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Pious Christians Against Shellfish
"Whatever in the water does not have fins or scales; that shall be an abomination to you."
Pious Christians Against Shellfish (often abbreviated PCASF) was a radical American religious group active from 1981 until 2003. The group's primary cause was—in the words of founder Rev. Michael Fordworth—the "holy crusade against shellfish, people who eat shellfish, and shellfish eaters," all of whom, according to the group, were "destroying America and eroding family values" by either consuming or pushing for the consumption of shellfish like Lobster, Crab, and Shrimp—something that is expressly forbidden in the Bible.
"We don't hate people who eat shellfish—God does."
The aim of Pious Christians Against Shellfish was the protection of "family values" from the perceived evils of shellfish consumption—something that is expressly forbidden in the book of Leviticus. The Bible passages most commonly cited by the group are Leviticus 11:9-12, which read:
" | These you may eat of all that are in the water: whatever in the water has fins and scales, whether in the seas or in the rivers; that you may eat. But all in the seas or in the rivers that do not have fins and scales, all that move in the water or any living thing which is in the water, they are an abomination to you. They shall be an abomination to you; you shall not eat their flesh, but you shall regard their carcasses as an abomination. Whatever in the water does not have fins or scales; that shall be an abomination to you. | " |
As shellfish—or, more precisely, any marine animal without scales—are said to be an abomination and unfit for human consumption, anyone who partakes in shellfish flesh is a sinner, according to the tenets of the group.
Early History
"As a mother, I know that people who eat shellfish are all inherently evil for some reason."
Pious Christians Against Shellfish was founded by Rev. Michael Fordworth in 1981. When put into historical context, the organization's founding can be considered part of the rise of the "New Right" in the early 1980s, although PSASF was certainly among the most radical of the Conservative organizations and think tanks that emerged during that period.
The group's initial membership was small, and stayed such for the first two-to-three years of its existence. However, in the mid 1980s—around the same time casual dining restaurant chain Red Lobster became popular—the group began to grow rapidly. Pious Christians Against Shellfish had 5000 active members spread throughout the United States by 1985, and twice that number by 1987. Although the group's numbers peaked in 1988 before steadily declining thereafter throughout the 1990s, it was during the 1990s that the group gained its now-infamous reputation.
The Radical Nineties
"Christianity stands for freedom; we don't want to impose our religion on everyone else. We just don't want shellfish or shellfish-eater values to be forced upon us…."
In the early 1990s—perhaps in response to the Leftist swing America experienced during the 1992 Presidential Election—PCASF turned away from its restrained heritage and became a fringe group, organizing some of the most violent and notorious anti-Shellfish acts in US history.
The 1992 Long John Silver's Bombings
Although not officially organized by PCASF, the all seven people tried and convicted for the bombings of three Long John Silver's restaurants in the Louisville, Kentucky area had ties to the organization. To this day, the 1992 Long John Silver's Bombings remain one of the most tragic events in the history of the Long John Silver's chain.
In the early morning of August 22, 1992, Louisville police responded to an explosion that destroyed the entire back wall of a neighborhood Long John Silver's restaurant. Though no one was killed—the establishment had not yet opened—the Louisville police were put on alert.
Three days later, another bomb went off on the evening of August 25—the target being another Long John Silver's. The blast claimed two lives; both dead were fortunately only Long John Silver's employees. The Louisville police once again investigated, and were able to obtain outdoor surveillance tapes from a Planned Parenthood across the street. The Planned Parenthood's surveillance cameras caught both the group of bombers and their mode of transportation—a large, nondescript white van—information that would eventually lead to the capture of the "Battered-Fish Bombers," as they would come to be known, though not before the tragic events of August 27, 1992.
August 27, 1992 would see yet another attack on the Long John Silver's chain. This bombing, however, took place in the midst of the restaurant's early-afternoon lunch rush; 14 people—six employees, seven customers, and one person who came in simply to use the restroom—died.
The Long John Silver's Bombings permanently turned public opinion against the PCASF, and would continue to haunt the organization for the remainder of its existence.
Boycotts and Demonstrations
PCASF was also involved in the organization of several mass anti-shellfish demonstrations and boycotts. Of note are the 1996 Red Lobster Boycott, in which the group both protested and boycotted the restaurant chain (though to little avail), and the 1998 nation-wide anti-seafood demonstration—held in April of that year—in which the group found an unlikely ally in PETA. Current PETA spokesperson Pamela Anderson, retrospectively, said this about the short-lived alliance between the two groups:
" | At first things went well enough, but in the end the partnership couldn't last. We [PETA] were concerned about the well being of animals like otters, dolphins, and seals—you know, all the cute animals. All PCASF cared about were things like crabs and stuff—ewww! It's lucky we [PETA] disassociated ourselves from those wackos when we did. | " |
Support of Anti-Shellfish Legislation
Pious Christians Against Shellfish was also fairly influential in the lobbying committee, and wielded perhaps a disproportionate amount of clout when compared to the group's waning membership. In 1994, PCASF managed to get a bill banning the sale and consumption of shellfish introduced in the United States House of Representatives, though it was defeated quickly. Democrats roundly called the bill "absurd," while Republicans took the stance that "consuming shellfish should be a matter of States' Rights."
Undeterred, the organization continued pressing its agenda. In 1998, the group managed to get the question of shellfish consumption put on the ballot in California. Shellfish' rights groups were livid over the move, and outspent PCASF forty to one in pro-shellfish ads that aired throughout the state. On Election Day, PCASF won a surprising (and controversial) victory that sparked outrage across that nation. A spokesperson for the Shellfish Eaters' Defense League had this to say:
" | This is a major setback for the shellfish eaters' community. Needless to say, loosing on the ballot like this in the most liberal state in the Union after spending millions of dollars on advertising is, if anything, a humiliation. It just goes to show that many people, even if they're reluctant to admit it, just don't like shellfish. It's not a question of religion, it's not because they're uneducated—they're just uncomfortable with the idea of a man eating an entire bucket of crab legs. | " |
The 2000s
"It's about time we faced up to the truth. If we accept the radical notion that shellfish can be consumed—be it in the kitchen or in a restaurant or in anywhere else—we are utterly destroying the concept of family."
Despite their victory in California and the election of a Republican President in 2000, membership in Pious Christians Against Shellfish declined even more in the early 21st century. Many were drawn away from the group by the emergence of other issues during the period, like the Terry Schiavo case and the question of gay marriage. Others, on the other hand, grew disillusioned with the group's increasingly radical stances. In late 2002, the Michael Fordworth controversy would prove to be the nail in the coffin for the group.
The Michael Fordworth Controversy
On October 16th, 2002, Michael Fordworth was found dining with a gay prostitute in a Red Lobster in Seattle, Washington. The organization's waning membership was outraged; Rev. Fordworth's assurances that the entire event was a fabrication of the liberal media did little to halt the exodus. By the middle of 2003, PCASF was all but defunct. Rev. Fordworth would retire from the anti-shellfish circuit, and eventually retired from public life altogether. He died in 2006.
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A small article in the Jan. 10, 1990, Los Angeles Times heralded the opening of the first Palm Springs International Film Festival, founded by then-mayor and former pop star Sonny Bono.
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That Italian drama directed by Giuseppe Tornatore won the festival's first Audience Award and went on to win the foreign-language film Oscar a few months later. But none of the stars invited to the event — Bob Hope, Jimmy Stewart, Kirk Douglas — bothered to show up.
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From that humble beginning, the Palm Springs event has grown into one of the world's most popular — about 135,000 people attended last year, most from outside the area — and prestigious, especially as a showcase for international cinema. The festival essentially takes over the town for 10 days, with films on 15 screens in Palm Springs and the surrounding Coachella Valley.
As for the "few stars," the 25th festival, which kicks off Jan. 3 and runs through Jan. 12, features some of this award season's brightest lights, including Sandra Bullock, Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, Bruce Dern and director Steve McQueen, who are all being feted at the festival's awards gala on Jan. 4.
