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Religious amnesia
Joseph A. Komonchak February 4, 2010 - 8:18pm
On Beliefnet today, Rod Dreher has a column on religious illiteracy. Dreher refers to a three-year-old interview with Camille Paglia, with thesesobering paragraphs:
The decline of religion in Europe frightens this stalwart atheist. "The Europeans have become very passive, all of them," she said. "There's a fatigued worldliness typical of Europe right now, and that's why nothing very interesting artistically is coming out of there."Can you have a vibrant culture without cult? Traditionalist conservatives say no. Dr. Paglia is inclined to agree and says that our lazy secularism and superficial religiosity puts America at risk of succumbing to acedia, the Greek term for spiritual slothfulness. She is shocked to discover how few of her college students grasp basic biblical concepts, characters and motifs that were commonly understood one or two generations ago. This stunning loss of cultural memory renders most Western art, poetry and literature opaque."The only people I'm getting at my school who recognize the Bible are African-Americans," she said. "And the lower the social class of the white person, the more likely they recognize the Bible. Most of these white kids, if they go to church at all, they get feel-good social activism."What are they left with? "Video games, the Web, cellphones, iPods that's what's left," Dr. Paglia laments. "And that's what's going to make us vulnerable to people coming from any side, including the Muslim side, where there's fervor. Fervor will conquer apathy. I don't see how the generation trained by the Ivy League is going to have the knowledge or the resolution to defend the West."
Dreher also refers to the comment of a Christian theologian that "unlike ages past, when it was most important for the church to preach the Good News to the world, our situation today in the West makes it more important for the church to focus on articulating its teachings, and its distinct way of seeing the world, to itself."
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I think this is exaggeration :) The idea that educated and/or well-off peoplelhave less interest in religion, aand also the idea that there can be no passion or erudition or depth of culture without a corresponding interest in religion, are just false.
It is interesting and confusing that an atheist (Camille Paglia) should be so concerned about religious illiteracy.
Fervor will conquer apathy. I dont see how the generation trained by the Ivy League is going to have the knowledge or the resolution to defend the West.Exactly. In addition, that cultural class of people wh routinely sneer at and disparage "the fundies" are infected with that same "fatigued worldliness" that saps the vigor of the Europeans. It is as if a deadly virus has invaded our cultural institutions and centers of higher learning. The spirituality of the gltteratti is in ascendancy.
Obviously, what we need are better hymns.
Let me take this a controversial step further. From the article:"Can you have a vibrant culture without cult? Traditionalist conservatives say no. Dr. Paglia is inclined to agree..."By that measure, then, Islamic culture should be percolating like, say, the thirteenth century. It seems not to be, at least from my perspective. So there seems to be a hole in the logic, or not all cults foster culture, or Christian culture is sui generis?
David: To say that you can't have a vibrant culture without a cult does not logically entail that whenever you have a cult you will have a vibrant culture.
I think I follow. And that is true. But Paglia (and Dreher) are stipulating that Muslim culture exists and indeed is so dominant that it will overrun Western "Christian" culture. I'm just not so sure about that parallel. The Romans had cults and culture, and look what happened.
Aside fom suicide bombers what does the West have to fear from Islamic culture?
Ed: What we have to fear is that the fundamentalist Muslims are vigorously propogating while the West, becoming hypnotized by entertainment and sexual excess, is slowly committing suicide as its population numbers decline. Vigor will win out over apathy and apathy every time. Islamic culture is high-energy, if fundamentally demented.
What we have to fear is that the fundamentalist Muslims are vigorously propogating while the West, becoming hypnotized by entertainment and sexual excess, is slowly committing suicide as its population numbers decline. Vigor will win out over apathy and apathy every time. Islamic culture is high-energy, if fundamentally demented.The idea that religious people do or should have more children and that that is the sign of a vigorous culture, is an assumption. Less developed cultures, poorer societies, tend to have more children .... high birth rates has been associated with health impairments and low life expectancy, low living standards, low status of women, and low levels of education. (Wikipedia). Wealthier, more developed societies have fewer, not because there's apathy but perhaps because the citizens have noticed there's more to life than reproducing themselves (and the women there have better access to reproductive health care).
I would like to express my thanks to Fr. Komonchak for the link to the wonderful article about religion. I seem to gather a wealth of information that reinforces what I am trying to teach at the highschool level and though I am certain my students think I am a nerd for bringing in these articles, I frequently do simply to show them that despite what they think, some of the discussions we have in class are pertinent to the outside world.Just yesterday I mentioned to my students that while at university one of my English Lit professors (an avowed atheist, feminist and pro-abortion activist whom I had little in common with other than a love for dark ales) told me that one of the major problems in teaching literature was that todays' students have no foundation to draw from when authors make such literary allusions to antiquity. Joyce's Ulysses and Michaelangelo's David are just 'some guys' without any context. Even my religion class (most of whom have 11+ years of Catholic education) were unaware that Isaiah was from the old testament and that gentile are not the same as Jews.So what one may ask. Well, maybe I am too Chestertonian but I would rather execute people for heresy than theft and murder because heresy is a much greater threat to our social order. I am reminded of an article from (I believe it was commonweal) that argued along the lines that highschools teach Shaw and Wells and Orwell and Huxley (and Sallinger) who spend so effort deconstructing their respective societies that our modern student no longer UNDERSTAND what they are tilting at because that society is long dead.And unfortunately it is in that void, that cultural vacuum where people are so disconnected to any past, that these fundamentalist groups emerge. Be it Christian or Muslim or even Catholic, fundamentalism remains a strong force in our respective societies because it is easy, it fulfills that need and it offers simple and simplistic solutions to complex problems.
And the lower the social class of the white person, the more likely they recognize the Bible."Yes, that's true. I live among rural, less well-educated white people who drive around in pick-ups with Confederate flags stenciled on the back window. They know a Bible taken out of context by fundies and pentacostals who emphasize proscriptions against sex (especially homosexuality) and the talkin' in tongues parts. This is not the group from which high culture springs. This is the group who cries over Lee Greenwood's "I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free." I agree with Adam that students have little knowledge of context. I was depressed for several weeks last semester when none of my students had ever heard or nor could recognize the Marx Brothers. I showed them some Google images and a YouTube clip, but that hardly begins to really explain the influence they had on American comedy and satire. But does it follow that being able to recognize cultural icons leads to vibrant culture? Paglia says that nothing culturally interesting is coming out of world-weary Europe. Yet the Europeans I know and correspond with DO know their cultural history far better than Americans. If there is a cultural problem in Europe, it's that the old culture is failing to inspire or inform new culture. Can we blame that on the decline of Christianity in Europe? I'm not sure I can really connect the dots in that argument.
I think that the late Irish author and artist Christy Brown once said "There are two kinds of art. Religious art and the circus."I think that in her usual clear and detached way, premier postmodern circus clown Camille Paglia has hit upon something. But only half a something. It isn't that one has to be religious to produce art. It's that good art comes from something real behind it. Religion is often (but not always) the place where people still look for this "something real". But if it is real, then it will be available to anyone; atheists or even Muslims.
In my humble opinion, as a little Church of Christ boy, I was taught the Bible cover to cover. None of my Catholic friends knew anything about the Bible, only the Church. As I grew up and closer to conversion to the Catholic Church, I found that the biblical knowledge I possess puts me heads and tails above the regular pew sitting Catholic. Teach the Bible to the children, teach it to the adults. Everything I've seen in parishes indicates that church school is about learning the lessons of the church and not the Bible. I teach a class at a Cistercian Monastery of the Strict Observance, to lay people, and am regularly astonished when I quote some passage and someone says, "that's in the bible?"
