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These bets have turned bad in a big way. Bear Stearns would now have less value than a corner lemonade stand, if not for the generosity of the Federal Reserve Board. The Fed lent money to Bear Stearns under terms no private lender would have agreed to. The risk it will end up with a substantial loss on its loans to Bear Stearns is quite large, with no prospect for any real return on its investment.
This raises the obvious question: Why is the Fed, an agency of the government, using our tax dollars to keep Bear Stearns and its rich managers and shareholders above water? After all, the government supposedly doesn't have enough money to provide kids with health care and childcare, to guarantee families decent housing or to meet a long list of other needs. Why do we have the money to lend tens of billions of dollars to Bear Stearns at below market interest rates?
There are two points about this bailout that should be clear. First, this is a bailout - we are handing money to Bear Stearns. Second, we don't have to hand tens of billions of dollars to the country's richest people to save the financial system.
The politicians will try to do their best to obscure the first point. They say, "we aren't giving them money - we're lending money and we're getting interest, so the government can make a profit."
This is what politicians tell people who they think are stupid. No private bank would lend money to Bear Stearns at the same interest rate and under the same terms as the Fed. (We know this for certain; otherwise, Bear Stearns would not have run to the Fed.) When the government makes a loan at below market interest rates, it is giving away money. People on Wall Street know this very well, that is how they got to be fabulously rich: They borrow money at a lower interest rate than they lend it out.
If they can't get away with the "no bailout" nonsense, the Wall Street welfare boys will then try the route of claiming we have to bail them out in order to prevent the whole financial system from collapsing. Such a collapse could turn the recession into a depression leaving millions unemployed for years.
This is also nonsense. We know how to keep banks operating even as they go into bankruptcy.
In the meantime, the bank keeps operating. The depositors can continue to make deposits and withdrawals just as before. This prevents any chain reaction from bringing down the financial system.
The difference between the Northern Rock route and what happened with Bear Stearns last week is that in the Northern Rock, the highly paid managers that ruined the bank are sent packing. Similarly, the shareholders will get little or nothing. They own a bankrupt company; why should the government give them money?
As the financial crisis deepens, it is important the public realize the distinction between what the Bank of England did with Northern Rock and the handout from the Fed to Bear Stearns. There are other banks in serious trouble that are also looking to the Fed for help.
The best thing the Fed can do is to go the Northern Rock route. Instead of giving more money to troubled banks, it should give less. It should end the Term Auction Facility and other special mechanisms for injecting money into banks. The economy will recover quickest if we let the banks and the bankers get the full benefit of their own bad judgment. When they have written down their bad debts and are taken over by new management, the banks will again be able to play a productive role in financing growth.
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By Harrington, Brett at Mar 18, 2008 05:20 AM |
"Why is the Fed, an agency of the government, using our tax dollars to keep Bear Stearns and its rich managers and shareholders above water?"
At best, it is a stretch to call the Fed an agency of the government. That term implies that it operates with some oversight from the people or elected representatives.
The same goes for calling the money that was used in the bailout "tax dollars". It is fiat currency that is produced by the Fed. This bailout does nothing more than increase the money supply, with the immediate beneficiaries being those on the Bear Stearns payroll, directly or otherwise.


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Ian Holloway says that keeping Crystal Palace in the Premier League will be his best achievement in football, and he wants the Selhurst Park faithful to play their part.
Fulham are the visitors to south east London tonight, with Palace needing points after four consecutive league defeats, and Fulham looking to build on only their second league win two weeks' ago.
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He added: "I know it is not easy when you are being ribbed by other fans, I know the banter that goes on.
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The -- grinch that stole Christmas some mcdonalds workers are in the fast food chain on there not analyst for pushing franchisees opened their doors on Christmas Day.
So is Mickey -- -- it up here are given a big Christmas gift to workers are actually need the money.
Well everybody I'm shocked at Sony and -- the cash and I -- -- this week we've got -- writers Jonathan Hoenig Tracy Byrnes to have a field.
Also joining us this week -- was -- -- out all of you went into the start with you that I feel like mcdonalds just to.
Eat there but you think have there been a scourge argument that is actually a gift to their workers.
It's a gift to me -- trade is productive doesn't matter whether it's on Christmas or -- -- -- or Ramadan or arbor day for that matter.
And McDonald's is not service business like.
Denny's like Starbucks like a lot of other service businesses they got to be you know open when people want to get served and that is and it includes Christmas.
Day oftentimes his company's -- -- keep in mind.
Incentivized employees they might offer time time and a half a little bit extra for waking up and coming in on Christmas but.
I think it's perfectly within the purview of any company not just ask employees work at Christmas but require.
That's certainly true that you do get the extra -- -- a -- but at the same time McDonald's was founded in principle on giving its workers Thanksgiving and Christmas Day off to -- with their families now they're changing that is that right.
Yeah I think if their prerogative advocates -- workers brought an end to don't work somewhere else now some album may not have that option because there aren't as many jobs.
