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Bubble-led growth had feet of clay
It has now been widely acknowledged that the long period of economic growth in advanced economies prior to the crisis was largely dependent on asset bubbles. Consider the case of the US:
A similar bubble-led growth process could be found inside the Eurozone, starting with the downward convergence of both perceived risks and interest rates toward levels in Germany and France throughout the zone after the introduction of the new common currency. The Eurozone countries under stress today were formerly able to sustain domestic absorption far above domestic production capacities over a long period, easily financing the difference through sudden domestic asset value appreciation. The underestimation of fiscal risks was another manifestation of such euphoria.
"(…) the liquidity-generating machine inflated US asset values and fed the exuberant growth of US household spending. US consumers have accounted for more than one-third of the growth in global private consumption since 1990. Increasingly, their spending was made possible by the wealth effect generated by the rising prices of housing and household financial assets and stocks, whose values were in turn expected to more than outstrip those of household debt. It was this upswing in consumption by US households, and others as debt-based consumers-of-last-resort in the global economy that essentially made possible the extraordinary structural transformation and productivity increases experienced by some manufacturing exporters and commodity producers among developing economies." (Canuto, 2009)
Asset-price dynamics has now been mainstreamed as an important subject to be addressed by policy makers, and macroprudential policies have become a component of the macroeconomic stabilization toolkit (Canuto, 2013a). However, enhancing the policy framework through improved financial regulation and articulated monetary and prudential policies, in order to ensure both financial and macroeconomic stability may not be enough if some underlying trend of stagnation is at play. If the pre-crisis growth trend was inextricably dependent on the overspending induced by the financial frenzy – credit and house bubbles - avoiding future asset price booms and busts might simply lead to stability around low growth rates.
Keynesians: it's aggregate demand, stupid!
Such a view underlies the possibility of a "secular stagnation" as discussed by economists like Krugman (2013) and Summers (2013):
They and other – "Keynesian" - economists have suggested an array of possible causes for the US economy and others to display a propensity of aggregate demand shortfalls, in the sense that, as a result of structural conditions, aggregate spending would be enough to ensure full employment and use of potential output capacity only in the presence of negative real interest rates. Such an "investment drought" – or, as a flipside, a "savings glut" as measured by levels of non-consumption expenditures required to sustain income at full employment – could be seen as underlying the evolution depicted in Chart 1, obtained from Fatas (2013).
"Manifestly unsustainable bubbles and loosening of credit standards during the middle of the past decade, along with very easy money, were sufficient to drive only moderate economic growth. (…) short-term interest rates are severely constrained by the zero lower bound: real rates may not be able to fall far enough to spur enough investment to lead to full employment." Summers (2013)
US - Private Nonresidential Investment and Real Interest Rates
Beyond the legacies of the crisis – including higher risk aversion, increased savings by states and consumers, increased costs of financial intermediation and major debt overhangs – several long-standing factors would have contributed to dampening investment. Among them, I single out two as the most significant:
First, rising income concentration - rising shares of income accruing to capital and the very wealthy - would be leading to overall under-consumption, only occasionally countervailed with unsustainable over-indebtedness by the poor. Second, technological evolution might also be contributing to an investment drought. Steep declines in the costs of durable goods – especially those associated with information and communication technology and/or outsourcing – means reduced spending on investment plans out of corporate savings. Furthermore, the trajectories of technological evolution currently unfolding would not carry as many high-return investment opportunities as past periods of innovation.
Summers (2014) argues that "(…) our economy is held back by lack of demand rather than lack of supply. Increasing capacity to produce will not translate into increased output unless there is more demand for goods and services." He strongly recommends establishing " a commitment to raising the level of demand at any given level of interest rates through policies that restore a situation where reasonable growth and reasonable interest rates can coincide."
It follows from this view that the policy mix that has prevailed since the aftermath of the crisis has been inappropriate. Instead of relying single-handedly on ultra-loose monetary policy, public spending – on infrastructure, energy and other sectors – should be rescued from the retrenchment to which it has been submitted. As long as credible medium-to-long-term adjustment programs are announced, there would be scope for fiscal stimulus despite current public debt levels. By the same token, pro-active public policies to ignite private investment spending should also be implemented.
Schumpeterians: it's all about "creative destruction", folks!
On the other side of the debate, there are those "Schumpeterian" economists who have offered supply-side based hypotheses of a long-run stagnation trend supposedly already in course for some time. Like Joseph A. Schumpeter, they lay emphasis on growth as a process of "creative destruction" in which obsolete forms of resource allocation and wealth – jobs, fixed-capital assets, technologies, and balance sheets – are replaced by higher-value ones. Although accepting an eventual role of monetary policies in avoiding systemic financial meltdowns, they tend – also like Schumpeter - to be more skeptical of fiscal or other types of countercyclical stimulus if these are designed in ways that retard the process of creative destruction. As for the post-crisis policy mix, Schumpeterians believe that public policy which artificially props up aggregate demand cannot be a key component in the fight against stagnation. In other words, " If you are postulating a stagnation across the longer run, ultimately it will have to boil down to supply side deficiencies." (Cowen, 2013). The evolution of declining investments in tandem with lower interest rates shown in Chart 1 is seen as stemming from disadvantageous rates of return not related to the pace of aggregate demand expansion.
