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George W. Bush: An Easy Act to Follow
Nick Gillespie | 1.4.2009 10:31 AM
The first rule of being a new coach is to always follow a loser. Ron Hart applies that logic to Barack Obama, who is effectively taking over the Detroit Lions after years of the Marinelli Magic. Writes Hart about Dubya's legacy:
Bush has been a big-government disaster. He was the "outside the Beltway" Texas governor who was going to cut spending and bring Washington under control. Instead, he oversaw the biggest expansion of government in modern times. And the most tragic effect of the Bush legacy is that he has set the conservative/libertarian ideology back 20 years. He did so by not being a conservative or a libertarian.
Now all that is left for him is to pardon a few folks and try to burnish his legacy. To date he has pardoned fewer felons than his predecessors. My guess is that even criminals don't want a pardon from W because they don't want to be too closely associated with him.
[Obama] has an easy act to follow in George W. Bush, who solidified his position with me as perhaps our worst president when he ignored the will of the country and Congress in giving Detroit all that bailout money (better known as "rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic"). Bush, with help from Dick Cheney, has tried to establish an imperial presidency. In doing so he has always found the desires of Congress and the American people to be quaint and amusing. But W feels he knows best. That would be fine, if he had been right more often.
As a result of bad choices and the betrayal of fundamental principles, W's approval ratings are the lowest of any modern president. The only thing Bush is still above is the law.
Whole thing here.
Read all about Bush's "disaster socialism" in the January issue of Reason.
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Show Comments (202)
Ken Shultz
January.4.2009 at 11:08 am
Johnson was worse President in the way that people who come along first are generally perceived as greater. …from The Great Society to the decision to go big in Vietnam, and then you can throw in the begining of what we now know as the drug war.
W is worse than Johnson in that from Iraq to the expansion of Medicare, Bush should have learned from Johnson's mistakes.
If we judge presidents by how well they defended the Constitution, I don't think there's much question but that George W. Bush is the worst president we've had since World War II.
Man, what a time to be alive. It's almost like 2001-2006 didn't happen.
cunnivore
who is effectively taking over the Detroit Lions after years of the Marinelli Magic.
Mr. Matt Millen should be getting the lion's share of the blame for that. And yet, last night I was watching the playoffs on NBC and they're having him evaluate the teams' performance on the halftime shows! Isn't that like having Richard Simmons judge the swimsuit competition during Miss Teen USA?
I've always said that sports reporting is superior to political reporting, because in sports you actually get fired for being wrong. If Bill Kristol and David Brooks were giving advice to fantasy football players instead of presidents, for instance, they would have been thrown out on their asses after eight weeks. Now, I'm not so sure.
The problem is, the whole big government/small government discussion has become extinct. To be the anti Bush, Obama simply has to shower "working people" with the money he prints up. Not fighting a war, pretty much buys him all the antibush credibility he'll ever need. Oh, and I think he's black, so that buys him a pass on any Bush policy he continues.
Former Woodward Coach
"Mr. Matt Millen should be getting the lion's share of the blame for that. And yet, last night I was watching the playoffs on NBC and they're having him evaluate the teams' performance on the halftime shows!"
I wondered about that too. I guess it all comes down to who you know.
January.4.2009 at 12:00 pm
To be fair, he does have four or five Super Bowl rings.
Yes, but he certainly didn't get them for his talent assessing abilities.
In fairness, the Lions got worse after Millen left.
bwahahahahaha!
Wicks Cherrycoke
If Jimmy Carter can have his reputation restored, anyone can.
On another point, those on the left who repeatedly tell me that our Constitution is a "living, breathing document" that "adjusts" to changing times are the last people on Earth who should criticize W, Alberto Gonzales, and the gang. They and their supporters justified the increase in presidential authority (at the expense of the other two branches) and the encroachment on civil liberties by telling us, repeatedly, that "9.11 changed everything," and that we had to adjust to the "new dangerous world" in which we are "surrounded by people trying to kill us." Isn't that simply the "living, breathing Constitution" argument dressed up in different wording.
The challenge for conservatives/libertarians is to point out that Bush's failings were from an excess of government, not to little.
The question is, was George W. Bush better or worse than James Buchanan?
Why does every Ron Hart column get posted here, with half the original column blockquoted? Does this piece say anything that Reasonoids haven't already said much better?
Bush was terrible, but I wouldn't rank him below Nixon, Buchanan or either Johnson.
yeah, the biggest travesty of the Bush years is definitely his "disaster socialism". /snark
you reasonoids have the whole ideology thing down pat. please continue to hang out with the repubs. you guys deserve each other.
You da man, Wicks Cherrycoke! That's the best explanation against the prevailing liberal view of the Constitution that I've heard.
I guess it all comes down to who you know.
Which is, not coincidentally, how you become President.
Bush is more Phil Savage than Rod Marinelli: brash, confident, down with J.C., made a lot of expensive gambles ignored the opinion of his peers, passed the blame on to others as much as possible, and left in shame after having made things worse and wasting a lot of money in the process.
cunnivore-
Last night my wife asked me why NBC had Matt Millen in the booth. She wondered why anybody would want to hear from a guy who was such a failure as the Lion's President/GM.
Well, he was an All-american at Penn State. His head coach was Joe Paterno. He played on 4 Super Bowl winners with three differnet teams under coaches like Tom FLores, Goerge Sierfert and Joe Gibbs. He was a very good, though not great, player. He was generally considered one of the smartest guys in football as both a player and as an analyst.
Yes, his stint as Detroit's Pres/GM was an abject failure-but any guy who played football at Penn State and was an All-American and who played on four Super Bowl championship teams for Hall of Fame coaches, and who was a highly regarded analyst for 8-9 years, is not exactly Richard Simmons judging the cheerleaders.
Just some perspective.
IMO, Millen has achieved far more in his world, than either Kristol or Brooks, in theirs. One could argue, that Kristol's status, to some extent, was made possible by his daddy.
Frank McStank
When did the "Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic" idiom get so big? It's been like, a century. Perhaps we need to say "Washing the Trade Centers windows on the 10th" or something. I'm not pithy, you internet types should get on that though.
>If Jimmy Carter can have his reputation restored, anyone can.
Well, because he didn't actually suck.
January.4.2009 at 1:00 pm
From a libertarian perspective, did Bush do anything right? The only thing I can remember was Social Security reform, which he failed to achieve, despite rolling over for every request the Republican congress made of him.
He combined the worst aspects of modern conservatism (theocratic, warrior impulses) with none of conservatism's alleged virtues (fiscal conservatism).
Kristol and Brooks achieved a great deal. Their foreign policy beliefs were enacted as official US government policy for over six years (and counting, with Gates staying on in DoD). You probably don't think those achievements were a good thing, but I'm sure OSU backers don't like Millen's achievements either.
But maybe Simmons wasn't the best example. It would be like that girl with the "like, such as, US Americans" judging the interview part of the Miss Teen USA pageant.
Frank McStank, I tend to agree with Stephen Colbert that the Bush administration has been rearranging deck chairs on the Hindenburg.
Jimmy Carter didn't suck? What?
I don't see Bush building houses for poor people with his bare hands any time soon. Maybe he'll surprise me.
BDB, maybe he just sucked in his heart.
Orange Line Special
Some of us saw Bush for what he was years ago, and fought against him with all our might. Reason and I valiantly opposed his borderline traitorous plans time and time again. Standing strong, both Reason and I pointed out his failings, even despite it not being popular at the time. Yes, both Reason and I took hits for that, but it was worth it to stand against Bush's anti-American plans.
Oh, wait, it was just me doing that. Instead of opposing Bush, Reason enabled him.
The guy whose legacy has really been helped is Clinton's. Did anyone else think he would be missed and/or look good by comparison when he left office?
No, Carter blew. FDR sucked.
What did LBJ do, then?
The Bearded Hobbit
I've carried the following around since the Iraq invasion:
"For as long as I live I will never forget that this whirling son of a bitch exploited the worst American tragedy in our lifetimes in order to launch a war which he had been planning from the first day he took office against a country that had not attacked us, had no intention of attacking us and had no ability to attack us, and then proceeded to lie to the nation and to the world about it."
.. good riddance
.. Hobbit
LGF Fan
But Hobbit! THE SURGE WORKED!
BDB, Clinton was massively popular when he left office. That Mr. Nobel Peace Prize couldn't translate that into a landslide victory in 2000 says a lot about him.
cunnivore | January 4, 2009, 1:15pm | #
*Walks up threateningly towards cunnivore, SIGS*
Lockbox!
The only thing I can think of that Bush did right was appointing pro-gun justices to the SCOTUS. Can you imagine what Heller would have looked like if John Kerry had been responsible for filling Rehnquist and O'Connor's seats?
That is part of Truth, but not the worst of it.
Hmm, guns for legalized torture? Yeah. No thank you.
Lonewacko is talking again. Why?
What was so bad about Carter? Seems like most of his problems were shit that happened, not his being malicious.
Also, fuck guns. Most pro-gun people are pro-Republican. Pro-war, pro-torture. What's the point of guns if we don't use them to go against tyranny?
nobody u no and a big fan of j
jesus yes! no more of this half-keynseian measures, obama will be double or triple keynes!
not to mention the end of union suppression.
no more wars with obama either, he is no nixon he is more like lbj there.
he will bring everybody together to talk things out, just like clinton did and result in a lasting peace.
the problem with the 8 year long massive deep depression was not enough government spending to stimulate the economy.
"Frank McStank | January 4, 2009, 1:23pm | #
What was so bad about Carter? Seems like most of his problems were shit that happened, not his being malicious. "
He was totally incompetent in his response to those crises.
He reeked. Of ass. Monkey ass.
Here are a few bad Presidents, and Bush's achievements similar to their own:
Lyndon Johnson: lied to get us involved in a war with a country that never attacked us. Massively increased public spending on medical care.
Dubya Bush: did the same (although with fewer casualties in his war).
Jimmy Carter: had an incredible run up of energy prices during his administration. Allowed the Fed to massively inflate the currency, causing a recession.
