I suppose this means I think Chinese growth will keep plugging along at 8% plus, as that number seems to be embedded in market forecasts. So if the markets are wrong then I will have also been wrong. Ditto for any previous errors made by the market consensus. This puts me at odds with people like Michael Pettis (he predicts a sharp slowdown in Chinese growth.) I think Chinese growth will slow, but gradually.
This is also a time for New Year's resolutions, but I'm too unselfish (or too much a realist) to think that I'd ever actually fulfill promises to myself.
As I look back over the past 4 years I see a steady deterioration in this blog. The posts are increasingly simplistic, repetitive, grouchy and snarky. Bill James says that baseball players peak at age 27. I don't know when "peak blogging" occurs, I'd guess somewhere between Evan Soltas's 19 and my 57. Probably somewhere in Ezra Klein/Matt Yglesias/Ryan Avent/Bryan Caplan territory. I'm over the hill.
When I reread my posts from the first year it sometimes seems like they were written by a completely different (and better) person. Slightly more naive, but also more idealistic and less cyclical. It would be nice to blame others for my decline—perhaps I've gotten worn down by interacting with those commenters who are both insulting and moronic. On the other hand my many brilliant commenters have probably raised my game a bit.
If 2012 was a bad year for TheMoneyIllusion.com in terms of style and sophistication, it was a good year for the ideas I am promoting. Market monetarist themes (especially NGDPLT, but also the importance of aggressive monetary stimulus at the zero bound) are increasingly influential. The zeitgeist is slowly moving in our direction.
Another "excuse" (or is it "explanation" I've never been clear on the distinction) is that I was overworked in 2012. In the fall semester I taught an overload, and had to deal with a lot of travel and other outside obligations. I suppose many people would be able to handle my workload with no problem, but I've lived for decades with a certain lifestyle, and then suddenly added in 40 or 50 extra hours a week of writing posts, answering comments and reading other posts and articles. And I type everything with two fingers.
I hate the feeling of always being busy. And since I'm not good at saying no, the work keeps piling up. The good news is that I don't have to teach in 2013 and thus will be less overworked. My Depression book is scheduled to (finally!) be released later in the year, and I plan to use my sabbatical to turn my blog into a book.
PS. One comment on prediction. If it's prestige you seek, then the key is not to be right, but rather to be perceived as being right. Contrast Fukuyama's 1989 prediction of a global move toward democracy and market economies, with Shiller's 1996 prediction that stocks were overvalued. Fukuyama was right and Shiller was wrong, but almost everyone thinks exactly the opposite.
If you seek success in the stock market, then you need to be correct (Keynes was wrong; it's not a "beauty contest.") But if it's social success you seek then the key is to feed the prejudices of your audience. Each year you need to keep predicting the Chinese "bubble" will collapse. Then when China eventually has a mild recession, everyone will forget your previous misses and hail you as a genius.
And always be a pessimist, as pessimism is the intellectually fashionable pose. Being an optimist in an intellectual milieu is as jarring as wearing Doris Day pinks to an art show in Chelsea.
PPS. Grouchy? Wait until you see me discuss the fiscal cliff deal.
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Scott, it's good to know you will have more time for blogging, and perhaps even occasionally a chance to capture some of the feel of your earlier posts. 2013 is going to be a tough year for predictions of any kind, although one thing is for certain: it will not be boring! Here's wishing continued success for Market Monetarism, and a Happy New Year to all.
Exciting news about the book! Will you be doing anything special to promote it?
Bah, don't let insulters and morons get you down. Those who are right will win in the long run.
Speaking of long runs and going down, if one prices GDP in gold, we're at depression era (1931) output right now.
Here's the S&P 500 in gold.
Here's the 1-3 year treasury bond fund and the 20 year treasury bond fund in gold.
I think all bloggers both "burn out" a little bit, and then also start using verbal shorthand to express themselves after a few years.
But most bloggers, even after several years, do come to life when there is an important event in their field, as Sumner does. I contend many Sumner posts have been excellent this year, spurred on by global monetary events.
Yeah, tell me about being 57. There is some turning point when one thinks sometimes about retirement, rather than the next romantic or career conquest.
OT but interesting: Okay we have a national monetary policy, and it might be too tight for some regions and too loose for other regions. Think about the ECB, or if we have a global central bank.
Can fiscal policy be used to address these inevitable regional needs?
Or, could a state like California print its own money somehow? Issue bus tokens? Issue more food stamps?
OT but interesting: Okay we have a national monetary policy, and it might be too tight for some regions and too loose for other regions.
We can also ask that same question for capital. Given national monetary policy, is money too loose for long-term capital and too tight for short-term capital? Does monetary policy affect all capital equally? Interest rates tend to regulate where spending is allocated. If rates are low, relatively more spending will go to long term capital than short term capital. If rates are high, relatively more spending will go to short term capital than long term capital.
Maybe within national economies, there is too loose of money for certain capital and too tight money for other capital, which has been trending in their respective directions for a long time, and that is why the economy continues to sag.
In my estimation, we need relative more spending in the short term capital and relatively less spending in the long term capital, but the zero interest rate policy is preventing that.
I think Bernanke needs to raise rates ASAP, regardless if it bankrupts the banks. Let them be taken over by new owners.
Babe Ruth was repetitive, too.
Looking forward to it. Krugman thinks that Obama conceded to the monopolist robots, so I'm looking forward to a different perspective.
Cheer up Scott! Life is good.
I've read many posts from all four years now, and I definitely feel that it's the same guy blogging. And there have been a *lot* of quality posts this year – about fifty of them in my hard-drive collection.
As sports fans know the most fun position to be in is the underdog challenging the evil empire. So that aspect of the blog has been kind on an enjoyable fantasy, even if on close inspection it's all nonsense.
I used to think I had just a few ideas, and once I used those up I'd have nothing more to say. As you've noticed (sometimes painfully) that is not my problem. I suppose it came from being a loner for several decades. As I weighed ideas in my mind I'd go from A to B to C, and then back to A. Even when I'd think of a different angle, I'd rarely write it down and therefore I would soon forget. Once I started blogging I realized I had more than three ideas, and even better, my interaction with commenters kept triggering new ways of thinking about the problem. It's not that I have come up with any earthshaking ideas, but it allows me to keep refining the argument, continually probing at the issue from different angles. If you'd told me last year "write 1000 pages on monetary policy," I would have recoiled in horror. I figured I'd do a couple dozen posts, run out of ideas, and then merely comment on current events. I had no idea that writing is thinking. But now here I am a year later, and my blog is 1000 pages of sprawling essays. Yes, there's plenty of repetition, but even if you sliced out all the filler, I bet you could find a 200 page book in there somewhere.
Scott, wouldn't you say that writing this blog has made you smarter? Wasn't that something?
