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Willie's Off-Brand Web Journal: February 10-March 12, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008:
Valentine's Day
The above picture is from the back of a towel I impulsively bought off the clearance rack at my local hardware store. (49 cents!) I purchased it solely for the packaging and so I haven't opened it, but I think it's basically a ShamWow. So I could be saving lots of money on paper towels if it weren't for my enduring fondness for Engrish. Below is all the product information printed in English on the plastic sleeve. (Despite its all-caps claim that it's "MADE IN CHINA," the hardware store worker confirmed for me that the Asian characters on the bag are Japanese. That's hardly the only contradiction, as you will see.)
"100% RAYON. Import Wood Fibre of Natural quality. Non-pollution & environmental protection articles.
"Pliancy,drink water & endure the washing, & dry easily.
"Be hard for concealing the dirty and growing the germs.
"Be used for the Tour & Sanitation Towel.
"Be suitable to all kinds of washes such as the Hair, China Bricks, Gas Cooking Appliance, Family Electric Things,oil & dirt of machine.
"Series Production:Washing and cleaning Towel, German-styled Omnipotent Cloth,100% Cotton Dishcloth."
Finally, the package is sealed with "China Good Brand Haoling Tape."
I have nothing to add.
CURRENT MUSIC: Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts by
CURRENT MOOD: Buzzed.
CURRENT RANDOM ACCESSORY I THINK IS VERY CUTE: Barrettes.
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Sunday, February 10, 2008:
This has been percolating in me for a long time, and it seems like as appropriate a time as any to let it out, since I'm irate about the vindictive Republican response to the Berkeley City Council's approval of a measure encouraging military recruiters to leave the city. (Republican senators have introduced a spiteful bill that would withhold more than $2 million in federal funds from Berkeley and its University of California campus. The money would instead go to the Marine Corps, so they won't have to hold that bake sale to buy a bomber.) I also feel a need to ensure that I will forever be unelectable to any public office, so with that in mind, I have a confession to make: I don't think I'm supporting our troops.
Well, that's a bit of a glib overgeneralization. I just dislike the phrase "support our troops," because it's become such a meaningless rah-rah slogan during this war. In early 2003, when it became clear that war was inevitable, conscientious peaceniks were determined that our current soldiers should not receive the same unjustly hateful reception that Vietnam vets received upon returning home, when some Americans transferred their fury about Robert McNamara's policies onto young men who often hadn't wanted to go overseas in the first place. So this time around, extra effort was put into emphasizing and vocalizing the distinction between an amoral administration that barged into Iraq with no regard for human life (to say nothing of facts, laws, or world opinion) and the individual soldiers assigned to carry out these bloody plans. And since no one wants to completely girdle her car with a bumper sticker reading, "It's not the troops' fault that they're being misused on a violent errand designed to make six rich guys richer still," "Support the troops" quickly became the bite-size mantra, while the official rationale for invasion mutated from a 9/11 link to WMDs to Iraqi liberation. However, the Bushies even more quickly co-opted the phrase, obliterated the line between "supporting the troops" and "supporting the war," and began accusing their detractors of having a deleterious effect on soldier morale, thus not supporting the troops. In so doing, they robbed the slogan of any meaning whatsoever--a fate that often befalls slogans, of course--and so I've held a special disdain for those words ever since.
Long story short, I'm being a smartass when I say I don't support the troops, because I still hold to the saying's original intent. Obviously, I don't want anyone to die or get injured in the war, be they U.S. troops or Iraqi civilians. Furthermore, I think it's only fair that if such dangerous military jobs are being (disingenuously, in my opinion) sold to recruited kids as their duty or their chance to do something meaningful/courageous/whatever for this country, then the government needs to back up its sales pitch with proper equipment, care, and benefits. So in that regard, I think I support them more than the Bush administration does.
But I don't think any attitude I hold beyond wanting troops to remain alive and whole would count as "support," simply because I don't buy into the notion that there's anything inherently glorious or heroic about joining the military. I think violence is cowardly and ignominious, so I don't think much of an organization that's largely devoted to the use of force. Again, I reserve my enmity for the military as a whole and not the individuals who populate its bottom rungs, but I still don't think enlisting automatically imparts any type of honor upon a person.
I'm not saying I automatically deduct 50 points from someone's personal score if I discover a military service background. (Yes, I keep a mental scoresheet for each person in my life, and I add or--more frequently--deduct points according to my whim. Doesn't everyone?) I know perfectly nifty people who joined the armed forces solely to pay for college and not because they were impressed by the macho recruitment commercial with 3 Doors Down that played before some movie they saw. It was a job they were willing to do for the amount of money the government was offering them, and that's an individual choice I'm not prepared to argue with.
On the other hand, I will admit to holding something of an unfair prejudice against people who build their whole identity around their military service--particularly those who are no longer even active in the military--because so many of those people turn out to be creepy dicks. Like my sister-in-law's useless ex-husband, who used "Marines" as his password on assorted porn site accounts (despite having been dishonorably discharged from said organization). Or the husband of my mom's old friend Barbara, who would harangue Mom for not addressing him as "Colonel," as though he held some real-world authority over her. Or any number of reality-show contestants who incessantly boast that their veteran status makes them "the best of the best" despite being the sort of person who will appear on reality shows.
A particularly gross example of the latter appeared on last week's episode of Moment of Truth, FOX's abysmal new game show in which people earn money by answering humiliating personal questions while attached to a lie detector ("So reliable they're inadmissable everywhere!" was Television Without Pity's line). From memory, a transcript of the segment in question would look something like this:
MARK L. WALBERG, FORMER HOST OF TEMPTATION ISLAND: You were
in the Marines?
LOATHSOME CONTESTANT: Yes.
MARK L. WALBERG: Well, thanks very much for serving our country!
AUDIENCE: [sycophantic applause] Woo! Country!
MARK L. WALBERG: Let's get to it! In the past six months, have you driven a car while intoxicated?
AUDIENCE: Oooohhhhh!
LOATHSOME CONTESTANT: [20 seconds of "pained" expressions punctuated with snickering glances at his buddies] Yes.
AUDIENCE: Oooohhhhh!
VOICE OF LIE DETECTOR: That answer is...
MARK L. WALBERG: Welcome back to Moment of Truth. We're talking with Loathsome Contestant, a former Marine, and before the break, we asked you this question: In the past six months, have you driven a car while intoxicated? You indicated that yes, you have.
LOATHSOME CONTESTANT: [mugs in "ain't I a stinker?" fashion]
MARK L. WALBERG: Well, let's see what our lie detector has to say about your response.
VOICE OF LIE DETECTOR: That answer is... [15-second pause] true.
AUDIENCE: [applauds wildly for drunk driving]
It probably makes me a total snot, but there's a part of me that really resents being constantly asked to dole out gratitude for "serving our country" like Walberg did there. I reflexively push back against being asked to thank veterans of my generation, because I didn't and wouldn't ask them to fight. It's pure, pigheaded stubbornness on my part, I know, since it's not like saying an insincere "thank you" just to avoid making waves would hurt me. But I still feel indignant about it, as though I'm being asked for a dollar by some guy who ran a filthy squeegee across my windshield before I could stop him. "How dare you ask me for anything in payment for an activity I would've requested you not do, if you'd bothered to ask?" cries my self-righteousness.
Of course, karma then dictates I get extra-rankled by equally self-righteous arguments like, "The only reason you have the right to express your disapproval of the military is because soldiers fought and earned that freedom for you." (There's a sign to that effect hanging in the armed forces recruitment center next to my favorite record store. I'm paraphrasing.) It's a fine argument if you're defending World War II veterans, since I think it's unanimously agreed that they did fight off a very real and imposing evil force who sought to restrict or eliminate any number of his victims' freedoms, up to and including life itself. I refuse to use the term "Greatest Generation" because Tom Brokaw and I have a longstanding feud (whether he knows it or not), but World War II veterans, many of whom joined the military in the sole hope of amassing an insurmountable stand against evil, deserve all the gratitude they get.
