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Do the Jews Prove God's Existence?
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"How probable is it that a tiny people, the children of Israel, known today as Jews, numbering less than a fifth of a per cent of the population of the world, would outlive every empire that sought its destruction? Or that a small, persecuted sect known as the Christians would one day become the largest movement of any kind in the world?
Nikolai Berdyaev (1874-1948) was a Russian Marxist who broke with the movement after the Russian Revolution and its aftermath. He became an unconventional Christian — he had been charged with blasphemy for criticising the Russian Orthodox Church in 1913 — and went into exile, eventually settling in Paris. In The Meaning of History, he tells us why he abandoned Marxism:
I remember how the materialist interpretation of history, when I attempted in my youth to verify it by applying it to the destinies of peoples, broke down in the case of the Jews, where destiny seemed absolutely inexplicable from the materialistic standpoint… Its survival is a mysterious and wonderful phenomenon demonstrating that the life of this people is governed by a special predetermination, transcending the processes of adaptation expounded by the materialistic interpretation of history. The survival of the Jews, their resistance to destruction, their endurance under absolutely peculiar conditions and the fateful role played by them in history: all these point to the particular and mysterious foundations of their destiny.
Consider this one fact. The Bible records a series of promises by God to Abraham: that he would become a great nation, as many as the stars of the sky or the sand on the sea shore, culminating in the prophecy that he would become 'the father of many nations'…
Somehow the prophets of Israel, a small, vulnerable nation surrounded by large empires, were convinced that it would be eternal.
'This is what the Lord says, he who appoints the sun to shine by day, who decrees the moon and stars to shine by night… "Only if these decrees vanish from my sight," declares the Lord, "will Israel ever cease being a nation before me" (Jeremiah 31:35-6).
There was nothing to justify that certainty then, still less after a thousand years of persecution, pogroms and the Final Solution. Yet improbably, Jews and Judaism survived.
King Frederick the Great once asked his physician Zimmermann of Brugg-in-Aargau, 'Zimmermann, can you name me a single proof of the existence of God?' The physician replied, 'Your majesty, the Jews.'"
The distinguished and unfailingly charismatic Chief Rabbi of England, Jonathan Sacks, writing in The Great Partnership: Science, Religion, and the Search for Meaning.
I know nothing about Berdyaev, but in the two minutes I spent looking him up I ran across three quotes of his that are worth filing away in the bank:
"Bread for me is a material question. Bread for my neighbor is a spiritual one."
"Every single human soul has more meaning and value than the whole of history."
"There is a tragic clash between truth and the world. Pure undistorted truth burns up the world."
Not a fool.
Last month, Sacks sat down with David Brooks for a wide-ranging conversation about spirituality and meaning. It's worth a watch.
'We are the people who sanctify life': Sacks on the moral meaning of Israel
Galileo squares faith and reason
Viktor Frankl affirms the significance of life — even in a death camp
The Adventure of Israel
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"There will be no utopia here. Israel will never be the ideal nation it set out to be, nor will it be Europe-away-from-Europe. There will be no London here, no Paris, no Vienna. But what has evolved in this land is not to be dismissed. A series of great revolts has created here a truly free society that is alive and kicking and fascinating. This free society is creative and passionate and frenzied. It gives the ones living here a unique quality of life: warmth, directness, openness… It is the youthful grace of the unbound and the uncouth…
There was hope for peace, but there will be no peace here. Not soon. There was hope for quiet, but there will be no quiet here. Not in this generation. The foundations of the home we founded are somewhat shaky, and repeating earthquakes rattle it. So what we really have in this land is an ongoing adventure. An odyssey. The Jewish state does not resemble any other nation. What this nation has to offer is not security or well-being or peace of mind. What it has to offer is the intensity of life on the edge. The adrenaline rush of living dangerously, living lustfully, living to the extreme. If a Vesuvius-like volcano were to erupt tonight and end our Pompeii, this is what it will petrify: a living people. People that have come from death and were surrounded by death but who nevertheless put up a spectacular spectacle of life. People who danced the dance of life to the very end.
I walk into the very same bar I walked into some weeks ago. Once again I sit by the bar and sip my single malt. I see the ancient port through the windows, and I watch people sitting in restaurants and walking into galleries and wandering about the pier. Bottom line, I think, Zionism was about regenerating Jewish vitality. The Israel tale is the tale of vitality against all odds. So the duality is mind-boggling. We are the most prosaic and prickly people one can imagine. We cannot stand puritanism or sentimentality. We do not trust high words or lofty concepts. And yet we take part daily in a phenomenal historical vision. We participate in an event far greater than ourselves."
Excerpted from the conclusion of Ari Shavit's 2013 book My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel. (In the top photo, a soldier casts a ballot yesterday at a mobile booth in the West Bank settlement of Migdalim.)
Of course it was Thomas More who coined the "utopia" ("no place") in the early 16th century. Four hundred years later, in 1902, Theodore Herzl wrote a novel – sometimes recognized as the only utopian book ever to come true – that envisioned a future Jewish state's founding in modern day Israel. It's titled, fittingly, Altneuland ("The Old New Land").
"We are the people who sanctify life": Jonathan Sacks on Israel
Bellow's brilliant, diptych reflection: "I sometimes think there are two Israels"
Mark Twain on the Jews
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It's not always obvious why your Amiga guru's. With the codes below, you can break the meaning down to its basic components and get to the bottom of things.
Probably all Amiga owners have seen the guru at one time or another. The guru meditation is what your Amiga does when the low level error trapping routines catch an error before the computer crashes. When the higher-level routines detect the error you are given a requestor saying: 'Software Failure. Task held. Finish ALL disk activity', with two gadgets saying retry and cancel. Retry usually does nothing and cancel causes a guru.
The proper term for the guru is an alert. The alerts give you some useful information about why the Amiga crashed and what program caused the program to crash.
D :This indicates whether or not the software failure is recoverable or not (with the current OS none are really). A zero means that it is recoverable and any non-zero value means that it isn't.
Code :This gives more detail as to what went wrong. The value that appears here depends on the subsystem and general error.
TAddress :This is the Address of the task that caused the guru (where applicable).
03 .. Address Error. A word or Long Word access was attempted on an odd address boundary.
04 .. Illegal Instruction. A program probably made a jump to somewhere it shouldn't have.
05 .. Divide by zero. A program has attempted to divide a number by zero (a mathematical impossibility).
07 .. TRAPV Instruction. Overflow.
08 .. Privilege Violation. A program in user mode attempted to execute a privileged Instruction.
09 .. Trace. Used in some debugging.
0A & 0B .. A & F Line Emulation. Used with some coprocessors. Usually program is out of control.
19 to 1F .. Auto-Vector Interrupts - These should not happen as the OS uses them to detect what is going on with the hardware, but as with all others they do appear sometimes.
20 to 2F .. Trap Vectors - Usually a program is out of control.
30 to 3F .. These are reserved by Motorola. Any program causing these is probably out of control.
40 to FF .. User Interrupt Vectors - Usually a program is out of control.
Fantastic find. My Amiga 2000 is sometimes giving a GURU just sitting idle, which troubles me. Next time I will have to write down the error. Of course it is 2.0 so it says Software Error from then on.
Only one error in this guide: The "non-recoverable" flag is exclusively assigned to bit 31. This is why all fatal alerts lead with the digit 8 (e.g., 80000003). Bits 30..24 indicate the subsystem that called the Alert() function in exec.library.
I feel like this is another vital thread that should be pinned. It's extremely useful for Amiga users who need to be able to decipher errors.
Don't get too excited about decrypting those numbers. Both hardware problems as well as most software bugs cause more or less random guru numbers, as they not immediately raise an exception but lead to - sometimes distant - follow-up errors caused by eg wrong data read from memory.


