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I know you might have asked the question yourself, here is my story.
I read like crazy when I was a kid. I would read whatever I could get my hands on, once it had legible words on it. From the dictionary to the bible and even the telephone directory, reading was my favorite hobby. I was never a guy who was that into sports, plus I was very sickly so that left me confined to my home environs a lot, which gave me plenty down time to read. I would read a whole Nancy Drew (yes I read the series and loved it) or Hardy Boys book in a day. It was like nothing.
As I grew older however, entering my late teens, and into the inevitable age of ever burgeoning technology, reading began to take a backseat. As most of my peers I got caught up in the shallow forms of entertainment. Sitcoms, TV series, music videos, and gossip became my new form of get down. This continued into my early twenties and even through college (I hated every minute of it, so I barely read anything that was suggested by my tutors).
>>> Fast forward to present day and not much has changed. Do not get me wrong, I read a lot more now than I did in my late teens and early twenties, but, I am no where near the level of mastery that engulfed most of my childhood. It is much easier for me to watch a hundred YouTube videos than read a hundred pages of a book. Is it that I have gradually changed with the culture shift towards more interactive forms of media? Apparently, but why?
The last book I read from start to finish was Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill last summer. An almost five hundred page book that literally took me all of July and August to complete. You see, I get easily distracted (a mild form of Attention Deficit Disorder is my excuse). Hence, I struggle to focus on any one thing for too long. At any given time I have 20+ tabs open on Google Chrome or a dozen apps open on my phone. Therefore, when I begin to read anything that requires concentration and a certain depth of engagement, it is hard for me to get fully involved. I am no scientist, but common sense has led me to attribute this change in my behavior as a result of the breadth of technology and information available to me now compared to 20 years ago.
…I grew up in a relatively middle class home. My mom was a Teacher and my dad a Farmer. They struggled to keep the household running smoothly with their small incomes, hence we did not have much luxuries. The biggest forms of entertainment was the television set (the one with that huge behind that were the flat screens of the 90's) and a radio. Hence, I was inclined to find entertainment through other means. I did not even know much, if anything at all about computers at the time, so knowing about the internet would have been a prophecy for me then. So, books became my best friend.
Twenty years later and a lot has changed. There is YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, a trillion websites, smartphones, iPods, iPads, Alexa and the list goes on. The way I get information nowadays is a world away from my life in 1997. It is more engaged, more logged on, more signed in, more tracked, more keywords, more subscriptions, more wired, more gadgety, more encrypted, more snapped, more instagrammed, more facebooked, and more global. My distractions in those 20 years has increased ten fold, and I must admit, being the weakling I am, I have succumbed to the ills of this era. Despite, this however, deep down I have not lost that kid in me who had a hunger to learn, who had a love affair with words; and I notice he has been slowly creeping back to the surface in previous months.
In the latter part of last year I created a "Mission 30 Goal" (things I want to accomplish by age 30) which includes a few projects. These projects that I am crafting presently requires a lot of reading, research and when completed will focus on a ton of longform, in-depth content. This mission has given me the drive to pursue my reading again and has made me a fan of sites that focus on longform content such as Wait But Why and Longreads. My love affair is coming back again, she is making me cheat on the likes of YouTube and Netflix, who I have been messing around with for the past few years. I think they are getting jealous.
A part of my "Mission 30 Goal" is to become an avid blogger and write a book, hence this blog. It is serving as a "breaking-in" of sorts. A leeway back into familiar territory, a place where I originally found solace and peace. A place where I could be open minded, travel to unknown beyonds in a few lines and imagine something outside of my status quo. This has ignited a new fire in me, an old passion with a whole modern form of enthusiasm. Compared to 20 years ago, not only can I read words, but I can write them too and share them with you guys. I can build an audience, I can network, I can learn from other people, I can go beyond my bedroom even in underpants and not be frowned upon. For this reason, I have come to the conclusion that
chivalry is not dead reading or writing for that matter is not dead.
It is alive more than ever, capturing historic moments, giving us an escape, taking us away from our everyday realities. Many will say that video and other interactive forms of media are the future. That cannot be denied, but words are not going anywhere anytime soon. Research has shown that traffic and audiences of longform writing is growing more than ever (you can just check the popularity of the sites I mentioned above to see that). The fact is, as modern forms of media continue to rise, older generations and even the newer ones who cherish reading, will seek ways to indulge this old addiction.
Reading is not dead, I do not think it will ever be. As for my love affair with words, it is still maturing, just the other day she got in a fight with Netflix in my bed. I don't think it will ever end. Sigh!
What are your thoughts on reading?
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Kiavahr wrote:So I built a Thoth, and I have to say they're pretty much perfect. Bipedal, poseable, with visually distinct systems that can be removed in any order with a twist of the wrist or thumbnail. I also really like that the default yellow system is a spotlight, because I find they're the easiest way to conceptualize the whole spotting system.
addking wrote:I built me an Anubis but forgoed the 'jet pack' (which was off center?) and used that 2x3 piece to redo the hips. Moving it down to the blue clip on the bottom, allowed me to basically do a Baker "Classic" style 3 wide set-up at 90 degrees, under the 'backpack' of the biped. Never seen an "Anubis" picture w/o a staff so I moved his weapon to the hand. Pretty happy with the outcome.
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Zareveh wrote:Hm, is that hexapod unit in the OP one of the set's included designs, or one you made yourself? I was trying to figure out a hexapod myself and that actually looks really cool.
Zareveh wrote:Oh! I thought it was a quad by default!
Neat! I'm gonna have to pick up a few of these!
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The $680 billion tax extender bill has passed. It seems that every December, taxpayers and business owners are anticipating the tax extender bill nearly as much as the holidays. The Protect Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015 has arrived gift-wrapped and just in time. This year there was a major change from prior year versions of the extender bill. This year many provisions were extended beyond 2016 or made permanent.
