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- Is Purchasing $700 Billion of Toxic Assets the Best Way to Recapitalize the Financial System? No! It is rather a disgrace and rip off benefitting only the shareholders and unsecured creditors of banks.
- Whenever there is a systemic banking crisis there is a need to recapitalize the banking/financial system to avoid an excessive and destructive credit contraction. But purchasing toxic/illiquid assets of the financial system is not the most effective and efficient way to recapitalize the banking system.
- Such recapitalization – via the use of public resources – can occur in a number of alternative ways: purchase of bad assets/loans; government injection of preferred shares; government injection of common shares; government purchase of subordinated debt; government issuance of government bonds to be placed on the banks' balance sheet; government injection of cash; government credit lines extended to the banks; government assumption of government liabilities.
- A recent IMF study of 42 systemic banking crises across the world provides evidence on how different crises were resolved. First of all only in 32 of the 42 cases there was government financial intervention of any sort; in 10 cases systemic banking crises were resolved without any government financial intervention. Of the 32 cases where the government recapitalized the banking system only seven included a program of purchase of bad assets/loans (like the one proposed by the US Treasury). In 25 other cases there was no government purchase of such toxic assets.
- Even in cases where bad assets were purchased – as in Chile – dividends were suspended and all profits and recoveries had to be used to repurchase the bad assets. (But in the United States of Goldman Sachs we are told executives won't partake if you hurt their compensation or give away equity! ok ok we'll bend on giving away equity because that only hurts the corporation and not the CEO's personal wealth)
- But government purchase of bad assets was the exception rather than the rule. It was used only in Mexico, Japan, Bolivia, Czech Republic, Jamaica, Malaysia, and Paraguay. Even in six of these seven cases where the recapitalization of banks occurred via the government purchase of bad assets such recapitalization was a combination of purchase of bad assets together with other forms of recapitalization (such as government purchase of preferred shares or subordinated debt).
- In the Scandinavian banking crises (Sweden, Norway, Finland) that are a model of how a banking crisis should be resolved there was not government purchase of bad assets; most of the recapitalization occurred through various injections of public capital in the banking system. Purchase of toxic assets instead – in most cases in which it was used – made the fiscal cost of the crisis much higher and expensive (as in Japan and Mexico). (but it enriched the Dept of Treasuries friends the most! Wait, that's just in the U.S.)
- Thus the claim by the Fed and Treasury that spending $700 billion of public money is the best way to recapitalize banks has absolutely no factual basis or justification. (hmm, why am I getting flashbacks to 2003) This way of recapitalizing financial institutions is a total rip-off that will mostly benefit – at a huge expense for the US taxpayer - the common and preferred shareholders and even unsecured creditors of the banks. Even the late addition of some warrants that the government will get in exchange of this massive injection of public money is only a cosmetic fig leaf of dubious value as the form and size of such warrants is totally vague and fuzzy. (Hammer, don't hurt 'em)
- So this rescue plan is a huge and massive bailout of the shareholders and the unsecured creditors of the financial firms (not just banks but also other non bank financial institutions); with $700 billion of taxpayer money the pockets of reckless bankers and investors have been made fatter under the fake argument that bailing out Wall Street was necessary to rescue Main Street from a severe recession. Instead, the restoration of the financial health of distressed financial firms could have been achieved with a cheaper and better use of public money.
- Indeed, the plan also does not address the need to recapitalize those financial institutions that are badly undercapitalized: this could have been achieved by using some of the $700 billion to inject public funds in ways other and more effective than a purchase of toxic assets: via public injections of preferred shares into these firms; via required matching injections of Tier 1 capital by current shareholders to make sure that such shareholders take first tier loss in the presence of public recapitalization; via suspension of dividends payments; via a conversion of some of the unsecured debt into equity (a debt for equity swap). All these actions would have implied a much lower fiscal costs for the government as they would have forced the shareholders and creditors of the banks to contribute to the recapitalization of the banks. (I think this comes next but after our current Treasury Secretary of the United States of Goldman Sachs "retires" after Jan 1 - gotta help his brothers out first)
- Thus, the Treasury plan is a disgrace: a bailout of reckless bankers, lenders and investors that provides little direct debt relief to borrowers and financially stressed households and that will come at a very high cost to the US taxpayer. And the plan does nothing to resolve the severe stress in money markets and interbank markets that are now close to a systemic meltdown. It is pathetic that Congress did not consult any of the many professional economists that have presented - many on the RGE Monitor Finance blog forum - alternative plans that were more fair and efficient and less costly ways to resolve this crisis. This is again a case of privatizing the gains and socializing the losses; a bailout and socialism for the rich, the well-connected and Wall Street. (shocker) And it is a scandal that even Congressional Democrats have fallen for this Treasury scam that does little to resolve the debt burden of millions of distressed home owners.
He does bring up a great point. Where were all the counterpoints and varying views during that 2 day dog and pony show i.e. Congressional hearings?
If you are interested in the Swedish plan, the NYTimes had a solid article here. Just keep in mind we've chosen the Jamaican plan instead ;)
[Sep 15: Nouriel Roubini with a Series of Videos on Yahoo Tech Ticker]
[Aug 20: Nouriel Roubini: "Told you So"]
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The wife thinks this sounds a little fishy but being a good wife she does exactly what her husband asked. The following weekend he comes home a little tired but otherwise looking good.
