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In the now-famous remarks by Larry Summers at NBER Conference on Diversifying the Science & Engineering Workforce, he asked (plenty of people overlooked) about financial incentives for children and leaves of absence.
Specifically, what is the effect of interruptions on career patterns? In Sweden, do female professionals at the upper end of the pay scale take advantage of paid leaves at the same rate as female professionals towards the middle (where it might be easier to reassimilate after a leave of absence)?
In a way, the American way, in its thrify way, has the most economically friendly arrangement. Assuming that these women in question have a spouse, then its much better for employers that there's a pool of workers who can only come in part-time.
People continue to have children even when economically, it makes no sense. Maybe they're trying to find meaning, maybe they're afraid of death, maybe they do because deep down they're conservative and know that genes matter.
France with all its neutralizing incentives still can't really stimulate its 'native' population to have children. To be burdened by children. It makes no sense when doubt dusts every other attempt to breath.
My mother came to this country from rural Ireland. She was one of nine children. Six reached their 21st Birthday. Five came to America.
I asked an aunt why so many of my Irish relatives had large families, her answer was no TV back then. Sounds like an opportunity cost to me.
Today, few of my more distant Irish relatives would have any interest in coming to America to work. Times change. Ireland needs to increase her birth rate to keep up with a growing economy. However, most will agree, that looking for additional labor is a vast improvement over watching poverty force your children to distant shores.
My aunts and uncles, on average, had six children per family in America. My cousins average about two and a half.
Why? Professor Becker has written on this topic many times. I offer a few personal notes.
My cousins have costs that my aunts and uncles did not have. Student Loan debt, higher housing costs, higher opportunity costs for females, more mobility in jobs, less perceived job security, less family social net ( i.e. my aunts frequently helped each other with child care etc.), higher debt burdens in general (my mother's generation lived through the depression, emigrated with nothing, and spent most of their life living below their means i.e. they saved money even while they raised rather large families.)
in addition, attitudes were different. My mother's generation wanted large families and viewed children as people to share a dream. My cousins tend to view children as a burden, an expense that prevents some of their aspirations. My cousins do far more for their children, in a material sense, and their expectations for their children are more extreme. Still, I don't mean to imply that one generation was good and the other bad, just that times change, attitudes change.
I suppose if you wanted professional women to have more children, you could forgive student loans for the period they stay home with children - up to 18 months.
Or you could pay the interest on the mortage for the same period.
Or as a society we could stop going after bigger houses, more expensive electronics, faster lifestyles, etc. that increasingly require two incomes to acquire. ( Not going to happen.)
In any case, while the US has some increase in the fertlity rate, much of the growth is in the underclass - among the poor and new immigrants. I'm not sure if these births are more of a cost then a benefit. In the long run I hope they can achieve the same dreams as other immigrants, but I'm not sure.
But letting the government get very involved in family planning is dangerous. Do we want to encourage welfare mothers to have more children? Do we want to encourage female doctors to have large families? How do we write such rules without creating more problems?
High quality child care can be viewed as having positive externalities and thus is worthy of government subsidization for that reason. Why start at age 5? Why not age 4? Or age 3? Then have an arguement about vouchers vs govt provision. Vouchers are good with me. However, I don't particularly like the outcome of so much parental leave, almost entirely taken by women as you point out, for Swedish women. They take years effectively out of the workforce which is part of the cause of the greater occupational segregation than in the US.
These generous benefits for parents to produce children, as Becker suggests, don't seem to have put birth rate above replacement rate and in the case of France it is very expensive. Why put up with a policy that is costly and yields little benefit?
An economy should ideally focus on increasing the mobility of labor factor markets, allowing any labor shortage to be filled quickly. Immigration is low-cost and high benefit. It may explain why America's population growth is accelerating while Europe's is dropping.
However, studies in Australia also suggest that although immigration has positive effects on the economy it has has little effect on the average age of the population, so encouraging more births would still be important and/or attempting to lower the average age of immigrants.
Instead of vouchers, we should provide facilities with free daycare service to all. But we must mandate that immigrant labor staff these government daycare centers. Immigrant flows will be directed into legal channels if immigrants know that a guaranteed check awaits them as a daycare provider. That way, we can process and track immigration more effectively too.
Instead of subsidizing a 2nd or 3rd child, we should encourage sex and delay the tax benefits of marriage. The FDA should mandate that ecstasy be put into birth control (and all other products commonly used by women, e.g., tampons, shampoo, etc.), and no tax benefits should be given to married couples until they have their second child. We can decrease the birth rate to offset the likely increase by imposing sterilization as a condition of parole. Who wants criminal genes to propagate?
