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If you haven't read our piece on the US Dollar and how President Nixon's legacy changed it's legacy, read it first. The following is a continuation. With that said, let's go back to the future.
It's 2018. There's a US-China Trade War looming. On the streets and alleyways of the internet, the dramatic outperformance of US markets is used as evidence that China will soon cry mercy, and yield to US demands. Those demands include most importantly, but not limited to, the removal of unfair Chinese government subsidies on exports. Think of these subsidies as a way for Chinese exports to be more attractive to buyers; simply put, the Chinese government pays some of the cost for consumers, allowing Chinese exporters to charge less and undercut the competition. The others demands are also important. They are: government protection for US intellectual property, and protection against IP theft. For the sake of this conversation, I'll focus on these "unfair" subsidies.
"In the party's official narrative, Socialism with Chinese characteristics is Marxism–Leninism adapted to Chinese conditions and a product of scientific socialism. The theory stipulated that China was in the "primary stage of socialism" due to its relatively low level of material wealth, and needed to engage in economic growth before it pursued a more egalitarian form of socialism, which in turn would lead to a communist society described in Marxist orthodoxy." (From Socialism with Chinese Characteristics Wikipedia page)
The most important characteristic of socialism is public versus private ownership of business and business capital. In socialism, there is theoretically no such thing as private business. China, therefore, is not a purely Marxist/Socialist/planned economy (we will explain "planned economy" later). The above excerpt from Wikipedia describes China in a different way; China has put socialism on-hold. China is working its way towards it's socialist destiny by using capitalism as the engine toward that goal. The Chinese believe Capitalism is simply a "primary stage" of socialism. There are plenty of signs it is progressing towards its goal. There are signs that Chinese capitalism is maturing. Since Special Economic Zones (SEZs) were founded by Xi Jinping's father in the early 1980's, they have expanded to cover the entire eastern coast of China. The evidence of their success is in lavish cities that have emerged from them, including Shenzhen, Haining, Zhuhai, Shantou, Xiamen, Kashgar, and other coastal development areas.
Kashgar is a whole story on it's own, as it borders Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is the most recently designated SEZ, having received the distincition in 2009. Ethnically and culturally, Kashgar is different from the rest of China. It's people are known as ethnic Uyghurs, and they are religiously Muslim. The city is very strategically placed on the Silk Road, and surely will serve as a major trade hub for China's Belt and Road Initiative. A couple great reads on Kashgar can be found here at Newsweek and here at New York Times.
Special Economic Zones effectively eliminated big brother from business in select provinces/areas of China, primarily in coastal areas(for access to shipping and receiving). The SEZ's were a critical component of Chinese economic reform. China's coastal areas are now it's wealthiest, and both state-owned and private business mingle freely with foreign manufacturers, buyers, and investors. The in-flows of capital have been astounding.
"The CPC still considers private ownership to be non-socialist. However, according to party theorists, the existence and growth of private ownership does not necessarily undermine socialism and promote capitalism in China. It is argued that Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels—the founders of communism—never proposed the immediate abolishment of private ownership. According to Engel's book Principles of Communism, the proletariat can only abolish private ownership when the necessary conditions have been met. In the phase before the abolishment of private ownership, Engels proposed progressive taxation, high inheritance taxes and compulsory bond purchases to restrict private property while using the competitive powers of state-owned enterprises to expand the public sector."
The above is again very telling. The CPC views private ownership of enterprise as a complementary tool to socialism. It argues that privatization is simply a phase, which ultimately could be phased out. Easier said than done, but that seems to be the plan.
Systems of Economy
To understand Chinese capitalism, we need to understand different systems of economy that capitalism and socialism are built on. To do that, let's understand what an economic system is meant to do. Any economic system must answer the following basic questions for its participants:
- What to produce,
- How much of it to produce,
- How to produce it, i.e. labor intensive or capital (machinery) intensive,
- For whom to produce it.
There are 3 forms of economies that answer those questions, each in their own way:
- Market Economy: A market economy operates through the free working of demand and supply. This means that supply and demand, and their associated actors, producers and consumers, are the main determinants of supply costs and product prices. In this sense, price works as the main driver for allocation of resources. This means that the cost to produce, and the price of consumption, drive how much of something is produced and consumed. The ultimate equilibrium between supply and demand is a price-quantity coordinate where it makes sense to make the product ( a profit can be made for suppliers) and consumers are willing to pay the price. Capitalist theory says that markets will always eventually become efficient; this means excesses are eventually worked out of the system. Efficiency drives producers to innovate, and find new ways to make a profit. It also drives consumers to look for a better and better product and price. The problem with market economies is that on the way to efficiency, markets can fluctuate wildly. Price discovery, on the demand side, and cost discovery, on the supply side, can be erratic, and price shocks can occur. Price shocks occur when prices move massively suddenly, in response to some geopolitical events, news, technological discoveries, etc… The equal opportunity dissemination of information is important in market economies, but information is not always equally distributed. Insider trading laws, for example, exist to protect against the use of information that is not freely available to all market participants.
- Planned Economies: A planned economy is one where a central authority exists to answer the basic questions of economics. That central authority is usually a government entity. The individual freedom to make economic choices is sacrificed, in exchange for the good of a larger entity. The custodian of that greater good is, again, the government. Planned economies are associated with socialist/communist/Marxist governments. When a central authority makes all decisions related to the economy, individuals have very little incentive to innovate, or work harder. Socialist economies are associated with very large government bureaucracies. Bureaucracies are government organizations that implement the will of the central authority; they take the place of non-governmental, or private, structures that would exist in a market economy.
