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UAW Talks with Auto Industry Begin
Negotiators from the United Auto Workers and Chrysler formally begin contract talks in Detroit Friday. The talks continue on Monday with GM and Ford. Much is at stake for both sides.
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AMOS: But first, we go to Detroit. Union negotiations began this morning with a ceremonial handshake between Chrysler CEO Tom LaSorda and the president of the United Auto Workers, Ron Gettelfinger. All week long on this program we've been exploring how crucial these talks will be for the future of the car business. Front and center is the question of health care, particularly for retirees.
NPR's Frank Langfitt is in Detroit for the first day of the negotiations, and he joins us now. Hi, Frank.
FRANK LANGFITT: Hi, Deb.
AMOS: So the main issue is health care. Please remind us what's wrong with the plan that's in place now.
LANGFITT: Well, the problem is the companies owe billions to their retirees. And this health care system was set up back when, you know, the Detroit Three completely dominated the market, so they could afford this. But now you have Toyota, Nissan and these other companies that have transplants down in the South, companies that are building cars here in the United States, they hardly have any retirees, and they also have government systems to keep the health care really affordable. So from the perspective of the companies here, you know, paying this health care costs of retirees is just unsustainable and really uncompetitive.
AMOS: And what are the automakers then proposing?
LANGFITT: Well, they're not saying right now. There's a blackout in terms of what they want to say to us, the reporters who are here in Detroit. But it looks like they're going to try to pitch some sort of trust fund. And the idea would be that the companies would pay a certain amount of money into a trust fund and then the union would take it over. And it would be their responsibility to look after the health care of their workers.
AMOS: And that takes union agreement. Will they go for that?
LANGFITT: Well, a lot of it may come down to money, you know. The companies don't want to pay everything they owe on heath care because that's going to end up costing them a lot. So it all depends on how many cents on the dollar that the UAW can get on this. They recently did a deal that went pretty well with Dana; it's a bankrupt auto-parts maker.
But you know, there are also some risks here. You know, if costs keep going up, the union could end up without enough money to really take care of their retirees and they may have to cut benefits. On the other hand, if any of these companies go into bankruptcy, creditors couldn't get that money, so the union would be able to keep it and protect it for the retirees.
AMOS: Is there any sense of how much money that we're talking about?
LANGFITT: Right now the Detroit companies pay about $11 billion a year for their retirees, and the total obligations are in the tens of billions.
AMOS: Let's talk about a hypothetical and see if we can personalize this. If, say, a young autoworker was sitting in a bar next to a retired autoworker, how would that conversation go?
LANGFITT: The conversation would probably get pretty honest. The younger worker - one of the issues here also is a two-tier wage system. And younger workers, some of them are temps, and they make about a third less pay than the older workers. The older workers, production, can make about 28 bucks an hour, which is very good for industrial wages right now in the United States.
So the younger worker might say, you know, why did you allow the auto companies to hire me at such a lower rate? And the older worker might say, would you cut my pension after I retire? The companies may try to expand this two-tier wage system. It's kind of a divide in conquer strategy, and of course it runs completely antithetical for the idea of a union, which is, you know, equal pay for equal work. There's a UAW activist I talked to - Greg Shotwell - and he describes what a two-tier system does to workers.
Mr. GREG SHOTWELL (United Auto Workers): This severs the solidarity between the two workers. It also severs the solidarity between generations. So these new hires, who are making less, would feel free to negotiate takeaways from retirees in order to benefit themselves. We couldn't blame them.
AMOS: And how long then would the negotiations go on?
LANGFITT: Well, the contract is up on September 14th. And really much of the summer is going to be pretty quiet. Each side will be staking out of position and talking about what their needs are. But usually like everybody else it takes a deadline to really motivate these folks. And so it's probably going to be in the final week or 10 days that you're going to see a lot of action and a lot of the tough decisions will come then.
And we'll see whether what we get is what the companies had been talking about, which is kind of a - what they call a transformational agreement that will change the complete structure of their cost and businesses, or maybe a more incremental one, which is what many people think the UAW wants to get.
AMOS: And does this agreement, if we get there, does it have ripple effects outside the car industry?
LANGFITT: Well, the car industry has helped set the industrial wage in this country, and it's going to be tough news for other manufacturing workers if they see the UAW having to lower wages, having to lower benefits, because, you know, they've been the standard setter for so many years.
AMOS: Thank you very much. NPR's Frank Langfitt reporting from Detroit.
LANGFITT: Thank you, Deb.
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Auto Workers Union Preps for Detroit Showdown
In Depth: The Man Leading the UAW
Right now, Ron Gettelfinger may have the hardest job in American labor. He runs the United Auto Workers. And on Friday, he kicks off the toughest contract talks in the union's history.
Read a profile of the man who leads the union as it tries to play a weak hand in dangerous times.
On Friday, the United Auto Workers begins some of the toughest contract talks in the union's seven-decade history. UAW president Ron Gettelfinger will meet with Chrysler on Friday, and with Ford and General Motors on Monday.
The Detroit companies have bled billions of dollars in recent years, and they continue to lose market share to foreign competitors. Fighting for survival, they will be pressing the union for major concessions.
In the past, the UAW would go to the bargaining table with a list of demands and they would usually come out ahead. But these days, instead of demanding more for its members, the union just hopes to protect what it has.
