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China's Vast Consumer Class
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- China on the Rise
- The WTO and Global Trade
- Oct. 4, 2005: China's Growing Economy
- July 21, 2005: Update: China Delinks Currency from U.S. Dollar
- June 23, 2005: The new U.S. Trade Representative outlines American trade policy with China.
- Nov. 19, 2003: Update: U.S. Defends Quotas on Chinese Textiles
- Sept. 3, 2003: Bush officials say China's currency value is hurting the U.S. economy.
- July 1, 1998: Elizabeth Farnsworth leads a discussion on China's changing role in the Asian market system.
PAUL SOLMAN: Shanghai's trendy Bar Rouge, where the bartender mixes drinks with Vegas-like showmanship, and the customers are as cosmopolitan as the cocktails.
MONICA WANG. Actress: We live in a modern society now — compared to 20 years ago where China was completely you know sewed up, right? We have McDonalds and we have KFC; we have Pepsi and Coke. Of course young people are going to love and enjoy those things, right? PAUL SOLMAN: After decades of clichés about a billion thirsts to quench, the Chinese global consumer, it would seem, is here at last — starting at the top.
HANDEL LEE, Entrepreneur (in Beijing Restaurant): I bought it in '91, and renovated it —
PAUL SOLMAN: American Handel Lee: restaurateur, art dealer, Shanghai's first Armani franchisee — a typical global investor who's targeting Shanghai's high-end shoppers.
HANDEL LEE: We're going for the top 5 percent.
PAUL SOLMAN: And how many people is that?
HANDEL LEE: Well in Shanghai according to our numbers it's about 860,000 people.
PAUL SOLMAN: There's almost a million people in Shanghai who can afford stuff like this?
HANDEL LEE: Absolutely.
PAUL SOLMAN: Now even if that's not an extravagant estimate, it would still mean that 15 million people in Shanghai alone, and more than a billion Chinese in total, can't afford stuff like this — a Marni-label outfit: around $2000, twice the average Chinese annual income.
But the point is, it seems to be no problem for mainland fashionistas: Chinese consumers now scoop up 12 percent of the world's luxury goods –mostly when they travel abroad — compared to 17 percent by U.S. consumers. And yet not long ago, almost everyone in China dressed exactly the same.
HANDEL LEE: From the blue Mao suit to Marni. Now, it's quite a journey. (laughs)
PAUL SOLMAN: Lee's women's boutique, where even the dressing rooms are theatrically upscale; a barbershop where Celine Dion serenades the clientele (music) — this is how China's top 5 percent can afford to shop.
PAUL SOLMAN: The next 30 percent can go to — Wal-Mart.
Because it's mainly reachable by car — and there are still only 10 million cars here, about the number the U.S. had around 1930 — Wal-Mart caters to China's upper middle class, those who average about $10,000 a year — which goes roughly as far as $40,000 in the U.S. Fewer than 30 percent of Chinese may actually earn at this level — we remind you, amidst all the city glitz, that more than half the population is still rural. But less than 25 percent of all Chinese is still more than the entire population of the United States.
Nearly identical to its U.S. prototype, with employee enthusiasm matching anything back home, Wal-Mart has 48 stores in China, will put up a dozen more before the year is out. At the chain's newest Super Center, in Beijing, the head of Wal-Mart Asia, Joe Hatfield, explained how the world's largest corporation views its fastest growing market.
JOE HATFIELD, President and CEO, Wal-Mart Asia: It's the one place in the world that you could recreate Wal-Mart all over again.
PAUL SOLMAN: Why?
JOE HATFIELD: Because of the population base and the growth and the income levels.
PAUL SOLMAN: To see how Chinese consumers increasingly go West, just look at cosmetics.
JOE HATFIELD: We started out with four foot of skin care; today it's twenty feet. Today we don't have deodorants, but someday down the road we will have deodorants in China. Five years ago perfumes were not a big business here. But if you look today it's the emerging market.
PAUL SOLMAN: Even sales of dairy products are booming, though most Chinese are lactose intolerant.
JOE HATFIELD: If you'd have came to Shanghai or Beijing four or five years ago, you would have seen about 25 percent of what you're seeing today. This market has just exploded.
