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Since it opened its doors in November, 2013 Craft Beer Market in Olympic Village has been supporting and engaging with not-for-profits through its Community Brew program. Several times a year Craft selects a local charity or community initiative to support with the sale proceeds from a "one-off" beer produced in collaboration with a local brewery.
Launching March 1st, this season's Community Brew has been mashed and fermented by the Granville Island Brewery, and the worthwhile cause is the Vancouver Street Soccer League. The Vancouver Street Soccer League is a volunteer-run organization that uses soccer to engage with marginalized communities in Vancouver. For every glass of draught sold, $1 will be donated to the VSSL ($0.50 from Craft Beer Market and $0.50 from the Granville Island Brewery).
To learn more about what Granville Island had in mind for the VSSL Community Brew, Alcohol & Advocacy paid the Brewery a visit earlier this month to speak with Brewmaster Kevin Emms and Granville Island's Beer Merchant Mike Sharpham.
Mike, who describes his position with the company as neither sales rep nor brand ambassador (but maybe something in-between?) is nevertheless an excellent representative of Granville Island and an affable impromptu tour guide of the onsite tasting room and retail store. While stroking his substantial moustache, Mike explained that Granville Island has been partnering with Craft "since the beginning" to produce original Community Brew recipes.
The Community Brew is truly a collaborative process. Mike and Brewmaster Kevin met with staff at Craft earlier in the year to discuss not only what style of beer is popular at the moment, but also what would make sense given the season. With St. Patrick's Day around the corner a stout was the natural choice – a dry Irish oatmeal stout to be exact.
Kevin is a fascinating guy to talk to. Not only does he know his way around a brewery, he also knows the industry inside and out. Though he's only been the Brewmaster at Granville Island for about 10 months, he's a veteran in the Vancouver brewing scene having previously plied his trade at the Deep Cove Brewery and Coal Harbour Brewing Company. Kevin also holds a Masters of Science in Brewing and Distilling from Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland.
So what are they calling this seasonal collaboration? Apparently it's being sold as "Ewen's Lucky Charms" named after Craft's favourite bartender and Nova Scotia expat Ewen Coles. On the day that Ewen's Lucky Charms was being brewed Craft sent Ewen to Granville Island to learn more about the brewing process, and get in Kevin's way. It is unclear if he'll be invited back.
After taking in the sites and sounds of the Brewery, Alcohol & Advocacy paid a visit to Craft's sales and marketing manager Alina Gogoescu. Alina stressed how important the Community Brew program is to Craft. Not only does working with local breweries allow Craft's staff to gain valuable hands-on experience with the brewing process, it also creates a platform for Craft to bring attention and financial support to worthy local causes.
Only ten hectolitres (1000 litres) of Ewen's Lucky Charms was made, and when it's gone it's gone. Alcohol & Advocacy encourages readers to learn more about the VSSL, and stop by Craft for a glass of limited edition stout in the month of March to support this worthwhile initiative.
*Dan Coles of Alcohol & Advocacy is a board member and volunteer with the Vancouver Street Soccer League.
The Alchemist Magazine has arrived in British Columbia. It's the spirits-focused publication that bartenders and distillers in this province have been waiting for – and it doesn't disappoint.
On December 6th the Alchemist officially launched at the Clough Club in Gastown. Though not a red carpet affair per se, it was an evening of cocktails & culture with heavyweights from Vancouver's craft spirit and cocktail scene. The intimate setting made networking easy for the distillers, retailers, bartenders and other industry professionals in attendance.
Issue One of the Alchemist Magazine is an aesthetically pleasing 66 pages of of photography, drink recipes, bartender and distillery profiles, as well as well as original content written about cocktail culture. This beautifully laid out magazine reads like a miniature coffee table book; perfect for perusing when enjoying a solo drink, or as a conversation piece when you're craving some company.
The Alchemist successfully straddles the line between a true industry publication, that would risk being inaccessible to those not intimately familiar with the mixology mise en scene, and an "introduction to craft spirits" handbook that might be too cursory for the savvy consumer or veteran bartender to appreciate. Fortunately the Alchemist largely gets it right, delivering a variety of content that has broad appeal.
Comparing the Alchemist Magazine to its sister publication the Growler, while tempting, is too easy, and misses the mark. Though the Alchemist does profile 28 of British Columbia's distilleries, unlike the Growler the profiles serve as more of an appendix to the magazine rather than being front and centre. The focus of the Alchemist is truly on the characters and places driving British Columbia's vibrant cocktail renaissance and growing spirits industry. For some readers the faces and spaces that fill the pages for will be familiar, for others the Alchemist serves as an introduction to a handful of British Columbia's more notable characters and establishments.
Like the artfully crafted libations that inhabit its pages, the Alchemist is a combination of substance and form that delivers meaningful liquor-related content. Alcohol & Advocacy encourages readers to seek out a copy wherever fine spirits are distilled or served.
*Full disclosure: Alcohol & Advocacy is a supporter of both the Alchemist Magazine and the Growler and has purchased advertisements in both publications.
I had the good fortune of being in Toronto over the Labour Day weekend, which meant more than my fair share of late-night shawarma on the Danforth and Blue Jays baseball. It also allowed me the chance to catch up with my friend and colleague Glenford Jameson – and be a guest on his new podcast.
Glenford is a food lawyer at G. S. Jameson & Company, a business law firm in Toronto, Ontario, that provides corporate, not-for-profit, commercial, and regulatory services to clients in the food sector. He's also an incredibly interesting and all-round nice guy.
Recently Glenford's passion for the food and beverage industry led him to develop and host the podcast Welcome to the Food Court, a monthly show focused on exploring and tracking issues in food and law. In WTTFC Glenford speaks with professionals from across the food sector about their jobs, how regulation and policy affect their work, and how food law can be used as a transformative tool for consumers, producers, distributors, and regulators.
We picked a sunny afternoon to meet at his office to record the next episode of WTTFC. Before we sat down to talk liquor law and policy Glenford took me into the "field" to visit one of Ontario's infamous Beer Stores, as well as two of Leslieville's finest establishments: Left Field Brewing and Pilot Coffee Roasters. Grumble as we may in British Columbia about how our provincial government regulates the sale of liquor – let's all be thankful we aren't stuck with Beer Stores.
Plied with Left Field's "baseball-inspired" suds, and a Pilot Coffee cold brew, I felt sufficiently prepared to sit down with Glenford to talk food and beverage law. We covered a lot of ground that afternoon, from British Columbia's experience with prohibition to the John Yap Report.
Welcome to the Food Court is available on iTunes, and my conversation with Glenford can be found here. I encourage readers of A&A to have a listen and subscribe.
The #craftbeer community owes BCBusiness a debt of gratitude for kicking off Vancouver Craft Beer Week yesterday with its 2015 incarnation of the Business of Craft Beer event. The 250+ attendees at this industry-insider conference and trade show is a strong indication that brewing culture is alive and well in British Columbia.
As a lawyer who is required to attend countless hours of continuing legal education seminars annually, most of which are rather dry and academic, I was genuinely impressed with the engaging style and anecdote-laden presentations of the event's expert-panels. The engaged audience, paired with the practical and insightful information coming from the panelists, made the agenda feel very "hands on" despite being held in the Convention Centre.
It is easy for an event organizer to advertise "expert panels" – it's an entirely different thing to deliver. Moreover, sometimes I've left presentations convinced that the adage "those who can do, those who can't teach" is an inarguable truth. Fortunately the panelists at this year's Business of Craft Beer event delivered on both fronts: not only were they leading authorities in their field, but each of the panelists actually worked in the brewing industry on a day-to-day basis.
It's worth noting that the Business of Craft Beer event is more than just a networking event for brewers – it's truly a forum for anyone even tangentially involved in the business side of #craftbeer in British Columbia. Hops brokers, glassware distributors, insurance companies and advertising agencies were all represented in the audience as well as at trade booths in the foyer. Whether you already operate a business that services the #craftbeer sector, or are considering entering the market, attending next year's event should be a priority.
While BCBusiness is clearly Doing it Right, members of the #craftbeer community are also doing a lot right. The attendees at Thursday's event were an overwhelmingly friendly and open bunch, making smalltalk and networking seamless and natural.
It's too bad business couldn't always be done in jeans over a mid-afternoon pint.
The bar industry is notoriously competitive. A pub can be packed one weekend, and be a ghost town the next. To survive bars and restaurants have to do a lot of things right. The same is true for breweries and distilleries. Vancouver is enjoying significant growth in the beverage industry at present, but consumers can be fickle, and there are no guarantees in this business.
Doing it Right is a new series at Alcohol & Advocacy highlighting producers and purveyors who exemplify best practices, innovation, or have cornered the market in their particular niche.
Stillwell is a beer bar on Barrington Street in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. This past Christmas I was back home in Halifax and had the opportunity to drop by Stillwell for a couple pints. I'm glad I did. Stillwell is doing a lot of things right.
Bar Service Only
I love bar service only establishments. They're a refreshing change from the table service norm. Bar service only is a simple and efficient way to operate a pub, with the added benefit of encouraging socializing among patrons.
Bar service only cuts out the middleman between you and the bartender. You're free to roll up to the pine when you're thirsty, or hang back if you're pacing yourself. It's easy to pay cash as you go, or run a tab for the table. There's an autonomy about going up to the bar to order a drink that is lost when you're squished into a booth at the mercy of a waiter.
Moreover there's something very Old World about requiring guests to get up out of their chairs and saddle up next to the bar when they want another round. It forces interaction, it breaks down barriers, and it fosters conversation. Ever wonder why when you come back from Europe you tell your friends and family about how great the pubs are over there? Bar service only is the reason. Vancouver could use more of this.
Ordering directly from the bartender has tangible benefits too. He or she is in the best position to tell you what's new, fresh or most popular. I spent years working as a bartender while in school and know from experience that every bartender has evenings where one draught line or another isn't pouring quite right, or a certain keg is "off". Like buying your meat straight from the butcher –if you're serious about beer, ordering straight from the bartender is always best.
From a management point of view I also like the bar service only model. It keeps staffing costs low, but ensures that the staff who are working are busy, and busy bartenders are happy bartenders.


