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Student Summer Research about Russian-speaking Immigrant Communities in Oregon
May 16, 2013
As part of Professor Osipovich's Mellon summer research grant, two students of Russian, Vicky Radenkova (IA major/Russian minor, '14) and David Salkowski (Music major/Russian minor, '14), have been hired to assist her in investigating the history of Russian-speaking immigrant communities in Oregon from the early 20th century to the present.
The students' major research objective is to collect and evaluate primary and secondary sources related to the history and social, ethnic, and cultural composition of the Russian-speaking diaspora in Oregon. They will then make this knowledge available to the public by creating a website featuring information and resources about these immigrant communities. The Russian Program plans to launch the web site in the fall of 2013.


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Robin Peterson routed the top order as Group B leaders South Africa added to England's World Cup woes by dismissing their old rivals for just 171 at the Chidamabaram Stadium on Sunday.
Peterson took a career-best three for 22, including two in the first over of the match to get rid of England openers Andrew Strauss and Kevin Pietersen.
Leg-spinner Imran Tahir finished with four for 38 as South Africa belied their reputation for being overly reliant on fast bowling.
England, who badly wanted to win against the Proteas to get their quest for a quarter-final place back on track following their shock defeat by Ireland, lost their last six wickets for 37 runs.
And when Graeme Swann was last man out, there were still 26 balls of the innings left.
The unheralded Peterson dismissed Ian Bell to reduce England to 15 for three.
Ravi Bopara, recalled in place of the dropped Paul Collingwood, top-scored with 60 before he was lbw to fast bowler Morne Morkel.
Together with South Africa-born Jonathan Trott (52) he shared a fourth-wicket partnership of 99 in 25 overs.
No other England batsman made more than Swann's 16.
Peterson said he was "pretty confident" South Africa could overhaul England's total.
"I thought it (the pitch) would be quite nice and come onto the bat and I thought I'd need to change my pace a little bit more but it worked out nicely," he added.
England captain Strauss, who won the toss, fell for a three-ball nought when he lofted Pietersen only to be well caught by AB de Villiers, running in from deep midwicket.
South Africa-born Pietersen has a history of getting out to left-arm spinners and, off the last ball of the over, he pushed forward to Peterson and Jacques Kallis made no mistake with the ankle-high slip catch.
Peterson's sensational start continued when he dived to catch Bell (five) off his own bowling.
The spinner, whose best figures in his previous 42 one-day international career were three for 42, had taken three wickets for three runs in 16 balls.
Trott was caught and bowled by a diving Tahir to leave England 114 for four in the 30th over.
Bopara, who equalled his one-day best of 60 against India at Kanpur in 2008, was out to a Morkel ball that kept low.
Peterson treble leaves England in a spin
Robin Peterson routed the top order as Group B leaders South Africa added to England's World Cup woes by dismissing their old rivals for just 171 at the Chidamabaram Stadium on Sunday.


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Joined the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries in 1977 and received an MBA from the Yale School of Management in 1984. While at the ministry, served as deputy director in charge of North America area fisheries; first secretary in the embassy of Japan to Italy and alternate permanent representative of Japan to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); deputy director in charge of whaling; director and counselor for international negotiations; director of the Resource and Environment Division; and executive director of the Fisheries Research Agency. Was also a member of bilateral talks with the United States over North Pacific salmon fisheries; chair of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission; member of the delegation to the international litigation on the southern bluefin tuna dispute at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea of the United Nations and the UNCLOS Arbitrary Tribunal; and chair of the FAO Fisheries Committee. Retired from the ministry in 2007 and became a professor (and later visiting professor) at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies of Japan and visiting research professor at the Asian Growth Research Institute. Received his PhD in agriculture and life sciences from the University of Tokyo in 2004, and was an expert member of the Cabinet Office's Regulatory Council and Administrative Renewal Council.
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- Discovering Whales around Tokyo Bay (Japan Times, 2005).
- The History and Science of Whales (Japan Times, 2004).
- Whales and the Japanese: How We Have Come to Live in Harmony with the Bounty of the Sea (Institute of Cetacean Research, 2003).


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The Fransk Hack Dog is a Frankenstein meal that many will fear as much as they did (and still do) his monster in the chilling story by Mary Shelley. Not only does it too look monstrous, it also looks like a big stomachache and, quite possibly, a mild heart attack away from a night in a hospital. Yet people won't be able to suppress their watering mouths when it comes to the Fransk Hack Dog.
Created by German food blog Fat and Tasty, the Fransk Hack Dog is comprised of three main parts. The heart of the mammoth meal is a classic hot dog and bun. That is then wrapped in a sausage, which is further encased in a lattice of bacon, tomato paste and Gouda cheese.
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The Fransk Hack Dog by Fat and Tasty Boasts Three Layers of Meat
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References: fatandtasty.de & neatorama
References: fatandtasty.de & neatorama


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What is the semiclassical limit of non-Hermitian time evolution ?
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In recent work with E.M. Graefe we studied the semiclassical limit of non-Hermitian time evolution using coherent states and found that, contrary to what one would expect, the classical dynamics which emerges is not the complexified Hamiltonian one. Instead a combination between a Hamiltonian and a gradient vector field governs the dynamics. In this talk we will describe the geometry underlying the semicalssical limit and illustrate it with some examples.
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Gracie works as the Midwest Deputy Regional Director for Ready for Hillary, a national grassroots organization encouraging Hillary Clinton to run for President. At RFH, she manages volunteer teams, conducts trainings, and engages voters on a variety of platforms. She has always had a strong interest in issue advocacy and became interested in politics at an early age. From spending her spring breaks visiting her Dad in the Iowa House of Representatives to knocking on doors for legislative campaigns in middle schools, politics has always been a constant in Gracie's life.
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Eric Bridges, Review Assistant II, Telligen
I was born in Virginia, raised in Puerto Rico and Florida, and finally landed in Iowa. I have been working in various jobs through high school, college, and professional career; everything from news casting to healthcare. I graduated from Oskaloosa High School then received my BA from Central College in theatre. This is where I accomplished one of my greatest achievements, directing "The Laramie Project" as my senior thesis. Along with that, we did several events to promote different aspects of LGBT life in Iowa.
Just like Transformers, 'there is more than meets the eye' when it comes to me, I enjoy comic books, reading, writing, video, and more. I am very excited to be participating in NLC and can't wait to change the world.
Reed Clayton, Graduate Assistant, Iowa State University
Reed Clayton is a native son of Iowa having been raised in Brooklyn, educated in Ames,
and resided in Des Moines. He is currently a graduate student in Political Science at Iowa State University where he has also earned Bachelor's degrees in Business and Political Science. His studies have focused on the interaction of politics and economics, and the subsequent distributional implications regarding wealth, power, and political voice.
After spending the early years of his professional career in marketing and finance, Reed aspires to take a more public interest-oriented path in the future. In his free time, Reed enjoys riding his bicycle, experiencing new things through travel and food, and vigorous discussion and laughter with family and friends.
Caroline Dvorsky
A lifelong Iowan, Caroline recently graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in Political Science and International Studies. During her time at the University of Iowa, Caroline was involved in numerous organizations and was an active member of the Iowa City community. In 2010, she completed an internship in Senator Tom Harkin's Des Moines office where she focused on constituent services, including authoring more than 100 constituent correspondences and traveling to multiple Iowa towns as part of the mobile outreach tour. Caroline also had the opportunity to study abroad in London and complete an internship in the United Kingdom House of Commons. Working with Member of Parliament Bridget Phillipson, Caroline researched legislative issues including a large focus on issues of domestic violence and policing. Additionally at the U of I, Caroline was involved in Student Government, University Democrats, Women's Resource and Action Center and was a four-year member of the Hawkeye Marching Band.
