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7 Things You Did On A First Date In The '90s
It's easy to romanticize dating in the '90s. Looking back, we can feel a bit jaded. The game of love was played differently without online dating, Tinder, and "ghosting." You hadn't taken the time to review a personal profile before agreeing to meet. There was no published list of "likes," "dislikes," or "where do you see yourself in five years" to draw from. There was more mystery and innocence to a first date back then. Conversation had to happen naturally, and if you were going to "hang sometime" again, they would need to actually call you — not just drop a 3 a.m. text reading "sUp?"
Today, first dates are typically comprised of meeting for a coffee or a quick drink to feel people out and see if they match their profile. You don't want to commit to a full dinner and movie, heavens forbid, in case you don't like them that much. That way, if you aren't enjoying the date, you can always cut your losses early and pull out your phone for other "singles in your area."
In the '90s either we were far more patient or just didn't have as many options. We would do our best to squeeze something enjoyable even out of the worst date. Once we had committed to a plan, we had to stick to it. Sure, you could go to a bar after a bad date and try to meet someone else, or try to reach your friend on their pagers — if you were near a pay phone. But having things so simple actually made things more complicated. But a benefit of that was that bad dates wouldn't continue to haunt your social media feed. If you gave someone the wrong number back then, they'd probably never find you. And you most certainly would not have seen any unsolicited pictures of your date's "equipment" (unless it was a senior prank involving the photocopier and the local Kinkos).
So was dating better in the '90s? Check out these classic first dates and you be the judge.
1. Go To A Johnny Depp Movie
Throughout the '90s it seemed like you couldn't go to a theater without seeing the Depp-ster. In 1990, he went from a teen TV talent to a movie star overnight with John Water's Cry-Baby and Burton's Edward Scissorhands. The ladies were a bit obsessed with his pillowy lips and smoldering sensitive eyes. Back in 1999 everyone was trying to get their date in the mood during Sleepy Hollow.
2. Walk Around The Mall
No place played a larger part in teenage wooing than the mall. It seemed the pinnacle of romance was holding hands with your date while walking around the indoor fountain. You could fall in love instantly while sharing some fries in the food court. If you took your date to the mall, everyone from your school would know that you guys were together. And if things weren't going well, you could always part ways and buy some new CDs.
3. Eat At The Nice TGI Fridays
Taking your date out to dinner was a surefire way to impress. Picking the right restaurant was crucial for romance — and you couldn't go wrong with the one with the red and white striped awning. There you could act like adults and share a milkshake. Back in the '90s you had to sit across from each other and make actual conversation — since there were no cellphones to check. That meant staring into each other's eyes... for the entirety of the meal.
4. Listen To Music While Sitting In The Car
There is only so much Oasis and Blur one can listen to till your mind starts turning to other more lascivious things. Sitting next to each other in the car you started to wonder "Should I try to hold his hand?" "When is he going to make a move?" and "Wait, is that an old hot dog in the backseat?" But, it wouldn't matter how dirty your date's car was, as long as they were a good kisser.
5. Try That New Hip Coffee Shop From Seattle "Starbucks"
It's difficult to remember a time when you couldn't find that "place with the mermaid logo." The popular chain started expanding throughout the US when it went public in 1992. There was nothing better than awkwardly chatting over your vanilla bean frap in a cozy chair by a retro Starbucks fireplace on your first date.
6. Go To A School Dance
A school dance was a little intense for a first date, but sometimes it was the only fun thing happening in town. Getting ready for that date would take tons of prep time — which was often the best part of the evening. Meticulously applying eyeliner and deciding on a shade of mauve lipstick to wear would take at least an hour. Choosing between a flirty babydoll dress or a long skirt with a halter crop top was basically Sofie's Choice. When the clock struck seven, your date would actually pick you up at your house, and sometimes even (gasp) meet your parents! For some reason it didn't seem like that big a deal back then — as long as they had you home by 11 p.m.
7. Veg Out Together
The cheapest first date option was to invite your crush to "study" or "just veg out" at your house. It was essentially the "Netflix and chill" of the '90s. But you had better pray you had some good Blockbuster new-releases to lure them with... and that your parents were out of town.
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What Happens When 3 Strangers Answer 36 Intimate Questions with Each Other
In 1997, psychologists came up with 36 questions that could lead any two people to fall in love with each other. The people at Jubilee wondered what would happen if a group of strangers answered these questions. 3 women who had never met took turns answering questions such as, "What is your most terrible memory?" and "What makes you feel beautiful?". At the end of the session, the strangers have become something else to each other.

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Dulles Elementary School students and staff would like to invite the community to its annual Jungle Jam Spring Carnival, which will be held Friday, March 30, from 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm on the school grounds, 630 Dulles Avenue.
The event will include dinner, raffled items and a silent auction. Proceeds from the annual fundraising event will be applied toward school improvement efforts at Dulles Elementary.
For ticket prices and more information, please call the school at 281-634-5830.


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Executive Coaching
Unlike speaking or training, where the message is more group-directed, we also work one-on-one in an intensely personal way with the names on the back of the jersey.
Leveraging our strength in leadership development, and backgrounds as seasoned managers we work with willing managers, executives and sponsoring organizations to accelerate the development of leadership capacity, and achieve lasting competitive advantage, generally targeted to the following outcomes:
- Preparation for advancement
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Our coaching has enabled clients to:
- Improve communication and presentation skills
- Achieve clarity and focus with respect to organizational, career, and life goals
- Recognize and deal with performance/behavioral "blind spots"
- Improve leadership effectiveness
- Achieve career advancement
- Initiate healthy career change
Why Coaching?
Three things are driving the growth of professional coaching in the 21st century:
- With the shorter cycle duration of our careers, (average job length today is <4 years), people at all levels have far less time to come to grips with each new role, master the attendant skills, and locate / prepare for the next gig, whatever it may be. No longer is it just star athletes and performers who are being coached. Rather, it's people who feel a powerful need to level up and compete. People who want to make the most of their talent, in what little time is available to them. In some cases that coaching is sponsored and supported by the employer. In others, an increasing number of individuals are recognizing the need, filling, and funding it on their own.
- Twenty years ago most people worked for a leader who saw it as part of their role to serve as a coach. Today, not so much. Your boss has got all they can handle taking care of their own development. In most cases, your professional development has become a DIY proposition. If you're not attending to it, it isn't getting done. You pay the price for that with slower career advancement, and less fulfilling work.