The union has lost more than 60,000 members to company buyouts in the last two years. In May, Daimler-Chrysler actually paid a private equity firm to take struggling Chrysler off its hands.
Things are so bad, nobody calls them the Big Three anymore.
"They're the Detroit Three," says Sean McAlinden, an economist with an auto industry think tank. "Let's face it, Toyota is the No. 2 seller of cars in the United States."
Waning Union Strength
When Detroit dominated the market in earlier decades, the United Auto Workers got great benefits for their members and built a virtual welfare state. Now, the Detroit companies are trying to dismantle it.
At the bargaining table, the companies are expected to try to reduce some retiree obligations. Last year, they spent $11 billion on health care for more than a million retirees and dependents.
McAlinden says those costs are a huge competitive disadvantage.
"Last we checked, Toyota had less than 300 retirees in the United States," McAlinden says.
One plan under consideration is to put the money in a trust fund and let the union run it. Another way the companies might propose to cut costs is to hire more new workers at much lower wages.
Many UAW members are scared.
Brian Henry works at GM's Cadillac plant, where rumors are swirling.
"Everybody's a little shaky," he says, his face still covered in sweat from the hot plant.
Like other workers, Henry is resigned to concessions.
"We've been getting, getting and getting, and we may need to give a little back," he says. "It's as simple as that."
But he also thinks that if the UAW president makes too many concessions, workers will reject the contract.
"There are a lot of old timers here who don't want to give up what they've got," Henry says. "We don't mind giving up some, but if [Gettelfinger] gives up too much, I don't think anything could get ratified."
Tense Talks Ahead
Yet the consequences of that could be even worse, according to McAlinden. He says the companies will just ship jobs to low-cost countries.
"They will have to offshore U.S. production as rapidly as possible. So, I see a massive investment immediately in Mexico, Brazil and China — and very few UAW jobs left by 2011," McAlinden says.
Although the talks begin Friday, the tough decisions won't come until September, when the contract is set to expire. In the final days, bargaining will go round the clock. During breaks, people will rest in their cars, nap on air mattresses or just sleep on the floor.
Tempers will be short.
"There's a great deal of profanity," says Douglas Fraser, who ran the auto workers in the early 1980s and remains in touch with the leadership.
"There are all sorts of blowups, pounding on the table," Fraser says. "One thing I remember is, you pick up all your notes and everything, stuff them in your briefcase as though you're going to walk out. Then, when nothing happens, you have to take them out of your briefcase again."
No one is predicting how talks will turn out this time around, but nearly everyone agrees there won't be a strike. With the union's ranks shrinking, and the companies wounded, a strike could destroy both.


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Short story? I'd grab as many of my friends as i can, and as many supplies as i can. Then I'd find a temporary safehouse and gather up as many supplies, as well as any other survivors that could be of use to us, and stay there until we get our hands on a fully functioning, sturdy, vehicle. Then we would move from safehouse to safehouse staying at each for a few days at a time. We would wait it out, but try it with the nomad approach rather than the camping approach.00|00|0
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My first focus would be to stock up on food and supplies, before the number of walkers in the area gets too high. Then I'd take my family and friends and we'd find somewhere unpopulated to settle. I currently live near a big city and that's not where you want to be in the zombie apocalypse haha.00|00|0
You know you've been watching The Walking Dead when you start referring to zombies as walkers xp
Haha shoot, I didn't even catch that! Yeah clearly I watch way too much ;)


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First year on FIFA, probably the last..
First off this is not a wine thread. It is merely my thoughts on the game and my personal reasons why i am unlikely to be investing in another FIFA game.
I am not a football fan by any stretch of the imagination, typically my interest in football is limited to the world cup and European cup but even then i can take it or leave it. So to me FIFA 15 was just a football game that my brother in law got me to play.
I started off playing career mode but quickly tired of that and found Ultimate Team mode, which changed my life ! Game developers have long since realized that, if you can get players invested by making them feel they have something unique then you are onto a winner. This is where the Ultimate Team mode sucks you in, its your team, your players, its unique.............at least that is whats implied. The reality though is that, by the time you have finished your BPL / Bundas / Seri A team, it is most likely the same as every other persons team with maybe the odd player been different and various formations. There are of cause exceptions but you get my point ? Never the less i really enjoyed building my Bundas squad, along the way i even got interested in how the real life players in my team were doing !
Now 5 months in and with EA firstly removing the Web App and then completely ruining the transfer market (lots of differing opinions on this but i personally think it is ruined and EA should not be using a game half way into its life cycle as a beta test) i found myself taking a good look at the game and asking myself if i will be buying FIFA 16. The answer at the moment is a resounding NO and here is why.
Lets be honest, Ultimate Team mode is where EA makes its money and it is where (i assume) most FIFA players spend their game time. The concept itself is fantastic with so much scope to do some really interesting things BUT what EA have given us is so shallow. Essentially what we have is a few divisions with a few different leagues in them and a hand full of tournaments. In offline mode, the difficulty is either just slightly too easy or ridiculousness hard, for a mode that supposedly has 6 difficulty levels you would think they could get this right. Personally i cant tell the difference from world class upwards.
Loan players is another example of where the concept is good but its application in game is so limited that its hardly even worth mentioning.
