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Australia's sudden burst of "conscience" leads to banning of two American scumbags;
All of this would be more convincing if they'd banned a far worse American scumbag.
Those moral paragons in the Australian government have just banned a sleazy "pick-up artist" called Jeff Allen from entering the country. This follows last year's ban of another sleaze-ball, Julien Blanc.
This is, of course, commendable. But it begs the question: how come the Australian government lionized President Bill Clinton a few years ago? Compared to Clinton, Jeff Allen and Julien Blanc are Albert Schweitzer and Fred Hollows.
Of course, deliberate blindness over the issue of Clinton is nothing new. The Australian government is on the same wavelength as one of our leading broacasters….
The PUA's may or may not be sleazeballs but they aren't criminals. Cancelling visas seems like an extreme over reaction from a militant fun killing faction of the Left
I dunno, is incitement to commit rape a crime?
Surely any carbon tax on farming should be used to help farmers transition to a more sustainable method of farming and cover any dramatic cuts to land values. ?
Yes and no. This is tricky. Where farming is traditional, eg family farms where people are making a living and they want to do the right thing eg fence off water ways or transition to regenerative agriculture, I'd love to see them supported in multiple ways.
Where corporates or business owners are using the farms/the land to make shit loads of money and they are being forced to do better by the environment against their will, I don't know what to do with those people/businesses but am loathe for them to have any more access to public resources than they already do. If they want to run a business model that's corporate and industrial rather than actual farming, let that model figure out how to pay for all the costs and requirements (that's what the model claims it can do anyway).
Problem is the grey area in between.
Michael Geist is writing a series of articles on the implications of TPP for Canada. His latest article states
the net effect of a recent European privacy case and the TPP provisions is that Canada could end up caught in a global privacy battle in which Europe restricts data transfers with Canada due to surveillance activities and the TPP restricts Canada's ability address European concerns.
Interestingly, at least one TPP country identified the potential risk of a clash between European privacy rules and the TPP. Australia obtained a side letter with the United States that largely addresses the concern. The letter states:
Should the Government of the United States of America undertake any relevant additional commitments to those in the TPP Agreement with respect to the treatment of personal information of foreign nationals in another free trade agreement, it shall extend any such commitments to Australia. The United States will also endeavor to apply extensions of privacy protections with respect to personal information of foreign nationals held by the United States Government to Australian citizens and permanent residents.
I cannot find an equivalent side letter for NZ on the MFat site, so I suspect that there may be a corresponding problem for NZ with the EU.
Japan minister who negotiated for TPP accused of corruption
TOKYO (AFP) – A Japanese minister who was the country's top negotiator for a huge trans-Pacific trade deal was accused of corruption on Thursday (Jan 21), piling pressure on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ahead of parliamentary elections this year.
Weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun claimed on Thursday that Economy and Fiscal Policy Minister Akira Amari, who also serves as Japan's chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and his staff accepted a 12 million yen (S$148,000) "bribe" from a construction firm.
The allegations against a key ally of the prime minister come ahead of upper house elections in July and as the government looks to ratify the TPP, a massive multination deal of which Japan has been a key player.
@TMM – Lets face it, Groser is not capable of getting any decent deal for NZ, my guess we have zero side agreements in our favour but Grosser signed every side agreement he was asked to sign. If the signing countries are stupid enough to keep going with TPP which is effectively giving their country over to a group of international corporate lawyers to decide their fates rather than their own government, then more and more problems are going to arise in particular by NZ by allowing a nincompoop like Groser to be able to negotiate it. Complexity itself is a problem.
All the experts are saying it is the worst agreement imaginable, at a time where corporations have become so greedy they are using Lawfare to seize even more power, money and control and when significant world problems like climate change and food insecurity are going to require governments to be more nimble and able to react quickly, now hindered under TPP.
Love how TPP is binding but the Paris climate change agreement voluntary.
Who in their right mind is going to sign such ridiculous agreements?
Does anyone know …… IF NOT signing the TPP precludes us from entering into agreements with non-TPPA members?
Serious question. I've just listened to some fuckwit calling themselves Steven Jacobi?? on RNZ News at 14:00 who seems to be yet another desperado shill running flak for the TPPsters.
His view (to cut a long story short) is that NOT signing will mean devastation for NZ.
I'm left wondering whether or not this pillock was one of the'bizzniss enterage' led by a Proim Munsta Master of the Universe that went on that Sth American jaunt way back……trying to grease up to Sth American nations, but who came across to most in attendance as crass, arrogant little fukwits from somewhere that amounts to a pimple on the arse end of the globe.
He seems to have a really limiting tunnel vision that is so fucking imbecilic its almost comedic.
If fuckwits like Steven are the best oracles of our economic competency (alongside Key and Groser, amongst others) – then we really ARE in trouble.
More good news for NZ 🙂
You've switched from your usual dairy price update.
ahem, SME owners having the readies for a new HSV Commodore or outboard motor and a few more mill shipped offshore to foreign banks hardly constitutes good news for most of us
"trickle down" does not happen, it does not work–even the World Bank and IMF finally admitted that, good news will be seeing the TPPA fall over or stronger labour laws in this country
Not such good news for the world's economy.
Might be something for Labour to campaign on then
Does anyone know if after putting a comment on Facebook, if it can be edited or removed by oneself? If you have time I would like to know now. I can't see any button I can use to regain control of it.
You should be able to edit and/or remove your own comments from facebook. I have done it in the past.
Facebook does keep a record of but not display the original comments and subsequent revisions.
Twitter though; post in haste, regret at lesiure.
Thanks Naturesong. The edit button is not obvious so will have to check it out and get informed. I got help from family (up with the technology) which has sorted out the problem this time. But I really need to do that background work ready for next time when it comes.
Hold your finger on the comment that brings up the options .
On my OS it shows as a small grey inverted V on the top right of the post, which brings up a drop down menu with an edit option.
You are a helpful group. I will investigate when I have done something other than sit at this damn keyboard for too much of today. Thanks muchly.
& if you see someones comment has been edited you can click 'edited' & see what the edit was. Which can be quite interesting.
there's an upside-down v on top righthand corner of some facebook pages which helps you edit/delete things.
A heartfelt request for the NZ govt "and people" to do the honourable thing and make good on a promise given. Courtesy of Toby Manhire (dead serious this time):
"So we are asking the New Zealand Prime Minister Mr John Keys [a forgivable slip; after all, the New York Times called him Jeff Key] and the Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse, along with the whole Government of New Zealand and the people of New Zealand, to remember and honour the deal with Australia. Everyone who has signed this letter has had their claim for asylum processed. We all had genuine claims that were accepted."
"The "deal" they refer to is that agreed between Key and his then counterpart Julia Gillard in 2013, providing Australia with the option of placing up to 150 refugees for resettlement in New Zealand a year. The arrangement echoed an earlier deal which saw New Zealand take in 401 people from Australian offshore detention centres between 2001 and 2007″ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11577593
What's Manhire's point?
New Zealand has offered to do something, Australia doesn't want to play. The End.
This no a play, or a sports match Magisterium,. Your pseudo sounds grand but is actually pseudo?
These refugees need NZ visas to be issued promptly – not delayed for any more months. And to be allowed to come and live here permanently, a place where they can live in safety.
Just out "the fifth in a series of expert peer reviewed papers on the implications of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) for New Zealand was posted on the TPP Legal website today.