Do we dare try a biblical literacy test on this blog? Very elementary: How many have read the Bible all the way through? The Old Testament? The New Testament? Read any book of either Testament all the way through? Taken a course on the Bible? I'm sure we could go on forever with anecdotes. One of mine. After beginning a course on The Church and Social Issues with a two-day section on the relationship between faith and justice in the Old Testament, an undergraduate junior came up after class and asked: "Father, you've been talking about the Old Testament. What's the Old Testament?" When I showed her from my Bible that the larger part was called the Old Testament and told the story of the rise and fall and rise and fall of Israel, she said, as if she had just been told of a new planet: "Oh, that's so interesting!"
The experience of prison ministry around here (including mine) is that the lower the socioeconomic class of the resident, the more open s/he is to the living water. I'm told that the worst inmate population for Christian ministry is the minimum-security Club Fed inmates - the ones in for white-collar crimes. I'm told that they couldn't care less about prayer and the Bible. The lower-class teens I worked with were very open and enthusiastic about our sessions.
Regarding religion, culture and social class: it seems to me that a more or less permanent feature of American culture is that the cultural energy and innovation percolates up from the lower classes. If that is true, then it might explain why Evangelical Christianity has eclipsed Catholicism (and mainline Protestant denominations) as a source of religious cultural energy in the US for the last generation or so. And it might explain why Islam is ascendant in Europe.
"And it might explain why Islam is ascendant in Europe."Except that Islam is not ascedant in Europe.
Bravo again to Jean.If we want to attract younger folks back into the Church world, having them read the bible is not going to do it if we don't have a Church that shows them the values there. And then balmes them for ignorance.
"Except that Islam is not ascedant in Europe". you are right Unagidon.
Let's roll back here and clarify what we are talking about. Islam doesn't produce culture??? Muslims have a vast cultural patrimony: World class architectural monuments, artwork, minatures, calligraphy, music, mathematics, philosophy, poetry, literature--you name it. They are not all living in caves with a rifle and Osama Bin Laden! Just as we would not like Christianity to be defined by the most narrow-minded of fundamentalists in the pickup trucks that Jean Raber describes so well, we should also be careful in characterizing one of the world's great religions as bereft of "culture producing" attributes.
On biblical literacy -- does everybody know the American bishops came out with a new set of guidelines for high school students? Scripture study is now an optional course! It's back to the Catechism. We studied scripture copiously in my (Catholic) high school -- it was some of the best work we did. It used to be standard too, does anybody else have this recollection? Old Testament in freshman year, gospels in sophmore year, the writings of St. Paul in junior year... Catholics, at one point anyway, cared about biblical literacy. (This was in the 1970s.)
We studied scripture copiously in my (Catholic) high school Rita,When I was in Catholic school (grade school and high school, ending in 1965) there was little emphasis put on the Bible. I am sure some will argue with this statement, but I believe it to be true: Catholics were not encouraged to read the Bible, and in some ways were discouraged. In my experience, it was not a common practice for Catholics to read the Bible on their own, and there were no Catholic Bible study groups that I know of (or anything like them) in our parish. Furthermore, the only Bible permitted was the Douay-Rheims. My father, who was not a Catholic, had a copy of the RSV, and we felt obliged not to look at it. The common attitude was that it was the job of the Catholic Church to tell us what the Bible meant. Protestants read the Bible, but Catholics relied on the Church.We were not required to own a Bible in my high school (run by the Christian Brothers in Cincinnati). A few years ago, because of a discussion like this one, I called the school. It is now sort of a Christian Brothers' school without Christian Brothers. In any case, I was told that there is no religion textbook for freshmen. They are required to own a Bible, and that is what they study all year. I would have been shocked if they had introduced this change in their religion classes when I was a student. Sometime in the 1970s, I read the Pelican New Testament Commentaries (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) and I was thunderstruck all the way through. It was my first encounter with modern Biblical criticism, and I felt I had been horribly cheated by my Catholic education. For many years after that, I avoided any Catholic works on the Bible and anything that had an Imprimatur or a Nihil Obstat. (People like Raymond Brown helped me get over that.)
Unagidon and Mary: you don't think it's true that the Muslim population in Europe is increasing? And that Muslim culture is becoming more visible and assertive?
We studied the Bible freshman year in Catholic High school (mid to late '70's). We had Christian morality sophomore year, Christian Marriage senior year ... I think we had electives as a junior - I took World Religions and Medical Ethics (those are two differenc classes!)In college, all undergrads were required to take at least three theology classes. Old and New Testament courses were offered and were pretty popular, although I didn't take them.
Fr. Komonchak, I don't know that the notion of "reading the Bible all the way through" is actually a helpful measure of biblical literacy. I know a lot of people who have tried this, found themselves bored or defeated, and concluded that reading the Bible is not for them, or that they've failed at it. So sad and unnecessary, really. Because of the nature of the material -- because it's a library of books, rather than a unified start-to-finish narrative -- it seems to me to be really fine to begin in a variety of places, as I'm sure you would agree. I also believe one can be highly biblically literate without having ever done a straight through reading. That's not to say that one should be satisfied with the "canon-within-a-canon" that is supplied, say, by an educational program or the Sunday Lectionary. We should value the whole Bible. There is much more there that could be read with profit. Also, let me hasten to add that I think a straight through reading of each of the gospel accounts is essential. But I wanted to add this nuance, because reading the Bible does seem daunting to people if they go about it in a naive way.
Paul, I think the Mexican population in the United States is expanding and becoming more visible and assertive. But I have no fears whatsoever that we are in any danger of being "taken over".
My Catholic formal education from 1939 to 1955 included occasional references to the Bible but no systematic study. I became interested in the OT as a child when I used to listen during one summer to a program on the radio that feature dramatization of stories from the OT. At the time I was listening there was a lot about Ahab, Jezebel, Jehu and of course Elijah. I tried to find the story in the Bible but the names of the books were different, and of course we called Elijah Elias in those days. I also read some stories in a reader for children. As an adult I had little interest in the Bible until some point about twelve years ago when I spotted Raymond Brown's Introduction to the NT in the Brown University Bookstore--I kid you not--and decided I ought to acquire a copy. I gradually became more and more drawn into the study of the Bible. I even took up Biblical Hebrew.On another note, this morning we learned from the homilist that Salome was Herod's "own daughter"!
Regarding biblical literacy, I wonder how many Christians ever spend much time reflecting on the idea of scripture as an imperfect (although still sacred) text:http://www.notsodeepthoughts.org/55-Reasons-Why-The-Bible-Is-Not-A-Perfe... religious and non-religious types would like people to know more about the Bible, should they know the above material as well?
I was fortunate enough to see Alec McCowen doing his solo performance of St. Mark's Gospelon stage here in New York.
About people seeking "something real" in religion --I'm not sure people are looking for reality at all these days. Last night at the end of one of the TV talk shows a singer sang a "Valentine" song. He promised his beloved this and that (all sexual) and at the end he promised, "I'll be your fantasy". Not "I'll make your fantasy real" but "I'll BE your fantasy", and he repeated it several times.It might partly be the hard times, but I think a trend towards escapism started some time ago, in the U.S. Possibly with the advent of the movies. It's so much easier to live in those virtual worlds, and to live movie stars lives' vicariouy when the vie is over. Hence the cult of celebrity. Somewhat the same thing could be said about books, of course, and don't we all know avid readers who seem to retreat into them. How to lure the escapists back to preferring reality might be one of our fundamental problems
Joe Pettit: It's not as if the things that unnecessarily shocked Bart Ehrman into unbelief were unknown before him. That says more about his prior education than about the Bible.Kathy and Joe Pettit: The same mistake is made in my edition of the NAB translation.Rita Ferrone: Yes, indeed, reading the whole Bible can be quite a slog, as I recall when I got to all those genealogies in the books of Chronicles (or Paralipomenon, as they used to be called in Catholic Bibles). I find it interesting that only one person above has said anything about a college-level course. Maybe I should add another question:How many courses in theology did you take in college? And what were their subjects?
