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Megan McArdle asks Is California Too Big to Fail?
So what about California? A reader asks. Ummm, that's a tough one. No, wait, it's not: California is completely, totally, irreparably hosed. And not a little garden hose. More like this. Their outflow is bigger than their inflow. You can blame Republicans who won't pass a budget, or Democrats who spend every single cent of tax money that comes in during the booms, borrow some more, and then act all surprised when revenues, in a totally unprecedented, inexplicable, and unforeseaable chain of events, fall during a recession. You can blame the initiative process, and the uneducated voters who try to vote themselves rich by picking their own pockets. Whoever is to blame, the state was bound to go broke one day, and hey, today's that day!
I am not under the illusion that this will be fun. For starters, the rest of you sitting smugly out there in your snug homes, preparing to enjoy the spectacle, should prepare to enjoy the higher taxes you're going to pay as a result. Your states and municipalities will pay higher interest on their bonds if California is allowed to default. Also, the default is going to result in a great deal of personal misery, more than a little of which is going to end up on the books of Federal unemployment insurance and other such programs.
I know many will think the federal government should bail them out, but not me. We just have too much on our plates and the debt the U.S, in incurring is frightening and as Robert Samuelson says Risky Debt.
Let's see. From 2010 to 2019, Obama projects annual deficits totaling $7.1 trillion; that's atop the $1.8 trillion deficit for 2009. By 2019, the ratio of publicly held federal debt to gross domestic product (GDP, or the economy) would reach 70 percent, up from 41 percent in 2008. That would be the highest since 1950 (80 percent). The Congressional Budget Office, using less optimistic economic forecasts, raises these estimates. The 2010-19 deficits would total $9.3 trillion; the debt-to-GDP ratio in 2019 would be 82 percent.
Except from crabby Republicans, these astonishing numbers have received little attention -- a tribute to Obama's Zen-like capacity to discourage serious criticism. Everyone's fixated on the present economic crisis, which explains and justifies big deficits (lost revenue, anti-recession spending) for a few years. Hardly anyone notes that huge deficits continue indefinitely.
And that's without talking about Social Security or the looming unfunded public pension crisis in just about every state.
The plan most everyone seems to agree on is Soak the Rich. Only problem is they leave.
We can not imagine how bad it's going to get. The future looks dim indeed and California is the canary in the mine. There are lessons to be learned from the California debacle but will we learn them?
Victor Davis Hansen says
It is generally known that Americans want it both ways — green giddiness and plenty of oil and gas for their cars and homes; lots of government services and low taxes; a big military but spasms of isolationism. But now California is where the rubber meets the road, and we just saw the big-government side of the equation dissolve. With the highest income taxes, highest sales taxes, and biggest deficits, Californians finally said "no mas," and let the cutting begin. Of course, we have expanded government to such a degree that "radical" cuts will only get us back to about 2005-sized government, and "tax cutting" in this loopy state will mean holding firm at a 9% sales tax and 10%-plus income tax. But one must begin somewhere.
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When Power Makes Others Speechless: The Negative Impact of Leader Power on Team Performance
Overview — History has shown that possessing a great deal of power does not necessarily make someone a good leader. This paper explores the idea that power actually has a detrimental effect on leadership, especially with regard to how it affects open communication within a team. Research was conducted by Leigh Plunkett Tost of the University of Washington, Francesca Gino of Harvard Business School, and Richard P. Larrick of Duke University. Key concepts include:
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- Leader power has a negative effect on team members' perceptions of the leader's ability and desire to engage in open communication. Because open communication is vital to any project, these perceptions can hurt team performance.
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We examine the impact of subjective power on leadership behavior and demonstrate that the psychological effect of power on leaders spills over to impact team effectiveness. Specifically, drawing from the approach/inhibition theory of power, power-devaluation theory, and organizational research on the antecedents of employee voice, we argue that a leader's experience of heightened power produces verbal dominance, which reduces perceptions of leader openness and team open communication. Consequently, there is a negative effect of leader power on team performance. Three studies find consistent support for this argument. The implications for theory and practice are discussed.
