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While its only one week and much can change, in looking at the pullback
in the stock market this week, I believe one can glean a trend that we
may see over the next few years in those groups that have underperformed
the overall market this week. On the belief that the US economy was the
first one into the global recession (as the bulk of the imbalances
occurred here) and will be one of the last one's out for the same
reason, I believe the key to outperformance on the long side will be
having exposure to non US dependent co's and sectors. As 86% of the
world's population is outside of the developed world and the developing
world ironically has a better balance sheet than the US consumer and
government, emerging market land is where most of the growth will be on
any global rebound. I know this is not a new revelation as it was the
theme of the prior expansion but I believe it will resurrect itself on
any recovery. As measured by the ETF's, XRT, XLY, XHB, XLF and IYR,
consumer discretionary including retail, financials, housing and REITS
have been the worst performing sectors this week in the S&P as all are
predominantly US dependent of course. The perfect pair trade IMO is thus
short US and long anything outside of it.
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The preliminary May U of Michigan confidence # was a touch higher than expected at 67.9 and up from 65.1 in April. It's now at the highest level since Sept '08 when it reached 70.3 before falling to 55.3 in Nov. The survey is done via phone just within the last few days so it…Read More
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April CPI was flat but core CPI was up .3%, .2% more than expected and its the 1st .3% reading since July '08. Y/o/Y CPI fell .7% after falling .4% in Mar and its the biggest drop since '55 but with the recent rise in energy and food prices, that trend will reverse. The y/o/y…Read More
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Location, location, location doesn't only apply to buying the right house or piece of real estate, it also means being near the few countries in the world that are showing growth. March Japanese core Machinery Orders fell 1.3% m/o/m, better than forecasts of a drop of 4.6% and foreign orders rose by a record 46.4%…Read More
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Good Evening: U.S. stocks persistently drifted higher today after 3 straight down days. The economic and earnings news was mostly of the offsetting variety, thus helping to hold prices in a fairly narrow range as volatility continued to ebb. Since yields on everything from Treasurys, to corporate bonds, to credit cards were the subject of…Read More
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Chrysler, GM and the New Industrial Policy
May 14, 2009
IRA Releases Preliminary Q1 2009 Bank Stress Ratings and Index Results
Bruce Minton & John Stewart
The Fat Years and the Lean
International Publishers (1940)
The response to our release of the preliminary Q1 2009 results for the IRA Bank Stress Index has been excellent. We appreciate the user feedback and the media attention. Bottom line is that the jump in the Stress Index, from 1.8 at year-end 2008 to 5.7 at the end of Q1, suggests a year-end 2009 loss rate peak for commercial and residential exposures. Click here to learn more.
To us, the use of the enhanced FDIC data distribution technology illustrates how better public access to financial disclosure and automated distillation can improve timeliness and relevance, thereby encourage debate and dialog among and between analysts, and in turn drive better asset allocation choices by investors. Our census of the US banking industry also shows that, more often than not, politicians prevaricate when speaking about the soundness of large financial institutions – who are their clients, after all.
In the most recent comment in IRA's Advisory Service, we talk about bank valuation in the age of "Industrial Policy" reborn, reflecting the clear shift away from the interests of private investors visible in the White House's handling of the Chrysler bankruptcy and in prospect with the impending failure of General Motors (NYSE:GM) and GMAC.
In the cases of both companies, several sources tell the IRA, Obama Administration officials have threatened professional advisers with various official sanctions if they do not go along with the new political agenda of giving control of GM and Chrysler to the UAW. The unions have taken a disproportionate share of the economic output from the Big Three automakers for decades, measured by salary and benefits, but now Washington will give the UAW the rest, leaving creditors disenfranchised by the arbitrary action of the Executive Branch?
Category: Think Tank
Yes another informative chart from Ron Griess of The Chart Store.
Category: Consumer Spending, Credit, Think Tank
> Many market-watchers claim that U.S. economic statistics are increasingly being revised downward in subsequent periods, suggesting that the figures initially being reported by Washington are "puffed up," so to speak, most likely for political purposes. Well, I went back and had a look at the differences between the reported and revised data for various…Read More
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Initial Claims totaled 637k, 27k more than expected and up from a revised 605k last week and Continuing Claims rose 202k from last week and was 160k higher than expected. The Labor Dept is blaming the auto industry for the jump in initial claims as it was those auto producing states that saw the biggest…Read More
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In addition to the heated debate over whether the global economy is experiencing a bottoming process or is just an inventory head fake, the other discussion is whether the policies of the Fed and other central banks will eventually lead to a period of high inflation. Inflation will be a process not an event so…Read More
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Originally published Friday, March 8, 2013 at 12:00 PM
Seared Oatmeal: Nancy Leson dishes up a different breakfast treat
Go steel-cut style and make something healthy-yummy.
Seattle Times food writer
AS A KID I thought oats were worth eating in one form only — cookies. When confronted with a bowl of Old Fashioned Quaker Oats or its ilk, all I could think of was Oliver Twist sadly begging for more. (No, thanks.)
Now that I'm grown, I've got the hots for oatmeal, a filling breakfast as comforting as it is convenient. And I'm not the only one who thinks so.
Perhaps you keep a stash of instant oatmeal in your office drawer, stand in line at Starbucks for a container of Perfect Oatmeal or hit the drive-up window at McDonald's for its Undeniably Delicious version. For my quick fix I turn to Trader Joe's frozen twin-packs, made with a mix of steel-cut and rolled oats, and flavored with brown sugar and maple syrup. A trip to the microwave and — zap! — hello, hot breakfast.