PAUL SOLMAN: "Exploded" may be apt, given the symptoms of lactose intolerance, and a new issue in China: eating too much in general.
JOE HATFIELD: They drink more milk; they eat more bread and snack crackers and they eat more meat in their diet; there's a lot less bicycles, so that takes away from the exercise side of it, so the size of people are getting larger, so what's that tell you? Exercise equipment's getting good, exercise wear, jogging outfits and at some point, we'll have Slimfast and all those type of products.
PAUL SOLMAN: Slimfast in China. But while Wal-Mart may be spurring Western-style over-consumption for those relatively few at the top, its style of merchandising may have benefits here. Criticized in America as leading "a race to the bottom," Wal-Mart in China could be leading a race in the opposite direction.
WAL-MART CUSTOMER (Translated): First, the price is good. Second, the environment is good.
WAL-MART CUSTOMER (Translated): They wear a smile on their face. They give us directions and help us to find the things we need very efficiently.
WAL-MART CUSTOMER (Translated): This supermarket is modern and cool.
PAUL SOLMAN: It's also clean. Its meat section, for instance, features workers in masks to guard against disease.
JOE HATFIELD: It evolved a couple years ago when we had SARS; and there's a lot of focus being given to food safety and cleanliness and sanitation; and the customers appreciate it.
PAUL SOLMAN: So, apparently, does the Chinese government. Hygiene has long been an afterthought for Chinese businesses; grocers, for example, still use fans to scatter flies. So the government can point to Wal-Mart as a model of modernization.
JOE HATFIELD: They hold us to a higher standard than others and to set the expectations for others to follow.
PAUL SOLMAN: Cleanliness, convenience, and opportunity for today's workers, and those of tomorrow.
JOE HATFIELD: In a store like this, where we'll hire 500 to 550 associates with opportunities to grow — when I joined the company, I started out as an assistant manager and a store manager. How would I have ever dreamed 30 years ago I would be doing what I am doing today and I think we give ten or fifteen thousand people each year those opportunities to grow.
FEMALE WORKER (Translated): Before, as peasants, all we faced every day was fields and vegetables. Now I get information from all sides, and I can develop myself. That's the difference.
MALE WORKER (Translated): My goal is to become district manager in one year and manager of all of Wal-Mart in five years.
PAUL SOLMAN: Do you hope to be Joe Hatfield someday?
MALE WORKER (Translated): I'd like to be his boss. (Laughs)
PAUL SOLMAN: There's the same can-do spirit in Wal-Mart's book section, where customers take their inspiration from the likes of Dale Carnegie and his "How to Win Friends and Influence People:" A "Made in America" philosophy in a store whose goods are almost all made in China.
Still, as with so much foreign investment in China, the vast majority of the poor are out of the picture. And Wal-Mart's low-price policy forces Chinese suppliers, says labor activist Han Dongfang, to treat their workers badly.
HAN DONGFANG, Chinese Labor Activist: They make these subcontractors compete with each other, against each other and Wal-Mart just sits here and see these people biting against each other and they're bleeding and then they get the lowest point — price; it's based on exploitation of Chinese workers.
PAUL SOLMAN: Meanwhile Wal-Mart itself has reportedly yet to turn a profit in China. The underground parking garage in Beijing was conspicuously empty. Plus, there are regulatory headaches galore to undermine the efficiencies of Wal-Mart's famed centralized distribution system.
JOE HATFIELD: We have to buy produce locally from the countryside; we have to buy liquor locally; we have to buy tobacco locally.
PAUL SOLMAN: A mile away, Wal-Mart's local competition, the giant Chinese chain, Wu-Mart, takes a more traditional approach to wooing the urban Chinese consumer. Wu-Mart subcontracts to local services, like this barbershop, and fills its supermarket settings with traditional Chinese sights and sounds.
PAUL SOLMAN: What does he say?
XU YING, Wu-Mart: That's the price.
PAUL SOLMAN: Oh, he's shouting out the price?
XU YING: Yeah, the Chinese people still, we like this kind of atmosphere. It makes people feel very excited.
PAUL SOLMAN: And, says Wu-Mart executive Xu Ying, so does the sale on a kilo of eggs, especially popular with older consumers — 11 eggs for 30 cents — and the bargain tables: most items a dime; top price, 60 cents. PAUL SOLMAN: She put that one back and is looking at the other one.
