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I let Craig handle last night's round of "Whack-a- Mole" (bedtime) and settled into the couch at 7:45. It's like my victory lap -- that couch settling.

Day is done, gone the son, gone the girls and the the fights and the whiiiiines. All is calm -- Bravo ooooon -- sleep is nigh....

One of the myriad problems with this parenting gig is that they save the hardest part for last. BEDTIME. Bedtime should be in the morning -- when we're fresh and kind and sweet -- and decent parenting still seems like a very real possibility. But no, the hardest parts -- dinner and baths and bedtime -- arrive at the end of the day, when we have nothing left. When the truth is, we are counting the minutes. Counting the moments until no one is the boss of us anymore. Until we can sink into that couch, book, Internet, or glass of wine -- whatever our victory lap includes.

It doesn't help that in our mommy minds, we have this idea that bedtime is supposed to be the most peaceful, loving time of day. That we are supposed to send our lovies off to dream land with songs, stories, soft, sweet voices and strokes of their cherubic heads. Sometimes bedtime happens this way for us. Not often.

Each of our kids gets a story at bedtime. They never pick a good one, they pick the longest one.

And the little one wants to "help read" her book. So, let's see. It takes her about six minutes to sound out each word, and so if the book is one hundred words, well, I don't specialize in math but I am telling you that I am stuck in that room FOREVER. It feels like I will be reading that book with Amma until I die. And I know I'm supposed to be supporting her reading. I mean it's good -- this is good stuff, this wanting to read. I was a reading teacher, I know this is GOOD stuff about which I am supposed to be excited. But for me, exhaustion trumps excitement every single time. And I can't help but notice that the ONLY TIME SHE CARES THIS MUCH ABOUT READING IT HERSELF IS AT BEDTIME. When she can hold me hostage and stay up six minutes later with every sounded-out-word. And so while I'm supposed to be thinking sweet thoughts, all I can think is: OH MY GOD. I AM GOING TO DIE. JUST JUMP RIGHT OUT OF MY SKIN. YOU SUCK AT READING. YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK. PLEASE GOD. PLEASE MAKE THIS BOOK..just..just ...DISAPPEAR so I can take my victory lap. I DESERVE MY VICTORY LAP!

But No. Nope. No help from above. So it goes on. And on. "S....o.......soooooooooo t-h- e....tuuuuu---huuuuuu---eeeeeeeeee?" says Amma. I am held hostage for 45 minutes. When she is finally done. I decide that after that debacle there is NO WAY that the universe also expects me to sing the "song" that is also part of her "bedtime routine." I say goodnight and pray she'll forget.

But they never forget. They pretend to forget ONLY so that they have another excuse to pop out of their rooms and remind you of what you forgot.

So three minutes later, when I think I'm in the clear, here comes my littlest mole. "You forgot my song," she says. And I stare at her for a long second and admit to myself two things.

1. She is unbelievably cute and precious and one day I will miss these visits, especially when she starts sneaking out of her room to party with her friends instead of to find me to sing to her.

2. Doesn't matter. I'm going to lose it.

And so I sing her song. But I sing it like an insane person. Eyes wide, teeth clenched, just a little too loud. No sweetness. Like a robot. "You. Are. My. Sun. SHINE. My. Only. Sun. SHINE." I sing it like there are implied curse words between every lyric.

She gets it. She finally goes to sleep. They know when mommy's done. It's not pretty, but it's effective. And often that's the best I can do.

So last night as I waited for Craig to whack the last mole -- I half listened to the bedroom doors re-open and the typical mole-y excuses -- "I can't sleep because my elbow hurts!" "I need ICE COLD water, not reg-a-lar water" "My closet doors are open." "There's an elephant shadow on my window." Whack- Whack-Whack- Whack. Nothing new. The moles are not too creative tonight, I thought. But then, I hear a door open and one appears to say to poor Craig- mallet in hand -- sitting against the wall in the hallway -- "I can't sleep because my finger smells because I keep scratching my bottom."

Hmm. Not bad, I thought, and I giggled, because it's funny when it's not your turn. Craig says, "Okay. Go wash your hand." I hear the water run, hallway waddling, child returns to her room. Two minutes later, door re-opens, child-mole re-appears. "My finger still...." "GO WASH YOUR HAND AGAIN," Craig says with that very even, controlled tone that indicates the Whack -a-Mole machine is about to BUST. Water starts, child- mole slowly creeps back to her room. A minute later, door re-opens. Mole child says, "My finger still..." THEN STOP SCRATCHING YOUR BUTT. AND STOP SMELLING YOUR FINGER! OR PUT IT UNDER YOUR PILLOW. HOLD YOUR BREATH. WHATEVER IT TAKES. JUST GO. TO. SLEEP!

