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Historical Parallels
The recent animated film 300 dramatized the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC that featured a protracted battle between a small Spartan force led by King Leonidas that was tasked with delaying the advance of the overwhelmingly much larger force of the invading Persians led by King Xerxes.
The battle was portrayed as the small Spartan force protecting the fledgling start of western democracy from being enslaved by the dictatorial Persian King. This movie would go on to be a huge box office success and raise public awareness about the significance of the battle. However, though this famous historical battle happened nearly 2,500 years ago few people today (even in Greece) realize that Greek soldiers just 55 years ago had fought in their own modern day Battle of Thermopylae during the Korean War for similar reasons and fortunately even better results.
When the United Nations authorized the use of force to expel the North Korean military who had invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950 for the sole purpose of reuniting the peninsula under communism, one of the nations that provided a large contingent of combat troops was the nation of Greece. Greece volunteered to supply one Air Force transport squadron and one combat infantry battalion of 840 men to fight in the defense of the Republic of Korea.
It would seem strange at first that a small nation like Greece would be willing to send so many soldiers to fight in a war that on the surface would appear to have nothing to do with them considering how far Korea is from Greece and the fact the nation has no geo-strategic implications to Greek security. However, before the Korean War Greece had its own internal civil war against a communist movement that was ultimately crushed by the Greek government. Greece's own experience against communist backed forces caused much Greek sympathy with the situation that South Korea was now faced with.
Another factor that influenced Greece's decision to go to war in Korea was that their ancient rivals, the nation of Turkey had also agreed to send a large combat force in support of the US led war effort in South Korea. Turkey had sent a large combat force to build stronger defense relations with the United States in case Turkey ever needed military assistance in return from the US due to the looming threat of Soviet expansionism. Much of the same thought process could be attributed to the Greek government that sat on the frontier of Soviet expansionism as well. So there was a variety of reasons for why the Greeks decided to go to war in Korea and with that decision the Greeks really did their best to put together a capable combat force to fight for the freedom of South Korea.
Arrival in Korea
The Greeks arrived in Korea on December 9, 1950 and their Air Force transport squadron was immediately put to use in support of allied operations. The Greek ground forces which were deployed under the name, The Royal Hellenic Battalion had to go through initial pre-combat training at the allied training facility located in Daegu. Unlike some other allied nations that had arrived in Daegu for training the Greek forces were quite well trained on arrival due to many of the soldiers in the unit having prior combat experience fighting in the Greek civil war.
By January the Royal Hellenic Battalion would see its first combat operation when it was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division and fought in the Battle of Hill 381 at Icheon on January 29, 1951. The unit would go on to conduct other combat operations in Korea with the division, but when the Korean War's frontline began to solidify and the war turned into one of holding hill top garrisons as peace talks went on at Panmunjom, the Greeks spent a year defending the South Korean frontier near the village of Yeoncheon just north of Seoul before being moved to conduct operations in the Chorwon area which had by then begun to be known as the infamous Iron Triangle.
Despite the amount of combat the Greeks had seen in two and half years of fighting in the Korean War the bloodiest fighting and their greatest combat achievement of the entire war would occur ironically enough during the very last days of the war.
Prelude to Battle
By June of 1953 an armistice from the peace talks at Panmunjom appeared to be imminent. The Chinese military leadership understood that a truce could be signed at any time and thus they began a series of operations to capture key strategic territory from the United Nations forces that would give the communist allies a military advantage when a truce was signed. One of the most key pieces of terrain that the Chinese wanted to capture was a lonely mountain top outpost in the Iron Triangle known simply as Outpost Harry.
The Iron Triangle area during the Korean War.
Outpost Harry had received its name because other adjacent hilltops were known as Tom, Dick, and then there was Harry. However, unlike Outposts Tom & Dick, Harry stretched out as a peninsula like landmass from the rest of the allies' frontlines and the landmass was connected to a Chinese occupied hilltop known as Star Hill. The hill top that the allies garrisoned on OP Harry was 1,280 feet high and looked across the ridge line of the landmass back at Star Hill which was only about 400 yards away and slightly taller then OP Harry.
The reasons the Chinese decided that OP Harry was an important tactical landmass to capture was because the hill offered the best observation of the surrounding area that allowed the allies easy view of any enemy troop movements on their side of the frontline. If the hill was captured the allies wouldn't just lose their ability to observe Chinese troop movements, but the allies would also have to fall back a distance of about 10 kilometers because the Chinese would have the ability to rain down accurate artillery on the allied side of the border due to the great observation the hilltop provided of the Kumwha Valley that the allies currently occupied.
This picture of the Kumhwa Valley during the Korean War.
At the time OP's Tom, Dick, & Harry were all being defended by the US 15th Infantry Regiment of the US 3rd Infantry Division. At the time, the Greek Battalion, which had become known as the Sparta Battalion was under the command of Lieutenant Colonel George Koumanakos and was attached to the 15th Infantry to help fortify this section of the frontline. Companies from the regiment would rotate defending the outposts the regiment was responsible for holding on their sector of the frontline. The regiment at the time had roughly 4,000 soldiers including the Greek Battalion to defend their sector.
Greek Battalion Commander LTC George Koumanakos
The Chinese on the other hand had decided to commit their entire 74th Division of 13,000 soldiers in their offensive operation to capture the OP Harry from the US 15th Infantry Regiment and fully expected the operation to be a quick and easy success due to the sheer size of the force they were committing. The confidence of the Chinese was quite evident to the soldiers of the 15th Infantry defending the OP because the Chinese made no effort to disguise their offensive operation. The evidence was quite clear that the Chinese were going to launch an attack as additional troops, equipment, and supplies could be seen entering the Chinese side of the frontline. An attack was imminent and the soldiers of the 15th Regiment to include Colonel Koumanakos and his men of the Sparta Battalion braced themselves for the heavy combat to come.
The Battle of Outpost Harry Begins
The Chinese assault began on June 10, 1953 with a heavy artillery and mortar barrage on the allied positions. A night time assault which was customary by Chinese forces during the Korean War due to the allies' air superiority was launched against all the 15th Infantry Regiment's positions to include the Chinese main effort attacking across the ridge line from Star Hill to capture OP Harry. The American defenders of OP Harry held off the Chinese attack until day break but fighting continued.
View of Outpost Harry with the Chinese held Star Hill in the background.
Just after midnight on June 12th the Chinese forces through hand to hand fighting against US forces had captured the northern trench of OP Harry. Once the trench line was captured the Chinese then began efforts to reinforce it before proceeding over the hilltop to capture the southern trench line the US forces still occupied. As the Chinese began to reinforce the trench line a US counterattack using heavy artillery and tanks targeting Chinese soldiers trying to reinforce those in the trench line was launched. The Chinese began to take heavy casualties and by day break withdrew out of the northern trench line when it became apparent they would not be able to successfully hold it from US air attack once the sun came up.
During the day the Chinese continued their artillery barrage on OP Harry as a fresh batch of US forces rotated on to the hilltop while the prior unit carried their dead and wounded off the mountain. Over 200 dead and wounded were pulled off the hill from the previous days fighting all because of the need to hold a bald barren hill. The next night would be a near exact repeat of the night before as the Chinese would once again capture the northern trench line to only lose it once again due to a US counterattack and the Chinese having to abandon the trench line at daybreak. The next day the American unit dragged their dead and wounded back down the hill and were replaced by another American company just like the unit before it.
Greek and American soldiers at Outpost Harry.
This cycle would continue until June 15th when Lieutenant Colonel Koumanakos was alerted that his men of the Sparta Battalion would be the next unit to defend OP Harry. By this time nearly two US infantry battalions of soldiers had been decimated by the five prior days of fighting on the hill and the Greeks would be the next to withstand the fury of the Chinese attacks.
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COLUMBUS, GA - Columbus Police are investigating this morning after a single car accident takes the life of a Harris County man.
Officials say 50-year-old Larry Anthony was killed early Tuesday morning at the intersection of Warm Springs Road and Pslamond Road.
They say the car he was riding in swerved off the road and hit a concrete poll.
No charges have been filed yet and the case remains under investigation.

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Ceramic Pet Fountains
It is hard to argue with the fact that if you have pets, having a pet fountain just makes sense. But when you drill down into the available fountains, you will tend to gravitate to one type or another based on your tastes in style, function, and need for any accessories you add to be clean. All three of those reasons are why many people choose a ceramic pet fountain. This type of fountain gives you style that is a definite upgrade over a plastic bowl type of fountain. Ceramic is heavier duty, stylish, and cleaner than a plastic bowl could ever be. There are not a lot of different ceramic pet fountains on the market, but there are two that we highly recommend.
