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According to Stacy, one of the key factors for ending the Pogues' run as a live band is that the cost of touring as an eight-piece has become very expensive, which has pushed up the cost of tickets for their shows. Plus, Stacy says that frontman Shane McGowan's notoriously erratic behavior has made it difficult for the band to justify the price of their tickets since they can't guarantee a top-quality performance.
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Digital Noise Episode 52 Missing!
I've gotten into the habit of listening to Digital Noise episodes during work and I couldn't help but notice that episode 52 is missing (when you play it you just get the audio for episode 57).
This is kind of a bummer, so I was wondering if anyone downloaded the actual episode 52, and if they did, if they would be willing to share it with me.
I wish they had. I save all the episodes on my hard drive but for some reason I'm missing a few episodes in the 50s including 52. Unless someone had in fact downloaded and saved it, that one might be gone.
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Nambalia – rodzaj bazalnego zauropodomorfa żyjącego w późnym triasie (prawdopodobnie późny noryk lub wczesny retyk) na terenach dzisiejszych Indii. Gatunkiem typowym jest N. roychowdhurii, którego holotypem jest kilka kości miednicy i kończyn tylnych: prawa kość biodrowa, lewa kość udowa, dolna połowa lewej kości piszczelowej i strzałkowej oraz lewa kość skokowa i piętowa. Holotyp odkryto na północ od miejscowości Nambal, w osadach formacji Maleri na obszarze Basenu Pranhita–Godavari w środkowych Indiach. Dodatkowo zdaniem autorów opisu N. roychowdhurii do co najmniej dwóch innych przedstawicieli tego gatunku należy szereg kości szkieletu pozaczaszkowego (kręgi, kości kończyn i miednicy) odkrytych w tych samych osadach, co holotyp. Od innych zauropodomorfów odróżnia go współwystępowanie kilku cech budowy szkieletu, m.in. płytkiej dystalnej (dalszej od osi ciała, w tym wypadku dolnej) przedniej bruzdy międzykłykciowej (intercondylar groove) na kości udowej, a także kości skokowej z wgłębieniem na przedniej powierzchni wyrostka wznoszącego (ascending process), wyrostkiem przednio-bocznym (anterolateral process) większym od wyrostka tylno-bocznego (posterolateral process), prostą krawędzią wentralną (brzuszną, tj. dolną) i kłykciem przyśrodkowym o kształcie zbliżonym do trójkąta.

Z przeprowadzonej przez autorów jego opisu analizy kladystycznej wynika, że Nambalia jest jednym z najbardziej bazalnych znanych zauropodomorfów; według tej analizy (przeprowadzonej w oparciu o macierz danych z analizy Ezcurry, 2010) N. roychowdhurii był taksonem siostrzanym do kladu obejmującego rodzaje Efraasia, Plateosauravus i Ruehleia oraz grupę Plateosauria (do której należą m.in. zauropody). Z analizy tej wynika, że Nambalia był bliżej spokrewniony z kladem Plateosauria niż przedstawiciele rodziny Guaibasauridae oraz rodzaje Pantydraco i Thecodontosaurus.

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Homes sales in Mumbai Metropolitan region up 22% in 2019
Across the top seven cities, the total number of homes sold stood at 2.61 lakh, with MMR contributing the highest share of 30.9%.
The affordable segment witnessed a 40% jump in newly launched units compared to 2018's, with Dombivli recording the highest supply at 9,344 units. (Representative image)
Developers in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) recorded 22% year-on-year (y-o-y) growth in sales to 80,869 units in 2019, the highest since 2013. The number of new units launched in CY19 was at its highest since 2016 in the region at 77,990 units. The affordable segment witnessed a 40% jump in newly launched units compared to 2018's, with Dombivli recording the highest supply at 9,344 units.
Meanwhile, the unsold inventory fell marginally by 1% to 2.16 lakh units in the region, according to residential real estate advisory firm Trespect's Marketwatch report. The firm said that the inventory overhang, which indicates the number of months it will take for the current unsold housing stock to get cleared in the current market scenario, stood at 33 months. The average quoted price came in at Rs 10,580 per square feet in the MMR.
After bottoming out in 2017, the sector was improving gradually, said Sunil Mishra, CEO of Trespect. "In 2014, the number of homes sold in the country was 3.4 lakh. In 2017, it had touched 2.1 lakh when the market bottomed out."
Around this time, demonetisation took place, and the Real Estate Regulation Act and the goods and services tax (GST) were introduced, which had an impact on the market. "2010 to 2016 was the era of excesses and delayed deliveries. At a time, about five lakh houses were sold in India across the top cities. Of this, 50% were investors and 50% were end-users. Today, 95% are end-users and 5% are investors. Investors have gone out of the market and will return once they start seeing secular growth in prices," Mishra said.
Among the micro-markets in the MMR, the peripheral central suburbs, which include Badlapur, Dombivli, Kalyan, Neral, Ambernath, Bhiwandi, Vangani and Shahapur, accounted for 56% of the new homes launched.
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Sorry I have not been around for a while- a weeks holiday in Wales to visit Family and also completely redecorating the craft room so cannot get to supplies.
I am half way though so should have some photos to show you later next week.
Hope you had a lovely holiday. Can't wait to see what you've done with your craft room.