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Trout Brook Farm Building in the winter in 1915. Trout Brook Farm was located in eastern Piscataquis County in an area that is now part of Baxter State Park.
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Mr. and Mrs. Hackett and Mrs. Tibbetts stand outside their farmhouse in Danville, near Auburn.
10 Bodwell Street (formerly #6), Sanford. This was the home of Haven Roberts and his family for the first half of the 20th century. Haven was Sheriff of York County from 1917 to 1924.
The house was converted into two apartments in the 1930s and the barn became another housing unit in the 1950s. The porch was later stripped off and the house covered with vinyl siding.
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You'd think, given my all-pervading desire for peestick-derived knowledge, and frequent wishing for an effective womb-cam, that I would have been clamouring for a repeat beta by now.
I did ask Nursey when she rang me Tuesday morning with the whole 117 news, but, inexplicably, she said it wasn't a fertility issue any longer, and that I would have to contact The Professor for one, who is based separately over in fetal medicine and obstetrics. Inexplicable, firstly, because I feel that establishing a satisfactorily rising hCG is pretty squarely still the responsibility of the reproductive medicine clinic, and inexplicable, secondly, because they've always drawn repeats for me before.
Still. My 'always before' was nearly 5 years ago, and I was basically too cheerful to argue. Plus, she rang at 8.30am, and I'm never at my best first thing. The dawn needs to have the shine rubbed off it quite a bit before I can expostulate properly. I spent the rest of that day meaning to ring The Professor and sort something out, but didn't, and most of yesterday too – before it dawned on me that I didn't actually want a beta quite enough to warrant chasing down people by phone, asking nicely, driving 62 miles, and losing half a day of glorious sunshine and happy home-pottering. In short, I couldn't be bothered.
Of course, I've regretted this all day today when uterus turned grumpy-crampy (why are the symptoms of pregnancy and imminent-non-pregnancy so goddamn alike?) and my worry levels rose. I have been reassured this evening by a trusty peestick (I am back BFF with my internet cheapies) turning very considerably darker than yesterday morning (in a triumph of sleepiness over paranoia, I didn't bother peeing on a single thing this morning. If there was a self-help group for Compulsive Peestick Disorder sufferers, there would be hugs and much positive affirmation at this point) and my other uterus is occasionally joining in the general ache-fest, which I feel exonerates Turbo as the sole source of the disturbance.
It is now a frenzy of Bank Holidaying here until next Tuesday, with yet another brace of them buttressing either side of the following weekend, too. We are taking the caravan away somewhere on Saturday – probably to stay at a 3-star traffic snarl-up initally, but hopefully Yorkshire as a final destination. Harry has requested 'Mountains', as he has never seen any, so he will be duly shown the Yorkshire Dales and Lied To About Height.
If all goes well, I will return mid-next-week at about the same time I usually begin to feel grotty as hell, and I will potter off for another beta then. If all does not go well, then I shall be miscarrying in either a campsite toilet block, or our caravan's chemical loo. Choose your optimum location!
The caravan is now on the drive, and Harry is deliriously excited. He has the vocab to express it now, which is undescribable joy to me.
I have meant to post more about his growing speech skills, but for one reason or another, haven't. The last 6 months have seen a truly incredible gain in expressive skills, and, especially the last 2 or 3 months, every week has brought noticeable gains. 6 weeks ago I was delighted with his handful of 4-word sentences; yesterday he came out with a 9-word sentence. The verbal tide is rushing with startling swiftness across this particular stretch of sand.
His pronunciation remains very patchy; 'k' and 'g' are still a little way beyond him, he substitutes 'd' all over the place and his pace/delivery is a little stilted and unnatural – but, again, he is making weekly strides. In the last couple of days 'tu-tu' has become first 'tu-poo', and then 'poo-poo'. In another few weeks, given the polished language usually emitted from his mother, I expect he will merely say he is off for an almighty dump. I expect he'll still want his bottom wiped, though: it's a task he seems strangely unwilling to take on for himself so far, but given his co-ordination skills, perhaps that's for the best.
His diagnosis, still not settled, is now looking likely to be dyspraxia. Although he does not conform to many of the diagnostic criteria, his extreme high-energy levels, tantrums, clumsiness, frequent falls, sensory processing disorder, tics, near-ambidextrousness, slow response to instructions, and, most of all, his severe expressive language difficulties, seem to point more in that direction than any other. On the other hand, he hit all his motor milestones bang on time, (albeit looking like he'd had a fair few pints beforehand), pedalled early, has good fine motor skills, and has highly imaginative play skills -which we have much more of an insight into now the language is there. He is seeing a neurologist at some point later this year, to see if we can pin it down properly, but I'm not too worried about Harry's labels these days. He is considered a bright, clever little boy by more people than just his adoring mother, and I know exactly who we have behind that impish giggle now. I can see blossoming potential, and none of the dreadful, life-altering limitations whose spectre kept me awake for so many nights. We have watched and waited – because there was bugger-all choice else – and, in our happy case, Harry has flowered and developed beautifully. Whenever he is poorly – flu and chicken pox both made him temporarily regress significantly – I really see just how far he's come.
This is not to say that there are no clouds in the sky. He does have dyspraxia, or something similar. His paediatrician seemed a little taken aback recently in clinic at what her follow-up letter referred to as now 'very marked' joint laxity in his legs. His hypermobile joints + low muscle tone/ dyspraxia /whatever the hell is not an improving situation whatsoever – rather the reverse – although his coping skills continue to refine themselves a little, and his balance is evidently not fundamentally flawed – in re the scooter-leg waggling.
