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Jacob Viner, the Cost of Protection, and Customs Unions: New Light from a Manitoba Consulting Assignment
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Abstract: This paper considers an extraordinary and almost unknown document which came out of a consulting assignment Jacob Viner undertook for the Canadian Province of Manitoba in the late 1930s as part of the Canadian Royal Commission on Dominion-Provincial Relations. Viner analysed the Canadian Federation as a customs union and the evidence points to it having an important influence on his development of the theory of customs unions, in particular providing a concrete example of trade diversion, and developing his understanding of the circumstances which affect the magnitude of trade diversion losses when assessing the overall impact of customs unions. Despite a sophisticated understanding of the role of tariffs on inputs in Viner's report, and connections to subsequent development of the concept of effective protection, it does not have a place in the story of the concept of effective protection.
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This paper considers an extraordinary and almost unknown document which came out of a consulting assignment Jacob Viner undertook for the Canadian Province of Manitoba in the late 1930s as part of the Canadian Royal Commission on Dominion-Provincial Relations. (1) Viner saw the calculation of the burden on Manitoba of being part of the Canadian Federation as equivalent to estimating the net benefits of a country joining a customs union, and carried out detailed dollar calculations of what he would later call trade diversion losses in the report he prepared for the government of Manitoba. It is extraordinary given the state of development of tariff theory and the available data in the 1930s.
Viner's work in connection with the Royal Commission has escaped the attention of historians of international economics, writers on the economics of customs union, and even writers on Canadian tariff policy (for instance it is not cited in Barber 1955). Max Corden was one international economist aware of its significance, as Viner mentioned his report in reply to a letter from Corden sending Viner offprints of his work on the calculation of the cost of protection (Corden to Viner, 22 October 1957; Viner Papers). Following Viner's reply, Corden was able to track down Manitoba's 1937 Submission Presented to the Royal Commission on Dominion-Provincial Relations in his university library, and made detailed notes on it, comparing it with the method used in the famous Australian Brigden Report (Corden to Viner, 30 April 1958; Viner Papers). Corden could not locate Viner's 1938 Supplementary Statement to the Commission so Viner later sent him a copy (Viner to Corden, 9 May 1958). (2)
As well as alerting international economists and historians of economics to the existence of this document, the paper considers its significance for two questions.
The first is the question of the influence of the Manitoba assignment on Jacob Viner's work on customs unions, which culminated in his classic The Customs Union Issue (Viner 1950). Viner had been thinking about this issue since his employment by the US Tariff Commission as a special expert in 1917-18, an appointment sandwiched between his Harvard PhD under Frank Taussig, on the international adjustment mechanism in Canadian trade (published as Viner 1924a), and his appointment as an assistant professor at the University of Chicago. He published two early articles (Viner 1924b; 1931) on the economics of preferential trading arrangements but nothing else of substance on the topic until the 1950 book.
The second question concerns the place of Viner's Manitoba work in the story of the concepts of the cost of protection and effective protection in international economics. Some of the circumstances of the work, such as the geographical and temporal connections with the Manitoba economist Clarence Barber's discussion of the concept of effective protection (Barber 1955, which Max Corden cites in his own account of the story of effective protection, Corden 2005), and the early correspondence between Corden and Viner, might suggest that Viner's work contributed to the development of the idea of effective protection. …


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West Seattle's Feedback Lounge is hosting a listening party for Pearl Jam's Live on Ten Legs at 9 p.m. tonight. The album, which hits stores
If you're the kind of person who foams at the mouth over all things Pearl Jam, then you've already heard the 18 tracks on the band's Live on Ten Legs, which hits stores tomorrow. The tracks are pulled from a trove of official bootlegs the band has been releasing for more than a decade, and features ripe renditions of oldies like "Jeremy" and "Alive" alongside songs from relative newbies The Fixer and World Wide Suicide. While these tracks may be old news, Pearl Jam obsessives may find it comforting to enjoy a night out with a few people who feel the same way.
West Seattle's Feedback Lounge is hosting a listening party for Pearl Jam's Live on Ten Legs at 9 p.m. tonight. The album, which hits stores Tuesday, will be available for purchase.
Local music chronicler Charles R. Cross, the former editor of the departed Rocket and author of such books as Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain, writes about Live on Ten Legs and Pearl Jam's evolution for us in Wednesday's paper.
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By Charles R. Cross
Live on Ten Legs is the first salvo of PJ's 20th anniversary celebration, which will see deluxe reissues of Vs. and Vitalogy (PJ's two best albums), a festival concert this summer, and Cameron Crowe's documentary Pearl Jam Twenty. All will bring increased focus upon the early days, times witnessed by few but remembered by many, often with Vaseline on the lens. Live on Ten Legs illustrates another part of the PJ story that gets distorted as well, but for different reasons. As much as the band's early shows get inflated reviews, their last decade is often disregarded and diminished by nostalgia for Ten.
By 2000, a new Pearl Jam began to take shape, and a better one. Matt Cameron became the drummer; new albums were no longer instantly platinum; and Pearl Jam's live show became the primary creative outlet. At the same time, PJ were releasing "official bootlegs" of every concert, putting out seventy-two such releases that year alone.
