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Hello again, fine populous of VEB. Back towards the end of April, I swung by and bombarded St. Louis locals with questions of food suggestions, activities, and general questions about Busch Stadium for a road trip I have recently completed. And many of you magnificently came through with lots of great suggestions, ideas and comments for me, to which I am grateful for. My trip wouldn't have been as fulfilling without your contributions. Thank you.
As promised, I return to VEB with a post full of pictures, stories, snarky remarks, lame attempts at humor, but in all, a visitor's perspective of Busch Stadium III, and my experience in the city of St. Louis, which encompassed June 5-6.
My journey began in Kingdom City, MO, where I stayed at a truly frightening roach motel, after spending the day prior, touring Kansas City, and having visited KC's Kauffman Stadium for a Royals game. I was convinced that I had been gnawed at throughout the night by bed bugs or something, based on some unsightly red spots on my skin I noticed in the shower that made me feel like I needed to take another shower. Considering my sheets had blood stains from the previous renters' probable murder, I guess I shouldn't have been too surprised.
Finishing my journey into St. Louis, I pulled off in Wentzville, MO, where I had a truly delicious breakfast of some massive pancakes. At my table, I caught a hint of just how great Cardinal Nation is, based on the little postcard at the table, creating awareness of the Albert Pujols Family Foundation, way out in Wentzville. Despite my allegiance to the Braves, I'm still a great admirer and admittedly, a fan of Albert Pujols; partially for the gaudy numbers that satiate even the most cynical of stat geeks, partially for the freakish stories of playing with a bum elbow and still hitting 51 homers or the 100% on the U.S. Citizenship test, but mostly for the simple fact that the guy's a saint. I still put a lot of weight into character, and if it were a tangible statistic, Pujols would be among baseball's all-time leaders at like 1.879 *still active, or something like that
After dumping rental car #1, and picking up rental car #2 (financial reasons), I headed over to the Loop, and went to Cicero's. There, I decided to not waste any time in getting into St. Louis flavors, so I ordered a STL-style pizza, and a pitcher of Schlafly (Weiss). Both were satisfying and tasty. But I didn't want to stay that long, because as had been the story of my trip, time was truly flying, and a Sunday day game wasn't making it any easier for my schedule.
I arrived to the vicinity of Busch, and parked somewhere near this bar. A year ago, I went to Wrigley Field for one of the Cards/Cubs series. Maybe it's the eclectic nature of Chicago, or simply the fact that red is simply a more vibrant color than the more muted blue is, but walking around, it's impossible to not take not of just how, well, red everything is surrounding Busch. Whereas last year, I couldn't help but notice how well Cards fans represented in rival territory, I couldn't say as much the same on the other side of the coin. There certainly were Cubs fans present in STL, but not nearly en masse as the Cards fans were in CHI. Maybe it was the two prior losses that chased them all away, not sure?
I like how outside of Busch are all the statues of like Ozzie Smith, and of course, Stan Musial. This says to me that even on days when there are no games, people can simply walk down the street and soak in a little bit of Cardinal history, free of charge.
Not going to lie, but I'm very much an admirer of just how pretty Busch is on the outside. Classic brick exterior, everything's clean, and despite being one of the newer parks in baseball, it doesn't feel like it's trying to be all new, hip, and modern. It still feels and looks classy, while seemingly having taken consideration to the little things that constitute a fan-friendly modern ballpark.
St. Louis' team store is one of the most bustling, busiest team stores that I've encountered in my travels. It's kind of cramped, especially for the type of demand they have, but they do manage to pack it full of all sorts of things baseball fans may or may not actually need, but hey it seems like a great idea at that time. Bonus points for the store not having any Cubs merch that I could see, because I discovered the day prior that Kansas City's team store was selling Minnesota Twins merch, which I found to be a disheartening.
This cardinal-man hybrid made me think of the old Sega Genesis game, Altered Beast, and I just wanted to share that thought with you guys.
Through friends of friends, I managed to score some sweet suite tickets for this game against the Cubs. Which was truly great, since it was pretty brutally warm on this particular afternoon, and it was nice to be able to simply retreat inside the suite and grab some suds, or just cool off a little bit.
I certainly do love me pretty skylines in ballparks, and if it were up to me, St. Louis's skyline is amongst the best. In fact, the NL Central seems to be the home of some of the best ones I've seen to this point, as I'm particular to both Pittsburgh's and Cincinnati's skylines. But St. Louis's is as marvelous as theirs are, with the incorporation of the iconic arch visible from pretty much all angles. Always been a fan of how pretty Busch has looked on television whenever the Braves were visiting, but it's even better in person.
When I found out that Carlos Zambrano was pitching, I pretty much said to my friends, that it's either implosion, or dominance. There is no middle ground with Carlos Zambrano. Unfortunately, he was pretty dominant on this day, but due to the outcome regardless, the implosion still happened in the locker room instead.
I often enjoy seeing how other parks do an out of town scoreboard, and I'm pleased to see just how much attention Busch gives to the other games in MLB. Throughout the afternoon, it was easy to monitor the Phillies and Marlins losing their respective games, much to my approval, in between innings of Zambrano and Carpenter doing good jobs of quickly mowing through the opposition.
I think this photograph I took of catching the Big Mac on the screen warrants a free Big Mac or something, but I had no idea of where I needed to go redeem for it, so it never happened. Regardless I would like to brag about how I accomplished it like it's some great feat.
Maybe I caught them on a good day, but it's good to see that St. Louis' token "don't call us cheerleaders" Team Redbirds cheer squad still employees the illusion of the girl next door that likes our favorite baseball team, as opposed to snobby, make-up caked, wanna-be America's Next Top Models like the Braves' Tomahawk Team has unfortunately become. Seriously, chatting to two of them while wandering about, I was amazed that they reciprocated conversation, instead of acting like getting to the next section of the ballpark in time was the fate of the planet. Refreshing, in fact.
As awesome as my suite seats were, I'm really not meant for exclusivity. Kind of like the Miller High Life guy, I want to be out among the people. That, and I found that Cardinal Nation comprises of probably the highest ratio of attractive women in baseball fandom, but the fact remains that after about the third or fourth inning, I spent the next few innings doing a good bit of walking around. Behold the obligatory field shot from the outfield.
Due to the two levels of luxury suites at Busch III, the park simply feels like one of the largest in the majors. I go all the way up to the upper decks, and then there are stairs to go even higher, which I did, to sample the view and the glorious breeze up top. Granted, it's obviously harder to see the higher you guy, but I'm hard pressed to believe that there isn't a bad seat available at Busch. It was a real treat to go around and see the park from the variety of angles.
I arrived to this part of the lower bowl, and I asked the usher if I could stop here and snap a few pictures of what appeared to be the game getting interesting. She told me that I could, but to not move until between outs.
Pujols slides home on an Allen Craig single, and suddenly the usher is forbidding me to leave. The Cards got on the board as soon as I arrived. I smiled and stayed the rest of the inning. It's wonderful to see that Busch has some ushers that actually like the Cardinals, and take some pride and may actually enjoy their jobs, as opposed to some other ushers I've seen in various parks who treat the duty like a job, and are obtuse enough to enforce approximate seating even in the most empty of venues.
Afterward, I made my way back to the suite, because I had pretty much walked around the entire park, and seen everything I pretty much wanted to see, and hey, there was an exciting game taking place. Not to mention that it was the seventh inning, and I really wanted to partake in at least two more Anheuser Busch products before the cut-off.
And sure enough, rarely do games on my travels truly end to any routine finish, and if there ever were a pitcher tailor-made to make games interesting, it's none other than Carlos Marmol. My favorite Marmol memory was a game in which he faced the Braves and then went walk, strikeout, walk, strikeout, walk, before giving up a bases-clearing, save-blowing, go-ahead triple to Rick Ankiel. Well, he didn't get as many walks as I would have hoped to have seen, but he did deliver the strikeouts. But he made up for the bore-fest by giving up the big double to Ryan Theriot which ended up being yet another blown save, and giving an adrenaline shot back into Cardinal Nation.
This is Rodrigo Lopez. I am very familiar with Rodrigo Lopez, because he was picked up by the Braves at the start of the 2011 season, and was sent to AAA. In all fairness, Rodrigo dominated the AAA competition, but my biggest gripe was that I made three efforts to see the Braves' AAA team, and on each time, I hoped I would get to see top-prospect Julio Teheran, but instead was a day too early, and ended up getting Rodrigo Lopez. He won all three of those starts, so as a fan, it was great to see some minor league wins, but come on, I went to see the future, not purgatory. A clause in his contract led to the Braves trading him to the Cubs, to where he stood on this day.
