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The Wall Street Journal: "For thousands of years, meat came from slaughtered animals, and milk was squeezed from cows. Tech-style disruptions are now upending supermarket meat cases and turning the stomach of cattle ranchers … dismayed to find the meat replacements sold next to the real thing. High-tech startups are building burgers from plant proteins and compounds that grill and taste more like the real thing than old-fashioned veggie burgers. Other firms are using cell-culture technology to grow animal muscle tissue—otherwise known as meat—in stainless steel bioreactor tanks, similar to the fermentors used to brew beer."
"The U.S. Cattlemen's Association has petitioned the Agriculture Department to bar plant-based products from bearing labels that say 'beef' or 'meat,' with similar restrictions on meat grown from animal cells … Stakes are high for the roughly $200 billion U.S. meat market. Sales of alternative meat products account for less than 1% of fresh meat sales in the U.S. but are growing at an annual rate of 24.5%, according to Nielsen Total Food View."
"To get better exposure, Beyond Meat requires that retailers carry its products in the grocery meat section, rather than the frozen foods case—what Mr. Brown called the 'penalty box.' Alison Pham, 22, of Bokeelia, Fla., is a vegan who sees the realistic looking Beyond Meat patties as a way to get her father to try a plant-based diet. She reaches for the package in the same meat-filled cases she long avoided."


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Imagine 12,000 acres of open space, trails and parks on the city's east side — nearly 10 times the size of Garden of the Gods park.
That's the vision shared by conservationists for Banning Lewis Ranch, a roughly 18,000-acre undeveloped area beyond Powers Boulevard. Last week, Nor'wood Development Group, the region's largest developer, announced it had placed the land under contract and noted a commitment to working with preservation interests.
Twelve thousand acres might sound far-fetched, but agency representatives at the table with Nor'wood owner Chris Jenkins, who has a reputation as an outdoorsman and community leader, say it could happen.
"This informal group was afraid that an out-of-state group would swoop in and speculate on the property, which has been done before, and we would be stuck with another bankruptcy condition," says Justin Spring, senior project manager with the national Trust for Public Land.
For decades, the one-time cattle ranch has been in the hands of absentee owners from Saudi Arabia, California and, most recently, Canada. That's home to Ultra Petroleum, which bought the property in 2011 for $20 million out of a bankruptcy, then looked into selling once test drilling proved disappointing.
Not only is Nor'wood locally owned, but it has the financial heft to make things happen. It developed First and Main on Powers Boulevard and Wolf Ranch to the north. It also owns significant land in the downtown area where components of the City for Champions tourism venture are planned. The company's news release about the contract promises that Banning Lewis development will focus on "thoughtful, careful and long-term stewardship."
Crucial links
For years, open-space advocates have salivated over roughly 3,000 acres between the 600-acre Corral Bluffs Open Space, on the ranch's east side, and city-owned 693-acre Jimmy Camp Creek Park, which is west of there, still within the ranch.
The parcel would advance links to Sand Creek and Rock Island trails to accommodate outdoor use ranging from horseback riding to cycling, and preserve archaeological and paleontological assets that date from the emergence of mammals, according to an application for funding submitted to the city's Trails, Open Space and Parks program. Bill Koerner with the Trails and Open Space Coalition calls it "a very beautiful area, if you like the high desert terrain."
Those ambitions now seem puny compared to the idea of setting aside a whopping 12,000 acres for public use. And if it's hard to believe a developer would cede that much territory, Spring is optimistic. Nor'wood seems to appreciate that developing the ranch under the original master plan "could bankrupt the city," Spring says, by requiring police and fire protection, roads and parks for tens of thousands of homes, businesses and other development.
"If you could include a very significant conservation component, that would completely change the calculus and vision for how that property is developed," he says. "Contrary to conventional wisdom, this is why conservation and development can be a win-win. Each of those interests need each other financially and to create a community asset that's going to be sustainable."
Spring adds, "It's not unusual for developers to work with conservation interests, because, of course, everyone would love to have a house next to open space and a park."
Responding to questions via email, Jenkins says his company wants to make the ranch "a great success for our city and region." Asked about setting aside 12,000 acres for public use, he writes that it's premature to talk about the size of a set-aside, but that Nor'wood is committed to working with conservation groups and "the best local and national professional planning firms" to develop a plan that embraces stewardship and cost-effective city services, among other things.
Changing the rules
Whether Nor'wood follows through with the purchase likely hinges on whether the 1988 annexation agreement and master plan are amended. Some development has occurred on the north side by Oakwood Homes, which bought 2,600 acres earlier and, as the Gazette reports, plans houses for 35,000 residents over the next two decades.
But the vast majority of the Banning Lewis Ranch remains undeveloped, because developers haven't been able to afford it. The annexation agreement mandates most of the public infrastructure to be funded by developers, and it's inflexible. For example, not only must the developer build and equip five fire stations, but the agreement specifies which parcels the stations will occupy.
Also, the developer "at its sole expense" must prepare a study of the Jimmy Camp Creek Drainage Basin and a restudy of the Sand Creek basin, and be responsible for flood control or set up a drainage district to handle it. That might conflict with a regional stormwater plan reliant on a voter-approved fee.
The annexation agreement even requires the developer to make cash payments to the city, should revenues from the development fall short of money required to provide services. Amendments to the annexation agreement and master plan will fall to City Council for approval.

