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Why do you write? I write books to resolve things that are bothering me, things I don't have answers to. There are some people who, once they find an answer, decide to write a book about it. I'd be bored very quickly if that were true. My books are a process of exploration and investigation. So, I tend to tackle different problems with faith—things I wonder about or struggle with—through my writing.
Who do you have in mind when you write? Truthfully, I write books for myself, a great way to explore issues. I sense a kind of calling, though, to people for whom the faith formula hasn't worked. I was one of those people, and I have a strong resistance to propaganda from the church because I heard a lot that just wasn't true. The only thing I have to offer, really, is honesty, and if I hold to that then maybe the reader can trust me. I'll say, "Okay, this is the way prayer is supposed to work and the way the Bible says it works, but you know what? It doesn't work like that for me."
Have you always aspired to be a writer? How did you find that profession? I grew into writing because it fits my personality. I'm an introvert, and I like to sort things through internally and process them. I have described an unhealthy church upbringing. Writing gives me the ability to go back and reclaim some of the words that were used, and abused, in my childhood. Also, I look on other writers, such as C. S. Lewis and G. K. Chesterton, as my "pastors" who brought me to faith, so I'm a strong believer in the power of words. Writing reaches people at a different level. It's less threatening to many people than a sermon or even a conversation, because with writing the reader is in control. You can sample one of my books, and if you don't like it you just stop reading it!
Looking back, it seems I've always wanted to write at some level. I worked on newspapers and yearbooks in high school and college, though probably wouldn't have told you then that I was planning a career with words. I started out writing articles for magazines. Along the way, I discovered I was a good listener and, as an introvert, it fit my style to sort through life experiences on my own then try to express them on paper. As I interviewed people, I found they were actually teaching me a great deal about life, faith, the world, and ultimately about God and his ways. I always kept file folders of things that interested me, and I never ran out of things to write about. Of course, I have always loved to read books, and have amassed a large library of a wide variety of titles and subjects.
Tell me about how you became a Christian writer. Was it an epiphany or a "still small voice?" I'm afraid it was nothing so spiritual. Putting myself through Wheaton Graduate School, I needed a job. In those days many Christian organizations were headquartered in Wheaton (before they saw the light and moved to Colorado). I went up and down the street knocking on doors, and the only job offer I had came from Harold Myra, then Publisher of Campus Life. That first year I filed reports on things like campus issues and the Urbana conference, while also writing brochure copy, organizing photo files, and doing anything else that came along.
Harold had created an ethos that valued writing above all else, and I aspired to it. The process of mulling over life experiences and spitting them out on paper appealed to my introvert personality. I literally learned on the job, working on active verbs, then sentence structure, then paragraphs and article structure. Writing can be learned—I knew little about it when I started.
What got you interested in writing to the masses? I am one of the masses! The best thing that happened to my writing career was my first job, writing for Campus Life magazine. We all know how flighty and inattentive teenage readers are, and in this case many of the readers got the magazine subscription as a gift from Aunt Eunice or Aunt Mildred who were concerned about the kids' spiritual welfare. The magazine shows up, the teenager looks at it with a jaundiced eye, and it's up to us editors and writers to ignite their interest. That lesson—the reader is in charge, not the writer—got imprinted on me very early and has stayed with me.
Do you have a distinctive "voice" as a writer? Most books you come across in a Christian bookstore are written by an authority figure—a theologian, a pastor, a biblical scholar. I'm not an authority figure, not a specialist, but more of a generalist. I got my training as a journalist, and as a magazine editor I learned that you can never talk down to a reader. That is my authentic stance; it's who I am. As a result, when I tackle complex subjects I don't tackle them as an authority figure but approach them as an inquiring journalist.
I'm a pilgrim, just like you, sitting in a pew. The difference is, my full time job is to go to the library and the experts to look for answers to my questions. Most people have jobs and can only explore their questions at odd hours; investigation is my job. That's my natural voice, and not something I put on.
Do you think anyone can learn to be an effective Christian writer or is it an unnamed spiritual gift? I'm tempted to say anyone can learn, because I've seen it happen. Yet I've read too much bad writing in unsolicited manuscripts to give an unqualified answer. Perhaps it's like music. Anyone can learn to carry a tune, and virtually anyone can learn to play an instrument. But a real musician, my, that's a rare thing indeed. And when you throw in "Christian writer," that narrows the field even further. Evangelicalism tends toward message, even propaganda, rather than discovery and art. Look at the passages preached on in evangelical churches: most come from the Epistles, which represent only 10 percent of the Bible. What about all the rest—poetry, psalms, history, story? Sadly, evangelicals tend to neglect them.
Was there a point at which you felt this would be a career? I wrote my first book, Where Is God When It Hurts?, on weekends and evenings. That was true of my next book also, Fearfully and Wonderfully Made. I began to have the sinking feeling that I wasn't giving everything I had to these projects. How could I? I had a full-time job. By then I'd become Publisher of the magazine, involved in areas like advertising and circulation which had their own intrigue, but certainly kept me from writing. So I took the plunge and decided to become a full-time freelancer. We moved to downtown Chicago at the same time. My wife worked, which helped settle the economic fear factor, but that was the moment when I committed myself to writing as a career.
Is there a book you're most proud of? Of the 20 books I've written, my favorite is Soul Survivor. It tells the story of 13 people who deeply influenced me and my faith. I include a lot of autobiographical background as well, and really these are the people who rescued me from a toxic church and dysfunctional family. It was a wonderful privilege to spend a year or so reflecting on how I am different because of my personal "heroes"—some of whom are dead, others happily living. I recommend that experience for any person, to spend time reflecting on those who most affected you.
What is your normal writing day like? Talk about the mechanics of your creative process. Let's think in terms of an article. If I write a feature for Christianity Today, I allot about five days: two to get ready to write (interview, research, planning, outlining), one to compose the first draft, two to clean it up. I began my career as an editor, so I emphasize that editing process. Now, expand that over a year or more, and that same proportion applies to book writing. I spent months researching and interviewing before tackling a subject like Prayer, for example, the subject of a recent book. During those days, my word count was zero.
For me, all the pain comes in that composing process. I hole away somewhere, work twelve hours a day, and write between 8,000-10,000 words a day (mostly drivel) just to get through the pain. Then I spend whatever time it takes cleaning up. Most books, I throw away about 100 pages before sending final copy to the publisher.
Writing is so internal, so in the head, that I need physical exercise in order to reconnect with the planet. Fortunately, I live in the mountains in Colorado. In the summer I mountain-bike, run, kayak, climb mountains; in the winter I ski, snowshoe, ice-skate. I do this at the end of the day, hoping to purge my mind and get ready for an evening shift.
I do first drafts on the computer. I bought my first computer in 1980, just when P.C.'s were coming out. (I guessed wrong, buying a DEC Rainbow model rather than an IBM compatible. What's a DEC Rainbow? you ask. My point exactly.) Concerned that computers would affect the writing process, so I tried an experiment. For one book I wrote one chapter in longhand, then the next on computer, then longhand, etc. At the end, I couldn't tell much difference, so I stopped the longhand. Computers make revision so much easier.
On average, how long does it take for you to write a book? It would take about a year if I did nothing else. I travel quite a bit, and do other projects on the side, so it ends up taking up to two years. I mentioned the work ratio in writing an article, and the same holds true for books: 40% preparation (research, outlining, all those writing-avoidance tactics); 20% composing (all the paranoia and psychosis occur here); 40% cleaning up what I wrote (I began my career as an editor, so I truly value this editing process). While doing my book on Prayer, for example, I spent about six months in libraries before writing a word.
One of the characteristics of your writing is your use of quotes and stories. You seem to find quotes or anecdotes that nobody else has used before. How do you do that? Are you that well read? Or do you have some way to research and match quotes to what you want to say? Ah, the magic of a computer database. I put a priority on reading, yes, and because we have no children, a night at the Yancey house usually involves an open book. But I'd never remember those quotes and allusions without a database. As I read a book, I note which parts strike me and file away a note under a variety of topics. Then, when I get around to writing on that particular topic, I call up all the related notes. Makes me look much smarter than I am.
How do you guard your time to do what's most important? That is probably the single biggest challenge for a freelancer, or any self-employed person. I've learned that a freelancer's life is never balanced day-by-day, so I don't even attempt that. For three weeks at a time, I may hole up in a mountain cabin to do some writing, speaking only to the clerk at the grocery store. Then I may do a series of booksignings in which I interact with scores of people each night. I've always insisted on "down" time, though, which means the activities that get me outside of my head and connecting with the physical world. The very process of that exertion clears my mind of distractions so that when I return to work, I'm fully present with that task.
