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Kerala 10th Equivalency Examination Result 2017
Kerala 10th Equivalency Examination Result 2017, Kerala Pareekshabhavan Xth (SSLC) Equivalency Exam Result 2016, 10th Equivalency Exam results of New Scheme Regular, Old scheme regular, New scheme private and old scheme private, Kerala 10th Equivalence september exam 2016 result at www.keralapareekshabhavan.in.
kerala Pareekshabhavan will be published the 10th Equivalency Exam Result 2016 very soon. The 10th class equivalency examination 2016 was held on November 14 to 26, 2016. Many candidates had appeared the 10th equivalency exam in Kerala and outside Kerala Centres include Gulf country. The results for new schemes and old schemes for regular and private students are published on the official site of pareekshabhavan www.keralapareekshabhavan.in
Kerala 10th Equivalency certificate is considered as the SSLC equivalent for higher studies an job opportunities.
Check Kerala 10th Equivalency Result 2016
Candidates can check their results by the following steps;
Go to the site : www.keralapareekshabhavan.in
Select the Scheme of examination
Enter the roll number and submit
The result will be displayed on page.
To get a school wise result, click on the link "School wise Report" on the page.
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Many people out there will argue that The Simpsons is the greatest TV show ever made, and some of that may well be true. For decades now the antics of this yellow family from the town of Springfield has not just taken the world by storm, but has taken over the world completely. Being one of the most watched, loved, and quoted TV shows in history, there is no denying that The Simpsons will go down for years and years as a show that defined its age. After being on the air for almost 30 years, it's no surprise that people are so lovingly attached to this all-American family.
However, there are some people out there that think The Simpsons has had their day and it's now time to bow out gracefully. What was once a popular and funny reflection of family life has now become tired, strained, and predictable. Because of this, the characters and storylines have had to become more and more ridiculous in order to keep up with their more grown up counterparts, such as South Park and Family Guy.
With both sides of this argument having good points, we look at 8 reasons why The Simpsons is the greatest TV show ever, and should continue for as long as it wants, and 7 reasons why it needs to be taken off the air immediately!
15 Endless Quotes
The first entry on our list is one for the great column. There are many shows out there that are right on the button when it comes to pop culture and current events. Both Family Guy and South Park are experts at this. In fact, they often do their shows as late as possible in order to get in the relevant jokes and social comments. However, none of them come close to competing with The Simpsons when it comes to witty one liners, catchphrases, and even memorable songs that everyone knows and can join in with. If you don't believe us then next time you're out and about, start singing the Mr. Plow jingle, we guarantee someone will join in!
Whether it's the catchy songs or the popular catchphrases (like Mr. Burns' "Excellent," Bart's "Cowabunga" or "Eat my shorts," or even "Everything's coming up Milhouse" from Milhouse), the list of one liners and catchphrases is endless and it goes without saying that The Simpsons is probably one of the most quotable shows in the history of TV.
14 Treehouse Of Horror
Once upon a time, Halloween wouldn't just be a holiday in which kids would dress up, knock on our doors, demand candy, and then go off into the night. No, it was also the time of year that The Simpsons broke away from their sitcom formula to give us three terrifying, and funny, Halloween stories.
For many years the idea of the Simpson family taking on some famous characters from the world of movies and literature was an absolute joy; after all, it gave us classic parodies of movies and stories like The Shining, Nightmare on Elm Street, The Raven, and a whole lot of zombies. However, this all seems like a long and distant memory, as for many years now the Treehouse of Horror specials have felt silly, lazy, and don't really work anymore. What was once a joy, full of shock and entertainment, has become yawns of disapproval as we roll our eyes and hope they get it right next Halloween. So our first entry on the negative side to The Simpsons is that the Treehouse of Horror shows have to stop now before they wipe our memories of the classic ones.
13 Long Running Gags
The next entry on our list may sound like a bad one but in our view, the long running gag is actually a big positive. There's the obvious gags such as the couch gag and Bart's chalk board which start every episode and we still get a kick out of watching those two. Many people say that the couch gag in particular isn't as funny as it used to be, which may be true. However, as they've been doing those jokes for over two decades and hundreds of episodes, we think that the writers should be praised for coming up with so many ideas that still do work and amuse us.
As well as the couch gag and the chalkboard, The Simpsons also has a few in jokes and long running gags that many of the characters use. The most famous, and in our view one of the greatest long running gags ever, is the fact that with each episode and year that passes, Mr. Burns has no idea who Homer is. He may have worked at the nuclear plant for years but each time Mr. Burns sees his employee, he has no idea who he is and where he works. This gag always has us in stitches and it has also fueled some of the biggest, and boldest, Simpsons storylines. "Who shot Mr.Burns?" is a great example of that.
12 Celebrity Guests
When The Simpsons first started, it pretty much used celebrity voices from the get go and for the first few seasons, it worked well. The reason for this is subtlety. Whenever a big name star appeared on The Simpsons, it would be a nice surprise to see such megastars as Michael Jackson, Dustin Hoffman, and most of The Beatles turn up in Springfield. It was never advertised and a lot of the times, the stars didn't even get credited and used fake names in the credits. The reason for this is that these celebrities wanted to appear on the show. The show didn't need them to pull in ratings, it was all done for everyone's pleasure.
Nowadays, however, that is not the case. Not only is the amount of celebrities used getting out of hand but they go out of their way to promote the fact that a celebrity is going to be in the next episode. It's clearly a sign that The Simpsons needs an extra ratings boost and does what so many sitcoms have done before and uses the "celebrity cameo" as a sales boost. The Simpsons never needed this and it's sad to see it. It's also another sign that The Simpsons is past its best.
11 Sticking It To "The Man"
Another entry for the plus column here and one that we're still not sure just how The Simpsons gets away with it. Many shows out there have tackled the world and the States, whether they go after politicians, religion, or the world in general (South Park we're looking at you!), The Simpsons tends to stay away from such big topics. It does occasionally delve into the world of politics but more in a general way rather than focusing on one thing or anyone specific. The reason for this, we feel, is that if you have something current in the heart of your show then you instantly date it and even watching a show like that a few weeks later, it can feel outdated.
The Simpsons doesn't suffer from this so any episode can be watched any time and the jokes and storyline all still work. What The Simpsons does do brilliantly is constantly go after the company that employs them: Fox. The constant snipes and digs at the Fox Network is truly brilliant. The one we love the most is after Homer has a rant about how bad and evil Fox are, the credits come on and we hear a gun being cocked and Homer reading out a statement to say that Fox is great. Obviously he doesn't read it and the gun fires. Biting the hand that feeds them is pure comedy gold!
10 Unexplained Endings
This is a trend that has started to happen a lot in recent Simpsons episodes and a trend that we absolutely hate. It may have started out as a joke with the odd episode, like in "Das Bus" in which the kids of Springfield became stranded on an island. The episode built itself up too much and so instead of the kids being rescued, a voice over came on and casually mention the kids getting to safety.
Another example is when Homer, after fleeing from PBS who are after his money, finds himself as a missionary. The episode itself is actually a good one and watching Homer trying to teach people his Christian values is priceless, especially as he keeps referring to Jesus as Jeebus, but the episode ends with volcanic lava surrounding Homer and looks like it's certain doom for him. The episode then cuts off in some PBS fundraiser joke. The writers may have thought these things were funny, but we didn't and it's becoming more and more common for The Simpsons to have very poor endings to their episodes.
9 The Springfielders
Back into the good side of The Simpsons for our next entry, and it's definitely an entry that we feel gives The Simpsons brand some real strength.