The paper examines the key economic issues that likely to be impacted by the TPPA – the predicted economic benefits of the TPPA for the New Zealand economy, the implications for agricultural trade, the impact on value chains for New Zealand exporters, the potential for regulatory 'chill' and the degree to which it fulfils the aim of being a '21st Century agreement'.
The paper was co-authored by Tim Hazledine, Professor of Economics at the University of Auckland Business; Rod Oram, business journalist and author; Geoff Bertram, Senior Associate at the Institute for Policy and Governance at Victoria University; and Barry Coates, researcher and former Executive Director of Oxfam New Zealand. The peer reviewer was John Quiggin, an Australian Laureate Fellow in Economics at the University of Queensland."
From the above article
"It is striking how little the TPPA will deliver. Without the TPPA, our GDP will grow by 47% by 2030 at current growth rates. The TPPA would add only 0.9%", says Barry Coates, who co-authored the section on modelling with Tim Hazledine.
"Even that small benefit is a gross exaggeration. The modelling makes unfounded assumptions, and the real benefits will be far smaller. If the full costs were included, it is doubtful that there would be any net economic benefit to the New Zealand economy."
I watched "The Hollow Men" the other night as I had not seen it before.http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/the-hollow-men-2008
A few things really struck me.
How Key has followed the Brash Doctrine ……… and been far more dirty while at it.
John Key knifing Bill double dipper English in the back and supporting Brash …. he picked up the deputy leaders job under brash for this betrayal……. I imagine he smiled at English during the assassination
Other Info and quotes from the nats or their backers ……
Doug myers "The chequebooks always ready for political parties ….as long as they get the things right"…………………..
I'd say with $75 million spent on alcohol per week in NZ ……. and the Government picking up the tab of over a $3 Billion dollar shortfall in Alcohol abuse costs versus Alcohol tax…….. that National have delivered for Doug and co very handsomely ……
David Richwhite regarding the railways swindle/privatization —-"In the long run the new Zealand public will benefit from an improved railway network and operation." ….this is the same line used by the tr0lls here and is the present 'logic' behind Serco, charter schools etc
Some narration ……
"The high value donars gave their donations to trusts, which passed it on anonymously to the party. Over one and a half million was to come in via the Waitemata & Ruahine trusts. Both of PO. Box 2244 Auckland"……" In public senior party mp's and officials denied knowing the identity of donars, but privately they knew perfectly well who was writing the cheques"…….
"The donars were invited to private fundraising dinners….the media was excluded …… a table cost $5000 the tobacco industry brought 2″ ( coincidentally the number of tobacco industry mp's the nats presently have in Govt ), ………..Don Brash or John Key made the speeches."
Brash engaged in a bit of refugee bashing ……. pukish would approve
Brash promised 3.9 billion in tax cuts … Key wanted to give more ….But Labour won the election, Cullen payed down govt debt instead ……Which saved nationals ass when the GFC struck …..
The GFC was of coursed caused by the financial industry and people like john Key……….Our present prime minister is like a Dingo babysitting your children*
"Brian Sinclear met Maxim s Scott McMurray to discuss to discuss a $100,000 campaign aimed at shifting the evangelical Christian votes away from small Christian parties to national". …………."Don Brash told church goers that National would provide more money for their private schools" …
fast forward to John Keys first term in Govt….. "$35 million gifted to private schools (4% of students). Elite private school Wanganui Collegiate (400 students) receives $3.9 million bail out despite Ministry advice not to."http://localbodies-bsprout.blogspot.co.nz/2014/03/the-destruction-of-new-zealands-public.html
Regarding Brash/Key, the Nats ……and their exclusive Brethren election coalition….
"Brashs assistant ( press secretary ) Anita Ferguson prepared a response …." As far as Don is aware he has never met Stephen Win ( Brethren schemer) ….If you want to talk dirty politics you are talking to the wrong party " ..from a email she sent to Bryan Sinclair, Murray McCully and Richard Long" ……
And film in The Hollow Men doco of Brash putting it into action :………..
"Reporter: Do you know who is responsible for it ?.
Brash: I don't
R: What do you think about the accusation from the greens on this matter?.
Brash: Well I suspect its another dirty trick.. ah.. accusation at national, ….. we've had nothing to do with this,…at all ……. We don't engage in that type of polictics. ……."
John Key …………" In relation to the exclusive brethren …. I never pulled their women's long lovely hair "…."Nah I made that up ……and pony tails are sin-full ………. but at the end of The Hollow Men Key finishes the documentary with lies at his very first press conference as leader of the National party …….. Unlike Brash he has not been punished for his blatant dishonesty which over 75% of voters acknowledge …… if we exclude Northland .
John Key : "We've moved on, I didn't open the email from the Brethren, lets move on". http://www.converge.org.nz/watchdog/14/02.htm
* John Oliver ………. you might as well hire a dingo as your babysitter
I started reading this, never having seen this program, until, after a couple of lines,
I came across this howler.
Talking about John Key you say "he picked up the deputy leaders job under brash for this betrayal".
Is this really what the program said, or were you not watching it very closely?
For your information the "deputy leaders job under brash" was held by Gerry Brownlee.
Have a look at the first line in this link
If this was your work I don't think I need bother reading any further.
If it was actually in the program I won't bother watching it. It's version of history is unlikely to bear much similarity to reality is it?
Willing to say who stuffed up?
Fair catch, Brownlee was Deputy leader, and spokesman for maori affairs, obvisuly placeholding innit,
Key and Brash are known to have 'spoken about the leadership' several times though, so the core point that there was deal done seem legit:
My recollection of his position was faulty…… there was so much filth from the nats to absorb ……………… I stand corrected and The Dingo JK was the opposition finance minister of course.
The betrayal was apparently because Key had lied to English in that he said he'd vote/support him and not Brash in a leadership challenge……….
A tr0ll poster like yourself is far more likely to feature in a a documentary of sleaze,dishonesty and poor morals rather than watch one ……………
The Nats come out looking like they really are …………….. Dirty as fuck 🙂
"JK was the opposition finance minister of course"
You presumably mean "spokesman" rather than "minister".
Even then you are misleading.
Don Brash was the National Party Leader from 28 October 2003 until 27 November 2006. When he became the leader he retained the job as Finance spokesman. Key became a DEPUTY Finance spokesman but that isn't the real thing. After all you might remember that Michael Cullen was Finance Minister after the 2005 election. Do you remember who were associate finance ministers? That is the Government equivalent of Key's position.
I'll give you a clue. Their initials were PG and TM.
Key was promoted to the Finance spokesman position but not until August 2004, ten months later.
From the Herald
" Key was thrust into the limelight as fully-fledged finance spokesman in August 2004″
Can you get anything right? Do you think you should learn what really went on?
Or do you feel the only way to cover up for your ignorance is to spew such garbage as
"A tr0ll poster like yourself is far more likely to feature in a a documentary of sleaze,dishonesty and poor morals rather than watch one".
What an idiot you are.
Now, are you willing to answer the queries I put at the end of my comment. To save you the trouble of looking back I'll repeat them.
"If this was your work I don't think I need bother reading any further.
If it was actually in the program I won't bother watching it. It's version of history is unlikely to bear much similarity to reality is it?
Willing to say who stuffed up?"
interesting clip on agro forestry at the other end of the link for those that like these sort o things.
the link between donald trump and classical fascism…http://readingthemaps.blogspot.co.nz/2016/01/trumps-fascist-theatre.html
And they're off.
