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If you mean that someone chose to drag their feet in granting an extension to credit that they will eventually have to give anyway, in order to force policies that they want for reasons unrelated, that nobody voted for, and that are proving catastrophic in this part of the economic cycle, then yes, America had its European moment, with the difference that in America the Republican policy hijackers are also the makers of the fiscal crisis, and have been theorising for decades that they could force a downsizing of the State by pushing it to the brink of insolvency. They think they are getting close to their goal, and they surely will not stop now.
But somehow I don't think that this is what you meant.
I agree totally with parallels one and three but the so called "parallel 2" may be "petty" to the US but is certainly NOT petty to any European. The United States and the Eurozone may have many parallels and similarities but the one aspect that separates them completely is the fact that the United States are a collection of States that share a single nationality. The Eurozone is a collection of sovereign countries. I'm sure that if a single massive bill was to be paid by the "North American" countries collectively then the author would NOT regard the issue of whether the US paid the bill on behalf of Canada and Mexico as being "petty".
The deficit must be attacked from both sides by reducing government and entitlement costs and by increasing revenue by taxing those that make more than $100,000 annually.
Those that deny the implementation of these efforts, only prove their self-serving characteristics.
Yes we understand that many say the government wastes money, so why should I give to them any.
Many say, why should I give up my hard earned money and programs I have worked so hard for.
Understand much of this was accumulated unjustly. It's payback time. We all have to learn to live with less in the short run, to become more healthy in the long run.
To the best of my knowledge, your belief that millionaires are taxed at lower rates than their secretaries is incorrect. "They pay at a higher rate, and as a group, they contribute a much larger share of the overall taxes collected by the federal government. ... "The 10 percent of households with the highest incomes pay more than half of all federal taxes. They pay more than 70 percent of federal income taxes, according to the Congressional Budget Office."
It's true that some of their income is taxed at a lower rate but that is investment income that was already taxed once before it was invested. So the total tax rate on that income is the sum of the two taxes levied on that income.
"This year, households making more than $1 million will pay an average of 29.1 percent of their income in federal taxes, including income taxes, payroll taxes and other taxes, according to the Tax Policy Center, a Washington think tank."
"Households making between $50,000 and $75,000 will pay an average of 15 percent of their income in federal taxes."
Yes, but by your figures, the take home pay of a millionaire is $709,000 while the after tax salary of a lower middle class household is between $42,500 and $63,750-what would you rather have in your pocket?
I was responding to the inaccuracy of the statement that millionaires are taxed at lower rates than their secretaries. That isn't true. Your reply has perhaps been posted in the wrong place.
Good article; it really highlights the underlying problem shared by Europe and the US; Democracy. The reason these deals are impossible to negotiate is that very few people involved have the interest of the wider area in mind (be it all of Europe or all of US) until it's too late. Politics and economics do not mix. The US should find it easier to negotiate deals as only the heads of two parties need agree.The politics also extends to the stock markets where a temporary rebound is always required regardless of longterm prospects.
Here-in lies the problem; government lending is driven by sentiment and appearances to ensure good rates on markets. Keeping the truth from the population thus becomes very important during depressions.
Ultimately would America or Europe be honest about the status of banks and take drastic steps like cutting public pensions etc.? NO
The communist Chinese one child policy may not have been a world favorite but at least they recognised an issue, publicised it then took drastic action to address it.
After reading this article, I am no longer confident in my views on the matter. I previously believed America should adapt to a more European economy. We have had loads of problems here in the US-- millionaires can get taxed at a lesser rate than their secretaries (note: this not an exaggeration). It's no wonder the deficit is so large. The government puts out more than it takes in, and this has been happening for decades. However, the European model seems fraught with problems as well. Perhaps the solution lies somewhere in the middle. Also, I'd like to personally thank the Brits for hitting both the US and the Eurozone in one swing. Oh, and also for the cover art- brilliant, if inflamatory.
Northern continental Europe (including the former communist countries) is fine economically. It's southern Europe and the Anglophone countries which have a problem.
I can confirm that, from Poland
Why is raising retirement ages a "positive side-effect"? I think it's deplorable that governments should require the 99% to spend more of their lives working, if they can find jobs, so that the 1% can dodge taxes and hoard the benefits of productivity improvements provided by robots. Civilization and progress should mean working less, not working more.
America being a bit more "European" doesn't have to be bad in itself. America would become more like Canada. Would that be a bad thing ? Canada is what America ought to be. It is America done right, it's like America without the nasty stuff (violent gun crime, high incarceration rate, no health insurance for many, huge income inequality, etc.). Canada is also better managed than the USA and many European countries.
That's pretty true. If the US were run like Canada they'd still have the same respect and caché they used to in Europe.
Peugeot Citroen saw its global sales fall sharply last year, which it blamed on "the crisis affecting the European automobile market".
Sales worldwide were down 16.5%, the French company said.
The company's sales in Europe were down 8.6%, with big falls in the recession-hit southern European states.
Sales in Spain were down 14.9% last year, while in Italy they dropped by 20.9%. In France, Peugeot's sales were down by 13.3%.
And some of 'Comrades' want U$A to follow EUSSR's suit?
Just 3 years ago, GM and Chrysler were bankrupt. You might want to choose your arguments more wisely.
Congratulations, John Micklethwait. You avoided the stigma of endorsing a Republican in our last elections, but we (in America) get to pick the bill.
Pardon my french (no pun intended) but what the hell is wrong with america being like europe? I think europe has a lot to teach modern america. A very surprising and appalling article from economist.
Though on the bright side, the picture for this article displayed on the starbucks website made me kind of giggle. Obama in a striped shirt, beret and with a tiny red scarf. If obama dressed in that heck of an outfit...I wouldnt know what to say other than kudos.
Look no further than to a growing crisis in EU (particularly in the eurozone) and you'll get you answer.
U$A will not become another EUSSR.
Oh I dont know chronic unemployment, huge debit crisis, and a culture of living off of the government. Wait that does sound like where America's going.
A very disappointing article from the Economist, riddled with cliches. Equating "Europe" with "America" is nonsense as "Europe" is a hodgepodge of very diverse nation states, some of which are EU members. "America" is also very diverse. Massachusetts is very different from Mississippi, economically and also culturally, although it shares a common language and history. Still I sometimes believe that Massachusetts may have more in common with England and Ireland than with Mississippi. There are also some factual errors, the structural budget deficit of the Eurozone is three times as low as that of the USA, despite the all troubles in Southern Europe. The economies of Northern Europe are doing relatively well and Germany runs a small budget surplus. The very high budget deficit in the US makes it possible for the US to grow faster than the Eurozone. But what would happen to US growth if the budget deficit would have to be cut to the low German level ? That would lead to recession or worse in the USA.
Re incompatible European superstate:
"But what would happen to US growth if the budget deficit would have to be cut to the low German level? "
Even if T.E.A. (Taxed Enough Already) pressure group fails, US still has a SOVEREIGN CURRENCY it can control, unlike Germany which doesn't have any sovereign currency anymore.
(read: much missed DM).
Btw. After Merkel has expediently reversed herself on atomic power (with, alas, no political benefits) where's Germany getting most of its energy from?
Isn't it even more from the KGB gen. Putin's controlled GAZPROM?
Very weird idea seeing Americans in Bavarian costumes or with a French beret.
I am sure that the Americans did not deserve such a humiliation in a magazine.
And I also want to underline that the USA must go its own way and does not need any kind of support or advice from Europe or Europeans.
Each nation - if in the USA or in Europe must go its own and individual way - as it has been over centuries and therefore all nations should do anything to avoid getting involved into to foreign affairs in some foreign countries which are not their business.
America did never need Europe and meanwhile Europe is adult enough that they do not need any advice from anybody.
