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OPINION | Should Australians be holding our politicians to a higher standard?
Performance reviews are often a period of anxiety: no-one likes to feel weighed, measured and judged by others – whether it's one-on-one with your manager, or through 360-degree feedback from your peers.
The key is to take on a growth mindset and see the feedback as an opportunity to identify areas for personal development.
However, in some roles, there isn't the opportunity to learn from your mistakes and improve your performance.
While I am sure many of you are tired of hearing about Australian politics, last week's leadership crisis got me thinking about the nature of the role of politician.
In an age of social media and Hollywood idolatry, as a society we seem ravenous for every glossy morsel of scandal, gobbling it up with greedy delight as we weigh, measure and judge those in the public eye.
In business, we often experience internal office politics and personality clashes, workplace bullying and competitive one-upmanship. So, are we really surprised to learn that our political parties are no different?
Given that we have not had a PM serve out a full term since John Howard, it seems that our political parties are echoing corporate skullduggery more than ever.
As I contemplated this comparison, I wondered, should we be holding our politicians to a higher standard?
Our politicians are our nation's leaders, the voice of the people and our representatives on the global stage. There is an expectation of transparency, honesty and moral fortitude that we expect from our nation's leaders. But is this expectation unreasonable or even impossible to live up to?
Are we really surprised to learn that our political parties are no different? Given that we have not had a PM serve out a full term since John Howard, it seems that our political parties are echoing corporate skullduggery more than ever.
After all, if we are electing these people to represent us, surely we have the right to expect their legitimacy as our leaders to be subject to scrutiny – they are meant to represent the best of us, are they not?
On the other hand, perhaps people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones: politicians are people too. They are doing a job, just like we are, but the conditions of their role involve life under a microscope with every mistake, every poor decision and every opinion held up for public examination. Could you live with this pressure?
There are inevitably going to be personality clashes, not just within the political party but also between our leaders and the people they represent. It is impossible for everyone to like a person and this is never clearer than during an election or leadership spill.
Social media becomes rife with 360-degree feedback regarding the politicians involved as we debate Peter Dutton's career as a police officer and the actions he took in this role. We remember Malcolm Turnbull did us no favours with the inadequate NBN roll-out and that Scott Morrison was against marriage equality and launched an attack on welfare recipients within his first week in the role of Social Services Minister. The inevitable tall poppy syndrome rears its head as we berate Turnbull for being independently wealthy, while judging Morrison for being an evangelical Christian and, well, has anyone ever seen Dutton smile?
It goes with the territory, many will argue. If you put your hand up to fulfill a role that brings public notice and media attention, then you live with the consequences of Kardashian-esque criticism and scrutiny.
Maybe this is true – although this in itself speaks volumes about us as culture. However, it is disappointing to see the in-party power tussle as we witness the cabinet white-anting the foundations of their own political party, ultimately resulting in a new PM and Labor leader Bill Shorten making an historic turnaround from being the least popular opposition leader in 20 years to moving ahead of new PM Morrison (at least at the time of writing) in the polls.
Perhaps if our politics are to echo typical office squabbles, they should have brought in a typical corporate solution and considered mediation by an independent arbitrator, rather than undermining the leadership of the entire party. It seems performance reviews and 360-degree feedback can be a hard pill to swallow, regardless of your job title. Oh Australia, a leader, a leader, my kingdom for a leader.
Zoë Wundenberg is a careers writer, counsellor and coach at impressability.com.au

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The Boy Scouts of America's largest council, the Great Salt Lake Council, is set to kick off ticket sales Saturday for its big annual fundraiser the Scout-O-Rama in May but earlier this month it had collected just $8,000 of the targeted $70,000, according to email sent to hundreds of Scout leaders.
"Where the council makes its money for programs is from the sponsorships companies and individuals that contribute to be recognized at the show," the March 5 email reads. "In the past we have received as much as $70,000 from these sponsorships, with a small portion of that going to subsidize the show costs. This year, because of the economy and some controversy surrounding the national organization, our sponsorships are down to just $8,000."
The Great Salt Lake Council comprises 73,400 youth and 31,700 adult volunteers in Tooele, Summit, Salt Lake and south Davis counties. Rick Barnes, Scout executive, and Kay Godfrey, director of development, could not be reached for comment Thursday.
The national Boy Scouts said in January that it was considering lifting its ban on gay members and leaders and allowing local sponsoring organizations, such as the LDS Church, to decide membership policies for themselves. But it then quickly changed course, saying leaders needed more time and would take up the issue at the national annual meeting in May.
Local scouts will begin selling tickets Saturday for Utah's Scout-O-Rama, which in the past has been the largest in the nation, with some 30,000 participants. The Scout-O-Rama a gathering with scores of Scout-run booths that showcase what they've done over the past year and a pinewood derby will be held May 4 at the South Towne Expo Center in Sandy. Tickets have jumped from $5 last year to $10.
Craig Greenberg, a council volunteer, sent the March 5 email. The council has drawn attention for its executive salaries in 2010, Barnes was paid $176,336 in salary and benefits, while Godfrey received $116,136.
But most of the money donated for the Scout-O-Rama and other fundraisers "go to the council camps, not the salaries," Greenberg said. "The reality is we'll take a loss on it. We can't do raffles in Utah, so you only sell so much stuff."
He added, "You can only hit the same pool for so long. It's going to be interesting."
Greenberg said the Scout-O-Rama benefits Scouts because they get to show off their hard work. The sponsors for this year's event include local and national companies.
Chris Arnold, spokesman for Chipotle Mexican Grill, said the company will supply food for the event.
"In Salt Lake, the Scouting institution is very strong, and it is our chance to connect with customers in that community," Arnold said. "Currently, we would like to see the [Boy Scouts] in a place that's more inclusive than where they are now."
Two local sponsors and partners with antidiscrimination policies have opted to support or participate in the event.
The Clark Planetarium is owned by Salt Lake County, which has a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender [LGBT] antidiscrimination policy. Planetarium staff will hand out information about its astronomy merit badge program at the Scout-O-Rama.
Planetarium officials said in a statement that the publicly owned and operated facility "serves a wide variety of groups with science education programming. Visitors include thousands of Boy Scouts annually, who work on their astronomy merit badge through a fee-based planetarium program. As a county facility, the planetarium does not discriminate."
The Larry H. Miller Group has been one of the most generous supporters of Scouting in the past. In 2009, the Great Salt Lake Council dedicated the Larry H. Miller Aquatics Center in a 30,000-square-foot facility located north of Laketown in Rich County.
The Miller Group owns both the Utah Jazz and the Salt Lake Bees sports teams, which will be sponsors in this year's Scout-O-Rama.
One of the group's subsidiaries, KJZZ, has a nondiscrimination policy on its website that says, "Prospective employees will receive consideration without discrimination due to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation or other protected classifications."
In a statement, the organization said it and related companies "have been long-time supporters of the Boy Scouts of America because of the good they do in the local communities that they serve. In addition, we support the organization's effort to emphasize good citizenship, teach leadership skills, and gives boys access to opportunities that they might not otherwise have."
