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Why Politicians Are the Real Winners in Amazon's HQ2 Bidding War
For cities that lost like New Jersey, there may be more than one way to win. AP Photo/Seth Wenig
Now that Amazon has announced the winners of its competition to host its second headquarters, a question on many minds is whether it'll be worth the incentives offered.
We have a different question: Why did so many cities play Amazon's billion-dollar bidding game in the first place?
One media narrative has portrayed the leaders of losing locations as simply fooled by Amazon's ingenious scheme. Most of the 238 cities that made bids – offering lucrative tax and other incentives – really didn't have a shot because they didn't fulfill the basic requirements, such as access to skilled human capital, sufficient infrastructure and population density.
According to this view, their role was to provide competition, driving down the tax bill Amazon would eventually pay in the locations it had already selected for its own business reasons. They also provided Amazon with valuable data about what types of incentives they would need to provide in the future as it expands.
There is certainly merit to this narrative. Where we disagree is the notion that the politicians were simple dupes in a game they didn't fully understand. Rather, our research suggests it is far more likely they were willing participants.
Birmingham put large Amazon Dash 'buttons' all around town as part of its effort to lure the retailer's second headquarters. AP Photo/Brynn Anderson
A game of incentives
Amazon first unveiled its public competition for what has been dubbed "HQ2" last September.
The retailer gave interested city and state governments only two months to put together proposals for the opportunity to attract what Amazon described as a US$5 billion investment that would employ 50,000 workers.
Most states, and dozens of cities, jumped at the opportunity to put in proposals. Of the 238 initial bidders, Amazon culled this list down to 20 cities in January and requested additional information and the signing of non-disclosure agreements.
After reports began to leak that Amazon was splitting its investment between two sites, Amazon revealed that Long Island City in New York City's Queens borough and an area in Northern Virginia known as Crystal City were the co-winners, each receiving half of the investment.
New York State reportedly offered $1.7 billion in incentives along with additional local tax reductions to lure Amazon to Long Island City, while Virginia and Arlington County put up a more modest $573 million. But both locations had something else in common: access to reserves of high-quality human capital and pre-existing hi-tech infrastructure. And according to urbanist Richard Florida, that's what ultimately drove the decision in what some called a bait and switch.
Extensive transportation infrastructure was seen as a key reason Crystal City was picked as one of the winners of Amazon's HQ2 competition. AP Photo/Cliff Owen
Putting on a show
While this narrative is surely true, we believe something else is also going on here.
In our book, "Incentives to Pander," we explain how offering incentives to companies is a way for cities that know they aren't going to actually attract their investment to show voters just how hard they are trying, allowing them to minimize the blame when they don't succeed.
To better understand the effects of offering investment incentives on voters, we asked 1,500 respondents of the annual YouGov survey about how a business investment that would create 1,000 jobs in their state would affect their support for the governor. Participants were randomly told one of the following:
that the governor offered greater tax incentives than other states and won the investment
that the governor offered greater tax incentives but didn't win the investment
that the governor offered tax incentives equal to or less than other states and won the investment
that the governor offered tax incentives equal to or less than other states and didn't win the investment.
Respondents were then asked whether they would be more or less likely to vote for the governor in the next election.
Unsurprisingly, respondents were always more likely to support the governor if the company invested in the state. What was striking was their response to the incentive.
A winning bid that included a bigger tax incentive led to a 5 percent boost in support relative to the scenario in which the governor won the investment but didn't outbid other states. Even more interesting is that a losing bid that included a big incentive led to double the boost of support.
This study demonstrates the electoral value to politicians of making a splashy bid for an investment, particularly when they have good reason to believe their locality has little chance of actually winning it. We suspect that this allows a politician to avoid the potential blame of losing a bid as well.
So in terms of game theory, politicians have a dominant strategy to offer incentives to all prospective investors, whether a company needs a break or not or however improbable it is to actually happen.
Amazon HQ2 is an extreme case of this thesis.
Mayors and governors offered up to $8.5 billion in incentives as a way to show effort. While some bids were serious, there was also rather embarrassing theater, such as the mayor of Kansas City publicly reviewing Amazon products during a video address to constituents, the city of Stonewall, Georgia, offering to rename the city after the retailer, and Atlanta proposing to build the company a train to deliver goods throughout the city.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo even jokingly offered to rename himself Amazon Cuomo if doing so would help win the bid.
What's worse is that some mayors, governors and other city officials tried to hide the true costs of their bids from their constituents. Cities such as Dallas and Detroit avoided public disclosure requirements by not submitting bids though local government agencies. Instead, they expressed their interest through Chambers of Commerce, public-private economic development agencies and nongovernmental organizations that were formed only to pursue HQ2 and dissolved afterwards. Only now are they releasing the details of their failed bids.
Austin's Chamber of Commerce immediately released a statement that they don't intend to release details of its bid – ever.
And in other cases, such as Pittsburgh, normally transparent governments fought public records requests in the courts, at a minimum stalling the revelation of what was offered and possibly avoiding it all together.
Even many city council members were left in the dark.
In follow up experiments to our YouGov survey, when we told voters what the actual cost of the incentive would be to taxpayers, the vote bonus declined to zero. This is why transparency about the incentives is so important.
The real losers
This is the irony of HQ2.
Our research suggests elected officials will later try to use their efforts, win or lose, as a way to show that they are doing "all they can" for their communities and local economies. When asked for details about their actual effort, however, many will claim the Chamber of Commerce ate their homework.
The problem is simple: Elected officials are expected to create jobs in their communities, but most of the policies that facilitate economic development often take decades to pay dividends, such as investments in public education or providing adequate public services to small business.
There aren't easy solutions but the first step is to recognize what is happening. Amazon HQ2 was another case of a company playing states and cities against each other to achieve special benefits. It's also a story of complicit governments playing along with the game by offering grandstanding deals and keeping the details of the deals out of the public eye.
They both played a game – and their constituents are the real losers.
Nathan Jensen, Professor of Government, University of Texas at Austin and Edmund Malesky, Professor of Political Science, Duke University
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.
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Randi Sundquist is poised and confident as she prepares to talk to a group of girls at Grand Prairie High School. You'd expect nothing less from the former Miss Nevada, who is now a dancer for the Allen Americans Ice Angels and works for Dallas-based Rebel Athletic.
But then she tells the story of how she was teased, taunted and bullied as the new kid in elementary and middle school in Nevada.
"I remember sitting alone in my closet, thinking that if this is what my life is going to be, I don't want it," she said in an interview. "It was very real to me. It was that dark and that lonely - and I was desperate to get out of it."
Love from her family pulled her back from suicidal thoughts, and 18 years later, that scared teenager has become an outspoken voice "for the broken hearts of bullied children," she said.
Randi Sundquist (right) talks to teenagers in Grand Prairie about how bullying affected her.
Sundquist is the face of the Rebel Against Bullying Movement and regularly organizes what she calls "practice crashes," where she drops in on cheerleading practices to offer words of encouragement. In late February, Sundquist and four Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders surprised the Grand Prairie High School cheerleaders to talk about bullying.
For Sundquist, the best way to teach is to tell her own story.
"I was ganged up on by groups of students, teased, pushed around, and sometimes for my own safety, I asked teachers if there was anything I could help with inside to avoid going out to recess," she said. "I literally tried to find any reason not to go outside on the playground."
She held out hope that things would get better when she moved up to middle school, but it got worse.
"Everything continually escalated," she continued. "I remember my school picture being passed around, drawn all over and given back to me. And I remember my heart just kind of sinking."
The bullying reached a boiling point and a fight ensued. It was terrifying, she remembers: "I don't know how to fight," she said.
A teacher ultimately pulled the children apart and escorted them to the principal's office. In a heartbreaking turn, Sundquist remembers the principal asking the other girl if she felt better for causing the trouble. "Yes," the girl said.
While Sundquist says she had the support of her mother, father and sister and "dance family," she never forgot those turbulent times. Anti-bullying became her platform when she got involved with the Miss America Organization while in college at University of Nevada at Las Vegas. She had no previous pageant training but went on to win Miss Las Vegas. Two years later, she won the title of Miss Nevada, in 2012.
"I think that talking about my experience with bullying served as a catalyst in the healing process," she said. "I think every person has things that they go through and brush under the rug and never talk about them. I don't have an answer as to why they chose me or why it was always me, and I will never know. But I now know that the platform I was given was for a purpose."
As Sundquist traveled all over Nevada speaking against bullying, she made a trip back to her junior high school where the fight occurred.
"I spoke in the lunchroom where the fight started, and when I walked the students through what happened, you could've heard a pin drop. It was a powerful and profound moment," she said. "Then I went into the hallway, signed the anti-bullying poster as Miss Nevada and I'm pretty sure I cried."
Now, Sundquist has moved to Dallas to work for Rebel Athletic and join its campaign against bullying. "When I gave up my crown, I had invested so much time and emotion into this topic that I didn't want to just stop," she said. "Rebel has given me a second chance at having another way to help girls without having to be Miss Nevada."
One of the people in attendance at the Grand Prairie High School practice crash was Randi's mother, Denise Sundquist, who admits, "I don't think we realized truly the magnitude of what was going on."
"When she tells the story now, I'll tear up because I feel bad as a parent," Denise said. "It's heartbreaking, but there's so much that you really don't know. I don't know if she was afraid to tell us or if she was telling us and we weren't hearing her.
"I'm very proud of her," she continued. "She's always been very headstrong, which is probably why some people didn't like her when she was younger, and that's probably why she is where she is today."


