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The 4H Pledge. This Week is Our County's 4H fair. -- UPDATE --
I was in 4H when I was a kid, and now my children are in it. It's always fun to go to the fair soon after the judges place the infamous ribbons on the projects to see what award they received; the suspense and excitement is sort of like Christmas in July. For rural kids especially, the county fair is one of the highlights of summer.
When I was a kid, I didn't really notice the food vendors at the fair. Cotton candy, salt water taffy, hotdogs, and snow-cones were just a part of the package. No big deal.
Now, as a bonafide nutritarian, a person who has eaten nutrient-dense foods for a year, lost close to a hundred pounds, and got my health and life back in the process, the children's projects didn't catch my attention as much as the many obese bellies that literally saturated the landscape. It was shocking.
As I entered the food pavilion area, one of the main attractions of the fair, the shock factor increased. I sat down on one of the picnic tables, strategically placed in the middle of over twenty, food vendor booths: cheesy-spiral-fried spuds, double cheese sirloin burgers, elephant ears, funnel cakes, cotton candy, snow-cones, lemon shake-ups, cream filled pumpkin rolls, ice-cream cones, gooey pastries, fountain drinks, foot long corn dogs, and salt water taffy, just to name a few.
It was at that moment, the 4H pledge, the one recited at every club meeting by the youth of America, came to mind:
I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service and my health to better living, for my club, my community, my country, and my world.
Junk food is literally killing us. As a nation, we are in crisis. We must all band together to fight this creeping destruction of America. Unwise food choices are not only destroying our health and economy, but also our values, our dignity, and our environment.
Fast forward to five years from now…hard working farmers and 4H clubs band together to help save the lives of the American heartland. There are fresh produce stands sprinkled all throughout the nation's county fairs that say, "Let's save America. Get fit and healthy. Reject junk food. Support local farmers." These stands would sell cherries, melons, ice cones made with local fruits, nourishing bean soups, little sacks of nuts and seeds, and locally grown greens made into fresh salads with a delicious, cinnamon-cashew-apple dressing drizzled on top.
Maybe we can enlist the 4H leaders and youth of this nation to help with the rescue efforts. After all, it's their pledge.
May we all pledge clear minds and healthy bodies to better living for our community, our country, and our world!
UPDATE: Dr. Fuhrman wrote a follow up to this: Not Only At The 4H Fair But Everywhere
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Having never been in 4H, I had never heard this pledge before. It is amazing how we can do and say things for tradition's sake and never have it register why we do them. I'm guessing the treats at the fair began when everyone ate healthy at home, and a trip to the fair was something special and outside the routine. Now we are saturated with those foods everywhere we turn and don't even think twice about them being not treats but meals! We have fairs in our town nearly every weekend during the summer and I don't believe I have ever seen a healthy food stand. I wonder what it would take to get the promoters to allow such a thing?
How about the recipe for cinnamon cashew apple dressing?
Hi Emily,
I had the same experience at an event I was at this weekend ("Laura Ingalls Wilder days" in Depere, Wisconsin). I was struck by not just the obesity of so many people but by how unhealthy most people looked. I am not judgmental by nature. I stumbled on this healthy eating thing by accident. Until then I had no idea how much what you eat affects your health. So I don't look down on people who are unhealthy. I'm just struck by what a tragedy this is. We are the richest country in the world and we are letting a powerful corrupt food industry and government mislead our society into thinking what you eat doesn't matter and that drugs will cure everything.
Thanks for your post. I hope we can start spreading the word that people can take control of their healthy and reap immense happiness as a result.
What does this tel me about health? What is a "nutritarian"? What is the point of this?
I made a comment last week on Emilys other post and this will be my last remark on this blog. I will not be reading as much anymore.
Posts like this come off as babble.I don't get it. What information is buried in here? Nothing. It is so convoluted.
Miss boller, you should ask yourself, before writing - why should someone care about this article?Becuase as it is now, its boring and provides no valuable info
Stephanie, "nutritarian" is the term coined by Dr Fuhrman to summarize his style of eating.
I attended a soccer tournament to watch my grandkids play this past weekend. The vendors offered kettle corn, icees, hot dogs, chips and candy. What ever happened to cut up oranges at soccer games? Most parents now bring gatorade and some packaged, processed "treat" to share. When there's no time to go home between games, fast food restaurants are frequented. This is routine for many parents who also stop to pick up dinners during the week after soccer practice (or some similar activity). I understand the plight of the working parent, but there is a responsibility to teach our children the importance of good nutrition. My hope is that we wake up as a nation and realize that we have one body and one life. Let's make the most of it!
I'm sorry, but what is the difference between this article or the articles about bananas, CSA's or canned chicken? If you don't like the article, don't read it. I don't understand such frustration over a blog.
Excellent writing Emily. I know we have discussed this issue of "Fair Food" on Dr. Fuhrman's site, but it is great to get this message out to other folks. The 4H pledge is great and should give many something to think about. It really would be wonderful if someday we could get healthy foods at fairs and festivals!
We had lunch at a PF Chang's the other day. Like many places, they have plenty of unhealthy items on their menu. However, they are more than willing to cook to order. I found it intersting that there wasn't one overweight staff member from greeters to cooks. On the other hand more than half of the patrons were overweight to obese and filling themselves with fried and heavily sauced foods. Very sad.
Brilliant post!! I had also never heard the 4-H pledge, even though growing up in Iowa and Wyoming, I knew plenty of 4-H kids. The spirit of the pledge is very powerful.
I love the idea of healthy food stands. I have noticed that even our local "farmer's market" does not have very many healthy food stand options. I love the idea of brainstorming ways to bring healthier food to the masses. You are on the right track and encouraging the rest of us to "think globally - act locally".
Thanks for the inspiration and motivation. It will help me stay on the nutritarian track this week - and make me think twice before giving in to my kids' pleas for "goodies". Even better, it will make me rethink what a "goodie" actually is....
Love (and gratitude for another thought-provoking post),
4H always makes me sad - thinking about kids raising animals only to have them sold to be butchered.
Anyone else see the article on chocolate covered bacon on a stick? It's the new rage at the Wisconsin state fair. There's an MI on a stick for ya.
Yes, we live in a culture that promotes high fat, low nutrient, processed foods as standard diet fare; not a special, once-in-a-great-while treat.