Technological evolution as a cause of stagnation has been put forth as a hypothesis by Gordon (2014). Nevertheless, his arguments focus on the limited ability of current technological trajectories to raise productivity, rather than their supposedly dampening effects on aggregate demand.
Cowen (2011) has in turn approached stagnation as an outcome of the exhaustion of a significant set of "low-hanging fruits" reaped in recent history, namely one-off supply-side opportunities associated with post-war reconstruction; trade opening; diffusion of new technologies in power, transport, and communications; and educational attainments, among others. Other recently-proposed causes for supply-side stagnation are associated with features of resource allocation, such as over-sizing of financial activities, as discussed by Canuto (2013b).
As Rajan proposed in 2012, such propositions about stagnation trends suggest that:
"(…) the advanced countries' pre-crisis GDP was unsustainable, bolstered by borrowing and unproductive make-work jobs. More borrowed growth – the Keynesian formula – may create the illusion of normalcy, and may be useful in the immediate aftermath of a deep crisis to calm a panic, but it is no solution to a fundamental growth problem. If this diagnosis is correct, advanced countries need to focus on reviving innovation and productivity growth over the medium term, and on realigning welfare promises with revenue capacity, while alleviating the pain of the truly destitute in the short run."
To be effective, a pair of scissors needs both blades
Keynesian and Schumpeterian hypotheses on stagnation trends are based on non-directly observable factors. Therefore, the struggle for hearts and minds of public opinion and policy makers will likely remain unsettled.
I, for one, lean in favor of the argument of insufficiency of aggregate demand throughout the ongoing recovery in advanced economies, as the behavior of the prices of goods and services seem to indicate (Chin, 2014). Nevertheless, one may acknowledge the possible negative effect on investment prospects caused by procrastination regarding "creative destruction." This is clearly the case with sluggish balance-sheet adjustments and a debt overhang in the Eurozone.
Let me offer two key takeaways. First, regardless of the size of public outlays, public action and spending should be both designed in ways that maximize the "bang for their buck" in terms of overcoming obstacles to the process of creative destruction. Take the case of Japan: the success of the third arrow of Abenomics, which focuses on structural reforms in the services sector, will be a condition for successful results in its fiscal and monetary arrows. Likewise, in the Eurozone, quicker action to restructure/consolidate "zombie" balance sheets and companies, in line with a more pro-active stance taken by monetary and financial authorities, should also hasten their path out of the current stagnation.
Second, regardless of whether advanced economies are indeed facing demand- or supply-side stagnation trends, the developing world's economic transformation remains as a powerful source of growth for the global economy as a whole (Canuto, 2011). However, for such growth to continue, developing countries themselves will also need to pursue their own country-specific agendas of structural reform and, therefore, of "creative destruction" (Canuto, 2013c).

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AG Requests New Sentence for Berget
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has asked the 2nd Judicial Circuit to schedule a resentencing hearing for a man who helped kill a guard at the State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls.
The state Supreme Court this week overturned Rodney Berget's death sentence and ordered a new sentencing hearing. Justices said the circuit judge who sentenced Berget to die improperly considered a statement Berget made to a psychiatrist.
Jackley has filed a motion asking the circuit court to schedule a new sentencing hearing "at the earliest time convenient for the court and counsel."
The 50-year-old Berget and another inmate, Eric Robert, pleaded guilty to killing guard Ronald Johnson during a failed escape attempt in April 2011. Robert was executed last October. Berget appealed his death sentence.
A third inmate, Michael Nordman, was given a life sentence for providing materials used in the slaying.
In a statement from the court:
The court's ruling affirms the appropriateness of a death sentence for Berget's crime. In a 4-1 decision as to one issue, the South Dakota Supreme Court determined that the admission of statements Berget made to a psychiatrist violated Berget's rights against self-incrimination and to confront a potentially adverse witness. The Court has remanded the case to the trial court for a limited re-sentencing on the existing record without reference to the disputed psychiatric report.
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In Pictures: Six Windows 8 tablets
Intel's hardware partners recently showed off their mid-range Windows 8 hybrid devices at a Clover Trail coming-out party. Now we reveal the hardware in all its photographic splendor. Each tablet features Intel's Z2760 Atom processor (aka Clover Trail), a dual-core, four-thread system-on-chip running up to 1.8GHz. Clover Trail devices won't pack the performance oomph of Ultrabooks, laptops and hybrids running Core-caliber processors, but the products you see in this gallery should deliver excellent battery life—in excess of 10 hours. In theory, at least. Perhaps more importantly, Clover Trail devices could emerge as winning travel PCs: thin, light tablets married to accompanying keyboard docks. Put everything together, and you might be able to leave your iPad and Ultrabook at home, and simply take one of these hybrids on the road. Click here to find out more!