But lately I've gone slow-mo, choosing to pledge allegiance to my new mush crush — homemade 100 percent steel-cut oats.
If you were wondering "What the heck are steel-cut oats?" funny you should ask. Me, too.
The folks at McCann's Irish Oatmeal, purveyors of John C. McCann's finest for more than 150 years, define steel-cut oats as whole-grain groats — the inner portion of the oat kernel — cut into two or three pieces using steel discs. Rolled oats are cut oats, too, but the nubbins are steamed and flattened into flakes, reducing cooking time and altering the flavor and texture. Compared to steel-cut oats, the flakes are "more oaty, less nutty," say McCann's, and "more gluey, less chewy," say I. Those grain-like groats, with their nutritious bran intact, offer the kind of healthy fiber five out of five doctors recommend.
You may favor McCann's in its vintage-style can, but I'm a big proponent of the Northwest's own organically grown Bob's Red Mill. Following Bob's instructions, I bring three cups of water to a boil, add ¼ teaspoon of salt and a cup of oats, reduce to a simmer, then cover and cook for 10 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. That quantity makes enough for four servings, which I can divvy up then freeze (or refrigerate) in individual containers.
Search the Web and you'll find umpteen ideas for steel-cut oatmeal quicker fixes. You might soak the groats overnight to speed cooking in the a.m. or slow-cook them in a Crock-Pot while you lie dreaming. If you have an electric rice cooker with a porridge and timer function, that's a great overnight trick, too.
But when you have time on your hands, try this treat, inspired by a recipe from Whidbey Island's fabulous Braeburn restaurant in Langley: Seared Oatmeal with Mint Butter. Here's how:
Prepare four servings of steel-cut oats until the oatmeal is on the dry side of creamy. Add 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon and a quarter cup of loosely packed brown sugar and mix well. Line an 8-inch square baking dish with plastic wrap. Lightly spray with cooking oil, pour in the oatmeal, spread evenly and refrigerate for an hour. Cut into four equal portions and, on a lightly oiled griddle, sear over medium-low heat until browned (about 5 minutes each side).
Meantime, make the garnish: In a saucepan over medium heat melt 4 tablespoons butter till bubbly and add 8 leaves of roughly chopped fresh mint. Plate cakes, garnish with mint butter — and call one of those five doctors to apologize, later.
Nancy Leson is The Seattle Times' food writer. Reach her at firstname.lastname@example.com. Benjamin Benschneider is a Pacific NW magazine staff photographer.
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Apple Watch at Paris fashion week – five things we learned
The fashion editors were invited to have a play with the new Apple Watch in Paris. Here are five things of note from a morning of madeleines and wearable tech
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The fashion editors were invited to have a play with the new Apple Watch in Paris. Here are five things of note from a morning of madeleines and wearable tech
If you choose your yarn wisely, you can knit your own jumper for £25. Here are five of the best British wools for less than £6
The worldwide fashion brand/designer's flagship store opens on Thursday in Mayfair, featuring polished-concrete stairs, a signature scent and, possibly, David working as a doorman
Gucci and Prada's financial results are disappointing and there's a fear that the west can't provide what sophisticated Chinese shoppers want
I've always tested men's fragrance with the same enthusiasm as women's and have discovered many a favourite. (I even adore Old Spice in moderation)'
Big business and financial investors, not consumers, will force better conditions in the world's textile factories, according to the head of an investment firm aiming to pump $500m (£306m) into creating a more ethical garment industry.
Is specialist makeup the key to the perfect selfie? Avon thinks so, and has just launched the first lipstick designed with selfies in mind. So what should you apply to ensure you need #nofilter?
Singer's Vivienne Westwood Buffalo hat will be shown as an 'example of the impact of social media today'
Leave Planet Fashion and The Real World to fight it out over leopard print: as long as you're not a fascist, who cares what you wear?
'A good facial oil will have the same visual effect as dubbin on an old leather boot – lines and wrinkles are plumped, the surface is smoother, more supple'
In spite of their hefty price tag, some Birkin bags are reportedly being returned to the luxury brand – for smelling of cannabis
Controversial fashion designer says prices of products do not reflect their true impact on environment
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I've done a bunch of rebasing on a test GIT branch. The rebasing was done for two reasons: #1: to integrate changes in a parent git-svn trunk; #2: to clean up my local history in preparation for handing off the code to another developer.
I have my test branch the way I want it, all tests are passing, etc. Now I want to make master look just like my test branch.
What's the preferred way to do this? If master weren't there already, I'd just
git clone it, but is there another better way to force an existing branch to look just like anohter (including history)?


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Under same management: Some reservations about postal banking
March 2, 2014
A recent report by the USPS Office of Inspector General on offering financial services at the post office won immediate support from Senator Elizabeth Warren, and postal banking was thrust into the limelight. A big front-page story in Huffington Post entitled "Breaking the Banks" by Elizabeth Swanson offers polling data (and a poll of its own) that shows 44% of Americans favor letting the Postal Service getting into the banking business. After the president's State of the Union message, David Dayen, writing in the New Republic, suggested that President Obama use his executive powers to order the Postal Service to consider postal banking. Dayan has another piece in Salon about how postal banking could even "save the economy."
While some news sites have been touting the idea as a way of saving the Postal Service, others have dismissed the idea as government overreach. The division of opinion falls along fairly predictable ideological lines, with the Left largely in favor and the Right mostly opposed, although as recently as last August Reihan Salam of the conservative National Review was touting the idea of postal savings accounts.