Kyle Feldscher Verified account
No joke, the entire first email released by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is redacted
No joke, the entire first email released by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is redacted. pic.twitter.com/RzPif77UET
— Kyle Feldscher (@Kyle_Feldscher) January 20, 2016
More good news which Labour is trying to spoil (good luck to them)
"First of all, though you didn't directly really refer, I'm sure you as a clever guy understand the Treaty of Waitangi. You know, all that stuff like how it came about, what is in it, its role in New Zealand history and society – all pretty complex stuff. I mean, surely you wouldn't just talk about a topic without knowing much about it. Surely." Dr Hirini Kaa
a most generous offer…i wonder if it will be accepted?
Well said, Dr Kaa, though it is, of course, casting pearls before swine !
Ha ha, that's a great response.
I forget how good The Spinoff can be. Pity they required such heavy handed subscription to comment.
One thing the USA does better then NZ
What's that? Rape and otherwise abuse vulnerable people? For a small country we hold our own, punch (ha!) above our weight, put the country on the map and all that.
If you mean the prison sentence – watch this space…
Jim Mora's awful Panel
What they talked about:
1. What the Panelists Michelle Boag and Brian Edwards have been up to.
2. The first person to be arrested for non-payment of a student loan has taken place at Auckland airport.
3. Tax expert Kristina Andersen discusses the student loans system.
4. The wonders of meditation
5. How well protected is Crown land?
6. Michelle Boag chats about her holiday in Queenstown, while downplaying the state of the global economy because rich young people come to NZ on holiday and makes a snide comment about Metiria Turei
7. Brian Edwards praises the Auckland Council for Westhaven promenade and the trams at Motat.
8. TVNZ is to launch a male-targeted channel.
What they did not talk about:
1. The TPP
2. The global economic meltdown.
The dumbing down of RNZ and its march to the right on Mora's dreadful show continues.
TVNZ to start a new channel, aimed just for men, that will fix their woes.
Buried deep within Bryce Edwards' opinion piece I found this and wondered what on earth could have triggered such a change.
Geoff Bascand, the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank, defended the policy change in a newspaper column on Tuesday. Bascand said the policy was "consistent with the Official Information Act" and was a "common, fair and reasonable response" to an increase in OIA requests of almost 300 per cent in the past five years.
Specifically, what conditions have brought about this dramatic increase in OIA requests?
Is there a concern amongst the public and the media that we are must fight harder for information?
Has the National Party's reliance on Dirty Politics brought to our attention that our public service isn't serving what we expect of democracy and that the revelation the the SIS colluded with the prime minister's office in order to discredit the then leader of the opposition?
Or is it the National government's general and slipshod method of governance with respect to the overuse of urgency in Parliament, the use of taxpayer funds for party specific purposes (Parmar, Bridges), arbitrary ministerial decision making (Bridges again), the attack by ministers (Collins) on the judiciary and public servants (Collins, McCully, and Key), and the seeming abandonment of select committee process in favour of policy-by-polling (Bennett) which is responsible for the spike in the media and public wanting more answers to serious questions?
Thanks to NRT for their OIA request for information on OIA requests in the last financial year for the purposes of providing clear data with which we can measure the honesty of this government.
Sad too that the Transparency International global Corruption Perception Index didn't pick up on our prime minister's cordial relationship with attack blogger Cameron Slater in their 2014 results.
Looks like another one of National's nails in the coffin of democracy. As always it's hard to tell if it's deliberate or just another consequence of the neoliberal world view that sees everything as having a price.
Same thing, isn't it? The new world which they seek to usher in where everything has it's price means that power and democracy is bought.
The sly application of a loose law in the OIA process means that the NZ taxpayer pays for the information once through taxes, and then an individual and the media must now pay again.
Is the 300% increase in OIA applications in the last five years due to the conditions under which this government operates, or is it due to the media and bloggers getting too cute with the process. If the latter is so, then why?
one cause of OIA increase will be ChCh quakes and OIA requests re EQC…..it is the only way to get any information from them
That the OIA was required in that situation is shocking.
yes…and it continues, and is just as much a problem for the media and community support groups…and opposition MPs by all accounts
Can anyone provide some more detail on this story?
All the reportage I've seen has been entirely one-sided in favour of the old rich white man which seems very suspicious.
I assume he's some kind of 'Business Community stalwart'?
I feel that he seems to be the kind of guy who wishes for a smaller State, less 'red tape' & especially no interference in what he does on his own property.
Yet he is claiming a right to protect his view of the harbour over the neighbours' right to do what they want on their own property.
I suspect that if the complainant was non-white & poor there would be a very very different coverage of the story.
From the pics I suspect that the issue started because the neighbour didn't appreciate the way that the glass edged deck gave unlimited views of his back yard/house & was told to bugger off when he complained about it.
Just because someone has a load of money doesn't mean that they should lose rights if someone chooses to be a dipshit, and a cunning smartarse as well. The neighbour who built the fence must have wanted perfect privacy so they wouldn't be able to view the roof of his house. How he got permission to build a high fence that shut his neighbours in like a prison wall I don't know. It was said to be a fort, but it stretched for half a kilometre? across his back boundary.
If it was a fence he would have been required to talk to his neighbour and seek agreement. Then it would have had height restrictions. So cunning on his part to get it through as a fort. And so unreasonable to try and diminish a neighbour's existing property in order to gain advantage himself. And the fort builder must have a mint of money, fencing is very expensive. So just a bad case of the Me first, last and foremost by the sneaky neighbour. (I/ve been reading about this and this is what I have gathered. I put some links about it a few days ago.)
I think it is a situation that many people have with self-centred neighbours. If you have good ones, you're lucky. Keep the good vibes going between you. Also the law gives rights, and provides sanctions as well to property owners. And ultimately the land is the property of the Crown, and all the rights conveyed under the law are by necessity under Her Majesty's control, so sometimes land wlll 'be taken' for public needs but with compensation.
Yeah its quite possible the fence builder is actually an ass.
But it bothers me that there is really no coverage of his side of the story.
It just seems likely that there would be something more complex than 'asshole builds a fence that blocks the neighbours' view'.
Anyone going to Andrew Little's picnic in the park on 31 January? If so, is anyone up for a cabal?
Neatly, he'll be speaking from the band rotunda in Albert park where Auckland's ever increasing numbers of homeless congregate to share, unmolested, a bit of social interaction.
Ukraine. Chernobyl's location. The women, especially the old ones, who live there have been the subject of a documentary. – 'The Babushkas of Chernobyl'
Labour on 27.5% in the latest Roy Morgan. Some 100th anniversary celebration this will be. If you pile in the Greens and Winston, you'll get a coalition which might have a majority of 1 or 2 over National plus Maori Party.
And this is the best Labour can manage halfway through a third term National Government which is utterly rudderless and starved for ideas.
From The Guardian…. about oppression in China:
"I want you to understand the sense of fear that Chinese people feel every day
Nanfu Wang
I'm not a paranoid person, but my experience making a film about human rights in China gave me a sense of fear that I think westerners don't comprehend."
When one reads accounts like these, it makes one realise how crucially important it is for us to stand up for and defend our freedoms.
Our own Flint here in NZ…?
and you really couldn't make up shit like this…
"The majority of the Hurunui's 12,000 residents live with tap water connected to supplies given an "E" grade by the Ministry of Health.
It is the lowest grade possible and represents an "unacceptable level of risk", according to the Ministry.
In the last analysis conducted in 2014, supplies for Cheviot, Amberley, Waiau and Waipara all recorded excessive E.coli levels and failed protozoa tests – placing them in the bottom 3 per cent of supplies nationwide.