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The 1910 farmstead of 'Torrens View' provides a Queen Room and a Twin Room, Sitting Room, and Kitchen/Dining with scenic views. Lofty ceilings along with original fireplaces not in use and some original oak furniture in each bedroom highlights the ambiance of the era. Linen, towels and a fully functioning kitchen is provided.
There is outdoor dining under the veranda overlooking the dam adjacent to the BBQ, or on the deck with panoramic views overlooking the Torrens River meandering below. A setting ideal for a weekend getaway. Meet our resident kangaroos or try fishing and explore over a kilometre of river. You can watch the ducklings from the jetty in the dam or sit back with a glass of wine and enjoy the view.
Torrens View's position is half way from Adelaide to Tanunda in the heart of the Barossa, yet surrounded by the Adelaide Hills Wine region. Ideal for Winter Reds Weekend or Crush Festival. Local vignernons close by include Paracombe estate, Kersbrook Hill, Anderson Hill, Pike and Joyce and Mt Lofty Ranges Vineyards.
Hold a Koala at the Gorge Wildlife Park three times a day - see them in the roadside trees especially on the way to Anderson Hill Wines. The nearby Cudlee Creek Tavern has a cosy wood fire in Winter and meals are available all day. The Cudlee Cafe is only a few hundred metres and is a very popular meeting spot for all ages also a scenic spot for a meal.
Enjoy mountain bike riding at the nearby Fox Creek Park and of course road riding up the challenging Gorge Road all the way from Adelaide. The property overlooks historic Union Bridge and is on the Heysen Trail winding north past Milbrook Reservoir and south through the Mt Crawford Forrest.
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Legendary U.S. producer Nile Rodgers says he has turned to video-games music because royalties from traditional CD sales are drying up.
Legendary U.S. producer Nile Rodgers says he has turned to video-games music because royalties from traditional CD sales are drying up.
Speaking to Billboard.biz at Production Magic, a music-industry conference held at the Magic Circle venue in London on Saturday (Nov. 11), Rodgers explained why he had turned to movie soundtracks and, increasingly, video games.
"As a producer, you can't make money from the traditional way any more," says the founder of 1970s dance-music hit-maker Chic and producer of recordings by David Bowie, Madonna, Duran Duran and Sister Sledge.
"So I started focusing on video games. Writing and producing for games feels the way creating music used to feel, where you've a bunch of rebellious people who can do what they want and don't have to answer to anyone," he adds.
Rodgers, who was the conference's keynote speaker, writes and produces video-games music via his Sumthing Else Music Works Inc.
He produced and contributed to "Halo 2: Original Soundtrack Vol. 1" for Microsoft's Xbox console. He has also produced games music by bands such as rock group Hoobastank, alternative metal bands Breaking Benjamin and Incubus.
And through Sumthing Else's licensing unit, Rodgers' production can be heard on "Boost Mobile Major League Pro Circuit," the first TV program dedicated to the professional video game league, when it airs on U.S. cable channel USA Network on Nov. 18.
Guy Chamber, one of the U.K.'s most successful producer/songwriters (Robbie Williams' "Angels"), another keynote guest, argues that digital-music service providers have devalued music by selling them at cheap rates.
"It's an uphill battle for a songwriter/producer. We don't have any power and influence anymore because of the likes of Vodafone and iTunes; basically they are bullies," he tells Billboard.biz.
Meanwhile, Grammy-award winning veteran producer Phil Ramone (from Frank Sinatra to George Michael), argues that a possible solution to revenue loss via illegal downloads is to license every Internet user.
Production Magic was organized by London-based MusicTank, in conjunction with the U.K.'s Music Producers Guild.