Sanitary Ceramic Made in USA Pet Water Fountain
This pet fountain is a break from the traditional round bowl types of fountains on the market. It features a large rectangular shape with an open water area which is perfect for multiple pets, especially cats to drink from. The size of this fountain makes it compete with the Drinkwell Big Dog Pet Fountain for those homes with large pets. The foam filter is very simple to change, and the stream of running water is substantial enough to make drinking fun, while not so powerful that it makes the fountain noisy. In fact, customer reviews overwhelmingly recommend this fountain for its quiet function. This fountain is the only one currently on the market that has a grounded electric plug suitable for GFCI use. All other fountains have ungrounded plugs. this is a big safety upgrade over other fountains.
Pioneer Pet 6022 Ceramic Drinking Fountain, Raindrop Design
You won't get much in the way of argument from anyone if you call the Pioneer Pet Ceramic Water Fountain the best looking pet fountain on the market. Indeed this stylish pet accessory can easily be mistaken for a piece of home decor, or even a piece of art you have on display. Well, once your dog or cat walks up and starts drinking from it the truth will be revealed, but the point is it is the raindrop shape makes it look like much more than just a water bowl. This ceramic pet fountain is dishwasher safe, and features easily replaceable filters. Ceramic is the best way to guard against the cat feline acne that your pet can get from using plastic bowls. The heavy duty construction makes the unit sturdy so it cannot be pushed around by your pet. This helps save you from the spill clean up common with some other pet fountains. And best of all this fountain features the same high level of quality you find in every other Pioneer pet fountain.
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# Barbara Wellson 16 Jul 2011 at 4:58 pm
After having several pets pass away with cancer over the years, I'm very committed to non-toxic producs for my pets. I was concerned over BPA in plastic dishes and fountains, but I'm also concerned over lead in ceramic products. Can you recommend fountains that are leadfree for my pets?
# kevin1on 16 Jul 2011 at 10:17 pm
Hi Barbara,
As you know, there are not a lot of choices in ceramic pet fountains. Out of the 4 currently on the market, 2 are known to be lead free. These are the PETCO Ceramic Pet Fountain and also the Sanitary Ceramic fountain shown at the top of this page. Unfortunately that one is not available at the moment, and we are not sure if it will be made available again in the future. The PETCO fountain has received good reviews so I have no problem recommending that one. The other 2 ceramic fountains are made by Pioneer Pets, and as far as we know they have not disclosed the status of lead in their fountains. I do have an e=mail into them, and will report back here with any reply.
One positive note; while it is true there is lead found in some common glazes used on ceramic products, the risk of lead leaching is largely confined to those used for food as they are subject to repeated heating and cooling over time. The risk of lead leaching appears to be low when dealing with things like pet fountains.


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Reimagining England by Rupa Huq
It was a real privilege last Monday to chair an event held in Westminster called 'Reimagining England' to mark the publication of Dr Rupa Huq's important new book, On the Edge: Contested Cultures of English Suburbia. In the book Rupa pointedly asks about the place of Englishness in our national identity and our politics, questions that have had an unfortunate tendency of getting brushed under the carpet. But at least this event served to give them an airing that, I hope, can contribute toward some prolonged reflection. Joining Rupa and I on the panel were Shadow Environment Secretary Mary Creagh, and the writer, Paul Kingsnorth.
Paul's opening emphasised the neglect of England and Englishness. He recalled how devolution for Wales and Scotland allowed for a proud, positive flourishing of their identity; and the bravura evocation of Britishness during the Olympic opening ceremony. But this picture misses any idea of England and it goes unremarked and unnoticed by the political elite. Paul suggested that Englishness is tied to a sense of place in ways that Britishness is not – the latter, he remarked, is more about the identity of the UK state. Englishness weaves its way through the fabric of the land and its communities. As far as he was concerned, the invisibility of Englishness is a source of discontent that cannot be ignored any longer. His immediate advice to Ed Miliband was to make a speech about England specifically and open a conversation about its place within his One Nation idea; and think about addressing the anomalous position it occupies in our constitution.
Rupa began her contribution by suggesting that the real England is found in our suburbs. They, not the much more glamorous city centres, are the sites where the changing social landscape of England is playing itself out. They were conceived as aspirational places; "true happiness and tranquillity in Hounslow" was typical of the slogans promoting suburban developments after the war. But the moment of their expansion was presaged by the national pastime of sneering at suburbia. Those quintessentially English writers, JB Priestley and George Orwell, attacked the suburbs as torture chambers full of ghastly people whose lives were circumscribed by petty concerns, insularity, and lifelessness. While this may have passed radical muster before the war, when suburbs primarily accommodated the professional middle class fleeing the cities, today 80% of our population live there. Perhaps this dismissal of suburbia is the root of the casual ignorance of Englishness by the political class. But it is something we – as Labour Party members – cannot ignore, as Rupa spells out in this interview with The Guardian.
Mary took a different tack in her contribution and talked about the English landscape and how it is in danger of irrevocable change. From the threat of ash die back, the government's lackadaisical attitude to green development, and its complacent approach to climate change, these issues matter to how the land ties in to the way the English and England see themselves. Therefore to address environmental concerns – as Labour's One Nation aims to do – shows that the left is quite capable of talking to and engaging with Englishness.
There followed a number of audience contributions that addressed an English parliament, a lack of a specifically English politics, the relationship between national identity, ethnicity and class, whether London is different from England, and if Conservatives are better at speaking to suburbia and Englishness. None of these questions can yield hard and fast answers and they tend to beget further questions. For example, is a distinctively English political space best served by a dedicated parliament (with or without London), or regional assemblies?
If politics in general and the left in particular are to grasp the challenge of Englishness, Rupa's book is one of the best ways of introducing these thorny issues.


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With an aggressive new growth strategy, NFLPI is looking to score big in brand licensing as it looks beyond traditional products to drive retail sales.
The estate of Elvis Presley is collaborating with Pulse Evolution to create a virtual King of Rock 'n' Roll.
Converse has unveiled the new fall Wiz Khalifa sneaker collection, the rapper's second line with the footwear brand.
Mask-arade has released a set of One Direction desktop standees under license from Global Merchandising Services.
Pop star Katy Perry has released her fourth fragrance in partnership with Coty Perfumes–Killer Queen's Royal Revolution
by Katy Perry.
Genius Brands International has introduced the new streaming music service "Baby Genius JukeBox" on the brand's website.
Lifestyle brand Neff is teaming for a second time with hip-hop star Wiz Khalifa for the new Blacc Hollywood apparel collection.
From fashion to music merchandising to frozen yogurt, this longtime Montreal-based apparel and accessories licensee is committed to diversification.
AG Properties is teaming with skate shoe company Osiris to debut a new line of special edition skate shoes featuring Care Bears characters.
The Country Music Association is working to build awarenss of the plethora of licensing opportunities the genre presents.
Wet Seal celebrated the launch of its brand-new Fifth Harmony for Wet Seal apparel collection with a meet-and-greet in Sherman Oaks, Calif., Monday.
Beamz Interactive spread the word about the upcoming launch of the new Beamz by Flo product line with a digital contest.
Mask-arade is planning lines of face masks and life-size standees for two more of Britain's hottest new musical acts.
Marley Coffee, which creates a range of gourmet coffees featuring Bob Marley, has signed a deal to bring its line to New York City.
Vans has announced plans for a new collection of footwear featuring artwork from The Beatles' Yellow Submarine album and film.
Former Lonestar band member and "Celebrity Apprentice" winner John Rich has launched the new lifestyle brand.
Claire's gave a sneak peak of jewelry and accessories from the initial Roar line from Katy Perry's new Prism collection.
With Licensing Expo 2014 just around the corner, several big names and big stars are slated to take center stage at the industry's most important event.
The finalists for the Best Licensed Property categories have been announced for The Licensing Awards 2014, to be held on September 16 in London.
Nickelodeon has teamed up with musicianPharrell Williams to release a capsule collection inspired by SpongeBob SquarePants.
Elvis Presley Enterprises has licensed the King to appear on a new range of greetings and invitations.
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Lawrence — Marion C. (Derouin) Cerullo, 91 of Lawrence, Mass., died at the Mary Immaculate Nursing and Restorative Center Home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Lawrence and worked as was an assembler for Raytheon Corp. She also worked at Walmart in Methuen.