When The Simpsons first burst onto our screens, the main premise of the show was to give an honest and funny look into the lives of an average family. Starting out with only a few minor side characters, the show focused on the ups and downs of family life. However, over the years more and more characters came into the foreground and these characters took over more screen time. Many may say that this is when The Simpsons started to lose its essence and started to be less about family life and more about a load of oddball characters, but we have to disagree as we can't think of any show ever that has the volume and wealth of characters that The Simpsons has. Each one of the many Springfielders each has their own story, importance to the show, and unique personality. Every character is easily quotable and recognizable and because of this, there is a vast wealth of story telling that The Simpsons can dip into, and having this many characters gives The Simpsons some serious longevity.
8 Moe's Rag
Throughout this list we've tried to look at The Simpsons brand as a whole. Taking its good points and bad points without actually singling out any specific characters or episodes. However, the story about the life of Moe's rag is an absolute abomination of a TV episode and therefore deserves a place on this list all by itself.
The Simpsons have become known for taking their characters out of their daily lives and putting them into different situations. Not just within the Treehouse of Horror specials, but in normal everyday episodes. Taking on works of literature and major events in history, The Simpsons likes to keep us on our toes and tell us a different story once in awhile, and we love them for that. However, the life story of Moe's dirty bar rag is not just a bad Simpsons episode it also has to go down as one of the worst TV shows ever. We're not sure what the writers were thinking of when they came up with this but if the TV executives are looking for a reason to cancel The Simpsons, then they should watch this episode and The Simpsons will be off the air immediately.
7 Always Bounces Back
There is one thing that The Simpsons has that not many other shows do and that's the ability to bounce back and rise up against its haters. For many years, The Simpsons has been under fire from fans and critics, all of them demanding that The Simpsons be taken off the air. With each bad episode and season, these voices get louder and it often looks like it's the end for our favorite yellow family.
However, with each year that passes and more and more people jumping on the "cancel The Simpsons" train, it's amazing to us that The Simpsons is still in fact on the air. Not just that, but each year The Simpsons is pretty much the only show on TV that gets guaranteed more seasons. It just goes to show that no matter what The Simpsons does, the TV executives have faith that The Simpson will find its way back, and each time it does. This is a true strength of a TV show and a strength that no one else has ever had. The Simpsons brand is so strong that it can basically withstand anything. Good for them.
6 Going Out On Top
Unfortunately, this entry may well be too little too late. Back on the downside to The Simpsons, when you have a show that's been as big, successful, and as much of a cultural phenomenon as The Simpsons has been, then a fitting end to it would be for The Simpsons to go out with a big bang and when it is top of the TV pile.
If The Simpsons had finished ten or even five years ago, then everyone would be saying how amazing it was. The Simpsons would go down in history as being the best TV show that there has ever been. Now, however, no matter what happens with The Simpsons, the time to go out on a high note has long since gone. Whether The Simpsons goes on for many more years or it gets cancelled in the near future, one thing is for certain and that's the more the show plows through its now-mediocre seasons, everything that was truly great about The Simpsons will be forgotten. It's fair to say that The Simpsons is more likely to get cancelled than it is to end itself, which is a real shame for the history of the show, and in years to come, the name The Simpsons may well be associated with bad TV. Just like the once popular and much loved Happy Days gave us the negative phrase "Jump the shark," The Simpsons seem certain to follow the same fate.
5 Storytelling
Since the very beginning of The Simpsons, they've always put one thing first and that's to tell a good story. Many other similar shows have some kind of agenda or an undertone opinion that they want to push in the audience's face. Or if you're a certain show named Family Guy, then you just have a serious overload of pop culture references and sketches piled together in order to appeal to the younger "nostalgic" generation.
That's where The Simpsons sets itself above those shows and stands out as something different and better. Although the more recent seasons of The Simpsons have had more of a surreal and even silly tone to them, The Simpsons still puts the story first and stills tries to fit a good, entertaining, and funny plot into each of its episodes. Many may argue that the traditional "three act" way of storytelling is dated but The Simpsons has stuck with it and they do it better than anyone else does.
4 The Crossovers
We've already mentioned on this list that famous phrase "Jumping The Shark." This phrase came along when The Fonz from Happy Days literally jumped over a shark. Since then, the phrase has been used to signify that a TV show has gone on too long and has run out of ideas. The other trick that TV shows use in order to boost ratings and try to pump some life back into the shows is with the dreaded crossover.
We never thought we'd see the day that The Simpsons needed to do this but unfortunately they've done this twice and with two different shows. Having a crossover with Futurama may well have been expected at one point or another; after all, they are written by the same team and you could argue that they are part of the same universe. But when The Simpsons met Family Guy, that was a step too far in our opinion. These two shows shouldn't have ever come together, I mean, Family Guy often pokes fun at the family friendly Simpsons. Having Peter Griffin and Homer Simpson fighting to the death was a step too far for both shows and a sign that they've both hit rock bottom.
3 Cultural Phenomenon
It's fair to say that over the years, The Simpsons have cemented themselves on the minds and consciousness of a generation. Not just with their longevity and seemingly everlasting concept, but they've also added to our culture as well. Not just having great TV episodes, great characters, and catchphrases, but they've also influenced our very language. As well as having hit songs, we were all doing The Bartman back in the day! But many of their words and phrase have not only become part of our culture and everyday words, but they've actually made it into the dictionary.
"D'Oh!" is the epitome of this, and not only has it become an everyday word, as well has having its own entry in the dictionary, but that simple word has come to sum up an entire generation. There's no denying that The Simpsons has had more influence on us than any other movie, TV show, or anything else.
2 Homer Simpson
The number two entry on our list, and the number one entry for everything that is bad with The Simpsons, is the man himself, Homer Simpson. Starting life out as a more realistic American father, Homer has changed dramatically over the years and it's not just his voice either.
Homer has always been a little dim, silly, and not the world's greatest father. He is also lazy, selfish, and a borderline alcoholic. All these traits make Homer who he is, and who he is is arguably one of the greatest comedic characters ever created. However, over the years something else has happened to Homer and something fans don't like. He may have his flaws but Homer has always been a loyal husband and father at his core and that's always been his redeeming feature and answer to the question "What does Marge see in him?" But lately that is not the case, as Homer has changed into an unloving, overly aggressive and even more stupid than is humanly possible. What was once a lovable idiot has become an abomination to humankind.
1 All Viewers Welcome
The number one entry on our list and the reason that The Simpsons is still on our screens and will continue to be for many years to come, is the fact that anyone and everyone can watch it. Having characters that are yellow instantly gets rid of any stereotypes and race barriers (we're not including Apu here who could easily have a negative entry to himself). As well as this, sexuality has always been on our screens with The Simpsons and they've never shied away from having gay characters. As well as including all walks of life, The Simpsons also appeals to every age group and any generation.
Whether you're five or fifty, ten or a hundred, The Simpsons has something for you. Sometimes a TV show can struggle to keep everyone happy. It's either too grownup for children or too childish for adults, either way these shows can't satisfy everyone. That's the one true brilliance of The Simpsons, and that everyone and anyone can get something from it and we can all enjoy it together. With that in mind, long live The Simpsons!