Dubya Bush: the same, then added a massive bailout on top of it.
Bill Clinton: abused executive power as few presidents had ever done previously.
Dubya Bush: abused executive power as no president had ever done previously.
frank, thanks, i almost left out carter. he should be the ambassador to the middle east. he even freed the hostages that reagan got captured in iran.
we need to give the troops a big group hug for being forced to do such awful things after being drafted and forced to reenlist so many times.
obama will end the draft.
i need attention. and love.
Florida Habitat homes built by Carter, celebrities, crumbling:
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/breaking-news/story/837177.html
Ok, maybe the gas lines were bad, but what else could he do? He had the gall to ask the nation to conserve, there's his "problem." He was talking about real "green" stuff before it was chic too.
As for Iran… didn't we shoot their leader in 53? Didn't they release the hostages only when Reagan got in? Seems fishy to me.
I like Carter, he's the least worst modern president.
"Least worst" is a tie between Reagan and Clinton.
Frank McStank is a most sophisticated troll indeed. I'd tip my hat to him if I were't so afraid of exposing my bald spot.
You noticed that too, Warty?
(knocks Warty's hat off, exposing bald spot, then laughs like Daffy Duck)
I ain't trolling, I'm genuinely curious why people think Carter is so bad, when he seems to be the least malicious president this side of JFK.
If JFK hadn't gotten his brains blown out he would be remembered the same as LBJ.
If Bush wants to restore his reputation, spending the rest of his days emptying bedpans and scrubbing toilets at a Veteran's Hospital would be a good start.
No Bill Richardson in Obama's administration.
2009 is looking up!
Though experiment: if Bush had gotten his brains blown out in 2003, would future generations worship him like JFK?
He's Secretary of Commerce.
"Warty | January 4, 2009, 1:54pm | #
Probably, and Cheney would be hated.
Not anymore he's not.
Chaney's not hated now?
Well, now I know why he chose Clinton over him to become Secretary of State.
Fucked Kennedy in the ass.
Good point, Epi.
If I had to choose one "rock" during the entire Bush admin, it would be Reason Magazine. Reason valiantly stood athwart Bush's un-American schemes, yelling, "stop, no, you go no further!"
Every step Bush made, Reason opposed, valiantly blocking him at every turn! And, all at no concern to their careers or the financial interests of their funders!
Why, Reason Magazine even called him a quisling!
Oh, wait, that was just me too. Reason Magazine was on Bush's side.
no one here is confused but you.
LBJ fucked Kennedy in the throat wound, fuckwad. Get your hilarious conspiracy theories straight.
Why, he set an entire nation on fire, from the air. That's what.
I'm not sure what confuses me more about Lonewacko: his vanity, his delusions of importance, or his presumption that everyone hates Mexicans as much as he does.
Warty, I think his delusions of importance are the most amusing part.
'm still waiting to get served a SpoofageSubpoena by LoneWacko.
If Obama is the new FDR, doesn't that make Bush the new Herbert Hoover (in the sense that he will become the butt of jokes, but few will actually remember what he did because it will be overshadowed by the majesty of Obama's reign)?
Policy and personality-wise I'd say Hoover and Carter were more alike – both engineers. Whereas Bush reminds me of Wilson – his successes hurt the country even more than his failures.
Don't hate LoneGonad because he's beautiful, Warty. A beautiful soul.
Neu Mejican
Bush's most worthy accomplishment was this…
http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/hivaids/
It's gotten to the point where I'm reminded of this exchange from "Plan 9 from Outer Space" whenever I read one of his comments.
See, EJM, I figure he's more the Glen or Glenda type, furiously typing while dressed like this.
Agreed. Also, in general, Africa was the one continent that for the most part he failed to fuck up further.
Bush's most worthy accomplishment was:
Allowing firearms carry in National Parks
I'd take Carter over GW Bush any day. A president who can't solve the problems of a country already in bad shape beats a president who inherited a country in decent shape and turned it all to shit.
And while Carter failed in his attempt to rescue our hostages in Iran, at least he went gunning for the right country. Bush's attempt to solve the Iranian-hostage problem would've involved bombing the hell out of Bolivia.
The Wine Commonsewer
Jimmy Carter's ineptitude cost me a business, GWB cost me the fantasy hope of someday seeing a constitutional republic.
That is just a perfect cover and a perfect way to say it. Sometimes you guys amaze me.
That is just a perfect cover and a perfect way to say it.
What — your comment about losing a business? Toot not thy own horn, dear. (Insert wink emoticon here.)
Carter will *always* be a better president than GWB for one word: deregulation. He allowed for the deregualtion of interstate trucking, the airlines, the rairoads and started the process of eliminating price controls on oil. He was a total basket case beyond that, but at least he got *something* right.
One thing to about Dubya to give him credit for is the personal interest he took in making sure that he royally fucked each and every one of us in the ass. You have to admire that attention to detail.
Well, my family came up with Ayatollah Assaholla shirts, so I owe the man that much.
Seriously, what business did you lose.
Bush's best?
Holding firm on CO2 classification
Scotus justices
Missle defense
His worst:
Plenary executive
Sure, Clinton was already popular when he left office, but look at the rest of the ex-presidents. Even liberals are now talking favorably of George HW Bush's pragmatic, responsible, effective foreign policy. Jimmy Carter is now viewed as a wise man. And who can forget the Ford-gasm?
But even Bill Clinton saw a revival – his reputation was in the toilet after the Republicans spent a couple years blaming him for 9/11, and now it's back to where it was when he left office.
James Anderson Merritt
"Now all that is left for him is to pardon a few folks and try to burnish his legacy. To date he has pardoned fewer felons than his predecessors."
I heard on the radio the other day that he had pardoned at least one person for non-violent drug offenses. If Mr. Bush would make the pardoning of non-violent drug offenders a focus of his remaining days in office, he could at least do some good worth remembering and even praising.
Lefiti
"And the most tragic effect of the Bush legacy is that he has set the conservative/libertarian ideology back 20 years."
I would say that was his greatest achievement. It's amusing to watch you market fundamentalist fanatics try to turn this crisis of capitalism into some sort of failure of socialism. The Jesuits could learn a thing or two from you fuckers.
And the most tragic effect of the Bush legacy is that he has set the conservative/libertarian ideology back 20 years. He did so by not being a conservative or a libertarian.
At least he had the wisdom to appoint people who resisted efforts to regulate mortgage derivatives.
jimmy carter for iran ambassador!
maybe iran and israel at the same time.
Hey, guyz, those libruls think The Modern Churchill was a worse president than Jimmy Carter! What a larf, right?
Guys?
Hey, where'd everybody go?
Also, if Mr. Bush would denounce the Drug War on his way out, as Mr. Eisenhower warned us about the "military-industrial complex" when it was his turn to vacate the Oval Office, that would do a lot to redeem him for some truly heinous crimes against liberty and the American people. I won't be holding my breath, but I guarantee that five decades from now, people would still be watching and citing GW Bush's "end the drug war" farewell address, as they now watch and cite Eisenhower's farewell. If such a thing matters to Mr. Bush, he might want to consider making that speech.
What we are suffering now is no "crisis of capitalism." It is the inevitable, predictable result of mercantilism — which many of us here predicted and warned of long ago, long before Lefti came along (unless Lefti is the new name for an old troll on these boards, which wouldn't surprise me).
jam, you are right. the government needs to be more involved in everything. proper planning is the solution.
something not mentioned, fdic insurance needs to be lowered to 20,000 because any more than that is hoarding and nobody needs that much money in savings.
For some reason, my keyboard keeps dropping the extra "i" in Lefti … er LefIti (there, it did it again!). No offense intended.
And of course "nobody u no" apparently captures names as they pop up in the thread and attributes arbitrary (opposite?) opinions to them, as I am sure people have realized by now.
jam, i misread you and you are not as awsome as i thought. maybe you should leave the progressive boards and hang out with the regressives?
James Anderson Merit
People who use all three of their names to post banal dogmatic drivel have to have a screw loose somewhere. Go fuck yourself.
It's not a coincidence that sub-sahara Africa is the one part of the world that still likes us as much as they did in 2000.
I wonder what joe thinks of his new "fan".
the innominate one
James – I believe lefti was formerly posting as the Ron Paul-hating troll edward, fondly known as edweirdo, though I could be mistaken.
BDB,
I think I continue to be blessed in my enemies.
Holocaust deniers. Victor David Hansen admirers. People who spammed the face-cutting story all over the comment threads. A racist old Zionist creep who's obsessed with gay people.
And now, a self-proclaimed economics expert who didn't realize that Keynesians support paying down debt during economic booms.
Doo doo doo doo doo…I'm lovin' it.
But I do have to say, James, that Lefiti makes a good point about your silly name.
That's why I use my initials. People would shorten it to three letters if I used my real name or had a nick name, anyway. So I save them the trouble.
I have endless respect for Ron Paul's ability to get away with publishing the most outlandish racist tripe under his own name and getting away with it. CNN and other mainstream media hardly touched the rscist newsletter story and continued to cover Paul's campaign with great respect. Amazing.
I always thought it was an homage to the little robot dude on Buck Rogers.
Oh, sorry, Ron Paul couldn't be a racist because racism is collectivism and libertarians hate collectivism. Somebody tricked him into publishing those newsletters. See, I've been paying attention in catechism class.
ask not for whom the ur-troll trolls; he trolls for thee, edweirdo
Second on the Africa thing. Bush's Africa policy was much better than Clinton's.
When Foday Sankoh and Charles Taylor's butchers were chopping off arms and legs, Bill Clinton threatened the government of Sierra Leone with cutting off their aid if they didn't agree to negotiate a power sharing agreement with the rebels.
Sorry, that wasn't even close to clever.
if i posted as nunaabfojpbamaj it would make no sense.
yes, but spoofing my handle is oh-so-clever, isn't it?
nobody u no and a big fan of joe p boyle and mng and jennifer | January 4, 2009, 5:56pm | #
That would be different from now, how?
but joe, no american troops died in sierra leone.