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Wooooooooooooooooooow, I did not intend for this at all.
I'll just keep it short. Since last October, things have gotten really crazy and emotional for me. I don't exactly want to go into the details of what happened, but for the beginning of the year I was not in a good place. I was going through a lot of emotional strain and some therapy was involved.
I can assure you it was nothing that terrible, but it still left me all jumbled up and made me question my views as an artist and a person.
So I had to take a haitus from comic making, for mostly mental health purposes.
But for the first time since then I'm feeling genuinely happy and confident about things! A major improvement from where I was in January.
Sadly, however, I cannot say when the next page will be. I certainly don't want to quit when I've come so close to finishing the first chapter. I do hope to get at least one page done before I start up school again in the fall.
HOWEVER, I will still be comicking. This might be pleasing to some of some of my fans, but on my deviant art account, I am participating in an OCT called "Vanish" that one of my friends is hosting.
The character I am entering is from the same universe as the comic, and she's actually quite an important figure. So while it's probably not entirely canon, a lot of things are relevant to the future of the story.
So view it as sort of a "prequel" to Guardians. ;)
Here's her ref sheet: http://kastia.deviantart.com/art/VANISH-OCT-Ref-Sheet-Lucelle-243946594
ALSO: Feel free to follow me on my personal and art tumblr. I pretty much do all my blogging and art posting on there, and you might find some tasty nuggets in there...
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Full time: Crystal Palace 1-0 Hull City
Full time: Liverpool 4-0 Everton
Full time: Manchester United 2-0 Cardiff City
Full time: Norwich City 0-0 Newcastle United
Full time: Southampton 2-2 Arsenal
Full time: Swansea City 2-0 Fulham
21:54: So that's all we've got time for on this bumper Premier League mid-week treat. Arsenal held by Southampton, Manchester United beat Cardiff, Liverpool thrash Everton, Swansea overcome Fulham, Crystal Palace edge Hull while Norwich and Newcastle play out an entertaining draw.
We're back tomorrow with the four remaining games, including Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City. Until then, goodbye.
Full time: Crystal Palace 1-0 Hull City
Full time: Liverpool 4-0 Everton
Red card: Allan McGregor (Hull City)
21:44: Waiting on full time in two remaining games in the Premier League. All over at Anfield where Liverpool lead Everton 4-0, while Crystal Palace hold a narrow 1-0 lead over Hull City.
21:42: So Arsenal extend their lead at the top of the Premier Legaue but could be deposed by Manchester City on Wednesday after only drawing with Southampton after Mathieu Flamini's red card. Swansea have ended their worst Premier League run with a win over Fulham while Manchester United have begun life with Juan Mata with a comfortable win over Cardiff. Finally, Norwich and Newcastle both finished with 10-men as they drew at Carrow Road.
Full time: Norwich City 0-0 Newcastle United
Full time: Southampton 2-2 Arsenal
Full time: Swansea City 2-0 Fulham
Full time: Manchester United 2-0 Cardiff City
21:37: Arsenal hanging on against Southampton despite the introduction of Lukas Podolski. Only going a further point clear it seems.
21:34: Six added minutes at St Mary's.
21:31: Chance for Southampton against ten-men Arsenal. First Szczesny turns over Luke Shaw's cross. The subsequent corner forces the Polish keeper to make another save low to his left.
21:27: A flurry of red cards at Carrow Road where both Loic Remy and Bradley Johnson have been dismissed after a coming together off the ball. Bit of something and nothing in all honesty.
Red card: Bradley Johnson (Norwich City)
Red card: Loic Remy (Newcastle United)
21:25: Big moment at St Mary's and Arsenal are down to ten men. Lee Mason shows red to Mathieu Flamini after going in with two feet. Bad, bad challenge.
Red card: Mathieu Flamini (Arsenal)
Goal: Swansea City 2-0 Fulham (Chico Flores)
21:17: United almost put the game out of sight as Valencia sees his shot turned onto the post by Marshall.
21:14: Raheem Sterling is taken down by Tim Howard and a penalty is awarded by Daniel Sturridge, on a hat-trick, blazes over the bar.
Daniel Sturridge misses penalty
Penalty for Liverpool
21:10: Another game, another goal for Luis Suarez who runs clear of the Everton defence and finishes cooly. At St Mary's, Mesut Ozil hits the bar as Arsenal go close to retaking the lead.
Goal: Liverpool 4-0 Everton (Luis Suarez)
21:05: Wayne Rooney returns and replaces Robin van Persie after an hour at Old Trafford.
21:04: Underway in the two 8pm kick-offs.
Goal: Swansea City 1-0 Fulham (Jonjo Shelvey)
21:02: Cardiff have had much of the second half but United have their second. Ashley Young comes in off the left, drifts past two and smashes into the far corner from 25 yards. Marshall well beaten.
Goal: Manchester United 2-0 Cardiff City (Ashley Young)
20:59: It's all go at St Mary's. Rodriguez crosses from the left and Lallana reacts first to hammer home. Level again on the south coast.
Goal: Southampton 2-2 Arsenal (Adam Lallana)
20:58: The Gunners turn it around inside seven minutes of the restart as Santi Cazorla finds the corner.
Goal: Southampton 1-2 Arsenal (Santi Cazorla)
20:53: Just three minutes into the second half and Arsenal have a crucial leveller. Bacary Sagna drives the ball across goal and Giroud flicks the ball in from close range. Big goal.
Goal: Southampton 1-1 Arsenal (Olivier Giroud)
20:47: All our 7:45pm kick-offs are underway in the Premier League.
20:40: Everton have been at sixes and sevens at the back in this first half and both of Daniel Sturridge's goal won't be pretty watching for Roberto Martinez's side who are already playing damage limitation.
20:37: All over before half-time as Daniel Sturridge scores a beauty to seal the points for Liverpool. The England striker escapes in behind again and Howard comes out, making the 24 year old's mind up, who cushions the ball into the net from outside the penalty area.
Goal: Liverpool 3-0 Everton (Daniel Sturridge)
20:34: Everton punished for not scoring at the other end as Sturridge gets in behind the Toffees back four and smashes past Tim Howard.
Goal: Liverpool 2-0 Everton (Daniel Sturridge)
20:33: Liverpool almost contribute to their own downfall. A hopeless clearance from Sturridges finds Mirallas, who ventures in from the right and after being felled in the penalty area Jagielka hits from 16 yards and Mignolet makes super save to keep him out.
20:26: Lukaku's night is over. Steven Naismith will replace him. Huge blow for Roberto Martinez's men.
20:24: Double trouble for Everton it seem. In the lead up to the Gerrard header a collision between Gareth Barry and Romelu Lukaku leaves the Belgian on the floor and struggling with an ankle problem.
20:22: The blue touch paper is alight in the Merseyside derby. Luis Suarez's corner is into the near post and Steven Gerrard meets it first and heads it past Howard and past the man on the near post. The hosts ahead.
Goal: Liverpool 1-0 Everton (Steven Gerrard)
20:18: Redemption seems to be the theme of Puncheon's current run of goal, which have come since that horror penalty miss against Tottenham. At Anfield, Howard smoothers Sturridge's effort.
Goal: Crystal Palace 1-0 Hull City (Jason Puncheon)
20:16: Game hasn't truely got going at Anfield and Everton sum up their lacklustre start with a poorly taken half chance as the ball falls to Pienaar who on the edge of the box drags his shot horribly.
20:10: Another chance for Liverpool as Suarez is denied from range by Howard. At Old Trafford, Mark Hudson heads goalwards but David de Gea smashes the ball clear before Bellamy can direct home.
20:08: Southampton have dominated the opening stages at St Mary's and they have a deserved lead. Luke Shaw's cross is a good one and Fonte benefits from an error from Szczesny to head home.
Goal: Southampton 1-0 Arsenal (Jose Fonte)
20:05: Juan Mata involved as United go close to making it two. The Spaniard's digs out a cross to the back post where Ashley Young is all alone but the wideman can't connect.
20:04: Now a chance for Liverpool in a typically frenetic start at Anfield. The hosts make a mess of an attack and the ball breaks to Henderson whose low dipping volley is palmed away by Howard.
20:02: Ross Barkley returns for Everton tonight and we almost see the England midfielder make an early impact on the derby. He picks the ball up 30 yards from goal and unleash a thunderous hit which rises over the bar. Mignolet had no idea.
20:00: Underway at Selhurst Park and Anfield, where we will focus.
19:54: After seven weeks out Robin van Persie wastes little time in making up for lost time. Ashley Young crosses and Valencia hits the bar with a header before Van Persie is denied by Marshall from the rebound before nodding in the follow-up.
Goal: Manchester United 1-0 Cardiff City (Robin van Persie)
19:51: Worth mentioning that the returns to Manchester United don't stop at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Frazier Campbell starts for Cardiff. Not sure the pair are held in equal esteem at Old Trafford.
19:46: Underway in our four 7:45pm kick-offs, including at Old Trafford where our focus will be.
19:40: Arsenal's trip to Southampton has been somewhat overshadowed tonight but it should be not be underestimated the task at hand of extending their lead at the Premier League summit. Saints hand a full league debut to Sam Gallagher, the latest product off the St Mary's production line, who leads the attack.
19:37: Good also for the Toffees to see Ross Barkley back from a broken toe. His duel with Steven Gerrard should be a cracker.
19:36: Huge boost to Everton ahead of a mamouth Merseyside derby with the news that Leighton Baines has signed a new four-year dealwith the club. Have to priase how he dealt with the speculation regarding his future through Manchester United's interest.
David Moyes on Juan Mata's debut: "I'm looking forward to it. We just want to get back to winning ways. We're not going to put too much pressure on him but we felt it was right tonight. We'll see how long he lasts but we'll have a look."
19:18: And now the team news for the 20:00 kick offs:
Crystal Palace: Speroni, Mariappa, Gabbidon, Delaney, Moxey, Puncheon, Ward, Jedinak, Bolasie, Chamakh, Jerome.
Hull City: McGregor, Bruce, Davies, McShane, Rosenior, Elmohamady, Meyler, Huddlestone, Livermore, Jelavic, Long
Liverpool: Mignolet, Cissokho, Skrtel, Toure, Flanagan, Gerrard, Henderson, Coutinho, Sturridge, Sterling, Suarez
Everton: Howard, Baines, Jagielka, Mirallas, McCarthy, Lukaku, Barry, Barkley, Pienaar, Stones, Alcaraz.
19:15: Bit of meat to the team-naews bone. Manchester United do give a debut to record-signing Juan Mata while Robin van Persie returns after nearly two months out. Newcastle are as expected without Yohan Cabaye who is set to join PSG and Sammi Ameobi begins in his absence. Arsenal give another start to Serge Gnabry. At Swansea, Wilfried Bony leads the attack as Dimitar Berbatov comes back for Fulham.
19:05: Teams from the four 19:45 kick offs:
Manchester United: De Gea, Rafael, Smalling, Evans, Evra, Valencia, Jones, Giggs, Young, Mata, Van Persie.
Cardiff City: Marshall, Caulker, Hudson, John, McNaughton, Medel, Whitts, Noone, Mutch, Bellamy, Campbell.
Norwich City: Ruddy, Martin, R Bennett, Bassong, Olsson, Snodgrass, Fer, Johnson, Pilkington, van Wolfswinkel, Hooper
Newcastle United: Krul Debuchy, S.Taylor, Williamson, Santon Tiote, Sissoko, Anita; Ben Arfa, Remy, Sammy Ameobi
Southampton: Boruc, Chambers, Fonte, Yoshida, Shaw, Cork, Schneiderlin, S. Davis, Lallana, Rodriguez, Gallagher.
Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Arteta, Flamini, Ozil, Cazorla, Gnabry, Giroud.
Swansea City: Tremmel, Rangel, Chico, Williams, Davies, Britton, de Guzman, Shelvey, Routledge, Hernandez, Bony
Fulham: Stekelenburg, Riether, Hangeland, Burn, Richardson, Dejagah, Parker, Sidwell, Kacaniklic, Dempsey, Berbatov
19:00: A Premier League evening rarely filled with more subtext. Juan Mata's debut for Manchester United, Ole Gunner Solskjaer's return to Old Trafford the huge Merseyside derby in the context of Champions League qualiciation while Arsenal could extend their lead at the top against Southampton. Three more games too. Bloody brilliant.


