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A Castle Built to House a Winery
In Napa Valley there's a medieval man trapped in a modern man's body who built a historically-accurate castle with the help of European experts that is home to one of his two wineries. Katy McLaughlin joins Lunch Break with the story behind the project. Photo: Jason Henry for The Wall Street Journal.
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New Mills Heritage and Information Centre is owned by New Mills Town Council and is housed in several rooms on the ground floor of a converted building leased by the Town Council. It opened to the people of New Mills and Visitors in July 1989.
The running costs of the centre are met by the Town Council, which is the governing body. The day-to-day running of the Centre is the responsibility of the Administrator who is employed by the Town Council, and is assisted by a large group of expreienced volunteers, who give their time towards the running of the Centre. The Honorary Curator of the Centre is appointed by the Town Council. The current Curatorial Adviser is a former member of staff of The Manchester Museum.
The Centre was established in 1989 and has over 12,000 visitors a year. It includes the Museum, an Information Centre and a shop, which generates income by selling publications, maps, trails, sundries, light refreshments. The centre stocks books on aspects of the history of the town and its area as well as guided history trails and welcomes research and study enquiries.
The Centre's collection includes over 250 items. The permanent displays are augmented by temporary exhibitions and special events are organised to attract users. Volunteers assistants are on duty to service the shop, provide information, deal with or pass on enquiries. Volunteers also help to manage the collection under the supervision of the Administrator and Honorary Curator.
New Mills lies on the north-western fringe of the Peak District, about 8 miles east of Stockport, UK.
The Heritage and Information Centre is conveniently located near the Central Railway Station (on the Manchester to Sheffield line), adjacent to the Bus Station. Newtown Station (on the Manchester to Buxton line) is three quarters of a mile away.
The Centre is on the track leading down into the 'Torrs', a dramatic gorge above which the town perches. The Torrs - 'the Park under the Town' - provides access to an area of spectacular natural beauty which includes mills and the ruined foundations of mills and weirs lying in the bottom of the gorges, attracted to the site at the end of the eighteenth century by the water power potential.
The Torrs path links with the Sett Valley Trail along the old railway track to Hayfield and the Goyt Way, a long distance route linking the Manchester conurbation with the Goyt Valley and the Peak District National Park.
The Centre offers a selection of light refreshments, local tourist information, trail guides, walking books and maps, local history publications, gifts and souvenirs. Our friendly team of volunteers are always on hand to help and advise when they can.
Opposite the gate into the Centre is the viewing platform and from here you can look down on the Millennium Walkway.
Our cafe offers a relaxing atmosphere to enjoy a well earned drink and a snack - tea, coffee, chocolate, soup and a selection of chilled drinks are available along with cakes, biscuits, flapjacks and chocolate bars. Dogs are welcome
There are also tables out in the courtyard should you prefer to sit outside.
The Museum tells 'The New Mills Story'
The formation of the magnificent Torrs gorges over 10,000 years ago
The Torrs gorges were created during the ice age when ice occupied the Goyt and Sett river valleys. Meltwater from the ice cut 94 feet (29m) through the Woodhead Hill rock, a hard sandstone.
The area in the times of Domesday, 1,000 years ago.
The fascinating story of the medieval 'New Mylne' which gave its name to the town.
The growth of cotton, coal mining, roads and rail.
The people of New Mills at work, at play and at prayer.
Listen to John Potts - a life size model in his workshop - as he tells you the story of his invention.
A model of New Mills as it was in 1884 is a 3D illustration of the accompanying commentary which expalins how New Mills grew from a single corn mill to an industrial town the model is further enhanced with an interactive panel which highlights some of the main points of interest both historic and current.
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WILMINGTON, Del. — A gunman who spent years in court battles over custody disputes opened fire Monday in the lobby of a Delaware courthouse, leaving two women dead before being fatally shot, authorities said.
"He walked right up the first victim and shot her point-blank right in the chest. He then turned around and shot a second woman who was approximately 10 feet away," said Bill Heriot, who says he was waiting to enter the New Castle County Courthouse on Monday morning. He said the heavy-set man, who appeared to be in his 50s, pulled out a semiautomatic pistol and fired a single shot at each victim.
Heriot said the shooter then exchanged gunfire with police before falling to the floor.
Delaware State Police Sgt. Paul Shavack said the suspect and the women are dead. Mayor Dennis Williams said in a phone interview that one of the women killed was the shooter's estranged wife, but Shavack said police had not confirmed that.
Shavack also declined Monday night to confirm Heriot's account of the shooting, or disclose who shot whom, saying investigators were still reviewing surveillance video and taking witness statements. Authorities have also declined to release the names of the deceased.
Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden said at a news conference that the shooting was not a random act of violence.
"It's developed out of a long — over the course of many years — custody dispute in the courts of this state," Biden said.
Authorities said two police officers were also shot, but were treated at a hospital and released. Chief William Jopp of the Capitol Police, which provides security at state government buildings, said they were protected by their armored vests.
Authorities said the gunman opened fire in the lobby of the courthouse, where people line up to go through metal detectors.
"He did not break the (security) perimeter," Shavack said.
Jose Beltran, 53, an employee at the courthouse, said he heard two shots, "Boom, Boom," as he was entering the lobby. Beltran said he heard at least three more shots as he turned around and ran.
"It happened so fast," he said.
Chick Chinski, 62, of Middletown was entering the courthouse to report for jury duty when he heard popping sounds.
"It didn't sound like gunfire first at all," said Chinski, adding that the shooter seemed to deliberately target the two women who were killed.
"Absolutely," he said. "It's right what he went after when he come in the door. That's exactly what he did instantly."
Chinski said that before the shooting, he shared an elevator with the gunman and others from the parking garage. The gunman was quiet and did not appear agitated, he said.
Heriot, a plaintiff in a court case that was to be heard this week, said after the two women were shot, there was an exchange of gunfire, then a lull, during which time he believes the shooter may have been putting a new clip in his gun.
"I could smell the gunpowder in the air," Heriot said. After the shooting stopped, he knelt down beside the first woman who was shot.
"I turned her over and unbuttoned her coat. I saw a single bullet hole in the center of her chest," he said. "I held her hand, told her it was going to be all right. Her pupils dilated. She turned pale and passed away."
Authorities said Monday evening that autopsies had been completed on the two female victims, but they were withholding their names while family members were notified.
After the shooting, police searched the courthouse room by room as a precaution. Streets around the courthouse remained cordoned off Monday night. Officials said the courthouse would remain closed Tuesday while repairs were made and authorities continued their investigation.
Diana Dorn, who lives right behind the courthouse, said she heard the shooting from her bedroom window.
"You could hear it really clear. It was like pow, pow, pow, pow," she said. "That's normal in my neighborhood with the drug dealers and everything."
In response to the shooting, Democratic Gov. Jack Markell's office said he would return early from a trade mission to India.
"While this shooting is notable for the fact that it took place inside a state courthouse, there are some aspects of this incident that are, unfortunately, all too common," Markell said in a statement. "I am saddened that two more brave members of our law enforcement community have been injured in the line of duty. I am also saddened that this appears to be another example of a domestic situation that turned deadly."
