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Fiorentina's options for interim manager aren't great
This, more than anything else, is probably why Iachini remains employed.
By The Tito@Viola_Nation Nov 4, 2020, 11:15pm CET
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Fiorentina seems to have moved on from "if we fire Giuseppe Iachini" to "when we fire Giuseppe Iachini," largely on the basis of the continued negotiations with former Empoli, Napoli, Chelsea, and Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri. If the cigarette-eating mister can figure out a way to terminate his Juve deal, which runs through the end of the year, it's a slam dunk that Rocco Commisso and company will at least try to sign him, as early as this month if possible. With the team's recent string of disappointing results, it's clear that it's time to move on from Beppe.
So why is Beppe still prowling the Viola touchline? It's probably less to do with Rocco's enjoyment for hearing him yell, "Gioca! Gioca!" two hundred times a game and more to do with the possible short-term replacements, who are pretty dang underwhelming as a group. Let's run down the three names that have risen to the top as interim managers over the past few days.
Vincenzo Montella
Everyone in Florence will always remember Vinnie fondly after his first stint with the team. In terms of results and in terms of aesthetics, he's the best manager the club has had in about a decade. While he never won any silverware (although his failure to lead his charges to the Coppa Italia final over in 2014 as riots led to 3 shootings in Rome and a lengthy delay feels like it was out of his hands), he led Fiorentina to 3 consecutive 4th-place finishes and some fun runs in the Europa League before leaving Florence over disagreements with the Della Valles' spending.
And that, though, he's never found anything really resembling success. Stints at AC Milan and Sevilla saw him sacked for terrible league form within his first 15 months. The general feeling was that his tactics had gone stale, and a return to Fiorentina confirmed that opinion: 5 wins in 26 matches is simply unacceptable, and Commisso was forced to sack him last year and replace him with Iachini.
While the squad is very different this year and contains the sort of veteran leadership that Montella seems to require, bringing him in would destroy the fans' confidence in Commisso. Given that il Aeroplanino hasn't experienced anything resembling professional success in years, it's hard to see how he'd be an improvement on Iachini; Beppe has produced 1.55 points per match in his year or so in charge, while Montella had barely a third of that. Vinnie's never seemed to connect much with his players and his tactics are shot. The only reason to appoint him is that he's technically still under contract, but again, that would make Rocco look like Maurizio Zamparini. Nobody wants that.
Likelihood: 10%
Horror level: the clouds rain blood as the tentacles reach down, carrying the lucky ones to a swift death
Alberto Aquilani
The current Primavera boss reached his greatest heights as a player under Montella, so it seems fitting to discuss him next. While Aquaman would command respect from the squad for his brilliant career achievements—38 Italy caps, contracts with Champions League-level clubs, outrageous quality—he's only coached all of 15 games, all of them at U18 or U19 level. He's also younger than Franck Ribery, which could lead to some awkwardness.
I can see why some fans want Aquilani to take over for a few games. If he can set out a lineup, motivate the players, and then return to the Primavera after five games in charge without completely borking the season, it'd be a great move, especially since he's already under contract. However, DS Daniele Pradè probably won't want to gamble his job on such an inexperienced set of hands on the wheel, as he's probably next on the chopping block after Iachini.
Too, if Aquilani fails with the senior side (which isn't hard to imagine what with the malaise that surrounds the team right now), it'd be a serious blow to his credibility with the youngsters as well. And, as anyone who's been following the Primavera can attest, he hasn't set the world alight with that group either. After winning the Coppa Italia in his first game in charge (which you feel like was mostly off the back of Emiliano Bigica's work), he's lost 3 of his first 5 matches. It probably makes more sense to give him at least another year or two before he's ready for a task of this magnitude.
Horror level: someone throwing up on the bus floor one seat behind you
Cesare Prandelli
San Cesare has spent more time as Fiorentina boss than anyone else in history and oversaw a golden age for the club, leading it into the Champions League for the last time and creating some outrageously charismatic, attacking sides. He's out of work right now and recently said that, if the Viola called, he would take up any position with them without a second thought. What could go wrong?
Well, plenty. Since guiding Italy to the Euro 2012 (which would've looked very different had injuries not wiped out half his starting defense), his star has fallen considerably. He hadn't lasted more than 16 games at a club until taking over Genoa in 2018 and guiding them to safety, albeit while earning less than a point per game. Much like Montella, you wonder if he's failed to adapt to new ideas in coaching and has been rather passed by.
On the plus side, his connection to Florence, avuncular nature, and record of service (Rocco's been pretty apparent in his desire to bring back club legends) are all points in his favor. He'd probably do fine as a stopgap measure, perhaps even through the end of the season if Sarri or Luciano Spalletti can't be lured to Fiorentina, but he hasn't shown the ability to take a team anywhere exciting over the past 8 years. We'll never stop loving San Cesare, but it might be wiser for everyone to leave his legacy untouched.
Horror level: your favorite uncle's had one too many at your cousin's wedding and starts reaching for the microphone
There are plenty of other options for a temporary managers; Walter Mazzarri, for example, might be a decent choice. These three, however, seem to be the frontrunners at the moment. It's also worth considering that, if Sarri and Spalletti don't wind up at the helm this year, this short-term coach could end up being a bit less short-term than any of us are very comfortable with, which is a discussion for another day.
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Determination of the neutrino mass hierarchy, octant of the mixing angle θ 23 and the CP violating phase δ CP are the unsolved problems in neutrino oscillation physics today. In this paper our aim is to obtain the minimum exposure required for the proposed Long Baseline Neutrino Oscillation (LBNO) experiment to determine the above unknowns. We emphasize on the advantage of exploiting the synergies offered by the existing and upcoming long-baseline and atmospheric neutrino experiments in economising the LBNO configuration. In particular, we do a combined analysis for LBNO, T2K, NOνA and INO. We consider three prospective LBNO setups — CERN-Pyhäsalmi (2290 km), CERN-Slanic (1500 km) and CERN-Fréjus (130 km) and evaluate the adequate exposure required in each case. Our analysis shows that the exposure required from LBNO can be reduced considerably due to the synergies arising from the inclusion of the other experiments.
T2K collaboration, M. Wilking, The latest results from t2k on the neutrino oscillation and interactions, talk given at the EPS High Energy Physics Conference 2013, 18-24 July 2013, Stockholm, Sweden, http://eps-hep2013.eu/.
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The early education and pastimes of the nobility prepared them for war, and their understanding of past and present was framed by military considerations. It was common for great lords to serve in numerous campaigns over several decades and to embark on crusade or participate in tournaments in times of peace. In seeking to meet their obligation to raise armies great lords looked first to their own households, retainers, and tenants, but came to act as military entrepreneurs who made use of contracts to recruit beyond these traditional sources of fighters. Assembling, arming, feeding, transporting, and paying large forces taxed the resources and skills of lordship to their limits. Fortunes could be made in war but it could also lead to ruin. Military lordship was particularly important in Wales, northern England, Scotland, and Ireland, and in the latter two countries the billeting of semi-professional mercenaries was normal.
