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There's no way I'm calling a US number from Ireland, it'll cost me a fortune.
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Injecting Passion into Your Personal Statement
Posted by Holly in English on September 23, 2018
The dreaded time is coming around. Soon, universities will be accepting applications and that means that UCAS will be a big part of people's lives until January. And UCAS is synonymous with… the personal statement. This is a fairly big deciding factor for universities (as well as predicted grades), when choosing to accept candidates, […]
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Library (Part Two) – High-Tech
Posted by Holly in English on September 17, 2018
So, unsurprisingly, I'm pretty fond of the library, because I love the books, the system and the process. But that's not the only reason: in this Part Two of my blog post, I'm going to emphasise the additional features of the University of Leicester's library. With only a week now until the start date, […]
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Library (Part One) – Bookworm
Posted by Holly in English on September 10, 2018
Okay, geek-confession time: I am absolutely in love with the University of Leicester's library. As an English Literature student, I know that that is an incredible cliché statement, and could I be any more stereotypical? But it is utterly true. I'll admit now that I'm not entirely the kind of English student who […]
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The Library
Posted by Khadija in English on December 23, 2016
The library has and will always be my favourite part of the University of Leicester. It was opened in 2008 by the Queen herself and the Duke of Edinburgh. Especially during the last week and a half, the library has been a home for me. I have spent for time awake in the library than […]
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Running away to Greece for a while
Posted by Laura M in English on March 24, 2016
After a hectic and laborious semester, I've left the books and essays behind to go back to visit my second home – Greece. It couldn't be any more different than the busy paths of campus and overload of studying. Instead, I've taken a much needed break and spent my time hiking in the mountains, sunbathing, […]
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What's on for Leicester's English students?
Posted by Laura M in English on October 17, 2015
Leicester's Literary Festival aims to bring the best of literature to Leicester for one week only. It's a week which is jam packed with exciting workshops and performances from the writers of today. There is such a diverse range of events to offer, so, whether you're just interested in literature or study it, it's a great […]
Posted in City, Leisure, Reseach, Studying | Tagged 50 foot women, apocalypse and exile, battle of waterloo, caryl phillips, concepts to criticism, creative writng, diary, English, exciting, fantasy fiction, Festival, jack the ripper, james joyce, jamie mollary, Leicester, lewis carroll, literary festival, louis de bernieres, performances, samuel pepys, the story of alice, University, unlearning childhoods, workshop, writers, writing women, young writers
Week one @TheRiverGroup
Posted by Laura M in English on August 4, 2015
So, that's week one of my summer Internship done – and, it's been a busy week! Situated at the end of Oxford Street and the opening to Hyde Park makes The River Group the perfect location for my first internship in London. When I arrived at their offices, I was met by ads manager Mel […]
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Posted by victoria in English on July 21, 2015
Hello everyone- I graduated! The whole end goal of my time at Leicester, and my entire education really, and I've done it! As you can tell from both the quick succession of exclamations and my triumphant pose, I'm really happy to have completed my degree. Let me tell you about the day… My ceremony was […]
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Has anyone heard of Joe Orton?
Posted by victoria in English on April 23, 2015
One of the authors I studied as part of the Post war module this semester was Joe Orton. I've grown quite used to talking to my parents about the authors on the course and being met with a blank stare and no recognition, but I found that unexpectedly this name did have resonance for my […]
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Results Day
Posted by Jennifer in English on August 15, 2012
I am filled with jittery nerves and a slight queasiness just thinking about A-Level results day tomorrow. You, I'm sure, will sympathise with me, until I remind you that I actually received my results almost 2 years ago. Maybe I have a touch of melodrama about my personality, but for me, the anxiety is just […]
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Base Sets Traditional POW/MIA Table. With Bible.
A US military base recently honored prisoners of war and those still missing in action with a POW/MIA remembrance ceremony — which included the traditional table draped in white linen:
Note that the table still has a Bible — even though Michael "Mikey" Weinstein claims such a thing is illegal. Despite a few organizations acquiescing to his bigotry, Weinstein eventually encountered resistance and his crusade against the POW/MIA Bible fizzled. For now, many groups are continuing to set the traditional table in honor of those who were lost and did not return.
Soon enough, Chris Rodda and her crack research "team" will no doubt figure out where this was and — if Weinstein gets a second wind — he may renew his attacks. Until then, these troops there can focus on honoring POWs/MIAs.


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Producer and rapper T-Pain has vowed never to use the Auto-Tune effect again, possibly signaling the end of a long-running trend in R&B and hip-hop music, AllHipHop.com reports.
Does this mean the return of actual, human-sounding voices? Not quite. He's just on to the next thing. He's vowed to ditch the Auto-Tune technology for his own new vocal processor.
"I'm onto something that I think is bigger and better called 'The T-Pain Effect," he said.
The Grammy Award-winning producer and platinum-selling rapper has partnered with Izotope, an audio-technology company, which is the exclusive provider of the new sound.
The Auto-Tune technology was created by Antares Audio Technologies. It's been used by artists including Cher, Janet Jackson, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Snoop Dogg. But T-Pain made it so popular that he officially partnered with the company in September of 2009 to create the "I Am T-Pain" Iphone App, which allowed users to auto-tune their voices on their smart phones.
Now that his deal with Antares is over, T-Pain and Izotope are working to "directly evolve his sound" using proprietary vocal-processing technologies.
It's doubtful that fans who had a headache from Auto-Tune are going to find this new sound any less annoying. But we're not sure "Death of The T-Pain Effect" has quite the same ring to it as the original.
Read more at AllHipHopNews.
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Upsets don't just happen.
If you look at House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's recent primary loss upset, there were a lot of factors that came together, ranging from Cantor's detachment and focus on Washington politics to the Tea Party's use of Cantor's prominence as a symbol for the very thing they were asking voters to reject.
In 2012, the same thing happened to former Congressman Allen West. Then candidate Patrick Murphy, despite being outspent four-to-one, masterfully defeated West by running a perfect campaign that contrasted his balanced views and down-to-earth demeanor against West's outrageous bomb-throwing rhetoric.
Both of these incumbents lost because they didn't truly know their district, spend time with the people they were supposed to be representing, and were too focused on themselves and not the issues that mattered to their constituents.
I am focused on serving my community and making sure that they and all Americans have the opportunities necessary to succeed and provide for their families. My office isn't rooted in DC; it's rooted in the Florida communities I have been privileged to serve over the years. I know so many of you because we've met, not in DC, but in the churches, synagogues, local businesses, schools, and community centers throughout South Florida and the Glades.
