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I expected serious disillusionment with Obama to occur within his first term; my timing was wrong:
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I try to understand the left, but they are not always making it easy for me:
Posted by Georg Thomas on 10/26/2014 at 06:14 PM in American Culture, Barack Obama, Books & Media, Congress, Constitution, Current Affairs, Economics, Electoral Prospects, Georg Thomas, Media/Media Bias, Presidency, U.S., Presidential Race--Then and Later, Social Philosophy, Taxes and Spending | Permalink
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Law of Markets argues:
With QE we are not talking about troubled assets or dealing with an emergency. It is just straight out inflation.
Second, inflation has now come to mean rises in prices when once it meant printing money. The Keynesians switched the terminology to movements in prices in the 1930s so that their policies would no longer be immediately described as inflation (discussed in the 2nd ed of my Free Market Economics [FME2] pages 406-408). But let's not quibble about this. What ought to be understood instead is that the effect of inflating the money supply to fund public spending has a number of possible effects of which higher prices is only one. Without militant unions and continuous labour market pressures to push wages up, inflation in the form of price increases is subdued. And whatever else may be the case at the moment pretty well everywhere, only those in very protected environments are in the mood to be pushing for significantly higher wages that would put their jobs at risk.
The real issue is that the way in which the re-direction of expenditure to the public sector is and will continue to manifest itself in a crumbling capital stock (see FME2: p410). The economy of the United States is falling to bits. It will take a longish time since it has a massive asset base but it is being eroded fast enough, which is evident in the median income data and elsewhere.
Is this view in conflict with what Arnold Kling - in The Segmented Wealth of Nations (see especially the paragraph at the bottom of the post) - identifies as the sources of crisis and contemporary economic change? I don't think so.
For a reminder why shifting toward public sector provision of goods and services is a decision for high cost production, take a look at Government - High-Cost Producer.
Posted by Georg Thomas on 10/26/2014 at 09:58 AM in American Culture, Barack Obama, Books & Media, Current Affairs, Economics, Electoral Prospects, Georg Thomas, History Lessons, Media/Media Bias, National/International Affairs, Presidential Race--Then and Later, Pure Politics, Social Philosophy, Socialism Gone Wild, Taxes and Spending | Permalink
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Image credit. Have a little rest and take pleasure in the little appreciated fact that politics helps us live peaceful and productive lives, even though our ignorance is so vast that instead of holding the same views, we differ widely and passionately in our convictions.
Those impatient with politicians tend to have good grounds for their discontent; however, there are also bad reasons to complain about politics, and we are prone to falling victim to these preconceptions once we lose sight of the full range of difficult functions that politics has evolved to serve.
Ignorance and the symbolic function of politics
When ignorance is a path the rational person should or simply must choose (as trade-offs in a persons's life demand, such as between earning a living and becoming knowledgeable about a political issue), and when ignorance is even insurmountable and constitutive as is the case regarding the unmanageable amount of information on all political issues considered important, we must find, or hope to chance upon special ways to interact that shield us from intolerably divisive or otherwise severely detrimental effects of the vast ignorance that affects all of us.
I begin to believe that politics has a crucial role to play in organising peaceful forms of negotiations, competition, and ritual reassurance that flow together to build
This may range from rituals of peaceful condemnation (as between partisan groups) to rituals of peaceful subordination ("okay, this time you guys won the election") or power splitting ("next time we'll prevail" and "the law you intend to issue must pass committees on which we too sit").
Data Mining, Number Crunching, and Our Old Friend Chaos
I find the below article interesting, as it demonstrates just how difficult it is to authenticate offerings of conjectural knowledge so as to shift information from the status of "uncertain credibility" to "credible conjecture" or even "fact" and "truth".
So, in any complex system, such as a football game involving complex aspects such as humans and weather, a significant component is simply not predictable and never will be, no matter how much data we collect. [...]
The unarguable truth is the answer is not always in the data. There is a general tendency at present to believe the data will magically yield the answer if you try hard enough – that is wrong. It is vital that we understand the limitations of analytics as well as their seductive, beautiful, irresistible, elegant and undoubted power.
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See also Just-So Stories in Economics and Politics - Consequences for Liberty.
Posted by Georg Thomas on 10/21/2014 at 10:59 AM in Electoral Prospects, Georg Thomas, Media/Media Bias, Pure Politics, Social Philosophy, Socialism Gone Wild, State/Nebraska Politics | Permalink
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The study of human institutions is always a search for the most tolerable imperfections.
The study of human institutions is always a search for the most tolerable imperfections.