Sacha Baron Cohen has a long list of pranks thanks to his varied movies and series that involve the general public. In addition, he also has a growing list of people who would like to sue him thanks to the aforementioned pranks. But, how worthwhile is it to pursue a lawsuit with the comedian?
According to the New York Times, you can attempt to sue Sacha Baron Cohen all you like. However, it is very unlikely you will be successful in your pursuit.
The most recent person looking into a lawsuit against Cohen is anti-terrorism expert and ardent gun rights activist, Daniel Roberts. Among other things during a stint on Cohen's Showtime series, Who Is America?, Roberts bit down on an adult toy. At the time, Roberts thought he was filming a training video.
Now, as a result of the prank, Daniel Roberts is "exploring every avenue" in relation to legal proceedings against Sacha Baron Cohen. Jason Spencer, a state lawmaker in Georgia, and Roy Moore, a former Alabama Senate candidate, have also suggested in the past that they were actively seeking legal advice against the comedian.
And, prior to his current show, Cohen has been sued in relation to the previous series, Da Ali G Show, as well as the movies Borat and Bruno.
However, as the New York Times points out, these people have likely signed release statements prior to being filmed. As a result of this, it is highly unlikely that their pursuit of legal counsel will result in actual lawsuits against Cohen. And, when it has, Cohen has rarely been sued successfully and this is likely directly because of the indemnity release form.
Sacha Baron Cohen, like many performers who engage the general public in their acts, usually make the participants sign releases prior to filming them. These legal forms act as an indemnity that prevents legal claims from being filed against them.
However, the wording in the release is usually "purposely vague." Domenic Romano, who is an entertainment lawyer, explained the basis of these release forms.
Currently, Daniel Roberts can't remember if he signed a release prior to filming his segment on Who Is America? However, it is known that Cohen has requested release forms be signed by previous participants in his shenanigans.
For example, a previous lawsuit between Cohen and Richelle Olsen, who participated in his movie Bruno, showed the details of the "Standard Location Agreement" that she signed. As a result of the wording in this agreement, her lawsuit was thrown out.
In addition to the indemnity contracts, public figures also have to go above and beyond to prove malicious intent or defamation in relation to pranks such as those inflicted by Sacha Baron Cohen thanks to SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) statutes. According to the New York Times, "these laws exist to make it easier to dismiss legal claims filed in free speech cases that concern topics the public might be interested in." So, in relation to Cohen's series, Who Is America?, this statute would help protect his freedom of speech in relation to these public figures.
So, if you were considering suing Sacha Baron Cohen, you might want to check out any release forms he may have made you sign before you consider legal avenues.


