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Calendar No. 43 116th Congress } { Report SENATE 1st Session } { 116-12 _______________________________________________________________________ GUIDANCE OUT OF DARKNESS ACT __________ R E P O R T of the COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE to accompany S. 380 TO INCREASE ACCESS TO AGENCY GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS [GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT] March 25, 2019.--Ordered to be printed _________ U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 89-010 WASHINGTON : 2019 COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS RON JOHNSON, Wisconsin, Chairman ROB PORTMAN, Ohio GARY C. PETERS, Michigan RAND PAUL, Kentucky THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware JAMES LANKFORD, Oklahoma MAGGIE HASSAN, New Hampshire MITT ROMNEY, Utah KAMALA D. HARRIS, California RICK SCOTT, Florida KYRSTEN SINEMA, Arizona MICHAEL B. ENZI, Wyoming JACKY ROSEN, Nevada JOSH HAWLEY, Missouri Gabrielle D'Adamo Singer, Staff Director Joseph C. Folio III, Chief Counsel Satya P. Thallam, Chief Economist David M. Weinberg, Minority Staff Director Zachary I. Schram, Minority Chief Counsel Ashley E. Poling, Minority Director of Governmental Affairs Laura W. Kilbride, Chief Clerk Calendar No. 43 116th Congress } { Report SENATE 1st Session } { 116-12 ====================================================================== GUIDANCE OUT OF DARKNESS ACT _______ March 25, 2019.--Ordered to be printed _______ Mr. Johnson, from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, submitted the following R E P O R T [To accompany S. 380] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, to which was referred the bill (S. 380) to increase access to agency guidance documents, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment (in the nature of a substitute), and recommends that the bill, as amended, do pass. CONTENTS Page I. Purpose and Summary..............................................1 II. Background and Need for Legislation..............................2 III. Legislative History..............................................4 IV. Section-by-Section Analysis......................................4 V. Evaluation of Regulatory Impact..................................5 VI. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate........................5 VII. Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported............6 I. PURPOSE AND SUMMARY S. 380, the Guidance Out Of Darkness, or ``GOOD Act'', seeks to provide greater transparency and accountability of guidance documents, which agencies use to provide regulated entities and the public with assistance in interpreting existing law and understanding agency policies. The bill requires agencies to post all guidance--including items such as memos, ``Dear Colleague'' letters, bulletins, directives, or anything that can be considered a policy statement or interpretation--on a central website and publish a hyperlink on the internet website of the agency that provides access to the guidance documents.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\On June 7, 2018, the Committee approved S. 2296, Guidance Out Of Darkness Act. That bill is substantially similar to S. 380. Accordingly, this committee report is in large part a reproduction of Chairman Johnson's committee report for S. 2296, S. Rep. No. 115-271. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- II. BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION Agency guidance documents serve four primary purposes: (1) explaining new regulations; (2) responding to stakeholder questions; (3) clarifying existing policies; and (4) sharing leadership priorities and initiatives.\2\ Some have raised concerns about agencies issuing guidance when they should undertake rulemaking and some regulatory experts have observed that ``no one actually knows how many guidance documents exist, or how to find them all.''\3\ Hence some observers have used the term ``regulatory dark matter,'' to refer to the Federal administrative policymaking that occurs through guidance documents.\4\ This bill seeks to remedy that by providing greater transparency and accountability of guidance documents. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\Government Accountability Office, Guidance Documents from Federal Agencies, GAO-15-368 (May 18, 2015). \3\Paul Noe, Shining the Light on Regulatory Dark Matter: Due Process and Management for Agency Guidance Documents, Am. Forest & Paper Ass'n (Feb. 6, 2018), http://www.afandpa.org/media/blog/bloga/ 2018/02/06/shining-the-light-on-regulatory-dark-matter-due-process-and- management-for-agency-guidance-documents. \4\This term was first coined by Clyde Wayne Crews Jr. See Clyde Wayne Crews, Mapping Washington's Lawlessness: A Preliminary Inventory of ``Regulatory Dark Matter,'' Competitive Enter. Inst. (Dec. 9, 2015), https://cei.org/content/mapping-washington%E2%80%99s-lawlessness (citing Mathew Francis, First Planck Results: The Universe is Still Weird and Interesting, Ars Technica (Mar. 21, 2013) (Astrophysicists have concluded that ordinary visible matter . . . make[s] up only a tiny fraction of the universe . . . Instead, dark matter and dark energy make up most of the universe, rendering the bulk of existence beyond our ability to directly observe)). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In 1997, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) created an agency policy regarding good guidance practices.\5\ Later that year, Congress mandated certain aspects of the FDA's good guidance practices through the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997 (FDAMA).\6\ A decade later, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recognized the public concern regarding access to guidance documents and a lack of a formal process and issued government-wide ``Good Guidance Practices.''\7\ The OMB Good Guidance Practices bulletin established policies and procedures for all departments and agencies in regards to the development, issuance, and use of ``significant guidance documents.''\8\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \5\Paul R. Noe & John D. Graham, Due Process and Management for Guidance Documents: Good Governance Long Overdue, 25 Yale J. on Reg. 103 (2008), https://regproject.org/wp-content/uploads/Paul-Noe-Due- Process-and-Management-for-Guidance-Documents.pdf. \6\Id. \7\Id. \8\Off. Of Mgmt. & Budget, Exec. Off. Of the President, OMB Memorandum M-07-07, Issuance of OMB's ``Final Bulletin for Agency Good Guidance Practices'' (Jan. 18, 2007), https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/ whitehouse.gov/files/omb/memoranda/2007/m07-07.pdf (The bulletin defines this term as ``a guidance document disseminated to regulated entities or the general public that may reasonably be anticipated to: (i) Lead to an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more or adversely affect in a material way the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or State, local, or tribal governments or communities; or (ii) Create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an action taken or planned by another agency; or (iii) Materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations of recipients thereof; or (iv) Raise novel legal or policy issues arising out of legal mandates, the President's priorities, or the principles set forth in Executive Order 12866, as further amended.''). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The bulletin stated that as the scope and complexity of regulatory programs have grown, so has the issuance of guidance documents.\9\ With the increase in the usage of guidance documents, OMB determined that ``clear and consistent agency practices for developing, issuing, and using guidance documents'' were necessary.\10\ The bulletin goes on to state that ``[w]ell-designed guidance documents serve many important or even critical functions''\11\ including in providing assistance in interpreting existing law or providing greater clarity through a policy statement.\12\ However, not all guidance is well-designed nor does all guidance receive the careful consideration under consistent procedures for regulatory development and review and therefore the bulletin established general policies and procedures for developing, issuing, and using significant guidance.\13\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \9\Id. \10\Id. at 1. \11\Id. at 2 (citing Off. Of Mgmt. & Budget, Exec. Off. Of the President, Stimulating Smarter Regulation: 2002 Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Regulations and Unfunded Mandates on State, Local and Tribal Entities, 72-74 (2002)). \12\Id. \13\Id. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- One procedure in particular, to aid in public access to the development and issuance of significant guidance documents, established that agencies would maintain a current electronic list of all significant guidance documents on their agency websites, within 30 days of issuance.\14\ The agency list would be searchable and include the name of the guidance document, the docket number, and the issuance and revision dates.\15\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \14\Id. \15\Id. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In March 2016, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) examined opportunities to enhance transparency and oversight of the rulemaking process.\16\ GAO stated ``concerns have been raised about the level of oversight for agencies' guidance, whether agencies seek feedback from affected parties on guidance, and how to ensure that agencies do not issue guidance when they should undertake rulemaking.''\17\ GAO found that a sample of departments varied in the degree to which they complied with OMB's requirements for significant guidance.\18\ As agencies continue to issue guidance, processes to promote transparency and accountability of departments and agencies are integral to the public debate. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \16\U.S. Gov't Accountability Off., GAO-16-505T, Federal Rulemaking: Opportunities Remain for OMB to Improve the Transparency of Rulemaking Processes (2016), https://www.gao.gov/assets/680/676081.pdf. \17\Id. \18\Id. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulated entities, Congress and the government oversight community remain uncertain of the breadth of existing guidance documents. This uncertainty can have real effects on regulated parties. S. 380 seeks to establish a baseline transparency standard for guidance, broadly defined, which will facilitate more accountability. In turn, greater accountability and transparency will inform the public, while also providing a necessary check on regulatory agencies. As one regulatory expert stated, ``[r]equiring vastly more disclosure, ensuring that federal agencies post all guidance documents online is a sensible and essential step to beginning to hold federal agencies accountable for their actions.''\19\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \19\Clyde Wayne Crews, Wayne Crews Responds to GOOD Act, Competitive Enter. Inst. (Jan. 11, 2018), https://cei.org/content/ wayne-crews-responds-good-act. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- III. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY Chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) introduced S. 380 on February 7, 2019. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), James Lankford (R-OK), and Ted Cruz (R-TX) later joined as cosponsors. The bill was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The Committee considered S. 380 at a February 13, 2019 business meeting. During the business meeting, Chairman Johnson offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute which was adopted by voice vote en bloc as modified. The amendment clarified the definition of guidance and also specified the manner in which guidance documents would be posted to a central website. Senators present for the vote were Johnson, Portman, Paul, Lankford, Romney, Scott, Enzi, Hawley, Peters, Carper, Hassan, Harris, Sinema, and Rosen. Senator Peters offered two amendments. The first amendment added an exception for certain types of documents which do not need to be published. The amendment was adopted by voice vote en bloc. Senators present for the vote were Johnson, Portman, Paul, Lankford, Romney, Scott, Enzi, Hawley, Peters, Carper, Hassan, Harris, Sinema, and Rosen. The second amendment requires an agency official to designate documents as guidance for purposes of the act, and removes some items from the list of examples of guidance. Both amendments were adopted by voice vote en bloc. Senators present for the vote were Johnson, Portman, Paul, Lankford, Romney, Scott, Enzi, Hawley, Peters, Carper, Hassan, Harris, Sinema, and Rosen. The Committee ordered S. 380 as amended reported favorably en bloc on February 13, 2019, by voice vote. Senators present for the vote were Johnson, Portman, Paul, Lankford, Romney, Scott, Enzi, Hawley, Peters, Hassan, Harris, Sinema, and Rosen. IV. SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS OF THE BILL, AS REPORTED Section 1. Short title This section establishes the short title of the bill as the ``Guidance Out Of Darkness Act'' or the ``GOOD Act.'' Section 2. Definitions This section defines ``agency'' as those defined under section 551 of title 5 of United States Code, and specifies ``Director'' as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This section also defines ``guidance document'' as an agency statement of general applicability, other than a rule as promulgated pursuant to Sec. 553 of title 5, that does not have the force or effect of law; and that is designated by an agency official as setting forth a policy on statutory, regulatory, or technical issue, or an interpretation of a statutory or regulatory issue. Such a document may include a memorandum; a notice; a bulletin; a directive; a news release; a letter; a blog post; a no-action letter; and combination thereof. This section also states that the term ``guidance document'' shall be construed broadly to effectuate the purpose and intent of the bill, and shall not be limited to the illustrative list of documents put forward in Section 2. Section 3. Publication of guidance documents on the internet This section requires all guidance documents published by an agency to be published in a single location on an internet website designated by the Director of OMB. Each agency must publish a hyperlink on the internet website of the agency that provides access to the guidance documents. Agencies must publish the guidance documents in accordance with this bill on the date on which an agency issues the guidance document. This section also requires each agency to publish, no later than 180 days after the date of enactment, and in accordance with requirements of the bill, any previously issued guidance document in effect on that date. This section also provides that guidance documents that are exempt from disclosure under 5 U.S.C. 552(b) (commonly known as the ``Freedom of Information Act'') are not subject to the publication requirements of this Act. This section also requires agencies to maintain information on the same internet website concerning rescinded guidance, which must include an indication that the guidance has been rescinded (including whether done so pursuant to court order) and the date on which it was done so. V. EVALUATION OF REGULATORY IMPACT Pursuant to the requirements of paragraph 11(b) of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee has considered the regulatory impact of this bill and determined that the bill will have no regulatory impact within the meaning of the rules. The Committee agrees with the Congressional Budget Office's statement that the bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments. VI. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE U.S. Congress, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC, March 1, 2019. Hon. Ron Johnson, Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has prepared the enclosed cost estimate for S. 380, the GOOD Act. If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is David Hughes. Sincerely, Keith Hall, Director. Enclosure. [GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT] S. 380 would require agencies to post their regulatory guidance documents online. Typically, such documents explain how regulations are interpreted by the agency but are not themselves legally binding. Agencies often disseminate such guidance to the public in memorandums, notices, bulletins, directives, news releases, letters, blog posts, or speeches. Federal policies require agencies to post important information online to promote open and transparent government. According to the Government Accountability Office, many agencies already provide guidance documents using websites, email, meetings, social media, mass media, and newsletters. Thus, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would have no significant cost. Enacting S. 380 could affect direct spending by some agencies (such as the Tennessee Valley Authority) that are authorized to use receipts from the sale of goods, fees, and other collections to cover their operating costs. Because most of those agencies can adjust the amounts collected as their operating costs change, CBO estimates that any net changes in direct spending by those agencies would be negligible. The CBO staff contact for this estimate is David Hughes. The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis. VII. CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED Because S. 380 would not repeal or amend any provision of current law, it would make no changes in existing law within the meaning of clauses (a) and (b) of paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate.


