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169 Riverside Drive, Binghamton, NY 13905
Breast Care Center
Phone: 607-798-6161 Fax: 607-798-6111
Medical Oncology (Chemotherapy)
Phone: 607-798-5307
Radiation Oncology (Radiation Therapy)
Phone: 798-5230
Looking for a doctor who treats patients with cancer? Click here for our physician directory.
This is the Lourdes Regional Cancer Center, the area's premier facility dedicated to spiritually based, comprehensive cancer care. We started by studying, examining, and researching the possibilities. And only when we were satisfied we could bring our community outstanding cancer care, did we do so. That was 1957.
Nearly sixty years later, the Lourdes Regional Cancer Center continues that mission.
Since 1971, the Lourdes Regional Cancer Center has been accredited as a Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Program. We are a large and sophisticated community cancer program for a community of our size. Here within the region's premier facility dedicated to the fight against cancer we've gathered the area's top physicians and oncologists. We've assembled select teams of cancer nurses and specialists and we've brought home to the Southern Tier some of the newest weapons to fight cancer.
Lourdes is now a certified member of MD Anderson Cancer Network®, a program of MD Anderson Cancer Center. MD Anderson, based in Houston, is a global leader in cancer care. The affiliation with the network means we have access to the pioneering evidence-based guidelines, treatment plans and best practices developed by the experts at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Lourdes is raising the standard of cancer care in our community. More information about MD Anderson is available at www.mdanderson.org/cancernetwork.
Pastoral care, nutrition services, and rehabilitation services are also available for both outpatients and inpatients. Lourdes Regional Cancer Center also maintains a link with the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) database. This database provides the latest information on research advances and new treatments, as well as emerging topics on the influence of genetics, environmental factors and lifestyle factors in the development of cancer.
The result is a Center of Excellence that remains unmatched for a community of our size. And a history we are proud of.
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A Kinder, Gentler Columnist
Over the past few weeks many people I've spoken with have congratulated me on the award I won in the state newspaper contest – first place in Division 2 for Best Column Writing. And I've received several lovely notes of congratulations.
I deeply appreciate all the kind words I've received. They've uplifted me and given me memories I will always treasure. And that brings a whole host of thoughts on kindness.
Several months ago, I saw a funny "thinking of you" card. I purchased it, penned a short note inside, and sent it off to a friend. A few days later I received a call from my friend who said, "Thank you so much for that funny card you sent. I picked up my mail today and saw a letter addressed to me that wasn't a bill. Things have been a little tough for me lately. Your card made me laugh and the rest of my day went a lot better."
A spur of the moment purchase brought happiness to my friend. Just a funny little card and a note helped them through the day.
In this world of ours that is so flooded with emails, electronic greeting cards, and social Web sites, we often lose sight of what a simple card you buy or a hand written note can mean to a person.
Cleaning out an old trunk years ago yielded postcards my father-in-law had sent to his wife. They weren't married yet. At the time he wrote the postcards to her, he was working with a traveling harvest crew. I smiled as I saw he signed each card "Your friend."
I took the cards to my mother-in-law and watched her face as she read each one. She had a constant smile and once in a while I saw the glint of a tear. She hugged me and told me thank you for bringing them to her. Then she began telling me stories of their courtship.
Years after she received those cards, they still brought her joy.
There are more ways to show kindness to others than you can possibly count. A phone call, a hug, a smile, a hand on someone's shoulder can all mean more than you know.
One of my neighbors loved cherry pie. So whenever I baked pie, I'd make her one. Every time I gave her a pie, she'd say, "Thank you for thinking of me. What can I give you in return?" My reply was, "Just say a prayer for me now and then." And she'd answer, "That I can do. Are you sure that's enough to repay you for your kindness?" I'd tell her, "It's more than enough."
We live in such a state of hurry anymore that we too often forget to slow down, take a deep breath and simply live. Taking a few moments to connect with a family member or friend isn't going to stop the world from turning. Rather it's going to keep it turning in a far better way.
It doesn't take much to be kind to each other. All that's required is a moment of your time. Each moment you give to being kind will make your life and that of the recipient of your kindness go a lot smoother as well as create memories for a long time to come.
Sandy Laumeyer is The Courier's Nashua correspondent.

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Kansas City's Mayor Kay Barnes attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the first corporate rain garden affiliated with the city's "10,000 Rain Gardens" initiative. The ceremony took place at the 8400 Ward Parkway office of B&V Water, the water business of Black & Veatch.
"The 10,000 Rain Gardens initiative is one way to reach out to the community and engage the public in a proactive and creative solution to some of our wet-weather problems," Mayor Barnes said in her keynote address. "Through this effort, Kansas City is already being recognized as a national role model in public involvement."
She commended Black & Veatch for its civic leadership in planting the first corporate rain garden and developing a wide-ranging employee-participation program to help tackle important environmental challenges like water quality and storm water management.
"Black & Veatch looks for engineered and natural options to solve every problem we tackle by providing communities structural and non-structural solutions," said Dan McCarthy, president and CEO of B&V Water, in his remarks preceding the groundbreaking. "Through our B&V rain garden program, we're going one step further and actively 'building a world of difference' in our own backyards, as well as globally."
The groundbreaking for the rain garden at the Ward Parkway building initiates the first phase of Black & Veatch's rain garden program. Future plans include a green roof garden on top of the parking lot structure and two additional rain gardens planted elsewhere on the site. Continuous enhancements are planned for the rain gardens and green roof garden during the next decade.
In the first few days after the announcement of the company's rain gardens program, nearly 100 Black & Veatch professionals signed up to plant rain gardens at their homes or to assist with the rain garden at the company's Ward Parkway site. Many of those "B&V Rain Garden Brigade" members attended the groundbreaking ceremony and received a starter kit with a native plant, a gift certificate and a "how to" guide for planting rain gardens. The actual digging and planting of the corporate rain garden will begin in the next few weeks, followed by another groundbreaking for a rain garden at Dan McCarthy's Kansas City home.
To follow developments over time in the corporate and employee rain gardens, a dedicated website has been launched to "Watch Our Gardens Grow." In the future, the website will also include a virtual chat room, called "Over the Backyard Fence," to provide a discussion forum for company rain gardeners.
Another feature of the Black & Veatch rain garden program is the involvement of local youth from the company's Explorer Post #2455 group. The group will sponsor a native plant sale at the Ward Parkway site in September. Black & Veatch will also hold an autumn seminar featuring lectures from master gardeners associated with Kansas City's 10,000 Rain Gardens initiative.