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Learn to Deal With Stress
Take a closer look at stress and learn how to relax
Karen A. Jamrog,
These days, it seems that being stressed is the new normal. Whether feeling an economic pinch, worrying about work deadlines, dealing with illness or family issues, or struggling to keep up with an out-of-control to-do list, many people in modern times appear to find serenity and relaxation hard to come by. There are even those among us who stress about stress, meaning we worry about the fact that we're stressed because we know that stress is not good for our health.
Sounds like it's time to step back, take a deep breath, and consider the words of the late Hans Selye, an endocrinologist and pioneer in the field of stress research who said, "It's not stress that kills us; it is our reaction to it."
We typically feel stressed when we need to adapt or adjust to something. A change in the weather can be a stressor, as can a new job, a divorce, or a new baby, says Karen Lee Gillock, PhD, a clinical psychologist in private practice in Lebanon. "It all requires change," she says.
Although stress tends to get a bad rap regardless of the situation in which it occurs, stress can be helpful sometimes. The pressure of a big school or professional exam, for example, can motivate a student to study and focus keenly on test day.
But repeatedly being under stress does take a toll on the body, mind and spirit. If we perceive that a situation is threatening or harmful, our brain sounds the alarm and the fight-or-flight response kicks in — a throwback, experts say, to prehistoric times when we regularly had to contend with dangers such as being eaten by large and powerful predators. The fight-or-flight response releases so-called "stress hormones" and other physiological changes ensue to instantly gear up the body to stand and defend itself or to hightail it to safety.
"Why does a roller coaster terrify some people, but delight others? It's all what you make it."
Today, the fight-or-flight response might be triggered merely because we're scrambling to piece together a presentation for a meeting that will begin in an hour, but the body's response will be the same as if we spied a saber tooth tiger licking its lips and heading our way. Too much time in fight-or-flight mode, with its cascade of effects — including increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure and quickened breathing — taxes us. It makes us feel moody, irritable, overwhelmed and distracted, and increases our susceptibility to illness and psychological trouble such as anxiety disorders and depression. Compounding matters, many of us attempt to cope with stress by engaging in unhealthy behaviors such as smoking, drinking, overeating or watching too much television.
Since we can't always control or avoid the stressors in our life, the best strategy to alleviate stress is to focus on our reaction to it. "Stress is not something that's done to a person. It's not something that's applied to a person," says Carl G. Hindy, PhD, a clinical psychologist in private practice in Nashua. "We create our own stress" through our reaction to circumstances, he says. Hindy points to a roller coaster ride as an example. Why does a roller coaster terrify some people, but delight others? It's all in what you make it. "Some define it as enjoyable," Hindy says.
Stress has a way of perpetuating itself, so extricating yourself from stressful thinking patterns can be difficult. "When you're in a state of alert, your focus tends to become more narrow," Hindy says. When stressed, we're likely to quickly seize on a conclusion and dismiss information that might disconfirm our original reaction. "So stress can sort of feed on itself because you're gathering more data to support what you're feeling," he says.
"We should consider how much energy we expend in fighting, resisting, thinking or worrying about a stressor. Rather than trying to control the uncontrollable, try to control your reaction."
To break away from stressful thinking regarding a particular circumstance, stop and question your reaction. "[Try to] analyze the situation and look at the automatic thoughts that are leading to your state of alarm," Hindy says. Become more aware of the situations in which you feel stressed and ask yourself why they bother you. Remember, "it's not the environment that's stressing you. It's how you're construing it. It's your thoughts," Hindy says.
"Stress is a fact of life," says Karen Lee Gillock, PhD, a clinical psychologist in Lebanon. Since we can't always avoid it, we might as well learn to deal with it in a healthful way. For starters, take time out to relax. Regular relaxation is a stress management technique that "gets a lot of lip service but really is necessary," Gillock says.
Stress has "a u-shaped function," with too little stress causing us to be less than fully engaged and too much putting us in a panic. "A nice way to pull [high stress] back into the optimal level is to go do something else," Gillock says. "Allow yourself some time to relax. Go to the gym, get a massage, meet a friend for dinner, go for a walk. When you come back, you'll find that you're more productive than if you'd sat there the whole time pounding your head against the computer," Gillock says. "Let the stress reaction come down." And don't feel guilty for taking relaxation breaks. "I hear that all the time," Gillock says. "People say, 'Oh, it feels so selfish.'" Well, now you have permission.
Indeed, "a lot of stress occurs because we don't readily accept what's going on," Gillock says. "Acceptance is incredibly difficult" and requires a constant effort, she says, but we should consider how much energy we expend in fighting, resisting, thinking or worrying about a stressor. Rather than trying to control the uncontrollable, try to control your reaction, Gillock says. It can also be helpful to share your feelings with other people and recognize that your stress often only hurts yourself, she says.
In addition, on a regular basis, release stress by engaging in a healthful, or at least not harmful, activity — something that you find relaxing, whether it be going on a roller coaster ride, golfing or running for six miles. "What you find de-stressing is probably something that captures your attention," and in so doing quiets your mind and blocks out stressful concerns and thoughts, Hindy says.
Just be ready for a challenge. "I think these days it is more difficult for people to quiet their mind," Hindy says. "We live in the 24/7 world of Internet and cable news and constant stimulation and it's so much harder to switch it off." Many of us might need to become more aware of how we structure our lifestyle, he says, "so we don't just slip into endless stimulation with the computer and the television. I mean, these things are always running."
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Ivan Erőd (født 2. januar 1936 i Budapest, Ungarn - død 24. juni 2019 i Wien, Østrig) var en ungarsk/østrigsk komponist, pianist, professor og lærer.