It really is time for all of us to wake-up, and seriously evaluate our own contributions to the American nutrition and health crisis, for it's the little toddlers of today that may never know what green beans, brocolli, or carrots are.
I continue to invite your stimulating dialogue: comments, questions, struggles, concerns, and will write future posts to respond to them.
Jeanne - I'll post that cinnamon/cashew/apple dressing recipe.
Stephanie - I'll succintly explain the nutritarian lifestyle.
Community interaction will benefit all of us in this exciting journey of getting our health back, and staying healthy!
"When sailors have to move a heavy load or raise an anchor, they all sing together to keep them up and give them vim."
-Vincent Van Gogh (excerpt taken from "Scribbling in the Sand" by Michael Card, p. 110)
Emily Boller
I have to agree with Stephanie J. I like this blog a lot. Been reading for about a year. And I can see why so many people don't like the new author. Nothing against Emily Boller, but her writing is choppy and hard to read, I don't like the content (too flowery and self-absorbed), and seems to appeal only to people in Dr. Fuhrman's (who I like a lot) members center. This will eventually exclude other readers. Its a shame.
With heart and love.
Debbie Finkel
I understand I'm full well capable of skipping over articles that I deem irrelevant or dislike after the first paragraph but these self absorded recollections are serving as a travesty to a blog that is otherwise focused, informative and objective.
Good stuff Emily. Your writing triggered some thoughts on the subject and inspired me to post some words as well.
It is socially acceptable to be unhealthy. It is cool. It is just being part of the pack. It is not socially acceptable to go against the pack, eating habits & lifestyle changes included.
Some of my relatives and acquaintances all give me a hard time because I am not fat like them. They will say with great concern, "You are getting very thin, are you ok?". I am at a perfectly healthy weight and by them suggesting me to eat more to "put meat on my bones" they are just repeating falsehoods that comfort them. It is impossible to put more meat on ones bones by eating more, the only way to put more meat on ones bones is to exercise AND eat more. Just eating more without the exercise only leads to one outcome, "putting more fat on my meat".
Now, is it socially acceptable for me to go up to someone and say "You are getting fat are you ok?"? Of course not, they would be very offended even though they clearly have more health risks than I do.
When we stand out from the pack we get criticized and put down. This is why it is important to really surround yourself with the best peer group you can. Tony Robbins always says "you are only as good as your peer group" or something to that effect.
If you hang around heroin addicts there is a good chance you will become one. Just like hanging out with Saddies (SAD Eaters) you will most likely adopt the same habits as they do and if you try to strive to do better many will do their best to bring you down to their level in order to make themselves feel better about their own bad habits. It is a comforting thing. Humans don't like change, they like constants.
The nutritarian revolution is just beginning!
Did this post make anyone else hungry for junk food? Did you really have to make us stare at a picture of cotton candy? I read this blog for support not to inspire cravings.
I love where you were trying to go with this post, but honestly between the enticing picture and all the talk of the fair you brought back my childhood and made me hungry to go to the fair.
Yes, Elijah!
The change of one person is a transformation.
The change of many is a revolution!
We need a nutrition/health revolution! We need changed minds through correct information concerning nutrition that lead to excellent health.
Then, and only then, will our bodies change.
Then, and only then, will our children get a jump start on quality nutrition that will lead them into a lifetime of excellent health.
Say no to drugs.
Say no to drinking and driving.
Say no to texting and driving.
Say no to junk food.
If we, as a nation, don't wake up to the seriousness of the malnutrition crisis that we are currently in, and change, the bus hut sign in front of Cincinnati Children's Hospital may come true, "Are we feeding our children to death? This may be the first generation of kids not to outlive their parents."
"Be the change you wish to see in the world." -Gandhi
You are not alone in the journey to excellent health.
Let's all stick together, get healthy together, and change the current plight of this nation!
Bring on the nutritarian revolution!
Emily Boller
Greg makes a great point about how easy it is for triggers to set our thoughts off in a direction we really don't want to follow. We are a generation conditioned to crave junk simply by seeing a drawing of cotton candy! That is the beauty of eating nutrient-dense food. We can be rid of the cravings for all that stuff simply by eating well to begin with. I think that is the direction Emily is pointing us to--connecting our children's memories to healthy, nutrient-rich foods in the same way we've been conditioned to salivate at a drawing on a computer screen. I don't know about you, but that is motivation for me!
Ditto, Debbie Finkel!! You've hit the nail on the head.
Good job Emily for encouragement to treat our bodies to good health. It's too bad that we've been conditioned to crave cotton candy when we see a pic of it but the more we set our minds to nutrional eating, the stronger we become against giving in to those cravings. It's that way with alot of things in life. The more you "walk in the way" the stronger you are and the more habitually you do it. Keep writing. I like your style and the info you give us is that it can be done and good health is attainable!
That is so gross. I can't believe it!!!!!! Can you imagine ever eating something like that! Only on a reality show.
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Non-Stop Action and Suspense at 40,000 Feet: Both of these featurettes are brief glimpses behind the scenes, featuring interviews with the cast and crew. It offers you a look at what the set was like that they had to work on day after day, but unfortunately the content here is very superficial, so there's not much to be learned from either of them.
"Non-Stop" is an engaging mystery filled with thrills that's sure to keep you guessing with every twist and turn of the story. The ending could have used a little more work to make it more believable, but in a film like this, it's hardly anything to complain about. Again, it may not reinvent the genre, but if you're looking for a solid 100 minutes of entertainment, then "Non-Stop" is just the ticket.
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03/10/2011 Freedom Watch w/ Tom McClintock, Dennis Kucinich, Kirsten Powers, Col. Douglas Macgregor, Darcy Olson, more
Here is the Thursday, March 10th, 2011 edition of Freedom Watch with Judge Andrew Napolitano.
Here is the Thursday, March 10th, 2011 edition of Freedom Watch with Judge Andrew Napolitano.
Thanks so much for having these videos available.
The Left always says things like "I'm all for competition" or "I'm all for freedom of speech" etc. ad nauseum. Then, they proceed to explain why there are opposed to the very same thing. I don't see how they get past the cognitive dissonance.