The 10,000 Rain Gardens initiative links citizens, corporate sponsors, educators and members of non-profit organizations with government officials to take action on important environmental issues like water quality and storm water flow. Planting 10,000 actual rain gardens in the Kansas City area during the next few years should reduce potential problems with water pollution and stream degradation.
A rain garden is a shallow basin or depression planted with native plants. The native plants have deep roots that allow water to infiltrate into the soil. According to recent research, properly designed rain gardens can effectively trap and retain up to 99% of common pollutants in urban storm runoff, potentially improving water quality and promoting the conversion of some pollutants into less harmful compounds.
The Kansas City initiative recently was named as one of 15 nationwide finalists in the 2006 Waste Management/U.S. Conference of Mayors City Livability Awards Program. The winners will be announced at the June 3 conference in Las Vegas.


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Giants down D'backs
Phoenix, AZ – Buster Posey belted a two-run homer and knocked in three runs to back five-plus innings from Madison Bumgarner, as the San Francisco Giants took a 10-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Bumgarner (5-4), who had lost his three previous decisions, gave up five hits and three runs and had four strikeouts.
Brandon Crawford went 4-for-5 with an RBI and scored once, and Hunter Pence also went deep and scored three times. Brandon Belt had a 3-for-5 night with a run scored, as the Giants snapped a two-game skid and won for just the second time in their last 10 road games.
San Francisco, which, had scored eight runs over its previous six games, raced to a 9-0 lead Saturday.
Trevor Cahill (3-7) was pounded for nine hits and eight runs over 3 2/3 innings.
"It's the ups and downs of a season. We'll try to get him straightened around for his next start," Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said. "He didn't have a lot of movement on his sinker. He didn't have good stuff."
Paul Goldschmidt, who had a run-scoring groundout in the sixth inning, tied a team record by recording an RBI in eight straight games. Luis Gonzalez also accomplished the feat, June 3-11, 2002.
Pence got on base via fielder's choice in the second inning and stole a pair of bases, the last of which he scored on when Miguel Montero committed a throwing error. Andres Torres then walked and scored on Crawford's double to right field. The throw home was perfect and it appeared Montero applied the tag to the left shoulder, but home plate umpire Greg Gibson signaled safe.
The Giants tacked on six runs in the fourth inning. Torres' sacrifice fly plated Pence. With runners on the corners, Bumgarner put down a successful squeeze bunt to score Belt. Gregor Blanco doubled in a run and Marco Scutaro singled up the middle for another score. Posey then drilled a homer to left field.
Posey singled in Bumgarner in the sixth inning for the nine-run cushion before Arizona scored four times in its half of the frame. A.J. Pollock doubled in a run and later scored on Montero's sacrifice fly. Cody Ross scored on a passed ball from Posey. Reliever Ramon Ramirez was late getting to the plate to cover the bag.
Pence led off the seventh with a homer to right off Willie Harris and Willie Bloomquist doubled in Arizona's final run in the ninth.
Game Notes
Before the game, the Giants activated infielder Tony Abreu from the 60-day disabled list, transferred pitcher Ryan Vogelsong to the 60-day DL and optioned infielder Nick Noonan to Triple-A Fresno ... Bumgarner, making his 100th career major league appearance, threw 87 pitches ... The Diamondbacks tied a National League record by not being shut out yet this season after 62 games. That ties the mark set by the 2006 Phillies to start a campaign ... Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval left the game due to an injured foot ... The Giants have won eight of their last 10 on the road against Arizona.


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Spelt poolish bread
I have yet to try any higher-percentage whole grain breads with a poolish and no sourdough levain, so here was my first attempt. It is a 70% whole spelt flour milled at home (unsifted), the rest white bread flour. Overall dough hydration was 70%. All of the spelt was a poolish at 100% hydration, fermented until ripened (took appx 10 hours for me). I did a quick 1hr bulk-ferment because so much of it was already prefermented, and then a final ferment of appx 30 mins. The spelt dough relaxes very quickly. I was able to get a tight shaping with plenty of strength, but after 15 mins it is very relaxed again. I used a brotform for the final ferment, but it still lost it shape quickly when I emptied it onto the peel. I thought this was going to be a frisbee for sure. Turns out, it wasn't totally a frisbee, but not quite as tall as I'd like. I will try again, maybe use high-gluten white flour instead of bread flour for the white flour component, and/or maybe lower hydration a bit.
Ripe spelt poolish, smelled great:
Oops. I cut it down the middle before taking the picture. :)
The taste is fantastic, and without any sour. Yum! Plus, you can make it in a day.
(edit: actually, after resting for a while, there is just a tiny little tinge of sour, but it is not totally unwelcome. :)).
Happy baking!


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Details of his Royal Hotness' three-month tour had previously been kept secret. The Prince, a second lieutenant in the Household Cavalry, is third in line to the throne, behind his father Prince Charles and his big brother Prince William.
Harry's uncle (and Fergie's -- princess not the singer -- ex) Prince Andrew also served during the Falkland War.


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The fact that you are here, means the world to the success of the student-athletes of Florida A&M University, and we would like to thank you for your time and consideration. Without your help, we would not be able to provide our student-athletes with the necessities required to compete at the highest levels. In recent years, not only have they competed, they have won championships, bringing wide spread attention to our University, our region, our culture.
FAMU Athletics operates as an auxiliary enterprise of the University, relying on private donations, ticket sales, student fees and conference revenue to fund 16 varsity sports. As the costs of higher education and maintaining a successful athletic program continue to escalate, sustained private annual contributions are critical. In addition to funding annual scholarships (including tuition, fees, room and board), donations will supplement general operating costs, maintenance and upkeep of facilities, and provide budget support for individual sports.
As such, we must reach out to the masses in an effort to substantially increase philanthropic giving to the FAMU Athletics Department through the Investing in Champions Annual Giving and Lockers of Legacy Capital Campaigns. Join us TODAY by making your championship investment. Help us to preserve the rich legacy of Rattler Athletics by BUILDING CHAMPIONS: IN THE CLASSROOM, ON THE FIELD, AND IN LIFE. DONATE ONLINE NOW OR DOWNLOAD FORM - INCLUDES PAYROLL DEDUCTION OPTIONS.
Year two of the Investing In Champions Football Season Ticket and Annual Giving Campaign resulted in more records being smashed for FAMU Athletics.