Lefiti has been posting stuff under my name, so I posted some under his name. I do repect Ron Paul, but not for the reasons I had lefiti claim he respects him for. The funny stuff is generally mine and the stupid stuff is Lefiti's. This one is really mine, as you can no doubt tell. Damn that Lefiti!
It would be awesome if we could have a Lefiti vs. nobody u no vs. LoneWacko flamewar for the prize of "Most Obnoxious Troll".
everyone knows that, edweirdo. shouldn't you be practicing your wide stance in a public restroom?
It's not true. The funny stuff is mine.
Knows what?
You never let that stop you before.
For example, but joe, no american troops died in sierra leone. You mean, as opposed to Israel? WTF?
bdb, you are the troll. go find a non-socialist board to post to and leave us progressives alone.
You know what I mean, Lefti/Edweirdo.
No, I really don't
go find a non-socialist board to post to and leave us progressives alone.
Waah! I can't even get the libertarians to take my side on Hit & Run! Screw you, Reason! I'll bet you cosmotarians even use deodorant.
This is a progressive board because joe posts here?
Then it must also be a conservative board because RC Dean and John post here.
Though joe never did call himself a progressive, but a liberal. But I'm not sure there's a difference anyway.
I apologize to Lefiti for suggesting that he's obnoxious. the innominate one is obnoxious.
You're the obnoxious one, BDB.
bdb, no. if a progressive is present it is progressive in spite of the regressives in the general area.
also, reason was all for obama which is sort of in the progressive direction.
Weeding through the crap at H&R is getting as bad as waiting for an intelligent comment on the Washington Journal.
The Angry Optimist
James Ard – I hear you. I think registration or banhammering was in order a loooong time ago.
I sense that I will get a fake post for my troubles.
juris imprudent
Carter will *always* be a better president than GWB for one word: deregulation.
I also give Carter credit for his attempt at zero-based budgeting. Too bad that didn't work out any better then most of his other efforts.
toa, i agree with you
James Ard,
If you want intelligent comment, what the fuck are you doing here? Try the Huffignton Post.
wonkette is still around, isn't she?
Hopefully the end of the holydays will rid us of the desparately desparate posters that don't have a bunch of pagan bullshit to clean up.
i hope the first act president reason obama does is enact a ban on transfats, unhealthy food and tobacco.
Jennifer – I believe TWC was referring to the reason issue cover shown in the blog post.
Shit, I can't even drum up any of the local pacifists to argue thet missle defense does more harm than good.
That's really an "a", don't believe your screen.
James Ard, all the political blogs are pretty bad during the holidays. Especially if they have a Lefiti. Who, by the way, fails at spoofing me.
Marcvs
This thread is one big turd ball.
Who do you think is mostly responsible for that, Marcvs?
Uhhh…is it George W. Bush? People tell me he's at fault for everything.
BDB, this blog recovered some non-political substance once the election was over and Weigal shut his trap. Unfortunately, you are right, people with lives don't need this crap this time of year. But my Tide and Falcons have driven me to diversions, and damnit I need someone to argue with, other than my wife. BTW, fuck Philly.
LoneWacko said Weigal is leaving. I didn't think it was true, but I haven't seen him around lately. So I'm thinking LoneDipshit might have been right.
I have the one and only Lefiti over ay Urkobold.
LoneWacko said Weigal is leaving. I didn't think it was true…
That's probably a good default assumption for anything he says.
TAO – well, really Cheney told Bush what to do , so he's the root cause.
Word on the street is that Weigel is now bloging here
To which I say: "Ooh look at me, I blog for The Economist! Aren't I cool? Aren't you impressed with me?" Does he blog for the Economist because he's smarter than everyone else? Or is he smarter than everyone else because he blogs for The Economist? Now there's a conundrum!
The Angry Optimist | January 4, 2009, 7:01pm | #
True story: TAO is a registered lobbyist for the little, tiny violin industry.
Don't mess with Big Little Violin.
Weigel is posting at The economist from what i heard.
BEYOND THE PALIN
VICTOR DAVIS HANSON likes to write his columns from a parallel universe much like our own, except that he was right all along about everything
http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2008/12/beyond_the_palin.cfm
Sounds like Dave W. to me.
wow, smoked by Kolohe. Good show.
Somewhere on a comment board in Britain, Lonewacko's equivalent is posting PoorlySpacedRants about how BloodyColonials like DaveWeigel shouldn't be allowed to take jobs away from hardworking native British bloggers.
Hey guys, I heard Wiegel is blogging at the Economist.
The British LoneWacko is posting about how the IndianGovernment is invading their pure AngloSaxon land.
Wiegal, I miss you, please come home. We need someone to tell us how Obama is God and will save us from all of our troubles.
Damn this Hart guy is a good writer. Best column I have read on the Bush legacy.
Chachanomics
Why the Weigel hate? While he was rarely spot on, he was never out to lunch. That much cannot be said for some of the posters here . . .
I just don't get enough man on man action now that I'm a civilian.
Isaac Bartram
Keynesians support paying down debt during economic booms.
I knew it. There aren't any Keynesians, after all. Because "paying down debt during economic booms" is certainly something that never happened. Or at least not since the 19th century, long before anyone paid any attention to JM Keynes.
And, joe, that is not a critique of either Keynesianism or the Democrats. Just a simple observation that when a politician looks at his constituency he will always find someone having hard times who need a little "stimulus".
hay gaiz – if you're gonna talk econ, couldja at least maybe get your terms and schools straight in maybe 1995? if you're ambitious, 2000?
plllleeeeeezzz?
and at least make like big boy and girl ekon. not the ekon 79. but where you use like a LaGrangian or Hamiltonian and like differential calc and linear and stuff? pretty please?
I really enjoy Hart's work, he is like a Dennis Miller with out the smug attitude. Seems like a guy I'd like to have a beer with.
He is dead on about Bush.
HART HAS SOME OF THE FUNNIEST LINES I HAVE EVER HEARD. HIS COLUMN IS IN OUR NORTH CAROLINA PAPER AND IS A BIG HIT. HE FINDS THE SENSIBLE MIDDLE IN THE LEFT VS RIGHT CRAP.
More fodder for Hart: New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Sunday announced that he was withdrawing his nomination to be President-elect Barack Obama's commerce secretary amid a grand jury investigation into how some of his political donors won a lucrative state contract.
Let me guess, he hired Mexicans to do the work.
Avery Brinkley
We'd better be concerned with the path to destruction which the Dems seem to have planned for even larger federal govt and dependency of the masses.
oh, now I have an impersonator! (the 8:20 post) – this is just getting adorable.
Lefiti has a man crush on you, TAO.
BDB – that's two established man-crushes now. Y'know, I get hit on by men all the time IRL; it was only a matter of time before it started happening on the Interwebz.
At least I think Lefiti is a dude. He may be a girl, I dunno. Either way, he/she/it has a crush on me too since I was spoofed by "it" upthread.
Bulucanagria
Capitalism works. America should try it someday.
When you come across a theory that is never wrong, you know you're dealing with some fanatical fuckwits. Nothing personal.
He does have a very green house, though.
That's the trouble with this medium….
I meant the Reason Magazine Cover is a perfect cover with a perfect photo and the Exit Stage Left bit was perfect as well.
The Reason folks sometimes amaze me.
My comment was just idle mediocrity
Open letter to Obama:
Good news: Bush sucked, this should be easy.
Bad news: Bush screwed up stuff that will affect your administration.
Good news: You've got a stimulus plan.
Bad news: It's the same one George Bush had, but bigger.
Good news: The economy will probably recover despite any stimulus plans.
Bad news: Your stimulus plan is bigger than George W. Bush's, so it'll probably take much, much longer to recover.
Good news: Democrats are uniformly controlling the federal government.
Bad news: The democrats are uniformly controlling the federal government.
Sorry for causing trouble, ever since I had my lowered ribs removed so I could suck my own dick I don't think as clearly as I used to to. My bad
Ok, maybe the gas lines were bad, but what else could he do? He had the gall to ask the nation to conserve, there's his "problem."
He could have decontrolled oil, like, ahhh, Ronald Rayguns did, and voila, problem solved. Instead, he came up with the Windfall Profits Tax.
glob?al? warm?ing [gloh-buhl w?rm-ing]
1. When you come across a theory that is never wrong, you know you're dealing with some fanatical fuckwits.
the innominate one | January 4, 2009, 6:40pm | #
Thank you, IO. I guess I wasn't that clear, but yes, I loved the Reason Cover.
While I'm not your enemy, I don't think well of you. Only pity.
David is the gayest boy I've ever borne.
TWC . . . how, exactly, did Reagan "decontrol" oil? While I am on the outside ring of Reagan fans, methinks your terminology is a bit misleading.
BTW . . . it was his deft job at convincing the Saudis to flood the market with oil in the mid 80's that did the trick.
lefiti the cable guy
Now THAT's funny I don't care who you are.
Right Wing Realist
I have never seen so many libertarians cheering the coming of the second FDR.
Hey, seriously, what do we have to do to get some sort of registration? This board has gone downhill fast.
I'll worry about "Weigal" after I find out what happened to Kerry Howley. Did she take that full-time gig on Red Eye or is she in hiding?
cunnivore – young Ms. Howley is pursuing a degree of higher education somewheres.
Dear President Obama,
In a field of domestic policy, I put in the forefront, a large volume of loan expenditure under government auspices. I put in the second place the maintenance of cheap and abundant credit. With these policies I should expect a successful outcome with great confidence. How much that would mean, not only to the material prosperity of the United States and the whole world, but in comfort to men's minds through a restoration of their faith in the wisdom and the power of government.