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i'm not trying to give you the heads up that this might not be the sweetest most adorable post you've ever read of mine, but ok, yes, that's exactly what i'm getting at.
sometimes a mama need to take a moment out of her week and say to the public what's been wearing a little thin on her for the past little while. i'm not looking for anyone who's commented to backpedal or comment and say "oh that's not REALLY how i meant it!" all you need to do is read this and have some respect for a woman growing a human in her belly while trying to wrangle a very active threenager. i am sure your comments are coming from a place of concern, really. you don't need to worry.
this is not coming from a place of hormonal pregnant rage but rather from a place of having respect for other human beings that you happen to cross paths with in your daily run of the mill routine that we like to call our lives.
do you comment on a woman's weight who isn't growing a human? NO.
do you tell a slightly underweight woman that she could use to gain a few pounds? NO. and if you do, you're an ass.
do you tell an overweight woman that she would probably be better off to start hitting the walking trails or maybe not put that donut in her mouth? i sure as hell hope not, and if you do, you're a mega ass.
so why is it okay to comment on the size, shape, or fetal development of a woman's midsection who is working as hard as her damn body can to be a cozy home for nine months to a tiny little human being?
it's not.
unless you have M.D. after your name, a tape measure around your neck to measure the actual size of one's uterus and a Doppler to check on that little human's heartbeat please keep your peanut gallery thoughts to yourself. or put them on a tape recorder if it makes you feel better to get things off your chest. but just because you're standing on the other side of a counter at a grocery store or the bank or are installing cable in my home, and you don't know me, doesn't mean that your comments of how i don't look very big for being this close to the end don't have some sort of negative effect on my day.
women's pregnant bodies all develop in very different ways, just as women all bare weight differently. some women have exhaustive metabolisms that keep them from gaining any weight, while others struggle with thyroid issues or develop preeclampsia and gain weight just by looking at a carbohydrate. some women are so ill throughout their pregnancy that food aversions are so bad that they can barely get out of bed. others (that's me!) have heartburn so bad that any food with sauce, sugar or basically anything other than bland is off the menu. others have cravings so wild that they are a mystery to everyone! so unless you've had a glimpse into a pregnant woman's fridge and find a only a moldy block of cheese and some veggies that may or may not have gone off, you have no place in telling her that she's too small. unless she's salivating and ready to collapse in a puddle of sweat, please keep the comments to yourself.
i know people LOVE to celebrate the gestation of a human being in another woman's belly. it's an exciting time! it's also really exciting for an expecting mama to believe and trust and not have any doubt enter her mind that she's not doing the absolute best she can with the tools she's got.


text: Hi I developped an interface which aims to synchronize Exchange items with an SQL Server database. This is a VB .Net console application that uses ADO 2.5 (Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects 2.5 Library) and CDO (Microsoft CDO For Exchange 2000 Library). Exchange items updates are done thanks to an ADO dynamic cursor on a DAV query. The only testing environment I can use is a Windows 2003 Server with Exchange 2003, whereas the final server is Windows 2000 Server with Exchange 2000. The result is that my app works fine on WS2003 but it crashes on WS2000, when trying to fetch ADO recordset (code bellow). I 've been careful not to use WS2003 or Exchange 2003 libs, but it seems that this wasn't sufficient to ensure compatibility. Can I get this code to work by updating WS2000 or changing ADO references or am I totally wrong ? ... Thanx a lot. Module Module1 Sub Main() Dim lcnCnx As ADODB.Connection Dim lrsClientItems As New ADODB.Recordset Dim lsSourceQuery As String Dim lsFolder As String = InputBox("Folder URL?", , "http://localhost/public/") Try lcnCnx = GetExchangeConnection(lsFolder) lsSourceQuery = "SELECT ""DAV:displayname""" _ & " FROM scope('shallow traversal of """ _ & lsFolder _ & """')" lrsClientItems.Open( _ lsSourceQuery, _ lcnCnx, _ ADODB.CursorTypeEnum.adOpenDynamic, _ ADODB.LockTypeEnum.adLockUnspecified, _ ADODB.CommandTypeEnum.adCmdUnspecified) While Not lrsClientItems.EOF System.Console.WriteLine(lrsClientItems("DAV:displayname").Value) lrsClientItems.MoveNext() 'Crashes on Windows 2000 Server with Exchange 2000 End While Catch ex As Exception System.Console.WriteLine("ERROR: " & ex.Message) End Try System.Console.ReadLine() End Sub Private Function GetExchangeConnection(ByVal psUrl As String) As ADODB.Connection Dim lcnConnection As New ADODB.Connection lcnConnection.Provider = "ExOLEDB.DataSource" lcnConnection.Open(psUrl) GetExchangeConnection = lcnConnection End Function End Module


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ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 1
The individuals dong [sic] the chalking are just a small # of radicals at this university. Not that there [sic] views don't matter (in the) school, but they are a group of 10-20 at a school of 25,000. They want to evoke emotion. Don't (underline) give them the power & thrill to (thrive). (drawings of three hearts)
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 2
There is a lot of negativity & hate, but there are many people who fight against it.
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 3
Despite the negativity, there are people who care and want to speak out against the negativity. I believe there is humanity in the world.
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 4
In this current political era, I see and feel more hatred than every before. Although I have not been personally attacked, I have seen many peers attacked for their political views as well as race. Racism at UCSD is alive and must be addressed by the university.
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 5
We let it happen just like people before us let Hitler happen. People in the future will lament. Still, nothing changes
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 6
I would want future students to understand that their activism is important. Generally conversations about these topics have lead [sic] to more understanding, support, and kindness for (me) & each opinion matters. With our current political climate, there's a lot of outrage, disbelief, and confusion abotu how to handle it: as long as you do or say something, it has an impact
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 7
Politics isn't the answer to racism. Jesus is!!!
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 8
By far the loneliest, most depressing years of my life. Can't wait to graduate. -2 year Transfer student
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 9
I'm constantly being categorized by my race and it's horrible to know because I'm seen as part of the whole rather than an individual
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 10
Scared about the popularity of Trump and his racist rhetoric...and what that means for my future
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 11
It's very polarizing. The political climate exposes how people think. Also exposes how dire the situation is when it comes to race relations in America.
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 12
I am more aware of the hate in this political era. Hating seems so tiring. I wish we could just love
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 13
ignorant, non-empathetic partisanship on both sides
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 14
In this current political era, Trump and other politicians have targeted marginilized [sic] groups that me and my friends are a part of. I talk about these issues with my friends and provide and recieve [sic] support.
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 15
We're in a climate where discussion is reduced to personal attacks & sometimes violence. This deters groups with real issues from speaking up, & stagnates progress. Future students should be more open to discourse & criticisms of the status quo
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 16
I have no feelings about Trump. Since he is a politician - even though he becomes the president and against Mexicans, he doesn't have that much power.
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 17
News or things you see are not the representation, but at the same time these are facts.
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 18
This campus is a mix of active and apathetic. Many are involved, their protests & responses are documented & history will remember them, but there are many who did not act & they will hold no accountability for their actions - except before God himself
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 19
I feel like there is a lot of fake activism. People are generally apathetic and don't actually think critically about actual change. Also, I don't feel secure on campus because of the racist activities that have happened. - Chicano
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 20
I've heard a lot from staff about how the literature department is doing what they can to hurt the spanish department (&) get rid of it. Once in my spanish class, a lady from the department walked in to my class. She interrupted, did a head count, and stated we couldn't have more chairs....
More examples........
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 21
Being an Iranian American (1st gen.) I'm scared about Trump's growing popularity and what that means for myself, my family, and my community.
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 22
It is incredibly disheartening to witness the election of such a misogynistic, racist, & intolerant leader. I can only hope this does not reflect the beliefs & values of our country. I beleive [sic] this period of disgrace can be overcome by love & acceptance
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 23
As a person of color, this political era has been challenging. To be specific, I am Hispanic. For someone to say hurtful stereotypes about my culture hurts; however I think this is important because it shows us, as a society, that we are not post-racial country; we actually have a lot of work to do as a society
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 24
I believe Jesus is crying with those who are in anguish, listening to those who are not heard, longing for healing and wholeness in deepest parts of our hearts, and fighting in the frontline for justice, peace, and mercy.
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 25
F**k Donald Trump
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 26
I don't feel much discrimination, but politics will always have an (inn) on some kind of discrimination/inequality for monetary benefits. There will always be one way in which, legally, discrimination will be allowed through loopholes, as a school, we must never give up our stand on freedom & equality, & fight for what is right through protests, chalk writings & anything else.