Caroline recently completed the George Washington Carver internship at the World Food Prize Foundation, where she worked on the national expansion of youth programming. Additionally, Caroline finished a 6 month position at the Iowa International Center working as a Program Associate in the interpretation and translation department.
Nathan Erickson, Human Resources Assistant, Primary Health Care
Originally from eastern Iowa, Nathan moved to Des Moines in 2009 to study at Drake University. Throughout college, Nathan cheered for many Drake sports teams and explored more than a few career paths, including an internship with the Bruce Braley for Senate campaign. He fell in love with the up and coming Des Moines area, and decided to call it home. Before and after graduating in 2013 with a degree in Marketing and Human Resources, he developed skills in his role as a community organizer with the League of Conservation Voters. Nathan worked to build relationships with neighbors, community activist groups, and prominent stake holders throughout central, while managing a team of interns and volunteers on Drake University's campus.
Recently, Nathan has begun a new position as a Human Resources Assistant with Primary Health Care, a non profit community health center dedicated to serving the medically insured, uninsured and under-insured with their health care needs. In his free time, Nathan enjoys volunteering with Oxfam America, reading, biking, traveling, and spending quality time with friends.
Michelle Grau, Attorney, Iowa Department of Administrative Services
Michelle Grau is a Labor Relations Attorney with the Iowa Department of Administrative Services. She is an Iowa native with a passion for public service. She holds a Juris Doctor Degree and Master of Business Administration Degree from Drake University. While in her tenure at Drake, Michelle was involved in activities both within and outside of the law school community. She has served in various student organizations and as the Student Bar Association President. Michelle has previously held clerkships at Baer Law Office, the Polk County Attorney's Office, Iowa State Public Defender's Office, and Polk County District Court. Before attending law school, she interned at the Iowa Attorney General's Office, and has worked as an Associate in the Executive Office of the President. She has also interned in the Office of Vice President as part of the White House Internship Program.
Michelle is a graduate of Iowa State University where she majored in Business Management and International Business with a Spanish minor. She has enriched her major in International Business by participating in two study abroad programs in Ireland and Spain. While at Iowa State University, Michelle interned at Manpower in Ames and also interned in the Iowa Governor's Office. Michelle has served as a Cyclone Aide and Cyclone Aide Advisor at Iowa State University. As a Cyclone Aide Advisor, she led a team of thirty Cyclone Aides and ten student leaders to promote Iowa State University to incoming and prospective students. Michelle participates in Junior League of Des Moines and enjoys volunteering in the community. Michelle has enjoyed growing personally and professionally and is looking forward to what the future holds.
Caroline Jones, Owner, Caroline Jones Social Media Development, LLC
Caroline Jones is a social media consultant with several years experience managing social media strategy for local and national industry leading brands and businesses. She is currently serving her second year as President of Social Media Club Des Moines for the 2014-2015 term. She has led and developed local chapter growth within the international organization providing education, resources, and networking opportunities for thousands of social media professionals in the Des Moines area. In August 2014, Social Media Club Des Moines hosted the first inaugural #Hashie Awards, recognizing and celebrating professional and student excellence for Iowa-based social media projects. In 2014, Caroline was nominated and accepted as a 2015 NLC Institute Fellow, for New Leaders Council Des Moines. She is looking forward to listening, learning, and absorbing as much as she can during the fellowship, and applying the insights and values learned for the next stages of growth in her career.
Before taking the leap to start her own business, Caroline Jones Social Media Development, LLC in December 2014, she previously held a lead social media strategist role at Happy Medium, a digital advertising agency in Des Moines, managing the digital presence for top Des Moines restaurants and food providers, a custom homebuilder, and numerous community-related events and projects. During Caroline's time at Happy Medium, the company was recognized in 2013 and 2014 as the Best Social Media Company in the Des Moines Business Record 'Best of Des Moines' survey, and many of her clients received top honors in their respective categories. While at Meredith Corporation, Caroline served as lead social media strategist for Better Homes and Gardens, while supporting 30+ top tier magazine brands, during a period of rapid change and uncertainty in the publishing industry. Caroline's involvement, in collaboration with the editorial, marketing and advertising sales teams, led to many national awards, accolades and recognition for the Better Homes and Gardens brand leading the way among their competitive set on Facebook, Pinterest, and strategies for social media engagement, reach, and traffic.
In her personal time, Caroline has served as a Big Sister for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa for four years, developing a close relationship with a young adolescent, who has become a lifelong friend. She has served for two years as a social media and public relations chair on the Governor and First Lady Branstad's Scare-Us-Hill Pumpkin Ball committee, to raise funds for ongoing restoration and repairs at the Historic Terrace Hill site. When not serving the Des Moines community, Caroline enjoys running with Max, her loyal German Shepherd, bicycling with her friends along the beautiful trails and bike-friendly roads in Des Moines, and expanding her yoga practice with Power Life Yoga. She can be found most happy when serving others, and unwinding with alone time in nature.
Natalie Koerber, Program Manager, State Public Policy Group
Natalie is a Program Manager at State Public Policy Group, a public policy and organizational consulting firm in West Des Moines. Through stakeholder engagement, outreach, education, and advocacy, she works to develop and implement programs and policy while supporting organizational development. This work is done across a wide array of policy areas, including workforce development and training, homelessness services, public health partnerships, and afterschool programming. An Iowa native from Cedar Rapids, Natalie grew up with a dedication to promoting gender equality, a passion for protecting the environment, and a voracious work ethic. She moved to Des Moines in 2006 when she began her undergraduate studies at Drake University, and graduated in 2010 with a BA in Law, Politics, and Society.
Natalie is currently a Master of Public Administration candidate at Drake University with an emphasis in public policy. Prior to joining State Public Policy Group, Natalie was the Legal & Public Policy Coordinator and later the Compliance Analyst at Planned Parenthood of the Heartland. She is a dedicated community activist, and volunteers for the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Iowa League of Conservation Voters, Iowa Democratic Party, Planned Parenthood Voters of Iowa, Des Moines Arts Festival, as well as several statewide political campaigns. In her spare time, Natalie loves playing with her dogs, Dugan and Gus, exploring the outdoors, and dismantling the patriarchy.
Ruth Lapointe, Clerk, Iowa State Capitol
I was born and raised in Mason City, Iowa. I majored in Philosophy at the University of Iowa. While I was in college in Iowa City I was a part of the Occupy Wall Street movement which ignited my interest in fighting for income equality. For the last 6 months I worked for the Democratic Party as a Field Organizer. I will be furthering my political knowledge and will start working at the Capitol as a clerk once the legislative session begins in January.
I have a passion for politics and hope to hold an elected office in the next 5 years. I see politics as a means to allocate resources to those who need them most. I believe strongly that our government has a duty to provide citizens with the basic needs to thrive. I believe that the interests of corporations are taking priority over the interests of a majority of people in this country and if I were elected I would use my position to reduce the power corporate interests have over individuals.
Travis Lloyd, Entrepreneur, Self Employed
Travis Lloyd is a professional speaker, author and performer. He is the founder of Changing Lives Entertainment, LLC and has delivered more than fifty keynotes at statewide, regional, and national events related to mental health services, child welfare, social services, and foster care advocacy. In addition, he is a registered nurse with experience in emergency departments, pediatrics, and as a mental health mobile crisis worker.
Travis earned his bachelor of science in nursing from Allen College in Iowa where he serves as a part time adjunct professor, and has also completed business courses at the University of Northern Iowa. Travis is the vice president of Our Fields of Hope Foundation and a stakeholder member to the Trauma Informed Care Project, a community collaborative effort based in Des Moines. He is a board member of Foster Care Alumni of America and the author of Overcoming Emotional Trauma: Life Beyond Survival Mode, as well as a contributing author to Fostering Hope For America and Parenting Adopted Adolescents: Understanding and Appreciating Their Journeys.