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For CEOs
Scaling a startup can be especially daunting for first-time CEOs and executives. "It's lonely at the top," especially trying to find answers. You need someone to walk with you, to help you stay relevant as the business scales.
Congratulations — you have one of the hardest and loneliest jobs around, and if you are a first-time startup CEO, this role is especially daunting. You started your business with great passion and expertise and even convinced investors to believe in your vision.
Uncertainty and self-doubt slowly set in and you find yourself thinking:
- How do I scale this business?
- What skills do I need to continue to be relevant to my investors and see this vision through to the end?
- How do I go from creating the product to leading the company that creates the product?
- I can't clone myself, so how can I get comfortable delegating?
- Whom should I hire?
- What processes do I need to put in place?
- How do I juggle all of this?
- Will I ever sleep again?
Consider me your advisor, truth teller, coach, and one of your biggest advocates. Others may be sitting on the sidelines wondering if you'll succeed. I walk with you to make sure you do.
What does a typical engagement look like? Our meetings are confidential – they are a safe place for you to vent, explore issues, and test solutions. The meetings take you out of your chaotic environment for an hour so you can catch your breath and prioritize all that's on your plate. I will help you to develop the leadership skills you're going to need to scale effectively.
As we build a trusted partnership, I often become an advisor to your executive team and organization as well. We may explore how you run your meetings to see if you can cut back on some and get more out of the others. I'll teach your leaders how to lead and motivate their people, and more importantly, hold them accountable. As hiring becomes a priority in scaling, you may call me in to teach employees how to conduct great interviews and set up a process that will get the best candidates hired. Communication usually suffers greatly as a company scales, so I'll show you how to change the way you communicate to accommodate your growth in headcount. A company just can't get communication and accountability wrong if they want to succeed.
Every CEO should have a leadership advisor/coach. To find out more about how this could work for you, please give me a shout.
For Investors
You invest in startups primarily because you believe in the CEOs, but how do you know their skills will grow with the company? The right time to equip a CEO with the help he or she needs is before a crisis emerges. I help investors answer a simple question: Can my CEO scale this business?
I know where you're coming from. You want the business to generate revenue. Lots of it. You did your due diligence prior to investing and have decided to invest in the CEO. Something about the CEO: his passion, her expertise, his connections…something makes you believe in her.
But while first-time CEOs can be fantastic at all of those things, chances are they haven't scaled a business. And chances are they'll have to develop the leadership skills needed to scale the business successfully.
This is your dilemma: You will advise the CEO on everything from building a business model, creating a repeatable sales process, generating increasing revenues, creating a hiring funnel, but you won't know how the CEO is leading employees day-to-day. And if the CEO can't lead well, the culture will suffer, good people will leave, and the company will fail, not scale.
What to do? Encourage the CEO to partner with me. My meetings with the CEO are confidential, so they can feel safe to work on any and all issues, including how to work more effectively with you and the board. In our meetings, the CEO will be able to vent, explore issues, and test solutions. I work with the CEO to uncover strengths and weaknesses in the CEO and in the business. I'll then grow the CEO's leadership capabilities, help to create the right culture, change organizationally, and get the company hiring smarter.
Every CEO should have a leadership advisor/coach. To find out more about how this could work for one of your CEOs, please give me a shout.
For HR Professionals
You want to focus on leadership and culture development but don't have enough bandwidth. Sometimes, developing leaders is better accomplished by partnering with a neutral third party who can help effect change.
You have the difficult job of implementing the processes companies need to run smoothly, while managing the reputation of being the gatekeeper. You're usually the person in the company who knows what's going on at a personal level. You have the pulse on employee engagement, culture and leadership needs
Your CEO and senior management, especially if these are first-time roles, will need to develop their leadership skills to scale the business. You'll probably see the need before they recognize it themselves.
You would call me if:
- You don't have the time to coach them, OR
- An objective third party would be more appropriate for the issues they need to work on
I offer a variety of services to an organization:
- CEO coaching
- Executive coaching
- New leader coaching
- 360 assessments (interview-style and/or online versions)
- Leadership meeting facilitation
- Interview skills training
- Engaging and motivating your employees workshop
- Internal communications improvement
- DISC assessment and debriefings
- Senior level job candidate screenings
For more information, please give me a shout.


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Functional Flexibility is a concept in companies where employees can work in different functions or can be deployed purposely to various functions with different roles and responsibilities. This can be accomplished by making the employees multi-skilled so that they can perform various types of tasks whenever required.
There are no fixed or same set of tasks which employees have to perform regularly.
Their tasks or functional areas can change depending upon requirement and conditions, for example, if a project has short deadline. This approach is cost saving to the companies because employees are multi-skilled, so they can be used whenever more workforce is required in a particular functional area.
Why companies are moving towards functional flexibility:
Demography: Due to increase in life expectancy rate and age limit for retirement, employees work for longer time in the companies. If they are doing same kind of job, it can lead to functional redundancy. For efficient use of man power, they can be deployed to various functions.
Technology: Due to changes in technology, the manual efforts which were required in jobs had reduced. Now the work is done faster with more creativity. To stay competitive, companies try to as flexible as they can and have more creative work force. This makes the functional flexibility important in the companies.
Economy: If a person can do more than one type of work, it is more economic for a company as that person can be deployed in any of the jobs whenever required. Functional flexibility saves cost to the company and gives long term benefits.
Example of functional flexibility:
Suppose a person named as John is working in function X (per se, Recruitment/Performance management/ Employee engagement etc.) and he knows the work of function Y also. A project has recently come up for function Y and man power is less over there. In function X, man power is abundant. Then instead of hiring anyone new for function Y, John will be deployed to work in function Y till the completion of work.