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Global Medicated personal care products Market Analysis by Types (Antiperspirant, Deodorant, Oral Care, Hand Sanitizers, natural personal care product, others) By Beauty care (oils, shampoos, moisturizers, gels, oils, soaps, others) – Forecast to 2027
Market Synopsis of Medicated personal care products Market:
Market Scenario: Medicated personal care products was founded a few decades ago, this market for medicated personal care products is driven by growing awareness towards a health life and the urge of creating a commanding personality, the change in lifestyle is also playing a major role in the growth of the market.
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Key Players for Medicated personal care products Market:
- Personal Care (US)
- TWASA (India)
- KPH Cosmos Pvt. Ltd (India)
- Edana
- Johnson & Johnson (US)
- L'Oreal (Paris)
- DCC Health and Beauty Solutions LTD (UK)
Global Medicated personal care products market has been segmented on the basis of types which consist of Antiperspirant, Deodorant, Oral Care, Body Powders, Hand Sanitizers, Feminine Care and others. On the basis of beauty which includes oils, shampoos, moisturizers, gels, oils, soaps and others.
Study Objectives of Medicated personal care products Market:
To provide detailed analysis of the market structure along with forecast for the next 10 years of the various segments and sub-segments of the Global Medicated personal care products Market. To provide insights about factors affecting the market growth. To Analyze the Global Medicated personal care products Market based on various factors- price analysis, supply chain analysis, porters five force analysis etc. To provide historical and forecast revenue of the market segments and sub-segments with respect to four main geographies and their countries- Americas, Europe, Asia, and RoW. To provide country level analysis of the market with respect to the current market size and future prospective. To provide country level analysis of the market for segments by type, by beauty care and sub-segments. To provide strategic profiling of key players in the market, comprehensively analyzing their core competencies, and drawing a competitive landscape for the market. To track and analyze competitive developments such as joint ventures, strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, new product developments, and research and developments in the Global Medicated personal care products Market.
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Kenya's Wesley Korir, Cherop win Boston Marathon
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BOSTON (AP) -- Wesley Korir won the Boston Marathon on Monday in a heat-slowed unofficial time of 2 hours, 12 minutes, 40 seconds.
A year after Geoffrey Mutai ran the fastest marathon in history to win here, Korir won the second-slowest Boston race since 1985. Mutai dropped out after 18 miles with cramps as temperatures rose into the 80s on the 26.2-mile trek from Hopkinton to Copley Square.
Sharon Cherop won the women's race to complete the Kenyan sweep, outsprinting fellow Kenyan Jemima Jelagat Sumgong to win in an unofficial 2 hours, 31 minutes, 50 seconds.
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Led by the wildly popular British band Mumford & Sons, the current explosion of folksy soft rock sounds has made new stars of emerging acts like the Lumineers and Of Monsters And Men.
But none rival the stratospheric success enjoyed by Marcus Mumford and his jangle-happy band. Earning their popularity the old-fashioned way, Mumford & Sons toured incessantly upon the release of their 2010 debut, Sigh No More. Their music reflects growing trends towards more authentic, retro-Americana lifestyles and aesthetics — even though it's straight out of England.
"Well, it just seemed natural to play our music our way," Marcus Mumford told Music Snobbery back in 2010. "I don't think we can form any other type of band but this. We don't have to try hard to sound like we do. It's actuality, we didn't feel like we were apart from the music scene at all. We make music our own way. It's essential to who we really are."
After a breakout performance at the 2011 Grammy Awards, where they played alongside folk contemporaries the Avett Brothers and the legendary Bob Dylan, Mumford & Sons' profile grew exponentially, leading to the enormous success of their second album, Babel. Selling more than 600,000 copies in its first week of release, the band's current sold-out U.S. tour proves that the gentle sound of Mumford & Sons will be sweetening the airwaves for a while.
Tune in Tuesday, November 13th at 10AM PST/1PM EST as Mumford & Sons webcast a very intimate performance along with question and answer session. Watch the exclusive webcast here.
The band will be taking part in a live webcast performance/Q&A this Tuesday on @kroq. Details over this way… bit.ly/QrPdgf
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Whatever Lamborghini will unveil later this week in Paris, here's a reminder just how eternal a Lamborghini is. In particular, a Diablo from 20 years ago.
The essential, delicious paradox of Lamborghini is this: In spite of their radical, punk aesthetics, they are possible the most conservative carmaker in the world.
Consider: Every V12 supercar they've made since 1971 is essentially a minor upgrade on Marcello Gandini's original Countach LP500 prototype—and every one of those supercars have used a direct descendant of the V12 engine designed by Giotto Bizzarrini in 1963.
So this gallery of a road trip in a red Diablo with Hoops and Yoyo doing some of the driving could be of any Lamborghini made in the past 40 years. A rather comforting thought in these wild days of the automobile.
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Twitter marketing: what results should you expect? [Infographic]1 minute read
Twitter is a great way to build and engage an audience with short, timely, relevant messages, but if you're trying to drive traffic to your website, what results should you expect?
We wanted to know, so we analysed tens of thousands of tweets sent through Sign-Up.to's Twitter marketing tools in the first seven months of 2012 to find out the answer. Then we compiled the results into this handy infographic.
In it we look at average click through rates (CTR) from tweets and how this varies by number of followers, day of the week and time of tweet.
As you'll see, there were some interesting results. We found the average click through rate for a tweet is 1.64% (just over half the rate of email, which averages 2.95%), and that this declines rapidly as your number of followers increases. We also found that clicks tend to increase later in the day, peaking at around 6pm.


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Tell us a bit more about arranging funding for the film, and the response you've had. One person made a personal donation of $5,000??
The response we got from our IndieGoGo campaign was truly amazing. We originally decided to make a proof-of-concept trailer just to show potential investors and producers. Then, we attended a SXSW panel on crowdfunding and thought, "Well, we've got a video to post, let's give it a try!" Though we can't really speak about any specific donations, what really shocked us was how much of our funding came from unexpected places, despite being warned that that rarely happened. Ultimately, it gave us a lot of confidence to know that people weren't just being nice, they genuinely believed in the film and wanted to see it completed.
How do you think this kind of social funding, coupled with increasingly affordable semi-pro gear will affect the film industry?
I think that's what a lot of people are wondering. I will say that we are very glad we launched our campaign when we did, because since then, it seems like everyone we know and their brother is on Kickstarter or IndieGoGo. That can be great news for indie art, but it will also make it harder to get noticed in the future.
As for the cost of entry, it seems to be falling faster than anyone can keep track of--but still high enough that you need some kind of support, which is healthy. Of course, this doesn't apply to most genres. But character-driven comedy seems to us very well-suited to small-scale filmmaking because it relies so heavily on writing and performances, aspects which, though extremely challenging, are not necessarily expensive.
The film centres on one nerd's battle against hipsterdom. Do you think that the preserves of the nerd are under threat from the assymetrical haircut and ironic hobbyist?