That's what representation should be, and that's why if this election is about picking the candidate with a proven track record of service to resident's of Florida's 20th Congressional district, then I'm going to win.
Still, we can't take anything for granted. We can't assume, as Cantor and West did, that this is a given victory. It is a simple truth that fewer voters turn out for the mid-term elections, and that is what our opponents are counting on.
Therefore, I ask that you help me reach my end-of-quarter fundraising goals by contributing here.
I have multiple challengers, but I'm the only one who knows that this race isn't won by asking for support. It's won by earning it.
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George is a specialist in the policy and practice of humanitarian aid. He has managed disaster preparedness and emergency response programmes in Africa and Asia and has worked extensively with policy-makers in the UK, seeking ways to make the humanitarian aid system more effective and accountable. He is currently based in London where he is working on issues around quality and innovation in the aid sector.
George has been involved in community campaigns in south London on and off since 2003. He is particularly interested in increasing community-level engagement and democracy, supporting sustainable local economies and services and promoting living streets.
He has a Masters degree in Violence, Conflict and Development from the School of Oriental and African Studies and a BA in English from the University of Oxford.


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Go 2 Guy: QB Locker just a 'perfect young man'
FERNDALE -- It's tough to get dirt on Jake Locker, the savior. After spending six hours in his hometown, I thought I'd uncover some, hopefully a dump truck-full, or at least a good-sized shovelful.
Not a speck was found, and Lord knows I tried, undeterred by locals who knew better.
"You ain't gonna find no dirt on that boy," said Les Bryan, the barber at City Barber Shop.
"You're gonna have to dig awfully deep," said real estate agent Dick Jacobson from his office at The Muljat Group on Main Street.
I went to the Ferndale Police Station in search of a minor consumption or a speeding ticket and ...
"If anyone has dirt, you're not going to find it here," said Sgt. Bill Hatchett. "He's viewed by pretty much everyone here as being a good kid who does things the right way."
His dad wouldn't dish because there's nothing to tell.
"Honestly, I never spanked him," said Scott Locker. "Everyone said, 'Wait 'til he gets to the age when he doesn't want to listen.' But bless his heart, if he wasn't listening, he acted like he was."
All I found were flaws that will hardly soil his image. Get this: Locker's stubborn! That nugget came from his best friend, Jesse Young.
Want more? He's not very good at water sports, especially wakeboarding.
Plus he likes to speed in his black Chevy Tahoe. "He's got a lead foot for sure, just like his dad," Young said.
Gushing about Huskies is not the norm in this space, but gush is what the townsfolk did when they talked about the Washington quarterback. They had their reasons, a whole bunch of them.
"He's just a perfect young man is what he is," said Russ Grant, who owns the local burger joint, Grant's, with his wife, Lynda. "He's the funnest boy to tell a joke to."
Grant told Locker that he had the worst nightmare. He dreamt that he was Dolly Parton's baby and she bottle-fed him. Grant said Locker liked that one and laughed for five minutes.
At the real estate office, Jacobson said: "He came over Sunday to borrow my pressure washer," and you soon learn that Locker needed it to clean his grandpa's deck.
"No trouble, no nothin'," said Tom Lee, a 1956 Ferndale High graduate who was getting his hair cut at City Barber Shop. "No bad words about the whole family."
Locker's grandparents live in nearby Custer, and grandpa Hugh was quite the player at Ballard and Western Washington. Uncles Johnny, Pat and Mike were standouts at Ferndale High, as was his dad.
Scott Locker still looks like he could play. He hangs drywall for a living and has a punching bag in his garage. Some ladies at church mistake him for Jake. Scott and Jake share the same birthday -- on June 15, dad turned 42 and his son turned 19. Scott's not sure how Jake turned out as well as he did.
"I got lucky," Scott said. "I didn't do anything different than anyone else. It's nice to see that people think he's a respectful, genuine kid."
Scott's so proud of his son that he has followed him to church. Jake has gone to Sunday services at St. Joseph's since he was a kid, and Scott started to attend a year and a half ago.
"Just seeing the way he does things, I thought it would be a viable thing for me to do, too," Scott said. "Sometimes he helps raise me a little bit. I've learned a lot of stuff from the way he's handled things."
At Grant's, Mary Ann Olson of Gig Harbor asks if Scott is indeed Jake Locker's dad. When she finds out that he is, she asks if Scott could pose for a picture with her.
"People used to know me, and now they know me through Jake," Scott said. "At work they call me J.D. (Jake's Dad)."
J.D. asks for patience, saying: "I hope he doesn't get jumped on too hard too early. I hope fans give him an adequate time to show them what kind of player he is."
Locker was raised in a beautifully landscaped two-story home on Church Road, a few miles from town. Scott and Anita were high-school sweethearts -- they started dating as 14-year-old freshmen. Jake's younger sisters -- Alyssa, 17, and Erika, 14 -- are athletes, too.
Jake's bedroom is filled with ribbons, medals and trophies. One wall is a 3-D baseball diamond specially designed by Scott and painted by his niece -- at one time, J.D. was sure his son would go further with baseball than football.
Two weeks ago, Jake was back in town for Pioneer Days as Ferndale celebrated its centennial. He signed autographs for kids and hung out with his two closest friends.
Locker floated down the Nooksack River with Young and Rocki Sandusky and talked about girls. Locker had three serious girlfriends in high school but doesn't have one now. He's wary of "jersey-chasers" who want to be with him because he's a starting quarterback.
"He'd rather find a girl who doesn't know anything about Husky football or has no idea about him," Young said.
Here's how close Young and Sandusky and Locker are: Jake has said if he makes money playing football someday, he will take care of them. He'll build three houses and put walkways between them. He'll "hire" Young to be his chef and Sandusky to clean his pool and pay them six-figure salaries just so they can all be together.
"It's a joke, but he's dead serious," Young said.
At 3 p.m., I have reached my saturation point for hearing nice things about a Husky.
All right already, he's never had a drink, never done drugs and always has time for kids, particularly ones in need.
"There's something wrong with someone that clean," said Bryan the barber.
In Jake Locker's case, good luck finding out what that might be.


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As much as I love books with adorable, swoon-worthy romances in them, I've really come to appreciate reading YA that has little or no love included in the narrative. I feel like during my teen years, I was told that my experiences weren't as valid unless I had a significant other. Like I needed to be in a relationship to feel validated, or like I deserved to be loved. And that's a really dangerous mindset. I'm only 19, but I feel as though my opinions about romance in YA has dramatically shifted over the past couple of years—so much so that I actively look for books without romance in them.