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The Magic of Reading with Benjamin Franklin Visits Trinity Christian School
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Trinity Boys Cross Country Wins AA State Title
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Apple Computers Installed in Trinity Computer Lab
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Trinity Receives Technology Grant from Oconee EMC
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Trinity Christian School's Fourth Grade Insect Collections
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Highlights From Trinity Grandparents Day 2013
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Trinity Christian School Students Qualify for 7th Grade Duke TIP
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Trinity Football Opens With Big Win Over Sherwood
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Teachers and Staff Honored for 30 Years of Service to Trinity
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Eighth Graders Take Adventure Trip
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Honor Choir Announced for 2013-14
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Booster Club Holds 2nd Annual Meet the Crusaders Event
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TCS Student, Sydney Stephens, Receives State Recognition
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Beloved Soaps To Air Monday-Thursday at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. ET/PT Beginning July 15
Los Angeles – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is hosting a summer fling for soap fans as the network has acquired the first 40 episodes of The OnLine Network's reprisal of the popular daytime dramas "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" for a special exclusive 10-week limited engagement. Half-hour episodes of each show will air Monday through Thursday beginning Monday, July 15 with "All My Children" at 1 p.m. ET/PT and "One Life to Live" at 3 p.m. ET/PT only on OWN.
"These shows have proven to be very popular with a significant, loyal fan base, not to mention Oprah herself is a big fan," said Erik Logan, president, OWN. "Many of our viewers across numerous platforms have expressed their passion for the soaps so we are especially excited to air this limited engagement on OWN."
"We are really excited to bring OWN viewers and our audience at large an opportunity to catch up on 'All My Children' and 'One Life to Live' on traditional television," said Jeff Kwatinetz, CEO Prospect Park Networks. "We look forward to our millions of fans enjoying the first 40 episodes of the shows."
"All My Children" revisits the citizens of Pine Valley following the cliffhanger finale of the long-running network series, which saw a gun pointed at a room filled with the community's elite, and a shot ringing out. Now, five years later, longtime series characters including Brooke English (Julia Barr) and Adam Chandler (David Canary) reflect on the aftermath of that fateful event, new characters are introduced, and life in Pine Valley continues to be fueled by the drama and action that has made the Emmy Award-winning series a fan favorite for decades. Longtime series stars Darnell Williams (Jesse Hubbard), Debbi Morgan (Dr. Angela Hubbard), Vincent Irizarry (Dr. David Hayward), Lindsay Hartley (Cara Martin), Jordi Vilasuso (Griffin Castillo), Jill Larson (Opal Cortlandt), Thorsten Kaye (Zach Slater), Julia Barr (Brooke English), Eden Riegel (Bianca Montgomery), Cady McClain (Dixie Cooney), Ray MacDonnell (Dr. Joe Martin), David Canary (Adam Chandler), Matthew Cowles (Billy Clyde Tuggle) and Michael Nader (Dimitri Marick), are joined by newcomers Robert Scott Wilson (Pete Cortlandt), Sal Stowers (Cassandra Foster), Eric Nelsen (AJ Chandler), Denyse Tontz (Miranda Montgomery), Jordan Lane Price (Celia Fitzgerald), Paula Garces (Lea Marquez), Brooke Newton (Colby Chandler), Jason Pendergraft (Dr. Anders), Heather Roop (Jane McIntyre) and Ryan Bittle (JR Chandler).
As "One Life to Live" makes its return to the small screen, everyone in Llanview, PA is preparing for the opening of a new nightclub, Shelter. But the fun and games of Llanview's nightlife are soon interrupted by a murder that puts everyone on edge. Longtime series stars return including Melissa Archer (Natalie Buchanan Banks), Kassie DePaiva (Blair Cramer), Roger Howarth (Todd Manning), Florencia Lozano (Tea Delgado), Kelley Missal (Danielle Manning), Erika Slezak (Victoria Lord), Hillary B. Smith (Nora Buchanan), Robin Strasser (Dorian Lord), Jerry verDorn (Clint Buchanan), Tuc Watkins (David Vickers), Robert S. Woods (Bo Buchanan), Shenaz Treasury (Rama Patel), Josh Kelly (Cutter Wentworth) and Andrew Trischitta (Jack Manning) as well as new cast members Corbin Bleu (Jeffrey King), Robert Gorrie (Matthew Buchanan), Laura Harrier (Destiny Evans), Paolo Seganti (Arturo Bandini), Ron Raines (Carl Peterson) and recurring cast including Nick Choksi (Vimal Patel), Alice Callahan (Kate), Marnie Schulenburg (Jo Sullivan) and Sean Ringgold (Shaun Evans).
New episodes of both series, which returned online on April 29, 2013, are being produced by Prospect Park and The OnLine Network (TOLN). "One Life to Live" originally debuted on ABC in 1968 and "All My Children" originally debuted on ABC in 1970. The shows were created by Agnes Nixon, and each ran for more than 40 years, until 2011. Both series have won numerous Daytime Emmys, and have earned hundreds of nominations in various categories.


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A goat called Heiðrún stands up [on its hind-legs] in Valhalla biting the buds off the branches of that very famous tree which is called Lærað. From her teats runs the mead with which every day she fills a cauldron, which is so big that all the Einherjar can drink their fill from it.
Here's a drawing:
So it's a goat that constantly produces booze. Sounds a bit like
Obviously the ancient vikings must have misinterpreted a message from the Sauced One.


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The Colorado Rapids Under-18 and Under-16 squads closed out their 2013 Winter Showcase this past Saturday and Sunday against Chivas USA and Seattle Sounders (respectively) before returning to Colorado. The tournament proved to be a challenge for both squads, as they went winless through the week despite hard work and strong performances, but was no doubt beneficial to their growth within the beautiful game.