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Reuters reports that two Solyndra executives scheduled to testify before Congress on Friday will decline to answer questions in accordance with the Fifth Amendment, :
Sept 20 (Reuters) – Solyndra LLC's chief executive and chief financial officer will invoke their Fifth Amendment rights and decline to answer any questions put to them at a Congressional hearing on Friday, according to letters from their attorneys obtained by Reuters.
In the letters sent to the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, attorneys for Solyndra CEO Brian Harrison and CFO W. G. Stover said they advised their clients not to provide testimony during the hearings…
Solyndra's offices were raided by the FBI two days after the company filed for bankruptcy, although the FBI did not say what prompted the raid.
Solyndra CEO Brian Harrison and CFO W.G. Stover, Jr., had previously said they would not plead the Fifth if they were given additional time to prepare, which they were.
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Even in the simplest of funnels, you're going to need a collection of content that engages and endears people to your brand.
With all your many talents and your depth of knowledge, how do you decide what content is worth creating?
Most brands assume, guess or simply create so much content that they're bound to get lucky with some of it.
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Clients are happy with the content pieces, lures and communications I write for them because they convert significantly better than what they were putting out before I came along. While it's sweet that they think I've got some magical power to intuit what will work, the truth is much simpler!
My secret to showing up as a badass copywriter is to limit my client list to brands willing to invest in the Avatar And Empathy Map Interview Process (Pick a time to talk if you want this done for your brand.) But, my friend, since you're here I'm going to reveal the key part of the process that empowers me to "predict" (tee hee) what content and overall tone will give brands the widest reach and highest conversion.
The trick to figuring out which lures, content pieces and promotions will attract an audience at any given stage in the funnel is to conduct interviews with about twenty people. Ideally, the majority of those have experienced the exact offer which you will be writing about, but even if they've had a similar experience, you can get what you need.
SIDE NOTE: I also suggest interviewing a few people who have the challenge your brand solves, but are unfamiliar with its offers. This exposes the hurdles and objections total newbies to the brand may have. You'll need that intel for when you're ready to run cold traffic (the term for buying ads that target people with no previous exposure to your brand).
Start with questions that get the interviewees talking about themselves BEFORE they start talking about their experience with the brand. This is where artful communication is required. You want to get the story of the particular challenge they were facing and the emotions it brought on WITHOUT getting their whole life story. (That's a useless time suck!)
Start by harvesting the juicy stuff about their issue and what it felt like to be dealing with it. Find out how their experience impacted their day-to-day life, their relationships, etc. This line of questioning gives you the seeds for the top of funnel (a.k.a. TOFU) copy crop. This is a BIG portion of the overall copy, so dig deep. The best way I've found to expose the emotions of their journey is to PROVIDE MASSIVE EMPATHY!
Next, inquire about discovery. How did they first encounter the brand? What differentiated the brand such that they decided to engage and what was the first way they engaged? What triggered them to make the initial purchase? What did they FEEL while they were making their buying decision?
Move on to inquire about their experience of the purchase, implementation, and usage. Ask if and when they got results and how those results compared to their expectations. Did they get support, directions? Get their views on the level of engagement with the brand after the initial sale and what could have been done better.
Ask how their daily life changed because of their purchase and what emotional responses they had due to this change.
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By now, you're probably wondering what all the answers you collect will do to help you create content and copy. Would it be worth all the effort? HELL YES! Here's how.
I guarantee that you'll see patterns emerge from what initially looks like chaos!
Certain words, phrases or, at the very least, sentiments will stand out in each category. Word combinations will be repeated verbatim or said in slightly varying ways.
The language, concepts and struggles that show up prior to finding the brand – that's the stuff new audience members will need to hear first. You'd be wise to use the language and address the concepts they need help with in ads that lead to beneficial, introductory content like posts and videos.
Use what's different about your approach or product to guide them to your list or social media community by incentivizing them with the next level of content.
Support them with initial communications that address the challenges your interviews revealed. Acknowledge what will be difficult and show up as a trusted advisor for the journey. Again, use the same words, phrases and sentiments your interviewees used at this stage.
Based on engagement (or lack thereof) with those communications, tailor the offers you make to them so you're putting the product or service most likely to solve their problem in front of them. Use the FEELINGS they'll have when they get the results they want to get them to the offer page.
Once on the sales page, it's time to take them through the emotional journey of being seen and understood where they are now, show them what's different about your offer, and invite them to cross a very solid bridge enforced with social proof, sound sense and logic to experience what life is like when they take your offer.
Can you see how the interviews would help you create content that attracts new audience members by resonating with where they're at now? How you can welcome them in by providing them with a sense of understanding? Do you see how addressing their fears and revealing what's unique about your offer or approach engages them, and based on their responses (click thrus, likes, direct inquiries, etc.) you can sort them to make customized offers best suited to their needs? The only thing left to do to complete this and turn it into a well-optimized funnel is to measure the efficacy and evaluate to make improvements.
That's the A.W.E.S.O.M.E. marketing we stand for around here! And it all starts with ASKING.
In summary, use interviews to decide what content is worth creating instead of guessing. Ask about life before, life while deciding, life during usage or implementation, and the happily ever after. Use that info to refine what you offer the world, making the ride from brand discovery to raving fan a more efficient and rewarding journey for you and those who need you.
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Want more confirmation on the content your audience wants? Avatar Interviews are our number one tool for guiding content creation. AND… we confirm that we're on track by using what we call Content Telepathy. Read about that process HERE. It's a decent 'cheat' for brands unwilling or unable to perform the interviews as described above.