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 27
The political climate right now is happening around me rather than to me - I'm failry removed from campus polotics, only hearing about big, newsworthy stories
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 28
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 29
It is okay to have different opinions, but you have to be willing to listen and accept the different opinions and stories of others.
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 30
Currently I am experiencing a huge divide between political parties. Not about right or wrong but about winning or losing
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 31
coming to UCSD from a mainly Latinx community has been difficult. It opened my eyes to realize how non-inclusive others are.
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 32
Reading the news every day is a new, unbelievable adventure. This political era is borderline unbelievable.
*We all got in to this school and we all belong here and everyone deserves to feel like they are welcomed & we as a whole need to work on that
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 33
I constantly see both sides. The side that constandly brings current issues up and the side that constantly disregards these issues. It pains me knowing that many disregard such an important topic
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 34
I want students to know that the political climate is not unexpected (underlined) or unexplainable (underlined) but is a product of prevalent mentalities in this country
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 35
I think we all want to say that "it's fine" and "it's going to be okay" but it's not
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 36
This political era doesn't really affect me as much as others. It just seems that today's politics is a shit fest of flame wars, trolls, and seeing who triggers who the hardest.
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 37
If everyone was just a good person to everyone they meet, this wouldn't be an issue
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 38
Right now, I am terrified of the current political climate because of the growth of racism heralded by Trump's Electoral College victory and because of the draconic reforms Pence might put in place if Trump's impeached. Defiance through marches & art & all kinds of protest is necessary at this point to help defend my rights. I will not back down, I will not shut up, and I will certainly never give in.
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 39
There will be those who make you feel bad and those who make you feel good. Those who make you feel good are the ones worth fighting with and fighting for.
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 40
I told my friends 4 years isn't a long time, we'll survive, he'll probably get impeached but goddamn. Trump is just...he pisses me off. And the rest of the world? It's like waiting for the next bad thing and you know it's probably going to come tomorrow. All we can do is wait
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 41
This is an era where Asian Americans are still see [sic] as foreign. "Where are you really from?" No "where are YOU really from"
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 42
Performances of hate & discrimination rally the campus together in solidarity to change the thinking that led to the manifestation of such hateful acts.
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 43
I personally have not yet been detrimentally affected by the actions of the current administration, but it saddens me to witness the discrimination and oppression other student groups face.
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 44
Be yourself never change (underlined) for others !!!!
Inclusion and love made this country stron, they continued to do so.
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 45
Sometimes it could be tough to understand others because of racial differences, but you always need to have a [sic] open mind!
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 46
Although the events of the current political era have not yet directly affected me, it is horrifying and sobering to hear about what is going on in a society that is supposed to be moving forward. I feel like as a society, we are taking several steps back. It's important to know what is going on and I feel like classes such as this one and presentations like this are critical to our understanding.
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 47
Helpless. But hopeful. I feel like I can't change the current political climate. This isn't where I want our society to be. But I'm hopeful. I'm hopeful that some of use are human enough to care enough to look out for others, to do something about the environment, and continue to fight for our rights.
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 48
I think in the current time period we're in, the adversities and difficulties of minorities are becoming increasingly known and people are made aware of them. However, I think it's important to recognize adversity and prejudice for all racial groups. As a white female on the UCSD campus I have had judgements and remarks made at me just because I am white and I have felt singled out and uncomfortable
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 49
As a transfer student from UC Santa Barbara, it is sad & pathetic to be at UCSD where the students are so divided. The 6/7/8 college system seperates [sic] people, the departments seperate [sic] people, & the commuting lifestyle seperate [sic] people. Little unity = Little progress
ANTH21: Race & Racism Response 50
It is awful!!! Why invite Dalai Lama (CA) Chinese political enemy to graduation speech when there is thousands of Chinese international student study here at UCSD??? What is the thoughts of leader of UCSD making this stupid decision? Is it purposeful?
Secondly. Trump said what he said. What's wrong with quoting him on the pavement?
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So (stupidly) I left a 2TB hard drive on day and night for two years. It has recently started clicking and making noise, so I need a way to transfer data off of it PRONTO!
It has a USB port on the back, so I thought I could use a double-headed USB wire to transfer the data. Is this possible? I have used this port to set up wireless printing, but I don't know if it will work with data transfer.
Make an image of the disk:
I'm not sure how images work to tell you the truth. You might only need a size disk of the space you have taken up in the 2 TB disk or you might need another 2 TB disk to clone it to. Maybe someone else can comment.
See this clicking problem clearly indicating that your drive is physically damaged. Physically damaged means that the mechanical components are in trouble so, you need to take an immediate step in order to save your data. This type of damage can be solved by only data recovery professionals. So, if the data is very important then take assistance from these professionals as soon as possible.
As Jan says, you can't use the USB ports since they are intended for additional drives (e.g. to transfer data from a USB flash drive onto the NAS). That said, you can get a Seagate GoFlex adapter for it.
The clicks suggest that there is a mechanical problem with the drive (usually either misalignment of the heads, or physical damage to the armature), so connecting it to the PC will not necessarily help you get the data off it. There are some software tools you can try to use, including Roadkill's Unstoppable Copier, Pandora Recovery. If you connect the drive directly (as Jan suggests, and I'm not sure whether that's possible with GoFlex drives), then Spinrite is your best chance of data retrieval.
Finally, if all else fails, and the data is valuable to you, you could send it to a data recovery bureau, but be prepared to pay a lot for the pleasure, the cheapest rate I've seen is around $200, but goes way north from there.
A goflex adapter? Could you link to that?
Sure: http://www.seagate.com/gb/en/external-hard-drives/accessories/
The GoFlex system is modular; you can get NAS,USB, FireWire and Thunderbolt adapters (possibly others as well, haven't checked).
I guess Instant Backup is included with your Drive. It is meant for GoFlex, GoFlex Desk, and GoFlex Home drives. You must have received a CD for it. This is the Guide of how to set it up : http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/214083en
As far as I know it is a USB host port which only allows configuration and connection of other devices but the simplest thing is probably to just connect it and see if you can access the files via USB.
If it doesn't work you can either retrieve the files via WiFi (which will probably be slow) or disassemble the drive, connect it to your computer internally (pretty much limited to desktop systems) or use an external case or SATA/IDE to USB adapter to access the files on it.


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Wednesday. 4.2.08 10:46 pm
I feel very unsatisfied. With people. With girls. With YOU. And your mom.
grumble grumble.
Seriously, though, I feel kind of lonely this week. Not because my life sucks or anything. My life is pretty good, and I'm thankful for it. I just want to SHARE it with someone. Someone I can talk to without TRYING. If I have to put forth effort to talk to someone, that's kind of dumb. And it's not just you, Katie. FYI. :3
I haven't created anything in a long time. Inspiration=zero. My grades have dropped because I haven't been doing homework or studying. I've been on Deviant Art a lot, actually. I haven't even been posting here, lately. Doesn't feel like it, anyway.
This cursed flash drive will not connect with my computer. CRAP IT.
There goes my night.
Books have always been my friend. I used to read more than was healthy. So, in my time of loneliness, it's a good thing I finally got my hands on that last Dark Tower book.
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Sunday. 3.30.08 8:20 pm
I know far too many Katies. I can name six off the top of my head. Meeting new people is fun, but when they're named Katie it's almost like a buzz kill.
Haha, not really. But there ARE a ton of them. And the word "romantic" is going to catch my attention in an unpleasant way for a while to come. Curse it all.
Bonclarken retreat was fun, but not especially inspiring. Ah, well. I hung out some with a Katie there, actually. She's fun. I think she has a scary smile on purpose. Just to frighten people. Hahaha
Mmm. Government class.