Each European nation is only responsible for itself and as we see it must be nothing but a huge failure and disaster if the rest of Europe tries to solve the problems in Greece , Spain, Portugal or somewhere else.
And this is including former Yugoslavia as the best example of a failure.
France has its very own problems and has to solve them or not only by itself as well as Germany has been solving its own problems since 1945 completely alone without bothering the rest of Europe.
Only this way Europe perhaps can continue without wider contrasts and widening rifts.
Brussels can not solve the problems of a single nation.
The EU should withdraw on a level of supra-national economic and indifferent union of trading nations and not more.
The common currency has brought nothing but poverty and economic decline as it is obvious now.
Different nations- different ethnics- different cultures have no choice but to go their own and individual way.
Europe is multi-ethnic and will never become a nation.
"Very weird idea seeing Americans in Bavarian costumes or with a French beret."
Americans have not humiliated themselves.
It's only Barack Hussein claiming in Ireland that his real name was O'Bama.
And O'Bama hardly represents America's heartland.
"Each European nation is only responsible for itself and as we see it must be nothing but a huge failure and disaster if the rest of Europe tries to solve the problems in Greece , Spain, Portugal or somewhere else."
I am an American with European roots. But I'd be more than happy if mighty EU finally created its own comprehensive foreign policy and unified defense force so that we could bring our boys and our toys home back from Europe we've protected for 60+ years.
[nothing anti-European: it simply costs too much, esp. right now]
"Different nations- different ethics- different cultures"
[may I add, different efectiveness in tax collection and different corruption levels?]
That's why euro as set up has to fail.
Common currency could work in no more than 5 NW European countries.
Everybody can understand very well that the US are tired spending that much money for military presence in Europe.
But I think that there is no longer an American presence necessary in Europe.
From my pov (from Germany) I can not see any threat against Germany and so it is nothing but consequent if German is enforcing its way of disarmament.
Germany definitively does no longer need any kind of military forces.
And I have been told by some commentators here that Germany has not the right giving lectures to anybody , so I can not judge how the two big super-powers think about a disarmament.
But clearly for Germany there is no longer any need for an own military and I have my utmost doubts if it was necessary at any time since 1945.
Germany could become an example as a pacifist country.
"From my pov (from Germany) I can not see any threat against Germany and so it is nothing but consequent if German is enforcing its way of disarmament."
1. But for US military presence West Germany would have been a part of Soviet Empire as of 1945. [not sure you'd like that too much: ask Germans from the former DDR how they did]
2. Germany, disarmed and dependent on KGB gen. Putin's GAZPROM for its energy doesn't need any military force indeed.
It's already being held by proberbial short&curlies.
I was born in Kaliningrad and lived over there until 1989:)
And in the whole of history you will see that Russia never was attacking any other country:)
And Russia has always been keeping its word and never broke its promises.
Austria became free and the Red Army withdrew from Austria.
The Red Army also was withdrawing from East Germany.
So do not tell me the old story that the Soviet Union ever wanted to invade into Germany.
America had its problems with the Soviet Union by starting the cold war but Germany (West and East!) never had a problem with the Soviet Union.
So it is nothing but American propaganda that the Soviet Union was a threat to anybody.
Today Germans learned which countries are their real friends.
And the KGB does no longer exist since more than 20 years:)
Germany is in its whole extremely grateful to GAZPROM and Putin because both are the real friends of Germany.
While I am reading here and in the whole English speaking media permanently anti-German rants,
I do definitively miss them in the whole of Russia:)
"I was born in Kaliningrad and lived over there until 1989:)"
I looked at all old maps and the only thing I could find at those coordinates was either Królewiec or Koenigsberg.
Btw. I enjoyed your comment.
And re KGB no longer exsisting...
As KGB gen. Putin (he's never retired) stated at Lubyanka after being elected Russia's president:
"There's no such thing as a FORMER KGB officer".
Samykh bolshykh usp... err.. Happy New Year!
I think the USSR did invade Czechoslovakia and Hungary (twice) and Afghanistan, and might therefore be considered a threat to the people of those nations. But I know how it is to be forgetful, for I think I've omitted an invasion or two, but I don't recall.
Maybe this has already been pointed out, but this behavior in Washington has been going on for a long time...third year in a row now that we're on a continuing resolution because the Congress can't pass a budget.
They can pass all kinds of crap, from Obamacare to letters conveying the sense of horror the Congress feels about the treatment of gay albino pygmies in some obscure region of the world, but they can't manage to do one of the primary and critical jobs that the Constitution tasks them with.
We've got a bunch of children from two parties that, combined, represent about 60% of the registered electorate and who are deciding the fate of the entire country.
Oh, and they have the legal system rigged, the collusion of the media and a brainwashed electorate to ensure that no viable third party can gain a foothold.
It's amazing how many people on the liberal and conservative sides have a lot in common with each other and can't stand either party, yet won't even consider supporting a third party.
The electorate of this country routinely shoots itself in the foot and then complains about not being able to get anywhere.
"It's amazing how many people on the liberal and conservative sides have a lot in common with each other and can't stand either party, yet won't even consider supporting a third party."
Yes they do. T.E.A. (Taxed Enough Already) Party unites Democrats, Independents, Libertarians, Republicans, etc.
People who come from different races and have different political/social preferences.
What unites them is their FISCAL CONSERVATISM.
[a major sin for promoters of unsustainable WELFARE STATE]
The difference to Europe is that in the US it is only ONE national government that needs to agree - instead of mostly 27 in the EU.
america has always had a problem with disagreeing though. Thats what america is all about....at least thats what they implied to me in nursery school through senior high.
And it cannot execeed its powers, unlike EUSSR Commi-ssars,
for "powers not specifically granted to the federal government belong to the states and the PEOPLE."
And if even that caveat fails, we still have our 2nd Amendment!
Americans have never had a problem with DISagreeing.
It's the Chinese who's had.
That's why they've always kowtowed to those in charge and never dared speak publically other than an official line.
Btw. What do you think about Chinese occupation of Tibet?
And East Turkestan (aka Uighuria)?
And most recent censorhsip row in PRC?
Again: Basques against the French, Catalans against Spaniards, Ossies against Wessies and Bavarians against Prussians in Germany.
Scotts against the English in UK.
Northern Italians against "Southern lazies".
Even the Flemish against Walloons in itsy-bitsy Belgium.
And you want to see UNITED States of Europe???!
In your lifetime???!
Dude i am not chinese...
And i am not dude.
You mean taking more and more of my money against my will and spending it on social programs is not socialism?
Ok Frank, so taking more and more of my money against my will and spending it on the military industrial complex and illegal wars is of course also socialism ?
And presumably in your little world "socialism" is bad so the US military should then only be funded by voluntary contributions according to you ?
The US spending on defense, as a percentage of GDP (~5%), is completely in line with historical norms.
Spending on entitlements is at the highest point in US history; It is nearly 2/3 of all federal government outlays. It has increased nearly ten percent a year for the last fifty years.
Defense is a drop in the budget bucket compared to entitlements.
43% in 2011 for SS/Medicare/Medicaid.. don't think I would call that "nearly" 66.7%.
Defense is a drop in the bucket ? Clearly you are clueless. Here are the numbers for 2011 in billions:
Defense: 879
Health care: 858
Pensions: 776
Welfare: 473
Education: 114
Interest: 230
Everything else: 273
Source: www.usgovernmentspending.com
So defense is the largest post in the federal budget and is about a quarter of the total.
But this is not my point. My point is that if taxes for social security is "socialism" then so is taxes for defense spending.
If one looks at the increase of spending between 2000 (when the federal budget was balanced) and 2011 one gets:
Defense: 145%
Health care: 144%
Pensions: 73%
Welfare: 168%
Education: 90%
So your statement that defense spending has not increased is also rubbish.