As for the amount of work children are, children should be taken away from parents at age 10 and placed in a state school where new values are imposed. That will enable us to produce super-smart students unburdened by parental corruption and free mothers of their obligation to raise kids. These Brave New World schools will not be federally-run or locally-run, bur regionally-run, with resources pooled from various states in the region (e.g., a 5-state coalition). There should be around 10 or 20 of these schools in the entire country, that house and educate children from age 10 to 18, when they may apply to college or return home to see their parents again, I suppose.
There is also the problem of needing two incomes to live. This often results in both the husband and the wife working long hours, and daycare being needed. A solution to this problem is the legalization of prostitution. Being a whore takes very little time and earns a lot of money. Instead of working long hours, a woman could simply sell her body and make much more money for her time. That way, she would have more time to spend with her children, because the hours would not be as severe, and the amount she made while not at home would more than make up for her absence (if she sought to opt-out of the federally-provided immigrant-run daycare centers and hire a nanny). Or, she could simply have sex with her customers in the house while her children are downstairs watching Teletubbie; they wouldn't know and she wouldn't have to sacrifice her precious caretaker role.
Another way we could tackle this problem is to mandate fewer working hours. One way to do this is to add more federal holidays, another is to mandate more sick days. Instead of sick days, which requires people to be sick, I would suggest drug days, which one can take to imbibe drugs and get high. Drugs would be legal only on those particular days. Chances are that use of sick days would follow drug days, as would police raids, so most children would experience a pleasant two days every month or so when both parents were home, and the drug war would be much more successful, because once drug use is pushed into the open, it becomes easier to catch those violating the laws. It is hard to set up shop for just one day a month, but worth it to set up shop if the drug trade is legal for that one day.
Another thing to do is tax divorced couples with kids and single-parent families at a higher rate as a penalty. Call it the "get married or else" penalty or the "you should have stayed married" penalty. Two parents have more time to spend with kids overall than one parent does, or do parents who live in different states after their split, for example. We might also give the kids of a divorce 50% of the marital property in cash -- that will keep the parents together. If parents buck the incentive and divorce, their kids can pay for their own daycare to replace the parental supervision they are missing (at least until the age of 10, when they are shipped off to the regionally-run super-school).
We can also condition adoption on the presence of a polygamous marriage -- at least three partners. That way, even if two spouses need to work in order to make ends meet, there is another spouse present to give care. Or, we could condition Social Security eligibility on grandparents living with their children, if they have any, and participating in the day-to-day raising of their grandchildren.
I would suggest doing all of these things at once.
One major difficulty is that public does not mean 'equal participation.' Parents already fight for the houses in the best school districts. They pay local taxes to fund fine schools so in a way, 'public' is disguised private.
Rushing towards Marriage is generally not the best idea, in the best of worlds, one would take ones time and explore alternatives. However, if one is in a hurry to escape 'home' then yes, it may make a lot of sense.
Lastly, divorce should happen at times, we're not living in a theocratic state after all. Why be miserable with a person when life is not long?
Michelle: In the best of worlds, one would take ones time and explore alternatives.
That is your personal preference, and is not a public reason upon which to base public policy; it is not even necessarily true; it would not be the best of worlds to take one's time claiming a winning lottery ticket, for instance, to explore the alternative of not-winning the lottery.
Lastly, divorce should happen at times, we're not living in a theocratic state after all.
One has nothing to do with the other. The absence of no-fault divorce does not mean we are living in a theocratic state. Your contention is fallacious. And, "in the best of worlds" divorce would not happen.
Why be miserable with a person when life is not long?
How long life is is irrelevant to whether the harm to children and ill-effect of disturbed children on society is greater than the benefit to married adults getting divorced after they are middle-aged. It is also irrelevant to whether we should incentivize certain family structures over others, which our tax code already does, by the way. Not to mention, Who says they are miserable? Maybe they are judging improperly and need a state-provided incentive to evaluate correctly the costs and benefits.
And you have not pointed out any reason why state-schools are no good. I wish people whould actually think before they publish posts.
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Government subsidies for parental leave and childcare do not increase the overall fertility rate. Let me say that again. Government subsidies for parental leave and childcare do not increase the overall fertility rate.
On the one hand, a family who benefits from such subsidies may decide to have more children than they otherwise would have without such a subsidy.
On the other hand, the additional tax burden required by these subsidies, makes it harder for young people to reach the level of financial independence and stability at which they feel comfortable starting a family. The overall result is people becoming first time parents at later ages, and a decline in the fertility rate.
Pavel Kohout explains this reasoning in more detail at http://www.techcentralstation.com/0630055.html and presents Mussolini's Italy as empirical evidence of the futility of these policies.