On Saturday, the U-18s wrapped up the U.S. Soccer Development Academy event with a dramatic 5-3 loss to Chivas USA. The Rapids took the lead in the 8th minute with a goal from Isaac Martinez, followed shortly after by a score from Jovanni Chavez in the 13th minute. However Chivas weren't slow to respond, when they pulled one back just four minutes later. In the last 10 minutes of the first half, Chivas was able to even the score and take the lead for a 4-2 score at halftime. They sealed the victory in the 73rd minute with a 5th goal, and even though Jose Elias scored for Colorado in the 77th, the Rapids were unable to reclaim the lead and fell 5-3 in the end. Throughout the tournament they earned a 0-3-0 record, and close the 2013 year with a 4-7-5 (W-L-T) record at 10th in the Frontier Division. The squad will break until March 1 to resume the second half of the season, where they'll have a chance to improve their standings before playoffs in June.
The U-16s finished their run in the Winter Showcase on Sunday with a 1-0 loss to the Seattle Sounders. Against their toughest opponent of the tournament, the Rapids started off strong against the third-place sounders and held them scoreless in the first half. Fifteen minutes into the second half, the Sounders, who had scored six goals already in their previous two games, took the lead. The Rapids continued to fight back, creating chances and opportunities, but were unable to score against their opponents and fell 1-0. The U-16s returned to Colorado after the winless week but with valuable experience. They will break throughout the winter and resume play for the second half of the season on March 1.
Colorado Rapids U-18 3:5 Chivas USA U-18
Scoring Summary:
COL – Isaac Martinez 8'
COL – Jovanni Chavez 13'
CHV – Caleb Calvert 17'
CHV – Paul Salcedo 36'
CHV – Marco-Antonio Delgado 39'
CHV – Paul Salcedo 43'
CHV – Caleb Calvert 73'
COL – Felix Elias 77'
Colorado Rapids lineup: Charles D'Adamio (Hayden Davis 46'), Enda O'Neill, Kortne Ford, Esdrel Peinado (Felix Elias 64'), Bryce Montes, Quentin Pearson, Daniel Jimenez (Hayden Heinrich 75'), Remington Ellis, Isaac Martinez, Miles Chow, Jovanni Chavez


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When Will Lumumba Have A Proper Funeral?
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West Use African Puppets To Desecrate Congo
Patrice Lumumba Deserves a good burial.
Yet ever since his murder at the hands of agents of the United States and Belgium, there has been much trampling over his grave--the Congo.
Lumumba was murdered through the instigation of Western powers covetous of Congo's fabulous mineral wealth. Had he been an uncle Tom sellout like Moise Tshombe, or a Western agent and anti-Africa corrupt puppet like Mobuttu, Yoweri K. Museveni or Paul Kagame, he might have lived a long life.
Lumumba's death warrant was signed when he made his "tears, fire and blood" speech, during independence ceremonies; he reminded Belgian monarch, Baudouin I, of Belgian atrocities during colonial rule.
Lumumba might have even lorded over Congo for decades. He might have even amassed a vast fortune like the two African dictators, Museveni and Kagame, whose armies have raped Congolese women and men; and raped the country of its resources since their armies invaded Congo, with a wink-and-nod from then U.S. President Bill Clinton.
We live in a world where righteousness is rewarded with assassination, and treachery and corruption rewarded with an invitation to the White House and No. 10 Downing Street. How can African people permit this?
Lumumba was a true Pan African, like his mentor Kwame Nkrumah. There is a reason why both of them were deposed. One was then murdered viciously, and the other died slowly, in exile, while watching his dreams of an African union melting away.
Yet these were impressive sons of Africa. Even today, decades after their death, their names are still invoked with pride by young Africans, and Diaspora Africans. The more they celebrate these martyrs, the more they are repudiating the usurpers who dance to a tune set by foreign paymasters.
Nkrumah might have imagined that eventually, the true Africa --"Africa for the Africans"-- would emerge from the ashes of the Cold War contest for the continent. He might have imagined that the creator could not inspire Africans to throw away colonial exploitation and theft only to replace it with new governors general, African ones, in the forms of puppet leaders.
Nkrumah might have imagined that eventually, ordinary Africans would throw out these corrupt abusers of power. He might have imagined that Africans would resume the march towards Pan African union--and the control of Africa's resources for the benefit of Africans.
A continent of such immense wealth, yet seen as the "poorest" land on this earth.
Even at the end, when faced with imminent death, he was not thinking about himself, or begging for his life. Lumumba was confident that the traitors who had sold him out --Joseph Kasavubu, Moise Tshombe, Joseph Desire Mobuttu-- would face justice. "I know that history will have its say some day," he wrote, in his last letter to his wife, even as he knew that his captors planned a most brutal death for him, "but it will not be history as written in Brussels, Paris or Washington. It will be our own."
Congo is still waiting for that history to be written.
As of today, the blood of innocent Congolese continues to seep into the soil which holds the acid incinerated remains of Lumumba, whose limbs were chopped up by his murderers. The blood of seven million Congolese --and still counting-- join Lumumba's.
