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This is part of a series of features from All Things Considered on first-time Grammy nominees, ahead of the February 5 awards. Read the profiles on Molly Tuttle and Muni Long.
Rain had been pouring down relentlessly on Los Angeles for much of January. But the clouds parted on a recent weekend, and the sun shone down on the Hollywood Hills, as if only to allow musician Omar Apollo to sit atop a peak and take in the view.
"I just come here to, you know, alleviate the pressure of the world that has been weighing on me, as a young Mexican-American," he says, before bursting into a laugh and admitting he's never actually been to this public park before.
The 25-year-old is sitting on a large wooden bench, overlooking the San Fernando Valley. His long legs are dangling, which is notable because he is 6'5, despite having parents he describes as short. His explanation? "I don't know, I'm the milkman's son."
Apollo has a glint of mischief in his eyes and a nihilism about him that is trademark Gen Z. But eventually, the playful expression on his face fades and he says in all seriousness that nature really does make his anxiety "a little more manageable."
Growing up in Hobart, Indiana, Apollo says he'd be outside from morning to midnight, skateboarding, meeting up with cousins or friends. "I broke both my arms. Got a concussion. It was all skating, so then I stopped," he says.
He bends down and reveals a scar on the back of his head that is now a bald patch underneath his otherwise lustrous, brown curls, speckled with gray strands.
Apollo says he's exhausted after being on tour for months, but he's excited to head back on the road after the Grammys ceremony this weekend. He has been nominated in the best new artist category, an accolade that takes most artists years to achieve. For Apollo, the journey has been relatively quick.
"Does it blow me away? Yes it does, actually," he says. "Because I know what it was like in 2017." That's when he uploaded his first song to Spotify and started gaining traction online. "I really made it out of my hometown," he says, reflecting on his early days of making music.
In fact, he remembers the very moment he knew he wanted to make music: It was a winter night when he was 17. He had just seen an advertisement for a microphone at a big-box store that read something to the effect of "Make Music!" He got in the back of his mom's van and knew what he had to do.
"I got a job at McDonald's, and saved up for like a year to get a laptop. And then saved up to get a microphone," he says. And off he went to record music in his parents' garage. "I didn't want to sing in the house 'cause I was so embarrassed."
Apollo says he didn't necessarily have any early influences or idols. He didn't even know what kind of artist he dreamed of becoming, he just knew he had to make music and perform. He had played guitar in church as a kid, but didn't dare sing publicly.
"I always knew I wanted to sing, I just wasn't good yet," he says. So, he logged onto YouTube to study singers with natural vibrato until he nailed it. He did the same with guitar players, pausing videos to mimic their fingerwork. "That's literally what I do, start from zero. Nobody wants to start from zero," he says.
He says his parents were terrified when he told them of his ambitions. "If I was an immigrant from Mexico, lived in poverty my whole life, and then came to the United States for a better life for my kids, and my kid comes back and tells me they want to be a singer, I would hate [me] too," he said with a laugh.
Apollo's parents urged him to go to college, so he applied and went to one near his home. But he found himself distracted by music, and he said having ADHD didn't help his focus in the classroom. So, after two weeks, he dropped out and began pursuing music full time. Now, less than a decade later, Apollo is selling out stadiums worldwide and is set to go on tour with SZA.
For his live performances, Apollo has primarily been playing music from his first full-length album, Ivory, which came out last year. The album draws heavily on R&B and soul influences, but the tracks have range, jumping from traditional corridos like "En El Olvido" to dancey, hip-hop inspired numbers like "Tamagotchi." Apollo says part of the genre-traveling on the album is a product of his ADHD — something he's able to channel to shape his work. "I guess it's a reflection of how I feel," he says.
He also attributes the range in sound to something simpler: "I just really love music. Every genre has something to offer." He draws from mariachis performing at restaurants, "super-conservative romantic songs" his mother listens to, soulful singers like Lauryn Hill, and "expressive bravado rap" he grew up loving, all at once.
As his career has progressed, Apollo says he's remained the same person, but he has observed changes in the way he is received: "This last tour something was different," he says. The crowds are getting bigger and bigger with each show. And that audience isn't just taking note of the music, they're also absorbing what he says online.
Apollo has had an active Twitter account for many years, and it's often funny, sometimes blunt, and even crass. He says he's noticed the way in which his online presence is more easily "digitally immortalized" as he becomes more recognized. But he doesn't like to give perceptions too much power, including his identity.
"Being queer, Mexican, having immigrant parents is inherently political in itself," he says, and he understands that it allows young people to relate to him. At the same time, "It doesn't feel like responsibility, which is good, because it's so effortlessly me ... it's not like I have to work towards being gay," he jokes.
Despite how far his reach has come, and how many expectations he exceeded, Apollo has evidently avoided an "I told you so" attitude about his success. The day he found out about his nomination, he quickly ushered his friends out of his hotel room and called his parents. "My dad was at work, he had his little cook hat on, and he's like, 'Congratulations,'" says Apollo, imitating his father. "So cute." His mom already has her dress picked out for the ceremony.
With a giddy excitement, he says the day he learned about his nomination, everything he did felt "Grammy nominated." "I got my nails done. I was like, 'Oh, these are Grammy nominated nails right here,'" he says.
He went for a sheer pink. "I've been simple lately, you know?"
Want more? Read profiles on the first-time Grammy nominees we featured last year: Barlow & Bear, Saweetie, Arooj Aftab and Jimmie Allen.
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Perhaps in response to the dark environment of the theater, Ali Film Group has once again chosen to announce in the evening.
Ali Liye, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Ali Film, entered into an equity transfer agreement with six minority shareholders. Ali Film will acquire the Amoy Tickets held by these shareholders, totaling approximately 9.12% and the total price of approximately RMB1.333 billion.
After the acquisition, Ali Film will hold about 96.71% stake in Amoy Tickets, while the latter will be valued at $ 14.6 billion.
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> From OnBoard—Newsletter of BCG
Ann Carter Fleming,, CG, CGL, "Overlooked Resources: Business, Organizational, and Institutional Records," OnBoard 13 (September 2007): 22–23.
"I have looked everywhere" is often the cry of frustrated genealogists, but have they really? In addition to the basic records, researchers need to use a wide assortment of often-overlooked records.
Catalogs for libraries and archival facilities list many unique record types, including those for businesses, governments, institutions, and organizations. Likewise, numerous websites feature unusual records.
Start by determining the potential record types needed based on the stage of life. During childhood and adolescence, orphanages, hospitals, and schools may be of interest. Midlife offers record opportunities in clubs, directories, professional licenses, and prisons. In an older age, you may find your ancestor in records of an almshouse, pension, or veterans' organization, and one should not overlook funeral home records at death.
Business newsletters often chronicle personal information about employees including anniversaries, birthdays, births, weddings, and retirements. Manuscript facilities or state archives may be the repository for these newsletters. They may be on microfilm or on file with the company, if still in business. Business directories, like city directories, are often beneficial. A good example is the Martindale–Hubbell Law Directory published annually. If you are trying to locate an attorney today or years ago, check this directory. It provides the name of the attorney, the name of his law school, and some biographical information.
