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This section offers research reports, manuals, guidelines and other publications related to trafficking in human beings. The documents have been produced by governments, academic and research institutions, UN agencies, regional institutions and non-governmental organisations. Users can search documents by author, editor/organisation, title, topic, geographic descriptors and year of publication. N.B All publications are available in English (unless otherwise stated) in Portable Document Format (PDF).
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Legislation on Trafficking in Human Beings and Illegal Immigrant smuggling
Publication date : 31.12.2004
Europol, 2005, 23 pages The report examines how an adequate legal framework at a national level is a requirement for effective measures against human trafficking and smuggling. It emphasises that trafficking and smuggling are two different crimes more+
Legislation on Trafficking in Human Beings and Illegal Immigrant smuggling
Publication date : 31.12.2004
Europol, 2005, 23 pages The report examines how an adequate legal framework at a national level is a requirement for effective measures against human trafficking and smuggling. It emphasises that trafficking and smuggling are two different crimes more+
Study on National Legislation on Prostitution and the Trafficking in Women and Children
Publication date : 31.07.2005
European Parliament, 2005, 175 pages This Report presents the results of the study National legislation on prostitution and the trafficking in women and children. The goal of the study is to highlight the impact that prostitution related policies more+
Action to prevent child trafficking in South Eastern Europe – A Preliminary Assessment
Publication date : 01.01.2006
UNICEF/ Terre des Homme, 2006, 94 pages The Report outlines some key findings and recommendations from an assessment of the efforts to prevent child trafficking in South Eastern Europe. Its main purpose is to increase understanding of the work on more+
Child trafficking in Europe – A broad vision to put children first
Publication date : 31.12.2006
UNICEF Innocenti Research Center, 2007, 68 pages The study examines how Europe is responding to child trafficking by assessing the legal, policy and implementation frameworks in place to address the phenomenon. Covering more than 50 countries in more+
The Frail Chain – Support for Child Victims of Trafficking in the Baltic Sea Region
Publication date : 31.12.2007
Council of the Baltic sea States (CBSS)/ Weyler Svante, 2008, 51 pages This report focuses on the assistance provided to child victims of trafficking and to what extent this assistance is functioning well in the Baltic Sea States region. The author more+
ILO Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
Publication date : 31.12.2007
ILO, 2008, 37 pages This paper gives an overview of ILO action and work against trafficking in human beings. Many ILO advocacy activities to counter trafficking are addressed from a labour market perspective. The responses involve labour market more+
Young People's Voices on Child Trafficking: Experiences from South Eastern Europe
Publication date : 31.12.2007
UNICEF/Mike Dottridge: Young People's Voices on Child Trafficking: Experiences from South Eastern Europe, 2008, 70 pages This study intends to stimulate thinking and action based on the active participation of children and young people. The study is more+
Nordic-Baltic Pilot Project: Trafficking in Women for Sexual Exploitation
Publication date : 10.01.2008
2008, 32 pages The "Nordic-Baltic Pilot Project" was a pilot project involving NGOs and government agencies aimed to strengthen cooperation and to develop concrete activities to support and assist women victims of trafficking in all eight more+
Violation of women`s rights - a cause and consequence of trafficking in women
Publication date : 07.03.2008
La Strada, 2008, 116 pages The report explores the link between trafficking in women and the violation of women's rights nine La Strada countries (Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Macedonia, Moldova, the Netherlands, Poland, more+
Cecilia Malmström, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs
- Trafficking in Human Beings for the Purpose of Organ Removal Dates: 21/11/2014 - 21/11/2014
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The 103-year-old Friendship Missionary Baptist Church — Parks is the church's oldest member — was damaged in the Jan. 30 tornado, which moved the structure off its foundation.
"The whole church shifted a little bit," Deacon Earl Wilkey Jr. said of the church located at the corner of Poplar Springs Road and Martin Luther King Drive in Adairsville. "It's unsafe to be in here."
On Thursday, Wilkey and his wife, Leola, were among those gathered as crews pulled heavy equipment onto the yard and began demolishing the 2,400-square-foot tabernacle.
Standing inside the vestibule, Wilkey points out the damage done in the storm, where the walls moved away from the ceiling, debris scattered about and, on the exterior, siding ripped off by the tornado. Although it rained for hours following the twister, Wilkey said the building's contents were salvaged.
"Only thing to see about now, when he first came, the inspector … we said there wasn't no damage to the furniture and stuff, the contents, but a few days later, I was down here and got to looking at the benches and we think they got a little moisture in them," he said.
The church received a payout from the insurance company, but the sum may not be large enough to replace the century-old house of worship.
Wilkey said the congregation is looking to rebuild, with plans calling for the addition of a porch, larger vestibule and baptism pool. The detached fellowship hall also was torn down Thursday and will be included in the new church.
"I told my wife the [blueprint] we are looking at is 43 [feet wide] and this is 40. This is 60 [feet] long," Wilkey said. "We are looking at 43 by 109, and that will be including the [fellowship hall]."
Adairsville Church of God Pastor Ken Coomer, whose church has been at the forefront of recovery efforts, said that volunteers will begin the process of constructing the new Friendship Missionary Baptist Church the week of March 13.
"March 13 through the 18th is the week we have designated that we have churches coming in and they are going to rebuild this church," Coomer said. "One of the main churches that's involved is a church called The Torch, which is from Habersham County. They called and said, 'We want to do a project,' so this is going to be their project."
