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Coping: Gaming the Housing System
December 15, 2017 December 7, 2017 by George Ure
Housing: I hadn't heard too much from my son for a while – and got to wondering what was up with him so I rang him up and he's got a new GF. No news there EXCEPT: The new GF has figured out how to totally game "the system" in a crowded big city – like Seattle.
I won't give away any personally identifiable information, but this is totally cool. As my son put it "It's up there chill-wise like when you moved onto your sailboat…" Which I did in 1989, or so, and I wouldn't change even a single part of that whole experience.
I was on it for almost 11-years and even when we moved to Florida in 2002, there was something comforting about having the ultimate global bug-out platform at the other end of a plane ride to San Diego and a short cab ride out to Shelter Island.
Reason I loved the boat experience? It was gaming the system then – and it's the kind of thing that can still be done today. Except, of course, being a liveaboard sailor just sticks in the craw of government. They are so determined to put everyone in the same stupid box…it sucks…but they can still be gamed! Let me tell you how she's doing it…
(Continues below)
The first thing is this young woman is totally not into materialism. She's a first-class adventurer, and that's something we prize very highly around here.
What that means is freedom. I will fictionalize this a bit to protect her identity, but let's say that she's a world-class rock climber. She just lives to climb rocks.
The problem that she identified was that in order to fly all over the world climbing rocks, she would NOT be able to afford both the trappings of an apartment AND being able to pursue her passion.
Her solution?
She bought a fairly late-model, low mileage high-roof cargo van. Her rig has only 30,000 miles on it.
Here's the surprise: You can buy a new vehicle like this for around $30,000. Here's an example on eBay. Higher mileage than perfect? Maybe, but diesel and extra cooling… Look at the pictures and figure out what kind of "mini home" could put cobble up.
Next, she tricked out the inside: super locks, darkly tinted windows so no once can see inside, blackout curtains, a few fans, and G2 is helping her put together a small battery-powered dehumidifier. Winter's here and whether you're on a boat, or in some kind of vehicle, people breathe out wet air and that can lead to mildew and such.
Then she designed her schedule. Goes something like this:
Wakes up in the morning. Tosses on sweats and work clothes (she's in medicine, so no big on that).
First stop is the gym. Has coffee with friends, morning…er…routines…
And then she does a few miles on a treadmill and some weights…
Then she hits the shower and freshens up for work. ("If you don't spend $1,600 on an apartment and more on utilities, an unlimited package at a gym is next to nothing…")
Off to work, she has another vehicle or…well, we won't spill all the beans.
After work is done, it's off to spend time with friends.
For dinner (having saved $1,600 on rent) it's no big deal to go out now and then. Three or four times a week.
After that, and more chill time, it's back to the gym for some climbing, another shower, and then off to the van.
In bed by 9, she gets up by 6 the next morning (rinse and repeat).
Driver to a laundromat when necessary.
Don't park where a permit is required.
It may not sound like a huge deal, but is really is. The way she's got life rolled, there's about $25,000 a year to spend on her passion.
Will she ever break down, settle down, do the "family thing?" I wouldn't bet on it.
She also has some very clear views on RV'ing.
"I looked at those but they are not stealth and they break down too much."
I can see why G2 finds her so interesting…he's got the minimalist genes, too.
They're working out a "rechargeable lunchbox" battery box for her to charge while at work. I pointed G2 in the direction of the not-terribly expensive sealed lead-acid batteries that go in uninterruptable power supplies. I just replaced 7 amp-hours of SLA in one of our Rockfish UPS units in the office and it was $21 bucks. Can't beat that with a stick.
And the other savings?
No furniture. Ka-ching!
No electric bill. Ka-ching.
No sewer, water, or internet bills. Ka-ching, ka-ching, ka-ching.
And with three days a week off (gotta love them 4-10 plans) when she takes off for the weekend, it's kinda like when Elaine and I would shove off on the boat on Friday afternoons.
By around 7 PM, we would be in a whole different city with a fresh assortment of restaurants and entertainment venues. And we never had to worry about "forgetting something at home" because home was always with us.
Are there downsides?
Eventually, she might want to put a name on the van so it looks more like a commercial rig. X and Y Plumbing always sounded good to me. Plumbers can go anywhere. So can electricians, but with the price of tools and copper, plastic pipe tools seem less of interest to the no-good-nicks. Or, how about something like "Mildew Recovery" – who'd want anything to do with that? (Bug spray outfits use smaller rigs, but be creative. Piano mover? Acme Services…
Toss in a passenger plate (don't want to get a CDL, right?) "HI RCKR."
Well, yes; downsides. No big screen. But you can follow most videos on YT or others on a 6-8 inch phone, right?
A pee can for the middle of the night is useful. But we discovered a device called the Little John that we took in the airplane. (You can't fly without coffee!) That was useful in the sky, but it would work in this situation, too. There's a "ladies adapter" for them. They also don't leak, so off to the gym and… well, there's that. Hole in the floor for when it's raining, maybe?
Mail could be an issue, but if you arrange with your employer to get mail at work for a while ("moving between apartments") then you have an address and that's what you need to get a mailbox set up…
All in all, pretty slick way to live.
Different, sure. But with very little housework, and always time for an adventure literally every weekend, why not?
Would it be something to do each and every year for life?
Hell no. But it's one way that someone who is determined could live on the cheap, stack a bunch of cash, and try the minimalist lifestyle approach, for sure.
Write when you get rich,
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Senor Orez
Great idea! It is like "boondocking". Living off the grid in remote areas but it can also imply living in urban areas. There are websites that have useful information about "how to", especially in an urban area. George Jr. GF is an expert!
Another George
"Living on the street's sure fun, when you're twenty-one,
But Mister, I ain't twenty-one no more…."
– Shel Silverstein
http://rvsueandcrew.net is doing something similar!
Go to youtube and search-living in a van-convert a van-stealth camping-cheap rv living.
There are tens of thousands of people doing this.
Search -work camping.
Thousands gather in Quartzite AZ. each winter.
Many plate their vans in South Dakota. There are mail forwarding services.
EcuadorExpat
Love it when millennials reinvent sliced bread and think they are soooo cool. But if she is going to eat real food without a kitchen/refrigerator it is going to get really expensive. A properly maintained RV never breaks down.
I was doing that in SoCal 25 years ago in a Toyota mini motor home, used a motorcycle to get around because I could split lanes and averaged 50 mph during rush hour getting anywhere I desired. Registered the vehicles in Oregon for $14 a year, had a post office mail box, otherwise zero footprint and zero taxes in California. All income went through my Nevada Corp for a zero tax kind of situation.
Illegals in SoCal do the same thing, except they bunch up in a rental, 4 or more to a bedroom. But to a white American, the thought of sharing living space is anathema. But not for much longer.
Wavecrave
I'm happy I don't know you. You are one of the most consistently negative reads. For someone who writes how happy and satisfied they are with their move your writing is morose. People like you destroy teams.
tisk, tisk, boys…politeness please!