The original festival was born out of Bono's desire to "jump start the tourist season in Palm Springs. Every year right after New Year's, the town would essentially get quieter," noted Darryl Macdonald, the festival's original director of programming and current director. "So he wanted an event in early January that might keep people over from the holiday season and drive new people here from outside of town. I don't know how many other things he may have considered, but he hit upon the idea of the film festival."
Over the years the festival has grown in stature, one that has something for cineastes, casual filmgoers and those who simply want to flee cold winters (Canadians make up a sizable festival contingent). This year's version features 187 films from 60 countries, including 77 premieres. The 2014 lineup includes 45 of the foreign-language film submissions, including all nine titles that made the academy's shortlist.
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The festival combines elements of Sundance (specialized films, in this case foreign language), Toronto (aimed at filmgoers, not industry types) and Cannes (an international flavor and a resort town). For another, it is a rare chance to showcase foreign-language films in the U.S., where the audience for them has dwindled.
The festival draws loyal fans, such as retirees Nat and Sara Kessler from St. Louis who winter in Palm Springs. They have attended all but one festival.
"The festival is the highlight of the winter trip to Palm Springs," said Sara Kessler, 86. "It is the thing that keeps us going back. We particularly love foreign films."
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, there are special screenings and events, including "Deja View: Past PSIFF Favorites," which features films that have won the Audience Award and gone on to win the foreign-language Oscar. Also showing will be first films at PSIFF whose directors went on to major careers — Roberto Benigni's "Life Is Beautiful" and Baz Luhrmann's "Strictly Ballroom."
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Macdonald has watched the festival grow to the third largest in the country. He was director of programming for the first four years, left and then returned a decade ago. Macdonald had founded and was running the Seattle International Film Festival when he joined the young upstart festival.
Initially, Macdonald said, Bono wanted to showcase major studios' new films. "He was quickly advised that just was not a possibility for a couple of reasons," Macdonald said. One of them being that "major studio festival-quality movies that are released in January are few and far between."
The first years had a homegrown feeling — or at least as homegrown as a festival thought up by Bono could be. Though the galas now take place in the Palm Springs Convention Center, they were more intimate affairs in those salad years.
"Sonny had a party at his house for Sophia Loren," festival chairman Harold Matzner recalled. "Jimmy Stewart came to my house for the third year. We had about 60 people."
A global affair
Because the Sundance Film Festival, which takes place just a few weeks after Palm Springs, was celebrating American indie cinema, it was decided to give the festival a more international flavor.
"Darryl, who obviously had been around festivals for some time at that stage, was the one who suggested in the early days that this very much become international film festival," said artistic director Helen du Toit, who was with the festival in the early years and returned in 2004. "We have just built on that over the years."
The first festival, said Macdonald, featured films from Italy, France, the U.K., New Zealand and Eastern Europe.
Though it's generally difficult to start a film festival, Macdonald said, Palm Springs didn't have as many of the usual growing pains because of its proximity to Los Angeles, the warm winter weather and the resort's historical reputation as the playground for stars such as Frank Sinatra and his Rat Pack pals.
And then there was Bono, the former pop superstar who came to fame with then-wife Cher as Sonny and Cher in the 1960s. Bono was able to round up sponsors for the festival, from banks to airlines to Matzner, who has headed up the gala since he became chairman in 2000.
Matzner was close friends with Bono, who died in a skiing accident in 1998. "We played tennis together on a regular basis," said Matzner, who owns Spencer's Restaurant and the Palm Springs Tennis Club. "The first year he managed to get $25,000 out of me to help with his newborn film festival," said Matzner, who is also chairman of the board of the Palm Springs International Film Society.
The gala too played a part in the festival's growth. About 2,100 people will attend the sold-out Jan. 4 event at the Palm Springs Convention Center.
"Many of the studios and publicists seem to feel that the gala kicks off the Oscar season," said Du Toit. "It's partly because we are first up in the year and the level of the stars that we have," she said. "The honorees we have selected [over the years] have been very strong in terms of nominees and winners."
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The awards gala and the festival are part of the nonprofit Palm Springs International Film Society, which has member screenings and education programming throughout the year. Money is raised for the festival through the awards gala, which has revenues of about $2.3 million, and its sponsors Cartier, Mercedes-Benz and "Entertainment Tonight." Festival sponsors include the city of Palm Springs, Wells Fargo, Wintec, Windermere Real Estate, Bank of America, Guthy-Renker and Diageo.
The festival did plateau for a while in the late 1990s after Macdonald left. During that period there was an explosion of new festivals across the country. "It may well have been the competition," said Macdonald about the festival's leveling off in terms of attendance and film selections. "A festival does lose a bit of its mojo when it goes through a shift in key personnel."
But then Matzner took over the reins. "He rescued the festival and brought Darryl back on," Du Toit said.
The constant through the years has been steadfast fans like the Kesslers, drawn back to the desert and the films every year like homing pigeons.
During the festival's 10-day run, "we will maybe see 40 films," Nat Kessler said.
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A patient-centric approach to drug development delivers the benefits that actually create value.
The managed care model has seen huge growth in the US pharmaceutical industry, with an estimated 85 percent of all prescription drugs now reimbursed through a managed care plan. It follows that gaining access to a managed care formulary can spell the difference between product plenty – and outright penury. But a formulary win alone is no longer sufficient to guarantee strong commercial returns through the full extent of the product life cycle Something more is required.
That something is an effective, outward-facing "pull-through" program to increase patient acquisition and retention to therapy, at each stage of the life cycle. Pull through programs focus on targeted messaging, qualitative insights and quantitative data benchmarks, all designed to help sales leaders understand how to leverage the local market influences that drive perceptions of access among healthcare providers. The goal should be to disengage the negative influences on product uptake and acquire or "pull" more patients into the brand.
Pull through programs are a response to a customer environment that is astoundingly dense and increasingly interdependent. It's not only payers who now control the levers on patient access to medication; there is an array of emerging stakeholders and influencers that set that perception, including Integrated Delivery Networks, Hospital formularies, Key Opinion Leaders, physician and organizational technology platforms, local standards of care, and national and regional healthcare policies.
What Is Pull Through?
"Pull-through" can mean different things to different people. Some define pull through as a process aimed at increasing market share and generating sales for a specific product within a given time frame. Others define pull through as broadcasting a formulary listing to enhance the value of managed care contracts. Others define pull through as a bridge builder to physicians. No matter how organizations define pull through, its practical application centers on influencing physician adoption of a drug that leads to increased patient acquisition, especially against competing therapies. The desirable outcome is that:
» Managed care, marketing, and sales executives understand how payer controls and patient affordability influence prescribing and dispensing at all levels of the market geography – national, regional and local.
» Sales reps and marketing teams are able to initiate and deliver a simple yet powerful message about the positive patient experience, to the highest value prescribers in the market.
Pull Through: The Payer Perspective
As companies seek to maximize a brand's access, the insurer/payer's own business objectives may be compromised. If the insurer believes it, will he demand retribution, such as in the form of a reduction or withdrawal of formulary status?
Another question is whether retribution is even possible. For example, if the pharmaceutical provider markets the only product that can cure or prevent a fatal disease, the payers' ability to set controls on patient use of this product is often limited, regardless of price. In this regard, it may not be a source of animosity among payers, as their core business model is optimizing profits by calculating and incorporating the risk (cost) of health care delivery (including all pharma products) in their premiums. Therefore, if the insurer has incorporated the costs of the pharma/biotech products in the current year's premiums, the insurer will likely still record a profit. However, insurer dissatisfaction may still exist as their customers (i.e., employers, government and individuals) see increases in premiums and cost sharing and hold insurers responsible for it. In other words, there is a potential reputation hit.
The quandary for the insurer can be summarized by the concept of "appropriate utilization." For the insurer, appropriate utilization is the primary goal of his value and service proposition to the customer. If a pharma company can help the insurer achieve this, it creates the ultimate "win-win" situation with insurers. It means that, for a specified medical loss ratio, the insurer is maximizing value to patients, meeting or lowering the health care cost portion of their premiums as well as keeping premiums affordable to customers.