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The group will continue to offer finance leasing products through subsidiaries Lanka Orix Finance Company, Commercial Leasing Company and LOLC Micro Credit, a statement said.
The move will help the group benefit from economies of scale having adopted a shared services model among group firms.
The shared services model has enabled LOLC "harness and maximise the usage of available human resource skills and achieve greater cohesiveness and focus" in its goals, the statement said.


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6 Things You Should Never Do To Clear Your Baby's Stuffy Nose, According To Pediatricians
Stuffy noses are no fun — for you, or your baby, as I'm sure you've learned during this horrible cold and flu season. And obviously fixing the problem isn't as easy as just sticking a tissue up there and telling them to blow — if only, right? There are certain mechanics and "tricks" involved to make sure your baby is comfortable again and not dealing with a stuffy nose. And there are definitely the right ways to go about fixing the issue, and things you should never do to clear your baby's stuffy nose according to pediatricians.
Dr. S. Daniel Ganjian, a pediatrician at Providence Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, tells Romper that doctor-approved methods of clearing your baby's stuffy nose includes using nasal saline, a bulb to suction it out, or even a vaporizer. Pediatrician Jarret Patton adds, "Even though they may not like the bulb syringe, it is still safe."
And as far as the nasal aspiration products like a NoseFrida, I'd say parents may not like that very much either — at least this one. There is not enough safety mechanisms and shields in the world to make me feel less queasy about sucking snot out of my baby's nose with my mouth. What if it accidentally comes through? I'm gagging just thinking about it. Give me all the poopy diapers and vomit to clean up, but having snot in my mouth is where I draw the line. But I know I'll do what I have to do if my baby needs me to suck the snot out of his nose. (But only if the hand-held nasal aspirator bulb doesn't work out.)
Some safe and approved products that have been recommended on a few of the pregnancy message boards I follow include the Little Remedies for Noses brand of saline drops, which can be used for infants, and Boogie Mist, but for babies 1 year old and up. And the NeilMed PediaMist for Small Noses was brought up a couple of times. This one is good for newborns and up, too. And of course, the NoseFrida and Munchkin ClearNose brand nasal aspirators.
As for when you should see a pediatrician, Patton says to definitely go in if your baby seems to have difficulty breathing "and seems to suck in at the ribs while breathing. This is a sign of respiratory distress and should be evaluated by a physician. Additionally, if wheezing noises are heard during respiration, have them evaluated to ensure there is not something more than just nasal congestion."
Otherwise, "it is OK to manage your babies' runny nose if your child is breathing well, eating well, has no fevers, and has a good amount of energy, and the runny nose has been for less than one week," Ganjian says. However, manage your baby's runny nose with the suggestions above, and not the following "no-nos" according to pediatricians.
1. Vicks VapoRub
While they do make "BabyRub" for babies 3 months old and up, Ganjian says if you use Vicks in patients under 2 years old, it could potentially increase the amount of snot in your baby's nose and throat. And nobody wants that.
2. Over-The-Counter Nasal Decongestants
Ganjian says to stay away from the Afrin, and Patton says these medicines have not been tested on babies yet and could potentially be very dangerous. They both do recommend regular nasal saline spray since "it has no medicine in it, just some salt," according to Ganjian.
3. Neti Pot
Dr. Gina Posner, a pediatrician at MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, California, tells Romper a Neti Pot would be too forceful for a baby.
And I might add, they can apparently give you brain-eating amoebas (just kidding). Do make sure you clean and sanitize them thoroughly when you use them for yourself, though.
4. Your Fingernail
While this should seem like a no-brainer, sometimes desperate times call for desperate measures. And if your baby has been screaming for what feels like hours and snotting all over the place, you may just want to stick your finger up there to remove that dried mucus yourself. Ganjian says to not do this because "you have a high chance of causing the nose to bleed." Leave the nose picking to them when they get older — you don't need to do it for them now.
Posner adds, "No bobby pins or other objects to try to get out a booger—can cause a laceration or perforation." Ouch.
5. Balls Of Tissues
Another one of those "seems like a good, quick fix because I'm stressed" remedies. But Ganjian says, "Do not stick balls of tissues in the babies nose to stop the nose from running. These tissue balls can go up higher into the nose and get stuck."
This reminds me of the time my cousin Ken inserted a Ninja Turtle vitamin up his nose, on Mother's Day no less. And his mom, my mom, and I spent the day in the pediatric ER because he got it so high up his nose there was no getting it out. Happy Mother's Day, Aunt Kitty!
6. Nose Jelly
While The Mayo Clinic recommended this remedy for adults, the organization noted it is not safe for children. This might be difficult to get your newborn to do anyway, because it requires you to "snort" the gel up your nose. If we could get them to do that, we'd just get them to blow their nose in a tissue, am I right?
While frustrating, try to keep your cool and stick to using vaporizers, nasal saline sprays, and nasal aspirators to help clear up your baby's stuffy nose. This too shall pass, and if it doesn't, be sure to see your pediatrician and avoid any of the five "don'ts."
Check out Romper's new video series, Bearing The Motherload, where disagreeing parents from different sides of an issue sit down with a mediator and talk about how to support (and not judge) each other's parenting perspectives. New episodes air Mondays on Facebook.