Bought an acre septic tank outhouse 24X32 carport 24' RV in shed on grid health club 30.09 p/m for showers and workout taxes 300.00 p/y neat and sweet
I was watching the TV Show "Live Free or Die" & decided to live out in the woods of NC in December (temp in the 30's). I bought a tent, sleeping bag & air mattress, ax to cut wood, freeze dried food, etc. I set it up in the back yard to see if I could last. So the Grandkids & I set out to live in the tent for the weekend. We lasted one night & went back to a warm house. I "Lived Free" for one night, but would have "Died" after a couple more. Crossed off Bucket List. It is good to see young people pursuing their dreams before it is too late. That is what makes life interesting.
Always be ready for the 72 hr notice
Or another way around it is to simply pay to park in someone's driveway…
http://www.seattleweekly.com/news/last-year-seattles-safe-lots-for-rvs-all-but-disappeared-now-rv-campers-have-created-their-own/
This is disturbing.
The 'van life' would be 'fun' for a while – but unlike 'life at sea', one cannot be or is free to travel anywhere without consequences. At the very least your van could be stolen or hauled off, God knows where . . . and technically you are homeless.
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Hidden is a family drama that unfolds when Jeff Manning gets hit by a car and tragically loses his life on his way home from work. Among family and friends, two women are particularly devastated about Jeff's death. Claire is Jeff's wife and she must cope with the loss of her husband while raising their son, Seth. Claire's older sister, Beth, and Jeff's older brother, Tim, come to her aid, but this only adds to her confusion because of the past that they share. Five hundred miles away, the woman that Jeff was having an affair with, Tish, feels the same anguish. She must keep her feelings hidden from her husband, Brian, and their daughter, Zoey. When Tish volunteers to go to Jeff's funeral as a company representative, she steps into Jeff and Claire's world and the past quickly comes to the surface. Hidden delves into infidelity, regret, and consequences as each character reflects on past events that led them to their present situation.
The novel is told from the perspectives of Jeff, Claire, and Tish. The majority of Jeff's point of view is in the past because the accident that claims his life happens so early in the book. I could never decide whether I liked Jeff's character or not. He seemed like a good guy outside of his infidelities, but he didn't seem to really help Claire during her depression. I definitely sympathized with him in terms of his relationship with his brother and felt that their dynamic was intriguing. Claire's perspective is pretty heartbreaking and seemed authentic throughout the novel. Claire goes through a small tragedy after Seth is born and because of this, Jeff and Claire begin to drift apart. When they finally start to mend their relationship, Jeff is killed and Claire must cope with the loss and then the eventual suspicions of Jeff's infidelity. I definitely found myself rooting for Claire throughout the novel. I did not like Tish's character. She has a brilliant daughter and a doting husband, yet because she is bored, she begins to form a relationship with Jeff. She is selfish throughout the novel and I never was able to sympathize with her. Even if the infidelity wasn't a factor, I don't think I would have liked her character.
I did not like the ending to this book. Beth's mentality towards infidelity seems twisted and she almost suggests that she would have been fine with her husband cheating on her as long as she didn't know about it. She tells Claire this to dissuade her from any further investigation into Jeff's past and I just found it to be a very odd message for the novel to send to the reader. I really didn't like the epilogue either. Although I didn't like the ending, I thought that it ended in a good place. Then, after reading the epilogue, I really disliked a couple of the main characters. I really wish the epilogue wasn't a part of the novel.
Although I have never enjoyed reading novels about relationships born out of infidelity, I thought that Hidden was well written. I think that the three alternating perspectives complemented each other well. Aside from the accident that ends Jeff's life, there really isn't any action or suspense in this novel. It's a lot of thinking and recollecting the past, not much present day action. Hidden was a very easy read and I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys a drama and doesn't mind the infidelity.
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Early March in Florida is a motorcycle lovers dream as Bike Week takes over Daytona Beach. Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki will be a part the festivities at Daytona International Speedway and it is looking to continue its run at the front of the AMA Supercross Lites series. Christophe Pourcel and Dean Wilson are both poised to stand on the podium at the historic track Saturday night.
With two wins under his belt, Pourcel heads to the unique track at Daytona ready to make it three in a row. The French rider, who calls Florida home, is really excited about the layout because it is very similar to the track he practices on at home.
Christophe Pourcel Speaks…
"Lap times should be a lot longer in Daytona," said Pourcel. "I think that works well for me because my practice track is really long. This race is also special because it is not just a supercross it is more like a motocross track out there and we can show off the power of our Pro Circuit bikes."
After flying out to the holeshot in Atlanta and leading the first part of the race, Wilson can't wait to get back on the track and earn his first career podium finish. The 18-year-old rider is still learning every week and he is hoping he can use the limited experience he has to stay at the front of the field.
Dean Wilson Speaks…
"Last weekend was so much fun," said Wilson. "Leading a supercross is something I've always thought about and doing it was even better than I imagined. I just need to keep working on my endurance and minimize my mistakes so I can keep running up front."
The Daytona supercross starts Saturday night at 8:00pm ET and will air live on SPEED TV.
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group (0027.HK) said it could take on new debt to fund its HK$10 billion ($1.29 billion) mega-casino complex amid early signs of recovery for the struggling market.
"We have plenty of options to choose from. When you deleverage your balance sheet, you still have a lot of cash and great assets that creates a lot of funding alternatives for yourself," he added.
Gaming revenues in Macau have fallen in the last two months after years of explosive growth, amid the economic slump and a drop in visitors from China due to tightened government travel restrictions to the former Portuguese enclave.
But a possible move to stabilize commission rates paid to the organizers of high-stakes "junket" tours and an increasing number of Chinese tourists coming to its casinos is boosting the outlook, Drake said.
Macau's six gaming concession-holders — which include gambling magnate Stanley Ho's SJM Holdings (0880.HK) and U.S. firm Las Vegas Sands (LVS.N) — are discussing imposing a limit on junket commissions at 1.25 percent, Drake said. The commission cap is expected to lift earnings for casino operators.
Shares of Galaxy, which have nearly quadrupled in the past six months, have led a broad-based rally in Macau's gaming stocks. Its stock is the best performer on the HS Hong Kong Composite Index .HSHCI in that period.
Galaxy, controlled by Hong Kong's Lui family, delayed the opening of its casino resort because of the global financial crisis and travel visa restrictions introduced by the Chinese government.
The company would keep close tabs on the performance of Macau's newest mega-casino, the City of Dreams — built by Melco-Crown Entertainment Ltd MPEL.O — after its June 1 opening, before it decides when it will open its resort, Drake said.
"It's all going to be demand-driven," said Drake, who joined the firm in April last year from Harrah's Entertainment Inc HAMLEH.UL.
The company has invested HK$3.7 billion for the project and could invest another HK$2-2.5 billion more this year, he said.