This is Rodrigo Lopez vs. Albert Pujols. Popular strategy for extra-inning games dictate taking the best of your remaining relievers, and using them in order of your best until you're left with Felipe Lopez or Wilson Valdez to take the mound, if the game is actually still going on. Considering Kerry Wood was still available, I was a bit puzzled as to why Rodrigo Lopez came out first.
This is Albert Pujols clobbering a 2-1 pitch into the left-center seats, and hitting his second walk-off home run in as many days. I honestly was not surprised.
And these are some jubilant walk-off celebration shots, as people all around me, as well as myself were going ballistic and giving high fives and screaming and cheering at the instantaneous, 0-to-100, cranked-up to 11 joy that a walk-off home run brings to the fans. The fact that it was Albert Pujols who hit the walk-off home run, in this magnificent ball park, brought a perfect end to what I look back at, was one of the greatest afternoons of watching baseball in my life.
As for the rest of my trip, I did a lot of exploring around St. Louis and the surrounding area. At the advice of many of you, I kept a rental car instead of relying on public transportation, which was probably the best piece of advice given, and as a result, I did a lot of driving around. St. Louis is a beautiful city, and a lot of aspects reminds me of Atlanta in some ways. There seems to be an obvious line in which the city becomes not quite so friendly, and there are areas that are pretty hipster, and areas that are kind of rustic and old-money-ish.
After the Cards game, I enjoyed a nice scotch and some iced coffee near Forest Park, and then I crossed the bridge into Illinois, and caught a Gateway Grizzlies game. At first, I thought it was silly to be going to an indy-league game, but the more I thought about it while watching, the more I realized that it was pretty special seeing guys grinding it out at the level lower than the minor leagues, hoping for a shot to catch on with an MLB affiliate.
It was also Star Wars night in Sauget, so there was a little bit of nerdy satisfaction in seeing park staffers dressed as various Star Wars characters that seemed all so gratifying.
But the biggest draw to Sauget was the supposed "Baseball's Best Nachos." Philly Cheese Steak Nachos, actually, and they were quite good. Would I call them the best nachos in baseball? I can't say I would. The best nachos I've had in my ballpark experiences have still been the nachos available from Hard Times Café in Nationals Park.
This isn't my rental car, but it was the car parked two spots away from me. Looks very much like one of the pop fly balls hit out during the game by lesser quality hitters. I couldn't imagine trying to explain to Alamo, that a foul ball hit my car, and if my premium covered it or not.
Leaving Sauget, GPS took me down some quite scary routes through East St. Louis. Needless to say, it's probably the last place on earth I'd want my car to ever break down.
As for the rest of my trip, I spent an extra day in STL, to one, sleep in, and two, do touristy crap, since I didn't really want to come out all the way and not see some touristy crap. That, and there was a lot of food yet to be eaten. Firstly was Pappy's Smokehouse, to where I arrived at 10:40 a.m. and there were already a few people waiting ahead of me. But I beat the rush, and had some truly delicious ribs and brisket.
Because it would have felt un-American to not do it while out at St. Louis, I went up the Arch. I didn't have the slightest clue how the ferrying of people up into the top would actually happen, and was a little surprised when it turned out to be some sci-fi escape space pods elevatored up to the top. I made sure to include Busch Stadium in this shot.
I figured there would be some dispute to whether how authentic Cicero's pizza would be, so I made sure to hit up an oft-suggested Imo's for a pie. Certainly gooier than what I had eaten prior, given the fact that many had heeded "it's an acquired taste," I sure ate it without any prejudice. Prior to this trip, I didn't really know that there was such a thing as St. Louis style, but if Imo's is kind of what they're all like, I suppose I'm a fan of St. Louis style pizza too
Later in the evening, I dined at Blueberry Hill. To be honest, if there was ever a mistake I made while out in STL, it was having Blueberry Hill as the last meal of the trip, because it's not what I would have called ending on a high note. The food was fine, the burger good. I got amusement out of the numerous toy cases of Mr. Fuji and old WWF wrestling collectibles, classic Wurlitzers, and the dart room. But 40 minutes for a hamburger and onion rings is pretty absurd, and the hipster staff must have deemed me not cool enough to attempt to make remotely satisfied.
The rest of my night was spent losing money at an insanely rapid pace at Harrah's, because apparently out in the Midwest, blackjack dealers play 4.5 decks deep, and are allowed to keep hitting past five cards, and never, ever, ever bust.
But overall, my experience at Busch Stadium, and my experience in the city of St. Louis were absolutely phenomenal. I watched a terrific baseball game at a wonderful ball park, ate a ton of good food, and enjoyed the sights and exploration of a historic city. Busch III makes #20 out of the 30 MLB parks for this traveler, and I've had a week to think about it, but it still holds true; out of all National League parks, I would have to say that Busch Stadium III is my favorite. Take bonus pride in the fact that it pushes Wrigley Field to #2.
The kind of trip and experience I had probably could have made a neutral, undecided-allegiance baseball fan into a legitimate Cardinals fan. For what it's worth, I can't really refute the claims that Cardinals fans are the best in baseball, and I can say it's been an honor to have been in the house of Cardinal Nation for a game. The fans are all knowledgeable and polite, the girls are pretty, the staff friendly and genuine, and the park itself is charming, convenient, and full of pleasant sights.
And on that note, I conclude this long and winded visitor's perspective. Thanks again to everyone who fed me suggestions and ideas of where to go, what to see, and places to eat. And thanks also to everyone who stuck it out and read through my ramblings and enjoyed my pictures. All comments, critiques, discussion and flames welcome. Thanks again.


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Though the "chimney" is off-width, the highly-featured corner in which it resides means that you won't really need any off-width technique to climb it. A pleasant, albeit short, climb.
Walk up to a dirt-covered ledge in the corner between Cathedral Wall and Never Never Land.
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I Love Paris (and Fargo-Moorhead) in the Springtime
By Susie Ekberg
Staff Writer
Q: Does it seem like everyone is really desperate for spring this year? It feels like it to me more this year than other year, for some reason.
A: Well, it's a two-edged sandbag, as fears of another flood loom large in our minds. At the same time we're anxious to see that old snow melt into the water that could CAUSE the flooding. Yes, I agree – I have noticed people all around the world longing for spring, but here's my take (it's important to have different viewpoints): fall's the time things slow down – we harvest the fruits we've worked on throughout the summer. Winter's the time everything goes to sleep – we turn inward and slow down, stay home, cozy up, become introspective and think about the deeper meaning of Life, cook stew. If you live in our part of the world, our magical introspective wintertime can last up to six months, so by the end of it, we're like, "Wow – enough introspection, already – I want to go camping!" (yes, I'm aware there's winter camping, but that's probably just because we only get three months of summer camping, and those diehard campers get desperate!)
I love living in this part of the country because I've come to understand that the cycles, the seasons, are very central to my Being (although I could totally get used to Florida's seasons, if given a chance). I can feel the shifts in my body, the slowing down, the speeding up, the going within, the manifesting time. But as I get more sensitive I can feel those changes even more profoundly and I think that's what's happening to others, as well.
This is what I know about cycles, and how we can use the seasons to symbolize what may be going on (and this current intense cycling has been going on since September): the first part of the cycle is like spring. Aren't we always excited to see spring coming? It's a time when we start out neutral, like tilled ground. The higher energies come into us like seeds that are planted. It's very labor intensive, and leaves us tired and sweaty. We need to rest. But now those little seeds start working their magic, opening, growing, reaching for the sun. With a tremendous amount of effort and not a little bit of trust, they finally break through the earth's crust to manifest in the world. Using the analogy of the garden being us, all of this internal work that's going on affects us on the physical level. We begin to have strange dreams, interrupted sleep, and insomnia. We begin to feel low levels of chronic anxiety, fuzzy thinking, fuzzier memory lapses, blurred vision, and feelings of being overwhelmed.
Once the seeds start growing out of the ground things are a little easier all around. Those newer, more enlightened, more aware and conscious parts of ourselves now just need some TLC, air, light and water to help them (and subsequently US) grow. Our life provides that TLC, air, light and water because as we walk through our days we experience things that can help us learn new ways of being and doing things. That person that's always critical? Well, here they come again, with that scowl on their face. Can you think of a new way of interacting with them? There's your rain. Here comes your 10-year-old with that sweet smile on his face. What do you want to do? Just hug him close? There's your sun. You have a free moment, so you sit down, close your eyes and take a few deep breaths. Yup – there's your air.