XU YING: Yes just to compare the other, see if there's any small problem, check the quality; from the face you can see they are very happy.
PAUL SOLMAN: Here too, though, global marketing is having an impact on some of the world's pickiest shoppers.
PAUL SOLMAN: Do you go to Wal-Mart and see what they're doing? Do you check them out?
XU YING: Well we do. We could also send our staff there to learn and then compete. We are regarded as a competitor, direct competitor of Wal-Mart; that means we are approaching that level, the world class company level.
PAUL SOLMAN: So, do Chinese consumers want to become westernized? No, says ad man Tom Doctoroff, head of J. Walter Thompson's Shanghai office; they want to become modern, while remaining emphatically Chinese.
TOM DOCTOROFF, Greater China CEO, J. Walter Thompson: Chinese believe fundamentally in the superiority of the Chinese worldview. The one thing that has unified China despite wars, despite emperors falling and dynasties rising, is the Chinese worldview and a belief in it as almost a religion; it is almost spiritual cohesion. So people don't want to become westerners. People think that western is a dead-end. What they want to be is international. What they want to be is modern.
PAUL SOLMAN: So Doctoroff puts a Confucian spin on, for instance, his Nike ads in China. They seem to stress western individualism, but it's never outside the group.
TOM DOCTOROFF: Individualism in China — it's the illusion of being different, of having a better, smarter, cleverer way, but it always has to remain understated within the context of social barriers of a Confucian society.
One thing that, you know, is interesting about Chinese youth is they're very ambitious. They want to show off in front of their peers, but because it's not truly an individual culture, they show off but in an understated way so the tone and the manner of these is very quiet and then the joy and the showing off and the peer endorsement happens.
So Chinese don't want to define themselves independent of society. They want to as individuals climb up a very regimented social hierarchy.
PAUL SOLMAN: Doctoroff applied the same insight in a Chinese diamond ad.
TOM DOCTOROFF: This is a fundamentally different ad than what you'd see in the West. A diamond is forever — in the West, you know, it's really about sex. This is really a commercial not about romance but about commitment.
The man ties a red string to the woman's finger. The Chinese have a belief that two people, because of fate, are born with a red string attached to their intended, the person they're meant to be with.
PAUL SOLMAN: As for you PBS viewers who think fewer ads in general might not be a bad thing —
TOM DOCTOROFF: Advertising is about profit and profit is good for capitalism and capitalism is making China move forward.
PAUL SOLMAN: It's an argument that upscale young Chinese have now begun to buy.
PAUL SOLMAN: We've always heard that Chinese like to save, not spend money. Is that true of your parents?
MONICA: Very much so.
PAUL SOLMAN: And you?
MONICA: I spend ahead of my earnings. (laughing)
PAUL SOLMAN: You spend ahead of your earnings?
MONICA: Yeah.
PAUL SOLMAN: Is that true of your friends as well?
MONICA: I think so. It's true of all young people.
PAUL SOLMAN: Millions upon millions of new Chinese consumers, then, globalizing in their own way at a dizzying pace; yes, they're a tiny fraction of the total: more than a billion Chinese could never afford a drink here.
But at the rate China has been changing, it could become — with its own peculiar twists — the world's largest market someday — perhaps, someday soon.


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In the immortal words of Obi Wan Kenobi "I sense a great disturbance in The Force…I feel something terrible is happening…"
So far as I know, no planet has been destroyed (though perhaps ISIS has committed another massacre). But a constitutional structure is in the process of being destroyed and with it the Rule of Law. Regardless of what you think of how countries ought to treat those illegally within their borders, the upcoming decision by US President Obama regarding illegal immigrants there should worry anyone who believes in the Rule of Law and constitutionally limited government. This is because President Obama's actions will threaten the constitutional stability of a country built on the rule of law.
For many years, I considered the American political system, through its structure, to be inherently more democratic than the Canadian. This was because the Canadian mutation of "party discipline" (far removed from the British practice) meant that a Canadian Prime Minister with a majority government would have virtually untrammeled power.