All federal spending has increased much more than inflation (which was 26% between 2000 and 2011).
Socialists are always popular until they eventually run out of OTHER PEOPLE's money.
Since they, historically, are incapable of generating any WEALTH.
Only untold HUMAN MISERY!
[cf. Albania, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Maoist China, North Korea, Poland, Romania, USSR, Yugoslavia, Vietnam, etc.]
US defense budget is shrinking ( no US Cavalry coming to impotent EU's rescue).
Identify the military-industrial complex today.(names, please)
BTW. There are only 3 legitimate functions of the central government most Americans would agree to fund with their taxes.
(although grudgingly).
1. national defense
2. homeland security
3. conduct of a foreign policy.
Once at it, pray tell us how pres. Obama has streghtened US national defence?
2.What has he done to protect US's Southern Border from narcotraficantes, human slave traders and assorted gangsters?
3. What has that Nobel Peace Prize Laureat achieved through his foreign policy (btw. I don't know what it is) which benefitted these United States?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Perhaps we should explain to outsiders that entitlements are unsustainble, practically bankrupt, mightily abused welfare programs nobody's entitled to.
[as far as US Consitution is concerned]
But which constitute 2/3 of US federal budget.
Corporations, Companies and Firms in the military-industrial complex:
There might be only three of your pet programs that you right-wing extremists want to fund with taxes but the majority of Americans have just voted and confirmed that they do not share this. They do want to have pensions and health care when they get old.
Obama is a waste of space but at least he has not started new extremely costly illegal wars based on faulty intelligence like Bush. No president in modern history has made the US less safe than him.
And Obama got Bin Laden ..... something Bush failed yo do even though he was surrounded at Tora Bora.
I guess if your really interested there are some remarkable achievements Obama has accomplished in foreign policy and national defense. They have been his strongest areas of policy.
As for your question about the border, Obama has put more boots on the ground than any previous administration, deported more illegal immigrants, hunted the cartel operatives through central america (while offering the governments there more assistance), and expanded cooperation with Colombia to combat the production of illegal substances. Essentially he has initiated an assault on the entire supply chain. Certainly there is more to be done; immigration reform, more cooperation with Mexican authorities, and decriminalization of marijuana would help, but it is a start.
His broader foreign policy has seen pragmatic policies, solid results, and of course more challenges. During his first year in office he hosted the largest ever summit on nuclear disarmament. He signed a new bill with Russia also reducing the absurdly large nuclear arsenals of the two countries. He finished off the hunt Bush started for Osama bin Laden. He saw the removal of Gaddafi by force and the removal of Mubarak by pressure. He funded Israel's Iron Dome missile defense which presumably just saved lives in the most recent violence. His use of drone technology, if still legally murky, has allowed the US military to put al-Queda on the defensive in places like Yemen, Somalia, and Pakistan. He has restored America's relationship with Europe and enhanced NATO cooperation. He ended the Iraq war. He passed the toughest sanction regime throughout history on Iran, gaining Chinese and Russian involvement. He has opened up a bilateral relationship with Myanmar (though Thein Sein deserves much credit). He has pivoted to Asia, hosting massive multilateral military training exercises there, repositioning troops, reassuring allies, and building new partnerships. He has expanded trade considerably.
He has so much more to do, and I don't doubt that the challenges are only becoming more complex. Ending the war in Afghanistan without allowing the country to implode is an under appreciated task in the US media. Balancing against tyrants and Islamic militants is another difficult job being undertaken in places like Syria and Libya. An Israeli Palestinian peace is still elusive, as is seemingly any progress on the Korean peninsula. Iran is simply a headache. Pakistan a mess. Taiwan is an unresolved issue that could be problematic in the future. The relationships the US maintains with authoritarian regimes on the Arab peninsula could prove to be as well. Africa is improving, but the US could be more involved there, fighting disease, violence, and devastation. International rules for finance would also be nice.
I could honestly go on and on. Foreign policy and defense is so complex. Challenges will always remain. The fact is that Obama has achieved a lot. Did he deserve the Nobel Peace Prize before he did it all- probably not- however perhaps it is what motivated him to accomplish so much and if that is so I am glad they gave it to him. A large portion of the world's population admires Obama as a leader, and as a consequence has regained trust in American leadership. That in itself is the grandest accomplishment of all.
I am very critical of the man in several other areas of policy, and unfortunately in his politics. But on the issues of foreign policy and national defense he has been incredibly effective, and Americans should appreciate that.
I might as well also quickly say I am not sure you should be speaking from "most Americans" and their opinions on legitimate functions of central government. Most Americans don't think their tax dollars should pay for their government to spy on them (your number two), would agree defense is bloated (#1), and dislike foreign aid (#3). Of course I probably overgeneralize. America is diverse and Americans believe in an unlimited amount of different ideas. I don't mind my taxes paying for law enforcement and criminal justice. Or the interstate highway system. Or the public school system. They could all be made more efficient, just as the military could. I'd rather have them inefficient than not at all though.
Military-industrial complex (do you actually doubt its influence and even its existence?!): Lockheed Martin, Buck McKeon (R CA), Honeywell, Raytheon, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Dick Cheney, Bill Young (R FL), Dutch Ruppersberger (D MD), Rob Wittman (R VA)...
Again the list could go on, but it is the same as it was- most of Congress, large defense contractors, and the defense department. It is not some conspiracy, just a strong political and economic force that can often get its way.
Sorry long comment. Hope it is actually read.
Read and appreciated!
Well summarized. So much more impressive to read such coherent arguments than populist 'we need a strong nation' and 'stop taking my hard-earned cash' rhetoric.
Yah. European ALL have HEALTH CARE, though, so we're better. Any solution will NOT include the 45 million uninsured, any solution will come at their expense.
So, I really rather be a European.
So what prevents from moving to EU?
Btw. Gerard Depardieu has just decided to move out.
And he has quite a company.
there is no question the country's largest problem is a lack of leadership on both sides. The president either doesn't have the skills like Clinton to get the job done or is too blind not to recognize the problems.
this moronic liberal notion that any service you want can be supplied by the government without cost is absurd; and in the republicans bizzaro-world defense spending cuts and a reduction of our a presence around the world puts the country at risk, in either case WE CAN'T AFFORD IT!
We needed to and still need to go over the cliff.. 20% cut across the board is fair and coupled with a modest tax increase will make America strong again but cuts have to come first.
"this moronic liberal notion that any service you want can be supplied by the government without cost is absurd; "
The only thing moronic is that you think this is what liberals want.
The only MORON, however, is you as well, because you think we're gonna believe your lying lies about liberals.
You pick the liberal and I will prove that s/he wants to hand out services at the cost of someone else.
Well, to explain it like an economist might, taxing the American rich in the short term is about finding fiscal stimulus in places where it is otherwise unlikely to be spent. In the long term, the ideal is that greater equality in income will eventually precipitate greater equality in wealth, empowering the otherwise disenfranchised, the disadvantaged, and the servile, to a position where effort and integrity matter again. To address your moronic "liberal notion", I would say that costs are relative to the particular payer, rather than the currency. A dollar from a rich man does not equal a dollar from a poor one, particularly in the context of economic stimulus, among other more philosophical abstractions.
"I would say that costs are relative to the particular payer, rather than the currency."
Agreed. However, I would say that the rich man (don't forget, wealth is highly correlated with educational achievement, intelligence, and fiscal prudence) spends that dollar more wisely than the poor man does.
In terms of "stimulus", the US government is borrowing 40 cents of every dollar it spends right now. From a crude point of view, any marginal dollar spent would need to show a return on investment of 40% in order to be effective/efficient/worthwhile. Without that 40% return - and good luck finding that type of return - we are simply kicking the debt can further down the road, bringing us back to the point of the article.
