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About Martin Zak | Martin Zak & His Old-Time Country Band | Traditional Instruments | Songs Musical Programs | Recordings & Videos | Books | Contact
started writing my own Czech lyrics for American folk music for my own good feeling, for my personal needs and pleasure. In first couple of years, only my closest ones could hear them when I sang them at home with my guitar, banjo, autoharp or just chanted them during work without any musical instrument. My wife Denda sang some of them when she was cooking, hanging clothes on a line, mending the clothes or doing dishes. And later some of them found a good use as lullabies for our son Kubík. When I took these ancient melodies and home-made lyrics out from my house among people I was surprised how quickly they found their way in other people's hearts. And there was more: they have become a part of people's lives and settled in their houses. If my songs manage to draw your attention to traditional country songs or if you start to mutter some of my verses when chopping wood or doing dishes I will be as happy as when I have time to sit on the sunlit doorstep of my house with my old banjo…
Yours truly, Martin Žák
We offer you original programs with traditional country music and period instruments targeted at clubs, schools, summer camps etc., as well as concerts, festival shows, music for museums and open-air living history museums, musical lessons and seminars. See more information with video click here.
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Wayne Erbsen, David Holt, Mike Seeger, Pete Seeger, John Hartford, Janette and Joe Carter,
Laura Boosinger, Will Keys, Michael J. Miles and other old-time heroes,
including the ones whose names are now gone with the wind.
And also Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Gordon Lightfoot, Merle Haggard, John Denver…

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4000 - Advisory Opinions
Agreement Entered into Between Trust Department and Customer For Primary Purpose of Placing Funds With Insured Depository Institutions Requires Bank to Register as Deposit Broker
December 9, 1992
Valerie J. Best, Counsel
You submitted for our review an "Investment Agency Agreement" (the "Investment Agreement") and a "Coordinating Custodial Agreement" (the "Custodial Agreement"). You asked whether *** (the "Bank") is required to register as a deposit broker when the Bank's Trust Department invests customer funds in certificates of deposit ("CDs") pursuant to the Investment Agreement and/or the Custodial Agreement. It is our view that the Bank is required to register as a deposit broker when it invests in CDs pursuant to the Investment Agreement and/or the Custodial Agreement.
The Agency Agreements
In your letter you state that the customers of your Trust Department do not always establish trusts because the Bank's Trust Department offers investment agency account and custodial account relationships which permit customers to purchase U.S. government and Federal agency securities, tax exempt notes and bonds, and certificates of deposit placed in federally-insured institutions, as well as other investments. Some of the customers who enter into these agreements elect to limit their investments to insured CDs. As a service to its customers, the Bank identifies current market rates and analyzes data provided by a private rating service regarding the financial soundness of the issuing institution. Purchases of CDs are executed at the customer's specific request in the name of a nominee partnership of the Bank on behalf of the customer. Each of the nominee partners is an officer or administrator of the Trust Department of the Bank.
The Investment Agreement provides, in part, that the Bank agrees to invest and maintain the assets in such securities as it deems prudent based upon the investment objectives of the customer and in accordance with fiduciary law. The Trust Department may also purchase certificates of deposit through the Bank's "Certificate of Deposit Program." Such transactions may include a commission and may only be executed as long as commissions charged accurately represent services rendered and are competitive with non-affiliated companies.
Under the Custodial Agreement, the Bank is authorized to execute purchases and redemptions pursuant to the customer's order, such as, but not limited to: U.S. government and Federal agency securities, tax exempt notes and bonds, and certificates of deposit placed in federally-insured institutions. The Bank does not render advice as to the value of, or make recommendations as to the advisability of purchasing or selling, any investment. The Bank is permitted an interest rate differential as compensation for services.
You subsequently advised us that the Bank does not take a commission in connection with the clients' investments in CDs. Nor does the Bank receive any "incentive" from an issuing institution to invest funds either by way of fee, commission, or better rate for larger amounts. The sole compensation for the transaction is paid by the customer on a fee-only basis.
As noted above, the Investment Agreement authorizes the Bank to invest and maintain the assets in such securities as it deems prudent based upon the investment objectives of the customer and in accordance with fiduciary law. In contrast, under the Custodial Agreement, the Bank does not render advice as to the value of, or make recommendations as to the advisability of purchasing or selling, any investment. It is my understanding that the CDs in question are invested pursuant to the provisions of the Custodial Agreement rather than the Investment Agreement.
Relevant Statutory Provisions
The term "deposit broker" is defined, in part, to include: "any person engaged in the business of placing deposits, or facilitating the placement of deposits, of third parties with insured depository institutions. . . ." 12 U.S.C. 1831f(g)(1)(A). Several exceptions to the definition of "deposit broker" are set out in the statute and implementing regulations, including a specific exception for trust departments. 12 U.S.C. 1831f(g)(2)(C); 12 C.F.R. 337.6(a)(5)(ii)(C).
Pursuant to FDIC regulations, the term "deposit broker" does not include: "A trust department of an insured depository institution, if the trust or other fiduciary relationship in question has not been established for the primary purpose of placing funds with insured depository institutions." 12 C.F.R. 337.6(a)(5)(ii)(C). Consequently, the trust department of an insured depository institution is excepted from the definition of "deposit broker" when it is acting as an executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, as well as trustee under a written trust. Similarly, the trust department of an insured depository institution is excepted from the definition of "deposit broker" when it is acting as an agent pursuant to a written agreement, provided that the agency relationship has not been established for the "primary purpose" of placing funds with insured depository institutions.
Discussion and Analysis
The brokered deposit restrictions were not intended to curtail the normal activities of trust departments, but since a blanket exemption for all trust department activities might have lead to circumvention of the statute through various trust-type mechanisms, the statute imposed a "primary purpose" test. The primary purpose test serves to distinguish the normal activities of trust departments from arrangements that have the purpose and effect of circumventing the statute. The "primary purpose" of an agreement with a trust department can only be determined on a case-by-case basis, in light of the particular facts and circumstances of each case.
Based upon our review of the Agreements, it is our view that the relationships established thereunder were created for the primary purpose of placing funds with insured depository institutions. While it is true the Agreements allow the customer to invest in instruments other than insured deposits, in practice, it appears that almost all of the funds in the program are being placed in CDs. This suggests to me that, absent the availability of deposit insurance, the program would not have been created. I recognize that banks often act as custodian or managing agent for their securities customers. But in this instance, it appears that the Agreements are being used solely to place insured CDs. Further, I cannot detect a substantial purpose for the fiduciary relationship other than the placement of funds in insured depository institutions. The Bank does not make any recommendations with respect to purchasing or selling any investment; the Bank does not exercise any investment discretion. Finally, although the institution receiving the deposits does not pay a fee directly to the Bank, the Bank does receive an interest rate differential. This kind of payment schedule suggests to me that the program is primarily focused on placing deposits in insured institutions.
In summary, we consider the "primary purpose" of the Agreements to be the placement of funds with insured depository institutions. Consequently, the Bank is considered a deposit broker as to funds placed with other insured depository institutions pursuant to the Agreements. As such, the Bank would have to register with the FDIC as a deposit broker. The registration requirements are outlined in the enclosed financial institutions letter.
Please call me at (202) 898-3812 or write to me at the above address if you have any additional questions. I apologize for the delay in responding to your inquiry.


