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It's become a weekly ritual - we get on the bus and Kit knows that she has to find a seat and sit while I punch the card. Last Saturday, it was so hilarious - as we got on the bus, Kit wanted to sit on one of the front seats. Here is what happened next.
Kit: "Can we sit on these front ones - please, please , please?"
Me: "No. It's no point - these seats are for disabled people and if someone old gets on the bus, we'll have to get up. There are so many seats at the back, lets take those ones instead."
So we both, went at the back and sat down. I then told Kit, "when mummy gets old THEN we can sit on those seats at the front."
It was meant as a joke to get a conversation started but Kit on the other hand took it very seriously and remarked: "Actually mummy if you're lucky, it would be even better if you had a wheelchair because then you would get a seat even if one wasn't available as the chair ties on a different place"
What could I say??!!! Yeah Kit - looking forward to my old age!!
Every afternoon (after having worked on her loose tooth for the majority of the bus ride) Kit would come running to me after school to show me the progress. It was actually adorable the way she wouldnt brush her teeth hard (I think that one might have been intentional!) or chew on that side. She wasnt even happy about drinking, always fearing that she might accidentally swallow her tooth and then she would have nothing for the tooth fairy...
SO when it happened in the morning, Kit was overjoyed! From the moment she had noticed a loose tooth, Kat had given Kit her own tooth fairy box. Within minutes the great little tooth was wrapped up in tissue and placed inside the box right next to the window (in case the tooth fairy lost her way and spent too much time looking for it!)
Kit kept on telling me all day how her friends had told her that the tooth fairy gives chocolate coins, so naturally I made a mental note to buy some before night so I could do the same. It was only around bedtime that I realised that I had forgotten to do the single most talked about task I had totally forgotten about the chocolate coin!! Kat was very disappointed in me and when I put Kit to sleep, I had no idea what I was going to do...
As always, I got into the kitchen and invited food to talk to me. I know it sounds weird but sometimes I actually do that when I have no way of knowing what to make for dinner, I open the refrigerator and the pantry and somehow can see food that I can cook by using what I have. I like to think these are the makings of a great cook but never the less, this saved me! When I opened the pantry, I immediately saw some Disney chocolates which had not been eaten (surprisingly) for a while. I knew I could not use these as such so I carefully took out the chocolate part and very creatively wrapped it in foil paper and voila the chocolate coin was ready!
Imagine Kits surprise when she found the coin in place of the tooth (it rests safely in my baby drawer) chocolate eaten, enjoyed and the whole adventure of the first tooth gone is over...I have to admit, Kit looks awfully cute with that little gap in her teeth!
Renal sonogram no problem (Kit can get one done easily no needles, no nothing - just some jelly belly!) scheduled for 9:30am. Now the grandfather of all problems was the first test called Uroflow fixed for 9:00 am. Basically this test involves drinking so many fluids that the stomach actually bursts, bladder is totally full and then Kit would have to sit on a computerised toilet to pee as electrodes would be placed on her muscles etc. the computer would pick up the movements that needed to be recorded. Very intriguing indeed and when the doctor was explaining this to me, my mind was racing ahead thinking how on earth we were going to get this done...
So we get up this morning 1 hour ahead of schedule and start the day at 6:00 am. All breakfast and pee times for Kit over by 7:30am. We had to leave for the hospital at 8:10 so for the 40 mins that we were free, I made her drink 2 bottles of water (very cooperative Kit I must say she was kind of excited with how the test would turn out!) Then we started our walk to the hospital. On an extremely cold day, Kit is inspired to run as she gets warmer this way...so half way to the hospital, we make a stop and she gulps down a bottle of cranberry juice (bless you Kit!). We finally make it to the hospital and the technician looks like a very decent guy. When you have kids, especially in such delicate tests, your brain sub consciously filters good people from bad people (in terms of who can tolerate your child and their tantrums). Kit is ready to go but when this good guy does a quick ultrasound to see the bladder, he says No, shes not ready. She is only a quarter full!
With all the talk about water and bladders, I am ready to go myself but poor Kit is asked to hold back for some more time while the water travels through her body to settle in her bladder. After 10 mins, it's round 2 and Kit is better than before but still not sufficiently enough for the test. My iphone comes out and I try to distract Kit with some Fruit Ninja while she constantly complains of a belly ache. After 5 mins, she is FULL (officially as well!) and after the electrodes are placed, she is ready to go! On the toilet, the techie asks Kit to hold it one last time while he fiddles with the keys on the computer...Kit gets the go ahead and she empties her bladder TOTALLY and guess what? The uroflow did not register!!!!! Some technical error did not record the flow readings!!! How cruel is that?? There is no way on earth I can get Kit to drink more at this stage and we head off to the sonogram which (thankfully!) is not so dramatic as this one.
Back to school after an unsuccessful attempt, Kit is still happy and cheerful I, on the other hand am very upset with how everything turned out today cannot psyche myself into doing a repeat of this another day waiting to speak to the urologist!
Kit Kat go to the same school (different divisions and different buses) and although Kats is much further away than Kits (for a couple of years at least), that does not stop Kit from complaining that she gets hungry on the way back...the school has a "No Food" policy on the bus and I have always stuck to that. Now here comes the problem I am one of the many mums who will comply with what the school says but when your kid comes across a happily munching kid on the bus, you are in for some serious conversations! While Kat (now of an age where she understands right and wrong...well, I hope!), I am often faced with heart breaking questions from Kit.
Kit: Why does ABC get candy on the bus and you never allow me?
Me: *sigh* Kit you know you are not allowed to carry food. Its dangerous to be eating when the bus is moving and there is no adult around you. ABC is NOT doing the right thing.
Kit (sounding hurt): But she still eats it and I cant. One day I asked her for candy and she said no
Me: (this one really breaks my heart how can someone whose parents are doing the wrong thing be able to hurt MY childs feelings!) I still go on You have to understand Kit. You dont have to ask her, if you need something, you ask me when you get home (the bus ride is not more than 15 mins for Kit)
Kit is not fully convinced (I can figure that one out) but turns away and changes the topic. What did I just become? A monster? A horrible mum who allows her baby to look at other kids eating on the bus and whose little girl wishes she had the goodies? Is it ok to be so righteous all the time? Is there an easy way to explain to a 4 yo that what everyone on the bus is doing is wrong but your mum is right?
It angers me when I see how other parents cannot relate to this. Who in their right mind should send a 4 yo with chewing gum on a school bus? I mean it can truly become a choking hazard - are they not aware of that? Are these the parents who are always eager to do everything/anything for their kids because they dont have time to talk to them or reason with them? It would be so easy for me to send Kit with a little snack for the return trip and that would be the end to all this moaning but then I ask myself Is that the right thing for me to do for her? Am I teaching her not to obey the rules by setting an example myself? Kit may like me more in the short term (if I agree to everything she says) but I am confident that in the longer term, these values will become second nature and she will respect me for that.
Kit has also witnessed me complaining to the Transport Director about this issue and only yesterday I brought it up with the bus driver who has promised this will never happen. So I hope this will teach Kit to fight for the right cause and be strong(er) in the years to come.
Kat took some time to understand the rules but now knows very well that I will not stand for anything wrong and this has helped her become much more assertive in her dealings with others. Even if my righteousness brings only an iota of benefit to my girls, I am willing to stick with it.
We have a huge responsibility of instilling virtues in our kids and any parent knows how much hard work (with very little reward, if any) it is. This does not mean we back off this is our job. Period.
We all know that food always tastes nicer with friends so it does break my heart a bit when Kit comes home and says that she now loves cauliflower and I think of the endless moments spent trying to make cauliflower attractive... where did I go wrong? Never mind, at least she eats is somewhere! Same with asparagus I got so excited when she said she loved it that I decided to steam it right the next day...Kat was eager to try it too. I order groceries online so sometimes portions are a surprise I didnt realise a bunch could have that many stems! Anyhow, determined to steam that, I served it all up and they did look pretty in their beautiful green glory but I guess the portion size scared the two girls!!
One look and Kit said: I just tried one in class and I loved it I cant eat so much!! My heart sank.
Now it was Kats turn: Can I just try one first? She did and she gave me that sideways secret look (the one she uses to show her dislike when Kit is eating). I died.
Will try another time I promise!