That doesn't mean all our nation's subsequent military activities can piggyback on that nobility, however. There's a big difference, in terms of liberty-securing efficacy, between taking on Hitler's army at Omaha Beach and, say, knocking over a fruit stand in Granada on Reagan's watch. I understand that many servicewomen and servicemen may believe that they are indeed fighting for our freedom in Iraq, but I do not. I don't believe that the current conflict will result in any net benefit to the vast majority of Iraqis or Americans. Quite the opposite. I'm sure that many of our troops are doing a fine job with the tasks they're given, but it's naught to do with me, and I certainly don't want my name on the violence. In short, I do not feel "served."
Now, in an ideal world, we wouldn't need a military at all, but this is far from an ideal world and I recognize the practical need for some form of organized defense mechanism. I tend to think that our military should serve the same function as the lock on my front door: it's inexpensive, unobtrusive and it makes me feel satisfied that no one is going to barge into my private space uninvited and try to harm me or steal my stuff. We can count my smoke detector too, as part of this metaphor, since it seems reasonable that the military should include a disaster response component. If that were the full extent of the military's role in our nation, I would feel adequately and appropriately defended.
That's not how we do things, though. Spending on the military and Operation Iraqis Love Us has ballooned to a level that makes me yearn for the common-sense thrift of Caspar Weinberger, and I believe that the actual percentage of those funds that goes toward preservation of our freedoms is negligible. (Particularly since I believe that the greatest threats to our freedoms have, of late, been coming from our government itself and not from some amorphous "terror" spectre.) I find it infuriating that ever-increasing armed forces budgets are wordlessly rubber-stamped by our lawmakers, plunging us further into a debt we didn't have before a certain warmonger took office and necessitating further cuts in programs that millions of Americans depend on for simple survival. And frankly, I worry that knee-jerk obsequiousness toward the troops (which goes well past the mere human respect anyone deserves for doing a job) may be part of the problem, since it artificially inflates the importance of the military in our nation, thus hamstringing any real consideration of trimming its ludicrous expense.
I suspect this is an unpopular opinion, and I accept the possibility that it's a completely unfair one springing from my own flawed frame of reference. I started paying attention to (though admittedly not fully grasping) national issues in the early '90s, around the time of the Tailhook scandal, the introduction of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, and endless newsmagazine segments about violent military hazings (in the spotlight thanks to A Few Good Men). So I didn't come of age at a time that fostered much esteem for the armed forces. Moreover, I've never developed a real sense of patriotism: I am fond of this country and its culture, but my personal ties aside, I remain unconvinced that it's objectively "better" than nations like New Zealand, Canada, the Netherlands, etc. So the problem may be with me, and you can feel free to rip me any brand of new hole you'd like, if you think that's the case. Mostly, though, I felt the need to unburden myself of all this because I strongly resist the notion that violence is anything to be honored or celebrated, and that's where my real problem with the military lies.
Also, I think saluting is silly.
ADDENDUM 2/15/08: The ever-eloquent and knowledgeable Steve Knowlton e-mailed me with the following commentary:
While I understand the sentiment that, "The only reason you have the right to express your disapproval of the military is because soldiers fought and earned that freedom for you," it is basically not true. Consider the many countries whose soldiers have made similarly courageous sacrifices, but are not yet free (to take the most salient example, the Red Army of the Soviet Union suffered horrific losses during World War II.)
While our soldiers have worked hard to preserve American interests abroad
(including democracy in our allies), it is more appropriate to say the reason
we enjoy our rights to (do whatever it is you appreciate doing) is that our
country has a long tradition of :
- Respect for the rule of law, including abiding by court decisions we dont favor
- Civilian control over the military, to which the military accedes
- A separation of civilian law enforcement from military activities
Aside from the soldiers of the Continental Army who fought to throw off the mildly oppressive policies of Lord North, the soldiers who served during the formative years of our country were mostly occupied with killing Indians. Id say our tradition of freedom has more to do with the success of the Parliamentary party during the English Civil War; so thank a Roundhead next time you enjoy your local newspaper.
This is not to denigrate our soldiers, but their sacrifices should be placed in the proper context; they have preserved our nation and its interests from outside threats. If you want to know who to thank for our freedoms, thank generations of law-abiding civilians for bestowing upon us these blessings.
CURRENT MUSIC: The self-titled album by Songs: Ohia.
CURRENT MOOD: Braced for impact.
MOST IMPORTANT REALIZATION OF THE WEEK: In The Dead Milkmen song "The Thing That Only Eats Hippies," I realized that the line "Now it's got a sweet tooth for long hair/So Bob and Greg and Grant, you should beware" refers to Husker Du! How the hell do they count as hippies?
TIME: 12:14 p.m.
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Blind Hemingway
I dropped my keys in the cooling pool
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"Just for a moment can we take a little time
Just stop for a moment can we look inside this mind"
Just stop for a moment can we look inside this mind"
In the not too distant future, mankind discovers that parallel universes do in fact exist.
A special team of gifted people are chosen from various nations by the United Nations to visit a new world.
On August 11th, they enter the history books as the first people to cross the threshold from Earth.
The team finds a world not unlike ours; however, it is eerily still. There are towns all over the place but no one is around. They set up a base camp in what they believe was a museum. The building's walls are all a peaceful blue and the roof is aligned with stars that glitter each and every night. Strange glass sculptures are found throughout the rooms. There are many rooms full of books written in a script similar to Hebrew.
For a year, they have been in this strange world. For a year they have heard nothing from home nor have they encountered any natives of the parallel earth. It is decided that they should find a way home. Punching in the numbers that allowed them to enter the parallel universe, the crew believes that they are on their way home.
However, when they enter come back home, they find a very similar state of affairs. There is no one around.
It is now October 15th. It is autumn and the skies are a depressing grey overcast. For the past month, the crew is suffering.
It is on this night, they get glimpses of what can only be described as seeing into the future. Everything from missing relatives to ghost like apparitions have appeared. Some of the crew start to believe they are stuck somewhere between heaven and hell, a sanctuary of sorts.
What is really going on here?
Where has everyone on the planet gone?
Does the crew actually have Precognition?
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The impact of humans on our planet is something which is (quite rightly) receiving increasingly urgent coverage. But what might not be quite so obvious – amongst a sea of stock photos featuring industrial chimneys and car exhausts – is the contribution of agriculture to these damaging processes.
The Earth's human population is currently 7.7 billion people and growing – that's a lot of mouths to feed. Cereal farming in particular is essential to achieve this: an estimated 75% of the human energy demand is fulfilled by cereal starch. But farming – no matter which kind – always comes at some degree of environmental cost. These costs include land-use changes, deforestation, disruption / destruction of habitats, soil erosion, and chemical pollution. Is there any way we can better balance our human needs with these environmental costs?
One area where this trade-off is strongly apparent is the agricultural issue of nitrogen fertilisation. Nitrogen is a key plant nutrient – required by the plant for building DNA and protein – which is usually found in low, growth-limiting quantities in the natural soil environment. As a result, farmers worldwide add nitrogenous fertilisers to their fields to boost plant growth and yield.
But this isn't always great news for the environment. Nitrogenous fertilisers can cause multiple environmental issues; for example, leaching into watercourses and the subsequent eutrophication (overgrowth of oxygen-depleting algae) which occurs damages aquatic life. Soil microbes (the diversity of which is already altered by the addition of fertilisers) break down nitrogenous fertiliser into several gases (methane, ammonia, and nitrous oxide) which contribute to climate change and agricultural air pollution, many of these gases also being dangerous to human respiratory health. Just producing the fertiliser in the first place has environmental impacts, since it relies on either using waste from animal agriculture (organic fertiliser) or on the very energy-intensive Haber–Bosch process (synthetic fertiliser) – with the latter estimated to account for 1% of the Earth's total energy consumption.
