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Model spotted in Burda June 2013 N°102 proposed short and long.
I fell for the folds again.
I replaced the flowers by bows
Apr 15, 2014, 10.39 PMby Irina Schwab
Really sweet. I am fan of gingham!
Jun 21, 2013, 02.02 PMby Louiseoflondon
Fabulous, I am trying to make the ruched evening dress from the same issue, pattern number 107 have you tried it? I am stuck!
Jun 21, 2013, 04.03 PMby Domibou
Thank you!
No sorry.
May 31, 2013, 09.23 AMby Mary Athey
oh this is just lovely, the fabric choice was spot on and the little bows are lovely x
May 31, 2013, 05.41 AMby Domibou
Oh thank you very much!
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This is really cute – nicer than the magazine version!
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Lovely dress. I really like the bows for detail.
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Pretty, pretty, pretty! A perfect picknick date dress. You did a great job, especially at the fit and finish!
May 30, 2013, 07.14 PMby Domibou
Thabk you Kihli!
May 30, 2013, 06.31 PMby kihli
Very nice! And I like the idea with the cute bows!
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Thank you!
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GRET skirt! I like it very much!!! Bravo :)
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Shankaracharya was always giving the example of a rope that appears like a snake in darkness. But this example is inaccurate because by coming near you can know that it is a rope. And once you know that it is a rope, however far from it you may go, it will not look like a snake.
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Our illusion of life is not like that of a rope looking like a snake, but like that of a straight stick appearing bent in the water. We know full well that the stick is not bent, but only appears so. The stick even appears bent to the greatest of scientists who have experimented and who know that by dipping the stick in water it does not become bent. Thus, this appearance of crookedness is due to our senses. Our knowledge has nothing to do with it.
The difference, therefore, is this: that you will not believe that the stick is bent, but it only appears to be bent. The matter is divided into two different levels. On the level of knowing, the stick is straight. On the level of seeing, it is bent. There is no illusion on either of these levels.
On the level of living there is the body which is the outer and on the level of existence there is the atman - the soul. For the knower, the world is not lost. For him the world is just the same as it is for you. Probably, to him the world is clearer in its perspective and appearance. Every tiny cell of the existence is clearer to him. Nothing is lost for him, and he is not in any illusion. He knows that form is born out of the senses and is like the stick which appears bent in water. Because the rays of light bend and change while entering the water, the stick also appears bent. In air, rays of light do not bend, so the stick appears straight. The stick does not bend, but the rays of light bend while passing through water. Therefore, we see the stick as crooked.


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Salmon Burgers with Hoisin and Ginger
Servings: 4
- 1 pound skinless boneless salmon fillet, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup chopped green onions
- 2 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 1/2 teaspoons oriental sesame oil
- 4 large sesame-seed hamburger buns
- Additional hoisin sauce
- Additional mayonnaise
- 8 butter lettuce leaves
Nutritional Information
Hoisin has a long shelf life: If refridgerated, it should last indefinitely. Transfer canned hoisin to a glass container. Look for hoisin suace in Asian markets or in the Asian foods section of supermarkets.
PREPARATIONView Step-by-Step Directions
Place first 4 ingredients in processor. Using on/off turns, blend until coarsely ground. Transfer mixture to medium bowl. Mix in next 5 ingredients. Form into four 1/2-inch-thick patties. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours.
Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Sauté patties until fish is cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Meanwhile, toast hamburger buns. Spread bottom halves of buns with additional hoisin. Spread top halves with additional mayonnaise. Transfer burgers to bottom halves of bun; top each with 2 lettuce leaves and top half of bun.
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The Vera Institute of Justice (Vera) seeks an experienced researcher and/or policy expert with a passion for justice to lead its Substance Use and Mental Health Program (SUMH). SUMH uses innovative research methodologies and technical assistance to provide an evidence base for improving policies and programs that impact individuals with substance use and mental health needs who pass through the criminal justice system. Launched in 2006, SUMH works extensively with government and community-based organizations that seek to reduce criminal justice involvement, increase access to treatment, and improve stability in the community for people with behavioral health needs. This is a particularly exciting time for SUMH given the ACA, which will support new opportunities to provide necessary treatment to this vulnerable population.