The US system, on the other hand, is based upon a dispersal of powers through the combination of separation of powers, federalism and a Bill of Rights whose origin was not conceived to be from other men. At the federal level, the finely disbursed powers among the Executive and legislative branches was designed to prevent any one branch from accumulating too much power. Thus, unlike in Canada, the President's authority could be controlled and limited by the other branches. But I have changed my mind because what I see now in the US is a form of elected authoritarian because the Executive recognizes no limits and the other branches cannot, or will not, stop him.
The functioning of the US constitutional structure is as dependent upon a basic moral obligation to uphold the system as upon the actual words of the constitution. Those of us growing up during the Cold War marveled at the freedoms granted people under the Soviet constitution. But so what? The application did not reflect the words and, despite the wonderful words of their constitution, Soviet citizens suffered under a grinding, absolute, brutal dictatorship.
Unless the leaders of a constitutionally governed state by instinct comply with their constitutional obligations, then, regardless of the words, the constitution and the rule of law will be in trouble. The leaders must have "virtue". If the Executive hold the constitution and its structures in complete contempt, then the system of rule of law built upon that structure is in serious trouble.
That is the problem that is being faced by the United States. There is a President who seems to deem irrelevant the restrictions placed on his power by the constitution. Previous actions of President Obama, and his Administration, have flown in the face of constitutional law and democratic practice.
Some examples are:
- Through his Attorney General he has wiretapped journalists.
- Through the IRS he has used the Internal Revenue Service to attack and persecute political opponents and prevented them from opposing him in electoral campaigns.
- Through various law enforcement agencies he has ordered that numerous laws legally passed and on the books, not be enforced. (DOMA, multiple immigration and drug laws).
- Even though Congress has, under the constitution, has oversight responsibilities over the Executive branch (the republican equivalent of what Canadians call "responsible government"), Obama and his cabinet have defied Congressional subpoenas. When ordered by courts to comply, they have made spurious "Executive privilege" claims. For example, Attorney General Holder claimed Executive Privilege over emails between his wife and a third party.
- Holder has been held in contempt of Congress and still is non-compliant. He doesn't care.
- Waged war in Libya without Congressional authorization (note that in Canada and the UK the government got Parliamentary approval).
- Is waging war in Iraq and Syria without Congressional authorization (note that in Canada and the UK the government got Parliamentary approval).
- Seeks to enter treaties without Senate consent in violation of the constitution.
- Delayed implementation of Health care provisions in violation of clear statutory language (in fact, I cannot even imagine a legal theory that allowed him to do this, but he has done it multiple times).
- He has been found by the US Supreme Court to have been acting unconstitutionally multiple times, including the violation of First amendment religious protections (Hobby Lobby), First Amendment Association protections (Harris v. Quinn) and First Amendment speech protections (McCullen et. al v. Coakley et. Al.).
- The Supreme Court unanimously found that Obama had acted unconstitutionally when he made recess appointments to the National Labour Relations Board when the Congress was not in recess. Obama tried to simply declare that they were in recess and then make the appointments, but the Supreme Court held he could not do that. (NLRB v. Canning et. al.)
These examples, and others, demonstrate the complete contempt that President Obama has for the Congress, his political opposition and the constitution. There are no moral or ethical governors on his behaviour. What he wants to do, he does. This is aside from the merits of the actual policies he has followed. For example, I agree with trying to blow ISIS back to the Dark Ages, but I do not agree with his process. He ought to follow the constitutional rules.
It is intellectually dishonest if those who defend these actions do so simply because they agree with the policy. The policy is not the issue; this is about the Rule of Law.
Tonight the President will announce that he will order immigration laws not be enforced against many millions of people inside the US illegally. This is despite the fact that there are laws on the books regarding this, and despite the fact that last year when one state tried to enforce immigration rules within the state, the Obama administration opposed this on the grounds that this infringed on federal jurisdiction. Last year they asserted their exclusive right to enforce; tonight he announces his refusal to enforce that exact, binding, law.
The Congress has the constitutional jurisdiction to originate legislation, while the Executive has the obligation to enforce the law. The Legislature has done so. The President has said that the Congress will not act, but that is Congress' right. They are elected…indeed, much more recently (two weeks ago) than the President. Declining to act as the president demands is, in reality, acting.
