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It starts with a double-chocolate batter.
Orange extract is added to the batter, which becomes brownies, and chocolate ganache is poured on top.
Once a round cake pan is pulled from the oven and cooled, orange shavings are added as colorful garnish.
The dessert from All About Brownies will be featured at a showcase dinner at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, at Central Market.
"It's a great opportunity for us. Instead of hearing about us, they can see and taste what we do," said Nancy Nicholson, owner of All About Brownies.
All About Brownies got its start two years ago, which was six months after YorKitchen opened in an annex of the market.
YorKitchen provided a shared commercial kitchen space to All About Brownies and other start-up businesses, and the event next week is a chance to showcase their products, according to kitchen manager Aeman Bashir.
It's no mistake the event is being held during Global Entrepreneurship Week, she said.
"We're going to highlight a number of businesses that have begun or grown in YorKitchen," Bashir said.
The menu: The dinner menu is being developed by chef Howard Cantor of 21South and will be prepared by several YorKitchen users: Brother Floyd's Righteous Pickles, Danika's, Dot and Eva's Oven, Global Cafe, Hattie's Gourmet Cheesecakes, His Place Catering, Neilly's Foods, Sharmini's Kitchen and more.
Those users will collaborate to provide one cohesive meal, Bashir said.
For example, a fish dish will be provided by Global Cafe and a garlic-spinach side dish will be provided by Neilly's Foods.
The food will be prepared in YorKitchen and served to dinner guests in the dining area of Central Market.
It's a welcome opportunity, said Renee Achu, owner of Global Cafe, which sells Caribbean and Latin food.
"Since we're new, being open seven months, it will be a good chance to meet different people and different vendors," she said.
Achu, who has cooked professionally for 40 years overseas and on the East Coast, will be preparing a stuffed, baked swai fish with vegetables.
The fish dish is one course of the five-course meal. Other courses include soup, appetizers, a main entree and dessert.
A relish tray will also be included to showcase sauces and other products of YorKitchen users.
More than 50 people are registered for the dinner, which can accommodate 100 guests, Bashir said.
Ticket prices are $60 for York County Economic Alliance members and $75 for non-members.
Guests can register at www.ycea-pa.org. Tickets will also be available at the door.
In addition to the food, guests will get the flavor of what has been produced in the kitchen.
"Since it opened 21/2 years ago, YorKitchen has helped open 34 new businesses and expand 14 others," Bashir said. "Dinner guests will get a better understanding of what is going in the kitchen while using all five senses."
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[News] Byrne Identity: Ravens Have No Chance – Really?
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- Ed Reed won Defensive player of the year in what 2004? People didn't start talking about Ed Reed...they were still on Ray Lewis
- They probably didn't start talking about Ed Reed until 2008 or so, but by that time, it was all about Haloti Ngata
- Then in 2011, it was all about the Lardarious Webb Show, but folks didn't bother to mention him. They were talking about Ed Reed (finally), and saying the defense is old
- I just heard Kari Champion ask - will Ray Lewis make a difference because he wasn't in the first game. Teams were rushing for maaaad yards against the Ravens with Ray in the game early in the season, so if one was half smart, they would assume the same result (Even though we've tightened things up)...but they aren't assuming that
People should feel real funny about situations like this where the masses go with one side.
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I made it a point to wear my Lewis jersey today, will wear it again tomorrow. Going to enjoy wearing it this weekend and the next three as well... all the way to New Orleans!
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Above is the Broncos schedule this year. Who'd they beat in their 11 game winning streak? Kansas City Twice, Oakland Twice, San Diego Twice, Cleveland, Cincinatti, Carolina, a hobbled Saints at the time, and a very hobbled us with three of our four leading tacklers in Ray Lewis, Dannell Ellerbe, and Bernard Pollard were out with injuries. Not to mention Suggs and Ngata playing with injuries. It was Jim Caldwells FIRST game as a OC (Sorry about the caps, I'm not trying to be rude, I just wanted to emphasize how important that fact is) that new OC was missing Marshall Yanda, our best run blocker, and Ed Dickson, another important piece in the run block game. Our run game was awful and their pass rush got to us because of the bad play calling. But since then, Jim Caldwell has gained tremendous respect from our team in the way he's called plays. Our offense is healthy and our OC has gotten more experience. Flacco is amazingin the playoffs, doesn't matter if it's cold or not! And Peyton Manning is 0-3 in playoff games when kickoff is under 40 degress. It's going to be 18! He has a Touchdown/Interception ratio of 1/7 in those games. Our running game gets going in the playoffs and when it's cold and our one-two punch of running power is going to give us life this time. I don't really know how important the air is, I don't know if Peyton Manning is going to perform or if the Broncos defense is going to be able to contain us but if I were making the odds I wouldn't put the Ravens as 9.5 underdogs...no I would not. I would put it at just about even. The Broncos have the advantage, I can admit that, but the NFL should stop acting like we're chumps because it's the Broncos who have had it easy. Guess who the Broncos lost to? The Atlanta Falcons, the Houston Texans, and Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. I believe the only playoff teams they beat were the Cincinatti Bengals (really) and us...when we were limping into our own stadium. I just wanted to clear the way that if someone bet on the Broncos 9.5 spread, you're not going to win.
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- Introduction
- Land
- People
- Economy
- Government and society
- Cultural life
- History
Philippines, island country of Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. It is an archipelago consisting of some 7,100 islands and islets lying about 500 miles (800 km) off the coast of Vietnam. Manila is the capital, but nearby Quezon City is the country's most populous city. Both are part of the National Capital Region (Metro Manila), located on Luzon, the largest island. The second largest island of the Philippines is Mindanao, in the southeast.
The Philippines takes its name from Philip II, who was king of Spain during the Spanish colonization of the islands in the 16th century. Because it was under Spanish rule for 333 years and under U.S. tutelage for a further 48 years, the Philippines has many cultural affinities with the West. It is, for example, the second most populous country (following the United States) with English as an official language and the only predominantly Roman Catholic country in Southeast Asia. Despite the prominence of such Anglo-European cultural characteristics, the peoples of the Philippines are Asian in consciousness and aspiration.
The country was wracked by political turmoil in the last quarter of the 20th century. After enduring more than a decade of authoritarian rule under Pres. Ferdinand Marcos, the broadly popular People Power movement in 1986 led a bloodless uprising against the regime. The confrontation resulted not only in the ouster and exile of Marcos but also in the restoration of democratic government to the Philippines
Contemporary Filipinos continue to grapple with a society that is replete with paradoxes, perhaps the most obvious being the presence of extreme wealth alongside tremendous poverty. Rich in resources, the Philippines has the potential to build a strong industrial economy, but the country remains largely agricultural. Especially toward the end of the 20th century, rapid industrial expansion was spurred by a high degree of domestic and foreign investment. This growth, however, simultaneously contributed to severe degradation of the environment. The Philippines also emerged as a regional leader in education during the late 20th century, with a well-established public school and university system; by the early 21st century the country had one of the highest literacy rates in Asia.