CINTRIN (The Cambridge-India Network for Translational Research in Nitrogen) is a collaborative project which is looking at the issue of nitrogenous pollution in India. Why India? India has a unique set of circumstances which make it an area where promising progress might be made.
Whilst India is a technologically literate, fast growing country with a current population of 1.3 billion people, this is contrasted by the stark fact that India suffered famines as recently as the 1970s. Avoiding famine in recent times has therefore required strong government investment in agricultural policy, one of which has been to subsidise fertiliser – the nitrogenous fertiliser, urea, in particular.
Usually, nitrogen fertiliser represents a significant part of an arable farmer's budget, and thus in countries like the UK agronomists and farmers perform calculations on how to reach the best trade-off between the highest yield for the lowest amount of nitrogen possible. However, subsidisation in India has removed this financial incentive to reduce fertiliser application and over-application is common. This has led to many issues with water and atmospheric pollution, particularly in agricultural regions such as the Punjab in northern India, where the south-westerly prevailing wind concentrates atmospheric pollution against the 'wall' of the Himalayan mountain range.
In our article, we explain some of the ways in which CINTRIN has opened a dialogue between farmers, agronomists and scientists to find ways to reduce nitrogenous pollution – without putting farmers at a disadvantage or jeopardising Indian food security.
One of these includes a tool developed by CINTRIN's Dr Varinderpal Singh from Punjab Agricultural University, who has developed a type of 'leaf colour chart', which enables farmers to use the depth of green colour of their crop leaves as a proxy for how much nitrogen (if any) they should add to their fields, and when to do it.
This approach has led to a 50% reduction in fertiliser application without any loss of yield in trials, a positive effect not only for the environment but also the farmers, who were able to use fertiliser more economically and experienced a reduction in pests (the lush, dark green leaves of over-fertilised plants being rather irresistible to many herbivorous insects!)
Meanwhile, other areas of the project are looking at how plant physiology and development responds to nitrogen, with the hope that crops which can use nitrogen more efficiently than current varieties do can be bred in the future. We also hope that other future projects looking for solutions to global challenges will also recognise the value of global inputs – after all, with only one planet to share, we all need to be in this together.Follow @BrachySteph
Read the paper: Smith, S, Bandyopadhyay, T. (2019) Opening the dialogue: Research networks between high- and low-income countries further understanding of global agro‐climatic challenges. Plants, People, Planet. doi: 10.1002/ppp3.17


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Welcome to Lymm Angling Clubs Catch of the Month Competition February 2014
The February 2014 Catch of the Month competition with alternate monthly prizes provided by club sponsors, Viking Baits and Redeye Baits has been won by Graeme (Grazy) Roberts for his stunning River Dane, new personal best, double-figure barbel of 10lb 6oz, caught on the last cast of the day, using free lined luncheon meat and his 'old tackle'! Well done, Graeme, a superb capture!
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When the New York Jets (13-5) visit Heinz Field versus the Pittsburgh Steelers (13-4) in the AFC Championship game, the Jets will be traveling the same path as their opponents' did five years ago. The Steelers, in 2005, won games at Cincinnati, at Indianapolis, and at Denver to win a spot in the Super Bowl as a #6 seed and New York is trying to do the same after wins against Indianapolis and New England. A victory in Pittsburgh would mean a trifecta against three of the NFL's elite franchises. Here are three keys to a Jets victory:
Keep Running
On December 19, in Heinz Field, the Jets ran for over 100 yards in a 22-17 victory. Both LaDanian Tomlinson and Shonn Greene each ran for more than 40 yards and that was enough to play ball control and keep the pressure off quarterback Mark Sanchez. The Steelers defense allowed the least amount of average rushing yards per game since 2000 but the Jets were move the ball on the ground, more so than just any other team other than the Patriots, the team New York dispatched last week, by the way.
Knock Ben Down
The Jets have shown they can get pressure on a quarterback but pressure is not enough when you are playing Ben Roethlisberger. You can get a hand on him, maybe even two, but you have to get him on the ground or there could be trouble. The Ravens sacked the quarterback six times last week against a shaky offensive line so it can be done.
Set the 'Tone
Yes, the Jets want to protect Sanchez but they should come out throwing, ala Big Ben in 2005, get the early lead, and play from ahead. Sanchez is effective with short to intermediate passes to Santonio Holmes, Jerricho Cotchery, and Braylon Edwards. If they spread the Steelers out early, they could expose some weaknesses . . . but watch out for Troy Polamalu, who skipped the first game because of injuries.
New York is the underdog by +3 ½ but they have a chance if they can keep the ball, force Ben into quick throws, and avoid the costly turnovers that cost Baltimore, head Rex Ryan's old team, the game last week.
Even that might not be enough.
Pittsburgh 27 New York 17
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Confectionery Creations at the Museum
Doors open Friday, November 22 to the 34th annual Gingerbread Gallery to benefit the Erie Canal Museum, 318 Erie Boulevard East in downtown Syracuse. This exhibit, which began as a one-day display in 1986, celebrates the Erie Canal, the holidays, and local landmarks with confectionery creations made by professional and amateur bakers of all ages. Read More »


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Bankers' compensation has been indicted as a contributing factor to the Global Crisis. The EU and the US have responded in different ways – the former legislated bonus caps, while the latter implemented bonus deferrals. This column examines the effectiveness of these measures, using US data from just before the Crisis. Caps are found to be more effective in reducing the risk-taking by bank CEOs.
Esa Jokivuolle, Jussi Keppo, Xuchuan Yuan, 23 July 2015
Stephen Kinsella, Hamid Raza, Gylfi Zoega, 04 July 2015
Iceland and Ireland were both rocked by the fallout of the Global Crisis. This column argues that differences in currency arrangements affected the mechanisms of the boom and the collapse. Iceland's banks collapsed because they did not have a lender of last resort in euros. Ireland did. But Iceland's collapse and ensuing capital controls shifted the burden of debt restructuring onto foreign creditors to a much greater extent than in Ireland.
Sven Langedijk, Gaëtan Nicodème, Andrea Pagano, Alessandro Rossi, 04 July 2015
Strengthening the banking sector through higher equity capital is one of the key elements of policies aiming to reduce the probability of crises. However, the 'corporate debt bias' – the tendency of corporate tax systems to favour debt over equity – is at odds with this objective. This column estimates the benefits for financial stability of eliminating the corporate debt bias. Fully removing the debt bias is estimated to reduce potential public finance losses by between 25 and 55% for the six large EU countries sampled.
Dirk Schoenmaker, 31 May 2015
Debt financing amplifies the effects of asset prices fluctuations across the financial system and this can produce bubbles. Regulation therefore increasingly focusses on restricting debt financing. Although there is no silver bullet for making the financial system failure-proof, this column argues that policymakers should adopt an integrated and consistent macroprudential approach across the financial system in order to help prevent businesses moving to less-regulated pastures.
Xavier Vives, 17 March 2015
The 2007–08 crisis revealed regulatory failures that had allowed the shadow banking system and systemic risk to grow unchecked. This column evaluates recent proposals to reform the banking industry. Although appropriate pricing of risk should make activity restrictions redundant, there may nevertheless be complementarities between these two approaches. Ring-fencing may make banking groups more easily resolvable and therefore lower the cost of imposing market discipline.
Piotr Danisewicz, Dennis Reinhardt, Rhiannon Sowerbutts, 05 March 2015
In a global financial system, macroprudential policies may create international spillovers. This column presents new evidence on how the organisational structure of a bank affects the magnitude of these spillovers. An increase in capital requirements at home causes foreign branches to reduce their lending growth to other banks operating in the UK more than foreign subsidiaries do. Seemingly, this is because branches are an integral part of the parent company.