So, to your point, the ultimate objective is that a janitor should make the same as a CEO of a Fortune 500 company? If not, who decides how close they should come, and by what authority was that person placed in control of income?
I started my career working for a lumber company, then a software studio, then an overnight hotel job, then a supervisor, and now a sales rep for a bank. I increased my income by, on average, 20.2% per year since I graduated in 2008. I now make a good bit more than the median income. So why should I be perfectly happy giving up more of it? After all, I was "servile" before...saw my position, didn't like it...and worked my butt off to get out of it. Why should my hard work be the reward of those who didn't achieve as much as I did? And if it is their reward, why should I continue to work hard?
If I'm wrong then why hasn't the president or Harry Reid put forth any plans to significantly cut spending? Give me a liberal program you can cut? All we hear is more money for education -like that solves the issue, more money for healthcare - I guess you got that since now all are taxed on Obama-care.
When has the president or anyone in Congress ever put forth a plan that cuts all departments and programs. So please astound me with your vast intellect and show me where liberal policies reduce the budget to pre-2008 levels. This president says he'll save us a trillion over ten years, that's 100 billion/year reduction in spending.. so what!!! that takes the 1.3 trillion (500 billion more than bush's largest) budget and brings it to 1.2. how does the math work in your world?
Governments jobs isn't to maintain income equality, only to provide a climate for equal income opportunity. From an economist perspective if you tax all the wealth in the country at 100% you run the government for months. Therefore, the smoke and mirrors show about taxing the rich to pay for the poor is nothing more than more lies and a giant shell game.
For this discussions sake, my rich man is defined as anyone making greater than 250K. If the "rich" are taxed at a higher rate you do agree that there's a ripple effect on the poor? The rich will remain rich just spend less causing greater harm to the economy and the poor.
Of course it's easy to mistake correllation for causation, and the degree of a causal relationship is often quite uncertain. Still, I've seen a considerable amount of research suggesting that high levels of education actually prevent people from becoming wealthy. But that's a complicated digression.
Wise spending sounds to me like an idea Milton Friedman liked to use quite often, although I find it difficult to believe that luxury items of the proportion seen today are "wiser" expenditures than anything a person of moderate means could ever possibly buy. This idea of wisdom is also difficult for me to relate to economic stimulus.
The national debt seen today as a proportion of GDP is not by any means unprecedented, and while I do acknowledge the somewhat dubious possibility that sufficient enough growth may not come in response to the stimulus measures that have been passed, it is a near certainty that a perpetually destructive downward spiral would result from taking no action at all. It's also important to see that once one is in debt, a simple refusal to take on any additional debt can destroy all of the benefit of the initial commitment in the first place. For example, if one were to finance his/her higher education via debt for three years, and suddenly refuse to take on a fourth, I might not deem this type of short-sightedness "wise".
Of course it's easy to mistake correllation for causation, and the degree of a causal relationship is often quite uncertain. Still, I've seen a considerable amount of research suggesting that high levels of education actually prevent people from becoming wealthy. But that's a complicated digression.
Wise spending sounds to me like an idea Milton Friedman liked to use quite often, although I find it difficult to believe that luxury items of the proportion seen today are "wiser" expenditures than anything a person of moderate means could ever possibly buy. This idea of wisdom is also difficult for me to relate to economic stimulus.
The national debt seen today as a proportion of GDP is not by any means unprecedented, and while I do acknowledge the somewhat dubious possibility that sufficient enough growth may not come in response to the stimulus measures that have been passed, it is a near certainty that a perpetually destructive downward spiral would result from taking no action at all. It's also important to see that once one is in debt, a simple refusal to take on any additional debt can destroy all of the benefit of the initial commitment in the first place. For example, if one were to finance his/her higher education via debt for three years, and suddenly refuse to take on a fourth, I might not deem this type of short-sightedness "wise".
Rubbish. I earn above average and would gladly pay more than those earning less than me to ensure we all have good public services.
No, that wasn't my point. The people, by virtue and authority of the Democracy under which your CEO is voluntarily and legally bound, without which his parents/grandparents/greatgrandparents would never have been able to create/protect "his" wealth in the first place. The same would apply in the statistically unlikely event that had he had earned it all himself.
You are not the subject of this article, are you? Still, if you're wondering about why I believe in the righteousness of progressive taxation, it really depends on whether you believe someone should be paid based on effort or contribution. It seems as though you think we should be paid based on our effort, although I think it's pretty clear that people are not paid based on effort. We are paid based on the supply and demand of the particular skills we happen to be good at. Part of this is effort, but even effort is inherited. Our study skills, our level of energy, our intelligence, etc are all just as inheritable as money is. So when an Olympian races against a person in a wheelchair, I doubt anybody would think it fair to break his leggs and make him race in the same wheelchair. I also doubt most people would think it was just that the person in the wheelchair was destined to lose the race 100% of the time. Progressive taxation is comparable to neither of these. Progressive taxation is analogous to making the Olympian tow some of the weight of the man in the wheelchair behind him, even though the Olympian will still always win the race. We pay taxes in the name of decency and humanity, because no amount of effort on our part "earned" us the body, family, or ability we were born with.
And even after all that, if you don't believe in taxes at all, it's still true that without the government, the rich man gets his throat cut. After all, that's why rich men created government in the first place. Right?
And EVEN if you think taxes are bunk, and that you would be safe and sound without police/courts/public education/welfare around, the government creates opportunity and efficiency (yes, efficiency) so that collective social wellbeing can be maximized as peacefully, and productively as possible. The use of this tool for better or worse depends on who is in control of it, and what their opinion of it is - just like a gun. This is why politics is important, and why I don't vote for people who think the government is a bad thing. Because if they control it, it will be a bad thing.
The further and further apart people are divided (by income, wealth, education, even ethnicity), the less and less we understand eachother, and the less we understand eachother, the more unavoidable terrible events become. This is why greater equality (I didn't say perfect equality) is the goal.
No, actually I don't think people should be paid based on their effort. They should be paid for the market value of their goods. If they are not the owner, their "goods" are the labor. if they are the owner, their goods are the capital they invested, their labor, and the company culture which helped produce both. If people were paid based solely on their effort, then ditch diggers and roofers would be millionaires. However, since that is an easy job to learn and there are many ditch diggers, the market value of that service is low, as it should be. And the more "progressive" the tax rate, the more that market is distorted. Even now, people who could be ditch diggers are instead unemployed because being unemployed actually results in a higher wage: in government handouts.
Alright, let's test your example but turn it a little. Let's say the man in the wheelchair and the Olympian are 10 years older now, and both are firemen. By your example, society says I should applaud the Olympian for towing his wheelchair-bound comrade closer to my house, but if I'm standing there watching my house burn, I couldn't care less what the physical status is of the person who puts it out, so long as it gets put out as quickly as possible. Similarly, if you reach a level of income whereby every dollar you earn gives you less pennies in your pocket than the dollar before it, you will by absolutely provable psychological tendency start to ease up. If the Olympian is always going to have the man in the wheelchair finish the race 5 seconds behind him no matter how fast that Olympian runs or in what shape he's in, then what exact incentive does he have to keep running? How soon before we're watching an overweight has-been stand there with a rope tied to a wheelchair while the crowd sleeps in boredom?
WE PAY TAXES SO THAT WE MAY FUND A GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT OUR PROPERTY. You proclaim that a man of talent should sacrifice his best sprints to drag society along: Yet Usain Bolt's best sprints have drawn thousands of people to Track & Field events and sparked interest worldwide in running. Just how many people in your fictitious world would watch the Olympics if they knew that no Olympian would ever break a record EVER again since they'd all be waiting for other people to catch up?
