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An International Perspective on Policies for an Aging Society
The single most important long run fiscal issue facing the developed world is the aging of its populations. In virtually every developed country, there will be a steep increase in the ratio of the elderly to the working age population over the first half of the 21st century. The purpose of our paper is to provide an international perspective on public policies directed towards the elderly, and to discuss the implications of these policies for both the elderly and for government budgets. We begin by briefly reviewing the panoply of public programs targeted to the elderly, and document wide variation among the otherwise similar OECD nations in government spending directed towards the elderly. We then review what this increased spending is buying the elderly by providing some evidence on the relationship between social insurance program incentives and labor supply, between public spending and average elderly incomes, and between public spending and elderly poverty rates. We provide some suggestive evidence that public spending on the elderly is doing little to raise their incomes on average, perhaps due to increased early retirement, but that it is significantly protecting them against poverty. We then ask what the demographic transition bodes for the future: if countries do not change their behavior, what is the likely path for their fiscal situations? We also show that, if the past is any guide, the burden of paying these high fiscal bills is likely to be paid through reduced spending elsewhere, particularly on programs for the non-elderly.
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- Axel Borsch-Supan & Reinhold Schnabel, 1999.
"Social Security and Retirement in Germany,"
NBER Chapters,in: Social Security and Retirement around the World, pages 135-180
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- Börsch-Supan, Axel & Schnabel, Reinhold, 1997. "Social security and retirement in germany," Sonderforschungsbereich 504 Publications 97-20, Sonderforschungsbereich 504, Universität Mannheim;Sonderforschungsbereich 504, University of Mannheim.
- Axel Borsch-Supan & Reinhold Schnabel, 1997. "Social Security and Retirement in Germany," NBER Working Papers 6153, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Courtney Coile & Jonathan Gruber, 2000. "Social Security and Retirement," NBER Working Papers 7830, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- David M. Cutler, 2002. "Equality, Efficiency, and Market Fundamentals: The Dynamics of International Medical-Care Reform," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 40(3), pages 881-906, September.
- Feldstein, Martin S, 1974. "Social Security, Induced Retirement, and Aggregate Capital Accumulation," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 82(5), pages 905-926, Sept./Oct.
- Jonathan Gruber & David A. Wise, 1999. "Social Security and Retirement around the World," NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number grub99-1, November.
- Gruber, Jonathan & Wise, David A. (ed.), 1999. "Social Security and Retirement around the World," National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press, edition 1, number 9780226310114. Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)
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SOUTH Tyneside pubs need to reinvent themselves to survive in tough economic times, a real ale expert is warning.
The borough's licensing trade has endured a testing few years.
Some outlets have closed and been demolished, including the Commando, in South Shields Market Place, and the Commercial Hotel, off the town's Commercial Road.
Others, such as the West Park, in the town's Stanhope Road, have been earmarked for different uses.
It is being turned into a Sainsbury's supermarket.
Campaigns have also been fought to retain popular pubs, such as the Roadhouse in Hebburn town centre.
Only this week, the Gazette revealed that the Simonside Arms in Newcastle Road, South Shields, has closed its doors while a search was launched for a new licensee.
Against that backdrop, Dave Brazier, regional director for the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra), believes diversifying and keeping ahead of the opposition is the best way for pubs to survive.
He said the borough's licensing trade is performing better now than those in many other parts of the country, but that is due in part to so many pubs having already shut in the 1970s and 1980s due to the impact of the closure of shipyards and coal mines.
Mr Brazier said: "There is a different culture now.
"People now have more ways of using their leisure time than just going to the pub. People in their 20s are just as likely to spend their money on computer games.
"What pubs need now is a unique selling point that gives customers a reason to go there, whether that be by offering good food or real ales. It's a question of constant re-invention."
Mr Brazier cites the Maltings, Alum Ale House and the Steamboat, all in South Shields, as being among his favourite haunts.
He added: "Each individual pub has to do what it needs to do to stand out from the rest."
The Enterprise pub chain has pledged the Simonside Arms will be trading again at the "earliest possible opportunity".
A spokesman said the company was now seeking a suitable publican to take over at the premises.
Enterprise also recently made available tenancies at the Grey Hen in Temple Park Road, South Shields, and the Clock, in Victoria Road East, Hebburn.