Vanessa Marcano-Kelly, Social Work Support Staff, Iowa Department of Human Services
Vanessa C. Marcano-Kelly is a native of Caracas, Venezuela, who has been living in Des Moines since 2012. Vanessa was a community organizer with Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement for nearly 3 years, empowering Latinos to fight for worker and immigrant rights. Vanessa led campaigns to fight wage theft, recovering thousands of dollars in wages with workers, and engaging hundreds across Iowa in the struggle for immigration reform.
Vanessa graduated with honors from South Dakota State University and is an alumna from the Latina Leadership Initiative of Greater Des Moines. She serves on the board of the Iowa Latino Center, the Iowa Programming Committee of the American Friends Service Committee, the advisory committee for Solidarity Microfinance, and is a student member of the Iowa Interpreters and Translators' Association. In 2014, Vanessa received the Iowa Latino Leadership Award from the Iowa chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). Vanessa currently works for the state of Iowa's Department of Human Services. She is also a freelance Spanish-English interpreter and translator seeking certification to interpret in Iowa courtrooms. Follow her blog at http://vanessacmarcano.com.
Patrick Rynard, Editor/Writer, IowaStartingLine.com
An Iowan by choice for the past eleven years, Patrick has worked on a multitude of Democratic Party campaigns throughout the state. After college he got his start on the Hillary Clinton campaign in Council Bluffs. For the past three campaign cycles he has mostly worked on state legislative campaigns, including Tony Bisignano's State Senate race, and as the field director for the Senate Democrats. For the 2016 Iowa presidential caucus, he will be operating a Democratic-leaning political blog called Iowa Starting Line.
Born in Kansas City, raised in Jefferson City, MO, Patrick is a long-time fan of the Kansas City Chiefs, and visits the Show Me State a few times a year. He chose to go to Drake University largely to get involved in the Iowa Caucus. While at college, he met his wife, Katie, who now works at Meredith. They live in West Des Moines with their long-haired daschund puppy, Franklin.
Jamie Stokka, Interactive Designer, Trilix
Jamie Stokka is an Interactive Designer at Trilix, a full-service marketing firm based out of Des Moines, IA.She has been in the advertising industry for four years, and counting. She is incredibly dedicated to her work, and contributes greatly to the success of her company and clients. She came into this industry by chance, and with a little elbow grease, and a lot of entrepreneurial spirit, took her peers by surprise and now works in a comfortable competitive position with a great company doing something she really loves, while leaving plenty of time and security to focus the rest of her attention on other things that matter to her.
Jamie spent the better part of her free time in 2014 welcoming foster dogs into her home through Hope Animal Rescue, only to be stopped in her tracks by a sweet Beagle she couldn't let go named Ruby. She now spends her free time adjusting Ruby into her home with Calvin the Corgi. She occasionally writes about food and wine, but has yet to submit for publishing, online or otherwise. Jamie enjoys spending time with friends and new acquaintances all over the city of Des Moines. She loves slinging tomatoes with Butcher Crick Farms at farmer's market on Saturday mornings during the summer. Jamie is always striving to find the perfect balance between her professional and personal lives, and does a pretty great job at it most of the time. She looks forward to being a part of the 2015 NLC fellows and spreading her entrepreneurial spirit and organizational skills with her fellow fellows, while also reminding them that it's important to keep time for their passions, whatever they may be.
Amanda Thys, Community Relations Coordinator, Youth Emergency Services & Shelter (YESS)
Amanda Thys is the Community Relations Coordinator for Youth Emergency Services & Shelter (YESS). Located near downtown Des Moines, YESS is the largest youth shelter in the State of Iowa and is dedicated to providing a continuum of support services to families in times of crisis. In her role, Amanda connects individuals and organizations with YESS' mission in order to foster community relationships that help keep kids safe. She assists with event planning, volunteer management, fundraising, and communications initiatives in order to support the children and families served by YESS. Prior to her current position, she was a member of the WesleyLife Philanthropy Team, completed a year of service with AmeriCorps VISTA through Iowa Campus Compact, and worked for Iowa State University's Conference Services.
Amanda originally moved from her hometown of Britt, Iowa to central Iowa in order to attend Iowa State University where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology with a second major in Child, Adult & Family Services. During her time at Iowa State she also had the opportunity to complete internships with Youth & Shelter Services and the Assault Care Center Extending Shelter and Support (ACCESS). Amanda is currently pursuing a Master of Public Administration degree (Nonprofit Management emphasis) from Drake University. In her free time, she enjoys volunteering, scouring used bookstores, camping, and spending time with family and friends.


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Superior hard rosin with better gripping charactristics than some softer rosins resulting in a cleaner sound with more volume.
"About Rosin: Back in the 10th to 12th century people were using resin taken from fir and pine trees for painting and making watertight their wooden boats. In the mediteranian east people were also looking for better playing on stringed instruments about that time. They firstly were using sticks giving them a rough surface for striking the strings made from dryed sheep gut mostly. Later people found out to take long horse hair instead of a sinew for bowing the strings which proved to be the perfect invention but with a layer of rosin paste to the bow hair. Only the bow hair with rosin gave the necessary contact and strings could be pushed into vibration.
Natural resin was and still is being collected from pine trees in autumn and terpentine oil the result of its destillation. Pieces of natural resin are put into a heated pot to evaporate water while impurities within the hot liquid resin need some time for sinking to the ground. Finally pure liquid resin can be skimmed and cooled down. French and North American pure resin has a light yellow and German pure resin a more brown colour.
In a following procedure pure resin is being heated up again, oil and other ingredients added and the liquid resin poured out into a form to get the final cake musicians are using. This procedure is different among manufacturers and carefully treated as a secret. Therefore rosin cakes are of different quality and influence to bowing technic and to the specific sound colour of the instrument.
High quality rosin enables a perfect bowing without scratching especially if bow hair has a thin layer of rosin only.
Violinists and violists need a more dry or hard rosin, cellists a medium and double bassists a more sticky rosin in general.
Steel strings can be better played with dry or harder rosin, synthetic strings with medium and generally gut or gut wound strings with a more sticky rosin.
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There's a story circulating Sacramento right now that an irate John wrote Michael Weinstein a letter informing AHF that he allegedly got herpes and syphilis from a female performer in the adult industry during a private session. [I notice that the performer is no longer listed on the site.]
In the letter, the John is stating that the encounter happened a year ago. If this story's true, the time frame suggests that Mr. Marcus may have passed syphilis to other performers.
In the Marcus timeline, it's never been determined whether Marcus gave anyone syphilis. This may be the break-through link. More on the story in the morning.


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Despite the piles of snow and freezing temperatures, the Village of Freeport board of trustees held its first meeting of the year on Monday, at which members approved nearly $500,000 to improve drainage on Guy Lombardo Boulevard and Hudson Avenue in south Freeport in order to alleviate flooding on the thoroughfares whenever a storm strikes.
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Thursday, March 19, 2015
The Church in the Teapot
28 comments:
First, I don't think we can legitimately argue that people are goats or blame people for being viscerally opposed to tax increases, without acknowledging the Federal elephant in the room. Federal spending has historically run around 20-25% of GDP, so as much as one in four dollars anyone will ever see is being taken and spent on whatever Federal foolishness you most object to. We need to recognize that people will have a lot of emotional difficulty separating Federal and local taxes and accepting an increase in the later when the former is so wasteful. This objection really can't be dismissed with the argument that those people just need to grow up and separate the two.ReplyDelete
Second, we need to acknowledge that much of the time government, regardless of the level, funds specials interest programs in preference to essential services, and then puts the essential services on the chopping block first in order to convince people to approve a tax increase. Did that jurisdiction with the fire department operating out of a hotel really cut everything else it could to get money for a fire station, and still come up short, or did it go straight to demanding a tax increase? I doubt anyone outside of that government knows, and I wouldn't count on city council members or their staff to give an honest answer if they did know.