Free money, forever and ever amen,
JM Keynes
January.5.2009 at 1:54 am
Thank you Mr. Keynes,
For sharing your wisdom, and I know it will be of great value to me and my forthcoming administration. You need not worry that I would doubt your advice and seek council else where (unlike the apostate William J Clinton) for I have a little white liberal perched on my shoulder whom I cannot get through the day without his constant approval. If I veer off course, I am overcome with a feeling of anxiety, guilt and generally I feel lost to a greater extent than I can possibly bear. You can rest as easy in your grave during the years of my administration as you have done so for Bush II. For every dollar of stimulus, rebate checks, expansion of
regulatory oversight, pages in the Federal Register, public personnel in the surrounding DC metropolitan area,
percentage of GDP devoted to government services, and deficit spending created by GWB (I hope you understand, for political purposes we call him Mr Laissez-Faire around here), I will easily double it as his great error (like FDR) was not going far enough.
Yours in Spirit,
PS. I've been squirreling away cash for years for a college fund for my two daughters. I feel so terrible about this as I did not realize how detrimental savings is for the economy. However, I have corrected the error of my ways and Michelle is down at the The Fashion Centre with that money hand over fist as I write this.
Testing. 1-2-3. Again.
rwr, in case it was not obvious to you this is a progressive board.
mark my words. today we think the pinnacle of economic thought to be keynes, but after the obama administrations it will be boyle.
the american recovery and reenvestment plan is a step in the right direction. our crumbling infrastructure needs to be repared and the only enterprise in america that can do it is the federal government.
we can do this while giving 95% of the americans who pay taxes getting a tax cut.
i cant believe that richardson is being forced to step down by the same latant racism that infects our whole society, even some white progressives.
PugKnuckles
As Hart says, maybe he (Bush) will get around to reading about the Shites and Sunnis to determine that they will never get along. Maybe then we can ask for our Trillion dollars back and 4000 kids who died.
Hart is dead on, and I love the way he writes. Reminds me of PJ O'Rourke.
Minor quibble, but "stage left" would have had Bush (in the cover photo) exiting in the opposite direction. Details, people, details.
The "nobody" guy is getting increasingly pissed off that he can't even get other libertarians to side with him, so he's lashing out.
Fun to watch.
ed – Bush doesn't know stage left from stage right
Not my problem if you no idea what it means to monetize debt.
Fresno Bob
VM,
Care to share any of the deep insights into the current state of the economy that you've gained from your academic wonkery?
HoneyBaked
Hart spoke at a convention I attended, he called the attack on Bush a shoe-acide attacked with Rockports of mass destruction.
Funny guy and really the best libertarian humor columnist working.
dr. joyce jensen
January.10.2009 at 10:04 am
Loved it. One of Mr. Hart's best however I love all of them.
August.8.2010 at 10:27 am
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Opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) pundits have been in overdrive in the last week or so, deriding President Julius Bio for relieving the bow-tied former Anti-Corruption Commissioner, Ady Macauley Esq from a position he had no business occupying in the first place. They contend that the President's action in removing Mr. Ady Macauley is in contravention of portions of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Act (2008). They point specifically to Section 4 of the Act, which deals with the Tenure of Office of the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner.
One of these born-again rule of law proponents, himself a former ACC Commissioner and former Attorney General and a well-known godfather of the deposed Ady Macauley, ventured that his protégé cannot be removed from his office unless "by approval by a two-thirds majority in Parliament", following a recommendation of a "tribunal" appointed by the President. I cannot pretend to be a lawyer like him, but yours truly can also read a text. And thankfully, another of those upset pundits, a former Cabinet Minister and some wanna-be journalist and proprietress of a local tabloid, published Section 4 of the Act in her tabloid, Friday, June 22, perhaps by way making cynical reference to the matter.
Section 4(4) of the Act notes: "the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner may be removed from office only for inability to perform the functions of his office, whether arising from infirmity of body or mind or for stated misconduct". Section 4(5) goes on: "If it is represented to the President that the question of removing the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner under subsection (4) ought to be investigated, then the President shall appoint a tribunal". The composition is also advised in subsection (5).
I am not a lawyer so I am not pretending to be making a legal case here, but certainly, there is a public interest in this matter, so I'll stick with that. As I have noted already, Mr. Macauley had no business being Commissioner of ACC in the first place. He was only a product of a nefarious effort by the Ernest Koroma administration, craftily contrived by Mr. Joseph Kamara Esq and others, to put a puppet and a lackey in place at the ACC, so as to enable them to loot the state with impunity.
Since Ady Macauley was installed at the ACC in March 2016, the nation witnessed some of the most atrocious and uncultured incidents of corruption perpetrated by some of the most "sacred of goats" (since there were no sacred cows), while he looked the other way. His appointment came only months following the end of the Ebola epidemic which claimed the lives of over 4,000 compatriots while leaving several thousands of orphans in its wake. The Auditor General's report on the Special Audit of the handling of Ebola funds clearly revealed unambiguous evidence of unbridled corruption and neglect on the part of several highly placed public officials and cronies of the regime. The so-called Commissioner at the time chose to stand on the sideline while Parliament played rigmarole with the public.
Let us even assume for the sake of an argument that the Constitution of Sierra Leone Act No. 6 of 1991 provides for the Auditor General's Annual report to be laid before Parliament for action. It is public knowledge that the ACC has a responsibility to at least investigate public complains of corruption at every level. Why did the ACC not at least investigate the series of public complaints of outright breach of procurement rules by some officials, including politicians, who the public was aware did pretty silly and uncivilized stuff during this period and reported such to the Anti-Corruption boss? His approach was the same when illegal land deals by government Ministers and other officials opened up a reserved area for settlement. This caused one of the most deadly mudslides this nation has ever seen. Again did Mr. Macauley at least investigate whether there would be any corruption-related issues requiring the intervention of the ACC? You know the answer. If failing to at least investigate reported cases of malfeasance by public officials leading to the death of thousands of citizens is not misconduct to Mr. Joseph Kamara, I only wonder what rises to that standard in his view.
But what is more amazing is Mr. Macauley's loud silence on the way and manner in which a few scalawags, marauding as political bigwigs and their cronies went into frivolous contracts in the name of the state. According to some estimates, these reprehensible contracts amount to the tune of SLL 10 trillion or $1.4 billion (USD); that, in addition to the SLL 4.9 trillion domestic debts accrue from lending with the local banks, and the $2 billion in foreign debts. In addition, Mr. Macauley, as well as his former boss, Mr. Joseph Kamara did nothing when the Koroma administration privatized almost all cash generating institutions in the country. I am sure they know that some of the officials who were supposed to be representing the government's interest are the shareholders of several of those companies, including National Petroleum. If Mr. Macauley and his benefactor don't have a lawyerly name for it, I'll call it a conflict of interest or insider trading. That is corruption, pure and simple. Again did he look into it? You bet!!!
Did someone just remind me of the famous Hajjgate saga? Even in the "legal" opinion of this lay-lawyer, that should have been an open and closed case. The evidence was overwhelming, there were known victims who were willing to testify, both electronic and paper files had been carted away with by the Commission. What took him an eternity to proffer charges? We all know the answer – orders from above. Could a man who has constitutional cover to be independent but chooses to act at the whims and caprices of an overlord be considered of sound mind? The list of misconducts is endless.
What's more, in all of their spurious arguments, no one has claimed that the President cannot depose the ACC Commissioner, whom he appoints in the first place. This is unlike the case of the unconstitutional removal of former Vice President Samuel Sam Sumana, where the constitution explicitly states that the President cannot remove his Vice President, for the simple fact that they were both elected on the ballot, but President Koroma still went ahead and dismissed him away. Where was my erudite lawyer friend? Was he the same who was proffering all legal junks about "Executive Authority"? And guess what, when it came to crunch time, he was a no-show. We all know what his incompetence has cost this nation. I guess it is only right that I advise my friend to save us his lawyering on social media for the courts. If he really wants to help his minion, let him instruct Ady Macauley to layoff, because a tribunal would actually lay bare his catalogue of misconducts for the whole nation to see. His level of incompetence and partisan-ball-playing which has robbed us his clients (the state) of good legal representation rises to the height of gross misconduct; worthy of disbarment.
It appears the overused APC spin machine has recently seen some "carbonization" and has been doing a test run during the week. First there was this scaremongering about an increase in the exchange rate. They decided to hap on the Leone to Dollar rate that has temporarily bumped from SLL 7,800 to a Dollar to about SLL 7,900/8,000 to the Dollar. Then there was also the scare about shortage or hoarding of petroleum products.
I am surprised that the government communication team has not given these APC spin doctors a bloody nose on these issues. First, fluctuations in currency exchange rates is a given in any economy, especially one like ours which has been raped both back and front. The bump itself is insignificant, although the government financial management team should keep an eye on it to ensure that it does not run away like a kite, the same way it did under the unholy watch of Samura Kamara and his successors, where the SLL to Dollar rate increased from SLL 2,900 to the Dollar to SLL 7,800 to the Dollar in ten years.
That is even why I am encouraged by the Financial Secretary's call for an investigation of the bloated costs of the bogus contracts the former government signed even on the eve of its departure with several cronies and family with portfolio companies. Ten chances to one, these were mere sweetheart deals. Let us thoroughly investigate these shady deals, so that we can unshackle the economy and begin to truly get things in the New Direction.
On the fuel thing, it is no secret that the Koroma administration had made an undertaking with the IMF to remove subsidy on fuel even before the election. What this government must understand is that government is continuity and that there is no way they are going to wiggle or Maradona their way out of that commitment. So it is best that they affect the preplanned increase in the price of petroleum products and save the nation the much-needed resources to address the critical needs of the people.
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덜 루스 푸드 코트에서 판매되는 일본라면 식당. 소유자 운영 식당. 수익성 높은 성장 사업. 완벽한 상태의 장비. 소유자는 훈련 기술을 제공하고 조리법을 제공합니다. 그의 건강 상태가 좋지 않아 소유주가 그것을 팔고 싶어합니다.
Japanese Ramen Restaurant for sale in Duluth food court. Owner Operate Restaurant. Profitable Growing Business. Equipment in perfect condition. Owner will offer training skills and provide recipes. Owner willing to sell it because his health condition is not good.


Question: Do you think we will ever be able to travel beyond our solar system and discover new species?
Asked by 349bera39 to Colin, John, Kevin, Shikha, Triona on 7 Nov 2014.