But, no matter. Tonight the Executive will announce its intention to ignore its constitutional obligation to enforce the law.
When the US Constitution was devised, the founders developed a finely tuned balance of powers between the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches. Each was to have its own powers and role and each was to be balanced off against the powers in the other branches.
The first derogation from this came in 1803 when the Supreme Court in Marbury v. Madison took upon itself the power to declare unconstitutional, laws passed by the other two branches. In this sense it gave itself a level of superiority over the other two branches that did not exist inside the constitution, but there was some logic to it (there needed to be a referee) and the US has worked through that.
But tonight, the Executive will announce that it has usurped the powers of the Legislative branch. The elected representatives of the people (House of Representatives) and of the States (the Senate) will be relegated to third place. At best.
It is unquestionably unconstitutional. But the media will not question it because they agree with Obama, and the Republicans will do nothing because most are bought and paid for by the Chamber of Commerce (who want low-paid workers) and they all fear the media. They are abdicating their constitutional duty to defend the constitution.
So, tonight the constitution of the United States will effectively be torn up. The President will indicate that he recognizes no effective, external, constitutional or political constraints on his behaviour. He, and by this precedent, future Presidents will be limited only by such restrictions as they, in their personal discretion, choose to apply.
I sense a great disturbance in The Force…I feel something terrible is happening…


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Anyone know anything about the Dollar Store tests vs the FRERs... I know that babyhopes.com claims that the $$ Store's sensativity is 25 and that FRER is also 25... I've tested negative for the past 2 days using the Dollar Store brand and the generic brands... Bbs are sore and some cramping this morning... Could be impending AF but hoping its implantation! Also....ĀHas anyoneĀfelt almost bubble-like feelings in your lower abdomen?? I'm not sure if this is a sign of pg or not.... But lastnight and today i've had almost like butterflies or popping bubbles in my lower abdomen! Thanks in advance for ur help ladies!!!
Dollar Store Vs FRER
Wifey to DH ~Kyle~ *8/29/09*
Mommy to DS ~Blake~ *5/22/08 & DS ~Parker~ *12/23/11
I only used my answer test pregnancy test and my Ovulation sticks lol but Good luck and will BUMP for you to get your answer!!
~ SerreniaĀ
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I got a BFP, a very dark pink line yesterday on FRER, and this morning, even Answer gave me a dark pink.┬Ā But the dollar store?┬Ā Barely a pink line.┬Ā I'm starting to think they are overhyped. ┬Ā┬Ā
To truly understand me: the sign down the street from me reads "We rent blowers and ride on pluggers". I giggled. Bad Peaches. Bad!
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I used both, and it took much longer to get my BFP on the $ store test.
I had lots of "twinges" in my abdomen last week. Seems to have settled down a bit this week, though.
Abby, mom to Calvin (5.09) & Audra (12.11)
Thank you ladies! Pretty sure I'm gonna pick up a few FRERs after work today! Too bad I'm stuck here until 4:30!!!
Wifey to DH ~Kyle~ *8/29/09*
Mommy to DS ~Blake~ *5/22/08 & DS ~Parker~ *12/23/11
I am not for sure about the test but I am having the same "bubbleing feeling" you are talking about! I also tested - this AM w/ IC I tested w. FRER yesterday and it was a BFN to
Its wierd to descrribe that bubbling!!! Its not gas, its not cramps, its not painful it just tickles.┬Ā Could that be by chance to increased blood flow possibly???
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Becarful of FRER...the are having some issues right now that are giving people false positives due to some really large evap lines.┬Ā I would suggest picking up of anser brand ones.┬Ā
I used $tree (like 4 of them) they kept just giving me a really faint line (enough that they had to eb tweaked to see them), so I had one evil blue dye left and I took that and the line showed up so fast I couldn't believe it.┬Ā I later confirmed with a digi just to be sure.┬Ā So maybe you want to pick up a digi just to be safe (expensive I know...but there is no doubting those).┬Ā I am actually going to do a little experiment when I get home later using my last $tree test as I know I'm preggers and I am now 5 weeks...there should be plenty of HCG in my body that the line should be darker...if it's not then these tests really suck!