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Up in the Cellar (1970)
Directed by Theodore J. FlickerGenres - Drama | Run Time - 94 min. | Countries - USA |
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A light, almost beach-party atmosphere pervades this comedy, based on The Late Boy Wonder, a novel by Angus Hall. Larry Hagman plays a college president with political aspirations who flunks out a college student (Wes Stern) and then has the temerity to save the boy from committing suicide. In revenge, the boy decides to bed the three women most important to the nefarious college head, including his wife (Joan Collins). Though he is a real bumbler, somehow he succeeds in wooing the man's wife, daughter, and secretary. This is one place where two of the more successful stars of America's night-time soap operas from the 1980s (Dallas and Dynasty) can be seen working together.


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Hawksworth becomes Minor League free agent
Hawksworth becomes Minor League free agent
LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers reliever Blake Hawksworth, outrighted to Triple-A by the club last week, instead elected free agency as a six-year Minor Leaguer.
Hawksworth did not pitch in 2012, undergoing three operations, two to his right elbow and one to his right shoulder.
The 29-year-old, obtained from St. Louis for Ryan Theriot two years ago, would have been eligible for salary arbitration this year if not outrighted to Albuquerque.
In 2011, Hawksworth pitched in 49 games for the Dodgers, going 2-5 with a 4.08 ERA.
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Network social capital and labour market outcomes Evidence from Ireland
Using data from the International Social Survey Programme 2008 this paper tests empirically the effects of network social capital on Irish employment outcomes, while controlling for possible endogeneity. We allow the effects of social networks to vary for different groups and across different localities. We also test the hypothesis that network social capital works as a complement to human capital in the labour market, rather than as a substitute. We find that social participation and employment are not endogenous and that 'weak ties' matter for employment outcomes, whereas 'strong ties' are less important. The effects, however, vary across age and location. We also find that social and human capital may be substitutes rather than complements when it comes to the labour market. These findings are discussed with relevance and examples for policy.
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- David, Quentin & Janiak, Alexandre & Wasmer, Etienne, 2010.
"Local social capital and geographical mobility,"
Journal of Urban Economics,
Elsevier, vol. 68(2), pages 191-204, September.
- Quentin David & Alexandre Janiak & Etienne Wasmer, 2009. "Local social capital and geographical mobility," CREA Discussion Paper Series 09-11, Center for Research in Economic Analysis, University of Luxembourg.
- Quentin David & Alexandre Janiak & Etienne Wasmer, 2010. "Local social capital and geographical mobility," Sciences Po publications info:hdl:2441/5l6uh8ogmqi, Sciences Po.
- Quentin Max David & Alexandre Janiak & Etienne Wasmer, 2010. "Local social capital and geographical mobility," ULB Institutional Repository 2013/133081, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
- Quentin David & Alexandre Janiak & Etienne Wasmer, 2010. "Local social capital and geographical mobility," Post-Print hal-01024088, HAL.
- Kevin Denny, 2003. "The effects of human capital on social capital : a cross-country analysis (version 1.6)," Working Papers 200318, School of Economics, University College Dublin.
- Jackman, Richard & Layard, Richard, 1991. "Does Long-term Unemployment Reduce a Person's Chance of a Job? A Time-Series Test," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 58(229), pages 93-106, February.
- Michael Bernabé Aguilera, 2002. "The Impact of Social Capital on Labor Force Participation: Evidence from the 2000 Social Capital Benchmark Survey," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 83(3), pages 853-874.
- Rowell, David & Connelly, Luke, 2010. "Labour market outcomes for people with a spinal cord injury," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 8(2), pages 223-232, July.
- Antoni Calvó-Armengol & Yves Zenou, 2004. "Social Networks And Crime Decisions: The Role Of Social Structure In Facilitating Delinquent Behavior," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, vol. 45(3), pages 939-958, 08.
- Calvó-Armengol, Antoni & Zenou, Yves, 2003. "Social Networks and Crime Decisions: The Role of Social Structure in Facilitating Delinquent Behaviour," CEPR Discussion Papers 3966, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Antoni Calvó-Armengol & Yves Zenou, 2003. "Social Networks and Crime Decisions: The Role of Social Structure in Facilitating Delinquent Behavior," Working Papers 52, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics.
- Calvó-Armengol, Antoni & Zenou, Yves, 2003. "Social Networks and Crime Decisions: The Role of Social Structure in Facilitating Delinquent Behavior," Working Paper Series 601, Research Institute of Industrial Economics.
- Montgomery, James D, 1991. "Social Networks and Labor-Market Outcomes: Toward an Economic Analysis," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 81(5), pages 1407-1418, December.
