The "Hot Topics & Hot Wings" Interfaith Panel Discussion was a Wellness Week event co-sponsored by the University Wellness Program and Multicultural Student Center, at Georgia Southern University, William Center Multi-Purpose Room, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, February 20, 2014. Please click below for a description and photos of the event.
The interfaith panel consisted of the following representatives: Dr. Francys Johnson as panel moderator; Rabbi Rabbi Ruven of the Savannah Congregation Agudath Achim for Judaism; Minister Jerry Johnson of GSU Baptist Collegiate Ministries for Baptist Christians; Dr. James M. Woods of St. Matthew Church for Catholic Christians; President Naidia Dreid of the GSU Muslim Student Association for Islam; and Chairperson Lynda Adamson of the Richmond Hill Baha'i Community for the Bahá'í Faith. These representatives engaged in an interfaith panel discussion with an audience of 185 students and faculty. Contemporary "hot topics" were covered while enjoying free hot wings! The purpose of the panel discussion was to promote mutual understanding, appreciation, and respect among diverse religions. Special thanks are extended to Mrs. Michele Martin, Director of the University Wellness Program; Mr. Chris Pugh, Assistant Director of the Multicultural Student Center; Dr. Dan Rea, faculty organizer; Dr. Joe Goldstein, audience moderator; Mr. Daronte Starks, student photographer; Ms. Parama Chattopadhyay, violinist; Ms. Joynecia Chaotes, student volunteer; and several other student volunteers from the Multicultural Student Center and University Wellness Program.
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By Janet Evanovich
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Discover where it all began—#1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich's first "snappily written, fast-paced, and witty" (USA TODAY) novel in the beloved Stephanie Plum series featuring a feisty and funny heroine who "comes roaring in like a blast of very fresh air" (The Washington Post).
Meet Stephanie Plum, a bounty hunter with attitude. In Stephanie's opinion, toxic waste, rabid drivers, armed schizophrenics, and August heat, humidity, and hydrocarbons are all part of the great adventure of living in Jersey.
She's a product of the "burg," a blue-collar pocket of Trenton where houses are attached and narrow, cars are American, windows are clean, and (God forbid you should be late) dinner is served at six.
Out of work and out of money, Stephanie blackmails her bail-bondsman cousin Vinnie into giving her a try as an apprehension agent. Stephanie knows zilch about the job requirements, but she figures her new pal, el-primo bounty hunter Ranger, can teach her what it takes to catch a crook. Her first assignment: nail Joe Morelli, a former vice cop on the run from a charge of murder one. Morelli's the inamorato who charmed Stephanie out of her virginity at age sixteen. There's still powerful chemistry between them, so the chase should be interesting…and could also be extremely dangerous.
Over the last twenty-five years, Janet Evanovich has written a staggering twenty-three #1 New York Times bestsellers in the Stephanie Plum series. In addition to the Plum novels, Janet has coauthored the New York Times bestselling Fox and O'Hare series (including The Big Kahuna with her son, Peter Evanovich), the Knight and Moon series, the Lizzy and Diesel series, the Alexandra Barnaby novels, and the graphic novel, Troublemaker (with her daughter, Alex Evanovich).
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Thirsty? Try One of These 11 Refreshing Alternatives to Soda
When you're parched, toss the pop and reach for these healthier beverages instead.
By Adrienne RayskiMedically Reviewed by Lynn Grieger, RDN, CDCES
Reviewed: March 3, 2020
Soda contains empty calories, which can contribute to weight gain.
Americans' obsession with soda is waning, but not everyone is sipping with their health in mind.
According to a study published in November 2017 in Obesity, about 61 percent of children and 50 percent of adults reported drinking soda daily in a 2013–2014 survey, compared with nearly 80 percent and 62 percent, respectively, in a 2003–2004 survey. Overall, 18,600 children age 2 to 19 and 27,652 adults 20 years old and older were surveyed over the total time period.
Drinking soda can be a detriment to human health. According to a study published in September 2019 in JAMA Internal Medicine, drinking soda is associated with a higher risk of heart disease, stroke, colorectal cancer, and all causes of death.
It's also linked to obesity, notes a review published in August 2017 in QJM, the journal of the Association of Physicians of Great Britain and Ireland. Findings from a study published in the journal Appetite suggested that drinking soda can trigger sweet cravings by dulling your sensitivity to sweet tastes, sparking a vicious cycle of eating foods and drinks with added sugar.
"Soda has no nutritional value, and therefore, there is no nutritional benefit to having it," says Kelly Kennedy, RD, staff nutritionist for Everyday Health. "Just one can of cola contains over 9 teaspoons of sugar — that's 1½ times more than the American Heart Association recommends a woman have in an entire day."
All of that added sugar intake has damaging effects. A study published in 2015 in the journal Diabetologia found that swapping out just one sugary drink a day for coffee, tea, or water may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes by as much as 25 percent.
Diet soda fiends aren't off the hook either. "While diet soda does not contain added sugar or empty calories, as regular soda does, there is some evidence to suggest that it isn't much better — if at all — than regular soda," Kennedy says. A study published in March 2015 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that diet soda intake is directly related to abdominal obesity in adults over age 65. The increase in waist circumference among diet soda drinkers was three times the amount that it was in nondrinkers.
