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Love and Hate
People always say that there's a thin line between love and hate. But really, how thin can it be?
I've always believed that everything is characterized by opposites, thanks to one of the philosophers I like, Heraclitus. Cold won't exist had there been no hot, nor would fat had there been no thin. This is also the reason why I don't believe in World Peace. Not that I love war or bombing. It's just that how can peace exist if war won't? How can you characterize something that is white had black's presence been neglected?
And I think, this line that most people call, is just something to clear the contrasting definitions of love and hate. But how can people distinguish this line?
In a relationship, they say that love is genuine when you sacrifice things that you love for that one person. Again in this dilemma, you have to lose a part of yourself to say that you've gained something more worth it. Losing is a big no to gambling but considering that life is the biggest gamble that exists, how can losing something be beneficial?
What I am trying to say is that, this thin line thing, I know it's figurative, but seriously, it makes things more complicated. Distinguishing the differences between any two objects will lead you to something infinite. Simply because nothing in this world will ever be the same.
And this I want to ask, how can you differentiate two things that are simply each other's definition? And if they are each other's definition, then they are the same. In this manner we can clearly say that two things defined by each other are of the same thing. Love defines hate, hate defines love. From the conclusion above, love and hate are the same. So how can there be a thin line between the two if they are at the same point? How can people even know the difference? How can they be sure that what they feel is really love or if it's already hate? Probably this is the reason why they say the quotation, "The more you hate, the more you love." Because they are the same thing.
I know you're perhaps asking how can it be possible to love and hate a person at the same time. The quotation I mentioned should not be taken literally. It does not mean that when you hate someone, you love him also. Instead, it gives us the explanation that the moment you hate someone, the love starts as well. Don't confuse yourself, I am saying that when you hate someone, you invest so much anger that you're not even aware that love has been growing since day one. Because the moment you've allowed hate to spring between the two of you, you have also allowed love. Why? There is a direct relationship between love and hate. And the reason why they say that there is a thin line between the two is because the moment you decide to turn the table and love that person you hate so much, the love automatically rises at the same level.
That's why they say the more you hate, the more you love. You just need one life-changing moment to see the other side. It's just like a coin. A coin has two faces, one is the head and the other is the tail. The moment you flip it, chances are it will be either head or tail, we're talking about equal chances. The more you're betting on head, unconsciously, you are also betting on tail because technically they both have a probability of 50%, so whatever you do, they have equal chances.
Just like in love and hate, what you bet in hate, you also bet in love and vice versa. This also explains why being hurt by the people we love the most is the worst thing ever. Because the love we've given has the same impact as the hate we're gonna get. That's why we should choose wisely and carefully who to hate and who to love. Because at the end of the day, we are just talking about the same coin. The same coin that everyone has.
This now explains the thin line we introduced in the first paragraph. The thin line is therefore that one life-changing moment that can cause the biggest effect in our lives, something so great that it can bring us to the other side. It's thin in a sense that it's just one moment that can happen more than once over time probably in just varying intensities but not thin like it's just a petty one. And why can't we see it? Because we are so busy looking at the far more complicated things that we think are right well in fact, if we will be more rational we will realize that the reason the line we create between love and hate is so thin is because we are the ones separating the two, because we are the lines.


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At last year's Winter X Games, snowboarder Shaun White snatched the gold medal with a run which included the first 1260-degree spin (three and a half rotations) in X Games history (see video here). A few nights before, Levi LeValle won gold in the Snowmobile Freestyle with tricks that included a full backwards flip.
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Ready To Wear: From beef to bananas, why foodie fashion is having a moment
If food and fashion appear to be – for myriad and obvious reasons – unlikely bedfellows, their relationship is currently enjoying what might not unreasonably be described as a moment.
First up: Lady Gaga's Argentinian beef dress. Despite the hype that has sprung up around this particular garment it is a not entirely original statement, having previously been made by not only Elsa Schiaparelli – whose lamb-chop hat was famously worn by the heiress Daisy Fellowes (there was also a lamb-chop jacket to match) – but also by Hussein Chalayan. In his days as an art student in the genteel seaside town of Leamington Spa, Chalayan used cuts of meat to create a not-so-genteel print. The gesture earned him a place at Central Saint Martins.