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Mayor Sarno, Police Commissioner Clapprood Pledge Continued Cooperation with DOJ to Address Police Deficiencies in Report
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Police Commissioner Cheryl Clapprood today pledged to continue to cooperate with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) to address police deficiencies cited in their report.
The DOJ has issued its investigative report determining that there is reasonable cause to believe that Springfield Police Department Narcotics Bureau officers have engaged in a pattern or practice of excessive force, which is directly attributable to systemic deficiencies in SPD's policies, accountability systems, and training.
Earlier today, Mayor Sarno, Commissioner Clapprood and City Solicitor Attorney Ed Pikula held a press conference at the Police Department to respond to the DOJ report and support the collaborative efforts of working together to address and continue to improve the systems in place within the Springfield Police Department.
Mayor Sarno stated, "Police Officers have a very dangerous job but this is very disturbing and disappointing because the report identifies serious issues that must be addressed. No one is above the law, including police officers. Now that the investigation has concluded, it is my goal to continue to work cooperatively with the DOJ to remedy the deficiencies identified so that policing in Springfield can indeed be safer, lawful, and more effective."
"The DOJ stated that they are encouraged by SPD's cooperation and by its initial efforts to address reform. DOJ stated its hope that 'SPD will take advantage of its new leadership (Commissioner Clapprood) and the retention of an outside consulting firm (Police Executive Research Forum) to resolve the issues' identified. Together with Commissioner Clapprood, my administration will work to develop and implement sustainable reform measures outlined by the DOJ," Mayor Sarno continued.
On April 13, 2018, the DOJ initiated an investigation of the SPD Narcotics Bureau and issued a report based on a comprehensive review of over 114,000 pages of incident reports, investigative reports, policies, training materials, and other internal documents; interviews with SPD officers and City officials; and interviews with community members.
The DOJ report stated appreciation for the "cooperation and professionalism that City officials, SPD command staff, and many hard-working SPD officers demonstrated throughout our investigation". DOJ noted that SPD officers perform an immense service to the Springfield community that often places them in dangerous situations, and that Narcotics Bureau officers in particular are tasked with serving felony warrants and making arrests of individuals suspected of serious drug and weapons offenses. The report states: "We hope that everyone in Springfield—City officials, SPD officers, and residents alike—will view this report as an opportunity to positively address failures within the Narcotics Bureau and make policing in Springfield lawful, safer, and more effective".
Commissioner Clapprood stated that she is "committed to addressing the deficiencies identified by DOJ with changes to the policy, training, and accountability systems within the Narcotics Bureau of SPD and to SPD as a whole through the adoption of remedies outlined in the report".
1. Enhancing Use of Force Reporting and Review Procedures;
2. Adopting New Use-of-force Training;
3. Reviewing and Revising IIU Policies and Training; and
4. Increasing Accountability Mechanisms.
In addition, Commissioner Clapprood has ordered the Narcotics Unit to wear body worn cameras.
City Solicitor Ed Pikula stated that, "While the full range of necessary measures is beyond the limited scope of the DOJ investigative report, the Law Department will assist in the negotiation of a resolution with DOJ to ensure that the reforms initiated so far will continue to address systemic deficiencies in policies, accountability systems, and training identified in the report".
Mayor Sarno added, "I have the full confidence in Police Commissioner Clapprood and her leadership team to continue to address and implement the changes needed and identified by the DOJ report. Even before the report came out, we had already identified areas of improvements and took action. We continue to work towards gaining state certification and accreditation – a process aimed at providing a thorough evaluation and ensuring standards and the implementation of our body worn camera system just to name a few."
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Angel Gurria, OECD Secretary-General, revives forgotten idea of free trade – The Multilateral Investment Treaty
by M. Ulric Killion
On March 10, 2010, in Washington, D.C., Angel Gurría, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Secretary-General, presented a speech at "The United States Council for International Business (USCIB) Conference." His speech may revive a seemingly forgotten idea of free and fair trade. This is because Gurria's speech addressed the issue of a Multilateral Investment Treaty (Angel Gurria, The global economy and the global investment agenda - an OECD perspective, March 10, 2010).
During the fifth ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Cancun, on September 10-14, 2003, the earlier beginnings of what could have been a Multilateral Investment Treaty seems to have suffered a certain death. The earlier Cancun-ministerial conference stands out for most WTO observers as the collapse of much-needed trade negotiations, and a conference that ends without a consensus. Many earlier perceived the Bretton Woods Institutions and there attendant development polices for developing countries and economies as one of several causes nearly bringing a collapse to progress on the Doha Development Agenda, though an agenda still struggling toward fruition (M. Ulric Killion, China and Neo-liberal Constitutionalism, Global Jurist Frontiers, Vol. 3 [2003], No. 2, Article 3).
During this period, or during the Cancun-ministerial conference, then Chairperson Luis Ernesto Derbez attributed the lack of consensus to members remaining entrenched on several trade-related issues. Derbez observed this to be especially true on what are described as the "Singapore issues," which are issues addressing trade and investment, trade and competition policy, trade facilitation, and transparency of government procurement.
The namesake "Singapore issues' stems from the fact that the first time these critical trade issues were set on a WTO agenda is doing the 1996 Singapore ministerial conference, which was also the first WTO ministerial meeting. The most vocal proponent of these issues has always been the European Union (EU) (Killion, 2003).
Before 1996, the European Commission (EC) strongly lobbied to introduce a foreign investment treaty or Multilateral Investment Agreement (MIA) into the WTO regime. Their lobbying efforts were strongly supported by Canada and some Northern countries. During the 1996-Singapore ministerial conference, the EC was seeking approval or at least a concerted interest in a WTO working group on the principle of a MIA. All of which was intended to promote their hope of fostering the first step toward actually negotiating an agreement or a MIA (Martin Khor, The WTO and the Proposed Multilateral Investment Agreement: Implications for Developing Countries and Proposed Position, 1996).
The EC initially envisioned a MIA granting rights to foreign companies to establish themselves with 100 percent equity across all sectors in any WTO-member state, without restrictions, and while enjoying national treatment (i.e., treatment equal to local firms). The only exception would be security sectors (Khor, 1996).
Earlier lobbying efforts and hopes of the EC and others, however, seem to have lost momentum immediately following the 1996-Singapore ministerial conference. As earlier mentioned, during this ministerial conference, this is when the new or Singapore issues first entered the WTO agenda and arguably suffered a demise, especially the issue of a MIA (Killion, 2003).
The Singapore issues did not die during the 1996-ministerial conference, however. This is because the EU continued to lobby for a MIA. For instance, in 2001, the agenda of the Doha round of trade talks include the Singapore issues, including a MIA, though only after tense negotiations between the EU and India. While the EU lobbied to include a MIA in the WTO regime, India presented itself as the leading vocal opponent against any expanding role of the WTO (Killion, 2003).