Then comes one of my favorite times of year, fall, because this is the time of harvesting, or reaping our rewards, of putting our new skills into practice and having them feed us and our lives. It's the reward time, so to speak. It's not as difficult as the planting, for sure, and is very fruitful (pun intended).
But after the long planting, growing, and harvesting, we need a rest. So voila, here comes winter to give everybody a rest (some get longer rests than others). The seeds go to sleep under the ground, animals hibernate, frogs dig into the mud. Everything goes quiet and hushed, slows down almost to a halt. This is the time when we reflect on our last harvest, and all of the beautiful flowers, fruits, vegetables and grains; and dream of the seeds we will plant next spring, known AND new. It makes everything else bearable, just dreaming of the warmth coming again, of the new growth, doesn't it? Thinking of the color and the texture and the taste and the perfume of our crops. I know for myself that every year the lilacs bloom, I'm thinking it's a major miracle. How is that even possible? How do the bushes know just what to do, and when? Just thinking about it, I can almost smell that sweet smell of lilac that tells me it's almost summer.
Depending on how much work the other seasons have been, and how long winter has been for us (figuratively or for real), our souls know when it's time to plant those new seeds of awareness, so that by the tail end of that wintertime in our lives, we become restless again, ready to get back to work, ready for the New.
To translate that again into our lives, we started having bigger "gardens" last September (more consciousness energy was coming into our lives). It's like tending a one acre garden every year until one year someone says, "Oh, and by the way? That extra 40 acres is now yours to take care of as well. But here's a new seed catalogue so you can order some new things." That means more work all around, but also that the harvest will be greater.
Can't you just feel that extra work, the extra load put on us, that something is coming your way, you just don't know what yet? Well, if you can't, I certainly can.
Sometimes I think it may be something scary (like the flood), and sometimes I think it may be something good (like a new job or move), but still, all of our thoughts are just seeds. We won't know for sure until they are planted and start to come up, which will be sometime this summer, which coincides with when I know we'll be well into the next cycle of all of this. In fact, at the end of May a lot of our anxieties and restlessness should be resolved as we get those soul seeds firmly planted.
On and on it goes – just like the seasons. It never stops, and we wouldn't want it to stop. That means it's the end of the game, and we're not ready for that yet. Yes, we might like it to be easier, but you don't build muscle by lightening your weights, do you? No – to get stronger and bigger you slowly add more weight and reps each workout, slowly building your body, or in keeping with our garden analogy, we keep adding an extra row to our garden each year, and add a few kinds of seeds. It's the same thing spiritually, and last fall saw us getting about 20 pounds added to our spiritual weights that we're working with, or 10 more rows to the garden – a bigger expansion than usual, for sure.
Easy? No. But doable? Yes, always, even if we complain and sweat and swear and get really bitchy about it all. Spring WILL come, and will bring many new beautiful seeds for us to plant in our lives, and with a lot of hard work we will have an amazing harvest this next fall, hopefully adding to our garden seed selection each year, asking for help when it's needed, resting when we're tired, but always strapping on our Crocs and sun hat to head out to our Garden again. It's just what we do. Hang on – Spring IS coming, and from where I'm standing, the blooms are going to be unbelievable!
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Treating people with dignity and respect
Members of the ARCh Youth Team (from left) Mukwonago High School sophomore Isabella Salinas, Brookfield East High School seniors Michael Sipek, Alexia Ford and Becca Bukvich, Park View Middle School eighth grader Brad Weller, and Brookfield East junior Esther Gvora present a game show skit to demonstrate how people shouldn't be defined by their looks. Photo by: Carol Spaeth-Bauer
Everyone loves Oreos, yet there are different ways to eat them - even different types of Oreos to enjoy. Some may nibble, some may break the cookie in half, some may twist, some may dunk - proof that people want differences. Yet why can't we accept differences in people as easily as we accept cookie variations?
That was a question posed to students at Clarendon Avenue Elementary School last week when the ARCh (Association for the Rights of Citizens with handicaps) Youth Team presented "Differences - Gotta Have 'Em."
The ARCh Youth Team is a group of teens who believe "that the world can be changed if we look beyond the labels and stereotypes to see each person's abilities." Students on the youth team come from grades seven through 12 and attend different schools.
Since November 1986 the youth team has consistently demonstrated "the best of what young people offer: courage, compassion and activism," and have "inspired hundreds of thousands of people with simple but profound message - that all people have the right to be treated with dignity and respect," according to the ARCh alumni newsletter.
Cassidy Sanchez was "an outstanding member of the ARCh Youth Team during her four years at Mukwonago High School, and is now a dedicated alumnus who continues to support the agency with time and talent, and has even created a scholarship fund to recognize seniors who demonstrate exemplary service and leadership in ARCh," said Jennifer Horth, executive director for ARCh.
Sanchez joined the ARCh her sophomore year, brought to the youth team by a friend. While she started with the group because she knew the service hours would look good to colleges, that wasn't why she stuck around.
"I was drawn to ARCh because of the chance to help people with disabilities and was fortunate to be part of the first 'Differences: Gotta have 'em' campaign spreading the message of accepting everyone's differences," said Sanchez, who was able to bring that message to Mukwonago her senior year. "When I broke my neck junior year, the youth team was one place I could go and still feel accepted and useful despite my facial scars and neck brace."
Her service with the youth team helped her earn quite a few scholarships. She continued her involvement in college as a counselor and chaperone for events.
Now her work as a board-certified pediatric physical therapist reflects the advocacy she learned at ARCh.
"I work with children with disabilities, and families often thank me for going out of my way for their children when I just was doing what I thought they needed," Sanchez explained. "I'm sure that value came from service to ARCh."
She continues to support ARC financial donations and helps to recruit members "because I value the experience I had there and the work they do supporting families and educating people to accept differences and prevent disabilities." A few years ago Sanchez and her husband started a scholarship for committed youth team members to recognize an outstanding senior each year, based mostly on what the student has done for ARCh.
Current youth team
This year's youth team consists of students from Brookfield East, Hamilton, Waukesha West and Arrowhead high schools, along with several middle schools, including Park View Middle School.
Mukwonago High School sophomore Isabella Salinas joined ARCh three years ago as an eighth-grader at Park View Middle School after she saw a presentation because she wanted to help people and wanted to make a difference. The experience has taught her that some of the coolest people are kids other teens might not talk to, teens with disabilities.
"I've learned not to judge people by what they look like," said Salinas.
While MHS has brought Challenge Day and SAVE (Students Against Violence Everywhere) to the school to promote acceptance, Salinas said she has seen some change, but the school "still has a long way to go."
ARCh is recruiting new members to help inspire others to treat people with dignity and respect. Interested students should send their name, address, school, grade and email to ARCh, 419 Frederick St., Waukesha, WI 53186.
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THE 2005 ELECTIONS: LONG ISLAND; Democrats Gain on Long Island, a Onetime G.O.P. Bastion
By MICHAEL COOPER
Published: November 10, 2005
For decades, Republican candidates in New York have turned to Long Island as a reliable source of votes. Thousands of Long Islanders came to rallies for presidential candidates. Just 11 years ago, the Long Island vote, and the help of the Island's kingmaker, Senator Alfonse M. D'Amato, were instrumental in electing a little-known state senator, George E. Pataki, the governor of New York.
Now the era of Republican hegemony on Long Island is over, and the implications for statewide politics as the 2006 elections for governor and United States Senate get under way are profound. Republicans can no longer count on Long Island for huge vote margins to push their candidates into office, officials in both parties said yesterday.
The shifting center of Long Island politics was underscored this week by a string of Democratic victories across the Island. In January, Democrats will simultaneously take control of Nassau and Suffolk Counties for what officials say is the first time. Both counties will still be run by Democratic county executives, and, thanks to the legislative seats that Democrats picked up in Suffolk County on Tuesday, Democrats will have a majority in both legislatures. The vaunted Republican machine of old is just a memory.
''I think the days of monolithic, one-party control by the Republicans, interrupted by short spurts of losses, are over,'' said John V. N. Klein, a Republican and a former Suffolk County executive. ''They are going to have to fight for every election going forward. From a statewide standpoint, these two counties have been stalwarts, delivering huge pluralities for Republicans. Those pluralities can no longer be taken for granted.''
The Long Island vote is very much on the minds of party leaders as they debate which candidate for governor to support in 2006. One faction, which includes State Senator Joseph L. Bruno, the Senate majority leader, has expressed support for Tom Golisano, an upstate billionaire who finances his own campaigns and has run for governor three times as a third party candidate. Another, led by Stephen J. Minarik III, the chairman of the state Republican Party, is endorsing the candidacy of William F. Weld, the former Massachusetts governor, who now wants to run for governor of his native New York.