How can African leaders stand by and watch Patrice Lumumba's legacy be so desecrated just because two corrupt brutal Africans, Museveni and Kagame, are being used to assist in the robbery of Congo's wealth? Who will give Lumumba his proper burial?
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Archive for Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Lawrence sculptor honors D-Day efforts
November 11, 2008
Lawrence A Lawrence artist is getting more national attention for his latest work.
Sculptor Jim Brothers' newest sculpture joined his other pieces in October at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va.
"The Medic" depicts a World War II soldier and medic rushing to save the lives of soldiers.
"He's charging around with the idea that he's heard somebody call for him," Brothers said.
Brothers said he was inspired by the stories that veterans told him about D-Day, the June 6, 1944, invasion of Normandy.
"This is my chance to pay tribute to the medics," he said.
The Army men were cast of silicone bronze at Ad Astra Art Bronze Inc., a foundry just outside Lawrence. The piece is hollow but weighs approximately 1,400 pounds. Bronze figures typically are a brownish color, but these are green because of a chemical coating called patina.
"In this case we used the green because they're outdoors, they're near water, and they're going to in time turn green anyway," Brothers said. "We just kind of want to make it even so that it'll gradually turn on its own, but it won't be too splotchy or too uneven."
He spent about a year working on the project, relying on soldiers' stories, photos, uniforms and authentic weapons.
"The Medic" and two portrait busts were installed with many of Brothers' other works, depicting D-Day, as well as "The Supreme Commander," a larger-than-life figure of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Brothers has been asked whether he believes his art glorifies war. He said the series celebrates peace and remembers the bravery of soldiers.
"These people died and served for us, and we do owe them," Brothers said.
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Spicy Pork Tostadas
I serve these flavorful tostadas as a casual meal for family or friends. My husband and I love the salsa topping so much that I often double that part of the recipe so we have some left over to serve with chicken, on burgers or as a dip. —Kathy Smith, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Total TimePrep: 20 min. Bake: 2 hours
Makes8 servings
- 3 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 bone-in pork loin roast (about 3 pounds)
- 3 large onions, chopped
- 4 tablespoons canola oil, divided
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 medium green pepper, chopped
- 1 cup salsa
- 1/2 cup frozen corn, thawed
- 1/2 cup canned black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
- 8 corn tortillas (6 inches)
- 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- Combine the oregano, salt, pepper and cayenne; rub over roast. Place fat side up on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 2 hours or until a thermometer reads 160°.
- In a large skillet, saute onions in 2 tablespoons oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the green pepper, salsa, corn, beans, paprika, pepper flakes and hot pepper sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the cilantro; keep warm.
- Shred pork with two forks; keep warm. In a large skillet, fry tortillas, one at a time, in remaining oil for 2 minutes on each side or until golden. Drain on paper towels.
- Place tortillas on serving plates; top with shredded pork, onion mixture and cheese.


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Cover design for an ebook. Book title: Nice Girls Don't Bite. Other text on cover: Joan Sween (author) & Minnesota Nice Sprouts Fangs (small kicker).
The book is a campy paranormal about two Minnesota antiques dealers who inadvertently become vampires. They're horrified. "I absolutely refuse to go all ugly and crazy and bite people!" The humor arises from them trying to hide their powers and lead a normal life. One funny visual is them clapping their hands over their mouths when they accidentally "fang out." There are smuggled diamonds in a Czechoslovakian costume jewelry necklace. They are shot with no harm. Crossbows are taken after them. In the end they have to behave like real vampires in order to help police stop a Colombian drug cartel. I plan this to be the first of a series, (Nice Girls Don't _____) each book goofy, goofy, and then a final smack of serious vampire business.
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Proponents of the policy say that it is an effective method for keeping guns off the streets and dangerous neighborhoods safer. Opponents, who held a large protest march in Manhattan this past Sunday, say that the policy unfairly targets minority youth who are randomly stopped simply because of the color of their skin.
No matter what side of the debate you fall on, what it has done is spurred a much-needed dialogue about the role of the NYPD in our communities, and the relationship officers have with residents of New York City.
Case in point: last week the NYPD announced that it would be updating its policy guide to offer more precise guidelines on how to deal with members of the transgender community. This is a perfect example of the NYPD adapting to a growing segment of the population, and making sure that when officers interact with members of the LGBT community, they are doing so in a respectful manner.
The stop-and-frisk debate, we believe, also led to the introduction of a bill in the City Council last week that would created an independent oversight body when it come to the NYPD. New York is one of the last big cities in the country that doesn't have an agency independent of the police force that reviews practices and policies.
This is a step in the right direction when it comes to resolving issues between residents and members of the police force, and is a direct result of the recent controversy.
None of this likely would have come about without the debate over the stop-and-frisk policy, which while spirited and impassioned, has also been a fruitful – and we think, for the most part, respectful - dialogue about community/police relations. And we feel that these two new measures will also go a long way toward improving those relations.
Hopefully, as a city we can move past seeing our men and women and blue and automatically feeling it is an us-vs.-them relationship. It won't be easy and it won't happen overnight, but we think it can be done.