It is wonderful to see Kit come home excitedly with a sticker that says I tried a new food today and I loved it! Other days I need to jog her memory to remind her what she ate for lunch and she will describe a new food to me: we ate something white sauce with carrots so I know it is ranch dressing FUN game!
Yesterday was classic. She was sitting on the potty when she called me Mummy I tried something new for lunch today. All smiles for me!
Me: Really? How wonderful! What was it?
Kit: Something yellow orange, very sweet. I know I ate antelope today!
Me: Antelope? Thats an animal. Did you eat cantaloupe?
Kit: I think so it was antelope At this point she looks very serious and nods her head. She is convinced she ate one!
After much fruit recognition (its not easy to convince Kit) she is content to note that she ate cantaloupe. To change the subject I casually look at her lunch menu and say Tomorrow you will eat chicken wings.
Kit immediately gets up from the potty Why? Why are we eating chicken wings?


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Perceptive [{{#arraymap: Skill|, |x|Type::x}}] Summary::You combine spot and listen to create a new skill called perception, freeing up skill points. Prerequisites: {{#arraymap: Listen 4 ranks, Spot 4 ranks, both must be class skills.|,|x|Prerequisite::x}}Benefit: Perceptive feat bonuses are based on your ranks in the new skill it grants: Perception.
Combine the two skills Spot and Listen into the new skill Perception. Combine the skill points you had spent in both into this new skill (any points that would exceed your maximum allowed for your level are now free and can be re-spent). You can use the new skill check in place of both the old ones. If your class offers either Spot or Listen as a class skill, then Perception is a class skill.
- 8 ranks: You gain a +2 bonus to Perception checks.
- 13 ranks: You can reduce the effects of concealment against you by up to 20%.
- 18 ranks: You get a +4 to saving throws against blinding and deafening effects.
- 23 ranks: You can see and hear creatures on the ethereal plane or under the effects of silence or invisibility.
Special: Bonuses or penalties to Spot or Listen from racial abilities, class features, magic items, etc. will receive that adjustment only to that part of a Perception check.
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Looking for Barkers through out United Kingdom
Hi my name is Karen SMART.
I'm trying to find my mothers ancestors and other family members.
My mothers name is Hazel Mary SMART (nee BARKER) she lived with her parents until the age of 21 where she married my father Anthony George SMART, my mothers sisters and brothers names are Brenda CHOLERTON (nee BARKER), Mark BARKER and Ray BARKER, they all still live in the UK, we live in South Africa. My mother's parents name were Frank and Emerley BARKER they lived on a farm in Chaddesden Derby until their deaths, befor that when my mum was 3 years old they lived at Mickelover.
My grandfathers siblings names were: Alice and Lily BARKER(they remained spinsters), Henry BARKER, Walter BARKER, Harold BARKER, Arthur BARKER, Mary BARKER, Margery BARKER, Richard BARKER and Frank BARKER. most if not all have passed away by now.
This is all information I have at the moment when I get more I will post it.
Thank you
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FIFA World Cup Play-Off: New Zealand 2 Mexico 4
A first-half hat-trick from Oribe Peralta helped Mexico beat New Zealand 4-2 and 9-3 on aggregate to cruise into the FIFA World Cup finals.
Miguel Herrera's men were all but guaranteed to progress prior to the second leg in Wellington, having romped to a 5-1 victory on home soil last week.
Any hope of a miraculous New Zealand fightback was swiftly snuffed out by Peralta, who scored in the 14th, 29th and 33rd minutes to essentially confirm Mexico's progression.
The hosts at least had the consolation of grabbing two late goals in reply, through Chris James and Rory Fallon, but Mexico had the final say through Carlos Alberto Pena's 86th-minute strike.
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KC8 brauchte ein neues Website Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 31 Designs von 13 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
Web Page: Birthing a Better Way.com / Header: Kalena Cook (see sample links under requirements)
Passionate about natural health of women and babies, and sharing helpful information, encouraging and empowering women to make smart choices.
Co-authors: Kalena Cook has a marketing background and gave birth naturally and became a consumer advocate/birth mentor (jacket photo). Margaret Christensen, M.D. is a Ob/Gyn holistic physician (in red photo).
We are published by a small non-profit press which is a polite way of saying the marketing is coming out of our pocket. We think there's a brilliant and talented person who loves photoshop and web design to team with us for our budget.
Women 18 to 45, from young newlywed to mom with children. Health conscious, actively fit and exercises--possibly has a sport, buys organic produce or eats a balance of clean food, from green lifestyle to educators and corporate execs, intelligent--reads books and/or listens to NPR, mostly high-school grad with trade degree to college educated, may be an independent thinker with a bent to counter-culture, curious and likes to know choices.
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We like format, clean and helps to simply & set the elements in place. Items in quotes below represent titles or links:
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Heading down to Bahia Salias for some (hopefully) nuking wind! Wanted to know whether it's more fun (for a 28 year old single guy) to stay at the kitehouse or blue dream hotel. I'm heading down with a buddy of mine who doesn't kite, so figured the better spot to just hang out would be appreciated on his part.
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Ibehre had only been on the pitch for two minutes when he sent a fine header into the bottom corner from Luke Chadwick's pinpoint cross.
Exeter started well and went in front with their first attack after eight minutes. Jamie Cureton chested down Steve Tully's throw, turned quickly and sent an exquisite chip over the head of MK Dons goalkeeper David Martin and into the far corner from an acute angle.
Scott Golbourne shot straight at Martin after a neat one-two with David Noble, while the Dons had some decent chances of their own.
Michael McIndoe skied high after his initial shot had been blocked and Exeter goalkeeper Paul Jones made a brilliant save to deny Sam Baldock.
John O'Flynn rolled the ball wide for Exeter after being presented with a great chance by Golbourne and it proved costly as Ibehre levelled in the 73rd minute.
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Matt comments on forthcoming monsters in the series:
There are some great monsters coming up in Series Two; Steven Moffat has created the greatest monsters since the Weeping Angels. It might even eclipse the Angels for me...Karen adds:
I think it's the scariest one yet, physically and just what it does. They've got one thing about them that feels almost undefeatable
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(Reuters) – Islamist crowds demonstrated in Cairo on Saturday in support of President Mohamed Mursi, who is racing through a constitution to try to defuse opposition fury over his newly expanded powers.
Many thousands assembled outside Cairo University, waving Egyptian flags and green Islamist emblems to show their backing for the president and the constitution he is promoting.
Mursi was expected later in the day to set a date for a referendum on the constitution hastily approved by an Islamist-dominated drafting assembly on Friday after a 19-hour session.
Mohamed Ibrahim, a hardline Salafi Islamist scholar and a member of the constituent assembly, said secular-minded Egyptians had been in a losing battle from the start.
"They will be sure of complete popular defeat today in a mass Egyptian protest that says 'no to the conspiratorial minority, no to destructive directions and yes for stability and sharia (Islamic law)'," he told Reuters.
Demonstrators, many of them bused in from the countryside, held pro-constitution banners. Some read "Islam is coming", "Yes to stability" and "No to corruption".
Tens of thousands of Egyptians had protested against Mursi on Friday and rival demonstrators threw stones after dark in Alexandria and the Nile Delta town of Al-Mahalla Al-Kobra.
"The people want to bring down the regime," they chanted in Cairo's Tahrir Square, echoing the slogan that rang out there less than two years ago and brought down Hosni Mubarak.
Mursi plunged Egypt into a new crisis last week when he gave himself extensive powers and put his decisions beyond judicial challenge, saying this was a temporary measure to speed Egypt's democratic transition until the new constitution is in place.
His assertion of authority in a decree issued on November 22, a day after he won world praise for brokering a Gaza truce between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement, dismayed his opponents and widened divisions among Egypt's 83 million people.
Two people have been killed and hundreds wounded in protests by disparate opposition forces drawn together and re-energized by a decree they see as a dictatorial power grab.
Mursi has alienated many of the judges who must supervise the referendum. His decree nullified the ability of the courts, many of them staffed by Mubarak-era appointees, to strike down his measures, although says he respects judicial independence.
A source at the presidency said Mursi might rely on the minority of judges who support him to supervise the referendum.