If truth is one, then I cannot know the meaning of a single passage of the Bible without knowing everything about how things are, inside and outside the Bible. Otherwise I risk misinterpreting it. Plus, I have to be holy so that I am open to what it means and so don't play unacknowledged games when I turn to the business of sense-making.That is just depressing.
The other day I was recounting to one of my choirs the old MA exams in theology at CUA. We had to be able to outline any NT book, discuss authorship, etc. Some years the exam asked for a comparison between two books.
Mr. James: Your first criterion is too demanding. We don't know and will never know "everything about how things are, inside and outside the Bible." That would be like saying that we can't know anything until we know everything. Holiness can indeed be of great help.
Fr. Komonchak: Now who is not answering questions? You seem to indicate that the material from my lihk above (largely from Ehrman, indeed) is widely known. My experience is quite the opposite. So my question remains, should it be taught?As for undergraduate theology courses, my undergraduate life was rather unique. I was a theology major at Georgetown, and I spent my junior year at the University of Edinburgh where I studied nothing by systematic theology and New Testament (along with Koine Greek, which has largely gone by the wayside, I fear).
As with all things among Catholics, I find that biblical literacy varies. I direct an annual Institute on Sacred Scripture which will meet this June for the 47th consecutive year. Some people have been coming for a very long time, and they are quite knowledgeable about the Bible, the texts themselves and various methods of interpretation. They also expect high quality lecturers. I also speak in local parishes where there is still a high interest in the Bible. Usually the audiences are a bit more mixed, and literacy levels vary. But I think the interest is still there. I can remember several years ago how I was warned that the Institute on Sacred Scripture may see declining enrollments because most Catholics today are more interested in dogma than Scripture. I do not think that prophecy has been fulfilled. Our numbers have been steady for the past five years. My Catholic students are not as biblically literate as evangelical students in my classes are, but they are still very interested. We have a two course requirement in Theology, but many students take additional courses in their programs. The biblical courses are well subscribed. I have 41 students in my Portraits of Jesus in the New Testament this semester and 17 in an advance NT seminar on Paul, which is capped at 20 and meets at 8:50am.
Sorry, that should read "nothing but systematic theology." Serves me right for blogging without my reading glasses!
Mr. Pettit: I didn't say Ehrman's material was widely known but that it was known long before its discovery shocked him into unbelief. I don't have any problem with anyone's being made aware of those things as they arise in the various biblical books. That's how I learned about them. In the first serious course I had on the Bible--it was St. Mark's Gospel--we used the Nestle edition of the Greek NT, which had all the textual variants at the bottom of the pages.
When I attended Catholic primary school in the dark ages, we had 8 years of "bible history" which was effectively reading the Old Testament, with the goal of proving Catholic claims, of course. But we read it.I didn't go to Catholic high school so had to book larning in the New Testament.Is bible history simply an arcane course of studies that went the way of the Friday fast?
We had "salvation history" in the sixth grade (1970s).
I didnt say Ehrmans material was widely known but that it was known long before its discovery shocked him into unbelief. Fr. Komonchak,Bart Ehrman was not "shocked into unbelief" by the kinds of things Joe Pettit points out in his piece. Ehrman had been a fundamentalist who believed in the inerrancy of the Bible, but gradually came to the opinion such a position was untenable. He became a "normal" Christian. He is now an agnostic, and he has made it clear that is was wrestling with the problem of evil that caused him to lose his faith, not the kinds of problems he has pointed out in Biblical texts. I do think the average Catholic would be shocked or at least surprised by a good course on the Gospels by how many contradictions there are in the Gospels and particularly by the conclusion of perfectly mainstream Catholic Biblical scholars about how much of the Gospels aren't history, what liberties Matthew and Luke took with the Gospel of Mark, how much the Gospels were shaped by the communities they were written for, and things like foreshadowing and predictions not actually being such, but being additions by the post-Resurrection community.I think a lot of things just go right past people. I remember reading in the Pelican Commentaries the story of Jesus and his disciples going through a corn field and picking grain on the Sabbath, and the Pharisees accusing Jesus of violating the Sabbath. The commentary began something like, "It is idle to ask what the Pharisees were doing in a corn field on the Sabbath." I laughed out loud and realized I had heard the story innumerable times and that question never occurred to me!
It's been a while, but ... the three theology courses I had as an undergrad included a "101" introductory course (I recall learning about the difference between theism and deism), taught by a kind old Italiam Jesuit by the name of Fr. Petani who referred to me in class as the "bearded prophet" (it was the '70's, after all ...)The second class I had ... I don't remember the title or the subject matter. But I remember the reading list: Viktor Frankl's The Unconscious God and CS Lewis' Mere Christianity. So perhaps it was a course on God and Man.Finally, I took "Church of Christ". The teacher was a wonderful old Jesuit named Fr. Earl Weis - the only instructor I had in four years at Loyola who actually began each class meeting with a prayer. The text was Models of the Church by Avery Dulles. I remember three things about the course: Fr. Weis ejected an obviously-in-love (or -lust) couple on the first day because they sat next to each other and he thought that was improper; he disputed Dulles' interpretation of Lumen Gentium's statement that the church of Christ "subsists" in the Catholic church could possibly mean that other ecclesial communions somehow came under that umbrella ("I taught Fr. Dulles his Latin!" said Fr. Weis in some distress). And I persuaded him to let the entire class leave in the middle of class one sunny spring day because the Skylab (or was it the Space Shuttle? - would have been ca. 1981) was supposed to pass overhead. We stood outside and gazed skyward for 10 minutes but nothing transpired. He looked at me in a sort of disappointed way - I think he suspected I was pulling his leg - of which I was entirely capable, but would not have done to such a nice old man as him.I guess I remember the books more than the classes themselves.
Fr. Komonchak,To answer your questions: I took a few theology courses at the seminary while I was there. I also took some religious studies courses at my secular university. But as a high school teacher at a Catholic school, I am in the minority (even on religion teachers) having taken any theology courses. I took classes on the Old and New Testament, Sacraments, Ecclesiology and Christology.Unfortunately, most religion classes become sit around and talk about your feelings classes from my experience. Or worse, watch a movie and talk about your feelings. By time the students come to my grade 11 class few are aware of the distinction between OT and NT, many are even surprised that the bible is not one book written by one person. None are aware that the Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant canons are different and as I said earlier, most seem unaware of the difference between Gentiles and Jews (ironically even one of my jewish students). I do agree with Jean's comments that historical knowledge will not produce a vibrant culture necessarily. But I cannot think that historical amnesia or ignorance will produce a culture worthy of the name. Without those roots to feel the budding culture and tie the culture to something larger than just trends, I think we end up with ahistorical sects that rapidly rise and fall leaving nothing but destruction in their wake.
Fr. Komonchak: Yes, that was silly of me. I have concerns about part-whole relationships in connection with the interpretation of the Bible, and I need to articulate them better.Quiz results:Never read the Bible all the way throughNever read the entire Old TestamentHave read this or that entire Old Testament book, but fewer than 5 totalAlmost read the entire New Testament, but not as a unified projectNever completed college-level courses on the Bible (though atheism doesn't stop all atheists from taking such courses, it stopped the atheist I was, and that goes for college-level theology too)
Apart from religious indoctrination, I'd always assumed that some measure of biblical literacy is a prerequisite for cultural literacy. In any event, the college-level introductory course I took also went into textual analyses, which was an eye-opener for me.