Here is a quick reference guide for some of the key provisions that were extended or made permanent. This is not a complete list, but just some of the highlights. For additional information or questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Individual Breaks
- The enhanced Child Tax Credit has been made permanent
- The American Opportunity Tax Credit for the first four years of higher education has been made permanent. The alternative deduction for tuition and fees has been extended through 2016
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- The $250 deduction for educator expenses has been made permanent, indexed for inflation, and modified to include professional development costs
- The ability to deduct state and local sales tax has been made permanent
- Non-taxable IRA transfers to eligible charities has been made permanent
- The exclusion for discharge on home mortgage debt has been extended through 2016
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- The Research & Development credit has been made permanent. The credit has also been modified so that businesses can take it against AMT and the Employer portion of FICA beginning in 2016
- Section 179 depreciation levels of $500,000 with a phaseout starting at $2,000,000 has been made permanent and indexed for inflation
- Bonus Depreciation has been extended, but will drop from 50% to 40% in 2018, then 30% in 2019 before phasing out completely. The option to convert bonus depreciation into an AMT credit has also been extended
- 15 Year recovery periods for leasehold, retail, and restaurant improvements has been made permanent
- The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) has been extended through 2019 and expanded to be more friendly for veterans
- The exclusion on the sale of certain small business stock has been made permanent as well as the 5 year gain recognition period for S Corp conversions with E&P
- The enhanced deduction for donations of food inventory has been made permanent
There are a couple other significant changes to note:
- Beginning in 2017, no refunds will be issued for returns claiming refundable Child Tax Credits or Earned Income Tax Credits before February 15th each year. This is a fraud prevention measure
- Section 529 plan eligible distributions will once again include the costs of computers and technology for higher education
- Qualified retirement plans that have been held for two years, including 401k plans, 403b plans, traditional IRAs, certain trusts, tax deferred annuities, and government 457 plans can now be rolled into a Simple Plan
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LONDON, March 3, 2015 - The wearable devices space is viewed as the next goldmine of opportunity for sensor manufacturers as profits shrink in the smartphone and tablet segments. Further, the sensor landscape for wearable devices will gain a new dimension through the entry of software and hardware giants such as Google (www.google.com), Apple (www.apple.com), Samsung (www.samsung.com) and Intel (www.intel.com).
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Wearable Electronics Enabled by Sensors (https://www.frost.com/ma96), finds that the sensors market earned revenues of $108 million in 2014 and estimates this to catapult to $800 million in 2020.
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"Rising average life expectancy and increasing awareness on health and fitness monitoring have fuelled the adoption of wearable devices," said Frost & Sullivan Measurement and Instrumentation Senior Industry Analyst Sankara Narayanan. "In addition to clinical healthcare, medical, fitness & wellness applications the wearables market is witnessing a series of new product launches, such as Heads-up Displays, smart watches, smart fabrics, wrist bands, and glasses that are used across various consumer, industrial and other verticals. As the need to collect various physiological data and quantified self-movement surges, wearables will incorporate more complex electronics and sensors."
Since the wearable electronics ecosystem is complex, a combination of both hardware and software knowledge is required for companies to make it big in the industry. Many firms do not have the skill to design products from scratch. Further, the need to integrate a large number of sensors inside a wearable device poses serious problems in terms of battery life and time to market.
Sensor platforms, rather than sensor components, will play a critical role in wearable device innovation and shortening time to market. Sensor platform companies, with expertise in sensors, low-power processing, and wireless connectivity, can design solutions with the desired number of sensors while ensuring robust battery life and reduced power consumption.
"Sensor platforms fill the software-hardware knowledge gap, enabling rapid prototyping of wearables and helping wearable designers do their own hardware design," added Narayanan.
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Halak, Basel, Hu, Yizhong Hu and Mispan, Mohd Syafiq (2015) Area Efficient Configurable Physical Unclonable Functions for FPGAs Identification. IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Portugal. 24 - 27 May 2015.
Physical Unclonable Functions (PUF) is an emerging design technology for secure hardware. It exploits the
physical manufacturing variations of silicon ICs to generate a unique signature for each chip. A Ring Oscillator (RO) based PUF is a promising solution for the authentication of FPGA devices. However; this technique has not yet been widely adopted
due to its large area costs and the lack of platform-independent PUF architectures which are "easy to implement". Existing RO
PUF design requires large number of ring oscillators to generate a relatively safe unique identifier; they also have complex routing requirements. This work proposes a novel configurable RO PUF architecture easily portable between different FPGA platforms.
It also offers significantly larger number of challenge-response
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overheads. The design was realized and characterized using an
Altera FPGA device. Experimental results show that the quality of this design conforms to the requirements of general RO PUF.
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Archive | June 21, 2011
Happy Summer Solstice!
We hope you have an incredible summer!
Above is one of my favorite images that I've taken so far this season. It combines a bunch of things I love to do in summer: hang out with good friends (that's **Kerry** lying down), read good books (I finished Little Bee while in Vermont), eat good food (that's home brewed iced-tea), and hang out on the water (I took this photo while floating on an inner tube in a lake).
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We are delighted to welcome Emma Morris to the Steel City team as Sales and Production Assistant.
Emma will support the current production function, work with existing clients as well as helping to generate new business.
"Emma is a great fit to the Steel City team with a strong work ethic and a positive attitude. She has very quickly got to grips with the production area of the business and our "Customer Journey Model". We can't wait to see her use her creative flair with all the promotional product ideas she puts forward to our clients." Comments James Biggin.
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So, it's 6days later… and I must say, I'm pretty pleased with my motivation / progress. I've still got more to set in motion.. and to be real, I only just today repositioned the workout cage.
I've gotten back into daily upper body strength training.. and I'm feeling the tiredness/soreness to prove it. lol.
My daily walking is now far more interesting, with my trusty Cooper pup alongside me. He still has some 'stranger etiquette' to learn, but we're getting there. Who'd have thought that not everyone loves being licked by a big dog tongue. ha ha. 🐾
We got Cooper from the RSPCA, after losing our beloved mini foxie, Mork, to a tumour in late January. Much to our confusion, Cooper was a stray brought into the pound, with no identification by way of chip etc….. who on earth would have ever not wanted this particular dog back, I have no clue. While he's still very puppyish (at just over 1yr old), he's extremely well behaved, responsive and teachable. He appears to be bombproof too… storms, small annoying children, being left alone etc etc.
