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Free Guide: The Starting Point for Harnessing Magazine Audience Data
Free guide will help publishers develop a data strategy that aligns with their business objectives.
By Denis Wilson
In a short time, data has become a business imperative for magazine publishers. It's a key differentiator between legacy publishers that drive revenue on a per-product basis and those that are able to monetize audiences across platforms and brands. And with greater data sophistication comes the ability to extract otherwise untapped audience insights that can yield new product development and capture more lucrative advertising deals.
Yet developing a strategy for capitalizing on audience data can be intimidating or even mystifying. With all the buzz that surrounds "big data," it can be hard to know where to begin. That's why Publishing Executive has created a free guide to help publishers develop a data strategy that aligns with their business objectives.
In this white paper, leaders from Active Interest Media, AHC Media, Watt Global Media, and ePublishing offer insight on identifying key revenue opportunities for audience data, assembling a "data team," unifying data assets, and considering tools or services for leveraging audience data.
Following are a few sound bites from The Starting Point for Harnessing Magazine Audience Data:
"Almost every publisher I speak with has three to five databases. Subscriptions are sent to fulfillment; e-newsletters are handled by the ESP. If there is site registration in addition to newsletters, it's usually separate. Events, white papers, webinars, they're always separate databases. Start by combining them the best you can." - Andy Kowl, SVP of Publishing Strategy, ePublishing
"Start at the end. Have a vision for how you want to apply the data. Our vision was very basic: to understand how our audience engaged with our content. . . Think of how the database will be used and that will guide how you build it." - Joyce Neth, Vice President, Director of Audience Development & Research, Watt Global Media
"At the earliest point, you have to start collecting information, start getting it. Don't make an excuse not to, because the longer you wait the harder and harder it gets." - David Fournier, CEO and Publisher, AHC Media
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When it comes to inflammation pain relief, is hemp oil the answer? Discover what doctors and scientists are saying about this natural treatment of inflammation.
Before getting into a discussion on how hemp can help to alleviate inflammation we first need to distinguish the differences between hemp and marijuana. Both hemp and marijuana derive from the cannabis plant. The notable distinction is that the flowering marijuana plant has much higher levels of THC than the hemp plant. Tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC as it is commonly known, is the cannabinoid responsible for the psychoactive characteristics such as the sense of relaxation and euphoric high. Marijuana contains anywhere from .5 to 30% THC.
CBD Web classifies a hemp plant as containing less than .3% of THC. There are species of hemp plants that are grown and cultivated specifically for industrial purposes, such as clothing and textiles, but there are also varieties that contain significant amounts of CBD – another potent cannabinoid without the psychoactive effects but impressive healing properties. In any cannabis plant, there are over 450 substances, and only three of the substances are responsible for the "stoned" feeling.
The word inflammation is derived from the Latin word inflammatio, which translates to, "setting on fire." Inflammation in and of itself is not a bad thing. It is the body's normal response in repairing cells damaged by injury, infection, or allergic reaction. This type of inflammation is referred to as acute inflammation. The four classic symptoms experienced are redness, swelling, pain, and loss of function. Acute inflammation is usually in a localized area of the body, and the symptoms can be relieved with a cold press and topical inflammation cream. The inflammation will reduce as the body heals.
All of these chronic disorders can interfere with a person's quality of life. Furthermore, complications from these diseases can be fatal. Unfortunately, these conditions can be complicated to treat. Cortisone and steroids are commonly prescribed, but come with many side-effects such as nausea, constipation, skin eruptions and rashes, weight gain, and sleep disorders, to name a few. Even OTC pain relievers such as Ibuprofen and Naproxen can cause an allergic reaction and with overuse eventual liver damage.
When planning your diet, of course, keep in mind any food allergies.
Hemp root, specifically, carries a substance called "beta-caryophyllene." Beta-caryophyllene attaches itself to the C2 receptors in our cells and in doing so helps to control inflammation.
Topically – They can be added to creams, lotions, oils, serums, and salves. They are also added to bath salts and bath oils.
Aromatherapy – You can use them with an infuser, soy-based essential oil candles, or scented cotton balls strategically placed.
Orally – You can add them sparingly to water or tea.
*When using, essential oils remember that they are very potent. They should never be applied to the skin directly, burned without being diluted, or ingested directly. When ingesting, make sure you are using a high-grade organic oil. If you have any questions about safety concerns, check with a professional aromatherapist.
Topical applications can be one of the safest and effective ways to relieve inflammation and the pain that comes along with it. Since nothing is entering the bloodstream, there is no worry of side effects like and upset stomach or euphoric highs. Topicals penetrate the skin and work on a cellular level. By penetrating the C2 receptor of the cell nucleus, they send a message to the DNA. This cellular process produces a protein which to turns off the production of arachidonic acid which in turn reduces inflammation.
The root of the hemp plant has been used since ancient Chinese times (2700 BCE) for traditional medicinal and healing purposes. Hemp has also been used medicinally in Ancient Rome, Native American societies, 18th century England, and is experiencing a new appreciation for its healing benefits in modern times.
For many of the inflammatory disorders, there is no actual cure. However, scientific research does support the claim that hemp products, and particularly hemp root, can alleviate pain and inflammation, thereby improving one's quality of life.


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Immerse yourself in an ancient world full of surprises, which you can explore individually or in the company of animals that are willing to follow you, and take on the most incredible adventure.
In the magical world of Koyotl you can find all kinds of adventures and mystical creatures, like golems, spirits of the forest and many other magical beings.
Go across the amazing map of this online game, and travel through all sorts of places, as dark and dangerous caves, or large forests full of surprises.Along your way fields of Koyotl will find all kinds of species with different intentions, and you must take care of those who try to get you away from your goal, as the magma golems and spirits who are usually in very bad mood.
You must take care of these creatures, as in every corner of this 3D world there are all sorts of danger only waiting for the right moment to attack.
Discover the huge amount of adventures waiting for you in this sensational browser game, which will offer you incredible challenges. Once in the role of your hero, you have to discover the mysterious paths to the spirit world and contact the mythical ghosts of the past. At the same time you can fight with various creatures, such as bears warriors, or simply walk around the map of Koyotl.
Of course, you will not have to travel all the time alone, and for that we have different animals all over the map, which are willing to accompany you along your adventure and combat any challenge with you.