I apologize that I don't share your belief that what you're born with is your only possibility. Perhaps you might take some time to ponder why exactly some people's parents were faster and some slower. Perhaps it's because they spent time RUNNING in their life! Or better yet, perhaps the past 10 generations of that family have been runners! But alas, they must've been running since the dawn of time, since indeed before they were even Primates, because it is ONLY the sons and daughters of runners in your fictitious scenario who can ever grow up to be successful runners.
After all, Tim Tebow's dad also won the Heisman, didn't he? =)
Now, back to my capitalized point: please tell me, Oh Wise One, why it is that the concept of a FLAT TAX means that I support no taxes whatsoever? I made the claim that I shouldn't have to pay a higher percentage of my income in taxes if I make more money. After all, the government will receive more tax revenue from me than they did when I was poorer, and I will still have just as much incentive to continue earning more money in the future as I did yesterday, so I'll keep growing my revenue and they'll keep getting more money because of it. If your best argument is to MAKE UP some "bunk" and claim that I spoke it, perhaps you'd better just shut off your computer and scream at me while staring in a mirror, because as soon as you got to your 2nd to last paragraph, you started arguing directly with yourself.
But to your last paragraph I have one simple question: What Messiah chooses the definition of "greater, not perfect" equality? This nation was founded on equality of opportunity. If you want "near" equality of results, go speak to the Soviets, if you can find them.
Look, you seem very angry, so calm down. If you don't think people should be paid based on effort, then why did you mention how hard you work your "butt off" twice in a row?
In any case, the 3rd and 4th paragraphs were an attempt to mitigate the possibility that you would respond in just the way you have.
Quite honestly, the thought of the Olympian drawing slightly fewer fans to the Olympics than he otherwise would is less heartbreaking to me than the thought of seeing the other lying in a ditch. Truly, I believe this is an irreconcilable difference between us, and I'm not sure there's any way to bridge that gap. So you can congratulate yourself and revel in your money all you want - taxes will still be taken. As for wisdom, I will impart to you the fact that ruthless self interest is completely unremarkable at best.
You also seem to jump to extremes when you explain things to me. "ONLY the sons and daughters of runners"? "go speak to the Soviets"? It doesn't sound as though you're listening.
I have answered your simple question in the very beginning of my last response. I hope you find it.
Oh I indeed find your answer: an Olympian's allowed to keep running in your ideal society, as long as he does so in such a way that a man in a wheelchair's a set number of paces behind him.
You impart upon me that ruthless self interest is completely unremarkable at best. I impart upon you that a failure to be self-interested would've lead to the death of every single living thing on this planet. What place in the animal kingdom is there for a squirrel who gives away all his nuts?
To boost growth we need to solve peak oil. Equity owners know that without power our civilization stops. The solution to this, already has been discovered: the OCEANOGENIC POWER of Panama, renewable, cheap, clean and sufficient, not only in quantity but as an alternative of energy.
But the fanaticism of powerful groups and individuals, is applying to this technicalities:
Envy: do not support the solution comes from the third world, less, of a Catholic father of a large family. They use their power and money, to avoid give him employment, and so boycott, and avoid to publish their findings.
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Sloth: It's easier, and cheaper, demolishing the infrastructure and economy, with a world war, that working for a peaceful transition to a infrastructure, and economy, totally friendly to our planet and our species. This hides and justifies their selfishness.
Soberbia: They refuse to admit that an economic system based on accumulating money in the end, as this is limited, by save it in banks, always will result crises and wars. This hides and justifies his love to the Lie.
Hate: They blame of those stupid decisions, and with this are justified of sentencing to death with their wars, to the poor, to of which have sought to give little money for their work, but they are definitely those who invent, cultivate, transport, cook, teach, build, create, paint, sing, design, manage, fishing, caring, believe, pray, etc. etc. etc. This hides and justifies their mentality, genocidal, and stupid, because it is against their own genes.
So what to do? If already we have overcome all this, why USA can not take advantage of OCENAOGENIC POWER, and allowed of foolishness?
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how does the hidden XRender extension affect every-day usability and performance? I plan on turning it on when i get home, but I'm not sure what to look for in terms of benefit.
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Earlier this week we published benchmarks of the XRender extension using NVIDIA's latest beta Linux driver, which had a substantial performance boost thanks to Render improvements with this latest driver. One of the questions that have since come up is how ATI/AMD's binary Linux driver compares when using this X extension. Well, right now, it lags behind NVIDIA, but a Phoronix Forums member has discovered a hidden ATI Linux option that should yield XRender performance gains.
how does the hidden XRender extension affect every-day usability and performance? I plan on turning it on when i get home, but I'm not sure what to look for in terms of benefit.
I get big slowdown in gtkperf benchmark with this option on Mobility Radeon X1700. From 10s to 18s.
Wow - you're right - gtkperf benchmark is much worse with the Textured options on.
fglrx with Textured2D TexturedXrender TexturedVideo on: 151 seconds
fglrx with only XAANoOffscreenPixmaps on: 25 seconds
open source radeon with XAA: 28 seconds
open source radeon with EXA: 65 seconds
The vast bulk of the difference in fglrx tests was the circles test: 123 seconds with Textured options on, 1 second without. Other times were only very slightly slower.
I ran gtkperf with that setting set to true/false/default and it shows no performance difference on my system.
after some more testing i found out a boost i did not see originally and that was the cpu usage in flash actually went down heavily.
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I am currently running the 8.42.3 release of the ATI fglrx driver and I am experiencing quite a 2D slowdown. If I remember correctly, it has to do with enabling the compositing extension when not using AIGLX.
Regardless, I wonder if enabling this option will help 2D performance?
I have enabled this option, and it has improved performance tremendously for me. I was previously using the radeon driver, because fglrx didn't give acceptable 2d performance. With this option enabled, most of the issues are gone.
I've noticed gtkperf isn't really a very good indicator of performance, probably because it hammers away at a single operation at a time, rather than the mixed operations common in a normal environment.
It's not nvidia, but it's better than anything for my x1600 I've seen yet.
I'm on a X1300 mobility (Thinkpad T60, Core duo 1.8GhZ), and Textured2D seems to make a huge difference with 7.11. As long as I have benn using 8.41+ , I've experianced noticably degraded 2D performance, especially with everything mozilla. I didn't run any benchmark, but redrawing on desktop switching, drawing of popups etc. is much faster and smoother after activating Textured2D. TexturedXRender degrades the visual quality though (visible e.g. with KDE desktop icons), so I deactivated it again. Still, with Textured2D, my desktop is faster than ever before, and I didn't observe any instabilites so far
It would be interesting to know which hardware people with different results have, I would expect the performance and stability of this option to be very dependend on the GPU type (which most likely also is the reason while it is still undocumented).
I'm on a Radeon 9800 pro with the 7.11 fglrx driver, and enabling the Textured options, slows down everything. Moving windows on my xfce4 desktop (Xubuntu 7.10) for example, is an affront to my eyes. I used 'x11perf -move' to check and got
280000 reps @ 0.0205 msec ( 48700.0/sec): Move window (4 kids)
280000 reps @ 0.0205 msec ( 48800.0/sec): Move window (4 kids)
without and
12000 reps @ 0.4763 msec ( 2100.0/sec): Move window (4 kids)
12000 reps @ 0.4854 msec ( 2060.0/sec): Move window (4 kids)
with Textured options on.
Any other x11perf test approved this mayor slowdown.
I also noticed wrong colors while using midnight commander in a terminal (got yellow and red, instead of blue and white) with Textured options on.