She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph M. Cerullo, Sr., and is survived by her sons, Joseph and his wife, Janice, of Lawrence, Philip and his fiancé, Gretchen Cerasuolo, of Lawrence; daughter, Carol Watts and husband, Gary, of Lawrence; daughter-in-law, Kristen of New Jersey; 15 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Marion was predeceased by her sons, Michael and wife, Linda; and James and Patrick Cerullo.
ARRANGEMENTS: By the request of the family, funeral services will be private. Arrangements are by the Cataudella Funeral Home, 126 Pleasant Valley St., Methuen. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Mary Immaculate Nursing and Restorative Center, 172 Lawrence St., Lawrence, MA 01841. For online condolences, please visit www.cataudellafh.com.


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July 30, 2006
Albany -- Students and parents aren't the only ones gearing up for back-to-school.
Local school supply stores are stocking extra notebooks, pens and paper, and some extra help in addition to that.
Managers at Staples say all employees will be working during the state's tax free holiday. The store will have enough employees on hand to keep all cash registers open, and to keep the store restocked throughout the day.
They will also have extra staffers to help make the day run more smoothly."We have someone called the Patrol Officers in here, and they wear green shirts, all people have to do is find them, and they will take them directly to the product," said Brenda Glover.
Staples says during the busy tax-free time they want people to find what they need without a long wait in line. Tax-free weekend is August 3rd through 6th.
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Become a Part of the Education Nation!
September 23, 2011 at 12:05 pm , by Sonia Harmon
Among the many hot button issues in our country, there's one we should all be able to agree on: the importance of a great education. This weekend, NBC is starting a conversation on this topic in a major way with its Education Nation Summit, which kicks off Sunday at noon (EST) with the second-annual Teacher Town Hall on MSNBC. The live broadcast will be a discussion for and about teachers, and the challenges they face today. We talked to NBC news anchor Brian Williams, who will moderate the discussion, about this special initiative.
Ladies' Home Journal: Tell us about NBC's Education Nation project.
Brian Williams: When we do pieces on education on my broadcast nightly news, we always label them part of our Education Nation campaign. It's just an enormous commitment by the network to say, "Look, we're allowed to have issues that are important to us. We just don't take a stand, but we'd like to be the conduit." One thing we do that has become quite popular is the Teacher Town Hall. We literally have a tent on the skating rink at 30 Rockefeller Plaza and it's just like being in the teacher's lounge. Growing up as a kid, didn't you always wonder what went on in there? So we let them blow off steam. It's not a political debate, it's not a NASCAR race—but it's as exciting as gatherings go. It just happens to be about education.
What are some education issues you think people need to be more aware of?
Well, I just think people need to dive into the reform effort. Parents need to dial in, folks whose kids are grown and out of school who have time to volunteer and help out, they need to dial in, rich folks who have money to give. That's the lesson I've learned, that when you stop going to PTA meetings and when your kids grow up and out, your obligation to education doesn't end. In many ways it's just beginning. You still have a lot to give.
Do you remember a teacher that really affected you as a kid?
Yes, his name is Bob Kitson and he was my junior year English teacher in high school. I was not a good student—I'm a college dropout. And while I didn't do well after I left his clutches, for the time I was under his influence we read books above grade-level that are still with me today. I'm 52 years old and I have my junior year English textbook from high school because it has the lecture notes of Bob Kitson in the margins. He got me thinking and I probably wouldn't be in my job today or had a sense that as a scruffy kid from the Jersey shore who went on to community college locally because I had no other option, that I could keep pushing for an outlandish job beyond my skill level.
How did your education influence your career choices?
Well, I have succeeded professionally despite my education. My parents could not pay for my education so I've worked since I was 14. It wasn't a burden; it was the only life I knew. I felt that education, in my case, because I was paying for every college credit, should be applied toward my life and work. I had to go out and make a living, but I studied a lot of journalism and I realized early on how to conduct an interview and how to keep any opinions out of your work. So, as the proud owner of eighteen college credits, when I give commencement speeches I say right off the bat: "You are today, luckier than I was. You have today achieved something that I was unable to."
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but it's your site, and you can do anything you like.
I thought it pretty lame though, that you labeled the one site "Pessimist." Should have been "Realist."
But I understand it makes you angry to watch our team get smoked on a daily basis, and then hear some tell it like it is.
Sorry to disappoint the more "superstitous" ones, but "mojo," "positive vibes," and "energy" have nothing to do with the current state of our team. They're bad. Deal with it.
But you go ahead, stay positive, and keep convincing yourself that this team is good. If that's how you deal with life, then ignore the truth and keep on sending out those "positive vibes."
Thought you were a little above that Blez .... hope they don't ask you about mojo when you're on TV .. that might get embarassing.
I'm sure things will turn around soon.


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BP comes up with new pitching statistic
I can hear some people saying, "oh, another pitching statistic; that's all we need." However, Baseball Prospectus has come up with a new stat which it claims to be superior to ERA, FIP, and x-FIP, called "Sierra," The formula: SIERA = 6.262 – 18.055*(SO/PA) + 11.292*(BB/PA) – 1.721*((GB-FB-PU)/PA) +10.169*((SO/PA)^2) – 7.069*(((GB-FB-PU)/PA)^2) + 9.561*(SO/PA)*((GB-FB-PU)/PA) – 4.027*(BB/PA)*((GB-FB-PU)/PA) The description of some of the factors which the formula accounts for (like GB pitchers being hurt less by walks due to the GIDP possibility) is intriguing. BP hasn't shown us how pitchers stack up on this stat...yet. I'm sure we will hear more in the future.


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|Mary 'Carole' C. Wells
Mary Collette Wells, 80, a 27-year resident of Land O' Lakes, Wis., and a former resident of Mundelein, Ill., died peacefully at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare All Saints in Racine, Wis., on Monday, Feb. 11, 2013.
Carole was born on March 9, 1932, in Chicago, Ill., daughter of the late James and Collette (née Curran) Bond. She was raised by her mother, Collette, and stepfather, Erwin H. Weidner.
Carole was married to her husband, Kenneth L. Wells, on Dec. 29, 1951, in Waukegan, Ill.She was a proud homemaker, and enjoyed caring for her family and their home. She loved to read and cook.
Carole was an expert seamstress with many talents that included arts and crafts. She loved outings with family and friends that included travel, camping and playing cards.
While living in Mundelein she worked as a teacher's aide, caring for handicapped children at Carl Sandburg School.
Carole was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Kenneth.
She is survived by her sister, Nancy Sheets of Racine; her four children, Christine Wells of Denver, Colo., Jeffrey (Jan) Wells of Appleton, Wis., Eileen (Mark) Erickson of New London, Wis., and William (Renee) Wells of Twin Lakes, Wis.; her nine grandchildren, Jamie Andrules, Carie (Jason) Brock, Tony Andrules, Michael (Beth) Wells, Jason (Anna) Wells, Jonathan (Megan) Wells, Lynnsey Erickson, Porter Wells and Reese Wells; and her three great-grandchildren, Madison Brock, Tucker Brock and Russell Wells.
Memorial services were held Feb. 19, 2013, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Lake Geneva, Wis., with Pastors Mary Ann and Mark Moller-Gunderson presiding. Cemetery services will be private.
Memorials to Immanuel Lutheran Church have been suggested.
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Entrepreneur Mom
with Aliza Sherman
If you own a business - home-based or otherwise - this is the blog where you'll find practical tips and smart ideas about entrepreneurship. I've started and run 4 different businesses so "been there, done that." I'll also invite successful entrepreneurs to share their best advice with you.
To learn more about Aliza, check out her profile on Work It, Mom! and her website, www.mediaegg.com.
Working in the Clouds
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A few weeks ago, I heard the phrase "working in the clouds" for the first time. The phrase refers to the way many people are starting to use online-based applications for their work processes and tasks rather than computer-based solutions. Even without thinking very much about it, I've been "working in the clouds" more and more often in the last six months. But after my big computer crash and near-loss of all 10-months worth of data, I've been thinking a lot more about "cloud computing" ever since.
There are definitely major pros but also major cons to cloud computing, and weighing them out is often too much for my overloaded brain to handle. But I thought I'd share my thoughts on the topic and then hear from you as well so we can share best practices on this revolutionary way of work.
How I Work in the Clouds
Here are some of the ways I'm using online apps for work I used to do and save on my computer.
1. Saving documents. I now upload all of my critical documents for my work to Google Docs - spreadsheets and word documents in particular. I can also share them with virtual team members and clients as needed.