- Third, and here's the good news. As with many other things, the fact that we live in a much smaller world puts many more things within our grasp. It's possible to locate, screen, hire, and start working with a professional coach for your specific need when you need it, wherever you, and they happen to be. There's a picture on our website of a McKenzie style drift boat on the bank of Utah's Green River below Flaming Gorge dam. It is owned by a fishing guide friend of mine. Over the years, I've probably fished a hundred days from that boat, or one just like it, and am often accompanied by a coaching client, and we're choosing to use the boat, and the solitude of the river as our office. These's another picture of me sitting in a quiet spot in the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, MN with my trusty wireless earbuds, talking with a coaching client; and yet another picture aboard a private jet doing the same thing, working with a client at a time and method of their choosing. The point is that once we've got a level of trust established, we can work from anywhere, any time.
In the final analysis, I love being able to help people bend the arc and the pace of their career, and many seem to appreciate having a professional on their team who is trustworthy, knows what they are doing, and has the client's best interests at heart. Try it… I think you'll find yourself wondering why you didn't start sooner.
Coaching experience:
In addition to coaching assignments involving senior leaders of large, publicly held organizations, we have worked extensively with "high potential" individuals from the lower and middle management ranks. We have also worked with clients in privately held organizations, and individuals aspiring to their first leadership assignment. Recent engagements have involved:
1. A C-level executive of a $300 million commodities business, in strengthening leadership presence and prioritization skills.
2. A 2nd level manager with a Fortune 100 distribution firm in assessing personal goals vis-à-vis those of the organization, and plotting an appropriate career strategy.
3. A 'high potential 2nd level manager with a $20 billion medical products firm in successfully preparing for promotional opportunity.
4. Operating executives of a privately held financial services firm, neither of whom had received the benefit of prior management training of any sort.
Approach, Philosophy, and Methods
1. That coaching is an interactive process, not something that "happens to" someone
2. That the beneficiary of coaching has the right to accept or reject coaching, and the ultimate accountability for their choices and performance
3. That coaching is a performance enhancer in most (but not all) situations
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It's All in the Details–The Assumptions, Steps, and Challenges
This past summer working at the Trico Foundation's Summer Student Internship, I was able to take my company from an ideation stage that had undergone 2 years of evolution, to its first pilot, to an official launch of operations, to a now rapid scale of production on its way to reaching a steady state within the next 18 months. Trico Foundation's one-on-one coaching and group sharing through the A.S.E.S.S. program were pivotal to my progress.
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Called to Serve God and Humanity
About ASK Trust
Ashirwad Sewa Kendra Trust was established in June 2007. It is an NGO committed to working for the holistic transformation of the tribals and people in need. The organisation name is derived from Sanskrit, which means, 'Blessing Service Centre'. It is committed to being a blessing in the lives of the people in need, suppressed and oppressed communities. ASK works with the motto " called to Serve God and Humanity". The holistic transformation that ASK looks for is the physiological, social and economic development of family and the community at large.
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We established Ashirwad Sewa Kendra Trust (ASK Trust) in June 2007. This is a Christian based NGO, committed to work for the holistic transformation of the tribals and people in need.
The name of the organisation is derived from Sanskrit and means 'Centre of Blessings and Service'.
We serve to be a blessing in the lives of the people in need, suppressed and oppressed communities, driven by the love and power of God (Christian Love).
As the motto rings... "Called to serve God and Humanity"
The projects we have currently undertaken cater to the different requirements of the community - like health, education, water resources - and try to address the needs in these areas.
The holistic transformation that ASK Trust looks for is thus, the Physiological, Social, Educational and Economical development of the individual, family and the community at large.
Dr Ebenezer D Dasan, Ph.D
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High School-going and College-bound girls, hailing from Rural parts of Gujarat are provided accommodation facilities along with tution, tailoring and computer classes for their future betterment. Limited seats available. Conatct +91968733300, 02632252686.
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It's been a long road, but with the release of Windows 10 Microsoft finally has a single O/S and development platform that spans across devices. From the desktop to mobile to IoT and even Xbox One and beyond, Windows 10 will be the core O/S for every device running Microsoft software. With this new O/S comes the Universal Windows Platform (UWP). The platform enables you to use a single code base to run across devices while taking advantage of device specific features. This session will take a look at the UWP and what it takes to build UWP apps. We will also look at migrating existing Windows 8/8.1 apps and what types of differences that you can expect.
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U.S. Embassy Employee, Airport, Luggage, and Munitions?
Moscow, Russia a major security alert was made at the Sheremetyevo airport when a U.S. Embassy employee attempted to fly from Russia to Heathrow Airport with a munition in his luggage.
The Russian foreign ministry said: "Bomb disposal experts were called in and confirmed that it was indeed a mortar with a detonator, but without an explosive substance although traces were present inside the shell."
The Embassy employee claims that he purchased the item as a souvenir at a military market in Moscow. He reportedly told Russian officials that the ordnance was for his personal collection.
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Billionaires Hunt Real Estate Bargains, Boost Equity Allocations
Estates Gazette- 26th May 2018
A joint venture between Cozumel Estates, which is owned by the Reuben Brothers, and Folkestone & Hythe District Council has submitted initial plans for a garden town in Kent.
Plans for Otterpool Park, on a 1,762-acre site between Folkestone and Ashford, include 8,500 new homes, 800,000 sq ft of offices, 300,000 sq ft of shops, 140,000 sq ft of light industrial and 500,000 sq ft of school, community and health uses.
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So… It only took 2 weeks for me to figure this out. Seriously. Have anyone of you ever blogged? TOO MUCH for this weak, sleep-craving mind of mine to handle right now. I made it, although I got lost like 45 times along the way. Let me know if this path is the correct one. I'll know by a giant influx of comments. There.
Inspired by Gary Busey (as I am so often these days) I will try to define postpartum for you all. Positively Owly Subhuman Turning Peevish Around Regular Things Until Morning. Yikes. That was hard. Gary must carry a thesaurus with him at all times. You don't know to what I am referring, do you? Watch Celebrity Apprentice. You won't regret it. Life changing stuff, I tell ya. ANYWAY, the point of all of this is, that until my body adapts to the ridiculous schedule my newborn has evoked on me, I may be a bit, um, loopy(?). Crotchety? Suffice it to say that I have a 24/7 case of the winkies right now. So now's the time. Lay it on me, because at this point ANYTHING will make me laugh (or cry – but that's an entirely different blog).
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Insurance regulators in New York announced a rescue plan yesterday for the Executive Life Insurance Company of New York that should pay 100 cents on the dollar to the insurer's 118,000 customers. But insurance professionals said the plan would make it impossible for customers to cash in their policies without incurring substantial penalties, known as surrender charges.