When I joined my RCIA class I was given a bible - my first, the NAB. We didn't actually use it much in RCIA, though. But I've read all the gospels through. And I've learned so much more about the bible since blogging ...... there are a number of biblio-bloggers online and one who's blog I especially like is a professor of NT studies at Duke University, Mark Goodacre. I have a recent post at my own blog on the synoptic problem and his podcast about it. Another resource - Jesuit Felix Just's Electronic New Testament Educational Resources page.
It has sometimes happened to me that a Calvinist (usually) will ask, well what about book x chapter y verse z? Since I almost never know the exact verse number I have to ask them to say what the verse is. My excuse is that Catholics know the words, not the numbers.A couple of decades of daily Mass and any regular exposure to the Office builds up a fairly "thick" knowledge of Scripture, even without extra study. Catholics know the words. Of course it would be even more so if we sang propers, or at the very least hymns that pointedly reference Scripture.
Answer to Fr K.'s quiz: "no" to all questions. But I am an avid reader of the Sunday Lectionary and mull over the Sunday readings throughout the preceding week (so as to prepare to hear the homily).True story about the loss of religious culture in France. -Middle school teacher: "What's a crucifix?" -Student:"It's a special kind of screwdriver for screws with a cross-shaped head".
About the Author
Rev. Joseph A. Komonchak, professor emeritus of the School of Theology and Religious Studies at the Catholic University of America, is a retired priest of the Archdiocese of New York.


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|Layered Banana Cream Pie Dessert
Layered Banana Cream Pie DessertThis Layered Banana Cream Pie Dessert starts with a quick baked vanilla wafer and pecan crust {though walnuts would be amazing here too} that is pressed into the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Sliced bananas go over that, and then are topped with a bit of the plain vanilla pudding, which sort of then seeps into the cracks and crevices between the bananas.
Then some Cool Whip is gently blended into the remaining pudding and that goes on top of the banana and pudding layer. Top it off with the remaining Cool Whip and let it set up in the fridge for several hours. Leave it plain or top it off with some grated or shaved chocolate, or even just a simple sprinkle of some more of the chopped nuts.
The concept is from a Kraft recipe from Food & Family magazine, and while it's hard to beat Homemade Southern Banana Pudding, especially when it's made with the original cooked custard, but I gotta say, this dessert brings in the traditional flavors, is a breeze to throw together, and well, it sure runs a very close second.
It is delicate and light and just delicious! If your bananas are on their way to being banana bread fare, guess what? They will work in this dessert! I bought my bananas with the intent of making this dessert awhile back, then got busy with garden stuff and by the time I got around to making it last night, well, my bananas were pretty much black and very overripe. I decided to use them anyway and they worked beautifully in this dessert, so fresh or ripe bananas will work here.
All of the layering gives you a complex mixture of texture and flavors that just explodes in your mouth. If you love banana, you will absolutely love this! Why not give it a try this weekend? I guarantee you'll be revisiting that refrigerator to sneak just one more bite!
I found that an offset spatula made an easy job of this.
Recipe: Layered Banana Cream Pie Dessert©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep time: 20 min |Inactive time: 24 hours | Yield: About 12 servings
- 1-1/2 cups of crushed vanilla wafers, about 45 wafers
- 1/2 cup of chopped pecans or walnuts
- 1/3 cup of unsalted butter, melted
- 1 (8 ounce) package of cream cheese, softened at room temperature
- 1 cup of powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
- About 4 firm bananas, sliced
- 3 cups of milk
- 2 (4 serving size) packages of Jell-O instant vanilla pudding
- 1 (12 ounce) container of non-dairy whipped topping (like Cool Whip), thawed in fridge
- Optional Garnishes: Shaved or grated chocolate and/or additional chopped nuts
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Process the vanilla wafers in a food processor, or place into a zipper plastic bag and using a rolling pin, repeatedly roll over them until crushed well. In a small bowl, combine the crushed wafers, nuts and melted butter until wafers are thoroughly coated. Pour into a 13 x 9 inch baking pan and firmly press evenly into the bottom. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove and set aside to cool at least 10 minutes.
Beat the cream cheese and powdered sugar together; add in the vanilla. Fold in 1/2 cup of the whipped topping and spread evenly over the cooled crust. Top with enough sliced bananas to cover. Put the pudding into a roomy bowl and whisk in the milk for about 2 minutes or until it begins to thicken. Remove 2 cups and layer that carefully on top of the bananas, reserving the remaining pudding.
Remove another 1/2 cup of the Cool Whip and gently fold that into the reserved pudding until blended. Carefully spread the Cool Whip and pudding mixture over the top of the pudding layer. Top with the remaining plain Cool Whip and spread evenly and carefully over the top, taking care not to disturb the underlayers.
Refrigerate for a minimum of 3 hours; store leftovers in the fridge.
Lemon Lush: Omit the bananas and exchange the vanilla pudding for lemon flavor.
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Electronic systems, such as automobile radios, portable and other computing devices, and global positioning system receivers, often require that a correct security code be inputted from a small memory card that is removably inserted into a card slot of the system before the system is rendered operable in total or in part, or before certain data can be retrieved. The same type of memory card is also used to store digital data that is utilized by the system in conjunction with its function that is enabled by the security code, such data cards being removably inserted into the same card slot as the card containing the security code. Alternately, both the utilization data and the security code are included on a single card. An example application is an automobile radio wherein data supplied by the second card are of music that is reproduced through the radio's audio system.
1. An electronic card that is removably insertable into a receptacle which makes electrical contact with contacts on the electronic card, wherein a physical shape of the card and an arrangement of the contacts conform with a first published card standard, while an electrical interface through the contacts conforms to a second published card standard, the first and second card standards specifying incompatible physical card shapes, arrangements of contacts and electrical signal interfaces.
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This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/886,309, filed on Jul. 6, 2004, which in turn is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/633,089, filed on Aug. 4, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,824,063, issued on Nov. 30, 2004, which applications are incorporated herein in their entirety by this reference.
This invention relates, generally, to the use and structure of removable electronic circuit cards having different mechanical and/or electrical interfaces, and, more specifically, to the use of non-volatile memory cards according to the related MultiMediaCard ("MMC") and Secure Digital ("SD") Memory Card interfaces and cards having an interface according to a standard of the International Organization for Standardization ("ISO") and the International Electrotechnical Commission ("IEC"), an example being the ISO/IEC 7816 standard.
The physical and electrical specifications for the MMC are given in "The MultiMediaCard System Specification" that is updated and published from time-to-time by the MultiMediaCard Association ("MMCA") of Cupertino, Calif. Versions 2.11 and 2.2 of that Specification, dated June 1999 and January 2000, respectively, are expressly incorporated herein by this reference. MMC products having varying storage capacity up to 64 megabytes in a single card are currently available from SanDisk Corporation of Sunnyvale, Calif., assignee of the present application. These products are described in a "MultiMediaCard Product Manual," Revision 2, dated April 2000, published by SanDisk corporation, which Manual is expressly incorporated herein by this reference. Certain aspects of the electrical operation of the MMC products are also described in co-pending patent applications of Thomas N. Toombs and Micky Holtzman, Ser. Nos. 09/185,649 and 09/186,064, both filed Nov. 4, 1998, and assigned to SanDisk Corporation. The physical card structure and a method of manufacturing it are described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,040,622, assigned to SanDisk Corporation. Both of these applications and patent are also expressly incorporated herein by this reference.
