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Japan leads us into a new future, taking the next step in the great monetary experiment
Larry Kummer, Editor	Economics	 21 March 2014 17 November 2014
Summary: A first step to understanding comes from appreciating the wonders before us. Recognition of extraordinary events that lie before us. Not unique events (those are seldom seen), but event of unusual magnitude. Old Faithful, not the usual steam kettle on the stove. Today we look at one such, one of the greatest experiments ever: sustain large-scale monetary stimulus.
In "Forbidden Planet" a great distant civilization — far away, long ago — built a planetary-scale machine to grant their every wish. It didn't end well for them, but they deserve high marks for the boldness and scale of the project. Today economists are attempting something less ambitious, but still bold beyond any precedents.
In the basement of the Federal Reserve
Size of central bank balance sheets for the major nations (2014 IMF estimate):
China: $4.8 trillion, 49% of GDP
Japan: $2.0 trillion, 39% of GDP
UK: $0.7 trillion, 25% of GDP
US: $4.2 trillion, 24% of GDP
EU: $3.0 trillion, 23% of GDP
These are mind-blowing numbers, become familiar to us in the five years since the crash.
Combined with artificially low interest rates (near-zero in all of the above but China), the major nations have sought to restore growth using extreme and unconventional monetary policy measures. The first phase — first aid to stabilize their financial systems during the crash (2008-09) were a success. The results since then, using monetary policy for extended treatment, remain unknown until the experiment concludes and monetary policy returns to normal.
As with any bold experiment, economists will learn much from the results. If successful, it will be a new world. Economic policy of the 21st century will look nothing like that of the post-WW2 era, any more than the dark nighttime cities of Victorian London resemble its brightly lite 21st century version. Future downturns — and even more so with future crashes — will be met with tsunamis of newly printed cash. Perhaps we've built a monetary savior, like the discovery of antibiotics.
We'll know when the experiment is concluded. So far the results are cloudy; we'll have to ask again later.
Japan leads the way
Japan is the cutting edge of this experiment, going boldly to where no nation has gone before. While other nations look to slow the monetary engines, they're revving them up even more.
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said there were "no limits" to what the central bank can do if it saw the need to adjust monetary policy in the future, signaling readiness to expand stimulus further if risks threatened its price target {2% inflation}. … He also said it was "not as if there weren't any steps left" for the BOJ to take if it were to ease again, countering views held by some market participants that having delivered a massive stimulus last year, the BOJ had no tools left to deploy.
— Interview on 13 March with Japan's Jiji news agency, as reported by Reuters
Koichi Hamada
The Bank of Japan can double its annual pace of bond accumulation to 100 trillion yen ($985 billion) to give fresh impetus to the economy after next month's sales-tax increase, said an aide to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
"It's not taboo for the BOJ to double the goal of bond holdings," Koichi Hamada, 78, a retired Yale University professor who advises Abe on monetary policy, said in an interview yesterday in Tokyo. "The BOJ will be concerned about the real risk of being seen as financing debt, but drastic action is justified to pull Japan's economy out of 15 years of stagnation."
— Bloomberg, 14 March 2014 — about an interview on Bloomberg TV (see it here)
Japan is rapidly greying, buy they have the boldness of a youth. Perhaps that's a winning combination in the 21st century.
"Unless you expect the unexpected you will never find truth, for it is hard to discover and hard to attain."
— Heraclitus, the pre-Socratic "Weeping Philosopher" of Ionia
What comes next? The essence of experimentation is uncertainty about the outcome. That's a constant in human affairs. Confidence by scientists about the outcome is another constant, but often wrong.
Let's try another perspective. Almost every major economic development of the past 15 years has astonished us. Perhaps that's the tell, hinting of deep unseen structural changes taking place right now. Crowds are often poor at recognizing such things, oblivious to the early stages — until the realization hits us all almost simultaneously.
Stay alert. Be skeptical of confident forecasts. Tune in here for further developments.
(a) Posts about monetary stimulus:
The lost history of money, an antidote to the myths
A solution to our financial crisis — Among other things, large monetary action
Recommended: Government economic stimulus is powerful medicine. Just as heroin was once used as a powerful medicine.
The easy way to understand unconventional monetary policy
(b) Posts about our great monetary experiment:
Different answers to your questions about the momentous Fed decision to delay tapering, 20 September 2013
A Fed Governor speaks honestly to us about the costs and risks of our monetary policy, 18 January 2014
Wagering America on an untested monetary theory, 22 January 2014
What happens if the economy hits some rocks? Will the Fed stop the taper?, 9 February 2014
monetizing debt
Published 21 March 2014 17 November 2014
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16 thoughts on "Japan leads us into a new future, taking the next step in the great monetary experiment"
Great series of posts over the last few days, FM.
Only thing I can add is that although the Japanese experiments are exciting, the results so far (other than the stock market) are weak, particularly considering the vast amounts of money being thrown around.
Japan has very little reason not to gamble, if they put in too little stimulus, they are dead. If they put in too much stimulus they are dead; and the odds of getting it exactly right are slim. They are now down to the position of literally picking their financial poison.
My best guess is that the laws of financial gravity still apply. But I also agree with FM's comment on confident forecasts so I, for one, will continue to watch for future developments.
We certainly do live in INTERESTING times!
Pluto ,
I agree on all points. Some context might help understand this better.
Exports are up. Profits are up for the primo corps (I.e., those with large exposures, direct and indirect, to trade sectors). Asset prices are up.
Benefits to Japan's elites so far: big and bigger.
Effects on most of its people: falling real income.
So it's a win, in the terms that Japan's elites care about.
Your tongue seems firmly in cheek here, FM. I thought it was settled economics that "pushing on a string" doesn't do much to stimulate aggregate demand, absent large-scale government programs like the CCC to put people back at work…
Obligatory link to a paper originally published in the Journal of Econometrics: "Pushing on a string: US monetary policy is less powerful during recessions," Silvana Tenreyro, Gregory Thwaites, 12 November 2013.
I just report what the great and wise are doing, and the consequences of their possible success. I do not estimate their odds of success, let alone forecast the outcome. I'll leave that for folks at higher pay grades, or with more self-confidence.
As for the state of the economic literature, there are a great body of papers on both sides. Rest assured that the Governors of the major central banks are advancing behind a reasonable force of data and theory.
It is an experiment.
This monetary experiment is nothing new, it was used at any war time. Difference is purpose.
At WWII time this same monetary policy was used to finance war spending, this time nobody is using this new money.
But if government is using this new money with purpose to employ people and increase living standard with war like wigor then it would not be even noticed. We need this monetary experiment to use it in a war-economy type for employment. Government would redistribute this money into economy just as it did in times of large scale wars.
Another thing is effect on inequality, it is marginal, low tax is what is creating inequality and monetary experiment is just slightly increasing inequality, this money is still in banks, it is not reaching the economy so the effects are marginal.
Money from QE is not entering the economy, it piles up at banks. It is also what Krugman says Nobody Could Have Predicted, Monetary Edition March 19, 2014 NYT
It's actually kind of amazing. In the exchange Brad highlights, Marvin Goodfriend says, how could you expect anyone to predict that reserves would just pile up and not be lent out — nothing like that had happened since the 1930s. And Larry White then adds that it was all sterilized because the Fed paid a whopping 0.25 percent interest rate on reserves.
Gosh. We had just had the worst financial crisis since, um, the 1930s. Why would anyone possibly think that 30s experience was relevant? I'm thinking, I'm thinking.
And you know, that experience — and specifically the collapse of the money multiplier when you hit the zero lower bound — had been extensively discussed in this 1998 paper (pdf). The author even included a figure showing what happened:
"This monetary experiment is nothing new, it was used at any war time."
A reading FAIL, as usual. As I have said in all the posts about this — which I have pointed out to you, and you obtusely ignore — what's different with this experiment is its scale. Magnitudes matter.
As for the middle part of your comment, you're wrong. But then you have demonstrated a near-total misunderstanding of these matters, and refusal to learn. So there's no point to bother further.
Your belief is also contradict by the many central bankers and economists who have made similar statements to mine.
Please, ask others on who is failing at reading. you or me.
It seems like you are projecting extraordinarily.
Do you dare to ask others who is failing here?
Your comments consist largely of assertions, a large fraction of which are false. My replies are mostly factual, which you ignore. As we have here.
I said: "I have said in all the posts about this what's different with this experiment is its scale." I never said that monetary experiments like this were unique. If you disagree, I can give quotes supporting this — if you promise to apologize and stop making stuff up. It's a simple matter of fact. Not opinion.
I really have no idea what should i apologize for.
It is you who attacked my comment with assertions, without any indication why and why you discard my proof that QE is ineffective at anything and ineffective at inequality producing which is your assertion from post. Piling at banks is proof for my assertion that QE is inefective at anything. Level of reserves is piling up of QE. Is that what you question?
Inequality, which is creating New America has been rising since 1970's, blaming it on QE seems desperate.
Your reply to me is in line with "respect my authoritay". First insult from me to you. While you abused your authority to insult me repeatedly by rejecting my references and then claiming that i present no references. Insulting and abusive.
You owe me apologies, multiple ones.
Please, stop this agressive authority, don't you see that it caused the fall in comment numbers?
" really have no idea what should i apologize for."
Yes, that's my point. You make up stuff, reply to things I never said, sometimes give rebuttals to the exact opposite of what I said. Sad, really.
As I have suggested so often, reply to quotes. That might tether you to reality. You might find it enlightening.
With respect, both Jordan and FM are completely incorrect here. WW II didn't just use fiscal expansion — it gave people jobs. You may have seen films of all those men and women working in giant wartime factories manufacturing tanks, bombers, artillery shells, building ships and freighters. That is what stimulated aggregate demand during WW II — jobs, jobs, and lots more jobs. What's more, those were high-paying jobs, not minimum wage part-time junk jobs at a fast food burger joint. (Fast food burger joints didn't exist yet in WW II anyway.)
The combination of fiscal stimulus plus immense employment kick-started aggregate demand because when those workers came home from their factory shifts, they had plenty of money in the bank to buy things in stores.
By contrast, today the fiscal stimulus simply bulldozes lots of money into banks. But the money stops there. The banks don't loan it out because most U.S. banks are insolvent and need to pay down their debts and in any case the banks have been so badly burned by liar loans during the subprime real estate bubble that their lending standards have become impossibly high. Any money that does trickle down to the consumers doesn't get spend in stores because consumers are also in debt and desperately need to pay down their underwater home loans or their staggering college loans or their crushing 35% credit card debt.
States are also underwater, bleeding red ink because tax revenues have collapsed. So states aren't spending money either — any cash that comes in to a state treasury today gets plowed in reducing the state's chronic deficit.
So consumers and business, individual states and the federal government, are all bleeding red ink. Keynes pointed out that the solution here isn't to reduce interest rates since we're already at the zero lower bound and the solution also isn't merely to dump cash from the central bank into the banks, because unless there's aggregate demand and a healthy economy the banks quite sensibly won't loan the money out (because they realize that consumers are under water and can't pay back the loans they already have, much less new money loaned to them by a bank).
Wasn't this the point of Keynes' oft-cited suggestion that if all else fails, the government would be best advised to bury bottles of cash in the ground and then employ people to dig them up?
"With respect, both Jordan and FM are completely incorrect here. WW II didn't just use fiscal expansion — it gave people jobs. "
Why does nobody reply using quotes. It's boring to reply to made up stuff. I never said anything remotely like the "US didn't just use fiscal expansion". That's as daft as Jordan's assertion that I said this monetary experiment (i.e., expansion of the Fed's balance sheet) is something new.
The Fed did monetize debt during WWII, as one of the many fiscal and monetary tools used by the government. This is nothing new. The WW2 monetization was big, but not as large as the Fed's balance sheet expansion since the crash — in terms of either dollars (now $800 billion to $3.8 trilion) or percent increase (now almost 5x).
Why is this so difficult to understand? It's very basic history.
I will be flabbergasted if Japan's I've-drunk-the-kool-aide Keynesian experiment works. Think of a household or any other entity that goes too deep in debt. It can buy time by rolling the debt over (if its credit is still good), but, sooner or later, it must divert income from consumption and investment to debt repayment, forcing household members to reduce their standard of living. When a country as a whole must reduce consumption and investment to increase debt repayment (and private savings, without which long term economic growth eventually will stall due to insufficient funds for investment), GDP must either contract or slow to a crawl. I have tried to look at the Keynesian bag of tricks from escaping this cold mathematical equation from every angle, yet I can see nothing but techniques for postponing the inevitable.
A household might wiggle out of its predicament by bringing in more income, and Keynesianism aims to replicate this by boosting GDP growth, but a cutting edge economy that is not playing economic catch-up just cannot grow unusually fast for very long. Thus, for the past 200 years, real *per capita* GDP growth has averaged only 2% per year. (Of course, population growth boosts total GDP growth above the per capita level, but it does not enhance the purchasing power of the average household.) It is not realistic to think a developed country like Japan or the US can manipulate the per capita production of useful goods and services beyond the long run average for very long by means of monetary and fiscal shell games.
Let us take money printing. The Treasury could mail million dollar checks to every household in America. Short term, it would eliminate private debt, eliminate poverty and welfare dependence, and send consumer spending and business profits through the roof. But, a little down the road, there would be hell to pay. Monetary and fiscal shell games are nothing but the naive search for a free lunch, the economics equivalent trying to invent a perpetual motion machine, and QE on any scale (formerly known as monetary inflation, as distinct from, but related to, price inflation) is just an opaque or "back door" method of financial redistribution with delayed after effects. A more honest, transparent, and less economically distorting means to the same end would be to hike taxes and to transfer the increased tax revenue to the politicians' favorite debtors. Done directly, everyone would see this strategem for what it really is–not a miracle, but a sleight of hand trick. Even the lawyers we elect to run Congress would understand it then.
WW2 was only an apparent exception. Government debt went up, but private debt was reduced more than enough to offset it, and it is private debt that is the bigger drag on the economy, although this is not to minimize the problem of excessive public debt either. People went back to work, mostly at low-paying jobs, making bombs and bullets and other things that did not raise the public's overall standard of living. It was "workfare" on a massive scale. Wage and price controls were used to contain inflation, while consequent shortages were "avoided" by strict rationing, which forced workers to channel more of their discretionary income into debt repayment and increased private savings, which, in turn, laid the foundation for an economic takeoff after the war. At the same time, America's age demographics, which had been unfavorable during the 1930's, began to change in ways that favored economic growth about the time we entered WW2. Meanwhile, we, with some help from the other side, destroyed the productive economic base of our potential trade rivals, which gave us a quarter century of consistent trade surpluses that boosted our GDP. Uncle Sam dealt with the post-war public debt burden by slashing federal spending and federal employment, and by "financial repression," ie, keeping interest on new government debt below the rate of inflation. But investors had few better options for investing their money because the rest of the world was either a shambles, falling under Communism, or a pre-industrial backwater. Also, the technology of the period was much less conducive to easy capital mobility than today. We also had lots of cheap energy because we were the "Saudi Arabia" of the age, and the Texas Railroad Commission effectively determined the world price of crude oil. That is the real story of America's WW2 "Keynesian miracle," and it cannot easily be repeated.
While you make many sound points, your analysis rests on a severe category error: macroeconomic analysis of a national economy or government is not like a household.
For example, see the paradox of thrift (best known from Keynes, but goes back to early 18thC).
Also, I wonder if Keynesian accurately describes Japan's economic policy since 1989. Perhaps it does describe Abenomics, but I'd like to an economist familar with Keynes rule on that.
You wrote: macroeconomic analysis of a national economy or government is not like a household.(end quote)
That is the classic Keynesian response to neoclassical critiques along the lines of "We can't spend ourselves rich," but it is just an alibi necessary to prevent Keynesianism from sounding silly. When I want to know *why* a national economy is not analogous to a household economy, the differences provided are either irrelevant or trivial. The true but unarticulated reason is that the Keynesian "pump priming" theory of economic resuscitation does not make sense when a national economy is analyzed like any other economic institution. Instead of a Newtonian presumption that the physics of earthly experience also apply to the celestial bodies, Keynesians like to imagine that, expanded to the national level, economics becomes more like subatomic physics where a whole different set of rules apply, and (some version of) their favored theory becomes the equivalent of quantum mechanics.
But exactly where does the household analogy breakdown, logically speaking? It doesn't.
I don't deny that there are some shortcomings in neoclassical theory, and I appreciate that Keynes made some valuable contributions in analyzing the economy in terms of aggregated behaviors, but I have yet to see anyone demonstrate that these aggregated behaviors do not have analogues at the household level. The historical origin of the "not like a household" dogma is that there is otherwise no defense to the "can't spend ourselves rich" critique.
Bottom line is this: are prolonged recessions/depressions due to deep-rooted psychological fears that people will overcome once government boldly steps in and substitutes government demand for private demand, creating a large (or so Keynes predicted) multiplier effect throughout the economy (In which case the household analogy really would be inadequate)?
Or are these prolonged downturns "balance sheet recessions," from which economies only permanently recover when they have reduced the aggregate level of debt and increased their savings (IOW, cleaned up their balance sheets), the model presupposed in the book _This Time Is Different_ (in which case the household analogy is perfectly viable?
(As an aside, I owe the term "balance sheet recession" to post-Keynesian economist Richard Koo, who accurately diagnosed Japan's ailment, but erroneously advocated QE as the cure. In 2002 he thought it was working, but now he concedes that QE has only short term benefits, just as the neoclassicals had always warned. I say, if overburdened balance sheets are the problem, then the solution is obvious: clean up the dadgum balance sheets!)
Returning to my main line of thought, I argue the latter, because it makes sense. The former is inadequate in the laboratory of experience (except during "routine" recessions which quickly bottom out before the effects of "stimulus" policies have time to kick in). For example, Obama's deficit spending was much more than enough to soak up 100% of estimated uninvested US savings, yet consumer spending did not return to the pre-recession level, and attempts to measure the multiplier effect suggested it was abysmally low, perhaps less than one. Keynesian theory says that much deficit spending, even if all they did was hire people to dig holes and fill them in again (I'm not making this up, I swear! This very example is used in the enthusiastic little biography, _The Age of Keynes_), it should have been sufficient to have the US economy firing on all cylinders long before now.
Rogoff is right: bite the bullet, pay down our debt and increase our savings, and we will recover without the need for Keynesian remedies of only short effect, just like many other countries before us that have found themselves in similar circumstances. Ditto, Japan, provided their extreme demographics don't hold them down. Just like a household, and not like sub-atomic physics. It is logical, and it is proven by experience. For examples, I refer you again to Rogoff's and Reinhart's splendid historical survey.
Meanwhile, look at China. Like Japan, they too had consulted with Richard Koo, who swears the Beijing leadership is the smartest ruling elite he has met anywhere in the world, and I have no reason to doubt him. But they used Keynesian policies to breeze through the Great Recession even though demand from their main export markets was falling off a cliff. It looked like a rip-roarin' Keynesian success story, but now they are faced with the largest real estate bubble in world history. Maybe the Chi-Com leadership is so smart it can engineer a soft landing–maybe–but if I were them, I would not be sleeping well at night.
Once again, there's no free lunch.
Oops! Left a couple of your points unaddressed. Briefly:
paradox of thrift: Keynes feared that some of the economy's savings would go uninvested, reducing aggregate consumption. I am sure this happens to some extent. It is similar to a household whose consumption falls when it increases its savings. The main difference is that at the national level, if savings are fully invested, then some people in the economy are benefitting from it immediately, but I don't think that difference discredits the analogy as a way to understand the paradox of thrift.
Yet whether the paradox of thrift actually has a non-trivial effect in the aggregate economy–except perhaps during rare balance sheet recessions–is questionable.
For a very skeptical take on the thrift paradox, see:
http://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/serials/files/cato-journal/1996/5/cj16n1-7.pdf
which points out the paradox of thrift was entirely dropped from the 14th edition of Neo-Keynesian Paul Samuelson's famous textbook. (Samuelson is the "father" of the Neo-Keynesian hybrid (part Keynesian, part Neo-classical) that dominates mainstream economic thought, at least in the Anglosphere.)
And, yes, Japan has pursued Keynesian policies since early in its post-1990 recession, although not always as aggressively as some Keynesians would like. It always seems to be like that, you know–no matter what you do in terms of deficit spending, artificially low interest rates, and money printing, if it doesn't work, then some Keynesian swears that you just didn't do enough of it. It's *never* enough. Was it Einstein who said that is the definition of insanity? When something is not working, just do more of it?
But I should note that Keynes himself warned against QE as a remedy. Stick with deficit spending, he said, because he feared inflation all his life. But eventually even the New Dealers' deificit spending became too much for him. What would he say if he could see what the entire world's leaders are doing today? And with so little to show for it? Would he still be a Keynesian? It was a beautiful theory. It just doesn't work.
But Abe is doubling down in desperation, and the bond market vultures are beginning to circle. Some of them have been waiting 20 years for this day to arrive–I exaggerate not; I was warned by a very savvy internet contact about the inevitable Japanese bond default in 1998, and I could not believe it then, yet here we are, and now they can smell the carcass.