Earlier research suggests that the artificial sweeteners in diet soda may change how the brain's reward system processes sweetness.
"While you're not getting the same amount of calories or sugar from a diet soda that you would from a regular one, the belief is that with diet soda the body senses the sweet flavor and craves the calories that would normally go with that flavor," notes Kennedy. "As a result, people end up making up for the missed calories in other foods that they eat throughout the day."
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Drinking Soda Goes Along With Other Unhealthy Behaviors
In Kennedy's opinion, other unhealthy lifestyle factors "often go along with frequent soda consumption, which compounds soda's effect on health," she says. "Oftentimes, when someone is having a soda, they're not making the best food choices either."
So what are some better choices? There are plenty of other refreshing beverages, with nutritional value, that you can drink instead of soda. It's still important, though, to consider what's in your soda substitutes. Replacing soda with high-sugar fruit juices or processed tea and coffee drinks, which often contain added sugar, isn't much better for your health.
But swapping out soda for drinks that are low in sugar, such as unsweetened iced coffee or tea, can reduce your sugar intake while adding beneficial antioxidants to your diet, notes research. Low-fat milk, Kennedy adds, is also a better option, providing vitamins and nutrients, such as calcium, per the University of California in San Francisco.
Need some inspiration? Get started with these healthier, low-calorie thirst quenchers that are sure to still satisfy your taste buds.
Infuse Your Water With Delicious Flavor
Flavored waters are everywhere these days, but many contain sugar or artificial sweeteners. A healthier choice is natural flavoring: Just add slices of your favorite fruits, veggies, and herbs — try lemons, oranges, watermelon, cucumber, mint, or limes — to a pitcher of ice-cold water for a refreshing and flavorful drink. Another great option is to put chopped-up fruit in an ice cube tray, add water, and freeze. Place these colorful fruit cubes in your beverage for instant flavor and color!
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Go Natural With Green Tea, Hot or Iced
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A review of green tea research reveals that it may help reduce the risk of several types of cancer, heart disease, obesity, liver disease, and type 2 diabetes. In addition to this, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) notes that green tea is calorie-free (if you have it without milk or sugar) and naturally high in antioxidants, according to a review. Green tea is available in many varieties. Drink it hot or iced, and if you want a little sweetening, a few drops of honey will serve you well.
Take Your Water Sparkling for That Bubbly Feeling
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Plain, old-fashioned H20 is the healthiest substitute for soda, "but sometimes, people have a tough time making the switch directly from drinking soda to water," Kennedy says. One way to smooth this transition: Sip seltzer. You'll get the hydration of water with the feel of carbonation from soda, Kennedy says, and there are no downsides in terms of health.
You may have noticed that CBD sparkling water is having a moment. One brand, Recess, has infused sparkling water with hemp extract, ginseng, and L-theanine (an amino acid that may boost mental alertness, according to research) to bring the drinker calm and focus. As to whether it's worth buying, that decision is ultimately up to you, Kennedy says. "CBD has yet to be approved by the [Food and Drug Administration], and while there is some evidence that CBD may help with conditions like anxiety and chronic pain, there simply have not been enough studies to recommend it for either of these."
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Add Juice to Seltzer and You've Got 'Jeltzer'
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There's no need to purchase sugary sodas or pricey, so-called vitamin-enhanced waters — which also pack calories — when instead you can mix 100 percent no-sugar-added juice with seltzer. A thick, tart juice, such as pomegranate or grape, makes for a great "jeltzer" base, in addition to supplying potential health benefits. Mix one part juice with three parts seltzer to create this light and bubbly concoction.
Pomegranate juice and grape juice are sources of antioxidants that may help protect your brain and blood vessels. A small study published in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine found that pomegranate juice helped improve older adults' mild memory problems. That said, Pom Wonderful, the maker of a popular pomegranate juice, funded one of the study author's educational grants, which may have indirectly affected the study results. Also, this study included only 32 people and lasted four weeks long, so more research is needed.
Grape juice, meanwhile, may help protect the heart, according to an article published in December 2015 in Nutrients. Scientists don't know the type of grape and the specific dose of grape juice that offers cardiovascular benefits, but authors of the current study noted that the perks of flavonoids — disease-fighting compounds found in plants including grapes — could be seen in just ½ to 1 cup of Concord grape juice.
Regardless of the juice you drink, you don't want to go overboard with this beverage. After all, whole fruit trumps juice when it comes to health benefits. "It's a common misconception that juice is good for you because it's made from fruit," notes Kennedy. While it does have nutritional benefits that soda lacks, it can also be high in sugar and calories. Plus, fruit juice lacks the filling fiber that fruit offers, notes the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Fake a Lemon-Lime Soda to Satisfy Your Citrus Fix
Can't give up your favorite citrus-flavored soda? Indulge in an occasional treat with a healthier version made with lemon or lime and a small amount of sweetener. Start with a glass of sparkling or seltzer water and add a few slices of lemon or lime (or both) and a dash of stevia-based sweetener, which is calorie-free and low in carbohydrates. A little goes a long way, so use it sparingly.