Under the leadership of Pastor Terry Hambrick, Wilkey, who joined in 1986, said the church has about 15 active members, roughly half the number on the rolls.
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"This is the oldest continuing African-American congregation in our town, and so the churches have decided this is going to be one of their projects," Coomer said. "We are going to make sure that, when it's all said and done, this congregation continues."


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(Here is A New Stove at Chez Kalyn Part Two (Tile, Hood, Pan Racks, and Hardware if you want to see the finished installation of the stove.)
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Friday Night Photos: A New Stove at Chez Kalyn (Part One)
(Here is A New Stove at Chez Kalyn Part Two (Tile, Hood, Pan Racks, and Hardware if you want to see the finished installation of the stove.)
43 comments:
- Peter M said...
The stove - she's a beauty!
- February 19, 2010 at 5:09 PM
- Daisy said...
Beautiful! The stars are gorgeous, and the simmer setting? let's just say I'm rather envious.
- February 19, 2010 at 5:27 PM
- Amy Sherman said...
Your stove looks awesome! I am super jealous.
- February 19, 2010 at 5:33 PM
- CherylK said...
That's a pretty jazzy looking stove, Kalyn. I've never seen star shaped burners but they're very cool and make so much sense. I have a gas (propane) range with that type of stovetop and I love it. Love being able to drag or push a pot from one burner to the other.
- February 19, 2010 at 6:15 PM
- Cookin' Canuck said...
Look at that beauty! I hope you will get a lot of enjoyment after it. I am turning green with envy.
- February 19, 2010 at 6:27 PM
- Maura said...
What a gorgeous stovetop, Kalyn! Love the stars -- and so practical too. Now you'll be able to make larger casseroles and other dishes inside the oven instead of being confined to your faithful toaster oven. Congratulations on your newest baby. Wishing you and your family many happy, delicious and healthy meals to come!
Maura in Charlotte, NC
- February 19, 2010 at 7:43 PM
- Pam said...
I am in serious stove lust.
- February 19, 2010 at 8:05 PM
- Katie said...
I'm extremely jealous! I'm planning to buy a house in the next year or so, and I'm secretly hoping that the kitchen will need to be remodeled so that I can splurge on a fancy stove like this one :)
- February 19, 2010 at 11:49 PM
- Izzy said...
So. SEXY!! Love it. :)
- February 20, 2010 at 3:42 AM
- Nupur said...
What a beautiful shiny stove!! And I love the star shaped burner!
- February 20, 2010 at 4:25 AM
LOVE THE STOVE! I want one!
- February 20, 2010 at 6:05 AM
- The Italian Dish said...
What is it about stovetops that I love so much? What a nice design and what fun to get a new one. Happy cooking.
- February 20, 2010 at 6:09 AM
- katrina said...
What a beautiful stove! Practical, too - that simmer feature sounds perfect. Nothing more annoying than having the burners flicker out when you turn down the heat. Happy cooking!
- February 20, 2010 at 6:23 AM
- CJ said...
Those burners....and six of them too!
So happy yo're enjoying treated yourself to the new stove. Awesome.
- February 20, 2010 at 7:19 AM
- Carrie said...
Gorgeous! I wish I used mine enough to justify one of these!! LOL!
- February 20, 2010 at 7:48 AM
This is a gorgeous addition to your home, Kalyn. Wowsers! I didn't think the "stripes" from the chair reflected at all poorly on your photography or on the stove. It just shows how clean and shiny it is.
I have stove envy. Enjoy it.
- February 20, 2010 at 8:25 AM
- Kalyn said...
Thanks everyone for new stove wishes! I can tell there will be a lot of dinners at home for the next few months. I'll show the finished results when the contractors get done. I was so happy that the same contractor who did my house renovations agreed to oversee the stove installation. They're going to do a beautiful job integrating it into what I already have in the kitchen.
- February 20, 2010 at 8:56 AM
- Kim In Texas said...
Oh Wow! I definitely have stove envy! I've never seen the stars before. I love the simmer setting. Very very nice!
- February 20, 2010 at 10:11 AM
- Anu Sarkar said...
I got a Thermador 3 months back...my only complain,cleaning around the stars is not easy.If you find something that works to clean the insides of the stars, I would love to hear about it. Congratulations on your new stove and kitchen.
- February 20, 2010 at 10:40 AM
- Snowiye said...
Gorgeous! I've never seen star-shaped burners before, very innovative indeed (to me anyway)! I cook with electric stovetop at home since it came with the house and there is probably no gas line running into the kitchen. I definitely know to look for a gas-lined kitchen when we upgrade to our next house!
- February 20, 2010 at 11:07 AM
- marcia said...
Nicely done. Is that the hideaway vent I see on the back of the stove? Or is that the vent but it's not hideaway? We reno'd a year ago and put in the GE Cafe series appliances (look professional series but at non-pro price plus the oven is electric convection with the gas top). We're pretty happy with it and I use the middle griddle every weekend (ww pancakes of course).
- February 20, 2010 at 11:27 AM
- Karina Allrich said...
I love the design of the star shaped burners- makes so much sense! Beautiful stove, Kalyn. Can't wait to see all the goodies you'll create with it. xox
- February 20, 2010 at 2:40 PM
- Janet said...
I too am filled with stove envy. My condo development has no gas or I would run out and buy one tomorrow, just on your research. One thing though, I was taught never to store spices in the light or near a stove. Maybe having to move your spices is a good thing? Or maybe you use them up so quickly it doesn't make a difference.
