I get asked frequently about Core PCE inflation. Because the Fed obsesses over Core PCE, as opposed to one of the many flavors of CPI (core, median, trimmed-mean, sticky-price), investors therefore obsess over it as well.
My usual response is that I don't pay much attention to Core PCE, for several reasons. First, there are no market instruments that are remotely tied to PCE, so you can't trade it (and, for the conspiracy-minded among you, that means there is no instrument whose market price can call shenanigans if the government figure is 'massaged'). Second, while PCE is interesting and useful for some uses – it measures prices from a different perspective, mainly from the supplier-side of the equation so that, for example, it captures what Medicare pays for care as opposed to just what consumers pay – those aren't my uses. Markets respond to inflation, and to perceptions of inflation, but what the government pays for healthcare isn't something we perceive directly.
So, I care about PCE more than, say, PPI, but only just. The only reason I care about PCE is that the Fed cares about it.
Now, PCE differs from CPI in a couple of key ways – apart from the philosophical way mentioned above, that one measures the price of things businesses sell and one measures the price of things people buy. But those key ways are mostly interesting to pointy-head economists who are interested in calculating the third decimal point. Me, I'm just trying to get "higher" or "lower" correct. (Ironically, those folks who are interested in the third decimal point are the same folks who miss the big figure in front). So they wail at the following chart (source: Bloomberg), and moan about how the Fed has been unable to get inflation higher because of this persistent shortfall of PCE compared to CPI. Try harder!
The pocket-protector set can keep their 'formula differences.' There's really only one important difference that has caused the gap between PCE and CPI over the last half-dozen years: the difference in the weight allocated to housing. In the PCE, "Rental of tenant-occupied nonfarm housing" and "Imputed rental of owner-occupied nonfarm housing" add up to about 16% of the overall PCE. In the CPI, "Rent of primary residence" and "Owners' equivalent rent of residences," the corresponding categories, sum to about 32% of overall CPI.
Housing is both the largest weight in CPI, as well as one of the most stable parts of CPI. So, when shelter costs are running ahead of "the rest of CPI", then Core CPI tends to be above core PCE. I'm actually soft-pedaling that. Given how shelter inflation has been relatively elevated now for some time, it is far and away the most important difference in CPI and PCE. So much so that I can create the following chart in a couple of minutes: I merely took Core CPI and backed out half of the weight of housing inflation, and compare that to Core PCE.
Remarkably, making that simple, back-of-the-envelope adjustment puts core CPI right smack on top of core PCE.
The implication is that in choosing to focus on Core PCE, rather than Core CPI, the Fed is saying that housing is just not as important as it seems to consumers. Although you spend about a third of your money on shelter (about 40%, after we take out food and energy), the Fed is behaving as if that inflation only matters about half that much. I don't think the central bankers are doing this on purpose; I think they believe that the PCE is a more-pure economic statistic that perhaps gives them a better read on 'overall' inflation. But in this case, they're effectively biasing their monetary policy looser for one reason: because housing costs are already going up faster than overall inflation.
Now, to me that sounds like they're biased the wrong way. But the academics will write a paper in five or ten years and explain why that's wrong, even though it turned out badly.
I have neglected to post here the links to recent TV appearances. Here's one on TD Ameritrade network from February 12th; here's one from Bloomberg TV on February 14th, the day of the shocking CPI.
 Median CPI is better yet, but let's take baby steps.


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1951 Major League Baseball season
This article is about the 1951 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1951 in baseball.
Major League Baseball
April 16 – October 12, 1951
Season MVP
AL: Yogi Berra (NYY)
NL: Roy Campanella (BKN)
AL champions
New York Yankees
AL runners-up
Cleveland Indians
NL champions
New York Giants
NL runners-up
Brooklyn Dodgers
World Series
Runners-up
Finals MVP
Phil Rizzuto (NYY)
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The 1951 Major League Baseball season opened on April 16 and finished on October 12, 1951. Teams from both leagues played a 154-game regular season schedule. At the end of the regular season, the National League pennant was still undecided resulting in a three game playoff between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers. After splitting the first two games, the stage was set for a decisive third game, won in dramatic fashion on a walk-off homerun from the bat of Giant Bobby Thompson, one of the most famous moments in the history of baseball, commemorated as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" and "The Miracle at Coogan's Bluff". The Giants lost the 1951 World Series to defending champion New York Yankees, who were in the midst of a 5-year World Series winning streak.
1 Awards and honors
2 Statistical leaders
3 Major league baseball final standings
3.1 American League final standings
3.2 National League final standings
4 Events
5 Managers
5.1 American League
5.2 National League
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Baseball Hall of Fame
Mel Ott
Jimmie Foxx
MLB Most Valuable Player Award
Yogi Berra, New York Yankees, C
Roy Campanella, Brooklyn Dodgers, C
MLB Rookie of the Year Award
Gil McDougald, New York Yankees, 3B
Willie Mays, New York Giants, OF
The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals
The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
Leo Durocher New York Giants
American League National League
Type Name Stat Name Stat
AVG Ferris Fain PHA .344 Stan Musial SLC .355
HR Gus Zernial CHW/PHA 33 Ralph Kiner PIT 42
RBI Gus Zernial CHW/PHA 129 Monte Irvin NYG 121
Wins Bob Feller CLE 22 Larry Jansen NYG
Sal Maglie NYG 23
ERA Saul Rogovin CHW 2.78 Chet Nichols BSB 2.88
SO Vic Raschi NYY 164 Don Newcombe BRO
Warren Spahn BSB 164
SV Ellis Kinder BSR 14 Ted Wilks SLC/PIT 13
SB Minnie Miñoso CLE/CHW 31 Sam Jethroe BSB 35
Major league baseball final standings
American League final standings
American League
New York Yankees 98 56 .636 --
Cleveland Indians 93 61 .604 5
Boston Red Sox 87 67 .565 11
Chicago White Sox 81 73 .526 17
Detroit Tigers 73 81 .474 25
Philadelphia Athletics 70 84 .455 28
Washington Senators 62 92 .403 36
St. Louis Browns 52 102 .338 46
National League final standings
National League
New York Giants 98 59 .624 --
Brooklyn Dodgers 97 60 .618 1
St. Louis Cardinals 81 73 .526 15.5
Boston Braves 76 78 .494 20.5
Philadelphia Phillies 73 81 .474 23.5
Cincinnati Reds 68 86 .442 28.5
Pittsburgh Pirates 64 90 .416 32.5
Chicago Cubs 62 92 .403 33.5
May 1 – Umpire Frank Dascoli banishes all 11 players on the Chicago Cubs bench during the fourth inning of the game against the New York Giants, after the Cubs players allegedly call Dascoli "Rabbit Ears". Bill Serena and Smoky Burgess are later allowed to return to the game to pinch hit for the Cubs.[1]
May 15 – At Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox celebrated the franchise's 50th anniversary and honored members of the 1901 Boston Americans. Overall, 29 old-timers who played, managed, or umpired in the American League in that first year attended, including Bill Bradley, Tom Connolly, Wid Conroy, Hugh Duffy, Clark Griffith, Dummy Hoy, Connie Mack, Ollie Pickering, Billy Sullivan and Cy Young.[2][3] Eight of them participated in the first-ever game of the American League, played in Chicago on April 24, 1901. The regular game that followed the ceremory featured the 300th career home run of Ted Williams[2] in the 4th inning off Chicago White Sox pitcher Howie Judson. With the game tied at 7–7 in the top of the 11th inning, Nellie Fox hit the first homer of his six-year career[2] against reliever Ray Scarborough, to give the White Sox and reliever Harry Dorish a 9–7 victory.[4]
July 7 - The Cincinnati Reds defeat the Chicago Cubs 8-6 - every scoring half-inning featured two runs.[5]
September 13 – The St. Louis Cardinals become the first team in Major League history to play two different teams on the same day. Due to a rained out game, the Cardinals are forced to play the New York Giants in an afternoon game prior to their scheduled night game against the Boston Braves.[6]
September 14 – Bob Nieman of the St. Louis Browns becomes the first player to hit two home runs in their first two at bats.[7]
October 1-3 – The Giants and Dodgers meet in a special three-game playoff to decide the National League pennant. Bobby Thompson's walk-off homerun at the bottom of the ninth in the third game becomes known as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World"
Boston Red Sox Steve O'Neill
Chicago White Sox Paul Richards
Cleveland Indians Al López
Detroit Tigers Red Rolfe
New York Yankees Casey Stengel
Philadelphia Athletics Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns Zack Taylor
Washington Senators Bucky Harris
Boston Braves Billy Southworth and Tommy Holmes
Brooklyn Dodgers Chuck Dressen
Chicago Cubs Frankie Frisch and Phil Cavarretta
Cincinnati Reds Luke Sewell
New York Giants Leo Durocher
Philadelphia Phillies Eddie Sawyer
Pittsburgh Pirates Billy Meyer
St. Louis Cardinals Marty Marion
1951 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season
1951 Nippon Professional Baseball season
^ "Charlton's Baseball Chronology". www.baseballlibrary.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
^ a b c May 15 in Baseball History. Know More About Baseball]. Retrieved on May 15, 2019.
^ Fenway Park Timeline. MLB.com. Retrieved on May 15, 2019.
^ Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox Box Score, May 15, 1951. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on May 15, 2019.
^ Firstman, Diane. "And all the Runs were Scored 2 by 2". valueoverreplacementgrit.com. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
^ "Strange and Unusual Plays". www.retrosheet.org. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
^ Mackin, Bob (2004). The Unofficial Guide to Baseball's Most Unusual Records. Canada: Greystone Books. p. 240. ISBN 9781553650386.
1951 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference
1951 MLB season by team
New York
St. Louis
1951 All-Star Game
1951 National League tie-breaker series
1951 World Series
Major League Baseball seasons
Pre-modern era
NL monopoly
Deadball era
Liveball era
First expansion
Birth of division play
Wildcard begins
Wildcard expansion
Major League Baseball schedule

