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I KEPT going back and forth over the course of a week—I was like, What do I love more than any other thing? Because I could easily be like, Photography! But there are other things in my life that I love more than that, too. My animals, the little details in my home or music. My chickens. I think that I've just found a balance somehow that I've never really had. I just moved into this house. Work is going so great, and I'm able to travel and do all the things that I love and be able to provide for us. Michael and I just moved in together, so love life is awesome, there's balance there. I really love my life right now. That's how I've especially been feeling here lately. It's just been, like, I'm going in the right direction.
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The time daily travelers around the globe waste on the road is snowballing, influencing the economic growth and the health of the commuters as they suffer from more fatigue, stress, pollution, and premature deaths. Regardless of colossal public endeavors and billions of dollars disbursed to ease traffic congestion, the situation continues to worsen inevitably.
To counter this problem, the blockchain technology is being utilized. The user is levied considering the extent of congestion of the zone he has entered or is driving in. Congestion charging intends to reduce and distribute traffic to ameliorate journey times and lessen the impact of transportation on the environment. This pricing scheme makes the drivers conscious of the charges that would be imposed upon them while driving through the congestion zones during the peak hours, making users more mindful of the adverse impacts on the environment.[1]
The toll differs depending on the time of the day (higher amid peak hours), class of the vehicle (higher for oversized and polluting vehicles) and geography (higher for prime areas)[2]. The platform acts as a traffic management tool comprising of road-side sensors and satellites that impose taxes based on the mentioned criteria, generating revenue which would be used for enhancing the road infrastructure.
The blockchain technology is extremely crucial to have a superior payment medium. In simple terms, Blockchain is a linked and secured a list of records for recording transactional information which enables other applications, technologies, and platforms to be built onto it with maximized privacy. The implementation of blockchain in congestion charging is pivotal due to following reasons[3]:
- Automatic deduction of the toll from the blockchain-enabled digital wallet or the credit card of the user
- Simple and secure taxing of vehicles as well as infrastructures, for example, recharging stations and parking areas
- A blockchain-enabled identity of every user would encompass a proof of age, insurance, identity while protecting the secrecy of the user and providing a protected payment mechanism
- The transactions would be based on standard models governed by special contracts which would guarantee enhanced tax collection and reporting of the trips taking place
Ride-pooling and autonomous vehicles coupled with blockchain technology would bring an impressive change in urban transportation, by creating an array of new solutions that were unimaginable.

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Much More than a Mitten: Latvian Symbology
Mark Kennedy
10 August, 2016
Much More than a Mitten: Latvian Symbology
If you walk through Old Town, you'll quickly realize one of the biggest tourist items to buy is knitted clothes, mainly mittens decorated in elaborate designs. While hats and scarves are also popular, you can always find a full rack of these hand warmers, with their distinctive tipped ends and dense wool. As a big knitter myself (yes, I'm a dude, and I knit. It comes in handy more than you would think(: ) I passed by the souvenir carts in the opening plaza, at first not really convinced these mittens were that special or unique. I mean, you see that kind of stuff coming out of a bunch of different Eastern European and Scandanavian countries…
TURNS OUT, they're actually a HUGE deal in classic Latvian culture. (my bad…) While you won't find usual teenagers on the street wearing them that often, different colors and shades of yarn were used anciently to denote the specific area of Latvia the mitten was made in. In general, pairs for men are usually more dramatic and reserved colors, while women's are more bright and cheerful. And ornamentation elements are often not region-exclusive, making color schemes the main indicator of mitten origin.
Even more interesting (to me at least) is the even more anciently rooted mythology inherent to the patterns most commonly used. You will often see these same patterns (represented in the small image below) on small bracelets, jewelry, or traditional Latvian clothing. Each pattern though, sometimes separately and sometimes mixed with others, can be distinctly seen in these gloves even today. Granted, some modern pictures and styles have also become standard in mitten making, but underneath those you can often still see these styles permeate.
Interesting note: when researching this topic, I found an article about how at the NATO Summit in 2006, held in Riga, over 4,500 pairs of mittens (so 9,000 in total mind you) were made for guests coming to Latvia. The mittens were hand-knitted in the different ethnographic ornamentations and colors of the Vidzeme, Zemgale, Kurzeme and Latgale regions, and were presented as gifts to each delegate arriving. The 268 knitters were all Latvian, of which only 3 were men (Men knitters unite!), and they ranged in age from 30 to 86. Just kind of interesting to see how culturally significant these "hand heaters" really are…
If by chance you're a knitter like me, and looking for a new project or a quality souvenir, I would suggest stopping by the knitting store near the Three Brothers, called "Hobbywool" (at address: Mazā Pils iela 6, Centra rajons, Rīga). Specific "Latvian glove kits" are for sale in a wide variety of colors and styles, and the staff is more than willing to help explain them to you. And for anyone looking for really nice hand-knitted products, their selection of pre-made knitted products is both extensive and high quality. I definitely would suggest stopping by.
