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If the Liberal Democrats want to run health policy, they should take responsibility for it.
Calling Conservatives: New public appointments announced. Chair of the Tees Valley Local Enterprise Partnership – and more
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In the long years between the unravelling of John Major's Government and the stitching-together of David Cameron's coalition five Conservative MPs left the party and joined Labour: Alan Howarth, Sean Woodward, Robert Jackson, Peter Temple-Morris and Quentin Davies. Each defection said more about personal circumstance than anything else, but they were interpreted in varying degrees as a sign of the times – that the political ascendancy remained with Labour, and that the Tories were an opposition-plagued party with paltry leadership and shrivelled morale.
Cameron and George Osborne have always wanted to turn the tables on Labour. Their enthusiasm for recruiting John Hutton and Frank Field to review pensions and poverty respectively had at least as much to do with destabilising the Opposition as improving public policy. The post-expenses scandal experiment with new candidates and open primaries was another sign of post-modern leadership – in which activist commitment to the Conservative Party as, say, an Association Officer or a local councillor can be a roadblock to advancement rather than a springboard.
Rachel Sylvester's column today claiming that Number 10 would like to exchange Andrew Lansley for Alan Milburn therefore has the ring of truth about it. It's true that Sylvester cites only one source, and his or her declaration that the Health Secretary "should be taken out and shot" may be the product of frustration rather than calculation. But were the Prime Minister to be offered the chance of neutralising the NHS politically while denting Labour's morale simultaeneously, I bet he would take it (though such a move would pile discontent higher among the promotion-hungry).
However, it's doubtful whether even as commitedly New Labour a figure as Milburn would stuff his party in such a way. In any event, writing about such a move makes it less likely to happen: perhaps Sylvester has just preserved a Cabinet place for a Conservative, and should thus take an honorary bow. But whether she has or not, Cameron has excellent reason not to single out Lansley – or any Cabinet Minister – and sack him or her outside a wider shuffle. Firing an individual Cabinet Minister would mean drama and speculation – lights, cameras, music and action.
The Prime Minister hates anything of the kind – at least where personnel are concerned – and with excellent reason. The gratitude of those who are promoted in reshuffles is always less than the sum of the resentment of those who are fired. Cameron grasped this long ago, and believes that the Tim Loughtons and Nick Gibbs and Charles Hendrys and Anne Miltons should have the chance first to further and then to practice their expertise. If he had won a majority my unprovable guess is that he would have moved almost his whole front bench to Government more or less unchanged.
He is therefore unlikely sack Lansley outside a wider Cabinet shuffle. This would thwart the destablising lobby game of Who's Next – of hunting for the next possible Cabinet victim to be singled out when the going gets tough. The Health Secretary is not being well treated. His plan to introduce mass GP fundholding was well-known in opposition, and Cameron did nothing to stop its introduction. In his early days as Prime Minister, he was Hilton as much as Osborne: in other words, he acted as though the Government should be maximalist rather than minimalist.
The universal credit, free schools, GP fundholding, elected police commissioners, public sector pension reform, localism, the Big Society (and in particular the local running of public services by the people who provide them)…the image was of transformative enthusiasm rather than practical realism. Although much of this programme is still in place, the post-AV referendum obstructionism of the Liberal Democrats has put parts to some of it – and in particular to Lansley's original scheme.
First, the bill was introduced. Then "concessions" were made. Soon afterwards, under Liberal Democrat pressure, the Prime Minister announced a "pause". Further concessions were introduced and the bill substantially amended. Now, as Sylvester points out, the Lords are poised further to twist the bill out of all original recognition. The simplest solution would be to drop it (and accept that Lansley may resign). But poetic justice and practical politics point to a more feisty solution for Cameron. He should keep the bill and stick with the Health Secretary till the reshuffle.
Then he should hand over the Act (as it will be) plus the coming NHS crisis – complete with patients parked on trolleys, ambulances marooned outside A & E wards and NHS managers closing wards while pleading bankruptcy – with his compliments and very best wishes to a new Liberal Democrat Health Secretary plus an entire team of Liberal Democrat health Ministers. And turn the Business Department over to a Conservative Secretary of State who, unlike the present incumbent, is enthusiastic about enterprise and deregulation.
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We look at the mega-campuses that are shrines to the success of some of the world's most powerful technology companies.
Anyone who has read Dave Eggers dystopian The Circle (or seen its 2017 film adaptation starring Tom Hanks and Emma Watson) cannot regard Apple Inc's Apple Park headquarterswithout reference this story of "the most influential company in the world" and it's omnipresent and insidious march to "complete the circle". Reportedly costing $5 billion and taking over 5 years to build, its circular design and extreme scale have earned a media nickname of "the spaceship". Located on 175 acres in Cupertino, California, and designed by British architecture firm Foster+Partners, the colossal circular structure surrounds a large outdoor park containing two miles of walking and running paths for employees, an orchard, meadow and man-made lake.
Inside the pristine glass and steel structure, which is more than a mile in circumference, it houses more than 12,000 employees in a four-storied circular building of approximately 260,000 square meters. Open-plan layout used in much of the building. Most employees situated around large tables instead of separated into individual offices in a bid to promote collaboration. One of the most important additions to the Park is the Steve Jobs Theater, His wish was that the whole campus looked less like an office park and more like a nature refuge. Today eighty percent of the site consists of green space planted with over 7,000 drought-resistant trees and indigenous plants to realise his vision.
The building is based on a "main street" spine off which sprout office 'neighbourhoods" designed to reflect the social networking company's culture and its stated mission of bringing communities together. Despite its gargantuan size, it is more utilitarian than indulgent, and features a rooftop of park lands, gardens and native Californian redwood trees. This landscaping is brought down to the core of the office level in "town square" configurations so workers can look out to pockets of nature. As such, the interior is light and airy, with open workspaces to foster collaboration between teams, as well as quiet areas for focused work. Across the length of the building you traverse five unique dining options, 15 commissioned art installations commissioned, and a 2,000-person event and meeting space where Mark Zuckerberg intends to hold weekly question-and-answer sessions.
