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- According to the "The Daily Yomiuri", a local Japanese paper, "double happy weddings" arebecoming more and more popular in Japan. These would be called "stotgun" weddings in the US, butin Japan, couples pay extra to have a wedding between the fifth and seventh month ofpregnancy. As Dave Barry would say, I am not making this up. 27% of couples in Japan got married while or after pregnant. The logic is that they can celebrate both events with one ceremony. Many couples believe that the primary purpose of marriage is to have children, and somethat fail to have children suffer terrible anguish or divorce. Waiting untilbeing pregnant helps ensure the couple will be "successful" in this regard.
- IBM acquires Softek, a software company that develops a product called Transparent Data MoverFacility (TDMF) to move mainframe data from one disk system to another, while applicationsare running. This can be used, for example, to move data from outdated disk systems to IBMdisk systems. This is not to be confused with IBM's archive and retention software partner,Princeton Softech.
Softek is the software spin-off of Fujitsu (a Japanese computer hardware manufacturer). Fora while, Fujitsu made IBM-compatible mainframe servers, but was not successful at developingits own system software, relying heavily on IBM for this. Unable to compete against IBM, it stoppedmaking mainframe servers, but continues making other kinds of hardware equipment.
With TDMF, the process of moving data is simple. The software runs on z/OS and intercepts all writes intendedfor a source volumes on the old array, and re-directs a copy to destination volumes on the new device.Systems can run with old and new equipment side by side for a few weeks, with the new devicestaying in-sync with the old. When the client is ready to cross over, the systems arepointed to the new disk, and the old disk systems are detached and removed from the sysplex.
Afraid that installing TDMF will mess with your applications? IBM Global Technology Services (GTS)is able to roll-in a separate mainframe, move the data, than disconnect it along with the old storage.
(For customers running Linux, UNIX or Windows on other platforms, IBM offers SAN Volume Controller (SVC).While SVC is not marketed as a "data migration device", per se, it does have this capability.Many clients were able to cost-justify purchase of an SVCto move data from old storage to new in similar fashion to how TDMF works on the mainframe.)
What do these stories have to do with one another, other than both relating to Japan? IBM has beenusing TDMF for years as part of a service offering to move data from one disk system to another.Since Sam Palmiasano took over in 2002, IBM has acquired 51 companies, 31 of them software companies.Often, these have been "successful" turning quickly profitable because IBM was already well familiar with the companies they acquire, in much the same way that husbandsare well familiar with their brides-to-be at a "double happy wedding".
So, welcome Softek! It looks like its time to celebrate again!
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Cerebral_DownTime wrote:hiko wrote:e0y2e3 wrote:So I can blame you for Deadwood getting canned before it was finished?
Yep. Everyone should've died at the end of Season 1. Then it's the best show ever.
Go fuck yourself.
Deadwood seasons 2 & 3 were good.
And Milch explained why the dialogue was like that, because the slang they used in the period would have made all the male characters sound like Yosemite Sam.
Go fuck yourself.
Deadwood season 2 & 3 blew goats.
And Milch explained that if you buy that explanation, then you are a bullshit slurping zombie like the rest of the Pretension Hut. Somehow the first season avoided the asinine fantasy that translating colloquial slang = unchecked orotary vomit. Must we defend Season 2 & 3 in the memory of Season 1's ghost?
Hey, look at it this way... most shows don't even get one good season.


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Backgrounder #2726 on Economy
September 18, 2012
September 18, 2012 | Backgrounder on Economy
Abstract: Europe's economic problems are already affecting the U.S. economy. An expanding European crisis could affect the U.S. through the financial sector, reduced demand for U.S. exports, disruption of global supply chains, and political disruption in Europe. The U.S. can best help Europe by pursuing sound economic policies at home, starting with pulling back from the approaching fiscal cliff. The U.S. should also encourage European states to implement policies that foster free markets, lower their tax rates, and reform their unsustainable welfare systems.
Many countries in the eurozone are on the brink of financial insolvency. Large, global European banks could fail. The eurozone could break up. Any of these potential negative outcomes would be felt well beyond the borders of Europe.
A European economic crisis could affect the U.S. economy through several channels:
In the short term, American policymakers should address the "fiscal cliff," which poses great risks to the U.S. economy. Stability in America would ease Europe's path out of its own crisis. For the long term, America should emphasize how free markets, low tax rates, and welfare reform have allowed the U.S. to maintain its income advantage over Europe.
There is no need to wonder whether the prospect of European economic problems will affect America's economy. It is already affecting economic decisions. However, Europe's uncertainty is not the primary cause for the slow U.S. economic recovery since 2009. Overregulation, ballooning deficits, and looming tax increases in 2013 are larger and more direct drags on American growth.[1]
Currently, the crisis unfolding across most of Europe affects the U.S. economy in four distinct ways:
The financial sector in Europe has been on doubtful footing since the 2008 crash. A European financial panic of any variety could have significant global repercussions, and the financial sector is the most important transmission mechanism from Europe to the U.S.
Government Debt. European banks are more deeply connected to their respective governments than American banks are to the federal and state governments. Despite the common currency, eurozone banks hold large shares of their own governments' debt: In Greece and Germany, domestic banks hold around 20 percent of domestic government debt, and Spanish banks hold almost 30 percent of Spain's debt.[6] Other domestic institutions, such as pension funds and insurance companies, hold even more domestic debt.
The interconnectedness—or codependency[7]—of government and banks means that a crisis in one can cripple the other. For instance, if the risk of sovereign default rises, domestic banks would find that their assets are much less valuable and would face the nasty choice of refusing to roll over government debt—which would precipitate a crisis—or agreeing to lend the government the funds needed to pay back the banks, further entangling the two sides. Most European banks have chosen the second option, digging furiously to escape the hole in which they are trapped.
Government risk or failure can affect banks in other ways. In Greece, the fear of a euro exit and forced conversion of Greek bank deposits into drachmae has led many depositors to withdraw their savings from Greek banks and move their money abroad.
On the other side, if banks fail first, the government's best bond-market customers are bankrupt. With diminished demand for government bonds—not to mention the recession that often coincides with bank failure—yields on government debt would rise. With fewer customers for more debt, a government with a relatively healthy debt-to-GDP ratio can suddenly find itself at risk of defaulting.