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Alora Private Duty Software is engineered to be an easy to use, customizable system that seamlessly incorporates the clinical, operational and financial aspects of your agency. Alora is committed to offering the best possible user interface for our customers. The combination of thoughtful program design, comprehensive features and ease of use makes Alora Private Duty Software a preferred choice for home health care agencies across the U.S.
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Call us today at 1-800-954-8250 and allow one of our Private Duty Software implementation consultants to recommend a customized solutions package for your agency, or email us at email@example.com
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala (WHNT) – Around 6:00 a.m Sunday morning, Huntsville Police responded to a confirmed shooting on South Plymouth Road.
Huntsville Police tell WHNT News 19 this all started when they tried to make a traffic stop at Normandale and Mastin Lake. Police said the driver would not pull over for them.
They then followed the vehicle to Plymouth Road. That's when Huntsville PD say the person they were following got out of the vehicle and took off running.
Huntsville Police Captain Juan Joyner says they then ran after the suspect and then the suspect turned and shot at police. HPD returned fire and wounded the suspect.
21-year-old Sabore Basden was arrested. He was taken to Huntsville Hospital for treatment of non life-threatening injures. The officer was not injured.
The investigation continues.


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Whether it's jeans, dress pants or more casual designs, the differences between pants designed for men and those designed for women are subtly varied. As most pants are crafted in the same manner, it's often just little distinctions that separate a man's pant from those designed for a woman.
Men's Sizing
Perhaps the largest distinction between men's and women's pants is in the way they are sized. Men's pants tend to be visibly wider and longer than those made for the opposite sex, and are marked with two numbers to label size — one indicating the waist size and one signifying the inseam, or leg length — in inches. For example, a pair of male pants marked with the numbers "36-34" is designed for a man with a 36-inch waist and legs that are roughly 34 inches long from the inseam.
Women's Sizing
Pants sized for women are marked with just one even number starting at zero. There is no industry-wide standard for sizing women's pants, so a size 10 purchased from one designer could vary substantially from the same size of another manufacturer. Furthermore, rather than measuring the inseam to determine the pants' length, there are just four common choices — petite, short, regular and long.
The Rise
The rise of a pair of pants determines how high up on the waist they sit. Although all types of rises are available both to men and women, women can often wear a low-rise pant and find it very flattering, whereas most men would shy away from wearing pants that sit so low to the waist. Medium-rise pants rest just below the navel — a cut that flatters almost any body type, male or female.
Color and Pattern
While a huge variety of colors are available to both sexes, women are far more likely to choose brighter colored, patterned or decorated pants. Men, on the other hand, tend either to stick to traditional men's patterns such as hounds tooth, pinstripe or plaid, or to solid, darker colored pants.
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Dalhousie is located at an altitude of 2700 metres. A hill Station in North India, it is considered to be the getaway of the Chamba district. Dalhousie is a perfect hill station to spend a summer vacation. Located close to the Dhauladhar range, Dalhousie is nestled amidst snow clad mountains.
Here, I have designed a 2 day itinerary for Dalhousie. It will surely come handy for your next summer retreat.
Day 1
Start the day by visiting the Dainkund Peak. Located near an air-force base, this peak gives you spectacular views of the himalayas. There is a temple located here which allegedly keeps away spirits from the peak. To reach the Dainkund peak, you need to trek a bit. If you take a cab, you will be dropped at an air-force base. From here, it is straight up in the whistling woods.
However, the trek is not that difficult. A stroll in the woods will help you reach the peak. Dainkund peak in Dalhousie is a must visit. It is located at a distance of 15 kms from the town.
Return back from the trek and spend some time lazing around in the Dalhousie town. As you explore the town, you can visit St Patrick's church. This is a very artistic church and extremely serene. There is something special about churches nestled in the hills. Once you have worshipped the almighty, light a candle and return back to your hotel as the cool breeze soothes your senses and caresses your hair.
Day 2
For Day 2, start early morning and reach Khajjiar. Located at a distance of 23 KMs from Dalhousie, Khajjiar is called the switzerland of India. However, that is more of an exaggeration. But, that does not make this place average. Khajjiar provides you spectacular views of sun-kissed, stalwart, deodar trees. This place has many eateries where you can relish the delicious north indian dishes.
You can take part in horse-riding activities here. If you want to spend more time, get lost in the woods and enjoy the closeness to nature.
There is an 80 Feet statue of Lord Shiva located in vicinity. You can visit it to admire the magnanimity of the artificial masterpiece.
After spending some time in Khajjiar, you can visit the Chamera Dam/Lake. It is a vast dam and you will be able to see reservoir 15 KMs before you reach the dam. Entry might not be allowed on the dam. However, we managed to sneak in by requesting the authorities. But, Chamera Lake is a tourist spot and there is no entry restrictions here. But, again, it is just like another lake in a hill station. Hence, make a point to visit the Chamera Dam first. Post that you can visit Chamera lake if possible.
While returning back to Dalhousie town, you can halt at the Rock Garden. Not that spectacular a place. But, you can have some evening maggi and hot tea as the sun hides behind the mountains. Finally, as the sun sets, head back to your hotel and prepare yourself to leave this town nestled between the hills.
Hope you liked this crisp itinerary for a weekend getaway. Do let me know in comments about your experiences in Dalhousie.


