MSPrebiotic® | Dietary Supplement Prebiotic® innovation made from prairie-grown potatoes earns FODMAP Fr - MSPrebiotic Inc.
Carberry, Manitoba, Canada (March 1, 2018) – Prairie-grown potatoes have been enjoyed across Canada for years, and now through a patented technology a Manitoba company is transforming the popular tubers into an all-natural, single ingredient prebiotic fiber supplement that leads to improved gut health. Today MSPrebiotics Inc., announced its innovation, MSPrebiotic has earned FODMAP Friendly Certification, making it among the first products of its kind to earn this seal in Canada. As well, clinical findings further demonstrate the role of prebiotic fiber in supporting a healthy gut microbiome and also suggest dietary supplementation with prebiotics such as MSPrebiotic may be part of an effective strategy to reduce insulin resistance -- a major risk factor for developing Type 2 Diabetes.
Experts estimate that our ancient ancestors, who did not suffer from many of today's chronic health conditions, ate diets rich in prebiotics, consuming a whopping 135 grams daily. Research shows that today's North American adult diet contains significantly less fiber, and less than 5 grams of prebiotics per day. However, according to Haskey, supplements help fill the void as someone would need to eat four onions (one of the highest vegetable sources of prebiotic fiber) to equal the 7 grams of prebiotic fiber in just one 10 gram scoop of MSPrebiotic.
MSPrebiotic is a source of prebiotic fiber that is fermented in the gut and serves as an energy source for the entire body, but one that is especially preferred by cells in the colon (or large intestine). MSPrebiotic stimulates the growth of the healthy bacteria (including some probiotics) by feeding them, leading to improved digestive health through restoration of the gut microbiota to a more health-associated state.
The product is available online at MSPrebiotic.com and a 454 gram pouch retails for a suggested retail price of $38.95.
Foods rich in typical sources of prebiotics, like onion, garlic, leeks, asparagus and wheat products, may need to be avoided when following the Low FODMAP diet as they can trigger bloating or abdominal pain. As a result, it can be challenging for followers of the diet to achieve the amount of prebiotic fiber intake that is important to help with digestion and overall health. Additionally, many fiber supplements, and some probiotic supplements, contain inulin and fructooligosaccharides (FOS) which are restricted on a Low FODMAP diet because they can cause digestive upset in some individuals. The type of prebiotic fiber found in MSPrebiotic is suitable for the Low FODMAP diet.


My fascination with the natural world began in the forests of the Western Ghats, when I used to visit these areas during my summer vacations. I first got involved in wildlife research in India by volunteering with various conservation organisations in my undergraduate days. I completed my Bachelor's in Microbiology, Zoology, and Chemistry from the St Joseph's College of Arts and Science in Bangalore. To further my interests in wildlife research, I pursued a Masters in Environmental Biology from the University of St Andrews in Scotland.
My previous research experience includes studying the acoustics of the Northern Bottlenose Whales in Iceland; estimating species richness of amphibians in the Payamino region in the Amazonian Ecuador; and studying amphibians in changing land-uses in the Annamalai hills. I previously worked as the conservation coordinator in NCF's high altitude programme. During this time I worked on a variety of conservation issues and on conservation education, in the Trans-Himalayas .
My current research interests are in the area of ecosystem service use in the Indian Trans-Himalayas.


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package org.dcm4chex.archive.ejb.jdbc;

import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.sql.Types;

import org.dcm4che.data.Dataset;
import org.dcm4che.data.DcmObjectFactory;
import org.dcm4che.dict.Tags;
import org.dcm4chex.archive.common.DatasetUtils;
import org.dcm4chex.archive.common.SPSStatus;

/**
 * @author gunter.zeilinger@tiani.com
 * @version $Revision: 11887 $ $Date: 2009-06-30 17:08:04 +0800 (周二, 30 6月 2009) $
 * @since 10.02.2004
 */
public class MWLQueryCmd extends BaseDSQueryCmd {

    private static final String[] FROM = { "Patient", "MWLItem" };
    private static final String[] SELECT = { "Patient.encodedAttributes",
            "MWLItem.encodedAttributes" };
    private static final String[] RELATIONS = { "Patient.pk",
            "MWLItem.patient_fk" };

    private static final int[] MATCHING_KEYS = new int[] {
        Tags.RequestedProcedureID,
		Tags.AccessionNumber,
		Tags.StudyInstanceUID,
		Tags.PatientID,
		Tags.IssuerOfPatientID,
		Tags.PatientName,
		Tags.SPSSeq
		};
    private static final int[] MATCHING_SPS_SQ_KEYS = new int[] {
        Tags.SPSStatus,
		Tags.SPSID,
		Tags.SPSStartDate, Tags.SPSStartTime,
		Tags.Modality,
		Tags.PerformingPhysicianName,
		Tags.ScheduledStationAET,
		Tags.ScheduledStationName,
		};

    public static int transactionIsolationLevel = 0;
    public static int blobAccessType = Types.LONGVARBINARY;

    protected static final DcmObjectFactory dof = DcmObjectFactory.getInstance();