It would be great to hear the Judge do a retake of this segment, injecting his analysis!:
CONGRESS: When are you going to put the iddiot out of the oval office who is there. We have NO business being there and even tho he will not call it a war Gaddahfi said it would be a long drawn out war. I believe we should DEMAND obamas resignation or impeach him. He has violated the constitution and that MUST NOT be ignored he has made the worse mistake than any other past person in the oval office has and obama is the BIGGEST mistake and embarrassment to this country ever. I say all of this it does not have anything to do with if he is a Democrat or Republican or if he is black or white, it is a matter of obama has no idea or experience on how to perform his duties and he HAS violated the constitution laws.
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No parent wants to discover their child's suicide note; to do so would be a total nightmare. Imagine if the parent found the note only to discover it was a school creative writing assignment. Jessica Barrish, an English teacher at a New York City private school asked her student to write a suicide note based on the novel, "The Secret Live of Bees."
The New York Post broke the news on June 12. The student in Ms. Barrish's class were as young as 14- years-old. The task was set to have the student justify why they had committed suicide. "We were pretty stunned at the scope of the assignment," a father of a ninth-grade student spoke. "We thought this was such an outrageous assignment for a 12-year-old to get," he continued.
Barrish said the point of the assignment was to have the writers channel the fictitious character May Boatwright by writing in a first person point of view. "How would you justify ending your life? What reason would you give?" the project asked.
Do you think the teacher was wrong for this assignment?
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In SAGA GIS there is a "Crop to Data" module (in Grid Tools module library), which performs the task. But this would require you to import your Geotif with the GDAL import module, process it in SAGA, and finally export it as Geotif again with the GDAL export module. Best regards, Volker On 10/25/2012 05:32 PM, katrin eggert wrote: > Hello > No I don't know where my valid pixels are. > Any alternative? > > 2012/10/25 Kyle Shannon <kyle <at> pobox.com> > >> Katrin, >> Do you know where you valid pixels are in the image? If so, >> gdal_translate with -srcwin would work: >> >> kyle <at> ubuntu:~$ gdal_translate -srcwin xoff yoff 60 100 in.tif out.tif >> >> where xoff, yoff are the number of pixels from the image origin that your >> valid region begins(pixels, lines). See >> http://gdal.org/gdal_translate.html for more info. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 8:05 AM, katrin eggert <katrineggert1980 <at> gmail.com >>> wrote: >> >>> Greetings >>> I have a Geotif with only one Layer with a size of 6000x5000 but from >>> which I only have a square of 60x100 with bvalid pixels. the remaining are >>> NOdata. The problem is that this Geotiff is a big file 90MB and without >>> these NoData values I would have a much smaller raster. >>> How can I generate a new Geotiff without these noValid values and with >>> extent adjusted to the valid pixels? >>> Thank you >>> Regards, >>> Katrin E. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> gdal-dev mailing list >>> gdal-dev <at> lists.osgeo.org >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/gdal-dev >>> >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > gdal-dev mailing list > gdal-dev <at> lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/gdal-dev >


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When I recently upgraded my iPod Touch to iOS 4.1, I had to re-sync all my apps and music. The thing is only about half of my apps synced successfully. I wasn't completely devastated and just downloaded the ones that really wanted again. There is one app that I'd really like back, but I will have to pay for it again.
Is there a way to just re-sync a single app back to my iPod? It is a game and has all my saved data on it.


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In a recent interview with Theo Rossi, who plays Juice in the hit biker drama "Sons of Anarchy,"shared by International Business Times on Thursday, fans can expect to see more nudity in the final season. When it comes to who will be doing more nude scenes, the answer was a bit muddy, but it sounds like Jax and possibly Juice will have some bare scenes this season.
Specifically, Rossi says that a naked Juice is never good. His previous nude scenes included him wearing a diaper, and then again when Gemma had her fist in his mouth forcing him to throw up the pills he took when he tried to kill himself after murdering Darmody for her silence. However, when Jax is naked, he's either in the shower, on top of a girl, or somehow showing off his huge back tattoo. It always looks cool.
In this coming season, It's expected that Jax will likely be riding nomad, looking for his wife's killers. Juice likely won't be hanging around in the clubhouse either, since he is already on Jax's bad side. Now that Jax is on the hunt, Juice will have even more reason to lay low and go into hiding because it's likely that Jax will kill him when he finds out. Rossi says that he has dreamed of being the last man standing, but if it were possible it would be because he was hiding in the leaves, trying to be discrete.
Filming for the final season will begin next month, and fans are dying to see how things will turn out. There are several big arcs that Kurt Sutter has already developed and there are many ends to tie up, however, it's been stated that he doesn't plan on killing everyone off because they have grown to be like family to many fans.
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Planning a home improvement project this year? If so, you're not alone. The remodeling industry has shown solid growth for the past two years and there's no sign it's letting up. Experts say some 43 million homeowners a year attempt a do-it-yourself project, and an estimated one in five suffers an injury.
"All of us will attempt DIY projects at some point in our life. Let's face it, it's fun, it's your house, you enjoy doing things to make it a better place, but you need to know whether you are getting yourself in over your head. If it's a project you've never tackled you might consider consulting with a professional. People don't realize that the pros may offer some advice. They may charge you for an hour of consultation which might save you a lot of headaches," said Angie Hicks, Angie's List.
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Kate Dimitrova
Assist Professor Art History
|Alfred University Contact Info
PhD: History of Art & Architecture
University of Pittsburgh, 2008
MA: History of Art & Architecture
University of Pittsburgh, History of Art & Architecture, 1999
BA: Visual Arts
University of California, San Diego, 1996
Artist's Statement
"Now, more than ever, in view of today's predominately visual culture, an informed understanding of the role and impact of the visual arts serves to expand students' perspectives and raise their awareness and appreciation of the richness of our culturally diverse world. When teaching the history of art, one of my primary objectives is to guide students in the acquisition of skills that will be necessary for their future careers. The ability to communicate complex arguments (both orally and in writing), to think critically and to become visually literate provide students with the building blocks required for their professional development in whatever field their future career may be. One of the great rewards of teaching for me occurs when a student develops the skills to analytically engage with the discourses of art history and leaves the class with a continued thirst for knowledge."
|Current Research
Identity politics and sexual politics in the late Middle Ages.
