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Midwest League notes: Loons are hot, LumberKings are not
Posted on June 13, 2015	by Craig Wieczorkiewicz
The Great Lakes Loons won their ninth consecutive game, the Clinton LumberKings lost their 13th in a row, and two Midwest League pitchers struck out 11 batters Friday.
The Loons extended their winning streak by two games thanks to a doubleheader sweep of the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Instead of the usual 14 innings that comprise a typical minor-league doubleheader, it was a 21-inning day for the teams; the first game lasted 13 innings, and the second game went eight.
In the second game, Loons SP Derrick Sylvester struck out 11 batters while giving up only one run on three hits, two walks and a wild pitch in five innings. He got a no-decision. (Bowling Green Hot Rods SP Brent Honeywell also struck out 11 batters Friday, in seven innings against the Beloit Snappers. He also got a no-decision.)
The Loons are the hottest team in the Midwest League, winning 14 of their last 15 games and sweeping their last three series. They are a half-game out of the first-half wild-card spot for the Eastern Division.
Meanwhile, the Clinton LumberKings continued to head in the wrong direction, losing their 13th consecutive game Friday. They took an 8-7 lead into the 9th inning, but the Lake County Captains rallied for two runs in the bottom half to win 9-8. The Captains have won their last four games, keeping them two games behind the Loons and 2.5 games behind the Hot Rods, who would be the Eastern Division wild-card team if the first half ended Friday.
The Lansing Lugnuts lead the Eastern Division by a game.
The Quad Cities River Bandits clinched a first-half playoff berth Friday and have a 4.5-game lead over the Kernels in the Western Division. Any combination of five Quad Cities wins and Cedar Rapids losses would give the River Bandits the division title. The Kernels likely will be the other first-half playoff team from the Western Division, as they have a five-game lead over the next two teams in line, the Burlington Bees and the Kane County Cougars.
A few other Midwest League-related notes from Friday:
Arizona Diamondbacks RHP Chase Anderson (2010 South Bend Silver Hawks) took a no-hitter into the 7th inning against the San Francisco Giants. He allowed only one hit in seven innings and outdueled Giants ace Madison Bumgarner for the win.
Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa (2013 River Bandits) hit his first home run at Minute Maid Park, three days after hitting his first major-league roundtripper in Chicago. Earlier this week I wrote about Correa and the four other former River Bandits who made their MLB debuts this year. You can read that post here.
The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired minor-league infielder Ronald Torreyes, who played 73 games with the Dayton Dragons (6 in 2010 and 67 in 2011). This is the fourth time he was traded since playing in the Midwest League, going from the Cincinnati Reds to the Chicago Cubs to the Astros to the Toronto Blue Jays to the Dodgers. He has split this season between Double-A and Triple-A. (See a photo of me with Torreyes at the Dayton Mall in 2011 here.)
Cougars catcher Stryker Trahan and Captains first baseman Bobby Bradley are at the top of the latest installment of Baseball America's Prospect Hot Sheet. Lugnuts shortstop Richard Urena and Dragons third baseman Gavin LaValley also made the list of 20.
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Making each other happy in a marriage is no easy feat. There are things married couples are doing every day to make each other happy. But there may also be things they should be doing but aren't. Here are 33 things you and your loved one should be doing, but probably aren't.
You should tell each other when you don't like something the other is doing. It may start an argument, but it will allow for more honesty.
You should admit when you're in a bad mood.
You should accept that they might not like your cooking. Everyone's tastebuds are different.
Don't bring up the past. Accepting someone for who they are, and who they were, can only help push the marriage forward.
You should admit when you're jealous. It may help clear up some issues.
You should be telling them every day that you love them.
You should talk through previous relationships and make sure you're on the same page.
You should follow their helpful hints and tips to take care of simple things around the house, like putting down the toilet seat or cleaning the hair out of the drain.
You should always remember every anniversary and every birthday, even for their distant family members.
You should surprise them with something – whether it's a picnic, or even a nice outing to the city.
You should be admiring them every day for who and what they are.
You never know when life could end.
You should push them to see a doctor or medical professional.
You should let them fight the battles they want to fight.
You should try to avoid getting them angry on purpose.
You should always appreciate having kids.
You should text or call them when you're out of town, just so they know you're thinking about them.
You should avoid correcting their grammar at all costs. Because who wants that?
You should carefully select which emojis you're going to send their way and that a combo of them actually makes sense.
You should try new things together every week, like going to a poetry slam or taking a ride to parts unknown.
You should communicate openly about each other's parents, just so you're on the same page.
You should always be talking about your favorite foods, colors and hobbies, since that's one of the most common questions people get about their loved ones.
You should talk through an argument rather than act passive aggressive and let the negativity of an argument stew between you.
You should visit your spouse at work at least once a week, just to show them you're thinking about them during the day.
You should admit when you want to change something about your life.
You should read the news together and talk about what's going on.
You should pick a new activity or sport to do together to try something new.
You should avoid playing mind-games. It's only going to cause confusion.
You should admit that maybe they heard something wrong rather than battle over what was actually said.
You should respect your spouse's decisions, even if you're not happy with them.
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You should find out how your spouse's day really went.
You should always feel free to tell your spouse the show you're watching isn't really something you're into.
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On the doorstep of the Kent Downs, nestled away in stunning parkland, and steeped in history, it is hard to imagine a more enchanting wedding venue than Chilstone Park Hotel. Boasting a warm and welcoming atmosphere and breath-taking surroundings, nobody forgets a wedding at Chilstone Park in a hurry.
Dating back to the 17th Century, Chilston Park encourages you to be completely self-indulgent. Today, with its lake surrounded by 23 acres of private grounds, luxurious furnishings, open fires, and candlelight; it remains a stunning backdrop for your once in a lifetime occasion!
With function rooms available for all celebrations, whether it for the more intimate occasion or for larger parties of up to 120. Alternatively, with the Exclusive Use package, the Culpepers Restaurant combined with the Reading Room can accommodate up to 120 guests for your Wedding Breakfast and up to 200 guests for evening reception.
If your numbers are higher than the above, we are also able to accommodate a Marquee in our grounds for a maximum of 400 guests for your wedding breakfast and evening reception.
Every wedding is uniquely special and we believe your day should reflect this.
Our professional wedding and events team will listen to your every wish from the moment you first enquire, helping you along the way to achieve the wedding you have always dreamed of; so let us advise you on everything from menus, to arrival by helicopter. On the day itself our experienced operations team will be there to look after you and your guests.
For more information on the kinds of weddings Chilstone Park can host, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
• Exclusive Use of the hotel and grounds is available. • The hotel offers naturally photogenic backdrops that will ensure you only capture beautiful memories of a very special day. • If you would prefer something a little more intimate, the Star Room offers a delightful setting for up to • The Orangery, offers a 180-degree panorama of the grounds and is licensed to hold civil marriages for up to 90 guests. • Choose from a variety of different and very distinct wedding rooms. • The staff at Chilston Park will take care of absolutely everything on the day.
The food & service was exceptional.
My wife and I would like to thank everybody at the Chilston Park Hotel for making our daughter's wedding on Saturday so memorable. Everything from start to finish was superb, and all the staff were so friendly and helpful. It really did make the day run like clockwork. The venue is stunning - the food and service was exceptional and the Tudor suite was awesome - we can't praise your hotel enough. Thank you also for arranging for the sun to shine :-) Without exception the feedback from all the guests was that the venue and the whole day was absolutely perfect. Please do pass on our heartfelt thanks to all your staff for a job superbly done. Thank you once again from the bottom of our hearts.
Our wedding in Feb 2017 was utterly amazing. The venue itself is stunning and the grounds are great for pictures. All of the staff were friendly, approachable and would go above and beyond to help us in the run up and on the big day itself. The food was out of this world, all of our guests commented on how tasty their meals were. The rooms are all lovely and the Queen Anne Suite where we stayed was really special. We loved it and would recommend to anyone to use Chilston as their wedding venue.
May 2016 Wedding We would like to thank you for the great help you've been giving us during the last few months. I am well aware that sometime was not very easy with us, especially when Alex was in the States and I couldn't come back to you right away. And I am well aware that we exceeded a "couple" of timelines... :) so thank you very much for your precious help! Also I would also like to give you some feedback from the party. Everyone was amazed about everything: the venue the food the organization. Everything was flawless. Everything run out so smoothly (please pass our thanks to Becky as well. She was amazing!). Especially "the Italians", that have different way to celebrate weddings, were impressed with the venue and the rooms. And they couldn't stop talking about the fantastic experience they had (actually they are still talking about it!!!!). So thanks once again Fiona. It was great knowing you. I am sure will come down again for afternoon tea, dinner and to stay overnight. We will let you know so in case you are around we could stop by to say hi. Thanks once again and take care.
May 2016 Wedding Thanks ever so much for all your hard work and to all the staff for making our wedding so special. It really was fantastic and we thought everyone was amazing and helpful. Sam in particular was fantastic.
May 2016 Wedding Our wedding was fantastic, many guests asked how we found such a lovely venue.You made sure everything run smoothly beforehand, and both Becky and Sam were fantastic in the day - nothing was too much trouble they were helpful and attentive. My dad said he thought all the staff were fantastic, and he is a tough man to please! The food was delicious, hot And cooked just right - thanks to the chef and the team in the kitchen! I wish we could do it all again - maybe give us a few years and we will repeat our vows! Having everything organised by you meant I could relax in the build up, and lots of people said they were amazed how chilled I was! Thank you again! I would highly recommend Chilston, and the team - but hope you have some 7th's of May in the future without exclusive weddings so we can come and stay on our anniversaries!
We married at Chilston Park on 6th November 2014 and it was such an amazing day. From the start of finding our wedding venue through to the day itself the staff at Chilston Park were so helpful to ensure our day went smoothly. The venue itself is great as it is a hotel too you can stay at the venue the night before as well as the wedding night (subject to availability) but all being under one roof makes it extra special. We booked the Manor House package but because we married on a Thursday there was hardly anyone else at the hotel. We married in the Orangery, wedding breakfast in the Fitzhammond Suite then disco back in the Orangery. All our friends and family complimented the venue and the smooth running of the day itself. Pete Tappenden was our wedding coordinator and nothing was too much trouble for him. He always came back to our questions and helped give advice where needed. Also on the day Becky who works at the venue and was there all day (including right before I walked down the aisle) was great, so friendly and helped make me feel at ease. I would highly recommend Chilston Park for your wedding day.
Thank you to the team at Chilston for making our wedding so special. we got married on Sunday the 9th Feb and the whole day was fantastic due to the amazing staff at the venue. We got married in the lounge, had our wedding breakfast in the restaurant, the food was great, thank you chef, the service amazing. Special thank you to Vicky for organising and for Kerrin for running the day, both made our day effortless. We stayed in the hotel that evening, all rooms are fantastic, group breakfast the following day finished our special day off in style. We can not thank you enough for making our wedding amazing, we would encourage everyone to have their wedding at Chilston .
Searching for a relaxed but classy venue for our wedding, we visited Chilston Park and were immediately impressed by the beautiful surroundings. We opted for the informal, outdoor courtyard setting with a barbecue and staff could not have done more to create a perfect day, they were amazing, we didn't have to worry about a thing. Our guests loved the food, the ambience and their rooms and a great time was had by all. If you're having a larger more traditional wedding the hotel itself is really beautiful. We can't recommend Chilston Park highly enough, thank you Peter, Kerryn, Andy and Co.!
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Marie Luise Kaschnitz, née baronne von Holzing-Berstett le  à Karlsruhe et morte le  à Rome, est une poétesse, romancière et nouvelliste allemande.

