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Manipulation Techniques in communication
In the minds of most of us, the word manipulation often causes negative emotions.
Many might say: manipulation in communication is deception, lies, submission of knowingly false information.
But this concept is much broader. Let's try to understand: is it good or bad?
That there is manipulation in communication?
This is the impact of technology on the unconscious part of the human psyche for the purpose of obtaining the benefits of achieving the goal. We can say that it is the desire of the manipulator to control another person (thoughts, actions), without his knowledge.
Manipulation techniques used in communication
Here is a rough classification:
manipulation in business (interaction partners for the purpose of entering into the contract)
manipulation in the team
manipulation in the family (whether spouses or relatives),
manipulation in education («parent-child»),
manipulation in the media (imposing opinions through Newspapers, television),
manipulation in public life (politics).
Every once in his life manipulated in dealing with people, with the aim of obtaining some benefit, whether it be parents, lover, colleagues or friends. People in communicating with people sticking to its specific purpose (not always selfish).
Will give you some examples and techniques of manipulation.
Try to imagine yourself a man (successfully?). You sit in a cafe with a girl, you take care and lead a conversation with her about life and love. And here's to you lovely teenage girl (or at least pretty grandma) with a bouquet of flowers and offers you to purchase them.
And this is called manipulation. Why?
But because there is a hidden expectation that you will be embarrassed not to buy flowers for this girl in front of your companion. In this case it is an example of manipulation on the human needs to look good in the eyes of the object of sighs.
Thus, the difference between manipulation and other means of influence is that during manipulation, in addition to explicit and public motive, have an ulterior motive, calculation, and implications.
An example of manipulation in trade.
In the store the buyer chooses the goods, hesitantly looking at the cheaper, more expensive things. In General, is determined by the buyer. And then there is the seller who «helps » choose a product:
— This model better, but it is perhaps a little expensive for you.
For the Buyer:
— that's the one I'll take.
On the external level, the seller stated true facts: high quality and low financial capacity of the buyer. The hidden meaning of this manipulation is based on the desire of the buyer while the seller (and thus, to some extent ourselves) to look respectable.
The buyer took an expensive thing, treat your self-esteem and wiping (as it seems) nose to the seller.
Everywhere you look, manipulation.
But, unfortunately, so we «programmed» that most often only remembers negative experiences, and positive and we forget!
By manipulating the person we give something in return.
Surely you ever on the street people came with a "gift" from the company. Very cheerful, beginning with the words "Hello! "they solemnly declare that in honor of the 500th anniversary of their generous company you get free lovely set here in this bag, with the bag. And handed it to you!
Another few seconds of optimism and charm and you're starting to believe in this miracle.
But it turns out that in order for you to finally take ownership of all the rich contents of this bag, needed a mere trifle. Pay just one thing from this wealth.
Some pathetic (compared with the contents of) a few hundred rubles. And here, too, the manipulation!
Manipulation — is more of a system of games, it — a lifestyle.
One thing a single game, which purpose is to avoid the predicament; and another thing — the script of life, which governs the whole system of interaction with the world.
Manipulator-a man who has a certain way of thinking, an established worldview prevailing goal. Nothing wrong with the ability and desire to manipulate others not, provided that:
You fully understand the nature of the manipulation
You formed the purpose to which you go
You do not cause another person harm
If the manipulation is carried out consciously, with a clear understanding of their goals, then no harm in it, at least for the manipulator.
Very useful social skill, given that the entire society they built and did their encourages.
Let us return to the question that stood at the beginning of our article — is it good or bad.
We can safely say that talking about manipulation minus most. Because, in fact, to manipulate, to play on other people's weaknesses and fears. Because manipulation is the quickest way to achieve results in interaction with people.
It is much easier to play on the strings of someone's soul and complexes than work on the relationship and scenarios in his life. Because it involves primarily working on themselves, their relationships, their actions and behaviour. Not many people need.
The manipulator, in fact provides a quick result through the minimum cost, taking responsibility for what is happening. (And who from such refuse?) He is happy to justify himself and his actions, said that the object manipulation wanted and what I wanted, and got.
The manipulator is essentially a "Freeloader" who is not ready to work on a relationship, their approaches, their attitudes and their way of life. He does as best he can, keeping his comfort zone.
Manipulation of the minds of others always lead to a deadlock, because if one party manipulates, and the other is conducted in such an attitude, this format of relations in any case does not lead to development, which means that they are doomed to fail.
There is another aspect of this approach is the manipulator itself is the first potential victim of another manipulator.
About the most oblivious, but like attracts like. Object manipulation in one situation, often in another behavior itself. So it's a mutual choice and responsibility lies with both parties.
The game is a mutual give-away always leads to loss.
A real tool for developing relationships, developing the person and increase the level of communication is finding the true motivation of the other person, finding common points of interest and to develop a mutually acceptable and interesting for both parties in the relationship model and based on this scenario.
It's always work, but it involves courage and out of the comfort zone.


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August 31, 2014 at 11:52 #1319
Several Earth Law Alliance members (Polly Higgins, Mumta Ito, Bronwyn Lay and Lisa Mead) will be attending the New Story Summit being hosted by the Findhorn Foundation in Scotland from 27 Sept – 3rd October 2014. "The Summit is designed to support the emergence of a coherent new story for humanity and to produce practical, collaborative ways to live this new story".
So what is the coherent new story for law and governance, and how do our new stories for law and governance meld with the new stories emerging in ecology, economy, politics, culture, community building… In short, the new story of human life on Earth?
Your considered feedback on this question will be of great assistance as we start to conceive a broad picture of New Law and New Governance.September 3, 2014 at 12:28 #1335
One comment so far from Traudlinde Aigner, a retired biologist (zoology, biochemistry) who told me that she is "illiterate" in digital affairs so has permitted me to post her comment on her behalf.