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His full name was Hugh Ryan Conway.
Under the name of John Conway, he was a co-director, co-producer and actor. He was the father of the actor Pat Conway (together with Virginia Bushman).
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Flinders MP and Environment Minister Greg Hunt said he was thrilled to visit Dromana Primary School today as they participated in the 25th year of Schools Clean Up Day.
Minister Hunt said the school had done tremendous work rehabilitating the natural environment and making sure school grounds were kept free of rubbish.
"What the students have achieved at Dromana Primary is truly remarkable," Minister Hunt said.
"Talking to the environment captains at the school I can see their passion for rehabilitating bushland and reducing pollutants on the school grounds.
"This is the next generation of environmentalists and I know they will be the ones to continue the good work that has already been achieved in conservation and land management."
Principal Bruce Mesley said every day was school clean-up day at Dromana Primary.
"Our students make a conscious effort every day to keep the school free from rubbish, reduce waste and recycle to ensure our environment is the best it can be," Mr Mesley said.
"It is great to see the students putting what they have learnt into practice and taking a serious interest in the preservation of our natural environment."
Minister Hunt said this Sunday people around the country would roll up their sleeves to take part in Clean Up Australia Day.
"This is an opportunity for us all to tackle waste and litter in our local communities and help to keep Australia beautiful," Minister Hunt said.
"The Australian Government supports the fantastic work done by the Clean Up Australia campaign with $300,000 over three years in funding from our National Landcare Programme."
Last year's Clean Up Australia Day was a great success with more than 533,500 volunteers across Australia collecting over 13,708 tonnes of rubbish from clean-up sites across the country.
"This is a fantastic effort and it shows that by working together we can make a real difference to keep Australia clean," Minister Hunt said.
"This year we hope to see a lot of new faces joining forces to help clean up, especially the younger generation whether it is through their school or in their local community."
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Upon first glance, frontman William Beckett may look like just another musician rolling through on just another tour. But, to take The Academy Is… or William Beckett at face value would be your greatest mistake. What you don't know about this band is their intensity for every song they write, their passion for their fans, and their ongoing effort and competitive spirit to outperform themselves night after night.
The Academy Is.. (William Beckett on vocals, Adam Siska on bass, Michael Guy Chislett on guitar, Andy "The Butcher" Mrotek on drums and Mike Carden on guitar) recently released their latest effort titled Santi on Fueled By Ramen Records. For fans looking for Almost Here, Part Deux, you're not going to get that. Santi offers up raw, in your face songs from track to track. Not quite as polished as Almost Here, Beckett offers up a reason for that – "It doesn't sound like it's been run through a computer, no auto-tuning and all that. Most of what you hear on the record is one, two, or three takes." Not something you hear too often in today's high tech age of endless gadgets and tools to perfect ones craft but a definite breathe of fresh air to music fans that are sick of albums driven solely by protools and not by soul.
William Beckett's confidence soars throughout Santi and the addition of Michael Guy Chislett is a blessing that Beckett refers to as the fifth point on their creative star; the puzzle piece they've been missing. Not to cast a shadow on the rest of the band, they're no slouches either; in fact, it's drummer Andy Butcher who's brainchild Bulls In Brooklyn is being compared to T-Rex in review after review. Sure, some of TAI's fans may have never even heard of T-Rex, but it's this comparison which may drive new fans to take a chance on TAI, and believe me, all you need to do is take the chance, they'll do the rest to pull you in hook, line and sinker!
The Academy Is… is currently out on the Honda Civic Tour with the likes of Fall Out Boy, Cobra Starship, +44, and Paul Wall. William Beckett recently sat down with TWRY Staffer Ellen to discuss the new album, the changes in the band over the past year, a personal look at some of the songs, and his very honest approach to writing, lyrics, and all things TAI.
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Fertitta Applauds Business Council for Supporting Griffo/Morelle Bill to Legalize MMA
Lorenzo Fertitta, UFC® Chairman & CEO, today applauded the Business Council of New York State (BCNYS) for issuing a "memo in support" of A.2604 (Morelle) / S.2159 (Griffo), to legalize mixed martial arts (MMA) in New York State.
"I want to thank the leadership of the Business Council for recognizing that legalizing MMA in New York – the last place in North America where professional MMA is illegal – would provide a new economic boost to New York," Fertitta said. "As the Business Council recognizes in its memo, legalizing and regulating MMA in New York 'will bring much needed economic activity to New York's sports and entertainment venues, hospitality industry and generate additional revenues for the State and local governments.'
"I've said it before but I want to say it again to be clear, the UFC is prepared to demonstrate its commitment to our New York fans, who've waited longer for legal professional MMA than our fans in any of the other 49 states. We are prepared to launch the most intense and epic series of major events over the next three years that the Empire State has ever seen," Fertitta said.
"If New York legalizes and properly regulates MMA in 2015, the UFC will hold a minimum of four events per year for the next three years. Yes, we will hold events in New York City – our fighters and our fans have been clamoring for the Garden and the new Barclays Center – but we are also looking forward to hosting at least three events annually in Upstate cities, where we will smash local box office records and bring in fans from Canada and states throughout the northeast," Fertitta said.


