was handed down in California, she Tweeted her reaction to the ruling: "So glad to hear Prop 8 was overturned today. It was discrimination at its worst. I will keep fighting for equality for all Texans."
Dallas County Democratic Party Chair Darling Ewing said she believes Chavez-Thompson would be an ally to the LGBT community.
"Linda comes from an immigrant family, a poor family," said Ewing. "On equality, she'll be right on the issues."
Dewhurst has been lieutenant governor since 2003 and is running for a third term. He was first elected to statewide office in 1998 as commissioner of the General Land Office of Texas.
On his website, Dewhurst prominently displays a "Petition to Repeal Obamacare" directly under his "Take Action" call for volunteers for his campaign.
Under a pull down list of issues, health care is first. While he claims that an overwhelming majority of people oppose the "2,000-plus page, $1.2 trillion, health care overhaul" and estimates the new law will add $27 billion in costs to taxpayers, he proposes no solution to the lack of health coverage by Texans.
"He isn't in favor of health care," Ewing said. "He's only interested in not paying for it."
Dewhurst's other top issues are fiscal responsibility, border security and property rights. He believes the federal government has not stopped the flow of illegal drugs and immigrants into Texas, and he says Texas has stepped in to enhance border security. He does not, however, propose an Arizona-type immigration law for the state.
Chavez-Thompson lists jobs and education as her top issues.
"The state has dropped the ball on education," Ewing said. "It's all about saving a buck. They've made college education a luxury. The cost of a college education today is ridiculous."
Chavez-Thompson also addresses the health care debate on her website, saying, "Today, rising health care costs has forced too many Texas families to go without insurance."
Chavez-Thompson spent most of her career working her way up through union ranks. When she was chosen to serve as the executive vice president of the AFL-CIO, she was the first woman and the first person of color to hold that position.
President Bill Clinton appointed Chavez-Thompson to serve on his Race Advisory Board and on the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. Today, she is vice chair of the Democratic National Committee.
"I think what she brings us is a workingman's perspective," Ewing said. "Because of her union history, she brings bargaining skills that would bring groups together."
Local Republicans did not return calls or offered no comment for this article.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition September 17, 2010.


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The economic potential of Australian cities is limited by the gap between where people work and where they live.
Cities generate 80 per cent of Australia's GDP, but Sydney's CBD is accessible to only 40 per cent of the city's workers by public transport, according to independent think tank, the Grattan Institute.
It's accessible to just 23 per cent of those who travel by car.
While more jobs are located in the suburbs than in the CBD, workers beyond the reach of Australia's cities have fewer job opportunities and reduced job security.
A Grattan Institute study, released on Monday, argues for the development of deep labour markets across broader metro areas by providing more inner-suburban housing options.
The report, Productive cities: opportunity in a changing economy, said that not enough housing is being built where it is needed – around the middle suburbs.
It suggested opening up those suburbs to more housing and also encouraging people to live closer to jobs, as a way to reduce commuting time. This could be done by increasing the housing options available in established parts of the city.
A similar idea has formed part of the NSW government's planning white paper released last month.
And the Victorian planning strategy, to be released in coming months, has also been drafted with a "20-minute city" as a goal.
Jane-Frances Kelly, cities program director for Grattan, said CBDs were often where knowledge-intensive jobs were based, in high-growth and exportable industries.
But poor access to the CBD meant industries had a smaller pool of people to draw from, limiting capacity to hire the best for the job.
City workers are also spreading their risk – if they lose a job there is a much better chance of finding another and maximising their own potential and development.
"It's not just about the CBD, jobs are spread elsewhere, and both parts of the economy need deep labour markets, so we needed to look at who lives where and what sort of access they have to those labour markets," Ms Kelly said
Workers disadvantaged in outer suburbs
Outer suburban pockets, such as Broadmeadows and Dandenong in Melbourne, and Sydney's outer west, are the most concentrated for lowincome earners and people without post-school qualifications. But lack of transport infrastructure in those areas makes it harder to access jobs.
"If you live in these outer areas, even if you are doing 45 minutes by car, you can often only access a small proportion of jobs in the city," Ms Kelly noted.
Good economic performance across the country is masking the economic and social problems caused by gaps between jobs and people. If there was a downturn and unemployment rose, she said more areas could see a growing number of social problems.
"Ultimately you have poorer people on the outside, locked out, and that's where we're heading if these patterns continue," Ms Kelly said.
"You could argue that the structure of our cities is making some of our economically vulnerable households more vulnerable."
The Grattan report aimed to provide understanding of how people think about productivity growth, and reveal how spatial influences can hold workers back from accessing opportunities.
Ms Kelly said past experience showed that wholesale shifting of government departments, or subsidising firms to move to suburban areas , did not always suit workplaces, and tended not to be a solution. She said more roads were not the answer either, as they simply fill up.
"We must allow more people to live closer to jobs. It is important not to lock down the middle suburbs with restrictive zoning, because that will dampen productivity and restrict opportunity," Ms Kelly said.
"What's good for the economy is good for [all] , and doesn't need to cost a lot of money."
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Title- As Red as Blood.
Author- Salla Simukka.
Publish date- August 2014.
Publisher- Hot Key Books.