Some of the books that got me into YA included Hush, Hush, City of Bones, The Hunger Games, and Shatter Me. To say those relationships were a little unrealistic and even toxic at times would be an understatement. And then I became obsessed with The Fault in Our Stars, which I'm sure will live on to be the "sick-lit" book of our generation. That book 100% gave me false expectations about weekends in Amsterdam and confessions of love over risotto. And Ansel Elgort… someone hold me.
But over the past year or so, I really felt as though I've come to better understand my identity and my need (or lack thereof) for a relationship. I used to feel as though I needed a significant other to feel "whole". But as cheesy as it might seem, that feeling only came from understanding who I am and what I want in life—and that's not necessarily being in a relationship. I'm a proud member of the queer community and as much as I love the idea of coming home to a loved one and putting on a movie for us and our fourteen cats, right now that isn't my focus.
As a 19 year-old woman, my main focusses in life at the moment are my book club, my career, and my friends. While I know that's not the same for everyone and being in a relationship does play a major part in some peoples' lives, that's not on my mind at the moment. So why should I have to feel bombarded by every YA novel I pick up being about romance? I can't even begin to explain how sick I am of seeing allocishet romances in particular. Life is too heteronormative as it is.
Of course it's necessary for there to still be romance in YA because a lot of teens are experiencing their first loves and first heartbreaks, and they deserve to feel seen and recognise their experiences in what they're reading. But teens who aren't in relationships or are aromantic or asexual should seem themselves represented in YA as well. Perhaps if I read more books that focussed on friendship instead of romance, I would have felt less of a pressure to push myself into relationships in my high school years. While we're undoubtably starting to see a shift in regards to romance in YA now, it's definitely something that can be improved and expanded upon.
Putting relationships and love you feel for a partner or significant other on a pedestal in YA can also cement the dangerous ideology that romantic love is more important or more legitimate than the love you feel for friends. Love isn't just reserved for romantic interests—it's something we feel for those close to us. Friendship and the love we have for our friends shouldn't be underestimated or considered less. And friendship breakups can be just as painful as splitting with your significant other—sometimes even more so.
So here I've got five of my favourite YA novels that focus more on friendship than romance. I hope you can add these to your TBR if you're feeling like what you're reading is too romance-heavy!
I hope you enjoyed my little discussion! Now it's over to you. Do you think there's too much romance in YA? What are some of your favourite YA novels that focus more on friendship, rather on romantic love? Have you read any of my recommendations? I'd love to know!


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Black Knight Games will be hosting a tournament this Sunday specifically for the younger players in our MTG community. The Young Planeswalkers tournament will be a great opportunity for the younger players to get a taste of the tournament scene here. The format is casual so you can bring any legal deck you want! Here are the details:
When: Sunday, September 15th, 12:00pm-4:30pm
Format: Casual
Entry Fee: $5.00/ $4.00 for Stronghold Members, the entire entry fee will be put towards prizes and giveaways!
Age Restricted: 15yrs old and under ONLY


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If you've only got enough time to do one thing in the classic Tuscan city of Siena make it the Duomo. This may seem obvious – it's a major city in Italy, of course the cathedral at the top of the hill is going to be on your list. But, this complex is filled with some unique features from its odd black stripes, to its beautiful floor frescoes, and even up to the wonderfully painted ceilings.
If you take the train into the city you'll have quite a hill to climb. Fortunately, the views from the top are worth the effort.
As you wind your way through the narrow old streets towards your goal you'll get the feeling that this is a very old city.
You can't miss the Duomo in Siena. It's on top of the highest point in the city and stands out against the landscape with its striking black stripes. There are a few more stairs for you to climb, but you're almost there.
The front of the cathedral and the start of your tour through beauty and history.
The standard tour of the thirteenth century building starts off in the spacious cathedral. Here you'll be able to admire the black striped column and walls as they ascend to the top of the ceiling. The black and white go hand in hand with the colors of the coat of arms of the city itself.
If the stripes didn't stand out from the exterior they really hit your eyes once you get inside. The black bands immediately draw your eyes up the columns towards the ceiling.
Once you're done looking up you'll start to notice that there are a number of roped off sections of floor. Take a look at each and you'll see some beautiful works of art.
The bird at the center is just one of the abundance of animals that you'll find throughout the building.
The carvings and art in the cathedral are home to a lot of animals. They're in almost every detail of the interior.
The art and sculptures around the church display a number of biblical themes.
Even the little details, like this post, are decorated and beautiful.
After you're done taking in the impressive interior of the main cathedral make sure to seek out the adjoining library. This isn't a typical library with books, but instead a series of powerful and colorful frescoes depicting the story of Pope Pius II.
The mirrors around the library room can be used so you can see every little detail in the walls and ceiling. Here it looks like a portal to another world.
Here you can see some of the frescoes lined up along the wall. In the mirror you'll notice the ceiling across is very colorful and alive.
If you bought the all-inclusive pass (you should, it's only 12 euros) you'll move your tour along across the plaza to the museum. The museum isn't very large, but there are some very impressive statues and stained glass to be found. Take your time and relax here. The atmosphere is wonderful.
The low lighting really made the stained glass at the end of the hallway stand out. All eyes are immediately drawn to the feature when you enter the building. It's very striking.
After you're done in the museum head down the steps towards the crypts and baptistry. About half way down you'll find your entrance to the former – The Crypts.
The crypts are below the cathedral, but situated above the baptistry. Here the brick itself is covered in paintings taken from biblical stories. The area under the cathedral is calm and striking.
The crypts are below our feet. You can see that the subterranean part of the cathedral is easily a few floors below.
Once you're back out in the daylight head down the stairs once more to arrive at the fourth and final stop on your Duomo day trip – The Baptistry. Unlike the other baptistries in Pisa and Florence this one is part of the main cathedral building. The room is wonderfully adorned from top to bottom with some pews to sit, relax, contemplate, or pray. Like the library room above, the ceiling is wonderfully decorated in the baptistry. Mirrors are provided so you can check out every angle of the room (or take fun pictures).
We found some more mirrors in the baptistry. The mirror is showing the art in the center of the room. The benches all face the focal point and lead your eyes upwards to an ornate dome.
Though there are only four stops on the Duomo tour, no day trip in Italy would be complete without adding a fifth stop – Gelato. There are a number of shops around the city and no shortage around the cathedral itself. Go seek one out and have a treat.