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Dr David Goss, Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, Chesapeake, Suffolk, VA // Services // Spine // Spine Procedures // General Spine // Adult Scoliosis Correction
What is Adult Scoliosis?
Adult scoliosis is the abnormal curvature of the spine giving the spine an "S" or "C" shape in a skeletally mature person. Larger curves cause discomfort while smaller curves usually do not cause any problems. In most cases, the exact cause remains unknown. However, adult scoliosis can develop as a result of:
Untreated childhood scoliosis
Inherent, age-related changes occurring in the body
Certain diseases affecting the spine
What are the Symptoms of Adult Scoliosis?
Scoliosis can lead to physical deformities such as humpback, prominence of the ribs, uneven shoulders, tilting of the trunk to one side and head, not in the center position. It also causes altered gait, spinal instability and rigidity. Pain is the predominant symptom in patients suffering from scoliosis. A compression of the spinal nerve root can result in lower limb weakness along with numbness or tingling sensation. This may hamper coordination and balance with difficulty in movement, standing or sitting. Occasionally, compression of the lower spinal nerves can also lead to difficulty in urination and defecation. This requires immediate medical care. In severe cases, lung and heart (cardiopulmonary) function can be affected.
How is Adult Scoliosis Diagnosed?
A diagnosis of adult degenerative scoliosis involves:
A detailed medical and family history of the patient
Neurological examination with testing of reflexes to evaluate muscle weakness, sensitivity, and other signs of neurological injury
Physical examination to evaluate movements at the spine and leg length measurements
Diagnostic imaging techniques such as X-rays, CT scans, MRI scans and myelography, may also be used to improve the accuracy of diagnosis.
Most patients with adult scoliosis do not require surgery. Non-surgical treatment includes analgesics and anti-inflammatory medications, braces, spinal injections, and physical therapy. Simple lifestyle modifications such as improved nutrition, smoking cessation and regular exercise may also help in the management of scoliosis.
Surgery is recommended for patients who fail to respond to non-surgical treatment or the curvature progresses and becomes greater than 45-degrees, or cardiopulmonary complications occur.
The surgery repairs the abnormal curvature of the spine and stops the curve from getting worse. The surgery utilizes rods, bars, wires, screws, and other types of medically designed hardware to straighten the spine. These are fixed to the vertebrae involved in the curve and the correction is performed. Removal of the intervertebral disc (discectomy) and fusion of the involved vertebrae may also be performed during the surgery. Fusion fuses the involved vertebrae permanently into a single solid bone by placing bone grafts or bone graft substitutes in between the affected vertebrae.
There are different surgical approaches to repair the spinal deformity. The choice of the approach depends on the type of scoliosis, location of the curvature of the spine, ease of approach to the area of the curve and the preference of the surgeon.
Adult Scoliosis correction surgery is relatively safe and usually provides excellent results
What are the Associated Risks and Complications?
Possible complications after scoliosis repair surgery may include:
Nerve damage causing muscle weakness
Respiratory or lung problems causing difficulty in breathing
Spine infection
Failure of the bone to join together
Blood loss requiring transfusion
Blockage of the intestine may occur
Gallstones may occur
Movement of the metal hooks placed in the spine
Pseudarthrosis, a painful condition occurring as a result of non-healing of the bone effusion, and a false joint grows at the site
Blood clot formation in the legs, a rare but dangerous condition if the clots dislodge and travel up to the lungs. (pulmonary embolism)
Pain at the bone graft site
Physical therapy is advised after surgery to evaluate posture, muscle strength, and flexibility and design an exercise program suitable for the patient that helps to control pain and improve the disability.