Although not a new structure, Google's "Googleplex," headquarters in Mountain View, California is the ultimate Disneyland-meets-Silicon Valley mashup. Multi-coloured bicycles and fleets of Google electric cars zip around the precinct and whimsical art such as the famous life-size Tyrannosaurs Rex skeleton, quirky stone busts of celebrities and scientists, and jumbo cartoon figures depicting each version of the Android operating system. The primary colour palette continues the spirit of play and whimsy that the company is known for. And yes, there are plenty of slides for when taking the stairs or elevator is just too serious. Undergoing two major upgrades since Google first moved in in 2003, the sprawling university-style working campus has ballooned from 2 million to 3 million square feet of office space that now houses for 20,000 of its almost 90,000 global employees. And the tech giant shows no sign of stopping, witha further 8 million square feet of office space– housing another 20,000 workers, slated for the adjacent San Jose area.
For the interiors, Google worked with South African architect and interior designer Clive Wilkinson who was instrumental in moving the company away from "humiliating, disenfranchising and isolating"cubicles. Concessions to private offices and meeting spaces are made by using indoor-outdoor design and lightweight moveable structures such as "demountable igloos" and sound-absorbent glass "tents" that can grow and change with the company. This supports a flexible working style, but also allow for continual modification and expansion as the company and its facilities expand.
Samsung has also cemented its presence in Silicon Valley with a $300 million campus specifically designed to stimulate officecollaboration. In stark contrast to its traditionally hierarchical culture, the site's open design features vast outdoor areas sandwiched between layers of the 10-story towerto lure workers into public spaces and enable those "impromptu, spur-of-the-moment interactions that are the genesis of many great ideas." Says Scott Birnbaum, a vice president of Samsung Semiconductor. Designed by NBBJ, the 1.1 million square-foot building is located on the same corner in San Jose's tech corridor where Samsung's original campus was first built more than 30 years ago, The building is currently home to about 700 Samsung employees, but can accommodate as many as 2,000.
Whilst the exterior is looks like a giant white Rubik's cube, the interior is made up of overlaying glass rings reminiscent of a velodrome and overlooks the sweeping central lawns and gardens. Looking outwards are unimpeded views of the mountains that frame Silicon Valley. Inside, open floor design reigns supreme, allowing natural light from both sides and maintaining the collaborative style preferred by technology companies. The building is LEED Platinum Certified, and features a large solar farm. Onsite facilities include a full-service café, a fitness center, basketball and tennis courts, and a recreation and relaxation area.
Amazon occupies almost 10 million square feet of office space in Seattle, however, unlike the campus-style headquarters mentioned above, for most of its 24 years, the world's largest internet companyhas preferred to keep a low profile. Its $4 billion office portfolio has been inconspicuously spread over a dozen freestanding buildings and integrated with the neighbourhood, alongside small public gathering spaces and amenities Amazon provides. Without a clearly defined demarcation, founder Jeff Besos wanted to create a heart or spiritual soul of the precinct, an architecturally ambitious focal point where Amazon employees could gather. The result is an amazing three interlocked glass-and-steel geodesic domes known as The Spheres, designed by architecture firm NBBJ. The largest sphere, in the center, is four stories tall and has 3,000 m2of space.
The dome are filled with over 40,000 ordinary and exotic plants – which is also about as many people as the employs in Seattle. Inside is a vertical living wall—one of the largest in the world— stretching 90 feet high and holding 3,000 plants. The centrepiece tree is "Rubi," a 49-year-old fig tree planted in 1969 at a California farm and trucked to Seattle.
Although the Amazonian rainforest feel is captivating, the Spheres are primarily a workspace. Banks of tables, secluded meeting nooks and benches strewn throughout the complex can seat up to 800 people. The space is meant for internal use by Amazon employees, for meetings, impromptu gatherings, solo work, or contemplative breaks. Breaking away from the emphasis on collaborative working, Amazon envisions the building as a change of pace for its workers, a place to "feel differently, to think differently".


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1927-10 Watch Word October 1927
PAUL CRANSTON was alone in his
airdome, in a meadow beside the
new concrete Northwest Trail out of
Chicago where trucks and motorcars
rushed by.
"Fly!" invited Paul's big placard
beside the concrete. "Drive in and
fly!" But no one drove in; so Paul
wiped his hands and sat down in the
shade of a wing and snapped the
string around the brown paper con-
taining his lunch.
He ate the fruit first and was con-
sidering whether he would eat any-
thing more, when he noticed that a
new roadster had turned from the
road and was approaching over the
dry grass of his field.
HIe saw that the driver was a girl
and that she was alone; so, as he
arose, he diagnosed her monotonously
to himself, "another thrill chaser."
They kept him in business-the thrill
chasers; but he was growing weary
of them. They flew, not so much for
the glory of the flight as to brag about
it afterward.
"Good morning; where's the pilot?"
this girl greeted him.
"I am the pilot," Paul replied.
"Where's Paul Cranston, I mean,"
she corrected, with plain indication
that Paul Cranston would not be this
oil and sweat-stained man in khaki.
"I am Paul Cranston."
"Oh!" she took his word for it, then
apologized. "I'm sure I beg your par-
don. I'd read about you, you see; and
just now driving in with the sun in
my eyes---"
"Of course, I see," Paul put in, and
he did, for he knew what she had
read about him.
It was a decidedly flattering write-
up of the Cranstons in general, which
had appeared in the Chicago papers
when he started   his flying-field a
couple of months ago. Not having a
great deal to say for Paul himself,
except that he had been trained dur-
ing the war and had flown in France,
the newspapers naturally made much
of the fact that he was of the Provi-
dence Cranstons, and so this girl had
natural expectations of a far more
impressive person than Paul.
"However, since you are Mr. Cran-
ston," she went on practically, "shall
we get dlown to business?"
"That's what I'm here for," Paul
admitted.
"All right then; do you take on
special commissions?"
"For flight?"
"Of course; but to special places
and under special conditions?"
"Yes; I can."
"And you can keep it quiet? Not
say a word about it?"
"Certainly I can, if you wish," Paul
"You'll fly to Detroit before four
o'clock, then? I simply have to be
there by four or there's no use trying
at all. And-well, I simply have to
make it. So if you can get me there,
and keep it absolutely quiet, name
your own figure."
"Step down," Paul invited.
"You mean you'll do it?"