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"The Art of Self-Defense" is a film that was so close to the film I wanted. If you like black comedies and thrillers, chances are you will enjoy this film. This film is good, the cast is great, the writing and plot structure is solid. Most of the issues I have are with the larger world the story takes place in and how consequences are expressed. This a film that should have been longer given how much I found went unexplained. Before I get into spoilers though, I definitely recommend it.
The film was written and directed by Riley Stearns. This is the first film I've seen him do, so I hope he makes more.
The story follows Casey (Jesse Eisenberg) who after being attacked and nearly killed by bikers joins a Karate Dojo in order to learn self-defense. He soon learns all is not as it appears as he transforms under the tutelage of the Sensei.
SPOILERS ahead
The Pros:
Casey's Arc – Casey's story is strong. You have a guy who is afraid and at one point doesn't even want to leave his house after he is nearly killed by a group of mysterious bikers. After he joins the Dojo he improves from Sensei in that he stands up for himself and starts to finally form connections with others. Where it falls apart is that his Sensei is a fanatic and his whole philosophy is based on dominance and destruction over others. Casey loses his job because he punches his boss in an asserting his dominance and Sensei uses this to make him his accountant at the dojo. When Casey realizes this and that Sensei was the one who had beat him up in the first place he gets revenge and finally changes the dojo. Jesse Eisenberg is wonderful in this role as the character he plays is anti-social and it is only among the other anti-social people of the dojo that he finds friends. Anna is his ally in the dojo and after learning her story and seeing how she saved his life when Sensei and the motorcycle gang almost killed him, he makes her Sensei after killing the prior one with a gun.
Toxic Masculinity – The main theme running through the story is that of toxic masculinity. Sensei believes that everything should be masculine and that masculine things are the only things men should like. This is expressed in that he believes in not just as martial arts as the only way to truly fight but also that heavy metal music, choosing to start fights and make others like you or destroying them and that women aren't capable of this and are weaker in all things (she is up to brown belt but will never be black belt even though she is the strongest person in the dojo). This is all in reaction to the loss of his wife and him abandoning his "feminine" name.
The Cons:
Unfocused on the World Being Personal or Large – The main con in this film is that there is a larger story going on in the sidelines that never truly becomes part of the main narrative. Casey kills an undercover cop for the dojo but there aren't any consequences for it. The dojo is so impenetrable from consequences outside of it that it comes off as unrealistic. This unfocus also related to the theme of the film in toxic masculinity. I wish the story had been told through Anna's eyes, because it is through Casey's we only get see so much of the ideology of Sensei and because he is new we don't see why the others follow him so mindlessly. Why does Anna stay? These are all things I wanted to know that should've been fleshed out. There needed to be more reasons for motivations and beliefs beyond Sensei's.
This is a solidly great film. The writing is sharp and the story flows. If the problem of consequences and it either staying focused on the small world of the dojo or truly making the world feel large the problem would have been solved. In the end scale is really what kept the film from landing higher on the list. I definitely recommend this film. It won't make my Top 5 at the end of the year but I can't wait to see what this director does next.
Final Score: 9 / 10


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Sarawak Chief Minister Opening Ceremony Speech – Irau Aco Lun Bawang 2015
This video is brought to you by Elisha Batuncang Photography & Cinematography
The Sarawak Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Haji Adenan Bin Haji Satem, officiated the 28th Irau Aco Lun Bawang that was held in Long Tuan, Trusan, Lawas.
The Chief Minister acknowledged what had the Australian missionaries and quoted Reverend Southwell and his team who came all the way from Australia to evangelised the Lun Bawang community to embrace Christianity and established Sidang Injil Borneo (Borneo Evangelical Mission).
If he was still alive today (Reverend Southwell), he would be very proud of what he has done to the Lun Bawang people. You (the Lun Bawang community) had become a splendid, devout and devoted people. Proud of yourself, proud of the tradition, proud of who you are.
Projects for the Lun Bawang Community in Lawas
The Chief Minister also announced a few projects that he had already approved and going to be approved.
- Jalan Lawas – Long Sukang road (RM50 million) to start in July 2015
- The upgrading of Trusan – Beriwan road (RM11.2 million)
- Long Tuan Service Centre (RM3 million)
He also promised that he will make sure that all these projects will be implemented and himself will monitor the progress of the projects.
Let's start a conversation and discussion at the comment section below.
Irau Aco Lun Bawang 2015 – Long Tuan, Ruab
30th May 2015


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After a long time of asking, Osmosis Skin Care is now making samples in 4 of their products. This is not the popular trial sizes, but the foils sizes so you may use it several times. The Trial Sizes may be used for several weeks. These are the following 4 products:
Soon the sample sizes will come in the Osmosis Colour Concealers.
Be sure to log in for your immediate discounted pricing. Or you may email me, firstname.lastname@example.com and I will give you a code for Osmosis Express. It is for my customers only to save on Osmosis exclusively.


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Oyster liquor is the liquid found in the container with shucked oysters (or inside the shell of whole oysters). Enjoy this stew on a cold evening or freeze for up to two months.
How to Make It
Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat; add onion and celery, and cook, stirring occasionally, 8 minutes or until tender. Add mushrooms, and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Add flour, and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute.
Gradually stir in 2 cups milk; cook, stirring often, 5 minutes or until mixture is thickened and bubbly.
Reduce heat to low, and stir in cheese and next 5 ingredients. Cook, stirring often, 3 minutes or until cheese melts and mixture is hot.
Add oysters and oyster liquor, and simmer 3 minutes or just until edges of oysters begin to curl. Serve with crackers, if desired.
Note: To make ahead, prepare the stew through Step Freeze the mixture in a large zip-top plastic freezer bag for up to 2 months. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Heat in a Dutch oven over medium-low heat 10 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Proceed with recipe as directed in Step
Choosing the Best: Fresh shucked oysters are found in the seafood department of supermarkets or at seafood markets. We don't recommend substituting canned oysters in this recipe. Fresh oysters come in 12-oz. containers and range in size from standards (the smallest) to counts (the largest). Standards and selects are the most economical and are the best choices for oyster stew.