The professionals said that under the plan, which requires the approval of a New York State court, some customers would earn significantly lower interest on their policies and annuities than they had before Executive Life of New York and its sister company in California were seized by the respective state regulators last spring. Both were units of the bankrupt First Executive Corporation of Los Angeles.
The plan calls for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of New York to only provide bookkeeping services for Executive Life annuities that are currently making payments and to take over the rest of Executive Life's businesses. Cancels Old Contracts
The businesses to be taken over are deferred annuities, whole-life policies, term-life policies and so-called interest-sensitive policies -- known as universal-life policies. Executive Life's contracts for deferred annuities and these three types of policies would be canceled, and the holders would be issued new contracts by Metropolitan Life.
Under the plan, however, any customer picked up by Metropolitan Life would be considered a new customer and would be subject to the cancellation fees charged to other new Metropolitan Life customers. That would apply even if a policyholder was an Executive Life customer for years and was eligible to cash out without penalty.
Under Metropolitan Life's current rules, customers who cash in their policies the first year pay a surrender charge of 7 percent of the account's value. The penalty declines by a percentage point for each year the policy is in effect.
Executive Life customers who turned down a Metropolitan Life contract would face even stiffer penalties for cashing out. They would be paid in four annual installments, and no interest would be paid on balances that remained with the company.
Most customers who converted to Metropolitan Life would get the same interest rate they had with Executive Life -- anywhere from 4.5 percent to 5.5 percent depending on the type of contract. But some Executive Life customers who had policies that guaranteed minimum rates as high as 8 percent would earn less with Metropolitan Life.
"It seems very unfair to the policyholders" and a great deal for Metropolitan Life, said Michael Berman, a leading Executive Life agent in New York.
Kevin E. Foley, the New York Insurance Department official overseeing the bailout said no company would rescue Executive Life if it had to pay 8 percent interest and could not impose the surrender charges.
At Metropolitan Life, Ted Athanassiades, a senior executive vice president, said most Executive Life customers had expected to hold their policies for many years, so the schedule of surrender charge was not that important.


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Road maintenence
Maintaining roads is not only a winter task when we shovel snow, de-ice roads and try to keep them in the so-called black standard. Maintaining roads is also a fight against dust in the period when dust is not bound naturally by moisture. Traditional winter road maintenance is associated with tons of kitchen salt poured over them, i.e. sodium chloride colloquially called road salt. However, road salt nowadays is not only the sodium chloride mentioned above, but also calcium chloride and magnesium chloride. Recently introduced to the winter offer magnesium chloride and calcium chloride are much more efficient than the traditional road salt. Sodium chloride required to remove about 100 m2 is about 18.3 kg, while 2,5kg of calcium chloride or magnesium used at the same surface sufficient is sufficient. What is more, magnesium and calcium chlorides, in contrast to the traditional road salt, defrost and de-ice the surface in an active way. When absorbing water, they not only cause a solution with a much lower freezing temperature than water, but also give off a lot of heat actively fighting with the remaining ice and snow. In addition, both calcium chloride and magnesium chloride are much safer for the natural environment, they are used in smaller quantities, so they are less accumulated through winter on roads and pavements, and unlike traditional road salt, they are used as fertilizers in agriculture. Therefore, they do not damage lawns and roadside greenery. Calcium chloride and magnesium chloride in contrast to sodium chloride do not cause erosion of the surface on which they are used, they also do not cause corrosion of metals, therefore they protect our cars. You cannot see them on our shoes in the form of little aesthetic white stains. On the other hand, if we stay with a supply of magnesium chloride or calcium chloride for the summer, it is not that bad as you might think. These measures are used to fight dust on dirt roads and pedestrian routes. They can be used to bind onerous dust on terrain and gravel pitches, tennis courts or paddocks.
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Van Gundy On Board Yet Again
UCR Professor Reappointed to State Water Board
Seymour D. Van Gundy has served on the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board since 2000
(November 20, 2006)
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Seymour D. Van Gundy is professor emeritus of nematology at UC Riverside. Photo credit: R. Duran, UCR.
Created by the state Legislature in 1967, the State Board's mission is to preserve, enhance and restore the quality of California's water resources. The joint authority of water allocation and water quality protection enables the State Water Board to provide comprehensive protection for California's waters.
Region 8, the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board, is based in Riverside, monitoring what is geographically one of the smallest regions but also one of the fastest growing in terms of population, causing additional environmental stress to the semiarid region.
"Dr. Van Gundy brings an unbiased point of view to the tough environmental issues facing our region," said Steven Angle, dean of the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at UCR. "He is well respected by the campus faculty and administration for his honesty, integrity, and strong moral character. And he certainly has the requisite background for this position."
At UCR, Van Gundy, 75, has held the positions of assistant vice chancellor for research, dean of the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, associate dean of the Graduate Division, and professor and chair of the Department of Nematology.
He is a member of the Society of Nematologists; American Institute of Biological Sciences; American Association for the Advancement of Science; and the Organization of Tropical Nematologists.
Currently, Van Gundy, who joined UCR in 1957, is serving as chairman of the Planning Committee for the 100th Anniversary Celebration of UCR's Agricultural Experiment Station.
Van Gundy's appointment to the State Water Quality Control Board will now proceed to the state Senate for approval. Compensation for the position is $100 per diem.
The University of California, Riverside (www.ucr.edu) is a doctoral research university, a living laboratory for groundbreaking exploration of issues critical to Inland Southern California, the state and communities around the world. Reflecting California's diverse culture, UCR's enrollment has exceeded 21,000 students. The campus opened a medical school in 2013 and has reached the heart of the Coachella Valley by way of the UCR Palm Desert Center. The campus has an annual statewide economic impact of more than $1 billion.
A broadcast studio with fiber cable to the AT&T Hollywood hub is available for live or taped interviews. UCR also has ISDN for radio interviews. To learn more, call (951) UCR-NEWS.


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Econometric Tools for Macroeconomic Forecasting and Simulation
The aim of this research group is to enhance research on, and development, implementation, evaluation, and application of quantitative macroeconometric models for forecasting and analysing aggregate economic fluctuations and developments. Research in this group contributes to the econometric foundation and the methodological improvements of the IWH forecasts. During the last years, the IWH has highly specialised in macroeconomic modelling, both for flash estimates and medium-term projections. Furthermore, this group conducts comprehensive empirical analysis and develops econometric tools that are used for third-party funded projects. In the last years, particular models have been developed for e.g. Volkswagen Financial Services AG and for GIZ. The research group contributed in particular on macroeconomic modelling for ministries in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan as well as for the institute of forecasting and macroeconomic research (IFMR) Uzbekistan.