John has always been far more concerned with Harry's mobility than his speech – rightly, as it turns out. Contact sports look like being a non-starter for the duration of his life. He is not, I fear, going to be able to take full part in things like school sports day races in the foreseeable future; although he spends a large proportion of his day racing about, the concomitant falls are so frequent that I doubt he'd make it to the end of even a short course without falling on his nose. The thought of him being excluded because of his sheer lack of co-ordination and bodily ability makes me want to bawl like a wounded bull elephant and run amok – and then I remember the dark days in NICU after he was born, when we were warned he'd likely had a neurological knock, and we were just hoping A) that he would survive, and B) survive to live a reasonably normal life.
I think we've been exquisitely fortunate already. And here I am, watching peesticks like a hawk, wincing at every twinge, and hoping for More Good Fortune, Please.
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Albany County jail inmate was awaiting deportation to France but fell ill
Irene Bamenga lived in the United States for the past six years, but wanted to wait with family members in France until her adopted country approved her permanent residency.
The 29-year-old aspiring social worker was scheduled to fly to Europe from Canada on July 15. But, with her visa long expired, she was detained that day as her husband tried to shuttle her across the Canadian border.
Bamenga, who was taking six medications to treat an enlarged, weakened heart, died on July 27 in Albany County Correctional Facility while awaiting deportation.
Federal immigration officials had scheduled her to fly to France the next day.
"She was not violent, she was not a dangerous criminal," said her husband, Yori Zikianda, who returned to their home in Boston after his wife was detained. "She never hurt anybody."
Bamenga's family has hired an attorney to investigate her death, claiming that she was given insufficient medication while at Albany County Correctional Facility.
"She was complaining about her breathing every single day," said Bamenga's sister, Stephanie Ezaty of Boston.
After speaking with his wife over the phone while she was in custody in Albany, Zikianda said he called jail officials several times to complain she was not receiving sufficient medication.
Bamenga cannot be heard complaining of shortness of breath in recordings of the phone calls to Zikianda provided by the sheriff's department. A journalism professor in Paris translated the tapes from French for the Times Union.
Former Albany County undersheriff Craig Apple, who now leads the department, said Bamenga was being given her medication and nothing suggests she received insufficient doses.
Bamenga suffered from cardiomyopathy, a disease that enlarges and weakens the heart. The condition was ruled as the cause of her death.
The state Commission of Corrections, which is also investigating the death, would not comment on Bamenga's death.
At 1:30 a.m. on July 27, Bamenga collapsed on the floor of her cell. She said she was feeling ill and complained of shortness of breath. Apple said guards rushed to Bamenga's aid, but there was nothing they could do to help her. She was transported by ambulance to Albany Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
Dr. Jeffrey Hubbard, a forensic pathologist for the Albany County Coroner's Office, performed Bamenga's autopsy. He said it is almost impossible to tell whether insufficient medication contributed to a death. Hubbard added that even in Bamenga's condition, he believed it would take several missed doses over a period of days to kill her.
Bamenga, who carried three months of medication when she was detained, was given a standard medical screening when she arrived at the jail, Apple said. Her doctors were contacted, she was evaluated and the prescribed levels of medication were meted out daily by a physician's assistant in the jail.
Bamenga was seen again by a physician's assistant the day before she died and released back to her cell.
Bamenga was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Niagara County, and held in Allegany County before being moved to Albany on July 21.
Holding detainees at different jails is a common practice, according to Ross Feinstein, a spokesman for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He said the average detainee is in ICE custody for 32 days.
On average, Feinstein said, it costs $120.86 per day to house a detainee and another $1,000 to transport them out of the country. Bamenga is the ninth detainee to die in ICE custody this year.
"She was our angel," Ezaty said of her sister. "And we lost her."
Her heart was too weak for strenuous exercise or to have a child. However, Bamenga was an avid basketball fan and had season tickets for the Boston Celtics.
Her family said Bamenga, shy and gentle, had not recently held a job, but spent much of her day helping other people.
"She was always there for everyone," her husband said. "The best thing about her was that she never said anything bad about anybody."
According to Feinstein, Bamenga's temporary visa expired months after her 2005 marriage.
Zikianda, 32, is a native of the Democratic Republic of Congo and a resident alien. He has been living in the United States for 11 years and works as a parking attendant. The couple met in 2002, shortly after Bamenga arrived to seek a better life and medical care.
Bamenga was born in Angola, and moved with her mother to France when she was young.
Zikianda said a denial for an extension on his wife's visa and her eagerness to begin her career in social work prompted them to apply for a green card.
"All the paperwork was in order," he said. "All she had to do was wait."
Reach Fitzgerald at 454-5414 or at firstname.lastname@example.com. Alice Antheaume, associate director for prospective and international development at the Journalism School of Sciences Po in Paris, contributed to this story.


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It's easy to get buried in all the noise from the dozens of analysts and bloggers who cover Apple, particularly when Apple is getting close to launching a new product, or as is the case this week, announcing its quarterly earnings.Most people probably don't have time to read through every analyst note and product rumour. So we've cherry-picked our favourite Apple analysts and reporters that we look to for insight on Apple's earnings, upcoming product releases and big picture issues.
