The Brilliant (?) Appointees Of The Supreme Court
Posted by Michelle Moquin on May 3rd, 2010
Good morning. In light of yesterday’s blog, just another reason why we need some new blood in the Supreme Court.
SCOTUS: What’s the Difference “Between Email and a Pager”?
Posted By Brad Jackson On April 21, 2010 @ 8:28 pm In Politics, The Whip
During recent oral arguments of the City of Ontario vs. Quon case, the Supreme Court proved they’re way out of touch [1] with the modern technological world. It seems the men (and women) in black aren’t big users of iPhones, Blackberrys, or even a simple computer.
The court is trying to decide “whether police officers had an expectation of privacy in personal (and sexually explicit) text messages sent on pagers issued to them by the city.”
At one point Chief Justice John Roberts asked what the difference was “between email and a pager?”
Uh… about a decade.
Keep in mind, he’s the youngest SCOTUS Justice, at age 55, and he doesn’t know the difference between a pager and email.
Justice Roberts is apparently known, “to write out his opinions in long hand with pen and paper instead of a computer.” Wow. My mother is two years older than Roberts and she’s a Blackberry addict who practically has her MacBook strapped to her side wherever she goes.
Don’t worry though, Roberts isn’t the only one who is technologically neolithic.
At one point, Justice Anthony Kennedy asked what would happen if a text message was sent to an officer at the same time he was sending one to someone else.
“Does it say: ‘Your call is important to us, and we will get back to you?’” Kennedy asked.
Yep. That happens to me all the time.
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Readers: I would’ve responded to all of you yesterday but Doug and I played tourist and spent the night in SF Saturday night. I preprogrammed my blog to post for me on Sunday so I could take a break and be computer free. Ah…love technology. Anyway, it was a much needed break but I am back and happy to hear from all of you.
Ruth, Evelyn: Thanks for posting such important info. You two are a great team, mother/daughter and otherwise. Thanks too Dorothy for adding to their comments.
Anna: My pleasure. And thanks for the update. You too Alvina.
Randoff: Touché. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised by your response back to me. I was informed by a friend that he thought my last comment to you was ‘cold’. I didn’t mean to be; just having a little fun. Not that I didn’t think your first comments to me were sincere; I did. My gratitude was sincere too. I just can not imagine that kind of potential in myself. My sincere apologies that I offended you.
Lenny: LOL. Thank you (I think :) Let me think about it. Okay, I thought about it, and it’s still “Thank you.” PS…I assure you I am real.
I’m still catching up. I’ll finish responding to the rest of you tomorrow when I have had time to read all of the comments.
Peace out…
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May 3rd, 2010 at 3:50 pm
Hello Michelle
Thatis all icay in English.
May 3rd, 2010 at 5:19 pm
Oh man, that’s not out of touch, that’s unbelievable no? Maybe we should give them all the boot and start again?! I’m blown away bc I think I’m not tech savvy though with predictive text I can send a text in seconds : ) I’m very fast at it. I really want one of those iPads also or should I wait for the advanced iPon – tee hee, hahaha…
Howie, Al, how’re you two hanging? C’mon at least come on here and say ‘left’ : )
Caio, Zen Lill
May 3rd, 2010 at 11:44 pm
COOKING THE HEALTH OUT OF YOUR FOOD?
“You are what you eat” has been a catch phrase since I was a child… but new research from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City suggests it’s not only what you eat but how hot you cook it that matters.
Subjecting certain foods to prolonged high heat — not only for frying, but also for grilling, roasting, broiling or baking — creates toxic, inflammatory particles.
These, in turn, cause the oxidation and inflammation in the body that are associated with such diseases as diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, Alzheimer’s disease and others.
Called advanced glycation end products (AGEs), these toxic particles adhere to the arteries, kidneys, brain and joints, where they heighten inflammation.
Our typical Western diet, heavy on meat and processed foods and light on plant-based foods, is believed by many scientists to contain at least three times more AGEs than is considered safe.