In the economy but that's another reason.
If you have a job -- that you should be very thankful.
Look at our congress may be taken guard Christmas all of -- are obviously doing a spot this fiscal cliff mass.
But these companies that are having a hard time.
And McDonald's for the first -- -- earnings that were down for some over ten years.
Down horrible quarter -- Obama Christmas to me is something that and they probably should do and they should they should be allowed to acquire other workers to be there.
In the numbers are kind of -- Malia I mean McDonald's Lima dolls that open on Thanksgiving Day actually booked record profits in about 6000 dollars they would just a lot of revenue.
For McDonald's.
Franchise so do you think that that means that they should be opening on Christmas Day bring in more revenue back for the company.
Yeah I mean I think it's better for the company but I also agree with what's being said that time and a half.
You know getting an extra -- as much as we'd like every Wentz is you know be able to enjoy the holiday season.
I think that a lot of the workers that I know.
Are excited to be getting the extra hours on and don't really mind gate gate giving up holiday and also hopefully we see -- as something short term but.
You know where where moving away from.
Being a traditional Christian in -- mom you know Christmas type of holiday think there's a lot of people who don't celebrate Christmas who would love to work as well.
But Wayne is it isn't fair I guess that I know would have this discussion about the Black -- issue a lot of those stars were staying open.
Lot of Wal-Mart workers were protesting that.
I mean do you think that it scared of his workers who may you know want that holiday off they're being asked to comment I mean there's the other side of this to this family time.
Well I don't think it's a question of fair or unfair if if everybody is worried about it let the workers themselves decide I mean wearing -- where not a totalitarian government when we say everybody asks why -- -- massive you know -- if I had.
That's crazy.
Let the work does decide they're the people who giving up their Christmas they are the people giving up their family that that day.
It's a traditional -- some to have this may be even better that they don't work on that day even better for them without them knowing it.
That day is that it is a day set aside for a for a family it's a -- set aside for a for a special occasion and we should observe it.
Are part of the same time Tracy you know -- that a lot of restaurants do this Starbucks is open and I appreciate that.
Danny stays open Jack in the Box maybe -- -- -- does get a lot with everybody else.
I agree it is capitalism and it's -- And I don't think it should people should come down on the workers though either because look first of all this notion that we're getting away from.
Christian society -- part of our problems and maybe we should check everything on Christmas and people should be home.
I understand -- is that reality works at the same time we can't be flippant with these workers either.
Hey if you don't like it go get another job it's not that easy.
And there's a lot of other really really reliant on that paycheck and they're going to be worried now that they don't come in Christmas Day.
-- they say hand needed off I might lose my job so it is also unfair to a lot of people I don't I can't let capitalism.
But I think they have a little motion with this as well let's bare -- in the coming over three hours I mean you're not -- hours five hours.
Yeah I mean it's not a it's not an.
And at all or not you're not saying that you can't spend only got out -- don't we don't know what they decided right they can be fully hour -- it could be ten hours as we have no idea.
My point if I think it is unfair to be flippant to say hey you don't like to go get another job it's not that easy up there.
Well you know at the same time -- Malia I will say that you know it in this state -- with unemployment still stubbornly high.
Many workers probably would be grateful for the hours but you know we don't have -- every grand prize is going to be.
Gonna be fully staffed than -- -- opened one you know -- not -- in the kids -- don't and we also don't.
Know how managers are going to ask what's employees would like to cover the shifts and I think that.
That's also really important that the franchises are respectful.
I don't think that everything is an either or you know I I think that hopefully a majority of franchises will be respectful for their workers and there's probably a lot of workers.
They don't mind working on Christmas and to get that time in -- happen and I'm sure I'm as was said before.
You know this isn't some type of total total -- in society I mean I think that at the end of the day hopefully managers will.
How did -- volunteer at first and that there are people who want to work on Christmas and they can work adopt.
-- -- -- I mean why not -- and I made the point earlier but in a pre Thanksgiving this year and I had an -- that's just a thousand franchises and -- the did open on Thanksgiving.
And him and they made money they made money in the employees -- money and it -- when I was in high school I worked it's at Starbucks are on now I Christmas I enjoyed making couple extra but my god -- -- -- on New Year's morning.
I'm FOX & Friends at 5 AM -- the next bit of it.
-- a job is but firm Robert.
Six Christians out there this is the holly -- possible day of the year so I feel you don't eat -- you don't think it.
That's what's so -- saying.
Maybe you're a big blur giving some what's hot and what -- the -- -- you coming you lose your job like well like.
The -- -- -- I think -- -- yeah I'm quite a pencil around your neck that kinda.
30 not a it's just aspect I can't about you know the gifts in the presence in the -- Is about the -- what I fall backwards 8% want -- -- some people corner I don't I religious malaria.
That's not what what what I was gonna say if I -- I mean as you know I that the last time I was less than not to work in the in the service industry was quite a while ago but.