- February 20, 2010 at 4:32 PM
- Rachel said...
I love your new stove. I have a flat surface stove and have been craving a gas stove for a few years. I actually had my money saved, but then bought some living room furniture. So, back to saving for the stove. You have reminded me of my goal.
- February 20, 2010 at 4:48 PM
- Kalyn said...
I'm on vacation but I'll answer stove questions in a later post. Hood to vent stove is not installed yet.
- February 20, 2010 at 5:21 PM
- Kevin said...
I envy you the stove, mine's giving out. I keep my most-used spices in a drawer an arms reach away from the stove and in California I had two dedicated spice drawers, which put 50% of my herbs and spices in easy reach and conveniently organized.
- February 21, 2010 at 8:53 AM
- Maria said...
The stove is beautiful! Enjoy!
- February 21, 2010 at 8:45 PM
- Wandering Chopsticks said...
Ooh, I have such stove envy! My stove is so old that it literally can't boil water. I just have to be patient when cooking.
- February 21, 2010 at 8:58 PM
- Sam said...
It's beautiful - a stove fit for a blogging queen. Congratulations, Kalyn.
- February 21, 2010 at 8:59 PM
- Pam said...
Wow it looks great Kalyn. I'll come see it in person later this week...
- February 21, 2010 at 9:39 PM
- Christine said...
The stove is amazingly beautiful. I always hope that I have a gas stove like this. Very good for stir-frying! ^0^
- February 21, 2010 at 9:40 PM
- Jane said...
Kaylyn, I am green with envy at your fantastic new stove!!! You are one lucky girl, I must say. Very, very nice!
Excellent choice!
- February 22, 2010 at 5:35 AM
- Kalyn said...
Thanks again everyone for nice thoughts about the stove. I'm not unhappy about moving my spices; they will go in a draw by the stove. I just have to figure out how to re-organize what's currently in that drawer! As for the cleaning, my stove has black porcelain under the burners, which is supposed to be easy to clean, but I guess I'll see how that goes.
- February 22, 2010 at 7:21 AM
Kalyn, she's gorgeous! And, I wanted to say that your house looks adorable and homey. From your FB & Twitter friend, Lu
- February 22, 2010 at 8:03 AM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
I love it, Kalyn! Makes you want to cook, doesn't it?
- February 22, 2010 at 10:03 AM
- Anne-Marie @ This Mama Cooks! said...
I'm not a fan of gas ovens. (Grew up with electric and that's what I'm comfortable with.) But that stove is gorgeous! Congrats on such a wonderful addition to your already cool kitchen.
- February 22, 2010 at 10:59 PM
Kalyn, I've had a six-burner Thermador gas cooktop (not the whole stove) for six years now and I can tell you that you will LOVE it as much as you think you will. With a family of 7 it gets used every day multiple times, and I have not had one bit of trouble with it. The star-shaped burners sold me too. Just in the last week or so I've noticed that one of the extra-low burners is having a bit of difficulty with the ignition, so I have to look into that, but I think that's a pretty quick fix. I love those extra-low burners and use them all the time when making soup, stew, or spaghetti sauce. Congratulations on your new purchase!
- February 23, 2010 at 4:40 PM
- Kalyn said...
Virginia, thanks; that's great to hear. I am already seriously infatuated with the stove!
- February 23, 2010 at 5:44 PM
- Rachel said...
Hey Kalyn, it was I commented on the one that says Rachel. I guess I was signed in to my daughter's account. I just wanted you to know that it was me, Shannan from West Bountiful! Love ya.
- February 23, 2010 at 5:56 PM
- Kalyn said...
Hey Shannan, thanks for telling me. I'm doing a bad job responding to these comments because I was in San Francisco when this post got published! Good luck saving for a gas stove. You'll love it!
- February 23, 2010 at 6:03 PM
- Alanna said...
Didn't realize you were using the counter oven because your big oven wasn't so reliable. I so see why you've fallen in love with your stove ...
- February 24, 2010 at 9:44 AM
- Kalyn said...
Alanna, I think it's been over two years since my oven was dependable. It needs a new thermostat, was worth fixing but I fell in love with the idea of a new stove that was all shiny and clean, plus powerful!
- February 24, 2010 at 10:00 AM
- Andrea said...
It's beautiful! I appreciate that you shared the details (burner shapes etc) of why you chose that stove, in terms of functionality vs. simple aesthetic appeal. Your new stove has plenty of both "to burn"!
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Activist parents can be grouped into two broad categories. The first consists of those whose lives are totally dedicated to fighting for their cause, often political, and whose children often seem to take second place to this. It is not uncommon in television pictures of political marches, rallies and demonstrations to see very tiny children toddling along beside their parents or carried on their shoulders, wearing badges and waving placards.
Having activist parents of this type can have contrasting effects on the offspring, turning them into either ardent supporters or cynical opponents of the cause. The journalist Connie Schultz tells of the time she was helping her husband campaign for the US Senate, and was helped by a young woman called Wendy who at 31 was a seasoned campaigner, being the child of activist parents. Wendy's childhood cat was named Sam after Sam Ervin. When she was six her parents took her out of school to attend the swearing-in ceremony for the State Governor. She took her report on the event to school the next day, and when she found her teacher was on strike, her parents took her to the picket line so she could present her report in person. Ms Schultz observes that Wendy's parents' activism ensured she was a dedicated and completely tireless campaigner to change the direction of the country.