Mursi, once a senior Muslim Brotherhood figure, has put his liberal, leftist, Christian and other opponents in a bind. If they boycott the referendum, the constitution would pass anyway.
If they secured a "no" vote to defeat the draft, the president could retain the powers he has unilaterally assumed.
And Egypt's quest to replace the basic law that underpinned Mubarak's 30 years of army-backed one-man rule would also return to square one, creating more uncertainty in a nation in dire economic straits and seeking a $4.8 billion loan from the IMF.
Mursi's well-organized Muslim Brotherhood and its ultra-orthodox Salafi allies, however, are convinced they can win the referendum by mobilizing their own supporters and the millions of Egyptians weary of political turmoil and disruption.
"There is no place for dictatorship," the president said on Thursday while the constituent assembly was still voting on a constitution which Islamists say enshrines Egypt's new freedoms.
Human rights groups have voiced misgivings, especially about articles related to women's rights and freedom of speech.
The text limits the president to two four-year terms, requires him to secure parliamentary approval for his choice of prime minister, and introduces a degree of civilian oversight over the military – though not enough for critics.
The draft constitution also contains vague, Islamist-flavored language that its opponents say could be used to whittle away human rights and stifle criticism.
For example, it forbids blasphemy and "insults to any person", does not explicitly uphold women's rights and demands respect for "religion, traditions and family values".
The draft injects new Islamic references into Egypt's system of government but retains the previous constitution's reference to "the principles of sharia" as the main source of legislation.
"We fundamentally reject the referendum and constituent assembly because the assembly does not represent all sections of society," said Sayed el-Erian, 43, a protester in Tahrir and member of a party set up by opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei.
Several independent newspapers said they would not publish on Tuesday in protest. One of the papers also said three private satellite channels would halt broadcasts on Wednesday.
Egypt cannot hold a new parliamentary election until a new constitution is passed. The country has been without an elected legislature since a court ordered the dissolution of the Islamist-dominated lower house in June.
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Two days before Australian Ian Baker-Finch is to make his debut on the Champions Tour, he hits his first shot in a pro-am round at the Toshiba Classic at Newport Beach Country Club.
The ball flies effortlessly over a small pond on the 143-yard par 3 and comes to rest 12 feet below the hole.
It is an excellent shot, but it is not in a competition, and no one realizes that more than Baker-Finch.
"The most important competition is actually playing, putting the pencil on the card, shooting a score when it counts, when the cameras are on," he said.
Baker-Finch's inability to do that is what made him walk away from professional golf at the age of 36 after shooting an opening round 92 at the 1997 British Open and promptly withdrawing.
After years of purgatory, he's ready to return to competition Friday in Southern California, even if it is in a limited capacity.
"Not many people wish their lives away and can't wait until they get to 50," Baker-Finch said. "But to get a chance to come out and play on the Champions Tour is going to be a great thrill for me."
That enthusiasm is slightly tempered by thoughts of the past repeating itself.
"It's not a nervousness, it's more of maybe a fear of failure, or just apprehension," Baker-Finch said. "It troubles me so much that you feel bad about yourself. It's not an anger management thing. It's more of trying to make emotions be more positive rather than down. But I think I will be fine."
His performance in the 1997 British Open was his second major letdown at the oldest major championship.
The first came two years earlier, when his opening tee shot at St. Andrews hooked left out of bounds. Considering the opening hole's generous fairway, it was considered almost impossible to hit one out of bounds to the left.
It was a stretch of frustration for Baker-Finch, who was sliding into obscurity. In 1991, he won the British Open. From 1993 to 1997, he played in 70 events and missed the cut in 46 and withdrew five times.
Injuries were part of the problem. Baker-Finch had knee and shoulder issues in 1994 but also had a strong voice in his head telling him he could no longer play professionally.
"It had become ingrained in me and the scar tissue was so thick I couldn't relax enough to compete," he said. "I think a lot of people thought I lost my game and couldn't play at all, but I was always capable of shooting under 70 every time I played. But under pressure I couldn't relax enough to play the way I played. I got so down I felt like I was two inches tall some days."
So when many professional golfers are in their prime, Baker-Finch was washed up. A battalion of sports psychologists and swing trainers couldn't get him out of his own head.
"The reason the good players are really good is that they let those thoughts go," he said. "They focus on what they're doing and their routine is sharp."
He turned to broadcasting and has enjoyed a successful career as a golf analyst, but the desire to play again never left. This isn't a comeback, however. Baker-Finch plans to play four events on the Champions Tour and can't play more because of his obligations to CBS, TNT and an Australian TV network.
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Posted: Feb 06, 2012
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Former Harvard golf standout Leslie Greis '80 has been named Chair of the LPGA Board of Directors, it was announced Monday. Greis has been a member of the LPGA Board of Directors since 2007.
"Leslie brings a unique blend of business success, golf industry experience and the understanding of competitive play," said LPGA Commissioner Michael Whan. "Her ability to navigate business obstacles, while understanding the challenge of running a professional sports association, makes her a perfect fit for LPGA leadership."
As an undergraduate at Harvard, Greis was the first and only women to play on the men's golf team, earning three varsity letters (the women's team was not formed until 12 years later). She was honored as the 1979 Massachusetts Women's Intercollegiate Golf champion and was also a two-time letterwinner on the Crimson women's basketball team. One of nine golfers in the Harvard Athletic Hall of Fame, Greis turned professional after college, competing in three LPGA final qualifying tournaments.
Greis, the founder and managing member of Perennial Capital Advisors, LLC, has served on numerous boards and committees, including the Executive Committee of the Harvard Alumni Association. She currently is a trustee of the Boston Museum of Science and is a long-time member of the National Association of Corporate Directors. She is a past Independent Director of the PGA of America and also served on the PGA of America's CEO Search Committee in 2005 and was instrumental in the establishment of the PGA of America's endowment.
"The LPGA, the golf industry and the global economy are at an historic inflection point and I believe the LPGA is at the beginning of a long term growth path," Greis sad. "I look forward to working with Commissioner Mike Whan and my talented colleagues on the board, both LPGA members and independent directors, to continue to expand the LPGA and its opportunities for the next generation of professional women golfers."


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that he was worried that international regulators were fixated on preventing another collapse like Lehman Brothers and not looking at the risks created by the expansion of central bank balance sheets.Please re-read the highlighted text because Mr. Sands has identified the largest systemic risk in the financial system.
Just like structured finance securities and bank balance sheets are 'black boxes', so too is a central bank's balance sheet.
While a central bank can always fund its balance sheet by printing more money, there is a risk from the expansion in the central bank balance sheets that the public loses confidence.
As Morgan Stanley said (hat tip Zero Hedge):
What happens when the public loses confidence in central bank liabilities?
A: A run on the fiat money systemIn response to the seismic shift in private sector risk-aversion the financial crisis brought about, central banks have deployed their balance sheets to cushion the blow to the economy.Actually, the private sector is no longer willing to buy opaque products including structured finance securities and bank liabilities that are not guaranteed.
The central banks are using their balance sheet to fill this hole.
Should the central banks want to stop using their balance sheets, they should require the end of opacity in the financial system.
They have done so by taking the unwanted risk off the private sector balance sheet and replacing it with safe as well as liquid assets: central banks' own liabilities.
This is, in essence, a confidence trick. It works for as long as the private sector is willing to hold these liabilities – i.e., for as long as they are considered safe, which in turn depends on them being considered safe by everyone else.
A central bank will, of course, never default on its liabilities – they can, after all, create unlimited amounts of it.
But the 'safety' property also depends on whether this asset is seen as a store of value, i.e., likely to maintain its real value – its value in terms of goods and services.
So, while there is no technical limit to the expansion of central bank balance sheets, there is a limit nonetheless: the public's confidence in the real value of such liabilities – and government liabilities more generally. The more such liabilities are created, the more we approach this point.
How would such a loss of confidence unfold?
If the supply of central bank liabilities – call it 'liquidity' – exceeds the public's liquidity preference, then the latter will seek to substitute away from it. The public will then buy goods and real assets. The result is self-fulfilling inflation – inflation will rise essentially because the public has lost confidence in the ability of central bank liabilities to maintain their real value.
We are probably very far from such an outcome – far enough that it can be considered a tail risk. Yet, the risk in question is nothing less than a wholesale run on the fiat money system.


