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Markets: Getting Past the Debate
While there is a lot of discussion about whether to regulate markets or not, there is little talk about being outside of markets
Rich Nymoen
#freemarket
#indigenous
#basicincome
In our times, we have had a lot of discussion about whether to interfere with markets or not. Historically, this fixation on the operation of markets is strange; no other era seems to have focused so much attention on this particular place, the market. After all, a market is just a place – virtual or real -- where people make commercial transactions. Why not focus more on other places: natural, sacred or enlightening ones?
Meanwhile, you hear little about a third option besides "free" or "regulated" markets: being outside of markets. For example, if land was treated as a commons -- so that, for example, any titles granted for it be in return for annual rent paid to the community – then much more land would exist outside the market, i.e. less land area would be titled.
Economist Mason Gaffney has said, "Many upper middle class suburbs house people at 10,000 per square mile. At that density, 300,000,000 people can be housed in a circle with radius of about 100 miles. Greater L.A. and San Diego and San Francisco all reach out 100 miles, along with dozens of cities in 49 other states, and scores more worldwide."
Imagine how different the world would be -- if only environmentally -- had European settlement been confined to much smaller areas, leaving more of continents to indigenous ways. Indigenous people, treating land as a commons through open-source arrangements, often live lightly on the land and treat it with reverence.
Continental and urban sprawl results from treating land as a commodity. If people had to pay communities rent for any land they individually held, they would only hold as much as they could use. One reason Europeans settled the interior of the American continent is because speculators held millions of acres out of use that were nearer to the coast, forcing farmers to move farther inland to access farmland. This same dynamic occurs today when development is pushed into the countryside because speculators hold urbanized land vacant or underused.
Moreover, there's another factor that would benefit from being more outside the market: our time. The vast majority of us obtain our incomes in the form of wages from being employed. Because people largely compete for jobs and not vice versa, wages are driven to a minimum and people are forced to work longer hours to obtain sufficient incomes. But if more people received income from land – in the form of equal shares of the land rent collected by communities – then they could spend less time at work.
Just think of the many problems that could be solved if no one had to work more than twenty hours per week. Work-life balance would exist naturally without the need for laws requiring paid leave. More job-sharing would occur, which would lead to less unemployment. Jobs would compete for workers, driving wages up without the need for minimum wage laws.
Since the beginning of the Modern Era, we've been caught in a vicious spiral. As the era began five hundred years ago, people were pushed off the land in Europe, which forced them to work in mass-production operations for low wages. Mass production creates cheap, disposable goods that can be afforded by lower waged workers. Because the mass-production model was exported world-wide, the planet has been strained by the huge use of water, energy, and natural resources needed to maintain the system.
But the spiral can be reversed. As more land rent is shared and wages increase, people will demand not cheap mass-produced goods, but individualized high-quality goods. Such goods require craftsmanship, not mass production. When production is shifted away from mass methods, humanity's footprint will be reduced to a manageable level.
The debate over whether or not to regulate markets is getting stale. We should move past it and start discussing how to shift more of our time and resources to being outside the market. Let's make the debate a moot one.
© Text Copyright Rich Nymoen rights reserved.
RICH NYMOEN is involved in Common Ground USA, an organization that affirms "that all persons have equal and common rights in the earth and its resources."


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Haydon the Womble at Wimbledon shopping centre
2 April 2012 at 2:00pm
AFC Wimbledon football club will be at Centre Court Shopping Centre in Wimbledon town centre during the Easter holidays.
On Monday 2 April, manager Terry Brown, the first team squad and Haydon will all be at the centre from 2pm until 4pm, chatting with the fans and signing autographs.
This is not only a great opportunity for younger fans to get to know the players but it will also help promote the club at the heart of Wimbledon, so the club would like to encourage as many junior Dons fans as possible to come down in their club colours.
The Snow Womble picture book
Mascot Grand National

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A few weeks ago, I shared that I like to add various fruit slices (lemon, lime, orange, cucumber, Asian pear, etc.) to my water to make it more interesting. I got a comment that suggested keeping the fruit slices in the freezer. What a great idea!
For the past weeks, I have been keeping fruit slices in the freezer. Not only does the fruit keep the water cold without making it too cold, but it's sooo convenient to slice the fruit ahead of time and store it in the freezer. Thanks "anonymous" for this great tip!
So, have you been keeping up with your water intake? Have you tried adding sliced fruit to your water? If so, what's your favorite?
Well, I was a bit sore this morning. But it wasn't too bad, and I still made it to the gym and ran for 30 minutes, did some abs, and stretched. In the afternoon, we also walked all over a Nature Theme Park with the toddler for about 1 1/2 hours.
We hosted a BBQ, so there was no time to make it to the gym. The toddler visited his grandparents for a little while while hubby and I prepped for the BBQ and shredded. I loved being done in 20 minutes. It's just so convenient to get a workout in at home.
We shredded again. Today was definitely the hardest day so far... BUT, it was great to get in a workout at home.
Hubby made the following observation: "This workout is just like me telling you: Do 50 push ups, now do 50 crunches, now run in place. Do this for 20 minutes and don't rest...."
I didn't want to do the DVD while the toddler was taking a nap as I make too much noise and was afraid that I would wake him up... His naps are just too precious... :o) Plus, I don't really think doing the same workout every day is necessarily good... Plus, I really felt like doing cardio today. So I ran for 30 minutes, lifted some weights, did abs and stretched at the gym.
I shredded again and also swam for 30 minutes.
To season the extra lean meat, I sauteed an onion and some garlic and then added the meat. After the meat was browned, I seasoned it with salt, pepper, a seasoning blend, and garlic powder. After the meat was cooked, I added about 3/4 of a jar of salsa. The meat tasted fresh and juicy. Soooo good!
Instead of sour cream, I used Greek yogurt, seasoned with salt, pepper & lemon juice.
I'll definitely make this again! Thanks again Angie for the inspiration!
Our trip to the Farmers' Market was a bit shorter than usual this week as the week was a bit hectic. So we didn't get to leisurely stroll around but were rather task-focused! Nevertheless, we got great produce, and I have already some ideas as to what to make with it. I am very excited because some of my inspirations come from some fellow bloggers... The only thing we are a bit short on is fruits. We only got blueberries. But there is always the Farmers' Market on Sunday where we can pick up some more fruits as well as hubby's beloved toffee.... :o).
I also purchased some fruit and nut bars to keep in my purse. I don't think they are necessarily breakfast bars, but I liked that they seem to be truly natural (judging by the ingredients listed). And I figure eating a natural bar with some carbs, quite a bit of protein, and a bit of fat isn't a bad way to start the day. I have only eaten one bar so far on my way to work; the other mornings I ate something at home.
Is there something health-related that you tend to "forget" to do? If so, what do you do to remind yourself to do whatever you are "forgetting" to do?
For the past few weeks I have been keeping track of my weekly activity with the Woman Activity Tracker (I came across this via a post by MizFit). The site is running an eight week women challenge and encourages women to do at least 2 hours and 30 minutes of moderate aerobic activity per week as well as two strength training sessions. Each week you can set your own goals. I started off with very moderate goals; I like the feeling of success... Now, my goals are much more ambitious.
I often forget how many cardio and weight lifting sessions I did at the gym and how many times I actually walked to the "far away" park each week (life with the toddler is sometimes a bit of a blur....); keeping track online is very convenient.
When my weak ankle acted up several times, I was able to trace it back to too many high intensity cardio workouts. By doing no more than two or three high intensity aerobic workouts per week I am able to manage my ankle pain much better.
I can keep track of things I tend to "forget" such as stretching, mixing up my workouts, etc.
Do you keep track of your exercise in writing? If so, how do you keep track?
Tuesday: Chicken Masala (I'll be trying out a new simmer sauce from Trader Joe's. We really like the curry simmer sauce, so hopefully we'll like this one as well), brown rice, asparagus.
Wednesday: Whole grain pasta with sauteed garlic, onions, carrots & mushrooms & a bit of tomato sauce; salad with tomatoes & avocado.
Thursday: Tilapia with lots of lemon juice, brown rice, & a radish salad.
We explored a different Farmers' Market this week, and it was great! The weather was perfect, there was plenty of parking, we took the jogging stroller with lots of storage underneath (well, we still ran out of space but we got sooo much stuff), there were many interesting vendors, and we ate a delicious garlic noodle and chicken skewer lunch at the market. We thought the noodles would be a bit too garlicky for the toddler, but he LOVED them.
Finally, we got some raw organic cheddar cheese. The milk to make the cheese is never heated over 102 degrees. The sample I tasted was really good, so I can't wait to eat it this week.
Again, our trip to the Farmers' Market this week was truly great! Did you make it to a Farmers' Market this week? If so, what did you get?
I tend to repeat the same exercises over and over and over. To mix things up, I have considered hiring a personal trainer. However, I want to wait until my gym has a special on a personal training package (3 sessions) as these special packages cost about 65% less per session than individual sessions at the regular price. I figure waiting for the special makes good economic sense.
Have you used "Shred"? If so, do you like it? Do you use any good exercise DVDs? If so, please share... What do you do to "mix things up?"
Have you wondered why my meal planning always starts on Tuesdays and ends on Fridays? You may have been thinking: "Wait a minute. What are they doing the other days? Are they constantly eating out? Are they starving?"
So here we go again. Another week of planned weekday dinners. Who would have thought this could actually work??? :o) As always, the items in green are from the Farmers' Market.
Tuesday: Barbecued ribs, oven roasted garlicky potatoes with rosemary, smashed cauliflower.
Wednesday: Salmon with lemon dill sauce, brown rice, & salad with radishes.
Thursday: Chicken fried rice with onions, leeks, carrots, mushrooms, celery - last week's fried rice was such a hit that I'll have to make it again! I'll use chicken instead of turkey hot dogs this time.
When I was growing up, my mom always used seasonal produce in her cooking. She had a huge garden, and during the warmer months we ate mostly what was growing in the garden. My mom also used various canning techniques to preserve beets, carrots, green beans, apples, plums, etc. for the winter months.
Once I started cooking for myself, I wasn't right away eating locally and seasonally. I was just too excited to have escaped the apples and the green beans... :o) However, my mom had instilled an awareness for local, seasonal, organic produce in me, and this little voice kept reminding me to seek good, fresh, organic, local food that was in season. I started buying produce at small produce shops (some of which are unfortunately not in business anymore) and bought a lot of my produce at Farmers' Markets.
Do you eat local produce that is in season? Is it challenging to eat local, seasonal produce? Do you have any tips? What was the last local, seasonal produce that you ate?
Tuesday: Well, it's Cinco de Mayo, so it has to be Mexican, right? So, I'll start with a nice guacamole. I'll use the onions and tomatoes I bought at the Farmers' Market. We'll eat the guacamole with yummy chips from Trader Joe's. The main course will be chicken quesadillas with salsa and guacamole.
Wednesday: Talapia sauteed in olive oil and seasoned with salt, pepper and LOTS of lemon juice. On the side we'll have brown rice and a salad with tomatoes, carrots, & radishes.
The shopping trip was a lot "easier" without the toddler, but we missed him... Shopping at the Farmers' Market just isn't the same without him... AND, nobody knows how to pick the best strawberries like the toddler!
Onions - I love the onions with the green part still attached; they are so fragrant!!!
Tomatoes - from our favorite tomato guy!
2 slices of garlic cheese bread - from the "bread guy"
1 wheat olive "thingy" - also from the "bread guy"
I can let my mind wander while walking.
I love to see everyone's flowers, manicured lawns and interesting ornaments.
I don't have to worry about the toddler; I put him in his jogging stroller and he is happy.
I can convince hubby to come with me and we get our version of a date.
My weak ankle thanks me for not putting it through a high intensity workout.
When the weather is nice, being outside really makes me happy.
Walking is good for the environment. If I forget something at the store, I walk there. It's a 40 minute walk one way. It's good for the environment as well as my body and mind.
A brisk walk is a great workout. All that walking really adds up!
Back to number one: Nothing clears my mind better than a walk!
Do you enjoy walking? Why, or why not?