    /**
     * @param ds
     * @throws SQLException
     */
    public MWLQueryCmd(Dataset keys) throws SQLException {
        super(keys, true, false, transactionIsolationLevel);
        defineColumnTypes(new int[] { blobAccessType, blobAccessType });
        // ensure keys contains (8,0005) for use as result filter
        if (!keys.contains(Tags.SpecificCharacterSet)) {
            keys.putCS(Tags.SpecificCharacterSet);
        }
        sqlBuilder.setSelect(SELECT);
        sqlBuilder.setFrom(FROM);
        sqlBuilder.setRelations(RELATIONS);
        Dataset spsItem = keys.getItem(Tags.SPSSeq);
        if (spsItem != null) {
            sqlBuilder.addListOfIntMatch(null, "MWLItem.spsStatusAsInt",
                        SqlBuilder.TYPE1,
                        SPSStatus.toInts(spsItem.getStrings(Tags.SPSStatus)));
            sqlBuilder.addWildCardMatch(null, "MWLItem.spsId",
                    SqlBuilder.TYPE1,
                    spsItem.getStrings(Tags.SPSID));
            sqlBuilder.addRangeMatch(null, "MWLItem.spsStartDateTime",
                    SqlBuilder.TYPE1,
                    spsItem.getDateTimeRange(Tags.SPSStartDate,
                            Tags.SPSStartTime));
            sqlBuilder.addWildCardMatch(null, "MWLItem.modality",
                    SqlBuilder.TYPE1,
                    spsItem.getStrings(Tags.Modality));
            sqlBuilder.addWildCardMatch(null, "MWLItem.scheduledStationAET",
                    SqlBuilder.TYPE1,
                    spsItem.getStrings(Tags.ScheduledStationAET));
            sqlBuilder.addWildCardMatch(null, "MWLItem.scheduledStationName",
                    SqlBuilder.TYPE2,
                    spsItem.getStrings(Tags.ScheduledStationName));
            sqlBuilder.addPNMatch(new String[] {
                    "MWLItem.performingPhysicianName",
                    "MWLItem.performingPhysicianIdeographicName",
                    "MWLItem.performingPhysicianPhoneticName"},
                    SqlBuilder.TYPE2,
                    spsItem.getString(Tags.PerformingPhysicianName));
        }
        sqlBuilder.addWildCardMatch(null, "MWLItem.requestedProcedureId",
                SqlBuilder.TYPE1,
                keys.getStrings(Tags.RequestedProcedureID));
        sqlBuilder.addWildCardMatch(null, "MWLItem.accessionNumber",
                SqlBuilder.TYPE2,
                keys.getStrings(Tags.AccessionNumber));
        sqlBuilder.addListOfStringMatch(null, "MWLItem.studyIuid",
                SqlBuilder.TYPE1,
                keys.getStrings(Tags.StudyInstanceUID));
        sqlBuilder.addWildCardMatch(null, "Patient.patientId",
                SqlBuilder.TYPE1,
                keys.getStrings(Tags.PatientID));
        sqlBuilder.addSingleValueMatch(null, "Patient.issuerOfPatientId",
                SqlBuilder.TYPE2,
                keys.getString(Tags.IssuerOfPatientID));
        sqlBuilder.addPNMatch(new String[] {
                "Patient.patientName",
                "Patient.patientIdeographicName",
                "Patient.patientPhoneticName"},
                SqlBuilder.TYPE2,
                keys.getString(Tags.PatientName));

        matchingKeys.add(MATCHING_KEYS);
        seqMatchingKeys.put(new Integer(Tags.SPSSeq), new IntList().add(MATCHING_SPS_SQ_KEYS));

    }

    public void execute() throws SQLException {
        execute(sqlBuilder.getSql());
    }

    public Dataset getDataset() throws SQLException {
        Dataset ds = DcmObjectFactory.getInstance().newDataset();
        Dataset dsPat = DcmObjectFactory.getInstance().newDataset(); //It seems that Oracle has problems to read 1st BLOB after 2nd!
        DatasetUtils.fromByteArray(rs.getBytes(1), dsPat); //patient
        DatasetUtils.fromByteArray(rs.getBytes(2), ds); //mwl item
        ds.putAll(dsPat);
        adjustDataset(ds, keys);
        return ds.subSet(keys);
    }
}