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Hyundai Mipo Dockyard delivers world's largest LNG fueled bulker
Korea's Ilshin Shipping has taken delivery of the world's largest LNG fueled bulk carrier from shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard.
Built to dual Lloyd's Register and Korean Register class, the 50,000 dwt vessel has also been verified to be in compliance with the International Gas Fuel (IGF) Code.
As we reported earlier (see story) the vessel is powered by an MAN B&W 6G50ME-C9.5-GI engine
The vessel is the result of a collaboration project, announced in July 2016, to develop the first in a new generation of environmentally-friendly LNG-fueled bulk carriers.
The ship has a Type "C" LNG fuel tank with a capacity of 500 cu.m, made of austenitic high manganese steel and located on the aft mooring deck. The material, newly developed by steelmaker POSCO, has a high manganese content (approximately 26%) and is specially designed for cryogenic LNG and liquefied gas storage applications. The properties and characteristics of the high-manganese steel, as well as the required welding technology and fuel tank design, have been proven suitable for cryogenics with the support, certification and approval of LR.
POSCO is chartering the vessel to transport limestone for its operations.
LR undertook a comprehensive approach in supporting POSCO and Ilshin by providing certification of High Manganese Steel Welding Consumables, Welding Procedure Approval and Material Approval after concluding extensive development and testing. LR certification was officially issued in July 2017.
J.T. Lee, LR's Chief Representative & Marine Manager for Korea, commented: "I am very excited and proud to see the successful delivery of the world's first 50,000 dwt LNG-fueled bulk carrier with contribution from LR for the certification and approval. This outstanding achievement is also attributed to a concerted effort between industry partners, with their pioneering spirit and tenacity. The successful delivery of the vessel should be a significant indication to the market of a reasonable and solid solution to the preparation for emission compliant eco-friendly designs."
Though the vessel is the largest LNG fueled bulker built thus far, it is not the first. That title is held by the 5,875 dwt cement carrier M/V Greenland, delivered by Netherlands-based shipbuilding company Ferus Smit on December 23, 2015
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Slovakia: UN Committee against Torture condemns the use of netted cage-beds
Moldova: Validity calls on European Court of Human Rights to recognise forced abortion and sterilisation as torture
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Ukraine: Validity urges European Court of Human Rights to condemn forensic psychiatric detention
Recently, Validity intervened in the case of Tymoshenko v. Ukraine brought by a young woman with a psychosocial disability who was detained and treated against her will in a psychiatric hospital. The Ukrainian prosecution accused Ms Tymoshenko of hurting another person. Read More
Bulgaria: Stefan Stankov continues his fight for independence
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Hungary: Budapest Court confirms Government must release the names of public guardians on request
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Involuntary Detention and Treatment: European Court of Human Rights Rejects Request to Provide an Opinion on Interpretation of Oviedo Convention
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Call to action to protect the right to family life & prevent institutionalization for all children
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Hungary: Lack of transparency prevents progress on independent living
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Hungary: Disability rights organisations address lack of respect for the rights of persons with disabilities through the UN's Universal Periodic Review
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Seems like everyone is getting into the "25 Random Things About Me" craze these days on Facebook. I've been "tagged" (Facebook lingo) a few times, and it just seems like too much work to figure out how to put it up on FB, so I thought I'd just post it here.
Now, saying all this, I realize that even beginning to think that there would be 25 things that anyone would even want to know about me, and then actually posting them to my blog, seem a little self-serving. I mean, really, who cares?!
But just in case you do, here you go.
1. I love my life. So far, it has turned out better than I ever dreamed it would.
2. Nearly 24 years ago I married the man of my dreams. Literally. Because when I was a little girl I used to picture the man of my dreams and he looked exactly like B. Weird, huh?
3. My husband makes me laugh every day. I love that about him.
4. I have given birth to three of the most beautiful, intelligent, headstrong young women I know. I am the luckiest mom in the world.
6. Being a mom is the absolute best job in the world.
7. I love to cook. I dream of being on The Food Network someday.
8. I am not driven. Which is why I will never be on The Food Network.
9. I also love to write and dream of writing a book someday. I hope that one comes true.
10. I'm usually on time or early . . . for everything. Even my three daughters were all born before their due dates (3 weeks, 2 weeks, and 10 days early).
11. Speaking of the girls, they were all born on a Tuesday. Is there something to this? I've always wondered.
12. Being offered an adjunct position at Wheaton College (more than once!) was one of the biggest surprises of my life. I love(d?) being a teacher.
13. When I was in 8th grade I raised a cow for my 4-H project and won a blue ribbon at the 4-H fair. I'm proud of that accomplishment to this day.
14. I always felt like a bit of an outcast in high school. Most of those years were lonely ones for me.
15. College was another story. I loved every minute of it and would go back and do four more years again if I could.
16. I love to travel. My dream job would involve travelling to exotic places, learning how to cook their exotic food, and then writing about my experiences in their exotic land.
17. I have been to nine foreign countries; only about a hundred more that I'd like to see.
18. When I was in college I went on a study program to Oxford, which is when I first realized my love of travel. It's also when I fell in love with England where I hope to live some day.
19. Being an introvert, I would much rather spend time with one other person than be in a group. Groups give me hives.
20. Losing my only brother when I was 11 was one of the most defining moments of my life. I thank God that He used that tragedy for good.
21. My family is very close, even though we live thousands of miles away from each other. Not a day goes by that I don't think about them.
22. I hope I live near my girls when they are grown. I loved having my grandparents right down the road from me when I was growing up.
23. I have strong political opinions which I sometimes keep to myself.
24. My friends have had a profound influence on me; sometimes that's a good thing.
25. My relationship with God is the most important influence in my life. It changes the way I look at everything.
A fantastic reminder of all I love about you. You're the best!
Hi Shelly! So nice to "meet" you! We have a lot in common! Although I only have 1 headstrong little angel and she's only 7 which concerns me! Love #5...I would love to hear that! God Bless!
Hey girl! Just stopping by from in courage. I already read and follow your wonderful blog!
It is really great to connect with you!


The Provincial Government of Negros Oriental through Responsibility Center: 8918-039(18), intends to apply the sum of One Million Five Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Four Pesos & 07/100 (Php 1,548,994.07) to payment under the contract "Four (4) Lots Various Construction Materials for the use in the Concreting of Matu-og Num-Num Farm-To-Market Road, Tayasan, Province of Negros Oriental". Bids received in excess of ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
The Provincial Government of Negros Oriental now invites bids for the requirement "Four (4) Lots Various Construction Materials for the use in the Concreting of Matu-og Num-Num Farm-To-Market Road, Tayasan, Province of Negros Oriental". Bidders should have completed, within Five (5) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instructions to Bidders.
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on March 6, 2019 at 10:45 in the morning at the Old SP Session Hall, Capitol Building, Dumaguete City which shall be open only to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents.
Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat at the address below on or before March 21, 2019 at 9:30 in the morning. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in the ITB Clause 18.
Bid opening shall be on March 21, 2019 10:00 in the morning at Old SP Session Hall, Capitol Building Dumaguete City. Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders' representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.


Essentially, this is going to be crapshoot. A lot of teams have all the pieces. Nonetheless, fun to speculate. I listed a lot of the names that deserve to be up there and then a few perennial powerhouses. Discuss your predictions, vote in the poll, rank your top 10 in the thread, list some times – you know the drill!
normally don't go for Oregon but it's hard to see ches losing even if he triples. Penn st is also choke city when it comes to ncaa's.
Oh KING! Glad to have you back (and fuming)!
Each of these schools has a solid number of individuals ranked from 400m through the mile. Loyola has a 3:58i guy back who was third outdoors at ncaas. Solid anchor if you ask me.
Yeah Loyola actually has the pieces to be there this year. They had a national qualifier in the 400, the mentioned miler, and a slew of 1:50 800 runners. Now that doesn't mean that they'll win, but I could surely see them qualifying. And like Zen said, with an anchor like that, you're never out of it.
There were probably some better filler schools for the list I put together but I'd say, to rebuttal King, in addition to Loyola Duke [[stats] and Florida [URL="http://www.tfrrs.org/all_team_performances.html?team_hnd=1200&top=0&list_hnd=1429&season_hnd=276&type=all_college#53"]stats] aren't looking all that bad. Florida especially. They have a 45-guy, a 1:46 guy, Andres Arroyo, Mark Parrish and Jimmy Clark. The pieces are definitely there as well.
still an inexcusable omission of Villanova on that list when compared to many on it?
inexcusable that you choose to relive the single moment in which you noticed something was missing from the options list instead of voting in the poll (which includes Villanova) and offering opinions on why Villanova has the best team.
IU has a much more legit claim to fame than Villanova, historically they are very good in the DMR at nationals.
I just want to see Oregon break the collegiate record in the DMR, they certainly have the ability with Chez's 3:36 1500 speed. I am hoping that they go like 9:24 or something awesome at Alex Wilson or UW.
This. They may have the potential to drop some time, but that's no guarantee given how the mile leg is usually run.
Are there quick conventional wisdom conversions for 800,1000,1500 and mile to 1200?
Wow that's one hell of a question. And one whose answer I would also be very interested in.
For high school boys, I change it to 5 sec. It's a quick and dirty conversion for times.
For the 1200, I average their 800 and Mile times, and it has come out close.
1500 - subtract 18 sec from mile time.