By using the IoT for its own sake and connecting everything to the web, companies are building numerous and possibly weak links in the network chain that could pose a threat to cyber and physical security. Managing the IoT successfully means a careful balance between the efficiencies connected gadgets offer versus the risks they bring. This article explores how to address the pitfalls of IoT.


OPINION – Land of the free?
The Supreme Court handed the keys to the henhouse to the foxes last week when it struck down a decades-old cap on the total amount any individual can contribute to candidates during a two-year election cycle, ruling that caps on the total amount of money an individual can give to political campaigns, PACs and parties are unconstitutional.
It was clearly a split along party lines with the five Republican-appointed justices uniting to overturn the law with the four Democratic appointees asserting their dissent.
But, it is not unexpected.
Every election cycle we are not only given position papers and detailed surveys telling who is ahead and why, but the latest facts and figures on how much money the candidates have raised, making the money pit as newsworthy as a candidate's voting record.
Money has, of course, played a large part in our electoral system for ages. Even in the days when candidates barnstormed the countryside, speaking from the back of railroad cars, dollars have translated into votes.
And, while the 1960 race between John Kennedy and Richard Nixon, which Kennedy won by a slim margin after some suspicious votes were recorded in Chicago, is the first to come into mind, there have been others. Still, that race did result in the best, and most candid, election-fixing line.
Now, of course, we get a lot of lip service from politicians about campaign reform, about how tighter restrictions need to be put in place, and all of those other good things we would hope to hear from one advancing the true precepts of democracy.
But, when it comes down to it, we don't really see a lot of movement on the subject.
It's those campaign dollars that separate the winners from the losers.
The problem, however, is that the candidates suddenly find themselves in the position of the "elitists," who they tend to castigate. Despite their weak protests, they keep the doors closed to those who would seek election, virtually handcuffing the competition.
I clearly remember the 2006 election when two regional Democrats were fighting for their political lives.
Pete Ashdown, a bright young man with good ideas and certainly electable credentials, was challenging Republican Orrin Hatch for his Senate seat. Down the road and across two state lines, Jack Carter, the son of former President Jimmy Carter, was in a scrap against Republican incumbent John Ensign.
Ashdown and Carter went to Las Vegas to try to raise funds for their campaigns. It was one of those events where hopefuls mingle with rich, influential party leaders and donors for support.
They met with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who told them that if they didn't have $1 million of their own money to forget about asking for major help from the party.
Ashdown ended up spending only $250,000 on his campaign and was thoroughly thrashed, garnering just 31 percent of the vote as opposed to Hatch who was swept back into office with 62 percent. Carter fared a little better, earning 41 percent against Ensign's 55.
Hatch and Ensign, veteran politicians, had much deeper pockets and even though the Senate majority was on the line, Reid and his fellow Democrats refused to ante up some dough to help a couple of guys whose pockets were relatively empty, at least by Hatch and Reid standards.
In writing the Supreme Court's majority decision, Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. stated that this was a First Amendment issue.
With the new decision, it is clear that those who donate the most get to participate the most.
What this means, of course, is that Big Oil, Big Pharma, the NRA, and other special interest groups will now be free to swing an even larger hammer as they try to stack the political deck in their favor.
As expected, reaction to the decision also cut along party lines.
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., see it for what it is.
"It advantages wealthy people over everybody else," Schumer said.
And, although my background is not in law, I fail to understand how limiting campaign contributions is a violation of the First Amendment.
In all actuality, what really happens is that those of us who don't fly on private jets or run massive corporations are the ones who are silenced because, well, a million bucks can buy a lot of face time with a political candidate while what we, the great unwashed, are able to scrape together might get us a hearty handshake from some flunky aide.
If you really want to know how much influence political donations can buy, go to the Open Secrets website and start punching in the names of your state and federal elected officials, compare their legislative votes against donors and, voila!, the image becomes even clearer as we see their legislative votes go to the highest bidder.
We have, in essence, become a democracy for only the rich who buy influence with the major political parties, insert their puppets, and give us no real choice in the voting booth.
Even when an incumbent has hung on far too long or is egregiously arrogant, unresponsive, or unyielding, they can stay on as long as there are enough dollars in the campaign chest to outspend, rather than out-think, their opponent.
The SCOTUS decision will do nothing but further alienate those who already feel disconnected from a political process that, by allowing itself to be bought and sold, is moving further and further from the ethics and integrity of a once-righteous system.
My vote is not for sale and I refuse to give it to anybody, from either party, under these conditions. Besides, it has been a long time since I found anyone on the local or state level I wanted to spend that vote on anyway.
No, I prefer a candidate I can believe in rather than one I can buy on political ebay.
Along with the power of big corporations and the super-wealthy to buy political influence also comes power to "buy" the press. For example, EBAY FOUNDER PIERRE OMIDYAR'S POWER OVER MAINSTREAM PRESS: From the Pando article about Pierre Omidyar's funding aid in the Ukraine revolution: "But what is more immediately alarming is what makes Omidyar different. Unlike other billionaires, Omidyar has garnered nothing but uncritical, fawning press coverage, particularly from those he has hired. By acquiring a "dream team" of what remains of independent media — Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill, Wheeler, my former partner Matt Taibbi — not to mention press "critics" like Jay Rosen — he buys both silence and fawning press.
So the buying the press tactic explains the pro-eBay press over the past decade or so.
Ed you make great points in this article, yet it's interesting the points that you failed to mention, intentionally or unintentionally we may never know.
When Count My Vote was getting a lot of attention you wrote articles in favor of doing away with the caucus system in Utah. One of the biggest reason people opposing Count My Vote claimed was that it would make elections just open to the highest bidder. You now seem a bit two faced. You didn't seem to mind money buying elections when it meant doing away with the caucus system, but now it is an abomination to even consider it.
Being completely honest, these elections have been won by the highest bidder for a long time now, even when there were "donation limits", quotations because the limits were a complete farce. Sure you could only donate so much money directly to a campaign, but there were no limits on how much you could donate to PACs and SuperPACs, which weren't supposed to affiliate with any campaign, but who here is really convinced that doesn't happen?
You article points out known Republican industries that donate in large sums to campaigns, and the uninformed reading this might actually think that this ruling favors heavily Republican's in winning elections, at least that is what you seem to be implying. Interesting how to left out known Democrat industries that donate in large sums to campaigns as well, in fact they seem to be out donating as of late. Hollywood, Green Energy, Unions, all donate in large sums to Democrats for elections, why didn't you mention that Ed?
In the end shouldn't we all be asking ourselves why companies and people not even living in the state of the senator or the district of the representative even allowed to donate and do so much to get them elected at all? That doesn't seem like the people are being represented at all.
You make some sound points in showing Ed's bias positions. But hey, as a American, that's his right. Mr. Kociela is a gifted writer but with a agenta. At lease he hasn't come right out and said 'If you like your freedom, you can keep it' Period!(as long as you donate the way I tell you to).
My self, being a true indepentant, vote for who is the most qualified for the job and how honest they appear to be. To be up front with you, I'm only right 70% of the time.
Daniel and Jar: Good, civil arguments from both. Much appreciated in these quarters, by the way. The fact is, the GOP has a stranglehold on the biggest donors — pharmaceutical companies, oil companies, the medical industry, communications industries, not to mention the Koch brothers. Yes, there are some deep pockets on the Blue side — Soros, unions, the green industry — but it is minimal by comparison. Green companies have very little money or we would have more green power. Hollywood? The money just doesn't flow and, quite honestly, over the years, there has been money going to both sides from Hollywood, which, contrary to popular belief, is a lot more conservative than it is liberal. The point about the caucus system is an interesting one because I think it is something we can debate vigorously and probably not come to a good conclusion. From my perspective, I see the caucus system as less inclusive — maybe not in theory, but practice — and more open to the strength of "the few" handing down decisions for "the majority." But, that is, I am sure, a debatable point that depends on perspective to be sure. As far as being truly independent, I like to think of myself in those terms as well. And, it is true that I have an agenda. It is for our leaders to act in the interest of everybody they represent, free of financial, cultural, religious, or any other ties that would exclude a segment of the population. I also would like some consistency from our elected leaders, and above all, honesty. You could put them all on a 3-foot leash and I still wouldn't trust a one of them. I realize honesty, statesmanship, and fair representation are a thing of the past, however we can hold out a little hope, right? And, finally, as far as campaign donations are concerned, I would much rather see you spend that money on something important like medical research and services, feeding and clothing the poor, and living up to the contract that was made to many veterans who come back from service with deep mental and physical scars. There isn't one politician out there whose campaign is worthy of my money.
Unions and public employees own Democrats, and their money dwarfs all others. The author shows continued lack of interest in core constitutional gaurantees that should be obvious. He's very inventive, I'm sure, when it comes to finding constitutional basis for baby killing, but clear as mud on the basics actually written clear as day.
Unions own Dems, some other businesses own Repubs, and both are wholly owned subsidiaries of big finance. This ruling, besides being clearly for liberty, will change little.
Question for Ed, Do you honestly think "Hollywood… is a lot more conservative than it is liberal" ? Really?…………………………….Really?
Obama spent $733 million compared to Romney's $479 million in the 2012 election?
For having a "stranglehold" on the big donors it just seems a little odd.
Rick…Yes, Hollywood is a lot more conservative than liberal and has been for some time. It's big money and big money likes to hold onto its money. Remember, the studios, producers, and directors have more money than the stars. And, as far as Obama vs. Romney, Obama raised about $1.1 billion and Romney raised about $1 billion (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/12/07/both-romney-and-obama-ran-1-billion-campaigns/), outrageous sums no matter which side you fall on. Take into consideration all of the "outside" money beyond the candidates' control and Romney actually outspent Obama slightly. Neither, by the way, got a cent out of me.
I have to take my hat off to you on your 'stated reasons' for being a independent thinker and realizing there crap on both sides of our current two party political system. They both want their hands in our back pockets (where the wallet is).
Solution? I'm a firm believer that a reliable lie detector devise, approved by the court of course , be placed on every candidate/ holder of elected office. If any falsehoods are detected? Snap! Boy, look at what 50,000 volts is doing to that lying SOB. His hair is turning red and is falling out. Grab his wallet as soon as it cools down a bit and send it to the Salvation Army.
"IF YOU WANT YOUR FREEDOM, YOU CAN KEEP IT" Period.
Lie detectors and politicians? Now there's a novel idea. I don't think they care so much about what's in our wallets, however. I think they are more concerned with the big money. Why chase pennies when you can score gold?


Oh man, Jeff sent me the new shirt design (coming soon!), and it's soooo goood. I think you folks'll like it.
Found a new good webcomic, called Wasted Talent by Angela Melick.
Hey, we have a Funny or Die account. Please help us not die.
SURPRISE UPDATE. You guys came through big, so here's your reward. There'll be a regular update again this evening. I kinda felt like it was a cop-out doing an extra comic just on reddit :).
And yes, that is Ron Mallett arguing with Stephen Hawking. If I ever make the physics rap I've always wanted to do, it'll involve the phrase "bring down the hammer, Ronald Mallett!"
New video day! Pretty happy with this one.