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Fat Sal's is OPEN in Encino!
NOTE: Still working on the "Road Trip" and "Burning Man" Blogs, be patient.
There's a new place to eat in town! Fat Sal's is open and located in the old Johnny Rocket's space on the corner of Ventura and Balboa.
Indoor and Outdoor seating available. The Patio is covered now so you can sit and watch the cars go by in the shade. Parking is still limited in the small lot, but there is a lot of metered street parking (8am-8pm everyday except Sunday) available nearby.
There's a big menu on the wall. Order at the counter and wait for your number to be called (actually they give you a pager). They're makin' sandwiches over here!
NOTE: They have a bunch of flat screen TELEVISIONS (with all the games on) inside!
Signature "Fat" sandwiches & burgers, salads & wraps, fries, sides, and shakes are the board of fare. So, I had a Philly Cheesesteak and it was a good Philly Cheesesteak.
They have 2 digital "self-service" soda fountains with many beverage choices. On a sad note, they charge 25 cents for sauces (WHICH IS STUPID AND BAD FOR BUSINESS). but when we asked for mustard for our sandwich and BBQ sauce for our onion rings, he gave us a plastic cup of each and told me it was "on the house".
And the "Big Fat Fatty" Challenge for $49.99!
"Big Fat Fatty" Food Challenge!
Philly Cheesesteak and Onion Rings!
The Cheesesteak gets a thumbs up and the burgers got a thumbs up too. The fries were limp, undercooked and not good at all, but the onion rings were terrific. Nice mixed Encino crowd checking out the new place, most likely will stay in business for awhile.
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La Nuova Manifattura Tabacchi di Bologna è stata costruita nel 1952 nella zona di espansione della città, a nord del centro, fra via Ferrarese e via Stalingrado. La città di Bologna vede la progettazione di questo grande e importante impianto, firmata da Pier Luigi Nervi.

Storia
Il progetto di trasferire la storica Manifattura Tabacchi di via Riva Reno, oltre i confini dell'abitato cittadino risale agli anni trenta.

Il complesso si compone di quattro aree costruite separatamente. Il primo ad essere edificato è il magazzino tabacchi greggi, forse il più grande di tutti gli edifici con i suoi 5 piani e 210 metri di lunghezza; i capannoni per lo stoccaggio, cinque immobili affiancate lunghe 117 metri con il caratteristico tetto a volta; il "magazzino del sale", alle spalle del magazzino; il complesso "centrale termica e uffici".
All'apice della produzione lo stabilimento occuperà più di mille persone.
Lo stabilimento chiuderà definitivamente nel 2004, dopo che nel 2003 lo Stato italiano vende tutti i siti produttivi dei Monopoli di Stato alla British American Tobacco, la quale aprirà una campagna di dismissione dei diversi siti produttivi che nel 2004 coinvolgerà anche quello di Bologna che gradualmente dismette tutti i siti produttivi, chiudendo nel 2004 anche la manifattura di Bologna.

Dopo l'abbandono e il degrado, la Regione Emilia-Romagna candida il sito della ex-Manifattura a diventare il nuovo polo cittadino e regionale dell'elaborazione di dati informatici Data Valley partendo nel 2016 con la candidatura ad ospitare il Data Centre ECMWF, approvata nel 2017. Nel 2019 approderà sempre in quest'area il progetto euroHPC e nel 2020 il progetto Copernicus. Tutto questo concentrarsi di centri di ricerca andranno così a costituire e sostanziare il così detto Tecnopolo di Bologna.

Architettura
Il complesso della nuova manifattura, sorto in via della Manifattura 3 nel 1954 occupa una vasta area a nord di Bologna, che per molti anni è stata l'area industriale della città. Oggi l'area è delimitata a nord dall'asse autostrada A14-Tangenziale e a sud dall'anello ferroviario per i treni merce, ad est via Stalingrado e a ovest via Ferrarese occupando una superficie complessiva di circa 110.000 metri quadri.

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Architetture di Bologna
Architetture di Pier Luigi Nervi