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Thursday. 3.27.08 9:05 pm
Katie (8:39:14 PM): I gotta go take a shower...wake myself up...
Katie (8:39:17 PM): You.
Katie (8:39:22 PM): K, be back in 10.
Steve (8:39:23 PM): That's what she said.
Steve (8:39:30 PM): >.>
Katie (8:39:35 PM): Yes. Yes it is.
Steve (8:39:39 PM): Good riddance, I say.
Katie is away at 8:39:41 PM.
Steve (8:39:43 PM): Shoo.
Katie (8:39:45 PM): K.
Steve (8:39:47 PM): That's right. Shoo.
Steve (8:39:50 PM): Begone.
Steve (8:39:58 PM): PARTY AT KATIE'S!
Steve (8:40:07 PM): I wonder if her room's a mess...
Steve (8:40:13 PM): OH! The walls are green!
Steve (8:40:23 PM): That's insane! I wonder what color the floor is?
Steve (8:40:38 PM): I can't tell. There is too much stuff in the way.
Steve (8:41:03 PM): Books, papers, clothes, bottles, underwear, (seperate from clothing), more bottles...
Steve (8:41:06 PM): What a mess.
Steve (8:41:20 PM): Oh, look! The play room!
Steve (8:41:37 PM): PS2, dance pad, Katamari...what a nerd.
Steve (8:41:53 PM): I bet she doesn't ever use the pool table. Sheesh.
Steve (8:42:22 PM): Oh, look! There's a pink stain on the floor.
Steve (8:42:45 PM): Funny, there's a...kind of RING of clean-ness in the middle of it.
Steve (8:43:00 PM): Like, from where something stopped the stain from soaking int.
Steve (8:43:02 PM): in.
Steve (8:43:20 PM): Smells like bananas and strawberries.
Steve (8:43:43 PM): Hmm...maybe someone spilled a blender-full of smoothie here!
Steve (8:44:20 PM): Judging by the streaks, it looks like they tried to clean it up with a wet-vacuum.
Steve (8:44:54 PM): Someone must have worked hard with that vacuum. They did a good job on the carpet!
Steve (8:45:03 PM): I wonder where the blender went...OH!
Steve (8:45:10 PM): I bet they cleaned it in the BATHROOM!
Steve (8:45:48 PM): Eh, the door's locked.
Steve (8:46:03 PM): I bet they had a blast locked in the bathroom with the water running, though.
Steve (8:46:20 PM): Oh, loo-ACK!
Steve (8:46:42 PM): *chokes on too many "OH, look!"s*
Steve (8:47:22 PM): I hope you enjoy that.
Steve (8:49:02 PM): You love misery.
Steve (8:50:42 PM): You can't say you didn't laugh when you read that.
Steve (8:50:58 PM): And now you want to type a frowny face
Steve (8:51:07 PM): It's OK.
Steve (8:51:57 PM): It's been far longer than 10 minutes.
Steve (8:52:09 PM): Like...12 minutes.
Steve (8:52:19 PM): You've broken another promise.
Steve (8:52:24 PM): Tsk tsk.
Steve (8:53:39 PM): Super Smash Bros. Brawl play one player awesome intense fun 10 hours trip break Snake Sonic Shiek
Steve (8:53:48 PM): Video Games In General
Steve (8:54:27 PM): Now it's been around 15 minutes.
Steve (8:54:38 PM): Clearly, you have issues with time.
Steve (8:54:47 PM): You know what?
Steve (8:54:53 PM): No. I guess you don't
Steve (8:55:04 PM): But that's OK. I saved money by switcing to Gieco.
Auto response from Katie (8:55:04 PM): Soapy and delicious in the shower. bbs.
Steve (8:55:16 PM): Delicious in the shower, eh?
Steve (8:55:33 PM): That wouldn't happen to be because of the FRUIT SMOOTHIE sitting in the bottom, would it?
Steve (8:56:07 PM): Come on, Katie. I'm running dry on things to say.
Steve (8:56:18 PM): I wonder why your away message only just kicked in.
Steve (8:56:34 PM): Considering I'd been messaging you for over 15 minutes.
Steve (8:57:33 PM): Did you know that the Select property of List Boxes in Visual Basic returns 1s and 0s instead of trues and falses?
Steve (8:57:45 PM): It's weird.
Steve (8:58:03 PM): Took the class like, 4 minutes to figure out why nobody's programs were working.
Steve (8:58:23 PM): Aaron James (you met him at my house) was dancing to the computer music.
Steve (8:58:34 PM): And I started making it go faster. And faster.
Steve (8:58:57 PM): And it got to the point where he couldn't move fast enough. And he fell over. And the teacher laughed.
Steve (8:59:00 PM): And I laughed.
Steve (8:59:26 PM): And the floor laughed, causing Aaron to fall into it's mouth.
Steve (8:59:43 PM): The funeral will be next Saturday.
Steve (8:59:56 PM): I don't think they're going to have his real body, though.
Steve (9:00:10 PM): Buildings don't digest things the same way you or I do.
Steve (9:00:18 PM): Or nearly as efficiently.
Katie returned at 9:00:37 PM.
Katie (9:00:40 PM): ...Sorry about that...
Katie (9:00:51 PM): Cleaned the shower and the toilet while I was there.
Steve (9:00:54 PM): They found one of his fingers, and at first they thought it was Flavor Flave.
Katie (9:00:54 PM): Replaced the mats.
Steve (9:01:05 PM): Read everything.
Katie (9:01:25 PM): I did.
Steve (9:01:27 PM): I will, too. Just for kicks.
Katie (9:01:28 PM): You're strange.
Katie (9:02:35 PM): Oh, and I did laundry...
Steve (9:03:53 PM): I'm saving this conversation.
Steve (9:04:00 PM): I invested a lot of time into it. I deserve it.
My weekends have been filled for 3 weeks previous and will continue to be so until...3 week of April? Anyway, I'll be pooped.
Beat Subspace Emissary in under 9 hours. YES. Plot wasn't half bad, either. Very dramatic. Funny scenes.
Dilated, I want your friend code! As soon as you buy it, that is. I hear there's a buttload of lag, though.
Now I shall invest my time in my grades. Or, at least pretend to.
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Wednesday. 3.19.08 11:58 pm
I haven't updated in a while.
Got Brawl for the Wii. Sorry I got it so soon, Dilated! I'll still play with you!
It's a pretty sick game. The campaign mode, which is supposed to be a side note, is at least 10 hours of game play. Probably a bit more.
Controls are a bit hard to get used to, but you can stick to the Gamecube controller if you want...
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Going to the mountains with weekend with some friends. Oh, and I had a freaking awesome time at Kyle's sleepover. Played 1:52 of the SAME capture-the-flag game. Yeah. My shoulder blades are still sore.
We put a controller between one guy's legs whilst he slept. When we wanted to bug him, we'd kill his character and the controller would shake. Hahaha. He deserved it, for driving our base away so many times. :0
Night blokes.
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By JOE CARLSON
FRANKFORD -- Saturday was a happy day for those who braved the weather and long lines at the Chatterbox Drive-In to meet actor Henry Winkler.
"I think it is great," said Johnny Regan, of Hampton. "It's great for the area. We're always looking for people to come around here for both concerts and autograph signings. So it is awesome for everyone."
Winkler, best known for his 10-year stint as Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli on TV show "Happy Days," stood and greeted every person in line with a handshake or a hug.
His appearance Saturday marked the second time he has appeared at the Chatterbox; the first was in 2010.
"He was supposed to stay for a few hours (the first time)," Chatterbox owner Don Hall said. "He stayed for eight. There isn't a more genuinely nice person than him."
The Chatterbox had its best day ever that day in 2010 according to Hall, who said it served more than 1,500 people.
