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The pioneers in progressive mine rehabilitation is one of the greatest assets in departmentalizing mining stereotypes. Environmentally friendly procedures and more and more miscellaneous ecosystems are becoming the standard as companies regard local ecosystem rehabilitation as a part of the on-going mining process. To better understand these progressive rehab techniques, here are some words from Idemitsu Australia Resources Corporate Sustainability and Environment Manager Dr. Jan Green and Parsons Brinckerhoff Team Manager, Alex Cockerill. "There's an increasing focus on establishing complex and diverse natural ecosystems as part of mine rehabilitation," she says. "With progressive rehab, it takes a much shorter time after the mine closes before the original flora and fauna can take over naturally." Her existing project is a 6- to 7-year-old mine that will sooner or later go back to a box gum woodland with white box gum trees. She explains that one of the biggest challenges is keeping up with the mining as it happens. A strict schedule of clearing between summer and autumn allows species, for example, to nest in the winter and raise young in the spring. Cockerill says the team salvages hollow logs and timber for the provision of supplementary fauna habitats within the rehabilitation, and collects the seeds of local species of plant from the adjoining forest for propagation in a nursery. By means of local species, it provides them a better chance of growing for the reason that the topsoil is recreated with greater accurateness. Sequentially, local fauna, from invertebrates to birds and mammals, are attracted to familiar landscapes. "With the progressive establishment of increasingly complex vegetation structure and diversity these ecosystems encourage more local species back onto the mine site," Cockerill explains. "It's then supported by biodiversity monitoring to target measurable performance criteria throughout the life of the mine and rehab," Dr. Green says. Dr. Green believes progressive rehab should be the norm and there's good reason for that. "We are mining in a state forest and to rehabilitate progressively is part of the approval conditions," she admits, "But progressive rehab is better in terms of the environment and community acceptance." Deserted mines and plateaued soil heaps are not natural and can take expanded time to renew because of erosion. But gradually rehabilitated mines have extra defiance to erosion. This is because spoil piles are benched with draining slopes and layered with mulch. "Importantly, progressive rehabilitation limits the time the ecologically valuable topsoils are stockpiled", Cockerill says. "Reusing these topsoils progressively will maximise the survival of soil biota and the potential natural regeneration from the forests, soil and seed bank." But the biggest challenge may be communication. It is difficult to fight misinformation, especially when it comes to mining and the environment explains Dr. Green. "The most important thing you can do is to engage with the local community, the regulators and interested groups to design and deliver a landscape that everyone has had the opportunity to discuss," she says.
CherryDonney's Blog - Black Hawk Mines: Making Progress
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (136 votes).
In short: Very enjoyable - great fun run In full: Excellent race again this year - having to queue to get through gates and wait to cross the road makes this a non PB race but that detracts nothing from the charm of the event. Getting a key ring as a memento was a little bit diappointing though. Overall a great event though and one not to be missedDate of review: June 24, 2008
In short: I found this a challenging course, lots of hills which I loathe, but a very picturesque route through woods and across open fields, good for the soul. I'll be back to improve my timeDate of review: June 24, 2008
In short: Well organised, well marshalled, friendly, good all roundIn full: A hard challenging race but so well organised and marshalled with very friendly atomosphere. One to take the kids to with races for them as wellDate of review: June 23, 2008
In short: Will be back next yearIn full: I cannot really opt out of this one the race passes my flat at the 2 km mark! This is definately a summer race, who would want to squelch your way through High Elms in the winter! Maybe some of the kilometre markings were out of position,but overall a great morning. And, it is great to be able to jog to the start. Date of review: June 23, 2008
In short: Great to be part of a lovely inclusive atmosphere.Date of review: June 23, 2008
In short: More hilly than you think!Date of review: June 23, 2008
In short: Slow start but very enjoyable raceIn full: Get to the front of the crowd at the start if you want a good time as it's pretty slow down the single file in the woods but it's a very attractive course with extremely friendly marshals. Definitely one to put in the calendar as part of your training but save your PB efforts for another race.Date of review: June 23, 2008
In short: Very pretty 10kIn full: Quite unusual to have a 10k all off road and I really enjoyed it. There are afew challenging hills though so not the place to hunt for a PB. Well organised and marshalled throughout.Date of review: June 23, 2008
In short: nice course, great organisation, memento not greatIn full: Friendly family event, nice course, well and friendly marshalled, nice atmosphere, I preferred to have received a T-shirt then the little key ring with no date or inscription on it.Date of review: June 23, 2008
In short: The organisation is superb - agree with Jon that the burgers are great (and so were the ice creams ). But I also love the things like the race announcer having something intereting to say about so many of the runners as they come up to finish line, Date of review: June 23, 2008
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It doesn't count in the league standings. But it can be considered the first step towards the 2013 women's tennis season. Hamline's women's tennis team has several members in action this weekend at the 2012 USTA/ITA Midwest Regional Championships being held at Gustavus Adolphus in St. Peter. Emily Butler, Cassie Rammage, Elizabeth Hughes, Shamara Duwearachi, Rachael Barnes and Leanne Manthe were involved in singles matches in different brackets. In addition, the doubles teams of Butler-Rammage and Barnes-Manthe also competed.
The event started Friday, September 21 and ran through Sunday, September 23.
Rammage, a first year player from Delano, Minn, won her first round match, defeating Molly Denney of UW-Stout, 6-3, 6-0. She then lost to Mary Frasetto of UW-Eau Claire in a competitive, 6-4, 6-3 match in a quarterfinal matchup. The other competitors all lost their first round matches.
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Via Technologies, a developer of x86 central processing units and supporting chipsets, this week showed that the cryptographic performance of the Via Nano processor is the most power efficient on the market, due to its dedicated VIA PadLock Security Engine, a suite of security tools integrated directly into the processor die.
The benchmarking of the Via Nano 1.30GHz processor using SiSoftware's newest release of the SiSoftware Sandra 2009 diagnostic utility showed the Via Nano processor performing the cryptographic tests at 765MB/s of bandwidth, over 93% faster than a Intel Core 2 Quad QX9770 processor (5%), yet using a mere 5% of the power. According to Via, Via Nano cryptographic performance results look as follows.
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I made an Upton Tea order. It's been about a year since I ordered from them, when I got samples of all of their African. I thought I'd give some of their Japanese greens a go. My cupboard is lacking Japanese greens…
Japanese Sencha Special Grade
Japanese Premium Sencha Fukamushi
Japanese Organic Spring Harvest Sencha
Moroccan Mint Green
i placed an order with Shang Tea
Aged White (Loose Leaf) 1 oz
Brick Aged White Tea 1 oz
Tangerine Blossom Red 2 oz
White Tea Soap
Last night, I placed a Cornelia Bean order with OMGsrsly and today I took advantage of the 40% off Adagio fandom samplers and got the Magic Potions sampler, the Firefly sampler and 3 oz of the Woman. So excited!!
