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Ireland’s huge exports to GDP ratio and privileged position in global supply chains helped it grow rapidly in the 1990s, but are now amplifying its downturn. This column argues that Ireland’s looming banking and public finance crises can be fixed. The government must find new sources of tax revenue and craft a package in which all social partners can claim ownership.
The increase in secondary-market spreads on Irish government debt in the past five months is symptomatic of the sudden emergence of a twin crisis in the banking sector and in the public finances.
It was always to be expected that Ireland would be particularly exposure to a global downturn, considering the exceptionally large contribution of exports to GDP and the vertical integration of much of Ireland’s manufacturing sector into the global production chains of major multinational firms. These characteristics contributed to a sustained output boom during the 1990s but now act to amplify the downturn. Moreover, the Irish export sector must cope with a trend loss in wage competitiveness since 2000 and the sharp slide in sterling over the last six months.
Two other domestic factors have compounded the misery.
In the new millennium, the sources of growth shifted, and the continued economic boom was characterised by an over-expansion in the construction sector, with excessive levels of building of residential and commercial property and large bets being placed on the value of development sites.
This property bubble was funded by the Irish banking system, which in turn relied heavily on the international inter-bank market and accumulated substantial net external liabilities. Accordingly, the collapse in the property sector has been centrally important in the deterioration in the financial health of the Irish banking system.
A second home-grown contributory factor has been the brittle state of the Irish public finances.
Although the Irish government ran annual budget surpluses until 2006, an increasing share of the revenue that supported these surpluses was coming from taxes whose yield is sensitive to high and increasing asset prices and asset transactions (capital gains taxes, capital acquisition taxes and stamp duties) and on corporation profits tax – much of it coming from multinational firms. Once the asset markets turned, the volume of transactions dried up and profits collapsed, the level of tax revenues plunged during 2008 exposing a structural deficit – exacerbated by a strong upturn in public expenditure in the last few years.
Together with the operation of automatic stabilizers, this turnaround resulted in a general government budget deficit of 6.8% of GDP in 2008. In January 2009, the government projected budget deficits (under a no-change scenario) of 11% of GDP for 2009 and 13% of GDP in 2010. Moreover, even these numbers are subject to downside risk, in view of the continuing deterioration in the economy.
Fortunately, the Irish government entered the crisis period with a healthy balance sheet – the gross government debt stood at only 24.8% of GDP at the end of 2007 and Ireland has a sizeable sovereign wealth fund in the form of the National Pension Reserve Fund. But the sudden emergence of such a large deficit, and the prospect of some additional borrowing needed to deal with the banks, mean there is no time to lose in adopting corrective measures.
The problem of the banks has received greatest international attention, yet is likely to be the smaller of the two sources of additional borrowing requirements.
These banks steered clear of the asset-backed securities that have caused problems elsewhere, but their heavy exposure to property-related lending at home, and in the UK have raised questions in the market about their ability to weather the inevitable growth in loan losses.
Traditionally conservative institutions, the two big banks’ lending decisions appear to have been destabilized in the mid-2000s by the reckless expansion of the third one, Anglo-Irish Bank. The latter bank was allowed to grow at an average real rate of 36% per annum, bringing its market share from 3% to 18% of Irish-controlled banks in 10 years. The other banks responded by relaxing their lending conditions even as the property market was obviously reaching its peak. Loans were made to final residential borrowers, property management companies (shopping malls, etc.) and property developers.
Irish property prices have now been falling steadily for over two years, and seem clearly far from the bottom. With rising unemployment and sharply falling retail sales, the recoverable value of the property-related loan book is essentially unknowable. The banks entered the downturn with substantial book capital, but although they have announced much increased loan loss provisions and suspended dividend payments to conserve capital, their share prices have collapsed to about 2-3% of their peak value. At such prices, the market is evidently discounting very substantial loan losses well in excess of those envisaged by the banks in their worst case scenarios.
At the end of September 2008, apparently faced with the inability of Anglo-Irish Bank to rollover its debt and fearing a contagious reaction onto the other banks, the government announced a blanket guarantee of the liabilities of the main Irish-controlled banks. Subsequent revelations of some balance sheet window-dressing at Anglo and some dubious transactions related to share purchases, contributed to the government’s decision to take full ownership control of that bank in January.
Since the gross bank liabilities guaranteed by the government amount to well over twice GDP, the open-ended nature of the possible bank losses that might fall on the budget seems to have contributed a lot to market concerns about the public finances.
The biggest one day increases in the secondary market spreads were on days dominated by bank-related news. Heightened regulatory oversight and the appointment by the government of new directors to the boards of all the guaranteed banks should help stem any additional accumulation of tail risks. Indeed the indications now are of banks that have reverted to their traditional pre-bubble conservatism.
Given how much the shift in the structure of tax revenue has contributed to the fiscal problem, it seems evident that there must be a return to more stable sources such as personal income tax, VAT and excise taxes. And the late pre-crisis surge in government spending must be reversed.
In Summer 2008, the government signalled its intention to take decisive corrective action to deal with the emerging problem by bringing forward the annual budget from December to October. That budget introduced a progressive income levy, although some of the expenditure cuts that were announced were very poorly received and were not put into effect. Further steps were announced in February 2009, cancelling future instalments of public sector pay increases that were agreed in September 2008 and imposing, from March 2009, a levy on public servants whose average net effect is to lower take home pay by 7.5% of gross income. This levy (rationalized as a quid-pro-quo for the liberality and security of public sector pensions) represents a de facto pay cut for public sector workers, which is a substantial shock after a decade of rapid growth in absolute and relative public sector pay.
However, even with some additional measures that have been announced, the current scale of the fiscal adjustment amounts to only 1.5% of GDP. Moreover, the government’s popularity has plummeted, such that there is uncertainty about the capacity of the government to implement further fiscal reforms.
The government’s stated strategy (as laid out in its submission to the European Commission in the middle of January 2009) has been to undertake fiscal adjustment in a gradualist fashion, with the goal of returning the general government deficit to below the 3% limit by 2013. But the sceptical market perception is increasing the cost of borrowing beyond what was projected (as is the case for several other sovereigns), and it has become evident that the gradualist path leaves the government vulnerable to funding risk.
Accordingly, the most prudent strategy at this point is to front load the fiscal adjustment. Along one dimension, it is now time for the government to increase tax rates and eliminate a host of tax breaks, rather than deferring such moves to next year’s budget. In relation to public spending, more needs to be done in terms of controlling current spending. It also makes sense to introduce a substantial pause in the public capital programme. While the Government has been planning a high level of public investment (at around 4.5% of GDP), a deferral of some major schemes would greatly ease the funding situation.
Upward adjustments in tax rates and the deferral of public spending may not seem the ideal tools for dealing with a recession. However, even with a substantial further correction that is plausible in terms of scale, the government would still be running a 2009 deficit that is substantially above any other euro area economy.
If the required fiscal adjustment is implemented, the future can be bright for the Irish economy. While the construction and property price bubble that sustained growth in the 2003-2007 period skewed the structure of the economy and its balance sheet in a damaging way, many of the factors that drove the original and extraordinary Irish Hare expansion during the late 1990s remain in place (Honohan and Walsh 2002).
In addition, while unemployment is growing, the current crisis has underlined the adaptable nature of the private-sector labour force, with employers and workers negotiating an impressive array of firm-level deals to maintain employment, including measures such as substantial nominal pay cuts, adjustments in working hours and sabbatical schemes. Accordingly, its attractiveness as a globalised economy with a highly-open labour market means that there is no reason why Ireland cannot emerge from this crisis as a mature, high-productivity contributor to the wider European economy.
Finally, in relation to the political economy of fiscal adjustment, there remains considerable potential in the social partnership model that has dominated the Irish policy formation system over the last two decades. There is quite a degree of convergence across the unions, employer federations and the government in terms of a common understanding of the scale of the problem and the required general framework for an economic recovery programme. While the unions did not agree with the public sector pension levy and are currently protesting against the government’s actions, there is widespread agreement that tax increases are inevitable and must be widely applied. The current crisis represents an important test of the consensus-based approach to policy formation.
Subject to the imperative of quickly restoring confidence in the public finances, the path of fiscal adjustment will be much smoother if a political formula is found that can allow all parties to claim ownership of the programme.
Patrick Honohan and Brendan Walsh (2002). “Catching Up With the Leaders: The Irish Hare,” Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2002(1):1-77.