Mr. Minarik said in an interview yesterday that be believed Mr. Weld would be more successful at bringing Long Island's Republican voters back into the fold. ''When you look at the Island, I think Bill Weld, if he's our candidate, would help us far better over all,'' he said. ''He'd bring some star quality.''
Others are not so sure. Representative Peter T. King said that while he liked both men, he wished the party could field a more working-class Republican candidate to appeal to suburban voters. ''We need someone like the Al D'Amato of 1980,'' he said.
No one is writing off Long Island, which delivered huge margins to Governor Pataki when he ran for a third term in 2002. But analysts say that the Island cannot be taken for granted by Republicans. ''They can't get those huge, guaranteed majorities,'' Mr. King said.
A decade ago, Mr. King noted, he and his fellow Republicans held four of Long Island's five Congressional seats. Now Mr. King is the lone Republican in the Island's delegation.
Democrats, meanwhile, are closing their enrollment gap on Long Island. Nassau County was once to Republican machine politics what Chicago was to Democratic machine politics. New arrivals almost always registered as Republicans, and the machine provided everything from immaculate parks to plentiful county jobs to summer jobs for children. Those days, though, are long gone.
Less than a decade ago, registered Republicans outnumbered Democrats in Nassau County by more than 100,000 voters. Now their edge has slipped to a little more than 38,000 voters. And in Suffolk County, the Republican advantage has slipped to 65,000 voters, down from nearly 110,000 in 1996, according to state records.
As the Republicans have lost their edge, the number of voters unaffiliated with any party has grown.
The changing face of Long Island politics is attributed to a number of factors.
The catalyst in Nassau County was the Republican mismanagement that left the county in a serious fiscal crisis, even during the economic boom of the late 1990's. Voters revolted. In Suffolk County, Republicans were implicated in a series of scandals -- some referred to Brookhaven as ''Crookhaven'' -- leaving many voters disenchanted with the local Republican Party and ready for a change.
But behind those events, analysts said, are the Island's changing face and demographics as it learns what it is to be an aging suburb. As the suburbs have grown, they have become more developed and densely populated, giving government a new set of problems to contend with. And the demographics of the suburbs have changed as well, absorbing more former city dwellers and racial and ethnic minorities who tend to vote Democratic.
Suburbs from Westchester to New Jersey that were once Republican are becoming swing districts, and more Democratic. Long Island is an extreme case.
The last bastion of real Republican power on Long Island is now its delegation of state senators, a powerful block in the Senate's Republican conference. Senator Dean G. Skelos is always on the short list of possible successors to Mr. Bruno as Senate majority leader.
But as the Island becomes more Democratic, the Republican edge in the State Senate narrows, and as some Long Island senators grow closer to retirement, some Republicans are growing increasingly concerned about holding on to the State Senate.
Norman Adler, a political consultant who represents six state senators from Long Island, said he used to begin campaigns by trying to mobilize the Republican base. But, he said: ''When I do my strategizing now, the first place I aim my information is not at affiliated voters, it's at unaffiliated voters. Because they're up for grabs.''
It is widely known in Albany that State Senator Michael A. L. Balboni, a Nassau County Republican, would like to run for attorney general. But since Democrats narrowly outnumber Republicans in his district, Republicans in the Senate are reluctant to see him step down to run for office, because it would create an open seat they could lose.
Mr. Balboni's supporters point to Tuesday's election of Maureen O'Connell, a Republican, as Nassau County clerk, as evidence that Republicans can still carry the district. But the prospect of an open Senate seat there certainly appeals to Democrats.
State Senator David A. Paterson, the Democratic minority leader, happily offered this of a Balboni candidacy: ''Let's just say he'd be a great attorney general.''
Senator Balboni said that while there had been what he called ''a target-rich environment for dissatisfied voters,'' he believed the Republican Party could right itself by returning to its core themes of low taxes, jobs and security.
''It's a time of great challenge for Republicans,'' he said, ''but I believe a time of opportunity.''
The transformation of the Island still amazes Senator Paterson, who went to school in Hempstead and later attended Hofstra University. ''One thing we knew growing up was that the Yankees usually own the World Series, the Boston Celtics ruled basketball, and Republicans ruled Long Island politics,'' he said.
Chart: ''Races in the Region''
+Winner * Incumbent
**Winner and change in party
County executives
Nassau County
Reporting: 100%
+Thomas R. Suozzi, D*: 178,133 -- 59%
Gregory P. Peterson, R: 114,115 -- 38%
Robert A. Bruno, C: 9,097 -- 3%
Westchester County
Reporting: 99%
+Andrew J. Spano, D*: 106,430 -- 58%
Robert P. Astorino, R: 78,082 -- 42%
District attorneys
Nassau County
Reporting: 100%
**Kathleen M. Rice, D: 151,819 -- 51%
Denis E. Dillon, R*: 143,827 -- 49%
Westchester County
Reporting: 99%
Janet DiFiore, R: 93,961 -- 51%
Tony Castro, D: 86,652 -- 47%
Anthony J. De Cintio, O: 2,871 -- 2%
Reporting: 100%
+Byron W. Brown, D: 43,682 -- 64%
Kevin J. Helfer, R: 18,578 -- 27%
Judith S. Einach, G: 3,397 -- 5%
Charles J. Flynn, O: 2,960 -- 4%
New Haven
Reporting: 100%
+John DeStefano, D*: 9,199 -- 75%
Eric Brown, G: 1,455 -- 12%
Gary Jenkins, O: 1,408 -- 12%
Leslie Blatteau, WI: 110 -- 1%
Roger Uihlein, WI: 21 -- 0%
Waterbury, Conn.
Reporting: 100%
+Michael Jarjura, WI: 7,907 -- 38%
Karen Mulcahy, D: 5,455 -- 27%
Lawrence DePillo, I: 4,800 -- 23%
Thomas Tremaglio, R: 2,143 -- 10%
James Ayash, O: 227 -- 1%
Michael Petrocelli, WI: 8 -- 0%
East Hartford
Reporting: 100%
+Melody Currey, D: 4,375 -- 51%
George Franek, R: 2,314 -- 27%
Susan Kniep, I: 1,862 -- 22%
New York state ballot proposals
Question 1: State budget procedure 99%
Recommends a new procedure to govern what happens when the governor and the Legislature do not agree on a budget by the start of the fiscal year.
+No 1,258,831 -- 64%
Yes 693,005 -- 36%
Question 2: Transportation bonds 99%
Authorizes the creation of debt and the sale of $2.9 billion in bonds to maintain and improve transportation infrastucture.
+Yes 1,099,309 -- 55%
No 890,502 -- 45%
Parties: C-Conservative, D-Democrat, G-Green, I-Independent, IN-Independence, LT-Libertarian, O-Other, R-Republican, SW-Socialist Workers, WF-Working Families, WI-Write-in (pg. B10)


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East Anglia to lead 'revolution' in High Tech farmingby Elodie Harper
The Government will today launch a new Industrial Strategy for agricultural science, technology and innovation, in a major shift of policy towards supporting modern high-tech farming.
At a launch event on the morning of Monday 22nd July, regional farming and food industry leaders will join Norfolk MP George Freeman, Chairman of the All Party Group on Agricultural Science, and the Government's Adviser on Life Science, to launch the Strategy. Mr Freeman is calling the strategy a 'green revolution.'
– George Freeman MP
"The East Anglia region, with its world-renowned research bases in Cambridge and Norwich, and world class food, farming, engineering and IT sectors has the potential to pioneer the new technologies driving low carbon, low impact, low chemical and high output 'progressive' modern farming."
The Eastern Region has several of the UK's world renowned Agri research institutes, including Rothamsted in Harpenden, the John Innes and Institute for Food Research in Norwich and the National Institute for Agricultural Botany (NIAB) in Cambridge.
Key announcements from the Ag-Tech Strategy include:
- £160m of new funding for agri-innovation for:
- A new network of regional and sectoral Innovation Hubs: to move science from the 'Lab to Field'
- The creation of a £60m Agri-Tech Catalyst Fund to attract industry investment into new technologies and companies.
- The launching of a UK institute for Agri-Food Data to help the UK lead the fast growing field of agricultural informatics and the metrics of 'sustainable farming'
- Commitment to £450m Per annum of Goverment support for Agricultural and Food Research
– George Freeman MP
"The Norwich-Cambridge corridor has the potential to become in Agri-Tech what Cambridge has become in biomedicine: a world class 'cluster' of research, innovation, high growth companies and exciting new career opportunities."