The Philippine archipelago is bounded by the Philippine Sea to the east, the Celebes Sea to the south, the Sulu Sea to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the west and north. The islands spread out in the shape of a triangle, with those south of Palawan, the Sulu Archipelago, and the island of Mindanao outlining (from west to east, respectively) its southern base and the Batan Islands to the north of Luzon forming its apex. The archipelago stretches about 1,150 miles (1,850 km) from north to south, and its widest east-west extent, at its southern base, is some 700 miles (1,130 km). The island of Taiwan lies north of the Batan group, the Malaysian portion of the island of Borneo is to the south of Palawan, and the eastern islands of Indonesia lie to the south and southeast of Mindanao. Only about two-fifths of the islands and islets have names, and only some 350 have areas of 1 square mile (2.6 square km) or more. The large islands fall into three groups: (1) the Luzon group in the north and west, consisting of Luzon, Mindoro, and Palawan, (2) the Visayas group in the centre, consisting of Bohol, Cebu, Leyte, Masbate, Negros, Panay, and Samar, and (3) Mindanao in the south.
Outstanding physical features of the Philippines include the irregular configuration of the archipelago, the coastline of some 22,550 miles (36,290 km), the great extent of mountainous country, the narrow and interrupted coastal plains, the generally northward trend of the river systems, and the spectacular lakes. The islands are composed primarily of volcanic rock and coral, but all principal rock formations are present. The mountain ranges for the most part run in the same general direction as the islands themselves, approximately north to south.
The Cordillera Central, the central mountain chain of Luzon, running north to the Luzon Strait from the northern boundary of the central plain, is the most prominent range. It consists of two and in places three parallel ranges, each with an average elevation of about 5,900 feet (1,800 metres). The Sierra Madre, extending along the Pacific coast from northern to central Luzon, is the longest mountain range in the country. That range and the Cordillera Central merge in north-central Luzon to form the Caraballo Mountains. To the north of the latter, and between the two ranges, is the fertile Cagayan Valley. The narrow Ilocos, or Malayan, range, lying close along the west coast of northern Luzon, rises in places to elevations above 5,000 feet (1,500 metres) and is seldom below 3,500 feet (1,000 metres); it is largely volcanic. In the southwestern part of northern Luzon are the rugged Zambales Mountains, consisting of more or less isolated old volcanic stocks (rock formed under great heat and pressure deep beneath the Earth's surface).
Most of the central plain of Luzon, about 150 by 50 miles (240 by 80 km), is only about 100 feet (30 metres) above sea level. The greater part of southern Luzon is occupied by isolated volcanoes and irregular masses of hills and mountains. The highest peak is Mayon Volcano (8,077 feet [2,462 metres)]), near the city of Legaspi (Legazpi) in Albay province on the island's Bicol Peninsula in the southeast.
The island of Palawan is about 25 miles (40 km) wide and more than 250 miles (400 km) long; through it extends a range with an average elevation of 4,000 to 5,000 feet (1,200 to 1,500 metres). Each of the Visayan Islands except Samar and Bohol is traversed longitudinally by a single range with occasional spurs. Several peaks on Panay and Negros reach a height of 6,000 feet (1,800 metres) or more. Mount Canlaon (Canlaon Volcano), on Negros, rises to 8,086 feet (2,465 metres).
There are several important ranges on Mindanao; the Diuata (Diwata) Mountains along the eastern coast are the most prominent. To the west lies another range that stretches from the centre of the island southward. Farther west the Butig Mountains trend northwestward from the northeastern edge of the Moro Gulf. A range also runs northwest-southeast along the southwestern coast. Near Mindanao's south-central coast is Mount Apo, which at 9,692 feet (2,954 metres) is the highest peak in the Philippines. A number of volcanic peaks surround Lake Sultan Alonto (Lake Lanao), and a low cordillera extends through the Zamboanga Peninsula in the far west.
Although volcanoes are a conspicuous feature of the landscape, there is relatively little volcanic activity. There are altogether about 50 volcanoes, of which more than 10 are known to be active. Mount Pinatubo on Luzon, once regarded as extinct, was in 1991 the site of one of the world's largest volcanic eruptions of the 20th century. All gradations of volcanoes can be seen, from the almost perfect cone of Mayon, which has been compared to Mount Fuji in Japan, to old, worn-down volcanic stocks, the present forms of which give little indication of their origin. The several distinct volcanic areas are in south-central and southern Luzon and on the islands of Negros, Mindanao, Jolo, and elsewhere. Tremors and earthquakes are common.
The most important rivers of the Philippines are the Cagayan, Agno, Pampanga, Pasig, and Bicol on Luzon and the Mindanao (Río Grande de Mindanao) and Agusan on Mindanao. The northern plain between the Sierra Madre and the Cordillera Central is drained by the Cagayan, while the central plain is drained in the north by the Agno and in the south by the Pampanga. The Pasig, which flows through the city of Manila, was once commercially important as a nexus for interisland trade but is no longer navigable except by small craft; heavy pollution has required significant cleanup efforts. Most of the Bicol Peninsula lies in the Bicol basin. On Mindanao the Agusan drains the fertile lands of the island's northeastern quadrant, while the Mindanao River drains the Cotabato Valley in the southwest. One of the Philippines' most unique waterways lies underground, emerging directly into the ocean at Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park on the island of Palawan; the park was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1999.
The largest lake in the archipelago, with an area of 356 square miles (922 square km), is Laguna de Bay, on the island of Luzon. Also on Luzon and just to the southwest of Laguna de Bay is Taal Lake, which occupies 94 square miles (244 square km) inside a volcanic crater; a volcanic cone emerges from the lake's centre. Lake Sultan Alonto on Mindanao is the country's second largest lake, covering an area of 131 square miles (340 square km).AD!!!!
The alluvial plains and terraces of Luzon and Mindoro have dark black cracking clays, as well as younger soils that are especially suitable for rice cultivation. Much of the land of the hilly and mountainous regions consists of moist, fertile soils, often with a significant concentration of volcanic ash, that support fruit trees and pineapples. Oil palms, vegetables, and other crops are grown in the peatlike areas, as well as in the younger, sand-based soils of the coastal plains, marshes, and lake regions. The dark, organic, mineral-rich soils of the undulating terrain of the Bicol Peninsula, much of the Visayas, and the northwest tip of Luzon are used to grow coffee, bananas, and other crops. Highly weathered, often red or yellow soils are prominent in the central and southern Philippines and are typically planted with cassava (manioc) and sugarcane; these soils also support forests for timber harvesting. The poor, precipitation-leached soils of Palawan and the eastern mountains of Luzon are largely covered with shrubs, bushes, and other secondary growth that typically emerges in areas that have been cleared of their original forest cover.
