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Acura TL (Third Generation 3G) UA6/7
Acura TL 3G (third generation) UA6/7 was produced from year 2004-2008 in Marysville, Ohio, USA for sale in North America. It is source from the 7th generation Honda Accord. (Honda is the parent company of Acura which target the luxury vehicle segments).
Layout – Front engine, front-wheel drive
Engine(s) – J32A3 3.2 liter SOHC VTEC V6 24 valves (60 degrees) 258hp (192kW)
J35A8 3.5 liter SOHC VTEC V6 24 valves (60 degrees) 286hp (213kW)
Transmission (s) – 5-speed automatic
6-speed manual (has been dropped since 2007, due to very low demand)
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Friday, June 28, 2013
Steve Ditko Cover of the Week: Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #19
3 comments:
- Four-Color Kid said...
Do you know if this was an original Ditko cover, or if it was one of those typically cheap way of Charlton of recycling panels from inside art in a montage?
I also Wonder if this issue was published during that scuba-diving craze of the late 50's and early 60's? They were quite a few shows on tv that featured scuba-diving such as SEA HUNT, FLIPPER, VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA, THE AQUANAUTS, etc. (all of them had comic adaptations by Dell) and also in movies such as the early James Bond.
- Scott M said...
I don't own this book, but the stories may show up in our of those Ditko collections - so I will keep an eye out. I don't know when the panel recycling started, as many of the 50s covers are actually originals but this may not be.
- M W Gallaher said...
This comic is dated July, 1960, F-CK, so yes, it falls during that scuba craze era. And I can confirm that the cover is indeed a montage of 5 interior panels (the first panel on the cover, the one with the speech balloon, is constructed from two separate interior panels, with a head shot removed that was originally to the right of the shadowy swimming figures). The panels have all been recolored, too.
The story itself is one of the slightest I've ever read in a Charlton, and that's saying a lot.

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We sometimes reference our guilt files and my guilt file is reaching epic levels so I'm going to try to unload three recent stories into one post. I'm grouping them together under what I'll call The Wild Hunt banner -- they're all stories that would or could be covered over at that blog that deals with Pagan and Heathen communities. The Wild Hunt, for what it's worth, is now appearing over at Patheos so it's interesting to see how Patheos is landing various bloggers across the religious spectrum.
STORY ONE The first was a story from The Tennessean about how Wiccan holidays have been added to the academic calendar at Vanderbilt University. What that means is that students may be excused from class that day should they need the day off for religious observances. It's a fine story, as these things go, but reminds me of how much I enjoyed Associated Press reporter Tom Breen's story on a similar situation at Marshall University four years ago. And you can read Wild Hunt coverage of the story with the hilarious headline "Pagans: Now With Actual Holidays."
STORY TWO The second story was a weird little piece I found at an NBC Philadelphia site. But it's about a practitioner of Palo Mayobe in Massachusetts. His barbershop was, we're told, shut down after authorities found evidence of animal sacrifices in the building's basement. Animal control removed the animals -- two chickens and four roosters, one dead -- but the shop remains closed indefinitely. The shop owner says his religious rights have been violated.
A much better story ran in the local paper South Coast Today. Here's how it begins:
William Camacho has practiced Palo Mayombe, a syncretic Afro-Caribbean religion similar to Santeria, since he was a child.
Camacho, 41, said his religious practices, which include animal sacrificing, have gotten him into trouble with the city, which is considering filing animal cruelty charges against him.
"They violated my moral rights," said Camacho, owner of Bad Boyz Cutz, a downtown barbershop that was closed Tuesday after city inspectors found evidence of ritualistic animal sacrifice there, officials said.
The story does leave some questions. For instance, why is the shop closed indefinitely? We learn that the animals were found after reports of a possible cockfighting operation. Animal control officers realized the animals were instead being used for religious sacrifice. Camacho says those sacrifices take place in rural settings. The technical reason the animals were seized was because they aren't allowed in the city. Animal cruelty charges are pending against Camacho.
The story gives a description of Palo Mayombe which, we're told "incorporates elements of Roman Catholicism along with West African and native Indian traditions. The religion venerates ancestors' spirits and holds a belief in natural earth powers" and:
Like Santeria, Palo Mayombe features animal sacrifices, such as goats and chickens. The animals' blood is thought to have a sacred, powerful life force capable of healing and warding off evil spirits. After the sacrifice, the animals are cooked and eaten.
"The roosters go to heaven after the sacrifice. It's the traditional way," said Camacho, who has tattoos on his arms of his children's names, Jesus Christ and an Indian female warrior. He added that he occasionally uses spells for protection.
The story includes plenty of explanation from Camacho but it might have also been nice to talk to an outside expert on Palo. Still, other context was nice. The reporter mentioned how the law handles ritual animal sacrifices in various municipalities. The ending also wasn't bad:
Also saying that Palo Mayombe has prophetic powers, Camacho said Tuesday's events were actually predicted four days ago in a friend's dream.
"And who shows up at my door today? The cops."
It's a nice combination of including actual religion in a story with some colorful quotes.
STORY THREE And the final story I wanted to look at was the dramatic release of the West Memphis Three. This is a very sad story all around. Three young boys were murdered two decades ago. Three men were imprisoned for 18 years for the crime. They walked free this week, one of them leaving death row to do so.
The case itself is complex, as was the arrangement that got them released. The men maintained their innocence while pleading guilty and the state considers them child killers but safe enough to be set free.
There are also interesting religion angles. Here's a snippet from the New York Times report:
It was May 1993 when the nude bodies of three 8-year-old boys, Christopher Byers, Stevie Branch and Michael Moore, were found in a drainage canal in Robin Hood Hills, a wooded area in the poor Arkansas town of West Memphis. The bodies appeared to have been mutilated, and their hands were tied to their feet.
The grotesque nature of the murders, coming in the midst of a nationwide concern about satanic cult activity, especially among teenagers, led investigators from the West Memphis Police Department to focus on Mr. Echols, a troubled yet gifted 18-year-old who wore all black, listened to heavy metal music and considered himself a Wiccan. Efforts to learn more about him through a woman cooperating with the police led to Mr. Misskelley, a 17-year-old acquaintance of Mr. Echols's.
After a nearly 12-hour police interrogation, Mr. Misskelley confessed to the murders and implicated Mr. Echols and Mr. Baldwin, who was 16 at the time, though his confession diverged in significant details, like the time of the murders, with the facts known by the police. Mr. Misskelley later recanted, but on the strength of that confession he was convicted in February 1994.
Mr. Echols and Mr. Baldwin soon after were convicted of three counts of capital murder in a separate trial in Jonesboro, where the proceedings had been moved because of extensive publicity in West Memphis. The convictions were largely based on the testimony of witnesses who said they heard the teenagers talk of the murders, and on the prosecution's argument that the defendants had been motivated as members of a satanic cult. Mr. Misskelley's confession was not admitted at their trial, though recently a former lawyer for that jury's foreman filed an affidavit saying that the foreman, determined to convict, had brought the confession up in deliberations to sway undecided jurors.
The story is lengthy, mentions some documentaries that got the convicted men some help, and also that for all of the celebrity involvement in the case, some local people believe strongly in the guilt of the men who were released. But it's even more complex:
But even some of the victims' families began to doubt the men's guilt, including Stevie Branch's mother, Pamela Hobbs, and John Mark Byers, the father of Chris Byers. Both attended the hearing. "Three young men have had 18 years of their lives taken away," said Mr. Byers, who appeared in the original documentary profanely condemning the men. "To see them get out and have a normal life is a blessing from God."
It's an interesting story and one that I expected would receive far more coverage. The part that interested me even more than the guilt or innocence of these particular men was the mood of the era in which they were convicted. The whole Satanic Panic thing. I had hoped to see a few more stories about the Satanic panic and maybe some benefit of hindsight into what was real and what was imagined from that era. Once again, The Wild Hunt has some interesting analysis.