Our managers were not slave masters right I mean they.
They want it's -- work with their employees because happy employees -- -- the environment but workplace so I don't think that managers are gonna look for you know that the most practicing Catholics and Christians and asked them to work double.
I think that there's probably a lot of young people who look forward to president.
And look forward to making time and a half I'm sure there.
A lot of people work at McDonald who on.
Who aren't heavy practicing Catholics and Christians I mean he did this isn't just.
He you know we tried I didn't I don't think it's gonna be -- extreme Anderson -- as a manager looking for the Catholics to force them to work.
You know but also -- -- I gonna have to go back CU you know this kind of this change in the culture that we're seeing with all of these.
Companies -- now restaurants wanting to open on what really our national.
Holidays to -- point.
Well I I don't think it's I don't think it's either necessarily a religious question or an economic question.
It's a question that is it you just pointed out if the workers decide then it's not me a jump down their throat if they take a vote if this fifteen people working in the air and twelve bombs that we don't wanna do this on Christmas Day we went might not to comment that the -- closes it's as simple as that hasn't been any fire -- about -- what everybody made it.
Otherwise you're just shoving -- otherwise you're when you're gonna have some thought about fascist government web measures are you've got to work how Caylee I cannot -- -- to pay you anyway.
That's not my thing while John Layfield and you wanna -- -- last word do you think that and the end of the day that we really are changing our culture about about the holidays were leaving them behind.
No -- safeguard -- holds about letting we're listening to reminding people why away when I actually got to work on Christmas I'm sorry but.
I've worked on Christmas almost every day the last forty years I've been an entertainment but what -- -- It was always -- our biggest show was on Christmas -- people had nothing else to do we look forward to a good Christmas -- our families that morning.
These guys are not working sixteen hours on Christmas for working eight -- -- for the most part.
Eagle range Christmas around it just as you do with a split -- we go to visit here at all one day you build your own -- the next.
-- -- -- that would her killer job.
That's right that was your choice that's what it's your choice it's different -- well well certainly we made a good choice that was to do this show on this holiday weekend that --
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Mantellinae Laurent, 1946, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 39: 336. Type genus: Mantella Boulenger, 1882.
Mantellidae — Blommers-Schlösser and Blanc, 1991, Faune de Madagascar, 75: 134. Dubois, 1992, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon, 61: 310; Vences and Glaw, 2001, Spixiana, München, 24: 85-92.
Mantellinae — Vences and Glaw, 2001, Spixiana, München, 24: 88.
Mantellini — Dubois, 2005, Alytes, 23: 16.
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Wow! Where has this little recipe been all my life? It's amazing how two simple ingredients that you have around the kitchen can come together for something that tastes so good. You definitely have to use REAL butter, (not margarine) that's softened and you'll get great results. I used this on bagels, but can definitely see a lot of uses for this stuff and add-ins like orange zest.... Thanks for a great recipe!
Way too much butter. Try using butter and honey in equal proportions to create much sweater breakfast spread.
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Yummmmmm - I'm not a honey fan, but this is great on homemade dinner rolls! Dinner guests always RAVE about this butter (little do they know how simple it is to make). For easier mixing, be sure your butter (definitely not margarine) and honey are room temp. Also, I like to use a bit of salted butter because it really does enhance the honey/butter flavor - I suggest half salted and half unsalted. I tried just adding salt once, but it doesn't really disolve well, so go with the presalted butter.
Try it on toast. It is to die for. Equal parts honey and butter is exactly right. I grew up eating this. We lived on a ranch. A bee-keeper kept bees on our land and paid us in honey (80 pounds a year) so we used honey in everything...but this was our favorite.
This stuff tastes amazing. I only used 1/3 instead of 1/2 cup of honey. It still tasted great. I used them on the popovers (from this site). Thanks so much for posting.
I used only 1/3c of honey to the 1/2c butter and turned out really good! Went esspecially well with our popovers tonight! Sooo easy and gives a new meaning to any slice of bread or veggie! Thanks Ima!!
This is a good proportion in my opinion. Although it's really, really sweet. I think if you cut back the honey to 1/3 cup it would still be good. But I'll stick with the 1/2 cup because I like it extra sweet.
Love this mixture. Lots better than the other proportions out there. You can really taste the sweet and the honey. Delicious, the best!
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Name some ways that China is better than your own country.
April 15, 2012, 01:33:00 PM »
I was the one who started the post, "What do the locals do that drive you crazy" thread. Now for the upside, in what ways is China better than your country or even municipality.
Not having to have a car.
Although my wife has a car (to my chagrin), I do not have one or have ever really have seen the use of buying one or having one. On the contrary, I love not having a car. Cars are so expensive. Maintenance, insurance (I HATE insurance), government extortion (license, fees and taxes). Most important, having to depend on my car to take me to my job or where I need to go because the USA for the most part has a sucky transportation system, and taxis that are very expensive. Then there is the stress of driving, dealing with cops and fear of something breaking down.
