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The Myth of Ludwig Erhard and Economic Policy in Germany in 1948
There is a myth that has grown up around Ludwig Erhard and his abolition of price controls in Germany in 1948.
That mythology is illustrated well in this section of the Commanding Heights documentary below.
First, nobody denies that Germany experienced economic chaos after 1945. The war devastated the economy. The destruction of so much of Germany's capital stock and its severe supply problems obviously meant that special economic polices were required. Demand-led Keynesian stimulus was obviously the wrong policy in the immediate post-1945 period.
Nevertheless, let us review the myths and problems with this video:
(1) This video creates the myth that in 1948 the German economy was suddenly and completely liberalised. Nothing could be further from the truth. The West German economic miracle in the 1940s and 1950s occurred with a high degree of government intervention.
(2) We are told that Ludwig Erhard decided to abolish "all price controls." That is simply not true. Ludwig Erhard's abolition of price controls was hardly complete. The "Law of Guiding Principles" that outlined Erhard's reform reveals a very different program from the myth created in this documentary. For example,
(1) food and raw materials remained under control;
(2) textiles, clothes, shoes and soap continued to be rationed, and
(3) prices for staple foods, raw materials, and rents were also still subject to regulation. (Mierzejewski 2004: 71).
(3) There is no doubt that moderate liberalisation of prices eliminated the black market in many goods. But the speed with which goods "reappeared" is exaggerated in the documentary; it did not happen "overnight." In fact, it took weeks for goods to reappear in serious quantities (Mierzejewski 2004: 72), and one consequence of the reform was that unemployment rose (Mierzejewski 2004: 72).
Arguably, three other factors did far more for the German economic recovery from 1948. First, the currency reform of 1948 and the introduction of the new Deutsche Mark (on 20 June 1948) was an important step, since the old Reichsmark was near worthless.
Secondly, the industrial and economic problems in Germany were partly caused by the "industrial disarmament program" pursued by the Allies from 1945 that involved actual removal of capital goods equipment and an import embargo on raw materials. The abandonment of that policy was a major step in the economic recovery.
Thirdly, the Marshall aid program did more to provide consumer goods in Germany after 1945 than the liberalisation of price controls. Germany's import needs were greatly depend on Marshall aid: 70% of imports in 1946–1947, 65% in 1948 and 43% in 1949 (Hitchcock 2010: 164). When the recovery of 1948 caused a balance of payments crisis, Marshall aid covered the deficit.
Also, government earnings from the sale of Marshall aid goods were used by the government to finance public investments in electricity, coal mining, agriculture, housing, railways and shipping (Hitchcock 2010: 164).
(4) The soaring inflation and difficulty many people had in obtaining basic consumer goods caused what can only be described as a volte face by Erhard.
By September 1948, Erhard oversaw an intervention called the "Everyman Program" designed to control the inflation unleashed by his liberalisation. In this program, raw materials were directly allocated to producers of consumer goods, so that these businesses would charge prices deemed fair by the government. The public had access to consumer goods such as clothing, shoes, and kitchen utensils at prices well below what were being charged on unregulated markets, and the type of goods subject to control varied as circumstances dictated (Mierzejewski 2004: 75). That program did not end until 1951.
(5) Erhard happily accepted Marshall aid which, crucially, overcame the balance of payments constraint in post-WWII Germany and provided the imports of consumer goods and capital goods that the Germans badly needed given their crippled economy (Mierzejewski 2004: 76). Needless to say, Marshall aid was hardly a "free market" policy.
(6) Also, much is made in this documentary of the fact that the German economy overtook that of the UK in the post-war period, as if this had to do with Germany's alleged laissez faire policies. In fact, Germany, had always been the largest economy in Europe from the early 20th century, and its return to that position by post-1945 economic growth was nothing but the natural consequence of its reconstruction and the recovery of its export-led growth sector.
(7) Another paradox is that it was Ludwig Erhard who popularised the term "social market economy," the term that described the West German mixed economy after 1945. Mises spits bile at West Germany's "social market economy," and regarded it as just another interventionist state that would allegedly lead to totalitarian socialism. One wonders how Austrians could seriously point to West Germany as an example of their brand of economics.
(8) One final statement in the documentary is that after 1945 "most countries preferred to plan their economies" (in contrast to West Germany), a gross exaggeration. West Germany had the same fundamental mixed economy as most other Western nations. The mixed economies in the capitalist West – even those with some nationalised industries – were hardly "planned economies," for that phrase, if it is to have any meaning, must refer to communist command economies.
What about other aspects of West German economy policy after 1948?
Although the West German government practised fiscal restraint in the 1950s, the mass destruction of so much of Germany's capital stock allowed good returns from investment in capital for many years, and the growth of the post-war era was a function of reconstruction. Germany required a great deal of reconstruction, much greater than, say, the United States and even the UK.
Germany policies in the 1950s essentially drove the economy back to its export-led growth model, though one consequence was that Germany suffered a serious problem of unemployment in the 1950s: unemployment was shockingly high at the beginning of this decade and only gradually fell from about 10% to 3% during the course of the decade. At the same time, the 1950s saw a great expansion of the welfare state in West Germany, and social outlays provided automatic stabilisers to some degree.
But the economy was hardly an example of a free market paradise. Even in the 1950s, a vast swathe of German industry was still owned by the government: about 40% of coal and steel, 66% of electricity production, 75% of aluminium and most German banks. For example, Volkswagen was owned by the West German state until 1961 when the government sold its majority stake in the company (a move which was part of a privatisation program by Konrad Adenauer that had begun in 1957). The German government also prevented foreigners from taking over German automakers.
By the mid-1960s, the post-war boom ended, and German governments turned to overt Keynesian policies to stimulate demand.
In general, though I have not read these German works, Berger (1997) and Nützenadel (2005) detail how there was a great deal of macroeconomic management of the West German economy by the government from the early 1950s.
Allen, Christopher. 1989. "The Underdevelopment of Keynesianism in the Federal Republic of Germany," in Peter Hall (ed.), The Political Power of Economic Ideas: Keynesianism Across Nations. Princeton University Press, Princeton. 263–289.
Berger, Helge. 1997. Konjunkturpolitik im Wirtschaftswunder : Handlungsspielräume und Verhaltensmuster von Bundesbank und Regierung in den 1950er Jahren. Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen.
Hitchcock, W. I. 2010. "The Marshall Plan and the Creation of the West," in Melvyn P. Leffler and Odd Arne Westad (eds.). The Cambridge History of the Cold War. Volume I. Origins. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 154–174.
Mierzejewski, Alfred C. 2004. Ludwig Erhard: A Biography. University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, N.C. and London.
Nützenadel, Alexander. 2005. Stunde der Ökonomen: Wissenschaft, Politik und Expertenkultur in der Bundesrepublik 1949–1974. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen.
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Will December 20, 2012 at 6:26 PM
The Commanding Heights is propaganda of the worst kind: it has the appearance of honesty. But it's distortions are too many to count. The feature that irritated me most is the unstated assumption that there is no difference between Keynesian macroeconomic policy and Marxist central planning.
The statement from some Bush White House loser that Carter was "the most Keynesian" president is also infuriating. The seven presidents who preceded Carter were all much more Keynesian than he was!
Anthony Lima December 20, 2012 at 10:07 PM
The nice thing about freedom and free markets is that it takes just a little to make a big difference to the wealth of the population. Given all the controls of a German society just a tiny loosening allowed a country living in the Stone Age to recover. I wonder how much economic aid East Germany received from the USSR? Seems like there was also some dismantling of factories going on at the time US aid was coming in. I'm sure foreign aid was as effective in West Germany as it is today in so many developing nations receiving it. I guess West Germany was really no better-off than East Germany except for all the foreign aid and price controls. It really is hard to tell what made a difference in the two economies?
"I wonder how much economic aid East Germany received from the USSR?"
I'll satisfy your curiosity. In fact, the USSR exacted punitive war reparations from East Germany. This included payments for years after the war, but another aspect was Soviet seizure and removal of industrial infrastructure. So, yes, perfect testing conditions.