Whether to get involved in the comments is, in my opinion, a question of blogging style. I think Prof. Sumner's writing style is better suited to the way Bryan Caplan and Alex Tabarrok blog. That is, they write what they have to say, and they read the comments, but they seldom participate in the comment discussion.
When I first started reading this blog, in the earlier days, it was to find out what Scott Sumner was thinking about X situation. As time wears on, I find myself reading this blog more to find out what StatsGuy and Major Freedom are saying.
Does StatsGuy have a blog, by the way? I would definitely read it if he did.
I haven't read all the early posts, but I'd imagine you get similar questions so you have to sometimes be repetetive. I thought the posts this year were excellent.
And on average you have the best commenters – I learn a lot from reading them.
ChargerCarl, I'll do as I am told by the publisher. Don't know yet.
Benjamin, I think a national currency works OK for the US, but not for Europe.
Everyone, Thanks for the support and Happy New Year.
Scott, I don't think your blog has deteriorated, although maybe it is a bit repetitious. But that's because the people you comment on keep making the same mistakes. It's the nature of the game.
Where your blog has gone downhill a bit is in the comments. A few extremely prolific commenters have become really tiresome. In a kind of Gresham's Law, they drive out the better commenters. People like Woolsey, Beckworth, and Sadowski don't comment nearly as often as they used to. I know I don't, and it's partly because anything I say is going to get lost in the torrent spewing from a few people who come here to proselytize rather than discuss.
I would love to see a rule limiting the word count for any given commenter on a post to the number of words in the original post. If you want to be especially generous, add to that the number of words contained in any reply by you specifically addressed to that commenter.
Then if someone wants to write multiple thousands of words on several posts a day, he can do so on his own blog and just post links to those screeds here. He will then attract the readership he deserves, rather than free riding on yours.
"Slightly more naive, but also more idealistic and less cyclical." Don't glorify naiveté: *realism* (as in the present Sumner), rather than naiveté, is the real virtue.
But, yes, you have (unfortunately) gotten grouchier. On the plus side, it's been ages since you invoked embarrassing Richard Rorty-isms!
I am eager to see how you will turn the blog into a book.
Scott: Most popular bloggers do not bother reading all their comments, let alone replying to any of them. If you feel "worn down" by the comments, I think most of your readers would not be upset if you put a lot less effort into reading and replying to comments. Of course a vocal minority may feel differently on that! And making such a suggestion in a blog comment is clearly hypocritical.
You worry your blog has become repetitive and simplistic and I think the bloggers you named blog on a much wider variety of topics typically than your one focus. But you do this too sometimes, writing about volcanoes in Iceland, living standards in China, "Two marshmallow personalities", and neoliberalism (e.g. one of my all time favorite posts https://www.themoneyillusion.com/?p=368).
I've been reading this blog from day 1 (or rather from the day Tyler Cowen linked to it about a week later) and still enjoy the monetary policy posts, but would love to read more of your opinions on just about everything else as well. Focusing on other topics might help you feel like you are out of the rut your blog may have got into.
You type with two fingers? Seriously? With the volume of words you produce? Incredible!
There's a New Year's resolution for you: learn to touch type. For most people starting out, the problem is that they don't get enough practice. But you already type more than enough hours during the day. I bet if you started trying to touch type, the first week would be a challenge, and from then on you'd be more productive at the keyboard than you've been for your previous five decades.
Oh: and stop responding to (so many) blog comments. It's tremendously generous of you, and your public loves you for it … but that's surely one of the least efficient uses of your time, in terms of productivity per unit effort. And it's the biggest danger of putting you over the "burnout" threshold. If you enjoy it, that's a different story. But if you feel that you "owe it" to your readers … you don't.
I have not noticed the quality of the posts going down. Perhaps that perception is due to their becoming closer to mainstream thinking. However, this is due to the mainstream moving in your direction, as a result of your Herculean efforts.
Unless my memory is way off, the beauty contest analogy was meant to be descriptive, rather than prescriptive. Keynes hypothesized a market composed of speculators and speculative investors. Then he acknowledged the existence of long-term thesis oriented investors, but expressed skepticism of their significance due to listed disincentives.
In looking at section VI of chapter 12 from "General Theory…", Keynes seems to avoid claiming knowledge of the proportion of speculators to investors (using his broad categorization), apart from anedcdotal observations of American vs. English market participants.
> And I type everything with two fingers.
Learning to touch type would probably have orders of magnitude larger return on investment than just about anything else you could do.
That's time-saving equivalent of picking $100 bills off the sidewalk.
Jeff, I'm trying to limit word count, but I don't know how and neither does my tech advisor. If anyone can tell me how to do it I'll implement the word limit. Ideally I'd like a "below the fold" option so that long comments would still be there for anyone crazy enough to read MF.
Everyone, Thanks for the wise advice and the support. Not only do I type with two fingers, but there are many words like 'government' that I misspell every time and have to correct. The misspelled version is now hardwired in to my fingers.
Happy new year Scott, a bit late. I really appreciate the blog, I have learned a lot. I support the comment about thinking by writing. How often have I started to write a comment explaining my first reaction to a post and then realize when I have written it that I was wrong or not accounting for an important factor.
I think your writing has actually become clearer and more focused since I started following you. The insight for me this year was that all we have to compare NGDP to other possible monetary policy regimes not in absolute terms. Clearly NGDP targetting wins over inflation targeting or gold linking, and so wins, and that really all there is to it. We don't have to show that NGDP targeting leads to world wide peace, end to famine and so on. I know I am slow…..
Actually I like the ecosystem you have developed with the perma-commentators you have. Even the most inane comments are helpful I find in my thinking. So please tolerate them.
On blogging going forward, it seems like you are realizing that you are going to keeping thinking so why waste that analysis? So we can look forward to more blogging which is great.


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An NHS whistle-blower who raised concerns about patient safety was told she was "too honest" to work for the organisation, The Telegraph can disclose.
Maha Yassaie, chief pharmacist at the now defunct Berkshire West Primary Care Trust, was told by a human resources consultant that her "values" made it difficult to work for the health service.
The investigator, Kelvin Cheatle, who was brought in from a private law firm to examine bullying claims and has carried out several similar inquiries for other NHS trusts, told the whistle-blower during a meeting: "If I had your values I would find it very difficult to work in the NHS", according to a transcript of the conversation. The independence of the consultant who made the comments has also been called into question since the conclusion of his investigation, when it emerged that he appeared to coach witnesses during the inquiry.
Mrs Yassaie was subsequently sacked from the Trust. However, following an employment tribunal in 2014, the whistle-blower was awarded £375,000 by the NHS, and the Department of Health was forced to admit that "the investigation and disciplinary processes… were, in some respects, flawed".