Jon Danielsson, Eva Micheler, Katja Neugebauer, Andreas Uthemann, Jean-Pierre Zigrand, 23 February 2015
The proposed EU capital markets union aims to revitalise Europe's economy by creating efficient funding channels between providers of loanable funds and firms best placed to use them. This column argues that a successful union would deliver investment, innovation, and growth, but it depends on overcoming difficult regulatory challenges. A successful union would also change the nature of systemic risk in Europe.
Georg Ringe, Jeffrey Gordon, 28 January 2015
Bank resolution is a key pillar of the European Banking Union. This column argues that the current structure of large EU banks is not conducive to an effective and unbiased resolution procedure. The authors would require systemically important banks to reorganise into a 'holding company' structure, where the parent company holds unsecured term debt sufficient to cover losses at its operating financial subsidiaries. This would facilitate a 'single point of entry' resolution procedure, minimising the risk of creditor runs and destructive ring-fencing by national regulators.
Dirk Niepelt, 21 January 2015
Recent experience with the zero lower bound on nominal interest rates, and the use of high-denomination notes by criminals and tax evaders, have led to revived proposals to phase out cash. This column argues that abolishing cash may be neither necessary nor sufficient to overcome the zero lower bound problem, and would severely undermine privacy. Allowing the public to hold reserves at central banks could reduce the need for deposit insurance, although the transition to the new regime and the effects on credit supply must be carefully considered.
Xavier Vives, 22 December 2014
Banking has recently proven much more fragile than expected. This column argues that the Basel III regulatory response overlooks the interactions between different kinds of prudential policies, and the link between prudential policy and competition policy. Capital and liquidity requirements are partially substitutable, so an increase in one requirement should generally be accompanied by a decrease in the other. Increased competitive pressure calls for tighter solvency requirements, whereas increased disclosure requirements or the introduction of public signals may require tighter liquidity requirements.
Vincent Bouvatier, Anne-Laure Delatte, 14 December 2014
Eurozone financial integration is reversing, with 2013 cross-border capital flows at 40% of their 2007 level. This column discusses research showing that banking integration has in fact strengthened in the rest of the world.
Nadege Jassaud, 30 October 2014
Sound corporate governance is essential for a well-functioning banking system and the integrity of financial markets. This column discusses the corporate governance of Italian banks, its regulatory framework, and the specific challenges arising from the role played by foundations and large cooperatives. Although Italian banks have recently made progress in improving their corporate governance, more needs to be done.
Christian Thimann, 17 October 2014
Having completed the regulatory framework for systemically important banks, the Financial Stability Board is turning to insurance companies. The emerging framework for insurers closely resembles that for banks, culminating in the design and calibration of capital surcharges. This column argues that the contrasting business models and balance sheet structures of insurers and banks – and the different roles of capital, leverage, and risk absorption in the two sectors – mean that the banking model of capital cannot be applied to insurance. Tools other than capital surcharges may be more appropriate to address possible concerns of systemic risk.
Pierluigi Bologna, Arianna Miglietta, Marianna Caccavaio, 14 October 2014
Following the financial crisis, European banks have taken steps to revise unsustainable business models by deleveraging. By this metric they have made substantial progress – but this column argues that improper management of the deleveraging process may threaten the recovery. The authors find that equity increases played a much larger role than asset decreases, and recommend increasing the disposal of bad assets.
Patricia Jackson, 13 October 2014
Following the Global Crisis the focus has been on how to make banks safer. Capital and liquidity requirements have been tightened, but attention now needs to shift to corporate governance and risk culture. This column argues that in opaque organisations, formal risk-appetite frameworks can provide a pre-commitment mechanism that tightens risk governance, but a focus on the wider risk culture is also important.
Joanne Lindley, Steven McIntosh, 21 September 2014
Individuals who work in the finance sector enjoy a significant wage advantage. This column considers three explanations: rent sharing, skill intensity, and task-biased technological change. The UK evidence suggests that rent sharing is the key. The rising premium could then be due to changes in regulation and the increasing complexity of financial products creating more asymmetric information.
Alan Moreira, Alexi Savov, 16 September 2014
The prevailing view of shadow banking is that it is all about regulatory arbitrage – evading capital requirements and exploiting 'too big to fail'. This column focuses instead on the tradeoff between economic growth and financial stability. Shadow banking transforms risky, illiquid assets into securities that are – in good times, at least – treated like money. This alleviates the shortage of safe assets, thereby stimulating growth. However, this process builds up fragility, and can exacerbate the depth of the bust when the liquidity of shadow banking securities evaporates.
Jussi Keppo, Josef Korte, 07 September 2014
Four years ago, the Volcker Rule was codified as part of the Dodd–Frank Act in an attempt to separate allegedly risky trading activities from commercial banking. This column presents new evidence finding that those banks most affected by the Volcker Rule have indeed reduced their trading books much more than others. However, there are no corresponding effects on risk-taking – if anything, affected banks take more risks and use their trading accounts less for hedging.
Nicola Gennaioli, Alberto Martin, Stefano Rossi, 19 July 2014
There is growing concern – but little systematic evidence – about the relationship between sovereign default and banking crises. This column documents the link between public default, bank bondholdings, and bank loans. Banks hold many public bonds in normal times (on average 9% of their assets), particularly in less financially developed countries. During sovereign defaults, banks increase their exposure to public bonds – especially large banks, and when expected bond returns are high. At the bank level, bondholdings correlate negatively with subsequent lending during sovereign defaults.
Lev Ratnovski, Luc Laeven, Hui Tong, 31 May 2014
Large banks have grown and become more involved in market-based activities since the late 1990s. This column presents evidence that large banks receive too-big-to-fail subsidies and create systemic risk, whereas economies of scale in banking are modest. Hence, some large banks may be 'too large' from a social perspective. Since the optimal bank size is unknown, the best policies are capital surcharges and better bank resolution and governance.


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Bicycle Accidents
Bicycle accidents often result in significant injuries to the bike rider. This is because the bicyclist who is involved in a crash with a car or truck does not have several advantages that someone in a vehicle has, such as thousands of pounds of steel for protection, airbags or a seatbelt. As a result, bicycle riders are often seriously injured after a collision. These personal injuries often result in broken bones, shoulder dislocations, brain and spine injuries, and death.
Causes of Bicycle accidents
A few major causes of accidents with bicycle riders include the car or truck driver's failure to check their blind spot or specifically looking for a bicyclist when merging, not yielding to a bicyclist's right of way and cutting off a bicyclist while turning. For their part, a bike rider must obey all traffic laws that vehicles must obey, but even when this is done, negligent and careless drivers still cause significant levels of accidents with bicycle riders. In fact, there are often more bicycle accidents than motorcycle accidents every year in certain cities throughout California.
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Shannon Rhoades builds custom microphones and restores vintage mics for almost any music genre. He owns a company called MicRehab where he tends to the world's largest vintage mic collection owned by John McBride, Martina McBride's husband - they own Blackbird Studio. Learn how Shapr3D helps him breathe new life into vintage mics.
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Dr. Nimesh Pathak is a board-certified ophthalmologist who specializes in the treatment of corneal diseases, cataract surgery, and laser vision correction. He understands that patients trust him with their most precious sense, their eyesight. He strives to improve his patients' lives by safeguarding and optimizing their vision.
Raised in Orange County, Dr. Pathak earned his Bachelor of Arts in molecular and cell biology at the University of California at Berkeley where he graduated with honors. He was able to continue his academic excellence at the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in Chicago. He then completed his medical internship at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Pathak honed his surgical skills at the Cook County Hospital of Chicago where he served as chief resident. Wanting to expand his knowledge of corneal diseases and refractive surgery, Dr. Pathak completed a fellowship at the prestigious New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.