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Red Wine May Be Fine When Consumed in Moderation
If your drink of choice is a spirit mixed with cola, you may be better off ordering a glass of wine, specifically the red variety. "Drinking red wine has been associated with some potential health benefits, such as improved heart health and decreased risk of certain types of cancer," Kennedy says. There is also research investigating resveratrol, an antioxidant compound in red wine, and the protective effect it may have against Alzheimer's disease and cancer.
"However, it's important to keep in mind that these health benefits are associated with moderate drinking habits only," Kennedy says. "If you do not currently drink alcohol, it's important that you not start in an attempt to gain these potential benefits."
Research published in the August 2018 issue of The Lancet reveals that alcohol use is a leading risk factor for death and disability globally (it was the seventh leading risk factor for death in 2016). Study authors also warn that alcohol is a leading risk factor for global disease and causes significant health loss.
If you do enjoy the occasional glass of red wine, watch your consumption. The National Institutes of Health recommends that women limit alcohol consumption to one drink (4 ounces of wine) per day and men to two drinks per day.
Juice Fresh Vegetables, No Chopping Needed
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Vegetable juice offers a quick, low-calorie way to get many of the benefits of veggies, without fiber. It also contains much less natural sugar than fruit juices, according to chapter 8 of Culinary Nutrition. For example, 1 cup of orange juice contains roughly 24 grams (g) of sugar, while 1 cup of tomato juice contains 6 g of sugar. But vegetable juice can be high in sodium — 1 cup of tomato juice has 629 milligrams (mg) of sodium, which is roughly 27 percent of your daily value — so opt for a low-sodium version whenever possible.
Better yet, make your own fresh juice easily at home with a juicer. Simply add your favorite veggies, and even a few slices of fruit if you want to sweeten your drink, to the juicer — no chopping required! If you prefer a little kick, add some black pepper and a drop of hot sauce.
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If You Can't Do Dairy, Consider Soy Milk
One cup of nonfat milk provides 250 mg of calcium, or 19 percent of your daily value, and 40.8 international units of vitamin D, roughly 10 percent of your daily value. But for those who are lactose intolerant or who don't consume dairy, soy milk can be a good protein-packed, plant-based alternative, available in a variety of flavors, including almond and vanilla. While the data on soy's health benefits have been mixed, intake of soy protein may lower LDL ("bad") cholesterol, as well as blood pressure, according to a 2016 review in Nutrients.
Look for low-fat, unsweetened soy beverages to reduce calories. Also, pick soy milk that has been fortified with nutrients, such as calcium and vitamin D, especially if you're drinking it as a substitute for milk.
If You Need Caffeine, Have a Cup of Coffee
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A wealth of research suggests that drinking coffee in moderation can be a healthy part of your diet. "Unsweetened coffee, either black or with a small amount of nonfat or low-fat milk, would be the healthiest option," says Kennedy. Coffee drinkers may have a lower risk of heart disease, prostate cancer, endometrial cancer, and death from any cause, according to a 2017 review published in BMJ.
And — as if you didn't already know — coffee's caffeine can help with mental alertness and physical performance, as long as you don't overdo it. Too much caffeine can leave you jittery and anxious, so dietitians generally recommend that you drink no more than a couple of cups a day (depending on the way it's prepared).
"It's generally considered safe to have up to 400 milligrams of caffeine each day," says Kennedy. "Certain types of brewing will have different amounts of caffeine." And some people are more sensitive to caffeine than others. Pregnant women and those trying to become pregnant may want to avoid it, though research on this is mixed. Coffee consumption is also associated with an increased risk of fracture in women, so if you're a woman with a high risk of fracture, you may want to steer clear of coffee, according to a 2017 review in BMJ. Yet authors say more research is needed.
Sip on Kombucha, a Fermented Tea
Kombucha, which is fermented tea, is another great way to satisfy your craving for carbonation while slashing your added-sugar intake. Plus, kombucha offers many potential health benefits, thanks in part to the fermentation process, which produces gut-friendly bacteria known as probiotics, according to a paper in the February 2019 issue of Annals of Epidemiology. "More studies are needed on the health benefits of kombucha, but it is a good source of probiotics and could help to improve gut health," Kennedy says. The fermentation process gives kombucha a mildly acidic flavor, not unlike apple cider, according to a review published in 2015 in Nutraceuticals: Recent Advances of Bioactive Food Components.
"One thing to keep in mind is that a small amount of alcohol is produced by the fermentation process," Kennedy says. You may want to avoid kombucha if you're sensitive to the effects of alcohol or if you're pregnant or breastfeeding.
People who are fighting off a serious illness, going through chemotherapy, or taking immune-suppressing drugs may also want to avoid kombucha, as the probiotics can cause harmful side effects, warns the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.
But if you're good to go, you can brew your own kombucha at home, or find it in the refrigerated aisle of the natural food section at the grocery store.
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Refresh With a Glass of Coconut Water
Unsweetened coconut water is a natural source of vitamins and minerals, and has the added benefit of being low in sugar (only 12 g per cup), according to estimates from the USDA. Plus, coconut water contains electrolytes (minerals that help maintain fluid balance), such as potassium, magnesium, and sodium, which are often depleted during long or strenuous exercise, according to the Cleveland Clinic. The hospital adds that coconut water also contains less sodium than sports drinks. Research on 10 men found that coconut water was just as effective as a sports drink for rehydrating after a 90-minute run while causing less nausea and stomach upset.