So when you walk past a store selling some fancy looking gloves, just remember that there's a lot of history there…
Mark Kennedy, currently studying Russian at Liden & Denz Riga.


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SLA board members Stephanie Boismenue and Marj Mehring have been selected "Citizen Lake Monitoring Network (CLMN) Superstars" for their Squash Lake volunteerism. Their efforts and accomplishments are detailed in Lake Tides, the Wisconsin Lakes Partnership newsletter: http://www4.uwsp.edu/cnr/uwexlakes/laketides/vol38-1/LTwinter2013web.pdf (see page 5)
Mehring and Boismenue recently attended the Wisconsin Lakes Convention in Green Bay where Mehring was cited for 25 years of citizen lake monitoring. Her Squash Lake water quality data can be viewed on the DNR web site: http://dnr.wi.gov/lakes/CLMN/Station.aspx?station=8128
Boismenue was a convention presenter and her topic "Citizens Response to AIS Discoveries: Pulling Together to Get to the Root of the Problem" prompted much interest and discussion about Squash Lake's hand-harvesting project. (Boismenue is the Volunteer AIS Coordinator and EWM Hand-Harvesting Project Coordinator for the Squash Lake Association.)
Boismenue and Mehring also presented "EWM: Getting to the Root of the Problem," a detailed walk-through of the Squash Lake Association's AIS hand-harvesting efforts and resulting successes. To see their poster presentation:
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Greer Peaks Lodge: A White Mountain Wonder
There's a handsome vacation spot tucked neatly in the south end of Greer. Once known as the Amberian Peaks Resort, this 40-year-old property is now Greer Peaks Lodge, a family-oriented all-inclusive relaxation destination.
Ryan Nelson and his partner Brian Lemmermann acquired the property with a shared vision. They noticed a shortage of places for families to gather. The location leaped out as the perfect way to connect large families with wide age ranges and space to accommodate family reunions.
"We take groups as small as 15 to as many as 60," Nelson says. Typical arrangements for groups that large take on a more formal aspect, with hotels and reservations for separate restaurants and activities.
Brother Nelson has used his experience with the hospitality industry to bring this vision to life. He studied culinary arts after his mission and, after working for Hilton Hotels and Resorts, found he had an aptitude for large-group meals and entertainment. He and his wife live onsite, so managing the Lodge is a family affair.
"We do just about everything," he says, "though it took quite an adjustment."
Greer Peaks Lodge proudly boasts an onsite dining hall with large-group menus. The Lodge is constantly adding activities and amenities to appeal to every age group. Brother Nelson is particularly proud of the game room, a favorite with teenage guests. The Lodge also has an exercise gym and a wet and dry sauna available for those interested in indoor recreation and relaxation. It's the outdoor adventures, however, that have been the mainstay for the property's appeal.
Guests coming up for the cooler temperatures in summer can spend their time enjoying kayaking, canoeing, and fishing. For lodgers unfamiliar with the area, or for families that would prefer to leave the planning to someone else, local guides are available to ensure that guests don't miss a thing on their travel to-do lists.
While visitors are welcomed at all times of the year, Greer Days (held June 10-11 this year) adds an extra dimension to the experience. This highlight of the summer season brings out local crowds and visitors from around the state to appreciate the town's unique personality. Festivities include an annual parade honoring the history of the area, friendly vendors with arts, crafts, and antiques, and a number of fun activities for families and kids of all ages.
The Nelson family also looks forward to the highlight of the winter season, Greer's Winter Wonderland. While the town of Greer opens its heart and shop doors, Greer Peaks Lodge assures guests a first-class experience with the snowy hayrides around town.
"It's the sledding, though, here at the Lodge, that's a real family favorite for our kids," Brother Nelson says. Snow fun and warm fireplaces make for great winter memories.
The Nelsons put in work year round to create a comfortable, casual place for families and friends to gather and reconnect. They have big plans and a special place to make them happen!
What a great place for a family reunion. We spent the weekend at the Greer Peaks will our extended family and have never had more fun. Ryan was amazing and had activities planned for us the entire time. We could not have been more pleased and we will definitely be back for our next reunion.