When we get to 600, ten minutes will have passed. We get to 10,000 and two hours 47 minutes have gone by, keep going, don't stop! A million seconds takes us 11.5 days. By the time we reach a billion seconds more than 31 years have gone by. Counting to trillion, a number every second takes more than 31 thousand years. A trillion is a ludicrously big number.
The New Horizons probe is the fastest space vehicle made by humans so far. It was launched in 2006 and will get to Pluto in 2015.
Let's point the New Horizons probe at Alpha Centauri, start the clock and see how long it takes to get there. The journey will last 80 thousand years! And that is only the distance to the nearest star!
Technology will improve and one day spacecraft will be faster, but we could still see voyages of centuries to nearby stars. Our robots will have to explore them for us!
Voyager one and two have already left our solar system after about 30 years travel and are on the way through interstellar space.
Are they on the right trajectory and will the last long enough to encounter life ? Highly improbable unless a passing vessel picks up their signal and flies to them.
Yes one day we will definitely travel beyond our solar system. NASA's Voyager 1 satellite has already crossed solar system and still sending signals to us. No human being has traveled beyond solar system. But as science progresses mankind may travel through solar system in near future. But finding living species is just a chance. It is million time difficult to find a yellow marvel in desert of Sahara with a naked eye!!!!


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Ellis murder trial postponed until Jan. 9 because of the holidays
Andra Belknap, Ojai Valley News reporter
A jury trial for Brandon Ellis, the Ojai native charged with murder following a Dec. 17, 2015 double shooting in Ventura, is scheduled for Jan. 9.
Ellis is charged with the murder of Ventura resident Douglas Blasher, 47, and the attempted murder of Alexa Payne.
He has entered not guilty pleas on all charges.
Blasher was pronounced dead at the scene of the 2015 crime, while Payne suffered from multiple gunshot wounds.
Payne and Ellis had previously been in a relationship.
See also: "Shooting suspect caught in Mexico," Ojai Valley News, Dec. 22, 2015
See also: "Ellis pleads not guilty to charges in shooting death," Ojai Valley News, Feb. 23, 2016

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Assassin Farmer Chapter 20
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Chapter 20 Stirring Emotions
The next morning, Su Shuilian went downstairs of the inn to check out.
"Miss, did you want to check out?" One of the employees asked with a shy smile when he saw Su Shuilian come downstairs with her luggage.
"Yes, I'll be troubling you." Su Shuilian replied with a small happy smile that reached her eyes. Yes, since last night when she found out that her feeling were reciprocated by Lin Si Yao, Su Shuilian couldn't contain her joy. This kind of happiness, she had never felt before in her life.
"Tha-that…" The employee said in a stutter. He scratched his scalp as he bashfully took the room keys from Su Shuilian. His mind was contemplating whether or not to ask this girl if she was willing to marry him.
"Ready?" When Lin Si Yao came into the counter with the two wolves, he walked to Su Shuilian and took her luggage as he looked at her with gentle/warm eyes. Ever since he had found out about Su Shuilian's feelings, he was immersed in happiness and did not sleep at all last night.
At the break of dawn, he left Su Shuilian a note before he took the two wolves on a practice. In a mountain-less area, he took in happy breaths of air as he continued to train the wolves.
Only afterward did he come back refreshed with the two exhausted wolves, looking for her -his future, one and only wife.
"Mmhm" Su Shuilian smiled and nodded at him.
"Then let's go." Lin Si Yao picked up the luggage just bought yesterday and tied it to the wolves backs. The two wolves were were obediently lying on the ground as they helplessly allowed Lin Si Yao to tie it on. Their sad expressions and eyes that almost seem to say: You had us run until we were this tired, and now you want us to carry such a heavy task? Wu wu wu, owner, can we not?
"Miss, here is your change." When the employee saw the intimate interactions between Su Shuilian and Lin Si Yao, his originally excited heart suddenly cooled down. So this cold man that was by her side all the time was her fiance. He lowered his head in frustration as he came to her table to return her change.
"Thank you. We are going then, bye-bye." Su Shuilian said with a smile as she received the thirty-six pieces of bronze. After thinking for a bit, she decided to give the rest of the wild fruit basket to the boy. "This is for you, thank you for taking care of Xiaochun and Xiaoxue."
"It is just my duty." The employee said as he waved his hand in embarrassment. He had truly liked these large, snow white dogs. He had never seen any other family's dog to be so well trained; no one else's dog would would help carry luggage and such either.
"Then I have to thank this miss." The employee rubbed his palms together as he took the basket from Su Shuilian. Just when he was about to turn around and talk back to the counter, he was stopped by Lin Si Yao.
"Ai?" The employee stared wide eyed at Lin Si Yao. He didn't move as he watched Lin Si Yao take the fruit basket and empty the fruits into his hands and then tied the cute, but now empty basket onto the dog's back.
Su Shuilian also watched Lin Si Yao's series of moves to until he tied the basket to Xiaochun's back. She gave the employee a smile before she followed Lin Si Yao out the door of the inn.
Su Shuilian looked at the Lin Si Yao who had once again turn cold. She blinked a few times, wasn't he just fine before? What happened?
Lin Si Yao knew that she had been glancing at him, but he was extremely disturbed. He should not feel unhappy that she was smiling gleefully at the waiter. He should not be disturbed that she gave the fruit basket she made herself and the fruits to the waiter. He should not be …
"Are you angry at something?" Su Shuilian tugged at his sleeves as she asked him the question that she could not get out of her mind. She was afraid that if she didn't clear this up now, the budding feelings of love that the both of them have towards each other will be completely crushed by the fact that the both of them have a habit of not talking about their feelings directly.
Lin Si Yao stopped in his tracks and turned around. He took her in his arms and left the busy streets of Fan Luo city. He only stopped running after he reached the unending field of green (grass) outside the the city.
"Lin…A Yao." Su Shuilian was going to yell out his full name, but she realised that since they have already confessed to each other, it would be weird for her to call him that as if he was a stranger, so she picked a name that she would not mind calling him with. She raised her head, wanting to continue on with the unanswered question, only to find him staring at her with his unfathomable eyes. From his eyes, she could pick out that he was suppressing his deep emotions.
"You…" Su Shuilian broke the silence between them, but realised that she did not know where to start. Just when she was about to continue, Lin Si Yao stopped her by covering her lips with his finger.
"I am annoyed." He explained, but at the same time it seemed he was also in talking to himself, "I don't like other men seeing you smiling, and I also do not want you to give your own weaved items to them either."
"Pfft!" Su Shuilian could not help but laugh out loud. When her eyes met with Lin Si Yao's cold gaze did she realised that her laughter was inappropriate. She smiled and apologetically said, "I didn't mean to laugh at you, I just thought…. Cough…it's funny that the longest phrase you said would be you complaining. So I couldn't help…." She grew more quiet as she continued, and finally silently looked down; under his eyes, held indescribable emotions.
"Shuilian…." Lin Si Yao said softly as he leaned over and placed a light kiss her smooth forehead.
Su Shuilian looked at him stunned; her cheeks suddenly flushed red. Looking at this, Lin Si Yao could not help but kiss her once again.
"If you continue to look at me like that, I will want to do even more…" Lin Si Yao softly smiled, his eyes reflected her shy expression.
"You…you can't just kiss me like that!" When Su Shuilian finally found her voice again, she lightly exclaimed.
"Do not like?" Lin Si Yao lightly caressed Su Shuilian's peach blossom cheeks. This slight warmth reminded him that she was being bashful.
"It's not that, it's just…. It's just that…" Su Shuilian's mind had gone blank in his gaze, as she could not find a reason to justify.
"This is not appropriate, is it not?" She thought that these interactions between opposite genders can only be done after marriage. Was she old-fashion? No wonder, Shuiyan had once pointed at her nose and said the same thing. Guess it was really true…
"Woman, you are not allowed to just go in a daze like that." Lin Si Yao pulled her face closer. He played with delicate nose as he crinkled his brows and warned. He then wrapped his hand around her waist. Just as Su Shuilian came back she yelped as with a leap, Lin Si Yao jumped towards Fan Hua Town.
From behind, the two wolves who had finally caught up saw that the man had once again took their owner and left. Panting heavily, they could only helplessly start to run again, following them across the green field.
18 thoughts on "Assassin Farmer Chapter 20"
Mushroom Head says:
Is it me or does it feel like I had only read one sentence before it ends TnT Too fast!!!
Exodius says:
:3 says:
THIS IS SOOOOOOOOOOOO SHORT!!
Sankyu~
rainbowhearthome says:
Aww, they're being so sweet again… and LOL i feel bad for the wolves doing hard labour, hope they get good rest at their house.
Lechuga says:
You have to ask for insulin before reading this novel
Darylle says:
Indeed. This is too sweet, and their interactions are very sweet to the point that it feels like sugar sprinkles got into my eyes. Cute snd sweet!
ViviFreya says:
Gyaaa so cute! But poor wolves! When you have a new home, I hope you have lots of meat 🙂
Thank you for the new chapter!!
hm? Did I miss something? Since when was the guy a total dominance freak and when did they get so intimate to even kiss?
Did you read chapter 19? They confessed to each other.
Duelo Literário G.N. says:
But he's so sweet!!!!! Loved it! I don't think it's sudden or inappropriate because he treated her pretty well from the beginning, and then confessed. He's not messing up the order of things, and respects and prioritizes her feelings above all.
In this scene, he kissed her forehead and also told her honestly his feelings of jealousy instead of letting it bottle up and then creating annoying misunderstandings afterwards like it happens ALL THE TIME in other stories!
I wish all novel's male leads learned a thing or two from Lin Si Yao, he's so perfect!
Thank you, translator-sama! Can't wait for more chapters!
sayume says:
I couldn't agree more!! If there were more male leads like him out there, I wouldn't be so frustrated when reading other novels!
Kurenaro says:
The sweetness!!! Thanks for the chapter desu~
Gwylon says:
Thanks for the sweet chapter.
rosana ✨ says:
Thank you!!! They're so cute omggg….
guest4321 says:
Such a cute little romance.