Sergio Cesaratto December 20, 2012 at 10:23 PM
Right. And without the Korean war boom Germany could hardly recover from the early 1950s balance of payment crisis (that led her to borrow from her European partners! and later Germany benefited of the debt restructuring that Syriza is now asking for Greece)
The policy pursued by Germany since the early 1950's has been described by a leading German economic historian as "monetary mercantilism": let the others to be keynesian, take advantage of fixed exchange rates, control wages and domestic demand through an "independent" central bank. Erhard was behind this. I do not speak German, unfortunately, but I tried to sum up what I undestood in this regard in this paper that appeared in the Int J of Pol Ec http://www.econ-pol.unisi.it/dipartimento/it/node/1267
Matias Vernengo December 21, 2012 at 3:40 AM
Marshall Plan meant that for geopolitical reasons the US lifted West German BOP constraint. This is a typical case of what Serrano and Medeiros call "development by invitation."
LK December 23, 2012 at 6:26 AM
Yes, the same phenomenon was seen in South Korea, Taiwan and Japan after 1945 - and was a key factor that led to their rise as industrial giants, though not by Marshall aid, but by means of allowing them access to US markets and technologies.
Philip Pilkington December 21, 2012 at 9:16 AM
"The mixed economies in the capitalist West – even those with some nationalised industries – were hardly "planned economies," for that phrase, if it is to have any meaning, must refer to communist command economies."
I wouldn't be as confident on that front. There was substantial planning going on in, for example, France in the post-war era:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirigisme#Dirigisme_in_France
I think that its pretty fair to call his economic planning. No, its not a command economy, but it is quite self-consciously planning.
But yes, that documentary does appear to be naked propaganda. I like when Friedman says that "wage and price controls never control inflation", as if they hadn't worked remarkably during the war era for all countries and during the Hitler rearmament era prior to war:
http://www.ihr.org/other/economyhitler2011.html
Hedlund December 22, 2012 at 10:03 PM
LK: Not related to this post, but if you are so inclined, you might be able to contribute to this. I dunno if you have any criticisms of markets internal to marginalism fresh on your mind. Seems like a tricky thing.
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Myanmar's Shan State Lawmakers to Discuss Draft Inle Lake Conservation Law
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By HTUN HTUN The Irrawaddy 28 May 2019
Tomato farms on Inle Lake. / Zaw Zaw / The Irrawaddy
YANGON, Myanmar —The Shan State Parliament will soon discuss a draft law that will allow the participation of local residents in the conservation of Inle Lake, one of the most prominent landmarks in Shan State.
The draft law proposes the formation of a lake governing body that will include four representatives from civil society organizations (CSOs) and three local residents. Yawnghwe Township lawmaker U Khin Maung Win said it has been submitted to the state parliament's Bill Committee.
"We want the soonest [possible] enactment of this law. Only then will we be able to manage the lake properly," he told The Irrawaddy. "We have sought input from the public, and will consult with the public in the first week of June."
The draft Inle Lake Conservation Law appoints the Intha ethnic affairs minister as the chairman of the lake governing body, and the chairmen of the administrative bodies of the Pa-O and Danu self-administered zones as vice-chairmen. The law also appoints Yawnghwe Township lawmakers and departmental officials as members of the governing body.
The state parliament said it would hold consultations with local people from June 5 to 7.
"It is important that locals and representatives of CSOs can participate in [the] decision-making process, and we need a law for [the] conservation of Inle Lake," local resident U Myat Min Soe said. "The lake has been deteriorating due to various projects implemented there."
The water level of the lake has fallen and the water quality has also suffered due to the irresponsible use of chemical fertilizers, the clearing of forests for hotel projects and the expansion of floating farms, plus silting, according to local CSOs.
The Norwegian government and the UNDP have been giving assistance to the Myanmar government to restore the lake.
Locals, CSOs and departmental officials held seven rounds of talks to draft the Inle Lake Conservation Law, said U Nay Myo, a member of the Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation Committee in the Lower House of the Union Parliament.
"The lake is likely to dry up soon if we don't control it with a law in time. It has silted up a lot now. Though businesspeople have taken advantage of Inle Lake, they have ignored the locals," said U Nay Myo.
While private investors have acquired land for projects in the surrounding forested areas of Inle Lake, local smallholder farmers have had difficulties acquiring official land titles—the government does not recognize the inherited customary ownership of land—and limited access to agricultural loans.
Over the past few years, locals have raised concerns over the negative impact of hotel projects on their lake.
In September, the President's Office received a petition signed by more than 4,000 lakeside residents opposing plans by the Myanmar Naing Group—owned by U Tun Naing Shwe, the son of former military strongman U Than Shwe—to build a hotel on 90 acres of land by the lake in Mai Thaut Village, Yawnghwe Township.
Those forested lands were permitted for development by the Forestry Ministry during military rule. The current government has conducted an investigation into the proposed project in response to complaints from locals, but has yet to announce its official decision
The enactment of the Inle Lake Conservation Law will enable the new body governing the lake to coordinate with concerned ministries to establish community forests and support community-driven development in the area.
Inle Lake, the home of migratory birds and other wildlife species, was designated as a wildlife sanctuary in 1985.
In June 2013, the lake was designated as an ASEAN Heritage Park; two years later it was included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, becoming the first ever biosphere reserve in Myanmar.
Inle Lake became the fifth Wetland of International Importance, as defined by the Ramsar Convention, in Myanmar in 2018.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/business/shan-state-lawmakers-discuss-draft-inle-lake-conservation-law.html
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I need both browser and cron to overwrite the same file. The issue I have is that if one "user" creates the file, the other one can't overwrite it.
Please can you let me know where the fundamental problem is and a possible solution. Permissions on the files are 0775.

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*How do I get the cron job to run as user nobody?

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Investment in the cloud is outpacing organisations' on-premises infrastructure spend, as businesses move applications to multi-cloud environments.
That's according to the 2020 Global Network Insights Report from NTT Ltd, which says this has caused refresh and upgrade patterns to slow down, with many businesses choosing to continue to sweat network assets and to slow investment in re-architecting their on-premises network and security infrastructure.
As a result, there has been an increase in obsolete and unpatched network devices containing software vulnerabilities, introducing risk, and exposing the organisation to information security threats.
The report, which is based on data from technology assessments conducted on more than 1,000 clients covering over 800,000 network devices, found 46.3% of organisations network assets were ageing or obsolete, as a weighted average, representing a huge surge on 2017, when this figure was just 4.3%.
The COVID-19 outbreak and consequent surge in bandwidth consumption is putting strain on the network, compounding existing challenges, and, ultimately, creating a perfect storm, according to the report.
With an increase in remote working, remote access and consumption of voice and video services, organisations network and security infrastructure are under incredible pressure.
"In this new normal many businesses will need, if not be forced, to review their network and security architecture strategies, operating and support models to better manage operational risk," says Rob Lopez, executive vice president, Intelligent Infrastructure, NTT Ltd.
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This risk is exacerbated further when businesses do not patch a device or revisit the operating system version for the duration of its lifetime. And although patching is relatively simple, and often free under a maintenance agreement or extended warranty, many businesses still don't patch their devices.
"In the new normal, as businesses reimagine the way we work, embedding resilience into the organisation's operations will be key," the report says.
The pandemic will introduce permanent changes to the way businesses operate, including implementing smart workspaces that accommodate social distancing within their physical offices, while many companies will continue to embrace remote working.
Meanwhile, with the adoption of new wireless infrastructure on the rise an increase of 13% year-on-year and the rise of open office and co-working spaces, a novel approach to all network architecture will be needed.
"Businesses will need the tools, knowledge and expertise to be able to re-architect the network for the short, mid and long-term evolution of the new normal with people working remotely, and from any device at any time," Lopez says .
"They will need to find strategic partners who can guide them with a view of what the future network looks like not just in terms of supporting corporate space, but also public and retail areas where social distancing is typically difficult to attain.
"For example, as we move into the new normal, AI and machine learning may be applied to help monitor social distancing measures the network will be the platform enabler," he says.
As part of digital transformation strategies, leading organisations are already using networks to enable new business models (e.g. the Internet of Things) or optimise existing operating models (e.g. asset tracking), according to the report.