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ireland’s huge exports to gdp ratio and privileged position in global supply chains helped it grow rapidly in the 1990s, but are now amplifying its downturn. this column argues that ireland’s looming banking and public finance crises can be fixed. the government must find new sources of tax revenue and craft a package in which all social partners can claim ownership.
the increase in secondary-market spreads on irish government debt in the past five months is symptomatic of the sudden emergence of a twin crisis in the banking sector and in the public finances.
it was always to be expected that ireland would be particularly exposure to a global downturn, considering the exceptionally large contribution of exports to gdp and the vertical integration of much of ireland’s manufacturing sector into the global production chains of major multinational firms. these characteristics contributed to a sustained output boom during the 1990s but now act to amplify the downturn. moreover, the irish export sector must cope with a trend loss in wage competitiveness since 2000 and the sharp slide in sterling over the last six months.
two other domestic factors have compounded the misery.
in the new millennium, the sources of growth shifted, and the continued economic boom was characterised by an over-expansion in the construction sector, with excessive levels of building of residential and commercial property and large bets being placed on the value of development sites.
this property bubble was funded by the irish banking system, which in turn relied heavily on the international inter-bank market and accumulated substantial net external liabilities. accordingly, the collapse in the property sector has been centrally important in the deterioration in the financial health of the irish banking system.
a second home-grown contributory factor has been the brittle state of the irish public finances.
although the irish government ran annual budget surpluses until 2006, an increasing share of the revenue that supported these surpluses was coming from taxes whose yield is sensitive to high and increasing asset prices and asset transactions (capital gains taxes, capital acquisition taxes and stamp duties) and on corporation profits tax – much of it coming from multinational firms. once the asset markets turned, the volume of transactions dried up and profits collapsed, the level of tax revenues plunged during 2008 exposing a structural deficit – exacerbated by a strong upturn in public expenditure in the last few years.
together with the operation of automatic stabilizers, this turnaround resulted in a general government budget deficit of 6.8% of gdp in 2008. in january 2009, the government projected budget deficits (under a no-change scenario) of 11% of gdp for 2009 and 13% of gdp in 2010. moreover, even these numbers are subject to downside risk, in view of the continuing deterioration in the economy.
fortunately, the irish government entered the crisis period with a healthy balance sheet – the gross government debt stood at only 24.8% of gdp at the end of 2007 and ireland has a sizeable sovereign wealth fund in the form of the national pension reserve fund. but the sudden emergence of such a large deficit, and the prospect of some additional borrowing needed to deal with the banks, mean there is no time to lose in adopting corrective measures.
the problem of the banks has received greatest international attention, yet is likely to be the smaller of the two sources of additional borrowing requirements.
these banks steered clear of the asset-backed securities that have caused problems elsewhere, but their heavy exposure to property-related lending at home, and in the uk have raised questions in the market about their ability to weather the inevitable growth in loan losses.
traditionally conservative institutions, the two big banks’ lending decisions appear to have been destabilized in the mid-2000s by the reckless expansion of the third one, anglo-irish bank. the latter bank was allowed to grow at an average real rate of 36% per annum, bringing its market share from 3% to 18% of irish-controlled banks in 10 years. the other banks responded by relaxing their lending conditions even as the property market was obviously reaching its peak. loans were made to final residential borrowers, property management companies (shopping malls, etc.) and property developers.
irish property prices have now been falling steadily for over two years, and seem clearly far from the bottom. with rising unemployment and sharply falling retail sales, the recoverable value of the property-related loan book is essentially unknowable. the banks entered the downturn with substantial book capital, but although they have announced much increased loan loss provisions and suspended dividend payments to conserve capital, their share prices have collapsed to about 2-3% of their peak value. at such prices, the market is evidently discounting very substantial loan losses well in excess of those envisaged by the banks in their worst case scenarios.
at the end of september 2008, apparently faced with the inability of anglo-irish bank to rollover its debt and fearing a contagious reaction onto the other banks, the government announced a blanket guarantee of the liabilities of the main irish-controlled banks. subsequent revelations of some balance sheet window-dressing at anglo and some dubious transactions related to share purchases, contributed to the government’s decision to take full ownership control of that bank in january.
since the gross bank liabilities guaranteed by the government amount to well over twice gdp, the open-ended nature of the possible bank losses that might fall on the budget seems to have contributed a lot to market concerns about the public finances.
the biggest one day increases in the secondary market spreads were on days dominated by bank-related news. heightened regulatory oversight and the appointment by the government of new directors to the boards of all the guaranteed banks should help stem any additional accumulation of tail risks. indeed the indications now are of banks that have reverted to their traditional pre-bubble conservatism.
given how much the shift in the structure of tax revenue has contributed to the fiscal problem, it seems evident that there must be a return to more stable sources such as personal income tax, vat and excise taxes. and the late pre-crisis surge in government spending must be reversed.
in summer 2008, the government signalled its intention to take decisive corrective action to deal with the emerging problem by bringing forward the annual budget from december to october. that budget introduced a progressive income levy, although some of the expenditure cuts that were announced were very poorly received and were not put into effect. further steps were announced in february 2009, cancelling future instalments of public sector pay increases that were agreed in september 2008 and imposing, from march 2009, a levy on public servants whose average net effect is to lower take home pay by 7.5% of gross income. this levy (rationalized as a quid-pro-quo for the liberality and security of public sector pensions) represents a de facto pay cut for public sector workers, which is a substantial shock after a decade of rapid growth in absolute and relative public sector pay.
however, even with some additional measures that have been announced, the current scale of the fiscal adjustment amounts to only 1.5% of gdp. moreover, the government’s popularity has plummeted, such that there is uncertainty about the capacity of the government to implement further fiscal reforms.
the government’s stated strategy (as laid out in its submission to the european commission in the middle of january 2009) has been to undertake fiscal adjustment in a gradualist fashion, with the goal of returning the general government deficit to below the 3% limit by 2013. but the sceptical market perception is increasing the cost of borrowing beyond what was projected (as is the case for several other sovereigns), and it has become evident that the gradualist path leaves the government vulnerable to funding risk.
accordingly, the most prudent strategy at this point is to front load the fiscal adjustment. along one dimension, it is now time for the government to increase tax rates and eliminate a host of tax breaks, rather than deferring such moves to next year’s budget. in relation to public spending, more needs to be done in terms of controlling current spending. it also makes sense to introduce a substantial pause in the public capital programme. while the government has been planning a high level of public investment (at around 4.5% of gdp), a deferral of some major schemes would greatly ease the funding situation.
upward adjustments in tax rates and the deferral of public spending may not seem the ideal tools for dealing with a recession. however, even with a substantial further correction that is plausible in terms of scale, the government would still be running a 2009 deficit that is substantially above any other euro area economy.
if the required fiscal adjustment is implemented, the future can be bright for the irish economy. while the construction and property price bubble that sustained growth in the 2003-2007 period skewed the structure of the economy and its balance sheet in a damaging way, many of the factors that drove the original and extraordinary irish hare expansion during the late 1990s remain in place (honohan and walsh 2002).
in addition, while unemployment is growing, the current crisis has underlined the adaptable nature of the private-sector labour force, with employers and workers negotiating an impressive array of firm-level deals to maintain employment, including measures such as substantial nominal pay cuts, adjustments in working hours and sabbatical schemes. accordingly, its attractiveness as a globalised economy with a highly-open labour market means that there is no reason why ireland cannot emerge from this crisis as a mature, high-productivity contributor to the wider european economy.
finally, in relation to the political economy of fiscal adjustment, there remains considerable potential in the social partnership model that has dominated the irish policy formation system over the last two decades. there is quite a degree of convergence across the unions, employer federations and the government in terms of a common understanding of the scale of the problem and the required general framework for an economic recovery programme. while the unions did not agree with the public sector pension levy and are currently protesting against the government’s actions, there is widespread agreement that tax increases are inevitable and must be widely applied. the current crisis represents an important test of the consensus-based approach to policy formation.
subject to the imperative of quickly restoring confidence in the public finances, the path of fiscal adjustment will be much smoother if a political formula is found that can allow all parties to claim ownership of the programme.
patrick honohan and brendan walsh (2002). “catching up with the leaders: the irish hare,” brookings papers on economic activity, 2002(1):1-77.


