puff 551 Wednesday 27th

Peter Cleave on guitar and vocals at the London on George Street Palmerston North- Fridays and Saturdays 6- 8.30pm. The London is one of New Zealand's best restaurants. Come and eat. The gig goes into its second month. It started with a show called Peter Cleave aqnd the British Invasion to go with the theme of the London. Beatles, Stones, Van Morrison and the like and it carries on from there.

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Wednesday 27th
Te Ao Paaho

Kaupapa koorero moo te raa nei
He koorero moo ngaa niupapa o Papaioea. He aha te pai o nga niupepa peenaa i te Tribune, te Guardian, te Standard ranei? He aha te mea tino pai rawa o eenei?

Rangahau
Te Ao Paaho


Subject of the day
A discussion of the newspapers of Palmerston North. What is the value of the Tribune, the Guardian and the Standard? What is the best of these?
www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/ -
Maori Unpacked continued
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Verbs

Lunch is finally here!

Hooray, I've had enough of these boxes for now,
I'm boxed right in.

And as for these Mobiles and Mind Maps...

Ka pai te kai.
The food is good.

Let's unpack that. Even though we've eaten it!


ka introduces the verb

pai means good and is a verb here

te is the singular definite article

kai is food

Ka pai te kai.
The food is good.

There, we've unpacked a verb!











We could make a Mind Map with CODES like V for Verb, S for Subject and O for Object.

Ka haere au ki te whare.
I go to the house.

haere is a verb V

au is the subject S

whare is the object O

In the Maori the code is VSO, Verb and then Subject and then Object
and in the English the code is SVO, Subject and then Verb and then Object.

Make a Mighty Mobile with VSO on it
Stand underneath it and use a verb in a sentence as you walk by

Ka haere au ki te ruma moe.
I go to the bedroom.

Ka haere au ki waho.
I go outside.

Ka haere au ki te wharepaku.
I go to the bathroom.

Ka noho au i te tuuru.
I sit on the chair.

Ka takoto au i te moenga.
I lie down on the bed.
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Harry Hamlin on His Clothing-Store Break-in: “The alarm company called the wrong police department!’

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 04:26 AM PDT

For Harry Hamlin, it was a case of no L.A. law—to save his tony boutique from being burgled, that is.

Interviewed on Milling About with wife Lisa Rinna—stars of the new TV Land reality series Harry Loves Lisa—the L.A. Law hunk reveals how, on Oct. 4, thieves managed to make off with more than $100,000 worthy of clothing and accessories from their Belle Gray store in Studio City.


It's like calling 911 and being on hold for 10 minutes," Harry (above with Lisa) says of trying to report a crime in L.A. County.

“Most stores get burgled eventually, particularly on Ventura Boulevard, where we are. We were burgled when we first opened, three times, right away. We had windows then that were shatterable and we now have bullet-proof glass in the entire store,” Harry, who’s also got a new memoir out, titled Full Frontal Nudity, tells host Robin Milling.

“They were able to break down the front door yesterday. You couldn’t get through the glass but you could break the door down.”

“A lot of people on Ventura Boulevard have those gates that come down. We never really wanted to go there because they’re ugly. And we probably were just stupid about that. Maybe we should’ve,” adds Lisa, who’s also got a new book, hers titled Starlit—a “racy roman à clef about a Tinseltown star.”

“They snatch and grabbed. It was at 6:20 in the morning and no girls were there; nobody was working and nobody is really on the street. They grabbed the first two racks and grabbed what was off the table and got it,” continues Lisa.

“We have a security company with an alarm that goes off. But we don’t think it went off because it wasn’t going when our manager got to the store,” adds Harry.

“There were no police there because the alarm company called the wrong police department! They called the LAPD instead of the Van Nuys PD.


The Hamlins: Safe and (cyber)sound.

“I was on hold for so long with this company and when a human being finally answered the phone I said, ‘OK, everybody’s dead! It took me this long to get through to you guys.’

The couple also discusses keeping tween daughters Delilah Belle and Amelia Gray safe from cybersmut and cyberstalkers.

“What I’ve done about the Internet is I’ve scared them to death,” says Lisa. “I tell them of the images that they may see if they press the wrong button, that it will scare them for the rest of their life and they won’t forever be able to sleep again!”

“They’re thinking, like, they’re gonna see Chucky,” says Harry.

“I scared the s— out of them,” add Lisa. “They’re scared to go to anybody’s house who’s watching YouTube. I say, ‘Don’t you go in that room. You tell the mother you are not allowed.’

“They’re good about it right now—but it’s gonna go out the window in a year or two.”

Click here to hear Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna’s full interview.

Click here to check out Harry Loves Lisa.