Richard A. Epstein
Do you know what a just-so story is? I didn't, but looked it up:
In science and philosophy, a just-so story, also called an ad hoc fallacy, is an unverifiable and unfalsifiable narrative explanation for a cultural practice, a biological trait, or behavior of humans or other animals.
In writing the following, Arnold Kling tempted me to add the below comment to his post Paul Krugman on the State of Macro:
4. So I have a PSST model for unemployment [see my post here, G.T.], and my "weak" model[s] for inflation. I think it is fair to criticize them as "just-so stories." But I would say the same thing about the sorts of models preferred by Blanchard or Krugman. Just-so stories, dressed up in pretty math.
To which I replied:
Your concession as to the role of just-so theories in economics strikes me as significant, and even surprising. As I regard you as a serious thinker, I must rule out the conclusion that economics is idle prattle to you. But what is it?
To the extent that economics is based on story telling, what is it in the nature of that narrative habit that sustains economics as a worthwhile form of thinking about human interaction?
I hope, in writing this, I don't sound cynical or facetious. Increasingly, I get interested in the role of (rational) ignorance, which all conceivable societies are inevitably affected by in very considerable measure; and I wonder, how do we manage the vastness of our (rational) ignorance so well - in countries such as the US or Germany, where life is quite bearable?
The consideration that (rational) ignorance is a virtually invariant phenomenon in all modern societies including all conceivable improved versions (such as, say, a significantly more libertarian society), has led me to become a lot more respectful of politics and the state (as a functional necessity that, of course, may fail) than I used to be, their tremendous dangers and deficiencies notwithstanding.
Politics and the state seem to be (a) the result and (b) the instrumental basis of more or less successful story telling. For politics seems to be involved in seeking out procedures indispensable in dealing with large amounts of irreducible (rational) ignorance.
We need to tell us reassuring stories to sustain sufficient levels of trust while living in a largely anonymous society.
Politics is a spontaneous order - a hugely important aspect of spontaneous order totally disregarded by Hayek - that serves as a discovery procedure whose (functionally desirable) end product is at least a minimal level of trust etc. needed to support social order. A highly narrative enterprise, full of just-so stories.
If there is something to this view, what role does economics play in it with its just-so stories?
Arnold Kling replied:
I limit the scope of "just-so stories" to macroeconomics. Microeconomics often generates predictions that are falsifiable.
Politics is what happens when we have to tell people:
"Sorry, serious economics cannot handle conclusively issues like unemployment or the nature of an advisable monetary regime."
And macroeconomics is what happens when economists participate in politics.
Seriously, if there are vital topics of an economic nature that cannot be covered in a scientifically sound way, then there must inevitably develop a part of economics that deals in and is based on rhetoric and techniques of persuasion – not necessarily as something to be maligned, but possibly as a cultural pattern of mutual reassurance, just like free speech may work very well in maintaining peace (social order) even though what is being exchanged is partly of an acrimonious and a generally nonsensical nature, as the case may be.
I believe, this has very serious implications for liberty. If vital social issues of an economic kind cannot be resolved conclusively in support of a certain vision of society, say a classical liberal society, then the case for classical liberalism is incomplete, inconclusive in vital regards, and thus open to severe contestation not only among classical liberals but all citizens, parties, and factions of a free society.
The value of freedom lies in her ability to embrace and cope with the uncertainties and disunity underlying a community inevitably entertaining rhetorically constituted views of society.
No less than free markets, politics ought to be conceived of in terms of a spontaneous order.
Political structures evolve to seek out ways of attenuating the risks inherent in vast and widespread ignorance of the conditions giving rise to successful human coexistence.
Freedom produces these risks, while at the same time providing an excellent laboratory in which to test insurance and abortive products to defend against the dangers of inevitable ignorance.
Posted by Georg Thomas on 10/15/2014 at 05:47 PM in Books & Media, Current Affairs, Economics, Electoral Prospects, Georg Thomas, Grassroots Activism, History Lessons, Liberty Laid Bare, Pure Politics, Social Philosophy | Permalink
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One of the biggest problems worldwide is the absence of state structures capable of protecting economic liberty. Hernando de Soto claims that about 2/3 of the world population are affected by this bad state of affairs. It is incumbent upon those who are conscious of the value of liberty to promote the liberal state in the Third World - and, of course, as the below article shows, at home as well. Free markets do not just happen, they must be politically fought for and defended. Once again: the state is important for liberty, and so is politics.