The climate of the Philippines is tropical and strongly monsoonal (i.e., wet-dry). In general, rain-bearing winds blow from the southwest from approximately May to October, and drier winds come from the northeast from November to February. Thus, temperatures remain relatively constant from north to south during the year, and seasons consist of periods of wet and dry. Throughout the country, however, there are considerable variations in the frequency and amount of precipitation. The western shores facing the South China Sea have the most marked dry and wet seasons. The dry season generally begins in December and ends in May, the first three months being cool and the second three hot; the rest of the year constitutes the wet season. The dry season shortens progressively to the east until it ceases to occur. During the wet season, rainfall is heavy in all parts of the archipelago except for an area extending southward through the centre of the Visayan group to central Mindanao and then southwestward through the Sulu Archipelago; rain is heaviest along the eastern shores facing the Pacific Ocean.
From June to December tropical cyclones (typhoons) often strike the Philippines. Most of these storms come from the southeast, their frequency generally increasing from south to north; in some years the number of cyclones reaches 25 or more. Typhoons are heaviest in Samar, Leyte, south-central Luzon, and the Batan Islands, and, when accompanied by floods or high winds, they may cause great loss of life and property. Mindanao is generally free from such storms.
November through February constitutes the most agreeable season; the air is cool and invigorating at night, and the days are pleasant and sunny. During the hot part of the dry season in most places—especially in the cities of Cebu, Davao, and Manila—the temperature sometimes rises as high as 100 °F (38 °C). Overall temperatures decline with elevation, however, and cities and towns located at higher elevations—such as Baguio in northern Luzon, Majayjay and Lucban south of Manila, and Malaybalay in central Mindanao—experience a pleasant climate throughout the year; at times the temperature in those places dips close to 40 °F (4 °C).
Plant and animal life
Although many of the mountain regions and some of the lowlands remain heavily forested, the country's forests have been shrinking rapidly for decades. Between the mid-20th century and the early 21st century, the country's forestland was reduced by more than half—largely a result of logging, mining, and farming activities—and now accounts for less than one-fourth of the country's total land area. Where forests remain in northern Luzon, the principal mountain tree is pine. In other areas, lauan (Philippine mahogany) often predominates.
Most of the Philippines' vegetation is indigenous and largely resembles that of Malaysia; the plants and trees of the coastal areas, including the mangrove swamps, are practically identical with those of similar regions throughout the Malay Archipelago. Himalayan elements occur in the mountains of northern Luzon, while a few Australian types are found at various altitudes. The islands are home to thousands of species of flowering plants and ferns, including hundreds of species of orchids, some of which are extremely rare. Tall, coarse grasses such as cogon (genus Imperata) have arisen in many places where the forests have been burned away.
The Philippines are inhabited by more than 200 species of mammals, including water buffalo (carabao), goats, horses, hogs, cats, dogs, monkeys, squirrels, lemurs, mice, pangolins (scaly anteaters), chevrotains (mouse deer), mongooses, civet cats, and red and brown deer, among others. The tamarau (Anoa mindorensis), a species of small water buffalo, is found only on Mindoro. Of more than 50 species of bats, many are peculiar to the Philippines. Fossil remains show that elephants once lived on the islands.
Hundreds of species of birds live in the Philippines, either for all or part of the year. Prominent birdlife includes jungle fowl, pigeons, peacocks, pheasants, doves, parrots, hornbills, kingfishers, sunbirds, tailorbirds, weaverbirds, herons, and quails. Many species are endemic to the island of Palawan. The endangered Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) is limited mainly to isolated areas on Mindanao and in the Sierra Madre on Luzon.
The seas surrounding the islands and the inland lakes, rivers, estuaries, and ponds are inhabited by no fewer than 2,000 varieties of fish. The Tubbataha Reefs in the Sulu Sea were designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1993 in recognition of their abundance and diversity of marine life; in 2009 the boundaries of the World Heritage site were extended to triple its original size. The milkfish, a popular food fish and the national fish of the Philippines, is plentiful in brackish and marine waters. Sea horses are common in the reefs of the Visayan Islands.
A number of species of marine turtles, including the leatherback turtle, are protected, as are the Philippine crocodile and saltwater crocodile. The islands are home to a diverse array of reptiles and amphibians. Water monitor lizards (Varanus salvator) of various sorts have been prized for their skins. Skinks, geckos, and snakes are abundant, and more than 100 species are endemic to the Philippines. The country is also host to many types of frogs, including several flying varieties; most are endemic to the islands.
Ethnic groups
The ethnically diverse people of the Philippines collectively are called Filipinos. The ancestors of the vast majority of the population were of Malay descent and came from the Southeast Asian mainland as well as from what is now Indonesia. Contemporary Filipino society consists of nearly 100 culturally and linguistically distinct ethnic groups. Of these, the largest are the Tagalog of Luzon and the Cebuano of the Visayan Islands, each of which constitutes about one-fifth of the country's total population. Other prominent groups include the Ilocano of northern Luzon and the Hiligaynon (Ilongo) of the Visayan islands of Panay and Negros, comprising roughly one-tenth of the population each. The Waray-Waray of the islands of Samar and Leyte in the Visayas and the Bicol (Bikol) of the Bicol Peninsula together account for another one-tenth. Filipino mestizos and the Kapampangans (Pampango) of south-central Luzon each make up small proportions of the population.
Many smaller groups of indigenous and immigrant peoples account for the remainder of the Philippines' population. The aboriginal inhabitants of the islands were the Negritos, a term referring collectively to numerous peoples of dark skin and small stature, including the Aeta, Ita, Agta, and others. Those communities now constitute only a tiny percentage of the total population. From the 10th century, contacts with China resulted in a group of mixed Filipino-Chinese descent, who also account for a minority of the population. Small numbers of resident Chinese nationals, emigrants from the Indian subcontinent, U.S. nationals, and Spanish add to the population's ethnic and cultural diversity.
Estimates of the total number of native languages and dialects spoken in the Philippines differ, but scholarly studies suggest that there are some 150. Most of the country's languages are closely related, belonging to one of several subfamilies of Austronesian—more specifically, Western Malayo-Polynesian—languages. The major languages of the country generally correspond to the largest ethnic groups. Tagalog is the most widespread language of the Central Philippine subfamily, with the bulk of its native speakers concentrated in Manila, central and south-central Luzon, and the islands of Mindoro and Marinduque. The national language of the Philippines, Pilipino (also called Filipino), is based on Tagalog and shares a place with English (the lingua franca) as an official language and medium of instruction. Tagalog (including Pilipino) has the most extensive written literature of all Philippine languages. Cebuano, also a Central Philippine language, is used widely in Cebu, Bohol, eastern Negros, western Leyte, and parts of Mindanao. Ilocano is the most commonly spoken language of the Northern Luzon subfamily, and its speakers constitute the third largest language community of the Philippines.