Live on Ten Legs culls a dozen and a half tracks from the official bootleg tapes from the last decade. The hard-core fan base already has this stuff, which is one reason some of the spin on online fan message boards has been less enthusiastic about this CD. But for a casual fan, or one with less than a hundred PJ bootlegs, Live on Ten Legs is an ideal foothold to explore their modern era show.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- President Obama today raised the imprisonment of American Pastor Saeed Abedini at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. and called on Iran to release him so he can return to his family. "We are extremely pleased that President Obama publicly recognized Pastor Saeed's plight," said Jordan Sekulow, Executive Director of the ACLJ. "With President Obama highlighting this tragic case of religious persecution, we're hopeful that this new level of engagement by our government - President Obama publicly calling on Iran to release Pastor Saeed - will bring even more attention to the unjust treatment of a U.S. citizen who has been imprisoned for more than a year simply because of his Christian faith. We're grateful for President Obama's remarks and call on Iran to release Pastor Saeed so that he can return to his family in Idaho."President Obama's remarks from the National Prayer Breakfast included a direct appeal regarding Pastor Saeed: "We pray for Pastor Saeed Abedini. He's been held in Iran for more than 18 months - sentenced to eight years in prison on charges relating to his Christian beliefs. And as we continue to work for his freedom today, again, we call on the Iranian government to release Pastor Abedini so he can return to the loving arms of his wife and children in Idaho." President Obama raised the issue of Pastor Saeed in a private phone call with Iran's President Rouhani last fall but today's comments mark the first time that President Obama has publicly addressed Pastor Saeed's plight. The American Center for Law & Justice represents Pastor Saeed's wife, Naghmeh, and their two young children who reside in Idaho. The ACLJ continues to work in this country and abroad to secure the freedom of Pastor Saeed. You can learn more about his case here. Led by ACLJ Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow, the American Center for Law and Justice is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and has affiliated offices in Israel, Russia, Kenya, France, Pakistan, and Zimbabwe. The ACLJ is online at aclj.org. MEDIA CONTACTS: For Print: Gene Kapp (757) 575-9520 For Broadcast: Chandler Epp or Alison Geist (770) 813-0000 SOURCE American Center for Law and Justice
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In 1758, when Mary Jemison is about sixteen, a Shawnee raiding party captures her Irish family near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Mary is the only one not killed and scalped. She is instead given to two Seneca sisters to replace their brother who was killed by whites. Emerging slowly from shock, Mary--now named Two-Falling-Voices--begins to make her home in Seneca culture and the wild landscape. She goes on to marry a Delaware, then a Seneca, and, though she contemplates… (mehr)
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- TheStreet's Jim Cramer is taking a look at some of the best ways to play the transport sector.
FedEx (FDX) has become a "must own" stock in the sector, he said, along with other companies such as American Airlines AAL and Delta Air Lines (DAL).
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KOMO-TV Underwood
From the beginning, friends of Lt. Col. Robert Underwood tried to say he was innocent, that he was "venting" at his girlfriend and estranged wife as he slogged through a tough divorce and child-custody battle. That didn't stop police from arresting him, prosecutors from charging him, and headlines from indicting him and his fort, Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The already "troubled base" was now home to an officer who supposedly tried to hire a hit man and, most spectacularly, blow up the state capitol.
KOMO-TV Underwood
If you search for "Robert Underwood blow up capitol," what Googles forth are 68,700 results, starting with display of the March news reports from across the globe about the officer's alleged plan to bomb the Olympia state house.
It isn't until the third and fourth web pages that we see the first of the less prominent Friday reports appear - one from KOMO-TV and another from KING-TV/AP - revealing that Pierce County prosecutors had dropped all charges against Underwood last week.
Update:Since this story was posted, it currently comes back as the second entry under that Google request.
A more complete Seattle Times story, compiled from the News Tribune, the AP and archives, did not surface on those first pages of searching. But as the Times reported:
Prosecutor Mark Lindquist said his office dropped the three felony harassment charges filed in March against Lt. Col. Robert E. Underwood because of evidence suggesting the woman who reported the threats to authorities might have made it all up.
Underwood has maintained his innocence since his arrest in March, arguing the woman, Serena Kiptoo, made up stories about him when he rejected her romantic advances.
Kiptoo had claimed she and Underwood were in a relationship, something Underwood denied. Prosecutors filed paperwork Friday afternoon saying they'd lost faith in the credibility of Kiptoo, who was the main witness against Underwood.
Kiptoo had told police that Underwood, 46, threatened to kill her after she confronted him about a naked photograph of his daughter on his laptop computer, the story said. She also reported he claimed to have paid a hit man $150,000 to kill his wife and his superior officer.
But a search of Underwood's computer turned up no such photo of his daughter and messages Kiptoo left on Underwood's phone (that she was going to "get him,") suggested she had a motive to fabricate the allegations.
Unfortunately, the Times story, like most others Friday, failed to mention the state capitol bomb threat, apparently because the AP left it out of its story - even though that stunning detail was in the lead of the March AP story, and likely the reason it drew headlines around the world.
Thus, someone looking for "Underwood...bomb threat" would be less likely to find the subsequent story of dropped charges. The latest AP report also emphasized that the charges amounted to "harassment," a benign word that found its way into many of Friday's headlines.
Underwood, said his attorney Phil Thornton, is "very unhappy with the Pierce County Prosecutor's Office and with the Steilacoom Police Department for failing to investigate these allegations before charges were filed."
He didn't comment on the media or their reporting. But, in a roundabout way, someone else did.
The girlfriend is a woman who "wants to be his girlfriend" and she accessed his computer and together the wife and this woman are working their snare. Bob gave his kids celphones to keep in touch and she intercepted. Its just venting. After All Kara's work with divorce court and alimony, he has hardly enough to support his own living. He has no $150,000.... She has poisoned his commanding officer, the police and now all you who believe this frame-up...This is a remarkable man a war hero who just wants to be able to be a part of his kids lives. That is the reason for all of this! Stand up and demand truth. The media throws out anything to get attention. And they can print anything and destroy a persons life. It can happen to any one of us.
Those words appeared back in March, too, under one of those bomb-the-capitol headlines.
But they aren't from a news report about Underwood. They're from someone's anonymous comment about the news report.
Of the two, it turns out, the comment was the one with the most news.


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Clem Snide, with The Heligoats, Cady Wire. Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave. N.W., 789-3599. 9 p.m. $12. Judging by Clem Snide's newest record, The Meat of Life, it'd be pretty safe to say singer Eef Barzelay is barely hanging from a thread these days. Seemingly every song involves some hapless, lovelorn, terminally cursed characters who have to take long, hard looks at themselves and their relationships with each other, making for an awkward tangled-up tango of mistakes, missteps, and missed expectations. Lyrically, Barzelay is a master of taking brutally honest observations of typical mundane, mid-life American domestica (I'd put money on at least one song being about a blowup in Ikea), ultimately transforming these snapshots of others' lives into sweeping, gorgeous anthems that transform neurotic character traits into beautiful poetry. GREGORY FRANKLIN
Soulive, with Staxx Brothers. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9467. 8 p.m. $15. Depending on how loudly you play it, Soulive's organ-fueled jazz-funk can serve either as party-ready rave-up or chill lounge backdrop. Over the decade of its existence, the trio has fiddled a lot with format. Singers have come and gone, and everything from dub-step to atmospheric post-rock noodling has popped up on stage and on record. Through it all, Soulive's raison d'être has remained the same - to move people, both literally and figuratively. The Hammond swells, the guitar cuts like a hot knife through funk-butter, and the beat makes your body move in five directions at once. NICHOLAS HALL


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Kris Jenkins, who capped his 2015-16 season with a 3-point basket to decide the national championship game, announced on Monday night that he has withdrawn his name from the early entrant pool of candidates for the NBA Draft.
