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DUBLIN (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Friday urged Europe to help Ireland refinance its crippling bank bailout and consider taking equity in state-owned banks to help Dublin return to bond markets and avoid a second bailout next year.
Dublin, which signed up to an 85 billion euro (68.98 billion pounds) EU/IMF bailout in late 2010, aims to return to long term debt markets later this year to help it prepare for the ending of official funding next year and meet borrowing needs of up to 20 billion euros in 2014.
The IMF, one of the country's "Trokia" of lenders along with European Union institutions, said Ireland would need a "substantial improvement" in market conditions to achieve a planned return to bond markets to avoid a new bailout when the current one expires at the end of next year.
Growing market turmoil is increasing the importance of addressing the huge burden of 63 billion euros of debt taken on to bail out the country's banks, the IMF said in its quarterly report on Ireland.
"Tackling the issues remaining from Ireland's deep banking crisis in a proactive manner has become critical, and such efforts would be most effective as part of a broader European plan to stabilize the euro area," the report said.
One avenue would be for Europe to soften the terms of Ireland's bank bailout by replacing 30 billion euros of high-interest IOUs given mainly to the former Anglo Irish Bank with another instrument that would lengthen their maturity and cut their interest rate.
The government has been lobbying its European partners for months, but has yet to secure any concession.
"Extending the term of the promissory notes and the associated Eurosystem funding, and placing banks' legacy assets in a vehicle that does not rely on market funding, would much enhance the prospects ... for the Irish sovereign to return to the market," the IMF said.
The fund also backed Irish government calls for direct financing of European financial institutions by Europe's bail-out funds. The idea has so far been rejected by European leaders, who last week insisted that the Spanish government backstop a 100 billion euro bailout of the country's banks.
"Temporary European equity participation in state owned banks would greatly reinforce these benefits, by weakening bank-sovereign linkages, immediately enhancing debt sustainability, and improving prospects to attract private owners," the IMF said.
The IMF repeated its call for more effort to stimulate growth, warning that significant additional fiscal adjustment in a low growth environment would risk a "pernicious cycle of rising unemployment, higher arrears and loan losses."
Ireland's performance has been held up by European leaders as a glowing example of how their plans to fight the euro zone debt crisis are working and the IMF said once more that Dublin's policy implementation remained strong.
However with weaker exports and a larger than expected decline in consumption weighing on Ireland's economy.
The fund cut its GDP forecast for next year to 1.9 percent from 2.0 percent and downgraded its average GDP growth forecast for 2013-2017 to 2.6 percent from 2.8 percent on weaker exports and higher unemployment.
The national debt will peak at 121 percent of GDP next year if the growth targets are hit, but could surge to 133 percent if it remained at the 0.5 percent forecast this year.
Ireland's plans to return to issuing treasury bills in the second half of 2012 remain "feasible" but risks have growth in recently, the report said. Ireland's government debt agency said last week it expected to return to short-term debt markets during the summer.
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The Soul Shadows Tour
I've had a fantastic time recently, promoting my new book Soul Shadows. I visited four schools in all and spoke to over four hundred students…
My first visit was to this magnificent boys' school in the heart of the city, overlooked by St Pauls Cathedral and just across the river from the Globe Theatre. I was a little overawed at first by the size and imposing atmosphere of the school, but David Rose, the school librarian, made me feel very welcome. To my great relief, the tiny memory stick containing my powerpoint file did not fail me, and the slides duly appeared on the screen at the touch of a button. This was something of a revelation to me as I've never given a talk using powerpoint before. I spoke to three classes in all, and got some magnificent questions. My talk really seemed to fire their imaginations. One boy asked if multiple soul shadows from the same person was possible. Another asked if shadows themselves could generate shadows. I said these suggestions were brilliant, and I may well save them up for a sequel!
The following day I visited three schools in Haringey in the company of the tireless and magnificent Sean Edwards, the borough's Children's & Youth Libraries Manager. We got to our first school, Fortismere in Muswell Hill, at the improbably early hour of 8.45 and I was expecting to have a little time to set up, perhaps have a coffee. But as we walked into the library, it was already filled to the brim with eager students looking expectantly towards me! They then had to wait patiently while I fiddled around with my memory stick and located my reading glasses. However, as it turned out, they were a joy to speak to. The session ended with a great Q&A – always my favourite part of any talk, as it can lead into all sorts of unexpected territory. The toughest question came from a teacher: what is my favourite YA book? Gosh, I have so many, but why is it that whenever anyone asks that question, my mind always goes blank! I would like to thank Gill Ward, the school librarian, for setting everything up, including a lovely display of my previous books.
There was no parking available at our next school and we had to park at the local library. Kudos to the heroic Sean Edwards, who had to lug a heavy box of books up a very long, steep hill. I spoke to well over a hundred children at Highgate Wood – the entire Year 8, I believe – in a huge hall. The book cover of Soul Shadows has never looked so big or scary as it did on the humungous screen that filled the stage. Richard Lamb, the Learning Resources Centre Manager, said I must feel like a rock star today. I resisted performing my air guitar routine to the crowd, and instead focused on the book. Once again, I was really impressed with how attentive the students were, and the questions they asked, such as what inspired me to start writing and why do I like horror. Fortunately, no one asked me the questions that apparently a lot of authors have to face: how old are you, and how much do you earn?! A big thanks to Richard Lamb for organising things and taking photos.
The final stop on this leg of the Soul Shadows tour was Heartlands School in Wood Green. After a quick tour of this impressive new school, I spoke to a class of bright and enthusiastic students. By this time I was feeling a little like a theatre actor reciting lines I'd said so often before. But the interest evident in the eyes of the audience reminded me that to them this is all brand new, and that helped me to keep my talk fresh and lively. Again, the questions were unpredictable and thoughtful. One student was intrigued by the interactive genesis of Soul Shadows (an earlier version of the book was published by Fiction Express, and at the end of each chapter readers were given a chance to vote on how the plot should continue). She asked what happened if I disagreed with a vote! I must thank Learning Resources Centre Manager Helen Swinyard for her help on the day, and for her enthusiastic tweeting about my visit.