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Inside Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch as it remains on sale for £24 MILLION
The extravagant California home of the late King of Pop is on the market on the 10th anniversary of his death
Vicki NewmanAssistant Showbiz Editor
Michael Jackson superfans could become the proud new owners of his extravagant California home Neverland Ranch - if they have a spare £24 million.
The sprawling retreat is on the market for a whopping $31 million exactly 10 years after the King of Pop's death.
Michael died on June 25, 2009 at the age of 50, and Neverland was recently re-listed at this new 'bargain' price after originally being put on the market for $100 million in 2015.
The late star resided at the property, set within 2,700 acres of land, for 15 years. It's official name is Sycamore Valley Ranch, but he renamed it Neverland after the homeland of character Peter Pan, who he loved.
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The grand property was designed by Robert Altevers for William Bone and built in 1982.
It's a gated estate that features six bedrooms, a pool house, sprawling immaculate gardens, and even a zoo.
It also has a four-acre lake, stunning mountain views and three guest houses.
The real estate listing is held by Suzanne Perkins and Kyle Forsyth of Compass.
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Suzanne says: "This truly is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own one of the most pristine 2,700-acre ranches in Southern California with total privacy and wildlife galore.
"Having sold many of the largest ranches on the south coast in Santa Barbara County, I can easily say without hesitation that this is one of the more spectacular ranches in so many different ways."
Michael allowed the cameras into his home in 2003 when he filmed Martin Bashir documentary Living With Michael Jackson.
The estate was also heavily featured - through archive footage and home movies - and talked about on controversial documentary Leaving Neverland: Michael Jackson and Me, which aired earlier this year.
Michael Jackson was almost totally bald and his body was covered in secret tattoos
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The two-part film featured interviews with the singer's former childhood companions, James Safechuck and Wade Robson, who made allegations of sexual assault against Jackson.
His family furiously denied the claims and Michael himself always insisted there was nothing untoward about his friendships with children while he was alive.
The entrance building at Neverland is reminiscent of the entrance into Disneyland, with a giant mural made of flowers out front, a huge clock and an American flag flying atop.
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The stunning grounds include gardens of lush grass, fountains and outdoor seating areas.
A picture of one of the bedrooms reveals plenty of space and stunning wooden ceilings, complete with beams, and doors that lead to the gardens and overlook the lake.
A shot of the kitchen reveals an expansive room with plenty of counter space and built in gadgets.
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There's also a huge alcove that cuts right through the wall to create a breakfast bar area with six stools lined up along it.
The huge sitting room includes multiple seating areas, wooden beam ceilings, extravagant chandeliers and huge windows and doors that look out onto the grounds.
The expansive garden areas are adorned with countless trees, plants and flowers, making for a very picturesque landscape.
And it could all be yours for the bargain price of £24 million.
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ALT Night: The Village
The second ALT Night of the school year, organized by SCAB and Student Life Programs, was held Oct. 30 and included food trucks, pumpkin carving, corn-hole tournaments, fire pits for roasting marshmallows and multiple showings of "The Village."
Cedarville's second ALT night of the semester featured a drive-in movie for the first time. Students parked in the back half of the SSC parking lot and watched "The Village" on a big screen. The movie was also shown in the DeVries Theatre in the SSC.
SGA's philanthropy team sells Bills Donut holes at the ALT night to raise money for the 937 Project, the 2015-2016 campus philanthropy project.
Students play corn-hole in the upper SSC during the Oct. 30 ALT night.
"The Village," a story about a small, isolated countryside village whose belief in mysterious creatures crumbles and comes to an end, was shown at the ALT Night. "The Village" was directed by M. Night Shyamalan and stars Bryce Dallas Howard as Ivy Walker (pictured here) and Joaquin Phoenix as Lucius Hunt.
Students had the opportunity to order food from local food trucks and restaurants such as Chick-fil-A, Tortilla, and Pitabilities.
Fire pits help take the bite out of the chilly wind, while students take bites out of their s'mores during the ALT night.
Students roast marshmallows and get warm during the outdoor drive-in movie night Oct. 30.
Rory Emrich, sophomore industrial design major, carves a pumpkin at the ALT night.
Students carve pumpkins during the Oct. 30 ALT Night. Students looked up carving designs on their phones and used their phones as flashlights to illuminate their pumpkin carvings.
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Vena Maintains Strong Business Momentum in Q3 2022
Customer trust, corporate culture and a new employees milestone propel continued growth amid economic headwinds
TORONTO, Dec. 1, 2022 /CNW/ -- Vena, the Complete Planning platform loved by finance and trusted by business, approaches 2023 following a strong performance in its third quarter. The company continued to grow its employee base and engagements with global customers, introduced new product innovation, drove customer growth buoyed by consistently exceptional satisfaction scores and was lauded for its product and corporate culture.
In November, Vena Solutions launched Vena with Microsoft Power BI Embedded. The integration enriches Vena's Insights and Analysis solution with advanced data analytics and AI-powered business insights embedded directly into Vena's cloud-based CPM platform, powering FP&A, extended planning and beyond. This integration represents the latest evolution of Vena's ongoing strategic collaboration with Microsoft and makes Vena the only Complete Planning platform with out-of-the-box, user-guided business intelligence for all.
TrustRadius, the community-driven product reviews site, recognized Vena Complete Planning with a 2022 Best Software award, which celebrates products that support the evolution of self-serve buyers by sourcing and using customer reviews. The rcognition came on the heels of Vena winning a TrustRadius Tech Cares award for the third consecutive year. The award recognizes technology companies that go above and beyond in supporting their employees and the communities they operate in.
Additionally, Vena was named one of Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures for 2022 by Waterstone Human Capital. The award recognizes not only strong corporate culture but also looks at how culture has aided the organization to drive success. These achievements all complement a strong third quarter that saw Vena grow its global team to more than 700 employees, maintain exceptional growth in revenue and achieve industry-leading customer satisfaction ratings.
"Vena's exceptional performance despite global economic uncertainty is a testament to the trust our customers place in us, the value they realize from using our Complete Planning platform and the support of our partners and Venanites throughout the company," said Vena CEO Hunter Madeley. "We are honored by the recognitions awarded to Vena for its products and, especially, its culture and people, and look forward to continued collaboration and partnership as we head into 2023."
Other highlights achieved in Q3 2022 include:
A customer base that has increased by more than 300 new customers in 2022, sustained customer satisfaction with a 93% CSAT score and 41% growth in expansion revenue as customers continue to put their trust in Vena to power their Plan To Grow™ in turbulent times.
The addition of more than 30 new Partners this year, with Ujimatec, SolomonEdwards, Anatona and others joining Vena's Partner Network in Q3.
The launch of Vena Marketplace, a destination where finance and operations professionals can access integrations, solutions and services to Power their Plan To Grow.
Continued employee growth despite ongoing economic turbulence with a 30+% increase in headcount year-over-year.
Successful completion of SOC 1 and 2 Type II audits, which provide an independent assessment of how Vena's cloud-based CPM platform achieves compliance controls and objectives based on criteria defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
Additional recognition of Vena with awards from workplace culture and corporate brand reputation platform Comparably. These awards included Best Company Happiness, Work-Life Balance, Perks & Benefits and Compensation.
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Vena is the only native Excel Complete Planning platform built for Microsoft 365 with Power BI Embedded. Vena transforms how business, finance and operations leaders Plan To Grow™ with the Vena Growth Engine, the SaaS platform and methodology that empowers and inspires your plans and guides your growth journey. Over 1,300 of the world's leading companies power their growth with Vena. For more information, visit venasolutions.com.
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These words took ahold of me and, amidst my haste, moved me to still myself. I heard these time and time again, but did I really understand these to be true for myself? How was I really doing? Was I caught up in my endeavor to fulfill myself that I forgot who it was that could actually bring together the fabric of my humanity?
I had been apart from Him trying to prove myself and achieve in the face of those who persecute me, but for what? My pride had taken me so far only to drop me off the face of the earth, beholden to pain of the old and new. Hearing this line brought out a visceral, almost tangible reminder that I needed Him, more than ever. Through it all, I learned there was nothing I could do to earn his gaze upon my life. It was because of His love, that it has always been there. To be honest, I am still learning this. And it's been a beautiful journey so far.