I could go on and on giving examples of where the game fails but in essence what i am trying to get at, is that, for the cost of the game (im including the cost if FIFA points here because really to get the most from the game you need to buy some) the content is lacking.
It really is a shame that EA waste the FIFA license the way it does, they could do so so much more with this game than they currently offer. No doubt they will continue to churn out a lazy product year on year, at lest they will while people keep buying it, which they no doubt will.
So, while i have enjoyed playing this year and will continue playing for the remainder of the year. Unless EA pull their fingers out and offer significantly more for the money they charge, i will not be buying FIFA 16 and spending even more on FIFA points to buy packs that, unless you get lucky are practically worthless. Personally i have spent around £400 on this game which to be honest makes me feel ashamed (£5 here £10 there soon adds up) and really i don't think i have got £400 value of entertainment. Like i said though i have / do enjoy the game its just a shame that EA do so little with it.


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I so nearly wrote about The Lord of the Rings for this Daily Prompt. I was afraid I couldn't do it justice. Not like this.
In response to the Daily Post writing prompt Second Time Around.
Tell us about a book you can read again and again without getting bored — what is it that speaks to you?
I'm fairly certain I've answered that question one way or another before on this blog. And IRL.
I read The Lord of the Rings 37 times between October 1995 and December 19 2001 when the first movie came out. I won't tell you how many more times I've read it since then. You'd think me crazy (my husband does LOL).
I recall my first reading so very clearly. A high school friend lent me the books thinking that since I loved reading and that I had such a fertile imagination, I would enjoy this one. This was the time I decided that I would never read prologues before the story anymore. The prologue "Concerning Hobbits" almost…
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RCG 36-45 (7 comments)
[a true respect for the individual. Is a democracy,]
The 1866 "Civil Disobedience" inserts a sentence after "individual" and before "Is": "Even the Chinese philosopher was wise enough to regard the individual as the basis of empire." See "A Note on the Text."
[to discover a pretext for conformity.]
In the 1866 "Civil Disobedience," the following lines appear after "conformity":
"We must affect our country as our parents;
And if at any time we alienate
Our love or industry from doing it honor,
We must respect effects and teach the soul
Matter of conscience and religion,
And not desire of rule or benefit."
They are quoted (with slight alteration) from George Peele, The Battle of Alcazar, 2.2.425-30. See "A Note on the Text."
When I read this paragraph I can't help but think of Thoreau's statements on living deliberately. He doesn't care about the government, he's only going to pay taxes to the parts of society he personally supports. This exemplifies the american 'ideal' of rugged individualism.
[Is a democracy, such as we know it, the last improvement possible in government? Is it not possible to take a step further towards recognizing and organizing the rights of man? There will never be a really free and enlightened State, until the State comes to recognize the individual as a higher and independent power, from which all its own power and authority are derived, and treats him accordingly. I please myself with imagining a State at last which can afford to be just to all men, and to treat the individual with respect as a neighbor;]
This quote I feel embodies everything that happened today at Geneseo, and that is happening all around us. Even with a democracy, where people are free to make choices and voice their opinions in hoping of making a difference, there are still plenty of people who get shut down because of their race. Thoreau wanted us to take a step further and value the individual, something that we are still struggling at doing today. Most people have played off what happened in Yale and Missouri based on the fact that it doesn't happen here, so it doesn't affect us. Yet hearing everyone share their stories on campus today makes it real, and lets people see that this abuse happens right here, all around us. Thoreau says he would be happy if he saw everyone being respectful to another. Here we are two centuries later and still hoping for the same thing. While there are plenty of people trying to move us forward, we are met with plenty of people trying to hold us back. Thoreau was right when he said we still had a long way to go, despite the progress we had already made.
Yesterday, on the college green, we learned that it is very much possible "to take a step further towards recognizing and organizing the rights of man." Living in a democracy, and in America, we are lucky to have it better than many other places in this world. However, that does not mean that we are perfect, not in the slightest. This fact was evidenced by the strong and courageous people who shared their stories with us yesterday.
[I think sometimes, Why, this people mean well; they are only ignorant; they would do better if they knew how: why give your neighbors this pain to treat you as they are not inclined to? But I think, again, this is no reason why I should do as they do, or permit others to suffer much greater pain of a different kind.]
This passage applies well to the recent firing of University of Missouri President Timothy Wolfe. While the President may have not acted with any malicious intent in failing to correctly disciplining the students who acted in a racially insensitive manner, this does not change the fact that he is then ill suited to his job and should be removed.
Here Thoreau shows that he isn't protesting taxes, but rather the allegiance of joining a state that is engaged in war. He disagrees with the killing and slavery in the society he lives and "silently declare[s] war" against these actions. His dedication is seen by him willing to face jail time. Although the work of one person won't stop these actions, Thoreau gains awareness on the situation and shows how people have to lay themselves down and take some risks for reform to take place.
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[and, if ever they should use it in earnest as a real one against each other, it will surely split.]
These words do not appear in the 1866 "Civil Disobedience." See "A Note on the Text."