Beyond the cultural associations, they make great adversaries because nerds tend to take things too seriously, and hipsters don't seem to take anything seriously. That said, though Scott (our main character) perceives it as an invasion, who are we to say that the socially adept don't genuinely love their nerdery as much the socially inept? I think it's just a cultural shift, probably a result of an increasingly informational and entertainment-oriented culture. Being an avid gamer and movie buff, I'm hardly one to judge, but it does make me wonder whether we'll run out of real adults at some point.
Where do you think tabletop RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons fall in a world ever more ensconced in World of Warcraft?
This is an issue close to Scott's heart, kind of like those snobby music nerds who lament the advent of the compact disc. From my own point of view, it seems like there's a bit of a resurgence going on in table-top gaming, though that may be influenced by the town we live in, Austin, TX, which is very gamer friendly. I know more people today who are either playing D&D or clamoring to get in on a game than I ever have before. Maybe the novelty of online gaming and CGI is wearing off for some people and they yearn for more face-to-face, open-ended interaction. Or is that too optimistic?
The trailer has clearly captivated people, but is a pretty early indication of the final film, I'm guessing. What kind of refinements and changes do you think we might see in the final cut?
The trailer is pure proof-of-concept. None of that footage will appear in the film, though many of the actors, locations, costumes, etc. will. Our shoot for the trailer was very guerilla, making the best with what we could get our hands on in a very short time. The film will have a higher production value, better equipment, more detailed art direction, and more rehearsal. However, the trailer did an excellent job of communicating the level of energy, pacing and feeling of spontaneity that we want the finished film to have.
Your last film Best Worst Movie was met with far more critical acclaim than it's subject, Troll 2 (a fantastically bad film). What single thing made Troll 2 so awful (the kid urinating over dinner to prevent his family from eating it sticks out for me), and do you think it has taught you some potential pitfalls in film-making?
I can tell you what my favorite parts is: Don Packard's portrayal of the Drugstore Owner. That is a performance that a lot of filmmakers would kill to have in their movie. He was not "playing" a goblin masquerading as a local shop owner, he was a goblin masquerading as a local shop owner.
Believe it or not, Troll 2 sparked a lot of deep film conversations between Katie, myself and Best Worst Movie director Michael Paul Stephenson, and at the end of the day, it taught us more about good filmmaking than bad. Claudio Fragasso (the director of Troll 2) did a lot of things wrong, but he did one huge thing right: he did not make a boring movie. There are worse movies than Troll 2. There are crazier movies, too. What makes it a good bad movie is that ultimately it's entertaining and even kind of engaging, and when you hear Claudio's philosophy of filmmaking, you realize that that was no accident. For all his faults, Claudio knew that you always had to be earning the audience's interest and emotional investment. Having people watch your film is such a privilege--real people, not just family, friends, and colleagues--we know we need to be constantly asking ourselves, "Why should they give a damn?" That was a lesson we implemented in the making of the documentary, and one we hope to carry with us into Zero Charisma.
How's pre-production coming along? Any idea when we might expect a release?
Very well, thank you! Right now, it's a lot of office, legal, and financial work, but we hope to start casting within the next month or so, which is very exciting. We'll be formally announcing big milestones as they happen, and you can always "like" us on facebook to stay informed!
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Olivia Pope and her associates have done some shady things to protect their clients, but when one of their own is messed with, there's no limit to what they'll do to protect them — even if that ultimately means causing them pain.
That's what Scandal's resident smooth talker Harrison (Columbus Short) has been dealing with after having to plant information that David (Joshua Malina) had abused his former girlfriend in order to get Abby (Darby Stanchfield) to break up with him. But really, he was saving her life!
Is speed the new suspense on TV?
"He didn't put a clause on what he said to Olivia," Columbus Short tells TVGuide.com, recalling when Harrison offered his services to Olivia (Kerry Washington) by saying he'd do anything for her. "It was whatever she asked him to do. So when she asked him to do that, it puts him in a precarious position because Abby is really his family. It hurts him to see her hurt."
Short was coy about whether the guilt would ultimately get to Harrison, but he did say, "I don't want to know what happens when Abby finds out. She'll go crazy." Regardless, Short says Olivia's faithful follower would never turn against her, but he is starting to understand her more. "Now he's realizing how much Olivia lives in the gray," he says. "Her life is not black and white. He knows there's something she's actually protecting him from. Harrison understands embodying that position and that it is ugly and you have to get your hands dirty. Olivia's hands are dirty a lot."
It isn't just Harrison who's noticed the gray areas. "Are these good people? I battle with that on the daily," Short says. "Our moral ambiguity is such a weird dichotomy, but I do feel Harrison is capable — under the disguise of that suit is his gladiator armor — to handle the gray."
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That's exactly why Olivia will be handing the reins over to Harrison in the coming episodes as she deals with more pressing matters. "Things in Olivia's personal life and on the White House side of things are getting a little out of control," Short says. "She can't handle her job. It leaves him to step in and take over for her and she has complete confidence in him."
However, Harrison will be dealing with issues within the walls of OPA when Quinn (Katie Lowes) begins digging into the reasons behind the surprising dismissal of the charges against her in the bombing case. "It affects the office," Short says. "Things are unraveling more and more and the rabbit hole is beginning to go very, very deep. Abby already has a sneaking suspicion, and Harrison has never asked, but has a clear idea of how it all went down."
During all of this, an event will rock the world of OPA (and beyond) in the final three episodes before the midseason finale, which include what is arguably one of the biggest episodes to date, "Happy Birthday, Mr. President." Keen fans have likely already deduced what goes down based on the promo, but Short would only offer this tease: "I don't think that has been done on network television."
Any guesses?
Scandal airs Thursdays at 10/9c on ABC.


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Illustration Friday: Dance
Boy, it's been a long, long time since my last IF entry. When I saw that this week's theme was Dance, I just had to do it. Considering that my wife is a dancer and dance teacher/instructor, and I study and draw motion through animation, it was sort of a no-brainer. Funny how Andrea and I both study movement: she in a 3 dimensional sense, and I in a 2 dimensional sense. And I'm not alone in this. Marc Davis, one of Disney's Nine Old Men married a dancer as well.
Andrea and I both share the same sensibilities when it comes to analyzing motion and movement in general. I like to analyze how a leg might take the weight of the body when an arm goes up, and Andrea likes to analyze how that phrase of movement will feel to her body as well as look to a viewer or to herself. Repetition becomes important—we both want to get the movement pattern down right. I love having this to share with my wife. She knows that I won't fall asleep when we go to dance performances. Afterwards we'll go into a long discourse about the show and talk about how each piece did or didn't reach the audience, how it flowed, how the choreographer utilized the moving bodies on stage, how the piece sucked, how it soared, etc. There was a time when we would go to various performances with fellow Moving In The Spirit dancers and their boyfriends/spouses and afterwards engage with great debate about what we just saw. It was both exhilarating and incredibly fun. I miss that.