Other sponsors of the Scout-O-Rama include the Utah Blaze, IC Communication Group, Recreation Outlet, Utah Grizzlies and Chuck-A-Rama Buffet.
This week, the Boy Scouts of America sent surveys to 1.1 million scouts and their families around the nation asking whether to continue the ban on gay youth and leaders.
The Utah-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which got its Scouting charter in 1913, has said it is waiting to comment until a decision is reached. The 14 million-member LDS Church has 420,977 youths in 37,882 Scouting units.
Peter Brownstein's son was the Great Salt Lake Council's top ticket-seller two years ago for the Scout-O-Rama, but the father said his son will not be selling tickets this year because of the anti-gay policy.
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DETROIT – Residents in Wayne County want to know who is responsible for Turkia Mullin's $200,000 severance payout.
It is a question those involved refuse to answer directly. Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano has said the buck stops with him, but will not say if he personally knew about and authorized the payout.
Since the scandal broke Azzam Elder resigned from his position as Wayne County Deputy CEO. He isn't talking about the case now because of an ongoing FBI investigation. Previously, Elder told Local 4 Ficano knew exactly what happened.
Tim Taylor was fired as Human Relations director as the scandal unfolded. In a new deposition he says Azzam Elder aproved the payout. Taylor, who gets $117,000 every year in a Wayne County pension and was awarded an $80,000 consulting contract by the county after he retired is a Ficano loyalist In his deposition Taylor says, even after being fired by Ficano, he would vote for him and campaign for him..
Local 4 Defenders asked Ficano's office if knew about and approved of the $200,000 settlement payout to Turkia Mullin. Here is the official response:
"The severance should have never been paid. Initially it was believed to have been a contractual obligation due to Ms. Mullin. It was later determined not to be the case, and we demanded that the money be returned."
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Voters in the Lib Dems' target seats across the Southeast should familarise themselves with the proposed Local Income Tax (LIT), and how it would impact them.
Vince Cable and others keep telling us that LIT would be 'fairer' than the Council Tax, gainers would outnumber losers, and the average family would be better off. But that is the national picture. In London and the Southeast the outcome would be very different.
Nationally, the IFS estimates that 49 per cent of families would gain, 27 per cent would lose, and 24 per cent would remain broadly unchanged. As you might expect, most of the losers are in the top quartile of the income distribution. But not all of them. Surprisingly, given all that pious stuff about 'fairness', 1.5 million of the loser families are on incomes below the median. They would lose because they currently receive Council Tax benefit, which the Lib Dems would abolish.
Overall, the IFS estimates a small average net gain of £1.37 per week. Although Cable likes to crow about this, it's nothing to do with the magic of LIT: it arises solely because the Lib Dems would contribute an additional £2.3 billion from general taxation to soften the switch to LIT, thus ensuring gainers outnumber losers. £2.3 billion amounts to half the additional revenue they reckon would flow from their new 50 per cent top income tax rate. So while presenting the net gain as an attraction of LIT, all they're actually doing is to reduce one tax by increasing another. Bribing us with our own money to accept their pet scheme.
And these are national figures. The big problem for voters in the Southeast is that many of their incomes are significantly above the national average, so many more than 27 per cent would lose out. According to ONS's Regional Trends, average household income in London and the Southeast is about 30 per cent higher than the national average (and before anyone says they don't care about rich bastards in the stockbroker belt, remember that the cost of living is also much higher- housing costs are about 40 per cent above the national average).
Take Guildford. In 2001, the Lib Dems ousted the Tory MP for the first time since 1428, and they are doing their damnedest to retain the seat.
Yet the average household income in Guildford is more than ten grand above the national average- a gap of 35 per cent which puts the average for Guildford in the top quartile nationally (eg see here).
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Of course, in theory, the point of LIT is that it's a local tax, so given their higher tax base, the local authorities in Guildford would have scope to set a lower rate. Hmm...that hasn't worked with Council Tax, and it's unlikely with LIT. Central government controls the big purse strings, and routinely 'equalises' tax resources between authorities by allocating rate support grant away from affluent areas like Guildford. There's no reason to think a Lib Dem government operating LIT would be any different.
No, whatever the national picture may be, that average hard-working family in Guildford would be worse off under LIT. As would the average family in Maidenhead, Newbury, Reading, and a host of other Tory/Lib Dem marginals across the Southeast.
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Game 8: Toronto at Minnesota pregame
On Saturday, I tried to talk to Blue Jays pitching coach Brad Arnsberg after Toronto's 5-4 win over Cleveland, following another rough outing by closer B.J. Ryan. Arnsberg didn't want to discuss Ryan's ongoing issues, saying "I need to let it all sink in first."
Fair enough.
Today, us scribes approached Arnsberg again to try to find out a little more about what's going on with Ryan. Sure, his velocity is back up and his stuff has shown improvement, but Toronto's stopper isn't throwing strikes. Arnsberg defended Ryan, and spoke out against what he has perceived to be negative coverage, but ultimately the pitching coach admitted that he can't really explain what's going on.
"I don't know why he's not throwing the ball over the plate," Arnsberg said. "I know he's got a heart the size of Texas. I know he's busting his [rear] to thrill all the fans in Toronto — make everybody turn their backs on the B.J. Ryan saga. That's all we're doing. Again, one foot in front of the other and that's it. I don't have the answers."
Manager Cito Gaston and Arnsberg both said the only option right now is to keep running Ryan out there. If he continues to struggle and it begins to really hurt the team, Gaston said he will have to consider making a change — that goes for any player who is battling persistent problems, not just Ryan.
So, if a save situation comes up again today, expect Ryan to head out to the hill in the ninth here at the Metrodome. It's early in the season and Ryan has only made two appearances. That being the case, his struggles will obviously be magnified in light of his bloated numbers. Even so, his woes date back to the spring and the Jays can ill-afford to have their bullpen, especially the late-inning arms, become a liability.
On a side note, I picked up Pearl Jam's remastered version of their debut album Ten this afternoon. After listening to just a few songs, I was blown away by the changes. It was like hearing the songs for the first time. Eddie Vedder's vocals are more crisp, and the music has more bite to it. If any of you are P.J. fans, I highly reccommend picking up the CD. It's quality.
Back to baseball…
Today's lineups:
1. Marco Scutaro, SS
2. Aaron Hill, 2B
3. Alex Rios, RF
4. Vernon Wells, CF
5. Adam Lind, DH
6. Scott Rolen, 3B
7. Lyle Overbay, 1B
8. Rod Barajas, C
9. Travis Snider, LF
Starter: RHP Jesse Litch (0-1)
1. Denard Span, CF
2. Alexi Casilla, 2B
3. Justin Morneau, 1B
4. Jason Kubel, DH
5. Michael Cuddyer, RF
6. Brian Buscher, 3B
7. Delmon Young, LF
8. Jose Morales, C
9. Nick Punto, SS
Starter: RHP Kevin Slowey (1-0)
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Its good to see some consistency in the lineup day in and day out.