[Not a drum was heard, nor a funeral note,]
Thoreau is quoting Charles Wolfe (1791–1823), "The Burial of Sir John Moore at Corunna." In "Civil Disobedience" (1866), "nor" was changed to "not" and "ramparts" to "rampart." (See "A Note on the Text.") In his edition of RCG for The Works of Henry D. Thoreau, Wendell Glick points to Henry A. Small, The Field of His Fame: A Ramble in the Curious History of Charles Wolfe's poem "The Burial of Sir John Moore" (Berkeley, University of California Press, 1953), p.7 for the authority of "not" and "rampart." It's worth noting, however, that "nor" replaces "not" in some reprintings of the poem, including those of Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine Vol. I, No. 3 (June 1817): 277-78. and The North-American Review and Miscellaneous Journal [Vol. 5, No. 15 (September 1817): 342-43]. The poem originally appeared in the Newry Telegraph on April 19, 1817 with no attribution other than the author's initials. Lord Byron's discovery of it (presumably in Blackwood's) led to a mention in Thomas Medwin's Conversations of Lord Byron and to both the identification of Wolfe as author and some of the "curious history" recounted by Small.
Does this qualify Thoreau as an anarchist? He's certainly advocating for a society without governmental force, and possibly run by natural law. I guess this would make him a philosophical enemy of Locke.
Thoreau is very passionate about a government ruled by conscience and not by the majority. He continues to elude to the idea that the government is only beneficial to some and is only trying to truly help itself. With knowing T's views on slavery, his comment in paragraph 7 isn't shocking in the fact that he's defending black rights, but he is willing to completely turn his back on the government. I agree that T seems to be an anarchist, however, I wouldn't go so far to say Locke's enemy, he seems to agree with Locke's idea of natural rights and revolution.
[But when the friction comes to have its machine, and oppression and robbery are organized, I say, let us not have such a machine any longer.]
This line goes right back to Locke's principles on the dissolution of government. The people are the ones who created the government in the first place, for the purpose of expediency as Thoreau says. Once their creation is no longer serving the purpose for which it was made, there is no longer a use for it.
[Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect, and that will be one step toward obtaining it]
I think this sentence clearly states what all of this activism, these protests including the ones at Ithaca Mizzou and even here at geneseo are trying to accomplish. These protesters are saying this is not how i want my government to behave, i feel disrespected and i have something to say about it with the hopes that it will illicit change for myself and all those who feel disrespected too. It is the right under our American, democratic government to rise up and say there is disrespect from our government and we want change. And this is the first step towards a better more respectful government. The only issue that is faced now is getting people to listen and actively make the changes needed.
[I believe, — "That government is best which governs not at all]
From the title, one might expect that Thoreau would support the recent protests against administrative inaction at colleges around the country. Perhaps he would, but I also think it should be considered that Thoreau might not want the administrators of colleges (particularly public ones like University of Missouri) to interfere in social affairs at all. For example, Thoreau might have agreed with the Yale staff-member who sent the e-mail questioning whether the university should tell students how to dress on Halloween.
This paragraph relates to the civil rights protest on Friday because it explains how the people in power do not always govern justly, with the rights and dignity of all people in mind when they construct and enforce policies. In our society we are still experiencing gross injustices towards minorities. Thoreau said, "Law never made men a wit more just; and, by means of their respect for it, even the well-disposed are daily made the agents of injustice" and by this he could mean that until the laws are created by a truly accurate representative body with equality, justice, and protection for everyone as their prerogative, we further the injustices faced by those who do not belong to the parties in power.
This quote is applicable to the politicians and celebrities that has maintained a consistent record of fighting for moral reform throughout the years and yet still considered to be on equal (or sometimes lower) platform with their peers. Senator Bernie Sanders has long fought for racial equality since the beginning of the Civil Rights era and yet he is judged for being too old whereas Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is pragmatic in her campaign run regarding the Black Lives Matter movement. Director Spike Jonze is seen as foolish by those who perceive his documentaries are distorted truths regarding racism in America. "When The Levees Broke", Jonze documentary about Katrina was released, critics judged it as an unfair representation of the situation. In reality, the lower, impoverished, and primarily black, class of Katrina did suffer the most.
It is the right and duty of the American citizen to protest and reject the actions or inactions of their government when a wrong is accepted. That had been the case regarding racism on campus locally and across the nation. Here we see though the charge to communicate how we wish to see the change occur. What specifically can be done by government officials (who are inevitably distanced from the problems citizens are raising, based on the current culture of our society). Unfortunately this has proven to be the problem behind movements like Occupy ____, and I can see a similar trend occurring with the Black Lives Matter campaign. Their message is clear, but their solutions are unclear, or radical and impractical at best. On a smaller scale, the protest at Geneseo appeared to be far more focused, and more of a call for social awareness and reflection, though it still lacked the specific requests we may posit would help spark change. This does not take away the responsibility of the government to act on their own accord, or muse solutions that have not specifically been requested, but to claim the rights of citizens, without playing an active part of the productive civil process becomes contradictory, and no longer earns the respect of the government at question, while also failing to help shape the government that citizens are ready and willing to respect.
This quote is applicable to the politicians and celebrities that has maintained a consistent record of fighting for moral reform throughout the years and yet still considered to be on equal (or sometimes lower) platform with their peers. Senator Bernie Sanders has long fought for racial equality since the beginning of the Civil Rights era and yet he is judged for being too old whereas Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is pragmatic in her campaign run regarding the Black Lives Matter movement. Director Spike Lee is seen as foolish by those who perceive his documentaries are distorted truths regarding racism in America. "When The Levees Broke", Lee's documentary about Hurricane Katrina was released, critics judged it as an unfair representation of the situation. In reality, the lower, impoverished, and primarily black, class of Katrina did suffer the most.