"Too many libraries are getting rid of their stocks – particularly classic works – because they think there is no market for them anymore.
"There is no substitute for picking up a book and reading it from cover to cover. Libraries have always provided opportunities for millions of people who cannot afford expensive books and it is very sad to see the decline of a vital national service.
Boris Johnson MP today backed new plans to extend home ownership in Oxfordshire. New Conservative policies would mean extra support for 'shared ownership' schemes, allow social tenants to buy a stake in their home, and make it easier for housing associations to build more affordable housing. This will help those who currently cannot afford to get on the housing ladder.
"Particularly in Oxfordshire it is now increasingly difficult for residents on modest incomes to buy their own home. Labour once promised they had 'no plans to raise tax at all'; but their property taxes – such as council tax and stamp duty – have hit first time buyers. The average first time buyer in Oxfordshire now pays an extra £1546 in stamp duty compared with 1997.
"Social tenants have also lost out, with Right to Buy discounts being cut back. Where council housing has been transferred to housing associations, tenants lose the same Right to Buy. We desperately need to address this lack of affordable housing in Oxfordshire yet it seems the Government's only policy has been to be to concrete over our green fields. Were planning decisions to be further removed from local people under Government plans for a South East Regional Assembly, I can only see this situation worsening".
– Conservatives will promote and extend support for shared ownership schemes. Shared equity helps people buy their home of choice without having to fund 100 per cent of the value.
– We will extend the Right to Buy to over a million housing association tenants, and reinvest the receipts from sales in new social housing (while recognising the need for some exemptions in small rural areas).
– We will help social housing tenants purchase a home, not just their present property, via transferable discounts and also allowing them to build up a stake in their equity of their home.
– We will reduce Labour's disproportionate and excessive regulation and inspection of housing associations, and make it easier for them to work with private sector developers to build more affordable housing to buy and rent.
It was a pretty chastening experience to be an MP yesterday, and not just for your columnist, but for all 659 of us. There we were, shuffling through the green-carpeted lobbies in the time-honoured way, trailing our fingers on the warm worn oak, bowing to the tellers, bending together in the forgivable halitosis of intimate conspiracy. Time after time, we gathered to vote on the Domestic Violence Etc Bill (Lords) Report stage, expressing the will of the people according to our ancient system. And what did the world care? Not a fig.
Where was the action, the news, the story? It was hundreds of miles away in the upstart parliament of Strasbourg, the restaurant-rich Alsatian city. In Westminster, we beavered away in Gormenghast-like oblivion. In Strasbourg, they had excitement; they had drama; they had the noisy tectonic grindings of the new constitutional geology. What a scene it must have been for the immense army of journalists, lobbyists and poules de luxe who follow the Euro parliament's caravanserai from Brussels to Strasbourg. What gasps there must have been in the space-age bars and galleries, where they sit sipping their cremant d'Alsace. First a British political party, UKIP, went into spasm, with momentous consequences for the forthcoming general election. It is hard to know what verb to use of Kilroy's resignation of the UKIP whip. Did he flounce out? Did he stalk out? Did he blow a gasket? It does not matter.
Apart from the recent storm, Henley's constituents are expressing serious concern for the new system of receiving State pension payments – a more streamlined and less flexible route will be the only option from next year. Many pensioners are incensed.
Tax credits, for all the government claims that they would help families, seem to have brought despair to many families who have suffered massive inconvenience from the mismanagement of claims and funds being re-claimed back to the State coffers. All increasing the burden of red tape.
Watlington Car Park – of all villages in South Oxfordshire, Watlington village doesn't really need to have car park charges imposed in the face of local uproar and desperate pleas from local shopkeepers. Even in the current trial period, they find custom running dry and are in danger of going out of business.
The Mental Capacity Bill and Fox hunting issues are still on the agenda and bubbling along.
"Though we had a fantastic response from those people who have been inconvenienced by these closures, Postwatch decided to stick by its original decision not to re-open the investigation and review their decision. Despite Boris Johnson's strong representations and their acknowledgement of the fact that the closure of Newtown and Northfield End Post Offices will cause 'significant inconvenience' to the Post Office's customers in Henley, they decided that it was impossible for them to oppose every closure on the grounds that it remains important to position these closures within a wider context.
How about South Oxfordshire constituents (please declare yourselves!) who would like to respond? We (including Ann – planning the diary to the election, and Wayne – local agent masterminding the campaign) would much value your input.
I can't remember what words Paul Bigley used to describe me yesterday afternoon, on the line to a BBC studio, but I think he said I was "a self-centred, pompous twit". He wanted to say how much he disliked my appearance, my voice, my mannerisms, and how much he wished I would just disappear.
No matter how big your ego, there is something crushing in being so addressed, not just because I have never met Paul Bigley, but also because he has just suffered an appalling bereavement, and is the object of national sympathy.
How do you feel? they all asked, when I left the studio. Do you feel bad? asked the girls and lads with the cameras and the notebooks.
It is quite an education to be at the centre of one of these sudden media firestorms: the cameras on the doorstep, the phone ringing off the hook, the endless requests for interviews, the shouted abuse.
By Saturday morning my poor Commons secretary was so overcome by the avalanche of electronic hate mail that she had to retire to her bed. And yet I can't really pretend to be surprised.
We had a firestorm because we had an editorial in the magazine that was frankly incendiary, and I have no one to blame but myself.
I am the editor. I put it there. I must now take responsibility for enraging my party leader, alienating the people of a great city, and incurring the anger of not a few of The Spectator's readers.
How could I possibly have approved an attack on Liverpool?
Boris is very sorry as he certainly didn't mean to offend anybody.
To call it genius, frankly, is putting it mildly. When the nation sank back on the sofa last Saturday afternoon, and everyone rubbed the eye that had been accidentally punched by his neighbour's gesticulation, and when the screams of delight had died away, we were left to contemplate the mental processes by which David Beckham, 29, was able to slot that second goal into the back of the Welsh net.
The rest of the animal kingdom must bow before him, because there is nothing else like it in nature. No dolphin jumping for a ball; no monkey hurling a nut; no archer fish catching a fly with his sputum dart – no other species can solve such a complicated, three-dimensional problem with such speed, and, of our own species, Beckham is the supreme exponent.
He was five or six yards outside the penalty box to the left; Welsh defenders were lunging at him, and yet – in a trice – he had sized up exactly how to strike that laminated sphere so that it moved in a gorgeous, uninterruptible parabola, describing the entire hypotenuse of the box, and arriving with such speed in the top right hand square foot of the goal that it left the keeper's fingers flapping as uselessly as a dying butterfly.
Any biologist would be bound to concede that this was the human brain at its finest and most efficient.
He would also have to say, however, that there seem to be different types of cleverness; because if Beckham is in some ways cleverer than the cleverest rat or squirrel, he seems in other respects to be a few apples short of a picnic.
Just had to let you know that I am stifling a most horrendous flu – post conference and Autumn side-effects no doubt.
Any tips for the speediest recovery?