The disclosures about the investigation into Mrs Yassaie after she raised concerns will fuel fears that NHS whistle-blowers are not treated fairly.
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Ford Motor Company, in collaboration with GE Healthcare, will soon begin producing a third-party ventilator at one of its plants in Michigan with the goal to produce 50,000 of the vitally needed units within 100 days and up to 30,000 a month thereafter as needed.
A Model A-E ventilator, left, and a simple test lung. The ventilator uses a design that operates on air pressure without the need for electricity, addressing the needs of most COVID-19 patients. Its production can be quickly scaled to help meet growing demand in the U.S. Image courtesy of Ford.
In a separate development, the French government has asked a group of French companies led by Air Liquide to study the possibility of increasing the production of respirators so as to provide 10,000 respirators in 50 days, between the beginning of April and mid-May. In response, Air Liquide, automaker Groupe PSA, Schneider Electric and Valeo have set up a Task Force composed of about 30 purchasing and industrialization experts in order to define an action plan to increase the production of Air Liquide Medical Systems respirators
For its part, Ford will provide its manufacturing capabilities to quickly scale production, and GE Healthcare will provide its clinical expertise and will license the current ventilator design from Airon Corp. – a small, privately held company specializing in high-tech pneumatic life support products. GE Healthcare brought the Airon Corp. design to Ford's attention as part of the companies' efforts to scale production of ventilators quickly to help clinicians treat COVID-19 patients.
The GE/Airon Model A-E ventilator uses a design that operates on air pressure without the need for electricity, addressing the needs of most COVID-19 patients. Its production can be quickly scaled to help meet growing demand in the U.S.
Ford will initially send a team to work with Airon to boost production in Florida, and by the week of April 20, will start production at Ford's Rawsonville Components Plant in Ypsilanti, MI, quickly ramping up to reach full production to help meet surging demand. Ford expects to produce 1,500 by the end of April, 12,000 by the end of May and 50,000 by July 4 – helping the U.S. government meet its goal of producing 100,000 ventilators in 100 days.
Air Liquide, meanwhile, will source the 300 components that make up its respirators from close to 100 suppliers. Purchasing experts at Air Liquide Medical Systems are working in pairs with dedicated experts at partners in each field (mechanics and electronics) so as to secure supply all along the implementation of the project.
Production rates of certain respirators will be multiplied by up to 70-fold through installation of three additional lines, with three teams working six days a week. Pre-assembly of the mechanical part of the respirators will take place at the Groupe PSA site in Poissy, France. The last phase of the assembly, the control, the quality deliverance will be achieved on the Antony site, by the teams of Air Liquide Medical Systems. More than one hundred respirators per week will be delivered until mid-April, and then more than 1,000 per week.


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Syrian Students in Slovakia, Czech Confirm Support to Political Solution to Crisis in Syria
PRAGUE, (SANA)_ Syrian students in Slovakia confirmed that the political program to solve the crisis in Syria based on national dialogue and away from foreign interventions and dictations is the best solution to the crisis.
In a statement on Friday, the student stressed their full support to the implementation of the program which contributes to respecting and preserving the national sovereignty and prepares for building better and stronger Syria where security and stability prevail.
The students appreciated sacrifices of the Syrian army in facing terrorism and extremism, praising their leading role to return security and stability to Syria.
They confirmed that the political program for resolving the crisis in Syria is the main and the safe base to a national solution which satisfies all Syrians.
The students called upon all national parties inside and outside and the friendly countries which support peace, stability and the ideology of resistance to advocate this program.
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HYDERABAD: Infra major Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) is foraying into the defence equipment manufacturing sector. The company plans to pump in an investment of Rs 500 crore in setting up a defence equipment manufacturing facility, in phases, in Hyderabad.
The company plans to manufacture soldiers carrying vehicles (APC), infantry combat vehicles (ICV), armed multi-purpose vehicles, mine-laying vehicles, bridge laying vehicle, all-terrain light combat vehicle (ACTV) missiles in addition to ancillaries for combat vehicles, light combat vehicles, armoured engineering and recovery vehicles, among others.
The unit will also manufacture missiles, multi-barrel rocket launcher, machine guns, rockets, among others.
The privately-held Hyderabad-based company said it has received approvals from the Union home affairs ministry as well as the Union ministry of commerce and industry to establish a manufacturing facility at Jeedimetla, Hyderabad.
"With the necessary approvals in place, Megha group is setting up most modern manufacturing facilities to produce various cutting-edge defence equipment indigenously at our upcoming new facility at Hyderabad," said MEIL president Srinivas Bommareddy.
The company had sought permission under the defence procurement policy to manufacture weapons, vehicles, ancillaries and arms under the Make in India initiative.
MEIL said its group company IComm Tele Limited is already engaged in defence electronics and communications development and is supplying advanced communication radios, jammers, EW shelters, antennas, electronic warfare containers, wind profiles and radars.
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The history of Vysehrad begins at 1061 CE under Vratislaus II. Due to consistent troubles with his brother, he relocated his seat of rule Vysehrad, thus making a mark on Vysehrad in the history of Prague. Since 1222 CE, Vysehrad was steadily being built as the capital city with the Basilica of St.Paul and St.Peter and St.Martin's Rotunda were built. Then on, the importance of Vysehrad kept of going up & down. In the next phase under Vladislaus II in 1140 CE, again the royal seat was shifted to Prague Castle, and Vysehrad lost importance. Next again under Charles IV in 1346-78 CE, Vysehrad gained importance as he saw the town as the symbol of Czech history. He wanted all coronation processions to begin here to mark their respect to ancestors! Later again the town saw its decline. After the 30 yrs war, in 1643 CE, the new construction of Vysehrad fortress began and got over by 1727 CE with all the bastions, casemates etc. However, somehow, Vysehrad never served a military purpose!
To begin with, as soon as we reached there, we realized its not a slope, but a staircase to reach atop! So yeah, I picked up Atyudarini and Mr.V picked up the stroller and up we went. The first site we went was the most important one for me - Brick Gate, Casemates & Gorlice. This is an underground cellar that can be accessed only with a guided tour that happens once every hour. The Brickgate is the entrypoint to the Casemates & Gorlice. This was constructed in 1841. The 3 passages are for vehicles and 2 for pedestrians.
The Casemates are underground corridors that are more than a km long. The Gorlice is the largest chamber in the casemates and that's exactly where the original sculptures of Charles Bridge are. There are 6 sculptures here made in 1707 to 1724. Its rather impressive to see those monumental sculptures of Charles Bridge in the expanse of river and sky, here in this dark, underground room, which almost fills the whole height of the room!!!