Scandanavia and western Europe have and will continue to have a lower birthrate than the United States not in spite of their policies, but because of them.
In my view, the single biggest argument against state-funded child care is that it is yet another disincentive to marry before having children. The traditional economic analysis of the family is that the woman insists on marriage before having children, and the man works to provide while the woman devotes some or all of her time to child-rearing. I do not believe that is a rigid formula, but it is one that works and one that is plainly consonant with our biology and cultural evolution.
When we provide all sorts of generous child welfare benefits, the state supplants the father role, so not getting married before having kids carries a lot less of a penalty now than it did maybe 100 years ago. It is no surprise that we now have a veritable epidemic of out-of-wedlock births in this country. Among African Americans, 2/3 of babies are born out of wedlock; 1/3 nationwide. That is a mess.
In countries with more subsidized child welfare policies such as Sweden, it is the exception to the rule that people get married before having kids. And, it provides a lower incentive to work for a father who actually is married, as well.
The population decline arguments, in my view, are not persuasive. I don't think that a natural population decline is even a bad thing, except if there are massive state entitlement liabilities to retirees. Those entitlements are the problem, not a gradual population decline, which in any event lowers the stress on our environment and natural resources.
To clarify the above about Sweden--the vast majority of parents are unmarried at the time of childbirth, and that is true regardless of class or economic status. So, basically, it's just a worse situation than ours, which is consistent with the fact that we have lower child entitlements--the biggest being the public education entitlement. In the Soviet Union, out-of-wedlock births also greatly increased as a consequence of socialist policies. This is a pretty consistent story in the history of government entitlements.
In the post industrial age, it might not be the quantity of children that determines national income, but the quality. It seems strange to look at these issues as need to subsidize procreation, when we should perhaps maximize the income potential of those who are in existence.
Good point.
Perhaps Oscar Wilde held the key to the lock when he quipped, "Yes, sex seems to be the theater of the poor". There clearly seems to be a "class" distinction when it comes to birth rate and the need for child care.
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I am a stay-at-home mother. I also have an MBA from a top school and, now that my children are in middle school, I have time on my hands. I know many other women, well-educated and looking for something to do, who are willing to work. We are not interested in high-intensity careers at this point, and in many cases we would willingly work at lower levels, offering employers skilled workers at a good price.
Why aren't the businesses of America making room for us on a part-time, no-insurance-needed basis?
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Such work opportunities, if generally available, would reduce the cost to families of a mother's decision to take the major role in child-rearing.
Part-time work opportunities also would allow women to return to full-time careers over time, as their children needed less mothering and later headed off for the work world or to college.
What I suggest would not need government involvement (a plus in my view) and would make it easier for married couples to decide to have children.
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A city of emperors and princes, leaders and followers, inventors and scholars, Nuremberg has mirrored German history ever since the Middle Ages – the power, the tension, great achievements and great tragedies. Protected by the castle, arts and crafts once flourished, while a new spirit of freedom enlivened the city at a time when few other places could offer such a quality of life. And the same is still true today.
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Turning to happier thoughts, December sees the arrival of Nuremberg's Christkindlesmarkt, a tradition reaching back more than 400 years. During the festive market, the old town bathes in the glow of thousands of twinkling lights, putting smiles on the faces of children and adults alike. Alternatively, there's the toy museum, with exhibits dating back to the early modern period. In the railway museum, home to the 'Adler' – Germany's first locomotive – you can gain an insight into the early days of modern transport. The Germanic National Museum, meanwhile, delves even further back in time. Germany's largest museum of cultural history, it contains 1.3 million exhibits that document changing times from the earliest days of civilisation through the Middle Ages, the baroque, Renaissance and enlightenment periods and into the 19th century. The Handwerkerhof craft courtyard, directly opposite the neo-baroque central train station, also offers a glimpse into the past. Travellers used to enter the city through its gates, and today it houses a colourful array of ancient and modern crafts. It's a place to watch artisans at work, pick up souvenirs such as tin toys or leather wallets and, of course, taste Nuremberg's famous spiced gingerbread. The locals also show their love of tradition by enjoying the city's staple snack, the Nuremberg rostbratwurst. Records indicate that the city has been serving up these delicious little sausages since the first half of the 14th century. Since that time, traditional bratwurst kitchens have continued to prepare these specialities according to the original recipe. One such kitchen is the Bratwurstglöcklein at the Handwerkerhof, visited by merchants and travellers from around the world as well as locals, craftspeople, artists and Nuremberg scholars, including Peter Henlein, Hans Beheim, Albrecht Dürer and Hans Sachs. That many people can't be wrong – why not follow in their culinary footsteps? So, if you like to see history brought to life – perhaps accompanied by a freshly poured draught beer in one of the old town bars – then Nuremberg is the place for you.