For the forthcoming spring/summer, meanwhile (and also for pudding?) the fashion follower might simply like to have a banana. Following her show in Milan last week, Miuccia Prada, the first lady of Italian fashion, stepped out to take her bow with two particularly fine and garish examples of that very fruit dangling from her earlobes where, more predictably, a pleasingly precious pair of vintage baubles might have been.
"I wanted to put them in the show," the designer said backstage. "But my assistant thought they weren't beautiful enough." A brave assistant indeed. Whatever, the accompanying print made the edit, a playful touch if ever there was one.
It was a reference to Josephine Baker, whose banana skirt was almost as famous as Chiquita, her pet leopard. Nor is Baker the only fashion icon to have held up a generally quite innocuous fruit for our perusal. An Andy Warhol banana print takes pride of place on the sleeve of The Velvet Underground & Nico. In the album cover's original incarnation, the skin could be peeled back to reveal the fruit (flesh-coloured – how rude!) beneath.
The auspicious history of the banana doesn't stop there. For spring/summer 2004, then Chloé designer Phoebe Philo printed bananas on to short shift dresses and T-shirts, safe in the knowledge that this is as sassy and saucy an image as the customer of that young, fashionable label could wish for.
And now they're back. Go bananas and don't even care.
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A statewide Amber Alert has been issued for an 11-month-old infant, Jonathan Jose Guillen, of San Antonio, Texas.
A statewide Amber Alert has been issued for an 11-month-old infant, Jonathan Jose Guillen, of San Antonio, Texas.
Our Nation is in mourning following Friday's senseless shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. In the midst of tears, many have already reached out to help those affected by this tragedy.
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Earlier today, an Abilene Police Officer was confronted by a man wielding a weapon. After that man refused to surrender his firearm and reportedly made movement in a threatening, the officer responded by firing at the man, killing him.
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We enjoyed another successful Taste of Home Cooking School, featuring Jamie Dunn, this past November and here are the pictures from the event.
My co-worker Staci has been 'hounding' her husband Scott for quite some time about a basset hound, named Buster, that is at the Abilene Animal Shelter.
Apparently Staci has a deep love for basset hounds and stumbled across 'Buster' online and decided she just had to add this dog to their family.
Well, we (her co-workers) decided to speed up Scott's decision-making process in regards to Buster...so we resorted to the power of guilt.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again. Abilene bands are the greatest on the planet. Yes, they bicker and squabble from time to time, but who doesn't, right? But, when it's time to show strength, solidarity, and compassion, these guys and girls always step up to the plate for what's good.
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Closing Time: Adrian Gonzalez, home runs propel Red Sox to another win |
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Adrian Gonzalez came through when it counted the most in the Red Sox' 6-4 win over the Tigers Wednesday night at Fenway Park.
One half inning after allowing the Tigers to score the game-tying run when he couldn't haul in Miguel Cabrera's pop up down the right field line in the seventh inning, Gonzalez brought in the game-winner with a ground rule double into the right field corner with two outs in the seventh. The RBI, which was his second double of the game, brought in Daniel Nava, who had worked a two-out walk.
Also helping the cause were two-run homers in the fourth inning by David Ortiz and Will Middlebrooks, along with Kevin Youkilis' solo shot in the eighth inning.
Here is what went right (and wrong) for the Red Sox, who now find themselves at two games over .500 and just 2 1/2 games out of first-place:
- Ortiz continued his torrid stretch, launching a two-run homer in the fourth inning — his 12th of the season — and a wall-ball single in the sixth. The two hits raised the designated hitter's batting average to .324. It was Ortiz' sixth homer of the season against a left-hander, which is more than he has had in all but four of the slugger's 15 seasons.
- The other Red Sox player to homer, Middlebrooks, capped a four-run, fourth inning with his sixth of the season. The ball just cleared the left field wall and plated Kevin Youkilis.
- After Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine praised Daniel Nava's arm prior to the game, the left fielder showed his stuff in the seventh inning. Nava gathered in Alex Avila's line-drive off the left field wall and threw to second baseman Nick Punto, who applied a quick tag for the first out of the inning.