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Posted: October 9, 2018 -- 6:35 p.m.
Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey today announced the team has signed free agent guard Brandon Sampson.
Sampson (6'5", 184) was eligible for the 2018 NBA Draft following his junior season at Louisiana State. Sampson played for Atlanta in both the Utah Jazz Summer League and the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Following his senior year of high school in 2015, Sampson was named Mr. Basketball in the state of Louisiana.
Sampson will be on an Exhibit 10 contract, allowing the Rockets to convert his contract to a two-way deal with the RGV Vipers.
Rockets announce their signing of undrafted rookie Brandon Sampson out of LSU. He will be on an Exhibit 10 contract, allowing the Rockets to convert his contract to a two-way deal with the RGV Vipers.
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Everyone loves a family party and that's just what Clare and Ian threw to celebrate their wedding day at a friends barn.
Good morning all! We have the sweetest real wedding to share with you today. We all know everyone loves a good auld family party and that's just what Clare and Ian threw to celebrate their wedding day. The pair decided from the start that people were the priority so the venue had to be flexible. Luckily for them, a close friend had a farm handy (with an amazing barn reception space!) and the preparations for a chilled out, rustic celebration began. It was flowers galore on the day with DIY elements popping up everywhere and who better to capture the day then the talented Dasha Caffrey!
Claire and Ian, who we'll refer to as Clarkey since even his new wife does, met on their first day at Sheffield University more than ten years ago. But it wasn't love at first sight - it took the couple five years to get together... It was the beginning of the best friendship we've ever had and as they say the rest is history.
When it came to popping the question, Clarkey had Clare quite convinced that marriage wasn't going to be on the cards for them. In fact, he had been telling her how he hated marriage for eleven years when he finally popped the question! It was a Wednesday evening and we were heading off on holiday to Croatia the following day. Clarkey had suggested a picnic, something we always do. I didn't have a clue what was coming. As the September sun set and with one eye on a dog that was eying up our picnic, Clarkey got down on one knee and popped the question. To say I was in shock is an understatement!
Once they were engaged, Clare and Clarkey set about planning their big day. They wanted a celebration that was fun, relaxed, and a little bit country. They also wanted to make sure everyone they wanted there could be....We identified everyone we wanted to be there and then built the wedding around that. We didn't want to be constrained by a number.
The two decided to hire a friend's farm for their venue. It had an empty old barn that was used for their village Christmas carols. It was a blank canvas that Clare and Clarkey could use to create their non-traditional wedding without being tied to a specific caterer or band.
Since Clare is from Ireland and her grandparents wouldn't be able to travel over to England for the wedding, Clare and Clarkey got married in Ireland a week before their wedding in England. They found this worked to their advantage - it meant they could get married outside for their garden celebration, and plan the whole ceremony themselves...We had four readings read by two friends and a representative from each family. We got married under a willow pagoda, which was grown by our friend. Everyone sat on hay bales that we hired from a local farmer.
We're inlove with willow pagoda that Clare and Clarkey's friend made for them!
The bales of hale really make the outdoor ceremony!
Clare brought vintage touches from her family into her attire for the day... All my accessories were personal, my tiara was Clarkey's Nanny's, my earrings were my Grandma's, my necklace was a gift from my sister and my bracelet was a gift from my girlfriends.
Just because Clare's grandparents weren't able to come to England for the wedding, that didn't mean they weren't involved! The colourful confetti thrown after the ceremony was made from dried flowers, collected by Clare's grandmother and sewn into pouches of brown paper - how sweet and thoughtful!
Stripy socks - you can't go wrong!
Clare and Clarkey had a free bar for their guests on the day and asked their guests to make a donation of their choice to the Anthony Nolan Trust, a charity that they support. The couple organised some fun during the drinks reception with a Beer Pong tournament!
Clare and Clarkey brought in a few vintage touches to their reception decor... The suitcase I used for collecting the cards was my Grandma's great uncles and we used a chalk and duster for a photo booth blackboard that belonged to my grandad.
How cool is the interior of the barn, the vintage decor and colourful pom poms give the space a pop of colour and I love the trees growing inside the seating!
Clare and Clarkey used the trees to hand their table plan.
For decoration in the barn, the couple had everyone bring a photo of themselves with the bride and groom, which they hung on string on the wall. They also had a photo display of the hen and stag nights so the guests who weren't there could see all the fun they got up to! Instead of a wedding book, the couple had guests sign a drawing Clarkey's aunt had made of them.
A bit of Clare's Irish roots (literally) were brought over for the celebrations. The logs used for the cake and cupcake stands were cut in Ireland and driven over! Clare's Mum was onhand making homegrown strawberries into jam for wedding favours! Team effort guys!
Instead of a sweet wedding cake, the couple chose a savoury one made of cheese! And they included cupcakes for those looking for something sweet at the end of the night.
The couple put together a playlists on Spotify to use during the reception and during breaks for the band. They said the dance floor was packed the whole evening!
At the end of the day, Clare and Clarkey were thrilled with their fun-filled thoughtful wedding... The thing I remember most about the day was how happy everyone was. I remember sitting for dinner and just listening to the room - everyone was laughing and giggling.


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News emerged from Morocco last week that 18-year-old Walid Bahomane was sent to a juvenile facility to await trial on charges of "defaming Morocco's sacred values" for a Facebook post about the country's monarch. There is now news that yet another young Moroccan is in trouble for online comments about the king.
As the Washington Post reports, a Moroccan court sentenced 25-year-old Abdelsamad Haydour in the city of Taza for "violating the sacred values" of the North African monarchy after posting a YouTube video in which he accused King Mohammed VI of oppressing the Moroccan people, calling the monarch "a dog, a dictator and a murderer."
The country's press law criminalizes "defaming" the monarchy and challenging Morocco's claim to Western Sahara. Over the years, a handful of bloggers and social media users have been charged in Morocco for crossing the country's red lines, however the arrests had been few and far between, with most cases leading to a pardon. Furthermore, the Moroccan Internet is largely uncensored. The proximity of these two cases coupled with reports from activists that no lawyer agreed to defend Haydour, indicates a serious new crackdown on speech in the kingdom.
EFF is disappointed to see these blatant and intensified crack downs on free speech, especially in light of last year's reforms to the Moroccan Constitution following its massive country-wide protests. The right to free expression is essential to a functional democracy and Moroccan efforts to silence people's speech online undermines the legitimacy of their recent constitutional amendmenets. We call on Moroccan authorities to immediately drop the charges against Bahomane and release Haydour, and to discontinue these politically regressive policies.