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New stuff at 2019 State Fair of Texas includes puppets and selfies
Jun 19, 2019 | 3:09 pm
The State Fair will be here sooner than you think.
Photo courtesy of State Fair of Texas
The 2019 State Fair of Texas kicks off on September 27 with several new attractions, including puppets, new rides, and an area for selfies.
These are in addition to the usual 100 free attractions, 70 Midway rides, and Fletcher's Original Corny Dogs.
No word yet on the annual Big Tex Choice awards, aka fried food heaven. That'll have its own dedicated press release. Actually, there will be many press releases about the fried foods.
Here's the new stuff for 2019:
Marionettes
"¡Fiestas de Marionetas!" is a small village of more than 85 handmade marionettes who come to life to celebrate a fiesta of color, culture, and creativity. You can also get a backstage tour and craft activities after the show. They'll perform daily at the McDonald's Amphitheater on First Avenue.
"Texas Cinema" is produced in partnership by the State Fair of Texas and the Dallas Historical Society with a focus on the history and impact of Texas film performers and creators, as well as the depiction of Texas through film. It'll incorporate video, interactive opportunities, and historical artifacts. There'll be screenings at the Hall of State auditorium all day, via a partnership with the Dallas International Film Festival.
"Fair Focus: The Photography of Kevin Brown" is an exhibit of the work of Kevin Brown, who has more than 38 years of professional experience as a Dallas-area freelance photographer and 16 years of shooting photos at the State Fair of Texas. This will be the inaugural showcase in the Briscoe Carpenter Livestock Center exhibit space.
The "Mighty Mike Show" will star Mighty Mike, a strongman who can bend horseshoes, juggle bowling balls and sledgehammers, and do "questionable" dance routines. Daily in Coliseum Terrace.
"Splashdance!" combines a high-energy performance of professional dancers and acrobats set to music by the Esplanade fountains. Daily on the Mattress Firm Stage on the Esplanade.
Midway rides
New rides include Dancing Clown, Tilt-a-Whirl, and Satori Yachts, four kiddie rides. Crazy Surf and Beach Party are for thrill-seekers yet fun for the whole family. Moon Raker conveys the adventure of space flight; when it reaches its full height, the top tilts and rotates as the entire ride spins. Skyliner is a thrilling family swing ride providing a breathtaking aerial experience.
The area around the historic Lagoon will be transformed into a walking selfie stroll called Contain Yourself(ie), with 10 shipping containers painted by Texas artists that address the 2019 theme, "Celebrating Texas Creativity."
"A Sweet Indulgent Affair" is an exhibit presented by Mundo Latino that will cover the origin and history of chocolate, along with demos and classes. Housed inside the Women's Museum.
The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection is an acclaimed exhibition that celebrates the achievements and contributions of black Americans from 1595 to present times. Considered one of the most comprehensive surveys of African American history and culture outside the Smithsonian Institution, it features more than 150 paintings, sculptures, photos, books, letters, manuscripts, and more, amassed by Shirley and Bernard Kinsey during their five decades of marriage. It runs September 21, 2019 through March 1, 2020, at the African American Museum, with details and tickets at aamdallas.org.
The schedule for this year's match-ups inside the Cotton Bowl Stadium are as follows:
September 28 — The State Fair Classic between Grambling State University and Prairie View A&M University.
October 12 — The AT&T Red River Showdown between the University of Texas Longhorns and the University of Oklahoma Sooners.
October 19 — Texas Southern University and Southern University.
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June – Eden admitted to official list of ASX.
June – Eden wins major US Technology award.
November – Hythane™ company LLC (now Eden Innovations LLC) in Colorado voted most promising clean technology start up.
March – Hythane™ Marketing agreement with Gujurat State Petroleum.
April – Eden takes over Hyradix a leading US Hydrogen Technology company.
May – Eden enters agreement with Larsen & Toubro Engineering group in India – Manufacturing and marketing hydrogen and Hythane™ technology.
January – Eden wins international tender to supply India's first public hydrogen fuel station.
July – Indian committee approves Hythane™ as a blend of natural gas for use in motor vehicles.
October – Sale of Hyradix, Eden Cryogenics and CTS.
March – Ashok Leyland launches new Indian Hythane™ Engine.
July – California Air Resources Board grants certification for Hythane™ Engine.
September – Eden Secures Maiden Indian sales of Optiblend™ System. First 3 Sales of Optiblend dual fuel system in Assam India.
February – Eden signs agreement with Gail India Ltd and Mahangar Gas Ltd for commercial sized Hythane Demonstration project.
August – Pyrolysis Project acquisition from the University of Queensland completed. Eden now owns 100% of the intellectual property.
January – Eden Production First – super strength carbon nanotubes.
March – Major benefits to concrete by adding carbon nanofibres.
Testing to commence on carbon nanofibres in rubber, plastic and concrete.
May – Eden sells carbon nanomaterials for use in electronic paper.
September – Eden to release next generation OptiBlend™ .
December – New technique of dispersing carbon nanotubes may revolutionise concrete.
July – Eden & UQ awarded $255,000 ARC Grant for Carbon Nanotube research.
June – Cummins chooses Optiblend™ to use for Drilling Rig Power.
August – Eden's carbon nanotubes reach Australian Technologies Competition finals.
October – Eden's carbon concrete additive wins Australian Civil Contractors Federation's Environment award.
February – First US trial commences for EdenCrete™.
February – First Australian tests of EdenCrete™ commence.
March – EdenCrete™ receives encouraging results, second trial with another US Concrete Manufacturer to commence and commercial scale production of Carbon nanotubes to commence.
July – EdenCrete™ – Further tests and field Trials at Georgia Department of Transport.
July – Eden and Monash University receive ARC research grant for $300,000.00 for carbon nanotubes in concrete.
August – Field trial for EdenCrete™ scheduled for 11 August at Georgia Department of Transport.
August – Eden secures first commercial order for EdenCrete™ for assessment for prefabricated concrete products in the US Market.
September – Eden India wins tender to supply 8 Optiblend™ dual fuel kits to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.
November – EdenCrete™ receives approval from Georgia DOT and is now allowed for use.
November – I-20 Field trial results EdenCrete™ increased compressive strength of concrete by 45.8% and abrasive resistance by 56%.
January – EdenCrete™ production scale up underway and marketing material being finalized in preparation for launch in Las Vegas.
February – Strong market interest in EdenCrete™ at World of Concrete Expo.
April – Eden secures US $24.76m to establish EdenCrete™ plant in Augusta, Georgia.
May – First commercial order for EdenCrete™ received for an infrastructure project in Atlanta, Georgia.
May – Marta Mobility Facility Project completed in Georgia.
May – Successfully a $10.3M capital raising to fund expansion in Colorado & Georgia.
June – Eden and Deakin University finalise agreement for ARC funded research project into EdenCrete™.
August – Georgia DOT proposes to use EdenCrete™ in several state funded highway replacement projects these will be the first commercial contracts fro EdenCrete™ in US highway repair projects.
September – Successfully a $15M capital raising (mainly from Australian Institutions) that will preliminary design work and engineering for the proposed Georgia EdenCrete™ production facility.