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Illini take shot at back-to-back bowl berths for the first time since 1992.
Getting to a bowl game is one thing for the Illinois football team. Illinois played in only four bowl games in the last 16 years.
Getting back the following year is another.
Illinois attempts to make bowl appearances in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1992, and coach Ron Zook wants the Illini to learn from the berth in the Rose Bowl following the 2007 season. That rags-to-riches run in his third year of a rebuilding process spoiled the Illini and led to attitude problems, Zook admitted Friday at the Big Ten Conference media day.
"Going to the Rose Bowl was probably something that retarded our progress,'' Zook said. "As much as you try to tell everybody we're not there yet, they were hearing but not listening.
"When we went to the Rose Bowl, there wasn't anybody who had ever been to a bowl game. You go to the Rose Bowl. That is the granddaddy of them all. All of a sudden, everybody thought we were there. Maybe the coaches did a little bit also.''
The trip to Pasadena inflated egoes and twisted attittudes in the locker room. Illinois didn't work as hard, and things went downhill fast. After a 5-7 record in 2008 following that Rose Bowl berth, the Illini skidded to 3-9 and overhauled the coaching staff.
Illinois defeated Baylor 38-14 in the Texas Bowl for the program's first bowl victory since 1999, and the question keeps getting asked. What's the key to sustaining success?
"There's a thin line, not a big difference between playing up here (a bowl berth) and down there (a losing season),'' Zook said. "Have we learned? Once you start winning, handling winning is just as important as learning how to win.
"If you don't learn how to handle it, you go back down. It's a learning process.''
From what he's seen since the bowl win, the Illini are working harder rather than living off last season's bowl berth.
The bowl win last year was Zook's first as a head coach, but this issue is a long-time Illini problem. The program has never won bowl games in back-to-back seasons.
Zook could feel the team didn't have the same hunger the year after playing in the Rose Bowl. The talent was there, but Illinois couldn't pile up the wins. Blame it on the players or blame it on the coaches.
"I knew we were a better team on paper,'' he said. "I was hoping that would get us over the hump. It obviously didn't.''
Looking back on his freshman year in 2008, Illini cornerback Tavon Wilson said the Illini's attitude wasn't right."That 5-7 record during my freshman year, that was all on the players,'' Wilson said. "We got relaxed. We didn't take things as seriously as we should. We kind of thought we'd made it already. As a freshman, you come to Illinois and go to the Rose Bowl. That's not the way it happens.
"That's what we preach to our freshmen. You're not coming here and automatically going to a bowl. You come here and do the work.''
It's harder to get a big head when you play in the Texas Bowl in Houston compared to the Rose Bowl, where the pregame pageantry (the Beef Bowl, Malibu Beach and Hollywood) is nearly as impressive as the game's setting.
And Illinois wasn't a big winner last year. The Illini needed a bowl victory to avoid another losing season. Illinois also goes after back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 1990.
"It's easier because we lost all those close games,'' Wilson said. "We still have problems finishing games. Now the big focus is on finishing. If we finish games last year, we're 9-3 instead of 6-6.''
Eye on the Illini-- Illinois coach Ron Zook loved playing in Wrigley Field last season and wouldn't mind giving u a home game to play there, but only if he has eight home games in one season.
-- Zook wouldn't talk about freshman defensive lineman Chris Jones, who was jailed and charged with aggravated battery. But Zook said Jones, two other players and a member of the coaching staff (an assistant strength coach) were "jumped'' this summer.
-- Illinois doesn't play Nebraska in football in the next two seasons, but Illinois and Nebraska play a home-and-home series in basketball this winter, according to Nebraska officials.


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Violin Recital: Geoffrey Mo '19
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3:00 – 3:45 pm / Applebaum Recital Hall
Geoffrey Mo '19 performs selections from Handel's Violin Sonata in D, Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, and Debussy's Girl with the Flaxen Hair.
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After the father's dismissal from his company, a family decides to open a mountain lodge in the suburbs of Seoul. Although they initially expect a rush of lodgers, the mansion is empty for days. As a result, the family become nervous. Meanwhile, Mina(the youngest daughter)is upset by the strange noise at night and a strange old woman's ominous omen. At last, the first guest appears two weeks after their opening. Excited, the family pours excessive favors on him. However, the guest is found dead the next day, and the family buries him in a panic to avoid any risk of ruining their business. The next guests are a couple who commit a double suicide and consequently, the family buries them again. About the time when the family gets accustomed to digging, they realize that the bodies will be torn up by the advanced walk-road construction scheduled beside their lodge. To make things worse, the family becomes involved in a conspiracy plotted by the head of the village.
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China Using State Power To Dominate Steel Industry
Unprecedented growth of the Chinese steel industry is inconsistent with commercial considerations and has been facilitated by massive government intervention. A report entitled The Reform Myth: How China is Using State Power to Create the World's Dominant Steel Industry, documents how China has accounted for all of the world's growth in steel production in the last decade, largely as a result of extensive government ownership, control and subsidization of the steel industry.
The study, written by Wiley Rein LLP and prepared for the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and the Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA), expands upon earlier research on the Chinese government's ownership, direction and subsidization of the Chinese steel industry. The report details how the Chinese government continues to exercise extensive ownership and control over its steel industry, in violation of its commitments regarding market reforms made upon accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001.
"China's pervasive government ownership and control over its steel industry is increasing, not decreasing, in direct violation of China's WTO commitments," said Alan Price, partner at Wiley Rein LLP and one of the study's authors. "New data demonstrate that eight of the ten largest Chinese steel groups are 100 percent owned and controlled by the Chinese government, while 16 of the top 20 steel groups are 100 percent owned and controlled by the government. In fact, more than 95 percent of the production of the top 20 steel groups is subject to government ownership. The extraordinary level of government intervention is inconsistent with China's WTO commitments."
In addition to government ownership, the report examines the Chinese government's industrial plans and other policy directives that allow the government to intervene in the operations of individual steel companies. Since 2005, the government has issued a number of industrial plans specifically covering the steel industry that have significantly increased the government's control over the development of the industry.
"These policies allow the Chinese government to control virtually every aspect of the steel industry," said Thomas Gibson, president and CEO of AISI. "Chinese steel producers are operating in an environment where basic market forces do not apply and where commercial decisions are mandated by the government," Gibson said. "This is a direct violation of China's WTO commitment not to influence the commercial decisions of state-owned enterprises."
The report also reviews China's "Going Abroad" Policy, the next step in China's industrial strategy. Pursuant to this policy, the Chinese government is deploying its massive "national champions" overseas to further the government's objectives, which include obtaining raw materials and technology, and increasing China's economic and political influence on a global scale. The Anshan Iron and Steel Group ("Anshan") is one of the many Chinese state-owned enterprises being directed to invest abroad by the Chinese government. On May 17, 2010, Anshan announced that it was forming a joint venture with the Steel Development Company of Amory, Mississippi to build up to five new steel plants in the United States.
"We welcome foreign investment in the U.S. market, but not Chinese government intervention," commented Thomas Danjczek, president of SMA. "U.S. steel producers cannot compete against the Chinese government. The Anshan investment, for example, will force U.S. steel companies to compete directly against the Chinese government in the U.S. marketplace, creating significant imbalances that will harm U.S. workers and distort the steel market. The U.S. government should take all appropriate measures to prevent market distortions and other imbalances caused by foreign government intervention."
From 2000 to 2009, Chinese steel production increased by an unprecedented 346 percent, while steel production in the rest of the world decreased by 10 percent. "The growth of the Chinese steel industry has not been driven by market forces," Price noted. "China's dominant position is the result of massive government intervention, including ownership, control and subsidization."
The report urges the United States and other trading partners to intensify their efforts to ensure that China complies with its WTO commitments and international legal obligations.
Click here to read report, "The Reform Myth: How China is Using State Power to Create the World's Dominant Steel Industry."
SOURCE American Iron and Steel Institute


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Comedy Night at Knitting Factory
April 16, 2017 @ 9:00 pmFree
Hannibal Buress used to host this weekly showcase of up-and-coming comics, but now the duties fall on Clark Jones (who has toured with Buress), Will Miles, and Kenny DeForest. Get there early (doors open at 8pm): the event is free and has seen big-name drop-ins like Louis CK and Chris Rock, so the Knit's front bar tends to get packed.
