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Love Britain, go Dutch… in 1935
It can sometimes be incredibly enlightening to look into the past. The following is from a 77 year old Dutch newspaper article. If you look past the old-fashioned language and paragraph-long sentences, the message in this article is strangely up-to-date. With the ongoing "Love London, Go Dutch" campaign, it could almost have been written yesterday. It is interesting to know that neither the Netherlands nor Britain have changed their way of thinking about traffic in 77 years. I leave it up to you to decide what that might mean for the future of cycling in the United Kingdom. The translation below is mine* and it was not easy to translate the extremely old-fashioned Dutch. It is not the full article, but a very large portion of it. There were no pictures in the original article.
From the Dutch Newspaper "Algemeen Handelsblad" of 17th March 1935, an incredibly up-to-date article.
"The Netherlands, Sunday 17th March 1935
Traffic issues: Cycle paths alongside country roads
One of the traffic arrangements of which our country [the Netherlands] can be particularly proud, is the dense network of cycle paths that criss-cross our provinces. No other country has started earlier with such an elaborate and systematic construction of special roadways for cycle traffic. What we have achieved in this country, especially owing to the untiring efforts of ANWB**, commands admiration from compatriot and foreigner alike.
The fact that we are writing about cycle paths particularly at this moment, has two reasons. The first is that people abroad – especially on the other side of the Channel – presently exhibit a more than average interest to study the system of cycle traffic in the Netherlands.
Currently, British debates about cycle traffic have been intense, dealing with the question whether it would be desirable or not to accommodate newly constructed high speed roads with separated tracks for cyclists. In this matter one would understandably like to emulate the practical experiences of those countries in which people cycle most: Denmark, Belgium and above all our country [the Netherlands]. A traffic specialist from the British Empire recently shared with us that the surveys which his compatriots had conducted with regard to this question, had not presented a clear answer yet. Specifically regarding the Netherlands, they had collected both opinions of spokespersons who commended our network of cycle paths, and who assured that the number of traffic accidents has undoubtedly been reduced because of the existence of these paths, as well as expressions of people who were dissatisfied with the system. In their opinion the cycle paths are often more poorly paved than the main carriage ways right next to it, resulting in cyclists who prefer to ride with the faster traffic on the carriage way and who, by acting in such manner, endanger both themselves as well as cars.
Therefore, the issue is well worth a further examination. And if we now limit ourselves to both countries: the Netherlands and England, we first and foremost need a short overview of how the development of the construction of cycling infrastructure in both countries has evolved, for a better understanding.
That cyclists need their own protected place on the roads was a no-brainer in the Netherlands, as early as the 1930s.
With regard to cycling traffic, our country has taken a position like no other. We have over eight million inhabitants and 2,940,000 bicycles. That amounts to one bicycle for every 2.7 inhabitants. The traffic counts for 1932 have shown that of all traffic on national highways 50% is that of cyclists. In such a situation it can be considered important, not only for cyclists, but also for other road users, that cyclists have their own roadways, the cycle paths, as much as possible.
The Netherlands belong to the first countries where the construction of paths designated exclusively for bicycles was initiated. The cycle paths can be divided into two groups: paths situated alongside carriage ways designated for other traffic or those which form a part of such roads [cycle lanes] and the so-called completely separated cycle paths that are totally independent of the roads for motorised traffic.
With regard to England: that country does not really have many cycle paths yet. Only recently the present minister of traffic, the active mr Hore Belisha, had initiated a decent study into this subject, of which the aforementioned discussions are also a result. Because separating pedestrians and other road traffic, both driving and riding road users, is one of the first principles with which the design of modern roads should start, and a modernisation of the English road network is now taken up with vigour, the question of the construction of cycle paths has become pressing. In the 'five year plan' which the English government has planned to propose, it can be expected that the construction of a considerable number of cycle paths will be included.
Recently the Minister has personally opened a double cycle path along the Western Avenue, from Paddington to the road from London to Oxford. The paths are 2.5 meters wide and can be found on either side of the carriage way and have a concrete surface. The construction costs for a length of 4.5 km amounted to £ 7,000.=.
In the 1930s all newly constructed main country roads in the Netherlands were built including separated cycle paths, there was no debate about the necessity for such infrastructure.
A peculiar phenomenon has to be, to us Dutch, that the English cyclists form a more or less hostile conviction towards these cycle paths alongside the main highways. Many have the opinion that they have a right to be using the main carriage way, and they feel more or less deprived when they are "repelled" to the cycle paths.
That concludes the facts of this matter. Our conclusion about this subject is the following: cyclists belong by no means on the carriage ways for modern fast moving traffic. In this country we unfortunately still have a number of roads that do not have a marked cycle path. The numerous accidents on such roads, especially at night, where cyclists become victims, speak volumes. Their safety may be somewhat improved, when the requirement of a red reflector would not be the only requirement, but that besides that, either a back light or a white painted rear fender would be mandatory on bicycles. But this measure can also never be enough.
Slow traffic, which includes cyclists, must remain separated from the carriage ways on which cars move. Construction and maintenance of cycle paths is therefore an inevitable prerequisite.
If cycle paths have to completely fulfill their purpose, then it is necessary that they are either constructed on both sides of a road, or that they are wide enough for cycling traffic in two directions and that the surface is adequate. For our modern paths with a concrete or tiled surface, that is most definitely the case.
When it comes to the question in how far newly constructed roads should be accommodated with cycle paths one must take into account the different characteristics of intercommunal motorised traffic, that has an obvious long distance character and that of the cyclists that consists of partly traffic for recreational reasons and partly intercommunal traffic over relatively shorter distances. For the recreational cyclist the completely separated cycle paths that wind through places with the most beautiful scenery are most important. For the other category there has to be the opportunity to make one's way from a certain place to the surrounding towns and villages. When high speed roads serve this same goal they would have to be provided with cycle paths, unless a completely separated cycle path already serves this same route with not too many detours.
Here, for cyclists, the benefits will always outweigh the costs, because cycle paths can be constructed for a relatively low and justifiable increase in the costs, that has to be added to the costs for the construction of a new road.
The extra costs to build cycle paths alongside main country roads were considered relatively low and justifiable.
Another factor that justifies these extra costs is the intensity of the cycle traffic in the Netherlands, which can by no means be seen as similar to larger and a lot less "cycle enthusiastic" countries like Italy or France. That what is right for the Netherlands does not necessarily have to be the right solution for a country like England, where the traffic situation and the geographic situation are yet again completely different.
Every country should decide these things for themselves, taking into consideration the local situation, population density, the presence of too steep terrain for cyclists etc. Internationally valid rules of conduct for the construction of cycle paths can in our firm opinion not be given."
* With valued help of MvW in A!
**ANWB today is the Dutch Motorists / Touring club, but it evolved from a Cycling, Tourism and Touring Club and in that capacity it was a big force behind the construction of especially totally separate cycle routes in the early 20th century.
The Netherlands has kept this way of thinking about cycle paths alongside country roads. But after cycling decreased dramatically in the 1960s and 1970s these policies were also implemented in the cities and towns from the late 1970s on. More on that in my post 'How the Dutch got their (city) cycle paths". More from the English side of this story and the implications for today can be found in this blog post on the Vole O'speed blog.
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Luv 2 Cycle
I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Laugh at the stupidity of our British Government or cry for the fact that we don't have what you have.
We even have cyclists fighting against the wonderful type of infrastructure over there, and fighting to keep "their right to the road". The powers that be obviously prefer to listen to those instead of those of us that support segregation. Why wouldn't they. It's cheaper to keep us on the roads.
I'm coming up 64 now, and I simply can't see us getting anywhere near what you have by the time I die.
You wouldn't believe the sort of cycling facilities that have been put in around my own area in the last couple of years. Shared pedestrian/cycle 2 way pavements no wider than a metre and sometimes less, with nothing between us and on coming fast traffic.
Pedestrian bridges that only have shallow steps up which a 2 wheeled cycle could be pushed up and over but no wheel chairs, mobility carriages or a tricycle which is what I mostly ride can get up and over.
Cycle paths that end up on pavements next to a bus stop with no way to cross the road so one has to become a pedestrian.
Massively large 4 and 5 lane roundabouts with no cycling or pedestrian facilities at all.
I've started pestering my town and county councils, but all I get back is inane replies such as they do agree that more thought should be given to getting people on their bikes. They haven't even made an attempt at making residential roads 20mph except in roads where schools are.
It's all so disheartening.
Who knows. You might turn 122 by the time you expire. Plenty of time for the UK to catch up if it could reverse the chain reaction (pun intended) with cars dominating over bicycles.
Frits B
"We have over eight million inhabitants and 2,940,000 bicycles. That amounts to one bicycle for every 2.7 inhabitants."
The count today is 19 million roadworthy bicycles on a population of 17 million (according to http://www.fietsen.123.nl). What more proof is needed to show that the Dutch approach works? Although it also indicates that relatively speaking bicycles have become a lot cheaper over the years :-).
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Gary Mac
77 years later and the UK still appear to be doing studies and discussing the benefits of proper infrastructure. Any Dutch reading this must think the British are a bunch of clowns (and they would be right), this solution is simple and 77 years later well and truely proven.
Har Davids
Funny to see that, after 77 years, nothing has changed, apart from the number of cars that are clogging the roads. The Dutch seem to have had the same practical approach for ages, while the British still seem to be in denial when it comes to it. I guess they'll come around when we're of oil.
If Britain had started taking these ideas seriously in the 1930s, not only us or our children, but our parents and grandparents could have benefited.
It wouldn't have been necessary for us, and others like us, to emigrate, learn a language and set up a business in the Netherlands simply to try to get a bit of what the Dutch (Mark and Marc excepted) take for granted for our children.
It's still not too late to start, but it needs to be a real start with real progress being made. It's simply not good enough to praise inadequate designs and expect results. Unfortunately a change to that way of thinking seems still to be a long time coming and there are still elements in the UK working against the change that is required.
Jeff Shone
Thank you for this. Very useful.
David Arditti
Thank you for the work of translating all that. You did very well, it actually came out sounding like an English newspaper article of the period.
Apart from thinking about traffic not having changed much in 77 years, the other thing that hasn't changed is the characteristic Dutch reticence, demonstrated in the final two paragraphs, to try to prescribe or promote their system as right for any other nation. The "excuses" (as David Hembrow would call them) of "population density" and "too steep terrain" are there, as usual: though in which direction population density was supposed to influence the argument is not clear. And of course even where the population density and terrain was similar in the UK, the Dutch methods were never used. Cycle paths were built, under Belisha's influence, along some of the arterial roads out of London, but the policy seems to have run out of steam quickly. Probably that was because the policy was never to promote cycling, but only to accommodate a level of cycling that was there, and as that level went down, the driver for the policy disappeared. The hostility of the UK cycling groups would have been an additional influence.
Food for thought, anyway.
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Hi! Iz there a possible substitute for the cottage cheese? I'm lactose intolerant.
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Under ingredients you list 1tsp cinnamon after the baking soda, but never told when to incorporate that into the recipe, with the batter ingredients in the blender?
Then there is another 1/4 tsp cinnamon used in the cinnamon apples mixture.
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Saints, Demons and Conjurors
Ladock Folklore by Alex Langstone
The village of Ladock lies in the heart of the mid-Cornwall countryside a few miles to the north-east of the city of Truro. The settlement is named after Lodoca, a 6th Century Irish Abbess, who, like so many of her contemporaries, came to Cornwall to set up a religious community. She is thought to have founded her settlement close to the holy well, at Fentonladock. There is an old story associated with her and her neighbouring missionaries, Grace and Probus. One day they all decided that the boundary between their two villages should be formally marked. They would each rise at dawn, and walk towards their neighbour's settlement, and where they met would be the new boundary. Probus set off at dawn, but Ladoca decided to brush her very long hair before she set off. By the time she had finished, Probus had almost arrived at Lodoca's settlement, hence the current parish boundaries uneven size.
Ladock Glebe holy well (pictured left) on the valley floor below the church, is where water has traditionally been collected for baptisms, and this beautiful holy well sits in an enchanting green dell amid oak, holly and beech trees, with the church tower clearly visible on the hill to the south.
The village is also home to the amazing tales of Parson Wood, Ghost layer extraordinaire. William Wood was rector at Ladock between 1704 and 1749, a time when many Cornish clergy were involved in lavish exorcisms of demons and ghosts. Rev. Wood was a skilled exorcist, astrologer and occultist and he was kept busy keeping many undesirable entities at bay. He was respected by all his parishioners and was at the heart of village life, being actively involved in the continued survival of traditional Cornish wrestling and hurling. He was the official keeper of the silver hurling ball, and encouraged the game in the parish. When out, the Parson would carry a fancy ebony walking stick. It had a massive silver finial on which was engraved a pentacle, and just below this, on the dark shaft of the stick was a band of silver, engraved with planetary symbols and mystical figures.
Parson William Wood's walking stick by Paul Atlas-Saunders. Copyright 2017.
He is famous for laying many ghosts and devils, and he was usually a match for most demons, whom he would change into animals and dispatch with his whip. However, one of his most famous exorcisms proved to be more problematic. This particular demon took the shape of a terrifying bird like figure that took the church tower as his home. The demon was very large with coal-black plumage and fiery eyes. The feathered fiend, which looked like no known bird, would make a hideous racket, which would bellow down the tower, petrifying the bell-ringers. The Parson was having trouble laying the demon by his usual methods, as he kept hiding behind the pinnacles on the tower, and Wood eventually devised a plan of exorcism using newly baptised children to rid the village of this noisy menace. He gathered nine unbaptised children to the church. Once baptised, the children were presented around the base of the tower along with mothers, who each held their children aloft, whilst Parson Wood walked around them all, muttering and cutting the air in various figures with his walking stick. The fiend eventually took flight, after one last prolonged screech, and he darted straight up flapping his dark and demonic wings, from which fiery sparks and flames of blue were seen billowing, as the demon headed for St Enoder. The Parson was also famous for foiling an attempt by the Devil to beat local Cornish wrestling hero John 'Jackey' Trevail at a clandestine midnight wrestling match on Le Pens Plat Common, and it was rumoured that the devil in question may have been sent by the neighbouring St Enoder witches, who could often be seen flying on their ragwort stems during the time of the full moon or heading home after their midnight meetings in the shape of hares.
There is mention of a "celebrated Ladock conjuror", in Richard Polwhele's Traditions and Recollections volume 2, 1826. This particular conjuror is reported to have found a man who had fallen into a shaft of Creekbraw's Mine, using some sort of remote viewing, and was able to recover stolen money by occult means. Was this conjuror Parson Wood? Maybe, but Polwhele seems to hint that it was a different person, with the following passage –
"In the last age, some of the rusticated clergy used to favour the popular superstition, by pretending to the power of laying ghosts… I could mention the names of several persons whose influence over their flock was solely attributable to this circumstance. By far other means, we now endeavour to secure the good opinion of those who are committed to our care"
So, who was this mysterious "celebrated Ladock conjuror"? I doubt we will ever know for sure, and it is probable that Parson William Wood himself was the source for these anonymous enigmatic tales.
Recently published in Meyn Mamvro No. 93 Summer 2017.
Stories and folk-lore of West Cornwall by William Bottrell (1880)
Traditions and Recollections volume 2 by Richard Polwhele (1826)