Basically, it was a God thing for sure !!! When we went to the shelter on that Saturday morning, the 5 of us prayed together sitting in the car… that if the dog for us was in there, that they would be highlighted to us, with no room for mistake. From a practical point of view, our heart were broken, shattered into pieces with losing Mork so suddenly… so we could not possibly go thru taking a dog home, for it to not work out… and God knew this !
After a week or so of settling in, Cooper starting joining me on my evening walk n talks with the Hubster. He took a few nights of training on the lead, but on the whole, he's been great. I think the most he's done would be maybe 4-5kms, so that's not bad for starters.
I had been getting bored with my walks in my area, and even though I'm doing a lot of the same routes, it seems to have taken on a new appeal for me with Cooper alongside. Praise the Lord for that, as I was wondering what I was gonna do, other than getting on a train to expand my route options. (which is actually not something I mind doing anyway).
My absolute FAVE walking option though is along the beach!!! (Vitamin SEA for the win!)
There's just something about being by the ocean…. obviously the visual, but also… the sounds, the smells, the people you pass along the way… it's just an atmosphere that makes you happy…. or happier, depending on the current mood.
This particular spot is an hours drive from our home.. but we do have a gorgeous bay only 20mins from our home which is fantastic to walk along. There's an annual fun run each July called the Jetty 2 Jetty. It really is one of the best fun run events on offer in our city and surrounds, and I think it's because of all those things listed above.
Still no improvement with the early mornings I must say… but hey, I can continue to hope I'll achieve it. It's a confusing one as to why I'm not super crazy keen to do it really, seeing as the days are still heating up to often uncomfortable temps, so getting those steps in in the early morning cooler temperatures should be really appealing. If only my bed wasn't so darn comfy at that hour.
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August 14, 2018
The headlines about Sunday's rallies in Washington, DC were a relief:
"White-supremacist rally near White House dwarfed by thousands of anti-hate protesters"
"Vastly Outnumbered, Small Band of White Nationalists Exits Early"
"'Unite the Right' flops while the left triumphs"
A year after white nationalists wreaked havoc in Charlottesville, all they could muster was a group of two dozen people for a short march and an even shorter rally.
This outcome wasn't inevitable — thank you to everyone who organized and joined counter-protests in Charlottesville, in DC, and around the country. It took courage to show up, to risk marching in the streets, to return to the synagogues that had been surrounded last year by neo-Nazis chanting threats and parading swastikas.
Bend the Arc marched alongside Jewish activists in DC who created a massive Emma Goldman puppet and a banner with the Yiddish slogan "We Will Outlive Them." We chanted "Vey Izmir Vey Izmir / Racists are not welcome here!"
But while their power is reduced in the streets, white supremacist ideology continues to be championed by the Trump administration and embraced by the Republican party. As Politico reports this month:
Indeed, the Republicans in Congress who distanced themselves from Trump during the height of the [Charlottesville] controversy last summer have since embraced the president on tax reform and his Supreme Court selection, Brett Kavanaugh ...
Trump is in high demand on the campaign trail, endorsing Republican candidates at rallies where he often continues to exploit the racial divides.1
That's why Bend the Arc launched Interrupt Trump 2018, a massive Jewish grassroots effort to flip the House. You can join thousands of progressive Jews who have already signed up to interrupt white supremacy, fascism, and bigotry in the midterm elections: pledge to volunteer now.
Bend the Arc supporters at one of our leadership trainings this summer
As a Jewish woman of color, I know how high the stakes are for the future of our democracy and our community's place within society.
Just this week in Missouri, Steve West — who promotes antisemitic conspiracies on his weekly radio show, claiming Jews are harvesting baby parts and saying "Hitler was right," with a website littered with Islamophobic, homophobic, and racist diatribes — won the Republican primary for a seat in the state legislature.2
This weekend shows that protest works: a year of counter-organizing and public pressure helped keep neo-Nazis from taking over the streets. Now we must keep our eyes on the midterm elections this November, where we can interrupt the spread of white nationalism in our government. The best way to flip the House is to go door to door and hit the phones to defeat members of Congress who are, in word or deed, enabling an agenda of white nationalism.
The fight for an inclusive multiracial democracy — using tactics from visible public protest to local organizing with a national impact — is why I joined the staff of Bend the Arc this summer as our new Chief Strategy Officer. I hope you'll join this urgent fight of our time by signing the pledge to volunteer to interrupt Trump this November.
1. Politico, The real lesson Trump learned from Charlottesville
2. The Kansas City Star, 'Hitler was right': KC area winner of Missouri House primary leaves trail of bigotry


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Transmission Recall: 2013 Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, and Ram 1500
The Chrysler Group has issued a recall affecting model year 2013 Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, and Ram 1500 vehicles. Affected vehicles may have faulty transmission output shafts that could fracture.
The Problem: The automaker says that affected vehicles may have transmission output shafts that were formed with a two-stage forging process. Those shafts could fracture, resulting in powertrain damage and an accident.
The Fix: The two-stage forging process has since been replaced with a single-stage method. Chrysler will inspect and test the transmission shafts in the affected vehicles, and will replace the shafts if needed.
Number of Vehicles Potentially Affected: The recall affects about 5663 vehicles. Chrysler said the recall includes vehicles equipped with 4x4 (or all-wheel drive), an 8-speed automatic transmission, and a six-cylinder engine.
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Representatives of Two Medical School Departments Advocate for Detained Migrant Children
The Yale Child Study Center, the Department of Pediatrics, and the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee team at the Unitarian Society of New Haven co-hosted a rally and candlelight vigil on July 12 to protest the conditions migrants are facing at the U.S. - Mexico border.
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Entire communities are suffering trauma, individually and collectively. An epidemic of gun violence here and nationwide, racial bias and cultures of police brutality have inflicted trauma on communities of color that seem difficult to heal from.
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Community Policing and Child Development: Averting Traumatic Disorders
Before traumatic disorders set in is when we can make the greatest difference: prevention trumps illness, with its trajectory of impaired educational and social development, and its association with later criminal justice involvement as well as health and mental health problems.