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and management practices through a systems approach to control and trap nutrient
and manure runoff. Qualified producers will receive assistance for installing
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Guntersville Lake - Upper Scarham Creek:
060300010803 (DeKalb County) is located in the larger Short-Scarham Creek
in DeKalb County. Upper Scarham Creek has 31,222 acres
within the watershed, with approximately 25,000 acres listed as agricultural
land. Poultry operations (broiler and breeder hens) and beef cattle
operations are located within the watershed. Approximately 75 percent of the
agricultural land within the watershed is listed as moderately-high runoff
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within the larger Choctawhatchee watershed and lies solely within Geneva
County in southeastern Alabama. The Cox Mill Creek-Hurricane Creek watershed
has just over 15,700 acres within the watershed, with roughly 12,500 acres
as agricultural land. Approximately 75 percent of the agricultural land
within the watershed boundaries is categorized as "high to potentially
highly erodible land." Cox Mill Creek-Hurricane Creek Watershed
currently has one water body listed on the ADEM 303(d) impaired water body
list due to organic enrichment.
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with approximately 41,500 acres within the watershed. Approximately 75
percent of the watershed is in timber production, with 20 percent in
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Yeasayer.Tight rope
Yeahsayer are bleedin rapid they are.The music of Brooklyn's Yeasayer is an eclectic, genre-bending journey into pop, rock, Middle Eastern and African musics, folk, and dub. Vocalist/keyboardist Chris Keating and vocalist/guitarist Anand Wilder were both raised in Baltimore, where they honed their vocal skills in a barbershop quartet and played in a high-school band, Sic Transit, before leaving town to attend different colleges. Years later, the two relocated to New York and began shaping the project that would soon become Yeasayer. Wilder's cousin, Ira Wolf Tuton, joined as the group's bassist, and drummer Luke Fasano was the last member to climb aboard in May 2006. The band set to work on recording its debut album, All Hour Cymbals, which was unveiled to much critical acclaim (not to mention a healthy blogosphere buzz) in October 2007. International tour dates followed, during which the band honed its blend of live instrumentation and prerecorded samples.
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LONDON, Oct. 23, 2014 — (PRNewswire) — This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Video Games in US$ Million by the following Platforms: Console Games, Handheld Games, PC Games (Digital and Boxed), Online Games, and Wireless Games. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Latin America. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2013 through 2020. Also, a seven-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based on public domain information including company URLs. The report profiles 137 companies including many key and niche players such as -
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
Atari, Inc.
Capcom Co., Ltd.
Electronic Arts, Inc.
iWin, Inc.
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Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1
Disclaimers I-2
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-2
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3
Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3
Console Games I-3
Handheld Games I-4
PC Games (Excluding Online Games) I-4
Online Games I-4
Wireless Games I-4
Video Games Industry - An Introductory Prelude II-1
Market Fundamentals II-1
Video Games: A Sprawling Industry Presenting Opportunities to
a Wide Range of Participants II-2
Video Games Software & Subscriptions Market - A Review II-3
Table 1: Global Video Games Market (2013): Percentage Share
Breakdown of Values Sales by Segment (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-3
Changing Demographics of Modern Players Sets Stage for
Increased Consumption of Video Games II-3
Traditional Users II-4
Gray Gamers II-4
Women: Succumbing to the Charms of Video Games II-4
Rise in Perceived Educative Value Of Video Games Fosters
Growth in the Market Over the Years II-5
Video Games Software & Online Subscriptions - Quite Resilient
to Periods of Economic Slowdown II-6
Current & Future Analysis II-6
Developing Markets to Lend Traction to the Market in the
Short to Medium Term Period II-6
Table 2: World Mobile Web Browsers Market by Geographic
Region/Country - Percentage Breakdown of Number of Mobile
Web Browser Users for Asia-Pacific, Canada, Europe, Japan,
Latin America, US, and Rest of World Markets for Years 2011
and 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-7
Table 3: Global Percentage Share Breakdown of Number of
Mobile Handsets Sold by Region for the year 2013 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-8
Table 4: Global Percentage Share Breakdown of Number of
Mobile Subscriptions by Region for the year 2013 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-8
Table 5: Global Percentage Share Breakdown of Number of
Smartphones Sold by Region for the year 2013 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-8
Hardcore Gamers - The 'Only' Saving Grace for Fast Fading
Console Gaming Software Segment II-9
A Look into the Key Trends in Home Consoles Software Market II-9
New Generation of Home Console Games Sustains Audience
Interest with Unique Attributes II-9
New Home Consoles Software Benefit from Cross-Platform Trend II-10
Smaller Consoles Helps Sustain Market Prospects for Console
Software Vendors II-10
PC Games Software Battles Hard to Survive Onslaught from
Online & Mobile Gaming Versions II-10
Table 6: World Market for Personal Computers (2012 & 2015P) -
Breakdown of Annual Volume Shipments (in '000 Units) by
Region (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-11
Table 7: Global Market for Personal Computers (2012 & 2015P) -
Percentage Share Breakdown of Annual Volume Shipments by
Product Segment (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-12
Table 8: Global Video Games Market (2013): Percentage Share
Breakdown of Top Three Devices for Casual Games among Kids
Aged 11-14 Years (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-12
Online Video Games Finds Success over the Years II-12