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Sony Screws Critics Again... Or Not... Kind Of
From the studio that brought us the world's first imaginary critic (other than Earl Dittman), David Manning, Sony Pictures is in another critical brouhaha with the supposed invitation and de-invitation of an Orlando movie critic who gave a bad review to The Benchwarmers.
Shock #1: What?!?! The Benchwarmers sucked?!? No... can't be. I mean, David Spade and Rob Schneider are in it. How can that miss????
Shock #2: What?!?! A studio had a crappy picture on their hands, so they decided not to screen it for critics??? Absolutely unheard of... except for half the #1 films so far this year.
We are quickly (very quickly) moving to a place where studios will only show films to critics that they want to be nominated for awards at the end of the year. They truly have no obligation to pre-screen for critics, and most of the time, there is no upside to showing the film to reviewers.
There's lots of noise about this today, check out David Poland, Marc Caro, the accused Orlando critic, a Movie Marketing blog I'm enjoying recently, and Shawn Levy.
Apr 6, 2006 2:04:27 PM | David Poland, The Benchwarmers
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Jeffrey Wells Looks Forward to the Summer In this week's piece, he's surprisingly optimistic about the big films coming out this summer, rather than the normal huge studio dreck that normally accompanies June, July, and August. Here, he riffs on (and offers alternatives to) Mission: Impossible III,...
Reservoir Dogs in 30 Seconds, Re-enacted by Bunnies Reservoir Dogs in 30 Seconds, Re-enacted by Bunnies Is there really anything else that needs to be said? Okay, there is: the language is just as suitable for work environments as the original movie was.


Here are the top ten shows on IT Conversations (by download) for September 2008.
Joel and Jeff discuss scaling and social effects in Stack Overflow, how to handle growth and the launch in a controlled way, and answer listener questions about backups, database design, and maintenance programming.
In the eighteenth episode of Stack Overflow, we finally meet Michael Pryor, the co-founder of Fog Creek Software -- and discuss the progress of the Stack Overflow beta in some depth.
In this special "developer edition" podcast, Jeff and the Stack Overflow development team discuss the development processes and decisions that go into building a public community web site for programmers.
Wouldn't it be amazing if you could hold a "book" in your hands which had hyperlinks? Why would that be amazing, you ask? Well, what if the hyperlink triggered a process that makes a nearby computer, for example, play an MP3 of animal sounds that match the story? In this keynote presentation from the 2007 O'Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing conference, Manolis Kelaidis introduces blueBook, his prototype that merges the analog and digital worlds of books.
Joel Spolsky is a highly revered software pundit, an eminent author, the host of one of the most widely read blogs, the co-founder of New York based FogCreek Software, and a witty and intelligent person to listen to. He believes that the three key ingredients that make great software are: making users happy, obsessing over aesthetics, and observing culture code. In elaborating these ideas with plenty of examples, he doesn't spare his wonderful sense of humor.
"Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge." That is the goal of Wikipedia's creator, Jimmy Wales. He has set his sights on Google and the other corporate Search Engines with his new project "Wikia," a personal search engine-builder.
Joel and Jeff discuss the perils of programmer design, the purpose of a private beta, the importance of quality chairs for programmers, and the mysterious cone of uncertainty on software projects.
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Pete Blackshaw, author of "Satisfied Customers Tell Three Friends," about consumer megaphones -- the folks who get extremely displeased and upset with products or services.
People learning to read will soon be able to use a handheld device to practice their reading skills when trained teachers and the Internet are not available. Using inexpensive hardware, Literacy Bridge plans to provide Talking Book audio players/recorders in developing nations starting this fall, with a goal of selling them for $10 per device or less. Listen to Cliff Schmidt describe the Talking Book and the benefits it will bring to people in far-flung locations.
It's the special listener question show! Joel and Jeff answer questions from the audience on making the transition from developer to manager, how to Get Things Done, the hidden value of in-person code reviews, and more.


Cellist EDWARD ARRON has garnered recognition worldwide for his elegant musicianship, impassioned performances, and creative programming. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Mr. Arron made his New York recital debut in 2000 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Earlier that year, he performed Vivaldi's Concerto for Two Cellos with Yo-Yo Ma and the Orchestra of St. Luke's at the Opening Night Gala of the Caramoor International Festival. Since that time, Mr. Arron has appeared in recital, as a soloist with orchestra, and as a chamber musician throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.
The 2012-2013 season will mark Mr. Arron's 10th anniversary season as the artistic director of the Metropolitan Museum Artists in Concert, a chamber music series created in 2003 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Museum's prestigious Concerts and Lectures series. In the fall of 2009, Mr. Arron succeeded Charles Wadsworth as the artistic director, host, and resident performer of the Musical Masterworks concert series in Old Lyme, Connecticut, as well as concert series in Beaufort and Columbia, South Carolina. He is also the artistic director of the Caramoor Virtuosi, the resident chamber ensemble of the Caramoor International Music Festival.
Mr. Arron has performed numerous times at Carnegie's Weill and Zankel Halls, Lincoln Center's Alice Tully and Avery Fisher Halls, New York's Town Hall, and the 92nd Street Y, and is a frequent performer at Bargemusic. Past summer festival appearances include Ravinia, Salzburg, Mostly Mozart, BRAVO! Colorado, Tanglewood, Bridgehampton, Spoleto USA, Santa Fe, Seattle Chamber Music, Bard Music Festival, Seoul Spring, Great Mountains, and Isaac Stern's Jerusalem Chamber Music Encounters. Mr. Arron has participated in the Silk Road Project and has toured and recorded as a member of MOSAIC, an ensemble dedicated to contemporary music. Edward Arron began his studies on the cello at age seven in Cincinnati and, at age ten, moved to New York, where he continued his studies with Peter Wiley. He is a graduate of the Juilliard School, where he was a student of Harvey Shapiro. Currently, Mr. Arron serves on the faculty of New York University.