Hoping for a fix in the next release now
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The "x11perf -move" test gives interesting results: although the numbers are much lower with textured options on, they don't decrease as significantly as the number of "kids" increases:
without textured options:
1800000 trep @ 0.0148 msec ( 67700.0/sec): Move window (4 kids)
1600000 trep @ 0.0182 msec ( 55000.0/sec): Move window (16 kids)
2500000 trep @ 0.0196 msec ( 51100.0/sec): Move window (25 kids)
1250000 trep @ 0.0241 msec ( 41500.0/sec): Move window (50 kids)
1125000 trep @ 0.0285 msec ( 35100.0/sec): Move window (75 kids)
1000000 trep @ 0.0327 msec ( 30600.0/sec): Move window (100 kids)
600000 trep @ 0.0485 msec ( 20600.0/sec): Move window (200 kids)
with textured options:
60000 trep @ 0.5964 msec ( 1680.0/sec): Move window (4 kids)
48000 trep @ 0.5999 msec ( 1670.0/sec): Move window (16 kids)
50000 trep @ 0.5988 msec ( 1670.0/sec): Move window (25 kids)
50000 trep @ 0.6144 msec ( 1630.0/sec): Move window (50 kids)
75000 trep @ 0.6250 msec ( 1600.0/sec): Move window (75 kids)
40000 trep @ 0.6373 msec ( 1570.0/sec): Move window (100 kids)
40000 trep @ 0.6934 msec ( 1440.0/sec): Move window (200 kids)
(on a radeon 9550SE)
I expect TexturedXrender is only being designed for the newer R500 and R600 cards, where TexturedVideo is already used.
And it's always possible, that for a simple task, getting the CPU to tell the GPU to do it and then wait for the GPU to finish, will take longer than the CPU just doing the task itself.


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Curious, have you ever tried any medications indicated specifically for bipolarity? Don't get me wrong, I'm quite excited to have someone else on the memantine-ship that actually exercises and has a functional keyboard.
Firstly, I am sorry to hear about your troubles. Secondly, I would like to add that I have some memantine that I bought back in the fall during a period of deep depression/desperation and had yet to see a doc. My experience with memantine was almost instant relief from depression. I could take it at night and the following day and I would have immediate, lasting AD effects. I would have kept taking it if it weren't for the feeling of guilt I get from using drugs I don't have an Rx for. Anyways, I didn't get such AD benefits when trying DXM briefly. There is definitely some magic to memantine. I found it to be extremely anxiolytic, improve focus, and obliterate anhedonia.
Kassem, I've felt like this most of my life, so I know exactly what you mean. It sure does sound bipolar to me. I believe that glutaminergic transmission is the key to this thing, so you are on the right track.
Memantine makes me feel great in terms of mood and energy, but it makes me severely cognitive dysfunctional, even at 5mg. More than a week on it, and it would just get worse, rather than better.
This sounds more as BPD then Bipolar
Borderline personality disorder, or emotional unstable personality disorder (ICD-10), is also a possibility. It can be difficult to distinguish the two, if even there is a distinction.
I have seen it claimed that the main difference is that BPDs have feelings of emptiness and fear of abandonment, whereas bipolars do not. Using those criteria, I fit more with the personality disorder diagnosis.
Kassem, were you recently dx.'d Bipolar, or is it a self-diagnosis?
I ask because I understand you also have ADHD, and that there might be some relationship between the two. How frequent are these cycles you experience?
There was one 9 month period where I experienced an elevated mood, increased desire to socialize, increased hyperactivity, increased substance abuse, less control over spending, but not a reduced need for sleep. What's more, I was also self-medicating due to OCD, so my psychiatrist says the jury's still out on whether it was hypomania in his opinion. I just find it strange that prior to that I was inattentive, dysthymic, socially avoidant and shy, yet the emerge of an anxiety disorder seemed to cause my personality to change quite drastically.
I've also found that anti-glutamergic agents are great for mood/anxiety, but cause cognitive dysfunction. Memantine helped me but caused negative schizo sx. at 20mg, though I didn't give them too much time to pass.
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Yes, I got to 20 mg, got severly cognitive dysfunctional, the brain fog didnt lift, even after a month, It was worse than being depressed, anyone could help me here out, I would like to try it again.
Yes! I experienced the beauty perception as well. Any speculation about the science behind it?I always hit the nail immediately and take a 20mg dose. I always find it highly pleasurable in that I am completely disintegrated from my self, and it allows me to see the beauty in things. Whenever I bumped the dose I felt reliably amazing for a couple of days, and then I stabilized. I really didn't care about the brain-fog and cognitive dysfunction in the beginning because I was feeling so damn good. After a while, I also didn't see any cognitive disruption, but rather, an increased ability to function in school and personal life. Unfortunately, it was taken from me, and seized my experimentation after about 20-30 days of use, if I recall correctly.
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This basically suggests that NMDA underactivation contributes to bipolar disorder. Also, it has been theorized in other studies that schizophrenia (a related disorder) involves hypoactivity of the glutaminergic system.Curr Pharm Des. 2012 Jan 18. [Epub ahead of print]
The possible involvement of NMDA glutamate receptor in the etiopathogenesis of bipolar disorder.
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Glutamate is the most abundant excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain and the ionotropic NMDA receptor is one of the major classes of its receptors, thought to play an important role in schizophrenia and mood disorders. The current systematic review summarized the evidence concerning the involvement of NMDA receptors in the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder. Genetic studies point to the genes encoding the NMDA 1, 2A and 2B subunits while neuropathological studies suggest a possible region specific decrease in the density of NMDA receptor and more consistently a reduced NMDA-mediated glutamatergic activity in patients with bipolar disorder in the frame of slower NMDA kinetics because of lower contribution of NR2A subunits. However the literature is poor and incomplete; future research is necessary to elucidate the mechanisms underlying bipolar disorder and its specific relationship to a possible NMDA malfunction and to explore the possibility of developing novel therapeutic agents.
EDIT : just saw you already linked this study. Still isn't this the reverse of what you'd expect?
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Thank you for a wonderful pizza visit to Naples. Besides the pizza I would say you saw some really great concerts. I enjoyed the videos.Marty
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Well, the thing is: Yes, BluRay Ripping and stuff is done. Of course it is done. Sly stuff is done. Yes. Because otherwise these things are sometimes unwatcheable.
So one could use that as an argument to say: c'mon just release specs and docs. (I would be happy if they did for sure.)
But then the content mafia could blame AMD which is a far better target than SlySoft which is located (officially) on some island somewhere between the deepest asian jungles and pacific ocean in a country that likely gives a shit about copyrights and stuff. AMD would be internationally open for attacks. AMD has enough troubles and doesn't need the MPAA or something on their ass. So I understand that they're careful with releasing this kind of code. Still, I would really embrace a real UVD/+/2/3/... functionality.


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When you have a child with diabetes, you and your family have a lot to learn, but you don't have to go it alone. Your child's diabetes health care team can help.
Treating diabetes requires the expertise of many types of health care providers, such as doctors, certified diabetes educators, dietitians, and mental health professionals.
The diabetes health care team teaches families all about diabetes. It helps families create and use the child's treatment plan, also called the diabetes management plan.
The team adjusts insulin and other diabetes medications, develops meal plans, and makes physical activity recommendations to help control blood sugar levels.
All team members should take into account your child's schedule, skills, preferences, lifestyle, and growth and developmental needs. The team will also help you cope with the parenting challenges of having a child with a chronic illness and will help your child cope with his or her own set of challenges.
Keep in mind that you and your child are the captains of your diabetes health care team — all of the team activities center around helping you and your child manage diabetes. In many cases, the roles and responsibilities of the team members overlap. You should feel comfortable communicating with all of the team members because you'll be in contact with them often.
A pediatric endocrinologist is a doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of children with diseases of the endocrine system, such as diabetes and growth disorders. But pediatricians, family practitioners, and other medical doctors also can treat kids with diabetes and manage their health care needs.