Government publications include records from local, state, and federal levels. Mayor or county commissioner reports may list cemeteries, schools, hospitals, or perhaps the dairy farmers in the community. Other civic publications may list employees such as police, firemen, library staff, and teachers.
Federal documents range from the Papers of the Continental Congress, which contain signatures of average citizens who signed petitions in the 1770s and 1780s, to more recent publications, including listings of those buried in national cemeteries.
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) employed millions of people in the 1930s, perhaps your ancestors or those of your next client. The employment records for these workers are housed at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis and are available by mail (http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/civilian-personnel/). These records include place of employment, employee information and wages, educational opportunities and experiences, and personal background information.
Have those frustrated genealogists looked at records of religious organizations? When a person joins a religious order, the order records their family history information. This file also contains contact information for living siblings or parents. Those files are maintained at the home of that order and available to family members via written request. Photos may be included as well.
Coroner and cadaver records may expand your knowledge of an individual's death. A coroner's file may provide the circumstances of the death, an autopsy report may reveal potential family health data, and statements from witnesses may disclose additional family information. One coroner's record from 1910 gives details about a street peddler who died while pushing his cart along his regular route. Included was a statement from his wife and an inventory of the cart. The inventory lists notion items that were important to many households in that era, not just those along that peddler's route.
Most genealogists have used World War I draft registration cards in their research. But how many have looked for World War I Bonus pay records? Most states paid bonuses to World War I veterans or their heirs. The benefit amount and date varied from state to state. In 1922 Missouri veterans received their payment consisting of ten dollars per month of service with a maximum of twenty-five months. These records are available at most state archives. The same veterans were eligible for bonus pay from the federal government in 1935.
A professional license is required for many occupations today as it was in the past. Some of these licenses are listed on the websites of the Secretary of State in your area of research or are available from their office.
Some societies have published school records, including information on both students and staff. Teacher certificates, class lists, and school photographs are often included. Some publications even provide a sample of eighth-grade tests. While your ancestor may or may not be named in one of these publications, they do provide background information for the time and area.
As board-certified genealogists, we should lead the way in broadening our research and exploring new opportunities, which will only improve our success rate. Records overlooked by one genealogist are commonly used records by another. Next time you visit a library, study a new record type. Or, when attending a genealogical conference, listen to a lecture on a new topic. Then share this information with fellow researchers.
Standard 19 in The BCG Genealogical Standards Manual states: "reasonably extensive research is prerequisite—regardless of whether the problem is simple or complex—and includes appropriately broadening the search beyond the person, family, event, or record of most-direct impact on the project." With this in mind, all genealogists need to insure their research has a broad scope.
When genealogists use a wide range of records and incorporate information from them in a research report or publication, the reader or client will have confidence in the work. Nobody can look at every record; however, genealogists should be aware of the unique records in their research area and use them as often as possible.
Ann Carter Fleming, CGSM
This article was originally published in OnBoard, BCG's educational newsletter and is protected by copyright. Individuals may download and print copies for their personal study. Educators are granted permission to provide copies to their students as long as BCG, OnBoard, and the appropriate author are credited as the source of the material. Republication elsewhere is not permitted.


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Announcing Stephen Nichols as RBC President and Chief Academic Officer for Ligonier
God has shown Himself gracious to Reformation Bible College in providing rapid growth to the young institution and in confirming ongoing plans to have the right people in place at every stage of the college's expansion. As such, Dr. R.C. Sproul and the Board of Directors of Ligonier Academy of Biblical and Theological Studies are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Stephen J. Nichols as the second president of Reformation Bible College. This appointment is concurrent with Dr. Nichols accepting the position of chief academic officer for Ligonier Ministries.
Dr. R.C. Sproul, the first president of RBC and soon-to-be chancellor of the institution, expressed his delight on the occasion of this announcement. "Our long-term plan to ensure that Reformation Bible College grows under the direction of godly, qualified leadership enables me to maintain effective oversight of all of the outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Adding Dr. Nichols as president of RBC advances our outreach significantly," Dr. Sproul said. "In Dr. Nichols, God has provided us with a leader whose passion for the great truths of the Christian faith, the wisdom of the Reformed tradition, and love for education will serve the needs of our students and faculty well in the years ahead."
Dr. Nichols is a longtime friend of Ligonier Ministries and Reformation Bible College, having served as a Ligonier teaching fellow and adjunct professor of historical theology at RBC. He is being appointed to the presidency of RBC after seventeen years as a Bible college and seminary professor. Dr. Nichols was most recently the research professor of Christianity and culture at Lancaster Bible College in Lancaster, Pa., and he has also taught courses for Reformed Theological Seminary (Jackson, Miss., Charlotte, N.C., and Washington, D.C.) and Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.
"It is with deep pleasure and gratitude that I join the team at Ligonier in serving this generation and the generation to come in the cause of Christ," Dr. Nichols said on the occasion of his appointment. "By God's grace, I am committed to keeping RBC and Ligonier faithful to their theological vision and educational mission. A remarkably gifted faculty for RBC has been gathered in central Florida, and I am honored to work with these godly men, as well as with the staff of Ligonier."
In addition to overseeing Reformation Bible College and ensuring that the institution's policies and goals are carried out, Dr. Nichols will also be serving as the chief academic officer of Ligonier Ministries. In this newly created position, Dr. Nichols will be responsible for working in conjunction with the president of Ligonier to actively promote and safeguard fidelity to the mission, vision, and the theological position and commitment of Dr. R.C. Sproul and Ligonier Ministries. Dr. Nichols will provide leadership and vision for all of the teaching outreaches of Ligonier. He will also work actively with the other Ligonier teaching fellows in developing new projects and contributions for Ligonier's extensive resource catalog. In this position, Dr. Nichols will continue to write, teach, and speak for both Ligonier students and the wider church.
"Having Dr. Nichols as a full-time member of the Ligonier team is a key step forward, enabling us to accelerate our robust discipleship outreach as we serve the church around the world," said Chris Larson, president of Ligonier Ministries. "His theological and personal integrity will serve the church well as we preserve Ligonier's heritage of sound teaching and expand our mission to proclaim the holiness of God in all its fullness to as many people as possible."
Dr. Nichols holds degrees from Cairn University (BS), West Chester University (MA in philosophy), and Westminster Theological Seminary (MAR, PhD). He is a recognized Jonathan Edwards scholar and longtime member of the Evangelical Theological Society. Dr. Nichols is also a prolific author whose many books include J. Gresham Machen: A Guided Tour of His Life and Thought, Jonathan Edwards: A Guided Tour of His Life and Thought, and For Us and Our Salvation: The Doctrine of Christ in the Early Church. He also regularly contributes to both online and print journals and magazines, and he is editor of the Guided Tour series from P&R and co-editor of the Theologians on the Christian Life series from Crossway. Dr. Nichols is a frequent conference speaker who also lectures in churches and on seminary and college campuses, and he is the host of the weekly podcast 5 Minutes in Church History.