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Q: Content type eventhandlers gets bound to list I have a custom parent content-type on which I apply 6 event-handlers. I then have 24 content-types based off of the parent content-type - thus inheriting the 6 event-handlers.
- All defined in XML
I then have a list-instance in which I bind the 24 content-types.
When I deploy the list is correctly created from the list-instance and the content types are correctly bound to the list.
When I then uploaded some documents I noticed some weird behavior with the event-handlers.
I decided to check it out using powershell and found that the event-handlers bound to the custom parent content-type was bound 24 times to the list.
So I have 24 * 6 event-handlers on my list. I have no clue how this has happened as I bind the event-handlers to the custom parent content-type.
Is this a bug or is this expected behavior and I missed a detail?

A: I found some documentation referencing the above behavior and explains it.
When attaching content-types to lists/libraries, the content-types event-handlers are automatically added to the list's event-handler collection. This it to support some basic list/library functionality which has been around since WSS 3.0 already.
Even though all the event-handlers are added to the list/library, it is only the ItemAdding event which gets triggered every time a document is added. This is because any content-type could potentially be the default content-type of the list/library, and SharePoint executes them all just-in-case, but only the ItemAdding event.
For more information, download this document from Microsoft explaining the implementation of event-handlers and possible troubleshooting

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Workplace positivity expert Shola Richards (Making Work Work) explores a radical new concept for rethinking our personal, professional, and social lives: togetherness.
The illusion that we are separate from each other, more different than similar, is eroding our ability to work, live, and lead effectively. What if we all focused on the powerful idea of ubuntu instead? This Zulu philosophy embraces the belief that we are universally connected to each otherand Shola Richards suggests it could transform the way we treat others, making us kinder and more respectful to others, on and off the job. Without ubuntu, he argues, we cannot truly live a productive and satisfying life. Go Together is a thought-provoking read that could change our own behavior . . . and the world around us.


452 people are injured in clashes between protesters and police during an anti-government meeting in Bucharest, Romania.
2018-06-9 Over 100,000 people participate in a large protest in Bucharest, Romania, against apparent judicial abuses and "illegitimate interference" of the secret services in the political and judicial systems. The protest was organised by the governing Social Democratic Party and supported by other political parties.
2017-09-30 A fire at a retirement home in Bucharest, Romania, leaves one person dead and 19 others injured.
2017-05-26 The Turkish government issues an arrest warrant for NBA Oklahoma City Thunder player Enes Kanter suspected of being a member of a "terror group." Kanter, a vocal supporter of Fethullah Gülen, was returning to the U.S. from a charity tour when, last Saturday, he was detained in Bucharest, Romania, because his Turkish passport had been revoked. Kanter says he plans on becoming a United States citizen.
2015-10-30 At least 27 people are killed and more than 180 hospitalized with injuries after a fire in a nightclub in the Romanian capital Bucharest. Officials say a heavy metal band's pyrotechnical show sparked a fire inside the Colectiv nightclub.
2015-03-31 An incident at a shooting range complex in Bucharest, Romania leaves two people dead.


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package org.apache.camel.karaf.commands;

import org.apache.camel.commands.RestShowCommand;
import org.apache.felix.gogo.commands.Argument;
import org.apache.felix.gogo.commands.Command;

@Command(scope = "camel", name = "rest-show", description = "Display the Camel REST definition in XML")
public class RestShow extends CamelCommandSupport {

    @Argument(index = 0, name = "context", description = "The Camel context name.", required = true, multiValued = false)
    String context;

    public Object doExecute() throws Exception {
        RestShowCommand command = new RestShowCommand(context);
        return command.execute(camelController, System.out, System.err);
    }