Villanova put the finishing touches on its 2015-16 season with an Awards Ceremony Wednesday night inside the Pavilion. Seniors Daniel Ochefu and Ryan Arcidiacono shared the Villanova Basketball Award.
Villanova University President, the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD, announced a $22.6 million total leadership gift from alumnus William B. Finneran '63, for the advancement of its strategic plan for a renovation of the Pavilion as well as programmatic support for its men's basketball program....
The 2015-16 Men's Basketball season will be long remembered and the Nova Nation will gather at the Pavilion Wednesday night for a celebration to honor the players and staff at the center of it all. The event will live streamed without charge via villanova.com.
It's been a busy week for the 2016 NCAA National Champion Wildcats who were honored by three of Philadelphia's local teams and at the New York Stock Exchange.
For the second time in program history Villanova was honored with a parade through Center City Philadelphia after winning a national championship.
He shoots. He scores. And Villanova wins. Kris Jenkins spotted up and swished a 3-pointer at the buzzer Monday night to lift Villanova to the national title with a 77-74 victory over North Carolina - one of the wildest finishes in the history of the NCAA Tournament. Villanova worked the ball to Jenkins moments after Marcus Paige hit a double-clutch 3 with 4.3 seconds left to draw the Tar Heels even. It's the first title for the Wildcats (35-5) since 1985, when Rollie Massimino coaxed them to a victory over star-studded Georgetown.
NCAA Tournament Central | Game Center | Watch Live | Live Stats | Game Notes | @NovaMBB | @FinalFour | @MarchMadnessA national championship will be on the line Monday night at NRG Stadium as Villanova (34-5) and North Carolina (33-6) meet in the final game of the 2015-16 college basketball season. This will be the third time in program history that the Wildcats play in the national championship game and the first since Villanova won its only national title during a magical 1985 season.
Villanova University head coach Jay Wright was named the 2016 Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year by the Atlanta Tipoff Club, and in doing so, joins John Calipari (University of Massachusetts 1996, University of Memphis 2008 and University of Kentucky 2015) and Mike Krzyzewski (Duke University, 1989, 1992, 1999) as the only multi-year winners of the award. Wright became the first Big East coach to win the award in 2006, and now has won two in 11 years.
Josh Hart scored 23 points on 10-of-12 shooting and Villanova advanced to the national championship game with a resounding 95-51 victory over Oklahoma on Saturday night. The Wildcats (34-5) will face the winner of the North Carolina-Syracuse game for the title on Monday night. This was the biggest Final Four semifinal win ever, eclipsing the 34-point wins by Cincinnati over Oregon State in 1962 and Michigan State over Penn in 1979. Villanova dominated the Sooners (29-8) after an opening 7 minutes that had the teams trading the lead on almost every possession.
NCAA Tournament Central | Game Center | Watch Live | Live Stats | Game Notes | @NovaMBB | @FinalFour | @MarchMadnessIt's time to talk basketball. Two days of pomp and circumstance, practices and media obligations kicked off the Final Four experience for the Wildcats, but on Saturday evening all the attention will be on the court at NRG Stadium as Villanova (33-5) takes on Oklahoma (29-7) in the first national semifinal game. The second contest will feature North Carolina (32-6) against Syracuse (23-13).
The Senior CLASS Awards were announced on March 31 at the NCAA Final Four and Villanova's Ryan Arcidiacono was tabbed a first team All-American by the organization. He joined teammate Josh Hart who was tabbed third team All-American by the NABC earlier this week.
There was a great deal of excitement at NRG Stadium on Friday afternoon as Villanova took the court for an open practice session. The team was introduced on the video board and greeted by several thousand fans before a 50-minute workout in preparation for tomorrow's national semifinal game against Oklahoma. Prior to practice, the Wildcats attended formal press conferences and had an open locker room media session as well.


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- 6 small ripe avocados, halved, pitted and peeled
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 cup salsa
- 2 green onions, finely chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon salt or salt-free seasoning blend
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- Tortilla chips
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In a bowl, mash avocados with lemon juice.
- 2Stir in salsa, onions, salt and garlic powder. Serve immediately with tortilla chips.
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Makes 4 cups.
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Sharon stressed that Israel was under intense international pressure and that it had to implement the disengagement plan and evacuate the illegal outposts.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday rejected calls by settler leaders to let the public decide on the disengagement plan either through new elections or by means of a referendum.
Meeting with leaders of the Yesha Council of settlers for the first time since announcing his pullout plan, Sharon stressed that Israel was under intense international pressure and that it had to implement the disengagement plan and evacuate the illegal outposts.
"I am making an effort to save as much as possible," the prime minister said at the start of the meeting, pointing out the U.S. position, as well as that of the rest of the world and the political parties in Israel.
"Don't profess to represent the nation more than I do," Sharon said to the settler leaders, adding: "I have no intention of capitulating to the threats of the rabbis."
Last week, Rabbi Avraham Shapira, a leading religious Zionist rabbi, urged soldiers to refuse to evacuate settlements; and on Friday, 60 other prominent religious Zionist rabbis joined his call.
During the course of yesterday's meeting, the Yesha Council leaders accused Sharon of lethally poisoning not only Gush Katif in the Gaza Strip but all of the settlements throughout the West Bank too. They defined the meeting as "charged and difficult," noting they were up against "a solid wall and a prime minister who could drag the nation into an internal war, a civil war." It was "a dialogue of the deaf," said settler leader Pinhas Wallerstein.
Spokesman for the Gush Katif Regional Council Eran Sternberg said last night that "in light of Sharon's imperviousness," it was doubtful that representatives of the Gaza settlements would attend the meeting planned with him for tomorrow, noting that a final decision on the matter would be taken this evening.
The settler leaders said the prime minister was continuing to behave like "a destructive dictator."
Spokesman for the Yesha Council Yehoshua Mor Yosef said that the movement would continue to apply pressure on politicians to bring the disengagement plan to the public, adding that "Sharon is disengaging from the nation."
Sharon began yesterday's meeting with a brief address in which he urged the settler leaders to "lay off the army and the security forces. They are not party to the dispute with you and you must stop speaking about disobeying orders. It could lead to anarchy ... I will not give in to threats. I have the rabbis who are talking about a rupture. We won't balk at your threats. I have absolute freedom and a mandate to take action.