Biographie
Marie Luise von Holzing-Berstett est née à Karlsruhe en 1901 d'un père général de brigade (). Elle grandit à Potsdam et à Berlin. Après son , elle suit entre 1922 et 1924 des études pour devenir libraire. Elle travaille pour un éditeur munichois, puis pour un antiquaire romain.

En 1925, elle épouse un archéologue viennois, le baron Guido Kaschnitz von Weinberg, qu'elle suit sur les lieux de ses fouilles archéologiques (France, Italie, Grèce, etc.) et dans ses diverses nominations universitaires : Königsberg en 1932, Marbourg en 1937, Francfort-sur-le-Main en 1941 et Rome en 1955. Son mari meurt à Rome en 1958.

Son premier roman, Liebe beginnt paraît en 1933, suivi d'Elisa en 1937. Marie Luise Kaschnitz rencontre un succès modeste.

Peu après la défaite allemande de 1945, elle publie un recueil de douze essais : Menschen und Dinge 1945. Zwölf Essays (1946), puis deux recueils de poésie, Gedichte (1947) et Totentanz und Gedichte zur Zeit (1948) qui établissent sa renommée en Allemagne.

Dans les années qui suivent, elle multiplie ensuite les styles de narration : romans, nouvelles, autobiographie. Elle décrit sa conception de la littérature et son style dans Warum ich nicht wie Georg Trakl schreibe en 1967.

En 1955, elle obtient le prix Georg-Büchner, le prix Immermann en 1957 et le prix Roswitha (accordé uniquement aux femmes) en 1972. Elle est conférencière invitée de la chaire de poétique à l'université Johann Wolfgang Goethe de Francfort-sur-le-Main en 1960. Elle est membre du PEN club de la République fédérale d'Allemagne, de l'Académie allemande pour la langue et la littérature ainsi que de l'Académie bavaroise des beaux-arts.

Un prix littéraire porte son nom.

Quelques œuvres
 Liebe beginnt. Roman, Berlin 1933
 Elissa. Roman, Berlin 1936
 Griechische Mythen. Prosa, Hamburg 1943
 Menschen und Dinge 1945. Zwölf Essays. Heidelberg 1946
 Gedichte. Hamburg 1947
 Totentanz und Gedichte zur Zeit. Hamburg 1948
 Adam und Eva (1949)
 Zukunftsmusik. Gedichte, Hamburg 1950
 Hiroshima (1951)
 Das dicke Kind und andere Erzählungen. Krefeld 1952
 Ewige Stadt. Rom-Gedichte. Krefeld 1952
 Engelsbrücke. Römische Betrachtungen. Hamburg 1955
 Das Haus der Kindheit. Autobiographie, Hamburg 1956
 Lange Schatten. Erzählungen, Hamburg 1960
 Dein Schweigen – meine Stimme. Gedichte 1958–1961. Hamburg 1962
 Hörspiele. Hamburg 1962
 Einer von zweien (1962)
 Wohin denn ich. Aufzeichnungen. Hamburg 1963
 Überallnie. Ausgewählte Gedichte 1928–1965. Hamburg 1965
 Ein Wort weiter (1965)
 Ferngespräche. Erzählungen, Frankfurt am Main 1966
 Beschreibung eines Dorfes. Frankfurt am Main 1966
 Popp und Mingel (1967)
 Ein Gedicht (1967)
 Tage, Tage, Jahre. Aufzeichnungen. Frankfurt am Main 1968
 Die fremde Stimme. Hörspiel, München 1969
 Steht noch dahin. Neue Prosa. Frankfurt am Main 1970
 Kein Zauberspruch. Gedichte. Frankfurt am Main 1972
 Orte. Aufzeichnungen. Frankfurt am Main 1973
 Der alte Garten. Ein Märchen. Düsseldorf 1977 (publication posthume)

Œuvres traduites en français
 L'Oiseau roc, nouvelles, trad. de Pierre Furlan, Arles, France, Actes Sud, coll. « Lettres allemandes », 1986, 209 p.
 Christine, nouvelles, trad. de Pierre Furlan, Arles, France, Actes Sud, coll. « Lettres allemandes », 1988, 214 p.

Notes et références

Liens externes

  Site sur Marie Luise Kaschnitz

Romancière allemande
Poétesse allemande
Nouvelliste allemand du XXe siècle
Lauréat du prix Georg-Büchner
Docteur honoris causa de l'université Johann Wolfgang Goethe de Francfort-sur-le-Main
Membre de l'Académie allemande pour la langue et la littérature
Membre de l'Académie bavaroise des beaux-arts
Récipiendaire de la croix Pour le Mérite (ordre civil)
Naissance en janvier 1901
Naissance à Karlsruhe
Naissance dans le grand-duché de Bade
Décès en octobre 1974
Décès à Rome
Décès à 73 ans