Other prominent languages of the Central Philippine group include Hiligaynon and Waray-Waray, both spoken in the Visayas, as well as several varieties of Bicol, spoken in southern Luzon. The language of the Tausug is widespread in both Palawan and the Sulu Archipelago, where it is used in Tausug as well as many non-Tausug communities. Similarly, the languages of the Kapampangans and Pangasinan, both of the Northern Philippine subfamily, have many speakers in central Luzon. Notable languages of the Southern Philippine subfamily are those spoken by the Maguindanao and Maranao of western Mindanao.AD!!!!
Some four-fifths of Filipinos profess Roman Catholicism. During the 20th century the religion gained strength through growth in the number of Filipinos in the church hierarchy, construction of seminaries, and, especially after 1970, increased involvement of the church in the political and social life of the country. Jaime Cardinal Sin, archbishop of Manila, was one of the country's most politically outspoken spiritual leaders of the late 20th century.
Adherents of other denominations of Christianity constitute roughly one-tenth of the population. The Philippine Independent Church (the Aglipayans), established in 1902 in protest against Spanish control of the Roman Catholic Church, has several million members. The indigenous church called Iglesia ni Cristo, also founded in the early 20th century, has a smaller but nonetheless significant following.
Islam was brought to the southern Philippines in the 15th century from Brunei (on Borneo), to the west. The religion was already well established in the Sulu Archipelago and Mindanao by the time of European contact, and it had a growing following around Manila. Contemporary Muslim Filipino communities, collectively known as Moros, are largely limited to the southern islands and account for about 5 percent of the population.
Small numbers of Filipinos practice Buddhism or local religions. Buddhism is associated primarily with communities of Chinese descent. Local religions are maintained by some of the rural indigenous peoples.
Settlement patterns
The plains lying amid the mountains—for example, the central plain of Luzon and the central plain of Panay—have long had the greatest density of population in the islands, except Cebu, where the people have lived mostly on the coastal plain because of the island's high and rugged interior. In the nonindustrialized areas of these regions, the cultivation of rice or corn (maize) and fishing provide basic subsistence.
In the rural areas, houses are often small, consisting of just one or two rooms, and are elevated on piles. The open spaces below the structures are used to store tools and other household belongings, as well as live chickens and other smaller farm animals. Especially in the fishing communities of coastal regions, houses are typically raised above the ocean, river, or floodplain to accommodate boat traffic and the ebb and flow of the tides. There are often elevated networks of walkways that connect the houses within the community.
In addition to many smaller settlement units, there are a number of major cities. Some of these, including Manila, Cebu, Jaro, Vigan, and Naga (formerly Nueva Caceras), were granted charters by the Spanish colonial government. More chartered cities were founded under U.S. administration and since independence in 1946. Metropolitan (Metro) Manila—an agglomeration consisting of Quezon City, Manila, Pasay, Caloocan, and several other cities and municipalities in southern Luzon—is by far the largest urban area in the country. Other principal cities include Davao on Mindanao and Cebu in the Visayas.
In the urban areas, the wealthier residents typically live in two- or three-story single-family homes. However, a significant proportion of city dwellers live in poverty, often occupying any vacant piece of land and building their homes from bamboo, wood, sheet metal, and other scavenged items. The people in such communities usually do not have regular access to running water and electricity or to sanitary services.
Demographic trends
The population density of the Philippines is high, but the distribution of the population is uneven. Parts of Metro Manila have a population density that is more than 100 times that of some outlying areas such as the mountainous area of northern Luzon. The country's birth rate remains significantly higher than the world average, as well as the average for the Southeast Asian region. Efforts since the mid-20th century to slow the overall growth rate have had limited success, in part because reductions in the birth rate have been offset to some degree by reductions in the death rate.
Especially since World War II, population has tended to move from rural areas to towns and cities. At the beginning of the 20th century more than four-fifths of the population was rural, but by the early 21st century that proportion had dropped to roughly two-fifths. There is a considerable amount of Filipino emigration, particularly of manual labourers and professionals. Many emigrants have gone to the United States, Okinawa, Guam, and Canada; in addition, a large number of skilled and semiskilled workers have taken temporary overseas assignments, mainly in the Middle East and, increasingly, in East and Southeast Asia.
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2Piso in Filipino; peso in English and Spanish.
|Official name
|Republika ng Pilipinas (Filipino); Republic of the Philippines (English)
|Form of government
|unitary republic with two legislative houses (Senate [24]; House of Representatives [291])
|Head of state and government
|President: Benigno S. Aquino III
|Official languages
|Filipino; English
|Official religion
|Monetary unit
|piso2 (₱)
|(2014 est.) 99,866,000
|Total area (sq mi)
|Total area (sq km)
|Urban-rural population
|Urban: (2009) 48.7%
Rural: (2009) 51.3%
|Life expectancy at birth
|Male: (2011) 68.7 years
Female: (2011) 74.7 years
|Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate
|Male: not available
Female: not available
|GNI per capita (U.S.$)
|(2013) 3,270


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Lincolnshire County Council
New PubWatch scheme to launch in Spalding this Christmas
A number of hotels, pubs and nightclubs in the town have teamed up to help keep Spalding's streets safe this Christmas.
Muck in and report muddy roads
Lincolnshire County Council wants motorists to keep an eye out for muddy roads this winter and report them to the police.
Waste not, want not! Lincoln school scoops prize for green approach to packed lunches
There's no such thing as a free lunch - or so the old saying goes.
A lasting legacy to Lincolnshire's fallen
As a two-year remembrance project comes to a close, Lincolnshire County Council is celebrating its achievements - including the creation of a unique record of Lincolnshire people who lost their lives in times of war.
Spending Review – what it means for local businesses
Cllr Colin Davie, Executive Member for Economic Development, has given his reaction to today's Spending Review.
Homes for locals
Help is at hand for Lincolnshire communities wanting to develop more affordable housing and other facilities
Notice of Election - Grantham Barrowby Electoral Division
Seel Spalding Energy Expansion - S36 Notice
Lincolnshire Energy Switch
Declaration of Results – Stamford North Electoral Division
The Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel
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Shocker! After 22 years at KITV, reporter Daryl Huff will leave his TV news career June 24 for a management position with nonprofit health care plan AlohaCare.