This is the actual gelato from the shop across the street from the Duomo. We named the one in front Bruno. Can you think of a name for the other?


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Rules: In a text post, list ten books that have stayed with you in some way. Don't take but a few minutes, and don't think too hard — they don't have to be the "right" or "great" works, just the ones that have touched you. Tag ten friends.
Chosen in under ten minutes (with Lauren's help); all fiction; in no particular order:
At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill_Beautifully written historical fiction, this book is about the relationship between two mid-teen Irish boys during the pivotal years of 1916 &1917.
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card_I may not like Mr. Card but I love his science fiction, I first read Ender 20 plus years ago, then reread it several years ago, and am planning on rereading it yet again very soon.
The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling_I started reading these to Lauren when she was seven or so anxiously waiting with her as each new book came out year after year. A couple of years ago, I reread them back to back and was just as enchanted as the first time even if reading them alone wasn't quite as much fun as reading them with my kid.
American Gods by Harlan Ellison_For this over 900 page book, Ellison deservedly won awards for fantasy, science fiction, horror and some other catagories too. It is about the battle betwwen the American Gods ie: the new gods and the ancient gods ie: Odin, Thor et al.
The Foundation Trilogy by Issac Asimov_Set something like 3,000 years in the future, this is hard core science fiction at its best.
Night Circus by Erin Morganstern_A weird and very visual fantasy encompassing three timeframes, all leading to one point and all focused around the most amazing circus ever.
Dream Boy by Jim Grimsley_About the relationship between two teenage boys living in relative ismall-town solation, one popular, one sexually abused, and how they attempt to protect each other.
Watership Down by Richard Adams_Rabbits, it's all about the rabbits and the world they live in.
Keys to the Kingdom series by Garth Nix_A young reader fantasy series of seven books that Lauren recommended, this is a complex story of a young boy fighting for the survival of humanity with a completely unforgettable ending.
The Book Thief by Marcus Zukus_I love this book, how it's written, Death's little interludes, just all of it.
I tag fansee, rocketjava, film102, techgirl_on_ij, kinwad, skimmed_milk, mitakay,
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Have fun!! I know I sure did :)


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NBER Reporter: Summer 2000
Gene M. Grossman * and Elhanan Helpman
In the idealized democratic society, economic policy is determined by "one man, one vote." But in all real societies, special interest groups play an important role in the process that determines economic policy. Pressure groups represent relatively narrow interests, for example of peanut farmers, auto workers, or shareholders of firms that produce semiconductors. They also represent broader interests, such as those of retired workers, capital owners, and those with special concerns for the environment.
Hardly a day passes without the media reporting on the activities and influence of special interests. Discussions of campaign finance reform in the United States have focused attention on one important way in which interest groups seek to influence policies: interest groups are contributing ever-larger sums to political campaigns and political parties, apparently to encourage politicians to take positions favorable to their causes and to aid those who do so in their bids for election. Contributions by Political Action Committees to congressional candidates, which in 1975-6 totaled less than $23 million, exceeded $430 million in the 1995-6 electoral cycle. (1) Interest groups also engage in public display, such as the highly visible protests that surrounded the World Trade Organization (WTO) meetings in Seattle and the recent International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings in Washington, DC. These displays are meant to demonstrate to politicians the strength of the groups' convictions and to educate the public about the policy issues. Less visible but still important are the everyday activities of the legion of lobbyists in Washington, Brussels, and other capitol cities. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the number of registered lobbyists in Washington grew from 14,946 in 1997 to 20,512 in 1999. (2) These lobbyists spend a good portion of their days meeting with elected officials in order to share their alleged expertise and to persuade the policymakers about the worthiness of their causes.
In the early 1990s, we began to study the effects that special interests have on trade policy deliberations and outcomes. Trade is an area where interest groups have been especially visible. Groups representing workers and firms figured prominently in the protection afforded the U.S. steel, auto, textile, and footwear industries in the 1970s and 1980s. Agricultural interests were active and effective in pushing the Common Agriculture Policy of the European Community (now the European Union). Groups representing labor and environmentalists were vociferous in their opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement, while many business groups lobbied in favor of that agreement. These same groups are joined by still others in the current debate about the future of the WTO.
Although an extensive literature on the political economy of trade policy existed by the time we became interested in the subject -- with important contributions from William Brock and Stephen Magee, Robert E. Baldwin, Jagdish Bhagwati, Anne O. Krueger, and Wolfgang Mayer, among others -- the prevailing approaches took shortcuts that seemed to obscure important relationships and to limit the purview of the theory and empirics. For example, the framework used often was ill suited to making predictions about the variation in rates of protection, despite the fact that much of the empirical work focused on exactly this sort of evidence.
Our early work on special interest politics focused on campaign contributions (of time and money) as the tool by which interest groups might influence the policy process. In our first paper, we develop an analytical approach that emphasizes the strategic interaction between interest groups and policymakers on the one hand and the strategic interaction among the interest groups on the other. (3) We suggest that trade policies can be viewed as objects "for sale," with the policymaker as seller and special interest groups as buyers. This assumes that the policymaker cares about general welfare and, in this sense, represents the interest of the voters. But, in addition, the policymaker covets political contributions, which can be used to finance a bid for re-election. Our approach endows the policymakers with an objective function that is a weighted sum of aggregate welfare and contributions, thereby rendering them as "common agents" of the special interests. Special interest groups are assumed to represent industry interests in an economic model in which those with (human or physical) capital invested in an industry stand to gain from protection or subsidization of their sector.
In the model, every organized interest group makes a bid for influence. These bids take the form of "contribution schedules" that link the amount that a group will contribute to the policymaker to the collection of trade policies that the policymaker adopts. We impose no restriction on the design of these offers, except that no group can contribute negatively. (4) Each group understands that the others also will be bidding for influence and that, ultimately, the policymaker will set trade policies to maximize a political objective function that includes aggregate welfare and aggregate contributions as arguments. The groups design their contributions to maximize the welfare of their members, assuming that other groups will be behaving similarly and that the policymaker is politically motivated.
Using this approach, we can derive a formula for the equilibrium structure of protection in a small country that takes international prices as given. The rate of protection to an industry is the product of two components: the first component, common to all industries in a polity, reflects the weight that the policymaker attaches to aggregate social welfare and the fraction of the population that is represented by an organized interest group. This can be regarded as a summary of the political environment. The second component varies by industry according to its economic characteristics. It implies that more protection will be provided to politically organized industries with a high ratio of output-to-imports and to those industries for which the demand for imports is relatively inelastic.