- Kelly, Elish & O'Connell, Philip J. & Smyth, Emer, 2010. "The economic returns to field of study and competencies among higher education graduates in Ireland," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 29(4), pages 650-657, August.
- Elish Kelly & Philip O'Connell & Emer Smyth, 2008. "The Economic Returns to Field of Study and Competencies Among Higher Education Graduates in Ireland," Papers WP242, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).
- John Considine & Frank Crowley & Sinead Foley & Marie O'Connor, 2008. "Irish National Lottery Sports Capital Grant Allocations, 1999-2007: Natural Experiments On Political Influence," Economic Affairs, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 28(3), pages 38-44, September.
- Laura Greene Knapp & Terry Seaks, 1998. "A Hausman test for a dummy variable in probit," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 5(5), pages 321-323.
- Kelly, Elish & McGuinness, Seamus & O'Connell, Philip J., 2011. "Transitions to Long-Term Unemployment Risk Among Young People: Evidence from Ireland," Papers WP394, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)
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Performance Catalogue
Catalogue Design
Catalogue Design
The objective of this brief was to design a performance catalogue with a performing art organisation of our choice. My aim with the performance catalogue was to step outside my usual design style, and work towards something that was pure, elegant and and feminine. I chose ballet as my performance theme because I had an interest in it, and for the visual aesthetic challenge that ballet brought with it and expressing that through design.
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These Are the Schools That Produce the Most Female Entrepreneurs
If you're a woman who wants to start a company that actually gets VC funding, there are two colleges you should try to go to.
According to data released Thursday from PitchBook, Stanford (undergrad) and Harvard Business School Stanford are where you ought to be. These schools have graduated the most VC-backed female entrepreneurs out of the top 20 schools for women founders that were analyzed in the study.
UPenn and UC Berkeley both nabbed the No. 2 spot with 104 VC-backed female entrepreneurs coming out of their respective programs. The data found that since 2010, 430 female alumnae from those four schools have launched 418 companies, (Gilt, Rent the Runway to name a few) and have raised more than $5.3 billion in total venture capital. To qualify for this list, a company must have at least one female founder who is an alum of the school's undergrad or b-school program.
See the full list here.
More From Levo:
• 5 Lessons Learned From Female Entrepreneurs
• Entrepreneurs: How to Build a Personal Brand
• Why Every Entrepreneur Needs a Mentor
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Lt. James Bovet, far right, and Sgt. Brent Strahm with the sheriff's Ramona station present a Crime Free Multi-Housing certificate and sign to Valerie Cechvala, manager of the Silverado and Valle Del Sol Apartments.
Tiffani Denny, manager of the Ramona Mountain Valley apartments, receives a Crime Free sign from sheriff's Crime Prevention Specialist Barbara Wallace. Apartment managers are certified in the program after taking a class through the sheriff's department. Bovet calls it a powerful tool to keep multi-housing crime free. Eight apartment communities in Ramona are certified in the program and five more will be certified in the next few months. For more information, call Wallace at 760-738-2425.


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The impact of new terminals on telecommunications carriers and TV media companies
This paper investigates the impact of new terminals emergence, such as smartphones, tablet personal computers and smart TVs, on telecommunications carriers and TV media companies. We choose event study methodology to analyze this research. Our research question is Does the emergence of new terminals generate significant imact on the telecommunications carriers and the TV media companies? The results show that the impacts of new terminals appear differently on telecommunications carriers and on TV media companies. 1) Regarding telecommunications carriers, some of the smartphone and tablet PCs generate significant positive imapct or no impact on smartphoner (or tablet PC)-affiliated telecom carriers, but generate significant negative impact on non-smartphone (or tablet PC)-related telecom carriers, 2) Regarding TV media companies, tablet PCs and smart TVs do not generate any significant impact on any researched TV medeia companies. The results imply some further reasons why the new terminals emergences generate no significant imapct on TV media companies. The paper presents three possible reasons. 1) The new terminals are not so powerful that they do not influence TV media companies. 2) The new terminals are sufficiently powerful but their imapct does not go to the TV industry. 3) The new terminals are sufficiently powerful but the services by the new terminals do not compete against incumbent TV media services.
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Backlund nets game-winner as Flames top ThrashersFeb 4, 2011 - 3:17 AM
Mark Giordano tallied a goal and an assist while Brendan Morrison and Curtis Glencross also potted goals for the Flames, who extended their win streak to a season-high six games.