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Laos is one of Asia's greatest treasures. The mighty Mekong in the west and the Truong Son range Mountains in the east offer natural borders to Thailand and Vietnam respectively, while Laos also shares borders with China in the north, Myanmar in the northwest and Cambodia in the south.
Upon arrival in Vientiane, you will be transferred to your hotel. In the afternoon, you will have a tour of Vientiane which, although the capital city, still has the feel of a small provincial town. The wide boulevards are almost devoid of traffic, and with its many temples, the city retains the feel of another age. Your tour will include visits to the major temples of Vat Sisaket, Vat Phrakeo and the impressive That Luang Stupa (the country's most important monument). You will also see the Arc de Triomphe, the National Museum, and the main market. In the evening, following a welcome dinner, you can enjoy an evening stroll along the banks of the Mekong River before an overnight stay in Vientiane.
After breakfast, you will visit the Morning Market before leaving Vientiane for Vang Vieng, which takes around 3 hours to reach by car. Vang Vieng was once a key military airfield during the Indochina wars and its central feature is the long-abandoned runway along the eastern side of town. On the west side, a small river separates the town from the nearby caves & mountains, which can easily be visited from town. En route, you will enjoy the included lunch at a local restaurant. Then you will have free time before an overnight stay in Vang Vieng.
The drive from Vang Vieng to Xieng Khoang is stunning and you will reach your destination at lunchtime. After you have checked into your hotel, there will be a tour of the mysterious Plain of Jars. The Plain of Jars is an extensive area around Phonsavan, surrounded by mountains, and where massive stone urns of mysterious origin are scattered about in the least a dozen major groupings. Site, Thoung Hai Hin (or "Stone Jar Plain) is 15 km southwest of Phonsavan, and the largest of the sites, featuring 250 jars, mostly weighing from 600kg to one ton each (but, the biggest of them weighing as much as six tons!). You will continue to visit some nearby hill tribe villages to experience their fascinating culture and colorful history before heading back to the hotel. You will stay overnight in Xieng Khoang.
You will leave Xieng Khoang and drive to Luang Prabang, which is the old capital of the Lane Xang Kingdom and which is home to more than 30 gilded Buddhist temples, which results in a town rich in atmosphere and history.
In the afternoon, there will be a tour to discover the World Heritage Site, with visits to Wat Visoun (the 16th Century temple which served as a small museum for religious artifacts), Wat Aham (the early 19th Century temple, whose two guardian figures at the foot of the steps represent two characters from the Ramayana – Hanuman, the Monkey God and the fierce Yaksa), Wat Xiengthong (the 16th Century temple which, more than any temples in Luang Prabang, epitomizes all the elegance and grace of its architecture) and Phousi Hill (whose 328 steps lead to the summit of Phousi Hill, which dominates the skyline of Luang Prabang). This will give you the finest panoramic view of the whole of Luang Prabang before an overnight stay.
Following breakfast, you will depart to the boat landing for an excursion upstream on the Mekong to visit Pak Ou Cave, which is in the side of a limestone cliff and opposite the mouths of the Mekong and Ou rivers. The sanctuaries at Pak Ou consist of two large caves, both repositories for thousands of Buddha images, which range from mere centimeters to two meters in height.
En route, Lao typical villages are barely visible behind a screen of foliage, yet you will see slender canoes bobbing by the shore, as well as bamboo poles and floats marking the location of nets and fish traps. Your first stop will be at Ban Muangkeo, where traditional rice whiskey (called "Laoh-Khao") is distilled, and you are welcome to taste it and also take some away! Lunch will be at a riverside restaurant. You will drive back to Luang Prabang in the late afternoon and continue by car to the outskirts of town to visit Ban Xangkhong, a well-known village for its wood paper making and also Lao silk weavings with natural dyes. You will stay overnight in Luang Prabang.
Today you will take a drive 30 km south to visit Kuangsi Waterfall which, though not very high, is spectacular and beautiful with its green surroundings in a preserved national park. En route, you will stop to visit a fresh produce market, Talad Phosy, and also visit Ban Na Oune, a small village of the Hmong hill tribe, the best-known minority group in Laos. Just before arriving at Kuangsi Waterfall, you will visit a village of the Khmu minority group, Ban Tha Pane, followed by a picnic lunch at the shady park near the waterfall. There will be plenty of time for relaxing and a swim in the cool water before you head back to Luang Prabang in the late afternoon. The rest of the day will be spent visiting various crafts shops, silversmiths and the Hmong market, where the embroidery works of Hmong women are on display. You will stay overnight in Luang Prabang.
There are no activities planned for today so you are free to explore on your own until transfer to the airport for your onward flight.