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A Brooklyn teenager was killed over the weekend after falling from his bicycle and being hit by a car, the authorities said.
Around 2:40 p.m. on Saturday, the boy, Henry Garcia, 13, was riding northbound on 20th Avenue in Bensonhurst, just a few blocks from his home, when he fell off his bicycle. He was struck by a green Ford Explorer that was also moving north on 20th Avenue.
Emergency workers arrived shortly after and found Henry with facial trauma and bleeding, a Fire Department spokesman said. He went into cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
The driver fled, a police spokesman said, and investigators were still searching for him Sunday evening.
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Q: Saving a report to a file on a client PC? I would be grateful for a quick sanity check!
When calling Oracle Reports 10g from Oracle Forms 10g, is it possible to run an Oracle Report and save it on the users PC to a specified directory? (I know that if an Oracle Report is run in such a format as PDF the user can save the report to x location). To call the Oracle report I am using the Oracle Forms built-in "Run_Report_Object".
I don't think it is (but would be happy to revise my opinion!) and to obtain such functionality I would have to implement something similar to what is discussed in this thread

A: I have amended my question to include the fact that I am using the Oracle Forms built-in "Run Report Object" to call Oracle Reports.
There is a Oracle Report parameter: DESTYPE which can accept a value called LOCALFILE which saves the output to the client machine using the file name specified by DESNAME, however as I'm using "Run_Report_Object" it is not possible to use the value LOCALFILE.
One solution is to follow the steps given  here.
Sources: Oracle Reports 10g Help (look for DESTYPE),
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Luke Kennard scored 27 points, Reggie Jackson had 21 and Andre Drummond added 20 points and 18 rebounds as the Pistons locked up the Eastern Conference's final playoff spot with a 115-89 victory over the Knicks on Wednesday night.
Jackson scored 14 points and Drummond had 10 points and seven rebounds as the Pistons never trailed and led by as many as 16 points in the first quarter. Neither player was needed in the fourth quarter.
"We knew what was at stake," Drummond said. "We knew they were coming in to try and ruin our season that we worked so hard for. Just tried to stick it to them early and get them out of the game."
The Pistons went up by as many as 36 points and led 92-59 after the third quarter.
"We're building something special, and this is the first step to get into the playoffs," Pistons coach Dwane Casey said. "Our fans are used to great basketball. We're not where we want to be, but we're not where we were."
Wayne Ellington added 12 points for the Pistons, who hadn't made the playoffs since the 2015-16 season, the last time they finished over .500 (44-38). Before that, Detroit hadn't made the postseason since 2008-09.
John Jenkins led the Knicks with 16 points, Kadeem Allen scored 13, Henry Ellenson added 12, and Mitchell Robinson and Isaiah Hicks each had 11.
The Pistons outrebounded the Knicks 56-33.
"They really got after us," Knicks coach David Fizdale said. "They didn't take it light because they were playing the youngest and last-place team in the league. They came here and gave it to us."
"We knew we needed to come out with a little more fight, a little more competitiveness tonight," Kennard said. "The message before the game was let's put together a full 48 minutes, and I thought we did that."
Notes - Pistons' Blake Griffin, who hurt his left knee against Memphis on Tuesday, did not play. ... Jackson is the only Pistons player to play in and start all of the team's 82 games. ... Detroit has beaten the Knicks seven straight times. They haven't lost to New York since March 27, 2017 (109-95). ... Knicks' Dennis Smith Jr., acquired from Dallas in the trade for Kristaps Porzingis on January 31, did not play in the final game of the season due to back stiffness. DeAndre Jordan, who also came to the Knicks in that trade, also did not play (coach's decision). ... Kevin Knox (75) and Damyean Dotson (73) were the only Knicks to play more than 70 games this season. Knox and Noah Vonleh each started a team-high 57 times. ... All of Robinson's five baskets were scored on dunks. Four of them were of the alley-oop variety, all initiated by different teammates. ... Four players who spent the majority of time on the Westchester Knicks G-League team during the season reunited for a large portion of the second quarter of the Knicks' season finale on Wednesday night. Jenkins, Hicks and Luke Kornet each played eight minutes, while Allen was on the court for seven. They accounted for 14 points as the Knicks were outscored 29-19 in the quarter. ... Ellenson, who was a first-round draft choice by the Pistons in 2016, was playing against his former team for the first time. Chosen number 18 by Detroit, Ellenson played 21 minutes on Wednesday.