Dr. Pathak specializes in diseases of the cornea. He has undergone extensive training in procedures such as corneal transplantation, DSAEK, and the treatment of dry eyes. He has received certification for the use of Intacs segments in the treatment of keratoconus. He is trained in the newest laser vision correction techniques, including "bladeless" LASIK. He has presented his research at international ophthalmology conferences such as the World Cornea Congress. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Along with cooking and traveling, Dr. Pathak enjoys spending time with his two daughters and his wife.
After spending 5 years in a group practice serving the Long Beach area, Dr. Pathak decided to start his own practice. Lucent Vision is the culmination of his dream to provide an eye care experience where patients are treated like family members. Even though he has access to the best technology in his new office and at all of his affiliated surgery centers, Dr. Pathak understands that compassion is his greatest asset as a physician.
Tannia, Receptionist/Ophthalmic Technician
Tannia started with Lucent Vision in 2017 and is an integral part of our team. She started college with a major in Education and then switched over to Business. Tannia helps to run many of our day to day operations. She is a wonderful ray of sunshine. She loves working with our diverse group of patients. She was born in Hidalgo, Mexico and as a native of Long Beach went to Wilson High school. She loves to spend time with her boyfriend, Steven, and their dog Luna. They spend a lot of time at the beach and hiking through California. Lucent Vision is lucky to have her.
Bianca, Receptionist/Ophthalmic Technicial
Bianca started with Lucent Vision in early 2018 and has a background in Ultrasound technology. She went to High school in downtown Long Beach at Renaissance High school and then went to college to study micro-biology. Bianca loves to spend time getting to know our patients and making them smile. She has a witty little 2 year old named Sarah, that takes up most of free time. When Bianca is not at work she is spending time with her family.
The moment we went into Lucent Vision my wife and I had a good feeling about the place. The doctor and his crew are very professional and work very organized. The place is super clean and I believe that shows that they care about their work.
We went in for a LASIK consultation and we had a very good talk about what makes a person a good candidate or not. I am a good candidate but my wife was not. I believe my wife would have been sold a package at one of the other laser places who do not place patient care at the top of their list. Anyone who gets LASIK here will know they are getting top notch technology and care! The price quoted was very good for the type of services to be rendered.
– Brandon S.
I had a friend visiting from China who wanted Lasik. I contacted about 5 different laser centers and chose Lucent Vision because Dr. Pathak responded personally to my inquiries, both quickly and thoroughly explaining the process. It looked as if she would be a candidate for Lasik, but when we arrived for her appointment and Dr. Pathak did the final check, he said that she was on the border and that although Lasik would probably be okay, he felt PRK was a safer option. He was very patient in explaining the pros/cons, and gave her the option to come back a different day after thinking about it. Since she was here only for a limited time, he did everything he could to accommodate her schedule, even offering to stay late one evening. Dr. Pathak and his staff made the experience a great one and I have recommended Lucent to others.
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Dr. Pathak recently performed my LASIK and the results have been phenomenal. My vision is now 20/15!
I can't say enough great things about Dr. Pathak and his staff. They answered all my questions (and I had a lot) in a truthful, friendly and reassuring manner no matter how insignificant the question.
Not only was Dr. Pathak great to work with and gave me perfect vision the price of the surgery was very reasonable. I did a lot of research before choosing a doctor and found out that Dr. Pathak uses the best of the best surgical machine while maintaining a low price point. I had other doctors quote nearly double what Lucent Vision charged.
If you are considering LASIK I highly recommend stopping in to see Dr. Pathak at Lucent Vision. Even if you decide to go elsewhere the consultation is free!
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Dr. Pathak is great! He is very intelligent, will give you clear profound answers to all your questions. I am very happy I went to his office because this is a doctor who sincerely cares about his patients and will give a reliable professional opinion with excellent service.
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Get Ready to Go Green – It's National Guacamole Day!!
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These special reports are part of the National Center for State Courts' "Trends in the State Courts" series. The reports are mailed out quarterly and serve as informative and timely updates for state court leaders by NCSC staff. Any opinions expressed herein are those of the authors, not necessarily of the National Center for State Courts.
Growing Demand for Civics Education
Americans are voicing their concern over the state of civics proficiency among the citizenry, and
they should be, considering the startling numbers; Americans young and old are struggling with basic
civics knowledge.
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Rethinking the Delivery of Justice in a Self-Service Society
What does it mean to deliver justice in a world of growing virtual relationships defined by boundlessness? How can the courts establish justice, protect core values, and remain relevant in an increasingly physically disconnected, but virtually interconnected world? The answer lies within four themes: the delivery of justice, self-service, society, and rethinking.
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On the Horizon: Emerging Issues that May Impact the Courts
What will the courts look like in 2029 and beyond? What are the challenges they'll face? More importantly, how will they deal with those challenges?
Are You a Digital Hoarder?
We all know the TV reality shows about hoarders: garages filled to the top with yard-sale bargains; path through living rooms filled with years of magazines and newspapers; every available space used for storage, even the bed. While we may look in amazement at these scenes of chaos in other people's lives, lurking in our own organizations, and even on our home computers, we may find our own hoards—digital hoards, that is.
Hidden Disabilities
Most courts understand that accommodations must be made for a litigant who is blind or deaf, or who has mobility issues or other more obvious types of disabilities. Confusion or misunderstandings may occur when the disability is not visible. Hidden disabilities most typically involve a person with a mental or cognitive impairment (e.g., a combat veteran with PTSD using a service animal), but they could also be situations where a physical impairment could cause fatigue, language, or cognitive difficulties.
Judging Drugged Driving
Across the country, judges are hearing an increased number of drug-impaired driving cases. Recently, three judges associated with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) partnership with the ABA Judicial Division talked with NCSC about the latest issues in adjudicating impaired-driving cases involving substances other than alcohol.
The Ethics of Search Engines and Judging
Suppose you are a judge preparing for a complex piece of commercial litigation. As a conscientious, hard-working jurist, you want to familiarize yourself with the commercial setting of the dispute, including information about the relevant industry and industry practices. Websites maintained by the parties to the dispute, and websites from trade groups and other sources, can provide significant background.
Civil Justice Myths
Five years ago, the Conference of Chief Justices convened a Civil Justice Improvements Committee to make recommendations for best practices in state court civil justice cases. To inform the committee's deliberations, NCSC undertook a study titled The Landscape of Civil Litigation in State Courts.
Courts and Disaster Recovery
During times of crisis and disaster, courts were often treated not as an independent branch but as a local or state agency. That mindset has, to a degree, changed in recent years, post 9/11 and most certainly post-Hurricane Katrina, as courts have confronted issues related to their own operations and the need to provide a forum and venue to address not only their daily activities but also the special conditions that arise amid disaster.
The Rise and Fall of State Court Caseloads
Since the Great Recession in 2008, caseloads in the state courts have been declining rapidly—16 percent between 2006 and 2015, a loss of about 16 million cases. Across all case categories—civil, criminal, juvenile, domestic relations, traffic—and across all states, this pattern is pervasive and persistent. While there is some variation due to demographics or policy and budget changes within states, the overall trend is clear. What is not known is why this is happening.
Women on the Bench
For the past ten years, the National Center for State Courts has tracked the number of female justices serving in the state courts of last resort. Our data track 53 courts because we include the D.C. Court of Appeals, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, and the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. The most noticeable trend in the past ten years has been the steady increase in the number of courts of last resort whose number of female justices equals or exceeds 50 percent of the court's total membership.
Animals in Court
There are a variety of different scenarios that can bring animals to the courthouse. They may be accompanying a witness, a litigant, an attorney in a court case, or someone entering the court to file paperwork.
Election 2016 and the Courts
With so much attention being paid to the 2016 presidential election, down-ballot items tend to be forgotten. However, ballot items in four states this November will have a direct impact on state courts. These proposals represent not just questions for voters in a particular year, but also broader discussions about how state courts operate, ranging from judicial age and capacity to the role of independently elected clerks of court.