All in all, it was an exhilarating couple of days. As a YA author I found it valuable and fascinating to meet with and talk to so many young readers. Their enthusiasm has filled me with hope for the future of books and reading, and given me a whole new lease of energy.


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It is our distinct honor and privilege to serve as the duly elected student body officers of Baylor University. This is not a position we take lightly, and as such, we felt it appropriate to respond to the concerns raised in last Friday's editorial: "Student Government should better represent its students."
Let us preface by saying that we humbly accept constructive criticism from all constituents. We will consider it as we strive to serve the entire student body. We would also like to note that the student body officers and the Lariat share a common interest in ensuring that the student voice is clearly represented to the Baylor community.
Throughout this school year, we have focused our attention and efforts on three main goals we feel are necessary to articulating a strong student voice on campus. Our first goal focuses on building positive and lasting relationships with all Baylor constituencies. This includes the administration, alumni, faculty, staff and, of course, students. The second goal is to promote and strengthen relationships within student government so that all three branches can work together to serve students more efficiently. Our third goal is to strengthen the bond between the student body and student government. We feel this is our most important task. We have taken great steps to enhance the connection between student government and the student body. From the early stages of our administration, we have focused on making student government more accessible to the student body. This initiative took the form of several new programs.
Because student government cannot be effective in representing students' voices if we don't know what they want, we established a new program in order to obtain students' opinions. This interactive polling program is called "Issue of the Week." Since October, student government has gathered over 6,000 student body responses on issues ranging from parking to financial aid. We have seen fantastic results. Just this past week, student government handed out Dr Pepper on Fountain Mall and asked students to share their thoughts. This week's "Issue of the Week" focused on the how effective student government is in representing student concerns.
The facts we gathered have not gone to waste. In the fall, we were able to formally present our findings to the Board of Regents. Again, the response was overwhelming; this was the first time in many years the Regents had been given poll results that directly represent the voice of the student body. These have already been presented in a public forum (at Student Senate, which is open to all students), and we would be thrilled to show them to anyone who stops by our office.
This letter is not our first attempt to share our results with the student body. We recognize the students need better access to the information, but we would like to stress that we have fully addressed each student concern with the appropriate administration and staff. We are working to identify concrete steps that can be taken to improve each issue.
Through the polling, we found that the most immediate concern is the rising cost of tuition. When you combine this with a lack of increase in merit-based financial aid from Baylor, tuition hikes have become a significant burden on the student body.
We have had several successful meetings with the Board of Regents, as well as monthly meetings with Interim President David Garland and a positive meeting with President-elect Ken Starr. In fact, the Board of Regents is finding unique ways to address student concerns -- there is no doubt that you are being heard and we are making progress. We will continue to gather students' opinions throughout the remainder of this semester. We are exploring new ways to connect with the student body, and we encourage everyone to watch for further details.
In closing, the student body officers, elected by the student body of Baylor University, are fully committed to serving the voice of the entire student population. If, at any time, the Lariat or any student has questions or concerns, we would be more than happy to discuss those concerns and work together to find a positive solution.
Michael Wright, Emily Saultz and Jordan Hannah
Internal Vice President, External Vice President, Student Body President


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Yikes! Alanis Morissette may have to put one hand in her pocket to pay up! The 39-year-old singer's former nanny is allegedly suing the songstress for holding her hostage to take care of her son Ever when he was a newborn, TMZ reports.
PHOTOS: More winter pregnancies
Morissette's ex-nanny reportedly filed a lawsuit on Thursday, Sept. 26, claiming that she was denied overtime and was forced to work a 12-hour night shift to look over the "Ironic" star's son. Morissette supposedly demanded that she was not to leave Ever under any circumstances (even to eat!), unless her husband Mario Treadway or the day-shift nanny was able to take her place.
PHOTOS: Amazing post-baby bodies
In addition to suing for $30,000 in unpaid overtime, the first-time mom's ex-nanny is also asking for an additional $100,000 for emotional distress. She was employed from August 2011 to March 2013.
PHOTOS: 2010's most romantic weddings
The "You Oughta Know" singer and Treadway welcomed Ever, now 3, on Christmas Day in 2010 with the help of a midwife. The couple married in May of that year at their Los Angeles home.
This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: Alanis Morissette Sued by Former Nanny for Allegedly Holding Her Hostage: Report


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Thousands of German police stepped in Sunday to remove anti-nuclear protesters at several points along a railway line carrying a controversial shipment of spent nuclear fuel rods from France to a storage facility in northern Germany.
The train entered Germany Saturday from a reprocessing plant in northwestern France. Ahead of the border crossing, French demonstrators launched a series of protests that have slowed the progress of the train since it left northern France last week.
The shipment of 11 waste containers is expected to arrive at its final destination — a storage facility near the northern town of Dannenberg — later Sunday or Monday.
Police near Dannenberg on Sunday were trying to free four protesters who had attached their hands to a rail track under a cement pyramid.
The annual shipment from France has been a focal point for anti-nuclear advocates in recent years, with protesters claiming the shipments are not safe.
But this is the first such shipment since German Chancellor Angela Merkel earlier this year announced moves to speed up the shutdown of all Germany's nuclear plants by 2022. Her announcement followed the nuclear disaster at Japan's Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant in March.
German police on Saturday used water cannon to disperse thousands of protesters near Dannenberg.


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Late Tuesday, after posting the account of my interview with him, D.C. Council member and now mayoral candidate Vincent B. Orange texted me with some umbrage.
He objected not to what I had written, but to what I had chosen to illustrate my post: a roughly 18-month-old photograph of Orange, one that showed him at an earlier stage of his weight loss that now stands at 50 pounds and counting.