Not all forms of agri-tech are popular. Trials of genetically modified crops and their use in farming remain highly controversial. While they are widely grown in North and South America, GM crops they are rarely grown in the UK and Europe as they must be considered on an extremely strict case-by-case basis.
Last May a protest at Rothamsted Research in Hertfordshire against GM wheat attracted hundreds of demonstrators. A poll taken by YouGov this June found that only 21 per cent of the population supported GM technology, while 35 per cent opposed it.


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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WZDX) - Her story was heard around the world when her science experiment blew up at her Florida High School.
"I made the mistake of bringing my experiment outside of the classroom. However, that is the only mistake I feel that I have made," Kiera Wilmot tells WFTS in Tampa back in April.
"She was arrested, handcuffed, taken away in a police car, she was expelled from school or suspended and recommended for expulsion from school," says Marie Wilmot, Kiera's mom.
The charges have since been dropped and Kiera is allowed to spend her senior year at school. This week, Kiera and her twin sister, Kayla are enjoying Space Camp at the Space and Rocket Center. Thanks to one man who saw Keira's story and felt compelled to help.
"I'm not a lawyer but what can I do for this young lady? And I immediately thought of space camp," says Homer Hickam.
The girls are now taking their science skills to a whole new level.
"We have learned about rockets, rocket making, shuttle making, the engines, what happens during the off-- t minus, t plus," say Kayla and Kiera Wilmot.
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Word tonight that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation may be called in to investigate complaints regarding the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department. There has been an on-going internal affairs investigation after concerns were made public by several city aldermen last month about possible under-reporting of crime.
Sources tell us that Interim City Manager Stephanie Cutter has directed Metro Police Chief Willie Lovett to engage the Georgia Bureau of Investigation immediately to investigate those complaints. The complaints began surfacing last month after crime statistics for 2012 were released showing most crimes were on the decline. Several city Aldermen came forward saying they were hearing from their constituents that officers were discouraging them from filing reports for minor thefts and other crimes.
That's when the City Manager met with Chief Lovett and the investigation began. In January, the City Manager told News 3, "We are asking our office of professional standards to investigate the allegations and if we find something or a behavior of an officer that is not proper or outside of standards - then we will seek outside investigation."
We tried to confirm the directive with Police and the City spokesperson - but were told they could not confirm or comment on any possible action until City Council members were notified. On Tuesday we were told a memo would be going out on Wednesday. Wednesday morning we were told it would be going out in the afternoon. Then late Wednesday afternoon - the city spokesman told us that's it's an unresolved issue at this time - that there are concerns that the GBI can not or will not get involved in the investigation. News 3 will continue to follow this story and bring you more as it becomes available.
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#ISupportStaceyDash (Actress) for Endorsing Mitt Romney. @MittRomney
@REALStaceyDash #bcot #tcot—
Ξ BLACK REPUBLICAN Ξ (@blackrepublican) October 07, 2012
She is under fire from the Left for endorsing GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, but conservative and libertarian Twitter users have actress Stacey Dash's back:
#ISupportStaceyDash for making her own choices and decisions!—
Tyler Hale (@skeeter10) October 07, 2012
#ISupportStaceyDash because I believe in liberty, freedom of speech and the right for one to express their opinion openly.—
Demetrius Minor (@dminor85) October 07, 2012
#ISupportStaceyDash for staying true to her values—
Pioneer (@KennethHarbin) October 07, 2012
#ISupportStaceyDash for daring to voice her own opinion instead of assimilating to the hive mentality.—
Delta Bravo Kilo (@DeTroyes1) October 07, 2012
#ISupportStaceyDash Stay strong, you have a lot of support! RT @REALStaceyDash My humble opinion… EVERYONE is entitled to one.—
(@OceanMeld) October 07, 2012
#ISupportStaceyDash for breaking the stereotype and doing what is RIGHT rather than what's POPULAR—
Matthew (@mattymonsterz) October 07, 2012
because you have to be an ignorant racist to demand that she support Obama simply due to shared skin color.—
Lee (@lee_ritz) October 07, 2012
#ISupportStaceyDash Because she is a real woman who stood up for her opinions! @REALStaceyDash—
shoshannah (@ShoshannaEloira) October 07, 2012
Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one's thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. -Fredrick Douglas #ISupportStaceyDash—
Michael McNeely (@michaelmcneely) October 07, 2012
#ISupportStaceyDash for voting with her VALUES & not pop culture.—
Rikki Williams (@RikkiWilliamsXO) October 07, 2012
Standing w @REALStaceyDash 4 voting brain instead of skin color! #ISupportStaceyDash bc supporting 13% Black Unemp. is the REAL sellout!—
Anthony (@theblazedone) October 07, 2012
#ISupportStaceyDash because she put character before color.—
Savannah (@thesavvy) October 07, 2012
#ISupportStaceyDash for not voting based on skin color. She represents everything that MLK Jr. and civil rights leaders fought for.—
Candice (@CandiLissa) October 07, 2012
#ISupportStaceyDash – I'm Elisha ^B^ and I approve this hashtag b/c Liberals want it & her to go away. H/T to @blackrepublican #teaparty—
Elisha ^B^ (@ElishaNEWS) October 07, 2012
Twitchy supports Stacey Dash too. As she points out, everyone is entitled to an opinion:
My humble opinion… EVERYONE is entitled to one.—
Stacey Dash (@REALStaceyDash) October 07, 2012
It takes a lot of courage for a working actor or actress to openly support a Republican for President.
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Greek Tragedies, 2014 Edition
Last week's publication of a Lancet article1 on the effect of austerity on Greek public health made a lot of noise (for those who know Italian, I suggest reading the excellent Barbara Spinelli, in La Repubblica).
The Lancet article sets the tone since the abstract, talking of "mounting evidence of a Greek public health tragedy". It is indeed a tragedy, that highlights how fast social advances may be reversed, even in an advanced economy.
Some time ago (March 2012) I had titled a post "Greek Tragedies". Mostly for my students, I had collected data on Greek macroeconomic variables. I concluded that austerity was self-defeating, and that at the same time it was imposing extreme hardship on Greek citizens. Of course one needed not be a good economist to know what was going on. It was enough not to work at the Commission or in Germany… But the Lancet article also allows to substantiate another claim I made at the time, i.e. that austerity would also have enormous impact in the long run. It is weird to quote myself, but here is my conclusion at the time:
Even more important, investment (pink line) was cut in half since 2007. This means that Greece is not only going through depressed growth today. But it is doing it in such a way that growth will not resume for years, as its productive capacity is being seriously dented.
What makes it sad, besides scary, is that behind these curves there are people's lives. And that all this needed not to happen.
I think it is time for an update of the figure on the Greek tragedy. And here it is:
I said in 2012 that investment cut in half spelled future tragedy. Two years later it is down 14 more points, to 36% of 2007 levels. I am unsure the meaning of this is clear to everybody in Brussels and Berlin: when sooner or later growth will resume, the Greek will look at their productive capacity, to discover it melted. They will be unable to produce, even at the modest pre-crisis levels,without running into supply constraints and bottlenecks. I am ready to bet that at that time some very prestigious economist from Brussels will call for structural reforms to "free the Greek economy". By the way, seven years into the crisis, the OECD keeps forecasting negative growth together with unsustainable (and growing) debt.
I also added unemployment to my personal "Greek Tragedy Watch": Terrifying absolute numbers (almost 30% unemployment overall, youth unemployment around 60%, more than that for women!). And absolutely no trend reversal in sight. A final consideration, related to the melting of the capital stock. How much of this enormously high unemployment, is evolving into structural? How many of the unemployed will the economy be able to reabsorb, once it starts growing again? Not many, I am afraid, as there is no capital left.
Not bad as an assessment of austerity… And yet, just this morning the German government complained for a very limited softening of austerity demands. Errare umanum est, perseverare autem diabolicum…
1. Kentikelenis, Alexander, Marina Karanikolos, Aaron Reeves, Martin McKee, and David Stuckler. 2014. "Greece's Health Crisis: From Austerity to Denialism." The Lancet 383 (9918) (February): 748–753. Back
Competitive Structural Reforms
Mario Draghi, in an interview to the Journal du Dimanche, offers an interesting snapshot of his mindset. He (correctly in my opinion) dismisses euro exit and competitive devaluations as a viable policy choices:
The populist argument that, by leaving the euro, a national economy will instantly benefit from a competitive devaluation, as it did in the good old days, does not hold water. If everybody tries to devalue their currency, nobody benefits.