Mole child gets it. She is out of quarters. Daddy's broke. Machine is done for the day.

No more doors open.

Craig comes downstairs.

He joins me with tea and "Mad Men" for our victory lap. He's asleep within 10 minutes.

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It took me quite a long time to figure out what I truly wanted in life. I used to blindly chase after material things hoping they would fill the void in my life, but they never did. So I pursued them with even more persistence but still I would never taste that satisfaction from gaining them.

Then one day after another unsatisfactory material gain it hit me.

Even if I gained all the wealth in the world what did it really give me?

This question radically changed my life and it made me look at the big picture. The only reason I pursued the flashy cars and big mansions was because I craved happiness. I felt that through this material gain I would find happiness and satisfy this hole in my life, but material things were never enough. This change in perspective led me to discover and pursue those things that really did give me happiness. I hope to share with you what I learnt so that you and everybody else still finding their purpose in life can find true happiness.

1.??????Cherish Your Family and Friends

You must realize that the root of happiness is love, and where is the deepest love found in your life? Well it's not in your business or your job; it's between you and the people who are closest to you, your family and friends.

Therefore try to cherish your?relationships?and understand that this is where true happiness will flower from. Come to terms with your life and discover what is truly important to you.

2.??????Gratitude

I know for me this strategy was the most important.

Gratitude is the simple act of being thankful for something. Try to be thankful for all that you have as much as possible. This positivity puts you in the correct mindset and when you realize that you have so much to be thankful for your happiness is guaranteed to go up.

Try to count your blessings throughout the day.

3.??????Be In the Present

Most people don't find happiness because they are either stuck in the past or are looking too far into the future. This wrong perspective only increases their?stress and anxiety?and it never allows people to focus on today. Mind

Take life one day at a time and be here. This will make you feel more in control because you will have the power to change and this attitude will help you find happiness and it will bring freshness into your life.

4.??????Show Compassion and Kindness

I can't completely explain the sensation you feel when you give or receive kindness but what I can tell you is that a huge portion of that sensation is happiness.

That's why you should always practice kindness and compassion in every aspect of your life. Through?persistence?this practice will become second nature and you will see incredible results. You will find that not only will you feel happier but the people around you will be happier with you.

5.??????Follow your Heart

Your heart will always tell you what you truly desire. Listen to your hearts advice and do what you feel is the most important. Don't let your mind get in the way and you will find that your heart will lead you right towards happiness.

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Osman?Hameed is self-improvement expert and a sought out motivational speaker. He shares his tips for living a better a life on his websiteCodeofliving.com. CodeofLiving is a juicy mix of tips, tutorials and articles that are guaranteed to make anybody's life better.

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Strategy Plan One

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Whether you are going into a business meeting, interview for job, or to pitch an idea to an investor or financial institution, there are certain tactics that could push your presentation from mediocre to brilliant. ?It?s not necessarily the gadgets, techie presentation tools you bring along to illustrate your points, but rather how you present and what you do in the presentation to convince the crowd. ?Here are some tips to assist in your presentations.

Ensure you are well versed in the subject matter. ?If you are pitching an idea in an industry, know that product, industry and markets inside and out. ?Conducting deep research and digging into as much information prior is going to make you look like you know your stuff? and that will impress the audience

If you are going into an interview, know the information around the position, company, and industry. ?Chances are you will be slammed with knowledge questions in the interview and your presentation of answers should demonstrate your deep knowledge in the subject matter.

Oral presentation can be stressful, and that stress can cause some to ramble on with too much speech, or technical babble that would throw off the audience. ?Going into a meeting well prepared through practicing your presentation, ensure you get your message right down to the exact clear points to the audience. ?Speak with clarity on the topic, illustrating the benefits you want and need to present, that would be relevant to the audience. ?Keep the non-relevant stuff off the discussion. ?As you remember who your audience is, keep the technical or operational specialist information to a minimum if the audience isn?t at that technical level. ?If technical questions are asked, then it opens the door for that detailed discussion.

You will need to exude a high level of confidence in front of the Boards, partners, or employers. ?Confidence is high when you know your stuff, have a great track record, know that your personality is right fit. ?With high confidence you should not?be sheepish in promoting yourself, your strengths and your great ideas. ?External interested parties gravitate to persons with a high level of confidence as that will transfer over to other aspects of business life. ?Once parties are confident in you, they will be confident in your ability to lead projects, lead organizations, achieve goals and company?objectives.