Role of medieval art in mediating the body politic and defining spaces of political, religious, and social power.
Performative and semiotic functions of textiles in the Middle Ages.
Royal and ecclesiastical tapestry patronage in medieval Spain, France and Flanders.
Medieval workshop practices (manuscripts, textiles, stained glass).
Secular themes and iconography in medieval art.
Reception theory.
|Selected Publications
Edited Books:
Dressing the Part: Textiles as Propaganda in the Middle Ages, Kate Dimitrova and Margaret Goehring, editors (Turnhout: Brepols: 2012), in draft.
"Too Hot to Handle: Sexual Politics in the Art of Louise Bourgeois and a Late Medieval Tapestry," redrafting as per editorial suggestions.
"À la manière française: les modèles du XIVe siècle et la création des tapisseries offertes à la cathédrale de Saragosse par Dalmau de Mur," in El Trecento en obres: Art de Catalunya i Art d'Europa al segle XIV, ed. Rosa Alcoy (Barcelona: Universitat de Barcelona, 2009), 479–487.
"Un aspect méconnu de l'histoire de la Passion: une étude iconographique de Ponce Pilate dans la réalisation des tapisseries de Saragosse," Art sacré 27 (2009), 89-95.
"Class, Sex and the Other: The Representation of Peasants in a Late Medieval Tapestry Set," Viator 38, no. 2 (2007): 85-125.
Book Reviews:
Pontius Pilate: Antisemitism and the Passion in Medieval Art, by Colum Hourihane (Princeton University Press, 2009), in draft for Southeastern College Art Conference Review.
European Tapestries in the Art Institute of Chicago, ed. by Koenraad Brosens (Art Institute of Chicago/Yale University Press, 2008) in Medievalia et Humanistica, n.s. no. 36 (2010): 133–137.
The Bayeux Tapestry: New Interpretations, ed. by Martin K. Foys, Karen Eileen Overbey, Dan Terkla (Boydell Press, 2009), in caa.reviews (November 3, 2010).
Merchants, Princes and Painters: Silk Fabrics in Italian and Northern Paintings, 1300–1550, by Lisa Monnas (Yale University Press, 2009) in caa.reviews (October 22, 2009).
Weaving Sacred Stories: French Choir Tapestries and the Performance of Clerical Identity, by Laura Weigert (Cornell University Press, 2004), in Studies in Iconography 27 (2006): 197–200.
02/2010 College Art Association Conference, Chicago, IL Session Organizer and Co-Chair (2 sessions): "Dressing the Part: Textiles as Propaganda in the Middle Ages".
10/2009 International Center of Medieval Art Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA "Seats of Judgment: An Iconographic Investigation into the Roles of the Sanhedrin Judges Portrayed in the Zaragoza Passion Tapestries".
05/2009 International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI"Weaving through the Via Crucis: Artistic "Spatial Imagination" and the Navigation of Space in the Passion Tapestries at Zaragoza Cathedral".
10/2007 Rencontre avec le Partimoine religieux, Angers, France "Un aspect méconnu de l'histoire de la Passion: Une étude iconographique de Ponce Pilate dans la réalisation des tapisseries de Saragosse".
05/2007 Universitat de Barcelona, Història de l'Art Conference, Barcelona, Spain "À la manière française: les modèles du XIVe siècle et la création des tapisseries offertes à la cathédrale de Saragosse par Dalmau de Mur".
03/2007 Séminaire « LLL » d'art médiéval, Journées d'études, Lille, France "Turning the Pages: In Search of Manuscript Models for the Zaragoza Passion Tapestries".
04/2006 Institut national d'histoire de l'art, Paris, France "La France, carrefour artistique de l'Europe: le rôle des Valois dans la conception et l'acquisition d'une tenture flamande par un mécène espagnol du XVe siècle".
02/2006 College Art Association Conference, Boston, MA "Too Hot to Handle: Sexual Politics in Louise Bourgeois and Medieval Tapestry".
05/2005 Commission for Educational Exchange between the U.S.A., Belgium and Luxembourg: The Fulbright Program, Brussels, Belgium "Finding Threads in Flanders: Artistic Sources and Models for a Late Medieval Tapestry Set".
07/2004 International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds, England "Warp and Woof: Power and Politics of Dalmau de Mur's Tapestries at Zaragoza Cathedral".
02/2004 Journée d'étude, Université de Pau, France "Snip-and-Tuck: Twentieth-century Reception and Anti-eroticism of a Late Medieval Tapestry" (also presented in 2003 at the International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI).
04/2003 Mid-West Art History Society Meeting, University of Pittsburgh, PA "The 'Tapestries' Digitization Project at the Getty: Common Issues Involved with the Digitizing, Cataloging and Describing of Photographs".
10/2002 Frick Fine Arts Colloquium, University of Pittsburgh, PA "The Representation of Peasants in Late Medieval Tapestry" (also presented in 2001 at Convivium: The Siena Center for Medieval Art and Early Modern Studies Conference, Albany, NY).
|Awards, Grants, and Fellowships
Arts and Sciences Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, 2007–08.
American Society for Hispanic Art Historical Studies Photographs Grant, 2007.
Samuel H. Kress Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in the History of Art at the Institut national d'histoire de l'art, Paris, 2005–07.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (declined), 2005–06
American Society for Hispanic Art Historical Studies Photographs Grant, Honorable Mention, 2005.
Fulbright Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Belgium, 2004–05.
Walter Read Hovey Award, Pittsburgh. Foundation, 2004
Program for Cultural Cooperation Grant between Spain's Ministry of Culture and United States' Universities, 2004
Ruth Crawford Mitchell Merit Award, University of Pittsburgh (declined), 2004
Arts and Sciences PBC and Alumni Travel Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, 2004
Graduate Student Organization Travel Grant, University of Pittsburgh, 2004
Graduate and Professional Student Association Travel Grant, University of Pittsburgh, 2004
Center for West European Studies Travel Grant, University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Medieval and Renaissance Studies Travel Grant, University of Pittsburgh, 2003, 2004
Wilkinson Travel Grant, University of Pittsburgh, 2003, 2004
Friends of Frick Fine Arts Travel Grant, University of Pittsburgh, 2003
Edward James Foundation Grant, West Dean College, England, 2000M
Cum Laude Honors, University of California, San Diego, 1996
Russell Foundation Grant, University of California, San Diego, 1996
Provost's Honors, University of California, San Diego, 1993–96
|Professional Experience
Visiting Assistant Professor, Wells College, 2009–11 Visiting Lecturer, University of California, San Diego, 2008–09.