Policy Implications of Body Worn Cameras
Body Worn Cameras, or "BWCs," are increasingly being deployed by law enforcement agencies.
Cellphones and Self-Represented Litigants
As our society becomes more dependent on mobile devices, the policy issues on allowing these devices into courtrooms become more complex.


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A solid smoker box made from thick stainless steel that resists stains, rust, and warping. It adds delicious flavor to foods cooked on a gas grill.
This smoker box wins points for being sturdy and resisting warping, which is an issue with other brands. The thick stainless steel also conducts and retains heat well, producing good smoke that lasts.
This smoker box has a flat bottom and is designed to sit on top of the grill rather than underneath it. Despite the claims that the thicker stainless steel construction won't warp, some users complain that it did.
A sturdy smoker box at a surprisingly affordable price.
This inexpensive smoker box is well made, easy to use, and easy to clean. Because of its small size, it doesn't hog grill space but holds enough wood chips to produce good flavor.
This box tends to discolor badly with use, which doesn't affect it's functioning, but makes it unsightly. It's made of thinner stainless steel than some of the other models, so it doesn't hold heat as well.
One of the top sellers in the category, this is a good smoker box that gets the job done.
This smoker box is sturdy and works well on a gas-powered barbecue grill. It heats up fairly quickly and produces good, lasting smoke. It even works well on an electric grill.
This smoker box tends to warp and rust fairly quickly. It's also on the small side, which means it won't hold too many wood chips at a time.
A nice v-shaped smoker box that can be placed beneath the rack of a gas grill.
This well-designed smoker box gets props for being one of the few v-shaped models available, which makes it able to fit under the rack of a gas grill.
It may rust and warp. Because it sits under the grill, putting the chips closer to the heat source, the chips burn up quickly and require replenishing. The fact that it is positioned underneath the grill makes replenishing awkward.
A top-selling smoker box from a quality brand that's made from sturdy stainless steel that won't rust, discolor, or warp.
A top-selling smoker box from a quality brand is made from sturdy stainless steel. Won't rust, discolor, or warp. Hinged lid makes it easy to lift the lid with tongs and replenish the wood chips when its hot.
Even thoroughly soaked wood chips sometimes burn quickly, not lasting long enough for foods that need longer smoking times.
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If you're not interested in buying a full smoker but still want that delicious smoky flavor, a BBQ smoker box is an affordable way to get a similar effect. Simply fill the smoker box with wood chips and put it on the grill, either beside your meat or on a lower grate. Smoker boxes are typically made of stainless steel for durability and easy cleaning, though cast iron boxes tend to be tougher. Some smoker boxes are designed specifically for gas- or charcoal-fueled grills, while others are more versatile. More holes usually means more ventilation, but you also don't want the wood chips to catch fire. Less durable smoker boxes have a tendency to stain and warp under high temperatures.
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Leading with People Analytics
Course Number 2028
Professor Jeffrey T. Polzer
Spring; Q3Q4; 3 credits
28 sessions Option of paper or exam
Career Focus
People Analytics is designed to help students use data — and manage others who use data — to improve people-related decisions and practices in their role as a general manager. Students in most jobs, organizations, and industries will need enough data fluency to be a competent consumer of analyses of employee data, which is rapidly becoming part of the analytics revolution. The best way to achieve this goal is to build hands-on skills by analyzing and interpreting data in ways that complement the frameworks and intuitions that normally guide managerial actions. At a deeper level, students will sharpen their ability to think critically through the lens of rigorous analytics.
Educational Objectives
This course will equip students with an analytic approach to diagnosing the varied forces that influence individual, team, and organizational performance, leading to more effective interventions and actions. Students are not required to have a background related to data analyses or statistics to take this course. The first module will provide a foundation in using and statistically analyzing data that we will then build on throughout the course.
The goal is not to turn students into data scientists, but instead to help them gain an analytic advantage, whatever their formal role. Direct experience analyzing data will help students achieve this goal. While developing analytic skills and trying out tools and techniques, students will come to appreciate the opportunities, limits, and tensions involved in using data analytics to inform people issues, while simultaneously gaining deeper insight into the substance of the business issues in question.
Course Content
Starting in their first job after HBS, many students will have at their fingertips a profusion of new technologies capable of generating data about the people they manage, and themselves. This trend will accelerate in coming years, making it possible for analytic approaches to inform (or even perform) many management activities. Students will need to decide whether and how to gather and use such data, ignoring it at their peril as others amplify their efforts to use it to their advantage.
Given these trends, the premise of the course is that effective leaders must understand how data can be used (and misused) to leverage people's skills, talents, and insights. This premise is at the heart of the rapidly emerging field of people analytics, which organizations are embracing as they use data to help manage and develop employees.
The course is organized around five modules:
- Module 1: Foundations of Analytics. We will introduce key statistical concepts and techniques to build foundational skills that are necessary to turn data into actionable insights. To do so, we will use cases that include datasets to be analyzed by students as part of their preparation. Our goal will be to create a community for individual and collective learning, helping everyone gain skills from their own starting point.
- Module 2: Managing with Analytics. Using the foundational skills developed in the first module, we will address a variety of people-related business problems, such as performance management and employee engagement, in a range of company situations. Students will learn how companies are rapidly experimenting with new technologies and practices for engaging employees, organizing their work, and measuring their activities. This module will give students exposure to principles of data visualization, machine learning, and related tools for using data to drive organizational change.
- Module 3: Team and Collaboration Analytics. As the traditional organization chart becomes less representative of the way work actually gets done, organizations are turning to a variety of tools and practices to collaborate through networks and teams. Include a module focusing on collaboration and team analytics. We will use network analyses to study organizational collaboration patterns (including the common problem of collaborative overload), and test new technologies to gain insight into group dynamics and communication effectiveness.
- Module 4: The Quantified Self: Using Your Own Data for Self-Improvement. What data are you automatically generating as you go about your work (and your life)? What additional data could you purposefully gather about yourself that might be helpful? We will discuss and debate different ways to use feedback from your own data to become more effective.
- Module 5: Privacy, Control, and the Future of Work. How are others, including your employer, using the data you generate to accomplish their goals, either with or without your knowledge or consent? We will discuss case examples of these issues with the goal of becoming more knowledgeable and effective in managing and using the data we generate. As leaders, this module will help you think clearly about the tradeoffs and dilemmas involved in using various sources of employee data to help individuals develop while driving organizational performance.
Please email Professor Jeff Polzer directly with any questions: firstname.lastname@example.com


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We roast and sell Cinnamon Glazed Nuts on site at various events. Just follow your nose to that enticing aroma of the cinnamon roasting on site which is a big part of the buying experience. Stop by for a sampling of fresh warm roasted nuts made with cinnamon, sugar, vanilla and Love, of course! We roast our nuts with the authentic Bavarian recipe from 200 years ago with copper kettle roasters imported from Germany. One taste of the freshly roasted cinnamon glazed almond, pecan or cashew and it's Love at first bite! Be sure to try the Buffalo Hot Nuts or the Sweet and Spicy Almonds too!
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Tool Hire Express offer a complete range of tool hire equipment along with a full stock of tool accessories and a range of push along access machines. Tool Hire Express can deliver direct to your site, or if you prefer you can visit in-store to stock up on your consumables.
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The House is back in session for the year and there is a flurry of activity about the 2010 Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (aka, the health care law) and the associated 1099 tax provision and reporting changes.
On Wednesday, January 19, the Republican-led House voted to repeal the health care law. The vote was 245-189 in favor of repeal. However, even with last Wednesday's vote, the overwhelming belief is that the health care law will remain in place for now. The Democratic-controlled Senate doesn't plan to take up the repeal measure, and even it did clear the Senate, President Obama has promised to veto it.