I love the idea of interaction between two dancers: the mixing and mingling of arms, legs, muscles, hair, fabric, etc. All entangled, fused, coming together to make a whole. With this piece, I wanted two dancers intertwined, in fluid motion. I chose poses that, if you took the two dancers apart, would look like they could stand/dance on their own. But when the two are put together, however, there's electricity. Hopefully you can sense that here.
More Illustration Friday goodness can be found here.
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Wow! This is really sexy! Te colours are amazing, so vibrant. I really like your style, I'm just going to look at your other work....ReplyDelete
Fascinating post! I really love this drawing...the lines themselves are in motion and then seem to create the figures. I see what you mean about the separate/together thing. Here. they look like they could combine into one unit of movement. The colors are vibrant, cool, passionate. Really nice:>ReplyDelete
That's so cool - the illustration, the common thread you and your wife share, the thoughts and concepts of creative thought...ReplyDelete
hi ward! As always your work is amazing!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 20, 2006 2:32 PM
Definitely one of the best pieces I've seen you post here!ReplyDelete
Stunning - gosh I adore the color scheme and the lines! They way they are together but in their own world. This is radical! Also - I really dig the pastel effect. Very - very cool!ReplyDelete
Beautiful dance piece, Love the tender expression and motion! The style and mood reminded me a bit of Matisse's dancers.ReplyDelete
beautiful! definitely one of the best posts this week!ReplyDelete
Real jazzy!ReplyDelete
Real sweet, slick, and jazzy! This has a primitive energy all to itself. I swear those dancers start moving everytime I turn my head!ReplyDelete
I just talked to Mr. Mank on my cellphone. I believe I might be sharing a drink with him in a few hours! Whoopee!
Thanks, guys for all the nice comments! I'm blushing as red as the female dancer you see here...ReplyDelete
Love it, I wish I could get swept away by one of them.ReplyDelete
Really nice! Someone else said "jazzy." That sums up my thoughts on this.ReplyDelete
Glad to see you doing IF again!
- AnonymousJune 22, 2006 4:50 PM
Beautiful, Ward! Really beautiful.ReplyDelete
I haven't been by on a regular basis(honestly, I'm all-around shockingly behind in checking out other blogs I love)-seeing stuff like this makes me kick myself! You're a fount of inspiration, guy.
-Jenny L.
wonderful. I love the way your mind works, and I'm awed by the lovely fit btwn you and Andrea.ReplyDelete
Love it! Love it! Love it!ReplyDelete
Love how you use the primary colours in this piece.
Please do share more about how you analyse the leg in drawing. I am really into drawing figures.
Glad to see your post again.


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The story, which ran from page one of the Sunday Styles section of the New York Times of July 14, jumped inside to two full pages, where seven additional anonymized photos suggested that a hookup orgy was underway at the University of Pennsylvania, the lucky Ivy chosen for this investigation by Times reporter Kate Taylor.
Her readers were so turned on by the account of Penn women's lust for casual sex that it instantly became the paper's most emailed article, and as of this writing had drawn some 800 comments. If nothing else, this attests to the staying power of Times readers, for the piece ran upward of 100 paragraphs.
I mention this count because not until paragraph sixty-five did Taylor get around to noting: "Women said universally that hookups could not exist without alcohol, because they were for the most part too uncomfortable to pair off with men they did not know well without being drunk." (My italics.)
That observation strikes this old-fashioned journalist as worthy of placement just a tad or two higher in the story. Instead, Taylor devoted the first three-fifths of her piece to anonymous quotes ("I positioned myself in college in such a way that I can't have a meaningful romantic relationship because I'm always busy . . . .") and the usual bakeoff between experts (hooking up is a functional strategy for hard-charging women, says one; they'll be sorry, says another).
Taylor eventually deals briefly with date rape and the roles of alcohol and drugs in hookups (though not STDs). But she moves quickly on, to a study of 24,000 students at twenty-one universities. It showed, said New York University sociologist Paula England, who led the study, that women "tended to fare much better sexually in relationships than in hookups."
So it would seem. Dig deep enough into the article and you discover that the headlines, pictures and first half of the piece are mostly a tabloid tease. "For all the focus on hook-ups," Taylor writes in paragraph eighty-one, "campuses are not sexual free-for-alls, at Penn or elsewhere. At colleges nationally, by senior year, 4 in 10 students are either virgins or have had intercourse with only one person, according to the Online College Social Life Survey."
College drinking, on the other hand . . . .
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Home > Publications & Resources > Annual Report > Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy: Restoring the Boundaries
by Charles I. Plosser, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
The policy choices made during and after the global recession that started in 2007 have created daunting fiscal challenges for our country and many others around the world. These fiscal challenges also have profound implications for monetary policy. Although the interplay between monetary and fiscal policy is not a new topic, in this year's annual report essay, I would like to share some thoughts about the appropriate relationship between the two, and why it is important to restore the bright boundaries between fiscal and monetary policy.1
During the past several years, we have witnessed the ongoing saga of governments, both in Europe and in the U.S., struggling with large deficits and soaring public debt. For the most part, these challenges are self-inflicted. They are the result of governments choosing fiscal policies that they knew would be unsustainable in the long run. Financial market participants remain skeptical about whether the political process can come to grips with the problems.
So far, this skepticism appears to be wholly justified. Neither the European nor the American political process has developed credible and sustainable plans to finance public spending. Instead, politicians continue to engage in protracted debates over who will bear the burden of the substantial adjustments needed to put fiscal policies back on a sustainable path. In my view, these prolonged debates impede economic growth, in part, due to the uncertainty they impose on consumers and businesses. Moreover, the longer the delay in developing credible plans, the more costly it becomes for the respective economies.
Given the magnitude of the fiscal shortfalls, the way in which the political process restores fiscal discipline will have profound implications for years to come. Will there be higher taxes on investments by the private sector that risk reducing productive capacity and output in the future? Will there be higher taxes on labor that discourage work effort or hiring? Will there be cutbacks in government expenditures on defense or basic research that might force significant resource reallocations and affect a wide array of industry sectors? Will there be cutbacks on entitlements that could affect health care, social insurance, and other aspects of our safety net? Or will a viable fiscal plan combine various types of tax increases and spending cuts?
These are important questions that involve hard choices and trade-offs between efficiency and equity. Yet, until fiscal authorities choose a path, uncertainty encourages firms to defer hiring and investment decisions and complicates the financial planning of individuals and businesses. The longer it takes to reach a resolution on a credible, sustainable plan to reduce future deficits and limit the ratio of public debt to gross domestic product, or GDP, the more damage is done to the economy in the near term.
Some observers say cyclical factors and the magnitude of the recent global recession caused the current fiscal crisis. It is certainly true that the policy choices made by governments to deal with the financial crisis and ensuing recession have caused a significant deterioration in fiscal balances and debt levels in many countries. However, the underlying trends that are at the root of unsustainable fiscal deficits in many countries, including the U.S., have been in place and known for some time. In the U.S., for example, the major long-run drivers of the structural deficit at the federal level are entitlements such as health care and Social Security.2
Thus, even after cyclical effects play out, many countries will continue to have large structural budget deficits. In this sense, the financial crisis and recession have simply exacerbated the underlying problems and perhaps moved up the day of reckoning. In some cases, such as Greece, that day has come. In light of these realities, market participants have begun to question the solvency of governments and their ability to honor their sovereign debt obligations in the absence of deep structural reforms. In Europe, the doubts have greatly complicated the political problems as various countries debate the question of "who pays" for the anticipated bad debts of individual countries. Here, too, the protracted nature of the political debate creates uncertainty, which undermines economic growth and exacerbates the crisis.