Dr. Nichols will assume his new positions at Ligonier Ministries and RBC on July 1, 2014. Please join us in praying for Reformation Bible College, Dr. Nichols, and Ligonier Ministries as Dr. Nichols takes up his new responsibilities.
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DETROIT – General Motors is adding 2 million water bottles from Flint, Michigan residents into its Do Your Part water bottle recycling initiative. The company partnered with Schupan Recycling to collect the bottles. The plastic is washed, flaked and turned into fleece to make three products: Chevrolet Equinox V-6 engine covers, insulation for The Empowerment Plan coats for the homeless, and air filters for 10 GM plants.
The program engages a supply web of 11 organizations and reduces landfill waste. The resulting social impact contributes to the initiative's progress and expansion.
GM supplier Filtration Services Group involved the N.E.W. Life Center in Flint to make air filter panels from the 9,000 square feet of fleece created since Do Your Part launched in April. After at-risk individuals participate in programs dedicated to employment preparation or life change, this nonprofit training center employs them to further develop their skills.
GM is donating enough insulation for The Empowerment Plan's seamstresses — formerly homeless women — to make 6,500 coats that transform into sleeping bags that are given to those in need at no cost. The nonprofit trains their employees in lean manufacturing and teaches them soft and hard skills to propel them to bigger and better opportunities.
"We're committed to proving to employers that formerly homeless people can be a skilled talent pool," said Veronika Scott, founder and CEO of The Empowerment Plan. "The end product is more than a coat: It empowers women to take control of their lives and provides the path to long-term, sustainable jobs."
Scott says GM's insulation provides the warmth needed for the homeless to withstand cold nights. Each coat contains 31 water bottles. The GM Foundation also supports The Empowerment Plan, providing it with $220,000 since 2013.
An estimated 1.2 million bottles from five GM facilities throughout metro Detroit and Flint supplemented the significant volumes coming from the Flint community. The company recently added its Romulus Powertrain plant to the program. While many employees bring reusable water bottles to work, all of GM's facilities provide water bottle recycling. Employees at these Michigan sites know exactly what the bottles will become when they throw the bottles in the recycling bins.
"People want to do the right thing," said John Bradburn, GM global waste reduction manager. "The Do Your Part recycling initiative is a way our employees and communities can connect their individual actions to broader social and environmental causes."
Learn more about these water bottles' transformation at doyourpart.gm.green.
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The esophagus is the muscular tube that conveys food from the back of the throat to the stomach. It is located in the chest behind the sternum and the trachea, the main breathing tube leading to the lungs. The esophagus joins the stomach at the diaphragm, which is the breathing muscle separating the chest and lungs from the abdomen. The connection of the esophagus to the stomach at the diaphragm is called the gastro-esophageal junction. The gastro-esophageal junction serves as a one-way valve to keep stomach contents from being refluxed or regurgitated back into the esophagus.
Once food has emptied into the stomach, it is mixed with enzymes and acids from the stomach and gall bladder to enhance digestion. If stomach contents reflux or regurgitate back into the esophagus the surface lining can be damaged due to the acidity of these contents. One symptom of regurgitation of stomach contents into the lower esophagus is heartburn, which is a common condition occurring in approximately 10% of all people. Heartburn is often associated with a "hiatal hernia," which is a condition where the upper part of the stomach pushes up above the diaphragm and into the chest. Normally, the esophagus is lined with squamous epithelial cells; however, when reflux occurs, these cells are replaced by columnar epithelium, which is prone to develop a type of cancer called adenocarcinoma. This phenomenon is known as Barrett's esophagus.
Esophageal cancer is relatively common and is very deadly. Each year in the United States, there are roughly 17,000 new cases of esophageal cancer and 15,000 deaths from the disease.1
Most cancers of the upper two thirds of the esophagus arise from squamous cells and are called squamous cell or epidermoid cancers. Cancers of the lower esophagus most often arise from columnar epithelium and are called adenocarcinomas. In the recent past, squamous cell cancers made up more than 80% of all esophageal cancers. Over the past two decades, there has been a dramatic increase in the incidence of adenocarcinomas, which now account for one-third to one-half of all esophageal cancers. Most of the adenocarcinomas of the lower esophagus are thought to arise in the setting of Barrett's esophagus, which is discussed below. Thus, the recent increase in the overall incidence of esophageal cancer is almost entirely due to the increase in adenocarcinomas.
Outcomes of treatment for squamous cell cancer and adenocarcinoma of the esophagus are very similar, except for the responsiveness of the cancer to some chemotherapy drugs. The results of treatment of squamous cell cancer and adenocarcinoma are included together unless otherwise specified.
The 5-year survival rate for all patients diagnosed with esophageal cancer is approximately 5%, with most survivors having cancer that has not spread outside the esophagus (stage 0-II). This low survival is due to a combination of factors including advanced age, with an average age of 69 years at diagnosis; the presence of local and distant spread of cancer at diagnosis; associated heart and lung disease and the fact that most patients have some minimal residual cancer remaining after primary treatment with surgical resection. In addition, the anatomical location of the esophagus makes surgical resection of cancer a technically difficult operation, with death rates following surgery ranging from 3-19% in theUnited States. Since it is a difficult surgery, esophagectomy (removal of the esophagus) should only be performed by a skilled team of surgeons, anesthesiologists and nurses.
Histological Types of Esophageal Cancer
Barrett's Esophagus: Barrett's esophagus involves the abnormal presence of columnar epithelium in the surface lining of the lower esophagus, which should only contain squamous cells. This abnormal epithelium is prone to develop pre-cancerous, or pre-malignant, changes called dysplasia, which are further characterized as either low-grade or high-grade. Dysplasia is a term for abnormalities in cells that do not appear normal under the microscope, but are not yet characteristic of invasive cancer. Currently, physicians and researchers believe that under certain conditions, dysplasia in the esophagus may be reversed and the subsequent development of cancer prevented.
Squamous Cell Cancer: Squamous cell cancer arises from normal squamous epithelium of the esophagus.
Adenocarcinoma: Adenocarcinoma is a type of cancer that arises from columnar epithelium that is characteristic of the stomach and intestines. Adenocarcinoma of the lower esophagus is thought to usually arise from Barrett's esophagus.
Staging of Esophageal Cancer
If possible, it is important to determine the extent of cancer before treatment in order to select the best treatment option. Of particular concern is the presence of cancer in lymph nodes, spread of cancer to distant sites or local extension of cancer into surrounding structures, which might make attempts to remove all cancer with surgical resection impossible. Unfortunately, in many cases the true extent of spread of cancer can only be determined by surgical resection. Frequently, more advanced cancer is found at surgery than was detected by clinical tests.