Writes Mark J. Perry:
In today's WSJ, Hernando de Soto argues that the cure for terrorism in the Middle East is capitalism, economic empowerment, and private property rights to help rescue "extralegal entrepreneurs" who have become trapped in their own countries as "economic refugees" by cronyism and burdensome over-regulation of market activity. Here's an excerpt of "The Capitalist Cure for Terrorism" (emphasis mine):
It is widely known that the Arab Spring was sparked by the self-immolation in 2011 of Mohamed Bouazizi, a 26-year-old Tunisian street merchant. But few have asked why Bouazizi felt driven to kill himself—or why, within 60 days, at least 63 more men and women in Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Egypt also set themselves on fire, sending millions into the streets, toppling four regimes and leading us to today's turmoil in the Arab world.
These suicides, we found, weren't pleas for political or religious rights or for higher wage subsidies. Bouazizi and the others who burned themselves were extralegal entrepreneurs: builders, contractors, caterers, small vendors and the like. In their dying statements, none referred to religion or politics. Most of those who survived their burns spoke to us of "economic exclusion."
In an interesting complement to de Soto, George Will makes a similar argument in today's Washington Post that America's "teeth-whitening entrepreneurs" are being denied the right to earn a living, and have become "economic refugees" in North Carolina because of cronyism capitalism, protectionist rent-seeking, and the burdensome over-regulation of market activity. Here's an excerpt of "Supreme Court Has a Chance to Bring Liberty to Teeth Whitening" (emphasis mine):
On Tuesday, the national pastime will be the subject of oral arguments in a portentous Supreme Court case. This pastime is not baseball but rent-seeking — the unseemly yet uninhibited scramble of private interests to bend government power for their benefit. If the court directs a judicial scowl at North Carolina's State Board of Dental Examiners, the court will thereby advance a basic liberty — the right of Americans to earn a living without unreasonable government interference.
See also Enculturated Poverty, Economic Illiteracy and Global Economic Worries, Egypt's Economy of Outcasts, A Shout for Inclusion, The Classical Liberal Constitution (1/2). And Tragedies of Arrest and Regression, with a great synopsis of P.T. Bauer's contribution to Development Economics, and an introductory text by myself that in its radicalism I find almost embarrassing today.
Posted by Georg Thomas on 10/12/2014 at 07:19 AM in American Culture, Barack Obama, Books & Media, Current Affairs, Economics, Electoral Prospects, Georg Thomas, Grassroots Activism, History Lessons, Liberty Laid Bare, Media/Media Bias, National/International Affairs, Presidency, U.S., Pure Politics, Social Philosophy, Socialism Gone Wild | Permalink
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Today is Germany Unity Day, a public holiday. An occasion to ponder political developments in the country.
German Christian Democrats, the CDU, and their sister party in Bavaria, CSU, have followed a policy since the 1960s which left no room for a sizeable political movement to their right. This worked well with only negligible groups of no consequence emerging. But German Chancellor Angela Merkel seems to have changed this strategy, writes Prince Michael of Liechtenstein.
A new party, the AfD (Alternative for Germany), emerged in 2013, first with just an economic programme, promoted in principle by some well-recognised economists. The party's main issue was criticism of the euro. Although it was not a populist or extreme party, the political establishment, including Chancellor Merkel, labelled it right wing and towards the extremist corner.
Propaganda against the AfD by government, the established parties and large parts of the media, was enormous. However their programme was defendable and certainly not radical. Realising the deficiencies of the euro and questioning transfer payments is part of normal political debate.
The new party took almost five per cent of the vote in Germany's last national elections, despite the hostile propaganda. This was a real success, but just missed the five per cent threshold for a seat in the German Federal Parliament.
The party reached some seven per cent in the European Elections in May 2014 and is now represented in the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
The big leap came when the party topped some 10 per cent in elections for three German lander or states. AfD is a political factor now. Its members are fierce free market supporters who promote entrepreneurship. But analysis shows gains from the centre – their base – and from the left.
Now the CDU has a real competitor in the centre right. Chancellor Merkel's election tactics have been to destroy opposition campaigns by taking over their issues. Her decision to phase out nuclear energy left the Green Party without a popular cause. The introduction of minimum wages damaged the Social Democrats.
This short-term tactic was successful for Mrs Merkel's CDU, but may have alienated supporters on the centre right. The classic economic party, the liberal FDP, was Mrs Merkel's coalition partner until the last elections and was almost annihilated by following her policies.
So will Mrs Merkel continue to pursue her old tactics and adopt the AfD's cause? Will she become less supportive of the euro and reduce or stop transfer payments to fiscally shaky eurozone countries?
The AfD's success in local elections could have European implications.