Spain exemplifies contagion moving from banks to government. Spain's banks were loaded with mortgages that went bad when the country's housing bubble popped. Despite modest debt and budget surpluses in six of the seven years preceding the crisis,[8] the bank crisis caused the government to lose control of its financing.
Regrettably, the codependency does not stop at national borders. As of March 2012, French banks owned almost half of the $722 billion of Italian debt held by foreign banks and more than half of the $79 billion of Greek debt. Spanish and Portuguese banks were mutually entangled. The U.K. and Belgium owned too much Irish debt, and the Netherlands owned a significant amount of Spanish debt.[9]
The good news for Americans is that the U.S. is relatively insulated from the European tangle of banks and government debt. As of March 2012, American banks owned only $132 billion of debt issued by European countries that are currently in crisis.[10] Even if that debt loses a large portion of its value due to default, their total exposure is modest.
Money Markets. A primary form of international financial integration is the world of money market funds. These are low-risk, low-return funds that allow investors to earn modest returns on liquid assets. Money market funds purchase low-risk commercial and government bonds.
Because corporations tend to maintain working relationships with specific funds, losses in a fund can affect not only money market investors in that fund, but also corporations that rely on that fund to market their debt. Economists have found evidence that when a fund needs to shrink its asset base, its usual borrowers find it more difficult to issue new debt.[11]
Sergey Chernenko and Adi Sunderam have documented that American prime money market funds rapidly divested from European banks during the summer of 2011.[12] The "slow motion run" on European banks reduced U.S. money market exposure from $453 billion (27 percent of all prime money market funds) to $287 billion in August 2011 and $154 billion at the end of 2011.[13] As investors withdrew money from money market funds with heavy euro exposure, American corporations that usually financed through those funds decreased their issuance of new debt.[14]
U.S. money market investment in Europe stabilized during the first half of 2012, ending in May at $199 billion (14 percent of all prime money market funds).[15] Hopefully, given the robust attention that investors give to this form of European exposure, the risk and return of euro-invested money market funds are at a desirable level for American investors. Although the failure of one or more major European banks would hurt American money market investors, money markets have already had time to divest from the riskiest banks. At worst, a European bank collapse could lead to another money market "run" on European banks and a slowdown in corporate borrowing, albeit a less severe run than occurred in 2011.
Credit Default Swaps. As Americans learned when the subprime mortgage bubble burst, credit default swaps (CDS) are an impressive financial lever. Swaps leverage investment, allowing more investment with a given amount of capital, but can also multiply the damage of a financial collapse.
The main trouble with swaps is that they lack transparency. They are often difficult to price. The market for swaps disappeared once the U.S. housing bubble burst, and a similar paralysis could result if a major European government or bank fails. If so, those who own swaps would be stuck with an illiquid asset of questionable value.
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) reports that U.S. banks had $638 billion in "Other potential exposures"—including CDS and similar instruments[16]—to Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, and Spain (PIIGS) as of March 2012. This potential exposure dwarfs the direct exposure of U.S. banks to PIIGS debt, which stood at only $132 billion.[17]
Furthermore, other U.S. financial entities—such as mutual funds, union pension funds, and hedge funds—have additional exposure not counted by the BIS, although their exposure is probably much smaller.[18] Likewise, potential exposure to French and Dutch debt derivatives is as large as potential PIIGS exposure.[19] It is difficult to put an upper limit on the amount of American investment at risk if the crisis compounds with failures in the eurozone's core.
The good news is that investors are more aware of the issues surrounding CDS than they were in 2008. As the European debt crisis drags on month after month, financial institutions have the time to evaluate their holdings properly and rebalance as necessary.
U.S. policymakers can lay a foundation for sober preparation by making it crystal clear that the federal government will not bail out banks or funds that lose money from European fallout. When managers know they must live with the consequences of their decisions, they tend to invest more prudently.
Corporate Bond Contagion. Economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco estimate that bond yields in the U.S. and Europe move together.[20] Using a narrative econometric approach,[21] they find that when European corporations experience a 100-basis-point increase in the cost of borrowing due to European economic uncertainty, the cost of borrowing for American corporations increases by 44 to 85 basis points. This effect is driven by international linkages in borrowing costs for highly rated financial firms and low-rated nonfinancial firms.
This evidence suggests not only that investors believe that the largest—and usually safest—U.S. financials are the most globally integrated,[22] but also that fiscally weak U.S. nonfinancial companies have the most to lose from a European recession.
The existence of yield contagion directly contradicts the hopeful (or cynical) hypothesis that weak financial markets in Europe make more lending available in the U.S. Instead, the opposite is true in the private sector. For federal government borrowing, any such gains would come through lower interest rates. Since rates are already near zero, there is little room for improvement.
Even as eurozone leaders take necessary steps to avoid a worst-case scenario (see text box, "How a European Recession Could Affect U.S. Growth: IHS Global Insight Forecast"), parts of Europe are already in recession. The EU reported negative growth in 2011 for Greece, Portugal, and Slovenia,[23] and the European Central Bank projects that the eurozone is already in a recession that will last into 2013.[24]
As noted, Europe is a key market for American exports. With slowed growth, Europeans are poorer and demand fewer American goods. Increased uncertainty in Europe will also translate into a stronger U.S. dollar against foreign currencies. When the dollar is more expensive, American exports are less competitive, and European uncertainty hurts American exports around the world.
While a stronger dollar and slower growth in foreign economies diminish U.S. exports, reduced European demand for basic commodities, fuel, and Chinese goods could lower the prices of major U.S. imports. Thus, lower import prices would partially offset the effects of a recession in Europe. Any further downturn in Europe—and any continued collateral damage to other world economies, especially major U.S. trading partners—would translate into lower demand for U.S. exports and overall growth expectations.
This channel of economic contagion is powerful but limited. Almost nothing can be done to avoid negative spillovers from a recession. Certainly, ginning up demand with government spending would be counterproductive in both the short run and the long run because it would increase the risk that the U.S. would follow Europe into debt crisis and austerity. A severe EU recession might decrease U.S. exports to Europe as much or more than the $50 billion drop from 2008 to 2009. Although that amount is large, decreased imports would dynamically offset some of it, and $50 billion represents only 0.03 percent of the U.S. economy.