"I have to emphasize that I'm not the new Diane Ako," he chuckled, a reference to the former TV reporter who appears in AlohaCare advertising and who is director of public relations for Halekulani Corp. Huff will start his new job as senior director of community relations on June 27, after just a weekend's break. "Everybody is sorry about me leaving, including me," said Huff, 54, but added, "You get to this stage in your life where you want to do something new and exciting." After reporting "lots and lots and lots of bad news stories over the years and always working on things from the outside, I've always hoped for the opportunity to do something constructive, and I think this is it."
After interning at the Honolulu Advertiser, Huff's TV career started at KHON-TV in 1980 where he was an executive producer and a reporter. He then served as Washington, D.C., press secretary for U.S. Sen. Spark Matsunaga, and upon returning to Hawaii was hired as assignments manager at KITV in 1988, where after two years he segued into reporting.
"I would say it's impossible not to feel a sense of pride," said Andrew Jackson, KITV president and general manager. "He is taking 22 years' worth of experience with him to AlohaCare." While sad to see Huff go, Jackson called him "a wonderful part of the newsroom."
Veteran reporter Denby Fawcett retired from KITV at the end of last year, and Huff's departure will leave another opening. "Those are very, very key reporters, so we're in rebuilding and hiring mode," Jackson said.
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Ad 2 Honolulu has again produced the best public service campaign in the country, as revealed at the annual American Advertising Federation conference in San Diego. It also won Club of the Year honors, another repeat win.
This is the eighth time it has garnered the award and members Scott Rasak, Tai Leong, Kristane Gaspar, Nez Calaro and Maya King were at the conference this year to get the news in person. Gaspar, Calaro and King presented this year's campaign, for Hawaii Cord Blood Bank, to judges. Last year's campaign, for Community Helping Schools, won a Pele Award at the AAF-Hawaii annual awards gala. Hawaii Pele winners are automatically entered in the national ADDY competition — winners of which will be announced tomorrow.
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Syndicated radio host Peter Greenberg leaves Hawaii today after a four-day visit culminating in the taping of a show at Hilton Hawaiian Village. His guests included Star-Advertiser reporter Allison Schaefers, MidWeek food industry expert Jo McGarry, chef and restaurateur Roy Yamaguchi, Port Waikiki Cruises' Doug Ewalt, musician Taimane Gardner and stand-up paddleboard instructor Errol Kane, from whom Greenberg had received a lesson. The show is to air July 23 and can be heard locally from 6 to 9 a.m. on KHNR-AM 690.
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STOKE-ON-TRENT, United Kingdom – Arsene Wenger conceded Arsenal's stuttering Premier League title bid had suffered a "major setback" after they lost ground at the top with a shock 1-0 defeat at Stoke.
Jon Walters' second-half penalty handed Stoke a famous win at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday and left the Gunners four points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea in third place.
The north Londoners have now won just once in their last eight trips to Stoke and Wenger admitted it was the worst possible start to what he had branded a season-defining month.
"It is not slightly worrying, it is a big worry for us to lose a game like that. It's a massive setback," Wenger said.
"In a game like that, we didn't produce the performance we wanted. To win a title when you are expected to perform you have to perform. It's as simple as that."
Although it was Mark Hughes, as opposed to predecessor Tony Pulis in the Potters' home dugout, the game retained the same feisty edge so memorable from these teams' recent meetings.
Glenn Whelan and Charlie Adam both escaped without sanction from referee Mike Jones despite controversial challenges on Olivier Giroud, much to the French striker's frustration.
"I have nothing to say about that. I am long enough in the game to make my own judgement," Wenger said.
Potters boss Mark Hughes said of the incidents: "It would be a shame if people highlight that as it wasn't that type of game."
However, the Arsenal manager was unimpressed by Jones' decision to point to the spot after adjudging Laurent Koscielny handled inside the penalty area as Walters attempted to lift the ball over him.
"We conceded a goal that was a nice gift from the referee but that can happen," Wenger added.
"He was one yard away. How could he take his hand away in time? There was no intention at all."
Wenger's side could have few complaints with the outcome, however, after serving up a sub-standard display which left big question marks hanging over their seemingly faltering title challenge.
"We had a good defensive performance and overall we are unlucky to lose this game but offensively we did not create enough," Wenger said.
"Our offensive game was poor considering our standards. You have to give credit to Stoke, they defended well, with resilience.
"They made the game very physical but we knew that before the game. They have the highest number of fouls in the Premier League.
"We didn't cope well enough with it and at the end of the day we were punished."
The win continued Stoke's excellent record at home against the Premier League's big sides as they made the Gunners their latest scalp, having previously beaten Manchester United and Chelsea and drawn with Manchester City this season.
There is now a six-point cushion between them and the relegation zone and Hughes said: "The stars were aligned and it came together.
"We were excellent on the day to be perfectly honest.
"I've been made aware that Arsenal felt it wasn't a just penalty but I'm a bit bemused by that as it was clear-cut to most people.
"Regardless of that we deserved the victory by virtue of what we produced and our general play."
Having missed four of his previous six penalties, Republic of Ireland international Walters showed nerves of steel to slot home with 14 minutes remaining.
"That is what you get from Jon," Hughes said. "He is mentally very strong and is a senior player in the group.
"He takes responsibility every day so it didn't surprise me that he grabbed the ball, he wasn't going to give it to anyone else.
"I was really pleased for him that he was able to dispatch it as it was a pressure kick." – Sapa-AFP
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Republicans are dismissing President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address as nothing more than a call for bigger government, more spending and more tax increases.
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Florida Senator Marco Rubio delivered the Republican response.
Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul delivered the Tea Party response.
Here is what Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had to say.
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You know, the first experience we have when we come to this planet is pain. When we came out of the mother's womb it was painful. It was painful for both the mother and the child.
For nine months, the child happily floats within the mother's womb and has to do nothing. Its food is directly supplied to the stomach and it does not even have to chew anything.
As a baby, you were in such a blissful condition for nine months and then suddenly the water disappeared and you were forced to come out of that comfort zone. That was painful for you. So that was your very first experience of coming to the planet.
When you first came, it was so painful that you started crying. If you would have not cried, then your parents would have cried! So you cried and the people around you laughed (in joy and happiness at birth). Just imagine what it was like, you cried on being born and everyone else was happy.
Your second experience was love. After being born when your mother took you in her arms, you felt so much love and care. Everybody in the family loved you. Your grandmother, grandfather, uncles, aunties, everyone. All loved you and gave you so much attention. But all this came after experiencing a little pain, isn't it? So pain is a part of love and you should simply swallow the bitter pill. It is good for you. Do not try to run away from the pain. If you run away from the pain, you also run away from love.


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Honestly, I had no idea that New Line was even thinking about doing a prequel for Nightmare on Elm Street until today, but I can't say that I am disappointed to hear about it. Apparently the project is in the eternal "maybe" status, and so the guys over at Fangoria spoke to the director that brought the whole thing up.