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A Slow Holiday on Nusa Lembongan
Even many regular Bali-lovers haven't heard of Nusa Lembongan, but this tiny island off Bali had been recommended by some friends as a great destination with children so we booked ourselves in before Christmas. We were looking for relaxation, easy and slow pace of life, good food and time to read – and we got just that.
We booked 5 nights in a 3-bed house via AirBnB, which worked great for us. The transfers from Denpasar airport were arranged by our host, Carla, so the journey was all pretty smooth. After landing we stopped to pay for our fare (you can use dollars) and were then taken to the boat. The fast boat (Rocky fast boats) is big and we had seats indoors. The ride was a bit rough, please sit at the back for less effect if you are sensitive like I am! It was fun to leave our shoes in a box and step into the water to get on and off the boat.
I recommend wearing shorts for the travel bit if you don't want your long skirt or loose trousers to smell of and feel like sea water for the rest of your stay in. Sea water (desalinated) is pretty much what you get on the island, so if you are planning to wash clothes, you will probably have to go to a launderette. I didn't bother but it's good to know, especially with small children.
Our house had a sheltered roof top where had our breakfast – banana pancakes and fresh fruits, made by Wayan and Made. These two young men worked at the villa and helped us with pretty much everything, they were absolute stars. The terrace was a good place to read and play on a rainy afternoon and it had a great view of the private pool below and the mountains of Bali. I loved that we were located on a hill, I felt like I could breathe in all the air I wanted, and it felt peaceful everyday to look out towards Bali, the sea, the mountains partly hidden behind storm clouds.
We had no idea on the whereabouts of the house before we got there, but it turned out to be all good! Our transport of choice around the island was a golf buggy. It is the most expensive way to get around – you can hire bikes too and enjoy free rides from various resorts – but we found we were more independent this way. Plan to have enough cash with you for the length of your stay, as there is only one cash machine on the island and it doesn't get replenished every day. We did see another one being built so hopefully soon there will be two! We got to know our way around pretty quickly (read: we got quite lost the first time and learnt from that) and ended up hanging around on three beaches: Dream Beach, Sunset Beach and Mushroom Beach.
To be fair, everything is pretty close, it is not a big island. The sea was super rough and there was no way we would swim, let alone let little people venture out. So we organised ourselves around finding places for the kids to swim and play in pools, and where we could enjoy local food and coffee. We would then return home for a snooze/read in the afternoon and come back out for more yummy food, walks on the beach and sunsets spots. There are many snorkeling and diving opportunities which we didn't explore this time. But if you want to, there are many operators that will take you to swim with the majestic Manta rays.
Our top spot for dinner and spectacular sunset but equally a tranquil place to lunch was Sandy Bay. The food is delicious and they have the cocktails to go with the view. We also loved the beef rendang and the romantic setting of Hai bar & grill on Mushroom Beach.
We went to see the impressive and loud crashes of waves at Devil's Tear. Word of advice, wait for the trucks of tourists to depart and you can admire the uncluttered view, take in all the noise and feel – and get some cool shots in between waves. Cafe Pandan, nearby, had a pool for the kids to splash about, a great view on the ocean and some delicious local coffee.
We enjoyed The Deck, overlooking the beach where you first arrive by boat. We were lucky to have a full moon shining over, and lighting up all the boats nearby. They only serve pizza, fish and chips and snack food, so it makes a great spot for sundowners, sharing some nibbles before a meal. We did a little exploring of the mangroves – you can easily hire a guide and their little boat. We loved waiting for the rain to stop at Tiger Lillys café, the food is delicious. You will find many options there for the healthiest breakfasts and brunches before or after your yoga.
Although there is still a long way to go, we noticed a real effort on the island to recycle and reduce plastic and waste in general.We applaud the initiative of Bali Eco Deli that is leading schemes to clean up the island. It has its own organic garden, watering system and everything is fresh. Also it has a big sign that says "no to palm oil" – that made me happy. Do go and have a delicious coffee or more, to support them and their cause.
Other possible activities are walk around the sea front, learn some Balinese cuisine, get massages, and do some yoga. Everything is there for you to relax and let go of your worries. The gardens and wooden doors are a delight to the senses. There's a fair bit of construction going on for new resorts, and on our way to the mangroves we were taken aback by the poverty that is not really in your face when you first arrive and the state of the beaches not cleaned up for the tourists. To go into the mangroves, you will pay a small token that goes back into the community.
We loved the slow pace of island life, the tranquil feel of the place and its vibrancy. I would return happily, very happily.
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My life is so strange at the moment.
One minute I'm in the camp, the next, I'm back in Spain, Barcelona this time, talking at a conference about how we should weave a social conscience into education.
The boys are in the camp in Calais today, bringing much needed supplies to our friends affected by Friday's fire. And I'm in a hotel room where the toilet paper is folded into a point at the end and theres a little panel to control the lights and the air-con next to my bed. So. wierd. I can't quite get my head around it.
I actually just got back to my room after a little adventure, and someone has been in to clean it. I didn't want / expect that and looked around in disbelief at the pair of socks that had been picked up off the floor and tucked into my boots, the clothes taken from my little bag and hung up in the cupboard, and the little leather mat placed under my laptop, on the desk, all lined up at perfect angles, ready for me to get back to work. My brain is confused….this is so strange. How can people's lives be so vastly different. The gaps between these parallel existences are so big.
I know that many many people live inside this comfortable bubble, intentionally or unintentionally unaware of the realities of many outside of that.
This needs to change, this gap needs to be bridged.
I'm not actually suggesting anyone give up these luxuries. I'm enjoying the buffet breakfast as much as the next person! It's absolutely fair enough if you want fresh fluffy white towels every morning and someone to carry you bag to the lift, no one is judging you here. All I ask is to extend a thought to those who don't have a toilet / shower / bathroom / bag / any possessions or even a home. Just know that they exist. Be aware of their struggle. It's real. All you need it a thought.
Just a thought. It's these thoughts that become words; your words become actions and your actions become habits. Your habits become character, and your character, well, that becomes your destiny.
So just spare that thought, because at the end of the day, we're all in this together.