- A third straight season ticket of over 5,400 season tickets
- Annual fund collection of over $780,000, up over 100%
- #1 in HBCU home average attendance for football in the country
Your tremendous support and committment for this program helped our exceptional student-athletes reach new heights in the classroom, on the field and in life.
- Combines sports GPA of 2.8
- 3 MEAC Championship titles in Men's Tennis, Women's Cross Country and Softball
- Runner-Up in MEAC Volleyball Tournament
- 45 Student-Athletes graduated in 2017 in 13 major sports
With the support of our Rattler FAMUly, we are confident we will achieve our 2018 goal of 6,500 football season tickets and $1 million Investing In Champions support. Its a new era in FAMU Athletics and we will continue to persevere in our mission to Build Champions in the Classroom, on the Field, and in Life with Academic Excellence and Integrity.
We cannot thank you enough for your supporting through athletics scholarships. Through your support the Rattlers will continue to Strike, Strike, and Strike Again!


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FSO ringtones
From Openmoko
|Key pages on:
The ringtone in milestone 2 is stored here:
Now to change it is a little bit of fun.
first change directory to
and open the file receiver.py
- this will be /var/lib/python-support/python2.5/framework/subsystems/oeventd/receiver.py if you are using FSO under Debian
Change the line that reads:
decoder = gst.element_factory_make( "siddec", "decoder" )
decoder = gst.element_factory_make( "mad", "decoder" )
and change the line that reads:
filesrc.set_property( "location", "/usr/share/sounds/Arkanoid_PSID.sid" )
filesrc.set_property( "location", "/usr/share/sounds/ringtone" )
If you would like to play most formats of audio file (including ogg), change the play() function to this
def _play( self ): self.player = pipeline = gst.Pipeline( "oeventd-pipeline" ) sink = gst.element_factory_make( "alsasink", "sink" ) playbin = gst.element_factory_make( "playbin", "playbin" ) playbin.set_property( "uri", "file:///usr/share/sounds/ringtone" ) playbin.set_property("audio-sink", sink) pipeline.add(playbin) bus = self.player.get_bus() bus.add_signal_watch() bus.connect( "message", self._onMessage ) pipeline.set_state(gst.STATE_PLAYING) logger.info( 'playing ringtone' ) self.ringing = True
There does seem to be a lag of a few vibrations before the sound starts but that might desirable. (I didn't compare against the original code). The code to specifically handle formats, (oggs for example) can be a little complicated and makes things messy. Since, it seems like this code is changing in FSO, I'm leaving it for the moment.
mv receiver.pyo /home/root
- receiver.pyo will be receiver.pyc in FSO under Debian
python >>> import py_compile >>> py_compile.compile("receiver.py") >>> quit()
- You may not have the py_compile module. You can install them like this:
opkg install python-compile
/etc/init.d/fso-frameworkd restart && /etc/init.d/zhone-session stop && sleep 2 && /etc/init.d/zhone-session start
- I've only run the above restart commands in Debian so I'm not sure if they are the same in the default FSO image
- the default zhone-session file doesn't have a working restart command, hence the stop->sleep 2->start
zhone for FSO seems to be launched by Xsession.d so maybe try:
/etc/init.d/xserver-nodm restart
Now you can link /usr/share/sounds/ringtone to any mp3 (or other sound file if you took the second option) and that will be your ringtone


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Supplier Diversity
Supplier Diversity
Diversity is an integral part of Corning Incorporated's value system and a critical business initiative. We are committed to providing access to all suppliers and to promoting diversity in our supply base. The objective is to provide diverse businesses an opportunity to participate in our contracting and procurement process. We are also working to increase the amount of quality products and services we obtain directly from diverse suppliers.
Categories of U.S. supplier diversity
Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE)
Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE)
Disablility-Owned Business Enterprise (DOBE)
Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE)
Service-Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (SDVBE)
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCU)
Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone)
Small Business Administration 8(a) Program (SBA8A)
Small Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (SDBE)
Veteran-Owned Business Enterprise (VBE)
LGBT-Owned Business Enterprise (LGBTBE)


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Tyrell Pre-Draft Video
Submitted by chad on June 25, 2007 - 16:34
The following video file is from the Prince George News cable television, and was shot pre-draft, post-combine.
Tyrell missed being the highest Cougar ever taken by about 12 picks. Blair Betts had him beat.
(Of interest: Some Vlad Mihalik [27] sightings on here, including once at the beginning where he dwarfs Tyrell [19], and once at the end with him standing moving into the crease on the PP)
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The Stepfather
Now Available
About The Stepfather
When Michael Harding (Penn Badgley, TV's "Gossip Girl") returns home from military school, he finds his mom is madly in love with her charming live-in boyfriend David (Dylan Walsh, TV's "Nip/Tuck"). At first, David appears to be the ultimate nice guy and an ideal future husband and stepfather. But when Michael and his girlfriend (Amber Heard, Zombieland) start delving into David's past, they begin to discover a dark and dangerous side to Michael's new "daddy" in this riveting, chilling thriller.
J.S. Cardone
Based on a Work by
Donald E. Westlake
Executive Producer
J.S. Cardone, Guy Oseary, Meredith Zamsky, Robert Green, Julie Meldal-Johnsen
Story by
Brian Garfield, Donald E. Westlake, Carolyn Starin
Nelson McCormick
Mark Morgan, Greg Mooradian
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Fat might be the scariest word in our vocabulary, at least it used to be for me. My generation has been lead to believe that fat is a killer, (I am talking about dietary fat). When I was a teen living in NYC, having just made the film Manhattan, I started eating very specifically. I was an actress and occasional model and my appearance was everything to me. I became vegan and quit eating fat altogether. I associated eating fat with becoming fat. It was the 80's and the craze was "no fat this and that" and I took it to an extreme. I thought I was being such a hero for putting no fat into my body and that habit lasted 20 years. I ate bowls of dry salads, huge portions of air popped popcorn and if I ate anything with a little weight to it like a potato, of course, it was dry as a bone. I also resorted to eating pancakes or boxes of cereal and pouring apple juice on them instead of butter, syrup or milk. I figured anything as long as it was fat free was good for me and because fat satiates more than carbohydrates, veggies or fruit, I was hungry all the time. I also believe my lack of fat initiated an eating disorder. I thought about food all the time because frankly, I was hungry. What I didn't realize I was doing was hindering the health of my skin, my hormones, my metabolism and my brain.