2. Email. I've been using Gmail now for several years and love being able to access my email from any computer with Internet access anywhere in the world. And now I'm starting to access it using my wi-fi enabled iPod Touch.
3. Project management. I'm turning all of my clients and contractors on to Basecamp for project correspondence instead of straight email. That way, all of our correspondence is archived and searchable by anyone working on a given project.
4. Company bookkeeping. I used to use Quicken - and my bookkeeper still does - however, I've been managing client invoices and payments online using Freshbooks which has turned my most dreaded task (invoicing) into a pleasure. Well, maybe just a not-so-painful task.
5. Scheduling. My main calendar is still on paper but my backup calendar is on 30Boxes which also integrates with my desktop calendar and my iPod Touch. If my computer crashed or I lost my iPod or paper calendar, I could still access my schedule online.
Some Pros of Working in the Clouds
1. Data is safe if your computer crashes. When I thought I had lost 10-months of work when my previous MacBook died suddenly, the only documents I still had were the few dozen I had uploaded to Google Docs.
2. Your computer is less stuffed. I'm finding that I save less and less onto my computer or at least I'm saving things in more manageable amounts so my new computer is much more organized than previous ones.
3. Your work is more accessible. For better or worse, I can access any work that I do in the clouds from any internet-connected computer anywhere in the world at any time of the day or not.
4. You save money. So many of the online apps for cloud computing are free or very affordable compared to buying the software. Even the ones that have a monthly fee like Basecamp and Freshbooks is easier to afford upfront because fees are spread out over time.
Some Cons of Working in the Clouds
1. What if the online system goes down? This has been my biggest fear since I first began using GMail exclusively and am now using other online apps. What if THEY have a major crash. What if THEY go out of business. What happens to all of my data? How do I get it back if I'm not backing it all up?
2. How secure is secure? Luckily, there really isn't anything I do that is super confidential. But what if there were? I know these cloud computing services companies are in the business of making sure their systems are secure, but how do we ever really know until something goes wrong?
3. When does accessible become TOO accessible? Being able to access email anytime from anywhere has already been a problem for some people. Now that we can access all of our work files in the same ubiquitous way, what does this do for those of us that are workaholics?
I have no real answers or solutions other than to say that I am now trying to back up my data in several places and try not to rely solely on the online solutions (although I still haven't figured out the solution for backing up Gmail). It may create a little more work now and then, however, having peace of mind that I have backups of backups is worth it.
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I hadn't heard that term before I read this post, but it definitely applies to me. Most of my personal business stuff is online - Google Docs, Gmail, and Wordpress. It's just so much easier than trying to carry around the files I need. Plus, I can access them at my day job (shhhhh…).
Sandie Law | July 15th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
just so you know… gmail/google apps now have 'offline' capabilities…
love it! (been cloud computing in personal life for over a year - work is still … work)
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Timbers broadcaster Andy McNamara finalist for NSSA award
PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland Timbers radio announcer Andy McNamara is a finalist for the 2005 Sportscaster of the Year for the state of Oregon, an award presented annually by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA).
McNamara, the radio voice of the Timbers since their inaugural 2001 United Soccer Leagues season, is one of three finalists for the peer-selected honor.
The NSSA, headquartered in Salisbury, N.C., annually recognizes outstanding sportscasters and sportswriters from each state, also honoring national winners at its annual awards program, held this year at the historic Salisbury Depot from April 29-May 1.
The list of finalists for this year's awards was compiled from ballots submitted by NSSA members as well as select sports editors and sports directors from across the state, with the winner of both the writing and broadcasting awards expected to be announced by mid-January, according to NSSA officials.
Joining McNamara as finalists for Oregon's Sportscaster of the Year for 2005 are Brian Wheeler of the Portland Trail Blazers and Mike Parker from Oregon State University.
Ron Pivo from KGW-TV in Portland was the recipient of the 2004 Sportscaster of the Year for Oregon. Among past winners, former Portland Beavers play-by-play broadcaster Bill Schonely received the award for his work with Portland's Triple-A Baseball team in 2001 and 2003.


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SOCCER thugs face being caught on high-tech new cameras - mounted on police officers' heads.
The cutting edge "head cams" are the latest tool being used to tackle football-related violence and allow police to gather footage as events are seen by officers.
Police have used handheld video cameras at football matches but the new equipment will allow cops to shoot video and use their hands at the same time.
British Transport Police officers based in the North-west will use the cameras for the first time today at London's Euston Station where hundreds of Bolton Wanderers fans will pass through on their way to the club's away fixture at Charlton Athletic.
The camera records to a computerised hard-drive worn by the officer and police chiefs say trials have shown it to be particularly effective for dealing with large crowds and also has the ability to record in the dark with special night-vision technology.
Superintendent Graham Bamford of British Transport Police warned hooligans they were being watched.
"The new head-camera is yet another excellent tool at our disposal which will be particularly impactive when policing large crowds especially those travelling to and from football matches," he said.
"If people know we are watching and recording them they will hopefully think twice about their behaviour."
BTP cover hundreds of football matches in the North-west every year and will use the camera technology at high-profile fixtures where trouble is expected.
They have vowed to crack down on violence this year and arrested 60 people in and around railway stations last year.
Supt Bamford added: "We will not tolerate football related disorder in any form on the rail network.
"We hope the high visibility of officers and the introduction of new equipment, such as the head-camera, will deter and disrupt trouble makers ensuring that the majority of law abiding fans, and people who use the rail network, enjoy a trouble free weekend."


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Kyle Greene said people have been reaching out to him on Facebook asking him about organizing another event. The demonstration last year drew legislators and community leaders, so many are looking to him to organize something now after the verdict was announced Saturday.
"Because of him being found not guilty by the jurors, a lot of people have a lot of built up aggression and I'm not really sure how to channel that aggression," said Greene. "I think right now if I was to plan anything it would be along the lines of a prayer vigil."
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Dr. Mirza Agha Oromchian's School Building Fund
Dr. Mirza Agha Oromchian fundraising for MOMS AGAINST POVERTY
This fundraiser honors our father's memory by giving young children the gift of knowledge, the most powerful tool one can have (see below).
During his 50 years of professional life as a physician in Tehran and Kermanshah, our father frequently assisted orphans and other children by providing them with clothing, food, and other assistance.
Iran is a nation filled with countless children who do not have the opportunity to receive an adequate education or basic knowledge that will assist them in life.
We have teamed up with Mothers Against Poverty to establish a school in the Azarbaijan district of Iran where our father was born (Orumiyeh) and raised, to educate Azarbaijani children so that they may influence the world in the way God intended them to.
In lieu of flowers, we would appreciate all memorials to be sent to this fund to honor his memory.
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The All-22 All-Stars: Kyle Williams, the Underestimated Monster
[Grantland Article] The All-22 All-Star Team is an attempt to provide some insight on the NFL's 22 most underappreciated players. Some will be All-Pros who haven't fully gotten their due; some will be names few casual fans have ever heard. All will, for one reason or another, have been overlooked.


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Are all of your products really organic?
It's a sensible question, especially in light of the many products falsely claiming to be natural or organic. You can click on Read My Ingredients on each product page to find out exactly what is in each product. You can also check our labels for the organic certifier (In our case, Oregon Tilth or OTCO) for extra assurance.
All Earth Mama Angel Baby teas, Angel Baby Bath Blossoms and Postpartum Bath Herbs are USDA Certified 100% Organic. Angel Baby Shampoo & Body Wash, Calm & Clean Hand to Toe Wash, Natural Non-Scents Hand to Toe Wash, and Happy Mama Hand to Toe Wash are NSF/ANSI 305 Certified Contains Organic Oils. Angel Baby Lotion and Earth Mama Body Butter are NSF/ANSI 305 Certified Contains Organic Ingredients.
Each Earth Mama Angel Baby product has as many organic ingredients as we can pack into it, but some essential ingredients aren't available as organic yet. And of course Earth Mama products are free from toxins and any worrisome ingredients, like artificial preservatives, fragrances, dyes or surfactants
But what does "organic" really mean?
It means that the plant was grown with respect for the earth, the soil, the farmer and you, the consumer. Certified organic farms adhere to strict standards, growing crops without the use of harmful pesticides or the usual dose of toxic chemical fertilizers. Manufacturers of certified organic products have to undertake a monumental process that assures consumers of the purity of each ingredient, process and final product, through every stage of manufacture. Click on over to Mama's Reading Room and check out the articles under the heading "Why Organic?" for more information.
Why aren't ALL of your ingredients organic?