Usually, I take the city busses or taxis. Even though it is more expensive than what it used to be, 11 RMB flag fall is still an economical rate. I will say that my wife does own a car, and I have asked her about getting a drivers license, but she doesn't want me driving for fear of getting into an accident. Fine by me.
Alcohol laws.
There are none. I love it. I actually did something that I could not do back in Tennessee, buy a bottle of wine on Sunday. Why? Because it is Sunday. Also, each state is different, but my backward state (or states as I claim Mississippi too as a home state) does not allow wine sales in a supermarket. Only in a liquor store that has to close by 11 AM and cannot be open on Sunday. China? Every little corner shop sells wine. 24 hours, seven days a week. There is no time that the stores are not allowed to sell alcohol. None of this "closing time" BS. If I want a bottle at 8 AM on a MF'ing Sunday, I get my wine.
There are no drinking age either. I have been in bars from Shanghai to Urumqi, from Sanya to Beijing and have yet to see any Chinese people under the age of maybe 20 in the bars. I have never, ever seen high school aged kids in the bars, even though it is perfectly legal for them to be there. Once, several years ago, I visited a friend in Shanghai and we went to this local place he liked and as we were chillin' at the bar, a bunch of American teenage kids walked in, 15, 16, 17 year olds. Personally, I thought they were too young to be in there, but I do not see the harm in letting them learn how to drink, instead of sneaking around. They are only in there because they cannot indulge legally back home. I had a college dorm friend who was arrested by undercover cops buying a bottle of wine for a date with his girlfriend, at TWENTY. This would not happen in China.
The banks are open everyday
and it being Sunday, the weekend, or holidays, even Chinese New Years. In the USA, the banks are closed on Sundays, mot Saturdays after noon and any and all holidays, even dinky holidays like Columbus Day. Nothing like going to the bank to see that it is Columbus Day and they are off because the government is off.
4.) If Keith Moon, drummer of The Who were still alive, he would love the insane firecrackers.
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The HR girls pay my bills for me.
Far fewer Westerners.
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Quote from: Senor Boogie Woogie on April 15, 2012, 01:33:00 PM
4.) If Keith Moon, drummer of The Who were still alive, he would love the insane firecrackers.
Agreed. But don't give up hope on this one. The Brits are trying to revive him for an Olympics 2012 appearance. At which, I'm sure, there will be fireworks, Keith or no Keith.
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April 15, 2012, 02:23:01 PM »
- OK, I will get booze out of the way first...Many bars will stay open until the last customer finishes drinking, even if that is 6:30 am. On a related note, it's generally OK to get a bit 'merry' in a bar or even restaurant without getting chucked out by bouncers or somebody starting a fight (generally). Going out on the lash at home (UK) is ironically very big-brother-ish after China.
- Eating out is excellent and affordable (understatement). Whereas it's about 5 pounds for a plate of mangy fried rice in a UK take-away.
- Public transport, overall, is actually better here than it is the UK I reckon.
- People understand that the rules need to be bent sometimes (OK, they also tend to take this too far but sometimes it works in your favour).
- People here seem more cheerful and optimistic overall, and as much as many Chinese people like to remind us of their '5000 years of history' they are in fact a very forward looking nation right now.
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Quote from: Isidnar on April 15, 2012, 01:37:52 PM
The HR girls pay my bills for me.
I don't have any bills... and I can smoke anywhere.
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Quote from: Senor Boogie Woogie on April 15, 2012, 01:33:00 PM
Not having to have a car.
would top my list as well, and
Quote from: Senor Boogie Woogie on April 15, 2012, 01:33:00 PM
The banks are open everyday
is great, too.
I also love how easy it is to travel somewhere interesting in a relatively short period of time. Historical sites are a stone's throw away. At home it's quite easy to travel a short period of time and find yourself in amazing wilderness (something that I dearly miss), but here you can travel a short way and come across some really amazing history.
Seeing all that's being built, and all that's being torn down.
I love the colonial cities, especially those built by the Japanese in "Manchuko". Not the happiest mementos for the Chinese, but what interesting places.
And my current favorite thing: Uighur food. It's impossible to find in the west.
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Cell phones are for the most part inexpensive to purchase.
They work all over China.
They are much much much much cheaper to use than a cell phone in Canada or the USA.
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April 15, 2012, 04:19:28 PM »
I always tell my students that China is so much better than Australia, but they don't seem to believe me (probably because most have dreams of migrating there!)!
-Electricity is cheaper here!!!
-Public transport is SO much better (non existant in Queensland!)
-Every day is interesting & an adventure
-We are in a fantastic city with so much choice, and if we get bored there's another large city to the West (Guangzhou) and 1 south (Hong Kong) only an hour away in either direction
-Job opportunities, at least for foreigners, are endless here
-China is a great springboard to travel to the rest of the world- Oz is ssssoooo far away (& ridiculously expensive- you still need to overnight usually in Hong Kong before going on!)