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"I'm not trading with those guys," the boisterous McHale said. "I don't like their guys because of a combination of contracts and other things."
Earlier in the day, McHale told The Post: "Nothing's going to happen for a lot of reasons. I'm trying to make my team better. Believe it or not, you guys from New York think everyone's out there to make the Knicks better. That's not the way it works. I'm looking to make our team better, which is a foreign concept to you guys in New York."
McHale also said he won't deal Wally Szczerbiak to the Knicks in a package including Latrell Sprewell because of Sprewell's "contract and other things." For a trade to work, additional Knick contracts would have to be added to make the salaries balance. McHale said Szczerbiak will be back.
Agent Bill Duffy has tried to force a Knicks-Timberwolves trade because Nesterovic wants to play in New York. Timberwolves officials have said for a week they'll match any mid-level.
McHale coyly said about matching, "Usually when I play poker, I won't turn over my bottom cards." McHale may realize he's already scared off suitors and may be baiting a team to make a long-term offer he can match.
Ex-Knick Rick Brunson, finishing his degree at Temple, joined club to replace Frank Williams for rest of week. "I'm missing a class," Brunson said.


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One week after the events of Civil War, T'Challa returns home to be crowned as the new King since the death of his father. We are introduced to his mother Ramonda, his sister Shuri, ex-girlfriend Nakia, and the Dora Milje General, Okoye. This stellar group of women all have different personalities that can land them their own movie.
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The interaction of the characters in this movie was spot on, every single connection was immediate, and they all differed. Out of all Marvel movies I'm glad to say this one is by far the best, the scenery, the outfits, the music, and the accents all piece together perfectly to make this movie perfect. Black Panther is already a top 10 all time box office hot, making $1 billion worldwide. The way the movie portrayed its villain made you feel bad for him but also dislike him, like Marvel's other villain, Loki.
I also loved how this movie didn't really have romantic side plot, because if you look back at other Marvel movies there's always Natasha and Bruce or Natasha and Steven, which I think is very significant because it shows you can have a good movie without all the lovey dovey stuff.
I recommend this movie for all. You'll see yourself in at least one of these characters and you'll want to dress up as them for this year Halloween. My only warning is people with trypophobia to avoid this movie!
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The Nebraska Chamber Manufacturing Summit, sponsored by RSM, was held on Thursday, October 24, 2019, with over 200 representatives of Nebraska manufacturing. Topics included in the program were an "Economic Update" by Joe Brusuelas, Chief Economist from RSM; "Industry and Innovation" by Brian Ardinger, Inside Outside Innovation Summit; "Bueprint Nebraska and how it pertains to Manufacturing" by Jim Smith of Blueprint Nebraska; "Women in Manufacturing update" by Emily Williams, President, WiM/Nebraska; and a panel discussion on "Next-Generation Manufacturing." After lunch Governor Ricketts discussed "Manufacturing in Nebraska" and the, along with Nebraska Chamber President, Bryan Slone, congratulated the 2019 Manufacturers of the Year: Preferred Popcorn and Valmont Industries.
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CEO Norm Krug started Preferred Popcorn in 1997 with three other farmers in the Platte River area. The goal was growing high-quality, high-integrity popcorn for the world.
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Valmont Industries consistently creates value for customers and shareholders in both the short- and long-term. Valmont is an important part of Nebraska's economic well-being and a company that continues to grow around the world.
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Top: Over 200 representatives of Nebraska manufacturers begin the day with an economic forecast by RSM US LLP.
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In late elementary school, I began one of my favorite summer traditions — attending summer camp at His Hill Ranch Camp in Comfort, Texas.
Years later, I even wrote my college application essays about my camp experiences at His Hill choosing to respond to the prompt, "What is your favorite place in the world and why?"
I loved everything about His Hill. I loved meeting other kids and staying in a cabin, doing outdoor activities like canoeing and zip lining, and having camp counselors who came from places all over the world.
At His Hill, participating in activities that scared us emphasized the need to overcome innate fear and have trust in something greater than ourselves. We catapulted through the air on a wooden contraption called the "Screamer," went mountain biking and cave exploring, and fell backwards off of a trust fall at "Low Elements." Each summer, I became more comfortable with being uncomfortable and my faith and confidence grew.
Although my understanding of the world has shifted in ways and become more complex, the lessons that I learned at His Hill undoubtedly remain an integral part of my personal beliefs.
In big moments and big decisions, like booking my plane ticket to the Czech Republic or deciding to go to college far away, I choose to lean back on the trust fall once again, knowing I'll land in the arms of those who love me.
While I've learned to use the mix of excitement and nervousness that come with big decisions, it's the moments that seem small and are in-between that challenge me. A self-professed lover of organization and routine, I strain to envision my day to day life will look like in a new place, and am sometimes frustrated when I realize that I won't really know until I'm there.
To combat the chaos of life and the unknown, I sometimes spend too much time trying to control the little things. I wonder what the next stage will look like. I worry about losing touch with those close to me or forgetting moments that are important to me. I am scared of life passing me by and wondering why I didn't take the chance to do something great. Going to the Czech Republic doesn't scare me in itself, but all of the unknowns do.
For me, moments of bravery are less about big decisions, but are beneath the surface in the little ones. I am brave when I let myself rest. I am brave when I take a step back and focus on the important things and the people that matter the most. (Luckily, they help put things in better perspective for me!).
Graduating brings so many crazy and new and exciting moments. This week, I start my training as a Duke University Summer Academy TA. I will be TA'ing 3 courses – a 3 week business course, a 1 week STEM camp, and a 3 week leadership course. I'm incredibly excited to live in Durham over the summer and take advantage of new places to explore and new people to meet. But, of course, I've found myself overthinking about what my time there will look like.