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Mining on Rennell Island. Photo credit: SIBC.
Chairman of the West Rennell Resource Owners Association, JonathanTohuika has appealed to the Permanent Secretary and the Director of the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification to quickly hold a meeting to decide the fate of APID and Bintang who are currently doing mining operation there.
Mr Tohuika told SIBC news, people of West Rennell have suffered, and it's about time responsible authorities interrupt and solve the issue.
He stressed the board should meet now and not to prolong the matter to end the people's suffering.
The Company has been operating on the Island since 2008.


CENTRAL CITY - Robert Wayne Davenport, 68, of Central City, died Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 2:25AM at Owensboro Medical Health System. Mr. Davenport was born April 22, 1944 in Muhlenberg County. He was a salesman at Central City Produce, and a member of Cedar Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include his companion, Voldine Davenport of Central City; son Tony Wayne Davenport of Bremen; daughter Sherry Davenport of Murray; grandchild Lillie Davenport; and sister Kathy Locke of Cave City.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 11:00AM at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City, with Rev. Greg Brooks officiating. Burial in Fairmount Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday after 5:00PM at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at www.tuckerfuneralhomes.com.


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Urban Geography: Western Sydney to Get New City. Will/Does Auckland get a New City too?
Lessons in Sydney can teach Auckland
Urban geography is a branch of human geography concerned with various aspects of cities. An urban geographer's main role is to emphasise location and space and study the spatial processes that create patterns observed in urban areas.
Source: An Overview of Urban Geography – About.com
As Sydney tries to grapple with its population and urban growth their leaders and communities are beginning the serious motions of creating a new 'city' built around the proposed Badgerys Creek International Airport. Creating a new city (New West Sydney Aerotropolis Gives Rare Opportunity to Design New City) is a rare opportunity indeed and even more rare when the extra challenge of connecting it back into an existing city is required.
The lessons from what is a live experiment in Urban Geography (and the sub discipline of Geography I specialise in) should be taken note of back here in Auckland as we as a region are about to embark on a similar exercise. Okay Auckland is not building a new international airport but the growth pattern projections set out by the Unitary Plan mean a particular sub-region (Southern Auckland) will go from housing 38% of Auckland's population to 45% by 2042 (the end of the Auckland Plan). Couple this population growth with business growth (mainly industry) and our conventional thinking based around the City Centre and inner suburbs does not quite work.
I have mentioned before Auckland alone does not have the resources to invest in its growth in a scatter gun manner with our levels of infrastructure inconsistent across the City. It means some sub-regions are pretty much set up ready to go with their infrastructure while others need a lot of work before they should accept large amounts of new urban development. Examples would be the Isthmus not ready until the Central Interceptor is built while the North West (Westgate) is not ready until SH16 is upgraded to Kumeu and the bus way is actually built. In contrast Southern Auckland is pretty much set to go although it too needs the Southern Interceptor replaced at a cost of $700m. Consequently it would be wise for Auckland to divide up its growth and allocate it out to the sub-regions best suited for that growth now until the other areas catch up in investment (How to Handle Auckland's Growth: Do We Divide Up or Go All In?).
All this said even if we divided the growth up and allocated it to the sub-regions on a rotating basis one geographic factor remains – the bottleneck at Otahuhu caused by the Isthmus being at its narrowest point. Otahuhu is a bottleneck as there is only a single motorway and single set of rail lines that connect the Isthmus (and Northland) back to the South and the rest of the North Island. Yes we have State Highway 20 crossing the Manukau Harbour to the west but that only acts a bottleneck itself meaning Auckland realistically only has two motorways and a rail line to shift people and goods around the place. The question fast becomes if the South is to increase its population loading from 38% to 45% of Auckland's total population while the City Centre on the Isthmus continues to expand can our transport bottlenecks take the increased strain from those extra commuters.
The answer is even with the Third Main and the City Rail Link the bottleneck at Otahuhu and Mangere Bridge would not be able to take the increased strain from movement between the Isthmus and the South.
Otahuhu rail bottleneck with the Southern and Manukau Lines running through alongside the main freight line
Back to Sydney. Sydney although not constrained by an isthmus as Auckland is does face a similar situation in terms of transport bottlenecks. Like Auckland, Sydney's City Centre and inner suburbs are booming. However, and also like Auckland, Sydney's West (so Auckland's South) are also taking up a large proportion of both population and industrial growth (as industry decamps from the east and goes west). For the third similarity between Sydney and Auckland, Sydney's west is link to Sydney's City Centre by Paramatta Road (soon to be the West Connex motorway) and two heavy rail lines with one coming in from Penrith and Paramatta and the other from Liverpool (south west of Paramatta). Three transport links between west and east moving an increasing commuter load in Sydney just as State Highways 1 and 20 and the rail line move the increasing load from Auckland's South to Auckland central.
Sydney and New South Wales knows despite the West Connex Motorway, Light Rail to Epping and Parramatta, and improvements to the heavy rail network it can not afford to move all those people in Sydney's west to work in Sydney's east without the entire transport system keeling over. Auckland also knows (but fails to acknowledge) that despite improvements to State Highways 1 and 20, and the rail network (whether it be the Third Main or the City Rail Link) trying to move all those people from the South to work on the Isthmus will result in the transport system keeling over like Sydney's would.
So what to do?
Sydney's answer is two prong given its share size. The New South Wales is trying (as the first prong) to get Parramatta up to full power so it can function as Sydney's second City Centre so that those in Sydney's west do not need to commute further east thus relieving pressure on their transport network. As the second prong to try to keep Sydney's west commuting within itself (much as Southern Auckland does) the NSW State Government is building Badgerys Creek Airport with subsequent large-scale residential, commercial and industrial development around it. By large-scale I mean enough independent development to spawn a new city not extend a current one. The Badgerys Creek Airport Aerotropolis can be read up on here: New West Sydney Aerotropolis Gives Rare Opportunity to Design New City.