The SP 500 fell 2.5% today, and is down 5% in the last week.
With the SP 500 down about 7.5% YTD already, needless to say, this wasn't the start expected to 2016.
At a Chicago CFA Society luncheon today, Jason Trennert, the managing partner of Strategas Research Partners, noted he thought the SP 500 would be up 10% in 2016, exactly what I was thinking here in mid to late December '15.
With JP Morgan (JPM) and Intel (INTC) set to report this tomorrow, Thursday, January 13, '16, finally Q4 '15 earnings and '16 guidance aren't just a guess.
So what's been a surprise so far in 2016 ?
Freeport (FCX) looks like it is going bankrupt, the way it is trading. Jason Trennert mentioned today we might see one major bankruptcy before this correction ends. Chesapeake (CHK) ? Freeport (FCX) ? Peabody (BTU) ? (All my suggestions, not Jason's).
Neither Value nor Growth is working this year. The FANG stocks have gotten crushed. Amazon is down $100 from its all time, late December '15, high. The stock is testing its upward sloping trendline off the '15 low. It needs to hold here.
Back in the bull market of the 1990's, there used to be a graph or chart that circulated that showed that bear market bottoms were put in usually when a big Financial blew up. Continental Bank in the mid 80's, Drexel Burnham in 1990, Orange County and the Mexico devaluation in late 1994, may not have been bear market finales but they typically marked the end of major corrections. Could be something like that is looming today, in another sector.
The dollar index closed at 98.94 today. Hasnt changed much as all and in fact is still under its March '15 multi-year high near 100. A steady dollar or a lower dollar is still, "net-net" a positive in my opinion.
Banks and Financials have gotten just hammered YTD, possibly due to flatter yield curve. I do think Financials offer good value here. Corporate loan growth should be decent when we hear from JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, and US Bancorp, will give us a good look at the consumer and corporate loan books.
The Russell 2000 is down over 20% from its all time highs. That is a real bear market.
High Yield (HYG) ETF has not made a new 52-week low even with the equity carnage.
Clients have no exposure to the Russell 2000, biotech's (those two are related), Transports, Basic Materials, and have just a 3% – 4% exposure to Emerging Markets (Long some VWO and EEM) and Energy (XLE and IYE), and yet I still feel pretty stupid.
We'll leave readers with one chart. Some technicians think the Aug '15 lows of 1,867 could be tested now. The overnight futures low in August '15 was 1,831. Note the 200-week moving average on the chart near 1,750.
We get a great look at the big bank earnings the next two days. Read the conference call notes.


My son has been on an Incredibles kick lately ( I think we have watched it 10 times this week and it is only Tuesday.) I saw these retro renderings of the movie and found them pretty cool. Even though this movie came out way back in 2004 it is still one of my all time favorites. COME ON PIXAR, WHERE IS THE SEQUEL?
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These are fantastic. I have tried to contact Eric Tan but can't find ANY info on him. You have anything?


I originally found this recipe when we were living in the mountains and needed some hearty rib sticking meals in the long cold winters. I found it in an old (1990) cook book called in Sarah Leah Chase's Cold Weather Cooking. She called this chapter Stormy Weather and Magic Mountains. The recipes were all from the New England area, but really spoke to me as all around cold weather YUM!
According to Ms. Chase the original recipe was one her grandmother concocted for her grandfather to be able to make hearty food on hunting and fishing trips. While her family debated whose version was the best, I have adapted it to my family's likes.
In a large skillet over medium-high heat brown bacon until crisp and crumbly.
With a slotted spoon remove bacon pieces to drain on paper towels.
Add onions and shallot to hot bacon grease and saute' JUST until soft and beginning to brown.
Add mushrooms to pan and saute' JUST until mushrooms are cooked through.
With a slotted spoon remove onions and mushrooms to paper towels also to drain.
Generously season chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
Add chicken breasts to bacon grease and sear well on both sides.
Whisk together the chicken broth, paprika and tomato paste until well blended.
Add tomato mixture to pan along with celery pieces.
Return chicken, onions and mushrooms to the pan making sure to spoon sauce over top of everything.
Reduce heat, cover and SLOW simmer, basting frequently, until chicken is tender and cooked through 30-45 minutes or more depending on breast thickness.
Remove chicken pieces and keep warm.
Whisk sour cream and flour together until smooth.
SLOWLY (so as not to curdle your sour cream) add the sour cream mixture to the tomato mixture until well blended.
Heat though, stirring constantly, but DO NOT BOIL!
Return chicken to pan and coat well with sauce.
Serve over wide egg noodles.
**NOTE: I have also cut the chicken into chunks to make more of a stew with great success. Doing it this way will reduce your simmer time considerably.
***NOTE: Also quite good over mashed potatoes for a more rib sticking comfort feel.


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Q: where to see SQL Server start/stop logs? I want to know where to see SQL Server start/stop logs for each instances and SQL Server agent/job start/stop logs? I am developing some tools to monitor SQL Server status. I am using SQL Server 2008 Enterprise.
thanks in advance,
George

A: You will find all of the SQL Server activities in the Application Event Log.
You can find this by going to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Event Viewer > Application, and looking for "MSSQLSERVER", or "MSSQL$INSTANCENAME" in the "Source"

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The 2018 Employer of Choice Awards will be held on Tuesday 3rd of July.
We've gathered together a fantastic line-up of presenters and topics to inspire you to build a better workplace. This program is a rare opportunity, at excellent value, to learn and develop actions that will improve your organisation.
Among the special guest presenters are Kate Carnell (Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsmen, former ACT Chief Minister), Lisa Denny (Institute for the Study of Social Change, University of Tasmania) and Michael Bailey (CEO, Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry).
Action Learning DIY with Genevieve Cother from the Action Learning Institute.
Don't miss this day – Tuesday 3 July – jam-packed with outstanding keynote presenters and workshops, and the lunchtime presentation of our 2018 Employer of Choice Awards!


When you think of a congresswoman, wouldn't you think of someone who is well educated, level headed, and can think on her own two feet about the issues? Well, I used to think that of these elected officials, but my mind has changed. I've come to realize that some of our congress people are only willing to listen the loudest of the bunch and probably are part of the activist groups that continue to spread A'ole Aloha in Hawaii to further divide communities.
How we know that Ms. Gabbard is part of the Honeys as I call them is based on things I have seen her posting on their Facebook page back several months ago. She clearly wears Monsanto glasses like so many others that have the same infliction.
She has also aligned with other A'ole GMO pro label congress people and continues to spread the word about this perceived evil of Monsanto. Forget the fact that Monsanto is not the only biotech company that sells seeds.
You know that she is against technology when she responds to the Babes Against Biotech's post accusing Truth About Trade and Technology of propaganda.
Note that Down to Earth and Noni Connection are on the top of the contributors list and are tied to the organic industry. She and her father also started a non-profit, Healthy Hawaii Coalition where they also push for their environmentally friendly messages and go organic campaign. Note that this campaign was even funded by taxpayer dollars at $25K without any bidding. Taxpayer's dollars are being used for A'ole GMO activism!
Being concerned about the many farmer constituents in her district, I decided to go on the social media and voice my opinion of her stance and actions as well as call her out for only taking one side on the issue. The farmers and ranchers that use biotechnology in their work need to be heard.
Amazing the alliances Congresswoman Gabbard has made!
This entry was posted in The No Aloha Club and tagged Activism, anti-GMO, biotechnology, Down To Earth, Facebook, Genetically modified organism, GMO, Hawaii, Monsanto Protection Act on September 22, 2013 by hawaiifarmersdaughter.