Seven rural water schemes in the district are on a permanent boil notice."
"The district council says it is more of a "nuisance" than a health issue."
"The council has until 2025 to meet national drinking water standards, which it said could cost up to $14 million, as most of its water supplies do not meet the standard.
It had previously told the Ministry of Health the standards were unfair, as much of the district's water was consumed by animals."
Towards a brighter future…


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sandynva posted a topic in Shopping and CookingDoes anyone have tips for how to make this successfully? My husband and I love it and our repeated attempts to make it have been failures. Usually we end up with pasta coated in slightly cheesy water with small lumps of cheese, or mostly bare pasta with the cheese in a lump at the bottom and/or stuck on the spoon or sides. We've tried just mixing the cheese in to wet pasta and adding water, whisking the cheese and water separately to try to make a sauce, and the method where you sort of make a paste of butter, cheese and pepper and add it to the pasta. what are we doing wrong?
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crazeegirl posted a topic in The Intrepid TravelerI will be visiting Rome for 4 days in March and staying at the Exedra Boscolo Hotel. It will not only be a short visit, but my first visit to Rome. I am trying to cram in must-see places (so MANY!!! ) and must-eat restaurants. I would very much appreciate recommendations of places that are in the $50-100pp range and one in the $300-400pp range. Thank you in advance!!
DonRocks posted a topic in Shopping and CookingDid you know that Carbonara didn't exist until after WWII? And in many ways, it's an American dish? I sure didn't know this. From Wikipedia: Pasta alla carbonara is unrecorded before the Second World War; notably, it is absent from Ada Boni's 1930 La Cucina Romana. The dish is first attested in 1950, when it was described in the Italian newspaper La Stampa as a dish sought by the American officers after the allied liberation of Rome in 1944.[23] It was described as a Roman dish, when many Italians were eating eggs and bacon supplied by troops from the United States.[24] It was included in Elizabeth David's Italian Food, an English-language cookbook published in Great Britain in 1954.[25]
Since I was a young girl, "Roman Holiday" has been one of my favorite films. It won three Academy Awards: best actress, costume design and screenwriting. I watched it again, and I still love it. It isn't the most complicated story. There aren't any special effects. But the chemistry between Peck and Hepburn is compelling, and the shots of Rome are delightful. The thing that makes this film a classic--the standard by which romantic comedies are judged, and often found lacking--is Audrey Hepburn.
Unlike my write-ups about Comté and Manchego, Pecorino - and most certainly Pecorino Romano - is not even close to being the largest-production DOP (Denominazione Origine Protetta) cheese in Italy. Right off the bat, Parmigiano-Reggiano comes to mind, and you also have cheeses (some DOP, some not) such as Mozzarella and Provolone, most of which are bastardized and mass-produced for export, or even made in America, but if you had the real thing, locally, it would be a mind-blowing experience. This reminds me of when I had dinner at Marc Veyrat in Annecy. At the end of the greatest meal I've ever had, a gentleman came by, pushing a cheese cart the size of an upright piano, asking us which cheeses we'd like. Eager to show my love of Haute-Savoie, I chirped, 'We'd like to try an assortment of local cheeses - except for Reblochon, because we can get that in America.' I was met with a moment of silence, accompanied by a look that only the French are capable of producing: The look is a mixture of sympathy, concern, and condescension, all at once, and somehow not conveyed as the least bit condescending. The gentleman looked me dead in the eye, and said, without any hint of expression on his face: "Get the Reblochon." Needless to say, we did, and it was one the happiest moments of my life (I mean that seriously). Never before had I truly eaten Reblochon, and I would have never known had it not been for that gentleman. It was like nothing of this earth - a revelation that ... what the hell am I talking about? Genuine Pecorino Romano must (*must*) be made from the milk of sheep raised in Lazio or Sardinia (yes, Sardinia) - there's also a Pecorino Sardo, but Pecorino Romano can be made in both places). It must be made with the rennet of lambs raised in the same area, and is therefore not vegetarian-friendly. Let me also stress, from personal experience, that real Pecorino Romano is salty as *hell*. Remember this, and don't say you weren't warned! Fulvi is a producer of cheese owned by the Sini family (this webpage has been translated for readability). It is easily recognizable by the ship's anchor used as a logo, indicating sea transportation of their product: Given its saltiness and firm texture - not to mention its proximity to Rome - it's easy to see why this is often used as a grating cheese (hell, you wouldn't need to salt your pasta). Pecorino Romano is saltier, and less rich, than other Pecorino cheeses - it has been made since the days of the Ancient Roman Empire - in fact, it was fed to their soldiers as a means of quick, inexpensive protein. Here's a good, concise history of the cheese that is well-worth the two minutes it will take you to read - that website also has a few links in case you want to dig deeper. How many other cheeses of the world has *Homer* written about? And I'm not talking about this guy:
Why Did Ancient Greek and Roman Gods Have Counterparts?I honestly don't know the answer. Was there that much contact between the cultures? Did Rome draw from Greece? I suppose I could go on a mad Google search for the answer, but I'm hoping someone here might know the answer - I haven't a clue. This was prompted by me watching a Star Trek TNG episode (Season 7, Episode 3: "Interface"), and there was a ship in the episode called the Hera. I was pretty sure Hera was a Greek Goddess, so I Googled her, and found that her Roman counterpart was Juno (who, quite frankly, I always thought was male, but wasn't). Anyway, this got me to thinking about the whole question.
You have two weeks left to see this one-room exhibit containing several works by Doménikos Theotokí³poulos, better known as "El Greco." My advice is to spend as much time looking at the 11 paintings (7 by Theotokí³poulos) as you can tolerate, and then go downstairs to the Lecture Hall (near the furniture exhibit), and watch the looping, thirty-minute film about the life of El Greco. Or, for a slightly different experience, do the two in reverse, but either way, seeing the film is a must. This great painter, a relative unknown compared to Velazquez, has had an extraordinary influence on Modern Art - artists from Cézanne to Picasso revered him (as well as taking his works, and putting their own spin on them). Go spend an hour in the gallery enjoying this extremely accessible and manageable exhibit - you'll really appreciate it, and you'll never look at Blue the same way again. The three large paintings in particular will stay with you long after you've gone home - Saint Martin, Madonna and Child (with Saint Martina and Saint Agnes), and Laocoön (speakers on - you can't be expected to know the pronunciation of this four-syllable name even though you may recognize the world-famous sculpture, "The Laocoön Group," unearthed in Rome in 1506). One criticism I have is that the signage (two signs outside the room, three smaller signs inside the room, and the captions themselves) don't make it easy to discern which 7 (out of the 11) works were executed by Theotokí³poulos, and exactly what the other 4 works are - you can figure it out, but something this small should be nearly instantaneous to glean. The film will walk you through his life in Crete, Venice, Rome, and Toledo, making it quite clear how he progressed. You'll emerge from the gallery a better person than when you entered it.


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Look what happens when you get a government that is actually working for people, rather than the rich and business: a New Year's Honours List evenly split between women and men and covering a huge swathe of social concerns.
There are scientists in there, folks who've served their communities, people who've worked for Māori, for children, for film, for women, health, fashion, people with disabilities, art, publishing, wildlife …
When I was much younger and New Zealand was much more rigid than it is today, it was against the law to say the word
bullshit in public. Famously, Tim Shadbolt, who went on to write a book called
Bullshit and Jellybeans was arrested. Now look what he's up to:
Sir Tim Shadbolt has completed his journey to respectability, from activist to a knight of the realm.