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# south korea tragedy
South Korea police admit crowd surge response was 'insufficient'
At least 156 mostly young people were killed, and scores more injured, in a deadly crowd surge on Saturday.
Nov 1st 2022, 6:47 AM
SOUTH KOREA'S POLICE chief has said that officers had received multiple urgent reports of danger ahead of a deadly crowd crush at a Halloween event but their handling of them was "insufficient".
At least 156 mostly young people were killed, and scores more injured, in a deadly crowd surge late on Saturday at the first post-pandemic Halloween party in Seoul's popular Itaewon nightlife district.
An estimated 100,000 people had flocked to the area, but because it was not an "official" event with a designated organiser, neither the police nor local authorities were actively managing the crowd.
"There were multiple reports to the police indicating the seriousness at the site just before the accident occurred," national police chief Yoon Hee-keun said.
Police knew "a large crowd had gathered even before the accident occurred, urgently indicating the danger," he said, acknowledging the way this information was handled had been "insufficient".
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Seoul's interior minister today became the first top official to make a clear apology to the public for the disaster, one of the worst ever in the country's history.
"I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere apologies to the public as the minister in charge of the people's safety for this accident," Lee Sang-min said before bowing his head before lawmakers and cameras.
He promised to investigate what had caused the crowd crush and ensure a disaster on this scale could never happen again.
South Korea is typically strong on crowd control, with protest rallies often so heavily policed that officers can outnumber participants.
But police deployed only 137 officers to Itaewon for Halloween, while 6,500 officers were present at a protest across town attended by about 25,000 people, local reports said.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said today that the country needed to urgently improve its system for managing large crowds in the wake of the disaster.
AP / PA Images South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (second from left) pays tribute to the victims AP / PA Images / PA Images
"The safety of the people is important, whether or not there is an event organiser," he told a cabinet meeting.
He called for the country to develop "cutting-edge digital capabilities" to improve crowd management – but critics claim such tools already exist and were not deployed in Itaewon.
Seoul's City Hall has a real-time monitoring system that uses mobile phone data to predict crowd size, but it was not employed on Saturday night, according to local media.
Itaewon's district authorities also did not deploy any safety patrols, with officials saying the Halloween event was considered "a phenomenon" rather than "a festival", which would have required an official plan for crowd control.
On the night, tens of thousands of people thronged a narrow alleyway, with eye-witnesses describing how, with no police or crowd control in sight, confused partygoers pushed and shoved, crushing those trapped in the lane.
Analysts say this was easily avoidable, even with only a small number of police officers.
"Good, safe crowd management is not about the ratio, but about the crowd strategy – for safe crowd capacity, flow, density," said G. Keith Still, a crowd science professor at the University of Suffolk.
South Korean expert Lee Young-ju said that if local police knew they would be short-handed, they could have sought help from local authorities or even residents or shop owners.
"It's not just the numbers," Lee, a professor from the Department of Fire and Disaster at the University of Seoul, told AFP.
"The question is, how did they manage with the limited number (of police) and what kind of measures did they take to make up for it."
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Limousines have long been considered a luxurious mode of transportation. For this reason, they are also a top vehicle choice for weddings. By traveling in a limo on your wedding day, your event will become much more memorable and special—plus, it gives every couple the chance to feel like celebrities on their big day. You have the perfect dress and the nicest suit, and you're in a great mood, so why not also have the perfect ride?
Know your needs: When looking for limo service in Baltimore County, MD for your wedding, make sure to specify the number of people that will be riding in the vehicle. This way the limo company will be able to offer a vehicle that will comfortably be able to transport your entire party. For more than 14 people, you will probably be better off with a passenger van. If it is fewer than that, a six, eight or 10 passenger stretch vehicle should suffice. If it is just the bride and groom, you may want to consider a luxury sedan.
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Sibusiso Xaba, community leader in Lindelani, shows the stream at the centre of the Peace Forest.
In response to requests from members of the Lindelani community, ICON is assisting in developing a Peace Forest. Lindelani has a long history of intense violence, in particular during the years before the transition to democracy. At one stage, a stream surrounded by trees was the dividing line between warring communities. Members of the local community, led by Sibusiso Xaba, have proposed that the area now been made into a Peace Forest; a place that offers local people peace and that also symbolises and celebrates peace.
The stream is presently polluted with sewerage overflow and a lot of plastic.
In 2018, this will be a project of the Durban Leadership Programme, which operates from the International Centre of Nonviolence in collaboration with staff of DUT and the African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD). A group of students will work on the project, undertaking tasks like assisting in the removal of refuse from the stream, removing alien vegetation, developing signage and setting up a web presence for the project.
Discussion taking place with community leadership about the project.
In addition, the project will also work at Pigeon Valley nature reserve, in Glenwood on the Durban Berea. This is a well-established and systematically managed municipal nature reserve. However, some of the issues, like the threat of crime, pollution and invasive plants, also affect this park. It could also be developed in innovative ways to foster ways of achieving greater peace.


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Dextr Focuses Your Email Inbox on the People Who Matter
Joe Casabona on July 9th 2013
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Recently, Gmail announced a new way of displaying email that presumably cleans up your inbox and makes you more organized — you can read more about it in Mark Wilson's review. After using it on both the desktop and my phone, I've got to say they've done a good job. However, one thing they have not implemented yet is a priority inbox for close family and friends. While the Primary inbox does a nice job of filtering out automatic emails from social networks, shopping sites, and more, there is no way to differentiate work from personal email.
That's where Dextr comes in. The app bills itself as a new mail experience that brings you closer to the people you love. Dextr's goal is clear: to make it easier for you to communicate with the people you care about the most.
Flava: Spice up Your Life Story
Kim Barloso on June 12th 2013
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flava,
I recently started a journal to keep track of my thoughts and life events. It's been too long since I've used pen and paper to write, so I decided to do it in a more modern way. As an Android app enthusiast, I scoured the Play Store for the most appealing note-taking app. I soon found out there were only a few apps that met my standards, and Flava won me over almost instantly. In addition to having a new approach to note-taking, it's the ideal journal app that blends nicely with the phone's Holo interface. It's not just a digital version of the old fashioned notebook, it's that and so much more.
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The Lowdown on the Jawbone UP
Joe Casabona on May 27th 2013
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quantified self,
About a month ago, Matt Mullenweg (of WordPress fame) blogged about 2 pieces of technology he had been wearing in order to track some aspects of his health. One of them was the Jawbone UP, which I debated buying for about 60 seconds before actually buying it.
Ever since, it's been quite the conversation starter, with people asking me what it is and what it does and how it works. Well, using a heart-rate monitor and pedometer, the Up works hand-in-hand with your Android phone, syncing data and giving you some nice personal analytics through its aptly named Jawbone Jawbone Up Android app.
My Love Affair With Android
Matthew Pedigo on June 27th 2012
It was late at night a few years ago when a package came through marked with a familiar carrier. I had placed an order a few days before for my first Android phone; having absorbed all the hype for several months, I'd decided upon a humble Sanyo Zio on the Cricket service. Coming clocked at a whopping 600MHz, the Zio packed Android 2.1 (Eclair for those who remember) and 256MB of RAM. As my first smartphone experience, it was heaven.