Simply put, some ingredients just don't exist in an organic form, and some ingredients are not available certified organic. Sometimes the herbs we use are not cultivated, they grow in the wild and are harvested with respect for sustainability and the integrity of the plant population. Since Mama is a member of United Plant Savers, we do our best to support practices that ensure healthy population of herbs growing in the wild. You will see these herbs listed as "wild harvested."
What's your position on the use of palm oil?
We share your concerns about deforestation and conservation, which is why we use only sustainably harvested palm oil in Earth Mama Angel Baby products. Our passion about caring for mamas extends to Mother Earth too, and we strive to use herbs, oils and butters that are grown and harvested only in ways that honor the earth, her people and her resources.
Do you use lanolin, SLS, parabens or other synthetic preservatives?
No, and we never have.
Should I be worried about using that stuff?
There are a lot of uneasy concerns about some of the ingredients commonly used in personal care products. Mama never wants you to have to worry about those things, so she has worked very hard to formulate the purest, safest products for mamas and babies. Over the years Mama has gathered a LOT of research, which she loves sharing, and she encourages you to educate yourself. Please visit Mama's Reading Room for informative articles on Hidden Carcinogens in Baby Care products, or Sodium Lauryl Sulfate.
If you don't use synthetic preservatives, what do you use to preserve your products to make sure they are safe and free of bacteria and mold?
All Earth Mama oil-based products, salves and massage oils don't contain water so they don't need a preservative to keep out the unpleasantries that can grow there.
Lotions, on the other hand (or knee, or elbow), are made by emulsifying (blending) oils and water. And because of their rich, organic and natural ingredients, they can become a perfect medium for nasty bacteria or mold. To combat that, our 100% organic preservative system is a certified organic alcohol extract of skin healing and moisturizing organic herbs. Beneficial to you, and safely preserved too!
Where is the expiration date on Earth Mama products?
We use a simple code that is our Sell By/Best By date as well as our batch and lot code. You will find a printed number that looks like this: 201409. In that example, 2014 is the year and 09, September is the month by when the product is guaranteed to be at its best.
I have an expired product - will it hurt me, or my baby?
We stamp a Sell By date on all of our products as a freshness guide for our resellers and customers, but this isn't an expiration date. To be sure of the quality of our products we keep a sample from each batch of each product we make. Some products in this sample inventory are over five years old and are still just fine! That said, you should always use your own best judgment, if it smells "off," don't use it. You can extend the life of oils and salves by making certain they stay cool and out of direct sunlight. So, don't store Earth Mama Angel Baby products on a windowsill or in the trunk of your car and they should be fine for at least a year past the Sell By date.
I need to know if your products will irritate my or my baby's allergies.
You are the best judge of what is safe for you and your baby. You know your body best. Please look at the Read My Ingredients lists to see if any of your known allergens are in our products. If you have specific questions or concerns about product safety, allergies or ingredients, it is always best to consult with your Midwife or Naturopathic Doctor or another trusted healthcare professional who is knowledgeable about the use of herbs during pregnancy and when breastfeeding a baby.
I am vegan, are all Earth Mama products vegan and cruelty-free?
Yes they are! We use no animal products (like lanolin), and our balms are made using plant based wax instead of beeswax.
Why are there little white specks in my Natural Nipple Butter and Angel Baby Bottom Balm?
The white specks are shea butter and may appear in Angel Baby Bottom Balm, Natural Nipple Butter or Earth Mama Bottom Balm. When shea butter is cold, it solidifies. When it is warmed by contact with your skin, it should quickly melt and become a soft consistency again. Products made with natural ingredients, like herbs and essential oils, may vary in appearance across lots and final product batches, as they have no yucky additives to create false consistency.
Is Angel Baby Bottom Balm good to use with cotton diapers?
You bet! In fact, we've received wonderful feedback from you - our customers - as well as cloth diaper companies , saying that Angel Baby Bottom Balm is the BEST with cloth diapers!
Do I need to wash the Natural Nipple Butter off my breasts before breastfeeding my Angel Baby?
No, it's safe for both you and your angel baby. Read my ingredients!
Great! I want to place an order. How long will my order take to arrive?
Please see our Order Information page. If it doesn't tell you everything you need to know, you'll find a list of mamas you can email with questions.
Do any stores near me carry Earth Mama Angel Baby® products?
We hope so! Please check our online Store Locator to find stores in the US and Canada. If you are outside the US or Canada, please email our OrderMama to get information on where to find Earth Mama Angel Baby(r) internationally.
I have a store and I would love to resell your products, do you have a wholesale program?
We sure do! Go to our Wholesale Inquiries page to get started. If you have an online store, check out our Affiliate Program as an additional option.
How do I heat my Booby Tubes™ if I don't have a microwave?
One of our intrepid Mama's Helpers took this question on, and took some Booby Tubes™ home for a little experiment in her own oven. The results were terrific - as long as you don't forget to take the Booby Tubes™ out of the oven! Preheat your oven to the lowest setting (that was 170 degrees on Mama's Helper's oven), place your Booby Tubes™ in an oven-safe dish, away from the heating element, and heat them for 10-15 minutes. After 15 minutes they don't seem to get much warmer, so that seems to be all the time they need. Please set a timer and keep a very close eye on them while they are in the oven! One advantage of the microwave is it shuts off automatically, so with a regular oven you'll have to be more diligent.
How do I clean my Booby Tubes™?
Just wipe the outside 100% organic cotton with a damp cloth. It is important that you don't submerge them in water (or put them in a washing machine) as they are filled with flax seeds and if they get wet, they may sprout (really!!).
Why do you use plastic bottles and jars? Why don't you use glass bottles and jars?
Earth Mama Angel Baby's commitment to honor the earth and her valuable resources extends to our packaging as well as our natural and organic ingredients. We are even the proud recipients of the BRAG (Business Recycling Award Group) for our green practices, and we are always looking for ways to better what we do. At this point, the plastic PET bottles and jars we use are the safest containers for both our products and our customers. Our containers are colored to keep out harmful UV rays. The PET we use is the most readily recyclable and the safest plastic manufactured.
We've asked our trusted expert at The Soft Landing to weigh in on our use of PET: "In some cases, PET makes an excellent alternative to glass. PET bottles and jars not only weigh less and recycle well, they provide a necessary measure of safety for products that are carried in diaper bags and stored around the bathtub. PET has been shown to store skincare products containing essential oils remarkably well because it has a high permeability resistance rating. This is necessary because essential oils are powerful substances with a myriad of properties and potencies. When mixed with a carrier (lotion, oil, balm or salve), the essential oil's potency is diluted. While the essential oil's capacity to infuse the lotion with aroma and herbal attributes is not diminished, its capacity to damage plastic is."
Earth Mama Angel Baby products were originally packaged in glass, until we got reports of breakage, and found out a woman was cut opening a jar of Natural Nipple Butter that had broken in transit. The last thing we want to do is hurt a mama with sore nipples! And we know how containers can end up bumping and slipping around changing tables and bathrooms, and can end up in little mouths too, so we choose to package our products in tumble and teething resistant plastic jars.
Our opinion is that glass presents a much bigger safety concern than plastic. And as always, we're looking for the safest, purest way to keep mamas and babies happy!


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This is my first attempt at one of these, so I'll just get it out of the way and say I'm sorry for the lack of depth or substance. I really just have a question for other Mariner fans. Given the "Why do they always get better when they leave?" meme - I've been kind of surprised no one is lamenting the loss of R.A. Dickey. Anybody care to share their thoughts?


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This course is an in-depth examination of human evolution using a multidimensional approach. Students will gain an understanding of the phylogenetic history of our tribe, Hominini, through lectures, lab work, and presentations/discussions. Topics that will be covered fall into the general categories of: (1) the fossil evidence, (2) environmental pressures driving the various stages of hominin evolution, (3) biological and behavioral adaptations, and (4) hominin culture.
Learning outcomes:
1. Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the various stages of human evolution by writing two in-class examinations that have as their focus, (1) the fossil evidence with a special emphasis on morphological change and its adaptive significance over time and (2) the fossil sites and associated paleoanthropologists. In addition, they will be able to recognize and associate factual and morphological information with the various fossil hominin casts during two practical examinations.
2. Students will research and report on a hominin species of their choice. They will demonstrate competency in research by reviewing and reporting on the relevant literature associated with their topic of interest by working in groups to plan an integrated presentation of their chosen species. Their presentations will be assessed and will help hone their oral speaking/instructional skills.