Once best known as an anti-Vietnam war protester who was arrested 33 times, including once for using the word "bullshit", Sir Tim has gone on to become the country's longest serving mayor. …
Sir Tim said the honour was a reflection of the Queen taking a more inclusive view of the sort of people who should be recognised in society.
Source: New Year Honours list revealed | RNZ News.
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There's a few things that are key to how you feel when you walk into your bedroom – mainly it comes down to floors, walls, furniture and decoration. If you're renting you may not be able to touch the floors or walls and will have to work with what you have. If it's your own house however, you may be wondering which colour to paint the walls so they go with your floors, or so you can make a small bedroom appear bigger. Pay attention to these elements in the photos.
In fact, your small bedroom may be a blessing for a better night's sleep. The American Sleep Association recommends keeping stimulating activities out of the bedroom. They warn that distractions like TV, internet, and work can disrupt your sleep patterns. So, the less there is to do in your bedroom, the more sleep you set yourself up for. How's that for smart design?
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As you may know, I don't have a daughter. I'm expecting my fourth little boy and I could not be more excited. The only downside to that is I would LOVE to decorate a girl's room! I have a pretty girly craft room but for now I'll live vicariously through these amazing ladies' design skills! I am obsessed with each and every one of these adorable girls room ideas. I hope you find some inspiration if you're looking to redecorate your girl's room or if your little one is ready for her first "Big girl" room! Oh my gosh, so fun!
I like most of them. They are right, they are quite unrealisitc. But these are options. Plus Sanydy's right. They aren't just for you. They're for every girl out there. The girly one, the tomboy. the artsy, the jock, EVERYONE. So you may not like it, but that doesn't mean there not good designs.They each have great color and beautiful peices that coordinate well with each other. The pictures are something that could be totally different! These weren't meant to be copied exactly. Just to give you ideas and peices. And that's coming from a thirteen year old girl aspiriring to be and interior designer.
A bank of windows frames a pretty picket-fence bed. Surrounded by colorful curtains, the bed is the room's focal point. Sunlight streams in to illuminate the space, but heavy curtains can be drawn to block out the light for nap time. Although a double bed might look oversized now, it will accommodate a growing child in later years, making it a strategic long-term investment.
[…] knew we needed additional storage in the smaller room when we moved our girls into their own rooms. I also was on a budget. I came up with the idea to buy 3 IKEA Expedits and make a shelving unit […]
Wow, interesting article. Maybe, this is of interest, I recently hired Furnishr to design my living room. I know, I could have designed my room by myself, but I actually liked the designs on their site. Pretty great service. They designed, delivered, and setup my new living room furniture and decor in less than a week. Check them out if you're interested, http://www.furnishr.com/
A sleigh bed, for example, is a preferred conventional style of bed that can be conveniently combined with deluxe bed linens to produce a conventional, classic look in your bedroom. Of course, if you desire an extra modern look you could take into consideration the very same sleigh bed including modern lines and integrated with solid shades, stripes or geometric patterns.
We are in the process of transforming our little one's nursery into her big girl's room. I'm going for a Scandinavian style with a touch of colour just like the one in this picture. The ingredients to achieve the perfect kids's Nordic style room should include geometric patterns – you can use them in items of bedding or storage like boxes and bags. Cool prints to hang on the wall using washi tape. Picture Shelves are great for displaying art, books or small toys/decorative accessories. Adopt a minimal colour palette: black, white and one or two pastel colours. Finally, introduce a Charles Ray Eames table and chairs and an old fashioned looking white metal bed. A must to achieve the perfect Scandinavian look! Image Credit
I love the luminousity of this bedroom. Huge windows and a total white background -even the ceiling beams have been painted in white- lights up all the space. Even if I love total white interiors, I think that some spots of colour can make a bedroom cosier. Here, I love the choice of dusty pink: it's a trendy colour hue for this year and it goes well with most of colours. Also, pink is known as one of the most relaxing colours, so I think it's perfect for a bedroom. (Grasshopper floor lamp and About a Lounge by Hay chair are always a great choice for a reading corner, love them in pink) One original architectural feature of this room, the mezzanine with bed on top: I've always been fascinated by low beds, but I'm not used to sleep close to the floor…so this is a good compromise! Just one thing I would add in this beautiful room: some linen curtains on that windows, here in Italy it's not possible to think about a bedroom without curtains, you could just die of heat here in a mid summer morning! Image credit
Although your bedroom color scheme is often a personal opinion, there are some paint colors that are more relaxing and better suited for your sleeping area. Studies have found that people with blue bedrooms often get more sleep because of the calmness it elicits. Brighter colors may lead to a better mood, but they also might keep you up longer at night. If you have a significant other with opposing tastes, consider master bedroom colors falling within the neutral range — such as variations of green, gray or brown — to keep everyone happy. Sharing many bedroom pictures that you've saved to your ideabook can be a great way to help your significant other get a sense of your bedroom remodeling ideas.
This cottage bedroom at 'Driftwood' in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand was a shoot location for Laura Thomas Linens 'Organic Bed Linen Collection'. A space where time became irrelevant and the busy technological world we live in could be placed on hold. The coastal style was uncluttered and the use of straw roller blinds and natural light created an atmosphere of wilderness and calm. The incredible view could be enjoyed from the comfort of the bed. A perfect paradise to wake up to! Image credit
I'm all about maximizing the use of space! Maybe, this is of interest, I recently hired Furnishr to design my living room. I know, I could have designed my room by myself, but I actually liked the http://finance.nrn.com/nrn/news/read/35871325 on their site. Pretty great service. They designed, delivered, and setup my new living room furniture and decor in less than a week. Check them out if you're interested, http://www.furnishr.com/
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Every princess bedroom needs a touch of glitter, and since lights are a lot like glitter, it makes all good sense to make switches shine bright. These may not be easy to come by, but the good news is you can make them yourself. faithfullyfree.
I absolutely love this bedroom and it has actually inspired my own bedroom makeover. The bold use of indigo is classy and sophisticated and creates a sleep-inducing atmosphere. Blue is a very calming and soothing colour to use in the bedroom and can aid restful sleep. The use of chunky knits, Damask prints and patterned cushions adds to the cosy feel of this room. Image credit
Try this little girl's room idea for a shared bedroom or a bedroom with space for sleepovers. A curved design prevents the white built-in bunks from feeling bulky, while a smattering of carpet tiles add bright, fun color and soften the room's flooring. Using carpet tiles is a smart move with girls that love to do arts and crafts; if there is a permanent stain on one tile, simply replace it.
While modern and luxurious design ideas often tell you that you need to have a sitting area, small office, or a king size bed in your bedroom, don't forget that a bedroom's main function is to be a place to rest and recharge. And you don't much to create a beautiful space to do so.
You may need to defy convention when it comes to design ideas for small bedrooms. Specifically, get creative with the furniture layout! In this room, the bed slightly overlaps the two windows, but the placement provides ample walkways. Just be sure to move furniture several inches away from the window to make room for blinds and curtains.
Whether you're looking for inspiration to design an adorable nursery, a cool kids room or the ultimate playroom, you've come to the right place to find great ideas. Our photo galleries will spark your inner interior designer to get creative with your kids spaces. With a variety of styles to browse, you can find the right room inspiration to fit your kid's unique personality and interests. You can specifically search through girls bedroom ideas, boys bedroom ideas and much more. Our photo inspiration can help you pick everything from themes to furniture to decor, depending on what you're looking for. The sky's the limit to how you can customize our ideas and make them something extra special for your little ones.