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Category: Economics
Billy/ July 11, 2019 July 17, 2019 / Cultural Marxism, Economics, General, Identity Politics
Back when Jesus was but a young lad, we kicked this organ off with an examination of why reparations for slavery is a tempting idea but utter lunacy.
Ah, those halcyon days of early 2017 before the world as we knew it went absolutely insane.
Since then, the USA Democratic Party has continued down the road of investigating whether reparations make sense, debating it in Washington.
As we predicted, they are now running into huge issues which are unlikely to be ever resolved. The idea of generational guilt seems to be making a comeback, for example, with Senator Mitch McConnell being asked to "please explain" why two of his relatives five generations ago owned slaves?
To repeat, an apparently otherwise fully-functioning sentient member of the human race just asked someone to comment on the actions 150 years ago of someone with whom they share about 6.25% of DNA…..
Yes, that's the road we're on. And it gets worse from here, go back and read my original post on the subject to get an idea of what further lunacy we'll have to endure. Sometimes slippery slopes have to slide a long way down before they achieve fallacy status.
To McConnell's credit, he responded perfectly; pointing out the previous President was in the same genetic fix.
It's clear this is a bad idea that is going to hang around for sometime to come. The question sensible people should ask now is, what's the risk to me and where's the opportunity?
If you are an American reading this, it's highly unlikely you currently know whether or not your ancestry passes the slavery purity test. It's a risk and one which, if it transpires, will certainly cause difficulties for you should you work in politics.
Depending on how long this runs before it's universally agreed to be daft, there's a risk that regular people may take a hit (likely financial) if they are found to have had slave owner ancestors.
Actually, let's clarify that last sentence; EVERYONE ALIVE TODAY has slave owning ancestors. Until William Wilberforce, it was the primary source of cheap labour across every continent throughout human history; if you won a battle against your enemies, you enslaved them. It was just the rule for hundreds of generations.
The amazing thing was that it was ever made illegal at all. Thank you, Christianity and the industrial revolution…..
Of course, the difference between my non-American slave-owning relatives and yours is that mine owned slaves before written records were widely kept. Lucky me.
In fact, it could be argued that people like me, the undocumented slave owning descendants, are the really evil ones because we are hiding in plain sight… No, let's not give the radical left any more stupid ideas.
There is a silver lining though; there's a business opportunity here. Every person of ambition who suspects there may be a skeleton in their cupboard from 150 years ago is likely to suddenly be in need of a "cleanskin" service. That is, every electronic and paper record from that era needs to magically disappear like an Epstein flight manifest.
So, this is a call for expressions of interest for funds for my new business venture, Slave Ownership Records Removal Instantly, or SORRI for short.
Our initial start up seed money will be spent on flame-throwers (for the libraries), large degaussing equipment (for data centres) and to pay the salaries of some hairy-arsed mercenaries to undertake the cleansing activities.
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Shite sports you don't usually watch
Billy/ July 6, 2019 July 7, 2019 / Australia; Frontier Nation, Economics, General
Otherwise known as "The Olympics".
No, seriously. If you really consider what the Olympic Games has become, it is mainly a collection of events you wouldn't ordinarily switch the TV channel over to watch and certainly wouldn't pay an entrance fee to attend.
Sure, the track and field events can pull a crowd outside of the four year cycle, and some swimming and cycling events have support but our friend Pareto then produces a very low and long tail of barely-supported sport for the rest.
Follow this link to the full list and count how many of the categories you've physically attended in the last decade. If the answer is more than 4 and you aren't employed by Sky Sports or aren't the parent of a very athletic child, I will be amazed.
Nobody in the history of the planet has ever said to their significant other, "Hey, there's a rhythmic gymnastic competition on Saturday and an indoor climbing event on Sunday. That's our weekend sorted then".
Pierre de Coubertin's re-imagining of the Olympic Games adopted "Citius, Altius, Fortius" as its motto. Or, for those of you who didn't have a classical education, "Faster, Higher, Stronger". I'm not sure which of those three categories Artistic Swimming falls under.
A side note, I'm scratching my head as to why the motto is in Latin, not Greek.
"Grigorótera, Psilá, Ischyróteri", for example.
You and I vote with our wallets and feet on non-Olympic years. We don't attend, watch or have anything to do with most events deigned by the Olympics organising committee to be worthy of time and resources at their games. I would guess that perhaps 95% of the sports don't have any significant number of spectators who aren't relatives of the competitors outside the four year festival.
For Australia, the breakdown of sports' attendance was helpfully recorded by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2010. The following summary table is interesting:
Obviously Australia has its own unique code of football which hasn't penetrated much in the rest of the world, possibly due to a slight marketing problem with the name, but horse racing and motor sports are popular elsewhere.
So why no Olympic V8 car event?
Because it needs expensive equipment? Go visit a boat show and examine the prices of the various categories of Olympic class racing vessels….
My hypothesis stated in the title seems robust, especially given the ridiculous news that breakdancing is likely to be an Olympic sport.
Breakdancing. Is. A. Sport.
One feels the Olympics may have been just a little guilty of overreach over the years. When League of Legends is made an Olympic sport, the shark will have been truly jumped, altius.
Oh, and for those curious why I was reading the Philadelphia Inquirer, I was sent there from David Thompson's place to read this. It isn't a parody.
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Foresight Battle Royale
Billy/ July 5, 2019 July 5, 2019 / Australia; Frontier Nation, Economics, General, Whither Government?
This is hilarious; Australia's over budget, late, poor quality National Broadband Network can't cope with the demand from a bunch of teenagers playing video games.
Unexpectedly high levels of downloads can cause sluggish connections for all customers using broadband, not just those downloading game updates.
Some games companies release their updates, which can be tens of gigabytes worth of data and are known as "patches", without much notification or the ability to download in advance of the release.
Hang on, that's not what we signed up for. Back in those halcyon days of 2009 we were told we'd get 100Mbs over which we'd be able to run all sorts of society-changing services.
Here's the original 2009 press release, just for the record.
Ah, promises made, not honoured. Just $43 billion over 8 years, eh? And the suckers believed them.
The NBN really has stood the test of time in the 24 carat lies department hasn't it, right up there with, "the cheque's in the post", "yes, I love you too" and "of course I won't come in your mouth".
Gaming was baked in to the capacity according to the original "business case" (we use that term loosely; it doesn't bear much resemblance to any I've seen in my career). Here's the document, page 26 has the mention of gaming.
You'd think a modern, highly technical and, most importantly, centrally planned telecommunications network would be able to either cope with a few spotty kids playing shoot 'em up games OR be capable of prioritising other traffic.
After all, the UK are planning to block porn sites unless people have registered to have them unblocked (nobody's told the government nanny state about VPNs), so it must surely be simplicity itself to block or throttle a single games company?
Yet here we are, begging Epic Games for details of their forthcoming updates and promotions.
How utterly embarrassing.
Australians are no different to many other nationalities in their belief that the government can magically deliver major programmes of work on time, to quality and on budget… despite all the evidence to the contrary.
I still have conversations with people who believe the plan was poorly executed because their political opponents' duplicity and/or incompetence.
The reality is, a simple further deregulation of the telecoms industry would have done the same job quicker, cheaper and more suitable to the demand.
The government could have concentrated on making some provisions for the 3% of the population who don't live in the metropolitan areas. Posting them porn DVDs each week, for example.
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This is a knavery of them….
Billy/ June 29, 2019 June 29, 2019 / Australia; Frontier Nation, Economics, General, The "Are we there yet, Mum?" index, Whither Aussie House Prices
So said Bottom.
There's another bottom around, apparently:
Sydney's biggest correction in house prices since the 1980s should be over by year's end but there is no sign of a return to boom times, according to new forecasts.
Ok. I'm sceptical but let's hear their reasoning behind this.
Domain's property price forecast for June 2019, released on Wednesday, expects median house prices in Sydney to bottom out at just about $1 million and median unit prices to dip just below $700,000 in spring.
I don't want to play the man not the ball here but isn't Domain's entire raison d'être to sell property?
The market is tipped see a modest turnaround next year, a forecast supported by low interest rates, strong population growth and ongoing low unemployment.
House prices are expected to increase by 3 to 5 per cent over next year, while unit prices are forecast to rise by 2 to 4 per cent.
The thing about predictions, as the American mathematician Stanislaw M. Ulam famously said, is they are notoriously difficult, especially about the future.
Domain economist Trent Wiltshire said the trifecta of an interest rate cut, the Coalition's election win and potential lending rule changes helped the market bottom out sooner than expected.
Yes, all three of these are potentially good news for property prices. I suppose the missing question and answer is, are any of these actually the most important factor driving rises and falls in the asset class?
"The big factors contributing to prices bottoming out is what has happened in the past few weeks … it turned around the market's thoughts," Mr Wiltshire said. "People will be able to borrow more and that should follow through."
Quite, Mr. River for a Firstname, County for a Lastname, "economist" for a property services website.
Perhaps people are able to borrow more, having the resultant flow on for prices as demand increases. It doesn't necessarily follow they will borrow more though.
By the way, who knew that a market was a sentient being with thoughts? Hello Skynet.
Meanwhile;
Sydney's auction clearance rate is at its highest in more than a year.
Don't, whatever you do, mention that volumes are half of what they were at the peak and those few properties that do sell at auction (rather than sold privately earlier and then added to the highly-fictitious figures) are sold because they are being greatly-discounted to meet the market.
ANZ senior economist Felicity Emmett said the forecasts were in line with her expectations.
There's a prediction we will return to in a year or so then.
Economist Stephen Koukoulas said it was more likely for property prices to see zero or negative growth than a dramatic turnaround next year.
Nice to see The Kouk has stopped trolling and returned to reasonable market commentary now he's come to terms with not landing a plum government advisory job for the duration of this Federal term.
One has to love the use of "negative growth" there, if only there was a shorter, more commonly used synonym in the vernacular. I don't know, something that rhymes with tall and is a homonym for autumn in American-ese….
Anyway, back to that minor factor impacting property prices; lending.
For reasons of incompetence or mendacity, most commentators talk about supply and demand as if the latter is simply a function of sentiment.
In a real world where most purchases are leveraged through borrowing, demand is less about what one would like to buy and more about what the bank will lend me in order to buy.
So, the RBA's lending figures have been published for calendar month May. What's the data saying?
Oh dear, that wasn't supposed to be story.
Here's the updated Are We There Yet, Mum? Index;
Now, obviously I'm not as educated and clever as someone employed as the "senior economist" for ANZ or "economist" for Domain but it would seem to me one of two things need to be true for property prices to stop falling and then begin to rise, either;
The blue line on that chart needs to reach the 0.4% hurdle and stay there or above for at least a couple of months, but probably much longer, or
A new magical source of funding is found that doesn't involve domestic banks.
As you were, people, as you were.
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There seems to be an obvious solution waiting to be found
Billy/ June 26, 2019 June 28, 2019 / Australia; Frontier Nation, Economics, General, Legacy Press (c), Questions with obvious answers, The "Are we there yet, Mum?" index, Whither Aussie House Prices
The new oppressed class living amongst us is, apparently, single people.
No, don't laugh. It's true; The Sydney Morning Herald managed to find space between the Folau-dering to published an article about it, so it must be correct.
Grab a coffee, settle back and let's try not to laugh too loudly as we witness mental illness given a public forum yet again in Sydney's premier progressive organ:
Ok, you were warned. Here's one of the oppressed;
You may find this to believe but Marilyn, sorry, Lucy is single. Hardly credible, is it?
Now that you've got over that shock, here's some barely believable maths for you to come to terms with;
A one-person household can spend $2835 per month on living costs – 27 per cent more than couples, who spend a combined $4118 per month.
Lucy Bloom can attest to the fact the singles tax is alive and well in Sydney, too.
If, like me, you're struggling with the underlying equation resulting a statement that $2,835 is 27% greater than $4,118, consider inserting the words "per person" somewhere in the sentence. Sub-editing going well?
Lucy is a financial giant amongst us pygmies, however;
"So many things cost the same whether you're a single or a couple, so it's effectively twice the price to be on your own," the management consultant says.
She's a "management consultant"? Let that one sink in for a moment.
It gets better;
"If I had a live-in partner, the only cost that would change would be food, but there would be two incomes to play with," she says.
And if my mother had wheels, she'd be a trolley.
Actually, Lucy, if you had a live-in partner with another income, you'd have two incomes to play with.
But regardless of language semantics, she's doing it tough. She barely knows where next month's hair dye is coming from;
"The only way I make it work is by renting out my spare rooms on Airbnb, which covers my mortgage."
"Living by one of the best beaches in Sydney certainly helps my occupancy rate," she says.
"On the upside, I have my personal freedom and an asset that has increased in value by $600,000 since 2017," Ms Bloom says.
Right. Not exactly walking 20km barefoot to the well to collect drinking water each day, are we?
That last sentence in the quote is almost "Peak Sydney"; I'm sad and lonely and need to seek attention by dying my hair bright pink and whining about my life in a national newspaper but at least I'm an economic genius when it comes to investing in property.
Let's hope nobody bursts her bubble by showing her the CoreLogic indices relating to apartments in the Eastern Suburbs any time soon.
The best is saved for last though. Apparently, the oppressed singletons have one significant expense the privileged couples don't;
One in four Australians spend $100 or more on pre-date preparation, including new clothes, shoes, hair and makeup and a further $79 on the first date.
They didn't mention the additional costs associated with veterinary bills for cats, strangely.
This seems to align closely with Sailer's First Law of Female Journalism;
The most heartfelt articles by female journalists tend to be demands that social values be overturned in order that, Come the Revolution, the journalist herself will be considered hotter-looking.
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Great news for the global economy!
Billy/ June 13, 2019 June 13, 2019 / Australia; Frontier Nation, Economics, General, Whither Government?
Kevin Rudd is predicting economic doom.
There are very few certainties in life beyond death and taxes but one can make a solid fortune by betting against any economic prediction offered by the former Australian Prime Minister.
No, not that former Prime Minister, or that one, or that one, or that one, or that one, this one just died, but this one who was fired from the job…..hilariously twice.
We can't be certain that his woeful predictions are due to incompetence or whether he's got the McGrath-Bouris merdeus touch (everything they touch turns to shit) of being able to pull suckers in to their scheme of handing over wealth.
After all, this is the Prime Minister who had such a poor understanding of basic supply and demand that he unintentionally opened up an entire murderous business opportunity for Indonesian people smugglers to sell unseaworthy end of life fishing boats to Africans make a perilous thousand mile journey.
He also oversaw the Australian response to the 2008 global financial crisis which, arguably postponed what could have been a minor domestic recession to something with the potential to be much worse in the near future. But hey, people got a new TV and some house insulation out of it.
Reading Rudd's opinion piece today reminds us of the gaping intellectual hole that has been left in Australian political life by his quiet and statesmanlike retirement;
This time last month, I was having breakfast with a Chinese friend in Chengdu, the prosperous provincial capital of Sichuan, discussing the increasingly toxic US-China relationship.
Not just a friend, but a Chinese friend, because he's Kevin Rudd, Mandarin-speaker extraordinaire.
As for the increasingly-toxic US-China relationship, relative to what? Pre-Nixon in China, days? The years immediately following Tiananmen Square?
Well, if things are toxic now, viva toxicity because the two countries are fairly deeply linked these days.
Rudd can't help himself by chucking in a little bitterness at his opponents;
Mysteriously these also happened to be the headlines in every newspaper in China that day. I hadn't seen such editorial discipline since Murdoch's coverage of the Australian elections.
This is worth looking at in more detail for a quick diversion. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the NewsCorp (Murdoch) titles don't attract as many eyes as the Sydney Morning Herald. And that's before we count the various media outlets of the ABC, the Guardian, and most other media outlets landing to the left.
Frankly, any left of centre Prime Ministerial candidate who fails to win an election when the majority of the media is on their side ought to have a good long look at themselves in the mirror. Being a famous narcissist, Rudd looks in the mirror more than most, yet struggles with self-awareness.
Back to Rudd's panic about the trade war…
His hypothesis is that China has reached the end of their patience and will not offer anything more in negotiations:
My prediction is that the Osaka G20 Summit will see a "reboot" to the negotiating process. And after Osaka, Trump will yield on the first two of China's new red lines. And Xi will increase the quantum of the proposed Chinese purchasing agreement from China's previous offer, although not by as much as Trump has demanded. That way, enough face will be saved all around.
Kevin Rudd knows a lot about China, he has a greater Mandarin vocabulary and speaks with a better dialect than anyone I know who isn't ethnically Chinese.
His knowledge and understanding of negotiation, supply and demand and matters commercial have been demonstrated, at Australian taxpayers' chagrin and expense, to be disastrous, however.
Fortunately, few of our failures cost lives. Unfortunately, Kevin Rudd's poor grasp of basic human nature and economics has cost millions of dollars and hundreds of lives.
Maybe China will back down, maybe they won't. It's more likely they will though since Mr. Rudd is convinced otherwise.
The Australian 26th and 28th Prime Minister, brought to you by Dunning and Kruger.
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Jessica Irvine's sharing utopia
Billy/ June 10, 2019 June 10, 2019 / Australia; Frontier Nation, Cultural Marxism, Economics, General
Friend of this organ, Jessica "admire my big brain and pants" Irvine has been asked to apply her huge pants brain to the subject of Indigenous finance.
Prima facie, it may seem as if applying Jessica's genius to matters Aboriginal might risk a somewhat condescending experience given her previous form of explaining that she can lose weight because, well, spreadsheets or something, but the people in the 'burbs are aren't clever enough so require the intervention of the benevolent state.
The anticipation prior to reading this latest glimpse into the mind of a polymath was exquisite; would she go full Glebe IQ snob on the traditions and customs of the First People or would she hold back and couch her language out of sensitivity?
As always with Jessica, we are left in awe at her unique skill to synthesise complex ideas into a single taciturn message behind which we can all rally;
Aboriginal people are poor because of racism and their traditions but they are happier than us rich white folk.
Ok. She didn't actually say that in as many words but, as she explains in her flourishing finish:
As we seek to put Indigenous Australians on a more equal footing, and rightly give them better access to the benefits of today's economic opportunities, we should also save space in our national conversation for this Indigenous perspective on what it truly means to be a rich nation.
To live comfortably, yes; but to also use our wealth to care for those in need and forge stronger communities.
The true sharing economy was under our noses the whole time.
Ah, the sharing economy.
Not sharing like Venezuela, mind you, it's a different kind of national sharing that magically works this time.
Ok, any clues as to what this means?
The researchers found the practice of "humbugging", or asking family for money, is common in Indigenous communities. This could be a source of support, but also a drag on an individual's desires to get ahead financially.
Ah, scrounging.
We've all got one of those relatives already. If they're not inviting you to invest in a timeshare in Footscray, they're asking for a loan of a few thousand dollars to buy cryptocurrency.
But hey, according to Jessica we have a lot to learn from people who, according to her own article have bugger all money and are generally highly-stressed because of it;