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RAW FOOTAGE: Hurricane Sandy is pushing forward to New York already causing destruction as this construction crane is left hanging in peril.
GALE force winds from Superstorm Sandy buckled a crane on top of a 90-story New York apartment block which was left dangling as the storm intensified.
Police and fire services cleared streets and some other buildings around the high-rise, close to Central Park, which was designed by award-winning French architect Christian de Portzamparc.
A major hotel was among the buildings cleared.
No casualties were immediately reported, though some witnesses said parts of the crane had fallen into the street.
Witnesses told the NY1 television news channel that the crane on the top of the One57 building had been swaying all morning as the winds from the storm increased.
Earlier emergency workers were at the scene of a crane and television images show part of it hanging off the luxury building on West 57th Street.
No injuries are reported. However, streets have been cleared as a precaution.
The call came in on Monday afternoon (Tuesday morning AEDT).
At the time, according to the National Weather Service, winds in Manhattan were blowing about 32km/h with gusts up to about 65km/h.
The New York City Buildings Department suspended construction work on Saturday afternoon in anticipation of the storm.
It reminded contractors and property owners to secure construction sites and buildings. It also was performing random inspections to make sure equipment was secured.
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Agency also proposes to add an additional five sites
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) added seven hazardous waste sites that pose risks to people's health and the environment to the National Priorities List (NPL) of Superfund sites. EPA is also proposing to add another five sites to the list. Superfund is the federal program that investigates and cleans up the most complex, uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites in the country to protect people's health and the environment.
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the law establishing the Superfund program, requires EPA to update the NPL at least annually and clean up hazardous waste sites to protect human health with the goal of returning them to communities for productive use. A site's listing neither imposes a financial obligation on EPA nor assigns liability to any party. Updates to the NPL do, however, provide policymakers with a list of high priority sites, serving to identify the size and nature of the nation's cleanup challenges.
With all NPL sites, EPA first works to identify companies or people responsible for the contamination at a site, and requires them to conduct or pay for the cleanup. For the newly listed sites without viable potentially responsible parties, EPA will investigate the full extent of the contamination before starting significant cleanup at the site. Therefore, it may be several years before significant EPA clean up funding is required for these sites.
The following seven sites have been added to the NPL:
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If you've been a reader for a while you might remember a couple of years back when I went to the 2011 Warrior Dash.
It took a couple of years, but this year I finally made it back along with my mom and younger brother to tackle the 3 mile obstacle filled adventure run.
Adventure races have been popping up everywhere in the states especially in the past couple of years and range from short distance mud runs, to long distance endurance obstacle races. Not only that, but now there are races with colored powder being thrown on participants or glow in the dark 5k's, even some that involve those who sign up to run from zombies flag football style.
Who and what began this adventure race craze?
After participating in the Warrior Dash I was able to sit down with Annie Volkerding, one of the four race directors at this year's event at Copper Mountain Ski Resort in Colorado and have a discussion about the history and future of Warrior Dash.
Everything began back in 2007 when owner Joe Reynolds was inspired to create an exciting adventure to bring to people. That year he successfully began the Great Urban Race in Chicago. After a couple of successful years, Joe Reynolds and his team renamed the business Red Frog Events which became an umbrella behind multiple adventure races.
At 28 years old he had created a business that acted as a catalyst that inspired and began the active entertainment industry. Red Frog Events branched out with different races, one of them being the adventure obstacle race along with festival known as Warrior Dash.
In the past five years Red Frog Events has skyrocketed and has been expanding not only to many places around the United States, but also to locations around the world in South America, Europe, Australia, Japan and more.
Warrior Dash licenses out to to companies in other countries and then sends employees to help market the event and cater to the local area and people. The events are similar all around the world as they want to keep their brand consistent. The difference will only reside in perhaps the food and beer served after.
When looking for race locations, Red Frog Events is constantly scouting for fun and great terrains. Copper Mountain happens to be a great venue that is open and willing to work with Warrior Dash and this has led to a successful relationship. The resort is in a beautiful area of Colorado with great facilities and provides a good location for the race.
When it comes to race day the events begin at 8am at the earliest and stop before the sun goes down to allow participants to run with enough sunlight and still enjoy the music, food and beer after.
The 2013 Colorado Warrior Dash
Taking place at Copper Mountain again, I found myself becoming reacquainted with the layout from a couple of years back.
Right before the start, the buzz of the participants begins to escalate. People run out from underneath the Warrior Dash start line that is accompanied by flames shooting up into the sky.
The adventure race takes you down a path where the first obstacles consist of running through tires, balancing on wooden beams, crawling under barbed wire and jumping over some wooden walls.
A short run up and down the nature trail leads to one of the prominent and signature obstacles, the mud pit. Here, barbed wire only a couple of feet above the mud, force contestants to get dirty and submerge in the mud to successfully cross the obstacle.
Now comes what I thought was the more difficult part of the race which wasn't an obstacle, but making my way up a steeper slope while being caked with mud from head to toe. My shoes were completely filled and covered and felt like bricks at this point.
More obstacles line the trail leading up and down consisting of large wooden walls, rope challenges and tunnels to crawl through.
This brings the runners back towards the event center where a few rows of flames have to be jumped over before completing the final stretch to the finish line.
Crossing the finish, participants are greeted with a cheering crowd, Warrior Dash medal, water and the desperate need to shower. (Mud seriously gets EVERYWHERE)
After the Race
My brother and I ran one of the early morning legs. This allowed us to enjoy the day, take some pictures and really embrace the festival.
Right after the finish line I hopped in the shower, cleaned up (as best I could) and immediately traded in my token for a beer and grabbed myself a giant turkey leg to devour.
Aside from the event itself, Copper Mountain draws crowds to enjoy their great location in the mountains for hiking, trail running, mountain biking and just overall relaxing. For people who want to explore some more, they had a lift open to take you to the top of the mountain. It costs $10 but is a nice gentle ride up that provides great views and relaxation.
I grabbed a ticket, bought myself another beer and enjoyed the lift up and down while snagging some pics.
Warrior Dash is not only an adventure race but a fun festival where people can enjoy some time having fun with friends and family.
I recommend trying out the race and if you're more of seriously athlete consider looking into their more rigorous events.
For anybody interested, check out the links below for more Red Frog Events. Also, not only are they fun, but Red Frog Events raises money towards St. Jude's Children hospital and this year has committed 25 million dollars to their charity partner!
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Ron Huberman is a fast-talking former beat cop with an M.B.A. and a passion for number crunching. For just under two years, he has run the Chicago public-school system, a job whose duties include trying not only to raise test scores and graduation rates but also to keep students from getting killed. During the past school year, 245 Chicago public-school students were shot, and 27 of them died.
Huberman thinks the toll would have been even higher had it not been for a controversial school-safety program he announced last fall and is continuing this year. Instead of focusing solely on the perpetrators of violence, the district is also identifying potential victims figuring out which students are the most likely to be gunned down and taking steps to keep them safe.
The initiative, one of the first of its kind in the U.S., is the natural extension of a burgeoning field of study called victimization research. Its premise: most crime victims are not chosen at random, and some people are much more likely than others to become targets, on the basis of factors such as where they live, how they spend their time and even which personality traits they possess.
Huberman, 38, approached Chicago's seemingly intractable youth-violence problem by gathering detailed information about the more than 500 public-school students who had been shot in the city over the previous two years. The typical student shooting victim was failing academically, absent 40% of the school year (compared with the average student's 16%) and five times more likely to be off track to graduate than other students. These victims90% of whom were malealso had a history of school disciplinary problems, racking up eight times as many incidents of serious misconduct, like drug use or gang activity, as classmates who were not shot.
Huberman and his team used the data to create a predictive model that identified a tenth of Chicago's roughly 100,000 public high school students as at increased risk of victimization and about 250 individuals at the very highest risk. "If you're not in that group of about 10,000 kids, your likelihood of being shot is incredibly low," Huberman says. If you're in the ultra-high-risk group of 250, he says, "your chances of being shot in the next two years are 1 in 5."
After identifying the ultra-high-risk students, Huberman set about trying to change how they spend their time. "How many alcoholic drinks someone consumes each day, how many nights a week someone spends outside the homethese things are highly predictive of victimization," says Robert Sampson, chair of the sociology department at Harvard University.
Another major predictor is proximity to crime hot spots, places where assaults and other illegal activity tend to cluster. If you live in or near a hot spot, you're more likely to be victimized. This was the case for Derrion Albert, a 16-year-old who was beaten to death with railroad ties on his way home from school last fall. His route home passed through a South Side neighborhood notorious for gang violence.
Though many of the ultra-high-risk students live in high-crime neighborhoods, Huberman has taken steps to mitigate their risk: he has assigned each of them a full-time mentoran adult from the student's community who gets paid to act as a counselor, cheerleader and role model and to be available to the student around the clock. Huberman's $60 million safety program, which is financed by federal stimulus grants, also subsidizes part-time jobs for at-risk students. The jobs and mentors are intended to offer guidance and instill good habits and also to help run out the clock. "Every hour a kid is working at his job or talking to his mentor is an hour he's not hanging out on the street corner, vulnerable to getting shot," says Josh Gray, 33, deputy director of the Chicago schools' antiviolence initiative. "We track their activities very carefully."