Alternatively, businesses may be investing in technologies such as robotic process automation (RPA), as part of their digital transformation initiatives in order to save cost and scale services in an agile manner. No matter what the reason; digital transformation is helping to improve the customer and employee experience, powered by the network.
These initiatives will only be accelerated with the support of relevant, secure infrastructure in the new normal especially with respect to businesses technology, operational and financial initiatives, it says.
"The network is the platform for business digital transformation. It needs to be ubiquitous, flexible, robust and secure to adapt easily to business change, while increasing the maturity of the operational support environment," Lopez says.
"Businesses that use a high-level of network automation and intelligence to optimise operations will gain a significant competitive advantage and realise the benefits of the cloud economy, securely."
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San Marzano tomato sauce, basil, virgin olive oil and toasted homemade garlic bread.
Crispy chicken breast, Pomodoro sauce, and a 4 cheese blend served with linguini.
Homemade pappardelle and the classic slow-cooked meat sauce of Bologna.
Homemade pasta stuffed with spinach, ricotta, and topped with tomato sauce and cheese.
Phyllo dough stuffed with mixed seafood & served with a lobster cream sauce.
P.E.I. mussels with choice of garlic white wine sauce or spicy tomato sauce.
Crispy long stem artichokes, white truffle herbed ricotta and balsamic reduction.
Mushroom rice balls served with a truffle aioli.
House-made meatballs with marinara sauce and toasted garlic bread.
Crispy bresaola, whipped ricotta, fig compote, pine nuts and pomegranate glaze.
Crispy breaded burrata with fresh Pomodoro sauce.
Fried calamari with spicy marinara sauce, Italian parsley, and fresh lemon juice.
Avocado mousse, cilantro, red onions and waffle fries.
Grilled octopus, chick peas, fresh tomatoes, red onions and fingerling potatoes.
Tuna, avocado mousse, scallions, arctic char, cornichons, red onions, and creme fraiche.
Spicy soppresatta, bresaola, prosciutto di parma, or salame verona.
Spicy soppresatta, bresaola, prosciutto di parma, and salame verona.
Herbed goat cheese, taleggio cow's milk cheese, gorgonzola, or grana padana.
Herbed goat cheese, taleggio cow's milk cheese, gorgonzola, and grana padana.
Served with 2 meats and 2 cheeses.
Baby arugula, shaved fennel, asparagus, pecorino cheese, lemon and olive oil.
Arugula, tomatoes, radish, red onions, lemon vinaigrette and shaved parmigiana.
The classic with baby romaine, house-made croutons, anchovies and Parmigiana.
Baby spinach, Gorgonzola, avocado, almonds, cranberries and Prosecco vinaigrette.
Sausage, broccoli rabe pesto, cherry peppers, tomatoes and smoked mozzarella.
Grilled zucchini and squash, spinach, mushrooms, fontina and truffle oil.
Mozzarella, ricotta, Parmesan & gorgonzola.
Pancetta, caramelized onions, pecorino cheese and eggs.
Spicy Italian sausage, broccoli rabe, forest mushrooms, and cherry peppers.
Lobster meat, shallots, scallions, fresh tomatoes, and brandy cream sauce.
Little neck and chopped clams, garlic, parsley, and anchovies in a garlic white wine sauce.
Homemade black ink linguine, shrimp and calamari with a spicy marinara sauce.
Calamari, shrimp, mussels, littleneck clams, and scallops with a San Marzano tomato sauce.
Homemade meatballs with San Marzano tomato sauce, basil, virgin olive oil, and toasted homemade garlic bread.
Sausage with San Marzano tomato sauce, basil, virgin olive oil, and toasted homemade garlic bread.
Half chicken, artichokes, fingerling potatoes, and a rosemary lemon sauce.
Jumbo shrimp served over a saffron risotto with green peas.
Sauteed tricolor peppers and truffle fries.
Salmon served with forest mushrooms, quinoa, and a cherry tomato confit.
Branzino filets, thyme, dill, lemon confit, and saffron potatoes baked in parchment paper.
Whole lobster, shrimp, clams, mussels, calamari, arugula, garlic bread and homemade tomato sauce.
Quinoa with spinach, fennel, black and green olive confits, and cherry tomatoes.
Bone-in ribeye steak with herbed butter and choice of 2 sides.
Filet of red snapper and little neck clams with roasted red peppers, sauteed spinach, fingerling potatoes, and a garlic white wine sauce.
Braised veal shanks with a creamy mascarpone polenta and natural jus.
Pan-seared stripped bass with clams, mussels, and baby kale in an ocean butter sauce.
8 oz. Angus house blend served on a pretzel bun with lettuce, tomato, pickles, and onions.
Sauteed rainbow trout with roasted butternut squash, crushed pecans, and a celery pesto.
Homemade bolognese sauce and 4 cheese blend.
Stuffed with crab meat, and served with black linguine in a spicy tomato sauce.
Oven roasted and served with a red wine reduction.
Rosemary, thyme, squash, zucchini, with a cucumber and yogurt sauce.
Porcini mushrooms, cauliflower relish, farro in an ocean butter sauce.
8 oz. Strip steak, shrimp and scallop brochette with a homemade salsa verde.
House salad with a choice of protein. Served with pasta and garlic bread.
served with homemade marinara sauce & our 4 cheese blend.
served with homemade marinara & our 4 cheese blend.
Bacon, lettuce, tomato & raspberry mayo.
Tartar sauce, basil, arugula & sun-dried tomatoes.
Red Onions, arugula, tomatoes & lemon dill mayo.
Artichoke pesto, fontina, arugula & tomato.
Tomatoes, arugula, pesto & shaved parmesan.
Served on a pretzel bun with lettuce, tomatoes, pickles & onion rings.
French fries with garlic and Parmesan cheese.
Roasted fingerling potatoes with maiden salt, rosemary, and Pecorino cheese.
Broccoli florets pan seared with chilies, anchovies, garlic, and a zest of lemon.


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My first 15 years within the industry was spent on the contracting side during which time I obtained a B.Sc. in quantity surveying. I held several senior commercial management positions including the role of senior QS on a billion dollar motorway project in Asia, before moving into Consultancy with JDA in 2001. I like to think that I have fairly no nonsense approach and pride myself on doing my very best for clients and their projects. I believe that the wide experience gained from working for both contracting and consultancy organisations has been a huge asset when identifying and advising clients of project risks and solutions.
It is almost impossible to choose a favourite as I have been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to work on an incredible variety of projects all with their own unique challenges and opportunities. Whilst it consumed my life for 3 years, my favourite JDA project is probably a cluster of projects where I acted as Contract Administrator on Center Parcs "Sun" projects where we delivered over 400 new lodges, 4 new Aqua Sana's and various restaurants and sports facilities on their 4 UK villages.
I love all sport be it playing or spectating, travelling and finding destinations off the beaten track. I am a keen fell walker and, having conquered the Yorkshire 3 peaks several times, I completed the coast to coast walk in 2015. The walking helps burn the calories consumed when indulging in my passion for real ale. I am a member of my local golf club, but an occasional golfer who has a handicap 20 shots higher than my 20 year old son!


Eyes focused on meeting the needs of the swelling senior population, a group of local organizations is planning a fall conference aimed at making local businesses and communities more age friendly.
The Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF) has awarded a grant of approximately $30,000 to Rollins College Hamilton Holt School to create the one-day conference to be held in November.
Individuals from AARP, the University of Central Florida (Learning Institute for Elders, School of Social Work and School of Public Administration), Rollins College (Center for Health Innovation and Center for Lifelong Learning) and others will use local research compiled by SalterMitchell, to develop the program. This planning group will reach out to Chambers of Commerce, the Florida Council on Aging, restaurant owners, the Florida League of Cities, and representatives from the hospitality industry to help publicize the event.
The SalterMitchell research revealed there is a great opportunity to educate business owners and government/community leaders on ways the built environment can better support older adults in a variety of settings.
The conference will be held in conjunction with the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2015 Annual Meeting taking place in Orlando November 18-22. GSA has agreed to help promote the event that could include presenters from its annual meeting.