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Google plans to invest $10 billion in US offices and data centers in 2020
11 states will see new or expanded facilities
By Monica Chin / @mcsquared96
Feb 26, 2020, 5:42 PM UTC |
Google has announced its 2020 expansion plans, which will build its footprint in 11 US states. The company has pledged to invest "more than $10 billion" in offices and data centers in California, Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington.
Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said in a blog post that "these investments will create thousands of jobs—including roles within Google, construction jobs in data center and renewable energy facilities, and opportunities in local businesses in surrounding towns and communities."
The portfolio is not as ambitious as last year's plan, in which Google pledged $13 billion and vowed to expand to rural areas in states like Nebraska, Nevada, and Oklahoma. This year, Google seems to be mostly focusing on projects it's already started. Pichai notes that the company is expanding offices or continuing previous expansions in a number of regions, from data centers in Nebraska and Oklahoma to the Cloud Campus in Seattle.
Google plans to open its new Hudson Square Campus in New York City this year as well as a new operations center in Mississippi and a new data center in Iowa. The company will also open a "major development" in Kirkland, Washington, later this year, and its massive office in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is still "under development."
"Everywhere we invest, we strive to create meaningful opportunities for local communities," Pichai wrote. "A powerful example is our data center in Pryor a town in Mayes County, Oklahoma...Google's investments have helped provide local schools with the resources they need — including the latest textbooks and STEM courses — to offer a world-class education."
Last summer, Google pledged to invest $1 billion in new housing in the Bay Area, work that it claims will accelerate in 2020.
Such a US-heavy investment plan is certainly a diplomatic move for Google, as the US manufacturing sector sheds jobs and concerns about outsourcing and automation grow. Still, there are several questions that the company doesn't address in its announcement.
For example, Pichai thanks "partners and communities" at the end of his blog post, but there's no mention of potential tax incentives — a source of the controversy that ultimately killed Amazon's Long Island City campus. And development that hinges on a company's cooperation can backfire, as the Mountain View City Council learned a few years ago when Google threatened to block a massive housing project if it wasn't given 800,000 additional square feet of office space.
New jobs are well and good, but it's important to remember that projects like these are investments, not philanthropy.
Samsung Display shows off a new folding phone hinge that can rotate 360 degrees


DogsBite.org - We recently published part of Amaya's story. We wrote as much as we could without falling to pieces. Her attack took place in 2006, as she was nestled in a baby stroller being pushed by her mother. Upon entering the yard of Mark Hamilton, Amaya's mother spoke briefly to Hamilton's nephew. Then a pit bull flew out of the door and latched onto Amaya's head.
The pit bull had Amaya's head in it's mouth for 5-8 minutes. After the claw end of a hammer was used to pry open the dog's jaws, half of Amaya's scalp was missing, her right eye was out of its socket and her right ear was torn from the side of her head. You can learn more about her story at the Amaya website (AmayaHess.info). The below video shows Amaya two years after the attack.
I'm in favor of Debtor's prisons for these situations…. You wanna play lion tamer without the requisite containment infrastructure, you gotta pay!
Which in the state of Ohio — that mandates pit bull liability insurance of $100,000 for all pit bulls — equals $65 per month with a $5,000 deductible. Mind you, this is for a pit bull that is sterilized AND does not have a bite record.
This is the cost to insure a pit bull for a $100,000 liability policy. This amount can hardly cover the cost of Amaya's medical bills. BASE cost for pit bull liability coverage should start at $250,000, a quarter of a million dollars.


It's another big weekend for Rock in Rio!
Day 4 of the festival is slammed with powerful performances from the Deftones, System of a Down, Lamb of God and more big names. Check out the full schedule above and tune into AOL.com right here to watch the entire festival LIVE from Rio de Janeiro.
ABOUT ROCK IN RIO: The major music festival kicked off for the first time in 1985 and since then it's become the biggest music festival in the world with concerts in Rio de Janeiro, Lisbon, Las Vegas and Madrid. The festival brings together artists from all genres, with the 2015 festival including performances from Katy Perry, Rihanna, Elton John, Slipknot, John Legend and more.


Merry Christmas/Happy Hanukkah/Merry day of eating/getting gifts/and baking! I actually made these a few days ago but decided to save their posting for a later time and one of our readers suggested that these baked goods go up next! Although the previous post on gingersnap palmiers was my mom and my favorite recipe of the year, these pecan logs have been on the top of my brother's list and the recipe was requested from a few friends that got to taste them as well. So from my blog world to your kitchen, here's a little Christmas gift!
The original recipe was again from my go-to-holiday Martha Stewart's Cookies book but I adapted it quite a bit. I thought the original didn't have enough sugar in it – leaving it more of a nutty short bread than the cinnamony, sugary concoction you see here.
In addition to adding some holiday spice into the dough itself, I also spiced up the nutty coating with a sugar and cinnamon mixture (much like snickerdoodles) and the woody, fragrant flavors of the toasted pecans melded beautifully with the sweetness that I added. These logs break apart into a crumbly goodness into your mouth and they're fabulously delicious. Absolutely perfect for Christmas or rather, any other time where a cookie is needed.
Enjoy these logs by the fireplace! or perhaps, paired with a yule log? Log themed dessert platter? Alright, that's enough of the log jokes.
In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt and 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon in a bowl. If you're like me, you can go heavy handed on the cinnamon for an even greater kick. This is the part that I adapted so the cinnamon is also optional. In yet another bowl, mix the butter and confectioners' sugar until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla until well combined.
Add in your dry ingredient mixtures and half of the ground pecans and wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate until cold, about 30 minutes.
Preheat your oven to 350F and roll out your dough into log shaped little cookies. The original recipe said about 1 tablespoon per log but honestly, I eyeballed it until they were about the size that I desired. Now, here is the other adapted part that is optional. I added in a tablespoon of sugar and another teaspoon of cinnamon into the remaining ground pecans. Then, mix this new nutty, sugary concoction and generously roll your logs around in them. You can even press the nuts into the log a bit and go for a second roll.
Place on parchment paper lined baking sheets and bake about 1 inch apart (they don't spread much at all). Bake until pale golden about 14-15 minutes.
Let cool and then eat up! They were a huge hit this year! Enjoy!
I'm dreaming of a gingery, buttery Christmas.
No school, no stress, all baking.
Okay guys – if anyone is in my predicament, it's been a few days into the holiday season and there are cookies everywhere I look. I curse myself as I shove flavor after flavor of flaky goodness into my mouth and then I realize that most of the stuff I'm putting down my throat is cookies that I've made – which is why I more or less have to give them away…immediately.
These gingersnap palmiers has been an absolute holiday FAVORITE this year.
These beautiful cookies are made with puff pastry layered with a mix of gingerbread like ingredients carefully melted into a molasses syrup and a sugar dusting. When they bake – they wallow in bubbling goo and beg to be brushed with more syrup. And the best part? They're made with a little bit of fresh ginger – and the hint of ginger root is not at all overpowering. It's subtle, spicy, warm, and everything the holidays embody. Every bite makes you want to just close your eyes and get lost in the flavors.