Posted by Georg Thomas on 10/03/2014 at 01:33 PM in A Climate of Changes, Current Affairs, Electoral Prospects, Georg Thomas, History Lessons, Media/Media Bias, National/International Affairs, Odds & Ends, Social Philosophy | Permalink
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Scotland votes on independence on September 18 after centuries of being united with England. The referendum on devolution is being carried out in a constitutional and peaceful way, writes Prince Michael of Liechtenstein.
London agreed to the referendum realising that secession is better than forcing Scotland to remain in the union against the wishes of a majority of the Scottish population. A union is only strong if membership is voluntary. London's response is more reasonable than Madrid's reaction to the demands of Catalonia. Madrid claims that a referendum on independence among Catalans would be unconstitutional and illegal. It appears the Scottish referendum will be a close call with both sides neck-and-neck, but actual voting is often different to opinions given for a poll. Independence is also a road into the unknown.
Read the entire assessment.
Posted by Georg Thomas on 09/18/2014 at 07:22 PM in A Climate of Changes, Current Affairs, Electoral Prospects, Georg Thomas, History Lessons, National/International Affairs | Permalink
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Contrasts of black and white can be wonderful, but they are not a useful pattern to grasp freedom. Image credit.
As with a number of other ideological staples of certain brands of demagogic libertarianism, I have come to oppose also their contempt of democracy. Like anarcho-capitalism and crypto-anarchism, both of which many libertarians subscribe to, we are dealing here with bundles of attitudes that purport to favour freedom while, in fact, they are incompatible with her.
A free society is unthinkable unless all citizens have access to the processes of (a) government and (b) the control of government. Political participation is as vital to freedom as it is complex, multi-layered, ambiguous and often messy and woefully imperfect. However, these deficiencies are only additional reasons for the need to defend freedom through the political processes of an open, democratic society.
Underlying libertarian contempt for democracy is an unwillingness to acknowledge the presence of political scarcity, i.e. the presence of political ambitions that are fiercely rivalrous, that is: the presence of diverging political values and aims that are intensively desired, yet incapable of being met simultaneously.
There are vast fields of political scarcity in a modern society, in fact, in any type of society. The libertarian conceit is that markets or market-type bilateral and mutually consenting transactions can successfully overcome political scarcity. The fact of the matter is, however, they cannot.
Libertarians of the anti-democratic bent manage to misunderstand both
The often triumphantly evoked fact that the constitutional texts do not contain the word "democracy" is spurious. The American Constitution is a product of democracy, and it is purposefully enmeshed in a network of democratic processes, or as Akhil Reed Amar writes in his magisterial America's Constitution. A Biography:
It started with a bang. Ordinary citizens would govern themselves across a continent and over the centuries, under rules that the populace would ratify and could revise. By uniting previously independent states into a vast and indivisible nation, New World republicans would keep Old World monarchs at a distance and thus make democracy work on a scale never before dreamed possible.
See below Philip Pettit's lecture recently held at University College Dublin, in which he outlines the contours and challenges of republican democracy - the lecture itself commencing at time mark 04:00:
See also my Liberalism - A Manifesto.
Posted by Georg Thomas on 09/16/2014 at 04:32 AM in American Culture, Books & Media, Congress, Constitution, Electoral Prospects, Film, Georg Thomas, Liberty Laid Bare, Pure Politics, Republicans, Social Philosophy, Socialism Gone Wild, Supreme Court | Permalink
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Until just over a century ago, the idea that a company could be a criminal was alien to American law. The prevailing assumption was, as Edward Thurlow, an 18th-century Lord Chancellor of England, had put it, that corporations had neither bodies to be punished nor souls to be condemned, and thus were incapable of being "guilty". But a case against a railway in 1909, for disobeying price controls, established the principle that companies were responsible for their employees' actions, and America now has several hundred thousand rules that carry some form of criminal penalty. Meanwhile, ever since the 1960s, civil "class-action suits" have taught managers the wisdom of seeking rapid, discreet settlements to avoid long, expensive and embarrassing trials.
The drawbacks of America's civil tort system are well known. What is new is the way that regulators and prosecutors are in effect conducting closed-door trials. For all the talk of public-spiritedness, the agencies that pocket the fines have become profit centres: Rhode Island's bureaucrats have been on a spending spree courtesy of a $500m payout by Google, while New York's governor and attorney-general have squabbled over a $613m settlement from JPMorgan. And their power far exceeds that of trial lawyers. Not only are regulators in effect judge and jury as well as plaintiff in the cases they bring; they can also use the threat of the criminal law.
See also Administrative Creep and Sue and Settle.