"This plan is important, and without it, we'd be facing a very big crisis. I understand that it pains you. Believe me, it pains me too; but the difference between us is that I know what awaits us if we do not carry out the plan. The responsibility rests with me. I have to make decisions and hold the country together.
"Gush Katif wouldn't remain in our hands under any plan; and therefore, with all the pain, we are talking about a reasonable concession that enhances our positions in other areas. This plan also betters our situation vis-a-vis our ability to take military action against the terror. Imagine what the operation in Gaza would look like without this plan. Today, we are enjoying freedom of military action against the terror."
Sharon explained his objection to a referendum by saying that it would lead to demands for more referendums on a variety of issues such as the status of Jerusalem, the Golan Heights, matters of kashrut, Shabbat, marriage laws and more.
Yesterday's meeting came just hours after Sharon rejected a compromise proposal for a referendum on his disengagement plan. Education Minister Limor Livnat proposed that Sharon agree to an unwanted referendum on the plan to withdraw from the entire Gaza Strip and parts of the northern West Bank, on the condition that the settlement movement would abide by the results of the poll.
"[The prime minister] listened to Limor Livnat's proposal and he is still determined not to hold a referendum," Sharon's spokesman, Asaf Shariv, after the meeting.
Livnat suggested that if the Yesha Council agreed to abide by the results of the poll, Sharon would bring the disengagement to the Knesset for approval on October 25 as planned, but the resolution would condition its implementation on the plan passing a referendum.
Such a move would enable Sharon to complete all the preparations for withdrawal while a Basic Law on referendums was being legislated, thereby ensuring that the referendum would not disrupt his timetable, she said.
Livnat, who this weekend joined the growing list of Likud ministers urging Sharon to hold a referendum, met with settler leaders Saturday night to determine what they would be willing to promise in exchange for a referendum. She said the meeting went well and that all participants wanted to prevent a public rift. "I heard [Saturday night] that there is a good chance that [the settlers] could accept such a formula ... in order to prevent a rift in the nation ... or even a civil war," Livnat said before her meeting with Sharon yesterday.
The Likud Knesset faction will convene today, with Sharon in attendance, for a meeting that is expected to be stormy and tense, with the referendum issue on the agenda. Most of the Likud faction, including seven ministers, are in favor of a referendum on the disengagement plan. Faction chairman MK Gideon Sa'ar will decide, presumably during the course of the meeting, whether to hold a vote on the matter.
A faction vote carries no weight in terms of the party constitution, but would certainly mean added pressure on Sharon. Sources at the Prime Minister's Office reiterated yesterday that Sharon was adamant in his opposition to a referendum.
The Likud rebels, who oppose the disengagement plan, will meet today in the office of Minister Uzi Landau prior to the faction meeting. The rebels are also upping their pressure on the prime minister and have started to collect signatures of Likud MKs on a letter urging Sharon to hold a referendum and undertaking to honor its outcome.
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She was born to the late Art and Alta Kramer, Sept. 12, 1938 in Delta, Co. Donna graduated from Delta High School in 1956. She married the late Harry E. White on May 8, 1958, and they resided in Larkspur, Co. since the summer of 1974.
Donna worked as a checker, for twenty-five years at Safeway in Castle Rock, she retired in 2003.
Donna is survived by two children: Allen White, Brenda Sieck. She also is survived by two granddaughters: Tiara Gill, Madison Holtgrewe, and one great-grandson: Jacoby Gill. Two siblings: Ann Lovato, June Hoeppner. She is preceded in death by one great-granddaughter: Adriana Alexander.
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Travis Ford had a gut feeling his Oklahoma State squad would get sent to the Bay Area to begin NCAA Tournament play. He was right.
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ShlomiL Sep 16, 2012 1:40 PM
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I affraid scanning is no longer supported for your product while using Mountain Lion, actually the same applies for any Mac OS X version starting from 10.6.
You may find this information stated in here:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03411613 #A2
You may try using an earlier software version (The latest version intended for 10.5), however it is not assured to work and you may try it at your own risk.
In order to install the previous software you may try following the workaround below:
- Enter System Preferences > Print & Scan, select the LaserJet 3052 printer and click the Minus sign to remove it.
- Download the Mac OS 10.5 software below by clicking the download button:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en &cc=us&prodTypeId=18972&prodSeriesId=1140784&swItem=ma-58935-1&prodNameId=114077 9&swEnvOID=219&swLang=8&taskId=135&mode=4&idx=0
- Follow the installation by skipping the Setup Assistant till the installation will finish.
- Perform the following steps in order to provide the Setup Assistant the right permissions to complete on Mountain Lion:
- Open Terminal from the Utilities folder
- Type "sudo " (with space) in the Terminal.
- Locate the HP Setup Assistant in folder Applications/HP LaserJet Software
- Right-click (or CTRL+Left click) the HP Setup Assistant and choose "Show Package Contents".
- Open the "Contents" folder and then click "MacOS" folder. It should contain the Unix Executable File of HP Setup Assistant.
- Drag the HP Setup Assistant (Unix Executable File) into the Terminal and press enter.
- Terminal will ask for the password of the user.
- After writing the password press Enter Button.
- Now follow the Setup Assistant Steps to complete the installation.
Good luck,
GarlandM Sep 17, 2012 11:05 AM
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Greetings IvoKranj,
Since the scanning is no longer supported via HP software, here are a few options that do not involve the HP software.
ShlomiL Sep 17, 2012 3:27 PM
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Hi GarlandM and IvoKranj,
To clarify, the specific model does not support scanning either by using the HP Scan application or the Apple ICA module,
The device only provided with print functionality via Apple Software Update and not supported by Image Capture as you may also find listed by HT3669:
BilLeigh Oct 29, 2012 8:17 AM
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Your suggestion works on the HP Photosmart C6180 All-In-One Printer. Thanks for helping!
toddwaddington Feb 11, 2013 7:54 PM
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OK, I just found something that worked for me (having same "no scan" issue with my HP Photosmart C6180 All-in One after updating to Mt. Lion--printer works fine).
I went to System Preferences (new iMac btw) and clicked on Print & Scan. I clicked on the "scan" button (see photo), then followed prompt to "Open Scanner" and it opened up my scanner in a window I've never seen before. Scanned my docs fine. Not optimal--I don't have as many choices now, but the scanner works. Check your System Preferences and see if you can go that route.