I think in some ways the negative news coverage on Ryan's velocity problem has caused some problems. I think he's trying to hard to throw in the 88-89 range as a result of the coverage and he's losing control and movement.
In this last outing I noticed he threw more strikes with better movement when he threw at 86 to 87 range, but when he cranked it up to 88-89 most of them were balls and had less movement.
Maybe he just needs to relax and let it happen. Let's hope.
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If Jays fans are concerned about any of our starters check out Chien-Ming Wang of NY, who threw 42 pitches in the 1st inning tonight against TB and gave up 4 hits, 1 bb.'s, 4 runs and just raised his era to 21.21.
Go Yanks-not.
Hopefully the Jays can keep up the winning and take another series, this time from the Twins.
It's been pretty exciting watching Lind, Rolen, and Scutaro, get off to a great start, hopefully the rest catch up soon.
JB- I've been a PJ fan for years, and I agree, the new remastered album is great to listen to.
So in the 2nd inning, Mein gave up a single, single, walk, walk, which gave up a run threw a total of 61 pitches and was yanked with TB leading 5-0, no outs and bases loaded.
Go Yanks-lol
Woops, forgot to mention, Albaladego replaced Mein and gave up a grand slam, so Mein is charged with 8 runs in 1 inning, raising his era to a Cy Young performance level of 28.93. Tb lead 9-0 and there's still no outs.
Go Yanks-lol
Litsch! Talk about teeing it up for Kubel!
Wells looked pretty bad in both his rbi situations so far this game!
Great base running by Overbay
The Jays have got to run the bases better! Twice they have been tagged on poor running! Hopefully the Jays can come back and win this one!
I hope that Jesse is OK! That is the last thing the Jays need is another injury to the rotation!
Maybe we see Cecil sooner than later
Lets go get Pedro.
How about O-Dog.
Moonraker comes through again
Hill's now 3 for 3
Not that I'm trying to continually beat up on Wells, but the fact is after 3 at bats over 5 innings, he's left 5 runners on base and is 0 for 3.
But at least this time, he'd didn't hit into a double play.
Dumb play by Overbay. He had no chance to get that runner wasn't even close
Overbay makes up for it
Snider's homerun = wow! even if the jays stink the rest of the way, he'll be worth keeping an eye on.
Hopefully Litsch is ok. If not I hope Casey is ready to go soon. I'm getting nervous about watching Ryan should he come in.
Snider really drilled that one, good thing there was a wall or it'd still be going.
Hey-Ryan closed it out-good for him
Now that was a ballgame.
So Snider has now played in 6 games, had 19 at bats and hit 3 hr's, 2 doubles. If he keeps that up, they might vote him ROY unanimously. lol
Yanks lose to TB: 15-5
Oakland: 6 Boston 1, after 5 innings
Nice post on last nights game. I particularly liked Ryan and Barajas's 's comments: ""It's a different team," Ryan said. "You get guys like Lind and Snider in there doing what they're doing right now, it brings a lot of energy to the club — not only on the offensive side, but for us pitching. You know you do have a little wiggle room each way, because these guys are going to continue to swing the bats for us."
"He's so strong," Toronto catcher Rod Barajas marveled. "Effortless swing. He has the ability to hit the ball out of any park, whether it's pulled, dead center or opposite field. Hes just got that much power." ( On Snider)
Only item I'm not crazy about is Snider's nickname-"Lunchbox". lol. I like the nickname the guys on Blue Jays Banter have give him much better: Moonraker", which is quite fitting when you look at those two blasts he hit last night.
Woops, that should read Bluebird banter.
I am with you, I want Reed Johnson back , what an amazing catch. He is a true gamer and a fan favourite wherever he plays.
Good game last night with the exception of Litsch going down. Twins and Jays always seem to be evenly matched and the games are always close. Ryan looked good , I hope its the start of a better year for him.
Nick Swisher actually pitched the 8th inning for the Yankees last night . I wonder if the Jays have any position players they can tap into . With Litsch out, it might just come to that . Have a great day all and take care ……GO JAYS
Good game. I will admit I was very frustrated through the first 6 innings. The Jays seemed to be a bit too aggressive and swung at a lot of marginal first pitches – leading to many foul ball pop ups. In the end it word out nicely.
Not only did Swisher pitch, but a k, a pop up and a shallow fly ball. I loved his swagger when he walked of the mound-priceless. Maybe we send Rios to the mound. lol
That was a great catch by Reed, and I'd like him back as well, only problem is with Lind and Snider, I just don't see how Reed would fit in.
The thing that was very concerning about Litsch was the description of his injury was identical to the description the Jays issued for Marcum, so I hope Litsch doesn't have a meeting with Dr. Tommy John.
Loved seeing the Red Sox lose as well, there might soon be some panic set in there.
Looks like sportswriters are starting to pick up on our guys. Check this out:


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Thursday, July 8, 2010
Vegetable pate
I love snacks...I prefer eating little snacks through out the day, then sitting down to breakfast and lunch. I love munching on raw veggies with a homemade bean dip, or smothering a tortilla with avocado and rolling it up. YUM. The ultimate snacking food has to be veggie pate, on crackers ( even better fresh baguette) with pickles :)
Vege pate is easy to make, you should try it! The possibilities are endless... you could add zucchini, mushrooms...etc.
For this I used a sweet potato, carrot, celery and onion. I learned how to make vege pate from a restaurant I use to work at. It was my favorite thing to eat. I tried hard to remember what I did, and Googled it.
For this pate basically I blended up the onion until it was very smooth and liquidy, add some oil, water and red wine vinegar. Pureed that until smooth. Add a peeled chopped up ( really small) veggies. The secret ingredient is ground up sunflower seeds. A few more things like the spices you like, I used dill and oregano. Add some sea salt and freshly ground pepper. Stir in a little flour and nutritional yeast. Pour into a loaf pan. Bake in 350 oven for 45 minutes, or until its formed a crust on the top. Refrigerate.
This particular picture I used a mini loaf pan that I picked up at a garage sale. It would be great to set out at a BBQ for a little appetizer.
Easy Peezy! I hope you make some.