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Wedding hair and make-up for Laura Eydmann/Fudge on Saturday 6th October…
It was an early start – 7am!
Laura had to leave Brixham by 9:45am, so along with the bridesmaids and maid of honour, they arrived early to have their hair and make-up done. Laura's hair was curled, with some additional hair pieces clipped in to add volume, before being pinned to the side…
Laura had her nails done previously by Niki, ready for the big day, navy blue shellac and nude and ivory pearls – to match the vintage nautical theme.
Laura then had her make-up done by Niki – she already had eyelash extensions that had been put in a few days before, and Niki created a natural looking base, then concentrated on emphasising Laura's eyebrows, and applying black eyeliner.
The finishing touches were these paperself eyelashes in each corner and Mac Red lipstick – completing the vintage look.
Finally, Laura's birdcage veil was clipped into place, and she was ready to go and get married!
The 3 bridesmaids and Matron of Honour were next, each having their hair curled and the front pinned back with pearl hair pins.
Before they were whisked off to Niki to complete the look with natural make-up and black eyeliner…
All the girls were made to look beautiful in record time, ready to be whisked away for the wedding… and here they all are looking fantastic!
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(Reuters) - Constellation Brands Inc (STZ.N) said on Wednesday it was considering taking a part of its Canadian wine business public and reported better-than-expected quarterly net sales, helped by strong demand for its premium Corona and Modelo beers.
Shares of the company, which forecast full-year profit largely above estimates, rose as much as 4.88 percent to a record high of $158.75 in early morning trading.
Chief Executive Rob Sands said the full value of the Canadian wine business, which delivered "excellent overall financial results" in 2016, was not being recognized.
Sands said an IPO would create better visibility and that the company expected to take a final decision later this year.
Constellation produces the Jackson-Triggs and Inniskillin wine brands in Canada, where it operated eight wineries as of February last year.
The company is trying to separate the consistently growing Canadian wine business from its counterpart in the United States, CLSA analyst Caroline Levy told Reuters.
An increase in the Hispanic population in the United States has spurred demand for Modelo Especial and Corona, premium Mexican beer brands which have also won over other American consumers.
Net income attributable to the company rose 13.4 percent to $243.4 million, or $1.19 in the fourth quarter ended Feb. 29, beating average analysts estimates of $1.14, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Net sales rose 13.8 percent to $1.54 billion, topping estimates of $1.52 billion.
Constellation said it would acquire The Prisoner Wine Company's portfolio of brands for about $285 million in cash from Huneeus Vintners, a fine wine company.
The deal is expected to close by the end of April and add about $0.03 to $0.05 to earnings per share in the year ending February 2017.
Constellation is paying a lot for acquisitions to add premium brands, Levy said.
"The consumer is moving upscale, the consumer wants specialtly and premium brands."
The company also forecast earnings of $6.05-$6.35 per share for the year, largely above analysts' average expectation of $6.11.
Reporting by Subrat Patnaik and Sruthi Ramakrishnan in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Anupama Dwivedi


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Beat_grossmann needed a new other design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 85 designs submitted by 27 freelance designers.
DARJA (also in kyrilic letters)
Design my daughters Name:
DARJA in Kyrillic letters (russian)
for a TATTOO on my shoulder/back
maybe also with birthdate.
its not a logo its a tattoo


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Achieving Efficiency and Portability in Systems Software: A Case Study on POSIX-Compliant Multithreaded Programs
Issue No. 09 - September (2005 vol. 31)
pp: 785-800
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/TSE.2005.98
Yasushi Shinjo , IEEE
Calton Pu , IEEE
Portable (standards-compliant) systems software is usually associated with unavoidable overhead from the standards-prescribed interface. For example, consider the POSIX Threads standard facility for using thread-specific data (TSD) to implement multithreaded code. The first TSD reference must be preceded by pthread_getspecific(), typically implemented as a function or macro with 40-50 instructions. This paper proposes a method that uses the runtime specialization facility of the Tempo program specializer to convert such unavoidable source code into simple memory references of one or two instructions for execution. Consequently, the source code remains standard compliant and the executed code's performance is similar to direct global variable access. Measurements show significant performance gains over a range of code sizes. A random number generator (10 lines of C) shows a speedup of 4.8 times on a SPARC and 2.2 times on a Pentium. A time converter (2,800 lines) was sped up by 14 and 22 percent, respectively, and a parallel genetic algorithm system (14,000 lines) was sped up by 13 and 5 percent.
Index Terms- Performance, portability, threads, software libraries, concurrent programming, runtime specialization, thread-specific data.
Y. Shinjo and C. Pu, "Achieving Efficiency and Portability in Systems Software: A Case Study on POSIX-Compliant Multithreaded Programs," in IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, vol. 31, no. , pp. 785-800, 2005.


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About 40 people gathered in Toronto last night to discuss what many hope will grow into a movement for archiving grassroots histories. The public meeting was organized by Ulli Diemer of the Connexions Archive as a way to bring like-minded activists and scholars together to find strategies for preserving the heritage of social movements and marginalized communities in Toronto and across Canada. (Check out #Connexions for the twitter feed from the event.)
The meeting was held at the Beit Zatoun House, a community centre and gallery that promotes arts and culture exploring issues of social justice and human rights. There was an exhibition of materials from the Connexions Archive in the gallery space where the meeting was held, a collection of magazine covers from grassroots publications dating back to the early 1970s. Connexions describes their archive (gathered over a period of more than 40 years) as a "living archive" which emphasizes the importance of encouraging public access and interaction with their archived materials.
Invited speakers included Dennis Findlay and Helen Lenskyj of the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives (CLGA) who told the remarkable story of what is apparently the largest gay and lesbian archive in the world. The CLGA was started independently in 1973, and only recently secured a permanent home in a city-owned house located near downtown Toronto. The archive also hosts a public gallery where artifacts from the archive are exhibited to encourage public interest and interaction with the collection. (The new space in fact houses only 25% of the CLGA collection; storage space remains an ongoing concern.)
Another speaker was Natalie Zemon Davis, Professor of History Emeritus, Princeton University – an internationally recognized historian of subaltern histories from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Davis' work has focused mostly on women, peasants and slaves – oppressed communities whose traces in history are hard to find and seldom retold. Not only do the persecuted have limited time, resources and wherewithal to record their histories and experiences in any organized way, institutional archives – if they have any materials at all relevant to subaltern histories – most often do not catalogue and index them in terms of their subaltern status, thus making even materials that have been preserved hard to locate.
Davis talked about the importance of both private archives and archives dedicated to marginalized or subaltern histories for the work of historians – family archives, private collections, and initiatives like Connexions – materials that if not informally saved would otherwise be lost. She described three such collections that have grown to international prominence: (1) the Schomburg Collection in the New York Public Library, the largest Black Culture archive in the world, which was started when Puerto Rican-born Black scholar and bibliophile, Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, donated his private collection of books, manuscripts, etchings, paintings and pamphlets to the library. (2) the Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, at the Tamiment Library, established in 1979, to preserve the historical records of the City's trade union movement and labor heritage. (3) the Aletta Institute for Women's History, in Amsterdam, that holds books, magazines, archives, works of music, photographs, posters, diaries, letters, all sorts of household and personal objects relevant to women and women's lives.
Ulli Diemer from Connexions Archive spoke about the importance of activist histories. Connexions started in 1975 as an information exchange group — folks from across Canada would send in their grassroots publications and Connexions would summarize and re-distribute stories that otherwise had no circulation. At their pre-internet peak, they were circulating materials to over 2,000 subscribers. Almost by default, the organization began to amass social movement literatures. Connexions also published for a number of years a directory of activist and social justice organizations. Now, its focus is on maintaining and digitizing what is likely the largest alternative publication archive in Canada. Diemer celebrates the transition to digital technologies (Connexions received over 75,000 visits a month to the online portion of its archive), but warns against being too complacent with how well new technologies serve archiving needs. He showed the group a floppy disc, a digital cassette, and a few other older incarnations of digital storage now virtually unusable. Digital technologies help with distribution, but preservation he warned remains a difficult and costly consideration. Connexions is currently searching for a new home for its significant collection.
The other key theme of the night emerged in the Q & A afterwards: what to do with the private collections that exist right now – in garages, shoeboxes, trunks in basements, personal files. By hand count, three-quarters of the attendees at the meeting had their own collections they would like to donate to a larger collection. The question is: who will take them and how to store and manage them into the future? These are questions about resources and expertise. The discussion focused on the possibility of leveraging municipal assets like schools as storage facilities, or perhaps finding local philanthropists like the Mervish family who might have an interest in helping to preserve local history.
A working group was struck to keep the conversation going. For more information or to get involved contact Ulli Diemer at connexions[at]connexions.org.
This article first appeared on the Canadian Alternative Media Archive website.