Our formula stands up well to empirical analysis. Pinelopi K. Goldberg and Giovanni Maggi, using measures of nontariff protection of U.S. industries as their independent variable, have estimated the relationship between the structure of protection and the determinants we identify. (5) They find that the model fits the data, and that other variables usually included in cross-industry regressions of rates of protection add little to the model's explanatory power. According to their estimates, U.S. policymakers appear to place a high weight on aggregate welfare, and most voters are represented by one special interest group or another.
Next, we apply our model to the interaction between large countries. (6) The governments of these countries might either compete or cooperate in setting their trade policies. Our framework captures a "two-level game," to borrow Robert Putnam's terminology. On one level, the interest groups compete for domestic influence. On another level, the governments compete or cooperate in their international relations.
When governments do not cooperate, as arguably was the case in the early postwar years, they set trade policies to promote their domestic special and general interests. Promoting the general interest dictates policies that better the terms of trade. Promoting special interests requires protection of politically powerful industries, as in "Protection for Sale." The outcome is a blend of these two, with each country protecting its industries with inelastic import demands and inelastic foreign export supplies.
Our analysis of the noncooperative equilibrium reveals a motive for international cooperation that does not rely on the benevolence of national governments. A noncooperative equilibrium is not efficient for the various policymakers, inasmuch as each government fails to take account of the political harm it causes the other by not granting market access to the other's export industries. In an international tax negotiation, such as those that have taken place under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (now WTO), each government can benefit politically by gaining market access for its politically powerful export industries while granting access to foreign countries whose domestic import-competing interests are not so strong. As before, political strength is determined by a combination of political factors (the weight the government places on social welfare and the fraction of the population that is represented by an organized interest group) and economic factors (the ratio of domestic output-to-trade and the elasticity of import demand or export supply). In fact, the tariff formula derived in "Protection for Sale" gives an exact measure of an industry's political strength. If a group representing an export industry is politically stronger than its counterpart in the importing country, then trade will be relatively unfettered in a politically negotiated trade agreement. If the import-competing interests are stronger, then high trade barriers will persist under an international agreement.
We also study the formation of free trade areas. (7) Interest groups line up for or against such agreements depending on whether they stand to gain or lose. The organized groups that will benefit from an agreement offer contributions to the policymaker that are paid if the agreement comes to pass. Those who will be harmed make their offers contingent on the opposite outcome. In a political-economic equilibrium, a free trade agreement is viable if and only if it garners sufficient political support from those who would gain in all member countries.
One important result from our analysis is that free trade agreements are most likely to be politically viable when they might be socially harmful. A free trade agreement will be socially harmful if it induces a great deal of trade diversion; that is, if the preferential treatment afforded to members induces the countries to import goods from their partners that could be purchased more cheaply from the outside. When trade diversion occurs, the exporting interests prosper, but the import-competing industry does not suffer. Thus, the prospect of trade diversion generates political support for the agreement from some special interests and little opposition from others. In contrast, social welfare gains require that new trade be created, but that would spell income losses for workers and firms in the import-competing industries. These groups then would be inclined to oppose the agreement. Thus, the political prospects for an agreement that would create trade are surely worse than for those that would mostly divert it.
Our work on the political economy of protection leads us to examine more carefully the relationship between voters, candidates, and special interest groups. (8) In our early analyses, we did not treat voters explicitly; they were only indirectly represented by an assumed concern of the policymaker for aggregate social welfare. In subsequent work, we introduce voters explicitly and allow them to choose between two slates of candidates. (9) These slates are offered by competing political parties each aiming to maximize their share of the vote. The parties have certain policy positions that they regard as inviable, but others on which they are willing to be more flexible. The parties might choose their positions on the latter set of issues either to appeal to knowledgeable voters or to cater to the special interests that are willing to contribute to their campaigns. Campaign funds are potentially valuable to the political parties because they can be used to purchase advertising that is effective in swaying impressionable voters.
We characterize an equilibrium of a multi-stage political game. First, the many interest groups bid for influence from one or both of the political parties. The bids take the form of contribution schedules that link campaign gifts to the positions adopted by the parties. Next, the parties choose their platforms for the issues on which they can be flexible. Finally, the voters cast their ballots, with the knowledgeable ones voting for the party that offers the most attractive package of policies and the impressionable ones influenced somewhat by the parties' campaign spending.
Several interesting conclusions emerge from this analysis. First, we find that interest groups typically contribute to both political parties. This is very much in keeping with the evidence for the United States and Israel. Second, the groups rarely give more than the minimum amount needed to exert their influence. Since the offers are used to push the parties toward positions that are unpopular with the average knowledgeable voter, the gift from any one group has no marginal effect on the recipient's electoral success. In this sense, the groups' contributions can be seen as motivated only by a desire for influence and not by a desire to help their favorite parties to win more seats. Third, the positions chosen by the parties maximize a weighted average of campaign contributions and the aggregate welfare of knowledgeable voters. Importantly, the voting environment determines the relevant weights. Parties place more weight on social welfare relative to campaign contributions as the fraction of knowledgeable voters increases, as campaign spending on attracting impressionable voters becomes less effective, and as the preferences of the knowledgeable voters become less dispersed in regard to the issues on which the parties' positions are fixed. Finally, we find that the party whose fixed positions are more popular among voters is more likely than its rival to cater to the special interests.
More recently, we have been studying how interest groups might use their specialized expertise as a tool to influence policy. An interest group is likely to know quite a bit about its particular areas of interest. For example, a group representing the firms in an industry is likely to be well informed about industry conditions, while one representing environmentalists may know a great deal about ecological sciences. Interest groups are a potential source of information for voters and policymakers alike. The groups can advise the voters about the wisdom of different candidates' positions and can advise the policymakers about what policy approaches would be desirable. But the recipients of the advice must be wary because the group has a stake in the outcome. Our research focuses on what types of statements and actions by interest groups will be credible and how these actions can affect the policy outcomes.