RCG 15-27 (6 comments)
[and they dread the consequences of disobedience to it to their property and families]
In the 1866 "Civil Disobedience," the latter part of this sentence reads, "and they dread the consequences to their property and families of disobedience to it." See "A Note on the Text."
[but if it is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law. Let your life be a counter friction to stop the machine.]
Mario Savio, 1964: "There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part; you can't even passively take part, and you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop. And you've got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it, that unless you're free, the machine will be prevented from working at all!""
I feel as though this passage relates to what the people were protesting during Wednesday's class and the events that have been going on throughout the country on many college campuses. That very question:
" Shall we be content to obey them or shall we endeavor to amend them?"
I don't believe it's as much as unjust laws exist, but rather the laws are doing enough to protect people, especially minorities in this country. Many people are afraid to stand up for their beliefs because of the dire consequences that could come along with it (further hatred and oppression by people who disagree with their beliefs) which is why many minorities feel as if they should not do anything. But it's prevalent, that idea of not doing anything has ben outdated and it is time for them to stand up for their rights.
This paragraph looks at the idea that government can be considered a machine that will either eventually wear itself out, or if it is not a machine then it is us the people who are in control of the government. This is getting at the point of a higher law that if there is not agreement with the law should you go with it or break the law.
[I have paid no poll-tax for six years. I was put into a jail once on this account, for one night]
Thoreau's decision to not pay taxes, I believe, can be compared to the recent protests of the Mizzou football players. Thoreau stopped paying taxes because he did not want to endorse a government that actively supported slavery. Similarly, the football players of Mizzou chose not to participate in their university's football game with BYU because they did not want to play for a school that did not properly address previous racial and hateful incidents that had been occurring prior to the game. Both of these protests were taking place because the institutions (U.S. government for Thoreau and the University of Missouri for the football players) in control were not doing right by people existing within them. They all have the right to protest or disobey these institutions until they are satisfied that all wrongs have been amended.
[They only can force me who obey a higher law than I]
In a comment on the chapter title "Higher Laws" in Walden, Walter Harding points out that "The phrase Higher Laws' was very popular in the years prior to the Civil War, particularly among transcendentalists and abolitionists in their fight against the proslavery laws passed by Congress." Sandra Harbert Petrulionis examines the political uses of the phrase in "The 'Higher Law': Then and Now," Thoreau Society Bulletin 262, Spring 2008 (5-7), available at the Internet Archive.
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In both "Resistance to Civil Government" (1849) and "Civil Disobedience" (1866), the paragraphs on this page (beginning with "The night in prison…" and ending with "This is the whole history of 'My Prisons'") are offset visually from the main flow of the text.
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On the editorial issues presented by the text, Rossi cites Wendell Glick, "Scholarly Editing and Dealing with Uncertainties: Thoreau's 'Resistance to Civil Government,'" Analytic and Enumerative Bibliography 2 (1978): 103-15; Thomas Woodson, "The Title and Text of Thoreau's 'Civil Disobedience,'" Bulletin of Research in the Humanities 81 (1978): 103-12; Fritz Oehlschlager, "Another Look at The Text and Title of Thoreau's 'Civil Disobedience,'" ESQ: A Journal of the American Renaissance 36 (1990): 239-254; and James Dawson, "Recently Discovered Revisions Made by Thoreau to the First Edition Text of 'Civil Disobedience,'" Concord Saunterer: New Series 15 (2007).


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You could try the infamous Darude - Sandstorm. Here's a short list:
Alice Deejay - Better off Alone
Zoe - This Isn't Love Anymore
Rollergirl - Geisha Dreams Melino
DJ Encore - I See Right Through You
Astroline - Close My Eyes
Gigi D'Agostino - I'll Fly With You (DJ PuP bebeiyee remix)
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If you're after non-anime related stuff try anything by Sacha, Chicane, Underworld or John Digweed. Sacha's Airdrawndagger is one of the best albums he's done and probably some the best techno you'll ever hear.
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2) Experience the Waterfall Garden at La Paz. La Paz is a large, privately owned ecological reserve, featuring hiking, several waterfalls, and a rescued wildlife preserve. (Photo location: La Paz Waterfall Garden)
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4) Watch the sunset over one of Costa Rica's most notable natural features, Arenal Lake and Volcano Arenal. The active volcano, at 3,740 ft (1,140 m), is easily recognizable with its iconic conical shape. (Photo location: El Castillo)
5) Experience the blue waters of Celeste River. Located in Volcano Tenorio National Park, it is known for its distinctive sky blue coloration. (Photo location: Volcano Tenorio National Park)
6) Take a hike through the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and experience its incredible biodiversity. (Photo location: Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve)
7) Swim and hangout at a hidden waterfall in Guanacaste, Llanos de Cortes. (Photo location: Llanos de Cortes)
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In a significant move, the inter-ministerial committee (IMC), constituted by the ministry of information and broadcasting (I&B), is in the process of drafting codes and guidelines to curb the menace of misleading ads aired on cable television channels. Currently, the IMC is studying the impact of such misleading ads carried by cable channels.