As many of the news articles and op-ed pieces point out, postal banking is not a new or very original idea. The old Post Office Department offered savings accounts up until the early 1960's. Japan's largest savings bank operates out of the post office, and many other foreign postal systems offer some form of financial services or banking.
In several pieces here on Save the Post Office, I've suggested that the postal network would provide an excellent platform for limited banking services, like small savings accounts, check cashing, electronic bill presentment, and payment systems. These services could bring the unbanked and the underbanked, as well as those with marginal or no access to the Internet, into the 21st-century economy. In many ways those kinds of services are a natural fit with a postal network oriented to public service.
Done properly, offering basic financial services through the postal network would be attractive and beneficial, not just to those at the bottom of the economic spectrum but also to many in the middle class as well. An initiative like this could be a wise way to preserve and expand our existing postal assets while preserving hundreds of thousands of good postal jobs.
Considering that I myself have been a proponent of postal banking, I hate to throw a wet blanket on the idea. The proposal has gained tremendous traction and gotten many people excited, but there are just too many reasons to be skeptical. Given the current structure of the Postal Service, the mindset of its leadership, and the attitudes and expectations of politicians in both Congress and the Administration, a move towards postal banking would not only be unlikely to save the Postal Service and the postal network, but it could also turn out to be as abusive and harmful as the current landscape of payday lenders and predatory banks. The last thing we need right now is for the Postal Service to try to balance its books by extracting billions of dollars in fees from some of the most financially vulnerable folks in society. That's not the way to save the post office.
Postal Service's Load Leveling plan hits a load of opposition
February 23, 2014
Earlier this week, there were reports that letter carriers in Washington, D.C. were told by management to end their routes before completing their deliveries in order to keep down overtime costs. Apparently this caused massive pileups of undelivered mail and delivery delays. The Postal Service has denied the claim, saying carriers were told to return at 6 p.m. for safety reasons because of a snowstorm.
There may be another explanation for why carriers have been told to return by 6. The Capital area is one of the places where the Postal Service has been testing Load Leveling, the plan to slow down delivery of some Standard Mail in order to spread the volume out more evenly during the week and get carriers back in the office sooner. It's possible that the Postal Service told carriers to return before 6 in order to show that the Load Leveling plan will work as advertised.
The problem with this theory is that the dates don't quite work out. According to a spreadsheet filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission this past week, the Load Leveling test was conducted out of the Curseen-Morris processing plant in Washington, D.C., during January 4 - 17 and January 24 - 31, while the order to return to the office by 6 p.m. apparently took place during the week of February 10.
In any case, if letter carriers in D.C. are now being told to return by 6 and delivery is being delayed, it wouldn't be a surprise. That's essentially the goal of Load Leveling, and even though the Postal Service has said the plan would not be implemented until the end of March, it has been clear for a long time that it was going to happen, regardless of what anyone had to say about it.
Moving ahead regardless
When the Postal Service submitted its Request for an Advisory Opinion on the Load Leveling proposal on December 27, its tone implied that the plan would be implemented no matter what the PRC said: "The earliest that the Postal Service intends to make the changes discussed in this Request is March 27, 2014 — 90 days after the date of this filing."
The 90 days cited here is a reference to the Commission's regulations (39 CFR § 3001.72), which require the Postal Service to file the request for an advisory opinion "not less than 90 days in advance of the date on which the Postal Service proposes to make effective the change in the nature of postal service involved." But the tone of the Postal Service's statement points to other matters.
In the past, the PRC has taken longer than 90 days, sometimes much longer, to complete advisory opinions, and this has become an issue not only with the Postal Service, but Senator Tom Carper and the Commissioners themselves. The Commission is therefore now in the process of trying to revise its rules in order to expedite the process. The revision has lagged, though, because of disagreements among the stakeholders, many of whom are concerned that an expedited process will deny them of due process.
With this statement in the Load Leveling Request about the 90 days, the Postal Service put the Commission on notice that it might implement the plan at the end of March, even if the advisory opinion isn't done yet. The Postal Service also makes it sound as if it's not going to spend weeks digesting what the Commission has to say — it could implement the plan on the same day the advisory opinion is issued.
If one gets the impression that the Postal Service doesn't much care what the advisory opinion says, it's more than an impression. According to comments filed this week with the PRC by Quad/Graphics, the Postmaster General told mailers during a webinar on January 10, 2014, that "regardless of the Advisory Opinion of the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), he intended to implement the change no earlier than late March."
As a result of the PMG's statement, says Quad/Graphics, "many in the mailing community felt that comments [to the PRC] would be a waste of time since the USPS was set on moving ahead with the changes regardless."
In fact, it seems that Load Leveling may have been a done deal even before the Postal Service filed its Request with the PRC in December. Many of the mailers are now saying that they felt that way even when the Postal Service began talking about the plan in the spring of 2013.
Railroading the mailers
The Postal Service began discussions on load leveling with the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) sometime in early 2013, and in May it set up a subcommittee called Work Group 157 to focus on the plan. Over the next few months, Work Group 157 met several times — the slideshow presentations are here — but apparently it was not a very inclusive process. Many mailers are saying the Postal Service was not really interested in their opinions.
USPS Environmental Assessment on historic Stamford post office runs into problems
February 17, 2014
There have been several new developments in the story of the historic Stamford post office. Last week, the Postal Service filed a status report with the PRC about its search for a new location, and earlier this month, the USPS filed papers in federal court opposing the complaint that has held up its sale of the building to Westchester developer Louis Cappelli.
In addition, attorneys for the National Post Office Collaborate, one of the parties that filed the complaint, have responded to the Postal Service's Environmental Assessment on the property with a scathing critique. They say the EA is "procedurally and substantively defective in violation of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the USPS's own guidelines."