At the same time, the House is pushing for a vote on repealing the 1099 tax provision of the health-care law which requires businesses to report to the IRS all purchases of $600 or more. A repeal measure, H.R. 4, has been introduced to the House, but a vote has not yet been scheduled.
So the question is…what does this mean for businesses? Should we be preparing for 1099 reporting for all purchases for $600 or more? Do we need Tax Identification Numbers on all of our suppliers by the end of the year? Should we start the process now, or wait and see how the repeals shake out?
Here's what we know today. It is estimated that the new 1099 tax provision will collect $17 billion more in federal taxes and fees. It is unlikely that the provision will repealed vs. amended. The largest concern with the 1099 tax provision is the impact on small businesses. The proposed amendments that went before the Senate in the Fall of 2010 included changes that would ease the impact to small businesses (one bill would have increased the reporting threshold to $5,000 and the other would have eliminated the reporting requirements for companies with less than 25 employees). Although neither of these amendments passed, it is likely that we will see amendments of this nature in the future.
We also know that raising the reporting threshold would not significantly decrease the impact on larger enterprises. Most large enterprises perform 1099 reporting for less than 10% of their suppliers today and will be required to report on closer to 90% of their suppliers in 2013 (for payments made in 2012).
To ensure that your company is prepared to deal with the final outcome of the legislation, organizations of all sizes should plan now for how to manage the TIN and W-9 collection process with their suppliers. The good news is that there are solutions in the market to help. Check out Lavante's TIN Management solution today.


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2/48 weddings done of 2016 for a Devon Wedding Photographer
On saturday we had our second wedding of the year, at Woodbury Park. Saturday morning was chilly but it was perfect weather to be a Devon Wedding photographer with light cloud and no rain!
The day started for us, 12am at Sam's mothers house in Exmouth. We arrived to a very relaxed house with Sam, her mum, and bridesmaids all pretty much ready and just having a chilled morning. Sam wore a beautiful white silk dress with a lovely lace back and her bridesmaids in royal blue Coast dresses.
Amy popped off early to get to the church that was also in Exmouth so not too far to go, this was so she could photograph Dan and his groomsmen as well as the guests arriving. The boys wore light sliver cravats with navy blue suits.
The bridesmaids left the house at 1.30 to go to the church, leaving myself, Sam and her Dad at the house which gave them a lovely bit of time to have a chat and gather together their nerves.
After the ceremony at the beautiful St John's in the wilderness Church. We took group photos inside the church and then headed off to Woodbury Park.
Woodbury was the perfect wedding venue for a brisk spring day. It offered a large function room that was beautifully decorated to match the bride and grooms colour scheme as well as large grounds for wonderful photos. All day not only were the Bride, Groom and guests well looked after but so were we, something that always makes us like a venue even more!
We took lots of photos around the grounds at Woodbury with the golf course providing a lovely backdrop. As a Devon Wedding Photographer we would highly recommend Woodbury as it's great for all aspects of your day.
After there meal, we had the great speeches followed on nicely by a fantastic wedding singer Nick Coles.
We had a great day with Samantha and Dan and wish them all the best for the future.


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November is the month to plan ahead what stands best for the next coming year, to de-stress and hit the books to enhance our knowledge and skills for the preparation.
With this, Total Information Management (TIM) Corporation together with our trusted technology partner MSI-ECS Philippines launched a year ender 2-day customer Bootcamp event titled "the NovemberFest".
The objective of the event is to inspire and help the clients better understand the latest technologies in the industry today around virtualization, storage, Hyper-convergence infrastructure and backup with replication for virtualization. Essentially a fun way to learn and educate.
The event was held last November 17 & 18 at Club Balai Isabel, Talisay Batangas.
TIM Corp., President Mr. Sunver Z. Bastes delivered the welcome speech. He briefly shared the humble beginnings of TIM and the success of the company in the industry from 30 years of it was founded.
The 2 day program are consist of the following sessions, Day 1 - Technical Deep dive presentation from various invited subject matter experts from our principals, Fun and Games and Night socials. Day 2 -Group lab scenario exercise and presentation.
Day 1
Day 2
Truly, this event did not only provided a fun learning experience for the Delegates but also created awareness to the ever fast evolving technologies in industry today. TIM is always focused in helping our customers to understand this reality. To make sure they are prepared, updated and knowledgeable of the technologies so that on their own, they can develop and design a solutions essential to their company.
This event would not have been possible without the support and participation of our partner MSI-ECS and our key principal partners VMWare Philippines, EMC Philippines and Veeam.


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I had a little giggle when I read this week's article from Liz Seymour for the Wider Angle. She uses the words "I won" when referring to a battle small disagreement with her husband, and I was relieved that we are not the only family that has the winning/losing sentiment sometimes. I give Liz a lot of credit because when baby #2 arrived on the scene in the James household, I basically gave up on making dinner entirely. My love for cooking only extends to a clean, quiet kitchen – which is almost never around here. Now that the kids are bigger, I've taken to cooking more (which my husband appreciates soooooooo much) – and sometimes I forget about my crockpot! Thanks for the reminder and tips Liz!
Slow Simmer
I've been married for nearly twelve years now, and it's truly been delightful. Of course, my darling husband has his quirks (I won't go so far as to say faults). One of them involves fire hazards and household appliances. He obsessively checks the oven and stove multiple times before he goes to bed, and the coffee pot before he departs the house, even though it turns off by itself. If it's not unplugged, he's not satisfied. So it was an uphill battle to try and persuade him that I needed a crock pot. Finally, 11 years in, I won.
It was purchased to assist me on those days when after-school activities meant we didn't get home until very close to the dinner hour. But it has become an invaluable tool now that baby number three is on the scene. Overall she is a good baby, but dinnertime often coincides with a fussy phase for her. As that is already a challenging time of day with tired kids who sometimes still have homework and always are more than ready for dinner, having a meal already 90% finished is awesome. (Even if they don't wind up eating much of it – but that is another topic for another day, one that I can assure you will be written about ad nauseum.)
While I know there are plenty of cookbooks out there devoted to the subject, I find that so many of them contain recipes that are built on the cream of ___ soup foundation, or something else equally retro and unhealthy. Thanks to an obsessive-compulsive crock pot user who decided to use it every day for a year and chronicled her use on a blog, I have discovered that a huge number of recipes can be adapted to use in the crock pot. The blog is crockpot365.blogspot.com. A couple of other sites have been recommended to me as well, so I look forward to checking out Taste of Home and Mels Kitchen Cafe.
And one of my personal favorites, a crockpot version of Chicken Parmesan!
Pics from the crockpot365 website – yummy!


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Bickford in trailer for Johnny Belinda (1948)
Source: nndb.com
Charles Ambrose Bickford (January 1, 1891 – November 9, 1967) was an American actor best known for his strong supporting roles. He was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for The Song of Bernadette (1943), The Farmer's Daughter (1947), and Johnny Belinda (1948). Other notable roles include Whirlpool (1948), A Star is Born (1954) and The Big Country (1958).
Read more about Charles Bickford at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database
Nearby you will also find Joseph Schildkraut, Jay Leno, Dorothy Kilgallen, and many others.


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What exactly is Foot Reflexology?
Foot reflexology is the practice of massaging the feet as a treatment for conditions that are completely unrelated to podiatry, which is the actual branch of medicine that has anything to do with the foot. In the early 1900's Dr. William Fitzgerald believed that the human body had ten energy zones. Years later, nurse Eunice Ingham streamlined Fitzgerald's notions to cover only the feet, and called it reflexology. Foot reflexology claims that the feet have areas that parallel the rest of the body (e.g. the big toe corresponds to the head), but this claim has never been supported with scientific evidence.