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Lumikki is enjoying the life she leads, one where she gets to live alone in the city and forget the noises of her past. Then she walks into the darkroom of her school and sees the money, the bloody water. That is when she gets pulled into the mystery, and after that? Nothing is going to be the same.
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What I thought:
If I hadn't decided I ought to broaden my review choices and request a copy of this frankly wonderful yet perhaps creepy sounding novel, had I not read about it's love in Finland, I would have missed out on reading a book that is vying to be my all time favourite read for 2014 (tied with The Assassin's Blade at the moment).
In the first pages I wasn't quite sure how I felt about it, but as soon as the protagonist Lumikki came onto the scene I loved her and the way the story just *became*.
Lumikki is a stunning, unique and altogether wonderful protagonist, though the story isn't just settled on her, the POV changing fairly often between a girl whom she is roped into helping and those on the darker side of the story. The one thing I didn't agree with Lumikki on, or at least the one that doesn't set off nearly every spoiler light, is that she doesn't like tea. At all.
I did pause when I read that.
She is a true heroine, however, and I just love how she takes control of her own story, unwilling to let others control her or try to take charge. It was spectacular.
There were thrilling twists and turns here aplenty, and the chance of danger for Lumikki aroud every corner, and there is of course the darkness to this tale, the mystery that she lands herself unwittingly in when she sees thousands of euros drying in the school darkroom, the blood that's been clearned off them still in the developing trays, staining the water.
Being someone with frail nerves when it comes to the scary and/or creepy stuff, I should've been concerned about how all this would affect me. How the violence and blood money (ha!) would probably leave me awake for at least one petrified night, and I may have, before I started reading, I don't remember, but once I started? Pshew. No time for that.
No time at all. We've got a mystery to solve.
Rating: Big Explosion MIND BLOWN-
Lumikki is now firmly placed in my all time favourite character files for her spirit, fierce determination and passion, and I felt for this young woman so much with her heartrending back story, which we slowly learn.
The book is ab all time favourite, also, and I just hope I don't have too long a wait ahead of me for the next one!
I may now be deciding to rewrite my exercise routine and try to learn at least a few of Lumikki's tricks. (She has many.)


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Old Dominion Falls 67-58 to Richmond - Recap
Cedrick Lindsay scored 19 points leading Richmond to a 67-58 victory over Old Dominion at Robins Center on Saturday.
Richmond earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the 11.5-point spread.
Richmond got 17 points from Kendall Anthony and another 13 points from Alonzo Nelson-Ododa. Cedrick Lindsay contributed 7 assists, while Alonzo Nelson-Ododa cleaned the glass with 10 rebounds.
Old Dominion got a 20-point performance from Aaron Bacote, who was supported by 14 points from Denzell Taylor. Dimitri Batten had 2 assists in a losing cause for Old Dominion, while Denzell Taylor grabbed 11 rebounds.
Richmond trailed at halftime, 25-24.
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The 1978-5738 State of Israel Bond Organization High Holydays campaign involving 2000 U.S. and Canadian synagogues was launched here by Israel Bond leaders from North America. This year's campaign effort utilizing the theme "From Holocaust to Redemption" was signaled by a special conference ceremony at Yad Vashem and the Western Wall. Those synagogues in North America conducting an Israel Bond High Holydays appeal will receive an especially engraved and handcrafted shofar made in Israel to be used during the religious service, it was announced here.
"The sound of the shofar will soon be heard once again in houses of worship across the land. Its message is clear: it is a rallying call for ever greater unity and effort in providing moral and economic aid to Israel," said Michael Arnon, president and chief executive officer of the Israel Bond Organization.
During the Yad Vashem ceremony, Stanley Tannenbaum of Chicago re-kindled the eternal memorial flame, and Jeanne Levin of Rockland County (N.Y.) and Max Nosanchik of Detroit laid a memorial wreath on the emtombed ashes of martyred Jews gathered from the crematoria of the infamous Nazi death camps.
Rabbi Irving Lehrman of Miami told Bond leaders assembled for a special ceremony at the Western Wall that "we have chosen as our theme for the coming High Holydays campaign 'From Holocaust to Redemption,' enabling Jewish communities in North America to reaffirm their sacred bond with the destiny of the Jewish people through the specific act of Israel Bond purchases."
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Prime Minister Ali Abu Ragheb on Sunday said Jordan will "firmly" refuse accepting any new Palestinian refugees in the kingdom, home to 1.4 million refugees, in his policy statement to parliament.
"Jordan's position is firm and rejects any new wave of Palestinian immigrants under any pretext," Abu Ragheb said in a speech broadcast live on state television.
"We have communicated this position to all concerned parties," he said in a clear reference to Palestinian and Israeli leaders who will have to address the refugee issue as part of final status talks.
Abu Ragheb, who formed his new government on June 19th, also reiterated Jordan's intention to seek "compensation for having welcomed on its soil" some 1.4 million Palestinian refugees in two waves since Israel's creation in 1948.
He furthermore insisted that Palestinian refugees were considered full citizens in Jordan, where most of them hold Jordanian nationality, and also had the right "to compensation or to return to their homeland".
"Whatever their choice it will not affect their right as Jordanian citizens," Abu Ragheb said.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat meet Tuesday in a summit with US President Bill Clinton outside Washington to thrash out agreement on several issues such as refugees and Jerusalem -- AMMAN (AFP)
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