On the other side, the famous British comedian Alexei Sayle tells how he grew up in Liverpool as the child of a railway worker and his wife who were active campaigners for the Communist Party. Whereas other children went on holidays to the seaside, his parents used their railway passes to spend every holiday in Eastern European communist countries. Other children got to see the movie Bambi which he really longed to see, but he was not allowed to, because Disney was a supporter of McCarthyism. Instead he was taken to see Eisenstein's Alexander Nevsky. Sayle nowadays is a cynical satirist of all political ideologies.
It is a controversial issue as to how far parents are justified in involving their children in their political activities, or indoctrinating them with their ideologies. Of course, from the parents' viewpoint, these values are the right ones, so they would be failing in their duty if they failed to pass them on to their children. However, some people feel that it robs the children of the chance to choose what they believe, or of having a balanced viewpoint.
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One of the saddest groups of activist parents consists of those who have lost their own children and campaign to prevent other children suffering the same fate. One example is Candy Lightner, who in 1980 founded Mothers Against Drink Driving (MADD), after her daughter was killed by a drunk driver. Another is the mother of Megan Kanka, who campaigned for Megan's Law after her daughter was murdered by a known child sex offender. There are very many similar campaigns on both sides of the Atlantic. Some critics claim that these campaigns are simply a way of trying to fill the huge hole in the mothers' lives in a meaningful way, but many other parents are grateful for their efforts.
Whereas the activist parents in the first category can often be quite outgoing and vociferous people, those in the second category are sometimes rather shy and retiring. They find themselves pushed into a leadership role, or the role of a spokesperson, simply because they feel very strongly about something, and nobody else is going to take on the job. The children of seriously active parents often have mixed feelings about their experience, with some feeling that they have been deprived of part of their childhood. It would certainly be very sad if nobody cared enough about anything to campaign about it. However, child rearing must not be allowed to take a back seat.


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I was fumbling around through a couple of lectures on the Mises website, and I ran into one of Robert Nozick's criticisms about Austrian economics. One of the things he deals with is how the Austrian concept of indifference is incompatible with the law of marginal utility. I read Block's reply to this, and personally, along with Block I find it "one of the most brilliant and creative criticisms that has ever been
levelled against any aspect of Austrian theory."
"the Austrian theorists need the notion of indifference to explain and mark off the notion of a commodity, and of a unit of a commodity. . . . Without the notion of indifference, and, hence, of an equivalence class of things, we cannot have the notion of a commodity, or of a unit of a commodity; without the notion of a unit ("an interchangeable unit") of a commodity, we have no way to state the law of (diminishing) marginal utility. (1977, pp. 370–71)"
Essentially Nozick is saying that the without the concept of indifference, Austrians can't say two means constitute the same good. Since Rothbard classifies goods as two things of "equal servicability", doesn't choosing one of the goods imply that you are either 1)indiferent about which one you choose, or 2)preferring one over the other, implying that one gives greater utility and that they are not the same good? If you reply to Nozick with 1, it means you are accepting indifference, and if you reply with 2, you are basically saying that there is no such thing as a good in economics, which would tear the entire Austrian edifice down.
My own fashioned reply to this is that classifying two means as the same "good" is to rank them on a value scale while preferring one of the same units of a good (A) to another (B) is to choose between them. For example, someone is making a sandwich and needs two loaves of bread (considering two loaves of bread as one good), and opens up the plastic containing the bread and picks two loaves from it. In his mind, since each two loaves of bread is one good, there are five interchangeable units of the good in the container. So he ranks the 1st unit of the good on the top of his value scale, right under the distutility of utilizing labor/time in taking the bread out, and then the other bread goods ranked under it, implying that he will only take one unit of the bread because he does not need the others since the effort/time is too much (in essence he's plain saving the rest, but that deals with time preference, which doesn't really pertain to the situation). Since the goods give equal servicability, he ranks them accordingly and in this particular situation he only needs one since the benefits are greater than the costs (he doesn't need any more sandwiches, so he ranks additional units of the bread lower since the servicability they provide to his specific ends get less and less).
But when he chooses the 1st unit of the good, he prefers unit of bread good A to the others (lets simply say the utility of choosing A was greater because it was on top of the others). In order for him to choose between the two goods, he must rank them in terms of utility (he can't be indifferent or else the Austrians would lose the argument) with bread good A providing a greater service of utility (its closer) to the other bread goods (it takes time to fish through the wrapper and get the others). Clearly he prefers one unit of bread to the other unit of bread, implying choice and two different levels of utility, but when he considers them the same good he ranks them according to their equal servicability as he is not choosing between units of the good.
Anyway, I'd be interested to hear other's people's replies. From looking at some of the Austrians who've replied to Nozick's conundrum, it seems to be a question they had to think about and reformulate the Austrian approach to counter. Most criticisms are responded by Austrians like "You don't understand this, and this is why...", whereas this is something that they actually had to think about because I don't think Mises or Rothbard ever considered Nozick's question.
That's like saying that I can't measure/analyze/introduce/ponder "my" distance to the Sun because my left eye lash may be couple of inches further/closer to the Sun than my right one.
Where is this paper and Block's reply?
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Austrians believe in the law of diminishing marginal utility?
>>Austrians believe in the law of diminishing marginal utility?
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That is, the first unit of consumption of a good or service yields more utility than the second and subsequent units.