He says that the film is going to be about Freddy before he was torched by the neighborhood parents - back when he was just a normal human. It'll follow him as he picks up the kids and rapes and murders them, showing a bit more about the insanity that pushes him over the edge. The director, John McNaughton, says that they have yet to get a script put together and so things could change between now and when the film is actually in production. Let's hope it goes all the way.


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Indianapolis Colts receiver Reggie Wayne tore an anterior cruciate ligament during Sunday's victory over Denver and is out for the season. / Matt Kryger / The Star
On most Mondays, Indianapolis Colts coach Chuck Pagano reads the injury list in a steady monotone, ticking off the players and what their diagnosis and prognosis might be.
This Monday was different.
This Monday, his voice quavered, filled with deep sadness and emotion.
Reggie Wayne.
Gone for the season.
Gone forever?
Hes 34, 35 next month. Hes having surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Sadly, there are no guarantees. Just ask Marvin Harrison. After his knee injury in 2007 he was 35 when it happened he was never the same, only playing one additional season.
You hate to lose anybody, but this one stings, Pagano said softly. You just dont replace guys like (No.) 87. Hell be back. I know how hes wired. I know what his DNA is, know how he is as a man. Everybodys going to say no way, but after the conversation I just had with him, just wait and see.
He continued.
Hes not going out like this, Pagano said. No way.
Theres next man up, and then theres this.
Because with Wayne, one of the greatest players in Colts history and an unrivaled leader in that locker room, simply mouthing Next man up rings terribly hollow.
There are three players the Colts could not afford to lose this year: Andrew Luck, Robert Mathis and Wayne.
This is a punch in the gut, the worst possible news that could have come out of an otherwise inspiring victory over the Denver Broncos.
And it raises some difficult questions:
Can Wayne recover, fully recover, and become the type of player hes always been? Were not talking about a lineman here; were talking about a wide receiver, for whom speed and cutting ability are everything.
The history of the NFL is littered with the names of players whove recovered nicely from ACL surgery. The most recent notables are Robert Griffin III and Darrelle Revis. But its still a long, tough recovery, and the fact remains, Wayne is older than those players, even if he doesnt play like he is. The ACL is a devastating diagnosis for any athlete, and its a long, tough rehabilitation.
Can the Colts recover? Theyre sitting pretty now at 5-2, two games ahead of Tennessee in the division, and the schedule gets much softer the rest of the season. But how far can they ultimately go without Wayne?
This has the potential to be a season-changer, but my sense is, the Colts wont let it become one. As valuable as Wayne is, its viable to believe that somebody from the receiving corps will step up, whether its T.Y. Hilton or Darrius Heyward-Bey or even practice squad player Griff Whalen. (And you can bet that General Manager Ryan Grigson is working the phones looking for a wide receiver before that Oct. 29 trade deadline.)
All you have to do is look back one season ago. The Colts lost their head coach, their leader, and stepped up in his absence and won 11 games, making the playoffs. There will be no pity party at West 56th Street. Theyll move on, because its what they do.
This happened countless times during the Peyton Manning era, and Manning somehow found ways to make players out of guys like Craphonso Thorpe and Devin Aromashodu. Great quarterbacks raised the level of play of everyone around them. Andrew Luck has that inside him.
It helps, too, that this remains a balanced team that can win with special teams and defense when the offense isnt working at peak efficiency. Thats how they beat the Niners, Seahawks and Broncos, three teams that are 17-1 against the rest of the NFL. Thats how they can and will continue to win now.
Heres what shouldnt happen:
Luck cannot beat himself up over this.
It wasnt his fault.
After the game, he sounded like he was blaming himself not only for short-hopping a pass to a wide-open Wayne, but for creating the non-contact injury when Wayne had to adjust to the errant pass. When he spoke to the media Monday, he still sounded like he was taking responsibility.
Looking back at it today (Monday) there was really no one within 30 yards of him; he probably would have scored if I gave him a decent ball, Luck said. So I feel somewhat responsible for the whole thing. I feel sick to my stomach about it a little bit but I realize its football. I dont think Reggie wants me holding it over my head. After the game, though, a big part of me felt like it was a loss because of the loss of Reggie and my involvement in it.
It was a fluke, a major fluke considering that Wayne has been a picture of durability, playing in 189 consecutive games. It was non-contact. Things happen. Its football, a mean game.
He wore the (orange) gloves for me last year, Pagano said. Well wear the gloves for him now.
Wayne will not let this be his last chapter as a Colt and as a football player. Bank on it.
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With today's bathroom designs, the minimalist is certainly growing in popularity. Because of the sleek and elegant look that minimalist style has to offer, people find it more appealing and pleasing to the eyes. A minimalist bathroom doesn't have too much décor that makes the room too crowded or smaller than it actually is. At the same time, the minimalist style is often inspired by a spa theme that offers serenity. Having limited items or decorations makes the room tranquil.
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Who wouldn't want to enjoy a spa-like experience in their very own bathroom? Imagine relaxing and relieving of stress in your own bathroom that looks like that of a hotel suite? Think about the savings you'll get in the long run. Pampering yourself by going to the spa or taking a vacation to a resort regularly is not always possible especially if you have work to go to and kids to attend to. At the same time, it's too costly and impractical for the average Joe. That's why people are trying to create their own luxurious spa at home. Not only do they benefit from it, but they are also increasing the value of their home in case they plan to sell it in the future.
Why do you think does a minimalist style soothes and relaxes you? Imagine a fully decorated home. It's pretty tiring to look at right? There is much to look at and sometimes it becomes confusing as to where to focus. Imagine getting in a tub as you go through all the items in the room. It's pretty distracting. Sometimes, when we want a relaxing retreat, we simply want to get away from all the clutter. With a clean and minimalist style in your bathroom, there's nothing much to see but a serene view. In fact, you can simply add one wall painting with a design that you really love, like a beach.
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These days the internet is full of fansites, communities on all sorts of different topics. To get the forum kicked off you must do something different whether its through the sites look's, features or offering a special kind of service that other forums haven't done yet.
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Always welcome new members, people like to be welcomed. If they find it's a nice friendly community they will jump into discussion, a good friendship with your members is essential. When welcoming them you can link them to essential topics to start them off e.g. rules announcements or starting points , new members look for help and if you help them they will help your forum grow.
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Reminding your members is essential to get some activity back; people often join a forum participate for awhile and then forget about their new forum. Even if your site is unique some people will manage to forget it, luckily for you administrators most forums require an email on signup using this list send out newsletters news etc to anyone who hasn't visited your forum in awhile, I wouldn't do this a lot because it may cheese off potential members coming back or put off new members by crowding there email inbox.
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How Spain could exit the eurozone—a practical guide.
In late 2001, while everyone was in shock over 9/11, the Argentines were going through a little shock of their own: The "Corralito".