I am closely watching the Badgerys Creek Airport development as it can give valuable lessons to Auckland on how to handle our skewered population and business growth. As I said before the South is taking the bulk of new residential and industrial growth. At the same time the main City Centre is fast expanding and as a consequence it means increasing commuter pressure on the Otahuhu and Mangere Bridge transport bottlenecks previous mentions.
From Stuff:
Pattrick Smellie: Bill English struggles to offload a billion dollars
PATTRICK SMELLIE. Last updated 05:00, February 23 2017
The Auckland Council has gone back to its plans for major infrastructure in new housing areas, to get a clearer idea of how new housing will look.
OPINION: If there's one thing Bill English loves to do, it's to put the slipper into local bodies about urban planning.
It's a habit he developed as finance minister, where his exposure to the grindingly slow and too often restrictive processes of urban planners became his bete noire and go-to excuse for the Auckland house price explosion and supply shortfall.
Planners, he has often said in the last few years, are one of the principal causes of household poverty because their restrictions on where housing could be built and rules that added to their cost had helped drive property developers out of affordable housing and into building only for the wealthy.
The evidence from post-quakes Christchurch is that New Zealand is capable of building a great deal of affordable housing very quickly in a crisis.
"The real challenge is whether councils actually do have projects waiting for infrastructure funding," Prime Minister Bill English says.
As a result, Christchurch house prices are static compared with Auckland's.
In Auckland, the supply shortage has been self-induced, welcomed by existing property owners for the "wealth effect" of higher house prices, and has proven achingly slow to deal with.
While new supply is now starting to emerge, Auckland still needs a lot more houses.
With a lot more houses comes the need for a lot more infrastructure, which is where an interesting subterranean spat has been playing out between central and local government over recent months.
Back in July last year, the Government reacted to the calls from fast-growing cities – mainly Auckland, but Tauranga, Hamilton, Queenstown and Christchurch as well – for assistance to pay for the roads, sewers and water services that underpin any new housing development.
This was "only for substantial new infrastructure investments that support more new housing", not plans already on the books.
Fast-forward to the first of this month and a little-noticed Government statement suggesting a rather feeble appetite for all this free money.
It encouraged councils "to be more ambitious in their final proposals", saying that "only a small number of the 17 proposals received … would result in projects being advanced earlier than previously planned".
Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion-analysis/89687045/pattrick-smellie-bill-english-struggles-to-offload-a-billion-dollars
Politics of this aside what Prime Minister Bill English is doing (the slipper and urban planning) has very serious consequences to Auckland and its infrastructure.
The Southern Future Urban Zone is the largest in Auckland with enough yield for 55,000 homes (at low and medium density levels) and a new heavy industrial complex (Drury South). The 55,000 new homes means (on a 1:3 ratio) means 165,000 new residents on top of Transform Manukau's 25,000 new residents. Combine this with redevelopments in the Mixed Housing Urban Zones (try two houses on two sections of land becoming eleven) and continued expansion of the City Centre further north and we have a problem. That problem being trying to get those residents to work on the Isthmus through that transport bottleneck. What makes the problem compounding is that I have reliable word that developers and businesses are looking at Southern Auckland as first choice for new homes and businesses. While we will get some in Manukau and existing areas it ultimately means all the Southern Future Urban Zone being opened up within a decade not thirty years (no matter what Council thinks).
Development at warp speed!
Southern Rural Urban Boundary with Future urban zones in yellow
How can we handle this growth in the South without the transport network keeling over at Otahuhu?
We need to follow Sydney's West and develop a new de-facto city, a city that encourages people to live and work within the Southern Auckland sub-region and knock off the "requirement" to work further north. Like Parramatta acting as the City Centre for Sydney's West, Manukau City Centre acts (although informally for Auckland's case) as the South's City Centre or rather core. So we have a core for the South in place and under urban regeneration, what is needed next is a very comprehensive plan on managing Southern Auckland's growth and development. You could do a 'Southern Auckland Plan' – within the MK2 'Auckland Plan.'
In doing this Southern Auckland Plan we need to look at this hypothesis:
As Auckland continues to evolve most of the urban growth in terms of population, commercial and (especially) industrial employment will (outside of the City Centre) occur south of Otahuhu and the Tamaki Estuary (and into the Northern Waikato). The Southdown-Onehunga industrial complex is decamping from the Isthmus to the 'South' as land-use pressures from residential and commercial demand encroaches into the complex. The South also has the most residential, commercial and industrial zoned (Brownfield and Greenfield) land available as a consequence of the Unitary Plan. Auckland is also geographically land constrained by a narrow isthmus (at Otahuhu) causing transport bottlenecks at Otahuhu and Mangere Bridge. As a consequence of the above will:
The Centre of economic and residential population Gravity drift from the City Centre and Isthmus south into Southern Auckland[1] and the Northern Waikato[2]?
If so are our planning mechanisms set up for the drift? Whether if so or not how can we reinforce our planning mechanisms to handle the Centre of Gravity drift south?
[1] Southern Auckland is defined as the following Auckland Council Ward areas: Manukau, Howick, Manurewa-Papakura, and Franklin
[2] Northern Waikato is defined as: East West along State Highway 20 from Kaimai Ranges to Hamilton City, and out west to Port Waikato
It might be time to get the map, pencil and stickers out and engage in a GHD Aerotropolis exercise!
The GHD Aerotropolis exercise
If we are to get the growth right in Auckland without our transport system keeling over all eyes should be set to Sydney and how they engage with Parramatta, and Badgery Creek Airport.
February 24, 2017 · Posted in Community/Environment, Featured, Housing, Planning, Transport Planning, Urban Planning and Design · Tagged Auckland, Auckland Council, Ben Ross, Community, Housing, Manukau, SOUTHERN AUCKLAND, Sydney, transportation, Urban planning ·
New West Sydney Aerotropolis Gives Rare Opportunity to Design New City
Have Your Say for the Council Annual Budget: Why I went with the 3.5% Rates Rise