Routine Staging: All patients with esophageal cancer undergo a routine chest x-ray examination and a barium swallow under fluoroscopy (direct x-ray examination of the esophagus) as part of initial staging evaluation. All patients have computerized tomography (CT) scans of the chest, upper abdomen and possibly the neck. Unfortunately, there can be considerable error in CT scanning in detecting the extent of local spread of esophageal cancer, but accuracy for detecting distant spread (metastasis) is good.
Esophagoscopy: An esophagoscopy is an examination performed through an endoscope, which is a flexible tube inserted through the esophagus that allows the physician to visualize, photograph and biopsy (sample) the cancer. All patients undergo an esophagoscopy with biopsy to determine the histology or appearance of the cancer under the microscope.
Thoracoscopy: A thoracoscopy is another procedure performed through an endoscope to examine the chest in order to determine the extent of spread of cancer in the chest.
Laparoscopy: Laparoscopy is a procedure that involves the insertion of an endoscope through a small incision in the abdomen. Laparoscopy is an important tool for staging and has proven to be more reliable than CT scanning in detecting spread of cancer to the liver and the lining of the abdomen (peritoneum).
Bronchoscopy: Bronchoscopy refers to the examination of the lungs and can be helpful in identifying involvement of the trachea when the primary cancer is advanced and located in the upper part of the esophagus.
Endosonography: Endosonography refers to an ultrasound test performed through an endoscope. Ultrasound tests utilize sound waves to detect different densities of tissue, including cancer. Endosonography can detect spread of cancer into various layers of the stomach, adjacent organs and lymph nodes better than CT scanning.
Positron emission tomography (PET): Positron emission tomography (PET) scanning has also been used to improve the detection of cancer in lymph nodes. One characteristic of living tissue is the metabolism of sugar. Prior to a PET scan, a substance containing a type of sugar attached to a radioactive isotope (a molecule that spontaneously emits radiation) is injected into the patient's vein. The cancer cells "take up" the sugar and attached isotope, which emits positively charged, low energy radiation (positrons). The positrons react with electrons in the cancer cells, which creates the production of gamma rays. The gamma rays are then detected by the PET machine, which transforms the information into a picture. If no gamma rays are detected in the scanned area, it is unlikely that the mass in question contains living cancer cells. In one clinical study, PET scanning detected 85% of lymph nodes involved with cancer, which was significantly better than the detection rate with CT scanning.
In order to learn more about the most recent information available concerning the treatment of esophageal cancer, click on the appropriate stage.
Barrett's Esophagus: There are essentially three categories of abnormal changes in the surface lining of the lower esophagus: (1) Barrett's esophagus (presence of columnar epithelium) without other changes, (2) Barrett's esophagus with low-grade dysplasia and (3) Barrett's esophagus with high-grade dysplasia.
Stage 0: Cancer in situ is cancer that is limited to the surface epithelium. There can be extensive spread along the surface of the lining of the esophagus, but there is no spread of cancer below the surface into lymph nodes or to distant sites.
Stage I: Cancer invades beneath the surface lining, but does not invade the muscular part of the wall of the esophagus and there is no spread to lymph nodes or distant spread of cancer.
Stage II: Cancer invades into or through the muscle of the wall of the esophagus, but not into local structures (IIA). When there is regional lymph node involvement with any extent of primary cancer but no invasion of local structures, this is called stage IIB.
Stage III: Cancer invades through the muscular wall of the esophagus with lymph node spread and/or invasion of adjacent structures.
Stage IV: The cancer has spread to distant sites
Recurrent Cancer: The cancer has recurred after primary treatment.
The inherent inaccuracies of clinical staging have led to the use of other clinical categories of patients with cancer of the esophagus including:
Early or superficial cancer: Stage 0-I.
Localized Cancer: Stage 0-III.
Locally advanced cancer: Stage II and III.
Resectable cancer: Surgery was attempted and all visible cancer was removed.
Unresectable cancer: Surgery was attempted, but all visible cancer was not removed.
Inoperable cancer: Cancer was too widespread to attempt curative surgery.
Palliative surgery: Surgery was performed to relieve pain and/or difficulty swallowing, despite the fact that the cancer was too widespread to attempt curative surgery.
1 American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures 2012.
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The Civil Defense monthly test of the statewide outdoor siren warning system, coordinated with the test of the live audio broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System, is scheduled for Thursday, January 2, 2020, at 11:45 a.m.
During this monthly test, all Statewide Outdoor Warning Sirens will sound a one-minute Attention Alert Signal (Steady Tone). A simultaneous test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System is conducted with the monthly siren sounding, in cooperation with Hawaii's broadcast industry. There will be no exercise or drill accompanying the test.
The Outdoor Siren Warning System for Public Safety is one part of Hawaii's Statewide Alert & Warning System used to notify the public during emergencies.
If you hear this siren tone in circumstances other than a test, follow emergency information and instructions provided by official government channels. This may be in the form of a local radio, television station broadcast, or cellular Wireless Emergency Alert.
Wireless Emergency Alert delivers sound-and-text warnings to compatible mobile cellular phones. The Emergency Alert System & Wireless Emergency Alert's notifications are managed by FEMA's Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, the nation's alert and warning infrastructure.
Oahu residents in areas surrounding Campbell Industrial Park may also hear a "whooping†tone following the siren test. These areas include portions of Kalaeloa, Makakilo, Nanakuli, Kapolei, and Ewa Beach. The "whooping†tone is a test of the Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) siren warning group that will be activated in the event of an actual HAZMAT incident requiring emergency notification of businesses, schools and residents within the vicinity of Campbell Industrial Park. Contact the City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management at (808) 723-8960 for more information on the HAZMAT warning group siren test.
Emergency management and disaster preparedness information is located at the front section of telephone directories in all counties. The public may contact emergency management and county civil defense agencies to report siren operation issues:
- Hawaii County (808) 935-0031
- Maui County (808) 270-7285
- City and County of Honolulu (808) 723-8960
- Kauai County (808) 241-1800
Big Island radio stations that carry EAS messages and Civil Defense messages
KPUA (Hilo) 620 AM
KKON (Kona) 790 AM
KHLO (Hilo) 850 AM
KHBC (Hilo) 1060 AM 92.7 FM
KMWB (Kona) 93.1 FM
KLUA (Kona) 93.9 FM
KWXX (Hilo) 94.7 FM
KPVS (Hilo) 95.9 FM
KNWB (Hilo) 97.1 FM
KKBG (Hilo) 97.9 FM
KAGB (Kona) 99.1 FM
KAPA (Hilo) 100.3 FM
KAOY (Kona) 101.5 FM
KBGX (Hilo and Kona) 105.3 FM
KLEO (Kona) 106.1 FM
KWYI (Waimea) 106.9 FM
KKOA (Hilo and Kona) 107.7 FM
FEMA launched America's PrepareAthon! to increase disaster awareness and preparedness in the nation's communities by providing preparedness guides and resources to help individuals and organizations practice what to do during a disaster. For more details on this national campaign, visit: http://ready.gov/prepare
For Hawaii information go to: http://ready.hawaii.gov


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text: Need to stay up-to-date with news and events in China? The Law Library has a new electronic subscription called Current Digest of the Chinese Press. This is an excellent resource, especially for those who do not read Chinese, because it offers an unabridged and unfiltered English translation. The product is published by East View Press, and it offers a comprehensive view of China through relevant and timely stories. The Digest is a weekly that culls articles from a broad range of sources all aimed at a domestic audience. These articles are then carefully translated so as not to lose the actual sense and meaning of the original article. So, if you need reliable Chinese news, be sure to check out the Current Digest.