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Is it Safe to get Tattooed at a Flea Market?
Ever seen a Tattoo Booth at the Flea Market?
Tattoo 'shops' (if you can call them that) do exist at some flea markets. Often these tattooist offer great pricing, and it's usually one of those things that is 'too good to be true.' All that I have seen have been indoors (thankfully), but I have heard of outdoor flea markets having tattooist as well. One that I was told about by friend was a "Mobile Tattooist." This meant an outdoor flea market tattooist that had a small set up in his van... It's scary to think about, but this does happen. Flea market tattoos have a few things going for them, but I'd like to expand on why you should stay away from flea market tattoo 'booths.'
Buyer Beware
That great deal that you're getting offered at the flea market for a tattoo comes with some additional prices to pay that you may not be thinking about at the time. Before I start bashing flea market tattooist I'd like to say that there are some (the exception) that do high quality work. They may be flea marketing because they like the freedom or they just tattoo as a hobby, or whatever other reason. Most of the tattooist at the market are just beginners without the necessary skill to get into a tattoo studio or open a business of their own. Here's some things that I find unacceptable about flea market tattoos.
- Cleanliness - Most flea markets are filthy places with a lot of people. Keep in mind that most shops are going to be very clean. A well run tattoo studio will be one of the cleanest places you will go in a day. A tattoo is an open wound! Needles go into and out of your skin thousands of times, and the air quality (dust, germ, all that crap) is going into your wound as you get tattooed. A flea market can be acceptable if the area where the tattoo is being done is very clean, and isolated into a separate room from all of the flea market traffic. Look for mops, bottle of bleach, germicidal sprays, anything you can to determine the cleanliness of the area. Ideally tattoos should be done in as close to a sterile environment as possible.
- Artist's Experience Level - A flea market tattooist will usually be new to the scene, and almost always he/she will be self taught and never have been under the guidance of a respected artist or business owner. They may not be trained in blood borne pathogens, If they are they will typically have a certificate hanging somewhere to look more 'legit.' Because they are usually new tattooists you should be skeptical of the quality of their work. Ask to see a portfolio! Or watch them working. If they have no examples to show you then leave right away. Do not trust this person with your skin! If you look at their work and it looks good ask if they use plastic disposable needle tubes. If not, then once again leave. Stainless steel tubes should only be used at a shop with proper sanitizing techniques.
- Quality of the Artists 'Tools' - This can actually make a big difference in the final quality of your tattoo. Because most of these tattooist are new they tend to have inferior tools. They may have cheap machines that rattle and vibrate all over the place, and they may struggle making smooth lines. They may have some cheapo needles that will rip up your skin twice as fast as they should. And They probably have cheap low quality inks. These inks will fade quickly, and be less vibrant than they should. Even a good artist can't make great art with terrible tools, so it can stand to reason that an amateur artist can't either.
Come on... Take a poll =)
Given the quality was guaranteed the same would you get tattooed at a flea market or by a mobile tattooist if it was 25% cheaper than in a shop?
- Help Prevent a Tattoo Infection
Most tattoos will become infected after you leave the tattoo studio. It is very rarely the artists fault. Infections can be viral or bacterial, but most tend to be bacterial and are easily prevented. ...
- Tattoos- Health Risks and Toxic Effects
Tattoo inks are not regulated by the FDA, despite increasing evidence not only of skin reactions, but also delayed effects such as skin cancer and auto-immune disorders.
My Personal Experience
One of my first tattoos was at a flea market. I heard the price and I just couldn't resist! 75 dollars for a rather large piece on my arm in full color. That was half the price of any of the shops that I went to. I was cheap... I was young and dumb. The phrase 'what you pay for is what you get' has a lot of truth to it that I just didn't realize when I was young... Well I'm still kinda young, but you get the point.
As I started to get tattooed, the 'artist' took forever to set up... It was like he didn't know what he was doing, and that should have been a sign for me to leave right there, but I didn't. After he finally set up he was dripping the colored inks into the ink cups, and I had a problem with the green color he was going to be using. It looked like teal! I wanted green. He seemed to not know what to do about it so I had to tell him specifically to add some yellow ink to the green. Once again proving to me that he didn't know what he was doing. Finally we were ready to go.
He started his tattoo machine and it was running so hard that his whole hand vibrated all over the place. About ten minutes in it started to splatter ink all over the place. He fumbled with the machine for a good fifteen minutes trying to fix it but he didn't know what to do. He just continued tattooing with the ink spitting all over making it very hard to see what was even being tattooed. About an hour later he finally finished the outline. It was the sketchiest, poorest, most uneven outline I had ever seen. Most of the lines didn't even connect! Again I should have got up and left, but I figured, 'maybe when he starts to color it it'll look nicer.' Well it didn't. I was one of the worst tattoos I had ever seen.
Around a few months later I had gone back to the studio that I wanted to do it originally. The guys there didn't even know what the tattoo on my arm was. After explaining to them what went wrong and what it even was (A Vine) they said that they could "help it" the best that they could for around 150 dollars... I let them touch it up and it look a million times better, but still not great. And I spent now $225 on something that looks worse than if I just spent $150 in the first place. And since that touch up, I have touched it up myself twice since learning to tattoo, and it still bothers me!
- Choosing the Right Tattoo Artist
If you plan on having multiple tattoos or a large piece of work done then choosing a tattoo artist should be important to you. Keep in mind that what YOU want out of the artist is the most important...
Questions & Answers
I own a closed 2 artist booth with running water a sink and all my health dept certificates on the wall and my bio medical waste permit. I worked in drama filled shops and put in a good 30 plus hours a,week at my shop. We have a heater and ac as well... the question i would ask is why is not the writer of this article working at the new york times or even a reputable tattoo magazine
hey how are you to the poster of this article. i encourage you to contact me i am one of these artists who work in a flea market. we have a closed off shop with ac on one of the main isles in a busy market we have large 8' by 10' windows looking out into the isle for everyone to watch and we have been there twenty years! we have a sterile room and a piercing room as well and our work is displayed in the window please email me and maybe we can work out you coming check us out! thank you


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Manchester United and Chelsea are set to battle it out for Valencia winger Sofiane Feghouli, who is determined to leave the Mestalla as a free agent at the end of the season.
This is according to The Sun, who cite 'reports in Spain' as suggesting the aforementioned Premier League giants have already been in contact with the Algeria international.
But who is Sofiane Feghouli and why do both United and Chelsea reportedly want to sign him next summer?
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Feghouli turns 26 next month and possesses all the attributes a top club would want in a winger: good pace, acceleration, agility and an eye for goal.
In truth, he should probably have scored more since joining Valencia from Grenoble in 2010, there's no doubt he's capable of netting at least 10 goals a season.
Feghouli has scored a total of 27 goals in 172 appearances for Valencia and those numbers would need to increase in order to become the first-choice right-sided winger at either Old Trafford or Stamford Bridge.
Which leads us nicely on to our next question…
United or Chelsea?
It might be tougher to break into Chelsea's starting line-up because their right winger, Willian, has been their best player so far this season.
Louis van Gaal has admitted he wants more pace on the flanks and might be tempted to bring in Feghouli, who is a much quicker player than Juan Mata.
Video: Sofiane Feghouli in action
Is he good enough for to establish himself as a first-team regular at either club, though?
We'll let you be the judge of that. Hit play on the following video and then leave your comments in the box below!


text: NC Women Wing Provincial President Satwant Kour Dogra bereaved Her father-in-law passes away KNS By : KNS | Srinagar, Publish Date: Saturday, January 13, 2018 | Updated Date : Saturday, January 13, 2018Jammu, Jan 13 (KNS): National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah and Working President Omar Abdullah on Saturday expressed grief over the passing away of Paras Ram Dogra, the father-in-law of the party's Women Wing Provincial President Satwant Kour Dogra and father of Chaman Lal Dogra, Joint Income Tax Commissioner. Conveying their condolences to the bereaved family, Dr Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah prayed for peace to the departed soul. Provincial President National Conference Devender Singh Rana has also conveyed his condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for peace to the departed soul. Meanwhile, senior party leaders, including Additional General Secretary Dr Sheikh Mustaffa Kamal, former minister and Sr State President Surjeet Singh Slathia, Provincial Secretary Sheikh Bashir Ahmed and former MLA Bimla Luthra were present at the Samba Cremation Ground when the mortal remains of Paras Ram Dogra were consigned to flames. The National Conference leaders expressed solidarity with the bereaved family. (KNS)


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Work on the genestealer is finished! Hurray for achieving my first goal. Pictures after the break...
I decided on rather simple bases. They are bronze, Badab Black wash and gunmetal drybrushed. I added a little gore for the one with the skull- the rest is imagination.
I also started work on the next milestone: The Dreadnought. Basis is a Sentinel walker's legs and from there on I will have to scratcbuild him I fear. Any ideas?
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Slight rise in property prices in Leitrim
The average asking price of property in County Leitrim has risen by 2% between March and June of this year, according to the latest Daft.ie House Price Report.
The average price of a house in the county is now w121,000, a fall of 53% from the peak. This goes against the general trend across Connacht, with prices falling by 7.2% across the Province.
Elsewhere, a myhome.ie study has reported that in Leitrim, the median price of a three bed semi remained unchanged at €109,500.
The county was one of seven counties where the price of this house type remained unchanged. Leitrim also had the lowest asking price for this house type in the Border Region. The price of four bed semi fell by 1.5% to €162,500.