But don't confuse coconut water with coconut milk. Typically, coconut water is used to hydrate, while coconut milk is used in cooking. Coconut water comes directly from the coconut fruit itself and is roughly 94 percent water. Meanwhile, coconut milk is made by grating the meaty coconut flesh and is only 50 percent water — the rest is mainly fat and protein, according to a study.
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Octoberguest! Jean Henry Mead
I was so pleased when Jean Henry Mead agreed to be a guest at the Handbasket this month. Some time ago there was an interesting online discussion about why so many mystery and thriller protagonists were thirty years old–or perhaps thirty-one or thirty-two. (Was it at Sarah Weinman's blog? Does anyone else recall this?) Thirty is an accessible age. Youth and beauty and energy abound. Alas, no one actually remains thirty for more than a year.
Jean Henry Mead identifies herself as a "Senior Sleuth." Her mystery novel, A Village Shattered, will be released in early November, though she has already published twelve books, seven of which were nonfiction. She moderates the senior sleuth forum on Yahoo, contributes to several blogs, including Murderous Musings as well as Write On! and A Western Historical Happening. I love her bold, honest perspective on the business.
Welcome, Jean!
The Graying Book Market by Jean Henry Mead
I write senior sleuth novels because there's a growing market for retirees who like to read in their own age bracket. I was intrigued years ago by Miss Marple and Hercule Periot, who were wise and perceptive, but never seemed to have any fun.
That's not true of today's seniors who are less inclined to retire to their rocking chairs than previous generations.
Pat Browning, who wrote Full Circle, said: "A St. Martin's editor gave me a piece of advice I have never forgotten: 'Be careful not to turn your characters into cartoons.' I try to picture older characters as they are — the same people they always were, only older. This is especially true when it comes to romance and sex. For all the jokes about senior sex, it is a very real part of senior life, and it's no joke to those lucky enough to have a romantic partner late in life."
I agree. Not unlike Janet Evanovich's character, Grandma Mazur, who is eccentric enough for a cartoon character, most seniors have the same interests they've always had, with the possible exception of roller blading and downhill skiing. On second thought, I once interviewed Buffalo Bill's grandson Billy Cody, who learned to ski at 65 to keep up with his much younger wife.
Mike Befeler writes what he calls "Geezer-lit." His first novel, Retirement Homes are Murder, features his octogenarian protagonist, "who is short on memory but has a sense of humor and love of life. He accepts his 'geezerhood,' solves a mystery and enjoys romance along the way."
My latest senior sleuth mystery, A Village Shattered, takes place in a California retirement village. The plot is generously sprinkled with humor but none of the seniors resemble cartoon characters, although a couple come close, a redneck Casanova and love starved widow.
Another senior writer, Beth Solheim, spent years working in a nursing home and says she loves the elderly and their "humorous, quirky insight to life, love and longevity." Her protagonists are 64-year-old twins in her humorous, paranormal cozy series, The Fifi Witt Mysteries.
Chester Campbell, an octogenarian, writes the Greg McKenzie Mysteries. He said, "My friends in this [age] bracket are out going places and doing things. Some, like me, continue to work at jobs they enjoy. I chose to use a senior couple in my books who are long married, get along fine, and do a competent job as private investigators. Greg, who narrates the books, is aware of his limitations from age and makes up for physical shortcomings by outsmarting his adversaries. My hope is to dispel some of the absurdity of the stereotypes about seniors that are all too familiar. Like the old song says, "Anything you can do I can do better."
Like so many other novelists, I write what I enjoy reading. My readers are mainly retirees and baby boomers who number over 78 million. Some 8,000 boomers are moving into the senior column every day and are the fastest growing potential book buying market on record. We're experiencing the graying of America. What better subgenre to write for?
Thanks, Jean!
[Remember–Everyone who comments is entered to win $100 Godiva Chocolatier and Harry & David giftbaskets, plus books from several Octoberguest! authors! Drawing held November 2nd.]
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7 thoughts on "Octoberguest! Jean Henry Mead"
Pat Browning says:
Excellent article, Jean, and a clear-eyed recognition of today's market — baby boomers/senior citizens.
I look forward to reading your new book!
Pat Browning
the walking man says:
Isn't this the authors wisdom? Writing to a target audience with out selling them short on the excitement of being in that audience.
Amanda Stevens says:
How smart of you to recognize this growing market!
Sharon - inspiring stories says:
As an "older" writer, I appreciated your insights, Jean. Great article.
Chris Webb says:
You are absolutely correct, and we are seeing this trend in our technical publishing as well.
There is a growing demand for computing and technology books for the older and wiser demographic.
Jean Henry Mead says:
Thanks everyone for your comments. They're certainly appreciated!
Chester Campbell says:
Thanks for using my quotes, Jean. You did a fine job with the subject. My high school alumni association has a monthly luncheon meeting, and my contemporaries there are among my biggest fans.
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Simple chickadees observe a complex social hierarchy
By Laura Erickson
Missing toes on the right foot make this Black-capped Chickadee easy to distinguish. Photo by Laura Erickson.
I've been hand-feeding mealworms to Black-capped Chickadees in my yard for many years, so I've had extraordinary opportunities to observe their behavior.