The best silver lining to a European recession would be for European voters and leaders finally to decide to scrap the static model of economic activity on which socialist economic policies are based. Static economic models assume that jobs exist by fiat and can be molded and distributed as politicians desire. Dynamic economic models recognize that jobs are created and destroyed following market incentives, not political wishes. The global economy needs a dynamic, growing Europe, employing 95 percent of its labor force and inventing, investing, creating, and consuming.
How would a European recession affect U.S. growth? Analysts at IHS Global Insight, using a large-scale macroeconomic model, forecasted the likely impact on the U.S. economy of a "pessimistic" scenario in the eurozone.[25] This pessimistic scenario assumes an abrupt and disorderly Greek exit from the euro with significant damage to the European economy. A disorderly Greek exit would incorporate many of the transmission channels discussed in this paper. The baseline forecast scenario incorporates an orderly Greek exit, which has little effect on the U.S.
In the pessimistic economic outlook, there would be a dramatic reduction in economic growth expectations in the eurozone and other world economies. The weaker growth in major U.S. trading partners would reduce U.S. exports by about $34 billion instead of the baseline prediction of a $109 billion increase in exports, leading to slower U.S. growth in 2013. According the IHS Global Insight August 2012 pessimistic scenario forecast, U.S. GDP would contract 2.40 percent in 2013 relative to the baseline. (See Table 1.)
Supply Effects
A mild recession in the eurozone would have benign supply effects on the U.S., but a breakup of the eurozone or a European depression would transmit negative supply effects.
A recession in Europe would have both positive and negative supply effects on the U.S. economy. Prices would fall due to decreased European demand for oil and other resources, benefiting U.S. consumers and firms. Cheaper inputs for U.S. producers would increase profitability, enabling them to hire more workers and pass savings on to consumers. On the negative side, some European companies that supply intermediate goods to American producers would go out of business, forcing American producers to find higher-cost suppliers. Furthermore, as outlined above, tighter credit conditions can prevent American companies from investing in capital and labor, thereby slowing their growth.
Negative supply shocks can create a recession in the short run. If a severe European crisis emerges, Americans should expect a U.S. recession (negative GDP growth) as well.
A major crisis in Europe would cause European producers to fail and spark a sharp drop in European imports from the rest of the world. In particular, a breakup of the eurozone would disrupt trade within Europe because businesses would need to adjust to a new money regime on the fly. Many would likely adjust by contracting, specifically by closing plants in countries that lost stability or competitiveness in the crisis.
Supply chains in many industries are thoroughly globalized. American producers rely on particular suppliers to make specialized parts. Likewise, many American manufacturers make parts that end up in final goods produced in Europe.
For instance, The Economist recently reported that 40 percent of the value of each airplane built by Airbus originates in the U.S.[26] If European firms fail or contract, their American suppliers and producers will suffer. The U.S. exported $268 billion to the EU in 2011,[27] amounting to 1.8 percent of U.S. GDP, and imported a similar amount. Much of that trade is in intermediate goods and between companies. Disrupting these links would slow production at some U.S. firms and lead to plant closures.
However, the worst supply effects are those felt in the long run. Worldwide technological innovation and increasing efficiency drive material improvement in modern life. If Europe experiences an extended depression, many of its entrepreneurs, inventors, and innovators will fall idle. As bad as the current trough is, the lost potential of the past few years pales in comparison with the potential that will be lost if Europe remains on its current, uninspiring growth path.
Since the 1970s, Europe has offered a clinic in bad economic policy. Decreased labor freedom and an expanding welfare state ended Europeans' postwar convergence with U.S. living standards. Instead, Europe settled into a below-potential growth path, well behind the U.S. Unemployment rose and labor force participation stagnated, depriving the world of the economic contributions of many Europeans.
Continuing the rotten policies of the past into a severe crisis would make them even more destructive. During times of economic transition, market inflexibility will keep more people out of work longer and reward companies with political connections instead of companies with efficient innovations. Future American consumers would be poorer in a world with less European innovation.
Without far-reaching liberalization, Europe's economies cannot grow and thrive. The anti-competitive restrictions in most European economies will prevent rapid growth regardless of the euro's fate.
Euro Exit. The most obvious potential political action would be the breakup of the eurozone. This may occur in many different ways, most likely leaving behind a core of Western European countries that continue to use the currency. In some versions, the weakest economies and most troubled governments will drop out or be kicked out: first Greece, then others from among Ireland, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. In other versions, the most competitive economies (Germany and Finland) jump ship, and the remainder try to muddle through together, possibly failing and splintering further.
It is not known how sharp a crisis would be caused by a country's leaving the euro. (See text box, "How a European Recession Could Affect U.S. Growth: IHS Global Insight Forecast.") An orderly exit might look most like currency revaluations, as when Greece replaced the second modern drachma with the third modern drachma in 1954, exchanging 1,000 old drachmae for one new drachma. Such a transition is an inconvenience but not a catastrophe.
Regrettably, that is a best-case scenario. Revaluations usually occur when the government wants to close the door on an era of inflation, and people expect stability. However, an exit from the euro would likely be much messier for two reasons.
First, residents may expect less stability outside the euro, not more stability.
Second, residents will initially want to hold on to their euros and may eschew the unproven currency. Greeks have already withdrawn millions of euros from Greek banks, preferring to hold cash or invest in foreign banks, where there is no risk of having their savings forcibly converted into drachmae and less risk of bank failure.
Anders Åslund compares a potential breakup of the euro with the messy breakup of the ruble zone and the divorce of the Czech and Slovak koruna in 1992.[28] Large devaluations have followed currency breakups, both from inflation and from currency runs. In neither case does Åslund find evidence that the devaluation helps to alleviate underlying economic weakness, as some have suggested. While eurozone members may find it desirable or necessary to exit, only fundamental reform, not currency manipulation, can solve the underlying problems.
Uncertain Politics. How European voters will respond to economic distress remains to be seen. In recent Greek elections, communist and neofascist parties together won more than 11 percent of the vote. SYRIZA, a hard-line socialist coalition, vaulted from obscurity to become the second-largest party in Greece with 27 percent of the vote. European voters are not immune to voting for destructive political leaders, and European leaders are not immune to making decisions that harm themselves and their allies.