Here's the thing, dietary fat or healthy fats (i.e. cold pressed organic oils, raw pasture-raised butter, avocados, all raw nuts and seeds, coconut oil, etc.) does NOT create body fat, which I simply did not know, nor could I believe it. Consequently my period was erratic, my skin was extremely dry and broken out, and my moods were always in flux as fat (especially raw butter and Cream) helps with depression.
If you can learn from my experience please understand the importance of eating good fat and how it helps all functions of your body and brain. After I began eating healthy fat it was not long before my skin was clear and moisturized. My hormones and moods were better and I wasn't hungry all the time. I am not claiming that fat cures disease but I can tell you personally it became a hidden gift to my well being. My fat intake satiates me and when I eat, I enjoy my food and when I am done eating, I am content.
Fat began being vilified in America as far back as post World War II. In the 60's the American Heart Association attributed heart disease to saturated fats like red meat and eggs. In the 70's the government began a campaign on the war on fat! By the mid 80's the High carb, low fat diet became the norm.
I personally had a 10-year stretch on the low fat, fat–free, good-for-me diet. I wrestled at the 92' Olympic trials; my body fat was nil. Wrestlers are notorious for dropping the most weight possible in the least amount of time. My record was 11½ lbs. in 1 hour. It was not a healthy choice. At the time I was also doing commercials for SOLOFLEX, CYBEX, Nike, Reebok and posing on covers of magazines like Men's Health, Men's Journal and Men's Fitness. I walked around, or I should say ran around, with virtually 0% body fat. Had to be ripped for work, right? It kicked my ass!
I ended up with chronic fatigue syndrome and a virus. My life came to a screeching halt! The low-fat, fat-free, good-for-me diet ended. I began to study what the best choices for me were when it came to my diet. The #1 question was, "What if it's all been a Big Fat Lie?" Based on my experience it was. I eat more healthy fat today than anyone I know. It has made me stronger, younger, happier and healthier. These are some of the fats I personally eat.


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As Israel celebrates 60 years of nationhood this Thursday, and looks ahead to the next 60 years, the world should appreciate what the Jewish state has accomplished.
Built on the ashes of the Holocaust, Israel's birth was followed by a massive attack from all sides by the surrounding Arab nations. Threatening another genocide, they managed to kill 1 percent of Israel's population, but Israel survived – and even thrived.
In the years since, the Jewish nation has turned deserts into gardens, swamps into orchards, sand dunes into cities. Lacking the natural resources of its neighbors, Israel made the best of what it had. It became a high-tech giant, specializing in life-saving medical technology. Indeed, it ranks second only to the United States in NASDAQ listings.
Faced with barren land, Israel has also developed agricultural technologies that maximize food production, and exported these life-saving and life-enhancing technologies to the rest of the world.
This young nation has also produced more art, literature, music, academic articles, and books than most countries triple its size. As Jeffrey Goldberg wrote in an otherwise critical article in The Atlantic:
"Israel is, by almost any measure, an astonishing success. It has a large, sophisticated, and growing economy ... the finest universities and medical centers in the Middle East; and a main city, Tel Aviv, that is a center of art, fashion, cuisine, and high culture spread along a beautiful Mediterranean beach. Israel has shown itself, with notable exceptions, to be adept at self-defense, and capable (albeit imperfectly) of protecting civil liberties during wartime.... Zionism may actually be the most successful national liberation movement of the 20th century."
Israel's Arab citizens, numbering 1.2 million, live longer, healthier lives, and have lower infant mortality, better educational opportunities, and more basic liberties than the Arab population of neighboring states.
Even in its efforts to defend itself from aggression – it was attacked by Arab states in 1948, 1967, and 1973 – Israel has exemplified restraint and high ethical standards.
Although Tel Aviv was bombed by the Egyptian Air Force in 1948, Jerusalem was rocketed by Jordan in 1967, and several Israeli cities were threatened by Syria in 1967, Israel never bombed Cairo, Amman, or Damascus. (It did attack terrorist bases in the suburbs of Beirut in 2006.)
In its efforts to protect against terrorists, it has also complied with a high standard of human rights, even while its enemies have targeted Israeli civilians while deliberately hiding behind human shields in densely populated civilian areas.
When I speak at university campuses, I issue the following challenge: Name a country, faced with comparable threats to its own citizens, that has ever tried harder to comply with the rule of law or human rights than Israel.
No one has ever named such a country, nor could they. Certainly not the United States, which repeatedly bombed enemy cities (Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Dresden, Tokyo, Cologne). Certainly not Britain, which in addition to bombing cities fought one of the dirtiest colonial wars in Kenya. Certainly not France, which also fought a brutal colonial war in Algeria. Not Russia. Not China.
This is not to say that Israel's actions have always been commendable. They have not. Israel deserves perhaps a grade of B-minus, but in a world where 'C,' 'D,' and 'F' is common, that's pretty good.
Yet, despite this remarkable history of achievement, not only for its own people, but for the world in general, Israel remains a pariah nation.
It is reviled by the United Nations, which helped create it, and by a large number of the world's countries and people. It has been condemned by the General Assembly more than all the other nations of the world combined – a world that includes such tyrannies as North Korea, Iran, Cuba, China, Syria, Libya, Belarus, and Saudi Arabia. It has been subject to calls for academic boycotts, despite having one of the highest levels of academic freedom in the world. It has been threatened with divestment, though it exports more life-saving technology per capita than any nation on earth.
What explains this vast disparity between Israel's accomplishments and the near-universal condemnation it has received? When one of the world's best nations is condemned as the worst, we must consider the motives of those who are condemning.
Let me be crystal clear: I am not suggesting that criticism of Israel is anti-Semitic. To the contrary, criticism of Israeli policies and actions is healthy. I have been on the forefront of criticizing Israel for establishing civilian settlements on the West Bank. Within Israel itself, criticisms of Israeli policies and actions are pervasive. Just read the Israeli press. Or attend the numerous antigovernment demonstrations in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. What I am talking about is not criticism of Israel but rather demonization, delegitimization, and disproportionate attacks that go to the very essence of the legitimacy of the Jewish state.
Consider the following question: Would any other country that struggles so hard for its survival, while at the same time trying so hard to remain within the rule of law, be subject to the kind of irrational hatred to which the Jewish nation is exposed? Is the Jewish nation now being treated with the same irrationality with which "the Jews" have been treated for centuries? This is the daunting question that must be faced by those who single out Israel for unique condemnation as it celebrates 60 years of unequaled accomplishments.