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Vera brings expertise in system change, commitment to research and evidence, and capacity for innovation to its mission to promote justice and fairness and improve lives. Through hypothesis-testing demonstration projects, academic-level research, technical assistance, strategic communications, and policy guidance, Vera works closely with leaders in positions of authority to inform new policy choices and fill gaps in the provision of services.
Vera's new president has been in place since August 2013 and a new Research Director was appointed in April 2014. With these key leadership positions in place, the organization is in the process of developing a strategic vision for addressing the problems of racial bias, mass incarceration and injustice in the United States. Improving public health and addressing health inequities for people who are involved in justice systems will be a central component of this vision.
Vera's approach is rooted in its beginnings. It was founded in 1961 by philanthropist and chemical engineer Louis Schweitzer, who established the then-named Vera Foundation in response to concerns about the lengthy and costly detention of largely poor and minority people in New York City's jails, especially those who were charged with minor crimes and remained in custody only because they lacked the means to make bail. Vera's first Director Herbert Sturz partnered with the courts to design, operate, and then evaluate the Manhattan Bail Project, which introduced the mechanism of release on recognizance. This groundbreaking innovation changed the way bail and custody decisions are made in American courts and enhanced justice for those entering in the criminal justice system.
Vera's current work is expansive and includes efforts to help states reduce prison populations; coordination and information sharing between criminal justice and public health systems; development and implementation of assessment tools to reduce juvenile detention and screen for mental health treatment needs; improvement of domestic violence service for people with disabilities; and assistance to police departments to improve relations with communities.
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Today, Vera is looking for a director to build on SUMH's considerable strengths including a strong portfolio of ongoing research and technical assistance projects and a group of impressively talented and highly industrious colleagues. The director will guide, challenge and inspire a unique organization to think about how its work on issues at the intersection of public health and the justice system can achieve the greatest impact.
SUMH currently has numerous ongoing studies, including projects in New York City and State, Washington D.C., and Los Angeles. Funding streams are diverse, including federal grants from the National Institute of Justice, the Bureau of Justice Assistance; grants from private foundations; and contracts with city and state government agencies.
Ongoing projects include, but are not limited to:
Capabilities and Competencies
Reporting directly to the new Vice President and Research Director, the incoming director of SUMH will be a trusted leader within the organization. The SUMH Director's role can be divided into the following key competencies:
Research and Program Development. The director is responsible for identifying, developing and implementing ideas for new work, as well as advancing existing projects at the intersection of public health and justice. The director may also integrate his or her own current portfolio of work into the SUMH program. Projects may include technical assistance, research, or the development of demonstration projects and should reflect SUMH's strategic vision. The director is also responsible for overseeing a number of ongoing research studies that employ diverse quantitative and qualitative research methods. With support from Vera's research director, the successful candidate will implement existing studies, design future projects, and write policy and academic publications. The ideal candidate will have a significant record of published work in their area of research or policy expertise.
Fundraising. The director is responsible for securing project funding including developing and maintaining relationships with private and governmental funders. The ideal candidate will have a record of success winning, managing, and fulfilling government and philanthropic research grants and contracts.
Advancing Discourse. The director is responsible for developing, enhancing and promoting SUMH's profile among policymakers, practitioners, academics, advocates, the media and other interested parties. He or she is responsible for advancing SUMH as an expert resource and serving as an expert him- or herself. The director will work closely with the director of communications and the director of Vera's Washington, DC, office to advance and strategically publicize – through blogs, op-eds, legislative and executive branch briefings, speaking engagements and other means – the substance of SUMH's work. The director is specifically charged with presenting SUMH's work to a range of specialist and non-specialist audiences and overseeing the regular development of publications that are high-quality, timely and accessible to policy, funding, academic and governmental and community audiences, stakeholders and partners. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated leadership in change and policy setting within their area of expertise
Operational Oversight. The SUMH director is responsible for maintaining the substance and delivery of SUMH's work. He or she will monitor project performance to ensure that project goals are met in a timely fashion. He or she will monitor work plans and staff labor distributions, program budgets, and ensure that activities within the program are appropriately staffed and funding is in accordance with good budgeting and fiscal practices. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in the supervision and mentorship of a team of research and programmatic staff.