One may ask 'what is the utility of all apples?' one may baulk at the question as being ridiculous. one then curtails oneself to asking sensible questions.. (one hopes [:)]). what is the value of this particular apple to this particular person ? This is taking a marginal approach.
Does a person value the '3rd' 'identical' apple they are given (in a 'batch of 3 apples' more or less than the 2nd?, than the 1st? well, they use the 3rd apple for the next highest preference, after that of the first and that of the second, so the services it renders are diminished in comparison to those apples that came 'logically' prior. of course given that each apple is perffectly servicable vis the others, each apple's marginal utility is diminished.
These are formal concepts since, if i give you a batch of apples the choice of which apple is assigned to serving the 1st highest valued end and of which apple should be the means to the 2nd apple services and which the 3rd is arbitrary....
Does a person value the '3rd' 'identical' apple they are given (in a 'batch of 3 apples' more or less than the 2nd?, than the 1st? well, they use the 3rd apple for the next highest preference, after that of the first and that of the second,
Forgive me for backpeddling onto the OP, but can't we reject this in some special situations? If i need to eat two sammiches a day to live, the first sammich I take does not give me life. But the second does, and is therefore the utility of the second action is so much higher than the first, despite them being identitcal goods.
I'm sure this will be rebutted easily... I'm just confused about definitions or something.
Try Joseph Salerno for some history and theory here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFe-PRKud5g
For anyone who was following my line of logic:
Water is super-abundant while diamonds are not; this is one reason why a diamond is so expensive while water is not. This also illustrates an important point about decision making. Instead of "setting priorities" and viewing things in terms of all-or-nothing decisions, we should look at trade-offs.
This line of reasoning neglects a crucial point: the fourth egg can only be used to bake a cake in the presence of the first three eggs. Since "marginal utility" is a concept that can only be applied to homogeneous units of a given supply, "one egg" is no longer the relevant unit of analysis. The homogeneity of units is determined by the set of wants that can be satisfied with a unit of a good; in this case, the relevant unit of analysis becomes "1 unit=a set of four eggs."
The astute reader will notice that the value scales listed above were listed according to the wants satisfied by the marginal unit of a given good, not by the good itself after the fashion of Rothbard in "Toward A Reconstruction." Our hero Joe didn't prefer the first egg to the second in and of itself; he preferred feeding his daughter to feeding his wife. If only one egg is available, he must choose between competing ends, and the end that satisfies him most is feeding his daughter.
Any replies or counters to Nozick's argument? He brings up a good point imo, its something Austrians never considered.
Hoppe and Block have both offered responses to Nozick
I actually feel the entire debate over indifference is much ado over nothing and pretty pointless, since it seems to be resulting from a confusion of means and ends. Only ends are actually exchanged through action and of course have unequal valuations attached to them. Means, which are valued relative to their perceived abillity to achieve ends may be unequal in this regard or equally serviceable toward achieving a particular end. I've made more elaborate notes just now on this subject, after mentioning it in my recent thread on marginal utility. In any case, to flesh out what I've concluded a bit more, here's my comment from that thread on this subject:
"I was thinking as soon as I made my post of a solution similar to the one you've sketched out, and instead of thinking of levels of utility, I simply thought of ends. I did so, because I see it as the way of resolving other similar puzzles, for instance Robert Nozick's confusion over an alleged contradiction in utility theory.
This is since what are actually exchanged are possible ends, not means. Action is a demonstration preference of one end over another, it is perfectly consistent therefore, that means are equally substitutable for one another in the actor's point of view, if they can produce the same ends to the same efficacy. Since the value of objects is ultimately evaluated by the subjective use value perceived by the individual, which may or not be dependent on their objective use value, it is therefore perfectly possible that 2 different means could be viwed as equally serviceable for the execution of an end, just like we reason 2 of the same means probably will be seen in such a way(though they may not be). It doesn't follow from this however, that action is a demonstration of indifference, since it is still a demonstration of preference over alternative ends."
I was thinking of writing a comment paper on the debate between Block, Hoppe and recently Ben O'Neill, I was partly dissuaded however, since I thought the journal editors might be a bit offended at me making a one paragraph submission to what has consumed the authors in such a lengthy debate. The neoclassicals still fail to justify indifference curves since properly understood man acts to achieve more highly valued ends, whether or not he perceives A and B as equally valuable and serviceable in their abillity to achieve the marginal end. It does not follow from this however, that already having A and applying it to the marginal end, that the man would commit action to exchange A for B, since he would not change his situation, and would not achieve anything, and would of course expend effort to actually make the trade, though that's besides the point. So therefore, I think the Nozick-Caplan objection on this part of Austrian theory is toothless.
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Diabetes is usually a lifelong (chronic) disease in which there is a high level of sugar in the blood.
Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas to control blood sugar. Diabetes can be caused by too little insulin, resistance to insulin, or both.
To understand diabetes, it is important to first understand the normal process by which food is broken down and used by the body for energy. Several things happen when food is digested:
People with diabetes have high blood sugar because their body cannot move sugar into fat, liver, and muscle cells to be stored for energy. This is because either:
There are two major types of diabetes. The causes and risk factors are different for each type:
Gestational diabetes
is high blood sugar that develops at any time during pregnancy in a woman who does not have diabetes.
Diabetes affects more than 20 million Americans. Over 40 million Americans have pre-diabetes (which often develops before type 2 diabetes). If your parent, brother or sister has diabetes, you may be more likely to develop diabetes.