GOOD NEWS FROM THIS STUDY
It’s always exciting when research reveals a way to avoid a common health problem — and this new study does just that.
According to the researchers, you can achieve dramatic and quick benefit — within just days — by reducing your intake of AGE-containing foods. Doing this decreases the body’s level of inflammation and helps restore its defenses against disease.
The study divided 350-plus participants into three groups — healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 45… an older healthy group, all past age 60… and nine patients with chronic kidney disease (the kidneys are believed to be especially sensitive to AGEs).
Participants were randomly assigned to eat either a regular Western diet in which foods were grilled, fried or baked (in other words, loaded with AGEs) or what the researchers called “the AGE-less diet,” which included the same foods, only poached, boiled or steamed so that they contained only about half as many AGEs.
The two diets were similar in calories and nutrients. After four months, all participants on the AGE-less diet showed a 60% decline in blood levels of AGEs as well as in several other inflammation markers.
According to the study’s lead author, Helen Vlassara, MD, professor and director of the division of experimental diabetes and aging at Mount Sinai, this indicates that your actual chronological age may not be as significant a factor in aging and health as the AGEs in your food.
A finding that’s even more impressive: The patients with kidney disease had a similarly substantial reduction after just one month on the AGE-less diet.
THE HEAT IS ON…
I asked Dr. Vlassara to explain to me how the AGEs get into foods. They develop as a chemical reaction when heat is combined with protein and different sugars, she said — and she noted that meat-rich diets are especially bad, since meats contain high levels of easily oxidizable fat and protein.
There is a third point that is crucial to understand — which is that removing all visible fat when you cook meats doesn’t solve the problem.
All cells in meats contain not only fat and proteins, but also sugars — some more reactive than others. Therefore, exposure to high heat will still cause AGEs to form in meat at much higher levels than in starch even if you cut away the visible fat.
In fact, Dr. Vlassara told me that when you see meat brown while cooking, what you’re witnessing is the rapid reaction among proteins, fats and those reactive sugars to the heat.
And, since they are also animal products, when they are cooked, full-fat milk and cheese also develop high levels of AGEs.
Even worse, manufacturers often add AGE-containing flavor-enhancers or coloring (such as caramel) to processed and packaged foods.
You may be surprised to learn that a major offender in this category is dark-colored soda. Generally speaking, fast foods and processed/packaged foods also tend to be high in AGEs, which gives us yet another reason to avoid them.
AVOIDING AGEs
The good news is, it’s not all that difficult to reduce the amount of AGEs in your diet, Dr. Vlassara said. It just requires making some modest changes in the way you prepare food. Her suggestions…
Meats
Marinate in an acid-based mixture (such as vinegar or lemon juice) before cooking, which helps reduce the amount of AGEs produced by heat. Note: Avoid marinades containing sugar, such as most barbecue and teriyaki sauces.
Aim to serve meats rare to medium rare if possible — for instance, cooking pork to just beyond pink. This is admittedly a balancing act — you want to cook as briefly as possible to minimize development of AGEs, but undercooking carries its own set of dangers.
To achieve a brown finish to meats, Dr. Vlassara suggests cooking on your stovetop with a cover to conserve moisture, and then placing the meat under the broiler for just a few minutes at the end.
Use as little fat as possible — as Dr. Vlassara points out, even healthy olive oil oxidizes at high heat.
Water inhibits the formation of AGEs, so poaching, stewing, steaming or even boiling proteins is best (including fish and eggs).
Dairy and Other Foods
Avoid bringing dairy products to high temperatures — for instance, when using milk in sauces or when melting cheese under a broiler. Dr. Vlassara said the less time these foods cook, the better. She added that lower temperatures are preferable, as is increased distance from the heat source.
Brief microwaving produces a lower level of AGEs than broiling, grilling or stovetop cooking, so this is a great way to cook liquids.
Plant-based proteins also create dangerous levels of AGEs when subject to very high heat for long periods — so be aware that there are dangers to even seemingly healthy foods like broiled tofu or roasted nuts.