Imagine how much more Israel could contribute to the welfare of the world during the next 60 years if it were blessed with peace and were allowed to turn its swords into plowshares!
• Alan M. Dershowitz is the Felix Frankfurter professor of law at Harvard Law School. His latest book is "Is There a Right to Remain Silent?"


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flynn293 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 158 designs submitted by 29 freelance designers.
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Consulting Company for non-profit and for-profit entities.
There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar using US currency currently in circulation.
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Middle School Students Earn Industry-Recognized IT Certifications
Workforce Florida-supported initiative connects teachers and students to industry-recognized training, greater opportunities
Middle school students from Career and Professional Education (CAPE) Academies in 15 school districts throughout Florida today were recognized by workforce and education leaders for earning Information Technology (IT) certifications issued by industry leaders such as Microsoft® and Adobe®. The students' schools were also applauded for creating and implementing CAPE academies in less than two years with technical assistance from Workforce Florida, Inc. - more than a year earlier than required by 2011 legislation. The ceremony took place at Griffin Middle School of the Leon County School District, one of the districts selected from a competitive application pool of more than 40.
"The success of these students and teachers demonstrates the possibilities when Florida's talentpipeline architects - its public and private education and workforce communities - work together, at the speed of business, to meet marketplace needs," said Workforce Florida President/CEO Chris Hart IV. "Whether they pursue higher education or go straight to work when they graduate, these students will enter the workforce better prepared to offer immediate value to employers and advance in their careers."
CAPE Academies provide rigorous and relevant career-focused courses that articulate to postsecondary-level coursework and lead to industry certification. Under the 2007 CAPE Act sponsored by Senate President Don Gaetz (R - Destin), each school district must have at least one high school CAPE Academy, established in partnership with business and workforce development leaders in the community. In 2011, the CAPE Act was expanded to require plans for at least one CAPE Academy at the middle school level in each district.
"These motivated young people represent the future of our state, and it is exciting to envision all that they and their fellow students will accomplish with the support of innovative partnerships and forward-thinking education models like Florida's CAPE Academies," said President Gaetz. "I applaud the educators, business leaders and workforce development professionals who are collaborating to ensure the success of CAPE Academies at giving our students a head-start on rewarding careers."
The Middle School IT Career Academies Technical Assistance Project is being implemented by The Whetstone Group, a youth-talent-development leader, using the LEAD Through Workforce Innovations Career Pathways/Academy model. Due in large part to the commitment and partnership of leaders from Florida's IT industry - including CCI Learning® and Certiport® - and education community as well as the Florida Chamber of Commerce and state agencies including the Department of Education and the Department of Economic Opportunity, the project focused on assisting participants through technical assistance rather than traditional grant funding. In addition to the technical assistance - which supports compliance with CAPE Act standards and reinforces the connection between CAPE academies and career-themed education, and the school district's economic and workforce drivers - the project offers students curricula provided by two of the world's leading digital literacy vendors - Microsoft® and Adobe®.
"In looking at state labor market information, it just makes sense to focus on Information Technology," said Jeff Scroggins, a Whetstone Group Principal. "These skills are foundational to many STEM occupations and support competitiveness across industry sectors which are vital to Florida's economy."
Participating Schools include: Bailey Middle School, Escambia County; Bradford Middle School, Bradford County; Challenger Middle School, Lee County; Creekside Middle School, Volusia County; Desoto Middle School, Desoto County; Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Twin Oaks Vocational Academy, Madison County; Golden Gate Middle School, Collier County; Griffin Middle School, Leon County; Green Cove Springs Junior High, Clay County; Murdock Middle School, Charlotte County; Pinellas Park Middle School, Pinellas County; Port St. Joe Jr./Sr. High School, Gulf County; Stuart Middle School, Martin County; Switzerland Point Middle School, St. Johns County; and W. R. Tolar K-8 School, Liberty County.
Since the beginning of the current school year, more than 90 students and about 25 teachers have earned industry-recognized IT certifications. About 1,400 students are enrolled in middle school IT CAPE Academies who received technical assistance through this initiative. For more information, please visit the project website designed by Web V students at Niceville High School in Niceville, Florida at www.middleschoolcareeracademytap.com.
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The Hon Dr Craig Emerson MP Australian Minister for Trade and Competitiveness Pledge against protectionism Joint ministerial media statement
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The movie starring Shailene Woodley and Theo James is based on the young adult books by Chicagoan and Northwestern alum Veronica Roth, who set the story in dystopian Chicago.
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"The Dark Knight" predominantly filmed in Chicago but opted to shoot the sequel "The Dark Knight Rises" in Pittsburgh and New Jersey. "Man of Steel" filmed in Chicago and the suburbs, including Plano, Sugar Grove and the Yorkville area, but it appears the sequel will mostly shoot in Michigan with some filming in the Yorkville area.
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The benefits of buying a Boardshop surfboard package are numerous. Firstly and probably most importantly for you the customer, is that you'll save money over buying the components of the package individually. Secondly we'll make sure that the leash and bag are of good quality and are the right size to work with the board you have chosen. Thirdly, when we ship you your board we can slip it in the bag for extra protection during transit (don't worry we go for the "belt and braces" approach when packing up your board!). And lastly, when you receive your board...you're ready to roll, just fit the fins and leash, wax her up, slip her in the back and head to the beach!
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The nice wide template allows the board to be paddled fast and thereby catch plenty of waves early, the bottom has a single concave giving the board lift and speed when up and riding. This wide nose and squash tail surfboard is a bit like a long board with 2 feet chopped out of the middle so it makes good sense for the smaller rider, male or female who find the sheer bulk of a longboard a handful both in and out of the water.