Winkler's fans lined up around the building, some waiting for more than three hours to get autographs, pose for pictures or just shake his hand.
People who didn't wish to stand in line stood outside the ropes and took pictures of the celebrity anytime that he turned their way.
Patrons inside the restaurant also snapped as many as they could through the glass when Winkler would sign pictures on the table.
As each person in line approached Winkler, he asked them questions about what show or movie they liked best and even re-created the magic trick from his movie "Click" where bites the top off a quarter then spits it back whole.
"It's cool to see him here," said Tristan Sneider, of Wantage.
Sneider was there with his parents and fifth-grade teacher Kathy Klag, who invited students to see Winkler after reading his book "Ghost Buddy" in class.
"He is really funny and a great author for the kids," Klag said.
According to Klag, who grew up watching Winkler on "Happy Days" and even met him when she was 13, none of her students knew who "The Fonz" was when she originally mentioned Winkler's most famous role.
Samantha Wortche knew him from his role on the TV show "Arrested Development," while Snieder and Allie Rocco knew of him from their parents.
Winkler's stop in Frankford was part of his book tour promoting his "Hank Zipster: The World's Greatest Underachiever" series of books, which he co-wrote with his partner Lin Oliver, along with his New York Times best seller "I've Never Met an Idiot on the River: Reflections on Family, Photography, and Fly-Fishing."
Books and selected DVDs from his career were available to purchase.
Though Winkler has twice drawn a crowd to the Chatterbox, Hall said the restaurant won't be booking more celebrities every weekend.
"If we are going to do it, we are going to do it right and bring the right people," Hall said.
Hall said the cost of staffing and having the volunteers from the Wanderers Car Club help with parking would make doing it each week impossible.
"The Wanderers Car Club is tremendous, and they are here helping me with parking. I can't do this every week; they're volunteers," Hall said "We do it every once in a while and everybody likes it. It's a hit, so it's a good thing."
When asked if the three-hour wait to see Winkler was worth it, Klag didn't hesitate: "I'd wait 10 hours to see him."


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Can We Please Turkey Hunt Here? Pretty Please…?
A turkey population like you have never seen before. The toms just keep coming and coming and coming and… you get the point.
Cool, crisp spring morning, dew on the leaves, flowers blooming, and that thunderous gobble from the big tom up on the ridge. Few things in life can top that, and it is hard to explain.
If you love turkey hunting, this video here is going to blow your mind. "Turkey parade" is about the only way to describe it. For as far as the eye can see, turkeys just keep coming. Toms going in and out of strut literally mesmerize you and then all of a sudden the whistle.
Wait for it and watch; you'll know exactly what we're talking about.
When the videographer whistles, the hundreds of toms all sound off with a big powerful gobble. Enough to send goosebumps across every turkey hunters body. The sound is astonishing and a really neat thing to hear and see.
Almost like a band listening to its director, the turkeys gobble at every note, and all you can do it wish you were right there watching with a turkey tag and a gun.
Is it turkey season yet?


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Bachelorette Jojo – Media, Video Previews and Interviews!
Other Pages
* JoJo's Gallery
* The Guys on Jojo's season and all their Social media info!
* Episode blogs by Jojo and Chris Harrison
* Episodes and Season Previews
More great interviews from our Bachelorette:
– With Mario Lopez on Extra: here and:
– The Bachelorette Watches The Bachelorette – Jimmy Kimmel
– Access Hollywood
– ET online here!
– Playing ">Would you Rather"…
– Jojo at Dodger Stadium:
– Behind the scenes of her People Interview and Photoshoot:
Before tonight's premiere, here is a round up of Jojo's recent interviews:
– GMA this morning:
– ABC News
– Live With Kelly:
– On air with Ryan
– Last night at the Billboard Music Award:
– Chris Harrison's 5 to watch!
– Daily Mail:
– Access Hollywood:
Interview with Extra:
Official ABC Press release for the Premiere and the season:
Former Bachelorettes Kaitlyn Bristowe, Desiree Hartsock Siegfried and Ali Fedotowsky Offer Their Support and Advice
Successful and stunning real estate developer JoJo Fletcher, 25, gets a second chance at her happily-ever-after, choosing from twenty-six handsome bachelors. After being devastated last season by a shocking rejection from Bachelor Ben Higgins, who confessed his love to both her and Lauren Bushnell, the Texan beauty is ready to leave that heartbreak behind and write her very own love story as the Bachelorette. JoJo will embark on her own journey to find her soul mate when she stars in the 12th edition of ABC's hit romance reality series, "The Bachelorette," which will premiere at a special time MONDAY, MAY 23 (9:01–11:00 p.m. EDT), on the ABC Television Network.
Editors' note: "The Bachelorette" will return to its regular time slot on Monday, May 30 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT).
In "Episode 1201," a long, exciting night awaits JoJo, but first, a trio of former Bachelorettes: Kaitlyn Bristowe, Desiree Hartsock Siegfried and Ali Fedotowsky, return to offer some practical advice on how Jo Jo should handle the jitters, drama and emotional pitfalls as she searches for her future husband. They warn her that there is a big difference between red hot chemistry and love. A nervous but beaming Bachelorette is blown away by the lengths some of the bachelors go to create a memorable first meeting. One southern gentleman uses his guitar to charm JoJo with a song he wrote for her. A DJ brings a classic R&B group, All-4-One, to serenade her. One shy man shows off his Scottish heritage – and legs – by wearing a kilt. But one bachelor really stands out by riding in on a unicorn, harkening back to JoJo's own entrance on "The Bachelor."
The men continue to try and dazzle the Bachelorette during their one-on-one time. One bachelor steals her away and attempts to wow her with some push-ups. Some guys are so overwhelmed that they get off to an awkward start: One man asks for a kiss too soon and another has such an immediate attraction to Jojo, it leads to the first kiss of the season. The pressure mounts as Chris Harrison brings out the first impression rose, leading to some drunken antics by three inebriated men. JoJo wonders if some of these guys are here to meet her or just party. However, she does find a bachelor who deserves the first impression rose and he accepts it quite happily as his jealous contemporaries look on.
But it wouldn't be a first rose ceremony without a surprise. An unexpected visitor from the past arrives and pulls the shocked Bachelorette aside, as the other men wonder if they have new competition for JoJo's heart. After the night is over, 20 men remain to try and become the love of JoJo's life.
A list of bachelors will be released at a later date.
This Season's Highlights Include Performances by R&B Chartbusters All-4-One and Popular Country Singers Dan + Shay, Appearances by ESPN's 'SportsNation' Hosts
Max Kellerman and Marcellus Wiley and Romantic Excursions to Uruguay and Argentina.
Romantic and adventurous dates will reach new heights this season, testing the men's perseverance in pursuing their romantic objective, along with fun, exciting and exotic dates that will elicit real and raw passions. An action-packed schedule in California begins with an escapade that takes JoJo and 10 lucky men to a firefighting training facility where they are put through boot camp-like challenges. Another exploit will find one suitor joining the Bachelorette in San Francisco for a romantic picnic by the Golden Gate Bridge. Six excited bachelors are invited to the set of ESPN's popular "SportsNation," where hosts Max Kellerman and Marcellus Wiley promise to help JoJo find the perfect guy. In one of the wildest group dates, 12 unsuspecting guys are asked to share their sexual experiences in front of JoJo and a live audience. The remaining men travel to Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where one fortunate man gets an unusual date with JoJo, sledding through the woods to a hot tub and then being entertained by country music duo Dan + Shay. A group of men enjoy a dream date at Pittsburgh's famed Heinz Field for a day of football with some familiar faces.