What are some of the more common distractions you struggle with and what ways have you found to overcome them? Answering mail is my biggest distraction. My mail mostly consists of people wanting something from me—an endorsement for a book, speaking requests, advice—as well as a steady stream of messages from readers. Even though I try not to use email, I get emails forwarded to me from publishers every day or so. I haven't really found a way around this "distraction"; I merely try to work it into cracks in my schedule. I answer a lot of mail sitting in the lobbies of airports, for example. And whenever I feel overwhelmed I remind myself of the alternative: no mail.
What kind of review do you do on your life mission? How do you make sure you stay on track? Funny you should ask. My readers give me the review I need. Letters tell me whether I've communicated successfully or not, touching people in the heart. Frankly, some of the books I feel best about are not my better-selling books. I pay attention to that too. What provokes heartfelt response from one book and not another?
How do you decide what your next book will be about? There is no single answer. Some of my books flow out of previous ones, or out of letters I get from readers. For example, I wrote Where Is God When It Hurts? and heard from people who said, "My problem really isn't physical pain, it's more a sense of betrayal and disappointment with God." Out of that came Disappointment with God, and then more than a decade later I revisited many of the same questions in Reaching for the Invisible God.
I wrote The Jesus I Never Knew after teaching a class on the Bible in my church; a book on the Old Testament, The Bible Jesus Read, came out of that same class. I wrote What's So Amazing About Grace? out of my concern that Christians were becoming so politicized and were losing the defining characteristics of love and grace.
To tell you the truth, though, I have no idea what I'll write next. About ten years ago I made a list of topics I wanted to explore, and I've checked them off now. Got any ideas?
Was there a link between coming out of your childhood church with your vocation as a writer? No doubt. Journalism gave me a safe, outsider's point of view. I could interview, evaluate, sort through my reactions to people while maintaining professional distance as a writer. Eventually, though, I had to lower those barriers and come to terms with my own faith. Writing allowed me the opportunity to work out my faith in a quiet environment, on my own. Even today I cling to that stance, of a solitary pilgrim struggling through difficult questions of faith—not an authority figure dispensing the church's official position.
You said that you've been in recovery ever since your younger age in a legalistic church. Is it finally over? Do we ever recover from the scars of childhood? Probably not. As a writer, however, I have the opportunity to self-reflect, to revisit the experiences of a younger age. I used to feel resentment and anger, and that faded away long ago. Instead I feel pity for some of the misguided folks in my past, and compassion for those still stuck in an uptight, legalistic system. I find that I need to concern myself more with avoiding the same trap. It's tempting for any of us to look down on others, assuming we have an enlightenment that they lack—the very pattern I experienced in my fundamentalist past.
What motivates you to tackle the issues others may avoid, such as the nature of grace and the mystery of pain? I write about questions I have. I always write about subjects that are unresolved for me. If I knew the answer before writing a book, I'd be bored within two weeks. Instead, I have the luxury of spending a year and more on a vital question, interviewing people, studying the Bible, doing research. Writing is my way of struggling and seeking resolution. Always, when doing so, I try to maintain that stance of an ordinary pilgrim sitting in the pew, asking the same questions other pilgrims ask.
When you start a new book do you know how a book will end as you're writing it? Or does its direction unfold during the writing, research and/or creative process? I think I know how the book will develop, but it never ends up that way. For instance, a few years back I thought I was going to write a book about how the daily Christian life works: how prayer works, and guidance. Instead, as I started writing, I kept backing up and wondering how my words would sound to someone who isn't even sure there's a God. The book (A Skeptic's Guide to Faith) changed content and audience in the process of writing. I cut 25,000 words from the final draft to fit this new direction, and then later took some of that material and wrote an entire book about prayer. If I could only figure this pattern in advance, I'd save myself a lot of time and effort! The same process happened with the book I planned on Christians and political issues: it became instead What's So Amazing About Grace?, which takes a broader approach than I had been originally thinking.
How do your books speak to people, both inside and outside the church? As a writer I focus on my own experiences and my own pilgrimage. Later, I'm shocked to find so many people identifying with what I wrote, even though they bring very different life circumstances. I grew up in American fundamentalism, but I may hear from someone who survived a rigid Catholic upbringing, or had no church background at all. In my case, I found that despite my kicking and screaming, despite all the church did to turn me away from God, I ended up in God's loving arms. That is good news indeed.
How do you see your role in impacting and influencing society? Ha! You've got to understand what an isolated, lonely life a writer leads. I feel like I live in a cave. Every once in a while I emerge, and blink in the bright light like a mole. People ask me questions like, "What are the five greatest trends facing the church today?" How on earth should I know? I've been sitting in my basement office.
Of course, truthfully, I get to travel to other countries, meet significant people, and have a view unavailable to many people. But most of the time I have that tight focus of the introverted writer. I don't think about influencing society. I think about my tiny role, staying faithful to a calling I'm still trying to figure out. I cling to the stance of a solitary pilgrim, not beholden to organizations, free to ask questions and make criticisms. If people respond to my writing, usually it's because they share something of that pilgrim stance, complete with its suspicion of propaganda and authority.
If I do influence people, I hope it's by helping cut through the dust and rediscovering the Gospel in a form closer to what Jesus intended to convey.
If you weren't a writer, what would you like to do? The great thing about being a writer is that I get to do whatever I want. I spent 10 years following Dr. Brand around, but didn't have to spend the rest of my life in operating scrub clothes. I can hike the Rocky Mountains and write about nature; travel to South Africa and write about reconciliation; study the Bible and write about Jesus. Why would I want to be anything else?
You have spoken on the need for Christian writers to work subversively for change. Can you expand on that? I believe it was Kierkegaard who first used the image of Christians as spies. Think of the Old Testament stories of the spies sent to scout the Promised Land. By all appearances they blended into the background of markets, conversations by the well, ordinary life in Canaan. But they had a different set of eyes—two of them did, anyway. They saw the cities of Canaan not as an impressive and sophisticated civilization but as a future home of God's kingdom. For those two, the imposing walls of Jericho inspired no fear.
In my own country, Abraham Lincoln commented that Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin did more to turn the United States against slavery than all the politicians combined. Solzhenitsyn's Gulag Archipelago almost singlehandedly exposed the lies of the Soviet Union. What about us in the West now? We idolize wealth, fame, and power; we're a celebrity culture. Just look at the movies we see, the magazines we read. They don't feature homeless people, ugly or even ordinary-looking people. Yet Jesus held up the poor, the persecuted, those who mourn, as blessed, as heirs of the kingdom. We're called to see the world with different eyes, God's eyes, and then present that vision in a convincing way. That's subversive.
Do you look at yourself as an "envelope pusher" with your writing? I see my writing as spiraling in from the margins of faith towards its center. I began in the margins with books like Where Is God When It Hurts? and Disappointment with God because my nascent faith was barely hanging on at the margins. But look at the topics of my recent books: Jesus, grace, prayer. Those are pretty central. If anyone sees me as pushing the envelope in those books, I'd tell them I'm not the pusher, the content is. I'm not radical, Jesus is. I try to take an honest, authentic look at our faith, and frankly, it's radical stuff. It's an all-consuming life, not something you can get away with in an hour on Sunday.
I would say this, however. A lot of Christian book-buyers look for books so that they can nod their heads and say, "Yes, Amen," as they read. What's the point? Why read something you already agree with? I'd much rather a reader of one of my books scratch his or her head and say, "Hmm, not sure, I've never thought about that."
What are some pieces of advice that you would give someone on writing well? First, begin reading. Read good writing, on all kinds of subjects; read about other religions, other world views, and read good literature. Take notes. Keep files. Yank out articles that make you mad or pique your interest. You'll begin to know what interests you deeply, and where your passions lie. And then write from those passions. The only writing worth writing (and reading) comes from your passion. Many times I work out my confusions and doubts, or wrestle with God, through my writing. That is what touches other people, too.
One other word of advice: always go over your material more times than you think you can stand, until you find nothing in obvious need of improvement. And grow thick skin, so that you're able to withstand criticism.