ETA: The floodgates were opened and a DAVIDs order has now been placed:
- 50 g Gold Rush
- 50 g Vanilla Orchid
- 50 g Birthday Cake
- The Spring Collection
- The Whales Nordic Mug
It is actually because of your post in the Canadian companies thread that we looked them up. And I ordered:
- Chocolate Strawberry Truffle Rooibos
- Lucky Star
- Swaziland Rooibos
- Prickly Pear
- Goji Strawberry
- Monk's Blend
- Strawberry Meringue and
- Rhubarb Meringue
Then OMGsrsly and I are splitting:
- Romeo & Juliet
- Sea Buckthorn Cream Rooibos
- Sweet Temptation and
- Frangelico Rooibos
OMGsrsly got:
- Berry Bavaria Pu-erh
- Lime Sage Rooibos
- Cold + Flu Relief
- Greek Mountain Orange and
- East Frisian Blend
Awesome. Most of their stuff is pretty good. I haven't tried everything on that list but Prickly Pear and Frangelico Rooibos are a couple of my favorites. Rhubarb meringue and Goji Strawberry are good. Hope you enjoy them. Will watch for tasting notes. Always interesting to see what others think of local companies. Thanks for sharing.
Finally placed my Den's tea order I've been waiting to place for months! Sakura sencha YAY!
1 x Mugicha – Iced Barley Tea (cold brew)
1 x Flavored Tea Tasting Set (pineapple, SAKURA, apple, and grape senchas)
1 x Genmaicha Extra Green (with Matcha) (2oz/56g)
1 x Sencha Fuka-midori (2oz/56g)
Great stuff, all very reasonably priced. I've had the Sakura and Pineapple sencha before, but never tried the grape or apple. I thought the flavored sencha tasting set was a great opportunity, though I wavered back and forth because I'd actually have preferred 2oz of Sakura instead of just 1oz. Oh well, I stuck to my budget :)
high five! I also ordered the Flavored Tea Tasting Set. And the Sencha Fukamsuhi.
Awesome. I've never tried the Fukamushi! I know I like the Fuka-midori though :)
Neither have I, but I know I'll love it :D
With this order and the Upton's, I will have so much green tea. Yaaaaaaasss <3
i wasnt going to order anything but you got me curious. do i need to branch into Japanese tea? Ok, i decided to get myself new to Den's Tea sampler. Do you think this Sakura Sencha will last another week or two?
boychik, I think it took a couple weeks for the Sakura Sencha to become sold out last year… To clarify, did you get the flavored tea sampler or their newcomer sampler?
It depends on your taste :3 Japanese greens are vegetal, seaweed-like, and/or oceanic – flavors that tend to put some people off. Personally, these flavors are why I adore Japanese greens.
You might get the Sakura IN the new to Den's sampler! That is how I first tried it! The sampler is fabulous, and a great deal too since it comes with a $3 off coupon for your next order :)
I'll be interested to see your reviews boychik
i just ordered newcomer sampler. so i was thinking how long it will take to arrive and will it sell out? i do love seaweed any kind. also their ice teas look very good. they probably will be good for summer. have you tried their iced teas?
I've only had the iced barley tea, but I almost bought some ice mango green (didn't want to go over budget!) The barley tea is awesome in the summer time! Super refreshing and reminds me of black tea but caffeine free!
All the senchas, flavored and otherwise, cold brew beautifully though :)
The newcomer sampler doesn't sell out – they just change what teas to include. Also, it should arrive in 3-5 days. I've only had Sakura Sencha iced and it was incredibly refreshing last summer (man, that was a HOT one). Since you do like seaweed, I hope you enjoy these teas! Den's Tea is great! :D
That's what I'm hoping that I get Sakura as a sample. I'm very picky about flav. tea. As long as it doesn't taste artificial I'm fine. You know those teas when you have scratchy throat and weird aftertaste. Blech. I have a feeling I'm gonna like it for summer. Btw I bought Japanese barley tea in Asian grocery. Didn't make it yet, can't read Japanese yet( no English direction )
Spent my Teavivre points on some more samples of a few of my favorites!
Fengqing Wild Tree Yesheng Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake 2013
Peach Jasmine Dragon Pearl Green Tea
And one I've been dying to try!
Aged Chenpi Ripened Tangerine Pu-erh 2009 – 10g
I'm excited to try the Chenpi Ripened Tangerine Pu-erh 2009, it caught my eye when I placed my order so I requested it for one of my free samples.
That tangerine pu-erh actually sounds good to me and I don't usually like flavors, although if I do, it is usually citrus.
Verdant's email on Friday afternoon got me.
3oz Laoshan Roasted Oolong
1oz Yu Lu Yan Chai
1oz Master Han's 2013 Sheng Pu'er
Thank you for your order, Tea Tiff! Great choices : )
Glad to hear it! My order came in last night. I am so excited to try the chai and the Puer! I indulged in a cup or 2 of the roasted oolong last night now that I have a back up supply!
From Mandala:
Wild Monk Raw Pu'er 2012
Special Dark 2006 Loose Ripe Pu'er
100 Gram Phatty Cake
Menghai Dayi Red Rhyme cake
I've gone a little bit crazy, I guess. I've been getting my tea locally, but the selection of what sounded good to me has been somewhat limited. I first decided that I wanted to get a tea subscription. I signed up with Simple Loose Leaf, because I liked the idea that I could pick what sounded good to me. (I went with a 3 month gift subscription, so it wouldn't autorenew on me, and I could decide if I liked it enough to continue it.)
Then I decided I didn't want to wait that long for tea. So I placed an order for some samplers on Teavivre (Featured Pu-erh and Green samplers). (And I'll still be waiting for that one to get here, too.)
And I decided to try the free sample of Red Leaf Tea's Cheesecake Matcha. Why not? It's only a little bit in shipping to try something completely new to me.
Then I was reading and browsing, and somehow I signed myself up for the Amoda subscription, too.
And last night, while bored, I wound up placing an order with Yunomi:
Obubu Tea Sampler Set: 4 Roasts of Houjicha
Morita Tea Garden Sayamacha Tea Sampler
Sencha Tea Flower Blend (just 10g of this one to try it, too, but it sounded GOOOD)
Obubu Tea #29: Sakura Tea (20g of this one. It sounded really interesting and gosh is it pretty.)
Yeah…the waiting is the hard part. I hope something gets here soon.
Lol.. sounds like you need something to show up so you can stop submitting more orders.
Lol.. sounds like you need something to show up so you can stop submitting more orders.I understand not having much locally to choose from… Right there with you!
Lol.. sounds like you need something to show up so you can stop submitting more orders.I understand not having much locally to choose from… Right there with you!I hope you find some that you like :)
Firstly I drink a LOT of loose leaf greens. Like a ton of the stuff.
So I made my first order to yunnan sourcing (not the U.S. site) because they have some teas from past years harvest extremely cheap.