WHAT ABOUT RESTAURANT FOOD?
Fortunately, the increasingly popular Mediterranean Diet uses lots of foods with low AGEs (including fruits, vegetables, beans and whole grains), so it once again ranks among the healthiest ways that you can eat.
This not only provides a good framework for eating at home, it also suggests a wide variety of delicious, healthful, low-AGE dishes that you can order in restaurants.
But Dr. Vlassara noted that cooking even these foods at high heat with low hydration is problematic, so there’s no way around it — cooking at high temperatures is not so hot for your health.
Source(s):
Helen Vlassara, MD, is professor of geriatrics, medicine and molecular medicine, director, division of experimental diabetes and aging, department of geriatric and palliative medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City.
May 3rd, 2010 at 11:53 pm
Hafa adai
These are five tips that could help everyone on the mainland too who are being canvassed by Census workers.
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5 Census Safety Tips
Last Updated on Monday, 03 May 2010 19:41
Written by News Release
Monday, 03 May 2010 19:39
Guam – Guam News
Guam – The 2010 Guam Census is well under way as Census Takers have begun visiting households in every village. The Guam Local Census Office encourages residents to do their part and complete the Census and urges residents to be cautious to avoid any possible fraud or identity theft.
Below are 5 Census safety tips to remember:
1. When a Census Taker knocks on your door, he or she will have a Census photo I.D. and a red canvas Census Bureau bag, and will be wearing a maroon Census t-shirt and hat/visor.
2. A Census taker should present a Census photo I.D. when he or she meets with you. If a Census photo I.D. is not provided, you should ask to see one.
3. You should never invite anyone you don’t know into your home.
4. While the Census Taker will ask for certain financial information, including salary, he or she will never ask for your Social Security, bank account, or credit card numbers, nor will they solicit donations.
5. A Census Taker may need to re-contact you by phone to verify and/or clarify information on your original form or to inquire about missed or incomplete questions. Census Taker calls will not originate from a “Blocked” or “Private” telephone extension. A Census Taker will never contact you by email.
6. You should immediately report any suspicious activity in your area to local law enforcement authorities for action.
“The Census Bureau has taken measures to protect all residents such as providing Census Takers with uniforms and proper identification,” says Cecile Suda Local Census Office Manager. “While we encourage all Guam residents to participate in the survey, we urge everyone to take precautionary measures to reduce the threat of potentially fraudulent situations.”
For more information about 2010 Census safety tips, contact Yolanda Elliott, Partnership/Media Specialist (671) 300-2010 x 824
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Those of you on the mainland interested in additional help can call the 800 Census 2010 to get additional information.
Peter
May 3rd, 2010 at 11:58 pm
Hafa adai
I forgot to mention. Those of you asking me about what the effect the UAL and Continental merger will have on your cost to travel between Guam and the mainland may be interested in this opinion.
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GUAM – Still no official word from Continental Airlines, Guam’s top private employer, on how the United-Continental merger will impact Guam employees, flights or its popular reward programs.
Its reported that the new airline will be named United and it appears that Continental executives will move from Houston to the Windy City.
The newly forged United will be headquartered in Chicago’s Willis Tower, formerly the Sears Tower, with some 2,800 employees by the end of this year.
According to a May 2nd article in the Chicago Tribune, “the deal isn’t expected to involve large-scale cuts since United’s and Continental’s networks have little overlap.”
Continental’s top executive, Jeffery A. Smisek, will become Chief Executive Office of the new airline after the merger. While United’s CEO, Glenn F. Tilton, will move over to the new airline’s Board of Directors.
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My personal belief is that the crooks will continue to soak us for every dime they can get away with. You will not get a break.
Peter
May 4th, 2010 at 12:30 am
Michelle
Many of the office staff, although most were female, the men were equally committed to the same opinion that I reacted too cruelly to my perceived slight by you.
Actually, I regretted it the second I punched “submit comment.”
While I have not agreed with every contribution you have made to the opening monologue of your blog, I have always believed that your heart was in the right place.