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A ten-year-old said my shoes looked terrible and offered to shine them for 15 pesos. I bargained him down to 10 pesos and he got to work cleaning the evidence of travel off my loafers. I looked out over the plaza in Chiapas, Mexico's poorest region, and calculated the peso to US dollar exchange rate in my head — no small task, if you know my math skills. 15 pesos is 72 cents. 10 pesos is 48 cents.
I had bargained a ten-year-old down a quarter.
What was I going to do with that saved money? I would lose it in the bottom of my purse or bring it back to the US and show my friends the foreign coins.
The Problem with Shoestring Travel
A backpacker might say there is a lot I could do with 25 cents. But stretching my budget so I can fit in another waterfall excursion is not just a matter of counting quarters. Our financial decisions do not exist in isolation.
When backpackers decide to cut corners by bargaining with an 8-year-old over popcorn (shout out to myself), by skipping out on the suggested donation for a walking tour, or by neglecting to tip your jungle trek guide, we exploit people who live in poverty. We are withholding money from individuals who drop out of school to work so that we can see parts of their country they have not been able to see themselves.
This is not to say all people in developing nations live in extreme poverty, that having a travel budget is irresponsible, or that all travellers are rolling in dough and should pay London prices in Laos out of pity. I have not met any vacationers who want countries to stay impoverished.
But it is not enough to wish that a country would attain better standing in the global economy. A desire for change must be answered with personal sacrifice. When we turn our dollars into pesos, we benefit from the country's low GDP. When a traveller remarks how "undiscovered" and "inexpensive" a country is, her positive travel experience is in direct relation to the country's level of poverty.
Travelling is the hard-won result of saving money, leaving your job or school, and taking a leap of faith. But these are not the only factors that influence whether or not you get a plane ticket. Travel is made possible by the power of your country's passport, the strength of your country's currency, and your country's history of dominance — often of countries you are visiting. Many of the countries I visit have been bombed, pillaged, or strong-armed by the USA. As a US citizen, it is an honour to be allowed into Vietnam, to be welcomed into homes in Mexico, to be thanked for coming to Ghana, knowing that people from the USA do not have the same tendency to separate citizens from their governments.
It is an honour, not a right, to be welcomed into countries where the majority of citizens cannot afford to return the visit, or worse, would be under threat of deportation.
How can you help?
There are many ways to spend money that honour the places you visit instead of capitalising on them. If you find giving money to beggars problematic, donate to an NGO in the area that pays for children to go to school. If you take pride in your bargaining skills, go for it and then give the vendor a tip after you make the transaction. If it is stressful to add intentionality to your daily budget, add it to your country budget and donate to an NGO in each country as you leave it.
When I caught myself getting petty with ten-year-olds, I realised it was counterintuitive for me to be generous on a budget I had stretched to fit a rigorous itinerary. I had to scrap that itinerary, including a couple stops in beach towns, and design one that could afford to appreciate the places I visit as opposed to taking advantage of them.
I am writing this article alongside a bowl of Mexican soup that costs $4 USD, which is the average daily income of people from this town. I could have bought tostadas for $2 and given the other $2 to a child on the street. I could have staycationed in the USA and donated all my travel money to a charity. I did not, for reasons which are somewhere between selfish and self-care.
The net inequality of the world is not one person's fault, but it is each individual's responsibility. You do not have to give up everything, but we can all give up something.
Consider the rationale for buying a $600 flight to bargain a person who makes $4 per day down 15 cents. Spend a little extra for fair trade coffee in the world's coffee regions, buy trinkets from children who walk up to you in cafes, tip your taxi driver without first googling, "Do I have to tip in Nepal?" It is the 19th poorest country in the world— throw your driver a bone.
Instead of pinching our savings in order to consume more of the developing world, we should acknowledge our access to money for what it is — a privilege and responsibility — and spend accordingly.