"We're playing well within our system," Calgary forward Alex Tanguay said. "We're being very aggressive on the puck, we play with a little bit more desperation than we did earlier in the season. Right now, it's all about points for us."
Miikka Kiprusoff turned aside 22 to shots to earn the win in the Flames first- ever win in Atlanta since the relocation of the franchise to Alberta. It was their first victory in Atlanta since an April, 1980 playoff victory over the New York Rangers.
Bryan Little and Anthony Stewart notched goals for the Thrashers, who have lost three in a row and six out of their last seven games.
Ondrej Pavelec stopped 20 shots in defeat for the hosts, who have mustered more than two goals just once in their last nine games.
"We didn't cash in our opportunities," said Atlanta head coach Craig Ramsay. "We keep allowing everyone to just stay close. Earlier in the year, we were winning those close games but now, we're finding a way to make that key turnover."
The Flames turned a failed clear into the go-ahead goal with 5:57 left in the game. Jarome Iginla passed from behind the net and after the puck bounced off a number of players, Backlund settled it enough to drive it past Pavelec from the slot.
Glencross wrapped up the win with an empty net goal in the final 10 seconds.
Calgary struck first, tallying just after a four-minute power play expired less than five minutes into the game when Robyn Regehr kept the puck in at the right point and fed cross ice to Giordano, who blistered a one-time slap shot past Pavelec.
The Thrashers tied the game 58 seconds into the middle period when Niclas Bergfors passed from behind the net to Little, who beat Kiprusoff to the short side from the right circle.
Atlanta took its first lead at 11:14 when Nik Antropov led a 2-on-1 down the left side and sent a slick pass to Stewart, who one-timed it past Kiprusoff.
However, the lead didn't last very long as Giordano sent a cross ice pass to the left door step from where Morrison tucked it home just 55 seconds later.
Game Notes
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Miles Zachery James
Matt and Erin James of Mt. Pleasant celebrated the birth of their son, Miles Zachery James, on April 9 at Henry County Health Center.
He weighed 9 pounds, 0 ounces and was 20.5 inches long at birth.
Miles was welcomed home by his siblings, Memphis and Monroe.
Grandparents are Terrie James of Mt. Pleasant, David and Paula James of Cedar Rapids, and Richard and Sherri Boecker of Mt. Pleasant.
Great-grandparents are Ruth and Wally Wallingford of Mt. Pleasant, Sarah Hanna of Washington and Arlo and Patti James of Denver, Colo.


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Coming as a nice follow up to the reports of an iPhone 4S (with support for the Sprint network) we are now seeing some chatter in regards to how the handset has reportedly gone into an "advanced testing" phase. And taking that a step further, this also lines up nicely with some other reports that mentioned Apple was going to be installing Sprint cell towers on their campus. Bottom line, while this all seems far from official at this point, things do appear to be shaping up nicely for a Sprint compatible iPhone. That said, the cell towers are reportedly for "late 2010″ which means any testing phase would then take some time after and based on that — we should not expect a Sprint iPhone anytime sooner than early 2011.
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Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Alabama
invasion of privacy
At what point does surveillance go beyond what is legal? e.g. can law enforcement just randomly use infrared imaging devices to see into ones personal space, their home?
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Re: invasion of privacy
In Kyllo v. United States, 533 U.S. 27 (2001) the Supreme Court of the United States held that it was unlawful for U.S. Department of the Interior agents to use a thermal-imaging device to detect infrared radiation emitted from high-intensity lamps used to grow marihuana inside Kyllo's home.
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I ran into a colleague in the elevator the other day and he asked when I was going to write about how awful the Redskins are.
(Note to self: Why wait till New Year's? Make Thanksgiving resolution to take the stairs.)
Let's see. I've written that the Redskins are officially, seriously unwatchable. I've given readers a list of things to do on Sundays instead of subjecting themselves to the pain of Redskins games. I've given those who can't quite turn off the TV a list of alternative shows to flip to when the Redskins games become unbearable.
Clearly, I've been dancing around the issue long enough. Saturday night, I'll get in the old Explorer and drive around the DMV, slicing cables and knocking satellite dishes off roofs.
You're welcome.
So to be clear, the Redskins are awful this season. How awful are they? Easy, there, Ed McMahon. They're awful, okay? I'm not sure we have to quantify the awfulness. What's puzzling is the degree of difficulty in even watching them. They aren't the visual delight that is "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte," sure, but they aren't "Saw VI," either.