You are an inspiration to practically the entire staff here. We have 43 employees. Most of us complain when you make us wait for your blog to launch. I guess we are addicted.
So, the apology is all mine. Please accept it as sincerely as I am offering it.
Randoff
May 4th, 2010 at 9:43 am
The hypocritical right is at it again. Here they are actually using praying to get donations. Sort of reminds you of that bible-belt christian Minnie who wrote in the other day.
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PRAYER FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS.
I believe our nation is in a perilous spiritual state. We must pray. We must call on God to heal our land, forgive our sins, and lead us in the path of righteousness.
Please join with believers across this great nation on Thursday, May 6, and the days following as we cry out to the Lord for His mercy and help.
I will be on my knees. I hope you will be on yours. Thank you, and God bless you.
?Franklin Graham?President?Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
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With hypocrites like this praying for you. You need to know just what god they are praying to.
Mike
May 4th, 2010 at 9:50 am
Just thought this would be of interest.
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Archaeologists in Egypt find Ptolemaic king statue
By MAAMOUN YOUSSEF, Associated Press Writer
Posted: 05/04/2010 9:02 AM
(05-04) 09:02 PDT CAIRO, Egypt (AP) –
Archaeologists in Egypt said Tuesday they have discovered a headless granite statue of an unidentified Ptolemaic-era king that is more than 2,000 years old.
An Egyptian-Dominican team made the discovery at the temple of Taposiris Magna, west of the coastal city of Alexandria, said a statement from the Supreme Council of Antiquities.
Alexandria was the seat of the Greek-speaking Ptolemaic Dynasty, which ruled Egypt for 300 years, until the suicide of Queen Cleopatra.
The statue’s height is 53 inches (135 centimeters) and its width at the shoulders is 22 inches (55 centimeters).
“The well-preserved statue may be among the most beautiful carvings in the ancient Egyptian style,” archaeology chief Zahi Hawass said.
Hawass said the statue could belong to King Ptolemy IV and represented the traditional shape of an ancient Egyptian king wearing collar and kilt.
Hawass said one of the temple’s limestone foundation stones bears traces indicating the entrance was lined with a series of sphinx statues similar to those of the pharaonic era.
The joint mission began its excavation work at Taposiris Magna five years ago in an attempt to locate the tomb of the well-known lovers Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony.
Evidence suggests Cleopatra was not buried inside her tomb built beside her royal palace, which is now under the eastern harbor of Alexandria.
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I for one can’t wait until it comes to a museum near me.
Tso
May 4th, 2010 at 10:08 am
In Karachi the under cover guys tagged a few others involved in the attempted bombing in Times Square.
I put that fake blog comment on your blog claiming I thought it was a white male that planted the bomb.
We wanted the perp to think that we were not on to him. There’s much more to come.
May 5th, 2010 at 6:55 am
Peter, gotcha
This is the latest on that merger between Continental and UAL.
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Guam to be Pacific hub for merged airlines
Posted: May 04, 2010 3:58 PM
Updated: May 04, 2010 3:58 PM
by Nick Delgado
Guam – Continental Micronesia has broken the silence about the mega-merger between itself and United. Officials say the transaction brings together two of the industry’s leading airlines to create a strong global competitor.
The combined airline now has ten hubs, and officials say that Guam will serve as the Pacific hub.
The merger should provide new opportunities for Guam by providing more access to a broader and deeper global network.
The airline does admit that the effect of the merger will have a minimal impact on frontline employees, with reductions coming from retirement, attrition and voluntary programs.
Still, the company says it expects long-term benefits such as career opportunities and enhanced job stability due to the merger.
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I hope this adds some light for you Peter.
Hafa adai
Anna
May 5th, 2010 at 7:01 am
I see we whites are fighting over whether we as a majority are more inclined to self interest. Well, this should add a little fuel to the fire.
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May 5, 2010 · Vol. 5, No. 18
The Arizona Immigration Law, the Oil Spill and Government Failure
The controversies over the Arizona immigration plan and the Obama Administration’s response to the oil spill in the Gulf may not seem related, but they have a key common characteristic: both originate in the failure of Washington.