If Europe suffers a steep economic decline, everything is in play. Some countries might abandon NATO, Eastern European countries could elect Russian-oriented leaders, or anti-immigrant parties might close borders and further curtail religious freedom. Countries that leave the euro for valid reasons might later hyperinflate their currencies to perpetuate high government spending. Instead of cutting subsidies and freeing trade, European leaders could increase subsidies to politically important industries and raise barriers to trade. Any of these actions would harm U.S. interests and diminish European stability.
Inaction on Reform. A country with sound policies can ride out a crisis. For example, Estonia sustained a massive drop in GDP in 2009 and bounced back to strong growth, reelecting the government in the process. However, most European countries lack competitive policies and instead hamper businesses and workers with myriad restrictions. The Wall Street Journal's tour of Italy's restrictions on starting and growing a business illustrates the anti-competitive, anti-growth regulations that plague European labor markets.[29]
In addition to labor rigidities, restrictions like zoning codes, environmental regulations, and agricultural subsidies conspire to reduce investment and raise prices. Europeans have access to the same technologies as Americans, but they produce only 71 percent as much output per person—the same as in the 1980s.[30] With mounting debt and aging populations, Europeans can no longer afford to delay reform. As explained in The Heritage Foundation's primer on sovereign debt, economic growth is the only way to escape debts of this scale.[31] Europe needs growth, but its current policies are preventing it.
In the long run, both the United States and Europe need flexible and competitive policies that free people to pursue their ambitions.
U.S. Policies. The U.S. can best help Europe by pursuing sound economic policies at home. For 2012, this means pulling back from the fiscal cliff by making the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts permanent.[32] Over the next few years, it means reforming entitlements to preserve Medicare and Social Security for the next generation. Just as a strong European economy lifts the United States, a strong U.S. economy lifts Europe.
The U.S. government should encourage Europe's leaders to pursue long-run strategies that will instill confidence. The Obama Administration has actively worked against the best interests of Europeans and Americans by encouraging European leaders to spend money on discredited short-term Keynesian stimulus.[33] Instead, U.S. leaders should highlight the successful American experience with welfare reform and push for trade deals to eliminate costly agricultural and industrial subsidies on both sides of the Atlantic.
Reforms in Europe. European leaders are focused on building a bridge to the other side of the ongoing crisis. This is a mistake. As bad as the present situation is, the long-term prospects for European growth are even worse. Without a foundation for long-run growth on the other side, no bridge will deliver Europe safely across its current troubles.
The policies that foster long-run growth are well known. Even the European Commission's own economists understand that improving long-run growth will require structural reform.[34] Although the details differ from place to place, leaders in each European country should:
Free people working in free markets are the only path to long-term growth and prosperity. If Europe can implement the right policies for the long run, the short run will look a lot shorter and more manageable.
—Salim Furth, PhD, is Senior Policy Analyst in Macroeconomics and John L. Ligon is a Policy Analyst in the Center for Data Analysis at The Heritage Foundation.
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[1]Congressional Budget Office, "An Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2012 to 2022," August 2012, http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/43539-08-22-2012-Update_One-Col.pdf (accessed September 5, 2012).
[2]European Commission, Eurostat database, Consumption at Local Prices for the Euro17, 2003–2011.
[3]Associated Press, "How Europe's Debt Crisis Is Affecting US Economy," Bloomberg Businessweek, June 8, 2012, http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-06/D9V958P80.htm (accessed June 26, 2012).
[4]U.S. International Trade Commission, Interactive Tariff and Trade DataWeb, Domestic Exports to the EU27, 2003–2012. Figures are in nominal prices.
[6]Silvia Merler and John Pisani-Ferry, "Who's Afraid of Sovereign Bonds?" Bruegel Policy Contribution, No. 2012/02, February 2012, http://docs.jean-jaures.net/NL470/21.pdf (accessed June 26, 2012).
[7]Daniel Woolls and Harold Heckle, "Spain's Banks, Government Co-Dependent on Debt," Associated Press, June 25, 2012, http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Spain-s-banks-government-co-dependent-on-debt-3660227.php (accessed June 26, 2012).
[8]World Bank, World Development Indicators, "Cash Surplus/Deficit as % of GDP," 2001–2007.
[9]Bank for International Settlements, Monetary and Economic Department, Detailed Tables on Preliminary Locational and Consolidated Banking Statistics at End-March 2012, July 2012, pp. A90–A101, Table 9D, http://www.bis.org/statistics/rppb1207_detailed.pdf (accessed September 4, 2012). Data include debts from all sectors of the economy, including financial, public, and private sectors. Data include only debt held by banks in the 24 countries that report to the BIS.
[10]Ibid. The text refers to End-March 2012 data on debt issued by Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, and Spain.
[11]Sergey Chernenko and Adi Sunderam, "The Quiet Run of 2011: Money Market Funds and the European Debt Crisis," working paper, January 23, 2012, http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/~chernenko_1/papers/mmmfs.pdf (accessed June 25, 2012).
[13]Richard Leong, "U.S. Money Funds Pared Euro Zone Debt in May—JPMorgan," Reuters, June 12, 2012, http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/12/us-markets-usa-moneyfunds-jpmorgan-idUSBRE85B13C20120612 (accessed June 27, 2012).
[14]Chernenko and Sunderam, "The Quiet Run of 2011," pp. 17–20.
[15]Leong, "U.S. Money Funds Pared Euro Zone Debt in May."
[16]Stefan Avdjiev, "Exploring the Relationship Between 'Guarantees Extended' and CDS Sold," Bank for International Settlements, September 19, 2011, http://www.bis.org/publ/qtrpdf/r_qt1109v.htm (accessed June 27, 2012).
[17]Bank for International Settlements, Detailed Tables, pp. A102–A111, Table 9E.
[18]Data examined by the European Central Bank shows that non-banks make up around 10 percent of the CDS market. European Central Bank, Credit Default Swaps and Counterparty Risk, August 2009, http://www.ecb.int/pub/pdf/other/creditdefaultswapsandcounterpartyrisk2009en.pdf (accessed August 1, 2012).
[20]Galina Hale, Elliot Marks, and Fernanda Necchio, "Are U.S. Corporate Bonds Exposed to Europe?" Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, FRBSF Economic Letter, June 4, 2012, http://www.frbsf.org/publications/economics/letter/2012/el2012-17.pdf (accessed June 27, 2012).