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AndyDufresne - 4 player, Asia, standard, flat rate, unlimited, foggy (need 4 players)
lackattack – 5 player, Asia, standard, flat rate, chained, foggy (need 5 players)
Twill – 3 player, Classic, standard, flat rate, adjacent, sunny (need 6 players)
Coleman – 2 player, Feudal War, standard, escalating, chained, foggy (need 4 players)
gimil – 3 player, Portugal, terminator, flat rate, unlimited, sunny (need 6 players)
Oaktown – 5 player, Scotland, standard, flat rate, chained, sunny (need 5 players)
Optimus Prime – 4 player, IndoChina, terminator, no cards, chained, sunny (need 4 players)
Steelhorse – 6 player, Classic, terminator, flat rate, unlimited, sunny (need 6 players)
moz976 – 6 player, Classic, terminator, escalating, unlimited, sunny (need 6 players)
king achilles – 8 player, Battle for Australia, standard, flat rate, unlimited, sunny (need 8 players)
sully800 – 6 player, World 2.1, standard, flat rate, unlimited, sunny (need 6 players)
clapper011 – 7 player, Arctic, terminator, escalating, unlimited, sunny (need 7 players)
Fireside Poet – 6 player, Cairns Coral Coast, standard, escalating, unlimited, sunny (need 6 players)
rebelman – 4 player, AoR: Might, standard, escalating, unlimited, foggy (need 4 players)
James Vazquez – 8 player, Puget Sound, standard, escalating, unlimited, sunny (need 8 players)
wicked – 2 player, AoR: Might, standard, no cards, unlimited, sunny (need 4 players)
jennifermarie – 6 player, North America, standard, escalating, unlimited, sunny (need 6 players)
WidowMakers – 5 player, King of the Mountain, standard, flat rate, chained, sunny (need 5 players)
wacicha – 6 player, Classic, terminator, escalating, unlimited, sunny (need 6 players)
MarVal – 8 player, BeNeLux, terminator, no cards, chained, foggy (need 8 players)
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Every division will include a series of games with scoring dependent upon placements/eliminations.
Standard 3+ Players Games:
*Players will play the same number of games as there are players (4 players will play 4 games, etc.).
*For the 3 player games, the 6 participants will be randomly assigned to 2 groups.
*Points are awarded based on finish with 1 point for last, 2 points for next-to-last, etc. with 2 bonus points for winning.
*The top 2 finishers advance.
Standard 2 Player Games:
*Players will play 3 games against each player.
*Points will be 0 for a loss, 1 for a loss after 10 rounds, 2 for a win, and 3 for a win in Round 5 or earlier.
*Top 2 finishers advance.
Terminator Games
*Players will play the same number of games as there are players.
*Points will be 1 for each elimination and 3 bonus for the winner.
*Top 2 finishers advance.
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Players who advance from Round 1 will be divided based on their character's role on Conquer Club. Divisions will be as follows:
Admins: AndyDufresne, lackattack, Twill
Cartos: Coleman, gimil, Oaktown
Tournament Directors: Optimus Prime, Steelhorse
Hunters: moz976, king achilles, sully800
Chat Officers: clapper011, Fireside Poet, rebelman, James Vazquez, wicked
Moderation/Shop: jennifermarie, WidowMakers, wacicha, MarVal
All the players from a given division will play in the same games together, except for the Chat Officers, which will be divided into two 5-player sub-divisions. The same settings (except for the number of players) from Round 1 will be used, as well as the same scoring methods. The top finisher from each division (including 2 from the Chat Officers) will advance to the finals.
The finals will be a series of 7 games. Each game will be:
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Scoring will be the same as previous rounds. The highest finisher will be declared the Champion as well as receive 12 months of premium membership courtesy of lackattack.
*To sign up, all I need is your top 2 choices for which moderator you would like to represent. (This is in case sign-ups go faster than I can update my list.)
*Team CC members have until 02.12.08 to join their reserved spots.
*Disrespectful game chat and alliances (aside from ganging against the obvious leader) are not tolerated and could result in a point deduction.
*Based on the wide variety of games and scenarios, I reserve the right to find the best tiebreaker for each individual scenario.


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Amid the tributes that poured out after Nora Ephron's 2012 death, one anecdote was repeated often. It was about Phoebe Ephron, Nora's hard-driving screenwriter mother, who became a cirrhotic alcoholic and on her deathbed instructed her eldest daughter, "You're a reporter, Nora, take notes."
Ephron would return to this command, along with another of her mother's dictums, "Everything is copy," to explain why so many writers in her family shared a gift for transforming the ugly guts of life into sometimes wrenching, often hilarious narrative.
The publication of "The Most of Nora Ephron" (Knopf: 576 pp., $35) makes clear that commandments such as "Take notes" and "Everything is copy" weren't just maternal pro-tips; they were the sustaining themes of Ephron's life and writing.
That writing, laid out here, includes her early coverage of 1970s media and the women's movement; her 1983 novel "Heartburn" (the raucous reimagining of her divorce from journalist Carl Bernstein); the screenplay for "When Harry Met Sally"; many of her blog entries for the Huffington Post; and essays on aging that Ephron published in the collections "I Feel Bad About My Neck" and "I Remember Nothing."
It's the work of a brilliant woman who took copious notes on four decades of tumultuous social and political history and who exerted astonishing authorial control over the story of her own place within that history.
"The Most of Nora Ephron" spans her internship in the Kennedy White House, her attempts to tell everyone that she knew who "Deep Throat" was and her 2008 conviction that, even as a woman and a black man competed for the Democratic nomination, it would still be white male voters who would determine the outcome (about this, if little else, Ephron was wrong).
With this expansive long view, it's possible to see Ephron returning to certain obsessions, making the book an affecting tale of evolving opinions and expanding options for women. Ephron's damning 1972 take on her alma mater, Wellesley College, makes way, 34 years later, for a terrific commencement speech, in which she urges Wellesley graduates, "Above all, be the heroine of your own life, not the victim."
And she carries us from 1950s Hollywood, when her careerist mother gets dinged by an equally careerist female journalist, to millennial Hollywood, when Ephron proclaims that "Panels on Women in Film" are among the things she will not miss when she's dead.
Which brings us to the things she will not miss when she's dead.
The great, dastardly thing about this volume is the way it is arranged (by Ephron's longtime editor Robert Gottlieb) to build to a powerful, elegiac crescendo.
"There are no secrets," Ephron wrote in a 2006, the year that she herself began harboring a doozy: the secret of her illness.
Reading the writing of her last years here, a reader marvels that that secret held at all, since it's clear retrospectively that by the time she was penning those uproarious bestsellers about aging, Ephron was quite openly taking notes on her own death.
"Death is a sniper," she wrote, in the most haunting essay from "I Feel Bad About My Neck." "It strikes people you love, people you like, people you know, it's everywhere. You could be next."
A few years later, came those lists of what she'd miss (her kids, her husband, "the concept of waffles") and what she wouldn't (email).