They're not banded or color-marked. I recognize only one individual with certainty, the one missing the front toes on its right foot. When it alights on my hand, the stump gives it a feel different from that of the others. It was also the first to start grabbing two mealworms per trip, and now it often tries to take three, sometimes succeeding. Almost always, it follows the same path when it flies off, alighting on the same branch in the same tree to eat.
That particular chickadee often stares at me from the roof of a window feeder until I fetch the mealworms. It then flits off to a nearby branch as I crank open the window. That's also when social interactions among my chickadees become interesting.
If no other chickadees are near, my stumpy guy comes to my hand and leisurely sorts through the mealworms. But it apparently holds a low social position within the flock. When others are around, as soon as my hand appears with the mealworms, dominant chickadees start making gargle calls that sound sweet but mean "Scram!" And even though it was the stumpy-footed bird that caught my attention in the first place, it has to bide its time until the higher-ranking chickadees have fed.
It may seem outrageous to us humans that the plucky little bird whose actions were essential in providing a food source must wait while all the other chickadees forage without having done anything. We're tempted to apply anthropomorphic words like bullies to them. Of course, my sympathy for the chickadee with the injured foot makes me think it's "plucky" and deserving of the first meal, chickadee social systems and flock dynamics notwithstanding.
Nutritious mealworms
If you purchase live mealworms in bulk, packaged in wads of newsprint, transfer them as quickly as possible to a non-toxic, nutritious medium such as oatmeal or a professional mealworm medium, and add potato peels or cut potatoes to provide moisture. In nesting season, I keep the mealworms in oatmeal supplemented with a few tablespoons of a powdered baby bird hand-feeding mixture from a pet shop. It makes the worms richer in calcium and vitamins.
Other flock members seem recognizable by their behaviors. A chickadee whose assertive gargle seems to send off all others is among the lightest in weight. One of the heavier birds often alights on the windowsill, vocalizes, and taps the glass to catch my attention. It jumps onto my hand even as I'm opening the window. Other chickadees gargle at it, but it either disputes their assessment of their relative rankings or dismisses social norms altogether. Is it a maverick, or am I missing crucial information about the flock? It would be wonderful to know.
I can't help but dream up soap-opera story lines about the birds, but even without anthropomorphizing their individual characters and motives, the reality of their lives in the frozen north, and their strategies for surviving in cohesive flocks with a minimum of aggression, are endlessly fascinating.
This article from Laura Erickson's column "Attracting Birds" appeared in the May/June 2015 issue of BirdWatching magazine. Subscribe
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Money and Credit - July 2020
Our monthly Money and Credit statistical release is made up of three parts: broad money and credit, lending to individual and lending to businesses.
These monthly statistics on the amount of, and interest rates on, borrowing and deposits by households and businesses are used by the Bank's policy committees to understand economic trends and developments in the banking system.
UK households and businesses continued strongly increasing their sterling money holdings in July (£26.3 billion), albeit by a bit less than on average since March, but stronger than in June (£16.8 billion). Deposit interest rates are at historically low levels.
Household's net borrowing was £3.9 billion in July, with increases in both mortgage borrowing and consumer credit.
Household's consumer credit borrowing increased £1.2 billion July, following four months of net repayments. The interest rate on new consumer credit borrowing increased 22 basis points to 4.64% in July, while rates on interest-charging overdrafts increased 1.6 percentage points to 14.84%.
Net mortgage borrowing was £2.7 billion in July, while approvals for mortgages for house purchase increased to 66,300. Approvals remained below February's pre-Covid level of 73,700. Effective mortgage interest rates were broadly unchanged.
Corporates borrowed £3.1 billion from capital markets in July but repaid £3.0 billion of bank loans. Continued strength in borrowing from banks by small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) was more than offset by repayments by large businesses.
References in the text point to the summary tables below. For further statistics, please see our interactive charts and Bankstats tables.
Headline money and lending (M&C Table J)
Private sector companies and households continued increasing deposits with banks at a fast pace in July. Sterling money (known as M4ex) rose by £26.3 billion in July, more than in June (£16.8 billion), but less than average monthly increase of £53.4 billion between March and May. The increase in July is strong relative to the £9.4 billion average of the six months to February 2020.
Net household borrowing recovered further in July, and PNFCs continued raising debt from financial markets while repaying bank loans. Households borrowed an extra £3.9 billion of loans in July, following borrowing of £2.0 billion in June and average repayments of £4.9 billion between April and May. The weakness in household net borrowing since March has meant borrowing from January to July was just £7.7 billion in 2020, compared with £35.2 billion in the same period of 2019. Corporates raised a total of £3.1 billion of debt from financial markets in July while repaying £3.0 billion of loans from banks.
Chart 1: Broad money by sector
Seasonally adjusted
Lending to individuals
Consumer credit (M&C Tables B and C):
Net consumer credit borrowing was positive in July, following four months of net repayments (Chart 2). An additional £1.2 billion of consumer credit was borrowed in July, around the average of £1.1 billion per month in the 18 months to February 2020. Net repayments totalled £15.9 billion between March and June. That recent weakness meant the annual growth rate remained negative at -3.6%, similar to June and it remains the weakest since the series began in 1994.