-Rent is cheaper here, though not by a lot now
-Walking home in the dark by myself after work isn't a problem- I wouldn't dream of doing it after sunset at home.
-Get to work with a myriad of cultures and meet more interesting people!
-Life is just cooler here. Don't ask me to explain it!
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Quote from: Senor Boogie Woogie on April 15, 2012, 01:33:00 PM
And my current favorite thing: Uighur food. It's impossible to find in the west.
Ningbo too...
my list starts with the fact that I get work opportunities here that would be much scarcer at home.
I get respected for what I do here, by both students and average Joes.
No matter which uni I've taught in I've been lucky to have beautiful hard-working students whose warmness I'll never take for granted.
Also the food. The food. The food. Even in Ningbo.
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April 15, 2012, 04:37:13 PM »
Hmmm. I will probably repeat some of what has already been written.
-- The job market is better, for foreigners, for the time being. If you don't mind being pigeonholed into certain lines of work, then it is easy to get a job.
-- Public transport is way better in most Chinese cities than it is almost anywhere in America.
-- Travel is cheap and there are lots of cool places to go. Taking yearly vacations is something I would likely not be able to afford back home.
-- Clothing is cheap and abundant.
-- Eating out is affordable and usually good, even if lacking in variety.
-- (*ducks*) Piracy is socially acceptable and pirated goods are super cheap and easy to come by.
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April 15, 2012, 06:48:44 PM »
Being able to sit on the footpath under a shady tree and eat BBQ and drink icy draught beer.....I miss that.
Plus all of the above!
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April 16, 2012, 12:23:54 AM »
I would agree with pretty much everything already said.
The biggest thing I noticed is my health. Because I don't have a car here, I ride my bike or walk everywhere and within the first few months of arriving here I lost a bunch of weight. Also, I live on the 4th floor in a elevator-less building and at first I hated it. But now I bound up 4 flights, 5 flights or even 6 and think nothing of it.
I also go to the dentist more (because in China I can afford it, in the US I couldn't) and I see a dermatologist every year for a skin check (I'm really pale). These are things that were a big concern for me before. Yes, I did go to a dermatologist but I had to make an appointment ONE YEAR in advance. And if something happened and I couldn't make it I was SOL for another year.
So I know it seems odd to say my health, and healthcare situation has improved in China of all places, but it really has.
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April 16, 2012, 04:07:06 AM »
1) It's safer. By that, I mean I can walk ANYWHERE in the city without going into a dodgy area where I might worry about my wallet and/or life.
2) Linked to above, people are out in force in the night and you can go for a walk in the park at 9pm if you wish. Not the best idea in my city in the UK.
3) I really enjoy the drinking. The getting rat-arsed at 7pm on baijiu at dinner, everybody scarpering, then having a few hours to sober up and therefore avoid the hangover. Or drinking loads at lunch then having a snooze.
4) Hunan vs. British food= no contest.
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1)The lack of chavs.
One of the biggest reasons I left the UK and hate going back there is the plague of chavs that roam the streets, causing trouble for no reason. You don't get that in China, because if they behave like that they disgrace their parents and get a smack. I reckon there is a correlation between the increase in political correctness in the west, and the proliferation of horrible chavs controlling the streets (but I guess that's another thread).
2) Following on from that, I enjoy the lack of political correctness here. It is so easy to hurt people's feeling in the west these days and everybody seems so
3) FOOD!! Uighur food and Sichuan food being my personal favourites. But the cheapness and deliciousness of the food is amazing. Also widely available, fresh and cheap fruit is great too.
4) Cheap taxis. Costs literally 10 times less than back home for the same journey.
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Yes to just about all of the above. In the USA, I never lived anywhere that a car wasn't mandatory. I remember it taking almost 90 minutes on a city bus to do what was a 15 minute drive by car - and the buses didn't go to nearly enough places. I remember being amazed in New York that the subway system made it possible to exist without a car. The buses in China can be a little inconvenient at times, but they will get you there within a reasonable amount of time in most places. Even better, my city's first subway lines are under construction.
I don't want a car. My wife wants one for face. Maybe I'll get a fake BMW to put in a parking space somewhere so she can sit in it while people admire her.
Sadly, a lot of banks in my area started closing on Sundays, but all-day Saturday banking still rocks.
And, naturally there's the #1 thing I like about China. Hundreds of millions of amazing beauties.
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I loved this skirt. I had also bought the matching jacket and black tank top. I used it mostly with black side and print jacket with black top. The skirt fits very well and would use print side with a short sleeve top of any of the matching colors, which I did not have on my trip. I do not like to wear sleeveless tops, so when it was too hot, I wish I had brought a short sleeve top. But I am very happy with my purchase and will use it quite a bit now that I am home.Love the reversibles since it gives you several options.