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Miller & Carter Cheshire
10 Coliseum Way, Cheshire Oaks, Ellesmere Port, Merseyside, CH65 9HD 0151 355 6442
10 Coliseum Way, Cheshire Oaks, Ellesmere Port, Merseyside, CH65 9HD 0151 355 6442
You'd think we'd keep the secret of a perfect steak to ourselves. In fact, the opposite is true.
Life is too short for disappointing steak, so we want our guests to go away happy, full and just that bit more knowledgeable.
Of course, you can only enjoy a Miller & Carter steak in a Miller & Carter steakhouse,
but we'll do all we can to help our guests get closer to perfection at home.
Whatever your preferred cut, ensure it's a quality piece of beef.
At Miller & Carter we use only the finest 30-day matured steaks, carefully sourced from British and Irish farmers who care about their cattle.
Take the steak out of the fridge and leave for about 20 minutes before cooking, allowing it to reach room temperature.
This is crucial for tenderness.
Season your steak well with rock salt and black pepper, and give it a good coating of oil ready for the chargrill or frying pan.
Heat your grill/pan to a high temperature.
Only start cooking once it has reached the optimum heat. This will help seal the meat on all sides, locking in all that lovely flavour.
Resting is just as important as cooking because it allows the meat to re-absorb all its juices. The result brings a fuller flavour as well as tenderness.
If you forget to do this, you may end up with a large amount of blood on your dinner plate.
Always make sure your plate is warm so your meal stays hotter, and more enjoyable, for longer.
The accompaniments are down to you, but we'd recommend serving it simply – with some herb butter, piping hot fries, tomato and watercress.
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Your p.m. roundup for Sept. 23, the day we were reminded again to update our Facebook privacy settings. H/T to Michael for the photo. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors.
What we're watching (all times EDT, unless noted):
• MLB Network has Red Sox-Yankees or Blue Jays-Rays at 7.
• ESPN has college football (Central Florida-BYU) at 8.
• NFL Network has a Canadian Football League game (Montreal-Edmonton) at 9.
• Showtime has MMA's Strikeforce Challengers at 11.
• Golf Channel has the second round of the PGA European Tour Austrian Open on tape-delay at 12:30 a.m.
• Golf Channel has the second round of the LPGA's Solheim Cup, live from Ireland, at 2:30 a.m.
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Luke Dittrich's piece on the Joplin, Mo., tornado is a riveting read: "But while Chris is on the outside of the huddle, helping Ruben manage the crowd, Lacey has the kids to herself. They're both crying. They started crying even before they reached the Fastrip. They heard what the people were saying on the radio. There's nothing scarier to a kid than a scared grown-up. Nathan, freshly baptized Nathan, is the younger of the two, and so most of Lacey's attention is on him. As the back wall begins to breathe in and out and the roaring gets louder and you sort of know in your bones that it's coming, Nathan starts sobbing that he doesn't want to die, and you can't imagine what it feels like as a mother to hear your seven-year-old saying that. She's doing her best to hold herself together while she holds him, and she's grateful to the woman next to her, who's squeezing Jarrett's hand and telling him that everything is going to be okay, that it's just like tornado drills at school, that they just have to stay down low and cover their heads. The woman has a fancy camera with a long lens. Lacey wonders if she's a storm chaser. The windows spider. The windows explode. Lacey's boys start screaming. It is a terrible sound." [Esquire]
This Date In Deadspin History
Sept. 23, 2008: City Attempts To Curb Excessive Drunkenness Of Cubs Fans
Things You Might Have Missed Today
Some quick links to a few items we posted earlier:
• U.S. Ambassador Of Headers And Beautiful Goals Abby Wambach Gets Another One
• Ohio Bobcats Get Black Jerseys, Completely Lose Their Shit
• The Big East Is Reaping What Its Founder Sowed
• 15 Seasons Later, The Blues' Third Jerseys Are Still The Worst Ever
• The Fake Outrage Over Fake Injuries; Or, How To Piss On An NFL Sideline Without Anyone Seeing
• The Surfer Grifter Surfaces, Hires Attorney, Threatens Lawsuit, Etc.
• When Rap Ruled The World: A White Boy MC's Photo Album, 1986-1991
And away we go: "The lockout has started doing real damage to the NBA's calendar. Players won't report at the usual time. The preseason won't start as scheduled. And more cancellations could be necessary without a new labor deal soon. Out of time to keep everything intact, the NBA postponed training camps indefinitely and canceled 43 preseason games Friday because it has not reached an agreement with players. All games from Oct. 9-15 are off, the league said. Camps were expected to open Oct. 3." [AP]
Another reason to keep talking Yankees/Red Sox: "They really will do whatever it takes to win in this epic rivalry. New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman admitted Thursday that he feigned interest in Carl Crawford last offseason to drive up the price for the Boston Red Sox to sign the free agent." [ESPN]
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Guess you could say the race is over for him: "Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis gave up on his race for New Jersey state Senate on Friday, a day after a federal appeals panel removed him from the ballot because he didn't meet a four-year residency requirement. He had to decide quickly whether to drop out or press on with a court battle. Thursday's ruling came with less than seven weeks before the Nov. 8 election and just as ballots are to be printed and sent out, first to voters overseas, then to others. Lewis said he would still be involved in Democratic campaigns and charity work-and encouraging people to vote." [AP]
/Slaps self in forehead, rolls eyes: "One day after Chris Berman stops by the NovaCare Complex, Vick refers to Sunday's opponent as 'The New York Football Giants.' Coincidence?" [@geoffmosher]
That time Notre Dame played the New York Giants "The G-Men were happy to play an exhibition game, but they needed an opponent. Pro football was still finding its footing, so the team decided to ask a college team to play instead. When it came to college programs in 1930, nobody's reputation could top Notre Dame's, so the Giants approached legendary coach Knute Rockne about coming to New York for a charity exhibition. The notion of a college team lining up across from an NFL squad sounds absurd to modern fans, but in 1930 many football analysts still considered the college game to be far superior to the upstart pros. Sure, the Giants had gone 13-4 to finish second in the NFL's standings for the 1930 season, but Notre Dame had gone undefeated in 1929 and 1930 against what many fans felt was stronger competition. For the Giants, a team that had only been founded five years earlier, taking on a juggernaut like the Fighting Irish had the potential to be a serious fiasco." [Mental Floss]
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I didn't notice the difference in color until I photographed these. The purples are obviously different dye lots. It's not as noticeable in person.
This is a great instant gratification project. Using size 10.5 and 13 circular needles, I finished both in less than two days. It's not a free pattern, but worth the cost if you want something fast for a gift (or several gifts). If you're interested in the pattern or just want to check it out, click on the link above.
I wish I had someone else to model these. My photos would have been much better. Ireland can almost wear the pink one; our heads are similar in size.
I'm still working on the Scrump hat, and having trouble with the yellow stuff on top of his/ her head.
I don't know what to do about that. Any ideas are greatly appreciated.
I really don't know why Ireland chose this for a hat, but I'll make anything she asks from me.
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CLOUD NINE - "it'll have your head up in the clouds"
First of all, do NOT smoke this if you have to anything important for the next few hours! This one is going to have you floating on air…Cloud 9 is a tranquil blend that by and large induces an astonishing soothing result because it contains St. John's Wort. Cloud 9, doesn't really cloud your mind at all - rather, it creates a wonderful calming effect that also produces meditative thought with a very slight numbing feeling. Cloud 9 will have you feeling like your floating in a semi-daze, half sure of what the hell you were just thinking about, but still knowing that it was something deep and important! This has very sedate FX, which many customers have called a Valium-style type of feeling.


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When it comes to liquor, we generally assume that older is better. The longer it sits in oak casks, or even in the bottle, the more it can mature into something deeper and more interesting, just like wine, cheese, or Matt Dillon.
Tequila, though, is different. Unaged tequila is considered by many aficionados to be the best way to enjoy the spirit. Why? Because the longer tequila sits in a barrel, the more it tastes like oak or charcoal and the less it tastes like the agave plant it was made from. The distinctive flavor you may associate with tequila—the sexy, shimmering feeling that lingers on your lips when you've been sipping it—is the flavor of agave. It's also, in many tequila fans' opinions, what makes tequila tequila. Otherwise, it's just overpriced cognac.