Young writers often make foolish mistakes. What is a mistake to avoid? P. D. James was asked what advice she would give to young writers. James replied, "You must write, not just think you're going to. It doesn't really matter what you tackle first, novel, short story or diary. And you must widen your vocabulary, enjoy words. You must read widely, not in order to copy, but to find your own voice. A student of architecture has to work at other buildings, see what other architects have done and ask why they were so good. It's a matter of going through life with all one's senses alive, to be responsive to experience, to other people."
Yet writing should come with a label, "Do not practice this alone." Starting out with an ideal of self-expression is suicidal because the writer daily fights isolation and loneliness. Writing is communication, connection. And when you begin, it's best to find a supportive community, or writers' group, who can point out what you're doing wrong (feedback you need) while encouraging you to keep going (feedback you need more). Having to expose your work while it's in process is a good way to get you out of that isolation and shine some other light on it. Otherwise, you'll likely give up. There are many of these groups online.
If you plan a career in writing, I don't recommend trying to start out as a freelancer. It's just too tenuous an enterprise, too fraught with failure. I recommend getting a job in publishing, any job. From the inside, you'll learn how editors make decisions, what a magazine's or company's "slant" is—the publisher's way of thinking that you could never come up with on your own. I worked for ten years at Campus Life magazine before striking out as a freelancer, and I'm always grateful for those years.
What obstacles and opportunities do you see for Christian writers in the years ahead? Opportunities are as great now as at any time. The internet has opened up a whole new universe for publication. Christian magazines are struggling, partly as a result of the internet, but book publishers are doing relatively well and finding ways to adapt to the digital age. The field of fiction has mushroomed for Christian writers.
Obstacles? The same as always, I suppose: dealing with issues of controversy, fending off pressures toward conformity and the tendency toward propaganda, a seduction to produce what sells rather than what truth-tells. When a writer encounters these obstacles, I point him or her to the Bible. I know of no more wise and honest book. It tells all the flaws, but somehow redemptively. We have a great model.
Which is more exciting for you, writing or speaking? I must say, I find nothing exciting about writing except when the book is published. I think of it as something like childbirth, although it takes longer than nine months and weighs a lot less. Writing is hard, tedious work, involving many rewrites and cul-de-sacs.
When I go somewhere to speak, I can actually meet some of my readers face to face, which completes the process. It's not a natural act for me, as an introvert, but I've learned to enjoy it over time. I'm glad I have both aspects, the lonely work of writing and the extroverted work of speaking, which reminds me that my writing actually connects with someone.
You say that most of the time you are sitting in your office in the Rocky Mountains. Yet your books tell of so many varied experiences, so many stories. So what is the truth: how did you get these experiences if you're in an office? Excellent question! My book What Good Is God? tells of ten different locations where I had fascinating experiences, including some rather scary ones. My life is almost schizophrenic. When I am working on a book, which is most of my time, I do retreat to an office and try to get away from people. I live in a small town in the mountains, making this possible. Yet at heart I'm a journalist. So the other part of time, I'm always looking for stimulating life experiences. That part of my life is full of people and busyness and contacts. All together, it's a balanced life, but, as I say, never on the same day!
Is there a difference between "a Christian writer" and a person who is "a writer and a Christian"? Yes, there is. Take a parallel example in the world of music. Most of the members of the band U2 are strong Christians, especially the lead singer and lyric writer Bono. His faith permeates everything he writes. And yet you wouldn't call most of Bono's songs "Christian." Early in their careers, the band made a deliberate choice not to specialize in "Christian music." Although as Christians they see the world from a point of view, they do not assume their audience shares that point of view. I see something similar in the world of writing. I know Christians who write romance novels, and some who write science fiction. Those are very different books than the kind I write, and although the writers' faith affects their products, that faith is not the main point of what they write. Primarily, I write books that do focus on my faith. I've tried writing other kinds of books, but they always feel like they're leaving out something important to me. So maybe I am a "Christian writer."
In a 1986 article you wrote for Christian Century about T. S. Eliot and Christian society, you mentioned the moral incoherence of modernity, and that Eliot's "fervent attempts to reshape the structure of civilization came to naught." How have writers fared in this mission since then? In that article—and you may be the only person who remembers it!—I note that Eliot abandoned his artistic projects and devoted years to the more pragmatic goal of reshaping civilization. Today, no one reads Eliot's thoughts on politics and the economy. We still study his poetry, however. I wonder if his impact would have been greater if he had stuck to poetry instead of dabbling in social engineering. Frankly, I don't think Christian writers have added much to the goal of reshaping society and changing the world since Eliot's time either.
Do you have any favorite poets or fiction writers? Do you draw anything from them in your own writing? I read less poetry than I should, though Rilke, Yeats, and Auden can transport me. I try to stay acquainted with modern fiction, occasionally reading winners of the Booker Prize, for example. John Updike is hard to beat as a pure stylist and master of the English sentence—though as one critic complained, never has a person written better sentences about matters of less import. Arundhati Roy teaches me about point of view, J. M. Coetzee is a master of minimalism—I try to learn from everyone I read, noting images, sentence structure, unusual constructions.
You often mention Dostoevsky and Tolstoy in your writings. What prompted you to start reading them? I was in my early 20s, and had not had a good education in literature. Everyone kept telling me that Tolstoy and Dostoevsky were the greatest novelists who had ever lived. I was shocked when I bought my first book and found a verse from the Bible as an epigraph. As I read the novels, I was amazed at how thoroughly both authors' perspective on the Christian faith infused them. I learned much about how to write, and much about how to think Christianly, from these men. They stood at the very threshold of the momentous changes about to occur in Russia, and predicted much of what would happen. As many have noted, their novels kept alive the essence of Christian faith among the intelligentsia, in a time when that message was under attack. Like many Russians, I suppose, I began reading them out of a thirst for great literature, and ended up being moved by a hidden Gospel message as well.
Could you talk about one work of creative art that has powerfully impacted you as a Christian? Frederick Buechner's little book Telling the Truth rocked me when I read it. An ordained minister and polished fiction writer, Buechner managed to bring new life to the old story of the Gospel. That is my goal, in a sense: not to propose new ideas but to find new ways of expressing old truths. Buechner does that consistently as well as anyone I know.
What relationship do you see between imagination and creativity, and the fruits of the Spirit? Both seem to represent a combination of gift and hard work. We abide in the Spirit and gradually fruit such as love, peace, and faithfulness grow within us. Likewise, we abide in the Spirit and find ways to express that reality creatively and imaginatively. Yet both processes involve tedious work. Gifts of creativity and spiritual gifts rarely feel like gifts to the one who has them; mainly, they feel like burdens or obligations. Only as we exercise them do they assume the appearance of gifts.
For a writer, it is easy to become an elitist. Have you ever, or do you still, struggle with pride as an author? Any writer who doesn't struggle with pride is unpublished. Writing is essentially an act of arrogance: I think that something I have to say is worth your time. Given that, can you express yourself in a way that honors the reader? You better find a way, because readers have an infallible sense for when they're being condescended to. An author has a relationship with a reader, albeit an invisible one, and as with any relationship, mutual respect is the key ingredient.
Writing is an odd field because there is no more paranoia-producing, lonely occupation than sitting there with a blank computer screen wondering if you can come up with something that can capture people's attention. So, that's a very humbling aspect. But then, if the book works and you go out to a book signing or to speak somewhere, you meet people who say, "Oh, you're so wonderful. You changed my life. You have all these answers." Fortunately, for 80 percent of my life I'm sitting in the basement struggling and the other part seems like this unreal world. I would think the temptation is far greater for a professional speaker, even a pastor, or a rock star.
With all your success, how do you stay humble? I play golf! Seriously, though, nothing that happens on the outside helps when you face that blank page or blank computer screen. Writing is the most humbling act I know. Nothing that has happened with prior books offers any guarantee that my current or next book will work, will connect with anyone, will show that I haven't lost whatever spark I may have had. Writing is a lonely, demanding craft, and the longer I do it the worse I feel, in a way, because I recognize more mistakes as I make them. My job is to produce the best book I can; the publisher and readers determine what happens to that book, and that world seems very far apart from how I spend my time.
Have you ever considered writing fiction? I took several classes in fiction writing at the University of Chicago which convinced me I'm not a fiction writer. Somebody's got to write essays. I do resist the label "nonfiction," however. We don't identify a dog as a noncat or a woman as a nonman. I've thought about a more exalted label, like "the literature of fact"—but it sounds way too pretentious. And that wouldn't be humble, would it?
Copyright © 2010 by Philip Yancey