[21]A narrative approach uses subjective analysis of the historical record to create a data series. In this case, Hale et al. used the historical record to identify negative shocks originating in European politics.
[22]See also Avi Salzman, "Why Morgan Stanley, Goldman Are Trading Like European Banks," Barron's, June 15, 2012, http://blogs.barrons.com/stockstowatchtoday/2012/06/15/why-morgan-stanley-goldman-are-trading-like-european-banks/ (accessed June 27, 2012), and Stephen Gandel, "Wall Street's Hidden Europe Risk," CNN Money, June 12, 2012, http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2012/06/12/europe-risk-wall-street/?iid=HP_LN (accessed June 27, 2012).
[23]European Commission, European Economic Forecast, Spring 2012, p. 10, http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/publications/european_economy/2012/pdf/ee-2012-1_en.pdf (accessed July 17, 2012).
[24]European Central Bank, "ECB Staff Macroeconomic Projections for the Euro Area," September 2012, http://www.ecb.int/pub/pdf/other/ecbstaffprojections201209en.pdf, (accessed September 7, 2012).
[25]This model of the U.S. economy is owned and maintained by IHS Global Insight, Inc., the leading economic forecasting firm in the United States. The IHS Global Insight model is used by private-sector and government economists to estimate how changes in the economy and public policy would likely affect major economic indicators. The IHS Global Insight economists provide a baseline forecast of the U.S. economy. The "pessimistic" forecast scenario assumes a severe contraction in the euro zone that affects the U.S. economy. There are no effects of the "fiscal cliff" from 2012–2013 because the pessimistic forecast scenario assumes that the U.S. Congress will not let deficit reduction and tax rate expiration occur until at least 2014. Thus, if the economy goes over the fiscal cliff in 2013, even this pessimistic forecast scenario is too rosy.
[26]"Airbus in America: Designed in Toulouse, Made in Mobile," The Economist, July 3, 2012, http://www.economist.com/blogs/schumpeter/2012/07/airbus-america (accessed July 9, 2012).
[27]This figure is for total exports, which includes goods imported to the U.S. and then re-exported to Europe. Excluding re-exports, the figure is $241 billion. U.S. International Trade Commission, Interactive Tariff and Trade DataWeb, http://dataweb.usitc.gov/ (accessed September 5, 2012).
[28]Anders Åslund, "Why a Breakup of the Euro Area Must Be Avoided: Lessons from Previous Breakups," Peterson Institute for International Economics Policy Brief No. PB12-20, August 2012, http://www.iie.com/publications/pb/pb12-20.pdf (accessed September 5, 2012).
[29]Op-ed, "Employment, Italian Style," The Wall Street Journal, June 25, 2012, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304898704577478111174204768.html (accessed August 21, 2012).
[30]World Bank, World Development Indicators, "GDP per Capita, PPP (Constant 2005 International $)," 1980–2011.
[31]Salim Furth, "What Debt Crisis? A Default Primer for Governments," Heritage Foundation Backgrounder No. 2713, July 24, 2012, http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/07/what-debt-crisis-a-default-primer-for-governments.
[32]Curtis Dubay, "Taxmageddon: Massive Tax Increase Coming in 2013," Heritage Foundation Issue Brief No. 3558, April 4, 2012, http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/04/taxmageddon-massive-tax-increase-coming-in-2013.
[33]For instance, see Jay Newton-Small, "The G8 Summit at Camp David: This Time, It's Important," Time, May 16, 2012, http://swampland.time.com/2012/05/16/the-g8-summit-at-camp-david-this-time-its-important/ (accessed July 9, 2012).
[34]Werner Roeger, Janos Varga, and Jan in 't Veld, "Structural Reforms in the EU: A Simulation-Based Analysis Using the QUEST Model with Endogenous Growth," European Commission, Economic Paper No. 351, November 18, 2008, http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/publications/publication13531_en.pdf (accessed July 9, 2012).
[35]Andreas Buehn and Friedrich Schneider, "Shadow Economies Around the World: Novel Insights, Accepted Knowledge, and New Estimates," International Tax and Public Finance, Vol. 19, No. 1 (February 2012), pp. 139–171.


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Delaware State University offers the only Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree in Neuroscience in Delaware — and is one of the most innovative in the mid-Atlantic region. Launched in 2007, this rapidly growing program combines the resources of three institutions and unites researchers from multiple disciplines working at the cutting edge of neuroscience.
Our program unites neuroscience faculty from across Delaware in a statewide research and training network; partner institutions include the Nemours Foundation (associated with the A.I. DuPont Children's Hospital) and the University of Delaware. Our PhD students can pursue dissertation research with faculty from Delaware State University in three different departments, or any of its partner institutions.
The neuroscience network's size and breadth enables PhD students to explore the full range of neuroscience subspecialties, including
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The program establishes a nurturing environment for emerging scholars, with emphasis on mentorship and collaboration.
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Delaware State's neuroscience PhD program cultivates a broad range of professional skills. Doctoral candidates have the opportunity to perform research and to collaborate with investigators in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors, while getting first-hand experience in
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The program enables doctoral students to develop professional networks and build research skills, laying the foundation for a career in neuroscientific research.
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VIP guests of Paul McCartney's Independence Concert to participate in fundraising for charity
Ukrainian celebrities, businessmen, politicians, foreign diplomats and other guests from abroad invited by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation as VIPs to attend the legendary Paul McCartney's Independence Concert on the 14th of June will have the opportunity to join a charity operation. The funds collected will be allocated to help the Children's Department of the National Cancer Institute. It is the biggest medical institution in our country specialized in fighting children's oncologic diseases. Over 300 children from all the regions of Ukraine infected by the gravest forms of cancer are treated here every year.
The Foundation is certain about the invitees' understanding the importance of such a social initiative to Ukraine where this awful disease gets younger every year and still is mortal in most cases: the medicine can save only 40% of young cancer patients today in our country. At the same time, survival rate in Europe is 70% on average. The sad statistics are generated by different factors, however one of the major reasons is the lack of modern equipment for the early diagnostics and effective treatment.
Thanks to the social initiative, the Victor Pinchuk Foundation hopes to provide the Сhildren's Department of the National Cancer Institute with a new equipment that will allow to treat the forms of the disease that have been especially spreading recently.