When it comes to Apple analysts, Gene Munster is top dog. Munster stayed bullish on the company throughout the past decade, and his reputation ballooned with the company's stock. He may be one of the most quoted Apple analysts around, weighing on virtually every aspect of the company. Munster isn't always right - he keeps saying the Apple TV is coming, but the date keeps getting pushed back - but his insights, research and supply chain sources make him a must read.
John Gruber's website DaringFireball.net has become a top destination for Apple fans and Apple employees alike to get news about the company. Gruber has developed good sources at Apple and he's smart enough to know how to use them. He spends most of his time curating news from other websites and occasionally offering his own take. When he says something about Apple, you should listen.
Brian White gained some notoriety this year as the guy who predicted Apple's stock would shoot to $1,001. A publicity stunt? Maybe. But other analysts including Munster have since upped their price targets for the stock to four figures. Meanwhile, White has proved himself as someone very much tapped into Apple's supply chain and overseas demand for products.
BTIG analyst Walter Piecyk bucked conventional wisdom earlier this year and downgraded Apple from Buy to Neutral. While some might label this another publicity stunt, Piecyk's decision was founded in a clear argument: carriers will fight back against heavy iPhone subsidies by changing their plans and making it harder for customers get new phones. Some disagree with his premise (others just misunderstand it), but either no matter what you think about him, there's no denying that Piecyk has played a big role in shaping the conversation around Apple.
Katy Huberty, Morgan Stanley's Apple analyst, has been particularly bullish this year, arguing that investors continue to underestimate Apple's potential. Huberty and Morgan Stanley put a price target of $960 on Apple stocks for the end of 2012.
Misek is one of just two Apple analysts with a five-star rating on Yahoo Finance for his accuracy in prediction Apple's earnings per share over the past two years. Aside from having a good track record, Hargreaves also isn't afraid to call Apple out, as he did earlier this year about the challenges the company will face if it chooses to release a television set.
AllThingsD's Walt Mossberg may be the only person on this list who can safely claim to have been a friend of Steve Jobs, or at least a close acquaintance. Mossberg, like Gruber, is plugged into the company, and he has lots of historical perspective on Apple to draw from in his insights into the company.
MG Siegler is a self-professed Apple fanboy with a penchant for pissing people off with his brash writing style, but whether you love him or hate him, you have to take him seriously. Siegler has a track record of breaking stories both in his time as a reporter at TechCrunch and since then blogging on his own at ParisLemon.com.
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I am always on the lookout to help out the devotees coming to the temple. I advise them about the easiest way to get Dharshan.
The Pandas do not like my helping out.
A helpful Panda tells you that the temple is about to close and you should hurry up. This is a trick to make you take his help. The temple closes only in the afternoon. But such advise is given throughout the day.
I do not intervene in such a situation.
But I do help people who do not attach themselves to the Pandas.
But how do the people take it? Frankly they do not want such advice. I am ignored and often they try to impress me with their knowledge of the temple. Rarely does someone take my advice.
A couple of days back a group from outside were in the Nat Mandie for a Dharshan. I told them to give some amount to the employee sitting in the front varandah so that they will make way for Dharshan. The immediate reply was " We have already given Rs.50." The fact is that they have given the money to the Panda.
Giving money to the right person is very important.
A gentleman was asking about the Nakuleshwar temple. The pandas told him that it is outside. I stepped in and gave him directions to go to the temple. But the gentlemen almost told me that he knew all about it. Strange behavior.
In general people trust the Pandas than any fellow devotee. No wonder no one helps you out in the temple.
Still, it is my Mother's house and I am duty bound to help the devotees.
What is your experience?
This blog is about Upasana of Maa Kali especially the Deity in Kalighat Kali temple. The blog would contain notings about Kali temple, Kali Upasana and Mantra Yoga in general.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Kali Temple Devotees
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Friday, November 13, 2009
कालिकायै विद्महे श्मशानवासिन्यै धीमहि
तन्नो घोरा प्रचोदयात्।I was thinking of posting an article about Upasana/Sadhana of Maa Kali in the web site. A long unfulfilled promise.
I will now post a series about Kali Upasana, Kali Mantras and also trace the history of Kali worship in India.
Kali is worshiped all over India from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. There is a mistaken impression that Kali worship is confined to eastern India. This is far from true.
We hear of Kali worship from the times of Kalidasa the greatest poet and dramatist in the Sanskrit language
His famous poem on Mother Kali is Shymala Dhandakam
You can find an English translation here.
Some of you especially from South India may shout now. "Stop. Shymala Dhandakam is about Saraswathi and not Kali. I know the poem. My grandmother used to recite it. It is very popular in South India."
Yes. It is very popular in South India and is known as a poem on Saraswati. But that information is wrong. The above quoted translation is by a Tamil Brahmin. See his comments. Then Kalidasa who called himself as Kali's servant would be writing about Kali and not Saraswati. The term Shymala means dark colored one. We also call Maa Kali, Shyama. Pray when did Saraswati become dark in color? She is portrayed as fair in color in all other slokas.
Matha marakatha shyama as Kalidasa calls her.
Of course there is another theory that Shyamala is Matangi or Raja Matangi. But there is nothing to indicate that Kalidasa was a worshipper of Raja Matangi.
Maa Kali is well known for bestowing her Upasakas with Kavithvam or the ability to compose poems. There are slokas for that. About that later.