"Non-stop to Detroit is a fairly
large order," Paul admitted, "but for
an adequate reason, I can do it."
"Believe me, the reason's adequate,"
the girl said, and stepped down.
She was perhaps twenty-two, a
(lark-haired, dark-eyed girl of an in-
teresting type which Paul had been
noticing frequently since he came to
She was garbed entirely in white.
Her slim, well-shaped hands wore
white kid gauntlets-a rank extrava-
gance when driving.  He could not
see her hands, therefore, but he had
no fear that they were worn from
work. Her small feet were in white
buckskin oxfords of special hand-
made last, and her white silk hat was
a particularly smart, small creation.
Glancing from her to the car, Paul
A JOLLY TRIO.   Reading from left to
right in this picture are: Frieda Aim of the
Train department, Olga Noatz of the Screw
and Elizabeth Aim of the Plate department.
This picture was taken at Madison, Wis.,
where they spent a part of their vacation.
observed that it had a custom-built
body on the most notoriously expen-
sive of chassis.  Beyond any doubt,
and assuming that her start was on
some polyglot tenement street, some-
body close to her had prospered. Papa
probably, Paul thought. He put the
beginning of her epoch of prosperity
before her marriageable age-about
the time she   was fourteen. That
would have given papa opportunity
to enter her at some extravagant fin-
ishing-school.
"The distance to Detroit," said Paul,
"is not only a matter of additional
oil and gas. It is so risky, indeed,
that if you came to me to hop you to
Detroit, on a non-stop flight, for the
fun of it, I would not be justified, if
anything happened. On     the  other
hand, if it was to save a life or some
one's happiness, there would be justi-
fication."
"In other words, you want to know
why I've got to get to Detroit so
quickly," she said. "Well, if I tell you,
how about the professional secrecy?"
"What?" said Paul.
"Like a lawyer. Papa can go to his
lawyer with any old thing, no matter
how raw it is, as I understand it, and
tell it, and that lawyer simply can't
repeat a word. Can a pilot be like
that?"
"Oh," said Paul. "Well, this one
can try."
"You won't tell even your wife?"
"I have no wife."
"All right. I have to be in Detroit
by four to rob the mails. That's all."
"What?" said Paul, slightly stag-
gered, for he realized she wasn't
joking.
"Oh, I just have to get back a pack-
age I mailed from here special de-
livery first thing this morning to a
party who will call for it at a hotel at
four o'clock this afternoon. I can't
assure you that you're running the
risk to save a life; but since you've
also dragged in happiness-"      She
stopped and looked away.
"Thank you," said Paul. "Shall we
hop straight across the lake, or go
around. Hopping    across, carrying
ordinary landing gear, has its dis-
advantages if anything happens over
water; on the other hand, it makes it
maybe fifty per, cent more certain
you reach your hotel before four
o'clock."
"Then let's have it straight across,"
(Continued on Page 37.)
A Short Story by Edwin Balmer
MYSTERY-ACTION-LOVE
Title 1927-10 Watch Word October 1927
Description The October 1927 issue of the Watch Word, a magazine for and about the employees of the National Watch Company.
FullText PAUL CRANSTON was alone in his airdome, in a meadow beside the new concrete Northwest Trail out of Chicago where trucks and motorcars rushed by. "Fly!" invited Paul's big placard beside the concrete. "Drive in and fly!" But no one drove in; so Paul wiped his hands and sat down in the shade of a wing and snapped the string around the brown paper con- taining his lunch. He ate the fruit first and was con- sidering whether he would eat any- thing more, when he noticed that a new roadster had turned from the road and was approaching over the dry grass of his field. HIe saw that the driver was a girl and that she was alone; so, as he arose, he diagnosed her monotonously to himself, "another thrill chaser." They kept him in business-the thrill chasers; but he was growing weary of them. They flew, not so much for the glory of the flight as to brag about it afterward. "Good morning; where's the pilot?" this girl greeted him. "I am the pilot," Paul replied. "Where's Paul Cranston, I mean," she corrected, with plain indication that Paul Cranston would not be this oil and sweat-stained man in khaki. "I am Paul Cranston." "Oh!" she took his word for it, then apologized. "I'm sure I beg your par- don. I'd read about you, you see; and just now driving in with the sun in my eyes---" "Of course, I see," Paul put in, and he did, for he knew what she had read about him. It was a decidedly flattering write- up of the Cranstons in general, which had appeared in the Chicago papers when he started his flying-field a couple of months ago. Not having a great deal to say for Paul himself, except that he had been trained dur- ing the war and had flown in France, the newspapers naturally made much of the fact that he was of the Provi- dence Cranstons, and so this girl had natural expectations of a far more impressive person than Paul. "However, since you are Mr. Cran- ston," she went on practically, "shall we get dlown to business?" "That's what I'm here for," Paul admitted. "All right then; do you take on special commissions?" "For flight?" "Of course; but to special places and under special conditions?" "Yes; I can." "And you can keep it quiet? Not say a word about it?" "Certainly I can, if you wish," Paul agreed. "You'll fly to Detroit before four o'clock, then? I simply have to be there by four or there's no use trying at all. And-well, I simply have to make it. So if you can get me there, and keep it absolutely quiet, name your own figure." "Step down," Paul invited. "You mean you'll do it?" "Non-stop to Detroit is a fairly large order," Paul admitted, "but for an adequate reason, I can do it." "Believe me, the reason's adequate," the girl said, and stepped down. She was perhaps twenty-two, a (lark-haired, dark-eyed girl of an in- teresting type which Paul had been noticing frequently since he came to Chicago. She was garbed entirely in white. Her slim, well-shaped hands wore white kid gauntlets-a rank extrava- gance when driving. He could not see her hands, therefore, but he had no fear that they were worn from work. Her small feet were in white buckskin oxfords of special hand- made last, and her white silk hat was a particularly smart, small creation. Glancing from her to the car, Paul A JOLLY TRIO. Reading from left to right in this picture are: Frieda Aim of the Train department, Olga Noatz of the Screw and Elizabeth Aim of the Plate department. This picture was taken at Madison, Wis., where they spent a part of their vacation. observed that it had a custom-built body on the most notoriously expen- sive of chassis. Beyond any doubt, and assuming that her start was on some polyglot tenement street, some- body close to her had prospered. Papa probably, Paul thought. He put the beginning of her epoch of prosperity before her marriageable age-about the time she was fourteen. That would have given papa opportunity to enter her at some extravagant fin- ishing-school. "The distance to Detroit," said Paul, "is not only a matter of additional oil and gas. It is so risky, indeed, that if you came to me to hop you to Detroit, on a non-stop flight, for the fun of it, I would not be justified, if anything happened. On the other hand, if it was to save a life or some one's happiness, there would be justi- fication." "In