What actually occurred in 2001 is a compromise, which pushed a final decision to the Cancun-WTO conference. As reported in the Doha ministerial declaration, though the subject of differing legal interpretation, "negotiations will take place after the Fifth Session of the Ministerial Conference on the basis of a decision to be taken, by explicit consensus, at that Session on modalities of negotiations" (C. Rammanohar Reddy, Decision time on Singapore issues at WTO, The Hindu, July 28, 2003). Today, the then new or Singapore issues seem relegated to a forgotten past or history of the WTO conferences, while the WTO regime remains without a MIA.
Then there is Gurria's speech, which, as earlier mentioned, serves as a reminder of the need for a multilateral investment treaty in the WTO regime. Gurria's speech, admittedly, is not directly addressing the need for a MIA in the WTO. This is because, Gurria, as the OECD Secretary-General, and as previously mentioned, delivered his speech at a USCIB Conference.
Nonetheless, by mentioning the G20, some G20 counties, and that the OECD just delivered, with the WTO and UNCTAD, the second report to the G20 leaders on Trade and Investment Measures, Gurria was arguably, though indirectly, addressing the need for a MIA in the WTO. For instance, during his speech, Gurria said: "The OECD is becoming more inclusive in order to reflect these changes of the world economy. Twelve emerging countries, including Brazil, have now adhered to the OECD investment instruments. Accession discussions with Russia are underway. Chile signed the accession agreement with the OECD early this year. The OECD also engages with G20 emerging economies like China, India and Indonesia through investment policy peer reviews."
Some may disagree and argue that Gerria was advocating a Multilateral Investment Treaty for OECD-members rather than WTO members. This is because, in 1998, there was a lack of consensus by OECD-members on a Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI), which was mostly due to critical public opinion and public protests (i.e., threat to national sovereignty, democracy, race-to-bottom, etc) (Sol Picciotto, Linkages in International Investment Regulation: The Antinomies of the Draft Multilateral Agreement on Investment, University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Economic Law, 19(3) 731-768 (1998); "The main part of the paper focuses on the proposed Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI), negotiations for which were formally initiated in 1995 by the OECD Council of Ministers, but had still failed to produce a final draft by May 1998.").
Despite this earlier failure of OECD-members, however, Gurria's speech presents new hope for a Multilateral Investment Treaty in the WTO regime and/or the OECD. As Gurria observed, "As emerging countries integrate into the world economy and increasingly invest in other countries, the time is right to improve international rules for investment protection."
Gurria, more importantly, in his speech shows us the road to improving the international rules for investment protection, while also reviving the idea of a Multilateral Investment Treaty in the WTO and/or the OECD. The path and means to achieving these goals, as Gurria explained:
In practical terms, the OECD is considering the feasibility of a non-binding "Model Investment Treaty", building on converging understandings in OECD and partner countries and invites other organisations to join these reflections. Such a "Model Investment Treaty" could reduce drafting and negotiation costs for negotiating parties, reduce transaction costs imposed on foreign investors and create the enabling conditions for equal competition among foreign investors. It could be used by governments to foster more consistency and predictability in their bilateral and regional treaties while allowing for flexibility in reflecting countries' positions and adequate consideration of competing policy priorities.
A non-binding Model Investment Treaty would reflect consensus on core provisions for inclusion in an investment agreement. It would provide interpretations and options with regard to the wording of specific clauses. It would record countries' positions vis-à-vis the model's provisions if necessary. A model treaty serves as a common reference point for the negotiating parties, which accelerates their discussions, facilitates a final agreement and increases mutual certainty about interpretations. This has been the positive experience with the OECD Model Tax Convention which serves as the basis for the more than 3000 bilateral tax treaties in force today around the globe.
There are, of course, other aspects of Gurria's speech, such as the financial crisis, the state of the global economy, protectionism, and other issues. Although his speech or address was entitled, "The global economy and the global investment agenda - an OECD perspective," his speech is especially compelling on the issue of the global investment agenda. This is because Gurria revived the hope, though implicitly, of a much-needed Multilateral Investment Treaty in the WTO, which is long over due as a means to improve international rules for investment protection.
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The Function of Law in Habermas' Modern Society
Global Jurist, Vol. 10, Iss. 2, Art. 1 (2010) --
The article explores the thoughts of the German philosopher and sociologist Jürgen Habermas by emphasizing his communicative action theory. The article first explores his communicative action theory by discussing his distinctive social rationalization and dualistic conceptualization of modern society as comprising both a life-world and a system. After discussing Habermas's reconceptualization of modern society as comprising a distinguishable life-world and system, the article then directs attention to the function of law or a legal system in his unique reconceptualization of modern society. When discussing the function of law or a legal system, the article discusses the issues of juridification processes, legal validity and legitimacy of law. While doing so the article also addresses modern problems of social order and modern forms of cultural and social disarray. The article concludes by summarizing the discussion of the function of law or a legal system in light of Habermas's democratic theory, which is the source of his normative statement of legitimate law. All of this eventually allows for the presentation of certain conclusions about the function of law in modern society.
M. Ulric Killion (2010) "The Function of Law in Habermas' Modern Society," Global Jurist: Vol. 10: Iss. 2 (Topics), Article 1.
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However, it's not all that easy for moderators to get a comprehensive view of a user's review history right now. We can look in their recent review activity within their profile, but that hides reviews on deleted posts (like spam or non-answers) and some types of audits. Failed audits aren't identified or listed anywhere. Moderators do get access to more detailed statistics on review, and can eventually look at each user's reviews within a given queue, but this is a laborious process. I usually have to construct a URL by hand to look at a particular user's reviews.
It would be really helpful for moderators to have quick access from a user's profile to a list of all of their recent reviews (including deleted posts), in the style of what we get from the review statistics view. Additionally, a list of audits with pass / fail status (possibly even having this available to users for them to learn from) would save a tremendous amount of time when researching this for a given user, instead of having to click through every single review to see if it was an audit.

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Celebrity Travel: Go Away With Nathaniel Potvin
By Jae-Ha Kim, Tribune Content Agency on Jun 4, 2019
Published in Celebrity Travel
Actor Nathaniel Potvin is just 19 years old, but he's juggling multiple projects like a pro. Besides the Netflix series "American Vandal" and "Alexa and Katie," his recent credits include Disney XD's "Mech-X4" and Facebook Watch's "Five Points" (executive produced by Kerry Washington), which has been renewed for a second season. An avid traveler, Potvin says he has fallen in love with New York City. "As of right now, New York is my favorite vacation destination," says the Los Angeles resident. Fans may stay in touch with the actor on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nathanielpotvin/) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/NJPotvin/).
Q. What do you recommend people check out in New York?
A. Go to Levain Bakery on the Upper West Side. Best cookies I have ever had in my life! Second, I would tell them to go visit the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), which has a beautiful collection that is unforgettable. New York City is my favorite now, but it is likely bound to change as I travel more.
Q. What was the first trip you took as a child? And did you love it ... or not so much?
A. I think my first trip I took as a child was to New Orleans, Louisiana. When I was there, I hated it. As my mom describes it, I was sick with an ear infection. How could you not hate that? But I recently went back and loved it. It is truly an amazing town full of good food and the best jazz.