So I ordered 1Kg mao feng and 1kg bi lo chun, and 500g 2007 raw tuo.
The reviews of their site and teas here on steepster helped justify the large purchase, but all that tea and shipping still under $90.
OKAY! I sure made some big orders tonight. But I totally deserve them. I feel like I have been working a lot in the past two weeks (or maybe I'm just getting old) and I need to indulge myself.
There are days when it seems like tea is all the joy in life I have :(
But putting depressing stuff aside, here is what I got from Lupicia, 50 grams of each:
- Cookie black
- Chestnut green
- Melon oolong
- Ripe Mango oolong
- Strawberry & Chocolate puer
- Neptune black
- Muscat oolong
- Tsugaru green
- Milk Caramel houjicha
I only hope that it won't take them ages to ship it, like it did with the Happy Bag that I ordered at the beginning of this year.
I also (finally!) ordered from Butiki. Here's what I got:
- Flowery Pineapple Oolong – 1/2 ounce
- Maple Pecan Oolong – 1 ounce
- Caramel Vanilla Assam – 1 ounce
- Taiwanese Wild Mountain Black – 1/2 ounce
- Cantaloupe & Cream – 1/2 ounce
Two of these I had before and absolutely loved them.
Now I have to sip down quite a bunch of teas to make room for the ones I just ordered :| :O
awesome orders! I look forward to seeing your reviews on the Lupicia stuff esp the Caramel Houjicha!
Thanks, guys! I can't wait to get them, although I will try to be smart about them – only break into bags when I need them, not just to smell the tea and look at the leaves ;D Especially with Lupicia – I wish they had zip-locked kind of bags for their teas.


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I just saw it today. It's a pretty good movie, but the ending leaves a lot to be desired. I won't spoil it for those who haven't seen it, but as I read in some IMDB comments, this movie really had the potential to be as awesome as Taken. I still felt it was good, and would probably get it pre-owned on DVD, but man, they could have finished the story better.


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The Białowieża Forest World Heritage site, on the border between Poland and Belarus, is an immense range of primary forest including both conifers and broadleaved trees covering a total area of 141,885 hectares. Situated on the watershed of the Baltic Sea and Black Sea, this transboundary property is exceptional for the opportunities it offers for biodiversity conservation. It is home to the largest population of the property's iconic species, the European bison.
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Le site du patrimoine mondial de la Forêt Bialowieża, sur la frontière entre la Pologne et la Bélarusse, est un vaste massif de forêt ancienne comprenant à la fois des conifères et des feuillus d'une superficie totale de 141 885 ha. Situé sur la ligne de partage des eaux entre la mer Baltique et la mer Noire, ce bien transfrontalier apparaît comme une région irremplaçable pour la conservation de la biodiversité. On y trouve la plus grande population de bisons d'Europe, l'espèce emblématique du bien.
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Op de waterscheiding van de Oostzee en de Zwarte Zee ligt dit immens grote bos, bestaand uit naald- en loofbomen. Het bos gaat terug tot 8000 voor Christus en is het enige overgebleven voorbeeld van de oorspronkelijke bossen die ooit een groot deel van Europa bedekten. Er staan grenen, beuken, eiken, elzen en sparren. Met een totale oppervlakte van 141.885 hectare is dit grensoverschrijdende gebied uitzonderlijk qua mogelijkheden voor het behoud van biodiversiteit. Het is de thuisbasis van de grootste bevolking van een voor dit gebied iconische soort, de Europese bizon. Er komen ook andere zeldzame zoogdieren voor zoals de wolf, lynx en otter.
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Bialowieza Forest is a large forest complex located on the border between Poland and Belarus. Thanks to several ages of protection the Forest had survived in its natural state to this day. The Bialowieza National Park, Poland, was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1979 and extended to include Belovezhskaya Pushcha, Belarus, in 1992. A large extension of the property in 2014 results in a property of 141,885 ha with a buffer zone of 166,708 ha.
This property includes a complex of lowland forests that are characteristics of the Central European mixed forests terrestrial ecoregion. The area has exceptionally conservation significance due to the scale of its old growth forests, which include extensive undisturbed areas where natural processes are on-going. A consequence is the richness in dead wood, standing and on the ground, and consequently a high diversity of fungi and saproxylic invertebrates. The property protects a diverse and rich wildlife of which 59 mammal species, over 250 bird, 13 amphibian, 7 reptile and over 12,000 invertebrate species. The iconic symbol of the property is the European Bison: approximately 900 individuals in the whole property which make almost 25% of the total world's population and over 30% of free-living animals.
Criterion (ix): Bialowieza Forest conserves a diverse complex of protected forest ecosystems which exemplify the Central European mixed forests terrestrial ecoregion, and a range of associated non-forest habitats, including wet meadows, river valleys and other wetlands. The area has an exceptionally high nature conservation value, including extensive old-growth forests. The large and integral forest area supports complete food webs including viable populations of large mammals and large carnivores (wolf, lynx and otter) amongst other. The richness in dead wood, standing and on the ground, leads to a consequent high diversity of fungi and saproxylic invertebrates. The long tradition of research on the little disturbed forest ecosystem and the numerous publications, including description of new species, also contributes significantly to the values of the nominated property.
Criterion (x): Bialowieza Forest is an irreplaceable area for biodiversity conservation, due in particular to its size, protection status, and substantially undisturbed nature. The property is home to the largest free-roaming population of European Bison, which is the iconic species of this property. However the biodiversity conservation values are extensive, and include protection for 59 mammal species, over 250 bird species, 13 amphibians, 7 reptiles, and over 12,000 invertebrates. The flora is diverse and regionally significant, and the property also is notable for conservation of fungi. Several new species have been described here and many threatened species are still well represented.
The property is a large, coherent area conserved via a range of protective designations representing the full range of forest ecosystems of the region, and providing habitat for large mammals. The presence of extensive undisturbed areas is crucial to its nature conservation values. Some of the ecosystems represented in the property (wet meadows, wetlands, river corridors) require maintenance through active management, due to the decrease of water flow and absence of agriculture (hay cutting). The buffer zone that has been proposed by both State Parties appears sufficient to provide effective protection of the integrity of the property from threats from outside its boundaries. There are some connectivity challenges, from barriers inside the property, and its relative isolation within surrounding agricultural landscapes, that require continued management and monitoring.
Protection and management requirements
The property benefits from legal and institutional protection in both States Parties, through a variety of protected area designations.
Protection and management requires strong and effective cooperation between the States Parties, and also between institutions in each State Party. The Bialowieza National Park (Poland), the Polish Forestry Administration and the Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park authorities have entered into an agreement regarding preparation and implementation of an integrated management plan for the nominated property, and to establish a transboundary steering group. In addition the State Party of Poland has developed an agreement establishing a Steering Committee between the National Park and the Forest Administration aiming to achieve a coordinated approach to integrated management. It is essential to ensure the effective functioning of this Steering Committee, including through regular meetings, and its input to transboundary coordination and management. It is essential that the national parks of both States Parties maintain effective and legally adopted management plans, and an adopted management plan for the Bialowieza National Park (Poland), to support its inclusion in the property, is an essential and long-term requirement.