IWH Data Project: IWH Real-time Database
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EuropeAid (EU Framework Contract)
European Commission
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Climate Protection and Coal Phaseout: Political Strategies and Measures up to 2030 and beyond
Umweltbundesamt (UBA)
01.2017 ‐ 12.2017
Support to Sustainable Economic Development in Selected Regions of Uzbekistan
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
01.2017 ‐ 12.2017
Short-term Macroeconomic Forecasting Model in Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
01.2016 ‐ 12.2017
Development of analytical tools based on Input-Output table
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
The aim of the project was the development of an analytical tool to assess the gains and losses of possible state programs supporting the development of the private sector of the Tajik economy.
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Employment and Development in the Republic of Uzbekistan
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Support to sustainable economic development in selected regions of Uzbekistan
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Framework and Finance for Private Sector Development in Tajikistan
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Macroeconomic Reforms and Green Growth - Assessment of economic modelling capacity in Vietnam
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Testing for Structural Breaks at Unknown Time: A Steeplechase
in: Computational Economics, No. 1, 2013
This paper analyzes the role of common data problems when identifying structural breaks in small samples. Most notably, we survey small sample properties of the most commonly applied endogenous break tests developed by Brown et al. (J R Stat Soc B 37:149–163, 1975) and Zeileis (Stat Pap 45(1):123–131, 2004), Nyblom (J Am Stat Assoc 84(405):223–230, 1989) and Hansen (J Policy Model 14(4):517–533, 1992), and Andrews et al. (J Econ 70(1):9–38, 1996). Power and size properties are derived using Monte Carlo simulations. We find that the Nyblom test is on par with the commonly used F type tests in a small sample in terms of power. While the Nyblom test's power decreases if the structural break occurs close to the margin of the sample, it proves far more robust to nonnormal distributions of the error term that are found to matter strongly in small samples although being irrelevant asymptotically for all tests that are analyzed in this paper.
Fiscal Spending Multiplier Calculations Based on Input-Output Tables? An Application to EU Member States
in: Intervention. European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies, No. 1, 2012
Fiscal spending multiplier calculations have attracted considerable attention in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Much of the current literature is based on VAR estimation methods and DSGE models. In line with the Keynesian literature we argue that many of these models probably underestimate the fiscal spending multiplier in recessions. The income-expenditure model of the fiscal spending multiplier can be seen as a good approximation under these circumstances. In its conventional form this model suffers from an underestimation of the multiplier due to an overestimation of the import intake of domestic absorption. In this article we apply input-output calculus to solve this problem. Multipliers thus derived are comparably high, ranging between 1.4 and 1.8 for many member states of the European Union. GDP drops due to budget consolidation might therefore be substantial in times of crisis.
The Halle Economic Projection Model
in: Economic Modelling, No. 4, 2012
In this paper we develop an open economy model explaining the joint determination of output, inflation, interest rates, unemployment and the exchange rate in a multi-country framework. Our model -- the Halle Economic Projection Model (HEPM) -- is closely related to studies published by Carabenciov et al. Our main contribution is that we model the Euro area countries separately. In doing so, we consider Germany, France, and Italy which represent together about 70 percent of Euro area GDP. The model combines core equations of the New-Keynesian standard DSGE model with empirically useful ad-hoc equations. We estimate this model using Bayesian techniques and evaluate the forecasting properties. Additionally, we provide an impulse response analysis and a historical shock decomposition.
The Performance of Short-term Forecasts of the German Economy before and during the 2008/2009 Recession
in: International Journal of Forecasting, No. 2, 2012
The paper analyzes the forecasting performance of leading indicators for industrial production in Germany. We focus on single and pooled leading indicator models both before and during the financial crisis. Pairwise and joint significant tests are used to evaluate single indicator models as well as forecast combination methods. In addition, we investigate the stability of forecasting models during the most recent financial crisis.
The Financial Crisis from a Forecaster's Perspective
in: Kredit und Kapital, No. 1, 2012
This paper analyses the recession in 2008/2009 in Germany. This recession is very different from previous recessions in particular regarding their causes and magnitude. We show to what extent forecasters and forecasts based on leading indicators fail to detect the timing and the magnitude of the recession. This study shows that large forecast errors for both expert forecasts and forecasts based on leading indicators resulted during this recession which implies that the recession was very difficult to forecast. However, some leading indicators (survey data, risk spreads, stock prices) have indicated an economic downturn and hence, beat univariate time series models. Although the combination of individual forecasts provides an improvement compared to the benchmark model, the combined forecasts are worse than several individual models. A comparison of expert forecasts withthe best forecasts based on leading indicators shows only minor deviations. Overall, the range for an improvement of expert forecasts in the crisis compared to indicator forecasts is small.
Working Papers
Integrated Assessment of Epidemic and Economic Dynamics
in: IWH Discussion Papers, No. 4, 2020
In this paper, a simple integrated model for the joint assessment of epidemic and economic dynamics is developed. The model can be used to discuss mitigation policies like shutdown and testing. Since epidemics cause output losses due to a reduced labor force, temporarily reducing economic activity in order to prevent future losses can be welfare enhancing. Mitigation policies help to keep the number of people requiring intensive medical care below the capacity of the health system. The optimal policy is a mixture of temporary partial shutdown and intensive testing and isolation of infectious persons for an extended period of time.
How Forecast Accuracy Depends on Conditioning Assumptions
in: IWH Discussion Papers, No. 18, 2019
This paper examines the extent to which errors in economic forecasts are driven by initial assumptions that prove to be incorrect ex post. Therefore, we construct a new data set comprising an unbalanced panel of annual forecasts from different institutions forecasting German GDP and the underlying assumptions. We explicitly control for different forecast horizons to proxy the information available at the release date. Over 75% of squared errors of the GDP forecast comove with the squared errors in their underlying assumptions. The root mean squared forecast error for GDP in our regression sample of 1.52% could be reduced to 1.13% by setting all assumption errors to zero. This implies that the accuracy of the assumptions is of great importance and that forecasters should reveal the framework of their assumptions in order to obtain useful policy recommendations based on economic forecasts.
Power Generation and Structural Change: Quantifying Economic Effects of the Coal Phase-out in Germany
in: IWH Discussion Papers, No. 16, 2019
In the fight against global warming, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is a major objective. In particular, a decrease in electricity generation by coal could contribute to reducing CO2 emissions. Using a multi-region dynamic general equilibrium model, this paper studies potential economic consequences of a coal phase-out in Germany. Different regional phase-out scenarios are simulated with varying timing structures. We find that a politically induced coal phase-out would lead to an increase in the national unemployment rate by about 0.10 percentage points from 2020 to 2040, depending on the specific scenario. The effect on regional unemployment rates varies between 0.18 to 1.07 percentage points in the lignite regions. However, a faster coal phase-out can lead to a faster recovery. The coal phase-out leads to migration from German lignite regions to German non-lignite regions and reduces the labour force in the lignite regions by 10,000 people by 2040.