I'm currently reading a non-fiction work by Rebecca Solnit about activism called, "Hope in the Dark," a gift from one of my favorite Elon professors. As I move to new places and step into the unknown, I'm comforted by Solnit's words: "To hope is to gamble. It's to bet on the future, on your desires, on the possibility that an open heart and uncertainty is better than gloom and safety. To hope is dangerous, and yet it is the opposite of fear, for to live is to risk." She reminds us that the future (and the dark) are always unpredictable. Yet, we must go anyway and things will be okay!
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For most of our time on this planet humans could reproduce in one way—by having sex. Next came the first fertility treatments. And now, in the past year alone, scientists have revealed one after another truly astounding paths to making babies, from a method that uses DNA from same-sex parents to penis transplants!
While still in their early stages, these new techniques promise to change how our species sees procreation forever—and raise confounding ethical questions that our society has never before faced.
"The advances in genomics and reproductive medicine have the potential to prevent disease and promote health," Dr. Alan Copperman, a reproductive endocrinologist at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, told me of the past year's revelations. "But our society is appropriately moving cautiously as we assess the safety and efficacy genomic alterations."
Whether you're interested in taking advantage of the methods yourself—or terrified by the science fiction realness of it all—see what this year taught us about the future of baby making.
We can now make babies from three parents
Last February, the United Kingdom became the first country to legalize "three parent babies," a controversial in-vitro fertilization technique in which a child receives genetic material from two women and one man. The procedure is meant to prevent mitochondrial disease—which can lead to everything from multiple sclerosis-like conditions to early death—from being passed on to the unborn baby.
Here's how it works: During the embryonic stage, the mother's problematic mitochondria is replaced with healthy mitochondria from a female donor. Mitochondria are the tiny powerhouses of cells, so it's kind of like replacing a faulty battery in your car with an off-brand model. The car itself doesn't actually change—just the battery. (For more on how this works, check out our visual guide.)
However, some critics argue that the procedure contains unknown risks, since mitochondria contains DNA, and the third parent's DNA is technically being passed on to the child. But those in favor of the procedure argue that mitochondrial DNA itself doesn't code for core traits such as personality or appearance, and the process is worth it to prevent a horrific disease.
Same-sex couples may someday be able to make babies
Scientists recently revealed that they are developing techniques that would allow same-sex parents to create a child that shares both of their DNA. The procedure is called in-vitro gametogenesis, and it involves using embryonic stem cells to create sex cells—this would mean growing eggs from a man's stem cells or sperm from a woman's stem cells.
How? Embryonic stem cells are able to morph—or differentiate—which means they can develop into a range of specialized cells. These cells are kind of like raw clay that can be molded into nearly whatever shape you want.
However, the technique is brand-spanking new and has not been tested on human cells yet, only mice. If it's perfected, however, it wouldn't just help same-sex couples have families—it could also help women who lack eggs or men who can't produce sperm. More controversially, it could also theoretically allow a single parent to create offspring on his or her own, giving new meaning to "self love."
Women may soon be able to grow new eggs
A company called OvaScience is trying to perfect a procedure that would allow women to grow new eggs from a type of stem cell discovered in the lining of the ovaries, in a process similar to the one that would allow same-sex parents to make babies.
The technique is called OvaPrime, and theoretically, it works by extracting stem cells from a woman's ovarian lining—and then transferring them to her ovaries, where they mature into eggs.
This process could, of course, change the concept of the biological clock as we know it. For all of human history, women have been born with a set number of eggs that dwindles as we age, until we are no longer able to have children. OvaPrime would extend women's reproductive lives—if, and that's a big if, they can get the procedure to work.
Doctors are now "reenergizing" old eggs
OvaScience is also working on a technique called AUGMENT that "reenergizes" older eggs through mitochondrial transfer—the same procedure used to create "three parent babies."
The technique is based on the theory that some women have trouble getting pregnant because the mitochondria in their eggs is breaking down and can no longer produce enough energy for pregnancy. By replacing their mitochondria with healthy mitochondria from a donor female, the women can boost their chances of becoming pregnant.
The technique made headlines last May after it helped a previously infertile couple in Canada give birth to a healthy baby boy, and it's currently being used in countries from Europe to the Middle East, but the FDA has yet to green light it in the United States. The jury is still out on whether the pricey procedure is as promising as it sounds—much more research is needed.
We've made a baby from a frozen ovary
In June, a group of physicians revealed that a 27-year-old woman had given birth after undergoing an ovarian tissue transplant. Even more incredible, the tissue transplanted into her body was her own—it had been frozen a decade earlier.
When the woman was 13 years old, she had undergone chemotherapy to treat sickle cell anemia. Hoping to preserve her future fertility against the harsh effects of the treatment, doctors removed her right ovary and cryopreserved several fragments—before she'd even had her first period. Then a decade later, when the woman wanted to have a child, they thawed the tissue and grafted it onto her left ovary. Before too long, her body began to produce viable eggs, and she became pregnant. Doctors hope the procedure will someday help other young girls forced to undergo chemotherapy and radiation preserve their fertility as well.
We may someday have the ability to create "designer babies"
New advances are also leading us closer and closer to creating what have been controversially dubbed "designer babies." The technology is called CRISPR, and it's a gene editing platform that can be used to create babies that are free of certain diseases—as well as more intelligent or better looking—by slicing and dicing their DNA for specific traits.
While the technique has been used on mice, we're still a few years away from successfully using it on humans. "This advance has not yet been used in humans, but if proven safe and effective, CRISPR has the potential to correct mutant genes, reverse disease symptoms, and possibly help train the body's human system to fight dangerous infections," says Copperman. Of course, the advance also brings up a host of ethical questions.
We can successfully transplant penises
Last spring, doctors in South Africa reported that they had successfully completed a penis transplant on a patient who had had his member amputated as a life-saving measure. The surgery, which took place in December 2014, took nine hours to complete. Then, in June, the patient's girlfriend announced that she was pregnant.
The landmark surgery marked the second time doctors had attempted a penis transplant. The first attempt, which took place in China, failed. Once the procedure is perfected, it holds immense promise in helping men who've been injured regain reproductive function.
We can also transplant uteruses
In November, doctors announced the first clinical trial for uterine transplants. This procedure may someday help women born without a uterus, women who've lost their uterus, and women with uteruses that no longer function have children.