Hahaha, she's naive and he's awkward. A good match.
Just a Potato says:
Thanks for the chapter! Awww.
Pachia says:
MissChiVyous says:
The ML is now so forwarded after confessing his feelings. =D It's good that he admitted being jealous so that there are less misunderstandings. Can't wait until the next chapter.


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Native Intelligence: O`ahu
Rock Fever
Story by Sonny Ganaden. Photos by David Chatsuthiphan.
As the popularity of bouldering—the low-altitude form of rock climbing that uses no ropes or harnesses—has grown, the number of bouldering spots around the Islands has multiplied. Like the surfers of the 1950s and 1960s who pioneered breaks such as Waimea Bay and the Banzai Pipeline, rock climbers in Hawai'i today have been bringing to light new bouldering locales. Future Caves, Triads, Bunker Boulders and Oz are among the hot spots. But the most awe-inspiring of them all is a natural lava-rock arch near Ka'ena Point on O'ahu. It is simply, and reverently, called The Arch.
"The Arch is huge and scary," says Justin Ridgely, an elite boulderer and owner of Volcanic Rock Gym, an indoor climbing facility in Kailua. Ridgely "discovered" The Arch for rock climbers (hikers and fishermen have always known about it) on a slow night at the gym in 2010 while killing time on Google Earth. He and a group of his bouldering buddies were soon trekking to the spot with all the necessary gear: rock climbing shoes, chalk for sweaty fingers and the mattress-like crash pads they use to soften their falls. The Arch turned out to be even more awesome in real life than online. "We couldn't believe it when we got there," Ridgely says. "Its lowest point, where you start climbing, is eight feet off the ground." The Arch is one hundred feet across and twenty-five feet tall with a very rocky "landing," as climbers call the ground. On a west swell or a high tide, it is often sea-swept and inaccessible. So like a great surf spot, it is both dangerous and capricious.
To date climbers have mapped out seventeen of The Arch's "problems," as known routes of ascent are called, many of them inverted. The problems—which have evocative names like Big Baby Buddha, Pidgin Lessons and ArchArchArch!—over-lap, creating a theoretically possible route across The Arch's entirety. But that's an over-the-rainbow frontier that remains to be crossed. Ridgely realizes The Arch might be a once-in-a-lifetime discovery, but his online hunt for new bouldering problems in the Islands continues. Lately he's been using social media to find leads. "I follow all the hikers and outdoors people I can find," he says, "mainly looking in the background of their photos for spots to climb."
Justin Ridgely (seen here and in the montage on the opening page) scales The Arch, a newly discovered rock climbing spot on the North Shore that has grabbed the attention of elite rock climbers all over the world.
Story by Sonny Ganaden. Photos by David Chatsuthiphan
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Q: for loop doesn't render in console I think my solution is right I mean algorithm but this isn't rendered by node.js my console just stop (My Goal: want to calculate positive whole numbers root square without using javascript own functions)

THIS IS MY CODE:
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What are the annual costs associated with a Nevada LLC?
In addition to the legal benefits of a certain state of formation, it is important to know the costs associated with an LLC before you form. People who are interested in forming a Nevada LLC are no different.
The annual costs associated with a Nevada LLC are an Annual List of Managers or Managing Members and State Business License. The annual manager list filing fee is $150 and provides the Nevada Secretary of State with an up-to-date list of the LLC's managers. The annual business license fee is $200 and must be filed so an LLC can maintain its good standing with the Nevada Secretary of State. The total cost is $350.
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The research study on Passenger Car Antenna market forecasts this business vertical to accumulate substantial returns by the end of the projected timeline. Also included in the report, are some pivotal details related to the market dynamics – that is to say, the numerous driving factors impacting the remuneration portfolio of this industry, the myriad risks prevailing in this sphere, and the innumerable opportunities that are rampant in this business space.
What does the report incorporate with reference to the competitive terrain of the Passenger Car Antenna market?
The report includes a detailed synopsis of the competitive landscape of Passenger Car Antenna market that basically comprises important companies like Laird, Harada, Yokowa, Kathrein, Northeast Industries, Hirschmann, ASK Industries, Suzhong, Fiamm, Inzi Controls, Riof and Shenglu.
The study presents an overview of the company with respect to the stance it presently holds in the Passenger Car Antenna market, in addition to details regarding the market share of every firm and the sales that it accounts for, in the business space.
What does the report cover with respect to the regional landscape of the Passenger Car Antenna market?
The report, with respect to the geographical spectrum of this sphere, analyzes the regions such as North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South America & Middle East and Africa, partaking in the Passenger Car Antenna market share, with respect to vital parameters.
What are some of the other most vital takeaways from the Passenger Car Antenna report?
The product segmentation of Passenger Car Antenna market, comprising Fin Type, Rod Type, Screen Type and Others, is a vital pointer presented in the report.
The application spectrum of the Passenger Car Antenna market, inclusive of Sedans, SUVs and Others, has also been included in the report, as has the market share held by every application.
Further details regarding the sales channels that manufacturers opt for in order to market the products (such as indirect and direct marketing channels) as well as information about the distributors, traders, and dealers in Passenger Car Antenna market have been presented in the study.
The Passenger Car Antenna market report is thus basically a detailed analysis of this business vertical that has been projected to record a commendable annual growth rate over the forecast duration. Comprising a precise evaluation of the Passenger Car Antenna market in excruciating detail, the report attempts to provide invaluable insights with respect to parameters like revenue forecast, market size, sales volume, and more. The Passenger Car Antenna market segmentation and the drivers influencing the business landscape as provided in the report also serve to help understand this industry better.


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McDonald's bet on fresh beef is paying off.
June 24, 2019	Business 3 Views
Last year, the burger chain moved from frozen to fresh beef to a quarter-pound burger at most stores in the adjacent US. This change has led to a sales increase of an average of 30% for quarter pounders in the last 12 months, the company announced on Monday. It also helped McDonald's ( MCD ) Burgers gain market share in the "informal food" category for the first time in five years.
McDonald & # 39; s made the change to spark consumer interest in ingredient transparency. Buyers today want to know where their food comes from, said Marion Gross, the company's chief supply chain officer for North America, to CNN Business.
McDonald's said the sale of the fresh quarter pound burger was particularly strong in May 201
8 when it first launched, also thanks to marketing efforts. More recently, the company included the burger with fresh beef in its 2-for-5 dollar deal for the first time. The promotion went well, as CFO Kevin Ozan stated in an analyst conference on the first quarter result.
Switching from frozen to fresh beef was a challenge.
"It took a big transformation," said Gross. Among other things, the suppliers needed new packaging systems and more refrigerators to ensure safe handling of fresh beef. Distribution vehicles needed the right temperature control systems to properly transport the beef. In McDonald's kitchens, employees had to introduce new food safety practices.
Overall, the shift was one of the "biggest, boldest moves we've done in a long time," Gross said. It's the biggest change in the supply chain the company has made since the start of the all-day breakfast in 2015.
This also burdened the company's franchisees, who were responsible for some changes, such as: B. different cooling and storage systems had to pay.
The Company encountered some friction among its franchisees. In October, the National Owners Association – a self-financing advocacy group for McDonald's franchisees – met for the first time to discuss ways to work with McDonald's to improve livelihoods. The company's aggressive transformation plan, which includes the modernization of digital menu and self-service kiosks, has put franchisees under pressure, which also has problems as McDonald's adds new menu items or makes other major changes.
Gross noted that the move was "not easy", but that the franchisees finally came aboard because fresh beef burgers are just better. "The franchisees quickly became believers," she said.
McDonald's reported the improved sales of fresh beef as it raises questions as to whether it will include a vegetable protein burger in its US menu.
Several fast food chains, including Burger King, have added menu items with meatless ingredients to meat as consumers show interest in the product. McDonald's serves a vegan burger in Europe.
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How To Effectively Utilize A SaaS Management Platform
Tom Witt March 28, 2022
For organizations that utilize several subscription-based software programs in their operations, a SaaS management platform can provide substantial value.
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) management is the practice of proactively managing and monitoring the purchasing, licensing and renewals of SaaS applications within an organization's IT portfolio. It is quite common for businesses to use dozens or even hundreds of SaaS applications in their day-to-day operations; these SaaS applications are often used across all departments and play an important role in maintaining peak productivity.
The widespread use of SaaS tools has created numerous opportunities for businesses to grow and thrive; however, it also poses some challenges. Organizations must find new ways to manage a large number of tools while tracking new purchases, software cancellations and routine renewals. SaaS management platforms enable IT administrators to quickly and efficiently track application usage, manage application policies, automate IT tasks, take corrective actions and reduce software expenses.
Learn more about SaaS management and how to effectively use a SaaS management platform to reduce risks associated with unmanaged IT tools and technologies.
What Is SaaS Management?
SaaS management refers to the tracking and managing of an organization's SaaS subscriptions to increase usage and reduce costs. It also focuses on gaining a deeper understanding of a business's software stack. With the right SaaS management solution in place, organizations can gain better control over their operation and establish best practices across the business.
A SaaS management platform is commonly used by businesses to discover, manage and secure multiple SaaS applications from a single administrative dashboard. Comprehensive SaaS management platforms can help IT admins with a wide range of tasks, such as automating routine SaaS management tasks, optimizing SaaS app usage to boost productivity, gaining visibility into all in-use apps and protecting files and sensitive information in their environment.
Getting Started With SaaS Management
While SaaS usage is increasing at a rapid speed across businesses of all sizes, challenges still exist. Software-as-a-Service can add complexity to an organization, along with a lack of visibility due to shadow IT. It is common for tools to overlap, resulting in wasted money, and not knowing who is using which app can result in security concerns.
SaaS management platforms can provide valuable insights as to which SaaS is in use, who owns each app and what the company is paying for various licenses and subscriptions. These insights can be useful for record-keeping and tracking purposes, and can also prove that SaaS is delivering an appropriate return on investment (ROI).