Posted by Georg Thomas on 09/08/2014 at 03:42 PM in American Culture, Books & Media, Congress, Constitution, Current Affairs, Economics, Electoral Prospects, Film, Georg Thomas, History Lessons, Media/Media Bias, Pure Politics, Social Philosophy, Socialism Gone Wild, Supreme Court | Permalink
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All in a nutshell, 30 minutes of constitutional law, covering many topics dealt with by Timothy M. Sandefur in his The Conscience of the Constitution.
Posted by Georg Thomas on 08/31/2014 at 05:29 PM in American Culture, Barack Obama, Books & Media, Congress, Constitution, Economics, Electoral Prospects, Film, Georg Thomas, Health Care, History Lessons, Liberty Laid Bare, Media/Media Bias, Presidency, U.S., Pure Politics, Social Philosophy, Socialism Gone Wild, Supreme Court, Taxes and Spending | Permalink
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New Kids In Town - The Daszkowskis
05/01/2011 - By A.J. Perna
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The Daszkowskis Set Up House and Put Down Roots in Holmdel
Its a story that has been told, time and again - young families originally from the five boroughs searching to start a life in Northern Monmouth County. For Staten Islanders Walter and Lauren Daszkowski, that was never the plan, but that was still the outcome.
After marrying in 2008, the Daszkowskis, with no intention of relocating to New Jersey, began to search high and low for a new home in Staten Island to house their soon- to-be-growing family. It made sense to stay there. Their parents were there, their friends were there, their jobs were there. It certainly would have been convenient. But, as Lauren explains, they soon grew tired of seeking out the perfect place amongst the cramped lifestyle and congestion that comes with living on Staten Island.
Walters father got the Jersey ball rolling by doing an Internet property search for his son and new daughter-in-law. He had family in the area and had always been a fan of Holmdel, in particular. After realizing what was available for them there, in the beautiful surroundings and neighborhoods, the relatively short commute to Staten Island, and the quality of the school system, Walter and Laurens interest was more than piqued; it didnt take long before they had a realtor on board and had seen nearly 25 homes.
As long as it was in Holmdel, Walter was more than willing to move into an older home, but Lauren was holding out for a new construction. Their wait paid off when it led to a new home that had recently been completed by Riccardi Custom Homes of Holmdel, and which was now up for sale. Including a fully-finished basement, the home was a 7,500 sq-ft, move-in-ready dream, set on a one acre corner lot. Much to the Daszkowskis delight, in addition to the home being exactly what they were looking for in terms of size, layout, and location, it was evident that Riccardi Builders had cut no corners in its construction. From the choice of top-quality materials, down to the smallest details such as rounding every outside corner on the interior walls, it was all there.
In August of 2009, Walter and Lauren moved into their new home, and by the end of the year were expecting their first child proving the choice of a fully completed new home to be the correct one. Because now, with their 9 month old son Chace just about to start tearing around the house, there will be very little time or opportunity for the Daszkowskis to deal with the inevitable repairs and upgrades that come with an older home at least for the next 18 years!
The Daszkowskis worked, in conjunction with a designer, to add personal touches and flair to turn this house into their home. Custom, two-story long drapes on either side of the gas fireplace in the great room draw the eye upward toward the deep crown molding and across the chocolate brown accent walls with aqua details.
The most interesting feature of the foyer is the two-floor oak staircase with wrought iron spindles. The curved stairs lead up to the second floor and an exact duplicate, turned 180 degrees, leads down to the finished basement.
An arched entryway leads to the custom kitchen with tumbled tile, solid cherry cabinets and granite countertops. The center island features a convenient vegetable sink, and the entire kitchen is outfitted with top-of-the line Thermador® stainless steel appliances.
A Murano® chandelier, brought home from Italy, hangs above the cherry table with white ash burl inlay in the formal dining room.
The walls of the family room are covered in a dark, textured covering, which reflects in the gleaming black granite shelves and ledges perched atop the sapele wood cabinetry of the custom, built-in wall unit.
Double doors lead into the huge master suite where twin, plush, black chaise lounges flank the bed on either side.
Nautical-themed mementos brought home from various beach vacations can be found all around the master bath. Here, the Daszkowskis can relax in their Kohler® jetted tub with granite and wood surround or in their tiled 4-head walk in shower.
The theater room in the basement is a masterpiece in anigre and rift white oak and is so new that it is still waiting on the delivery of the custom theater seating!
Travertine pavers lead from the pool to the custom 13x16 pool house, complete with full bar, for summertime refreshments and entertaining.
There are a total of seven bathrooms in the home each decorated in a different style. The first floor powder room has a boldly patterned Roman shade and interesting art pieces that complement the faux-painted striped walls.