It is essential to ensure that the integrated management plan for the property addresses all key issues concerning the effective management of this property, particularly forest, meadows and wetlands management, and that it is adequately funded on a long term basis to ensure its effective implementation.
Effective and well-resourced conservation management is the main long-term requirement to secure the property, and maintain the necessary management interventions that sustain its natural values. Threats that require long-term attention via monitoring and continued management programmes include fire management, the impacts of barriers to connectivity, including roads, firebreaks and the border fence. There is also scope to continually improve aspects of the management of the property, including in relation to ensuring connectivity within the property, and in its wider landscape, and to also secure enhanced community engagement.
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- Twenty six new properties added to World Heritage List at Doha meeting Wednesday, 25 June 2014
- Six new sites inscribed on World Heritage List Monday, 23 June 2014
Natural site datasheets from WCMC: Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park (Belarus)
Białowieża National Park
Belavezhskaya Puscha (Virtual Guide to Belarus)
Bialowieza National Park and Biosphere Reserve (UNESCO MAB Biosphere Reserve)
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"The new operatory has provided us with enough additional space to allow us to hire a new dentist, Dr. Timothy Theisen, who will be joining the practice soon," said Stephen Riczker, TRC's director of health services. "Dr. Theisen is a welcome addition to our team of skilled dental providers, including Dr. Anne Shear and Dr. Douglas Larson."
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Robert Kubica has today informed Lotus Renault GP that, despite having started an intensive training programme, it is still too early for him to commit to driving in the 2012 championship. Roberts progress remains impressive he can now walk freely, and move his hand and elbow -, but he feels that he needs more time to return to full fitness.
Lotus Renault GP remains committed to helping Robert as much as possible in his recovery process. A test car is ready and waiting for him, and a dedicated crew is on stand-by. Of course, Robert will remain a member of the LRGP family in 2012 and he is already, through his management, holding talks about renewing his contract for the following season.
Although very disappointed by the news, Lotus Renault GP will start assessing its options and will evaluate the most suitable candidate to drive from the first 2012 winter testing session. Once again, all the members of Lotus Renault GP wish Robert a full and speedy recovery as we say: Szybkiego powrotu do zdrowia - Get well soon our friend.
Robert Kubica: Even if Ive been working very, very hard over the course of the last few weeks, I came to the conclusion that I am not yet certain to be ready for the 2012 season. I have called the team and I have informed them of the situation. This was a difficult decision to make, but it is the most reasonable one. I also know that LRGP need to prepare for next year, and further extending deadlines would not have been the right thing to do. On a personal level, my recovery is still very encouraging and my doctors keep being impressed. I just need more time, as I want to be 100% ready before I commit to anything driving related. Finally, I regret not having been able to provide more news and not having appeared in the papers, and I thank my friends of the media for understanding that this has been the best way for me to cope with what has been the most difficult period of my life.
Eric Boullier, Managing Director and Team Principal: Everybody in the team is, of course, very disappointed today. Robert not driving in Australia at the start of next season is not what we were all hoping for. However, he has taken a very mature decision, acting in the best interests of Lotus Renault GP. As a team and as a family, we remain 100% behind him and well help as much as we can. A programme composed of simulator testing, single-seater and F1 track time is awaiting him. In the meantime, we will start talking to a few drivers in order to finalise our line-up for next year as soon as possible. Robert will take it step by step and will jump back in his racing car when he feels it is the right moment to do so. On behalf of all 520 members of the team, I wish him a speedy recovery.
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Things have not been helped in recent months by Kubicas silence and the fact that the people around him are clearly split over how progress has been going, with some saying that all is well and others that more time is needed.
There are others sources that say that Robert is really struggling and may never recover the movement and feeling he needs to be an F1 driver. It is hard to know what to believe.
the official line peddled by kubica is frankly a lot of drivel. yes, he had a bad accident and he could've quite easily have been killed but he wasn't. motor racing is dangerous. that he felt that it wasn't either necessary or any advantage in letting people know what the status quo was, once again, in my opinion, very poor form.
no doubt his management thought that it was good for business to keep everyone guessing. why all the mystery?
what? i referred to the fact that webber's recuperation and training to get back into action was made available. then ozzy insinuates that webber was playing the press!!! maybe it was but i tend to think it was just an honest straight forward matter of keeping all up to date. why would kubica go all secretive. there's nothing to hide.
Quote:[formulaoneupdate.wordpress.com]Robert Kubica April 21
Especially since the season started, Ive been liaising with my engineers on whats been going on over race weekends. They are sending me the race reports so I can remain up to date and fully informed, as if I were there at the tracks. Eric Boullier is also in constant contact, keeping up to date with my general condition.
Quote:[www.auto123.com]Eric Boullier July 13
"Robert is improving very quickly. After the last surgery he had to relax for some time but now he is pushing really hard. I haven't seen him lately but I've spoken to him a bit. I am also in constant contact with his manager Daniele Morelli and Dr Ceccarelli, who says that the situation is better than expected," said Boullier.
Quote:[www.forumula1.com]Eric Boullier August 27 (having obviously spoken to Kubicas team)
Injured Pole Kubica is preparing to undergo a final operation in the next few days to restore mobility to his elbow.
I know this is the last one and then he will be starting, finally, the full rehabilitation, Renault team boss Boullier is quoted by Reuters at Spa-Francorchamps.
Quote:[www.autosport.com]Daniele Morelli September 29
"Robert is exercising the right elbow by flexing and tensing it; soon he will start twisting it," Morelli told Gazzetta dello Sport. "The hand is progressing: the movements are there and that's the most important thing. Strength is lacking but it's just a matter of time.
"I often talk to Boullier: he'll have an answer - whether positive or negative - by early November, when we'll all have a clearer idea.
Quote:[www.autosport.com]Eric Boullier October 11
Boullier said that he wanted to move towards working out what the team's plans were going to be in the next few days - which is why he wants to get news from Kubica himself.
"I am going to make a call this week to see where he stands and then to start planning something," said Boullier.
Quote:[www.autosport.com]Eric Boullier October 16
"If I can wait a little bit longer, I will maybe have to because he's not fully ready and I want him to be in a fair situation to make sure he will be back.
"I spoke to Daniele Morelli and they are very confident that Robert will be back, which is nice to hear. We still have to go through some processes so he is basically fighting against time.
Quote:[www.autosport.com]Eric Boullier November 1
"I am in regular contact with his manager, but until he is driving the car we do not know."
Quote:[www.lotusrenaultgp.com]Lotus Renault GP November 23
He is already, through his management, holding talks about renewing his contract for the following season
Not enough info to say either way, would be nice to see him back, but yeh nfi at this stage.