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here you may find the item on the housekeeping checklist or a hint to completing five puzzle answers crossword clue answers and solutions. this clue was last seen on la times crossword february 3 2019 answers in case the clue doesn’t fit or there’s something wrong please leave a comment below.
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Hey folks! I hope you've all enjoyed Issue 1. Here's the final cover for the print version.
We'll continue on Tuseday with the cover of Issue 2! Thanks guys!

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hey folks! i hope you've all enjoyed issue 1. here's the final cover for the print version.
we'll continue on tuseday with the cover of issue 2! thanks guys!


text: The objective of this session is two-fold: 1) address various aspects of the design-for-reliability of aerospace instrumentation, with an emphasis on quantitative (including probabilistic) assessments of the likelihood of its operational failure and 2) bring together system engineers and human psychologists working or interested in various aerospace metrology and human-in-the-loop related problems, in which the reliability of the instrumentation and human performance contribute jointly to the outcome (success-and-safety) of a particular aerospace mission or an extraordinary situation. Submissions (first abstracts and then, if accepted, - full-length papers) should be sent electronically at www.metroaerospace.org. Track organizers are: Prof. Pasquale Daponte (daponte@unisannio.it); Prof. Alfonso Farina (alfonso.farina@outlook.it); and Prof. Ephraim Suhir (suhire@aol.com). If you have questions, please contact either of them.

lowercased: the objective of this session is two-fold: 1) address various aspects of the design-for-reliability of aerospace instrumentation, with an emphasis on quantitative (including probabilistic) assessments of the likelihood of its operational failure and 2) bring together system engineers and human psychologists working or interested in various aerospace metrology and human-in-the-loop related problems, in which the reliability of the instrumentation and human performance contribute jointly to the outcome (success-and-safety) of a particular aerospace mission or an extraordinary situation. submissions (first abstracts and then, if accepted, - full-length papers) should be sent electronically at www.metroaerospace.org. track organizers are: prof. pasquale daponte (daponte@unisannio.it); prof. alfonso farina (alfonso.farina@outlook.it); and prof. ephraim suhir (suhire@aol.com). if you have questions, please contact either of them.


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As leading international provider of technical advisory services to the huge PPP infrastructure market, INVESTPRO has the best team, an impressive portfolio in PPP, the right methodology and market maturity to work with all kind of projects, by bringing the desired solution.
Examples of our engagement and inputs extend across a wide range of PPP projects, including: preparing economic analyzes, strategic planning, payment mechanisms, technical inputs and advice.
Beyond our business and technical inputs and skills are our people. Our team consists of 23 professionals’ people.
The most important qualities of our people are their skills, dedication and ability to integrate with every client’s team, partner’s team, and this can be possible only with a huge experience and interaction with the numerous legal, financial and business advisors involved in the PPP department.
We provide consultancy and project delivery in many countries and sectors, like public, private sector by delivering planning and advice direct to governments, to businesses, even to start-up one, through the planning and implementation of projects.
INVESTPRO operate in PPP sector and is involved in projects with a combined value of more than half of billion USD. We are working with many European countries companies that implement environmental infrastructure turn key projects in CIS countries, especially in the Russian Federation.

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as leading international provider of technical advisory services to the huge ppp infrastructure market, investpro has the best team, an impressive portfolio in ppp, the right methodology and market maturity to work with all kind of projects, by bringing the desired solution.
examples of our engagement and inputs extend across a wide range of ppp projects, including: preparing economic analyzes, strategic planning, payment mechanisms, technical inputs and advice.
beyond our business and technical inputs and skills are our people. our team consists of 23 professionals’ people.
the most important qualities of our people are their skills, dedication and ability to integrate with every client’s team, partner’s team, and this can be possible only with a huge experience and interaction with the numerous legal, financial and business advisors involved in the ppp department.
we provide consultancy and project delivery in many countries and sectors, like public, private sector by delivering planning and advice direct to governments, to businesses, even to start-up one, through the planning and implementation of projects.
investpro operate in ppp sector and is involved in projects with a combined value of more than half of billion usd. we are working with many european countries companies that implement environmental infrastructure turn key projects in cis countries, especially in the russian federation.


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Four spacious rooms in this faithfully restored house built around 1896. Plus two modern garden studios.
All rooms have king beds with quality furnishings. The studios are self-contained with separate lounge/dining areas.
Most food allergies are catered for.

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four spacious rooms in this faithfully restored house built around 1896. plus two modern garden studios.
all rooms have king beds with quality furnishings. the studios are self-contained with separate lounge/dining areas.
most food allergies are catered for.


text: Directions: In a medium sized bowl combine ingredients to make the cinnamon rolls. Use your hands to fully combine all the ingredients and form a dough. Roll out dough into a small rectangle as thin as you can get it. Set aside. cut the apple into thin slices. Place in a bowl of water (make sure the apple slices are completely covered with water) then microwave 3-4 min until Apple is soft, pliable, Nd translucent. Set aside to let cool. Cut off a thin strip of dough then line up a few Apple slices (about 6) on the strip. Lay the apple slices partly on top of one another so they are overlapping. Try to Place the apple slices close to the edge of the strip so the rose is more evident once you roll up the cinnamon roll. Starting from one edge of the strip, carefully roll up the dough like a cinnamon roll. Place on a large plate. Repeat process with the rest of the dough. Once finished microwave cinnamon rolls for 2-3 minutes until fully cooked. Then enjoy!

lowercased: directions: in a medium sized bowl combine ingredients to make the cinnamon rolls. use your hands to fully combine all the ingredients and form a dough. roll out dough into a small rectangle as thin as you can get it. set aside. cut the apple into thin slices. place in a bowl of water (make sure the apple slices are completely covered with water) then microwave 3-4 min until apple is soft, pliable, nd translucent. set aside to let cool. cut off a thin strip of dough then line up a few apple slices (about 6) on the strip. lay the apple slices partly on top of one another so they are overlapping. try to place the apple slices close to the edge of the strip so the rose is more evident once you roll up the cinnamon roll. starting from one edge of the strip, carefully roll up the dough like a cinnamon roll. place on a large plate. repeat process with the rest of the dough. once finished microwave cinnamon rolls for 2-3 minutes until fully cooked. then enjoy!