For more information on the conference, contact Bob McKinlay, Director of Grants and Contracts at Rollins College, at 407-646-2192 or by email at Rmckinlay@rollins.edu.


There are so many (millions?) of recipes contained within my cherished cookbooks, it's difficult to choose which to feature here. I don't want to focus solely on "unfortunate" combinations of ingredients, but at the same time I don't often remember to photograph those I do make. What to do? Well, today concludes the first week of the London Games, so let's return to the London-published Cookery For Girls (19550, 1955). There are a number of recipes in here that I look forward to testing, but let's start with one that will use up my last 2 eggs.
Heat oven. Grease pie-dish. Crumble bread into bowl and add sugar. Warm milk and butter and pour over bread. Soak 10 minutes. Separate yolks and whites, having whites on a plate. Add yolk to mixture in bowl. Mix all ingredients together and pour into pie dish. Bake in a moderate oven (350°F) for ½ hour. Remove from oven and spread top with jam. Beat whites stiffly, fold in 4 ozs. castor sugar, pile meringue on top of pudding. Bake slowly till meringue is pale brown.
Note that the meringue is made with 4 ozs. of sugar which goes unmentioned in the list of ingredients. Also, that a "teacup" of breadcrumbs is somewhat arbitrary, but approximately 6 fluid ounces. I used a ½ cup measure for this preparation. In addition, the reader has to flip to page 17 to determine what a "moderate" oven temperature is, but I've included that rather necessary bit of information for you inline with the directions. As for spreading the top with jam: I used about ¼ cup for a thin, but flavorful, layer. Apply while the pudding is still warm enough to melt the jam for an even layer. "Bake slowly until pale brown" took about 20 minutes at 350° at this mile-high altitude.
Result: I quote the boyfriend as saying, "This is damn tasty." He also made some pun on "Queen," but that was 12 hours ago and my memory isn't that good. My notes for repeating this recipe: less sugar in the meringue, and maybe a smaller-in-diameter baking dish to lend a deeper structure to the finished dessert. Maybe it's supposed to rise, but maybe not. This one didn't, and looks shallow.


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Home Africa News Oil & Gas Will Nigeria's Refineries Ever Get Rebuilt? 5 days ago...
Oil & Gas Will Nigeria's Refineries Ever Get Rebuilt? 5 days ago by Maureen Nzeogu 15
To this end, the corporation has awarded a contract worth about $50 million to Italy's Maire Tecnimont to carry out checks and equipment inspections of Port Harcourt refinery.
The Port Harcourt refinery overhaul is supposed to be followed by the Warri and Kaduna refineries, according to a Reuters report. The Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu hinted recently that the federal government would raise $1.2 billion to upgrade the four refineries as it plans to end reliance on petrol imports this year.
Between 2013 and 2017, Nigeria spent $36.371billion on the importation of petroleum products, according to data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Also, Kachikwu had in 2017, disclosed that Nigeria allocated an average of $28 billion of her foreign exchange earnings yearly to import about 92 percent of the petrol consumed locally.
Kachikwu had also put the country's daily petrol consumption then, at 66 million liters.
However, a recent report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that a whopping N2.289 trillion was expended in 2018 alone on the importation of refined petrol.
According to the report, a total of N802.4 billion worth of petrol was imported in the first quarter of the year, N744.28 billion in the second quarter and N742.82 billion in the third quarter of 2018.
Nigeria's four refineries located in Port Harcourt (two), Warri and Kaduna, with a combined installed capacity to refine 445,000 barrels of crude per day, have been comatose because top oil industry officials divert huge funds earmarked for their routine comprehensive turnaround maintenance (TAM).
Apparently, contrary to repeated claims by the NNPC that the refineries undergo routine Turn Around Maintenance (TAM), the four refineries have not undergone comprehensive repairs in the last 18 years or more as contracts awarded by successive governments were either abandoned halfway or not executed at all.
The NNPC confirmed this when it hinted last Thursday, March 21st, 2019, that the planned overhaul of the 210,000 barrels per day (bpd) Port Harcourt refinery would be the first since the last revamp was carried out 19 years ago.
According to the corporation, Nigeria's effort to ensure local sufficiency in refined petroleum products would be bolstered by the first phase of the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery complex.
The corporation has been in talks with different consortiums to revamp its dilapidated refineries and has considered paying for the work via offtake of refined products rather than cash.
NNPC said it would use its own cash to pay for the work and then raise debt. The Port Harcourt overhaul would be followed by the Warri refinery, which is also in the Niger Delta, and the refinery at Kaduna in the northwest of the country.
At the end of the first phase, the Port Harcourt refinery should reach 60 percent capacity utilization, increasing to a minimum of 90 percent, NNPC said, adding that Italy's Eni would act as an adviser.
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The High Price Of Political Corruption
Our never-elected Republican President has done a lot of damage to both his party and the country he was illicitly appointed to serve these past seven and a half years. Republicans have the U.S. at war with two countries derived from lies and deceptions — while facing the very real threat of two more wars with Iran and Pakistan before year's end — and has alienated the U.S. from the entire Muslim world, not to mention the vast majority of the rest of the world while corporate media, who has catered to President Bush's deceptions for years and is more interested in ratings than telling the truth, continues losing profits and in some cases credibility, at near-record levels.
A recent article by Paul Craig Roberts from Counter Punch details how the Republican Party has created "The Mother of All Messes." One of the few things Republicans have excelled at is creating and spreading lies and propaganda, such as a photo that appeared on the internet of a cute little boy wearing a T-shirt that reads: "The mess in my pants is nothing compared to the mess Democrats will make of this country if they win Nov. 2nd." Republicans have tried blaming their screw ups on Democrats and twisting the truth around for years.
Some highlights of Mr. Robert's article, on top of the wars mentioned above, include: the dollar has lost 60% of its value while the mighty dollar is losing its reserve currency role in the world, Republican policies have driven up the price of both oil and gold by 400%, inflation is in double digits and the unemployment rate is rising. Money has been no problem for President Bush and his cronies — who effectively created Odious debt — in the defense and oil industries though. They've made billions that the American public will probably be paying for for generations to come.
Republican deregulation has resulted in fraud in mortgage lending and dangerous financial instruments that have collapsed the housing market, leaving more than a million homeowners facing foreclosure and financial ruin, loopholes allowing speculation to run up oil prices are left wide open and the financial system is in such disarray that it could collapse from insolvency.
Trade and budget deficits have exploded resulting in the U.S. trade deficit being larger than combined trade deficits of every deficit country in the world. Since the U.S. can no longer finance its wars or its own government, the U.S. relies on foreign loans for day to day functions — which has resulted in the U.S. selling off existing assets such as companies, real estate, toll roads and whatever else it can — to foreigners.
Republicans see no need for the U.S. Constitution, Congress, the courts or civil liberties, but they regard themselves as the "Patriotic" Party. The U.S. government, under the leadership of a Republican President has committed numerous war crimes, violating the Geneva Conventions against torture and prisoner abuse. Of course, when the President turns himself into a tyrant instead of a President, disregard for human rights runs rampant, which ends up resulting in a police state, as evidenced by Bush's actions these past seven and a half years.
Neocons Are Destroying the Republican Party
Under the corrupt, misguided leadership of President Bush, the Republican party has transformed into the Neoconservative Party that represents the biggest threat America has ever faced.
As mentioned above, the vast majority of the Republican neoconservative party does not support the U.S. Constitution — choosing to set it aside for themselves while telling us to trust what they tell us because it's for our own good and our own safety — such as Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and the threat we face from the most dangerous people alive imprisoned at Guantanamo, while releasing two thirds of them with little fanfare after five years of being falsely imprisoned. Neoconservative Republicans don't care about anyone other than their own so they cut programs that help others.
As a result of Bush's lies, deceptions and his illegal invasion of Iraq, 4 million Iraqis have been displaced and 1.2 million Iraqis have been killed — which in other terms is called genocide. Israeli Zionists have controlled U.S. foreign policy for years. People who question neoconservatives and are loyal to the U.S. Constitution are labeled as 'anti-American.' Evangelical 'christian' churches controlled by Republican neoconservatives teach their followers that America's purpose in the world is to serve Israel.