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The other new one I picked up was Paul Simon's So Beautiful or So What. Maybe I'm just too jaded these days, but it didn't move me either. Not bad, but underwhelming.
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Washington, DC (LiveActionNews) – A national pro-life organization is outraged after three major American newspapers rejected a pro-life ad as too controversial.
The Chicago Tribune, USA Today, and the LA Times refused to run an advertisement created by Heroic Media.
The ad features a hand holding a 20- to 24-week-old baby with the quote, This child has no voice, which is why it depends on yours. Speak Up.
Heroic Media Executive Director Joe Young said he was shocked and angered that the media outlets were willing to talk about the issue but were unwilling to show the reality of life at 20 weeks.
I am disturbed that these papers would run article after article promoting the notion that abortion is a victimless act without consequences, Young said. The fact remains, children who are unique individuals never again to be duplicated are being killed in the most violent way imaginable and they feel the excruciating pain of that death.
The newspapers took issue with the image of the baby.
It seems as though it is okay to talk about the issue in general, but when you actually put a face to the discussion, then it becomes controversial, Young said.
Last week after the House passed the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, Heroic Media put out a statement requesting that the pro-life community contact their senators and encourage them to consider and support the Act.
Americans deserve to know the truth about the children sentenced to die for no fault of their own and that we have a chance to spare some of them through this legislation, Young said.
The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act prevents an abortionist from performing an abortion at or after 20 weeks, based on empirical scientific medical evidence that proves that unborn babies can feel pain. Science shows that at eight weeks after fertilization, the unborn child reacts to touch, and at 20 weeks, the unborn baby responds to what would be felt as pain.
The image shows a 20- to 24-week-old baby in a persons hands. Heroic Medias goal was to show what life looks like at 20 weeks. The non-profit organization has resubmitted the ad with a different image, now one of a 20-week-old baby in utero.
The Chicago Tribune has now agreed to run the ad with the second image as long as Heroic Media indicates that it is an advertisement.
Our hope is that the American public begins to advance this debate with both the mother and child in mind, Young said.
Heroic Media is a non-profit whose mission is to educate the public in general and reach women facing unplanned pregnancies with life-affirming alternatives through the use of mass media, such as television commercials, internet outreach, and billboards.
This issue, the late-term killing of developing children, is one that should be addressed in the U.S. Senate, and we encourage our fellow citizens to let their Senators know our desire to see that happen, Young said.
Can't be showing pictures of babies. They might not get aborted and the eugenicists cannot allow that.
chickenshit worthless craven bastards
If it weren't for crappy chain motels USA Today's circulation would be about half od what it is.
Right on....
Given that most women who have abortions made the deliberate choice to get pregnant with the intent of aborting the baby, waiting until women are pregnant is waiting too long.
Women need to be educated *before* they make the decision that the availability of abortion makes it okay to have unprotected sex. Accurate ads about abortion help with this education.
Yet is is Ok for the left to constantly show us people on TV without hair, legs or voice boxes.
The end of days has come...we're merely playing out the string.
Tell the truth and you well be punished.
Yup... very much concur, opposition is evil... this isn't even one of those bloody, gorey pictures, that baby is as clean as a whistle.
Only the power of the gospel can overcome Satan. Anything less is catch as catch can and may redistribute evil but will not get rid of it.
This should be ANOTHER wake up call to the damn GOP! You do not fight and oppose lies and delusion by waging a war with the faulty ammunition of meek or compromised truth. It's time to be bold and clear damnit! No more half assed 'conservative' RINOs or their delusion placating messages!
The pro-abortion media is hiding the truth. If one didn't read the pro-life Texas legislation one would be totally lied to by pro-abortionists.
Yup, Servant... my initial reaction is "what could possibly be debated here?" What they don't want to do is see their clientele "guilt tripped."
(As a side comment which may or may not be pertinent, I myself wouldn't want to be the cause of a "guilt trip" whose destination was anywhere other than squarely at the cross.)
It seems as though it is okay to talk about the issue in general, but when you actually put a face to the discussion, then it becomes controversial
The picture might upset people who don't read cursive.
Let's be careful about how we use the word "damn." It isn't God's last name, I know that. Condemning people rather than acts cuts off avenues of communication quicker than anything. We're trying to sell the truth which is that God's love execrates this sin and encouraging people to get a heart to see that truth.
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Got it.
Throw up! Throw up! Ewwwwwwwww.wwwwww...My eyes...did they really pick those two men kissing to publish? Yulk!
X-rated stuff now at the news stands!
I appreciate your good intentions here but many women do not pay attention to this information. They are caught up in the "heat of the moment". To cite an example, while filling out forms at an ob/gyn office, I could not help but overhear the "test result" phone calls being made to patients, by one of the staffers. The first caller was told she had an STD that could be treated but not cured. Apparently the patient was confused by the acronym. The staffer explained that STD meant she had a sexually transmitted disease. The caller was now upset and wanted to know how she contracted it! The staffer not only explained the process but also advised her to contact every partner with whom she had sexual relations because they also needed to be tested.
Meanwhile, here in upstate NY, after 10 pm, Trojan is advertising special lotions to "enhance the experience". These ads, IMO, should come with disclaimers advising consumers of the ramifications, like STDs.
"This one" was a baby with spina bifida, whose spinal defect was repaired in utero. He was born healthy, with fewer side effects than he otherwise might have had. He can be found on YouTube, living life.
Our grandson's spina bifida was not detected before birth. His nurses thought it was a shame his disorder was not apparent in prenatal testing, so his parents could have chosen to abort him. Nice. He's a beautiful, happy boy of five, with some related mobility and health issues, none of which are a capital crime.
By my observations, this cannot be true. Most women who get abortions are not deliberately pregnant; they are deliberately cooperating in baby-making acts by their husbands or boyfriends (having live sperm injected into their genital tracts) but not intentionally getting pregnant.
That's the disconnect. That's why contraception triggers more abortions than it prevents. Contraception has two effects: the pharmaceutical one, and the psychological-behavioral one. The pharmaceutical one reduces the likelihood that any individual act of intercourse will result im pregnancy. The psychological-behavioral one vastly increases risk-taking by both males and females, by creating a cognitive disconnect between sex and fertility.
The second effect overwhelms the first effect.
Thus contraceptives increase unwanted pregnancies. This can be verified by the fact that whenever a new group of emales become contraceptive acceptors, their unwanted pregnancy rate, nonmarital childbearing rate, and abortion rate goes up -- not down.
and none dare call it murder
it is aimply a fact of nature that a pregnant women has in her responsibility not just her own life but the life of another living human being - in need of more development yes, but a living human being none the less
Yet another reason to keep not buying the Trib.
if it was a dog and you killed it
wow you would be in trouble
Wow! I think I saw it in the AJC! I guess it didn't get the "boycott" notice.
Excellent. Hadn't seen that before. Thanks for posting.