In both cases, President Obama faces a real danger of a political backlash from which he will be unable to recover.
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More importantly, they are both part of a rapidly evolving pattern of big government failure that will be a fundamental challenge to our country over the next quarter century.
Federal Failure on Immigration and Border Control
Before anyone criticizes the citizens of Arizona who are worried about their lives and their safety, they should focus on the abject failure of the federal government to control the border and enforce our immigration laws.
Consider the facts on the ground:
15% of Arizona’s state prisoners are illegal immigrants;
The number of kidnappings in Phoenix, Ariz., has exploded as the Mexican drug cartels have brought their violence North of the border;
Two Phoenix police officers have been killed in recent years by illegal immigrants;
A cattle rancher near the Mexican border was recently killed by a drug smuggler;
Just last week a deputy sheriff was wounded in a gun battle with men suspected of being drug smugglers from Mexico.
In response to the dangers they perceived from Washington’s failure, 64% of Arizonans overwhelmingly support their new immigration law. Nationally, 51% of Americans who have heard of the law support it, with 39% opposed.
This is despite the frequent distortions and flat-out lies about the facts of the bill being reiterated in the mainstream media (Byron York and Andy McCarthy have been especially good at setting the record straight.)
The Obama Administration will alienate the vast majority of Americans if it insists on attacking the Arizona law instead of solving the problems of an uncontrolled border and a failed immigration system.
The right answer for Washington is to meet its responsibilities: 1) Control the border; 2) Pass common sense immigration reform, including a guest worker program and intense enforcement aimed at illegal employers (without whom there would be no magnet to draw in people outside the law); and 3) Ensure that all Americans can live in safety in a law abiding country.
At that point the Arizona law would become moot and unneeded. Let’s solve the problem, not the symptom.
Federal Failure in Louisiana… Round 2
President Obama faces another challenge in the controversy surrounding the federal government’s response to the oil spill in the Gulf.
Of course, this controversy has echoes of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, which was enabled by government, both in the failure to maintain the levee and pumping system and in taking too long to respond.
The Bush Administration’s inability to recognize these failures and fix them was a major factor in its loss of public support (which never recovered to pre-Katrina levels).
Today, it is not yet clear what degree of responsibility the federal government has for the oil spill disaster. But every day we get new pieces of information that suggest this spill could have been contained if the federal government had acted swiftly and competently.
We know that Deputy Interior Secretary David Hayes said the Deepwater Horizon was inspected less than two weeks before the explosion. However, without knowing the cause of the accident, it is impossible to know if something was missed that would have prevented the explosion or failure of the “blowout preventer” that should have shut off the oil flow.
We also know that it took over eight days for federal government to deem the spill a disaster of “national significance” and fully devote federal resources to the problem. In fact, on April 23, the Coast Guard was still claiming there was no leak.
Last week, Louisiana lawmakers including Gov. Bobby Jindal pointedly criticized the federal government’s slowness in committing quantifiable resources to containing the spill.
Furthermore, Ron Gouget, who formerly managed the oil spill recovery department of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has made the point that there has been an oil spill clean-up plan on the books since 1994, but federal officials took a full week before attempting to execute that plan. This is partly because, despite this standing plan, the federal government did not have a single fire boom on hand to execute it.
Even the liberal New York Times has called the timetable of the government’s response “damning”.
The Obama Administration now faces dual challenges in the Gulf and in Arizona. If it misunderstands and fails to respond effectively to these challenges, it could suffer an equally serious loss of public support.
The Future of Offshore Development
This analysis does not in any way exclude British Petroleum (BP) from responsibility.
Even though the rig was owned and operated by a private contractor and the cause of the explosion and equipment failure is not yet known, BP has rightly pledged to pay for the Gulf spill’s cleanup.
The spill will cause enormous environmental and economic damage to the Gulf region. Worst case estimates suggest that the spill could reach the East Coast. Millions of Americans who make their living from the ocean will be affected.