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A recent edition of Society Now, the magazine of the Economic and Social Research Council, makes a compelling case for the substantial contribution of the social sciences towards 'a healthy society, a productive economy and a sustainable world'.(1) Professor Mike Savage's latest work plots the changing path of the social sciences through Britain's post-war soc
'There is no salvation without preaching' declared Thomas Cartwright, at the height of the Admonition controversy (p. 32). Nehemiah Wallington agreed – and he couldn't get enough of it. One week he managed to squeeze in 19 sermons, a remarkable achievement, though his average of 30 a month may not have been so unusual.
What was killing the girls of the Casa della Pietà? This is the question which recurs throughout Nicholas Terpstra's study of the Pietà, a Florentine charitable shelter for orphaned and abandoned girls. According to Terpstra, the Pietà was 'the most unsafe place in Florence for a girl to live' (p.
Ever since R. I. Moore published his The Formation of a Persecuting Society in 1987, we have increasingly come to understand medieval society in terms of its treatment of its 'others': Jews, lepers, heretics and so forth.(1) New bureaucratic structures starting in the 11th century established themselves by persecuting these minorities.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers has been in existence for a decade. The version under review includes runs of 30 newspapers, predominantly from the United States, spanning the years 1764–2005 and totalling some 27 million pages.
In March 2011, BBC Two broadcast a 90-minute adaptation of Christopher Isherwood's Christopher and His Kind (1976).(1) Leaving aside its possible merits and/or shortcomings, the airing of this TV-dramatisation was indicative of an on-going fascination with Isherwood's portrayal of the decadent, Nazi-ridden Berlin of the Weimar Republic, captured most famously
Chocolate, writes Emma Robertson in the introduction to her monograph, 'has been invested with specific cultural meanings which are in part connected to … conditions of production' (p. 3). At the heart of this study is a challenge to existing histories:
In May 1995 Alain Corbin organised a conference on the history of the barricade, quite a novel departure at that time. Being asked to focus exclusively on one part of the insurrectionary process intrigued those of us invited to contribute.
Leif Jerram has written Streetlife to encourage historians to reconsider and reflect upon the manner in which they construct narratives of modern history and the agency they attribute to traditional sources of events.
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Does Santa deliver the presents to kids all around the world? And does he really have a twin brother? These questions will be answered during this adventure where an orphan boy called Yotan finds his dreams and fears come true.
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Chicago NATO Protests Captured on YouTube [VIDEOS]
Thousands of protestors took to the streets of Chicago in anti-NATO protests held while the military alliance's leadership met there over the weekend to discuss the future of war-torn Afghanistan. Activists and police experienced various run-ins and the entire weekend was captured on video and uploaded to YouTube.
Peaceful protests as well as more violent clashes between police and protestors can be seen in the following collection of videos. The activists involved held a wide swath of grievances — some considered themselves part of Occupy Wall Street, chanting familiar phrases such as "Whose Street? Our Street," while others were more specifically anti-war, calling for the 12-year NATO involvement in Afghanistan to come to an end. Protestors organized on social media, such as Twitter, using hashtags #NATO, #NATOsummit and #NATO3, among others.
The final video in the gallery claims to show an unmanned drone flying near Chicago as part of the city's security efforts, but there are doubts to its authenticity.
Chicago NATO Protests
Forty-five protestors were reportedly arrested and four police officers were injured by Sunday evening. Meanwhile, five activists were charged with terrorism-related crimes after police accused them of planning to use homemade explosive devices to attack President Obama's Chicago headquarters, the home of Mayor Rahm Emanuel and other targets.
The NATO summit ends Monday with the approval of a plan to put native Afghan security forces in charge of the country's security by mid-2013. This will nearly complete withdrawal of NATO forces by the end of 2014.
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ISLAMABAD, Oct 2 (APP): President Mamnoon Hussain Sunday said that the sports must not be made a victim of politics and if some negative forces imperil world peace, the people should forcefully rectify them.
The president said this in his address at the prize distribution ceremony of 32nd President Gold Medal Golf Championship 2016 arranged by Islamabad Club here.
He said the sports ensure the human growth, not only
mentally and physically but also become a reason to improve their personality morally as well as spiritually.
The president said only the nations get success politically, economically as well as in other fields which excel in the sports sector.
He believed that the sports do not only revolutionize
the nations internally rather these activities also played a due role to bring in peace and stability. Promotion of friendly ties among the nations is also an added feature of the sports, he added.
President Mamnoon said Pakistani sportsmen had enriched
the country's image internationally; however the output of this sector was not up to the mark.
He stressed the need for promotion of sports at institutional level keeping in view the changing standards of the sports and adopting the latest techniques in vogue. We will have to do this all as a missionary goal, he added.
President Mamnoon was of the view that by regaining the
grandeur in sports, Pakistan could not only enrich its image but also address the discontent and desperation among youth to eliminate the extremism effectively.
He lauded the efforts of Islamabad Club for promotion of
golf in the country and felicitated the prize winners of the championship.
He said the runner up players should strive more to achieve the distinction by next year.
He hoped that Pakistan's golfers would set new records
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Week 11: Chippewas are back on the field after a 17-day break
Seth Newman staff reporter (7-1): Central Michigan has had a ton of off time to prepare for the high-powered offense of Ball State.
Its first goal should be stopping Ball State quarterback Keith Wenning, who leads the Mid-American Conference in passing yards and ranks sixth nationally. Ball State put up 48 points on Virginia, and you have to believe they will put up points on CMU.
This game will be a shootout with the extra preparation, and Ball State could be looking ahead to their clash with Northern Illinois, which will decide the division.
I actually expect a close game. Ball State pulls ahead in the end but don't expect a blow out.
Ball State 42, CMU 35
Jeff Papworth staff reporter (6-2): The football team has scored no more than 26 points in a game this season, while the team it's playing, Ball State, has scored at least that many in every game this season.
Ball State 35, CMU 21


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Equitas, 1st private bank from TN post independence, starts operations
Chennai headquartered Equitas Small Finance Bank on Tuesday commenced its banking operations with 3 branches in Chennai. This is the first private sector bank from Tamil Nadu post independence.
By the end of fiscal FY16-17, Equitas Bank plans to have a network of 412 branches spread across 11 states. Of these 412 branches, Equitas plans to have 50% in South, 30% in West and the remaining 20% in North.
About 25 per cent of bank branches will be located in rural, unbanked villages. Currently the bank has advances of about Rs 6500 Cr of which about 50% is Micro Finance, about 25% is Used Commercial Vehicle Finance and the remaining in MSE and affordable housing finance.
Speaking on the occasion, N Rangachari, Chairman, Equitas Holdings Limited, who is the Chairman since inception in 2007 said, "Equitas has earned high reputation as a very fair and transparent organization from its diverse stakeholders. Converting into a bank would help us provide a rounded service in empowering the under served."
Arun Ramanathan , Chairman , Equitas Small Finance Bank said, "As a Bank we would try customize our lending to customer needs and promote doorstep savings services to improve the financial well being of the underbanked and unbanked."
P. N. Vasudevan, Managing Director & CEO, Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited said: "It is our endeavor to bring a wave of freshness into banking through our focus on making normal banking transaction `Fun' for the customers and through spreading fun and joy , we hope to impact about 5% of Indian Households by 2025."
To enable physical support to its millions of customers, Equitas plan to have a net work of Business Correspondents (BC) at branch level takingbanking services right to the doorstep of its clients.


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Project Size: 21,920 sf
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Program: 150-seat Lecture Hall, Small Lecture, Ceramics Lab, Sculpture Lab, Photography Lab, Photography Studio, Digital Arts Labs, Digital Editing Suites, Painting Studio, Drawing Studio, Printmaking Studio, Art Gallery, Quad
The building is a bond-funded replacement project for an aging inadequate facility. The new 3-story Art Building is a dynamic attractor for visually oriented students. The programming/design committee worked together with the architects and engineers to create a program that served as the foundation the design concept studies that ultimately led to the final solution. This was an exciting process because the Arts is changing so much with the advent and implementation of technology. The new Arts Building reflects the College's deep commitment to the arts industry as Robert Slack, the Dean of the college of Visual and Performing Arts stated "The new Visual Arts Building at Citrus College was designed to create unlimited collaborative opportunities for visual and performing arts students and engagement with the College and Community". Collaboration is the complex's hallmark as every lab is linked together with shared communal spaces both interior and exterior. The labs each have unique lighting scenario adjustability to create just the right environment for capturing or interpreting staged images on various media. The three levels are organized to house 3-dimensional art on the ground level, digital arts on the second level and traditional 2-dimensional art on the third level. The building is shaped around a central gathering space that will house a small amphitheater and a sculpture garden to encourage students on campus to experience Citrus' visual arts programs. Large graphic display areas are located on the building to announce campus happenings and promote student work. Smaller art work will be displayed in a formal art gallery. The building's design is analogous to a piece of fruit that has been pulled apart to reveal the amazing things inside. The building is organized to reveal 3D art that occupies the ground level, digital art that occupies the second level and traditional painting and drawing labs on the third level. Bright citrus colors and a ground level art gallery capture the attention of students as they walk to or from the adjacent student services center to register for classes. The focus was on engaging the non-arts student in casual confrontation with the various types of arts. From upper level deck areas, views of the adjacent mountains are inspirational.