Neoconservatives believe the government makes decisions and loyal citizens support those decisions since there is no place for the voices of citizens. There is no democracy, no liberty and no debate. If you dissent from the government's point of view, you are viewed as a traitor. Neoconservatives have a bad habit of twisting the truth around and rewording it to suit their needs.
Neoconservatives believe that newspapers commit criminal acts when they report that their government is spying on them illegally — spying illegally on Americans is all right though. Despite being given control of Congress, numerous Democrats have shared those same views. Fortunately, some Democrats do care about the Constitution and the country. Unfortunately, several 'Justices' in the U.S. Supreme Court share the same views as neoconservatives, which led to the illicit appointment of George W. Bush to the presidency in 2000.
Tough Times for Newsrooms and Democracy
TruthOut reports that some 6,000 journalists nationwide have lost their jobs. The rise of the corporate state combined with the loss of civic and responsibility to inform the public has contributed to the decline of newspapers. Advertising revenues have resulted in many newspapers seeing double-digit drops in revenue.
Noted by TruthOut:
"Newspapers, when well run, are a public trust. They provide, at their best, the means for citizens to examine themselves, to ferret out lies and the abuse of power by elected officials and corrupt businesses, to give a voice to those who would, without the press, have no voice, and to follow, in ways a private citizen cannot, the daily workings of local, state and federal government…"
One major part of the problem lies in the fact that many major media outlets are owned by Zionists who have become the corrupt, greedy businesses they're supposed to report on. Bowing down to the President and printing propaganda has been a problem for years, but has grown much worse since Bush was appointed to the Presidency.
Then you have major outlets such as CBS and FOX News, who have no one to blame but themselves. CBS edited out false statements made by presumptive Republican Presidential Senator John McCain in interviews not once, but twice when McCain misspoke, which happens entirely too often. McCain has a major problem with telling lies and CBS tried to cover it up. FOX News — allegedly 'fair and balanced' — was busted, although several have known it for years, for routinely sending literal talking points for the morons passed off as journalists such as Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity and many more to spread their primetime propaganda. You can probably rest assured that it's still common practice. FOX News tried to make McCain look younger too by airing 8 year old footage. The White House illegally supplied false propaganda to FOX News to spread and FOX News willingly and knowingly mislead the public. Media that constantly gets caught spreading lies and deceiving the public deserve what they get.
A Sea of Competing Propaganda
"… Journalism is about transmitting information that doesn't care what you think. Reporting challenges, countermands or destabilizes established beliefs. Reporting, which is time-consuming and often expensive, begins from the premise that there are things we need to know and understand, even if these things make us uncomfortable. If we lose this ethic we are left with pandering, packaging and partisanship. We are left awash in a sea of competing propaganda…"
Unfortunately, we lost that ethic years ago. Time Warner, Disney, General Electric, Rupert Murdoch's 'News' Corp. and Viacom control the vast majority of what the public reads, watches and hears, which means they ultimately control what the vast majority of America thinks. Owners of these corporations hate real news since it inconveniences their rape of the nation and makes people ask questions they would rather not have answered. These corporations have turned news into another form of mindless amusement and entertainment that have turned puppets like Katie Couric into millionaires.
These corporations have done their damnedest to destroy Democracy by destroying the traditional news business while attempting to leave us in the dark about real issues, or as noted by TruthOut, deaf, dumb and blind. More information can be found in the article from TruthOut.
Despite the best attempts by neoconservatives such as William Kristol — who, for some reason was hired by The New York Times to write opinion editorials — to make you believe that loyalty to the country means loyalty to the government, nothing could be further from the truth. Criticizing the government for lying the nation to war and blatantly committing war crimes, as well as numerous other crimes, is not a disloyal act. Try as they may to spread the lies and propaganda, Republicans are losing the media war.
Election Fraud and Endless Corruption
A few times in the past I've mentioned Bush's illicit appointment to the Presidency by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2000. Election Fraud played a major role in both the 2000 and the 2004 Presidential elections. Republicans are still trying to make it more difficult for many to vote. The only way presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Senator John McCain has any chance of being 'elected' will be through the use of election fraud.
The Transportation Security Administration, under the control of Michael Chertoff, the Secretary of The Department of 'Homeland' Security — if it sounds more like Israels home land, it's because Chertoff is one of many neocons serving in the Bush administration who has dual Israeli-American citizenship — continues treating innocent Americans as terrorists, subjecting them to all kinds of control tactics under the guise of keeping them safe from terrorists while maintaining uncontrollable lists of 'suspected terrorists' that actually entrap hundreds of thousands of Americans. Then again, using terror tactics in the attempt of scaring the American public into submission is one of the trademarks of Bush's presidency.
Torture is just one of the many illegal activities authorized by Bush. Numerous crimes have been committed by Bush and his administration in their quest to destroy America and those who live there, which is what happens when people abuse the power entrusted to them. The Bush administration even went so far as to redefine torture to suit their needs and make them feel it was legal. America is facing a major financial crisis. People are dying due to deregulation of federal agencies by the Bush administration. Bush has made over 1,100 signing statements, twisting or ignoring laws that he felt didn't apply to him. It goes on and on.
James M. Byrne, second in command in the Office of Special Counsel reportedly resigned due to Bush administration political agendas and personal vendettas. The Department of Justice has been completely politicized. Lies and deceptive propaganda intentionally used to coerce Americans to war that has resulted in the tragic loss of American lives and genocide in the Middle East. Illegal spying on Americans. Numerous crimes and Washington-grown terror used to fight the illegal 'war on terror.' The Bush family has a long history of ties to terrorists and large-scale corporate corruption. The United States has a long history of creating and supporting terrorists and terrorism. The depths of corruption in the Bush administration — aided by arguably the most complicit, corrupt Congress in the history of the United States — just seems to grow deeper with each passing day.
Constantly overusing 'national security' to cover up previously committed crimes by Bush and his administration inevitably leads to more crimes being committed. We need major change, and having two presidential candidates from the two major political party with eerily similar agendas won't cut it. It's long past time to hold Bush, his administration, those who put him there and those who have helped along the way accountable for their actions and it's time people in this country stop asking for their basic human rights and start taking them. Corrupt Congress persons need to be voted out of office and replaced with people who will do what their supposed to do — represent the people and the Constitution they were elected to serve. Maybe then we can find out the truth about Bush and how low the corruption really goes. America has paid a heavy enough price for Washington's corruption already.
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John C. H. Spence
David Zierler
Interview with John Spence, Richard Snell Professor of Physics at Arizona State University. Spence discusses his dual role as a Director of Science at NSF and his focus on research at the intersection of biology and physics. He recounts his childhood in Australia and his undergraduate education at Queensland University. Spence describes his graduate research on plasmons at Melbourne and the opportunities that led to his postdoctoral appointment at Oxford, where he worked with Mike Whelan and David Cockayne on quantifying atom arrangements in solids. He describes his decision to join the faculty at Arizona State, and the nascent field of high-resolution electron microscopy, which compelled him to write a book on the topic. Spence discusses his work on the structure of defects in superconductors and his collaborations with Bell Labs, and he explains the significance of the LCLS to his research. He describes the BioXFEL project, his work as part of the broader community of crystallographers, and the intellectual origins of the book "Lightspeed". At the end of the interview, Spence credits Michael Crow for bringing ASU to the forefront of so much innovation in science, and he reflects on how physics has never failed to surprise him.