The newer SD Card is similar to the MMC card, having the same size except for an increased thickness that accommodates an additional memory chip. A primary difference between them is that the SD Card includes additional data contacts in order to enable faster data transfer between the card and a host. The other contacts of the SD Card are the same as those of the MMC card in order that sockets designed to accept the SD Card will also accept the MMC card. The electrical interface with the SD card is further made to be, for the most part, backward compatible with the MMC product described in version 2.11 of its specification referenced above, in order that few changes to the operation of the host need be made in order to accommodate both types of card.
Cards made according to the ISO/IEC 7816 standard are of a different shape, have surface contacts in different positions, and a different electrical interface than the MMC and SD Cards. The ISO/IEC 7816 standard has the general title of "Identification cards—Integrated Circuit(s) Cards with Contacts," and consists of parts 1-10 that carry individual dates from 1994 through 2000. This standard, copies of which are available from the ISO/IIEC in Geneva, Switzerland, is expressly incorporated herein by this reference. ISO/IEC 7816 cards are particularly useful in applications where data must be stored in a secure manner that makes it extremely difficult or impossible for the data to be read in an unauthorized manner.
One general use of the small ISO/IEC 7816 cards is for security against the theft and/or unauthorized use of electronic systems, in which case the card stores a security code personal to the user or the electronic system. A radio installed in a vehicle is one type of electronic system, for example, where a security code personal to the radio needs to be input at times in order for the radio to operate. In one arrangement, circuitry within the radio is provided that renders it inoperable when battery power has be disconnected. Entry of a unique security code is then required to again allow the radio to operate. One way to deliver the security code is to store it on a small ISO/IEC 7816 card and provide a card slot in the radio into which the card is inserted. Circuits are included in the radio to read the code from the card, compare it with a unique code for the particular radio and, if the codes match, re-enable operation of the radio after the battery has been reconnected.
A single card receptacle of a host electronic system can interact with one or more removably insertable cards according to two or more different existing card standards that are incompatible with each other as to their physical card shapes, arrangements of external contacts and electrical signal interfaces. For example, some data, such as a unique security code, are readable by the system according to the ISO/IEC 7816 card standard that is best adapted to handle such data, and other data, such as user data or operating programs, are readable by the system according to either of the MMC or SD Card standards for which those standards have been designed. The present invention is not limited, however, to the use of any particular card standard or types of data stored according to existing card standards.
In one specific embodiment, the physical standards of one type of card are altered to conform to those of another type of card, and each type of card is then separately formed in a package that has the physical characteristics of the other type of card. For example, a card according to the ISO/IEC 7816 standard is physically altered to have the same shape and pin locations specified by either of the related MMC or SD Card standards, with the receptacle of the electronic system conforming to that card standard. The two or more cards are then accepted by a single receptacle of the electronic system.
In another specific embodiment, the functions according to two or more card standards are combined on a single card having the physical dimensions and electrical contact locations of one of those standards. For example, a card according to either of the related MMC or SD Card standards can be modified to include the circuitry of a card according to the ISO/IEC 7816 standard, with the two or more electrical functions of the different standards sharing a common set of card contacts.
There are many applications of these embodiments. For example, in a vehicle radio, a card receptacle is adapted to receive both a card containing a security code and a memory card containing data of music that may be reproduced through the vehicle's audio system when enabled by the correct security code. In another example, a portable electronic device, such as a hand held computer, personal organizer, cellular telephone, or the like, has a card slot that receives a card including a part of a utilization program that changes from time-to-time, or data for use with a utilization program, in addition to receiving a card containing a security code that enables the utilization program to operate in the device. In a further example, a GPS receiver card slot receives a card containing a user security code to enable operation of the receiver and a card containing data that are used in the operation of the receiver to locate position and the like. In each case, the utilization data and the security code may alternately be contained on the same card.
In these applications, when separate cards are being used, the security code may be stored on a low capacity, relatively inexpensive memory card which the device owner would normally maintain separate from the electronic device in a safe place. A different one or more memory cards of the same type but of larger storage capacity are then used to store the associated data. Circuits within the electronic device distinguish the security code from the associated data when reading a card placed in its slot and use the data accordingly.
Additional features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description, which should be taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
In order to illustrate one specific application of the invention summarized above, details are given of the automobile radio example.
The radio 11 has a usual assortment of controls and displays. Additionally, a slot 19 is included in the front of the radio to receive a standard non-volatile memory card. Two such cards 21 and 23 are shown. Electrical contacts are included within the slot 19 in the same pattern as contacts on such a memory card, so that an electrical connection between the radio and the contents of the memory card is established as soon as the card is fully inserted into the slot. When the card is removed from the slot, this connection is broken.
One type of memory card that is suitable for use as the cards 21 and 23 is the commercially available MCC. The more recent related SD Card may be used instead. Alternatively, a larger CompactFlash card may be used. Each of these card products includes a semiconductor flash EEPROM system, and is made by a number of manufacturers, including SanDisk Corporation of Sunnyvale, Calif., assignee of the present application. Other types of non-volatile memory cards may alternatively be employed. The mechanical and electrical interface that is provided in the slot 19 is made to conform to the requirements of the selected type of card.
Use of one such card 25 to store a security code is illustrated in
Use of this card facility to input audio data, such as of music, in addition to the security code, is illustrated in
The audio data stored on the memory card 37 is most commonly music, and, in order to store as much music as practical on a single card, is stored in a compressed form, such as by use of the common MP3 compression algorithm. When compressed, the card interface circuits 33 also include a signal processor for decompressing the digital audio data. More than one card slot maybe included in the radio 11 for accepting multiple memory cards that each contain music data files, in order to further increase the length of time that music maybe played without repetition or the replacement of a card.
The audio data card 37 is an alternative to the usual compact disk and tape players, which may also be included in the radio 11. Its use provides a convenient way to deliver music to the car radio 11. Digital music data may be stored on the card 37 by the user downloading the data from the Internet, for example, or transferred from a compact disc or other source. Multiple such cards may be used at one time, each containing data of different music. Each audio data card may be repetitively used by erasing its data and rewriting new data on it. The audio data card preferably has a capacity to store an amount of music that is typically delivered by a compact disk. About one hour's worth of music may be stored on a card that has a 64 megabyte capacity, for example, when the data is compressed to 10 percent of the amount of the original source data. The card 35 containing the security code, however, need have only a very small capacity, such as just one or a few kilobytes. The security code card can thus be quite inexpensive.
Various electronic devices in addition to a vehicle radio can also be provided with a memory card slot capable of such double duty. Something like the card interface circuit block 33 is also included in such other devices to interface both security code data and associated content data that is used by the electronic device to perform a function that is enabled by the security code. The security code is applied to a security circuit and the associated data is applied to a portion of the electronic device that carries out the function or operation that is enabled by receipt of the proper security code.
A description is given with respect to
The MMC and SD Cards, as shown in
For the MMC card, data is serially transferred between a card and a host over a single line connected to contact no. 7 while four data lines are individually connectable to contacts nos. 1, 7, 8 & 9 of the SD card. The SD Card is also capable of operating over a single data line connected to its contact no. 7, however, in order to be compatible with systems designed for the MMC card and elsewhere where a high data transfer rate is unnecessary. A single line connected to contact no. 2 of each card carries operating commands from a host and returns responses (status) of the card to the host. A clock signal is provided by the host to contact no. 5 of each card but the clock rate may be different. The remaining contacts nos. 3, 4 & 6 receive operating voltages from the host.
