Actually, Stephan is an aardvark.
Life just isn't as fun without morbidness.
Wow, I'm surprised that word didn't upset my spell check… I think I'm too used to making up my own adjectives.
This was posted exactly the day I was born.
This means I am younger than both of them. Whoah.
BTW., makes me think about buing that one. Would be so symbolic.
Three plus years on and it's still for sale. Couldn't you just ask someone for this strip as your birthday (or Christmas) present?


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Episode 11 "Chips & Chips"
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2018-09-24 "Nobody Listens To Paula Poundstone" Theme Song by Timm McCoy. Episode 11 "Chips & Chips". My entree for the "Nobody Listens To Paula Poundstone Theme Song" Contest!


EZ inflation has been falling steadily since early 2013, turning negative in late 2014. This column surveys a host of recent research from Banca d'Italia that examined the drivers of this fall, its macroeconomic effects, and ECB responses. Aggregate demand and oil prices played key roles in the drop, which has consistently 'surprised' market-based expectations. Towards the end of 2014 the risk of the ECB de-anchoring inflation expectations from the definition of price stability became material.
Eurozone inflation fell steadily in 2013 and 2014, reaching negative territory at the end of 2014 – year-on-year inflation was ‐0.2% in December and core inflation hit the historical low at 0.7% in the same month (Figure 1). Inflation fell to historically low levels not only in the countries that had been severely affected by the sovereign debt crisis, but also in those less directly influenced (Figure 2). In December 2014, no country of the Eurozone registered an inflation rate above 1%; in 12 countries out of 18 (Lithuania joined 1 January 2015) consumer price dynamics were negative. Formal econometric analysis confirms that these developments reflected mostly common rather than country-specific shocks (Delle Monache et al 2015).
Note: based on the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP).
Source: Banca d'Italia, based on Eurostat.
the labour market from clearing.
The impact of a disinflationary shock on the tightness of these constraints depends on the cyclical and structural conditions of the economy (Casiraghi and Ferrero 2015).
The fall in inflation since early 2013 can only be partially attributed to the developments in prices of energy goods and unprocessed food. The other components of the Eurozone consumer price index (non‐energy industrial goods, processed goods, and services) have also been characterised by subdued dynamics, supporting the view that weak aggregate demand was playing a key role in keeping inflationary pressures subdued (Constâncio 2014). This assessment is supported by Conti et al (2015) who find that the joint contribution of (conventional) monetary and demand shocks is at least as important as that of oil price developments (Figure 3). As regards the former, the effective lower bound to policy rates has prevented the ECB from providing the necessary monetary accommodation in the context of weakening prospects for economic activity and price dynamics. Falling inflation expectations have thus resulted in an unwarranted tightening of monetary conditions, as real rates have risen at a time in which aggregate demand was weak and inflation was already falling to low levels.
Note: the bars represent the contributions (left-hand side) of each of the identified shocks to the deviations of year-on-year percentage changes in the HICP (black solid line; right-hand side) from the baseline. Simulation based on the Bayesian VAR estimated in Conti, Neri and Nobili (2015).
The strength of the decline in inflation had been largely unexpected by market and professional analysts and inflation releases have often surprised on the downside. Market-based inflation expectations at short- and medium-term maturities have been affected by these 'surprises', over and above the impact of changing macroeconomic conditions and oil prices (Miccoli and Neri 2015). Predictions by professional forecasters also proved continuously overoptimistic, as the fall in inflation was sharper than implied by the historical correlation between inflation and the output gap (Riggi and Venditti 2015).
The failure of forecasting models in correctly tracking inflation implies increased uncertainty and asymmetry around the prospects for price developments. Against this background, quantile regression models have been able to better describe the distribution of inflation compared with benchmark models that are known to be good at forecasting inflation (Busetti et al 2015).
The 2013-14 disinflationary phase differed radically from the one that had taken place in 2008-09, when oil prices collapsed dramatically from their July 2008 peak, in the wake of the global financial crisis. In that period, survey‐based long‐term inflation expectations remained well anchored to the definition of price stability. During the recent disinflationary phase, by contrast, long‐term inflation expectations, both survey-based and derived from the prices of swap contracts, have persistently declined, reaching historical lows (Figure 4). The decline in inflation swap rates at short- and medium-term maturities in 2014 was driven mainly by changes in inflation expectations, rather than in risk premia (Casiraghi and Miccoli 2015).
Source: Bloomberg and Consensus Economics.
Note: Inflation expectations based on the fixed-rate on inflation swap contracts; 5-days moving average.