- Mixed Economies: Mixed economies try to gather the best from market and planned theory to create hybrid system. The US economic system is a hybrid system. It contains very large government bureaucracies that were built in response to economic crises. It is still an economy where an overwhelming majority of business is held either in private hands, or in the hands of the public as private shareholders. State-owned industry in mixed economies are rare, and, in market economies, are non-existent. With that said, there are state-owned enterprises in the US; most familiar to Americans would be the United States Postal Service, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the FDIC.
China's Hybrid Economy
"Marx and Engels proposed similar measures in the Communist Manifesto in regards to advanced countries, but since China was economically undeveloped, party theorists called for flexibility regarding the CPC's handling of private property. According to party theorist Liu Shuiyuan, the New Economic Policy program initiated by Soviet authorities in the aftermath of the war communism program is a good example of flexibility by socialist authorities." (From Socialism with Chinese Characteristics Wikipedia page)
According to Liu Shuiyuan, New Economic Policy explains the Chinese hybrid economy. New Economic Policy was a policy of Soviet Russia proposed by Vladimir Lenin in 1921. It was temporary state capitalism, where state capitalism is a market economy, under state control. The policy was instantiated to lift the Soviet Union out of the depressed economy resulting from the Russian Civil War (1914-1918). It was considered by Lenin as a "retreat for Socialism, in order for it to later advance". According to "Socialism with Chinese Characteristics", leaning capitalist is similar in the sense that capitalism should be used as a tool toward full blown Marxism, i.e. communism. The difference is that there seems to be nothing temporary about China's policy of, "reformation and open nation". In January of 2018, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Liu He, Xi Jinping's vice premier, gave a speech and made the following very telling comment:
"China will continue to let the market play a decisive role in resources allocation, and we must focus on better protection of property rights, especially intellectual property rights. We will fully incentivize entrepreneurs, encourage competition and oppose monopolies. We will continue to improve the mechanisms for macroeconomic regulation."
You'll notice the first sentence in the above excerpt is in bold. Remember, resource allocation is one of the questions economic policy must answer. In planned economies, resource allocation is a task assigned to a central planning authority, i.e. the government. In market economies, the market determines resource allocation. China is not backing away from capitalism; China is announcing its continued commitment to capitalism.
There is another stream of thought when theorists try to explain how China can be a socialist country embracing free market economic policy. That thought says the CPC realized during its first 30 under Mao Zedong rule, that it had failed to build wealth as a nation, despite its abundance of labor and natural resources. Therefore, traditional Marxism could not apply to a undeveloped nation; that is to say, a nation cannot be socialist if it has no wealth to distribute.
"Party theorist Li Xuai said that private ownership inevitably involves capitalist exploitation. However, Li regards private property and exploitation as necessary in the primary stage of socialism, claiming that capitalism in its primary stage uses remnants of the old society to build itself. Sun Liancheng and Lin Huiyong said that Marx and Engels, in their interpretation of the Communist Manifesto, criticized private ownership when it was owned solely by the bourgeoisie but not individual ownership in which everyone owns the means of production and hence cannot be exploited by others. Individual ownership is consistent with socialism since Marx wrote that post-capitalist society would entail the rebuilding of "associated social individual ownership"." (From Socialism with Chinese Characteristics Wikipedia page)
The above basically says a couple of things. First, private ownership is only bad when the owners take advantage of those who do not own. This tends to happen in the early stages of capitalism. It lead to kids working in factories, and the type of stories one might read in books like Upton Sinclair's, The Jungle. This is why unions and labor laws are considered socialist, because they advocate for people who do not own any private capital. Without those laws, exploitation occurs. That is to say, pure capitalism leads to exploitation of people who are not part of the business ownership class. The above goes on to say that one way around exploitation is by giving people individual ownership in business. What is individual ownership? Well, one form is individuals owning shares in companies. In China, they do individual ownership very well. 80% of stocks in China are owned by retail investors, meaning mom and pop traders and home investors. In addition, Chinese mom and pops have plenty of money on deposit at the bank, in addition to both property and non-property assets. We're talking about trillions of dollars in equity here. In the US? Not so much. Most stocks are owned by institutional investors, and 48% of Americans have less than $10,000 in savings. In short, we are a debtor nation. Even though the US has the largest and most accessible stock market in the world, the top 10% of Americans own 84% of stocks. This contributes to America's very real wealth disparity problem. The success of the US is always pointed to as evidence of the success of capitalism. But in reality, our capitalism is flawed, and in the US, consistent intervention by the central authority (the US government) has been, and will continue to be, required. So are they right, is capitalism merely a stepping stone toward the inevitability of socialism?
"The CPC don't believe that they have abandoned Marxism. The party views the world as organized into two opposing camps; socialist and capitalist. They insist that socialism, on the basis of historical materialism, will eventually triumph over capitalism. In recent years, when the party has been asked to explain the capitalist globalization occurring, the party has returned to the writings of Karl Marx. Marx wrote that capitalists, in their search for profit, would travel the world in a bid to establish new international markets – hence, it is generally assumed that Marx forecasted globalization.[57] His writings on the subject is used to justify the CPC's market reforms, since nations, according to Marx, have little choice in the matter of joining or not. Opting not to take part in capitalist globalization means losing out in the fields of economic development, technological development, foreign investment and world trade. This view is strengthened by the economic failures of the Soviet Union and of China under Mao." (From Ideology of the Communist Party of China Wikipedia page)
The above excerpt, the last I'll point out, tells us that China saw joining the WTO (World Trade Organization) as an inevitability, despite the difficult reforms it required of it. If China sees socialism as ultimately prevailing, then this adds further evidence to the thought it sees capitalism as simply a weapon toward its ultimate goal of a Marxist Socialist state.