In one paper, we study the issuance of endorsements by special interest groups. (10) Endorsements may be seen as a means by which the leaders of interest groups can communicate with their rank-and-file members and with other voters. An endorsement indicates which of the candidates has a position that better serves the common interests of the group members. This message may be useful to the voters if they are imperfectly informed about the policy issues. There are circumstances in which the ability to issue an endorsement confers a benefit to a special interest group and circumstances in which it does not. If the issue is one of pure distribution, where anything the members gain comes at the expense of voters who are not members of the group, then the endorsement will have no effect on the candidates' positions or on the outcome of the election. Nonmembers will interpret the endorsement in the same way that members do and realize that the candidate who would better serve the group's interests would be harmful to their own. These voters will be less inclined than otherwise to vote for an endorsed candidate, so the candidates will be wary of being endorsed. But if the policy issue is not one of pure distribution, an endorsement can have real effects. The endorsed candidate will capture a greater share of the votes of interest group members than otherwise, while losing relatively fewer votes among nonmembers. In this event, the candidates will "compete for the endorsement" by adopting positions that cater to the interest group.
Our forthcoming book will discuss other ways that interest groups might use their knowledge of the issues to influence the policy process. (11) Among these are attempts at persuasion by lobbyists in one-on-one meetings with policymakers, public information campaigns aimed at the general voter, and resorting to costly displays such as those that took place in Seattle. Our book will also provide an integrated treatment of campaign contributions as a means of policy influence and will incorporate numerous examples of applications to specific policy questions.
1. See B. A. Loomis and A. J. Cigler, "Introduction: The Changing Nature of Interest Group Politics," in Interest Group Politics (5th edition), A. Cigler and B. Loomis, eds. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 1998.
2. See the summary of Influence, Inc., 1999 edition, at http://www.opensecrets.org/pubs/lobby98 (accessed May 16, 2000).
3. G. M. Grossman and E. Helpman, "Protection for Sale," American Economic Review, 84 (September 1994), pp. 833-50.
4. Actually, all we need is a lower bound on the size of contributions. So, we can allow for negative contributions and think of these as gifts promised to the incumbent policymaker's opponent.
5. P. K. Goldberg and G. Maggi, "Protection for Sale: An Empirical Investigation," NBER Working Paper No. 5942, February 1997.
6. G. M. Grossman and E. Helpman, "Trade Wars and Trade Talks," Journal of Political Economy, 103 (August 1995), pp. 675-708.
7. G. M. Grossman and E. Helpman, "The Politics of Free Trade Agreements," American Economic Review, 85 (September 1995), pp. 667-90.
8. Our published work on the politics of protection also includes an analysis of tariff jumping by multinational corporations in G. M. Grossman and E. Helpman, "Foreign Investment with Endogenous Protection," in The Political Economy of Trade Policy, R. Feenstra, G. Grossman, and D. Irwin, eds. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1996; and a comparison of alternative theoretical approaches to the political economy of trade policy in E. Helpman, "Politics and Trade Policy," in Advances in Economics and Econometrics: Theory and Applications, D. Kreps and K. Wallis, eds. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1997.
9. G. M. Grossman and E. Helpman, "Electoral Competition and Special Interest Politics," Review of Economic Studies, 63 (April 1996), pp. 265-86.
10. G. M. Grossman and E. Helpman, "Competing for Endorsements," American Economic Review, 89, June 1999, pp. 501-24.
11. G. M. Grossman and E. Helpman, Special Interest Politics, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, forthcoming.
* Grossman is an NBER Research Associate in the Programs on International Trade and Investment and International Finance and Macroeconomics and the Jacob Viner Professor of International Economics at Princeton University. Helpman is an NBER Research Associate in the Program on International Finance and Macroeconomics, a professor of Economics at Harvard University, and the Archie Sherman Professor of International Economic Relations at Tel Aviv University. His Profile appears later in this issue.


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We are a research group working on the development of computer models to assess intermolecular interactions involving biomolecules and potential ligands. We have been working on the creation of novel computational models for unraveling the molecular mechanisms underlying enzyme inhibition and protein-ligand interactions. We use these computational models to predict the binding affinity of a potential inhibitor for an enzyme; such knowledge has the potential to speed up drug discovery and decrease the cost of new drugs. Furthermore, the availability of computational models to predict binding affinity based on the atomic coordinates of protein-ligand complexes adds flexibility to the process of drug discovery, since it allows us to computationally test different scenarios where a potential new drug may interact with a protein target.
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A view of the scoring function space as a way to develop a computational model to predict ligand-binding affinity. Structures of proteins available with the following PDB codes: 2OW4, 2OVU, 2IDZ, 2GSJ, 2G85, 2A4L, 1ZTB, 1Z99, 1WE2, 1M73, 1FLH, and 1FHJ.
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9.70152 - LEVY, E.: Symphony No. 12 (J.S. Rodgers, Bunce, C. Scholl, Polish National Radio Symphony, Oberg)
Ernst Lévy (1895–1981)
Ernst Lévy, born in Switzerland in 1895 and very much a musical wunderkind, was appointed to the piano faculty of the Basel Conservatory of Music by the time he was 21. At the age of 25 he moved to Paris and quickly established himself. In 1928 he founded the ChœurPhilharmonique, with which he conducted performances of major choral works, and recorded some of them for Polydor records. While living in Paris he married Else Hammerschlag, a Viennese woman whose father had been Mahler's personal physician, and fathered two sons, Frank and Matthys.
As Europe was about to convulse into chaos, Lévy's family sailed to the United States in 1939, where he joined them in 1941. City University of New York professor Robert H. Lilienfeld, who has chronicled the achievements of both Ernst and Frank Lévy, starkly noted: "…he was one of the refugees who arrived in America in flight from the crisis of European civilization which culminated in World War II." One suspects that, were it not for Lévy's intuition regarding the impending Holocaust, audiences would probably have never benefited from either his or his son's compositional talents.
Once in the United States, Lévy began a distinguished teaching career. Among his faculty appointments were tenures at such prestigious schools as MIT, New England Conservatory and the University of Chicago. During this time he composed prolifically. His works include fifteen symphonies, music for solo piano, concertos, choral works and chamber music for various combinations of instruments.
Despite his teaching schedule and the many hours spent composing, he continued to perform as a piano recitalist and recorded many works for Kapp, Unicorn and Columbia records, among others. The 1954 Columbia performances were never released, but now have been made available on a Marston CD: Ernst Lévy – Forgotten Genius Plays Beethoven, Liszt and Lévy. Donald Manildi, in his notes accompanying that CD, states: "Lévy's performances are not for the faint of heart." Manildi is warm in his praise, but indicates that there are critics who strongly disagree. Lilienfeld, siding with Manildi, hails Lévy as "…one of the truly great pianists of his generation."
Ernst Lévy possessed a powerful intellect that led him to probe many other disciplines including mathematics, architecture, physics, acoustics and philosophy. All of these influences made their way into the musical gestalt of this remarkable artist, who died in Switzerland in 1981.