other words, you want to know why I've got to get to Detroit so quickly," she said. "Well, if I tell you, how about the professional secrecy?" "What?" said Paul. "Like a lawyer. Papa can go to his lawyer with any old thing, no matter how raw it is, as I understand it, and tell it, and that lawyer simply can't repeat a word. Can a pilot be like that?" "Oh," said Paul. "Well, this one can try." "You won't tell even your wife?" "I have no wife." "All right. I have to be in Detroit by four to rob the mails. That's all." "What?" said Paul, slightly stag- gered, for he realized she wasn't joking. "Oh, I just have to get back a pack- age I mailed from here special de- livery first thing this morning to a party who will call for it at a hotel at four o'clock this afternoon. I can't assure you that you're running the risk to save a life; but since you've also dragged in happiness-" She stopped and looked away. "Thank you," said Paul. "Shall we hop straight across the lake, or go around. Hopping across, carrying ordinary landing gear, has its dis- advantages if anything happens over water; on the other hand, it makes it maybe fifty per, cent more certain you reach your hotel before four o'clock." "Then let's have it straight across," (Continued on Page 37.) Page Nine NON-STOP A Short Story by Edwin Balmer MYSTERY-ACTION-LOVE

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Aurat March 2019 was held on March 8 as part of International Women's Day celebrations in different cities including Lahore, Faisalabad, Islamabad, Peshawar, Karachi, Hyderabad and Larkana. People from diverse backgrounds came out on the roads in large numbers to express solidarity with women. What happened next was a never-ending backlash and social media abuse for all the women involved or speaking for the march.
Aurat March started last year in Karachi and spread to the whole country this year. It has emerged as a new wave of feminism in Pakistan—and with that, the march organisers have been receiving rape and death threats online.
Nighat Dad, founder of the Digital Rights Foundation is one of the organisers in Lahore. She received rape threats on Twitter in reply to one of her posts on the Aurat March. Five other women reached out to her nonprofit organisation, which works for digital rights in Pakistan and runs a cyber-harassment helpline, to complain of receiving rape and death threats.
A number of women connected with the march are facing violent hate speech, rape threats, acid crimes and worse. Women are being targeted for staging a demonstration for their own rights and publicly aligning with the cause of women's rights and offering vocal support to Aurat March.
Digital Rights Monitor has reported various social media posts and users involved in incitement of violence against the demonstrators.
"The hate against Aurat March is demonstrative of the fact that the turnout and the zeal behind the march has touched a sore spot among the supporters of patriarchy. This is the main reason why, even days after the march, we are continuing to see hateful commentary, endless judgement and increasing threats of violence", says Sadaf Khan, co-founder Media Matters for Democracy, "The march has touched such a raw nerve, that people are actually investing in spreading misinformation to discredit the movement."
Doctored images from the march, often containing sexual innuendos and falsified slogans are being circulated online. While some users are trying to raise awareness about these morphed images, the negative public sentiment is still keeping these falsified images in circulation.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution condemning the Aurat March, which was held across Pakistani cities on March 8.
The resolution, presented by Rehana Ismail of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), claimed that women had taken part in the march holding placards and raising slogans that were "obscene".
"Some hidden forces have sped up their efforts to destroy our family system and social customs, the practical demonstration of which took place on March 8, 2019, in various big cities on Women's Day," the resolution stated.
It said the demands made at the event for women empowerment were "shameful and un-Islamic".
Some of the slogans raised in the march were: "Khana garam kardoongi, bistar khud garam lo." (I'll warm up the food, you warm up the bed yourself.) "Tu kare to stud, mein karoon to slut" (If you do it, you are a stud, if I do it, I am a slut) and "Mera Jism, Meri Marzi," (My body, my rules.)
Pakistan has experienced a surge in social media usage with more than 40 million Facebook users. The rapid growth has sparked an online debate about misogyny, with some women highlighting daily hate and pornographic messaging.
Many of these politico-religious parties, in past years, have rejected Pakistan's Domestic Violence Bill calling it "anti-Islam". In a contradiction of sorts, many of these parties, such as the Jamaat-e-Islami, also have vibrant women's wings that are actively involved in their politics and activism.
A report by the Human Rights Watch last year estimated that 1,000 "honour killings"—the practice of relatives murdering girls or women because they think the victim has brought shame or dishonour on the family—take place in Pakistan each year.
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Chris & Christy
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ARTBOX Yeongdeungpo Branch
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KBS On (KBS 온 (KBS견학홀))
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The National Assembly Building
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KBS On
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Supia Yeouido
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Seoul Marina Club & Yacht
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Conrad Seoul
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Hi Seoul Youth Hostel
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N. Olive Esthetic
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She takes a breath and holds it with him.
Falling, falling, just as he has spent all his years with her; falling out of lightspeed and back into orbit, falling out of his chair half-drunk on Corellian ale, falling out of the cockpit and into her arms, stumbling over her boots at the foot of their bunk, falling into her bed the way he'd always claimed he'd fallen in love: gently, gently, then landing with force enough to knock himself silly, hard enough to see stars.
She feels him breathe in, the way he'd choked on his breath with his wet face buried in her hair the night the empire fell, the way he had taken one shallow breath the night their son was born too silent and too still: a quick gasp of air that he had held all through the terrifying first moments of their son's life; the way he would catch his breath while whispering her name in the darkness, Leia, Leia; just like that, she feels him take that last breath, and hold it.
She feels him all around her, catching a strand of her graying hair and twisting it around his finger just the way he had when they were young, wrapping her in his arms and covering her neck with kisses, young and in love and so fearless, laughing that he could fly so fast that all their suffering would be left behind, that it could never catch up, that nothing in the galaxy could ever touch them again.
Well. It touches her now.
He falls out of her orbit.