But last year, there were two bright spots, two players who everyone looked forward to watching every week. The Redskins might not win, but Brandon Banks might break free for a touchdown on a punt or kickoff return, and Anthony Armstrong might somehow snag a long pass from the grasping arms of a taller, stronger defender.
Sure, Banks's returns were usually called back for penalties, and Armstrong's great catches weren't all for touchdowns, but both made highlight-reel plays. That was important when a lot of what was replayed from Redskins games last year was Albert Haynesworth lying on the ground, Albert Haynesworth taking oxygen, Albert Haynesworth tipping the guy with the golf cart to drive him to the locker room at halftime.
Banks and Armstrong were the anti-Alberts from the beginning, signed for little money, long shots to make the roster, able to complete wind-sprint drills. They were fun and likable and small — so small that it seemed ridiculous that either could play pro ball. And maybe neither would play for another team. But they played well for the Redskins. Heck, Armstrong was third in the league in yards per catch.
However, neither has been able to catch fire this season. Banks is game on every return, and angry every time he doesn't break one — there's been no let-up in his determination. His numbers on both kickoff and punt returns are down a bit from last year, however, and he has fumbled four times after committing just two muffs last season. Are the lanes no longer opening for him, or is it simply a matter of the opponents no longer being surprised by him? Still, he could break one at any time.
Armstrong, however, is the bigger surprise. A hamstring injury has been part of his problem, but he also hasn't seemed to develop the same rhythm with either of this year's Redskins quarterbacks that he had with Donovan McNabb. In seven games, he has five catches for 47 yards and a touchdown. He may be running out of time to turn it around; injuries to other receivers may be giving him more chances than he'd normally get.
There are exciting players on the field this season. Tim Hightower was one, until he was hurt. Ditto Leonard Hankerson. Ryan Kerrigan remains one. Maybe Kerrigan and the hope that Banks and Armstrong return to form are enough reason to keep the TVs on another week.
Still, if you want that cable cut, leave your porch light on.


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LORAIN — "Move that snowman" may be the cry next week when TV's Ty Pennington comes to town to give a local family a holiday re-do.
Pennington, host of ABC-TV's "Extreme Makeover," will visit Lorain on Dec. 6 with a team of workers from Sears, who are sponsoring the "Merry Makeover" contest that drew the name of a local family from thousands of entries as the winner of a nationwide holiday-themed makeover.
"They'll be decking out the house inside and out with holiday decor," Amanda Coyne, a Sears spokeswoman said.
The makeover will include outdoor lighting and Christmas tree ornaments that are part of holiday-themed lines of merchandise Pennington is promoting through the retailer.
The makeover is not affiliated with Pennington's popular "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," which airs on ABC-TV, Coyne said.
Pennington and his Sears team are expected to arrive at the winning family's home by mid-morning and work into the late afternoon, Coyne said.
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Several AIDS service organizations in central Texas will lose most or all of their state funding for HIV prevention programs due to a new grant allocation system that directs most money toward areas hardest hit by AIDS, the Austin American-Statesman reports. Several central Texas agencies, including Community Action Network, ALLGO Informe-VIDA, the Williamson County health district, and the United Way of the Greater Fort Hood Area, will receive no state funding for HIV prevention programs in 2003. Other agencies will receive reduced funding in 2003 or will be forced to share resources with county health departments.
AIDS service groups in Austin that received cuts in their funding plan to appeal the grant allocations. The loss of funds may force some of the groups to cut services, cut staff, or shut down completely, said Carole Belver, director of community health services for Community Action Network. Martha Duffer, executive director of ALLGO, said cutting funding to agencies with proven results in HIV prevention work could lead to rising HIV infection rates in the areas they serve. "Many of these programs have been developing skills and expertise in the last 15 years," she said. "We've been making major strides in addressing the epidemic in central Texas. If these programs are shut down, that expertise is lost."


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UWP web developer headed for Japan
PLATTEVILLE-Promoting global friendship is getting to be second nature for Sean Sieg, whose friendliness is outranked only by his desire to teach English.
Sieg, who works as lead web developer for the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, is volunteering to be an English conversation partner at a summer camp near Nagasaki.
"I will live, eat and work with campers 24 hours a day," said Sieg. Campers range in age from three to 22. "This will be quite a challenge," he said. On weekends, however, Sieg will get a break, living with a host family nearby.
This is Sieg's second visit to Japan. He went to Nagasaki two years ago as part of a semester-long UWP Study Abroad program.