The fall of inflation expectations, with ECB policy rates at their effective ZLB, has exerted an upward pressure on the real short‐term interest rate, inducing a sharp tightening of monetary conditions. If monetary policy is constrained by the effective ZLB, the private sector is indebted in nominal terms, and nominal wages are downward rigid, then even transitory shocks to inflation (that under normal circumstances would reduce inflation and stimulate output) can have contractionary effects on economic activity (Neri and Notarpietro 2014, forthcoming).
The persistent decline of inflation expectations has raised concerns about the possibility of de-anchoring from the definition of price stability. Such concerns have been voiced by several members of the Governing Council of the ECB (see, e.g., Draghi 2014 and Visco 2014). Since mid-2014 negative tail events affecting short-term inflation expectations have been increasingly channelled onto long-term ones, igniting both downward revisions in expectations and upward changes in uncertainty (Figure 5). In contrast, positive short-term tail events have left long-term moments mostly unaffected (Cecchetti et al 2015). This asymmetric behaviour suggests that in the second-half of 2014 the risk of de-anchoring of long-term inflation expectations became material. This risk can be particularly serious in a context in which agents have incomplete information about the working of the economy and form expectations through an adaptive learning process (Busetti et al 2014).
Note: Correlation coefficient on short vs. medium-to-long term market-based inflation expectations. Short-term expectations are 1y ahead, 1y ahead after 1 year (1y1y forward inflation swap); medium-to-long term expectations are 5 years ahead after 5 years (5y5y forward). The coefficient is computed using 200 business days rolling windows. Sample period: 5 October 2009 to 19 February 2015. Based on Cecchetti, Natoli and Sigalotti (2015).
The decisions of the Governing Council of the ECB in 2014 and 2015 hinged on growing evidence that the weakness of aggregate demand was contributing significantly to the decline in inflation and that the anchoring of expectations to the definition of price stability was at serious risk. Several analyses carried out by Banca d'Italia confirmed this view.
The extraordinary measures adopted by the ECB will contribute to preserving the credibility of monetary policy – the most important asset of a central bank, and a necessary condition for maintaining price stability over the medium-term. The purchase of government bonds will support aggregate demand through a variety of channels, helping to bring inflation back to levels consistent with the definition of price stability (Cova and Ferrero 2015); the improved economic conditions will also allow indebted households to reduce their debt and loosen their financial constraint (Burlon et al 2015).
Burlon, L, A Gerali, A Notarpietro and M Pisani (2015) "Inflation, financial conditions and non-standard monetary policy in a monetary union. A model-based evaluation", Temi di discussione (Working papers) no. 1015, Banca d'Italia.
Busetti, F, M Caivano and L Rodano (2015). "On the conditional distribution of euro area inflation forecast", Temi di discussione (Working papers) no. 1027, Banca d'Italia.
Busetti, F, G Ferrero, A Gerali and A Locarno (2014) "Deflationary shocks and de-anchoring of inflation expectations", Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional papers) no. 252, Banca d'Italia.
Casiraghi, M and G Ferrero (2015) "Is deflation good or bad? Just mind the inflation gap", Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional papers) no. 268, Banca d'Italia.
Casiraghi, M and M Miccoli (2015) "Risk-adjusted expectations of inflation", Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional papers) no. 286, Banca d'Italia.
Cecchetti, S, F Natoli and L Sigalotti (2015) "Tail comovement in option-implied inflation expectations as an indicator of anchoring", Temi di discussione (Working papers) no. 1025, Banca d'Italia.
Constâncio, V (2014) "Maintaining price stability in the euro area", speech at the 18th Annual Central Bank and Investment Authority Seminar organised by Commerzbank, Berlin, 16 October 2014.
Conti, A M, S Neri and A Nobili (2015) "Why is inflation so low in the euro area?", Temi di discussione (Working papers) no. 1019, Banca d'Italia.
Cova, P and G Ferrero (2015) "The Eurosystem's asset purchase programmes for monetary policy purposes", Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional papers) no. 275, Banca d'Italia.
Draghi, M (2014) "Monetary policy in the euro area", speech by Mario Draghi at the Frankfurt European Banking Congress, Frankfurt am Main, 21 November 2014.
Delle Monache, D, I Petrella and F Venditti (2015) "Common faith or parting ways? A time varying parameter factor analysis of euro area inflation", Advances in Econometrics on Dynamic Factor Models, forthcoming.
Miccoli, M and S Neri (2015) "Inflation surprises and inflation expectations in the euro area", Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional papers) no. 265, Banca d'Italia.
Neri, S and A Notarpietro (2014) "Inflation, debt and the zero lower bound", Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional papers) no. 242, Banca d'Italia.
Neri, S and A Notarpietro (2015) "The macroeconomic of low and falling inflation at the zero lower bound", Temi di discussione (Working papers), forthcoming.
Riggi, M and F Venditti (2015) "Failing to forecast low inflation and Phillips curve instability: a euro area perspective", International Finance, 18(1): 47-68.
Visco, I (2014), Speech by the Governor of the Bank of Italy Ignazio Visco, 20th Assiom Forex Congress, Rome, 8 February.