To properly align the stars for this to happen, there are several things that must occur. If the product has good access (ideally on formulary with no restrictions, and where use of competitive products is inhibited by some controls), this positions it as among the more "cost-effective" options for the insurer. In this ideal situation, there will be a maximizing of market share along with augmented rebates for payers and lower insurer health costs. Both parties will want to extend and grow the use of this product. However, real life is so complex that most of big pharma's marketers, medical affairs and sales departments have not been able to implement the level of "appropriate utilization" most desired by the insurer. A key disconnect is the distrust between insurers and pharma based on the notion that only a "win-loss" zero-sum game can take place between the two parties, in such a competitive set of circumstances.
It's all about Standing Out!
The healthcare environment is becoming more complex, with emerging influencers in the market all attempting to either control the way healthcare is practiced or drive perceptions about products or services. This makes it harder for the healthcare professional to understand who actually has control in deciding what medicines the patient population is eligible to receive for reimbursement through multiple insurance plans. In response, companies are adopting a more customer-centric approach, through 'Go-To-Market' business models to help address the variability of influences that healthcare stakeholders have on the prescription decision-making process.
Even though pharma firms recognize that their commercial models need to change in line with the proliferation of outside influences on market choices, analytic tools and insights are only starting to emerge that will enable organizations to keep pace. These early deployments reveal some misalignments in terms of intentions and the actual outcomes obtained, such as:
» Differences between the true level of influence of stakeholders and the resources companies allocate to them.
» A majority of spend and resources is still focused on providers, with far less invested to understand the real underlying influences on healthcare providers and what factors determine their ability to treat the eligible patient population for various disease states.
The obvious conclusion? Pull through excellence makes it easier to understand the extent and nature of payer, patient, providers, integrated delivery networks, and all other policy influences at every levels of the decision chain, improving the prospect for brand success.
By identifying patient benefit designs structures, payer utilization techniques, patient affordability thresholds, physician perceptions of access, and organizational standards of care for each local market, organizations can start to craft the most relevant messages for use in driving physician adoption and productivity to capture new patients. Pull Through Excellence begins with:
» Best in class analytics to understand local markets and local perception of access.
» Processes that design optimal messages that can be delivered via push/pull sales and marketing strategies and tactics to maximize brand performance, especially in areas subject to competitive pressures. This can include focused opportunities with 'High-Value' prescriber target lists.
» Harmonizing resource investment based on trends that drive performance in local markets.
Key Questions To Shape Your Pull Through Strategy
Our research has identified the following as most important:
» How is overall brand performance influenced by the decision triad of the payer, patient and practitioner?
» To what extent is the prescribers' product selection determined at the pharmacy level?
» How does payer benefit design influence patient behavior?
» What are the key brand/switching patterns relative to the brand's competition?
» Is the cost of the medication and patients' socioeconomic status impacting the patient's ability to start and stay on the medication?
» What is the influence of generic utilization on my brand?
» How can tactical selection, resource allocation and fine tuning of messages be enhanced by understanding the impact of influencers?
Seven Challenges
Here are a few common problems that lend themselves to resolution via a strong Pull through strategy:
Problem 1: Government and commercial payers continue to exert their influence on brand performance.
Declining brand performance for those brands not positioned well within a plan.
Implication: Continued loss of resources to promote brands and maximize their performance.
Implication: Brand margins will continue to decline and brand access will continue to become more expensive.
Problem 2: Brand switching to generics continues to increase as co-pay differentials impact patient decisions on brand and generic selection.
Implication: Continued erosion of brand utilization leads to declining brand performance.
Problem 3: Patients are less compliant and persistent than they have been in the past for many brands.
Implication: This represents lost sales opportunities for brands because of payer controls, patients unwillingness to pay, and the current effects of the economy.
Problem 4: Pharma has difficulty quantifying the degree that plan control impacts brand utilization at all levels of geography.
Implication: Not knowing this information hinders pharma's ability to set appropriate sales targets, and allocate appropriate resources.
Problem 5: Pharma continues to face budget cuts, staff reductions, and have less resources needed to cross-link siloed data sets
Implication: Missed opportunities created by targeting high-volume versus high value prescribers.
Problem 6: Pharma has difficulty determining the 'right' pull through message to deliver to the right prescriber.
Implication: Missed opportunity by delivering the wrong message to high-value prescribers leads to less optimal performance.
Problem 7: Linking together data from different siloed databases can be costly and lead to an incomplete view of the marketplace.
Implication: Pharma will continue to 'miss-out' on information critical to overcoming the challenges impacting brand performance at a national, regional, and local level.
Implication: Creates ineffective and siloed strategies and tactics among the different pharma stakeholders.
Assisting Account Managers
To assist the proliferating ranks of Managed Market Account Managers, which are now the most important cog in company sales channel strategies, we propose a five step approach to developing a Pull through excellence strategy:
Step 1: Pull through objectives should be centered around patient acquisition and prescriber initiation, adoption and productivity, with targeted capabilities designed to set the perception of access.
Step 2: Pull through excellence starts with a common definition and alignment across key stakeholders; one internal owner with executive level sponsorship and a permanent mandate to work toward ongoing success—to the end of the product cycle.
Step3: Pull through excellence requires a comprehensive understanding of capabilities, philosophy, processes, and people.
Step 4: Build a Pull through Excellence Engagement Model around a process to identify the areas that will benefit the greatest from increased attention, as follows:
» Identify most meaningful areas or brands that could benefit from pull through excellence approach.
» Scope out a proof of concept engagement model to propose to the business leads.
» Conduct Analysis and/or engage around proof of concept areas or targets.
» Roll out a Pull through Execution pilot program around a designated area established through proof of concept.
» Measure and evaluate the pilot's effectiveness. Discuss modification and or scaling.
Step 5: Conventional wisdom about managed markets can be misleading in this increasingly complex environment. The key question to ask is: Are we looking at managed care access through the wrong lens, given the preponderance of market changes?
A final pitch
Formulary position and payer-approved initiatives to influence physician prescribing are becoming more important in influencing and predicting prescription utilization. A successful pull-through program can benefit both the pharmaceutical manufacturer and health plan payer. By driving physician prescribing away from more costly and more restricted drugs, pharmaceutical company-initiated Pull through programs can increase market share while lowering the overall cost of the medication to the payer, employer and ultimately even the patient.
In conclusion, Pull through excellence strategies allow managed market teams to:
» Understand how payer controls, patient's willingness to pay, and prescriber receptivity impacts brand performance at all levels of geography
» Evaluate market conditions from the bottom up.
» Access information to favorably influence the primary drivers for their brands among physicians, payers and patients.
» Make better decisions on targeting, resource allocation, and promotion.
» Assess brand potential at a localized level.
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Welcome to Happiness Strategies – ideas & strategies for a happier life.
Being happy is good for you and everyone around you. If you're happy you're more likely to be mentally and physically healthy, cope well, be resilient, enjoy work, have good relationships and like yourself more.
Here at Happiness Strategies you'll find resources to help you get happier. There are research findings,media report summaries, self-help ideas and the odd humorous take on happiness. There's lots to explore!
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Want to cling to misery despite evidence that being happier is possible and valuable? Follow these tips, and happiness is sure to become be a thing of the past!
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Being happy has much to do with taking charge of your happiness. And that's easier if your life is in some order. These steps will help you make a start at clearing the clutter.
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My friend Affinity chided me for looking outside of the Bay Area and away from family, when I can very well retire here at home. She was totally right. She wrote a guest blog post on retiring early here. It was one of my most highly-trafficked posts.
I spent some time on Zillow and found the following places. There are some serious deals to be had.
$250,000 – 3 bedroom, 2 bath home in Vallejo, CA – 30 minutes to wine country, 40 minutes to SF by car
It's like a cheap version of Falcon Crest or Dallas, right? Clearly a little dated, but definitely has character. A retired couple like me and Dean have no need for 3 bedrooms, but just wanted to showcase the breadth of what's available.
$169,000 – 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo in Hayward, CA – 1 hour to wine country, 30 minutes to SF by car
This is perfect! 1 bathroom for me, 1 bathroom for Dean. 1 bedroom for me, 1 bedroom for Dean. Haha! This place is a score at the price. I might have to buy it now. Rent this place out and have it completely paid for by the time we retire. Who I am kidding? We can write a check for the list price, forego the mortgage, save 4% on interest, and rent to college students since Cal State Hayward is across the street! I'm seriously going to ponder this investment.