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VULI Turaganikoro scored half a century to help his Army side retain the Perpetual Cup yesterday in the Suva Cricket Association competition.
Former title holder BSP Titans were attempting to win the Cup for their second ever reign but it was not to be.
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TNA President, Dixie Carter, said the following about Christian Cage and TNA's growth in 2008 during an interview with The Daily Star in Great Britain:
On Christian Cage Leaving: "I'm very disappointed. I like him as a person as well as a talent. It's interesting, he was the first big name to jump ship to us and he's been the first to jump back. I wish him all the best."
On TNA's Growth In 2008: "We had a great year – we quadrupled our revenues. To do that in a year when world economies are crashing, well, it's a testament to our product and our fans. How do you grow it from here? Interaction… allowing the fans that sense of touching the product, touching the talent, being a part of the TNA experience. We have to get out to these countries that have put us on a par with others and show our gratitude."
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Great Trail. Too bad the bikes have taken it over. Came close to being hit multiple times. Otherwise great views!
If this trail takes you by Josephine Falls, then I've hiked it a number of times. It's a beautiful woodsy hike, and up on Mount Buckhorn there are lots of large boulders on and around the trail. I've never seen it called Penrose on any map or sign, so I could be wrong, but the Topo Map seems to align perfectly with the trail I remember.


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USA TODAY's Robert Bianco previews November 25th's TV lineup from the Critic's Corner, with an epsiode all in rhyme from 'How I Met Your Mother', Danielle Bradbery appears on 'Hart of Dixie,' and 'Major Crimes' returns. VPC
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How I Met Your Mother
Well, here's an oddity. In an effort to put Marvin to sleep, Marshall reads him three bedtime stories. In rhyme. Giving you an entire episode written entirely in rhyme — an idea that may horrify as many people as it delights, and that will either strike you as incredibly clever or as a last-gasp gimmick. Still, if it's a gimmick, at least it's a different one.
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Hart of Dixie
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a larger feature story about the controversial parenting technique, she
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NEW YORK — Most people are taught from a young age that their outfits should match.
Isn't that why there are suits? And belts should complement shoes. And try to wear the same shades of black, right?
The biggest group of offenders to the conventional wisdom, however, is probably fashion designers. In the styles they've been previewing at New York Fashion Week, it's been "juxtaposition" this and "opposite" that.
At Tracy Reese, a raffia lace dance skirt covered with circle patterns was worn with a floral cropped shirt, and a checkered backpack was strapped to a floral top.
Designers with years of experience mixing colors and patterns — and having confidence — do it well. And times have changed, too.
"There's more freedom now to express yourself through your clothes than there was 20 years ago, 50 years ago. You can wear that full feminine skirt with the man's shirt. Go ahead, take your cues from the runway," Reese said.
"It's all in the mix: feminine with masculine, sexy and slouchy, tailored with sport, chic with street," said notes for the DKNY show.
Also among the trends being popularized here are skimpy bra and cropped tops, which raises the question: Is it ever OK to step away from a trend?
Absolutely, say some of the stylists, editors and designers attending the shows.
"Know your personal style," said Brad Goreski of "It's a Brad, Brad World" on Bravo. "You want to challenge yourself to try different things." That, he said, means risking those "fashion fails," which is just fine.
"I don't think we all have to wear every trend," said Adam Glassman, creative director of O The Oprah magazine. You have to be able to say, 'That's not for me.' You have to be honest to yourself, honest to your lifestyle, honest to your body type."
A sporty vibe is also evident in the spring shows — and more forgiving than short tops that require regular visits to the gym.
"It comes around every few years but it looks good, and there's a way for a lot of people to wear it," Glassman said of sport-influenced cuts in fashion.
Here are some collection highlights from the New York runways. Shows continue through Thursday, when such big names as Ralph Lauren and Marc Jacobs show their collections.
Carolina Herrera
The packed crowd — including such celebrities as Uma Thurman and Christina Ricci — were treated to elegant, ethereal gowns featuring geometric motifs enhanced by the layering of fabrics, which gave them the appearance of constant movement.