Hector Cabello Reyes Feb 17, 2013 11:54 PM
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Hi there,
I tried the ShlomiL tip (16 sept. 2012 13:40) and it worked for me ! Thanks a lot, I had tried the solutions posted in the HP forum, but it never worked for me.
I had to make a change though, for the download link took me to a non pertinent page.
I Googled for "LJMFP305x339xOSX10.5Update-v8.2.dmg" and I found it (I forgot the URL though, apologies)
Have a good day.
(I use a HP Laserjet 3052 under Mountain Lion 10.8.2, with a MacBook Air 2012)
fluc Jul 4, 2013 9:04 AM
in response to ShlomiL
Greetings ShlomiL,
I tried to follow your steps with my hp 3390 AiO under Montain Lion 10.8.4 with MacBook Air 2013, but HP Scan doesn't work.
Could you give more details on step 3. ? When I install
LJMFP305x339xOSX10.5Update-v8.2.dmg I get an installation error, and I have to force-quit the installation.
Eric Root Jul 4, 2013 9:23 AM
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You might want to look at this application. Under Related Links there is a list of printers supported. There is a try before you buy option.
toddwaddington Jul 4, 2013 10:27 AM
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fluc--see my post above. Go into your System Preferences and click on "Print & Scan". See my post above for the rest. It's not GREAT but I am now able to scan with my HP printer scanner. More info in above post.
Todd Waddington
fluc Jul 23, 2013 7:12 AM
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toddwaddington - regarding your previous post (11-feb-2013 19.54) with hp 3390 the Scan button doesn't appear in System Preferences.
toddwaddington Jul 23, 2013 10:29 AM
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When you click on "Print & Scan" in System Preferences, is there a window that opens up that looks similar to this? Once this window is open, click on scan (see below), then click on "open scanner" and go from there.
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There's no bitterness surrounding the exodus of Tavern Law employees to Canon, the McCracken Tough team says.
According to an e-mail signed by Brian McCracken and Dana Tough, the restaurateurs believe "It's exciting to see our people go on to new places."
Earlier this month, Canon announced it had recruited Tavern Law's lead cook Andrew Cross to serve as its head chef. Prior to Cross' hire, the Capitol Hill cocktail den had fished Nathan Weber and Brian Lee from the Tavern Law talent pool. Other Tavern Law barkeeps who've recently swapped time cards include Ian Cargill, who took a job at Shorty's.
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"At The Margins of Bioethics" | February 26, 2016
The Center for Health Care Ethics is excited to announce the Third Annual Health Care Ethics Research Conference, an annual research conference for undergraduate and graduate students to present research related to health care ethics to an interdisciplinary audience. This conference is designed to foster advanced academic discourse in fields related to health care ethics at the undergraduate and graduate levels, feature and affirm research by Health Care Ethics students as well as increase awareness of ethical issues in science and medicine to the university and wider community.
The conference is open and free of charge to anyone in the St. Louis community interested in bioethics and medical humanities. However, the majority of participants and observers are members of the Saint Louis University community. The conference attracts individuals from many different disciplines and fosters interdisciplinary dialogue about important issues in health care.
Event Details:
Date: February 26, 2016
12:00-1:00pm (Schwitalla Lecture Hall 1):
Keynote Speaker, Center for Health Care Ethics Drummond Lecture Series
Dorothy E. Roberts, JD
1:30-4:00pm (LRC 110, 112, and 113):
Conference Presentations
4:00-5:00pm (LRC Pitlyk Auditorium A):
Reception with Refreshments
Submission Details:
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Submit abstract form (250 words or less) by January 26, 2016, via email to firstname.lastname@example.com
Questions of access, justice, and opportunity have surged to the forefront of public discussion in conversations surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement, actresses speaking out about equal pay and opportunity, and the current refugee crisis in Syria. This year's events have reignited discussion about the experiences that are unseen in public life. The Third Annual Health Care Ethics Research Conference, hosted by SLU's Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics, will examine the issues related to the experience at the margins and how they interact with bioethics. Conference submissions are encouraged, but not required, to engage this theme.
Students are encouraged to submit research projects and papers completed as part of an HCE (or related discipline) course requirement, as well as independent research projects. There are three different categories of submissions: (1) Graduate, (2) Undergraduate-Non-Senior and (3) Undergraduate-Senior, with a monetary prize for each category. The conference will accept abstract submissions from students in any area of work related to bioethics, health care ethics or medical humanities, including students from other SLU departments and other local universities.
Prize Money:
The first and second place winner in each of the three categories will receive a cash prize. In addition, the winners of the Undergraduate-Senior category will receive the honor of representing Health Care Ethics in the Senior Legacy Symposium.
About the Speaker
Dorothy Roberts, JD, is an acclaimed scholar of race, gender and the law. She joined the University of Pennsylvania as its 14th Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor with a joint appointment in the Department of Sociology and the Law School where she also holds the inaugural Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mosell Alexander chair.
Her pathbreaking work in law and public policy focuses on urgent contemporary issues in health, social justice, and bioethics, especially as they impact the lives of women, children and African-Americans. Her major books include Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-first Century (New Press, 2011); Shattered Bonds: The Color of Child Welfare (Basic Books, 2002), and Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty (Pantheon, 1997). She is the author of more than 80 scholarly articles and book chapters, as well as a co-editor of six books on such topics as constitutional law and women and the law.
Dr. Roberts will present the 2016 Drummond Lecture, "Mistreating Health Inequities: Race, Medicine, and Justice" as part of the Health Care Ethics Research Conference. Defining disease and practicing medicine according to race has played an essential part in biological justifications for racial inequality. Today, race still shapes medical decision making and racial inequities still plague health and medical care. At the same time, countless research projects at universities and biotech firms search for genetic causes of appalling health disparities. In June 2005, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) even approved the first pharmaceutical indicated for a specific race. The claim that racial gaps in health result from genetic difference and can be treated by race-specific therapies promotes a false view of humanity and diverts attention from the social determinants of health. Medical practice and research must abandon backward biological definitions of race and instead affirm our common humanity by addressing the structural causes of health inequities.