$155,000 – 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath home in Concord, CA – 45 minutes to wine country, 35 minutes to SF by car
This price is a steal. I am tasting retirement! 55 here we come.


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Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)
Black crayon on paper,
Height – 28cm
Width – 20.3cm
Although born in Wales, he was the son of the Marquis de Belleroche, of one of the most ancient French noble families who, being Huguenots, had fled to England in 1685. In 1871, following the death of his father, he moved back to Paris with his family. After he had finished school there, he studied at the studio of Carolus Duran, and spent long hours copying at the Paris museums. He soon became familiar with the leading painters and intellectuals of the day, and became a founder member of the Salon d'Automne, exhibiting alongside the Impressionists and associating with Emile Zola, Oscar Wilde, Albert Moore, Renoir, Degas, Helleu and Toulouse-Lautrec. Toulouse-Lautrec and Belleroche were exact contemporaries, who first met at the age of eighteen. Belleroche painted Toulouse-Lautrec's portrait and shared with him a passion for the model Lili, who epitomised the Belle Epoch aesthetic of Toulouse-Lautrec's most celebrated posters. Lili became Belleroche's favourite model and mistress. In 1882 Belleroche also met the already acclaimed American painter John Singer Sargent, who recognised Belleroche's talent and empathised with his free drawing style and sensitivity to light. They became life-long friends. Sargent's handling of pastel was a great inspiration to Belleroche, while Belleroche's sensitivity to tone and creation of form through the modeling of light exerted a strong influence on Sargent. In 1900, Belleroche became fascinated by the medium of lithography and by 1905 he was a leading figure in the field of lithographic portraiture. A.M. Hind, a former keeper of prints at the British Museum, described his works in lithography as "amongst the greatest achievements of the craft since its discovery."
He held commercial exhibitions at the Goupil Gallery (1903), Graves, London (1906), Colnaghi's (1941) and Walker Gallery, London (1942). He also exhibited with the Senefelder Club, an organisation formed in London in 1909 to promote the craft of art reproduction by the process of lithography. However, he had no need to live from his art, he rarely took on commissioned portraits, instead choosing models and sitters who interested him. This in part – though not entirely – explains why he is so little known. A room in the Musée D'Orange is dedicated to Belleroche. He was the subject of numerous publications during his lifetime, and in 2001 the San Diego Museum of Art organised an exhibition and produced a catalogue entitled The Rival of Painting: the Lithographs of Albert Belleroche.


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- Mark Ames: Why is Ron Paul's Superpac Headquartered in Mitt Romney's Backyard?
by Yves Smith 4:27 pm
Monthly Archives: February 2012
February 29, 2012
- Satyajit Das:
PravdaThe Economist's Take on Financial Innovation
by Yves Smith 11:59 am
- Cathy O'Neil: Economists Don't Understand the Financial System (Quelle Surprise!)
by Yves Smith 6:55 am
- Links Leap Year Day
by Yves Smith 5:04 am
- Philip Pilkington: Vote or Die! – The Coming Irish Election Blackmail
by Yves Smith 12:15 am
February 28, 2012
- Links 2/28/12
by Yves Smith 4:59 am
- Adam Davidson Praises Economic Exploitation
by Yves Smith 3:32 am
- Matt Stoller: Towards a Creditor State – One in Seven Americans Pursued by Debt Collectors
by Matt Stoller 3:16 am
- Philip Pilkington: Sexual Politics and Child's Play – The Absurdity of Game Theory
by Yves Smith 12:49 am
February 27, 2012
- Bank of America Wins Venue Appeal in $8.5 Billion Mortgage Settlement
by Yves Smith 5:05 pm
- Chris Cook: The Oil End Game
by Yves Smith 2:54 pm
- Links 2/27/12
by Lambert Strether 6:50 am
- Michael Olenick: Debunking the "Housing Has Bottomed" Meme
by Yves Smith 1:13 am
- Matt Stoller: Warren Buffett Says "Hormones" Will Fix the Housing Crisis
by Matt Stoller 12:49 am
February 26, 2012
- Alternative Banking Group Accepts Invitation to Meet With Citigroup CEO, Vikram Pandit
by Yves Smith 11:11 pm
- Michael Hudson: A Planned Economy for the 1%
by Lambert Strether 7:37 pm
- Edible forests
by Lambert Strether 9:00 am
- Links 2/26/12
by Lambert Strether 6:50 am
- Wolf Richter: Greece, "The Bottomless Barrel," As Germans Say
by Yves Smith 1:34 am
February 25, 2012
- Have Labour Will Travel
by Lambert Strether 6:50 pm
- Links 2/25/12
by Yves Smith 4:39 am
- Robert Shiller Has Arrow-Debreu Derangement Syndrome
by Yves Smith 4:23 am
- ECB President Draghi Declares War on Europe's Social Safety Nets
by Yves Smith 1:40 am
February 24, 2012
- Links 2/24/12
by Yves Smith 6:21 am
- Spinning Necessity as a Virtue: Families to Stand in for Fragmenting Social Safety Nets
by Yves Smith 4:51 am
- Occupy the SEC Discusses Volcker Rule on RT
by Yves Smith 1:50 am
February 23, 2012
- Links 2/23/12
by Yves Smith 5:07 am
- Philip Pilkington: Ireland – The Problem Isn't Ignorance
by Yves Smith 12:56 am
- Izabella Kaminska: Why MMT is Like an Autostereogram
by Yves Smith 12:47 am
February 22, 2012
- Paul Mason of BBC on How Austerity is Reducing Greece to Developing Country Status
by Yves Smith 8:09 pm
- John O'Brien: Mortgage Settlement Fails to Address Banking Criminal Enterprise
by Yves Smith 6:09 am
- Links 2/22/12
by Yves Smith 3:45 am
- Will Expiration of Tax Break Render Much of Mortgage Settlement Moot?
by Yves Smith 2:25 am
- Wolf Richter: Now a Housing Bubble in Germany
by Yves Smith 12:34 am
February 21, 2012
- Philip Pilkington: The Liquidity Trap and All That…
by Yves Smith 6:30 pm
- Neil Barofsky on Taxpayer Subsidies to the Mortgage Settlement
by Yves Smith 5:26 pm
- Links 2/21/12
by Yves Smith 6:59 am
- Satyajit Das: It's All Greek to Me!
by Yves Smith 6:11 am
- Quelle Surprise! Servicers Rip Off Investors as Well as Homeowners
by Yves Smith 5:53 am
- More Foreclosure Mischief: Bankruptcy Hijackings
by Yves Smith 4:17 am
February 20, 2012
- "Crooks on the Loose? Did Felons Get a Free Pass in the Financial Crisis? "
by Yves Smith 5:23 pm
- Links 2/20/12
by Yves Smith 1:13 am
- Michael Olenick: Shocking Economic Insight – Mass Foreclosures Will Drive Down Home Prices
by Yves Smith 12:40 am
- Navigating Global Prosperity: An Interview with Paul Davidson
by Yves Smith 12:15 am
February 19, 2012
- Links 2/19/12
by Yves Smith 4:41 am
February 18, 2012
- Congress Pushes Iran Regime Change Over Diplomacy
by Yves Smith 11:22 pm
- Links 2/18/12
by Yves Smith 3:53 am
- How Neoliberalism Changed Economic Development: The Examples of India and China
by Yves Smith 1:39 am
- Conviction of Ex-Goldman Programmer Overturned
by Yves Smith 1:13 am
February 17, 2012
- Links 2/17/12
by Yves Smith 4:39 am
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Launches "Make Life Easier for Lobbyists" Tool
by Yves Smith 3:13 am
- Greece is Out of Time, Again
by Yves Smith 1:55 am
- Wolf Richter: François Hollande Versus the German Dictate
by Yves Smith 12:20 am
February 16, 2012
- Quelle Surprise! Taxpayers Will Be Paying for Part of Mortgage Settlement
by Yves Smith 8:04 pm
- Links 2/16/12
by Yves Smith 3:56 am
- Austerity Policy Destroying Greek Society
by Yves Smith 3:52 am
- Chinese Credit Growth Slows Significantly
by Yves Smith 12:02 am
February 15, 2012
- Cathy O'Neil: How Big Pharma Cooks Data –The Case of Vioxx and Heart Disease
by Yves Smith 6:55 am
- Links 2/15/12
by Yves Smith 1:58 am
- HUD's Donovan Tells Remarkable Whoppers About Settlement to Mortgage Investors
by Yves Smith 1:47 am
- New York Creates New Foreclosure Courts to Clear Backlog
by Yves Smith 12:37 am
February 14, 2012
- Philip Pilkington: Pension Provider to British Government – "QE Actually Does Kill Demand!"