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Some of the world's best strikers have plied their trade in Serie A over the years – but can you name the top scorer in the division for every season since 1990?
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TOP STORIES / World
Too big to fail - too lofty to learn?
With investigators zeroing in on over a dozen big banks in the Libor rate rigging scandal, the timing couldn't be better for a structural overhaul of Europe's banking sector. Not so fast, says the banking lobby.
Banks are resisting restructuring
Ever heard of the high-level expert group tasked with reforming the structure of the EU banking sector?
How about the Liikanen group as the expert panel is also known?
No again?
Too bad, because the group led by Finland's central bank chief Erkki Liikanen was assigned what is arguably the most important effort to prevent a repeat of the financial crisis: To look into whether Europe's banking sector needs to be restructured.
Many experts contend that what used to be the financial crisis and has now mutated into the sovereign debt crisis was triggered at the core by a banking crisis.
Don't worry though if you've never heard of the Liikanen group because you're not alone. Outside the lobbying world, few people have.
Behind-the-scenes effort
That's because when the EU created the working group to look at structural reforms of the banking sector in January it did so without big fanfare. Even high-profile changes - such as Hugo Bänziger, until May chief risk officer of one of the banking behemoths, Deutsche Bank, joining the group - went publicly unannounced.
So it's small wonder then that the Liikanen group's call for external input on banking reform - from EU citizens and organizations - published on its sparse homepage yielded few answers. The so-called consultation process lasted one month and ended in June.
"There have been around 80 responses in total," Monique Goyens, who is part of the Liikanen group and heads the European association of consumer organizations (BEUC), told DW.
Erkki Liikanen's group mulls EU banking reform
Erkki Liikanen himself wasn't available for comment.
Eighty responses out of the more than half a billion citizens who will be affected by any decisions made or not made by the EU.
Goyens defends the meager turnout citing time pressure and argues that interest groups not individual citizens were the target of the consultation because experience in the financial sector was needed to respond to the questions asked as part of the consultation process.
But the group's official page clearly states that "all citizens and organisations are welcome to contribute to this consultation" and even provides an e-mail address for citizen responses.
Good response from lobby groups
While EU citizens may have missed their chance to have their say, the interest groups haven't. The major lobby groups all turned in their dossiers to stake their claim in the outcome.
Now the Liikanen group has until the end of the summer to review the external input and come up with a concrete reform proposal.
Others have been quicker to act.
The US and the UK, the two major global financial hubs, already have undertaken their own structural reforms.
Models for structural reform
Washington passed the Volcker Rule, albeit as critics charge in a much weaker version as originally planned.
London plans to implement the ICB (Independent Commission on Banking) or Vickers proposal.
Both are meant to stabilize financial markets and prevent a repeat of the banking sector meltdown.
The Volcker Rule is tougher than the ICB proposal
At its core, the Volcker Rule foresees an institutional separation of investment from commercial banking. The ICB proposal doesn't go as far. It wants to implement what is called the 'ring-fencing' of the retail operations from the investment activities of a bank.
London doesn't want to break up universal banks, but by implementing clear limits of the size and nature of how investment and commercial banking activities can be kept under one roof, it hopes to maintain the benefits of an integrated bank while reducing the risk of contagion.
Naturally both the Volcker rule and the ICB proposal serve as possible models for a reform of the EU's banking sector.
Resistance to reforms
But as DW's review of the financial industry's position papers in response to the Liikanen group process reveals, Europe's banking industry doesn't like either model.
In fact, five years after the start of financial crisis, the battle lines about an overhaul of the banking sector are still the same.
The banking industry by and large opposes any structural reforms of the sector while watchdog groups, unions and investors demand them.
With the Liikanen group working largely in silence, the battle over banking reform is carried out mostly out of the public spotlight.
In its input for the Liikanen group, the British Bankers' Association (BBA) argues that instead of adding new measures, EU policymakers should focus on doing their homework first by getting the policies right that are currently or soon to be implemented.
What's more, says the BBA, "structural reforms risk promoting a more protectionist approach and will diminish universal banks' abilities to support international trade, capital flows and economic growth."
A recurring theme among structural reform opponents is their insistence that separating commercial banking from investment banking is counterproductive. The BBA, for instance, claims that "there is no empirical evidence to suggest that universal banks contributed to the financial crisis, and for that matter, diversity should be seen as providing insulation from a more catastrophic systemic risk."
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), a trade group representing major global and European banks beats the same drum. In its response to the expert group consultation, AFME says that "the history of the financial crisis uncovers no link between the losses experienced by banks and their particular models or size."
Don't rock the boat
And the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) which represents some 3.6 million German companies warns that splitting banks up into commercial and investment institutes won't increase the stability of financial markets.
But the best summary of the financial community's hails from Sweden. With only two pages the Swedish Bankers' Association's response is brief and crisp.
The Swedish bankers simply state, "that both the Volcker Rule and the UK ICB proposal will be negative for Swedish banks' effectiveness and stability."
Loosely translated that basically means don't meddle with the system.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the fence, a host of groups are pushing for exactly the kind of tough rules banks are trying to prevent.
The Vickers proposal aims at ring-fencing banking activities
They want to somehow split commercial banking from investment banking and limit the size of the individual institutes. With certain adjustments, they all support the general thrust of the Volcker Rule and the ICB proposal.
Separate commercial banking
The European Federation of Financial Services Users (EuroFinuse), an organization that says it represents some four million shareholders, investors and other stakeholders independent from the finance industry, wants banks to spin-off of all other operations from their commercial banking unit.
This will not only shrink the 'too big to fail' banks down to a manageable size, but is also the only option to keep alive central bank funding for financial institutions, argues EuroFinuse.
Let's not forget, says the group, that the sole purpose of central bank funding for other banks is to help them fund the real economy. "Central bank funds - which are public money and therefore belonging to the EU citizens - should not be used by banks to fund any other activities such as trading securities, currencies and derivatives, investment banking, asset management or insurance."
No bailouts for risky operations
The European trade union for the finance industry (UNI Europa Finance) strikes a similar tone. The group which represents some 1.5 million workers supports the direction of both the Volcker Rule and the ICB proposal, stating that "savers' money must never be used for speculative and high risk operations."
That assessment is also shared by the NGO Finance Watch as well as the CFA Institute, the lobby for chartered financial analysts. Both argue that current reforms haven fallen short and more needs to be done.
What the Liikanen group will make of these contrary proposals when it presents its report to EU Commissioner Michel Barnier later this year is anyone's guess.
What is clear, however, is that given the sheer make-up of the group the cards are stacked in the financial sector's favor.
Group composition
Of the 11 members of the Liikanen group, six work or have worked in the financial or related industries and one is the former CEO of a huge multinational.
As the only civil society representative, Monique Goyens thus has her work cut out for herself.
But, says Goyens, the discussions in the group are characterized by a spirit of independence and freedom of expression:
"So I don't feel like being isolated in the corner."
While she wouldn't talk about the current state of debate in the group or her personal stance on structural reform, Goyens believes that the group can produce a meaningful proposal.
No fig leaf effort
"I said from the beginning if I see that this is just cosmetic, I will step down."
Still, Goyens acknowledges that the hurdles are high.
"What I would indeed tell you is - and you can see this in the recent Barclays scandal - that it seems that the banking sector takes a huge amount of time to realize that life has changed. And so there is this principle attitude toward regulation that is negative and resistant."
It's high time for the EU to overcome this resistance and focus not on regulation and supervision as it has done so far, but restructure the banking sector, argues Rosa Maria Lastra, an international financial law expert at London's Queen Mary University.
Warning labels for banks
Citizens shouldn't pay for reckless banking behavior, say experts
"Banks should come with a safety warning, a little bit like tobacco," she told DW. "Tobacco is dangerous. Banking has proven to be a dangerous business. Banking should go back to be a more boring business."
It is essential, notes Lastra, that the EU comes up with rules on how to unwind failed banks without using bailouts or causing major disruptions of the financial system. The 'too big to fail' policy, which essentially guarantees a life line for the big banks via tax payer money, should end.
Capital market activities and hedge funds should still be allowed, but these more risky activities should be separated from traditional commercial banking business and not be covered by government guarantees, says Lastra:
"I expect that the Liikanen group will come up with proposals that to some extent will resemble the Vickers report in the United Kingdom or even possibly some of the proposals adopted in the United States, notably the Volcker Rule. They could go even farther."
But going beyond Volcker and Vickers seems unrealistic given the opposition of banks to any kind of significant reform.
Still, with new information coming out daily about banks manipulating Libor and other global interest rates thereby ripping off consumers and customers on a large scale, the public sentiment for any serious structural reform of the banking sector isn't likely to get any better than it is now.
Author: Michael Knigge
Editor: Rob Mudge
Why the euro crisis isn't over yet
Despite some progress, it's hard to be optimistic that the recent EU summit was the needed breakthrough that will put Europe on a recovery trajectory as some observers hope, argues Joseph Grieco. (05.07.2012)
Diamond apologizes in Barclays rates-fixing scandal
Testifying on a rates-fixing scandal, former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond has said the bank made "mistakes" and was guilty of "reprehensible" behavior under him. He said Barclays had acted quickly to correct its errors. (04.07.2012)
Banks and states - a sinister alliance
Much of the eurozone is in a recession, struggling with high unemployment and public debt. But the interdependence between banks and states is even worse for the single currency bloc. Is there a way out? (02.07.2012)
Related Subjects European Union (EU), Banking
Keywords eu, banks, banking, crisis, financial, liikanen, volcker, icb, vickers
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Plagued by eight exhausting years of financial crisis, millions of Greeks are unable to pay off their loans. But there are also those who don't want to, as Anthee Carassava reports from Athens.