FYI, a few months ago, Traudlinde sent me details of a gas drilling site in Austria, on the immediate periphery of a village right behind a ground-water bathing pond and in a protected area close to a river. She pointed out that "given the fact, that local laws and international conventions like Ramsar-, Aarhus-, Human-rights-conventions etc. are simply ignored, bent or violated by governments when 'big money' wants to drill for dirty energy like oil, gas ('conventional', or 'inconventional' by hydraulic fracking) or when Agro&chemical industry grabs for land, seeds etc. – worldwide –, I propose to first of all give priority to tackle this problem of already existing laws and conventions being violated."
Her most recent message, in response to my question above, is as follows:
"Hi Lisa,
Thank you for the news!
I am sorry, I have not yet entered actively the forum. I pass my 24 hours by checking the gas-drilling activities around me, trying to keep informed and understand what's going on on the " planet", giving now and then some hours to my children, friends, feeding birds and cat etc. – so there is little space for another computerized activity.
But I would like to stress, there should be a strong focus on corruption – intellectual & material corruption, which are sort of "Siamese Twins", embracing a wide range of people and a wide range of material advantages (from zero $ to millions) and a mish-mash of almost inseparable connections – as difficult to separate as to pull out single alga from an alga-clouded pool.
Best regards and good meetings at the summit
Traudlinde Aigner"September 4, 2014 at 12:29 #1336
Michael BakerParticipant
Your thread begins "So what is the coherent new story for law and governance, and how do our new stories for law and governance meld with the new stories emerging in ecology, economy, politics, culture, community building… In short, the new story of human life on Earth?"
I want to make a contribution and suggest a new angle has come into sharp focus.
With the awakening brought about through internet as well as a more general growing sense of awareness (might this be a new seeding of the human race?), many more people are seeking to make informed choices and take responsibility for leading their own lives in a different way.
The "Top down" leadership is exposing a structure which has always been slow to change and embrace new frontiers of human discovery and behaviour. Democratic structures in the U.K. for example are still very much influenced by a male public school background with its built in "control, win /loose, survival mind set.
Now however there is a horizontal wave of awareness acting through people in a very different way to the top down of the last century.
The traditional "We've always done it that way" of Government and universities has been the model that was established at the beginning of democracy as we know it.
It appears to have a built in resistance factor. It is because of this reluctance to let go of the hold onto established patterns that we find it so difficult to make the kind of quantum leap required right now. Research universities also maintain a reluctance to explore new thinking across disciplines and departments so the education curriculum is becoming very outdated Should we be focusing our attention on advocating more strongly the need for new ways of decision making in democracy and showing that they can be trusted?
I believe the legal system is very much under this influence of all this and up till the present time has had to follow rather than lead simply because government is the law maker.How may the legal system speed up the change?)
In our New Story initiative, anthropocentrism is as major "philosophy" than needs addressing head on.. However here academia swoops again and tries to confuse, analyse and divert attention by distinctions between types of anthropocentrism and then further analyses human behaviour by defining Biotic ethics – again tempting participants into "head" discussion. Throughout most of the academic threads of philosophy there appears to be a remarkable absence of spiritually based discussion because there is still a wall as far as spirituality and religion is concerned. However the gap between science and spirituality is narrowing although more effort needs to be put into this. At least Pope Francis has been facing it recently. Should influential religious leaders be asked to become more pro-active on this? The Dalai Llama certainly has!
There appears to be a massive movement from non academia who are coming from the heart brain instead of the head and finding it difficult to feel that as yet they are being heard in the sense they have a valid contribution to make in society but are simply not taken seriously or give opportunities to take responsibility. Should they be given more opportunity and encouragement to sharpen up and focus intent? How?
I feel there are two priorities. One is to build a strong public platform of Environmental Ethics embodying moral principles and improve decision making where government interfaces with science using these ethics and making this decision making transparent under public view.
The other, is to re frame decision making in society from bottom up (much as indigenous communities do in the Americas) by seeding and encouraging local community to govern.
The Transition Town movement has got some good working examples of this. Local initiatives like these should be given the green light to develop and spread even to the point of there being government start up funding available.
The other possibility for evolution that is receiving attention is in the field of epigenetics, and it is recognized now that parts of the genetic chain can be switched on or off depending on environment circumstances. I believe bee and ant have an important link here for they have a part of the genetic chain swithched on that is dormant in human. Survival of the colony is more important than individual survival.
Hope this is a useful perspective.
Best wishes, MichaelSeptember 16, 2014 at 11:29 #1339
Bronwyn LayParticipant
I've been thinking through the questions raised in this thread.
Law has come to be understood as a series of regulations and administrations and this is particularly evidenced in environmental law. It makes it easy to dismiss current law as being impotent and violent.
Instead I think of the greatest jurists in history where interpretation was central to the evolution of law. It is 'interpretation' that gifts law creative surprise and this is where the new story finds a place within law. Interpretation, for the best jurists, is a form of contemplation where reason is a gift to the facts, rather than a tyranny over them. Case law, precedents, can be like ancestral voices speaking through law and sometimes the accumulation of knowledge asks for a rupture when the facts ask for it. For example the jurisprudence around slavery.
While spirituality and the law have never been great friends in the Western tradition, it's worthwhile reading Weeramantry J's dissenting opinion in the Danude case at the ICJ for a run down of how religious norms and spiritual traditions play a heavy role in his legal reasoning, which argues sustainable development is international customary law. For the moment this is a minority opinion but often minority opinions rise up from the dusty past to face the future when facts demand they be heard. Nature and ecology are becoming central to many cases across the world and enter the courtroom with more presence than ever before. This is where the interpretative act that translates these voices that arrive in the courtroom, which do not possess language or text, is important for recognition of nature, of earth and ecological communities.