Tequila comes in three styles (see the primer). Blanco, or "white," is not aged at all, or is aged for under two months. It is, as the name suggests, a nearly clear spirit. Reposado, or "rested," is aged for two months to one year in oak barrels and has a golden hue. Añejo, or "aged," sits in casks for one to three years, and is amber colored. Some distilleries also offer an "extra" or "ultra" Añejo aged three years or more.
The flavor of Blanco can range from light and flowery to pungent and almost minty, depending on the region it came from and altitude at which it was grown. Its taste is the unique flavor of agave itself: herbaceous, vegetal, crisp as a cucumber, sparkly as citrus, and loamy as soil. When you transition from Blanco to Reposado, it's almost as if you're switching spirits. The young plantlike flavor diminishes, and you taste oak or charcoal, depending on the age of the barrels used to age the tequila. With Añejo, the difference is even greater. The liquor is oxidized from the barrel, and it smells and tastes more like cognac, brandy, even scotch, than it does Blanco. You might also taste butterscotch or tobacco notes.
"The smoky taste [of aged tequila] is only an advantage if that's the taste you prefer," says Judson Sherman, tequilier of One Little West Twelfth restaurant in New York City. And with tequila, there's little of the snobbery that exists with wine. You're allowed to like what you like, whether it's old or young. For many, there's no question. "The older the tequila, the more complex the flavor will be, but a lot of people really enjoy a young, crisp, citrus-y Blanco: it has a certain spark" that's lost with aging.
Its taste is the unique flavor of agave itself.
Just like with scotch and wine, aged is more expensive. A good bottle of Reposado will cost you roughly $6 more than a good Blanco, and an Añejo about $12 more. Don't decide what you like based on price. "This is the only spirit where the purists purposely drink it unaged because the fruit has enough flavor to give it a quality all its own," says Julio Bermejo, tequila consultant and co-owner of Tres Agaves restaurant in San Francisco.
In fact, aging a tequila is sometimes used to disguise a substandard product. "If you make a great Blanco," says Bermejo, "I'd say it's a guarantee that everything else from that company will be great. If not, you might have a great Reposado or Añejo, but it's because you used the wood to cover something up."


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KARACHI- An attempted terrorist attack on Saturday by militants on the Pakistan Naval Dockyard was thwarted, in which one security personnel and two attackers were killed, while four were captured alive, media reports said.
The militants attempted to break into the dockyard, on Defence Day, after which on-duty security guards responded by firing. One Pak Bahria officer was killed in the attack along with six sailors injured, said the reports.
The revelations were made by known by Pakistan Navy officials on late Monday night. The injured did not have life threatening wounds and were treated at a hospital.
After interrogating the militants that were taken into custody, a search operation was conducted in different parts of the country in which individuals that were involved in planning the attempted attack, were taken into custody.
During the search operations large caches of ammunition and weapons were seized. The naval chief congratulated the security staff that were involved in the successful operation and commended their valor.
He also visited the injured Pak Bahria personnel and paid tribute to their courage. Formal investigation of the incident has begun, while other law enforcement agencies have also started investigations.–Monitoring Desk


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Happily ever after got off to a rocky start for one couple Sunday on a D.C.-area hiking trail. What began as a romantic hike in Great Falls, Md., ended with a helicopter rescue.
A woman was hiking on the Billy Goat Trail with her boyfriend and her son when the boyfriend popped the question. She said yes to the marriage proposal, but just moments later she slipped and fell about 5 feet, landing on her chest. She started having trouble breathing and needed help.
Billy Goat steward Tom Sweeting was the first to respond, said C&O Canal Bike Patrol coordinator Steve DeLenoy. Sweeting contacted Trisha Fitzgerald, an EMT with the bike patrol, and the woman was stabilized while rescuers from Cabin John made their way to the scene.
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Rescuers arrived by boat but had to scale more than 100 feet up a rocky cliff to get to her. Because of fears of possible back and neck injuries, they decided that she should be airlifted out.
Sgt. Chris Perkins, a U.S. Park Police rescue technician, guided the metal basket holding the woman into the chopper.
"I asked how she was doing and she said she was terrified on the way up, but she was able to give me some smiles and said she was greatly relieved to be inside the aircraft," Perkins said.
Officials said the woman's injuries are not life-threatening. And her husband-to-be has already impressed the rescue teams.
"It was an opportune time for her fiance to show how much he cared," Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department Capt. Derrell Walker said. "Even though we provided medical care, he comforted her by giving her a kiss before she went up in the helicopter."


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Prandelli calls for honour from Italy players
Italy coach Cesare Prandelli has demanded the utmost professionalism from his players ahead of the FIFA World Cup.
Prandelli's spell as manager of the national team has been clouded in controversy after he introduced a code of ethics.
The rules prevent players from national team selection if they misbehave at club level, and has already seen key midfielder Daniele De Rossi miss Italy's friendly against Spain last month after receiving a three-match ban for an incident during Roma's Serie A clash with Inter.
And speaking to FIFA Weekly, Prandelli says he has no intention of backing down from his demands ahead of Brazil 2014.
"I want players who feel honoured to wear the Azzurri shirt, because you have to win not only with technique but also with behaviour," said Prandelli, who will oversee Italy's Group D matches against England, Uruguay and Costa Rica.
"Someone who spits in the face of a rival or repeatedly simulates does not deserve to be called, regardless of how they play.
"De Rossi? I do not believe he will lose his character. Nobody has complained, not even Daniele, only a few coaches.
"I do not like arrogance and the fact is that so many take it too seriously. In my day it was not so, and if we lost, the next day you did not leave your home in shame.
"We felt lucky to have so much at 20-years-old. We had easier lives."
Prandelli's comments come after he criticised the team's fitness levels following their 1-0 defeat to Spain.
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When planning a move to a new city, it's important to ask yourself a number of questions: What are apartment rentals going for? How good is the public transit system? What's the crime rate?But just as importantly, how much does it cost to buy beer? If the corner store is shilling six-packs for more than $10, is relocating to this place really worth it?
Folks who use cheap beer as a measure of a city's ultimate livability will get a kick out of this new cost-of-living calculator from Nerd Wallet, a company geared toward helping people make better financial decisions. The calculator lets you compare prices of popular groceries in different cities, so if you're torn between moving to Minneapolis or Memphis, you can see how much of a dent on your wallet each option forebodes. The products range from bread to milk to a 12-inch Pizza Hut pie, but seeing as none of these staples approach the importance of beer to life happiness, let's just get down to the countrywide ranking of suds-friendly cities.
Here is Nerd Wallet's estimation of the best places in America to score a sixer of Heineken (these averages are based on data from the ACCRA Cost of Living Index):
Conversely, here are the worst places:
The list has a few surprises. What the heck is driving up the price of Heineken in Richmond, Indiana, a community of 37,000 people who earn a median household income of $30,000? And why isn't Brooklyn represented on the most-expensive list – are corner-store prices really that much higher in Queens?
There are many other bones you could pick with these rankings. If you're making a killing in New York, do you really care about the cost of beer? You probably just drink gin with artisanal bitters, anyway. And why is Heineken used as a benchmark? A lot of folks who only care about cost would just go with Old Milwaukee or Miller Light. Or if they do consider quality when choosing beer, there are plenty of much tastier brews than Heineken that would sell for about the same amount.
Still, it's fun to play around with this calculator, which if you're not a beer fan offers a caffeinated alternative in the form of Starbucks lattes. There's also a comparison of cities by bar density, helpful for people who prefer social drinking over, you know, demolishing a six-pack at home. By Nerd Wallet's calculations, Los Angeles falls near the bottom, probably because of its sprawl (this graph is based on data from the Yellow Pages):
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PEPCO Powers Down
Plans for towering transmission lines to bisect Calvert County and hop across the Bay from a gigantic power conversion station in sleepy little Port Republic have been put down for a nap.
The Mid-Atlantic Power Pathway proposed by PEPCO is a high-voltage 152-mile interstate transmission project. The project was in review by Maryland Public Service Commission when, in a surprise turn of events, PEPCO asked the Commission to delay.