Foot reflexology is by no means original or innovative. Practitioners boast of a link with ancient Chinese and Egyptian practices to bestow a sense of legitimacy upon their trade, but reflexology probably owes more to similar practices like iridology. Both beliefs are based on the synecdoche that a part of the body represents the rest of it. In the case of iridology, the right iris relates to the left side of the body, and the left iris to the right side, whereas in reflexology the right foot corresponds to the right side of the body, and the left foot to the left side.
Some of the alleged benefits of foot reflexology are curing migraine headaches, sinus problems, digestive problems, back pain, circulatory issues, and relieving stress and anxiety. Some reflexologists make even more intangible promises, such as restoring balance to a person's energy. Not surprisingly, reflexology is frequently used in combination with other unsubstantiated healing techniques, including acupressure, shiatsu, yoga, and tai chi. Given that the boundaries of reflexology are so ill-defined, reflexologists like to think themselves holistic health providers, since the feet represent the entire body, according to their very subjective view.
There is no denying that a foot massage is very enjoyable, especially after a hard day's work. However, that pleasure may be derived from the fact that the part of the brain that connects to the foot is adjacent to the part that connects to the genitals, which would explain the considerable mood enhancing properties of a nice foot massage. What's more, you don't even need to be a reflexologist to give yourself a relaxing massage. You can achieve that with a Hygenic Corp Theraband foot roller, or a Dr. Archy foot massager, both available at Discount Medical Supplies.


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MT, Montana
Granite Mountain Memorial Brick Pavers…
The fire was so disastrous because Granite Mountain is a very well ventilated mine, which allowed the smoke and the flames to spread through the mine at a fast rate. The fire even fanned through to connecting mines, and resulted in 168 lives lost.
This was a devastating tragedy for the city of Butte, which had already had its fair share of mining disasters. Consider that the city of Butte only has a population of 100,000 people and this fire killed just as many people as did the Oklahoma bombing in 1995.
In 1996 the Memorial Overlook was constructed at Granite Mountain to remember those that lost their lives in the fire of 1917. It also reminds visitors and locals of all the hard work done by the early residents of Butte, Montana. This is quite surprising that the memorial was not set up earlier; it just never seemed to happen.
There are also a number of plaques at the memorial which tell stories of the different men who lost their lives at Granite Mountain Mine. This will ensure that their memory and legacy will continue, and that they will always be remembered.
Montana features many mountain ranges and its natural wonder is the glacier national park. The glacier national part features the made famous St Mary's Lake.
Montana 's population is relatively small which is surprising because it is such a large state. Originally many Native American groups called this state their home. Nowadays it is know for majority of Montana's population to be of European descent.
Montana became the 41 st state of America in 1889 due to Abraham Lincoln's appointment. Montana is also the state that is nickname The Treasure State, which one quarter of this state is covered by forests and mountain ranges.
For more information go to The official website for the state of Montana
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Behind closed doors, vivisectors force feed animals chemicals, infuse them with cancers, cut open their skulls and place electrodes in their brains – some of the many horrors that go on in testing laboratories – then, if the animal has not already died, they cut them up, slowly killing them.
All this, in the name of so-called "science" – fronted by the vivisectors' guise of improving mankind's medical advancements. When the truth of it is, that it's all just a money making scheme orchistrated by the pharmaceutical industry.
Vivisection is the live experimentation and dissection of animals.
112, 835 animals were experimented on last year in Irish laboratories.
A high degree of animal testing goes on in colleges and universities,
There are nine independent, commercial laboratories in Ireland.
One of the major flaws in animal testing is that of 'species difference'. This means that animal tests are basically unreliable as a way to predict effects in humans – positive results in animal studies have proved disastrous when applied to humans.
Arthritis painkiller Vioxx, which was withdrawn in 2004, caused over 140,000 strokes and heart attacks (almost 60,000 fatal), even though it appeared safe when tested on animals.
In the 1980s, thousands of people were given HIV-contaminated blood, which was deemed safe as it did not affect chimpanzees (as chimpanzees are essentially immune to HIV).
The notoriously dangerous drugs thalidomide and DES were tested in animals and released for human use. Tens of thousands suffered and/or died as a result.
Animal research has been shown time and again to hold back medical progress for people. Here are just a few examples:
Blood transfusions were delayed by 200 years and corneal transplants delayed by 90 years, as a result of animal studies.
22 drugs to treat spinal cord damage were developed on animals – all failed when applied to humans.
We are currently working on a brand new campaign, which will target every animal testing laboratory in the country
Due to the Irish government for their part in allowing this practice to continue we are officially launching a new campaign in August 2019. This will be of a similar style to SHAC (Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty) and we expect this to make a huge impact!
Most members of the public are completely unaware that animal testing takes place in Ireland. Similar to our campaign to ban fur farming, we will be bringing this campaign all over the country, and putting a spotlight on this issue like never before.
Apart from protests, lobbying the Irish government is very important. Along with the HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority), they are the ones responsible for the deaths of around 200,000 lab animals in this country every year. It's time to make them stop!
Rats and mice are the animals primarily used in cancer research. They never get carcinomas, the human form of cancer, which affects membranes (e.g. lung cancer). Their sarcomas affect bone and connecting tissue: the two cannot be compared.
Even a former director of Huntingdon Life Sciences (which is one of Europe's largest animal testing facilities) admitted that animal tests only correctly predict effects in humans 5-25% of the time. Compare that to the fact that human cell culture tests have proven to be 80% accurate.
We have various campaigns running at any one time. Please feel free to look through our catalogue
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Healthcare2U Answers Massachusetts' Expensive Employer-Sponsored Insurance Premiums with Affordable No-Claims Healthcare™
Massachusetts' Employers Demand Alternative Solutions to Contain Healthcare Costs
AUGUST 15, 2018 – BOSTON, MA – Due to broker and employer demand for lower healthcare costs, Healthcare2U has expanded their nationwide Direct Primary Care services into Boston with the addition of a new clinic. In 2017, Massachusetts had the fourth-highest employer-sponsored insurance premiums in the country, prompting employers to seek affordable healthcare alternatives. Through Healthcare2U's membership-based Direct Primary Care, Massachusetts employers can shield claims from their insurance plans, which results in lower premiums.
"We've created a nationwide, integrated Direct Primary Care solution that unloads claims from an employer's insurance plan while delivering the benefits of Direct Primary Care to the employee," says Andy Bonner, CEO of Healthcare2U. "When integrated into traditional self-insured programs, Healthcare2U has shown that stop loss carriers are routinely giving significant reductions in aggregate factors and stop loss premiums."
Healthcare2U delivers membership-based healthcare on a national scale through their proprietary Private Physician Network™ (PPN). Within these clinics, Healthcare2U provides same-day and next-day doctor appointments for acute issues at $10 a visit and around-the-clock telehealth for $0 out-of-pocket cost. In addition to unlimited same-day/next-day acute visits, Healthcare2U physician partners agree to treat 13 of the most prevalent chronic disease states for the same $10 visit fee. Healthcare2U physician partners also agree to practice generic-first protocols to reduce pharmaceutical costs for employers and their employees.
"Many people don't realize the importance and impact of quality primary care," says Dr. John Rodriguez, CMO of Healthcare2U. "When given the opportunity, Primary Care Physicians can treat health issues that patients typically visit an expensive specialist or emergency room for. Healthcare2U allows physicians to practice medicine by removing the red tape and claims-administration from our partner clinics."
About Healthcare2U
Healthcare2U, headquartered in Austin, Texas, is a leader in delivering Direct Primary Care, wellness and chronic disease management to employers of all sizes. Through a network of more than 240 partner clinics across the nation, Healthcare2U is breaking down barriers for convenient access to quality medical care. The company is focused on promoting healthy living while preventing disease. Healthcare2U is redefining how healthcare is delivered to improve the overall consumer medical experience while holding the line on employer costs. For a complete list of clinics, see: https://healthc2u.com/locations/. For more information, visit www.healthc2u.com.
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