The inspiration? Kinetic art, or art in motion. "It's the reaction of two layers — I find that this is totally kinetic," Herrera said in a post-show interview, as well-wishers gathered around her. "It creates its own movement."
Tory Burch
Burch was inspired by the French Riviera in the '60s, where women would wear cute trapeze dresses to show off their legs and could turn a swim shirt and mini into an outfit worthy of a prime spot at a seaside cafe. For evening, there were halter dresses and other cocktail looks with jeweled collars and cuffs to add sparkle. Burch took the scarves these women surely would have had around their necks and turned them into a button-down shirt and a cotton sundress.
The Row
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen draped their gallery space with gauzy fabric for a look at clothes that seemed what a woman of means — but one who shuns the spotlight or fuss — would take on safari.
Wonder if the twins are planning a trip?
Two years ago, they won the Council of Fashion Designers of America's top prize in women's wear for The Row and continue with the aesthetic that got them there. Shapes are long, lean and worn in lots of layers. Some of the clothes were purposely crinkled or with unfinished edges.
Donna Karan
The best of Karan's spring collection was classic Karan, day-to-night stretch dresses (especially a one-shouldered, block-print number), coats that you wouldn't want to take off, a man-tailored shirt cut for a woman. There were rich colors of tobacco and terracotta, and it seemed navy was Karan's new black.
She opened the show with a series of indigo-colored viscose dresses. There also were beaded, wrap miniskirts with silk tunics barely tucked into the waistband. But the key piece was the scarf skirt, which was light and had a lot of life.
Alexander Wang
Several of the models who zigzagged the complicated catwalk at the West Side pier that the designer often uses as his base wore looks adorned with "Wang."
Wang, who now splits his time between his own label in New York and Balenciaga in Paris, first came out with uncharacteristic crisp and clean looks. Think of the cotton miniskirts and cropped button-downs that his downtown muse would wear if she were invited to the country club over a weekend. There was a flirty skirt with a tailored white shirt, and a light slip-style sundress. Eventually, though, those morphed into laser-cut leather, which seems more of a fit for his customer.
• View photo galleries from the shows denverpost.com/photos
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The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be;
and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
Is there anything whereof it may be said, See, this is new?
it hath been already of old time, which was before us. Eccl. 1:9-10
With only hours remaining before the Opening Reception for the G20 Summit, there continues to be vague curiosity among officials and residents regarding Mr. Obama's choice of Pittsburgh, PA to host the most politically exclusive gathering of world economic heavyweights meeting for the second time this year.
First held in Berlin in 1999, the G20 brings together major industrialized and developing economies to discuss global economic issues. Since 2006, the forum's platform has developed to include the discussion of global energy and resource commodity markets as well as an assessment of the impact of global demographic changes.
The Pittsburgh G20 Summit will follow a quantum week of political assemblies and inaugurals for US President, Barack Obama. Following private talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and delivering the Opening Remarks at the 5th Clinton Global Initiative on September 22nd, delivering an address before the UN General Assembly on September 23rd, Mr.Obama will Chair the UN Security Council's 6191st session before departing New York for Pittsburgh to host the Opening Reception and Working Dinner for the G20 Summit on September 24th.
In April, following the London G20 Summit, French President Nicholas Sarkozy announced that it had been "decided" that the next "summit will take place on or after the United Nations General Assembly in September in New York." What would it be about Pittsburgh that would launch it to the international status of previous Summit venues such as Montreal, Melbourne, Cape Town, São Paulo, New Delhi, Beijing, Washington, DC, Ottawa, Berlin and London?
An article published in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review on September 22, "Newsweek staffer says 'Burgh beguiled Obama," explains:
A national political journalist says Pittsburgh isn't just a meeting place for the world's leaders for this week's Group of 20 economic summit.
Instead, says Howard Fineman, Newsweek's senior Washington correspondent and columnist, the city is the example of what American cities could do to thrive as industry moves to other countries.