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AUGUSTA – Many states are gearing up to enroll more residents into Medicaid coverage starting in January. But thousands of Mainers are preparing to lose coverage this winter because of changes to the state's program and the decision not to expand coverage under the federal health care overhaul.
More than 15,000 low-income parents are expected to lose Medicaid coverage in January when changes to the state's Medicaid program kick in. An additional 10,500 adults with no dependent children and incomes less than $11,500 are facing the end of their coverage this winter even though they would have kept their coverage if the state had agreed to expand Medicaid.
Portland resident and U.S. Navy veteran Tom Ptacek is one of them.
Ptacek, 46, struggled to find work after serving in the Navy as a psychiatric technician. He worked the overnight shift at a gas station convenience store before leaving with the intention of finding a better job. But instead, he stumbled through rejection after rejection and eventually lost his home.
"What I didn't realize was that I had gotten to a place emotionally where my tank was empty," he said. "I just didn't have anything left and … it took a couple weeks for me to build up the confidence to get out there and put applications in."
After a year in a homeless shelter, Ptacek received housing through a grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs. He now makes $40 a week working as an advocate for the homeless.
The cuts to Medicaid, administered as MaineCare in the state, were meant to address several financial challenges facing the program when Republican Gov. Paul LePage took office, said Mary Mayhew, Commissioner of Maine's Department of Health and Human Services. Several million dollars the state had been receiving from the federal government to support the program during the economic recovery dried up, she said.
"So we had to come in with a budget that looked across the board at eligibility, benefits and rates of reimbursement," Mayhew said.
President Barack Obama's Affordable Health Care Act lets states expand Medicaid to adults making up to 133 percent of the poverty level, or about $15,500 for an individual. The federal government offered to pay 100 percent of the costs for the expansion until 2016 when a portion of the costs would be shifted onto the state.
LePage vetoed the plan, calling it "welfare expansion" and saying the long-term costs of the program were unsustainable. The Democrat-led Legislature failed to get the two-thirds majority needed to override his veto.
The governor insisted that Maine shouldn't expand coverage to more people because the state's current system isn't working properly. LePage and legislative Republicans point to 3,100 disabled Mainers who need home- and community-based service but can't get funding for them under the current program.
But advocates say the loss of Medicaid coverage for low-income residents will be devastating and force them to seek care in emergency rooms at a much greater cost to the state.
More than 11,000 people were taken off the MaineCare rolls between February and May, according to the state Health Department. Many of the people who have and will lose their coverage will be eligible for federal subsidies to help them buy insurance on the new health care exchange beginning Oct. 1.
But 10,000 adults who lose MaineCare won't be eligible for these subsidies, making it impossible for them to buy insurance, advocates say. The federal health care law assumes that states will expand coverage to people making about $15,000, leaving a group of low-income people ineligible for the subsides.
Mayhew said that issue needs to be addressed at the federal level.
"The federal government set the parameters for how you could expand," she said. "It was an all-or-nothing question."
But advocates say the issue is bigger than the 10,000 who are going to lose access to MaineCare. Christine Hastedt, public policy director for Maine Equal Justice Partners, said 25,000 childless adults are also on a waiting list for MaineCare coverage.
"That means there are a lot of people under the poverty level who need this coverage," she said. "These 10,000 are going to lose coverage, but there are a lot of people …. under the poverty level who are not going to have access."
Patty Kidder and her husband, Roger, were among those hoping that the state expanded Medicaid. The Kidders, both 54, are on the waiting list for MaineCare after losing their coverage last year. Since Roger lost his job in 2009, the couple has been living on the $11,000 Patty makes preparing people's taxes out of their home.
Patty Kidder said her husband has frequent panic attacks that mimic heart attacks. But since losing their coverage, they're hesitant to go to the hospital because they worry about racking up hospital bills.
"We have to second-guess whether these extreme panic attacks are a heart attack that is going to kill him or anxiety," she said. "They tell you the quicker you get them to the hospital, the better their chance of survival and recovery. And yet, you're sitting there wondering, 'Do I go or do I stay? What do I do?'" she said.


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Spike Presents New Original Online Show 'The Ultimate Fighter: The Aftermath'
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Spike.com Greenlights Digital Series Hosted By Amir Sadollah As Companion To The Most Successful Franchise In Network History "The Ultimate Fighter: The Aftermath" Premieres Tuesday, September 22 On Spike.com
NEW YORK, Sept. 22 -- Spike TV's hit series "The Ultimate Fighter" has propelled mixed martial arts into the American mainstream while becoming the most successful franchise in the network's history. With its tenth iteration having premiered to record ratings, Spike.com will launch the original series "The Ultimate Fighter: The Aftermath." Hosted by Amir Sadollah, the new show will be a video roundtable discussion about the on-air episode that precedes it, with the fighters that competed in an elimination bout on hand to talk about what went on, both inside and outside of the Octagon(TM), during "The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights."
"'The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights' promises to be the show's biggest season yet, and Spike.com has enjoyed great success with its 'Aftermath' franchise," said Jon Slusser, SVP, Spike digital entertainment. "In combining the two, this new show will deliver exclusive content to our audience, and allow Spike viewers and members of our online community to interact with our signature franchise in new ways."
Premiering Tuesday, September 22 on Spike.com, "The Ultimate Fighter: The Aftermath" will allow fans, for the first time in the show's history, to pose their questions about "The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights" directly to the fighters involved. UFC president Dana White will be on hand for the premiere episode, and, over the course of the season, coaches Rashad Evans and Rampage Jackson, as well as the show's entire cast, including Kimbo Slice, Wes Sims, Marcus Jones, and Roy Nelson, will stop by to take part in "The Aftermath."
"Ten seasons in, and 'The Ultimate Fighter' still packs as much of a punch as ever," said Brian J. Diamond, SVP, sports and specials, Spike TV. "We're excited to build on the show's continued on air success and venture into a new platform with 'The Ultimate Fighter: The Aftermath.'"
Spike TV is available in 98.6 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. A unit of Viacom (NYSE:VIA) (NYSE:VIA.B), MTV Networks is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Spike TV's Internet address is www.spike.com and for up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs, visit Spike TV's press site at www.spike.com/press.


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- Find a Lender – Most people need to take out a loan when buying a home, and you'll want to be prepared to make an offer when you find that perfect home. It's important to be sure that you're approved for a loan before you start looking at homes so you don't miss out on any opportunities. If you need help finding a lender, I can recommend trusted lenders near you.