So he offered the following photos, which I gladly share, along with a pledge to get some more current snapshots in The Washington Post archives.
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Texas teen accused of drugging and pimping 15-year-old classmate
Police in Irving, Texas, charged a 17-year-old boy with plying a 15-year-old girl with marijuana, alcohol and Xanax and making her have sex with adult men for money and drugs from April 29 to May 2, the Dallas Morning News reported on Tuesday.
Authorities told the newspaper that Travis Lekas faces one count of human trafficking of a minor, one count of compelling prostitution and one count of sexual performance by a child in connection with the crime, as investigators now try to determine whether he was recruiting other high-school and middle-school girls to take part in similar activities. Lekas was transferred to the Dallas County Jail on Tuesday.
But a social worker who allegedly lived with the suspect for a year angrily defended him in an interview with KXAS-TV on Tuesday, saying the victim told her she made up the story.
"Was she forced to sell her body? No. She was already doing it," Jennifer Stephens, who added that she has worked with the girl, told the station. "Her parents know it. That's why they threatened to put her in Juvenile [Hall] and that's why she lied."
Lekas' grandmother, Blanca Cameron, told the News that the girl's allegations were "lies, lies, lies" spurred by an unrequited crush, and that the family was considering legal action against her.
Watch KXAS' report on the charges against Lekas, aired Wednesday, below.
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Erin's Vacation Hunting Tips
OK, I love to get deals on travel and I've gotten some great deals.
My best has to be spring break from about 4 years ago when I took both of my boys to Colorado for a ski trip. We got airfare for 3, a hotel stay for a week and a rental car for under $1,000!!! Now I am searching for a hotel for Robert for his annual trip to New Orleans.


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NO doubt Shahbaz Sharif is trying his utmost to provide justice and relief to the people of Punjab. His endeavours to bring reforms in all public provincial departments are really laudable.
But the sad fact is that the school education department remains unattended.
Due to this, the highups of this department are trying their best to exploit young postgraduates. Educators' posts in all the districts of Punjab are being filled these days. The policy implemented by the school education department is unjust and shows an element of exploitation.
First, the policy maintains that women candidates, besides applying in women elementary schools, can apply in male elementary schools as elementary school educators (ESE) and senior elementary school educators (SESE).
Here they would be competing against male candidates on open merit. The females who would not get employment in female elementary schools would join as ESE and SESE in male elementary schools. This would lead to escalating unemployment among male postgraduates. This is injustice.
On the one hand, male postgraduates are unable to secure employment due to competition and, on the other hand, the Punjab government is consciously increasing unemployment by making both genders compete with each other on open merit.
Secondly, MA (Education) has been considered a professional degree due to which MA (Education) degree holders are not eligible to apply as secondary school educators (SSE). This is injustice with more than 15,000 MA(Education) degree holders of Punjab.
Moreover, while applying for ESE and SESE the candidates holding MA(Education) degree stand equal to BEd as both the degrees are being awarded five marks. How unjust it is? BEd is merely a one - year programme while MA(Education) is a two - year programme.
Along with this, MS Ed is equal to MA (Education) but MS Ed is being considered an academic as well as professional degree. How apathetic it is! The only dissimilarity between MA(Education) and MS Ed is that the former is of arts and the latter is of science profession.
Thirdly, although Shahbaz Sharif wants the educators' recruitment process to be highly transparent, the problems are still there.
There are five marks for interview, and the candidates having some connections, political or otherwise, get the total five marks, while those who carry no reference hardly get three marks. The two marks disparity counts a great deal while calculating final merit.
The interview biases are being observed on a larger scale.
The chief minister must look into the matter and remove all discrepancies, i.e. consider MA (Education) an academic as well as professional degree; increase marks of MA(Education) in contrast to BEd; consider females not eligible to apply for ESE and SESE in male schools and constitute a central provincial committee that may remove all the disparities of interview marks.


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It seems to be the sort of price range we can expect according to industry sources, but so far Zavvi appears to be the only one putting a price to it. Other retail pre-orders are just reservations.
The retailer does promise the "lowest price guaranteed" so if it turns out to be a little more than £400 then you will only be charged £399.99. Might be worth considering.
Other retailers have begun their own pre-order/reservation schemes for Xbox One.
News Story
Retailer Zavvi prices Xbox One at £399.99
22 May 2013 | By Simon Priest
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We know, the "wheel" doesn't look like much to the untrained eye. But just imagine if the technology of roundness was integrated into some of our favorite devices:
The iPod
We may never understand why Apple created the clickblock, but we're thinking the interface would be much smoother without the severe edges.
The Auto
When word of the Horseless Messenger broke a few hours ago, we were excited. Now we're thrilled because it can actually move.
The Male Prophylactic
They've never fit quite right. There are lessons to be learned here...
While we cannot begin to speculate the repercussions of this announcement, we know that the future is a glorious place (with a lot less chafing).


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- 1.3 Why would I (or my lab) want to join?
- 1.4 What's the deal with access?
- 1.5 Do you ever plan on going commercial?
- 1.6 How can I be assured this site will be here tomorrow?
- 1.7 Why the dual license?
- 1.8 How did this site get started?
- 1.9 Are you people just a bunch of scientific hippies? Why are you doing this?
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Who are you?
OpenWetWare is a group of researchers that are interested in increasing the amount of organization, dissemination, and communication in biological research (or just want an easy way to keep a lab webpage up-to-date). Everyone that has access to OpenWetWare can edit all pages in the site. Thus the evolution of all the pages are due to everyone involved. If you want to know who has done what, check out the history file associated with every page.
Can I/we join?
Yes!!! The more people that are contributing, the more useful the site becomes. Please email us.
Why would I (or my lab) want to join?
Check out the Why join? page for a list of reasons why OpenWetWare may be of use to you and your lab.