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Mises Daily Articles
Expectations and Austrian Cycle Theory
Since the introduction in 1912 of Ludwig von Mises's Austrian Business Cycle Theory (ABCT) in his book, The Theory of Money and Credit, it has been subject to relentless criticism.
According to the ABCT the artificial lowering of interest rates by the central bank leads to a misallocation of resources on account of the fact that businesses undertake various capital projects that prior to the lowering of interest rates weren't considered as viable. This misallocation of resources is commonly described as an economic boom. The process, however, is brought to a halt once businessmen discover that the lowering of interest rates is not in accordance with consumers' demand for and supply of savings, i.e., consumers' time preferences.
As a rule businessmen discover their error once the central bank—that was instrumental in the artificial lowering of interest rates—reverses its stance, which in turn brings to a halt capital expansion and an economic bust ensues. It follows then that the artificial lowering of interest rates sets a trap for businessmen by luring them into unsustainable business activities that are revealed as such once the central bank tightens its interest rate stance.
Critics of the ABCT maintain that there is no justification for the notion that businessmen should fall prey again and again to an artificial lowering of interest rates. Businessmen are likely to learn from experience, the critics argue, and not fall into the trap produced by an artificial lowering of interest rates. Consequently, correct expectations will undo or neutralize the whole process of the boom-bust cycle that is set in motion by the artificial lowering of interest rates. Hence it is held that the ABCT is not a serious contender in the explanation of modern business cycle phenomena.
According to a prominent critic of the ABCT, GordonTullock,
One would think that business people might be misled in the first couple of runs of the Rothbard cycle and not anticipate that the low interest rate will later be raised. That they would continue to be unable to figure this out, however, seems unlikely. Normally, Rothbard and other Austrians argue that entrepreneurs are well informed and make correct judgments. At the very least, one would assume that a well-informed businessperson interested in important matters concerned with the business would read Mises and Rothbard and, hence, anticipate the government action.1
Even von Mises himself had conceded that it is possible that some time in the future businessmen will stop responding to loose monetary policy thereby preventing the setting in motion of the boom-bust cycle. In his reply to Lachmann he wrote,
It may be that businessmen will in the future react to credit expansion in another manner than they did in the past. It may be that they will avoid using for an expansion of their operations the easy money available, because they will keep in mind the inevitable end of the boom. Some signs forebode such a change. But it is too early to make a positive statement.2
Do Expectations Matter?
According to the critics then, if one allows for the possibility of expectations this could prevent boom-bust cycles. If businessmen were to anticipate that the artificial lowering of interest rates is likely to be followed some time in the future by a tighter interest rate stance, their conduct in response to this anticipation will neutralize the occurrence of the boom-bust cycle phenomenon.
This way of thinking would be valid if the issue would have been only the artificial lowering and then lifting of interest rates. If this was the case then the critics of the ABCT would have a valid point. There is no doubt that businessmen would have quickly learned to disregard the ups and downs in interest rates and would have utilised some long-term average of interest rates in their investment decision process.
The ABCT however, is not about plain variations in interest rates, but about variations in the monetary policy of the central bank, which amounts to changes in money supply, and in turn in interest rates. Furthermore, the key factor that businessmen respond to is changes in market conditions as reflected by relative changes in demands for various goods and services and not just interest rates as such.
Here is why.
In a free, unhampered market economy, there will be a harmonious and sustained change in the pattern of consumption with a rise in consumers' real wealth. This harmony, however, gets disrupted when the central bank pumps money into the economy. This new money is manifested by an increase in bank demand deposits, which banks make use of in their lending activities. Now, the expansion in banks' credit, i.e., credit out of "thin air", begins with a particular individual or a group of individuals—in other words there are always first receivers of money out of "thin air".
The first borrowers are the greatest beneficiaries of the new credit since they are the first receivers of the newly created money out of "thin air"—their purchasing power has increased. The early recipients can now purchase a greater amount of goods while the prices of these goods are still unaffected.
Because the early recipients of money are much wealthier now than before the monetary injections took place, they are likely to alter their patterns of consumption. With greater purchasing power at their disposal, their demand for less essential goods and services expands. The increase in purchasing power, while boosting the demand for goods and services of the early recipients of money, also gives rise to demand for goods which, prior to monetary expansion, would not have been considered at all.
This increase in the purchasing power of the early recipients of money however, is at the expense of the late receivers or non-receivers. In short, this increase amounts to a transfer of real funding from the late recipients of money to the early recipients of newly created money. The manifestation of this transfer of real funding occurs once the early recipients bid prices of goods and services up. This means that the late recipients of money will now have less purchasing power at their disposal, all other things being equal.
As a result of the loose monetary policy of the central bank, the composition of goods purchased is now likely to change. A greater proportion of luxuries in relation to basic goods and services is likely to emerge.
This change in the pattern of consumption draws the attention of entrepreneurs—after all, they are in the business of "making money", implying that to succeed in this endeavour they must obey the wishes of consumers.
According to Mises,
"In the capitalist system of society's economic organization the entrepreneurs determine the course of production. In the performance of this function they are unconditionally and totally subject to the sovereignty of the buying public, the consumers."3
Consequently, this sets in motion investments in the infrastructure to accommodate a greater demand for less essential goods so to speak; i.e., more luxurious goods.
Once loose monetary policy is reversed the transfer of real funding towards the first recipients of money from the last recipients stops. This in turn lowers demands for various non-essential goods. All this in turn undermines various capital goods projects that sprang up on the back of the previous loose monetary policy and an economic bust emerges.
The question then is: how could correct expectations regarding the outcome of the loose monetary policy of the central bank prevent the boom-bust cycle? The job of businessmen is to stay on guard as far as consumers' demands are concerned. So whenever they observe a growing demand they react to this. For instance if a builder refuses to act on a growing demand for houses because he believes that this is on account of loose monetary policy of the central bank and cannot be sustainable, then he will be out of business very quickly. To be in the building business means that he must be in tune with the demand for housing. Likewise any other businessman in a given field will have to respond to changes in the demand in the area of his involvement if he wants to stay in this business.
Hence a businessman has only two options—either to be in a particular business or not to be there at all. Once he has decided to be in a given business this means that the businessman is likely to respond to changes in the demand for goods and services in this particular business irrespective of the underlying causes behind the changes in demand. Failing to do so will put him out of business very quickly.
Furthermore, knowledge of the ABCT doesn't imply that one can know the duration of the boom and hence when the bust will emerge. Without this knowledge however, the only way to neutralize the effect of loose monetary policy is by not participating in the boom, but this again means staying out of the business altogether.
In addition to what was said above, the monetary expansion sets in motion the depletion of the pool of real funding since it gives rise to consumption that is not supported by production. Consequently, the initial false boom that is set up by loose money also plants the seeds of its own demise through the weakening in the pool of real funding.
Boom-bust cycles and the free market
The key to the ABCT is not that monetary pumping sets in motion the boom-bust cycle as such, but that this cycle is recurrent. Now, in a free market, without the existence of the central bank, if a particular bank decides to practice fractional reserve banking, i.e., lending that is not backed up by money proper then this bank can set in motion a boom-bust cycle.
However, it is doubtful whether the bank could practice this expansion for too long since it runs the risk of not being able to clear its checks and thus go belly up. In other words, in the framework of a true free market, without a central monetary authority, the phenomenon of boom-bust cycles would have difficulty in arising since the incentive to practice fractional reserve banking is not very attractive. Hence, contrary to popular thinking, boom-bust cycles cannot be regarded as part and parcel of the free-market economy. According to Rothbard,
Banks can only expand comfortably in unison when a Central Bank exists, essentially a governmental bank, enjoying a monopoly of government business, and a privileged position imposed by government over the entire banking system. It is only when central banking got established that the banks were able to expand for any length of time and the familiar business cycle got underway in the modern world.4
In short, it is through the systematic intervention of the central bank that monetary pumping is possible, which in turn gives rise to recurrent boom-bust cycles.
The Austrian Business Cycle Theory (ABCT) is the only currently available theory that provides a comprehensive explanation of the phenomenon of the boom-bust cycle. The validity of the theory remains despite popular claims that it breaks down once it is assumed that people learn from the past and are unlikely to commit the same errors again and again. Furthermore, boom-bust cycles are not part and parcel of a free market economy, but on the contrary are the outcome of the existence of the central monetary authority. It is the existence of this authority, which makes it possible for ongoing monetary injections, which in turn sets in motion the phenomenon of recurrent boom-bust cycles.
- 1. Gordon Tullock, "Why the Austrians are wrong about depressions", The Review of Austrian Economics, vol 2, 1987. Also see Ludwig M. Lachmann, "The role of expectations in economics as a social science," Economica, February 1943. Also, Salerno's Comment on Tullock and Tullock's reply to Salerno.
- 2. Ludwig von Mises, "Elastic expectations and the Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle," Economica, August 1943.
- 3. Ludwig von Mises, "Profit and Loss," Libertarian Press, p 108.
- 4. Murray N. Rothbard, "The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle," p. 78-79, Ludwig von Mises Institute. See also Jorg Guido Hulsmann, "Toward a General Theory of Error Cycles," the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics1, no. 4 (Winter 1998).


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If you consider this career seriously, you really should consider starting the training at the Fashion Design. You can find those colleges in plenty of cities located in the UK, France, Germany as well as Poland. While your studies, you will meet eminent experts and other people who are in love with fashion and art, some of them will definitely inspire you and offer different view of world. There you will learn the most important issues related to the clothes, the history of clothes job (see see full proposal on this page) art, composition, graphics programs operating and more. While the practical classes you will not just learn how to design, but also you will learn about sculpture, drawing and painting.
Are you scared, because you do not like painting? Sad – clothing design, like all other courses at the Academy, puts great emphasis on drawing and painting – and it is not limited just to express their works. This skill will help you to explore your preferences and improve aesthetic sensitivity. Many of the students do not understand this custom and protest. However, it is pointless – here are lots different students who would like to learn this field.
The road to achieving success in stylish design is very long and challenging.However, everyone can test it and learn if wants to become a professional fashion designer.


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West Lothian Bowling Association launch their inaugural Presidents Dinner at Whitburn BC last night and 'because it matters to the bowlers of the county it matters to Headline Sponsor Digby Brown'.Read More
Attracting investment from Scotland's leading Personal Injury firm of solicitors is a major achievement by WLBA with the high profile sponsor delighted at the opportunity to promote their no win no fee services in support of a gold medal sport.
Digby Brown do have a strong WLBA connection with Partner Gordon Dalyell the son of the late MP Tam Dalyell who served the local association for many years as an Honorary President, and The Dalyell Shield is competed for annually as the County Pairs Championship. The main speaker at the Dinner is Mike Wheatley – who happens to be Gordon's uncle – while bowls legend David McGill, football legend Colin Stein, and Provost Tom Kerr also feature as notable contributors.
Prizes to the value of £1000 is the rich rewards offered by Ratho BC in their annual early season staging of the 2Bowl Open Pairs event sponsored by Belhaven Brewers and played on Saturday 5th of May. "This tournament is the perfect opportunity for the competitive minded bowler in West Lothian and further a field to blow away the cobwebs of winter hibernation and set themselves up for a flying start the busy calendar that lies ahead", said spokesman Frank Dowling, Entry closes on Tuesday 1st of May and should be made by contacting the club on 031- 333 – 2511 or by email to firstname.lastname@example.com
The final of the Seniors Pairs at West Lothian IBC was a hard fought affair won by underdogs Ronnie Wardrop and Ian McGill who bounced off the ropes at 5-1 down to defeat Mark Wilson and Ronnie Erskine 14-9.
Winning The Hamilton Trophy – Scottish Cities and Counties Championship – is the Holy Grail – of a serving President so Ian McGill of The West Lothian Bowling Association is hopeful that Manager Gordon Logan will deliver the goods in 2018. Logan – a former manger of Scotland – has named a squad of 36 for the opening practice match at Linlithgow BC on Wednesday 2nd of May then he and his selectors have to whittle it down to 24 for the opening East section match against Borders at Gordon BC on May 12th. The trial line up reads; 1 v 2 Etc. Rink 1. Jamie Deegan (Harrysmuir) Andi Gray (Kirkliston) Blair Mackie (Newbridge) and Grant Logan (Kirkliston). Rink 2. Ewan Shearer (Linlithgow), David Ledgerwood (Buchan Park), Gary Smith (Linlithgow) and Thomas Mann (Newbridge). Rink 3, Andy Semple (Newbridge), Scott Mushet (Linlithgow), James Speirs (Newbridge), and Steven Fleming (Linlithgow) Rink 4. Darren Pearce (Kirkliston), Paul Sweeney (Newbridge), Brian Cooper (Bathgate), and Andy Dunnett (Linlithgow). Rink 5. Jamie Edwards (Broxburn), Scott Logan (Kirkliston), Gary Orr (Linlithgow) and Ray Logan (Kirkliston). Rink 6. Steven Forrest (Kirkliston) Gary Grant (Queensferry), Mark Allison (Kirkliston), and Neil Speirs (Kirkliston). Rink 7. Frazer Muirhead (Uphall Station), Andy Walker (Winchburgh), Greg Logan (Uphall Station), and Sandy McDougall (Glenmavis). Rink 8. Ryan Miller (Buchan Park), John Aitken (Kirkliston), Barry Sword (Buchan Park), and Calum Logan (Kirkliston).
Reserves. Calum Black (East Calder), Stewart Grant (Buchan Park), David Smith (Queensferry) and Stewart Getty (Uphall Station).