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News programmes have abruptly turn out to be hot property and are vying for attention with different widespread programmes telecast in several channels. When disaster strikes, be it a mass shooting, a terrorist assault, or a deadly storm, broadcasters attempt to strike a stability between making a living from the surge in on-line viewers and managing advertisers' reluctance to be seen alongside tragic information.
But, in a more intensive investigation of TELEVISION broadcasters' online news sites in the United States, Pitts lamented: the vast majority of stations provide text-solely tales, thus failing to make use of the multimedia capabilities of the web" (2003, p. 5). Of their in depth investigation of European on-line journalism, van der Wurff and Lauf (2005) found that print newspapers were as much about multimedia as on-line newspapers.
Women Information Community (WNN) provides in-depth worldwide women's information not found in odd media protection. Shivji insists that in an effort to perceive forces of change in the lives of African people emphasis should be placed on inspecting the sources of company within African communities.
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Q: Respecting GROUP BY Clause in a MySQL SUB-QUERY I have a query which returns some figures from a table of sales data. The table contains data for a number of different sales managers. I need to return data for the individual managers and also some calculated figures.
One of the figures I'm trying to get at involves a subquery. Getting the figures for each individual manager is fine and works well. The problem occurs when I am trying to get a figure which involves the use of a subquery. It seems that, though the outer query uses a group by clause to separate out individual salespeople, the subquery operates on the entire set.
Sample Data
name | Amount | Sell_at | Profit
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Fred | 1      | 3.99    | 0.99
Joe  | 2      | 10.50   | 5.00
Fred | 5      | 20.00   | 15.00
Joe  | 10     | 10.00   | 6.00

Desired result:
name | Total Profit | < 50% | > 50%
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Fred |    75.99     | 0.99  | 75.00
Joe  |    71.00     | 60    | 10

SELECT
Account_Manager,
SUM(Profit * Amount) AS 'Total Profit'
(SELECT sum(Profit * Amount) from sales WHERE Profit * Amount / (Sell_at * Amount) < 0.5) AS '< 50%',
(SELECT sum(Profit * Amount) from sales WHERE Profit * Amount / (Sell_at * Amount) > 0.5) AS '> 50%'
FROM sales WHERE Invoice_Date = 'some date' GROUP BY Account_Manager

This gives me a row for each salesperson and their profit for that day, but the sub queries return figures totaled from the entire table. I could add a clause to the subquery WHERE in order to limit the result to the same date as the outer query, but ideally what I need to do really is to get the results for each individual salesperson.
Am I on the right track or is there another way I should be approaching this?

A: From your sample data and desired results it appears you only need a conditional aggregate:
select  Name, sum(amount * profit) as TotalProfit,
    Sum(case when Profit * Amount / (Sell_at * Amount) < 0.5 then Profit * Amount end) as '<50%',
    Sum(case when Profit * Amount / (Sell_at * Amount) > 0.5 then Profit * Amount end) as '>50%'
from t
group by name

A: The expression:
Profit * Amount / (Sell_at * Amount)

is equivalent to just:
Profit / Sell_at

Use it in a CASE expression to perform conditional aggregation:
SELECT Account_Manager,
       SUM(Amount * Profit) as TotalProfit,
       SUM(CASE WHEN Profit / Sell_at < 0.5 THEN Profit * Amount END) `< 50%`,
       SUM(CASE WHEN Profit / Sell_at > 0.5 THEN Profit * Amount END) `> 50%`
FROM Sales
WHERE Invoice_Date = 'some date'
GROUP BY Account_Manager;

You should also check for the case that Profit / Sell_at is equal to 0.5.
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A: If you want to classify the rows based on their percentile, then use window functions.  Let me assume that you want to know who is above and below average:
SELECT Account_Manager,
       SUM(Profit * Amount) AS Total_Profit,
       (CASE WHEN SUM(Profit * Amount) > AVG(SUM(Profit * Amount)) OVER ()
             THEN 'Above average'
             WHEN SUM(Profit * Amount) < AVG(SUM(Profit * Amount)) OVER ()
             THEN 'Below average'
             ELSE 'Average'
        END) as relative_position
FROM sales
WHERE Invoice_Date = 'some date'
GROUP BY Account_Manager;