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The Ford Model T is probably the most famous car in automotive history. It was produced by Ford Motor Company from 1908, to 1927 and is known as the first affordable car.
It is also known as the Tin Lizzie, T‑Model Ford, Model T, T, Leaping Lena, or flivver and is the car that opened travel to the common middle-class American.
Can you imagine how your present car would look like after 60+ years of sleeping in a garage? To be honest, I'm not sure mine would look as a car at all. And not to talk about driving it, I think there would be no mechanics who could wake any modern car up after so many years. But that's not the case with old cars.
This man bought an old Ford's Model T which wasn't on a road for more than sixty years. He was curious to see what would happen if he pushed the button, and to everyone's surprise, the car actually started.


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New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo today announced a multi-state legal challenge to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, for adopting a rule that refuses to regulate mercury and other pollutants from existing portland cement plants.
The states seek to have a federal court overturn the rule by finding that it violates the Clean Air Act.
A petition, signed by nine states, was filed today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The states joining New York in the petition are Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
Portland cement is the primary cement used in building projects and road construction. It is produced throughout the United States. Collectively, these cement plants are a major source of mercury emissions nationwide.
The federal Clean Air Act requires the EPA to set standards for various hazardous air pollutants, including mercury, based on the performance of the cleanest 12 percent of existing plants.
The EPA's rule would exempt existing portland cement plants from having to do anything to lower their emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants.
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) refusal to set emission standards for portland cement plants leaves a significant source of mercury pollution in the United States unregulated.
Mercury in the environment is blamed for neurological disorders, learning disabilities, and, in certain high dosage cases, even death. Recent studies suggest that mercury exposure may also contribute to adult cardiovascular problems. In addition, mercury contamination in many water bodies has led to the issuance of fish consumption advisories across New York State.
This will be the second time that the EPA has been challenged over its failure to set mercury pollution standards for the portland cement industry. In 2000, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit directed the EPA to set mercury standards. The EPA has since ignored the court's ruling.
"It is shameful that the Bush Administration's EPA continues to abdicate its responsibility to protect public health and the environment. This coalition of states is resorting to the federal courts in an effort to compel the EPA to follow the law and establish limits for the most dangerous pollutants," said Cuomo.
"This is just another instance in a long line of examples of the Bush Administration caving to industry lobbyists at the expense of the health concerns of ordinary citizens."
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I have been a fan of Shatner's since the early 70's (primarily because of Star Trek) and over the years I would hear comments from castmates and fans about Shatner being essentially a dick to other people.

I, for years, would generally make excuses for him and this supposed behavior.

 This signing at Book Soup in 2008 confirmed for me what everyone had been talking about over the years. I was amazed that he could not manage to put on a good face for a couple hour signing for fans. Again, just being somewhat polite with brief eye contact would have done it.

The woman (hellominnie - I believe is a woman) who made a previous comment about having a different experience with Shatner must have caught him on a good second or two of mood change but I was there for a little time waiting in line and I felt he was being a dick to everyone I saw and it would have been almost impossible to miss.

Maybe it is the fact that hellominnie is a pretty woman and he was reacting to that. I don't know. I am amazed at how his behavior here at this signing confirmed stories I had heard most of my life about him from cast and fans.