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It's difficult to find an American who doesn't know what "amigo" or "gracias" means. Eventually, those words will be considered part of English, in the same way that nobody thinks "patio," "rodeo," or "coyote" are solely Spanish.
However, there is still one area in which American culture hasn't embraced the allure of Spanish. I'm talking about vulgarity, obscenity, and indecency -- basically, the naughty words.
I'm not sure why Spanish curse words haven't crossed over. It's not that we don't like to swear in this country. And the dreaded bleep on television has now become a badge of honor.
Indeed, as the Los Angeles Times points out, "Once largely relegated to slips of the tongue during live events, censored cursing has evolved into a pre-planned, or at least largely expected, punch line that's network-approved and no longer lowbrow."
But will Spanish words ever be bleeped out? It's not just an academic question.
It stands to reason that as America grows more multilingual -- and it's doing just that, regardless of your feelings on the matter -- we'll hear more Spanish on the airwaves. And some of that Spanish will be of the naughty variety.
Now, the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates broadcast indecency, says that it doesn't matter what language the offending words are in. The FCC is always poised to bring the hammer down on those who sully our culture -- well, in theory, anyway.
The truth, according to many annoyed English-language broadcasters, is that the commission frequently gives a pass to Spanish indecency because "the Spanish-speaking staff at the FCC has traditionally been undermanned."
Yes, there just aren't enough bilingual bureaucrats available to translate the filth flying around on TV and radio. Until recently, the FCC could get away with this. They assumed all that vulgarity came from Univision shows or radio stations that blared ranchera music -- you know, the stuff that mainstream America ignores.
For the most part, the only time one hears Spanish on major hit shows is for effect. It pops up when the tough cop or caring doctor is in a rundown barrio, and the natives are running wild. You also might hear it when an extra is portraying a maid or gardener. And for real diversity, they might throw a janitor in there too.
But it's just a matter of time before a middle-America show features a character who speaks Spanish frequently. Already, we have the first truly bilingual television series.
So what happens when a lovable character on a top show mutters, "pinche"? Will the FCC take initiative and bleep "culero" or just let it go, hoping against hope that millions of viewers don't know that it means "assfucker"?
Well, there's only one way to find out. I challenge all those television writers who take pride in their edginess to put up or shut up. Have one of your white, urban characters learn some Spanish and then casually throw in some obscenities. After all, who is going to complain if Liz Lemon or Sue Sylvester tells someone to go chinga themselves?
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August 24, 2012
Neil Farmer, class of 1951, died August 10, at age 84. Neil's memorial will be held today at 3 p.m. at Lake Grove Presbyterian Church, 4040 Sunset Drive, Lake Oswego.
Communications Officer Jim Enright submitted the following remembrance.
"Hello, young man. My name is Neil Farmer, and I bet you and I are the only two people in this building who remember when Ike was president."
My white hair has sparked many impromptu conversations over the years. This time, the conversation lasted more than seven years.
Lucky me.
I had been working at Lewis & Clark less than a month when Neil introduced himself while making his regular McAfee rounds. I quickly learned that you didn't have to catch sight of him to know that he was in the building. It was like Norm, in Cheers: Everybody knew his name—and he, theirs. Except that Neil was in better shape than Norm, and had more hair. More friends, too.
That day Neil dropped in, he started telling stories. And oh, the stories he could tell.
Stories about serving in the Army during the war and making the most of each day because "we knew we could all die tomorrow." About coming to Lewis & Clark on the GI Bill and taking courses in biology and Shakespeare from Benjamin Thaxter. Once, on a test in the Shakespeare class, Neil scored 100 but Professor Thaxter gave him a B. Master Sergeant Farmer asked why. "Your spelling is atrocious," said Thaxter. "This is a course on Shakespeare, not spelling," Neil shot back. Thaxter gave him an A.
Neil introduced me to Morgan and Ruth Odell. Thanks to him, I see them strolling the campus at twilight, greeting students by name, the president's coat pockets stuffed with dreams for the college, jotted down as he walked.
"Dr. Odell was sincerely interested in students," Neil said. "He was also a no-nonsense guy. He was not tolerant of alcohol on campus." Which never stopped Neil and his GI buddies from frequenting the Three Star Tavern on Barbur Boulevard and sneaking beer into their rooms.
One day he invited me to lunch. Going to lunch with Neil was like crossing the Rubicon: You weren't sure what lay ahead, and you knew there was no turning back.