They're crispy, they're crunchy, they're abso-freaking-shove-in-your-mouth-worthy. Even better? They're a creative change from the usual sugar and short bread assortment of the season (don't worry, there will be a post of those too).
I've heard a few of you are making these recipes – you guys gotta try this one out! Fair warning: there is a good amount of time that these guys have to sit in the freezer so they are a good prep now and bake later treat. They're a little more challenging technically than the other posts but man, are they worth it.
Happy Holidays to all of you wonderful readers!! More to come!
Mix all of the ingredients for the molasses together in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer, whisking until the sugar has dissolved. Let the goo slightly thicken and let the flavors of ginger and christmas waft through your kitchen for 1-2 more minutes and then let cool.
While your goo is cooling, mix the ingredients for your sugar mixture in another bowl.
Time to start on the dough! It's very important that your puff pastry is fully thawed. If not, it will crack at the seams and you will be unable to roll these guys into their characteristic buttery-fly (ha!) shape. I did the whole assembly process on a sheet of saran wrap – I found that it was the easiest method.
Take a generous amount of your sugar mixture and spread it around the saran wrap to about the size of your first 10X7 inch thawed puff pastry. Then, put your puff pastry onto this sugar and slightly press the sugar into your pastry with a rolling pin. Next, brush a thick layer of molasses syrup onto the non-sugared side of your pastry which should now be facing you. Then, using that syrup like a glue, sprinkle another generous amount of sugar. Set your sugar mixture aside and cover your syrup as well. Don't toss it!
To make the palmier shapes, start rolling lengthwise on each side of your pastry and meet in the middle. Seal the middle with some more syrup. Now, here is why working with saran wrap works well. The leftover sugar that you didn't get onto the outside will still be on the saran wrap. Just wrap your roll of palmier with this saran wrap tightly and pop it into the freezer for at least 3 hours or overnight – ensuring maximum sugar contact! Repeat for your 2nd sheet!
Now that your rolls are hardened, preheat your oven to 425F and take your saran wrapped palmiers out of the freezer and cut with seal side down into 1/2 inch pieces. You should get about 3 dozen out of your two rolls. Roll each of your little guys in the sugar and place 2 inches apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Flatten with the palms of your hands a little bit so they spread out.
Pop them into the oven for 8 minutes. They'll be bubbly and delicious! Take them out and reduce to 400F. While they are out and sitting, brush the side that is not on the baking sheet with syrup and flip your cookies. Back into the oven for 8 more minutes and then let them cook completely. The syrup will harden up like candy as it cools and they'll get this glaze that will make you want to lick it off right then and there and burn off your tongue, but don't do it – not recommended.
^^ adorable gift idea – pack in jars and tie with a festive ribbon! I'm definitely doubling the recipe next year…oor….tomorrow.
When all through the house, all the spatulas were stirring – even the whisk.
In hopes that delicious red velvet cookies – would soon be there.
The cream cheese frosting was nestled all snug in its dough….
Had settled my brains for a pre-exam bake.
Whisk together the flour and cake mix until there are no more lumps. Then add in the eggs, oil, and vanilla extract. Cover the dough with saran wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour.
Onto the filling! Mix all three ingredients together until well combined then partition out into ~1/2 teaspoon measurements OR do my technique. I scooped out millions of little balls with a melon baller (soooo adorable) and then split them into two later. Either way – be it by teaspoon or melon baller, freeze for at least one hour.
Place these little guys with plenty of room to spare. It would be smart to do a tester batch to see how much yours will spread in your oven, humidity, and general working conditions. Bake them on parchment paper lined sheets for 10 minutes exactly for perfectly soft cookies or a bit more for crispy.I found that 10 minutes resulted in the most ideal, ideal, ideal cookie.
Once out, take them off the baking pan and let cool before drizzling. For the white chocolate drizzle, temper the bar as per previous post and drizzle away! You can use a fork or make a pastry bag out of the corner of a ziploc bag.
The perfect holiday cookie!!! Enjoy! It's absolutely fantastic!
Never heard of them before? Well you aren't alone. Named after a city in British Columbia (click for pronunciation…thanks Merriam Webster), the Nanaimo Bar is a popular Canadian cookie shrouded in mystery.
These triple layer bar cookies were fabled to have first surfaced in the 1950s when a Nanaimo housewife entered the recipe in a magazine contest. However, the magazine was never identified and to complicate things further, the bars have been known to masquerade under other such names as New York Bars, or London Smog Bars.
Whatever the case, we are happy to have found the Nanaimo Bar and his festive cousin, the Mint Nanaimo Bar, to share with you (Look Holiday colors!!!)!
Based on the recipe from Nanaimo's Visitor Bureau – a recipe which won the Ultimate Nanaimo Bar recipe contest held in none other than Nanaimo, BC.
Put the mixture back on the double boiler and continuously whisk until it thickens. Take it off the heat (for the last time!) and stir in the vanilla. Add in the crumbs, coconut, and nuts.
Line an 8″ x 8″ pan with foil and spray it with baking spray to prevent sticking. Press the mixture into an even layer in the prepared pan. Cover it with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for about an hour, so that when you spread the middle layer on, it won't crumble.
Cream butter until smooth. Add vanilla, 2 tablespoons cream, pudding powder, and sugar. (Don't forget the mint ingredients if you're going to be festive). Beat this all together until it gets light and like beautiful cake frosting. Add more cream to get the perfect spreadable consistency. Get the crust out of the refrigerator and spread the buttercream over it. Return to the refrigerator and chill for another hour.
Melt the chocolate and butter in the double boiler. Pour it over the second layer and spread it with the back of a spoon or a knife. Put the pan back in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes for the chocolate to set.
After those last 30 minutes of chilling are finally up, take the pan out of the refrigerator and lift the foil out of the pan and onto a cutting board. Trim off the ragged edges (about half an inch – but for God sake don't throw them away – we recommend eating them, more or less immediately) and cut into squares with a sharp knife, wiping the knife clean between cuts…And behold! The Legendary Nanaimo Bar!
I apologize for another pie entry but this past week was Thanksgiving – the holiday of all holidays for pies! I mean, being thankful and gluttony (pies). So Elyse and I split up into our respective homes and starting baking away.
In light of the results of Elyse's crust-off below – I also used a butter based crust from the diva herself: Martha Stewart (I choose to overlook her jail bird period). For those of you that wonder what "corn meal" consistency should look like when cutting butter into flour, there she is. There is something so rustic about making pie crust. Given the spirits of the holidays, I already had a pumpkin pie sitting on the table, Elyse had the pecan down, so clearly fruit was left!
Hello you glistening beauties. I definitely spent a good amount of time running my hands over these babies and smiling at their untarnished very berry silhouettes.
What's that? you want to go a little closer?
Are you dying yet? I certainly was. Dying. Butter crust? Gosh the flakiness practically jumps off into my mouth – no fork needed. mmm MMMM mmm. I am thankful for cameras, ovens, perfect berries, and chilled butter.
Bake on a baking sheet (fruit will spill over with cooking) to avoid mess in bottom of the oven for about 1 hour – 1 hour and 10 minutes. I also covered my edges with tin foil for fear that the edges would burn prematurely, it's usually a good idea if your pie is going to be baking for more than hour.
Cool before serving and while you're cooling, might as well go get some ICE CREAM! mmmMM this pie is scrumptious a la mode!