Jo Dunkley
In this interview, Jo Dunkley, professor of physics and astrophysical sciences at Princeton, discusses her life and career. Dunkley describes the nature of this dual appointment and she recounts her childhood in London and her all-girls school education. She describes her undergraduate experience at Cambridge and the formative influence of Malcolm Longair's class on relativity. Dunkley explains that pursuing a graduate degree in physics was not a foregone conclusion, and that she initially considered a career in international development. She discusses her motivation to study under the direction Pedro Ferreira at Oxford to work on the cosmic microwave background experiments. Dunkley conveys the immediate importance of Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) on her thesis research and the opportunities that led to her postdoctoral work at Princeton to work with David Spergel and Lyman Page on WMAP. She explains her decision to return to the Oxford faculty to continue working with Ferreira and the origins of her involvement in the Atacama Cosmology Telescope project and subsequently the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST, now the Vera C. Rubin Observatory) endeavor and her work on it with Ian Shipsey. Dunkley discusses the challenges in maintaining a work-life balance during maternity leaves at Oxford and then at Princeton, after she joined the faculty in 2016. She describes the many exciting projects her graduate students are working on and she explains her current interests in understanding the Hubble constant. At the end of the interview, Dunkley surveys the major unanswered questions in contemporary cosmology, the viability of discovering the mass of neutrinos, and what the interplay between theory and experimentation might hold for the future.
Steven Block
In this interview, David Zierler, Oral Historian for AIP, interviews Steven Block, W. Ascherman Professor of Sciences, Stanford University. Block describes his German-Jewish heritage on his mother's side, and his father's Eastern European Jewish heritage. He describes growing up the son of a physicist and the importance of skiing and music in his family and spending his early childhood in Italy while his father was a visiting scholar. Block describes the rest of his childhood in North Carolina, and then Illinois, where his father worked for Duke and Northwestern, respectively. He explains his unique interests in Chinese and oceanography and why this led him to the University of Washington in Seattle, and he describes his subsequent pursuit of physics and ultimately biophysics at Oxford University. Block discusses the formative relationship he built with Max Delbruck at Cold Spring Harbor Labs where he worked on phycomyces, and he explains his decision to go to Caltech for graduate school to work with Howard Berg. He describes his postgraduate interests in sensory transduction in e. coli as a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford, and he provides a history on the discovery of kinesin and why this was key for his research. Block explains his decision to join the Rowland Institute and he discusses its unique history and the freedom it allowed its researchers, and he describes the opportunity that allowed him to secure tenure at Princeton. He describes some of the difficulties in convincing his colleagues to consider biophysics as "real" physics and the considerations that led to him joining the faculty at Stanford. Block describes the difficulties he has experienced when his laboratory site was displaced, and how, in dark way, he was prepared for the pandemic lockdown before most of his colleagues. At the end of the interview, Block reflects on his contributions, he explains the central importance of statistical mechanics to biophysics, he explains how he has tried to emulate his mentors in the care and interest he has shown his own students, and he prognosticates on the future of single molecule biophysics.
J. Michael Kosterlitz
Interview with Michael Kosterlitz, Harrison E. Farnsworth Professor of Physics at Brown University. He recounts his family background in Germany and his upbringing in Aberdeen, Scotland, and he explains that opportunities that led to his undergraduate admission at Cambridge University where he developed his life-long passion for rock climbing. He describes his early interest in high-energy physics and his decision to pursue a graduate degree at Oxford where he worked on the Veneziano and dual resonance models under the direction of John Taylor. Kosterlitz discusses his postdoctoral work first in Torino and then at Birmingham where he met David Thouless and where he developed his initial interest in condensed matter and his subsequent expertise in phase transitions and superfluidity. He explains the revolutionary advances of Ken Wilson's renormalization group and his decision to go Cornell where he enjoyed a foundational collaboration with David Nelson and Michael Fisher on crossover problems in critical phenomena. Kosterlitz discusses his decision to join the faculty at Brown, and he provides an overview in the advances in superfluidity in the 1970s and 1980s. He discusses the research that was eventually recognized by the Nobel prize committee and the experiments that bore out the theoretical predictions which were an essential prerequisite to the award. Kosterlitz describes the many benefits conferred as a result of winning the Nobel, and he provides perspective on how he has coped with his diagnosis of multiple sclerosis over the years. At the end of the interview, Kosterlitz explains his reluctance to prognosticate on future trends in the field because his experiences have proved to him that one can never know such things and that research breakthroughs are often unforeseen.
Joseph Silk
In this interview, David Zierler, Oral Historian for AIP, interviews Joseph Silk, Homewood Research Professor of Physics at Johns Hopkins, Researcher Emeritus at the Institute of Astrophysics in Paris, and Senior Fellow at the Beecroft Institute for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics. Silk recounts his childhood in London as the child of working-class parents, and he describes his early interests in math and his acceptance to Cambridge. He discusses the influence of the fluid dynamicist George Batchelor and the gravitational theorist Denis Sciama, and his decision to pursue graduate work at Manchester before enrolling at Harvard for his PhD research under the direction of David Layzer. Silk describes the revolutionary discovery of the cosmic microwave background and some of the observational advances that were driving the young field of cosmology and galaxy formation. He discusses his postdoctoral appointment with Fred Hoyle back at Cambridge and his next research position working with Lyman Spitzer at Princeton, and with Jerry Ostriker on black holes and pulsars. Silk describes the circumstances leading to his first faculty appointment at Berkeley and the excitement surrounding the high red shift universe, the birth of X-ray astronomy, and he describes Berkeley Laboratory's gradual emphasis on astrophysics over his 30-year career at UC Berkeley. He discusses his long-term research endeavor to verify the prediction of the Big Bang theory and the incredible results of the COBE project. Silk describes his budding interests in particle astrophysics, which he considers a discipline distinct from astronomy, cosmology and astrophysics, and which grew from cosmic inflation. He describes the import and future prospects of supersymmetry, how his namesake contribution "Silk damping" came about, and he conveys his excitement about moon-based telescopes. Silk draws a distinction between understanding the very beginning of the universe (t = 0) and the tiniest fraction of time after that (t = epsilon) and why an understanding quantum gravity will be necessary to make advances in this field. He discusses the current controversy around the Hubble constant, he describes his decision to transfer from Berkeley to Oxford and how this led to his current slate of affiliations, including his appointment at Johns Hopkins. At the end of the interview, Silk discusses his current interests in the moon telescope project and what the legal ramifications of a permanent moon presence might look like and why, in his popular talks, he finds it important to project a sense of awe about the universe.
Ian Hinchliffe
Interview with Ian Hinchliffe, Senior Staff Emeritus at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Hinchliffe surveys the current state of play with the ATLAS collaboration. He recounts his childhood in northern England, and his interests and abilities in science that facilitated his admission to Oxford. Hinchliffe explains his decision to remain at Oxford for graduate school to work under the direction of Llewellyn Smith on deep inelastic scattering and he discusses his postdoctoral appointment at Berkeley Lab. He discusses his work in the theory group led by Geoff Chew and he explains the significance of QCD to reconcile calculations with experiments. Hinchliffe describes the opportunities that allowed him to stay at Berkeley Lab and the key developments of neutrino scattering. He discusses his involvement in supercollider physics and planning for the SSC and his tenure as leader of the theory group. Hinchliffe explains how Berkeley got involved in the ATLAS collaboration at CERN and George Trilling's leadership of this effort, and he explains how CMS is both competitor and partner in the search for the Higgs and beyond. He conveys his feelings when the Higgs was discovered and how ATLAS has contributed to astrophysical research. At the end of the interview, Hinchliffe prognosticates on the future of CERN, and why he remains optimistic that the Higgs factory will push forward foundational discovery.
Edward Witten
Interview with Edward Witten, Charles Simonyi Professor in the School of Natural Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study. Witten discusses his current interests in quantum information theory in gravity, and he recounts his childhood in Baltimore and the influence of his father Louis Witten, who is a physicist. He describes his undergraduate education at Brandeis, where he majored in history, a brief stint working for the McGovern campaign, and a false start in graduate school to study economics before landing at Princeton to study first applied mathematics and then theoretical particle physics with David Gross. He describes the significance of deep inelastic scattering in the emergence of QCD and his earliest exposure to the ideas that would develop into string theory. Witten describes his postdoctoral appointment at Harvard to work with Steve Weinberg, Sidney Coleman, Shelly Glashow, and Howard Georgi. He discusses t' Hooft's success at solving the U(1) problem and his early work in supersymmetry by the time he joined the faculty at Princeton. Witten narrates the string revolution of 1984 and the early optimism that string theory would be able to describe the real world. He describes his involvement in topological quantum field theories and he explains his decision to move to the Institute from Princeton. Witten discusses his work with Nati Seiberg on N=2 super Yang Mills in four dimensions, the origins of M-theory in the 1994 string revolution, and the impact of Juan Maldacena's work on AdS/CFT. He describes his collaboration with Seiberg on noncommutative geometry, his interest in the Langlands program, and the role of axions in string theory. Witten conveys the sense of optimism when the LHC turned on and the significance of Khovanov homology and Morse theory. He explains the need to revisit perturbative superstring theory and the possibility that the g-2 muon anomaly experiment at Fermilab will lead to new physics. At the end of the interview, Witten reflects on how little has been seen at the LHC after the Higgs discovery, and he expresses hope that string/M-theory and quantum gravity make meaningful contact during his lifetime.