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DI People: Comerica, Bank of Texas, Kimberly-Clark, and More Make Executive Moves
In this weekly roundup of executive moves in North Texas, you'll also find news from Wingstop, the City of Dallas, Caddis, Access Physicians, Fort Worth Now, and others.
by Alex Edwards • May 29, 2020
Across North Texas, companies are promoting and hiring people to take on leadership positions within their organizations.
Dallas Innovates covers prominent personnel moves in Dallas-Fort Worth businesses and nonprofits—from the newest startups to well-established companies. Here are the people moves tied to innovation and technology in the region.
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Comerica Asset Management Group gets a new chief investment officer
John Lynch has been named chief investment officer of Comerica Asset Management Group by Dallas-headquartered Comerica Incorporated.
Comerica Asset Management Groupis the investment management division of Comerica.
The financial services company said that Lynch will be in charge of Wealth Management's investment and asset management businesses, investment research and strategic asset allocation. And, he will chair the Wealth Management Investment Policy Committee.
Lynch has more than three decades of experience, most recently serving as chief investment strategist with LPL Financial. He's also held roles at Wells Fargo and Wachovia.
Mandy Austin to lead Dallas market for Bank of Texas
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Oklahoma-based BOK Financial Corporation announced that Mandy Austin has been promoted to market president at Bank of Texas in Dallas.
The financial services company said Austin joined Bank of Texas back in 2006. She started as a member of the management training program and quickly rose in the Corporate Banking group, most recently serving as Corporate Banking manager.
In her new role, Austin will head operational and business development efforts for Bank of Texas and its lines of business for parent company BOK Financial. BOK Financial said Dallas is its fastest growing market, with around 500 employees.
"This is an exciting announcement for Bank of Texas," Norm Bagwell, EVP, BOK Financial Regional Banking and CEO at Bank of Texas, said in a statement. "Mandy is a natural leader with impressive banking skills and experience. She is uniquely qualified to help deliver the entirety of our offerings to the Dallas region."
Kimberly-Clark names Gustavo Ghory its chief supply chain officer
Gustavo Ghory
Gustavo Ghory has joined Dallas-based Kimberly-Clark Corporation as senior vice president and chief supply chain officer, effective July 1.
Ghory will be responsible for: procurement, manufacturing, transportation, continuous improvement, sustainability, and quality, safety and regulatory operations. He joins the global personal care corporation with more than 35 years of experience in the consumer products goods industry, previously working at Procter and Gamble and SmarterChains.
"Gustavo is an outstanding global leader and I am confident that his extensive experience will help us improve the value we deliver from our world class global supply chain operations," Chairman and CEO Mike Hsu said in a statement.
Wingstop appoints a chief technology officer
Stacy Peterson Androes
Dallas-headquartered Wingstop Inc, which operates and franchises more than 1,400 locations globally, has made Stacy Peterson Androes its chief technology officer.
Androes previously served as chief experience officer, but departed Wingstop in 2019. She returns as CTO to "fortify digital investments domestically and expand the strategy to international markets as the brand continues to scale and grow." Wingstop has a goal to digitize 100 percent of transactions.
"We're thrilled to welcome Stacy back to Wingstop," Chairman and CEO Charlie Morrison said in a statement. "Stacy laid the digital foundation for the incredible growth we've experienced over the past five years and is widely-recognized in the industry as being a digital pioneer. Under Stacy's leadership, we will continue innovating in the tech space and capitalize on the incredible momentum we've seen recently as a result of our digital investments."
Baylor Scott And White Dallas Foundation President moves to special advisor role
Baylor Scott and White Dallas Foundation announced that its president, Rowland "Robin" Robinson would be transitioning to a new role as special advisor.
MySweetCharity reported that during is tenure, Robinson helped make the Foundation's Celebrating Women one of the most-supported events.
Until a successor is announced, Baylor Scott And White Health Chief Policy And Community Affairs Officer Kristi Sherrill Hoyl will oversee day-to-day operations.
Dallas Mayor appoints a COVID-19 Health And Healthcare Access Czar
Kelvin Baggett
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson has made Dr. Kelvin Baggett the the COVID-19 Health and Healthcare Access Czar for the City of Dallas.
Reported by CBSDFW, Mayor Johnson was frustrated about the lack of coronavirus testing available in the city. It will be Dr. Baggett's role to work with Dallas County, the city hospitals, the private sector, faith leaders, academic institutions and the task force on economic recovery.
He is a physician trained in public health and business who currently serves as managing director of Posterity Capital Group and senior advisor to Pharos Capital Group.
The intent is to ensure all communities have access to testing and background tracing. "This is an all hands on deck situation and it has been from the start," Mayor Johnson said.
Caddis gets a new leader
Lance M. Hardenburg
Dallas-based healthcare real estate investment firm Caddis has made Lance M. Hardenburg managing partner following the news that former CEO Jason Signor left to pursue other opportunities.
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Hardenburg joined the company in 2017 as Executive Vice President and General Counsel and was most recently the Chief Operating Officer of Caddis.
Hardenburg will manage the day-to-day real estate portfolio and will be an internal advisor to management and leadership.
"It's been a privilege to help guide Caddis into a nationally recognized healthcare real estate investment firm since its inception and I'm honored to take on a new role to further the firm's trajectory," said Hardenburg via release. "Under the guidance of executive leadership, our talented team is very well positioned strategically. We are enthusiastic and confident about the future of our organization."
Prior to his work with Caddis, Hardenburg spent more than two decades as a transactional attorney with Hallett & Perrin, P.C. and Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP.
Access Physicians CMO named to committee
Dr. Saurin Patel
The Texas Medical Association has added Dr. Saurin Patel, chief medical officer at Access Physicians, to its Committee on Physician Distribution and Health Care Access.
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The group studies the healthcare workforce and its impact on access while promoting healthcare careers.
"I'm honored to be appointed to this committee to be a part of vital work to analyze health care workforce trends and bring telemedicine as one solution to the forefront," said Patel via release. "From my work with Access Physicians, I know firsthand how medically underserved areas can be transformed through the power of telemedicine. Increasing the number of specialists takes years, and that is time that underserved areas do not have. Telemedicine puts specialty care in those communities today."
The committee analyzes the distribution of healthcare workers when compared to demographics and disease incidence, encourages practice opportunities in underserved areas, and targets minority students and those in rural areas to educate them about health careers.
"Dr. Patel embodies the values of service, leadership and clinical excellence that Access Physicians is founded on," said Dr. Chris Gallagher, CEO of Access Physicians via release. "His contribution to the Committee on Physician Distribution and Health Care Access will be invaluable."
Earlier this year, Patel was appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to the Governor's Broadband Development Council, which is intended to provide rural areas increased access to broadband internet.
Fort Worth Now appoints a director and task force
Jarratt Watkins
Fort Worth Business Press reported that Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price made Jarratt Watkins director of Fort Worth Now.
For the timebeing, Watkins will take a leave of absence from his practice at Kelly Hart & Hallman.
Fort Worth Now is an economic recovery and growth task force that is currently leading the community's response to COVID-19. The group intends to stabilize and restore local businesses. In his new role, Watkins will lead daily operations.
"This is a public-private partnership spearheaded for the next year of economic recovery and growth initiative," Price said during teh announcement. "As COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on businesses, our way of life, and our economy, Fort Worth Now will lead a strategic effort to not only recover Fort Worth businesses, but to take Fort Worth to new economic heights."
Reddy Vineyards adds an executive winemaker
Lood Kotze
Lood Kotze has joined Reddy Vineyards, a pioneer of Texas grape powers, as executive winemaker and viticulturalist.
Kotze joins Reddy from a custom winery in Sonoma, California. He's a veteran of the industry, having worked with wine for 16 years.
Centennial appoints Chuck Taylor to SVP of client services
Dallas-based Centennial Real Estate has made Chuck Taylor its senior vice president of client services to launch a new third-party services division.
The new division is intended to deliver property and asset management and leasing and marketing services to shopping center owners and investors. Taylor, who has more than three decades of relevant experience, previously worked at Madison Marquette.
CrossFirst Bankshares makes moves
George F. Jones Jr. has handed off the role of CEO and president at CrossFirst Bankshares Inc. to Mike Maddox, the CEO and president of CrossFirst Bank.
With the move, Jones will become vice chairman.
BPSJET names new CFO
Erik Cooper
Southlake-based BPS Just Energy Technology LLC has made Erik Cooper its new chief financial officer, rounding out its senior leadership team.
In his role, Cooper will oversee finance and accounting corporate functions. He has around 20 years of experience, previously working in capital markets, corporate banking, corporate development, acquisitions, investment banking, and strategic planning.
"BPS JET is growing at a dynamic rate, and Erik's experience in financial operations and background in agriculture and technology make him a great fit for our executive leadership team," Bravis Brown, CEO of BPSJet, said in a statement. "We were impressed with Erik's principled approach, and he will prove critical to seizing on opportunities ahead of us and help us reach our long-term vision. More than that, Erik's character and integrity make him an ideal match for our company culture."
Kibo adds a chief operating officer
Dallas cloud commerce innovator Kibo has made Brian Wilson its new chief operating officer.
In his new role, Wilson will oversee customer success to ensure that Kibo continues delivering highly personalized end-to-end customer experiences. Kibo said he will also lead post-sale implementation and delivery, professional services, support and customer renewals.
"We are extremely fortunate to have an outstanding, seasoned executive of Brian's caliber on the Kibo leadership team," CEO David Post said in a statement. "Brian exemplifies Kibo's core value of 'customers for life' as demonstrated throughout his career accolades—this makes him the perfect champion for client success. I know Brian will be a tremendous leader as we continue to not only provide the industry's leading cloud commerce solutions but serve as a strategic partner to our valued customers."
Wilson brings more than two decades of client enablement leadership in enterprise software to the company. Most recently, he was vice president of services and support and SVP of customer success at Zenoss.
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Although December has many busy shopping days, many in-game currencies prices in our monthly RMT Roundup roster are very stable. The average discrepancy rate is even lower than 15%. However, SWTOR US Credits and WoW Gold are different from others. SWTOR US Credits price had been increasing rapidly since the first week resulted in a total of 40% increase in price. World of Warcraft Gold might not have had a significant price increase compared to SWTOR, but its price never stopped changing even for a single day.
The decline of ArcheAge Gold price in November has completely stopped since the first week of December. After that, its price stayed in almost the same range until the end of the month. It is predicted that ArcheAge Gold price should be in this range for a few months before its next minor patch update. The cheapest was on December 14, 2015 which is 2,000 ArcheAge gold for (US) $33.13 and the most expensive was on December 28, 2015 for $34.32. The difference rate was a minor 3.59%.
The total EVE Online ISK price was slightly lower than the previous month. However, the Vanguard update since October was still in effect. EVE ISK price was fluctuating at a rate of 5% for the whole month. It's expected to be within this rate in January but will be more stable. The cheapest was on December 18, 2015 which is 2bn EVE ISK for $35.47 and the most expensive was on December 29, 2015 for $37.57. The discrepancy was at 12.14%.
Final Fantasy XIV gil price was suddenly around 12% more expensive in the last week of December after being in the range of $17.5 USD per 5mn gil for the whole month. One possible factor might come from their Free Login Campaign. FFXIV gil price should not change much in January. The cheapest was on December 11, 2015 which is 5mn FFXIV gil for $17.46 and the most expensive was on December 28, 2015 for $19.58. There was a 12.14% difference.
Guild Wars 2 Gold price in December was quite similar to FFXIV. There was a sharp increase after being in the same range for several weeks. However, this time there was a 15% increase which occurred during the 3rd week of December. It was actually the first price increase after its severe drop last month. GW2 Gold price should not be much different in January. The cheapest was on December 07, 2015 which is 500 GW2 gold for $25.83 and the most expensive was on December 28, 2015 for $30.25. The discrepancy rate was 17.11%.
After SWTOR US Credits had its most significant decline last month, it has been returning slowly and steadily to its original price. It reached the lowest point on December 11, 2015, $17.55 for 10mn Credits. Then, the price started to increase to as high as 15% per week. It is believed that the increase should cease soon when it is about $30 per 10mn Credits. The cheapest was on December 11, 2015 which is 10mn SWTOR US Credits for $17.55 and the most expensive was on December 30, 2015 for $24.45. The increase rate was as high as 39.32%.
As predicted in November 2015 RMT Roundup, Tera Gold price has slightly decreased in December. Starting from the 1st week, its price had been staying in the range of $25.95 per 20,000 TERA Gold. Surprisingly, Tera gold price had a 10% drop in the last week of December while other games had enjoyed high prices during this holiday weekend. There's a chance of Tera gold price getting lower again in January 2016. The cheapest was on December 30, 2015 which is 20,000 Tera Gold for $23.33 and the most expensive was on December 14, 2015 for $25.98. The discrepancy was at 11.36%.
WildStar released a special event called "Winterfest" which came with several features related to micro-transactions and public events. However, Winterfest did not have much impact on WildStar Gold price at all. For the whole month of December, WildStar gold had been mostly unchanging. Only in December 18, which was 2 days after the beginning of Winterfest, and in December 25 were the prices higher than in other dates. It's predicted that WildStar Gold price would be unchanged in January. The cheapest was on December 14, 2015 which is 5,000 gold for $49.95 and the most expensive was on December 25, 2015 for $53.76. The differences was minimal at 7.63%.
World of Warcraft gold price during December 2015 was totally different from other games in the roster for two reasons. First, it fluctuated widely. Its gold price never stayed the same even for a single day. The average fluctuation rate was about 5% daily. Second, it had the highest price on the first week while the lowest was on the last week. Since the World of Warcraft is still among the most popular MMORPGs in the world, it's possible that this fluctuation was from promotional campaigns from each shop that tried to drive sales as much as possible during this shopping month. It is believed that WoW Gold price in January should be quite similar to December, but far more stable. The cheapest was on December 30, 2015 which is 50,000 gold for $21.95 and the most expensive was on December 07, 2015 for $24.95. The discrepancy rate was 13.67%.