Near-Term Objectives
In the first six months, the director will:
Location in Vera's New York City office is preferred; however, location in Vera's Washington DC office will be considered.
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will be an experienced mid-career or senior professional with who thrives in a creative, multi-disciplinary environment and is looking for an opportunity to expand and leverage his/her existing work to support practical reforms in order to improve the public health of this vulnerable population. The ideal candidate will have:
Commensurate with experience, excellent benefits.
To Apply
Submit cover letter and CV. Online submission in PDF format is preferred.
However, if necessary, materials may be mailed or faxed to:
ATTN: Human Resources/Director, Substance Use and Mental Health Program
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233 Broadway, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10279
Fax: (212) 941-9407
Please use only one method of submission (online, mail or fax).
No phone calls, please. Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.
Vera is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or citizenship status. To do our work most effectively, Vera needs a staff with diversity in all of these categories, as well as in political beliefs, field of study, type of educational institution attended, and experience with the justice system. We are proud to have assembled a staff that collectively embodies all these differences.
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How much notice did American ISPs provide when testing NebuAd's Phorm-like behavioral ad targeter? Not as much as NebuAd CEO Bob Dykes would have you believe. Responding to an open letter from three big-name US Congressman, Middle American ISP Embarq Corp. has admitted that before activating NebuAd's deep packet inspection …
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some that I know that live there if they know about it it's about nine miles from here it's a tiny place though so most people come into this area or Kansas City to work. I haven't heard anybody yelling or screaming about it yet but trust me if they find out about it they will.
The boffin because thats what what they all look like.
I'm still trying to see the difference
offering product advertisement based on deep packet inspection, and a bloke in a pub eavesdropping and then trying to sell me stuff.
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Wish UK governement would do the same for us.
Sad to say we seem to have a governement in panic they just seem to want to spy, father data which they often lose on cd, laptops blackberries all in tha name of terrorisum. Seems they are not protecting the british public from anything just making us all terrorists while British Telecom pimp our clicks..
Good to see some working for their people and not hiding in offices saying it is all ok we are the ones paraniod.... Gordon Brown is the one that is Paraniod he is scared of his own shadow by the way he is dealing with BT, British public and demands on retaining as much data on us as he can..
You guys in America are lucky seems congress care about your Data more than our Governement.
Breach of computer access laws
Given that such data is collected without consent I would assume a case against these people for illegal access and use of computer solutions is likely to stand up. The shenanigans with the government are simply a way to take the eye off the potential for individuals to go after this mob with class action.
Having said that, IANAL. But the door appears to be open rather wide..
The cynic in me says the reason the opt-out is obfuscated is because, if they knew about it, who would choose to have their browsing habits inspected in this way? What's in it for the user? Unless they pay me, they're not data mining my online activity.
Also, might be a cause for marital discontent if all the ads on a shared computer suddenly start trying to sell services from the seedier side of the net, based on the clandestine browsing of one party.
I don't understand their tactics
Every Telco I've worked with buys hardware, software, and services from vendors to achieve operational goals.
Want to make advertising money from users without a third party?
Buy Phorm servers and software. Send your own users/admins on training courses at Phorm on how to use it, or 'temporary headhunt'/sabbatical some Phorm staff. Instant removal of the third party problem because they're now part of your company.
Buy Phorm services in the form of advertising configurations.
Pay Phorm as a percentage of profits, just like they were expecting
It's all in how the contract is written.