Erőd studerede klaver og komposition på Franz Liszt Akademiet i Budapest hos Pal Kadosa , Zoltan Kodaly og Ferenc Szabo.
Han emigrerede til Østrig (1956), for så at optage sine kompositions studier på Musikkonservatoriet i Wien hos bla Karl Schiske og Hanns Jelink. Erőd har skrevet 2 symfonier, orkesterværker, kammermusik, operaer, vokalmusik, instrumentalværker etc. Han var professor og lærer i komposition på Musikkonservatoriet i Graz og var gæsteprofessor på Musikkonservatoriet i Budapest. Han var inspireret af Bela Bartok og Zoltan Kodaly.

Udvalgte værker

 Symfoni nr. 1 "Fra den gamle Verden" (1995) - for orkester
 Symfoni nr. 2 (2001) - for orkester
 Sinfonietta "Minnesota" (1986) - for orkester
 Violinkoncert (1973) - for violin og orkester

Eksterne henvisninger
 om Ivan Erőd på www.musicweb-international.com

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Komponister fra Østrig
Pianister
Professorer
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When you think of Sweden, you think of Saab. And when you think of Saab, you inevitably think of the 900, which later became the 9-3. This train of thought is perfectly acceptable.
Despite the sad demise of Saab in recent years, the fact remains that Sweden is proud of its car, as are owners around the world.
Saab didn't fail because the cars were rubbish. It failed because it burned too bright and flew too close to the sun for the accountants. It was brave, it was bold and it was exciting. Qualitied the 900 and 9-3 were dripping with.
The 900 was a strange-looking beast, largely because the care it took over from, the 99, was also a bit of an odd duck. Saab didn't conform to formulas, and as such, did things its own way. The 900 was a perfect demonstration of that. It wasn't an ugly car, per se, more 'interesting'.
The long nose was no accident though; it offered exceptional crash protection. Underneath the forward-opening bonnet, things got a bit weirder. The 900 was front-wheel-drive, but the engine was longitudinally mounted. It was also slanted to 45 degrees.
Then, if that wasn't odd enough, the gearbox sat underneath. Power was taken from the front of the engine, then down to the gearbox and on to chain-driven gears that in turn powered the front wheels. Weird.
To spot a 900 Classic, you need to look for the chin. Saab 900s of this generation are famous for the long front overhang. Another giveaway is the side vent in the rear quarters. Finally, look for the tall, almost upright windscreen. Like we said, it's an unusual design.
Saab 900 fact: The 900 Classic was available as a two-door, a four-door, a five-door, a convertible and even as a camper!
The 900 NG, or New Generation was an all-new car and was somewhat more 'normal' than its predecessor. Based very, very loosely around the Vauxhall Cavalier of the time, the 900NG was billed as being a luxury mid-sized family car. It was available as hatch (three or five-door) or convertible only, with a saloon option no longer available.
Weird, considering the Cavalier on which it was based was available as a saloon. The engine was turned through 90 degrees to be put in a more conventional transverse position, and as before, was available with or without a turbo. There was no diesel version though.
To spot one, you need to look for the same uniform arrangement of headlights and grille. The grille has a distinct design, with two upright holes on the outer edge with two horizonal holes between. In the case of the hatch, many had a light and reflector arrangement that ran the full width of the car. A dead giveaway is inside though, namely the location of the ignition – next to the hand brake!
Saab 900 fact: The 900NG was available with Sensonic transmission. It featured a normal manual gear lever, but no clutch pedal.
The 9-3 was a bit of a weird one (but what else would you expect from Saab?) in that it was just a 900. Saab said it made upwards of 1100 changes, but they must have been very small, as the car looked exactly the same other than when it came to the badges.
Apparently though, the suspension was heavily re-worked to sort the wayward handling, the crashworthiness was improved and in the case of cabrio, the roof was hydraulic rather than electric.
A big change came in the from of a 2.2 turbocharged diesel engine borrowed from the Vauxhall stable, which made the 9-3 a far more attractive proposition to company car buyers of the time.
To spot one, you need to look close. This is just a 900NG in all but the badge. As such, look for a slightly more styled grille and at the back, two-tone lights. Other than that, it's business as usual. If you're really unsure, just look at the number plate – if it's newer than 1998 it's a 9-3!
The second-generation car was a completely new model, but again loosely used a Vauxhall platform. Not ones to keep things the same, Saab ditched the practical hatchback, and instead only offered the first second-generation 9-3s as saloons. Then, for the first time, it offered it as an estate in 2005. The only body-style to remain throughout the Saab 900/9-3's life was the convertible.
This generation was also the only model to be offered with, unusually, all-wheel-drive in the from of the 9-3, but only with a 2.0 petrol engine. The diesel was front-wheel-drive. There was also the incredibly rare 9-3 Carlsson edition, which featured all-wheel-drive, a six-speed automatic transmission and a 280bhp turbocharged V6 petrol engine.
To spot the last 9-3, you need to look for a more angular, yet familiar Saab face. The headlights pull up into the bonnet and wings, while the grille dips deeper into the front bumper. It still features the two outer horizontal and two inner vertical holes. At the back, the tail lights are high up on the corners, spanning all the way up to roof in the case of the estate.
Saab 900 fact: There was a third-generation 9-3 planned, but sadly it never saw production owing to the company going into administration in 2011.


CES 2010: Naim expands its streaming range with the smaller, even more affordable UnitiQute | What Hi-Fi?
Selling for £1350 when it goes on sale in March, the UnitiQute is a complete all-in-one 'just add speakers' system in a neat 'half width' non-magnetic, non-resonant case.
It can receive FM, DAB and internet radio, stream music from UPnP network storage, PCs or Macs, connect digitally to iPods or play music from MP3 players or USB memory sticks. In fact all that's missing is the NaimUniti's CD player.
The UnitiQute also offers two analogue inputs – one on conventional RCA connections to the rear, the other on a combined digital/analogue 3.5mm front-panel socket – and has five digital inputs capable of handling signals up to 24-bit/192kHz.
Both Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity is built-in, and the UnitiQute can play WAV, MP3, Windows Media, AAC and FLAC from suitable UPnP devices, plus WAV, AAC, MP3 and Apple Lossless from an iPod.
The UnitiQute has 30W per channel output into 8ohms, a switchable bass contour for low-volume listening, bass management for use with an active subwoofer, and a touch-logo mute facility.
Other connections extend to a headphone socket and a 75ohm digital output, and the UnitiQute has an OLED display and full remote control.
See the Naim UnitiQute in our CES 2010 video report.