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Nick Rallo Sharon Van Etten, at the NPR showcase, was a stunner. Plus, there was a box accordion
Christopher Cross - Austin Music Hall
Yacht Rock was so 2007, but Christopher Cross is one cool customer. His 20 or so minutes during the Austin Music Awards Wednesday at the Austin Music Hall was set on maximum smooth, but with teeth. The Austin music scene has always been associated with hippies and then indie-rockers, but Cross has more Grammys than anyone else in town outside Asleep at the Wheel's Ray Benson. The four players the fedora-clad Cross had with him had Steely Dan-level chops, too. He gritted out "Ride Like the Wind" with quiet anger and yearning for freedom, then brought out local string ensemble Mother Falcon and Austin Symphony Orchestra conductor Peter Bay to cruise through "Sailing."
Bonus: Watching Rolling Stone senior scribe David Fricke secretly enjoying himself during Cross' set, or at least try not to fidget too hard waiting for Alejandro Escovedo and reported special guest Bruce Springsteen. Eat your heart out, Kenny Loggins.
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Fiona Apple's set at Stubb's last night, the first act on a bill with buzz acts Alabama Shakes and Sharon Van Etten, was the first hottest ticket of this young SXSW. Lines for badges and wristbands wrapped around the venue. Opening with "Fast As You Can", Apple's first show outside Los Angeles in quite a while, was rickety in places, but Apple has never been a smooth and silky act. Her voice was a gravelly wonder, now evoking Tom Waits, and the years have been kind to her material. New cuts from the upcoming album, like "On The Bound" were raw, much more raw than her debut. But Apple was never a pop singer, she's a poet who happens to sing in line with Leonard Cohen or Laura Nyro. Fifteen years since 1996's Tidal and it's wave of adulation, and half a decade since Extraordinary Machine, she's still compelling onstage, minus the technical difficulties. Closing with her now eternal "Criminal", Apple proved she's "back". How long that will be, remains to be seen. There was a moment during "Carrion" where she slinked back to watch her band, and it seemed to stop time at Stubb's. If you were there, you know what I mean. -- Craig Hlavaty
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Mashreqbank, the Dubai-based lender owned by the Al Ghurair family, plans to raise about $500 million from a three-year loan as it seeks funds to expand, three bankers familiar with the plan said.
Bank of America Corp.'s Merrill Lynch unit and Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (ANZ) are helping coordinate the fundraising with five other banks also expected to participate, one of the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. Mashreqbank is targeting a price for the loan of 125 basis points, or 1.25 percentage points, over the London interbank offered rate, according to the person.
Middle East companies are turning to loans to raise funds to benefit from a cash surplus at banks. Emaar Properties PJSC (EMAAR), developer of the world's tallest skyscraper in Dubai, is raising a $1.5 billion Islamic loan, according to three people familiar with the matter, and Commercial Bank of Qatar QSC, the Persian Gulf country's second-biggest bank, raised $1 billion in February after initially seeking $600 million.
Mashreqbank's profit jumped 38 percent last year to 1.8 billion dirhams ($490 million) as lending increased 22 percent to 50.4 billion dirhams in the same period, the company said in January. A spokeswoman for Mashreqbank didn't respond to a phone call and an e-mail seeking comment today. A spokesman for Merrill Lynch in Dubai declined to comment as did a Sydney-based spokeswoman for ANZ.-Bloomberg