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We thought it would be fun to start doing a post each night about a fun Christmas craft, recipe, family tradition and all things holly jolly.
Thanks to our in house photographer, Cortney Wheeler of Cortney Wheeler Photography for the fabulous photo ideas listed below! There are so many memories and traditions to capture of our families during the Christmas Season! Instead, of "posed" pictures this years, think lifestyle. Capture your kids in action, memories you will treasure for years to come. I LOVE Cortney's ideas!!
Christmas 2011 – Christmas Eve Appetizers. My little man, with his broken arm.
Cooking / Favorite Foods
Before everyone "digs in" to the delicious spread of food. Get your camera out, and photograph your favorite dishes. I love the way my Grandmother's apple pie looks, and Aunt Karen's yummy sweet potato casserole. You could even have some relatives hold out their dishes, and they could be in the photo with it! Then, next year create a photo book of your family's favorite recipes to give as a gift. What better way to remember these special recipes for years to come!
My little ones helping make fudge!
Baking with the Kiddos – This would be so fun to do with your kids!
You could capture them helping stir batter, cracking eggs, their little hands using cookie cutters shapes, and licking the spoon "Oh" the list goes on!/
Christmas 2013- Lets focus on the traditions and the details!
Trimming the tree, the lights, special ornaments, and kids stringing popcorn, the giggles… Wrapping and unwrapping the gifts. I always try to capture their excited faces!
**If you put your camera on the sports setting, it will have a super-fast shutter, and your images shouldn't be blurry even with the fast movements of an excited child.
Don't miss out on any of our nightly posts in our 25 Days of Christmas Fun Series. Join us tomorrow night for more Christmas Fun!
- 25 Days of Christmas Fun: Countdown to Christmas Advent Ideas
- 25 Days of Christmas Fun: Graham Cracker Gingerbread Houses on Milk Cartons!
- 25 Days of Christmas Fun: Light'em Up
- 25 Days of Christmas Fun: The JOY of Giving
- 25 Days of Christmas Fun: Cookie Cutter Christmas Pancakes
- 25 Days of Christmas Fun: Easy HO-HO-HO DIY Project! So Cute!!
- 25 Days of Christmas Fun: 25 Days of Christmas Fun: Salt Dough Ornaments
- 25 Days of Christmas Fun: Ribbon Wreath Craft
- 25 Days of Christmas Fun: Everything Doesn't Have to be "Pinteresty"
- 25 Days of Christmas Fun: Fun Party Mix {Snowman Crunch}
- 25 Days of Christmas Fun: Snowman Soup
- 25 Days of Christmas Fun: Saltine Cracker Toffee or "Pine Bark"


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Unfortunately, we do not have the means to do pick-up and delivery. All equipment must be picked up and returned by the client or a designated person.
We do not accept electric wheelchairs, lift chairs, hoyer lifts, medications, breathing equipment, tubing, blood pressure equipment, slings, boots, hospital beds and certain other items. We Need--Bath Transfer Benches, Commodes, Shower Chairs, Walking Canes, Sock-aides and Bariatric Wheelchairs (for those over 300 lbs). Please call or e-mail us concerning any of these or other items. Call us at 269-567-4381 or e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com.
You may borrow the equipment up to seven months. Unfortunately, we do not have enough equipment to give away for an extended period of time. Since we started in 2005, we have lost over $280,000 worth of equipment that has not been returned.
Yes, we accept financial donations. We have donation envelopes we can send you or you may mail in a donation. Make checks payable to Lending Hands. You will be provided a receipt for your donation. All donations are deductible within the limits of the law. Lending Hands is a 501-c-3 tax-exempt non-profit organization. Memorials and matching gifts accepted.
Yes, drop-in are welcomed, if you prefer you can call ahead, 269-567-4381, before you need the equipment or check the availability of equipment on our website by clicking on the Equipment link at the top of this page. Sometimes we may not have the equipment you need and we don't want you to make a trip for nothing.
Please give us a call if you wish to volunteer with Lending Hands. We will arrange a day and time for you to visit our facility and see what we do. You will observe the various volunteer opportunities we provide. Call us at 267-567-4381 or e-mail us at email@example.com. We do not take court appointed community service.
We assist people with equipment who live in Allegan, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo (including Hickory Corners), St. Joseph and Van Buren counties in SW Michigan. We do not provide equipment for those living outside our 6 county service area. For loan programs outside our service area (for rest of Michigan, Northern Indiana and Wisconsin) go to this website -- www.loanclosets.org.
We take donations of the same kinds of equipment we loan out. We suggest you call or e-mail us before donating equipment. Call us at 269-567-4381 or e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com. We do not take lift chairs, breathing equipment, electric wheelchairs or hospital beds.
You may contact us by telephone, 269-567-4381, or e-mail at email@example.com.
Lending Hands can provide a speaker for your next meeting to talk about our organization and how we work to help others. We have given presentations to community groups, service clubs, church groups, health care groups and more. Call our office at 269-567-4381 or e-mail us at email@example.com to reserve a speaker and presentation.
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Take Care of The Equipment! While you are borrowing equipment from Lending hands, please take care of the equipment. Following are some hints: 1. All bath seats should be dried off after each use. Once a week clean with bleach type cleaner. 2. Wheelchair seats and backs should be cleaned once a week with bleach type cleaner. The same for foot rests. 3. Toilet seats, Hi-Rise with or without handles and commodes should be cleaned every other day with bleach type cleaner. 4. Do not put commodes in showers or bath tubs to use as a bath seat. This causes rusting on the legs and handles. 5. Walkers, 2-wheeled and 4-wheeled with seat, should be cleaned once a week with bleach type cleaner. Be sure wheels are free of animal hair. 6. Do not store equipment outside. Keep equipment under cover and in a dry location. 7. If you experience a problem with your equipment immediately call Lending Hands to obtain a replacement, 269-567-4381 8. Be sure to return equipment on or before the 7 month return date. If you lose your paperwork or did not receive it, please call Lending Hands, 269-567-4381, for a copy of your paper work.
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|Trends and Challenges for Work in the 21st Century
Flexible Staffing Arrangements
A Report on Temporary Help, On-Call, Direct-Hire Temporary, Leased, Contract Company, and Independent Contractor Employment in the United States
Susan N. Houseman
9.1 Who Is an Employee? Determining Independent Contractor Status
Independent contractors, by definition, are self-employed and because they are not employees, independent contractors are not covered by employment, labor, and related tax laws. Employers may be tempted to reclassify employees as independent contractors in order to avoid taxes, benefits, and other liability. Whether or not a worker is covered by a particular employment, labor, or tax law hinges on the definition of an employee. Yet, statutes usually fail to clearly define the term "employee", and no single standard to distinguish between employee and independent contractor has emerged.
For example, the IRS uses the so-called 20-factor test, in which it assesses the degree of control the company exercises over the way the work is performed by the independent contractor. If the company exercises too much control, the worker is deemed to be an employee. Employers do not have to pay FICA (social security and Medicare) and FUTA (federal unemployment insurance) taxes on independent contractors, nor do they have to withhold federal income taxes for these individuals. The IRS, which estimates that it loses billions in tax revenue each year due to misclassification of employees as independent contractors, has cracked down on the problem in recent years.
The IRS 20-factor, right-to-control test is used to assess an employers tax liability. A similar test is used in most states to determine status under workers compensation laws. The so- called economic realities test or a hybrid of the right-to-control and economic realities test often is used by courts to determine independent contractor status in other circumstances. In essence, the economic realities test makes it harder to classify a worker as an independent contractor, because, in addition to considering the degree of control the employer exercises, it takes into account the degree to which the workers are economically dependent on the business. The economic realities test is used to determine employee status under the Family and Medical Leave Act (entitling workers to unpaid leave under certain circumstances), the Fair Labor Standards Act (establishing a minimum wage), and the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act (providing for advance notice in event of plant closings and mass layoffs). Additionally, it is often applied by courts in determining independent contractor status in civil rights cases under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. States use a variety of other tests to determine independent contractor status for unemployment insurance purposes.19
The plethora of tests defining independent contractor status applied across federal and state laws makes it possible for a worker to be classified as an independent contractor under one law, but as an employee under another. The Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations (1996) recommended simplifying and standardizing the definition of an employee in employment, labor, and tax law to reduce confusion and stem the abuse of misclassification of workers as independent contractors. The Commission recommended that a standardized test be based on the more restrictive concept of economic realities.
(19) Joerg (1996, chapters 3 and 7) contains a detailed discussion of the IRS 20-factor test, the economic realities test, and various other tests.