First, to the obvious: Indigenous people don't, on average, have much money. Indeed, half of all Indigenous people experience high levels of financial stress, compared with just one in 10 of the broader Australian community.
She hints at a solution though;
Our nation's first people struggle disproportionately to pay bills and are more frequent users of high-cost credit sources such as payday lenders. It's a disgrace. And we should do so much better.
Well no, she doesn't really explain what we could do that would be so much better.
Here's a list, in no particular order, of people it is not a good idea to take financial advice from:
Generationally poor people.
Anyone working in the real estate industry, particularly if their names end in "McGrath" or "Bouris".
Anyone who is so incapable of getting a real job in finance that she will accept the increasingly low wages the Sydney Morning Herald can afford.
Australian Aboriginals didn't have the concept of money prior to the arrival of the Europeans, hence the recent laughable attempt to pretend otherwise by the Australian Mint.
Perhaps they were happier back then. Perhaps living short, brutish and painful existences before the arrival of effective medicine and agricultural techniques that eradicated famine focussed the minds of Aboriginal people to count their limited blessings.
Perhaps there's a lesson we can learn from such stoicism.
Or perhaps we could accept the fact that this is 2019 yet a first world country, one of the richest in the world, still has a class of people who are heavily subsidised to sit in remote locations enduring a child mortality rate equivalent to a sub-Saharan African nation?
Here's an hypothesis; it's far far too destructive for us to spend time and resources virtue signalling about "culture" while government policy is actively keeping fellow citizens in poverty due to the bigotry of low expectations from people like Jessica. These people have agency just like her, but they are told at every opportunity that they don't.
Enforcing the existing laws and welfare rules consistently across geography and ethnicity would be a good first step. Don't hold your breathe waiting for it to happen though.
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No Australian earns the minimum wage anyway!
Billy/ May 31, 2019 May 31, 2019 / Australia; Frontier Nation, Cultural Marxism, Economics, General, Whither Government?
In a move that will directly benefit the square root of fuck all people, the Australian national minimum wage was raised by 3% to $19.49 this week.
If you are reading this from a country other than Australia, yes, that wasn't a typo; the Australian minimum wage is $19.40 an hour!
Or;
Look at all the goods and services you've bought in the last year. It's a safe bet none of them were made in Australia. Coincidence?
Before we get into the economics and demographics of Australia's farcical minimum wage, let's take a quick journey down a NLP cul-de-sac…
To reduce neuro-linguistic programming to a pithy sentence of dubious accuracy; it is the theory that specific words act as triggers to people's behaviour. Perhaps that's what the Australian socialists who came up with the leviathan bureaucracy around the central planning of wages were trying to achieve with the names they gave various elements of the legislation and policies.
In reality though, the persuasiveness of their nouns tends to have the opposite effect. As anyone who's met a highly dangerous or tough individual has ever realised, if you must tell people you are tough, you probably aren't. Or, more amusingly, the reason why the 1.85m tall Tiny Tim was called "tiny" was irony.
Hence, we have the Fair Work Commission ruling on Modern Awards and Penalty Rates.
What's good is bad, what's bad is good
You'll find out when you reach the top
You're on the bottom
So, how many people get this mythical $19.40 an hour?
Nobody really knows. The Australian Bureau of Statistics have one of the worst reputations in the developed world for collecting accurate data on employment. A Melbourne academic study from over a decade ago estimated it was about 3% of the working population (which was about half of the total country). However, there are two factors to bear in mind when reading that study; firstly, academia is populated exclusively by those with at least a left of centre bias and, in many cases, extreme left wing views and, secondly, it's bloody Melbourne, a city still feeling the disappointment from the fall of the Berlin Wall and the discrediting of Walter Duranty's New York Times' reporting on Stalin's Russia.
Let's assume the estimates are in the ballpark. Half the population are employed, so that's about 12.5m people, of which, 3% are on the minimum wage. So about 375,000 people.
What work do these people do? Well, it's easier to tell you what work they don't do. Anything covered by this list for a start…..
Take a moment and follow that link to the Fair Work website and pick a random job you'd think is an entry level, minimum wage role. Waiting tables at a café, for example? Nope, that'll be covered by the Hospitality Modern Award, so they will receive at least the minimum wage or higher plus other benefits such as holiday pay. Similarly, abattoir workers, concrete mixers, grape pickers, sugar cane cutters, sheep shearers, and fish gutters are all on their own "minimum wage plus" deal.
Let's pause for a moment and state a fact most Australians aren't aware of; Australia is the only country in the world that isn't a socialist dictatorship that legislates wages by industry in this way.
At a stroke, the Fair Work Commission increased the minimum wage by 3%. My statement at the start of today's rant is inaccurate, it will benefit many people because many Modern Awards are pegged to this rate, this has the effect of increasing those pay rates by 3%.
Great news; everyone has more money to spend.
No so great news; every product or service manufactured in Australia to be exported abroad has just had its input costs increased by at least 3%, thus negating any positive impact of the trashing of the currency by the RBA when they cut interest rates next month to save the banking industry.
But more importantly, who exactly benefits from this ridiculously bureaucratic centrally-planned wage system?
My guess, in order of benefit;
1. Employment lawyers,
2. Union officials,
3. Labor (sic) MPs, both State and Federal,
98. Minimum (or close to) wage workers.
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"Brain the size of a planet"
Billy/ April 17, 2019 April 17, 2019 / Australia; Frontier Nation, Economics, General, Legacy Press (c)
"….and they get me to write about economics. Life? Don't talk to me about life".
The scruffy old man in the picture below is the unfortunately-surnamed Ross Gittins, senior economics editor of the Sydney Morning Herald.
Despite what we might prefer to believe, the axiom, "clothes maketh the man" still holds true, even in this era of more relaxed business dress codes, the choice of casual clothes says something about you. Self-respect, or lack thereof, can be inferred from the choice of garments one wears to work-related events.
So what does Ross' choice of crumpled beige suit, an aged shirt with curled collars, a "comedy" tie (tied too long, Trumpesque) and running shoes say about one of the Sydney Morning Herald's most senior professionals?
To the best of our knowledge, Ross hasn't been diagnosed as autistic, isn't an idiot savant, doesn't run a major technology company, and hasn't invented a humanity-changing product.
The fact that he's drawing a relatively meagre salary for writing about what central banks are likely to do next (let's face it; that's all economics journalists do) in a publication whose annual circulation numbers resemble the McGrath share chart, suggests he doesn't actually have a brain the size of a planet, which is the only real defence of someone so bizarrely costumed.
Ross can dress however the hell he wants, of course. But we can also draw the conclusion that he's an anachronistic tramp who's conflated being disrespectful to his position and those with whom he works for being "quirky".
If we follow the advice, "dress for the job you want, not the one you have", we can safely conclude Ross has plans for a semi-retirement working as a creepy geography supply teacher in a small regional town.
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Lies, damn lies and pointless statistics
Billy/ March 11, 2019 March 11, 2019 / Australia; Frontier Nation, Economics, General, Legacy Press (c)
…new "experimental analytical index" uses census data to measure relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage for households in very small areas
An early contender for this week's most pointless news article and even more pointless research has emerged from the crowd.
Disparities in social advantage within Sydney suburbs have been revealed by data that shows a pocket of about 80 households in the northern suburb of Frenchs Forest is the city's most well-off locality.
Six of the 10 most advantaged suburban enclaves are located in the city's north-west, but none are in the east, the Australian Bureau of Statistics new Index of Household Advantage and Disadvantage (IHAD) shows.
The second most advantaged neighbourhood was a cluster of just over 100 homes not far from Taronga Zoo within the harbourside suburb of Mosman.
Or put another way, "areas everyone already knew were affluent, are affluent".
If you have five minutes spare and fancy a chuckle, read the methodology here.
According to the calculation, if your mortgage payment exceeds $2,800 a month, you are "advantaged". Lucky you!
In total, there are over 50 variables that have been shaken together in this advantaged/disadvantaged cocktail to provide the lovely colour-coded map reproduced in the news article.
When all the data has been crunched, what did we learn?
The people living in expensive areas with new German cars on the driveways of large houses with swimming pools are, in the main, "advantaged".
When the employees of the Australian Bureau of Statistics go home on a Friday evening, do you think they tell themselves they've moved the human condition forward at all?
The same question applies to "churnalists" such Matt Wade and Nigel Gladstone.
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Read Lamp Riders: A Jinn Motorcycle Gang Novella Online
Authors: Augusta Hill
Tags: #California romance, #romantic short story, #latino heroine, #western comedy, #paranormal genie short story, #quick romantic read, #genie romance, #paranormal HEA, #new adult romance
Lamp Riders: A Jinn Motorcycle Gang Novella
Lamp Riders
By Augusta Hill
© Copyright 2014 Augusta Hill
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to any persons, living or dead, or to any actual events is purely coincidental. Please respect the author's work and do not make any unauthorized copies or distributions.
Cover by Scarlet Cox
Dedication | To everyone who loves the sands more than the trees
To everyone who loves the sands more than the trees
fter the release of What Might Be, I had several fans ask for a spin-off book. In particular, they wanted to read some of the crazy, sarcastic stories that Nell wrote. So, I've decided to share Nell's romances, because what could be better than an afternoon with a genie motorcycle gang? I hope you enjoy!
-Augusta
iento Frio was a monstrosity of arrogance and capitalist greed, a sign that rich men thought they could conquer whatever they pleased. Lacking any humility, someone had thought to bring supermarkets and lawns to the middle of the Mojave Desert, ignoring the screaming winds and blistering sun that made the surroundings look like Mars. Like many things that sound good in the boardroom, the feasibility of the project should have been questioned from the very beginning. However, it never was.
A small group of tacky buildings had quickly been propped up by questionable contractors, and a few naive souls had been lured away from busy Southern California to come move to the 'up –and-coming community'. There had even been a half-hearted attempt to make a public swimming pool for residents to cool off in when the temperature hit one hundred and twenty degrees. Just as quickly as it sprouted, however, the project was abandoned. The developers quickly ran away to easier places to work, like Florida, and time all but stopped for the brave souls who had tried to tame the desert. The town began the same slow wither into madness that affects everyone who stays too long in the summer sun.
Celia's parents had been two of the hapless souls led to the promised land of Viento Frio. Tired of the stifling congestion and greed of Los Angeles, they had drifted across the barren wastelands towards a small tin trailer to call their own. Soon after came their small convenience store, another trailer parked in front of their first, that was stocked with all the necessities a small, barely functioning town would need. Last of all came Celia, the first and only child born in Viento Frio.
Short of stature with long black hair and mahogany eyes, Celia had been raised like a rattler in the sands. Dry wind and scalding heat did not faze her, nor did the bitterness that comes from a bleak desert winter. However, for all her blustering, she was kind-hearted underneath, with a devotion to doing the right thing. Thus it seemed fated that Celia was the one to stand in the eye of the coming storm, to face head-on the greatest threat that her forgotten desert town had ever seen.
To tell more would be to get ahead of the story, however. For Celia did not know anything of magic or fate at first. She began the fateful day that changed everything like any other, covered in dust and vainly trying to wrestle boxes of huge soda onto a shelf.
The trailer her parents had turned into a convenience store over twenty years before was cramped and hot, but Celia had been proudly running it herself ever since she graduated from high school two years before. It was filled with items that no one ever bought, as the couple dozen regular customers never needed more than cigarettes, coffee, and cheap sunglasses. The unusually high meth consumption of the town prevented most inhabitants from having the inclination or money to buy much else. However, since the next closest store was over two hours away, Celia's parents liked the idea of being prepared in case anyone had an emergency. So, the shelves groaned under cans of baby formula, blankets, guides to venomous snakes, and other assorted, useless goods.
As Celia managed to shove the heavy case of soda onto a low shelf at the back of the shop, she felt a familiar vibration coming through the thin floor. Soon the roar of motorcycles engines could be heard as they came down the lonely freeway, filling the still air with noise and chaos. What had begun as only low rumbling began to coalesce into a distinctive, steady buzz outside of her store. The trailer shook as the motorcycles turned from the road onto the dry patch of ground that served as the store's parking lot.
A hive had arrived.
She liked to call biker gangs, or motorcycle clubs as the more organized groups tried to tell her, hives, because the way the engines rumbled and the bikers swirled along the road reminded her of bees. She never told them that though, as she didn't think the gruff bikers would appreciate being compared to the mindless, sterile drones of a bee queen.
Bikers were some of her favorite customers; tough but fair, they didn't try to get discounts on candy bars like the coked-up truckers did. Truckers were crass and always trying to look down her shirt or get her to 'sit on their lap just a moment' like they thought they could fool her into thinking they were Santa Claus. If Santa Claus existed, Celia figured he wouldn't smell like oil and lube and be selling drugs out of the back of his truck, unless something had greatly changed since she was a child.
No, bikers weren't like that. They were certainly foul-mouthed and quick-tempered, but they had their own samurai-like code, and for the most part they weren't going to make a lady uncomfortable in her own store. They were good tippers too, knowing her family's business was even at the best of times on shaky economic ground. They'd leave a twenty-dollar bill sitting on the counter after a whole crowd of them had come in for cold sodas, tipping their heads at her as they left to go God knows where. The crusty old bikers had quite a soft heart underneath, and she always liked when a troop came in to the store.
So it was with some eagerness that Celia stood up from her struggle with the soda crates to peer out the window. However, as she looked out the dust-encrusted back window, she was greeted with quite a surprise. She didn't see the normal group of pudgy, middle-aged guys with enormous mustaches and smelly vests that she expected.
No, this group of about a dozen men was a sea of muscled slabs of pure testosterone, barely concealed behind straining crisp white t-shirts and various leather jackets. They were quite easily the hottest group of bikers that Celia had ever seen. It took many open miles to reach this outpost, but each man had perfectly tussled hair as he popped off an expensive looking helmet; shades of beautiful golden, auburn, and black locks shone in the sunlight like it was a shampoo commercial for the United Nations of Bikers. Celia was mesmerized by how clean the guys looked too, with no road dust or grit visible anywhere. The air even seemed to have a faint smell of citrus and vanilla cupcakes wafting through it, as the guys milled outside.
"There is no way I can smell them from in here. I must be hallucinating. Can you get so turned on that you hallucinate?" Celia mumbled to herself. She considered how long it'd been since she had a date in this forsaken town; it was possible that the rush of blood to her lower body was, in fact, making her dizzy.
As she watched open-mouthed, the group of beautiful men began to tromp towards the wooden steps leading to the door of the trailer. Realizing she was soon going to see them in person, Celia scurried from the aisle and went to the front counter fluffing her hair as she went. Her long, straight black hair never really got any volume, but it was worth a shot, especially with the Dream Crew wandering in. She considered unbuttoning her shirt to show some cleavage, then looked down to find herself wearing a boring, slightly stained t-shirt.
Dammit, I need to start dressing up for work
, she groaned inwardly.
Before she could fuss further, the store's flimsy screen door swung open, and the trailer began creaking in protest as beefy men poured in. Broad shoulders made their way to the chip section, and firm butts wandered over to the ice cream cooler. Everywhere Celia looked there were rippling, stacked bodies that belonged on magazine covers. Her eyes swung around wildly, trying to take it all in, and she briefly worried about giving herself eyestrain.
"Ma'am, do you have any maps of the county around here?" a low, gravelly voice said, very close to her left ear. The voice was rough with a sweet note to it, like it was made from rock sugar.
Celia pried her eyes off the jean-clad rears in front of her and turned to find the biggest biker of all leaning over her counter, his thick arms supporting a chiseled, angular face. His eyes were so brown they were almost black, like pools of slick oil. Much like oil, they gave Celia the impression that it would be very easy to lose her balance if she spent too much time staring into them.
"Sure. I have several roadmaps here," Celia casually said, pointing to a stack of cheap decade-old maps beside the register. She kept her voice light but disinterested, playing coy with the man.
The biker flicked his dark eyes to the map, taking in their yellowed pages with a single glance, then looked back at Celia. He drummed his fingers on the counter, letting the florescent lights over the register catch the golden rings he was wearing. The rings were intricate bands of woven gold with diamond accents; they looked expensive, more expensive than the entire collected worth of Viento Frio.
"That's not really what I'm looking for. I want something that shows old mining trails and back roads. Places where the boys and I can really test the limits of our bikes."
He openly ran his eyes up and down her body as he spoke, a smug smile playing with his handsome full lips. She kept her face impassive; as fine as these men were, they were just strangers riding through, and she knew better than to trust strangers who were so forward with their attentions. A girl couldn't grow up in the sands without learning to distance herself; the desert didn't treat weakness kindly.
"I don't have anything like that. Folks here memorize those trails, and we're not really the type of people to write things down."
Celia was avoiding the silky blackness of his eyes as she spoke, instead taking in his dark bronze arms and the elaborate geometric tattoos that covered them. The swirling, repeating patterns moved up his arms and disappeared under the sleeve of his tight shirt, but she thought that it probably continued onto his shoulder and back as well. It was like stained glass on skin, a beautiful work of art that belonged in a church somewhere and not on the rippling muscles of this bad boy.
Oof,
she thought. She had always loved a guy with tattoos.
The man noticed her staring and smiled slyly, a sexy lopsided grin that had likely brought trouble to hundreds of girls before. He was well aware of how good he looked.
"So, if you don't have a map, perhaps you could recommend a guide?" he purred to her, leaning further over the counter. "Maybe you are free to show us around?"
Celia took a step back and set her face into its patented 'bitch mode.' Her former enthusiasm for the visitors was rapidly leaving. These guys were hot as hell, but they must be stupid to think she'd be going anywhere with them, let alone into the forsaken deserts around Viento Frio. Celia's lips set in a firm line, and she furrowed her dark eyebrows dangerously. She didn't like these men thinking she was some sort of easy target.
Her tone packed the punch she intended, because the store suddenly went silent and cold. She could feel a dozen set of eyes swing around in unison to watch her stare down the bronze god before her.
Let them stare,
Celia thought.
I have all damn day to stand here.
"Yo, Abdul, I think we'd better head out," called a blonde biker from near the ice chest to Celia's right.
The silence broken, the other men began to murmur their consensus and shuffled towards the counter with all their various goodies. Abdul nodded slowly in agreement and slid his upper body off the counter, never breaking eye contact with Celia. His smirk was still there, but she thought she saw a new glimmer of emotion beginning to show his eyes. It was either respect or amusement, but she couldn't quite tell which it was.
Celia didn't dwell on it though, and just turned to the register to begin ringing up the piles of purchases building on the counter. The guys were ravenous by the look of it – thirty bags of chips, two-dozen ice cream bars, and more sports drinks than she cared to count. It was all topped off by a large stack of dirty magazines with oily babes on the cover.
"For the articles?" she asked dryly, ringing up the magazines while trying not to look at the glistening boobs plastered all over.
The Lady Mercy Danforthe Flirts With Scandal by Jayne Fresina
The Tangled Webb by D. P. Schroeder
A Mind to Murder by P. D. James
Monsoon by Di Morrissey
Hunger for You (Shadow Shifters: Damaged Hearts) by A.C. Arthur
The Princes Bound [The Princes Book 1] by Robin Danner
Demon Fish by Juliet Eilperin
A Welcome Grave by Michael Koryta
The Codex: An Angel's Guide To Seducing A Human by Joe Duck
Islands in the Fog by Jerry Autieri