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Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture Using Improved Multi-Region Input-Output Framework
37 Pages Posted: 24 Aug 2018
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Maksym Chepeliev
Purdue University, Department of Agricultural Economics
Angel Aguiar
Purdue University - Department of Agricultural Economics
Dominique van der Mensbrugghe
Date Written: June 14, 2018
The agricultural sector plays a central role in the climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies. As one of the key global emitters of greenhouse gasses (GHGs), much effort has to be put in order to reduce its carbon footprint (Smith el al., 2014). At the same time, according to many studies, it is arguably the most vulnerable sector to face the impacts of global warming with both land and water availability, as well as yields productivity, being under pressure (Porter et al., 2014; Fischer et al., 2005). One of the approaches that attempts to consistently account for the global interactions between climate-related adaptation and mitigation strategies in the agricultural sector is the multi-region input-output (MRIO) framework (von Lampe et al., 2014). In particular, several modelling tools reported within the Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP, 2014) are based on the input-output framework. In this study, we use a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model ENVISAGE (van der Mensbrugghe, 2017), which is based on the latest Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) Data Base (Aguiar et al., 2016), to provide an assessment of climate change impacts on agricultural sectors under the set of economic, climate change and adaptation scenarios within the AgMIP protocols. To this end, we dramatically improve the agricultural representation of the GTAP Data Base. This database can be considered an MRIO, which when reconciles its data inputs focuses on international datasets more than in the various Input-Output (IO) tables at its core.
Keywords: Climate Change, CGE Modelling, Agriculture, Economic Assessment, MRIO
Chepeliev, Maksym and Aguiar, Angel and van der Mensbrugghe, Dominique, Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture Using Improved Multi-Region Input-Output Framework (June 14, 2018). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3231252 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3231252
Maksym Chepeliev (Contact Author)
Purdue University, Department of Agricultural Economics ( email )
Purdue University - Department of Agricultural Economics ( email )
World Bank ( email )
1818 H Street, N.W.
HOME PAGE: http://econ.worldbank.org/staff/dvandermensbrugghe


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Courage And Sacrifice – Thomas Calabrese
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Thomas Calabrese — Three 800 mm (31.5 inch) Heavy Gustav Cannon Guns were located inside Palamone Mountain on Leros in the Doecanese island group located in the southeastern Aegean Sea. They were strategically positioned inside a horseshoe canyon that gave the German gunners an unobstructed 180 degree field of fire over the Straits of Portolago. The island of Leros, with its excellent deep-water port was transformed into a heavily fortified aeronautical fortress. Benito Mussolini boasted, "The Allies will never take Leros!" His words proved prophetic when an attempt by British Commandos, codenamed Operation Abstention failed and every member of the elite team was killed in the operation or executed afterward. Bombing raids proved fruitless because the massive arsenal was located in the middle of the mountain and any ordnance dropped on top had no effect on the Germans located hundreds of feet below the surface in reinforced caves. To send planes into the canyon was not a viable option either because they would not have enough time to reach sufficient altitude and clear the sheer rock walls after dropping their bombs.
The Gustav cannon had two types of shells; the armor/concrete-piercing round weighed 7.1 tons (7,100 kilograms) and could pierce 22.9 feet (7 meters) of reinforced concrete or 3.3 feet (1 meter) of rolled steel armor. The high-explosive option weighed 4.8 tons (4,800 kilograms) and left a 30 foot (10 meters) wide crater. 9,500 slave laborers cut several tunnels through Palamone Mountain and laid the four parallel rail tracks that the cannon needed to be mobile and 5,000 men were attached to operate the weapons. Two giant cranes were shipped by Krupp Industries from Essen, Germany and used to help assemble the cannons on the island of Leros. The Krupp family was one of the most powerful dynasties in European history and the premier weapons manufacturer for the Third Reich. When it became time to fire the cannons they would be pushed to the edge of the cave openings by powerful locomotives as their barrels extended 50 feet. When they weren't being used, they were pulled back into the mountain and thick metal doors closed behind them.
Allied commanders were desperate to find a plan to neutralize this German stronghold. Supreme Commander General Dwight Eisenhower emphasized the seriousness of the situation, although it was like preaching to the choir when he met with his top generals at the Allied Expeditionary Force headquarters at Camp Grifiss, Bushy Park. "We must destroy the German installation on Leros before we can even think about planning our invasion of Sicily."
General George Patton boasted, "Give me ten thousand men and I'll send those Nazis to hell!"
"Calm down George, I've looked at our Intel reports of Leros. There is no way you'll ever get close enough to the island with that many men without getting blown out of the water by the Gustavs," General Omar Bradley said calmly.
British Lieutenant General Sir Frederick E. Morgan interjected, "We could send a larger commando force, but I fear it would end the same way as our first attempt."
"So far all we've been able to come up with are the things that we can't do or have already failed at. It is our duty to find answers and not knowing what to do is unacceptable. Since I am in command, the buck stops with me," General Eisenhower slammed his hand down on his desk in frustration.
Major General Henry H. (Hap) Arnold, Chief of the Air Corps stood up, "I have an answer sir, but I'm not sure you're going to like it."
"There is not much about this war that I do like, tell me what you got Hap," General Eisenhower sighed.
General Arnold walked over to the map of Leros and pointed to Palamone Mountain, "We know that our bombers can't hit the targets and still return, but what if they didn't have to worry about returning?"
At first the men at the table didn't know exactly what Hap Arnold was talking about and then they grasped his meaning at almost the same time, "Are you talking about a suicide mission?" General Omar Bradley asked.
"We send men on missions that are almost certain death on a daily basis," Hap shrugged.
"There's a big difference between asking men to fight to the death and sending them to kill themselves," General George Patton said.
"I must concur with General Patton, I know the end results might be the same, but there is a distinct difference," Lieutenant General Morgan voiced his opinion.
"You were right Hap, I don't like it. We will meet again day after tomorrow and hopefully we'll have something else by then," General Eisenhower said, "Dismissed."
While waiting to reconvene with his commanders, General Eisenhower received a call from British Prime Minister Winston Churchill who voiced his opinion about the area in question, "Going back as far as the Gallipoli campaign of World War I, I've had a deep interest in the Dodecanese and the island of Crete. If we can deprive the Germans control of these islands, our convoys could go through the Dardanelles to Russia instead of using the Arctic supply route."