Solomon Burke: 1940-2010. ‘It was a great dream for me, in my lifetime, that will never happen again,’ legend said of final album

Posted: 10 Oct 2010 10:21 AM PDT

The King of Rock ‘N’ Soul is gone.

Solomon Burke—who penned such classic tunes as Cry to Me and Everybody Needs Somebody to Love—died of natural causes earlier today at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport after a flight from his hometown of Los Angeles. He was 70 years old.

The legendary soul singer had been due to perform with Dutch rock band De Dijk this Tuesday.

Just six months ago, Solomon dropped by BlogTalkRadio to chat about his then-just-released album, Nothing’s Impossible, which was masterminded by Memphis producer Willie Mitchell—the man behind all of Al Green’s hits during the ‘70s.


"The spirit that's in those songs is locked in for the people of the world—and me," Solomon told us of his final, Willie Mitchell-produced CD. "I was designated spiritually to sing those songs."

Just 10 days after Solomon and Willie completed Nothing’s Impossible, Willie passed away at age 81.

Interviewed May 4 of this year on Icon Fetch, Solomon chatted for 20 minutes about his storied career and the making of his final album.

“We had a relationship over the phone and through conversations of other people for, like, 30 years-without meeting each other,” Solomon told host Tony Peters of Willie.

“I had been in Memphis several times and missed him. He was out of town, or I got there too late to call him—those kinda things. And a year and a half ago, I played a casino in Philadelphia, Miss.

“And I took my kids on this ride by car to give them the great lesson of riding through the South. And the last time I performed in Philadelphia, Miss., was 1961. So of course they heard this great history lesson all the way there.

“When we got there we performed, and on the way out, I’m sayin’ to them, ‘Listen, Memphis is less than 100 miles away. We’re on our way back to California, and I want to stop by Memphis and see this guy—I’ve never met him—and he promised me he was gonna come down and see me in Mississippi. But he didn’t. So let’s go by and see him, because I owe him.’

“To make a long story short, I got there and we hooked up so cool—like lost brothers. And before the day was over—eatin’ pizza, chicken, bar-b-que; orderin’ all the ‘non-fat’ food—he says, ‘You ain’t leavin’ this place ‘til you record something here! Cause I don’t know when I’m gonna see you again.’

“I said, ‘There’s no band.’ And he said, ‘Man, I can get a band in 30 minutes!’

So he got on the phone and within an hour, nine musicians show up like fireman.”

Solomon, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001, also recalled why Nothing’s Impossible had special meaning for him.

“This album was a great dream for me, in my lifetime, that will never happen again. Because 10 days after the recording Willie died. It was like boom, boom boom boom.

“And he wasn’t sick. He was just so strong. He was fighting something, but nobody knew about it. And so determined. His determination was so powerful.

After we recorded those first three songs on the album, I was on my way back to L.A. and I’m getting calls on my mobile phone, ‘Man, you gotta get back here! I’m writin’ songs left and right. I haven’t worked for 10 years!’

“I got back to L.A., I said, ‘I can’t just get back on a plane.’ My brother said, ‘Fly back!’ My son said, ‘Let’s do this.’

“We went back to Memphis, recorded the rest of this record. It took us eight days.”

Click here to hear Solomon Burke’s full interview.



Isis: the dancing tramp continues
Part Fifteen
You can't take the fight out of the boat

More calls between the Ringmaster, the Torturer and Control. Stalling for an hour or two. Then, finally, a resolution. The money was sorted, the timing for the release of the Tramp and the setting of bail for Wolfgang agreed.

Control was busy gardening when the calls came through. He was growing a herb garden in the Algave. His wife had found rosemary and that was good for the table. He'd started drying onions but had a lot to learn.

As Control brokered a complex deal in several countries the colours of evening drew down. Gold is his best colour. Gold, white and black on a dun horse. Livery he had used as a child.

Control has no close friend. All that was at a distance so that new moves were able to be evaluated dispassionately. He confided in his wife about his accounts and other than that he kept his own counsel.

It is Bumps Day on the Isis. After an incredible battle The team sponsored by the Joiners Arms wins. Champagne bottles pop. Strawberries and cream are served.

Money moved from Germany to South America. Wolfgang tells the Torturer to accept the second and last installment. The detail of the deal fell into place.Edmond the tramp was free to go.

The Torturer looked back over the years. He hated his job when he thought about it up close. But the time for thinking was limited for him, at least it was when he was doing it. He'd had no time to think, there was always a case or a person to break.

At a distance he could see that it had a purpose. He was not a person of ideas but he believed in an orderly process. He had felt up until the end that right as well as might was on his side.
Paullie makes sure to bump into William at a night at the opera. He tells him that he does not appreciate people he knows being used as pawns in some obscure game. Paullie tells William he wants a cheque.