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Recurrent miscarriages are often caused by endometriosis, a condition that affects one in ten women and leads to inflammation and lesions within the womb lining. Researchers now believe the condition could be caused by an imbalance within the gut microbiome, and could be treated with a simple course of antibiotics. Abi Millar profiles two research groups exploring this theory.
or those who've experienced recurrent miscarriages, the devastation can be immense. While around one in five pregnancies ends in miscarriage (defined as losing the baby before 24 weeks), this remains an isolating and under-discussed issue.
If the miscarriage happens early in the pregnancy, it's usually down to chance. However, for women who lose their baby during the second trimester – or who experience three or more miscarriages in a row – it's important to investigate the cause. Unfortunately, recurrent miscarriage affects around one in a hundred women, and it isn't always possible to say why.
One potential culprit is endometriosis, a common condition affecting around 10% of women of reproductive age. It occurs when tissue similar to the uterine lining grows outside the womb and can cause heavy periods and searing pain (some women, it should be noted, experience no symptoms at all).
The condition is also linked to recurrent miscarriage. While this link bears further exploration, there are two large databases (one from Sweden and one from Scotland) that suggest women with endometriosis are more likely to miscarry than those without. In fact, many women with the condition don't get their diagnosis until they start experiencing fertility problems.
Trialling antibiotics for recurrent miscarriage
Now a trial is underway at the University of Warwick, in partnership with University Hospital Coventry, to see whether a simple course of antibiotics might solve the problem.
The randomised controlled trial will recruit over 3,000 women who have experienced two or more early miscarriages, and will use a specially optimised test to see if they have endometriosis. Those who do will be given a 14-day course of the antibiotic doxycycline, or a placebo, and will be advised to start trying to conceive once they have finished the course.
Warwick Medical School's Professor Siobhan Quenby, principal investigator on the trial, said: "This is potentially a new treatment for up to half of people with recurrent miscarriage… Instead of just having your blood tested to look for causes of miscarriage, as is current practice, you will have the lining of the womb tested too so that we can identify those who will benefit from this treatment."
Our aim is to try to improve the womb before you get pregnant.
The trial will seek to answer a number of questions, rather than just one as in a typical clinical trial. It will explore what degree of inflammation in the womb is needed to cause miscarriage, and how this mechanism might work. It will ask whether doxycycline actually succeeds in reducing inflammation, and whether it reduces rates of miscarriage overall.
Another pertinent question is whether the drug alters the microbiome (the balance of bacteria) in the reproductive tract. It has been speculated that endometriosis might be caused by a bacterial imbalance, which could in turn make the womb lining less hospitable to a growing foetus.
"Our aim is to try to improve the womb before you get pregnant," said Quenby. "Most miscarriages occur within the first trimester (12 weeks) of pregnancy and our aim is to see a reduction in these early miscarriages."
The trial has received £1.9m in funding from the Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme, and will be recruiting participants over the next two years. If successful, it could help up to 7,000 prospective parents every year.
Antibiotics treat endometriosis in mice
Dr Ramakrishna Kommagani, an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at Washington University School of Medicine, is conducting his own research in this field. Earlier this year, his team found that antibiotic treatment could reduce the size of endometrial lesions in mice.
"A few studies have indicated that mice with endometriosis have different gut bacteria and a different uterine and cervical microbiome," says Kommagani. "We decided to use antibiotics to wipe out the gut bacteria in mice and see how that affected the progression of the disease. The antibiotic metronidazole inhibited the growth of the lesions. So, our research suggests the bacteria itself can promote this disease."
If the same applies to humans, it wouldn't come as too great a surprise. Many women and girls with endometriosis also suffer with inflammatory bowel problems, and one 2016 study suggested the gut bacteria might be a "puppet master in the pathogenesis of endometriosis".
Studies have indicated that mice with endometriosis have different gut bacteria.
Kommagani's contention is that the balance of gut bacteria can indeed promote, or protect against, the development of lesions.
"After I published our work I got many emails from patients who had taken this particular antibiotic for some other issue, and suddenly the pain associated with endometriosis stopped," he says. "This is very encouraging, although of course we have to do a clinical trial to confirm it."
He is currently in talks with a number of companies and institutes to set up a small preclinical study.
"We hope to test the drug in at least 20 or 30 women, but because metronidazole is not a new molecule that can be patented, companies aren't interested – they're not going to make a profit," he says. "So we're struggling to initiate the trial in a very swift manner, but we are trying and I really hope it will happen."
Getting to know the gut bacteria
It's worth mentioning that Kommagani's team actually tested four antibiotics in the mouse study. Only metronidazole made a difference.
"This antibiotic only kills gram-negative bacteria that are anaerobes, and we think some of those bacteria promote lesion growth in endometriosis, as well as in inflammatory bowel disorders," Kommagani says. "We are now conducting research to identify the specific bacteria involved, so we hope to have some good data very soon."
His team is also trying to pinpoint bacteria that may protect against endometriosis. In the mouse study, mice with endometriosis displayed very low levels of a protective type of gut bacteria. This implies probiotics, as well as antibiotics, could play a role in treating in the disease.
On top of that, understanding sufferers' microbiome could help with diagnosis.
Endometriosis needs more attention – it's a very under-studied, underappreciated, underfunded area.
"At the moment, endometriosis is diagnosed via an invasive laparoscopy investigation, but hopefully we could use the lessons learnt from our work to come up with a simple non-invasive diagnostic tool for early detection," Kommagani says.
His research makes an interesting counterpoint to the Warwick trial, which will use the broad-spectrum antibiotic doxycycline. Doxycycline is active against many different types of bacteria (both aerobic and anaerobic, gram-positive and gram-negative). It is already being prescribed as an endometriosis treatment – and is also being given to some women experiencing a miscarriage – but has not yet been thoroughly tested.
For the millions of women worldwide who are affected by either issue, research of this nature may seem long overdue.
"More than 176 million women in the world are affected by endometriosis, but the amount of research going on is very limited compared to cancer and it receives only a fraction of the funding," says Kommagani. "Endometriosis needs more attention – it's a very understudied, underappreciated, underfunded area."