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I think that the chapter is both an exercise in perspectivism and constructionism. However this does not imply that the perspective is just one for each vignette.
There is the narrator, and there are also the protagonists`s point of view.
About the constructionism, I believe that Joyce uses language in both its directions of form and content, sound and meaning, senses and thoughts.
It is hard to figure out if one has more importance than the other. Compared to the vast majority of other writers, Joyce stands out for the importance given to the form.
He would probably believed that the two realms need to be inseparable and almost indistinguishable one from another.
I am not sure that this episode works as a model for the whole book. A microcosm should contain the totality of the elements of the macrocosm; I do not think that this is the case. It is seems to me more plausible that the form of this chapter perfectly matches the content of it. The episode describes the two more powerful entities of Dublin; compare to their influential and authoritative passage, the city population is reduced to a sort of 'wandering rocks'. They do not have the great sense of purpose of the reverend Conmee and of the governor. Of course this interpretation of reality well reveal an intrinsic irony: all the protagonists of the episode follow a very meaningful direction while the two political figures almost parade among them.
I think that Joyce uses these vignettes to show the fragmentary spectacle of Dublin (aka the world) as the center of the narration; I would say, at the center of every possible narration. The wondering rocks are a metaphor for a modern city inhabitants. They seems to be unbound, as the vignettes, but they are bind together by power and its representations.
They seems to be unbound, as the vignettes, but they are bind together by power and its representations.
They seems to be unbound, as the vignettes, but they are bound together by power and its representations.
Are these "wandering rocks" called "H", "E", "L", "Y", and "'S", by any chance?
Not every part has to represent the microcosm. One part of Ulysses represents the kidneys, for example. A part of a whole. Not whole-in-part.
Oops. I meant "macrocosm". My Rose of Castille was derailed.
I think that the chapter is both an exercise in perspectivism and constructionism.
I think that this chapter is both an exercise both in perspectivism and constructionism.
It would help if you said which chapter number you are writing about.
However this does not imply that the perspective is just one for each vignette.
However this does not imply that the perspective is just one for each vignette contains only a single perspective.
There is the narrator, and there are also the protagonists' points of view.
Regarding constructionism, I believe that Joyce uses language in both its directions of form and content, sound and meaning, senses and thoughts.
I don't understand "both [of] its directions"
It is hard to figure out if one has more importance than the other.
Compared to the vast majority of other writers, Joyce stands out for the importance given to the form.
Compared to the vast majority of other writers, Joyce stands out for the importance given to [the] form.
He would probably have believed that the two realms need to be inseparable and almost indistinguishable one from another.
I am not sure that this episode works as a model for the whole book.
A microcosm should contain the totality of the elements of the macrocosm; I do not think that this is the case.
Sentence 1 is according to whom? You may want to say that "It is said that ..." especially since you say in sentence 2 that you do not agree.
It is seems to me more plausible that the form of this chapter perfectly matches the content of it.
It is seems to me more plausible to say that the form of this chapter perfectly matches its content.
", but that the same thing cannot necessarily be said of the work as a whole."
The episode describes the two more powerful entities of Dublin; compare to their influential and authoritative passage, the city population is reduced to a sort of 'wandering rocks'.
The episode describes the two most powerful entities of Dublin; compare to their influential and authoritative passage, the city population is reduced to something akin to 'wandering rocks'.
You'll have to tell me what chapter this is so I can understand what you are trying to say about these "entities" and "their passage"
They do not have the great sense of purpose of the reverend Conmee and of the governor.
Of course this interpretation of reality well reveal an intrinsic irony: all the protagonists of the episode follow a very meaningful direction while the two political figures almost parade among them.
Of course this interpretation of reality will reveal an intrinsic irony: all the protagonists of the episode follow a very meaningful direction while the two political figures almost parade among them.
I think that Joyce uses these vignettes to show the fragmentary spectacle of Dublin (aka the world) as the center of the narration; I would say, at the center of every possible narration.
I think that Joyce uses these vignettes to show the fragmentary spectacle of Dublin (aka the world) as the center of the narration; I would go so far as to say, at the center of every possible narration.
The wondering rocks are a metaphor for a modern city inhabitants.
The wondering rocks are a metaphor for the inhabitants of a modern city.
They seems to be only loosely bound together, as in the vignettes, but they are bound together by power and its representations.
"unbound" either isn't a word or it doesn't mean what you think it means.

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i think that the chapter is both an exercise in perspectivism and constructionism. however this does not imply that the perspective is just one for each vignette.
there is the narrator, and there are also the protagonists`s point of view.
about the constructionism, i believe that joyce uses language in both its directions of form and content, sound and meaning, senses and thoughts.
it is hard to figure out if one has more importance than the other. compared to the vast majority of other writers, joyce stands out for the importance given to the form.
he would probably believed that the two realms need to be inseparable and almost indistinguishable one from another.
i am not sure that this episode works as a model for the whole book. a microcosm should contain the totality of the elements of the macrocosm; i do not think that this is the case. it is seems to me more plausible that the form of this chapter perfectly matches the content of it. the episode describes the two more powerful entities of dublin; compare to their influential and authoritative passage, the city population is reduced to a sort of 'wandering rocks'. they do not have the great sense of purpose of the reverend conmee and of the governor. of course this interpretation of reality well reveal an intrinsic irony: all the protagonists of the episode follow a very meaningful direction while the two political figures almost parade among them.
i think that joyce uses these vignettes to show the fragmentary spectacle of dublin (aka the world) as the center of the narration; i would say, at the center of every possible narration. the wondering rocks are a metaphor for a modern city inhabitants. they seems to be unbound, as the vignettes, but they are bind together by power and its representations.
they seems to be unbound, as the vignettes, but they are bind together by power and its representations.
they seems to be unbound, as the vignettes, but they are bound together by power and its representations.
are these "wandering rocks" called "h", "e", "l", "y", and "'s", by any chance?
not every part has to represent the microcosm. one part of ulysses represents the kidneys, for example. a part of a whole. not whole-in-part.
oops. i meant "macrocosm". my rose of castille was derailed.
i think that the chapter is both an exercise in perspectivism and constructionism.
i think that this chapter is both an exercise both in perspectivism and constructionism.
it would help if you said which chapter number you are writing about.
however this does not imply that the perspective is just one for each vignette.
however this does not imply that the perspective is just one for each vignette contains only a single perspective.
there is the narrator, and there are also the protagonists' points of view.
regarding constructionism, i believe that joyce uses language in both its directions of form and content, sound and meaning, senses and thoughts.
i don't understand "both [of] its directions"
it is hard to figure out if one has more importance than the other.
compared to the vast majority of other writers, joyce stands out for the importance given to the form.
compared to the vast majority of other writers, joyce stands out for the importance given to [the] form.
he would probably have believed that the two realms need to be inseparable and almost indistinguishable one from another.
i am not sure that this episode works as a model for the whole book.
a microcosm should contain the totality of the elements of the macrocosm; i do not think that this is the case.
sentence 1 is according to whom? you may want to say that "it is said that ..." especially since you say in sentence 2 that you do not agree.
it is seems to me more plausible that the form of this chapter perfectly matches the content of it.
it is seems to me more plausible to say that the form of this chapter perfectly matches its content.
", but that the same thing cannot necessarily be said of the work as a whole."
the episode describes the two more powerful entities of dublin; compare to their influential and authoritative passage, the city population is reduced to a sort of 'wandering rocks'.
the episode describes the two most powerful entities of dublin; compare to their influential and authoritative passage, the city population is reduced to something akin to 'wandering rocks'.
you'll have to tell me what chapter this is so i can understand what you are trying to say about these "entities" and "their passage"
they do not have the great sense of purpose of the reverend conmee and of the governor.
of course this interpretation of reality well reveal an intrinsic irony: all the protagonists of the episode follow a very meaningful direction while the two political figures almost parade among them.
of course this interpretation of reality will reveal an intrinsic irony: all the protagonists of the episode follow a very meaningful direction while the two political figures almost parade among them.
i think that joyce uses these vignettes to show the fragmentary spectacle of dublin (aka the world) as the center of the narration; i would say, at the center of every possible narration.
i think that joyce uses these vignettes to show the fragmentary spectacle of dublin (aka the world) as the center of the narration; i would go so far as to say, at the center of every possible narration.
the wondering rocks are a metaphor for a modern city inhabitants.
the wondering rocks are a metaphor for the inhabitants of a modern city.
they seems to be only loosely bound together, as in the vignettes, but they are bound together by power and its representations.
"unbound" either isn't a word or it doesn't mean what you think it means.