High blood sugar level can cause several symptoms, including:
Because type 2 diabetes develops slowly, some people with high blood sugar have no symptoms.
Symptoms of type 1 diabetes develop over a short period. People may be very sick by the time they are diagnosed.
After many years, diabetes can lead to other serious problems. These problems are known as diabetes complications and include:
A urine analysis
may show high blood sugar. But a urine test alone does not diagnose diabetes.
Your health care provider may suspect that you have diabetes if your blood sugar level is higher than 200 mg/dL. To confirm the diagnosis, one or more of the following tests must be done.
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Screening for type 2 diabetes in people who have no symptoms is recommended for:
With type 2 diabetes, the disease may be reversed with lifestyle changes, especially losing weight through exercising and eating healthier foods. Also, some cases of type 2 diabetes can be improved with weight-loss surgery.
There is no cure for type 1 diabetes.
Treating both type 1 diabetes
and type 2 diabetes
involves medicines, diet, and exercise to control blood sugar level.
Getting better control over your blood sugar, cholesterol, and blood pressure levels helps reduce the risk of kidney disease, eye disease, nervous system disease, heart attack, and stroke.
To prevent diabetes complications, visit your health care provider at least two to four times a year. Talk about any problems you are having. Follow your health care provider's instructions on managing your diabetes.
American Diabetes Association | www.diabetes.org
Defeat Diabetes Foundation | www.defeatdiabetes.org
Joslin Diabetes Center | www.joslin.org
Keeping an ideal body weight and an active lifestyle may prevent type 2 diabetes.
Type 1 diabetes can not be prevented.
Alemzadeh R, Ali O. Diabetes mellitus. In: Kliegman RM, ed. Kliegman: Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 583.
Amorosa LF, Lee EJ, Swee DE. Diabetes mellitus. In: Rakel RE, Rakel DP, eds. Textbook of Family Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 34.
American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes -- 2013. Diabetes Care. 2013; Jan;33 Suppl 1:S11-S61.
Eisenbarth GS, Polonsky KS, Buse JB. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. In: Kronenberg HM, Melmed S, Polonsky KS, Larsen PR. Kronenberg: Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 11th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 31.
Brent Wisse, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Nutrition, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Bethanne Black, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.
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The recent rise of smartphones and tablets has opened up the doors for new ways we can use technology in our day-to-day lives. From reading news to playing games, it seems that we suddenly have a lot more options and a lot more flexibility.
Medicine has leveraged these advances to make tools and utilities that can take advantage of the new market, where a computer and more importantly the software that is on it has become portable.
Nearing the start of my clinical years, I present to you my list of phone and tablet apps that I currently use or have used in the past that I feel will continue to be useful for any medical student.
Disclaimer: The following apps are all available for iOS. Availability online, on Android, Blackberry, or any other operating system may vary depending on the author of the respective programs.


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Grammy Award winning singer John Legend is the headline draw for the opening of a new Obama-Biden campaign office in Over-the-Rhine early Thursday evening.
Legend, a native of Springfield, Ohio, is expected to be at the new office at 1130 Main Street at 6:30 p.m.
The politically-active Legend, who has won nine Grammy Awards, is the son of a worker at an auto manufacturing plant and is expected to talk to the crowd about President Obama's bailout of the auto industry, which the campaign argues saved thousands of jobs in Ohio.
Ohio Sen. Rob Portman won't be the vice presidential candidate nominated at next week's Republican National Convention in Tampa, but he will be one of the opening acts Wednesday for the man who is to be number two on the GOP ticket, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan.
Portman is scheduled to speak to the convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa Wednesday night, during prime time, and just after former Florida governor Jeb Bush.
Following Portman to the podium will be Columbus business owner Steve Cohen of Screen Machine Industries.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich - who has been no stranger to controversy in his year and a half in office - seems to be gaining popularity with voters, according to a new poll released this week.
Public Policy Polling, a North Carolina Democrat polling firm, released a poll of Ohio voters Wednesday showing that 41 percent approve of Kasich's job performance, while another 41 percent disapprove.
The two members of the Hamilton County board of commissioners who are up for re-election this year – Republican Greg Hartmann and Democrat Todd Portune – will have no major party opponents in the Nov. 6 election.
Leaders of both major political parties said giving the commissioners a free ride was not part of a deal. Four years ago, both Portune and Hartmann faced weak opponents who had little or no party backing.
The two political parties tried and failed to come up with county commission candidates by Monday's 4 p.m. deadline.
Here's a video of the author of the Washington Post's "The Fix," political writer Chris Cillizza on the upside and downside of picking Sen. Rob Portman as Mitt Romney's running mate. On the plus side, Cillizza says the Terrace Park Republican's strength "is his reliability….he could step in and do the job on day one." His liability?


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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Somewhere around two percent of voters are ostensibly still undecided about who they'll be voting for in the Presidential election. These people are often ridiculed, because it's easy to make fun of a small minority, but many voters (including myself) are balancing competing interests and also trying to make conclusions about a candidate's true intentions, which are always masked by a degree of political doublespeak.
In general, I'm disappointed by the tone of the political conversation this year, which is too rarely about policy and too often mean-spirited. Nobody running for President wants to destroy America. Nobody is evil.
The policy positions aren't even that different: In the end, the purportedly "pro-rich" Romney wants the top marginal tax rate to be 28%; the purportedly "anti-rich" Obama wants it to be 39%. That may seem like a huge difference, but it really isn't: In 1962, the top marginal income tax rate was 90%. In 1986, it was 50%.