From here went on a walk around the fortification walls and the view of Prague from here is just impressive without the crazy crowd of the typical viewpoints like Prague castle or Petrin hill. It was from here that I tried to zoom into Zizkov TV Tower and realized that David Cerny's babies are missing! Ofcourse the mini Eiffel Tower atop Petrin hill is also visible from here, as well as the very impressive fortification wall aka Hunger Wall.
Our next stop was St.Martin's Rotunda - a cute, circular church, followed by Old Deanery which has the archaeological remains of the Romanesque church. However both were closed. Close to this is the Old Burgrave's Residence which was a palace built in 14th C CE. However the current construction belongs to 18th C CE. Today its used as a hall to conduct events & exhibitions as well as a cafe. Ahead of this is the Gothic Cellar. As the name suggests, this is an underground cellar which, today houses a permanent exhibition of the history of Vysehrad incl. its pottery, clothing, books, old city plan and much more. This is the part of the original 14th C CE building made under Charles IV.
Next to this is the glorious Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul and its cemetery beside. Thanks to the importance of the city as commanded by King Charles IV, this cemetery holds the tombs of several important people in Czech. As soon as I entered this church, unfortunately, Atyudarini started screaming atop her voice and soon we just decided to give up for the day (afterall it was freezing cold)!
I had no idea that many of the original Charles Bridge sculptures had been moved to another location! It sounds like your trip to Vysehrad was worthwhile, not only to see them but to see the other sites in the area as well. The Gothic Cellar sounds like an interesting place for a history buff to visit!
We visited Vysehrad last year when we were in Prague as part of the Hop on Hop off Bus tour. Unfortunately, we did not know about the underground cellar tour. We would have been interested in doing this. We spent a couple of hours wandering around the gardens and the cemetery. It was so peaceful after a busy time in Prague.
I remember visiting the Charles Bridge (20 years ago), but didn't know that the sculptures had been moved. I wonder if this was before or after I visited. Anyhow, love the atmospheric interiors of the cellar. Also, as a parent, I can relate to having carry the baby/child and stroller on long and steep steps. They seem to pop up when you least expect them to.
I liked Vysehrad for picknik. It's so peaceful out there and a great view. It's also a historical place worth visitng for its importnatce, but what I noticed is that many tourists simply skip it while in Prague. I think it's because it's a bit farther from the center.
Oh! I was not aware. I thought that they are original ones. We will definitely try to see Vysehrad. Adding it to our bucket list as we're hoping to visit Europe again next year.
Glad that you visited Vysehrad and explored all its historic significance. Unlike other tourists who prefer doing all the touristy stuff while in Prague. Also, That Brick Gate looks quite scary to me!
Vysehrad looks like such a beautiful place. I love visiting the heritage sites. Vysehrad has such greet history which you covered rather than only the touristy places.
Those sculptures are very impressive and they managed to keep it after all these years. Amazing!
I loved Vysehrad a lot. When I visited it wasn't as crowded as the rest of the places in Prague. It's very peaceful, serene and offers a great view. Too bad not many people visit this historic place. Definitely deserves more attention than it does currently.
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Actually, it is my first time to hear about Charles Bridge sculptures, and it sounds really interesting for me. I love the fact that you were able to manage to explore all what it has to offer, despite the long walk and it might be really tiring, but you'd enjoyed it a lot. Hopefully I can traipse my feet here soon.
this is a great post, didn't even know this place existed. I especially loved the casemates they sound so cool and also very interesting that the orginal statues are not on the bridge.


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Tuesday Mailbag: Jim Wyatt Answers Questions From Titans Fans
Jim Wyatt
Senior Writer/Editor
NASHVILLE – The Titans are 5-0 and good to go.
Good to go into this Sunday's game against the unbeaten Steelers, that is.
But the Titans need to keep getting better.
Let's see what you're thinking in this Tuesday's mailbag as we look ahead to what should be a good one at Nissan Stadium.
Here's the link to ask questions: CLICK HERE
Thomas Sircy from Goodlettsville, Tennessee
Question: I don't have a question, but I just wanted to give Taylor Lewan a shoutout and wish him the best in his recovery. He does not get a lot of the credit he deserves, and Tannehill and Henry would not have made a lot of the plays they have if it wasn't for him. " GO TITANS "
Jim: Thanks for taking the time, Thomas. For those who might've missed, Taylor was placed on Injured Reserve on Monday after suffering a torn ACL against the Texans. After surgery, he'll be on the road to recovery.
Asa Fitzpatrick from Lutz, Florida
Question: Hey Jim. Life-long Titans fan here. I have a question, but before I get there, I just wanted to throw some appreciation towards Ryan Tannehill. There's all this talk about Henry being the only good thing about the Titans. People are saying Tannehill is only paid to hand the ball off to Henry. Don't get me wrong, I am the biggest supporter of Henry. Literally, I love the guy so much. King Henry is a beast and he is carrying our team in so many ways. However, Tannehill is carrying our team too. Frick, Tannehill has been UNREAL this year. To say that Henry is the only working part of our team is obnoxious. So, I just wanted to shout out the man because he is leading this football team phenomenally and it doesn't go unnoticed from this fan. Same goes towards King Henry!;)
My question is about Vrabel. To me, if the season ended today, he would win coach of the year no doubt. Can you give any insight into how he gets these players to be motivated? How he gets them to believe no matter what the score, that the Titans have a shot? I mean, it's unreal. He is one of the best coaches ever, and I'm stoked to have him here in Tennessee. In addition, I know there will be several questions about Corey and Adoree in this mailbag, but how are they progressing? Corey should be back any day now, right? I thought Adoree was coming back after approximately 3 weeks, but now I'm not so certain. Is he near a return? Again, thanks for all you do. Go. Freaking. Titans.
Jim: Hey Asa. Good to hear from you. Tannehill has been spectacular. He's the team's best quarterback since Steve McNair, and he deserves a lot of credit for the overall success. He's 12-3 since taking over as the starter, with 35 touchdown passes vs. just seven interceptions while completing 70 percent of his passes. He's proven to be a gamer in the clutch. So, he's earned your praise. As for Vrabel, I just think he knows how these players are wired and he knows how to motivate them. I've talked to a lot of people who were around him during his playing days, especially the guys on those Patriots teams. They are not surprised that he's turned into one of the NFL's top young coaches. As for Corey Davis, he was taken off the Reserve/COVID-19 list on Monday, so he's good to go. Adoree', meanwhile, is progressing, and he continues to work in rehab. I'll have a better idea on him when he comes off Injured Reserve and starts practicing. Vrabel said on Monday he could do more this week.