Birth Announcement: Barrett Buell is Here!
He's here! He's here! He took his time arriving, but our baby boy has arrived and we couldn't be happier to add him to our family. I'm sorry for taking so long to update the blog but as you can imagine, life with two children is significantly more challenging than life with one. To be quite honest, I've been drowning, which I'm sure is not a unique sentiment for parents. This is hard guys!
That said, I'm tickled to share the story of Barrett's long awaited arrival. As you know, we made it to 40 weeks. With Cody, my water broke the day after her due date at the hospital, so there wasn't too much post-due-date anticipation. This little guy really wanted to take his time. By 40 weeks and 3 days, my doctor started talking and planning for a potential medical induction, which was not appealing to me.
With that, I decided to do everything I could to encourage labor to initiate. There is no shortage of methods to encourage labor. Some of the more interesting ones I tried were eating eggplant parmesan (supposedly, eggplant, oregano and basil are known to induce labor), pineapple core and dates. I also went in for an induction massage and acupuncture on back to back days. Shout out to the awesome therapists at Whole Body Balance who I'm positive helped push me over the edge.
When I went to bed after acupuncture on Tuesday evening (March 22), I had what felt like a bit of a stomach ache. This continued throughout the night but because I'd had so many false alarms up to that point, I really didn't trust that anything would come of it. Sure enough, I woke up Wednesday morning to our second story bedroom windows completely covered in snow from the craziest blizzard of the season. I told my husband I'd been experiencing some discomfort but that I didn't think it was the real deal yet. Boy was I wrong! Within 30 minutes of waking up, labor hit me like a ton of bricks. My contractions were about 2 minutes apart and increasing in intensity.
The view from our second floor bedroom that morning. Sheesh!
Of course I went into labor during a blizzard. Thank goodness for our awesome neighbors, one of which helped us clear the snow from our driveway and another who came over to watch Cody. About 90 minutes after waking up thinking there was no way I could be in labor, we were in the car making the crazy drive to the hospital. We passed no less than 4 cars that had slid off the road.
Our last time together as a family of three. Don't know how I smiled through those contractions!
Thankfully, Craig got us to the hospital in one piece while my contractions steadied at about a minute apart. By the time we arrived at Labor and Delivery, things got pretty exciting. I was GBS positive and ideally needed at least two rounds of antibiotics to help protect the baby. Unfortunately by this time the contractions were so intense that I started to fade. My blood pressure dropped to a pretty scary level and all of a sudden there were 10 medical staffers in the room trying to place my IV and get us situated. Thankfully, about two hours later things were significantly better. Our doula arrived, I opted to have an epidural, which actually worked this time and I was a whole new woman! It worked so well, in fact, that literally an hour after Barrett was born, I told my husband, "I'm definitely getting an epidural for my next baby!" To which I think he nearly fainted. After that point, things were pretty calm and easy. I continued progressing for about another hour and then they said we were ready to push. Because I needed another two hours to get a second round of the antibiotics, I asked our doctor to hold off on breaking my water and thankfully baby boy cooperated. After that, I pushed for about 15 minutes and voila! They handed me a super cute baby!
Barrett Kay Buell was born on March 23 at 2:43 p.m., weighed 9 pounds 4 oz and was 21.5 inches long. Yes, I make BIG babies! His middle name comes from Craig's late grandmother, a wonderful woman. He's the spitting image of his big sister, complete with blonde hair and blue eyes (for now, at least). Thankfully, he had no issues resulting from GBS and was pretty happy to snuggle following birth.
We spent just 24 hours in the hospital following his birth as we were anxious to get home to Cody. She wasn't quite as interested in checking out her new brother as we thought she would be at the hospital but has definitely been super tuned into him since. So far, Barrett has been super snuggly and seemingly more wakeful than his sister was at this stage. Since bringing him home we've been battling a massively plugged duct, latch issues and acid reflux but we've taken most everything in stride and are trying to embrace the chaos that comes along with this season of life.
Shout out to Stacy Gillespie of Gillespie Photography for another incredible newborn shoot!
Life with two children has been a big adjustment but I feel incredibly blessed by our growing family.