This book examines the relationship between civilians and warfare from the start of the Thirty Years War to the end of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. It interrogates received narratives of warfare that identify the development of modern 'total' war with the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and instead considers the continuities and transformations in warfare over the course of 200 years. The book examines prisoners of war, the cultures of plunder, the tensions of billeting, and war-time atrocities throughout England, France, Spain, and the German territories. It also explores the legal practices surrounding the conduct and aftermath of war; representations of civilians, soldiers, and militias; and the philosophical underpinnings of warfare. The book probes what it meant to be a civilian in territories beset by invasion and civil war or in times when 'peace' at home was accompanied by almost continuous military engagement abroad. It shows civilians not only as anguished sufferers, but also directly involved with war: fighting back with shocking violence, profiting from war-time needs, and negotiating for material and social redress. Finally, the book shows us individuals and societies coming to terms with the moral and political challenges posed by the business of drawing lines between 'civilians' and 'soldiers'.
Based on international law, military occupation, which is defined as a legally and customarily defined situation that differs from military conquest, territorial annexation, or regime change, is, as a phenomenon, central to the relationship between civilians and war. This chapter challenges the notion that military occupation has been a transhistorical feature of war since ancient times and argues that it has a historically specific character in the context of warfare in continental Europe. Military occupation is both an index and a component of the 'bureaucratisation' or rationalisation of war. The chapter examines the administration of occupation in the German territories during the mid-eighteenth century, focusing on the development of a regulated system of payments, billeting, and political intervention as well as arbitrary violence during occupation. It also considers irregular warfare, or kleiner Krieg, and how patriotism undermined efforts directed towards the 'containment' of war.
The extent to which contemporaries' conceptions of warfare altered during the revolutionary and Napoleonic periods depended, more than in the past, on their direct experience of military conflict. This chapter investigates the effects of such direct experiences of war on the part of civilians through an assessment of the role played by violence, suffering, and attitudes to death in subjects' daily lives. It argues that civilians only gained an insight into the conditions of combat on rare occasions. 'War' continued to be understood by many of them in a broader sense—involving billeting, troop movements, looting, and disease—than it was by the hundreds of thousands of conscripts and other army recruits. The chapter explores civilians' 'sentiments'. How can we explain contemporaries' emotional responses to military conflict?
This chapter focuses on the arrival of thousands of Roman military personnel in the northern part of Dura-Europos, one of the best preserved and most extensively excavated sites of ancient Rome, and how the military occupation affected local inhabitants as well as the urban form of the site. It considers the conversion of many of Dura's houses into a type of military garrison and the 'billeting' of soldiers in private houses, as well as the extent to which the garrison was physically segregated from the urban population. It also describes the precise form of architectural modifications and the artefact records from houses across the site before concluding with a discussion of the 'Palace of the Dux Ripae', or 'Roman Palace', and the military structure called the 'House of the Prefect' that were built by the Roman military at Dura.


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FULTON, NY – The annual "Loop Around the Lake" is coming up soon, and registration is open to the public.
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The objective is to defeat the stigma that road races are just for competitive runners. Won't you join us in our efforts to promote a healthier community for everyone!
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Prior to my husband and I moving to Prague to teach English abroad, I was teaching in Accra, Ghana. I lived and worked there for 3 years and it was fantastic. I learned a lot through my experience and I also realized that teaching English abroad is something that I love. You can find my personal blog from this time period here: http://himandmeg.blogspot.cz/ During those three years, I was teaching at an international school. There were children from 23 different nations and for many of them, English was their second language and Ghana was perhaps more than the second country they'd lived in. You learn a lot teaching at a school like this. It's not just teaching English that you need to focus on, but the feelings and emotions that come with these children. These students may be incredible readers, speakers, and writers in their native tongue, but in English, they may be far below grade level. This could cause them to feel less confident than normal; it was important for me to remember that not only are these children trying to get used to another culture at this young age, but they would also have a tough time expressing their feelings of struggle or even success to me. Remembering this fact is so important when teaching English abroad in any country. Knowing this, helps to remind me how important the relationship with the student is. So in teaching at any level, in any position, at any school, or within any private lesson, the relationship with the student is so important. This can help with comfort for both you and the student, for respect both ways, and for a better all around learning experience for both parties. Taking this learning and experience, I was offered a job at an international school here in Prague. Having loved so much my experience in Ghana, I said, "Yes," as quickly as I could. This international school has such an interesting set up. I teach both years 3 and 4 (an equivalent to 2nd and 3rd grade in the States). This is alongside a Czech teacher. The days are staggered differently, but while I teach year 3 in English, my Czech co-teacher teaches year 4 in Czech, and then we switch. We collaborate to establish a common curriculum, so topics are supported and taught in both languages. Activities and lessons are taught as they would be in a normal classroom, just with an English Language Learner filter on it. A normal week consists of English grammar, spelling, creative writing, reading, listening, conversing, math, a few science and social studies lessons, and a few lessons in art and music as well. It's great fun, and like I said building those relationships is also such an important piece to all of this. Teaching at an international school is a great option for teaching English abroad. You have consistent hours, consistent pay, a consistent workplace, and a consistent set of faces to work with and enjoy. I am incredibly happy with this course and believe many others could find the same contentedness that I do.


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Hawks' De'Andre Hunter to miss approximately two months after right wrist surgery, per report
Atlanta Hawks forward De'Andre Hunter will miss approximately two months after undergoing wrist surgery, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania. The injury is the latest in a series of issues Hunter has dealt with since last season, when he played only 23 games. Knee issues were the culprit last season, and though he managed to return briefly in May, he was ultimately ruled out again midway through Atlanta's surprising playoff run.
When he did play last season, Hunter emerged as one of the NBA's best young wings. He is a strong defender who shot well collegiately, but his improvement as a ball-handler and individual shot-creator made him look like a future All-Star at points a season ago. He hadn't managed to improve upon his sophomore campaign this season, though, as his scoring dipped from 15 to 10.8 points per game. Now, he'll have to wait a few months to try to right the ship.
The loss is significant for a Hawks team that has had a disappointing start to the 2021-22 season. They are just 5-9 after coming two wins short of the NBA Finals last season, and prior to Sunday's win over the Milwaukee Bucks, had lost six games in a row. Their defense, of which Hunter was a key part, has struggled in particular, ranking 28th thus far this year.
But the Hawks have a deep roster, even with Hunter now out. Kevin Huerter stepped into Hunter's starting role on Sunday, and Cam Reddish can take on more forward minutes for Atlanta now that Hunter is out. Atlanta has the personnel to survive this absence, but after such a poor start, this is the last thing the Hawks needed as they try to get their season back on track.