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Bringing Up Baby
Can Becoming A Parent Make You More Efficient?
By Nell Frizzell
Sol Cotti / Lipstick of London
There was a time when even just standing on the pavement and putting out the bins felt like a three-night holiday.
The relationship between parenthood and efficiency is tricky. Namely, one both creates and overrides the other. I have known new parents to fix washing machines between feeds, having rarely touched a spanner before in their life. I have known new parents to take on legal cases while pushing a pram. I knew one mum who cut down a hedge with a chainsaw while her second child slept in a car seat on the doorstep. (After raising a toddler, she was so galvanised by the comparative passivity of a newborn that she became a whirlwind of productivity every time her youngest dropped off.) I have also known parents who, because of the needs, challenges and distractions of their children, cannot do anything traditionally considered "work" for months. I want the world to recognise how incredibly organised, capable, economical and powerful new parents can be, while not wanting any of them to work too hard. Because, you see, they're already working very hard indeed.
Having a small baby is to have your bandwidth entirely taken up with the survival of another person. A person who doesn't understand their limbs (if they have them), what you're saying or how to sleep. They are an alimentary canal in a soft cotton hat. Which is why you, as their carer, can go several hours without finding the time to put on a pair of socks, or make a cup of tea, or pick a dropped sandwich off the floor. It is relentless, unpredictable work and your shift is probably 24 hours a day, seven days a week. And yet, now that I've edged out the other side, I do slightly miss the electric sense of freedom that kind of life once gave me. When I would actively look forward to being able to brush my hair in a few hours. When I would treat a bus journey alone like a spa day. When a trip to the dentist felt like a week away. Not because I want to be so busy that I don't have time to clean yoghurt off my neck but because I think it made me genuinely grateful for small pleasures; it was perhaps the closest I ever came to living in the moment.
New parenthood also makes you incredibly productive. This week I spoke to an academic who put in a successful funding application just 10 days after giving birth. She admits, she cannot now fathom how – she hadn't slept for perhaps 30 hours and can't quite remember where she put the baby while she typed. But she did it. I wrote a book in three months, by only working in the two-hour chunks from 4am to 6am when my son was asleep and the world was quiet. If we could adapt the workplace to make it accessible to new and young parents, we could probably gain the most hard-working, valuable employees the economy has ever known. People who can do eight hours' worth of work in a lunch break; people who are awake at 2am staring at a wall; people who understand the value of time. But it would mean recognising that work doesn't necessarily happen between 9am and 5pm, at a desk or in smart shoes. It would mean adapting your employment around nursery times, feeding times and childcare, rather than the other way around. It would mean paying people for their work, rather than purchasing their time and their body to fit around yours.
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El chile pasado es un platillo tradicional del norte de México, particularmente de los estados de Durango y Chihuahua. El chile pasado se elabora a partir del chile mirasol o también llamado chile verde o de la tierra y del chile chilaca en Chihuahua.  El término "pasado" se debe a que en gastronomía se refiere a un alimento donde se ha pasado su punto de cocción, como las pastas cuando se pasan y quedan blandas; también hace referencia a los alimentos que se han pasado de maduración o de su tiempo de consumo.