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Dark Style Roundup LFW AW16 DAY 3
February 22, 2016
Danielle Romeril
Danielle Romeril has been on our radar for quite a while now, but it seems every season she gets stronger and stronger. Whilst never dark, it's obvious there are dark aesthetics and influences accented throughout her collections. We loved AW16, a brilliant aesthetic accented by a beautifully presented space.
Phoebe English
We always have high expectations for Phoebe English, but some how she even surpassed those. In one of the best produced and best looking collections we've seen this season. There was something decidedly meta about queueing for a presentation only to watch a perpetual queue.
The production was second to none, with staging, models and soundtrack all working together [with a little ad-hoc acting thrown in]. The collection itself was signature Phoebe, delicate yet meaningful. Our favourite of the week.
Belstaff are always our priority for London Fashion Week no matter what the season. To coincide with "Heading North" the menswear collection, Belstaff turned to womenswear with 'Polar Pioneer'. Whilst not a dark collection, there were again accents which we loved. The red leather pants, patched jacket, a black leather jumpsuit all had so much attitude, ready for any true biker.
Alexander McQueen
It's Alexander McQueen. Nothing more needs to be said.


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So I have already applied to return to Circle Craft next year.
We will leave in the morning after rush hour is mostly over (like most big cities, traffic is always heavy here) and drive as far as we can, stopping somewhere along the way. Right now roads are not great, but hopefully by the time we get to the mountains the ploughs will have done their work and we will have a good drive. I'm hoping to see the Rockies...the last two years the mountains were shrouded in cloud. But it's November, and we will just have to deal with whatever Mother Nature delivers.
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Eden Library
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Genealogical Resources: Local histories, census records, church and cemetery records, city directories, ethnic and immigration research, African American research, published family histories, maps and atlases, military records and history, vital records, yearbooks and school records. The website includes dozens of guides for topics such as: African-American Genealogy, Canadian Genealogy, German Genealogy, Irish Genealogy, Italian Genealogy, Jewish Genealogy, Native American Genealogy, and Polish Genealogy.
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Life is such a puzzle
With each of us a piece.
With the loss of every loved one
The puzzles incomplete.
The puzzle of life
Seems to have a will
I lose a friend
There's a place to fill.
The circle of life
It takes away.
A announcement is made
A baby's on the way.
The puzzle now full
The circle complete.
But who has the lost pieces
Where do they meet.
Is there a puzzle in Heaven
Or maybe in hell.
Do they have pieces missing
Are we called by the bell.
Does the journey continue
Is Karma at play.
There's no answer on this earth
Faith comes into play.
Not knowing the answer
how will you prepare.
Give it some thought
Remember, Gods everywhere.
He gave us a heart
For storing loved ones who've past.
They're a piece in a new puzzle
But their memories will last.
Remember the good times
How they helped us to fit in,
To this puzzle called life
Before the next one begins.
Scott Wolbers
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Factors to Consider When Looking For a Transparent SEO Agency
That indicates that there are many companies that offer SEO services but not all of them are professional, and therefore, it is important that you find the right one. That indicates that it is important for you to determine your needs so that it can be easy to find the right SEO agency for you. That means that you should avoid the organizations that use old SEO methods since that will not give your company a competitive edge. Remember that if you the SEO agency that you choose uses unique ideas then you will be able to compete with your competitors. You ought to guarantee that you choose a service provider that will offer the exact kind of service that you are looking for without any delay. Therefore, if you doubt a particular company then you should remove it from your list and only concentrate on the ones that you think are able to offer good services. You should ensure that you ask for past projects of your potential SEO agencies so that you can confirm the quality of services that they offer. Therefore, you should make sure that you look at the style of the SEO agencies that you are investigating and whether they match your needs.
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Kleopatra Blue Life Apart is located only 70 meters from the famous Cleopatra beach in Alanya. Follow the way up from beach number 12 and you will see the hotel just before the 25-meter road. The 25-meter road is at the backside of Kleopatra Blue Life Apart and if you follow the 25-meter road østbound, you'll end up in city centre of Alanya.
You'll find Kleopatra Blue Life Apart at the corner of "Mehmet Akif Ersoy cad." (the 25-meter road that also pass by the busstation) and "Cagrici sok." (the quiet street that connect the hotel with the Cleopatra beach).


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Horniman Gardens offers sixteen acres of gardens and lawns. Rose gardens sit alongside sunken gardens, herbaceous borders and both native and ethno-botanical plants. In amongst the displays of wild flowers sit a number of unique sundial ornament, a bandstand dating to 1912 and a Grade II listed conservatory from 1894.