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Virginia Hires Canton Group to Build New Voter Registration System Expected to Go Live in 2025
October 27, 2022 October 26, 2022 Eric Burk
The Virginia Department of Elections has awarded a $13.5 million contract to The Canton Group, which will build a voter registration system scheduled to go live in February 2025.
"As election technology and security requirements have increased, the need to replace our current voter registration system has become imperative. Due to the critical importance of this project, this procurement was subject to the state's high risk requirements, including review by the Virginia Information Technology Agency and the Office of the Attorney General. There is broad support for replacing VERIS, and we were determined to obtain the best solution capable of serving the Commonwealth for years to come," Commissioner Susan Beals said in a press release.
Battleground States, News, The South, VirginiaCommissioner Susan Beals, Senator Lionell Spruill, The Canton Group, Virginia Department of Elections, Virginia Information Technology Agency1 Comment
Youngkin Campaigns for Virginia GOP Congressional Candidates
Governor Glenn Youngkin is campaigning heavily for Virginia's congressional candidates, with a focus on VA-02, VA-07, and VA-10, but he's also stopping in other areas. On Wednesday morning, he attended a get-out-the-vote rally for Representatives Morgan Griffith (R-VA-09) and Ben Cline (R-VA-06), and by Wednesday evening, he was in Wisconsin supporting GOP gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels.
Youngkin's Spirit of Virginia PAC, which has reported $4.75 million in contributions in 2022, announced his "Rally for Virginia Early Voting GOTV Tour" last week. The tour has 21 stops through November 7, including six stops supporting state Senator Jen Kiggans (R-Virginia Beach) for VA-02, seven stops for Yesli Vega in VA-07, and four stops for Hung Cao in VA-10. Youngkin's also spending money to support the candidates; his Empowering Virginia Parents PAC has spent $414,147 in the three districts, according to The Virginia Public Access Project.
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Virginia Changes Regulations to Ease Licensure Process for Social Workers from Other States
The Virginia Board of Social Work has changed licensing regulations making it easier for social workers licensed in other states to get licensed in Virginia.
"There is a critical shortage in Virginia of mental health professionals, and this is a significant step by the Board of Social Work to help address this shortage," Governor Glenn Youngkin said in a Wednesday press release. "A priority of my administration is to reduce state regulations and regulatory barriers, and this action shows how regulations can be streamlined to remove barriers to practice with the goal of bringing more mental health professionals to the Commonwealth."
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Commentary: The Rise of the Biomedical Security State
October 27, 2022 October 27, 2022 RealClearWire
"History doesn't repeat itself," said Mark Twain, "but it often rhymes." This is among the reasons we look to the past, straining as best we can through the deepening fog of time to discern lessons for our own day. Analogies to the events that came before are always imperfect, but nevertheless often useful for understanding our present moment. Thus, only a historical myopia can explain why it's become so common to describe the events involving the covid pandemic as "unprecedented," even though pandemics have tended to occur every hundred years or so. This nearsightedness is also perilous given, for instance, the World Economic Forum's "Great Reset Initiative" and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's recent pledge to spend $200 million on developing international biometric-based digital identifications.
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Commentary: The IRS Is Coming to Get Virginians Unless Republicans Win Back the House
We need strong people in Washington who will stand with Americans and not against them, which is one of the important reasons Jen Kiggans is running for Congress in Virginia's 2nd Congressional District. While Americans are struggling to pay rent, buy milk and eggs, and fill up their gas tanks, President Joe Biden, and his Democrats in Congress, are unleashing an army of tens of thousands of federal Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents to invade the homes of hard-working Americans.
Democrats in Congress passed a phony bill titled the "Inflation Reduction Act" that had a provision hidden in the text giving tens of billions in taxpayer's cash to the IRS for the purposes of hiring a platoon of new federal agents to collect even more taxes. Soon, voters in Virginia will have the opportunity to vote in Republicans who will repeal this provision of law.
Battleground States, The South, Virginia2022 elections, Biden Administration, Inflation Reduction Act, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Jen KiggansLeave a comment
Migrant Caravans Are Preparing to Flood U.S. Border Ahead of Midterms, Senior Guatemalan Official Warns
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala — Guatemala's interior minister has intelligence that large caravans of migrants will try to get to the U.S. in anticipation of the midterm elections, he said in an exclusive sit-down interview with the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Migrants, who believe the midterm elections could end with Republicans taking back control of Congress, are heading to the U.S. border in large caravans, Guatemalan Interior Minister Napoleon Barrientos told the DCNF. The migrants think that they have a short window to make the trek because it may not be as easy to immigrate to the U.S. after the midterm elections, with Republican lawmakers promising to beef up border security and tighten oversight.
National, Newsmidterms, Migrant Caravans, Napoleon Barrientos, Republicans, U.S. borderLeave a comment
Chinese Donor, Fundraiser for NYC Mayor Eric Adams Worked Closely with Communist Party Influence Operation
A fundraiser and donor to New York City Mayor Eric Adams' election campaign heads a non-profit that houses a Chinese overseas police station and works closely with Communist Party influence operations, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation found.
Lu Jianshun supported fundraising efforts for Adams through his role as the president of America Changle Association, an organization based in Manhattan's Chinatown that caters to overseas Chinese from the Changle district of Fuzhou, Fujian province in China, the DCNF found. Lu himself donated $4,000 to Adams' mayoral campaign under the adopted name "James Lu" between 2019 and 2021, according to public campaign finance records.
National, NewsChinese Communist Party, Eric Adams, Lu Jianshun1 Comment
McConnell Creates New Rift Inside GOP, Earning Censure from Alaska State Party
October 27, 2022 October 26, 2022 Just the News
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, who caused a stir this summer by questioning the quality of his party's candidates, has created a new rift inside the GOP by spending millions to defeat Alaska GOP Senate nominee Kelly Tshibaka.
McConnell's leadership PAC, the Senate Leadership Fund, has been running attack ads against Tshibaka in an effort to boost moderate incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
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Commentary: Professionalism Deniers at Fox News
I have just listened, courtesy of Fox News, to Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson explaining "the threat to democracy" posed by "election deniers." Benson and her host paid special attention to the MAGA crowd who still question the results of the 2020 presidential election. Fox anchors Eric Shawn and Bret Bair have often expressed annoyance that obtuse and malicious Americans are still contesting an election that, we are assured, has been thoroughly investigated and which shows no evidence of troubling irregularities.
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House Democrats Withdraw Letter Calling for Peace Negotiations in Ukraine
On Tuesday, a coalition of progressive Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives announced that it would be withdrawing its letter to Joe Biden calling for the White House to lead peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.