"Pittsburgh's future is collateral for the G-20 leaders who are coming here to look us over," said Fineman, who also is the magazine's senior editor and deputy Washington bureau chief.
The City's mayor Luke Ravenstahl views President Obama's selection as a way for Pittsburgh to be "highlighted in a way we never have before…We're looking at this as an opportunity to reintroduce the world to Pittsburgh."
More recognizable as home to a blue collar baseball, football, and hockey, Heinz 57 and Iron City Beer, any native resident over 50 remembers the "Smoky City's" pungent gases, gritty air and buildings blackened by two centuries of coal mining, metal working and steel production. In 1868, author James Parton described "the 'Burgh" as a "hell with the lid off."
But for over five months, the City of Pittsburgh has been sprucing up and preparing for the largest body of political luminaries, press corps, volunteers, subcommittees, activists and security teams ever to gather in the City. The official sites selected for receptions working sessions were tapped for their ability to showcase the Transformation City's unique heritage and vision.
As the US Representative Host, President Obama found a venue that could say "Welcome to the United States" in a manner unlike anywhere else on the planet. And where better than in a garden?
The Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens have been a benchmark Pittsburgh favorite for over a century. A Victorian Era glass house is known as the "Green Heart of Pittsburgh," and its recently completed earth-sheltered Welcome Center earned Phipps the distinction of the first LEED-Certified Building in a public garden.
The Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
The featured exhibition at the Phipps Conservatory is a collection of garden glass artistry by East German born Hans Godo Frabel who, in 1968, established an award winning studio in Atlanta, Georgia. The exhibition, Life in the Gardens is designed to
"whisk guests away to a dazzling, fresh world … filled with whimsical and otherworldly figures, mysterious masks, playful sculptures, and a botanical interplay never before seen…
Mr. Frabel's website provides additional explanation for this "otherworldly" menagerie:
New at this exhibition is the "Longfellow Gravity" installation that consists of 3 large cubes that seem to tumble down a hill into a pond, surrounded by 14 Longfellows in different sizes that look and see this all happen, but are able to play during all of this.
It is about seeing fun and enjoyment, even when things around you are not as easy as they once may have been. Further, Frabel created his "Tower" installation, a large version of his 1970's sculpture titled: "Tower of Babel."
It would be impossible to impart a more exquisitely precise communique to the world – and from a country already embroiled in the moral and political quagmire of an earlier Babylon – than a welcome to a distinguished 'company of nations' with a glass sculpture which ethereally resonates an ancient and united message.
If the oddities ended in the Welcome Gallery the "Welcome" experience might be less irreverent. Instead of "The Tower" securing the entrance to the alluded "Hanging Gardens," a brochure promises the visitor a far more extraordinary revelation.
Is this really what it's all about? A type of "Official Disclosure" gone silly or a less traumatic introduction to real Earth Ecology 101? While "otherworldly" figures doing playful balancing acts on land and water and spheres in the background is whimsy for some, for others, making "contact" is a high-stakes battle for the souls of men.
There are many who view the choice of Pittsburgh as a gathering place for the planet's political and economic elite as a natural and sacred destiny. The "most bridged city in the world" would be the physical representation of the anticipated imminent cosmic 'shift:' the evolutionary spiritual ascension of humanity. In addition to the World Council of Churches' Faith Leaders Summit scheduled to coincide and interact with various delegations, dozens of Buddhist monks and thousands of smaller interreligious and faith assemblies have organized less politically motivated services, 'sacred activism' and celebrations.
Economics and Ecology according to Jude.
And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. Jude 1:6
Prevalent themes in twenty-first century culture, science, ethics and theology are the hybridization of genetic material, the exploration of "consciousness phenomena," and, with increasing frequency, the integration of both. With escalating bravado, this mingling presented in the nineteenth century as the enlightenment of theosophy is now advanced under the popular and sophisticated label of Noetic Science.
Culture and science see no bounds. Ethics and theology see danger already on-board and pushing forward into the realm of the irretrievable. Why such a variance?