'We already have the program "Craddles of Hope" that is intended to give the chance to all the newborn babies in Ukraine to have a healthy and decent life. We want a wide community of philanthropists to get involved in this social action that has become possible thanks to the concert of Paul McCartney who himself lost his wife and his close friends because of the cancer, and we want to show that joint efforts are capable of solving the identified specific issue effectively, efficiently and fast. Sir Paul McCartney is famous in the world not only thanks to his unique music but also via his large-scale charity projects and initiatives. His visit to Ukraine is another opportunity to think of what we can do for those who need our help. It is time to be together including for solving the acute social issues', said Victor Pinchuk.
Grygoriy Klymniuk, the head of the Children's Oncology Unit of the National Cancer institute, said, 'The cancerous diseases spread in Ukraine as in the whole world. But unfortunately, the treatment efficiency indicators in Ukraine are twice lower than in Europe. There are both specialists and treatment technologies in our country but we lack equipment and medical supplies. There are different ways to help solve these issues: personally support diseased people, help with medicaments or medical equipment. Any of your contribution may save a child's life'.
The concert, organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, will take place on the 14th of June in Independence Square in Kyiv, at 9 p.m.


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Wake Up! An Up-Close Look At Boat Watersports
April 20, 2012
As much as we all enjoy a leisurely sunset cruise, part of the fun of boating is the opportunity to not only get out on the water, but also to get wet once in a while. And if you've got younger passengers, your boat will likely be decked out with a hefty collection of different equipment…some familiar and some not so familiar.
So, let's take a closer look at some of the most popular watersports today. Please remember to ALWAYS wear a life jacket when participating in any of these activities.
Nothing puts a smile on the face of a kid like the freedom found clinging tightly to an inflatable tube as it skitters across the water. Although they come in a huge variety of styles, the basic idea is pretty simple. A bladder made of flexible PVC is inflated with air, and the tube is attached to a nylon towrope, which is then attached to a boat. The rider (or riders) then sits or kneels inside the tube or holds on to handles attached to the surface of the tube. One of the appealing things about tubing is that the boat driver has plenty of control over the experience the riders will have. Slower speeds and a straight track will be great for even the most timid children, while higher speeds and sharper turns add more thrill to the ride. For the best (and safest) ride, always make sure the tube is properly inflated.
Wakeboarding involves riding a fiberglass board over the surface of the water with your feet tightly anchored to the surface with a binding. You hold the handle of a ski rope (usually attached to a wake tower "pull point" that's about 7 feet from the water's surface) and criss-cross the wake wave at around 18-24 miles per hour. Enthusiasts can launch themselves into the air or perform a number of exciting tricks. Beginners who try these maneuvers will quickly learn what the term "face plant" means.
Wakeskating is an adaptation of wakeboarding that employs a similar design of board manufactured from wood or fiberglass. Unlike wakeboarding, the rider is not bound to the board in any way, which gives the sport its own unique challenges. Instead, the top surface of the board is covered with grip tape, (similar to a skateboard) or a soft, high-traction, foam covering that is kinder to riders in the inevitable wipeouts. Riders usually wear grip shoes while riding behind the boat at 16–20 miles per hour. However, this depends on water conditions, the weight of the rider and their proficiency in the sport.
It's gone by a number of different names over its 40-year history (Knee Ski, Glide Slide and Hydroslide were pioneering styles), but no matter what you call it, kneeboarding is a blast. As the name suggests, you kneel down on a surf-style board, while holding on to a towrope handle and the boat pulls you along at about 15-20 miles per hour. Starts are pretty easy, and once you reach plane, you can pull a strap securely across your knees to hold you on the board. As with tubing, the driver has a great deal of control over the rider's experience, adjusting speeds as needed as directed by a "spotter" on the boat who keeps their eye on the rider at all times. More advanced riders can perform tricks such as the Side Slide, Back Roll and Surface 360.
Waterskiing is the oldest and most familiar mainstream watersport. A skier slips his feet into rubber bindings, and is pulled up and out of the water while holding the handle of a towrope attached to a boat. With the skis under water pointing toward the boat, the skier signals the driver to accelerate, while a "spotter" monitors the progress and lets the driver know when to speed up, slow down or come around to pick up a downed skier. More advanced skiers sometimes "drop" one ski and ride with both feet on a single (or slalom) ski. Invented in 1922 by Ralph Samuelson on Lake Pepin in Lake City, Minnesota, the sport has evolved from two boards and a clothesline to modern fiberglass skis to suit any skill level.
Safety First
Watersports are a great way to enjoy your boat, but safety should always come first. Remember to check the towrope at the boat connection point (ski-tow eye, wakeboard tower, or ski pylon) and the tube itself. Replace the rope at the first sign of fraying because it could breakk under strain. Also, take up rope slack slowly to prevent knots and to avoid jerking the rider. Know the abilities of your riders, and start slowly...working up to a manageable speed. Check tubes for age and weight capacities, and always know local speed limits and regulations for tow sports. Never abruptly change your course when other boats are present, and always slow down when your riders are crossing the wake.


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Donate autos in Iowa
Donating autos in Iowa is a great idea and it helps the kids in our programs. Your donated auto will fund many worthwhile opportunities for kids.
Iowa Auto Donations is important, and it's something you can really feel good about.
Making a charitable Auto Donation Iowa was never easier. In fact, when you give your car to Donate Autos, we'll do all the work. It's simple, and all you have to do is follow these easy steps.
Fill out the online IA automobile donations form. It's fast and easy to complete. If you prefer, you can call our donate automobiles call center at 877-742-8783 and speak to a real live person! You can call 24/7.
Whether you fill out the online Auto Donation Iowa form or call us, you'll need to give us the location in Iowa where you want your donated auto picked up. Tell us the donated auto's condition
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It's not necessary for you to be there when your auto is picked up, but we will need to have access to the title and keys.
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- We're not just talking about donating automobiles in Iowa here. You can also donate boats, motorcycles, RVs, trucks and trailers and any type of car. In fact, if it has wheels, we'll probably take it.
- Big point to remember: That donated automobile or vehicle doesn't have to be in running condition. At Donate Autos we take them running, or dead! We will however, need the vehicle's title.