Dr Siegmund Levarie, a close friend and associate of the composer, has written of his memories concerning the origins of the Twelfth Symphony.
"Ernst Lévy's Twelfth Symphony was written to order—not commissioned by a patron, but created by special circumstances at the University of Chicago in 1951. At that time he and I were colleagues on the faculty of the Music Department. Beside our academic obligations, I was in charge of setting up the programs for our annual subscription series of chamber music. The sophisticated University audience of students, faculty, and friends permitted me to schedule, beside the standard repertoire, unusual or rarely heard works.
For the 1951–52 season I had decided to present a song cycle by the composer Hugo Kauder based on ten poems from James Joyce's Chamber Music, scored for soprano, alto, tenor, and string quartet, and lasting about 25 minutes. What could I find to fill the rest of the evening? When nothing seemed to fit, I asked Ernst Lévy whether he had any ideas, and he promptly offered to write a work utilizing the available time and forces. The limited budget allowed for the addition of six additional wind players.
Ernst Lévy devoted his Swiss summer vacation to the composition, finishing it [according to his note in the score] on 6 August 1951, in Ronco/Ancona; the full score he completed on 9 October in Basel [his birthplace]. The first performance, preceded by Hugo Kauder's Chamber Music, took place on 7 March 1952, in the sold-out concert hall on the campus of the University of Chicago. Lévy conducted both works. The audience of over a thousand people was receptive and attentive throughout the one-hour duration of the Lévy symphony."
For the program booklet Ernst Lévy sketched the outline of the seven movements printed below:
Ernst Lévy
Chamber Symphony (Symphony No 12)
Dr Levarie continues his memories of the origins of the symphony: "After leaving Chicago in 1954 for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lévy conducted the same program in Cambridge with first-desk players of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Boosey and Hawkes published Hugo Kauder's Chamber Music, dedicated to my wife Norma and me, and sponsored by the Fromm Music Foundation, in 1955. The publication was eventually reissued by the Seesaw Music Corporation."
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Wordless Wednesday
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If you are looking for a fun craft to help kids build creativity, look no further! Creating a little park or playground using popsicle sticks and recycled cardboard tubes (for starters) is so much fun, and afterwards the kids can actually use their creation as a playscape for Playmobil people or any another little dolls or animals. In the past we have made a miniature swingset from recyclables, as well as a mini playground craft using skewers, though this popsicle stick playground was actually made by my ten year old son in school with a group of boys as part of a larger project. I am so proud of him! On the day of the exhibition my son said to me "oh mommy, did you see all the playgrounds that everyone made? I taught them how to do that." Big smile from mommy!
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A little over a month ago, I did a post about 5 of the Dumbest Purchases I've Made in My 20's so I thought I would write its counterpart – 5 of the Best Purchases I've Made in my 20's.
My Cats. Ok. So I am hesitant to call this a "purchase" because my cats are my children and they live in my house the same way I do. But they are kind of a big investment. After all, I have four. Yes. FOUR. You read that correctly. They are my biggest source of joy. Coming home to them running up to me and rubbing against my legs (I know they just want food but let me have it) is my favorite part of my day. I love them so much and I honestly don't understand how people live their lives without a furry companion.
My trip to Alaska. Ok, embarrassing truth: this was almost two years ago and I still have a maxed credit card from it. But I don't care because this was by far the most meaningful experience I've had to date. Travel is never, ever a waste of money (well, except that one time I went to Louisiana but we don't need to talk about that hahah), at least not to me. I'd rather travel now while I can than wait til I'm 70, assuming I even live that long.
Therapy. Need I say more? I calculated it and I spent roughly $3000 out of pocket, after insurance on mental health sh*t last year. But it was worth every penny and continues to be.
This website. Yes. I pay to own this URL (thats how the internet works, in case this is news to you) and I have zero regrets because this blog is my baby and the light of my life. Also, it's really not that expensive.
Tattoos. You might like them. You might not. If you don't, chances are you'll tell me because people who don't like tattoos are usually pretty vocal (and rude) about it. Like, I get it. You wouldn't do that to your body. But the good news is: IT'S MINE! Not yours. They make me, me. They make me love my body when I can't find anything to love about it. And they weren't cheap.
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Unfortunately, late Australia batsman Phillip Hughes on Thursday became the first international cricketer to die from an injury suffered while batting. This incident sparked a debate on how to make the game safer.
The 25-year-old New South Wales man Hughes, who switched to South Australia earlier this season, has played 26 Tests for Australia. He suffered massive bleeding in his brain after playing too early at Sean Abbot's bouncer for which he took a blow behind his left ear, below the helmet while playing for South Australia against his former side NSW in a Sheffield Shield match at Sydney.
According to Australian team doctor Peter Brukner said that Hughes never regained consciousness following his injury.
A fierce debate erupted over how to make cricket safer. Some called for a complete ban on bouncers, saying that cricket is not worth dying for. But others dissented, arguing that this would only accentuate the growing imbalance in the game, already loaded in favour of batsmen. They also pointed out that the injury suffered by Hughes was an extremely rare one.
Some also blamed the helmet Hughes used in that match as it is an old modelled helmet. Masuri, the UK company which manufactured Hughes's helmet says Hughes was not wearing the newly modelled helmet which offers "extra protection" in the area where he was hit, while still allowing "comfortable movement". The company is seeking more video evidence to determine the exact point of impact.
The company also said "This is a vulnerable area of the head and neck that helmets cannot fully protect. While enabling batsmen to have full and proper movement."
But the 2014 modelled Masuri Helmet could have saved him. It has a larger grill and a greater neck protection.
India's Forma Helmet too is safe because it is deeper at the back and provides more protection. Few experts have suggested the batsmen to wear a composite foam skull cap below the helmet which offers more mobility and protection.
Hope the batsmen realise the importance of helmets and use the more safer one's to avoid more such tragic incidents.
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Greg Michaels: 20 Years For The Class of 1993 at The Atlantic Broadcast Centre
It's quite amazing how time flies. Twenrty years ago I graduated from the Atlantic Broadcast Centre in Saint John, New Brunswick. On the certificate, it says, June 25, 1993, so almost 20 years, but what a great time.
Saint John is a city about an hour from the Calais and Maine border. Somewhat like Portland, but slightly smellier. Saint John is the home of Irving Oil and the world's highest tides in the Bay of Fundy.