Interviews and business meetings are pressured, stressful situations. ?These parties may use interviews or business presentations as?a tools to see how well you react under pressure. ?Business presentations and interviews can be full of questioning that is trying to draw out behavioral responses from you. ?It is best to stay strong and composed to adequately answer questioning. ?In staying composed in the stressful situations, you are limiting those emotions that may alter or hinder your ability to make decisions or achieve a goal under pressure. ?Parties will take positive notes on your ability to handle high pressured situations with ease.

As you move forward in your discussions and presentations, gauge your audience. How well is it going? ?Don?t be afraid to stop at points and ask the questions, ?Was that point clear?? or ?Is further discussion or detail required on that point??. ?As an astute presenter and speaker you may need to revise your speech, your presentation methods on the fly to get a differing response or to motivate the crowd in another way. ?If you are getting negative responses in one area or topic, switch gears to adapt to discuss the constructive positive points or benefits, or have the ability to discuss the alternate pathways to mitigate those negative points.

Along with having a solid knowledge base and that strong confidence level, you will need to show how well prepared you are for situations, and how well you plan. ?For interviews or business presentations, you need to undertake a high level of preparation in advance. ?Thinking along the lines of business scenarios that may arise. ?Not only must you prepare for the known circumstances, but you must be a pro-active planner around the unknowns or the what-ifs. ?Demonstrating that you solidly analyze scenarios and develop action plans and contingencies will win you big bonus points.

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At each stage of the ?baby boomer? life cycle the decisions benefitting them have always been pushed as ?what was best (and necessary) for the country as a whole. And so it is now. The current pressure on National to agree to raise the age of eligibility for superannuation is perversely pushed as being necessary to remedy ?intergenerational unfairness? ? see, for example, Grant Miller?s?Doing nothing about super. It?s exactly the opposite in many ways but that shouldn?t come as a surprise to anyone who has tracked the fortunes of this ?lucky generation?.

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If you were born in the 1950s you would have grown up as New Zealand?s economy boomed, with almost zero unemployment. If your family couldn?t afford a decent private rental there were literally entire suburbs of state houses built and available at low rent. These were not the multi-story blocks that later tenants had to endure, but roomy, well-built (and now much sought after) houses with quarter acre sections. If you wanted to own your own house but didn?t have the deposit then your universal family benefit could be capitalised and there were subsidised housing corporation loans to make sure the mortgage payment weren?t too onerous. Most health and education services were, for all intents and purposes, free. School donations were actually donations ? not invoiced with threats of exclusion if not paid.? Tertiary education required almost no fees and living allowances were easily accessible, along with plentiful holiday employment.

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Of course the top marginal tax rate was 66% in order to pay for all these benefits. But in the late 80s, just as middle class baby boomers entered their high earning years, the top tax rate was halved. That meant the next generation had to start paying and borrowing for their education, along with market rentals for state house tenants and numerous other user-pays charges.

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A new generation of graduates already saddled with mortgage sized debt wasn?t really a problem. They were told the need to own your own home was irrational and there were plenty of houses they could rent from the well-off baby boomers, who were furiously investing their surplus income in property, claiming deductions but still free of any tax on their substantial capital gains. House prices rocketed ? which was great for growing untaxed wealth, but was a disaster for families trying to buy their first home.

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Baby boomers who joined Kiwsaver early will have received the highest proportion of Government subsidy for their savings ? the state?s generosity is already being ratcheted down. Kiwisaver funds will be the icing on the cake for baby boomers, but is likely to be the main staple for those that follow with auto-enrolment already planned and compulsion being mooted by Labour (see: Alex Tarrant?s?Labour considers not letting KiwiSaver savings out of NZ). John Armstrong certainly sees the writing on the wall: ?it might survive as a vital back-stop for those unable to save for their retirement if the bulk of workers can draw their retirement incomes from elsewhere. It stands to reason that the more workers there are with KiwiSaver schemes, the less the future pressure on the existing state scheme? ? see:?Shift that would turn Key into a superman.

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Paper boys and girls are having their taxes increased to save a few million and childcare subsidies are being reduced, but huge sums are still flowing to the ?lucky generation? each year. The government apparently had no choice but to fork out $1.6 billion to save (overwhelmingly older) finance company investors who chased a few extra dollars in return for much higher risk. Treasury had kindly underwritten these risks and, as usual, the boomer?s well-being was deemed essential to all taxpayers.