What's the deal with access?
Currently we have the site as world-readable and member editable, and there are essentially no options to make pages be otherwise. We decided upon the current level of access based upon our key goals of open access and collaboration. We also understand that there are times where information cannot be posted for the world/other students/et al., to read. The Endy lab handles this by certain members having private wiki's on their own computers where they organize their thoughts and information. Other groups have internal secure wiki's to which only lab members have access. However, we feel that there is a lot of information that people will benefit from sharing on OpenWetWare.
In the future, we may be able to implement a system with more edit/view options for individual pages. After talks with some of the people over at Mediawiki, they have begun writing code to make edit/view access more dynamic and programmable by individual users. In time, perhaps we can incorporate some of these improvements as they are made available. This will offer some semblance of security (and would not get indexed by google for example), but is not as safe as say having a site behind a firewall. Anyways, there are a variety of options, but in the end you have to balance increased security with decreased ease of access and manipulability. For the time being, we will keep OpenWetWare at the current access level.
Do you ever plan on going commercial?
How can I be assured this site will be here tomorrow?
Currently there are several labs to whom wiki functionality is vital, thus the wiki minimally will remain as long as these labs are in existance. Hardware and support has generously been donated by the MIT BioMicro Center. OpenWetWare is backed up daily, and we are continuing to improve the redundancy and backup capabilities. So as far as relying on an academic initiative goes, this is a fairly good bet.
Why the dual license?
Long story short, we like Creative Commons for its machine and human readability. We like GNU's FDL because Wikipedia and others use it. We would like the two groups to settle their trivial differences, so that we can all move on with our lives.
How did this site get started?
Are you people just a bunch of scientific hippies? Why are you doing this?
See the "who are you?" question above. In general, we are not all hippies. We are doing this to construct a resource for ourselves. It is ultimately a selfish pursuit. Peruse some of the pages and you will notice that different labs/groups/individuals use OpenWetWare in different ways. Like many other things in life, OpenWetWare is what you make of it.
How do I edit a page?
See the help page.
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Check out the etiquette page for guidelines on creating and editing pages.
How do I make the wiki pages for my lab/group look like a static website?
Check out OpenWetWare:Dewikify for instructions on generating static websites from OpenWetWare wiki pages. See Synthetic Biology and http://syntheticbiology.org for a comparison of a wiki page with its static counterpart.


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Quantifying the recapitalization fund premium using option pricing techniques
The purpose of the paper consists in developing a formula for quantifying the premium a bank is expected to pay for a fund that provides recapitalization in order to allow orderly failure if the bank is in financial distress. The main finding is that such a premium can be computed as the difference between the prices of two European put options.
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- Merton, Robert C., 1973. "On the pricing of corporate debt: the risk structure of interest rates," Working papers 684-73., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.
- Black, Fischer & Scholes, Myron S, 1973. "The Pricing of Options and Corporate Liabilities," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 81(3), pages 637-654, May-June.
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Tribute to the Eagles by Evergreen @ Hard Rock Cafe Bangalore
Tribute to the Eagles by Evergreen @ Hard Rock Cafe Bangalore
Evergreen was formed in the early months of 1998. their music can be loosely classified as slightly progressive, mildly heavy, and for the most part, melodic hard rock. Its roots lie in their individually varied tastes in music. What makes them different is their approach to music, as it is targeted both at musicians and the common ear.
Come watch them live at Hard Rock Cafe Bangalore on 14th April as they pay tribute to one of the great's of music The Eagles
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Thursday, April 14, 2016 - 8:00pm to 11:30pm
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Waddling away from all-inclusive Mexico vacation
At the Secrets Maroma resort near Cancun, where all food and drinks are included in the price, gluttony reigns.
Chicago Tribune
CANCUN, Mexico — In the end (and the sad realization always comes in the end), my five-day stay at an all-inclusive resort on the Caribbean was more than mind-clearing serenity; it was a frightening look into the human psyche.
The plentiful sun, warm breezes, azure sea and powder-white beach became incidental. My vacation brought to mind seventh-grade English class, in which I first read "Lord of the Flies." The lesson learned then: Without parameters, we devolve into chaos.
I blame everything on the all-you-can-eat policy.
In the glossy brochure, that part was the most alluring amenity. Secrets Maroma, our all-inclusive resort a 45-minute drive south of Cancun, boasted nine themed restaurants, seven bars and 24-hour room service. But, really, gorgeous terrain aside, this could have been anywhere. The idea is you eat any food, drink any beverage, anytime, in any quantity. It's possible, and within your civic right, to dine at three restaurants in one night and order everything off the menu — after all, the hit to your credit card has cleared. So for the length of your stay, you enter a world where "no" doesn't exist in the vernacular. This is a dangerous precedent.
Day 1: After the flight, immigration, airport transfer and resort check-in, six hours have passed since we last inserted food in mouth. My wife and I hurtle toward the buffet like it's a Super Bowl end zone with 5 seconds left on the clock.
What happens next is too ugly for words. See it from my perspective: You arrive in a warm-weather paradise where it's all "yes, sir" and "it's a pleasure, ma'am." You're faint from starvation because your dear wife guilted you out of buying the Sausage McMuffin at the airport. And now, laid out before you, are pasta, sushi, pizza, quesadillas, cakes and tropical juices.
It doesn't matter that everything but the fruit, juices and Mexican hot foods taste just OK. It's that I can crowd my plate so densely and that, even with the soy sauce from the sushi sloshing over to the pineapples, I can scarf down cold, salty fruit so voraciously. I don't care. Post-meal doubling-over be damned; dinner is only three hours away.
Day 2: Eighty-five degrees and nary a cloud in the blue sky. We stake out two poolside chairs facing the sea, where parasailors glide through the air in the distance. Joao Gilberto strums his bossa nova guitar between my headphones.