Teaching Fellow, University of Pittsburgh, PA, 2003–04 Lecturer, Extension Program, University of California, Los Angeles, 2001–02.
Collections Cataloger, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, 2000–02.
Graduate Intern, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, 1999.
Teaching Assistant, University of Pittsburgh, PA, 1997–99.
|Classes Taught
Ancient Art and Architecture
Art Historical Methods
Foundations Survey: Renaissance to Baroque
Islamic Art and Architecture in the Mediterranean World
Italian Renaissance Art
Medieval Art and Architecture
Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts
Northern Renaissance Art


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Well, here we are. It is already 2012. Here we are already three and a half weeks into the new year and some changes are already on their way. The world will end.
Well, not exactly. The world will still physically be here after December 21, 2012, but it may very well signal a new era, a new way of doing things. But that has already been going on for some time hasn't it? We just haven't noticed. The world as we know it is coming to an end.
Think about it. There is a spiritual, social and political change coming and we are witnessing it. There is a new world order. It was predicted many years ago and has been in the works for many years now. But 2012 may symbolically represent the actual transition into the new era. There will be changes in government and style of government. There will be changes in society and culture. New discoveries will be made in the future that will radically change the way we see the universe and ourselves.
People are probably asking, "Will the world suddenly be converted to an Islamic caliphate by jihad and everyone will be bowing to Mecca?" Or "Will the Communists and Marxists take over the world?", or "Will the Christian Fundamentalist right wing establish a theocracy in the United States and establish Jesusland?" or "Will the Jews, who control much of the money in the world, somehow establish power and take over the world?" Probably not! It's more complicated than that.
Muslims cannot take over the world. They simply don't have the money or the physical resources. Yes, they have lots of oil, but they have spent much of their money waging jihad against the civilized world and funding frivolous projects and most of the Islamic world is simply broke. And even, if somehow, they did manage to take over the world, they wouldn't know what to do with it. Controlling a whole world is a huge responsibility and they wouldn't be up to it. As soon as they turned the last nation on Earth to an Islamic state, they would suddenly turn on each other and wage war against each other. And as soon as the Muslims would turn and wage war against each other, non Muslims who are left would then take control back from them. The boundaries of the Islamic world are roughly the same as they were 500 years ago. Yes there are Muslims now in every civilized nation on Earth, but do you think that the richest and most powerful people in the world are going to let a bunch of people still living in the seventh century CE take all their wealth and money away from them and all their political power they have? Not likely!
The same problem with the Communists. Neo Marxism is now becoming more popular among academics. But it is just simply a rehash and revision of old Marxism. But old Marxism didn't work, and new Marxism won't work either. The chief failure of Communism, Socialism, and Marxism in general is their failure to take human nature into consideration and the laws of nature. You need competition to stimulate growth. Marxism defuses competition in an attempt to level the playing field. It tries to create a truly egalitarian society. But once you destroy competition, you destroy all motivation to improve and grow. In other words, the system stagnates. And stagnation is a prelude to extinction. The world is a dynamic place -- you need dynamics to survive. For all its evils, capitalism utilizes the dynamics of the natural world and will continue to survive. Despite humans' attempts to modify the laws of nature, they only wind up creating artificial systems that still utilize a modified form of the laws of nature. And, of course, the other reason that Communism won't succeed, is competition itself, from other ideologies and social and political beliefs.
Fundamentalist Christians, like their Muslim counterparts, live in a dream land. Yes, in theory, fundamentalist Christians could hijack the 2012 election and create a virtual theocratic state of Jesusland in the United States. But the results would be devastating. Instead of creating a rich and prosperous America as they promise, America would spiral down into an abyss of misery and decay. Take a look at history. Every theocratic state that has ever existed has always created the same thing. And it doesn't matter whose religion it is. They create bigoted, socially and religiously intolerant nations with utterly myopic visions of the world. They always tend to create totalitarian societies. Jesusland would be no different. In fact, if the fundamentalists were to actually succeed in creating such a nation, it would look little different than a Sharia state in the Islamic world. There is a reason Jefferson insisted on a wall of separation of church and state! No, the Fundamentalist Christians won't be taking over anytime soon. There are too many people with too much to lose including the politicians.
Is has been falsely perceived that the Jews could be perceived to take over the world because of their control of the purse strings of the world. All this hype comes from a fictive document called "Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion." which alleges that the Jews have a secret plot to control the world through controlling all the key elements of business, industry, and economics in the world. The idea works on paper, but not in real life. Even if the document were real, it is highly doubtful that Jews would have enough clout to actually pull it off. The Jews are smart, but not that smart. And of course, there are so few of them. Of course, they do have influence even for the few that they are. That part is true, and they certainly are smart to gain as much influence over finance, industry and business as possible. But there are approximately only some 20 million Jews world wide, and most live in Israel and in the United States, this out of some 7 billion people worldwide. In order to even have one percent of the world's population, they would need some 70 million people. Minority controlled societies generally have to have somewhere between 3 to 5 percent to effectively control a society from within by controlling all of its main functions and most minority controlled societies have more than that. (Whites in South Africa during Apartheid had roughly 20 percent of the population of South Africa.) The Jews simply don't have the numbers. They would need some 200 million to 350 million people world wide in order to even have a chance to control the world. And they would need representation in every nation on Earth, which they don't. There are nations on Earth with no Jews at all. Muslims actually have a better chance; they have the numbers, at 1.5 billion, but they, as we have already seen, are terrible with money!
No, the above scenarios are not likely to happen.
There is another scenario which is far more likely, although it may seem fantastic, something out of a science fiction film or book. For some, to contemplate this may be frightening, but it nonetheless is already reality and it is now virtually impossible to stop it. It is the rise of the Machine State. Seems incredible?
It is not at all incredible. It has been happening since the 1980's and is continuing now. Nearly all humans on Earth are bound by it and are connected by it. The Machine State is already here. It just has not reached its full potential and power, but it is here.