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Sound and Sight: What Makes a Good Horror Movie Better
Hello there, Monster Hunters!
Hey, so first, have you ever wondered what MA1 would sound like as an audiobook? I have, which led me to create a Kickstarter to see if I can't make that dream a reality. You can find it here (along with a really embarrassing video, you know, if you want a good giggle). If you feel like kicking in a few bucks, I'd really appreciate it! There's some fun swag for the donors, too!
Speaking of hearing…I was thinking about horror movies for some reason this week. I really have no good excuse, as I stopped watching them in college (an overactive imagination + a couple of amaretto sours + living in an apartment alone = no more scary movies after I freaked out and called my best friend at one in the morning, just convinced there was someone in my apartment). Good times.
Anyway, I digress. So, horror flicks. You know what I think the best ones, the really shiver-down-your-spine chiller/thrillers have that others miss?
The sound of fear.
I'm not talking about screams or slasher sound effects. I mean the real, terrifying sound that says, "I'm not alone," or "there's someone I can't see right behind me." A squeaky door. A floorboard creaking in an empty house. Shutters flapping in a sudden wind–shutters you were positive that you fastened earlier. The phone ringing shrill in a deep, uneasy quiet. Yeah, the sound of fear.
One of my favorite horror movies is The Sixth Sense. Now, some people don't classify that one as really scary, and it's not exactly. But there are some definite "gotcha" moments. The cabinet doors that are suddenly, inexplicably open. The voices on the tape, in a barely there whisper. The music, like in all good horror films, even cooperates. You really want to scare me? Have somebody pop out of the blue, accompanied by a screech of strings. I'll be clinging to the ceiling, I kid you not.
While developing our craft, writers are told over and over–use all five senses. Don't forget to describe how something smells, how it tastes, how it sounds. These visceral reminders are what make a scene real, even when it's on paper. When used in film, sound becomes a powerful trigger. It's the sound of a knife being sharpened against a stone, of a crunch in the grass that might mean the monster is hunting you, of a trapdoor opening to shed light on your hiding place. It's haunting…in the best sense.
How about you? Seen any horror movies that use sound to great effect?


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I'm blessed by good, good family. As I told you all earlier, my sisters and their families came to Nashville to celebrate my parent's 30th wedding anniversary, and it's been a memorable time. Here are some photos of their Tennessee visit so far!
Much more to show you and tell you about soon.. Homestead Manor today, Arrington Winery tomorrow, more outfit photos and sister posts and all sorts of good stuff. I'm also in the middle of a sewing project that caused me to drag my machine over to my parent's house for the stay, and I can't wait to show you the gingham rick rack country goodness. I hope you all are having a really wonderful 4th of July celebration, and if you're overseas or across the border, I hope you're enjoying a lovely weekend!


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Earlier today, CD Projekt Red announced that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt now officially supports mods on PC.
Asked by GameSpot if mod support might ever come to PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, CD Projekt Red said they're in talks with Sony and Microsoft, but the whole process is much more complicated than with PC:
We are thinking about it but it's a way more complex process to do this on consoles so we can't give you any details now. It's really important for us not to partition The Witcher community and allow access to mods to console gamers, too. We're considering various approaches to solve this and started initial talks with first-parties about this. We can't make any hard promises yet, but you can be sure that we're looking into it.
As for New Game+, Community Lead Marcin Momot says news is "right around the corner."
He also cleared up any confusion regarding whether or not NG+ stacks. "You can start another NG+ based off the save from the regular game. You can't NG+ a NG+ save," he said.
[Source: The Witcher, GameSpot, Marcin Momot (Twitter 1, 2)]


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As she prepares for the audition that could make her career, an aspiring New York actress struggles to find true connection with the world around her. A Columbia University MFA film.
Directed by Connor Simpson
Produced by Frank Graziano
Written by Erlendur Sveinsson
"Lea" was acquired for distribution by KQED / Film School Shorts and made its national broadcast premiere on PBS.
Winner: $10k Grant, Holle Award for Excellence in Filmmaking
Winner: Best Director & Outstanding Achievement in Film, Black Warrior Film Festival 2017
World Premiere: Cinequest Film Festival 2016 (San Jose, California)
International Premiere: Reykjavik International Film Festival 2016 (Reykjavik, Iceland)
Official Selection: Hollyshorts Monthly Screening Series 2016 (Los Angeles, California)
Official Selection: Sidewalk Film Festival 2016 (Birmingham, Alabama)


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Per-notification Sounds
An oft-requested feature from our users was the ability to send notifications with a custom sound, rather than always using our standard Pushover sound. While Android users were able to choose a different default sound from the list of ringtones on their devices, iOS users were not due to limitations in iOS' notification system.
Today we're happy to announce the release of version 1.5 of our Android and iOS clients which bundle 15 additional sounds that we had created for us:
- Bike
- Bugle
- Cash Register
- Classical
- Cosmic
- Falling
- Gamelan
- Incoming
- Intermission
- Magic
- Mechanical
- Piano Bar
- Siren
- Space Alarm
- Tug Boat
Users on Android and iOS can now choose from the 15 new sounds to play as a default notification tone, and applications using our API can even specify a particular sound to play for each message sent. For example, a network monitor application can send "host down" notifications with one sound, and "host up" notifications with another sound.
Version 1.5 of our Android and iOS clients is now live in the Google Play Market and Apple App Store, though it may take a few hours to show up as an update for your devices.
We've also updated our Adium plugin to support choosing a notification sound, which can be used to apply different sounds to different events and contacts.
For application developers, we're also introducing an API call that can be used to dynamically get the list of sounds we support. We recommend using this rather than hard-coding the list, since we may add additional sounds in future releases of our device clients. We encourage app developers to allow users to choose a custom sound to play for their application.
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PLEASE, PLEASE, make it so that I can use "undo" and "redo" when editing the details of a task while using the Mac app.
If you double click on a task say you edit the notes of a task and you click "undo" or command+Z, instead of undoing your edit of the notes, it will undo the previous task you worked on. Very frustrating.
Love the product.
Thank you,
Did I post this in the right place to suggest an update?