Q. What's the most important thing you've learned from your travels?
A. Walking from destination to destination is better than taking transportation, because while you are walking you can discover more interesting spots you would like to try.
Q. Where are your favorite weekend getaways?
A. Mammoth Ski Resort. I love the snow and skiing, even though I'm a novice. I always love the chance to get better and go on harder runs, while my friends and family laugh at my falling.
Q. Where would you like to go that you have never been to before?
A. I would love to go all over Italy just for the food. I fancy myself an amateur chef, so I would love to go and watch the Italian grandparents cook the food.
Q. If you could only pick one place to eat, which would you choose -- a casual meal at a street cart or fine dining at a nice restaurant?
A. (The latter) for sure. I love to eat at fine-dining restaurants, even though some might argue I never properly dress for the event. I just find that when eating at those types of establishments, they have more selections and a variety of aromatic combinations.
Q. What untapped destination should people know about?
A. I think more people should know about Portland. Some of the best cuisine I have eaten is up in Portland.
Q. What is your best and/or worst vacation memory?
A. My best vacation memory is getting to ice skate at the 30 Rock ice skating rink in New York City, right before New Year's Eve. My worst vacation memory is going to Disneyland on my birthday and then getting sick with the flu as soon as we got there. My older brothers got to go have fun with my pops while I was watching "The Hulk" with Edward Norton.
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A. Italy or Paris, France. I have never been, but I am hoping to go one day.
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A. Vancouver. I know it gets cold and snowy up there, but I had to live there for close to a year while I was shooting a show. I found parts of it -- and some of the people -- reminded me of Los Angeles.
Q. When you go away, what are some of your must-have items?
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A. I love going to art museums. I feel bad for whoever is with me, because I am always dragging them along for hours!
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La mistica renano-fiamminga, a volte chiamata mistica domenicana o mistica tedesca (in tedesco Deutsche Mystik), fu un movimento mistico cristiano del Basso Medioevo, particolarmente importante all'interno dell'ordine domenicano e in Germania.

Anche se le sue origini risalgono a Ildegarda di Bingen, la mistica renana è rappresentata soprattutto da Meister Eckhart, Giovanni Taulero ed Enrico Suso. Altre figure importanti sono Rulman Merswin e Margaretha Ebner e il gruppo mistico medioevale degli Amici di Dio.

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Spesso questo movimento sembra assumere una posizione contrastante con la Scolastica e la teologia tedesca, ma il rapporto tra scolastica e misticismo tedesco è dibattuto. Considerando il movimento come precedente della riforma, il contrasto diventa molto evidente. Per esempio, l'uso del vernacolo si pone in netto contrasto con il latino obbligatorio degli scolastici, la maggiore attenzione per la laicità è in contrasto con la più sacramentale interpretazione della Chiesa, e questi elementi sono entrambi ripresi e trasformati,ma pure travisati, da Martin Lutero. La mistica tedesca può essere vista anche come un'applicazione pratica della Scolastica. Più conosciuto per i suoi famosi sermoni in tedesco, Meister Eckhart scrisse anche, in latino, una lunga esposizione filosofica degli stessi insegnamenti. Alcuni studiosi lo hanno considerato un tomista piuttosto ortodosso, il cui misticismo deriva naturalmente dagli insegnamenti ufficiali, anche se attraverso le idiosincrasie proprie di Eckhart.

Alcune caratteristiche del movimento:
 Attenzione per i laici e per i chierici
 Enfasi sull'istruzione e sulla predicazione
 Scarsa considerazione per l'ascetismo
 Attenzione per il Nuovo Testamento piuttosto che per l'Antico Testamento
 Attenzione per il Cristo piuttosto che per la Chiesa
 Uso del tedesco e dell'olandese vernacolari piuttosto che del latino

Alcuni esponenti del movimento furono criticati dalla Chiesa e accusati di eterodossia o di avere opinioni eretiche.

Il movimento influenzò la successiva Riforma protestante, e anche filosofi quali Schopenhauer e Wittgenstein.

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Voci correlate
 Jakob Böhme, un mistico luterano posteriore
 Catarismo
 Meister Eckhart
 Nicola Cusano
 Paracelso
 Valdismo
 Giovanni Thaulero
 Enrico Suso

Collegamenti esterni

Mistica
Storia della Germania
Storia medievale del cristianesimo

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Barcelona-based illustrator Judy Kaufmann is no stranger here at Pikaland. We wrote (previously) about her obsession with repeating things, and of course her subjects include animals, famous people, houses, cars, trees and well, basically everything that can be repeated – and she sells her lovely prints over in her Etsy shop.
She's one of Pikaland's sponsors for the month of November and I'm thrilled that she is offering a chance for our readers to win one of her big prints# – at a whopping generous size of 11.7in x 16.5in (or 297 × 420mm)!
All you need to do is leave your comment as to which print is your favorite from her collection and we'll draw out a lucky winner after the 6th of December 2011!
*UPDATE: Commenting has now closed, thanks so much for participating. The winner of this giveaway is Marisa as chosen via random.org!
The poster with all the identical twins is pretty dang fab!
ooh I like the Trip print!
'friends seeing in 3D' !!!!
I love the birds collection print!
My favorite is definitely the Traffic Jam print! Colorful and clean. What an awesome giveaway. Thank you, Judy, for offering it!
Hard to choose, but I like the Houses and Birds print best. Love all those cute little birds and windows, and the gorgeous colors.
Thank you! I really love the black and white Tree print.
I'm in love with all of them, it's so hard to choose! I think I'll have to go with Houses and Birds, although Traffic Jam comes in as a close second. Keep up the good work, Kaufmann!
Hi Pikaland and Judy! My favourite print is definitely 'Birds Collection'! Thank you!
I love Tree Black and White!
I love the Birds big print!
The Blue Tree and the Identical Twins are my favorites – I think. It's so hard to choose!
Love the Identical Twins print, but all the prints are amazing!
Amazing prints! My favourite is Tree Black and White.
But if I had to I'd say the black tree. It's so pretty !
OK. I love them all so much! If I'd have to choose, I'd go with either the traffic jam or the bird collection.
my favorite one is 'Houses and birds print'. colourful and warm.
Wow what a great giveaway 🙂 We so need some colour on our walls… I really love the "Houses and Birds Big Print" it is so gorgeous!
I like the Blue Tree Big Print best, as its so simple, yet immediately evokes images of the moon and sun too, which links so well to the tree! The patterns also remind me of William Morris's work. Its lovely.
Tree Black and White Big Print is gorgeous!
I absolutely adore the birds collection!
Oh, the Grey Birds Print is just lovely!!
So many of these are amazing and I could totally see them in my space but I think my favorite is the Houses & Birds print. Love it!
Please: Houses and Birds Big Print.