(Since When) Are East and West German Business Cycles Synchronised?
in: IWH Discussion Papers, No. 7, 2019
This paper analyses whether and since when East and West German business cycles are synchronised. We investigate real GDP, unemployment rates and survey data as business cycle indicators and employ several empirical methods. Overall, we find that the regional business cycles have synchronised over time. GDP-based indicators and survey data show a higher degree of synchronisation than the indicators based on unemployment rates. However, recently synchronisation among East and West German business cycles seems to become weaker, in line with international evidence.
Progressive Tax-like Effects of Inflation: Fact or Myth? The U.S. Post-war Experience
in: IWH Discussion Papers, No. 33, 2017
Inflation and earnings growth can push some tax payers into higher brackets in the absence of inflation-indexed schedules. Moreover, inflation may affect the composition of individuals' income sources. As a result, depending on the relative tax burden of labour and capital, inflation may decrease or increase the difference between before-tax and after-tax income. However, whether some and if so which percentiles of the income distribution net benefit from inflation via taxation is a widely unexplored question. We make use of a novel dataset on U.S. pre-tax and post-tax income distribution series provided by Pike ty et al. (2018) for the years 1962 to 2014 to answer this question. To this end, we estimate local projections to quantify dynamic effects. We find that inflation shocks increase progressivity of taxation not only contemporaneously but also with some repercussion of several years after the shock. While particularly the bottom two quintiles gain in share, it is not the top but the fourth quintile that lastingly loses.


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Get tips on how to choose the best leotards for children and adult ballet dancers
A ballet dancer's life is all about commitment, focus, hard work, practice, and concentration. It is no secret that along with all the aspects mentioned above, the dancers have to equally focus on their appearance, styling and overall grooming to complement their efforts and help them deliver Avant grade performance, garner audience appreciation, and critical acclaim.
In this article, we focus one essential element of a dancer's wardrobe that is a constant from the very first ballet dancer class to performance and even as they progress in their dance careers.
Yes, I am referring to the ubiquitous Leotard!
The comfort, styling, design, and versatility of a Leotard make it an absolute essential in the wardrobe of a dancer. The availability of options in leotards for kids, men, and women, is an indicator of its popularity and its status as a timeless fashion article in the world of dance gymnastics and even athletics.
The journey of a Leotard
Leotards have come a long way from the time they were made famous by the French acrobatic performer Jules Léotard. In the beginning, leotards were mainly won by performers in the circus and acrobatic shows. Then the leotard became a favorite style of swimwear, later adapted by professional dancers where they paired fancy, bright leotards with stockings.
It was only in the 1970s and 80s that the Leotard started gaining popularity in aerobics fashion. During this time, leotards were a runaway hit among students and practically everyone on the street.
The icon of aerobics videos, Jane Fonda, immortalized the garment, back in 1982, with a horizontal striped red-and-black leotard, which she wore on the cover of her first exercise video, "Jane Fonda's Workout."
Today, the leotard has wholly taken the fitness world by storm with innovation in style, fabric, design, color thus making it a must-have in the wardrobe of dancers, athletes, gymnasts, acrobats, sports, by both men and women.
Although the leotard was primarily a garment worn by men, it is undoubtedly become more popular among women, over the years. Leotards worn by men, are slightly different in style and cut, depending on the wearer's requirement.
How to choose the best leotard for children learning ballet:
Investing in the right dancewear and dance gear required for the class is as important as selecting the proper studio and teacher.
There are several types of leotards available today depending on the purpose ballet to gymnastics. Here we will cover leotards for ballet, and this guide would be of help to parents who are interested in enrolling their kids for ballet lessons.
Schools usually do have guidelines for their students regarding dance uniforms and other etiquettes. It's not surprising that a leotard would probably feature among the top items in the checklist to get started.
Style & Size: The very first thing to determine is the style of the leotard that is prescribed for young dancers. The Bloch Chasse Seamed Tank Leotard is perfect for starting out.
A long sleeve leotard is also worth buying as the child progresses through the levels. Regarding style alone, there are several styles of leotards available for children, which can be considered for various purposes.
You can go with the pretty, but comfortable Capezio Tutu Leotard, for a memorable recital performance. Another favorite among young dancers making their debut is the Mirella Youth Skirted Leotard which is a beautiful piece with pleated sequin panels.
For regular classes, one can choose from a wide range of styles listed below
A Camisole Leotard with back straps held together by the hrhinestone studded band.
The Classic tank leotard is perfect for everyday classes. In fact, one should invest at least two of these before starting their lessons.
These leotards are styled keeping in mind that children need to feel comfortable and confident in their dance uniforms and costumes, given any condition.
While selecting the right leotards for kids, it is crucial that size is just right. You could try out leotards that are age appropriate and also check if the child is comfortable in it.
Buying a large size would not allow the child to move around freely without worrying about the dress and if it is too tight, it might tug at the shoulders or arms.
Once you have chosen the right size as per the brand, you will know the ones to pick each time.
Fabric: Leotards are mostly made with a blend of Cotton and Spandex, keeping in mind the comfort, stretch, and breathability. Leotards are hence made form-fitting, yet flexible material. Since materials like spandex and lycra can return to its original form, they are more durable in the long run and are hence value for money.
However, in case your child is not comfortable with any of the above materials you can also go in for a cotton leotard. Cotton leotards soak up moisture more than the microfiber fabrics.
Quality: There should be absolutely no compromise when it comes to the quality of leotards. Investing in a few good quality leotards is always a right decision especially if your child is interested in going to the next level in dance. Brands like Capezio, Mirella, So Danca, Motionwear, Bloch, are well known for their fits, style, and quality.
Finally, ensure that you have leotards well planned for all the events and performances in the calendar. When your child starts learning ballet and moves into newer levels of learning and eventually performs on stage, you would want to see that your child's costume is also in sync and it adds to their confidence on stage or in class.
Always purchase leotards with your child, so that he/she can try the one best suited in terms of size, fit, style and personality.
What to look for while purchasing a ballet leotard for adults:
When it comes to adults who are new to ballet, the basics of size, style, quality, fabric remain the same. However, for adults, leotards are not just dancewear or a uniform.
Given that the leotard is form fitted, it helps the ballet teacher to check your form and posture and correct it whenever required. Achieving the right form is essential when you start learning ballet.
Here are some tips that will help you decide on the best leotard for your regular classes and performances.