My question: What exactly do they find "disturbing" about the ad? Is there something "gruesome" about it? Major papers print plenty of disturbing images on a regular basis, but this normal-looking picture they reject.
Thanks NYer.
The boy, Samuel Armas, 13, inspires us still.
2 Kings 17:17
17 They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire. They practiced divination and sorcery and sold themselves to do evil in the eyes of the Lord, provoking him to anger
Ps 106:38-39
38 They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was desecrated by their blood.
39 They defiled themselves by what they did; by their deeds they prostituted themselves.
Ezek 16:20
20 "'And you took your sons and daughters whom you bore to me and sacrificed them as food to the idols. Was your prostitution not enough? 21 You slaughtered my children and sacrificed them to the idols.
Deut 32:17-23
17 They sacrificed to demons, which are not God gods they had not known,gods that recently appeared,gods your fathers did not fear. 18 You deserted the Rock, who fathered you;you forgot the God who gave you birth.
19 The Lord saw this and rejected thembecause he was angered by his sons and daughters. 20 "I will hide my face from them," he said,"and see what their end will be;for they are a perverse generation,children who are unfaithful. 21 They made me jealous by what is no godand angered me with their worthless idols.I will make them envious by those who are not a people;I will make them angry by a nation that has no understanding. 22 For a fire has been kindled by my wrath,one that burns to the realm of death below.It will devour the earth and its harvestsand set afire the foundations of the mountains.
23 "I will heap calamities upon them and spend my arrows against them..."
Same Ol'
Re-write the ad, pointing out that the publisher and editor-in-chief of the Tribune have systematically censored publication of the science on the abortion issue, violating their pledge to inform the public.....
....and then distribute copies by hand, urging people to cancel their subscriptions.
It has to do with their format. Their Liberal format. Anything that goes against it is not worthy of a story or picture. That's why I go to the foreign press to see what's happening in the US.
Yet baby pics of Trayvon Martin are plastered all over the news...
It's really simple.
The baby should be black.
They don't care if a white baby gets dismembered. That's "just retribution" in their minds.
But violate the Civil Rights of a future African American?
That's a heinous crime.
Could shut down the abortion murder industry overnight.
I have never encountered anyone who had an abortion because a contraceptive failed. I have, however, known of plenty who had abortions who didn't bother using contraceptives. I've personally heard statements to the effect of "Oh, I don't have to worry about birth control, since I can always just get an abortion." I've had men tell me that girls they were dating told them the same thing; I've read it in articles by those who are "pro-choice" (who, unsurprisingly, had at least one abortion).
The only place I ever saw that featured women claiming to have had abortions because of contraceptive failure was an article in Health magazine several years ago, where they featured a few women in this category. Unfortunately, the article's definition of contraceptive use was extremely generous. The only other source I've seen that contraceptive failure is a major contributor to abortion is the Guttmacher institute; given that it's a branch of Planned Parenthood, its claim is highly suspect.
There is nothing stopping any abortion client from claiming she was using contraceptives when she is asked about it; that is probably the biggest factor in the supposed high failure rate. Listen to someone explaining why she had an abortion, but without prompting her by asking about contraceptive use: in this situation, women do not volunteer that their contraceptives failed--in other words, they weren't using any.
It plays into the abortion industry's hands to accept their claims that a large fraction of their clients had their contraceptives fail. There isn't a lot of corroborating evidence, however. For one thing, if contraceptive failure was a major cause of abortion, you would expect the abortion rate to be the same across the board: there would be no difference between races, and the rate would decline with age in conjunction with fertility loss. However, neither of these patterns are seen: the differences in abortion rates between different races are drastic, and the majority of abortion clients are young teens. This tells me that irresponsibility is the major driver of abortion.
There are other pieces of evidence, as well. However, I have already written enough!
Well, except for one little thing: I have known of three women who did get pregnant despite contraceptive use. All three put their babies up for adoption. I do believe that one's views on abortion are the major factor driving whether one will endeavor to use contraceptives correctly, or will use them incorrectly--if they bother even using them at all.
The fact that after 50 years of reliable contraceptives and 40 years of legal abortion there are still "unintended" pregnancies leads me to believe that something else is going on. Perhaps the biological imperative to procreate is so strong that women subconsciously allow themselves to get pregnant even, when they claim they don't want to.
And, although the Alan Guttmacher Institute was founded as the research arm of Planned Parenthood, they are still regarded as the most complete and accurate source of contraceptive and abortion-related data: more reliable than the NIH, the CDC, or the World Health Organization. In fact, much of the damnable stuff we know about PP, we know from analyzing AGI data.
Various forms of contraception have widely varying levels of effectiveness. All of the barrier and spermicide methods have high rates of user-failure, which is why the spaying industry is trying to herd as many females as possible onto the long-acting hormonal implants and injections, the endocrine disruptors.
Much of the information people "think" they know is inaccurate: for instance, the idea that the majority of abortion clients are young teens. Not so. Only eighteen percent of U.S. women obtaining abortions are teenagers; those aged 1517 obtain 6% of all abortions, teens aged 1819 obtain 11%, and teens younger than age 15 obtain 0.4%.
Women in their 20s account for more than half of all abortions. This age group centers on college students, and women in entry-level employment.
Anecdotal information is worth -- well, whatever it's worth. Every woman I know who has had an unexpected pregnancy --- that is of those whom I know well enough to know such an intimate thing about them --- was a contraceptive user. Whether she was a careful, methodical, defense-in-depth, doubled-down jellies-jams-plugs-rubbers user or not, I must leave unanswered.
I will say that without serious endocrine disruption, it's pretty hard for a sexually active woman in her 20's not to get pregnant. Think of it: every single one of our ancestors, without exception, over 10,000 generations, 100,000 generations, was fertile and gave birth. It's a force of nature so strong in young women, you have to sabotage her normal physiological function pretty comprehensively if you want her barren as a brick.
What a disaster for women, this repugnant so-called Sexual Revolution.
Here's a way to hurt them: tell the hotel or motel you are not interested in receiving "USA Today" and to deduct the cost of providing it to you from your bill. I understand that this can be done.
Better yet, make the baby "gay" ; - )
So Trib readers are so stupid they'd look at that photo and think it was a Trib article?
Considered by whom?
In medical research publishing, all authors must declare whether they have a conflict of interest in the study they want to publish. That's because the introduction of a money motive does influence the conduct and interpretation of research. In the case of Guttmacher Institute, the money motive is so strong that barely any reliable research comes out of that place. Their studies are designed to give pro-abortion results.
Whenever I look at studies involving any aspect of abortion, the first thing I look at is the source of the study. Most of these studies originate from some abortion associated group; those studies can be discounted without bothering to read past the abstract.
Much of the information people "think" they know is inaccurate: for instance, the idea that the majority of abortion clients are young teens. Not so. Only eighteen percent of U.S. women obtaining abortions are teenagers; those aged 1517 obtain 6% of all abortions, teens aged 1819 obtain 11%, and teens younger than age 15 obtain 0.4%.