"Are you aware of the problem that we currently have on Leros?" General Eisenhower inquired.
"I thought that had been resolved," Winston Churchill countered.
"No sir, it has not, but I intend to resolve the issue as expeditiously as possible. Rest assured Mister Prime Minister, I am aware of your preferences for they are mine as well," General Eisenhower promised.
"War is like life, it is often necessary that when one plan has failed, to take the best alternative open and work for it with all of our might, instead of dwelling on the first preference," Winston Churchill suggested.
General Eisenhower did not wait for the next meeting to speak with General Arnold, "I'm not saying I'm going to authorize the mission, but go ahead and put it together just in case."
Colonel James Doolittle was commander of the 97th Heavy Bombardment Squadron and his pilots were the best in the European theater of operation. He was sitting in his office next to the landing strip at the Royal Air Force base in Polebrook, England when General Arnold entered with a scowl on his face. Colonel Doolittle immediately stood up and snapped to attention.
"Take it easy, Jimmy," General Arnold sighed, "You're going to want to sit down when you hear what I have to say," then methodically explained every detail of the Leros situation and what he had proposed to General Eisenhower.
"Permission to speak freely?" Colonel Doolittle requested.
"Permission granted."
"No offense General, but I feel like kicking your butt for coming to me with this," Colonel Doolittle snarled.
"It was my idea and even when I was suggesting it to Ike, I didn't like it either so no offense is taken. He turned it down and I thought I was off the hook, then he called me the next day and told me to put the mission together as a contingency. That tells me how desperate this situation has become," General Arnold answered.
"Why my squadron… there's a lot of other aircraft commanders that you could have brought this to. What makes me the lucky one?"
"Because I knew that after your initial emotional response, you'd see the facts and do whatever was needed to complete the mission like you always do," General Arnold continued.
"You've over-estimated me this time," Colonel Doolittle grumbled.
"I need three pilots," General Arnold left the office, "I'll make a deal with you, Jimmy. Take a look at the intelligence reports and maps and if you can honestly come up with a better plan to take out the Gustavs, then I'll gladly bring it to Ike…fair enough?"
"Fair enough," Colonel Doolittle spent the next two hours studying the German fortifications on Leros and reluctantly came to the same conclusion as General Arnold.
He took a few minutes to compose himself then wrote something down on a sheet of paper and called Sergeant Avery into his office. "You wanted to see me, sir."
"Affirmative, Sergeant. I have an assignment for you, one more thing, this is just between you and me, understand?"
Colonel Doolittle handed Sergeant Avery the sheet of paper and the enlisted NCO read it, "How fast do you need this, Colonel?"
"An hour ago."
When Sergeant Avery returned 45 minutes later, he was holding three service record books. He handed them to Colonel Doolittle who opened each one and then unleashed a dozen expletives before responding, "This just keeps getting better and better; these are my three best pilots. Where are they right now?"
"On a bombing mission," Sergeant Avery looked at his watch, "Right about now they should be over the Railway Yards in Cologne."
"Flight leader to formation, we are over the IP (initial point run on target) lead bombardier has command of the plane."
As the B-17's approached their target, German anti- aircraft batteries filled the skies with deadly flak and three planes were hit. The crews bailed out and the planes crashed to earth.
"Roger," The bombardier looked through the Norden Bombsight, "Bombs away." then used toggle switches on the control panel to send an electric signal to the rest of squadron so that they would drop their bombs in the same pattern. The railyard was destroyed and the bombardier relinquished control of the B-17 back to the pilot who radioed the remaining aircraft, "To all airplanes, take a heading of two three zero and stay in tight." No sooner did the American bombers come out of the flak storm that a dozen Messershmitt Bf 109 fighters from the Luftwaffe 54th Fighter Squadron dived out of the clouds above. Five American planes were hit and two exploded in the air before the crews could bail out. The other three were riddled with bullets, but the pilots were able to keep them airborne until they reached the English Channel where they parachuted out.
Upon landing at Polebrook, Sergeant Avery drove up in a jeep as the flight crews exited their aircraft and called out, "Captains Stoddard, Dutton and Lieutenant Ericson, report to Colonel Doolittle's office after de-briefing!"
The three pilots were all in their early twenties and they were much older than the accumulation of their years, war does that to a man. Captain Stoddard knocked on their commanding officer's door.
"Enter,"
The three pilots came in and stood at attention, "Reporting as ordered, sir," Captain Dutton said. "Have a seat gentlemen," Colonel Doolittle poured four glasses of whiskey and handed three to the men before him and proposed a favorite military toast, "To those who do not fear their fate or lament that their rewards are too small. To those who do not pull away from the reaper's touch and know that to win, you must willing to lose it all." The four military officers downed their drinks and Colonel Doolittle spoke to the three young men, not like a commanding officer speaking to his subordinates, but more like a father conversing with his three sons. After a few minutes of discussing the mission they just completed he said, "Personnel was going through everyone's service record book and they noticed that you didn't put down your next of kin."
Captain Stoddard responded, "I grew up in Boy's Town and I didn't know who to put down for my next of kin."
"Captain Dutton explained his situation, "I was the youngest of four sons and had a mean father who liked to drink too much and take it out on my mother and us. My three brothers left as soon they were old enough and when Mom passed away I left too. When the war broke out, I joined up. The last that I heard, two of my brothers had been killed in the Pacific and I don't know where the other one is."
"I was away on a school trip when the boiler in our house exploded," Lt Ericson voiced trailed off as the unpleasant memories came rushing back, "No next of kin for me either."
"So it wasn't a clerical oversight, I'll make a notation that everything is in order," Colonel Doolittle commented.
The three young pilots looked at other, "What's going on Colonel?" Captain Stoddard asked.
"What do you mean?" Colonel Doolittle feigned ignorance.
"Making notations in service record books is below your pay grade," Lieutenant Ericson commented.
"I'm not very good at being subtle, I guess I need more practice," Colonel Doolittle poured himself another drink and gulped it down, "Here's what this is all about." This time he was completely honest and up front with his pilots…of course he left out one very important part.