While net consumer credit borrowing has returned to around its pre-Covid level, gross borrowing and repayments remain lower. Gross borrowing was £20.7 billion, up from £17.5 billion in June but around 20% lower than the monthly average of £25.5 billion in the six months to February 2020. Repayments of consumer borrowing increased a little on the month, to £19.5 billion from £18.2 billion in June. As in June, repayments remain around 20% below the pre-Covid level.
A recovery in net lending, but somewhat weaker gross lending and repayments can also be seen in the components of consumer credit. Net borrowing on credit cards was £0.6 billion, and other forms of consumer credit also rose £0.6 billion in July. The annual growth rates both remained negative, at -10.6% and -0.3% respectively.
The 'effective' rate – the actual interest rate paid – on new personal loans to individuals increased in July, by 22 basis points to 4.64%. This compares to an interest rate of around 7% in early 2020. The cost of credit card borrowing was unchanged at 17.94% in July, remaining at the lowest rate since the series began in 2016. Rates on interest-charging overdraft rose by 1.6 percentage points to 14.84% in July. Between April and June, overdraft rates have been revised up by around 5 percentage points due to changes in underlying data.
Chart 2: Consumer credit
Mortgage lending (M&C Tables D and E):
The mortgage market showed more signs of recovery in July, but remained weak in comparison to pre-Covid. On net, households borrowed an additional £2.7 billion secured on their homes. This was higher than the £2.4 billion in June but below the average of £4.2 billion in the six months to February 2020. The increase on the month reflected a slight increase in gross borrowing to £17.4 billion in July, below the pre-Covid February level of £23.7 billion and consistent with the recent weakness in mortgage approvals.
The number of mortgages approvals for house purchase continued recovering in July, reaching 66,300, up from 39,900 in June. Approvals are now 10% below the February level of 73,700 (Chart 3), but more than seven times higher than the trough of 9,300 in May. Approvals for remortgage (which capture remortgaging with a different lender) are little changed compared to June, at 36,000. They remain 30% lower than in February.
Chart 3: Mortgage approvals
The effective rates on new and outstanding mortgages were little changed in July. New mortgage rates were 1.73%, a decrease of 4 basis points on the month, while the interest rate on the stock of mortgage loans fell 1 basis point to 2.15% in July.
Households' deposits (M&C Table J):
Households' deposits increased by £7.0 billion in July, down from an increase of £11.7 billion in June, and an average £19.1 billion between March and May. This remains slightly stronger than pre-Covid: in the six months to February 2020 household deposits rose by an average of £5.0 billion per month. The increase in July can be accounted for by deposits in instant access accounts.
The interest rates paid on individuals' deposits fell further in July. The effective interest rate on new time deposits fell 17 basis points to a new series low of 0.56%, 48 basis points lower than in February. The effective rate on the outstanding stock of time deposits fell 4 basis points to 0.60%. The rate on the stock of sight deposits fell 5 basis points to 0.21%, the lowest since the series began in 2016, and 25 basis points lower than in February.
Lending to and deposits from businesses
UK private sector businesses borrowed a total of £3.1 billion from financial markets in July and repaid £3.0 billion of bank loans. This was the smallest amount raised since early 2020, and between March and June businesses raised an average of £19.2 billion per month. Borrowing from banks by small and medium sized companies (SMEs) remained strong, but this was more than offset by repayments of loans by larger companies.
Chart 4: Net financed raised by PNFCs1
1There is a discrepancy between the total of net finance raised and its components due to the seasonal adjustment methodology
Market Finance (M&C Table F):
In July, firms raised £3.1 billion from financial markets, on net, lower than the £10.2 billion raised in June, but slightly above the average of the six months to February 2020 of £1.6 billion. The increase in July was driven by net issuance of bonds, which increased £2.2 billion and equity, which increased £1.2 billion. Net commercial paper issuance was close to zero.
Businesses borrowing from banks (M&C Tables F-I):
Overall, corporates repaid £3.0 billion of loans in July. Net borrowing by small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) was more than offset by net repayments by large businesses. The average cost of borrowing from banks by PNFCs of all sizes increased in July. The effective interest rate paid on new borrowing by PNFCs increased to 1.74%, 40 basis points higher than in June. Notwithstanding the increase in July, rates were 82 basis points lower than in February 2020.
Small and medium sized businesses continued borrowing a historically large amount from banks. In July they drew down an extra £5.3 billion in loans, on net. While weaker than in May (£18.0 billion) and June (£10.2 billion), net borrowing was strong relative to the past. Before May, the largest amount of net borrowing by SMEs was £0.6 billion, in September 2016. The strong flows in recent months meant that the annual growth rate rose further, to 20.7%, the strongest on record (Chart 5). Interest rates on new loans to SMEs remain low, although did increase on the month. The effective rate on their new borrowing was 47 basis points higher at 1.65%, compared with a rate of 3.44% in February.
Large non-financial businesses, in contrast, repaid loans in July. The net repayment, of £7.7 billion, followed net repayments of £13.0 billion in May and £16.8 billion in June. In July there were large repayments from the real estate, manufacturing, and wholesale and retail trade industries in particular. The annual growth rate of borrowing by all large businesses fell to 3.7%.