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Drug and alcohol testing is perhaps one of the most controversial issues within the employment sphere. Is it legal? Can you refuse a test? Often, employees aren't given an opportunity to ask these questions, due to the nature of random testing, and do not refuse the test out of fear of appearing "suspicious".
An employer cannot require that you participate in a drug/alcohol test. It is assumed that there is no requirement for testing, and, should an issue with a policy in this regard proceed to court, the onus is on the employer to prove that the testing was a bona-fide occupational requirement, pursuant to the case of British Columbia (Public Services Employee Relations Commission) v. B.C.G.E.U.,  3 S.C.R. 3, 176 D.L.R. (4th) 1. Just because an individual is an employee in capacity does not eliminate their right to personal privacy, a principle supported in the case of Monarch Fine Foods Co. v. Milk & Bread Drivers, Dairy Employees, Caterers & Allied Employees Local 647 1978 CarswellOnt 931, 20 L.A.C. (2d) 419.
In the case of Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, Local 30 v. Irving Pulp & Paper Ltd., 2013 SCC 34 (S.C.C), employees were subjected to random breathalyser testing, with a positive result leading to disciplinary action, up to and including termination. The Union challenged this policy and the arbitrator agreed, finding the testing an intrusion into personal privacy, which without reasonable cause (i.e slurred speech, smell of alcohol on the breath) was not proportionate to any benefit to the company or its employees.
The standard for requesting testing has been raised even higher in cases such as C.H. Heist Ltd v. E.C.W.U., Local 828 (1991), 20 L.A.C. (4th) 112 (Ont. Arb. Bd.), in which it was found that an express or implied term in the collective agreement was required in order for the testing to be sanctioned.
In the case of Halifax (Regional Municipality) v. CUPE, Local 108 2013 CarswellNS 376, two employees were questioned as to whether or not they had been smoking marijuana while working after their supervisor allegedly smelled the drug on them. An hour later, the employees were asked to submit to a drug test. One of the employees refused, citing that his recreational use of the drug would "tamper" the sample. The other employee refused, asserting that his personal life was none of the employer's business. The employer chose to send him to an addictions worker, who required further information on the employer's allegations of drug usage. The employer could not provide further details, given the employee's refusal, and chose to terminate him. At arbitration, the employee was reinstated as the evidence that testing was necessary and sanctioned was insufficient.
Typically, employment contracts or collective agreements which mandate drug testing, random or regular, are unenforceable. If you are concerned as to whether or not an employee can be submitted to testing, or whether or not termination is appropriate for a positive result, it is best to contact an Employment Lawyer in order to ensure that you do not make a decision which reflects poorly on your organization. Contact Monkhouse Law today to discuss your options.
If you have been pressured into taking a drug/alcohol test or told that you were obligated to take a drug/alcohol test only to be terminated based on the result, you may have a legal remedy available to you. Contact Monkhouse Law today to see how an Employment Lawyer can assist you with reinstatement or appropriate compensation in lieu of reinstatement.


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Suns To Decline Jimmer Fredette's Team Option
June 24th 2019 at 2:53pm CST by Luke Adams
As expected, the Suns will decline Jimmer Fredette's team option for the 2019/20 season, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic (via Twitter). The option would have paid Fredette a salary of $1,988,119 if it had been exercised, per Basketball Insiders.
Warriors assistant GM Larry Harris confirmed earlier today that Fredette would be a part of Golden State's Summer League roster in July. It wouldn't have been possible for the former BYU standout to play for the Warriors in Summer League if he were still under contract with Phoenix.
Fredette, 30, returned to the NBA near the end of the 2018/19 campaign after spending multiple seasons in China. The sharpshooter struggled in six games with Phoenix down the stretch, averaging 3.7 PPG on 27.6% shooting in six games (10.8 MPG). He missed all 13 of his three-point attempts.
Fredette had been lighting up in China in recent years, putting up massive scoring numbers for the Shanghai Sharks. While he has never developed into a particularly effective NBA rotation player since being drafted 10th overall in 2011, his Summer League agreement with the Warriors suggests that he's going to keep trying to make his way onto an NBA roster for 2019/20.
Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.
Jimmer Fredette
8 thoughts on "Suns To Decline Jimmer Fredette's Team Option"
fishy 9 dogs • 3 weeks ago
Maybe he just can't take the pressure of the nba? Dude was impressive in China.
Gary • 3 weeks ago
It's called NBA caliber Defenders. Quick in your face won't let you get by them Etc China? Not so much.
But !! I'm all for this. If Jimmer can shoot 40% in his pre-season fall training camp and in the regular-season continue that, I'm all for the breakout of Jimmer.
New Arena, rest Curry's legs in this coming year of mediocrity. Let the kids play.
I even look forward to the summer league with Dedrick Lawson and the Boston College Point Guard who can score the ball.
Let's go Warriors !!
Guest617 • 3 weeks ago
lol sht he's 30 y/o and hustling summer league
cesc • 3 weeks ago
0/13 can't shoot the ball to save his life!!!
hoosierhysteria • 3 weeks ago
He can ball. Needs someone to give him a legitimate opportunity. Steve Kerr will. Go warriors.
He has had plenty of opportunities. What I'm saying is he might be perfect for this year's Warriors that needs name recognition and fan excitement and a flashy player for the new building and the absence of Their Stars. I'm just saying it's gimmicky. Just hoping Jimmer can prove to be marginally okay and roll with it.
Yep it is • 3 weeks ago
Can't make the Suns he is in trouble.
Jason Lancaster • 3 weeks ago
Classic example of NCAA athleticism gap. Great player, but not athletic enough for the NBA.
Fredette is trying to live his dream, sacrificing real money to do it. Gotta respect that.


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When playing, it's not unheard of for a family pet to offer a little "nip" when they get excited. A full-on dog bite, however, is something else entirely. A simple nip is typically from playfulness, but a bite comes from a place of aggression. It's important to know the difference. Currently, around 4.7 million people annually are bitten by dogs. Some areas are worse than others, of course. When a dog does bite, even if it is a friend or family member's dog, know how to act.
Immediately following a dog bite, the steps you take can help prevent damage or infection. If possible, try to snap a few photographs of the injuries. If you know the dog, pictures of the breed/coloring are not as important as if it were a stray.
Treat the Wound – If you are losing blood, call emergency services. Apply pressure to the wound using a clean towel to slow the bleeding. If the wound is deep, you may need stitches and thorough medical care. If the wound is not bleeding, you may still require care. Infection is quite common with dog bites.
Gather Information – Even if you know the owner, gather some key information. You'll want names, contact information, etc. It's imperative to learn whether the dog has had its rabies vaccinations, too.
If all else fails and the family or friend refuses to assist you after the incident, contact an experienced dog bite attorney. No one wants to bring legal matters to the table when the situation involves friends or family. Unfortunately, that's exactly what must happen on occasion.