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The resolution adopted by Muslim theologians representing the various schools of Islam at the All-India Anti-terrorism Conference organised by Darul Uloom, Deoband, 'denouncing' terrorism but condoning radical Islam's ghastly excesses, apart from remaining silent on Islamist terrorism in India which continues to extract a terrible price, is of a piece with the Observatory Report on Islamophobia released by the Organisation of Islamic Conference at its recent meeting in Dakar, Senegal. Both documents seek to justify manufactured Muslim rage and lay the blame for the resultant death and destruction at the doors of everybody else but Muslims.
It is ironical that Darul Uloom, Deoband, should have taken it upon itself to preach to others the virtues of tolerance – Deobandis are known for neither tolerating others or their faith nor allowing Muslims the freedom to subscribe to modernism and its attendant values. Indeed, Deobandi madarsas at home and abroad, especially in Pakistan, are known to breed Islamofascists whose dark thoughts and darker deeds generate Islamophobia against which the OIC has demanded an international law. Of course, Islamofascism must remain unrestrained and Islamofascists must be allowed the right to practice their ideology of hate. To contest this would amount to Islamophobia, and Islamophobes, as we have now been told, have no right to exist. So, like the proverbial lamb, we should meekly surrender to our slaughter. The least we can do is believe the bogus declaration issued by mullahs who gathered at Darul Uloom, Deoband.
Here's a confession: There was a time of innocence when I believed in the thesis that there is more than one Islam. There were those with whom you could swap ideas, share jokes and even the cup that cheers. A decade later, during which time I spent three years in Cairo and travelled more than once into the heart of Islam – well, almost, since non-Muslims are not allowed beyond Jeddah, the gateway to Mecca and Medina – I stand converted to the view that any talk of there being a moderate Islam or Islam as a religion of peace merely because of the salutation sa'laam is so much bunkum.
In any event, the ummah sees Islam as a religion that demands absolute submission, which is not really the same as a religion that is predicated on peace and equality. And although the Quran does not stress on compulsion, it does not overflow with kindness towards those who do not submit to god's will either. The best they can hope for is to be protected by a treaty (dhimmah), which in this day and age would mean unlimited appeasement, and the privileges of the dhimmi are purchased by paying jiziya apart from humiliating conditions of subservience, for instance communal budgeting and a 'Muslim first' policy, as is being done in our country.
The manufactured rage over Pope Benedictine's comments at a German university about how the Sword of Islam cleared the way for Islam's march beyond Arabia – he was quoting from an obscure Byzantine text – revived memories of the late Aurobindo Ghosh (he spent his last years waging an intellectual battle against Islamofascism from his perch in Texas) and his painstaking research to prove that Islam and peace never co-existed; that the sword of Islam is as much a reality today as it was in the distant past. In a sense, he was right, as much as the Byzantine text the Pope quoted is correct in pitilessly stating a fact that we tend to overlook in our zeal to draw distinctions between moderate and fanatical Islam to cover up for the crimes of the latter more than anything else.
Indeed, India's history records this fact in the most lurid colours. The mass slaughter of Hindu men and enslavement of Hindu women and children, the destruction of Hindu antiquities and temples (of which the best examples are Somnath, Ayodhya, Kashi and Mathura), the brutal efforts to efface Hindu tradition and the rapacious means adopted to expand the frontiers of Islamic rule – Jadunath Sarkar and RC Majumdar have chronicled how Muslim invaders, and later those who sat on the masnad of Delhi, were relentlessly engaged in waging jihad against Hindus – are too well-known to require elaboration.
The bloodletting in Jammu & Kashmir, the ethnic cleansing of the Valley to lay the foundation of Nizam-e-Mustafa, the bombings in Mumbai and elsewhere, the persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh and Malaysia by preachers of fanatical Islam who have now come to dominate the centrestage of politics in those countries and the pathetic, craven approach of accommodation and concession adopted by the political class of India which was, and continues to be, reluctant to confront the truth, should fashion any honest critique of Islamism and highlight its fascist character. This is not about indulging in Islamophobia, which so agitates the OIC and its cheerleaders, but about coming to grips with the true dimensions of Islamofascism, which should be of over-riding concern for those who believe in freedom and cherish the values of modernism that collectively form the foundation of free and plural societies.
The so-called moderate Muslims who till now have skilfully used doublespeak to position themselves as representatives of the ummah, more so in liberal democracies. Their status is now seriously threatened by those who have no hesitation in acknowledging the true nature of Islam both as a faith and a weapon of subjugation.
Those who believe in liberty and freedom of thought need not fear either. Being charged with Islamophobia is a small price to pay for securing our future.
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Man divides internet after inviting son's ex-girlfriend over for breakfast
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A man has divided the internet after inviting his son's ex-girlfriend over for breakfast without his knowledge, just weeks after they'd broken up.
The post on the popular Am I the A**hole thread on Reddit split opinion after detailing the unusual relationship the man and his wife had with their 18-year-old's ex.
Writing on Reddit, he said: "I (46m) have a son (18m) in senior year, who was with a girl (18f) for two years from his school and they recently broke up. His ex girlfriend is well-mannered and intelligent, me and my wife both adore her. Her parents are the same.
"They broke up at the end of October after they went to a halloween party and she broke up with him. They have despised each other since and would be cold to/or about each other, though he never explained the details of why they broke up and has been extremely hurt by this."
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Explaining the incident, he added: "A couple of days back, a number was calling me several times in the middle of the night and i answered. It was his ex girlfriend, she was crying and mumbling. She was going on about her mother and it was all incoherent. She was clearly inebriated and i calmed her down, she was asking me if she could stay in the guest bedroom for the rest of the night and i told her that she can stay however long she saw fit.
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"Me and my wife included her into breakfast the next morning even though she felt embarrassed and my son joined us, but was clearly flabbergasted by seeing her and was about to leave, though i encouraged him to sit with us. It was quite awkward to say the least, though it is evident they clearly still like each other as i have seen her at our house. She cut her stay short as she said her parents would be worried and it was better if she started heading home. My son offered to drive her home, she just said 'no, thank you' and left."
The man went on to say: "As soon as she left, he got upset at both of us and was wondering 'why she was here for breakfast?' and he told us that we were immensely invasive of a space in his life that is fragile and that i don't respect his boundaries by letting her stay without his knowledge. He told me that i should've at least warned him that she would be here. I was wondering if i was the a**hole for letting her stay, encouraging her to stay for breakfast and proceeding to not tell him as he was greatly upset by this."
The comments were mixed under the post, although many said that he should not have blindsides their son.
"YTA [you're the a**hole]. It's your son's ex, why are you maintaining a relationship with them? It's weird. You also don't know why they broke up, so for all you know you invited your sons abuser to breakfast," one wrote.
Another was more supportive, saying: "The YTA is for blindsiding him with her presence - he should have been warned and not encouraged to sit down with her at the table. But OP was right to respond to a teenager reaching out for help."
"She's a young woman in need of help who reached out for help from some she trusted! The only thing he did wrong is not wake his son up in the morning and tell him!"
One more said: "YTA for not letting him know she was there. You are not the AH for giving a teenager a safe place to stay. But you should have told your son so he could avoid her or at least be prepared to see her."
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On September 13, 2014 Helena will be hosting a Geocaching Bash of $1000 proportions.
I've got to admit, I'm a little out of practice with putting on an event. In a previous position in Helena, I was involved with Alive @ Five, the Mount Helena Music Festival and then there is always getting roped into helping my husband's business with his numerous events.
So, here I am nine sleeps away from Helena's Get Your Gold Geocaching Event on September 13 from 9 am to 1 pm.
What do I need to remember? Yikes – the list is growing.
Register by September 6 and receive a great geocaching swag bag.
– Get some more Volunteers!
I have extended the pre-registration deadline to Saturday, September 6 giving everyone an extra couple days to log as "will attend" on the EVENT PAGE. This will ensure that you get a goodie bag.
If you'd like to volunteer at the event, here's a LINK TO THE SIGN UP SHEET or you can email me at [email protected]. We need volunteers from 9-11 and 11-1. There are some activities where you have to know about geocaching and others where you just have to wanna have a good time.
Oh yeah, I better add withdrawing $1000 cash from the bank to my list of things to do!