Chart 5: Annual growth of lending to SMEs and large businesses
Businesses deposits with banks (M&C Tables F-I):
UK businesses' deposits in all currencies rose by £7.5 billion in July, below the average increase between March and June of £28.8 billion. Deposits remained significantly higher than the monthly average of -£0.4 billion withdrawals in the six months to February 2020. The effective rates on new time deposits for PNFCs increased 1 basis point to 0.18% in July, while the rate on stock sight deposits fell 4 basis points to 0.09%.
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July 18, 2016 in Aleks Pluskowski, Students by katberry
Gdańsk (Monday 6th June 2016, Alex Miller)
After waking up far too early and sparing way too much time to get to the airport, we were finally in the air and flying over northern Europe. It was a beautiful day and the plane journey took us about 2 hours. As we neared the end and were clearly flying over northern Poland the things that struck me were the vast dark green forests that covered significant portions of the countryside, the many lakes and the small isolated farmsteads. On landing we took a bus through the outskirts of Gdańsk which were littered with Soviet era buildings to the old town where we were staying for the night. We spent the afternoon and evening wondering around the old town. It was surprising to learn (as I am shamefully quite ignorant of modern history) that the majority of the old town had been destroyed by the Red Army at the end of the Second World War and that much of what I was seeing was in fact far newer than I had thought, though it had been reconstructed in the old Hanseatic style. This was both sad, to learn of the destruction, and refreshing to see that it had been rebuilt so well in its original style. The buildings that we saw included warehouses, churches, shops and houses. The houses and shops were particularly beautiful, as they were all painted in different colours and often had friezes detailing particular events in the town's history, certain merchants or goods that were being sold. Seeing the old town was important because not only did it get me thinking about medieval town layouts and life there in the medieval period, but perhaps more importantly it impressed on me how relevant medieval history still is in Gdańsk, and that they recognise it as part of their heritage, enough to rebuild it in the old style out of the rubble.
Malbork (7th June 2016, Jess Barnsley)
Our first full day in Poland started with a train journey. The train to Malbork took us through some beautiful stretches of rural Poland, and it was a pleasure to see the expanses of greenery and forests from the windows of northern Poland's new "high speed" trains.
The town of Malbork was as expected, a "soviet style" town with rows of grey, characterless block flats and gridded streets- an unfortunate result of the devastation Poland (then Eastern Prussia) faced during WW2 and the years following.
The 'bleakness' of the town was a dramatic contrast to the sight we beheld as we rounded the corner to Malbork's outer walls and moat. The castle is spectacular. Breathtaking in its sheer size and construction, with the statue of the Virgin Mary proudly reconstructed, the glass mosaic dazzling in the sun.
After quickly unpacking our belongings in the cosy apartments which would be home for the next two days, we met with Zbigniew Sawicki the head of the archaeology department based at Malbork castle. We had a chance to handle some of the castles artefacts; delicate locks and keys, largely intact pottery vessels all the way through to a huge swords found discarded in the moat of the castle.
The castle precinct is vast, and the walk is long, but the views of the castle from the river side were truly spectacular. We were blessed with clear skies and scorching sun, which allowed panoramic views from the tower (well worth the agonizing climb). I couldn't help but wonder to myself how phenomenal an experience this tower would have been to the men who constructed and worked on it. To see the world from a perspective no other person they knew had reached, in a time before flight, in an area void of mountains, to stand atop this tower would surely have been a life changing experience.
The interior of the castle met with the exterior's grandeur. The team at Malbork have met the difficult task of preserving and presenting the castle marvellously. There is no way to summarise all of the wonderful features of the castle in just a few words, it really is a sight to behold. The tiled floors, painted arches, vaulted ceilings and not forgetting galleries filled with more amber than one person could need to see in one lifetime are second to none!
Though the day was long and tiring, our time at Malbork castle was far too short. One could spend days roaming the halls and galleries of the building and examining the brickwork fabric of the walls (a habit we had all developed by the time we left Poland!). It is truly one of the greatest medieval sites in the world.
Kwidzyn and Gniew (8th June 2016, Rob Backhouse)
An early morning departure from Malbork saw us taking the train to Kwidzyn, about 25 miles to the south, following the eastern edge of the Forest of Sztum along the escarpment above the Vistula floodplain. We were here to see the unusual conjoined castle and cathedral of Marienwerder, which contained one of the burial sites of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order. Our animated local guide showed us a display of three recently discovered burials, taking particular pleasure in the fact that the corresponding crypt at Malbork had produced no extant remains. He was also keen that we see what he called "the largest brick toilet in the world", which was in fact the latrine tower of the castle and is probably the most striking surviving example of this particular feature of Teutonic Order architecture. The interior of the castle contained an extremely eclectic museum covering everything from modern art to natural history, via a corridor that could have come straight from the Museum of English Rural Life in Reading.
After a quick lunch we made the short trip to the small town of Gniew, with its imposing castle and church dominating the view from the south along the Vistula. From the outside, Mewe Castle is a classic example of the conventual style followed by the Teutonic Order in the late-13th and 14th centuries. Inside, much of the space was given over to a series of displays catering for the large number of visiting school groups (including a dungeon full of the most fiendish torture implements the 19th century mind could imagine), while the sound of children cheering as a 16th century Polish Hussar obliterated watermelons in a variety of creative ways in the grounds outside provided a constant backdrop to our visit. We had seen the continuing resonance of this period of medieval history as we made our way through Gniew's quaint Old Town earlier in the day, where a modern monument incorporates imagery from the defeat of the Teutonic Order by the Polish-Lithuanian alliance at the Battle of Grunwald in 1410.