text: An Ohio zoo has defended its decision to kill an endangered gorilla as a young boy had fallen into its enclosure in an incident captured on video. Harambe, a 17-year-old male western lowland silverback gorilla, was shot after the three-year-old crawled through a barrier and tumbled 4.5 metres into the Cincinnati Zoo enclosure on Saturday. The zoo's director says there was a clear danger to the toddler. "You're talking about an animal that's over 400lb and is extremely strong. So, no, the child wasn't under attack, but all sorts of things can happen in a situation like that. So he certainly was at risk," Thane Maynard said. On social media, Twitter users condemned the killing, saying the zoo should have considered other options, while on Facebook a "Justice for Harimbe" group now has more than 3,000 likes. Police are investigating how the toddler got into the enclosure but say there is no question of charges being brought against the parents. The boy was taken to hospital and treated for his injuries. SOURCE: Al Jazeera US & Canada


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DFO Approves Major Striped Bass Season Extension
TELEGRAPH-JOURNALGovernment approves major extension of Miramichi striped bass fishing seasonKRIS MCDAVID Miramichi LeaderMiramichi - The window of opportunity for New Brunswick anglers to head out on the water in search of striped bass is now wide open.Fisheries and Oceans Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced on Friday an amendment to the species management plan in the Gulf Region, which includes the bass-rich Miramichi River watershed.The next in a series of four limited retention seasons for stripers was slated to run from Sept. 4 to Sept. 7; however, given the changes handed down late last week, fishermen can now legally hook, and keep, a bass clear through until Halloween."This decision will have a positive impact on local communities and demonstrates our commitment to the importance of our relationship with indigenous groups and others," LeBlanc, also the MP for Beausejour, said in a statement."It will also mean more people will be out on the water, helping to curb potential poaching."LeBlanc noted the decision was made after engaging in consultations with the region's MPs.He also noted that he has instructed his department to reach out to the area's First Nations in order to explore how to increase access to the species for ceremonial purposes.Stripers have been inundating the lower stretches of the Miramichi River system for the last few years, prompting the federal government to loosen the reins on a species that had been off-limits to anglers back in 2013.The striper comeback has been a divisive one on a regional level.In the city, for instance, many have heralded the bass boom for helping open up a new tourism segment and for bringing it international exposure as a must-visit destination for any bass fisherman.Miramichi's Striper Cup bass tournament, which capped off its sophomore year in late May after attracting hundreds of participants, is already believed to be one of, if not the largest fishing tournament in the entire country.The bass run has also prompted more people, both locals and visitors, to take up the hobby and spend an afternoon at different hot spots along the river.With so many bass in the water these days, the fish are relatively easy to hook and once they're on the line, they're strong enough to put up a good fight.From now until Oct. 31, anglers are allowed to take home one striper per day. The size of any fish being retained must fall between a minimum of 50 centimetres and a maximum length of 65 centimetres.But even with Ottawa's move to significantly extend the fall bass season, there are still those who want the government to do more.A number of regional stakeholders, including Atlantic salmon anglers and lobster fishermen in the area, have been calling on the government to remove all of the restrictions on stripers and effectively make it open season.Dozens of people gathered for a recent meeting on that subject earlier this summer, blaming the bass explosion on the decline of the Atlantic salmon, which has seen its recreational fishery subjected to two straight seasons of full catch-and-release for the first time ever.Salmon advocates like local business owner Jim Laws have said the sheer number of bass in the river would make it nearly impossible for baby salmon to make their journey out to sea.Stripers are one of the apex predators in the Miramichi River and are known for their ravenous appetite. Whatever is happening to the Miramichi's legendary salmon run, the opposite has been true for a striper species that is now thriving.Biologists in 2015 estimated striped bass counts in the Miramichi river system at around 301,000, with anglers reporting them as far upriver as the Boiestown area.Back in 2011, the rough count stood at around 100,000, with observers with groups like the Miramichi Salmon Association already calling it a comeback of epic proportions for a species that only recorded between 3,000 and 5,000 fish in 1993.According to Fisheries and Oceans, the Northwest Miramichi River is the only known spawning location for stripers in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, and because of those spawning limitations, the species has been labelled as one of special concern by the department.During the July stakeholders meeting, Miramichi-Grand Lake MP Pat Finnigan suggested that a special stakeholders' committee should be created that and devoted to the striped bass issue exclusively.LeBlanc said last week the government would be reaching out to recreational fishing groups, the provincial government, First Nations and others with an interest in the subject in order to develop a new striped bass management plan for 2017.Those asking for more lax regulations on the bass have cited the importance of having a healthy salmon population on the Miramichi economy.At last check, the salmon fishery supported upwards of 600 jobs, mostly in the region's rural communities, and provided close to $20 million to the Miramichi economy.The federal government has also allocated additional financial resources to Fisheries and Oceans to continue to research what's happening to the salmon.Aside from the impact of the bass, other theories have pointed to the ongoing commercial salmon fishery in Greenland and, perhaps, an increase in the seal population as contributing factors in the decline.
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"A famous woman who judged Israel and encouraged Barak against Sisera [in battle]. The well-known song of Deborah and Barak commemoated the Israelitish victory." --- Bible Dictionary
Scriptures to read:
Judges 4-5
LDS Bible Dictionary, 655
I have never actually heard the story of Deborah before. I have no idea why. But, it is such an awesome story. Let me share it with you. ;)
The Israelites were captives... again... of the Canaanites. Their "jailer" was Sisera, captain of Hazor.
Deborah was a judge in Israel at this time. Deborah approached Barak and said, "Hath not the Lord God of Israel commanded saying, 'Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee 10,000 men of the children of Naphtali and of Zebulun? And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army and with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand'."
Barak replied, "If though wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me then I will not go."
"I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honor for the Lord shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman." Deborah said.
So they went to battle with 10,000 men. Sisera fled when he saw this and went towards his friend's home, Hever. But, instead of going to Heber's tent, he chose to go to Heber's wife's tent. Her name was Jael. She covered him and gave him curdled milk to drink and then hammered a 3' long stake through his temple.
Barak arrived and Jael showed him to the dead body of Sisera.
Meanwhile, back in Hazor, Sisera's mother was waiting for her son to come back and bring her gifts from the spoils of war. She especially coveted the brightly covered items because of the high price of dyes.
Deborah sang a song recounting the tale and giving credit to the Lord the the victory and their freedom.
Isn't that one of the coolest stories? I thought it was awesome!
The pride cycle seems to be repeating over and over again in the book of Judges. Here is the one which led to Deborah being a prophetess.
Israelite Pride Cycle
- The children of Israel did evil in God's sight. (Judges 4:1)
- The Lord sold them to an enemy nation. (Judges 4:2)
- The children of Israel cried unto the Lord. (Judges 4:3)
- God raised up a deliverer -- Deborah. (Judges 4:4)
- Victory was won and peace restored. (Judges 5:31)
"Mother in Israel", this term originates from Deborah when she calls herself one in Judges 5:7. There is no evidence of her having biological children. Instead, she was a mother figure to her people. "She lvoed the people she served as a mother loves her own children. Deborah nurtured, protected, taught, and inspired the people of Israel to trust in God, act in faith, and work with Him to restore freedom, peace and opportunity within the land. She led her charge to the source of salvation... A mother sees beyond daily survival to eternal and spiritual progression. She recognizes that she can never save her children but He can. Armed with this knowledge and conviction, she selflessly seeks to bring others to the same truth." (Camille Fronk Olsen, Women of the Old Testament, pg 114)
What do you think it means to be a Mother in Israel?