Again Kalidasa lived during the period of King Vikramaditya. We all know the stories of Vikramaditya, his minister Bhatti and of course the famous Vethaal. Vikramaditya was again a worshipper of Maa Kali. The stories are full of magical powers (Ashtama Siddhi) and Kali Upasana is well known for getting Astama Siddhi.
The place of birth of Kalidasa and Vikramaditya viz. Ujjain has played a major role in the spread of Kali worship.
By the way The mantra that Kalidasa reportedly used was the Shadakshari (six lettered ) Mantra
क्रीं - क्रीं -हुं - हुं - ह्रीं - ह्रीं
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I suffered greatly from a dearth of decent reading material this month, and occasionally found myself reduced to reading (shudder) chick lit. Because they're all basically the same (heroine deals with boy trouble, has sympathetic gay male friend, finds True Love at the end), I didn't bother doing summaries for those.
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1. Nocturnes* by John Connolly: I'm not ordinarily a fan of short stories, but come on...John Connolly! My favorites were the opening story, "The Cancer Cowboy Rides", and "The Reflecting Eye", a Charlie Parker novella to tide me over until The Black Angel comes out in June, at which point he'll be touring and I can go stalk him again.
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3. The Position by Meg Wolitzer: Four siblings in the 70's try to cope with the publication of their parents' sex manual (complete with graphic illustrations of their mother and father in the act), the runaway success of which continues to affect them far into the future.
4. L.A. Woman by Cathy Yardley
1. It Must Have Been Something I Ate* by Jeffrey Steingarten: Terrific, witty essays on the art of eating everything from fried bamboo worms (um, ew) to turducken (a chicken stuffed into a duck, which is then stuffed into a turkey). Word of warning: there are a few disturbing scenes involving the slaughter of animals.
1. Golden Cain by Asagiri You
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5. Non-Stop Love Train by Miki Araya
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7. Shinyuu Henjou
8. Ears, Tail, and the Magic User by Tohko Mizuno
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1. Alien: Hard to believe I'd never seen the grandmother of all "jump" movies until now.
2. Spiderman 2*: I enjoyed this much more than the first one, and burst into tears during the train scene because I am a BIG PUSS.
3. I, Robot: Not fantastic or anything, but an enjoyable enough way to waste some time. When they showed Will Smith in the shower at the beginning, I turned to G and said, "Okay, nothing else in the movie can top this, so we might as well turn it off." He was not amused, but I was right; nothing else in the movie DID top it.


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In response, we got a long email from Ralph Chatham(ph) of Falls Church, Virginia, beginning this way â Shactman missed the point. Now, we only have time for a short excerpt, but Chatham went on to explain, decades ago, I was charged to worry about EMP for the U.S. Navy. This is a very real and worrisome kind of threat. Any nation dependent upon electronics has to worry that their whole economy can be destroyed by the same kind of weapon.
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Well, Don Brown(ph) of Honolulu heard our story and he wrote this: I was making turkey dressing over a hot stove while listening to it on the radio and can't think of a more inspirational kick-off for the Thanksgiving holiday. Your imaginative joining of two people with little in common but brilliance inextricably brought tears to my eyes. And if my Thanksgiving guests complain of too much salt in the stuffing, I will know who to blame.
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Sensations: A Poem
Sensations of Delight
With great anticipation,
Hands upon the prize;
Grasping firmly, feel the shape.
Inhale the scent,
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What wonders lie within,
Waiting to be unfurled?
Carefully break the seal,
Venture to open within.
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Visual delights by the score,
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This box of crayons stimulated all my senses. Well done. Jamie
Made long for my coloring books and crayons.
"Again, the scent, ah, The scent, the memory." Excellent. Thanks for the memory.
This takes me back to my childhood. I enjoyed this poem, DzyMsLizzy. I took new crayons with me recently to visit my nephews and nieces over the holidays and we colored like crazy. It really brought back the memories.
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Childhood memories are the best, when even Small things gave Big happiness!
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It is good to have certain things that jog our memories and transport us back to our childhood isn't it Lizzy. Whether it be a smell, a sound, or other prod. I loved the surprise ending of this, I do that with my micro-poems and people seem to enjoy the unexpected. Well done, loved it. Voted up.
I love how the movement of the poem brought me to a deep yet deeper thought about life, then ends with the incredible crayon. Thank you BlossomSB for a great poem. Jamie
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Despite frequently hearing otherwise, being an academic does have a few perks. Travelling for conferences (a.k.a. scientific tourism) is one I used to enjoy a lot. It gave me the opportunity to see faraway lands like Mexico, Hong Kong and USA but also to discover some closer, less-likely-to-visit-on-my-own gems like Heidelberg, Taormina and Toulouse. Before Mark left academia we often traveled together, which was obviously even better. And even when he stayed behind the thrill of seeing a new place and keeping it alive in my memory until I could tell him all about it made these trips very enjoyable.
And then I became a mother.