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Loopia Group has decided to combine their two companies - ACTIVE 24, #3 in Czechia, and WebSupport, #1 in Slovakia - into one organisation. This follows the April 1, 2019 acquisition of WebSupport and is another step towards becoming a web hosting leader in Central Europe. The change is effective from May 1, 2019.
The purpose is to foster tight cooperation between these two brands at the level of top management. The strategic change will be led by the current CEO of WebSupport, Ján Cifra. "By combining our organizations, we will be able to leverage joint tech and marketing teams, our scale for more efficient operations and two amazing brands. I am looking forward to working with everyone and hope to bring clear benefits to our customers, partners and the community." – says Ján Cifra.
Ján Cifra has extensive experience in technology and management. He previously acted as a Director of the company Axasoft for two years and served as CFO and head of business development at the successful startup Piano Media. He has been head of WebSupport for almost four years. He received his MBA from the prestigious Vlerick Business School in Belgium.
Loopia Group would like to thank Petr Smida, who has led ACTIVE 24 and built the company into a big player and a strong brand. "We are very grateful for Petr Smida's leadership of ACTIVE 24 over the past decade. He has built a solid company and a strong team that will be a core part of the new Central European entity." says Sara Larell, CEO of Loopia Group.
Loopia Group is owned by Axcel, a Nordic private equity firm focusing on mid-market companies since June 2018. The ambition is to grow organically and continue the consolidation and become a regional leader, incl. through acquisitions. It will allow the company to provide all customers with even better services, products and new technologies.
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NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.—An August paving project in Volant and a bridge replacement across the Little Neshannock Creek on SR 956 forced me to take side roads to get to campus at the start of the fall semester. I usually drive Rt. 956 from Rt. 19 on my commute from Zelienople, but sometimes I'll use Potter Run Road to SR 208 in Volant. But this fall, I found myself re-routed onto roads that were new to me.
These roads have also offered scenic tour of rural life in Lawrence County during my daily trip to and from campus. My alternate routes have included roads with names like Gerber, Allen, Wagner and Sipe suggesting some of the families that have lived and farmed in the area for generations.
I often found myself leaving home earlier than usual to give me some time to meander around this part of Wilmington Township. The morning light will turn pumpkin patches, cornfields and farms into an amazing agrarian patchwork.
If you drive beyond Volant and the streets of New Wilmington, you'll discover Covered Bridge Road. It's a small, but visual journey that introduced me to a richer glimpse into this countryside life and I started noticing details. Fences vary in construction, age and materials and some of those fences do not work so well. On more than one occasion, my drive featured dairy cattle wandering the road.
I also found myself parking my car a few times along the road so I could get out and do some exploring by foot. I started carrying my camera so I could seize the opportunity to preserve a sample of what I was witnessing. Autumn colors enhanced the experience even more as September gave way to October.
Driving across the Banks Covered Bridge made me curious enough to pulled over few time to explore. There's a path on the north side of the bridge that leads under the 1889 structure. Large sycamore tree branches shield the bridge from direct sunlight and changing leaves scatter it, making for a shifting shimmer on the slow moving water of the Neshannock Creek.
Driving Wagner Road into the community of Fayette is also a kaleidoscope of color and texture both in the morning and the late afternoon. The low sunlight makes the white Amish homes and barns pop from the landscape. The fences and roads create powerful vectors pulling your eyes in various directions.
I offer some of my photos here as a glimpse into what I've been enjoying this semester. The new bridge on Rt. 956 should open in November, allowing me to return to my established commute. While the construction may have been an inconvenience at first, it became a welcomed detour with a scenic view that was hidden for the past 16 years of my commute.


The exterior in 2014 of Riverside's Bar Liquorice, which was recently named the best place to eat in Baltimore based on Yelp reviews.
Bar Liquorice, Ekiben and Joe Benny's are the best places to eat in Baltimore, according to a new list released by the user-generated ratings website Yelp.
The list includes businesses in Baltimore, Annapolis, Columbia and Towson, according to a spokeswoman for Yelp. The website identified establishments in the restaurant category and then ranked them based on factors including the total volume and ratings of the reviews.
Bar Liquorice opened at 801 E. Fort Ave. in Riverside in July 2014. Known for its cocktail program, the bar also serves a limited food menu with items such as pressed sandwiches and charcuterie.
From left, Davon Pulliam, National Academy Foundation culinary instructor; Steve Chu, Ekiben c-owner/chef; and Zack Rhadfi, Ekiben cook, at Ekiben's "First Anniversary" celebration, March 24, 2017, at UNION Craft Brewing.
A Little Italy focacceria is one of the top 100 places to eat in the United States, according to the latest list from Yelp.
Joe Benny's was named among the review website's Top 100 Places to Eat for 2018. The eatery was the only restaurant in Maryland to make the list.
From the outside, Royal Taj looks like another nondescript suburban restaurant in Columbia. But when you step in the door, it's hard not to gawk.
Royal Taj's elegant dining and bar areas feature decorative carved details with gold highlights.
The Royal Taj opened its doors at a new Columbia in fall 2015.


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John A. Seaverns Equine Collection (Tufts University). (1893). The strike at Shane's: a prize story of Indiana. Chicago, Ill.: American Human Education Society.
John A. Seaverns Equine Collection (Tufts University). The Strike At Shane's: a Prize Story of Indiana. Chicago, Ill.: American Human Education Society, 1893.


Jefferson Davis was a man of unquestioned courage and commitment. He served with great distinction and bravery in the Mexican War and followed that with a political career that took him to the U.S. House of Representatives, Senate and a major cabinet position.
Jefferson Davis was chosen for the presidency of the Confederacy because of his comparatively moderate positions — he was not one of the "fire-eaters," (strident and unyielding advocates of secession). Davis had counseled patience following the Election of 1860, desiring to give Lincoln a chance to succeed.
As president, Jefferson Davis devoted his full energies to achieving Southern independence. He remained deeply involved the military planning, often at the expense of domestic matters.
Jefferson Davis is often compared unfavorably with Abraham Lincoln. The former possessed a cold personality and reacted badly to any form of criticism. He seemed contented with the services of mediocre men as long as they agreed with him. Lincoln, on the other hand, complained bitterly about his political opponents, but was willing to suffer their barbs if it would help to advance his cause.
Jefferson Davis, often dismissive of the states' political concerns, was frequently and savagely attacked by some Southern politicians who felt he was violating the very states' rights they were fighting for.
His tendency to micromanage military matters created intense friction with many of his generals. Like other defeated leaders, his historical legacy would no doubt have been enhanced by aligning with the winning side.
The Grand Design: Strategy and the U.S. Civil War by Donald Stoker.