But in the same (short) interview, he also argues that
We remain just as determined today to ensure price stability and safeguard the integrity of the euro. But the ECB cannot do it all alone. We will not do governments' work for them. It is up to them to undertake fundamental reforms, support innovation and manage public spending – in short, to come up with new models for growth. [...] Taking the example of German growth, that has not come from the reduction of our interest rates (although that will have helped), but rather from the reforms of previous years.
I find it fascinating: Draghi manages to omit that German increased competitiveness mostly came from wage restraint and domestic demand compression, as showed by a current account that went from a deficit to a large surplus over the past decade. Compression of domestic demand and export-led growth, in the current non-cooperative framework, would mean taking market shares from EMU partners. This is in fact what Germany did so far, and is precisely the same mechanism we saw at work in the 1930s. Wages and prices would today take the place of exchange rates then, but the mechanism, and the likely outcome are the same. Unless…
Draghi probably has in mind a process by which all EMU countries embrace the German export-led model, and export towards the rest of the world. I have already said (here, here, and here) what I think of that. We are not a small open economy. If we depress our economy there is only so much the rest of the world can do to lift it through exports. And it remains that the second largest economy in the world deserves better than being a parasite on the shoulders of others…
As long as German economists are like the guy I met on TV last week, there is little to be optimist about…
Of Actions and Words in Frankfurt
Last Thursday the ECB cut rates, somewhat unexpectedly. This shows that it takes the risk of deflation very seriously. Good news, I'd say. But unfortunately, press conferences follow ECB Council meetings. And I say unfortunately, because Mr Draghi words often fail to match his actions. Here is what he said on Thursday (I could not resist adding some bold here and there):
If you look at the euro area from a distance, you see that the fundamentals in this area are probably the strongest in the world. This is the area that has the lowest budget deficit in the world. Our aggregate public deficit is actually a small surplus. We have a small primary surplus of 0.7%, compared with, I think, a deficit of 6 or 7% deficit in US, – 6 I think – and 8 % in Japan. This is the area with the highest current account surplus. And it is also the area, as we said before, with one of the lowest – if not the lowest – inflation rate.
Fascinating. Truly fascinating. I will pass on the fact that one of the strong "fundamentals" Mr Draghi quotes, low inflation, is actually the main source of worry for economists and policymakers worldwide, including the ECB, that had to rush into a rate cut that was not planned at least until December! I will also pass on his praise of high current account surpluses while the Commission itself is considering opening an infraction procedure against Germany, for perpetuating an important source of imbalances within the eurozone and worldwide.
No, what I find more shocking is the list of fundamentals Draghi gives: public debt and deficit; inflation; current account balance. Now, it dates back a little, but I remember all of those, in Econ 101, to be defined as instruments of economic policy, supposed to serve the final objectives of growth and employment. It is true that we do rather well in what Draghi calls fundamentals, but I continue preferring to call instruments. Look at this table:
I have reported, for ease of comparison, data from the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2013), therefore they are not the latest (quarterly or monthly) data. Also, I have highlighted in red the worst performer, and in green the best. And boy, Draghi is right! (Notice incidentally that eurozone inflation was 2.5 percent on average in 2012. With the latest data at 0.7 percent, this suggests that we are running, not walking, towards deflation.)
But if we look at the supposed objectives of economic policy (how would Draghi call these?), the picture changes, quite a bit:
No other major advanced economy is doing nearly as badly as the eurozone in terms of unemployment and GDP. But according to the ECB President we have "the strongest fundamentals in the world". Does this means that Draghi did not take Econ 101? No, I know for sure that he did take it, and he actually had excellent mentors. To understand Draghi's claim, it may be useful to read his whole sentence. After arguing that the eurozone has strong fundamentals he goes on:
This does not translate automatically into a galloping recovery. But, actually, it gives you the fundamentals upon which you can pursue the right economic policies. Structural reforms are the necessary and sufficient condition for this to happen. In the absence of that, unfortunately, we are going to stay here for quite a long time.
Here is the answer. The only and one answer. Focusing on instruments instead of targets is the strategy of those who do not believe that a role exists for active economic policies. It is a pity that one of these guys is heading the second most important central bank of the world. And it is paradoxically reassuring that the situation is currently so bad that he is forced to abandon his creed and implement active monetary policies.
Advice for the next episodes: praise Mario Draghi actions, and avoid reading the transcripts of his press conferences.
Parallel Universes
So, on today's FT the German finance minister Wolfgang Schauble forcefully argued that Europe is on the right track, that austerity is paying off, and that "Despite what the critics of the European crisis management would have us believe, we live in the real world, not in a parallel universe where well-established economic principles no longer apply."
He then proceeds listing all the benefits that austerity and "well-established economic principles" brought to Germany, and to other countries that followed them. Today, he claims, Germany has strong growth, fueled by domestic demand, and grounded on robust investment and innovation.
Ok, let's see who lives in a parallel world. Read More
Short-Term Pain for Long-Term… Pain
We really had a strange summer. The whole media circus, and to a certain extent markets, clung to a few sparse green shots to decree "the recession over". Which, according to the latest OECD interim assessment, is technically true: GDP in the EMU is forecasted to increase in 2013 by 0.4 per cent. Can we party, then? Well, no. Read more
Wrong Models
Sebastian Dullien has a very interesting Policy Brief on the "German Model", that is worth reading. Analyzing the Schroeder reforms of 2003-2005, it shows that it fundamentally boiled down to encouraging part-time contracts, but it did not touch the core of German labour market regulation:
Note, however, what the Schröder reforms did not do. They did not touch the German system of collective wage bargaining. They did not change the rules on working time. They did not make hiring and firing fundamentally easier. They also did not introduce the famous working-time accounts and the compensation for short working hours, which helped Germany through the crisis of 2008–9.
Thus, Dullien concludes, the standard Berlin View narrative, i.e. the success of the German Economy is due to fiscal consolidation and structural reforms in particular in labour markets, needs to be reassessed to say the very least. But there is more than this.
Dani for President
Dani Rodrik has an excellent piece on Project Syndicate. I strongly advise reading and sharing it. Rodrik points out that structural reforms (if well designed, I'd add) tend to destroy jobs in low productivity sectors, and to create them in high productivity ones. He then argues that for the second effect to happen, the high productivity sectors need to face strong demand. This is not happening right now, so that structural reforms, where implemented, are only contributing to depressing employment and growth. He concludes that the very success of structural reforms depends on fixing the short run aggregate demand deficiency problem, through standard Keynesian policies. The zest of the paper is in the last two paragraphs:
Ultimately, a workable European economic union does require greater structural homogeneity and institutional convergence (especially in labor markets) among its members. So the German argument contains a kernel of validity: In the long run, EU countries need to look more like one another if they want to inhabit the same house.
But the eurozone faces a short-term problem that is much more Keynesian in nature, and for which longer-term structural remedies are ineffective at best and harmful at worst. Too much focus on structural problems, at the expense of Keynesian policies, will make the long run unachievable – and hence irrelevant.
Rodrik states something rather obvious: Read more
Who's Rebalancing
Just a quick note. The two largest surplus economies have lately decided to take radically different paths. China expressed concern for the imbalances lying behind its large current account surplus, and pledged since at least 2009 to re-balance its growth model towards higher domestic demand. I had already discussed that a little more than one year ago, noticing how the challenge for China was to steer away not only from exports, but also from excessive investment. In the same piece I had argued that while China seemed fully conscious of its contribution to the global imbalances that had led to the crisis, Germany had decided to walk the opposite path.
And here we are. With timely synchronization, we learn that wages in Bavaria will increase by 5.6% over the next two years, maybe triggering a more generalized increase. Or maybe not. While in China they increased 17% in the year 2012.
Even taking into account differences in inflation and in growth, the difference is revealing. China is actually playing the game it committed to. Not only it tries to reduce its dependence on foreign demand; but, domestically, it is trying to boost consumption and to curb investment.
In the meantime Germany is stuck with its small-country syndrome: export-led growth and restraints to domestic demand (both public and private). In spite of recent troubles, austerity remains the course Europe is following (with disastrous results). It is telling that even when partially acknowledging that austerity did not bring the fruits she hoped for, Angela Merkel can only suggest, as an alternative, structural reforms to boost competitiveness. Expanding domestic demand has not, is not, and will not be an option for the German government.
The Berlin View is alive and kicking.
Leaks in the Dam?