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At 2300 hours on the 29th March 2019, UK time, the UK will officially leave the European Union under the terms of Article 50, with a No Deal and consequently no two-year Implementation Period; the House of Commons rejecting a pathetic and spiteful offer from the EU. An offer the UK was fully expecting and an offer the EU deliberately formulated in order to discourage other EU countries from leaving and seeking their full independence from the yoke of the failing EU.
No Deal also means leaving scot-free with no so-called penalty payment of circa £40 Billion, but obviously paying what we do owe. With a whopping £80 billion trade deficit with the EU; we import 320 billion worth of imports from the EU, whilst we only export 240 billion worth of our goods to the EU, a No Deal is hugely financially beneficial to the UK.
The other main reason the UK Parliament rejected the EU's proposal it did not include Financial Trade & Services; the City of London, the world's financial trading centre; the very financial centre that also oils the financial wheels of the EU.
Out of the EU and working on World Trade Organisation Rules, incidentally WTO rules that the UK trade 80% of our goods with the rest of the world without political strings attached, is following the EU's own statement, "future growth is outside of the EU."
The vexed question of the "City" has always been an anathema to the socialist-minded mainland of Europe and to many UK citizens; many EU politicians consider it very Anglo Saxon although quite happy to ask for financial assistance when their socialist plans go awry; and desperately trying to emulate it. Having regulated their Bourses virtually out of existence, any semblance of competition between the EU's own financial centres and London, dramatically faded years ago as the world banks established offices and European headquarters in London in October 1986, known as the "Big Bang." Many European banks who moved to London thrived financially far better than had they remained in their own country.
The future is now financial competition between New York, a European hub in London, and centres in Asia. However, while Paris, Frankfurt and Milan will remain central for their own domestic economies, only London has the critical mass as a European-located global financial centre. So unless the EU embraces the City they will find themselves at the mercy of New York and the Far East hubs in different time zones and with markedly increased operating costs; cannot see the EU businesses ever tolerating that; then they were never asked.
•	UK-based financial services account for 40 per cent of Europe's assets under management, and 60 per cent of its capital markets business.
•	UK-based banks provide more than £1.1tn of loans to other EU member states.
•	There are 5,500 British firms using passports into Europe, and over 8,000 EU and EEA passports operating in the UK.
These figures are staggering and should heavily underline our financial importance to the European Union. As Mark Carney, ardent Remainer said in November last year, "the UK is effectively the investment banker for Europe". London is critical to the liquidity of the European Union.
If Brussels cuts off its nose to spite its face, and doesn't include financial services in a deal, do EU firms wake up New York financiers during the night and ask them to rummage around their drawers for the capital they need for a crucial and imminent investment? Or, do they look to the world's leading financial hub London, which happens to be in their time zone, and has an unparalleled range of expertise and services, including international insurance, derivatives, forex and fund management; as well as the complimentary legal and accounting services.
There is no other EU country in the top 10 in the global financial index; London is number one, Frankfurt comes in the next at a poor number 11. The future of the EU after Brexit depends on a thriving London. Frankfurt and Paris (26th on the index) will not develop competing financial infrastructure overnight. Indeed, one wonders with the regulatory-obsessed EU and anti-business employment conditions, if they ever will. My guess is that EU businesses wouldn't even think of using New York or Tokyo for major financial services for European trade and will just ignore the unelected EU Commission and just carry on as usual with London.
So the one hour before midnight of the 29th March 2019 is the fateful hour when the President of the European Union, could be Michel Barnier by then, makes that call to the UK Prime Minister, could Jacob Rees-Mogg, agreeing to include Financial and Trading into a Free Trade Deal under WTO rules. Will he? I think he will and the call may come long before the official deadline, say October this year, 2018. No EU president will want to go down in history as the politician that hastened the inevitable end of yet another socialist dream, as did its predecessors, the USSR and GDR.
If the EU Commissioners still decide to play hard ball with the UK, the UK can carry on free trading with the rest of the world under WTO rules. So many non-EU and EU countries have declared they are ready for a trade deal. Through the City, the UK has the financial muscle to finance our trade dealing and that of others worldwide countries profitably, whereas the EU may be able to finance its self for a short while but the crunch will come as the world continues to lose faith with the failing Eurozone with its increasing indebtedness.
Remember folk's democracy and the will of the people is not the unelected EU Commissioners strongest point. EU businesses and voters will not idly stand by and watch their trade with the UK disappear to the likes of the USA, Africa, New Zealand and Australia where the UK can trade tariff and politically free. They are also acutely aware that the USA will soon declare that they will only trade with truly democratic countries tariff-free, no trade deals. So that's the EU's Single Market destroyed. That will be the double and probably final blow to the EU.
If you are still an ardent Remainer and inclined to respond to my article, could you please include just one, repeat just one, the Queen asks for three, legal and honest killer reason or action the EU or the pro-EU lobby in Parliament could take that would make the majority of the UK Leave voters change our minds. Many of us have been asking this question since the Brexit campaign started and not one reason has ever emerged.
Yet more 'good' news - despite Brexit!!
Think there's more than one, repeat "one" reason there, clive!!
You're wasting your time WW, you can't reason with the unreasonable.
CoP, did you really think that the UK could get an extra two years membership free of charge?
THOSE ARE THE TERMS THE LEADERS OF THE OTHER 27 COUNTRIES HAVE DEMOCRATICALLY DECIDED THE U.K. MUST PAY FOR THE 2 YEAR TRANSITIONAL THAT THE UK HAS REQUESTED.
You voted for it, CoP, you're getting it - stop whinging.
BTW, I was tempted to write TLDR, but I managed to survive a couple of sentences into your usual illogical cut/paste lecture, and thought I'd put one of your arguments into context. By leaving the world's largest economy, the UK will be cutting itself out of 40% of its market, whilst the EU will be deprived of 4% of its market.


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Neil Hubbard
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British guitarist
Musical artist
Neil Terrence Hubbard (born 24 February 1948) is a British guitarist who has performed with Juicy Lucy, The Grease Band, Bluesology, Joe Cocker, Roxy Music, Kokomo, Alvin Lee, B.B. King, Kevin Rowland and Tony O'Malley, and played on the original 1970 concept album Jesus Christ Superstar.
Hubbard was educated at King's School, Peterborough, where he was a boarder. He and another pupil were budding guitarists who built their own amplifiers using plans designed by a fellow boarder and electronics wizard named Wright. The duo would entertain their chums with renditions of songs such as Tommy Roe's "Sheila" and Buddy Holly's "Peggy Sue".
Hubbard's association with Bryan Ferry began during the sessions that formed the Let's Stick Together album, where Hubbard played guitar on a re-recording of Roxy Music's "Casanova". Hubbard's guitar playing can also be heard on Roxy Music's Flesh and Blood and Avalon albums. He played with the band during the 1980 and 1982 tours. The 1982 tour can be heard on the live album Heart Still Beating (and also the live DVD The High Road). Hubbard also played in Ferry's band at Live Aid, the 1988 tour (available on the DVD, Bryan Ferry The Bete Noire Tour) and on the 1994–95 tour.