The three young aviators knew that their commanding officer was a straight shooter so to watch him dance around the issue was both obvious and uncomfortable so Captain Stoddard said, "You're going to need pilots to fly the planes?" Captain Stoddard's response was more a statement as a question.
"And the reason you were asking about our next of kin is that you're looking for men who don't have family waiting for them back in the states," Captain Dutton added, "Is that right?"
"Let me make this very clear, I would never order or even ask you to do a mission like this," Colonel Doolittle said emphatically, "You got my word on that."
The tension was thick and heavy that the four men in the room felt its ominous weight on their shoulders so Lieutenant Ericson made an effort to take the pressure off a little, "Considering how many lives are at stake and how it could affect the outcome of the war plus the fact that I've been living on borrowed time since the accident that killed my family, I'd be honored if I was one of the pilots."
Captains Stoddard and Dutton immediately picked up on their comrade's intent and took their own lighthearted almost frivolous approach to the deadly situation.
"With every bombing mission that I go on, I never expect to make it back. This time I'll know for sure," Captain Dutton said matter of factly.
Captain Stoddard was next to express his opinion and what he said pretty was much what his two friends were feeling as well, "We've been in this war long enough to see better men than us die for a whole lot less."
"I know what you guys are doing and I appreciate it" Colonel Doolittle looked at his men with a mixture of admiration and affection. "This is not a decision to make without thinking it over."
"We don't need any time sir," Captain Stoddard said.
"Let me put it this way, I'll feel better if you think about it," After the three aviators left the office, Colonel Doolittle called General Arnold, "Why don't you let me do this, I can't ask my men to do something that I wouldn't do myself."
"I can't afford to lose a commander like you. This war is going to last a while and we're going to have to ask our men to do things that we'd rather not. Sorry Jimmy, no can do."
The three pilots and close friends went back to their quarters, none of them were in a talkative mood and they sat in silence for several minutes until Captain Dutton finally spoke, "If I'm going to die, I can't think of anybody else I'd rather be with then you two mugs when that time comes."
"Now I know how those kamikaze pilots feel," Lieutenant Ericson added.
"Don't even put us in the same breath with them, there's a big difference with us and them," Captain Stoddard vehemently disagreed, "If we say no then nobody is going to force us. You saw Colonel Doolittle's face, do you think he wanted to ask us…hell no!"
America's greatest generation went off to fight a vicious enemy bent on world domination and to protect our freedom and liberty. They asked for nothing in return except the opportunity to do their duty. In the process they shed blood on foreign soil and made the ultimate sacrifice to accomplish their noble mission. This was a time in history when patriotism was commonplace and losses were profound and staggering.
Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier of World War II was turned down by the Marines and Navy for being underage and underweight. He refused to take no for an answer and had his sister falsified his birthdate so he could join the Army. Calvin Leon Graham was only 12 years of age when he enlisted in the Navy and the Sullivan family lost five sons; Joseph, Francis, Albert, Madison and George at the same time when the light cruiser, USS Juneau that they were serving aboard was sunk on Nov 13, 1942. These three B-17 pilots were part of this elite group of Americans.
Captain Stoddard, Dutton and Lieutenant Ericson were waiting outside Colonel Doolittle's office at sunrise. When he saw them, he had his answer, no words needed to be spoken.
A normal B-17 armament consisted of thirteen M-2 .50 caliber machine guns and a 4,800 bomb payload. Its fuel tanks held 1700 gallons with a range of 1,850 miles. The retrofitted aircrafts were stripped bare; the machine guns were removed and only had four hundred gallons of fuel in the tanks, allowing the bombload to be increased to 12,000 pounds. The three aircraft were loaded onto the HMS Glorious, a converted British aircraft carrier and when the vessel got within 100 miles of Leros, it turned into the wind and the three American pilots boarded their aircraft. At sunrise they were given permission for take-off as Colonel Doolittle stood on the bridge and saluted each pilot as they took off. After the three planes were airborne, he walked to the edge of the flight deck, fell to his knees and broke into tears.
The three B-17's flew side by side at an altitude of 200 feet over the Aegean Sea to avoid radar detection by the Germans. Once they saw the shoreline of the island of Leros, Captain Stoddard radioed, "Let's do this."
The planes changed formation with Captain Stoddard rising to one thousand feet, Lieutenant Ericson went to 500 feet and Captain Dutton move slightly to 250 feet and they positioned themselves so that that they were stacked on top of each other. This would allow them to enter the canyon and strike Palamone Mountain at three different locations for maximum destructive power.
When they saw the mountain before them, Lieutenant Ericson commented, "See you on the other side, wherever that is."
At the precise moment that the bomb laden B-17's struck the sheer rock face, three male babies were born at various locations in the United States. The simultaneous explosions of the three aircraft totally destroyed the infrastructure of the German stronghold and the massive Gustav cannons were entombed under tons of rock and steel. The skies cried out in anguish at the death of these three valiant warriors; thunder rolled and roared like a wounded animal as lightning flashed from one corner of the horizon to the other and then back again.
Two weeks later, the invasion of Sicily commenced and without the Gustav cannons to blow the Allied ships out of the water, the Germans were overwhelmed and thousands of lives were saved. Colonel Jimmy Doolittle was forever haunted by that day, but never discussed it with anyone. He flew back to Washington to attend the ceremony at the White House where President Franklin Roosevelt posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to the three American aviators.
Right afterward he left for Naval Air Station Alameda, California to start preparing for the raid on the Japanese homeland.
Twenty-five years to the precise moment that Captains Stoddard, Dutton and Lieutenant Ericson perished on the island of Leros, three Marine Corps commanders who bore an uncanny resemblance to the heroes of World War II led their platoons against overwhelming North Vietnamese forces in the Battle of Hue during the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War. Hundreds of South Vietnamese civilians were trapped inside the Citadel and would have faced certain death unless three of America's finest didn't charge into harm's way to save them.
As he looked down at the battle from his celestial throne, God turned to Captains Dutton and Stoddard and Lieutenant Ericson "There will always be a place in heaven for brave men because courage and sacrifice never dies."
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Very moving story.
Ron Pickett says:
Great Story Tom, Thanks.
John Michels says:
Very sad story but shows true valor. Without men like these who knows what the result of WWII would have been.