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Gilbert's syndrome
By Mayo Clinic staffOriginal Article: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/gilberts-syndrome/DS00743
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Gilbert's syndrome is a common, mild liver condition in which the liver doesn't properly process a substance called bilirubin. Bilirubin is produced by the breakdown of red blood cells.
Gilbert's (zheel-BAYRZ) syndrome typically is harmless and doesn't require treatment.
Gilbert's syndrome is caused by an inherited gene mutation. You're born with Gilbert's syndrome, though it often goes undiscovered for many years. Gilbert's syndrome is often discovered by accident, such as when you have a blood test that shows elevated bilirubin levels.
Gilbert's syndrome is also known as constitutional hepatic dysfunction and familial nonhemolytic jaundice.
The lone sign of Gilbert's disease is that your skin and the whites of your eyes occasionally have a yellowish tinge (jaundice). This is caused by the slightly elevated levels of bilirubin in your blood. Some conditions and situations may increase bilirubin levels, and thereby jaundice, in people with Gilbert's syndrome. These include:
- Illness, such as a cold or the flu
- Fasting or eating a very low-calorie diet
- Dehydration
- Menstruation
- Stress
- Strenuous exercise
- Lack of sleep
The jaundice will go away when these conditions resolve.
When to see a doctor
Make an appointment with your doctor if you experience jaundice. Jaundice has many possible causes.
Gilbert's syndrome is caused by an abnormal gene that you inherit from your parents. The gene controls an enzyme that helps break down bilirubin in your liver. With an ineffective gene, excess amounts of bilirubin build up in your blood.
How the body normally processes bilirubin
Bilirubin is a yellowish pigment that's made when your body breaks down old red blood cells. Bilirubin travels through your bloodstream to the liver. Normally an enzyme in liver cells breaks down the bilirubin and removes it from the bloodstream. The bilirubin passes from the liver into the intestines with bile. It's then excreted in stool. A small amount of bilirubin remains in the blood.
How the abnormal gene is passed through families
The abnormal gene that causes Gilbert's syndrome is common. Many people carry one copy of this abnormal gene. Two abnormal copies are usually needed to cause Gilbert's syndrome.
Risk factors
You have an increased risk of Gilbert's syndrome if both of your parents carry the abnormal gene that causes the disorder.
Gilbert's syndrome can cause episodes of jaundice. However, the jaundice is mild, goes away on its own and doesn't cause any health problems. If jaundice persists, see your doctor.
Side effects with certain medications
The low level of the bilirubin-processing enzyme that causes Gilbert's syndrome may also increase side effects with certain medications, since this enzyme plays a role in helping clear these medications from your body.
In particular, irinotecan (Camptosar), a cancer chemotherapy drug, can reach toxic levels if you have Gilbert's syndrome, causing severe diarrhea. Some protease inhibitors used to treat HIV cause elevated levels of bilirubin in people with Gilbert's syndrome.
Because of the potential for side effects, if you have Gilbert's syndrome, talk to your doctor before taking any new medications.
Preparing for your appointment
Here are some questions that might help facilitate a discussion with your doctor:
- Is my bilirubin level significantly elevated?
- Should I have my bilirubin level tested again?
- I've been experiencing some unexplained symptoms. Could these be caused by Gilbert's syndrome?
- Would you review the medications I'm taking for other conditions to make sure they're compatible with Gilbert's syndrome?
- Do I need treatment for Gilbert's syndrome?
- Can Gilbert's syndrome cause complications or lead to liver damage?
- Is there anything I can do to maintain a low bilirubin level?
- Is jaundice harmful?
- What is the likelihood that my children or other relatives also have Gilbert's syndrome?
Tests and diagnosis
The presence of Gilbert's syndrome is often discovered by accident, due to either:
- Having a blood test with elevated levels of bilirubin
- Experiencing jaundice with no obvious cause
Your doctor will examine you and ask about symptoms of liver disease, such as abdominal pain or dark urine. He or she may recommend blood tests to rule out liver problems that can cause elevated levels of bilirubin. Common blood tests include:
- Bilirubin test
- Complete blood count
- Liver function tests
The combination of normal blood and liver function tests and elevated bilirubin levels is an indicator of Gilbert's syndrome. No other testing is usually needed to make the diagnosis.
Although it's present from birth, Gilbert's syndrome usually isn't noticed until puberty or later, since bilirubin production increases during puberty. It's more commonly diagnosed in males.
Treatments and drugs
Gilbert's syndrome doesn't require treatment. The bilirubin levels in your blood may fluctuate over time and you may occasionally experience jaundice. But this usually goes away on its own, and it doesn't cause any ill effects.
Lifestyle and home remedies
Certain life events, such as stress, can trigger episodes of higher bilirubin levels in Gilbert's syndrome, leading to jaundice. Doing what you can to manage those situations can help keep bilirubin under control.