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Statystyka – funkcja mierzalna określona na przestrzeni statystycznej, służąca do wyodrębnienia pewnych istotnych cech danych doświadczalnych. Jest szczególnym przypadkiem miary rozkładu. Pojęcie statystyki w statystyce matematycznej jest odpowiednikiem zmiennej losowej w rachunku prawdopodobieństwa.

Statystyki są często estymatorami parametrów rozkładu zmiennej losowej w populacji generalnej.

Definicja
Niech  będzie przestrzenią statystyczną, gdzie

jest rodziną miar probabilistycznych określonych na σ-ciele  podzbiorów zbioru  indeksowaną parametrem  Niech dalej  będzie przestrzenią mierzalną.
Funkcję mierzalną  nazywamy statystyką. Zbiór  jest nazywany przestrzenią prób.

Własności
 Jeśli  to statystykę  nazywamy statystyką o wartościach rzeczywistych.
 Jeśli  to statystykę  nazywamy statystyką o wartościach wektorowych.

Przykłady
 mediana
 odchylenie standardowe
 średnie
 wariancja

Statystyka swobodna
Statystyka  jest statystyką swobodną ze względu na wartość oczekiwaną, gdy  istnieje i nie zależy od  Wspólną dla  wartość oczekiwaną oznaczamy  i nazywamy wartością oczekiwaną statystyki

Statystyka dostateczna

Definicja i własności
 σ-ciało dostateczne
σ-podciało  σ-ciała  jest dostateczne, gdy dla każdego  istnieje wersja prawdopodobieństwa warunkowego  taka sama dla wszystkich miar z rodziny

 Statystyka dostateczna
Statystykę  nazywamy dostateczną, jeżeli σ-podciało  jest dostateczne.

 Twierdzenie
Niech statystyka  będzie statystyką o wartościach wektorowych.  jest statystyką dostateczną dla rodziny  lub dla  jeżeli dla każdej wartości  rozkład warunkowy  nie zależy od

Przypadek ogólny opisuje poniższe twierdzenie (zwane twierdzeniem o faktoryzacji lub twierdzeniem Neymana):

 Twierdzenie
Niech  będzie przestrzenią statystyczną dominowaną. Statystyka  jest dostateczna wtedy i tylko wtedy, gdy funkcje gęstości  dają się przedstawić w postaci:

gdzie:
  jest funkcją -mierzalną,
 funkcje  są -mierzalne.