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The Phillies announced last night that pitcher J.C. Ramirez has cleared waivers and will be assigned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Ramirez, 24, has yet to fulfill the potential that made him a key piece in the 2009 trade for Cliff Lee, posting a career 4.33 ERA in 177 Minor League games. Ramirez made the transition to the bullpen last year for Double-A Reading before earning a call-up to Triple-A Lehigh Valley, where he posted a 4.28 ERA in 29 games out of the 'pen. Ramriez was designated to make room for Chad Durbin. Analysis: Ramirez turned just 24 in August and still has time to develop into a solid bullpen piece. Because he has cleared waivers, the Phillies can take a little more time with him to see what he has in Lehigh Valley. At this point Ramirez likely does not have trade value but could turn into an interesting asset if he finds his curve.
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Munster extinguished English interest in this season's Heineken Cup with a 33-19 victory over Northampton Saints in the quarter-finals.
The Thomond Park faithful witnessed yet another masterclass from the men in red, tries from Paul Warwick, Doug Howlett (2) and Jean de Villiers supplemented by 13 points from Ronan O'Gara's boot.
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Jon Clarke crossed for the Saints' only try in the 39th minute and Myler's conversion, part of the fly-half's 14-point haul, put the visitors 16-13 in front.
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Munster captain Paul O'Connell failed a fitness test on a groin injury, Mick O'Driscoll coming in to start in the second row and O'Gara taking over the armband.
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Munster hit back immediately, a period of forward dominance capped by a blindside move, O'Gara delivering the scoring pass to Howlett, who dived in at the corner under the challenge of his fellow Kiwi Bruce Reihana.
Myler kept Northampton in touch with a third penalty, flanker Quinlan fortunate to avoid further sanction for killing the ball on the floor to halt a promising attack.
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Munster forced the pace after the break and were finally rewarded in the 53rd minute when de Villiers' went over for their third try. The South African centre barged in after number eight James Coughlan combined with scrum-half Tomas O'Leary at the base of a scrum.
O'Gara landed the conversion and a quick exchange of penalties between the respective fly-halves left the hosts 23-19 up entering the final 20 minutes.
Saints director of rugby Jim Mallinder threw caution to the wind, throwing on England international Shane Geraghty to play stand-off for the last quarter-of-an-hour in place of the near-faultless Myler.
Another O'Gara penalty, this time slotted from close to the left touchline in the 67th minute, padded the lead to a converted try at 26-19.
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The telegraph; it has served as a worldwide communication platform decades ago, sending messages with its dot/dash combinations that proved to be the most innovative technology at the time. What is most likely considered a primitive device to many people compared to today's smartphone, the telegraph just added some more to its chapter in history books as the last telegram was sent on Sunday, July 14, 2013.
Although telegraph usage has been outdated in the United States for years, those in the country of India have utilized it up until Sunday. According to NBC News India's telegraph industry peaked in the mid-1980s when the country had 45,000 telegraph offices within its borders, supplying jobs to tens of thousands of workers and sending up to 600,000 telegraphs per day.
However, after the introduction of cell phones and other mobile devices, text messaging services have rained on the telegraph lines. After at least seven years of revenue losses, the Indian government, which for the most part regulated telegraph stations, has decided that the end of the era of the telegram has arrived.
Created by Samuel Morse, the well-known name for his invention of the Morse code, convinced Congress to spend $30,000 to supply electrical wires for 41 miles from Washington to Baltimore. By 1844, Morse had used his code to send the message, "What hath God wrought." And hence, the use of the telegraph was dawned as a significant method of real-time communication.
Only four years later American investors and promoters collected enough money to fund the construction of a system that linked the most populous areas of the United States. And, by the year 1866 a telegraph cable had been laid at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean connecting North America with Europe, allowing for international communication within minutes.
Far from what we have at our finger tips' exposure today, the telegraph paved the way for how we get messages from Point A to Point B. Stop.


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The Trick-or-Treat Halloween Wreath from Heather Valentine is the perfect way to greet all the little ghouls and goblins who come knocking at your door on Halloween! Learn how to make a wreath that is spooky, or just fall festive! This Halloween wreath craft project will get you in the holiday spirit. Create a Trick-or-Treat Halloween Wreath for your door or the wall. Guests of all ages will love the way this easy Halloween craft idea brings some stylish spookiness to your door.