At this point, it looks as though the lawsuit and the future of the Stamford post office are a long way from being resolved. Here's a rundown on these latest developments.
The search for a new location
The Postal Service's status report on the emergency suspension was filed on February 14, as directed by the PRC's order dismissing the appeal, which was issued at the end of January. The Postal Service says that it has been working since September to find a new location for the post office, and it has its eye on a couple of possibilities.
It's clear from the status report that the Postal Service has no intention of reopening retail operations at the current location. That was pretty clear back on September 20, when the Postal Service closed the Stamford post office on two days' notice. What's less clear is why the post office closed to begin with.
When the Postal Service gave notice in September that the post office would be closing in a couple of days, it explained that the building was being sold (the closing date was supposed to take place the following week) and no new location had yet been arranged. A couple of weeks later, however, after the lawsuit was filed to stop the sale, the Postal Service came up another explanation — the post office was put under emergency suspension due to unsafe conditions in the building, discovered on a safety inspection in early September.
Both explanations seemed dubious. There was a provision in the sales agreement allowing the Postal Service to remain in the building after the sale, so why would the pending sale necessitate suspending operations? The condition of the building has been deteriorating for years, and most of the problems are in parts of the building that aren't even used, so why close the post office suddenly over saftey issues? And what prompted an inspection less than a month before the building was to be sold? These questions remain unanswered.
In any case, finding a new location for the post office has turned out to be something of a problem. It's not very easy finding space in downtown Stamford, where rents are high and parking is at a premium. The Postal Service may have started the search for a location in earnest back in September, but it has known since 2009 that it would eventually need a new location, and it still hasn't found one.
The PRC will probably keep its eye on the progress toward opening a new location. If the Postal Service does not open a facility elsewhere in Stamford, the appeal, which was dismissed "without prejudice," will probably be resubmitted on the grounds that the suspension was actually a de facto discontinuance.
Preservationists oppose change to USPS NEPA regulations on property disposal
February 14, 2014
A coalition of historic preservationists and citizen groups has filed comments opposing a change in the Postal Service's NEPA regulations that would make it easier to dispose of historic post offices. The coalition includes the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the National Post Office Collaborate, the La Jolla Historical Society, the California Preservation Foundation, the Los Angeles Conservancy, and the City of Berkeley. The coalition's letter to the Postal Service is here.
The letter comes in response to the Interim Final Rule that the Postal Service published in the Federal Register on January 13. The rule change concerns a revision of 39 CFR Part 775, the section of the federal regulations that deals with procedures for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
The rule change expands the scope of the Categorical Exclusion (CATEX) in a way that makes it less likely the Postal Service would need to a full Environmental Assessment or an Environmental Impact Statement when it disposes of its properties. The aim of the change is to make it easier to sell post offices. The Postal Service would not need to worry about hiring consultants to do an environmental review, providing opportunity for a lot of public participation, sharing the administrative record with the public, and following similar requirements that could slow down the sale or prevent it altogether.
By publishing an "interim final rule" rather than simply an "interim rule," the Postal Service has already skipped a step where the public could have commented on the rule change before it was implemented. Instead, the Postal Service made the effective date of the rule change the same day that it published the notice in the Federal Register. The notice invites comments, but it's not likely they'll do any good. The Postal Service says it will review any adverse comments it receives and then publish a final rule with its responses to the comments and any modifications it finds necessary.
The Postal Service apparently believed it was appropriate to implement the rule change before receiving comments because, as it states in the interim final rule, it does not believe the proposed revision "should be significant or controversial."
But nothing could be further from the truth: The proposed change is extremely significant and controversial, as laid out in the coalition's letter. It begins as follows:
We are troubled by the abrupt notice of the change as we believe that retaining the current categorical exclusion (CATEX) in the Procedures is more consistent with NEPA's goal to "prevent or eliminate damage to the environment." Further, we strongly disagree with the assumption that this update should not be "significant or controversial." The revised rule will result in less public scrutiny of consequential decisions to sell the Nation's historic assets at a time of heightened public interest and should be rejected.
The letter goes on to identify several specific issues.


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Twenty-somethings "don't get it."
That was the claim made during a recent meeting.
The argument: Members of that group are disengaged, feel like the company owes them something and don't work hard.
Of course, this elicited contrary comments: 50-somethings consider good work to be done two hours before the scheduled work day begins and well into the evening and weekends — preferably at the office. The comments went on: Members of that age group don't understand how to put technology to good use to improve job efficiency and, therefore, do more work from anywhere — not just the office.
The dispute reminded me of comments Karen Young, chapter president of HR Professionals of Central PA and president of HR Resolutions in Harrisburg, once made to the Business Journal.
"For the older generation, they see that as a poor work ethic. They see it as lazy and disrespectful. But it isn't. Gen Y is getting more done in less amount of time. Technology is a huge part of this," she said.
"Baby boomers have the hardest time adjusting to this new generation. We are so used to showing up on time, doing what we were told and then taking our work home. Younger people have different priorities. They want to have a life," Young said.
Younger generations, not so much.
"They think, 'I'll do my job when I want to do it; I know when I'm most productive,'" she said. "The more we allow the younger people to have a say in the structure of their job, the happier they are."
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I thought it would be helpful to stop at this point in the year and look at first-quarter residential home sales across Central Pennsylvania to see what areas are doing what.