However, despite this disaster, it is clear that offshore development must continue.
In fact, it must expand.
The spill, while tragic, does not change any of the underlying facts about America’s current or future energy and national security needs:
Offshore drilling is still a viable source of new jobs for a struggling economy. One study shows that expanded offshore drilling could create as much as a million new jobs a year over the next three decades;
Offshore drilling is still a key source of potential revenue for states struggling to balance their budgets. In 2009, offshore drilling generated more than $2.7 million for Gulf states, as well as nearly $1 million for the Land and Water Conservation Fund;
Offshore drilling is still an essential component of a strategy to supplant the 11 million barrels of oil per day ($935 million) we import from other countries, including dangerous dictatorships that fund terrorism.
This is why the cynical attempts from the left to use this disaster as an excuse to stop all development in the Gulf and elsewhere are so misguided.
There are over 3,500 oil platforms in the gulf producing 1.2 million barrels a day. They support tens of thousands of jobs, with about 35,000 workers engaged in Gulf offshore activities at any one time. At the current price of $85 a barrel, shutting down all offshore drilling in the Gulf would force us to send an additional $102 million every day to foreign countries. That number will only increase as the summer approaches.
Those analysts who note this was the first American offshore well disaster since 1969 indirectly make the case for continued development. A once in 41-year event is something to be prepared for, not something that should be allowed to increase our dependence on foreign dictatorships for energy.
Similarly, those who point to the Exxon Valdez spill often fail to note that shipping oil is more likely to lead to a spill than drilling.
Investigate. Fix. Move Forward.
Ultimately, this is a question about the character of America.
Will our response to this disaster be to stop, litigate, and lose our nerve?
Or will it be the historic American response to challenges such as these: investigate, fix, and move forward with a safer system than before?
When two airliners collided over the Grand Canyon in 1956 with disastrous fatalities, followed by two similar accidents in 1958, the answer was not shutting down the commercial airline industry. The answer was developing the air traffic control system which has made commercial air travel much, much safer than driving a car.
After the 1979 incident at Three Mile Island nuclear plant, an independent commission was appointed to investigate exhaustively the cause of that event. The response was not to abandon nuclear power, which produces 20% of electricity in the United States.
After the levees failed in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, an independent investigation determined that new levees should have specific engineering upgrades, more erosion protection, and that there should be better communication between the federal and local governments. The response was not to force residents to abandon New Orleans forever.
Similarly, we should take the BP disaster very seriously. Yesterday, American Solutions called for an independent commission to investigate the spill, paralleling the commissions that investigated Three Mile Island and the Challenger explosion.
Those who favor offshore development must respond with greater intensity than those who oppose development and have the luxury of unthinking opposition with no thought to the economic and national security consequences.
We should support a vigorous investigation that determines what investments could have avoided it and what the most effective cleanup system would have been. And then we should support a lean, effective government to implement those findings.
Effective Government, not Big Government
The Founding Fathers were for limited but effective government.
Peter Drucker, the great information age management expert, warned again and again that big government was inevitably bureaucratic and ineffective.
Alvin and Heidi Toffler have repeatedly warned that government is getting slower while the modern world is getting faster.
I have written and spoken before about how government has become the fourth recent bubble (after IT, housing, and the derivatives market – it is overleveraged, underperforming, and fundamentally dishonest about its underlying stability. The collapse of the government bubble will be even more disruptive than the previous three.
More and more, we are seeing that ever growing government is no longer just a threat to our wallet; it is a threat to our personal safety. Both in Arizona and the Gulf, we are being reminded that a massive federal government has been massively ineffective.
A limited federal government can better focus attention and resources on its core responsibilities, which absolutely include controlling the border and large scale disaster recovery.
It is time to reform Washington by returning power and responsibility back to the state and local governments.
Your friend,
Newt
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Michelle, please don’t as me to break this crap up. The way I look at it is if anyone is that interested in what they have to say, they can weed through it.
Mike