- For regular practice and training, you can invest in basic tank leotards that are fitted and comfortable and not necessarily expensive. However, a good well-established brand of even the basic leotard makes a lot of difference.
- A leotard that has cotton- lycra mix should help you with your objective of ensuring that the leotard can highlight your posture and ballet stance.
- While choosing the color of a leotard, choose one that will complement your skin and hair color. Also, remember that darker colored leotards hide sweat spots.
- While trying on a leotard for the very first time ensure that it fits well around all the areas of your body experience the maximum stretch – arms, shoulders, waist, and crotch. Never compromise on the fit and length, not just when you are trying out a leotard in a store, as you need to be entirely comfortable in the leotards during your training as well.
- Black and Pink leotards are a norm during training and classes. However, you can consider buying leotards in other colors such as blue, green, purple, lilac.
- Apart from comfort and your personal choice, the styling of a leotard is also essential to ensure it accentuates your body structure and flatters your natural form.
For example, a zip front leotard frames the body well while cap sleeved style leotards are ideal for dancers who want to highlight their necks. A camisole leotard, on the other hand, is a classic style that is preferred by most dancers who are starting ballet classes.
A long sleeve leotard, on the other hand, is usually a performance ensemble preferred by experience ballet dancers.
- Speak to someone experienced in the ballet circles about their experience in picking leotards - the best brands and advice on what to consider. Fellow students, ballet teachers, and even online reviews help a great deal in shortlisting options
- It's also a good idea to try leotards out in a store specializing in dancewear and accessories before you can confidently start buying them online. Most of these stores have dance experts who can guide you to make your first leotard purchase.
In conclusion, no matter what your style and your personal preference are. Spend some time in researching the quality, pricing and the right fit which is key to picking the right leotard.
You may or may not find the perfect one at the very first instance, but at least you can minimize the risk of ending up with a wrong one by following certain basic pointers.
Ultimately, it is also about the comfort that will give you the confidence to pursue ballet and grow in it.
Do you have any questions on how to pick the right leotard for yourself or your child? We can help you find the right leotard that can match your requirement, budget, style, and personality.


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The broadcaster is "disappointed" an agreement could not be reached and cited issues over the format could not be finalised. It is understood the key stumbling block was their plan to have a further eight panelists along with Mrs May and Mr Corbyn so the debate was "fair and appropriate". In a statement the BBC said: "We are disappointed that we could not reach an agreement on the BBC's proposal for a debate on Brexit.
"We have been clear throughout the whole of this process that, as well as a substantive head-to-head debate, any programme we broadcast would need to include other voices, including other political parties, to reflect the wide range of views the public and parliamentarians hold about Brexit.
"The final proposal we put to both of the main parties was for a head-to-head debate between the Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition, followed by a discussion between eight panellists, including politicians, with a wide range of views on Brexit, and ending with further head-to-head debate and closing statements.
"We believe ours was a fair and appropriate format for those taking part and, crucially, for our audiences around the country, and it is a shame we will not be able to bring them this programme."
However a debate could still happen on rival broadcaster ITV who also made an offer – which was favoured by Mr Corbyn.
Mr Corbyn last week complained on This Morning that the BBC's proposal would clash with jungle-based reality show I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!
On Monday, the Prime Minister expressed concern that holding the debate on ITV would mean she missed Strictly Come Dancing.
Earlier this week the labour leader criticised the BBC proposal calling it a "mish-mash" and not a "genuine head-to-head debate".
On Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Labour leader said: "The BBC's latest proposal is a mish-mash, with a lop-sided panel of other politicians and public figures, not a straightforward head-to-head debate. The BBC could – as ITV and Sky have proposed to do – fairly represent other viewpoints and parties in other programmes on its network.
"The public has a right to a genuine head-to-head debate on the Prime Minister's worst-of-all-worlds deal."
Mrs May previously welcomed a debate with Mr Corbyn, she said: "I am going to be explaining why I think this deal is the right deal for the UK – and yes, I am ready to debate it with Jeremy Corbyn. Because I have got a plan. He hasn't got a plan."


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The jaw-dropping scenery and natural wonder of Southern Italy's Amalfi Coast make it a popular destination for visitors from all over the world. Its proximity to Naples, Pompeii and Vesuvius offers tourists the perfect opportunity to learn about the region's historical significance while exploring its scenic landscape. Exploring the Amalfi Coast may be a daunting task for those unfamiliar with the area. This breakdown of Amalfi Coast towns is your guide to all that there is to see in this Southern Italian paradise.
Where is the Amalfi Coast Located?
The Amalfi Coast is located in Southern Italy between the Gulf of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno in the Province of Salerno. The region is a 1.5-hour drive to the south from Naples, the closest big city. With Pompeii only an hour's drive to the north, visitors to the Amalfi Coast are remiss not to experience Mount Vesuvius and the history of the ancient city.
What is the Amalfi Coast Known For?
The picturesque Amalfi Coast rests on steep cliffs overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea. The scenic view of the Tyrrhenian Sea is matched only by the views of its many towns from the water. Towns such as Salerno, Positano and Amalfi rest on cliffs and lush green scenery situated above sand beaches.
The Amalfi Coast's green scenery lends itself to the region's production of lemons grown in terraced gardens, making it the leading exporter of limoncello, Italy's second most popular liqueur. The Amalfi Coast also produces local alici anchovies and a thick paper known as bambagina which has been produced in the region since the Middle Ages.
What Are the Best Amalfi Coast Towns to Visit?
One visit to the Amalfi Coast and you'll understand why the region is one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites. The cobalt blue of the Tyrrhenian Sea blends with the beaches, valleys, cliffs and terraces to paint a vivid image of the Amalfi Coast's visual splendor. Visitors to the Amalfi Coast will enjoy the many towns that comprise the region. Each town offers a glimpse into the unique culture and history of the Amalfi Coast.
Sorrento is located just south of Pompeii overlooking the Bay of Naples. This popular destination is home to an array of antique shops as well as the production of limoncello. Visitors will enjoy the artisan ceramics, woodwork and lacework offered in Sorrento's many small shops.
The town's luxury hotels resting on cliffs overlooking the seas make it a popular vacation destination for celebrities and authors, both past and present. For those looking to experience Sorrento, our day trip from Rome features a visit to Sorrento in a climate-controlled luxury vehicle. You'll learn about the history of Pompeii and venture south to enjoy Sorrento's many sights, sounds, and flavors.
Positano's mild climate and beautiful scenery make it the Amalfi Coast's quintessential holiday resort town. This historic port town was crucial to ancient Greek and Phoenician sailors during their westward expeditions.