On another front, the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) is also closely examining advertisements which depict women in a derogatory manner.
Incidentally, the I&B ministry is now reactivating the operations of its inter-ministerial committee with new initiatives.
It was in 2002 that the ministry had set up two IMCs (short- and long-term) under section 20 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995 for looking into the violation of programme code and advertising code as prescribed in the Cable Television Network Rules 1984, by television channels.
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A strong Syndicate helps ensure that a business borrower gets access to more capital on better terms. All else being equal, a business with strong Syndicate participation may get a loan at a rate as much as 50% below the rate for a business with weak or no Syndicate participation. (e.g. an interest rate of 10% instead of 20%.)
Business applicants can take an active role in building and managing their Syndicate. Applicants can invite people they know to join their Syndicate as part of the application process. Summary information about each loan applicant is made available to Syndicate members, and applicants can also respond to questions from Syndicate members on the OCX website.
Comparison with other sources of funding
OCX offers small businesses among the best loan terms on the market. In comparison to banks, we are quicker to decide, more likely to lend, and do not insist on collateral. In comparison to "alternative" lenders and quasi-lenders (like merchant advances and factors), our effective interest rates are generally far lower. Many of these alternatives don't even quote an interest rate -- this usually means the effective rate is extremely high (
see below for more on how to compare different types of rates
How can we do this? We are focused on serving small businesses, and have developed a model that allows us to tap into the knowledge and judgement of local communities and investors. This gives us a unique edge in understanding our borrowers, evaluating risks and avoiding losses, which in turn means we can offer capital to reliable borrowers on better terms than our competitors.
Our rates range from 6% to 30%, depending on the estimated credit risk for each borrower.
Unlike many of our competitors, we make our effective annual interest rate explicitly clear, including the only fee that we charge borrowers: an origination fee, which covers costs associated with each loan we fund.
Assuming payments are made on time, that's it, although late payments may trigger other fees. We think you'll find this as straightforward as anything on the market.
"Contracted" versus "effective" rates (and a note on "factor rates")
The contracted rate is the interest rate that is charged on the outstanding loan amount (the "principal") on an ongoing basis. The effective rate takes into account the origination fee, which is deducted from the funded loan amount at the beginning of the loan. Since the origination fee is associated with the loan, you should consider it as part of the cost of the loan and use the effective rate to compare different funding options.
To get an accurate comparison, be sure to include ALL fees associated with the loan. (This can be more of a challenge with some capital providers, who deliberately obscure the true cost of capital in order to make such a comparison difficult.)
Note that other measure like "factor rates" can be very misleading. A factor rate of 1.2 (meaning the borrower will pay back the initial amount plus 20%) for a 6-month loan with regular equal payments is the equivalent of an effective interest rate of over 70%.
How? First, you are only borrowing for 6 months. Paying 20% of a loan amount for 6 months is roughly equivalent to paying 40% for a full year. But in fact on average you only have half of the original loan for the six months! Remember: you are paying it back over six months. By the end of month 3 you've already paid back half. So double it again from 40% to 80% as a rough estimate of the equivalent effective interest rate. Yes, that's pretty expensive capital!
For each loan, we set up an auto-debit process so that all payments are deducted directly from the borrower's bank account. Generally, repayments are made in equal weekly installments over the life of the loan.
We do not charge prepayment penalties. If you want to pay a loan back early, for any reason, we make it easy to do so and we will not charge you any fees for doing so. For more information or to initiate an early repayment, please contact your loan officer or send an email to email@example.com
If a loan is in good standing after 3 months, borrowers may be eligible to increase the loan amount or take out a new loan. To learn more, please contact your loan officer or send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com
We do charge fees for late payments (generally $20) and we may increase the interest rates on loans that have defaulted. (Details on the the "default rate" are spelled out in each loan agreement.)
Changing payment details or if you cannot make a payment
If you wish to change your bank account or if you believe you may not be able to make a payment, please contact your loan officer or email us us at email@example.com
If we are unable to collect a planned payment without you warning us at least two business days in advance, this may trigger the "late payment" and/or "default" process as outlined in your loan agreement.
Investors and Syndicate Members
Investing in business loans on OCX
Investors in OCX loans typically see annual returns in the range of 10% to 20%. Once an investor creates an account and becomes an OCX Member, the investor can earn additional cash rewards for referring new borrowers and investors.
Investing through OCX offers several advantages:
Rewards for referring business borrowers
Generally, the best introductions come from people you trust. The same is true for business borrowers. And it is even more true when the person who is referring the business invests.
We consider these introductions so valuable that we offer substantial rewards for investors who bring new borrowers to OCX and then participate in the loan. In these cases, we offer a 10% bonus payment for each dollar invested after the loan is repaid, up to 1% of the entire loan amount.
Here is an example: Let's say a Member, Julie, introduces a business to OCX that is approved for a one-year loan for $100,000 with an 18% interest rate. Anyone who invests $10,000 in that loan will get a stream of 52 weekly payments of $206.46 each, totalling $10,736 yielding a 15.2% rate of return. However, if Julie invests $10,000 she will get a bonus payment of 1% of the loan amount, or $1,000. This will bring her effective return to 34.8%, more than doubling it. (All of the above figures assume the loan is repaid on schedule and are net of OCX fees.)