As reported by Axios, the move comes just one day after the group of 30 lawmakers first released the letter, with signatories including Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md.). The sudden about-face appeared to be the result of backlash against the lawmakers, who suggested that negotiations between Russia and Ukraine might be the only option left for bringing about an end to the war that has now been raging for eight months.
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Germany Gives China Nearly One-Quarter Stake in Port After Vowing to Reduce Its Dependence on the Country
In a compromise, Germany's cabinet agreed to allow China Ocean Shipping Company a nearly 25 percent stake in the country's largest port Wednesday, according to Reuters.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Social Democrat ministry leaders pushed the deal through in spite of opposition within the cabinet, landing on a 24.9 percent stake in one of three terminals in Germany's Hamburg port, Reuters reported. Although officials say they will not allow Cosco any say over port operations or management, it drew sharp criticism from members of the foreign ministry who have grown wary of foreign investment.
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Big Tech in Trouble After Brutal Earnings Reports
Big Tech stocks dropped this week as firms across the industry posted a series of weak earnings reports, with social media giant Meta set to post a significant slowdown after markets close Wednesday.
This year, Meta, Netflix, Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet and Apple have lost $2.5 trillion in market value combined, Reuters reported Wednesday. Meta is expected to post a 5% decline in revenue compared to last year due to reduced ad traffic as users struggle with inflation and spend more time with rival TikTok, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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'Targets for Assassination': Justice Alito Opens Up About the Dobbs Leak
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said the leaking of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision in endangered the lives of those who were expected to overturn Roe v. Wade, making them targets for assassination.
The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade June 24 in a 6-3 decision, but their preliminary decision was leaked to Politico May 2. Alito, who wrote the Dobbs decision, said the leak made him and other conservative justices targets for assassination attempts in a Tuesday interview with The Heritage Foundation.
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Faith & Heritage
Occidental Christianity for preserving Western Culture and People
False Religions
Refuting "Christian" Marxism
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On Hate
by Thorin Reynolds
Kai Murros, Finnish intellectual and patriot from Helsinki
"O you who love the Lord, hate evil!" Psalm 97:10
"The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil." Proverbs 8:13
"[There is] a time to love, and a time to hate." Ecclesiastes 3:8
"Hate" is a dirty word, at least in modern times. Everywhere we are flooded with anti-hate messages. Not only is classical hate considered the gravest of sins, but the definition of hate has been expanded to include mere opposition to a thing and used as the foundation for a multitude of modern sins. The stigma attached to the faux sins of racism, sexism, bigotry, homophobia, Islamophobia, xenophobia, antisemitism, and the like is based entirely on the premise that opposition is hate and hate is automatically wrong. Instead, we are instructed to embrace love, love of everybody and everything; except for hate itself, you have to hate hate. And yet it is impossible to love without hate. For if you truly love something, then you must hate those things which would harm or destroy it. If you hate nothing, then you must also necessarily love nothing. If anyone were to ever truly achieve a hate-free existence, then he would be reduced to an entirely indifferent, nihilistic, inhuman shell. Even the anti-haters hate. They love the idea of the Marxist anti-utopia – of men stripped of their group identities and borders, of the complete equality of the lowest common denominator, where the masses of humanity are but multi-colored Lego blocks that can be mixed and matched without consequences. And thus these anti-haters must hate all those that stand in the way of this, all those who champion excellence, hierarchy, heritage, borders, diversity, and identity. So the question is not "do you hate or not?", but "what do you hate?" Do you hate the evil which we as Christians are commanded to hate? And are not the forces seeking to destroy our people and civilization a worthy target of our righteous hatred?
Sin is the antithesis of virtue. That moral principle in the reason which makes us desire the reward of righteousness is one and the same with that which makes us crave the due punishment of wickedness; moral approval of virtue and moral indignation against evil are not effluences of two principles in the reason, but of one only. They are differentiated solely by the opposition of the two contrasted objects. The sincere approbation of the good necessitates moral indignation against the evil, because the objects of the two sentiments are opposites. Everybody thinks thus. Nobody would believe that man to be capable of sincere moral admiration for good actions who should declare himself incapable of moral resentment towards vile conduct.
-R.L. Dabney
Christ Our Penal Substitute, pp. 48-49
It was not part of their blood,
It came to them very late,
With long arrears to make good,
When the Saxon began to hate.
They were not easily moved,
They were icy — willing to wait
Till every count should be proved,
Ere the Saxon began to hate.
Their voices were even and low.
Their eyes were level and straight.
There was neither sign nor show
It was not preached to the crowd.
It was not taught by the state.
No man spoke it aloud
It was not suddently bred.
It will not swiftly abate.
Through the chilled years ahead,
When Time shall count from the date
That the Saxon began to hate.
— Thorin Reynolds
Thorin Reynolds grew up in South Carolina and now resides in Texas. He holds an MBA as well as an undergraduate degree in political science. A native southerner, he has ancestors who fought with the patriots in the American Revolution, with the Texans at the Alamo, and with the Confederacy in the War for Southern Independence.
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The Question of China
Published March 31, 2011 by pkellogg
2010 again highlighted the newly important role of China in world economics and politics. The following is a slightly longer version of the version published in Socialist Studies[1] It was written April 15, 2010. • It is difficult to ignore the centrality of China as we enter the second decade of the 21st century. The biggest industrial revolution in human history is underway in the world's most populous country. This fact is forcing many to rethink old orthodoxies. Minqi Li's book is an important contribution to this project. The Rise of China and the Demise of the Capitalist World Economy is very successful at posing the big questions, no small achievement in itself. But the analysis is premised on a questionable political economy and an overly "rosy" view of the Mao period in China. The answers provided are not always convincing, and sometimes schematic in a way which detracts from the overall effect of the book itself. These weaknesses notwithstanding, this is a book with which any who are interested in the current dilemmas of world capitalism, and the prospects for building an alternative, should be familiar.
The first dozen or so pages are the first reason to read this book. Li sketches out in spare, but gripping prose, the horrendous history of China's (and India's) encounter with European "civilization." With an analysis rooted in World Systems' theories, Li shows clearly the key role that both of these countries played in the rise to dominance of European capitalism. "The tributes from India played a crucial role in the British rise to world financial and commercial supremacy." (p. 6) But China was at least as important.