by Yves Smith 10:18 am
- Links 2/14/12
by Yves Smith 2:54 am
- Occupy the SEC's Comment Letter Objects to Excuses for Watering Down Volcker Rule (#OWS)
by Yves Smith 1:13 am
- What to do About Apple and Fraud Friendly Manufacturing in China?
by Yves Smith 12:42 am
February 13, 2012
- Bizarre Department of Justice Disclaimer for Mortgage Settlement Website
by Yves Smith 5:33 pm
- 4:00 TODAY: Occupy the SEC March to the Fed and the SEC: Enforce the Volcker Rule!
by Lambert Strether 8:28 am
- Links 2/13/12
by Lambert Strether 6:50 am
- The Global Minotaur: An Interview with Yanis Varoufakis
by Yves Smith 2:57 am
- Marshall Auerback: Greece – A Default is Better Than the Deal on Offer
by Yves Smith 12:20 am
February 12, 2012
- The killing of Greece
by Lambert Strether 11:22 pm
- Pavlina R. Tcherneva: Why the Job Guarantee is Superior (Wonkish)
by Lambert Strether 5:30 pm
- Egyptians Call for National Strike and Civil Disobedience Marking Mubarak's Downfall
by Lambert Strether 11:00 am
- Links 2/12/12
by Lambert Strether 6:50 am
February 11, 2012
- Europe's black cygnets
by Lambert Strether 7:54 pm
- We Will Be on Harry Shearer's Le Show Tomorrow
by Yves Smith 6:09 am
- Links 2/11/12
by Yves Smith 4:40 am
- "By 2015, [X] is Going to Represent 95% of the Content on the World Wide Web"
by Yves Smith 1:47 am
February 10, 2012
- The Grexit is coming sooner or later
by Edward Harrison 3:26 pm
- What the Mortgage Deal Reveals About The Obama Administration
by Edward Harrison 2:28 pm
- We Speak on Democracy Now About the Mortgage Settlement
by Yves Smith 11:29 am
- Marshall Auerback: Greece and the Rape by the Rentiers
by Yves Smith 11:12 am
- Links 2/10/12
by Yves Smith 1:45 am
- Philip Pilkington: Keeping the Sharks at Bay – More than One Way to Do a Bailout
by Yves Smith 12:10 am
February 9, 2012
- The Wages of Austerity: Superbug Runs Wild in Greek Hospitals
by Yves Smith 10:37 pm
- Will Government Bank Mortgage Deal Help or Hinder Prosecutions?
by Yves Smith 5:48 pm
- Your Humble Blogger is on NBC News Tonight and Democracy Now Tomorrow
by Yves Smith 5:44 pm
- Settlement Breakdown by State Plus Other Official Propaganda
by Yves Smith 10:12 am
- Links 2/9/12
by Yves Smith 5:16 am
- The Top Twelve Reasons Why You Should Hate the Mortgage Settlement
by Yves Smith 4:25 am
- Wolf Richter: Angela Merkel's Desperate And Risky Gamble
by Lambert Strether 12:59 am
February 8, 2012
- Mortgage Settlement Pretty Much a Done Deal as New York and California Join
by Yves Smith 8:23 pm
- Wired's Embarrassing Whitewash of Foxconn
by Yves Smith 4:35 am
- Links 2/8/12
by Yves Smith 2:10 am
- Mortgage Settlement Wrangling Continues, Banks Balking at Schneiderman MERS Suit
by Yves Smith 1:25 am
February 7, 2012
- Marshall Auerback: The Elephant in the Room is Spain, Not Italy
by Yves Smith 6:14 pm
- Philip Pilkington: What Has Bill Gross Been Reading?
by Yves Smith 4:51 pm
- Green Bronx Machine
by Yves Smith 11:05 am
- Links 2/7/12
by Yves Smith 3:03 am
- Guest Post: Independent Report Contradicts Western Portrait of Syria
by George Washington 1:42 am
February 6, 2012
- Mirabile Dictu! Missouri Attorney General Files Criminal Lawsuit on Robosigning
by Yves Smith 11:50 pm
- Is the Mortgage Settlement Deal Starting to Unravel? (Updated)
by Yves Smith 7:51 pm
- Obama's SOTU, authoritarian followership, and civil society: Part II
by Lambert Strether 2:32 pm
- Links 2/6/12
by Yves Smith 6:57 am
- Cathy O'Neil: Women in Math
by Yves Smith 6:55 am
- More on the Role of Second Liens and the Mortgage Settlement as Stealth Bank Bailout
by Yves Smith 5:26 am
February 5, 2012
- Links 2/5/12
by Yves Smith 6:08 am
February 4, 2012
- Fannie Ignored 2006 Warnings About Widespread Mortgage Abuses (Updated)
by Yves Smith 11:01 pm
- Links 2/4/12
by Yves Smith 3:16 am
- Exponential Finance
by Yves Smith 1:33 am
- This is Why NC Was Down Much of Friday
by Yves Smith 1:04 am
February 3, 2012
- Links 2/3/12
by Yves Smith 6:29 am
- Investors (and Others) Realizing Their Ox is About to be Gored in Mortgage Settlement
by Yves Smith 5:43 am
- Quelle Surprise! SEC Fails to Sanction Big Banks for Fraud
by Yves Smith 4:32 am
- Property Rights and Growth: Lessons from Slavery
by Yves Smith 1:43 am
February 2, 2012
- Michael Olenick: More on ProPublica's Off Base Charges About Freddie Mac's Mortgage "Bets"
by Yves Smith 11:00 am
- Erica Chenoweth: Confronting the myth of the rational insurgent
by Lambert Strether 8:50 am
- Links Groundhog Day
by Yves Smith 3:35 am
- Israel and the American Elections
by Yves Smith 12:30 am
- Philip Pilkington: Are the Irish People to Blame for Reckless Borrowing?
by Yves Smith 12:05 am
February 1, 2012
- What if Google Had a Blackout?
by Yves Smith 10:34 pm
- Wolf Richter: Exodus from the Eurozone Debt Crisis
by Yves Smith 2:48 pm
- Links 2/1/12
by Yves Smith 6:57 am
- Mainstream Economics as Ideology: An Interview with Rod Hill and Tony Myatt — Part II
by Yves Smith 1:37 am


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VIX Unspikes as Stocks Rebound
How many days does it take to undo a 30% spike in the VIX? This time around, the VIX retraced 82% of Tuesday's 30.6% VIX spike in just two days, a bigger reversal than I had anticipated. By comparison, the S&P 500 index reclaimed slightly less ground, recovering 73% of the 38.18 point loss.
The chart below details the most significant pullbacks since stocks bottomed in March 2009, with this week's 3.1% drop being the 10th largest in 13 months and considerably below the average drop of 5.4% during the period. Note that a 5.4% pullback from a high of SPX 1219 would put that index back at 1153, which is very close to January's high of 1150.
I have fielded quite a few questions on VIX options, VIX futures and VXX this week, many by readers who wish to know why these securities have been relatively placid compared to the seemingly more dynamic cash/spot VIX. The reason these securities have not retraced as much of Tuesday's spike as the VIX is because while VIX May futures rose 2.3 points on Tuesday, they have only fallen 1.4 points or 61% in the past two days, largely due to the fact that mean reversion expectations are built into the pricing of VIX futures.