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Enjoy a 25/30m ² floating studio was typical Parisian houseboat! Have the unique experience to live on a typical Parisian longboat. You cannot be closer from downtown Paris with nature and quietness still around! The studio Consist of 3 parts: the alcove bed, the bathroom with shower, and the saloon / kitchen. There is plenty of storage spaces, internet in the room, a 160cm large bed for two persons with the possibility to set Reviews another bed for a third folk. Also you can use the washing machine if you need it. Lazy Will walkers enjoy the proximity with the major transportation hub with subways, trams, buses and train lines All which goes Directly to Paris downtown or to the Versailles Palace. There is no neighbors, no mess, no horns, just quietness and a relaxing and peaceful time. What's best than having a drink on the rooftop, watching the Seine running along the trees, a full day Effective visiting Paris?
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4.4 on May 11, 2014
Une nuitée originale dans une chambre confortable et calme. Propriétaire super sympa. La péniche est à 5 mn à pied du RER.Très bon souvenir de Paris.
3.8 on May 03, 2014
Super moment passé à bord de péniche MAX ! Merci Bruno pour ton accueil !!!
5 on March 14, 2014
Accueil vraiment sympa et chaleureux, cadre exceptionnel, nature et calme aux portes de Paris, tout y est , l originalite en plus !
The room Consist of an alcove bed, the living room and kitchen, and the bathroom. It's a true all wooden piece of work from 1930, year of the authentic ancient accommodation bargeman, When the boat WAS dedicated to business purposes. -Have access to the internet you'll and the rooftop. We did not put there on purpose Any TV Because It's Now That internet is useless there. The windows overlooks the public park just beyond the river. Children and (friendly) animals are welcome.
Nightly Rate: EUR 80 - EUR 100
Paris, France (ORY-Orly) 10 miles
My boat is called Expired MAX. When you stop at Issy Val de Seine station, cross the bridge nearby. My boat is the second on the left Effective houseboat you've crossed the Seine river.
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Trying to Understand what's going on in this world! Right now I'm working on a documentary about Paris's secret architecture. I do aussi items for Nexus magazine. I'm "bike-taxi driver" from time to time with tourists as well. Beside everything I love sports.
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Throughout the month of November we are proud to present student artwork from Woodward School.
Works include media in pen and ink, watercolor, acrylic, and charcoal. The works on display examine the world as seen through the artist's eyes. Ordinary objects and scenes are made extraordinary in this exhibition of works from students in grades 6 through 12.
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Fuller, a Quincy native and granite man, accumulated this collection over a period of many years. It was presented to the library in 1954.
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Hello, does anyone have any words of wisdom for a 1st time Dad with a baby on the way? I'm just getting my Jeep the way I want it and want to make it work with the baby. How Difficult is a TJ / LJ as a baby transport vehicle?
I think you'll enjoy the LJ.....
You don't want a TJ if you plan on having baby with ya....just not enough room for the extra stuff.
Also, babies love Jeeps!
you need to climb around a bit, but it's not bad. I have 2 now.
The lj will have a smoother ride for the baby as well so you don't shake the crap out of them. I guess that explains why my sister is the way she is after being driving around in a cj5 as a baby.
I can tell you a rear facing carseat in my YJ would not work in the back, the seat bottom was not deep enough, had to use the passenger seat. I see you have an LJ. I have not tried a rear facing in the LJ, but I think it would work better. The LJ has more leg room in the back, and I think a deeper seat, which would help for fitting an infant seat.
I can say that if you use a rear facing infant to pre-k as long as its a clip into base. The base portion gets put in, then you clip in. Passenger seat must be pulled forward though. Also the stroller part of the travel system would have to be put out on a rack or a roof rack. (I recommend the one that flips over to provide shade too, if you camp or out in the woods). After that diaper "jeep" bags can be bought from walmart and you could fit 2 length wise in the back or side by side in the back seat. Which leaves room from your packs.
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Friends for Michael 5K run/walk
The Friends for Michael Spinal Cord Injury Organization held their 18th annual 5K run/walk Saturday at Henry County High School.
Sixty-eight people participated in the event to raise money for spinal cord injury victims and research.
Eric Phillips won the overall men's event in a time of 18:46.82. Sydney Amyx was the women's overall winner in a time of 24:18.00.
Age division results:
Girls 11 and under-1st Akacia Kurtz, 2nd Meg Golden, 3rd Kennedy Brown
The Henry County Wildcat soccer team hosted the Owen County Rebels on Sept. 23 in an important district matchup. The Wildcats got off to a fast start and cruised to a 4-2 win.
Gavin Jameson showed off a variety of skills in the early going as he dribbled around players, outran defenders and used his height to win headers but he couldn't get the elusive first goal in the opening 15 minutes.