}

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Proposal to honor Portage war hero 25 years after his death
Political, Top Stories
PORTAGE (WKOW) — It was 1993 when U.S. Army Ranger SSG Daniel D. Busch was planning to return to his hometown of Portage Wisconsin after serving overseas to see his newborn baby and his wife, but his trip home was cut short. At the age of 25, Busch fought and died in Somalia during the operation many know from the Acadamy Award winning movie "Black Hawk Down."
Busch was an Army Ranger and member of the U.S. Special Operations Delta Force who fought in Mogadishu, Somalia during Operation Gothic Serpent, when his helicopter was shot down by enemy fire. Busch continued to fight providing fire to protect his team, but moments later received a fatal gunshot wound on October 3, 1993. Now, 25 years later his heroism will be honored in a different way.
State Representative Dave Considine (D-Baraboo) introduced legislation this week to designate a portion of State Highway 33 the "Staff Sergeant (SSG) Daniel D. Busch Memorial Highway." Busch was a constituent of the 81st District who gave his life in service to his country.
SSG Busch left behind his young wife, Traci, and his infant child, Mitchell.
"He was all for God, country, and family," said Traci Winius, Busch's widow.
Busch enlisted in the Army at 18 and quickly shot up in rank. He became the youngest person enlisted — at the time — to qualify as a member of Delta Force and the youngest to become a Sniper.
"He was persistent and never gave up and wanted to do what's best always for everyone and want to be on top," said Winius.
Busch's mother, Ginny Johnson said her son had plans to come home and was applying for law enforcement jobs.
"Not a day goes by without thinking about him," said Johnson.
Johnson remembers the last time she saw her son's face, a memory still so vivid of them fishing in Baraboo. It was a moment which Johnson will never forget, hearing her son sound uneasy.
"He talked to me and said, 'Mom, I don't think I'm coming home,' and I said, 'yes you will Dan. I have faith,'" she said.
Her faith is still strong today, but when looking back to the day he was killed in battle is heartbreaking no matter how many days go by. Busch met his newborn son Mitchell briefly when he was born. Mitchell, now 25-years-old, still learns every day about who his father was.
"Growing up I always got to hear stories about him so that's how I got to know who my father was," said Mitchell. "It's always in the back of your head, 'what if he was still alive, how would things be different.'"
Those who served with Busch are also remembering his heroic actions. Jim Smith was with Busch when their helicopter was shot down. Smith helped Busch get to a medical tent where he took his last breath.
"Without his fast actions we would have all been surely killed," said Smith. "I did all I could do to protect Dan and safeguard his life. A great man was lost that day."
Others who knew Busch said he was a loving family man who was dedicated to his job. Before being sent to Somalia, Thomas Satterly was a fellow teammate of Busch. Satterly said his commitment and energy to service was "unmatched."
"Dan was as selfless and humble as a soldier comes, disciplined and dedicated to his country, devoted to his family and his brothers in the Unit where he served and sacrificed his life," said Satterly.
The Army posthumously awarded Busch the Silver Star and a Purple Heart. Fast forward to today with help from family and friends, they hope to see a plaque in his honor on HWY 33 between Portage and Baraboo.
No state funds will be used to for the highway designation. Private contributions will help raise money for the project. Busch's friends and family made a Gofundme page to raise funds for the plaque.
The bill (LRB 0725) has bipartisan support.
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Stem Cell News
Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission Funds 31 New Research Proposals in 2014
By admin May 27, 2014 Stem Cell Medicine
The Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission(Commission) has completed its review of the 151 applications received in response to itsFY 2014 Requests for Applications(RFAs). The board of directors of the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) approved the Commissions recommendation to fund 31 new proposals with the Maryland Stem Cell Research Funds (MSCRF) $10.4 million FY2014 budget. These projects show promise of contributing to cures for some of todays most debilitating diseases and conditions such as diabetes, vascular disease, schizophrenia, sickle cell anemia, chronic pain, Alzheimers, Parkinsons, osteoarthritis, depression, autism, and epilepsy.
Since its establishment in 2006, the Commission has had the goal of promoting State-funded stem cell research and cures through grants to public and private entities in the State. The Commission was able to recently announce the stories of two Johns Hopkins Hospital patients who were cured of sickle cell disease, lupus and bone marrow failure from research funded by the MSCRF. To read the MSCRF success stories of patients Yetude Olagbaju and Lilly Boyer, click here and here.
Each year, the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund produces and supports results and research that is leading to advancements in modern medicine right here in Maryland, saidGovernor Martin OMalley. I congratulate this years grant recipients and look forward to the contributions they make to the improved health and wellbeing of our citizens.
This years MSCRF awards include:
1 Pre-Clinical Research Award This funding mechanism provides up to $500,000 over up to three years and is designed for companies conducting pre-clinical research in Maryland that seek to advance medical therapies in the State. The award in this category will focus on diabetes.
7 Investigator-Initiated Research Awards These grants provide up to $200,000 of direct costs per year, for up to three years, and are designed for Maryland investigators who have preliminary data to support their hypotheses. The awardees in this category will focus on vascular disease, peripheral nerve trauma, schizophrenia, major depression, sickle cell anemia, traumatic optic nerve injuries, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, chronic pain and bone defects.
15 Exploratory Research Awards These grants provide up to $100,000 of direct costs per year, for up to two years, and are designed for Maryland researchers who are new to the stem cell field (young investigators and scientists from other fields), or for exploratory projects that have little or no preliminary data. FY 2014 awards in this category will address such topics as cord blood transplant in blood diseases, leukemias and cancers, Alzheimers, anemias, hematopoietic stem cell transportation, inflammatory bowel diseases, osteoarthritis, Parkinsons, epilepsy, diabetic retinopathy, Hutchinsons-Gilford progeria syndrome, leukodystrophy, Autism spectrum disorders, schizophrenia, bone defects and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
8 Post Doctoral Fellowship Awards - These grants provide up to $55,000 per year, for up to two years, including direct and indirect costs and fringe benefits, and are designed for post-doctoral fellows who wish to conduct human stem cell research in Maryland. FY 2014 awards in this category will address such topics as double cortex syndrome, schizophrenia, dry eye syndrome, stroke, osteporisis, organ transplantation, and Parkinsons.
We are very proud of the research we have supported. The cures we have contributed to are a testament to the importance of the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund, saidRabbi Avram Reisner, Chair of the Commission. This round of awardees holds the promise to one day change the lives of those suffering from complex and debilitating diseases and conditions. The future of modern medicine is taking place today in Maryland thanks in-part to this critical program.
For a complete list of the names of the Principal Investigators (PIs), their project titles and institutions, please visithttp://www.mscrf.org/content/awardees/2014Awardees.cfm.
Research Assistant - Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology job with NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE | 239606 - Times Higher Education (THE) - December 24th, 2020
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How the COVID Virus Induces Inflammation, Cytokine Storm and Stress in Infected Lung Cells - SciTechDaily - December 24th, 2020
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2020 in Neuroscience, Longevity, and AIand What's to Come - Singularity Hub - December 22nd, 2020
Updated Findings Show Continued Efficacy for CAR T-Cell Therapy in Heavily Pretreated Myeloma - Targeted Oncology - December 14th, 2020
Cell Isolation/ Separation Market worth $15.0 billion by 2025 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets - PRNewswire - December 14th, 2020
Cord blood banks sell parents on promising stem cell research, but with no guarantees - The Arizona Republic - December 8th, 2020
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Genetic engineering transformed stem cells into working mini-livers that extended the life of mice with liver disease - The Conversation US - December 8th, 2020
Hadassah Medical Center and Neurogenesis Announce Groundbreaking Results from a Phase 2 Study in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis treated with NG-01... - December 8th, 2020
Worldwide Cell Culture Industry to 2025 - Featuring Thermo Fisher Scientific, Corning Incorporated and Eppendorf Among Others - GlobeNewswire - December 8th, 2020
The cell culturemarket is projected to reach USD 33.1 billion by 2025 from USD 19.0 billion in 2020, at a CAGR of 11.8% - GlobeNewswire - December 8th, 2020
Treatment with Investigational LentiGlobin Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease (bb1111) Results in Complete Elimination of SCD-Related Severe... - December 8th, 2020
New DARZALEX (daratumumab) Data from GRIFFIN Study Show Deeper and Longer Responses in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma - BioSpace - December 8th, 2020
Anatomy of a vaccine: What it takes to create a safe, effective COVID shot - University of California - December 8th, 2020
Development of New Stem Cell Type May Lead to Advances In Regenerative Medicine - Newswise - December 3rd, 2020
UCLA receives $7.3 million grant to build state-of-the-art facility for developing gene, cell therapies - UCLA Newsroom - December 3rd, 2020
Human Embryonic Stem Cells Market in Global : Current and the Future Trends: Astellas Pharma Inc/ Ocata Therapeutics, Stemcell Technologies Inc - The... - December 3rd, 2020
Possible Role for Comprehensive Molecular ProfilingBased Treatment Selection in Newly Diagnosed AML, Study Suggests - Cancer Therapy Advisor - December 3rd, 2020
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In this example the cause of death in the original register entry is given as "injury to scalp, meningitis". The RCE shows that the fatal injury was the result of external violence and that the post-mortem was carried out by Henry Littlejohn and Joseph Bell MD. Henry Littlejohn became the first Medical Officer of Health for Edinburgh. Joseph Bell is believed to be the inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle's famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
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package org.jclouds.digitalocean.compute.functions;