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REA GOES FOUR-AND-TWO AT MILLER
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Jonathan Rea took fourth and second place finishes in today's two sixth round World Superbike championship races at Miller Motorsports Park in the USA.
The races were won by Carlos Checa and Marco Melandri, but Rea showed strongly in both 21-lap outings, the second of which was curtailed followed a crash involving Rea's Honda World Superbike team-mate Hiroshi Aoyama.
Aoyama, who finished 17th in the first outing, was unhurt in the third lap crash at the 4.9km Miller circuit just outside Salt Lake City in Utah. However, the Japanese rider's CBR1000RR struck a curb in the crash which holed the engine.
Rea re-started the delayed race from sixth place on the grid and, after early leader Carlos Checa crashed out, the 25-year-old was quickly embroiled in a thrilling four-way tussle for the lead with Marco Melandri, Chaz Davies and Max Biaggi.
Taking the lead on lap 11, Rea controlled the race until the final lap, with the superior handling of his CBR1000RR clearly visible in the twistier parts of the track. However, Melandri had the edge on speed down Miller's 1.2km straight and Rea finally crossed the line just 0.2s behind the Italian.
Jonathan Rea – 4th and 2nd
We knew we had good pace for today but I had some front chatter in race one. It was coming from the engine braking so we released that a bit for race two. We changed the front tyre as well, because the temperature had gone up. That gave me the confidence to push because I knew the guys in front in race one had used the same one. It was good, and my guys gave me a little bit more power off the turn. It's clear to see how well the bike is working and how much traction I've got. It's just the big, long straight here at Salt Lake where we've been down on speed.
Without dwelling on the negatives, my guys gave me a great bike and it's working really well. I've got real confidence now and don't feel like I'm riding on the edge – it's quite controlled, which is a good thing, so thanks to all the team for their continued hard work. Nobody's giving up and, without thinking about the championship, it's just n ice to come back here to the winner's enclosure and be on the podium. After the nightmare of last year at Miller, it's really cool to be fighting for wins.
Hiroshi Aoyama – 17th and DNF
It's been a difficult first time here at Miller for me. We started with rain and improved each session but not enough to catch up with the others. This morning I felt really good in warm-up so I was hoping that I could make a really good race. But in race one I had a problem and went off the track about three times and it was really difficult to finish the race without crashing. In the second race I wanted to make things better and was really motivated, but I pushed a little too hard and crashed. I'm lucky that I'm not hurt so I can look forward to Misano now, which is a track that I know.
Pieter Breddels – technical co-ordinator
Unfortunately, it hasn't been a very good day for Hiroshi, with 17th in race one and a crash early in race two. At least he's not hurt, so we'll go to Misano, a track that he knows, and keep working and pushing to get him more comfortable on the bike to show what a good rider he is. For sure, he can do better than he is doing at the moment, so we'll stay positive to motivate him and help him get closer to the front. For Jonathan it's been a very good day with two great results. Fourth in race one was followed by a fight for the win in race two right up until the very last lap. Well done to him, the team, the crew around him. It's been a really good day.
2012 World Superbike championship, round six
Miller Motorsports Park, USA – 4.907kmkm, 21 laps
Race 1 results:
Carlos Checa (ESP) Ducati
Marco Melandri (ITA) BMW
Max Biaggi (ITA) Aprilia
Jonathan Rea (GBR) Honda World Superbike Team
Eugene Laverty (IRL) Aprilia
Jakub Smrz (CZE) Ducati
(17) Hiroshi Aoyama (JPN) Honda World Superbike Team
Race 2 (18 laps) results:
Chaz Davies (GBR) Aprilia
Tom Sykes (GBR) Kawasaki
DNF Hiroshi Aoyama (JPN) Honda World Superbike Team
Championship points after six of 14 rounds:
1 Biaggi 160.5, 2 Melandri 142.5, 3 Sykes 142.5, 4 Rea 141, 5 Checa 130.5, 6 Leon Haslam (GBR) BMW 103
Next round: Misano, Italy – 8-10 June
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Football Lesson
How a reformed EU could act as 'midwife' to the emerging nations as they move towards democracy
The looming threat to world peace
The population of the world is increasing at an unprecedented rate, with most of this increase taking place in the developing world. Fortunately modern technology will lift many of the people in these countries out of poverty. But, as we have seen in the west, technology also increases the wealth gap between the rich and the poor. This leads to discontent and surges towards nationalism such as Brexit and the election of Donald Trump.
Nationalism could take a far more extreme form in the developing countries because many have undemocratic strong man governments. So, as in Putin's Russia, governments could channel unrest into manufactured conflicts with other nations.
Based on United Nations predictions, here is a ranked list of emerging countries that will exceed the population of the UK by 2050.
India, China, Pakistan, Indonesia, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Mexico, Philippines, Vietnam,, Iran, Egypt, Russia, Yemen, Uganda, Turkey, Afghanistan, Colombia, Myanmar (Burma) Sudan (North + South), Saudi Arabia.It will only require a handful of governments to take the Putin approach to suppressing unrest, for the whole world to be dragged into a period of unparalleled turmoil.
Maybe a football lesson could prevent this.
A football story, Bill Courtney writes
I'm a Manchester man with a strong regional loyalty.
Back in the 1960's, at the height of the cold war, when mutual suspicions were high, I was travelling as a student through Yugoslavia. For a few Dinar I purchased a lift in a car with a big tough and slightly sinister looking man, who was travelling from Belgrade to Zagreb. He made it clear that he was a patriotic Yugoslav who followed the Communist party line.
Shortly after leaving Belgrade in his car, he attempted to take advantage of my isolation by demanding further payment. The situation looked ugly, made far worse by our cold war enemy status and lack of any common language.
I was disturbed but not cowed, because the car sported a football banner.
With genuine emotion, I recited a litany of footballers names known by every Manchester school boy of my youth. "Roger Byrne, Eddie Colman, Tommy Taylor, Liam Whelan, David Pegg, Mark Jones, Geoff Bent".
Then I said, " Manchester United, Red Star Belgrade, Munich." The words chilled me. They also chilled the the intimidating driver.
He stopped his car abruptly.
With wet eyes, he hugged me. He bought me a good lunch and proudly showed me photographs of his family. I bought treats for his children.
Then we drove on. - No extra payment made.
The footballers I had named were all 1958 Manchester United "Busby Babes". They had died in an air crash at Munich Airport, after playing against Red Star Belgrade.
A nasty and possibly violent outcome involving strangers had been avoided because a thread of common humanity had been shared.
The lesson: If we can identify a thread of shared human experience, hostile strangers can rapidly reach a consensus and become friends.
Our proposal: The countries of the European Union offer a unique pool of shared human experiences, because of their past conflicts, diversity of languages, cultural and colonial pasts.
We should exploit this, giving European politicians a novel hosting role in bringing the world together.
Each year, political leaders and a small number of close family members from all of the United Nations countries, plus emerging nations such as Palestine, would be invited to spend a few days away from the media at a secure location somewhere in the EU. There would be no formal meeting agendas, with the emphasis being on relaxed leisure.
To provide non-political 'ice breakers', celebrities from the world of sport and entertainment could be invited. - The politicians families could suggest celebrity guests.
In this family setting political leaders would have time away from the world's eyes to get to know each other as human beings.
If the affected states agreed, representative of nationalists groups such as the Kurds would also attend.
Two "dress rehearsal" events; one restricted to EU countries, the other to delegates from G20 countries, would provide valuable learning experiences.
If Strasbourg became the location for this annual event it could solve a delicate political problem, allowing the city to take on a new role in exchange for agreeing to all EU parliamentary sessions being transferred to Brussels.
(The climate in Strasbourg is not brilliant. We offer a suggestion for overcoming its holiday limitations in an appendix below.)
The ancient Greek tradition of honouring safe passage to the Olympic Games would be imitated, allowing all political leaders to attend.
Our proposal would allow the EU to become the greatest influence in favour of world peace while simultaneously respecting the European populist desire for stronger national identities.
(i) Many wars are the result of isolated political leaders misreading each others values. Perhaps the two Gulf Wars, the Kosovo Conflict and the present civil war in Syria could have been avoided if the political leaders of the day had been in regular social contact with their international political colleagues.
(ii) Essentiality, the EU would have a minimalist foreign policy approach, with individual member states being encouraged to exploit their cultural and historical relationships with the guest states to broker new relationships between disputing states.
Maximising the use of venue facilities and knowhow
During the rest of the year international conferences and exhibitions could be held at the same venue.
With some imaginative marketing and planning, Strasbourg would become the international partnership and deal making hub of the world.
The world's nations would be encouraged to set up consulates in the city. This would be a powerful asset for business leaders and others forging international agreements.
The development of family friendly leisure activities in the city would allow conference delegates to combine work with family holidays.
The delegates children would gain a unique educational experience, mixing with children from similar family backgrounds but from other nations.
European language translation and negotiating expertise would be on hand.
Two "What if?" case studies
Britain joined the European Community in 1973. If the EU had been hosting informal gatherings of national leaders and their families since that time, Europe would have become the focus of world diplomacy.
President Bashar Hafez al-Assad and his father would have been on 'friendly' terms with influential moderate politicians and their families since 1973. This would have made negotiating a Syrian peace treaty a lot easier. In fact, the civil war would probably have never happened in the first place.
2 North Korea
Three generations of North Korean leaders would have come under a moderating European influence. The families of North and South Korean leaders would have been able to meet up, away from their propaganda machines, for the last 43 years. The business opportunities offered by the Strasbourg trading hub would create further bonds of trust with the outside world.
How Britain could have leveraged its international influence since 1973
These gatherings would aim to be family fun events where the heroes of the entertainment world would 'outrank' powerful political leaders.
Britain would have taken a leading diplomatic role because British pop culture has been influencing the worlds youth since the 1960's.
The sons and daughters of British political leaders would have found it easy to establish friendship links with the youthful Bashar al-Assad, Kim Jong-un and other leaders children. British rock stars giving concerts for world leaders and their families in an intimate setting would "Give peace a chance."
Kids love to rebel against their parents. So friendships between children would have been easier to establish than between adults.
How Latent Power Turbines could insulate guests from the whims of the Strasbough climate.
The guest facilities could incorporate winter and summer leisure domes.
Extending the concept
(i) If the business model is profitable, it could be extended to include an ocean cruise liner option for state use on alternate years.
Each nation would be allocated permanent consular rooms and visitor accommodation on board the liner. This would allow the ship to earn its keep by acting as a unique floating centre for international business and professional conferences.
It could also act as as a short stay international school for young people. Middle class children would pay their own fees, with scholarships being available for poorer children.
A name for the vessel?
Pangaea. from the ancient Greek for "Entire Earth".
Pangaea is the name of a theoretical super-continent that geologists assume existed 250 million years ago, before continental drift ripped it apart to form today's continents.
(ii) Once the protocols for informal gatherings of politicians and their families have been established, independent gathering could be set up on regional lines. For example, for all African nations or African nations in the Horn of Africa. (There are some very good African bands!)