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The follow up to their hugely popular first book: Photoshop Most Wanted. All-new effects with even more hints and tips than before, plus a CD this time around, at no extra cost! The best, most requested effects that you've seen on the Web and elsewhere, explained by two Photoshop experts: Al Wa...
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The follow up to their hugely popular first book: Photoshop Most Wanted. All-new effects with even more hints and tips than before, plus a CD this time around, at no extra cost! The best, most requested effects that you've seen on the Web and elsewhere, explained by two Photoshop experts: Al Ward and Colin Smith. In response to feedback from their popular web sites and their first book, Al and Colin have teamed up again with friends of ED to answer your questions. They've packed in lots of useful information, not just how to create a certain effect, but other tips too, like how to improve your workflow, variations on effects, and creative suggestions to help you express yourself further. The book is divided into three main sections. In the first two, Al and Colin work individually to create the most wanted effects, and in the third section, Al and Colin combine their skills in two different design projects. These projects were selected to demonstrate how designers tackle a variety of tasks when working with others, the questions and issues that may arise, and how the final product is achieved. The focus is on tutorials and how to create effects rather than lengthy descriptions of individual tools. The majority of requests that Al and Colin receive are about producing stunning images, not explaining the tools, so that's what they've concentrated on. We've kept one thing in mind during the making of this book: what do our readers really want?
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Q: Google Spreadsheets Convert Matrix data into Relational rows My Google spreadsheet data is in a matrix form with "holes". See https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ati5T34RP9mEdGJfcUFzVDV4elZIbExkTGM4aktQT2c&usp=drive_web#gid=0
I'd like to create another sheet from the above data to look like what I've manually done in https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ati5T34RP9mEdGJfcUFzVDV4elZIbExkTGM4aktQT2c&usp=drive_web#gid=3
Any ideas?

A: This should work on the latest version of Sheets:
=ArrayFormula(QUERY(VLOOKUP(HLOOKUP('Table Chart'!A2,'Table Chart'!A2:A,INT((ROW('Table Chart'!A2:A)-ROW('Table Chart'!A2))/COLUMNS('Table Chart'!B1:G1))+1,0),{'Table Chart'!A2:G,IF(ROW('Table Chart'!A2:A),'Table Chart'!B1:G1)},{SIGN(ROW('Table Chart'!A2:A)),MOD(ROW('Table Chart'!A2:A)-ROW('Table Chart'!A2),COLUMNS('Table Chart'!B1:G1))+{2,2+COLUMNS('Table Chart'!B1:G1)}},0),"select Col1, Col3, Col2 where Col2 is not null",0))

For the sake of completeness, this will work on the previous version, but the dates are converted into text strings; they can be converted into numerical values, but the formula would then become even longer:
=ArrayFormula(REGEXREPLACE(TRANSPOSE(SPLIT(CONCATENATE(REPT('Table Chart'!A2:A&CHAR(9)&'Table Chart'!B1:G1&CHAR(9)&TEXT('Table Chart'!B2:G,"d-MMM-yyyy")&CHAR(10),LEN('Table Chart'!B2:G)>0)),CHAR(10))),"^(.+?)\t(.+?)\t(.+)$",{"$1","$2","$3"}))

Google Apps Script will give you a "run once" solution which will be better (IMO) than a formula that is recalculating all the time, although the above formulae could be invoked and then just converted to values only. However, you might need them to update dynamically.
If you wanted a GAS solution, maybe add the google-apps-script tag in to invite other answers.

A: delete range A2:C and paste this formula into A2 cell:
=ARRAYFORMULA(SORT(SPLIT(TRANSPOSE(SPLIT(TRIM(QUERY(TRANSPOSE(QUERY(TRANSPOSE(
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(note: format B:C internally via 123 button as needed)

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The Walt Disney Company elevates Kaumudi Mahajan to SVP - marketing and strategy for Marathi network
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The Walt Disney Company has elevated Kaumudi Mahajan to senior vice president - marketing and strategy, Marathi network.
Prior to this, she was the vice president, heading marketing and content strategy for Star Pravah for over three years at the media house.
In her 13 year stint with the Star Network, Mahajan has taken up several responsibilities, P&L, viewer engagement both above and below the line, driving availability of the channel in consumer homes and programming strategy being some of them.
She started her career in 2005 with Syntel as a programmer analyst.
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But a storm by any other name would be as destructive.
A long time ago (but not in a galaxy far, far away), someone came up with the idea for naming tropical cyclones. The credit is given variously to several people but it doesn't really matter now. The point is it turned out to be a pretty good idea.
A lot of work and collaboration has gone into the strength rating and naming of storms over the years and slowly it has become a quite well-oiled machine. No one really has any problem with it. The only little hitches were when people (feminists) decided to become offended because all the storms had female names. To me this was only a natural outgrowth of other naming systems: boats and ships were traditionally given female names (and mostly still are) and a lot of times fighter pilots in the wars unofficially named their planes after wives or sweethearts. So it changed to alternating male and female and the dust settled until the next beleaguered group reared its head. Now we have both male and female names of English, French and Spanish origins in the Atlantic and of multiple other (including Polynesian, Japanese, etc.) origins in the Pacific. This makes sense for the areas the respective storms will affect.
The Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale was created in 1973 and went through various adjustments over the years, the latest adjustment being only this year. Thus we have a relatively simple system for telling how strong a hurricane or typhoon is and a way to quickly and easily identify it in all of the countries which it may affect.
All well and good. Then an entirely new animal emerged just a little while ago: the naming of winter storm systems.
First, the Europeans name all major windstorms, not just winter storms (although most do occur in the winter). Second, a given windstorm will likely track across multiple countries in the course of only a few days and it is not a bad idea to have one name for the thing so there isn't confusion. Third, given number two, you would think that you would thereby avoid confusion by having an official naming system. Alas, no. The media started the naming system and it gradually spread. Because it is not sanctioned by any international meteorological society the storm can acquire different names along its course. Fourth, you can have multiple winter windstorms affecting Europe at one time so naming them is a way to distinguish between them.
So, back to this interesting development in the U.S. The Weather Channel unilaterally created and instituted this naming system. The Weather Channel, contrary to what some people think, is not an official and disinterested meteorological body. [The National Weather Service (NWS), one branch of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is an official government body.] TWC exists to make money, plain and simple. It is not a non-profit. It is interested in increasing ratings and thereby increase income. Everyone knows how hyped up hurricane season has become an how people hang on TWC's every word. When there is a storm about you can go into restaurants with bars and the televisions are tuned in to the TWC. It's playing in the airports. It's everywhere. I admit that when we had cable (almost 3 years without!) I would watch it too...although not 24 hours a day. All it does is keep recycling the same thing every 15 minutes. When hurricane season is over things settle down. The excitement goes down. You don't go into public places and look up to see people in yellow slickers with "TWC" emblazoned across the front hanging onto lamp posts with the wind blowing them at 45 degree angles. Consequently, ratings must go down.
By deciding to create the same excitement during the winter as during hurricane season, you never get that drop in ratings. About the time the last hurricane has blown through there's snow on the back side of it. [Spring is already covered with "Tornado Season".] It's brilliant.
Do we need it? I have to say, by the time we're seeing the end of hurricane season (and usually well before) I'm a bit sick of the hype. I don't mean the well-deserved warnings and the sober predictions, I mean the hype. Winter is a relief from all of that. And now we're not even to get that break? It's like always being in election year. Gah!
1. When a winter storm system comes through the U.S., it generally affects Canada and the U.S., two quite large countries. It's not hard to communicate storm warnings between only two countries.
2. We usually don't have two major winter systems at once although we have had up to several tropical systems being tracked at the same time.
3. Naming winter storms is a good way to confuse tropical and arctic systems as far as the public is concerned. Someone will say, "Remember Olive?" and the other person is left wondering if it brought blizzards or beach erosion. This does bring up the point: how are we going to have naming systems that are obviously distinguished from one another?? Is there something about "Alvin" that is tropical and "Marvin" that is wintry?
I would rather see the NWS institute a winter storm naming system if it is going to be established. I would still have arguments against it but at least I would feel that it was a fairly unbiased decision. As it is, TWC seems to be coming up with the latest gimmick to line its pockets.