The history of this family-friendly park is further explored throughout the free museum which houses an eclectic mix of objects linked to the area, gardens and Horniman family.
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Chevrolet has released a promotional clip with the second generation Volt set to be featured in Disney's Tomorrowland movie.
Chevrolet has released a promotional clip with the second generation Volt set to be featured in Disney's Tomorrowland movie.
Scheduled to go on sale this fall, Chevrolet's overhauled Volt will serve as "the car of tomorrow" in the upcoming Tomorrowland set to hit theaters on May 22. For a brief moment you can see how the first-gen Volt makes the transition into the next new generation which has a more conventional styling and benefits from a vast array of hardware improvements.
Chevrolet's engineers were able to make the powertrain 12% more efficient and they also shaved off 100 kg (220 lbs) while the electric range has increased to 50 miles (80 km). It uses a 101 bhp 1.5-liter gasoline engine teamed up with a 149 bhp electric motor and a 18.4 kWh lithium-ion battery while the total range stands at 420 miles (676 km). It will take 13 hours to refill the battery pack from a 120V source or 4.5 hours when using a 240V outlet.
In terms of pricing, the 2016 Chevrolet Volt carries a $33,995 MSRP which makes it almost $1,200 more affordable than the outgoing model. Once you add the federal tax credit, the price decreases by $7,500 to $26,495 while in California there are other incentives applicable which further lower the price to $24,995.


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Timo Soini to run for President of Finland
If the EU continues to stumble and falter at its present rate who knows how far this anti-EU Bailout candidate could go, given that at the last attempt he managed only 3.4% of the vote, it will be a good marker for how deeply unpopular the EU has become in Finland! More here.
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Due to snow/ice the Planing Committee North meeting on 11 December 2017 is cancelled.
The items will be carried forward to the next meeting of this committee on 22nd January 2018.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Meetings of the Council, Cabinet, both Overview and Scrutiny Committees and all Planning Development Control Committees are broadcast live over the internet.
We transmit and record all planning committee meetings. Planning Committee meetings are normally held on Monday evenings and start at 7pm - they can be viewed live from our webcast pages.
We also transmit and record all meetings of Cabinet, Full Council and Overview and Scrutiny meetings. Here are details of forthcoming meetings and links to view the agendas and minutes.
All meetings are recorded and saved for six months; if you can't view the live broadcast you can see the archived version (approximately 24 hours after the meeting) from the same webcast pages.
Everyone who enters the Council Chamber for a meeting of either Committee is advised that they are giving permission for video (images and sound) to be recorded and transmitted live, and as an archive over the intranet and by any other means that the Council may decide to use, at its discretion, in the future.
The webcasts will be made available in the public domain for future viewing purposes, which can be accessed directly from www.stalbans.public-i.tv/core/.


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The crazy idea that the practice of law could be different. That it could be so much more than how many hours were billed that year. Instead of impersonal corporations, it could be about serving real people. People who wanted to create something bigger than themselves. People who wanted to pursue their passions. So I started my own law firm to help serious entrepreneurs, small to mid-size businesses, and non-profits do just that.
Since starting the firm in the summer of 2014, I have helped serious entrepreneurs, small to mid-size businesses, and non-profit organizations minimize legal risks, resolve disputes, and plan for the future. I regularly advise clients on a variety of business issues including business formation, contract drafting, employment law, intellectual property (including trademarks and licensing), and succession planning.
I also defend clients in a variety of business disputes and litigation, including internal disputes with business partners, breach of contract cases, employment litigation, franchisor/franchisee disputes, intellectual property infringement, and appeals. My goal is always to help clients protect their interests, especially in the business they've worked so hard to build.
In addition to running the firm, I serve as Outside General Counsel for the Juvenile Justice Coalition, Community Shares of Mid-Ohio, and other small to mid-size businesses.
Freedom from "traditional" corporate America gives you the ability to pursue your passions.
Clients include businesses and non-profits from a wide variety of industries, such as transportation companies, franchises, home health care agencies, tech start-ups, the food industry, consultants and marketing companies, real estate investors, software companies, youth advocacy programs, churches, medical/dental offices, accounting practices, the personal fitness industry, and retailers and wholesalers.
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- Serve as Outside General Counsel for Juvenile Justice Coalition.
- Represented an army officer charged with attempted suicide while serving in Iraq. Helped client withdraw coerced resignation in lieu of court-martial. Maintained contacts with the media, ensuring favorable publicity. After the military equivalent of a pre-trial hearing, the case was dismissed. The client was honorably discharged and able to keep all benefits.