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All Events for Utah Archives Month | RSVP on Facebook | Get Directions
Monday, October 1, 2012
12 noon
With more than 1,300,000 pages of Utah newspapers now scanned it is feared the convenience of digital access will doom the surviving paper copies to the trash where they will be lost to future generations of researchers. Marriott Library, Lee Library, Utah State Archives, and Utah Press Association are working together to help prevent this irreparable loss. Randy will speak on the importance of this project as well as methods for individuals and institutions to participate.
Randy Silverman has worked in the field of book conservation since 1978. He has served as the Preservation Librarian at the University of Utah's Marriott Library since 1993 and is a member of the University's Emergency Operations Center. He has and holds a masters degree in Library Science and teaches as adjunct faculty for Emporia State University and the University of Arizona. As a member of the Western States Preservation Assistance Service he teaches Disaster Preparedness workshops in Utah, Wyoming, and Montana and in 2007 was awarded the Utah Humanities Council's "Human Ties Award."
This event will be held at noon in the State Archives Courtyard Meeting Room, 346 South Rio Grande, Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1106
Also, find out more about the Utah Book Festival that is about to commence.


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My NaNoWriMo Cover
Part of the fun of NaNoWriMo is imagining what your cover would like like. Heck, what's the title of your story? I've gone through a few variations so far such as "The Bed Detective" and "Big Woman Detective". There's a phrase that keeps coming up in my story. "Dead Air." I ran it through Lulu's Title Scorer and it earned a whopping 77% likelihood of being a best-seller. (Steam Palace ranked like 33%. D'ooh!).
After today I'm taking a brief hiatus from NaNo to participate in SteamCon. I really hope I have a couple minutes of downtime to write maybe a couple hundred words here and there, but I'm not planning on it. I'm at 39K today and I'll be well over 40K by lunch. Then on Monday it's the race to the finish, my goal being 60-65K.
Now, without further ado, let me present the cover of my NaNoWriMo 2010 book Dead Air:
I'm hoping that looks a bit ominous and not serene. I played with the image to wash out the colors even more and make it really drab. The image had absolutely nothing to do with the story but it's more about the mood.


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Impressions of England, strictly food-related
I am back from England. As is usual when I go there, in a food sense it was a mixed bag. On the positive side, I got to experience two real, unique - and very different - highlights in The Pudding Club and The Fat Duck. I also got to visit some wonderful local food shops in the town of Tavistock in Devon, close to the Cornwall border, with my good friend Mimi and her husband Alan - a great cheese shop selling all kinds of locally produced cheeses; a very impressive all-around gourmet shop, and two tiny stores selling all kinds of delicious looking things. I also had my cornish pasty fix. I'll describe my Fat Duck and Pudding Club experiences in detail in later posts, but here's an overview of some food-related things I observed during my short stay. (Note: we visited London, Cornwall/Devon, and a bit of the Cotswolds this time.)
Eat Local, Food Miles, and the supermarkets
Mimi told me that the 'eat local' movement is in full force in England these days, and food miles is a hot topic. I saw some evidence of this in the displays at the supermarkets I visited, especially at Waitrose, which is supposed to be the top class supermarket in the U.K. right now. Even the others I passed through like Tesco (the market leader) and Sainsbury's showed evidence of this. Waitrose's cheese department (we visited three of them...yes I'm nuts) was quite impressive, with a wide variety of British cheeses, and their meats and fish were labeled with origin and whether it was organically produced and so on.
I think if I were living in England I'd shop at Waitrose if at all possible. It's quite similar to Migros and Coop here in Switzerland in terms of selection and quality. To compare to Whole Foods in the U.S., I think it's not as good on the produce and general healthy-food selections, so if Whole Foods is trying to crack the U.K. market as has been reported I think they have a very good chance, especially if they emphasize the "local" aspect of their food sources whenever possible.
The array of prepared foods available at the supermarkets is quite amazing. You can get everything from delicious looking heat-and-serve sweet or savory pies to a complete dinner-in-a-box. With all that convenience around, only the most dedicated foodie would be motivated to cook things from scratch every day I would imagine.
One thing is for sure - despite the presence of the small local food shops and local farmer's markets, supermarkets seem to dominate the grocery shopping arena. They sit, behemoth-like, near the outskirts of almost every town of any size, with huge (and free) parking lots. Unlike in France or even here in Switzerland we didn't see that many local bakeries and butchers - especially not bakers. In this respect it's very much like the U.S.
Indian! and pub grub
We stayed mostly in hotels during this trip, so we relied on restaurants for sustenance. In south London at least, the best inexpensive food to be had is definitely Indian. We had Indian three times during the week and it was really good every time.
On the other hand we tried and failed to find any decent versions of traditional British food, specifically stuff like fish and chips and steak (with or without kidney) pie and fish pie. We had meals at pubs a couple of times, and while the food there was quite good, they were sort of generically modern dishes that we can have anywhere in Europe or the U.S - grilled fish, steak, salad and so on. I suppose that could be because people in England no longer eat traditional British food much? Or maybe we were just at the wrong pubs. The beer and cider were excellent though, and you can't beat the friendly pub atmosphere.
Fast food franchises are taking over
The last time I was in England was two years ago. Fast food restaurants were very prevalent then too, but this time it seemed to me as if are simply everywhere, and the ones we encountered were usually packed - mostly with families with kids. McDonald's, Burger King, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut, Domino's, Starbucks - sometimes I had to blink a few times to make sure I was in England, not somewhere in the U.S. (There are lots of British fast food places too, like Wimpys.) I suppose this is all a sign of our times, but it's just a bit depressing.
The difference...
I think that the thing that raises France, or many other continental European countries, above Britain in the food sense is the quality of food at the bottom end. At the top end, and even the middle end, you can eat splendidly, but everyday kinds of food are a bit problematic. For example, an inexpensive lunch in England means a mediocre pre-packaged sandwich, fast food of some sort, or something deep fried. An inexpensive lunch in France can be something like the sandwich we grabbed on the drive back, near Amiens - a gorgeous crusty baguette with sliced locally produced Andouille sausage, spread with mustard, assembled for us on the spot. To be sure, there are fast food places and gigantic supermarkets everywhere you look in France too.
I'm quite optimistic however that the resurgence of shops like Country Cheeses in Tavistock may point a renaissance of real, regional food in Britain.
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A fair and balanced review.
A fair and balanced review.
Your observation about the 'low end' is spot on, and a real problem. Basically people at the lower end of the social scale in the UK don't eat well, don't demand good food, therefore it isn't available.
I'm not sure why this is (there are probably a thousand reasons) but the best food is almost always eaten by the middle and upper classes in the UK (and always has been). The increasing popularity of farmers' market and concern about 'food miles' is very much a middle class concern, and therefore the potential for growth in this area is limited because of this.


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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
It's a hot one today!