Table 9: World Market for Video Games (2013): Percentage
Breakdown of Dollar Sales by Online and Retail Distribution
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-13
MMOGs Steal the Thunder from Console Games II-13
Growth in Home Broadband Connectivity Increases PC Based
Online Gaming Subscriptions II-13
Online Video Games Market Goes Beyond PCs as Web Enabled
Mobile Phones, Tablets & Consoles Enter the Fray II-14
Mobile Web Browsers Emerges as Gateway to "On-the-Go"
Entertainment II-14
Mobile Online/Browser Based Games: Current Scenario II-15
Console Gaming Players Eye Browser Based Games for Expansion II-16
Wireless Gaming Software - A Booming Segment II-16
Table 10: Global Mobile Gaming Market (2009 & 2013):
Breakdown of Number of Mobile Gamers (in Million) by Region
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-17
Robust Growth in Mobile Phone Users Sets Stage for Evolution
of Mobile Games II-17
Table 11: World Market for Mobile Handsets: Breakdown of
Volume Sales in Million Units for Years 2011, 2013 & 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-18
Smartphones - Shot in the Arm for Mobile Games II-18
Smartphones Sales Continues to Grow Across the Globe - A Key
Opportunity Indicator for Mobile Games II-19
Table 12: Global Market for Smartphones (2011, 2013, 2015 &
2018): Breakdown of Volume Sales in Million Units by
Geographic Region (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-19
Table 13: World Smartphone Penetration for Select Countries
(as a Percentage of Mobile Phone Users): 2013 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-20
Table 14: Global Video Games Market (2013): Percentage
Share Breakdown of Top Three Devices for Casual Games among
Kids Aged 2-6 Years (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-20
Table 15: Global Video Games Market (2013): Percentage
Share Breakdown of Top Three Devices for Casual Games among
Kids Aged 7-10 Years (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-21
Consumer Mobile Usage Habits Foster Growth in Mobile Gaming
Market II-21
Entertainment Applications Lead Smartphone Content:
Indication of Potential in Store for Mobile Gaming II-21
Opportunity Indicators II-22
Table 16: Global Mobile Internet Market (2012): Percentage
Share Breakdown of Revenues for Advertisement/Search,
Enterprise Services, Entertainment, MMS/SMS and Other Data
Access (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-22
Table 17: Percentage Breakdown of Time Spent by Users on
Wireless Games by Location (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-22
Table 18: Global Mobile Apps Market (2012): Percentage
Share Breakdown of Revenues by Category (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-22
Table 19: Average Time Spent (In Minutes) On Mobile Apps On
Smartphones & Tablets Worldwide Per User Per Day: Breakdown
by Category (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-23
Table 20: Korean Gaming Market (Jan 2011 & Jan 2012):
Breakdown of Playing Hours (in Millions) by Gaming Category
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-23
Growing Adoption of Tablet PCs Increases Market Prospects for
Wireless Video Games Software II-24
Table 21: Global Market for Media Tablets: Annual Sales
Figures (in Million Units) for years 2010, 2013 & 2018
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-24
Downloadable Mobile Video Games Pips Traditional Message
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These findings suggest that the use of anti-inflammatory MSC2 is a promising new therapeutic strategy for diabetic peripheral neuropathy that should be further investigated.
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A new study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine shows the potential of a new approach in preparing stem cells that provide relief to people suffering from a common, yet painful diabetes complication.
About 70 percent of diabetics have neuropathy, or nerve damage, resulting from the disease, according to the National Institutes of Health. The most common type is peripheral neuropathy (DPN), which causes pain or loss of feeling in the toes, feet, legs, hands and arms. Up to a quarter of DPN sufferers endure an extremely painful version (pDPN) in which even a tiny amount of external pressure can be excruciating.
While there are many contributors to DPN, inflammation is considered a major culprit. Treatments are generally restricted to controlling the diabetes itself and to alleviating pain with topical ointments such as capsaicin cream or with oral medications including antidepressants and anticonvulsants.
"However, none of these therapies directly targets the inflammation, most have negative side effects and less than 30 percent of patients experience adequate pain relief. Clearly, new therapies are needed," said Dr. Ruth Waterman of the Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans.
Dr. Waterman collaborated with Dr. Aline Betancourt from Tulane University's Center for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine to develop a new treatment for pDPN using modified stem cells to control inflammation. Numerous studies have already proven mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are safe and effective in treating inflammatory diseases. MSCs, which are taken from adults, can give rise to a large number of tissue types such as bone, fat and cartilage.
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a sexual disorder characterized by recurrent intense sexual urges, sexually arousing fantasies, or behavior involving use of a nonhuman object, the suffering or humiliation of oneself or one's partner, or children or other nonconsenting partners. Paraphilias include transvestic fetishism, other types of fetishism, frotteurism, pedophilia, exhibitionism, voyeurism, sexual masochism, and sexual sadism.
1. A condition, in either men or women, of compulsive responsivity and obligatory dependence on an unusual or personally or socially unacceptable external stimulus or internal fantasy for sexual arousal or orgasm.
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News, reviews and photographs of Modern Fashion Dolls including Kingdom Doll, Fashion Royalty, Sybarite, Tonner Doll, Gene Marshall, Barbie and my own experiences as a doll collector.
If only I could stop calling it FR two and start calling it FR Squared. The problem is that the numeral 2 is in the numeric form and not the squared form and I hated algebra anyway.