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Just lately - after reading Shatner's book LEONARD I became aware that even Leonard Nimoy (Shatner 's 'friend') had issues with him (re: their not speaking the last year's of his life and a couple of interviews where Nimoy took Shatner to task a little). I felt like I had to put my two cents in - and actually it's a big deal to me. Go figure.Brian James Walkerhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075316320089914162.post-44788358773215748652016-03-08T08:49:53.522-06:002016-03-08T08:49:53.522-06:00Today is National Pancake Day ... whoo hoo! Free ...Today is National Pancake Day ... whoo hoo! Free pancakes at iHop.Deanhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075316320089914162.post-76395241791726524852016-03-05T01:54:53.287-06:002016-03-05T01:54:53.287-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.lee woohttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075316320089914162.post-9419741417090782722016-01-31T21:12:23.689-06:002016-01-31T21:12:23.689-06:00Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them. See ...Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them. See the link below for more info.

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www.ufgop.orglee woohttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075316320089914162.post-82020301307372867752015-07-10T15:32:59.704-05:002015-07-10T15:32:59.704-05:00We need to win the lotto soon!We need to win the lotto soon!Vampire Hourshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075316320089914162.post-24826067078173288412015-07-09T14:48:46.806-05:002015-07-09T14:48:46.806-05:00Me too! Me too! Deanhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075316320089914162.post-25329851245727534032015-06-10T20:20:09.132-05:002015-06-10T20:20:09.132-05:00LOL...that's is true. I'll work on that.LOL...that's is true. I'll work on that. Vampire Hourshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075316320089914162.post-53107769564995275602015-06-10T08:30:56.551-05:002015-06-10T08:30:56.551-05:00Ken, you really need to stop being vague and share...Ken, you really need to stop being vague and share your opinion. ;)Deanhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075316320089914162.post-59714926908627852092015-05-29T13:07:02.922-05:002015-05-29T13:07:02.922-05:00I will likely give it a chance. But, you know how ...I will likely give it a chance. But, you know how much I "love" stabby shows. =)Vampire Hourshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075316320089914162.post-38239412769281817122015-05-21T02:07:39.427-05:002015-05-21T02:07:39.427-05:00The cast looks good....give it a chance, muh. The cast looks good....give it a chance, muh. JC Richardsonhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075316320089914162.post-36417173048588784692015-05-14T23:53:10.113-05:002015-05-14T23:53:10.113-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.lee woohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7075316320089914162.post-3856153200974480372015-05-08T09:14:52.317-05:002015-05-08T09:14:52.317-05:00Yeah...that whole movie is gonna be filled with &q...Yeah...that whole movie is gonna be filled with "all kinds of wrong", but I have a feeling it'll be pretty funny. I mean, the "Griswold Springs" scene was a wee bit gross. LOLVampire Hourshttps://email@example.com


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Week of Action 24 June – 2 July. It's time for Clean Air Everywhere.
Air pollution in our towns and cities is a killer that affects children, older people and people in poorer areas worst. This June, be part of a crucial moment for change and demand Clean Air Everywhere.
Air pollution is a killer
Every year, outdoor air pollution causes around 40,000 early deaths in the UK. It's a health risk to us all. But it's children, older people and people in poorer areas who are affected the most.
Over the last few months, the pressure for change has been building. Thousands have uncovered the truth about air pollution where they live via our popular Clean Air Kits. Many more have demanded an end to diesel vehicles on our roads. And environmental lawyers have recently taken the Government to court for a third time over its inadequate response to this national health crisis.
With the political spotlight on the issue, we've now reached a crucial moment in the fight for clean air
The Government last month published its draft plan to bring air pollution down to legal levels. The plan doesn't go nearly far enough, and there's a glaring omission – so-called 'Clean Air Zones' are nowhere to be seen.
We desperately need Clean Air Zones (areas which deter or restrict the dirtiest vehicles) to clean the air in our towns and cities quickly. The Government's draft plan says as much.
But, unbelievably, the draft plan doesn't recommend Clean Air Zones for the dozens of towns and cities expected to have with illegal pollution for many years to come. It's woefully inadequate, and we have to get this changed in the final plan due in July.
A Week of Action for Clean Air Everywhere
That's why we need a Week of Action, to tell the Government that we deserve better. Not just in London and in our major cities, but everywhere. The data gathered by thousands of citizen scientists using our Clean Air Kits shows that air quality is worryingly poor in hundreds of council areas. No matter where we live, we all deserve clean air.
With a strong call this June, we can bring in thousands more people into the campaign, put air pollution high up the agenda for newly elected MPs, and show the Government that we're not prepared to wait any longer.
So join us in showing the Government how it's done, by creating a 'Clean Air Zone' where you are. Whether your action is small and symbolic or dramatic in scale, this is our chance to act out the clean air future we want to see.
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Music Summer Classes
There is a nearby music school in my area. We checked the place already few months ago because she wanted to learn how to play the guitar. The music school is charging around US$70 for 4 lessons but with unlimited access to the musical instruments of their choice, use of music accessories like their epiphone les paul junior and KRK speakers, use of audio rooms for recording and piano pieces.
Now that she has her pink guitar, the next step to do is enroll her in guitar lessons. That is, if she still wants to do it. If not, I will let her decide on what to do this summer because it is a long break and one thing I am trying to avoid is for her to get bored.
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Codependency is a recognized psychological condition that affects a great number of people. However, unlike most other psychological conditions, this one only occurs within the context of a relationship. You don't necessarily have to be involved in a romantic relationship to be codependent. You can be in a codependent relationship with a member of your family, a friend, a coworker, or anyone else that you deal with in your life on a regular basis.
Being involved in a codependent relationship is very dysfunctional and debilitating to the parties involved because both individuals in an unhealthy way become enablers of each other. Are you currently involved in a codependent relationship and seek a solution that will help you as well as the other individual to have a happier, healthier, and more sustaining relationship? Do you want to learn the secrets of how to masterfully overcome codependency?
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Tasjams are Tassie Games Jams! That is: gamers of all stripes come hang out for a day, brainstorm games and pull something together in a weekend. This Tasjam was health-themed (think medical, not wellness) and the poster design speaks for itself. Classic gaming meets medicine.
I made an A3 poster, as well as a mini-poster and background image for social media.