PEPCO's request follows close on an announcement from PJM Interconnection — the regional electric grid operator for Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland — that it has delayed the start up-date for MAPP "from 2015 to a 2019-2021 timeframe."
The project has been put on hold while the grid operator re-evaluates its "transmission planning methods." The evaluation is expected sometime in 2012.
The proposed power transmission route originates at the Possum Point substation in northern Virginia and crosses the Patuxent River into Calvert County to an open-air converter station in Port Republic. From there transmission lines go under Chesapeake Bay, resurfacing on the Eastern Shore, eventually ending at the Indian River substation in Delaware.
The Maryland Public Service Commission needed to approve the plan before PEPCO could proceed.
Both the Calvert County government and the American Chestnut Land Trust filed a Petition to Intervene with the Maryland Public Service Commission, opposing PEPCO's planned site for a massive power converter station in Port Republic.
If built, the converter station would be one of the largest in the world, covering 34 acres with two six-story buildings. The converter station would be more than an eyesore in the still-rural community, opponents argue. At the environmentally sensitive headwaters of Parker's Creek, it would endanger the health of the watershed, which has so far been protected by a quarter-century of private-public partnerships.
"American Chestnut Land Trust is hopeful that the one-year delay in the Public Service Commission proceedings will be utilized by PEPCO to locate an environmentally acceptable alternative to the current proposed site for the converter station at the headwaters of Parkers Creek in Port Republic," says Karen Edgecombe, Trust executive director.
The power pathway plan isn't dead, but the delay was cause for cautious celebration.
The Eastern Shore Land Conservancy, which also opposed the MAPP, called PEPCO's announcement "good news" in a statement from deputy director Amy Owsley.
"The issue with MAPP was that the need was never proven from the beginning," Owsley said. "It has never been an issue about whether we need reliable power but how best to do so."


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I encourage looking at these threads, topics and posts today ...
Our Precept reflections for Jukai to turn ... PRECEPTS VII - To Refrain from Intoxication ...
Please sit with our November 8th-9th, 2013 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai ...
A lovely thread on how to benefit from this Forum without getting lost ... Please help ...
Some talks and interviews with neurologist and stroke victim Jill Taylor, who seems to describe an experience that resonates of Shikantaza ... A Stroke of Insight ...
Our hearts and support go to the people of the Philippines today ...
And a re-MINDer that our 2-day Rohatsu Retreat netcast will happen December 7th & 8th (though recorded, so sitable any time). Details in the following days and weeks.
A RE-MINDER on SIMPLICITY:
In a Zen Monastery, SILENCE or A FEW WISE WORDS are cherished over MANY WORDS. Thus, I advise folks to restrain the need to speak unless the heart truly calls. If you find yourself posting many times each day, maybe consider what truly needs to be said ... and when it is best just to answer with silence and an inner Gassho.
SILENCE OR A FEW HESITANT WORDS OF FRIENDSHIP AND SUPPORT OFTEN SPEAK MOST PROFOUNDLY. Post when it is truly important to you and needs to be spoken from the warm heart.
(too much silence or shyness can also be excessive ... so take the Middle Way!)
Also, to those who may get lost among the many threads and conversations in our Forum, please think of a monastery made of wood or brick, with 100 monks holding 10,000 conversations in the hallways, kitchen, Abbot's rooms and library (I assume no chatting in the Zendo where people sit Zazen).
Would you need or want to hear or join in all or most conversations? Of course not! You would, at best, pick and choose the conversations relevant and helpful to you.
So here too in our Sangha, NO NEED TO READ EVERY CONVERSATION: Try to note the ones that seem helpful to your Practice or interests, leave the rest. The above threads are a few suggestions.
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Claudette Johnson still has a hard time sleeping at night a decade after her son was fatally shot in a confrontation with Jamaican police and 15 years after her taxi driver husband was murdered by gunmen.
Year after year, both cases have collected dust in the island's gridlocked court system, leaving her in limbo. Meanwhile, she's grimly tracked the men she believes are responsible for the killings of her loved ones, even as witnesses have vanished and memories have grown murky.
"Lord, it hurts. You can wait forever for justice here," Johnson said in an outdoor Kingston market where she scrapes out a living selling secondhand clothing from a sunbaked wooden stall.
Johnson's exasperation with the sluggish pace of Caribbean justice reflects what many say is a regional crisis.
While the Caribbean is known to most visitors as a vacation paradise, with its palm trees and white sand beaches, the backlog in overburdened courts has soared as crime statistics show homicide rates nearly doubling in several countries since 1995. At the same time, underfunded and inefficient courts have failed to keep up with the punishing caseloads, stalling lives and even acting as a disincentive for foreign investment. In some countries, thousands of defendants have languished in decrepit lockups for years without trial.
Perhaps nowhere is the problem more marked than in Jamaica, which is struggling to whittle down a crushing number of old criminal cases. With even basic statistical data on the flow of cases lacking, most officials have long put the court backlog at over 400,000 on the island of 2.7 million people, although some justice officials now say the number is closer to 200,000. Whatever the full tally, authorities uniformly agree that the sprawling backlog is a big problem, with opposition leader and former Prime Minister Andrew Holness likening it to a "cancer in the core of the nation."
The consequences of the inefficiency are dire. In its 2013 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, the U.S. State Department said Jamaica's sluggish criminal justice system contributes to "impunity for many of the worst criminal offenders and gangs, an abnormally high rate of violent crimes" and other social costs.
The conviction rate for murders is just 5 percent in Jamaica. As a result, islanders believe killers routinely go unpunished in a country with among the world's highest murder rates, and deadly vigilante justice against people suspected in crimes is a fairly regular occurrence.
In countries such as Haiti and the Dominican Republic, prisons are filled with inmates who have not been convicted of a crime, often waiting years for their trials to start or be dismissed.
In Haiti, dismal facilities have no toilets or proper plumbing and holding pens are so crowded that many inmates take turns sleeping at night because of a lack of space. In the national penitentiary in downtown Port-au-Prince, the percentage of the roughly 3,700 inmates in pretrial detention is about 90 percent, according to Josh Pazour, an attorney who works for a U.S.-funded program that seeks to improve Haiti's justice system.
The Caribbean's woes are emblematic of problems across the Americas. The overwhelming majority of murders in countries such as Brazil, Venezuela and Honduras go unpunished. And in 2009, at the height of drug battles in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez, 2,600 people were slain but only 19 convicted of homicide. It's common in many countries for people to spend years in prison without being tried.
The delays have even hit justice systems in relatively wealthy Caribbean nations such as the Bahamas and Barbados. Experts say postponements are often granted by judges for the flimsiest of reasons and there's no shortage of defense lawyers who benefit. Officials complain that a culture of delays has become chronic in courtrooms.
Wayne Munroe, a prominent attorney and former head of the Bahamas Bar Association, said some islanders have spent a decade waiting for trials and estimated the archipelago's criminal backlog stands at around 10,000, with up to 500 open murder cases.
"There is an impact on lawlessness. A lot of people go out and think they will not be caught. And if they are caught, they won't face trial," Munroe said.
Escalating crime rates around the Caribbean have been key to the crisis in recent decades.
In Trinidad & Tobago, homicides grew by 488 percent between 1999 and 2008, the U.N. Development Program says. And according to the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, the murder rate in Jamaica was 52.2 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2012, compared to 4.8 per 100,000 in the United States. Violence has also rocked the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, where the National Guard was activated in 2010 to fight soaring violent crime rates.
Since the 1980s, drug traffickers have helped drive up crime by introducing narcotics with a street value exceeding the size of the Caribbean's legal economy. Even with drug seizures diminishing by 71 percent between 1997 and 2009 as contraband shifted to Central American routes, lethal violence increased, partly due to frenzied competition for turf in a diminished illicit market.
Exacerbating the problem are court systems that already barely functioned before they were hit by the cases.
Judges and prosecutors blame staff shortages and underfinanced courts, while citizens cite incompetence, corruption, tardy forensic and ballistic reports, and archaic courts relying on paper and ink instead of computers.
Even impaneling juries can be a challenge in Jamaica, where many people will feign illness to avoid jury duty and the paltry daily subsistence allowances that come with it.
Complicating matters further, a large number of randomly-selected jurors never even get their summons to appear in the first place. The Jamaican police unit responsible for serving the notices say they only have one car, resulting in a low percentage of potential jurors ever getting summons.