Positano has functioned as a popular vacation destination since the times of the Ancient Roman Empire. Aside from its popular beach, Positano is home to the church of Santa Maria Assunta with its tiled dome and Byzantine artwork.
The Amalfi Coast's namesake, Amalfi is also the region's main town. Amalfi is known for its production of Limoncello and its historic papermaking tradition.
Aside from its beaches and hotels, Amalfi is home to the Amalfi Cathedral, a medieval Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Andrew. The cathedral boasts a combined Romanesque, Baroque and Rococo architectural style and sits in Amalfi's central plaza the Piazza del Duomo.
Amalfi is also home to the Museum of Handmade Paper and the Chiostro del Paradiso, the burial grounds for the region's noble families.
Ravello is a town further east and slightly inland from Amalfi. Located approximately 350 meters above the shore, Ravello boasts elegant villas, gardens and intoxicating panoramic views. Villa Rufolo and Villa Cimbrone are Ravello's two main viewpoints. Many artists, musicians, and authors including Richard Wagner, M.C. Escher, Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams visited Ravello regularly, drawing inspiration from its lush scenery.
The historic fishing village of Maiori sits just east of Ravello. Despite being one of the lesser-known Amalfi Coast towns, Maiori boasts an array of significant cultural sites including the Collegiate Church of Santa Maria a Mare, the Castle of San Nicola and the Norman Tower.
Maiori also hosts an annual film festival in November which awards the Premio Internazionale Roberto Rossellini. Maiori's beaches boast surreal views of medieval towers resting above cobalt blue and seafoam waves.
For beach lovers, The Amalfi Coast is the best way to experience Italy's gorgeous scenery while enjoying a beach holiday. Easily accessible by road, train or ferry, the Amalfi Coast towns comprise some of the most desired vacation experiences in Italy.
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Archive for January 2017
Adult Beginners at the Piano: 12 Problems (and Solutions), Part 1
In today's video, we're going to discuss some common problems I see with adult beginners at the piano. Everyone is highly individual, and not all of these will apply to you if you're an adult, but I've seen them occur again and again in the decade or so I've been teaching.Read More
Bach's (Epic) Goldberg Variations: An Analysis on Theme & Variations
Here's the thing: In this video, we'll be talking about Bach's Goldberg Variations, and the songwriting form "Theme and Variations". Lots of pieces written in the theme and variations form have six or seven variations. But the Goldberg variations?Read More
Q&A with PianoTV – January 2017: Hand Exercises and more
Hi friends! In today's Q&A segments, we discuss the following four topics:Read More
A Brief History of Johann Sebastian Bach
In today's episode of PianoTV, we are going to talk about Johann Sebastian Bach, the legend. Bach is one of my all-time favorite musicians, and there is so much to learn, both from his life and from his piano music.Read More
RCM Preparatory A & B: Piano Technique
In the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM), there are levels I affectionately refer to as musical kindergarten. They're the levels RCM Preparatory A and B.Read More
My Favorite RCM Grade 2 Piano Pieces
In today's video, we're going to listen through quick clips of my favorite RCM grade 2 level piano pieces.Read More
PianoTV's First Webinar: AMA, on Music and Life
Hey friends! Over the holidays, the editor and I got together to host a 1-hour webinar. We didn't have any set topic picked; instead, we let you ask us whatever questions you wanted, from life to music to books and beyond.Read More
15 Tips to Keep Your Piano Practice Resolutions
It's the new year, which means resolutions are everywhere, including piano practice resolutions. In January, many people resolve to "learn a musical instrument" or "get better at piano" or some variation therein.Read More


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The government's planning changes to freshwater management. Earlier this month, the government released consultation documents outlining its intended approach to improving freshwater quality. The government wishes to improve water quality, to provide better management regimes with a stronger role for local iwi, and to set water allocation regimes that recognise both the interests of existing users and of potential new users.
I've been doing a bit of work looking at freshwater policy as well and think there's a lot of promise in the government's approach. So this week's Top 10 hits some of my favourites in water policy.
First up, we need a decent picture of the current state of play.
1) Massey University's Brendan Moyle last year provided a Beginner's Guide to Freshwater Policy in New Zealand. It explains the roles of regional councils, central government, the Resource Management Act, the 2014 National Policy Statement on water quality and what the National Government's Clean Water Package meant for swimmable rivers.
2) For another picture of the state of play, we can look to Koordinates' thorough mapping of New Zealand's irrigated land area, as of 2017. Canterbury's deep blue is no surprise, but would you have guessed the extent of irrigation around Blenheim and Napier? The Ministry for the Environment's version of the map goes into more depth about the types of irrigation in use.
3) Neither of those mention New Zealand's innovation in improving freshwater quality: Taupo's nutrient management scheme. Nitrogen emissions around Lake Taupo are capped and consented. Farmers can trade their nitrogen consents with each other. Why does that matter? Tradeable permit regimes let farmers profit by reducing emissions. On-farm improvements in practice that reduce a farm's nitrogen emissions let the farmer sell nutrient emission permits to others. Motu's research note covered the basics of Taupo's cap-and-trade regime while its report went into rather greater depth.
Cap and trade?
4) The first substantial application of cap-and-trade was in America's Acid Rain Programme in the 1990s. Sulphur dioxide emissions, mostly from coal-fired power generation plants, acidified rain and harmed lakes. The Acid Rain Programme capped total sulphur dioxide emissions, allocated emission allowances to companies mostly based on their historic emissions, then let them trade emission permits. America's Environmental Protection Agency recommends this summary of thirty years' experience with cap-and-trade.
5) The politics of getting to cap-and-trade for sulphur dioxide were difficult. Smithsonian Magazine provides an excellent summary of both the scheme, and of the politics behind it.
6) The idea behind cap and trade goes back to the 1960s. Energy and Environment News celebrated John H. Dales, the Canadian economist who was the first to suggest tradeable permit regimes for managing water use in 1968's "Pollution, Property & Prices". E&E writes:
"In 1968, John H. Dales, an obscure Canadian economics professor, came back from a sabbatical determined to write a book that would lay out a new approach to solve the problems of pollution.
He was weary of industries arguing how their emissions did very little harm to the environment. He was equally weary of environmental groups presenting themselves as the forces of good in a battle against greed and evil.
Dales, a modest, soft-spoken man, started out his book, "Pollution, Property & Prices," by saying it contained "virtually no factual information and very little in the way of outraged denunciation of evil."
It was a purely academic exercise for Dales, who died in 2007 after a lengthy illness. As far as he knew in 1968, when his book was first published by the University of Toronto Press, the ideas he presented were not likely to go very far. Friends describe Dales as a thinker, definitely not a promoter.