A card according to the ISO/IEC 7816 standard, as shown in
It will be noted that the high and low voltage supply contacts C1 and C5, and the clock signal contact C3 according to the ISO/IEC 7816 standard, are connected to the same external MMC or SD Card contacts nos. 3, 4, 5 & 6 in
The operable reset and input/output signal contacts C2 and C7 of the ISO/IEC 7816 standard, as shown in
When the circuit of
As an alternative to utilizing separate cards according to two different standards, the functions of the cards of
Although the present invention has been described with respect to a specific embodiment, it will be understood that the invention is entitled to protection within the full scope of the appended claims.
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2008-09 Received the Most Valuable Swimmer award as voted by his teammates for his achievements and accomplishments in the pool throughout the 2008-09 season ... fastest times swam in 2008-09 include: 500 Freestyle in 5:16.79 at the Irvine Invitational (1/3) ... 100 Breaststroke in 56.27, the second fastest time ever recorded in the program's history, and 200 Breaststroke in 2:03.74, the second fastest time ever recorded in the program's history at the Big West Championships (2/25-28), the fastest recorded times this season in each respective event on the men's team ... 200 Butterfly in 2:00.49 at the Big West Championships, the second fastest time recorded this season on the men's team ... 200 IM in 1:54.18, the ninth fastest time ever recorded in the program's history at the Big West Championships, the fastest recorded time this season on the men's team ... 400 IM in 4:33.46 at the Malibu Invitational (10/25), the second fastest recorded time this season on the men's team. 2007-08 Henson was once again the Matadors' top breaststroker, logging the top Northridge times in both events ... also had the Matadors' best mark in the 200 IM ... finished 16th in the 100 breast at the Nike Cup at a season-best 57.83 ... other top times: 200 breast: 2:09.00, 100 fly: 54.24, 200 IM: 1:57.09. 2006-07 The Matadors' top swimmer in the breaststroke ... logged a season-best 57.18 in the 100 Breastsroke at the Big West Championships, good for seventh place ... managed a 2:05.30 at the Big West Championships to finish ninth in the 200 Breaststroke ... earned spots in the Northridge record books, fourth all-time in the 100 Breaststroke and fifth all-time in the 200 Breaststroke ... also nabbed the second-best Northridge time in the 200 Individual Medley, going 1:56.79 at the Big West Championships. 2005-06 Henson recorded a season-best time of 58.87 in the 100 Breaststroke at the Big West Conference Championships, which was the second-fastest time on the squad ... also posted CSUN's second-fastest time in the 200 Breaststroke with a 2:10.12 clocking in a dual vs. UC Irvine ... turned in the fifth-fastest time on the team in the 50 Freestyle of 21.89 at the Big West Championships. FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL Henson was a four-year letterwinner in swimming at Franklin High School in Franklin, Tenn. ... earned All-American honors in the 100 Breaststroke ... graduated in 2005 with a 3.0 grade point average. PERSONAL Born April 27, 1986 in Atlanta, Ga. ... parents are Suzanne and Bill Henson ... stepmother is Wanda Henson ... has three sisters, Brooke, Whitney and Alexa and one brother, Tate ... his mother, father, stepmother and sister all attended the University of Tennessee ... also competes for the Nashville Aquatic Club ... also recruited by Pacific, Alabama and Western Kentucky ... favorite professional athlete is soccer star David Beckham ... couldn't imagine going a week without surfing the internet.


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University of Tennessee at Chattanooga senior Jenna Nurik received the Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award for the Ohio Valley Region the Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced this week. Nurik just completed her career as the Lady Mocs first four-time All-Southern Conference performer.
The ITA/Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award recognizes outstanding individuals in all divisions at the regional and national level. In August, the national winners are honored during a special ceremony hosted by the USTA during Arthur Ashe Kids' Day inside Ashe Stadium. This award, which dates back to 1982, goes to NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA and JUCO men's and women's players who have exhibited outstanding sportsmanship and leadership as well as scholastic, extracurricular and tennis achievements.
"It is a special honor for Jenna to be our region's recipient of the Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship and Leadership Award, as there are so many outstanding student-athletes out there," stated UTC women's tennis head coach Jeff Clark. "I am proud of her accomplishments as a student, an athlete, and a leader during her career at UTC, especially in her senior year."
Nurik finished the year with a 22-10 overall record in singles. She was 16-4 at No. 1 in the spring and a first team All-SoCon selection. She was 19-8 in doubles and ranked in the nation early in the season with teammate Kaylene Chadwell. UTC finished its 2013 campaign with an 18-5 overall tally, the most wins for the program since going 23-1 in 1991.
Nurik graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Psychology in the spring. She posted a 3.90 grade-point-average and was elected to UTC's Alpha Society. She was also a three time ITA Scholar Athlete and twice named to the Academic All-SoCon team. She will likely earn both honors again when they are awarded for the 2013 season.
Off the court, Nurik has been very active in promoting tennis to youth in her hometown of Roswell, Ga. She has also been involved in community service initiatives. She has volunteered with many of the student-athlete projects at UTC, including working at the Foodbank and with the Feed My Starving Children MobilePack. She is also working with Dream Makers, a youth foundation that benefits children with special needs and is volunteering with the Special Olympics Georgia state tennis tournament on May 17-19.


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(October 2, 2012) -- The defending NCAA national champion Baylor Lady Bears tipoff the 2012-2013 season with its first practices of the season.
The Lady Bears return all five starters from last year's title team, including National Player of the Year and first-team All-American Brittney Griner, along with All-Americans Odyssey Sims and Destiny Williams. Baylor returns 90.4 percent of its scoring and 86.8 percent of individual rebounds from last season's 40-0 team.
BU will play its first exhibition game of the season October 30, hosting Oklahoma City University at 7 p.m.