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Particularly hard hit will be Maori, Pacific people and those on low incomes whose relative life expectancy worsened in the 80s and 90s, a gap which has never been made up (see: Otago University?s?Unequal playing fields). The number of years they will be able to securely retire will be dramatically cut ? many Maori and Pacific males will never see a pension. Raising the retirement age is not only an intergenerational transfer of wealth ? it is effectively a massive shift in public benefits to middle and high income pakeha retirees.?

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We shouldn?t be surprised that the ever-increasing health spend goes largely unquestioned and attempts to direct it to more cost-effective prevention rather than treatment continue to be resisted. We can probably look forward in a few years to greater government regulation and subsidies for funeral services ? those customised Harley Davidson hearses don?t come cheap.

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Raising the age of entitlement to superannuation is presented as the only option. It is apparently unthinkable that we should ask the most well-off of a generation to contribute back some of the wealth they have accumulated (thanks to their dream run through the welfare state) so that their children can at least retire with the same security as the ?lucky generation?.?

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Luck, as they say, has nothing to do with it.

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Other important or interesting political items today include:

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Graeme Edgler has an interesting proposal that our MPs should be allowed (and encouraged) to regularly undertake part-time work in other jobs ? see:?Shirking their responsibilities?.

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With the plug about to be pulled on TVNZ7 the campaign to save it is louder than ever. Duncan Graham acknowledges that TVNZ7 wasn?t perfect but says New Zealand will be much poorer without a commercial free channel ? see:?Whose airwaves are they anyway?. The campaign to save the channel is misconceived according to Steven Cowan, especially as it allows Labour to posture as the defender of public service television ? see:?Letting Labour off the hook.

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National, Labour and even the Greens are skewered by Toby Manhire over the WWF?s damning report on New Zealand?s environmental record over the past 20 years ? see:?100% Pure New Zealand. Ha, ha, ha.

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Rod Oram looks at the contrast between the Auckland Council?s long-term growth plan for Auckland and Bill English?s zero budget ? see:?A tale of two budgets.

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The media has an obsession with turning elections into a two horse presidential style contest according to political scientist Jack Vowles. He argues that this ignores the MMP reality that an election can be very close even though the gap between the two main parties is wide ? see: Reesh Lyon?s?Media Blamed For Low Election Turnout.?Mark Blackham disagrees ? see:?Election turnout not media fault.

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Willie Jackson says?At least Louis Crimp is honest, claiming Crimp?s views are not that far from the more carefully worded utterances of Michael Laws, Paul Holmes , Don Brash and John Banks.?

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Kim Dotcom seems to be growing on New Zealanders according to the Southland Times editorial, despite the latest attempts by US law enforcement to smear him by claiming there were some child porn files amongst the 800 transfers per second on the megaupload servers ? see:?The pirate king?.

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The struggle over reproductive rights in New Zealand has never been properly written up, but Alison McCulloch has a book coming out on the recent history of this very contentious area of sexual politics ? see:?Return of the DIY Abortion.?

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Finally, leftwing economist Brian Easton has penned a lengthy and very thoughtful take on the evolution of the political left in recent decades entitled?Rogernomics and the Left. He concludes with a warning to the left ? that its failure to take ideology and economics seriously, could result in the next Labour Government essentially being a repeat of the Fourth Labour Government: ?The danger remains that there may be a repeat of Muldoon?s legacy in which a future government of the left has to introduce major radical modernisation to resolve its predecessor?s failures to respond to change, while handicapped by the limitations that these failures cause. Will the incoming government be as bereft of analysis and vision as the left was after Muldoon? Last time the consequence was Rogernomics?.

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Below are the internet links to all the NZ politics material from the last 24 hours that are either informative, insightful, interesting or influential. This list and the links are taken from a fuller document,?NZ Politics Daily, which is emailed out, Monday to Friday, to various researchers, academics, journalists, MPs and so forth. The document is purely for private/research purposes only, and if you would like to be on the subscription list, please email: bryce.edwards@otago.ac.nz

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Superannuation

Duncan Garner (TV3):?Pressure for John Key to raise retirement age

Duncan Garner (TV3):?Superannuation costs on the rise

Newswire:?Key stands firm on pension age

TV3:?John Key not moving on superannuation

Alex Tarrant (interest):?Key: Even if promise not to hike Super age had been made, Budget 2012 would not have dealt with it

Grant Miller (Manawatu Standard):?Doing nothing about super

Newstalk ZB:?No major cuts to SuperGold card scheme

Isaac Davison (Herald):?Smokers save Govt cash, says report

Newswire:?Smokers saving Government money, in theory

David Farrar (Kiwiblog):?Grey Power hypocrites

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Kiwisaver

Alex Tarrant (interest):?Labour considers not letting KiwiSaver savings out of NZ

David Chaplin (Herald):?Be a tidy KiwiSaver - cleanup campaign begins

Eric Crampton (Offsetting Behaviour):?Labour's KiwiSaver plans [Updated]

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TVNZ7

Danya Levy (Stuff): Coleman:?Number's up for TVNZ7, regardless

Nelson Mail:?Editorial ? Loss of an important New Zealand voice

Robert Winter (Idle Thoughts):?More blame game in the Key Government?