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Posted in: Back pain, Chronic pain, Neck pain, and Spinal cord injury.
hi, i would like to ask for your advice.
i have upper back chronic pain for almost a year.
from my understanding this happens when one of the nervous system paths get stuck between vertebras.
the pain feeling can be decribed as feeling like the skin is burning and that "ants" walks on it. also the pain sometimes moves to the sides-near the ribs cage.
in the past my hands and feet were fallling to sleep- but haven't experienced that in a while.
i'm also using warming botttle to ease the pain(from 30 minutes up to 2 hours)- but i'm not sure if it effects are fallsfully positive but in truth do more damage.
also i used to workout in the gym 3 times a week, sometimes 4 for 5 years. since the injury most of the time i train only once a week maybe 2 but that happens rarely.
if you have any videos you can recommand or advice that can improve my recovery process i'll be very grateful.


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Q: Visitor Pattern can be replaced with Callback functions? Is there any significant benefit to using either technique? In case there are variations, the Visitor Pattern I mean is this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visitor_pattern
And below is an example of using a delegate to achieve the same effect (at least I think it is the same)
Say there is a collection of nested elements: Schools contain Departments which contain Students
Instead of using the Visitor pattern to perform something on each collection item, why not use a simple callback (Action delegate in C#)
Say something like this
class Department
{
    List Students;
}

class School
{
    List Departments;

    VisitStudents(Action<Student> actionDelegate)
    {
        foreach(var dep in this.Departments)
        {
            foreach(var stu in dep.Students)
            {
                actionDelegate(stu);
            }
        }
    }
}

School A = new School();
...//populate collections

A.Visit((student)=> { ...Do Something with student... });

*EDIT Example with delegate accepting multiple params
Say I wanted to pass both the student and department, I could modify the Action definition like so:
Action
class School
{
    List Departments;

    VisitStudents(Action<Student, Department> actionDelegate, Action<Department> d2)
    {
        foreach(var dep in this.Departments)
        {
            d2(dep); //This performs a different process.
            //Using Visitor pattern would avoid having to keep adding new delegates.
            //This looks like the main benefit so far
            foreach(var stu in dep.Students)
            {
                actionDelegate(stu, dep);
            }
        }
    }
}

A: The visitor pattern is usually used when there are more than one type of things that are visited. You have only one type (Students), so you don't really need the visitor pattern and can just pass in a delegate instance.
Assume you'd want to visit both Departments and Students. Then you visitor would look like this:
interface ISchoolVisitor
{
    void Visit(Department department);
    void Visit(Student student);
}

Of course, you could also use delegates here as well, but it would be cumbersome to pass in multiple delegate instances -- in particular if you have more than 2 types of visited things.

A: The visitor pattern is more useful when a node in a nested structure such as a tree doesn't know the concrete type of its children. The visitor is then used to dispatch behaviour based on the real type of each child object.
In your example, the school does know that it has a child Departments collection which in turn have child Student collections.
If you extended your example to include another child element of School then your code might look like:
public abstract class Manageable
{
    abstract void Accept(IManagebleVisitor visitor);
}

public interface IManageableVisitor
{
    void Visit(Department d);
    void Visit(Building b);
}

public class Department : Manageable { ... }
public class Building : Manageable { ... }

Now your School class might look like:
public class School
{
    private List<Manageable> manageables;
    public void Accept(IManageableVisitor visitor)
    {
        foreach(var m in this.manageables)
        {
            m.Accept(visitor);
        }
    }
}

The delegate approach doesn't work here since you'd need to pass a delegate for each concrete subclass of Manageable, so adding any new subclasses to the hierarchy will require a change to the School.Accpet method.


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Artists Talk on Art, New York
Although artists have always made books, "artists' books" suddenly evolved into a new form. The possibilities for conceptual, visual and psychological exploration drew artists from all media. Some were so taken with the new "voice" that they made books their sole medium.
Moderator: Pat Steir; Panelists: Leandro Katz, Eve Sonneman, Robert Barry
Medrie MacPhee, "Unlimited Editions," Women Artists News 3, no. 3 (Summer 1977): 4
Moderator Pat Steir is an artist and member of Printed Matter, which publishes and distributes artists' books. The panelists are all artists who make books. They reviewed what is being done in the field and its potential value and relevance.
Steir began by commenting that the genre has become increasingly attractive to artists as a vehicle, allowing them through both form and context to cover areas that traditional painting and sculpture do not. She noted the difference between experiencing an artist's book in the privacy of one's own space and public viewing in a gallery or museum.
Books are unobtrusive, easy to transport, trade, or dispose of, and do not demand much space, she said. For the artist they can be relatively inexpensive to make, easily distributed, and affordable to the general public.
An astonishing number of artists are making books now, Steir pointed out. For an unknown artist, or one not living in a major urban area, it's a way to have one's work seen and, also, to curb the authority of galleries and museums in defining taste and shaping culture.
Leandro Katz has made some fourteen books, printing at first with collectives, producing limited editions on small presses, then larger editions as new techniques became available. The artist can take over the milieu of books, a powerful medium for propagating ideas, Katz said, and should try to save the "idea" of a book from commercial trade. Self Hipnosis, his most recent work, contains an image and numeral system interpreted by a continuing text. The reader becomes actively involved in the construction of the book, thrust out of the customary role of passive consumer or spectator.
Photographer Eve Sonneman has just finished her first book, Real Time, a collection of her favorite photographs. The "passing of time, moment to moment" is conveyed through double-image photographs side by side, Sonneman chose the book format for its concision and availability. She supervised the making of the book and reproduction of her photographs.
Robert Barry, who saw "the book as book" rather than as a carrier of information, had initially been invited by a dealer to make a book, Zero to 1, with Vito Acconci. Now Barry's books usually have no title, no beginning, and no end, but each page has an isolated descriptive phrase, "adding up" nothing, defying classical narrative structure.
Leandro Katz, Self Hipnosis (1975)
Steir asked, "When does something become a book? Is 'sequentialness' in form necessary?" Katz replied that his books are not objects that reveal themselves, but reveal instead the didactic process of language. At this point the audience brought up the question of the economics of producing books, asking whether financial considerations limit creativity. The speakers outlined ways of making books cheaply, saying that with offset printing and xerography anyone can afford to make a book—cost being related to the degree of elaboration. Also, grants for making books are now available.
Again the audience asked whether the artist's book will remain democratic, "devaluing the 'art object.'" Would not hand-signed, limited-edition works eventually become like other precious art, increasing in price and in the hands of few wealthy collectors?
The panelists said this would certainly happen with limited editions, but their own books are in unlimited editions. Steir's company will not accept any other kind.
Is it possible to make money from books? All said returns are slim—definitely not a money-making venture.
Katz said again that for him the form is a search for a language outside the general language of books. Able to read those persons not usually reached by art, the artist can gain some idea of potential audience and the general culture.
Do any national book chains take artists' books? Not many, Katz said, but he advocated keeping the distinction between artists' books and general trade books, with a special section for these technical and didactic investigations.
Medrie MacPhee, a painter from Canada, studied at Nova Scotia College of Art and Cooper Union [and] works at Printed Matter.
Written by Medrie MacPhee, "Unlimited Editions" was originally published in Women Artists News 3, no. 3 (Summer 1977): 4; and reprinted in Judy Seigel, ed., Mutiny and the Mainstream: Talk That Changed Art, 1975–1990 (New York: Midmarch Arts Press, 1992), 67–68. In Terms Of thanks Midmarch Arts Press for permission to republish this review.
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In a large bowl, beat eggs. Add bread, sun-dried tomatoes, and dried oregano. Season with salt and pepper. Stir to combine, until bread is thoroughly soaked.
Pour egg mixture into muffin cups. Top with shredded mozzarella.