Richard Leapman
In this interview, David Zierler, Oral Historian for AIP, interviews Richard Leapman, Senior Investigator in the National Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering and Scientific Director of the intramural program. Leapman recounts his childhood in England and he describes his early and formative experience playing with an optical microscope. He describes his undergraduate work at Peterhouse College of Cambridge University and the influence of Aaron Klug in his physics education. Leapman explains his decision to remain at Cambridge for his Ph.D., and he describes his work in the Cavendish Laboratory and Klug's suggestion that he focus on inelastic scattering of electrons in electron microscopes to perform elemental microanalysis. He discusses his postdoctoral work at Oxford and the opportunity leading to his research at Cornell in the School of Applied Engineering Physics. Leapman explains his attraction to join the NIH upon learning that he would have access to an electron microscope and could work on electron energy-loss spectroscopy. He describes some of the biological implications of this work, including the ability to look at cells to detect elemental distributions inside subcellular organelles. Leapman discusses his many collaborations across the Institutes at the NIH and the development of NMR spectroscopy, and he describes the partnership between NIH and NIST that ensured his access to cutting-edge technology over the course of his career. He describes various aspects of his research that have direct clinical value to treating a variety of ailments, including asbestos exposure to coronavirus. Leapman describes his work at the chief of electron beam imaging and micro-spectroscopy and the numerous collaborations he has pursued beyond the NIH at both National Labs and university labs. He discusses some recent advances in his field, including new abilities to determine the 3D structure of proteins, and he explains his administrative duties as Scientific Director of the Institute. At the end of the interview, Leapman describes how the study of electrons has connected all of his research, and he discusses some of the challenges and opportunities he has confronted in his career as a physicist operating in a biologically-focused research environment.
Ad Bax
Bathesda, Maryland
In this interview, David Zierler, Oral Historian for AIP, interview Ad Bax, section chief in the Laboratory of Chemical Physics, at the NIH. Bax recounts his childhood in the Netherlands growing up on a farm and his undergraduate experience at the University of Delft. He describes his developing interest in nuclear magnetic resonance and the exciting theoretical opportunities that this new field presented. Bax discusses his graduate work with Ray Freeman at Oxford in NMR spectroscopy, and he explains the early role of computers on NMR research. He discusses the circumstances leading to his postdoctoral work at Colorado State University on solution and solid state NMR. Bax explains his initial work at the NIH using NMR to study protein structure. In the last portion of the interview, Bax provides an overview of the clinical and research value of NMR to the overall mission of the NIH, and he describes how the culture of collaboration makes the NIH a unique place to pursue basic research.
Raymond Orbach
In this interview, David Zierler, Oral Historian for AIP, interviews Raymond Orbach, professor of physics emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin. Orbach recounts his childhood in Los Angeles, his early interests in chemistry, and his undergraduate experience at Caltech. He discusses his graduate work at Berkeley on integral equations and his research at Bell Labs and at Oxford where he worked on resonance relaxation. Orbach explains his research agenda at UCLA, including his work on magnetic resonance and the antiferromagnetic ground state. He discusses his work as chancellor of UC Riverside and his ability to keep up research while working in administration. Orbach recounts the circumstances leading to him becoming director of science at DOE and his "dual-hatted" work as Undersecretary of Science for DOE. He provides an overview of the state of high energy physics in the early 2000s and the long-term affect of the SSC cancellation. In the final part of the interview, Orbach talks about his research on energy issues at superconducting quantum interference devices at UT.
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Posted: September 2nd, 2016
Judy G Gee, 56, of 272 Derrick Road, formerly of Maple Creek, SK, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2016 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family.
Born December 10, 1959 in Maple Creek, SK, Canada, she was a daughter of the late Robert Gold. and Vera (Rezansoff) Gold, of Maple Creek, SK, who survives.
On March 19, 1999 in Bradford she married John 'Jack' Gee who survives her.
She graduated form Maple Creek High School in Canada and also attended Medicine Hat College for a time.
She moved to Bradford in 1998. She worked for a law firm in Olean for a time and later worked for Chris Hauser in Bradford and until recently she worked for Dan Hartle.
She was an avid geochacher and was a member of the McKean County Rifle Club.
In addition to her mother and husband, she is survived by two daughters, Amber (Will) Erickson, of Grande Prairie, AB and Sandy (Mike) Masterson, of Sexsmith, AB; a step daughter, Brandi (Jon) Simon, of Bradford and a step son,David Gee, of Harrisburg; four grandchildren, Gage Erickson, Cody Erickson, Elise Masterson and Rylan Gee; six sisters, Jane Klug, of Medicine Hat, AB; Janet Dillabaugh, of Swift Current, SK; Donna Rodin, of Medicine Hat, AB; Barb Luman, of Medicine Hat, AB; Debbie Christian, of Rocanville, SK; Marcie Holderness, of Strathmore, AB;two brothers, Jim Gold, of Medicine Hat, AB; Jeff Gold, of Medicine Hat, AB and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Bruce and Robert Gold, a nephew Jarrod Rodin and a great niece, Irelynd Rodin
Funeral services were held in the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes, Bradford PA, on August 31, 2016. A funeral service and burial will follow in Maple Creek at a time and date to be announced. Memorial contributions, if desired, can be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
Online condolences can be expressed at www.hollenbeckcahill.com


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Move Over, Wall Street: Silicon Valley Is Invading Your Turf
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Mar 29th 2014 8:00AM
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If you ask most people where the greatest threat to Wall Street's nearly 100-year dominance as the world's leading financial center would come from, places like London, Zurich, Tokyo or even Beijing might be suggested. But more and more, it looks as if the threat to Manhattan's financial crown will come from right here in the USA.
Silicon Valley appears to have Wall Street in its sights, aggressively funding a new generation of tech startups whose goal is to disrupt the financial services industry and attack Wall Street with a strategy and an attitude they have never faced before.
These new fin-tech companies are younger, more flexible and -- with deep-pocketed venture capital firms backing them -- less concerned about reaching financial profitability in the near term. Unlike most venerable Wall Street companies, they are private entities that don't have to please the stock market with share prices or quarterly earnings nor support an infrastructure top-heavy with partners, associates, directors and VPs that would make Gordon Gekko cringe.
Crowdsourced Earnings Estimates
Estimize is an example of this new type of company that is putting Wall Street on notice. Founded in 2011 by former quantitative hedge fund analyst Leigh Drogen, Estimize crowdsources company earnings estimates on an open and transparent platform -- the opposite of the opaque proprietary model big Wall Street firms use -- and then makes those numbers available to the public for free.
According to multiple peer-reviewed research papers, the Estimize approach provides more representative data for earnings, which come from more than 4,000 analysts who contribute to their web-based platform. The company says this translates to earnings estimates that have proven 69 percent more accurate than traditional Wall Street analysts. Drogen says the last figure "shows that our philosophies are winning against the stale old philosophies regarding sharing of data within the financial community."
"I want Estimize to lead the change in how the financial community shares information and points the spotlight on certain individuals based on a meritocracy."
Major players in the financial research industry already recognize that change, including Bloomberg, which offers Estimize earnings estimates through its platform.
Zero Commission Stock Trades
In the brokerage space, Robinhood, which is backed by Marc Andreessen and Google Ventures, is bringing the stock market version of the Holy Grail to investors -- zero commission stock trades.