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Kindle version of the book now available.
I finally got to work last week on producing a Kindle version of "A LIFE SOLD". I had the whole file for the book contents ready in MS Word .doc format, and had a little work to do to prepare that for the Kindle.
The font that I had used for some of the goal details sections isn't recognised by the Kindle, so I had to make some font changes there. I also had some troubles with a table I had created as an appendix, listing all the goals achieved, and the dates on which they were completed. I did some online research, and discovered the best answer to this dilemma was simply to make an image, and embed that.
I saved the completed file as an html document, and using the software suggested by Amazon, created the appropriate file from that.
Finally, I wanted to make the Table Of Contents link to the appropriate sections in the book, which involved a bit of reasonably easy html coding. I re-saved the file in eBook format, and the job was done! Far easier than I thought it might be.
In the US the eBook is prices at $8.99, and in the UK it is £5.99. Both prices represent a 40% saving on the paperback book price. Unfortunately the UK price has VAT tacked onto it, making the total cost £6.89. I think the US price represents better value at the moment, but that always depends on exchange rates, of course.
Click here for the Kindle version on Amazon.co.uk . Click on the image below to see the Kindle version on Amazon.com .
It is possible to download free Kindle Reader software for PC, and preview the first part of the book. You can also download the book preview section directly to your Kindle if you have one.
Hope you enjoy it, Kindle readers. I would really appreciate any feedback on how you think the book looks on the Kindle. Thanks very much.
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Q: MS-Access sub-report header and footer conditional and specified I have a report containing an embedded sub-report. In the print version of the report, the sub-report is usually short enough that it doesn't carry over to the second page and is fine as-is. However, when the sub-report carries over to a second page, I would like it to show a footer on the first page only (that reads "continued on next page"), and an additional header on subsequent pages (that reads "continued from previous page"). I have worked out how to make the sub-report's existing page header show in the main report and repeat on subsequent pages, but I can't seem to create the additional, conditional header and footer to appear when the sub-report's page count is greater than one.