Yes, you are seeing correctly. Cyrene is a mermaid crown created by Bombshell Revival Designs using a variety of sizes, colours and shapes of seashells and pearls. It was designed on and to be worn like a headband.
I have felt the pull to create a mermaid crown or headpiece for some time now and it was time! I finally got it out of my system and am very pleased with the results. Now, I am looking forward to seeing all the lovely sirens of the sea out there try it on! I wonder which one will fall in love and just have to make it hers?


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Dear Diary - I do not know why Jimmy Kimmel disrespected my honey Kanye West, but let me say that my baby daddy is not happy at all.
If I was Jimmy "The Slimeball" Kimmel I would be very worried and looking over my shoulder because Kanye is coming.
Just who the hell does that Fred Flintstone looking punk think he is away.


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Regal Update, AM RAW, Stacy Keibler's Boyfriend & More
By Andy Steven/Feb. 24, 2006 1:30 pm EST
Credit: PWInsider.com
Both Ron Simmons and William Regal were backstage at last night's Deep South Wrestling TV taping in Georgia. Danny Inferno who came from Ohio Valley Wrestling, debuted for DSW, working under his real name of Danny Giamundo, and was said to have gotten over.
The USA Network will begin running a late night replay of the AM RAW show. Starting the first week of April, WWE AM Raw will continue to air on Saturdays at 9 AM. The replay will air late Saturday nights/early Sunday mornings at 2 AM.
"Silverback" Ryan Reeves (Million Dollar Tough Enough fame) who is a WWE developmental wrestler, has been transferred from Deep South to Ohio Valley Wrestling.
Stacy Keibler's boyfriend's name is Geoff Stults. He plays the character Ben Kinkirk on the WB drama series 7th Heaven.