Joe Arcudi from Merrimack, New Hampshire
Question: WOW.... Our offense saved the day yet again. Boy are they tough Jim. Feels amazing to be 5-0... my heart is still pounding out of my chest hours later. Now on the other hand...YIKES. Our defense has been historically bad and outside of getting Adoree back I don't see much relief on the way. Big Jeff is playing great up front but does not seem to be getting any help in terms of pass rushing. I also just heard that Lewan (is) lost for the season. This is a HUGE loss that really can't be replaced long term. Next week will be interesting playing the Steelers and that great defense. Certainly looks like we need to score 30 points a game to win. Congrats boys!!! stay together and keep it going offense!
Jim: Hey Joe. Definitely a blow to lose Lewan, who is a really good player and a tone-setter. Some guys are going to have to step up for sure. Same goes for some of the guys on defense. This Sunday should be a fun one…
Steve Radcliff from Paoli, Indiana
Question: Hi Jim first time writing in, I know coach Vrabel as input on the Defensive side of the Ball but how much does he input on the offensive side of the Ball or does he just let coach Smith run with it on game day's? Ps Great come back win on Sunday (5-0) Go Titans.
Jim: Hey Steve. It's Arthur's show. Vrabel sometimes sits in on the offensive meetings, and he offers some input, of course. But he lets Arthur do his job, and he's doing it pretty well, huh?
Andriy Lakusta from Edmonton, AB, Canada
Question: For those recovering still, hope they get well soon, and for the rest keep safe. Hate to say but this is more of a rant then any question, so here goes.
I've held off saying anything earlier in the season, figured I'd give them the benefit of the doubt due to joining the team late, in Clowney's case, and getting back from an early injury issue?, in Beasley's case, but I now have to ask, where are these guys? I think I heard Clowney's name once, and Beasley not at all during the telecast of the game this week.
Let's be honest the defense for the most part has been pretty awful this year, just check the stats, with the game against the Bills being the exception, and the pass rush has been probably the biggest culprit. Both of these players signed 1 year contracts, prove it deals as they say, and at this rate they're not proving much and will be lucky to get signed next year, never mind wanting a $20 million plus a year deal like Clowney has been hoping for.
Yes, they came back and won the game, thanks Romeo for a questionable call going for 2, and yes the defense got the stop on that one, but they never should have been in that position in the first place. Unless the defense, and especially the pass rush, gets better it's going to be hard reaching the big prize at the end of the season.
The Titans are 5-0, so yes we can all celebrate, but they need to get better and more consistent on defense and in a hurry with the Steelers coming up. Keep working boys, and hopefully keep this momentum rolling.
Jim: Hey Andriy. Well, I guess it's good to rant after a win as opposed to a loss. Clowney is playing with great effort, and while he doesn't have a sack, he's impacting plays. I saw a PFF stat recently that had him atop the list of players with pressures without a sack. Yes, he needs to get home, but I think that will come. As for Beasley, he's obviously still finding his way. There's no doubt the defense is going to have to play better, and everyone knows it.
Joe Simpson from Boston, Massachusetts
Question: Malcolm "TOAST" Butler strikes again.....JUST FLAT OUT DISGUSTING..... GOOD TEAMS DO NOT LOSE THESE KIND OF GAMES.
Jim: Hey Joe. Got this email in the fourth quarter on Sunday. Turns out you're right – good teams don't lose those types of games.
Jim Smythe from Burlington, Vermont
Question: AWFUL..... What a freakin Joke......Complete damn collapse and now the Steelers will beat us by 30 next week..... BACK TO REALITY... Here come the Tennessee 9-7's
Jim: Hey Jim. Your email came in a little after Joe's email. Not sure how to answer this one now …
John Sims from El Paso, Texas
Question: DISGUSTING defense....... Team going nowhere with this group. DB's are god awful...and no pressure at all. Ridiculous game to lose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jim: Man, my inbox was hopping in the fourth quarter (and I left a lot of expletive-filled rants out)…
Kev White from Salisbury, North Carolina
Question: Hey Jim! What a game!!! Let's talk defense for a moment. I won't say our defense is bad. We're certainly scrappy but in serious need of an identity. The missed opportunities by the defense during games, do you believe it may be due to not having a defensive coordinator? I understand Coach Vrabel is very hands on with the D but he still has the entire team to look after. I feel like the defense is suffering a bit because there's not that one individual with a defensive philosophy solely focused on defense. I may be way off here but does that make a little bit of sense? Is there any thoughts on possibly getting a DC? What's your thoughts? Thanks Jim!
Jim: Hey Kev. Thanks for waiting until after the game. My inbox in the fourth quarter looked a lot like my Twitter mentions around the same time. But you're right – the defense better step it up. I'm not going to make any excuses or speculate on how things might get fixed. The head coach knows a heck of a lot more about football than I do, and I trust he'll get it fixed. To steal his line: Coaches need to coach better, and players need to play better.
Nicholas Redmond from Poughkeepsie, New York
Question: Hey Jim just wanted to say thanks for planting that seed i asked you To plant about Firkser!!! Lol i know Smith going down lead to him getting more touches, but man!!! Did i not tell y'all!!!! Look at what he did with the opportunity!! Lead team in targets, receptions, and yards... and yet again came up big for us on that final drive!!! I love smith and he is our #1 big time!! Smith needs more targets too but i belive we have the best TE room in the league and need to find a way to utilize it more!! ACTUALLY i take that back!! I dont want Smith or Tannehill to CHANGE ANYTHING!!! I told my son, we can not criticize them any more because of how much success they are having i will take what little bad there is (not much) to deal with all this success!!!! THE TITANS ARE 5-0 BABY!!!! But i will criticize the defense cause woooow!! We are bad.. we play good but its always 4-10 plays a game where we look like the worst D in the league and i am nervous that against a team like the chiefs it wont hold up!! The Steelers are no joke and if there D can cause us to make a mistake or 2 like this week!! Idk if we will be able to come back like we did!! We can score but we need to play better D!!! ANY chance DEAN PEES wants to come out of retirement!!! Much love JIM!! And TITAN UP BABY!!! To 6-0 we go!!! LETS GOOOOO
Jim: Good call, Nicholas. I showed your email to OC Arthur Smith last week and he said, 'You know what, Nicholas is right. Let's get Firkser more touches.' And hey, it worked. 😊
Ethan Gray from Kansas City, Missouri
Question: I was wondering about Isaiah Wilson and Adoree' Jackson if there okay or not. Do you think they can make a return soon?
Jim: Hi Ethan. Well, Isaiah is on the clock more now. But the Titans can't rush him on the field until he's ready. Isaiah just started practicing last week, so he's getting there. But (RT) Dennis Kelly and (LT) Ty Sambrailo were the team's tackles when Lewan went down on Sunday, and experience is valuable. We'll see how fast the young guy can get up to speed and see if he can be a factor.