A: *

*Set the main report's Page Header property to "Not with Rpt Hdr".

*Set the main report's Page Footer property to "Not with Rpt Ftr".

*Put the "Continued From Previous Page" in the report's Page Header section.

*Put the "Continued On Next Page" in the report's Page Footer section.

Now, the "Continued From Previous Page" will show on all but the first page and the "Continued On Next Page" will show on the footer of any page with a subsequent page (i.e. all but the last page).
ALTERNATIVE

*

*Add a Textbox to the page header section.

*Set the ControlSource of the Textbox to:
=iif([Page]>1, "Continued from previous page", "")

*Add a Textbox to the page footer section.

*Set the ControlSource of the Textbox to:
=iif([Page]<[Pages], "Continued on next page", "")

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Target is pleased to announce its CPD events for August.
Target will be attending and organising a number of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) exhibitions throughout August. As is normal with these events, delegates will have the opportunity to talk directly to a member of our technical team. This news article will continue to be updated as further dates are announced.
This event is hosted by Target and will take the form of a breakfast seminar. In addition to the presentation on Solving Structural Problems, delegates will have the opportunity to discuss any specific projects they have with a member of our technical team. To register for the event (and your free breakfast), please email our events team.


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George Soros doesn't like the direction in which Europe is heading.
By Jack the Pipper
February 14, 2012 2:45 AM UTC in News
In my Commodities Essential newsletter a few weeks ago I spoke about George Soros. He's in the thick of it again, and I'm talking about him again. But first, here are a few of my comments from January 27:
Soros has an ability to put a finger on global capital flow and its catalysts like few others. The Alchemy of Finance is one of Soros' books that predated the 2008 credit crunch and its fallout, but explains some of the key reasons why capital moved the way it did during that time.
So when Soros plays dumb in a major media interview, people take notice.
He basically said that he has no real clue where to invest; he is scared of what might transpire in the coming years; he expects riots and violence in the streets (of the US).
One wonders what provokes such concern from Soros who is a guy that knows everything about economics or at least knows someone who does. Not to mention, Soros has quite the global presence and connections to key policymakers.
Here are a couple theories one could deduce, considering the above:
1) George recognizes the path to rescuing Europe is coming to a dead end and the eurozone's collapse will be too much for the global financial system to overcome, leading to serious deflation and depression.
2) George recognizes the path to reelecting Barack Obama is coming to a dead end and warding off a major, imminent great depression through addition fiscal and monetary stimulus will be Obama's only chance at defeating the somewhat more fiscally austere GOP.
3) Further on those two points, George recognizes the path to bringing the US into a new world order requires an admission that a collapsing eurozone will bring down the global economy and will require the US to devote resources to help build a global system of governance in order to manage an increasingly global economy.
4) George is talking his book, setting the bar extremely low and buying in, hoping that when global economic Armageddon is avoided investors will become optimistic on better-than-expected data and bid up asset markets.
Today read an interview revealing George is at odds with the austerity pressure on Greece, which is very much spear-headed by Germany and Chancellor Merkel. I recommend you read the entire interview at Der Spiegel – it is a good one.
Der Spiegel seemed to do a good job at pressing Soros to explain the intent and seeming contradictions in his comments. Now let me try to do the same thing:
SPIEGEL: Are the new austerity guidelines for countries like Spain, Italy or Greece too tough?
Soros: They create a vicious circle. The deficit countries have to improve their competitive position vis-a-vis Germany, so they will have to cut their budget deficits and reduce wages. In a weak economy, profit margins will also be under pressure. This will reduce tax revenues and require further austerity measures, creating a vicious circle. Markets do not correct their own excesses. Either there is too much demand or too little. This is what the economist John Maynard Keynes explained to the world, except that he is not listened to by some people in Germany. But Keynes explained it very well — when there is a deficiency of demand, you have to use public policy to stimulate the economy.
I take issue with this – there is no better-known force than markets at correcting excesses; and perhaps no better force than bureaucracies at creating excesses. Plus, the use of public policy very much depends on one's definition of 'demand deficiency.' The deficiency Soros speaks of is simply a necessary market correction of excess and artificial demand, but it goes against his political philosophy to make such an admission. (Only a very limited amount of public policy usage can bring about growth/prosperity.)
SPIEGEL: But it was the abundance of "cheap money" that was at the core of the last financial crisis. Would we not repeat the same mistake if we pledged billions of fresh money to countries in crisis?