There does exist, as Robert Cover so eloquently explains, jurispathy in the interpretative act. Via the act of interpretation the 'law' kills any alterative legal tradition or position that contradicts its interest, tied as they can be to state power and now to trade law. But he also speaks of 'jurisgeneration' – which is the creating and nurturing norms by communities that then become law through interpretation. The act of creative surprise in law requires resistance against jurispathy and acknowledgment of the incredible riches of norms and cultures that nurture relationships with nature and materiality with equilibrium.
I wonder if, rather than turning away from the current structures of law and governance wholesale due to the violence they are complicit with, an excavating with respect of the possibilities of law and its history will give courage to those jurists and lawyers labouring to bring about protection and recognition of nature. I wonder if the crafting of what it means to be a jurist, a lawyer, might some important in nurturing the possibility of courageous, and contemplative interpretive legal cultures.
These are some of the thoughts that arise when I reflect on this thread – and I think the question of the encounter between Nature and law as one of exchange and symbiosis is one of the most vital of our times,
Thanks for listening and I look forward to the growth of these conversations at the New Story Summit and beyond,
BronwynSeptember 16, 2014 at 19:55 #1340
Pat SiemenParticipant
Thanks for your question, Lisa. I think a coherent story for law has to start at the same origin where everything starts: within the dynamic cosmogenesis. For law to meet the ecological challenges of today it must do so from a scientific framework that recognizes the complexity of an evolving Earth community. That recognition specifically includes acknowledging that we humans belong to, and are not separate from the rest of the Earth processes and species that sustain us. For this to happen, our societies and cultures must learn to see ourselves as belonging to a series of nested communities, ultimately forming a single comprehensive community. Many indigenous peoples live this way and teach the concepts of a single web of life and "all my relations". I don't think we can create lasting legal or governance systems that will meet the challenges of today's ecological and social collapses without a transformation of our consciousness. This shift in awareness will be developed by experiences of interdependence, rather than individualism. If we observe how healthy bioregions and ecosystems cooperate and fluctuate, we will have some sense of the flexibility needed for laws governing human behavior. Scientists in all fields can help us understand the long-term balance that nature achieves.
But a coherent story for law will not be effective unless the individuals and communities who create the laws also understand their humble place within the Universe and Earth community as well. Laws are designed to protect and preserve societal values and to do justice. It is up to us to create the legal structures that will give priority to protecting the health of dynamic ecosystems and species over economic excess. This requires a capacity for flexibility and putting the good of the commons before the wants of individuals. People must insist that nature and its systems are more than property to be bought and sold. And when we do "own" land or water we need to have a legal duty to protect and care for it so it can flourish and be handed on to future generations of all species who live there.
I think Thomas Berry's premise that the Universe has a psychic/spiritual dimension as well as physical/matter is an essential component to a coherent story for law. Science doesn't recognize this dynamism and neither do current laws. Indigenous peoples in many lands are working diligently to protect sites that have been sacred to them for eons. They understand the energy embedded within those sites. Western laws generally ignore this type of knowing and experience; they give no credence to sacred sites or natural places of worship. This has to change. Even more so, our laws must acknowledge the subjectivity, the interiority and intrinsic value, within every being and proceed with care and balance. Governance systems need to recognize and protect these sources of nourishment that we humans need if our lives are to have meaning.
This will be a challenge. The more we can create laws that are consistent with a healthy functioning of various bioregions' unique geo-biological life systems, the closer we can get to recognizing the differentiated gifts already existing within the species and ecosystems living in the bioregion.
Honoring the viability of differentiated species, ecosystems, bioregions, oceans, atmosphere – of the entire Earth community through law and governance is a major shift. It can only happen if enough of us are evolved sufficiently to demand such changes. Protecting natural systems won't work well in a prosecutor/defense scenario where someone wins and someone loses. There has to be a restorative justice approach built into the system as well. Negotiation, arbitration, giving every entity a voice at the table of decision-making is essential.
In the meantime, while we work toward this type of governance, we must also address the current egregious violations to Nature's well-being. I believe certain irreversible crimes against Nature should be held to criminal law jurisdiction. Assigning civil damages is not sufficient, especially when the fines can be written off as the price of doing business.
In summary, an Earth law or Earth jurisprudence system will protect and preserve both the material and spiritual dimensions of humans and natural entities – recognizing our common existence within an ever evolving Universe and Earth system. It will develop alternative and restorative justice procedures. It will also investigate, charge, indict and execute criminal penalties on those who intentionally and deliberately violate the physical and spiritual existence and wellbeing of all whose home is the Earth. No small task. Thus the need for a coherent story to carry us across the new terrain.September 23, 2014 at 23:16 #1348
Colin RobertsonParticipant
You are meeting in Findhorn to discuss ideas for taking forward rights of nature. I cannot be with you, but I have put together some ideas.
There are currently many strands of thought that are circulating on the way forward, and many groups are questioning the current balance between human beings and nature. A lot has already been done, and continues to be done, to deal with environmental issues. One can see that, for example, from the fields of activity and legislative texts listed on the website of Commission DG Environment (http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/environment/index_en.htm). These policies relate primarily to the 'chemistry' side of the environment and material factors, often linked to production. Each policy area can be scrutinised with an eye to further developments. This is one area of activity to propose, and apply at European, national and local level.
Environmental law is about the human-natural world relationship and conscious awareness of damage to our surroundings that harm us directly and indirectly. Our laws are changed to influence human behaviour. Duties and obligations are imposed. This can be characterised as a 'duties to nature approach' (DtN) but a full concept of DtN implies that nature has rights. It places obligations on humans to respect those rights. The obligations can be set out as principles, as proposed in Charters for rights of nature and the Earth, etc. These principles could be incorporated into law and used for the purpose of interpreting, applying and constructing the law. That can be done through case-law by the courts, or through legislative act, such as a charter. However, if one can move to rule-making the principles are strengthened, but rules connect to specific facts and circumstances and that requires careful and detailed policy-making. It can be difficult to make the jump from the abstract to the specific. It can be easier to tackle individual specific items through rules created with principles in mind. One thinks of the Ecuador v Bolivia experiences as recounted.