Your room does not have to all pink, or Barbie-themed, because you are a girl. Today's girls are different, and they choose rooms according to their preferences and personalities. If your room is already well designed and you love your walls colors, then you can update the room's overall design by only adding the theme of Dalmatians. All you are going to need is to get a white curtain garnished with black spots and match the blanket as well as the carpet. You are going to have a beautiful Marrakech-themed room.
Decorating an extra room or guest room can be somewhat of a challenge, especially if the room should serve dual purposes; as is typically the situation. In lots of scenarios, a guest space additionally works as a home office. Also if you should likewise use your guest area for one more purpose it is very important to bear in mind that you could still create a guest room that is comfortable as well as enjoyable for your visitors.
Pretty pink curtains and a pink-painted bed is set against a backdrop of white panelled walls for a cosy country feel. A peg rail makes a sweet display for toys, as well as providing practical storage for bags.
This art piece is very impressive, and with good reason. If you can't find one that is already made, all you need is a frame, pearls of different sizes, a template and lots of patience. It's worth it in the end though. source.
Your bedroom rug might seem like a minor decorative detail, but it can greatly help make a small room look larger. If your bed is in the center of the wall, place your rug about 2/3 of the way under your bed so that you'll have something soft to step on in the mornings. If your bed is in a corner, try placing the rug next to your bed or under another piece of furniture, such as your dresser.
A teenage girl bedroom would mostly look beautiful and a place to take refuge in when it is given a royal touch. A daughter or in our case here, twin daughters, are princess for their parents. Giving them a room with a royal theme only enhances that bond. Beautifully draped beds and footstools make up a great sleeping area. You can add vintage mirrors along with royal upholstery in the room.
To give your master bedroom a lasting, stately design, consider investing in a built-in closet-organization system. These can be customized to your space and needs. If you prefer a less-permanent solution, open shelving can give the space a modern feel. A foot trunk also works if your taste veers toward the traditional.
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As a mama of 2 boys, a great love for children, a passion for children's clothes, creative spirit ... I have always lived with a dream to work in a children's shop or even bigger to have one. I did and do nothing more than to search in magazines or on the net or just look at new brands, colors, combinations, shops .... My top moments are the clothes of my sons, hanged or shopping with a girlfriend to help her choose.
Previously I worked with heart and soul in special education where I worked in a super team with toddlers. But due to various circumstances, my childhood dream came to the surface and through the support of my environment and the 'now or never feeling' I took the initiative to start Odille & Octaaf. If I had a daughter she would have called Odille and Octaaf is to demonstrate that I also pay a lot of attention to the boys' clothing.
After my search for a building where my choice on the city of Lokeren fell for the conviviality and my former work environment so I knew Lokeren already. The next step was to make a choice in the brands, make contacts, go to the Paris stock exchange and buy my collections in the different showrooms, which is the same as putting a child in a big candy store! Thanks to the help of family, I was able to convert my mood board (interior design shop) into reality.
Because I realize that I also need a webshop outside a brick store, this is also in a very constructive phase. I hope to put a good picture on the website / webshop and you can easily make the choice in what you want for your child.


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WALLINGFORD – It's a treasure trove of second-hand home decor, glassware and local handcrafted items at Cindy's Unique Shop on Route 5.
The Record-Journal recently stopped by the consignment store to talk with owner Cindy Rusczyk, a Cheshire resident, about her job and some cool finds she has come across in the last eight years.
Q: What is this business all about?
Ruszczyk: It's all consignment, some of it is handcrafted from local artisans or photographers. We have one gentleman that makes signs, he does a great job. I've got women that crochet pieces and bring it in, but for the most part it is all consignment home decor, furniture and glassware.
Q: How does your consignment process work?
Ruszczyk: It's a 60-40 split as far as clients bringing merchandise into the store. I don't donate merchandise, so at the end of the road if there's something I can't get rid of I'll call my client and at that point they have the opportunity to come pick up or they can donate, but that very seldom happens. Once something comes into my store it eventually goes.
Q: How did you start the shop?
Ruszczyk: I actually started in my home. I took over my husband's two-car garage and converted it into a store and opened it on weekends. Whether it was my own merchandise, my girlfriends' merchandise, I sold handbags, jewelry and that's how it all started until I found a place where I knew I wanted the store to be, which was here. Then, I opened up retail.
Q: What is your background?
Ruszczyk: I've been in retail all my life. I give a big part of my knowledge from retail to my mom. She taught me a lot as far as customer service goes and displaying merchandise. I've been in it probably since I was about 8 years old. She managed two women's clothing stores.
Q: What made you want to open this type of shop?
Ruszczyk: From so many years being in clothing with the two stores, I just wanted to get away from the whole clothing thing and I love displaying and staging and home decor. I think that's why I went down that avenue.
Q: What are some cool finds you have taken in over the years?
Ruszczyk: I've had some great old pieces but this is probably the most unique piece, an old commode. From around the 20s. It's usually just pieces people have had in the family with the same unfortunate story, the kids don't want it, mom and dad are downsizing, that's why great pieces like this come in.
Q: Who buys these antiques?
Ruszczyk: People don't really collect anymore. People buy because they like it. A lot of people, their home is that mix of a couple great antique pieces mixed in with the new. If you came to my house, that's what my house is. To me it brings warmth into a home, it brings history.
Q: How has the consignment industry grown, in your opinion?
Ruszczyk: It definitely has grown the past year, year and a half as far as merchandise coming in. A lot of people are downsizing. It's funny, they'll bring in but then they'll buy and bring home. It's a great way to get something 'new' at a lower cost.
Q: What has been the customer response throughout the years?
Ruszczyk: Everybody seems to enjoy it. It's a shop, it's a gathering place. I mean, I have customers that come in just to say 'hey, how are you doing?' and chit chat, have a cup of coffee. It's grown a lot. I'm reaching about 2,000 clients right now.
Q: What items do you get in the most this time of year?
Ruszczyk: Right now it would be the furniture and glassware, accent pieces for the home.
Q: When are you the busiest?
Ruszczyk: Probably from now up until Christmas. I have a very small downtime. which is probably January and half of February.
Now is spring cleaning, a lot of the outdoor stuff is starting to come in.
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Judy Farmer was the longest-serving Minneapolis school board member, a voice on the national education scene and a force in Twin Cities progressive politics.
In her 27 years on the school board, the former educator helped steer an increasingly diverse urban district through massive change, from an embrace of innovative teaching methods to painful school closures. Her kitchen became an incubator for candidates for public office, particularly those of color. For parents, mentees and even critics of her staunchly liberal politics, she remained an approachable, personable presence.
"Judy spent hours on the telephone each evening talking with people all over the city — people in different factions," said her husband of 59 years, Ted. "She was putting in full time for a part-time job."
Farmer died in February of neuroendocrine cancer. She was 82.
Farmer grew up in rural Colorado, where she caught a passion for politics from her union leader father, who worked on John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign and served in his administration. At Stanford University, she majored in history and met Ted, a fellow historian.
After graduation, she taught social studies in Taiwan, Washington state and Massachusetts before settling in the Twin Cities. Here, she worked to launch Marcy Open School in Minneapolis, serving as its community resource coordinator. She remained a proponent of the open school concept.