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How we learned to lobby and be lobbied
Czechs just acquired a new tool for the democratic control of public finances. Will it help?
Photo: CreativeCommons/ Nicholas Eckhart
After two years of quarrels and arguments, the Czech Parliament finally passed a law establishing a publicly accessed register of almost all contracts drawn by state and public institutions. Theoretically this gives the public free and open access to the contracts state and public agencies close with second parties. The initial assumption made by the law´s advocates that it will save the country billions, may prove too optimistic, but it certainly could prevent public servants and private firms from closing contracts that are openly disadvantageous to the state.
Transparency proponents designed the law as an important instrument to fight corruption which, as recent public opinion surveys show, is a pressing issue for Czech society. Two-thirds (66%) of Czechs polled in early 2015 believed that the majority of their public officials were involved in corruption. When respondents were asked about specific institutions: 74% said they thought political parties were corrupt; 66% pointed to corrupt practices in EU funds redistribution; and 58% saw the ministries and the building authorities as hotbeds of corruption. 1
One of the law's toughest fights raged over a key clause, which stated that any contract not made public and electronically published on the Internet, should be invalidated. However, various exceptions and limitations, resulting from compromises with the register´s opponents in parliament, were written into it. The open policy "fanatics" certainly regret one of the biggest and most influential corporations owned by the Czech state, the energy giant ČEZ, "slipping" from their hands, as it received an exemption from the law (some other state-owned corporations did too). 2 But it does not completely diminish the value of the law, which is set to enhance transparent public administration, the prudent management of tax-payers´ money and efficient public control.
While an optimist would say finit coronat opus or "the end crowns the work," which means that it's not always the invested effort, time or resources, but the results that matter – the complicated and time-consuming passage of the law is somehow disturbing.
The fact is that the law was not passed voluntarily and enthusiastically by the clear majority of free-access-public-control-loving MPs, but more or less against their will. They were pressured by an ambitious project called "The Reconstruction of the State," an ad-hoc coalition of individual MPs, like Mr. Jan Farský (TOP 09), 3 led by a former non-profit advisory association-turned legal firm, Frank Bold, 4 along with a bunch of small NGOs engaged in endless battles with state and municipal bureaucracies to uncover their contracts or internal information. The coalition mobilized important segments of the public, pressing the MPs to vote for the law – not because they wanted to – but because they had to in order to avoid being exposed as pro-corruptionists.
The reluctant or openly oppositional MPs had very skillfully managed to sideline the legislative process to the "grey areas" of parliamentary committees and chambers since the first draft of the law was introduced to the newly elected parliament in 2013. They were extremely creative in coming up with reasons why the register would be too expensive to install, too complicated to maintain or too harmful to state-owned companies' competitive edge; in the end they even came close to thwarting the law in the final voting process. 5
The experience has taught both camps – NGOs and politicians – some useful lessons. NGOs learned that politicians will make promises and sign up for almost anything before elections, but afterwards are capable of denying their own names. And because NGOs had to become unscrupulous lobbyists, ruthlessly chasing politicians in every sense of the word, they also learned that writing fiery manifestos, penning punchy articles and mobilizing Facebook activists is not enough to influence the law-making process.
Politicians learned that becoming a MP, does not grant them the ability to act as they wish – no more of this, "give us a vote, and then leave us alone until the next election." Some MPs were actually surprised that they were pushed to vote for something they actually promised to vote for during their election campaigns, complaining that they were disturbed and unpleasantly surprised by the NGO's mobilization of voters by way of mail and phone campaigns. This tacitly confirms that Czech MPs are more comfortable dealing with corporate lobbyists privately, behind closed doors, than they are openly facing the public.
- Public opinion on the breadth and depth of corruption and its distribution between public officials and institutions, March 2015 (accessed on 26 November, 2015). ↩
- "The register of contracts was finally passed after two years, the MPs rejected the curtailed version proposed by the Senate," 24 November, 2015, aktuálně.cz (accessed on 26 November, 2015). ↩
- Jan Farský´s official website (accessed on 26 November, 2015). ↩
- The Reconstruction of the State (accessed on 26 November, 2015). ↩
- "Public contracts not made public on the Internet will be invalidated," 24 November, 2015, idnes.cz, (accessed on 24 November, 2015). ↩


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Tom Sorensen
NFL quick hits: Abolish Thursday night games; don't bet Panthers in 2017; thanks, Gaga
I'd love to see Roger Goodell and the NFL eliminate Thursday Night Football. Monday Night Football will always have a place because it was the league's first excursion into primetime. Sunday Night Football works because it offers an opportunity to watch the sport from early afternoon into the evening. If the first two games are boring, fans get a shot at a third.
I understand why the league clings to Thursday night. The NFL is accustomed to success in almost everything it attempts. The NFL Network has surpassed even the most optimistic expectations, and the draft is more popular than many big basketball and baseball games.
But saturation was going to be reached, and this season the league reached it. Ratings were down and complaints up. There were too many lopsided outcomes. I give the NFL credit for this: If a match-up were really bad, the league sent the teams to play in England.
▪ Odds have been released for the 2018 Super Bowl in Minneapolis. Who wins? Two odds makers have the Panthers at 20-1 against it and another has them 30-1.
One bookmaker has them 20-1 with Arizona, Minnesota, Oakland, Indianapolis, Baltimore and the New York Giants.
One has them 20-1 with Arizona, Denver, Kansas City and Indianapolis.
One has them at 30-1 with Indianapolis and Minnesota.
At the moment, I wouldn't take any of those Carolina bets. The Panthers are, at the moment, a flawed team. They need at least one offensive lineman and an offensive spark, likely a running back. A safety would be good, too.
Kickoff isn't for seven months and I think the roster changes markedly. There's time to get better, time to get worse.
▪ I expected Lady Gaga to make a political statement Sunday, which is her prerogative. But I kind of like that she didn't. If too many people from similar professions – music stars, movie stars, TV stars – express the same perspective, people will stop listening, even those who agree.
Tom Sorensen is a retired Charlotte Observer columnist. Sign up for his newsletter, and follow him on Twitter: @tomsorensen
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[WE HAVE A PROBLEM: The last great untold story about the Panthers and Super Bowl XXXVIII]
[SOMEDAY SOON ... : Sports organizations don't discriminate. But until HB2 is rescinded, the rest of us do]
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It's a musical about love! It's a play about zombies! This action packed World Premiere Musical looks in on the lives of a young newly-engaged couple who unwittingly stumble into a full-fledged zombie attack. What follows is a musical account of all the skin crawling, zombie fighting, brain craving mayhem! Can love defeat the undead? Can corpses sing? Will audience members become part of the zombie army? Find out at Song of the Living Dead!
Hell is for Children...by mooniemcmoonster
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
and me, apparently. After laughing at some of the things I laughed at I am absolutely certain there is a spot waiting for me there. I haven't laughed as hard as I laughed Friday night in a very, very long time. This was so, so, so much better than I was expecting. I think I may have even peed myself a little.
If you take Team America World Police and add in a little Shaun of the Dead you have Song of the Dead. If you are easily offended then this show might not be for you. Despite it all though, there is a message. And an uplifting message at that.
Z Gillispie and George M. Faughnan are the real standouts of this show. I felt like there were some missed comedic opportunities with Gina Rickicki's "Peggy" character, but overall this was a great show.
I was going to give it a 4.0 but I have it the extra .5 for the brilliant Bauhaus reference. What can I say? You can take the girl out of the goth, but you can't take the goth out of the girl...or something like that.
Beauty AND Braaaains...by a thespian in tears
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Okay, so not a horror fan here, but I am a hopeless romantic....so when a theater friend suggested we go to Dad's Garage to see "Song of the Living Dead" I was like....ummmm... ookaay...why not?!?! But, it was really awesome!! I had to say something because I can't believe that no one has written much of anything about it yet on this review site.
As they say, it truly is a musical about love, it truly is a play about zombies...yep, couldn't quite piece those two together myself at first...but it is hilarious, irreverent, romantic, poignant, politically incorrect, wicked, gory and gruesome... and it frightens me that I found all that mixed together right up my alley...I may need some therapy to get to the root of all that....
The small cast portrays many different characters flawlessly, and I especially enjoyed (Z Gillispie) Harry's monster ego and (George Faughnan) Reverend Seabrook's scary lack of inhibitions.....they could give lessons on how to be able to let yourself "go" and just "go there" on stage.....and you should GO see it if you get the chance, beauty and "braaaains", a combo you just can't beat.....


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- 1 pack of less than 5% fat beef mince
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled & crushed
- 1 large onion, roughly chopped
- 1 large carrot, peeled & finely diced
- 1 stick of celery, finely diced
- 125 ml red wine
- 1 tin of chopped tomatoes
- 150 ml passata
- 1 beef stock cube, 1 vegetable stock cube
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 1 tbsp Worcester sauce
- 1 tbsp each dried basil & oregano
- 1 tsp dried rosemary
- 2 courgettes, washed but not peeled
- Gently fry the onions and garlic until softened. Add the carrots & celery and cook for 5 more minutes.
- Increase the heat, add the mince to the pan, sprinkle liberally with cracked black pepper, then constantly stir until browned.
- Add the wine and let bubble away for about 3 minutes before adding the tinned tomatoes and passata. Stir well.
- Once combined, remove from the heat and stir in the remaining ingredients – crumbling in the stock cubes.
- Add the final mixture to your slow cooker and cook for 8+ hours on low.
- Your bolognese will likely be too sloppy after this point, so cook down on a medium-high heat on the hob until the sauce has reduced. This may seem like a faff but it is really step 2 of the magic.
- Whilst the bolognese is cooking down, spiralize your courgettes and then steam for 2-3 minutes until slightly tender.
- Serve all together with freshly grated Parmesan!
I adore my spiralizer. It is a magic way to eat more awesome-looking vegetables. This is the one that I own and it is brilliant, however there are many more out there these days. Definitely check one out. They are quick, they are easy to clean, and they make awesome spirally vegetables!