What a production the U.S. Postal service is becoming. Now, it's not only a matter of size and weight but flexibility. So Diane, my wonderful mail clerk, goes around bending my envelops! She's really great, always telling me what is the best way to mail something. So now, when I mail to Oz, I keep using Global but anywhere else, use Air Mail international. Gosh, pretty soon I'll be all trained to work at the post office. lol I also took the opportunity to mail a card and an FQ to Lucy. If you haven't checked out Bonnie's blog, please have a peak. Perhaps you will want to join in on the squishie shower.
Tah, dah........
I have completed the Against the Grain quilt, machine quilted, sleeve and all. I'm pleased to have that project out of the way.
As you can see, I'm still working on My Favorite Quilt. I have the borders left to machine quilt. I'm thinking of putting a feather pattern. This will involve marking the quilt. I'm not at a level of expertise yet where I can freehand feathers. I'm still somewhat limited as to what I can do freehand. I suppose as I keep practicing it will all fall into place.
The Stone Wall
I wanted to show you Stephen's project. When he decides to do something, it's never simple and involves lots of labor. He's been getting up in the early morning hours to work on his wall before heading to his day job. I will say, the wall looks great. Our home has a stone foundation so I suppose we're keeping with the style of the house. What a production it was for him to hand pick the stones. When he saw a pile of field stones, he'd stop at a farmer's house and ask if he could have the field stones for his wall. DD went with him on a few occasions to pick stones. DH has decided that keeping a stash is a good thing. Being a woodworker/craftsman he likes the idea of having his own stash of wood to choose from. The barn will have two floors and will also house the riding lawn mower and snow blower. For those curious minds, we are not farmers. Dh is a software engineer. We just happen to live in the country.
I'm off to attempt to finish machine quilting the quilt in an air conditioned room It's really hot and humid today, 92F (33C).
Have a great day everyone! Stay kool!
8 comments:
- Kim said...
Love your Against the Grain quilt--it turned out really nice! I'm looking forward to seeing My Favorite Thing done soon too. Enjoy your sewing time!
- June 27, 2007 at 2:54 PM
- Unknown said...
Your Against the Grain quilt looks beautiful, and your DH stonewall will be great.
- June 27, 2007 at 3:28 PM
Carole congrats on the finish, love the against the grain, but absoloutely love what I can see of your favorite things quilt. Glad your feeling well enough to sew again.
- June 27, 2007 at 5:47 PM
- Greenmare said...
Hi Carole, I'm catching up on some blogs, and it's great to see you back with the program! ;-)
Nice roosters! cute cute, and I understand about the stone wall, your husbands is much more ambitous than ours though! - June 27, 2007 at 6:33 PM
- Leigh said...
33 is starting to get warm, and humidity is the pits isn't it. Your weather pixie looks like she has the right idea. Your quilts look fantastic.
What is the thing beside the wall that looks kinda like a grave??? It's got me worried,lol. - June 27, 2007 at 8:06 PM
- atet said...
Your husband's project looks ambitious -- and kind of fun. Yes, I am weird that way. Your shopping trip sounds like so much fun! And then to come home to lovely gifts in the mail? Quilters really are special people. Love your finish!
- June 28, 2007 at 12:49 AM
My husband would be so jealous. A barn!!!!! He wants to move to the country when we leave Ca. so he to can have a barn. He woodworks too and would love to have a place all his own.
Can't wait to see the finished project. - June 28, 2007 at 12:56 AM
- Pam said...
Your "Against the Grain" quilt is very cute. Sounds like you are feeling much better :))
Your husband's project looks very ambitious. Sounds like it will turn out into a very well constructed barn. What will be on the second floor?
Sounds like something my husband would do - except he searches out quality free firewood - arbutus and maple being his favourite - LOL.
33 degrees does sound hot - it is still fairly cool here - but it didn't rain today! - June 28, 2007 at 12:59 AM


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Toilet Paper Chic
Ready for Project Runway: Texas woman creates award-winning wedding gown from toilet paper
Once you read this story, you may never look at a roll of toilet paper the same way again. Amber Mills, a 31-year-old woman from the Dallas suburb of Hurst, recently created a wedding gown out of bathroom tissue — and it was impressive enough to land her a third-place prize in the Cheap-Chic-Weddings.com 10th Annual Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest sponsored by Charmin.
Contestants were tasked with making a wedding dress and headpiece using only Charmin brand toilet paper, tape, glue, and a needle and thread. It also had to be worn by a real person. Mills, who decided on a vintage theme inspired by old Hollywood glamour, upped the ante by only using vintage blue and green toilet paper she found on eBay.
Amber Mills only used vintage blue and green toilet paper she found on eBay to create the trumpet gown and veil.
As if this weren't impressive enough, we should also point out that Mills is a stay-at-home mom with three kids, and she no experience in the world of fashion design — unless you count sewing the occasional tutu for her little girl's ballet recitals. Even more noteworthy: Mills is courageously living with multiple sclerosis.
Unable to work, she was determined to do something creative and productive with her free time. She discovered the contest last year while surfing the web and decided to go for it. In 2013, she was a top 10 finalist for her Alice in Wonderland-themed creation.
Due to her health condition, it took her three months to complete this year's trumpet gown and veil, which was longer than most applicants needed to complete theirs. (There were 1,491 entrants total.) The hardest part, shockingly enough, was not the actual dress.
"My veil was the hardest part by far. It took weeks!" Mill says. "I made a frame out of wooden rods and hand wove the entire thing out of heavy-duty sewing thread. Then I used white Mod Podge hot glue to make the tiny pearls that I applied one by one with tweezers. I wanted it to look real."
Once she finished her dress, Mills shipped it to Florida for the first round of judging and pictures by Cheap-Chic-Weddings.com creators Laura Gawne and Susan Bain. The dresses were then sent to New York City for the runway event at the Sanctuary Hotel, where the winners were announced.
Gowns were judged on creativity, originality, beauty and use of toilet paper. They are now on display at the Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum in New York. The grand-prize winner, Susan Brennan of Orchard Lake, Mich., also received top honors in 2011 and 2012. Second-place winner, Katrina Chalifoux from Knoxville, Tenn., won the grand prize in 2008.
The Hurst mom received $2,500 for her third-place finish and plans to use the money to catch up on bills and buy a new purse. But after we've seen what she can do with toilet paper, we can't help but wonder what kind of handbag she could make for herself using normal materials.


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– but is it sustainable?
Dr Shane Oliver – Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist, AMP Capital
Key points
China is seeing a regulatory crackdown on tech companies, the property sector and inequality aimed at supporting its middle class.
The shift to "bigger government" likely has further to run.
Chinese economic growth is likely to be soft this half but policy easing and maybe a pause in some regulatory moves should allow a rebound next year.
This will be positive for commodity prices and Australia.
After surging 65% from its coronavirus low in March 2020 to its high in February this year, the Chinese share market saw an 18% decline into July. This reflected concerns about policy tightening, the economic outlook and a regulatory crackdown on a range of industries, notably tech stocks and steel production, with the latter contributing to a plunge in the iron ore price. So, what's going on? How serious is the regulatory crackdown? What does it mean for China's economic outlook and shares?