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Economic Conditions and Trends
News about Economic Conditions and Trends, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Aug. 3, 2015
Paul Krugman Op-Ed column contends financial troubles being suffered by Puerto Rico, which has announced it is about to miss a bond payment, are different from those plaguing Greece; says Puerto Rico's ills are byproduct of severe economic downturn exacerbated by external factors, but Puerto Rico's citizens have fared better than Greece's due to its being part of United States fiscal union; holds safety net prevents bad situation from becoming worse, while too much austerity can lead to disaster. MORE
Jul. 30, 2015
International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde says world economy is recovering but fragile and faces 'some downside risks.' MORE
Jun. 4, 2015
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says world economy is continuing to recover at slow rate, but forecasts growth should improve by end of 2016. MORE
May. 28, 2015
Treasury Sec Jacob J Lew presses Europe's leaders to fix fiscal woes in Greece before situation starts to bruise global economy. MORE
May. 14, 2015
Eurostat reports that gross domestic product of the 19 nations that form euro currency bloc grew 0.4 percent in first quarter, up from 0.3 percent in fourth quarter of 2014; notes weak spot, particularly economies of Finland and Greece, linger. MORE
May. 8, 2015
Paul Krugman Op-Ed column recounts ways in which politicians, both in United States and Britain, mishandled economic crisis of 2008; contends leaders have been too easily swayed by nonsense of bad economics; puts part of blame for misleading society on economists working for the financial industry. MORE
Apr. 22, 2015
Eduardo Porter Economic Scene column argues that job markets across the industrialized world, and particularly in America, are failing to keep hardworking people out of poverty; cites so-called 'Big Mac' test, which demonstrates how real wages for McDonald's workers have stagnated and declined during past decade of overall economic growth; examines potential policy solutions, including a dramatic shift toward income redistribution. MORE
Apr. 15, 2015
International Monetary Fund issues its spring economic forecast, warning that weak growth in emerging economies and other forces will curb global growth despite economic improvements in United States and Europe; cites high levels of debt and fragile financial institutions as additional threats to sustained economic growth. MORE
Apr. 6, 2015
Paul Krugman Op-Ed column cites upcoming British elections as example of how short-term income growth in period directly before a vote carries misleading and outsize importance among voters; argues that trend, also apparent in the United States, allows dysfunctional governments to claim credit for growth they did not create, and removes incentive for good policies; argues that solution is to produce a better-informed electorate. MORE
Mar. 30, 2015
Editorial examines implications of dollar's steady rise against foreign currencies, particularly euro and Japanese yen; contends while trend has number of advantages for exporting nations and global economy, it is unlikely to be sufficient to stimulate growth in struggling countries like Greece; says trend shows how world continues to rely too heavily on United States, which is itself still in state of recovery. MORE
Mar. 20, 2015
David Brooks Op-Ed column contends global political climate becomes more focused on power and security, rather than advancing public good, in time of worldwide economic instability, violence and declining faith in progress; says in such climates progressive political realignments are unlikely, while nationalistic and extremist movements and tough politicians rise; holds conditions playing out globally will affect 2016 American elections. MORE
Mar. 12, 2015
Data released about China's industrial production shows slowest pace of increase since 2008, confirming slowdown in country's manufacturing, real estate, and local government infrastructure spending, all traditional drivers of growth; as China shifts its economy toward consumer spending, traditional strengths have turned into liabilities that authorities may not be prepared to address. MORE
Feb. 14, 2015
Eurostat reports better-than-expected end of 2014 results for Europe's economy; finds combined gross domestic product of eurozone's 19 nations grew 0.3 percent in final quarter, modest incline from 0.2 percent expected. MORE
Feb. 10, 2015
Lingering slump in global financial markets could offer investors advantages in sectors like energy stocks, junk bonds, and emerging markets, but only if global economy avoids plummeting into the abyss. MORE
Feb. 9, 2015
Paul Krugman Op-Ed column contends so-called 'deleveraging,' while healthy at individual or corporate level, is a foolhardy objective for national economies; holds false notions concerning debt at the policy level have led to misinformed austerity measures that have hobbled global economic recovery, especially in Europe. MORE
Feb. 5, 2015
People's Bank of China decreases required reserve ratio for commercial banks by half percentage point; move, which will stimulate growth in country's economy by giving institutions more leeway for lending, is particularly helpful for real estate and industry; decision dovetails with actions by other central banks around the world that have tried to stimulate domestic growth amid uncertainty about state of global economy. MORE
Jan. 29, 2015
Steven Rattner Op-Ed article contends debate over how to revitalize Europe's economy too often mistakenly centers on choices of stimulus or austerity; states focus needs to be on how to be more competitive in world markets, which can only happen through variety of policy changes, including regulatory reforms and controlling taxes. MORE
Jan. 11, 2015
The Upshot; Hall of Mirrors, new book by economic historian Barry Eichengreen, presents alternate narrative of the government's handling of the 2008 economic crisis; suggests that global leaders repeated many of the mistakes made in the 1930s by their Depression-era counterparts, leading to slow recovery that is still a significant problem seven years later. MORE
Jan. 6, 2015
The bond market is flashing warning signs as higher prices create lower yields. MORE
Jan. 2, 2015
The Upshot; forces that will shape global economy in 2015 may best be understood by examination of the biggest global market moves that took place in 2014, including epic collapse in oil prices and growing strength of the American dollar. MORE
Jan. 2, 2015
Paul Krugman Op-Ed column argues that global economic trends in which wages of working classes of advanced nations are shrinking as incomes of global elite are expanding are not being addressed by world leaders; warns lack of champion for working classes is resulting in unsavory political leaders rising to prominence, such as nationalist, anti-immigrant parties in Europe. MORE
Dec. 30, 2014
South America Memo; boom in prices for commodities like oil, minerals and crops has ended in South America, but there is evidence that countries including Brazil, Peru and Venezuela are in better position to avoid a bust; measure of external debt to foreign reserves is at low in region. MORE
Dec. 29, 2014
Paul Krugman Op-Ed column notes economies in United States and Great Britain have begun to grow after loosening of austerity policies; rejects arguments by some fiscal conservatives that economies are bouncing back because of cutbacks; argues growth is instead due to cessation of such policies; holds economic picture looks brighter for 2015, particularly if austerity is kept to minimum. MORE
Dec. 21, 2014
The Upshot; 2 percent annual inflation target, first established by New Zeland in 1989 and widely emulated by the rest of the world ever since, is coming under criticism by some economists; skeptics argue that figure leaves central banks with too little flexibility to adequately fight deep economic malaise, and could even be part of the reason that global economic recovery has been so slow. MORE
Dec. 17, 2014
Eduardo Porter Economic Scene column holds slowdown in China's economy has had devastating impact on Latin American countries that have become economically dependent on Chinese demand for their raw materials; warns era of Latin American prosperity that began in 1970s is now over and regional leaders must form new strategies toward long-term growth beyond simple sale of resources to other countries. MORE
Dec. 16, 2014
The precipitous fall in the Russian ruble has already rattled investors. Concerns are mounting that bond troubles of big energy companies in emerging markets will unleash a new wave of market contagion. MORE
Dec. 12, 2014
Floyd Norris High & Low Finance column, part one of its two-part finale, observes that on balance the world has weathered financial crisis after crisis over last several decades; attempts to evaluate those crises and how learning wrong lessons from them resulted in repercussions years later. MORE
Dec. 10, 2014
Eduardo Porter Economic Scene column observes that Brazil and other Latin American countries are prioritizing development over plans to cut carbon emissions in light of economic slowdown; notes that tension is also evident in Peru, which is currently hosting international negotiations on greenhouse gas emissions. MORE
Dec. 7, 2014
News analysis; gold has quietly re-emerged as economic instrument and centerpiece of handful of intiatives in Europe, Asia and the Middle East; experts are conflicted about why gold has made a mini-comeback, with some saying it is sign that runaway inflation is approaching whereas others see it as symbolic way for central banks and governments to make show of strength in uncertain economic times. MORE
Nov. 16, 2014
Editorial cautions that drop in commodity prices is a warning about global economy; notes that while decline can partly be explained by changes taking place in China, it is also due to stagnation in Japan and in much of Europe; contends drop in prices shows that economic recovery is stalling in many countries. MORE
Nov. 13, 2014
Pres Obama will arrive at international economic meeting in Australia hoping to press European and Asian leaders to get their economies moving again and perhaps buoy his own foundering presidency; allies may be less than open to message if they question his ability to deliver his own promises in a reordered Washington. MORE
Nov. 9, 2014
The Upshot; Tyler Cowen Economic View column calls attention to neglected field of population economics; notes that some experts in field have argued that global population is unlikely to peak any time soon, and that developed countries in the West and in East Asia will have too few young people for prosperous economies; argues that developed nations that can absorb new immigrants at modest cost could have bright futures, while those with inflexible notions of national identity will suffer. MORE