Interestingly, the Fundamental Doctrine of the CPC, has three names on it. The first is Mao Zedong, the party's founder. The second is Deng Xiaping, China's president from 1978 to 1989 and the founder of "reform and open". The third and final name on that list is China's current president, Xi Jinping. His "Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, Xi Jinping Thought", is leading China into the next phase. There is evidence the next phase under Xi could be further entrenchment of market economics; there is also evidence of the opposite, a return to Marxist Socialism. My guess would be a continuation of the hybrid approach, but with more forceful government presence.


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This is the Linear Power Booster by EH. Its function is evident in its name: this pedal boosts your signal in the most uncomplicated way, similar to cranking the volume knob on your guitar. In fact, it's like having seven or eight extra notches on that knob. It's you, just louder! Set it at nine or ten (o' clock) when going from chords to single-note lines for a natural-sounding transition. As you turn it up past noon some grit is introduced, and from twelve to about two-thirty, the LPB1 functions as a crisp, defined overdrive, without any boost or cut to specific frequencies. From three onward, the sound becomes an all-out roar, which can take the shape of a savage, ballsy smackdown or a rich, sonorous opera-tenor voice, depending on your settings. It's the best sound, with the least amount of fuss. Buy it!
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This stylish Portia tooth mug is made from ceramic and zinc alloy and measures L8xW6xH11 cm. With its streamlined Scandinavian design, this tooth mug can easily fit in with any interior décor scheme. Add elements with clean and soft lines to your bathroom for a more harmonious and pleasant atmosphere. We have a wide range of tooth mugs on which the focus has been functionality and design, so we're bound to have something for you as well.
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|Zhejiang King Fitness Equipment Co , Ltd
Country: China
City: Yongkang
Address: Feifeng Road,Chengxi Industrial Area
Phone: 8657987283280
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Number of company employees : 50-100
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Owner Name: Addie Reilly
Business Name: Olive & Branch
Business Based in: Vancouver, BC
Website: www.oliveandbranch.co
Social Media Accounts: Instagram: @olive.and.branch
What products or services do you offer?
I create collectible products and gifts based on whimsical animal characters that I design. I started out with hand painted resin figurines, and now offer illustration prints of my animal designs. I'm also currently working on adding brooches and Christmas ornaments.
How long have you been in business?
I've been in business about 5 months.
What inspired you to start your own company?
Being a creative individual, I never felt fulfilled in a 'normal' job. I've always had a need to create something of my own, that I can truly feel proud of. My background with illustration, sculpting, and painting, plus my love of animals naturally led me to start creating these animal characters.
My husband and I are also expecting our first child, and it's been my dream to be able to work from home while raising my family. I had already started working from home as a freelance illustrator, so I've been able to slowly transition into my own business.
Do you have a mentor or someone who inspired you?
My mom was an artistic person and always encouraged me to nurture my creative side. I was also lucky enough to marry into a family of talented artists, and I'm so grateful for the support and encouragement that I get from them.
Favorite part of owning your own company?
I love that I get to connect with people through my creations. Every time I hear back from a happy customer, or get excited reactions from a new Instagram post, it truly makes my day. I try to keep a whimsical happy feel to everything that I create, and if I can make others happy with my creations then I feel that my goal is accomplished.
What is an obstacle that you found you were unprepared for?
It takes time to grow a successful business, especially as one person. Being an artist first and foremost, I don't think I was prepared for the steep learning curve involved in learning to start and run a business. I'd say my least favourite part is the bookkeeping side of things!
How do you put your business out there?
Currently Instagram is my main focus, it's perfect for displaying art and products. I plan to grow my Pinterest account and Facebook page in the future, and also to start participating in local craft markets.
What mobile apps/online resources help your business the most?
I recently switched over to the Instagram Business Profile, and it's been really helpful being able to see data insights on my posts and followers. It's nice to have the option to promote posts as well, but I haven't tried it yet!
What are your favorite tools to help with workflow and organization?
I'll admit, I'm not naturally the most organized person. Planning out my days/weeks in advance and keeping to-do lists is essential for me, and I try to keep everything together in my business planner.
How do you maintain balance in life?
Making the decision to work from home is my way of attempting long-term work-life balance. Besides my art and business, my little family is the most important thing to me. I look forward to being able to raise my kids while running my home business, as challenging as I know it will be at times.
Any words of wisdom for people looking to launch a business of their own?
Research as much as you can about starting and running a small business, and have some sort of a plan before jumping into production mode. But most of all, LOVE what you're doing 🙂
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Precautions and Warnings With Carteolol
You should not take carteolol if you:
- Are allergic to carteolol hydrochloride, Ocupress, or any of the inactive components used to make the eye drop (your healthcare provider or pharmacist has a list of the inactive ingredients)
- Have asthma or a history of asthma
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- Have cardiogenic shock (an emergency heart problem).
There are a number of situations in which carteolol should not be taken, as well as several precautions and warnings people should be aware of before starting the medication. However, it is possible that not all of the carteolol's warnings or precautions were discussed in this article. Therefore, talk with your healthcare provider about the specific issues that may apply to you.
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Savvy Australian diners, living on a diet of celebrity chefs, reality TV cook-offs and renovation shows, have high standards for the venues they like to frequent.
From our morning coffee to our lunchtime craft beer, a post-work feed or a cheeky nightcap, operators need a classy fit-out in order to attract our hard-earned dollars.
Now in its fourth year, the annual Eat Drink Design Awards - endorsed by the Australian Institute of Architects and the Design Institute of Australia - recognises the smartest new kids on the block in Australia and New Zealand.
Grand designs
This year's jury includes Melbourne-based designer Pascale Gomes-McNabb, who recently worked on the fit-out for Stokehouse City and spent almost 15 years running restaurants herself; and Sydneysider Stuart Krelle, co-director of interior design firm Luchetti Krelle, primary focused on the hospitality sector.