Not saying that Telcos want to be seen to be doing this, but they are already seen to be doing this, and via a third party too.
Wish they'd all suffer some unpleaseant ilnesses though.
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"Embarq says it conducted its very own legal analysis of the situation, and the company has no doubt that an opt-out is enough."
.. is there a tangible point in the size of a company where laws become something that are decided by the companies own legal dept. (Looking at you BT!).
Update to 5,000 word Privacy Policy
Sounds a lot like...
The plans were on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet, stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Leopard'.
@Neil Barnes
It's different because you can suggest to the eavesdropping nerk that he should naff-off and keep your mouth shut until he does.
A better anaolgy would be having to conduct all your conversations with your mate through said nerk regardless of whether he is offering to sell you anything.
@Neil Barnes
The difference is that a Pub is by definition a *Public* house, so you can reasonably expect your conversation to be overheard.
Your telephone line and Internet connection is not only considered private, but there are legal safeguards to stop people listening in on your communications.
However, for some reason I can't fathom, some ISPs and Telco's seem to think that as long as they pretend/ensure that they don't know exactly who is on the phone, that makes it all right to listen in. Dozy fuckers...
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Getting a legal opinion about a proposed course of action means exactly nothing. Unless you take special precautions [*], lawyers tell you what they think you want to hear. After all, you're paying them and they're not such fools as to tell you things you don't want to hear. They are hired guns, nothing more.
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It's easy to get distracted by the very real privacy concerns that Phorm, NebuAd, FISA ad nausem present. Similarly, it will be easy to doze when these privacy concerns are "addressed" by some perhaps well-meaning but certainly exposure-seeking Congresscritter.
The real danger is the establishment of the permissibility of collection mechanisms, rather than the immediate abuse toward which a particular mechanism is applied, though that immediate abuse is dangerous enough.
Recall the story of the bicycle smuggler. Collection mechanisms and their acceptability (bicycles) are what's being smuggled into the infrastructure while the vendors' rather narrow privacy abuses (smuggler) are what the Congresscritters, the press et. al. (border guard) are distracted by.
@Florence Stanfield
While it might appear to the untrained eye that our CongressCritters™ are watching out for our privacy rights, do be a dear and keep in mind that it is an election year. Those selfsame CongressCritters™ have sold us out in favour of the motion picture industry, the recording industry, the telcos and virtually any other industry with deep pockets time and time again. They're only now posturing as champions of the the people because it behooves them to do so in the hopes that we'll all forget their past transgressions against us. Smoke and mirrors it is.
So if I visit a website and the traffic passes through a network owned by these cretins they'll take it upon themselves to not only snoop on the packets but change the content of them to suit their needs. As in "You'll bloody well see the content we want you to see". Sounds to me like there's a copyright issue here...
Paris 'cause she's used to being snooped at. And having content.
"the prevailing industry practices"
I am sure they did, since said industry practices mainly include screwing the customer as deeply as possible without any forewarning, then bringing up a lengthy, impossible-to-read pseudo-legal document if any complaints arise.
Yeah, they certainly followed prevailing industry practices. I'm sure Al Capone did as well (as soon as he finished writing some new ones, that is).
There are times when I really wish I had some C4 and knew how to use it. I'd show them what "opt-out" REALLY means !
Question from the Ignorent
I am not that enamoured by the likes of Phorm analysing my transactions and usage and I regard the back street way this is being introduced by the ISPs for their own gain as nothing less that a breach of trust.
Can anyone tell me if they look in https streams? I guess the security in these is adequate, but you don't know until some Ignoramus asked the obvious question.
Paris - cos she doesn't mind looking stupid!
Opt-in is not sufficient
In order for a Telco to be allowed to conduct deep packet inspection they should have to explain to each person involved all the risks and exactly what they will be able to see.
How many would then voluntarily Opt-in if they had a real understanding of the ramifications?
Those that then chose to Opt-in would at least know what was happening to their data.
Use their medicine against them.