There were her questions about mortality: "Do you splurge or do you hoard?" and her regrets, like the ones about her best friend, who called her one day to mention a lump on her tongue and was dead within a year. "I meant to have a conversation with Judy about death," Ephron wrote in 2006. "Before either of us was sick or dying."
There are clues even in her brief posts for the Huffington Post, including an almost frenzied 2008 take on former Sen. John Edwards' wife, Elizabeth, who had cancer.
"I disagree with Elizabeth Edwards when she says there are only two choices — to go on living, or begin dying," Ephron wrote. "What I believe … is that at a certain point in life, whether or not you've been diagnosed with illness, you enter into a conscious, ongoing … negotiation between the two…. This negotiation often includes decisions as trivial as whether to eat a second piece of pie, and as important as whether to have medical treatment that may or may not prolong your life."
Nora Ephron was a friend and a generous mentor to me. The last time I saw her was two months before she died. Unusually for her, she was late for lunch, having been waylaid at a doctor's appointment. Was something wrong? I asked. "It's a thing that's just not even worth talking about. Have you had the biscuits here? Let's order them immediately." Nora, who loved food but ate it carefully, enjoyed a couple of those biscuits, slathered with butter.
Reading "The Most of Nora Ephron" is like revisiting that lunch, as I have countless times over the last 18 months, smacking myself for not seeing what was right in front of my eyes … what she was telling me, what she was telling all of us, the very thing she did not want us to know.
It was a dizzying final act of authorial control, and this big, gratifying collection shows it off: Ephron's determination, above all, to be the heroine of her own death, never its victim.
She pulled it off, and she left us with a stirring portrait of both a nation in flux and of an extraordinary woman who retained a tight grip on her place within it, right till the end.
Traister is the author of "Big Girls Don't Cry: The Election That Changed Everything for American Women."


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Hope you all had a great Valentine's Day whether it was with your lover or your friends…or your dog! My hubby and I are pretty laid-back in that we like to stay in…a lot! If we eat out, it takes away the cooking part, which is one of our favorite things to do together. During the weekdays, I do most of the cooking by myself before he gets home, so I can feed the hungry hubby as soon as he comes. Today was no different, and I was excited to surprise him with my ♥ pizza in honor of Valentine's Day. You can see a recap of our Valentine's Day here.
Shaved Asparagus and Pancetta "I Love You" Pizza
- store bought pizza dough (I get mine from Trader Joe's or Sprouts.)
- asparagus
- diced pancetta (4 oz. package from Trader Joe's)
- minced garlic
- grated mozzarella cheese
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper
- flour
- red pepper flakes (optional)
- Preheat oven with pizza stone (if using) at 450° (if using parchment paper) or 550°. Let dough rest outside for about 20 minutes.
- Shave asparagus stalks using a vegetable peeler. Season with olive oil, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
- Cook diced pancetta with minced garlic and black pepper on a small pan over medium heat for about 5 minutes or until cooked thoroughly. Place cooked pancetta over paper towel on a dish or bowl to soak excess grease.
- Lightly sprinkle flour on parchment paper or pizza pan. Roll out dough into a heart shape.
- Assemble with grated mozzarella cheese, shaved asparagus, pancetta, and more cheese.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes depending on your taste. Enjoy!
This is my least favorite part (letting the dough rest), because I'm always so eager to start assembling! But this time it didn't matter, since there was some necessary prepping of the toppings.
Hold the woody end of the asparagus and shave away. After doing this, I wonder if a Y-shaped peeler might be easier to work with. Shave as much as you think you need for your pizza. I think I shaved about 10. Oh, and I recommend getting the thicker ones. Thin ones are a pain.
When you think you have enough, toss them in a bowl with EVOO, salt, and pepper. It's tasty as-is too!
Cook the diced pancetta thoroughly for about 5 minutes. Admire the little bits of goodness.
Place them over a paper towel in a bowl or dish unless you want a really greasy pizza. Hey, some people might.
Now flour your surface. I used Pam Spray, because my hubby used all the flour trying to bake bread, "trying" being the operative word here. I never roll the dough. That's hubby's job, but today I really wanted to surprise him with the heart. I know it doesn't look like the perfect surface, but it's harder than imagined! But the shape is pretty darn good, isn't it?
Generously sprinkle grated mozzarella. I like to use part skim whenever possible.
Layer with shaved asparagus, pancetta, and more mozzarella. Sprinkle with red pepper flakes, if you want to spice it up.
Send the beauty off into the oven, and bake for 10-15 minutes. Hubby likes it really browned (slightly burnt).
OK, so this was my first time using parchment paper, and I'm not sure if it's supposed to look like this. The box says that it's safe to 420°, but I went for 450°. Can anyone give me any input on this? But at least it looks cool.
Fancy pizza cutter, isn't it? We got it as a gift from our dear friends, Paul & Ashley, along with the pizza stone. We love them! The stone and the cutter, I mean. But we love Paul & Ashley too.
If you've never tried asparagus on your pizza, try it now! You don't even have to shave it, if you're lazy. Just cut them in half lengthwise and then into couple inches in length. I assure you will love! For a vegetarian pizza, omit the pancetta.
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Fair Pricing Coalition Highlights Major Barriers to Life-Saving Treatment in Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Marketplace Plans
New Report Offers Short- and Long-Term Solutions to Minimize Out-of-Pocket Expenses and Maximize Access to Treatment for All Qualified Health Plan Beneficiaries Living With HIV and/or Hepatitis C
February 6, 2014
Discriminatory practices by Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) in the health insurance marketplaces, exorbitant drug pricing by the pharmaceutical industry, and a lack of clear guidance from the federal government regarding the legality of co-payment assistance programs for QHP beneficiaries are proving to be major barriers to affordable treatment for HIV and hepatitis C, according to a new policy guide produced by the Fair Pricing Coalition (FPC).
"The QHPs mandated by the Affordable Care Act are good news for many people living with HIV and/or hepatitis C, as it means they can't be denied health insurance, because of pre-existing conditions," explained FPC Co-Chair Lynda Dee. "This ensures the provision of essential health benefits, including important primary care services, access to specialists, and prescription drug benefits."
"However, many plans are proving financially disastrous for people living HIV, hepatitis C, and other chronic diseases," Dee added. "This situation is made worse by high drug prices being set and increased annually by manufacturers, along with an inexcusable lack of direction from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding co-pay assistance programs for people receiving care under ACA-mandated plans."