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Since 1890, Miller Paint has been making quality paints locally in the Pacific Northwest.
About Us
Miller Paint Company has a rich heritage and history that began in Portland, Ore., in the late 1800s. The small family-owned business was founded in 1890 by Ernest Miller, who arrived in Portland from Germany in 1885. A muralist and scenic artist who painted houses on the side, Miller was unhappy with the paints that were available at the time, believing the quality did not stand up to the demands of the Pacific Northwest weather.
Miller purchased a stone mill in a barn on Northeast San Raphael Street and began grinding his own pigments and manufacturing his own paints. Residents in Portland marveled at the color retention and durability of the paint on homes painted by Ernest Miller. His products were of such good quality that other paint contractors came to him to ask if they could use "Ernest Miller Paint" and the Miller Paint Co. was born.
In 1905, Miller opened his first paint store, on Southwest Front Avenue in Portland. A horse-drawn carriage would deliver the house paint to customers around the city.
Miller had three sons––Ernest Jr., Herb, and Walt––who were all involved in the business. The two oldest left Portland to fight in World War I, leaving Walt to quit high school in 1916 to work full-time in the family business. Herb is credited with designing the current Miller Paint windmill logo, while Walt developed the very first company slogan, "Things are Looking Better with Miller Paint." The older Miller sons rejoined the company after the war, but only Walt stayed with the company, serving as company manager until his death at the age of 90 in 1990.
In 1926, the current Grand Avenue location was built on the Central Eastside of Portland to house a new Miller Paint store, along with the manufacturing plant, and the corporate office. During World War II, the company manufactured paint for the U.S. Navy and the Merchant Marine.
Miller Paint grew and flourished through two plant relocations, in 1933 and 1955, and into the 1970s with expansion into three new stores in Ballard, Wash., Beaverton, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash. Construction on what is now the current corporate headquarters and manufacturing plant, located on Whitaker Way in Northeast Portland, began in 1975, with manufacturing operations starting up in 1978. The corporate offices were eventually moved to Whitaker Way from the Grand Avenue location in 1995.
The 1980s and 1990s saw seven new stores open in Oregon: in Gresham, Salem, Corvallis, Tualatin, Oregon City, Eugene, and Portland (on 82nd Avenue); and another in Burien, Wash. in 1995. The 13th store, in Salmon Creek, Wash., was completed and opened in 2000.
Steve Dearborn arrived in 2000 as only the third CEO in the company's history. He developed a 10-year strategic plan in 2001; and a second again in 2011. Miller Paint went on to open or acquire 43 additional new Miller Paint stores, including an expansion into Idaho, for a total of 56 stores and more than 300 employees in 2019.
It was always Walt's dream that the company remain independent and an employee-owned company. The foundation for employee ownership began in the early 1980s when a company stock bonus plan was initiated to spread ownership to a broader base of Miller Paint employees. The adoption of the current Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) in 1999, coupled with the November 2000 buyout of the last large block of individually owned stock, marked the start of the new era for Miller Paint.
Miller Paint Co.'s foundation has been built on the trust of its customers. That trust permeates through its employee ownership, focus on superior product quality, providing extraordinary customer service, and a deep involvement in the community. The collaborative spirit at Miller Paint is built on a teamwork of trust and a culture that rewards excellence, integrity and innovation in all aspects of the business.
Steve Dearborn
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Theatre students reflect on diversity
Carolyne Sandoval, Staff Writer
March 8, 2018
Amongst the whirlwind of costume fittings and script readings, the UVM theatre department is re-evaluating itself. With 84 majors and minors and 13 faculty and staff members, the department is a tight-knit group, Gregory Ramos, chair of the theater department, said. "We are a predominantly w...
Anti-immigration posters appear on campus
Brandon Arcari, Assistant Breaking News Editor
January 15, 2018
This post was updated from a previous version 1/16/18 at 3:11 PM Several posters encouraging the deportation of people of color appeared on Waterman green Jan. 15. The posters, which read "stop importing problems, start exporting solutions" had photos of three people of color with crimes l...


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We went to a presentation at Leah's school last night, she "published" a book along with all the other kindergartener's. All the kids in the class except 2 either wrote about their families or their cat. One child made a cook book and my unique little muffin wrote about Spring. She did a great job presenting, she has no fear of crowds. At the end of reading her book she read about the author as follows: "Leah is 6 years old. She lives with her mom, her dad and her brother. She has 1 dog, 3 cats, 100 outside birds, 2 chinchillas, 2 goats, and 10 house birds." The audience all had quite a laugh at that one and probably thought what a bunch of crazies. For the record Leah's hair is wet, not greasy. John gave me grief for posting this picture.
We have 8 more Barred Rocks but they are in another pen because they are a little younger.
look how tiny
chicken egg, bantam egg, quail egg
I learned today that the red flap under the beak of a rooster is called a wattle. This obviously is not a rooster but I thought it was cool because this was the cows stall this hen was nesting in.
I'll end the note with a simple recipe. Last night I marinated some deer steak in this and John cooked it up tonight. I will use again and it will be easiest to find if I have it on my blog and maybe you all might like to try.
Teriyaki Marinade
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 2 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
- 1/3 cup orange juice
- 2/3 garlic clove, minced
- 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper (optional)


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Title: Portret z Malpka.
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As production continues on the Ghostbusters reboot in Boston, director Paul Feig has tweeted the official reveal of the new costumes to be worn by Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon. Unfortunately, we only get to see these costumes on the rack. It may be quite some time before we see the actresses actually donning these Ghostbusters costumes on set. We also don't get to see the "proton packs" and other equipment they will use in the reboot.
According to plot rumors that surfaced earlier this month, the story follows Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy's characters, who wrote a book that claims ghosts are real. Several years later, Kristen Wiig's character lands a job at Columbia University, although she is laughed out of her new job shortly after word of her book surfaces. She ends up reuniting with Melissa McCarthy and her new ghost-hunting partner, played by Kate McKinnon, as New York City becomes haunted by a slew of ghosts. Leslie Jones will play an MTA employee who comes face-to-face with the main ghost.
Paul Feig is directing from a script he co-wrote with Katie Dippold, with Chris Hemsworth co-starring as the Ghostbusters receptionist. We've already seen the first photos from the Ghostbusters set, but it remains to be seen how long we'll have to wait to see the four stars donning their new costumes. While we wait for those images to come in, check out this new photo below featuring the Ghostbusters costumes.


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Good on you. There are not that many people around (men or women) who are "handy". I live for the goo weather, when I can get outside and get my hands dirty.At this time of year up here, I have to be satisfied doing interior maintenance. Will start on that in January. As to making ends meet, I am retired, so must live within my pensions. Not too bad yet. Good to read another post from you. Stay well. Allan
Sawdust Glitter…
Work! To live carefree and in a constant state of adventuring…what a dream! A dream that is definitely not a reality for me. How about you?
I do a variety of work trying to keep up with the cost of living in CA. Most of my time is spent in a very non-glittery way sitting in front of my laptop working online doing translations,editing and other jobs. I prefer using my hands, creating and doing stuff like handy(wo)man jobs. I'm most definitely not the best at this, but I like it. It gets me outside and into focusing on the present…and fortunately I have an extremely patient boss.
…But I do have quite a few years of experience, many of those working at Home Depot while in college.
To me, working on fences outside and getting dirty is so much better than sitting inside on front of a screen all day long.
Working inside isn't always a bad thing though 😉
Staying organized… sort off. The ocean view is most important here 😉
Building walls and painting
What do you do to survive and pay those bills?
I'll keep dreaming. Maybe someday this blog will be a bit bigger and I'll get to spend my time building my own house in stead of fixing stuff for others.


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Saturday, November 07, 2015 5:10 PM
Tony Award winning actor/director Joe Mantegna will accept the Los Angeles Press Club's Visionary Award at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala on December 6 at the Biltmore Hotel, downtown Los Angeles. At the same event, Tavis Smiley will receive the Luminary Award for Career Achievement.
"Joe Mantegna is known as an actor's actor. He is also one of Hollywood's most authentic and caring people quietly donating his time and support to Veteran's causes as well as numerous charities. The LAPC is delighted to be honoring him with our Visionary Award," said the club's executive director Diana Ljungaeus..
The Visionary Award was instituted to honor an individual within the Entertainment Industry who uses their high-profile status to make the world a better place and to spread information about issues of freedom and importance.
The star of the CBS hit show Criminal Minds is a major supporter of our military service men and women. Since 2002, Joe has co-hosted the National Memorial Day Concert in Washington DC along with Gary Sinise. Mantegna is the Honorary Chairman for The Salute to Hospitalized Veterans and often lends his time and support to related charities. Whenever possible he visits VA Hospitals. He has received the prestigious USO of Metropolitan Washington's Merit Award for his work entertaining and supporting our troops and their families.
In addition Mantegna has helped raise millions of dollars for charities including Autism, The Barbara Sinatra Children's Center and Breast Cancer Awareness to name just a few.
Jane Fonda, introduced by Robert Redford, was the first recipient of the Visionary Award . Forest Whitaker was honored two years ago and last year it was Quincy Jones, introduced by Tina Sinatra.
The Los Angeles Press Club established the NAEJ awards in 2008 to recognize the quality journalism being produced in the fastest growing segment in modern media. It remains the sole award of its kind in the nation.