Soros: I know it sounds as though we are repeating exactly the same mistake. But let's compare the situation on the global financial markets to a car that is skidding. When a car is skidding, you must first turn the wheel in the same direction as the skid. And only when you have regained control can you then correct the direction. We went through a 25-year boom in the global economy. Then came the crash in 2008. The financial markets actually collapsed, and they had to be put on artificial life support through massive state intervention. The euro crisis is a direct continuation or consequence of the 2008 crash. This crisis isn't over yet and we will have to spend more state money in order to stop the skidding. It is only afterward that we can change the direction. Otherwise we will repeat the mistakes that plunged America into the Great Depression in 1929. Angela Merkel simply doesn't understand that.
What George doesn't understand, or refuses to admit, is the failed policies that exacerbated the depression and made it so Great. It is suggested that a true, unimpeded cleansing would have been short-lived. But it would have greatly undermined the workings of a shadow banking system which was, to a degree, still in its infancy; but the interests were just as powerful.
SPIEGEL: But you push for lower interest rates or access to "cheap money," for instance. Both steps would help you as an investor.
Soros: That is true. But it would also help all other investors and it would help to preserve the global financial system. In that sense, I am concerned with my own interests. But I am also retired and no longer actually managing the fund. Nevertheless, I think that I perhaps understand the financial system better than some of the people who are in charge. So, as a citizen, I feel justified in trying to give advice. I am not arguing for the policies I support to make a profit. I make it a principle in my advocacy to put the public good before my private interests.
Again, I would imagine George is choosing to leave out just how intimately he knows the financial system. In fact, it is the current distortion of the global financial system that likely drives George's advice. To wit:
SPIEGEL: You have repeatedly pushed for the introduction of euro bonds. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble responded by saying: Euro bonds give the wrong incentives because you "spend money you do not have to pay the bills of others."
Soros: People like Schäuble don't seem to understand that the heavily indebted countries are now at a severe disadvantage, because they have basically become heavily indebted in a foreign currency, the euro. They do not control it, and so they are in the same position as third world countries in Latin America were in at the beginning of the 1980s, where the countries became indebted in dollars. It was a situation that led to a lost decade there. Europe now faces a lost decade. That is the reason we need euro bonds and a new EU fiscal compact.
Of course, find ways to create new demand for credit, as that is what greases the financial and public sector growth initiatives. Interesting that George brings up the Latin American crisis of the 1980s … because that's when a majority of major US banks were on the ropes, insolvent based upon bad debts and overleveraging. The cure for banks then was to increase the profits made on borrowing cheaply and lending at higher rates, all facilitated by the Federal Reserve. European banks face similar insolvency, bad debts and junky collateral. The problem is that demand for credit does not exist and thus the ECB is trying to nurse banks back to life from said carry transactions i.e. inverted yield curve that ultimately subsidizes the financial system to the expense of consumers. A collapse in Europe's banking system will be a systemic global event. It may damage much of what George has worked to accomplish as the serfs lose more confidence in government to solve problems and will likely turn to the private sector.
SPIEGEL: Do you also support the idea, as demanded by the Occupy movement, that rich people like you should pay higher taxes?
Soros: I do. And I do not support the Republicans who want to save me from paying taxes.
SPIEGEL: What is your tax rate?
Soros: My effective tax rate is relatively low, but only because every year I contribute at least the maximum 50 percent of my income to my foundation.
SPIEGEL: If you support the idea of higher taxes, then why don't you just pay more taxes instead of giving the money to your foundation?
Soros: Because I think that my foundation uses the money better than the government does. In any event, I do pay taxes.
SPIEGEL: You are basically saying that you are smarter than the government.
Soros: Well, I have greater freedom of action than a bureaucracy. I also care more about the causes to which I contribute.
SPIEGEL: So how can you then turn around and tell other rich people that they should pay more taxes?
Soros: If every rich person gave 50 percent of their wealth to charity, I would not say they should pay more taxes.
The truth shall set you free. Imagine that – letting private citizens allocate their own wealth based upon the causes they support.
George, I have my own question for you: If you and your foundation can make better decisions than government, why support administrations who want to take more from private citizens?
Maybe Warren can give us clues into George's tax dilemma; from reason.com:
Warren Buffett is very much a political entrepreneur; his best investments are often in political relationships. In recent years, Buffett has used taxpayer money as a vehicle to even greater profit and wealth. Indeed, the success of some of his biggest bets and the profitability of some of his largest investments rely on government largesse and "coddling" with taxpayer money.
Warren and George – separated at birth?
So, should we be concerned with the direction Merkel is "steering" Europe? If it sets the stage for another 1930s redo, then yes; we should all be concerned as the probability this path cannot be avoided, regardless of all the good intentions, seems to be creeping higher every day.
There is some good that comes with the necessary pain of deleveraging and deflation, eventual benefits from a market cleansing process elites and bureaucrats ignore in order to scare the populous and perpetuate a system that slowly corrodes the health of an economy while it enriches the power interests.
The problem is indeed the common currency, as George alluded in the interview. But the solution is not to micro-manage a recovery in a flawed currency system, but rather to reform or remove the flaws. But that, of course, changes the structure dramatically in a way the micro-managers don't want changed.
About Jack the Pipper
Jack is founder and president of Black Swan Capital LLC. He has also operated a discretionary money management firm specializing in global stock, bond, and currency asset management for retail clients. In addition, he was a general partner in a firm specializing in currency futures and commodities trading. Neither firm is now in operation. Prior to entering the investment arena, Jack worked in various corporate finance positions. He has written extensively on the subject of global currencies and international economics.
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Mare is a pretty ugly restaurant but it's got decent prices for seafood.
I got an octopus salad appetizer (a special) which was pretty good but very heavy on the green olives. Lon had a really good shrimp bisque and Janny had a pretty terrible New England Clam Chowder that tasted more like really salty potato and celery puree thinned out.
Janny had the grilled Atlantic Salmon. It was fresh and cooked nicely but had a sweet sauce on top which I didn't like on the salmon. It came with really good mashed potatoes with bacon and peas mixed in. Lon and I ordered from the specials the waitress had suggested. His was a seafood risotto. It was a large portion of fresh seafood but the risotto wasn't really risotto. It was just some rice (not arborio) mixed in with a very salty white seafood sauce. I ordered the Mako Shark because our waitress kept raving about it being her favorite. I was pretty disappointed. The 3 of us agreed that it tastes a lot more like pork than Mako but the pineapple sauce on top was pretty good. It also came with a side that tasted like home fries with corn in it. I liked the side more than the rest of my dish but it didn't compliment the dish at all and visually wasn't a match either.
They did have fresh seafood, cooked to the correct temperatures, and good portions. Some flavors were really good too. I think the problem stems from not knowing where to put what sauces and what sides. So if I go again, I'll stick to the simple stuff…raw stuff, fried stuff, or just broiled.
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Home Compliance What Do You Stand For?
What Do You Stand For?
By Adam Turteltaub
On June 28th, four-time Formula One world racing champion Sebastian Vettel announced that he would retire by the end of the 2022 season. Seb, as his fans and colleagues call him, is well known not just for his driving but also for his principles. If he sees something wrong, on or off track, he says or does something about it.
An avid environmentalist, he has been seen picking up trash in the stands after the race. There was no press crew. No announcement of what he was going to do. He just did it. No one would have known had a photographer not spotted him.
At the F1 race I attended in Austin, Texas, he encouraged everyone not to just drop their trash at their seats, as most do at sporting events, but to bring it to the proper receptacles. I did as he bade, and I saw countless others do the same.
It is not surprising then, that the video announcement of his retirement was not a long list of thank you messages. Instead, it was an explanation of why he is retiring, based on who he is and what he stands for. It is simple (even shot in black and white), direct and from the heart. It is just him talking to camera. Watch it. You don't need to be an F1 fan to appreciate it.
The video invites a thought exercise. If you, your compliance team or organization were tasked with describing your principles and why you do what you do, what would you say? Could you keep it free from jargon and marketing speak? Could you make it convincing? Could you make it sound from the heart? Would people who watch it say, "Yes, that's them" and mean it in a good way? Or would they say, "Yeah, right"?
In business we talk about the perfect elevator pitch: convincing people in ten seconds to do what you would want them to do. People spend hours honing down their points to ensure that they can get what they want during a brief encounter with an executive.
Maybe it's time to also think about an integrity statement that lets others know what you stand for, and keeps you true to your principles.
Drive safely, Seb.
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