Out of a little more than 4,200 properties sold in January through March, we see the York/Adams area posted the quickest sale time — "days on market" — with 69.5 days. That was on a sold volume of just less than 1,000 listings going to settlement. The median sale price was also the lowest at $135,000. All this indicates to me there is a "clearing out" of the market there, which is a good thing. Much has been made about the impact of foreclosure on the market and the fast turnaround of listing portends a brighter summer season.
The Lancaster/Lebanon corridor fared the best with regard to median home prices, falling to a little more than $152,000. Median time on market ran mid-pack for the region, at a little more than 73 days. I think the "urban effect" — larger numbers of lower-price row homes — of Lancaster on the larger region was the least of the majors (York, Harrisburg, Reading) and so the suburban market for resales kept the price up.
In contrast, the metro Harrisburg area, including Hershey, came in a bit lower at a $145,000 median price. I think this was the "urban effect" in play. Residential properties in the greater Harrisburg area posted a median time on market of just more than 90 days — the longest in the region.
First-quarter home sales numbers in the Berks County area looked similar to York/Adams with the exception of the median time on market being just more than 91 days. I think a balance between urban and suburban properties is causing this. The $136,000 median sold price closely mirrored the York/Adams price.
On balance, we see the areas supporting a suburban makeup of properties seemed to fare best in sale prices, while the urban-heavy areas seemed to move properties quicker in the first quarter. Keep in mind all this is a precursor to the "selling season" that is beginning in earnest as I write this. Stay tuned.
Jeff Geoghan is vice president of marketing and communications for Coldwell Banker Select Professionals and Select Services, based in Lancaster City, with 10 offices in eight Central Pennsylvania counties. Jeff lives in East Petersburg where he also serves as mayor. Jeff has been actively involved in local government and business and has been used as a source by local, regional and national publications.
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To identify the fintech startups deserving of special recognition this year, a team of American Banker editors, BAI staff and consultant Jeanne Capachin debated the merits of self-nominees and companies we know. These are the ten that matter for 2015.
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Blackmail is ugly. Theft is criminal. It would be a shame, though, if this stunt were used as a pretext to try to stamp out anonymous digital transactions. The eventual elimination of paper bills and coins, and all their costs and inefficiencies, is desirable and likely. But an all-seeing monetary surveillance state is a terrifying and avoidable prospect.
The hoax is not really about money laundering, which wouldn't even enter into the picture if blackmail was legalized.
Aside from the purported break-in, blackmail in and of itself is a victimless crime as Prof. Walter Block has pointed out in this 1999 paper, http://www.walterblock.com/wp-content/uploads/publications/block_blackmail-as-a-victimless-crime-1999.pdf
Aside from the purported break-in, blackmail in and of itself is a victimless crime as Prof. Walter Block has pointed out in this 1999 paper, http://www.walterblock.com/wp-content/uploads/publications/block_blackmail-as-a-victimless-crime-1999.pdf
Remember Mondex? DigiCash? and other anonymous eCash programs? All had substantial controls to monitor large transactions and to protect against fraud or misuse. Anonymous can be used properly if the providers establish rules to guard against misuse. eCash is for small transactions, not million dollar items.
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Mike, Thank you for commenting. Bitcoin's decentralized nature may make such controls impossible. Is that always a bad thing, necessarily? Humor me: I'll play devil's advocate on the transaction size limits you alluded to. Might there be innocent reasons for someone to want to move even large amounts of money under the radar? Imagine a member of a minority ethnic and religious group facing persecution, or a political dissident, who plans to escape his home country and wants to put his wealth somewhere it won't be confiscated by the government he's fleeing. Swiss bank privacy, as I understand, is not what it used to be....
It's not really fair to call SatoshiDICE a "mixing/laundering system." It's a casino game. The fact that it can mix coins during this process is no different than a grocery store which combines cash deposits from various customers. You wouldn't call a grocery store a "laundering system" even though it could be used for such.
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My CASA Volunteer Experience
by Ashley Rhodes
CASA volunteers get to know their court-appointed child by talking with everyone in that child's life: parents and relatives, foster parents, teachers, medical professionals, attorneys, social workers and others. They use the information they gather to inform judges and others of what the child needs and what will be the best permanent home for them.
With my full time job, full time school, children and a relationship, getting started
as a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate for children and families in need) was
challenging. To begin, I had to devote 30 plus training hours in CASA's evening class.
Furthermore, once I was sworn in, my duties as a CASA, through Court attendance and
meetings with families and social workers, happened during the day interfering with
my regular job. Not only challenging my limited time, but CASA produced an emotional
drain due to the severity of some of my cases, such as the removal of a child from
his home and the circumstances that surrounded that decision.
Why start my story with such "negatives" especially in light of the difficult nature of the cases I took on? Even though it was challenging, no other community experience has been as rewarding as volunteering to be a CASA in spite of such off-putting aspects. My involvement as a CASA with my Community and the Court has changed my outlook in ways that I would not have thought possible when I started.
At the end of my CASA training, I was elated going before a judge with my graduating CASA class to be sworn in, and as I listened to the judge's commendations for CASA's in the community, her words praised the work of all CASA's to help children in our community. Children are so underrepresented. It was a proud moment in my life to be sworn in and start wearing the title, Court Appointed Special Advocate.
It was easy for me, like most, to get caught up in daily routines and not give a second thought about families elsewhere. As a CASA, I reached out to community resources (some I knew and some I didn't know existed), and CASA opened my eyes to some of the most beautiful people with the biggest hearts. My case helped me see how others struggle and how others helped. As a result of my involvement, for instance, I was motivated to organize charity events in my office in order to give back to the people of my community.