There is an emphasis placed on rights of nature. That implies making the earth and nature a 'subject' of law and not an 'object'. It implies legal personality and methods of representation of nature in court cases, to promote, defend and intervene and have its viewpoint presented. Since unborn children, insane persons, deceased persons can have their rights protected, there is no formal impossibility. Abstract entities such as economic groupings around a task are already given legal personality (corporations, etc) so it is odd that physical manifestations in nature are treated differently. But just what is to be given personality? How does one decide. Can the unit be an ecosystem?
Law is human centred and for humans. How might that be changed? It is a cultural tradition, linked to religion, philosophy, etc. If we see change as part of a circular process we can identify elements and consider how altering the perspective at each level might change the overall thrust. Imagine the following as a circle:
– philosophy – theory – planning – objectives – strategy – action – benchmarks – effects – review – adapt philosophy – theory – etc
An action plan is needed, an overall plan with subsidiary plans. These link into the circle above. A context is needed, to be realistic, and the concept of landscape provides a vehicle within which to plan, as part of the above circle. Different landscapes can have different plans, also as part of the above circle, etc.
Where does one wish to arrive at? What would be an ideal result if every wish was fulfilled as regards nature? Could there be different results for different landscapes?
Are you ready to be preyed on and eaten by wildlife when you go out of your house? (Full wildness) Do you prefer larger wildlife parks? (Domesticated wildness) Do you want 'wilder' areas in town and country (Wildlaw).
Are you prepared to work physically through digging, making fences, planting trees, or do you prefer to talk about the ideas. Do you know about Carrifran ancient forest project? Would you help make more such projects, as an objective to restoring nature? Have you 'really' looked at the landscapes around you with care? How healthy do they seem to you? How old are the trees? What species of plant and animal do you see (or not see)?
If one starts with the 'end goals' and 'end results', where would one hope to arrive at? It provides an objective to aim for, and one can create plans to move towards it. Can these plans be turned into quantifiable steps and actions. If so, one can lobby for them in terms of concrete action.
The draft directive proposed for a Rights of Nature ECI can be deconstructed for its parts and each part can be allocated to an approach: rights of nature or duties to nature, or other. It is a discussion instrument, for reflection, teaching concepts, to agree or disagree. The draft is embedded in EU method and language, and it is intended to make suggestions that could be acted on in practical administration. Existing law is not per se changed, but nature rights become built in to the processes of law and business. By a process of interpretation they infiltrate into the structures. Short-term cash flow and profit is laid alongside long-term ecology and nature protection.
Each branch of a legal system, and each legal order, could be analysed for its impact on nature: negative, neutral, positive, and a nature dimension could be added to it. The UKELA/GAIA review of law in terms of Earth principles began that approach.
It is useful to consider law as it applies to ecology as a subject of study. Something to work on.
The ECI has started; it is difficult to manage but will be kept alive in the EU Forum. The UN dimension needs to be strengthened. Consensus on Earth principles exists in the form of the draft charters, etc, but the essential support required to mainstream them is weak. The experience of Ecuador is revealing. So, what is required to change ideas?
Lastly, part of the issue is to plan for a changed climate now. We know it is coming. What is changing; what can be done?
This brings one to water, drought and flooding.
Specific planning is needed. Funds are needed for groups to raise concerns. Advocates are needed to explain and argue the concerns. Solutions are needed so people and nature can survive together. There are plenty of technological solutions that have already been invented and are being demonstrated in many places. But do we want to take notice?
The Almeria river in Spain is a current example of impending ecological disaster, it seems. Make it a test case to expound all the issues concerning rights of nature. Draw on past cases, for example the Whanganui river system legal personality in New Zealand.
The Almeria river looks like an example of ecocide in the making. It forms part of the case for a law of ecocide; test it on principles of natural justice and legal theory. Seek funds, legal aid ….
Law is above all about power; who has it and who does not. The stronger prevail. They have access to larger funds usually. Where should be the balance? How can the weak protect themselves? Is nature strong or weak?
Have a successful conference.
Colin Robertson,
LuxembourgOctober 6, 2014 at 00:01 #1350
Hi all,
First – thanks to all who have contributed to the New Story thread so far.
I'm reporting back after the New Story Summit in Findhorn, Scotland, which concluded on Friday 3rd October. Condensing all of the many interesting discussions and diverse happenings that took place during the Summit would be a challenge, to say that least, so I will focus on the brief "outcome" document for New Law that J Kim Wright of Cutting Edge Law (http://www.cuttingedgelaw.com) presented on the closing afternoon of the Summit. Along with a number of individuals who reported back on their vision for various aspects of human society, Kim was asked to present a brief vision of what she imagined the legal system would look like in 2050. This was Kim's personal synthesis of some of the discussions that had been held amongst the small legal contingent present. It was necessarily brief as Kim was given only one minute (literally) to present her future vision! I reproduce it below for your reflection and comment.
"The New Legal System
At Findhorn, we worked on a vision of the future in all professions and areas of society. I was asked to describe the new legal system from the future…in less than a minute. This was my quick outline:
The seeds of the 90's and early 2000's have flourished.
Lawyers are now recognized for our true purpose: peacemaking, problem-solving and healing the wounds of the community.
Lawmakers serve, conscious of all the stakeholders, and of our interconnectedness with Nature and each other.
Law enforcement focuses on Right Relationships, working in partnership with the community to foster love and protect safety.
Judges are wise leaders who help to balance competing values and hold everyone accountable, with love, compassion and empathy.
Prisons are a part of our past. Now we focus on rehabilitation, healing and reconnection for all members of society.
Law students are trained in holistic thinking and art is part of the core curriculum.
Our history of restorative practices and nonviolent communication in schools has helped to produce citizens who tell their truths, take responsibility and accept accountability.