1. While the Greek crisis and the threat of European recession are related, they are two distinct problems. Causation runs in both directions.
2. The role of the ECB in the threat of recession is not passive; it is actively promoting a deflationary policy that it is under no obligation to enact.
Friedman and Schwartz showed that a central bank doesn't have to be "doing anything" in order to dramatically tighten monetary policy. They don't need to raise their target interest rate, and they don't need to reduce the monetary base. David Beckworth has a good discussion of how passively tightening relates to the current recession.
So I have a bit of a problem with Venn diagrams showing no overlap between what policies would be helpful, and what policies would be politically feasible. I certainly understand the sense in which these are true. But there is a danger that we pundits will become excessively fatalistic. There are no legal, institutional, or cultural barriers against the ECB refraining from monetary tightening right now. There are no legal, institutional, or cultural barriers preventing the ECB from keeping the expected inflation rate roughly stable, at levels similar to those of recent years. It's obviously not easy to convince them to do so, but I don't think we should view the task as impossible. If we took that fatalistic attitude then there would be no hope for sound public policies, and we pundits might as well just close up shop.
Keeping inflation expectations stable would not solve the Greek debt problem. But it would help much more than most people realize, in two distinct ways.
Let's start with the risk of recession. We know from painful experience in the US that solving a financial crisis doesn't solve the problem of AD shortfall. When I pointed out in late 2008 that the real problem was falling NGDP, not financial turmoil, I was viewed as something of a nut. My heterodox view is pretty much conventional wisdom in America circa 2011. Aggregate demand/recession and financial turmoil are logically distinct problems. The second point to emphasize is that demand shortfalls tend to reduce inflation expectations. We've known this for a long time, but recently it has become truer than ever, thanks to the peculiar nature of the world oil market. We used to think inflation fell gradually during recession, due to sticky prices. But now the price of oil is very sensitive to expected NGDP growth, and hence headline inflation (which is used in TIPS spreads) actually falls fairly fast during demand-side recessions. So any policy that prevents TIPS spreads from falling sharply will, ipso facto, sharply reduce expectations of a demand-side recession. It doesn't mean a recession can't occur with stable inflation expectations, but it's likely to be much milder.
Go back and think about what that graph means. Then think about the fact that this post isn't relying on controversial "passive tightening" arguments; the ECB is actively and openly raising rates to reduce aggregate demand. They are engaged in monetary tightening by any reasonable definition. And this monetary tightening is reducing inflation expectations and increasing the likelihood of recession. There really should be even more outrage than there is. We are not talking about a conservative, hide-bound institution that is too cautious to take the bold action needed (as many assume), we are talking about a rogue elephant that is actively and aggressively driving Europe into recession. That's an outrage.
Even worse, a new recession with falling eurozone NGDP will make the debt crisis much worse. Just to be clear, I'm not saying a policy of steady eurozone inflation would solve the debt crisis, obviously it wouldn't. But the current policy is making it far worse than it needs to be. The US made the same mistake in mid-2008. Even at that time the subprime crisis was well understood, and estimated losses to the US banking system were quite high. But when the Fed drove NGDP expectations much lower in late 2008 (passive tightening) the debt situation got far worse, and spread far outside the original subprime sector. Now we are seeing the euro sovereign debt crisis spread to more and more countries. I wonder why? Do investors understand that falling NGDP makes the Italian and Spanish debt situation even worse? Might they be market monetarists?
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Scott, since 2008 I have believed that the Fed would not allow any further drops in NGDP in the U.S. I'm not so sure anymore. I think the Fed is so fixated on CPI and PCE inflation measurements that it may take its eye off the ball long enough for NGDP to drop another 5%.
This is how I imagine it will happen. Europe will crash with a cascade of bank and sovereign failures. This has already begun with Beglium bank Dexia and Greece. This will quickly spread to the U.S. and cause a large drop in NGDP. By the time the CPI and PCE are low enough for the Fed to act, it will be too late. We will have lost another 5% NGDP.
I hope this doesn't happen, but it seems less and less likely every day.
God help us all, we are so screwed.
Sorry, In the first post, I meant more and more likely. I shouldn't type while I'm really mad at the Fed since I make a lot of typos.
Not all people would view that as a bad outcome.
1) The economic data releases haven't been bad yet.
German CPI was +0.1% M/M and +2.6% Y/Y. The German view is they should continue tightening until it's well below 2.0%.
2) Plosser says the stock market has forecast 9 of the last 5 recessions and therefore should be ignored.
3) NGDP could drop 5% very quickly as Scott N suggests above. We will then resume a +3% NGDP trend from a new lower base, at least until the next crisis.
4) Energy companies usually set their budgets in the fall. A couple small ones have already cut 2012 capital spend by 40 percent. The AS decline is resuming. Next year when oil rallies from 60 to 80 the hawks will be screaming that QE3 is hyperinflationary.
The Greeks and Italians are gong to have to cut their pension to 50% of salary, likely retire later, etc.
It is simple, if Greece doesn't make the cuts required, they will be booted, and then used as an example to all others what happens when you don't make the cuts.
NO ONE is going to loan money to Greece if they leave the Euro, they are not self-sustaining, they will implode.
Why don't you accept that the hawks on the Fed have the same ind of brass tacks prescription for the US?
If you do the by now "standard" graph of NGDP and trend for Germany and separetely for the other euro countries and below the graph of ECB policy rates, you´ll discover that the ECB is "doing it´s job" which is to set MP according to the needs of Germany!
That's not correct. Expected inflation includes the tail events. It's not some kind of median. A positive risk premium is an *additional* discount to the expected outcome. Positive risk premium (in theory) results from positive beta, i.e. a risky position with positive correlation with the market. The inflation risk premium is positive if higher inflation is correlated with a down market, and negative if it's correlated with an up market. So right now, given that implied inflation has positive covariance with stocks, we might expect a negative risk premium, i.e. implied inflation trading lower than the expectation. This is, of course, theory only (CAPM), and not a really great one. But it rests on the same foundations as the rest of modern micro, and it's all we got.
Scott N, I have gone through the same re-assessment of my views.
TGGP, But surely us pundits don't agree!
Steve, Among the 5 the market (and I) did predict was the 2008 recession caused by Plosser and company.
I agree that those views are out there, and it's very discouraging. The ECB's mandate is debateable, but we can all agree that ITS JOB IS NOT TO TARGET GERMAN INFLATION.
Morgan, It's long past the time when a cut in pensions would solve their problems.
K, In 2010, but who was saying in 2008 that the real problem was nominal?
Marcus, Unfortunately, you may be right.
K, You misunderstood my argument. I never denied that expected inflation might normally be a bit above 2%, even when the ECB is doing it's job. I explained why that's to be expected.
I never said expected inflation was some sort of median. Rather that the ECB implictly targets the most likely outcome, which explains why the TIPS spreads there (and here) often slightly exceed 2%. tightening.
Whatever their true target, there is no reason to drive inflation expectations much lower RIGHT NOW.
Regarding your risk argument, never reason from a price change. In the 1970s high inflation hurt stocks. Even for a few weeks around the Libyan revolution (supply shock). When there is a positive covariance it's not because of some underlying connection between inflation and stocks, but because at this particular time the markets see excessively low AD as the big problem. We have lots of other indicators that tell the same story.
This is about how good the Greeks have it going forward.
The ECB just want to make sure they have it worse than the Greeks want to have it.
Once the Greeks are beaten into submission, and have to become German or live as paupers, everything will be deemed "fine".
CAPM doesn't care why things are correlated. Nor do I. CAPM just says that if an asset has positive covariance with the market then that asset will price at a discount to it's expected return. This suggests that the implied inflation from TIPS is currently below, not above, the expected value of inflation. So whatever it means not "to reason from a price change" this is how CAPM works.
When you say "expected" I assume you refer to the expectation rather than the most likely outcome.
while the risk premium for inflation's correlation with the stock market – let's call it the "hedge premium" – might be negative right now, shouldn't there also be a more fundamental "volatiliy premium" on inflation futures that represents aversion to high variance in expected inflation? If that exists I would argue that it is arguably higher now than in the past as inflation expectations change rapidly and have big swings. As for reasons for that aversion to inflation variance (besides an appropriately shaped utility curve), how about thinking about inflation as being short a put on necessities, ie having promised to buy butter, bread and pay rent at a fixed price in the future – that short put should become more of a liability (more valuable to the buyer) as volatility of the underlying price (inflation) increases.
GregorS: If the asset doesn't contribute to the variance of the market porfolio then it doesn't contribute to the risk of the representative agent. So variance doesn't matter except to the extent that it's *co*variance with the market.
If an asset is a big part of the market then it's more likely to contribute to the variance of the market *even if* it's uncorrelated with the other assets. But if it has really negative correlation with other important risk assets (inflation is currently negatively correlated with stocks), it may actually *reduce* market variance. This is why the market wants more bonds right now. They are critical negative contribution to market variance. And if this is the case, then treasury forward rates trade below market expectations of the short rate.
Marcus, Yes, but why does Bernanke call for fiscal stimulus, which raises inflation?
Morgan, The new ECB head will be Italian.
K, My wording was confusing. I meant that if you want inflation to be 2%, a policy likely to produce that result will lead to greater than 2% expected inflation.
The covariance between TIPS spreads and stocks is not stable, that was my point. Positive with demand shocks negative with supply shocks. But I've forgotten what we were debating.
I'd add that TIPS prices can't fall below the par value, which makes the TIPS spread overestimate expected inflation.
I've never put much weight on the level of TIPS spreads, as I favor NGDP targeting. But I certainly think the most likely explanation of the big drop in euro TIPS spreads is an actual fall in inflation (and NGDP) expectations. And there's no reason for the ECB to be doing that at this moment, whatever their long term goal for inflation.
GregorS, I'll defer to K, as he knows more finance than I do.
I have a pet theory about europe.
I think there are similarities between the current situation and the effects of german reunification.
I believe it is now agreed that the decision to convert east german marks at too high a value strongly hindered the unification process, by making east germany uncompetitive. Same as today, they refused to let the economy adjust by letting inflation raise above thier comfort zone. So they had a protracted adjustment process that required massive amount of fiscal policy to support politically.
I think they are doing the same now with south europe. They had sub par growth for 10 years after unification… It looks like they want the same for Europe for the next 10.
acarraro, But East Germany started out over valued. These countries weren't overvalued in the early 2000s. But I agree there are some similarities.
I was struck by a recent guest post by Henry Kaspar (scroll down to the English version) pointing out that the countries now having such trouble with the ECB's tight money policies — Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal — were also countries which had problems with the gold standard during its deflationary phase (1873-1895).
It is also striking how much this is Protestant Europe having to deal with the indebtedness of Catholic/Orthodox Europe. (Highly secular France seems to sit more in the "Protestant" camp.) Psychologist Philip Zimbardo's observations about differing Protestant and Catholic attitudes to time and their effect on long-run economic prosperity may be relevant to both the gold standard and current episodes since attitudes to/levels of debt rather matter for both.
More generally, I take the view that the ECB/euro debacle is a manifestation of much deeper problems with the "actually existing" European project. (Slightly later and longer version here.) The ECB's apparently "disconnected" policies are not some peculiar "one off".
Lorenzo, I think you might be right about the importance of cultural attitudes, although I don't know enough to comment on your specific points. When I studied culture and neoliberalism, I found that of all 32 developed countries I considered, Greece had the cultural attitudes least favorable to adopting neoliberal policies. BTW, that study was done before this crisis.
I'm not sure how much weight I'd put on Catholicism, isn't southern Germany Catholic?