- As a student attorney with the Criminal Defense Clinic at The University of Texas School of Law, obtained two not guilty verdicts in bench and jury trials for clients charged with theft and public intoxication.
Before deciding to venture out on my own, I spent seven years at two of the largest law firms in the country as an associate attorney in their respective litigation groups. During that time, some of my cases included:
- representing a global supplier of custom-engineered equipment in a trade secrets case where two former employees took the secrets and went to work for a competitor;
- multiple trademark infringement cases for a product certification company whose product certifications were being copied and used without permission;
- a Fair Housing Act suit accusing a property management company of having a pattern or practice of discrimination because of the actions of one rogue (former) employee;
- representing a real estate company and several of its realtors in litigation with a disgruntled customer;
- suing to recover preferential and fraudulent transfers in multiple Ponzi scheme cases, including the infamous Madoff case.


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An overdose is more likely to cause problems in people with poorly functioning kidneys, since the kidneys remove ceftazidime from the body. In fact, even normal doses of ceftazidime can cause overdose symptoms in people with kidney disease. This is why it is important for your healthcare provider to adjust your dosage based on how well your kidneys are functioning.
Certain other medications,(such as diuretics or aminoglycoside antibiotics, can increase the risk of problems with ceftazidime, especially in the case of an overdose (see Drug Interactions With Ceftazidime for more information).
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- The New York Times: "A Teacher on the Front Line as Faith and Science Clash"
The story follows the class of David Campbell, a Jacksonville, Florida, area high school science teacher. Campbell is teaching evolution this year thanks to changes in Florida state education standards—which now require schools to specifically teach evolution. Times reporter Amy Harmon writes,
With a mandate to teach evolution but little guidance as to how, science teachers are contriving their own ways to turn a culture war into a lesson plan. How they fare may bear on whether a new generation of Americans embraces scientific evidence alongside religious belief.
In other words, Harmon is confirming what Answers in Genesis has long emphasized: if students are not amply equipped and educated by their parents, Sunday school teachers, youth leaders, and pastors to understand the truth and importance of the Bible's account of origins, the indoctrination they receive in public school will overtake them.
For Campbell's students, a lecture on Mickey Mouse kicks off the discussion of evolution. Campbell uses a series of slides showing Mickey Mouse's "evolution" over the years to introduce the concept of selection—artificial selection by Walt Disney cartoonists, in this case.
Harmon's story also follows the development of Bryce Haas, a student of Campbell's who, at the start of the story, apparently balks at Campbell's comments such as
Evolution has been the focus of a lot of debate in our state this year. If you read the newspapers, everyone is arguing, "is it a theory, is it not a theory?" The answer is, we can observe it. We can see it happen, just like you can see it in Mickey.
Perhaps Haas would have been happier being taught by Campbell's colleague Teresa Yancey, a biology teacher just down the hall. Yancey believes that animals do adapt, but (according to Campbell) said, "I don't think we have this great massive change over time where we go from fish to amphibians, from monkeys to man. We see lizards with different-shaped tails, we don't see blizzards—the lizard bird." Campbell cites feathered dinosaurs in response.
He teaches far more than just the basic tenets of evolutionary theory.
One lengthy scene in the article—when Campbell teaches his students about the difference between faith and science—is particularly difficult for a creationist reader to endure. Campbell appears to target Haas as he teaches far more than just the basic tenets of evolutionary theory, presenting his personal view on faith and science as though it is a scientific theory as well. And as Harmon skims over the evidence for evolution that Campbell presents in following weeks, we doubt most of Campbell's students heard from anyone—certainly not in their classroom—with equivalent authority or information to challenge Campbell.
Harmon later shares that Haas, who was raised reading the Bible for an hour each Sunday (although it was also mentioned he had stopped attending church when he was 16), lost his father last year. Haas told Harmon, "Evolution is telling you that you're like an animal. That's why people stand strong with Christianity, because it teaches people to lead a good life and not do wrong."
Meanwhile, the Times article tries to rouse sympathy for Campbell, whose students, Harmon writes, "were not grasping the basic principles of biological evolution." Harmon continues,
The discovery that a copy of "Evolution Exposed," published by the creationist organization Answers in Genesis, was circulating among the class did not raise his flagging spirits. The book lists each reference to evolution in the biology textbook Mr. Campbell uses and offers an explanation for why it is wrong.