Regulatory crackdown
China's regulatory crackdown has impacted multiple industries including internet stocks (like Alibaba & the Ant Group, Tencent and Didi with various anti-monopoly, financial regulation and cyber security investigations or scrutiny), private tutoring companies, property and online insurance. It has also recently restricted steel exports and announced a plan for "common prosperity." The latter is focussed on growing the middle class, redistributing income, maintaining a large role for public ownership, and guiding public opinion on common prosperity.
What's driving the regulatory crackdown?
China's policy moves reflect a variety of drivers, in particular:
Rising levels of income and wealth inequality. Similar to the US, China has high income inequality and low-income mobility between generations. There's also an element of resentment towards billionaire moguls. If uncontrolled, these may threaten social stability as we've seen in the US.
The three-child policy. China wants to boost population growth to support economic growth and reduce the burden of aging. A barrier to this is the high cost of education, particularly via private online tutoring which the government is seeking to regulate. Housing and healthcare costs may also be a target on these grounds.
Concerns about social media and gaming. The recent US experience that saw social media exacerbate social unrest, social polarisation, and populism was no doubt observed by the Chinese Government. At the same time, social media and gaming are not seen as adding to productivity with semi-conductors and artificial intelligence (AI) a key priority. Hence the desire to regulate it more strongly.
Concerns about big tech restricting small competitors.
Poor housing affordability and rising household debt. This is the main factor behind regulatory moves in relation to property, eg, banks in Shanghai being instructed to raise mortgage rates. Curbs on the property sector may have a bigger impact this time around and are key to watch.
A desire to boost the middle class. While the industrialisation unleased by Deng's opening and reform from the late 1970s saw rapid growth and some get rich fast, the increasing focus over the last decade has been on quality growth and benefitting all with more social welfare. The focus on "common prosperity" is a continuation of that.
Geopolitical tensions. Slowing social media may help free up resources needed for greater self-reliance in high priority areas like semi-conductors and AI (given US restrictions). Some of the recent action may also be aimed at reducing the reliance of Chinese companies on American capital and to protect Chinese data and technologies.
Government control and financial risks. The growth of largely unregulated tech giants in China and relative decline of state-owned enterprises may undermine Communist Party control. The current leadership has been seeking to reverse this. Fintech companies offering payment platforms, lending and wealth management products threatened to further diminish that power and add to financial risks, and, as a result are now starting to be regulated like banks.
Climate action. The move to restrict steel exports is part of this. The Chinese Government has long used directives like this to meet economic and social policies.
China's policy moves towards greater government involvement in the economy are not inconsistent with trends in western countries since the GFC and the observation that the political pendulum is swinging back to the left after swinging strongly to the right with economic rationalist policies in the 1980s-2000s. Under President Biden the US will end up with a bigger government sector, while the last Australian Budget projected Federal spending stabilising at a level of GDP well above pre-pandemic norms. Western countries are also considering regulatory action against big tech. But of course, China is a communist country and a one-party state so its swing to the left seems more noticeable, particularly at time of geopolitical tensions with western countries.
What are the risks?
China's reforms over the last decade have had mixed success – including the focus on de-leveraging and the introduction of a national property tax. However, Chinese policy campaigns often go on for several years so it's too early to say that it's over. The shift towards free market capitalism under Deng ran for 30 years or so, meaning the current shift towards big government (and more Communist Party control) could run for decades (as it could in western countries). The reforms face four main risks:
Reduced ability to attract western capital – although they may be aimed at cutting reliance on foreign capital anyway.
Reduced ability for Chinese tech companies to expand globally – eg Didi put plans to expand into Europe on hold.
Reduced entrepreneurial spirit in China threatening longer-term growth, particularly after the crackdown on tech companies. Bigger government is not necessarily the best way to drive higher productivity growth in the long term – and that may also be an issue in western countries. A counter view though may be that the tech crackdown is not aimed at smothering big tech companies but rather at controlling them, that it will make it easier for smaller tech companies and boost competition and that reducing inequality, boosting population growth and the middle class will actually support long-term growth.
Slower growth in the short-term. Reforms and the uncertainty they engender often come at the expense of short-term growth. While the Chinese government wants to focus on balanced growth and common prosperity, it also knows it must avoid significant economic weakness which could also lead to social unrest. As we have seen in recent years with the policies to reduce leverage, reforms are often paused if there is a short-term threat to growth.
China's growth outlook
Which brings us to concerns about slowing growth in the near-term. After rebounding sharply from the lockdown last year Chinese economic data has slowed. Business conditions indicators (or PMIs) have been trending down.
Chinese manufacturing and services PMIs have slowed
Source: Bloomberg, AMP Capital
And industrial production, retail sales, investment, exports, imports & credit growth all slowed more than expected in July.
Chinese activity indicators
Source: Thomson Reuters, AMP Capital
The slowing in annual growth measures partly reflects the drop off of the base effect boost as the 2020 lockdown slump drops out, but it has gone a bit beyond that as a result of floods, policy tightening after last year's easing, increased covid restrictions due to a new Delta outbreak and carbon pollution reduction measures. As a result, September quarter growth is likely to be weak. A slowing in covid cases in the last two weeks may allow some easing of restrictions but they are likely to remain to some degree ahead of the Winter Olympics in February 2022.
China: Coronavirus daily change (new cases)
Source: ourworldindata.org, AMP Capital
More fundamentally though the July Politburo meeting suggested some monetary and fiscal easing ahead and that the regulatory crackdown may go through a brief pause given the growth slowdown. In terms of the latter there has also been some indication of a slowing in anti-carbon pollution measures. As a result, growth is likely to accelerate again in 2022. After slowing to 4% year on year in the December quarter this year (from 7.9%yoy in the June quarter), growth is expected to accelerate to 6.5%yoy through 2022. Longer-term the trend is likely to be down in China's growth rate as its period of rapid industrialisation and productivity growth is behind it.
The Chinese share market
The chart below relates to monthly data and so misses the extremes, but Chinese shares saw an 18% decline from their February high to their recent low. Valuations are not particularly onerous and will likely benefit from anticipation of stronger growth next year. However, regulatory uncertainty and geopolitical risks may constrain it on a medium-term view.
Chinese shares are off their highs
Source: Thomson Reuters, AMP Capital
Implications for Australia
A slowdown in China's long-term growth rate and trade tensions impacting multiple Australian exports to China mean that the big boost to Australian exports from trade with China may be behind us. Over the last year it was offset by the surge in the iron price to over $US220 a tonne, but from its May high it fell by over 40% to its low last week, albeit to a still very high level.
However, commodity prices don't go in a straight line and some slowing in Chinese anti-carbon policies may see some stabilisation/short-term improvement in the iron ore price and it has had a bit of a bounce this week. Commodity prices generally should benefit from an upswing in Chinese growth next year, which should benefit Australian export earnings.
Source: AMP Capital August 2021
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