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- 2012 National Colorado Election
- Nov 8:
- Changing demographics contributes to Democrats win
- Colorado Republicans examine what went wrong, what needs to change
- CU professor: Model predicting Romney win was "wrong"
- Ostrow: Political advertising a boon to Colorado TV stations
- Nov 7:
- Clerk: Arapahoe County saw long lines to vote, but not as long as people thought
- Colorado returns all incumbents to Congress
- RTD race may be headed for recount
- Voters generous about tax hikes in 11 Colorado towns, others fail
- Fort Collins reverses medical pot ban
- Incumbent Ludwig moves ahead of Davidson in CU Regents race
- Colorado attorney general Suthers says he will respect marijuana measure
- Republican George Brauchler wins by 7 points in Arapahoe DA race
- Colorado turns a little bluer, but no one party in line to dominate
- Jesse Jackson Jr. wins re-election while on leave
- U.S. SENATE: Dems remain in control
- Lines suggest another high turnout
- Warren upends Brown as Dems reclaim seat
- ANALYSIS: Obama faces different political landscape now
- Obama shoots hoops to start Election Day
- In states hit by Sandy, voters find ways to polls
- 102-year-old voter takes a long view
- Age of immediacy slowed by results
- ANALYSIS: Economic argument didn't translate to win
- Gay marriage, marijuana on state ballots
- Exit poll shows economy is top issue
- GOVERNORSHIPS: Republicans could be residing in as many as 33 state mansions
- Paul Ryan keeps his seat in House
- "Toughest sheriff" wins sixth term
- Hitches and glitches arise at polling places
- Republican Mitt Romney claims he has no regrets
- U.S. HOUSE: GOP holding on strong
- Nov 6:
- Polis wins third term in the traditionally Democratic 2nd district
- DeGette sails to ninth term in Colorado's 1st district
- Gardner holds off challenger to retain Colorado's 4th district
- Denver voters pass three tax proposals
- Tipton holds on to retain control of Colorado's sprawling 3rd district
- Lubow and Folska take leads for Regional Transportation District board of directors
- With no major-party challenger, Lamborn holds onto Colorado's 5th district
- ADAMS COUNTY: Democratic candidates lead in commissioner races
- Coffman ready to get back to work in Colorado 6th Congressional District
- Democrats retain majority in Colorado Senate, but could lose numbers
- AMEND S: Changes to state personnel system gain voter approval
- AMEND 65: Voters back campaign finance measure, despite lacking legal legs
- Colorado Democrats regain control of the House after winning key races
- Perlmutter wins fourth term, Coors tapped out in 7th District
- Brauchler draws support in DA race
- Aurora police ticket sex offender for indecency at polling location
- What to watch for as election returns come in
- What to watch for on Election Day in Colorado
- Analysis: Two views on the role of government in people's lives
- Boulder Catholic church plans to maintain anti-abortion display
- Nov 5:
- Paul Ryan rallies Republicans at Johnson's Corner
- With 1.7 million votes cast, Republicans continue to lead in Colorado's early voting
- Like 6 years ago, Ludwig's race with Davidson too close to call
Being in one of the most watched two or three states in the whole country on election night is no small shakes for the 64 county clerks charged with counting the precious votes that could mean victory for either GOP candidate Mitt Romney or President Barack Obama.
Many clerks — such as Arapahoe County's Nancy Doty and El Paso County's Wayne Williams — have contingency plans to staff shifts all night until ballots are counted. Others have brought in last-minute additional temporary workers in case it's especially crowded at voting booths or an electronic machine goes down.
"This entire election, there has been more pressure, more scrutiny, more angst from the voting public about ensuring their vote counts," said Sheila Reiner, Mesa County clerk and recorder. "That's different this year."
Some clerks — Adams County's Karen Long and Larimer County's Scott Doyle among them — plan on sending employees home around midnight and picking up early Wednesday, even if it's close and the country is watching Colorado.
"I can't kill my judges. I just won't do it," Doyle said, referring to his 1,000 temporary workers who went through background checks and about two to four hours of training to help out during the crazy season. "I wish people would just vote and get them in. They know who they're going to vote for."
Gov. John Hickenlooper will urge them to keep counting if the election is still in the balance.
"We are all anxious," Hickenlooper said. "We will certainly encourage them to keep counting if it's close. And I can all but guarantee there will be volunteers from both parties camped out at that doorstep. There is a great deal of anxiety on both sides."
The counting judges are temporary workers, many of them retired, who earn $125 a day or $10 an hour, depending on the position. There are more than 6,000 of them statewide, and they are paired in bipartisan teams of two — a Republican with an unaffiliated, for example — and they feed mail ballots into machines, man the voter check-in tables and help unregistered voters fill out provisional ballots.
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- Watch video of Election Day passions running deep in Jefferson County.
- See photos of what voters dealt with at polling places in Denver.
- More photos of President Obama and Mitt Romney on the last day of campaigning.
The boost in mail and early in-person voting should make Election Day easier for clerks because so much of the tabulating is done in advance. Though clerks won't "tally" votes collected through Monday until 7 p.m. on Election Day, the votes already cast are in the computer, and results of early and mail voting will be available as early as 7:10 p.m.
That doesn't do a lot of good, though, if people wait until Election Day to bring in their mail ballot, said Steve Moreno, Weld County clerk and recorder, who still had some 40,000 mail ballots out last week.
"We'll be overwhelmed if people wait and those all come back Tuesday," he said.
Colorado is no stranger to close elections.
Most recently, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet won his seat in 2010 by less than 1 percent of the vote. The Denver Post called the election at about 6 a.m. the day after the polls closed. In 2000, current U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, D-Boulder, won a statewide school-board seat by 90 votes.
State taxpayers will pay for a recount only when there is roughly a 6,500-vote difference, depending on voter turnout. It's a formula that takes the difference between the top two vote-getters and divides that by the votes received by the top vote-getter.
But if either party felt uneasy about the results, it could pay for its own recount — which would run about $2 million, said Rich Coolidge, spokesman for the Colorado secretary of state.
Though clerks would love it if everyone voted early, there is still a large number of people who like the pageantry of a booth, waiting in a precinct line with their neighbors, the whole feeling of the day.
Fortunately for Colorado, the weather Tuesday is supposed to be sunny and mild with little chance of rain.
"I still enjoy the majesty of Election Day and walking into the privacy of a ballot booth and knowing there is no one else who can affect how I vote," said former state GOP chairman Dick Wadhams. "I think there's something rather sacred about it."
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FileStream class can be setup to allow asynchronous operations, that allows running (e.g.) a copy operation without virtually using any threads. To my surprise, I found that running asynchronous stream copy performs not only slower, but also uses more processing power than synchronous stream copy equivalent.