The Machine State is a world wide state controlled by an alliance of human beings and machines. Actually, in later years, it might be more like cyborgs. No, it won't be quite like the Borg in Star Trek, nor the Cylons of Battlestar Galactica nor the Daleks of Dr. Who, but human beings and machines will start to form a kind of symbiotic relationship and create a new world order from it.
With machines, things are now possible that were only fantasy years ago. With computers, it is now possible to create real or virtual reality, so to the point that they are virtually indistinguishable. Fantasy and reality are slowly being blended together. Dreams are now in the process of becoming real.
This has profound implications for society in general including government, social order, and religion. It is likely that we will see a return to a more primitive religion similar to that of ancient shamans and a religion based more on individual experience rather than dogma. The machines will, in fact, create a whole new religion and a whole new industry devoted to it.
The society of Earth will evolve into a beneficent dictatorship with a quasi religious hierarchy and a systemic social order based on both proficiency in the Machine and physical prowess. This is most likely the future of Earth.
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Justin Bieber often seems like he'll not be content until he conquers all forms of popular music—pop, dance, hip-hop, R&B and country having already been taken down by the Ontarian tyke. But what about musical theater? Bieber undoubtedly has a rich future in acting, and we know he can sing and move and whatnot, so the live arts seem a natural follow for him. Cameron Mackintosh, producer of a Canadian staging of the classic "Les Miserables," hopes that the pop star will see things this way as well. Sez Mackintosh:
You're going to have a completely new, all-Canadian production opening at the Royal Alex in July, 2012 . I would love to hear Justin Bieber sing 'Empty Chairs at Empty Tables'. Please spread the word that he'd be more than welcome in the show.
Well, sure, Cam, we'll tell him if we see him. And perhaps he'll be fine with playing Marius, the character that fellow musical young'n Nick Jonas got his theatrical sea legs playing in London. But if you're gonna land The Bieb, you better be prepared to offer him Jean Valjean—Bieber doesn't do well with his name anywhere but first in that playbill. Just sayin'.


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Imagine a campus cafeteria and you probably picture a sterile room with limited menu options. But that's not the case at UNT – home to five modern cafeterias and 13 innovative retail dining locations.
UNT's Dining Services, an in-house operation, constantly works to vanquish the bland. In fact, they have implemented several student feedback programs, including a Student Food Advisory Board and a secret shopper program, to continually improve the dining experience at UNT.
Bill McNeace, executive director of dining says that good food and a good dining experience helps the university recruit and retain students.
"There is a big difference between getting the food almost right and getting it right," said McNeace. "Everyone eats, so everyone is an expert, which is good for us because that means that we get plenty of suggestions on how to improve. We take each suggestion seriously and are thankful that UNT's students take the time to communicate with us."
Dining Services staff preparing vegan meals.
Based on student feedback, Dining Service rolled out two new concepts this fall – an all-vegan cafeteria at Maple Hall and a Southern, home-style experience at West Hall. Dining also introduced the Bruceteria, a complete overhaul of the Bruce Hall cafeteria.
Maple's Mean Greens and West's Southern comfort food
Ken Botts, special projects manager for UNT Dining Services, oversaw the development of the new concepts at Maple and West. Botts says the projects were made possible by the fact that UNT has five cafeterias, while most other universities only have one or two.
"Having five general purpose cafeterias allows us to maximize our resources and offer more options to the UNT community," says Botts.
Botts says for years the two top requests made by students have been for more vegan and vegetarian options and more Southern food. These requests were the impetus for the new concepts at Maple and West.
Students dining at Mean Greens.
In addition to the changes to the menu, dining also overhauled the look and feel of the cafeteria's themselves. Maple, also known as Mean Greens, now includes bright wall graphics of fresh fruits and vegetables. West added a hot sauce wall and a barrel of peanuts. Botts says the changes to the atmosphere and décor help the university move away from a traditional cafeteria experience and more toward a restaurant experience.
Bruce Hall's Bruceteria
In addition to revamping Maple and West, the dining team also did a complete remodel of the cafeteria located in Bruce Hall, one of the campus' oldest residence halls. The facility, now named the Bruceteria, is slated to open later this fall.
The dining team requested student feedback throughout the redesign process and included student-requested features, such as an expanded and more open service area.
"I like that you can be heard. I feel like having an opportunity to sit down with the executive director of dining and his staff is more productive than just posting a comment on the wall and waiting for a response," says Elizabeth George, president of UNT's Student Food Advisory Board.
The Bruceteria also includes a fresh pizza and pasta line, which allows guests to watch the dining staff cook dishes from scratch. And the remodel incorporated a new dish return system that eliminates trays and makes the hall more environmentally sustainable.
More diverse flavor options
Students ordering from the Khush Roti stand.
Students asked Dining Services to bring more diverse flavors to campus, which brought about Khush Roti, The Angry Friar and Lee's Grilled Cheese.
Khush Roti, a food stand serving sandwiches near the General Academic Building, offers ingredients and flavors including garam masala, Tandoori chicken, and Cubano-style brisket. The Angry Friar and Lee's Grilled Cheese are both independently-owned food trucks that UNT contracts to provide students with additional dining options.
The two trucks share a spot near the UNT Language Building. Lee's Grilled Cheese serves modern variations of the traditional grilled cheese sandwich during the lunch rush, and the Angry Friar, a green double-decker bus converted into a food truck, offers fish and chips in the evening.
Dining also responded to students requests for Starbucks products by opening a café and coffee shop in the new 180,000 square foot Business Leadership Building. The Biz Café is a one-stop shop for students on the go. Students can grab cereal for breakfast, pre-made salads and sandwiches at lunch or dinner and authentic Starbucks drinks throughout the day.
"When we planned the new Business Leadership Building, we wanted spaces that would build a greater sense of community," says College of Business Dean Finley Graves. "The BizCafé is open from early morning to evening class times -- meaning students don't even have to leave the building to eat. They can share meals with their classmates right here."
Visit the Dining Services web site for a full list of UNT's dining facilities, as well as hours and menus.
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Just wondering who lets their bartenders drink while working.
Just wondering who lets their bartenders drink while working.
The big trouble with allowing anyone on staff to drink during the shift are the repercussions on both you and your business that your insurance may not cover due to negligence.....