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Challenges, even threats, remain in the accountability of supply chains, notably in the apparel industry. This is what Vivek K. Singh, a sustainability expert living in India, tells Your Public Value today. Although five years have passed since Bangladesh's Rana Plaza tragedy that claimed 1,135 lives, many factories in the region continue to pose life-threatening risks. Supply chain accountability has become a growing concern for brands. It should be the case for consumers as well, Singh says. (Photo by Vivek K. Singh)
"In September 2012 a fire accident in a Pakistani textile factory claimed almost 300 lives and left another 600 people injured. The following November a similar accident took place in a Bangladeshi garment factory, leaving 112 dead and over 150 injured. As it appeared then, these two incidents were just the tip of the iceberg.
In 2014, anti-human trafficking activist Siddharth Kara issued a report ("Tainted Carpets") that hit the headlines by highlighting the prevalence of child labor in India's handmade carpet sector. Incidentally, a visit I paid last year to the city of Trichy (Tiruchirappalli) made me aware that the so-called Sumangali child labor scheme, although officially forbidden, remains widespread in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
But it is the horrendous tragedy of Rana Plaza in April 2013, which took the lives of 1,135 workers and left another 2,000 injured that brought the world's attention to the living conditions and safety of textile workers in the Indian subcontinent, and the cost of fast fashion.
All these tragedies have one element in common: they highlight the lack of supply chain accountability to such a point that it is often impossible to understand who holds which responsibility in the apparel industry. Supply chain accountability has become a growing concern for brands. It should be the case for consumers as well.
The Challenge of Supply Chain Accountability
In the era of fast fashion, apparel and textile supply chains are becoming increasingly intricate. The accountability challenges of the textile and apparel sector are closely related to the rapid globalization and fierce competition to grab market shares, achieve high product churn rate and lower operational costs. This situation often incites world textile brands to outsource their production to developing countries such as India, China, and Bangladesh. Although national and international laws and conventions have been on the books for over half a century, legislative efforts have not led to systemic changes because the governments of developing countries, encouraged by international institutions, have put economic growth before adequate environmental and social regulations. This has de facto incited western brands to avoid responsibility.
Social and environmental challenges in Indian factories are nothing new and have always been difficult to detect. This is often because apparel brands have not imposed enough transparency in their production chains beyond tier 1 or 2 and may not be aware of pressing social, economic and environmental issues, let alone know how to tackle them. Until April 2013, brands were uncertain as to whether they should invest into social accountability programs. However, the negative media attention brought by the Rana Plaza tragedy prompted a sustainability revolution in the apparel and textile sector.
This sustainability revolution gave rise to various social and environmental initiatives and brought together civil society organizations, governments, international institutions, and brands. However, these initiatives are still in the nascent phase and require significant investments, an inventive approach and a strong commitment from all stakeholders to find solutions to complex sustainability issues.
So, what are the major challenges in the textile industry, which are contributing to social and environmental damages?
Lack of Transparency
Accountability concerns in supply chains originate mainly from a lack of transparency. Most of the time western brands do not know precisely where the products they purchase are made and how work is organized in their outsourced factories, production units and homeworkers communities. They do not know which layers, and how many of them, are involved in their supply chains. Even local brands are kept in the dark. I have found in supply chains exporters, who were unaware of where their contractors outsourced their production. On many occasions exporters told me they didn't know where the products they were selling were being manufactured. This lack of transparency increases the risk of ethical misbehaviors, which in turn challenge the enforcement of social accountability codes. Most brands are therefore confronted with a labor exploitation risk in their supply chains.
Working Conditions & Human Rights
In developing countries, such as India and Bangladesh, the apparel industry is a key economic driver and a significant source of employment. In India alone, this sector employs an estimated 45 million people and is worth over $120 billion. Complex social and economic conditions contribute to making these countries highly competitive in the global apparel market. Ironically, it's the same multifaceted social and economic situation that creates the problematic environment we know in the apparel and textile supply chains.
True, the situation seems to be improving if one is to believe various recent reports, but the reality on the ground has not improved. Quite the contrary: working and human rights conditions seem to be deteriorating due to a growing demand and a high product churn rate.
When I read the latest Fashion Revolution Transparency report, I was amazed to see that among the apparel and retail brands that made to the top of the list were some whose supply chains in India include hidden outsourced production sites prone to human right violations. In the course of my research, I have found that workers face a myriad of challenges, including extended working hours, child labor, forced and bonded labor, job insecurity, unclear terms and conditions of work, lack of proper skills and education, and even physical and psychological abuse. I have also found children, who were working beside their parents at home, and this in the most reputable brands' supply chains. Such conditions in supply chains can easily be considered as forced labor.
Health and Safety Issues
Global brands outsource their production to developing countries mainly because they seek to lower their production costs and maximise their profits. As they are not enough concerned for the well-being of their workers, they fail to apply basic health and safety standards in their production units. Many of the deadly accidents that have occured in the garment supply chain took place because basic health and safety standards were neglected. The primary evidence represented by the Rana Plaza tragedy compelled global apparel and textile brands to take social accountably seriously and enforce social compliance standards to prevent similar tragedies. But did they really resolve the local complex societal and economic issues?
Occupational health problems are common amongst workers in the apparel industry. Two years ago, I interviewed a number of homeworkers and suppliers of some well-known international fast fashion and carpet brands. Most of them complained to me that they were suffering from back pain, severe headache, and weak eyesight. In the Indian city of Panipat, which is a hub for the international garment industry, I have seen how the use of harmful chemical substances for dying and washing carpets causes severe health issues such as vomiting, tremors, and respiratory diseases.
The shift in consumer tastes results in excessive production of fabric to meet a never-ending demand. Nowadays fashion is produced at such low costs that it has become a throwaway product. Due to the volume of solid waste they create, abandoned textile products impact severely on the environment. They create significant waste materials that are not properly disposed of and contribute to aggravating land pollution.
At the same time, the textile industry is the second-largest user of water globally and releases contaminated water, which in turn pollutes drinking water and agricultural water and dramatically reduces the volume of water resources. It takes approximately 2,700 liters of water – that is, the volume of water a person drinks in the course of two and-a-half years – to produce one single cotton shirt, This is a major concern for many developing nations as they have no infinite supplies of groundwater. The textile industry uses various harmful chemicals that are directly responsible for the degradation of the environment.
Textile is an ancient and vital industrial sector, which meets fundamental human needs but it remains fraught with various accountability risks. In the wake of the Rana Plaza accident, stakeholders of the textile industry came together in a bid to address these issues and resolve complex societal and economic challenges. However, almost all programs and initiatives run by western companies do not grab the whole complexity of these social aspects.
What should be required are other innovative efforts that would involve local actors, who have a better understanding of realities on the ground. We should also make sure that consumers in the North better understand what it entails to create the fast fashion they wear."
Are you moved by this blog? Please leave your comment below. Vivek can be reached via LinkedIn [linkedin.com/in/wiweck] and via Twitter @Wiweck Also, please write to us if you would like to share your thoughts on any topic related to public value. Your Public Value invites experts to share their views on the future of ethical business, business integrity, public value, and on business approaches to implement the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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22 June 2018 8 h 05 min
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Vivek K. Singh
25 September 2018 9 h 03 min
Thanks, Harmeet!
8 August 2018 20 h 52 min
*There is noticeably a bundle to know about this. I assume you made certain nice points in features also.
Thanks Mateo! There is no assumption. I wrote what I have seen and worked to improve the situation in the apparel supply chains in India.
*I?m impressed, I must say. Really rarely do I encounter a blog that?s both educative and entertaining, and let me tell you, you have hit the nail on the head. Your idea is outstanding; the issue is something that not enough people are speaking intelligently about. I am very happy that I stumbled across this in my search for something relating to this.
Thank you David!
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Would it be wrong to see if another trainer could give me lessons?
I have been showing paint horses for a number of years and I have just recently purchased a 2-year-old gelding that I have put in with a trainer to be broke out. The only problem is this trainer doesn't have any horses for me to take lessons on while I wait for my horse to be broke out. I have been riding for about 20 yrs but am not one of those riders who can go without riding for long periods of time and just get back in the saddle and go out and show, what I want to know is, would it be wrong to see if another trainer could give me lessons while I wait for my current trainer to finish breaking out my colt? I respect your opinion and really appreciate your time. Thanks so much.
I personally keep one or two lesson horses around just for that purpose. I also have other older training horses that need suppling and other exercises that I allow other clients to ride, and teach them basic training techniques. I call this my graduate program, and it is only on the older broke horses, and I only do this with a few people. I feel that one needs more instruction other than just the "sit back and heels down" lessons. I try to teach them how to keep their horses together so I don't have to constantly fix them at the shows. I would talk with your trainer regarding this situation and it would seem to me that if it were I in his shoes that I would be concerned with loosing a client. Every client's needs are different, and it is up to us as trainers and professionals to meet their goals. I cannot speak for your trainer because he runs his own shop. I can only speak as to the way I would handle it.


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The estimated increase of carbon dioxide concentration of 30-40 percent over the next 40 years could affect the texture of pasta al dente, pride of the Italian table.
Researchers have studied the behavior of 12 varieties of durum wheat grown in field conditions in an atmosphere containing about 570 ppm of CO2, which is the concentration expected in 2050. The result showed a general increase in plant biomass and production of grain, however, this was associated with a decrease in the protein content.
The increase in plant biomass and production is a direct consequence of the effect of CO2 fertilizer. In some varieties production increase reached up to 20 percent as protein content influenced the "tightness" of the cooked pasta. The only solution to this issue would be a forward-looking, genetic improvement that could create new varieties to yield to the increase in atmospheric CO2 in order to avoid or reduce the negative impact on the quality of the product.


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Instagram is a social networking platform where people share their photos & videos with their followers. Recently Instagram has launched Stories section also in which you can share your moments, and that will be visible to your friends for 24 hours the same as Snapchat.
In the recent few years, Instagram has gained a lot of popularity, and its user base is increasing day by day. People love Instagram's service, and it's a user-friendly experience. But as you know technical error can happen any time.
Many users have reported that while surfing the Instagram, they face an error saying An Unkown Network Error Has Occurred. This is a common error which appears on Instagram many times. If you're also facing the same error then here you have landed at the perfect destination as we will provide you a solution to Fix Instagram's Unknown Error.
1 Why does "An Unknown Network Error" Happens on Instagram?
2 How to Fix Instagram An Unknown Network Error Occurred?
2.4 #4 Method: Is Instagram Down?
Why does "An Unknown Network Error" Happens on Instagram?
You might be wondering that why Instagram shows Unknown Network Error Occurred? So let me tell you that there are various reasons for which this error occurs and one of the common reason behind this error is the Internet Connectivity Issue. Yes, you heard it right. If you have a poor connection, then there are chances that you may see this error.
Most of the times Internet Connectivity is the issue but in some cases, if Instagram's server has gone down then you will face this error, and it will get resolved whenever the server is up. Below we've listed some of the common causes of Instagram's Unknown Error. Have a look at these causes.
Poor Internet Connection can cause Network Error on Instagram.
If Instagram's server is down, then you will face Unknown Network Error.
If you're using an outdated version ion of the Instagram application.
Invalid date & time of mobile can also cause this error.
Can be the issue with your Instagram application.
How to Fix Instagram An Unknown Network Error Occurred?
So here you have got to know all the possible causes of Unknown Network Error and below we would be discussing the methods to fix the error. There are various ways to fix this error so please try all steps, and, one of them may work for you.
If you are facing Unknown Network Error then the very first thing you have to do is check the Internet Connection, if you have poor Internet connectivity, then there are chances that you may end up facing Unknown Network Error.
If you are on a Wifi network then switch to mobile data and try accessing Instagram, if Internet connectivity is Okay then switching data connection should work for you.
Sometimes Instagram app may also cause the error; if you can access Instagram via Browser and facing Network Error with the application, then you have to Clear Data & Cache of your Instagram application.
To clear data open Settings>Applicatoins>Instagram and click on Clear Data & Cache. That's all, Now open Instagram again and Log In to your account.
If you are trying to access the Instagram from Application and getting an unknown network error, then make sure that you have set proper date & time of your mobile. If your device has the wrong date & time, then Instagram application won't work for you.
Go to Settings and set Date & Time Zone to Automatic then open Instagram again and enjoy.
#4 Method: Is Instagram Down?
Most of the times when Instagram's servers are down then you will get an unknown network error. However, it doesn't happen often, but when it happens, then you will face An Unknown Network Error Occurred.
There is nothing you can do about this. If Instagram's sever are down, then it would be fixed only when Instagram's server is up and running correctly.
To check whether Instagram's server is down or not. You can check it by visiting DownDetector Website. If sever is down then this website would tell you whether Instagram is down or not.
If any of the above methods have not worked for you, then we would recommend you to Update your Instagram application and if it's already updated then Uninstall the application from your mobile phone and install it again from the Google Play Store or iOS store.
There are only rare chances when Instagram shows Unknown Network Error and most of the time the reason behind this error is your Internet Connection or Instagram has gone down. So before proceeding further make sure that you have a working Internet Connection and Instagram's server is up.
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You're probably here because you want to know how to start your own blog. Over the past few years the number of bloggers and growth online has been phenomenal. It now seems as though if you don't have your own blog that you're out of the loop. Many bloggers do it because it's fun to do!
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Now that you've purchased your own personal domain name and web hosting plan you're on your way to becoming a blogger. Come back for the next steps on how to start a blog. I will cover setting up your nameservers and installing WordPress. Be patient, you're almost there!
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Q: Does spice cause blue lips in Frank Herbert's Dune? I saw a comment here that implied that consumption of the spice (in Dune by Frank Herbert) caused blue lips. Is there any evidence of that? I only remember the blue within blue eyes.