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Over a month after the passing of her son River Kelly Smith, country singer Granger Smith's wife Amber Smith is sharing a heartwarming moment.
As we reported, the three-year-old died in a devastating drowning accident at their family pool in Georgetown, Texas in early June, and it was shared by both parents at the time that they would "donate his organs so that other children will be given a second chance at life."
Related: Granger Smith Shares Details From Drowning Accident In Heartbreaking Video
On Sunday, the 37-year-old penned a lengthy caption on Instagram about their decision, sharing:
"I've always known I wanted to be a donor if anything were to ever happen to me. I just felt that if I had viable organs, why would I go into the ground with them? My spirit would be in Heaven, so why not save a life if I could? Never in a million years did I think I would be making that decision for my baby. When 3 different neuro specialists told us that River had 0% chance of brain recovery (yes 0, not 10 or 1%, 0) after shock and reality set in, I thought, how can we bury our sweet baby and not try to help others?"
A sweet father and son moment. / (c) Granger Smith/Instagram
Amber looked back on the difficult day where she and her husband made the decision to expedite the donation process so everyone could be at peace. She continued:
"His body is perfect, his organs are perfect, we had to do something. There are so many people waiting for an organ to save their lives. The doctors said donation was quite a process. We would have to search for viable recipients and it could take days. We knew River's spirit was in Heaven, but we couldn't bear to watch his tiny, earthly body be pumped full of all the medicines for 3 or more more days while they searched. They tried to expedite the process so our family could be in peace, told us they would take him back to operate the next morning, but we wouldn't know what organs could be used until after. With such a small body, organs had to be measured physically, not just by X-ray."
She reflected on their choice, and the difficult "walk of honor" they made with River in the Dell Children's Medical Center:
"I spent the night laying in bed with him, crying and talking to him while they kept running tests and taking blood. The next morning family and staff lined the hall for the 'walk of honor.' We told them River liked to go fast, so to honor him, they pushed him down that hall faster than they had ever pushed anyone. Granger and I held each other and cried."
The mother concluded her post by sharing she recently received notice two adults were saved because of River's organs, writing:
"We got the letter that our tiny, red-headed hero gave life to 2 adults. A 49 year old woman and a 53 year old man. I cried when we opened it. Cried out of sadness & cried out of love. I'm so proud to be River's mama and I'm so grateful to God that he gave him to us for those incredible 3 years. I pray these 2 recipients live healthy, joy filled, full throttle lives just like Riv. It was one of the hardest, yet easiest, decisions we've ever made. There are over 113,000 people waiting for transplants & 20 people die each day waiting. Go to OrganDonor.gov to see how you can help give life as well. ❤"
We continue to keep the Smith family in our thoughts and prayers.
[Image via Amber Smith/Instagram.]
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We don't deserve to mourn Govind Pansare until we end our culture of killing
The social reformer created a unique democratic course in which violence and hate was anathema.
Apoorvanand
Mar 03, 2015 · 12:30 pm
You can kill human beings but not their ideas. We hear this frequently, and did so again after the assassination of Govind Pansare. Yet this poetic sounding chant is poor consolation. What matters and what should matter is human life, people being able to live their lives to full potential. Comrade Pansare was denied this right.
As differing political voices stood united in his death, I did not find anything false in the shock and grief expressed by the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party. It was not a forced show of political formality.
After Pansare was shot, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis reacted immediately and humanely. He ordered Pansare to be airlifted to Mumbai, where a green corridor was created for his smooth transfer to Breach Candy Hospital. The chief minister knew well that if Pansare survives, he would spend the rest of his days opposing his politics. And yet, he tried his best to not let Pansare die.
Shiv Sena's mouthpiece Samana noted that Pansare's views on Shivaji were not shared by many but his contribution to Maharashtra's social life was multifaceted.
Pansare, in his life and death, created a unique democratic course for which violence and hate is anathema, and which can only be held together by empathy and understanding.
Life built on movements
He was known as Comrade Pansare, a long-time member of the Communist Party of India – but this is an inadequate description of him. He was a people's man, a true son of the Enlightenment, a universalist in these postmodern times who thought and fought for street vendors, newspaper hawkers, organised and unorganised labour, lawyers and teachers, women and Dalits. His last battle was against unfair toll tax. All struggling identities found in him a friend, a comrade.
It was a precious life, and the larger society he lived in should have taken care to preserve it. It was a life painstakingly built. Movements like the Samyukta Maharashtra Andolan and the Goan freedom struggle sculpted him. It was a life in which millions had a stake even if they did not know him personally.
It was a testimony to his impact on thousands of lives that he got the right to tell them that their Shivaji should not be viewed only as a Hindu king. In a land where a book on Shivaji by James Laine caused violence, Pansare's Shivaji Kon Hota found readers in lakhs. Not that he did not anger people. His recent talks, which featured Mahatma Gandhi's killing and Nathuram Godse's role in it, drew protests and threats.
Was Pansare then killed by people who hold Godse in high esteem and hate Gandhi? To whom did the killers belong? Or, when caught, would they be disowned by their families the way Godse was?
Obliteration of diversities
Let us not take names then. Let us say Govind Pansare has been lost to hatred and violence. To a culture which celebrates murders and educates people in a language of hatred. Which teaches people to see otherness with suspicion and tries to eliminate it using all means. Which teaches treachery, cowardice and not bravery. Which says kill but do not own up to your act. Which shelters killers and rapists and asks victims to forget and move on. I sometimes wonder how can a society go on living normally with the burden of so many deaths and rapes and brutality! Three thousand Sikhs in Delhi. More than two thousand in Gujarat. Three thousand and more in Nellie. A thousand in Bhagalpur? How many killers? Are they not living among us? We cohabit with killers and profess humanity.
A political culture which thrives on hate and suspicion is bound to give birth to murderers. Hate and violence has its own logic and dynamics. Al Qaeda can only produce an Islamic State. My mind goes seventeen years back, to a very different place and context: Chandrashekhar, my young friend, known popularly as the former president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union, was felled by the bullets of the henchmen of a local politician in Siwan, a small town of Bihar. We learnt later through his well-wishers that he could never have ordered this killing. Not in his wildest dreams. And yet, can he escape responsibility for Chandrashekhar's assassination even if the killing did not come from him directly?
In a larger, national context it must be realised by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray that you cannot wish to see Govind Pansare alive when the raison d'etre of your politics is creation of a uniform voice. You say that you want integration but you do it by devouring all diversities, forcing them to submerge themselves in you to create a larger unity.
Govind Pansare's murder can serve a useful occasion for all political, social and other organisations to create a consensus: Thou Shall Not Kill! Only then would we have a right to grieve over the loss of Govind Pansare.
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Dodgers: Bullpen is Slowly but Surely being Revived
By Hector Ponce
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 21: Kenley Jansen #74 of the Los Angeles Dodgers points to the sky after earning a save in the ninth inning of the game against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium on April 21, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
In 2017 one of the strengths of the Dodgers was their bullpen. Unlike 2017, the relievers had a rough start to the season and not even Kenley Jansen could avoid the bullpen woes. However, the bullpen is slowly but surely coming along.
The Dodgers had a forgettable start to the season. One of the major reasons for this was the very bad bullpen. The offense was slumping, and anytime they would mount a rally to get back in a game, the bullpen would promptly give the runs right back to the opposition. They would kill the momentum the Dodgers had and made the offense start back from square one.
The biggest problem was their lack of consistency. This bullpen was feast or famine to start the year. They would either dominate and not give up a run or let the flood gates open and let the opposing team create an insurmountable lead. As of late, the bullpen has begun to be less unpredictable and more productive as an entire unit.
There are, however, some outliers to this improvement. But, for the most part, the improvement is evident. We will take a look at the two biggest improvements in this bullpen. The first of which is the big dog in that bullpen. Kenley Jansen.
During April, Jansen held a 5.19 ERA and had two blown saves in 5 opportunities which surpassed the number of blown saves he had all of last season. The bullpen as a unit is better when the closer is performing. If Jansen struggles, the entire Dodger bullpen takes a hit. Specifically, the morale of the bullpen would be at a low with their best reliever struggling to close out games.
Luckily for this bullpen and the Dodgers Jansen looks like he has his form back. In May, he boasts a 0.64 ERA and is perfect in all 9 of his save opportunities. As the leader of this bullpen begins to take over, the rest of the bullpen is at ease and in a better mental state.
So what changes has Jansen made to see this vast improvement? No real change from what he was doing in 2017. Jansen's outings consist of him going out there and saying "This is my cutter I dare you to hit it "and in most cases, the hitter fails. In April of this season, he was not at his best.
His velocity was a problem, and if that was not bad enough, his cutters were not cutting. Jansen was going out there throwing 89 MPH fastballs over the heart of the plate. Not exactly a recipe for success in the MLB. He has since figured everything out and has looked like the 2017 version of Kenley Jansen as of late.
The second reliever who has seen a vast improvement since the beginning of the season is Scott Alexander. The man who was supposed to be a high leverage situation pitcher, faltered badly to start the season. After starting the season with a 6.97 ERA and more walks than he had strikeouts, he was sent to the minors to refine his delivery.
He has since returned to the big league squad and looked very good. The sinker ball pitcher has finally found the strike zone that was oh so elusive to him early on. That was his major flaw. When he is throwing strikes, he is a frustrating at-bat for anybody. He is not going to be a high strikeout guy, but the amount of weak contact he will produce is just as productive.
That sinker is filthy when he can keep it in the zone and make a pitch that is going to end in the lower half of the strike zone look like a center cut fastball. That pitch is useless if it starts as a ball and ends as ball. While in OKC he worked on being able to repeat his mechanics every pitch and it seems to have worked for the veteran left-hander.
Josh Fields also deserves some recognition here. He has been consistent all season long and his numbers in April and May are nearly identical. 2.19 ERA in both months the only difference is, Fields has lowered his WHIP from 1.05 to 0.89. He has improved and gained the trust of Roberts to pitch in higher leverage situations.
Pedro Baez had a minor improvement in the two months. Cingrani started very bad but has graduated to just bad in May. Meanwhile, JT Chargois has taken the biggest leap backward and turned what looked to be a promising start into a pitcher that is finding it tough to be trusted in the bullpen.
Finally, the Dodgers seem to have found yet another hidden gem when they acquired Erik Goeddel. He has been fantastic in this short stint with the club. He has yet to give up a run in his six appearances with the Dodgers this season. He is slowly moving up the chain and will get higher leverage situations as the season progresses if he continues to pitch the way he has.
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The bullpen had a forgettable start but is slowly starting to improve and become a very formidable group. This effort has been spearheaded by Kenley Jansen and Scott Alexander with their vast improvements. Only time will tell if this bullpen can continue to improve.