Yet this was not a modest proposition. It was the beginning of what we now call "cap and trade." Dales invented a market where companies traded government-issued permits granting them rights to emit a certain amount of pollutant, permits that gradually declined over time. While few people recall the paternity of this idea, 43 years later cap and trade is rapidly spreading around the world as a useful and politically palatable tool to limit emissions of gases that cause climate change."
7) The same kind of system has been applied to water management in rather a few countries. In places where water is scarce, caps can be placed on the total amount of water drawn, permits issued for drawing water, and trading facilitated. Peter Debaere and co-authors survey water markets in Northern Colorado, Texas, the Murray-Darling Basin in Australia, and Chile. The environmental gains come from the caps. Trading makes it easier to achieve any of the caps, which also opens up opportunities for tighter caps than might otherwise be possible. Terry Anderson's book on water markets also provides excellent background.
8) Canterbury already has something approaching a cap and trade system for water. Water resource consents issued by regional council can be traded at HydroTrader. But trading is difficult. Buyers and sellers need to have their proposed trade approved by regional council, after an assessment of effects on the environment. Former Canterbury University Senior Lecturer (now with the RAND Corporation) John Raffensperger, with Canterbury colleague Mark Milke, developed a smart market system that could substantially simplify trading by making environmental considerations an automatic part of the trading platform. I'm rather a fan of it.
9) Do prices really encourage conservation? You'd better believe it. When Kapiti began charging for residential water use at a metered rate, water use dropped by 26%. Kapiti combined water charges with rates remission for low-income large families, avoiding potential equity issues. Now imagine what could happen if agricultural and urban water users in a combined catchment could trade water with each other.
Councils able to achieve reductions in water use by fixing leaking pipes or by implementing water metering could sell water back into the system. Funds raised could defray other rates increases, cover the cost of fixing the leaky pipes, or both. And if urban and rural waste emissions were put into the same cap-and-trade regime, councils might find it worthwhile to fix leaking sewer pipes. Urban water is far from pristine.
10) Finally, one fun thing: Gisborne's Rere Rockslide. National Geographic visited it earlier this year and provided this video. I can't wait to get the kids out there to try it.


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maildirdMaildird is a small Python program I use to sort my email.
Maildird attempts to solve the problem of sorting mail that has already been delivered to a Maildir. When Procmail wants to be inserted in the middle of the delivery chain, Maildird calmly waits until the mail is delivered, notices that a new mail has arrived in the Maildir it monitors, writes something useful in the log that (hopefully) is connected to stdout, runs some tests and moves the mail safely to the correct Maildir. On the other hand it is nothing more than a few lines of Python, so it performs no magic.
Safety is first priority. Maildird is designed to avoid getting in situations where mail might be lost. But of course it comes WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, see below.
This is currently something of a hack. It should work safely and reliably, but there is no separate configuration file, command line arguments or even external documentation. Configure by changing the source.
I use Maildird like this: .forward directs mail to /home/jc/mail/unsorted/ Maildird is running on another computer which mounts that directory through NFS. A cron job runs once every hour and runs
exec /home/jc/config/maildird >>/home/jc/logs/maildird.log 2>&1 &if it notices that Maildird is not running. If a mail is received, Maildird notices within a second, logs and moves the mail to the right place. There is not much that can go wrong. If the mail server ignores .forward every mail is stored in the inbox. If Maildird is not running every mail is left in the unsorted folder until Maildird is restarted.
If a mail is sorted incorrectly, I teach Bogofilter or update the rules and then simply move the mail back to the unsorted mailbox to let Maildird process it again.
Mostly relevant for Lysator users: The script I use to start maildird looks like this:
#!/bin/bash uname -n |grep -v koeberg && echo "Run on koeberg." %% exit 1 ps -ef |egrep '^ *jc .*/home/jc/config/maildir[d]' >/dev/null && exit 0 export PATH=/home/jc/bin/koeberg/bin/:$PATH # Contains Bogofilter exec /home/jc/config/maildird >>/home/jc/logs/maildird.log 2>&1 &and my crontab on koeberg contains
05 * * * * /home/jc/config/startmaildird. /var/mail/jc/.forward contains the single line
Note: Some programs like MUAs and mail syncing programs might add headers, which will make the mails SHA-1 not match the ones in the log. For me, running the mail through
sed '1,/^$/{/^\(X-OfflineIMAP\|Content-Length:\)/d}'before calculating the SHA-1 makes the hash identical to the logged one. YMMV.
The latest version of maildird is probably available somewhere around http://www.lysator.liu.se/~jc/hacks/maildird .
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Kathy Chats with Faust Ruggiero, published research author, clinical trainer, and therapist who has developed the Process Way of Life counseling program, and now explores it in his new Fix Yourself Handbook. faustruggiero.com
Stay at Home and Start a Journal
As we all stay at home during this pandemic, one creative outlet is to start a journal. Just what is a journal - and are their any rules to writing a journal? Our friend Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer chatted with Kathy and offered both kids and adults some interesting tips! Listen below
A Message From Kathy
"How are you feeling?" is a question we're asking a lot since the world became aware of the Covid-19 virus (Novel Coronavirus).
This worldwide health emergency has brought us together while keeping us away from each other. At WXPN we are taking precautions: events have been cancelled; many people are working from home, and we're all super aware of washing our hands and wiping off surfaces to help minimize chances of spreading this virus.
Schools are closed throughout our Kids Corner listening area. It feels like snow days, but with less fun and more responsibility. Families are focused on avoiding spreading the virus among elderly and vulnerable family members. Every day it seems we're being asked to make more changes in our lives because of Covid-19.
This is a time when adults are frightened, and kids may feel confused about their own feelings and their role in this crisis. On Kids Corner, we are opening our phones every Tuesday and Wednesday to talk with kids about issues they will be facing in the next few months. On nights when we're not taking calls, we'll bring you some of our most interesting and useful Kids Corner segments along with some of our favorite musical guests.
As always, we'll present something the whole family can enjoy, since we're all in this together.
On this edition of Kids Corner, our Sky Guy Derrick Pitts - chief astronomer at The Franklin Institute - joins us to talk about all things deep space!
On this edition of Kids Corner (November 17, 2016) our All-Natural Science Guy Mike Weilbacher joins Kathy in the Kids Corner studios for another rousing game of Science Potpourri - listen and play along with Kathy!
On this edition of Kids Corner (November 23, 2016) Lee Arnold of the Pennsylvania Historical Society visits Kathy in the Kids Corner studio to talk about researching your family history and just what you should ask your elders over the holiday season to help with your search!