Several uterine transplants have been completed worldwide already, including one that resulted in a live birth in 2014. However, the procedure is still considered experimental. It should also be noted that unlike other organ transplants, these transplants are meant to be temporary—only lasting long enough to allow a woman to reproduce.
The procedure has also led some to wonder if men could someday receive transplanted uteruses and give birth. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
Taryn Hillin is Fusion's love and sex writer, with a large focus on the science of relationships. She also loves dogs, Bourbon barrel-aged beers and popcorn — not necessarily in that order.


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text: In Jesmyn Ward's Salvage the Bones, the author encapsulates individual's experiences of discovering who they are and what they are capable of from the perspective of Esch, the story's main protagonist. During this final chapter, Ward uses the word "salvage" when it comes to rebuilding and starting over. Hurricane Katrina "left us them to salvage"(255) what Esch and her family had left of themselves. All that had remained were their core identities or "bones" that had been buried under the many unimportant and trivial aspects of their lives. Esch and her family now know that it is possible for them to live without these certain distractions and unnecessities after they were destroyed by Katrina.Ward contends that Esch's journey as a mother and her challenge of accepting the many different attributes that being a mother requires is a way to encapsulate this struggle of discovering one's bones amongst the many confusing and misleading aspects of life such as marriage and partnership. Esch salvaging her bones becomes a reality, accomplishing this by using her pre-existing experiences with motherhood and following the many motherly role models that she has experienced over her lifetime. Through the means of the hurricane, Esch learns that there is not a set expectation for what a mother can be, and comes to accept many of these important aspects of motherhood, such as strength and caring, as well as independence but not isolation.Throughout her pregnancy so far and up until the storm, Esch has been uncertain of what kind of mother she would become once her baby was born. She was stuck in limbo, unsure whether or not she wanted to be a co-dependent, caring, and loving mother or a harsh, protective and independent one, isolated from the problems of others. Esch was confused by her many motherly role models such as China, Madea, and hurricane Katrina who were all strong and independent mothers. Then there was Mama who was kind and caring, but not in a way that made her seem weak. Esch didn't really seem to know which one of these influential women she wanted to model her motherhood experience from. She believed that she would have to choose only one mother figure and incorporate their particular parenting style into what kind of mother she would be, and forget about the others. In this last chapter Esch has finally embraced these two important aspects, strength and caring. These attributes are at the core of the harsh, violent, or weak aspects of motherhood that people don't seem to be able to look past. To others, if a mother cares for her children she is weak, but if she shows strength and fieceness than she is understood to be some kind of monster. Esch now knows that she can be and is both. She comes to the conclusion that these two characteristics of motherhood are what make it unique, instead of what split it apart. Esch relates to China, another mother, and says that "she will know that I have kept watch, that I have I have fought"(258). She is not only going to watch over her family but fight to protect it as well. Although her child has yet to be born she is the mother of her family, ready to take over in the absence of her mother and China. Like China, Hurricane Katrina wasn't just a destructive force of nature, but a mother bringing new life into the world. Esch describes this woman as "the murderous mother who cut us to the bone but left us alive"(255). She was harsh, let them live, stripping away the inessential aspects of these individuals lives, leaving them with their true selves and the opportunity to restart from nothing. Katrina represents one of the aspects of motherhood that Esch struggles to understand how to achieve. She is the brute strength and raw power that mothers are capable of having. Katrina is China in the way that they both act out of the best interest of their children, even if this means that they must use their "merciless hands" which are "committed to blood"(255). Although she is described as "the murderous mother"(255), Katrina's constant association with blood does not necessarily mean she is a killer. Blood, especially in this novel, is also a symbol of life and in this case birth. This contends that Katrina may not only be a bloody monster but a mother fighting the battle that is giving birth. She is a mother committed to birthing new life from the destruction that she had caused. This life is the new opportunity and sense of self that many of the characters seem to possess. In the aftermath of the destruction Esch has acknowledged her new sense of self and now finally understands the role that she plays in her family. She cares for her siblings and comforts them. She says that "'We're worried about you' I Esch says it because they won't"(257). She is prepared to care for her family and "I she will watch Skeetah"(285) especially. Esch is prepared to make hard decisions that are in the best interest of her family, even if it means that "Wethey will sit with himSkeetah here, in the strange, insect silent dark"(258). Furthermore, China like Katrina is a strong independent mother with a forceful approach to motherhood, doing what was best for the wellbeing of her puppies. This does not mean making them comfortable, but rather keeping them "alive". She had harmed and killed one of her puppies earlier in the novel. Out of context, it can be argued that China hated being a mother, and hated her puppies, but this was not the case. China ended the life of one of her puppies because it was sick and she wanted to end its misery rather than watch it die a slow and painful death. This is where Esch's sense of motherly strength comes from, this outer appearance of harshness that is driven by tough decisions and care. Esch, like these two mothers, was prepared to raise her child on her own. She has come to the terms that her baby, "don't have no daddy"(254). Esch was ready to be independent, to fight for and protect her child to the best of ability. Esch had come to the understanding that she did not need a man in her life in order to raise her child. Her newfound independence and ability to make hard decisions is what she had taken away from the storm, destruction, and China. Along with assimilating her independence, Esch is no longer alone in her pregnancy. Big Henry declares that "This baby got a daddy….this baby got plenty of daddies"(255) not taking away from Esch's newly discovered independence but letting her know that her family is there for her, ready to support her. This newly discovered support from is not a weakness, this is just like how China had Skeetah to help her with her puppies. She did not need him and was capable of taking care of herself throughout her pregnancy, but his help seemed to be well appreciated. Esch can be independent, without a man in her life like Manny, who was toxic to her well being. This independence is not isolation, but a sense of capability. Esch now understands that being a strong mother does not mean that you must be alone. Esch accepts help from her loved ones and the people that genuinely care for her. This is the kind of mother that mama was. She was the watchful and caring mother in Esch's life. Esch has embraced these characteristics and is now determined to "watch over Skeetah"(258), to care for him because with the absence of China, he is in need of a mother figure in his life. She is applying what she has learned to her present situation, mothering her family when they are in need of one. Ultimately, Ward conveys to the reader the process of finding an individual's true identity. Esch's narrations provide this moment by moment process, making her the best narrator to convey the books main theme of salvaging one's bones. She is the best example of a person who was capable of salvaging their identity after everything had been stripped away. Ward uses Esch, with her new understanding of her capabilities of being a mother, to narrate the hurricane because she is capable of seeing past the destruction and damage that has occurred and realizes the opportunity for change and evolution of self. Esch ultimately reaches a balance between possessing characteristics of the two intertwined aspects of motherhood, strength and power along with caring and loving. Esch's struggle with her own identity connects to individuals in the real world who struggle with finding themselves amidst all of the superficial and unnecessary aspects of their own lives.