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Q: Why is the subject singular in this sentence (ponies are a breed that need to be protected) From this BBC News article:

The wild Carneddau ponies of Snowdonia are a unique breed that need to be protected, say scientists

I was surprised to read need, expecting needs.
Why does it say a breed that need to be protected, and not a breed that needs to be protected?
In this sentence, I think that refers to breed, not to ponies.
I'm aware that with British English collective noun rules, sport teams, companies, and probably some other groups, may get a plural verb even if they appear singular (Arsenal rule, BP have made profits, etc.).  Does this apply to breed?  Or is there a different reason why the verb in the cited sentence is a plural one?

A: This appears to be British English rather than American English, but it doesn't jar me at all.
I'd just rewrite the sentence as

The wild Carneddau ponies of Snowdonia are a unique breed needing protection, say scientists.

Otherwise, in American English, you're right: it would have to be:

a breed that needs protection.


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Q: How to use protoc for decoding protobuf files I am so confused with the usage of protoc and cannot find examples on the internet regarding its usage:-
protoc -IPATH=path_to_proto_file_directory  path_to_proto_file --decode=MESSAGE_TYPE  < ./request.protobuf

So what is the message_type here and can someone write a full correct example of it

A: syntax = "proto3";
package response;

// protoc --gofast_out=. response.proto

message Response {
  int64 UID
  ....
}

use protoc:
protoc --decode=response.Response response.proto < response.bin
protoc --decode=[package].[Message type] proto.file < protobuf.response

or use:
protoc --decode_raw < protobuf.response
without proto file.

A: Several years later, here is another answer.
# Check the version
protoc --version
>libprotoc 3.0.0

Raw Decoding
You can use the --decode_raw option without a schema (.proto file).
Consider this simple example message containing the bytes 0x08 0x01.
I am assuming a Linux environment with echo
# Use echo to print raw bytes and don't print an extra `\n` newline char at the end
echo -en '\x08\x01' | protoc --decode_raw

# Output below. This means field 1 integer type with a value of 1
1: 1

Decode With A Schema (.proto file)
If you have the proto file then you can get better results than --decode_raw. You could even send the output from --decode back into protoc if you wanted to encode it with new values.
Example.proto file contents
syntax = "proto3";

message Test {
  int32 FieldOneNumber
}

# Decode the same message as the raw example against this schema
echo -en '\x08\x1' | protoc --decode="Test" --proto_path= ./Example.proto

# Output. Note that the generic field named 1 has been replaced by the proto file name of FieldOne.
FieldOne: 1


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È stato soprannominato ai tempi del Cagliari Sa Pibinca (in lingua sarda "pignolo, indaffarato, sempre in movimento").