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David Wetzel on 08 Apr 10Teaching math to elementary students is critical for establishing a foundation of success in mathematics. There is a need for some basic memorization of facts, because students who do not memorize arithmetic functions struggle in upper grades. However, math must be fun and interesting, along with making connections with real-world applications.


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I thought about the idea for this new blog a couple of months one day when I was feeling bored and listless from studying (the time when most ideas conveniently arise in my head) and wanted to stop feeling this way so often. Typically after a period of ennui comes the epiphany and that was when I realized that I just was not appreciating enough the things that I had in my life.
I suppose all of us have gone through periods of 'unwell'. And by that, I don't mean illness, but more of a state of mind that was anything but happy or content. I read somewhere that every moment we spend feeling angry, upset, frustrated, jealous, sad or ungrateful in life is a moment that we could have spent happy. It really struck a chord with me because there are times (oh, so many) when I succumb to those feelings as well but at the end of the day, when I think about things, I always come back to the same point - that I have so much to be thankful for and there's no reason why I should be anything but happy. Happiness is not just a feeling; it's a state of mind and a conscious choice on our part that we can choose to make every second of every day. I know that like most things in life, it's easier said than done. But being aware of this choice that we have is the first step towards actively changing our perspective of things in life. I suppose nothing sums it up better than this quote -- "The happiest people don't have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have". It's one of my personal favorites. :)
So what this blog is really, is a personal project of mine to rediscover and reinforce in my mind, the things that I love in life but all too often, forget to appreciate. Be it through exploring the nooks and crannies of Singapore (in an attempt to disprove all who say that Singapore is a boring place; in my opinion, we just have not explored enough of it yet!), reminiscing and creating new memories of times spent with family, friends here and abroad, delving deeper into my passion for design, fashion and all things beautiful, learning to lead a healthier, more well-balanced lifestyle…and of course, finding happiness in every day bits and bobs. I hope you'll find something you enjoy reading here and that just maybe, it'll inspire you to look to the areas in your life to improve your own well-being.
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Under African Skies
In the major metropolises where many of us dwell, the primordial beauty of the stars is shut out by light from skyscrapers, stadiums, and advertisements. Luckily, much of Africa remains the world's most pristine wilderness, making it the perfect place to rediscover and experience firsthand the amazing power of the night sky. Here are some of Epic Road's favorite African locations to do just that.
Morocco: Zagora & M'hamid, Dunes of Erg Chigaga
Travelers to the Dunes of Erg Chigaga report a sky more thickly laced with stars than any they've ever seen. The dunes, southwest of Marrakesh, are located sixty miles from the nearest trafficked road. This is true desert. Enjoy a delicious tajine dinner on a moonlit sand dune and then absorb the awesome power of the fiery sky.
Namibia: Namib Desert
In this nearly lunar landscape, one of the world's oldest, it makes sense that the universe should feel so close and almost palpable. The low and flat desert horizon frames and accentuates the dome of earth's atmosphere. According to NASA, Namibia boasts one of the planet's darkest night skies, creating a spectacular showcase for shooting stars, constellations, and the Milky Way.
Serengeti: Lamai Wedge
Sleeping beneath the enormous, glittering Lamai sky is a singular experience. The stars seem almost to descend and kiss the ground. Lay back and search for Scorpio, Cygnus the Swan, and Taurus. You may even be joined by star-gazing companions, like hyenas, wildebeest, and elephants.
Malawi: Likoma Island, Lake Malawi
Lake Malawi is a truly magical spot to view the celestial landscape. At night, fishermen use lanterns on their canoes, dotting the lake like stars in the night sky. Above, the stars twinkle like diamonds in velvet, creating a 360-degree sparkling panorama.
Mozambique: Quilalea Island
Where better to star-gaze than from the isolation of a private island? At Quilalea, only the gentle sound of the surf can interrupt what may be one of the most romantic, stellar nights of your life. The pink and blue cloud of the Milky Way is visible overhead almost every night.
Botswana: Duba Plains, Okavango Delta The Southern Hemisphere offers a completely different view of the universe than the Northern. On a clear winter's night (June-September), with a strong telescope, there's a possibility of glimpsing Mars, Jupiter with its four Galilean moons, and the ever-stunning ringed Saturn.