I love the neighborhood print!
Love them all but the Birds big print is my current fav. Thanks for all the wonderful art and the coolest blog!
Aah so awesome! Really beautiful work. I think my favorite is Identical Twins print.
oh man, i definitely like the bird collection. great giveaway choice, very classic and chic!
I love "world" but I think it's pipped by "small houses" for my favourite. These birds are supercute too, though!
I think my favourites are the friends seeing in 3D, blue tree and big people but the whole collection is very good.
I love all of them! So lovely. Of course my favorite is "house and birds"!!
love the Identical Twins Big Print (: thanks for the chance!
Wow, great work! I really LOVE Tree Black and White Big Print!
very cool giveaway!! My favourite in her collection is Houses and Birds i think, but there are so many beautiful prints there – it was hard to choose!
I really love the Blue Tree print!
I would love the "Tree Black and White Big Print", would sit on our living room wall wonderfully.
I love that world big print!
My favorite is houses and birds. I am currently obsessed with birds and the houses they live in. I am on a hunt for great images depicting the whicmical houses of birds. I love creative minds!
I love the friends seeing in 3D print!
Beautiful! I really like the bird collection!
I love the blue tree!
I'm smitten by "Holidays big-print" because it's all 20th century modern, with a touch of Jean Arp – in black and white.
But it has an element of magic and whimsy in the form of an orange bear. It's just standing there for you to project your fears and/or joys.
I like the art with the blue tree!
I love Blue Tree. It's gorgeous!
i love identical twins, i could look at it for hours!
Has to be identical twins. I would give this to two beautiful young women identical twins of course. Both incredibly kind and generous people but one of them currently in hospital, just out of a coma and on a long slow road to recovery. Her twin has been by her side, willing her back to life. They would love this beautiful tribute to identical twins – I do!
It's hard to pick just one, they are all so beautiful, but if I must it would be the birds and colors print. It makes me smile.
I love the 'People' print… as gorgeous as the number of lovely people one meets in life!
I adore "World Big Print" and could imagine sharing my house with it. Love it!
I cant go past between 'Identical Twins Big Print' or 'World Big Print' , one being twins myself this print is perfect for me to remember our close relationship with my brother, other will looks great in a room if you see it from afar but looks at it closely you can see these hands like which has a great effect. What an a amazing shop, she is absolutely one talented Illustrator!
"Neighbourhood II" print bakes my noodle! Every time I look at it I see something new – or a new way of looking sees me!
I really enjoy Judy's work and love all her prints. I actually think my very very favorite, however, is the one she's offering in this giveaway. I love the little birds and the black and white is used so very well.
Houses and Birds Big Print!
Holidays Big Print is awesome!
In addition to the giveaway piece, I really enjoy her World Big print. Thanks for the chance to win!


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Weather in Spain this week
Heavy rain and storms threaten 30 provinces in Spain
A total of 30 provinces throughout Spain are on alert today due to the threat of heavy rain and storms. According to the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) there could be as much as 30 litres of rainfall per square metre in some north-eastern parts of the country.
Huesca and Lleida have been placed on orange alert (important risk) while Galicia, Pontevedra, Orense, Lugo, Asturias, León, Zamora, Palencia, Burgos, La Rioja, Soria, Navarra, Zaragoza, Teruel, Guadalajara, Lérida, Madrid, Segovia, Ávila, Salamanca, Toledo, Ciudad Real, Cáceres, Badajoz, Córdoba, Sevilla, Huelva and Cádiz are on medium alert. Almería has been places on medium alert due to the threat of rough seas and gales which are also expected to affect the Andalucian coastline and Menorca.
Showers ranging from light to heavy are forecast for most of the country and are expected to be more persistent in northern, central and eastern areas especially in the Pyrenees.
Showers are expected to be light along the Mediterranean coastline. The Balearic Islands and Melilla are expected to be cloudy with the possibility of showers. The Canary Islands will also be cloudy with the possibility of showers.
Temperatures are forecast to drop significantly throughout the Peninsula except for north-eastern parts and Cantabria where they are expected to remain constant.
Spain's leading radio station, Cadena Ser, calls for residents of the new EU members to get in touch
Knowledge of English among Spaniards
Merkel's visit to Spain


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Man Utd are set to spend heavily in the summer transfer window and the World Cup in Russia is set to be a shop window for talent.
Manchester United are favourites to lead the Premier League spending stakes this summer as Jose Mourinho looks to counter City's runaway title win.
The Old Trafford chief has already secured Shakhtar Donetsk's Brazilian midfielder Fred and Porto's Diogo Dalot, the 19-year-old Portuguese right-back.
A number of other young players, who have never played in a World Cup before but have the skills to light up the tournament, could also be on Mourinho's radar.
Here we look at five rising stars who could shine in Russia.
Linked to a club near you on any given day of the week, the Lazio midfielder seems destined to land a major move soon and what better showcase than the World Cup? A physically imposing player who has the ability to create as well as destroy, he is ready to play catch up after being exiled by his previous international coach.
Fashioning a coherent team from Argentina's patchwork of mercurial individuals has long been a problem, but this nimble attacking midfielder could end up making the cut ahead of more established stars. Did not debut until after qualifying but comes in buoyed by a title-winning season at PSG.
Looks a good bet to lead the line for Germany, despite battling with Mario Gomez, Sandro Wagner and Lars Stindl for one place up front. Won the Golden Ball at the Confederations Cup last year and a return of seven goals in 12 caps shows he is anything but fazed by wearing the shirt.
The marauding winger has had a huge impact in his maiden season with PSV Eindhoven, scoring a hatful of goals and chipping in with plenty of assists cutting in from the wing. His stay in the Eredivisie could be a brief one, with bigger things beckoning and the grandest platform of all at his disposal this summer.
In the summer of 2016, he was heavily linked with a move to United. Jim Lawlor, the scout who unearthed Javier Hernandez in 2010, reportedly watched the Mexico international in action and the player's father-in-law even claimed he would move to Old Trafford after the Olympics.
Lozano said at the time he was 'excited' by United's interest. He added: "Of course the thought of playing for Manchester United excites me, and I need to give it my all (to make it a reality). Mourinho is a great coach."
Not a regular starter at Juventus but trusted enough to start Champions League matches against Barcelona and Real Madrid this season. Has been likened to Nemanja Matic for his physical attributes and presence in midfield and could play an important anchoring job to help free up Luis Suarez.


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Art in the City: Wabash Arts Corridor
December 27, 2016 /0 Comments/in Photos / Images / Visuals, Physical Geography /by The Geographic Society of Chicago
By Emily Speelman
On October 24, 2016, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, in conjunction with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), declared 2017 the "Year of Public Art" in Chicago. This will be ushered in through projects like the 50×50 Neighborhood Art Project, where Alderman from all 50 Wards may use up to $10,000 of their budgets to finance permanent art installations in their area (which the Mayor will match). As noted on the City of Chicago website, the project will invest one million dollars into neighborhoods for local artists to work there. Art related events will also be held at museums throughout the city such as the DuSable Museum of African American History, the South Side Community Art Center, the National Museum of Mexican Art, and the Chicago Cultural Center. All of these play a role in Emanuel's "Chicago Cultural Plan", which has increased attention toward Chicago's public libraries, CTA stations, and public parks.