A friendly staffer in a polo shirt asks if I care for anything. "Mango margarita, chips and guacamole, please." Thirty minutes later, the margarita glass empty, he asks if I want another. "A mojito this time." Thus begins a cycle of drinks on the half-hour, not because I crave another drink but because I can. These beverages won't turn me goofy anyway; even generously, I figure, there's a shot of alcohol — max — in each glass.
At noon, a gentleman appears poolside, pushing a cart with a round stainless steel pan 3 feet in diameter. "Would you like paella?"
Somebody pinch me. A poolside paella cart! Memories of the breakfast buffet are three hours fresh, but I'd never forgive myself if I turn this down. The rice is the color of sunflowers, suffused with the aroma of saffron, with chicken chunks, mussels and bell peppers throughout. The portion is enough to feed two.
About this time, a flock of seagulls begins circling overhead, trained to realize lunchtime for resort guests also means lunchtime for birds. This is an all-inclusive, after all. They perch atop the umbrella shades, screeching. I place my plate on a wicker stand for a moment, prompting one gull to see his opportunity. He divebombs under my shade and snatches a mussel shell from my paella. The bird immediately drops it to the ground, where half a dozen gulls fight for the errant grains of rice. The mussel snatcher bites at the other gulls that dare encroach.
For 10 seconds, I fume. How dare these stupid birds ruin my lunch. I wish I were wearing steel-tipped boots. Then comes the realization: I'm a visitor on Planet Yes. I flag down the paella cart and get another plate.
Day 3: During morning poolside yoga, the view from my "downward dog" position is eclipsed by an unfamiliar, flesh-colored curvature. Turns out it's my gut.
Day 4: Dinnertime arrives, but neither of us is hungry. The reason? An hour after lunch at the seafood grill, a billow of smoke had caught our attention. It was the poolside barbecue, and the chef was grilling chicken thighs, burgers and whole fillets of mahi mahi. My wife and I had paid $3,700, or $462.50 per person per day, for four nights. We felt obligated to get our money's worth. The built-in restraints of an accumulating tab didn't exist here, so rather than listening to our stomachs, we submitted to the lobe in the brain where irrationality rules.
After that grilled chicken guacamole sandwich (with a side of nachos and Buffalo wings), I waddle back to my room. The gorgeous setting — and this is a no-children resort! — belies any illusions of relaxation in the first three days. I feel miserable. It's entirely my fault. The combination of unlimited eating, drinking, lounging, other sedentary acts and "vacation brain" compel me to step on the bathroom scale. My God. I think the numbers must be inflated by the exchange rate. I have gained 12 pounds in four days.
Let's take it easy for dinner, my wife suggests.
Translation: At the Italian restaurant on our last night, we opt for three appetizers instead of four. Rather than a heavy cream sauce with my fettuccine, I go with pesto and the thinner strands of capellini. We split a dessert.
Day 5: There are three hours before the airport shuttle whisks us away from paradise. Even with my epiphany the previous day, rationality is tossed aside on this final morning with a mindset of "the hell with this, it's my last day." I begin working in dietary fiber, which by my interpretation means 10 strips of bacon and a quarter bowl of oatmeal.
On the plane ride home, I read a magazine story about some yokel who wins the lottery, then squanders it all and ends up broke a few years later. It's as if I am staring into a mirror. When prudence is discarded, when rules give way to lawlessness, when the word "no" doesn't register, we're no better than boys stuck on a free-for-all island.
In this analogy, I am Piggy.
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In my last entry I talked about the rapid rise of the "nones"—people who express no religious affiliation.
Another fascinating trend is the unsteady and slow decline in the confidence Americans have in organized religion. Take a look at the chart below. It shows the trend over the last 40 years. This chart is taken from an article in on the Gallup Poll website:
Seen in combination with the rise of young people who have been turned off by organized religion and with the loss of members in both Mainline and Catholic churches, it paints a picture of a rapidly changing culture.
At one level, one can hardly be surprised at the decline of confidence in organized religion. We have seen the scandals of sexual abuse ignored by the Catholic Church and the scandals of televangelists.
If "Church" were a brand, we would conclude that the brand was in trouble. Increasingly people associate religion with tawdry behavior and with hypocrisy.
Yet there is another picture as well. Congregations that are vital and authentic are thriving and growing. All kinds of "spiritual" exploration and fellowship is also happening outside the walls of churches.
This is a volatile and vulnerable time for all religious groups. It is also a time rich with possibility. I am absolutely convinced that we Unitarian Universalists have more potential than others. We have a message of openness and tolerance. We work for compassion and justice in the world. We offer a spiritual home that nurtures growth and safe exploration. Our challenge is to seize this opportunity.


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Genetic testing with primary prevention and moral hazard
We develop a model where a genetic test reveals whether an individual has a low or high probability of developing a disease. A costly prevention effort allows high-risk agents to decrease this probability. Agents are not obliged to take the test, but must disclose its results to insurers, and taking the test is associated to a discrimination risk. We study the individual decisions to take the test and to undertake the prevention effort as a function of the effort cost and of its efficiency. If effort is observable by insurers, agents undertake the test only if the effort cost is neither too large nor too low. If the effort cost is not observable by insurers, moral hazard increases the value of the test if the effort cost is low. We offer several policy recommendations, from the optimal breadth of the tests to policies to do away with the discrimination risk.
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Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound OffAwesome review. Short sweet and to the point. Here's a few of my highlights from the album:
nice read, at least you just need to keep up ur great work, pos!
Thanks, Drpibb and ZedO.
My personal favorites are Leading To Rome, Turquoise, Arctica, Mercy On Apollo, and The Descend to the Heart of Mount Sadhana, the first two being the most favorites.
Album Rating: 4.0Nice review, gotta get my hands on this, loved their debut
Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off@cb123 I think their debut was more cohesive as an album, but the production on this one is far and beyond most indy releases.