Spice giving its users blue lips is from Frank Herbert's Dune series, which I don't think this is, so you're probably right that it's mixed up with a different book.

A: No. Is it possible that the poster was confusing spice with sapho juice?
Both of these are addictive substances in the Dune universe, and both of them leave marks on the user's body. But the marks are very different in nature: spice stains the user's eyes blue, while sapho juice stains the user's lips red. Neither one is a perfect match for the comment that the question cites, but if the poster mixed them up, that could explain the mistake.

A: There are literally dozens of mentions of the lips of various spice-using characters in original six books of the Dune series by Frank Herbert, short stories and follow-on books by Brian Herbert. Lips are licked, curled, pursed, pouted, patted, parted and wetted on a nearly clockwork basis but none of these mentions are accompanied by any suggestion that the lips are blue or have taken on the same blue tinge we see in the eyes of spice addicts.
The OP may be mistaken for Suk Conditioning which seems to turn the lips a dark purple colour (Yueh is frequently described as having dark or purple lips) or Mentat Conditioning which is often accompanied by heroic consumption of Sapho juice which turns the lips a vivid red colour.
Original Book series (Frank Herbert)
The closest we get to a description of lip colour is in Dune Messiah where we see a description of Korba's lips turning "white with fear", a coloration that would be impossible if they were blue.
It's also worthy of note that in Children of Dune, Farad'n has managed to conceal his spice addiction with the artful use of contact lenses. Obviously this would not be possible if there was a substantial discoloration of the lips:

Farad'n touched his own eyelids, feeling the hard surfaces of the
permanent contact lenses which concealed the total blue of his spice
addiction.

New Book Series (Brian Herbert)
In Paul of Dune we see a Fremen warrior who has nearly drowned

Enno was completely limp, not breathing. His lips were pale blue, his
skin clammy, his eyes closed.

again, this would be consistent with normally coloured lips in a person who had drowned.

Other non-canon materials
The Dune Encyclopedia (considered canon at the time of writing but since de-canonised by Frank Herbert's son) makes no mention of blueing of the lips in its list of symptoms of melange ingestion.

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*There is no blueing of the lips in the made-for-tv adaptation

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*There is no blueing of the lips in either of the feature films
1984

2020 (probably)

A: No, as far as I remember there isn't any evidence of spice turning your lips to blue. We know that the eyes turn to blue

Extensive use of the drug tints the sclera, cornea and iris of the user to a dark shade of blue, called "blue-in-blue" or "the Eyes of Ibad,"
-- Herbert, Frank (1965). "Terminology of the Imperium: IBAD, EYES OF". Dune. "IBAD, EYES OF: characteristic effect of a diet high in melange wherein the whites and pupils of the eyes turn a deep blue (indicative of deep melange addiction)."

We also see that with Paul. Also:

The taller of the two, though, held a hand to his left eye. As the Emperor watched, someone jostled the Guildsman's arm, the hand moved, and the eye was revealed. The man had lost one of his masking contact lenses, and the eye stared out a total blue so dark as to be almost black.
-- From the first Dune book

But not any mention of the lips turning blue or any color at all.

A: No. In the books it is mentioned at least once that the (only) action taken to disguise spice addiction was to surgically replace the individual's eyeballs with ones from someone not addicted.