Eli Hamilton from Idaho Falls, Idaho
Question: Hey Jim! What a great start to this season right! This team has proven they can win close games time to time again. I love this start of 5-0 but there is no question are secondary is banged up and it'll help when Adoree' gets back, but do you know if JRob and company has thought about bringing in Earl Thomas to a 1 year deal? I know he's had his share of problems off the game field but I really think mike Vrabel can help him be a real asset for this team and help us have a better chance of making the Super Bowl. I know this sounds kinda crazy but I think he could help out our secondary and take it to the next level. Thank you!!
Jim: Hi Eli. Don't mean to stiff-arm this question, but Earl Thomas is a safety and the Titans have two good safeties. I can't this being a match.
Blake Collins from Saltville, Virginia
Question: Hey Jim, I really dont have a question more of a few statements..I know people dont talk about it much but I'll say this then move on. I really like the way the front office and Vrabel handled the Correa situation..Guy wanted out , they provided a way. No hard feelings and thank you for your time, Hats off coach and all involved! Now for the present day. The Tannetrain just left the station and its headed towards Nissan stadium and fueled by a 240 pound back and it's on course to hit Big Ben and the Steelers. The Steelers offense cord. Is going to have a tuff one this weekend... standing just yards away across the field is a guy that has superbowl rings for playing defense ...people are worried about our defense without a defense cord. They forget to realize that our def cord. Has won more championships playing D then the other guy has coached in...just a few things for our fans to have faith in....that is all :) Have a blessed day!
Jim: I like your style, Blake.
Joel Rye from Fleming Island, Florida
Question: I'm a big long time Titans fan. I had to move from TN for my job to FL. Had PSL seats and never saw the Titans lose then I had to move. Some might consider me to be a lucky charm I just laugh. My question is: Do you think we can beat the Steelers next week?
Jim: Hello Joel. Good to hear from you. I do think the Titans can beat the Steelers, but they're going to have to play their best game of the season s far to make it happen. The Steelers look really good to me. But, so do the Titans…


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Over the past year Google has received 15 thousand requests from Dutch people who wanted search results to be removed - so called "forget me" requests. More than half - 57 percent - of these requests were rejected. Because of a ruling by the European Court of Justice last year, European internet users now have the right to be forgotten. They can now submit an online form to Google requesting that search results containing information about them be removed. This mostly involves links to things that happened in the past and are no longer relevant, such as embarrassing pictures or stories from one's youth, NOS reports. After such an request is rejected, the Data Protection Authority (CBP) can ask Google to reconsider, but that doesn't happen very often. "We have remarkably little conflict with Google about this" CBP chairman Jacob Kohnstamm told NOS. "In most of the cases we are presented, we agree with the company." Business people and public figures in particular often have their applications rejected. "If you're a public figure, more may be known about you than if you are a non-public figure", said Kohnstamm. Forget me requests that were approved by Google include a woman who suffered a serious illness in the past and got publicity for it. She recovered from the disease, but search results for her name still show links to when she was ill. This puts her at a disadvantage when she applies for a job. Another approved request came from a person who was convicted of a serious crime, but then acquitted on appeal. The rejected requests include one from a public figure requesting that links be removed to articles that state that he committed benefit fraud. Another man was sentenced to 6 years in prison for attempting to hire an assassin. Google decided not to remove the links to articles about this crime as they are still relevant - a Dutch judge agreed with this decision, NOS reports. With 15 thousand forget me requests in a population of 16.8 million people, the Netherlands has the second highest number of requests. Only Estonia had more requests - 1,777 from a population of 1.3 million.
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Known for the Lee Resolution, Richard Henry Lee was an American statesman. He made the motion in the Second Continental Congress for getting independence from Great Britain. From the very beginning, Lee was inclined into serving country in one way or another as a number of his family members were doing the same by serving in the military or as legislators and diplomats. His bold moves pushed America to get independence. Initially, he opposed the constitution but later he himself helped in the passing of the bill of rights.
Richard Henry Lee was born in the Westmoreland County of Virginia on 20th of January in the year 1732 to father, Col. Thomas Lee and mother, Hannah Harrison Lee. Lee was born in an eminent Virginia family. As stated earlier as well that he had a legacy of family members serving into the military or were either diplomats or legislators.
Though Richard received his initial education at home but later on he was sent to for higher education to England's Wakefield Academy in. After graduating from the academy, he traveled to Europe and then, in the year 1752 returned to Virginia. He was taught the integrities of politics by his father and was also taught how to manage people and their efforts.
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Richard Henry Lee's role in moving people towards independence is impeccable. A series of stringent laws had been passed by The British in the year 1774 by the name of "Intolerable Acts" which were specially designed for irate colonies. On being appointed as a member to the Continental Congress, he moved the thinking of American masses from subservience to independence because of his oratory skills in August for the year 1774.
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While the war of independence was on for America, Richard Henry Lee served in the Virginia House of Delegates but had to miss it due to his poor health. After the end of the war of independence in the year 1983, under the Articles of Confederation, Richard served in Congress and later was also elected as the president of Congress unanimously. Richard supported the 1787 Federal Convention in Philadelphia but was worried that the new Constitution lacked a bill of rights and had too much power over the states.
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Q: Boot Live CD into 'Try Ubuntu' by default I am creating a custom live CD based on Ubuntu 15.10. When the user sees the first boot screen (and doesn't press a key), it will automatically boot into a GUI menu where the user can choose 'Try Ubuntu' or 'Install Ubuntu':

However, if the user presses a key, it gets a text menu. Selecting 'Try Ubuntu' boots directly into the desired live CD:

I can successfully remove the installer boot entries in the text menu (isolinux/txt.cfg), but this doesn't change the default boot option when the user does not press any key. Removing the installation package ubiquity is not an option, I just want to prevent the user from starting the installer directly.
How can I change the default boot option to boot into 'Try Ubuntu'?

A: This is the simplified and revised version of this older answer.
To boot directly to Live session, look for /isolinux/isolinux.cfg in the content of the ISO image file and modify these two lines of code:

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*Replace the default vesamenu.c32 with default live

*Comment the last line ui gfxboot bootlogo by inserting # at the beginning of line
Step 2 is required, otherwise the initial splash screen will still be visible until timeout. This is due to ui module will override the default setting, as explained on the Wiki (see "References").
Default configuration
# D-I config version 2.0
include menu.cfg
default vesamenu.c32
prompt 0
timeout 50
ui gfxboot bootlogo

Modified configuration
# D-I config version 2.0
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default live
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timeout 50
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I have tested the modified configuration using Xubuntu 14.04 ISO image. The same steps are likely applicable to any Ubuntu and official flavours, regardless of the release.
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LeanTaaS acquires Hospital IQ, merged company touts $1B in value
Ron Southwick
With the deal, the combined company says it's providing software solutions, from patient flow to automation, to more than 180 health systems.