Put on your website's privacy policy that NebuAd / Phorm / etc. must first purchase a license of $5,000 per webpage accessed.
Then, have one of your buddies from an opt-out locale view roughly 1,000 pages of your website.
Finally, sue for $5,000,000.
Problem solved. :D
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In the last week of June, two different circles of blogs invested in the Quiverfull movement—both as critics and supporters of the pro-natalist, patriarchal, conservative Christian lifestyle—focused on the sad news of the death of one Quiverfull mother's child shortly after birth. The woman was Carri Chmielewski, author of the now-private blog " Carri Me Away," where she described her Quiverfull lifestyle, eschewing contraception, having as many children as God gave her, submitting to her husband's leadership, and, in a related conviction common among Quiverfull adherents, her plans to deliver her children through unassisted childbirth—a home birth with no doctors, nurses, or midwives to help her and her husband through labor and aftercare.
For weeks, Chmielewski's plans drew the scrutiny and concern of Quiverfull critics, such as the commenters on the wryly-named "Free Jinger" forum, a discussion board dedicated to "freeing" Jinger Duggar, one of the daughters of the Quiverfull Duggar family featured on reality TV show 18 Kids and Counting. Commenters there and elsewhere followed news of Chmielewski's pregnancy, at first with light snark directed at this exemplar of Quiverfull conviction, and then growing concern as Chmielewski described mounting complications: she reportedly measured much larger than expected for a normal pregnancy and discussed her own doubts and misgivings about going through with the unassisted birth.
Because of these worries, Chmielewski sought the opinion of a certified professional midwife (a class of midwife distinct from certified nurse midwives, who have extensive medical training) from Central Indiana Home Birth Midwives. According to retired OB-GYN blogger Amy Tuteur, the midwife told Chmielewski that she was carrying twins, and maintained her diagnosis despite an ultrasound that only revealed one fetus, claiming that one twin was "hiding" behind the other. As Chmielewski was nearly three weeks past her due date, the midwife advised her to wait; when the baby was born, Chmielewski suffered amniotic fluid embolus (a rare condition that can occur in hospital births as well), causing the child, Benaiah, to die, and the mother to survive in critical condition.
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Analysis Topic: Economic Trends AnalysisThe analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Friday, April 18, 2014
The Sad State of the Economics Profession / Economics / Economic Theory
It is not an exaggeration to say the current reputation of economists is probably just below that of a used car salesman. The recent failures of economic policies to boost growth or employment have tarnished this image even more. This, however, is in sharp contrast to the past when economists were seen as the intellectual roadblock to popular misconceptions, bad ideas, or more importantly, government policies sold to the public on false assumptions. Popular slogans such as "protecting American jobs" play on nationalism, but in reality only serve special interests. The economist of the past would never have hesitated to highlight the fallacies in such reasoning.Read full article... Read full article...
Friday, April 18, 2014
More To U.S. Economic Slowdown Than Weather / Economics / US Economy
The stock market has hung in there so far this year in spite of negative economic reports from December through February that indicated the economy was slowing significantly.
Not that the market continued its winter rally. For 2014 so far, the Dow is down 0.9%, the S&P 500 is up just 0.6%, and the Nasdaq is down 2.2%.Read full article... Read full article...
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Economic Outlook Darkens / Economics / Global EconomyMany decades of Keynesian-inspired economic and monetary corruption have left advanced economies with a legacy of debt and low savings. In a nutshell, that is the problem which is driving us into another financial crisis. That moment could be drawing upon us, signalled by the recent collapse in bond yields.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Forecasting U.S. GDP Growth: A Look at WSJ Economists' Collective Crystal Ball / Economics / US Economy
Courtesy of Doug Short: One of the big economic numbers this month will be the Q1 Advance Estimate for GDP, due out on April 30th. With this morning's first glimpse of March Retail Sales now in hand, let's take a look at Q1 GDP forecasts from the latest Wall street Journal survey of economists conducted earlier this month. For some context, Q4 2013 Real GDP went from 3.2% in the Advance Estimate to 2.4% in the Second Estimate to 2.6% in the Third Estimate. And of course it will be subject to an annual revision in July.Read full article... Read full article...