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So simple, but I bet it's amazing!ReplyDelete
So, it's actually spreadable? Last one I made was crumblyable. Ha! :)ReplyDelete
Maria Rose...It is very simple, its pretty amazing. My family loves it, always asking me to make more :)ReplyDelete
MoonMama...Yes its spreadable...you proabably didn't have enough liquid in yours. I think the trick is blending the onion so that its runny enough to drink. (ewww, I would never drink onion :P
This was really good, but mine tasted a bit like stuffing (which isn't necessarily a bad thing). The spices I added were basil, oregano and thyme--and the vegetables I used were zucchini, mushroom, onion and carrot. Next time, I think I would try to make it with cilantro and perhaps dill.ReplyDelete
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text: Matsumoto, Japan, October 29, 2010 – World Grand Prix champions USA got off to a winning start at the FIVB Women's World Championship on Friday, but they had to fight hard before overcoming Thailand 3-1 (23-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-21) at Matsumoto City Gymnasium. Destinee Hooker was one of five Americans in double digits, leading the way with 28 points. Jordan Larson contributed 13 points, Logan Tom and Foluke Akinradewo each registered 12 and Heather Bown added 10 including six blocks. Onuma Sittirak top-scored for Thailand with 18 points while Pleumjit Thinkaow and Amporn Hyapha managed 11 and 10 respectively.FIVB Women's World Championship Japan 2010 official pageThe Americans took time to get up to speed – they dropped three points from service errors early on – but were able to go out in front for the first time at the First Technical Timeout (FTT) on a spike by Larson. Another Larson shot gave them a two-point lead at 12-10, but they could not shake the resilient, nimble Thais off. A couple of canon shots by the 193cm Hooker kept the pressure on, but the Thais – led superbly by setter Nootsara Tomkom – pulled even, then went ahead through a fabulous block by Pleumjit on Tom. Onuma then took control for the Thais with some thunderous shots as the set drew to a close. Amporn's spike through the American block brought up a set-point at 24-22 and although Akinradewo responded with a fine shot of her own, Onuma fired an absolute thunderbolt to clinch the set.Despite more service errors at the beginning of the second set, USA had the early advantage, with Hooker and Akinradewo landing some good spikes. They were two points up at the FTT and Thailand coach Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai had to call a timeout after successive blocks put his team four points behind. Blistering shots by Malika Kanthong and Pleumjit, and a stupendous block by Nootsara on Tom gave the Thais hope, but the Grand Prix champions were starting to find their range and using their height advantage, and the Asian team were finding it hard to resist. A wide serve by Wilavan Apinyapong brought set-point and a first-time hit at the net by Alisha Glass levelled the set score at 1-1.Thailand fell behind again at the start of the third set and Kiattipong had to call a timeout at 1-5. That steadied the ship for a while as Thailand pulled to within a point at 11-10. Onuma tried hard to keep her team in the game, but the Americans' big hitters – Hooker and Akinradewo – kept them ahead. The margin was still only two points at the Second Technical Timeout (STT) and the Thais were fighting hard, with Onuma at the centre of things. Yet they needed to cut down on their errors – particularly spiking errors – if they were to have a chance of matching the United States and that did not happen. After being only a point adrift at 15-14, Thailand managed only three points more in the set, the end coming when Onuma slammed one of her trademark power serves into the net.The Thais played some disciplined Volleyball at the start of the fourth set and dug in hard defensively. Wilavan, Malika and Onuma all contributed and the team showed greater unity as they earned a one-point lead at the FTT. A sensational block by Wilavan on Akinradewo put Thailand three points clear at 11-8 and suddenly the Americans had a fight on their hands. Two good blocks on Onuma put the United States back in the game, however, and they went back in front at 16-15. There was no more than a point in it from 15-14 to 22-21, but then two blocks by Bown gave the USA matchpoint and another block by Larson on Onuma ended the Thais' brave resistance.


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Golden Week (Gōruden Wīku), often abbreviated to simply GW and also known as Ōgon shūkan ( "Golden Week") or Ōgata renkyū ( "Large consecutive holiday") is a Japanese term applied to the period containing the following public holidays:
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Emperor's Birthday (Tennō tanjōbi), until 1988
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The National Holiday Laws, promulgated in July 1948, declared nine official holidays. Since many were concentrated in a week spanning the end of April to early May, many leisure-based industries experienced spikes in their revenues. The film industry was no exception. In 1951, the film Jiyū Gakkō, recorded higher ticket sales during this holiday-filled week than any other time in the year (including New Year's and Obon). This prompted the managing director of Daiei Films to dub the week "Golden Week" based on the Japanese radio lingo "golden time," which denotes the period with the highest listener ratings.
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Many Japanese take paid time off on the intervening work days, but some companies also close down completely and give their employees time off. Golden Week is the longest vacation period of the year for many Japanese jobs. Two other holidays may also be observed for most or all of a week: Japanese New Year in January and Bon Festival in August. Golden Week is an extremely popular time to travel. Flights, trains, and hotels are often fully booked despite significantly higher rates at this time. Popular foreign destinations in Asia, Guam, Saipan, Hawaii, and major cities on the west coast of North America, such as Los Angeles, Seattle, San Diego, San Francisco, and Vancouver, as well as in Europe and Australia, are affected during these seasons by huge numbers of Japanese tourists.


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In a previous blog post, I've talked about templating in general and showed a quick example of how Moulder does templating.
Moulder is an Open source templating library that exists in 2 versions: Scala and Java. Both versions are hosted on Github and are available under the MIT Licence.
Unlike many other templating libraries, Moulder keeps the template data and the templating rules in separate files. The template data can (only) be any XML-like format, including HTML.
The templating rules are written in Scala or in Java (depending on the version you choose) and mimics jQuery's usage patterns, i.e. a rule is expressed as a CSS selector and a list of operations to perform on the elements returned by that selector.


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'Going green' is all the rage. An Inconvenient Truth, Live Earth Concert, and a continuous stream of stories in the media have put the environment and our taxing of it squarely on centre stage in pop culture.
Little did most know it, but when it comes to efforts in energy efficiency, the IT industry has been hip for a while now, yet not because a bunch of hemp wearing hippies steer our industry. Rather, because our industry is, in part, driven by the bottom line – and power is only getting more expensive.
Computing capacity is becoming increasingly dense and increasingly power hungry, and the focal points of this usage are our modern data centres. With a single rack of servers able to consume the power of 10-30 homes, even a small data centre now has the power footprint of entire neighbourhoods or small towns.
As you might imagine, this kind of power consumption gets very expensive and chews like a Rottweiler into the bottom line. What's Intergen Hosting's defence against this attack on operating costs? We've grown some dreadlocks and adopted the principles of our hippie brethren. Over the past 18 months, Intergen Hosting has aggressively moved towards improving our energy efficiency and reducing our carbon footprint – and we found a set of guidelines that offer great advice: The Green Grid.
The Green Grid defines itself as "…a non-profit organisation of IT professionals formed to address the issues of power and cooling in data centres. The Green Grid seeks to define best practices for optimising the efficient consumption of power at the IT equipment and facility levels…"
The first two steps we recommend for anyone else trying to "go green" are:
1) Shift the power bill to IT's cost centre2) Measure your baseline PUE
No one likes to pay the power bill, especially if you didn't use the power. If the larger business or facilities management team picks up the power tab for IT, then the guys in IT have the tendency to be about as reserved as a drunken sailor. IT managers often have no idea what their power bill is and, given the trends in computing and the price of electricity, we are quickly approaching the day when the single largest operational cost will be power – a cost that can even eclipse that of all IT equipment over the life of a data centre. The first step in reducing power usage should be shifting the power bill of IT to IT, giving IT a monthly reminder of their real impact on the bottom line.