3. Students will gain writing experience and retain what they have learned from their research by writing a five page term paper. They will improve their writing skills by making recommended corrections/revisions after I have corrected them.
4. Students will demonstrate their familiarity with current theories regarding the mechanisms of evolution, the origin of life and biological diversity, human origins and evolutionary stages, the biological significance of our behavior, and how science is conducted by reading and discussing three books: Lucy's legacy: Sex and intelligence in human evolution, The fossil trail: How we know what we think we know about human evolution, and Mean Genes : From Sex To Money To Food: Taming Our Primal Instincts.
Required Books:
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1 quiz on human anatomy and bipedalism (5%) 5-page paper (15%)
2 written exams (25% each) Presentation (10%)
2 practical exams (7.5% each) Participation (max 6%)
Participation credit cannot be made up. NO EXCEPTIONS. There are 6 days when discussions are scheduled. You will earn 1% for each discussion that you prepare for and participate in, as long as the "TOPICS" that you submit that day are acceptable (in terms of demonstrating your preparedness and the fact that you read the assigned reading). "TOPICS" will consist of questions, comments, things you would like to discuss further… They must NOT be an overview of the readings as that is not useful for generating instant discussion. They are due on the day for which they are scheduled and cannot be submitted late.
Written exams consist of fill-in, multiple choice, and short descriptive answers. They are non-cumulative.
Practical exams involve students answering a variety of short answer questions about bones and fossil casts at stations set up around the laboratory. YOU MUST BE ON TIME FOR PRACTICAL EXAMS AS THEY BEGIN AT SET TIMES AND CANNOT BE MADE UP.
PRESENTATIONS MUST BE ON MY COMPUTER BEFORE CLASS BEGINS – YOU MUST PUT THEM IN MY INBOX OR SEND THEM VIA EMAIL ≤1hr PRIOR – IF CLASS GETS HELD UP BECAUSE YOUR TALK IS NOT YET ON MY COMPUTER YOU WILL LOSE 25%; IF YOU MISS YOUR TIME SLOT, YOU WILL LOSE 50%
Presentation: Students will research a particular species of hominin and present the results of their literature review to the class. Talks should be 13-15min in length. If they are less than 12min, you will lose credit. Videos and other internet sites are not to be accessed as part of your presentation as they take up speaking time. If you found a really interesting internet site, mention it in your talk. A minimum of 5 acceptable references must be used and cited at the end of the presentation. Acceptable references are peer-reviewed journal articles, chapters from edited books, and/or monographs that differ from assigned texts and other students' references. Magazine articles and internet sites can be used but must be in addition to the five or more acceptable references. Students researching a particular species need to be sure that they are not duplicating a topic that someone else is working on. You will meet your co-researchers in class.
Paper: Papers need to be a minimum of five pages in length (writing is worth 50pt and for every ½ page that is missing, you will lose 5pt), typed using 12 font and standard margins (≤1.25), double-spaced, spell-checked, and proof-read. Your research is worth 50pt (10pt each deducted for missing references). References (see above for 5 acceptable references) must be cited throughout the text of your paper and "Works Cited" should conform to the AJPA format (see mycourses "course materials"). Papers are due 1 week after presentation and from 11/26 on, they are due on the same day as the presentation. 5pt/day deducted if papers are late AND you forfeit revisions.
Please note: SUNY Geneseo will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented physical, emotional, or cognitive disabilities. Accommodations will also be made for medical conditions related to pregnancy or parenting. Students should contact Dean Buggie-Hunt in the Office of Disability Services (email@example.com or 585-245-5112) and their faculty to discuss needed accommodations as early as possible in the semester.
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1 8/27 Introduction and presentation assignments
8/29 Human skeleton & LAB
2 9/3 Bipedalism and related anatomical landmarks & LAB M: Campbell
9/5 LIBRARY RESEARCH in Milne 104
9/12 Practical QUIZ on human and bipedal anatomy J101-223
Meet in diff location & TOPICS
4 9/17 Pre- and early hominins T1-50
9/19 Ardipithecines & Australopithecines T51-98
5 9/24 Robust Australopithecines TOPICS J224-308
9/26 LAB and 3 presentations (*10/3)
6 10/1 Early Homo & and 2 presentations (*10/8) T99-150
10/3 LAB and 3 presentations (*10/10)
10/10 MIDTERM PRACTICAL EXAM – Meet in diff location
10/17 Film: "Ardi"
10 10/22 "Becoming Human I" and 1 presentation (*10/31)
10/24 MIDTERM WRITTEN EXAM – Meet in diff location
11 10/29 Homo erectus and 1 presentation (*11/5) T151-202
10/31 "Becoming Human II" and 1 presentation (*11/7)
12 11/5 Homo heidelbergensis & 2 Presentations (*11/12) T203-250
11/7 3 Presentations (*11/14) & LAB T251-294
13 11/12 "Becoming Human III" and 1 presentation (*11/19)
11/14 3 Presentations (*11/21) & TOPICS B&P1-128
14 11/19 Neandertals and 1 presentation (*11/26)
11/21 Homo sapiens sapiens
15 11/26 LAB and 2 presentations (*today)
16 12/3 3 Presentations (*today) & TOPICS B&P129-252
12/5 LAB and 2 presentations (*today)
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Crooked Timber has been hosting an on-line seminar on Debt: the first 5,000 years by David Graebers. I haven't read the book, but I've been enjoying the commentary.
I haven't seen reference to a work that affected my thinking about participation in the economy. The Triumph of Venus by Jeanne L Schroeder discusses law and economics from a Lacanian viewpoint. The crux of the economic analysis is that individuals want recognition of their person-hood from the other people in their transactions (and here I'm paraphrasing to avoid jargon). Each transaction is a relationship, a personal experience with emotional and psychological echoes.
Debt appears to be about economic relationships that get established and the rules that govern them. One thing that changes from pre-industrial to industrial transactions is the depth of the relationship implied in each transaction. 'Depth' seems to mean, the extent to which the relationship is constrained by the past and circumscribes the future.
Daniel Davies says the following in his contribution to the seminar:
Perhaps the fact from the book that will end up resisting the longest against the onslaughts of late nights and Scotch whisky on my ability to recall, is that more or less every urban society in the world has ended up inventing an equivalent phrase to "Please", and "Thank you", terms which have the social function of asserting between parties to a commercial transaction that the transaction itself does not embed them in any deeper social relation.
This analysis says that these little words (which we stress when raising our little middle-class post-industrial children) limit the depth of the relation, ensuring that future potentials are not limited by the present contact (or contract).
Another way to think about it is that 'please' and 'thank you' are about interpersonal recognition. They indicate an equality in the relationship. They say, this is not about control. You are free to do as you like, and you have chosen to participate in this transaction. I am also free to do as I like, and I freely participate, too. We both choose this transaction from the universe of transactions. I will tickle your need for recognition, and you will tickle mine. We will come away from this exchange with our autonomous personhood validated.
The strength of a market economy — and perhaps the modern thrill of shopping — may come from this repeated reinforcement and validation. It also suggests that we value not only what we receive from an exchange, but the exchange activity itself.
Children invisible in theory and practice
28/02/2012 § 2 Comments
First, an aside. Am I the only one who saw the irony in yesterday's announcement of the welfare reforms? The PM, raised by a solo mum in a state house, and the Minister of Social Development, former solo mum and beneficiary, announced cuts to programmes for solo mums and their children. This quote was particularly delicious:
"Despite the good intentions of the welfare system, it's now creating a cycle of dependence and is actually out of step with today's needs," says Ms Bennett.
The problem is isolated to 'now' and 'today's needs', which are presented as different from the needs when Ms Bennett herself (and Mr Key before her) were helped by the welfare system. Therefore, her success and his success cannot be taken as validation of the welfare system, as counter-evidence that the cycle of dependency is overblown. That was then, this is now.
Enough of that, on to the economics.
The reform is targeted at two groups:
- teens
- women with children.
The problem is that economic theory is unsatisfactory when it comes to thinking about children, which I discussed here. Because we cannot think about them well in theory, they are largely invisible when it comes to policy. The essential point is that economic actors are adult individuals whose childhoods are assumed. We don't really say what those childhoods are or should be. In the language of economics, are they externalities? endowments? How do we think about their uneven allocation?
Let's start with the teens. What is a teenager? It is a person who has just finished being a child and is now starting to be an adult. We can argue about how adult-like they are and what privileges and responsibilities they should have, but that is a question of degree. These people have just spend around 16 years as the responsibility of their parents, families, and communities, as well as schools, churches, and other institutions. If they aren't ready to work or aren't interested in study or training, whose fault is that? (Sondheim put it better, of course.) Put another way, what endowments should these economic actors have received from their childhoods?