- Wreath form (I picked up a 14-inch straw wreath from my local craft store.)
- 1/2 yard muslin
- Colored T-shirts (I used cream, orange, and black.)
- Straight pins
- Scraps of fabric
- Sewing machine (or needle and thread)
- Sequins/buttons (optional)
- A few plastic spiders (I used a few rings from last year.)
- Bits from an old worn-out wig (again, from last year)
- Spray glitter
- To cover the wreath form, I ripped the muslin into 1 1/4-inch to 1 1/2-inch strips. Just clip the fabric at the selvage and rip from side to side. This will create a frayed effect and help create the "mummy" look. (No ironing is needed!)
- Using straight pins, pin the end of the muslin on the back of the wreath. (I even left the plastic on mine. This way it will not break down.) Wrap the muslin around and around; pin in place. Repeat until the wreath is covered. (You could use hot glue, but I like the option of "reusing" the wreath!)
- Cut your T-shirts and scraps into strips 1 1/2 inches wide. (Note: I made one black strip 3 inches wide. It created the big flower.) If you would like to use printed woven fabric for this step, be sure to fold it in half, wrong sides together, and then stitch. This will give you the print on both sides.
- Using your sewing machine on a basic straight stitch, stitch down the center of each strip lengthwise. Be sure not to backstitch and leave long tails at each end. (*If you do not have a sewing machine, this step can be done with a needle and thread.)
- Pull one thread of long tail to create gathers in each strip.
- One strip at a time, pin to form at the stitch line. Wrap the strip around the center and continue to pin in the center. Don't worry, the fullness from the fabric will hide the pins. When the flower is the desired size, trim the strip and pin down behind the fabric.
- Alternating fabrics, continue to create flowers around the form. I applied flowers to the lower portion of the wreath.
- Once you have applied the desired amount of flowers, you can create a "hanger" from the strips of ripped muslin. Just take one strip and create a loop at the top edge. Pin in place at the back of the wreath.
- Now, if you want to make your wreath a bit more spooky, you can add spider webs and a few friends. Cut a few thin sections of the wig from the underside. Tuck the strands between the flowers. Pin if needed. Wrap the strands under and over until you have desired web. (Note: You can also use store-bought web.)
- Since my web is black, the spiders did not pop. So I found a can of spray glitter in the art closet and added some sparkle! A few blasts and they were all set. Just simply tuck in place.
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The flowers on this are so pretty, but the black yarn web makes it look like it isn't finished. Maybe it looks better in person.
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HuffPo--"Study Suggests Tougher Words for Dems On Immigration": An obvious con job by the Center for American Progress, et. al.. In this "confidential" study, comprehensive reform boosters urge Democrats to seem tough by adopting the rhetorical attitude of their opponents.
"It is unacceptable to have 12 million people in our country who are outside the system," it reads. "We must require illegal immigrants to become legal, and reform the laws so this can happen."
In other words, we will take a tough stand against illegal immigrants by making them all ... legal. Sorry, by requiring them to become legal!That'll teach them to mess with our laws again! ... Of course, you can make any kind of amnesty seem like a triumph for the rule of law through this rhetorical trick: These [insert violators here] broke the law. But now we are bringing them into the system by making them all law-abiding residents again! Before: illegal. After: legal! How much more law-and-orderish can you get? ...
If the pro-legalization Dems do have to adopt faux-tough rhetoric to appeal to voters, however, that does suggest they are losing the public debate-- and bodes ill for the House Dem leadership's attempt at a last-minute Semi-Amnesty Sneak Play that would combine some popular border enforcement measures with a new visa that would legalize illegals for five years. ... 6:53 P.M. link
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The Katrina of All Potemkin Fences! Gee, it seems like only five days ago that Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff was singing the virtues of Boeing's "virtual fence" on the Mexican border:
"I have personally witnessed the value of this system, and I have spoken directly to the border patrol agents...who have seen it produce actual results, in terms of identifying and allowing the apprehension of people who were illegally smuggling across the border," Chertoff said.
Today we learn, from WaPo, that the "virtual" fence "did not work as planned" and has been delayed for three years by Chertoff's department.