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1 Natural Language Laboratory, Center for Computing Research, National Polytechnic Institute, CICIPN, 07738, DF, México (email: itztzin@gmail.com).
2 Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, on Sabbatical leave from the Natural Language Laboratory, Center for Computing Research, National Polytechnic Institute, CICIPN, 07738, DF, México (email: gelbukh@gelbukh.com).
3 Natural Language Laboratory, Center for Computing Research, National Polytechnic Institute, CICIPN, 07738, DF, México (email: hcalvo@cic.ipn.mx).
4 Informatics Development Network, REDI (email: fgalindo@ipn.mx).
Manuscript received February 10, 2011.
Manuscript accepted for publication July 30, 2011.
We propose a model to generate music following a linguistic approach. Musical melodies form the training corpus where each of them is considered a phrase of a language. Implementing an unsupervised technique we infer a grammar of this language. We do not use predefined rules. Music generation is based on music knowledge represented by probabilistic matrices, which we call evolutionary matrices because they are changing constantly, even while they are generating new compositions. We show that the information coded by these matrices can be represented at any time by a probabilistic grammar; however we keep the representation of matrices because they are easier to update, while it is possible to keep separated matrices for generation of different elements of expressivity such as velocity, changes of rhythm, or timbre, adding several elements of expressiveness to the automatically generated compositions. We present the melodies generated by our model to a group of subjects and they ranked our compositions among and sometimes above human composed melodies.
Key words: Evolutionary systems, evolutionary matrix, generative grammars, linguistic approach, generative music, affective computing.
The work was done under partial support of Mexican Government (CONACYT 50206H, SIPIPN 20113295, COFAAIPN, PIFIIPN, SNI).

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1 natural language laboratory, center for computing research, national polytechnic institute, cicipn, 07738, df, méxico (email: itztzin@gmail.com).
2 waseda university, tokyo, japan, on sabbatical leave from the natural language laboratory, center for computing research, national polytechnic institute, cicipn, 07738, df, méxico (email: gelbukh@gelbukh.com).
3 natural language laboratory, center for computing research, national polytechnic institute, cicipn, 07738, df, méxico (email: hcalvo@cic.ipn.mx).
4 informatics development network, redi (email: fgalindo@ipn.mx).
manuscript received february 10, 2011.
manuscript accepted for publication july 30, 2011.
we propose a model to generate music following a linguistic approach. musical melodies form the training corpus where each of them is considered a phrase of a language. implementing an unsupervised technique we infer a grammar of this language. we do not use predefined rules. music generation is based on music knowledge represented by probabilistic matrices, which we call evolutionary matrices because they are changing constantly, even while they are generating new compositions. we show that the information coded by these matrices can be represented at any time by a probabilistic grammar; however we keep the representation of matrices because they are easier to update, while it is possible to keep separated matrices for generation of different elements of expressivity such as velocity, changes of rhythm, or timbre, adding several elements of expressiveness to the automatically generated compositions. we present the melodies generated by our model to a group of subjects and they ranked our compositions among and sometimes above human composed melodies.
key words: evolutionary systems, evolutionary matrix, generative grammars, linguistic approach, generative music, affective computing.
the work was done under partial support of mexican government (conacyt 50206h, sipipn 20113295, cofaaipn, pifiipn, sni).


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HALIFAX High School has a new headteacher.
Jackie Nellis has been appointed to the role in the Wellesley Park school.
She worked as assistant headteacher at Halifax High from 2000 to 2004. From 2005, she was headteacher of Carlton Bolling College in Bradford, which she helped to lead from special measures to outstanding within 3 years.
Clive Howlett, executive headteacher for the past term, will now step down.
Earlier this year Christian Markham – former deputy head of Honley High School – stood down as headteacher at Halifax High.
Mr Markham had been suspended from his job after failing to turn up for work after the summer holidays last year.
He resigned to “pursue other interests”.
The school gained an ‘outstanding’ judgement from Ofsted in 2007, and had made rapid improvement in exam results and the achievement of Specialist School status in performing arts and languages.

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halifax high school has a new headteacher.
jackie nellis has been appointed to the role in the wellesley park school.
she worked as assistant headteacher at halifax high from 2000 to 2004. from 2005, she was headteacher of carlton bolling college in bradford, which she helped to lead from special measures to outstanding within 3 years.
clive howlett, executive headteacher for the past term, will now step down.
earlier this year christian markham – former deputy head of honley high school – stood down as headteacher at halifax high.
mr markham had been suspended from his job after failing to turn up for work after the summer holidays last year.
he resigned to “pursue other interests”.
the school gained an ‘outstanding’ judgement from ofsted in 2007, and had made rapid improvement in exam results and the achievement of specialist school status in performing arts and languages.


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all participants will take part in a “triple threat workshop” led by brynn williams consisting of singing, acting and dance. the class will focus on choreography from the recent spongebob squarepants the musical. brynn will be working with everyone 1 on 1! there will also be a q & a session!
all participants will work with ian liberto to learn a song and original choreography from the recent tony award winning broadway production of hello dolly! there will also be a q & a session.
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I am writing this letter to commend Mr. Ian Teo Yijie.Ian assisted me on the rental of house Hillington Green near to Hillview area.It is a pleasure working with Ian because he responded promptly for any queries from me such as arranging viewing, negotiation and making contract.
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i am writing this letter to commend mr. ian teo yijie.ian assisted me on the rental of house hillington green near to hillview area.it is a pleasure working with ian because he responded promptly for any queries from me such as arranging viewing, negotiation and making contract.
when i contacted with him after i found his announcement in property guru, he replied even though it is night time. besides, he started working to arrange viewing immediately. then i could get viewing a couple days later and make a contract.
he is very honest and fair to make a contract between both of sides, landlord and tenant. he tried satisfying both of us. always he may try to make good result. i am satisfied with this contract and his service. i am willing to get in touch with him for next contract even for buying new house.
appreciate his service again and strongly recommend his service and sincerely attitude.