He wanted to take me to one of his favorite places from his student days. He drove. I sat rigid and kept tightening my seatbelt. North on Terwilliger went the Cadillac before turning west onto Barbur. Other drivers moved to our left and right. It was like Moses parting the Red Sea.
A couple miles down the road he pulled into a lot and parked in front of a vacant building, probably last occupied when, well, Ike was president. But a sign pointed the way to a building in the back. Boom-Boom Room, it said. Not a good sign. My thoughts ricocheted from consternation to bemusement to, frankly, anticipation (thank you, Y chromosome) before settling on, "This must fall under 'other duties as assigned.'"
But Neil was as baffled as I was. "This is where we always came," he said. "I wonder when it closed." Somewhere Sinatra was crooning, "There used to be a ballpark right here."
But Neil had promised me lunch, and Neil was—always—a man of his word. "Walter Mitty's!" he said. Back onto Barbur, and then south onto Capitol Highway, turning left from the lane clearly marked "Buses Only."
I kept waiting for the flashing lights. They never showed up.
That day at Walter Mitty's, Neil introduced me all around—everybody knew his name—as his grandson. I've seldom received a higher honor.
He always made a point to stop at my office whenever he was in McAfee—and he was in McAfee a lot, thank goodness. (I still marvel that the visitor's parking space was always open whenever he drove up. Neil had friends in high places. Very high places.) "James!" he boomed. "Neil!" I boomed back. Boom-Boom Room, indeed.
He was right about my remembering Ike. Neil was right about a lot of things. But, actually, I was a Stevenson man. I suspect Neil knew that, too, but he never let it make a difference.
Sometimes I'd find myself wishing that I had gone to college with Neil. Now I know, I really did.
Godspeed, Neil. Cheers.


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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Prague at its prettiest...
To make me feel better, as soon as we arrived in Prague, my husband booked tickets for Don Giovanni, and other Mozart arias, which will be performed in a gorgeous Spanish Synagogue tomorrow night. Unlike in Budapest, there are thousands and thousands of tourists thronging the picturesque square here. And there are no war scars to be seen - Prague surrendered to Hitler without putting up any resistance whatsoever, remember! I'm told the local cuisine is a little iffy, and the wines somewhat dodgy. Shall give you the full report tomorrow. We are planning to eat at a charming restaurant close to the hotel and then walk across the square for an after dinner coffee. My children tell me it is pouring in Mumbai. Well, I am relieved to be dry, cool and comfortable in Pretty Prague. I shall keep you posted!!
19 comments:
- ravi said...
real happy tym for u....do keep posting the outcums of ur restuarant meal..and of the dodgy wines...:D
- July 15, 2009 at 1:38 AM
- Zlaek said...
What a life... yours
Its pouring down here at mumbai yes, marine drive's stormy, tide was absolutely high this evening... and some huge trees on my lane at cuffe parade were falling down.
- July 15, 2009 at 3:05 AM
- obssesor said...
you...lucky you!
- July 15, 2009 at 8:38 AM
- Shrutzz said...
woww Shobha, u r having a jolly time with hubby!!! am JJJ....
- July 15, 2009 at 8:56 AM
- Gajendra said...
lucky you
- July 15, 2009 at 9:30 AM
- चंद्रमौलेश्वर प्रसाद said...
Nice travelogue.....waiting for `after coffee' episode!
- July 15, 2009 at 10:41 AM
Photographs ???
- July 15, 2009 at 11:17 AM
- introspection said...
I love these posts better than your desi dirt of shiney and bollywood. Love your crisp descriptions and snide remarks @ Hitler.
And pls, I requested earlier too; why not add some pictures of the city or anything you fancy.
Love your post. And sending your way my best wishes for the grand tour. Have a blast. Nothing in the world is better than travelling that too with family.
khuda nazar na lagaye.
keep posting. will be back.cheers..!!
- July 15, 2009 at 12:51 PM
- Unknown said...
I've heard that towards the end of World War II, Hitler withdrew quickly from some European cities, just to ensure that no close quarter combat took place within those cities and, therefore, to protect the works of art.
- July 15, 2009 at 1:27 PM
- Freya said...
why can't you post post photos?
- July 15, 2009 at 3:15 PM
- Nandinikakoti said...
Ummn! can feel the taste in each bite
- July 15, 2009 at 4:55 PM
- Sameer said...
Glad to hear you are enjoying Shobhaa. I have never been to the places that you are visiting but now I might think of visiting. And yes I agree with others - post some pics. of you and your loved ones having good time. We would love to see those pics. Happy travels.
- July 15, 2009 at 8:02 PM
- green pirate toy said...