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One of the most used word this time of year is 'resolutions'! It's everywhere.
Whatever the weight we give New Year's resolutions, a new year does invite reflection.
Underlying our resolutions is a desire for change in some form or another. What is the change you are longing for? What direction do you want to set your compass for 2019?
Before defining what you want for this year, I invite you to reflect on 2018. We are all too keen to look for what is next, but for us to grow as Be-ings, it is enriching to pause, think, and feel things through. What worked well for you last year? What did not work for you in 2018? What do you want to change next year? And what do you need to let go of? What have you learned about yourself that you want to take with you into the next year?
Now take your learnings forward and understand what you want for yourself in 2019. Make this a conscious choice.
Here are some suggestions to get clarity on the direction you want to set your compass for 2019.
Write down what you would love 2019 to be like – what you would like to achieve, personally and professionally, both at the level of Do-ing and Be-ing.
What are the top 10 things you would like to achieve this year? And what would they bring you?
Where do you need to up your game? What would you like to learn this year? What talents and strengths would you like to develop?
What do you want more of, and less of?
What is the one word which represents what you want to give attention to this year?
To give greater meaning and impact to your answers write them down as suggested or if you prefer, make a vision board, which is also a fun and relaxing way to consolidate your thoughts and feelings.
Visualising your goals is great, but not enough: A goal without an action plan, is a dream.
Once you have clear in your mind what you want 2019 to look like, take this to the next level:
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CHENNAI : Indian police are investigating whether anti-nuclear activists were behind bomb blasts that killed six people near a nuclear power plant which started production in October despite protests by villagers.
At least two crude bombs exploded on Tuesday in a house just a kilometer (half a mile) from the Russian-built Kudankulam plant on India's southernmost tip in the district of Tirunelveli.
Police have filed a formal investigation that names three people in connection with the explosions, Sumit Sharan, a senior police official in Tirunelveli, told Reuters. All of them were wounded in the blasts. "We are trying to find out if they are members of the anti-nuclear group," Sharan said on Wednesday.
The much-delayed Kudankulam plant started producing electricity five weeks ago, with an initial output of 160 MW.
The plant, which should produce 2 gigawatts, has been dogged for a quarter of a century by opponents, including an anti-nuclear movement which sees it as a threat to the safety of villagers.
Unable to rely on a coal sector crippled by supply shortages and mired in scandal, India is pushing ahead with the construction of nuclear reactors despite global unease over safety.
The main anti-nuclear group in Tirunelveli denied any role in the explosions.
"We made it clear immediately that we have nothing to do with the bomb blasts," said S P Udayakumar, founder of the People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy.
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Agartala, September 24 :The Election Commission's (EC) belated decision to conduct special summary revision of electoral lists in the seven refugee camps in northern Tripura triggered protests from youth organisations in Mizoram on Thursday. The Young Mizo Association (YMA) and the Mizo Students Federation (MSF), the two most powerful youth bodies in Mizoram, on Thursday announced they will oppose the EC's move.
Around 31,300 Reang tribals, who locally call themselves "Bru", have been living in seven makeshift camps in northern Tripura for the past 18 years after they fled neighbouring Mizoram following ethnic troubles following the killing of a Mizo forest officer. Following the Election Commission's advice last month, almost all states in the country including Mizoram have undertaken a special summary revision of photo electoral rolls with January 1, 2016, as the qualifying date.
"The EC's earlier decision (last month) to conduct special summary revision of photo electoral rolls did not include the refugees staying in Tripura camps. The EC last week ask the Mizoram election department to conduct the revision in the refugee camps (in Tripura) too," Mizoram's Joint Chief Electoral Officer F.J. Liantluanga told IANS. "We have accordingly asked the deputy commissioners, who are also acting as District Electoral Officers (DEO) of Mamit, Kolasib and Lunglei districts to take appropriate steps to execute the EC's latest decision," Liantluanga said.
The official said that those refugee voters and their descendants, recorded in the Mizoram's voters' lists in 1995, who would attain the age of 18 on January 1, 2016, would be enrolled by the DEOs after holding hearings in the refugee camps in Tripura. After the poll panel's instructions last month to carry out special summary revision of the electoral list of Mizoram, refugee leaders took up the matter with the EC, urging inclusion of the tribals sheltered in Tripura camps in the revised electoral lists.
Refugee leader Bruno Msha said the Mizoram Bru Displaced People's Forum, the lone organisation of the refugees, in separate letters to the Election Commission and Mizoram election department urged that a special summary revision be conducted in seven relief camps as was done earlier. "If the refugees remained out of the electoral list revision process, it would be a blatant violation of the fundamental rights of genuine Indian citizens," Msha, general secretary of the MBDPF, had told IANS.
After the EC's latest decision was made public, various organisations including YMA and MSF reacted sharply and announced their opposition to the move. YMA general secretary Vanlalruata said that even Mizos from Mizoram, who were staying outside the state for various reasons, unless they came to the state during elections, were not allowed to cast votes and there was no reason to grant special scope to the refugees staying in camps in Tripura to exercise their franchise by postal ballots. The MSF in a separate statement strongly opposed the EC's latest decision saying that those refugees remaining in the Tripura camps and those who refused to return to the state despite several attempts by the Centre and the state governments must be excluded from the electoral lists.
"The EC has been giving undue favour to a particular community," the MSF statement said, adding that the students' body would oppose any move to implement the instruction of the EC. Earlier, Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla and various political parties of the state had demanded that the Reang tribals, who had refused to return to Mizoram despite a series of attempts to repatriate them, should be excluded from the voters' list. The Tripura government has been asking the Centre and Mizoram government to take back the refugees to their home state at the earliest as serious socio-economic and law and order problems have cropped up in the state. (IANS)


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Total Fitness: SPICE UP YOUR ROMANCE
The word romance evokes a cornucopia of images and emotions – from flowers, candlelit dinners, silk sheets to perfume, movies, art, intimate moments, or perhaps a particular language like French or Italian. Things that fascinate the heart and perhaps fill the soul with wonderment, such that it turns people into poets and musicians overnight.
But more often, the blissful state lasts no more than several months to maybe a few years, and keeping the fire as hot and burning as before becomes such a challenge. How then do you keep the excitement on the up and up when there are so many things out there fighting for your time and attention? Compound that with what your partner is also going through and you have an arduous task of keeping the romance alive, ahead of you.
Tip no.1: Adventure
The two of you must make a conscious decision to embrace adventure and revel in it. Not everyone is born with a daring streak and perhaps you or your partner falls into this category – but this is not an excuse for you to let things remain in status quo. It need not be something so daring it can shock you to the core. You and your partner can find adventure even in something as simple as taking walks on the beach, parks, or the market place. Another thing you can do is trying a new restaurant every month, scary park rides, or a new sport. Whatever you do, make sure you leave some room for your lover to experience adventure with you. It will make your bond stronger.
Tip no. 2: Mystery
Keeping the mystery alive in a relationship is as important as sharing intimate moments together. As a lover, I take pride in my natural ability to be mysterious. As much as I am very transparent about my emotions sometimes, I also know how to mask them at certain moments. By being mysterious, I keep my lover in a state of wonderment so that he is always looking forward to what kind of surprise I will pull off next. Just because you are a couple, it doesn't mean that you abdicate your own identity and personal space. You are still your own person and it will be to your relationship's growth to remind him every now and then of the spirited woman he fell in love with.
Tip no. 3: Love
Cultivate and spread reminders of love in your home. It can be small love notes posted on the mirror or next to the mug of coffee you lovingly prepared for him. Call him in the middle of the day just to say I love you and how your life has been made more colorful by his presence alone. Do random acts of love such as cooking his favorite meal, giving him a massage when he's all stressed out at work, or running a warm bath that the two of you can share. Go out on dates like when you were just starting out in your relationship as a couple. Hold hands in public and always be mindful of your partner's needs.
Tip no. 4: Fascination
Surround yourself and your lover with concepts, ideas, and people that inspire and fascinate. By cultivating fascination, we view the world in a seemingly brand new pair of polarized sunglasses and colors are highlighted and experiences are magnified. Just by learning something new – pottery, cooking, samba, etc – we become fascinated, therefore, make it part of your long-term agenda to take classes of any discipline that interests you. Pay more attention to each other's body when making love and be fascinated over and over again by the energy that flows between your bodies.
When we cultivate love, fascination, adventure and mystery into our daily lives, we become extraordinarily passionate people and we experience extraordinary events. We see things as we have never seen them before. We appreciate ourselves and our special and individual gifts and talents – as well as those of others. Our world moves more deliberately and the beauty of it all is allowed to caress us with its wonder.
But more importantly, appreciate the fact that the cultivation of romance into daily life is never contingent on whether or not you have a lover. The cultivation of romance is about self-discovery, self-preservation, and self-appreciation. Ensuring that no matter what happens in our journey through life, we have a foundation that nurtures inspires and encourages our success. And this is a foundation that WE ourselves build, and one that is not heavily dependent on another person for its strengths and endurance.