So what does this have to do with monetary policy? Well, it turns out, a great deal. It is widely understood that governments can finance expenditures through taxation, debt — that is, future taxes — or printing money. In this sense, monetary and fiscal policy are intertwined through the government budget constraint. Nevertheless, there are good reasons to prefer an arrangement that provides a fair degree of separation between the functions and responsibilities of central banks and those of the fiscal authorities. For example, in a world of fiat currency, central banks are generally assigned the responsibility for establishing and maintaining the value or purchasing power of the nation's monetary unit of account. Yet, that task can be undermined or completely subverted if fiscal authorities independently set their budgets in a manner that ultimately requires the central bank to finance government expenditures with significant amounts of seigniorage in lieu of tax revenues or debt.3 The ability of the central bank to maintain price stability can also be undermined when the central bank itself ventures into the realm of fiscal policy.
Imagine a situation in which public debt levels are high and rising. Now stretch your mind even more and imagine that fiscal policymakers are reluctant to make the hard choices of cutting expenditures or increasing taxes. Of course, neither of these assumptions requires much imagination. Indeed, history and our daily newspapers provide numerous examples. Unless governments are constrained institutionally or constitutionally, they often resort to the printing press to try to escape their budget problems. Yet, we all understand that this option is a recipe for creating substantial inflation.4 Indeed, history shows that it is often a path toward hyperinflation.5
Awareness of these long-term consequences of excessive money creation is the reason that over the past 60 years, country after country has moved to establish and maintain independent central banks. Without the protections afforded by independence, the temptation of governments to exploit the printing press in the absence of fiscal discipline is just too great. Thus, it is simply good governance and wise economic policy to maintain a healthy separation between those responsible for tax and spending policy and those responsible for money creation.
But it is equally important that independent central banks be constrained from using their own authority to engage in activities that enter the realm of fiscal policy or distort private markets.6
There are several ways to place limits on central banks so that the boundaries between monetary and fiscal policy remain clear:7
First, the central bank can be given a narrow mandate, such as price stability. In fact, this has been a prominent trend during the last 25 years. Many major central banks now have price stability as their sole or primary mandate.
Second, the central bank can be restricted as to the type of assets it can hold on its balance sheet. This limits its ability to engage in credit policies or resource allocations that rightfully belong under the purview of the fiscal authorities or the private marketplace.
Third, the central bank can conduct its monetary policy in a more systematic or rule-like manner, which limits the scope for discretionary actions that might violate the boundaries between monetary and fiscal policy. Examples include Milton Friedman's suggestion to have money growth rise at a constant rate, or rules suggested by John Taylor that relate changes in a central bank's policy rate to the deviation of inflation from its target and output from its potential level. Such approaches to systematic policy can be a commitment device that limits discretionary behavior and thus helps to solve time-consistency problems.
Unfortunately, over the past few years, the combination of a financial crisis and sustained fiscal imbalances has led to a substantial breakdown in the institutional framework and the accepted barriers between monetary and fiscal policy. The pressure has come from both sides. Governments are pushing central banks to exceed their monetary boundaries and central banks are stepping into areas not previously viewed as acceptable for an independent central bank. Let me offer some examples to illustrate these pressures.
First, despite the well-known benefits of maintaining stable prices, there have been calls in many countries to abandon this commitment and create higher inflation to devalue outstanding nominal government and private debt. Such an inflation tax would transfer wealth from those who have lent money, in good faith, to the borrowers. I am deeply skeptical of such a strategy. In my view, inflation is a blunt and inappropriate instrument for assigning winners and losers from profligate fiscal policy or excessive borrowing by private individuals and firms. Forced redistributions of this kind, if undertaken at all, should be done through the political process and by the fiscal authorities, not through the backdoor by the central bank by way of inflationist policies. As a monetary policymaker, I do not want to be complicit in such a strategy. Moreover, history has shown that once inflation is unleashed, it is not always easy to bring it back down, especially if the central bank loses the public's confidence and damages the credibility of its commitment to price stability. Thus, proposals to use inflation to fix the debt overhang problem are nothing more than a call for debt monetization to solve a problem that is fundamentally fiscal in nature.
Pressure on central banks is also showing up through other channels. In some circles, it has become fashionable to invoke lender-of-last-resort arguments as a reason for central banks to lend to "insolvent" organizations, either failing businesses or, in some cases, failing governments. Such arguments go beyond the well-accepted principles established by Walter Bagehot, who wrote in his 1873 classic Lombard Street that central bankers could limit systemic risk in a banking crisis by "lending freely at a penalty rate against good collateral." Such a call to widen the lender-of-last-resort role is a perversion of one of central banking's core concepts. It is a fig leaf to conceal the process of monetizing the sovereign debt of those countries that are insolvent due to their inability to manage their fiscal affairs. Monetary policy should not be used to solve a fiscal crisis.
Unfortunately, from my perspective, breaching the boundaries is not confined to the fiscal authorities asking central banks to do their heavy lifting. The Fed and other central banks have also undertaken actions that have blurred the distinction between monetary policy, credit policy, and fiscal policy. These steps were undertaken with the sincere belief that they were absolutely necessary to address the challenges posed by the financial crisis.
For example, early in the financial crisis the Fed established credit facilities to support particular asset classes, such as commercial paper and asset-backed securities. Then it began purchasing housing agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and agency debt to increase the availability and reduce the cost of credit in the housing sector. In September 2012, the Fed began a new round of MBS purchases, buying $40 billion in agency MBS per month, in part to support mortgage markets. The Fed is currently also purchasing $45 billion per month of longer-term Treasury securities. When the Fed engages in targeted credit programs that seek to alter the allocation of credit across markets, I believe it is engaging in fiscal policy and has breached the traditional boundaries established between the fiscal authorities and the central bank. Indeed, some of these actions have generated pointed criticisms of the Fed.
I view the breakdown of the traditional institutional arrangements as dangerous and fraught with longer-term risks. While it is popular to view such blurring of the boundaries as appropriate "cooperation" or "coordination" between the monetary and fiscal authorities, the boundaries were established for good reasons and we ignore them at our own peril.
I believe that central banks need to think hard about how and when they exercise this important role. We need to have a well-articulated and systematic approach to such actions. Otherwise, our actions will exacerbate moral hazard and encourage excessive risk-taking, thus sowing the seeds for the next crisis.