It's important to recognize that seeing a specialist like a pediatric endocrinologist doesn't replace the need for your child to continue to get general health care from a pediatrician or other primary care doctor.
You and your child should feel comfortable with the doctors you choose because your child's diabetes management plan is based on the doctor's prescribed treatment. Ask plenty of questions and make sure you understand the answers.
Doctors will ask detailed questions about how your child is feeling and will perform physical examinations. They will also teach you and your child about diabetes and incorporate the recommendations of all the team members into a comprehensive diabetes management plan.
The doctor will lead the other members of the diabetes team in developing an individualized plan for managing diabetes. In addition to monitoring your child for diabetes complications and other medical conditions associated with diabetes, the doctor also will make changes to insulin schedules and write prescriptions for medications and referrals to other specialists as needed.
Certified diabetes educators (CDEs) are nurses, dietitians, social workers, doctors, or pharmacists who help people manage their diabetes. CDEs have had special training to teach parents and kids.
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Registered dietitians are experts in nutrition and meal planning. They know about food composition and its effects on the body and blood sugar levels. Just as your child grows and develops, so must his or her meal plan, which you can discuss with the dietitian.
Expect the dietitian to track your child's growth and recommend the appropriate amount of calories required each day. The dietitian also will:
A mental health professional, usually a social worker or psychologist (but sometimes a psychiatrist or counselor), can be an invaluable resource to families dealing with diabetes, which can be overwhelming.
Mental health professionals can help parents assess any troubles or problems occurring at home, work, or school. They can also monitor how diabetes care is affecting the entire family. In addition, they can help you determine strategies to improve your child's diabetes management.
Social workers also direct you to outside resources (like support groups) that help families with diabetes. They can also suggest ways that families can get necessary diabetes equipment and supplies and help families deal with insurance and financial issues.
Psychologists and psychiatrists can use behavior modification techniques to help kids if they're having difficulty controlling their diabetes, dealing with anger or sadness, or having difficulty taking on the responsibility of caring for their own diabetes as they mature. Psychiatrists can also prescribe medications for emotional problems related to diabetes, such as depression.
Depending on where you live and the type of diabetes facility that you visit (whether it's a specialty diabetes clinic or pediatrician's office), you may find all members of your team in one place. Or you might visit several different offices for diabetes care. If you don't have access to a dietitian or mental health professional but would like to see one, ask the doctor to refer you to one.
Every person on the team is important to managing your child's diabetes, so make sure all of them know the plan so care is as well coordinated as possible.
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I'd love one with anchovy, jalapenos and tomato!!
Norma - any more details you can share about this dough composition would be greatly appreciated, it looks perfect to me!
The Nutrition Facts can be seen on the label.
Norma,The Nutrition Facts for the Guernsey's LMPS mozzarella cheese fits the profile of the mozzarella cheese that I believe Home Run Inn is using for its pizzas.Peter
Now you're just being mean ;-D
Norma, that's the best looking pie I've seen you post to date. There is some good browning going on there.
Norma,I thought the first couple of sets of photos were great - this fresh batch is even better! I don't often purchase pizza, there's only two places in Austin that I go to for slices, but if that pizza tastes as good as it looks, I would go out of my way to buy it.Cheers,Britt
Norma, how did the reheat turn out?Are you allowed to say what isn't in the crust, like "there's no oil or sugar"?


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Things to Do When You Stay in Sparta, WI
Wisconsin's biking-friendly attitude is just one of the many wonderful reasons guests love to spend their vacations and weekend getaways at Franklin Victorian Bed & Breakfast. Located in the heart of the scenic Hidden Valleys region of Southwest Wisconsin, Sparta offers visitors a myriad of activities and attractions, including kayaking and canoeing on the Kickapoo River, Amish country tours, hiking, golfing, horseback riding, wineries, breweries and of course, biking! There are so many things to do and see in western Wisconsin alone!
Many are highlighted below, but feel free to contact us for more information on a particular activity of interest to you. The Innkeepers will be happy to help you find out more, and they will even help plan a local itinerary for you. Be sure to check out our current specials to combine your favorite activities with a great value in lodging at Franklin Victorian Bed & Breakfast!
Golfing & Disc Golfing
Sparta's River Run Golf Course is just a few blocks from the B&B. This Par 72, 18-hole facility is open to the public. River Run is a picturesque golf course that has earned a three-star rating by Golf Digest; making it the most popular in the area.
- Be sure to stop at the course bar & grill for lunch or dinner. A full-service bar is also available for your 19th Hole activities! Located at 1210 E. Montgomery Street. 608- 269-3022
Other surrounding area golf courses:
- Coulee Golf Bowl: 608-781-1111
- Drugan's Castle Mound: 608-526-3225
- Fox Hollow Golf Course: 608-786-4653
- Walsh Golf Center: 608-781-0838
- Forest Hills Golf Course: 608-779-4653
- Irish Hill Golf: 608-788-6904
- Viroqua Hills Golf Course: 608-637-7615
- Pine Creek Golf Course: 507-895-2410
- Trempealeau Mountain Golf Club: 608-534-7417
Pettibone Park – La Crosse Disc Golf Course An eighteen-hole disc golf course has been built for your use and enjoyment with the help of Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. Special disc can be rented in groups of four with a small deposit, or bring your own equipment. Check it out! Call the La Crosse Park & Rec for details at 608-789-7533.
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Wisconsin-Birding & Nature Trail
The Great Wisconsin Birding and Nature Trail is a mapped auto trail that reaches into every area of the state. Use the full-color viewing guides with maps and descriptions of each site to find warblers, eagles, shorebirds, loons, and more avian species. A wide variety of mammals can also be found in many of Wisconsin's premier wildlife locations. The Sparta area itself is largely overlooked for birding, although it has a lot to offer. Focus on May (migration – warblers, songbirds), June (nesting birds in great habitats around Necedah), September (migration, whooping crane tours, etc.), and Late October/November (the Upper Mississippi migration).
- Sparta is close to several great birding and animal-watching sites, including: Fort McCoy, Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, Sand hill Wildlife Area (cranberry country), Upper Mississippi River, etc. A single weekend of birding can lead you to many different habitats in just the local area.
- The Sparta area is home to some incredible megafauna for highlighting birds and wildlife, including Tundra Swans in late October/November, Trumpeter Swans nesting in the cranberry bogs, loons in the same areas, Whooping Cranes at Necedah, Canvasback migration on the Miss (75% of the world's population), and Sand hill Crane staging area at Sand hill Wildlife Area (5-10,000 birds flying over your head at night!). Spend, wonderful days for migration along the river ways in the spring and fall. Non-avian sights include rare butterflies/dragonflies around Necedah (for the insect lovers), wolf packs, deer, future elk restoration area, and much more!
Concerts, Heritage, Shop, Leisure, Arts & More!
Concert In The Park – 2015
Enjoy an outdoor concert Wednesdays during the summer months from our band shell located in tree -hearty Evans Bosshard Park, Hwy 16 East right here in Sparta. Be sure to bring your lawn chair or blanket. Hearty Concessions will be offered at each Concert -enjoy dinner and music in the beautiful park.
Start time: 7 PM – Concerts are free and open to the public. Donations are appreciated.
Wildwoman's Vintage Downtown Sparta: Fancy, funky and fabulous, featuring vintage/retro/new apparel, accessories and so much more! Surround yourself with glamor, color & whimsy. email@example.com. Located at 210 S Water Street, Sparta, WI. Phone for hours or appointment at 608-269-6217.
Quilt Corner: Located in Sparta
A friendly place for all your quilting needs, specializing in quality cotton fabrics, notions, patterns and books.
Featured products include: Grace Quilter Machines, a large selection of Thimbleberries & Kansas Troubles fabrics, 100% Hand Dyed Wool & Felted Wool, Classes, Clubs, and much, much more!. Stop in and meet Connie and Crystal. Located two blocks from the B&B at 219 N. Water. 608-269-1083.