Album Rating: 4.0yeah i think it will b enjoyable, their debut while having fairly obvious influences still had their own sound will be keen to see where they took it
Get it. As fast as you can, cb123.
At any rate, does any one know from where I can get the lyrics? They're still not up anywhere .
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People need to check this out.
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I couldn't have said it better myself. It's tragic how this album isn't getting the attention it deserves.
New Video released for Turquoise.
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Album Rating: 4.0pretty good on first listen, doesn't quite have that immediate punch of the debut but still a pretty great record, might be a little bit of a grower instead
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May 16th, 2013 11:35 AM #6
My dad wanted to name me all kinds of stupid things. Finally a co-worker suggested my name; my dad liked it, and my mom was just relieved it wasn't completely ridiculous. The same thing happened again with my sister's name (which was fairly unusual twenty years ago but is now in the Top 10). I wish there was some kind of story or even a little thought behind my name.Simon, Eloise/Louise, Faye, Judah, Thea, Felix, Iris, Cordelia, Roscoe, Lydia, Jasper, Phaedra, Adrian, Lucinda, Jane, Conrad, Wallace, Finnegan, Sylvie, Charlie, Dashiell, Juniper, Atlas, Matilda, Julian, Alice, Marlowe, Octavia, Jack, Marigold, Archer, Gabriel, Persephone, Raphael, Dov
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The story changes slightly every time I ask, but basically this: As soon as my mom found out she was pregnant she knew that I was a girl. She and my dad never entertained any name other than Emily for me, because a) "it was just my name" and b) they loved that it was pretty, unusual (ha!), and a little old-fashioned. My middle name was more of a struggle. My dad wanted Felecia for some unknown reason and my mom hated it. Madison was a family name that my parents were considering in that off chance that I was a boy, and my mom suggested it for my middle name last minute and it stuck.
My sister was going to be Charlotte Mackenzie, but our great-grandfather Charlie died a few months before she was born. My parents didn't want our family thinking she was named after him and have to deal with any hurt feelings because I wasn't named after anyone. They named her Sarah instead. My mom and my sister really wish they'd stuck to Charlotte. Sarah would have been Joshua Hamilton had she been a boy.
May 16th, 2013 12:28 PM #10
Bascially from what I've heard (though I think this was probably several conversations):
My mum - What about Catherine? (my great granny)
My dad - I don't really like Catherine, but it can be the middle. (It is.)
My dad - What about Elizabeth? (my mum's first name - she goes by her middle)
My mum - No. Awkward rhyme with common nickname and first syllable of first name.
My dad - What about Victoria?
My mum - No. they'll call her Vicky. I hate the name Vicky.
My aunt - Suggests Hannah cause she can't use it herself cause of her surname.
My mum - Loves it, suggests it to my dad.
My dad - Loves it. Biblical, great meaning, doesn't know any Hannahs (I'm guessing this means they thought it was uncommon!).
Hence my name.My furry darlings ~ Bodie the border terrier & Portia and Penny the guinea pigs
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Amelie Clara (2008) & Daisy Madeline (2013).
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Charles Joshua "Charlie", Theodore Samuel "Teddy", Elliott Daniel, Noah Zachary, James Oscar, Arthur Philip, Rowan Isaac.
May 16th, 2013 07:22 PM #14
My mum originally wanted to name me Robin (which mainly is used as a boys name here in Denmark) because the European Robin is her favourite bird. My mémé absolutely despised the name though, and I think I have her to thank for not being named Robin right now. She then contemplated naming me Selma after her great-grandmother, but for some reason she decided against it (sadly, I absolutely adore that name). Finally she watched some film and in the credits she saw Zelia and apparently instantly knew that it was the name. Elvira, which is my middle name, is after my great-grandmother whose name was Laura Elvira.Zelia • 20s • Exporting names from Greenland & Inuit mythologyAlexander Adelin Lórien "Sasha" • Henry Ásgeirr Ivik • Asa Bjørnstjerne Jem • Nor Valdemar Olórin • Marcel Endymion Sejr • Julian Saxo Dante
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Paul Davies advocating a one-way manned mission to Mars.
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Jan 16, 2004 at 3:18PM
It's funny how many geeks take this as a call for volunteers, little knowing it means exile in a sealed capsule the size of a trailer home with no access to take-out pizza, co-workers who threaten to kill you when you whack off in the one bathroom, and Amazon.com takes two years to deliver and charges $12,769.50 per book for extra shipping.
Jan 16, 2004 at 5:11PM
1-way? Perfect place for GWB and his WMD obessions. Hunt away.
Jan 16, 2004 at 9:56PM
Jokes and politics aside, I have to agree with Stefan. I doubt very many of us can truly ponder the effect that kind of permanent solitude would have on us. However I do think we should have a permanent base. Thirty-odd years ago we could visit the moon, but today we have nothing to show for it but a legacy. We should have established a base on the moon many years ago.
The situation with Mars is similar. There's no reason to go unless we go to stay. We should set up a permanent base right from the start and initiate a crew rotation program. Noone should consider staying on Mars for life, but staying for 2-3 years isn't unreasonable.
As long as we're merely exploring space we'll be spending a lot of money to do it. Someday we'll be colonizing space, and then whole economies will develop there. The impact on the civilization will be as powerful as the impact that the growth of America had.
There's an unavoidable "cost hump" between us and our future in space. To write off space permanently because of that would be the worst investment decision ever made.
Jan 16, 2004 at 11:41PM
Sure. Why not? Let's face it - it would be a job. I hear from many who feel they've wasted 2, 5, 10, or more years at their jobs - not really fulfilled. Would living on Mars, as a job, be fulfilling? Um, yes.
Jan 17, 2004 at 1:09AM
Well, as a job, perhaps yes. As a life? No spouse, no children, no recreation? No way. If you had those other things too then life on Mars could be fulfilling. But wait a minute: job, spouse, children, recreation, etc.
Sounds like colony to me. Rock and roll!