"I like getting to know people and making friends from other countries," said Sieg, who is a South Milwaukee native.
Sieg is looking forward to returning to Japan. The Nagasaki harbor is unparalleled for beauty, he said. "It's so colorful with its shops, musicians and ships. "I really like the people, culture and food there."
Sieg is so attracted to the Japanese culture he may seek employment there in the future, possibly teaching English.
Family members are generally supportive of his forays to Japan and possible move there. An initial reluctance surfaced from his grandfather, a World War II veteran who fought in the Pacific theater against the Japanese. "He's pleased I'm going now, though," Sieg said.
About a third of Nagasaki was destroyed by an atomic bomb in 1945. A park and monument commemorating the disaster is a place Sieg has visited.
Sieg is a senior at UWP and plans to graduate with a double major of computer science and English.
The program Sieg is involved with this summer is Summer Camp USA, part of Guy Healy, Japan, an international agency founded in 1984 to promote overseas study.
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Over on the Serious Eats blog from New York (http://www.seriouseats.com/required_e...) Ed Levine is lamenting the decline of small, family-run artisinal butcher shops, sausage makers, bread makers (etc.) along with the simultaneous rise of goddam cupcake bakeries.
I like cupcakes, but enough already.
Ditto Levine. Reading his blog post, and the New York Times articles he links too, it occured to me to wonder how we're doing here in Montreal. Obviously, we have cupcakes, with new cupcake places opening pretty regularly, but how's our artisinal stuff?
Meats? What have we got? La Maison du Roti was excellent until it burned down. (Any word on its re-opening?) We have the William J. Walters sausages chain, but I'm not sure where I stand on that... (It seems like the sausages all have the same texture, and I suspect there is more to being "artisinal" that just mixing different ingredients into tube steaks.) I hear Chez Vito on St. Urbain is an excellent butcher but I've never been there. Does it stand out because they are artisinal, or just because they're the only butcher in Mile-End?
What about breads? Aside from the chains (Pain Dore, Premiere Moisson, etc.) who is making good artisinal breads in Montreal?
What else is there in Montreal that is "artisinal?" (For my purposes, "artisinal" means "the production of food items with care, attention to detail, in small hand-made batches, with respect for traditional recipes and/or innovative ideas." Franchises need not apply. I'm only interested in owner/operator places where the people make food according to their own skill and recipes, not according to a corporate guidebook.)
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Examination of Witnesses (Questions 860-879)
860. Let us try to work out what X might be, in that case, because are not there a number of reasons why a tariff might be there, it might be to raise additional resources, particularly to process complicated applications, to help a local authority with that.
(Lord Falconer) Money for the planning department?
861. That might be one way of raising money, might it not?
(Lord Falconer) I had envisaged that the tariff system would not be for process within the local authority; instead, it would be for specified matters, like infrastructure, housing, schools, etc.
862. Within that then, there are different aspects, are there not, to any issue of planning gain; one is sort of the increase in the development value of the land, which the community might well like to share in, and that certainly might be very high on some sites, which developers are very keen on, quite low on brownfield sites, but we would not want to choke off development there? On the other hand was a need to reflect, in the costs of the development, which is extra highway costs, maybe extra school place costs, some way of getting the developer to pay. Is not that going to be quite a complicated system, to do all those sorts of things?
(Lord Falconer) I do not know how complicated it would be; we very much hope that a simple system can be developed, and we would need to consult about the detail of the system. But there needs to be a system that reflects precisely the sorts of distinction that you are saying. It is vital that the tariff does not choke off development; that means, plainly, there are certain sites, because of the low land value and the lack of attractiveness to developers, that there would be little or no tariff, equally, there would be other sites, because of the high land value and the attractiveness to developers, that would attract a higher tariff. I also think you are right in the implication of your other question, which is, where you are dealing, for example, with a greenfield site, as opposed to a brownfield site, the tariff on a greenfield site should be higher than that on a brownfield site, to reflect the greater difficulty, very frequently, of developing brownfield sites. Now I do not think it is impossible to develop a system which would allow local authorities to work out what the appropriate tariff in their area should be, based on differing land values in one part of the country from another. The gain from doing it would be, once you had done that, you would have a clear and transparent system as to what was expected, and you would deal with the problem, which is the most commonly cited problem about 106 at the moment, which was nobody knows where they stand, it takes too long to negotiate, a long period of negotiation, quite frequently chokes off development, to the detriment both of the community and the developer.