The Green Grid is doing what any professional organisation should: pushing for metrics. With future desires to define IT equipment's "fuel efficiency", similar to your car, The Green Grid has started small with a basic metric: Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE).
PUE = Total Facility Power / IT Equipment Power
IT Equipment is defined as your servers, KVMs, SANs, etc (basically the kit doing the computing work) – not your coolers, lights, fans, UPSs, or PDUs. As the PUE is always a positive number greater than one, it easily illustrates how much power your facility needs relative to the power of a specific device (e.g. if your PUE is 3 then your facility consumes 1500 watts to power a 500 watt server).
These metrics are vital to determine how efficient your facility is – by baselining now you can determine two things: the true power cost of implementing new kit within your facility and how your changes affect that efficiency. And it's easy! Just measure the power feed into your facility and divide it by the power feed into your racks.
The other great part of the PUE is that it represents an awareness of efficiency – a good PUE is both good for the world and good for your wallet. According to The Green Grid: "Some preliminary work indicates that many data centres may have a PUE of 3.0 or greater, but with proper design a PUE value of 1.6 should be achievable."
Intergen Hosting is proud to say that we have already pulled our PUE down to 1.62 through the use of efficient cooling designs, modern UPSs, and power efficient servers.
So how are your dreadlocks coming along?
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Kubuntu 6.10 Released
Kubuntu 6.10, codenamed Edgy Eft, is hot on the download mirrors, this release is based on the brand new KDE 3.5.5. For all your photo needs the award winning digiKam is now installed by default and renowned artwork by the beloved Oxygen artist Ken Wimer shines all over. On top of this Kubuntu makes the perfect platform for KDE 4 development and porting KDE 3 applications with all the KDE 4 development libraries available along with Qt 4.2.
bug ridden release
I love Kubuntu, and have been using it since Breezy Badger, but I have to say that Edgy is the buggiest release so far. The problems I've notice so far...
_ system settings is missing configuration options.
... and I've only been using Edgy for one day!
Now this being said, I have confidence that Kubuntu can turn it around. Also the roughness of this release wasn't a complete surprise, after all this was supposed to be a bleeding edge release.
By asdf at Sat, 2006/10/28 - 5:00am
Re: bug ridden release
"i tried to access a file in /var with kate, but once I reached the root dir, the only directories I could see was /home and /media."
If you enabled show hidden files, you'll see all the files and folders.
By weintor at Sat, 2006/10/28 - 5:00am
Re: bug ridden release
Yes, but then you will see all the files that were really intended to be hidden as well. There is no way to enable the previous behaviour where hidden files are hidden but the root of the file tree is unpruned.
By Rick at Mon, 2006/10/30 - 6:00am
Re: bug ridden release
System settings is nog missing configuration options, there's just a 'General' and an 'advanced' tab (ok I don't like it this way, but the same options are still there).
the /home and /media thing is not a bug, it's on purpose, you can still access the directory you like like by entering it in the file dialog.
By Matthias Logghe at Sat, 2006/10/28 - 5:00am
Re: bug ridden release
> the /home and /media thing is not a bug, it's on purpose, you can still
We users are not infants! I don't want to be incapacitaded by my system - especially not when I'm on a FREE desktop system!
So if it is true that the directory tree is "pruned" down to look like last year's Christmas tree:
What about directories shared between users? How could I access them?
By beccon at Tue, 2006/10/31 - 6:00am
Re: bug ridden release
"So if it is true that the directory tree is "pruned" down to look like last year's Christmas tree"
I just wanted to see that simile again and admire it :-)
By Boudewijn Rempt at Tue, 2006/10/31 - 6:00am
(i must admit this post if driven a bit by zacks last blog post)
please people,
most of the previous posts are about annoyances, etc. kubuntu is driven by a team of motivated volunteers: you probably did not pay anything for this marvellous product!
instead of paying for your software the free-software movement basically ask you to do either of the following 3 things:
so, if you don't like it, and your not happy, there is only 2 options left: (1) help or (2) don't use it. (note: these options do not include: "complain")
i feel that people are showing even more negativity here than on forums about paid software. why?
the free-software movement is so open and friendly, you can easily join the forums, mailinglists, wiki's, irc-channels and starthelping out in one way or another... THIS IS HOW ALL THIS FREESOFTWARE GOT TO YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE! PEOPLE HELPED OUT, FIXED, EXTENDED, AND TOOK RESPONSIBILITY.
so if you're just ventilating your compaints, you're WRONG: you can help constructively though.
cies breijs.
p.s.: these 3 'options' i talked about, i made them up myself.
By cies breijs at Sat, 2006/10/28 - 5:00am
Re: positivity
Sorry I dont really agree. It's a bit naive IMHO to expect that OSS is somehow exempt from criticism. I use this forum (as many others do) to take a somehow global, overall standpoint on a new release. I do file bugs, but it's still sometimes necessary to view a product as a whole. You just cannot expect this to completely stop. The OS movement wants all people to use their software not only developers. As we have so many computer users in the worlds it's just unrealistic that everyone will file bugs. You would literally be swamped in bug reports.
I'm using Open Source software for many years now. This is of course for a reason. But sometimes a release is just really disappointing and I will continue to speak out in the future if I think so. Kubuntu Breezy was a very, very impressive release but Kubuntu Edgy is one of those very disappointing releases (just like Firefox2). All the new features (Suspend mode, Upstart etc) simply dont work. In KDE there are no 3D effects which made the release a bit more worthwhile in Gnome. And at the end of the day it has caused more trouble than good for me. YMMV though.
By Michael at Sun, 2006/10/29 - 5:00am
Re: MORE POSITIVITY
so we don't agree... no problem!
you talk about disappointing releases, i understand your point. but... in my eyes it's very hard to be disappointing when it is free: just don't use it!
in my eyes you have no right to complain, you do have the right to help out though!
KDE4 needs people testing the eye-candy that i will sport, see kwin_composite in kde4. firefox had many RC shipped, you seem capable of testing them, and reporting bugs: did you?
Again: _I_think_ you can't, and shouldn't, complain over freesoftware. But it is just my opinion.
Ofcourse we should see freesoftware as a product; see what is misses, where it is bad... But we look at it in order to fix it: not to comaplain.
By cies breijs at Mon, 2006/10/30 - 6:00am
Re: MORE POSITIVITY
Complaining is a way to help out. It helps people who would be severely hit by the bugs and misfeatures of a certain product steer clear of that. If you don't like what you hear about the Kubuntu release in this thread, you might want to check what people have to say about the Fedora one reported in the following Dot article, and possibly save yourself a lot of grief. For you then, the people complaining added lots of value to the open source experience, by saving you hours and hours of time wasted installing and fighting with Kubuntu.
By Rick at Mon, 2006/10/30 - 6:00am
What sucks sucks
Come on guys, something is going in the IMHO wrong direction and I cannot talk about it just because it is done by volunteers? Nonsense!