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Where is the crusher now? Do not disturb
The MB-C50 crusher bucket at work in the Bavarian residential area
At 45 Franziskaner Strasse in Munich, during the war, people fled to shelter in neighbouring buildings, escaping via underground tunnels, to avoid being stopped in the streets. Some of these tunnels were built as early as 1700.
Today the galleries and tunnels are still there, underneath modern buildings, houses, shops, that more often now, need to expand in order to accommodate new tenants or new businesses.
Already crowded city centres cannot spread outside, there are streets, parking bays, sidewalks and generally little space. So the courtyard is the only available choice.
This happened at number 45, where the German company Stöger Baggebetrieb, took on this civil renovations and began to build an extension by demolishing part of the inner courtyard moving on to build new foundations.
The biggest challenge was to safely manage the construction site, in a short time and without disturbing the neighbourhood. The difficulties to face were several: move the equipment, obviously compact, through the narrow courtyard entrance. Do not make too much dust or too much noise, nor vibrations. Manage the excavated material: Work fast and contain costs. Practically, maximum efficiency, no squandering.
Logistic management and site safety.
At number 45 the courtyard entrance is narrow, at the inner yard itself is small. The only equipment capable of fitting without problems is a 5 tons mini-excavator. Others could not have carried out excavations operations.
And then? What to do with the excavate material?
At first glance the solution seemed to be to load it onto small lorries and haul it the recycling centres, to then bring back the stabilized material into the yard to fill the foundation base.
A logistic management nightmare. Too many lorries to coordinate in and out. Timing issues. Unforeseen costs. Downtime and city centres truck circulations limitation. All factors that could have made this job never-ending and very expensive.
The cost-effective solution?
Install a crusher bucket MB-C50 on the Cat excavator and do the work directly inside the yard. In total safety, because the crusher bucket is operated directly from the excavator cab. Manoeuvred in small spaces, because the MB crusher bucket collect the material and reduce it on the same spot, the digger does not move, it simply scoop and crush. Zero transport costs and hassle free operations. No lorries passage needed. Among other things, the needed output size can be adjusted by the operator directly at the site in few minutes, without calling in a specialized workshop.
The MB-C50 crusher bucket does not even have its haulage costs, as it arrives on site installed on the digger that will do the job. It goes through the narrow doorway, it is small, compact and ready to buckle down.
Do not disturb the tenants and respect the environment.
Who would want to have at building site beneath a window? Nobody. Noise and dust bother, as well as being harmful to the environment. And vibrations could compromise the building structure.
But the MB-C50 crusher bucket is equipped with a dust nebulizer, reduced noise compared to traditional crushing means, few vibrations to the arm and zero to buildings.
So less machines moving, means less pollution and even noise. Reusing the extracted material on site means less costs and less pollution, And this is how, at number 45, demolition waste becomes a productive resource for the site itself: to fill the new building foundations.
When the opportunity to reuse does not arise at the same site, it becomes a commercial resource: it can be sold to other companies, or be used for other constructions site, for trenching, as road-base, or even as decorative element.
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Screw the 'social viral design by analytics' approach, says Quark Games
Mobile deserves better
Quark Games
January 31st, 2013 - 11:00am
By Guest Author
Shawn Foust is a VP at Quark Games, handling a mix of business development, lore writing, and game design.
Once upon a time, there was a company called PlayMesh.
Small, beautiful and – most importantly – bootstrapped, PlayMesh focused on the things that would result in survival: simple casual games.
We made many – iFarm, Fishies, Zombie Fishies – and PlayMesh grew from four people (sadly I didn't join until a bit later).
One day, our toiling in the salt mines of casualdom paid off with enough cash to pursue a deeper experience – Valor.
For the core
Valor allowed us to experiment with a lot of the things we wanted to see in games. We were able to focus on player-versus-player mechanics over the gating grind typically associated with our more casual fare.
We could add risk into equation, allowing players to experience real consequences to their actions. All in all, we got to create the type of competitive environment not typically seen in mobile games.
And we feel pretty good about how things turned out. Valor ended up as one of the top monetising apps for 2012 and it's given us the chance to pull out all of the stops for our next game.
But we needed to make one more change.
From PlayMesh to Quark Games
A few months ago, we made the decision to rebrand the company. While we were proud of what we had accomplished under the PlayMesh banner, we wanted to distance ourselves from those casual roots.
I should also add that I hated the name with the fury of a thousand suns, but that wasn't really a compelling reason in itself. For us, the transition from PlayMesh to Quark Games represents a rebirth of sorts.
Moving to Quark was a promise to ourselves. We want to make the type of games we can be proud of. The type of games we want to play as hardcore gamers.
This is no longer about keeping the lights on. Our next game needs to deliver an experience that will have people stop at "This is good," rather than adding the obligatory "for a mobile game". Screw the social viral design by analytics approach. Mobile deserves a better gaming experience.
Lofty aspirations, but we're the dreaming sort.
Where tradition meets tomorrow
I'll admit I overstate my vexation at the 'new' breed of games that have come as part of the social/mobile revolution.
These articles are just a bit interesting with some ranting in them.
I'll further admit that I do believe there is a high value to the service driven approach to games, and that rapid iteration driven by analytics has value as well. I suppose my objection comes when the creative process is subordinated and even removed as a driver of game design.
When put in the driver's seat, analytics will typically lead to the lowest common denominator of design – the safest, least objectionable option (maximum retention, maximum monetisation).
Breakout successes in games have generally been on the back of quality execution around an innovation. I'm not saying you need to create a new genre (like Minecraft), but it's not a bad idea to introduce a new mechanic and execute on it well.
Call of Duty's execution on kill streaks in Modern Warfare come to mind as a good example. Angry Bird's solid leverage of tactility is another example.
Very much mistaken
Too often the new school of design has created 'innovation' around pay mechanics or social virality as opposed to game mechanics. I think this is mistake.
I believe there is ample room for experimentation on the mobile and social platforms. There is no reason why games need to be derivative of other experiences.
Pushing Valor in an increasing competitive direction has been a great opportunity for us to learn more about what can be done on the mobile phone. But it isn't enough.
We're gearing up for something special (and we'll be releasing more information soon). We're making a big bet on an evolution in certain mechanics. Let's see if we can earn our name.
Or go down in a flaming ruin. You know, either way.
To find out more about Quark Games and Valor, take a look at the company's website. For moment-to-moment updates on everything Shawn Foust, you can follow him on Twitter.
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Diary of A Layman #25 (Winter): The Golden Path
In a New York Press article from August of 2011, film producer and director Tommy Pallotta, said, "I am a fan of audience participation, but I also think audiences like to be told a story. There's this thing video game designers call a 'golden path'—there's a definite way that the majority of people are going to experience the game, and the designers plot that. A lot of the interactivity in a video game is really just the illusion of interactivity. It's about engaging the audience and giving at least the feeling of volition. But as the artist you have the sense that you are, in some way, controlling it, blending the craft of storytelling with the illusion of agency." In other words, in a game you think you are controlling the action, but really it's already been pre-programmed. Kind of like what we think of as destiny. In fact, maybe that's exactly what destiny is: the path we are meant to take in order to have the most fulfilling experience.
Call it destiny, fate, or providence; the idea of "the golden path" is deeply rooted within our culture, consciousness, and subconsciousness. For most of us, the metaphor was implanted in our minds during The Wizard of Oz. We watch as Dorothy is told by a fairy godmother of sorts to follow the yellow brick road. On that road, she meets a cast of characters who help her on her journey. Sometimes, the road splits, sometimes she strays from it—often meeting with dire consequences, and sometimes, the road seems to go in circles. But in the end, that path leads Dorothy on a journey that allows her to grow so that she can handle the challenges of life, and go home. Of course, Dorothy later finds out she could've gone home all along, but on some level we understand that the point of her adventure was the journey, not the destination.
Similar to The Wizard of Oz, it often feels like we are on our own golden path. When we're on it, we meet the people and encounter the events that help us to achieve our objectives. When we wander from the path or lose our way, we struggle, until we either find it again or are pushed there—often against our conscious will. Whether this golden path concept is a metaphor for how life really works or a literal example of our reality actually being some kind of video game, is not as important as understanding that the path, does in fact, exist.
In The Power of Myth, Bill Moyers asks writer and mythologist Joseph Campbell if he ever had a sense as though he were being helped by "hidden hands." Campbell said he felt this way all the time and that, "if you do follow your bliss you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. When you can see that, you begin to meet people who are in your field of bliss, and they open doors to you. I say, follow your bliss and don't be afraid, and doors will open where you didn't know they were going to be."
Unfortunately, due to the challenges of life, this isn't always easy. In fact, it's almost never easy. But how fun would a game be if it were? Satisfaction from anything is nearly always directly proportional to how much of a challenge it was to complete. In addition to the challenges that are on our path, unlike Dorothy, we have the additional challenge of not being able to see whether we are actually on it or not. The key is to focus on the goal. Put all your mind, heart, and soul into whatever it is you want to do and the path will form under your feet. This doesn't mean that everything will flow smoothly once you're on it. We often need to grow in order to get to where we want to go, and just like a muscle or coal that is crushed into a diamond, it takes stress to grow.