If you go to St. Peter St. in front of the Hamm Building (408 St. Peter) there's still green tape residue from a Nature Valley bike race finish line from well over a year ago. It annoys me every time I see it (which is almost every day) that they didn't pull it up.
Interesting that it's still there through all of our weather elements after a years time.


Jesus came not to be served but to serve (Mark 10:45). As the body of Christ, the church is a living, breathing representation of Jesus to the world. At Haynes Creek, we serve people because we love people. It's not just our duty; it's our joy. Jesus died for sinners, and we want them to see His love in action. If you'd like to serve in some capacity at The Church at Haynes Creek, the following are a list of ways you can get your hands dirty!
Fellowship is an important part of our community at Haynes Creek. We love to hang out to the glory of God (and usually that means food)! From cookouts in the park to fall festivals to mini-conferences, every event is a way for our church to grow in our relationships with one another and to reach out to our community. If you'd like to be a part of our hospitality team, feel free to give us a shout!
Haynes Creek is growing with youngsters. Whether during our 9:30 am Sunday School or during the 11:00 am worship service, one of the best ways to serve our church is to supervise and care for the next generation of Christ followers. This is where discipleship begins. If you feel called to teach Scripture, we utilize the Gospel Project curriculum. If you just want to love on some babies, we have a need for that too! For safety and organization concerns, we follow a procedure for our children's ministry volunteers.