Carriera

Club
Dal 1992 al 1995 gioca in Uruguay con Defensor e Peñarol realizzando 39 reti.

Nel 1995 approda alla Serie A italiana ingaggiato dal Cagliari. Dopo le prime due stagioni in Serie A, che culminano con una retrocessione in Serie B (1996-1997), il giocatore non riesce a trovare la via del gol segnando solo 7 gol in 62 presenze. Dopo l'estate del 1997 in cui gioca la Confederations Cup, rimane in Sardegna segnando 13 reti in 27 presenze ottenendo la promozione in Serie A. Alla fine della stagione (1997-1998) viene ceduto a titolo definitivo. La ragione che lo ha portato a lasciare il club sardo è stata il rapporto negativo con l'allenatore del club Gian Piero Ventura.

Nel 1998 approda nella Liga spagnola, all'Espanyol, segnandovi solo 3 gol. La stagione successiva passa al Málaga Club de Fútbol, con il quale segna 36 gol in 4 anni e dove fa coppia d'attacco per due stagioni con Dely Valdés. Nel 2003-2004 passa al Siviglia, segnando 9 reti in due stagioni.

Nella stagione 2005-2006 si trasferisce in Inghilterra per giocare in Premier League con il  e realizza 2 gol in 13 partite. Detiene il record di più veloce realizzatore nel campionato spagnolo: contro il Real Valladolid segna infatti dopo 7 secondi.

Nazionale
Ha militato 10 anni nella nazionale uruguaiana, esordendo il 19 ottobre 1994 contro il Perù allo Stadio Nacional di Lima, segnando anche il goal del decisivo 1-0. Successivamente ha fatto parte delle rose che parteciparono alla Confederations Cup 1997, al Mondiale di Corea-Giappone 2002 e alla Copa América 2004. Dopo aver fallito la qualificazione ai Mondiali di Germania 2006, si ritirò dalla nazionale, fissando il suo tabellino a 49 presenze condite con 14 reti.

Dopo il ritiro
Il 23 settembre 2006 fu ferito seriamente in un incidente autostradale a Montevideo. Mentre guidava il suo pick-up, perse il controllo, e, sbalzato fuori dal veicolo, andò a sbattere contro un lampione. L'impatto causò al trentatreenne Silva la frattura del cranio e una frattura scomposta della gamba destra. A causa di complicazioni gli fu amputata la gamba destra al di sotto del ginocchio. Silva lasciò l'ospedale il successivo 5 ottobre, e tornò nella sua casa di Montevideo con il piano di ricevere una protesi della gamba in Italia per aiutarlo a camminare e correre senza l'aiuto di stampelle. Durante l'incidente viaggiava con due altri ex calciatori, Elbio Pappa e Dardo Pereira, che rimasero illesi.

Il 6 ottobre 2006 fu offerto a Dario Silva un ruolo come esperto di calcio in Uruguay, ma visto il successo della protesi impiantata egli espresse il desiderio di ritornare come allenatore-giocatore. A novembre dello stesso anno poi il Daily Mail annunciò che Silva puntava a partecipare alle Paralimpiadi di Londra del 2012 nel canottaggio, cosa poi non avvenuta. Il 13 gennaio 2009, è ritornato a calcare i campi da calcio per una partita di beneficenza tra due selezioni, Uruguay XI e Argentina XI, in favore dell'associazione Fundación Niños con Alas ("Fondazione Bambini con le Ali").

Successivamente è stato procuratore. Nel 2019 è circolata la notizia che lavorasse come cameriere, ma Silva ha smentito spiegando che si trattava della pizzeria di un amico e stava solo servendo sé stesso.

Statistiche

Cronologia presenze e reti in nazionale

Palmarès

Club

Competizioni nazionali

Peñarol: 1993, 1994, 1995

Competizioni internazionali

Malaga: 2002

Note

Collegamenti esterni

Calciatori della Nazionale uruguaiana


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The letter that instigated the nation-wide competition that inspired Adam Oehlenschläger to write the unofficial Danish national anthem
Contributor: Hannah Persson
Location: The Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen, Denmark
Description: Stowed away at the Royal Danish Library, this 200-year-old letter seems a forgotten rather than hidden national treasure. Yet it may have been the inspiration for the Danish national poet Adam Oehlenschläger's unofficial national anthem "Der er et yndigt land" [There is a lovely country]. Dated "Lewarde, den 18. Sept. 1818", signed "Frederik Pz. Hessen", and addressed to "Selskabet til de skiønne og nyttige Videnskabers Forfremmelse" [the Society for the Promotion of the Beautiful and Useful Sciences], this letter promises a prize of 400 thaler for a competition to compose a new Danish national anthem.
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Q: Meaning of $\max{f(x)}$ in a given range
Let $f(x)=1+4x-x^2, \forall x\in \mathbb{R}$
$g(x)= \max \{f(t):x \leq t \leq x+1 ; 0\leq x\leq 3\}$

I have quite basic doubt I know the meaning of $\min$ or $\max{g(x),h(x)}$ but what's the meaning of $\max{f(t)}$. It would be great if someone could explain by graph.

A: You are told that $g$ is a function defined on $[0,3]$.
For any $x$ in the domain of $g$ (that, is for a given $x\in[0,3]$), the value of $g(x)$ is computed by finding the largest value of $f$ on the interval $[x,x+1]$.
For example, $g(0)$ is the largest value of $1+4t-t^2$ as $t$ ranges between $0$ and $1$.
And $g(2)$ is the largest value of $1+4t-t^2$ as $t$ ranges between $2$ and $4$.
So that's why the rule for $g$ is
$$g(x) = \max_{x\leq t \leq x+1} (1+4t-t^2)$$
Note: If $x\leq 1$, then $g(x)= f(x+1)$ since the max of $f$ on $[x,x+1]$ is at the right endpoint.
Similarly, if $x \geq 2$, then $g(x) = f(x)$ since the max of $f$ on $[x,x+1]$ is at the left endpoint.
And if $x\in [1,2]$, then $g(x) = f(2)$ since the max of $f$ is the global max of $f$ and this is at $2$.


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Altheimer v. Little Rock School District
Filing 5
ORDER OF DISMISSAL dismissing, without prejudice, Ms. Altheimer's claims for failure to comply with a Court Order. The Clerk is directed to close this case. Signed by Judge James M. Moody Jr. on 1/24/2017. (ljb)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION CORINNE ALTHEIMER V. PLAINTIFF 4:16CV000769 JM LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT DEFENDANT ORDER OF DISMISSAL Ms. Altheimer filed this lawsuit pro se on October 21, 2016. Her motion to proceed in forma pauperis was denied on October 24, 2016 based on the income and benefits listed in her motion. At that time, she was directed to pay the $400.00 filing fee in order to proceed with this action. Ms. Altheimer was warned that her case could be dismissed if she did not comply with the Court Order. Ms. Altheimer has failed to pay the $400.00 filing fee as directed and the time for doing so has passed. Accordingly, Ms. Altheimer's claims are dismissed, without prejudice, under Local Rule 5.5(c), for failure to comply with a Court Order. The Clerk is directed to close this case. IT IS SO ORDERED this 24th day of January, 2017. _______________________________ UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE


This works just fine, however, we are now looking for a way to list modules that haven't been loaded in memory by the tests. The reasoning behind this is that we should have the complete picture of the code coverage provided by our unit tests. Let's say the whole solution includes about 20 modules and unit tests cover only 13 of those at the moment. The current reports we are getting are a percentage of those 13 modules, we are still lacking the remaining 7 modules in the count.
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