These steps include:
- Tell every doctor about your Gilbert's syndrome. Gilbert's syndrome affects the way your body processes certain medications. This has the potential to worsen side effects. Tell each doctor you visit that you have Gilbert's syndrome, so any medications can be selected with this in mind.
- Eat a healthy diet. Choose a healthy diet full of fruits and vegetables. Avoid extremely low-calorie diets. Stick to a routine eating schedule and avoid fasting or skipping meals.
- Manage stress. Find ways to deal with the stresses in your life. Consider exercise or quiet time alone to cope with stress.
- Chowdhury NR, et al. Gilbert's syndrome and unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia due to bilirubin overproduction. http://www.uptodate.com/index. Accessed May 24, 2012.
- Claridge LC, et al. Gilbert's syndrome. BMJ. 2011;342:d2293.
- American Liver Foundation. Gilbert's syndrome. http://www.liverfoundation.org/abouttheliver/info/gilbertsyndrome/. Accessed May 24, 2012.
- Goldman L, et al. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2012. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/189880460-4/0/1492/0.html. Accessed May 24, 2012.


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Woolworths Limited (Woolworths) is a diversified retailer, which operates supermarkets, general merchandise stores, liquor, electronics, specialty and discount department stores. The company provides petrol retailing and also operates hotels which includes accommodation, pubs, food and gaming operations. It offers private label and branded merchandise to its customers. The company operates 3,329 retail stores under several banners such as Woolworths; Safeway; Countdown; Thomas Dux; BWS; Dan Murphy; Cellarmasters; Caltex; and BIG W. It also has multi-channel operations for all of its trading divisions. The company operates in Australia, New Zealand, and India.
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Gerald Hone, 42, won at the Southeastern Regional Emmy Awards in the Student Production-News category for his film "From Rescue to Release," a piece that documents a red tail hawk's rescue and recovery as part of the Roswell nature center's bird rescue program.
The awards, presented by The Southeast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, were at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Atlanta and recognized the best of the region's 2011 television production.
"I was kind of flabbergasted when they called me up Saturday night," Hone said. "It's really just the icing on the cake that I won."
Hone credited his classmates and instructors with helping him achieve the award.
"It was my instructors that expanded my knowledge," he said.
The film was shot as a project for the college's Advanced Video Projects Class. Students in the class spend a semester completing a long-form production, which includes conceiving, writing and producing the project.
The award was judged on organization, visual storytelling, lighting, audio, editing and graphics.
The Canton resident said his short time working in wildlife and his wife Kristyn's goal of becoming a veterinarian inspired the project.
"I always thought what they do there is important," Hone said. "I wanted to do something that could tell their story."
He began volunteering his time at the Chattahoochee Nature Center a week after the hawk had entered the bird rescue program and decided to capture the bird's recovery on film.
"He had a droop in his right wing," Hone said. "It seemed like somebody actually captured him at one time and (also) filed down his beak. For raptors in general, that's a very important thing for them because that's how they eat and tear food apart."
Hone tracked the bird's progress for an entire semester, shooting a total of about eight hours of footage.
"I spent time capturing him flying, eating, going through physicals and being evaluated and finally, his release back into the wild," Hone said.
But this wasn't Hone's first foray into filmmaking.
Serving in the military for the past 23 years, Hone has been a Navy combat photographer and Army National Guard broadcast journalist. Since 2006, he has been an active guardsman with the Georgia National Guard.
His work with the military includes a 10-minute movie for the Georgia National Guard he filmed while serving as a combat broadcast journalist.
The film, previously featured on the organization's website, told the story of an Iraq veteran who suffered serious damage to his leg after the Humvee he was traveling in was hit by an improvised explosive device. Though doctors said he would never walk again, the man went on to run the Boston Marathon.
Hone said he knew Chattahoochee Tech would be able to further his filmmaking skills to get a job in the industry, adding that his teachers have taught him everything from lighting skills to post-production.
Ian Feinberg, Hone's production teacher, said Hone's project told a compelling story and said he is a "very energetic and conscientious student."
"He's not your typical college student," Feinberg said. "He's very invested in it and spends a lot of time (at Chattahoochee Technical College) working very hard in his program."
With two semesters left, Hone said he is looking for film work in the area. He said his passion lies in television and movies.
"From being in the military, I'm used to shooting news and documentary and I'm familiar with that," he said. "Being able to go and shoot a film seems more interesting to me because it's something I haven't done, but I'm open to anything."


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The city needs a new hospital, Mayor Jim Scarrow said, putting this need firmly in his campaign for re-election.
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Mayor Jim Scarrow's campaign for re-election includes a new hospital for Prince Albert, which he will work alongside council and the Prince Albert Parkland Health Region to petition the government for.
The city needs a new hospital, Mayor Jim Scarrow said, putting this need firmly in his campaign for re-election.
This, he said, should be a priority for whatever council comes out of the Oct. 24 election.
"These things take many years to come to fruition," Scarrow said. "This is a hospital that needs attention, so let's plan for it now."