Alongside their co-jurors, they'll be judging hopefuls across categories including Best Cafe, Best Retail, Best Restaurant and Best Bar Design.
Krelle says this year's crop shows a real maturity in the market. "We've had some theatre, but that's calmed down a little, though retail still has that fun, over the restrained look of the bars and restaurants."
He's heartened by the various cities' distinct looks, rather than trying to be a carbon copy of each other, and says he is increasingly inspired by fellow Australian designers, rather than looking globally.
Opening ceremony
In Sydney, Krelle's noticing the design wave spreading out of the city centre and into the suburbs. "People don't just want those experiences just within the city, they want that closer to home. It's amazing how many places keep opening. When I was younger and something new opened, everyone knew about it, but now it's hard to stay on top or even get to all of them."
Krelle has also witnessed an explosion in competitors, as well as hospitality owners getting in on the interiors act. "Some of the operators are actually quite savvy in their designs, coming up with some good stuff themselves without the engagement of a designer, which is threatening," he laughs.
And what was he looking out for in each design? "When someone walks into a room, 98 per cent of the people aren't going to see the stuff that you laboured over, but it's that little bit of considered design, that people can't quite put their finger on, that creates a balanced environment."
Social spaces
Gomes-McNabb acknowledges the up-against it survival rate for new hospitality venues and the need to marry vision with smart market research, but she's heartened by the upswing in Australian's eating out.
"Before it was a very special occasion, whereas now it's a very casual and frequent event," she says. "It's fantastic that we're embracing this idea as our homes shrink in size and more and more of us are living on our own. We want to go out socially and interact with other people. A lot of places are trying to create a community."
She says Melbourne and Sydney have to watch their heels as other cities rise to the design challenge. "Brisbane really is quite amazing, with some incredible places opening up there."
With a foot in both the design and the hospitality worlds, she's honoured to be a selected as a juror. "Together you can really create some magic, and I think that's what the Eat Drink Design Awards are trying to show; what an amazing outcome you can have when it all collides."
The Eat Drink Design Awards are announced on November 17.


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After a 2 week long adventure to goodness knows where – my boy Bob has come home!
Thanks to lovely Sharon who spotted him in the garden at her place (the other side of the busy main road!)
A little on the thin side and a touch nervous, although unhurt he is now curled up with his brother asleep on the sofa!!
Thank you to everyone who has shared pictures, tweets and texts – and a special thank you to Sharon for being my hero! I owe a bottle of something chilled and white! x x x


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Community Puppy Raising Program
We recently made some changes to our puppy raising program to best take advantage of the various developmental stages of the puppies and to offer more flexibility to our volunteer puppy raisers. All CPL puppies will now start out in community homes from 2 months until 5 months of age. This time period is critical in terms of socialization and the puppy raisers will focus on socialization as well as some basic obedience training. At 5 months of age, all puppies go to one of the 8 prisons participating in our Prison Puppy Raising program. For the next 6 months, inmate raisers focus on training new obedience commands. At 11 months of age, puppies will return to community homes until they are ready to start their formalized training at CPL, around 14 months of age. These time frames are only a guide and some puppies may remain in community or prison longer depending on their individual needs.
Community puppy homes are a key element of CPL's program and they devote a huge amount of time, patience and dedication. Puppy homes are responsible for raising the puppy in accordance with all CPL policies and procedures, including housebreaking, crate training, vet visits, reinforcing good manners, teaching basic obedience commands, and socializing the puppy in public locations every day. Puppy homes are also required to attend at least two puppy training classes per month (held at CPL).
If you are interested in raising a puppy for CPL, you have the following options:
- You can raise a puppy from 2–5 months of age and then finish a puppy from 11 — 14 months of age
- You can just raise younger puppies from 2–5 months of age
- You can just raise older puppies from 11 –14 months of age
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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-01-10
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[01] PM: Economic crisis 'a crucial national threat'Prime Minister George Papandreou, addressing a cabinet meeting on Sunday, termed the economic and monetary crisis "a crucial national threat".
Papandreou, however, expressed optimism over the favourable outcome of the struggle being waged by the government, calling on all Greeks and the mass media in particular to say "no to panic ."
The major changes that have been scheduled for 2010, which he termed a year of great changes and reforms, must be turned into practice as a precondition for this.
The prime minister made a positive assessment of the first 100 days of the country's governance which, as he said, "we assumed in a deep and multifaceted crisis with a large size debt and deficits that were bequeathed to us by the previous government."
He added that the economy alone was not at the root of problems, but the country's way of governance as well.
Papandreou further said that during the first 100 days the "government stood at the level of its historical responsibility which is to have the citizen as its first concern," adding that apart from changes in regional administration, great reforms and changes are also required in central administration.
He stressed that the changes will meet with great resistances but expressed certainty that they will have the approval of the Greek people.
Papandreou said that at the end of the coming week the stability and growth programme will be announced, as well as the proposals for government and legislative work that will be following in the near future.
He said he would be giving a press conference at the Zappion Mansion in the middle of the week and would be announcing the main conclusions on governance so far and priorities for the coming period, while calling on ministers to do the same in their field of responsibility.
The prime minister also announced the creation of a "prestigious advisory committee" on the modernisation and operation of the government and institutional bodies with the principle "the citizen first" always being the target.
He stressed that the new architecture of self administration is part of the government's overall planning so that on November 14, 2010, local administration elections will be held for the new strong municipalities and the regions.
Papandreou added that the "implementation of the great vision of the world of local administration will begin," terming this task extremely difficult and for which the consent of all is required and that the government shall seek.
He further pointed out that resources for local administration will be secured in the framework of taxation policy and added that with the electoral law which will be voted in Parliament "a decisive blow will be dealt at black political money".