There are no more lawyer jokes. They're not funny any more."
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- The Political Economy of International Finance Corporation Lending (with Valentin Lang, Katharina Richert), Journal of Development Economics 140: 242-254 (2019).
- African Leaders and the Geography of China's Foreign Assistance (with Andreas Fuchs, Roland Hodler, Bradley C. Parks, Paul A. Raschky, Michael J. Tierney), Journal of Development Economics 140: 44-71 (2019).
- The Effects of Foreign Aid on Refugee Flows (with Andreas Fuchs, Sarah Langlotz), European Economic Review 112: 127-147 (2019).
- Government Ideology in Donor and Recipient Countries: Does Political Proximity Matter for the Effectiveness of Aid? (with Anna Minasyan and Peter Nunnenkamp), European Economic Review 79: 80-92 (2015).
- The Political Economy of the United Nations Security Council. Money and Influence (with James Raymond Vreeland), Cambridge University Press (2014).
Runner up for The 2015 William H. Riker Award for the Best Book in Political EconomyReviewed in: Academic Council on the United Nations System (2017), Public Choice 165, 3-4: 311-314 (2015).
- Development (Paradigm) Failures (with Roland Hodler), Journal of Development Economics 101: 63-74 (2013).
- Do IMF and World Bank programs induce government crises? An empirical analysis (with Martin Gassebner), International Organization 66, 2: 329-358 (2012).
- Does Conditionality Work? A Test for an Innovative US Aid Scheme (with Hannes Öhler and Peter Nunnenkamp), European Economic Review 56: 138-153 (2012).
- Read my lips: the role of information transmission in multilateral reform design (with Silvia Marchesi and Laura Sabani), Journal of International Economics 84: 86-98 (2011).
- Do Markets Care About Central Bank Governor Changes? Evidence from Emerging Markets (with Christoph Moser), Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking 42, 8: 1589-1612 (2010).
- Government decentralization as a disincentive for transnational terror? An empirical analysis (with Justina A.V. Fischer), International Economic Review 51, 4: 981-1002 (2010).
- Development Aid and International Politics: Does membership on the UN Security Council influence World Bank decisions? (with Jan-Egbert Sturm and James Vreeland), Journal of Development Economics 88: 1-18 (2009).
Reprinted in: Helen Milner and Dustin Tingley (eds.), Geopolitics of Foreign Aid, Vol. II, chapter 19, Edward Elgar Publishing (2012).
- Global Horse Trading: IMF loans for votes in the United Nations Security Council (with Jan-Egbert Sturm and James Vreeland), European Economic Review 53: 742-757 (2009).
Top-cited article in the EER in the 2009-11 period.
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Ponzi is a fraudulent investment operation by an operator who pays returns to its investors from profit earned from illegitimate sources. In this case, it is alleged that PACL had attracted investors by floating the collective investment scheme (CIS). In January this year, an initial CBI probe on PACL and its sister concern Pearls Golden Forest Ltd (PGF) had revealed a Ponzi scam of Rs 45,000 crore that duped 6 crore gullible investors across the country. Though the company assured high returns to the investors, it failed to pay back and the affected who failed to get their deposits joined hands and filed a writ before the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court had constituted a three-member committee led by former chief justice R.M. Lodha on Feb 02 this year, for disposing of the land purchased by PACL Ltd., and refunding the proceeds to its investors and depositors. The properties of PACL within the country and in Australia including luxury hotels and cars have been attached through the interim application filed by the learned counsel on behalf of the affected depositors in the Supreme Court. The Court held that more than ten thousand properties of PACL have to be sold besides liquidation of their various cash deposits for the purpose of repaying investors.
The Court held that the Committee chairman can appoint such experts or other persons, as he might think it necessary, in consultation with the SEBI, so as to enable the Committee to sell the land and pay to the investors in a manner decided by the Committee.
'In all over 50,000 members including 48,000 depositors and 2,270 employees under the PACL Employees and Customers Protection Forum affected by the PACL Ponzi scam have lodged their claims worth Rs 400 crore before the Lodha Committee. The case stands posted for the next hearing on Nov 9, "senior counsel on behalf of the claimants CP Chandrasekharan told TOI.
PACL and its subsidiaries floated Ponzi schemes and attracted investments worth Rs 45,000 crore in 1990s from six crore gullible investors spread across various states including Haryana, Punjab, Maharashtra, New Delhi and later down south in Kerala, said Adv.Vipin Nair. Advocates PB Suresh and Tishampati Sen have also legally voiced for the claimants.
The affected customers and employees of PACL are spread across 10 districts of Kerala including Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Ernakulum, Kollam, Palakkad, Kottayam, Trivandrum, Malappuram, and Thrissur.


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Especially after coming in late at night after a ballgame, we loved a cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows floating on top. It seemed to warm from the inside out.
However, over the years, the method of making it changed. It became easy to tear open a package and heat a cup of water.
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¼ cup turbinado sugar
Pinch of salt
¼ cup of boiling water
1 1/4 cup skim milk
1 cup whole milk
¼ tsp. pure vanilla extract
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Homemade Marshmallows
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
½ cup cold water
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
¼ tsp. powered stevia extract
¾ cup light agave
1/8 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
Spray with a non-stick cooking spray, the bottom of a 12x9x2-inch pan.
Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper. Sprinkle cornstarch onto the bottom of the pan
In a medium saucepan, combine cold water and gelatin, mix until dissolved. Add stevia, agave, and salt. Mix well, then heat to almost a boil.
Pour the warm syrup into the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat on high speed until mixture has doubled in volume and forms stiff peaks, about 15 minutes. Add vanilla extract and beat to combine, a few seconds.
Scrape marshmallow cream into the prepared pan and spread with a damp rubber spatula. Let stand uncovered for 3 or more hours.
To make cubes, dip knife in hot water and cut marshmallow into 1-inch cubes.