- Valentine made a somewhat unorthodox move by visiting the mound with one out in the seventh inning and the tying run at second base, seemingly intent on taking out Lester. But after a brief conversation the manager decided to leave in the lefty, who proceeded to strikeout Quinton Berry before giving way to reliever Matt Albers.
- Jon Lester rebounded from a rocky start to turn in a fairly solid outing, allowing four runs on 10 hits over 6 2/3 innings, striking out seven and not walking a batter. The lefty had to dig himself out of a 3-0 hole after the first three innings. It was the first time in 31 starts that Lester had surrendered at least 10 hits.
- After some suspect plays in center field — allowing balls to hit on the warning track, resulting in Detroit hits — Marlon Byrd made the play of the game when he dove head-first to catch Gerald Laird's sinking liner to end the Tigers' half of the eighth.
- Adrian Gonzalez was left in the right field in the seventh inning with the Red Sox and it backfired a bit. With two outs and runners on first and second, Miguel Cabrera lobbed a high fly ball down the right field line which was just out of the range of second baseman Nick Punto, forcing Gonzalez to attempt a sliding catch, which he couldn't quite execute. The result was the game-tying run, as Gerald Laird scored from second.
- Gary DiSarcina named Baseball America Minor League Manager of the Year
- Red Sox non-tender Ryan Kalish, Andrew Bailey
- Fall/Winter League Roundup: Jesus Loya solid at the plate in Mexico
- Help Wanted: Staff Editor, Scouts
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Stop Discrimination against Powerful, Rich White Guys
by bored now, Mon Jun 01, 2009 at 06:04:32 AM EDT
Barack Obama, black. Sonia Sotomayor, hispanic. Neither one of them card-carrying members of the status quo, the Trilateral Commission, or any other famous conspiracy group designed to perpetuate the power of the eastern establishment (made up of powerful, rich white guys).
Clearly, we live in a racist society. How dare we -- HOW DARE WE! -- abandon the powerful, rich white guys who have the experience and influence to know better. It's no wonder the economy has derailed and our influence in the world rapidly dropped since the inauguration of a non-white, non-powerful, not-nearly-as-rich man. A man who's nominated a racist to the Supreme Court.
This cannot stand. Powerful, rich white guys have long fed off the federal trough -- and their addiction to federal monies may be threatened by this preference for non-white, non-powerful, not-rich Americans. It is simply unacceptable to allow others to partake of the federal government. What was America thinking?
We had a powerful, rich white guy to choose from. How could America reject him? That's so unfair. America must be racist, too. Ignoring the superior qualities of being powerful, rich, white and male can only be derived from America's inherent racism.
President Obama would not have had this problem if he had nominated a powerful, rich white guy to the Court. Like George Bush did. And, undoubtedly, John McCain would have done. Nope.
The natural superiority of powerful, rich white guys is obvious. It's probably written in the Bible somewhere. If it's not, it should be. What the Obama Administration has done cannot be tolerated. Secretary of State? A woman. Attorney General? A black. Sure, the Secretary of Treasury is a powerful, rich white guy and so is the Secretary of Defense -- but he's a RINO. But to nominate a non-white, non-powerful, not-rich WOMAN to the Supreme Court is just going too far. There are simply not enough powerful, rich white guys on the Court right now.
Of the 110 people who have served on the court, only four were not white males. So Barack Obama must be a racist. Otherwise, he would have nominated a powerful, rich white guy. Sotomayor is obviously one. Just because. Powerful, rich white guys say so!
Discrimination against powerful, rich white guys simply cannot be tolerated. It's patently unfair. America was built by powerful, rich white guys and don't you forget it! They should be honored. They should be celebrated. They should be recognized for the inherent superiority they obviously share. It was clear that when we said -- in the Declaration of Independence -- all men are created equal, it really meant that all powerful, rich white guys are created equal. It didn't apply to Barack Obama or Sonia Sotomayor. Or, for that matter, YOU (until you join the ranks of the powerful, rich white guys). Be real!
That's the real difference between what Samuel Alito said ("When a case comes before me involving, let's say, someone who is an immigrant -- and we get an awful lot of immigration cases and naturalization cases, I can't help but think of my own ancestors because it wasn't that long ago when they were in that position.") and what Sonia Sotomayor said ("I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life.") Alito is a powerful, rich white guy and she isn't. It's okay that he said it, because he's a powerful, rich white guy. He'll still rule on behalf of powerful, rich white guys. You can't be too sure with a non-white, non-powerful, not-rich woman.