Papandreou also referred to the government's struggle for transparency and expressed satisfaction for the positive response met by his initiative to request from the President of the Republic to convene a meeting of party leaders.
Lastly, the prime minister also referred to the bomb attack that occurred in front of the Parliament building on Saturday, stressing that "no one and with no action can intimidate the country's political world" and underlined that "we are not going to let such an action pass like this."
CAPTION: Premier Papandreou arriving at the cabinet meeting on Sunday. (Photo: ANA-MPA)
[02] ND shadow gov't meeting on TuesdayMain opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Antonis Samaras will chair a meeting of his party's shadow government on Tuesday at the ND headquarters on Rigillis street in central Athens.
Meanwhile, the party's officer (shadow minister) for the interior, public administration and e-governance, MP Christos Zois, said on Sunday that after 100 days in office, one would expect of the government to have set the standard high on Sunday, at its Cabinet meeting on the country's administrative reform, "because administrative reform is absolutely necessary for the Greece we desire".
On the contrary, however, "we saw a composition of ideas, with statements of intentions, and public relations ruses", he added.
Zois said that administrative reform is not possible without reform of the public administration, "but we did not hear anything about such a reform".
Further, administrative reform is not possible without funds, but "all we heard were nuances of new taxes, which will also possibly include an increase in VAT", he added.
Thirdly, there can be no administrative reform without spatial distribution of the new municipalities being formed with the merger of existing municipalities and communities planned by the government, "but again the government said nothing about better facilitation of the citizens", he continued.
Fourthly, there can be no administrative reform without new authorities and transfer of the corresponding funds, "but yet again the government said nothing about better facilitation of the citizens," Zois added, and accused prime minister George Papandreou of not touching on the substance in his statements to the Cabinet.
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Hey.. I honestly dunno where to start... I just came here looking for Naruto RP. Well.. I guess i'll use my RP name. Heyo, I'm Samidare Shīzun and I'm pleased to meet you all! I'd love to get to know some of you, and participate in rps aswell! (if that's what we do here) :3 Thank you for reading this an have a good day!


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- Combine the 1 cup butter, cream and sifted flour. Mix well and chill for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- On a floured board, roll out 1/3 of the dough to 1/8 inch thick. Cut with 1 1/2 inch round cookie cutter. Transfer rounds to waxed paper heavily covered with white sugar. Turn rounds so that both sides are coated with sugar. Place rounds on ungreased baking sheets and prick each round with a fork about 4 times. Repeat with remaining dough.
- Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 7 to 9 minutes. Let cookies cool then put 2 cookies together with the filling.
- To Make Filling: Blend the remaining 1/4 cup of butter, the confectioners' sugar, egg yolk and vanilla together. Tint with food coloring, if desired. You may double the filling for a nicer looking cookie.
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I'm glad that credit was given to the Swedes for the recipe. It seems like all my Swedish relatives think that a recipe should have lots of cream and butter to make it delicious. Maybe not so ...
The cookie seems a little bit too sweet. It a also takes a lot of time to bake it. Overall, it is a pretty good cookie.
I'm glad that credit was given to the Swedes for the recipe. It seems like all my Swedish relatives think that a recipe should have lots of cream and butter to make it delicious. Maybe not so ...
My family has been making these cookies for generations. Growing up, I didn't even realize it was a popular cookie. We substitute 1 Tbsp. whipping cream for the egg yolk in the filling. Works pe...
this is a version of my family's all time greatest cookie. Ours uses light cream instead of heavy, which I couldnt even find on the west coast (light cream is abundant here in the NE). They ta...
Excellent cookie! My mother has been making this for years and visited for the holidays (Without her recipes!) So we looked for a similar recipe and this is it! The only thing we didn't add w...
Not sure why anyone would consider this a "rip off" from another recipe source?? I first had these 30 years ago when a co-worker brought them to work...they were delicious. I'm glad to see it h...
Excellent! Takes time BUT well worth!!! Followed recipe exactly with no substitutions. (The egg yolk is not going to hurt you.) Make sure to double the filling. My children make this with me dur...
So flaky and sweet! To save time, I roll out 2 balls of dough into equal sized rectangles. Prick with a fork, sprinkle with sugar, and bake as directed. When cool, frost one and place the secon...
Made these slightly smaller than the recipe states. I used white filling and rolled the finished cookie edge in colored edible glitter (the bride's colors) found at craft stores. Makes a beaut...
I have made these cookies for years at Christmas. This year, I didn't want to do all the rolling and cutting so I divided the dough in half and shaped each half into a log about 1 inch in diame...


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Today we have Janae from Discovering Janae for Fashion Fits Everyone.
An honest writer who is comfortable being just her.
And I love it. I think you will too.
My body type or shape? Maybe a pear? All I know is that I've got curves and I love it! Which is funny because I haven't always been this way and it's taken me a long time to come to terms with it. But I'm happy with the body that I have been given. My style is both comfortable and practical. Except for special or fancy occasions you will always see my wearing my trusty Columbia brand ankle high boots, blue jeans, light tee with some layers depending on the weather. My style is usually pretty neural filled with blacks, grays, and creams. But when I'm feeling like I need a splash of color, blue is my go-to color!
If I could give someone fashion advice it would just be to go with what is comfortable! Life is too short to be wearing something that you don't like. Feel free to express yourself and feel comfortable walking out into the world. And remember that any outfit is never complete without a smile!
There really is fashion out there that does fit everyone. Maybe what works for one person might not work for another, but that's half the fun! Whenever I think about fashion and beauty I always think of this lovely video done by Emma Thompson and the organization Endangered Species. It really doesn't matter what you wear on the outside but what you decide to think on the inside.