LeanTaaS is getting bigger.
The company announced Tuesday it has acquired Hospital IQ, a company that provides automation solutions for health systems. LeanTaaS, based in Santa Clara, California, provides software solutions to help hospitals expand their capacity and manage patient flow.
LeanTaaS said the transaction creates "the largest AI-powered hospital operations software provider in the healthcare technology industry."
With the deal, the combined company has more than $1 billion in value and now is engaged with more than 180 health systems in the United States, LeanTaaS said.
"The strategic combination of LeanTaaS and Hospital IQ unites the two best companies in hospital operations at a time of profound industry need," Mohan Giridharadas, LeanTaaS founder and CEO, said in a statement.
"Every health system in the country has an urgent need to improve the utilization of both staff and assets to improve patient access," he said. "By joining forces, we will be able to offer our customers an unparalleled platform for optimizing their operations and improving patient care."
(See our recent interview with LeanTaaS President Sanjeev Agrawal from the HLTH Conference in Las Vegas. The story continues below.)
Read more: LeanTaaS aims to gain strength in hospital market
LeanTaaS and Hospital IQ even share similar approaches when it comes to names. LeanTaaS uses the name "iQueue" for its AI-powered software solutions to help hospitals manage their patient flow.
LeanTaaS is providing its cloud-based iQueue solutions to several large health systems, including CommonSpirit, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NewYork-Presbyterian, Penn Medicine, Yale New Haven Health and others.
The company offers software so hospitals can schedule more patients in operating rooms and infusion centers, and more recently, to boost in-patient capacity. LeanTaaS leaders liken their solutions to getting more passengers on the plane.
Rich Krueger, CEO of Hospital IQ, said the merged company will help hospitals unlock their potential to improve operations. The executives touted their ability to help hospitals improve revenues and address staffing shortages.
"Our teams share the same values — caring deeply about improving healthcare access, quality, and efficiency for everyone," Krueger said in a statement. "We are excited to work alongside the LeanTaaS team as we continue to forge ahead on a joint mission to make a profound, positive impact on capacity, thus improving the staff and patient experience."
Hospital IQ is known for automating workflows for inpatient management and surgery, and has partnerships with Oracle Cerner, Altera Digital Health and Siemens Healthineers.
Read more: Investors expect more mergers in healthcare and life sciences in 2023
Sanjeev Agrawal, president and chief operating officer of LeanTaaS, recently told Chief Healthcare Executive that he's been amazed at the company's growth, even during the pandemic.
"The velocity which we have grown right through COVID has been just exceptional," Agrawal said in an interview at the HLTH Conference in Las Vegas in November. "In many ways, we were solving a problem that became even more apparent when COVID hit, because of the constraints of in-person capacity, constraints in getting OR volume back."
"Every hospital we know is facing tremendous amounts of financial pressure," Agrawal said. "They're also facing this unheard of labor shortage. And we happen to be in this position when we're solving both of these problems."
LeanTaaS received a boost last year when Bain Capital Private Equity, the Boston-based investment firm, acquired a majority stake in the company last year. Insight Partners and Goldman Sachs both retain stakes in LeanTaaS.
In addition to improving hospital finances and operations, Agrawal said boosting capacity offers the potential to improve patient care. If patients can schedule surgeries more quickly, they have a better chance of avoiding complications, he said.
"This was the little old LeanTaaS, the little engine that could, five years ago," Agrawal told Chief Healthcare Executive in November. "It's amazing to watch this journey."


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Voucher programs and tax-credit scholarships—school choice options available in many places that allow parents to apply public resources to help enroll their children in private schools—can be a wild card for school districts, particularly in terms of fiscal planning.
Modern-day voucher programs launched in the United States in 1990 with a districtwide program in Milwaukee and have gained significant steam in the past several years, with more than 40 states considering legislation to create such programs since 2011. Still, they remain contentious and often restricted. Most voucher and other tax-credit scholarship programs, for example, are not accessible for the general student population but limited to specific subgroups such as children with disabilities, low-income students, and, in some cases, those in rural areas.
Voucher advocates maintain that the programs actually provide savings for school districts, since the amount of money allocated for each voucher is typically less than the per-pupil funding amount, making it less expensive to educate more students. Critics, however, question that philosophy, saying that many of those students receiving vouchers would have gone to private schools regardless, essentially turning the scholarships into rebates for private school students.
State-funded scholarships given to eligible participants (typically children from low-income families, students in low-performing schools, and those with special needs) to be used toward private school tuition. Private schools that accept voucher students must comply with standards set by the state legislature, such as giving students state or national tests or requiring all teachers and administrators to have college degrees or certifications, for example. Thirteen states and the District of Columbia have voucher programs.
Programs that allow individuals and corporations to direct a portion of their state taxes to certain organizations that then provide money to K-12 students in the form of scholarships. Such scholarships may be used at private schools or public schools outside the district, depending on the state's program. Thirteen states have tax-credit-scholarship programs.
Programs that allow parents to receive a tax credit for education costs such as private school tuition, textbooks, online education, tutoring, and supplies. Six states have personal-tax-credit programs.
Government-authorized accounts set up for eligible students that provide money for education-related expenses such as textbooks, tutoring, private school tuition, or, in some cases, college. (What the funds can be used for depends on the parameters of each program.) There is one education savings account program, in Arizona.
Milwaukee's voucher program started with 300 students in 1990 and had grown to 25,000 students in 2012. The state-backed program expanded to Racine, Wis., during the 2011-12 school year, when 250 students were allowed to participate. The cap was expanded to 500 students in 2012-13, and the cap has been lifted for subsequent years.
The District of Columbia's voucher program is the first and only voucher program authorized by Congress. Since the program's inception in 2004, the number of students participating has fluctuated between 1,000 and 2,000.
In addition to a statewide program in Ohio, Cleveland has a separate voucher program, established by the state in 1995 for students in the metropolitan area. About 6,000 participated in the 2012-13 school year.
The 61,000-student Douglas County school district in Colorado approved a pilot voucher program in the 2011-12 school year to provide students with up to $4,600 in per-pupil funds to go toward private school tuition. But the program has been held up in legal battles since its inception and has not been implemented.
"Vouchers Gain Foothold Among State, Local Democrats," September 19, 2012.


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Standing at the Gate of Heaven
Standing at the Gate of Heaven ~ A Short Story by Allen Kopp
Harry Hawkins had not lived an exemplary life. He was frequently harsh and impatient with his wife and children, with the result that his wife was afraid of him and his two sons grew up hating him. He despised his wife's mother and her other family members and was jealous of his wife's devotion to them. He was intolerant of anybody whose political or religious views were different from his own. He complained and found fault with everything and everybody, nearly every minute of every day. In short, he was a joyless man who led a joyless life.