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Charles Oliveira is scheduled to fight Myles Jury on December 19th, but "do Bronx" is hoping to face Conor McGregor down the line and showcase his ground skills while doing so.
Oliveira will take on Jury at UFC on FOX 17, in what will mark the first time he's fought, since he incurred a throat injury against Max Holloway in August. The TKO loss ended Oliveira's four fight win streak, which featured several highlight reel, submission victories.
Recently Oliveira talked to the Brazilian outlet Portal do Vale Tudo, and during the interview, he was asked about Mr. McGregor. Here is some of what the dangerous grappler had to say (translation via Bloody Elbow.com):
"He is very tough. Since all fights begin standing up, I would have to work on my striking a lot, but Chad Mendes showed what Conor is like on the ground, he had his way with him. No doubt my Jiu-Jitsu is one of the best in the division so it would be like a black belt facing a white belt. I think he has been beating guys because of the way he talks, he bothers them and that can't happen. I have a dream to fight against the best and he is one of the toughest guys in the division, so I'm sure this fight will happen. When it does, he can say whatever he wants, it won't faze me. I will do what I do best. I will walk forward and use my Jiu-Jitsu."
Now, most would agree that if Oliveira could get McGregor to the ground, then "Notorious" would likely be in some trouble. A lot of 145'ers would be. But, navigating through McGregor's stand-up is treacherous, especially for someone who isn't a decorated and powerful wrestler like Mendes.
All the McGregor talk aside, first things first, and that's Jury. A man who has only been defeated once in 16 official bouts, and that was against top lightweight contender, Donald Cerrone.
UFC on FOX 17 will go down in Orlando, Florida. The card will be headlined by a fight between the aforementioned Cerrone and lightweight champ, Rafael dos Anjos.


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Dr. Bob gives a brief introductory to surgery and what to expect. If you have any further questions about your treatment plan, please consult your care team.
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15 year old Tom and mum, Harriet talk about Tom's brain tumour diagnosis and treatment. Tom and Harriet also talk about how they're are now looking into changing Tom's diet and trying the Ketogenic Diet. ***Please speak with your GP/Care Team […]
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Filmed for the Cambridge Pathways Project. Dr. Amos Burke a Consultant Paediatric Oncologist talks about a type of brain tumour called Medulloblastoma.
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FIFA 15 is available now in The Vault for EA Access subscribers. Members can also save 10% on FIFA Ultimate Team Points. Check out the rather interesting video, featuring Lionel Messi here.
As an Xbox One exclusive, EA Access gives subscribers ($4.99 a month/$29.99 a year) access to The Vault, which provides full digital downloadable games for EA SPORTS UFC, NHL 15, Battlefield 4, Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare, NBA LIVE 15, Madden NFL 15, Need For Speed Rivals, FIFA 14, and Peggle 2. EA Access subscribers also receive 10% off EA digital purchases and trial versions (typically 6 hours) of EA games before they are released.