Yarn Stash: Located in Sparta the shop has beautiful yarns made from llama, alpaca, wool, silk, cotton, and more for your knitting or crocheting needs. 112 N Water St, Sparta, WI 54656. (608) 269-5648, see website for hours.
Ewetopia Fiber Shop: We are excited to tempt your fingers with our amazing hand dyed yarns and original designs. 102 S. Main, Viroqua, WI (608) 637-3443
Marie W. Heider Center for the Arts: 405 E. Hamlin Street, West Salem, WI 54669. The Heider Center features three different series, Main stage, Spotlight and Educational shows.
Norskedalen Nature & Heritage Center: Norskedalen (which means the Norwegian Valley), is a nature and heritage center dedicated to preserving, interpreting and sharing the natural environment and cultural heritage of the area surrounding Coon Valley in southwest Wisconsin. Events- Sept & Oct: Norskedalen Corn Maze Sept 22: Threshing Bee Oct 8 & 9: Civil War Immersion Weekend Oct 25 & 26: Haunted Trail Hikes Oct 27: Pumpkin Walks Dec 1 & 2: Old-Fashioned Christmas.
Fort McCoy: Sparta, WI
Have you ever dreamed of touring an army base but were afraid of recruiters? Have you ever wanted to relive those Army days without the KP? How about having your picture taken next to a tank? Take a guided tour of Fort McCoy to experience all this and more! A driving tour and History Brochure is available by contacting the Public Affairs office at 608-388-2407.
Antiques Dealers
- Janusheske Antiques, 14911 Hwy 27, Sparta, WI 54656, Phone: 608-269-6253
- Jennie's Antiques, 102 N Water St, Sparta WI 54656, Phone: 608-269-4646
- Sparta's New & Used Shop, 904 Avon Rd (Interstate 90, exit 25), Sparta, WI 54656, Phone: 608-269-5555
- Other Antiques Dealers in downtown La Crosse
Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe
- The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe is nestled alongside a Wisconsin bluff in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It is a place of prayer, meditation and pilgrimage. A full-service Pilgrim Center provides a restaurant and religious gift shop. An orientation film is available. Promise yourself; visit the Shrine. Open Daily from 9-4 p.m. 608-782-5440.
Horseback Riding Facilities
- Horse Back Riding at Redrock Trail Rides: Redrock is on a 100 year-old, 365-acre working dairy farm located just five miles from Norwalk on the Elroy-Sparta bile trail. There are 12 miles of ridge and valley trails to ride well-broke horses, and enjoy breathtaking scenery and abundant wildlife. Trail rides are offered from Spring to Fall. No winter rides.
- ~Trail rides are offered 7 days a week, advance reservation recommended and should be scheduled by noon on ride-day, at the latest. Trails average 1.5 hour and are pro-rated to the quarter hour. 608-823-7865
- Red Ridge Ranch Horseback and Sleigh Rides: Red Ridge Ranch offers horseback trail rides and sleigh rides through 250 acres of rolling farmland and wooded hills and during the winter. Sleigh rides a reservation is required. Bring your camera to capture all Wisconsin beauty! 608-847-2273
Carriage Ride for Any Occasion…by Hemmersbach Percherons Horses
At Cinderella Carriage we offer many services, we have taken part in many bride's special day, as well as surprise parties, anniversaries & birthdays. What better way to make your special someone's dream come true! With a "Pumpkin" Cinderella Carriage, The Wagonette, or Vis-a-Vis Carriage ride. Weddings, Anniversaries, Birthdays, Valentine's Day, Family Reunions and more…Reservations required. (608)-606-0614, 30321 State Highway 27, Cashton, WI
Canoeing and Kayaking
Kickapoo River: Canoeing a paradise for canoeists and outdoor enthusiasts because of its easy access, laid-back pace, and beautiful scenery. Canoe rental for the scenic trip down the Kickapoo River has become a very popular weekend destination. The shallow, gently flowing river is perfect for beginner trips, with sections that are challenging enough for experienced canoeists as well.
- Titanic Canoe Rental – 5 Stars- Our guests are very happy with their service. Please note that they do not take credit cards – cash and checks are accepted. 608-337-4551
- Ellistone Canoe/Kayak Rental & Shuttle Service Canoe the beautiful La Crosse River from Sparta to Rockland Wisconsin on a 2-5 hour trip between either Fisherman's Park or Amundson Park to Rockland boat landing. This canoe or kayak trip will take you through one of the most scenic stretches of the La Crosse River as it winds its way through historic Monroe and La Crosse Counties. 608-343-5696 or 608-487-5114
- Mr. Duck Canoe Rental: 608-337-4711
- Drifty's Canoe Rental: 608-337-4288
- Black River Express Canoe & Kayak Rentals: 608-488-7017. Offers canoeing or kayaking on the Black River. The many sandbars along the way will add fun and relaxation to your trip! Shuttles to and from landing included with rental fees. Located in Melrose, WI. Ontario, WI
- Kickapoo Yacht Club: 608-625-4395 and 608-625-2071. Located halfway between Rockton and LaFarge on Highway 131. Canoe rentals available 7 days a week, and shuttle service is provided for those with their own canoes. Email reservations can be made from the website.
Wildcat Mountain State Park: Located above the Kickapoo River valley, Wildcat Mountain State Park offers horseback riding and hiking, complete with some amazing views. The park's 3,603 acres, mostly wooded, contain 25.8 miles of hiking trails including, 15.0 miles of horse trails, 17.5 miles of trails for snowshoeing, 7.0 miles of cross-country ski trails, 1.3 miles of interpretive nature trail, 0.4 miles of trail accessible for people with disabilities. The .The Park features a nature center and interpretive program, picnic facilities, fishing, and opportunities for bird and wildlife watching. 608-337-4775
- Kickapoo Valley Reserve: 608-625-2960. Located in the heart of the Driftless Area in La Farge, WI, the ridges and valleys carved by the Kickapoo River offer spectacular scenery. The Kickapoo Valley Reserve is open year-round for recreation, education and special events. It is a truly amazing place to discover!


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The NWDSA will accomplish this mission by empowering and supporting families and individuals who have been touched by Down syndrome. We will work to increase education, promote public understanding and acceptance, work toward full inclusion, and defend the civil rights of individuals with Down syndrome. Our vision also embraces professionals and the cross disability community. We believe that relationships are the cornerstones of our organization and that they should be both honored and nurtured.
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Let make moves, we all know FA and the draft will have the phins all over it.
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
Let make moves, we all know FA and the draft will have the phins all over it.
I want Lacy in a Phins Uni for a 3rd or 4th!
Ireland has allowed too many holes to open up in one offseason, I'm not sure what the hell he's doing.
"I didn't feel like we had to score," Tannehill said. "I had the mindset we were going to score."
Miller may be better than Bush. I think that's debatable since we used Miller sparingly.
I will say...no way in hell Thomas is better than Bush!
I think the Dolphins would bring Reggie back but for considerably less than his current $5M. Reggie certainly had his moments but hes nothing special. What worries me is how reliable Thomas is as the backup? Jonas Gray was on the roster late in the season. Did he even fully partcipate in Practice after coming off IR? I dont recall hearing a peep.


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Similar to the shocker, the shocker triangle is comprised of two shockers which touch at the pinkies and middle fingers, where the space inbetween the touching fingers forms a triangle. The shocker triangle was publicly unveiled at the University of Minnesota's College of Liberal Arts commencement ceremony on May 17th, 2009, where one member of the graduating class displayed a shocker triangle while walking across the stage to receive his diploma.
"Did you see that? That guy just gave a shocker triangle to the whole audience!"
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