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It's funny, how, a stop and think can make such a difference.
A few months ago, I was ready to chuck this whole blogging malarky in.
I felt disconnected......VERY disconnected with it all.
I think, because of Instagram, I had just let it all slide. I wasn't posting. I wasn't catching up on my feed and reading all the blogs I had come to love. I wasn't branching out and discovering anything new.
Instagram was enticing for me, as it was about all about the photo. I do love to take a pic....and I think, it caught me at a moment, when time was really lacking in my life. It was difficult to carve out an hour or two to sit at a desk and write a full on post. Instagram satisfied my love of taking a photo, without the chain to a desk.
And, for a while that was great. It did its job....and many of you bloggers made the leap too. I think without realising it, Instagram became suddenly became less about photography, and more a new Facebook and micro blogging site.
The break away from it all did me the world of good. It made me realise, that, although I felt disconnected with this little old blog of mine (and was very nearly at the point of pressing the delete button on it all), when push came to shove, I knew I would regret it in the long run if I did walk away from it all.
I think when you have been blogging for a few years, you do wonder sometimes if you are becoming the most boring person alive. I mean, there's only so many blankets you can make, so many cups of coffee you can take a picture of!
It was at that point, that I reminded myself of the fact that I was thinking of my blog in terms of satisfying others, when, in actual fact, it should be about satisfying myself. My pleasing nature took over a while back, and that's why I lost faith in my blog. I just needed to remind myself why I started this blog and who it was intended for.......me.
Now, I know that sounds a little selfish! But I figure, if people like to read it, then that's cool, but if they find it boring, then they'll hit the delete button and move on to something else that takes their fancy more! No big deal, and I can still record my little makes to remind myself, that in a world where I am a maid and a taxi for the most part.....I do get a little bit done in the creative department, and I do get the odd 5 minutes to sit and relax with my favourite cuppa and my favourite mag!
I'm rambling. I'm very aware.
Anyway, all this was leading to me wanting to say, that having got back into the blogging game again, I am enjoying it. I am enjoying being able to sit, take a few moments and write down my thoughts. It's been nice to catalogue my makes that I have been doing over the summer. It's nice to look back and feel that I have been productive.
It's also been REALLY nice to catch up on all the blogs I love and see what's been happening in their little worlds. Starting to re-connect again has felt...well.....really nice.
But, what's been REALLY REALLY great, is taking a few moments to discover new blogs. Getting excited to find new people with big creative passions.
Which, actually brings me to the whole point of this post.......
I wanted to share something with you.
Do these images make your heart sing?
I could drool all day.
I'm glad I am back in the blogging game. I may be sporadic in my postings. I'm going with the flow when time will allow, but it's nice, it's nice to feel like I'm back, and it's so nice to make new discoveries!


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Here's the last video on the book's new YouTube channel featuring the authors, Blake Bell and Dr. Michael J. Vassallo, discussing the secrets behind "The Secret History Of Marvel Comics". It all leads up to the Official Book Release Event in New York City on the night of Saturday, October 12 at 7pm, hosted by the Society Of Illustrators (at 128 E 63rd St).
In Part 10 of 10, you get to watch both men die a thousand deaths on camera as they struggle to string two sentences together back in early August while filming this video series late into the evening and early morning. At least Blake is wearing a cool t-shirt and they're surrounded by Michael's MarvelMan-Cave materials to protect them.


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Sneaks and Peeks and Freebies Oh My!
Good Morning everyone! Are you all ready for the weekend? I know that I am looking forward to it. I have so much to share with you that I do not even know where to start! Grab a drink and hang out for a bit as I share with you all of the news!I will start with a little teaser of tomorrow's new release! Have a peek!
I cannot wait to show you the whole thing, but that will have to wait until tomorrow.
Did you know that Lita has been designing for one whole year? The time has just flown by. We are fast approaching her one year Designerversary! There are several fun things in the works between now and October 18th. We will have a few days of freebies here on the blog. There will also be a freebie in the newsletter, so be sure you are signed up. Don't forget to follow Lita on Twitter so you can participate in the Twitter Trivia on Friday which includes a giveaway. Monday we will celebrate the day in style with an amazing surprise!
Last but not least I have a freebie for you today.


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I'll be honest. Writing blogs about my own thoughts isn't my favorite part of being an author. Of course, every job has parts we don't love, and we strive to do our best at them anyway. But for months, I wondered how I could make blogging more exciting for me. Primarily, I wondered how I could make it truly interactive.
Then, a few months ago, after lots of ideas that went nowhere and long periods of not blogging at all, because I was trying to create something that suited me better, I came up with an idea that I'm thrilled to share today.
It's called Novel Concepts. Eight other wonderful authors and I have teamed up for this new, interactive blog. Our tag line…where you're heard until the final word…says just what it's about.
Here's how it works:
Novel Concepts is a tag-team, short story blog. Each Monday, one of us will post a portion of a short story. At the end of our segment, we will offer 2 options for what could happen next (a Choose Your Own Adventure type thing). Readers post their choices in the comments section. The majority will rule and the next writer will continue the story based on our readers' opinions. So to everyone who ever hated what a character did, who yelled at their books or their Kindles, wondering how an author could subject a character to such foolish actions, here's your chance. YOU get to decide where the story goes. Every single week. Right up until the last segment.
We launch this Monday, July 17th! The first segment of our pilot story will be posted in the morning and you can have a say in what happens from the start. Right now, there's nothing on the main page but a "Coming soon" message, but if you go to the site today, http://novelconcepts1.blogspot.com/p/what-is-novel-concepts.html, you can follow the blog so you'll never miss a post. And while you're waiting, you can go to the "About Us" page to check out all the authors participating in this crazy endeavor.
We can't wait to hear your opinions. The fate of our characters is in your hands!