Ultimately the numbers will take back seat to the fundamentals of the European debt crisis, where there has been more evidence of contagion in Portugal, Spain and even Italy where yields on sovereign debt have increased dramatically in the past few days.
The SPX fell 6.5% during the relatively short-lived Dubai debt crisis of October-November 2009. The likelihood that the current European debt crisis will be resolved as quickly and smoothly as the Dubai situation strikes me as remote, which is why I will be looking to take profits on short volatility positions quickly.
For more on related subjects, readers are encouraged to check out:
- Short-Term and Long-Term Implications of the 30% VIX Spike
- VIX Spike of 35% in Four Days Is Short-Term Buy Signal
- Greece, Spain and the Pulse of European Anxiety
- Elast-o-VIX
- A Week in the Life of VIX Calls
- Dubai Debt Concerns Trigger Spikes in Foreign Volatility Indices
Disclosure(s): Short VIX and VXX at time of writing


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this year I am in Brasov for CHRISTMAS and I love exploring this beautiful city of Romania. there is a huge christmas tree in the center of the old city and fancy lights that are hanging above the streets. BRASOV is a very beautiful city with lots of amazing looking old houses. some of them need more care than the owners can spare but in general there is a movement in order to preserve the cultural heritage of Brasov. and now let me show you some photos. X
so let me tell you a bit more about what we have done so far. we have visited the new flat of C's parents, strolled around the city, visited friends, decorated the christmas tree and took some photos for the blog. more to come, stay tuned. X


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"THE" IQ Test Answers - goodness...
1. Which one of the five choices makes the best comparison? LIVED is to DEVIL as 6323 is to:
Answer: 3236
Explanation: reversed
2. Which one of these five is least like the other four?
Answer: Kangaroo
Explanation: stands upright
3. Which number should come next? 144 121 100 81 64 ?
Answer: 49
Explanation: - 23 - 21 - 19 - 17 the next one is 64 - 15
4. Even the most ___________ rose has thorns.
Answer: tempting
Explanation: historical saying
5. HAND is to Glove as HEAD is to
Answer: hat
Explanation: first fits inside second
is to
is to:
Explanation: reverse the first
7. John likes 400 but not 300; he likes 100 but not 99; he likes 2500 but not 2400. Which does he like?
Answer: 900
Explanation: all the ones he likes are squared numbers
8. A fallacious argument is:
Answer: false
Explanation: false because it does not have reason to argue
9. If you rearrange the letters "ANLDEGN," you would have the name of a(n):
Answer: Country
Explanation: England maybe but it's not really a country
10. NASA received three messages in a strange language from a distant planet. The scientists studied the messages and found that "Necor Buldon Slock" means "Danger Rocket Explosion" and "Edwan Mynor Necor" means "Danger Spaceship Fire" and "Buldon Gimilzor Gondor" means "Bad Gas Explosion". What does "Slock" mean?
Answer: Rocket
Explanation: associate the words
11. If some Wicks are Slicks, and some Slicks are Snicks, then some Wicks are definitely Snicks. The statement is:
Answer: false
Explanation: not connected path
12. Ann is taller than Jill, and Kelly is shorter than Ann. Which of the following statements would be most accurate?
Answer: It's impossible to tell
Explanation: not enough information
13. A boy is 4 years old and his sister is three times as old as he is. When the boy is 12 years old, how old will his sister be?
Answer: 20
Explanation: 4 x 3 = 12 so 12 + (12-4) = 20
14. Assume that these two statements are true: All brown-haired men have bad tempers. Larry is a brown-haired man. The statement Larry has a bad temper is:
Answer: true
Explanation: connected word path
15. Two girls caught 25 frogs. Lisa caught four times as many as Jen did. How many frogs did Jen catch?
Answer: 5
Explanation: 25 = 4x + x - x = 5
16. Inept is the opposite of:
Answer: Skillful
Explanation: might coujld also be fit
17. A car traveled 28 miles in 30 minutes. How many miles per hour was it traveling?
Answer: 56
Explanation: 28 x 2 = 56
18. If all Zips are Zoodles, and all Zoodles are Zonkers, then all Zips are definitely Zonkers.
The above sentence is logically:
Answer: true
Explanation: connected word path
19. Sue is both the 50th best and the 50th worst student at her school. How many students attend her school?
Answer: 99
Explanation: 49 + 1 + 49 = 99
20. In a race from point X to point Y and back, Jack averages 30 miles per hour to point Y and 10 miles per hour back to point X. Sandy averages 20 miles per hour in both directions. Between Jack and Sandy, who finished first?
Answer: sandy
Explanation: pick a distance - (using 30 miles) - 30 miles/30 mph + 30 miles/10 mph = 4 hours and 30 miles/20 mph + 30 miles/20 mph = 3 hours
21. Ten people can paint 60 houses in 120 days, so five people can paint 30 houses in:
Answer: 120
Explanation: 10 people X 120 days = 1200 people days / 60 houses = 20 people days per house so 20 people days per house x 30 houses = 600 people days / 5 people = 120 days
22. The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never ________.
Answer: simple
Explanation: historical saying
23. Which number should come next? 64, 16, 4, 1, 1/4?
Answer: 1/16
Explanation : dividing downward by 4
24. What number is one half of one quarter of one tenth of 800?
Answert: 10
Explanation: 800 / 10 = 80 /4 = 20 /2 = 10
25. A cynic is one who knows the price of everything and the ________ of nothing.
Answer: value
Explanation: historical saying
26. Two cars start off at the same point on a straight highway facing opposite directions. Each car drives for 6 miles, takes a left turn, and drives for 8 miles. How far apart are the two cars?
Answer: 20
Explanation: a² + b² = c²; so 6² + 8² = c²; so 36 + 64 = c²; so 100 = c²; so c = 10; so they are both 10 miles from where they started, in the 100% opposite direction of each other; so 20 mies apart.
27. Which one of these five things is least like the other four?
Answer: grape
Explanation: unlike the others, grapes live on vines not trees
28. Wisdom is knowing what to do next; __________ is doing it.
Answer: virtue
Explanation: historical saying
29. It is easier to _______________ than to offer a helping hand.
Answewr: point a finger
Explanation: historical saying
30. True knowledge exists in knowing that you know ___________.
Answer: nothing
Explanation: historical saying
31. Which word best completes the analogy: Water is to glass as letter is to...
Answer: envelope
Explanation: first fits inside second
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Explanation: association
33. Which one of the designs is least like the other four?
Explanation: both shapes are the same
For the picture sequence above, find the picture that follows logically from one of the six below.
Explanation: inner and outer colors are switched
For the picture sequence above, find the picture that follows logically from one of the five below.
Explanation: path moves and project next move
Fill in the empty box above with the correct picture from below
Explanation: association
Fill in the white box above with the correct picture from below
Explanation: association
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Explanation: association
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Explanation: association
40. Which design does not belong in this group?
Explanation: association
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Green Beans
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Pesto Pasta Salad
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Secret Recipes: Green Bean Fries From T.G.I. Friday's
For the Dip:
1/2 cup ranch dressing
1/2 cup peeled, seeded,chopped cucumber
1 tablespoon horseradish, drained
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
2 teaspoons wasabi powder (found in the spice aisle or with the Asian foods)
Pinch of cayenne pepper
Kosher salt
For the Beans:
• 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 pound green beans, trimmed
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup instant flour (such as Wondra)
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder teaspoon garlic powder
• Pinch of cayenne pepper
• Kosh er salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Peanut or vegetable oil, for frying
Make the dip: Puree the dressing, cucumber, horseradish, milk, vinegar, wasabi powder, cayenne pepper, and salt to taste in a blender until smooth. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Prepare the beans: Fill a large bowl with ice water. Bring the broth to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Add the green beans and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Remove the beans with a slotted spoon and transfer to the ice water to stop the cooking. Let cool in the water, then drain and pat dry.
Whisk the egg and milk in a shallow bowl. Put 1/2 cup flour in another shallow bowl. Combine the breadcrumbs, the remaining 1/2 cup flour, the onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne, and salt and pepper to taste in another bowl.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Toss the green beans in the flour and shake off the excess. One at a time, dip the beans in the egg mixture, dredge in the breadcrumb mixture and lay on the prepared baking sheet. Freeze until the coating is set, about 30 minutes.