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The building up of the sharing economy has enabled anybody to get started on his or her own business. Maybe getting their feet wet first with Airbnb or VRBO, homeowners are seeking independence from listing sites to develop their own businesses and brands, much like a hotel. For some owners, a few vacation rental properties comprise all of one’s income. Others, however, still balance a full-time career alongside their round-the-clock enterprise of managing inquiries and reservations.
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enter gary beckler, who operates the portland piedmont guesthouse in portland, or. gary has been renting out rooms in his 1925 craftsman bungalow home since 2010. not too long after this, his success with renting out single rooms inspired him to start renting out the entire property in the group market.
but gary discovered a solution for his business. having worked with onerooftop since 2013, mr. portland upgraded his plan to full-service, thus making use of onerooftop’s dedicated reservation specialists that provide professional inquiry management every day of the year, including holidays. when gary receives an inquiry, onerooftop’s reservation team will answer on his behalf to turn inquiries into bookings.
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A New York State appeals court has dismissed lawsuits against Take-Two Interactive in which Lindsay Lohan and Mob Wives star Karen Gravano claimed that Grand Theft Auto 5 had violated their privacy by misappropriating their images. The five-judge Appellate Division panel dismissed both cases because the company did not use their actual names, voices or photos. Since the video game is filled with satire and fiction, it is protected by the First Amendment, the court ruled.
In 2014, Lohan sued the makers of the wildly popular open-world action-adventure arguing that the company used her likeness to create the game's character Lacey Jonas without her permission. Reality TV star Gravano also filed a similar suit stating that elements of her likeness and life story were stolen to create the character Andrea Bottino and her story arc. Since both cases shared multiple similarities, the panel of five judges decided to combine the complaints.
"Even if we accept plaintiffs' contentions that the video game depictions are close enough to be considered representations of the respective plaintiffs, plaintiffs' claims should be dismissed because this video game does not fall under the statutory definitions of 'advertising' or 'trade,'" the court's ruling reads. "This video game's unique story, characters, dialogue, and environment, combined with the player's ability to choose how to proceed in the game, render it a work of fiction and satire."
Lohan's suit claimed that the character Jonas was an "unequivocal" reference to the Mean Girls actress, adding that it incorporated her image, likeness, clothing and her clothing line products in the form of "hats, hair style, sunglasses and jean shorts". They also cited the game's inclusion of Chateau Marmont Hotel in West Hollywood where the actress once lived as evidence of image rights violation.
The Parent Trap actress' 67-page complaint focused on two images that she alleged were Lohan look-alikes — one featuring the "red bikini girl" striking a "peace sign" pose that is shown on the GTA 5 box cover and in the game's intro and the other of a woman shown being frisked by a cop that appears on the cover of a game disc.
In GTA 5, players can help the fictional Jonas character escape from the paparazzi in downtown Vinewood and drive her home. During the ride, she reveals that she has an eating disorder and rants about the struggles of being a celebrity. She also occasionally screams: "This is a disaster," "How's my hair? Do I look good?" or "Oh my God, I'm so f---ing fat. Oh my God! They cannot get a shot of me!"
Take Two's legal team, however, argued that the two were only similar in that they were both young, blonde women, deeming the suit a "frivolous" one. They said Lohan was merely suing for "publicity purposes".
Gravano, who is the daughter of jailed mobster Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano, also had similar claims regarding Bottino. She argued that Bottino used the same phrases she does and whose story included several similarities to her own real-life story.
In May, Lohan won a preliminary victory when Take-Two's motion to dismiss was denied.
However, the appellate panel in Manhattan disagreed and decided to dismiss both suits saying even if the video game images were "close enough to be considered representations", video games are considered protected works of fiction and satire. It added that "the images are not of Lohan herself, but merely the avatar in the game that Lohan claims is a depiction of her".
"As to Lohan's claim that an avatar in the video game is she and that her image is used in various images, defendants also never referred to Lohan by name or used her actual name in the video game, never used Lohan herself as an actor for the video game, and never used a photograph of Lohan," the ruling reads.
"We're clearly disappointed and are exploring our options," Gravano's lawyer Thomas Farinella told Reuters. Lohan's attorney, Robert Pritchard, had no immediate comment, Reuters reports.
According to the company's 2016 annual report, GTA 5 has sold more than 65 million units worldwide since its 2013 release. GTA 5 is available now on PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and PC.

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a new york state appeals court has dismissed lawsuits against take-two interactive in which lindsay lohan and mob wives star karen gravano claimed that grand theft auto 5 had violated their privacy by misappropriating their images. the five-judge appellate division panel dismissed both cases because the company did not use their actual names, voices or photos. since the video game is filled with satire and fiction, it is protected by the first amendment, the court ruled.
in 2014, lohan sued the makers of the wildly popular open-world action-adventure arguing that the company used her likeness to create the game's character lacey jonas without her permission. reality tv star gravano also filed a similar suit stating that elements of her likeness and life story were stolen to create the character andrea bottino and her story arc. since both cases shared multiple similarities, the panel of five judges decided to combine the complaints.
"even if we accept plaintiffs' contentions that the video game depictions are close enough to be considered representations of the respective plaintiffs, plaintiffs' claims should be dismissed because this video game does not fall under the statutory definitions of 'advertising' or 'trade,'" the court's ruling reads. "this video game's unique story, characters, dialogue, and environment, combined with the player's ability to choose how to proceed in the game, render it a work of fiction and satire."
lohan's suit claimed that the character jonas was an "unequivocal" reference to the mean girls actress, adding that it incorporated her image, likeness, clothing and her clothing line products in the form of "hats, hair style, sunglasses and jean shorts". they also cited the game's inclusion of chateau marmont hotel in west hollywood where the actress once lived as evidence of image rights violation.
the parent trap actress' 67-page complaint focused on two images that she alleged were lohan look-alikes — one featuring the "red bikini girl" striking a "peace sign" pose that is shown on the gta 5 box cover and in the game's intro and the other of a woman shown being frisked by a cop that appears on the cover of a game disc.
in gta 5, players can help the fictional jonas character escape from the paparazzi in downtown vinewood and drive her home. during the ride, she reveals that she has an eating disorder and rants about the struggles of being a celebrity. she also occasionally screams: "this is a disaster," "how's my hair? do i look good?" or "oh my god, i'm so f---ing fat. oh my god! they cannot get a shot of me!"
take two's legal team, however, argued that the two were only similar in that they were both young, blonde women, deeming the suit a "frivolous" one. they said lohan was merely suing for "publicity purposes".
gravano, who is the daughter of jailed mobster salvatore "sammy the bull" gravano, also had similar claims regarding bottino. she argued that bottino used the same phrases she does and whose story included several similarities to her own real-life story.
in may, lohan won a preliminary victory when take-two's motion to dismiss was denied.
however, the appellate panel in manhattan disagreed and decided to dismiss both suits saying even if the video game images were "close enough to be considered representations", video games are considered protected works of fiction and satire. it added that "the images are not of lohan herself, but merely the avatar in the game that lohan claims is a depiction of her".
"as to lohan's claim that an avatar in the video game is she and that her image is used in various images, defendants also never referred to lohan by name or used her actual name in the video game, never used lohan herself as an actor for the video game, and never used a photograph of lohan," the ruling reads.
"we're clearly disappointed and are exploring our options," gravano's lawyer thomas farinella told reuters. lohan's attorney, robert pritchard, had no immediate comment, reuters reports.
according to the company's 2016 annual report, gta 5 has sold more than 65 million units worldwide since its 2013 release. gta 5 is available now on ps3, ps4, xbox 360, xbox one and pc.