Unfortunately, there is no real solution. People are sinful and try to obtain wealth and power for themselves. Since there are no angels available to run for city council, the best we can do is minimize the power of government as much as possible to reduce the attraction for those who crave power, and devolve that power as much as possible so that other, still sinful, people (like me) can keep watch to try to minimize the abuse of power. The most local, and most accountable, spending will occur at the individual level (looking at me here, what did I give to charity this year?)
>>>First, I don't think we can legitimately argue that people are goats or blame people for being viscerally opposed to tax increases, without acknowledging the Federal elephant in the room.ReplyDelete
I already did that. I said:
"...waste on the federal level is not a reason to deny funding to a local entity that may or may not need to trim expenses, any more than we refuse to feed one hungry person because another is wasting food."
"We need to recognize that people will have a lot of emotional difficulty separating Federal and local taxes"
Then they need to get control of their emotions and start looking at it intellectually instead, I'd say. But yes, I recognize this; it's part of the problem: No use of thinking, all use of feeling.
"This objection really can't be dismissed with the argument that those people just need to grow up and separate the two."
In terms of the truth of the matter? Yes, it can be, because that is indeed what they really need to do. In practical terms, though, obviously not, because too many people are still juvenile in their mindset (especially in the church, as Bergler notes) and especially when it comes to "MY money".
>>>Second, we need to acknowledge that much of the time government, regardless of the level, funds specials interest programs in preference to essential services,
Any who want to raise that here need to prove that this is what's happening in the city of Leesburg specifically. I know the place fairly well. I don't see it happening there. And it still remains, even so, a rationalization; once again, you don't punish X because Y does Z.
>>>Did that jurisdiction with the fire department operating out of a hotel really cut everything else it could to get money for a fire station, and still come up short, or did it go straight to demanding a tax increase?
And so, we may as well compromise life-saving fire services until we root out every cent of misspent money, and every selfish citizen is satisfied that this has been done? That seems very mature and responsible.
>>>Unfortunately, there is no real solution.
So ignore the problem and keep the status quo? That's a wonderful idea. Then the "taxed enough already" crowd can keep making payments on their yachts in good conscience, eh?
And it still remains, even so, a rationalization; once again, you don't punish X because Y does Z."ReplyDelete
This sentiment, expressed several times, has a convers: shall we be such poor stewards that we simply swallow yet another tax increase without requiring our servants in the government to account for how they've spent what we previously entrusted them with? Shall we reward malfeasance with yet more power and money to spend?
I hardly think I said ignore the problem. Rather, the solution (to the extent we can call it that) is to get the money and power out of Washington D.C. and Tallahassee, and back down to the local level where people can actually keep track of what's going on.
No yacht payment here, I'm too busy trying to stay afloat in my high-tax state.Replies
>>> shall we be such poor stewards that we simply swallow yet another tax increase without requiring our servants in the government to account for how they've spent what we previously entrusted them with?Delete
No such thing has been said or implied here. I have said, however, that those who claim bad stewardship need to argue and prove it, not merely use it as an excuse to selfishly hoard "MY MONEY"!
>>I hardly think I said ignore the problem. Rather, the solution (to the extent we can call it that) is to get the money and power out of Washington D.C. and Tallahassee, and back down to the local level where people can actually keep track of what's going on.
Then it's odd you didn't say that in the first place. But a competent person can track such matters at any level, especially with today's tools.
>>>No yacht payment here, I'm too busy trying to stay afloat in my high-tax state
Ah well. You get what you pay for. Florida is a low, low, tax state, and we have crappy roads, prisons on the verge of riot, children dying at the hands of abusive parents, etc etc all because our "taxed enough already" crowd is too busy by the pool applying suntan to care. I won't presume to ask which "high tax state" you occupy, as that might violate privacy, but I certainly know not to simply take such complaints at face value...as I hear the same from some of the "taxed enough" crowd even here.
And for the record, I'll reiterate what I said above:Delete
"In a perfect world, citizens would band together to voluntarily fund communal services like fire and rescue, without any taxation. Or, wealthy members of the community would step up and pay for those fire fees on behalf of local congregations."
I'd like to see taxes truly become an anachronism. But that won't even begin to happen until the church, at least, wakes up to its responsibilities.
"I'd like to see taxes truly become an anachronism. But that won't even begin to happen until the church, at least, wakes up to its responsibilities."ReplyDelete
That's something of a chicken-and-egg issue. Certainlyvthe progressives of the early 20th century claimed to be stepping in where the Church had abandoned its obligations, and I'm sure many at the time took the opposite view, justifying the reduction in their charitable giving on the grounds that the government had increased their taxes and arrogated to itself the role of helping the poor.
"Then it's odd you didn't say that in the first place."
I believe I did: "Since there are no angels available to run for city council, the best we can do is minimize the power of government as much as possible to reduce the attraction for those who crave power, and devolve that power as much as possible so that other, still sinful, people (like me) can keep watch to try to minimize the abuse of power. The most local, and most accountable, spending will occur at the individual level (looking at me here, what did I give to charity this year?)"
"I have said, however, that those who claim bad stewardship need to argue and prove it..."
In a neighboring city, the City Council gave a group of rich men $250 million to help build a new downtown sports arena to replace the existing arena on the periphery. At about the same time, they asked the people to approve a quarter-percent increase in the sales tax rate "for police and fire protection". Maybe this neighboring city is unusually corrupt, or maybe it's my entire state, but I'm disinclined to accept anyone's claim that the government needs more money without first doing a thorough review for both waste/fraud/abuse and bad policy decisions on spending. This quarter-billion dollars toward the arena might be administered by angels (zero waste/fraud/abuse) and still be terrible policy.
My state has some of the highest taxes in the country overall and still has crappy roads, indifferent public education, prison overcrowding and Federal judicial oversight, children abused to death by their parents, massive and increasing energy bills, and a horrendous cost of living. Yes, you get what you pay for, but the elected officials and government employees get what they pay for too, and they have more direct control over that tax money.
>>>That's something of a chicken-and-egg issue.ReplyDelete
If it is, then the obvious answer is to kill and eat both and start over. Either way we are a long way from the spirit of community that permeated early Christianity, not least because we have replaced their social orientation of collectivism with rugged individualism.
>>>I believe I did:
No, not really. The "local level" in the later comment indicates government entities like city councils, not persons giving to charity.
>>>In a neighboring city, the City Council gave a group of rich men $250
million to help build a new downtown sports arena to replace the existing
No need to hide the city name. I live in Orlando. There was nothing corrupt about that deal; the dynamics of the area, with its dependence on tourism, make that arguably a good investment. Good or bad, however, it's no comparison to Leesburg, which, aside from a bikers' festival or two, doesn't reel in tourist dollars.
>>>My state has some of the highest taxes in the country overall and still
I can't evaluate the claim without knowing which state it is. Either way, it still does not have any bearing on the particular case of Leesburg. Nor does it justify the illogical proposition that you take ought to away from X because Y did Z. Chop the logic to as long as you wish; it will serve as a suitable distraction from those in need who are suffering while the navel-gazing proceeds in full earnest.
California, and Sacramento.ReplyDelete
It occurs to me that one problem you have in Florida is the snowbirds fleeing New York for a low-tax state. Its a fair debate whether New York or California has the higher tax/regulatory burden/cost of living, but neither is doing much worthwhile with all the taxes they collect.
"Chop the logic to as long as you wish; it will serve as a suitable distraction from those in need who are suffering while the navel-gazing proceeds in full earnest."