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By David Brandt Berg, January 25, 1973
Webmaster's note: This was written during the Nixon administration. It seems fundamentally little has changed since then! Please note that by posting this I do not "hate America" as some have accused me. I served 4 years in the USAF and swore to defend the Constitution of the USA. I am merely trying to wake the country up to see the root of its problems.
THE ONLY WAY THAT THE PRESIDENT CAN GET A DICTATORIAL CONTROL on the country is to get control of the Supreme Court. You see, it's supposed to be a balanced government: You know, the legislative branch, Congress; the judicial branch, the Court; and the executive branch, the President. If any two of those can get together, they can control the other. Well, it's not likely the Supreme Court and Congress are going to make a dictator because there are plenty of both of them. It's not likely that the President is going to be able to control the Congress too well and become a dictatorship. But, if he can get control of five men!--In order to become a dictator in the United States, you only have to control five men.
THE PRESIDENT HAS TO ONLY CONTROL FIVE MEN IF HE WANTS TO BE DICTATOR. Those five men are five Supreme Court justices. He can then tell them what he wants and what he doesn't want. He can have them declare any law that he doesn't like unconstitutional, because it's purely a matter of opinion, judicial opinion.
THEN THE CONGRESS IS TOTALLY HAMSTRUNG. They are absolutely ineffective because they cannot pass one single law against him. The Supreme Court will throw it out as unconstitutional. He can declare any law unconstitutional he doesn't like, so that they can't do anything unless they pass laws to suit him.
IN OTHER WORDS, THEY JUST HAVE TO GIVE UP in disgust and go home, for he's got the whip hand: "Now you pass the law the way I want it or I'm going to veto it; if you pass it by a two-thirds majority I'll have the Supreme Court veto it." They can override his veto with a two-thirds majority, but if they do, he can have it thrown out by the Supreme Court. So, once he gets control of five men in the Supreme Court he has got it made, if he wants to be a dictator!
THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL MEN WHO HAVE HAD THAT KIND OF MAJORITY to work with, but they were benign Presidents. They were good men who were trying to do the country good and they weren't trying to be a dictator. But there have been two men in American history, both of whom wanted to be dictators and they wanted to get control of the country, and they did it the same way.
THE FIRST WAS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, and he did it for the good of the poor man. He was a socialist, definitely a socialist. He did more to help the poor than almost any ruler of America in their history. The country was desperate, in the midst of a depression. Then they got into a war. But the way he did it was to get control of the Supreme Court. He had a five-man liberal majority on the Supreme Court. This is why there was such a hassle over these new appointees for the Supreme Court in this recent thing of the President.
YOU SEE, ROOSEVELT WAS ON HIS FOURTH TERM and there was no limit to the number of terms. He could have been re-elected. As long as he lived they would have re-elected him because he was an extremely popular, benign dictator, a beneficial dictator for the poor man. He just absolutely crippled the big corporations. He was totally socialising America.
I HAVE THE FEELING THAT IT WAS SORT OF GOING TO HIS HEAD. A ruler and leader gets a little puffed up in his head and begins to think he's really a god. God won't stand for it. The Lord just took him like that when he was posing for his portrait. He had a sudden heart attack and died during his fourth term.
HE HAD IT MADE. He was a dictator and he had the whole country in the palm of his hand, both the people and the Congress. He had the Congress willing to do almost anything he wanted them to do. He'd been in for four terms, so that with the people behind him they'd elect congressmen that worked with him, and he had the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court was the way he got started.
CONGRESS CAN'T DO A THING unless it's the way the President wants it.
ONCE A PRESIDENT FIRST OF ALL GETS DICTATORIAL CONTROL of the legal apparatus of the government, he can rule the country legally from the top. He can control the leaders. First he gets control of the leaders, then by monopolising the source of information, he gets control of the people and he's got it made. The President is on his way to making himself a permanent dictator if he possibly can.
AFTER FDR DIED, the people then were concerned that maybe another President not quite as benign and good as FDR would try to pull the same stunts and do the same tricks and get control like he did. So they passed a law in the United States forbidding a President to hold more than two terms of office after that. The President has got four years now to work with to fix it so he's in permanently, if he can.
IF ANY LEADER OF ANY COUNTRY HAS ENOUGH POWER, all he has to do is even have that law about the limit on the terms of the Presidency brought before the Supreme Court for consideration and have it cast out as unconstitutional. I mean there are all kinds of ways, gimmicks, you can work through.
THE ONLY WAY AMERICA CAN HAVE PLENTY IS WITH WAR. American economy, Western economy, Capitalist economy can thrive only on war.
NO UNGODLY LEADER CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF HAVING BOTH PEACE AND PLENTY without war. God is the only One Who can give them peace and plenty at the same time.--I mean all that they need. As long as a nation demands more than they need, in other words more than plenty, they demand absolute excess, extravagant luxury.--They have to rob the poor to get it, and to rob the poor to get it they have to wage war.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MAKING WAR AND MAKING MONEY in their war jobs and their high salaries at the expenses of the poor Vietnamese. In fact, almost all American industries, even non-war industries, are making money at the expense of the poor of other nations of the world.
IN ORDER TO DO SO YOU HAVE TO ROB them, in a sense, to have your plenty, not plenty, but more than enough, I mean far more than you ought to have, more than your share. Now you may not do it at the point of a gun as is often done. You may just do it in a matter of trade, like two guys living next door to each other. Let's say you're the poor guy and I'm the rich guy. You have things I need: certain things, foodstuffs and whatnot that I need, you might say necessities. I have certain things you need, manufactured items and so on. But I want the lion's share. I want to live in luxury and have the most of everything. So I charge you unreasonably high prices for my stuff and I refuse to pay more than rock-bottom prices for yours.
THIS IS WHAT THEY CALL A COMMERCIAL WAR, and it means in order to get my luxury I am starving you to death. I'm exchanging my luxuries for your necessities while at the same time I am charging you high prices for them. I can sell you things you need, necessities, and charge you extremely high prices for them that you can't really afford and it's impoverishing you to get them. It's making you poor and starving you to get them. In other words I am living in luxury at your expense.
AMERICA HAS BEEN LIVING IN LUXURY AT THE WORLD'S EXPENSE while other nations are starving. America has had high prices on everything and yet has refused to pay high prices for goods because other nations are so poor and they are glad to get anything. Other nations sell their labour and goods at rock-bottom prices, starvation prices and work at starvation wages and America reaps the benefits. America buys their goods at their cheap prices and sells them hers at sky high prices. So America lives in luxury while they live in poverty and starvation. You think God's going to bless them? No!
IN FACT, QUITE OFTEN THE DEAR STARVING NEIGHBOUR GETS FED UP with it and starts a war himself, and this is literally what happened in both the cases of Germany and Japan. Germany and Japan got fed up with it and they began to make commercial war on America by underselling in the rest of the world's markets and stealing America's trade, so to speak, with the rest of the world. Since they could work for less wages and have a lower standard of living they could charge lower prices and the rest of the world bought from them instead.
YOU CANNOT CONTINUE TO LIVE EXTRAVAGANTLY, wastefully and even waste your neighbours' things, such as in Vietnam, or waste in another way with commercial warfare. You cannot continue. God wouldn't let it go on forever, and getting out of the war is not going to make it any better. The U.S. simply chose the lesser of the two evils to get out of the war because at the same time that the war was helping the labour at home make more money, it was also terribly wasting the nation's total assets in materials that were just being thrown away in Vietnam. War is nothing but a waste.
WAR IS TOTAL WASTE, the most total waste there is--destructive waste: Not only the materials but the way it wastes the other country you're making war on. All the bombs dropped, for example, are very expensive bombs, a total waste for they not only waste materials but they waste the poor people they fall on! They are a dual waste, destructive waste, and God is not going to put up with it.
IT CAN'T LAST MUCH LONGER, the economy at home is in trouble, the government is going bankrupt and of course governments always try to hide this from the people as much as they can. Now he's getting control of the source of information and the news media so that he can really hide what's happening, so the people won't know it.
DID YOU KNOW THERE ARE GERMANS WHO STILL REFUSE TO BELIEVE THAT HITLER WAS SLAUGHTERING MILLIONS of Jews, and he went clear through the war and most of the German people didn't know it? His security was so tight and his control of the news media was so tight that the German people themselves, the vast majority of Germans, knew nothing about the way these Jews were being absolutely annihilated.
THEY KNEW THEY HAD CONCENTRATION CAMPS for Jews because Hitler put them there to protect the nation and protect the Jews from the nation. But what they didn't know was that they were systematically annihilating them in those concentration camps. Only a few people who were within knew it.
THERE IS A FAMOUS TRUE STORY of one incident where a Nazi officer's wife boarded by accident a German-Jewish train loaded with German Jews who were being taken to a concentration camp. She was horrified when she discovered where she was, who these people were and where they were going. They were going by the thousands to this concentration camp.
THE SECURITY WAS SO TIGHT that since this was a train going there for annihilation, she was forced to go right along with them. This is a known case. She was gassed with all the rest of them lest she get out and let it be known. Well, that's security!!
THE GERMAN PEOPLE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW what was happening. Up until the very end of the war they thought they were winning it because that's what Hitler told them. That's how well a dictator can control the news media and thereby control the people, and this is exactly what the President is accomplishing right now.
UP UNTIL NOW (1973) THE KOREAN WAR WAS THE LONGEST WAR America's ever fought. She lost more men in Korea than in any other war. Now, Vietnam is the longest war and has cost more lives than any war she has ever fought. Ten years, almost ten years they were fighting this war.
BUT YOU SEE, THAT'S THE WAY THE LEADERS WANT IT: Be a little more tempered in your warfare, and you can stretch out the economy a little longer and the war--caused economic boom lasts longer that way. It doesn't skyrocket so fast. It kind of keeps on a nice higher level. But sooner or later it has to come to an end. Now it's come to an end. Now with the economic controls and so on he may be able to slow the deflationary spiral of depression, but the people will not stand for sacrifice, they will not stand for living on only necessities, they will not stand for a mere essential economy of agrarianism and production of food clothing, shelter and so on.
THEY'RE SELFISH AND THEY WANT THEIR SELFISH RICHES. They will choose some other kind of a war again. It just could be that when he sees that they're not going to be able to make it at home, they'll look around to see where they could afford to have a war that would inspire the economy and the faith of the people again--by that time it just might be Vietnam again. (Iraq?)
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James Arendt
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Nearly $1.2M Awarded through COVID-19 Relief Fund for Individuals
Dan Blask, Program Officer
Elizabeth Alexander (Sculpture/Installation/New Genres Fellow '11) at work in her studio.
Yesterday Mass Cultural Council awarded $1,171,500 through the COVID-19 Relief Fund for Individuals, making $1,500 grants to 781 individual artists and individual teaching artists, humanists, and scientists across Massachusetts whose creative practices and incomes have been impacted by COVID-19 related cancellations and closures.
This is the second round of funding from this program since the onset of the pandemic. In April 2020, Mass Cultural Council awarded over $300,000 to individuals working in the cultural sector. Once this week's grants are distributed, the Agency will have awarded almost $1.5 million in direct relief funding to 1,053 artists and teaching artists/humanists/scientists.
Mass Cultural Council originally expected to award closer to 450 grants during this FY21 grant round. But we were able to reallocate funds in recognition of the urgent circumstances of individuals in the cultural sector amidst the pandemic. Those circumstances have continued to intensify since we last reported on the pandemic's impact on creative individuals.
Financial Impacts on Individual Artists and Teaching Artists/Humanists/Scientists
Massachusetts' creative individuals are facing dramatic financial losses. Since March 2020, a total of 2,951 artists and teaching artists/humanists/scientists who live and work in every region of the state have reported to Mass Cultural Council over $30 million ($30,403,616) in lost personal income and 67,986 cancelled gigs/jobs due to COVID-19.
On average, those individual artists or teaching artists/humanists/scientists in Massachusetts have each lost $10,303 in personal income and 23 cancelled jobs/gigs in the last year. Every part of the state has been negatively affected.
Region # of Individuals Reporting Total Lost Income Total Lost Gigs/Jobs
Greater Boston 1,134 $12,709,292 24,177
Central 252 $2,307,415 6,862
Metrowest 163 $1,620,553 3,845
Northeast 326 $3,473,184 6,881
Southeast 518 $5,391,489 14,593
Western 558 $4,901,683 11,628
Total 2,951 $30,403,616 67,986
The scale of these impacts is both staggering and humbling. Mass Cultural Council will continue to prioritize support of artists and teaching artists/humanists/scientists through funding and services. We encourage creative individuals to visit ArtSake and to sign up for the Artist News e-newsletter, to learn about other ways Mass Cultural Council supports individuals.
Part of supporting the cultural sector is telling a clear story. Mass Cultural Council and our advocacy partners, including MASSCreative and Mass Humanities, will continue to collect data periodically from the cultural sector and share it with policymakers on your behalf.
Mass Cultural Council believes in the power of culture. We recognize that the work creative individuals do every day makes the Commonwealth a more vibrant, healthier, and more exciting place. We remain committed to supporting the cultural sector through resources, assistance, guidance, and programming. With a creative spirit, we will get through this pandemic together.
COVID-19 Relief Fund for Individuals Funding List