I was not sure whether to include young 20 somethings among the frequent abortion customers. The salient point is that the rates of abortion are highest among those who are *not* in steady relationships. Women in long-term relationships are more likely to use contraceptives; it is not unusual for a woman to go decades without getting pregnant after she has had as many children as she wants (which is less than 2, these days). If we were to take various estimates of contraceptive effectiveness at face value, we'd expect a much higher pregnancy rate than is actually seen.
Anecdotal information is worth -- well, whatever it's worth. Every woman I know who has had an unexpected pregnancy --- that is of those whom I know well enough to know such an intimate thing about them --- was a contraceptive user. Whether she was a careful, methodical, defense-in-depth, doubled-down jellies-jams-plugs-rubbers user or not, I must leave unanswered.
I do not know why, but it seems like every woman I've known who has had abortions feels a need to tell me about it. I don't even have to know them all that well--they just tell me. Also, I read a lot--it is not difficult to find some hyper-defensive woman writing a blog or article about why her abortions were perfectly justified. Among probably dozens of these accounts, I have *never* seen anyone volunteer that they were using contraceptives at the time they got pregnant, even if they give a fairly detailed account of how they got pregnant. That is a pretty clear indication that they were not. You don't need a study to figure this out: you just need to understand human nature. There is a stigma associated with abortion, which is even greater if the woman didn't bother to try to avoid pregnancy. Therefore, women who are asked point-blank if they were using contraceptives will very often lie and say they were, especially if they sense that the person asking will judge them negatively if they tell the truth.
You don't need to have intrusive medical tests to verify whether a woman is using contraceptives or not, in order to design a study that can accurately determine contraceptive effectiveness. The study does need to be prospective. If I were designing such a study is to include a survey on attitudes towards abortion. I think a prospective study on contraceptive effectiveness, coupled with attitudes towards abortion, would be extremely powerful. There is every reason to think that contraceptive efficacy would be highest among those who have a strong desire to not get pregnant and who will NOT use abortion as a backup under ANY circumstance.
Richard Doerflinger of the USCCB Pro-Life activities committee (and a way-back-when colleague of mine) points out that Guttmacher is always more accurate than the Centers for Disease Control Abortion Surveillance System, since AGI depends on detailed interviews and questionnaires of the abortion industry and the contraception-abaortion population, whereas CDC relies on legal reporting. There is no uniform abortion reporting requirement across all states in the U.S., and California hasn't reported to the CDC for years. That's why CDC's figures are always significantly less accurate than AGI's --- because CA, the #1 abortion state in the USA, does not report to CDC.
It is factually baseless to say that abortion-associated group' studies "can be discounted without bothering to read past the abstract." I don't know of a single pro-life, profamily or conservative group that takes that approach. In fact, exactly the opposite: they would mine the study for data, and forget the "abstract", which is likely to be a summary of their own tendentious "conclusions" cooked for abortion-friendly editorial writers and policy makers.
Abortion rates are comparatively low among married women, because, by far, married women's #1 form of "contraception" is in fact surgical sterilization, i.e. tubal ligation. Their #2 form is long-term endocrine disruption, i.e. hormone-based patches, inserts, and injections which impair normal physiological function (Ovarian follicle and corpus luteum).
Naturally anybody who's achieved long-term surgical or chemical sterilization is going to have fewer "omigod" surprise pregnancies, than some first-year college student who's still fumbling around with foams, sprays and rubbers. You can't can get past the slip, rip and drip factor, plus "I was away for the weekend and I left my Trojans in my other purse."
I hope this information is useful to you.
I know it's been a while, and I'm not going to take the time now to fully address your post. I'm sure the same issues will arise in future discussions.
However, I will say that what you said there clarifies a lot. I have often wondered why pro-lifers promote the message that contraceptives are ineffective just as avidly as pro-aborts do, because it makes no sense. It is clear why pro-aborts promote that belief—abortion is exceedingly profitable—but not why pro-lifers would promote that exact same belief, because preventing pregnancy eliminates abortion. But now that you have informed me that the major pro-life organizations get their info from Guttmacher—well, that explains a lot. That is a serious problem for the pro-life movement. I will research this connection some more and think about it... as pro-lifers, we cannot afford to keep spreading the pro-abort profit-motivated message.
Think of this: most women who get abortions are not deliberately pregnant. True, they are deliberately cooperating in baby-making acts by their husbands or boyfriends (having live sperm injected into their genital tracts) --- but they have psychologically suppressed what should have been an overwhelming and lasting awareness: that this could get them pregnant.
That's the disconnect. That's why contraception triggers more abortions than it prevents. Contraception has two effects: the pharmaceutical one, and the psychological-behavioral one. The pharmaceutical one reduces the likelihood that any individual act of intercourse will result in pregnancy. The psychological-behavioral one vastly increases risk-taking by both males and females, by creating a cognitive disconnect between sex and fertility.
The second effect overwhelms the first effect.
Thus contraceptives increase unwanted pregnancies. This can be verified by the fact that whenever a new group of females become contraceptive acceptors, their unwanted pregnancy rate, nonmarital childbearing rate, and abortion rate goes up -- not down.
The first Birth Control clinics were set up in New York City approx. 90 years ago. At that time, the abortion rate was 17 per 100 live births.
Now, 2013, in New York contraceptives are available in every grocery store, every drug store, every corner bodega, approx. 25-33 cents apiece for latex, or $9 a month for the classic oral endocrine disruptor; free from all the the Borough health centers; free from the Student Health and Wellness office; urged upon them since they were 5th graders; exhorted upon female commuters by posters in the bus stops and subway platforms; couldn't be more available if they came with M&M's -- and the abortion rate is 70 per hundred live births.
While at the same time, the nonmarital birth rate is 70% of all births.
Yes, there are other factors. But this one fact is undeniable: the contraceptive mentality has been part of the problem, far more than part of the solution.
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Issue Brief #3816 on Labor
January 4, 2013
January 4, 2013 | Issue Brief on Labor
The December employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows that 2012 ended with an unemployment rate of 7.8 percent and 155,000 new jobs. The labor market has not had an adequate recovery and has made little progress from 2011 to 2012. Many American workers will experience permanent lower lifetime earnings as a result of the poor economic recovery, which has been hampered by bad public policy decisions. This month's report was simply average, and the longed-for labor market recovery must again wait.
The average monthly job creation for 2012 was 153,000, which was the same monthly average as 2011 according to the BLS. The unemployment rate fell from 8.3 percent to 7.8 percent over the course of 2012. These are positive strides—albeit slow ones.
That good news is partially offset, however, by a continued decline in the number of people in the labor force. The labor force participation rate fell from 63.7 percent to 63.6 percent, when in a normal recovery the labor force participation should be climbing. The labor force increased by less than 100,000 new workers each month, which is well below average.