This statement, and several others earlier in the discussion, seems awfully close to the ad hominem you wouldn't tolerate for a moment in any other forum. It certainly isn't appropriate or helpful to assume someone wants to simply ignore the needy, as opposed, for example, to having serious reservations about how programs for helping the needy are administered. That, btw, is one reason we can come together to work for a Church that will take its charity obligation seriously: while I agree that the Church has the obligation, I also believe that the effective nationalization of charity has produced a program that exacerbates the problems of poverty rather than improving the situation. Even more reason then, from my perspective, to do that work at the lowest, and most accountable, level.Replies
I have received contradictory accounts about the situation in CA. An investigative trip is out of the question for the present.Delete
>>>It occurs to me that one problem you have in Florida is the snowbirds fleeing New York for a low-tax state.
Yes. They suck up the services here and then fight to pay nothing to have them.
>>>This statement, and several others earlier in the discussion, seems awfully close to the ad hominem you wouldn't tolerate for a moment in any other forum
I see you don't know me very well. In any event, this was no ad hominem, but actual observation of what I have seen and heard in person. Not from you, but from real people here in Florida, including the monster of a governor that Christians here have elected and re-elected. I debated a collection of his supporters incognito some time ago. I have seldom seen such a sore lack of critical thinking in one place. I have also seldom seen such abject ignorance of the basic workings of government. Not even one of them I asked knew, for example, that the legislature has the main power over the state's funds.
>>> also believe that the effective nationalization of charity has produced a program that exacerbates the problems of poverty rather than improving the situation.
I'm inclined to see ignorance and apathy at the root of such problems as opposed to any specific process. There is nothing that can be humanly done that the ignorant and apathetic cannot destroy.
I thought I had replied last Friday but I guess that got eaten along the way.Delete
Don't know you very well? Perhaps the four years of e-block subscription and several more years of devouring the main website (to the point that the YouTube channel is more a "guilty pleasure" than anything else) have taught me nothing at all. ;)
What do you want to know about California? I've only been here for 11 years and grew up in another left coast state (Oregon) but I'd be happy to answer any questions I can.
If you know TektonTV, I wonder how you can not know of my high tolerance for ad hominem. :)Delete
11 years, well, I have a longtime (10 years plus) reader who has lived there for more than 30. I believe he was even there when Brown was up last time as governor. So, maybe tell me the three worst abuses of funds you've seen on a state project in the last ten years. Then tell me the three BEST uses of state funds you have seen there.
To clarify on your question, is this specifically directed at state-level projects to turn budgetary allocations (duly enacted by the legislature and signed into law by the governor) into tangible results, or will you entertain those legislative and executive policy enactments in and of themselves? If the former, then it'll take some research, particularly for "good" projects as stuff that comes in on time and on budget tends not to attract media attention.Delete
The former is all I have ever had in mind here.Delete
Which is a shame, because I've been talking about the later. As Kevin Williamson pointed out in National Review, you'll never balance the Federal budget just rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse. You have to address the dumb policies as well.Delete
Nevertheless, I have a few responses. One example of waste is the recent San Fransisco Bay Bridge project. It was barely complete when it became apparent that a lot of substandard parts were used, including improperly manufactured bolts that were never tested to ensure they met the specifications.
Another is the investigation of the 2007 Moonlight Fire. State fire investigators concealed evidence from the defendant (Sierra Pacific Industries). The fallout has reached the point that the state case has been refuted and the company is now busilly demonstrating that the Federal prosecutors also engaged in fraud on the court.
An apparently good project is a recent major freeway resurfacing project in Sacramento, which was completed 8 days ahead of schedule earning the company a bonus. However, cracks have recently appeared on the surface concrete, so it remains to be seen if this will continue to be a "good" project.
All of which pale in comparison with the idiocy and wastefulness of pretending to be able to tackle global warming at the state level (AB32 and the resulting cap-and-trade program, or the $60-100 billion dollar high speed rail project that just broke ground in the middle of the San Joaquin Valley in an attempt to get something in place that the legislature will feel compelled to complete because its nowhere near either intended terminus.
Maybe I wasn't clear. What I am looking for would be, eg, an example of how something like said Bridge was (or was not) necessary in and of itself. Not whether said projects were eg, rife with mismanagement. In other words, was said Bridge (or whatever) a project that, ideally, would have served a greater good than not, and would have been worth taxpayer expense as a project?Delete
The opposite example I would give is something like West Virginia's "Road to Nowhere". Robert Byrd was a poster boy for unnecessary projects. That is what I am asking for, but for CA state projects only.
That's much more like what I had in mind. I think the high speed rail project I mentioned is going to be high on anyone's list. Its estimated to cost between 60 and 100 billion dollars at completion, of which the state currently has about 6 billion authorized in bonds to get it started. Its supposed to run from San Diego though LA, up through the San Joaquin Valley, and then over to San Francisco. Its advertised as "high speed" because there are a few spots on the route where its expected to hit 220 mph, but the average will be much lower and it will make the trip in about 2.5 hours, which is about twice the duration of a flight. The ridership projections are sheer fantasy, and for the sake of this project Fresno is going to see businesses along the Hwy 99 corrider moved or demolished a couple hundred feet west of the freeway. As I mentioned, the first section runs right through the middle of nowhere, so the state money will cover a few score miles of track and then the High Speed Rail Authority will be stuck with its hand out for the Feds and private enterprise (good luck with that) to cough up the rest of the funding.Delete
I'll have to think some more about some "good" projects. Even things like the California Aquaduct, bringing water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin delta to farmers in the San Joaquin Valley and to the thirsty citizens of LA has some drawbacks. In particular, it appears the farmers have been using the bulk of that water and paying for less than it cost to provide it, so there's quite a bit of waste and little incentive to use the water efficiently.
Is the rail project actually complete? If it isn't, I can't see how a judgment can be made as to its utility yet. Projections can indeed be fantasy -- in either direction. We have rail projects here (eg Sunrail) that are still in an evaluation stage. Projections fell short for some stations so far, but were exceeded at others. And as Interstate 4 is ripped apart for a 6 year project, it's likely it will get more riders.Delete
No, they've barely started construction. Apparently, the company that won the bid for the first billion-dollar portion was founded in part, and still heavily invested in by, Senator Feinstein's husband. (Shocking, I know). While a judgement on actual utility is impossible yet, nothing in the available data suggests the project will be anything other than a hole in which to pour taxpayer money. People can fly from LA to SF or vice versa in half the time. It's passenger rail, so it won't do a thing about the trucks that contribute a big chunk of the San Joaquin Valley's air pollution problem. And even though the project is supposed to be a public-private partnership, it hasn't collected dollar one from the private sector, which can read the tea leaves as well as anybody.Delete
Sunrail, in contrast, apparently used a lot of existing track, which is still used for freight at night. The High Speed Rail project is all new construction and won't share with anything. While it's possible that a miracle will happen to make it viable (say, track costing 1 million a mile rather than the current 35 million, or aviation ceasing to function), I think it was grossly irresponsible for the legislature and governor to approve the project.
I suppose we'll wait and see. :)Delete
It is common to claim that the government had to step in to providing welfare because the church isn't doing their job. But the problem is the opposite: the growth of government crowded out many of the private charities that once flourished in the USA. After all, how can voluntary giving compete with forced taxation?ReplyDelete
Before Hoover and FDR dramatically expanded government and hike tax rates, one in three men in the USA belonged to mutual aid societies. These provided many welfare services, and because of the close contact, were more likely to see that it went to deserving cases rather than to slackers who would not work when they could.
But don't take my word for it; check out Faith-based charity and crowd-out During the great depression, Journal of Public Economics 91:1043–1069, 2007, by Daniel M. Hungerman and by none other than the Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber:
Churches in the U.S. were a crucial provider of social services through the early part of the twentieth century, but their role shrank dramatically with the expansion in government spending under the New Deal. … With both instruments we find that higher government spending leads to lower church charitable activity. Crowd-out was small as a share of total New Deal spending (3%), but large as a share of church spending: our estimates suggest that benevolent church spending fell by 30% in response to the New Deal, and that government relief spending can explain virtually all of the decline in charitable church activity observed between 1933 and 1939.