Chicago is known for its public art. Many sculptures and murals are central to the city's image such as Monument with Standing Beast, Four Seasons, and the Flamingo (all pictured below). Many of these are located in the Loop: however, these are just a small selection of the neighborhood's ever-growing art presence. Earlier this year, the Mayor and Columbia College Chicago teamed up to increase art in the South Loop area, showing what similar development during the 'Year of Public Art' could look like.
The Wabash Art Corridor (WAC) in the South Loop presents Chicago as a 'living urban canvas' through their BIG WALLS project. In collaboration with Columbia College Chicago, WAC brought initiated twenty mural installations by both local and world-renowned street artists. The project was launched last May (incorporating pieces installed over the last few years) with events surrounding the project running throughout 2016, including guided 'Corridor Crawls' of the pieces. WAC serves as a part of the greater Chicago Cultural Plan in 2013, hoping to increase Chicago's image as a cultural hub and bring together the talents of local artists in the city.
Below are a few of my favorites from the collection. Keep your eye out for these and many more pieces next time you are in the South Loop neighborhood!
Stop Telling Women to Smile
Artist: Tatyana Fazlalizadeh
Location: 801 S. Wabash
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh's series "Stop Telling Women to Smile" addresses the ongoing street harassment of women, drawing from her own and other women's experiences. Fazlalizadeh interviews individuals about their experiences with harassment before drawing their portrait. She turns this into a poster, including a small message or theme from the interview. Fazlalizadeh then pastes the posters throughout the city, hoping to create a conversation around harassment in that area that it occurs. The project began in Brooklyn in 2012 and has now expanded worldwide to Mexico City, Paris, and now Chicago. Here Fazlalizadeh features over a dozen hand-drawn images of women with one central message: Stop Telling Women to Smile.
Learn more about the project and see more of Fazlalizadeh's portaits here: http://stoptellingwomentosmile.com/
Chi Boy
Artist: Hebru Brantley
Location: 1132 S. Wabash Avenue
Flying outside the Roosevelt L Station, Chi Boy was one of the earliest murals of the Wabash Arts Corridor project. Hebru Brantley, a Chicago native from the South Side, says his style "derives from graffiti-worn buildings and sneaker-hung telephone poles honoring memories of local legends" Based off his 'Flyboy' character, who is personalized for each of Brantley's murals, Chiboy rockets across the building, hoping to empower and bring hope to all who see him. Brantely's work can be found throughout Chicago including at the Cermak-McCormick Place Green Line Station, outside the Lincoln Square Athletic Club, and on the Uptown Broadway Building.
See more of Brantley's work and learn more about him here: http://hebrubrantley.com/
From Bloom to Doom
Artist: Collin van der Sluijs
Location: 1006 S. Michigan Avenue
Artist van der Sluijs use this south Michigan mural to showcase two endangered Illinois birds, surrounding them with local flowers. After researching native birds of Illinois, the artist chose to highlight the Yellow-headed Blackbird and the Red-Headed Woodpecker, which have all but disappeared from the Chicago landscape. He hoped to highlight that while these species are dying, there is still time to prevent them from extinction. Though he hails from the Netherlands, Collin van der Sluijs is no stranger to Chicago, having painted murals in the Pilsen neighborhood and hosted shows at Vertical Gallery.
Learn more about From Bloom to Doom here: http://collinvandersluijs.com/news/14-5-2016-%C2%B4from-doom-to-boom%C2%B4-michigan-ave-chicago/
Don't Fret
Artist: Don't Fret
Location: 1152 S. Wabash
The artist, known as Don't Fret, is a Chicago native and alum of Columbia College. He is one of three Columbia College alum that were brought back for the Wabash Art Corridor project. He notes the piece is reminiscent of his time at Columbia, describing it an interview with the Columbia Chronicle as reflective of his '"glass half-empty" personality' and finding the humor in darker subjects. He has worked both in galleries on the street, displaying his work in cities like New York, Miami, São Paulo, and Berlin.
See more of Don't Fret's work here: http://dontfretart.com/
Artist: ASVP
Location: 1 East Balbo, South Loop Club
Make Your Own Luck is a part of the Vertical Gallery's 'The Power of Paint' series, promoting how visual art can help others. As a part of this campaign, the duo ASVP donated part of their commission to charity. ASVP utilizes hand-drawn, comic style paintings in bright colors and have worked both nationally and internationally. They are based out of Brooklyn, New York.
Learn more about this piece here: http://wabashartscorridor.org/portfolio_page/asvps-make-your-own-luck/
Learn about the artists here: http://www.asvp.nyc/about/
Press Relase about WAC: http://wabashartscorridor.org/mayor-emanuel-columbia-college-chicago-announce-wabash-arts-corridor/
Learn more about the project here: https://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/provdrs/public_art_program/news/2016/october/yopa.html
Project website: http://wabashartscorridor.org/
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December Travelogue invites you to explore Holiday Time in Chicago
December 9, 2016 /0 Comments/in News and Announcements /by Shala
Macy's window, Chicago, IL, 2012. Photo credit: Judith K. Bock.
The holidays in December and January are special times for celebrations and sharing time with family and friends. Many of our ethnic and religious customs transcend cultural boundaries and have become annual events, creating a magical time of year in Chicago.
Presenter Judy Bock will offer a look at the origins of some of our holiday traditions and how Chicagoans celebrate them today.
Join us as we celebrate the season – Chicago Style!
Refreshments will be served.
Chicago Cultural Center, Renaissance Court, 78 E. Washington Street
Use Randolph Street Entrance. There is no cost for attending the presentation.
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Lehmann lovegrass won't succumb to fire
August 1, 2004 ScienceBlog.com
Using fire to control the introduced Lehmann lovegrass won't work, researchers report. The finding is bad news for land managers seeking a way to control the introduced grass. Fire was thought to be one way to restore native grasses and prevent further spread of the non-native species. Regardless of the time of year Lehmann lovegrass was burned, the grass grew back and, in some cases, increased in amount, report ecologists from the University of Arizona in Tucson.
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Using fire to control the introduced Lehmann lovegrass won't work, researchers report.
The finding is bad news for land managers seeking a way to control the introduced grass. Fire was thought to be one way to restore native grasses and prevent further spread of the non-native species.
Regardless of the time of year Lehmann lovegrass was burned, the grass grew back and, in some cases, increased in amount, report ecologists from the University of Arizona in Tucson.
"We had hoped to find that something would reduce the non-native species, or favor the native over it, which is not what we see," said Erika L. Geiger, a doctoral candidate in UA's School of Natural Resources.