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Sunday, we decided to explore part of the Pelham Bay Park:
More than three times the size of Manhattan's Central Park, Pelham Bay Park is the City's largest park property. Visitors to the park enjoy miles of bridle paths and hiking trails, Orchard Beach, the Bartow-Pell Mansion, two golf courses, and a breathtaking 13-mile saltwater shoreline that hugs Long Island Sound. Athletes frequent its numerous fields and courts while children frolic in its playgrounds. Pelham Bay Park also has a wide and diverse range of plant and animal life and features prime locations to view one of nature's most skillful hunters, the osprey.
We went to Orchard Beach and for a small walk in part of the park (the latter will be featured in another post).
Orchard Beach used to be referred to as "the Riviera of New York City":
Orchard Beach, the park's most popular feature, is the only public beach in the borough. The 115-acre, 1.1-mile-long engineering marvel was created on Long Island Sound by Parks Commissioner Robert Moses during the 1930s. "The Riviera of New York" consists of a 13-section sandy beach, a hexagonal-block promenade, a central pavilion with food stores and specialty shops, two playgrounds, two picnic areas, a large parking lot, and 26 courts for basketball, volleyball, and handball.
It is sometimes called "the Bronx Riviera" today.
Sunday was also Puerto Rican Day Parade.
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Whitney, My Love
Judith McNaught
certainly one of brand new best-loved authors, Judith McNaught introduced her stellar occupation with this remarkable bestseller. Now in a distinct version that includes a brand-new, more suitable finishing and endows frequent characters with new intensity, Whitney, My Love lives on as "the final love tale, one you could dream approximately eternally" (Romantic Times).
below the darkish, languorous eyes of Clayton Westmoreland, the Duke of Claymore, Whitney Stone grew from a saucy hoyden right into a ravishingly sensual lady. clean from her triumphs in Paris society, she back to England to win the guts of Paul, her adolescence love...only to be bargained away by means of her bankrupt father to the good-looking, boastful Duke. Outraged, she defies her new lord. yet whilst his smoldering ardour seduces her right into a collecting hurricane of hope, Whitney can't -- won't -- relinquish her dream of ideal love.
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Be occurred to wish her. He refused to think she enjoyed Paul since it did not swimsuit him to think it. Paul used to be intended to be her husband; that position in her middle, in her lifestyles, had in the past been put aside for him and merely him. Paul. Her judgment of right and wrong took over, tormenting her for her disloyalty to Paul, her scandalous, unprincipled habit in his absence. Mentally, she cringed, considering the way in which she had permit Clayton caress her, kiss her. permit him! she concept with self-loathing, she had kissed him.
See what I paid so handsomely for." ache slashed throughout his beneficial properties as his gaze swept over her bare physique, then his jaw hardened. In a shivering trance of worry, Whitney stared at his challenging, ruthless face whereas her tortured brain superimposed different, mild stories of him. She observed him bending over her the day she fell from her horse, his face white with alarm. She observed him observing tenderly into her eyes the day she had kissed him close to the stream-"My God you're candy" he had whispered. She proposal.
Softly. "I may well strangle her. it is time for us to alter our strategy-although every little thing has been going good so far." "Strategy?" Whitney gasped. "Going well?" "Perfectly. you have been sitting the following taking a look appealing and susceptible, and Clayton cannot tear his eyes off you whilst he thinks you are not taking a look. yet it is time that you should do whatever to get him off on my own with you." Whitney's middle soared precariously. "He cannot tear his eyes-? Oh, Stephen, are you convinced? i do not believe he even is familiar with.
Her child. Their child. Did he suggest to disown it? Oh God, no! He couldn't-he wouldn't-why may he? Squeezing her eyes closed, she grew to become her head into the pillow. He was once going to make her hand over the child. that is what he intended to do. He was once going to get a rainy nurse once it used to be bom and ship the kid away to have it raised on one among his different estates, out in their manner. was once his want for her so egocentric then, so eating that there has been no room for his or her baby? a couple of hours in the past, she would possibly not.
yet he wasn't going to. "Good night, your grace," the kinfolk butler intoned. "Dammit!" Clayton spoke back as he stalked previous the affronted servant on his approach to inspect the crowded drawing room. It appeared that each relative he had used to be found in these rooms. yet now not Whitney. He observed his mom even though, and while she all started towards him, her face wreathed in a grin, Clayton took a second to direct a glance of such frigid displeasure at her that it stopped her useless. Then he swung round and headed.


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To accommodate with my newfound interest in home cooking and homemade lunches, I decided to invest in a quality bento box that can fit my needs.
First, finding a bento box with the right "size" was hard. I typically eat a lot, but in order to diet, I had to trim my portions. While the usual bento sizes of 800mL is an irrational and illogical choice, Monbento offered a standard size of 1L, which seemed to be the middle ground.
Then, I needed to find a bento box that was made of good quality and was microwave safe. You'd be surprised to find that many bento boxes are not microwaveable. Not sure why, but that's just not smart imho. Also, Monbento offers the bento with a "soft-touch" layer that made the box have a quality texture. In addition, the box had quite some weight to it. This obviously can be more detrimental than beneficial, but compared to the usual flimsy plastic shit you'd find, I'd say its a good trade off.