This may well have led to the attitude you decry: "Nevertheless, they say, we pay enough taxes and don't need to pay more." Indeed, some friends who lived in Sweden for a year, with its large taxes and welfare, found individual Swedes to be mostly very uncharitable. Whereas Americans still tend to be quite generous by world standards, and indeed charitable giving went up during Reagan's presidency. But having been so jaded by government waste, and paying half their incomes in taxes in some cases, they still haven't reverted to their pre-New-Deal ways charitable ways. It's ironic: Washington et al. revolted against King George III because he imposed a 2.5% tax!Replies
I'm sorry, but that doesn't work. The church still didn't do its job -- because it GAVE UP instead of staying on the job.Delete
My point isn't changed simply because the government moved in. It is reliant on the point that the church moved OUT -- which you likewise concede.
"How can voluntary giving compete with forced taxation?" I dunno. It seems to me the guy with the million dollar mansion, multiple yachts, and thousands of three piece suits in his closet isn't having any problems in that competition. Ya think?
To that I shall add one more point.Delete
As I implied, government moving in is not a valid reason for the churches moving out. If the churches did move out because they thought, "Oh, the government will take care of that now" -- then their reasoning would be no more acceptable.
Is that what happened in the 30s? I don't know. The correspondence of findings in Bergler's study on the juvenilization of the American church -- which also started in the 1930s -- tempts me to wonder whether churches took the advance in government spending as an excuse to fund their misguided programs to attract youth.
The larger question can also be raised as at
"When the government gives a grant to a private charitable organization, do the donors to that organization give less? If they do, is it because the grants crowd out donors who feel they gave through taxes (classic crowd out), or is it because the grant crowds out the fund-raising of the charities who, after getting the grant, reduce efforts of fund-raising (fund-raising crowd out)? ...Using a panel of more than 8,000 charities, we find that crowding out is significant, at about 72 percent. We find this crowding out is due primarily to reduced fund-raising. Depending on which types of organizations are included in the analysis, crowding out attributable to classic crowd-out ranges from 30% to a slight crowd-in effect, while fund-raising crowd out ranges from 70% to over 100% of all crowd out."
That sounds a lot like people leaving the job -- which I don't consider to be a responsible way of living, nor one that Christ would approve of. I think he'd tell the Pharisees to keep up with their level of tithes and offerings and not cut them just because Rome delivered a few loaves of bread and a couple of circus rings.
There are a couple of economic issues that bear greater scrutiny. First is this statement (and several others like it in various comments):Delete
"It seems to me the guy with the million dollar mansion, multiple yachts, and thousands of three piece suits in his closet isn't having any problems in that competition."
This comment is the kind of thing I hear from leading Democrats, who have made a systematic violation of the tenth commandment the centerpiece of their political platform for the century and a half since they were forced to abandon slavery. From them (and bear in mind that the Democrats have absolute control of every button, lever, and thingamajigger of power in California at the state level) it is pure class-warfare demagoguery. While it may be a sincerely-held belief that the rich should pay punitive tax rates because they will still be rich after paying their taxes, there's a huge practical and philosophical difference between the person who earns a large income and pays most of it in taxes to the government (at gunpoint, bear in mind), and the same person earning the same income and giving the same amount to the Church to meet the needs of the needy.
The second issue I wanted to touch on is the passing reference to "trickle-down economics" in the original post. This suggests an unfortunate lack of familiarity with conservative arguments, since, as Thomas So well has pointed out, the only people talking about trickle-down economics as an actual thing are Democrats railing against it.
What conservatives generally believe, and what has been demonstrated by Coolidge, Kennedy, and Reagan, is that punitively high tax rates on income tend to make people structure their income and assets to reduce their tax liabilities. People negotiate for lower salaries and more stock options, for example, because those options allow them to control the timing of that part of their income, and capital gains is taxed at a lower rate than regular salary income. Their assets are in municipal bonds to take advantage of the tax exemption even though the return is comparatively poor. Their salary income will be diverted into tax-exempt savings accounts (401(k), 529, etc) to shield some of it from taxes. Then, when those punitive tax rates are lowered (remember the top rate when Kennedy took office was 90%), assets are brought out of those poorly-yielding but tax-sheltered investments, to be put to work investing in businesses to expand and produce more and, as a side effect,create more jobs. People are more willing to work more and earn more salary income. The net effect on the economy tends to be hugely positive, while the net effect on revenues (particularly at the Federal level) is, at worst, not nearly as negative as projected, or, at best, substantially positive. Federal revenue nearly doubled during Reagan's two terms in office despite the noticeable rate cuts.
>>>This comment is the kind of thing I hear from leading Democrats, who have made a systematic violation of the tenth commandmentDelete
My point has nothing to do with any of that. My point is that said uber-wealthy person has enough resources that neither voluntary giving nor forced taxation is going to cause them any real misery. My whole point here has been about personal greed and refusal to look out for the common good, which is entirely contrary to the essence of the Gospel. That doesn't mean I support any notions of government being the means to enforce that mandate, as some think it should be. I'd rather it not be, as I have said here repeatedly.
All this talk of "punitively high tax rates on income tend to make people structure their income and assets to reduce their tax liabilities" etc is also beside the point, save that it serves as an explanation for how some people do their best to preserve what they wish to selfishly keep instead of sharing of their excess for the greater good. Nor does it have anything to do with "conservatism". I don't care about that at all.
There were no 401(k)s in Jesus' day, and the sages of that period advised the wealthy to use their wealth to help others, knowing that the transience of their holdings made it likely that they too might someday be poor again. Were these sages "liberals"?
"People are more willing to work more and earn more salary income." Indeed! Well, Captain, explain this to me if you will: I've devoted my life to ministry for the past 15 years. What do you suggest I do about the fact that when I approach some wealthy people for support, the best thing I get is a contemptuous sneer -- even though they admit I'm doing valuable work? I can "work more" and have worked more, but for some reason, that doesn't seem to matter to them at all.
Are you seriously going to argue against my ultimate point here, that selfishness and greed is a real problem, even in the Christian church today in American that is supposed to be a model?
Oh yes, Captain...one more thing.Delete
You read the E-Block, you say, so you know how I said my wife could have been killed because of the tax cuts in this state.
I'm sure you're as glad as I am that she made it out of that situation safely. But hey if she hadn't....I could have taken comfort in the fact that at least some guy with lots of spare cash didn't have to go to the trouble of structuring his income and assets to reduce his tax liabilities...right? :)
My subscription began in June 2011 and I don't recall having ever seen that. I'm sorry to hear that and yes, I am glad she survived.Delete
No, I am not going to argue that greed isn't a problem, both in the Church and in society in general. In fact, greed and list for power have been a major feature of my arguments above.
And by the way, I'm not defending that kind of conspicuous consumption you've been using in some of your examples. The point is that those investments redound to the bbenefit of people other than the original investor. Would the villagers have been better off if Jean Valjean liquidated his stolen silver and distributed the money evenly among them, or if he invests that money in a factory that employs them? Which option really serves the greater good?
The story was in the March 2015 issue in the article on taxation. I'll sum it up for those who do not have a sub.Delete
My wife worked inside the prison compound. Over the past 4 years the state's Tea Party-aligned governor, Rick Scott, slashed budgets for all state agencies so he could provide tax cuts and pay down long term bond debt early. In the prison sector, this meant that prisons cut staff, including security, as well as services, to the point that (as the former head of the agency under Scott admitted publicly) we are in danger of having riots.
>>>Would the villagers have been better off if Jean Valjean liquidated his stolen silver and distributed the money evenly among them, or if he invests that money in a factory that employs them? Which option really serves the greater good?