- Makes no difference if you're in Alaska or Iowa, we'll pick up donated autos in all 50 states.
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Iron Mountain author pens fourth book
IRON MOUNTAIN – Iron Mountain author Ida M. Nord has released her fourth book, now available at book stores throughout the Upper Peninsula and Northeast Wisconsin.
"Where the Wind Blows" offers a glance into the world of Seth Lemire, a soldier who is wounded in Afghanistan. While he recovers at a German hospital, Seth flashes back to his teenage memories of growing up in Negaunee, Michigan and northern Dickinson County, enjoying everything the outdoors has to offer with his family and friends – mainly his cousin and best friend, Allie.
The two are no strangers to adventure as they raise a wolf cub, meet a mysterious Native American woman who possesses healing powers, and enjoy the endless fishing and exploring opportunities the natural environment has to offer.
"There is always the tingle of suspense and mystery when I begin a book about 'home' – the U.P. of Michigan," said Nord. "I initially wrote 'Where the Wind Blows' for my granddaughter, Audrey, but in the process of researching material I discovered that talking to young people and listening very closely, that they all carry the weight of their own stories, happy and sad. Their openness and honesty was amazing. I was truly inspired by them."
The story's beginning setting of an early spring day near Seth's grandmother's home on Teal Lake is the perfect scenery for a story in which Nord showcases the beauty awaiting in Michigan's Upper Peninsula – but that's only the beginning.
Though filled with many laugh-worthy moments and ones that show Seth on his path of maturation, his younger years are not all fun and games in this coming-of-age tale. He learns a thing or two about justice when an acquaintance of his is the target of a string of crimes that Seth believes he did not commit. Nord presents a story that tests Seth and Allie's moral compass, all the while surrounded by the beautiful and changing four seasons of the Upper Peninsula.
Nord's "Where the Wind Blows" is the perfect story for someone reminiscing about the natural beauty the U.P. has to offer, juxtaposing it with common issues in society today – crimes of drugs, theft, and bullying, to name a few.
Perhaps readers take the most away from the life lessons Seth learns by the end of the story, which features a twist and surprise ending that will leave many shocked.
"Where the Wind Blows" is the fourth in a line of previously released books by Nord including "Shards of War," "The Mayfly," and "The Bright Side of Ugly." At the suggestion of the Upper Peninsula and Author's Association, each of her releases have been showcased in the Governor's Library in Lansing where guests, dignitaries and families may preview what Upper Michigan authors have to offer. A personal acknowledgement of appreciation came from both Gov. Rick Snyder and Michigan First Lady Sue Snyder.
Books are available at Book World stores in the U.P. and parts of Wisconsin, including Escanaba, Marquette, Houghton, and Iron Mountain. They are also available at the following locations: Country Roads in Escanaba, Snowbound Books and Northern Michigan University Book Store in Marquette, North Wind Books Finlandia University in Hancock, Greenway Books in Iron Mountain, Ben Franklin in Crystal Falls, and Nordic Grocery in Felch.


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Design and features of iOS7 changed a lot from early days.
It may be better both for design and working on new features if we do not have to worry about backward compatibility.
How about creating a new Pocket Sword 2 project for iOS7 and beyond?
Issues in Epic
It was only with great sadness that I recently dropped support for iOS 3.1.3!!
The first gen iPad will still be stuck on iOS 5, so my next thoughts were to be for iOS 5 and later, but I am open to suggestions. As I have no time right now to be working on an update, I had thought of just making sure it worked ok under iOS 7, and my 3rd gen iPad is running it well on the latest beta of iOS 7. I am hoping to fix up the look-and-feel over the Christmas break (that's the long holiday break in Australia), starting with removing almost all of the XIBs and instead doing things programmatically, which should make updating things to look nicer in iOS 7 MUCH easier.
But, I'm open to thoughts and suggestions!
I see. I just started looking at the code base so I don't have clear idea yet. I'll get back to you on this.
FYI, with the new feature of the iOS App Store where you can download older versions of an app for older devices, I am now looking to make the next version of PocketSword targeting iOS 7 only. I'll now close this task. Feel free to email me with any questions about the code & keep an eye on BitBucket for updates.
(Apple fixed this with iOS App Store changes!)
Does this mean that for pre-iOS7 users current version will be the final version?
There aren't many devices that aren't able to update, and with my lack of time to test across multiple versions of iOS and devices now-a-days, and with Apple now allowing downloads of older versions of the app, the answer is yes.
FYI, I'm setting the deployment target for the next release of PS to be iOS 5.1 – it seems I'm very used to using conditional code & it works fine on it. So this means it should work on all generations of iPads.


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- Lasagna Filling*:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 pounds lean ground beef or ground turkey
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 3 (28-ounce) cans diced tomatoes
- 1 (14-ounce) can tomato sauce
- 4 cups ricotta cheese (regular or part-skim)
- 8 ounces grated mozzarella cheese (regular or part-skim), divided
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 12 uncooked lasagna noodles
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan or Romano
DirectionsLasagna Filling*:
*Cooks note: this amount of filling makes enough for 3 recipes. If you are only making this recipe, the extra sauce can be frozen for up to 3 months.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Heat the oil in a large stock pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and saute 3 minutes, until soft. Add, beef and cook 5 to 7 minutes, until browned all over, breaking up the meat as it cooks. Stir in basil, oregano and red pepper flakes.
Add diced tomatoes and tomato sauce and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low and simmer 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine ricotta, half of the mozzarella, egg, and black pepper. Mix well.
Pour 1 cup of the meat sauce in the bottom of a 13 by 9-inch lasagna pan. Arrange 4 UNCOOKED lasagna noodles on top of sauce, overlapping noodles slightly to cover the bottom. Spoon half of the cheese mixture over noodles. Top with 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce and 4 more noodles. Top second layer of noodles with remaining cheese mixture, 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce and 4 more noodles. Top noodles with 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce and remaining mozzarella cheese. Top with Parmesan cheese.
Refrigerate or freeze the remaining sauce.
Cover with foil and bake 45 minutes. Uncover and bake 15 more minutes, until top is golden and bubbly. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing.