His guitar work can be heard on Ferry's Boys And Girls, Bête Noire, Taxi and Mamouna albums. The guitar solo at the end of Ferry's hit single, "Slave to Love", featured Hubbard.[1][failed verification]
In May 2008, the 1970s jazz funk band Kokomo was temporarily reformed. With Hubbard were O'Malley, Mel Collins, Mark Smith, Adam Phillips, Andy Hamilton, Bernie Holland, Glen Le Fleur, Paddy McHugh, Dyan Birch, and Frank Collins. Franke Pharoah and Eddy Armani also performed.
With Bluesology
Singles:
Come Back, Baby/Times Getting Tougher Than Tough (1965)
Mr. Frantic/Every Day I Have the Blues (1966)
Since I Found You Baby/Just a little bit (1967)
With Eddie Harris
E.H. in the U.K. (Atlantic Records, 1973)
With Alvin Lee
In Flight (Columbia, 1974)
With Bryan Ferry
Let's Stick Together (E.G. Records, 1976)
In Your Mind (E.G. Records, 1977)
The Bride Stripped Bare (E.G. Records, 1978)
Boys and Girls (E.G. Records, 1985)
Taxi (Virgin Records, 1993)
Mamouna (Virgin Records, 1994)
Olympia (Virgin Records, 2010)
Avonmore (BMG, 2014)
With Donovan
Essence to Essence (Epic Records, 1973)
With Maggie Reilly
Elena (EMI, 1996)
With Robert Palmer
Double Fun (Island Records, 1978)
With Joe Cocker
Joe Cocker (A&M Records, 1972)
With Paul Young
Other Voices (Columbia Records, 1990)
The Crossing (Columbia Records, 1993)
With B.B. King
Deuces Wild (MCA Records, 1997)
^ "Neil Hubbard". Vivaroxymusic.com. n.d. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
Neil Hubbard interview. Keef Trouble interviews Neil Hubbard
Neil Hubbard at the Three Mariners
Neil Hubbard at the 606 Club
Graham Simpson
Roger Bunn
Dexter Lloyd
David O'List
Rik Kenton
Eddie Jobson
Flesh + Blood
Heart Still Beating
Concert Classics
Street Life: 20 Great Hits
More than This
The Best of Roxy Music
"Virginia Plain"
"Pyjamarama"
"Do the Strand"
"Street Life"
"All I Want Is You"
"The Thrill of It All"
"Love Is the Drug"
"Both Ends Burning"
"Trash"
"Dance Away"
"Angel Eyes"
"Over You"
"Oh Yeah"
"Same Old Scene"
"In the Midnight Hour"
"Jealous Guy"
"More Than This"
"Avalon"
Other songs
"In Every Dream Home a Heartache"
"Like a Hurricane"
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Record Collector review: Hot Stuff from an ultra cool band
Review of "To Be Cool: The Rehearsal Sessions" from Record Collector magazine.
Hot stuff from an ultra cool band
Review from Half Moon, February 2019
"If you like your music bluesy, soulful and funky and played by a group of extraordinarily talented musicians get yourself down to the Half Moon for one of Kokomo's residencies or catch them on the road. You will only regret it if you don't."
Half Moon, July 2017
These two gigs were pulled together at short notice but got a good turnout nonetheless. The best news was that Jim is back, and was on top form. However, Paddie …
Half Moon, October 2016
A few numbers from the first of two great nights at the Half Moon, October 2016
A 2015 interview with Craig Chaligne of the 'Louder Than War' site, timed for the release of his Back in the Bag album, and including some Kokomo insights.
In conversation with Keef Trouble in 2010 (video)
Frank Collins
Frank talks about his life and times in music (video)
A backstage video interview
Jim's unusual guitar technique explained
Mel Collins
Mel talks about his career to Chris Groom.


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Oil prices posted marginal gains yesterday, in line with the equity markets. WTI rose by 1.08% to $46.75/bbl. However, we are seeing losses this morning as WTI hovers around the $46.50/bbl level. RBOB futures saw a slight gain yesterday, but most cash markets did not follow suit as most differentials softened, off-setting the light paper gains.
On the East Coast, refiners' throughput is down at 1.217 million bpd. Comparing this to August—when refiners had the highest output since September 2011 with throughput at 1.23 million bpd—it is clear that the latest refinery closures and issues are being felt throughout the region. According to Reuters, PBF Energy is still undergoing repairs on its gasoline-making fluid catalytic cracker at its Delaware City refinery, Phillips 66 shut its Bayway refinery unexpectedly last week, and PES was forced to shut an FCC over the weekend.


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Ms. Banks has significant experience in federal and state courts, including courts in D.C., Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, Illinois, Colorado, and Tennessee, and has achieved success at all levels, including appeals in the Fourth, Sixth, Tenth, Eleventh, and D.C. Circuits. She has also represented numerous whistleblowers before the Department of Labor (DOL) in the transportation, nuclear, financial, and pharmaceutical industries.
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Sasol warns of annual loss as lower oil price and pandemic weigh
11 August 2020, 5:30 PM |
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Sasol is expected to release its full-year results on August 17.
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South Africa's Sasol warned on Tuesday it will report an annual loss after a drop in oil and chemical prices and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic hit earnings.
The world's top producer of motor fuel from coal said its headline loss per share is expected to be between R8.72 ($0.4949) and R14.86 in the year to June 30, compared with headline earnings of R30.72 per share during the same period a year ago.
Sasol said lower global chemical and refining margins and a 18% decrease in the rand per barrel price of Brent crude oil had hurts earnings.
Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) is also expected to fall by as much as 37% to between R30 billion to R39.5 billion.
The company said it had recorded impairments in some of its cash generating units after a weakening economy and the fair value impact of starting discussions to find a partner for its US Base Chemicals assets.
Sasol has embarked on a review of its assets and set out to find a partner at its US Base Chemicals operations in an effort to avoid a potential $2 billion rights issue after a slump in the oil price and the impact of the new coronavirus weighed on the company's ability to pay its debt.
Investors have been concerned by the company's debt, largely due to delays and cost overruns at its Lake Charles Chemicals project (LCCP) in Louisiana, that forced its former joint-CEOs to resign in a bid to restore shareholder confidence.
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Several of my friends responded in agreement. Quite a few others tried to assuage my guilt or feelings that I wasn't a good parent.
From a sociological perspective, the latter reaction both fascinated and disappointed me. Parenting is simultaneously joyous and exhausting. Most people with children wouldn't deny that being a parent is the most rewarding role they've ever had and also the toughest role. Why is it a bad thing to admit that the joys and the difficulties of parenting aren't mutually exclusive? Why is this yet another occasion when women are expected to feel guilty because every minute of every day isn't perfect? Is a female less of a mother if she acknowledges that parenting is the hardest work out there? Isn't it time that we – as mothers and as a society – stop making women feel guilty for how they parent or how they feel about parenting?