Take the agave marshmallow recipe and make gluten-free rice krispy treats with gluten-free brown rice krispies. Enjoy!
Take the agave marshmallow recipe and make gluten-free rice krispy treats with gluten-free brown rice krispies. Enjoy!


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Eagleowl - Limbo at Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, Wed 1 Jun 2011
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Optimism and sadness in new set by elegiac Edinburgh 'post-folk' band
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A Voting Booth Built for Two: Election Enthusiasm from a Cuban-American Mom
A Voting Booth Built for Two: Election Enthusiasm from a Cuban-American Mom
|By: Carmen Deedy
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It will guide you as you listen (or read) along.
Story Summary
Esther, a spunky octogenarian and Cuban refugee considers voting a hard-won, American privilege. After casting her vote, she reminds husband, Carlos, of "their views" on local elections. Carlos' reaction is a hysterical and poignant civics lesson.
Discussion Questions
- How does a family's history contribute to their daily lives? What made this family so interested in voting?
- What are some of the choices this Cuban American couple made about how to live their lives?
- How does the humor in the story help us think about social justice?
- The Cuba Reader: History, Culture, Politics (The Latin America Readers) by Aviva Chomsky, Barry Carr and Pamela Maria Smorkalof
- The Cubans: Our Footprints Across America by Fernando Hernandez
- Immigration
- Latino Americans/Latios
- Stereotypes and Discrimination
Hi, my name's Carmen Agra Deedy. And this story is called "A Voting Booth Built for Two."
The morning did not get off to a promising start. The phone rang and I answered it. Sleepy, almost knocking it off the dresser, "Hello." "Carmita, it's your mother." Oh my goodness! Nobody calls me before seven o'clock in the morning! Not if they have a well-refined sense of survival …anyone except Esther, my mother.
"Mami, what's going on? Is everything ok?"
"Everything is ok. I just want to remind you that today is voting day!" Today is voting day. How could I not know? She put it on my calendar, she called me the evening before, she sent smoke signals up like at dusk. The only thing I didn't have were carrier pigeons!
"Mami, I know. Nine o'clock."
"No, listen! 9 o'clock is no good for me." And before I could say another word, my husband, (sigh) who lay beside me chuckling, plucked the phone from my hand and saved me from something I or my mother might regret. By saying, "Mami," (oh, you should've heard him cooing into the phone), "No…everything…she'll be there… no, everything's fine…I'm making her coffee right now." I elbowed him. "No, no…Oh…Of course…I will tell her. Love you too, Mami." He hung up and grinned. "She said 9 o'clock no work for her. She's going to be ready in 20 minutes. You better get moving."
I sat bolt upright, "Twenty minutes! I haven't even showered!"
"Come on, Sleeping Beauty, get up and save us both a heap of misery. I'll make the coffee. Nineteen minutes." (She snarls.)
By the time I picked up my mother, I was in a lather. They were on the front porch looking freshly washed. There's something about that generation that just always looks so dapper. My father was wearing his best shirt, starched. I gave him a kiss on the cheek and he smelled like Ammen's, it's a deodorant powder, and the cologne of my childhood – Old Spice. Ah, still makes me shudder. My mother, of course, looks at me and says, "You are late. You don't got no kiss for your mama?"
"I don't kiss people who wake me up before seven o'clock in the morning!" And then I leaned over and gave her a buss on the cheek. I can't help it. I'm like a sucker for old ladies in polyester. Well, I walked them to the car. We made it over to their voting station, which was a local elementary school. (Sigh) And she was right. She was saying all along the drive that the line would be around the block. And, dad gummit, wasn't she right! It was snaking along the side of the building and disappeared.
"What I say to you?"
It is not easy being the daughter of Cassandra, a Cuban Cassandra. In case you don't remember, children, that would be the Greek goddess of myth who told the truth and no one believed her. Boy, I believed her now.
"Ay, mami, por favor. We're gonna be here all day."
"It does not matter. Today is voting day."
Let me tell you something. You don't know someone until you know their backstory. You know when you read a book, and you're reading about a character and reading about a character and they don't make any sense and then suddenly you get to chapter 17 and you learn the rest of the story? Well, Esther and Carlos, they were in Cuba from the time they were born, of course.
1931, 1924. They lived through Fulgencio Batista. President Batista, when faced with the re-election that he knew he was going to lose, pulled a coup. Cancelled elections indefinitely. The Cuban Revolution was not about literacy. In fact, by the 50's, Cuba had the sixth largest literacy rate in Central and South America. It wasn't about socialized medicine. Batista figured out that one of the things he could pacify, do anyway, to pacify people was to pass socialized medicine. It was brilliant. It worked beautifully but still no elections. And then Fidel came. Fidel Castro. A young revolutionary and he promised democracy. He promised an end to brutality and he promised elections. The country swept him into Havana on their shoulders. And the streets were strewn with flowers, many tossed by my own mother and about 90% of Cubans. Four years of brutality and no elections later, my parents decided maybe it was time to try another place. They were heart-broken when they left their country behind. But when my mother arrived here, the first thing she wanted to know was how she could vote. Well, she wasn't a citizen. When she became a citizen, the first thing she did was vote!
This may seem very sweet. It isn't! She drives us nuts! Any, any election, it doesn't matter how inconsequential, the woman is there. I mean, we're talking, we're going through K-Mart and they want you to figure out, they want to vote on something that has nothing to do with any of us. This particular election, this day, this wasn't a national election. She didn't wake me up at 6:45 to vote in the president. It was some lousy, dodgy water project and a new superintendent. (Ok, maybe that was important.) She even, I'm telling you, she even worked over our postmaster.
We had a young postmaster at the time, who innocently told her that he didn't really vote, that he hadn't voted in years. And he became her mission. She, I'm tell'n ya, she would make trips to the post office with nothing to post.