Once a central bank ventures into fiscal policy, it is likely to find itself under increasing pressure from the private sector, financial markets, or the government to use its balance sheet to substitute for other fiscal decisions. Such actions by a central bank can create their own form of moral hazard, as markets and governments come to see central banks as instruments of fiscal policy, thus undermining incentives for fiscal discipline. This pressure can threaten the central bank's independence in conducting monetary policy and thereby undermine monetary policy's effectiveness in achieving its mandate.
I have long argued for a bright line between monetary policy and fiscal policy, for the independence of the central bank, and for the central bank to have clear and transparent objectives. I have also stressed the importance of a systematic approach to monetary policy that serves to limit discretionary actions by the central bank. Furthermore, I have proposed a new accord between the Treasury and the central bank that would severely limit, if not eliminate, the central bank's ability to lend to private individuals and firms outside of the discount window mechanisms.8 I have noted that decisions to grant subsidies to particular market segments should rest with the fiscal authorities — in the U.S., this means Congress and the Treasury Department — and not with the central bank. Thus, the new accord would limit the Fed to an all-Treasuries portfolio, except for those assets held as collateral for traditional discount window operations.
Should the fiscal authority ask the central bank to engage in lending outside of its normal operations, the fiscal authority should exchange government securities for the nongovernment assets that would accumulate on the central bank's balance sheet as a result. This type of swap would ensure that the full authority and responsibility for fiscal matters remained with the Treasury and Congress and the Fed's balance sheet remained essentially all Treasuries.
Congress has mandated the goals of monetary policy to promote price stability, maximum employment, and moderate long-term interest rates. Asking monetary policy to take on ever more fiscal responsibilities undermines the discipline of the fiscal authorities and the independence of the central bank. Central banks and monetary policy are not and cannot be real solutions to the unsustainable fiscal paths many countries currently face. The only real answer rests with the fiscal authorities' ability to develop credible commitments to sustainable fiscal paths. It is a difficult and painful task to be sure, but a monetary solution is a bridge to nowhere at best, and the road to perdition at worst — a world of rising and costly inflation and a weakening of fiscal discipline.
Plosser, Charles I. "Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy: Restoring the Boundaries," speech presented at U.S. Monetary Policy Forum, The Initiative on Global Markets, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, New York City, February 24, 2012.
Plosser, Charles I. "Credible Commitments and Monetary Policy After the Crisis," speech presented at the Swiss National Bank Monetary Policy Conference, Zurich, Switzerland, September 24, 2010.
Plosser, Charles I. "Ensuring Sound Monetary Policy in the Aftermath of Crisis," speech presented at the U.S. Monetary Policy Forum: The Initiative on Global Markets, New York City, February 27, 2009.
Sargent, Thomas. "Where to Draw Lines: Stability versus Efficiency," New York University Working Paper (September 6, 2010).
Sargent, Thomas, and Neil Wallace. "Some Unpleasant Monetarist Arithmetic," Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Quarterly Review, 5 (Fall 1981), pp. 1—17.


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Questions About Finding Housing in Costa Rica Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Questions About Finding Housing in Costa Rica Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Costa Rica View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message likes2teachJoined: 09 Sep 2011Posts: 3Location: California, USA Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 2:14 am Post subject: Questions About Finding Housing in Costa Rica Im a first time teacher looking to move to Costa Rica, and I was looking for some advice on housing from those more experienced in the way things work out there. Im planning on living in the country somewhat long term and would like to find a place to live for 9 months to a year to begin with. Firstly, and Most Importantly: Are there any good online resources out there that people have had positive experiences with? Any online classified ads (in English or Spanish) that have worked well for you in the past would be greatly appreciated. Also a Couple of General Questions: How do leases generally work out there? Do most start at the beginning of the month, in the familiar American fashion (meaning one would likely need to find something temporary (i.e. cheap hotel / hostel) if arriving in the middle of the month)? -and- Are leases usually for a specified length of time or are most situations month-to-month? -finally- Is there anything that serves to list and/or match people looking for roommates? (ex. there is a website called compartodepto.com that does this in Argentina and other countries, but not Costa Rica). Any kernels of wisdom you might be able to share would be extremely helpful for the uninitiated. A little bit of insider knowledge always helps to alleviate some of the stress I have when heading into the unknown. Others please feel free to post additional questions I might have neglected to ask. Cheers, Sam Back to top alexandracathlinJoined: 21 Aug 2012Posts: 16Location: San Pedro, Costa Rica Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 7:37 pm Post subject: Did you ever end up making your move to Costa Rica? Back to top likes2teachJoined: 09 Sep 2011Posts: 3Location: California, USA Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 8:35 pm Post subject: I did make the move. I went there and have recently returned back to the States. The basic info I can pass along comes from my personal experience there, but that housing is best done once you are in the country. Either you talk to someone where you work who is moving out and you can take over their living situation, you meet someone who has an extra room, or you see flyers in the area you want to live in. For me, the school I worked at in the Central Valley gave me lots of support in finding housing and I ended up living with one of the other teachers in their apartment. I never entered into a strict/formal lease with anyone, which was good since I wasn't 100% on how long I wanted to be stationary. But this is a purely situation-by-situation deal just like it is in the US. There is a good bit of variety in housing options in the central valley (location, level of nicety, and price) and all over the country. My advice is to know in advance what your personal requirements are / how you are comfortable living and make sure those needs are met. For me it was hot water, internet, and a full kitchen. By keeping it simple I was able to look at a lot more options and found one that was easily affordable on the budget I had for my time in Costa Rica. Hope this was helpful. Please post if you have any more questions general or specific and I will do my best to answer them. Cheers Back to top alexandracathlinJoined: 21 Aug 2012Posts: 16Location: San Pedro, Costa Rica Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 8:52 pm Post subject: Thanks! I am in the process of trying to figure out where it is exactly that I want to move and teach. I am looking to make my move on the first of January. I have been applying for jobs already, but I haven't heard anything back really. Where did you work? I just applied for a job at English-2-Go, I have read good things about them. Did you have a job lined up before you went or did you just wait until you got there to find one? I have my B.A. in journalism and TESOL certifications for children, business, and advanced. What sort of paperwork did you bring with you - besides the obvious visa, degrees and certifications. Back to top likes2teachJoined: 09 Sep 2011Posts: 3Location: California, USA Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:36 pm Post subject: I didnt have a job yet when I got on my flight out of the US. I knew I wanted to go sight seeing for little while when i got there, so for 3-4 weeks I traveled around the country and made sure to email out my resume to a few places every night until I found a job that I liked. Eventually I got hired at Idiomas Mundiales in the Central Valley. And I found it by using great sites like this one and other like it to get names of well liked programs in the country. This process worked for me (as opposed to staying in the city and just trying to find a job all day), but it did mean taking a few extra buses to interviews from wherever I was at the time. You should bring TEFL certification (or a copy), your Diploma (or a copy), and maybe your passport w/visa (or a copy) to any interviews. Also have a quick 10-15 minute lesson you can use and are comfortable with, because this is frequently part of the interview process. Besides that you should do great! When I got hired at Ididomas Munidales I didn't have any teaching experience, and they kind of looked at it as a positive because they could teach me how they liked their classes to go and I didn't have any preconceived notions from teaching other places. Just a little bit of encouragement! Back to top alexandracathlinJoined: 21 Aug 2012Posts: 16Location: San Pedro, Costa Rica Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 2:50 am Post subject: I have an interview with English-2-Go later this week. I've read good things about them, so that seems to be a good sign. Should I get a lesson plan ready, even though it is just over Skype? If I get the job, what do I need to be doing about a visa? I've been overseas, but I have never tried to work abroad. Back to top JonnyBBadJoined: 20 Feb 2011Posts: 19Location: UK Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2013 3:03 pm Post subject: Hi. I'd really like to hear a follow up to your situation if possible alexandracathlin. Did you get your job, are you still in Costa Rica, how was your teaching experience there, etc etc??? Thanks in advance! Back to top alexandracathlinJoined: 21 Aug 2012Posts: 16Location: San Pedro, Costa Rica Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2013 8:31 pm Post subject: JonnyBBad wrote: Hi. I'd really like to hear a follow up to your situation if possible alexandracathlin. Did you get your job, are you still in Costa Rica, how was your teaching experience there, etc etc??? Thanks in advance! Hi there! Actually, I did land a job, just not with English-2-Go, I am teaching adults, teens, and kids at Berlitz. I am still living here in Costa Rica, I live in San Pedro and I love it. I have been here for over 6 months now. I work a lot, but I worked a lot in the States too, so that is not that different. Most teaching positions in Costa Rica are located in the San Jose area and teaching on Saturdays is part of the gig. My students are awesome and I am always learning as much from them as they are from me. Are you thinking about coming to Costa Rica to teach? What is your situation? Let me know if you want to know any other specifics. Cheers! 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A new update released for free adds 7 new vehicles into GTA V, including a Hakosuka Skyline, AMC Pacer, Ford Falcon, Mercedes 240, Citroen SM and a Smart forTwo/Scion IQ
Not only are these awesome cars included, the various mods are included to transform the Vapid Blade into a Gasser, Warrerner into a retro JGTC car, and the Lampadati Pigalle into a kustom, with roof racks and rusted hoods.