Friday, April 11, 2014
Beware Another U.S. Recession is Lurking / Economics / Recession 2014The New Economy Index (NEI) is on the brink of sending its first confirmed "sell" signal in four years.
The index is a blend of the leading U.S. retail and business service stocks. NEI is based on the concept that these component stocks are accurate reflections of changes within the real-time U.S. economy (as opposed to the lagging economic statistics favored by the Labor Bureau).
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Thursday, April 10, 2014
For More Jobs and Stability, Set the Economy Free / Economics / Economic Theory
John P. Cochran writes: The headline in the print edition of theDenver Postof an associated press story on the nominationof Janet Yellen highlights a quote from President Obama, "She understands the human cost when people can't find a job." This statement about then-new Fed Chair Yellen, which emphasizes Yellen's Keynesian-based commitment to the unemployment prong of the Fed's dual mandate, underlies why some economists feared that no matter how bad policy might have been during Bernanke's tenure, policy is likely to get worse rather than get better from a sound money perspective during a Yellen reign. Her empathy for the unemployed was clearly present in her remarks following her first official policy meeting which as reported by the Wall Street Journal "were a notable affirmation of her commitment to low rates until the economy is much stronger." She emphasized, "The recovery still feels like a recession to many Americans, and it also looks that way in some economic statistics." She then chose to support her remarks not with usual econ jargon and statistics, but"Ms. Yellen instead exhibited a personal touch ... by coloring her comments with experiences of three people who had struggled to gain full-time work."Read full article... Read full article...
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Economic Sanctions Not Key Cause of Russia's Next Recession / Economics / Russia
According to commentators, sanctions imposed by the US and the European Union are pushing Russia toward a recession. However, we hold that some key Russian economic data have been displaying a weakening prior to the annexation of the Crimea to Russia. This raises the likelihood that sanctions might not be the key factor for an emerging recession.Read full article... Read full article...
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Entrepreneurship: The Driving Force of the Economy / Economics / Economic Theory
Author of The Capitalist and the Entrepreneur, Peter Klein has published numerous books and articles on entrepreneurship from an Austrian perspective. Dr. Klein, who is executive director and Carl Menger Research fellow at the Mises Institute, was interviewed in late 2013 by eTalk's Niaz Uddin on the topic of entrepreneurship:
Niaz Uddin: Tell us about entrepreneurship. What are the different contexts of entrepreneurship?Read full article... Read full article...
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Europeans Ordered to Start Consuming / Economics / Euro-Zone
For the past couple of years the European Central Bank has been the only sane inmate in the asylum. Unfortunately, in a crazy world being sane just gets you into trouble. Sound monetary policy leads to a strong currency, which in a currency war is tantamount to unilateral disarmament. Unable to export sufficiently to a world of weak currencies, the eurozone is tipping into deflationary depression (with several members already there and unable to get out). So…Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, April 08, 2014
Euro-zone Bazooka - Whatever It Takes 2.0? / Economics / Euro-Zone
If you are convincingly irrational the market may expect extreme measures and front run your bluff. It's in this spirit that ECB President Draghi is threatening the market with another bazooka. We discuss implications for investors.Read full article... Read full article...
Monday, April 07, 2014
Why Keynesian Economists Don't Understand Inflation / Economics / Inflation
The "monetary cranks" and "ignorant zealots" of old are back preaching salvation if only we had more inflation.[1] Keneth Roggoff and Fed President Charles Evans did not mince words, while others have been more circumspect. Christine Lagarde warns us of the "ogre of deflation" and the "risks" of low inflation, while others have been urging easier monetary policy to reduce the value of the yen or the euro. Of course, it's much easier to let this inflation tiger out of its cage than to get it back in.Read full article... Read full article...