The December report was very status quo, with 168,000 new private jobs and 13,000 fewer government jobs. Revisions to previous reports resulted in an upward amount of job creation of 14,000 additional jobs for October and November. Labor force participation and the unemployment rate remained the same as the November report, and the unemployment rate has basically remained at 7.8 percent since September.
The payroll survey had some good news, as the amount of hours worked each week climbed for the second straight month and hourly pay jumped in December. For 2012, average hourly pay increased by 2.1 percent.
Congress and the Administration have charted a policy course that impedes economic growth. All mainstream schools of economic thought—from neoclassical to neo-Keynesian—conclude that raising taxes in a weak economy will depress the economy. The year-end American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 will raise taxes for most Americans. Taxes would have risen by more had Congress gone over the "fiscal cliff"; however, relative to existing policy, the year-end tax deal raises rates and will only hurt the economy.
Under the new legislation:
Including payroll taxes and state income taxes, and factoring in the phase-out of deductions, this will raise the marginal effective tax rate from 42 percent to 48 percent. In high-income tax jurisdictions like California and New York City, the top effective tax rate will rise to 52 percent.[1]
These tax increases will discourage investment and business start-ups. Investment responds very negatively to taxation. Many individuals would prefer to consume today rather than save. They invest their resources in order to earn a return and consume more in the future.
Raising investment taxes (on capital gains and dividends) encourages consuming today instead of saving. This will reduce investment and raise the cost of capital for business owners seeking to start or expand an enterprise—reducing job creation.
Raising the top marginal rate to approximately 50 percent will further discourage job creation by entrepreneurs. Business owners already in the top bracket will only get to keep half of the money they make if they successfully expand their business. This will reduce their incentive to put the work into and take the risk of attempting to expand.
The threat of more tax increases to come will compound the cost of these tax increases. Many economists had hoped that a fiscal cliff deal would give employers certainty about future tax rates and enable them to plan accordingly. However, the tax deal did nothing to reduce spending and will not put America on a sustainable fiscal path. President Obama has made it clear that he opposes spending cuts and will press for much higher taxes to close the deficit.
Research by Harvard economists shows that countries that try to close large budget deficits by raising taxes usually fail.[2] The economic damage from higher taxes prevents governments from raising the revenues they expected. However, countries that close their deficits by reducing government spending typically succeed—and without harming their economies.
The employment report for December was apropos for the year. December was a repeat month for the labor market like 2012 was a repeat of 2011. The labor market is recovering very, very slowly with many potential workers not entering the labor force. A full labor recovery is still likely a long way off, especially as public policy will continue to act as a drag to the labor market.
The federal government's effort to spend our way out of the downturn has proven to be a flop and even worse a hindrance as some policies will now slow hiring and the labor force recovery. As the economy continues to progress, the labor market recovery will continue. Sadly, the pace of the recovery will continue to be weighed down by higher taxes and regulations. The government should not contribute to the economy's sluggishness. Congress should put America on a sustainable fiscal path by reducing spending instead of hiking taxes.—Rea S. Hederman Jr. is Deputy Director of and Research Fellow in the Center for Data Analysis at The Heritage Foundation. James Sherk is Senior Policy Analyst in Labor Economics in the Center for Data Analysis at The Heritage Foundation.
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[1]Gerald T. Prante and Austin John, "Top Marginal Effective Tax Rates by State and by Source of Income, 2012 Tax Law vs. 2013 Scheduled Tax Law," Social Science Research Network, November 15, 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2176526 (accessed January 4, 2013).
[2]Alberto Alesina and Silvia Ardagna, "Large Changes in Fiscal Policy: Taxes versus Spending," Tax Policy and the Economy, Vol. 24 (2010); Alberto Alesina and Roberto Perotti, "Fiscal Expansions and Adjustments in OECD Countries," Economic Policy, No. 21 (2005), pp. 207–247; Alberto Alesina, Silvia Ardagna, Roberto Perotti, and Fabio Schiantarelli, "Fiscal Policy, Profits, and Investment," American Economic Review, Vol. 92, No. 3 (June 2002), pp. 571–589; and Alberto Alesina and Silvia Ardagna, "Tales of Fiscal Adjustment," Economic Policy, Vol. 13, No. 27 (October 1998), pp. 487–545.


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Comeback Trail - Page 3
What about Joe and Sharon's fuel levels? Glycogen—the fuel stored in muscles and the liver—is a major source of energy for endurance runners. Joe's glycogen stores decreased by more than 40 percent after four weeks of inactivity, and Sharon's only slightly less, around 30 percent.
And while Joe and Sharon were not running, they likely lost as much as 43 percent of their slow-twitch (endurance) muscle fibers. The majority of this reduction takes place in the first two to four weeks, but Joe's loss will be steeper because of his complete inactivity. However, Sharon's longer running layoff has resulted in a similar loss. Combined with these other myriad changes, Joe and Sharon would find their racing times significantly slower, almost at their pre-training levels.
Retraining Regimen
Joe and Sharon's situations illustrate how critical it is that runners never stop training entirely, even in off-season. Joe, being initially fitter than Sharon, faces a longer, more difficult battle to regain his lost fitness. It could take up to six months for Joe to completely retrain, due in part to his age. Evidence shows it takes longer to retrain as you age, because as we age we lose fast-twitch muscle fibers, fiber strength and muscle elasticity. Thus, our ability to contract our muscles at maximal or sub-maximal levels is reduced, especially during aerobic activity.
Joe's return to training should be very gradual, because he is completely de-conditioned and severely debilitated from his illness. He should start walking two to three miles, several days each week, and gradually add jogging "bursts" of two to three minutes, with a two- to three-minute recovery walk. He can increase his jogging stints by two minutes every week, until he is running his former weekly mileage, which will take four to six months. It will require a few more months to regain his anaerobic threshold and maximal oxygen uptake levels. With his mileage base re-established, Joe will be ready for speed work by the seventh or eighth month.
Sharon also faces a long comeback trail but has the advantage of not being debilitated from illness and being younger. Therefore she'll bounce back in three to four months. She can start jogging two to three miles a day, and add a mile to each run each week. By building up to weekly long runs of two to three hours for the last two to three months, Sharon will be ready for an ultra in six months.
Roy Stevenson has a master's degree in coaching and exercise physiology from Ohio University. He competed in New Zealand championships on the track, road and cross country, and has coached hundreds of Seattle-area runners.
Dodge the Decline
- When runners stop training completely, or cut back on workout intensity by one or two thirds (even if they run just as often and as far), their VO2max drops dramatically.
- If, however, the intensity is unchanged and frequency and duration is reduced by as much as two thirds, VO2max can be maintained for up to 15 weeks.
- So, if Sharon had knocked out regular 20- to 30-minute tempo runs in Asia (see main text), she would have had little decrease in her VO2max for the first four months of her vacation, and would face a much shorter retraining period.
- Ultrarunners who want to retain their aerobic fitness should never stop running (or cross training) completely unless they are sick or injured.