An excited Bachelorette and her remaining suitors travel to Punta del Este, Uruguay, to begin the international leg of their journey. JoJo whisks one bachelor to Isla de Lobos, an island which is inhabited by thousands of seals, and the duo swims among them. Then it is a short jump to the beautiful and historic capitol of Argentina: Buenos Aires. JoJo and one man show off their moves in the sexy Fuerza Bruta stage production. Leaving the bustle of Buenos Aires behind, the group travels to the Argentinian countryside, including a day steeped in gaucho culture. However, the Bachelorette will need to make some of her most important decisions before traveling back to the U.S. for hometown dates. Finally, JoJo and the last three men head to a secret exotic location where she will find out what the future holds for her.
As in the past, men will continue to be eliminated each week, but if at any point a man should decide that he's no longer interested in the Bachelorette, he can reject her invitation to continue dating. Some lucky men will meet her family, and she will visit their hometowns for a slice of their lives in an effort to determine the man with whom she is most compatible.
First Promo is out:
Bachelorette JoJo Fletcher Is Ready To Love Again (GMA):
About her first night, thanks to E!News.
From People:
Who Is New Bachelorette Joelle 'JoJo' Fletcher? Everything You Need to Know
For more on Jojo, check her Gallery!


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Despite the title of this blog, I haven't done a whole lot of cooking in the few weeks since I've named this blog. A combination of school, work, and laziness prevented me from making a real meal. So, when I had all day after my race yesterday completely free and a stocked kitchen, I knew it was time to do my thing!
I had been eyeing Emily's Harvest Root Vegetable Pie for a long time. I actually planned on making a pie crust from scratch, which I had never done before, but it was unseasonably humid and HOT yesterday (90 degrees! I hate California…) that I decided to go with store bought. No shame in that! And honestly, the idea of making a pie crust scares the hell out of me. One day, I'll do it… until then, Pillsbury will suffice 🙂
Other than making my own crust, I pretty much followed the recipe. I didn't have any veggie stock, so I used white wine to cook the mushrooms.
The original recipe also called for beets, which I can't stand, so for the roasted vegetable layer, I used a combination of russet potatoes (still working my way through a huge bag), turnips, and carrots. I've roasted veggies before, but never with olive oil and salt. Those two ingredients make all the difference. They had plenty of time to cool before I added them to the pie, and I ate so many of them that I actually thought I wasn't going to have enough for the dish!
I don't have a steam basket, so I boiled the sweet potatoes until they were soft, drained them, stuck them back in the pot with a little milk and butter, and mashed them the old fashioned way.
I used three huge sweet potatoes, so this was too much for the pie. After I stuck it in the oven, I ate the rest of them, and completely spoiled my appetite! I ended up being so full that I didn't even eat the pie last night. Now that I know how ridiculously easy mashed sweet potatoes are, I foresee these a lot in my future. Even my sister, professed hater of all potatoes, loved them.
After spending two and a half hours standing in the kitchen chopping, sauteeing, mashing, and washing dishes, I deserved this!
If the weather is unseasonable, my beer can be too! My mom bought this for me sometime in October or November, and I finally got around to drinking it. I rarely drink and I actually don't care for beer, but stick a pumpkin on the label, and I'll try it. For being a beer, it was actually pretty good- the aftertaste was just like pumpkin spice. I only had a few sips, though. Beer is still not my thing 🙂
I wish I had a pretty picture to show of the final product, but with the bad lighting in my kitchen, I couldn't get a good one. It's not nearly as pretty as Emily's, but I thought it turned out well 🙂
I resisted all urge to eat it for breakfast and settled on French toast with apples for breakfast.
Just two slices of whole wheat bread dipped in egg whites and pumpkin pie spice and topped with hot apples and maple syrup. Easy and delicious!
After breakfast, I headed to the gym with my sister. I did 30 minutes on the elliptical, 20 minutes on the bike, and 10 minutes on the treadmill. I was planning on doing the treadmill for a little longer, but my legs were feeling a little tight after the bike. I still want to do speedwork sometime this week, though.
After a shower, I was finally ready for the pie!
Other than the fact that I forgot to prebake the crust and it was a little, uh, undercooked, this was AMAZING! It was pretty much all of my favorite veggies in one delicious little pie. I cut it into six pieces, so if no one in my family eats it, I get to enjoy this the rest of the week 🙂
I had the typical pumpkin yogurt after lunch, and had some frozen banana treat with peanut butter about an hour ago. My tummy is telling me it's dinner time, so I'm going to go explore my options. I'm resisting all urge to have another slice of pie!
What's the best dish you've made recently?


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Joseph Davis, Ph.D.
China's future growth rests on an uncertain foundation
China, along with the rest of the world, has experienced a long-running decline in productivity growth-a decline that accelerated after the Global Financial Crisis (Figure 1). In fact, the country's total factor productivity is at nearly its lowest level in 20 years, as the impact of past reform efforts and the catchup effect fade. Despite clear signs of stabilization this year in China's economy, many challenges-such as the decreasing efficiencies of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and diminishing returns to credit-continue to drag down productivity growth.
Unlike a developed economy, China still has significant room to lift productivity through market-driven reforms while fostering innovation. The key will be to relax government control so as to allow market forces to play a bigger role in the economy and address the inefficiencies created by the SOEs. Whether China can successfully transition to a productivity-led growth model will ultimately shape its future as a global growth driver or the next Japan.
Near-term risks are muted, but threats to long-term prosperity are growing
Following the sharp decline in growth at the end of 2015, China implemented demand-side policies to reinvigorate growth. Much of this effort relied on "old economy" levers, such as loosening credit to fund SOE investment, housing, and infrastructure spending. Although these cyclical policies have stabilized near-term growth, financial risk has increased as already high debt continues to grow and the marginal return of such policies shrinks.1 Before the Global Financial Crisis, for example, a 1.5 percentage point growth in credit produced 1 percentage point of growth in China's gross domestic product. Today, 3.5 percentage points of credit growth would be required to produce the same amount of GDP growth (Figure 2).
Figure 1. Total factor productivity has declined substantially
Notes: Data periods cover January 1, 2003, through December 31, 2007, for pre-Global Financial Crisis and January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2016, for post-Global Financial Crisis. Developed- and emerging-market group totals were estimated as a purchasing power parity GDP-weighted average of individual countries.
Sources: Vanguard calculations, based on The Conference Board Total Economy Database.
Figure 2. China's credit is less productive today
Notes: Data periods cover March 1, 2003, through December 31, 2008, and March 1, 2009, through September 30, 2016. The incremental debt-to-output ratio measures how many dollars of new debt are required to create a dollar of GDP growth.
Sources: Vanguard calculations, based on data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Bank for International Settlements, CEIC, and the People's Bank of China.
The problem lies mainly in the government's reluctance to reduce its heavy intervention in the economy-intervention that has led credit and investment flows to respond more to short-term output targets than to market signals. Much of the state's involvement has been facilitated by the SOEs that enjoy preferential treatment, such as easy access to financing, favorable regulatory treatment, and implicit state guarantees, due to their dual function of achieving the state's goals and being a market participant. An example can be seen in the infrastructure and heavy industrial sectors such as coal and metals, which consist largely of SOEs (Figure 3b). State investment in these sectors surged to offset the slump in private investment growth that stemmed from weak global and private-sector demand in 2008 and 2016 (Figure 3a).
Figure 3. SOEs play a critical role in the Chinese economy
a. SOEs are a convenient policy tool for the government during periods of stress...
Note: Data cover January 1, 2008, through May 31, 2017.
Sources: Vanguard calculations, based on data from CEIC, the National Bureau of Statistics, the People's Bank of China, and Wind.
b. ... and they continue to dominate in specific sectors
Sources: Vanguard calculations, based on data from CEIC, the National Bureau of Statistics, the People's Bank of China, and Wind.