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One of our sponsors at BioData World Congress– Intel, prepared a post- event article with insights on the most burning topics that were discussed last week.
Last week I was pleased to join a host of partners, customers and industry experts at the leafy Genome Campus in Cambridge, UK, for this year's BioData World Congress.
As one of the world's leading events in genomics and big data, the two-day conference set out to explore how healthcare organizations can capitalize on the vast amounts of data available to them in an effort to advance towards precision medicine.
It's a subject which led much of the discussion at the conference 12 months ago but, this year, conversations had noticeably matured.
Most evident was the continuing debate around data management and interpretation; the need to move beyond legacy infrastructure; and the importance of an industry-wide collaborative approach to improving patient outcomes.
The Data Challenge Continues
There was clear consensus that the challenges around data are not going to disappear. In fact, they are likely to become increasingly complex as processes such as whole-scale genomic sequencing become more of a reality.
Many speakers and panellists accepted that they were now in possession of, or had access to, a vast amount of data, and recognised this as a strength. However, they were also quick to acknowledge that they lacked the ability to process, store and interpret this data effectively, and at speed. This pointed to a bigger issue – how can we use this data to actually deliver better care, improve our understanding of patient's needs and re-evaluate whether investment is being directed at the right treatment?
If the ability to extract key insights from these increasingly large data sets remains a challenge, the ability to transform the level of care patients receive will stall, and in a context where bottlenecks are already testing care services, technological innovation will need to work harder to transform the healthcare provision…


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If you are the owner of buy to let property, you might be the landlord of:
- residential let property; or
- commercial let property.
Naturally enough, residential property is occupied by private tenants making their home, whilst commercial property is occupied by business tenants with their own commercial enterprises to run – be they shops, restaurants, offices or light industry.
When it comes to insurance for commercial let property, one of the distinguishing features is that it is typically subject of one or more of the lease conditions.
The clarification is important, since it is customary for the owner of the let property to arrange commercial landlord insurance and to include the cost of this in a general management charge to the business tenant. The terms and provisions of the insurance cover and who pays what, therefore, are included in the lease between landlord and tenant.
If the same building has a number of different tenants, suggests the website Landlord Zone, individual leases might describe how the costs of insurance are apportioned – on the basis of the floor area rented in each case, for example.
What is commercial landlord insurance likely to cover?
There are a number of major headings which are likely to apply both to residential and commercial lettings and some provisions appropriate only to the latter. A specialist provider of commercial landlord insurance – such as those of us here at Cover4LetProperty – is in a position to offer greater detail about the following typical headings:
Building insurance
- at the heart of the insurance for commercial landlords is likely to be cover against loss or damage to the structure and fabric of the building or buildings;
- it is customary for the total building sum insured to reflect the worst case scenario in which the complete premises need to be rebuilt (as well as the site being cleared beforehand);
- to arrive at an accurate cost of reconstruction – and to keep that estimate up to date – the landlord is likely to commission periodic valuations by a qualified surveyor and valuer, including the costs of such surveys in the tenants' management charges;
- in this respect – as in other headings of such policies – there is the possibility of underinsurance, so that the maximum amount available in any settled claim is less than the loss or damage suffered;
- the terms of the lease between landlord and tenant needs to make clear whether the one or the other is responsible for making good the gap between the total sum insured and the actual losses or damage sustained – even though the landlord may have been the party responsible for arranging the cover;
Loss of rental income
- clearly, the landlord relies upon the rent from tenants in order to sustain his business;
- if a major insured event leaves the premises unusable by the business tenants, the lease might provide for the suspension of rent or the termination of the tenancy;
- in either event, of course, the landlord is likely to look to insurance providing compensation for any such loss of rental income;
- meanwhile, the tenants, too, are likely to seek compensation for the disruption to their trading activities and may want to be involved in the scheduling of repairs to the property and priorities for spending any insurance settlement;
Public liability
- public liability is likely to be an important issue both for the landlord and any tenants;
- for members of the public, visitors, suppliers or employees who suffer a personal injury or sustain loss or damage to their property, the first recourse to any claim for damages may be to the tenant responsible for conducting business on the premises;
- but the landlord might also be held negligent;
- once again, it is important, therefore, that the terms of the lease makes clear the respective responsibilities for public liability and the form of indemnity provided.
Commercial landlord insurance is a particular, specialist type of insurance which might be complicated not only by the nature of the risks it covers, but also by the way in which those risks are apportioned between landlord and business tenant. As may be clear, the terms and conditions of the lease need to spell out these respective responsibilities.


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Yamaha MOX6 Synthesizer
For the past decade the MOTIF has been the de facto industry standard in music production synthesizers for both live performance and studio use.
Combining MOTIF technology with new USB computer integration technology, the MOX series is the most powerful, mobile and affordable Yamaha music workstation ever.
They are destined to bring MOTIF music production power to a whole new generation of players.