Tom: Maybe the best. Pat
(I happened to personally meet Doolittle, here in San Diego. Very nice man. Maybe 1981 or so.)
An emotional story to say the least, it may be fiction to some but there are men like the three pilots that perform similar acts of courage frequently and without hesitation. Not all are in uniform but in related positions that are related to the safety of our nation. God Bless these men and women of daunting courage and thank you Mr. Calabrese for reminding of us of the likes of these heroes.
Your research is very accurate and commendable.
Wow, that took guts. Great story Tom, Thanks
I was genuinely moved by this story…so many heroes and so much sacrifice…hard to comprehend
There will always be a place in heaven for brave men because courage and sacrifice never dies. This line says it all for me
Mona says:
Good to read about these brave soldiers and their valor.
My Dad would have loved this story.
The Greatest Generation was the correct description of the men and women who served in World War 2. The world is a better place because of your bravery and sacrifices
Another great story…really enjoyed all the history included in this riveting tale of our military
Another winner by Tom. I enjoyed the details about the guns and the take way he described the thoughts of all involved that knew that it would the ultimate sacrifice to complete the mission.
Excellent story,very informative.
I really like how the three pilots calmly discussed going to their death and knew that by doing so would save so many lives….very touching and powerful
As a big fan of old World War 2 movies, this story read like an old time movie
These three pilots represented a generation of selfless warriors. May they rest in peace
Great story…the ultimate sacrifice for the greater good
Truly wonderful and touching story
Top notch…every week the stories keep getting better and better
Thanks for an informative and touching story
Stephanie Boren says:
Gave me chills
Terry Lutz says:
Thanks for another great story Tom!
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Související články
 Seznam biskupů a arcibiskupů v Katánii
 Katedrála svaté Agáty (Catania)

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Academic journal article Journal of Risk and Insurance
Fair Valuation of a Guaranteed Life Insurance Participating Contract Embedding a Surrender Option
By Bacinello, Anna Rita
In this article we deal with the problem of pricing a guaranteed life insurance participating policy, sold in the Italian market, which embeds a surrender option. This feature is an American-style put option that enables the policyholder to sell back the contract to the insurer at the cash surrender value. Employing a recursive binomial formula patterned after the Cox, Ross, and Rubinstein (1979) discrete option pricing model we compute, first of all, the total price of the contract, which also includes a compensation for the participation feature ("participation option," henceforth). Then this price is split into the value of three components: the basic contract, the participation option, and the surrender option. The numerical implementation of the model allows us to catch some comparative statics properties and to tackle the problem of suitably fixing the contractual parameters in order to obtain the premium computed by insurance companies according to standard actuarial practice.
Life insurance contracts and pension plans are often very complex contingent claims that embed several financial options, both of European and of American style. According to Smith (1982) and Walden (1985), they can even be seen as option packages.
A typical example of European (put) option is implied by the maturity guarantees present in most types of equity-linked life insurance products. An accurate analysis of such guarantees is undoubtedly one of the main challenges in the life insurance business, more and more forced to broaden the range of its own products in order to force the increasing competition with financial markets. Large contributions in this direction have been made by financial and actuarial researchers since the pioneering work by Brennan and Schwartz (1976, 1979a, 1979b) and Boyle and Schwartz (1977). (1)
Another example of European (call) option is implied by the participation mechanism that characterizes policies with profits. Such a mechanism applies when "dividends" are credited to the policy reserve, thus producing an increase in the insurer's liabilities (benefits). This special feature has been studied, for instance, by Briys and de Varenne (1997), Grosen and Jorgensen (2000, 2002), Miltersen and Persson (2000), and Bacinello (2001), and in Europe is often referred to as "bonus."
In particular, Bacinello (2001) analyses a life insurance endowment policy with a minimum interest rate guaranteed in which both the benefit and the periodical premiums are annually adjusted according to the performance of a special investment portfolio. This contract is actually offered in the Italian market. Under the Black and Scholes (1973) and Merton (1973) framework, Bacinello (2001) expresses, first of all, the fair price of such a policy in terms of one-year call options, and then derives a very simple closed-form relation that characterizes fair contracts. However, as a concluding remark, Bacinello (2001) points out that an important issue connected with participating policies, which has not been dealt with in the article, is constituted by the presence of a surrender option. A surrender option is an American-style put option that entitles its owner (the policyholder) to sell back the contract to the issuer (the insurer) at the cash surrender value. Fair valuation of such an option, as well as an accurate assessment of the cash surrender values, are clearly crucial topics in the management of a life insurance company, both on the solvency and on the competitiveness sides.
The aim of the present article is just to fill this gap. We consider the single-premium version of the contract analyzed by Bacinello (2001) and define, first of all, a rule for computing the cash surrender values, which introduces an additional contractual parameter in the model. Then, by modeling the assets according to Cox, Ross, and Rubinstein (1979), we obtain a recursive algorithm for computing the fair price of the whole contract. …
Publication: Journal of Risk and Insurance
Bacinello, Anna Rita
Life Insurance--Research
Life Insurance--Prices and Rates
Insurance Policies--Research
Insurance Policies--Prices and Rates
Insurance Policies--Models
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Q: Underfull hbox error using \newline and \hfill\break I am trying to remove warnings/errors from the document I am writing that includes underfull (and overfull) \hboxs from the code below. Why does \newline and \hfill\break produce this warning? Aren't these commands supposed to fill lines and remove this error?
I am new to LaTeX (and this forum), I have been searching through several (already asked) questions, and guides (including 'The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX' (Oetiker 2015), and 'LaTeX' (en.wikibooks.org)), all of which say that this is supposed to remove this error, but it doesn't seem to be the case. I am using TeXstudio 2.10.8, and MiKTeX 2.9 if it makes any difference.
This is the code I tried:
\documentclass[12pt, twoside, onecolumn]{book}

\begin{document}
\noindent \emph{I want this text to act as a heading} \newline
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By having it separated by a line \newline

\end{document}

A: Simply remove the \newline then the error will go. In comments you ask why adding a \newline at the end of the paragraph produces a warning.
\emph{I want this text to act as a heading} \newline

forces a line break right at the end of the paragraph this produces a spurious empty line following this forced break with no content so it is very under full and produces the maximum badness of 10000.

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