Your community has more to offer than just your college campus.
Many college students have the tendency to never branch out beyond the limits of their college campus all four years that they are in college. We think that the community revolves around our college, so why in the world would we ever need to leave when everything we need is right on campus?
In my opinion, this is such a big mistake, and I think that it can make or break a student's college experience.
Now, you might be thinking, "I live off campus/ I am moving off campus next year, so of course, this article isn't talking about me. Not true. If you're living off campus, chances are, you are living with other college students from the same college, and you'll simply be commuting to and from campus every day. So, this is not the kind of branching out I'm talking about.
College campuses can sometimes tend to be a sort of "bubble." The college can provide for pretty much any need a student might have, and there is a multitude of organizations to become involved in right on campus. Many students become so wrapped up in college life that we forget we are living in a place where real people and families also live, and it isn't all about the college students in the area.
By breaking out of the college campus "bubble," I mean that the real people living in the surrounding areas are worth meeting. There are great organizations (not affiliated with a college) that are worth learning about, getting involved in, and supporting. There are events that are worth attending. There are local businesses that you should patronize - and no, going off campus to get Chipotle doesn't count. These people and places want to know students like you, and many of them would probably appreciate what you have to offer.
Chances are, there are organizations right on your campus that allow students to become involved in the community and branch out beyond the college life.
Of course, it is very important to meet fellow college students and get involved on your own campus, as meeting new people and making memories with them is one of the best parts of college. However, if you never explore anything outside of your college campus, you will be missing out on so much that your community has to offer.
It took me a while to realize this myself, but I am so glad I did, because I've learned that Harrisonburg does not revolve solely around JMU, and there is so much more here than I ever would've realized if I hadn't reached out to look for it.
So, I want to challenge you. Do some research, find out about local businesses that you want to visit, and reach out to organizations that support causes that are important to you. I can almost guarantee that if you do, you'll be refreshed by the time that you spend away from campus, and you'll develop amazing friendships with individuals that you never would've thought you'd meet during your time at college. You may even appreciate where you are more than ever before.


W ithout hope we lack the drive for innovation and a clear picture of a better future. Together we can alter the course of humanity into sustainable energy production, food security and preserving the quality of life for people and the planet.
Each day, we are witnessing a growing strength of hope and an increase in a desire to live a life of purpose. Our youth is looking for meaning in both their personal and work experiences. These driving factors will give this new generation the power to make the decisions needed to bring great change.