This is all about power. Powerful, rich white guys should have it, and you shouldn't. Period. Stripping powerful, rich white guys of their power and influence over the federal government is discrimination. You better believe it.
And they will whine until you see it. And say Uncle. Until you return all power to where it belongs. To the powerful, rich white guys!
They may even start wearing all white -- just so you see the point -- to demonstrate how unfair this all is. They are better than you are, and they'll attack anyone who suggests otherwise. So stop discriminating against powerful, rich white guys!
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This is the first in a series of commentaries by Adam on the theme of "How To See The World In A Grain Of Sand." Stay tuned to All Things Considered and 13.7 for future installments!
More than two centuries ago, the great poet William Blake offered the world the most extraordinary of possibilities:
To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild flower,
To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flower,
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Republicans Who Cut Food Stamps For Common Poor American Supported Corporate Welfare Via Farm Subsidies
Food welfare hypocrisy is astounding.
There is something terribly ass backwards about Republicans who cut food stamps to common and poor American people. Yet, millions and millions of dollars are given in the name of Farm Subsidies or corporate welfare.
From one of my favorite Chicano writers via Juan Montoya:
By Juan Montoya
Following our post on the subsidies provided to sugar-cane growers in Cameron County, we had one of our three readers alert us to the information that the federal government provides through the Dept. of Agriculture related to the dependence of local farmers on crop subsidies and insurance.
The graph above indicates that in the last 17 years, the U.S. taxpayer has been very, very good to local farmers who raked in $188 million in commodity subsidies, $67.2 million in crop insurance subsidies, and $30.7 million in disaster subsidies.
We wondered why gadflies like Dagoberto Barrera continue to bash food-stamp recipients while local farmers who grow unnecessary crops like sugar cane continue to exploit the generosity of the American taxpayer growing a crop that we don't really need.
It's interesting to note that local U.S. District 34 Rep. Filemon Vela has been appointed to a committee to iron out the crop subsidies in the new Farm Bill after the Republican-led House passed a separate bill dealing with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Now, will Vela – given the millions received by agribusiness in his district – move to protect the average taxpayer? Or will he simply make noises about his fiscal conservatism and continue the handouts to the top 10 percent who collected 90 percent of all subsidies, that is, his political contributors? That is, go along for the ride?
Historically, the food stamp program has been part of the farm bill, a huge piece of legislation that had routinely been passed every five years, authorizing financing for the nation's farm and nutrition programs. But in July, House leaders split the bill's farm and nutrition sections into separate measures, passing the farm legislation over Democrats' objections.
The bill, written under the direction of the House majority leader, Eric Cantor, Republican of Virginia, cut $40 billion from the food stamp program over the next 10 years. It would also require adults between 18 and 50 without minor children to find a job or to enroll in a work-training program in order to receive benefits.
It would also limit the time those recipients could get benefits to three months. Currently, states can extend food stamp benefits past three months for able-bodied people who are working or preparing for work as part of a job-training program.
Below is a list of the top 25 "farmers" and corporations in Cameron County (Brownsville, Zip Code 78520) who received government subsidies, including some paid to set aside acreage (not to plant) and the totals they received from 1995-2012. Notice this does not include the members of the Santa Rosa Sugar Cane Growers who not only receive crop commodity payments, but are also protected by tariffs which keep out sugar imports from other countries and inflate the price Americans pay for that commodity. Amendments to the food-stamp program also allow SNAP recipients to purchase foods containing sugar (candy, soda pop, etc.) to purchase sugar-based products with the federal stipends. What a sweet deal, hey Fil?