RNZ:?End of TVNZ7 seen as big mistake

Steven Cowan (Against the current):?Letting Labour off the hook

Duncan Graham (Pundit):?Whose airwaves are they anyway?

Russell Brown (Hard News):?Reading the Numbers

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Families Commission

TVNZ:?Families Commission funding slashed

RNZ:?Major restructure at Families Commission

Isaac Davison (Herald):?Families Commission in for major shake up

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Education?

Stuff:?Reforms too far for some schools: PM

TVNZ:?Govt backtracks on teaching cuts

RNZ:?School working group set up for protection ? Labour

RNZ:?Govt 'committed' to working with schools over class sizes

John Hartevelt (Stuff):?Allowance cut adds thousands to loan

RNZ:?Call to urgently review home-based childhood education

John Hartevelt (Stuff):?Schools 'transition' sped up

John Minto (Herald):?Education policy forgets the heroes

John Parker (Herald):?Quiet learning is banished from open-plan classrooms

Vaughan Elder (ODT):?Otago University worth $1.4 billion

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Child poverty

Jessica Tasman-Jones (Stuff):?Children in poverty 'lost' to education system

Jonathan Carson (Stuff):?Poverty-stricken kids resort to scavenging

Holly Walker (frogblog):?Can we end child poverty in two Parliamentary terms?

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Environment

Newswire:?NZ 'dropping ball' - environment commissioner

Toby Manhire (Listener):?100% Pure New Zealand. Ha, ha, ha

No Right Turn:?Breaking our word on the environment

David Kennedy (Local Bodies):?Head in Sand over WWF Report!

Jenny Keown (Stuff):?'Grave fears' for border security

Reuben Hunt (Press):?Facts, fracks and community action

TV3:?Youths strip off for greener transport

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Ureweras

Herald:?Editorial: Police chief right to back Urewera team

Dom Post:?Editorial: Political acts must fall within the law

RNZ:?Regret over Urewera expressed by Broad

Matthew Backhouse (Herald):?Iti's Urewera appeal filed today

Ian Steward (Stuff):?Tame Iti appeals Urewera conviction

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Christchurch rebuild

Press:?Govt agencies wanted for Chch rebuild

Chris Trotter (Press):?As the cathedral fares, so fares Chch itself

Marc Greenhill (Stuff):?Three precincts for Chch, Aust planner says

Peter Cresswell (Not PC):?A conclusive experiment with a crucial lesson for Christchurch

RNZ:?Te Tai Tonga MP getting help in Christchurch

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Same sex adoption

Danya Levy (Stuff):?Key signals gay adoption support

Tova O?Brien (TV3):?Supports grows for gay adoption law change

TV3:?'I support gay adoption, but it's not a priority' ? Key

No Right Turn:?Key misses the point on same-sex adoption

David Farrar (Kiwiblog):?Handing over law making

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Judith Collins defamation case

Timaru Herald:?Editorial: Stop this silliness

Hayden Donnell and Newstalk ZB:?Mallard gets served, snaps and tweets

Tracy Watkins (Stuff):?Mallard: You've been snapped

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Green Party

Colin James (ODT):?Greens, Labour jostle for position

Niki Lomax and Bryce Edwards (liberation):??For a richer New Zealand?: Environmentalism and the Green Party in the 2011 New Zealand General Election

John Moore (liberation):??Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me? ? How the Green Party aims to woo back left voters

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Parliament?

Graeme Edgeler (Public Address):?Shirking their responsibilities?

Deborah Russell (Dom Post):?Parliament needs diversity to rule fairly

Reesh Lyon (Parliament Today):?Media Blamed For Low Election Turnout

Mark Blackham (Political Business):?Election turnout not media fault

Pete George (Your NZ):?The kneecapping of United Future?