Focusing on the goal not only helps you to create a path to take you there, it also helps you to ride the daily ups and downs of life without being carried away with them. As Rabbi Simon Jacobson wrote in his article, "The Story Behind The Story", "You and I do not know the script of our lives. Sometimes what appears as bad news for the moment (or more than a moment) can turn into the greatest blessing. And sometimes it's the other way around." While we do not know the script for our lives, I believe that in the version that's meant to air, it concludes with us achieving our wildest dreams. Just like the programming of a video game, our destiny is written with a path for success. I don't think it's anyone's destiny to fail miserably. That's not to say that everyone's life is meant for a happy ending, but that everyone's life is meant for a fulfilling conclusion. It is the design of our destiny for us to succeed! Much like the audience of a movie or the player of a video game character, God, the universe, fate, or whatever you want to call it WANTS you to win! Believing that is your first step towards making it a reality.
We live in some challenging times. And many of us may find it very difficult to believe that the powers that be are rooting for us. Sometimes, life gives us a real beating and we may be tempted to give up—or may have already given up—on reaching our dreams, assuming we even know what our dreams are.
In the movie Hugo, the protagonist says that he feels very sad when he sees a broken machine because it can't do what it was designed to do. I have to admit to getting teary-eyed at that line because I know so many broken machines, and I myself am probably pretty rusted and just barely able to function at probably 1% of what I was designed to do. Many of us broken or damaged machines have stopped believing that there's an important role for us in this world, but deep down I know that all of us were designed to do something or else we wouldn't be here. Hugo comes to this realization when he begins to see the entire world as a huge machine and since they don't make machines with extra parts, he must be meant to serve some purpose. There must be some function he plays that helps the machine to work.
Hugo was part of my New Year's Day movie marathon that I saw this year. The marathon also included Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, and Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows. Like many of the movies I see in close proximity to one another, they all fit together in a little puzzle. Hugo is about a kid searching for a key to fit a lock that he thinks will reveal a secret message from his dead dad. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is about a kid that is searching for a lock to fit the key that he thinks will reveal a secret message from his dead dad. And the Sherlock Holmes film, well, that whole movie is about unraveling clues in "a game of shadows." The lock and key is a metaphor for our destiny, the dead dad is symbolic for the messiah or God who gave it to us, and the clues represent the providence or guidance we receive when we believe it's out there, waiting for us to find. Lastly, the obstacles and shadows in this game are the challenges we must overcome to win.
Almost magically, the hidden hands set it up so that I would see these movies together shortly before finally reading that five-month-old article from the New York Press—a paper I almost never pick up but for some reason was compelled to do so that day. In combination, these elements gave me the idea to write this installment of my blog, so that you would just happen to read it to help you do whatever you are meant to do in your life. And if I were to guess, I'd say that this article is exactly what you needed to hear right now or it wouldn't have found its way to you. Surely, you have better things to do than read a rambling article from some guy who thinks movies and TV are talking to us. But it turned out that it just may have been the best thing you did all day.
Whenever I see similar elements between TV shows and movies, it's an indication to me that they connect or continue a message from one to the other. When Lost concluded in May of 2010, I began my search for the show that would serve as the next vehicle for the message it had conveyed to the masses—a kind of media Dalai Lama that could continue to tell the story and impart the wisdom where Lost had left off. Unfortunately, instead of finding just one show, there seems to have been dozens, all with a slightly different variation of Lost's themes. Shows like Flash Forward, V, The Event, Alcatraz, and others all shared themes and often times actors from the series, connecting them. But after watching the pilot episodes of Fox's Touch (featuring Lost's Man In Black, Titus Welliver) and NBC's Awake (with Dylan Minnette who played Jack Shephard's imaginary son on Lost), I feel that these shows will contain more of the messages we are quickly evolving to hear.
Lost left off with the message about how the universe gives us clues, that we are all connected, and that each of us plays a role in helping others on their journeys (each machine part helps the entire machine work). Touch starts off showing how we can be more conscious of these connections and play a more active role in the "road map" (aka, golden path) of the world. The appearance of Titus Welliver, number patterns, and a winning lottery ticket in the show serves a function deeper than just attracting Lost's audience. It connects the two shows together like a big puzzle. On the big screen, Hugo, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, and The Adjustment Bureau also share these themes about the "hidden hands" making everything fit together. In the bigger screen of our world, the recent KONY 2012 phenomenon is helping to bring millions of people together in an attempt to help others who are in trouble. While the campaign has received a number of critiques, I think its biggest value has been in showing the power we have when we all join together with a single focus. The mythological message of Touch—of a young boy using technology (cell phones) to help various strangers all over the world—existed as an energetic path ready to be explored. It was then channeled by modern day shaman (TV writers) and put into a mass media myth for us to subconsciously radiate, creating a continual cycle that feeds itself and creates more incidents to manifest it into our reality.
The next myth we'll soon see manifesting comes from Awake. This show explores the idea of the many-worlds theory or multiverse and, like Touch, also deals with connecting patterns and numbers from unknown sources. All of these shows originated from ideas introduced into the mainstream by The Matrix which in turn evolved from Total Recall, which evolved from Tron, The Wizard of Oz, Alice In Wonderland, and all the way back to at least Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" from his work the Republic. And of course, even that story came from somewhere too, but that's a topic for another post. The point is that one of the reasons why we are evolving is because our stories and modern-day myths are prodding us to do so.
If you walked up to the average person in 1995 and said that everything happens for a reason, that we are all connected, that our thoughts create our reality, or that the universe gives us clues about our destiny, they would have no idea what you were talking about. If you did the same today, they might not agree with you, but at least they will probably have heard about these themes before. But how often do we think about how The Celestine Prophesy, The Secret, The Matrix, Lost, A Beautiful Mind, and other movies, books, and TV shows introduced these themes into the popular consciousness? Hell, one of the reasons I think my generation (Generation X) is so open to these beliefs is because we were so influenced by a movie that taught us about a Force that was all around us—a Force that we could control if we let go and trusted our instincts. And that movie was very much influenced by Joseph Campbell and his "hidden hands"! It's really kind of amazing how this all happens. The truth is all out there (X-Files) and as we become ready to hear it, those sensitive enough to hear it first channel it into stories that help us all understand a little more about how our world really works.
My hope is that we are on the verge of discovering what I've suspected this world is for many, many years: an illusion meant to give us a chance to discover ourselves and grow beyond. While there's no consensus about this or any purpose of an illusionary world, thanks to recent progress made in quantum physics and mathematical formulations done on black holes, scientists are increasingly realizing that our world does seem to be an illusion or hologram. Discovering that nothing in this world is real may seem depressing at first, but I think its implications could be utopian in scope. After all, if we all knew this was some kind of a dream or illusion or game, we could all just have fun in it instead of continually killing ourselves taking it so seriously. I do believe that this illusion exists for a reason. But if its principles of golden paths and viruses and avatars work so similarly to those found in video games, then perhaps there are cheat codes, secret short cuts, and Easter eggs like those found in the games in our world.
Imagine being able to upgrade our world to Earth 2.0 where there is no more war, or download an app to your body so that you could fly or be invisible or any superpower. Perhaps The Matrix was right when it said that humans rejected the first paradise it created because we all have a need to suffer. Perhaps that's why we're even here: a perfect life is boring. But perhaps if we can evolve ourselves to the point where we want to grow beyond just satisfying our own needs, then we can stand to live in a perfect world. And perhaps following each of our golden paths will help us to get there.
The New York Press article that inspired me to write this post is all about Transmedia, the new brand of storytelling "defined by works that combine the typical moviegoing experience with more interactive elements enabled by new media tools." The article concludes by stating that "there are different ideas about the degree to which transmedia should genuinely enable audience participation rather than merely provide the illusion of such." And that "which side wins out has yet to be seen." Well, I'd argue that our world is living proof that the illusionary side won out. One day, our collective golden path will hopefully lead to a great unveiling where we discover that our world is one we have the ability to collectively control, and once we begin consciously doing so, are able to create a world that works for everyone. And once we get bored with experiencing that, we'll just create another game to play in.
May your inner spark grow to light your way,
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#1jordan	@ 2012-3-12 10:26 Reply
Dear Marc
Once again it's like we have the same mind with just one variation. I hope you don't mind me adding that final tweak that moves it from a dualistic frame (we are a character inside a video game/ film / dream) to a paradoxically dualistic and non-dualistic… we are the one experiencing… AND writing the dream …. AND neither.
So when you say, "…one of the reasons why we are evolving is because our stories and modern-day myths are prodding us to do so." I would say that is true and the opposite is paradoxically true, our stories (and I'd say our science) may be evolving because we are.
Just as you speak of our myths evolving, if we see science also as a myth, taken to the crazy edge, this would mean that the sun did revolve around the earth until consciousness saw fit (in the form of Copernicus and Galileo) that we needed a rude awakening! That's perhaps why when the religious leaders of the day, peered through Galileo's telescope they did not see what he saw – because they were in a different universe (i.e. a different dream universe).
It was a great indignity to the ego to suddenly not be the center of things, and it only got worse when we realized, or we caused the reality, that we're on the edge of an insignificant galaxy in a vast universe of galaxies.
So Galileo catapulted us from the "Blue meme" (religion) into the "orange meme" (capitalism/science) in spiral dynamics – where there is no divine and the world is seen as totally real and we are completely insignificant and ephemeral …. so the culture chases wealth on earth (in the video game) rather than seeking to transcend the game…. but now we are entering the "green" and "yellow" meme – this flips us to the other extreme — where people like you and I come along and say the universe is all created for us to experience. Those in the "orange meme" think we're nuts.