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History of the United States
How many shakers are there?
There is one active Shaker community in the United States, located in New Gloucester, Maine. Known to Shakers as "Chosen Land," the village is commonly referred to as Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village. As of 2010, there are three active members.
Sister Frances Carr was born 1927 in Lewiston, Maine. Sister Frances has lived with the Shakers since 1939. She acts as the senior Eldress of the village.
Brother Arnold Hadd, became a Shaker in 1978 at the of age 21. Originally from Springfield, Massachusetts, Brother Arnold acts as the Elder of the village.
Sister June Carpenter, 71, originally from Brookline, Massachusetts, converted at the age of 49. Sister June worked for many years in library sciences and still services the Village is that capacity.
Are there any shakers today?
Some, not many but there are some...
Did the shakers practice polygamy?
Precisely the opposite; the Shakers were against ANY sexual contact. Shakers didn't have children, although they could adopt.
Who are the shakers?
the shakers are a small religious section that was founded in machester,England, in 1747
When did the shakers invent the clothespin?
The Shakers invented the clothespin in the mid 1800's
What religious books do the shakers follow?
The founder of the Shakers, as a religious group, was formerly a Quaker. Both Quakers and Shakers use the Bible as their fundamental religious book.
What has the author Marguerite Frost written?
Marguerite Frost has written: 'About the Shakers' -- subject(s): History, Shakers 'The Shaker story' -- subject(s): History, Shakers
How did salt and pepper shakers become popular?
Salt and pepper shakers became popular after the Great Depression. The cost of making salt and pepper shakers was cheap.
How much for antique salt shakers?
Dutch girl caddy with salt and pepper shakers
What has the author Lucy Bowers written?
Lucy Bowers has written: 'Concise statements concerning the life and religious views of the Shakers' -- subject(s): Doctrines, Shakers 'Concise statements concerning the religious views of the Shakers' -- subject(s): Doctrines, Shakers
When did John Godber write 'Shakers'?
1985 and co-written with his wife, Jane Thorton
Do Shakers celebrate Christmas or Easter?
Shakers would celebrate Christmas. They no longer exist as a religion.
What were some of the reasons for the Shakers' economic success?
the shakers lived differently ,they had a different lifestyle this helped lower there day to day cost and they had many skills . so they could make what they needed.
Do the Shakers follow a vegetarian diet?
No, the Shakers did not follow a vegetarian diet. They had deep respect for the harvest and grew many different kinds of fruits and vegetables, but they also did eat some kinds of meat.
How did the shakers live?
Shakers lived as family units practicing a celebate,protestant,conversative,and communistic of life.
Are the shakers a cult?
Because a cult is defined as a religious group/activity, the Shakers are a cult because their community was a religious.
What are the ratings and certificates for Movers and Shakers - 1985?
Movers and Shakers - 1985 is rated/received certificates of: USA:PG
Are there any see through shakers to watch the drink be made?
Yes, shakers come in all shapes and sizes.
What has the author Daniel Fraser written?
Daniel Fraser has written: 'The divine afflatus' -- subject(s): Shakers 'A letter touching important principles' -- subject(s): Celibacy, Doctrines, Shakers 'Shaker theology' -- subject(s): Christianity, Doctrines, Shakers 'The music of the spheres' -- subject(s): Doctrines, Shakers
When were salt and pepper shakers first invented?
According to lore and possibly fact, salt shakers were invented about 1858 John Mason, the maker of the Mason jar. Pepper shakers came along about the same time.
Are there any shakers still living?
As of Spring 2010 there are just 3 living shakers at the Sabbath Lake Village in Maine.
What are the release dates for Movers and Shakers - 1985?
Movers and Shakers - 1985 was released on: USA: 3 May 1985
What are the release dates for Salt Shakers - 1938?
Salt Shakers - 1938 was released on: USA: 3 March 1938
What has the author Suzanne Skees written?
Suzanne Skees has written: 'God among the Shakers' -- subject(s): Shakers, Spirituality
What has the author Ken Burns written?
Ken Burns has written: 'The Shakers' -- subject(s): Documentary television programs, Shakers
Why did brother Wayne Smith leave the shakers?
The former Brother Wayne Smith, now simply Wayne Smith. left the Shakers to marry a woman who was a journalist and writing a story on the last living Shakers for the Boston Globe. The is a follow-up article about his leaving the Shakers and marrying her, also published in the Boston Globe.
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Baseball is a game of lots of ups and downs. It is a battle between the pitcher and batter.
The losses can be bitter. They happen all the time. Sometimes it is the last game. That is the worst kind of loss.
The real question is, "Did I learn"?
That is how you grow as a player. Chipper knew it.
It never feels good, but I've had a couple of heartbreakers where I could have won the game, but instead ended the season, … You learn from that.