Origen
El origen de este platillo tiene lugar con los primeros pobladores del norte de México los cuales fueron indígenas seminómadas que subsistían por medio de la caza y de la recolección de nopales, órganos, mezquite y algunas hierbas. Después comenzaron a cultivar maíz, frijol y chile.
Los colonos que se establecieron eran principalmente mineros, soldados y vaqueros, por lo mismo había pocas mujeres en las comunidades y la comida la cocinaban por lo general los hombres. Así, por necesidad, comenzó la técnica de secar los alimentos, ya que aprovechaban las breves temporadas de las cosechas para luego secarlos, generalmente al sol, ya que esto les garantizaba la existencia de alimentos para la temporada de frío o para enfrentar las sequías . Es así que surgieron alimentos tales como el chile pasado.
Aunque hoy las circunstancias han cambiado y se pueden conseguir alimentos en toda época, los sabores de antaño siguen arraigados en el paladar de los duranguenses, como es el caso del chile pasado.

Elaboración del chile pasado
El proceso para convertir el chile poblano o verde a chile pasado requiere de tiempo. Para llevarlo a cabo es necesario asar los chiles a fuego lento, cuidando que no se quemen. Después se dejan enfriar para pelarlos sin quitar venas ni semillas. Después se ponen bajo el sol durante una semana aproximadamente para que se deshidraten, se deben voltear periódicamente para que se sequen por completo. Una vez que están totalmente deshidratados se meten en un costal o una bolsa de papel cuidando de no dejarlos en lugares con humedad. Se debe cuidar que los chiles estén bien secos ya que si no lo están, les pueden surgir hongos.