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On the way back from the GSUSA Corporate Leadership meeting and Rock the Mall, I got caught in the Atlanta airport for the day. An angel, one of our volunteers, rescued me, so I did not spend the entire Sunday sitting there. Luckily, she and her troop just happened to be at the overnight at the Georgia Aquarium and were able to stop by the airport on the way back to Montgomery.
As I waited for her, I had an interesting experience people watching. There were kids attending a month-long camp arriving at the Atlanta airport and being picked up by the camp staff. On the camp staff T-shirt, it said in bold letters ROLE MODEL. These were college age staff, which was pretty entertaining. I sat and listened to them talk while they collected the children attending the camp. Clearly the kids they were meeting on different flights looked up to these camp staff members. During my lengthy wait, none of them did anything that wasn't indicative of being a role model. They were nice to the kids who were arriving, and they greeted them with friendliness and warmth. It was amazing to watch.
At the end of this school year, we have had a large number of complaints from volunteers about other volunteers who said the "role models" weren't acting responsibly. GSSA's Volunteer Essentials document delineate that volunteers will act responsibly in front of our girls, but the number of complaints about adults having meltdowns in front of the girls, criticizing the food in front of the girls or generally acting irresponsibly in front of the girls has increased at the end of the year.
We value what you do as volunteers, but we are also very cognizant that these outbursts in front of our girls are not "role model" behavior. We do respond to many complaints from volunteers about other volunteers. The council staff works hard to be measured and balance the amount of time and energy with these complaints, but recently the complaints on the part of parents and others about these types of behaviors have seen a geometric increase. We will be letting you know if we are receiving complaints about your behavior and handling them according to our published policies. We have to be "role models" for all our girls. And girls are very sensitive to "do as I say, not as I do."
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The creation/evolution battle received national attention recently from the debate between Bill Nye and Ken Ham. Biblical creationism is an issue many Christians struggle with as they weigh the evidence from the Bible against the cultural pressure toward an antisupernatural interpretation of the physical evidence.
Between May and August of 2010, John MacArthur and Grace to You presented a compelling series of articles demonstrating the strength of a biblical, six-day-creation view. As Ken Ham rightly pointed out, this debate is about worldviews, not evidence.
The resources you'll find on our website are compelling because they stay above the fray of the usual arguments and focus on the transcendent biblical arguments for a normal, historical interpretation of Genesis 1—11. If you missed that series, click here to find all the articles from start to finish. We trust you'll be challenged, encouraged, and strengthened by the clarity, consistency, and truth of God's Word.
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I remember that series, it was really good! Thank you for the link Gabe.
(are you back on the blog? =) )
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People say evolution started with the Big Bang. I simply tell people this is the first time God spoke the universe into existence. When God talks, it makes a VERY loud noise. i.e. a big bang!
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Could God have made the universe in one second? No.
Could God have written the Bible differently today? No.
Could God have created one more or a trillion more stars then He did? No.
God could not do anything differently than what He perfectly purposed to do before the foundation of the world and did so according to His good and perfect will. These type questions only open the door to speculating that God could have considered alternatives which were inferior to what He perfectly did.
Another speculative question that should not be asked is, "What WOULD Jesus do?" That is not the correct question either. The correct question is, "What DID Jesus do?
We need more transparency about what science can and cannot do/prove. But this will end up requiring more honesty about ways that Theophobia has bound the academy to a philosophy of naturalism (theophobia - http://thinkpoint.wordpress.com/2011/01/29/theophobia-fear-of-religion-in-the-academy/).
I am troubled by the use of the tag "science" for what is really philosophy or religion. When scientists claims that the physical world is a self-contained system of impersonal natural laws without any outside involvement from a God or a Creator, they should have the intellectual integrity to admit that this opinion is beyond the reach of science and belongs to the discipline of philosophy or even religion.
Such a claim cannot even be offered as a "theory" because, in terms of science, this word implies a tested and proven postulation (which obviously can't be done).
When scientists are willing to acknowledge the shift of categories on questions of ultimate origin, then we can have an honest debate about the data used to suggest the plausibility of the philosophy. This would also require more honesty and humility about the validity of discovering truth in disciplines outside of science. A valid epistemology is not bound by one discipline.
Truth about "how it all began" cannot be resolved in scientific labs, but faith offers a different kind of evidence on the subject. A helpful line from Scripture states that, "every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything" (Hebrews 3:4). Whether one visits a construction site or a nature site, the logic consistently demands the same conclusion.
The science of evolution is not meant to offer a "story" that parallels the biblical account of creation. It's not that scientists cannot postulate on the subject based on assumptions or patterns. They can do this in the same way that the science of intelligent design postulates origins based on design.
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The Argen Corp. announces the expansion of its Argen Digital Center that provides laboratories with low-price, quality digital PFM substructures. The Center now offers the industry's only noble Selective Laser Melted (SLM) substructures, non-precious SLM substructures and precious metal substructures fabricated with additional manufacturing technologies.
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Though Player1 and Zertz have taken shots as nice with camera though.
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At Hotel Sackmann, Jörg Sackmann has found his personal signature and is bursting with ideas for flavours.
Jörg Sackmann's cuisine is characterised by well thought-out, cleanly executed, intense and innovative flavour combinations derived from unusual produce, all supported by a classic foundation, the application of the whole panoply of culinary techniques, and an authentic cooking style. The menus at Schlossberg gourmet restaurant follow a precise, clearly thought-out dramatic sequence – some small mood-setters are followed by several interesting culinary ideas which stir the curiosity and awaken all the taste senses before the actual meal ratchets up the suspense notch by notch. Despite the excellent provenance of all the produce, it is Sackmann's brilliant, multilayered flavour combinations that take centre stage – this is genuine cuisine d'auteur.
In his caramelised goose liver with sheep's milk yoghurt, apple & ginger compote and fig bread , Sackmann creates new taste relationships on two levels: in the bass chord the sweetness of the goose liver is mitigated by a thin layer of (caramelised) sheep's milk yoghurt, which means that in the overtone the interaction of the goose liver with the acidity of the apple is more transparent and the ginger accent more potent. A magnificent composition! Another superlative dish is his quail with beurre noisette cream, kohlrabi bouillon and Prelibato vinegar, in which the earthy kohlrabi, sherry and vinegar notes and the sweetly acute beurre noisette foam establish vectors that allow the flavours of the quail (breast and thigh) to intensify naturally in the taste continuum. Magnificent!
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