Argentina was bankrupt, a product of a stagnant economy, rampant crony-corruption, and—most important of all—of having its currency fixed to the dollar. This currency peg had created a huge credit bubble, and of course massive capital outflows as a result, eventually leading to the depletion of foreign reserves by the government and an inability to raise more funds on the open markets.
In other words, sovereign bankruptcy.
Coupled to these problems, in the months leading up to the December 2001 crash, people were aware that the country was going bankrupt—so they were quickly converting all their Argentine pesos into dollars, and then sending this money to safe havens overseas.
To solve these problems of sovereign insolvency and massive capital flight, and at the same time to stabilize the situation, on December 1, 2001, the Argentine government imposed the infamous corralito—literally, the "little bullpen": A series of measures designed to hold in capital and prevent it from fleeing the country, while devaluing the currency to a more realistic, sustainable rate of exchange.
As part of the corralito measures, the Argentine government froze all dollar-denominated bank accounts; converted those dollars into Argentine pesos on a one-to-one basis—that is, confiscated people's dollars; limited all withdrawals in Argentine pesos to a weekly maximum of AR$250 (you read right: per week); and of course—the cherry on the sundae—it devalued the Argentine peso against the dollar.
The devaluation was at first a "mere" 40%—but shortly thereafter the Argentine peso was allowed to float: And it dropped to a rate of four to one against the dollar.
Literally millions of people lost their life-savings in one fell swoop. The local equity market tanked catastrophically, as did the local bond markets. People on a fixed income also got clobbered, as their pensions lost their purchasing power by 40% overnight—and then eventually by 75%.
Chaos ensued.
Now, the situation in Europe today is virtually identical to that of Argentina in 2001: Overleveraged, with an insolvent banking sector, a flatlining economy and growing unemployment.
But of all the countries, Spain in particular is the biggest trouble.
Spain today has a stagnant economy: 24% unemployment, 53% youth unemployment, an economy shrinking at an annualized rate of at least –1.75%, a banking sector with a collective insolvency that runs some €78 billion, a government that needs €190 billion this year alone to fund itself (on a total GDP of barely €1 trillion)—
—and most important of all: Spain has a looming inability to meet its debt payments, coupled with a rapidly deteriorating reputation among bond buyers.
In other words, Spain today is the Argentina of 2001.
Now, as I've written here before, the euro is essentially one giant currency peg: Monetary union over the past ten years meant that all the eurozone economies have pegged their currencies to the German currency.
During boom times, this meant that all the peripheral eurozone members enjoyed access to cheap and limitless credit—which they of course took advantage of. But during down times—like now—those debts become insurmoutable—like now.
I argued last week that Spain would leave the eurozone, probably before the end of the year. But the issue is, What would that exit look like? How would that exit be carried out, on a practical basis?
Let's assume that the decision has been taken by Spain to exit the eurozone. Let's further assume that on the day of the exit, Spain will initially value the New Peseta (NP$) at par with the euro—but that a devaluation will happen immediately thereafter, of say 30%.
Before anything else, the Spanish government would have to make sure that nobody—and I mean nobody—knew that the decision had been made until after the decision had been implemented.
Foreknowledge of a Spanish exit of the eurozone and a return to a local currency would cause a bank run of staggering proportions: People would realize that the government was going to devalue the currency, so they would rush to their banks to withdraw their euros and either send this money out of Spain or else hold it in cash under their mattresses. Either way, such a bank run would crater the entire banking sector instantly—because the banks certainly do not hold reserves to meet such a run.
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So secrecy—and surprise—would be key. This is the reason that, if and when there is in fact a Spanish exit of the eurozone, we will not hear a whisper about it until it actually happens.
Now, if and when there is a Spanish eurozone exit and devaluation, this is the order of events as they would happen:
Once the trigger is pulled for Spain to exit the eurozone and go back to a local currency, the Spanish government would order all banks in Spain—both foreign and domestic—to convert all their customers' accounts and all of the banks' cash holdings from euros to New Pesetas. The Banco de España, Spain's central bank, would then take receipt of these euros from the private banks, and exchange them for New Pesetas on a one-to-one basis. Because of the modern electronic banking infrastructure, the entire currency exchange operation could be done over a weekend.
Because of the prevalence of credit cards and cash machines, very few people carry more than €100 on their person at any given moment. Therefore, the Banco de España wouldn't bother getting the actual physical cash from people, and obliging them to exchange those euros for New Pesetas. It would simply not be worth the effort: The amount of money that people have—assuming the people are caught by surprise—would be minuscule compared to what the banking sector would have.
Immediately after the banks had surrendered their euros to the Banco de España and received their New Pesetas, the Banco de España would devalue. An initial devaluation of 30% seems reasonable.
After conversion and devaluation, the next step would be to impose a corralito on the Spanish economy: No one would be able to withdraw more than, say, NP$500 per week.
Why would a corralito be imposed on the Spanish economy? For the same reason it was imposed in Argentina in 2001: To prevent a massive bank run.
Don't misunderstand the corralito: People (and corporations) would be able to trade funds via the banks. For instance, someone buying a house would be able to transfer the funds to the seller's account—so long as the seller's bank was Spanish. The point of a corralito is not to end trade—the point of a corralito is to prevent capital flight.
The corralito in Spain would end once the internal domestic situation had stabilized—and this would be signaled by a stable exchange rate between the New Peseta and the euro.
The quicker a stable exchange rate between the New Peseta and the euro is reached—no matter how low—the better for the Spanish economy. Because once the true exchange rate has been discovered by the markets, only then can trade and economic activity restart and rebound.
Though the New Peseta would be immediately devalued by 30% in my hypothetical discussion, the ultimate exchange rate is unknowable at this point in time. But it seems to me that a stable rate of NP$2.50 to €1.00 is reasonable. But I repeat: Only the market can determine the true rate of exchange; my guess is just that—a guess.
The immediate effect of a currency exit and devaluation would be a spike in unemployment as businesses shut down temporarily or permanently, until the true exchange rate is reached.
But once the New Peseta reached a stable floating exchange rate—say within six months—the Spanish economy would reignite, because of the principal benefit of a currency devaluation: Its exports are now cheap, as are its capital goods. A doo-dad which sold for €10 euros before the conversion and devaluation is now NP$10—which would be equivalent to €4 million at a NP$2.50 exchange rate. A factory worth €1 billion would now be worth NP$1 billion—or in other words, €400 million at a NP$2.50 exchange rate.
So once a stable rate of exchange is reached, Spain would experience strong exports and strong capital inflows—which would reignite Spain's economy.
Which after all is the whole point.
In Argentina, the corralito ended about a year after it was imposed—it ended after the Argentine peso had reached a stable exchange rate with the dollar. The same would happen in Spain, though at this time it is impossible to say how long that would be.