So exactly as Rick says, "the people complaining added lots of value to the open source experience, by saving you hours and hours of time wasted installing and fighting with Kubuntu" - I'm very grateful for all the opinions I hear here and will look now for opinions about Fedora and LinSpire and Mepis etc. to see if I get there an easy = 'non-crippled' KDE distro which does _not_ get in my way by hiding things from me, in the assumption that I'm too stupid to use them.
So sorry all you nice and friendly volunteers, what you wanna do seems not to be what I need to get my work done in time, but do not despair, there might be others who like dumbed down computers.
By matt at Sun, 2006/11/05 - 6:00am
Re: MORE POSITIVITY
In my marketing class I've been taught that customers who complain are the ones who value your service. Those who don't value your service don't complain; they just move on to other providers.
By bitoy at Sat, 2006/12/23 - 6:00am
Great Release
I've been running Edgy for about 10 days. This has been the most
All the CPU performance stuff is finally in and working, and the
Gnome based apps, like Eclipse 3.3, finally get printing support,
Lots of bugs, but they said this would be edgy... I've found
Mark Shuttleworth and his team deserve a congradulations, they're
By Phil at Sat, 2006/10/28 - 5:00am
kde4 development platform
that would be nice, but how on earth do i install it? All that happens when I attempt to
By Anders at Sun, 2006/10/29 - 5:00am
Re: kde4 development platform
And here is a recipe, though not a very satisfactory one:
remove kubuntu-desktop
This works, but it does leave the system in kind of a messy state (from apt-get output):
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
It also remove python-qt4 -- not a big loss for me since I do not use python (except when coded by others). But hey, I *did get the kde4 packages installed, so I should now be able to jump onto the platform... :)
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A Sandwich A Day: Fried Shrimp Po' Boy at Jerry's Sandwiches
Reviews of Chicago sandwiches.
When I heard that Jerry's Sandwiches was offering a special Mardi Gras-themed menu this week, I immediately put their address in my calendar and scheduled a deliciously artery-clogging appointment for myself. Feel free to ignore the muffuletta since it's also listed on the regular menu and go straight for the Fried Shrimp Po' Boy ($12.95). In fact, feel free to ignore everything on the planet and go straight for the Fried Shrimp Po' Boy because that is one seriously well-constructed sandwich. Is the bread warm and substantial with a crispy crust? Yes. Does it lovingly cradle the plentiful and marvelously crispy fried shrimp? Yes. Is it smart to order it "dressed" with sliced pickle, lettuce, tomato, red onion, mayo, and Crystal's hot sauce? It's genius. Now please stop asking questions and get over to Jerry's before they stop serving this menu on Thursday.
If you want to make this an authentic Mardi Gras experience, make your Tuesday even fatter by taking the five-minute walk straight east to Alliance Bakery to inhale either a custard-filled beignet or one of their many flavors of paczki, which are only offered on Monday and Tuesday.
Jerry's Sandwiches
1938 W. Division St., Chicago, IL 60622 (map)
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Has anyone ever read Ender's game?
I love video games so much, and I really wanna play something like Ender was playing.
When he went to command school, there was a battle simulation game in which he was able to command squads and carry out the game like that.
I don't expect the exact thing, but just something interesting.
Ender's Game is a book, by the way.
I want to find a great battle simulation game?
Discuss games.
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You may want to try Starcraft 2 for the strategy part, and Halo: Reach for the on-the-field battle part. They are my two favorite games at the moment.
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Readings from Willow's Web Astrology
If you don't know the particular reading that suits you and your queries best, just describe your circumstances and give some indication of the type of perspective you're looking for. Using this information, I can determine how to orient the reading.
I'm not a predictive astrologer, and that is by conscious choice. Contrary to what many might desire, I don't want anyone predicting the events of my life ahead of time, and, therefore, that isn't my form of astrology to practise.
I value the helpfulness and effectiveness of astrology as a soulful navigational tool, one that provides context by describing conditions, circumstances, dynamics, themes, and timing in an immediate and detailed way with depth and catalytic power.
Through astrology, we can verbalize and "make real" certain feelings, experiences, dynamics, and energies that would otherwise remain vague, potentially throwing us off track.
If it speaks to you, the clarity astrology provides is invaluable.
This is a basic description of the individual readings I offer:
Natal: A natal reading works with your astrological birth chart, a very soulful document, indeed. This is the chart of planets, bodies, and points in the zodiac at the moment you were born, when you became a person on the planet separate from your mother. My understanding of the astrological birth chart is that it is both a micro and a macro document, indicating how the personal life is connected to broader collective forces and what the broader impetus is for that individual. This type of reading describes your astrological placements and indicated themes. It includes strengths and talents as well as potential pitfall areas. This type of reading is useful for self-understanding and awareness of life's astrological themes.
Transit: A transit reading is a reading of the current placements and movement of the bodies and points in the zodiac and what they indicate in relation to your natal chart.
If a person is looking for assistance and perspective with current circumstances and themes, the reading looks at the recent past, describes the present, and talks about themes that carry into the future. This type of reading is effective for getting to immediate details that can help a person make more informed and clear-headed decisions, taking corrective action where necessary and capitalizing on benefits coming through various transits. It is good for perspective (What's going on in my life?), context (What's some of the meaning of it?), and timing (How long is this going to last? What's up ahead?). It provides an analysis of the astrological indicators as far as successful ways to deal with themes and events.
Secondary Progressed: With this reading, your natal chart is advanced one day in the ephemeris for every one year of your life. This provides another astrological lens to look through that provides valuable insight into themes and any upcoming "chapter shifts" in life. I generally read the current transits as they are interacting with the Secondary Progressed chart. This reading gives a sense of how things have advanced in you and in your life since birth. It advances the themes of the birth chart (which remain foundational/root themes).
Relationship Synastry: This is a reading for any two individuals in relationship and describes the relational dynamics. This type of reading is most commonly done for romantic pairings but can also be done for business colleagues, family members, friends - anyone in any type of relationship. The natal charts of both individuals are placed in a bi-wheel - a double-layered wheel - and the aspects and interplay between the two are described in order to give an analysis of the relationship and its dynamics. I sometimes look at the Relationship Composite chart in a synastry reading, as well, which is considered the chart for the relationship itself.
The Four Major Asteroids and Black Moon Lilith: This reading focuses on Ceres (now considered a dwarf planet), Vesta, Juno, and Pallas Athene, as well as Black Moon Lilith (the point of lunar apogee) in your chart. These bodies/points are sometimes considered secondary, but they can be quite prominent and influential, especially when they are being aspected by transit. This reading fleshes out some of the feminine influence in the chart. I can add other asteroids by request.
The internet has made it easier for people to really suss out astrologers before choosing to have a reading done, and I'm all for this. It's important to have an astrology reading done by someone you trust, whose perspective you value. If you enjoy what the astrologer has to say in general, you will probably enjoy your reading.
No one wants to waste time and money on a reading that does not hit the mark, and almost no astrologer wants to waste his or her time and energy doing one. Doing research and using your intuition helps to ensure that the right readings are being done with the right people involved.