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Last week EA Sports announced that UFC 2 will be released on the 17th of March 2016, assuming you've preordered.
EA Sports told the press: "EA SPORTS™ UFC® 2 innovates with stunning character likeness and animation, adds an all new Knockout Physics System and authentic gameplay features, and invites all fighters to step back into the Octagon™ to experience the thrill of finishing the fight. From the walkout to the knockout, EA SPORTS UFC 2 delivers a deep, authentic, and exciting experience."With this said the prospect of a revolutionary new physics-driven hit reaction and knockout system has been said to deliver more visceral, more rewarding, and more authentic KOs than ever before. Every knockout is now unique, and finishing the fight has never been more satisfying.
EA have told the press that they've updated in game dynamics. Most notably grappling and also what EA are calling 'next level submissions' - which gives you the option to surprise your opponent with a flying armbar from the clinch or with a quick transition from a knee bar to a heel hook. Which EA claims the addition of standing submissions and submission chaining takes UFC 2's grappling game to the next level.
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The Holy Grail of Macroeconomics (Revised Edition) - Lessons From Japan's Great Recession Paperback
by Richard C. Koo
The revised edition of this highly acclaimed work presents crucial lessons from Japan's recession that could aid the US and other economies as they struggle to recover from the current financial crisis.
This book is about Japan's 15-year long recession and how it affected current theoretical thinking about its causes and cures.
It has a detailed explanation on what happened to Japan, but the discoveries made are so far-reaching that a large portion of economics literature will have to be modified to accommodate another half to the macroeconomic spectrum of possibilities that conventional theorists have overlooked.
The author developed the idea of yin and yang business cycles where the conventional world of profit maximization is the yang and the world of balance sheet recession, where companies are minimizing debt, is the yin.
Once so divided, many varied theories developed in macro economics since the 1930s can be nicely categorized into a single comprehensive theory- The Holy Grail of Macro Economics
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Review by realistTheorist
Will the U.S. be like Japan? Many fear the U.S. GDP will plateau, as Japan's has for over a decade. Interested in learning more about the Japanese episode, I picked up "The Holy Grail of Macro-Economics", by Richard Koo.The book had much that I was looking for on Japan: about the conditions of their corporations, the levels of indebtedness, and the ways in which their government tried to deal with it.In addition, it turned out to be a more ambitious book than I expected. Koo talks about the slow down of growth in Germany, and about the Great Depression of the 1930's, and he tries to tie these together to address some fundamental questions in economics.Koo's thesis is that:Some recessions are special (they're "balance sheet recessions") and are marked by some fundamental behavioral changes because people go into "balance sheet repair mode" for a while.These changes in motivation and behavior, can make it seem as though certain laws of economics are temporarily suspended. For instance, monetary policy does not have its normal effect (e.g. even with rates at zero people could be unwilling to borrow)Fiscal policy can have an impact by spending wealth based on promises of repayment by future generations. He contends this it worked in Japan, and the stagnation that resulted was a good thing; otherwise the country would have seen some years of falling GDP and painful readjustmentsKoo terms a balance-sheet recession as the "Yin" phase of an economy, and says it is marked by a drive to strengthen one's balance sheet even allowing possible profit opportunities to slip by (with "Yang" being the typical profit-maximization phase of an economy). He says: "in this phase, monetary policy is ineffective, because firms are all rushing to pay down debt, and private sector demand for funds is essentially non existent."The notion of a business cycle characterized by over-indebtedness, ending in a crash, followed by deflation is not new. Monetarist Irving Fisher presented it in the 1930's. Among conventional economists, the monetarists advocate "printing" more money as a solution. However, Koo (primarily Keynesian) stresses the futility of monetary policy in the context of a credit-based economy. In such an economy, the central bank can inflate "narrow/core/high-powered money", but the broader credit money-alternatives can continue to deflate while borrowers remain in "balance-sheet repair" mode.Monetarist economists stress the supply-side of money and credit, giving very little importance to the demand side. The simplified versions of the quantity theory of money assume that demand for money is stable. This works most of the time; however, when people are uncertain about the economic future, the demand for money and credit changes. Creating more money has little effect, because most of it is deployed into the safest asset and and does not "multiply" into business credit expansion. In this narrow area, Koo, the Keynesian would actually find agreement from von Mises who criticized the Quantity Theory of money for excessive focus on the supply of money, and for paying too little attention to demand, addressing it only indirectly via the "velocity of circulation".Keynes propounded a situation called a "liquidity trap", where monetary policy is ineffective. While the phenomena that Koo describes is very similar, there are crucial differences. Koo says: "Keynes, ... had to argue that it was a decline in the marginal efficiency of capital that induced corporations to stop investing. But he never convincingly explained why the marginal efficiency of capital should suddenly fall."I interpret this in the following way: Keynes suggested that an economy might face a shortage of investment, but did not explain how this could happen. The mistake Keynes was making is that he was proposing this as a general theory. The type of situation Keynes described can occur, but only in the special and rare case of a balance-sheet recession. In other words Keynes was wrong to think that what he saw was an intermittent "natural" occurrence in a free-economy; rather, it was caused by a large number of people shifting into "balance-sheet repair" mode in the aftermath of a bust in a credit-driven boom.Be warned that Koo's solution is Keynesian. He wants governments to borrow to the hilt and is comfortable leaving twice or thrice our current debt to the next generation. If you're not willing to read through those types of recommendations don't pick up the book. I will say that Koo is a clear writer, so at least he does not hide his recommendations in obfuscation and throw an epistemological load on the reader. Though many Keynesians see their recommendations as part of a general theory, and would like to see an economic "fine tuning" czar, Koo's book gives it a different spin. If one thinks a mixed economy is legitimate, and if one thinks the government ought to redistribute wealth, then -- in that special case -- there are times when fiscal spending can accomplish the redistribution and can "work" in the sense this its advocates think it ought.Koo tries to relegate Keynesian prescriptions to a special case, arguing that monetary means at better for regular "fine tuning" by our economic Gods! Of course, as some skeptic note: for Keynesians temporary means forever!The free-market solution to balance sheet crises is intelligent private-sector driven liquidation and readjustment. If one does not believe in government redistribution, this is also the fair way. In the longer scheme of things, it is also the more efficient way, because the sharper readjustment morphs into a faster turn-around and because it does not build long-term "moral hazard' into the system.Despite his faulty recommendations, I found Koo's book to be useful. I learnt about recent Japanese economic history. In addition, Koo is an articulate champion for his variant of Keynesianism and it is useful to understand his point of view if one is going to argue against it.
Review by jcbrunner
A well-written quick read that solves the puzzle why the Japanese economy took so long to recover from its burst real estate bubble in the early 1990s. Koo offers a good explanation about why liquidity traps occur and firms pay-down their debts in a low-interest environment. Balance sheet recession is his name for the Kabuki dance firms perform when their assets are worth less than their liabilities. If the situation would be handled according to the laws in place, these underwater but not insolvent firms would be placed in receivership and reorganized. This is, however, not what happens in the real world of oligarchy power.Politics and regulators pretend not to notice the underwater situation of these firms led by their buddies, prop them up by fake "stress tests" and capital assistance. This unwillingness to cure the patient by surgery (removing incompetent managers, wiping out the old shareholders) condemns an economy to an exceedingly slow recovery as these firms pretend to do business as usual, while they effectively can't. This is my problem with Koo's book. He is one of the insiders, a Davos man, a protector of the status quo with a believe in the system that I barely understandable. He writes - in 2008 (p. 179): "Large asset-price bubbles have occurred elsewhere - witness the U.S. housing and Chinese stock market/real estate bubbles. When these bubbles eventually burst, it is comforting to know that Japan's recent experience has clearly demonstrated what sort of policy is required to deal with their aftermath." Granted that Koo could not expect the level of incompetence of both the Bush and Obama administrations. He fails to look for the root of these problems: Most of these bubbles (from Tulipomania, the South Sea craze to the dotcom bubble) are driven by oligarchies that have more money than sense, investing in foolish adventures. When the bubble bursts, the oligarchy's political power prevents a clean resolution. Koo clearly sides with the oligarchy. Thus, he is shocked about Paul Krugman's quip of disappropriating it via inflation.His Japanese "hammer" might not work well in a US situation where, the financial industry apart, the debt problem is not one of enterprises but consumers, as Elisabeth Warren has so clearly shown. Overall, he offers a good account and explanation of the Japanese case which, with modifications, is useful in looking at other countries. Koo also shows that local expertise is the key to understanding. US economists with limited knowledge about Japan are perhaps not the best consultants to listen to. Likewise, Koo is not the best person to offer macroeconomic advice on Germany and Europe, as the bolt-on chapters on the US, China and Germany demonstrates.
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Georgia Jagger is glad she takes after her mother's looks - rather than her Rolling Stones singer father - because it means she can model jeans.
Georgia Jagger is glad she has her mother's looks, because she can model jeans.
The aspiring model - daughter of Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger and his ex-wife, former model Jerry Hall - recently starred in a campaign for Hudson jeans, which she said suited a "sexier" fuller-figured woman, rather than the skinnier frame of her older sister Lizzy.
Georgia, 18, said: "When mum was first modelling, it was all about that Thierry Mugler woman with The Tiny waist and the giant a*s. They used to pad their hips. I think it's much sexier. Lizzy and my dad are naturally skinny. I model jeans. You need a bum for those."
Georgia - who has also appeared in a campaign for Rimmel cosmetics and has walked the runway for CHANEL - also said she was shocked when she saw the sexy results of her Hudson campaign, in which she was photographed topless but covering her modesty.
She added: "My mum did a lot of very provocative work with Helmut Newton. She understands. It is pretty crazy, though. I didn't think that it was going to be on giant billboards everywhere. I'm sort of like, 'Oh, God!' "
She also added that she has managed to steal some of her father's wardrobe for her own, adding to Harper's Bazaar: "But just 60s and 70s stuff. The newer stuff dad still owns.
"Most of the costumes look iconic in pictures, but up close, they're terrible, covered in plastic beads meant to look like rhinestones. My dad has more sparkly stuff than most men."