Sunday, April 06, 2014
We Don't Need "Animal Spirits" to Understand Economics / Economics / Economic Theory
Per L. Bylund writes: A recently published article at The Week, titled "How can we unleash positive animal spirits into the economy? Change the narrative," provides a clear example of what's wrong with the perception of economics and why modern economic approaches, possibly aiming to amend the shortcomings"identified" by this perception, is at a loss of explaining anything important.Read full article... Read full article...
Sunday, April 06, 2014
Abenomics Stagflation - It's in Shinzo Abe's (Political) Genes / Economics / Stagflation
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's "Abenomics" goal was to end a long miserable decade and a half of deflation by kick starting the economy. This was going to happen because of massive yen creation. The fiat balloon would induce consumers to spend and corporations to reinvest profits, convinced by a rising stock market and surging exports that all is well.
The Bank of Japan pumped liquidity into the economy at a pace even faster than the U.S. Federal Reserve - $60 billion a month versus $85 billion (the U.S. economy is three times larger than Japan's).Read full article... Read full article...
Sunday, April 06, 2014
Inflation Hysteria And The Revenge Of Central Banksters / Economics / Inflation
Christine Lagarde Wants "Low-Flation"
Lagarde has been rightly ridiculed and accused of "jabberwockery", for example by David Stockman who also says that what she calls plain good sense, is "pure Keynesian claptrap". She opines that one of her sincerest and enduring concerns for the global economy moving forward, is that "low-flation" especially in the Eurozone countries will or might suppress growth and jobs. So of course she is rooting for more Fed-style and ECB-style and BOJ-style, and BOE-style monetary easing. Print and forget!Read full article... Read full article...
Friday, April 04, 2014
Meet "Lowflation": Deflation's Scary Pal / Economics / Inflation
In recent years a good part of the monetary debate has become a simple war of words, with much of the conflict focused on the definition for the word "inflation." Whereas economists up until the 1960's or 1970's mostly defined inflation as an expansion of the money supply, the vast majority now see it as simply rising prices. Since then the "experts" have gone further and devised variations on the word "inflation" (such as "deflation," "disinflation," and "stagflation"). And while past central banking policy usually focused on "inflation fighting," now bankers talk about "inflation ceilings" and more recently "inflation targets". The latest front in this campaign came this week when Bloomberg News unveiled a brand new word: "lowflation" which it defines as a situation where prices are rising, but not fast enough to offer the economic benefits that are apparently delivered by higher inflation. Although the article was printed on April Fool's Day, sadly I do not believe it was meant as a joke.Read full article... Read full article...


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The importance of appropriate institutions
The American economist and Nobel Prize winner Robert Lucas once wrote about economic growth that "the consequences for human welfare involved in questions like these are simply staggering. Once one starts to think about them, it is hard to think about anything else."
These words are extremely relevant in a South African context of large-scale unemployment, poverty and inequality that cannot be resolved successfully unless there is a marked acceleration in economic growth, even though this is not the complete solution to these problems. No wonder that since 1994 the South African government has introduced one growth plan after another – from GEAR to ASGISA and more recently the New Growth Path (NGP) – with increasingly idealistic expectations of what each plan would achieve. GEAR and ASGISA envisaged a growth rate of 6%, while the NGP wants to create 5 million jobs by 2020.
Although the National Development Plan is not an explicit growth strategy, a sustained high growth rate of 5,4% per annum is an integral part of the achievement of its goal of 11 million new jobs by 2030. And last but not least, the alternative policy strategy recently announced by the Democratic Alliance promises a growth rate of 8% if its proposals are implemented.
From this one infers that South African policy makers finds themselves at a loss on how to promote economic growth. But perhaps the starting point is for them to realise how little direct control they really have over economic growth. They could take a leaf out of the book of the well-known economist, Jeffrey Sachs. He recently stated in the Financial Times that economic growth is not a policy, but an outcome. Elhanan Helpman of Harvard University even went as far as calling his book that appeared in 2004 The Mystery of Economic Growth.