Product Features
1,217 Voices and 355 MB of waveforms taken from the MOTIF XS
XA (Expanded Articulation) tone generation system
More than 256 Performances that spark your musical inspiration
Virtual Circuitry Modeling (VCM) effects
6,720 arpeggiator patterns and the 4 part interactive arpeggio engine
Direct Performance recording
Performance Creator for quick setting of Splits, Layers, and Drum Parts
Category Search provides instant access to the Voices you want
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New developed 61-key semi weighted keyboard for MOX6
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text: Today is the day! Today I will begin my new year early! Today I will redesign my art studio and prepare for a new year of art! Of possibilities! Of opportunities! Of contracts and art licenses! I will break with superstition and tradition and take down the tree before New Year's Day. By the time I am done and who knows what time that will be this day, evening or night, my art studio will be organized! It will be ready to paint in, draw in, print in, make books and calendars and postcards in! It will be ready to have wonderful things like hippie bags and art pillows and quilts sewn in! More space for creating less for lounging since I never did lounge anyway. I'll start right after breakfast. It's going to be a task for sure but I'm up to it! Feeling good since yoga this morning and relief knowing Christmas is over. Usually, I am sad when it's over but not this year. I have found that I'm not the only one feeling this way either. I asked my family yesterday where they pictured themselves next Christmas, you know, what would their lives be like? What would they be doing? Not one had an answer. Do you? I'm going to give it some thought. I hope you'll stop by again tomorrow. Send me feng shui vibes! Much Peace Love aRt 😀


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Image Credit: ABCOne month ago, Lost vanished into the light, signing off with an epic, 2 1/2-hour installment—the last of an adventure that spanned six seasons, transported us to fantastic/fantastical places, and provoked an unhealthy amount of analysis. Today, we here at Totally Lost finally return to the gravesite to lay our souls bare and our supersized finale down. First of all, our sincere apologies for the delay. Blame it on other work commitments, technical glitches, and our desire to give you a fitting end to the Lost journey. To that end, we don't come to you empty-handed: Behold the gift of Ben! Michael Emerson, who graciously appeared on our Totally Lost panel at last year's Comic-Con, returns to reveal his thoughts on everything from the finale to the transformation of his character to a scene he shot for the final episode that never aired. Turns out, the guy's also not a half-bad actor.
Before we begin, many thanks must be issued to the editors at EW and EW.com, who gave us the freedom to make these goofy videos over the last 18 months, and props to our excellent cameramen David Carstens and Luke Korver, who helped execute our dubious plans without judgment. Let us also take a moment to recognize Totally Lost producer/editor Jason Averett, who was our secret Jughead. Simply put, Totally Lost would not have been possible without his time, care, insight, planning, contingency planning, and attention to the weensiest of details. All of those wryly appropriate clips, clever titles, and winking edits were his inspired work. If you ever want to have a thoughtful, surprising conversation about Lost, flag down Jason on the streets of Manhattan. I'm sure he won't mind.
Allow me to use this next paragraph to talk directly and awkwardly to Doc Jensen, a.k.a. Jeff Jensen. Jeff, you put so much of your considerable life force into EW's Lost coverage, and it has been an awesome thing to witness from the sidecar. I've enjoyed every* exhaustive, mind-expanding conversation with you. (*Except for the one about the time-space continuum that involved a series of pencil drawings. That made an ouchie in my head.) Thank you for your generosity of spirit, your fearlessness in brainstorming, and your superhuman problem-solving abilities. Thank you for having my back. If this is possible, you are an even better friend than you are a Lost expert. (And now that I've softened you up, I hope you won't be too mad when you realize I've boosted your Dharma peanut butter. Don't worry, it's safely stored in my stomach.)
Most importantly, thank YOU, dedicated Lost viewer, for taking the time out of your life to watch our little show and read our stories in the magazine. Just know that every time we veered off-course in discussion or in skit—or delivered the show a bit late—it was only because we were trying to give you something wholly entertaining and worthy of your fandom. I hope that we met your expectations most of the time. I also hope that we all eventually find another show to obsess over so we can reconvene down the road. (You can find some comfort in a new Doc Jensen column that posts Monday.)
And that concludes the earnest, touchy-feely portion of this program. Let's get on with the show, shall we? Find a nice spot on the sofa/in your office chair/on the floor of a bamboo forest and press play. Of course, after you watch our last episode—which spans eight motherloving segments and features a few other surprises—feel free to comment below. Now that you've had a little time to process that powerful-though-polarizing Lost finale, do you feel any different about it? What was the best moment? Biggest surprise? Greatest disappointment? What's your favorite Terry O'Quinn hairstyle? Where does Lost rank among the best TV shows of all-time? Your typing begins NOW. If you're having trouble watching videos in PopWatch, or if you're on an iPhone/iPad, head over to our Totally Lost hub for Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, and Part 8.
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Aquatica tackle shop is situated in the
northern part of Malta, in the village of
St. Paul's Bay and is only 100 meters away
from the sea front. We provide all the necessary
equipment for all sorts of fishing techniques
both shore and boat. In our tackle shop
you will find a vast selection of casting
rods, poles, reels, monofilament line, braided
line, floats, boxes, lures and much more
for all your fishing requirements.
We have a daily supply of live Rag worms,
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Filleo's First Trip to New OrleansPosted by Jed Zayner at 8:20 PM
What a great trip! Filleo, my non profit organization, just got back from our first project community service outside of Ohio. We went down to New Orleans and it was such a rewarding trip. This project was two years in the making. We flew in and Jared and his wife, Emily picked us up at the airport. They were our hosts for the trip and we had such a great time with them!
For one, always remember when you buy a ticket online for Delta, United, or one of these airlines that charges for baggage that it costs that much more. If it is the lowest price on expedia or another website it still may not be if you add the cost of the bags. I was like, "Dang yo! What is up with that?!" It makes me think of the Southwest commercials and how smart the guy that made those is. These airlines should just put it in the ticket price. Man, what a bummer. I say this because we had a box of shirts and other stuff to take down so it ended up costing like an extra $90 just for the trip there.
Well, to get back to our trip, I was so thankful to have my wife Katie on the trip with me, and having Jared from Radio U was a blast. Jared took care of the video footage and was a master at getting in my face with the camera, especially my eye. Weirdo yes, but I get that a lot. Do you think so? Haha.