1. San Miguel Partnership: $1,854, 561.68
2. Leal Farms, Inc.: $1,408,455.17
3. Mathers Family Parternship, Ltd.: $939,407,39
4. Frank D. Yturria: $916,850.00
5. Flores Farms Jv.: $788,518.71
6. Edward Mathers Farms: $749,392.99
7. John L. George: $557,257.00
8. T. Norberto Flores: $379,029.02
9. M.f Yturria Grandson's Trust: $225,410.00
10. Mary and Frank Yturria Family Ranch: $182,924.00
11. Mathers Farms Jv: $160,000.00
12. Sampayo-Garcia Farming Lc.:$152,282.00
13. Pf Sweeney and Sat Jv.: $142,098.33
14. Teofilo H. Flores Jr.: $139,885.11
15. Frank Edward Mathers: $125,168.00
16. Empresa Inc.: $121,672.39
17. Diana Ines Santiso Del Rio: $110,720.86
18. Nelson Smith: $101,500.36
19.Leal Brothers: $86,423.00
20. Peyton F. Sweeney Sr.: $86,288.35
The San Miguel Partnership corporation has its address listed as 186 Creekbend in Brownsville and listed its subsidies as:
Cotton – $1,157,953
Sorghum – $224,254
Corn – $112,295
Livestock: $819
Frank D. Yturria, Mary, Granson's Trust ( millionaires in their own right), milked the taxpayer for:
Cotton – $656,158
Sorghum – $108,569 Corn – $39,662
Livestock – $21,578
This is just a partial listing of the subsidies given to these agribusiness corporations. For a more complete listing to to: http://farm.ewg.org/addrsearch.php?z=1&zip=78520&page=0
Memo to Rush Limbaugh: 'Bow down' to Beyonce
Rush Limbaugh may not be the only the one taking shots at Beyonce and her new single, "Bow Down."
The conservative radio show host has earned more attention, however, for suggesting that the song endorses a pre-modern code of feminine behavior, something more along the lines of Phyllis Schlafly, say, than Lil' Kim.
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Mexican-American / Woman-led Organization Slams Republican For Using Derogatory Term "Wetback"
For Immediate Release
Shirl Mora James, President – Civil Rights and Immigration Lawyer
DeeDee Garcia Blase, Communications
Phoenix, AZ – We are disappointed to learn that Republicans are still using derogatory terms that predate the Civil Rights era. We consider the term "wetback" offensive. According to the Washington Post, Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), in an interview with a local radio station released Thursday, referred to Latinos working on a ranch by using the derogatory term "wetbacks."
The ousted and former Republican Senator Russell Pearce also proudly used this derogatory term despite being told it was offensive. This is precisely why Mexican-Americans who account for almost 70% of the entire Latino population pie are leaving the Republican Party and this is precisely why members of SOMOS REPUBLICANS joined a new movement via SOMOS INDEPENDENTS. In fact, the GOP has not yet reversed their restrictionist and protectionist anti-immigrant platform they adopted in 2012.
About the National Tequila Party Movement:
The National Tequila Party Movement (now known as SOMOS INDEPENDENTS is a woman-led political movement. More females vote in Presidential elections than men strong Latina matriarchs are emerging. It is our goal to communicatto females and Latina matriarchs across the nation with regard to the need for compassion towards undocumented immigrants and the need to fix the broken immigration system. The Tequila Party is currently organizing a national tour of concerts, events, dinners and college rallies that will encourage a massive Latino Get Out The Vote and political participation. This movement is a non-partisan movement. We don't care how people vote, we just want them to get on the early ballot system, become consistent primary and general election voters.
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The purpose of this event is to inform the public/community about how the undocumented community is no longer afraid to publicly declare their legal status, and to live with their legal status upfront.
It's an open-mic event where everybody is invited to come and declare their legal status and state that we are unafraid, students and parents as well as allies.
We will start with a short speech from the legal director introducing the event and a few special speakers
We invite you to bring your cap and gowns on promoting higher education.
The event will take from 30 min to an hour..