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On November 6th, people from across the country voted in their state’s Midterm Elections. Up for vote were 34 Senate seats, all of the seats in the House, and 36 gubernatorial seats. The Republicans have 53 seats in the Senate, 199 in the house, and 25 governors. The Democrats have 45 Senate seats, 223 house seats, and 23 governors. The other two Senate seats, which are the Florida and the Mississippi, are both leaning Republican as are the other two gubernatorial races. In the House, 6 seats are leaning Republican and 4 are leaning Democrat. This means that the Republicans have a majority in the Senate and will most likely have a majority among governors, whereas the Democrats have the majority in the House.
Just looking at the numbers, this would not seem to be a win for the Republicans as they lost the House, which they recently controlled. However, if you look at previous elections, this is a victory for them. In 2010, which was the first midterm election under President Obama, the Democrats lost 6 senate seats and 63 house seats. In 2002, however, the Republicans kept both Houses under President Bush. This makes sense, given the political climate at the time and the war just beginning in Afghanistan. In 1994, during President Clinton’s first term, the Democrats lost 9 Senate seats and also lost 54 House seats. Given the history of first-term midterm elections, President Trump gaining seats in one of the chambers is a victory for the Republicans. Also, keeping the Senate is arguably more important than keeping the House. With control of the Senate, Trump can get his court appointments confirmed. The biggest problems with not having control of the House is the possibility of impeachment and a block of any future tax cuts. However, Trump has already gotten his big tax cut through, so he isn’t looking to do another one very soon. Also, impeachment isn’t a problem because the Senate has to remove the President from office, which won’t happen with a Republican Senate. Keeping the Senate will be more important for Trump than keeping the House because he can still get his appointments confirmed by the Senate.
This is why this was a victory of the Republicans. They beat history and gained a few seats in the Senate. However, they lost the House. The was a lesser evil for Trump, because he can do more with a Republican Senate than a Republican House. Even though the Democrats gained the House, this year was not a victory for them. It was still a decent election for them, because they took control of one of the chambers, but the Republicans still got what they needed to achieve their goals.
The House – With California’s 21st Congressional District, the last undecided race of the 2018 midterms, and the vast majority of election wins certified, the numbers are in: Democrats gained 39 House seats, securing a solid 234-seat majority for the next session. Central to their victory was the political shift among sparsely populated suburban areas that voted solidly Republican in 2016, delivering a net Democratic gain of 15 seats. Likewise, densely populated suburban districts that voted solidly Democrat in 2016 shifted more Democratic, with 12 more seats flipping. Overall, the shift was most profound in districts that voted for Romney and Trump in previous elections, accounting for one-third of Democratic pickups – a sharp rebuke of Republican policies that have ostracized many independent and conservative voters alike.
The Senate – In the Senate, Democrats fared better than expected, losing only 2 seats for a 53-seat Republican majority against a brutal electoral map: 74% of senate seats up for election were held by Democrats, the most seats any non-presidential party had to defend in midterms since 1914. In addition, Democrats overperformed in nearly every state, beating even partisan leans of 25+ points in states that voted overwhelmingly for Trump, like West Virginia – which he had previously won with a 36% margin.
The Voters – Both parties’ bases were highly motivated, with voter turnout increasing nearly 10% from the 40% national average; in Texas alone, voter turnout increased 14% to 46% total. Democrat Beto O’Rourke came to within 3 points of Republican Ted Cruz by winning over burgeoning urban voters that already, in five counties alone, encompass 43% of Texas’ population. The combination of high urban population growth and continued high voter turnout is projected to make Texas a swing state by 2024, and much more competitive in 2020, when Senator John Cornyn’s seat is up for election.
The Future – The recent news about Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation into alleged Russian interference and current Democratic control of the House and its Judiciary Committee suggest more conflict ahead. It is necessary among Democratic and Independent voters to protect the Special Counsel – himself a lifelong Republican, former Marine, and 12-year FBI director – from executive interference. However, many Americans expect legislative gridlock in the coming session to stall policy-making at a time when national debt interest, accruing faster due to a recent tax overhaul and spending bill, will surpass defense spending. Moreover, the international status quo increasingly demands unified action.
My Opinion – Keeping in mind the above, the American people have delivered their most resounding verdict yet on the current status quo – one of bitterness, partisanship, and sociopolitical division ordained by populist demagoguery – by voting for checks and balance, rule of law, and reason in candidates professing different views than a Republican contingent that seems bent on abandoning its foundations of fiscal responsibility and constitutionality for political expediency, all the while championing the burning effigy of moral integrity. Its base, the Great Silent Majority of working-class, suburban, law-abiding taxpayers readily abandoned the vitriol and incessant scandals ushered in by this administration in favor of either tepid enthusiasm or the Democratic party. At a time when both parties are becoming more radical, and younger generations are expressing apathy or disdain for the democratic process, the solution is not to set fire to the opposing camp – calling upon an army of horrors, “trigger-words,” slippery slopes, or straw men – but to recognize the true enemy of any self-governing people: fear itself.

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on november 6th, people from across the country voted in their state’s midterm elections. up for vote were 34 senate seats, all of the seats in the house, and 36 gubernatorial seats. the republicans have 53 seats in the senate, 199 in the house, and 25 governors. the democrats have 45 senate seats, 223 house seats, and 23 governors. the other two senate seats, which are the florida and the mississippi, are both leaning republican as are the other two gubernatorial races. in the house, 6 seats are leaning republican and 4 are leaning democrat. this means that the republicans have a majority in the senate and will most likely have a majority among governors, whereas the democrats have the majority in the house.
just looking at the numbers, this would not seem to be a win for the republicans as they lost the house, which they recently controlled. however, if you look at previous elections, this is a victory for them. in 2010, which was the first midterm election under president obama, the democrats lost 6 senate seats and 63 house seats. in 2002, however, the republicans kept both houses under president bush. this makes sense, given the political climate at the time and the war just beginning in afghanistan. in 1994, during president clinton’s first term, the democrats lost 9 senate seats and also lost 54 house seats. given the history of first-term midterm elections, president trump gaining seats in one of the chambers is a victory for the republicans. also, keeping the senate is arguably more important than keeping the house. with control of the senate, trump can get his court appointments confirmed. the biggest problems with not having control of the house is the possibility of impeachment and a block of any future tax cuts. however, trump has already gotten his big tax cut through, so he isn’t looking to do another one very soon. also, impeachment isn’t a problem because the senate has to remove the president from office, which won’t happen with a republican senate. keeping the senate will be more important for trump than keeping the house because he can still get his appointments confirmed by the senate.
this is why this was a victory of the republicans. they beat history and gained a few seats in the senate. however, they lost the house. the was a lesser evil for trump, because he can do more with a republican senate than a republican house. even though the democrats gained the house, this year was not a victory for them. it was still a decent election for them, because they took control of one of the chambers, but the republicans still got what they needed to achieve their goals.
the house – with california’s 21st congressional district, the last undecided race of the 2018 midterms, and the vast majority of election wins certified, the numbers are in: democrats gained 39 house seats, securing a solid 234-seat majority for the next session. central to their victory was the political shift among sparsely populated suburban areas that voted solidly republican in 2016, delivering a net democratic gain of 15 seats. likewise, densely populated suburban districts that voted solidly democrat in 2016 shifted more democratic, with 12 more seats flipping. overall, the shift was most profound in districts that voted for romney and trump in previous elections, accounting for one-third of democratic pickups – a sharp rebuke of republican policies that have ostracized many independent and conservative voters alike.
the senate – in the senate, democrats fared better than expected, losing only 2 seats for a 53-seat republican majority against a brutal electoral map: 74% of senate seats up for election were held by democrats, the most seats any non-presidential party had to defend in midterms since 1914. in addition, democrats overperformed in nearly every state, beating even partisan leans of 25+ points in states that voted overwhelmingly for trump, like west virginia – which he had previously won with a 36% margin.
the voters – both parties’ bases were highly motivated, with voter turnout increasing nearly 10% from the 40% national average; in texas alone, voter turnout increased 14% to 46% total. democrat beto o’rourke came to within 3 points of republican ted cruz by winning over burgeoning urban voters that already, in five counties alone, encompass 43% of texas’ population. the combination of high urban population growth and continued high voter turnout is projected to make texas a swing state by 2024, and much more competitive in 2020, when senator john cornyn’s seat is up for election.
the future – the recent news about special counsel mueller’s investigation into alleged russian interference and current democratic control of the house and its judiciary committee suggest more conflict ahead. it is necessary among democratic and independent voters to protect the special counsel – himself a lifelong republican, former marine, and 12-year fbi director – from executive interference. however, many americans expect legislative gridlock in the coming session to stall policy-making at a time when national debt interest, accruing faster due to a recent tax overhaul and spending bill, will surpass defense spending. moreover, the international status quo increasingly demands unified action.
my opinion – keeping in mind the above, the american people have delivered their most resounding verdict yet on the current status quo – one of bitterness, partisanship, and sociopolitical division ordained by populist demagoguery – by voting for checks and balance, rule of law, and reason in candidates professing different views than a republican contingent that seems bent on abandoning its foundations of fiscal responsibility and constitutionality for political expediency, all the while championing the burning effigy of moral integrity. its base, the great silent majority of working-class, suburban, law-abiding taxpayers readily abandoned the vitriol and incessant scandals ushered in by this administration in favor of either tepid enthusiasm or the democratic party. at a time when both parties are becoming more radical, and younger generations are expressing apathy or disdain for the democratic process, the solution is not to set fire to the opposing camp – calling upon an army of horrors, “trigger-words,” slippery slopes, or straw men – but to recognize the true enemy of any self-governing people: fear itself.