Maneras de cocinarlo
Existen varias maneras de cocinarlo pero una de las más comunes es la siguiente:
Se toman los chiles pasados que se deseen preparar y se ponen a remojar en un recipiente con agua caliente y sal, hasta que se hidraten y queden suaves. Posteriormente se les quitan las semillas y la cabeza o pezón, enjuagándolos con la misma agua. Después se van pasando a otro recipiente  para majarlos o machacarlos, de tal manera que resulten tiras delgadas. Enseguida en una sartén con aceite o manteca caliente se agrega cebolla, tomate y ajo picados al gusto, después se agrega el chile pasado en tiras y una vez que se ha terminado de guisar, se añade queso tipo chihuahua. Se puede acompañar con arroz y frijoles, o cualquier otro complemento que se desee.

También se puede preparar chile pasado con carne de res o de puerco, en vez de queso. Otra manera de comer chile pasado es rellenando gorditas de maíz con este guiso.

Enlaces externos
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 Recetas diarias
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Q: Two guest in one NAT range (virtualbox) I have two VMs(Ubuntu) in virtualbox and I wanna assign the first one 10.0.3.15 and the other one 10.0.3.14. But when I set network type to NAT the network adresses are different, 10.0.3.15 and 10.0.4.15.
Even when I change the range, one of them to another one statically in Ubunutu I can not ping another one.
I could not find any solution over the Internet!

A: NAT mode will not let you do that. In this mode:

The "router", in this case, is the VirtualBox networking engine,
  which maps traffic from and to the virtual machine transparently. In
  VirtualBox this router is placed between each virtual machine and the
  host. This separation maximizes security since by default virtual
  machines cannot talk to each other.

Note there's an isolation between each virtual machine, so they will be unable to connect to each other.
What you need is to configure your virtual machines (go to settings, network, look at the network modes) to use either internal networking or host-only networking.
Internal networking will allow virtual machines to communicate only with other virtual machines. Host-only networking will also allow VMs to communicate with the host system.
Read here about what each mode does and how to configure them:
http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch06.html

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*configure both your virtual machines' networks to be "Internal network". Select "eth0" for "attached to" (this means the VM's network interface that will be connected to this network) and select the same  "name" for the network (think of each name as a "hub" to which virtual machines are connected). The default of intnet is fine.

*Boot your VMS, and manually assign IP addresses. I tried with 10.0.0.1 for one and 10.0.0.2 for the other.

*You should be able to ping 10.0.0.1 from 10.0.0.2. It works for me!

A: As of VirtualBox 4.3, a new mode called "NAT Network" is supported.  To enable this, go to "VirtualBox preferences -> Network".  Under "NAT Networks", create a new network.  Then, on each guest, go to "Preferences -> Network".  Under "Attached to:" select "NAT Network" and under "Name:" select the network you created earlier.  Now you have one NIC that can reach the outside world and other guest on the same NAT network.  Configuring static IPs worked with no problem for me but the NAT Network mode also supports DHCP.  My configuration (using defaults) was Default Gateway = 10.0.2.1, Mask = 255.255.255.0, and IP(s) 10.0.2.15/10.0.2.16.  You may have to manually supply DNS IPs if configuring static IPs (I had to on Windows).  Just use the public Google ones (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.6.6)