Interesting things happened this morning. I assisted to one of the presentations of the OECD interim assessment. There is nothing very new in the assessment, that concerning the eurozone, can be summarized as follows
- The outlook remains negative (while the rest of the OECD countries are doing better)
- There is still room for monetary accommodation
- This monetary accommodation may not benefit the countries that need it more, because the transmission mechanism of monetary policy is still not fully working
- The Cyprus incident shows that there is a desperate (this I added) need of a fully fledged banking union
- EMU countries need to continue on the path of fiscal stabilization, even if automatic stabilizers should be allowed to fully play their role, even at the price of missing nominal targets Read more


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11-04-2010 2:21
has anyone here been succesfull in opening the display?
26-04-2010 22:28
I changed the hdd by a RunCore Pro IV SSD 32GB, the problem is that it freezes during installation, not only win7 install, i tried Vista install, even XP install and it freezes at different points during installation.
any ideas, suggestions? i heard people doing fine with other RunCore drives, any experience about?
thanks in advance.
after a lot of tries, i tried to upgrade firmware of the runcore. it upgraded from revision 0.1 to 1916. it took only 1-2 secs, maybe too fast. Now it says revision 1916 and it is working fine out of the booklet, but the same problem of random freezes when trying to install windows (xp, vista, w7).
any ideas/suggestions?
i formated it as a dos bootdisk and it boots fine, do you know any dos utility to check if something is wrong with the drive? o to test the drive conected to the booket controller?
any other ideas/suggestions?
thanks in advance
26-04-2010 22:47
Twain wrote:
I have the runcore 64GB SSD in my Booklet.
Please help ;-)
03-05-2010 5:27
Same truoble with X-18 G2. As far as I use Jolicluod, no problem with it.
06-05-2010 6:48
07-05-2010 20:18
I noticed that my battery life is wildly innaccurate / bad with the SSD installed. At full battery, it says 6 hours left (used to be 8).
Anyone else have this problem?
19-05-2010 20:20
I have successfully changed my HDD to Intel X18-M G1 SSD. Looking good! I made backup from my old filesystem with Acronis to external USB drive. After changing the SSD I restored the whole filesystem and working better that ever!
24-05-2010 0:27
i managed to open the display, just slide a prying tool between the plastic sheet and the rubber band on the face of the display. The plastic sheet is just glued to the frame, after you have done what you wanted, just put it back and the glue will still hold.
if you could give me advice, im planing to change the display, to a clearbrite one, any ideas?
24-05-2010 0:49
24-05-2010 1:08
been reading info on this, i am not an expert, but so far now i have learned that I need to look for a display with the same size, the same resolution and the same lightning technology, such as lcd., i read that changing the display is as easy as unplug and replug.
right now i havent found any spare display with the same specs, also i have the doubt if im going to need new drivers for the new display.. this is going to be a good experiment.
24-05-2010 4:19
btw!! nokia's specifications say that this computer has a glass window on the display, which is not true. they should change that, its made of plastic, a very hard and though one, but at last its plastic!
05-06-2010 1:19 - edited 05-06-2010 1:26
Do any of you guys know what the voltage requirements are for the SSD that replaces the factory HDD unit? I've seen both 3.3v and 5v SSD's, and I'm thinking that the ones you guys are using are 5v units, but I couldn't seem to find voltage numbers on the X18-M SSD.
I ask because I'm interested in using a 32GB PQI Mico SATA SSD drive that I found for a good price.
EDIT: Removed price and link to site with SSD since it's apparently against the rules.
21-06-2010 23:50
I only want to ask:
is it right that , if I replace my hdd with a new ssd, I won´t be able to use the recovery-function???
Is it necessary to buy a new win7 software to use the booklet with new ssd, because an image would make problems with new ssd???
sry for bad English
22-06-2010 0:48
22-06-2010 21:41
Thank you for your answer
OK I don't need a new OS, but what if I want to recover my system after some month?? Can I do this like the present function (pressing F8 and backup) or should I save my arconis-made image??
13-07-2010 21:48
dont change your hard disk change your window
13-07-2010 22:01
you can even increace your RAM
18-07-2010 21:08
24-07-2010 16:44
which SDD are compatible with Nokia Booklet 3G? ::
what are the SPECIFIC model numbers ?
concluding from this thread:
1.8" drive
X18-M G1 SSD works?
x18m G2 (does not work??)
supertalent ssd (works?? which model?)
Samsung SSD ??
24-07-2010 19:33
Can you say which supertalent SSD you installed exactly ?


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With Bynum, Sixers now a 'power' team
- Written by Donald Hunt
- Published in Basketball
Andrew Bynum has given the Philadelphia 76ers somebody this organization hasn't had in a long time. And that's a dominant big man at both ends of the floor. Of course, the Sixers had Dikembe Mutombo when they made their run to the 2001 NBA Finals. But Mutombo was mostly a presence at the defensive end of the court.
The most renowned Sixers big men were Wilt Chamberlain and Moses Malone. Chamberlain led the 1966–67 Sixers to an NBA championship. Malone guided the 1982–83 Sixers to a league title. Nobody is making any comparisons among the three players or even Mutombo. Nevertheless, when the Sixers have been a force, they usually have had a big time player around the basket. Now Doug Collins, Sixers head coach, has that luxury with Bynum in the paint.
"Obviously, we've become a power team," Collins said. "We went from an under-sized team two years ago. I think our finishing team had Elton Brand and Thaddeus Young on the frontline. Now, you look we got Andrew, Spencer (Hawes), Kwame (Brown), Lavoy (Allen), Thad (Young) and (Arnett) Moultrie. We got such a big line-up."
Bynum will be the driving force behind the Sixers power game. He also opens things up for the perimeter players such as small forward Dorell Wright, and guards Nick Young, Jrue Holiday, Evan Turner and the newly acquired Jason Richardson. When the defense collapses, he can kick the ball back out for what should be an easy outside shot from one of the guards or small forwards.
"The good part about it is we've added shooting," Collins said. "If you go back to the day we met after our last game, we said we wanted to get bigger, more athletic on the frontline and we wanted to get more shooting. You draft for talent and you trade for need. When you get some good players, especially a team that wants to rebuild, you got a chance for things to happen."
The Sixers made a big impression with the fans earlier this week during a public press conference for Bynum and Richardson. Both players came to the Sixers as a part of a four-team trade involving Denver, the Los Angeles Lakers and Orlando Magic. The Sixers traded forward Andre Iguodala to the Nuggets while sending forward Maurice Harkless and center Nik Vucevic to the Magic along with a protected first round pick. The Lakers received all-star center Dwight Howard from Orlando.
Bynum, a 7-foot, 285-pounder, was originally selected by the Lakers with the 10th overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft out of St. Joseph High School in Metuchen, N.J. This past season, he averaged career-highs of 18.7 points and 11.8 rebounds a game and was selected as a starter for the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game. Bynum, 24, was very impressed with the welcome and the enthusiasm from the fans.
"Hopefully, they can match my energy and keep it going," Bynum said. "They came out in a big way to support us. It's amazing. I've never seen anything like this and to be honest I'm looking forward to seeing what it looks like when we get a sold out arena."
Bynum grew up in Plainsboro, N.J., just beyond Princeton. He's expecting to have a lot of fans at the Wells Fargo Center. Bynum has a chance to be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. But he had some great things to say during the press conference, which excited the fans.
"My first experience here's been so great," Bynum said. "I'm really leaning toward making this my home."
The Sixers finished the shortened NBA season with a 35-31 record. They defeated the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the NBA playoffs. The Sixers were eliminated by the Boston Celtics in seven games in a tough Eastern Conference semifinal matchup. Bynum sees a lot of potential with his new team.
"I looked over the roster," Bynum said. "I said, 'They're actually pretty deep.' They lit us up the last time they played us. I know they have skills. I know Spencer (Hawes). I know Kwame. I'm looking forward to meeting the rest of the guys."
Bynum will be heading to Germany to undergo an experimental procedure on his knee in September. This procedure doesn't require surgery. Bynum is expected back in time for training camp, which starts October 2. In the meantime, Collins believes next month to be really important for his players.
"I think everybody is going to be committed," Collins said. "We're going to try to get guys in after Labor Day and get them to start working out with one another. We have some guys coming back we'll be counting on to be leaders. You have Jrue, Evan, Thad and Spencer who have been around a little bit. I want them to be vocal about how we do things.
"I think all these guys will want to be committed. They're all really good players. We're going to hit the ground running. It's going to be a little different. We know everybody. We got off to a great start (last year). Every day in practice is going to be important."
NOTE: Bynum has won two NBA championships with the Lakers (2009, 2010). Last season, he ranked 20th in the league in scoring, third in rebounding, sixth in blocks (1.93) and fourth in field goal percentage (55.8 percent).