There are several approaches to the question of economic growth. One such approach that has gained popularity in the past three decades is to focus on the relationship between political and economic institutions and economic growth. A recent new contribution in this regard is the book Why Nations Fail. The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty by Daron Acemoglu and James A Robinson (hereafter A&R), in which they also put South Africa under the microscope.
A&R's hypothesis is that progress and poverty are determined by incentives created by institutions. Institutions in turn are a function of a country's political dispensation. According to them the difference between inclusive and extractive institutions is the deciding factor.
Inclusive institutions are characterised by guaranteed property rights (vital for investment and productivity growth), an impartial legal system that upholds contracts, the effective provision of public services to create a level playing field, space to create new businesses, and the freedom to choose one's career.Inclusive institutions pave the way for two other driving forces of prosperity, namely technological progress and education, which jointly form the basis of innovation. Fear of the implications of the process of creative destruction is inclusive institutions' greatest enemy, as different interest groups endeavour to protect and maintain their position.
Only the government has the power to guarantee the existence of inclusive institutions.
Extractive institutions, on the other hand, are aimed at extracting income and wealth from one section of society to the benefit of another section of society, usually the elite. In fact, extractive political institutions are the means by which the elite enrich themselves and consolidate their political dominance.
Economic institutions are created by society, and politics is the process whereby the rules in accordance with which society functions, are laid down. The distribution of political power is therefore crucial. Pluralistic political institutions that widely disseminate power in society and subject it to restrictions, but which at the same time are sufficiently centralised to be effective, can be regarded as inclusive. Inclusive political institutions in turn are a prerequisite for stable, sustainable, inclusive economic institutions.
It is obvious that extractive economic and political institutions are not conducive to economic growth. Extractive political institutions with strong centralised power can be accompanied by high growth rates for a period of time, but these are not sustainable in the long term. Inclusive economic institutions will not support extractive political institutions or be supported by them. A&R make the point that small differences in institutions could have significant consequences.
When looking at South Africa's history prior to 1994, A&R come to the conclusion that extractive political and economic institutions were the order of the day. Therefore they are not surprised that economic growth was not sustainable and gradually stagnated. The accompanying graph shows clearly how South Africa's growth rate declined systematically from the 1960s to the early nineties.
History shows that countries are not always trapped in a specific institutional set-up with its associated implications for growth. From time to time society reaches a critical juncture that could result in a sharp change in its future trajectory, whether negative or positive. The critical question is whether the juncture will result in more inclusive institutions or not. This will be determined, among others, by the interaction between critical junctures and the process of institutional drift, which depends on how a community resolves economic and political conflict.
A&R then state that "there should be no presumption that any critical juncture will lead to a successful political revolution or to change for the better. History is full of examples of revolutions and radical movements replacing one tyranny with another."
According to A&R the political transition to a democracy in South Africa in 1994 was such a critical juncture that brought about more inclusive political institutions. Without making a detailed analysis of South Africa post 1994, they then assume that these went hand in hand with more inclusive economic institutions, which resulted in a radical change of direction that inevitably placed the economy on a higher growth trajectory. A&R's conclusion is apparently once again supported by the accompanying graph, although one should bear in mind that multiple factors affect the growth rate in a specific period.
However, the question is whether South Africa, in terms of A&R's paradigm, has fully exploited the opportunity for a more inclusive economy presented by the transition in 1994. Factors such as the continued high levels of unemployment and poverty, increasing inequality, in particular within the black community, the inability of the education system to equip learners for a technologically challenging work environment, and the country's poor performance in international comparisons of entrepreneurial activity are indicative of a lack of success.
Perhaps the focus should shift from the proximate sources of growth such as saving and investment, to questioning the adequacy of South Africa's institutions in promoting higher growth. The challenge lies in creating inclusive political and economic institutions that provide the appropriate incentives to support a dynamic, growing economy.
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