Where the textbook states, for example, that "Homo sapiens appeared in Africa 200,000 years ago based on fossil and DNA evidence," "Exposed" counters that "The fossil evidence of hominids (alleged human ancestors) is extremely limited." [Read the chapter this passage is from in The Origin of Humans.] A pastor at a local church, Mr. Campbell learned, had given a copy of "Exposed" to every graduating senior the previous year.
We certainly salute the local pastor who distributed copies of Evolution Exposed—presumably taking advantage of our special outreach discount of 75% for cases of 36 books. These cases are designed to maximize the number of students who can easily find a Christian response to what their textbooks teach.
Why would we be afraid of it if God's Word is Truth?
In a finale of evolutionary proselytizing, Harmon quotes a number of student questions addressed to Campbell during his lecture on human evolution, along with Campbell's confident and authoritative answers. According to Harmon, while Haas probably was not converted to evolutionary dogma, he did answer a recent test question asking for evidence of evolution—a change from his original refusal to do so.
The close look Harmon's article takes at evolutionary indoctrination in the classroom is a strong reminder of the battle over the minds of the next generation. With increasing state-granted authority, evolutionists are pursuing the minds of children up to five days a week. How can an untrained Christian youth—even if he or she attends church each week, which is increasingly a rarity—compete with that level of indoctrination? While we encourage our readers to learn about and understand evolution (yes, you heard that right—why would we be afraid of it if God's Word is Truth?), parents and Christian leaders must commit to teaching and equipping the next generation, and Answers in Genesis is thankful to offer resources to help you do so.
Further Reading
- Evolution Is Religion
- Our Answer to Evolution Imposed
- Evolution exposed—one student at a time
- Did Humans Really Evolve from Apelike Creatures?
- The "Evolutionizing" of a Culture
- Can Public Schools Be "Neutral"?
- Misrepresented (Sigh) Time and Time Again
- Get Answers: Education, Scopes Trial
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CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, has stated that "Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest health threats facing us today… We've taken too many drugs, and as a result, they don't work the way they used to"
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Gwen Ifill hosts a discussion about President Bush's economic forum in Waco, Texas, and whether it will help restore confidence in the U.S. economy.
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And now we convene our own roundtable on the state of the nation's economy, and the president's handling of it.
Joining me are William Dunkelberg, professor of economics at Temple University and chief economist at the National Federation of Independent Business, which represents small business owners. Nancy Kimelman, chief economist at SEI Investments, a management firm. Jeff Madrick, contributing economics columnist at The New York Times and editor of Challenge magazine, an economics journal. And Kim Wallace, chief political analyst at Lehman Brothers, a global investment bank.
So, Professor Dunkelberg, what is your sense on whether the president can handle what's happening with the economy right now, based on what you've seen going on so far?
Well, I think we should begin with the fundamental perspective on how much power the president has. One of the real strengths of our economic system here is that we have a weak CEO, and it's hard for the president to get anything done unless Congress goes along with him.
Then we have to look philosophically at what the president had in mind, that was a little less government, lower taxes, more incentive for investment, and we started off on the right foot. The president got lucky, gave us a well-timed tax cut. And that certainly will help the economy going forward.
Some of the other changes more recently are more questionable, but hopefully we'll get back on track.
Well, let's take them one at a time. But first to Mr. Madrick, is this something over which the president has very little control like the professor just said?
No, I don't believe that at all. Don't tell John F. Kennedy that in the 1960s or LBJ or FDR or Woodrow Wilson.
There seems to be some mythology around that presidents can do nothing about economies. Well, that fits a certain kind of ideology–an ideology which suggests less government is the best government.
Well, sometimes that's true. And I think we've made some needed reforms.
But the fact of the matter is, government has always been important to economic growth, in America back to the order 1800's in fact integral, and government is needed again now. The president's tax cut policy was entirely fortuitous, but remember, it was sold to the American public first as a political effort to beat Steve Forbes in the primaries and then because we had big surpluses in the economy was blooming. Now the president turns around and says, what luck we had a tax cut just in time. The people understand that this is not a presidential economic policy.
And the people don't have confidence, I don't think, it's quite sad, it's very days pointing that this administration doesn't seem to be able to admit it made a mistake, that it has to go back. We all make mistakes, in fact that's the side of courage, and I'd love to see some of that from the administration, I think so would the American people.
Nancy Kimelman, what was the point of the meeting today in Waco; why was that useful?
Well, I think it was useful because frankly the economy has fallen flat.