Rewards for referring other investors
As with borrowers, we also value and reward investor referrals.
We offer referring Members 0.5% of the total dollars invested in the first year of a referred member's new account, up to a total of $5,000 per referral. This money can be invested or withdrawn at any time.
For example, let's say an existing Member, Julie, introduces a new member, Herbert, to OCX. As Herbert invests in loans, Julie earns rewards. Shortly after creating his account, Herbert invests $10,000 in a loan. We immediately reward Julie $50. Over the course of his first year as an OCX Member, Herbert invests $200,000, earning Julie a total of $1,000 in rewards.
How OCX loan investments are structured (and associated legal documents)
OCX loans are structured as syndicated loans. All investors are equal participants in each loan ("pari passu" in the legal language). To begin investing, each investor must complete and sign a Master Participation Agreement and an ACH Payment Authorization Agreement. All agreements can be completed and signed electronically on our website.
We conduct a thorough credit analysis before approving each loan, drawing on information that includes the borrower's financial reports, bank transaction history, tax returns, and credit reports from national credit bureaus on the business and business owners.
We then use a credit model developed by one of the leading credit agencies based on records from over 2 million small businesses to estimate a potential borrower's probability of default. Applications deemed too risky are rejected. To date, less than 40% of loan applications are approved. Applications that meet our risk criteria are then given a loan offer with a rate based on the risk as measured by the expected probability of default.


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Autism Ontario - SW Potential Programme
Sunday, 18 December 2016 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EST)
Event Details
Sunday December 18, 2016
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Sarnia Evangelical Missionary Church
707 Talfourd Street,
Sarnia, Ontario
Join us with family, friends and neighbours celebrating the holiday season. Children will have a buddy to work with.
4pm...................................................................................... Registration
Participants will register in our foyer and be directed to one of three musical stations.
4:15-5:15pm.................................................................. Musical Stations
Participants will spend an hour in their one station. This station will involve an activity and time spent learning their group's song for the presentation.
5:15-5:30pm................................................................. Transfer and Prep
This will give us time to get everyone settled in the sanctuary and ready to go.
5:30-6pm......................................... The Power of the KING presentation
Each group will take their turn performing their song in the play, and will be the audience while the others do their parts.
6-6:15pm................................................................................... Devotion
6:15-7pm............................................... SEMC Choir Presents The Arrival
Our SEMC Choir will perform our Christmas Musical. Participants in our Instant Christmas Pageant will get to be in the audience and enjoy the performance.
7-8pm............................................................................. Christmas Party
Join us upstairs for a fun snack and getting to know your fellow cast and audience members.
Please note: The atmosphere at this event may be very difficult for some individuals to tolerate. Parents are responsible to determine if this is a suitable environment for their child
Due to allergies and sensitivities, please refrain from wearing perfume, cologne, aftershave, or scented products such as hairspray or lotion.
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Sarnia Evangelical Missionary Church
707 Talfourd Street
Sunday, 18 December 2016 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EST)
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When the kids were younger, I used to decide where to celebrate the kids' birthdays, and what the theme of their parties would be. I mean, obviously… Because if you really think that 1 year old MY knew anything about Lego, you are deluded.
End of last year, for MF's 6th birthday, he decided he wanted to have a Pokemon-themed birthday celebration. I know it sounds like something I would come up with, but nope, he decided the theme okay? Trust me, the 6 year old knows WAY more about Pokemon than I do. And he already has a Cleffa and a Magby, I still don't have a single baby Pokemon. *grumble grumble*
So it was extremely timely that the pop-up Pokemon Cafe in Singapore returned for a second round in time for his birthday! When I visited the first round of Pokemon Cafe earlier last year, Pokemon Go had not reached Singapore yet. So back then, MF wasn't all that interested in Pokemon yet. He even rejected my offer to ponteng him (take him out of school) to bring him to Pokemon Cafe back then. Can you imagine??
But this time round, the pop-up cafe came after MF had spent a few months playing Pokemon Go and watching not-sure-how-many-seasons of Pokemon cartoon on YouTube. So when he said he wanted to have a Pokemon themed birthday celebration, I thought, why not bring him to the pop-up Pokemon Cafe?
Of course, what fun would a Pokemon Cafe visit be without like-minded cafe kakis (friends) who are equally 'on' (enthusiastic) about Pokemon. So Mabel (Amazingly Still) brought her kids as well – so that the kids could engage in their kiddish Pokemon talk while buying enough time for us adults to snap a few photos of the food before they were destroyed by the kids.
Between our families, we ordered all four main dishes they had available. We started with the mandatory Pikachu Smiling Aloha Region Curry Rice ($25++). It may look similar to the Pikachu Similing Rice from the previous round of Pokemon Cafe Singapore, but this time round they added a shrimp patty – and the price remained the same!
We loved the shrimp patty and it was definitely a welcome improvement from the last round.
The boys attacked Pikachu's ears, and were having a ball over how they were eating Pikachu's ears.
And this time round, the Pikachu Smiling Rice was served with Japanese curry – which was more easily acceptable compared to the strange Magma sauce they served the last time.
Next, we had the I Love Pikachu Ketchup! ($20++), which was our least favourite dish. As the name suggested, it was served in a Pokemon Cafe ketchup bottle and you could bring the whole bottle of ketchup home.