Being a CASA, I am a voice for a child that doesn't have one. With so many parties involved in the court process, each having different intentions or outcomes, I advocate for the child's best interest, a sometimes hard conclusion to reach. For instance, being a mother, there is part of me that wants the child to return to his family. However, as a trained CASA, my duty is to determine what is best for the child, as my advocacy will impact his life forever. Thinking of such lasting impact made me nervous to start my first case, even with all of the training I received. Nevertheless, my CASA training properly prepared me to handle a variety of situations in my meetings with the social workers, the families involved, the child and other parties. Furthermore, the support I received from my CASA supervisor, her willingness to quickly respond to my questions or assist with problems, was gratifying, too.
After talking to attorneys, I learned how the court community highly regards a CASA. As a student intern, I needed that recognition on my resume. Also, I valued the chance to interact with the legal community not merely as a student intern, but as an integral part of the court procedures, representing the vital interests of the child.
I am going to continue serving as a CASA even when my first year commitment is over, for I feel good about my work, specifically the sense of belonging to my community that I have never felt before in my life.


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Frontier and expedition
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Boat trips
Solo travel
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Short breaks
Volunteer and conservation
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Carrying on his series of 'Top 10 places around the world', here are some of Alastair Humphrey's favourite spots in Asia
Alastair Humphreys
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Straddling Europe and Asia... So I'm going to just about squeeze it into this category.
The gateway between Europe and Asia scores on many counts: history, beauty, atmosphere, food, energy. But I also love it for its symbolic location: take a ferry from the waterfront across the Bosporus and you're in Asia. What a great start to Asia!
Geopoliticians may quibble too over precisely which continent lays claim to Lebanon. But surely nobody can doubt Beirut's stylish charm, critical political positioning, and enviable location between the warm Mediterranean and the craggy cedar-studded mountains to the east.
The old truth of travelling: the slower the better. I dashed through Georgia on my bicycle, in too much of a hurry to stop and stare and seek out the spots that I could really cherish. So I am afraid I'm left only with a blur of memories of excitable, generous people, marvellous food, plenty of red wine, ancient churches, and the sun setting gently over the Black Sea. I will return.
Back at university whilst trying to decide what to do as a career I read a book containing a poem about the Golden Road to Samarkand ("We are the pilgrims, master... We shall go always a little farther...). One day, I said to myself, one day I will see the fabled blue domes of the Registan for myself...
The Sunday camel fair, spicy noodles and cut throat barbers. Aged 20 I arrived in Kashgar by bicycle having ridden over the mountains from Pakistan. I could not believe such mad, marvellous cities existed and I decided there and then that I needed to see more of the world for myself.
Some of the kindest people I have ever met live in this remote semi-autonomous region of Russia. -60 in winter, +40 in the summer: this is a fascinating, harsh place to survive with a subsistence farming lifestyle.
Shikoku is the smallest and quietest of Japan's four main islands. I enjoyed the mountains, small temples and slower pace of life in this relatively rural part of Japan.
The magnificent rice terraces here are my one concession to famous "sights" in this list (there's no Taj Mahal, Angkor Wat or Great Wall, for example). They reminded me that man's impact on the environment is not necessarily always to destroy and 'uglify'. So they cheered me up as well as amazed me with their scale, longevity and beauty.
The spectacular Hunza valley snakes amongst 7000 metre peaks. The Hunza river nurtures cleverly irrigated fields and apricot harvests dry on the flat roofs of the villages. It is friendly, peaceful, temperate and a lovely part of the journey up the famous Karakoram Highway.
Warm beaches, palm trees, smiling kids and delicious curry served on a broad green banana leaf. Need I say more?
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Liz Cleere
Living on my boat, along the coast of beautiful Kerala, I couldn't agree more with number 10. The beaches are simply beautiful and unspoilt north of Cochin: no tourists, gorgeous homestays, lapping backwater lakes and the best food in India. Bliss.
5th September
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Is Georgia in Asia?
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@Andy Morris: quite a few of my list are geographically contentious: Georgia, Beirut, Istanbul. But I hope you agree they are all worth visiting!
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GAR Dogs available for adoption
There are hundreds of thousands of stray animals in Greece and they all deserve a loving home. Unfortunately we can bring over only a small number due to the expenses involved. Below are photos and details of dogs who are currently ready for rehoming.
If you are interested in adopting one of our dogs, please complete our pre adoption questionnaire form which is available to download in
All GAR dogs are microchipped, vaccinated and sterilised and 'prepared' for entering the UK according to DEFRA requirements. In addition, they are blood-tested for tick-borne and other diseases. These tests are not required under the PETS travel scheme, but we feel they are important to ensure that adopted dogs are healthy.
As we are only able to home check in the South-East, potential adopters must live in the following areas: East and West Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, parts of Kent and Hertfordshire. We will of course consider adopting to homes outside of the South-East provided we a have a volunteer in your area who is able to carry out a home check.
6 month old Peter is a typical happy and friendly puppy. He has bundles of energy and is extremely playful who greets everyone he meets with a wagging tail and a smile.
2 year old Rex weighs approx 20kg and was found dumped next a bin along with 6 of his siblings. Unfortunately he was the only one that survived.
He is a very happy boy who is good with children, loves car rides and walks well on the lead. He's not god with cats.
Lucy is around 18 months old and weighs approx 16kg. She is a very good natured, gentle girl who walks well on the lead and is very good with other dogs.
She is a very laid back dog who ignores cats and loves to get affection and have a cuddle.
Hector is an energetic 6 year old Golden Retriever who weighs 20kg. He loves going for walks, running and digging the occasional hole!