I don't feel like a bad mother for admitting that cleaning poop off of the wall at 6 a.m. isn't a moment to be savored. In fact, it's the antithesis of fun! That's just the reality. It doesn't need to be sugarcoated or packaged up in a nice gender-normative pink bow.
In the overwhelming majority of households, mothers are expected to perform most of the childcare duties. It's time that we didn't add the need to feel guilty to our already overflowing plates! Having a healthy and happy child is all that matters! We owe it to ourselves to not give into the pressure to feel bad about whether we work outside of the home or not. whether every item on our to-do list has been completed, and how we measure up to any other mother we know. There is much in life as a parent that we can't control, but we do have control over whether or not we feel guilty about making the right choices for ourselves and our families.
When it comes to parenting, all that matters is that we do the best we can. If we're on the receiving end of a well-intentioned comment to enjoy every moment, just remember that nostalgia is a powerful elixir complete with rose-colored glasses. Then, just smile and say, "Yes, as much as I can." At the end of the day, we shouldn't be expected to do more, and our children deserve nothing less.


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Artisanal Cheese is everywhere in chef Terrance Brennan's overgrown wine bar-from the Stilton-and-Sauternes fondue to the Cheddar crust on the apple pie (2 Park Ave.; 212-725-8585).
AZ One of the most striking interiors around is the setting for Patricia Yeo's cooking, which runs the Asian gamut from wontons to chutneys (21 W. 17th St.; 212-691-8888).
Beppe Cesare Casella's Tuscan cooking walks the line between authentic and inventive: Try, for example, his daily farro risotto (45 E. 22nd St.; 212-282-8422).
Blue Hill Two chefs, Dan Barber and Alex Urena, put a sophisticated spin on ingredients straight from their upstate farm (75 Washington Pl.; 212-539-1776).
Craft The entirely à la carte menu is meant to let prime ingredients shine, but make no mistake: Tom Colicchio and crew are really cooking (43 E. 19th St.; 212-780-0880).
Esca David Pasternack, the chef at Mario Batali's seafood restaurant, really knows his fish. Ask what's fresh, and be sure to start with crudo, supposedly Italy's answer to sushi (402 W. 43rd St.; 212-564-7272).
Prune There is no room for pretentiousness in Gabrielle Hamilton's snug little kitchen; in her hands, even sweetbreads and suckling pig seem homey (54 E. 1st St.; 212-677-6221).
The Tasting Room A minuscule wine bar with an all-American list and a bright young chef, Colin Alevras, dreaming up food to pair with it. Everything, from the salads to the cheese plate, is intense and focused (72 E. 1st St.; 212-358-7831).
Town Refreshingly grown-up for a boutique-hotel dining room, with admirably assured New American cooking by Geoffrey Zakarian (15 W. 56th St.; 212-582-4445).
Virot A disciple of Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Didier Virot strikes out on his own with daring dishes like tuna marinated in horseradish and sheep's milk yogurt (52 E. 41st St.; 646-658-0266).
Wallse Kurt Gutenbrunner updates the cuisine of his native Austria, as in sturgeon with sauerkraut, but his Wiener schnitzel needs no updating at all (344 W. 11th St.; 212-352-2300).
Banjara The best restaurant on 6th Street's Indian row by miles and miles. Try a dumpakht--Indian potpie (97 First Ave.; 212-477-5956).
Mirchi A cheerful, mod spot that specializes in Indian street snacks (29 Seventh Ave. S.; 212-414-0931).
Tamarind A high-style restaurant--no ethnic kitsch--that shows off Raji Jallepalli's lively take on Indian classics (41-43 E. 22nd St.; 212-674-7400).
Le Zinc Now post-midnight prowlers have a place to go if the urge for chicken grandmère, stuffed cabbage and Beaujolais strikes at 3 a.m. (139 Duane St.; 212-513-0001).
Mary's Fish Camp The line forms early for Mary Redding's unadulterated New England seafood, like lobster rolls, fried clams and steamers (246 W. 4th St.; 646-486-2185).
Gordon's The center of social life in Napa for both tourists and vintners, who settle in for an all-American breakfast or lunch (6770 Washington St., Yountville; 707-944-8246).
La Toque Ken Frank's elegant, if somewhat retro, French meals are laced with wild mushrooms and foie gras and punctuated with a final cheese course (1140 Rutherford Cross Rd., Rutherford; 707-963-9770).
Miramonte Restaurant & Cafe Affordable food from the Americas by Cindy Pawlcyn, the witty chef who brought big-city style to Napa when she opened Mustards two decades ago (1327 Railroad Ave., St. Helena; 707-963-1200).
Roux Simple, modern, wine-friendly cooking from Vincent Nattress, the former chef at Stag's Leap and Sinskey wineries (1234 Main St., St. Helena; 707-963-5330).
Culinary Institute of America at Greystone Chef Todd Humphries serves whimsical little bites (he calls them "temptations") at the new wine bar. Visitors can also drop by the demonstration kitchen for a class and check out the new bakery-café. (2555 Main St., St. Helena; 707-967-2328).
Manzanita Chef Bruce Frieseke, once of Bizou in San Francisco, designed the Mediterranean menu to show off the wood-burning oven (336 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg; 707-433-8111).
Ravenous This beloved local café just moved across the street to a 100-year-old house with an outdoor patio. The Northern California cooking is colorful and delicious (420 Center St., Healdsburg; 707-431-1302).
Dry Creek Kitchen Chef Charlie Palmer of Aureole in New York City plans to open his ode to American country cooking this summer in the much anticipated Hotel Healdsburg, a luxury hotel and spa on the main plaza of Healdsburg (25 Matheson St., Healdsburg; 800-889-7188).
Mariposa A smart, exciting auteur restaurant in the nondescript town of Windsor. Chef Raymond Tang's California-French cooking sets a new wine-country standard for invention and quality (275 Windsor River Rd., Windsor; 707-838-0162).
Santi Italian country cooking that doesn't shy away from tripe, fresh sardines and oxtails. Before 6:30 p.m., the early-bird dinners are a great value (21047 Geyserville Ave., Geyserville; 707-857-1790).
Mucca This outpost of Globe, the popular San Francisco hangout, excels at grilled T-bones of lamb, pork and beef, clever appetizers and pasta (14301 Arnold Dr., Glen Ellen; 707-938-3451).
Carneros Restaurant Chef Brian Whitmer, formerly of Moose's in San Francisco, brings his sophisticated brand of American cooking to the spacious new dining room of the Lodge at Sonoma (1325 Broadway, Sonoma; 707-931-2042).
The Girl & the Fig This longtime favorite in Glen Ellen moved to the Sonoma Hotel in November, but it continues to serve country French cooking that complements a wine list of Rhône varietals from California and France (110 W. Spain St., Sonoma; 707-938-3634).
Willow Wood Market Café Ebullient California country cooking served at tables scattered among shelves of groceries (9020 Graton Rd., Graton; 707-823-0233).