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Yeero (Gyro)
A combination of lamb and beef, wrapped in grilled pita, with tomatoes, onions, & tzatziki. $7.00+Chicken Souvlaki Pita
Marinated grilled chicken, wrapped in grilled pita, with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, & tzatziki. $7.00+FALAFEL PITA
Fried chickpeas wrapped in grilled pita, with cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, onions, & tzatziki. $7.49+LAMB BURGER
Grilled ground lamb, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, on a Hawaiian King bun. Served with fries & tzatziki. $10.00+KRAZY BURGER
Grilled Angus beef, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, provolone, topped with pepperoncini, on a Hawaiian King bun. Served with fries & tzatziki. $10.00+Pork Pita
Marinated grilled pork, wrapped in grilled pita, with tomatoes, onions, & tzatziki. $7.49+Veggie Pita
Hummus, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, black olives & tzatziki. $7.49+Halloumi Pita
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Slow pulled BBQ pork, wrapped in pita with provolone. $8.00+
Served with Greek Salad, rice pilaf, pita & tzatziki.
A combination of lamb and beef, grilled. $12.00+Shrimp Skewer Platter
Two grilled shrimp skewers. $13.79+Salmon Platter
Grilled wild caught salmon. $13.79+Pork Platter
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Two marinated grilled chicken skewers. $12.00+Smothered Chicken Platter
Grilled chicken breast topped with artichokes, sundried tomatoes & feta, drizzled with balsamic glaze. $12.99+
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Are you sometimes wondering why your muscles slowed or even stopped growing after several months of bodybuilding? However, you are working out hard. There are some explanations for why your muscles have hindered growth. What can you do differently to speed up your muscles' growth and how to do it more efficiently? Here are my 6 tips for growing big muscles.
Related: Eat the right food before and after the workout
1. Warm-up your muscles before training
Bodybuilders use lighter weights in their first set to warm up. They also stretch before and after a workout. With a proper warmup, you can prevent injuries.
2. Increase the load on your muscles
You should increase either the number of repetitions, the number of sets, or increase the weight when you can do more than 10 reps.
You have to overload the particular muscle group to make them grow.
Otherwise, without progressive overload, there is no reason for the muscle to grow.
3. Change exercises periodically
You need to do different uses for a particular muscle group. Change your routines every 4-5 weeks.
The muscles adapt to the same routine and do not grow any further.
4. Don't overtrain your muscles
Every time you strain your muscles intensely, it damages your muscle tissues.
So your muscle tissues need to heal because of their damage. So you can work on each muscle group only every other day.
Keep the exercise intense but do not do more than 4 or 5 sets on each muscle group in one training session.
Also, rest for 1 -2 minutes between the sets.
5. Rest and sleep enough
You need to rest and sleep for proper muscle growth. Muscles grow when they rest. So sleep at least 8 hours a day. When you rest your muscles for 2 days, they grow faster.
6. Eat the right amount of protein
If you want to build a bigger body, you need to consume the right amount of protein.
Protein is the building block of your tissues in your body.
It is recommended that you eat 500 milligrams of protein per kilogram (2.2 pounds) of your body weight every day. For example, let's say your weight is 60 kilograms (132 pounds).
Then your daily need for protein is 30 grams. If you do not have enough protein in your regular diet, supplement with protein shakes.
Related: Amino acid supplements for weight training
I hope the explanations why your body has stopped bulking, even though you kept exercising hard, were helpful. There are many more ways to increase your muscle mass, but these tips are sufficient for the average bodybuilder.


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The National Physical Laboratory [NPL] has been officially declared by the European Physical Society [EPS] Historic Site as the birthplace of atomic timekeeping. The announcement was made during a dedicated event at NPL in Teddington, United-Kingdom, on 31 January 2014 and a plaque commemorating the historic occasion was unveiled.
The EPS Historic Sites Award recognises places in Europe that have made an exceptional contribution to physics. The award recognises NPL as the place where the first practical atomic clock was built, a landmark which has changed global timekeeping and made modern communications and location services possible.
In the 1950s, Louis Essen constructed the atomic clock, Caesium Mk. 1, with fellow physicist John Parry, at NPL. This new clock kept time more accurately than any other in existence and eventually paved the way for redefining the second in 1967, based on the fundamental properties of caesium atoms, rather than the Earth's rotation.
Professor John Dudley, President of the European Physical Society, said: "Today NPL is justly recognised as a historic site. Essen's work here, as well as that of many other leading scientists, has benefitted the lives of all Europeans by providing the precision of timing required for applications such as advanced telecommunications, navigation and defence systems."
Dr Brian Bowsher, Managing Director of NPL, said: "Being recognised by the EPS is an honour and is testament to the work of our current, as well as our past, scientists. Although invisible, atomic time has impacted the lives of all of us. What's more, ground-breaking developments continue to be made in this field, with a new generation of atomic clocks on the horizon that could provide everything from improved satellite navigation systems to more sensitive tests of fundamental physical theories."
NPL continues to provide a vital role in managing and distributing the UK's time. NPL's caesium fountain, NPL-CsF2, which is the reference for the national timescale UTC(NPL) is one of the most accurate clocks in the world, and is over 300,000 times more precise than Essen's clock from the 1950s.
Atomic time affects us all every day. Each GPS satellite has atomic clocks on board that measure time very accurately in order to calculate global position. Atomic clocks synchronise every mobile phone network to manage the transfer from one cell to the next and atomic time is required to synchronise computer systems (for example, through the Network Time Protocol) to enable emails and other transactions online.
NPL, the place where the first practical atomic clock was built, a landmark which has changed global timekeeping and made modern communications and location services possible
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Farnese's Legislation Requiring Property Assessors Certification Approved by Senate Committee
On March 27, 2019
Harrisburg, PA – March 27, 2019 – Sen. Larry Farnese's (D- Philadelphia) legislation (Senate Bill 217) requiring the certification of assessors working in the Philadelphia Office of Property Assessments (OPA) was unanimously approved by the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee today.
"If signed into law, the legislation will ensure that all assessors in Philadelphia OPA meet statewide standards," said Farnese. "This upgrade is important and will make certain that all taxpayers receive fair, uniform and accurate property assessments."
Philadelphia currently has a requirement that assessors be certified, but this protection is not reflected in state law, Farnese noted. This leaves those not covered by the Philadelphia policy with no requirement to comply with certification.
Farnese said that his legislation would give any assessor who currently works in OPA — and is not certified — three years to comply with state standards, while all new hires would be required to be certified.
"There is no reason that assessors in Philadelphia should not be certified per one statewide standard," said Farnese.
Last year this same legislation was unanimously passed by the Senate but failed to be considered by the state House of Representatives. Farnese worked with State Rep. Mary Isaacson on the legislation this year and worked with former State Rep. Curtis Thomas in past sessions. Rep. Isaacson has introduced companion legislation in the House.
Farnese said that he was pleased with the committee vote on Senate Bill 217. The bill now goes to the full Senate for consideration.
Farnese said he hoped for a vote by the Senate soon.


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Here is a quick round up of a few things I love this month! August was a good lipstick month for me; I mentioned in another post that ...On August 30, 2015 / By vanaily
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Saturday Late Night Storeblogging
2 comments March 27th, 2005at 01:04am Posted by Eli
I probably won't be saying much this week – I have company. I'll probably just do the occasional photoblogging.
For tonight's theme, I give you the beauty of commerce…
My Ionic Air Purifierey-Sense is tingling!
Entry Filed under: Photoblogging,Pittsburgh
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1. Eli | March 27th, 2005 at 1:17 am
Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme Candy-Rama.
(NYMary may be the only person on Earth who will get that…)
2. oldwhitelady | March 27th, 2005 at 10:31 am
I wonder what they sell? Ha!
I also wonder if they can sell enough to pay their rent. I guess they can – we have "Chocolate Factory" stores all over. I guess someone buys plenty of chocolate.