Bail is allowed for Wolfgang in Miami. He heads to an apartment with sea views. Wolfgang now has to get out of America because he knows he will never win in court. He calls the man in Bogota.

Reflecting still on Paullie Simon could still not reconcile the latest news. Paullie seemed to be making a play for Giselle. When Simon and Sam had last thought about her she was the wife of a soon to be assassinated senator. Now she was free. So was Paullie.

Simon and Sam both took deep breaths at the news. But these were both good people, grown up and mature. Simon still had reservations though. Giselle scared him and he wondered whether Paullie, for all his experience, was out of his depth.One of the Worst Parenting Mistakes You Can Make Posted By Dr. Mercola | October 27 2010 | 105,994 views Share1534
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PreviousNextNo matter how physically active a child is, time spent in front of the computer or television screen is associated with psychological problems.

In other words, children can't make up for TV time by spending extra hours exercising.

The findings also suggest that the way children spend their sedentary time, in addition to how much time they spend being sedentary in the first place, matters for their mental health.

According to Live Science:

"... [R]esearchers asked 1,013 British 10- and 11-year-olds how much time each day they spent in front of a computer or TV. The children also wore accelerometers around their waists for a week to track their physical activity and sedentary time ...

The study found that ... more than two hours a day in front of a TV or computer was associated with more emotional and behavioral difficulties."
Sources:
Live Science October 11, 2010

Pediatrics October 11, 2010 [Epub ahead of print]



Dr. Mercola's Comments:


I've written about the wide variety of health benefits that exercise provides, one of which is treating depression and boosting mental health. These benefits apply to children as well as adults, and, in fact, the younger you start, the greater the long-term benefits.

However, there's nary a household in the US that doesn't have at least one TV, and/or a computer, and for all their potential benefits, TV-watching and computer use also has a long list of drawbacks, especially where children are concerned.

Most troubling is the finding that you may not be able to compensate for time spent in front of the TV or the computer screen. Because regardless of your child's overall level of physical activity, spending more than two hours a day on these digital displays may be all it takes to impact their mental and emotional health...

Kids Spend an Astounding Amount of Time Watching TV or Using Computer
Today, less than one-third of kids aged 6 to 17 get at least 20 minutes of vigorous exercise a day.

Compare that to the TV-watching statistics below, and you'll realize just how troublesome the above findings may be. It may even be a crucial part of the equation that might explain why so many children are now using anti-anxiety and antidepressant drugs.

•The average American watches nearly FIVE HOURS of TV a day
•More than half of American children have a television in their bedroom; one study put the number at 70 percent
•Twice as many adolescents with a television in their bedroom watch more than five hours of TV a day compared with youths without a TV in their bedroom
•90 percent of American toddlers, under the age of 2, watch TV, videos and DVD's regularly
•About 40 percent of babies, under 3 months of age, watch TV, videos and DVD's regularly
•Based on a 2007 survey of families in two states, kids at 3 months watched less than an hour of TV daily, and that viewing time climbed to 90 minutes as children reached the toddler stage
Visual digital media such as television programming and educational DVD's are being increasingly introduced to an ever younger audience.

Unfortunately, contrary to what you've been told, this type of educational material may actually retard language development rather than speed it up!

British psychologist Aric Sigman writes in his 2008 paper titled, DOES NOT COMPUTE, Screen Technology in Early Years Education:

"… [T]he scientists found that for every hour per day spent watching specially developed baby DVDs and videos such as Baby Einstein and Brainy Baby, children under 16 months understood an average of six to eight fewer words than children who did not watch them.

One of the authors stated," The evidence is mounting that they are of no value and may in fact be harmful.

Given what we now know, I believe the onus is on the manufacturers to prove their claims that watching these programs can positively impact children's cognitive development. The bottom line is the more a child watches baby DVDs and videos the bigger the effect. The amount of viewing does matter."
Wow!

So much for Baby Einstein and teaching your child to use a computer as soon as they're able to press a button, with the hopes of boosting their development...

The Steep Price of Letting Your Child have a TV in Their Bedroom
Keeping a TV in your child's bedroom is not a wise parenting decision, based on the evidence available.

A growing body of research shows strong links between a TV in the bedroom and numerous health and educational problems.

Children with TVs in their bedroom:

•Score lower on school tests
•Are more likely to have sleep problems
•Are more likely to be overweight
•May have an increased risk of smoking
•Tend to consume more unhealthy foods
Exercising More May Not Be Enough, Unless You Also Shut Off the TV...
Clearly, the vast majority of kids and teens are in dire need of more exercise. However, based on the findings reported in the journal Pediatrics this month, exercising more may not be enough to compensate for the detrimental impact of TV and computer use.