This dish was a bit similar to 'Battle On Pikachu! Level up with Rare Candy!' from the last round in terms of presentation and ingredients. But we weren't big fans of the tomato rice. And this time they served it with chicken patty instead of beef patty, and we preferred the beef patty.
Moving on to the next main, instead of the unimpressive truffle fries from the last round, they introduced an Aloha Region's Fish 'n' Fries ($15++), which was SO much better imo.
They continued serving the ketchup and mayonnaise in the form of a Pokeball, and this time round they added in a great ball!
And the crispy battered fish fillet and curly fries were quite yummy. All the kids loved this dish.
And the last main we had was the Special Z-Move "Gigantic Havoc"!? ($18++) – which was tortilla chips in a pretty classic chicken and chilli sauce, served with sour cream, guacamole and cheese. I enjoyed this dish a lot – and they were pretty generous with the sauce! We were left with so much sauce. But that may be due to the kids picking out the tortilla chips without dipping the (slightly spicy) sauce.
And the kids were definitely tickled by the icey frozen mango-flavoured Pikachu sorbet by the side.
For drinks I had the *yawnz* same Pokemon Cafe Iced Latte ($9++) that I had the last time. Because I needed my coffee.
And the boys seemed to have a strange fetish for Pikachu's ears. For they attacked the ears before I could even take a sip of my latte.
MY chose the Iced Island Tea ($12++) – where he could bring home the bottle together with the Exeggutor charm.
MF chose the Pokemon Cafe's Potion ($12++), and he was also able to bring home the glass bottle, complete with the Pokemon Cafe charm.
And since it was MF's birthday, I let him choose one dessert. I was secretly happy that he picked the Aloha Region Volcano ($25++) – because it was the only dessert that came with a souvenir cup. (I later found out that Mabel had kind of influenced his choice – Thanks Mabel!)
Frankly, I would never have picked this dessert based on the picture on the menu, if not for the fact that it came with a souvenir cup. But when it arrived, OMG.
That Pokeball serving tray was freaking HUGE!! And they even put a cup of dry ice inside to make it super dramatic.
I have to post a video of the kids' reaction when it was served.
MF was double happy when he got to pout the 'lava' into the volcano.
And when he tucked in, he was triple happy to discover that there was ice-cream hidden inside the volcano!
On the whole, we found the food at the second round of pop-up Pokemon Cafe in Singapore better than the first round. Mabel and I were saying that we wouldn't mind coming back again for the food – something really rare for themed cafes, because my mentality when it comes to visiting themed cafes is to just go once for the experience and that's it. But as I wrote this, I actually miss those tortilla chips!
Most importantly, MF enjoyed the visit to Pokemon Cafe a lot. (The little brother too of course.) We may have spent a bomb, but hey, what better excuse is there to visit overpriced themed cafes than your kid's birthday? (And my own birthday for that matter – if you remember. :p)
The second round of Pokemon Cafe Singapore will be up at the same location as the last round (Bugis Junction #04-05) and will be there till 19 February 2017.
Pokemon Cafe Singapore (Round 2) Full Menu
Information on Pokemon Cafe Singapore:
Address: Bugis Junction #04-05, 200 Victoria Street, Singapore 188021
Getting There: Bugis MRT (DT14 / EW12)
Map: Click here for Google Map location
Opening Hours: 11am to 10pm Daily from 24 Nov 2016 to 19 Feb 2017
Official Website: Facebook Page | Instagram
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'Retrospect' about the events that led to the present pattern of life in the United States. Host Douglas Edwards, an American television anchor speaks about the past events in America. Crowd of unemployed men gathering in bread lines after the 1929 crash and subsequent Great Depression. A man near a box of apples. The U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt addresses a gathering. The kidnapping of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., the son of the aviator Charles Lindbergh in 1932. Bruno Richard Hauptmann, a German carpenter who abducted the child during the trial. The congressmen at the formation of the Lindbergh Law. Newspapers describe the apprehension or death of notorious mafia gangster criminals, such as Dutch Schultz and Baby Face Nelson. Huey Pierce Long, Jr. a American politician addresses people. Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia appeals to the League of Nations, after his country is attacked by Italy under Mussolini. Adolf Hitler stands. Troops of the German army parade. Scenes from the Spanish Civil War in 1936-1937 as Spanish national forces battle against fascist rebel forces. Spanish Troops fire 75mm field artillery pieces. Bombs being dropped on the buildings. Spanish soldiers marching during the civil war. The Hindenburg disaster takes place on May 6th 1937: The German airship LZ 129 Hindenburg catches fire over the Lakehurst Naval Air Station in Manchester, New Jersey. Amelia Earhart the first woman aviator to fly solo holds flowers and is surrounded by people. She went missing in 1937. Cowboy philosopher Will Rogers, alone and with U.S. Vice President John Nance Garner and with aviator Wiley Post (who had patch over one eye). King Edward VIII of Great Britain, abdicating the throne for "the woman I love." People at the German-American Bund Nazi sympathizing gathering including the subduing of objectors on stage, in Madison Square Garden, New York. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, returning from meeting with Adolf Hitler in Munich in 1938. View of Adolf Hitler. German tanks on parade in World War II. an array of artillery guns on display. Railway guns being fired in WW2.