Minimalna statystyka dostateczna
Statystykę dostateczną  nazywamy minimalną statystyką dostateczną, jeżeli dla każdej statystyki dostatecznej  istnieje funkcja  taka, że

Zobacz też

 miara rozkładu
 przegląd zagadnień z zakresu statystyki

Przypisy

Bibliografia

  http://www.impan.gov.pl/~rziel/7ALL.pdf (dostęp: 21 maja 2008)

Miary rozkładu
Teoria estymacji

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Many people aren't aware of the extent of Clear Channel Media & Entertainment's charitable involvement in the communities of Chicagoland, and across the nation. When Clear Channel recruits new partners for their Clear Channel Communities program they are able to show the tangible results of their past activities. They are also able to display the excitement that they, their partners, and Illinois civic leaders have for going forward with the new charitable programs and sponsorships offered through the Clear Channel Communities program.


CaSA architects were appointed to design a workshop and utility extension to the existing Grade 2 listed house within the Uffington Conservation Area.
The building is modern and elegant in its appearance, yet retains strong references to traditional timber workshop buildings. Its form is clad in vertical blackened timber, configured with alternate depth boards to add articulation to the façade. The front entrance to the workshop is flanked by a large sliding timber screen which provides both privacy and security. An internal glass screen slides internally to provide wide access to the workshop as required.
The flat roof connecting the pitched volume to the original house has redefined the principle entrance from the parking area, and contains a functional entrance lobby. This frees up more usable space for the kitchen. Glass screens are overlaid with chunky external timber fins, providing both structure to the roof, and privacy to the kitchen beyond.


West End Wood Products is locally owned and operated in Sonoma County servicing the North Bay and the San Francisco Bay areas. We specialize in custom kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, desks, bookcases, entertainment centers, and unique custom pieces. All of our custom cabinets are manufactured in-house. We are small enough to provide personal attention to every project and large enough to handle any size job, be it residential or commercial, remodel or new construction. We work in partnership with homeowners, architects, designers, and contractors. We use top quality natural woods, exotic hardwoods, custom finishes, and top of the line hardware.


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Just Cause 4 is a Square Enix-published game which means that it'll have a season pass. That is Square Enix's modus operandi. Today, developer Avalanche Studios teased Just Cause 4's trio of add-ons with a trailer. Honestly, they sound pretty cool and perfectly Just Cause!
Dare Devils is a series of action-packed death races. Demons has Rico facing off against some sort of supernatural ancient demon force. Danger features "advanced technology, secret weapons, and specially-trained operatives" from Rico's former employer. Details are light, but they all seem appropriately explosive, ridiculous, and dangerous. This is what we've come to expect from Just Cause.
But Just Cause 4 needs to prove itself before we concern ourselves with add-ons. Just Cause 3 fell flat in 2015 after earning a lot of attention on the back of Just Cause 2's reputation. It wasn't bad, per se. It was just routine. Just Cause is very skilled at creating a playground of explosions, but eventually all those fiery blasts somehow become underwhelming. Too much of a good thing, I guess.
Anyone who's confident can buy the Gold Edition of Just Cause 4, nabbing the base game and the expansion pass for $90. That's fine if this is the game where Rico gets his mojo back. That's a mighty big if, though.


A picture tells a story.
Judy, the black labrador, appreciates a rest and will sit and stay forever.
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No doubt, Bob is the all-time master when it comes to sit, stay, relax, nap, repeat.
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TIME dotCom, one of Malaysia's largest fixed line providers, has appointed Ericsson as the sole supplier to upgrade its existing network to provide high performance broadband services to its customers in major commercial and business areas in Klang Valley as well as in the Northern and Southern part of Malaysia.
Under the agreement, Ericsson will provide a comprehensive portfolio of services, which include supply, delivery, installation, integration, testing and commissioning Ericsson's IP-DSLAM Ethernet DSL Access (EDA), which is a full-IP-based solution for high performance broadband network.
With the contract, TIME dotCom becomes the first wireline and broadband service provider in Malaysia to deploy EDA, enabling it to introduce and offer advanced high performance broadband services such as triple play - a converged service of voice, data and video.
Deploying EDA solution will also lay the foundation for TIME dotCom to quickly deploy new and sophisticated services in the future, such as IPTV, interactive TV and advanced gaming applications in a cost effective manner and put the company in a leading position to secure more opportunities as and when they arise.
Mohd Zamri Salleh, Vice President of Network Services, TIME dotCom says: "We are responding to the customers' demands for higher bandwidth and faster Internet access. This initiative to deploy high performance broadband will ensure that our customers will experience significantly improved broadband performance as well as advanced services in a cost efficient manner. "
"Ericsson has long been a leading telecommunications company with a proven track record for supplying high quality IP/Ethernet DSLAM products with ADSL 2+ as well as a reputation for providing strong support to customers: these are the major reasons why TIME dotcom has chosen them to be the key partner for this project," he added.
President of Ericsson South East Asia, Jan Signell, says: "The triple play phenomenon provides new opportunities for wireline operators like TIME dotCom to tap into the growing share of consumers' demands and spending for high performance broadband services."
"This contract is a significant milestone for Ericsson as this is the first EDA contract for us in Malaysia. We are proud to be selected by TIME dotCom as the key partner for its high speed broadband deployment, and we are fully committed to supporting TIME dotCom in offering the highest quality broadband services to their customers," added Signell.
Ericsson high performance broadband, which is optimized for high capacities and capabilities for quality assurance, is the first complete IP/Ethernet access node portfolio in the market for DSL, fibre & radio access. Ericsson EDA solution is the most widely installed IP DSLAM with over 70 networks deployed globally, utilizing the latest ADSL2+ technology with Gigabit Ethernet uplinks, Ethernet aggregation switches and BRAS.
TIME dotCom as the preferred communications solutions provider offers a complete and comprehensive range of services to both domestic and international markets from voice and data communications to broadband, Internet, global managed services, payphones and various multimedia solutions. Our strong capabilities in providing broadband solutions well position us for a high-speed data world.