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Get SMART with iCHAT's #FirstPerson stories highlight personal experiences and articles from the LBGT / QPOC young adult community.
#FirstPerson Story as shared by E, a 19-year-old who is a QPOC (Queer Person of Color):
Let me introduce myself, my name is E, yes that's right just E. I am 19, brown and queer. Every morning I am faced with the fact that just by existing I face obstacles most of my other peers never have to go through. Queer People of Color (QPOC) face many struggles. We can encounter challenges, feeling as if we are "other" within the Queer community AND within communities of color, yet these differences can be totally separate from each other. On the other hand these "issues" or feelings of "otherness" may also intersect at some points, creating new, isolated differences.
Forced to Choose Between Identities
QPOC frequently feel as if they must choose between their ethnic community and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trans (LGBT) community because they experience discrimination within both. For both religious and cultural reasons, ethnic minorities can be less accepting of sexual orientations other than heterosexuals and the coming out process of QPOC often differs greatly from most LGBT people. The families of QPOC face unique challenges as well, with language and cultural barriers keeping many from the support and resources they might need. Even within the LGBT community, which should be most accepting of QPOC based on shared sexual orientation, QPOC often feel marginalized. It is not uncommon for QPOC to report feeling invisible within the one community they wish to be a part of. In fact, for many who identify as QPOC a racist society, ostracism from the GLBT community and feelings of being alone.
At its most extreme form, this discrimination may contribute to increased risk of HIV infection among young gay men of color, some of whom may engage in high-risk behavior in order to feel accepted by the predominately white gay community. For others, these feelings may lead to other risk-taking behaviors i.e. substance abuse (drugs, alcohol, tobacco, prescription drugs), suicide, self-harm, homelessness, depression, etc. All of these behaviors can stem from lowered self-esteem, ostracism and the feeling of being alone.
How to Support QPOC Youth
Young QPOC are often at great risk for many of these feelings and behaviors and so it is imperative that these youth receive immediate support. Some things that individuals or groups can do to support these young people include:
- Providing special services such as support groups or counseling for youth who identify as QPOC
- Creating safe space in agencies, schools and homes for young QPOC
- Vigilantly redress prejudice and homophobia whenever it arises
- Educating our communities (both LGBT and communities of color) about issues that pertain to QPOC
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There is little debate as to whether or not money supply, or the amount of available "money" in circulation in a given economy, changes within the context of inflation and deflation. Of course, the use of the term "money" in money supply is not limited to only denominations of bills and coins backed by precious metals in the Federal Reserve (though, in fairness, this is a big part of the supply).
There are a number of different financial instruments that may be classified under this designation. For one, issuances of credit and loans may be included herein, such as bank deposit accounts, traveler's checks and security investments. In accord with the monetary policy of the United States, the entire supply is divided into subsets that vary by degree of how they might be spent by the public.
For instance, the M1 aggregate is best symbolized by its main component: notes and coins that are not held within the Fed, banks or any other institution. Those tallies that are contained in federal and federally-insured institutions are grouped differently and are not released to the public.
In terms of how the money supply is tied to credit/debt and inflation, then, it must be understood how regulation at the hands of a Federal bank and its monetary policy may impact the cost of being a borrower or debtor. Specifically, money supply is tied to the national interest rate. With a tightening of the supply, the price of credit, measured by the rate of interest, goes up. Conversely, with a relaxation of the supply, the charge to the debtor/borrower and the interest rate go down.
Yet another relationship is discovered in the monetary policy-inflation/deflation binary, and this is where the nexus of the argument arises. Going back to interest rate modification at the behest of the government, interest rates are formulated correlative to the rate of inflation, so that high interest rates imply a need to lower inflation, while low interest rates signify the necessity of encouraging it.
By extension, this would also seem to say that money supply has a lot to do with regulating price fluctuations. However, some theorists suggest that supply is merely ancillary to the main control of these trends: how funds are distributed, and not necessarily how much.


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Postmortem: Notre Dame vs. Michigan State
Despite a "back to training camp" mentality in practice this week, Charlie Weis's Fighting Irish came up short yet again this week, falling to 0-4 for the first time in Notre Dame's illustrious history. Here's my analysis of what went wrong (and, occasionally, right)
The turning pointLooking back at a game like this - so close through the first half, then out of hand so quickly - the question of what went wrong is a natural one. The answer, though, is quite obvious: just take a look at the first two drives of the second half.
The trouble started when ND's opening kickoff of the second half was returned 52 yards to the Irish 45 yard line. It took MSU less than three minutes to march down the remainder of the field on a drive that included two long completions on 3rd-and-9 and 3rd-and-17 respectively, topped off by a 16-yard touchdown pass to Mark Dell that increased the Spartan lead to 24-14.
The next nail was driven in on ND's very next drive. After an 18-yard rush by James Aldridge to the ND 42, the Irish picked up eight more yards on their next two plays and faced 3rd-and-2 from their own 50. But Aldridge and Robert Hughes were stopped short on consecutive carries, and the Irish turned the ball over to MSU at midfield.
The Spartans scored again two drives after this last big stop, to make the score 31-14, and the Irish didn't complete another first down until the game's final drive, long after the outcome was no longer in doubt.
By the numbers
In lieu of a lot of amateurish analysis of such things as blocking schemes, missed tackles, and so on, I've pored over the box score to find a few statistics that I think are especially helpful in encapsulating today's game from the ND perspective. The good
- With 18 carries for 104 net yards, sophomore James Aldridge became the first ND tailback to break the century mark this year. Aldridge and fellow underclassmen Robert Hughes (6 rushes, 33 yards, 1 TD) and Armando Allen (3 rushes, 13 yards) totaled 150 rushing yards between them, with an average of 5.6 yards/rush.
- Maurice Crum Jr. led the Irish with 16 total tackles (6 solo, 10 assisted). David Bruton was next with 15 (8 solo), followed by Trevor Laws with nine (all assisted, as well as a fumble recovery) and Joe Brockington with seven (3 solo). It was nice to see Crum have such a solid week after being so quiet in the UM game.
- Freshmen Kerry Neal - a sack, a batted pass, and two hits on the quarterback - and Brian Smith - three tackles, one for a loss - had solid games and showed a lot of energy. Look to see even more of them against Purdue. Fellow frosh Ian Williams - four tackles, one solo, from his DT position - also played well once again.
The bad
- Jimmy Clausen - 7-of-13 passing for only 53 yards and a fumble - had a really tough day. In his postgame press conference, Weis made it clear that the decision to pull Clausen in favor of Evan Sharpley near the start of the fourth quarter was not based on Clausen's poor play or on a desire to "protect" the prized freshman, but was motivated by the fact that ND had to start passing the ball more and Sharpley was more experienced and so better equipped to run a "two-minute"-type of offense.
- Wideouts George West - three catches for 25 yards - and David Grimes - three catches, two of them really difficult ones, for 24 yards - both had decent days, given how quiet ND's passing game was. But even given the continuing struggles of the offensive line, it's hard to see how a large part of the burden for ND's lethargic air attack doesn't fall on the inability of our wide receivers and tight ends to get open.
The ugly
- Spartan tailbacks Javon Ringer and Jehuu Caulcrick shredded the Irish defense for 227 yards between them, on 46 carries.
- The Irish netted only nine total first downs, only three of them coming in the second half. Of those three, two of them came on long runs by James Aldridge in ND's first two drives, and the last came on the last play of the game, a pass to John Carlson on 4th-and-6.
- While Spartan QB Brian Hoyer completed only eleven of his 24 passes, those completions went for a total of 135 yards (an average of 12.3 yds/comp) and FOUR touchdowns.
The inexcusablesOne of the biggest problems the Irish have faced over the past few weeks is a tendency for stupid mistakes, bad penalties, and other sorts of errors that are frankly inexcusable for a top-flight team (think Justin Brown getting tossed out of the GT game, Travis Thomas getting into a fistfight against PSU, and so on). Here's a rundown, based on my own back-of-the-envelope notes, of how ND did in these categories against Michigan State. (The moral in short: not well.)
Going nowhere on the ground
- The play-by-play shows six rushing plays (sacks not included) for negative yardage, two for no gain, and four for only one yard.
Failing to convert on third- or fourth- and short
- I marked down two key junctures where this happened: one on ND's third drive of the game, where Asaph Schwapp got the ball on 3rd-and-1 and was brought down for no gain; and the other, mentioned above, on ND's first drive of the second half, where Aldridge picked up one yard on 3rd-and-2 and Robert Hughes was then held to no gain on 4th-and-1.
Bad penalties
- On MSU's second drive of the game, with ND leading 7-0, Brian Hoyer completed a 25-yard pass to the ND 24 yard line and was clearly pushed to the ground by Trevor Laws. The penalty was marked off half the distance to the goal, and the Spartans scored three plays later.
- After ND held MSU on their third drive of the game, with the score tied 7-7, MSU punter Aaron Bates sent a kick out of bounds at the ND 17 yard line. Travis Thomas, who has had a remarkable tendency to commit bad penalties this year, was called for holding, and the ball was brought back to the 9.
Old-fashioned mental mistakes
- On ND's first drive after the first MSU touchdown, Irish punter Geoff Price dropped the snap and barely managed to get away a 27-yard kick.
- Inside two minutes to go in the first half, with ND facing 3rd-and-13 from their own 30 yard line, the Irish were called for delay of game.
- Toward the end of the third quarter, with MSU facing 4th-and-2 from the ND 34 yard line, the Irish were nearly whistled for an illegal substitution but managed to call a timeout beforehand. On the very next play, MSU tight end Kellen Davis blew by a flatfooted Maurice Crum for a 34-yard touchdown catch.
- Later in the third quarter, Price made yet another mistake, this time a punt that shanked off his foot and sailed out of bounds, for a net of only eleven yards.
Kick coverage
- We've already discussed the opening kick of the second half, which was returned 52 yards to the Irish 45 yard line by MSU's Devin Thomas. The Spartans were in the end zone less than three minutes later, for a 24-14 lead.
- In the middle of the third quarter, a 54-yard Geoff Price punt that was caught at the MSU 15 yard line was returned 18 yards. Ten plays and 67 yards later, the Spartan lead stood at 31-14.
Not getting rid of the ball on time
- Jimmy Clausen seemed to have less of a problem in this area than in weeks past, but there were some times where he still held on for too long when he should have thrown it away. Obviously the key instance of this came near the start of the second quarter, when Clausen ran backwards as the pocket collapsed and had the ball taken right out of his hands by MSU's Jonal Saint-Dic.
Pass protection
- ND only gave up four sacks for a total of 32 yards - an improvement after giving up 24 in their first three games, but still not satisfactory.
Injury worriesAny Irish fan whose heart didn't skip a beat when it looked like John Sullivan might have to leave the game mustn't have been following the team too carefully. With backup center Dan Wenger out indefinitely with an undisclosed injury, junior walk-on Thomas "The Man, The Myth, The Legend" Bemenderfer was ND's only remaining center. Thankfully, Sullivan was able to return.
One thing I didn't see talked about was the fact that defensive end Justin Brown sat out today's game with an undisclosed injury, with Derrell Hand taking his starting spot. It's unclear how serious Brown's injury is and from what I know it wasn't talked about much before the game, but here's what Michael Rothstein had to say about it earlier this week:
Justin Brown is looking a little bit hobbled these days. During a running lines drill the Irish typically do, every other player did side steps while Brown lugged along straight ahead. He also stretched with a trainer instead of another player and was doing calf and leg stretching maneuvers while the rest of the Irish were doing other stretches. And he looked very awkward doing so. As another reporter put it, he was the definition of 'gingerly.'
Yikes. As we all said after the Hand "incident", the last thing this team needs is a loss of bodies along the defensive line. We'll have to keep an eye on this one.
In sum, this game was obviously a huge disappointment, though there were signs of improvement - in particular the running game and some signs of life along the offensive line - that give reason for hope. But the things the Irish did wrong - in particular the second straight week of shoddy defense and tackling, a startlingly inept passing game, an inability to pick up crucial first downs on short yardage, a once-again bad job of covering kick returns after an improvement in this area against Michigan, and several key mental mistakes in big spots, not to mention the way things completely derailed after a couple of bad sequences at the start of the second half - give reason to be seriously concerned.Charlie Weis and the rest of the coaching staff have got a lot of work to do. They're out of free passes at this point.
Tags: , Aaron Bates, Armando Allen, Asaph Schwapp, Brian Hoyer, Brian Smith, Charlie Weis, Dan Wenger, David Bruton, David Grimes, Derrell Hand, Devin Thomas, Evan Sharpley, Geoff Price, George West, Ian Williams, James Aldridge, Javon Ringer, Jehuu Caulcrick, Jimmy Clausen, Joe Brockington, John Carlson, John Sullivan, Jonal Saint-Dic, Justin Brown, Kellen Davis, Kerry Neal, Mark Dell, Maurice Crum Jr., Michigan State, Robert Hughes, Thomas Bemenderfer, Travis Thomas, Trevor Laws