Duchamp This cool collection of white-tiled, corrugated-steel bungalows in downtown Healdsburg, created by designer and owner Pat Lenz, is a witty evocation of the classic California motor court (421 Foss St., Healdsburg; 707-431-1300).
Kirkaldie's Fine Wines The generous selection of wines, most under $15, is focused on Spain and France and was chosen by well-known wine hunter Ken Kirkaldie (1142 Main St., St. Helena; 707-967-1098).
Atasca The Portuguese dishes like grilled bacalao or the "punched-in" potatoes with hot olive oil and slivered garlic are just as tasty at Joe Cerqueira's new Kendall Square location as at his original Atasca a few blocks away (50 Hampshire St., Cambridge; 617-621-6991).
Garden of Eden This mother-and-son-run favorite moved to bigger digs down the block, but still the line for imaginative sandwiches, hearty soups, light meals and classic French pastries stretches out the door (571 Tremont St.; 617-247-8377).
King Fish Hall Todd English's fish palace is fun, frenetic and occasionally fabulous. Don't miss "dancing fish," a daily catch named for the whirligig motion of the revolving multispit rotisserie behind the bar (Faneuil Hall Marketplace; 617-523-8862).
Masa New England ingredients--particularly seafood--get an unexpected New Mexican makeover from Chef Philip Aviles at this Southwestern spot in the South End (439 Tremont St.; 617-338-8884).
Oishii Sushi With a sushi chef from Nobu in New York City, Oishii may be the only place in Boston to enjoy baby hamachi, black tobiko, white tuna and amaebi, or sweet shrimp (612 Hammond St., Chestnut Hill; 617-277-7888).
Oleana Chef Ana Sortun leads a culinary tour of the Mediterranean, from Gibraltar all the way around to North Africa: deviled eggs stuffed with tuna and dill; pork and apple empanadas; grilled scallops with pistachio basmati pilaf (134 Hampshire St., Cambridge; 617-661-0505).
Pigalle Marc Orfaly's ever-changing menu ranges from the simple, like poached cod, to the stylish, like a standout foie gras crème brûlée (75 Charles St. S.; 617-423-4944).
Sel de la Terre Prix-fixe Provence-bouillabaisse of monkfish, cod and littleneck clams; lobster, corn and leek crêpes-from chef Geoff Gardiner, formerly of L'Espalier (255 State St.; 617-720-1300).
Taranta Not the New England version of Southern Italian food, but the real thing. From bottarga-topped pasta to eggplant chocolate lasagna, there's nothing on the menu or wine list from anywhere north of Naples (210 Hanover St.; 617-720-0052).
Vox Populi Downstairs, a white-hot bar scene; upstairs, surprisingly sophisticated, ingredient-driven dishes (and a killer roast chicken) from longtime Hamersley's Bistro sous-chef Michael Burgess (755 Boylston St.; 617-424-8300).
Flash's With its Harvey Wallbangers, Moscow Mules and Sidecars, Flash's handily corners the retro-cocktail market (310 Stuart St.; 617-574-8888).
Flour Bakery & Cafe Onetime Mistral pastry chef Joanne Chang now invites South Enders to sit down to heavenly breads, brownies, sandwiches and pizzas, or to take home a triple-chocolate mousse cake (1595 Washington St.; 617-267-4300).
The Wine Bottega The 500 wines from Italy and elsewhere and the sommelier-caliber staff show the hand of owner Paolo Diecidue, who built the powerhouse wine list at Trattoria à Scalinatella down the street (341 Hanover St.; 617-227-6607).
South End Formaggio More intimate than its Cambridge cousin, Formaggio Kitchen, but with just as many imported European cheeses-not to mention wonderful oils, jams and condiments (268 Shawmut Ave.; 617-350-6996).
Mogador Barclay Dodge, who earned a local following at Renaissance, later toured Morocco and apprenticed at Spain's El Bulli. Hence the globe-trotting menu, ranging from chicken tagine to blanquette of rabbit with clouds of foie gras (430 Hyman Ave.; 970-429-1072).
Montagna The Little Nell hotel's dining room has a new name, a more casual look and a new chef, Paul Wade. Mountain cuisine is the specialty, from the Swiss Alps to the Andes to the Rockies. The bar is wonderfully civilized, too (675 E. Durant Ave.; 888-843-6355).
Rustique 1995 F&W Best New Chef Charles Dale, of the haute-French Renaissance, now also runs this classic bistro. The prices are gentle, at least by Aspen standards (216 S. Monarch; 970-920-2555).
Valbruna An Italian wine bar tucked inside a shop selling chic designer athletic wear. Rock climbers and Lycra-clad cyclists mingle with tourists over espresso, Moretti beer, Amarone and Aspen's best panini (405 E. Cooper St.; 970-925-9441).
Willow Creek at the Ritz-Carlton Chef Rick Gonzalez is new to Aspen, as are Latin appetizers like pupusas, empanadas and papas rellenas (deep-fried stuffed potato balls) and entrées like suckling pig and chicken churrasco sandwiches (76 Prospector Rd.; 970-925-0000).
Ajax Tavern Dena Marino cooks in the Italian style of her mentor, Michael Chiarello, but with her own twists and Colorado ingredients. The outdoor deck is the spot to catch jaw-dropping sunsets over Aspen Mountain (685 E. Durant Ave.; 970-920-9333).
Cache Cache Chris Lanter brings a classical French background to this modern bistro. An appealing menu with an emphasis on Provençal dishes includes classic choices: terrines, Marseille seafood stew, choucroute (205 S. Mill St.; 970-925-3835).
Six89 The dining room, in a bungalow in the neo-ranching town of Carbondale, about 30 miles from Aspen, is nicely old-fashioned. But talented chef Mark Fischer's menu is modern global, with dishes like smoked duck relleno and red curry mussel stew (689 Main St., Carbondale; 970-963-6890).
Topper's This town is surprisingly short on quality takeout, so fans line up for the homespun American food from Ajax Tavern alumnus Greg Topper. Especially good are juicy rotisserie free-range chickens and succulent short ribs (211A Puppy Smith St.; 970-920-0069).
Harry's Velvet Room The martini set flocks to this Aspen location of the Chicago nightspot and restaurant, housed in an old Victorian house with lots of leather couches and flickering candles (316 E. Hopkins Ave.; 970-544-4664).
Cooking School of Aspen On weekday afternoons and evenings, a sommelier is stationed at the oak bar to pour Oregon Pinot Noirs, Australian Shiraz and other great wines (414 E. Hyman Avenue Mall; 970-920-1879).


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The Seduction Of Ben Bernanke
Jul 3, 2013 Christopher T. Mahoney
FDR was elected to correct Hoover's budget deficits. Kennedy was elected to close a missile gap. Nixon was elected to end the Vietnam war. Obama was elected to restore civil liberties. Ben Bernanke ran for Fed Chairman on a platform of price-level targeting. In DC, you never get what you voted for.