I'm not going to give you a quiz that will tell you who to vote for; these already exist. Instead, I'm going to share what matters to me, and how I decided to vote to re-elect President Obama. This is a partisan attempt to convince you to vote for my guy, and I'm not going to pretend otherwise, but it comes from a true independent who has voted for many Republicans for state and national offices in the past (and will vote for a couple this year).
Here are the issues that matter to me:
1. The Economy: The Deficit. We can't continue to take on debt without risking the long term financial health of the United States, but it's really important to note that almost all of our current debt is extremely cheap, because interest rates are on T-Bills and the like are very low. So our current debt poses no risk to the American economy. (Here's a further explanation.) But debt could become more expensive in the future, which could be a big problem. Both candidates for President have plans to reduce the deficit: Romney wants to cut spending and end some tax credits and deductions while also cutting overall income tax rates by 20%; Obama wants to cut spending and raise taxes, primarily by rolling back the Bush-era tax cuts on income over $250,000 a year. (Obama also wants to raise the capital gains tax modestly, from 15% to 20%, but this will never happen with a Republican congress.)
It's not clear whose plan would cut the deficit more, because Romney hasn't said which deductions he'd eliminate, and neither has really outlined what kind of spending they would cut, except for rhetorical stuff that isn't very expensive (like federal funding for public broadcasting).
But to me, Obama's plan is a lot more balanced and measured. It also incorporates a lot of Republican ideas, especially in restructuring Medicare costs to make them more sustainable, and if Obama is re-elected, the Grand Bargain that will need to be struck on deficit reduction will probably focus on spending cuts while also rolling back the Bush-era tax cuts on income over $250,000. I think Romney's plan is just disingenuous; you don't cut deficits by cutting taxes. You may spur economic growth (as we saw in the Reagan years), but you'll never see surpluses that will allow us to better manage our debt (as we saw in the Clinton years). I think the current economic climate calls for a Clinton-esque response rather than a Reagan-esque response.
Some will say that President Obama shouldn't be trusted with the deficit after growing it so much the past four years. But deficits are supposed to grow during recessions, and even during recoveries. (Indeed, that's one of the reasons our debt is currently so cheap.) The deficit should shrink during times of economic expansion, which I expect the next four years will be no matter who is President.
2. The Economy: Jobs. Here's my honest opinion: Presidents don't create many private-sector jobs. It's true that regulation stymies some growth that might lead to more employment, but it's equally true that inadequate regulation can hurt the job market in the long run (as we saw with the banking collapse of 2008). I share a lot of Romney's pro-business worldview, but most facilitating of private-sector job creation happens in local government, not on the federal side. (If Romney were running for governor of Indiana against Obama, I'd have a harder time making up my mind.)
3. The Supreme Court. The next presidential term will likely see one or two Supreme Court appointments, and while all the ink will be spilled about abortion rights and marriage (both very important issues), the biggest question facing the court to me is about the role that corporations play in our country and whether they should be treated as people under the law. Romney has implied he is likely to look to conservative justices who believe in corporate personhood; Obama has shown that he is likely to appoint judges (whom to me seem centrist but to conservatives seem liberal) who argue against corporate personhood. This is a defining issue of our time, and I don't think corporations should have the same set of rights as individuals, so this is a big push toward Obama for me.
4. Foreign policy. This is pretty simple: Governor Romney wants to increase defense spending at a time when I don't think it needs to be increased. I think the Afghan War has been poorly managed under Obama, but it was also poorly managed before. Vitally, he brought an end to the Iraq War (although again, we were put on that road by the Bush administration).
My biggest foreign policy concern is that Governor Romney has advocated for more intervention in Syria and Iran. I don't think the US should act unilaterally anymore on the world stage. I also don't want to see us return to the aggressive and hawkish rhetoric of the Bush era. We can't afford it, and it doesn't make us stronger.
5. Social issues. I believe in marriage equality and abortion rights, which line up with the President's positions better than Governor Romney's.
So that's how I decided. A lot of people are going to choose differently, and that's okay. I think President Obama is a better choice at this historical moment, but I don't think Governor Romney is evil or even that he'd be a bad President. In short, I don't blame you for being undecided. Thanks for reading.
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I love it when dairy farmers ask me questions. Sometimes they ask the right questions and sometimes there are questions they should be asking me. As a veterinarian, it is difficult to sometimes point out things to a farmer about their operation. Sometimes there are lots of things we need to address and we need to do a few steps at a time. As a business owner, I ask questions about how I can improve my business. I ask various people these questions — employees, farmers, consultants, and other veterinarians.
So, what are the questions you should be asking your veterinarian?
What is the No. 1 bottleneck on my farm?
You might view your veterinarian as someone who just palpates or ultrasounds cows for pregnancy, or perhaps he or she is the person who treats sick cows or designs treatment protocols. But he is the one person who can be involved in all facets of your dairy operation. He can be involved with and have expertise with heifer-raising, milk quality, reproduction, health, nutrition, and cow comfort. I know the answer to this question for every one of my clients' dairy operations, but very few have point-blank asked me this question. If we cannot remove the No. 1 bottleneck on the farm, everything else we are doing is not maximizing its potential return. You might have a different answer than your veterinarian, but you should consider what his/her answer is to this question. Once we identify what that bottleneck is on the farm, the next step is to take action to correct this bottleneck. Sometimes this is a big step —either in terms of management, labor or facilities. However, removing the No. 1 bottleneck on a farm is one of the most important areas to address in evaluating your operation.