Jameson had five shots, three of which were on goal by the 25-minute mark.
The Henry County Lady Cat soccer team faced a tough situation in a critical week and found a way to get the job done as they beat district rivals Owen County and Carroll County last week.
The Lady Cats lost top scorer Rachel Vegh for a couple of weeks when she injured her knee in the Oldham County game. The Lady Cats then lost Savannah Medley to a fractured foot in practice just a couple of days later. To top it off, another forward, Tierra Allison injured her knee in the early stages of the team's game against Owen County.
The Henry County Wildcats put together another good performance, as they get ready to enter district action when they traveled to North Bullitt High School on Friday night and won 42-8.
The Wildcats put the game away early with four touchdowns in the first period and one in the second to lead 35-0 going into the locker room.
The Wildcats scored their sixth touchdown early in the fourth quarter and then emptied their bench as the clock ran continuously for the rest of the game.
Round two of the local volleyball rivalry had ups and downs, intensity and comebacks by both teams, but in the end the Eminence Warriors defeated the host Henry County Lady Cats three games to two Sept. 23 to split the season series.
After playing the first nine holes of the NCKC tournament held at Sugar Bay Golf Course in Warsaw on Sept. 23, Henry County senior MacKenzie Peyton was in jeopardy of losing her first NCKC title in four years. Peyton was six over after the first seven holes.
But she pulled her game together in the final 12 holes and had five birdies and seven pars to finish at one-over 72 and take her fourth consecutive North Central Kentucky Conference title by two strokes over her eighth-grade teammate Maddie Hensley, who had her best round of the year.
After waiting for more than 30 minutes for all the other golfers in the NCKC tournament to finish, Alex Hadden stepped to the tee box on the first hole at Sugar Bay Golf Course in Warsaw on Sept. 23 for the most important tee shot of his young life. Hadden had tied with Justin Trusty of Owen County for the lead after 18 holes and was now in a sudden death playoff for the NCKC individual title.
In just about a month, voters in Kentucky will take center stage in America.
The entire country is watching the McConnell-Grimes senatorial race, and I hope we don't embarrass ourselves.
Sadly, voter turnout is notoriously low in parts of Kentucky, Henry County being no exception. If one-third of all registered voters actually make it to the polls, it is considered a strong turnout. I think we can do better than that.
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Henry County Elementary cross country race
The Henry County elementary schools held their first race of the season at the Henry County Recreation and services Park on Thursday with New Castle coming out the big winner on the day.
The New Castle girls won the team battle with a score of 27 points. Eastern was second with 44 points and Campbellsburg was third with 66 points.
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Acer make good laptops, only really problem is they can be quite bulky, and they have a nasty habit of locking the bios, so you can't put any other OS then what it comes with. Somtimes you can only even boot an Acer OS CD to do something like chkdsk
Anyone got feedback on the Acer Travel Mate 5730 notebook and Acer's 3 year extended 'carry in' warranty please.
Acer make good laptops, only really problem is they can be quite bulky, and they have a nasty habit of locking the bios, so you can't put any other OS then what it comes with. Somtimes you can only even boot an Acer OS CD to do something like chkdsk
Not come across the Bios problem on this laptop, we offer install Vista Business on Home Premium Laptops or Windows on Linux etc. The only issue comes when trying to install an OS that is not supported by drivers, windows 2000 for example may cause problems as current range does not have windows 2000 drivers.
All the current ranges, including 5730 with Vista Business allow you to downgrade to XP Pro via a CD in the box and upgrade to Windows 7 in October. All Vista Home Premium laptops allow you to upgrade to Windows 7.
Although they are calling the upgrade "free" you actually have to pay around £13 for "admin and postage" which you sort out online.
As for being bulky I see what you are saying, the extensa series is a budget laptops which can be bulky but the travelmate 5730 is better. If you are looking for a light weight laptop with amazing battery life (up to 9 hours) I would suggest the Travelmate 8371, prices are around £550-650. I can send spec if anyone is interested as they are not on Acer Outlet yet.
Hope that helps
If you would like some prices for different models feel free to have a look on the main Acer Outlet site or send me a PM.
We had 11 Acer Travelmate 5720's last year, with 3 year warranty, been great so far
I had to return my old personal laptop (Acer Ferrari) under warranty once, and it was back with me within 5 days, so no probs with warranty service. They keep you up to date with the status of what's happening as well.
I think Acer developed a bit of a bad reputation with warranty support a few years ago, and you may read some knightmare stories, but I think things have completely changed since then. I certainly didn't have any problems getting through on the phone or anything, and I know others who have had no problems as well.