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Specialist 3 Norbert James Schmidt
Specialist 3 Norbert James Schmidt was born on March 11, 1937 in Fairbank, IA and died December 21, 2016 in Waterloo, IA.
Norbert James Schmidt entered the United States Army on March 21, 1956, in Des Moines, IA, served during the Peacetime era and reached the rank of Specialist 3 before being discharged on March 13, 1958 in Fort Sheridan, IL.
Norbert James Schmidt is buried at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery - Klinger in Readlyn, Iowa and can be located at
Release Date: December 21, 2079.
Norbert James Schmidt, age 79, of Readlyn, Iowa, died Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at Unity Point Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo.
Norbert was born on March 11, 1937, in rural Fairbank, Iowa, the son of Otto Carl and Norma Helen Clara (Poock) Schmidt. Norbert was baptized on March 28, 1937, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Klinger and confirmed there on March 18, 1951. He attended Immanuel Lutheran School, Klinger to the 8th grade and then Readlyn High School graduating in 1955. Norbert then went to work at Rath Packing in Waterloo. In the summer of 1956, Norbert was drafted into the United States Army. He was honorably discharged in 1958 and returned to work at Rath Packing. On August 9, 1959, Norbert was united in marriage to Audrey Happel at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Klinger. In 1960, Norbert quit Rath Packing and started farming and would farm until his passing.
Norbert was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Klinger, where he served in many offices, he also was a member of several dairy boards including, Bremer County Dairy Board, Dairy Council, AMPI, Dairy Management Inc., Midwest Dairy Association, and the Midland Board. Norbert enjoyed watching sports, dancing, singing, playing bridge and cards, and bowling, however, what he enjoyed most was his family, especially his grandchildren.
Norbert's memory is honored by: his wife Audrey of Readlyn; four children, Jeff (Penny) Schmidt of Readlyn, Scott Schmidt of Readlyn, Pam (Keith) Meier of Billings, Montana, and Barry (Anne) Schmidt of Sycamore, Illinois; nine grandchildren, Holly (Adam) Bierstedt, Heidi (Duane) Foster, Zach (Whitney) Schmidt, Nolan Schmidt, Garret Meier, McKenna Meier, Noah Schmidt, Allison Schmidt, and Adam Schmidt; three great-grandchildren, Emersyn Bierstedt, Elijah Bierstedt, and Kambrii Foster; two brothers, Roland Schmidt of Readlyn and Jerry (Karol) Schmidt of Hudson; a sister, Delores Bourke of Waverly; a sister-in-law, Luann Happel of Readlyn; and a brother-in-law, Gordon (Ruth) Happel of Lenexa, Kansas. Norbert was preceded in death by: his parents; a brother, LuVerne Schmidt; sisters-in-law, Amy Schmidt and Virginia Schmidt; and brothers-in-law, George Bourke and Harlan Happel.
Visitation will be held on Monday, December 26, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Readlyn where the family will greet friends from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 27, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Klinger, rural Readlyn, Iowa. Burial will follow at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Klinger. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to Immanuel Lutheran Church, Community Lutheran School, or The Lutheran Hour and online condolences may be left at www.kaisrercorson.com. Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home in Readlyn in charge of arrangements. 319-279-3551
"Norbert Schmidt Obituary," Kaiser Corson Funeral Homes, Inc., accessed May 28, 2017. http://www.kaisercorson.com/obituary/Norbert-James-Schmidt/Readlyn-IA/1686666.