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The Vapid Blade with Gasser Engine and Roll cage, stock suspension. Also has options for 2 wings, and painted bumpers and grille
Panto along side Dubsta 6x6 with roof rack and bumpers, has options for carbon parts, roof racks with luggage, Police bullbar and sticker bomb
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The Century of the Self: is a British television documentary film that focuses its attention on Sigmund Freud, Edward Bernays, Anna Freud, Wilhelm Reich, who exerted a surprising amount of influence on the way corporations and governments throughout the 20th century have thought about, and dealt with, people.
To many in both politics and business, the triumph of the self is the ultimate expression of democracy, where power has finally moved to the people. Certainly the people may feel they are in charge, but are they really? The Century of the Self tells the untold and sometimes controversial story of the growth of the mass-consumer society in Britain and the United States. How was the all-consuming self created, by whom, and in whose interests?
The Century of the Self: Part 1, Happiness Machines
Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, changed the perception of the human mind and its workings. His influence on the twentieth century is generally considered profound. The series describes the ways public relations and politicians have utilized Freud's theories during the last 100 years for the "engineering of consent". Freud himself and his nephew Edward Bernays, who was the first to use psychological techniques in public relations, are discussed.
The Century of the Self: Part 2, The Engineering Of Consent
Freud's daughter Anna Freud, a pioneer of child psychology, is mentioned in the second part, as is one of the main opponents of Freud's theories, Wilhelm Reich, in the third part.
The Century of the Self, Part 3: There is a Police Man Inside All of Our Heads- He Must be Destroyed
Along these general themes, The Century of the Self asks deeper questions about the roots and methods of modern consumerism, representative democracy, commodification and its implications. It also questions the modern way we see ourselves, the attitudes to fashion and superficiality.
The business and, increasingly, the political world uses psychological techniques to read and fulfill our desires, to make their products or speeches as pleasing as possible to us. Curtis raises the question of the intentions and roots of this fact. Where once the political process was about engaging people's rational, conscious minds, as well as facilitating their needs as a society, the documentary shows how by employing the tactics of psychoanalysis, politicians appeal to irrational, primitive impulses that have little apparent bearing on issues outside of the narrow self-interest of a consumer population. He cites Paul Mazer, a Wall Street banker working for Lehman Brothers in the 1930s: "We must shift America from a needs- to a desires-culture. People must be trained to desire, to want new things, even before the old have been entirely consumed. […] Man's desires must overshadow his needs."
The Century of the Self – Part 4
In Episode 4 the main subjects are Philip Gould and Matthew Freud, the great grandson of Sigmund, a PR consultant. They were part of the efforts during the nineties to bring the Democrats in the US and New Labour in the United Kingdom back into power. Adam Curtis explores the psychological methods they now massively introduced into politics. He also argues that the eventual outcome strongly resembles Edward Bernays vision for the "Democracity" during the 1939 New York World's Fair. It is well-known his series was inspired and informed by a book written by the American historian, Stuart Ewen, "PR! A Social History of Spin."


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A children's safety equipment manufacturer has agreed to recall about 220,000 infant travel beds after reports of one infant's death and nine others entrapped or distressed while sleeping inside the portable tents.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall in cooperation with KidCo Inc. early Friday after determining that infants could roll between the Pea Pod Travel Cribs' air mattress and tents' fabric sides, raising the danger of suffocation.
KidCo is offering kits to address the hazard. The kits include supports that strengthen the sides of the tent and a thinner air mattress. KidCo president Ken Kaiser said the kits prevent the pocket from forming.
The safety commission's chairwoman, Inez Tenenbaum, encouraged parents to get the kit, particularly during the holidays, when parents are likely to travel with children.
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We will be donating $10 for every A2B Electric Bike sold this weekend, 22 - 24th April 2016
A2B successfully relaunches new look brand and releases new models in to global markets
A2B, under the guidance and new ownership of Hero Eco Ltd, has undergone a transformation and recently relaunched the new look brand along with 6 new electric bike models available across global markets. A2B has offices in the UK, Germany and the USA and undertook events in each country to reintroduce the brand and reveal the new look to the world just as the 2013 season begins.
On Monday 8 April, A2B hosted a global brand relaunch at the National Theatre in London, UK where the press received their first view of 3 new pedellec models released on to the market this summer. The Galvani Male and Galvani Female are designed with touring in mind while the elegant Ferber has an excellent range for either urban or longer range journeys.
The press also received the exclusive first view of the 3 Made in Germany models which will be available in late 2013 utilising all new state-of-the-art technology. The Obree and Ørsted and Entz will be the most exciting of the A2B range utilising new German propulsion systems and the Entz will be the world's first electric bike to use the German made AEG motor system.
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On Monday 15 April, A2B launched the brand and new range to the German, Swiss and Austrian markets at Upside East in Munich. The Germanic markets have one of the largest electric bike markets globally and A2B is set to resume it's position as a premium e-Bike range with strong products and excellence in design and engineering.
All guests enjoyed taking the new and existing range for test rides around the facility and many were very impressed with the diversity of the range and performance of the bikes.