"Oye, Frankie come here. No, we are not finished. Look you an official, ay, you work for the government and you no going to vote, honey? What's the matter with you? Don't… well, you see the post office, you see how few peoples are here? Nobody write letters no more. When they shut this place down, you got nothing to complain about, ok."
He would look at me and I'm like, "You're on your own, pal!"
Imagine the day when we walked in and old Frankie was waving, I mean from the door we saw him, waving his absentee ballot. Because one of the reasons he didn't vote was because he usually couldn't get away.
I tell you that so you understand what she is like but why it mattered. And as we stood in that line, that snaking line, my father with his cane because he wouldn't bring his walker. I had given him a walker. He turned it into a tomato trellis. That's another story; we don't have the time. A young poll worker saw us, and among all the septuagenarians and octogenarians, my mother and father were clearly the oldest and the most frail. And she offered to walk us ahead of the line. And this group of people (almost all of them old, by the way) 'cause I wondered, who comes to these dinky elections that nobody ever hears about. Ah…Tom Brokaw's Greatest Generation. That's who goes… because they know what it means. And as they inched along, most of them waved or smiled as we went to the front of the line.
We got to the room, the voting room, and there were new machines. That's all we needed! Throw something new at Esther. She adapts at glacial speed. "What is this? Where are the little paper things?"
I said, "Ma, give me five seconds; they're gonna teach me how to use them. You and Dad just sit, just, just for a minute. I found two chairs. You know those plastic chairs, those ergonomically made chairs made for maximum… discomfort, I think would be the word. And then they explained how to use the machines. It was really fairly simple. It was a sliding mechanism so I left my father, figuring that my mother would be the diciest, and walked her to the little, you know, sorta, little booth with the curtains, took her inside. And she's a quick study; in five seconds, she was confident and she shooed me out. I sat next to my pop who seemed to be enjoying the blessed silence. And then… the silence was broken. And we're not the only ones in this room, mind you; people are voting all around us.
When we hear, "Carlos, Carmita, come here; it's your turn!" The woman could punch a hole in an eardrum at 20 paces.
My father looked at me, "Do something!"
I jumped up (whispering), "Mami, por favor. Please, shhhh. Other people are voting."
"What and you cannot talk?"
"Please, I'm begging you." I hooked her by the arm and nearly took her…made her airborne as I propelled her across the room. Sat her gently down next to my father and said, "Please just stay here for like two minutes. Let me explain it to Pop, I'll come back and sit with you.
I walked my dad across the room. I opened the curtains, I took him through the same tutorial. He looked at me and he, again, is quick as can be. He's got a mind like a Cuban machete, it can cut through anything. He said, "I have it." I stepped outside but to my, well, confusion, someone passed me. As I was going out, someone was pushing their way into the voting booth to join my father. I whipped around to see my mother's face for a split second before (swish) she closed the curtains. Now other people had noticed too and were turning to look.
And the next thing we heard was, "Ok, Carlos, listen! This water project, here, we don't like that, ok? And this superintendent we no voting for him. Better say, no. He's a Philistine. Remember what he…"
On the word Philistine, the most remarkable and beautiful thing happened. The curtain went "swish!" My father, a little Cuban man, was bringing my mother, a little Cuban woman, who was resisting every step, out of the voting booth. He leaned over, everyone (I mean you couldn't hear anyone breathe) watched riveted as if they were passing an incredible car accident that you want to look away from but you just can't tear yourself from. And he said, "Estercita, I love you but I did not leave communist Cuba to come to the United States of America to have you follow me into a voting booth and tell me how to vote!" And the room broke into thunderous applause.
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As I had written already, plenty of events happen in a walking distance from almost any place here - from boxing matches for the local garland to dog shows and charity parties - and those events are announced before and criticized/praised after. Local crimes are described. Local restaurants, all on the same street, place advertisements claiming that they are the best on it.
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For example, in the two weeks old issue pictured above, one can read about:
- An artist who's creating 2012 Olympics stamps for Royal Mail
- The Pitman Painter - a coal miner who became famous for his autobiographic drawings and paintings
- A historic excursus to 1984-85 explaining miners' tragedy and providing background for better understanding of Cornish's works from the previous piece
- Film reviews (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and Green Zone)
- Play reviews (of two local theatres)
- An interview with one of the authors of South African constitution
- A number of smaller articles, promotions and ads
Now let me remind you that this is not even a London newspaper - it is distributed in one particular borough of London only.
Before, I used to say that there is no journalism in Russia as a joke. Now, unfortunately, I am sure. There must be another word for that.


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The art of Alyson Shotz inspires, amazes, and entices us into ideas of space and community. For tonight's art + issues we welcome Eric Myers, Executive Director of the Chattanooga Design Studio, and Kim H. White, President and CEO of River City Company, as they lead a community discussion inspired by Shotz's work in our lobby and by community ideas about our riverfront.
Art + Issues is FREE and open to the public
ABOUT ART + ISSUES // Local leaders and cutting edge thinkers engage in dialogues about major issues facing our community using a work of art from the Hunter permanent collection as a springboard. Each discussion takes place in the Hunter galleries and offers participants the opportunity to explore the art and the contemporary issues it represents as we chart the course for the future. Experience selections from past Art + Issues by visiting the Hunter Museum's YouTube channel.


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Hanjin Needs 10,000 more workers
Subic Bay Freeport Zone – Helping boost the Philippines economy even through a slump in the world market, Korean shipbuilding industry leader Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction – Philippines, Inc. (HHIC-Phil, Inc.) is set to employ thousands of additional workers in its shipyard here this year.
HHIC-Phil, Inc. currently employs nearly 20,000 local employees and continues to generate more indirect job and business opportunities in the surrounding communities.
Ahn added that as operations in the Subic shipyard expand "we will require more employees to join the Hanjin workforce, creating employment opportunities for residents in the surrounding area of the Freeport zone, including the provinces of Bataan, Zambales, and the city of Olongapo".