Here are some steps to get started with SaaS management:
1. Review The Existing SaaS Portfolio
Without a SaaS management platform, it can be difficult to gain a clear picture of an organization's SaaS environment. This lack of visibility into user activities and data is a common challenge for IT professionals that can have costly repercussions. SaaS management platforms are designed to provide businesses with full IT visibility into all SaaS applications in use.
A centralized platform provides users with useful details, such as each app in the environment and who is using these apps. The dashboard also reveals what apps have been granted OAuth access. SaaS management platforms can even deliver visibility into shadow IT, which refers to unsanctioned apps that employees use without approval from the IT department.
When getting started with SaaS management, it is important to have a solid understanding of the organization's existing SaaS portfolio. With data available from a SaaS management platform, organizations can uncover potentially redundant SaaS apps, consolidate SaaS app usage to save on license fees and identify functionality gaps within the SaaS portfolio.
2. Establish A Vetting Process For New Apps
Regardless of how many SaaS apps an organization already has, there is a strong possibility that it will continue adding more to its portfolio. However, it is important to properly review and vet new apps to ensure that they are providing value and worth the investment.
There are several aspects to consider when vetting new SaaS apps, such as features, permission controls, security and ease of integration. Also, ensure that the apps are compliant with applicable regulations pertaining to the business and its customers. Failure to ensure compliance can result in reputational damage to the brand and potential legal action against the business.
3. Classify The SaaS Application Lifecycle
Organizations that use Software-as-a-Service technology should be aware of a concept known as the SaaS application lifecycle. The idea behind this concept is that SaaS applications go through multiple lifecycle states while in use within an organization. It is important to understand these different states to make it easier to manage SaaS applications. Here is a simple lifecycle classification commonly used by businesses.
Mapped: This is a tool that is known but has not yet been classified to any state
In Review: This classification means still in the process of reviewing and assessing the tool, including functionality, price and security compliance
Managed: This is a sanctioned tool that has been reviewed and approved for internal use within an organization
Optimized: This is a paid tool that has been subjected to an optimization process in an attempt to reduce costs
Retired: This is a tool that must be closed and have all user accounts revoked
4. Map The Usage Of SaaS Apps
After establishing a list of SaaS applications and their lifecycle state, map the actual users of each application and measure the frequency of their use. Mapping SaaS application usage can have multiple advantages, such as improved access management. Access management helps ensure that only relevant personnel have access to the systems they need to keep data secure and to meet compliance and privacy regulations.
Mapping application usage can also be beneficial in cost management. Keeping track of users who actually use the applications can help organizations maintain good cost control. Money is wasted when businesses do not understand the actual SaaS usage, resulting in duplicate tools or underutilized licenses. Once an organization achieves an accurate mapping of SaaS application users, it can take the necessary steps to remove app access when it is no longer needed, such as when employees leave the company.
5. Organize Documents And Records
Businesses can save significant time and money by keeping SaaS-relevant documents and records organized. Instead of spending time combing through emails to find a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) from a vendor, or manually looking through files for a SaaS application contract, a SaaS management platform makes it easy for users to find exactly what they need.
Relevant SaaS documents from vendors should be stored with a SaaS system of records to ensure that all information and documents are in one location and accessible. Complete the system of records by keeping up with renewal dates and maintaining a system that notifies the business ahead of time when a renewal is coming.
6. Automate SaaS Product Adoption Processes
Businesses can significantly minimize errors and lag times by automating as many SaaS product adoption processes as possible. Set up a SaaS management platform to perform discovery and monitoring of SaaS application usage. These platforms can also be useful in collecting information regarding SaaS activity within a network.
Configure monitoring tools to automatically send notifications to administrators when problems develop that require attention from humans. SaaS management platforms can also be used for other tasks, such as notifying admins when apps become dormant or when an app that had previously been discontinued starts being used again.
7. Control SaaS Application Costs
Spending can quickly get out of control when organizations begin purchasing SaaS licenses and subscriptions without first establishing a solid tracking system. This is especially true when multiple payment methods are used, such as credit cards, wire transfers and invoices. When SaaS spending visibility for IT is low, spend control is also low, often resulting in wasted money.
As an essential component of SaaS management, organizations should develop a SaaS spend dashboard that provides information to business units in a simple way that is easy to understand. This allows business units to achieve good visibility on cost, allowing them to better control spending and reduce waste.
8. Streamline User Onboarding And Offboarding
Employees must know how to properly use SaaS apps to minimize their ramp-up time. Connecting employees with the apps that they should be using can help streamline the onboarding process and boost productivity. With a strong SaaS management platform, businesses can get their new staff up and running as quickly as possible.
Offboarding is just as important as onboarding, especially when it comes to security. When an employee leaves the company, it can put sensitive data at risk. Businesses must ensure that these employees have returned all work data and that their access credentials have been revoked as soon as they leave the company.
9. Mitigate Data Security Risks
While the use of SaaS apps can have tremendous advantages for growing businesses, it can also make organizations vulnerable to certain security risks. To mitigate these risks, SaaS management platforms can be used to automate file security to ensure that the business is immediately notified when a document has been shared publicly. It is also a good idea to implement a least privilege access model that prevents too many users from gaining access to certain apps.
SaaS management platforms can also be used to locate and protect sensitive data. Businesses can then take action to protect these files, such as by unsharing them. SaaS management platforms should also provide the tools needed to create and enforce IT security policies.
Get Started With A SaaS Management Platform From Orases
SaaS management is quickly becoming an important area of IT as more businesses choose to adopt this technology. For more information about how to effectively utilize a SaaS management platform, reach out to the SaaS development experts at Orases today.


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Q: Use ISNULL or "LIKE" I have a stored procedure which takes in a few parameters which could be NULL or maybe not.
I can use the ISNULL option if I have a clear value for a parameter, but if I want to use a "LIKE" instead of null I'm not sure how to do it. See below:
Parameters are:
@org_id as int,
@deleted as bit = NULL,
@firstname as char = NULL,
@lastname as char = NULL

Select statement is:
select user_id, firstname,lastname,firstname +' ' + lastname as fullname, email, phone,     is_tech, is_admin,is_cust
from users
where users.org_id=@org_id and is_tech=1 and delete_flag=ISNULL(@deleted,delete_flag)
order by lastname,firstname asc

If the firstname and lastname params are not null, but are instead a character e.g."J" ,how can I write something similar to the delete_flag clause ..and firstname like 'J%' but if not use null?
Any ideas?

A: You can use this:
WHERE field LIKE @param OR @param IS NULL


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Ivy Global Bond Fund
IVSAX / Class A SharesIVSBX / Class B SharesIVSCX / Class C SharesIVSIX / Class I SharesIVBDX / Class N SharesIYGOX / Class R SharesIVSYX / Class Y Shares Track Fund
1.04% YTD (NAV) as of 1/28/2020 i
Worldwide income potential
Diversified income
Invests in bonds issued by both developed and emerging markets, with the flexibility to invest in sovereign and corporate debt.
"Reward-to-Risk Management"
Investment strategy based on credit research, duration management and diversification.
Managing duration
In an effort to reduce interest rate sensitivity, the Fund often invests a large portion of its portfolio in bonds with maturities of 1 to 5 years.
Mark G. Beischel, CFA
Mark Beischel is portfolio manager of Ivy Global Bond Fund and Ivy VIP Global Bond. He has been a portfolio manager of Ivy Global Bond since 2008 and of Ivy VIP Global Bond since 2010. He had been a portfolio manager of the former Waddell & Reed Advisors Global Bond Fund since 2002. He has held oversight of allocation levels and management of all allocation sleeves for Ivy Apollo Strategic Income Fund and co-oversight of allocation levels and management of all allocation sleeves for Ivy Apollo Multi- Asset Income Fund since 2015. On an interim basis as of April 2018, Mr. Beischel is co-portfolio manager of Ivy Bond Fund, Ivy Government Securities Fund, Ivy Crossover Credit Fund, Ivy Balanced Fund, Ivy VIP Bond and Ivy VIP Balanced. Mr. Beischel joined the organization in 1998 specializing in taxable investment-grade corporate credit analysis and emerging market credit analysis. He was appointed assistant vice president and named an assistant portfolio manager in 2000. He was appointed vice president in 2002 and senior vice president in 2006. Mr. Beischel was appointed Global Director of Fixed Income in 2011. Mr. Beischel graduated in 1991 with a BBA in Management from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He earned an MBA with an emphasis in Finance from the University of Denver in 1993. Mr. Beischel is a CFA charterholder. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Kansas City.
Weekly NAV Change $0.02 0.20%
Ticker Symbol IVSAX
Fund Type Fixed Income Funds
Fund Inception 4/4/2008
Class Inception 4/4/2008
Dividends Paid Monthly
(as of 12/31/2019) $459.6 mil
(as of 12/31/2019) 4
(as of 12/31/2019) 179
Morningstar Category World Bond
Lipper Category Global Income Funds
Benchmark Bloomberg Barclays Global Credit 1-10 Year Hedged Index
Performance at NAV does not include the effect of sales charges, if it had, performance shown would be lower. Class A shares, including sales charges, reflects the maximum applicable front-end sales load.