On Thursday 25 April, A2B hosted the final country launch in New York at Chelsea Peirs where the range were very well received by press with the New York Times calling A2B bikes "bad ass good". Guests were clamouring to test out the Alva+, the newest product for markets outside of Europe which features both pedal assistance and power on demand via the throttle. The Shima, also new to the US market, is the high speed pedelec popular in Europe which is set to diversify the A2B range for the USA.
A number of smaller regional launches will continue throughout May and the rest of the year. Dealers will begin adopting the new look brand in store as products become available in their markets.
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State funding for education has already taken a downward turn in Ohio, said Fayette school superintendent Russell Griggs, and it's likely to get much worse.
Griggs girded board of education members at the Nov. 17 meeting with the news that tough financial conditions lay ahead.
State revenue has fallen $175 million below projections, he said, and indications point to worsening conditions.
"There's talk in Columbus about cuts," he said. "They've already made some cuts, but not directly related to the classroom."
That would be the next step and he's heard talk of a five percent reduction in state aid. For Fayette, that means a cut of at least $110,000—for the current year.
That would be exceptionally challenging, he said, because staff members have been hired and programs are in place.
"We'll have to look at our operations and be proactive over the next few months," Griggs said. "We'll be taking a very serious look."
The district's projected deficit could increase to $400,000 for the current school year, taking a big bite out of the reserve cash.
As a veteran administrator, Griggs has seen similar situations in the past, notably the early 1980s.
Griggs said he wants district residents to be aware of the upcoming problems. He and other administrators need to begin looking for ways to trim spending.
DELAY—Demolition of the old school buildings was delayed after additional asbestos was found in both buildings. This will add two or three weeks to the completion of the project.
In addition, a buried fuel oil tank was found at the Franklin property and an additional water well needed capping on the high school property.
The delay works toward Armstrong Excavating's goal of recycling as much material as possible, Griggs said. The company estimates that only about 10 percent of the demolition material will end up in a landfill.
TURBINE—Griggs continues to explore the purchase of a wind turbine to lower the school's utility costs. Leftover funds from the building project could be used, along with a grant. He estimates the cost at between $800,000 and $900,000.
SNOW REMOVAL—Chris Johnson was awarded a three-year contract for snow removal. His low bid of $270 per cleaning was $30 below the next lowest bid from Doug Eisel.
Steve Snider, head of maintenance, said he was pleased working with Eisel over recent years. Eisel pointed out that he did minor clearing several times last season without any charge, so his bid might become closer to the low bid.
The board voted to accept the low bid from Johnson.
LIBRARY—Debra Rupp was appointed to a seven-year term on the Normal Memorial Library board of directors.
STAFF—Lisa Hintz was hired to serve as an intervention teacher for grades seven through 12.
She did an excellent job last year, Griggs said, and he believes her assistance made a positive difference on state testing scores.


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VATICAN CITY — With a couple quick taps, users of Android smartphones and tablets can listen to Vatican Radio programs — in 40 different languages, including Esperanto — access the pope's daily schedule in English or Italian, read the texts of his speeches at those events and watch papal events live on video.
The app has been available since Wednesday from Google Play.
As for the fine print: The app is free. The papal agenda and text-news functions work on devices running Android 2.3 and higher. To access the radio broadcasts and live streaming of audio programs, you need Android 3.0 or higher. And Android 4.0 or higher is required to view the video streaming.
Vatican Radio said it is working on a similar app for iPhones and iPads, which should be ready soon. And another app for the Windows Phone is in the pipeline.


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As they walk through the gorge, visitors are often stunned by the dense vegetation around them: towering pine trees and ancient cypress trees with massive horizontal branches stand proud on the slopes. At higher altitudes there are forests of maple, and where moisture is more plentiful, there are sycamore, oleander and willow trees.
In the National Park area there are more than 450 species of plant, 70 of which are species and sub-species native to Crete, such as Cretan dittany (Amaracus dictamnus – a type of mint), Ebenus cretica - a species of perennial flowering plant of the Fabaceae family, zelkova (Zelkova abelicea) and the Cretan Pine (Pinus brutia cretica). Some of the plants, such as Bupleurum kakiskalae, a species of flowering plant of the Apiaceae family, Myosotis refracta refracta (a type of forget-me-not) and the orchid Cephalanthera cucculata are found only in the gorge. An idea of the natural wealth of the gorge is given by the fact that no one is yet sure precisely how many species actually exist within it.
There is also, of course, an impressive array of fauna in the gorge, which is home to a host of species and sub-species which are exclusive or almost exclusive to Crete (32 species of mammal, 3 species of amphibian, 11 species of reptile and around 200 species of bird).
The "star" of the National Forest is the famous Cretan wild goat, best known as the "Kri-kri" (Capra aegagrus cretica). This is the gorge's most famous resident and it was to protect it, in effect, that the gorge was declared a National Park. It thrives in mountainous parts of the gorge on inclines greater than 30%! Less easy to find unless you are looking for it specifically is the Cretan shrew (Croccidura zimmermani), a little bald creature which is unique to Crete. The species, which lives at altitudes greater than 1,150 metres, has only been studied to a limited extent. The same applies with the Cretan wildcat (Felis sylvestris cretensis), a rare feline species which was thought to be extinct until recently - scientists from the University of Perugia managed to rediscover this wild cat as recently as 1996, identifying it by the characteristic dark rings around its tail.
The National Forest is also a sanctuary for many different types of bird. Prominent among these are "nature's refuse collectors" the vulture (sometimes known in Greek as the kokalas from kokkalo (bone) (Gypaetus barbatus). One of the rarest birds in Europe, it lives alone or with a partner on remote peaks or rocks on large mountains. With its characteristic "beard" of feathers beneath its beak, the vulture is deep orange in colour on its breast and abdomen, the result of rubbing against soil which is rich in iron oxide. As the alternative Greek name kokalas indicates, this vulture, found only on Crete, feeds almost exclusively on bones. It drops them from a great height to break them into smaller pieces. Then it swallows them and digests them with the powerful gastric juices its body produces.
And finally, let's not forget that on the edge of the National Forest a special type of livestock farming is practised, with 14,000 (!) goats grazing freely as goat herders watch from a distance with binoculars!
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Progress 44 fails to reach orbit
Bound for the International Space Station, Progress 44 was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 15:00 CEST yesterday but failed to reach its target orbit and crashed in Siberia, Russia. Five minutes and 50 seconds after launch, an "off-nominal situation" was reported, with a loss of telemetry.
The spacecraft was carrying 2.9 tonnes of food, fuel and supplies for the Space Station, including a few spare parts for two instruments on board Europe's Columbus laboratory.
Thomas Reiter, ESA Director of Human Spaceflight and Operations, is following the latest development very closely and will assess the consequences to the ESA upcoming missions.
Specialists are now investigating what could have caused the incident, the first with a Russian cargo vessel in the last 30 years. The causes and consequences of the failure on the Station will be examined in the coming days and assessed among the Station partners.