If it's your first time having a reading done by a certain astrologer, it's a bit of a crap shoot. There's not much that can be done about that; it's the nature of the astrological beast. I will say, though, if you find an astrologer who gives you the information and perspective you need when you need it, it's well worth the price.
10 comments:
- Anonymous said...
hi willow,
i try again to post :)
which way would you look (which reading methode/s) if i want to work on a special question like: "i want to develope a skill - i.e. get access and/or strenghten my scorpionic spidey sense (as everybody has scorpio in his chart, i think everybody should have one...) to create new ways in making my descisions."
do you need to see the birth-chart to answer such a question?
greetings, angi
- February 21, 2012 at 11:09 PM
- Anonymous said...
Willow has worked over my dates a couple of times I really appreciate her take on the way I might move through the world...
- February 22, 2012 at 9:01 AM
- Willow said...
Angi, I would probably look at the chart for context when working on that quesiton, but it could be answered without, also.
- February 22, 2012 at 10:21 AM
- Ram Crab, Goat... Fish? said...
Hi Willow,
I have been following your blog for a few months now since your mention on Planetwaves. I love your unique female perspective on the current astrology. Thank you for your beautiful interpretations I'm interested in a readying but don't know what type. I have looked into my birth chart independently and have a decent idea of why I am who I am. I do question why has life been so intensely challenging my entire life but tend to look forward not back. I also ask, when will it get better and how do I fulfill the relentless desire to do something that matters? And finally, does true love exist and will I ever find it.
4/4/79 @ 2:20am
Sun Aries 13°58'32 in house 2
Moon Cancer 13°13'31 in house 6
Ascendant Capricorn 20°21'29
Mercury Pisces 26°06'37 in house 2
Venus Pisces 7°24'49 end of house 1
Mars Pisces 27°53'44 in house 2
Jupiter Cancer 29°08'39 in house 7
Saturn Virgo 8°07'22 end of house 7
Uranus Scorpio 20°21'42 in house 10
Neptune Sagittarius 20°27'25 in house 11
Pluto Libra 17°57'38 end of house 8
True Node Virgo 17°10'24 in house 8
- February 22, 2012 at 6:41 PM
- Walter said...
Dear Willow
Hope this note finds you well! can you please tell me what system you use for your readings? is it precession corrected/vedic, tropical etc?
Also I would like to know if you believe that travel on important dates such as Solar Returns or Demis is beneficial.
Thank you very Much
Walter Perez
- August 26, 2012 at 6:46 AM
- Willow said...
I'm a Western tropical astrologer who believes we are shifting astrological eras.
I think travel on Solar returns or half returns would have to be looked at within the broader context of the aspects. I couldn't say "it's lucky" or "it's unlucky" as a generalization. They would be powerful days for travel and somewhat fated, but for good or ill, I could not say.
- August 26, 2012 at 8:35 AM
- Anonymous said...
What house system do you use? Do you stick to one?
- June 17, 2013 at 6:13 AM
- Willow said...
I use Placidus, but I can use another system by request.
- June 17, 2013 at 6:33 AM
- Unknown said...
Hiya, I tried ordering without pay/pal, is it possible to debit charge on the phone ?
- November 29, 2016 at 6:54 AM
- Willow said...
Hi, no, sorry, I don't have debit or credit card capabilities. Without PayPal, the options would be email money transfer or international money order in Canadian funds.
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Visiting this week�s meeting of the Bonifay Kiwanis Club was Director of the Holmes County Health Department Rick Davis to speak with members about mosquitoes, mosquito-borne illnesses and the role that the Holmes County Health Department plays in education.
BONIFAY � Visiting this week�s meeting of the Bonifay Kiwanis Club was Director of the Holmes County Health Department Rick Davis to speak with members about mosquitoes, mosquito-borne illnesses and the role that the Holmes County Health Department plays in education.
�As you all know, Florida has a climate that is conducive to mosquitoes,� said Davis. �They thrive in the warm, moist climate. There are more than 3,000 different species of mosquito and can be found almost any where in the world, including as far as Antarctica.�
Davis said that a little known fact is that only female mosquitoes bite and they do not need blood to survive.
�Mosquitoes actually eat mostly nectar,� he said. �Females are the only ones that bite and draw blood. For some strange reason they need the blood in order to reproduce.�
Another little known fact, said Davis, is that they prefer the blood of birds and smaller animals to human.
�We have flocks of chicken that we draw blood from to find out what�s going around in this area,� he said. �Last year the state of Florida only had one case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus, it just so happened to be in Holmes County.�
He explained that the EEE virus was a rare virus to contract because it would have to be transmitted directly from horse or exotic bird to human and not from human to human.
�It also helps that mosquitoes don�t like to travel,� said Davis. �Mosquitoes will only travel up to one mile from the area they were born.�
He said the one illness to truly be wary of is the West Nile Virus because it is more commonly found in our area.
�In humans, symptoms typically begin three to 14 days after being bitten and can cause serious illnesses in the elderly and those with compromised immune systems,� said Davis. �It should be taken seriously because it still has a three to 15 percent mortality rate.�
He explained there were 69 cases of the West Nile Virus and was concentrated in the Panhandle Area of Florida.
An odd occurrence, said Davis, was the reappearance of the Dengue Virus that resurfaced in 2010 after being absent in the United States for some time.
�The virus seemed to isolate itself in southern Florida,� he said. �There was one confirmed case in Okaloosa County, though they were able to confirm later that they contracted the virus from visiting somewhere else.�
The objective of the Holmes County Health Department, he said, is to �minimizing the number of human illnesses and deaths due to mosquito-borne illnesses.�
�Routine spraying is up to the local government body and there are grants available to help fund these endeavors,� said Davis. �We put out public notices when need be, which is usually after a natural disaster such as a flood or hurricane in which the mosquitoes become an strong issue. FEMA would not get involved until aerial spraying is required during a declared emergency.�
He said the best method is to remember to Drain and Cover.
Drain standing water to stop mosquitoes from multiplying:
Drain water from garbage cans, house gutters, buckets, pool covers, coolers, toys, flowerpots or any other containers where sprinkler or rain water has collected.
Discard old tires, drums, bottles, cans, pots and pans, broken appliances and other items that aren�t being used.
Empty and clean birdbaths and pet�s water bowls at least once or twice a week.
Protect boats and vehicles from rain with tarps that don�t accumulate water.
Maintain swimming pools in good condition and appropriately chlorinated. Empty plastic swimming pools when not in use.
Cover skin with clothing or repellent:
Wear shoes, socks, and long pants and long-sleeves. This type of protection may be necessary for people who must work in areas where mosquitoes are present.
Apply mosquito repellent to bare skin and clothing. Use mosquito netting to protect children younger than 2 months old.
Cover doors and windows with screens to keep mosquitoes out of your house. Repair broken screening on windows, doors, porches and patios.
Tips on Repellent Use
Always read label directions carefully for the approved usage before you apply a repellent. Some repellents are not suitable for children.