Fund at NAV 7.65% 7.65% 3.98% 3.23% 3.05% 3.14%
Fund with 5.75% sales charge 1.42% 1.42% 1.95% 2.01% 2.44% 2.62%
Bloomberg Barclays Global Credit 1-10 Year Hedged Index 9.50% 9.50% 4.74% 4.18% 4.85% -
Morningstar World Bond 6.73% 6.73% 3.92% 1.78% 2.21% -
Select Year Range 2015-20192010-20142009-
Class A -3.59 8.16 4.80 -0.36 7.65 5.94 0.67 6.96 1.66 -0.64 12.05
Bloomberg Barclays Global Credit 1-10 Year Hedged Index 0.55 6.22 4.59 0.34 9.50 - - - - 4.55 -
Category: World Bond
Overall out of 181 ★★★★
3 Year out of 181 ★★★
5 Year out of 171 ★★★★
10 Year out of 102 ★★★★
1 Year 85 /210 36
10 Year 29 /102 30
Expense Ratios as of 1/1/2020
Fund 3.37
Bloomberg Barclays Global Credit 1-10 Year Hedged Index 2.16
Historical Prices Inception 4/4/2008
Select Year & Month 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Jan
Historical Distributions Inception 4/4/2008
Select Year Range 2015-2020 2010-2015 2005-2010
Annualized 30-Day SEC Yield as of 12/31/2019
Subsidized 2.12%
Unsubsidized 2.00%
Top 10 Holdings as a % of net assets as of 12/31/2019
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.3%, 11/15/2025 3.45%
Olam International Ltd., 7.5%, 8/12/2020 2.59%
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.0%, 3/1/2023 2.46%
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.1%, 3/31/2024 1.88%
Republic of Indonesia, 3.8%, 4/25/2022 1.58%
VTR Finance B.V., 6.9%, 1/15/2024 1.31%
Perusahaan Listrik Negara, 5.4%, 1/25/2029 1.20%
Maturity as a % of fixed income assets as of 12/31/2019
<1 Year 7.50%
1-5 Years 47.70%
5-10 Years 43.70%
10-20 Years 0.70%
>20 Years 0.50%
Average Maturity 4.41 years
Effective Duration 3.87 years
Fixed Income Country Allocation (as a % of bond holdings as of 12/31/2019)
Mexico 6.8%
United Kingdom 4.3%
Indonesia 4.2%
Argentina 3.3%
Brazil 3.2%
Columbia 3.1%
Chile 2.9%
Peru 2.4%
Qatar 2.0%
Japan 1.8%
United Arab Emirates 1.6%
Cayman Islands 1.3%
Turkey 1.2%
Saudi Arabia 1.0%
Isle Of Man 0.9%
France 0.9%
Austria 0.8%
Venezuela 0.7%
Bermuda 0.7%
Panama 0.4%
Nigeria 0.4%
Macau 0.3%
Uruguay 0.3%
Vietnam 0.3%
Poland 0.3%
South Africa 0.3%
Mauritius 0.3%
Quality as a % of fixed income assets as of 12/31/2019
Government Bonds 16.80%
NonRated 2.60%
AA 4.90%
A 11.90%
BBB 41.20%
BB 14.00%
B 5.80%
CCC 1.70%
Below CCC 1.10%
Quality: Our preference is to always use ratings obtained from Standard & Poor's, Moody's, and Fitch. It is each Portfolio's general policy to classify such security at the lower rating level if only two ratings are available. If more than two ratings are available and a median exists, the median is used. If more than two ratings exist without a median, the lower of the two middle ratings is used. We do not evaluate these ratings, but simply assign them to the appropriate credit quality category as determined by the rating agency.
Corporate Bonds 70.28%
Other Government Securities 11.77%
Risk Factors: The value of the Fund's shares will change, and you could lose money on your investment. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. International investing involves additional risks, including currency fluctuations, political or economic conditions affecting the foreign country, and differences in accounting standards and foreign regulations. These risks are magnified in emerging markets. Fixed income securities are subject to interest rate risk and, as such, the net asset value of the fund may fall as interest rates rise. Investing in below investment grade securities may carry a greater risk of nonpayment of interest or principal than higher-rated bonds. Loans (including loan assignments, loan participations and other loan instruments) carry other risks, including the risk of insolvency of the lending bank or other intermediary. Loans may be unsecured or not fully collateralized may be subject to restrictions on resale and sometimes trade infrequently on the secondary market. These and other risks are more fully described in the fund's prospectus. Not all funds or fund classes may be offered at all broker/dealers.
Index Description: The Bloomberg Barclays Global Credit 1-10 Year (Hedged) Index measures the global investment grade local currency corporate and government-related bond markets with a maturity greater than 1 year and less than 10 years. The hedged component of the index takes rolling one-month forward contracts that are reset at the end of each month and hedges each non-reporting currency-denominated bond in the index into the reporting currency terms, reducing the index's currency risk. The Global Credit 1-10 Year is a subset of the Global Aggregate Credit Index, a multi-currency index including fixed-rate bonds from both developed and emerging markets issuers. The Global Aggregate Credit Index is a component of the Global Aggregate Index. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement: Through July 31, 2020, Ivy Investment Management Company (IICO), the Fund's investment manager, Ivy Distributors, Inc. (IDI), the Fund's distributor, and/or Waddell & Reed ServicesCompany, doing business as WI Services Company (WISC), the Fund's transfer agent, have contractually agreed to reimburse sufficient management fees, 12b-1 fees and/or shareholderservicing fees to cap the total annual ordinary fund operating expenses (which would exclude interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fundfees and expenses and extraordinaryexpenses, if any) as follows: Class I shares and Class N shares at 0.74%; and Class Y shares at 0.99%. Prior to that date, the expense limitation may not beterminated without the consent ofthe Board of Trustees (Board).
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement: Through July 31, 2021, IICO, IDI and/or WISC have contractually agreed to reimburse sufficient management fees, 12b-1 fees and/or shareholder servicing fees to cap the total annual ordinaryfund operating expenses (which would exclude interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses,if any) as follows: Class A shares at0.96%; Class B shares at 1.68%; and Class C shares at 1.72%. Prior to that date, the expense limitation may not be terminated without the consent of the Board.
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement: Through July 31, 2020, IDI and/or WISC have contractually agreed to reimburse sufficient 12b-1 and/or shareholder servicing fees to ensure that the total annual ordinary fund operatingexpenses of the Class N shares and Class Y shares do not exceed the total annual ordinary fund operating expenses of the Class I shares and Class A shares,respectively, as calculated at theend of each month. Prior to that date, the expense limitation may not be terminated without the consent of the Board.
30-Day SEC Yield: is calculated based on a formula mandated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that calculates a fund's hypothetical annualized income, as a percentage of its assets. A security's income, for the purposes of this calculation, is based on the current market yield to maturity (in the case of bonds) or projected dividend yield (for stocks) of the fund's holdings over a trailing 30 day period. This hypothetical income will differ (at times, significantly) from the fund's actual experience; as a result, income distributions from the fund may be higher or lower than implied by the SEC yield.


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Representatives of Smart Infrastructure joined Leader's Academy
In the context of our efforts to support young professionals in the first steps of their career paths, Siemens Smart Infrastructure partnered with Leader's Academy – an initiative in whose framework well-experienced experts in the field of Construction inspire future colleagues with their know-how. Representatives of Smart Infrastructure joined a special event, conducted by Leader's Academy.
Eng. Antoaneta Koteva, Key Account Manager and Eng. Dimitar Krusharski BMS Sales Engineer from Building Products unit at Siemens Bulgaria presented innovative solutions for smart buildings. They elaborated on how the "operational system" of buildings i.e., the Building Management System (BMS) helps indoor spaces adapt to the new normal by creating a healthy and comfortable environment for their occupants.
Desigo CC – a complex solution for more comfortable and energy efficient buildings
Participants in Leader's Academy were familiarized with Siemens innovative platform – Desigo CC. It integrates all systems in a building including HVAC, fire safety, security, lightning, power and shading. A major focus was placed on the advantages of the system being open, modular, efficient, easy to operate and complying with today's cybersecurity requirements. Siemens' lecturers drew students' attention to the special benefits of the automation platform for construction managers, building operators, facility managers, investors, installers, owners, tenants and occupants of buildings. They emphasized that Desigo CC facilitates the activity of all stakeholders by providing energy efficiency, comfort and healthy climate in the buildings and optimizing operational expenses.
The New Normal as a driver of developing smart buildings
A major focus of the discussion was placed on how the New Normal has changed our expectations and requirements from buildings. Covid-19 pandemic has put on the agenda the need of urgent measures for preventing the spread of viruses indoors. It has been proven that maintaining relative air humidity between 40% and 60% can reduce the transmission of pathogens by up to 70%.
Healthier, more productive and comfortable spaces can be procured by decreasing the concentration of carbon dioxide, fine dust particles and volatile organic compounds in the air. Young engineers were deeply impressed that Siemens BMS portfolio can not only cope with the challenges of the New Normal, but also comply with contemporary expectations for sustainability, space optimization and digitalization. The presentation of Siemens products was supported by examples of smart buildings whose BMS solutions were provided by Siemens. Completed projects have a wide variety of applications such as: office buildings (Garitage Park, Park Lane, Richhill, Gora, etc.); logistic centres (Melexis, JYSK, Orbico, etc.); hotels (Hyatt, Hilton, etc.); hospitals (Acibadem City Clinic, Heart and Brain Hospital, etc.), malls (Sofia Ring Mall, etc.).
The smart office of the future through the glance of young engineers
Participants in Leader's Academy were challenged to "plan" the smart office of the future. The task was approached with a great enthusiasm, whereby attendants were divided in four teams in order to make the discussion more interactive.
All proposals focused on a fully automated office, whereby some instances of the benefits of the office of the future were customized options for reserving both a parking space and a desk in the "planned" open space modern office. The projects envisaged digitalization of all processes in the office – conducting team meetings, organizing clients' and partners' visits and 3D visualization of documents which was intended to replace traditional printing.
"Our participation in Leader's Academy has given us a priceless opportunity to meet our future clients and partners. The presented projects were really innovative and inspiring", pointed out Eng. Antoaneta Koteva.
Feedback and next steps
As feedback from the event young engineers shared that the lecture was interesting and engaging. They also found the presented information highly innovative and useful for their future projects in the field of digitalization and building automation.
"We are pleased that we have the chance to inspire participants' professional development by sharing our knowledge and experience. We hope to welcome them as interns and why not as future colleagues", commented Eng. Dimitar Krushovski.
Lecturers had one more challenge for their young colleagues – developing of an explanatory note for integration of building automation systems as part of their final project in Leader's Academy.
Siemens Smart Infrastructure team would like to thank the organizers of Leader's Academy and hopes that this initiative shall go on in the future as it proves a successful booster of young engineers' career paths in the field on construction.
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