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Khokhlachyov to Spartak; Howden to Minsk. August 18 transfer highlights
20 Августа 2017, 19:33 Transfers
Dinamo Minsk has signed Canadian forward Quinton Howden, whose resume shows 92 appearances in the NHL for the Florida Panthers (10 goals, 7 assists) and 5 for the Winnipeg Jets. The 25-year-old former Canada U17, U18 and U20 international has agreed a one-year deal with the Minsk club.
SKA Saint Petersburg's 23-year-old forward Alexander Khokhlachyov, who made nine NHL appearances in three seasons with the Boston Bruins, has returned to Spartak – the club he left in January of 2013.
In return, the Petersburg club receives the rights to 23-year-old defenseman Yaroslav Dyblenko.
Dynamo Moscow has added two forwards to its ranks. The Blue-and-Whites have agreed a one-year-deal with 29-year-old Nikita Komarov, formerly of Dinamo Minsk, and have given a three-year contract to 20-year-old Timur Besharov, from Dynamo's MHL affiliate, HC MVD.
Slovan has brought in reinforcements in the form of Canadian international forward Colby Genoway, 33, once of Manitoba, Portland and Hartford in the AHL, and more recently, with Medvescak of the KHL for the past two seasons
#transfers #Dinamo Minsk #Dynamo Moscow #SKA #Slovan #Spartak


According to the Department of Health Services, as of fiscal year 2072/73, there are 104 public hospitals, the 303 private hospitals, the 202 Primary Health Care Centers (PHCCs) and the 3,803 health posts in Nepal.
Primary health care services were also provided by 12,660 primary health care outreach clinic (PHCORC) sites. A total of 16,134 Expanded Programme of Immunization (EPI) clinics provided immunization services. These services were supported by 49,523 female community health volunteers (FCHV). The information on the achievements of the public health system, NGOs, INGOs and private health facilities were collected by DoHS's Health Management Information System (HMIS).


The post this week is by Allyson Carr, who was a worker at the Conference on Social Justice and Human Rights discussed in this post and is currently the Associate Director of the Centre for Philosophy, Religion and Social Ethics.
As some of you may recall, this past April the Centre co-hosted a major conference on Social Justice and Human Rights. The conference themes have set much of the tone for the material on this blog over the past year, both prior to the conference and afterwards, and there has been a great deal of good discussion that came out of the conference itself, including at least two projects: one on conceptions of social justice among faith groups (with the CRC being a focal microcosm) and one on economic justice. Given the high quality of the work presented there and the conversations that followed it, we have been working on compiling summaries of all of the sessions that took place during the two day conference. The summaries are ready for viewing now and a pdf of them can be found here. I encourage you to take the time to read through them, but we will also shortly be posting each summary separately on our conference blog, to enable commenting on topics in particular sessions. We'll let you know when those are up, as well as when the video currently being produced, which highlights aspects of the conference's thinking on social justice and human rights issues, becomes available. For our discussion here this week, though, I'm just going to pull out a few points that really struck me. We can discuss those here, and continue discussions of the more specific issues that are raised in the summaries as they get posted on the conference blog.
Dr. Nicholas Wolterstorff was the keynote speaker who opened the conference, and as it discusses in the summary of his opening lecture, any reckoning with the issues of social justice and human rights can not meaningfully proceed until that reckoning is able to give an account of why justice matters. In all the very important activist work and theory production that goes on both in the advocacy world and academia, giving a an account of "why does justice matter?" can get lost in the details of fighting for justice. And yet, without such an account, how can we persuade the sceptical or agree on what constitutes justice in very complex cases, even where all sides desire justice? Does justice matter because without it we are not responding to some normative call for fairness? Does it matter because only with justice is any real human flourishing possible? Do we think of justice as a response mandated by divine authority, and if so, what does that mean for those who believe no such thing exists? Is justice necessary in a positive sense for social progress, or in a negative sense--to avoid things like war and suffering? Why should we, all of humanity, care about justice, and can we even have, is it even desirable to have, the same reason(s) for doing so?
The next thing that struck me as I read through the summaries again was comments by Dr. Abdulaziz Sachedina, who spoke as a panellist in the inter-religious plenary panel on Religion and Human Rights in Canada of the need to find ways where liberal and orthodox traditions within a particular religion can learn to speak meaningfully with each other, making genuine progress through real dialogue. It was this emphasis on placing what often become opposing forces within a religious tradition--orthodoxy and liberalism, to paint in broad brush strokes--in real dialogue with each other that spoke to me. So often a human tendency seems to be to pull away from speaking or engaging with those with whom one does not agree, leaving sides to any given debate more and more polarized. We can see this within the Christian tradition as well, where divisions over "fundamentalism" and "liberalism" have shoved a growing wedge between members. How do we switch from polemics to real, engaged, debate and dialogue?
Although there were many other discussions that made me pause and reflect and which I feel have been particularly helpful in transforming my own work and practice, I'll mention one other spot that stuck out to me in the summaries. This was the words of Deborah Stienstra in the panel "Disability and Human Rights: Issues of Access and Attitudes." So much of the conversation at the conferenced focused on finding a language and conceptual apparatus by which necessary practical work in human rights issues and advocacy could be done, but much of that discussion had centred on what, exactly, constituted a right or possibly even a human right. Dr. Stienstra posed the question from a different angle, implicitly asking how we think of what constitutes a human. Her point that disability is part of being human was a poignant reminder of our humanity, in all its personal and collective frailty, finitude and beautiful diversity. Any discussion of rights and justice needs to remember this, and remember the different needs and abilities of the complex creatures we all are.
There were many other very important and insightful discussions that warrant extended discussion toward transforming the way we live and work: the panel on Aboriginal Rights in Canada had vital reflections on land and identity that need to be heard and taken up; the panel on Environmental Rights highlighted the urgent need for stopping global ecological disaster before it becomes unavoidable; the panel on Children's Rights spoke of the intense impact of abuse and exploitation on the coming generations, and the need to provide a safe and flourishing upbringing not just for some children, or even "most" children, but for all children.
There were a myriad of excellent discussions and discussion-starters, but I've raised these ones in particular to whet your appetite and get us talking. All of these issues are ones which we cannot afford to ignore, and which even if we could, I would argue that to do so would be fundamentally wrong. This is because justice does matter, and our ability to pursue justice successfully is an intimate picture of who humans are and who we are becoming.
Great post. Jam-packed with so much to think about, despite it only being a fraction of what was discussed at the conference.
"Does justice matter because without it we are not responding to some normative call for fairness? Does it matter because only with justice is any real human flourishing possible? Do we think of justice as a response mandated by divine authority, and if so, what does that mean for those who believe no such thing exists?"
I think the second of these gets at something fundamental about our world. We all know more or less what justice means, but I think the older and perhaps the wiser we get the less perfectionistic we will get about it. What I mean is that we will come to realize that justice is an ideal and one that we must never cease to work toward, but one that will in a sense never be attainable so long as there is imperfection in the world. And I think that is nothing to be pessimistic about. It has the sad but true echo of the parent's words to her child that "life isn't always fair." To equate justice with fairness is perhaps naive in this way. Justice must be meted out with regard to the fact that no retribution can ever be made for truly ghastly crimes, but retribution must be made nevertheless (yes, to promote human flourishing).
Secondly, it takes wisdom and concern for the particulars of the situation to determine in what cases 'mercy' might perhaps be the better road to take. I think in some scenarios mercy might promote human flourishing far greater than justice. It takes mercy to dissolve an endless debt of wrongs that could never be paid back (I think of the situation in Gaza and both sides' unwillingness to submit or to have mercy for past wrongdoings).
Third of all, to the last question you ask that I've selected, I think some think of justice as mandated by the divine. And see God as the most just and the most merciful judge at the same time. But I think authentic justice on earth looks the same regardless of who ordains it. Suffering is suffering, justice is justice, call a spade a spade, sort of deal.
Is this helpful? Are there points I should take into consideration to sharpen my own understanding of these matters?
Let me comment on the necessity of conserving and transforming branches of religions learning to acknowledge and learn from each other. This does seem to me to be a real need. In a world of rapid change in which it seems that change is ubiquitous and exists at the expense of continuity such that it threatens to sweep away all that was however precious, however necessary etc., responses to change tend to polarize. Some see much of what they hold dear in the world threatened by the velocity and ferociy of change. Can anything survive such a maelstrom? Can the faith of our mothers and fathers survive such a maelstrom? Their response is to work for preservation. Since the processes of change seem all-embracing, the resistence to change must be just as categorical. All change is a threat since any change in this age of total change is a threat in that it bespeaks the presence of total change. This response, however understandable, frustrates others within the same religious tradition. They too feel the force of change in our era. They may also have worries but they also see spiritual opportunity as well as spiritual threat. They do so because they still recognize a deep experiential truth, namely, that change and continuity are correlatives. Change exists with respect to continuity; continuity exists with respect to change. It is only the experience of change that allows us to experience continuity as distinct from change, and vice versa of course. But, in the face of the implacable resistance of those who fear any and all change, they come to invest ever more of themselves in processes of change and to invest ever less of themselves in preserving healthy continuities. What results is a bifurcation between those who think that their religion can only be healthy if it stays the same and those who insist that it can only be healthy if it embraces whatever changes come its way from the culture at large. And because the very health of the religion is at stake for both groups, suspicion of the other group is hard to avoid. After all, if the health of the religion involves staying the same (or changing) and the other group opposes staying the same (or changing) what is the motivation of the other group. For all the world it seems as if they are out to destroy the religion. Trust becomes very scarce and on both sides. The conditions for real dialogue wane or disappear altogether. To see that mutually transformative dialogue is necessary, however, will occur to the pro-change group for change (and what is transformation if not change) is what they are about. The need for such dialogue will not seem as obvious to the pro-continuity group. Indeed, separation, innoculation, guarded silence may seem far more responsible a strategy. So what would it mean for the two sides to truly engage each other? How could such an engagement be positioned such that it seemed like the right thing to do for those who insist on their religion staying the same as well as for those who equally insist it must change? It seems to me that only then can there be hope for meaningful dialogue, for only then will there grow the trust necessary for meaningful dialogue.
What if the so-called 'liberals' or the 'pro-change' crowd aren't just in favour of change for changes sake, but for the sake of the vitality of the tradition to which they belong. We would not worry about change being an opposing force to continuity so much if we considered traditions as living organisms, organisms whose roots are there to sustain the growth and flourishing of the tree as it springs new branches into new spaces. Conservatives out to preserve continuity at all costs need to worry more about the fact that their attempts at preservation and protection may serve the petrifaction and not the perseverance of the tradition. Traditions must change in order to stay the same, a wise former ICS-professor once opined (Bill Rowe). Indeed it would be hard to pack more insight into the nature of tradition in one sentence. From reading Kevin Hector's book "Theology without Metaphysics," I have begun to think of traditions as what he describes as normative "trajectories." trajectories have a line that you can trace back to a foundation or origin, but they also have a line that extends into an unwritten future. Any tradition that is still alive and has not allowed itself to petrify is still on the way.