Farmer first got elected to the school board in 1979, when students of color and those from low-income families still made up only a fraction of the student body. During her time on the board, she championed desegregation, all-day kindergarten, long-range planning and more choices for parents. She oversaw painful school closures in 1982 and again in 2004, an example of what Ted Farmer calls "doing what's right rather than what's popular." Her active campaigning for taxpayer levies also won her critics.
"I believe in my bones that our democracy would not survive as we know it without a strong, healthy public education system," she told the Star Tribune in 1999.
Louise Sundin, who led the district's teachers union for 22 of Farmer's years on the board, says they had a close partnership. Farmer was active in some of the district's most innovative projects, from a mentorship program for new and struggling teachers to a group of now-defunct "schools of the future" that tested education ideas.
Farmer helped coordinate Jesse Jackson's 1988 presidential campaign locally and became a go-to person for candidates. When a 23-year-old Peggy Flanagan, the state representative and candidate for lieutenant governor, expressed concerns about how the district was serving American Indian families, Farmer urged her to run. After Flanagan's 2004 election to the board, she said, "Judy amplified my voice. She lived her life in a way that is a model for how to be in service to young people."
When Bill Green weighed a run for school board, Farmer invited him to her home and introduced him to his future campaign manager. As the district's superintendent, Green tapped Farmer's "encyclopedic knowledge" of the district over coffee and bagels in her kitchen, which became "a second home."
Farmer served a term as president of the Minnesota School Board Association and chaired the Council of Great City Schools, an advocacy group for urban districts. She was a longtime member of the League of Women Voters, National Organization for Women, Planned Parenthood, Southern Poverty Law Center and the NAACP.
"She was a friendly, outgoing person who didn't have a mean bone in her body," said Ted Farmer.
She is also survived by her daughter, Joy, son, Edward, and two grandsons. Her family is planning a celebration of her life from 2 to 4 p.m. April 7 at the Minneapolis Woman's Club.


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Be transported back in time at Tudor Merchant's House, a museum displaying a three storey house of a merchant in the year 1500. See the merchant's shop and working kitchen on the ground floor, with a living area on the first for the family., and sleeping chambers on the second. Braille guides are available. Please note: There are no toilet facilities.
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Today I attended a luncheon seminar presented by the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, in conjunction with the Donald and Paula Smith Family Foundation at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
My interest in attending was twofold. First, John Sununu, the Republican Senator from New Hampshire, was slated to give the keynote address on the topic "Restoring the Republican Revolution". I anticipated that Senator Sununu was going to be talking about how the Republican Party lost its way by abandoning its limited government principles for the sake of pork-barrel spending. In the event that he would be taking questions from the audience at the end of his talk, I wanted to address an entirely different concern I have about the Republican Party.
But the highlight of the day's events was a luncheon address to be given by Ms. Ayaan Hirsi Ali. I had been familiar with Ms. Ali since the murder of Dutch film maker Theo van Gogh in 2004 by a Moroccan immigrant. But my interest increased when I recently saw her on TV, either on Jon Stewart's show or Steven Colbert's, in which she said that she considered herself to be an atheist. "Yeah, way to go!" I said to myself. In anticipation of attending the luncheon, I purchased her new book "Infidel", and made it my goal to (1) get her to sign my copy of her book, and (2) try to get someone to take my camera and snap a picture of the two of us.
After some brief opening remarks by Ed Crane, president of the Cato Institute, Senator Sununu took the podium to deliver his speech. As I expected, Sununu focused on the importance of the Republican Party standing on principle for limited government and low taxes. He referred repeatedly to late President Ronald Reagan with regard to presenting the American people with a vision of liberty and prosperity instead of constantly trying to appeal to voters with grab bag pieces of legislation or initiatives for the sake of winning elections. Senator Sununu was a decent, if not terribly charismatic speaker. With his eyeglasses, he comes across as a likeable nerd. He also has a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, so he is clearly a bright guy.
At the conclusion of his remarks, Senator Sununu agreed to take some questions from the audience, which by my estimate numbered about 150 people. I raised my hand sharply, as in line with my expectations, he did not address social issues or the influence of the Religious Right on the Republican Party. After being passed over several times, Sununu pointed to me, and one of the Cato staffers brought the microphone over to me. Being a bit of a nervous speaker in public, my comments and question were less sharp and more open-ended than I originally intended. While I cannot recall what I said word for word, my remarks were basically along the lines of "Senator Sununu, like yourself, I believe in things like limited government, pro-growth economic policies and good stuff like that. However, I am very concerned about the growing influence of the Religious Right on the Republican Party. I consider myself to be liberal on social issues and support gay rights and reproductive rights for women. Is there room for someone like me in your party?"
"Absolutely!" Senator Sununu replied. He basically said that as long as there was agreement about limited government principles, then we were all Republicans. But then he took a verbal tack, and to my annoyance, inverted the point I raised. He said that the Republican Party was the party that accommodated differing opinions about issues like abortion, and that it was the Democrats that had little tolerance for "pro-life" candidates in their party. That was when I figuratively kicked myself for botching the question. I wanted to throw at him some specific examples of what turned me off from the Republican Party, such as Sununu's Senate colleague Jim Demint of South Carolina, who according to Michelle Goldberg in her book "Kingdom Coming", wants to ban unmarried pregnant women from teaching in public schools. Then there is the sucking up of Republican presidential candidates like John McCain and Mitt Romney to villains of the Religious Right such as Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell. Needless to say, I was disappointed in myself.
I stepped out of the room to use the bathroom. After I was done taking care of business, I walked back to the room and as I was starting up the stairs, there was Senator Sununu coming down the same stairs, followed by someone who might have been one of his staff members. The senator looked at me and stretched out his right hand to me. I took his hand for a quick shake and he said, "That was a good question you asked," and then was on his way. I felt a tad better, because as weak as my jab was, I did at least succeed in getting across to the senator that there were voters who agreed with fiscally conservative policies but felt alienated from the Republican Party because of their liberal social views.
The next two speakers at the seminar were a couple of Cato research fellows discussing topics that did not interest me very much, so I stepped outside for a few minutes to call a friend on my cell phone and catch some fresh air. While I stood on the sidewalk outside the Park Avenue entrance, I observed Cato Senior Fellow Jerry Taylor emerge from one of the revolving doors and whip out a pack of Marlboro cigarettes. Taylor is a noted critic of government energy policies and global warming alarmism, so as he lit up his Marlboro, I said to him jokingly, "Aren't you contributing to global warming?" We chatted amiably for about five minutes or so, and I was pleasantly surprised when he expressed his agreement with me about the Religious Right's influence on the Republican Party and confessed that he had voted for John Kerry in 2004, as I did. Taylor also expressed his disgust with the Iraq War and for what he considered to be the incompetence of the Bush Administration in general.


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For as long as I can remember I've been a big music fan. In the movie Eddie and The Cruisers, there is an exchange between Eddie Wilson (Michael Pare) and Frank "Wordman" Ridgeway (Tom Berenger) about how the two go together and need each other. Each by itself is a good medium for story telling and communicatin but the two together are a powerful combination. The song writer(s) might have one idea of what their song means but they can not control what their song will mean to someone else nor what others will do with their song. How many songs have been turned around into totally differnt versions of the same song. Think about the phemnomina of Rap music and remixes. How different would movies and television be without the score and music helps to set the tone and direction of the scenes you're watching. Chances are that you have at least one song that can put you in a good mood no matter what the world may dish up to you the moment you hear that first note or one song that motivates you.