I am very grateful that people I worked with were very understanding. Not only did my bosses not have a problem with me not travelling at all in those early months and travelling much less than pre-baby but when Una was 9 months old and I had to go to a conference since we were co-organising it my German boss generously invited all three of us to stay at his house during the conference so that I did not have to leave my baby behind. And so we went, I got to join the conference and my boss's three young daughters made Mark's babysitting gig easy as pie. Our international project partners were very considerate around scheduling project meetings so that I wouldn't have to travel on holy mama-Wednesdays. My husband was nothing but supportive and while obviously being slightly nervous about having to comfort our sleep despising baby at night without having the anatomical advantage I had, never gave the slightest impression that he could not handle it. A couple of times, we even all got on the plane and made a holiday out of it. Compared to many people who regularly travel for work, I was doing measly 3-4 trips per year, no more than 2 nights away. And those two nights had the potential of unbroken sleep. All in all, other than the messy logistics of travelling and breastfeeding including a few disheartening airport situations (1. Lyon – the only time in my life I yelled at an airport official and the only regrets I have is that I did not yell louder 2. London Heathrow – I hope the young woman who felt that my laser pointer was so dangerous that it deserved keeping me 15min aside never experiences missing her connecting flight home to her children, because it is that awful) I really had a perfect set-up to continue enjoying my professional travels.
Except that I didn't.
I was told that I should not feel guilty. And I didn't. I never thought that caring for one's children should be something to feel guilty about. It was not the guilt that made me break down upon seeing "gate closed". It is much simpler than that. As beautifully described here, it is an ache in your chest so sharp you think you will pass out. That's all.
Tomorrow evening I will get on the plane to spend the next two days talking about the great new results we have achieved to a room full of young engineers. It will be an honour and a privilege. And I know I will miss such occasions. But the ache, oh how I will be happy not to feel it.
Filed under not such a zen mama, work-life (im)balance
Child's play.
Fiendish fives – you are doing my head in. That is all.
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"No city or village in the New England States surpasses Burlington in beauty of location. The hill upon whose gentle slope it is situated rises gradually back from the lake front until its highest point is reached one mile from the shore... Upon the highest point, College Hill, is situated the University, of Vermont, from whose observatory a view may be obtained of the surrounding beautiful scenery—scenery that few, we take it, will claim to have seen excelled. On the east rise the Green Mountains, Mansfield and Camel's Hump in full view from base to summit, with a fine sweep of open country between. On the north is the valley of the Winooski, and of Lake Champlain stretching north to St. Albans Bay, while on the south the hill sinks away and leaves in sight Shelburne Bay with its picturesque shores, land-locked, and apparently a lake rather than a bay, and with everything that is beautiful of hill and dale, woodland and meadow, distant water and mountains sinking into the horizon, for accompaniments of the scene... Immediately below, from the front of the college green, extend the broad well-kept streets, leading to the lake front, where acres upon acres of land have been made by filling in along the shore, and the whole now covered by immense lumber yards, large mills, and extensive wharfing, proclaiming that enterprise, commerce and manufacture are marching onward, hand in hand."
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Love this quote! I need a long sleep for sure! I only got six hours last night so I am bit grumpy today! Ooh I am so listening to Christmas songs on my way home from work tonight! xReplyDelete
I love this, so so true xReplyDelete
A nap can solve nearly anything :)ReplyDelete
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Great quote! Christmas songs are definitely healers :)ReplyDelete
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[Expressions of interest to be received by 19 April] The STAND charity has launched a design contest for a permanent memorial to Hull's trawlermen lost at sea
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A few years ago I was involved in analysing some time-course microarray data. Our biological collaborators were interested in how we analysed their data, so this lead to a creation of tutorial, which in turn lead to a paper. When we submitted the paper, one the referees "suggested" that we write the paper using Sweave; I had never used Sweave. At the time this was a massive pain and I regularly cursed the name of the anonymous referee. A few years later, I've just updated code (due to a change in Bioconductor) and it was a breeze. A belated thanks to the referee.
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Robert Hammer, Ph.D.
Endowed Title Graydon Heartsill Professorship in Medical Science
Department Biochemistry
Graduate Programs Cancer Biology, Genetics, Development and Disease
- Undergraduate
- Kalamazoo College , Biology
- Graduate School
- Wayne State University (1981)
Research Interest
- In vivo models of cancer
- Oncogene and growth factor collaboration in cancer
- Regulation of growth and proliferation
- Regulation of liver growth
Featured Publications
- Spontaneous inflammatory disease in transgenic rats expressing HLA-B27 and human beta 2m: an animal model of HLA-B27-associated human disorders.
- Hammer, R.E., Maika, S.D., Richardson, J.A., Tang, J.P., and Taurog, J.D. Cell 1990 63 1099-1112
- Overexpression of low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor eliminates LDL from plasma in transgenic mice.
- Hofmann, S.L., Russell, D.W., Brown, M.S., Goldstein, J.L., and Hammer, R.E. Science 1988 239 1277-1281
- Expression of human growth hormone-releasing factor in transgenic mice results in increased somatic growth.
- Hammer, R.E., Brinster, R.L., Rosenfeld, M.G., Evans, R.M., and Mayo, K.E. Nature 1985 315 413-416
- Partial correction of murine hereditary growth disorder by germ-line incorporation of a new gene.
- Hammer, R.E., Palmiter, R.D., and Brinster, R.L. Nature 1984 311 65-67
- Dramatic growth of mice that develop from eggs microinjected with metallothionein-growth hormone fusion genes.