City council plays an important role in joining the Prince Albert Parkland Health Region in campaigning governments for this need, he explained.
Ward 2 councillor and mayoral candidate Greg Dionne said that a new hospital isn't part of his campaign platform, and he's surprised to hear it's on Scarrow's.
"It kind of floors me, because that's the job of the health board, not the city or city council," Dionne said.
"What shocked me the most about it is we just came through Pineview (Terrace Lodge), which was a struggle going through council with 20 per cent commitment that we must pay for any new medical facility."
Prince Albert's share of Pineview Terrace Lodge long-term care facility costs ended up coming to $3.34 million — $1.34 million covered by the Holy Family Trust Fund and the balance coming from a $27 residential base tax, and higher varying rate for commercial properties.
A new hospital would come at a much greater expense than the Pineview Terrace Lodge, Dionne said.
"I wonder how big that levy would be and how long that levy would be on our tax bill, and I'm just shocked by that statement," he said of Scarrow's campaign point.
Scarrow said that with the City of Prince Albert serving as gateway to both the north and south, the Victoria Hospital covers a region far outside of the city. This wide reach may factor into whatever funding formula that comes up, potentially lowering the city's share, he reasoned.
With the Victoria Hospital as crowded as it is, Scarrow said that a brand new hospital is a much more viable option than renovating the current facility.
"I don't know how you would ever slow down the operation for renovations," he said, adding that patients coming into the hospital are there under immediate need and aren't likely to be accommodating when it comes to renovations.
These things take many years to come to fruition. This is a hospital that needs attention, so let's plan for it now. Mayor Jim Scarrow
Mayoral candidate Dean Link said that while a new hospital would be nice to see constructed in Prince Albert, it's not on his campaign platform.
Scarrow's inclusion of a new hospital in his campaign is odd, Link said, because it is a health board and provincial government issue, not municipal.
"That's certainly outside of our jurisdiction," he said. "I wish he worked on all the infrastructure that we do control."
Already in the works
The redevelopment of the Victoria Hospital has been a goal for a number of years, Prince Albert Parkland Health Region CEO Cecile Hunt said.
"The health region has been working closely with the Ministry of Health to determine the space issues at the hospital," she said.
The health region received provincial funding a few years ago to help create a 3-D model and develop what steps need to be taken to finalize a redeveloped hospital by 2025.
Now, they're awaiting another funding announcement to pay for a new architectural design process known as 3P — a lean means of architecture with as little waste as possible.
"We would hope that the Ministry of Health will make an announcement in 2013/14, but so far there's been no announcement," Hunt said.
"The Victoria Hospital is challenged by space. The number of patients our facility sees is increasing."
The hospital's obstetrics unit is a good example of the hospital's overstretched capacity, with a recent average of 1,500 babies delivered in the unit per year, which is a significant jump from the 1,000 deliveries the unit was designed for.
With the proposed hospital redevelopment still in its earliest of stages, Hunt said that it's too early to determine what kind of cost would be associated with the project, but that a 20 per cent local municipality and 80 per cent provincial share is the most recently used formula.


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Date: Thursday 14 Jun 2012
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Video-on-demand player BT, the telecoms giant, has paid a pretty penny to muscle in on the Premiership action, paying £738m for the right to broadcast 38 games, around half of which it will be allowed to cherry-pick before Sky. BT is also lower, though its fall is not so severe as that experienced by Sky.
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Computacenter Chief Executive Officer Mike Norris said: "While we highlighted the necessity for investment in our statement of April 18th, both the size and scope of the opportunities we have won have increased significantly, requiring us to invest further."
Fashion firm Mulberry also got a handbagging from the market after sparkling figures were deemed to be sup-par. UK full price stores saw like-for-like rise 14% for the 10 weeks to June 9th 2012. Revenue of £168.5m was about £7m short of market expectations, however, while pre-tax profit of £6m was around £1.5m below what the market had been expecting.
Design and engineering consultancy WS Atkins said it had performed well over the last year despite tough conditions and was boosting its dividend. The company reported revenues up 9.4% to £1.7bn in the year to the end of March, with earnings per share up 5% to 7.9p. Pre-tax profits were up 48% to £135.5m, although this included the sale of its UK asset management business, which netted £7.2m.
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Number of confirmed fungal meningitis cases in Michigan jumps
There's been a big jump in the number of people in Michigan affected by that national fungal meningitis outbreak.
The Centers for Disease Control says 39 people in Michigan have contracted fungal meningitis from tainted steroid injections. Just Wednesday, the CDC listed only 28 confirmed cases in Michigan.
Three Michigan women have died since receiving the injections, which were intended to treat back pain.
Nationwide, 14 people have died.
In all, the CDC says 170 people in 11 states, including Ohio and Indiana, have been infected.
The number is expected to continue to rise. Its possible the number of people exposed to the tainted steroid injection could be close to 13 thousand.
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