On Friday, January 7th, we met a guy named Troy (T-roy) who helped set us up with our activities for the day. He works for the school recovery program in New Orleans that helps with the schools that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Okay now, if he made up a rapper name for himself do you think I love the guy, ummmmm yesssss. This dude was awesome. Here we are coming in on Thursday and he finally emails me back that morning, (he forgot we were coming) and his e-mail starts with the letter "F"…That's it, that is what he put on the email to start. He writes the way he talks, that's my boy. Well, we took some sweet footage of him also. Organized? Not so much... He was genuine and honest for sure, which is an awesome quality. When Jared Montz () asked him if he liked his new website he responded saying, "It's F'in Beautiful!" Thanks Troy, you were a hit!
We went to read to some elementary school kids who are attending school in trailers while a new school is being built.
These kids were awesome. Jared started us off with a book about a silent cricket. He did a great job by not helping the kids to figure out what a cricket sounds like. Haha. Try right now to do a cricket noise and see what comes out. I am trying right now and it is making me laugh because I have no idea, this is awesome. But, the kids ended up doing pretty well at it.
Then my wife Katie read a book called "The Day Joey's Boa Constrictor ate the Wash." It was a great pick-me-up. Well, let's just say they thought a snake was as cool as me getting a superhero party for my birthday, yep that sweet. They recited most of the book with Katie. They loved knowing it and following along. A job well done wifey, that's my girl.
So, I come up next to read. If you had to guess any book I would read what would it be about? No, not magic, but great guess. Soccer, well definitely not, come on. Dancing- yes dancing! That was what my book was about. The book was called "Giraffes Can't Dance." Before I read I told the kids, "Now, every time I say the word dance I will point at someone and they have to get up and spontaneously dance." So, we end up getting through the whole book with pretty much everyone dancing. We got spastic jigglers, shakin' it like salt shakers, the robot (yes a kid tried the robot, awesome), Michael Jackson wannabe (he did the moonwalk, coolest thing I have seen from a kid), and then we also had a kid trip and fall and still go on with the show while on the ground. Yes, I do have video of this and yes I have attached it for everyone to see. Oh yeah by the way at the end I told everyone that they had to get up and we all did a spontaneous dance together.
Then we did something that was chill and we just helped them correct their English test in groups for the next hour. Lunch time, meant a break for lunch for us, and a break from typing for me.
Round two from New Orleans to come in a couple days or less.
Fun day so far? It was sweeeetttt.
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The Rey Center in Waterville Valley will screen the documentary film Passion for Snow on Friday, Dec. 27 beginning at 7 p.m. A panel discussion will follow featuring locals who are passionate about skiing.
The movie is based on the book Passion for Skiing (2010) and begins with the first Dartmouth Winter Carnival and traces the 100+ years of skiing to the present day. Two legends of skiing with strong Waterville Valley ties are featured in the film, Waterville Valley Resort founder and 2-time Olympian, Tom Corcoran, and Olympic gold medalist, Hannah Kearney.
This program is open to all and will be held at the Margret and H.A. Rey Center in Waterville Valley's Town Square. Admission is $10. Fifty percent of the program fee supports the continued distribution and promotion of the film.
Learn more about the Rey Center online or call 603-236-3308.


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Plan Your Future Home Lift in Your House
If you are a builder or homeowner and considering that you may need or want a home lift that from Escalator Manufacturer - fujihd in your future home, it is time to take appropriate action. There are many ways to take advantage of the shaft space in your new home, and there are currently no physical elevators installed until you are ready. You can choose to use your space as your office or additional closet / storage space for your current living environment, and when you need or want to use the elevator, you can easily remove the floor space and your elevator shaft is ready.
Support walls, pits and electrical details are all in place, enabling elevator technicians to penetrate and install their products simply, cheaper and less. So, if you think elevators may be useful in the future, take appropriate steps right now to make it easier and more economical for all participants to use the elevators and to make sure your home can be used permanently No matter what the obstacles, contact us today We, learn more about the steps we need to prepare elevator rooms in the future.
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A Facebook Page Administrator strives his best to get the likes on a Brand's Facebook Page by different means, but is that enough? Getting likes on a Brand's Facebook page is easier than influencing people to get engaged in a particular page. And for that, the posts and content should have the influential power on the fans to keep a check for the posts from the page and drive the attention of several users present out there on a social networking site, like Facebook.
Apparently, the Page Administrator will want people to like, comment and share the posts. The engagement, that is the main crux of a page should be present in a page so that the Facebook Page turns out to be an interesting one and one that entertains and share knowledge with thousands of users with loads of expectation! The metric that has been introduced by Facebook "Talking About This" shows people who are engaged on the page that shows the popularity of the Facebook page.
"Talking About This" is an important metric because it emphasizes interactions beyond Facebook Likes. Pages, that creates posts and quality content, that fans enjoy, will benefit. When people interact with pages by which stories are generated, pages reach an audience beyond their existing number of fans. When the page and the posts starts appearing in the news feed of non- fans, such users start looking at the post, if it seems to be interesting to them, they also get engaged with such page. This way, the page and the posts get circulated through different users which results in an increase in the number of fans as well as the number of Talking About This, which further results in building the reputation of the page.
Pages that have been focused on gaining Likes without an engagement strategy to follow it will suffer from the great difference between the number of "Likes" and "Talking About This". Experts say that, out of the existing number of fans, even if 10% of the total fans are engaged and are participating, by liking, commenting and sharing the posts, participating in some discussion, the page is said to be an interesting one. By this, the feature, "Talking About This" is a kind of feedback from the fans to the Page Administrator which shows how effective the posts are or where improvement is required to retain or increase the number of fans as well as the engagement.
If the Page Owner wants to shoot up as best page on Facebook or if they want to turn existing fans into super fans, "Talking About This" is the most critical metric that can keep a track and good to measure the engagement and the popularity of a page, which builds competition within the Page Administrator and encourage him to provide the best as the fans expects.
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