WHEN: Wednesday March-20-2013
WHERE: 555 College Ave., Lemoore, CA 93245 @ 12PM
Event By By Eddy Reyes, Pablo Reyes Morales and Carla Guzman
EVET ALERT: Humanitarian Concert and Music CD Launching April 5, 2013, in Support of Earned and Legal Immigration Reform
Humanitarian Concert and Music CD Launching April 5, 2013, in Support of Earned and Legal Immigration Reform
For Immediate Release
DeeDee Garcia Blase, Communications
Shirl Mora James, President – Civil Rights and Immigration Lawyer
Phoenix, AZ — We are happy to announce the launch of a humanitarian music CD that pushes for earned and legal immigration. We believe in communicating through art and music. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once penned: "Music is the universal language of mankind — poetry their universal pastime and delight." Many of us have fond memories when it comes to lyrics we identify with in songs sung by the likes of Bob Marley, Guns N' Roses, Led Zeppelin, Rage Against the Machine, Pink Floyd and so forth. How is it that a John Lennon or Marvin Gaye song has everlasting global and sustaining reach when they sing of peace or war? We have come to the absolute conclusion that musicians and great writers are the ones who come up with memorably coined phrases and quotes leaving a lasting global ripple effect.
The Tequila CD consists of music created by new emerging Latino artists and poets across the country. Throughout 2011 & 2012 the National Tequila Party Movement visited universities and cities in an effort to help get out the Latino vote pushing support for pro immigrant politicians. We hosted tequila party rallies (countering the extremist tea party movement) in states such as Arizona, Nebraska, Kansas, Nevada, Texas, Florida, New York, Indiana, Michigan, and more. New emerging Latino artists performed at our tequila rallies and created songs with regard to the immigration movement.
A portion of our CD sales will go to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) students since they have to approximately $575.00 for documentation fees + attorney fees, and the other portion of our CD sales will go to Mexican-American artists who helped contribute their talents to this important message.
Our goal is to communicate through music with regard to the humanitarian aspect of immigration. Mexicans and other immigrants are not asking for a handout – they are seeking earned legal immigration reform. Chicanos and American citizens are here to push the American Dream, and we know that when our Nation continues to be a Beacon and a light to the Globe – blessings come our way.
The launch of our Tequila CD will take place on April 5, 2012. We will be having a concert to promote our CD in the heart of where the draconian anti-immigrant law originated.
Date: Friday, April 5, 2013
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: The Lot – 1005 North Second Street, Phoenix, AZ.
For more information, contact: DeeDee Garcia Blase – (480) 200-3748
Music taps into emotions of the human spirit and it also connects it to a memory. The world is ready for new and emerging talented lyricists and musicians who are able to express ideas that embrace love, life, and positive political messages. Musicians who have a sincere concern for the direction of our nation ought to rise up — because the time is now for their message to be received by others in the most memorable medium possible.
They say Spanish is the language of love and it is wonderful to hear the fusion of English and Spanish music challenging hate and bigotry.
Artist of Tequila CD — El Moises of Phoenix, Arizona
About the National Tequila Party Movement:
The National Tequila Party Movement (now known as SOMOS INDEPENDENTS is a woman-led political movement. More females vote in Presidential elections than men strong Latina matriarchs are emerging. It is our goal to communicatto females and Latina matriarchs across the nation with regard to the need for compassion towards undocumented immigrants and the need to fix the broken immigration system. The Tequila Party is currently organizing a national tour of concerts, events, dinners and college rallies that will encourage a massive Latino Get Out The Vote and political participation. This movement is a non-partisan movement. We don't care how people vote, we just want them to get on the early ballot system, become consistent primary and general election voters.


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Princess Eugenie may be sixth in the line of succession to the British throne, but she's no Queen Bey. According to "The Mirror," Eugenie - daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson and cousin to Princes William and Harry - had an embarrassing moment during Beyonce's concert in London on Tuesday night.
Video footage shows Beyonce working the stage during her hit "Irreplaceable" and bending down at random to select audience members to sing along with the song's well-known lyric, "To the left, to the left." The 23-year-old princess was seated front row, and was reportedly mortified when she buckled under the pressure and couldn't remember the words.
A concertgoer tells the paper Eugenie went "bright red" and "ducked down" while "filming the whole thing on her iPhone like any other fan."
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Hamish McRae: Growth – if Germans take it seriously, so should we
Economic View: Germany is being forced to take on more and more contingent liabilities for the weaker eurozone countries
Thursday 06 September 2012
Today we get the European Central Bank's (ECB) plans to try to support the weaker eurozone countries by buying their sovereign debt. If the leaks are correct this should buy the eurozone's high command more time.