Aside from the ABC law which nationwide forbids any employee within a licensed establishment from consuming alcohol you also have to think about the more likely problems.
A few include:
Should that bartender be involved in an accident of any kind, whether or not it was the fault of alcohol it will be triggered as an alcohol induced accident of which you may be found a liable party.
Two different bartenders may react differently to two shots, one may drink them like water whilst the other may have significant motor skills issues.
If you allow them to drink, and they make an error of any kind which creates termination they have significant grounds for terminating without cause. Withholding of tips is a federal and state offense that could find the employer liable for significant penalties.
There are plenty of strategies to making a customer feel at home without having to consume liquor - in many environments a customer will want to buy a bartender a drink but that revenue comes with a price.
In instances where you strongly feel they should be able to drink then a secondary solution could be to recommend the bartenders have a "fake bottle" which is just water instead of vodka or similar and they use this bottle for their "fake" drinks.
The net question is what do you have to lose and is it really worth it?
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I say no but turn a blind eye to a shot here and there bought by a customer. I never could drink and work but I dont know many bartenders that dont drink when they work. And yes its against the law. In one small town by me the cops have been going around giving the bartenders breathalyzer test and shutting the bars down for the night if they fail.
Not in my bar......
My place is the only bar in town where bartenders are not allowed to drink while working so it was a big controversy when I first started out. I stood my ground and have never regretted it.
I have fired several bartenders for violating the no drinking policy. Besides being against the policy, it is theft of my booze.
If a customer wants to buy the bartender a drink, my employees explain that they cannot indulge right then, but they can reserve the drink credit for later. Some suggest a larger tip rather than a drink, which is often accommodated.
Last year the police were called to a fight outside a bar in a neighboring town. The responding officers discovered that one of the intoxicated participants was underage. They went inside to ask the bartender how the underage kid got so drunk, only to find that the bartender was also drunk. They made the bar close for the night. The bartender was fired as soon as the owner found out about the incident. The police also reported the incident to the ABC so the bar had their liquor license suspended for 30 days.
My opinion is, and always been, this. The DJ is the only person who works for you that is not in a position to make decisions that affect your business, on a legal side.
Doorman, bartenders, waitresses, managers all cannot drink because they make legal liability decisions with every drink they sell, every person they let in. Any defense attorney will rip you up in court if their client (your customer) is affected by a decision-making employee who has been drinking.
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I do not permit the bartenders to drinks for the reasons mentioned above. My liability insurance will not cover me if there is an incident and the bartender has ben drinking. If a customer wants to buy a drink, they are told that they can have a drink after their shif is over. If they need a drink to have fun bartending, then they have a problem.
i also do not let my staff drink. my dj is the only person who can drink while working. if a customer wants to buy someone a drink, the employee has to come get me and i ring up the drink and keep track of it. then at last call, i make their drinks that they get. this also helps with them saying that they had more bought than they actually did.
If the DJ has a microphone I can not agree with that statement.The DJ is the only person who works for you that is not in a position to make decisions that affect your business, on a legal side.
When I was working at the bar, the policy was that I could have a drink after my shift...or when I was off--I could get a free drink (never "drink(s)" at the bar.
With the bosses, they did drink while on-duty and off-duty. Crazy.
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Emerson, in Nebraska, the staff is allowed to "sample" or "test" the beverage to check quality. You can't be drunk but you are allowed by state law to "drink".
We close at 1:00 the girls can have a drink after midnight....since the last hour very often is the busiest, they rarely have time to drink...therefore.. no chance of getting "wasted" while on duty.
And Ne. law no longer allows employees the chance to drink after we close (that changed about 20 years ago), this is the only chance they "legally" get to have a drink.
You guys have a good one,
To clarify our policy on 'shift drinks', my night staff is allowed their complimentary shift drink after last call is done and the crowd is well on its way out. We moved it up to last call to avoid the situation they are drinking after legal closing time and to avoid their slamming down a drink and hitting the road.
Bank teller's don't get to drink while they work, nor do car salesmen, mechanics and let me see ..... no-one professional. People get a knock off when they finish but why would you let them during the shift???
Make sure to tell them only one drink not drinks or they will take advantage of you. Set the limits at whatever you decide.
This is an easy thing for us, New MExico doesn't allow any bar employee that handles or controls access to alochol to drink while on the clock.
This is not good that bartender was drunk because when bartender are drunked at that customer are come and see that he was drunked then it was not good..
Except in very, very rare situations that are authorized if you drink on the job your kicked to the curb. Drinking is the exception; not the norm. If your bartender needs a pop or any of the staff to get motivated at work or to work your a lazy boss or a sucker owner.
No drinking! No smoking weed! No doing blow! No picking your nose in plain site, bad breathe, unraveled appearance or working if you have swine flu.
Run a tight ship or watch it sink. In the end everyone prefers that you are considerate of your employees situations more than their substance intake.
Hey then again do what you want because there is no " right" answer and just a "whats right for you" one.
Who gets to drink or have a shot? The bartender, barback, cook, waiters, valet, manager? KISS ( Keep It Simple Stupid ) = No drinking or working high on the job period.
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There is no "nationwide" ABC law. Each state has its own liquor laws. Also, in CA, it's not against the law for a bartender to drink on duty--it's just bad "house policy." Alcohol affects judgment--and credibility. How can a bartender judge someone else's sobriety or age if he's under the influence? And it's harder for a bartender to cut someone off if they've been drinking along with their patrons. BTW, in CA, the standard ABC penalty for a licensee or bartender working in premises while intoxicated is a 30-day suspension of the liquor license. Written alcohol policies that are consistently enforced are really important. They give you a foundation so that everyone knows the rules.
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It is a classic favorite- rich, creamy and delicious- but this shake is often watery and bland. At our test kitchen, we have created the perfect chocolate banana shake- perfect for a warm summer's day.
- 4 cups + 6 Tbsps of whole milk
- 1 banana
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- 1-3 Tbsps of sugar
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1Pour the milk into the blender and blend for 5 seconds-this makes for a lighter-feeling, frothier shake.
2Add the banana. It should be ripe or even slightly overripe. Blend until banana and milk are entirely mixed together.
3Add cocoa and blend again, until there are no lumps of cocoa.