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Budget/economy

Rod Oram (Stuff):?A tale of two budgets

Eric Crampton (Offsetting Behaviour):?Unemployment lenses: Salmond edition

Rob Hosking (NBR):?Why Key is right, and wrong, about job numbers ? and why it matters

TVNZ:?Budget smartphone app cost Govt $59k

Joshua Drummond (Waikato Times):?Roof leaks, flatmates squabble: it is the economy, Stupid!

NZ Parliament:?Detailed examination of the Budget

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Other

Isaac Davison (Herald):?Govt cool on insulation extension

Claire Trevett (Herald):?Mfat chips in to relieve Cup chaos

TV3:?Local councils under pressure to use asset sales

Herald:?HRC call for increased government funding welcomed

Newstalk ZB:?Questions asked over SIS overspending

TVNZ:?Hike alcohol price to target binge-drinking: Doctor

David Farrar (Kiwiblog):?Keep it 18 reason #1

Newswire:?Labour calling for review of shipping rules

Tracy Watkins (Stuff):?John Key to tour Europe

Vernon Small (Stuff):?New head of PM's department named

Kirsty Johnston (Stuff):?Kim Dotcom allowed back to mansion

Southland Times:?Editorial: The pirate king?

Morgan Godfery (Maui Street):?The best and worst Maori MPs for May

Willie Jackson (RadioLive):?At least Louis Crimp is honest

Alison McCulloch (Scoop):?Return of the DIY Abortion

Brian Easton:?Rogernomics and the Left

Stuff:?Today in politics: Tuesday, May 29

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ScienceDaily (May 28, 2012) ? Mice and monkeys don't develop diseases in the same way that humans do. Nevertheless, after medical researchers have studied human cells in a Petri dish, they have little choice but to move on to study mice and primates.

University of Washington bioengineers have developed the first structure to grow small human blood vessels, creating a 3-D test bed that offers a better way to study disease, test drugs and perhaps someday grow human tissues for transplant.

The findings are published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

"In clinical research you just draw a blood sample," said first author Ying Zheng, a UW research assistant professor of bioengineering. "But with this, we can really dissect what happens at the interface between the blood and the tissue. We can start to look at how these diseases start to progress and develop efficient therapies."

Zheng first built the structure out of the body's most abundant protein, collagen, while working as a postdoctoral researcher at Cornell University. She created tiny channels and injected this honeycomb with human endothelial cells, which line human blood vessels.

During a period of two weeks, the endothelial cells grew throughout the structure and formed tubes through the mold's rectangular channels, just as they do in the human body.

When brain cells were injected into the surrounding gel, the cells released chemicals that prompted the engineered vessels to sprout new branches, extending the network. A similar system could supply blood to engineered tissue before transplant into the body.

After joining the UW last year, Zheng collaborated with the Puget Sound Blood Center to see how this research platform would work to transport real blood.

The engineered vessels could transport human blood smoothly, even around corners. And when treated with an inflammatory compound the vessels developed clots, similar to what real vessels do when they become inflamed.

The system also shows promise as a model for tumor progression. Cancer begins as a hard tumor but secretes chemicals that cause nearby vessels to bulge and then sprout. Eventually tumor cells use these blood vessels to penetrate the bloodstream and colonize new parts of the body.

When the researchers added to their system a signaling protein for vessel growth that's overabundant in cancer and other diseases, new blood vessels sprouted from the originals. These new vessels were leaky, just as they are in human cancers.

"With this system we can dissect out each component or we can put them together to look at a complex problem. That's a nice thing -- we can isolate the biophysical, biochemical or cellular components. How do endothelial cells respond to blood flow or to different chemicals, how do the endothelial cells interact with their surroundings, and how do these interactions affect the vessels' barrier function? We have a lot of degrees of freedom," Zheng said.

The system could also be used to study malaria, which becomes fatal when diseased blood cells stick to the vessel walls and block small openings, cutting off blood supply to the brain, placenta or other vital organs.

"I think this is a tremendous system for studying how blood clots form on vessels walls, how the vessel responds to shear stress and other mechanical and chemical factors, and for studying the many diseases that affect small blood vessels," said co-author Dr. Jos? L?pez, a professor of biochemistry and hematology at UW Medicine and chief scientific officer at the Puget Sound Blood Center.

Future work will use the system to further explore blood vessel interactions that involve inflammation and clotting. Zheng is also pursuing tissue engineering as a member of the UW's Center for Cardiovascular Biology and the Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine.

Other co-authors are UW physics senior Samuel Totorica; Abraham Stroock, Michael Craven, Nak Won Choi, Michael Craven, Anthony Diaz-Santana and Claudia Fischbach at Cornell; Junmei Chen at the Puget Sound Blood Center; and Barbara Hempstead at Weill Cornell Medical College.