Jan 17, 2004 at 1:11AM
Pardon me; "Sounds like a colony to me. I hate it when that happens. It would be nice if one could go back and edit typos out of one's own comments. :-)
Jan 17, 2004 at 1:36AM
I took a Space Policy course at CMU. Before we got to the fun stuff, our eccentric Gallic professor made us learn the science. Orbits, limits of sensors, how to compute fuel consumption, and more.
This did an amazing job of stripping the layers of bombastic crap and delusionary wish-fulfillment that came from spending decades reading SF and hanging out with space advocacy types.
There two things that are holding us back: A cheap way to get up there in the first place, and more efficient motors. Cheap orbit access to get space ships, people, and fuel up there, efficient motors to get places fast.
A REALLY cheap launch system, like a space elevator, could to some extent negate the need for efficient motors, because you could simply lift huge quantities of H2 and LOX to orbit.
But somewhere along the way you're going to need those more efficient motors.
By "more efficient motors" I mean nuclear powered ones. Fission thermal, fission ion, exotic plasma drives, and eventually fusion drives.
Convincing people that we need to put nuclear reactors and rocket motors full of fissionables into orbit is going to be a tough sell.
If Bush were really visionary and tough minded and willing to go to the mat for a big bright spacy future, he'd be pushing nuclear power and nuclear propulsion stuff.
But that's way scary, a bit expensive, and probably too specific a proposal. I don't think Bush was really serious enough about space to want more than a symbolic gesture he can point to this fall.
Jan 17, 2004 at 2:16AM
I do have at least some concern that this is political posturing. I hope not, because I really like the whole plan, but I guess we won't know for sure until after the election (assuming Bush wins).
Jan 17, 2004 at 2:24AM
Oh, and by the way, there seems to be some serious thought about a real space elevator (here's my post on that). That really would bring access costs way down.
I'm pretty familiar with launch and orbital transfer math too; I used to work in Earth-to-orbit ballistic launch research and wrote computer models of the launch process. Fuel costs are significant, but another really expensive aspect of current launch systems is the ground support equipment and staff. That's an area that advances in microelectronics could directly address; I've wondered how much cost you could cut out of a launch system if it flew autonomously (had all of its own guidance an control based on GPS positioning).
I wonder, too, what the cost of sending people from Europe to America was back when that process first started, as a fraction of European gross economic product? That sounds like a fun topic to look into. :-)
Jan 17, 2004 at 6:38AM
This sounds like a great idea for "Big Brother on Mars". Send sixteen excentric scientists to a desolate planet and have their lives taped 24 hours a day. Advertising for the show would ofcourse pay for the mission. The show would continieu until the last one dies, or we find a way to get back. Or better yet, the scientists themselves figure out a way to get back.
Jan 17, 2004 at 12:46PM
Not to mention the fact that astronauts lose 15-30% of their bone density, and in turn their ability to regulate blood pressure, after only a short period of space travel.
You have to wonder if a human could even survive the relatively lengthy trip to Mars.
Jan 17, 2004 at 2:07PM
Actually, the cosmonaut Dr. Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov spent 437.7 days aboard Soyuz TM-18 during 1994 and 1995. That's not as long as the continuous space time required for the Mars mission, but it's in the same range. I don't think survival is in doubt.
Jan 17, 2004 at 2:39PM
When Dr. Polyakov returned to Earth, was he asked to start a colony or was he hospitalized? The good news is that Mars gravity is less than Earth's, so going planetside there after all that time in space would be less of an ordeal, but it's still enough that they'll probably have to spin the transport ship.
Jan 17, 2004 at 3:13PM
Yes, I think spinning the transport ship would be a great idea, as would excellent exercise facilities. James questioned survival, not fitness levels. Residing in space for a lengthy period is definitely debilitating; no question about that.
Jan 20, 2004 at 2:47PM
Amazing output, and of course very well put. However, I am not familiar with orbital mechanics, and thus can think about the impossible: a space elevator, cost around $5 billion, would help in surmounting that first expensive obstacle that is the Earth's gravity well. Regarding the people, you either have a crack team, Drs and all, or of the price of lifting is sufficiently low, you can get more varied a team – quantity vs. quality.
Health in space is an issue, not only because of weightlessness, but because of solar flares and their radiation danger.
Still, even with all these issues, I think it is plausible (in a couple decades).
Jan 21, 2004 at 1:39AM
The information I saw on the space elevator certainly made it look as though anything tangible will be at least a that far (a couple of decades) in the future. The whole concep requires well-developed carbon nanotube technology, and we're really just getting started in that area. I think the technical hurdles look surmountable; my main concerns have to do with terrorism. What a target a structure that reached tens of thousands of miles into space would make.
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I made this dress on a commission from my friend for his bride-to-be (unfortunately, it got lost in the mails, but that's another story). It is made of a cotton/lycra satinette printed with those gorgeous, HUGE yellow roses. I found it at Paron Fabrics on 40th st. and fell in love.
The pattern is one of my own design. It has seams over the bust and into the armhole, a slightly raised waist, and a 3-piece A-line skirt.
I made a slip to go with the dress. The slip has horsehair in the hem to give it just a little bit of buoyancy. I also added tailor-tack bra-strap keepers to keep the bra, slip, and dress in place on the shoulder.
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Sep 9, 2009, 02.51 PMby anna-lilo
I love the style!
Sep 9, 2009, 01.26 PMby florean-fortescue
Very 1950's cut, love the fabric too
Sep 9, 2009, 04.40 AMby cathydodson
Great dress – do you think you will share the pattern
Sep 9, 2009, 02.38 AMby Renee Fischer
I love how it all comes together with style and a classic look that has a Lady look to it.
Sep 8, 2009, 06.58 PMby marissaismyname
very j.crew… which, ironicly, is the style i'm into at the moment. the roses almost remind me of peonies… which always look like delapidated roses to me. very shabby chic.