Insofar as the insolvent Spanish banking sector is concerned, with all these confiscated euros on its balance sheet, the Banco de España would have the ability to nationalize any insolvent bank, pay off it losses, then turn around and sell the now-healthy bank on the open markets.
So in two moves—eurozone exit and subsequent devaluation—the Spanish economy would be essentially reset, with a now healthy banking sector, a reignited export-driven economy, and a now-attractively priced capital goods.
Sounds pretty good—so who would suffer?
Bondholders, and those living on a fixed pension.
Obviously, pensioners and others living on a fixed income—who are predominantly the elderly—would suffer terribly. The purchasing power of their pensions would be reduced by the amount of the devaluation, which I've hypothetically stated could reach 60%—but it could easly reach 70% or even 80%. It reached 75% in Argentina.
Workers also would suffer, but less so. They would certainly suffer immediately after the exit-and-devaluation, as many of them would lose their jobs. But as exports began reigniting the Spanish economy, it would be reasonable to expect that within a year or two, workers would be able to demand salary and wage increases without breaking the nascent economic boom.
Bondholders would take the biggest hit. Bond prices would suffer a Greek-scale collapse in value—but it would not be self-evident that such a collapse in value was justified.
Insofar as Spanish debt is concerned, since so much of it is in Spanish banks, the Banco de España would be able to palliate the balance sheet holes with the euros it confiscated during the exit-and-devaluation.
Insofar as the Spanish debt held by foreign players is concerned, the initial collapse in value might be a mistake—because the Spanish might in fact be able to make good on their bond payments, now that they've exited in the eurozone. It's reasonable to think that the Troika—the ECB, the EC and the IMF—would negotiate Spain making the Spanish bondholders whole, in exchange for assistance or Debtor-In-Possession credit or some other such bankruptcy assistance.
Because after all, a eurozone exit and devaluation would essentially be a Spanish bankruptcy.
Initially, like anyone else who's gone through bankruptcy, Spain would certainly be a pariah in the international bond markets—but only for a time. Eventually, as the Spanish economy improved under the devalued New Peseta, lending to Spain would become attractive again. Consider Iceland: They defaulted in 2008—yet within three years, they were able to successfully auction a bond issuance on the international markets.
Anyway, in the early days of the exit-and-devaluation, Spain would not need foreign cash. After all, by forcibly converting to the New Peseta and then devaluing, the Spanish government's liabilities would be discounted by the percentage amount of the devaluation. Thus they wouldn't need access to foreign credit markets—because their liabilities would have been severely discounted.
The key, of course, is rapidly reaching a stable, free-floating exchange rate. Only then can the corralito be ended. Only then will economic activity reignite, as Spanish products became cheap on the international markets, and thus Spanish domestic production took off. Only when a stable exchange rate is reached would foreign capital be willing to enter the Spanish market.
Crazy as it may sound, all those half-built summer houses on the Costa Brava might well get snapped up by foreign money, if Spain exits-and-devalues. But that's what happens when you devalue your currency: Everything becomes cheap for foreigners, who rush in to buy.
The more you look at the situation cold-bloodedly, the more obvious it is that a eurozone exit and devaluation is the absolutely best thing for the long term health of the Spanish economy.
It remains to be seen if the Spanish leadership will have the cojones to do what has to be done, to save the Spanish economy: Exit the eurozone, devalue, and rebuild.
This article is adapted from a larger Supplement that appeared in my Strategic Planning Group. If you're interested, check out SPG's preview page to see what it's all about.


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Deadspin.com has apparently received balance sheet and income financial information on the Texas Rangers.
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The balance sheets show assets and expenses for the years ending December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008.
Deadspin has statements from six teams. The Rangers were the only ones that lost money both seasons.
The Rangers, who were recently sold, lost $11,982,000 last season and dropped $10,435,000 in 2008.
The Pirates' profits for the two most recent seasons available — a combined $29,416,281 — were higher than those of all but one of the five other clubs. The Pirates made $14,408,249 in 2008 and $15,008,032 in 2007, plus $5,409,087 in 2009, according to the club's figures.
According to the teams' financial statements, the Marlins' net income for 2009 and 2008 was about $33 million, including a $29.4 million profit in 2008 when the club's payroll was trimmed to $29.7 million. The Los Angeles Angels' net income was $10,732,000 in 2009 and $7,088,000 in 2008. The Tampa Bay Rays' net income was $4,016,163 in 2008 and $11,066,191 in 2007. The Seattle Mariners lost $4,533,000 in 2008 but made $17,864,000 in 2007, despite a $113,242,000 payroll.
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Was Aaron Rodgers Making Fun of Juwan Howard or Brittney Griner at ESPY Awards?
by Robert Littal | Posted on Thursday, July 12th, 2012
Aaron Rodgers has a sense of humor.
If he is making fun of Juwan Howard people will laugh, if he is making fun of Brittney Griner well people are still going to laugh, but some will say he was being insensitive.
Highlight of the night was Juwanna mans speech. #beast
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Sometimes I feel like all I hear is everyone around me complaining about something. I believe that there is a time and place to vent. Every once and a while, it is good to get things off our chests. But complaining, for the sake of complaining, we all can agree gets annoying to listen to. I think I am a pretty good listener, so when my friends are annoyed with something, I am more than happy to lend an ear and even provide some feedback if asked. But, that is venting and can be okay in small doses. But in the last month or so, I have encountered some types of complaining that caught my attention. I am the type of person who knows that any situation could always be worse, but in these two instances I want to mention I kept thinking, "Is there any situation where people don't complain? Do we have to always find something wrong?" Do people even hear themselves? Do they care?
First, this winter was really cold and unbearable. No one would disagree with that. Subzero temperatures lingered on for most of the winter. Finally, the temperatures warmed up a little and leveled off to average winter temperatures for this area. Sure, it was cold, but I thought that it was much nicer than subzero temperatures. In fact, some days, 30 degrees felt sort of warm. I still heard people complaining that they were so cold. Like I said, normally, I would be right along with them. But considering the weather had warmed up, I really do not think anyone had the room to complain. The weather could have been much colder.
My other example was that I was reading reviews for a new product I was going to buy online to see if it was worth the money. No thanks to the reviews, all I got was that no one was happy with anything about this product. It was as though they expected it to be a cure-all, which we all know that there is no such thing. The reviewers seemed to have ridiculous expectations that no product would ever satisfy. So, I wondered if maybe they were just posting complaints so they could get reimbursed or get free merchandise. Do people do that a lot? I find that a bit ridiculous considering that the product was not faulty, just not able to live up to their expectations.
I think there is a time and place for complaining. But it can be a real turnoff depending on how people perceive our venting. Having good perspective can keep all of us from taking our complaining too far. But venting for the right reason is okay in moderation.