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It looks as though there will be purchases of bonds of up to three years' maturity, with no formal limit on the amount but with the purchases offset in some sort of way so that the additional funds do not feed through into higher inflation. There are also suggestions that before the ECB buys these bonds the country concerned will have to show it is carrying out appropriate economic policies – that ugly word "conditionality" – and there may be some sort of threat that the ECB might start selling the bonds should a country go back on its promises.
This looks like being one of those initiatives where the devil is in the detail so let's wait until we know that detail. Quite how the ECB can buy sovereign debt when it is prohibited from doing so under its statutes is something that will have to be figured out. I suppose if the German and French leaders support the plan that will happen. Gradually, Germany is being forced to take on more and more contingent liabilities for the weaker eurozone countries.
But meanwhile a working assumption would be that this will turn out to be rather similar in its effect to the €1trn (£792bn) of cheap funds lent to European commercial banks last autumn under its so-called long-term refinancing operation (LTRO). Banks borrowed the money then stuck it into higher-yielding sovereign debt. That boosted their profits but also had the effect of cutting the interest rate on the debt. It also enabled foreign holders to bunk out of dodgy debt at a better rate than they would otherwise have been able to do. None of this was quite what was supposed to happen – the aim had been to increase bank lending to businesses – but the action steadied things for a bit. Expect the same again.
What neither the LTRO nor this programme of "monetary outright transactions" as it will apparently be called (I hope this sounds better in the German) will do is alter the willingness of countries to follow reform programmes that might increase growth. It is a question that is very relevant here, with the deterioration in public finances and the real possibility that this financial year will see the deficit going up, not down. You can see from the rhetoric associated with the reshuffle that the Government is desperately worried about this, as it should be. So what on earth can governments do to increase growth?
I have been looking at a paper by three civil servants in the German Ministry of Finance, Norbert Hoekstra, Ludger Schuknecht and Holger Zemanek, called Going for Growth – the best course for sustained recovery and published by Politeia. Dr Schuknecht was in London this week to launch it.
The paper reflects the authors' personal views but given the relative success of German financial policy in recent years, it deserves to be taken seriously as a German blueprint that might be applied by the weaker eurozone countries.
The authors first of all make the general observation that growth is beneficial for a number of reasons. It helps cut the relative size of deficits and debts; it helps countries that have lived beyond their means make the necessary adjustments; and it helps offset the effect of other aspects common in industrialised countries such as a shrinking labour force and the need to devote more resources to counter environmental concerns.
They look at the turnarounds achieved in a number of countries, including Ireland (before things went wrong), New Zealand, Sweden, Chile and Brazil – and, interestingly, East Germany, for we tend to forget that Germany has its own direct experience of converting a command economy to a market one. That was a much more radical downsizing of the state than anything any other Western democracy has had to contemplate.
At any rate, in these rather different economies there were certain common characteristics. Growth accelerated, unemployment fell, and these benefits continued after the initial reform phase.
Public deficits also fell, and in some countries moved into surplus. And the fiscal and structural reforms changed the perceptions of the role of the state, with increased economic freedom in both emerging and developed economies.
The authors draw a number of lessons for the so-called advanced economies. They feel we have to tackle the issue of big government, noting that the increase in the public spending ratio "is perhaps the worst legacy of the financial crisis and the preceding economic boom period… If left untackled this situation seriously puts at risk the prospects for confidence and growth in advanced economies more broadly".
This leads into several areas of debate. One is whether the large deficits in countries such as the US and UK, far from boosting growth are actually are damaging it by undermining business confidence. Another is a debate about the appropriate size of the state more generally. How big should the government be?
Here there seems to be what might be called a "Goldilocks band", not too big and not to small, with the state spending somewhere between 35 per cent and 40 per cent of GDP
That area, which was identified in earlier work by Dr Schuknecht and Vito Tanzi, is high enough to enable a state to provide the services expected of it, but not so high that it can crowd out the activities of the private sector.
You can see a selection of countries rated by average size of public spending and average growth for the decade between 2001 and 2011 in the graph. It is quite a wide scatter of results, but there does seem to be a definite relationship between faster growth and a smaller state.
While it is, of course, mathematically easier to reduce the size of the state if you have rapid growth, the experience of the reform countries which are studied in the paper needs to be taken seriously.
If the Germans take it seriously, surely we should too.
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