Dig out those ever faithful garden tools and treat them to a good clean, oil and repair, if needed, readying them for action in the spring.
 If the weather eases enough for you to brave the elements carry on clearing paths and terraces of moss and leaves.
 Keep on digging over those beds and borders incorporating as much organic matter or fresh compost as you can. Not only will this will help promote healthy nutrient rich soil but also reduce pests as those cheeky Robin red breasts will be on hand to swoop down and eat up all they spy.
 January can be the toughest of months for our feathered friends with periods of icy cold weather making food hard to find. Sparing 5 minutes of a morning to make sure there is a little fresh water and a handful of quality bird food could make all the difference.
 Wisterias our now due for their second prune of the year to encourage a structured and spectacular floral display come May. Prune back all stems branching off the main framework down to 2-3 buds of the previous years growth.
 Keep Off The Grass! As much as possible avoid walking on your lawns as damage is easily inflicted whilst they are frost covered or waterlogged.
 Don't let your planted containers dry out and if you haven't done so already, raise any and all up onto pot feet to help protect them from the cold. This will prevent excess water freezing around the base of the container.
 Now is a great time to begin forcing rhubarb. Remove old and dead foliage from around the crown and then cover with a forcer or large up turned pot if you have one. Keep an eye out for flower buds and pinch them out to encourage stem growth. Can't wait for that first bowl of fresh rhubarb crumble? Then encourage super growth by surrounding the base of the forcer with horse manure. If you haven't any rhubarb in your garden, get yourself down to your local garden centre where rhubarb crowns should be on sale now.
 Begin chitting first early seed potatoes by standing them in egg trays or similar in a light, frost free place. The early bird catches the worm and first early spuds will be ready for planting out in March!
 Finally , while on the subject of veg, now is a perfect time to sit down, with a cuppa in the warm, and plan you crop rotation for the season. Indoor sowing can begin of those early crops such as lettuce, spinach, onions, cabbage, cauliflower and broad beans.


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Cryptocurrency is one of the most important fintech advancements in the history. However, for cryptocurrency to live up to the promises made by commentators like Tim Draper, it is clear that it must disrupt and create value in the global business. Because this way it is going to enact true change on a global scale.
No doubt that global business is a big logistic challenge and as far as international trade is concerned, it is dominated by multinational corporations that have a universal approach to operations, production and markets. This means supply chains span various states.
Blockchain:This is a digital public ledger that records information securely, publicly and with an unarguable time stamp. The biggest challenge with traditional means of storing data is that there is always a single point of failure. If I go by history so far, it shows that even multinationals are not immune from having their data estates compromised and so they end up dealing with rising penalties and regulatory pressure. Certainly, the Bitcoin ledger secures more than $100 billion dollars of value at present.
Smart Contracts: This smart contract allows for the distribution and collection of digital assets. There is no intermediary required. The easiest way to think about smart contracts is that they are pretty much similar to vending machines. If certain conditions are met then a predetermined result is implemented. With a vending machine, if you put $1 into the machine then you get a can of coke. Smart contracts also work in a similar fashion and can be easily customized to meet your requirements. Thus, anything of value can be easily traded through a smart contract.
The important element is here that the present global infrastructure has significant room for improvements to transfer value. There is something cryptocurrencies can help with. In June last year, Litecoin was used to transfer $99 million worth of value. The transaction took a few minutes to validate and the sender was charged $0.44 in fees.
As per the Global Chamber of Commerce, counterfeiting may cost the international economy $1.9 trillion a year by 2022. This shows the scale of the counterfeiting problem for global businesses and the drain it levies on the international economy. The good news is that there are cryptocurrency projects emphasizing on securing global supply chains from fraudsters. One such project is China-based Wabi which provides a solution to track products throughout each and every step of the supply chain from the manufacturer to the final destination.
When the product is manufactured, it is highly secured by an RFID label. These have been particularly built to resist accidentally breaking in-transit. These labels are then scanned at each and every stage of the product's journey through the supply chain management.
Also, Wabi has a consumer application. When a customer is in a shop and they see a Wabi protected product, they scan the RFID label in the application and all the supply chain data can be seen easily. If the product's physical location on the store shelf does not merge with the information on the blockchain then the customer will get the alert that the product has likely been tampered with. In a nutshell, the product is not where it has to be.
The major impact of global counterfeiting is not just an economic problem. Such type of problem costs lives and that's why adoption of blockchain technology can add real value to securing global supply chains.
If I go by the Tim Draper's comment that cryptocurrency is bigger than the Industrial Revolution could be spot on when it comes to the potential impact that blockchain and smart contract technology can have on global business.
Indeed, technological advancements and its adoption take a considerable amount of time. However, if cryptocurrency can bring far-reaching changes to the global business, I strongly believe that it will be blockchain and smart contract technology which will change everything altogether in a blockchain space. Of late, if you are planning to develop a cryptocurrency or like to initiate the cryptocurrency exchange development process, Antier boasts of experts who are capable to make your entry noticeable in the cryptocurrency industry.