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I really don't want to wean him, but I feel like his nursing is already decreasing because I can barely stand the pain anymore. He bit me in his sleep by accident the other day and one of my nipples is VERY sore from this too. I know a lot of people wouldn't worry about it since he is 18 months old, but we are almost vegan, and I think it is very important for him nutritionally to have breastmilk until he is at least 2 or 3.
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I really want to wear LO, I desperately need a wrap and/or carrier, but I am so overwhelmed with all the different kinds! Thinking an Ergo or Mai Tai, but any other carrier advise is appreciated. Emeibaby carrier looks nice but can't figure out how to purchase in US also can't find any safety info on it. We love hiking so thinking about the Ergobaby Sport or the Performance , anyone have either one? Or should I just go with the Ergobaby Original? I am looking for comfort and safety for both LO and I, front and back carrying options, good with warm weather, easily adjustable for my size ( 5'2 125lbs with a rather short torso) and something that will grow with LO and preferably under $125. For the wrap: good for warm weather, comfort and safety for both, fits my size well-easy to put on, good for nursing!, under $100. Any suggestions based on experience? Thanks ladies!
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Regarding coolness, the Boba is also cooler than the Organic Ergo, just FYI. The Boba is more adjustable than the Ergo & will outlast it size-wise too (Ergos have a pretty low back). I have worn my LO in the Boba for 6 hours walking around Philly no problem at all, but DH and I had to switch often when wearing the Ergo to the State Fair...
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Ultimately, it's a personal preference... So try to see if you can try some on before buying (or look at rental options like through Paxbaby). For what it's worth, I hear Bobahad a pretty good Black Friday promo last year...
Types of Carriers: http://nannyviews.blogspot.com/2012/07/types-of-baby-carriers.html
When to use Which Carrier:http://nannyviews.blogspot.com/2012/08/when-to-use-which-carrier.html
Infant Positioning: http://jeportemonbebe.com/en/faq/how-do-i-know-my-babys-legs-arent-forced-into-a-squat
About Woven Wraps:http://whereintheworldiserin.wordpress.com/2010/07/02/the-weird-and-wonderful-world-of-woven-wraps/
I would love to get my hands on an Emeibaby! But it is way too cost prohibitive for me to pay for it and have it shipped here :(.
Here was my experience with the Ergo, BBII, and KinderPack:
Ergo: I thought this was God's gift to my back for months 6-12. BUT, before six months baby was too small to use it (and the insert is a pain), and after 12mo, she was too tall. The Ergo has a short back, and you want the back of an SSC to come up to at least baby's shoulder blades, because if your baby tries to lean or throws themselves back they could fall partially (or fully) out.
Beco Butterfly II: The insert you have to use annoys some people, and for others, doesn't bother them at all. The body of a BBII is very narrow, making it nice for smaller babies, but you won't have the proper knee to knee coverage for long in it. It also isn't very tall.
I eventually bought a KinderPack and wished I had had one sooner:
KinderPack: so comfy! I thought nothing could be comfier than an Ergo until I got this! It's also very adjustable. It can be adjusted along either side of the buckle, which totally eliminates underarm rub! They also now come standard with PFAs (perfect fit adjusters), which allow you to adjust the length of the padding so the same carrier can be shared between a 6' 200lb man and a 5'5" 130lb woman! KinderPacks are popular because they fit a wide range of body types. The infant adjustable KP, is also one of the only SSCs that is regularly recommended for newborn use, because it has an adjustable width so you always get the proper knee to knee coverage!
Something I find interesting, the Ergo is both shorter and skinnier than the infant sized KP, yet Ergo claims it can be used until 3yo. Funny how manufacturers like to stretch the truth. I have actually used the standard KP with a 3yo - which is at the end of the range, and he still fit. The baby outgrew the Ergo in height at 12mo. (KPs have an excellent resale value. Many people buy an infant size, and trade/sell for the next size when first is outgrown).
If you are dealing with warm weather, look for an SSC with a KoolNit, mesh, or SolarVeil panel. Like KinderPack, Bamberoo, and Pognae.
As for wraps, the Gypsy Mama Bali Breeze is great for hot weather, and not too expensive either. A thin wrap like a Vatanai would work too.
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