Heat 3 inches oil in a deep pot over medium heat until a deep-fry thermometer registers 350 degrees F. Fry the green beans in batches until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer the beans with tongs or a skimmer to a rack or paper towels to drain. Serve with the dip.
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Trade Bead Migration into North America
The first record of European glass beads coming into the Americas is in Columbus' own log where he describes how e presented the natives with "red caps and some strings of (green) glass beads", (Orchard, 1975) and "in this simple manner was begun the acculturation process that led ultimately to the disintegration of aboriginal American culture" (Quimby, 1966). The holds of the ships of those who followed contained a variety of trade goods: trinkets, iron knives, guns, kettles, hatchets, broadcloth and beads, beads, beads.
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Tracking a Conquistador with Beads: Desoto's calling cards?
Five years after Fernbank Museum launched an archaeological expedition to investigate the history of early contact between Native American Indians and Europeans in Georgia, their exhibit, De Soto's Footsteps, On view May 22, 2010 – March 31, 2012 showcases some of the rare artifacts that tell of those encounters and will reveal the significance of the findings..
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Seed Bead History and Use by Native American Tribes
The purpose of this article is to provide a thumbnail sketch of the history of one of the most popular trade items used in Native American craftwork. The use of the "seed bead" by Native Americans beginning in the 1800s was the result of hundreds of years of European glass technology intersecting with the westward expansion of the United States across the continent.
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The parser stage consists of two parts:
The parser defined in gram.y
and scan.l
is built using the Unix tools bison and flex.
The transformation process does modifications and augmentations to the data structures returned by the parser.
The parser has to check the query string (which arrives as plain text) for valid syntax. If the syntax is correct a parse tree is built up and handed back; otherwise an error is returned. The parser and lexer are implemented using the well-known Unix tools bison and flex.
The lexer is defined in the file scan.l
and is responsible for recognizing identifiers, the SQL key words etc. For every key word or identifier that is found, a token is generated and handed to the parser.
The parser is defined in the file gram.y
and consists of a set of grammar rules and actions that are executed whenever a rule is fired. The code of the actions (which is actually C code) is used to build up the parse tree.
The file scan.l
is transformed to the C source file scan.c
using the program flex and gram.y
is transformed to gram.c
using bison. After these transformations have taken place a normal C compiler can be used to create the parser. Never make any changes to the generated C files as they will be overwritten the next time flex or bison is called.
The mentioned transformations and compilations are normally done automatically using the makefiles shipped with the PostgreSQL source distribution.
A detailed description of bison or the grammar rules given in gram.y
would be beyond the scope of this manual. There are many books and documents dealing with flex and bison. You should be familiar with bison before you start to study the grammar given in gram.y
otherwise you won't understand what happens there.
The parser stage creates a parse tree using only fixed rules about the syntactic structure of SQL. It does not make any lookups in the system catalogs, so there is no possibility to understand the detailed semantics of the requested operations. After the parser completes, the transformation process takes the tree handed back by the parser as input and does the semantic interpretation needed to understand which tables, functions, and operators are referenced by the query. The data structure that is built to represent this information is called the query tree.
The reason for separating raw parsing from semantic analysis is that system catalog lookups can only be done within a transaction, and we do not wish to start a transaction immediately upon receiving a query string. The raw parsing stage is sufficient to identify the transaction control commands (BEGIN
, etc.), and these can then be correctly executed without any further analysis. Once we know that we are dealing with an actual query (such as SELECT
or UPDATE
), it is okay to start a transaction if we're not already in one. Only then can the transformation process be invoked.
The query tree created by the transformation process is structurally similar to the raw parse tree in most places, but it has many differences in detail. For example, a FuncCall
node in the parse tree represents something that looks syntactically like a function call. This might be transformed to either a FuncExpr
or Aggref
node depending on whether the referenced name turns out to be an ordinary function or an aggregate function. Also, information about the actual data types of columns and expression results is added to the query tree.
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If you're serious about shooting video with your DSLR, you might find yourself longing for a better way to get (and keep) things in focus. The $US400 Okii Systems USB Follow Focus lets you snap between four preset points of focus, in addition to controlling digital zoom, adjusting ISO, aperture and shutter speed, and starting and stopping shooting – pretty much a full remote setup without the dealing with a clunky computer.
The controller is sold out now, but you can preorder one from the next batch over at Okii's site.


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The latest beta version of One UI 2.0 which is the Samsung interface layer on top of Android 10, is featuring an initial selfie mode for the front camera in the Galaxy S10 and Note 10, to match Apple's Slo-fie feature which debuted on the iPhone 11. The Samsung focused Sammobile.com has already tested the feature and has shown that it is working but with still some performance issues to be ironed out.
For starters, the footage stutters like it is losing some frames from what looks to be a 120fps 720p capture on the front selfie camera. Then there is no real adjustment at the moment of capture allowed on the interface but there are post-recording editing and speed stretching that should allow some level of control. It would be ideal to have access to a full manual feature on this mode, but it seems it is kind of a bolted-on software upgrade feature to allow a better feature for feature comparison with Apple. If that is the case Samsung should also allow all the cameras on the back to shoot slow motion video and not only the standard wide default cam.


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Fiber Optic Hydro Excavation Vernon, CT - Call 860-467-0510
Hydro Excavation, also known as Hydro Vacuum Excavation, is a non-destructive method of digging. It employs high-pressure water jets to break through the soil while a vacuum sucks up the dislodged soil into a vacuum tank. Given the fragile nature of fiber optics, Hydro Excavation is a safe and convenient method for handling Fiber Optic Repair & Installation, significantly reducing the risk of damage.
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Press Release • Ohio Auditor of State
Audit Advisory for Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Columbus – Auditor of State Keith Faber's office is responsible for auditing all public entities in Ohio. His mission is to protect Ohioans' tax dollars while aggressively fighting fraud, waste and abuse of public money.
The Auditor's office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Tuesday, Apr. 23, 2019. Entities earning the Auditor of State Award are bold and italicized. An Asterisk (*) indicates if an audit report includes findings for recovery, a plus sign (+) indicates an audit includes Medicaid findings, and two plus signs (++) indicates a performance audit.
A full copy of each report will be available online.
The Auditor of State's office, one of five independently elected statewide offices in Ohio is responsible for auditing more than 6,000 state and local government agencies. Under the direction of Auditor Keith Faber, the office also provides financial services to local governments, investigates and prevents fraud in public agencies, and promotes transparency in government.
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Cook up sizzling food videos
From your favorite ice cream taco recipe to short films about flying waffles, learn how to create food videos that entertain and entice.
Video by David Ma
Focus on the food.
Food videos tend to fall into two main categories: recipes and promo videos. A good food recipe video shows you how to make certain dishes. NYT Cooking and Buzzfeed's Tasty YouTube channels both feature these types of "hands and pans" videos.
The food commercial or promotional spot is all about showing off the product, enticing the viewer, and inspiring them to go out and get it. (Picture the fast food commercial staple of a steaming, golden french fry lovingly dusted with salt.) As long as these videos sell the product, they can get wildly creative.
Whether they're recipe videos from the Food Network, inspirational dessert videos from So Yummy, mouthwatering commercials, or just satisfying food video compilations, food-centered content is popular around the world. According to Engadget, food videos generate twice as many interactions on Facebook as fashion videos, the second most popular category. Social media analytics blog Fanpage Karma found that on Instagram, food videos are second only to fashion.
Teach people how to make delicious food.
Recipe videos used to be long and detailed, but in the age of TikTok and Instagram Reels, short-form recipe content has become standard. To give your video the best chance of picking up views and likes, start with a specific idea. Focus on a single dish, appliance, or kitchen hack that you want to feature. Then, rehearse.
Do a few test runs.
It's important to try out your recipes before you make them on camera. That way, you know you've included everything a viewer needs, and you know it will taste good. "Nothing ruins your credibility faster than people trying to cook your recipe and having something not work or finding out an ingredient is missing," says chef Caroline Chambers. "Make sure that every single recipe you publish is really well tested and written as simply and clearly as possible."