Why Do Cats Yawn So Much?
Everybody yawns. In fact, you're probably yawning right now, simply because you read the word 'yawning'. It's an involuntary reflex for us. If we see someone yawn, we're likely to yawn as well. As well as people, many other animals yawn, from cats and dogs, to chimps, to birds and fish. But why do we all yawn?
There's a number of theories on why we yawn, but any, and all of them may be true.
We yawn when we're tired. The thinking behind this is that when we're tired, we don't breathe as deeply as we normally would. This means that our bodies are taking in less oxygen, but yawning brings in a quick, sizeable burst of oxygen, moving more carbon dioxide out of the blood.
Another theory on why we yawn when we're tired is that it stretches the lungs, and increases the heart rate. Or it redistributes the oil-like coating inside the lungs.
Whichever reasoning is true, yawning is a completely involuntary action.
Some theories suggest that some of our yawns may be because we're bored. Similar to some of the tiredness theories, it's possible that when we're bored, we don't breathe as deeply as we would when we're doing something we find interesting.
Another theory is that yawning is an evolutionary leftover from our more primitive days. It's possible that yawning was used as a sign of dominance. The idea is that it may have been something similar to a dog snarling, and showing teeth.
A much more recent theory on yawning is that we do it to cool our brains. Yawning expands and contracts the sinuses which would let cooler air push over the brain.
All of that is very interesting, but why do cats yawn? Well, some of the reasons are similar, but cats may also use yawning as a method of communication. They have a few different yawns, each of which signifies something different.
This yawn is probably the most closely related to a human yawn. Just as we yawn and stretch when we wake up, so does a cat. Many scientists believe that this yawn is designed to get the body started with a sharp intake of oxygen.
You might notice that if your cat is sleeping, and you pet him, he yawns. You may even see him yawn if you stroke him while he's grooming, or doing something. This type of yawn is showing that he's irritated about being interrupted. You may even see this yawn if you do nothing more than walk into the room, or turn on a light if he's been enjoying a nap. Some cats will follow up this yawn with a swipe of their paw, while others will simply go back to doing what they were doing. Either way, this yawn is to let you know that he's a little annoyed.
Cats aren't as domesticated as we would like to believe, and part of this means that, generally, they aren't capable of coping from some of the stresses of domestic life.
For example, when an owner shouts at a badly behaved cat, the cat will probably yawn, with his eyes wide open. This yawn is to relief the stress he's feeling. Your cat will probably yawn like this if he's in any situation that he finds to be stressful.
Another type of yawn is the relaxed yawn. When your cat is relaxed, content and generally happy with his surroundings, he'll close, or half close his eyes and yawn. You may see this yawn if you're sitting with him, stroking with him, or bonding with him in some way.
Sometimes, a cat yawning can be a sign that there's something wrong. In most cases, yawning is down to one of the reasons above, but on occasion, it can mean that a trip to the vet's is needed.
Cats are notorious for trying to hide that they are in pain. Again, this is down to them not being as domesticated as some of our other pets. A cat in pain is viewed as weak and vulnerable, so many cats won't even vocalize their pain or discomfort. Owners need to watch for other signs, such as excessive yawning if he has some sort of oral discomfort.
There will usually be other signs to watch for as well as yawning.
Bad breath – This isn't normal and can be a symptom of a number of oral conditions.
Unusual eating behaviour – If your cat is eating oddly, dropping food, or only eating on side of his mouth, then he's probably having oral pain. Another sign may be that he seems hungry, and interested in his food bowl, but is refusing to eat.
Drooling – Excessive drooling can also be a sign of oral discomfort, and there may even be blood present in the saliva.
Pawing at the mouth – Some cats will paw at the site of the pain, or shake their heads repeatedly.
Won't let you touch it – Some cats love to have their faces, and the sides of their mouths massaged, but if your cat has suddenly gone off this, then there could be something wrong with the inside of his mouth.
These symptoms will often require a trip to the vet, and some treatment.
Generally though, if a cat is yawning, then it's a perfectly normal behaviour. He may be tired, bored, or trying to communicate with you. Interestingly, however, while humans may have used yawning as a communication tool in the past, when we yawn, it's contagious. Anyone who sees the yawn feels compelled to yawn as well. If another cat sees your cat yawn, it won't feel the same need to yawn at all.


This lovely, polished and sealed copper leaf is exactly like those on the real Hope Tree sculpture in St. Helena, CA. They are individually made with custom hand presses from 10 gauge copper sheeting so no two are alike. Since they are sealed with an acrylic coating they will never tarnish. They measure 3 1/2" long by 2 1/2" wide. They have a hand-spiraled copper wire clasp at the top knot with a 3 1/2" long round satin cord - making it perfect for hanging in a special place where you can see it every day. It comes in a lovely box with a note telling the story of the leaf design as it relates to the Hope Tree. The perfect gift for someone in need of encouragement and hope.


There's been speculation as to how exactly RAP4 managed to make such inexpensive magazines as the D-Mags, but now that all has been revealed it makes total sense. The magazines are configured around two individual feed stacks, and you have to flip the magazine horizontally after you expend one stack. I was really hoping the D-Mags would be a viable alternative to other magazines but I have to say I'm pretty disappointed in how they turned out. What are your thoughts?


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PUTRAJAYA, Oct 24 – All activities, whether gatherings or social events related to the Melaka state election campaigning including events to launch election machineries, will not be allowed effective Oct 25 to Nov 2021, Minister of Health Khairy Jamaluddin announced today.
The Melaka state election will be held on Nov 20.
In a statement issued today, Khairy said among the main contributors to the rise in the number of Covid-19 cases and clusters were social gatherings and events being held without observing the standard operating procedures including the required social distancing.
He said the upcoming election will certainly involve many social events including mass gatherings and this will raise the risks in spreading the Covid-19 virus, he said.
The minister has cited the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342) to implement the ruling.
He said this will also be in line with the prohibited activities listed under Phase Four of the National Recovery Plan (NRP), that does not allow any activities that makes it difficult for crowd control or monitoring of SOPs.
Calling on people to take responsibility for keeping the Covid-19 spread in check, he said actions such as compounds or court action can be taken against individuals and organisations found to have broken the ruling under Act 342.
Today, a total of 5,666 new Covid-19 cases were reported in the country, bringing the total number of infections todate to 2,431,716 cases.
Only 13 pct work on Sabah gas pipeline done but 88 pct payment made – Guan Eng


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Q: (building cabal-install from git) Why Module `Distribution.Compat.Exception' does not export `SomeException' I'm trying to compile hackport ( here is sources: https://github.com/Nensha/hackport ) with newer cabal but always getting the same Error:
[61 of 91] Compiling Distribution.Client.Types ( cabal/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/Types.hs, dist/build/hackport/hackport-tmp/Distribution/Client/Types.o )

cabal/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/Types.hs:33:12:
    Module
    `Distribution.Compat.Exception'
    does not export
    `SomeException'

according Distribution.Compat.Exception there must not be any problems and in must come from base but fails. So the question is why?

A: Your problem is that
Hs-Source-Dirs:       ., cabal/cabal, cabal/cabal-install

there are two modules Distribution.Compat.Exception. One under cabal/cabal and one under cabal/cabal-install. The latter exports SomeException, the former doesn't. But the compiler picked up the one from the Cabal library, which doesn't. Maybe reordering the directories in the Hs-Source-Dirs field would be a workaround.
Normally, when compiling cabal-install, the source directories of the Cabal library are not available, so the Distribution.Compat.Exception that gets picked up is the one from cabal-install.

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