import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.testng.Assert.assertNull;
import static org.testng.Assert.assertTrue;

import java.util.Map;

import org.jclouds.compute.options.TemplateOptions;
import org.jclouds.scriptbuilder.domain.OsFamily;
import org.jclouds.scriptbuilder.domain.Statement;
import org.jclouds.scriptbuilder.domain.StatementList;
import org.jclouds.scriptbuilder.statements.ssh.InstallRSAPrivateKey;
import org.jclouds.ssh.SshKeys;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;

/**
 * Unit tests for the {@link TemplateOptionsToStatementWithoutPublicKey} class.
 */
@Test(groups = "unit", testName = "TemplateOptionsToStatementWithoutPublicKeyTest")
public class TemplateOptionsToStatementWithoutPublicKeyTest {

   @Test
   public void testPublicKeyDoesNotGenerateAuthorizePublicKeyStatementIfOnlyPublicKeyOptionsConfigured() {
      Map<String, String> keys = SshKeys.generate();
      TemplateOptions options = TemplateOptions.Builder.authorizePublicKey(keys.get("public"));

      TemplateOptionsToStatementWithoutPublicKey function = new TemplateOptionsToStatementWithoutPublicKey();
      assertNull(function.apply(options));
   }

   @Test
   public void testPublicAndRunScriptKeyDoesNotGenerateAuthorizePublicKeyStatementIfRunScriptPresent() {
      Map<String, String> keys = SshKeys.generate();
      TemplateOptions options = TemplateOptions.Builder.authorizePublicKey(keys.get("public")).runScript("uptime");

      TemplateOptionsToStatementWithoutPublicKey function = new TemplateOptionsToStatementWithoutPublicKey();
      Statement statement = function.apply(options);

      assertEquals(statement.render(OsFamily.UNIX), "uptime\n");
   }

   @Test
   public void testPublicAndPrivateKeyAndRunScriptDoesNotGenerateAuthorizePublicKeyStatementIfOtherOptionsPresent() {
      Map<String, String> keys = SshKeys.generate();
      TemplateOptions options = TemplateOptions.Builder.authorizePublicKey(keys.get("public"))
            .installPrivateKey(keys.get("private")).runScript("uptime");

      TemplateOptionsToStatementWithoutPublicKey function = new TemplateOptionsToStatementWithoutPublicKey();
      Statement statement = function.apply(options);

      assertTrue(statement instanceof StatementList);
      StatementList statements = (StatementList) statement;

      assertEquals(statements.size(), 2);
      assertEquals(statements.get(0).render(OsFamily.UNIX), "uptime\n");
      assertTrue(statements.get(1) instanceof InstallRSAPrivateKey);
   }
}