The other side of the equation is shutting off your TV and computer more often...

As reported by Live Science:

"The study found that regardless of age, gender, socioeconomic status, or whether a child had hit puberty, more than two hours a day in front of a TV or computer was associated with more emotional and behavioral difficulties.

Most importantly, the connection between screen time and psychological problems held regardless of how much overall physical activity the kids engaged in."

What that means is that it's not a sedentary lifestyle that poses the greatest risk to your child's mental health, but rather the activities your child engages in while being sedentary.

Other sedentary activities, such as reading or doing homework, had no detrimental impact on the children's mental health.

Another interesting fact was that the total amount of time spent on sedentary activities in general also did not have a negative impact on mental health – only the amount of time spent watching TV or in front of the computer impacted their psychology and behavior.

The researchers found that:

•Children who spent more than two hours a day watching TV or using a computer were 61 and 59 percent more likely to experience high levels of psychological difficulties, respectively
•Children who spent more than two hours a day watching TV, and also failed to meet physical activity guidelines, were 70 percent more likely to experience high levels of psychological difficulties
•This risk increased to 81 percent for children who used a computer for more than two hours a day while also failing to meet recommended exercise guidelines
Watching TV Changes Your Brain Chemistry
While much of the TV debate focuses on advertising messages and the impact of violent or sexually explicit programming on young minds, there's an even more disturbing aspect to television.

As it turns out, TV may be harmful no matter what programs your kids are watching or what ads they're exposed to!

Yes, television in and of itself is one of the most powerful brainwashing devices there is.

According to research by Dr. Aric Sigman, a British psychologist, watching TV actually causes physiological changes – mainly changes in your brain chemistry – and there's nothing beneficial about them.

These changes have little to do with the content you're watching, but rather the fact that when you're watching a TV or computer screen, you're in essence entraining your brain to function and process information differently.

Watching a TV (or computer screen) produces an almost narcotic effect on your brain, actually numbing areas that would be stimulated by other activities, like reading.

And, the longer you watch, the easier your brain slips into a receptive, passive mode, meaning that messages are streamed into your brain without any participation from you. This of course is every advertiser's dream, and accounts for much of the success companies achieve by putting ads on TV.

Watching TV also disrupts the production of the hormone melatonin, according to Dr. Sigman, which could be playing a role in sleep disturbances and even causing early puberty in adolescents.

The 15 Potential Side Effects of Watching TV
Through his research, Dr. Sigman has identified 15 negative effects that he believes can be associated with watching television:

1.Obesity
2.Trouble healing
3.Heart trouble
4.Decreased metabolism
5.Eyesight damage
6.Alzheimer's disease
7.Decreased attention span
8.Hormone disturbances
9.Cancer
10.Early puberty
11.Autism
12.Sleep difficulties
13.Increased appetite
14.Limited brain growth
15.Diabetes
How to Get Your Kids Moving
I think there's no doubt that it is imperative to limit your child's TV, computer, and video game time, in addition to encouraging your child to spend more time doing some form of physical activity.

Overweight and obese children will need at least 30 minutes of exercise each day, and may benefit from closer to 60 minutes. But even if your child is not overweight, you should encourage him or her to take part in physically engaging activities after school and on the weekends – the benefits are just too plenty and too varied to be ignored, including boosting mental health.

Encourage your child to engage in activities that are naturally interesting to them, such as playing on the monkey bars, rollerblading, skateboarding, dancing or playing basketball with friends. Allow your kids to exercise in bursts throughout the day -- a game of tag here, a bike ride there -- so they don't feel pressured or like they're being "punished."

Like adults, kids need variety to their exercise routines, so be sure your child is getting in aerobic, interval training, weight-training, stretching and core-building activities. This may sound daunting, but if your child participates in a gymnastics class, sprints around the backyard after the dog often and rides his bike after school, you'll be covered.

Interestingly, burst-type interval exercises are typically what most children will do spontaneously, and even young children can begin implementing Peak 8 exercises. This type of high-intensity exertion is what most people are missing from their exercise program.

Last but not least, remember that you act as a role model by staying active yourself.

If your kids see you embracing exercise in a positive way, they will naturally follow suit. Plus, it's easy to plan active activities that involve the whole family and double up as fun ways to spend time together. Hiking, bike riding, canoeing, swimming and sports are all great options.

Think of it this way … by taking the time to get your kids interested in exercise now, you're giving them a gift that will keep them healthy and happy for the rest of their lives. Combine that with reduced TV and computer use, and you're giving your child the best platform possible for a healthy, long life – physically, mentally and emotionally.