Oct. 31, 2014
Paul Krugman Op-Ed column acknowledges that while scathing criticisms of Japanese economic policy over past two decades are not exactly wrong, they present uncomfortable comparison to the slump United States and Western Europe find themselves in, which is actually worse; holds factors like American conservatives blocking efforts to fight unemployment are to blame, but there will be new lessons the West needs to be learning. MORE
Oct. 21, 2014
Assessing Chinese economy and predicting its prospects can be difficult, given mixed signals in some data; retail sales growth seems to be slowing, but figures do not reflect online sales; major indicators are declining, but overall economy is chugging along. MORE
Oct. 19, 2014
The Upshot; Robert J Shiller Economic View column examines whether global economy is entering 'secular stagnation,' period of slow growth that can last for generations; notes that whether or not diagnosis is accurate, idea itself can hurt stock prices. MORE
Oct. 17, 2014
Paul Krugman Op-Ed column contends financial turmoil, particularly in Europe, seems to suggest that markets are asking for governments to mitigate economic pain, despite fact that many people have asserted the opposite; warns that when people talk about what markets demand, usually they are trying to bully people into doing what they themselves want. MORE
Oct. 13, 2014
The topic everyone on Wall Street is discussing urgently but quietly isn't the volatile stock market. It is Ebola. MORE
Oct. 13, 2014
Paul Krugman Op-Ed column contends main reason world economy again seems to be on verge of stumbling is that policymakers have failed to provide debt relief out of excess of virtue; underscores difficulty of getting either policy elite or public to understand that sometimes debt relief is in everyone's interest. MORE
Oct. 11, 2014
Whipsaw week on Wall Street causes dramatic swings in global markets for stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities like oil; week is reminder that prices for stocks and wide range of other assets are at high end of their historical levels, relative to fundamentals, and that there are signs that global economy's growth is stalling. MORE
Oct. 10, 2014
Editorial laments that many finance ministers and central bankers from around the world are unwilling or ill prepared to respond to a world economy on verge of recession; outlines steps that government and central banks could take to avoid another recession, such as increasing government spending on public investments. MORE
Oct. 8, 2014
International Monetary Fund, showing heightened concern over slowing world economy, says cash-rich countries like Germany need to step up large public investments to help keep the flagging global recovery on track. MORE
Sep. 21, 2014
The Upshot; near success of Scotland's independence bid is only the latest expression of a widespread dissatisfaction with the established political and economic order in the West; voters in several nations, and across political lines, seem fed up with a global elite whose outsize wealth has failed to translate into general prosperity. MORE
Sep. 20, 2014
Editorial cites report by World Bank, United Nations and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development showing that too few jobs are being created worldwide and calling for government intervention to revitalize economies; notes governments in grip of poisoned politics and misguided ideology are unlikely to take necessary actions; warns failure to do so is likely to result in lower living standards and widening inequality worldwide. MORE
Sep. 10, 2014
Central bankers have seen signs of market exuberance, but the Federal Reserve has been slow to pop the bubbles. MORE
Sep. 6, 2014
Floyd Norris Off The Charts column holds that a big part of Europe's inflation problem and economic malaise is that consumer prices and labor costs among Germany and other eurozone countries are out of balance. MORE
Sep. 5, 2014
Paul Krugman Op-Ed column posits that series of new steps announced by European Central Bank to boost Europe's economy, while welcome, may have come too late; holds that action by Federal Reserve helped United States economy steer clear of the kind of trap facing Europe, but suggests that more could be done. MORE
Sep. 5, 2014
European Central Bank president Mario Draghi unveils several new aggressive measures to revive the Continent's moribund economy; takes first steps toward large-scale asset purchases, milder version of quantitative easing used by Federal Reserve in United States; moves reflect gloomy state of European economy that remains mired in cycle of inflation and stagnant growth. MORE
Aug. 25, 2014
News analysis; leaders of world's major central banks make clear at economic policy conference in Jackson Hole, Wyo, that they are focused on raising employment and wages; pursuit of lower inflation has been replaced by conviction that inflation is too low for the good of the world economy. MORE
Aug. 23, 2014
European Central Bank president Mario Draghi says European governments need to shift focus on austerity to 'more growth-friendly composition of fiscal policies;' Draghi's change in tone reflects growing concern that economic growth is slowing in many countries within euro zone and existing efforts have proved insufficient to spark faster growth. MORE
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August 5, 2015, Wednesday
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Understanding Puerto Rico's Economic Troubles
Readers discuss the crisis in the United States territory.
August 5, 2015, Wednesday
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In California's Inland Empire, an Economic Recovery Brimming With Industrial Complexes
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August 5, 2015, Wednesday
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America's Un-Greek Tragedies in Puerto Rico and Appalachia
The differences between the European catastrophes and economic crises in the United States are a matter of a stronger union.
August 3, 2015, Monday
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Review: 'The Economics of Inequality,' by Thomas Piketty
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August 3, 2015, Monday
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China's Naked Emperors
The politicians in Beijing who have ruled during economic booms, not unlike many of their American counterparts, have no idea what they're doing.
July 31, 2015, Friday
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Ideas for Greece, From the London Business School
Economics professors write, "Simplistic recommendations that ignore institutional complexities will not help Greece or the eurozone."
July 30, 2015, Thursday
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Global Economy Is Recovering but Fragile, Says I.M.F. Chief
The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, said the world economy was recovering but fragile and faced "some downside risks."
July 30, 2015, Thursday
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July 29, 2015, Wednesday
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Thanks for adding me. I am looking forward to talking sometime.
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Howdy!!! Whatsa going on?? Not on here much, seem to be on myspace more than here...I'll try to pop in more often :)
Not quite done. Waiting for a cool weekend to finish. Have a couple more TIR3's to add, and the console work. Maybe over this weekend.
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The four candidates who have filed in the Democratic Primary for the South Carolina Senate District 32 Special Election have been invited to participate in a debate sponsored by the Citizens for Progress, a non-partisan community organization in Georgetown County.
The debate will take place August 7th, 2014 7:00 p.m. at Bethel A.M.E. Church, 417 Broad Street, Georgetown, SC in the Glisson Educational Building. The event is free and all residents of Senate District 32 and surrounding areas are invited to attend.
Moderator for the evening will be Al Joseph, president of the Georgetown Business Association. Candidates who have filed for SC Senate District 32 are:
Carl L. Anderson, a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 103, was first elected to the chamber in 2004. Anderson is an insurance agent and Minister.
Sam L. Floyd is a Williamsburg County Council member. Floyd is an attorney and owner of the Sam Floyd, LLC firm.
Cezar McKnight is a veteran of the United States Army and owner of The Law Office of Cezar E. McKnight.
Ronnie A. Sabb is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 101. He was first elected to the chamber in 2010. He is owner of the Ronnie A. Sabb Law Firm.
Candidates will have an opportunity to introduce themselves and have a limited time to present their ideas for residents of the district. According to Everett Carolina, Georgetown Business Association member and Citizens for Progress member, questions from Citizens For Progress members and the community will cover topics such as health, education, infrastructure investment, economic development and jobs.
Panelists, who will present the questions, will include Michaele Duke, reporter, The News, Kingstree; John Carr, publisher, The Georgetown Times, Waccamaw Times and Inlet Outlook; and a representative from The Sun News, Myrtle Beach.
The primary for the Special Election will take place on September 2, 2014. Since only Democratic candidates filed to run, the primary will determine the Senator for District 32. Voter Registration for this special election ended on August 2, 2014.
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Plan to celebrate a "Sweet Southern Christmas" on Sunday, Dec. 8, when Summerville Dream and the Summerville Fire Department host this year's Christmas Parade.
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Parade entries will be judged and prizes awarded for adherence to the theme, creativity, originality, and best overall. The parade is the year's best opportunity to highlight your group in front of some 3000 participants and 15/,000 spectators.
Grab your jingle bells, deck those floats, and brush up on your carols! But get in the holiday spirit quickly, because Santa can't be late and neither can you. Registration forms must be received no later than Friday, Nov. 22 by 4 p.m. Title and sound sponsorships are available, as well.
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