But what if both extremes are true? We are infinitely insignificant and paradoxically central to all of creation. Maybe we needed Galileo to shock us out of complacency but now people like you and I (and those brothers who made The Matrix") need to shock us again.
This would all illuminate the "yellow" (integral) notion that God is both who we are *and* not who we are. Modern gurus use the reference "you" and "You" to illustrate this or "self" and "Self"… but it's a shortcut as the "Self" is the whole with no parts (thus Self includes self)…. We are both the key and the lock, the player and the game itself, the dreamer and the dream itself.
Those speaking of the universe as a video game/ dream / movie will say, just as the Blue Meme religious folks declare, "I do believe that this illusion exists for a reason." – and we spend lots of time trying to figure out that purpose. They add, as you say, "The key is to focus on the goal. Put all your mind, heart, and soul into whatever it is you want to do and the path will form under your feet."
And this gets us very close to the Green meme, "The Secret", Wayne Dyer's "Power of Intention," and "A Course in Miracles" – but yesterday I was listening to Adyashanti and he said something like "If I thought the meaning of my life was to be a spiritual teacher, then I'd be fine for the hour where I am up hear babbling to you folks, but what about the other 23 hours? Am I just waiting around? No, the meaning of my life is whatever I am doing. If I am washing dishes, or stepping on a crack in the sidewalk, that is the meaning of my life."
If we take this approach, what a relief! It's not about solving the video game, or the mystery, but it's about living each moment fully – not as a means to an end. I wonder if the "means to an end" approach is the trap of the "Yellow" meme – where it's all about evolving. And the thing about evolving, like infinity, we never get there. Because there is no there to get. "Man's reach must exceed his grasp, else what's a heaven for?"
As you write, "And once we get bored with experiencing that, we'll just create another game to play in." – But my investigation is perhaps we are entering a stage which is beyond trying to get something, avoid something, solve something, or even entertain ourselves. It is a state of consciousness that cannot be described, nor fixed. And when I say fixed I mean both repaired, and I also mean it cannot be located or cemented. It is in constant flow. But this flow is unlike the evolution of consciousness conversation which has us focus on purpose and meaning – this flow is just free. This flow is our true essence.
Or this might all be crazy talk. Or it might be paradoxically crazy and sane at the same time. Either way, it was the meaning of my life to share this with you and the meaning of your life to read it! 😉
#2The Layman	@ 2012-3-12 21:48 Reply
Wow Jordan, thanks for sharing all that! Let me begin by saying that I completely subscribe to the all-as-one perspective of life and have written about it frequently. I am currently listening to the audio book for David Wilcock's "Source Field Investigations" and am learning even more details about the tremendous amount of scientific evidence that already exists about it.
The reason I write without this dualistic perspective is because this site is for the layman (myself included), and can get easily confusing when getting into such esoteric concepts. However, next summer's post will touch on this perspective using a simple parable that I hope will make it more understandable.
I would also say that there is no need for a paradox in order for our stories and ourselves to be evolving simultaneously. Since time is an illusion, I believe all our stories and ourselves already exist at all levels. As we become more conscious of these evolved stories, we jump into the reality where they already exist, thereby both we and the stories have caused one another to evolve since in this new level, we will now have access to a higher-level story.
Interesting thought about the sun revolving around the earth. I do believe that we see what we are ready to see. Perhaps the sun did revolve around the earth then, but I'd also say that it was always the destiny for us to discover it as it is today. Just as we soon may discover that we can discover the smallest of vibrating string particles of the universe, but studying the make-up of galaxy clusters since everything connects. I'd heard once that when Columbus' ships approached the new world, the Natives couldn't see them since they didn't have a mind-frame of reference for such things.
From where are you getting these color-coded memes from? Sounds like the time periods assigned in the video for Ian Lungold's Secrets of the Mayan Calendar. Also reminds me of chakra colors, but wouldn't they go the other way, faster vibrations would be closer to blue/violet?
As for the paradox of being infinitely small yet central, I would say that it doesn't need to be a paradox either. Think of one of your body's cells. It is incredibly small yet part of a greater whole. It's just like in Hugo, every part, no matter how small, has a role and is important. This is a person crusade of mine. I feel there are no paradoxes in the universe at all. Whenever we encounter one it just means there's something we need to evolve to understand. By believing this, I think it helps us reach this level even faster. Experiment for yourself! Your contribution will be even more powerful than mine since it would require a change for you. I am not saying that this perspective is right, BTW, but if given an option between a paradoxical or simple universe, I choose the latter.
I definitely agree that we are co-creators of this reality, or the programmers of the videogame.
As for Adyashanti's comment, I'd say that he is living as a spiritual teacher at all times, and that he steps on a crack as a spiritual teacher, analyzing why he does so. This is different from how the typical stock broker would step on a crack, or a child, or bum, or anyone. He will notice things others do not, his whole life is filtered ad created through a lens of what he believes. That's why I'd say it's so important to live your highest level. As a gear in the great machine, you will turn either way, but if you are functioning at 100%, you are a well-greased gear that can make the job easier for others to get the entire machine cranking.
I do not believe that is the goal of most people to figure out the mechanisms of this reality. However, I feel that it is mine, just as it is David Wilcock's.
I would agree that there is nowhere to get to. But I also believe there are levels, and I'd like to see us move onto the next in my lifetime since I'd love to experience it as who I am now. I write about what I consider to be the trap of our meme which is losing your mind as you begin to see meaning in everything before realizing that you may be controlling that what you are assigning meaning to.
Perhaps the next stage you describe is next for us, but I think it's more than a one stage away. I remember really digging what this dude has to say about what's coming next: http://despertando.me/2012/01/08/messages-of-light-20120107-what-do-you-mean-the-3rd-dimention-is-going-away/
Anyway, I have no doubt that what you wrote was part of the meaning of my life to read and my response part of yours, and your response to that, and my response, and yours, but anything after that, I'm not so sure! I also think that perhaps we had met at some point at Usdan but it didn't take depending on where we were at our lives at that time, but since we came back on a path we were closer to at that time, the universe had us cross paths again. It's all pretty cool. Thanks for being apart of my current versions meaning of life. Namaste!
#3doppelganger	@ 2012-3-13 22:36 Reply
Thanks for reminding me that sometimes the journey is point. I'm always so focused on the destination/what's next that I overlook basking in the NOW.
You're welcome. And you should consider reading the same article I recommended for Jordan: http://despertando.me/2012/01/08/messages-of-light-20120107-what-do-you-mean-the-3rd-dimention-is-going-away/ According to the author, soon, we will all be living and creating in the now whether we like it or not. The end of our practice time is fast approaching. The reason time seems to be going faster and faster (something I'll get into in the Fall Layman update) is because it's all moving towards one moment).
thanks for your reply! I tried
http://despertando.me/2012/01/08/messages-of-light-20120107-what-do-you-mean-the-3rd-dimention-is-going-away/
but it did not work! can you check it again?
I like that you use the "layman" approach. I am going to do a similar concept as live theater at a public happy hour (like improv anywhere, but deep topics. Do you have any interest in joining me for a live webcast from the venue in midtown? You could promote your book. I will be there tuesdays and thursdays this month and into April. If anyone other than Marc also wants to stop by and chat about such things… just contact me on facebook!
Jordan Schachter
Hey Jordan that sounds great! Send me details on my earthlink email address (the one I send the Layman updates on). You should join the Philosophy Meetup and ask folks there since that is what they do—discuss deep topics in bars: http://www.meetup.com/New-York-Philosophy/
As far as the link, it works but it's slow the first time it loads. Click on it and leave it be for a few minutes. It'll come up eventually. If not, when you send me the email let me know it didn't work and I'll copy and paste the info for you.
#7Mark Schwimmer	@ 2012-4-2 10:52 Reply
It's a never ending recursive loop. TV stories and movies are tracking the stories that came before which captured the viewers imagination, and rework them, moving them forward on a meandering path that integrates with the questions, and realities that have always been present for humanity. "The Hero's Journey," "The Quest," and other mythological forms.
I've been pointed in a particular direction about the human mind, and the concept of journey, hidden patterns, paths, doors, etc.
Our mind is designed to make order out of chaos. We are the quintessence of evolved life designed for the world we live in right here, and right now, whenever. Our brain looks for, and finds patterns. Sometimes when they are not even there, we imagine patterns and set out to prove or disprove them.(science?)
At the same time we have built in limitations, (i.e. ability see and hear only within a limited bandwidth, as well as our limited ability to process data through other sensory organs) which create human subjective experience. In the book "Sleight of Mind" by Sandra Blakeslee, this is laid out exquisitely. As she explores how magicians exploit these limitations to create illusions.
We have an uncanny ability to believe just about anything, if the narrative is constructed in a way in which our brain, along with our enculturation, and personal mythology can digest it. In fact we can believe it so totally that we allow those beliefs to effectively enable us to create the future.
I love stories, and I have become increasing vigilant regarding the stories I find myself using to create my future.
#8The Layman	@ 2012-4-5 01:37 Reply
Funny that you wrote this. I just posted an article (https://thelaymansanswerstoeverything.com/?p=1722 ) about many of these themes: cycles within cycles, patterns, and creating the future with our beliefs. As someone whose gift focuses in on hypnotism and the mind, I think you'd really enjoy David Wilcock's "The Source Field Investigations" which explores some very interesting experiments about hypnotism and suggestion. You can check it out here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0525952047/?tag=orowriter-20
#9Joshua Kerrigan	@ 2012-10-29 21:16 Reply
This is a great post, I think you should turn it into a 2 or 3 part series.
#10The Layman	@ 2012-10-30 22:40 Reply
I bet you say that to all the blogs Joshua.
But thanks anyway.
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I bet you say that to all the blogs…157,999 to be exact. I googled it. Well, at least you're spreading around encouragement.


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