- Palmiter, R.D., Brinster, R.L., Hammer, R.E., Trumbauer, M.E., Rosenfeld, M.G., Birnberg, N.C., and Evans, R.M. Nature 1982 300 611-615
- Overexpression of Insig-1 in the livers of transgenic mice inhibits SREBP processing and reduces insulin-stimulated lipogenesis
- Engelking, L.J., Kuriyama, H, Hammer, R.E., Horton, J. D., Brown, M.S.,Goldstein, J. L. and Liang, G J. Clinical Investigation Spring 2004 113 1168-75
- Overexpression of sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1a in mouse adipose tissue produces adipocyte hypertrophy, increased fatty acid secretion, and fatty liver
- Horton, J. D., Shiomorura, I., Ikemoto, S.,Bashmakov, Y., and Hammer, R.E. J. Biological Chemistry 2003 278 36652-60
- Induction of hepatocyte proliferation and death by modulation of T-Antigen expression.
- Comerford, S.A., Clouthier, D.E., Hinnant, E., and Hammer, R.E. Oncogene 2003 22 2515-2530
- Regulation of cytosolic phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase gene expression in adipocytes
- Beale, E.G., Forest, C., and Hammer, R.E. Biochimie 2003 85 1207-11
- Hepatic fibrosis, glomerulosclerosis, and a lipodystrophy-like syndrome in PEPCK-TGF-beta1 transgenic mice.
- Clouthier, D.E., Comerford, S.A., and Hammer, R.E. J. Clin. Invest. 1997 100 2697-2713
Honors & Awards
- Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME
Scientific Advisory Bard of Induced Mutant Resource (1996)
- State Capital of Wiesbaden, Germany
Carol-Nachman Prize in Rheumatology (1992)
- USDA Unit Award for Distinguished Service
Application of Gene Transfer to Farm Animals (1989)
- University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship (1983)
Professional Associations/Affiliations
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Society of Cell Biology
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Long-time gamer, long-time blood bowl fan. I really enjoy Kaosball, but I'm 0-4 (1v1v1v1, 1v1, 1v1, 2v2 allies). I've used the Ogres, Lycanthropes, Daemons, and Amazons.
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Lee B: When I first got onto The Elder Scrolls Online I wasn't sure what to expect, to be honest. I had heard all sorts of tales about how this was going to be everything anyone ever wanted from a MMOG experience set in The Elder Scrolls. It would have all the fine points of the games, and solidly deliver it to those who have been shouting for a multiplayer environment for years (I was one of them!).
The game was exactly what I had been waiting for: an MMO Elder Scrolls Game. Now I'm not claiming it's THE MMORPG of ALL MMORPGs. The important thing is that it feels like an Elder Scrolls game set in a MMO-style of gameplay. To me that is it how it should be advertised, too. "The Online Elder Scrolls Experience you have been waiting for!" It's no more or no less than just that. Bethesda and Zenimax have done a good job of sticking to the roots here.
Combat feels about par for the course, too. They've had to make some changes to how magic works, and add the addition of specific combat skills, but it is a necessary change to make a progression-based MMO that rewards dedication to fighting styles. A necessity I am willing to take to make an awesome Nord in heavy armor who runs into melee combat flailing a two-handed weapon about while chucking lightning bolts or turning himself into some crazy avatar of storms. It's incredibly satisfying to blast one guy to ash while laying a heavy attack on another.
The issue I have with the game is the class system. You are limited to four over-arching themes to a character and you have to pick one at character creation. While you are allowed any weapon and armor you are still limited in certain skills that, I suppose, encourages better team play and aims for more balance. I just find it very unsatisfying when trying to do some crazy ideas that you really have to plan around certain aspects of class. When making my Nord Thundercaller (which is what I am dubbing it now) I had to specifically choose Sorcerer in order to get that path, otherwise I would have stuck to range using the Staves.
Lewis B: It's funny you should bring up classes because it's one of the first things that caught my eye in character creation. Admitedly it is using the original Elder Scrolls class set, but it's a very linear variant. Perhaps linear is a strong word here as there is a great deal of customization but it's much more narrow than many Elder Scrolls fans will be used to. I must admit, your avatar is pretty awesome and I think that shows the depth of the class system that The Elder Scrolls Online has. Who doesn't want to smash someone in the face with an electric greatsword?
Going back to your first point about The Elder Scrolls feeling exactly like an MMOG variant, it absolutely does. For me, that's both a positive and negative as while Elder Scrolls (offline) has a wonderful game world to explore and a reasonably good quest system, I think it's fair to say that ESO has inherited some of the flaws of its predecessors because it so closely resembles them. The lack of combat feedback (numerical) or a user interface that's clumsy are the two things that spring to mind. Animations are still ropy (as they have been in every single Elder Scrolls game) and although wonderfully voice acted, the NPC's are lifeless and jawless (it's a shame ESO hasn't taken a leaf out of Guild Wars 2's speech technology on NPC's). All that being said, there really is something inherently exciting about this product. Whether it's the beautiful game world, the fact it's stepped away from the exclamation quest givers typical to the genre or just the fact that exploration feels heavy and somewhat worthwhile. If there's one thing I really did want, it was a staff. Not a magical one, but a combat staff. I cried for a good half an hour when I realised I couldn't use that weapon.
What's your thoughts on the opening section?
Lee B: First I want to say that if you want to use the Thundercaller you just make sure that you use the attack names appropriately. You don't "smash someone in the face with an electric greatsword", you "call for the Divines' Will and bring down righteous justice in electricity-filled glory"!