In the last few years of his life, with his health deteriorating, he was afraid of dying and going to hell. Believing that religion might save him, he joined a splinter religious group and believed everything that representatives of the group (essentially salesmen) told him. He was promised a place in heaven by these godless know-nothings, if only he would do as they told him to do for as long as he lived. Since he lived in a fine house and seemed to have enough money, they persuaded him the best thing was for him to donate, every month, a certain percentage of his income to the church. This he readily agreed to do, surprising his wife, his sons and anybody who knew of his parsimonious nature—he had always been known how to pinch a penny until it cried for mercy.
Every month at the first of the month he sat down at the kitchen table and wrote out a sizeable check (enough to support an ordinary family of four) to the church. He believed he was "storing up treasure in heaven." (What the church did with the money was not known, but the church fathers were known for their penchant for little jaunts to Mexico.)
He attended every church service and was always on call when somebody from the church needed a service he might perform, such as a ride to the doctor or a few dollars for medicine or to pay the light bill. If a special kind of cake was needed for a church dinner, he didn't mind going to the bakery and buying an elaborate and expensive cake made to order, which he paid for out of his own pocket. He never complained, never balked at anything the church asked him to do. If, however, his wife or one of his sons asked him to do something for them, he was always too tired or was running a fever and needed to be in bed.
For the first time in Harry Hawkins' life, he was beloved. He wanted to love back, but he didn't know how. It didn't matter that he didn't love, though; he was doing more than enough to get what he wanted.
Harry Hawkins suffered a heart attack and then another and then another. After he was discharged from the hospital and feeling much better, the church fathers paid him a call. He had never let them down. He had proven himself to them time after time. He might always be relied upon. They had decided to go one step farther and make him one of them. There was a special (secret) ordination ceremony in which he re-affirmed his unshakeable belief in the teachings of the church. After the ceremony was over, he believed he had done everything he needed to do. He would certainly be admitted into heaven. Easily.
After a few more months of precarious life, he succumbed to his various afflictions while a patient in the hospital. After a period of darkness (let's say three days), he found himself standing outside the gate of heaven. He waited patiently with a forbearing smile for someone to come and let him in. From what he could see from where he stood, heaven was everything he expected: golden light, feathery clouds, celestial music.
Finally the gate keeper came out of hiding and peered at him through the golden bars of the gate.
"How may I help you?" the gate keeper said with a hint of impatience.
"Are you going to let me in?" Harry Hawkins asked.
"Are you sure you're in the right place?"
"Of course, I'm in the right place! Open the gate and let me in!"
"People are sometimes misdirected, you see."
"Well, I'm not!"
"How do you come to be here?"
"I died and then I came here. End of story. What more do you need to know?"
"Where is your spirit guide? Did he bring you here?"
"I don't have a spirit guide! I don't even know what a spirit guide is."
"You shouldn't have come here without being directed by your spirit guide."
"Listen! Who are you anyway?"
"I'm the gate keeper."
"I want to speak to your superior!"
"I'm afraid you'll have to talk to me."
"This is heaven, isn't it? You have no right to tell me I can't come in! You're just a nobody!"
"I'm terribly sorry, sir, but I believe you've been misdirected. We're expecting no new arrivals at this time."
"If I could reach you through these bars, you ass, I'd push your face in! Open these doors right now and let me in!"
"I'm afraid I can't do that, sir."
"You're not supposed to be here, sir. You've been misdirected."
Harry started stammering and was about to cry. "Now, listen, fella! I know you're a right guy and I know I'm in the right place. I've known for years that I would go to heaven when I died. I was promised a place in heaven."
"Who promised you?"
"Some very important people in my church, that's who!"
"Oh, I think I'm beginning to understand! Was this promise somehow based on lucre?"
"What does lucre mean? You need to speak English here!"
"Was money involved? Were you promised a place in heaven depending on how much money you gave to the church?"
"Bingo! You're not as dumb as you look, Jocko! You are absolutely correct! I gave mucho money to the church over the years! Look it up!"
"I don't wish to be rude to you, sir, but you're not supposed to be here. You've been misdirected."
Harry covered his face with his hands and began crying. When he was able to speak again, he said, "So, what am I supposed to do, then? Am I supposed to stand here by this goddamn gate like a crazy person throughout all eternity?"
"No, sir. You don't have to do that," the gate keeper said. "Your bus will be along shortly."
"Bus? You have buses here?"
"Yes, a bus will come along in a little while. All you need to do is get on the bus and it will take you where you belong."
"Another part of heaven? Is that where the bus will take me?"
"Just get on the bus."
Harry opened his mouth to ask another question, but the gate keeper was gone.
He wiped away his tears and composed himself, gratified at what the gate keeper had said. A bus would be along to take him where he needed to go. Another part of heaven, no doubt. What else could it be?
In a little while, an enormous bus parted the clouds and came roaring to a stop in front of the gate. With a smile and without a moment's hesitation, he got on the bus, ready to be kind to everybody.
The other people on the bus were faceless nonentities, but he didn't care. He didn't feel like talking to anybody, anyway. He took a seat about halfway back and continued to smile, happy that his problems were over.
From where he sat, though, he could see the face of the driver in the mirror above the driver's head. The driver, who seemed to be the only person on the bus with a face, was looking at him, watching him, in the mirror. The bus swerved to avoid hitting a porcupine and he was thrown a little off-balance. He caught himself on the back of the seat in front of him, and when he again looked at the driver's face in the mirror he knew he had seen those eyes before: they were the eyes of his own father.
His father was a difficult and unlikeable man, dead for thirty years. It all came back to him, then: how he hated that man when he was growing up; how that man belittled him, called him names, and how he made him feel he was less than nothing.
He wasn't looking only at his father, though. He was looking at himself, seeing himself, for the first time, as he really was.
"How cruel is life!" he said. "I never wanted to be like him! It wasn't my fault!"
But the other passengers on the bus paid no attention. They all had problems of their own.
A sudden rain storm came up and the bus trundled on.
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There's No Way These Electoral College Voters Will Abandon Donald Trump
Excerpt from New York Post
Written by Marisa Schultz
WASHINGTON — GOP members of the Electoral College are under siege by Democratic activists and Hollywood elites as they prepare to cast their decisive votes for President-elect Donald Trump on Monday.
"As I left home, the count was 67,875 e-mails," said Wyckham Seelig, a Republican elector from Michigan.
RELATED: Electoral College Popularity Jumps to Record High After Trump's Election
"I have also received hundreds and hundreds of letters from people urging to vote for anyone but Trump."
"They've made my life a little more difficult. [But] have they motivated me to change my vote? Of course not," Seelig, 73, a member of Michigan GOP state committee, told The Post.
"I promised I was going to be a faithful elector, that's what I'm going to be."