OMG..i totally wanna go der!!
- July 15, 2009 at 8:10 PM
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- July 15, 2009 at 10:14 PM
- Jogeshwar said...
Nice to hear from you. I'm surprised to learn even manhole covers are a work of art in Europe. In India you find the manholes are'nt even covered sometimes, forget about finding any art thing in them. Have you seen the new idea cellular advertisement, it suggests to walk while you're talking on the cellphone. I think they are giving a very wrong message, it is dangerous to talk on a cellphone while you're walking. Once my sister almost fell in an uncovered manhole while talking on the phone, that too in a place like IIT Bombay, luckily her friends saved her. I never step on a manhole cover, you never know when it might break (the concrete ones) and fall.
Have a great time:)
- July 15, 2009 at 10:17 PM
- Harish said...
Seems very Very Majaa maaaa... Che *hugs*
- July 15, 2009 at 10:39 PM
- mohitv said...
you are the best...i just love your blogs..
Mohit Valecha
- July 18, 2009 at 2:43 PM
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Great! I love your blog!
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My research program centers on the study of the evolution of development mechanisms with a focus on the genes that regulate segmentation and regionalization of the body plan. We are particularly interested in understanding how certain steps in patterns formation that require protein diffusion in Drosophila are accomplished in those insects and crustaceans in which cellularization of the growing embryos would seem to preclude formation of gradients by diffusion. We have also begun to investigate the role of homeotic genes in generating body plan diversification in crustaceans. Another major area of research in the lab centers on investigating the function of the Drosophila segmentation genes during neuronal development and understanding how these genes may have contributed to the evolution of neural complexity.
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Nanos plays a conserved role in axial patterning outside of the diptera. [S. Lall, M.Z. Ludwig, and N.H. Patel (2003) Current Biology 13: 224-229]
Cell lineage analysis of the amphipod crustacean Parhyale hawaiensis reveals an early restriction of cell fates. [M. Gerberding, W.E. Browne, and N.H. Patel (2002) Development 129: 5789-5801]
Short, long and beyond: molecular and embryological aproaches to insect segmentation. [G.K. Davis and N.H. Patel (2002) Annual Reviews of Entomology 47: 669-699]
Precision patterning. [N.H. Patel and S. Lall (2002) Nature 415: 748-749]
Conservation and divergence in molecular mechanisms of axis formation. [S. Lall and N.H. Patel (2001) Annual Reviews of Genetics 35: 407-437]
Pax group III genes and the evolution of pair rule pattern. [G.K. Davis, C.A. Jaramillo, and N.H. Patel (2001) Development 128: 3445-3458]
Grasshopper hunchback expression reveals conserved and novel aspects of axis formation and segmentation. [N. H. Patel, D.C. Hayward, S. Lall, N. Pirkl, D. DiPietro, and E.E. Ball (2001) Development 128: 3459-3472]
Molecular genetics of crustacean feeding appendage development and diversification. [W.E. Browne, and N.H. Patel. (2000) Semin. Cell. Dev. Biol. 11: 427-435]
It's a bug's life. [N. H. Patel (2000) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 97: 4442-4444]
Evidence for stabilizing selection in a eukaryotic cis-regulatory element. [M.Z. Ludwig, C. Bergman, N.H. Patel, and M. Kreitman. (2000) Nature 403: 564-567]
The origin and evolution of segmentation. [G.K. Davis, and N. H. Patel (2000) Trends Genet. 15: M68-M72]
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I used PK-1 on my cheeks here mixed with the lighter shades. It's subtle but quite nice I like! I've been carrying this around in my day to day make up bag because it's so easy to use:
Overall, not the most exciting blushers you will find but well worth it if you want something useful and just pretty.
I bought these from adambeauty.com
Would you buy these blushers?


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The INFINITY V1 was our first light wind machine. Since then we have inproved its light wind performance with the INFINITY v2 and once again working on the V3 prototype.
If you get a chance demo the INFINITY v2. I am 100% sure you will be very impressed with its performance and turning speed. The reason I know this is because I have witnessed it so many times from different riders demoing it.
Maybe these videos bellow might help you by giving you an idea what the INFINITY v2 & v3 kites can do in light winds. But again you should test the NAISH FLY kite vs the INFINITY v2 or v3 so you can make your own decision and see which one you like the best for these light winds.


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GORE-TEX® Active 3-layer membrane technology was specially designed for highest breathability making it ideal for all endurance sports with high physical activity (running, biking, cross-country skiing, etc.).
All clothing components were developed for optimal moisture management in order to guarantee maximum breathability and the highest possible comfort.