The class of '93 was a tight knit group. There were only 20 of us. Aside from it just being 20 years and for the most part employed in radio, it's wild how the technology has changed. We were taught how to splice reel to reel tape, which by the way I was never proficient at and never really utilized in my daily working. I could do it, it just wasn't my forte.
The school took a very hands-on approach to teaching radio. We were program directors even, taking turns on responsibilities. We were even taught sales, but again what I learned back then is to today as writing with scribes is to "auto-correct."
We've tossed around the idea of a 20-year reunion. Maybe we'll do something later this summer, it is just someone or myself has to take the lead in making the date, etc.
Since, the the program has ceased as far as I can tell. I've Googled Atlantic Broadcast Centre and there is very little on the Internet, so my guess is it shut down before the everyday use of the web.
A lot of partying went on that year, but no police were called nor were any arrests made. I guess we did it correctly. Many pranks too, for example we put confetti in someone's car air vent. The only thing I wish, is we took more pictures. Maybe it was the times and no one thought to take photos or guys just take fewer? I don't know, but I only have one picture.
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Let's consider everything auditors do. Their best work might be getting organizations to simply follow the rules—when they get groups to comply with rules and regulations, I think that's a super feat in and of itself. But there is far more to being an auditor than just following the rules, and that's where the superhero thing comes into play.


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I am writing an open letter to you because you have given me no choice. I was ready to mail you one that I had recently written to the Salvation Army just the other day, but you are no longer there. You have no phone. I don't know how else to find you. So, here is what I need to tell you.
The day before you entered rehab 30 some odd days ago, I received a text from you with very specific song lyrics and a song title that all but begged me to trust you, in spite of everything. The song recognizes the torment of someone who has lived through hell and is asking to be known not for the things done, but for the soul deep inside the human heart.
I told you later how the lyrics can be read both positively and negatively and that in the end I would always err on the side of believing in you; choosing the notion that we are more than a sum of our parts.
Now what am I supposed to think?
Your life is in a bag. The freezing, spitting rain fall is starting to give way out on the cold streets and I struggle knowing you are nomadically moving around without any kind of guidance or direction. You chose, completely on your own volition, to be homeless. Perhaps more than the addiction itself, the mental illness, or the bad choices, this is a poignantly strong situation that I fail to understand the most.
I found lyrics too, you know.
Cause all the dreams you never thought you'd lose, go tossed along the way.
Letters that you never meant to send got lost or thrown away.
You may never understand this, but there are people, myself included, who have been pushing for you since the beginning. I don't just mean people in our family, neighbors, or mom and dad. I mean friends I have all over the country – all over the world. People pray for Africa like it has not holding power in the world but Africa prays too. Often, not for itself. My family in Rwanda lifts your name to heaven often and frequently. Divine always asks about you in any conversation we've had. Without much tangible financial capital, their human and social capital is limitless – literally and firmly trusting that Jesus will enter your heart. Has he?
Scars are souveniors you never lose – the past is never far.
Did you lose yourself somewhere out there? Did you get to be a star?
Broken promises crash down and do you grasp that choosing a life on the streets is asking – begging – for more scars? I had one request of you – don't make me an only child. You looked down, sighed, and said you wouldn't. I have finally come back home – from wandering, living, thriving in life in a lot of different corners of the world. Rwanda yes, but Arkansas too. And to my dismay, I returned, but you did not. What will it take, Lance? What is it that will motivate you enough to WANT to be here?
Words are not enough in this saga, Lance, you know that. You have to do something different. I want my brother back.
You grow up way too fast and now there's nothing to believe and reruns become our history.
A tired song keeps playing on a tired radio and I won't tell no one your name.
Like a tired song, hearts are exhausted. Hope, however, never dies. I hope you choose right for yourself. Do enough to stay clean. Every minute, every hour, every second. Whatever it takes. Choose Life. Get yourself out of dumpsters, alleys, and drugs. Don't you see how no one can do it for you?
God can. But, you have to want to.
Save your life. Please.
I love you.
I think about you all the time, but I don't need the same.
It's lonely where you are, come back down. And I won't tell 'em your name.
Name, Goo Goo Dolls.
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Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal Sunday said he was ready to take on the BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi from the Varanasi constituency in the Lok Sabha polls, but would let the "people decide".
"I will hold a rally in Varanasi on March 23. If the people of Varanasi give me a ticket, I will contest against Modi," the former Delhi chief minister said.
Speaking at an AAP rally at Freedom Park here, Kejriwal said he "accepts the challenge" to contest against Modi but would finalise his candidature only after March 23. "The party has decided that I will contest against Modi. But I am a small man. This will be the people's fight, I will only be their face," said the AAP leader.
Kejriwal also referred to talk of Modi contesting from another seat besides Varanasi. "People of this country want a brave PM, not one who wants to contest from a safe seat. People of this country will question his intentions," he said.
Doubting Modi's resolve to fight corruption in the light of the BJP backing tainted Karnataka leaders like B S Yeddyurappa and B Sriramulu, Kejriwal said: "I hear that Yedduyarappa will be telecom minister like A Raja and Sriramalu mining minister if Modi becomes PM."
Raising the gas pricing issue and attacking Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani, he said: "I think (Gujarat minister) Saurabh Patel will be the next Union oil minister."
Warning the public about the kind of government they would have if Modi was voted to power, Kejriwal added: "Amit Shah will be the home minister. I wonder how many women will be under surveillance if this government comes."
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Accusing the Modi government in Gujarat of corruption, Kejriwal added: "Everything in Modi's Gujarat is very transparent, everything has a fixed amount for getting work done… Will the media dare show such realities?"
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Think hes started 4 and come on as sub in 7 or 8 but dont know the minutes dude
Im happy hes gone on loan dude hes definitely had way more minutes than he would of done under allardyce
Not currently but i think theres been an over estimation about how good they are. If we had a good manager I wouldnt just be accepting a defeat if we played them.
Yes. But his issues arent skill. Its decision making etc. which are improved under pressure and experience of it. And Ill still stand by hes done this loan move for himself. Which doesnt sound bad but everyone hates senior players who try to leave etc.
The intensity issue is the key. Being thrown on for cameo sub appearances, with an express yourself remit etc isnt the same pressure as having responsibility for starting games where mistakes even early on in a game may cost you. Hes been starting more games recently so thats good. And Ive no problem with players looking out for themselves but lots of people do. Hes just got an easy ride because most people dont like Allardyce otherwise I think he would have been panned for going against club wishes.
Not saying he didn't or did mate but there is a trend of him being blamed for everything and it just isn't true, if only it were all that simple, there's better run sunday teams than us the last few years.
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