Well I'd say that after doing Coldharbour about ten times now that I like it well enough. Truth be told I probably spent too much time in Coldharbour. Heck, I spent two hours hunting out all the chests just to see what could be obtained and gear out my guy appropriately; and for the record it's one of the best early game sources for Natural Water and beginner recipes. The area does well to introduce the epic quest you are initiating on and make you feel like a key structure to the plot. The tutorial aspect of it does a decent job of making certain that you learn enough to get into the game and doesn't patronize you about it. Without a doubt it envelopes you into the game's atmosphere to get you in the mindset of exploring Tamriel.
The problem for me however is that there is nothing to ensure that you have actually learned what to do. I never had to figure out how to properly sneak up on someone when the prompt came up and just went in swinging at the back of the guy's head without mercy. Later on I remember when I pitted up against the Anchor Guardian that I wished you weren't being constantly healed as you tried to take it out. I wanted more of a skill gate rather than another introduction to bigger baddies that will challenge you further. When I first left Coldharbour and took on some spiders I got wiped out because I wasn't prepared for different attack cycles that had a tiny window of avoidance.
Lewis B: Although I'll probably write about this issue seperately, I did encounter some serious bugs during the opening section. I couldn't get out my cell, enemies ignored me completely and I got stuck on far too many objects. It ate up a huge chunk of my hands on time as it didn't get fixed until very late. That aside and something I've really learned to love is the atmosphere of the game. It's really great to login and not be greated by a million exclamation marks and to be welcomed into what feels like an epic quest chain right from the word go.
I think you're right about the tutorial though, it doesn't teach you anything. There's no information on tooltips or telegraphs or even what sneaking is. I'm not suggesting the game needs serious hand holding, but for players who are new to the genre (unlike you and I) it must be a bit intimidating. On the topic of combat and you getting your ass kicked by spiders, it's a bit of a different scenario if you pick a bow. I wish there was more feedback in it and the ability to skewer multiple enemies but overal it's easy enough, the animations desperately need tightening up.
Actually, before we continue this chat into those realms can we reconvene after this weekends Beta once I push out an article on the animations and combat in game?
Lee B: Let's do it. I'll look forward to a strong reply! ;)
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Even though studying is an annoying thing as we considered when we were little, our parents made us to go through kindergarten, secondary schools and finally the high school. Graduating from a high school is the most beautiful event and the best memory of all the time, as well as the most saddest thing as we have to let go all the friends who stayed with us forever, and all the beautiful memories we had together in there. It doesn't stop from there. Because you have to leave your own home and your family behind, because of what? Because the time has come to start a new life in college. The college life has come already?
College life
College life is a whole new different story. Because, not like before you have to be responsible about everything as you are the one who have to do all the stuff alone. Preparing for the college is one big mess. Because, first of all, you have to check whether if you can afford for a dorm room, or else if you can rent a house or something. But if you're in a hurry and couldn't ready for any of those options, what will you do? Because you can't go home back and drive to college every day. And if you are an international student, you're in a big trouble. Because you have to find the accommodation facilities. So until you find a good place to crash on, you could always use an affordable hotel. Therefore you don't have to worry about wasting money and find place leisurely at your rare time.
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Or you might be a person who has already planned everything, especially an international student who is thousands of miles away from home, who misses home therefore wanting to live like home, actually can goes for an option like mini hotel Tripadvisor. So they can work independently like controlling all the things they want, as kitchen facilities and washing machines and all the things you needed are already installed there. Therefore you don't have to worry about roommates or anything. But if you like to have a roommate, that's totally fine as you can divide the expenses and live comfortably as you have already planned.
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Photoshop Actions for Elements 10
If you are considering an upgrade to Adobe Photoshop Elements 10, you will be excited to know that based on our preliminary testing, all MCP Photoshop Actions for Elements are compatible. We'll keep you posted if we find any conflicts and let you know the fixes for them. If you buy PSE10, look under the section for PSE9 to find all compatible actions. We will update our site, product descriptions, and categories in the upcoming month.
Now for the bigger question, "should you upgrade to Elements 10?"
Photoshop Elements 10 is an amazing photo editing software for those who do not wish to purchase Photoshop CS5. Elements 10 has three main improvements over prior PSE versions.
- Crop guides – when cropping a photo, you can overlay either a rule of thirds guide or a golden ratio guide to help you perfect your composition and create stronger photographs.
- Text on a path – this means that you can create text that curves and flows around objects. This will be a great tool for scrapbookers and graphic design students.
- Facebook integration – users will be able to tag photos based on their Facebook friends list.
While those are great features for photo editing software, especially the crop guides, they're probably not going to change your editing life. If you have Elements 9, consider spending your money on a MCP Photoshop Actions for Elements or PSE training classes.
If, however, you have Elements 8 or a version earlier than that, this upgrade might be worth your investment. Elements 9 was the first version of Elements to allow you to add layer masks. That's huge! Elements 9 also introduced a content-aware spot healing brush that helps in portrait retouching.
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Project implementations can fail for a number of reasons — ranging from unrealistic expectations, poor methodology, poor requirements, inadequate resources, poor project management, untrained teams, unrealistic budgets, to poor communication and more. With such a long list of factors that can lead to failure, the chances of project implementation success seems low. Those chances can be improved by adopting these 5 best practices. These will help establish a clear understanding of expectations among all the stakeholders—be they business, sponsor, project team, to vendor partners and end users.
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