Officials in Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago are trying to speed up justice by pushing for legislative amendments to eliminate preliminary inquiries, which determine if the state has enough evidence to justify a trial, and reduce the number of matters that require trial by jury, a hallmark of British common law and the basis for many islands' justice systems.
"Reduction of backlog is a main priority of the government and the courts," said Carol Palmer, permanent secretary of Jamaica's Justice Ministry.
For Johnson, government pledges to improve the system ring hollow. Like many other impoverished Jamaicans, she's convinced that the system is rigged against her.
"In this country," she said, holding a photo of her slain 21-year-old son, "justice is never for the poor."
AP writers Trenton Daniel in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and Jeff Todd in Nassau, Bahamas, contributed to this report.


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Camping Walsheim is a campsite in Gersheim, Saarland, located a river/stream.This camp site with sloping grounds has which are marked out, pitches without shade and pitches with some shade. It is possible to rent caravans. The campsite has a playground and a sports ground.
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- Dog(s) permitted in low season (if on a lead)
- Dog(s) permitted in high season (if on a lead)
For sportive holidaymakers the camp site offers various cycle routes. The camp site has an outdoor swimming pool and a toddlers' pool.
You don't always have to cook, as the camp site has a snack bar and restaurant (with snack menu). The camp site also supplies fresh bread. You can also use the internet, as there is a WiFi point and you can access the internet with your own laptop in 80% of the camp site.
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This inspector visits Camping Walsheim every year and inspects the campsite on the basis of more than 200 amenities and other points of interest. The inspector is an ACSI staff member and does not work for the campsite.
Average rating: 8.3
- Toilet facilities
- 8.7
- Staff
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- Price - quality comparison
- 8.6
- Child friendliness
- 8.3
- Sports facilities
- 8.0
- Swimming pool
- 8.6
- Food and drink
- 6.9
- Surroundings
- 9.0
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A lovely, well run campsite in a very tranquil village atmosphere. A great place to just relax and enjoy the peaceful environment. Toilets and washing facilities are immaculate and the staff are very helpful and friendly.
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- 5.5 ha
- Altitude
- 170m
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- 100 (70 - 120m2)
- Number of camper pitches
- 6
- Number of permanent pitches
- 80
- Number of accommodation units for hire
- 6
- Campsite suitable for disabled persons
- Yes
- Eco campsite
- Yes
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66453 / Gersheim
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As I sit here listening to the Ella Fitzgerald classic "Something's Gotta Give" and pondering how to broach this week's topic for discussion, I just have to take it from Ms. Fitzgerald and "give in" to the long-suppressed urge to tell all.
As I sit here listening to the Ella Fitzgerald classic "Something's Gotta Give" and pondering how to broach this week's topic for discussion, I just have to take it from Ms. Fitzgerald and "give in" to the long-suppressed urge to tell all.
Confession is good for the soul, according to the old adage, but I am more than a bit reluctant to bare my soul. However, once such a significant decision is made, there is nothing to do except plunge ahead; there is no acceptable course other than complete truthfulness.
So here it is.
I have a confession to make, an admission that may have been suspected, but only by those in my innermost circle of friends. A coming out of the closet, if you will.
I had long suspected there was something just a little bit out of adjustment in the way I looked at certain things, but the reality of my disorder did not surface until a dear friend gave me a book and suggested that it might interest me. Well, it did, and here I am at this critical juncture in my life.
My obsession crosses the lines of gender, class and race. I can honestly say it is the first thing I think about most mornings. At times, I even consider returning to some of the more decadent habits from an earlier life that I can now face squarely without so much as the tiniest trace of guilt.
My careful and thoughtful reading of "Glazed America, A History of the Doughnut" has opened new avenues for me; stamped out more than one lingering tinge of long-repressed guilt, and freed me to boldly walk into Ali's Bakery any morning of the week, any month of the year, and order up "a couple'a glazed" without even the slightest tinge of guilt.
After only a few pages of Paul R. Mullins' somewhat academic treatise, I felt empowered to at last fulfill desires that had been no more than unthinkable fantasies for years. The inside jacket cover is absolutely correct when it says, "He confronts head-on the question of why we often paint doughnuts in moral terms, and shows how the seemingly simple food reveals deep and complex social conflicts over body image and class structure." It's a definite green light to visit your favorite doughnut shop, regularly, and dissipate.
Now I would never even think of elevating myself to the status Mr. Mullins enjoys, but years of personal experience have given me a bit of confidence when it comes to judging a "good doughnut" compared with one of lesser quality. Well, I'm here to tell you that the product rolled out daily by chef Ali Elzen from the kitchen of his modest establishment in Maryville, Mo., ranks as the best I've ever come across.
Ali, who holds a couple of degrees from Northwest and has more than basic experience when it comes to producing pastries to go along with them, has been satisfying the tastes of discriminating consumers from all walks of life since the day he opened his two-table emporium.
My earliest adult memories of craving doughnuts go back to weeknight dates as an ATO at the University of Missouri. As I remember, sorority girls had a half-hour between the end of study hours and when the house doors were locked for the night. Believe it or not, a guy could meet his squeeze, dash downtown for a couple of doughnuts and a quart of milk from the little all-night shop on West Broadway and still beat the curfew.
Moving on to become a newspaperman, my first "find" was Howard's Donuts in West Memphis, Ark., which had opened between when I was a youngster growing up and my working days there. Thinking back on it now, it was probably a C+, at best. Albany lacked any real doughnut shop — although prepackaged goods (C-) were available from the local grocery stores — so I feel I began to become a connoisseur when I discovered Spudnuts in El Dorado, Ark. — wondrous treats made with potato flour. Give them a B+, at least.
When I first moved to Maryville, Paradise Donuts was an A-. It had chain connections but retained plenty of local color and quality. On to Helena, Mont., where there was competition for the first time. Helena's own Donut Hole, featuring the "Birthday Donut" was another A-, but it was edged out by the bakery at Van's, a local supermarket where the head baker and I used to compare the successes (failures) of our Royals and Twins most mornings. An A, absolutely, when the baseball talk was thrown in.
You can imagine my disappointment when I returned to discover Paradise was no longer in Maryville. Then I happened into Ali's one morning (after a strenuous workout at the Community Center) and my life — and waistline — were changed forever.
"Hey, Ali, I need two, and a Diet Coke. …"
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Book cover for stock market trading book. Concept to convey fun, simplicity, and profit. IE, the end user will want to read the book because he/she can see that by reading it, will give insight on how to easily make money in spare time, with little background knowlege, and have fun at the same time.
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We have a home study course for stock market traders here in Australia, and have been selling it well for the past 2 years. We sell it via mail order right accross Australia, and to date, have been sending out an info pack to people who request one from one of our ads, but now, instead of just getting the info pack, we want to also send them a free book to go with it.
The idea is that the book will get read, and then entice the reader to then purchase the full home study course.
So I guess, that in a sense, the book needs to sell the course.
The book will be about 200mm x 130mm, and will contain about 70 pages or so .. not too many that it won't get read, but also enough that it conveys the right message.
Because the book is going to be given away rather than stocked in a bookshop, it will not need a barcode on it, but it needs to look professional enough that the person recieving it feels like they are getting something of real value (for nothing), which will also boost our credability.
The title of the book will be "How to make money on the Australian stock market" by Brent Price.
It needs to convey the message that trading is profitable, fun, and easy. Lots of people are scared about trading or investing, and are a little nervous. We need to give the impression that we can make it simple, and also lots of fun.
I'm not looking for the images of expensive cars, and houses, and people sitting on the beach. I think that those images put people off, and have been done to death. I want the book, although free, to be something that someone would want to pay for, and feel like the answers to their questions are inside.
We have now given out our info pack to well over 30,000 Australians over the past 2 years, so we could use that as another form of credibility, along the lines of "proven trading methods as seen by 30,000+ Australians"
I also have some excellent testimonials from past clients who are using my trading strategies, and are making money, and have sent through their testimonials. We could add some of these to the back of the book perhaps?
Anyhow, thanks for taking up the challenge. I look forward to your concepts and ideas. Also, may give further work down the track, as I want to revamp home study course, which consists of books, videos, CDs etc.