According to FPC's policy guide, Health Insurance Marketplace Plans and People Living With HIV and/or Viral Hepatitis: The Success of the Affordable Care Act Requires Fair Drug Pricing and Access, numerous drug pricing and access issues are becoming increasingly apparent:
"These are major barriers to life-saving treatment, when in fact we need to be making access to affordable treatment as easy as possible," said Tim Horn, an FPC member. "Nationally, only 25 percent of people living with HIV are receiving HIV treatment and keeping the virus in their blood in check. This is essential in terms of protecting their own health and preventing ongoing transmission of the virus. We need to get more people on treatment, not fewer, which won't be possible if they cannot afford their costly medications."
Among the possible short- and long-term solutions offered by the FPC:
"The problems outlined in the policy report are not insurmountable," said Dee. "The FPC believes that the Affordable Care Act, while not perfect, has tremendous potential to redress disparities for U.S. residents whose access to healthcare has previously been at the whim of conflicting political and economic forces. This applies not only to HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis, but also to many other chronic, debilitating, and costly health challenges beyond the capacity of individuals to manage on their own."
The FPC supports urgent attention to these matters for all U.S. residents at this moment of new hope for achieving universal, affordable, quality health care.
This article was provided by Fair Pricing Coalition. Visit FPC's website to find out more about their activities and publications.
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We know how hard it is to find news, information, tips and examples of successful partnerships, so our goal is to create the leading online destination for new and experienced professionals in the business of developing partnerships. Do what we do. Just more successfully. With our help.
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Our target market is a heavy LinkedIn user, never lets go of his/her Blackberry, eager and curious all the time (especially how to make partnerships even more successful / profitable). They're smooth-talking ambassadors of their companies always looking for ways to grow revenue. Sometimes that is cool out-of-the-box brainstorming, other times it's handshakes, photo opportunities and lots of smiling.
We need a logo for PartnerToWin.com. That much you already know.
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It's about working together, coming to a mutually beneficial agreement. It's all about people, communication, value. Could possibly feature a handshake, people, money. We'd like to have (but not required) a combination of icon and text - but the text should be dominant. PTW!?!?
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A Modest Proposal for China's Renminbi
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The current debate on the renminbi exchange rate is appropriate given China's role as a leading economic and trading power. But the debate has become so politicised that crucial facts are being ignored and dubious arguments are replacing sound analysis. A medium-size revaluation of the currency may not be as "sexy" as a large revaluation or no revaluation but it rests on a firmer foundation and is more consistent with China's long-term interest.
Those arguing for a large revaluation of the renminbi-35 per cent or more-sometimes confuse bilateral trade balances with overall current account balances. While China is running a large (Dollars 100bn in 2002) bilateral trade surplus with the US, its trade balance with the rest of the world is in deficit, at Dollars 75bn (Pounds 47bn). Bilateral trade balances are especially misleading in this case because China processes goods previously exported to industrial countries by other emerging Asian economies.
During the first half of this year, China's current account surplus declined to about 1 per cent of gross domestic product. Adjusting for the recent overheating of its economy and other factors, China's underlying current account surplus is probably no greater than 2 or 3 per cent of GDP.
China's capital account surplus is often overestimated by focusing too much on foreign direct investment. The overall capital account surplus during the 1999-2002 period averaged a modest 1 per cent of GDP-far below the 4 per cent surplus for FDI.
When China does liberalise capital account outflows, there will be downward pressure on the renminbi. With a stock of household savings equal to about 100 per cent of GDP, it would not take much international diversification to turn net capital flows from surplus to deficit.
China's build-up of Dollars 135bn in international reserves over the past 18 months does not imply that it is passing up profitable investment opportunities. The investment share of GDP and the rate of expansion of bank lending are both too high. The real risk of an undervalued exchange rate is that it will handicap China's efforts to achieve long-term financial stability.
Those who maintain that a revaluation of the renminbi is unnecessary have done no better in their analysis. As long as China maintains controls on capital outflows, runs surpluses on both the underlying current account and capital account and accumulates reserves, there is a compelling argument that the renminbi is undervalued. Export processing means that it takes a larger revaluation to change China's trade balance.
China's average import tariff rate has fallen following entry to the World Trade Organisation and future trade reform is likely to expand imports further. But clothing, one of China's main exports, is likely to receive a big boost from the scheduled expiry of the multi-fibre agreement at the end of 2004, potentially doubling China's share of the market. Thus, China will not necessarily switch to running current account deficits in the future.
China's exchange rate cannot be analysed in isolation from the pattern of global payment imbalances. At 5 per cent to 6 per cent of GDP, the US current account deficit is not sustainable and its correction would be aided by a further depreciation of the dollar.
But an appropriate dollar depreciation will be frustrated if the Asian economies do not do their part on currency appreciation. China has a weight of nearly 10 per cent in the dollar's trade-weighted index and an appreciation of the renminbi is a sine qua non for Asian currencies to appreciate more generally.
Consumer prices have risen over the past two quarters and, with monetary growth expanding and good prospects for economic growth, exports and FDI, renminbi appreciation need not drive China into Japan-style deflation, as some have argued.
If China does not adjust its exchange rate, it risks further over-expansion in its financial sector, a reversal of the progress made against its bad loan problem, an upsurge of protectionism in the US and Europe against China's exports and increased regional tensions within Asia. A medium-size revaluation of the renminbi-between 15 and 25 per cent-would be the best response to the current disequilibria. It would be an investment in China's financial stability and could set the stage for a wider international agreement on a more sustainable pattern of exchange rates and payments positions. By acting soon, China can lead the way.


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Every year since I can remember, I've made the same caramel and chocolate-covered matzo for Passover. I love it; everyone in my family loves it. There have been times when my husband has had to pry the tin out of my hands to keep me from inhaling every last crumb. But this year I wanted to try something different, and at least a little healthier.
Enter matzo granola. Who knew that simply swapping crumbled matzo (otherwise known as farfel) for rolled oats would yield such crunchy, clustery results? I would like to claim that I was the first person to have this idea, but in fact I found a number of other recipes floating around. I consulted one from Martha Stewart and one from Chow.com in developing my own version.
This nutty, chunky granola makes an ideal topping for ice cream. Sweetened coconut is reminiscent of traditional Passover macaroons. For a more understated version, use unsweetened. Add up to 11/2 cups of dried fruit. Golden raisins or chopped apricots would be especially nice. The granola will still be very moist when it comes out of the oven—don't worry. It will crisp as it dries. It will keep for at least a week stored in an airtight container.
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