With its mobile-only platform, Robinhood allows customers to trade any amount of shares, as often as they like, for no fee. According to co-founder Vladimir Tenev, Robinhood's model doesn't depend on commissions for profitability, which should cause traditional brokers to quake in their boots. Instead Robinhood charges other companies to build upon its platform.
This means that a consumer could use a third-party mobile app like Twitter, StockTwits or Yahoo Finance and trade stocks seamlessly via Robinhood for free.
What should particularly worry Wall Street is that companies like Estimize and Robinhood don't think in traditional terms on a number of issues. For example, the first 11 hires at Robinhood were not financial advisers or brokers, but programmers, because it views itself not as a financial company, but a tech company.
This philosophy also informs the way they market their product -- forgoing a brick and mortar presence or Superbowl adds -- to reach their target audience. With just a website, a social media campaign and the buzz from tech media, Robinhood has had more than a quarter of a million people sign up for brokerage accounts.
Follow the Job Market
A key reason that tech firms are competing in the financial sector is that the 2008 crisis cut jobs on Wall Street, causing many new highly skilled college graduates to look elsewhere for employment.
%VIRTUAL-article-sponsoredlinks%One example of this comes from a recent survey by Harvard's newspaper. The Crimson found that only 31 percent of graduates were planning to pursue jobs in the financial sector, down from 2007, when the number was 47 percent.
The macro trend also bodes well for tech, as Moody's Analytics predicts that 450,000 new workers will be hired in the high-tech industry by 2015, compared to only 230,000 for finance.
It would be premature to count Wall Street out quite yet. Financial companies have faced wars, recessions, populist politicians, regulatory reforms and Occupy Wall Street, and have come out more profitable than ever. But the emphasis on product before profit, and the speed in which they can build and adapt their products to consumer needs, may give fin-tech companies the edge they need to dethrone the wolves of Wall Street.
No man is an island, or even a peninsula, so I encourage your feedback in the comments below. And don't forget to pick up my book, "Trading: The Best of the Best -- Top Trading Tips for Our Time."
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We first saw the trend re-surge at the Balenciaga and Marc Jacobs' fall 2017 runways. For Balenciaga, it was hand painted BB logo on the thumb nails - a cheeky yet discreet nail art that had us going gaga. Marc Jacobs went for a louder approach, with customised enamoured nail lacquer featuring "Marc Jacobs" spelt out on each fingernail.


Database Questions: 2350Question Serial No. Q651 to Q660.
651) Mahatma Gandhi used for the first time hunger strike as a weapon during?
652) Mahatma Gandhi was born at which place?
654) Malik Kafur was General under which ruler?
655) Mana Pass is located in?


At the Clairefontaine racecourse, you can attend sports exploits of champions at the trotting, flat and jumping races. You can also enjoy break time, discovery, sharing, transmission, initiation, friendliness and all the activities and services organized during the 23 days of race, offered to children and adults from Wednesday, June 7th to Friday, October 20th, 2017.
It's ATYPICAL! In this fascinating context, the Clairefontaine racecourse adjusts to its visitors' mood. At the Clairefontaine, you can wander, breath: you are free to do what you want of your day. The 23 race days proposed in June, July, August, September and October 2017 are UNIQUE. 23 meetings to enjoy trotting, flat, jumping or mixed races: each one is based on a different theme. Every day is different!
The 23 race days proposed in June, July, August, September and October 2017 are UNIQUE. 23 meetings to enjoy trotting, flat, jumping or mixed races: each one is based on a different theme. Every day is different!
It's PHILANTHROPIC! The Clairefontaine is committed to welcome its visitors on every race day! And for children, the Hippik'kids village and its several activities are offered through the activity card they'll receive.
The guided visits proposed to the public before the races are both INSTRUCTIVE and FUN. The backstage of the racecourse is revealed by a passionate tour guide 3 hours before the beginning of the races. Guided visits are followed by carriage initiation and end with a Norman pre-meal cocktail.
ART LOVERS can stop at the shop to look at its souvenirs and discover the artists of the day: painters, sculptors, or even photographers. New artists are welcomed every day.
*guide visit starting from 10 am, excluding June 7, July 8 and August 16 at 2 pm.


How Do You Face Trouble?
Title: How do you face trouble?
Is there any good news for those who suffer? In times when trouble strikes, we need to take an inventory to see if there is any good news that can cheer us up and help us to bear the burden of pain. Trouble and suffering are facts of life that all of us must cope with sooner or later. An incurable disease may afflict someone we love or even us personally. A financial disaster may wipe out our fortunes. A domestic tragedy may tear apart our home. There are fatal accidents on life's highways. There are dead-end streets where all hopeful expectations are brought to a stop.
How should Christians cope with suffering and trouble? When trouble comes, some people turn to religion, hoping it will deepen and strengthen their faith. Others turn away from religion in disappointment and despair. Still others turn against religion in hate and cynicism.
How do people cope with pain and trouble? Some bluster and bluff and cuss. Some develop a headache and take an aspirin. Some drink or take drugs that enable them to escape the pain of reality temporarily. Some pray and trust God.
What will you do when trouble comes? Will you turn to God? Will you run from God? Will you turn against God?
Let's begin by looking at several aspects of Job's character to see what kind of man he was.
First, Job is a dramatic illustration of one who experienced undeserved suffering.
First, Job was a blameless man.
Verse 1 says, "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect…" He was blameless in the eyes of God, in the eyes of others, and in his own eyes. Job was a man just like you and me, only better. He was a praiseworthy man, an important man and a man of distinction, a judge, and a man who had authority over others. The country he lived in was the land of Uz, in the eastern part of Arabia; the same place where Abraham lived before God called him out of that place. This was a very wicked land, but it was to Job's praise that he was so exceedingly good in such a bad place.
Verse 1 says, "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was upright…" This means that he was straightforward and genuine and right in his relationships. He was a very good man, extremely religious, and better than his neighbors.


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Joe Burrow makes training camp debut for Cincinnati Bengals, participates in several drills
CINCINNATI: He's officially back.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow trained for the first time in training camp. Nearly three weeks after he had his appendix removed, Burrow donned his orange No. 9 jersey and participated in multiple exercises during Sunday's practice session.
All of his teamwork took place in a 7-on-7 phase that was more grueling than coach Zac Taylor expected.
"We talked about doing two reps in 7-on-7," Taylor said after practice. "And then he took 10. That's how it goes sometimes."
Previously, Burrow's most notable work came during practice last Monday when he made some easy throws during an impromptu walkabout.
On Sunday, Burrow decided to push his limits.
Burrow took in all of the reps during this 7v7 drill. That also took some of the pressure off the rest of the team's quarterbacks after Brandon Allen suffered a concussion in last Friday's preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals.
Burrow's most notable passes were two long finishes – one to veteran receiver Trenton Irwin and the other to rookie Kwamie Lassiter II. Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase, who watched the bulk of Burrow's throws during that 7-on-7 period, said it took the defense to allow the team's star quarterback because the quarterback brought positive energy to practice.
"It's funny because every pass he threw today, I called out before he threw it," said Chase, who also played with Burrow at LSU. "I think I still know him very well."
The third-year quarterback wasn't the only key player to make significant strides on Sunday. Wide receiver Tee Higgins attended team practice for the first time. Rookie Cordell Volson also took over the starting left guard position for the team as Jackson Carman was out.
Cincinnati is trying to replicate last season's success, which included a Super Bowl run that Burrow led. The top overall pick in the 2020 draft completed 70.4% of his passes for 4,611 yards, 34 touchdowns and 14 interceptions as the Bengals played for the Lombardi Trophy for the first time in 33 years.
The Bengals have been hesitant to release firm schedules for Burrow's exercise adjustment after July 26 appendix surgery. Taylor said he was unsure when Burrow would return to full participation.
But he was with his teammates on Sunday. It was the first time since organized team activities that Burrow, new tight end Hayden Hurst and all of the returning players from last year's Super Bowl run trained together.
Higgins said, "As soon as we got into the group I was like, 'Uh oh. We're back.'"
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34400122/joe-burrow-makes-training-camp-debut-cincinnati-bengals-participates-several-drills Joe Burrow makes training camp debut for Cincinnati Bengals, participates in several drills
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