Geiger will give her presentation, "Maintaining grasslands: the interaction of fire, climate, and non-native species," on Thursday, Aug. 5, at 1:30 p.m. in Room B110 of the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Ore., at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Guy R. McPherson, a UA professor of natural resources, is a co-author on the presentation. The research was funded by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Natural resource managers have been looking for ways to manage the spread of Lehmann lovegrass, also known as Eragrostis lehmanniana. The exotic grass, introduced in the Southwest during the 1930s to control erosion and to feed livestock, has been slowly taking over native grasslands ever since.
Non-native species can alter ecosystems by supplanting native species. The consequences of having a non-native species present depend on its characteristics and the way it interacts with the ecological community it's invading.
"Success of biological invasions is species- and site-specific," McPherson said. Besides replacing the natives, introduced plants could permanently alter the characteristics of an ecosystem by affecting such processes as nutrient cycling and relationships between species.
"Biological invasions usually cause extinction, so we have to assume that Lehmann is not a good thing," he said.
Historical records have shown that Lehmann lovegrass is capable of returning with a vengeance after severe droughts that cause native species to die, McPherson said. Just a pinch of the lovegrass contains at least 300 seeds, allowing it to spread easily and making the introduced grass a formidable foe for anyone trying to eliminate or control it.
Land managers use fire to manage Lehmann lovegrass and other non-native grasses, he said.
To keep prescribed burns under control, many land managers prefer to burn grasslands in the spring, when the plants and soil have more moisture, and the temperatures are cooler.
The fire's temperature could affect how well a particular type of grass responds.
After a spring burn, grasses may grow back more quickly because the temperature of the fire will be lower, and moisture remaining in the soil helps the grass recover.
In contrast, summer fires burn much hotter because the grasses are dry.
To test current land management practices against other options, Geiger set up fifty-four experimental 2.5 acre (one hectare) plots at various locations on the Fort Huachuca Military Reservation near Sierra Vista, Ariz.
One-third of the plots contained only native grasses, one-third only non-native grasses, and one-third had a mix. She then assigned one of three treatments to each plot, either burn in the spring, burn in the summer, or leave the plot unburned.
Certain species might respond differently depending on the amount of rainfall received before and after the burn, Geiger said. "It really is a species-by-situation response." She continued the experiment for two years to track how the grasses responded from year to year.
The researchers had expected that, after burning, the native species would grow back faster than the introduced species.
But that's not what the team found.
The researchers found that no matter what that year's rainfall or which season managers burn, the proportion of Lehmann lovegrass either remained the same or slightly increased.
McPherson said that it's tempting to think that, given that there was little change in ratio between non-native and native grasses, Lehmann lovegrass has reached a steady state and will not spread any further. However, researchers had thought the same thing in the 1980s, he said, but since then the lovegrass has spread from Arizona to New Mexico and even into areas of northwestern Mexico.
Geiger and McPherson both believe that fire is a useful tool for reducing hazardous fuels that can feed forest fires and that fire still has the potential to eliminate non-native species, just not Lehmann lovegrass.
"It might be time to dedicate our efforts on other species," McPherson said. "We've thrown a lot of time, energy and money at Lehmann lovegrass, with no apparent success. Perhaps we should dedicate a similar amount of time, energy and money at the remaining biological invaders."
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Microreactor technology (MRT) has advantages, which can be efficiently used in the large scale manufacturing of chemicals. For economical and practical reasons, single microreactor unit has to be optimized before numbering up. In this paper, we carry out preliminary calculations for the selection of the optimal device dimensions for the case study of enzyme-catalysed reaction. We find that the space-time-yield for the plate stacked reactors with wall-immobilized enzymes, can be improved by the use of channels with smaller height. However, for the large scale applications, enzyme immobilization on the high surface material, such as on a layer of the nanosprings, is essential.


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DCIT vs. EDAG Engineers & Design India Pvt Ltd (ITAT Delhi)
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COURT: ITAT Delhi
CORAM: C. M. Garg (JM), Pramod Kumar (AM)
SECTION(S): 10B (1)(e)(iii), 92CA(3)
GENRE: Transfer Pricing
CATCH WORDS: adjustment, ALP, capacity underutilization
COUNSEL: G C Srivastava
DATE: October 13, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: October 18, 2014 (Date of publication)
Adjustment for capacity underutilization has to be in the results of the comparables and not the tested party. A 100% captive unit has to show that underutilization was for reasons beyond its control
The CIT(A) granted impugned relief by making adjustments, on account of capacity underutilization, in the results shown by the tested party and thus computing hypothetical financial results which the tested party would have achieved in perfect conditions. Such an exercise is impermissible. As as is the undisputed legal position, such comparability adjustments can only be made in the comparables and not the tested party itself. It is specifically provided in Rule 10B (1)(e)(iii) that adjustments for variations, which could materially affect the amount of net profit margin in the open market in comparable uncontrolled transactions, are to be made in respect of net profits realized by the comparable transactions or enterprises. The CIT(A) was thus clearly in error in proceeding to make capacity underutilization adjustments in the profits earned by the assessee. That apart, in the case of a one hundred percent captive service unit, as is the assessee before us, the very concept of capacity underutilization may not really make any sense unless the assessee has not been able to offer, for reasons beyond its control, the underutilized capacity to its AE. There is no finding on this aspect of the matter. As the assessee does not have the liberty to work for any other customer, and is wholly dependent on its AE for productive use of its capacity to work, the AE should normally make good any losses to the captive unit caused by its not being able to make use of the available capacity. In the case before this, the AE has indeed given some financial support to the assessee which has been reduced from the ALP adjustment figure, and the business rationale of AE's extending financial support to the assessee is thus not in doubt. However, there is nothing on record to show how this financial support has been computed and is on what ground, and on what basis, this financial support is given. The reason for underutilized capacity and the facts regarding financial support extended to the assessee are not clear from the material on record. The CIT(A) has granted the impugned relief merely by making capacity underutilization adjustments to the profits achieved by the tested party, but then such an approach, as we have noted earlier, is wholly unsustainable in law.
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DCIT vs. Caparo Engineering India P. Ltd (ITAT Delhi) The Assessing Officer shall redecide this issue afresh after comparing the facts in the case of the assessee with the case of Delhi High Court in Sharp Business Systems (supra) in accordance with law and give clear finding how the case of assessee is covered or not covered by the…
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ACIT vs. Harper Collins Publishers India Ltd (ITAT Delhi)
The assessee used Resale Price Method for benchmarking its international transactions so far as purchase of books is concerned. The claim of the assessee was that its purchase is at arm's length price because while its gross margin for the … ACIT vs. Harper Collins Publishers India Ltd…
Bharti Airtel Limited vs. ACIT (ITAT Delhi)
ITAT hauls up AO & DRP for "blatantly frivolous & unsustainable" additions. Suggests that accountability mechanism be set up to put a check on AO. Rationale for existence of ineffective DRP questioned
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