Extremely breathable (Ret-value <3).Durably water and windproof. Low material weight incl. light finishing! Easily stowable. Specially designed for highly aerobic activities.


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Tahoe Music Institute to host community recital
Special to the Sun
TAHOE CITY, Calif. – The Tahoe Music Institute will host its first community recital featuring the hidden classical talents of the Tahoe area on Sunday, Dec. 16 at 4 p.m. at the Sawtooth Ridge Cafe in Tahoe City. Music selections include J.S. Bach, Amy Beach, Elliott Carter, Ignaz Pleyel and Gabriel Faure, which will be performed on piano, violin, clarinet and French horn. And don't miss the newly formed Lake Forest Clarinet Quartet that will also be making their debut performance. The recital is free and open to the public. Feeling tipsy? The Tahoe Music Institute will be accepting donations to help fund lessons for local students. For more information, call 530-581-0618 or visit http://www.tahoemusicinstitute.com.


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Steal Her Style: Olivia Palermo's Bejeweled Clutch
While Olivia Palermo's take on the menswear trend (layering a smart optic-white tuxedo vest over her all-black ensemble) was seriously on point at the 27th Annual Footwear News Achievement Awards, it was the gem-encrusted clutch glittering from her right hand that stole the spotlight.
Hand-beaded with a flourish of jade-colored stones, the Stuart Weitzman "Gemma" delivers a hefty dose of sparkle and shine. The clutch also comes in gold studded with miniature pearls and stones. Just in time for the holidays, add some oomph to your outfit and grab one for $695 at stuartweitzman.com to take your look to a whole new level.
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When this newspaper profiled Lovely Warren a year ago, she described what she says to city school students who may be dealing with a parent on drugs or their own emotional problems. She tells them: "Whether you're black, white, Hispanic or whatever in this city, no matter what your income is, you can still become somebody. When you look in the mirror 25 years from now, when you're 35 years old, what do you want to see? Where do you want to be?"
Ms. Warren herself may not have imagined it when she was young, but at 36, she now is Rochester mayor-elect. In January, she will become the first female mayor in the city's history.
As noted here after the City Council president defeated incumbent Mayor Thomas Richards in September's Democratic primary, many Rochester businesspeople hoped Mr. Richards would get the chance to serve another term. Many also expressed pessimism about Ms. Warren's ability to lead the city effectively.
But the story of her rise from very difficult circumstances offers reason for optimism. A grandfather critically injured in a shooting, a father addicted to crack cocaine, an abusive relationship, a serious illness-Ms. Warren would not let it defeat her. She graduated from college, earned a degree from Albany Law School and was hired as chief of staff for state Assemblyman David Gantt. She became a City Council member in 2007 and its president in January 2010.
The determination this story reveals will serve her well as mayor. So, too, will her understanding of issues facing businesses in the city.
Mr. Richards was typically gracious in congratulating Ms. Warren after the results were in Tuesday night. He noted that "the job of mayor goes far beyond a single individual," saying that "it's now time for the entire community to come together."
We hope the mayor-elect draws on a wide circle of people to assist and advise her-among them Mr. Richards, who has served the city with great distinction. Rochester faces many challenges, and the mayor has demonstrated time and again the ability to confront them.
For Ms. Warren, the hardest work likely awaits her. But that fact in no way diminishes what she already has accomplished.
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Believe it or not, Greenpeace celebrates its 40 birthday today! To mark the occasion, Kumi Naidoo, our International Executive Director, calls on us all to take inspiration from that first Greenpeace voyage, and to demand a better future for our planet:
The seeds of Greenpeace were sown 40 years ago today, when a small band of dedicated people set out to change the world, sailing from Vancouver to end US nuclear testing in the Aleutian Islands. While the first voyage failed to reach its destination, and the test went ahead, their non-violent direct action captured the public imagination, caused the cancellation of future tests and sparked a movement that grew into the world's largest independent environmental organisation.
After four decades of putting environmental issues centre stage and achieving significant victories in defence of the planet, today we face a perfect storm of crises; economic, ecological and democratic. And none more challenging than climate change.
No more can we put up with politicians squabbling over and squandering opportunities to agree on how to avert the worst ravages of climate change. We need leaders with vision, who will take bold action to curb climate change and protect those most at risk from its effects. We need active citizens who will hold their political and corporate leaders to account.
Greenpeace now has offices in more than 40 countries and on all continents, populated by activists world-wide from all cultures joining together in common cause – true warriors of the rainbow. We count 11.6 million people amongst our subscribers, we have 2.8 million donors and operate a fleet of ships allowing us to work to protect some of the world's most vulnerable regions, such as the high seas, the Amazon rainforest and the Arctic.