The research was funded by the National Institutes of Health, the American Heart Association, the Human Frontier Science Program and Cornell University. ###

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Apple has revealed a little bit more on what's going down in San Francisco next month. The big keynote has been penned for June 11th, at 10am PT (1pm ET), but if you're likely to forget that, Apple's already prepared an app to keep you clued in. Too busy for these midday conferences? Then be assured that we'll be there to unfurl everything Mr. Cook has to offer next month. For now, you can download the app and consult the full schedule at the source links below.

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11 a.m.: National Hurricane Center: Beryl strengthens

The latest update from the National Hurricane Center shows Beryl gaining strength, with sustained winds at 60 mph. The storm is located 125 miles to the east of Jacksonville and moving west at 10 mph. Tropical storm conditions are expected to reach the coast late this morning or early afternoon. Landfall is expected this evening. Rain totals of 3 to 6 inches are possible.

8:45 a.m.: Mayor asks residents to take caution, prepare for storm

At a morning news conference at the city's Emergency Operations Center, Mayor Alvin Brown encouraged residents to take caution and prepare for subtropical storm Beryl.

"I am encouraging all area residents to stay indoors and off the streets as the storm approaches,? Brown said. "And please do not go into the water today. Stay out of the water ??it's about safety."

Brown also encouraged business owners to close early today to allow employees to get home safely and prepare for the storm.

No mandatory evacuations have been issued, he said.

Residents should prepare, however, for localized flooding, downed trees and downed power lines. "Don't become compacent; take this very seriously," he stressed.

An emergency shelter for those with special needs will open at noon today at the Legends Center at 5130 Soutel Drive near Moncrief Road in Northwest Jacksonville.

He said that he expects garbage pick-up on Monday will be halted.

At this time, there are not plans to close Jacksonville International Airport and there are no bridge closures, he said. Updates on the Jacksonville Port Authority are forthcoming.

Additionally, the mayor said he signed a declaration of emergency, paving the way for federal assistance if needed.

Updates on the city's official Memorial Day activities are expected later this morning.

For more information, residents can call 630-2489 (630-CITY) or visit jaxready.org.

Our earlier story:

Subtropical storm Beryl is churning ever closer to the Southeast U.S. coast, threatening Memorial Day beachgoers with dangerous surf and drenching rains from Northeast Florida to the Carolinas.

The National Hurricane Center said Beryl was centered at 8 a.m. about 165 miles east of Jacksonvile. Forecasters said the system has maximum sustained winds of 50 mph and is moving west-southwest at 10 mph.

In advance of the storm, the City of Jacksonville and Mayor Alvin Brown have canceled today's Jacksonville Jazz Festival activities with the sole exception of the jazz brunch event at downtown's Omni Hotel.

With dangerous rip currents present, the city also has closed the beaches for swimming.

The city will open a special-needs shelter at the Legends Center at Soutel and Moncrief in Northwest Jacksonville at noon. Anyone electricity- and oxygen-dependent should use this shelter if there are power outages or flooding.

Tropical storm warnings are in effect for the Northeast Florida, stretching from south of St. Augustine northward along the coasts of Georgia and parts of South Carolina. The Miami-based hurricane center says the storm is expected to make landfall Sunday night or early Monday.

Beryl is technically considered a "subtropical storm," its thunderstorms capable of generating dangerous surf and rains of up to 3 to 6 inches.

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If approved by voters in November, about 40 percent of the $468 million quality-of-life bond issue will be used to build new parks and recreation centers and to improve existing ones, city officials said.

Among the top-dollar projects on the parks and recreation list are a new regional park for the far East Side; a soccer complex with up to 12 fields in an area to be determined later; two 50-meter competition pools on the East and West sides; two combination recreation centers and libraries in South Central and the Lower Valley; and a new recreation center in the Lower Valley.

Overall, about $190 million is targeted for parks, swimming pools and recreation centers.

"I'm glad that much of it is going to parks," said East Side resident Jesus Cordero, an avid parkgoer who coaches youth soccer and T-ball. "We can always use more parks and fields and centers that keep our young ones active."

El Paso's city parks system ranked 26th among the 40th largest U.S. cities, according to a recent study by the Trust for Public Land. The organization's ParkScore system rates cities on a scale of zero to five, and El Paso earned a two rating based on park access, size and services and investment. The city ranked fifth when it came to park space, but accessibility was a concern, the organization reported last week.