Since the start of the commercial operation of Hanjin's shipyard here in 2008, it has already generated worth Php 125 billion in export, making it the consistent top exporter in the country's premier Freeport.
Ahn said that the recent vessel deliveries by Hanjin highlighted the competitiveness of HHIC-Phil's Subic shipyard, which produced the state-of-the-art commercial vessels. The vessels include M/T Brightway, a DWT 160,000 Crude Oil Tanker ordered by a Liberian company Modmal Shipping Limited and M/V FMG Matilda, a DWT 205,000 Bulk Carrier owned by Bocimar Hong Kong Ltd. based in Belgium, both owners of which are engaged in international shipping and maritime solutions.
Maximizing its assets and capabilities, Ahn said that the presence of the Subic shipyard in the Freeport has been positively contributing to the growth of the Philippine economy since 2006 and will continue to make significant contributions in the Philippine maritime industry in the years ahead.
Based on records of the Maritime Industry Authority, an agency under the Department of Transportation and Communications, the Philippines currently ranks as the world's fourth largest shipbuilding country.


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Have you ever put on an outfit and said 'this is so crazy, it just might work!'?! I do,daily.I don't dress for anyone other than me.If it feels right to me, I wear it.That's my magic formula--well that and drinking + golden girls+clothes= winning outfit.
This 'Bad' look inspired by the one and only Michael Jackson.S.I.P.
I don't know if you readers know, but I will let you in on a secret.I have lots of clothes...like a whole bunch of them.I am somewhat ashamed.I still have clothes from high school too.I am a very sentimental person and certain pieces hold memories, like my pants.There pants are from The Limited, but I got them at Roses discount store.I have had these satin-esque pants through 3 fashion cycles of satin/shiny pant resurgance.They also made me realize I was about that high-waisted life.
My shoes sold out from H&M in like 5 days ,no lie! I was hoping to have a chance to post while they were still in stock, but there was not a chance.Don't be too sad about missing out.As cute as they are, socks and sandals are not practical for this shoe.I tried out this look at work last week and it was so uncomfortable .I even got a blister.Also these shoes are loud...literally! It sounds like I am stepping on plastic bottles all day,but these are risks are worth the less than $40 pricetag.Shop these mules below if you still need to get your fix!
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Is there any way I can get my hands on these in a size 6 or 7. eBay? What's the direct name of the shoe please?
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August 2017
That's Just Me!
I love fashion, the outdoors, and things on sale.


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The Galaxy Nexus packs an impressive spec sheet, but it is (yet again) the OS which is the device's main highlight. After all, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is widely expected to put an end to the fragmentation, which currently plagues Google's mobile platform.
Unlike its Nexus S predecessor, which was essentially a rebranded Samsung Galaxy S, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is a completely different device from the current flagship of the company, the I9100 Galaxy S II. The latest Google phone sports a different GPU and chipset, which are, well, not as powerful as those found inside the Galaxy S II.
Here is a quick look at what the Samsung Galaxy Nexus has to offer, along with its main disadvantages.
Key features
- Quad-band GSM; penta-band 3G support
- HSDPA 21Mbps; HSUPA 5.76Mbps
- Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS with stock UI
- 4.65" Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with HD (720 x 1280 pixels) resolution; 16M colors; oleophobic surface
- Slim profile at 8.9mm
- Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU; PowerVR SGX540 GPU; TI OMAP 4460 chipset
- 16/32GB built-in storage; 1GB RAM
- 5 MP camera (2592x1936 pixels) with autofocus, LED flash; 1.3MP front-facing unit
- 1080p video recording @30fps; touch-to-zoom while recording
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
- DLNA; Wi-Fi hotspot
- Bluetooth 3.0 with ADP
- Charging MHL microUSB port with TV-out (1080p) support
- GPS receiver with A-GPS support
- NFC connectivity
- Accelerometer, gyro and proximity sensors; compass; barometer
- Back cover made of Hyper Skin material for increased grip
- Excellent audio quality
Main disadvantages
- Camera resolution is not on par with the rest of the high-end dual-core competition
- Below average battery life
- Lacks a dedicated camera key
- No microSD card slot
- No mass-storage mode (some files don't show up in MTP mode)
- Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is yet to be fully compatible with all apps from the Android Market
- No FM radio
As far as the rest of the hardware is concerned, we heavily suspect that Samsung has intentionally omitted a couple of Galaxy S II features such as the microSD card slot and a superior 8MP camera unit. The superior screen of the Galaxy Nexus, while giving it a touch of exclusivity hardware-wise, will not be enough to cannibalize the strong sales, which the I9100 still enjoys.
The latest Google phone will be aimed at the Android purists – the crowd, which doesn't like launchers or UI tweaks. And also the crowd that likes to get the latest OS updates from Google first. In this aspect, the smartphone is entirely in a league of its own.
So is the Samsung Galaxy Nexus a proper flagship for the company, or is it simply an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich flag bearer for Google? This is what we're trying to find out in this review.
We are going to continue next with an unboxing of the smartphone, followed by design and build quality inspection.
The Galaxy Nexus isn't just a new Android flavor of the week. Android Ice Cream Sandwich represents a big step forward for the OS in terms of usability and polish. The physical design itself may be too big for some, but Samsung has done a nice job keeping the weight and thickness down to counterbalance the big and beautiful 720p screen. The Galaxy Nexus beats the iPhone 4S when it comes to multitasking. What we'd like to see is Facebook integrated into the People app.


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May 27 2017 /5 P.M.
In the spring of
1989, Beijing erupted with the largest spontaneous
demonstrations the Peoples' Republic of China had witnessed in
its 40-year history. The pro-democracy movement quickly
spread to over 30 cities around China before the world
witnessed the horrors of the government's brutal crackdown.
As the Chinese people fled from the tanks and guns, they asked
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They asked
the world not to forget.
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20th Year in Defending and Promoting Human
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