Light it.
The allure of food in a video depends on vivid colors, so good lighting is crucial. "If your kitchen isn't naturally lit, make sure that you have proper lighting to make everything pop," says Chambers. "I use several ring lights to bounce light around the kitchen."
Shoot it.
Chambers, who posts her videos on Instagram Reels, shoots on her iPhone. She says recording adds 20 to 30 minutes to her cooking time. "The more shareable videos don't focus too much on the details," Chambers says. "They give a brief overview, and people can read the actual recipe in the caption if they need more details.
"Don't let the desire to get a perfect video up stop you from just getting a video up," she says. "It feels a little embarrassing when you start putting yourself out there, but there's no time like the present. Just get your first video up there. It does not have to be perfect."
Edit for personality.
If you're new to video editing, be patient and know that you'll get better with each video. Also, the practice of editing will help you develop your style. "I started with 'hands and pans' style videos, and they just aren't as engaging," Chambers says. "I found that inserting a bit of my personality, actually being in them, is what has made my videos start to click."
Images by Caroline Chambers
Think about what makes you and your cooking unique, and try to highlight that in your edit. If you're the kind of foodie who lives to bake chocolate cakes, brownies, and cupcakes, don't cut out moments of joyful tasting or soliloquies on the beauty of a single chocolate chip.
Pick the right cover photo.
On social media, the cover image often determines whether or not people click on a cooking video. "Find a really beautiful still image of the recipe or whatever you're trying to demonstrate," Chambers says. "Use natural lighting and make sure the plate looks really clean. Go simple and approachable with your styling, and focus on the food because it's a really small image."
Add text overlays and captions.
Captions are crucial, Chambers says. "So many people watch videos on mute because they're at work or they're with their kids, so I caption everything. It takes a long time, but the engagement is so much higher because the people who are watching on mute can actually understand what's going on."
It's easy to add titles and captions in Adobe Premiere Pro. Once you have a final cut of your video, add a Caption Track to your timeline, choose the format and style, and add it manually. You can edit captions as you would any other video track.
Incorporate feedback and strategize.
Use constructive comments from viewers to find your niche. "If people say, 'Oh, I love that trick you did,' focus on that trick," Chambers says. "If they say they loved how your kids were in it at the end tasting the food, great. Throw your kids in there."
Chambers also advises paying attention to what each platform is optimizing for. If it's short, quick videos, as on TikTok or Instagram Reels, make those. "Don't get frustrated," she says. "Just figure it out and do it. Take a webinar, read articles, and figure out how to make content that's really great."
Don't spend too much time comparing your content to others'. You don't need a big budget and a whole production team behind you to succeed. "You just need your personality and your niche in the food world," Chamber says. "My videos are by no means perfect. My lighting is off and my baby's screaming in the background and that's okay, because it shows who I am."
Videos by David Ma
Make awesome food commercials.
Unlike recipe videos, food ads are purely about entertainment and enticement. Even if you're trying to sell foods that don't naturally pop on-screen, like frozen cheesecake or instant mashed potatoes, find a way to make them memorable.
Director David Ma uses fantasy and whimsy — and high-speed cameras, robots, and the occasional explosive — in his food videos. Ma began making fantastic short food films that led to work making commercials in the same style. "When clients come to me, they're not just looking to show off a plate of food. They're looking to build a world around that food. We're not just shooting spaghetti and meatballs, we're creating a Tarantino world of spaghetti and meatballs," Ma says.
Whether you just want to make something to build your video portfolio or you've been hired to shoot a commercial, the general steps are the same.
Get a crew together.
At first, you might need to ask friends for help. "Even if it's just a friend who knows nothing about film, who can help you literally just wipe countertops or prepare 18 chicken breasts, it's one less thing for you to think about," Ma says.
As you get further along in your career, your crew will get bigger. "One person cannot do all the jobs on a polished food shoot," Ma says. "You've got to have a culinary producer, a food stylist, a hand model, gaffers and grips who light the scene, prop stylists, and production designers who build these intricate sets."
Write the script and create storyboards.
Once you know what the project is, it's time to write it up. Keep the script simple and focused, since you have only seconds to get people's attention. Even if a client hands you a script, flesh it out so you understand camera angles and timing. "Storyboards are crucial, not just for the clients to understand what we're about to shoot, but for the crew to understand how we're going to bring it to life," Ma says.
You should also write a treatment, explaining how you see the lighting and cinematography working, describing the tone of the voice-over or the action and personality of the hand model. "A treatment is necessary for the process of winning commercial clients. You have to demonstrate what your vision is in a very tangible way," Ma says.
But remember that your most important task is to sell the product, so don't let your artistic aspirations get in the way of that. "You're there for the clients," Ma says. "Your job is to make this food look stunning and spectacular."
Video by David Ma
Test and repeat.
For a carefully orchestrated food video production, rehearsal is crucial. Along with high-speed cameras capable of super slow motion, Ma's team uses a robot to ensure that even the simple action of flipping a burger is perfect. "We've automated it so we know the burger goes exactly nine and a half inches up towards the camera, because that's where our focus point is," Ma says. "But it wasn't always like that. Before, I was the one flipping the burger 1100 times to get the perfect shot."
Don't be afraid to invent DIY solutions and see how they work. "As somebody who never went to film school, I relied a lot on just tinkering, seeing what other creators have done, and putting my own spin on that," Ma says.
When you start a shoot, be prepared to try several takes. "Don't think that the first take is going to be the one," Ma says. "Even as a professional, I shoot french fries falling and getting tossed with salt 23 times to get the right one."
If there are hands in the shot, pay close attention to how the hands act. "There's a lot of personality and nuance that can come through in the way you spread a peanut butter sandwich," Ma says.
Video by David Ma
Make it 'til you make it.
Persistence is crucial, not just for getting a shot right, but for pursuing a career as a food videographer. "The only way to get better at something is to continually make it," Ma says. Study the work that inspires you and try to replicate it. Try to reverse-engineer commercials you like to figure out for yourself how they were made. Do some internet research to see how they did it. (Ma's TikTok page is full of behind-the-scenes footage.)
Also try to learn as much as you can from others. "PA on as many food shoots as you can," Ma says. "Even if you're not getting paid for it, be there for eight hours and listen to the food stylists. Watch how the director directs talent. Take notes on how they do the lighting, so you can understand how to create cool silhouettes or cinematic effects."
Develop your video and audio editing skills with Premiere Pro. Explore tutorials on everything from adjusting the timing of your edits to doing color correction. Through courses for beginners and experienced editors, you can even learn how to add animated title sequences and mix multiple audio tracks.
Finally, don't wait to get hired. Whether you want to show people how to whip up your favorite chicken recipe or you want to create a commercial for your favorite fast food restaurant, just make the videos you want to make — in your own style. If you keep trying, learning, and improving, eventually your videos will gain traction, or people will hire you to apply your style to their commercial.
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Fort Boonesborough State Park will host its annual "1778 Siege of Boonesborough" weekend, Sept. 24-25.
Events will include a battle re-enactment on both days at 2 p.m. There will also be a "night battle" at dusk on Saturday.
The event commemorates the September 1778 attack on the fort by Native Americans and French Canadians during the Revolutionary War. The settlers in the fort refused to surrender, and the attackers gave up and left.
Guests are encouraged to arrive early and spend the day learning about 18th-century life in Kentucky. There will be militia and settlers' camps, a Native American village, merchants, traders, food and more.
The Museum Store and 18th-century Transylvania Store will be open. This event is free with regular fort admission of $8 for adults and $5 for children.
Overflow parking will be located below the fort on the main park, and free trolley shuttle service will be provided.
In addition to the reconstructed fort, the park also has a campground, hiking trails, mini-golf, picnic shelters and a gift shop.
Fort Boonesborough is located near Richmond. From Interstate 75, take Exit 95 to KY 627. On Interstate 64, exit at Winchester to KY 627. For more information, call 859-527-3131.
From Kentucky Parks Department Communications