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Second audio weblog post, in which I talk about dead presidents and their funerals and how many Dead Presidents we have to spend on them. Here's a place to comment on the post.
Ole Eichorn: "Have you ever wondered about all the unused keys on your keyboard?"
Adam Curry: "After a few minutes I forgot that he wasn't talking to me. But just like a radio host, he is talking to me."
Rogers Cadenhead: "Raymond kept all 150,000 of his open source tulip bulbs through April 2002, his last month on the VA Linux board."
Susan Kitchens needs some help exporting her Manila site.
On this day two years ago, I pointed to Brian Buck, a member of the mid-90s Frontier community who was fighting bone cancer and writing about it on his weblog. Seeing the link reminded me that it had been too long since I checked in. I just did, bad news. He's got a big tumor, is back in chemo, and according to Brian, it's not looking good. He's a young man, and was always very generous in the community, a kind spirit. Makes all the other michegas seem so small and unimportant.
Interesting argument about the white-on-orange XML buttons. Reminds me of a story. In 1995 or 1996 or so, before the dotcom boom, I was driving from SF to Calistoga, via US 101. In San Rafael, I passed the Marin Civic Center, which had a big electronic billboard facing the highway, one where the message can vary depending on what's going on. That day the sign simply said http://www.marin.org/. I bet just one in a thousand of the drivers knew what that weird word meant. But I knew and I laughed out loud because it was such a cool use of technology, and a harbinger of things to come. Today it wouldn't even make an impression because URLs are so commonplace, in fact, you'd probably be surprised if they didn't tell you how to find them on the Web. Now I'm not going to tell you I know for a fact that the white-on-orange thingies are going to be as ubiquitous as Web URLs in the physical world, but maybe they will be, and it doesn't hurt anyone to see a little thing they don't understand, happens every day, all over the world, and somehow we survive.
As an illustration, I bet only 1 in 10 Scripting News readers understand the paragraph above, or the picture below. How do they cope with the confusion? They probably just skip it and get on with their lives.
Last update: Saturday, June 12, 2004 at 10:55 PM Eastern.

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second audio weblog post, in which i talk about dead presidents and their funerals and how many dead presidents we have to spend on them. here's a place to comment on the post.
ole eichorn: "have you ever wondered about all the unused keys on your keyboard?"
adam curry: "after a few minutes i forgot that he wasn't talking to me. but just like a radio host, he is talking to me."
rogers cadenhead: "raymond kept all 150,000 of his open source tulip bulbs through april 2002, his last month on the va linux board."
susan kitchens needs some help exporting her manila site.
on this day two years ago, i pointed to brian buck, a member of the mid-90s frontier community who was fighting bone cancer and writing about it on his weblog. seeing the link reminded me that it had been too long since i checked in. i just did, bad news. he's got a big tumor, is back in chemo, and according to brian, it's not looking good. he's a young man, and was always very generous in the community, a kind spirit. makes all the other michegas seem so small and unimportant.
interesting argument about the white-on-orange xml buttons. reminds me of a story. in 1995 or 1996 or so, before the dotcom boom, i was driving from sf to calistoga, via us 101. in san rafael, i passed the marin civic center, which had a big electronic billboard facing the highway, one where the message can vary depending on what's going on. that day the sign simply said http://www.marin.org/. i bet just one in a thousand of the drivers knew what that weird word meant. but i knew and i laughed out loud because it was such a cool use of technology, and a harbinger of things to come. today it wouldn't even make an impression because urls are so commonplace, in fact, you'd probably be surprised if they didn't tell you how to find them on the web. now i'm not going to tell you i know for a fact that the white-on-orange thingies are going to be as ubiquitous as web urls in the physical world, but maybe they will be, and it doesn't hurt anyone to see a little thing they don't understand, happens every day, all over the world, and somehow we survive.
as an illustration, i bet only 1 in 10 scripting news readers understand the paragraph above, or the picture below. how do they cope with the confusion? they probably just skip it and get on with their lives.
last update: saturday, june 12, 2004 at 10:55 pm eastern.


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Villa Grande, a magnificent brick and mortar building on the Bygdøy Peninsula in Oslo, has a more turbulent history than most buildings.
Built in 1917, its landlord during the Nazi occupation was wartime prime minister Vidkun Quisling himself, leaving both visible and invisible imprints on the architecture. After the war, the villa housed the allied forces headquarters, an ambassador’s residence and a nursing school. Finally, in 2006, after the long-awaited restitution settlement for Norway’s jews, it became the home for the Center for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities, or the HL Center.
The villa’s narrow and somewhat claustrophobic exhibition rooms are fitting as framework for exhibitions about one of mankind’s worst traumas. The extension, however, will house expanded exhibition activity, and will add a new dimension and a counterweight to the heavy architectural symbolism.
A relatively young architecture practice, Transborder Studio outcompeted some of Norway’s largest and most known architectural firms. Their extension echoes the castle-like qualities of the existing building, originally designed by Norwegian architects Christian Morgenstierne and Arne Eide.
It creates a different framework for new stories about minority groups’ conditions around the world. By cultivating the edge of the plateau with a low-key structure of volumes and openings, the architects aim to create new movement through history and landscape. The extension is integrated into the landscape and its roof serves as an extension of the garden. This concept enables continuous movement around Villa Grande.
The new extension connects to the main building on two floors along a reflecting pool, a space for observation and contemplation where all the exhibits begin and end.
The lower level of the building will house workshop areas and large, open exhibition spaces the architects hope will act as a counterweight to the centre’s heavy subject matter.
Several spaces in the new building, including the study rooms on the first floor, will be fronted by large windows with views of the surrounding nature.
Nicoline Gundersen is an editor at Untold Editorial, an editorial board run by students and young professionals.
Transborder Studio is an Oslo-based architecture practice founded by Øystein Rø and Espen Røyseland in 2013.

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villa grande, a magnificent brick and mortar building on the bygdøy peninsula in oslo, has a more turbulent history than most buildings.
built in 1917, its landlord during the nazi occupation was wartime prime minister vidkun quisling himself, leaving both visible and invisible imprints on the architecture. after the war, the villa housed the allied forces headquarters, an ambassador’s residence and a nursing school. finally, in 2006, after the long-awaited restitution settlement for norway’s jews, it became the home for the center for studies of holocaust and religious minorities, or the hl center.
the villa’s narrow and somewhat claustrophobic exhibition rooms are fitting as framework for exhibitions about one of mankind’s worst traumas. the extension, however, will house expanded exhibition activity, and will add a new dimension and a counterweight to the heavy architectural symbolism.
a relatively young architecture practice, transborder studio outcompeted some of norway’s largest and most known architectural firms. their extension echoes the castle-like qualities of the existing building, originally designed by norwegian architects christian morgenstierne and arne eide.
it creates a different framework for new stories about minority groups’ conditions around the world. by cultivating the edge of the plateau with a low-key structure of volumes and openings, the architects aim to create new movement through history and landscape. the extension is integrated into the landscape and its roof serves as an extension of the garden. this concept enables continuous movement around villa grande.
the new extension connects to the main building on two floors along a reflecting pool, a space for observation and contemplation where all the exhibits begin and end.
the lower level of the building will house workshop areas and large, open exhibition spaces the architects hope will act as a counterweight to the centre’s heavy subject matter.
several spaces in the new building, including the study rooms on the first floor, will be fronted by large windows with views of the surrounding nature.
nicoline gundersen is an editor at untold editorial, an editorial board run by students and young professionals.
transborder studio is an oslo-based architecture practice founded by øystein rø and espen røyseland in 2013.


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Create a structured environment for automated workflows and more thorough investigations. A centralized hub gives investigators and operational risk managers in any industry – banking, insurance, government, health care, etc. – secure access for teams across the enterprise.
The reduced loss ratios have translated to a real and substantial reduction in fraud loss expense for the Commonwealth Bank.
Watch this video to learn how to gain the upper hand in detecting fraud in any form and at any touch point.
Significantly reduce the time and effort required to investigate fraud and resolve customer service cases.

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create a structured environment for automated workflows and more thorough investigations. a centralized hub gives investigators and operational risk managers in any industry – banking, insurance, government, health care, etc. – secure access for teams across the enterprise.
the reduced loss ratios have translated to a real and substantial reduction in fraud loss expense for the commonwealth bank.
watch this video to learn how to gain the upper hand in detecting fraud in any form and at any touch point.
significantly reduce the time and effort required to investigate fraud and resolve customer service cases.