"I think the best investment we can make is in ourselves," city Rep. Cortney Niland said. "I'm really excited about this bond and our future."

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City Council on Thursday approved the project list for the bond referendum. It includes the $190 million for parks and recreation facilities, $50 million for the zoo, $12 million for libraries, $36 million for museums and $180 million for a multipurpose sports and entertainment center.

The allocation of bond money for parks became a point of contention during Thursday's special council meeting, as city representatives advocated for projects for their districts.

In the end, representatives unanimously approved the parks and recreation projects, which will be presented to voters under one proposal to include all parks, recreation and amateur sports facilities such as soccer complexes and the competition pools.

A second proposal will group cultural and entertainment facilities such as libraries, museums and the multipurpose sports and entertainment center, into one category for voter approval.

A third proposal will ask for a 2 percent increase in the hotel occupancy tax to help support a venue for a possible Triple-A baseball team. If a team is secured for El Paso, the stadium would likely be a partnership between the city and the private sector.

The final projects will be included in a resolution to be approved by the City Council later this summer. The resolution will officially call for the bond election.

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It's estimated that about $15 million would go to plan, design and build the first phase of the East Side regional park at the old Hueco Golf Course off Montana Avenue east of Loop 375. The park would include soccer and baseball fields, a skate park, a dog park, a playground and an amphitheater. Much of the land in the desert area was deeded to the city by Douglas Schwartz of Southwest Land Development Services about 10 years ago.

A recreation center is also planned for the East Side regional park, as well as one of the two 50-meter competition pools. A second pool would be built at the Don Haskins Recreation Center on the West Side.

The proposed $10 million soccer complex would have eight to 12 fields, including a championship field for large tournaments. A site hasn't been determined, city officials said.

Also allotted are three new recreation centers at a cost of about $12 million each. Two of the centers would be combined with libraries -- one in the Chamizal neighborhood near Bowie High School, and another along Alameda Avenue near Riverside High School. The third recreation center would be built at either Yucca or Lomaland Park in the Bel Air High School area.

Among other projects in the $190 million parks and recreation bond allotment:

Phase two of the Northeast regional park, including a dog park, skate park and lighted flat fields.

Phase four of the West Side community park, including volleyball and tennis courts.

Phase two of the O'Rourke Recreation Center in Central, including new racquetball courts.

Expansion of the Grandview Senior Center in Central into a multipurpose center, including the addition of a gym.

Expansion of the Veterans and Nolan Richardson rec centers in Northeast.

Enclosing the Pavo Real swimming pool in the Lower Valley.

San Jacinto Plaza would get about $3 million in renovations, and an additional $5 million would be allotted for walking trails and small parking areas along some of the city's canyons and other open spaces.

About $5 million would go toward shade canopies to cover playgrounds, modular play structures and swings and lighting for outdoor sports fields at parks citywide.

Cindy Ramirez may be reached at cramirez@elpasotimes.com; 546-6151.

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Morgan Stanley is prepared to refund retail Facebook IPO investors who purchased company stock last Friday, a source familiar with the matter told USA Today. The lead investment bank in Facebook?s initial public offering plans to compensate investors who reportedly overpaid.

Facebook IPO Investors Suffer Major Losses

Investors were excited about purchasing stock on Facebook IPO day, but were quickly disappointed to learn that trading was stalled by 30 minutes as a result of technical problems on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

As a result of the major glitch, investors complained that their orders were never processed correctly, which resulted in losses. Some larger market makers say their losses have?reached as high as?$100 million.

Additionally, Facebook and Morgan Stanley are facing lawsuits after the IPO fiasco. Investors alleged that analysts at the large underwriting investment banks cut their second-quarter and full-year forecasts for Facebook just before the IPO, but told?only a handful of clients.

Morgan Stanley to?Compensate Individual Investors

While Morgan Stanley has declined to comment about the lawsuits it faces,?it plans to compensate its retail investors, also known as individual investors, who paid too much on Facebook IPO day.

The source who shared the company?s plans said the firm is reviewing the orders its individual clients placed for Facebook stock, and will make price adjustments if the clients paid too much.

The person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity since they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly, was unsure of what amount constituted overpayment. However, an investor shared that they?d placed an order at 8 a.m. on May 18 but didn?t receive confirmation of that trade until Monday (May 21) when the price was much higher than the opening bell.

Facebook stock, which fell flat on IPO day by closing?at $38.23 per share, has not experienced impressive results. On Friday morning, the stock was down 15 percent from the price of its initial public offering a week prior, trading at just $32.57 per share.

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