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Rabbit pot pie.
The Hours: 5-6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday.
The Digs: Formerly June and Cremant, Restaurant>"/>
The Place: Restaurant Bea, 1423 34th Ave., 812-2901, MADRONA.
Rabbit pot pie.
The Hours: 5-6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday.
The Digs: Formerly June and Cremant, Restaurant Bea is a charming little nook in the heart of Madrona. A welcome neighborhood dinner spot that's run by friends Kate Perry (no relation) and Tom Black. Each hospitable in their own right, the decor of the space reflects both: Kate's country, friendly touch can be felt in the floral wallpaper that hugs the dining room and Tom's masculine, yet gentle personality is represented with the soothing earth tones of the bar. The restaurant is almost two separate spaces -- a he-said-she-said -- as if a feuding couple drew a line on the floor defining their own personal living quarters; Perry gets the dining room where she can greet people and charm the pants off of them, and Black gets the kitchen area where he's most comfortable. Somehow, the place still manages to pull-off that "home away from home" vibe. That's probably because for Perry and Black, who poured their heart and soul into this place, it is.
Since its previous incarnations, the L-shaped 60-seater has undergone a major face-lift. Gone is the tiny bar, mirrored wall, closed-off kitchen, and secluded seating that you'd only find if you were heading to the bathroom. Bea showcases a long metal-topped bar surrounded by plentiful tables and bar stools, an open kitchen with a small chef's table, and an all-around ambiance that is more welcoming, fun, and relaxing. It's way more feng shui, in a way.
The Deal: Open less than a month, the crew at Bea is still trying to solidify things a bit. Perry tells us the dishes will be rotating every couple of weeks or so, but that the happy hour menu right now is a good representation of what they'll generally offer: chicken thigh bites, veal meatballs and linguine, rabbit pot pie, potato latke topped with duck confit and a poached egg, and sunchoke chips with chive crème fraîche. All of those things are only $5 each. The portions are not entree size, but if you order a couple, you'll leave satisfied if not full. Bea also gets extra points for offering booze during happy hour along with food. Fortunately, the trend of offering either-or seems to be fading. There's a white and a red wine for $5. The night we went, it was a French white and a Spanish red, generously poured. So generous, you'll have to stop at one glass if you want to pass the breathalyzer. Perry says the offerings may change, though "I'll probably leave the piquepoul (the French white) on because I love that wine and it's great in warm weather." There are also specialty cocktails that bartender Craig Schoen, late of Spur, creates each night depending on what Black is cooking. Well drinks are also $5, but beer is full-price.
Sunchoke chips & chive crème fraîche with a pale ale.
The Verdict: After asking chef Black to send us out a couple of things at his whim, we were served the veal meatballs, rabbit pot pie, and sunchoke chips. The chips are a must if you're craving a traditional salty bar snack. The veal meatballs are pretty stellar, but the linguine shouldn't be overlooked. It's been perfectly cooked and sauced the last two times we've eaten it. The rabbit pot pie, however, was the dish that most resembled an entree. The sauce was thick and unctuous, sticking to every bite of rabbit, carrots, peas and buttery crust. The $5 charge is mind-blowingly ridiculous considering that dish could have been a main course. There aren't many restaurants around town that serve dinner service-quality happy hour eats and generous, good-quality wines and craft cocktails at bargain prices. If the bar isn't packed every night between 5-6 for these deals, Seattle doesn't have its head screwed on tight enough. Here's hoping that after the dust settles, Perry and Black don't have a "What were we thinking?" moment and keep their happy hour intact. Oh, and they should totally rename it "Hap-Bea Hour."
Spaghetti and meatballs? Hardly.
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Once upon a time, in a bar near, near to here, there occurred a strange Happening which might be of interest to all of you Craigslistians. To wit, here is my tale...
So, I'm out at the Page on a Wednesday night, watching Justin and his buddy play their cover songs and having a great time hanging out with a good friend. As I was currently in a fuckbuddy situation and had my period (both facts to appear later), while I was wearing makeup, I was also wearing my glasses, had my hair up, not looking for any guy that night--just chilling with my girl. In no way was I looking for or expecting any male action that night. Lo and behold, Laid-Back Self soon becomes Drunk Self, who apparently is fairly appealing to like-minded Drunk Men. One, in a pin-striped suit, approached a bit too long after my third Long Island. (Note that Drunk Self co-habitates with Excruciatingly Honest self, much to My Self's chagrin.) The ensuing dialogue occurred:
Pin-Striped Suit: (small talk)
Drunk Self: (small talk)
PSS: So, do you have a boyfriend?
DS: No *giggles* but I'm fucking somebody.
PSS: Oh, really? Did you fuck him today?
DS: *more giggles* Noooo...
PSS: Why not? He not treating you right or something?
DS: Nooo, actually, I have my period.
PSS: Oh, my god, nothing turns me on more than a girl on the rag...
DS (incredulous(: Really? Why?
PSS: God, the smell, the taste, it's so erotic...I love it. I love eating out a woman on the rag.
DS: Wow, that's really weird...hey, um, I'll be right back, I need to pee.
PSS proceeds to pull out his wallet. "Hey, wait a minute..." DS stares, swaying a bit, as PSS pulls out a wad of $100 bills. "I'll give you a hundred bucks if you give me your used tampon."
DS considers for a moment. Well, longer than a moment, really. Does this make me a whore? Well, technically I'm not providing any sexual favors...it's a business transaction, plain and simple. Besides, it was just going to flushed away. Isn't this disgusting? Perhaps, but not MY issue. And, hell, I could use a free hundred bucks. Besides, my period has brought me enough shit over the years--it OWES me that hundred dollars, damnit.
So, with the ensuing rationalization in place, DS proceeds to the bathroom and commences with the transferance of the goods, so to speak. PSS did indeed fork over the $100, as well as proceeding to take the tampon in his mouth and CHEW ON IT, eyes rolling in ecstacy, before wrapping it back up and putting it in the pants pocket of his lovely pin-striped suit.
PSS: God, that's so good...here (pulls out the aforementioned wad of cash). $700 if I could just lick you, just once, for five seconds...
DS: I'm not a whore!
PSS: Please, you don't have to do anything...here....here's $1100, it's all I have in cash tonight...I can meet you here tomorrow night and give you more money, if that's what you want.
DS: *pausing to consider--more than her rent, after all* Nope, I'm really really sorry, but I just can't...