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♠ Posted by Emmanuel in Economic History at 10/03/2016 07:19:00 PM
|Maybe the Bhutanese show us the way by adopting "Gross National Happiness"?
Take former IMF chief economist Olivier Blanchard:
"The single focus on GDP or GDP growth in many policy discussions is misleading," Olivier Blanchard, a former International Monetary Fund chief economist who's now a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, wrote this month. "Distribution effects, or distortions that affect the composition rather than the size of output, or effects of current policies on future rather than current output, may be as important for welfare as effects on current GDP."The Americans and the Japanese also warn that GDP readings--which are prone to significant revisions--may give an inadequate description of where economies stand at various points in time:
Blanchard's exhibit 1: the increasing discussions around inequality in America. Exhibit 2: China's shift from investment toward consumption.
In the U.S. last week, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart questioned whether official data that showed growth of just 1.2 percent in the three months through June represented a true reflection of activity on the ground. "If you look beyond the troubling headline GDP growth number for the second quarter and study real final sales, a more consistent picture of economic momentum emerges," he said...The same idea goes for the UK, EU and India:
In Japan, a new analysis by the central bank found that rather than contracting in 2014, the economy actually enjoyed robust growth. The contradiction between the government's data comes as the Bank of Japan steps up its efforts to get better readings, such as by starting its own consumption index. Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has called for better numbers.
In the U.K., an independent review in March by former Bank of England policy maker Charles Bean recommended a transformation of the nation's data. "We need to take economic statistics back to the future or we risk missing out an important part of the modern economy from official figures," Bean said in a press statement accompanying the report's release in March.So far, though, the problem has been that nobody has come up with a workable replacement to GDP despite everyone criticizing its inadequacies. Replacing it with a new measure will be difficult, and getting the international community to adopt a new system of national accounts for compiling economic data will require much cooperation besides.
It's a similar story around the world. Yves Mersch, a board member of the European Central Bank, warned of the impact of technological change in a February speech. The New Zealand government has a well-being framework, while the European Commission has had a project for almost a decade to look beyond traditional GDP measures.
India's outgoing central bank chief Raghuram Rajan has warned of the difficulty in measuring growth in the face of aging populations. GDP numbers there have come under scrutiny since a new methodology last year showed a booming economy outpacing China. Ruchir Sharma, head of emerging markets and chief global strategist at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, says such readings demonstrate "incompetence because the statistics bureau there is applying a new methodology not having tested it well."
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text: >From the same source and for the same reasonsm I resend the follow article. > IMF Managing Director Kohler reveals that: 1) he's had lots of meetings; > 2) he's a convert to the importance of dialogue; 3) he's not budging on > the importance of economic reform (read structural adjustment); 4) he's > establishing an internal committee to review the role of the IMF; and 5) > he's hopeful that protests in Argentina against the IMF can be controlled. > > On Argentina, he offered the following: > > MR. KOHLER: First, I would like to answer that I was quite impressed that > the President of Argentina strongly told me that it is his government's > program and not an imposition of the IMF. So I took note of that and of > course I was pleased with that because it is my own understanding. And I > will look how it is implemented, that whatever we do, from here, from the > IMF, the ownership of programs and reforms is very, very important. That > there is ownership is more important than a short-term effect of maybe a > number, a specific number, in a program of the IMF. > I cannot overlook that Argentina has to take very tough choices, because > indeed, you cannot spend a dollar or a peso or a deutsche mark, at the > same time for everything. You have to decide to spend it for investment or > consumption, and there is a need in these emerging countries to have a > priority for investment. But when I met with the trade unions, I had the > feeling that this basic principle is understood, or that there is a chance > that it can be explained and at the end will be understood. And therefore, > I am not pessimistic that these tough choices at the end will be taking > the right direction and will pay off for the people, because the people > will see if we spend more for investment, we cannot spend more for > consumption. All this is, of course, bullshit. Argentina has been converted in a country without internal market. When this gentleman speaks about investment, he means financial capital. Our economic future is very black, indeed. Julio FB > > The full text follows below. The whole thing is posted at: > <http://www.imf.org/external/np/tr/2000/tr000525.htm> > > Robert Weissman > Essential Information | Internet: rob at essential.org > > > Press Briefing > by > IMF Managing Director Horst Khler > Thursday, May 25, 2000 > Washington, D.C. > > > Mr. Khler and Mr. Dawson > THOMAS DAWSON, DIRECTOR OF IMF EXTERNAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT: With us this > morning is the Managing Director of the IMF, Mr. Horst Khler. As is our > normal practice, we will embargo the press conference until 15 minutes > after conclusion. Mr. Khler will have some introductory comments and > reflections, and then we will take questions. Thank you. > MR. KHLER: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I thought I should meet > with you, not in a very prepared manner or with a statement, but really > reporting a bit out from the workshop of the IMF. The IMF has a lot of > construction sites, and I am meeting you within this process. So for three > weeks now I have been in the Fund. I am very impressed with--or more > impressed than ever with the quality and commitment of staff, my > management colleagues, and the board. > Yesterday we had a full day's discussion about the work program of the > IMF, and I think this will also be published if it's finalized. We agreed > in the board that we will organize our work for the next weeks and month, > in what I call a double track process. And one track is that we will work > on the homework which was given to us at the spring meetings. And you know > all these items: there is the review of facilities, standards and codes, > transparency, the HIPC Initiative. > On the other hand, I want also to put these work items into a broader > picture -- what I call a vision about the future of the Fund. And for this > purpose, this second track, we have organized a special working group > which is concentrating on that. > My personal priority in these first weeks is, as you know, listening and > getting input, because I have not come here telling people I know > everything and everything better. I have some ideas, I have my ideas, but > I do think it is very important, in order to get a better understanding > for the reform discussion, and not to miss important things, to listen > very carefully, to have talks, and build up a dialogue. > And the first element of this listening, building up input process, is > that I talk very intensively with staff. I have been meeting individually > with every executive director of our member states. And as you know, I > came back from a tour to Latin America just last week, where I met with > the leaders and economic teams of Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and Honduras. > I also took the opportunity there to meet with the private sector business > people. I had, for instance, a lunch meeting in Honduras with > representatives of all parts of society-- farmers, women, NGOs, and so on. > So that is the listening to Latin America. > I will, next week on Tuesday, start my tour in Asia. In Asia I will meet > with leaders and people from the financial sector of Thailand, Korea, > Indonesia, India, and China. And coming back from this tour I will have a > meeting in New York with--and that is the second element of my listening > tour and taking input--I will meet with representatives of private capital > markets. > And we will, hopefully, timely enough before the Annual Meetings in > Prague, organize here in the Fund a meeting, as part of an already ongoing > discussion, with representatives of civil society in order to show that we > are prepared to have a dialogue with civil society and the NGOs. These are > my personal priorities in these first weeks. > Now then I would like to give you a short report on what I have heard, > what impressed me, in Latin America. First, it impressed me most how > clearly and how dedicated the leaders, presidents, the ministers of > finance, central bank governors, and also business people--and I include > in this even the trade unions, whom I met in Argentina--are committed to > continue on a process of being democratic, and to organize their economies > on a market-oriented basis. I was really impressed how clearly this came > out of these talks, how far these major countries in Latin America have > gone toward democracy and the market economy. > I was even impressed by the leaders, that they mentioned and made me > aware, for instance, of the dialogue with the civil society. They > encouraged me to build up this dialogue, but they also told me that they > have some concern that this dialogue should not undermine the legitimacy > of democratically elected and established institutions. So one very good > result of this, at least what impressed me, is the clear firmness of these > leaders to stick to democracy and market-oriented economic policies. > Secondly, based on that, I was also very much impressed with how prepared > they are to continue with a clear agenda for reform policies. The sequence > was Brazil, Argentina - then I met shortly with the Central Bank governor > of Chile in Santiago, Chile - and then Honduras and Mexico. This was the > sequence of the visits. All of them told me they will stay on track with > their economic policies which they have been pursuing the last years. > And as you know, this has already paid off for Mexico, which has very > strong growth performance. It seems clearly to be paying off for Brazil, > which shows that the recovery is gaining strength. It also demonstrates > success in Argentina, but the Argentina economy is not recovering so > strongly. Honduras, as you know, was very much damaged by Hurricane Mitch. > There is, I think, a good chance that in this very poor, very small > country, there is a spirit, a new spirit--that they have detected that the > community, say, the self-effort of the country, of the people, is the most > important thing to get out of the mess. So they stay on track. > I discussed very carefully the situation in Argentina. As you know, there > have been demonstrations, particularly in the north. I had a very good > talk, a very serious talk with the trade unions, the leaders of the trade > unions. And of course, the main focus in the discussion with the trade > unions was the social problems, the social tensions in Argentina. And I > made clear that the market economy needs to be based also on social > consent--on a consensus about the social dimension of development. There > cannot be blindness to poverty and social problems. And that was also the > understanding of the president and the government. So I hope that despite > the difficulties and the sacrifices, there will be an ongoing process to > stay on track, particularly also in Argentina. > What was also important, and that is the next element of this listening > tour, is that these countries didn't ask so much for particular favors > from the IMF. They said, "We do our job, and based on that, we want to get > the support of the international community." So that was a very strong > point. They rely on themselves. > But what came out of this is that they complained strongly about an > understanding or a possible understanding in the developed countries, that > reform and structural change is a kind of one-way route, that only the > emerging countries have to do reforms or have to change. I agreed with > them that in order to make growth in the world economies stronger and > steadier, there has to be a strong reform process and structural change, > particularly also in the developed or industrial countries, the mature or > rich countries. For instance, the euro, the weak euro was a point of > concern, in Argentina particularly, but also in Brazil and in Mexico. And > the request to open markets more rapidly for these countries was a > constant, permanent, repeated demand of these leaders. > And I do think that in the dialogue in fora like the IMF and other fora, > there is an understanding that to gain stronger and steadier world > economic growth means that structural change and reform policy are not > just in the emerging countries or the transition countries, but that there > be a parallel process in the developed countries. This