The otherworldly explanation is found in the Greek, oikētērion, the "dwelling place" or "habitation" of the spirit. It was from oikētērion that the Grigoi of Genesis 6 departed to corrupt the human bloodline and thwart the redemptive mercy. It is from oikētērion that our eco-centric planet is charged. Our ecology is indeed our planetary dwelling place. The ecosphere is the region around a star which support life-bearing conditions. Our economy is our household management.
And it is from oikētērion that our eco-centric planet is driven. It is worthy to note that in Scripture, all that is driven, is directed away from God, in a sense of being banished.
The eyes world will watch, the ears of the world will listen, and the lips of the world will speak, chant and pray, as they have in countless centuries past. In his first address before the United Nations General Assembly, US President Barack Obama assured the world:
But it is my deeply held belief that in the year 2009 – MORE THAN AT ANY POINT IN HUMAN HISTORY — the interests of nations and peoples are shared. The religious convictions that we hold in our hearts can forge new bonds among people, or they can tear us apart. The technology we harness can light the path to peace, or forever darken it. The energy we use can sustain our planet, or destroy it. What happens to the hope of a single child — anywhere — can enrich our world, or impoverish it.
We know the future will be forged by deeds and not simply words. SPEECHES ALONE will not solve our problems — it will take persistent action. B.H. Obama, Address before the UN General Assembly, September 23, 2009 [emphasis, smb]
And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. Genesis 11:6
It might do well to recall that mankind's problems began in a garden.
Sue Bradley, September, 2009 [email protected] [email protected]
Technical contributions, Charles Manske
All references will be fully cited at the conclusion of this series.


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If You Need It: Organic Unmentionables
Photos via (left) PACT and (right) Hanky Panky. See below for links!
Yes, I said unmentionables. You were not expecting me to set you straight on what you're wearing underneath your clothes today. But what better way to start building a sustainable wardrobe than stripping down to the basics?
A few weeks ago, I discovered that Hanky Panky, my favorite brand of pricey and in-demand women's intimates, was now producing a "Cotton with a Conscience" line. And since this organic line is sold at the same price point as their conventional cotton line, this was one easy switch! I already knew that unlike the Gap Body intimates I've been buying for years, Hanky Panky's pairs will last forever, which is both impressive and totally justifies the cost. So not only are these skivvies made to last, but they're newly organic, incredibly comfortable, and, as always, made in America. It's a great step forward for the company, and I hope they'll share more about this conversion with their customers soon!
There are also quite a few options for the gents: PACT's fair trade organic cotton boxer briefs win the day for style, but Pants to Poverty's options are a close second. Both brands have women's lines too.
As long as we're getting down to the basics, we should also answer the very basic but often misunderstood question of why we should choose organic clothing. The argument for organic food is straightforward enough: when we spray pesticides on the food we grow, those chemicals enter our bodies when we eat conventionally-produced food. Eating organic food means keeping those pesticides out of our bodies.
The argument for organic fiber gets messier, but we can keep it simple. It is often debated, but at this point fairly accepted, that when we wear conventional fibers, pesticides are not seeping into our bodies through our skin. However, our health as well as the health of the farming communities, the environment, and wildlife can be directly impacted by pesticides that enter our air, water, and even our food. When we use pesticides, we introduce them to our ecosystems. From there, according to all laws of nature, they don't just disappear – they have to go somewhere. Unfortunately, that "somewhere" can still be in our communities, since the US is the third largest cotton producing country in the world, and conventional cotton requires more insecticides than any other crop (read more here). And just when you thought you weren't eating this conventional cotton, the truth is that cotton by-products do find their way into our diets from the cottonseed fed to cattle to the cottonseed oil used in processed foods. So at the end of the day, choosing organic cotton and other organic fibers means we're taking a big step to keep ourselves and our communities pesticide-free, so we can all be a whole lot safer.
There are many more reasons to advocate for organic fiber, but we'll keep it basic like our skivvies today. In the meantime, if you want more, read up on how PACT does a whole lot more than just use organic cotton and then check out TextileExchange's quick fact sheet on organic cotton. And if you have a great organic cotton resource, I hope you'll share.