He is excellent with dogs but has not been tested with cats. He walks well on the lead, is good while travelling in the car and loves people of all ages.
Leyla is 5 months old and weighs approx 8g. We can only describe her as HAPPY!!
This fun loving puppy want to investigate every sound and smell, play with everyone and everything and loves a cuddle!
She gets on well with others dogs and is good with cats, but cats may not be keen on Leyla, due to the fact that she wants to play with them!
As Leyla is a very enthusiastic dog she would be best suited in a household with older children.
8 month old Ruby was abandoned on the streets of Megara and was hit by a car in October 2014.
She was rescued by a lady who witnessed the accident and was transferred to the vets where she was diagnosed with 2 fractures in her back leg and had to undergo 2 operations.
She has made a good recovery and is a very happy and sociable girl. She loves people of all ages, is very good with children and other dogs and would be ideally suited to a family.
18 month old Harry was unwanted by his owner who threw him over the fence at a shelter.
He is a very friendly boy, who is good with other dogs and could tolerate cats.
He loves people and human company and would be good with older children. Who could resist that adorable face?
Aliki is a small active girl who is approximately 8 months old.
She is very friendly with other dogs and cats and is good with people and older children.
This gorgeous girl loves to run and play and would make somebody really happy if only they would open their home and heart to her.
Meggie is a medium sized mixed breed and is about 4-5 years old. She was abandoned outside a shelter and at first was found to be blind.
The vet was unable to say what had caused her to become blind but after receiving treatment she is able to see from her right eye. Unfortunately her left eye had to be removed.
She is a very friendly, lively girl who is good with other dogs, people and older children. She has not been tested with cats.
Mirva wasn't a stray dog; she had an owner who abused her and left her to die.
Now all this is in the past and she is ready for adoption. She is about 2 years old and a very gentle character.
She is doing well with other dogs and she loves human company.
Sheila was rescued around 3 years ago (along with another dog called Ella), from an illegal breeder in the area.
She is an energetic dog who is very people orientated and loves to get attention.
She would be the ideal dog for a family as she is very playful and active.
Sheila is very good with other dogs but has not been tested with cats. She is very inquisitive and loves to investigate every sound and smell.
She is approximately 5 years old and weighs around 15-18kg.
5 year old Ella was a rescued 3 years ago (along with another dog called Sheila
who is also available for adoption), from an illegal breeder in the area and has clearly had many litters puppies in her life.
Despite the fact that she is pure breed of Gkekas hunting dog, she doesn't display any hunting instincts.
She has excellent recall and is very content to walk beside you. She gets on very well with people of all ages and is extremely laid back.
She loves attention and adores having a cuddle, is good with other dogs and cats.
Ella weighs 22kg and loves her food!
3 year old Theo weighs 23kg and is a very playful but calm boy. He walks well on the lead and LOVES people of all ages and is very good with children.
He has not been tested with cats.
3 year old Zoe is a labrador cross who was rescued after nearly drowning in the sea. We can only assume that someone had thrown her into the water deliberately.
She was tranferred to the vets immediately as she was in a terrible state and suffering from shock. Unfortunately, one of her eyes was so badly infected it had to be removed.
Despite being through such a traumatic ordeal, Zoe is a very happy lady who loves to play and receive attention.
She weighs 15-18kg, gets on well with other dogs but has not been tested with cats. She loves adults and children, walks well on the lead and enjoys car rides.
8 year old Eva was a malnourished female Caucasian mix that was found in Aspropyrgos, near Athens, on Thursday June 7th 2012.
She had sarcoptic mange and had clearly been hit by a car some time ago but being a stray, never received any treatment and was clearly in pain.
After being rescued she underwent surgery as she had a fractured heel and her Achilles had ruptured.
Whoever adopts Eva should be aware that she will require Hip Replacement surgery.
1.5 year old Dimi is an adorable Cocker Spaniel who weighs 14kg. She is a very inquisitive and highly intelligent girl who loves to investigate every sound and smell.
She is good with other dogs, and children and she loves to play with her ball. She's full of energy and would be the perfect addition to any home!
9 year old Lili was extremely emaciated when she was found in Markopoulo in February 2013, had sarcoptic mange and could barely walk. She is a gentle dog who loves people of all ages, food and to sleep in a soft bed!!! Lili weighs approximately 36 kilos and is good with other dogs but has not been tested with cats. Life has been unkind to Lili too many times and she desperately needs to find the home she deserves.
2 year old Bacardi was abandoned at a shelter in Thessaloniki along with 4 of his siblings, all of which have been adopted, so we can't understand why this handsome boy has been overlooked! He loves a cuddle and is a very affectionate and devoted dog. He is good with other dogs and people of all ages. He can be shy at first but soon becomes attached to the people who care for him. Bacardi is a medium sized dog weighing approximately 22 kilos.
Norma is one of 3 puppies that were dumped in front of a church door in Thessaloniki and left to die. She is a medium size dog, with a unique appearance and is approximately 20 months old. Norma has a wonderful, gentle character and is a very happy dog, who loves toys and adores receiving affection. She is great with other dogs and loves people of all ages. She has not been tested with cats.
She is waiting for that unique person that will offer her the LIFE she has been dreaming of.
Ellafina, is approx 3 - 4 years old. She is a large size dog but is an extremely quiet, sweet and gentle girl.
She walks very well on the lead, is house trained, behaves well when travelling in cars and even when going to the vet!
She is fine with other calm and quiet dogs but will take time to get used to them but she is very frightened of cats.
Ellafina is prone to being protective of her things towards other dogs and for the most part prefers to be a loner.