Bands & Musicians
- Led Zeppelin- Lead singer, Robert Plant has one of the best know voices in Rock and Roll. He won a Grammy last year for an album that he did with Blue Grass singer Alison Krauss. Jimmy Page is one of three legendary guitarists that were in the Yardbirds (Eric Clapton, also appearing in my list, and Jeff Beck, being the other two). I didn't find any Twitter accounts but Led Zeppelin and Robert Plant both have official websites and a Wikipedia entry.
- Eric Clapton- Even if you're not into the Blues or already a fan of Eric Clapton, you've probably heard a song of his without realizing it. Several of his songs have been in various movie soundtracks in the last few decades. Everybody wanted to do unplugged after he did it. He was another of the famous guitarists that was in the Yardbirds (Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page are the other two). I didn't find a Twitter account and his official website can be found here.
- B.B. King- If you're a Blues fan you've probably already know of B.B. King. Eric Clapton and many other Rock and Roll greats list him as an influence. In fact, King and Clapton did an album together called Riding With The King. B.B. King has an official website and he has a museum that can be found online as well. Although I didn't find a Twitter account, I did see links to MySpace and Facebook from his website.
- Chuck Berry- Chances are you've probably heard of Chuck Berry. Many people credit him with Rock and Roll taking off the way it did, certainly he has influenced a lot of musicians over the years. Chuck Berry has a website a Wikipedia entry and I did find a MySpace account.
- It is really hard to "imagine" music and the world without the Beatles. An uncle of mine once joked about being by the magizine section in a store and hearing some teenager girls saying "Wow, Paul McCartney was in a band before Wings". Unfortunately, only Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr as well as Yoko Ono and Pete Best (their drummer before Ringo) are alive. Paul,Ringo, and Pete all have their own websites in addition to Imagine Peace, Yoko's website. The Beatles, Paul McCartney, and Yoko all have Twitter accounts. I found Wikipedia entries for The_Beatles, Lennon/McCartney, Paul_McCartney, Ringo_Starr, Pete_Best, and Yoko_Ono. Yoko is in Facebook, as well as having a MySpace account. Ringo has a MySpace account.
- At one time people seemed to like the Beatles or the Stones, although Mick Jagger might not ever seem to get his Satisfaction, the Rolling Stone have certainly had some time in the spotlight. The band has a website and Wikipedia entry and I found MySpace and Facebook sites for them as well.
- If you're a Van Halen fan, you've probably given some thought to weither David Lee Roth or Sammy Hagar was the better singer. There is little doubt however that Eddy Van Halen is one of the guitar greats. Sammy and Michael have been in Chickenfoot together since leaving Van Halen. I found Wikipedia entries for Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, Micahel Anthony, and Chickenfoot. I also found MySpace and Facebook sites for Chickenfoot.
- I wonder what all will be written about U2, when all is said and done. The Jousha Tree brought the to mainstream success and they've sold out countless concerts since then. I found Wikipedia entries for U2, Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. The band has MySpace and Facebook sites.
- It is hard to imagine the Alternative/Grunge rock era without Pearl Jam. They were also the band that boycotted Ticketmaster. Although I didn't find Facebook or MySpace sites, they do have a Wikipedia entry and Twitter account.
- If you listen to "Classic Rock", you've probably heard Jethro Tull. Many people might say that they're "Living in the Past" but the vocals and flute of Ian Anderson are hard to mistake for anyone else in the world of "Classic Rock". I found Wikipedia entries for Jethro Tull and Ian Anderson. The band also has a MySpace site.
- If you've ever played Six Degrees of Seperation, a game where someone suggests two movie stars and you try to connect them through movies that they'd played in and Kevin Bacon, there is a good chance that you'd use Yes to connect muscians in British Rock. Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman, Geoff Downs, Bill Bruford, and Alan White have all been in one or more of the various lineups of Yes. I found Wikipedia entries for Yes, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman, Geoff Downs, Bill Bruford, and Alan White. I didn't really come accross any MySpace, Facebook, or Twitter accounts for the more promenent Yes and former Yes memebers but with there being so many I might have missed something!
- Aerosmith is another one of the bands that train just keeps rolling for. They were already well known in the 70's and 80's when they decided that they didn't want a "Permanent Vacation" they became introduced to another generation. Liv Tyler, Steven Tyler's daughter, has probably escliped the widespread fame of her father's band and I wonder how many of her fans were introduced to the band via her notoriety. Lead guitarist Joe Perry has his own website, a Twitter account, as well as MySpace and Facebook sites. I found Wikipedi entries for Aerosmith, Steven Tyler, and Joe Perry. Aeroforceone tweets about the band. Steven Tyler has a MySpace site and the band has MySpace and Facebook sites.
- Coming from the Detroit area it is darn near impossible not to be a Bob Seger fan. Did you happen to see Tom Cruise's scene from Risky Business where he danced around to "Old Time Rock And Roll"? Bob Seger has a Wikipedia entry, he is on Twitter, and he has a Facebook site.
- You've probably heard "Hotel California", if not countless other Eagles songs. The band had a bad break up at one point and reported wouldn't get back together till Hell freezes over, well it must have frozen over because they did get back together. Don Henley says on their "Hell Freezes Over" album (recorded during their "Hell Freezes Over" tour) "for the record we never really broke up, we just took a 14 year vacation". Bandmembers Joe Walsh and Timothy B Schmit have their own websites as well. I found Wikipedia entries for The Eagles, Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh, and Timothy B. Schmit. While Don Henley's website said that "He does not communicate via social networking sites and has not authorized any account to be created on his behalf." the band appears to have a MySpace site and Timothy B. Schmit has Twitter accountand Facebook and MySpace accounts. So who knows, maybe Hell will freeze over again before Don Henley does anything with any of the Social Networking sites.
- Kiss has to be one of the first best known bands to understand what a powerful tool marketing can be. For decades their fanbase has been refered to as the Kiss Army and their devotion is legendary. The band was founded with Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss all wearing makeup that concealed their faces. In addition to the websites already linked to, I found websites for current and former band members Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer, Eric Carr, and Bruce Kulick. I found Wikipedia entries on Kiss, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley, Peter Criss, Kiss Army, Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer, Mark St. John, Eric Carr, Vinnie Vincent, and Bruce Kulick. The band has a Twitter account, Facebook and MySpace sites and Ace has a Twitter account.
- Although John Mellencamp's name has changed through the years from John Cougar, John Cougar Mellencamp, and finally to John Mellencamp, he has firmly identified himself with the Midwest and his home state of Indiana. I saw him perform during one of his many appearences at Farm Aid. He has a Wikipedia entry, a Twitter account, and Facebook and MySpace sites.
- To a lot of their fans, REM will always be that little ole alternative band from Athens Georgia, but their popularity with in College Radio and the mainstream public has grown way beyond that. They have a Wikipedia entry, Twitter account, and Facebook and MySpace sites.
- Regardless of if you like Madonna's music or not you have to admit that she has been good at marketing, promotion, and re-inventing herself. Her career might have gotten an initial boost from MTV, but she's had several totally different looks in her career and has inspired countless artists. I didn't find an offical Twitter account but she has a Wikipedia entry, as well as Facebook and MySpace sites.
Stay Tuned
So far we've met some Internet Stars; Leaders in Motivation & Inspiration; Authors; Actors, Directors, and Comedians; and Musicians, who'll be next? Be sure to look for 100+ People That I Want to Meet Part 6 and the rest of the series and you can read the intro here. Feel free to subscribe to this blog via email or your rss reader, there are several options available in the upper righthand corner of this blog.
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