Although SOEs have helped ensure near-term economic stability by cushioning against downside economic risk, providing public services, and maintaining social stability, the government intervention has come at the cost of efficiency in the form of heavy bureaucracy, a lack of market incentive, and poor corporate governance. This explains why, despite SOEs' receiving a disproportionate share of China's financial resources, their liabilities have reached nearly 100% of GDP, accounting for about 60% of total corporate debt, and the percentage of loss-making companies in the state-owned sector is three times that in the private sector. Loss-making firms represent only 9% of private companies versus 28% of SOEs.
With debt becoming less productive, there are reasons to be concerned about China's financial stability. We believe that a tipping point is unlikely in the near term and that the debt-fueled growth model could continue for some time-as long as the government maintains capital controls, the central bank injects liquidity when needed, and banks keep supporting debt rollover of the SOEs. Indeed, the heavy industrial sector, despite being the most indebted industry, has not yet contributed meaningfully to nonperforming loans in the banking sector. Compared with 2016, when the economy was fragile, today's conditions would make it easier to shut nonviable or "zombie" companies. The government is unlikely to take aggressive steps, however, because of the 19th National Party Congress in autumn 2017.2 China will continue to provide support to the nonviable or "zombie" SOEs through debt-restructuring policies with subsidized bank loans, debt-equity swap plans, and mergers with more profitable enterprises.
Reforms to increase market participation should be prioritized
Although policymakers recognize the risk of ever-growing financial leverage, they have struggled between slowing credit growth and maintaining stable economic growth. We believe that correcting distortions in resource allocation and instituting necessary market reforms have proven much more difficult; that is why our worry lies instead in the slowdown in China's productivity growth over the long run. Some progress has been made since the 1990s, after the government pushed for market-oriented reforms to reduce the role of the state-owned sector in the economy. However, SOEs still account for nearly one-third of total value-added and fixed investment in the economy, and remaining SOEs have become larger and more influential.
Undertaking market reform will be important in order for China to fully address its efficiency challenges. The government should focus on reducing its interference in the economy by resuming the SOE privatization process and introducing greater market competition by reducing private-sector regulation and state protection of SOEs. Given SOEs' significance in the state's socialist system, a practical approach to privatization would be to advance the mixed-ownership reforms outlined in the 2013 Third Plenum: State monopolies or oligopolies in competitive industries should be broken up and the barriers to entry lowered. Corporate governance reforms should be enacted to limit the government's administrative intervention. Together, these policies would bolster SOE efficiency by increasing market disciplines and encouraging further diversification of the SOE ownership structure through share subscriptions, equity stake purchases, and convertible bonds.
Policymakers should also seek to limit the preferential treatment of the state-owned sector and reduce regulation for the private sector to encourage a more equal playing field for all market participants. For example, even though private investors have been permitted since 2005 to establish airlines, to date that sector has been dominated by state oligopolies, because the government sets a floor on airline ticket prices. This has forced many private companies out of the airline market.
Despite the challenges in certain sectors, the broader private economy has flourished. Today, private companies contribute more to employment than the SOEs, accounting for 75% of all jobs and two-thirds of GDP. Private companies are also much more productive than the state sector, as illustrated by the return on assets. Although ROA has been higher for some time for the private sector than for SOEs, the gap has widened, especially since the Global Financial Crisis (Figure 4). The ROA for private companies today is more than double that of the state-owned sector.
Figure 4. The gap between asset returns in the state-owned and private sectors is widenind
Note: Data cover December 31, 2000, through December 31, 2016.
Sources: Vanguard calculations, based on data from CEIC and the National Bureau of Statistics.
Although radical reforms are unlikely this year given the lead-up to the National Party Congress, China will need a more efficient SOE sector and greater private-sector participation to address the growing supply bottlenecks created by an aging population and increased consumption, especially in many service sectors. A vibrant private sector will be the most significant force driving China's transition to a higher-income economy.
The final necessary ingredient is innovation
Along with market reform, China should continue to promote innovation as the last pillar to revive productivity. China has taken great strides toward innovation and entrepreneurism, underscoring its transition toward domestic consumption, services, and technology. By 2015, China accounted for more than 1 million patent submissions, far above that of any developed country (Figure 5). The top five Chinese brands are innovative tech companies, in sharp contrast to five years ago, when the top brands were predominantly SOE banks and heavy industrial manufacturers.
With the help of expansion in higher education and deepening of human capital, Chinese tech companies are no longer relying solely on imitating the U.S. technology titans. The growth in China's college enrollment (24%) and percentage of college graduates (19%) dwarfs the growth in the United States (8% and 5%).3
Figure 5. Innovation has taken off in China
Note: Data cover January 1, 2001, through December 31, 2015.
Sources: Vanguard calculations, based on data from WIPO Statistics.
Take, for example, WeChat. What started as an imitation of U.S.-based WhatsApp has evolved into a one-stop online lifestyle services platform. Users can pay bills, send virtual "red envelopes," track fitness goals, hail a cab, and shop online, all in a single application. As of 2016, the value of mobile payments in China surpassed the U.S. figure by nearly 50%.
E-commerce is also gaining traction more broadly; the number of Chinese online shoppers has tripled since 2010 (to more than 400 million), as has the amount of money the average consumer spends online. One could easily argue that there is still further opportunity for Chinese e-commerce retailers, as half of China is still offline (Figure 6). A recent United Nations report estimates that China's GDP could increase by $236 billion by 2025 as a result of payments on messaging and e-commerce platforms, equating to 1%-2% GDP growth from these platforms alone.4
Further administrative, fiscal, financial, capital market, and other factor market reforms could also help foster innovation. The development of a risk capital market, such as venture capital, could support the funding for entrepreneurs and small businesses. Similarly, China should continue to promote education to deepen human capital and direct more investment to research and development, via potential tax incentives.
Figure 6. Opportunity exists with half of China's population still offline
Note: Data are as of December 31, 2016.
Sources: Vanguard calculations, based on data from the China Internet Network Information Center and Statista.
In addition, continuing with market reforms will increase competition, leading to more innovation. Other reforms could come in the form of stronger intellectual-property regulation and a simplifying of the initial public offering process. The new business models developed as part of the consumer-led digital revolution will serve to support China's goal of creating more sustainable growth, while providing some cushion as the "old" economy resumes its downward trend.
The path to unleash China's next phase of productivity growth will depend on China's ability to implement SOE reform, support greater private-sector participation, and encourage innovation. Together, these three actions will lay the foundation for market competition, enabling the most efficient enterprises to succeed more quickly and creating information transparency to facilitate better investment and resource allocation decisions. Although tackling these will be challenging-especially SOE reforms, given that the sector is deeply embedded in Chinese society- they will be necessary to ensure that the country maintains a high growth path of 5%-6%. To maintain this level of growth, total factor productivity will need to pick up to about 3% to combat the slowdown in capital stock growth and a shrinking labor force during China's transition.5 The path is clear; the policymaking is less so. But the social and political imperatives to produce faster growth and greater prosperity will create a sense of urgency for the nation's leaders.
1 Total debt is estimated to be near 260% of GDP.
2 The reform schedule will ultimately depend on the ability of President Xi Jinping to consolidate power at both the central and local government levels.
3 Growth is measured by the percentage change in the number of college graduates and in college enrollment from 2011 to 2016 in the United States and from 2010 to 2015 in China.
4 Zennon Kapron and Michelle Meertens, Social Networks, e-Commerce Platforms, and the Growth of Digital Payment Ecosystems in China: What It Means for Other Countries. The United Nations Better than Cash Alliance, April 2017.
5 Qian Wang, Jessica Wu, and Zoe Odenwalder, 2017. Navigating the Transition: China's Future at a Crossroads. Valley Forge, Pa.; The Vanguard Group.
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