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Bernanke ran for office as a radical, but has run the Fed like a Fairfield County Republican. As Krugman, Romer, Ball and others have observed, Chairman Bernanke acts like he never met Prof. Bernanke, that crazy "helicopter" guy at Princeton.
In his wilderness years in academia, Prof. Bernanke demanded that central banks think outside the box to prevent deflation and stagnation when conventional policies fail. However, when Bernanke took office as Chairman in 2006, nominal growth, inflation and inflation expectations were substantially higher than they are now, as he leaves office. The US economy is once again balanced on the cliff of deflation. The economist with the Christmas list of outside-the-box policies has implemented only two of them and not very successfully. Prof. Bernanke would give Chairman Bernanke a C+.
Bernanke has gone from being the Prophet of Doom in 2002 to being the Bartender of Doom in 2013. He changed his monetary philosophy, or failed to persuade the FOMC, or perhaps was "captured" by the Fed's policy staff, as Laurence Ball has argued. They serve a strange kind of Kool-Aid at the Eccles Building; one sip and wild-eyed radicals become "responsible" and a guardians of "institutional credibility".
Why Ben Bernanke changed his mind about monetary policy we may never know; that he changed his mind is a matter of public record. It appears that radicalism cannot survive high office.
Permit me to take you back to the early years of this century. A number of bad things happened in succession: the World Trade Center was destroyed by passenger aircraft, killing thousands and paralyzing the financial system; Enron was revealed to be an accounting invention; WorldComm had gone bankrupt; and both the telecom and merchant energy sectors were under massive creditor attack. The US experienced a brief but sharp financial crisis, due to disruptions in the credit markets. In 2002 a lot of companies went bankrupt or almost did. Everything was falling: stock prices, growth, inflation. Nominal growth fell to its lowest level since 1937, and real growth stalled out completely.
For the first time since 1937, people were using the D-word: deflation. A prominent scholar on the subject was a Princeton professor named Ben Bernanke. Bernanke was a student of Fisherian debt-deflations and of monetary policy at the zero bound, and had devoted his attention to the Great Depression and to Japan's deflation problem. He was vocal about the need for Japan to aggressively reflate, recommending that the BoJ experiment with unorthodox policies. He accused the BoJ of intellectual paralysis. At this time, he also began to express concerns about the outlook for deflation at home, and he pushed the FOMC (which he joined in 2002) to begin to think about the conduct of monetary policy at the zero bound.
In 2002, the newly-appointed Governor Bernanke gave his famous "Helicopter Speech" in which he outlined what a central bank can do to fight deflation after the funds rate has fallen to zero. The speech included this often-quoted passage:
"The U.S. government has a technology, called a printing press, that allows it to produce as many U.S. dollars as it wishes at essentially no cost. By increasing the number of U.S. dollars in circulation, or even by credibly threatening to do so, the U.S. government can also reduce the value of a dollar in terms of goods and services, which is equivalent to raising the prices in dollars of those goods and services. Under a paper-money system, a determined government can always generate higher spending and hence positive inflation."
Bernanke's reflationary preachings served him well: Bernanke and Bernankeism were much in favor at the Bush White House. Bush serially appointed Bernanke to the Board of Governors in 2002, to head the CEA at the White House in 2005, and to replace Greenspan as chairman in 2006.
Shortly after Bernanke's accession to the chairmanship, the subprime crisis exploded and blew a big hole in the financial system; the economy staggered. Prices actually fell, as did both nominal and real growth. It certainly looked fortuitous that the man in charge at the Fed was a world-renowned expert on unconventional monetary policy.
In his academic work, Bernanke had criticized the Fed's policies during the Great Depression, and the BoJ's policies during Japan's Great Deflation. Bernanke's answer to the challenge of rates at the zero bound was aggressive unconventional policy to prevent deflation, such as price-level targeting. In other words, forget about conventional levers such as interest rates and money growth, and instead focus on a nominal target, the price level.
Bernanke learned about price-level targeting from President Franklin Roosevelt. FDR, with no formal economics training (an advantage, as it turned out), chose to ignore economic orthodoxy, and decided to target a price level closer to that which had prevailed before the 1930-33 deflation. It worked like magic, and laid the groundwork for Fisher's "Debt-Deflation Theory of Great Depressions", which remains the basis for understanding the importance of reflation in an indebted economy.
Bernanke on Roosevelt:
A striking example from U.S. history is Franklin Roosevelt's 40 percent devaluation of the dollar against gold in 1933-34, enforced by a program of gold purchases and domestic money creation. The devaluation and the rapid increase in money supply it permitted ended the U.S. deflation remarkably quickly.
Bernanke was highly critical (1999) of the Bank of Japan for its complacent acceptance of a decade of monetary and economic stagnation after the bursting of the Bubble Economy:
"Bank of Japan officials would not necessarily deny that monetary policy has some culpability for the current situation. But they would also argue that now, at least, the Bank of Japan is doing all it can to promote economic recovery. For example, in his vigorous defense of current Bank of Japan policies, Okina applauds the "BOJ's historically unprecedented accommodative monetary policy". He refers, of course, to the fact that the BOJ has for some time now pursued a policy of setting the call rate, its instrument rate, virtually at zero, its practical floor. Having pushed monetary ease to its seeming limit, what more could the BOJ do? Isn't Japan stuck in what Keynes called a "liquidity trap"?
"I argue, to the contrary, there is much that the Bank of Japan, in cooperation with other government agencies, could do to help promote economic recovery in Japan. Most of my arguments will not be new to the policy board and staff of the BOJ, which of course has discussed these questions extensively. However, their responses, when not confused or inconsistent, have generally relied on various technical or legal objections—-objections which, I will argue, could be overcome if the will to do so existed. My objective here is not to score academic debating points. Rather it is to try in a straightforward way to make the case that, far from being powerless, the Bank of Japan could achieve a great deal if it were willing to abandon its excessive caution and its defensive response to criticism...
"There is compelling evidence that the Japanese economy is suffering from an aggregate demand deficiency. If monetary policy could deliver increased nominal spending, some of the difficult structural problems that Japan faces would no longer seem so difficult."
Bernanke offered the BoJ (and later the Fed) a menu of unconventional policy options including:
1. Price-level targeting.
2. Conventional and unconventional asset purchases.
3. Explicit and direct deficit monetization.
4. Pegging long-term rates.
5. Forward guidance about the path of the funds rate.
6. Currency depreciation.
7. Government purchases of private assets financed by the Fed.
Once in power, that long list of unconventional policy options got chopped down to this:
1. Forward guidance.
2. Conventional asset purchases.
All the other options were gone. And Bernanke has never explained why.
I think Bernanke should be judged by the yardstick of his mandate: full employment and adequate inflation to achieve it. I'd feel better about his legacy if he left office with 2% inflation; at least you could say he was trying. But with 1% inflation, he has given up.
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