The reforms have three major things for teens. The childcare assistance should be helpful. The incentives for work or study sound good, but why will they work when the previous 16 years or so haven't? The 'managed system of payments' just sounds awful. It message is, 'You haven't learned to take care of yourself, so we'll just do it for you. Here's your pocket money'.
Moving on to the women-with-children reforms. There are two main thrusts. One is to put solo mums to work, part-time when children reach school age, full-time when the kids are 14. The other main thrust is contraception: thus, the provisions about having children while on the dole.
The focus of these reforms is clearly the mother. The government, and by extension, society, feels it has a claim on women who are receiving benefits. In return for the benefit, these women should be trying to work. The language of reform is about making sure that women aren't 'dependent' and aren't rorting the system. It is both paternalistic and suspicious.
The child is again invisible. Their experience is secondary or residual. But this is no surprise, because children exist in economic theory as the consumption goods of the parent (in wealthy countries; in poor countries they are investment goods). If we apply policy to the parent, then the quantity and quality of childhood adjusts.
Theory doesn't help us decide what welfare policy is good for children. Childhood is not produced by society, but simply assumed to have happened to adults. Therefore, when we are making policy that affects children, we can make any assumption we choose.
Skill-biased tech change in parenting
27/02/2012 § 3 Comments
I've been reading the literature on skill-biased technological change. Essentially, technology is a substitute for low-skill work and a complement to skilled work. If you can write it down as a formal process, then a machine can probably do it better and faster than a human.
What about parenting? A lot of parenting is low-skill and repetitive. How many times have I told them to put their dirty socks in the hamper? How many peanut-butter-and-jam sandwiches have I made? I dream of something like this:
> for (years in 3:length(years_at_home))
> if (dirty_socks > 2){instruction <- 1}
> if(dirty_socks > 4){nagging <- 1}
Offsetting Behaviour wants to follow Becker, and is wondering about professionals' domestic production activities and NZ's minimum wage. So much of parenting, though, is context-specific. That's the value of a nanny over a cleaner: the nanny can respond to the changing contexts and have a menu of contingent responses.
I was recently reading about Unequal Childhoods by Annette Lareau. She identifies two broad approaches to parenting, and points out that the middle-class approach better prepares children to have an active voice in adulthood. They are better prepared to make demands on institutions because families make discussion and negotiation a central feature of family life.
Modern technology — ICT — is focused on communication. So, shouldn't it make middle-class parenting easier and more efficient (and cheaper) to produce?
I'm not sure how much ICT really helps. Parenting is a collection of activities, skilled and unskilled: cleaning, cooking, discussing, taxi-ing, playing, etc. For a lot of the low-skill work, the labour-saving devices were all invented decades ago. The remaining low-skill tasks, such as driving or making sandwiches, still require human work. For the skilled work — homework help, heartfelt discussions about who said what to whom — technology has a minor role. I don't have to drive my kid to the library, but I still need to spend time explaining how to get information out of an (on-line) encyclopedia.
One place technology seems to be substituting for parental effort is games. I don't have to play checkers/draughts or battleship with my kids; the machine will do it for me. Sometimes this is useful, but sometimes I actually do want to play.
I did have a good experience with technology this weekend. My kids take voice lessons, and I sometimes help them with the warm-ups. The problem is that I'm not usually around in the peak homework hours, and after tea is getting a bit late. I used music-writing software (Sibelius) to write out one of the exercises, and the software has a play-back feature. Now, the computer can 'comp' them for their warm-ups. The technology allows me to 'amplify' my skills and the kids get better practice time. Bingo — more efficient parenting.
Now, about those socks…
Living is leading cause of death
24/02/2012 § 2 Comments
The sun rose this morning. Wellington had some weather. Oh, and medical researchers said that food is bad for you.
Once again, we are told that high-calorie, low-nutrient food might not be the best choice. Researchers published a list of 49 foods that we should avoid. What's more, they published it in the New Zealand Medical Journal, so they get points towards the next PBRF assessment round. The article is here but has restricted access.
The problem, apparently, is people's knowledge:
"Many people struggle to know what to eat if they have a weight problem," Dr Elmslie said.
"The advice out there is often complicated and contradictory. It can be quite difficult to understand the relevance of health-related product endorsements and the information on food labels."
I really, really struggle with this idea that people don't know what they are eating. We eat all the time. Food is one of the highest involvement products there is. If we don't know or understand about food, then there is no chance we have good information about anything. Also, it's a lazy argument that opens us up for any solution: people don't understand what they are eating, so we should provide advice/limit their choices/feed them in giant public cafeterias/provide standard ration packs (choose one).
A much more interesting question is, what knowledge do people have and how do they use that knowledge? But, that kind of research is much harder than dividing the number of calories by the number of vitamins and ranking foods by the result.
I found this interesting, too:
[Ria Schroder] and Dr Elmslie said they were expecting a backlash, but wanted to get out the message that there was an urgent need for new strategies or guidelines to deal with the growing problem of obesity.
See how they've set themselves up? They are tenacious researchers willing to brave backlash from unnamed sources in order to share their secret knowledge with the masses. This makes them impervious to counterargument. If you agree with them, you support them. If you disagree, then you are part of a 'backlash' and can't be trusted. There is no space for informed disagreement.
The researchers get extra special bonus gold stars for item number one in the list:
1. Alcoholic drinks
'Nuff said.
Book report: Economics and the Law
23/02/2012 § Leave a comment
I ordered Economics and the Law by Mercuro and Medema because of its subtitle: From Posner to Post-Modernism. The book had a disappointing lack of discussion on postmodernism, but made up for it by being a very good summary of this important field of economics.
The book surveys the different schools in law and economics. I found this really useful because I have picked up bits and pieces here and there, but didn't understand how they fit into law and economics scholarship. Now I have a better sense of what the different schools focus on as well as their key assumptions and insights.
Mercuro and Medema discuss five schools of thought in law and economics:
- Chicago school: Posner reduced legal justice to economic efficiency. Efficiency can both explain how law evolved and also how it should be written. Where legal rules are inefficient, there is an argument for 'efficient breach'.
- Public choice theory: applies economic principles to non-market decision making, particular in the political and bureaucratic spheres. People and firms act through the market system but also through the legal and bureaucratic systems to maximise their welfare. Bureaucrats maximise their own welfare, which may not accord with social welfare.
- Institutional: economics and institutions are in a dialectical relationship. Efficiency doesn't work as a criterion because the solution is not unique. Instead, law and economics are historically contingent and materially determined. Law creates and re-creates rights, which are (rightfully) contested.
- Neo-institutional: also assesses the impact of institutions, but considers people to be constrained rational utility maximisers. The goal of society is wealth maximisation.
- Critical legal studies: sees law as performative. This is a reaction against formalistic or doctrinal legal studies. This school rejects the Chicago school, and in particular rejects that it is value-neutral or apolitical. Because law is performative, it should be used to address social problems.
Helpfully, they also place 'law and economics' in the broader context of legal scholarship. The first chapter runs through hundreds of year of legal reasoning and explains the rise of 'law and ___' scholarship. When law was deprived of metaphysical foundations in God, religion, or Platonic ideals, scholars tried to understand why law was the way it was. They looked to other disciplines — economics, sociology, anthropology, etc. — to explan the legal system and to provide it legitimacy.
Two warnings:
- Because I know this area only a little, I cannot vouch for the book's accuracy. Caveat lector.
- The quality of the writing is uneven. The book was clearly written by two different people. Some chapters flow really well, while others are informative but dense.
N.B.: I have the first edition (1997), but there is a second edition (2006).
Why it's a good time to be an economist
22/02/2012 § Leave a comment
A couple of days ago, the Washington Post ran an article on Modern Monetary Theory.
A decade later, as the soaring federal budget deficit has sharpened political and economic differences in Washington, [James K.] Galbraith is mostly concerned about the dangers of keeping it too small. He's a key figure in a core debate among economists about whether deficits are important and in what way. The issue has divided the nation's best-known economists and inspired pockets of passion in academic circles. Any embrace by policymakers of one view or the other could affect everything from employment to the price of goods to the tax code.
I don't know from MMT so won't even try. But, this article highlights why it's a good time to be an economist. Lots of ideas are being tossed around. Economists are trying to figure out the consequences of the theories, and sorting out where they fit together and where they don't.