Fashion Royalty times itself. Hmmm...twice as good? Twice as expensive? Twice as hard to get?
I have played with Dasha the FR2 doll from the convention collection and I am very impressed with her body. First of all it's a very pretty body. She's got a lovely chest and graceful limbs. The range of movement is excellent. I don't like her hands. They're a little rubbery and the fingers are spread out. That's useful for putting rings on her fingers but the other hands held things better.
My overall impression is that this body rocks! Congratulations to Integrity Toys for introducing a terrific body for 12 inch dolls. Now let's see the same on the Avantguards.
Dasha's feet are a bit longer which makes many shoes from prior outfits unwearable. What I would do is carve a bit off the back of her heel. If done carefully and sanded smooth, it won't show. Or we could petition IT to tweak the mold and bring the feet back to the prior size. That won't work. On the other hand...all the shoes I have that were too big will now fit. Still, many of our older shoes will fit. The fit of the clothes remains to be seen.
I'm sensing that FR2 is the demarcation between the end of Fashion Royalty as we know it and a reorganization of their lines. And in a way it's an invitation to those of us whose collections are out of hand to back away from continuing to accumulate more and more and just concentrate on the finest dolls (and less of them.) In the last two years since the disappearance of Veronique, we have seen a big change in the FR line besides the introduction of the Monogram dolls. Many of the fashions have been less than what we had come to expect. Jason's absence was palpable in the Fashion Royalty line except in the dolls from the 2009 convention and some exclusives. But the FR2 line seems to be his work. Except for the styling of the centerpiece "Dark Swan" Elyse Jolie FR2 doll, they're all classy and beautifully designed.
These dolls come with an adjustable height stand that supports dolls under their arms. These stands are OK if the fashion is not heavy or doesn't have a large skirt because the vertical support bar is up against the body and pushes the fashion forward from the rear. I'm glad I have dozens of left over stands from earlier dolls.
What do you think of the longer eyelashes, larger feet, flat, spread-fingered hands and the new line in general?
They are not available for purchase yet and we were not told the date upon which they would be released. I don't know how much they will be but I'm quite sure they won't be cheap.
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- Anonymous11/5/10, 4:18 PM
I really like them. At first I thought Dasha was pretty, but with an obnoxious look on her face. But then she grew on me. The hand thing is a little irritating, but at least they are handspeak and I've got extra matching hands. I have an Extra Dasha that I was planning on selling, but I'm thinking she might now become a Body donor to one of my favorite dolls.ReplyDelete
I think your review is spot on.
- DollGrrlTrixie11/5/10, 4:29 PM
now... if they bloody well made PANTS for these leggy gals... i'd be happy.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/5/10, 5:01 PM
I am looking forward to the "new" Dominique!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/5/10, 6:33 PM
I'll probably always call them FRtwo because they haven't bothered to superscript the "2."ReplyDelete
- Alejandro11/5/10, 7:01 PM
I am completely excited about FR².ReplyDelete
I'm wondering if I will even bother buying anymore regular FR. I guess only if the head sculpt/hair/and eye makeup are a KILLER combo than can be swapped out for a FR² body. But how often does that happen (a perfect FR)?
The ONLY thing that I am not thrilled with are the hands. I completely understand what they were trying to do, but they look like flippers. Very similar to the Barbie pivotal body hands. I certainly hope the evaluate the hands again. They are not graceful. I think I have enough spare graceful hands to compensate.
I will be converting my most prized FR heads over to the FR² line. The others will become my "old" girls. The upfront costs will hurt, but the endless hours of enjoyment will be worth it.
Do you see FR getting retired?
No, not retired; just relegated to the inane.
- Anonymous11/6/10, 12:58 PM
I'm trying not to sound negative here but for the current price of FR or FR 2 dolls, there are Ellowyne Wilde, Tonner, etc that have better quality and more accessories. This might sound like blasphemy but these dolls look like articulated Barbies to me.ReplyDelete
I do understand why some don't like larger feet, but I think it's so cool that they are going more realistic with them. Tiny hands and feet are one of the worst things to do when you are drawing/painting humans, so why not in sculpting? :P Flipper hands I'm not too excited about, but at least they are flippers that can wear rings, unlike Sybarite flippers. There are other things that push me away from FR2 though, like the not-really-improved articulation and the ugly waist joint.ReplyDelete
I'd been eagerly awaiting your FR2 review, Terri. You most certainly didn't disappoint me one bit! Thanks for the information, impressions, etc. I currently don't have an FR2 beauty, but my desire to own one is stronger than ever now. That's a good thing ... right?ReplyDelete
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@Wil: Yes, it's a good thing. :-)ReplyDelete
Hi Terri,ReplyDelete
thank you for the review.
new bodies look awesome indeed and I am looking forward to see them in person :) But feet and hands seem to be a dash of bitterness. I definitely do not like the flat hands. The only hope the dolls will come with extra hands.
And I am not happy with the bigger feets. In fact it upsets me a little bit.it's not nice that older shoes become useless.We will loose a lot of redressing possibilities.
Anyway the new dolls look awesome :)
olga erynnis
- Anonymous11/13/10, 3:13 AM
Hello Terri, They told Me that they are suppouse to be out by the end of the year and that the price range will be like the Monogram.....OVAZReplyDelete