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'A hugely consequential decision:' How Biogen's Alzheimer's drug came to face the FDA
The FDA's decision to approve aducanumb could have far-reaching consequences for patients, Biogen and Alzheimer's research.
The announcement came as a shock. Late in 2019, Biogen revealed it would ask the Food and Drug Administration to approve an experimental Alzheimer's disease drug that, just seven months earlier, the biotech had said was unlikely to work.
Biogen's surprising reversal, and the data used to support it, have divided Alzheimer's researchers, doctors and biotech investors since.
By June 7, Biogen's bet-the-company decision will either pay off in spectacular fashion with a landmark clearance or go bust with a rejection that would carry heavy consequences for the drugmaker and the scientific hypothesis that birthed its drug. For the FDA, which has already extended its review once, the choice could reshape its reputation and that of its leaders.
An approval would mean the most, however, to the millions of Americans who have Alzheimer's and no effective therapy to treat their underlying disease.
"This is a hugely consequential decision for the FDA and it will send an enormous signal to patients, clinicians and the market," said Caleb Alexander, a professor of epidemiology and medicine at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and an adviser to the agency.
The path Biogen's drug took to reach the FDA's door is among the most unusual in regulatory history, and one of the most highly scrutinized. Strikingly, the regulator played a direct role in encouraging Biogen's reassessment of its negative clinical trial results — support that has little, if any, precedent.
Their collaboration has drawn considerable criticism, particularly at a contentious advisory meeting last November when a panel of independent experts voted overwhelmingly against the drug.
The committee's rebuke injected significant doubt into an already controversial review that will soon deliver a verdict on biotech's most closely watched drug.
Reversing course
Called aducanumab, Biogen's medicine is the latest in a long line of would-be treatments that bind to a type of plaque found in the brains of people with Alzheimer's. Over the past two decades, drugmakers have advanced more than 20 drugs aimed, in various fashion, at these "amyloid" plaques, only for every one to fail in clinical trials.
Each time, developers responded by inventing more precisely targeted molecules and refining their clinical trials to enroll patients earlier and earlier in the course of their disease, when treatment might be more likely to produce a benefit.
An illustration of amyloid plaques in the brain
Shaped by those lessons, aducanumab was viewed as having the best chance to succeed. In 2015, early study results showed the drug dramatically cleared plaques from the brain and, in a first, suggested treatment slowed patient's cognitive decline. Biogen and its development partner Eisai proceeded to invest more than $1 billion in testing over the next five years.
But in March 2019, aducanumab looked to be yet another disappointment. Biogen, consulting with researchers overseeing two near-identical Phase 3 trials of aducanumab, determined the drug was likely to be ineffective. Accordingly, the drugmaker shut down both studies, an announcement that erased $18 billion from the company's market value.
In October, however, Biogen reversed course. Further data, the company said, had shown one of the two trials actually succeeded — the first positive result from a large, randomized and placebo-controlled study of a Alzheimer's drug meant to do more than just ease symptoms. The other trial remained negative, Biogen concluded.
Biogen's case for aducanumab is disputed and, by the rules of how clinical trials are typically analyzed, highly unorthodox. The benefit it claims for the drug is small even if taken at face value, which many experts aren't.
"How do you get from a drug that's about to not be developed any further because of futility to all of a sudden being a drug that could be approved?" said Constantine Lyketsos, a professor of psychiatry and Alzheimer's specialist at Johns Hopkins University.
"Exceptionally persuasive"
The FDA's support appears to have been one important factor in Biogen's reinterpretation. Following the March announcement that the trials failed, company scientists pored over the initial findings, as well as new results collected through the date the trials were halted. They discovered the trial outcomes changed with the additional data, diverging to show patients in one study benefiting versus placebo.
Several months later, in June, the company sat down with the FDA to go over the trials and potential next steps. At that meeting, the FDA told Biogen some of the now positive-seeming data could be considered "exceptionally persuasive" in support of aducanumab's efficacy. The agency agreed to collaborate with Biogen on further evaluation of the studies.
The principal explanation Biogen came up with for why the trials yielded conflicting results involves differences in exposure to a higher drug dose between participants in the positive and negative studies. Due to differences in patient enrollment, the drugmaker found that more patients in the successful trial were given the ostensibly more effective, high dose for longer.
In a second meeting, held on Oct. 21, the FDA appeared convinced by Biogen's hypothesis. A summary of the meeting states the agency agreed Biogen's after-the-fact analysis was interpretable and, furthermore, potentially supportive of considering the positive trial alone as "evidence adequate to establish the effectiveness of aducanumab for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease."
The next day, Biogen announced it would submit an application to the FDA, which typically requires two well-controlled, positive studies for approval of a new drug.
Biogen would meet two more times with the regulator before officially submitting aducanumab the following July.
A contentious meeting
The extent of Biogen and the FDA's collaboration wasn't known publicly until November 2020, when the agency published review documents ahead of a meeting it convened with outside advisers.
Unusually, the regulator presented its views alongside Biogen's, a departure from its normal practice of preparing a separate, often more critical rundown of a drug company's data.
"In our experience in attending and testifying at advisory committees for decades, we had never seen such a joint briefing document before," said Michael Carome, director of the health research group at Public Citizen. "That resulted, in our view, in a review document for the meeting that was heavily biased, heavily weighted in favor of Biogen."
Carome's view was shared by some of the FDA advisers, too.
"I feel that, to a certain extent, the clock has been run out and we haven't been able to ask questions because mainly the FDA just gave us conclusions and not results," said Scott Emerson, a panelist and professor emeritus of biostatistics at the University of Washington, at the November meeting.
One FDA reviewer, a statistician named Tristan Massie, notably dissented from the rest of the regulatory team that reviewed aducanumab. His analysis was sharply critical, judging there to be "no compelling substantial evidence" supporting a benefit to aducanumab.
But advisers hardly heard from Massie at the meeting, despite several direct questions. Ultimately, ten of them voted that the one trial considered positive by Biogen and the FDA was not enough to prove aducanumab's effectiveness. The eleventh voted "uncertain."
Advisers appeared particularly concerned the FDA and Biogen were too narrowly focused on explaining why the negative trial failed, rather than more carefully scrutinizing the one judged positive.
"There was this emphasis on showing that the trial that didn't work was a false negative," said Johns Hopkins' Alexander, "at the expense of properly considering [whether] the trial that did work was a false positive."
Alexander argues the question is best solved by Biogen running a third study of aducanumab, as a tie-breaker of sorts. Others, including some of Alexander's fellow panelists as well as Alzheimer's experts not involved on the panel, agree.
Biogen has not committed to another trial, choosing to focus resources on preparing for a commercial launch. "We stand by our data," company CEO Michael Vounatsos said at a conference hosted in March by investment bank Cowen.
"We will assess based on what will be the ultimate decision from the FDA, but we continue the pre-launch activities," the executive added.
Ajay Purohit, a Biogen employee, points to brain scans of people with Alzheimer's
Whether the FDA approves or rejects aducanumab, its decision will have far-reaching consequences.
For patients, a number of whom spoke strongly in favor of approval at the November meeting, aducanumab represents a potentially better option than the few available drugs that can temporarily ease symptoms. Advocacy groups, most notably the Alzheimer's Association, have lobbied hard for an approval.
"The community of patients and families is rather desperate," said Lyketsos, the Alzheimer's expert at Johns Hopkins. "I think there will be a substantial number of patients that will ask for and in some instances look for the doctor who will give them this drug."
Yet physicians worry about offering false hope for a treatment that, at best, modestly slows patients' decline and comes with notable side effects for some. Aducanumab is also likely to be costly, with some Wall Street analysts predicting a price tag in the tens of thousands of dollars per year.
Some experts are concerned that approving aducanumab — without clear proof of it benefit — could hamper research into other, potentially more effective therapies by drying up enthusiasm for participating in clinical trials.
"The stakes for offering genuine benefit for our current patients, for future health economics, and for future clinical trials in [Alzheimer's], could not be higher," wrote David Knopman, a neurologist and Alzheimer's specialist at the Mayo Clinic, in a November paper published in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia. In the paper, Knopman and two coauthors argued Biogen's data was insufficient to prove a benefit.
The FDA's decision on aducanumab will likely be viewed as a verdict on the broader amyloid hypothesis, too, although the agency has said it doesn't view anti-amyloid drugs as a single class.
Another amyloid drug, from Eli Lilly, recently showed promise in a mid-stage study and expectations for it will likely swing on how the FDA treats aducanumab.
"I think that a little bit of success might buoy the advocacy community and perhaps some of the other competitors of Biogen, that their drug might get through the process and that it's feasible to see a benefit," said Knopman, in an interview. "On the other hand, I've never known people in pharma to be passive and afraid of taking risks so will that really make a difference?"
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On the hunt for new ALS drugs, researchers see progress, and a long road ahead
The fatal nerve disease has few treatments. But despite continued setbacks, drug developers are hopeful that genetic technologies and a better understanding of biology will bring new options in the not-too-distant future
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Analysts expect that deal engines are ready to start firing again following the recent quiet period. Still, uncertainty remains about how biopharma acquisitions could play out in the coming months.
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How Under Armour Is Dominating Instagram
As the up-and-comer in the world of social media, Instagram is drawing in brands at an impressive rate. According to Simply Measured, in 2012 only 54 percent of top brands had an Instagram account. Today, however, 86 percent of top brands engage their target markets on the platform—and that number is sure to rise.
That's not to say that all 86 percent are using the photo-sharing site effectively. Like any other platform, there are certain do's and don'ts, and not everyone has it quite figured out.
One company that has certainly put their best foot forward and has reaped the likes, follows and shares to prove it is Under Armour.
Engaging Through Powerful Images
When it comes to meaningful follower interaction, Under Armour has figured out how to make the most of its posts. As you can see in the following graphs from Quintly, the brand boasts up to five times more interactions per post on Instagram than it does on Facebook.
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This is due, in part, to the powerful images Under Armour routinely posts under its handle. It also speaks to the nature of Instagram. Despite having over 4.8 million followers on Facebook and only 2.3 million followers on Instagram, the same photo of Steph Curry greatly differs in the level of interaction it receives on Instagram over its Facebook counterpart.
It's clear that Under Armour's approach to Instagram just works.
Keeping Consistent
One of the greatest things about Under Armour's approach to social media branding, especially on Instagram, is its consistency across campaigns. The brand's underlining message of proving people wrong and achieving personal success no matter what the obstacle, is plain in its previous "I WILL" advertisements and carries through to its current "Rule Yourself" campaign.
A post shared by Under Armour (@underarmour)
Despite launching I WILL in 2013, it is still heavily incorporated into the brand's Instagram feed. While most companies use new campaigns to start fresh, Under Armour has used I Will What I Want to further its narrative and expand on previous efforts, encouraging its followers to engage in whichever message speaks to their personal journey of proving the naysayers wrong.
A post shared by Misty Copeland (@mistyonpointe)
As you can see above, many don't pick just one: #youCanMakeIt #IWillWhatIWant.
Linking Hashtags and Calls-to-Action
Under Armour's liberal usage of its flagship hashtags #IWLL and #RuleYourself has helped shape its social media narrative while giving followers something to engage in and repopulate on their own. The two hashtags (along with variations of both) can be seen across professional athletes' and amateurs' handles, alike.
Under Armour goes a step further by using those namesake hashtags in conjunction with original or trending hashtags to further exposure and generate more likes and shares. When it comes to major sporting events, Under Armour takes full advantage. For example, during this year's Wimbledon, any tennis-related post contains some combination of #Wimbledon and #RuleYourself and #IWILL.
In addition to linking hashtags, Under Armour routinely inserts a call-to-action in posts that promote its gear. As seen above, the brand used a trending hashtag and @mention to bring attention to a related product while inviting followers to act NOW.
All in all, Under Armour's Instagram game is on point.