863. The scene you describe seems to be one as well that we are going to need a few extra resources and a few extra staff to do it, particularly, have we not got people now looking at training some valuers as well as some planners to make the system work better?
(Lord Falconer) I do not think, and the people I have spoken to make this clear, that it is either impossible or a system that would be overly complicated to develop a tariff system, based upon central guidance, which local authorities would be able to apply.
864. We are going to have more consultation on this?
(Lord Falconer) I think there would be various possibilities as to precisely how you would do it, and there needs to be a consultation about the detailed matters.
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865. Those local authorities with plenty of development and those local authorities with high value obviously are going to do quite well. How are you going to adjust it for those authorities that do not have development and have low values; will it be reflected in the tariff system, be redistributed, or will it be reflected in their grant?
(Lord Falconer) Do you mean, do they get more money from central government if they have got low . . .
866. I can quite see them trooping down from tougher areas of the country, saying, "We've got the needs; we haven't got the tariff"?
(Lord Falconer) That is the current position; if you look at development in low land value areas, they cannot get the Section 106 agreements
867. We are changing the current system; are you going to reflect the change with the direct system, your tariff system?
(Lord Falconer) The same pressures will exist on poorer land value areas as they do at the moment, namely, you are obviously going to get less tariff from poorer land value areas. Those poorer land value areas inevitably will be pressing central government for resources to reflect the difficulties that they are in.
868. I have worked that out, actually, so have most of us; what are you going to say to them?
(Lord Falconer) I do not think changing from Section 106 to a tariff system fundamentally changes that issue.
869. Do I gather that the tariff system is going to be on a sliding scale, depending on your success with the Chancellor, so tariffs start very low, if you have success with the Chancellor, and they steadily move up?
(Lord Falconer) No; that was not what I was saying. I was saying that the tariff system has to reflect differing land values in different parts of the country, because a tariff sustainable, and you know this, in one part of the country would not be sustainable in another part of the country.
870. So at what sort of levels do you think tariffs could be set?
(Lord Falconer) I do not know. I think one needs to do a considerable amount of work in relation to actually setting what the figures are, and I do not want to, without having a proper basis for saying what the precise levels will be.
871. In your negotiations with the Chancellor, presumably you have made some suggestions as to the sort of income you could make from tariffs?
(Lord Falconer) As I say, I think it is best if I do not, as it were, go into any detail in relation to
872. I was not asking for detail, just a broadbrush would do nicely?
(Lord Falconer) Or even a broadbrush.
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873. Just to finish off that money bit, I really do not understand why you do not accept there is a fourth option, of better integration between the various disciplines and professions within authorities at present, of developers and valuers and planners?
(Lord Falconer) I am sorry, if and insofar as you thought my answer
874. You might like to clarify?
(Lord Falconer) Was saying that I was rejecting that option, I was not. I was simply trying to say, and I did not make it clear, there is always going to have to be some element of an independent planning department in every local authority, for reasons of propriety and the way that the system works. That does not mean that there cannot be very considerable savings and efficiencies from a better-integrated operation of the system within a local authority.
875. That is helpful.
(Mr Ash) Can I make a point. One of the key Green Paper proposals is that the Local Development Framework becomes a spatial strategy, as opposed to being a narrow, land use strategy; now that, in itself, means that there will be greater integration between these various parts of the local authority that you talk about, in order that the spatial implications of what they are doing is reflected in that Local Development Framework. So it will encourage that process. Can I also make a point about resource prioritisation within local authorities. I think there is an important point to be made here, which is that one of the reasons why it gets a low priority at the moment, the development plans process in particular, is because of all the problems that the Minister has already pointed to, about delay and the length of time it takes to put things in place. If local authorities really believed that this was central to their activity, was flexible and could deliver what they wanted in their core strategy, they would give it higher priority and they would put more resources into it; that is part of the thinking behind the ideas for changing the way the system operates that we put forward.
876. Mr Ash, you and I know local authorities better than that, and you also know they will come straight back to you and say that, "The priorities are set upon us by Government, we are forced to go and meet these and put the money in sight of them and there." So are you going to overcome it by putting this as yet another priority, or are you going to take some of the pressure on local government and other areas off them?
(Mr Ash) I cannot speak for the other areas, but we will give planning a better chance, is what I will say.