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Fantastic Felt Forms & Jewellery with Denise Lithgow
Art Course
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In this workshop, a progressive range of skills will be developed, so that the participants feel confident designing their own range of felt vessels and jewellery. This workshop is suitable for beginners or more experienced felters.
Topics will include; Collage and intuitive drawing as a design tool to create innovative forms and designs in felt ( no drawing skills are required)Ways to form shapes and translate these into three-dimensional shapes. Using resists to take 2D into a 3D form. Using surface decoration such as stitching into the felt surface to enhance the pieces. Creating brooches and neckpieces, using found objects to enhance the designs. Vessels will range from simple to more complex as we progress through the week.
Denise Lithgow is a Felter and Textile Artist. She exhibits her work in Australia and Internationally and her works have been selected for the biannual, World of Threads exhibition in Canada for 2014 and 2012. She says " growing up on a sheep property in South Australia has inspired her love of working with Merino Wool." She works with vivid colours and her inspiration come from the landscape..
If you long to take your flat pieces of felt into another realm then this may just be the workshop for you.
This course is also being run alongside Denise's husband Peter Griffen.
About Denise Lithgow
In my textile practice I have a strong sense of colour and design and react to what feels right in my work.

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On September 5, the Andhra Pradesh government marked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). The MoU visualizes usage of project exercises of 'Andhra Pradesh University Students Employability Skill Development Program,' a leader activity of the state government.
According to an official discharge, the MoU was marked in Visakhapatnam on the event of Teacher's Day, in vicinity of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Minister for HRD Ganta Srinivas Rao.
The CM said that, "We intend to change Andhra Pradesh state into an information center point by giving quality training and giving open doors for understudies to create employability abilities among the Universities and Colleges in the state."
Additionally, the MoU includes key associations with common society associations, open division bodies, private part foundations and social business associations, and so on., to supplement the endeavors of the Andhra Pradesh State Knowledge Mission, and quicken its advancement for accomplishment of the Mission goals, it included.
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences has been assigned for the usage of National University Student Skill Development Program (NUSSD), which means to upgrade employability aptitudes of college understudies. Right now, it is being actualized over 11 colleges in India. An extensive expertise advancement model has been produced that will have components of English correspondence and delicate ability, computerized and PC aptitudes, explanatory aptitudes, money related education, legitimate proficiency, business, administration improvement.
It further included that the model will likewise add on a specialization in a particular area to make the graduating youth employable. The project will be brought out through Jawahar Knowledge Centers (JKC) over the state and will likewise incorporate a percentage of the best courses and practices from National University Students Skill Development Program.


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The New Yorker, February 17, 1997 P. 31
Talk story about Fred Goldman, father of the slain Ronald Goldman, in the aftermath of O.J. Simpson's civil trial. ...From the courthouse, the Goldmans -- Ron's father, Fred; his sister, Kim; and his stepmother, Patti -- walked to the Doubletree hotel, a block away, to celebrate the end of an ordeal that had taken two years and eight months to reach its conclusion. Gathering in the tastefully nondescript suite that had served as their lawyers' storm center during the trial, the Goldmans and a few friends, including Ron Shipp, a former police officer, who had once been close to Simpson, toasted one another with champagne and nibbled on delivered pizza.