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Evergreen holly - with Mrs Beeton's method of making frosted holly decorations!
Usually at this time of the year, the Holst Birthplace Museum festoons its rooms with holly, ivy and mistletoe in full Victorian style! Sadly we will have to wait until Christmas 2021 to decorate the rooms once more with evergreens. Holly was particularly popular with Victorians at Christmas as a festive decoration. Indeed holly has a rich heritage of being used in the home, with the tradition going back many centuries with its roots in the pre-Christian period. Some people in the past believed that hanging holly around the door would protect a house from malevolent spirits. At the museum we use holly to create wreaths, to decorate mantelpieces and fireplaces, and also for weaving with other native plants to embellish the banisters. The Victorians published ideas and tips about how to use holly decoratively in their many household books and magazines. In the 1861 edition of her Book of Household Management, Mrs Beeton details how holly can be glazed with sugar to create festive ornamental garnish for the table:
To Frost Holly Leaves, for garnishing and decorating Dessert and Supper Dishes
Ingredients – Sprigs of holly, oiled butter, coarsely powdered sugar
Mode – Procure some nice sprigs of holly; pick the leaves from the stalks, and wipe them with a clean cloth free from all moisture; then place them on a dish near the fire, to get thoroughly dry, but not too near to shrivel the leaves; dip them into oiled butter, sprinkle over some coarsely-powdered sugar, and dry them before the fire. They should be kept in a dry place, as the least damp would spoil their appearance.
Time – About 10 minutes to dry before the fire.
Seasonable – These may be made at any time; but are more suitable for winter garnishes, when fresh flowers are not easily obtained.
It is interesting to note that Mrs Beeton mentions the scarcity of fresh flowers in winter time. This is something that we don't think about in the 21st century, so used are we to the availability of cut flowers all the year round, flown in from exotic climes. This comment offers a clue as to why this glossy evergreen with its bright red berries became so popular for decoration in the cold, dark months.
Cassells Book of the Household, published in the 1880s, offers more ideas for using evergreens such as holly in the home. In the chapter on Christmas Decorations it describes how the holly is the most 'sacred' Christmas evergreen, 'with its dark, shiny, prickly leaves, and in some years its wealth of scarlet berries.' It goes on to say that quantities are grown in Kent for 'the London market' and also in the 'Midland Counties.' Cut holly was certainly a commodity in 19th century Britain. As Cassells mentions, the holly tree doesn't offer a consistent crop of bright red berries every year, so for those with a disappointing yield Cassells has some useful advice: 'Often, however, it is necessary to have recourse to artificial berries, which can be bought by the gross or spray from artificial flower-makers, or "all-sorts" shops…Each berry, when single, is mounted on a short length of green-covered wire, by which it can be easily twisted into place.'
Perhaps this year, with many of us reportedly putting more effort into our Christmas decorations because of Covid, we should consider using holly more extensively (perhaps instead of the less environmentally friendly plastic tinsel)? With its vivid berries it the ideal adornment for shelves and windowsills, brightening up our homes in these difficult days.


10 Oct, 2017 by	Margaret M.
Appearing on Sean Hannity, the former White House chief strategist and current Breitbart editor, Steve Bannon, went hard on the Republican establishment in talking about next year's midterm elections.
A few years ago, Andrew Breitbart, the founder of the site who died in 2012 said of the left: "You're going to call us racist, you're going to call us potential Timothy McVeighs? F**k you," before saying WAR! into the camera. Breitbart's call for #War has been a long time in the making and Bannon is continuing on that thread.
…calling the White House an "adult day care center" is "totally unacceptable." Saying that only "two or three Senators" on Capitol Hill "have Trump's back" and explains why there's been no real change in Obamacare or in tax reform, or any of the issues on which Trump won the election.
Going further on this notion, Bannon said that major donors are telling him that they're "tired of having their money burned up" by the candidates and that in order for citizens to take their country back, they must cut off the oxygen (meaning the money) to the major figureheads like Mitch McConnell. "There's no magic wand we can wave and drain the swamp," but working to remove their unhappy donors is a start.
This tweet encourages Bannon's notion to challenge every single Republican seat (except for Ted Cruz) and was even retweeted by former friend of Andrew's, Lee Stranahan.