Two stories have just been hitting the wires from, in some sense, opposite ends of Old Order Amish society.
Borntreger filed a one-page, handwritten note in response saying he didn't believe he needed a permit because his forefathers didn't have deal with such regulations.
In an earlier court appearance, others spoke in Bontreger's defense, arguing that the religion requires simplicity and non-conformity–arguments which swayed the judge in his favor.
These types of disputes aren't uncommon in conservative Amish communities, with religious objections presented against state zoning or code requirements. Bontreger is representing himself, but based on this result could probably use some reinforcements.
The second case is not so everyday, at least for the Amish. The $125 million Amish Helping Fund (AHF)–a nonprofit device used by Amish to provide real estate loans–has been found, from what I can tell, to essentially have out-of-date paperwork.
The SEC alleges that AHF's offering memorandum, drafted in 1995, was not updated for 15 years and thus contained material misrepresentations about the fund and the securities being offered.
The fund immediately corrected this issue, thus earning it "lenient treatment"–a deferred prosecution deal. The SEC ruled that none of the 3,500 investors suffered undue harm due to the stale documents.
So this sounds a little like a storm in a teacup. Obviously the story is getting more airtime because it's an Amish fund.
I was simply struck by the contrast here–an individual fighting out a religious conscience matter on one side, and an entire Amish financial institution tripped up by a paperwork oversight on the other.
It's another nice illustration of Amish diversity. You probably wouldn't see these two groups of Amish trading places though.
In other words, the folks involved in the Helping Fund are probably the type who are fine with zoning permits. And the zoning permit Amish are unlikely to be that involved, if at all, with big financial vehicles like the Helping Fund.
Though whatever your stripes, I guess no one gets a pass on paperwork.
I just filed a nonprofit incorporation and had the initial paperwork returned for a minor detail. The clerk had helpfully noted the problem, so we refiled and received priority response for the same $20 fee. Now I need to file by-laws.
I am not a lawyer, obviously, but I do have some background in corporate organization. While it is possible to do much of the legal work oneself, the myriad regulatory changes that inevitably get passed often go by the non-lawyer.
As big and bigger government seems to be the goal of this administration, it doesn't surprise me that the independent Amish are being cited. God preserve and help them as long as possible, but I can't imagine it's going to be any easier in the future, as socialism is forced on our freedoms. Remember that, and help to turn the tide.
"We're from the government and we're here to help".
Too bad there has not been a presidential candidate since 1980 to remind us that those 9 words are the scariest 9 words ever spoken.
My job is transcribing many different types of government hearings/meetings, and one thing I've transcribed many, many times are SEC depositions and meetings, and also Tax Court hearings, for over 25 years now. And I have to tell anybody who thinks the government is just now picking on the Amish as a religious group that they've been looking at religious-oriented and religious-run funds for many years now. Unfortunately, many times people are more trusting because their religion is invoked and so they invest in what is really a ripoff or even a Ponzi scheme (where the money from new investors goes to pay off older investors, thus requiring more and more investors to keep the scheme going).
In this case, I truly believe that the SEC is trying to help religious groups by making sure they do everything correctly so they don't end up taking advantage of their investors. I'm not saying this is the case for the Amish, but I've seen it happen many times over the years. Even religious groups have to follow the law when it comes to investments, for the protection of their investors! It sounds to me like the SEC in this case helped the Amish fund get its paperwork straight and was extremely lenient with them rather than punitive.
As for the sawmill owner, that's a tougher one. But don't the Amish believe in following the laws of the land? It seems to me that if the law now requires certain paperwork for a business, just because the business is Amish doesn't mean they don't have to do it. Times change, and government rules change, not just for the Amish but for everybody; I doubt that the Amish sawmill owner is being asked to do anything that any English person in his position would also be required to do. Just my opinion, obviously.
Laura, thanks for sharing this insight here. It seemed like a pretty generous response to me as well, given the alternative of coming down hard.
Amish, old order or new,they all think they are exempt from the Rules of the land and road. I am sick and tired of them playing the religious card,it is really getting redicious. In every town, township, or city there are permits required for construction, and this means everyone, not a select few. So, if the Amish want non-conformity, maybe they better move to another Country, because the USA has Laws that must be followed by all!
I think that laws and regulations are something of a two edged sword. On the one hand if we don't have laws, rules, regulations etc in place to prevent it; even day to day life in a modern society could become chaotic. On the other hand; over-regulation, ill advised laws and bureaucratic red tape can stifle creativity and bog down initiative.
There is no doubt and it is very clear that we have added hundreds and thousands of new local, state and federal laws and regulations over the past 4 or 5 decades or more. What is considerably less clear is: are they all needed? Do they do what they are supposed to do, or, are they counter productive?
Several years ago a friend of mine who has relatives in New Zeeland told me that as a nation they had gotten so bogged down in such bureaucratic malaise and onerous regulations (not to mention socialist entitlements) that their economy was on the verge of total collapse. (Much like some people claim ours is now). He said that they took a good hard look at every law, rule, and regulation in place and asked: "Do we really need this? Does it help or hinder? Does it do what it was designed to do?" If the answer was that it wasn't clear if it was actually needed or it wasn't clear that it was actually working they scrapped it. Same with any and all government "help" programs.
Now, I never checked his story out to see if it was really true or not. However, several months ago I noticed that one organization which ranks such things listed them as having the most economic freedom and opportunity of any nation in the world. Hmmm, if his story is legit it tends to make 'ya think. Just within the past couple of weeks I saw a news story that listed New Zeeland as having the highest standard living of ANY nation. Now I am always skeptical of such rankings as the criteria one organization uses to establish its rankings can differ greatly from that used by others doing the same rankings. The criteria used can also be extremely subjective at times, but it got my attention nevertheless. I think the U.S. came in about 13th place in their ranking. Hmmm, is there a correlation?
Old Kat, your friend is absolutely correct, in the 1980's New Zealand went through some incredible economic changes, a daring move for a small country.
If you ever have the pleasure of visiting New Zealand, as I have, you'll find that it is among the friendliest and most charming nations on earth.
When money is involved, such as the lending group, the Amish are not immune to fraud. A lot of this regulation is due to previous frauds, remember Enron, and was done to protect consumers.
It may have unintended consequences to some but that is the price paid for "protection".
Erik, I couldn't view the link to the article about the "helping fund". But your post brings up a lot of questions to me. Who are the 3,500 initial investors? Is this a fund that returns an annual dividend to them, or more like a perpetual fund where any profits are reinvested back in? Was an offering of shares made to the public in the 1990's? How many among the Old Order Amish participate in this fund? I know that many Amish have bank accounts, but do some limit their involvement in the financial world to Amish-run funds like this?
I'm glad the fund immediately corrected its paperwork issue. I think that when $125 million is at play, having proper internal controls (and hiring specialists to follow appropriate regulations) is essential. Where money is involved corruption can follow, no matter how well-intentioned the purpose.
Regarding the sawmill owner: I feel for him. Zoning issues and land use restructions have gotten out of hand in my opinion. I think the Amish can lead us out of the mess, to remind us that not every plot of land should contain cookie-cutter houses or office parks. I don't think this is a 'religious liberty' issue so much as a common sense one. I hope the zoning board is listening.
How do Amish mortgage funds work?
Hi Ed, sorry about that, just fixed the link. I don't have answers to all your questions, but these are primarily if not exclusively Amish investors; the fund is a nonprofit, and there are versions of them in a number of communities. I'm not exactly sure how this one is set up, but another one I am aware of operates as a revolving fund with investors getting some returns and it's probably a similar setup here.
The "offering memorandum" mentioned here I believe is what is used for private bodies and is different (at least in name if not in form) from the prospectus which is required for SEC registered public offerings.
Some Amish are comfortable in investing in conventional financial vehicles as well; some folks are more comfortable with traditional investments like land, and if they are going to put money in a fund, something like this which benefits their communities, and is run at a low overhead by their own people, would appeal. That said, the former treasurer of the Amish Helping Fund is the same Amishman who was sentenced for fraud in the recent Ohio investment fund case.
As for how many are involved, this fund serves around 1,200 borrowers according to the article (along with the 3,500 investors). You can extrapolate out a little from there knowing that a number of the larger communities like Lancaster, Geauga Co. and Nappanee also have similar funds.


I've heard the story with several different players, one of them being the delightfully-named Kenny Szotkiewicz, utility infielder of the 1970 Detroit Tigers. When such an idiosyncratic name would appear on Bob Sheppard's scorecard at Yankee Stadium, he would take no chances. He would go to the visitors' clubhouse (and especially in the pre-renovation Stadium of the '50s, '60s, and early '70s, this meant more than just a quick trip into the elevator) and ask someone he knew to introduce him to the player in question.
"Forgive me for intruding. I am Bob Sheppard, the public address announcer here at Yankee Stadium." As the years wore on this, the self-introdfuction became less and less necessary, of course. "Could you pronounce your name for me so I make no mistake during your introduction?" Then the ritual would ensue: "It's Soka-witz." "Sock…a…witz." "Right." "As in punching some wits?" The meticulousness extended to the subtler variables. He asked Rick Burleson of the Red Sox if it was "Burl-son" or "Burl-a-son." That's how much it mattered to him.
The personal trips would end in the '90s or early '00s (an emissary would ask) but only because Bob eventually had to have an artificial hip implanted. Even then, he was vigorous and with inspiring endurance. Bob missed a game a few years back and the Yankees announced he had had a minor household injury. In fact, the artificial hip had dislodged. Bob's son Chris found this out when his father called him from the ground floor of his house, having walked – with a loose artificial hip – downstairs from his bedroom.


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