(Lord Falconer) There is always a dialogue, is there not, between central government and local government, in relation to how they spend their money. I want to make it absolutely clear, ultimately, in relation to unring-fenced grant, and planning is unring-fenced grant, we have no intention of changing that, it is for them to identify what their priorities are. But I think it is perfectly legitimate for central government to say, "I think, in some cases, what you are saying about other priorities does not justify the low amount of money that you are spending on planning."
877. Just before we leave this, on tariffs, can we be assured that the fears that many local authorities have, that those authorities that receive a high funding from tariffs will not have that reflected in the diminishment in their central government grant, or grant in any other way, in other words, this betterment tax of yours will not be used by the Treasury, through you, to bring in another stealth tax?
(Lord Falconer) It is not a tax, it is not a stealth tax.
878. It seems awfully like it?
(Lord Falconer) As far as the amount of money given to local authorities is concerned, it is currently done on a formulaic basis, which takes no account either of Section 106 or tariffs, and there is currently a process going on where the allocation of local government money is being readdressed, and an announcement is going to be made sometime in the future, in relation to that. I do not envisage that that formula would include taking account of tariffs received.
879. It was not quite a yes or no, it was a maybe?
(Lord Falconer) It was still, I think, a pretty clear answer, that tariffs did not play a part in the formula.


text: Colonial Downs' plan to offer the "Grand Slam of Grass," a major turf series for 3-year-olds that carries the potential for $5 million in total purse awards, was well received by the Virginia Racing Commission March 16. The track has hired a marketing agency to push the series."We've gotten agreements with the parties concerned," John Mooney, general manager of Colonial Downs, said during an interview after the commission meeting.The inaugural $500,000 Colonial Turf Cup June 25, and the $750,000 Virginia Derby (gr. IIIT) July 16 are the first two Grand Slam of Grass races to be held on the "Big Red Green," the Colonial Downs turf course named after Secretariat. The third leg will be the $400,000 Secretariat Stakes (gr. IT) Aug. 13 at Arlington Park.The $2-million John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) Oct. 29 at Belmont Park will round out the series. The 3-year-olds will compete against older foes in the Breeders' Cup event.Jacobs Investments, a company owned by Colonial's Downs' chief executive officer Jeff Jacobs, has guaranteed a $5-million payday to a horse that sweeps the series. By offering a bonus estimated to be $2.8 million in addition the winner's share of the purses of the four races, the $5-million payoff could lure European 3-year-old turf horses to America in advance of Breeders' Cup day. A $2-million bonus was initially discussed."It seems to be well thought out," racing commission chairwoman Anne Poulson said after the meeting. "It provides the marquee events that draw attention to Colonial Downs. That's important for a young track considering that you're competing with Mid-Atlantic states that have slots money."Track officials are also finalizing an incentive for owners and trainers to keep participating in the series after the Colonial Turf Cup. An announcement is expected in late March for another bonus package awarding the top three finishers in a points system for all four races."It's an incentive to stay in the series and for nominations to continue," Mooney said. "We want horses to stay in it instead of looking for other races. We're committed to it."As expected, commissioners approved an adjustment in Colonial's 40-day meet. It will begin a week earlier, on June 17, and run through Aug. 9.There will be 3,500 to 4,000 seats added along the homestretch for the upcoming meet. The Leffler Agency, recently hired by Colonial Downs, believes it can fill those seats as well as the others. Colonial's meet attendance has risen each year since 2000."The platform is perfect in Virginia because there is market vacancy," said Bob Leffler, who noted Virginia lacks professional sporting events in the summer. "The Tidewater (area of Virginia) is the largest metropolitan area in the country without a professional sports team."Leffler, who lists the Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers among clients and has worked with several other NFL teams on special projects, contracted with Colonial Downs to provide marketing services. Leffler, whose agency also has worked with Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course in Maryland, believes fans that don't visit Colonial Downs for the Colonial Turf Cup and Virginia Derby will have the opportunity to watch the races on television."Our goal is major TV," Leffler said.In other business, the commission also approved revised medication rules that include increased testing and penalties."All regulators should take as strong a position as possible," Poulson said. "We are building into the system measures to make sure Virginia is running as clean an operation as we possibly can. We will have zero tolerance for Class I violations."Commissioners also granted a license to operate an off-track betting parlor in Henry County. The commission performed a site visit and held a public hearing March 15. Colonial officials project the facility to open in either October or November.The Henry County site near Martinsville is the seventh facility in Virginia to be approved by the racing commission. Voters also approved parlors in Westmoreland and Scott counties in 2004.


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