We saw in the second quarter numbers that there really was very little growth if at all. And so the economy needs some stimulus at this point in time, or so it would seem. The question was whether the federal government, the administration and Congress should take that step, or whether it should be the Federal Reserve. But the economy is looking very sluggish here, the market is having a very definite affect on consumer confidence, on business confidence. It's holding back consumers from spending. It's holding back businesses from putting in new orders.
And so the economy looks to be very much at a crossing point, a turning point here. So the question is should the government or should the Fed really take that step and do what it can to avoid a far worse situation, as we begin the next year.
Kim Wallace, what's your answer to that question?
My answer is really all of the above. Basically the president has been successful in convincing people that the tax cuts he pushed through last year has staved off a worse economy than we have now.
That may be true, but we have to recognize that the Fed cut rates eleven times in calendar '01 and the Congress put out historic fiscal stimulus as well. We still have some time to go to judge whether or not that's going to work. It seems that people are rushing to judgments about where we are in the economy before the results are in.
What did the president need to hear today at Baylor [University] from the couple of hundred people he gathered?
I think he needed to hear they they've he is still engaged and they have some trust in his economic problem and leadership overall. I think he needed to hear from other people as to which actions he could take as president to further the economy.
And Professor Dunkelberg, what are those actions, what should they be?
On the business side we certainly need to do something to help capital expenditures, lower taxes, increase profits, that heeds to higher capital spending. Of course having the economy pick up with private individual tax cuts will also help on the profit side. And that will help us get capital spending under way.
It's going to take a little time because we spent five years building lots of capacity with lots of capital outlays. And now we have excess capacity. So we have to use a little of that up.
Is that Mr. Madrick trying to get in? Mr. Madrick, is that you?
I would love to get in at this point if I may.
Okay, go ahead.
I severely disagree. Tax cuts are not what we need. We've had our tax cuts. Let's not forgets, this tax cut was totally accidental, as a stimulus to this economy. It's worked, thank goodness, it came fortuitously, as others have said here, but it was accidental.
There are many better ways to stimulate an economy. And it needn't be the federal government fiscally or the Federal Reserve monetarily by lowering interest rates. It can be both working together, and in fact historically, that's when government policies have had the most potency.
In facts the other way around when we raise taxes in 1993, and the Fed reduced interest rates, finally there was some kind of credibility, there was some kind of bite. So I think we need to — both engines working, and there are far better stimuluses than tax cuts. We could extend unemployment insurance, people need it badly and they would spend it right away. That's a very good example.
The state and local governments are hemorrhaging; they need some federal support. There are needs out there. We can solve some of those needs, help needy people and stimulate the economy. I don't think we can sit around and wait. You can sit around and wait if you have a job, I guess.
Nancy Kimelman, you mentioned the role of the Fed today. Of course the Fed decided not to act on interest rates, left them unchanged. Was that something that would be helpful to this economy as it stands right now, or is it a wash?
Well, I think it's a wash at this point. But the Federal Reserve is in a very difficult position. It has lowered interest rates as was mentioned earlier eleven times last year, and interest rates were already at extremely low levels.
So the Fed only has a few more arrows left in its quiver, it can't spend those unwisely. So the Fed really had no choice but to stand pat. But we talked about combining monetary as well as fiscal policy to really get the economy moving. It's unclear to me how much more the Fed really can do.
Interest rates are at very low levels. The housing market is strong. Consumer spending on durables, as we've seen in the auto sector just recently, consumer spending for durables is up there. It's not clear to me that lower interest rates are the solution.
And so really we're at the point of having the federal government either expand its spending — whether it be for defense or national security or elsewhere — or for cutting taxes. But you know, there's a limited tolerance in our nation now for running up a budget deficit. It's okay to do so in an economic environment like we have. But to think about cutting taxes that are going to be very difficult to reverse down the road puts us in a situation in the long run when Bush stands to be reelected that could be very difficult for him.
So we have to remember that whatever policies we undertake, they're to be under taken for the short run, but we have to live with them in the long run. And that makes President Bush's position and the chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan's position a very difficult one.
So Mr. Wallace, what is there left for the Bush administration to do to jump start this economy?
Not just the administration but most policy makers, that's to try to the real confidence. That's a fact that's missing not only in the markets but in the economy across the country.
People after the September 11 a tax of last year, the bear market which has affected two out of three households in the country for the first time we have that many people invested directly or incorrectly in the markets, and the ongoing economic softness, have really hit the psyche of the American investor and consumers, along with business investors.
We need to see some restoration of confidence and some of those people will come back into the economy, and over time some of the steps that have been taken on the fiscal and monetary side will begin to work.