Shortly thereafter, DS exits with female friend and the most bizarre bar story to date in her life, at least.
Haven't been back to the Page since...though every time I have my period, I think of all the thousands of dollars I've literally flushed down the toilet.
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lack of understanding on your part there, chief. i said i was going to "myspace it", meaning, make it obnoxious. i never had a myspace account
not for nothing, you have attacked me personally from the jump from the get go, and i have not responded in kind. i have only attacked your argument
i have never posted in any of your threads until this one, and i have no idea who you are, or why you have sand in your panties about me. maybe you should let that go
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Twice laid off in a period of three years, Keri Robinson grew tired of the discouragement of job searching. "I was just like, 'Here I am in my house pants...I gotta get out!' You cannot job search all day or you're gonna stick a fork in your eye.'"
So she created the blog Lords and Ladies of Leisure (see her explanation of house pants and levels 1-5 thereof--5 being the most acceptable for public display), which has turned into the burgeoning social revolution of the same name, which has brought her to the brink of full-blown local stardom. First, she was featured on the virtual pages of West Seattle Blog, and last night King-5 put her on TV. "I was always that clown that said, 'One day I am gonna be on Ellen for something."But back to LOL, as she calls it on the eponymous blog. It's a collection of pink-slipped folks who get together for moral support, often at happy hours. "After you put your resume in that black hole, you can't just sit around waiting," she explains. "So we hit the happy hours early. We're all on a budget, so we try to get a couple drinks in [while they're cheap]. We're on the clock; it's just a different clock."
How does the group deal when one of its members gets jobs? "We haven't lost anyone yet," she says. But if they do, "I think we'll have to do some sort of ceremony releasing them. And celebrating them at the same time."
And what happens if she--the charismatic leader--has to return to the 9 to 5?
"I'm kinda nervous, cuz I don't wanna leave these people floating without me," she says. "I'll probably hand over the reins to one of my Pink Slip Ladies. There are a number of qualified candidates."
While she wants a job, she doesn't seem eager to give up this life of merry organizing. "I'm trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow up. I'm really liking this Pink Slip thing--bringing people together to create humor and fun. I've always been the connector."
Given those skills and her description of LOL as a "revolution", might she consider a run for one of the many offices up for election in November?
"No way," she says, laughing. "Politics are no fun...But I really want to do a Pink Slip Olympics, like they did in New York. Like, you've got 25 bucks, you need to go to the grocery store and get four meals and booze. I'm gonna try to make this happen even if I do get a job...Really, I'm just trying to get the word out, get people to bust out of their house pants...or bust out in their level 5 house pants."


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44 SCOTLAND STREET - Book 3
The residents and neighbors of 44 Scotland Street and the city of Edinburgh come to vivid life in these gently satirical, wonderfully perceptive serial novels, featuring six-year-old Bertie, a remarkably precocious boy—just ask his mother.
This just in from Edinburgh: the complicated lives of the denizens of 44 Scotland Street are becoming no simpler. Domenica Macdonald has left for the Malacca Straits to conduct a perilous anthropological… (plus)
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American Citizen Services is contacted daily regarding financial scams originating from overseas. While such schemes have long existed, the advent of the internet has greatly increased their prevalence. Individual Americans have lost considerable money on these scams, ranging from a few hundred dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars. We have provided a description of some common scams below.
TEA HOUSE SCAM: A young Chinese "English student," often female, offers to show you around town and then invites you to join her for tea at a nearby restaurant. When the bill comes, she leaves and the restaurant owners, usually very large men, force you to pay an exorbitant bill before you are allowed to leave the premises.
ART HOUSE SCAM: A young Chinese "art student" will approach you (often at large tourist sites) and will ask if you like art done by local students. The student will invite you to view the artwork at an art studio or gallery and will pour tea and provide snacks while introducing their art to you. The art student will then pressure you to buy their artwork and will demand some sort of compensation for their hospitality before you leave.
INTERNET DATING AND ROMANCE SCAM: A person you meet online claims to live outside of the U.S. and professes friendship, romantic interest, and/or marriage intentions over the Internet. Typically a connection is made, and the correspondent asks you to send money or credit card information for living expenses, travel expenses, or "visa costs." Sometimes, the correspondent notifies the American citizen that a close family member, like their mother or a child, is in desperate need of surgery and begins to request monetary assistance. Alternatively, the scam artist will suddenly disappear for a few days and resurface only to ask for money to help them return home. They also usually assert that they have asked the Embassy for help, only to be rebuffed.
DIVERSITY VISA SCAM: One widespread Diversity Visa (DV) scam e-mail instructs recipients to send money via Western Union to a fictitious person at the U.S. Embassy in London or other world capitals. If you have received this e-mail, you have been targeted by con artists. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES should money be sent to any address to participate in the DV Lottery. The Department of State's Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) does not send e-mail notification to DV entrants informing them of their winning entries.
All types of advance-fee scams have one point in common - the targeted person is led to believe that he or she has a chance to attain something of very great personal value (financial reward, a romantic relationship, etc) in return for a small up-front monetary outlay. As a general rule, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. To learn more about common used scams or if you have been a victim of an international scam please visit our website at http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/financial_scams/financial_scams_3155.html.
COACHING JOB SCAM: This scam includes requests for invitation letters and/or labor certifications for golf, tennis, football coaches or players and other proposed employment in China. The job offers often include very high wages and many benefits. Anyone considering accepting a job offer in China should NOT pay for their employment invitation documents, licensing fees, labor certifications, or any other up-front charges. The cost of obtaining and processing any needed documents are the responsibility of the Chinese employer and no legitimate company would ask the prospective employee to pay for them. In cases where Americans have sent money in response to such offers, they never hear from the "employer" again and are unable to get their money returned.
TEACHING JOB SCAM: After applying for an international teaching job in China from the United States, a representative from an international bilingual school offers you a teaching job with good conditions, salary, housing etc. When you arrive at the school, you find out that there is no job waiting for you. The representative offers to find you another job, but in the meantime you will have to pay for your own accommodation and living expenses. In some cases, you are actually offered a job, but either your salary is much lower than expected or accommodation and living expenses are not provided, in violation of the contract you signed. Most importantly, when your contact takes care of your Chinese visa, you will receive a tourist visa, rather than a working visa. Even though you are not aware of visa regulations, this is a violation of Chinese law which can result in severe penalties, including imprisonment, fines and deportation.


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