A versatile armchair that can be used to accent the living room or bedroom; the Hunter boasts a graceful, minimal frame and slim cushioning. The upholstery comes in a moody, navy blue – a natural match for the warm, chocolate brown tones in the wood grain.
Considered design and quality craftsmanship combine in this occasional chair, evoking a quiet drama. A great alternative to traditional overstuffed styles, the slender profile and sculptural arm rests of this armchair make a bold statement. The textured fabric is characterised by threads of varying navy shades, giving a tactile feel. Finished with thin, tapered legs that make use of negative space for a light, airy feel.


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Social media has become a medium of entertainment nowadays, which keeps you updated with the day-to-day happenings in the country and abroad. Today we are also going to talk about a strange phenomenon, which will blow your mind for some time after watching it. A Twitter user named Afshar has shared a 12-minute video. In this video, a special smartphone is shown and it is also being operated.
Be it iPhone or Android smartphone, you must have seen many types of designs by now, but the smartphone that we are going to show you in the video today is very special. The smartphone is transparent like a mirror and also has wireless charging support. If you are surprised to hear this then we will also show you the video of this phone. Watch this video.
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A user named Wala Ashraf has shared a 12-minute video on Twitter. In this video, a special smartphone is shown and it is also being operated in the video. You can also see through this phone, just like we can see through a transparent mirror. Its interface seems to work on Android OS and resembles Redmi's interface to a large extent. However, no company has confirmed about this phone yet. There is a possibility that someone has tampered with the video and shared it just for fun.
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Looking like a mirror, this phone also has the features of a premium smartphone. Wireless charging system is also seen in this phone. Notably, the wireless charging pad is also transparent, though the cable is black.

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Commissioner Charles Posson called the meeting of the Norton Co Board of Commissioners to order at 9:00 AM on No ember 26, 2018 at the Commission Room. Attendance: Richard Thompson, Present: Charles Posson, Present: Thomas Brannan , Present.
Craig Sowards, Norton County EMS director spoke with the commission about the relocation of the EMS unit in Almena Craig informed the commission that the Almena Fire department has requested that the unit be moved in order that they can utilize their shop. Craig said at this time we have no place to park the unit inside with heat and in order to be placed outside the unit would need to be taken out of service. The commission discussed the situation and felt that the unit could be taken out of service and placed up for sale.
Craig delivered to the commission a report on log activity. For the year to date the EMS service has responded to 514 911 calls and has completed 124 transfers to other medical facilities.
A motion was made by Commissioner Brannan to approve the minutes from the November 19th, 2018 commission meeting with a second from Commissioner Thompson. Motion passed 3-0.
There being no further business before the Board the meeting was adjourned until 11/30/2018. The commission minutes are not official until signed and approved by the commission and will remain a working document until approved.


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A professional cellist, Matilda Gray, has her world turned upside down after she witnesses the gruesome death of her mother. Determined, she vows to uncover what actually happened. On her journey, she discovers a connection between her mother's death and a disappearance of a young girl called Carys. Matilda is faced with a mysterious supernatural force that she has to fight to find out the truth.
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