In addition to a global presence, during those 40 years we have become an organisation made up from all sectors of society and a myriad of cultures. We have scientists, lawyers, doctors, journalists, students, engineers, parents and grandparents, a myriad of disciplines necessary for founding our campaigns in science, our communications in simple language, to keep our action daring and safe and our ships at sea.
Greenpeace people understand that multinational corporations and international bodies will only respond to international pressure, applied at every level. People who understand that the pressures on our environment are transnational and the solutions are global.
The Greenpeace founders proved how a small group of committed people can change the world, through peaceful protest and by bearing witness. By joining the words 'green' and 'peace', our founders realised all too well that to tackle one issue we have to tackle them all. This should be an inspiration for what we can all achieve if all of civil society works together through coalitions and alliances to demand a better future for our children, and for our planet.
Greenpeace's ultimate success will be measured when we are no longer necessary. Hopefully, in forty more years we will have averted climate chaos, ecology and economy will be balanced with considerations of equity and our job will have been done.
But, for now and today, countless communities and activists around the world pay tribute to and derive inspiration from the vision of the founding 'greenpeacers' who set sail for Amchitka on Sept 15 1971, to take on a super power, halt nuclear testing, and won.
In the meantime, Peace, and thank you to all our supporters and activists, who make Greenpeace what it is today.
Video: Greenpeace 40 Years - A Conversation in Pictures (with Rex Weyler and Kumi Naidoo)
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Sali Berisha is the current Prime Minister of Albania. A controversial figure, Berisha was at times fêted as the country's first non-communist president, as a reformer who liberalised the economy and reformed Albania's institutions in the early 1990s. He has also been accused of authoritarianism, of electoral irregularities, and of instigating violence in an attempt to maintain his party's grip on power in the 1990s.
Berisha was born in Albania's mountainous north-east in 1944. He became a member of the Albanian Communist party in 1971, but devoted his attention to science rather than politics, becoming a professor of cardiology at the University of Tirana. Following Enver Hoxha's death in 1985, Berisha and others in Albania observed Eastern European countries gradually emerging from Communism, and they became more active in their calls for change. In December 1990 the Albanian government gave in to mounting pressure, which at times spilled over in violent protests, and agreed to a multiparty system. Berisha emerged as the leader of the largest opposition party, the Democratic Party (DP). Parliamentary elections in March 1992 saw the DP win 62% of the popular vote. Ramiz Alia, Hoxha's successor, stepped down from his position as President and was succeeded by Sali Berisha.
As president from 1992 to 1997, Berisha presided over Albania's transition from a communist state to a market economy. Berisha's attempts to strengthen the powers of the presidency and to exclude members of the old regime from running in parliamentary elections in 1996 brought allegations of authoritarianism. The DP won the elections, but faced criticism for manipulation and repression of peaceful protests.
When the pyramid schemes collapsed in 1997, many accused the government of having stolen their money. The total investment lost, estimated in the region of $1.2 billion, represented a significant portion of an impoverished country's savings. Violent riots broke out, with the southern city of Vlora at the heart of the unrest. Berisha lost control over his own country:
"By March 1997 the situation had become untenable. Rebels had stormed arms depots and were in control of a number of cities. According to an IMF estimate roughly 2000 people were killed in the conflict. Berisha dissolved his own government and declared a state of emergency. The government declared a 'General State of Emergency' on 3 March (1997), which was done within the framework of communist-period legislation designed to mobilise the country against foreign military attack. The Emergency Laws gave the government draconian powers to rule by decree, and to use the army against internal opposition. There was to be complete government control of the media.
The Albanian Question: Reshaping the Balkans Miranda Vickers &James Pettifer, 2007, p.19
Berisha attempted to stay in power, but finally resigned after the DP lost parliamentary elections in July 1997.
In the autumn of 1998 Berisha was accused of attempting a coup, following the assassination of the DP politician Azem Hadjari and resultant protests by his supporters,. The Socialist controlled parliament voted to lift his immunity in preparation for his arrest and prosecution. Attempting to restore calm to a country in turmoil, the international community advised against Berisha's arrest.
Sali Berisha with Nato general secretary Hoop Scheffer
The Democratic Party emerged as the winners of the elections on July 3 2005, taking 74 of 140 seats. Berisha became Prime Minister in September of that year, with an ambitious government programme, and the pledge to promote Albania's bid for NATO and EU membership. The first objective was successfully achieved in April 2008 when Albanian was accepted as a NATO member. Berisha told NATO leaders;. "For me this is a miracle! This is a miracle of freedoms."
May 2008