According to Li, the two opium wars (1839-1842 and 1856-1860) – where the western powers succeeded in keeping China open to the British-controlled drug trade – these wars "marked the beginning of China's incorporation into the capitalist world-economy." (p. 6) In those wars, China was forced to cede Hong Kong to Britain, and open five of its ports to trade. These wars also triggered a near collapse of the state, and created the conditions for a major peasant rebellion – Taiping Tianguo – whose suppression led to untold hardships for the Chinese people. Defeat at the hands of Japan in 1894-95 led to China paying "an enormous indemnity of 230 million taels of silver" which "amounted to three years of the Qing government's annual fiscal revenue or one-third of Japan's gross national product." (p. 7) Another peasant based uprising – the Boxer Rebellion – was suppressed by the armed forces of eight western powers. In the treaty which ended that war, China was forced to pay another indemnity almost twice as big as the one after the Sino-Japanese war. The list goes on and on and on. If you want to know why there were endless streams of impoverished Chinese labourers available for the dangerous and thankless task of building Canada's railroads in the late 19th century – this history, summarized very effectively by Li, provides the answer.
The second reason to read Li's book is his important notion that the enormous pool of cheap labour, created in this process of imperialist depradation, has become one of two important "strategic reserves" for world capitalism. "China's deeper incorporation into the capitalist world-economy helps to lower the global wage cost and restore the global profit rate." (p. 16) This is an indispensable insight necessary to explain the long expansion of the 1990s and the intense economic boom experienced by the world economy just before the so-called "Great Recession." Theorists who have attempted to understand the dynamics of the world economy without this appreciation for the role of China have been forced either to deny the fact of economic expansion over a fifteen year period of time, or to be tempted to see the fact of this expansion as proof that neoliberalism had gone some distance to overcoming capitalism's internal contradictions. Properly theorizing the role of China allows Li to escape both traps.
But there are some matters that need further discussion. First his political economy rests on an assumption that capitalism cannot survive industrial and economic development in the "semi-periphery". In an interesting discussion of the potential trajectories of the periphery and semi-periphery, he suggests that if Chinese wage rates "converge upwards towards the semi-peripheral levels" – an important possibility to discuss, given the upward pressure on wages in China's urban areas – "this will greatly reduce the share of the surplus value available for the rest of the world." (p. 111) This neglects the fact that with an increasing organic composition of capital, wage rates and overall surplus can (and in fact do) both increase. It is not a zero-sum game. China's impact on world capitalism, then, cannot just be seen in terms of its impact on wage rates. It has also become an enormous market for commodities to feed its industrial revolution. It is also China's emerging home market which is transforming the world economy. Li is aware of the central role of organic composition to Marx's theory of capitalism, he mentions it, but does not integrate into his own political economy.
Second – his relationship to the Mao era is contradictory. He makes the very interesting observation that "it took the entire Maoist era to develop the necessary industrial and technological infrastructure before China could become a major player in the global capitalist economy." (p. 13) This is an important insight, and it opens the door to understanding the Maoist era as one of the assertion of sovereignty, allowing for national economic reconstruction and repairing the damage done by imperialism. But that is not the entirety of Li's view. He calls the Mao era "Chinese socialism" and in clinging to an understanding of that era as being socialist, he is driven to either minimize its problems, or worse. He has a completely positive view of the Cultural Revolution, arguing that university students "were required to return to work in their home areas after graduation, so that university education would not become a path for careerist students seeking to join the elite class." (p. 38) There are other analyses which would say that once Mao's section of the bureaucracy had emerged victorious, radical students were exiled to the countryside, where they could not coalesce as a threat to the reconsolidated Maoist leadership. Li also has an unfortunate section (pp. 39-42) where he challenges statistics which call the Great Leap Forward catalyst for one of the largest famines in human history. His statistics don't challenge the fact that something happened in that period leading to a great increase in "excess deaths." Surely the point should not be to argue definitions as to whether this constituted a famine or not, but to address the fact that something calamitous happened in that period, and that this calamity needs to be explained.
In addition, the world systems theory which is such a strength in an understanding of the past of capitalist development, becomes a barrier when trying to peer into the future. He rests the conclusion of his work on a highly speculative article by Immanuel Wallerstein. Both Li and Wallerstein accurately identify the fact that modern capitalism is riven with contradictions. Both agree that these contradictions have been partially offset by the rise of China – an important insight that should be taken very seriously. But then they make the mistake of trying to gaze into the crystal ball to see what the future holds many years down the road. Wallerstein asserts – and Li quotes him approvingly – that "after 2050 or 2075 … we shall no longer be living in a capitalist world-economy." (p. 174)
It is as important in this century, as it was in the past century, to insist that there is a difference between seeing the contradictions of capitalism, and predicting its collapse. We can with confidence predict recurring capitalist crises, but its collapse and replacement by a new system will require political action and organizing, and the success of that action and organizing is not inevitable. When Li says "it is quite conceivable that by the mid-twenty-first century various forms of socialist economic organizations will become dominant in the world" (p. 182) it makes the reader ask: "how do you know?"
Further, his image of this socialist future is not comforting. He builds his case on the interesting insight that the second of the reserves on which capitalism is calling is in the sphere of the ecology, "the remaining resources, and the remaining space for pollution" (p. 13)). This is a very good and very valid observation. But Li asserts that even with a socialist transformation, it is too late to stop catastrophic climate change, and all that entails – "a catastrophic sea level rise," a shrinking of the inhabitable space of the world to "Canada, Siberia, northern Europe, and a few places near Antarctica" (p. 184) and a consequent massive flight of population, and inevitable crash of population. With echoes of Malthus, Li asserts that a socialist world will have to oversee, "an orderly, long-term decline of the world population so that eventually it falls back to a level consistent with the earth's sustainable ecological carrying capacity." (p. 188) Even in a socialist world, "there will be re-ruralization and a large portion of the world's labor force will need to return to agriculture." (p. 187) Our choices he says are to do this in an orderly fashion through a socialism "which might share important similarities with the historical socialist states", or in a catastrophic fashion through "a neo-feudalist outcome (which might resemble today's North Korea)." (p. 181) And while "some form of socialism would be preferred" he argues, "even feudalism is better than capitalism." (p. 187) If our alternatives are East Germany or North Korea – then the future is grim indeed.
Li has begun a conversation. His insights into the role of China in the reshaping of modern world capitalism are important. Coming from a theorist who spent two years in jail for his role in the Tiananmen Square rebellion of 1989 should give many pause. Too many on the left in the west dismissed that rebellion as being "anti-socialist." That this rebellion has generated such an important Marxist theorist means that such attitudes will need to be reconsidered.
(c) 2011 Paul Kellogg. This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 license.
[1] Paul Kellogg, "Book Review," Li, Minqi. 2008. The Rise of China and the Demise of the Capitalist World Economy. New York: Monthly Review Press. ISBN 978-1-58367-182-5. Pages: 208. All page references in the article are to Li 2008.
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