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Earth Pressure Balance Machine EPBM
6.26 m (20.5 ft)
Chengdu Metro Company
China Railway Construction Corp., 23rd Engineering Bureau Ltd. (CRCC)
Robbins EPB sets Record Rates in Chengdu
The contractor, CRCC Bureau 23, selected a Robbins EPB with a mixed ground cutterhead for the potentially variable conditions, as well as the back-up system, soft ground cutting tools and spares. The machine was launched in January 2010 to bore two 1.4 km (0.9 mi) sections of parallel tunnel, with a breakthrough at the midway point into an intermediate station. The tunnel alignment allowed the machine to pass 25 m (82 ft) below residential buildings, and included several curves with a minimum 400 m (1,300 ft) radius.
The tunnels for Lot 18 of Line 2 are located in highly variable, permeable alluvium, stiff sand, and clay, requiring a unique EPB TBM design and careful monitoring for settlement. This complex alluvial geology is unlike that found anywhere else in China. Cobbles averaging from 20 to 80 mm (0.8 to 3.1 in) in diameter were predicted, with diameters of as much as 120 mm (4.7 in) possible.
The mixed ground, spoke type cutterhead was mounted with Tungsten carbide knife-edge bits and seven 17-inch (432 mm) diameter disc cutters around the gauge. A foam injection system was used to stabilize the running ground, allowing each cubic meter of foam mixture to stabilize about 40 rings of ground. Subsidence was intensively monitored and crews were trained to utilize probe drilling and ground consolidation if settlement was detected. Variable frequency (VFD) drives allowed the cutterhead rotation to be kept low (around 1.5 RPM at maximum) to also minimize surface settlement. High advance rates were instead achieved using increased cutterhead torque, which results in a faster rate of penetration. One-liquid type back-filling grout was used to fill the gap between segment lining which consisted of 300 mm (12 in) thick reinforced concrete segments set in a 5+1 arrangement.
In June 2010, the machine had broken through into the intermediate station, approximately 1,397 m (4,583 ft) into the 2.7 km (1.6 mi) long tunnel. Following scheduled maintenance, the machine was relaunched to bore the remaining section of the tunnel. Cutter wear was very minimal, with only three cutters changed since the start of boring.
By the time of tunnel completion in December 2010, the machine had achieved a project landmark of 129 m (423 ft) in one week, and 459.5 m (1,507 ft) in one month – higher rates than at least 4 other machines working on Line 2 in similar geology.


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Our three-year-old foster child has poor hearing. The doctor wants to drain her ears and fit ear tubes. Should the doctor do the ear draining procedure without having specially manufactured, individualized tubes?
If the ear canals and eardrums are large enough to permit placement of a commercially available myringotomy tube, that is preferable. Custom-made tubes are utilized only when the anatomy does not allow utilization of standard devices.


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Mar 18, 2021 By lakshmi.prasath DKIM DKIM, DMARC, Protect against spoofing, spoofing
How DKIM protects?
What is DKIM?
DKIM stands for DomainKeys Identified Mail and is used for the authentication of an email that's being sent. It is an email security standard designed to make sure messages aren't altered in transit between the sending and recipient servers.
It uses public-key cryptography to sign email with a private key as it leaves a sending server. Recipient servers then use a public key published to a domain's DNS to verify the source of the message, and that the body of the message hasn't changed during transit. Once the signature is verified with the public key by the recipient server, the message passes DKIM and is considered authentic.
DomainKeys Identified Mail(DKIM) protects against spoofing of the content of the email(both body and headers), by adding a cryptographic hash of the entire email as an SMTP header. If a message passes DKIM, then you know that the body of the message hasn't been modified since the message was cryptographically signed.