has to get more > attention in the political debate in order to fight poverty and to reduce > the frequency and the severity of crisis. > Thank you very much. > MR. DAWSON: Now, we'll take questions. Please identify yourself and your > organization. Thank you. > QUESTIONER: You mentioned that you heard concerns about the weak euro. > What kind of structural changes are needed in order to rescue the euro? > MR. KHLER: Well, this has first to be defined country by country in > Europe, but the main direction is quite clear. There is a need > particularly for the big countries in Europe to reform their social > security systems, their tax systems, and particularly also their labor > markets, which must have more flexibility. This is the core direction of > reform needs in Europe. And of course, I have just reported that in the > Latin American countries I visited, in the big countries, there was a > question about the sustainability of the agricultural policy in the EU. > QUESTIONER: I'm sorry. Those kind of changes obviously would take a long > time. Is there something you really think needs to be done sooner in order > to help out with the euro? > MR. KHLER: Reforms take time, and often I do think we should have this > also in mind when we are going to give advice to transition countries or > to emerging countries. But this is not in contradiction to short-term > effects of the policy. This means that if the direction is clear, if the > commitment is clearly demonstrated, I do think that will also have a > short-term impact on the euro. > QUESTION: I understand your concern about the social explosions and > manifestations that were in Argentina. My question is how can Argentina, > at the same time that it adjusts and reduces the deficit - which are > needed to comply with the IMF - face those broad social problems? > Apparently there is not enough room to pay that, and at the same time to > pay what they call the social debt. > MR. KHLER: First, I would like to answer that I was quite impressed that > the President of Argentina strongly told me that it is his government's > program and not an imposition of the IMF. So I took note of that and of > course I was pleased with that because it is my own understanding. And I > will look how it is implemented, that whatever we do, from here, from the > IMF, the ownership of programs and reforms is very, very important. That > there is ownership is more important than a short-term effect of maybe a > number, a specific number, in a program of the IMF. > I cannot overlook that Argentina has to take very tough choices, because > indeed, you cannot spend a dollar or a peso or a deutsche mark, at the > same time for everything. You have to decide to spend it for investment or > consumption, and there is a need in these emerging countries to have a > priority for investment. But when I met with the trade unions, I had the > feeling that this basic principle is understood, or that there is a chance > that it can be explained and at the end will be understood. And therefore, > I am not pessimistic that these tough choices at the end will be taking > the right direction and will pay off for the people, because the people > will see if we spend more for investment, we cannot spend more for > consumption. > The debt issue is a difficult thing, particularly for the poorest > countries, and therefore, the international community has to tackle this > issue. There is the issue of the HIPC Initiative, which I too think is > right, which has to be made a success. > The most important way to deal with debt with regard to countries like > Argentina, which is not one of the poorest--it's an emerging country--is > to strengthen growth. On this basis the country should be able to find a > solution for its debt. > QUESTIONER: You gave a fairly comprehensive agenda of who you were going > to talk to. You didn't mention anyone in the US Congress. Are you planning > to go up to Capitol Hill to present yourself, and to go into the lions > den? > MR. KHLER: Well, of course, but before I come to the US Congress, I should > tell you that I met with members of the congress, for instance, in > Honduras, at this already-mentioned luncheon. And we had a very > interesting discussion. As you know, Honduras is a HIPC country. They are > in the process of getting to the so-called decision point, and in order to > get to the decision point, in order to get the debt relief, they have to > take prior actions. And one of the items the IMF had suggested in order to > take prior actions, is reform of the social security system. A second > thing is to approve a framework law for the energy sector, particularly > for the electricity sector. The reform of the social security is well > under way, but the law for the energy and electricity sector is a bit > stalled because--and that is the point--the people from congress told me > time is too short to understand the full impact of this law. And I said > that certainly the IMF will not press for approval by congress in two > weeks times. It is too important that congress, which is the most > important institution in a democracy, have the full understanding of what > the law means, what it requests, what the impact of the law will be. > And therefore we agreed--or I agreed on a personal basis, because the HIPC > Initiative it not something which is just decided by the IMF. As you know, > it's a common effort of the World Bank, the IMF, of bilateral donors. I > said on a personal basis I would agree that the IMF is not requesting that > this law be decided now by congress in two weeks time. We are flexible in > process, but we are firm in substance, so that the issue of, for instance, > raising tariffs, electricity tariffs, in the medium term is not forgotten. > And based on that, I do think that we will get a good conclusion in > Honduras. > Now to the US Congress, but you will have realized that it was important > for me to elaborate first on the congress of a small and poor country > before I come to the congress of a big and rich country. But, of course, I > do think I will take up a dialogue with the US Congress. And I am in the > process of organizing appointments, and I am quite confident that it will > be a very constructive dialogue. > QUESTION: You, no doubt, have heard of the Meltzer Commission report on > reforming the IMF. Professor Meltzer testified before the Senate Foreign > Relations Committee the day before yesterday, and one of the senators > asked him whether the IMF had formally responded to the Commission's > report, and he said, "No." So my first question is: will the IMF formally > respond to the Meltzer Commission report? And my second question is: do > you have any intention to meet with Professor Meltzer or other members of > the commission as part of your listening process? > MR. KHLER: That is absolutely clear, I will meet with Professor Meltzer. I > have already told him so in a letter when I answered him, because he > congratulated me on my appointment as Managing Director. So this is in > process. > But as far as I know, the Acting Managing Director, Stan Fischer, has > testified to the Congress Committee in the debate about the Meltzer > report. > MR. DAWSON: And I might add, Mr. Fischer has appeared with Professor > Meltzer as recently as last week, and the actual formality of the > commission is that the US Treasury, to whom it was in part directed, is > preparing a response. So this is a process that's going on. > QUESTION: Going back to the question of Argentina, you mentioned that > growth is the answer to this problem of debt. The problem in Argentina in > terms of the debt is that you have basically $10 billion in interest > service--on service every year. And you have the problem of growth and > trying to answer to the social problems that my colleague mentioned. Some > people on Wall Street told me that the IMF is partly responsible in > Argentina, because [inaudible]. So the only way for Argentina to really > come back to growth is to have an important restructuring of the debt. > What is your view on this? > MR. KHLER: I will not go into details about restructuring, rescheduling, > or otherwise of the Argentine debt. That is Argentina and the debtors' > issue. But I want to be clear that I do think a major point for dealing > with this issue is to keep the confidence Argentina has built up in the > last years with regard to private capital markets, to the international > community. And the Fund is prepared to play a role in this ongoing > confidence-building process. That's my answer to this, because I don't > want to go into details. I am sure that this country has the potential to > prove that it is a reliable partner, and also that it --even more > importantly--has the potential and the commitment to achieve a very strong > growth path. > QUESTION: Mr. KHLER, you just mentioned this working group that supposedly > is working on the vision thing. Could you elaborate on this working group? > Who is it actually made up of? Are they only people from the Fund or > external experts as well? > MR. KHLER: When I came here, I discussed a bit with Tom how far I should > go with information at this stage of the discussion, and I said, "When we > are going to say exactly who is a member of this group and what's the > process, then we are raising expectations, and a variety of questions." > We are in mid-process of organizing that. The core of this group is some > heads of departments here at the Fund. And of course, we will also try to > get some external advice, but give us a bit more time to organize it more > carefully. > MR. DAWSON: And you are personally chairing it. > MR. KHLER: Yes, I am chairing it, but it involves the full management > team. Let me answer this way. It should be big enough to have the full > range and expertise that are necessary, but small enough to be practical. > QUESTION: Going back to Mexico, sir, as you know, the Mexican > economy--well, had a really great performance in the first months of this > year, growing at more than 7 percent. Beside that good performance, there > are some people in Mexico that say that maybe by the end of the year the > Mexican economy will have some sort of over-heating. I was wondering, now > that you have been in Mexico, did you see any signal of this risk? What > would be your assessment after your visit to Mexico? > MR. KHLER: Well, I think that the Central Bank of Mexico was right when it > took the decision to raise its interest rates. But I personally would also > not like to comment on whether it is now overheated or is it just strong > growth. It is very, very strong growth, and it seems to me it's better, -- > a bit of kidding or a joke--it's better to talk about over-heating, than > to talk about recession. > I think the fundamentals of the Mexican economy have improved remarkably, > and therefore, there is the potential for steady growth. With some > vigilance, which has been demonstrated by the decision of the Central > Bank, it should be possible to hold up strong growth for some period of > time in Mexico. > MR. DAWSON: Two more questions. > QUESTIONER: Mr. Khler, what has been the greatest surprise to you of your > first three weeks at the IMF? > MR. KHLER: Greatest surprise? Not a surprise, but something where I > realized it's really clear. The menu card of the IMF is totally French. > [Laughter.] > MR. DAWSON: I wish that had been the last question, but I promised one > more. > MR. KHLER: But I like really, the--I like it really. > [Laughter.] > QUESTION: So when are you going to Africa, and to what countries will you > go? > MR. KHLER: It's in the planning, it's in the process. I would have liked > --to be quite honest-- after Latin America to go to Africa, rather than to > Asia, because I had been in Asia before I came to the Fund, but it takes a > bit longer to organize the Africa trip. So I will come back, I think, from > Asia on the 7th of June or so. And it's now in the planning that I will go > to Africa the 10th of July for one week. And I certainly will meet > with--it's my idea and it's not yet totally decided--to go to South Africa > and Nigeria. I am in the process of seeing which francophone country I > should visit, the francophone countries in Africa for this meeting. So I > will go to four or five countries, but please, it is not yet decided. And > you should also know why. I mean, it's difficult for the moment --a lot of > crises and even war. I want to have the best effect for this trip. > MR. DAWSON: Thank you very much. The embargo will be lifted at 20 minutes > after 10:00. Thank you. > [End of press briefing.] > IMF EXTERNAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT > Telephone: 202-623-7300 Fax: 202-623-6278 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > stop-imf mailing list > stop-imf at lists.essential.org > http://lists.essential.org/mailman/listinfo/stop-imf > --- from list leninist-international at lists.econ.utah.edu ---


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Most of the quilting stuff has been put away, but just look at these books! This isn't all of them either. There are stacks beside my bed, and I've taken down a large oak double bookcase.
I'm a huge library user now, and I have an ebook reader, but these volumes are favourites that I'm just not willing to part with. When I last moved, the comment on every box was "this is heavy, I wonder what it could be? Oh, I know, books!!"
I'm looking into better storage for fabric in my new home. Any ideas are welcome. I see one quilter uses a cube system that I think is from IKEA.
This is what Melody uses, doesn't it look tidy? Oh if only I could make my stash look like this!
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