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Kicking the National Habit: The Legal and Policy Arguments for Abolishing Private Prison Contracts
32 Pages Posted: 11 Jan 2010
Date Written: January 10, 2010
Privatization overall negatively impacts the treatment, rehabilitation, and care of prisoners, indicating that the market-driven business model is fundamentally incompatible with an effective and humane corrections system. There are several reasons for this tension. First, private prison companies are primarily profit-seeking entities, working to reduce costs wherever possible. Cost-cutting measures promote inferior contract performance, undue safety risks, and poor delivery of inmate services. The profit motive also encourages private prison companies to disregard the principles of inmate rehabilitation and criminal deterrence; if advanced, these principles would undermine profits and reduce the demand for these companies' services. Finally, to expand their markets, private prison operators are exhorted to advance harsh criminal sentencing policies and to dilute early-release, parole, and good-behavior programs within their facilities. All of these market-based incentives, as applied to the field of corrections, operate to the detriment of the Government, prison inmates, and society as a whole.
Keywords: Private Prisons, Criminal Justice, Privatization, Human Rights, Public Contracts, Government Contracts
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No one had such a controversial life as India's first PM Jawahar Lal Nehru – popularly known as a "Tharki" chacha. Every one still wonders why his name was associated with Children at all. They say, it is because of his love for kids. Or, is it his endless love (stories) that led to him being father of 'N' number of illegitimate children.
Whatever, be the reason Nehru has been an undisputed king of controversies and love affairs. What all could have happened in India (and the world) because of Nehru.
Nehru Snooped Subhash Chandra Bose
Before funny stuff, a bit serious insight into an important aspect of Nehru's life. It has long been believed that Nehru was the person responsible for Subhash Chandra Bose's death. Whenever we talk about India's freedom fight, ironically, only two shameless people's name come up – one is (Mahatma) Gandhi and other is (Jawaharlal) Nehru. Gandhi, who got Bhagat Singh killed and Nehru, who got Bose killed. What most people didn't know until now is the fact that Nehru even spied on Subhash Chandra Bose and his family for a long time.
Bose wrote about Nehru in 1939 in a letter to his nephew, "Nobody has done more harm to me, than Jawaharlal Nehru."
People from India relieved their anger about Nehru snooping Bose and his family. So, we are now sure, that snooping is one thing that happened because of Nehru.
#NehruSnooped conspired and ruled india many years with traitors.
Its amazing how one man can screw over a billion ppl over n over again while he lived and make them pay for it after hes dead #NehruSnooped.
History books must be burnt. India is poisoning future generations by making them study History by JNU Jolachap Red Chaddis. #NehruSnooped.
Gandhi-Nehru agreed with a British to hand over Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, if he landed in India
Nehru became "Chacha", MK Gandhi became "Mahatma". What did Bose/Bhagat/Tagore became??
#NehruSnooped I knew that guy was nothing but a greedy womanizer politician doing bad things behind the curtails.
What More Happened Because Of Nehru? [Funny Messages]
#BecauseOfNehru Congress is a national party, which have a leader name "Rahul Gandhi".
#BecauseOfNehru India is not a permanent member of UN security council but China is.
#BecauseOfNehru poor Shashi Tharoor & Mehr Tarar love-story have barbed wire fencing borders that's not letting thm unite.
That expression when someone says RAHUL GANDHI can be a good PM. ALL #BecauseOfNehru.
Irony of Indian days: birthday of a play boy is celebrated as Children's day
#BecauseOfNehru that Indians have such disdain for following any rules, while in India?
The earth revolves round the sun #BecauseOfNehru…. He hammered singularity which resulted in the big bang.
The reason why India is still developing country and not developed is
#BecauseOfNehru. #BecauseOfNehru we got a broken education system.
Nehru had the Midas screw touch. Screwed everything he touched: Economy, Foreign Policy Defence and Lady Mountbatten etc #BecauseofNehru.
Muslim women started wearing burqa only
#BecauseOfNehru. #BecauseOfNehru India became a country of dams – and a country that was damned. #BecauseOfNehru we lost hot neighbors like Hina Rabbani & Mehr Tarar.
And not to forget an old one but still holds very true –
#BecauseOfNehru we have children's day just 9 months after Valentines day.
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Looking Back With LARRY HAMA - Beyond G.I. Joe
Although best known for his work on G.I. Joe, Larry Hama's career in comics spreads outside the confines of "Real American Heroes". He broke into the comics industry as a writer an artist, later becoming an editor at both DC & Marvel. Besides writing G.I. Joe, he had an extensive run on Wolverine and also created Bucky O'Hare for comics, toys and an animated series.
Newsarama sat down with Hama to talk about his work – skipping over G.I. Joe to discuss things like Bucky O'Hare, studying under Bernard Krigstein, and the camaraderie of the NYC comics scene.
Newsarama: Let's start with an easy one – what are you working on today, Larry?
Larry Hama: Everything I am currently working on is covered by a non-disclosure agreement. What I can say, is that all the projects are actually a lot of fun.
Nrama: You've become known as one of the keys, if not "the" key, writer behind the G.I. Joe franchise. For some people – that's what they remember you most for. How do you feel about that, and the G.I. Joe franchise?
Hama: G.I. Joe has been very good to me, but I would rather have been doing ducks. I'm more of a funny-animal person. Carl Barks was the man, as far as I am concerned.
Nrama: One of my favorites of yours was your editing The Nam and your writing of The Nth Man. Do those stick out to you at all, and if so, what sticks out in your mind most about those projects?
Hama: My main contribution to The Nam was assembling the creative team, letting them do it the way they thought was right, and running interference for them with the usual suspects. I always thought that the editor's main job was in choosing the right people in the first place, and then getting out of the way. Doug Murray wrote humanistic, matter-of-fact stories that brought the very believable characters to full life. You couldn't ask for a better roster of artists either- Michael Golden, John Severin, Wayne Van Sant, and Pepe Moreno. I never had to send those guys any reference! By the way, in all the years I worked at Marvel, I only ever got two personal notes of praise from Stan Lee- one was for the Nam, and the other was for Mort The Dead Teenager!
I think that Nth Man was the best thing I ever wrote at Marvel. It was meant to wrap up in 24 issues and be a complete graphic novel, but I had to cut is short and condense the ending because of cancellation. Ron Wagner is a terrific artist and woefully under-appreciated. Even it truncated form, it still holds up as a GN.
Nrama: Getting away from military comics for a second, you created Bucky O'Hare way back when. Not quite ducks, but he was super popular in its time – and people still remember him fondly.
Hama: It was popular? It sure got cancelled as a toy line and animated show right quick-- Bucky was like my tribute to Wally Wood. I wanted to do a slam-bang sci-fi adventure story, but with really cool funny animals. Everything had to look CUTE, but cool at the same time. Originally, I was going to write and pencil, and Neal Adams was going to ink- but then Michael Golden showed up, and everything seemed to fall in place. Bucky was one of those things where everybody even remotely involved GOT it, right away. The toys looked exactly like the comic characters. Neal kept a tight rein on all the licensing art. A lot seemed to have been lost in the translation to TV animation, but the basic concept still came across.
Nrama: Who owns Bucky O'Hare currently, and have you heard of any plans to bring him back?
Hama: Neal Adams holds the copyright, but Golden and I own a piece of the pie. Neal has apparently never stopped working on keeping Bucky going.
Nrama: Reading your Marvel work in the 80s it always stuck to me that in addition to writing you were credited at doing breakdowns. Upon further research, I find a whole litany of early work as a artist. Was the decision to focus more on writing something you did, or just the market and what they wanted?
Hama: Well my script rate was not much different from my pencil rate. I could write a 22 page story in one day, but it took me weeks (normally) to do full pencils of a story. So, you do the math! I could also do breakdowns fairly fast, (about 3 or four days for a 22 page story) and I was right there in the office, so some editors knew that if they were in danger of missing shipping, there were teams right there who could get a complete book out the door in a week. I did a lot of drawing that I didn't ever get credit for. Hundreds of cover sketches. Again, I was right there in the office (this was before faxing and email) and I could bat out two or three cover sketches during lunch. I did the cover sketches for every comic that went out of my editorial office as well, but I couldn't get paid for them. Also did pretty much all the G.I. Joe cover sketches.
Nrama: I read in another interview that during your younger years you had aspirations to be a fashion designer. Can you tell us about that, and what attracted you to that field?
: Nice looking ladies. I had a subscription to Vogue in the sixth grade. I also had a subscription to Punch, a now-defunct British weekly that had great cartoons.
Nrama: Do you still draw?
Hama: I draw all the time. I do storyboard work as well. I did storyboards for the Wolverine's Revenge game, but I haven't been able to see the final results since I was never able to beat the Sabretooth Boss at the end of the third level.
Nrama: Writing, drawing... do you have any other creative outlets?
Hama: I keep my Stratocaster next to my desk so I can noodle between writing and drawing.
Nrama: Looking back into the 70s and 80s, you seem to be mixing with a lot of greats in comics. Krigstein, Wally Wood – and a favorite of mine, Ralph Reese. How would you describe those times in New York working in the comics industry?
Hama: That would be a whole book! Bernard Krigstein was my illustration teacher at the High School of Art & Design in New York City. Both Ralph Reese and Frank Brunner were in my graduating class. Art Spiegelman was one year ahead. Krigstein was a brilliant teacher. He never showed us how to draw a specific thing, but rather, he showed us how to open our minds to make our own interpretations and to reject procrastination. When he asked me why I only had one new drawing in my sketchbook one week, I told him I had been working on it all week. He shook his head and said "you have to do a hundred thousand sucky drawings before you do your first half-decent one, so if I were you, I'd get those first hundred thousand out of the way as soon as possible."


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Chris Bachelder
Chris Bachelder
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Chris Bachelder (born 1971) is an American writer, e-book pioneer and frequent contributor to the publications McSweeney's Quarterly Concern and The Believer.
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he grew up in Christiansburg, Virginia. He attended Virginia Tech (BA, 1992) and the University of Florida at Gainesville (MFA, 2002).
Bachelder has taught fiction writing and literature courses at Colorado College (Assistant Professor), North Carolina Governor's School West, New Mexico State University (Visiting Professor), and The University of Massachusetts Amherst MFA Program for Poets & Writers, along with Sabina Murray, Noy Holland and Anthony Giardina. He currently teaches at the University of Cincinnati (Associate Professor).
Bachelder's e-book, Lessons in Virtual Tour Photography, was McSweeney's first career-development e-book. By 2004, more than 45,000 people had downloaded the novel.[citation needed] His most recent novel, The Throwback Special, was published by W.W. Norton and Company in March 2016 and was named as a finalist for the National Book Award.[1]
- Bear v. Shark (Scribner, 2001)
- Lessons in Virtual Tour Photography (e-book), 2006, McSweeney's
- U.S.! (Bloomsbury USA, 2006).
- Abbott Awaits (Louisiana State University Press, 2011)
- The Throwback Special (W. W. Norton, 2016)
- ^ "2016 National Book Award Finalists Announced". October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
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- Kevin Leahy, "An Interview with Chris Bachelder", Bookslut, January 2004 (refers also to Bear v. Shark)
- L'Official, Peter. "Left Behind". The Village Voice. Villagevoice.com (14 February 2006).
- Chris Bachelder, "'The Jungle' at 100: Why the reputation of Upton Sinclair's good book has gone bad", Mother Jones, January–February 2006
- Elizabeth Kiem, Review: "In satirist's vision, Sinclair lives!", The San Francisco Chronicle, 12 February 2006
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Community associations—condominium or homeowners' associations—are booming. According to the Community Association Institute, over a quarter of a million community associations are in existence here in the U.S. Almost 50 million Americans live in an association-managed community—or one out of every 6 Americans.
There are advantages to living in an association-managed community—in some of the tonier communities residents share access to such amenities as tennis courts and swimming pools.
But there's a down side as well. As a means of preserving property values, community associations are typically governed by rules and covenants which place restrictions on what property owners can do with their property. These rules, sometimes arbitrarily enforced, can place stringent limits on property owners, imposing strict rules on everything from mailboxes and flags to landscaping and exterior paint colors.
Needless to say, disagreement often arises as to how these rules should be enforced or interpreted. This generates a huge amount of misery and litigation for association residents who run afoul of these rules.
As someone who has mediated disputes involving condominium associations, I know from experience that these kinds of conflicts can be highly contentious. Good fences do not always make good neighbors.
The California Law Revision Commission is considering a proposal to establish an agency with oversight of homeowners' associations. The services and resources that would be available through such an agency would include mediation services.
That's a great way to mend fences.
Thanks to my friend and colleague Moshe Cohen for alerting me to this story.


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Yin C Chuang.
Yin C Chuang has a PhD in Sociology from Lancaster University, U.K. and is an assistant professor at the Graduate Institute of Taiwan Culture, Languages and Literature at Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Her research interests include Nationalism and National Identities, Democratisation, Everyday Practices and Popular Culture. She was a singer-songwriter, a radio presenter and also a consultant in music, design and television advertising for the former Taiwanese President, Chen Sui-Bian. She has published papers, short novels and music, including an academic book "A-Bian's Extravaganza" and a music album "A Place Called Home."
Yin C Chuang is on the editorial panels of the following journals: The Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences (in English), The Central American Journal of Asia Pacific Studies and Taiwan (in English) and Monumenta Taiwanica (in Mandarin).