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Most fishermen are back to sea, fish landing jetties swarm with activity, and village fish markets are abuzz. At the temporary fish landing center at Akraipettai in Nagapattinam, boats just in after the morning's catch disgorge bellyfuls of fish. Laborers unload noisily, and small groups of women haggle for great pots of crabs and sardines to sell at village markets. In all the chaos and confusion of the trade, fish are cleaned, catches are weighed, and vans stand by to transport the day's takings to markets further afield.
In the temporary shelters of Nagapattinam too, where each lane carries its own tale of loss, there is now fresh hope. Children are back at school. Young girls and women, including many widows, are being trained in a new range of skills, from sewing and catering to paper and candle-making.
As the women band together into Self Help Groups (SHG) to dry fish with solar power, sew bags for export, or weave garlands of jasmine flowers, they introduce the habit of saving to a community that has always lived for the day. Findings show that SHG records are maintained systematically and over 90 percent of bank loans are repaid.
In an effort to rebuild better, a social revolution is in the making. A new generation of young people, mostly children of illiterate fisher folk, perfect their computer skills to take their place in the work force of tomorrow.
The Village Computer Center in Cuddalore, set up with NGO assistance, broadcasts the latest weather report five times a day, giving details of wave heights expected, and enabling fishing families to sleep in peace. The Center soon aims to introduce e-governance to the insular fisher folk, with ambitions to bring in tele-medicine in the not too distant future.
Agricultural lands have recovered quickly as the good rains in April washed away the salt deposited by the waves, and fields along the delta are now green with new paddy.
"Although no one could have wished for this tragedy," says M. S. Shanmugam the government's district revenue official deputed to oversee relief and rehabilitation in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district, "it gave us a huge opportunity to change people's lives for the better."
Reviving the Economic ChainGiven the scale of the disaster – with some one million households directly or indirectly affected by last December's tsunami – reviving the chain of economic activity was not easy; especially in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry where the sudden annihilation of the traditional fishing fleet, the backbone of the coastal belt, had crippled the local economy.
"Time is of the essence in restoring livelihoods," says Shanmugam. "We needed to get the fishermen back to sea as soon as possible," although some were afraid to venture out into the water again, and others were reluctant to resume fishing for fear that they would become ineligible for relief.
Explains Shanmugam, "For every fisherman who sets out to fish, there are at least six others – laborers, traders, ice-makers, rickshaw pullers, truckers – who depend on the catch for a living. Besides, we didn't want them to survive on the dole for too long. And, they could earn far more from the sea."
Agrees Shyamal Sarkar, World Bank task leader for the multi-agency India Tsunami Reconstruction Program: "It is the rebuilding of these intangibles – a whole range of social and economic linkages – that is, perhaps, even more important than physical reconstruction."
Now that livelihoods are springing back to life, efforts are on to upgrade the damaged fisheries infrastructure. This includes the improvement of fish landing centers, drying platforms, and auction centers, and the dredging of river mouths to remove the silt deposited by the waves. Larger infrastructure works to be supported with World Bank assistance are also on the anvil. These include the reconstruction and upgradation of five fishing harbors.
Too Many Boats, Too Few FishBut a big question mark hangs over the future of fishing is the region. Even before the tsunami, catches were dwindling. After the disaster, NGO assistance has left the area with more boats than before.
In an effort to rebuild better, boats have been upgraded, and many wooden catamarans or country boats have been replaced with fiber-reinforced-plastic (FRP) craft with outboard motors. While the fishermen complain of smaller catches, experts fear that the glut of boats is likely to affect the long-term sustainability of fishing in the region and possibly lead to conflict between boats at sea.
Already, some mechanized boat owners are willing to leave marine fishing and move to other activities if they are allowed to use their financial packages for repairing and replacing their boats to start up new business activities.
To better understand the long-term implications of the problem and suggest solutions, the World Bank has set aside US$2.5 million in grant funding for studies on the future of fisheries in the region. Other studies will evolve an Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan, with the participation of the local people for the protection and judicious utilization of coastal resources, and the mapping of coastal vulnerability. "It is what we leave behind for the long term that is important," says Sarkar.
The reconstruction program is also placing emphasis on helping fisher folk supplement their income with microenterprises like dairy and poultry farms and fruit and flower farms.
"I doubt if I'll get another such chance in my career for doing so much development work on the ground," says Nirmal Raj, Shanmugam's counterpart in the neighboring Kancheepuram district, one of the 13 affected in Tamil Nadu. "Hopefully," he adds with enthusiasm, "you won't recognize these areas next year."
By Vinita Ranade, World Bank Office in India. Picture by Sona Thakur, World Bank Office in India.


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