Furthermore, policy makers and the general public actually care about this stuff right now. People actually have some notion of Austrian, Keynesian, neo-classical, etc. I had a bus driver ask me last week what I thought about Greece. Ack! Where to start?
So let us bask in the attention while it lasts, and try not to do too much damage.
A consultant cannot serve two masters
21/02/2012 § Leave a comment
The Earthquake Commission (EQC) has received the report it commissioned looking into allegations of improper hiring [I cannot find a link - it was in the Dominion Post printed edition]. EQC is not making it public yet, wanting the State Services Commission to peer review it.
The allegations last year were:
The Earthquake Commission (EQC) has been accused of "jobs for the boys and girls" after employing the daughter of its claims manager at $75 an hour.
Several other people with prominent parents also had plum jobs. Because of the competition for the relatively small number of well-paid jobs, nepotism was alleged. EQC called in a consultant.
This is an example of a consulting arrangement that can only end badly. EQC had a problem: the perception of nepotism. To clear itself, it needed two things:
- an assessment carried out with perceived independence
- a finding that nepotism had not occurred.
In the end, EQC got neither. It got neither because the consulting was not arranged to deliver what EQC actually needed.
Two masters: EQC set the terms of reference, hired the HR firm, approved the report, and paid for the consulting. Consultants live and die by repeat business. Repeat business comes from satisfied clients who get value for money. EQC was clearly the first master who needed to be satisfied. The second master in all this was the public. Remember, the key problem was a public perception of nepotism. But, the public wasn't footing the bill. They certainly don't know or care who the consulting firm was. Regardless of the employment decisions or the quality of the consulting, someone should have managed the perception of independence better.
Process versus outcome: The most important part of any consulting job is the terms of reference. EQC made the ToR for this job public. The ToR is all about the process:
The Reviewer will investigate the Earthquake Commission's management and application of the selection process for 2012 field staff, to determine the fairness of the policies and processes that were used.
This is typical in two ways. First, bureaucracies (public and private) are all about processes. They develop a process, write it down, and ensure that people follow it. Especially in complex organisations where results are far removed from the everyday actions of each individual, adhering to process is a substitute for producing results. Also, the ToR turns the consulting assignment away from the real allegation. The allegation was, 'Hey, these people got jobs they shouldn't have!' That's a complaint about the outcome. The ToR asks, 'Were the proper procedures in place and is there any evidence they were influenced by senior managers?' That's an assessment of the process.
This consulting assignment was set up to fail. That's the sort of work I try to avoid.
DISCLAIMER: I am not saying that anyone or any organisation did anything illegal.
DISCLOSURE: I own a Christchurch property zoned TC3, so I am not disinterested.
Presenters, take charge!
20/02/2012 § Leave a comment
I went to music camp this weekend. Think Glee without the massive budget. I was a parent helper — janitor, lifeguard, roadie. Lotsa fun.
The first morning, an outside music teacher came in to run one session. He was a consultant, although no one called him that. His session was designed to get the kids warmed up, excited, and working as a group. He did it really well. By the end, the kids were singing in harmony and moving in unison, fired up for practicing the rest of the day.
The key to the whole session was that he took charge. The kids were all there to participate, the teachers had turned responsibility over to him, and he took charge of the group. He led them through four or five exercises in a bit over an hour. For each one, he clearly told them what to do and then led them through it.
The same is key to a good presentation. When you are asked to present to a group, you have to take charge of the room and the group. They have already granted you permission — they have asked you to speak and they've given you a place at the front of the room. Tell them why you are there, tell them what you are going to talk about, and then get to it.
The second important thing about the music session is what it wasn't. It wasn't hard. It wasn't technical. There were a few simple harmonies and a few easy steps. But I'd say that a quarter of the kids there had the technical skills to run the session. They just didn't have the presence or the permission.
Most presentations should also be simple. They should be light on the technical details, which are best handled in written reports or in conversations afterward. The aim is to communicate the big messages. You can point to the existence of technical issues, but they should not be central.
A common reservation with novice presenters is that they aren't really the experts. So-and-so over there in the audience is really the expert. Again, the music consultant showed that technical knowledge is not the core of a presentation. Permission to be in charge and the presence to take charge and run the show are much more important.
That's my key message: Presenters, take charge! Do that, and you can get the whole group singing along with you.
Are books worth saving?
17/02/2012 § 2 Comments
The acerbic Ted Rall presents his ideas for saving the print book industry. He maintains that digital publishing needs print publishing, pointing to the example of the music industry. To give you a flavour, here is his view of the world if Barnes & Noble collapse:
…the death of books.
Cultural apocalypse.
So, it's fair to say he thinks this is important.
I'm kind of with him. I'll admit to a slight book fetish. I keep them, store them up, line my living spaces with them. I tell myself I have to keep this book because I will read it again, one day.
But my inner economist tells me that maybe we haven't thought this through.
Rall suggests that the US should support a Fixed Book Price Agreement:
In France and other nations studies have shown that FBPAs protect independent stores, increase the diversity and quality of titles sold, and support more authors.
Ah, France. I was there last month and studied literature there years ago. I have spent many glorious hours reading, dissecting, and debating French books. The first thing to understand is that French book stores exist in an entirely different social, cultural, physical, and economic space. Imposing an FBPA on the US won't suddenly create small neighbourhood book shops. Secondly, the French read lots of police novels and Harlequin romances, too. These are exactly the kinds of books that Rall fears will swamp the worthwhile ones in the digital age. Finally, it would be interesting to know given all this whether the French actually read more than Americans — I couldn't find statistics on it.
Rall also wants the government to 'recogniz[e] the unique cultural contribution of books '. He tells of the great times he used to have browsing small record stores before the industry fell apart. What Rall misses is that he is consuming two different but linked things: one is the book or album, the other is the experience of browsing. These little shops provided him the opportunity to consume his shopping experience. It turns out that providing that shopping experience is expensive. It also turns out that other things have become more important.
Cheap, plentiful paper books and the whole economic and cultural context of them is recent in human history. Now, technological change threatens to rewrite the book-as-product. But, technological change is also providing new filtering capabilities, which is a key message of The Long Tail.
We can complain, but we may as well complain that each volume isn't hand-bound in leather anymore. Yeah, it changes how authors make their crust. It's not the first time. Books used to be dedicated to the authors' benefactors (or prospective ones). The modern dedication to spouses, children, or parents is a function of the current economics of book writing. Well, those conditions are changing.
I actually think it's exciting. More ideas, more writing. I just have to find a new fetish.
Rethinking the Crafar farms
16/02/2012 § 1 Comment
I was formulating a post on the Crafar farms and the overturning of the Overseas Investment Office's decision as I walked to work this morning. I arrived and found that TVHE got in before me with this post. Their key message:
If the OIO is routinely conducting CBAs by comparing the factual to the current state then its hard to have much confidence in their assessments.
So, basically, the OIO didn't do the economics right and the court called them on it.
What should OIO have done? Put another way, how do we think about the potential benefits of selling to overseas buyers?
Let me start by ruling something out. The whole pearl-clutching about being tenants in our own country is nonsense. Property rights — your ability to do something with a piece of land — are partial and contingent. They only exist because the government says they exist and is willing to back that up. You can't build a sky-scraper in a residential area because (a) it's against the rules and (b) the government has the means to enforce the rules (rough men standing ready to do violence — Orwell). If foreign-owned farms started creating nuisances for the neighbours, the country could pass legislation to deal with the nuisances. If foreign-owned farms became the majority and we were concerned about them sucking profits overseas, we could simply tax them.
Back to think about the impacts of overseas investment. It is simply, like all CBAs, about two curves. One curve says, here's what could happen over time if we do nothing. The other curve says, here's what could happen if we allow the investment. What you want to see is Curve 2 higher than Curve 1.
Then, the complexity is thinking about the economy and all the things that affect the paths of the curves.
- Does the investment affect the resources available? If the investor is will to increase the amount of capital on-farm, then there are more resources. This can lead to more production or higher wages.
- Does the investment create market opportunities? New Zealand has difficulties creating the necessary foreign linkages to promote exports. We are small and far away; investing in building networks takes resources. If an investor brings the market to us, we don't have to go to it.
- Does it affect technology? An investor may bring to New Zealand new production technology that allows it to produce more. In the case of dairy, this may be locally true — a particular farm may be less productive — but is unlikely to be generally true. Because the country has leading technology available, there is less scope for technological spillover.
The details start to get fiddly and uncertain. Crystal balls, rabbits, and hats might be employed. But the essence of the case is actually really simple. The court has asked the OIO to make it.


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