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Iranian cyber attackers target state of Indiana, 144 universities
An ABC7 I-Team Investigation
By Chuck Goudie and Christine Tressel
Nine Iranians were accused Friday of orchestrating years of cyberattacks on U.S. government agencies, the state of Indiana and hundreds of universities and businesses here and abroad in one of the largest state-sponsored hacking cases ever charged by the Justice Department.
A series of federal indictments and financial sanctions against Iranian individuals were announced by Deputy US Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, charging cyber activity against the United States. Federal prosecutors say the Iranians and an Iranian hacker network called the Mabna Institute illegally accessed Indiana state government computers and the computer systems of 144 U.S. universities.
Rosenstein and Justice Dept. officials would not name the 144 universities targeted by hackers in Iran, but numerous Midwestern universities are popular U.S. college destinations for Iranian students, including University of Illinois. At U of I, Iranian enrollment has jumped in recent years.
Federal agents said the hackers gained access to university databases and college library systems by using stolen login credentials belonging to university professors.
A spokesperson for U of I told the I-Team that as far as she knows, Illinois' flagship university was not among those hacked.
American government officials said they've determined that the nine Iranians, in cooperation with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, were behind the hacking effort.
Investigators found 320 universities around the world were attacked along with several U.S. government entities, including the Department of Labor, United Nations, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, they said. The Iranians allegedly targeted more than 100,000 email accounts of professors around the world. About half of the 8000 compromised accounts belonged to professors at U.S. universities.
According to prosecutors, the hackers stole data and intellectual property across all fields of research, including engineering, medicine, science and technology.
"The events described in this indictment highlight the need for universities and other organizations to emphasize cyber security, increase threat awareness, and harden their computer networks," Rosenstein said. "The second important point is that our work on this case is critically important because it will disrupt the criminal operations of the Mabna Institute and deter similar crimes by others."
According to Rosenstein, the grand jury indictments list computer fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy and identity theft charges. The hacking campaign was underway from 2013 through at least late 2017, according to prosecutors.
The Treasury Department on Friday simultaneously blocked U.S. financial and property transactions by those charged-Gholamreza Rafatnejad, Ehsan Mohammadi, Abdollah Karima, Mostafa Sadeghi, Seyed Ali
Mirkarimi, Mohammed Reza Sabahi, Roozbeh Sabahi, Abuzar Gohari Moqadam and Sajjad Tahmasebi. They are thought to be in Iran, a nation that does not have extradition agreements with the U.S.
"At the crux of this case is the fact that the government of Iran systematically and methodically hacked into our country's computer networks with the intent to steal as much information as possible," said Geoffrey Berman, interim U.S. attorney in Manhattan where the case is being charged.
The indictment alleges that Iranian group members exploited common mistakes among computer users. They pretended to be professors at other schools expressing interest in their academic articles, the indictment stated. The emails would include purported links to other articles, which led to a site designed to look like a login page for the victim professor's university. When a professor would click on the replica links and then enter login information, hackers would capture the credentials and use them to access the university computer systems.
Indiana wasn't the only state attacked by Iranian hackers. Government computers in the state of Hawaii were also illicitly accessed.
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This is a continuation of a previous thread that was CLOSED due to excessive political commentary. REFRAIN FROM POSTING YOUR POLITICAL VIEWS OR YOUR POST WILL BE DELETED BY THE MODERATORS. I am reviving this thread for the very important ramifications that need to be considered with the likely tax law changes .
So the U.S. House of Representatives just passed their version of tax reform and unfortunately, the $7500 Federal EV tax credit will end 1/1/2018 according to their version of the bill that was passed. The Senate still needs to pass their version and then the two versions need to be reconciled to become the final law but this does not bode well for anyone buying an EV after New Year.
A few things to consider: I previously was holding out for the AWD or standard battery version but I have since changed my preference in the hope that I can get a first production configuration before New Year and claim the tax credit.
If you have the financial ability to buy a Model S or X, you can still buy an inventory model and claim the tax credit but it is not likely that you can order a custom model and have it delivered before the end of the year (and you can PM me for a referral credit code for free charging). The price differential between a base Model S and a loaded Model 3 is less now with the tax credit disappearing.
Finally, It's still not too late to contact your state's 2 US Senators to express your preference that they retain the EV tax credit as the law has not been finalized yet.
**edit - clarified US senators not state senators
The game isn't over yet... If the senate bill containing the preserved tax credit passes (uncertain, which would grind the whole process to a halt for a while if it didn't), then the two bills have to go through a consolidation process done by the budget committees. The tax credit could be preserved in consolidation, but would likely require a barrage of calls to budget committee members. Once consolidation is complete, the resulting bill would get passed to the house and senate again for a final vote, which gives us two more chances to stop it.
Petra said:
Yes, the game isn't over but the "fat lady" is warming up her vocal cords. The passage of the House bill is a big step.
I also imagine that the repeal of the EV tax credit will convince a lot of employees to change their reservations also and push back non-employee delivery dates....
It's wait and see until we see the Senate bill again. The House had it last time, I don't think anyone was expecting it not to the 2nd time...
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Brokedoc said:
Finally, It's still not too late to contact your state Senators to express your preference that they retain the EV tax credit as the law has not been finalized yet.
Just to be clear, that's your state's U.S. Senators (not to be confused with your State Senators).
I just want to point out that if the federal tax credit is removed, it's very likely that some states (california for one) will implement their own tax credit to replace it. California lawmakers have proposed a $10k tax credit (currently it's $2500 based on income eligibility). If that passes, I'd guess that at least a few more states will do the same.
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It's still a $14k jump if they're holding out for standard battery. Even with the credit that's a $6,500 jump if they weren't planning on it. I hope you're wrong (for our sakes)!
mtdoak
I personally think it (the tax cut) dies in the Senate. It can't make enough senators happy AND pass the budget required (less that 1.5 trillion over 10 years added to the debt) to get it through via 51 vote threshold.
Insaneoctane
If this is important to you then act. Only high volumes of people taking action will move the needle. Contact your US Senators and House representatives and make sure that they understand that their constituents want the EV credit kept in the code. This is a numbers game plain and simple. Be a loud number.
Insaneoctane said:
I completely agree that we need to make noise if we have any hope of saving the EV tax credit but all of the effort seems to be going into saving the State and Local Tax deduction which affects MANY more people than the EV credit. So many deductions are being cut I honestly don't think the EV credit will have any chance but we must try.
I think what we'll see is "X number of senators will vote no on the bill" and they'll try to pressure them via traditional means. The Senator from Nevada is the one who fought for the EV tax credit in the 1st revision of the Senate. Why? He has the worlds biggest battery factory in his backyard.
Nearly every senator is beholden to two groups: Their constituents and their Donors.
The key piece for the republicans is business tax change. That is keeping their donors (large businesses) happy. That's the piece that won't get touched. Every other piece is political capital that is subject to change before the final bill.
And remember, the bill won't be final until its at the president's desk to be signed. Even if the senate passes a bill with the EV credit in tact....it could be cut off when the Senate and House work to reconcile their versions.
Personally...I think it's too big of a change, too fast, trying to be shoved through. The margins for republicans are slim and there are more than a few R senators with nothing to lose in political capital. I'd be shocked if it got jammed through at this point.
I'm selfish enough to be at least somewhat OK with it going away if it means that people ahead of me in line might cancel and get me a car sooner.
Kizzy
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[…] get me a car faster.
*sooner
I'm sure the transport of the production car will move at the same speed.
(A reference to the pedanticism on "quicker" vs. "faster.")
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Kizzy said:
10000% correct and thank you for calling it out. I know better than that.
If you'd like to join us and other EV enthusiasts in signing this petition asking Congress to retain the EV tax credit, please do! Here's the link!
tivoboy
ng0 said:
CA is already in the late stages of this process and has been all year, I think we should know in the next couple weeks if it is going to pass the CA senate. As for the federal tax credit, I think in the end it stays probably for 2018-2019 but starts to be limited in 2019 and is gone in 2020.
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tivoboy said:
CA is already in the late stages of this process and has been all year, I think we should know in the next couple weeks if it is going to pass the CA senate.
MelindaV said:
Florida ... you disappoint me!
Nothing at the State level and working hard to get rid of it at the Federal level
Mattstyle
I just found this story...
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa...-swarm-u-s-congress-on-tax-bill-idUSL1N1NL1LW
In summary, the Electric Drive Transportation Association is urging congress to modify the current tax credit by eliminating the 200,000 vehicle per manufacturer cap before benefits start decreasing and just extend the full credit to 2023 for all manufacturers.
I don't know how much influence they have, but of course I like the idea. Just think of how many more people would be able to afford a new roadster then. That just warms my heart!
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During the opening of 38th Edition of Sharjah International Book Fair, His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah honoured the winners for the 11th edition of Etisalat Award for Arabic Children's Literature, which is organised by the UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY) and sponsored by Etisalat Group.
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