Lastly, I needed to find a bento box that doesn't have "residual smell". Since I was a kid, my bento boxes, after a long time, would have a distinct odor to it. Of course, this was due to the fact that the lunchbox was not "washed" quickly enough or the quality of the plastic wasn't adequate. Assuming that technology has advanced (and I did notice that some bentos have a silver content to reduce odor), I set out to find bento boxes with what I needed. While the ones that have "Ag" content are ridiculously expensive and often has other shortcomings, Monbento's quality plastic received rave reviews of how smell wasn't retained. Truthfully, even after cooking curry, the box didn't have a trace of the smell.
Which brings me to another point. Remember how I had soft touch on the surface? Well, I spilled some curry to the outside of the box…and well the soft touch area seems to "keep" stains really well. As in, one side of my box looks somewhat yellowy.
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Untersberg Climber's Log
damgaard - Apr 21, 2017 2:29 pm Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2016Snow in August :(
Lift up. Fog, snow and a little rain on top :(. And this on August 10th? Hiked past Salzburger Hochtron and Berchtesgadener Hochtron to Störhaus. Jägertee! Then hiked all the way back to Untersberg liftstation. Off course all the clouds lifted in the afternoon.
Rapparee - Feb 27, 2014 8:20 pmAustria!
No gear for a winter climb (was studying abroad!) so just hiked up. Gorgeous day, especially love how the Austrians have bars on top so you can grab a beer!
ncst - Oct 7, 2010 11:46 am Date Climbed: Oct 1, 2010From Fuchsturm in Marktschellenberg
I hiked up the trail to the Toni-Lenz-Hütte, then visited the Schellenberger Eishöhle, continued on the Mittagsschartensteig, then reached the Salzburger Hochthron and Geiereck, from where I took the seilbahn down. It was still early so I then hitchhiked to the Almbachklamm nearby, also beautifull place!
DoJo - Mar 20, 2010 8:17 pmSalzburger Hochthron
several times (Dopplersteig and also some climbs) - when I went to school in Salzburg in the late 1980ties
flow - Jan 18, 2010 12:15 pm Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2007Untersberg
16.06.2007: Dopplersteig - Geiereck 1.807m - Salzburger Hochthron 1.853m - Toni Lenz Hut
18.06.2011: Markt Schellenberg 480m - Schellenberger Eishöhle/Ice cave 1.570m
03.07.2011: Ettenberg 834m - Berchtesgadener Hochthron 1.972m - Hintergern 839m
15.01.2012: Salzburger Hochthron 1.853m
14.02.2013: Skitour Salzburger Hochthron 1.853m
20.10.2013: Dopplersteig - Salzburger Hochthron 1.853m - Mittagscharte - Schellenberg
02.01.2014: Skitour Salzburger Hochthron 1.853m
EricChu - Jan 17, 2010 7:10 pmUntersberg Traverse
I've been so many times up on the Salzburger Hochthron, in all seasons, that I can't even count them any more. And the route Geiereck-Mittagsscharte-Berchtesgadener Hochthron-Stöhrhaus-Maria Gern I've done at least four, if not five times by now (not in mid-winter, of course!). Once I used the trail from the Stöhrhaus directly down to Hallthurm. I don't think I'll do that another time, at least not going down. It's a painfully relentlessly steep descent! I also have gone up the Untersberg via the Marktschellenberg - Toni-Lenz-hut - Schellenberger Sattel - Dopplersteig - Zeppezauerhaus trail, which is quite a spectacular path, although the presence of the cable-car disturbs a bit the scenery...


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The recently introduced labour reforms cannot be dismissed as "small" but, in our view, have not gone deep enough to either landmark a major change in business conditions or to satisfy the electorate's hopes. The changes, by and large, have reduced the complexity of managing the labour force, but have not reduced the cost of labour, nor have they boosted flexibility in the way small and micro companies had hoped.
We expect the labour code changes to support an ongoing drop in the unemployment rate by a further 2p.p. by the end of 2020, bringing it back to the 2008 low point. This is proving sufficient for keeping wages stable and even rising mildly already. However, French wages are 6.5% above the EU average and the convergence process implies that average wages are likely to continue to fall in relative terms and, eventually, may also drop in absolute levels, in our view.
In this report, we compare the German and Italian labour reforms of the past 20 years with the recent French amendments, to get some perspective on the long-term impact on the economy and on the political outlook. We have also discussed the French changes with 30 companies in France to get a different perspective on this issue, and we present a summary of the feedback we gathered in this report. The labour reforms in Germany corresponded to a rise in potential growth, but did not prevent a decline in Italy. In our view, it should prove neutral for France. That said, both Germany and Italy amended the labour market rules four times – so more changes may be ahead in France too.
In order to boost the attractiveness of France as a place for business and to live, a bolder industrial strategy that puts a lot more emphasis on pushing micro companies to expand would be a more appropriate policy priority in our view, than labour market deregulation, per se. A healthy SME sector plays a subtle role in society: it can contribute to investment and productivity as well as providing a certain flexibility of lifestyle that some cherish. Changes to the SMEs thus influence not just the economy, but election results too.
In the aggregate, the French non-financial corporate sector balance sheet is the best in the Eurozone: it has hoarded over 3x GDP worth of financial assets, well in excess of its equally impressive debt burden. However, there are two problems that are well hidden behind such impressive results. First, we know from the turnover by company size data that the improvements have not trickled down to the micro-small companies. In our view, this process will continue and will curb job creation. Secondly, France has used the benefits of the low borrowing costs to the maximum. It is thus, in our view, vulnerable to a reversal of that trend.


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Sep 14 2008
Bits and Pieces.
I haven't done much the last few days. Here is a picture of me with a "chip on my shouder" This was actually Jared's idea, but he refused to pose. So the chip is broken, because it was passed to me. Note to self (do not do this in front of the children…Cassandra kept putting her food on her shoulder too!) Where do they get their manners!!
Yesterday we found a Tulip in our garden, how sweet!
I liked the little centre piece that Alycia made from some of the lavendar that she picked from the garden.
I have just organised the recipe card for tommorow, we will be cooking sausage rolls. The scone recipe is what I promised to give someone the other week.