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With all due respect, Professor Boyd, your argument is not at all compelling. It seems that you are taking the "thinking outside the box" (TOTB) metaphor much more literally than it is intended.
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Hidden biodiversity key to healthy future forests
INTERVIEW with keynote speaker Dr. Hojka Kraigher,
Slovenian Forestry Institute, SLOVENIA
Keynote Plenary Session 2
Friday, 22 September, 10:30 – 12:00
Rolf Böhme Saal (Konzerthaus Freiburg)
"Hidden biodiversity and forest dynamics"
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Earth: a single, complex and rapidly changing system
INTERVIEW with keynote speaker Dr. Will Steffen,
The Australian National University and the Stockholm Resilience Centre, AUSTRALIA
Keynote Plenary Session 1
Thursday, 21 September, 10:30 – 12:00
Rolf Böhme Saal (Konzerthaus Freiburg)
The Earth System, the Anthropocene and the World's Forests
IUFRO-SPDC training program on "Science-Society Interactions in Support of Forest Landscape Restoration Implementation
A IUFRO-SPDC training program on "Science-Society Interactions in Support of Forest Landscape Restoration Implementation" was held at the University of Freiburg as a pre-Congress event from Sept 16 to 18, 2017. Global initiatives like the Bonn Challenge and the New York Declaration on Forests have set a huge target of 350 million hectare of forest and landscape restoration by 2030 before the global community and there has been some progress in the financing of this task, too. But still a lot of effort is needed to prepare the governments and societies at different levels across the world for them to be able to move towards the target efficiently with lower social and economic costs and with minimum distress to the poorer communities. This workshop discussed ways and means of transforming scientific knowledge into useful information for policy and management decisions on the ground. More specifically, the workshop aimed at the following specific objectives: Read more…
Communicating Forest Science – Pre-Congress workshop develops skills and fosters friendships across disciplines and geography
When is the last time you saw a tweet about your research? How much time have you spent crafting key messages about your science?
Communicating takes time and effort and that is what eight delegates from seven countries just learned. They gathered to improve their ability to communicate forest science, representing fields ranging from forest products and entomology to climate change adaptation and local community forest management. The delegates worked hard over two days with one goal in mind: communicating their research with a purpose. Read more…
Forest restoration means more than planting trees
INTERVIEW with keynote speaker Dr. Robin Chazdon,
University of Connecticut, USA
Keynote Plenary Session 2
Friday, 22 September, 10:30 – 12:00
Rolf Böhme Saal (Konzerthaus Freiburg)
"Restoration Forestry: Challenges and Opportunities for Foresters, Forests, and Landscapes"
Using the forest sector to help mitigate climate change
INTERVIEW with keynote speaker Dr. Werner Kurz,
Canadian Forest Service (Natural Resources Canada), Canada
Keynote Plenary Session 1
Thursday, 21 September, 10:30 – 12:00,
Rolf Böhme Saal (Konzerthaus Freiburg)
"The potential contribution of the forest sector to climate change mitigation"
IUFRO Spotlight #57 – Transition in forest uses demands change in approaches
"The portfolio of goods and services from forests is now very different to that two decades ago; yet there is a disconnect between the institutional framework and these new forms of forest use, leading to efficiency, equity and legitimacy deficits," said Dr. John Innes, Dean of the Faculty of Forestry at the University of British Columbia, Canada.
The changes – from forest planting and forest harvesting and operations, to forest use and forest products – occur at different levels. Today, forests produce a complex array of products from forest ecosystem services to timber and bio-products.
Market values are increasingly being attached to forest ecosystem services and this is changing the value systems associated with forestry. Read more…
IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress Spotlight #56 – Environment vs. economy: Mapping the forest environmental frontier
To some, the forests mean combatting illegal logging and associated trade, avoiding deforestation and degradation, conserving biodiversity and protecting wilderness.
To others, the forests mean timber as a renewable raw material for uses such as construction and bioenergy, forest-based climate change adaptation and mitigation and transitioning toward a forest-based bioeconomy.
"These issues can be termed the global forest environmental frontier," said Dr. Georg Winkel, Head of the European Forest Institute's Resilience Research Programme in Bonn, Germany.
"All the issues are interrelated and relate to a global controversy that asks how we can keep and manage the world's forests to satisfy both ecological and socio-economic needs now and in the future," he said.
Dr. Winkel is coordinator of a session entitled The Global Forest Environmental Frontier – What has changed, what has remained unchanged, how will the future look? at the IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress in Freiburg, Germany in September. Read more…
IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress Spotlight #55: Genetics research crucial to future forest health, adaptation, conservation and sustainable management
"The role genetics/genomics research can play in forest management is huge but, unfortunately, remains under-utilized," said Dr. Om Rajora, Professor of Forest Genetics and Genomics at the University of New Brunswick, Canada.
"Genetics/genomics research can greatly assist the management of natural and planted forests by conserving healthy, productive, well-adapted and genetically diverse natural forest and developing high yielding tree varieties with desired traits for deployment in plantations," he said.
Dr. Rajora is the organizer and coordinator of a session entitled Genetics and Genomics for Conservation, Climate Adaptation and Sustainable Management of Forests to be presented at the IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress in Freiburg, Germany in September. Read more…
IUFRO Spotlight #54 – Variety could be the spice of life – for forests
An increasing number of studies demonstrate that mixed forests can deliver many ecosystem services at a higher level than pure forests.
Today, however, less than 0.1% of plantation forests worldwide are made of mixed tree species. And, by the end of this century there is the potential for about 20% of the world's forest area to be represented by planted forests.
"More efforts should be made to develop new mixed, planted forests," said Dr. Hervé Jactel of the French National Institute for Agricultural Research. He is one of the authors of a new review, Tree Diversity Drives Forest Stand Resistance to Natural Disturbances, which reviews the relationships between tree diversity and stand resistance to natural disturbances, and explores the ecological mechanisms behind the observed relationships. Read more…


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When there is a sync issue between Remarkety and your Magento 2 website after the plugin was initially installed and worked, there are 2 things to verify first:
- Is the plugin still installed?
- Did the API Key change?
In this article we will focus on checking the API Key.
- In your Magento 2 Admin, go to: System > Integrations
- Locate the "remarkety" integration and click "edit":
- Make sure that the value in "Access Token" matches the API Key found on your Remarkety account under Settings > Connection.
If the value does not match the connection settings in Remarkety, update the API Key in Remarkety.
- On the "API" tab, make sure "Resource Access" is set to "All".
Click "Save" if there were any changes made.
- If the API Key in Remarkety did not match the Access Token in Magento, it's also required to make sure that webhooks are currently working.
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On offer is a hand-knotted,
beautiful Qom oriental carpet
with fascinating motif and medallion
and a leather band
from India.
Please look at the carpet with patience and attention.
Province/pattern: Qom
Country of origin: India
New wool on cotton
Dimensions: 350 x 250 cm
Auction number: 6725
Including certificate of authenticity
Weight: approx. 30 kg
The carpet is in good used general condition (partly minimally dirty/stained and partly with minimal pile wear), see XXL pictures.
The carpet is not cleaned and may show dirt and have some odour. As this is a used carpet, we generally recommend having it cleaned.
Upon request, we can have the carpet professionally cleaned for you. You can choose between normal cleaning for €19.90 per m² and luxury cleaning for €24.90 per m². If you would like it to be cleaned, please contact us.
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- Objeto
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- Ancho
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- País de origen
- India
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Two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) workers were shot dead by suspected Maoists on Sunday at Balarampur in Maoist-hit Purulia district.
According to police, a group of armed Maoists asked Kalipada Chakraborty and Sukumar Chakraborty to come out of their houses in Tilai village and shot them from close range at about 11.30 pm.
Both of them were active CPI-M workers, police said, adding the ultras left the bodies beside a jungle near the village.
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Published May 01, 2005The music of LaConnor is a telling example of the individualism that is appearing more and more in Canadian improvised music. Clarinetist François Houle, violinist Jesse Zubot and drummer Jean Martin all contribute pieces to this 14-cut self-recorded, self-produced CD. But they also edit and mix their own stuff, too, giving the tunes wildly divergent identities, which adds to the overall playfulness, diversity, and a much neglected quality in some oh-so-serious improv circles. Martins gentle lullaby dreamscapes are warm-hearted and engaging, imbued with a child-like naiveté that gives them a comforting, security blanket feel. The contrast between these tunes and Houles spiky free jazz clarinet lines and Zubots India-inflected lyricism makes for a fun listen. LaConnor keeps listeners from being lulled into inattention by bold shifts in mood, tempo, intensity and sound ambiance, and production resources that include Houles laptop and Zubots processing effects. That all three players take a hand in the post-recording world of mixing makes this self-produced recording compelling evidence for evolution and growth of independent improvised music. LaConnor, in their tunes and their production styles, prove that this music need not follow well-trod paths to capture listeners imaginations and emotions. (Drip Audio)