Does the president have the right people on his economic team to be the kind of cheer leaders you're suggesting you need to build that confidence?
The markets and many voters and surveys will tell you that they don't. What looks to have happened is that the administration came in with a plan to run economic policy out of the White House, and to have a Treasury Department that was slightly less active than we have been accustomed to for the last 20 years or so in Washington — came a couple of crises, that have really forced the administration to become more flexible, they haven't shown that deftness yet, in the last month I would argue they are getting around to getting reenergized and coming up with new ideas.
Some of those ideas will pay off over the long term, but basically the markets don't believe right now in a lot of the decision making that goes on inside the Bush economic policy team.
Let me just get back to Professor Dunkelberg on that question — whether there is confidence all across the board on this question of who is actually leading and formulating the president's economic policy.
Let me share some numbers with you.
Every month we ask a sample of our 600,000 member firms what they feel about the economic policies of the president and of Congress. And of course when we had a change in leadership at the presidential level, the percent giving an excellent or good rating for economic policies rose from 11 up to 55 percent — and then after the 9/11 event from 55 to 73 percent, a stunning vote of confidence on the behalf of small business owners. It has slid a bit since then, we're down to around 58 percent.
But that's still an exceptionally high approval rating. So small business owners who account for most of the job growth and over half the private sector GDP do think that the economic policies are philosophically correct and headed in the right direction.
And that the economic spokesmen are also fundamentally the right people?
Well, compared to whom. We're not given a choice of people. The president comes in and he picks his team. If they don't work too well he'll have to make some changes, but we do have Greenspan and the full voting cadre at the Fed — the first since 1998. And we have a good staff at the Council of Economic Advisors, some very sharp people there. So I think overall we probably have a pretty good team in place.
Mr. Madrick, you wanted to get in on the point about economic leadership?
I do. I think, if anybody thinks cheer leading is going to help, they are absolutely wrong. What will help are actions that work.
The president again today gave a pep talk, with almost no change in policy. In fact to quote him, he said we need focus and patience. In other words, wait it out. He's ideologically committed to this kind of thing, to reduce government.
And in fact one of the TV stations, one of the cable TV stations, took a straw poll on their Web page, and 54 or 55 percent of those responding said they thought the president was doing a somewhat poor or very poor job. So you see there isn't confidence, and there isn't confidence for lack of cheer leading, my gosh, that's all this president does. There's confidence for lack of concrete action, lack of a sense the administration has a real plan. Lack of a sense they should be willing to admit there was a mistake in this tax plan, we need some stimulus now, but not big deficits down the road.
Nancy Kimelman, one of the things which has happened which has been concrete is increased spending on the anti-terrorism campaign. Has that been good for the economy?
It has been good for the economy, but I think for when you take a look at the numbers, what you see is that the administration's economic policy is largely an anti-terrorist and national security policy.
There hasn't been — aside from the first tax cuts — there really hasn't been in the last year a real effort to devise an economic strategy for the economy. But, you know, I think part what was we're seeing in the economy right now with the loss of confidence among businesses and consumers, we can say that it's related to Bush and we can say he might not have the right team of advisors and might not have the right cheer leaders on his staff, but a lot of it has to do with the market.
It's really the market's plunge that has destroyed business and consumer confidence. And the administration, like the rest of us, is something of a by-stander at this. If they could turn the market around, they'd be thrilled to could so. My suspicion is that the turnaround in the market, in the equity market is probably going to be far more important to restoring business and consumer confidence than initiatives announced by the president, whether today or tomorrow.
And speaking of tomorrow, I just want to direct this question to Mr. Wallace.
There is, tomorrow is the deadline for CEOs to be able to file these forms at Wall Street that attest to the financial statement which is they are submitting and say they believe them to be true and signing their John Hancock next to that. Will that have an effect on consumer confidence, or is that another show?
No, it should have an effect on consumer confidence, because 947 publicly traded companies are going to come forward and say that their books are clean, are at least they are as they have been stated as of today or tomorrow. That should be a confidence builder. I disagree a little bit with Jeff in that there's been no action taken.
Clearly, the passage of the corporate accountability law that the president was slow to embrace but finally got around to embracing, that Congress had been pushing for the past eight months was a confidence builder. The market had one of its best days on that day. So if we can string together a few more of these confidence builders we may see that the macroeconomic fundamentals though soft now may be getting better and we'll have confidence returning to the economy that could turn out to be a little bit better in six months, down the road.
Okay, we're going to have to leave it there for tonight. Thanks so much for joining us.