That would require a specific analysis of what's going on in the village. But you have only 2 options, 1) distribute the money or 2) invest the money in jobs. You forgot option 3, which I'll illustrate with a live example.
I have a side job doing government surveys of agricultural businesses. There was a local foliage nursery that had million dollar sales and employed 100 or so workers. It was a thriving business and could have grown more jobs.
Instead, the owner decided that it was time to use the business as his personal piggy bank. He wove himself a golden parachute out of the assets, then ran the business into the ground so he could liquidate the assets for cash.
Every one of those 100 people were thrown out of work at the height of the last recession, when jobs were most scarce. Most were low-skill agricultural workers with families. Some were skilled workers, but of middle age, who would take months to find jobs.
Mr. Owner did just fine with his parachute. He's set for 20+ years. But many of his workers ended up needing unemployment and other government assistance....which cost taxpayers here even more money. At least until Scott also decided to cut things like unemployment benefits.
So yeah, option 3 -- pocket the silver, or maybe use it to buy yourself a lot of conspicuous consumption.
I'm not saying government should be the one to fix this, though I do sympathize with those who say it should, thanks to the terror Scott has put my family through. The wealthy-selfish like Mr. Owner will always find some way to game the system, even if it means moving to tax-free Timbuktu. But at the very least, we need to recognize that there's a problem and address it.
So what would Thomas Sowell say about that?
I'm sorry, somehow I missed (or had forgotten about) that aspect of the story. And you're absolutely right to blame Governor Scott for cutting prison operations like that (not that you need my affirmation). Public safety is one of the indisputably legitimate government functions. I imagine you could name a dozen other things the state of Florida should have cut rather than public safety, which actually gets back to my earlier point about how some vital government functions, such as police, fire, and corrections, have to come late to the budget trough because other programs have louder and more energetic lobbyists.Delete
Your third option is obvious and has no defenders in this discussion, other than the fact that it's legal. Shaming, while legal, doesn't feel very satisfying, probably because we're such shameless people. But really, the only answer for bad speech and abuse of freedom may be good speech.


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Like it or not - and people seem to be firmly divided - you're going to be offered mincemeat pie during the holidays. Mincemeat goes back to the Middle Ages when crusaders carried back exotic spices to Europe from the East.
These spices were used to flavor fruits and to preserve meat that was not cured by either salting or smoking.
A variety of meats were chopped, mixed with minced fruit and spices, stored in pottery containers, sealed with wax, and kept for future use.
In the ''Dictionary of Gastronomy'' (McGraw-Hill), authors Andre L. Simon and Robin Howe give what is believed to be the first recorded mincemeat recipe. It is dated 1486.
The ingredients listed - ''a hare, a pheasant, two partridges, two pigeons and two conies strongly spice and cooked'' - are ''made craftily into the likeness of a bird's body, the meat stuffed into a pastry shell and feathers placed over all.''
Ironically, mincemeat in Britain today usually contains no meat, while traditional American recipes usually do.
Recipes differ considerably. If you have five cookbooks, you probably have as many different mincemeat recipes. You may be fortunate to have your own grandmother's favorite ''rule'' in the back of a yellowing old Fanny Farmer cookbook.
To those busy entertainers who appreciate it, a real homemade mince pie is a labor of love and a much appreciated host or hostess gift.
Mincemeat mellows and improves in flavor when made a few weeks in advance and refrigerated. It also freezes well - so now is the time to get started. Old-Fashioned Mincemeat 2 pounds stew beef, chopped 1 pound ground or finely chopped suet 1 cup chopped citron 4 pounds cooking apples, peeled, cored, and chopped 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon powdered mace 1 teaspoon powdered cloves 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 1/2 teaspoons grated nutmeg 1 1/2 pounds sugar 2 pounds raisins 1 1/2 pounds currants 1 cup molasses 1 quart apple cider Juice and zest of three oranges Juice and zest of two lemons 1/2 pound blanched almonds, chopped 1/2 pound walnuts, chopped 1 cup maraschino cherries, chopped
Combine all ingredients in a large pot. Simmer for about 2 hours. Stir frequently, being careful not to scorch mincemeat.
You may refrigerate mincemeat when cool at this point. Or it may be preserved in the following manner:
Spoon into clean, hot jars leaving 1/2- to 1-inch headroom.
Close jars and process 20 minutes at 10 pounds pressure in a steam-pressure canner.
If processed in this manner, mincemeat will keep indefinitely.
Makes about 10 pints. Prepared Mincemeat Pie 1 jar (1 pound, 12 ounces) prepared mincemeat 1 cup chopped and peeled cooking apples 1 lemon 1 orange 1/2 cup chopped almonds or walnuts Melted butter
Combine prepared mincemeat with apples, juice, and zest of lemon and orange. Add chopped nuts and mix well.
Fill one 9-inch, two-crust pie pastry. Make a few slits in top crust.
Brush pie with a little melted butter and bake for about 45 minutes in 425 degree F. preheated oven.


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What is the Illinois Chapter Education Fund?
The Illinois Chapter Education Fund is part of the IIDA Foundation and is a philanthropic fund whose primary mission is to advance our IIDA IL Members and the Interior Design profession through education, research, and knowledge. Each year, the IIDA IL Board will identify a recipient(s) and will announce it at the annual IIDA IL RED Awards. Read on to learn more about the application process, who can apply, and what types of activities are included.
Make a contribution here!
Members (and non-Members) can make their contribution to the Fund by downloading the form and submitting it to Jen Hendrickson.
Why was it created?
The Fund was established so that the IIDA IL Chapter could award local IL Chapter Members. We want more reasons to celebrate you!
Who can apply?
Any Member or Student Member in the Illinois Chapter, in good standing, can apply. The Member must be an active Member at the time of the application, as well as at the time the recipient is announced.
Where can I use the fund if I am a recipient?
You can apply for a certain amount of money, not exceeding $1,500, to be applied to any of the following activities (Please remember that these are only suggestions. If you have an idea above and beyond the list below, please submit your questions for Board review to Jen Hendrickson:
- Tuition reimbursement for degree programs
- NCIDQ and LEED AP exam fee coverage
- Other professional certifications related to the industry
- Costs associated with traveling abroad to explore design in other countries
- Applicant is required to complete journal entries through a medium of their choice – Chapter newsletter, Chapter social media post, Chapter blog
- Costs associated with involvement in outside organizations such as Architecture for Humanity
How do I apply?
You can easily apply by downloading the application here. Please make sure that all required documents are submitted. Only complete applications will be reviewed.
Selection and Notification Process
Applications are accepted January 1st through March 15th. The Board will review all applications and vote on the recipient(s) at the end of March. The award amount is discretionary and determined by the Board. The recipients will be announced at the annual IIDA IL RED Awards in April.


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Integrated Fire alarm with Public address control panel offers seamless connection of all fire alarm detectors, call points etc. along with digital and two way speakers to this one unit. This panel allows the user to monitoring Fire alarm system along with the provision to make live/ pre recorded announcements. In built speaker is used to produce voice alarms and also facilities instant two way communications with the talkback unit. This panel can control external speakers individually for making announcements, playing music etc.
- Android OS with touch screen control
- Graphic display available in 7" and 10"
- Built-in speaker for voice alarm notification
- Hand mic for announcement and two way communication
- High-tended emergency info in the form of text, voice & floor map
- Device customisation control
- 2 Level Password protection
- Networkable versions available
- HDMI output
- SD card input for transferring voice messages to database
- Event logs
- Transient voltage protection upto 2.4KV
- Uncompromising graphical experience
- Corrosion protection
What is a fire alarm panel or control panel panel?
It is the device that controls all the connected initiating devices (smoke detectors, manual call points etc.) and notification devices(sirens, alarm sounder etc.).