4Using a clean spoon, taste shake. If needed, add 1-2 tablespoons of sugar, blending and tasting (with a clean spoon!) after each addition.
5Pour the shake into two tall glasses. If needed, garnish with strawberry slices or grapes on a bamboo skewer.
6Share with a friend and enjoy!
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- Chill glasses in the freezer while you make the shake for that 'extra touch'
- Whole milk makes this shake taste best, but if you want a lower fat option, replace the milk with 2 cups skim milk and 2 tablespoons Half&Half.
- Add 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream to make the milkshake creamier.
- Makes two large servings or four smaller ones
- If you don't want chocolate powder, add cinnamon.
- What ever you do, never add ice cubes to this recipe- it will become watery and bland. If you must have your shake cold, freeze the banana overnight and let it thaw just a bit before blending.
- Don't use cocoa that is intended to be drunk (e.g. Swiss Miss)- it makes an ugly, grainy, overly sweet taste.
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I was relieved to hear that I'm not the only book horder who doesn't read a series until the whole thing has been published. Nothing delights me more than to discover a series in which every book has already been released. Then I can read every book in order while I still care about the characters involved, and I can remember what the heck is going on. Sometimes a year or so goes by until the next book in a series is released, and by then I have read over 100 books, so how am I supposed to remember exactly who or what is involved?
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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2006 Article IV Consultation with BotswanaPublic Information Notice (PIN) No.07/73
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On December 13, 2006, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Botswana.1
Botswana has been among the world's fastest growing economies over the past 40 years. Diamond-led growth combined with sound macroeconomic policies and good governance has moved Botswana from being one of the poorest countries in the world to the upper-middle income range. Nevertheless, Botswana faces serious challenges to continued economic development. The country remains heavily dependent on the diamond production, which accounts for about three-fourths of exports, one-third of GDP, and half of government revenue. However, diamond output, which almost doubled over the past decade, is projected to plateau roughly at current production levels for the next decade and a half and decline sharply thereafter. Notwithstanding past efforts by the authorities to diversify the economy, activity in non-mining sectors remains weak and, as a result, unemployment and poverty rates remain high. The share of households below the poverty line stood at 30 percent in 2002/03. Botswana also has one of the world's highest HIV/AIDS infection rates (estimated by UNAIDS at over 35 percent of the adult population), which places a burden on human welfare and public finances.
Botswana's recent economic performance has been generally good, apart from an upsurge in inflation following the May 2005 devaluation and adoption of the crawling peg regime. Real GDP growth has rebounded in 2004/05 (July-June), mainly due to growth in the mining sector. The current account surplus has expanded in 2005, and international reserves rose to the equivalent of 21 months of goods and services imports. The fiscal surplus rose substantially in 2005/06 as a result of higher diamond revenues and lower-than-budgeted spending. (The authorities maintain a fiscal rule that sets a ceiling on expenditure at 40 percent of GDP.)
At the time of the May 2005 devaluation, the authorities announced a shift in the exchange rate regime from an adjustable peg against a basket to a crawling peg against a basket comprising the South African rand and the SDR. According to the 2006 Monetary Policy Statement of the Bank of Botswana (BoB), the rate of crawl is set as the difference between Botswana's inflation objectives (4-7 percent for 2006 and an average of a 3-6 percent range for the 2006-08 period) and forecast average inflation of the trading partner countries. The weights and the rate of crawl have not been announced.
Coinciding with the devaluation and the change in exchange rate regime, consumer price inflation accelerated from about 6 percent on a year-on-year basis to May 2005 and peaked at about 14 percent in April 2006. It began declining and was leveling off at about 8 percent in October 2006, above the authorities' objective range of 4 to 7 percent inflation for the December 2005-December 2006 period. The real effective exchange rate has appreciated with the increase in inflation, offsetting some of the real effect of the May 2005 devaluation in the period through September 2006.
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Notwithstanding this positive performance, Directors noted that Botswana still faces serious challenges to continued economic development and poverty reduction. Of particular importance are the country's heavy dependence on diamond production, which is projected to plateau over the next fifteen years and decline sharply thereafter, and the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS infection rates. Against this background, Directors stressed the need for vigorous efforts to diversify the economy and to continue the fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic, while preserving macroeconomic stability.
Directors cautioned that the authorities' announced policy of using interest rates and monetary policy to achieve the inflation target while using the crawling peg exchange rate regime to target a real effective exchange rate level could generate conflict among policy objectives. In this context, most Directors recommended that the authorities give priority to meeting their inflation objective in setting the rate of crawl and not seek to achieve a real exchange rate target.
Announcement of the parameters of the regime should also help to increase transparency and anchor exchange rate and inflation expectations. Further, given the authorities' intention to use interest rates and monetary policy to rein in inflation, Directors thought that a tighter monetary policy would be needed if inflation does not soon decline.
Directors considered the authorities' policy of maintaining a balanced budget to be prudent but, to anticipate the projected decline in diamond revenues, recommended that the authorities pursue measures aimed at putting the share of government expenditure on a sustained, downward path. For 2006/07, in view of the large fiscal impulse implied by the budget, Directors called on the authorities to maintain the pace of expenditure growth below budgeted levels until inflationary pressures subside, and for the medium term to target fiscal surpluses associated with a declining expenditure path. Reducing the size of government and the public sector wage bill should remain a priority, while preserving HIV/AIDS-related and development spending through reallocation from nonpriority areas as well as revenue increases. To this end, Directors welcomed the efforts to broaden the tax base, improve tax administration, and implement user fees, but advised that increases in tax rates should not be ruled out in light of the scale of the projected decline in diamond revenue.
Directors welcomed the authorities' plans for labor market-related reforms, privatization, and improvements in the investment environment, which should help promote competitiveness and diversification of the economy with attendant reductions in unemployment and poverty.
Directors considered the banking sector sound, profitable, and generally well supervised, while welcoming the planned strengthening of supervision of the non-bank financial institutions. They looked forward to a further analysis of financial sector issues in the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) slated for early 2007, and welcomed the planned adoption of the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) legislation.
Directors noted that Botswana maintains a multiple currency practice (MCP) relating to exchange rate guarantees on one loan, and urged the authorities to take early action to remove the practice.


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