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Stanadyne, a global fuel and air management systems supplier based in Connecticut, today announced that Costas Loukellis has been appointed Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Stephen Langin, Chief Financial Officer, who retired from the company on December 1.
Loukellis has an extensive financial manufacturing background, most recently serving as Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis at Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies (UTC) where he spent 38 years prior to retiring in January 2019.
"Costas joins Stanadyne at an exciting time as we are experiencing rapid organic global growth, along with the April acquisition of PurePower Technologies, Inc.," said David Galuska, Chief Executive Officer, Stanadyne. "He has an invaluable and long track record of spearheading financial, operational and cultural transformation and will make an immediate impact in the continued integration of Pure Power and Stanadyne. We are thrilled to have Costas on board as we move forward at a very important period in our company's history."
Loukellis served in a number of global financial executive roles during his career at UTC including Vice President, Operations Finance and CFO of Aerospace Power Systems, both at Hamilton Sundstrand, and Operations Finance Director at Carrier.
He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts and an MBA from Western New England University.


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I've been thinking a lot about how to protect my portfolio for more inflation in coming years. Obviously the great inflation that Fed critics expected after 2008 never happened. That said, political developments now - particularly mainstream political acceptance of MMT makes it seem more likely that the Fed/treasury will monetize some debt in the future. I don't care whether or not MMT is sound policy or ethical for the sake of this conversation, let's just consider the possibility that the government decides that, say, a 5 or 7% inflation rate is more correct and amps up money creation - taking seigniorage along the way - to get it.
I know the popular thinking on inflation is to buy gold, resource stocks, oil, etc. but historically these seem to be pretty awful investments outside of inflationary periods making them, on the whole, rather lousy investments. If inflation remains low, I don't want to own garbage merely as a portfolio hedge.
Highly levered companies - their debt obligation shrinks quickly in real dollars.
Companies that need very little capex - I'm thinking consumer staples plays like Hershey, McCormick. Diageo that can raise prices in line with higher inflation and their brands appreciate in value to keep up with inflation.
SAAS companies and other tech plays with free cash flow.
Real estate and highly leveraged companies might have trouble, if interest rates rise with inflation. I would imagine that this means that cap rate would go up and real estate might get cheaper.
The best business will be those they don't need to reinvest much, but have pricing power. Food /consumer staples used to be they way, but I am not sure any more - they have lost a lot of pricing power in three last few years. It also depends on where the inflation pressure comes from - commodities, energy, wages? I would think they tech/growth companies would do Ok, or perhaps something like Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks etc.
Capital intense businesses can work if you made a huge investment now or last few years, before the unexpected inflation hits and then you're sort of in a run-off intensity scenario. It seems to be a dynamic process. If such a capital intensive business can get 10 years out of their investment and the inflation spikes, peaks, then drops after 10 years, well that may not be so bad.
I am weary of debt ladden companies. Yes their debt becomes smaller in relative terms but their costs go up, cutting into their profits. If they were a poor business that needed the low cost leverage, then it will cut into cash flow and valuations. Insurance companies I think could be alright if run well as their cost of funding/float could be much lower than the cost of borrowing. It's all about the tipping point. Another chart shows that moderately higher inflation and rates could increase market valuations from here but past a certain point it goes the other direction.
People think the fed controls interest rates...but what happens if buyers of treasury bonds disappear? how will the fed control the spike in rates to sell 1 trillion a year of debt, and refinance over 20 trillion of existing debt?
Like Spekulatius noted, interest rates tend to go up in inflationary environments so high debt is not necessarily a good thing. Basically, old debt can get inflated away, which is good, but at the same time the cost of new debt usually goes up with interest rates, which is bad. So for example you're in pretty good shape if you've already borrowed all the money you'll ever need to borrow by selling a bunch of 50 year bonds, but you will not do as well if your debt mostly consists of adjustable rate loans or you need to borrow more or refinance your existing debt in a few years. If you can get yourself something like a 30 year fixed rate mortgage (before interest rates go up, of course), that can be a very nice way to benefit from this.
In terms of sectors/stocks, I would also check out the major credit card networks (like V and MA) and cable cos (like CHTR and others). Those guys can basically keep milking something they've already built and are unlikely to have much difficulty raising prices with inflation. DIS is probably worth looking into as well, partly because it's an IP-based company with similar characteristics but also because (as I understand) ESPN's contracts with sports leagues are set in nominal terms and can therefore be inflated away.
I think DIS is potentially a great inflation hedge. They'll have a decent debt load (after FOX closes) that could be inflated away, and it's much higher if you consider future fixed payments to sports leagues as debt.
They also have significant capital assets with very long lives (theme parks) that have huge pricing power. If inflation went to 10% per year I think the cost of Disney park tickets goes up 14% per year and the capital base used to build the park starts becoming inconsequential compared to the revenue stream in nominal dollars.
Their non-fixed assets (back catalogue, IP) probably also inflate and don't really require maintenance capex.
Ticket prices always go up. Yes even during the GFC.
You know you have a good business when you can put out a garbage product like the typical Knicks roster over the last decade and still raise prices every year. But even Knicks fans apparently have limits. Their attendance is finally down to 16th in the league this year. I have no doubt it would be top-five again with a decent team.
Yea I'm a lifelong NJ Devils fan. So I've noticed what goes on across the Hudson and at the same time been envious of their obvious advantages. What I've also seen is that even with what they tend to report as "poor attendance", they still sold all of their tickets for the event. Something the Devils, as well as most other teams can only dream of. The corporate sponsorship/subsidization as I refer to it, is insane, and keeps prices high.
Pricing power, float and negative duration gap would be things to look for.
Betting companies that have float in form of customer deposits and addictive properties that gives relatively stable demand. Tobacco companies that have little debt or at least long debt. Agree with McDonalds, Starbucks above. Disney sounds interesting, thanks for the idea.
What you don't want to hold is permanent debt like preferred shares. But if you can find something that is financed using callable preferreds that should be good since you can buy them back cheaply during an interest rate surge.
Insurance companies that have a short duration investment portfolio and long liabilities that are fixed in nominal terms would do well since the liabilities are more heavily discounted. E.g. Storebrand.
what would you consider short duration? i've seen some companies hold 1 year, 2-3 year, and 5 year. I'm thinking 5 year is on the edge, although given the last 5 years and currently it seems a potential sweet spot.


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The actions of the foundation started in the early 90's at the initiative of a group of people who informally contributed to the creation and support of the Cintilar orphanage in Brazil.
Then, what had begun as the initiative of a few people has become a foundation attracting more donors who were concerned about the good use of their donation. Over the years indeed, the increasing number of donors and the development of potential aid actions required the creation of a formal structure to facilitate the collection of donations and the transfer of funds.
Thus, Appel Fondation operates with a simple structure to minimize the operating costs while seeking to support small organizations whose concrete results are verifiable. Each project is monitored by a volunteer who is in regular contact with the leaders and intervening parties of the organizations involved.