Sep 6, 2009, 10.12 PMby measure2cut1
Remindes me so much of a dress my grandmother had that she gave to me. The same pattern of cloth and everything!!
Sep 5, 2009, 05.26 AMby davee09
cute!!!! but not something that i would wear!
Sep 4, 2009, 11.28 AMby shielaimbao
very nice print:)
Sep 3, 2009, 06.32 AMby barkcloth
Really a classic. I love the print.
Sep 3, 2009, 01.12 AMby ink
Love the saturated depth to the print. Muted and sensuous! The print with the design is both innocent and alluring. Gorgeous.
Sep 2, 2009, 10.10 PMby nehmah
This is a marvelous pattern and fabric. Was the dress itself lost? Oh, I hope it turns up. Please let us know if it does; I like happy endings. I do have a question; are the sleeves cut in one with the bodice front/back or are they separate? My eyesight is none too good, even with Rx glasses. Cordially, Nehmah
Sep 2, 2009, 08.55 PMby dozz
a b s o l u t e l y love it! all the skirt the top the fabric everything! can i find a pattern for this anywhere?
Sep 2, 2009, 08.54 PMby vancarvalho
Lovely dress! Please, share the pattern!
Sep 2, 2009, 08.10 PMby sew-def
So pretty!
Sep 2, 2009, 06.55 PMby sewmama2gcc
I love the fabric, and the dress is so classy!
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I had always liked Dale, but I only knew her from a few chance meetings at parties and local events. We lived only a few blocks away and so we would see one another occasionally. But still it felt strange to hear her voice on the phone when she called me one day and invited me to a neighborhood Shabbat dinner.
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But even if officially there is no such thing as being "sort of Jewish," that is what I felt. Sort of. Kind of. Half, to be exact, at least ethnically. Even more confusingly, most people thought I was Jewish. I have dark curly hair, a big nose, a Jewish last name: all the stereotypes. But I had been raised a Christian. I had no idea how to start living a Jewish life and I was not sure I wanted to. The rabbi had concluded our conversation by saying that if I wanted to be Jewish I would have to study and go through a long process to convert. This felt like an overwhelming prospect. I hadn't experienced any inner stirring of faith. When I went on an exploratory trip to services at the synagogue, it was hard to figure out what was going on because it was all in Hebrew, and now, here was Dale, calling me up and asking me to come be Jewish at a Jewish dinner.
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Dale picked me up and we walked down the street to the Shabbat dinner. When we opened the door, I recognized lots of my neighbors, Claudia, Audrey and Richard, Sarah and Steve. I didn't know these people were Jewish. Before I said hello, I told everyone I wasn't a real Jew, but no one seemed to care. Instead, there was lots of neighborhood gossip to discuss. And when it was time for prayers, only a few people really seemed to know what to do. I fit right in. Even full-blooded Jews didn't know anything about Jewish rituals.
As the night wore on, Dale thumped the table to get our attention, "Listen," she said, "Here's my idea. Why don't we do this on a regular basis?" "Yes," said Sarah. "Once a month."
And that was it. For almost 11 years, we have met on the second Friday of each month. And the practice has spread throughout the community. Thanks to Dale, the Jews of Cape Ann gather in their separate neighborhoods to have Shabbat meals together every month. And over time I have learned the prayers. When I got up my courage to try going to services again, I had people to sit next to who could show me when to stand, bow my head and turn the page. Steve began to teach me Hebrew. Sarah taught me how to make challah. Audrey, Richard, Claudia and I went to Israel. Finally, I converted.
This year, the new rabbi of our temple invited me to dinner right before Yom Kippur. And, as I sat there at his table, I realized that I felt like I belonged. I knew the prayers. I knew everyone in the room. Dale was not there, but I thought of her. She had helped me leave behind my "sort of" status and I was grateful.


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Based on the TV series of the same name, Ice Road Truckers plonks you in the driving seat of one of several mammoth 18-wheel rigs as you race against the clock to reach the safety of the next checkpoint. Simple enough you might think, but when you have to contend with skidding all over the place on the icy roads and being bumped off the track by your competitors, things can get quite perilous. Speaking of tracks, there's 15 of them in total, each one getting progressively more difficult as you rake in the wins. (Click here for full article).
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As always, the Order Confirmation/Receipt you see from Enjoy the City will only reflect the number of books you order. Bonus books will not be reflected on the Order Confirmation/Receipt but will be fulfilled in the Enjoy the City internal redemption system. Allow up to 4 to 6 weeks for delivery. When the orders are shipped from Enjoy the City, you should receive an email from UPS to the email address you used when you placed the order. (Be sure to check your inbox and spam folder for that email.) Enjoy the City Coupons must not be copied and that Enjoy the City coupon books purchased online must not be sold for fundraisers or on Ebay or other e-commerce including but not limited to Facebook or other social media sites. ORDER DETAILS APPLY: Click read more to see the details This bonus sale is effective 1/9/14 through 1/13/14 at midnight CST (order by 1/13/14 11:59 CST). Select markets (not all cities) are available. NO REFUNDS and NO RETURNS on books purchased with a promotional code. Allow 4 - 6 weeks for delivery. Free shipping in the Continental United States only. Markets/cities added to the basket will be received (special instructions and/or other requests do not apply). Offers are subject to change. Orders cannot be combined. In the event a market sells out, it may be reprinted or refunded depending on the market demand. *Note: the Order Confirmation/Receipt will only reflect the books ordered. Bonus books will not be reflected on the Order Confirmation/Receipt but will be fulfilled in the internal redemption system. ***Enjoy the City Coupons must not be copied. ***Enjoy the City coupon books purchased online may not be sold for fundraisers or on Ebay or other e-commerce. *** Enjoy the City is not responsible for re-shipment of undeliverable packages as a result of consumer errors made during an online transaction. ***Terms of Use at Enjoy the City applies.