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High-growth startups are widely considered to be key drivers of growth in aggregate employment, productivity, and output (Decker et el. 2016a). Not surprisingly, policymakers are keen to create an institutional climate in which high-growth startups, or 'gazelles', can thrive. However, in order to design effective policies, we must first understand what sets gazelles apart from other startups.
One way of thinking about high-growth startups is that such firms are simply born with high-growth potential. For example, a startup might be founded based on a particularly scalable business proposition or bring a novel and lucrative technology to market. Another possibility is that sometime after the business opens, it expands in response to a sudden surge in profitability, perhaps due to unexpectedly high demand or a cost-saving process innovation. We refer to these two possible drivers of growth as ex anteand ex post, respectively. While both mechanisms are likely at play, their relative importance in determining firm growth will shape the design of effective policies for fostering high-growth startups. For instance, if unpredictable changes in business conditions are the main source of differences in firm growth, then policies aiming to foster new entry of high-potential firms may be fruitless.
What makes a high-growth startup?
Existing research points to an important role of pre-startup decisions for the subsequent growth of firms. For instance, firm growth is partly predictable based on characteristics observed at founding, such as the business name, location, and legal structure (Belenzon et al. 2017, Guzman and Stern 2016). Similarly, survey evidence indicates that the expectations of nascent entrepreneurs have important implications for the future growth potential of their firms (Campbell and De Nardi 2009, Hurst and Pugsley 2011). Finally, Sedlacek and Sterk (2017) show that aggregate business cycle conditions at entry have long-lasting effects on the growth potential of startups.
While prior research suggests that firms are born different, it has not quantified the importance of these ex ante differences for firm growth and ultimately for macroeconomic outcomes. In recent research, we tackle these questions by combining detailed administrative data covering the population of US employers since the late 1970s with a macroeconomic model of firm dynamics (Pugsley et al. 2018). Our approach allows for both differences in growth potential at birth (ex ante) and unexpected success over the life-cycle (ex post) and estimates the relative importance of these sources from the data.
Our approach is based on the insight that the empirical autocorrelation of a firm's employment across many years can be used to disentangle the importance of ex-ante and ex-post factors in driving differences in firm growth. To understand this, imagine that firms were different only because of ex ante factors determined at startup. In this case, the autocorrelation of size over firms' life-cycles would be high, since gazelles would not only grow large but also start up large. In contrast, if businesses were different only because of ex post shocks affecting them over time, then long-run autocorrelations would be low. This insight has a long tradition in a vast literature on household earnings dynamics (e.g. Abowd and Card 1989, Guvenen 2009), which differentiates permanent income heterogeneity from transitory income shocks. It had yet to be applied to firms, where reliable and lengthy panel data on firms have only recently become available. We document the autocovariance structure of firm size estimated for millions of US firms over horizons up to 20 years. In conjunction with our macroeconomic model, we use this structure to quantify the importance of ex ante and ex post factors underlying their growth.
We find that the ex ante growth potential is a key determinant of firm performance, as opposed to ex post shocks. In particular, differences in growth potential account for 65% to 90% of the dispersion in firm size among young firms. Interestingly, however, this contribution remains high even for old firms. For instance, about half of the differences in size across 20-year old firms can be explained by factors that were present already at their startup.
We also find that ex ante differences are an important driver not just of size, but also of firm survival and selection. Taken together, these findings support the idea that many of the makings of gazelles are already in place before the business even opens its doors.
Having estimated that ex ante factors are a key driver for firm-level outcomes, we use the model to quantify the impact of high-potential startups on the macroeconomy. The term 'gazelle' has typically been defined to encompass all firms with fast realized employment growth (Birch and Medoff 1994). We instead define gazelles as startups which are expectedto at least double in size within the first five years and to have more than ten employees at some point during this period. That is, we classify startups by their ex ante growth potential rather than the ex post realised growth.
We estimate that gazelles make up only about 5% of the startup population. However, despite their modest share among new firms, gazelles are key drivers of aggregate job creation and output. For instance, in our estimated model, an average firm grows from four to roughly eighteen employees by age 20. Without gazelles, this average growth profile would be much flatter, rising from four to only fourteen employees, i.e. 25% less.
Gazelles disproportionately contribute to aggregate employment not just because they grow faster, but also because they survive longer. By age five, gazelles account for about 35% of aggregate employment within their age group. The disproportionate growth contributions of gazelles to aggregate employment extends to aggregate output and productivity. Overall, these results indicate that the birth of high-potential startups is key to macroeconomic performance.
Decker et al. (2016 a,b) have recently documented a slowdown in 'business dynamism', notably characterised by a decline in the skewness of firm growth rates. This suggests that high-growth firms are becoming less prevalent, which seems concerning in the light of the recent slowdown in aggregate productivity growth. However, what is unclear is whether this pattern is driven by changes to the growth potential of new businesses, or whether it has been driven by changes in the shocks to profitability after the business starts. We use our model to investigate directly whether the prevalence of our ex ante gazelles in the population of startups has declined over time and quantify the macroeconomic effects of such a decline.
Looking only at realised growth, high growth firms are indeed a shrinking share of new entrants. This disappearance set in already during the late 1980s. Figure 1 shows average employment in cohorts born between 1977 and 1994. Average employment growth in the cohorts born since 1987 is substantially lower than in the earlier cohorts.
Source: Pugsley et al. (2018).
Importantly, our estimated model attributes this downwards shift largely to a decline in the number and also the growth potential of ex ante gazelles. Their fraction in the startup population declined by about a fifth. Moreover, we find that on average, gazelles grow less than they used to, which further contributed to the decline in average size growth. In our model, this thinning out of gazelles has substantial macroeconomic effects, lowering aggregate output by 4.5%.
A large body of research in macroeconomics aims to understand how various policies affect the behaviour of existing firms. Our findings show that much of the performance of a firm is driven by factors that are determined at or just before the time of startup. Therefore, it is important to understand how policies affect which types of people aspire to become entrepreneurs, how they develop potential business models, and which business ideas they ultimately decide to pursue. This is a challenging objective, since it is relatively difficult to observe entrepreneurial decisions if no firm has been set up yet. However, our research indicates that precisely these pre-entry decisions are paramount to macroeconomic performance.
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Just think about Alexa, Netflix and all those weather apps: we all know how digital technology is impacting our private lives. Well, it's exactly the same in industry. Digitalization is revolutionizing the way we do business. If we can seize the opportunities it brings, there will be major openings for us. In my role as Digital Transformation Officer, I help ensure that the company performs well in this strategically crucial sector. That means, for example, pushing ahead with the digitalization of our internal processes and improving digital services for our customers.
That sounds interesting. When do you think your mission at TRUMPF will be accomplished?
We're focusing on three target groups: TRUMPF customers, TRUMPF as a company and TRUMPF employees. We want to boost efficiency and reduce throughput times, both in the way we deal with customers and also in our own internal processes. And we're looking to be an attractive employer for our existing employees, whom we're busy preparing for the challenges of the digital world, and also for young talent from outside the company. So, it's time to roll up our sleeves and get down to work!
We're hearing a lot about new digital competitors coming out of Silicon Valley. How strong will TRUMPF be in a digitalized industry?