She does play with some dogs, and ignore others. She would be great in a home with adults. She is quiet, well behaved and is very affectionate.
Everyone who sees her now is amazed by her beauty. When she was rescued her legs was badly hurt but our vet did an amazing job
and no one would know what she went through! Ellafina is adorable and loving.
She would suit someone that's not too active, but someone who loves to cuddle up on the couch & watch a good movie with her. This girl LOVES her cuddles!!
Joy is a large girl who thinks she's a puppy and forgets her size. She weighs around 45 kilos and is about 2 years old.
She is good with other dogs, small and large. Good with people and older children. She has not been tested with cats.
Aris is about 3-4 years old and weighs almost 30kg. He had been living as a stray in Thessaloniki since 2011 but was removed from the streets by Argos Animal Welfare
Society when locals threatened to poison the strays.
He has been staying at a pet hotel run by a local man who assisted the society by allowing some strays to stay there at a reduced fee. Sadly the owner of the hotel recently passed away and now we are looking to find a permanent home for Aris.
Aris is quite a calm dog and has been living at the hotel for almost a year. Having lived on streets for a number of years he is struggling to adjust to life indoors and is not house trained. He has not been tested with cats but being a stray for so long it is likely that he will not be good with them. He walks well on the lead.
5 month old Oslo was found crying in a communal wheelie bin amongst plastic rubbish bags and unable to climb out.
He was rescued by a neutering programme for the stray cats of Kalithea in Halkidiki. When he was picked up he was suffering from terrible diarrhoea.
Today, following 2 months of fostering he is in perfect health and is looking for a family who are going to help him forget the bad start in life he had.
He is a very sociable boy who loves playing with other cats.
1 year old Vesna weighs approx 18kg and was 1 of 5 puppies to be dumped at a shelter in Megara.
She is a very active and playful 'puppy'. She is sociable with other dogs, walks well on the lead and is good with children. She has not been tested with cats.
Vesna would make the perfect addition to any family!
Goliath belonged to a man who rescued him from an abusive owner. His rescuer adored Goliath and took him everywhere, but the man sadly died in a car accident. As a result
Goliath was left forgotten in his owner's garden for almost 3 weeks without food, before neighbours contacted a shelter in Megara.
He's estimated to be around 4-5 years old. Despite such tragedy Goliath can only be described as a big affectionate teddy bear.
He walks well on the lead, is well behaved in the car and is very good with kids. He is also good with other dogs, provided they are friendly to him.
Goliath loves attention and having his belly rubbed. Who can give this big 'bear' a second chance?
Mr Puppy is a medium size dog who is approximately 18 months old. He loves to play with other dogs but has not been tested with cats.
He is often shy when he meets new people for first time but will soon ask for affection and attention.
He is very inquisitive and loves to investigate every sound and smell.
Felipe is 2 years old and weighs 24kg. He is an athletic boy who has lots of energy and loves going for walks.
He is very friendly and gets on well with other dogs.
Luna is around 1.5 years old and weighs 14-15kg. She is a highly intelligent, playful girl who loves attention.
She is good with other dogs and cats but would be better suited in a home with older children.
Ticos is around 1.5 years old and weighs 15-16kg. He is often shy when he meets new people for first time but will soon ask for affection and attention.
He is very good with other dogs and OK with cats but would be better suited in a home with older children.
Smart by name and smart by nature. This highly intelligent girl is around 2 years old and weighs 14kg. She is very inquisitive and loves to investigate
every sound and smell. She is good with other dogs, OK with cats but would be better suited in a home with older children.
Smart is neutered, vaccinated and microchipped.
Updated: 21st November 2014
Updated: 21st November 2014


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Sleep Disorder Center
Do you snore? Has anyone ever said that you stop breathing during your sleep? Do you feel tired when you're physically inactive? These are all questions we need to ask ourselves when looking into sleep testing.
People with certain sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea will exhibit all of these symptoms and more on a daily basis. This is true with adults as well as children. Problems with sleep are definitely not simply an affliction of the elderly. Good sleep, just like good health has no age limits.
At Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services, we provide a service that helps people get the restorative sleep they need.
Our highly-trained, registered sleep staff performs Sleep Studies (also called Polysomnograms) that evaluate the following:
- EEG for brain activity
- EKG for heart rhythms
- Oxygen levels in the blood
- Respirations
- EMG for muscle movements during sleep.
These tests are generally done during the night, but can now be performed during the day. Adult patients are welcome.
We can also perform MSLT's (Multiple Sleep Latency Testing) for evaluation of Narcolepsy and the MWT (Maintenance of Wakefulness Testing) a procedure required by many commercial carriers today for truck drivers, pilots, and bus drivers.
We are excited to be expanding our services to accommodate more patients. Please feel free to call us at (217) 784-2363 for any questions you may have. We look forward to working with you and your patients.
Jennifer Delp
Sleep Lab Coordinator
The Epworth Sleepiness Scale is used to determine the level of daytime sleepiness. A score of 10 or more is considered sleepy. A score of 18 or more is very sleepy. If you score 10 or more on this test, you should consider whether you are obtaining adequate sleep, need to improve your sleep hygiene and/or need to see a sleep specialist.
0 = would never doze or sleep.
1 = slight chance of dozing or sleeping
2 = moderate chance of dozing or sleeping
3 = high chance of dozing or sleeping
|How likely are you to fall asleep in the following situations?
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|Watching TV:
|Sitting inactive in a public place:
|As a passenger in a car for an hour without a break:
|Lying down to rest in the afternoon when circumstances permit:
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