This fire control panel receives information from the connected devices and reports fire or fault based on the information communicated. The connected devices receive power supply from the fire control panel equipment.
What are the different types of fire alarm panel?
Fire Control panels are either of type
- Conventional
- Addressable
Conventional Fire Alarm Panel:
This type of fire control panel indicates only the zone in fire. Exact location cannot be determined from a conventional fire alarm panel or system. Conventional fire panel utilise LED as zone indicators.
Addressable Fire Alarm Panel:
This type of fire control panel indicates exact location in fire by identifying the location of device in alarm. Every device in an addressable fire alarm network is assigned with a unique ID that is taken as reference to identify the device location.
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The following code tests for Flash Player version and returns true for 10.1 and greater:
private var fp10_1:Boolean; private function init():void { trace("Flash Player Version: " + Capabilities.version); fp10_1 = isFP10_1(); trace("fp10.1:"+fp10_1); } private function isFP10_1():Boolean { var va:Array = Capabilities.version.split(" ")[1].toString().split(","); if(int(va[0]) > 10) return true; if(int(va[0]) < 10) return false; if(int(va[1]) > 1) return true; if(int(va[1]) < 1) return false; return true; }
This demo illustrates how you can use Flex, PureMVC and Adobe AIR local SQL database to create simple member management system. With the Member Database you can store unlimited number of members, sort any information in the database and export data to xml file.
Sample Files:
MemberDatabase.zip (ZIP, 647 KB)
This application demonstrates how to use AIR 2.0 Native Process with Java program. Air application sends String to Java program, Java program reads it and sends back to AIR app. Before packaging the 'NativeProcessDemo' application into an AIR file, make sure you have added the following line to application description file <supportedProfiles>extendedDesktop desktop</supportedProfiles>. Next, use command line tool to package an AIR app in a native installer.
Sample Files:
NativeProcessDemo.mxml (MXML, 12 KB),
HelloWorld.java (JAVA, 1 KB)
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This AIR application demonstrates how to download, pause and resume downloads of larger files(mp3, flv, etc) and save to the user's computer. Big Thanks to Benjamin Dobler for his blog post Resumable Downloads with AIR.
Sample Files:
ResumableDownloader.air (AIR, 524 KB)
In this example i want to show you how to send messages from server socket(AIR app) to client sockets(AIR apps). You can install all 3 applications on the same computer or ServerSocketDemo.air on the server(it could be your mac or pc) and SocketDemo.air on any other computer on your local area network(LAN).
NOTE: You will need AIR 2 BETA – Download the Runtime
Files: ServerSocketDemo.air, SocketDemo.air, SocketDemo2.air
Source Codes: ServerSocketDemo.mxml, SocketDemo.mxml
Strongly typed messages are used to communicate between cores in PureMVC MultiCore application with Pipes Utility. Below is a simple example of a custom pipe message class, and a JunctionMediator using the custom message. Message names are defined in the message itself which makes the message handling very easy.
In this example i want to show you how to write data to Excel file from a Flex application. I use as3xls library and FileReference.save() method in Flash Player 10.
In this example I want to show you how to make asynchronous call to a web service from Flex/PureMVC application.
You can learn: how to call a web service from Proxy, convert returned xml into "smart VO's", notify the rest of the application about new data.
Below code shows you how to set cursor position at the end of a TextInput control in Flex 4.
import mx.events.FlexEvent; // Flex 4 private function creationComplete(event:FlexEvent):void { textInput.selectRange(textInput.text.length, textInput.text.length); textInput.setFocus(); }
I have created round button skin for spark button component. RoundButtonSkin has the same shadow, fill, fill lowlight, fill highlight and the border color as ButtonSkin provided by Adobe. A major difference between my skin and Adobe's skin is that RoundButtonSkin has a different shape – Ellipse.


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Drive Well, Sleep Carefully documents the band Death Cab for Cutie while they tour in support of their 2004 album {^Transatlanticism}. Director Justin Mitchell combines performance footage with scenes of the band discussing their work and contemplating how their growing popularity and success is leading to a new phase in their career. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
All Drive Well, Sleep Carefully: On the Road With Death Cab for Cutie cast + crew photos
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Spread across 17 acres with only 9 towers, 16 villas and a 25,000 sq.ft. exclusive club house, Emerald Bay offers exclusive high living lifestyle experience. With superior craftsmanship, meticulous attention to detail, soothing landscaping and extensive Zen gardens, Emerald Bay is a hidden gem that needs to be discovered.
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Extensive water bodies and greenscapes throughout the site is our key design principle behind the designing of Emerald Bay.
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Ontario gives beekeepers financial aid to offset bee deaths
Ontario is offering financial assistance to beekeepers.
The province is providing one-time financial assistance of $105 per hive to beekeepers who have 10 hives or more and lose over 40 per cent of their colonies between Jan. 1, 2014, and Oct. 31, 2014.
Due to harsh winter conditions this year and other pollinator health issues, the province's bee colonies are expected to experience higher than normal mortality rates.
The money is to help offset the losses.
An Essex County beekeeper says the a new provincial assistance program falls short.
Tom Congdon, who owns Sun Parlor Honey near Cottam, Ont., southeast of Windsor, says the hive and percentage restrictions means only a minority of businesses will be helped.
"I don't know who they're going to pay this out to because I can only think of maybe a handful of beekeepers in Ontario that lost more than 40 per cent, so there's going to be hardly anybody that even qualifies for it," Congdon said. "The majority of beekepers, I would say, are probably in the 35-40 per cent loss last year."
According to the Ontario Beekeepers Association, 30 per cent of beekeepers lost less than 25 per cent of their bees while 28.5 keepers per cent lost between 25 and 50 per cent of their bees.
Congdon said the amount of $105 per hive does not even cover half the costs to replace a colony.
"I'm really disappointed by the steps the Ontario government has taken so far to help protect the bees," he said.
The Ontario Beekeepers Association appreciates the assistance.
"The amount per hive provided under this program is significantly less than we were proposing; however, we feel it is a good first step and shows awareness of the hardships many Ontario beekeepers are experiencing," association president Dan Davidson said.
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Sights - Church of.St.Blaise
Chronicles say that already 1342 years began to build the first church of St. Blaise as a cathedral on the site location. Stone became the Episcopal center this church became a cathedral. In a major earthquakeSton Cathedral devastated the 1667.year. Although Stone was destroyed less than Dubrovnik. Dubrovnik Senate made a decision after the earthquake immediately to build a new cathedral on the same location. Repeated earthquake in 1850 has destroyed this building and the 1870th year was built the present church of St. Blaise, which was build in a pseudo-Byzantine style, at nearly the same location.. 1996 years was badly damaged in the earthquake and has not been renewed.


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New Delhi: The Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, NCP and the AIMIM, which contested the Bihar assembly polls, have failed to make an impact with their voteshares getting restricted to 2 per cent or below.
Percentage-wise, around 2.5 per cent voters hit the 'none of the above' button which is placed as the last option on the electronic voting machine.
According to data available with the Election Commission, BSP, which contested all the 243 seats, managed a total of 7.5 lakh votes or two per cent of the total votes polled.
BSP had decided to go it alone in Bihar unlike arch rival Samajwadi Party which first became a part of the 'grand alliance' but later joined hands with NCP to form a 'third front' which too could not last long.
Samajwadi Party had contested 85 seats in Bihar and could manage 3.80 lakh votes. Percentage-wise, its share was one per cent.
The NCP, which walked out of the 'grand alliance' over seat allocation, had contested 40 seats. Percentage-wise, its voteshare was 0.5 per cent or 148843 votes.
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), which contested in six seats mainly in the Muslim-dominated Seemanchal region, managed 80,248 votes or 0.2 per cent of the total votes polled.
The final percentage and the total number of votes might be different as the Election Commission is yet to give out final results.