A blend of modern, 90's and classic rock is at the core of "Edge of Oblivion".
Lyrically driven with a wide range of grooves and styles, Steven Whitaker takes you on a thought- provoking ride through the mind of a rocker who actually has something to say.
I am one of billions in my species.
and I will devastate without regret.
In many ways I am just like you.
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And then there was a new king of the stem. This gorgeous Rufous hummingbird is voraciously defending the stem. Some people call him the exorcist, because of his turned head. I just love his coloring and the intricacies of his feathers. Eventually, he too, was knocked off the stem.


The GeForce4 Ti was much spoken about already. Alexa Actionable Analytics for the Web. Abit got this one just right, and that might help them out when we get to the overclocking portion of the review. This card comes with Hynex memory modules of 4ns access time which corresponds MHz, but the memory works at MHz. There was a problem completing your request. Amazon Inspire Digital Educational Resources. There's a problem loading this menu right now.
Dell returns to the stock market after six years. Now, overclocked processors are everywhere, leaving many enthusiasts searching for a new frontier to conquer. See questions and answers.
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Now let's look at peculiarities of each card. Below are the cooling devices: Item is in your Cart. VSync was off, S3TC was off. Even the fact that on GeForce4 Ti based cards mounting holes are shifted further from the silhro because the NVIDIA recommended heatsink is quite big didn't make the company change the cooler. Learn more about Amazon Prime. Get fast, free shipping with Amazon Prime.
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To ascend further, one of the primary ways is to expand their product offerings. Since the quest for higher gaming frame rates so often drives the overclocking itch, taking on graphics cards seems like the next logical step. It's well seen on the previous photo that this card has very small dimensions. Palit didn't look for anything original and used a reference cooler. From a motherboard-only solutions provider, it now offers full-fledged Multimedia and upgrade solutions.
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'''
Dependencies
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-> Upgrade pip
        pip install pip --upgrade
-> install wand
        pip install wand
-> install PyPDF2
        pip install pypdf2

(I think that's it. But, if you have any problems, install the following too!)
*installed them in previous trials*

-> install ImageMagick , Ghostscript  >>> .exe   32-bit
        GhostScript : http://downloads.ghostscript.com/public/
        ImageMagick : https://wiki.python.org/moin/ImageMagick

'''

'''
HOW to use
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-> call convert(p1 , p2)
        p1 is a str = file name without .pdf
        p2 is optional -> int = resolution in dpi required
-> you can import this module in any script as usual
        from pdf2png import convert

'''

import PyPDF2
from wand.image import Image
import io
import os

'''
# source of pdf files
# set the directory absolute path .. 1- cd to whatever dir you want
                                     2- open python shell
                                     3- run os.path.abspath(os.getcwd())  this'll return the absolute path

'''
dir_abs_path="D:\\env\\project\\media"  # example

# optional : set a different dir to save to
# by default it will save to same dir of the pdf
save_abs_path = dir_abs_path

def convert(pdf_name, resolution=72):
    '''
    Saves each page from a specified PDF as a png image (pdf_name{page_index}.png)
    :param str pdf_name : PDF file name (in the same directory of this script)
    :param int resolution : resolution of the output png_s in DPI
    '''
    src_pdf = PyPDF2.PdfFileReader(open(os.path.join(dir_abs_path,pdf_name), "rb"))
    for i in range(src_pdf.getNumPages()):
        temp=pdf_page_to_png(src_pdf,i,resolution)
        temp.save(filename=os.path.join(save_abs_path,pdf_name+str(i)+'.png'))
    return src_pdf.getNumPages()

def pdf_page_to_png(src_pdf, pagenum = 0, resolution = 72,):
    '''
    Returns specified PDF page as wand.image.Image png.
    :param PyPDF2.PdfFileReader src_pdf: PDF from which to take pages.
    :param int pagenum: Page number to take.
    :param int resolution: Resolution for resulting png in DPI.
    '''
    dst_pdf = PyPDF2.PdfFileWriter()
    dst_pdf.addPage(src_pdf.getPage(pagenum))

    pdf_bytes = io.BytesIO()
    dst_pdf.write(pdf_bytes)
    pdf_bytes.seek(0)

    img = Image(file = pdf_bytes, resolution = resolution)
    img.convert("png")

    return img

# Example of converting exam.pdf located at the same direcory
# convert('exam')   # NOTE : default resolution is 72 dpi

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