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n June, batting .234, Heyward went on the disabled list to try to rest and rehab his shoulder. At one point, Chipper Jones suggested Heyward might need to learn to play with pain, which was whispered behind the outfielder's back, and in August, Heyward was struggling so badly that he played sparingly. "I knew how I felt," Heyward says. "I knew what I could and couldn't do. My swing got altered. I changed my hands to make up for the shoulder by changing my base load approach, and that got me more out of line. I tried to slow down and regroup, but it never worked on a consistent basis. When things go the way they were going, it would have done no good to try to answer people, who are going to believe what they're going to believe. It hurt me, because I love to play; I wanted to be in there every day and contributing. It would have accomplished nothing to get into some war of words. I just focused on doing the best I could do each day, and when the season ended get my shoulder healed."


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By Alexis WileyFox 2 NewsDETROIT (WJBK) -- Maudie Jordan's 23-year-old daughter, Tynesha Taylor, hasn't been seen since Saturday. As far as her mother knows, she is the last one to have seen her."She left her about 11:15. She said, 'Ma, I'll be back,' Jordan explained. "That was Saturday night, and she told me she was going to go out downtown with a friend.""We [were] cracking a lot of jokes before she left," she added. "She wasn't mad at anybody."Taylor never made it to her friend's house."Her boyfriend called me and told me she never came home, so when I got up, they called All Star," her mother said.Police discovered the car Taylor was driving on Detroit's east side parked in between two abandoned houses. The car appeared to be intact, but Taylor was nowhere to be found."If you do have her, just let her go, or if you know something, please just tell me something," said Jordan.As you can imagine, every moment that Taylor is missing is torture for her family, so if you know anything about her whereabouts or what happened, call Detroit police.
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ABU DHABI, Sep 6 (SW) - Japan began the final round of Asian qualifying for World Cup 2010 with hard-fought win on Saturday. Qatar and Japan also emerged victorious.
Bahrain 2-3 Japan
After narrowly missing out on the 2006 finals, Bahrain looked to get out on a positive note, but the Japanese struck first with Celtic's Shunsuke Nakamura putting the visitors in front on 18 minutes. That lead was doubled in the 44th minute when Yasuhito Endo's penalty made it 2-0.
Bahrain had Mohammed Hussain dismissed in the 66th minute for a second bookable offense, and Kengo Nakamura seemed to have put the match beyond doubt five minutes from time with Japan's third.
Salman Isa pulled one back for the home side two minutes later and own goal by Japan defender Tulio made it 3-2. Bahrain's rally ended up short, however, and Japan emerged with three points.
Qatar 3-0 Uzbekistan
The Uzbeks are hopeful that 2010 will mark their first World Cup appearance, but they too started on a poor note in Doha.
Majdi Siddiq opened the account for the home side in the 37th minute, and the lead was doubled in the 73rd as Magid Mohamed scored his first goal of qualifying. Talal al-Bloushi scored Qatar's third four minutes from time.
United Arab Emirates 1-2 North Korea
Looking to qualify for their first finals since 1966, North Korea kept the score at 0-0 until Choe Chol-Man put the visitors in front in the 74th minute.
An Chol-Hyok doubled the Korean lead in the 81st minute to secure the win, despite Bashir Saeed's consolation four minutes from time.
North Korea went to the top of Group B ahed of Thursday's crucial match against South Korea in Shanghai.
Saudi Arabia 1-1 Iran
A late Javad Nekounam goal helped Iran earn a point in their opening Group B match away to Saudi Arabia in Riyadh.
Saad al-Harthi's goal on the half hour mark held up for much of the match for the home-standing Saudis, but Osasuna's Nekounam struck 10 minutes before the final whistle to snatch a draw.
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Officials are warning the public after three people in South Carolina became ill from eating shellfish.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control said on Wednesday that the three people have confirmed cases of Vibrio cholerae.
Vibrio cholerae is a illness caused by bacteria that can be found in shellfish. DHEC said the bacteria causes gastroenteritis, not cholera.
"We are working with the Food and Drug Administration and many partners to identify the source of the contaminated shellfish," said Linda Bell, M.D. and state epidemiologist. "We are informing healthcare providers of the situation and will continue to monitor the state for additional cases."
DHEC said there is no evidence the contaminated shellfish originated in South Carolina waters.
They said the symptoms of Vibrio cholerae include nausea, vomiting and diarrhea that begin from a few hours to up to five days after consumption of raw shellfish.
The infection is usually mild or without symptoms, but can occasionally be severe. In severe cases, an infected person may experience profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting that can cause dehydration and shock, DHEC said.
"The elderly, young and immune compromised are particularly at risk of developing illness from consuming raw shellfish," said Bell. "The best way to protect yourself and your family from getting the Vibrio illness is to thoroughly cook all shellfish before eating it."
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Luke's family got me a Vitamix last year for my birthday. It was always one of those things that I wanted but was kind of embarrassed to admit that I wanted a $500 blender. But every time I use it, which seems to be at least a couple times a week now, I am in awe of it. It literally can do anything and everything. It can make peanut butter, chop cheese, make ice cream- I bet it would even walk Chumley if I set it to the correct dial.
So as I was using it the other day, it inspired me to share my kitchen essentials with you all. With wedding season in full swing and a lot of people registering, I thought I would add my two cents on what is really needed. Like, do you really need that yogurt maker? What about a risotto maker? (The answer to both of those are NO) Basically here is what I could not live without both big and small- and if you couldn't tell from the blog, I cook a lot. So if I were to re-register all over again, here is what I would make sure is on there:
1. Vitamix - Front and center, got to have it. Check out everything that it can do. Seriously if it could just make the bed, it would be the perfect appliance.
2. Salt Holder – I know this is a small thing, but I love mine. Since I am always putting salt on my food, this is the perfect little thing to have handy on the counter.
3. Le Cruset Dutch Oven – This is pretty much the most versatile pot, it can be a slow cooker for braising and stewing, it can hold hot oil when frying donuts and it can be used to make vats of spaghetti sauce. I love mine – and love the orange.
4. Boos Cutting Board - full disclosure, I don't have one of these. I have a wooden cutting board I got a Ikea when I first moved to SF that was like $5 but it still works. I may splurge on one of these one day. But a wooden cutting board is essential.
5. Kitchen Aid - My Kitchen Aid was a gift from an ex-boyfriend. My Kitchen Aid has outlasted him many many years. Enough said.
6. Scale - A kitchen scale is probably one of the most useful tools that no one uses. These things help keep cooking and baking consistent because weighing ingredients by weight is more accurate than by volume. Check out this video for more information.
7. Keurig Coffee Maker - Luke got me this coffee maker last year and I love it. For those who don't know, before I have my coffee in the morning I can barely function, let alone put coffee on. For the Keurig, all you have to do it pop a little cone of coffee in it and out comes a perfect cup of coffee in like 20 seconds.
8. Meat thermometer - Just get one of these. They are like 20$ and they will help you to always have well cooked (meaning not overcooked) meat by taking the internal temperature rather than relying on a recipe's time.
9. Shun Knives – These are my favorite knives, because they never seem to go dull and I also feel like a ninja when I am using them with all the cool graphics on them.


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DPS troopers tell KLTV 7 tonight that a man wanted for robbing a bank in Kilgore on Tuesday has been apprehended.
Randall Wikert, 60, of Kilgore, was spotted by police in Hawkins early Wednesday evening. A search began, and Hawkins residents were told to stay inside, because Wikert was said to be armed and dangerous.
But late Wednesday night, Wikert was caught by a DPS trooper at the Sonic Drive-In in Hawkins, on Beaulah Street.
DPS Public Information Officer Jean Dark tells KLTV 7 that Hawkins police got an anonymous tip that Wikert was in the area around the restaurant. Police and DPS troopers responded to the tip, but were unable to locate him.
Dark says that most of the officers cleared that scene, but that Trooper Zack White, who had worked in the Hawkins area in the past, stayed nearby, and spotted White at the Sonic.
White then made the arrest. Wikert was transported to the Wood County Jail in Quitman. He faces charges for robbing the BankTexas branch in Kilgore.
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This year's Daily Texan/OU Daily red river shootout editorial exchange
Every year the Daily Texan and OU Daily editorial boards write a letter to each other prior to the red river shootout. The letters are published side by side on both newspapers. Here is this years installment: Daily Texan: http://www.dailytexanonline.com/opinion/2011/10/05/oh-you-sweet-stupid-ou OU sucks Daily: http://www.dailytexanonline.com/opinion/2011/10/05/dear-longhorn-fans