Products with concentrations of up to 30 percent DEET are generally recommended. Other US Environmental Protection Agency-approved repellents contain Picaridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus, or IR 3535. These products are generally available at local pharmacies. Look for active ingredients to be listed on the product label.
Apply insect repellent to exposed skin, or onto clothing, but not under clothing.
In protecting children, read label instructions to be sure the repellent is age-appropriate. According to the CDC, mosquito repellents containing oil of lemon eucalyptus should not be used on children under the age of 3 years. DEET is not recommended on children younger than 2 months old.
Avoid applying repellents to the hands of children. Adults should apply repellent first to their own hands and then transfer it to the child�s skin and clothing.
If additional protection is necessary, apply a permethrin repellent directly to your clothing. Again, always follow the manufacturer�s directions.
The Florida Department of Health (DOH) continues to conduct statewide surveillance for mosquito borne illnesses. Residents of Florida are encouraged to report dead birds to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission web site at http://www.myfwc.com/bird/. For more information, visit DOH�s Environmental Public Health web site at http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Environment/medicine/arboviral/index.htmlor call the Walton County Health Department at (850) 892-8021 or the Holmes County Health Department at (850) 547-8500.


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From March 2012: Art experts find clues that suggest "The Battle of Anghiari," a long-lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci, lies underneath a fresco in Florence.
The controversial effort to find out whether a long-lost Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece lies beneath a fresco in Florence has been suspended without resolving a mystery that some have compared to a "Da Vinci Code" riddle.
The mystery surrounds a painting known as "The Battle of Anghiari," or "Fight for the Standard," which was commissioned by city officials for a meeting hall in the Palazzo Vecchio to commemorate a Florentine military victory in 1440. Contemporary accounts indicate that Leonardo began the wall painting in 1505 — but left it unfinished, due to problems he encountered with the experimental technique he was using to apply the paint.
Decades later, the city hall was enlarged and restructured, and in 1563 the Italian artist Giorgio Vasari painted a mural on one of the new walls. In the course of all that remodeling, Leonardo's painting disappeared. Today, it's known only from Leonardo's preparatory sketches and from copies inspired by the original.
Fast-forward to 1975: Maurizio Seracini, an Italian-born engineering professor and expert in art analysis at the University of California at San Diego, was back in his native Florence, studying Vasari's fresco. He noticed that a soldier in the fresco was waving a flag that read "Cerca Trova" (Seek and Ye Shall Find). Did this hint at the location of the lost Leonardo painting?
Over the years that followed, Seracini marshaled the expertise, technology and financial support needed to create a virtual reconstruction of the hall's layout before the remodeling took place. It looked as if there was a gap between the part of the wall where the "Cerca Trova" legend was painted and the older wall beneath. Armed with that information — plus funding from the National Geographic Society and backing from Florence's mayor, Matteo Renzi — Seracini won permission from Italian officials to drill six tiny holes into Vasari's wall and push camera-equipped endoscopic probes into the gap behind it.
The initial results were promising: Seracini said the team found "traces of pigments that appear to be those known to have been used exclusively by Leonardo." This March, National Geographic aired a documentary about the investigation, titled "Finding the Lost da Vinci." Heartened by the findings, Seracini asked for permission to conduct more sophisticated tests. The story was shaping up as a real-life "Da Vinci Code" thriller in the art world. (In fact, Seracini is mentioned in the Dan Brown novel as an art diagnostician who unveils "the unsettling truth" about a different work by Leonardo.)
Italian officials, however, were becoming increasingly unsettled about tampering with the 450-year-old Vasari mural. Some experts questioned whether there was really enough justification to go forward. "Vasari would never have covered a work by an artist he admired so much in the hope that one day someone would search and find it," Discovery News quoted Tomaso Montanari, an art historian at the University Federico II in Naples, as saying. "You would expect such a hypothesis from Dan Brown, certainly not from art historians."
In the end, cultural officials ruled that the scientists could drill one more hole for endoscopic tests, but couldn't do any further drilling after that. That meant the more sophisticated (and more intrusive) tests could not be conducted. Last month, Italian news outlets reported that the National Geographic Society was suspending the project "until further notice."
Now Discovery News says that Florentine museum officials have given the go-ahead to fill in the six existing holes and take down the scaffolding that was used during the project. "This is how it ends," the Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported, "with strokes of stucco and paint, the search for Leonardo's mythical work."
More Leonardo da Vinci mysteries:
- Dig for Mona Lisa turns up a skeleton
- The anatomy that Leonardo couldn't copy
- Did Leonardo copy his famous 'Vitruvian Man'?
- Leonardo da Vinci ... fashion designer?
- Art experts hold mock 'Da Vinci trial
For more about the unsolved "Da Vinci Code" case, check out Rossella Lorenzi's report for Discovery News.
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Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are experiencing a Spielbergian moment in their careers. Their new movie, "Paul," an alien road comedy, is a love letter to Steven Spielberg films like "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." But the two British comedians also got a chance to watch Spielberg work up close as actors in the director's upcoming film "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn."
On Sunday morning, hours before the premiere of "Paul" at the South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival, Pegg and Frost talked about the unusual work environment on the "Tintin" set, which relied on much of the same performance-capture technology that James Cameron used on "Avatar."
"Steven, he did a lot of his own camera work," Frost said. "He'd get a movement he really liked, punch the air and do a little dance. It's intoxicating. You want to perform for him. You want to be around that kind of enthusiasm."
Spielberg first enlisted Pegg and Frost when Pegg was meeting with him about a writing job. Instead of the writing gig, Spielberg asked the pair to play Thompson and Thomson– two bumbling detectives from the classic comic series by Belgian artist Hergé. On the set, they were among the first to see Spielberg — who had never even shot in digital on a film – as he learned to use new technology.
"It was like he had a new train set," Pegg said."There was a genuine sense of novelty to him."
Often Peter Jackson, who is producing the film, watched from a monitor in New Zealand. "Peter would do a bunch of rewrites at night while we were asleep," Frost said, "and then we'd come in in the morning and be given the script."
Pegg and Frost wore performance capture suits on the set, where a bunch of gray-painted chicken-wire would stand in for a setting like a marketplace.
"It was like rehearsing a play, like when you're a kid and you're pretending that thing over there could be the Millennium Falcon," Frost said. "You have to concentrate. Peter Jackson is on the monitor, Kathy Kennedy is there producing. Daniel Craig — who looks amazing in a motion capture suit, by the way — is there. It's like a big idiot's dream."
Pegg and Frost were visiting the set on one of their off days when they showed Spielberg a photo they had taken on a road trip to prepare for "Paul." The photo–of an alien bust next to Devil's Tower, the distinctively shaped Wyoming mountain that Spielberg used in "Close Encounters" — outed them to the director as Spielberg diehards.
"He very casually said, 'Well, maybe I can be in it?'" said Frost. "We looked at one another and made a weird fangirl squee and then ran home and wrote him a cameo straight away."