How can I reduce my treatment costs and improve effectiveness of treatments for sick animals on my farm?
I think one of the biggest impacts a veterinarian can have on ANY size farm is evaluating your treatment protocols. It is very common for a veterinarian to see wasted drug costs due to inappropriate treatments or misdiagnosis. Ask your veterinarian to review your treatment protocols and to review your treatment records. Evaluate your drug inventory and compare it to the number of fresh animals over a given time period. If you do not keep treatment records, it is very difficult to thoroughly evaluate the effectiveness and cost efficiency of your treatments.
What should I be using my veterinarian for and what should I not be using my veterinarian for on my dairy?


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PERRY, NY… Labor Day weekend saw sunny skies and perfect racing conditions welcomed the fans to the Bullring for the annual SST 100 for Modifieds. Also on the card were the TQ Midgets, SST Super Stocks and 4 Cylinders, a concert by Billy D. and a 5000-penny pickup presented by the Bank of Castile. At the conclusion of Sunday night's events, the fans were treated to a Labor Day fireworks show.
Andy Jankowiak picked up the victory in the Labor Day 100 for the mighty SST Modifieds. He used tire strategy along with track position to get around Joe Evans on lap 23 and led the remaining 77 laps for the popular win. Jeff Patton and Jerry Gradl Jr led the strong field for the start of the 100-lap affair and the first lap wasn't even completed when Dan Hoag slapped the front straightaway wall ending his night early. The yellows would continue to fly soon after with Sherri Hogan dropping fluid on the speedway and then on the following lap Patton slapped the back stretch wall causing the caution.
Perry NY., WCIS fans and drivers alike enjoyed a Friday night without Mother Nature's wrath. The nights events where presented by NAPA Auto Parts and included the popular Smash-N-Crash series, which was a big hit with the fans once again as they watch Junkyard Soccer after the final SST Modified feature.
Steve Fuchs #0 started on the pole after winning his first heat race at Wyoming county Int'l Speedway, next to Fuchs was Mike Bliss #72. Green flag is out and Fuchs takes the early lead over Bliss, as they race out of turn two John Barber #01 and Patrick Emerling #03 split Bliss and they are three wide out of turn two heading down the backstretch. Barber in second with Emerling in third and they waste no time catching Fuchs on lap-5 Barber drops to the inside of Fuchs down the back stretch and makes the pass. Fuchs in second Emerling in third, Mike Bliss in forth now find himself in a battle as their three wide behind Bliss down the back stretch, Joe Evans, Dick Kluth and Don King stay three wide down the backstretch through turns three and four. King would have to back out the throttle in turn four to avoid wrecking into the wall. Emerling makes the pass on Fuchs for second Scott Reece and Joe Evens pass Fuchs and are now battling door to door for third. Barber has a 5-car lead on the field at the white flag. John Barber with a great run takes the checkers and his 9th SST Modified feature win in 2009, in second is Patrick Emerling and crossing the stripe in third is Scott Reece. Joe Evans hits the wall in turn 4 on the final lap as the field takes the checkered flag.
PERRY, NY… Wyoming County International Speedway celebrated their 50th Season of Stock Car Auto Racing on the 1/3rd mile Bullring on Friday night. WCIS celebrated with having the stars from yesterday remembering the past and the current drivers embracing the future of racing in Western New York.
John Barber picked up his seventh win on the season in the 30 Lap feature for the SST Modifieds. Barber started fifth and took control early on, getting up front, and putting this race in cruise control in route to the popular win for the Bliss, NY pilot. Ed Weber and Dan Hoag led the field of open-wheelers to the green flag with Weber getting the early advantage. He would be the leader until a spin by Joe Evans brought out the caution. After the restart, Weber would lead until the 4w machine got loose therefore handing the lead over to Barber. A Mike Bliss spin on lap 17 bunched the field up one final time but Barber was too strong in pulling away from Patrick Emerling and Jon Price in picking up his 7th win on the season. Emerling would come home second followed by Price, Joe Evans and Russ Gian.
SST Modifieds: JOHN BARBER, Patrick Emerling, Jonathan Price, Joe Evans, Russ Gian, Dick Kluth, Tim Hoegel, Ed Weber, Mike Bliss (DNF), Ed Schueler (DNF), Steve Fuchs, Dan Hoag (DNF) and Greg Utberg (DNF) Heat Winners: Ed Weber and Patrick Emerling
Point's leader Brian Gordon picked up his third win on the season in the 25-lap event for the SST Super Stocks feature event. Brian Gleason and Mike Chenaille led the Supers to green with Gleason getting the lead. The East Concord resident took control of the event and pulled away from the rest of the field. However, the 2008 track champion Brian Gordon had other ideas as he passed Gleason after a mid race caution and led the remaining lap in route to the win. Bobby Lippa Jr came up through the field to come home second followed by Gleason, Chenaille and Jeremy Gray completing the top five.
SST Super Stocks: BRIAN GORDON, Bobby Lippa Jr, Brian Gleason, Mike Chenaille, Jeremy Gray, Duane Evans, Bill Levee, Brad Collings, Lexi Wilson (DNF), Josh Schosek (DNS)Heat Winners: Brian Gleason and Bobby Lippa Jr
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