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X Factor's Honey G has become one of the show's biggest flops with her debut song.
Her single The Honey G Show was put out to download the Friday before Christmas and at first shot up to the Top 10 of the iTunes download chart.
However it was quickly apparent how small Honey G's fanbase is as the song dropped dramatically and ended up making its debut at Number 149 in the official charts.
In terms of past X Factor acts, it's a result that's pretty much off the scale.
Brother and sister duo Same Difference managed Number 100 with their song Shine On Forever while 2007 champ Leon Jackson enjoyed a relatively respectable Number 94 placing with Creative, two better than Eoghan Quigg who was Number 96 with his song 28,000 Friends in 2009.
But it's not *completely* bad news for Honey G.
Her Number 149 single isn't the worst ever chart result for an X Factor act: Series one winner Steve Brookstein's Fighting Butterflies peaked at Number 193 back in 2006, but then he also did get to Number 1 with another song.
Whether Honey G will be able to do better with a second track remains to be seen.
The former IT recruitment manager turned the UK's next Genuine Urban Artist told DigitalSpy last month, before last Friday's chart: "Believe it or not, one of the Syco producers has already written a second single and wants to release it in the New Year which is amazing.
"I have the backing of Syco and hopefully this will help in my next step in negotiating a record deal with them."
Honey G added of the potential second single: "I don't think there is a specific timescale - I think they are allowed to make two singles with me, and then if they make a third, they have to make an album."


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Strictly Come Dancing odds with Susanna Reid, Abbey Clancy, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Natalie Gumede all vying to take the BBC crown tonight.
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It's a four way go for the prize with Susanna Reid, Abby Clancy, Sophie Ellis Bexter and Natalie Gumede all vying to be the top dancer.
As with all public-vote based competitions, rarely does the best person come out on top.
That looks the case in this year's final with everyone's favourite diminutive and overly smiley newsreader Reid topping the bookie's list after she was saved from elimination by the public despite being bottom of the judges' score cards for the last three weeks.
The bookies are running scared of her public campaign to win the famous trophy and have her at just 11/10 to become the third BBC News reader to win the coveted prize, following in the footsteps of Natasha Kaplinsky and Chris Hollins, who were also both by far the most limited in terms of dancing ability.
Second in the betting is Scouse sensation Clancy, whose relationship with the paying public is growing week by week as she has finally removed the tag of being a talentless footballers wife.
Her husband Peter Crouch will no doubt be getting the whole of Stoke to get voting for his Mrs and the double of him scoring v Villa and Clancy winning may be worth a few bob.
She is trading at 5/2 behind Reid in the betting and with her having the potent combo of good judges scores and a strong PR campaign behind her, we're liking the look of her at the advertised price.
The best dancer on the show is the outsider of the four, Gumede, whose background of being in a stage school hasn't sat well with the public.
If this was all about judges votes then she would be a 1/4 shot to land the spoils but due to the current format, she is a bulky 12/1. Despite being up with the best dancers all the way through the show, she has been in the bottom two twice.
The public just aren't picking up the phone.
Ellis-Bexter, a 4/1 shot, is more boring than an Uncle Albert war story so you can rule her out. Stick with Clancy to bring home the trophy.


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Figuring out how to reduce the budget deficit without raising taxes is indeed a tricky feat, since it seems to defy basic economic principles and is doomed to failure.
The futility of being able to get Washington's house in order without additional tax contributions from wealthier Americans was expressed in plain terms by President Obama during his Friday news conference.
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"In short," he said, "it is a paradoxical truth that tax rates are too high today and tax revenues are too low and the soundest way to raise the revenues in the long run is to cut the rates now."
And that's exactly what John F. Kennedy did.
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As a result, federal tax revenues went from $94 billion in 1961 to $153 billion in 1968 as Kennedy slashed the capital gains tax and cut the top marginal tax rate from 90 percent to 70 percent.
Annual gross domestic product during those years ranged from a high of 6.5 percent to a low of 2.3 percent. And, no, old ladies and orphans were not sent begging into the streets looking for scraps of bread from cruel rich folks.
But this was hardly the first time such a maneuver has been attempted and generated similar results.
Calvin Coolidge and Warren Harding cut taxes through the 1920s only to see federal revenues rise from $719 million in 1921 to $1.164 billion as top marginal tax rates fell from 70 percent to below 25 percent.
During the Reagan years, the man they called Dutch cut taxes but doubled revenue, decreased unemployment from 7 percent to 5.4 percent and inflation from 13.5 percent to 4.1 percent, while median income grew by $4,000.
Yes, but what about those rich tax-avoiders. Didn't they get the lion's share of the benefit?
During the 1920s, the rich (then making more than $50,000) went from shouldering 44 percent of the tax burden in 1921 to 78.4 percent in 1928. In the Kennedy years, the rich saw their share of the tax burden gain by 57 percent while the poor shouldered 11 percent more. And in the Reagan years, the top 1 percent of earners paid 57.2 percent of taxes, up from 48 percent.
Much of the preceding research comes from my book (co-authored with Peter J. Tanous), "Debt, Deficits and the Demise of the American Economy" (Wiley), and is derived from a study by Daniel Mitchell of the Heritage Foundation conservative think tank.
So what to make of all this, as Congress fights a seemingly interminable stalemate over how to close the debt and deficit gap ?
In closing, a quote from our book:
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It started with Rep. [score]John Lewis[/score]'s (D-GA) comments to NBC's Chuck Todd on Meet the Press. Lewis said, "I don't see this President-elect as a legitimate president." Trump's "illegitimacy" had to do with his supposed ties to Russia. Lewis continued:
"I think the Russians participated in helping this man get elected. And they helped destroy the candidacy of Hillary Clinton. I don't plan to attend the inauguration. It will be the first one that I miss since I've been in Congress. You cannot be at home with something that you feel is wrong."
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Congressman John Lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart (not to……
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CNN's Jake Tapper interviewed Sen. [score]Rand Paul[/score] (R-KY) about Trump's response to Rep. Lewis. While the Kentucky Senator spoke highly of Rep. Lewis, he said that just because he's a civil rights icon doesn't mean that he should be immune from criticism.
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Here's the full interview, which also includes details about Senator Paul's replacement bill for Obamacare:
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