A sudden thunderstorm heralded the end of our visit and provided the only break in the otherwise glorious weather we enjoyed during the trip, and we were glad to be able to call a taxi to collect us as the roads back to Kwidzyn began to flood at an alarming rate.
Travelling home (9th June 2016, Alex Pope)
The last day in Poland was devoted to travelling. We caught the train west from Malbork to Gdańsk and, following the compulsory period of English tourist confusion over public transport in another language, we eventually made our way to Lech Wałęsa airport, where we had started our journey three days previously.
I t was a wonderful fieldtrip, and we all really valued the opportunity to explore and examine the medieval sites of Poland. They brought our Baltic Crusades module to life, and immeasurably increased our understanding and learning.
We had an amazing, if occasionally bizarre, time. We visited some fascinating sites, interacted with some brilliant archaeologists, enjoyed beautiful weather and, as is obligatory for travelling archaeologists, sampled the local Polish culture.
Many thanks to Dr Aleks Pluskowski for organising the fieldtrip, and to all the Polish archaeologists and guides who showed us the sites and helped us to understand them. Thanks in particular must go to Zbigniew Sawicki, along with Waldemar Jaszczyński, who took the time to show us the finds from Malbork and gave us an incredible tour of the castle.
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Aleks reports on a tonne of data in Poland!
July 25, 2013 in Aleks Pluskowski, Scientific Archaeology Research by Editor
A long view on the trench
Over the last three weeks a joint UK-Polish team have been excavating the Prussian stronghold of Swieta Gora (sacred hill) in Masuria, north-east Poland, within the framework of the Ecology of Crusading project.
The main focus of the excavation, now in its third season, has been the embankment at the northern end of the site, which was always assumed to be be early medieval.
It turns out the embankment is 17th century, but underneath there are preserved occupation layers and features from the last phase of Prussian tribal settlement at the site, just before the region was overwhelmed by the Teutonic Order's crusades in the 13th century.
We've recovered a tonne of cultural and environmental data, with evidence for the exploitation of species such as bison and auroch. Last week photographer Magnus Elander was documenting the excavation and surrounding landscape as part of our outreach programme.
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Zografo () è un comune della Grecia situato nella periferia dell'Attica (unità periferica di Atene Centrale) con 81.435 abitanti secondo i dati del censimento 2001.

Il comune è sito ad est del centro di Atene (Sintagma), da cui dista circa 3 km. L'area non è coperta da fermate della metropolitana, ma il centro è facilmente raggiungibile con le linee 220 e 221 del Bus.
In questo comune ha sede l'Università di Atene.

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Le Tallec loan could make room for Owen
Liverpool striker Anthony Le Tallec is reported to be about to join Sunderland on a season-long loan. This news comes after Red's boss Rafael Benitez insisted he wasn't thinking about a move for former Reds hero Michael Owen.
Rafa's been busy this summer, but has still not managed to bolster his defence, which he says is now his priority: "I am only thinking about my strikers and not about the ideas of Real Madrid and Michael Owen," he said. "Everybody knows my squad and that I have a clear idea of what the future holds. We have a lot of strikers now and I am not thinking about another centre forward now, only trying to find a new central defender. The most important thing is for me to protect Sami Hyypia and Jamie Carragher because they cannot be expected to play 60 games each season. We need a centre half. I need a defender and a right winger. We have some ideas and we are making progress."
Arsene Wenger has already confirmed he isn't planning to make a move for Owen, Chelsea have shown no interest, and Manchester United aren't actually in a position to bid for the player if reports are to be believed. The only club that does seem to be willing is Newcastle United – but a fourteenth placed team is not really what Owen has in mind if he's to return to the Premiership.
With Benitez claiming that Liverpool have a lot of strikers, it certainly does look at first like he's no room for Michael Owen in his plans. The two striking heroes of Liverpool's Champions League comeback against Olympiakos will be available for selection again soon – Florent Sinama-Pongolle is back training again now after his injury, and Neil Mellor is close to a return too. New signing Peter Crouch, French international Djibril Cisse and Spanish star Fernando Morientes are the main three strikers at Rafa's disposal.
Milan Baros is almost certain to leave soon – Schalke were soon put straight about Liverpool's lack of interest in sending the Czech international out on loan, but another club is reportedly in advanced talks with Liverpool about the player. With Le Tallec possibly heading to the North East, subject to a medical, maybe Benitez will have room for Owen after all.
Owen will return to pre-season training with Real tomorrow after his club's friendly tour of the USA and the Far East.
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Q: CoreData for Adding under an Object in Relationship This is probably easier for iPhone devs who are familiar with CoreData but i am not and would really like to know how to properly access my data within a crucial deadline.
This is what my core data is once its set to an NSMutableArray and pulled with NSLog
Questions List KM: (
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    [request setEntity:entity];

    NSSortDescriptor *sortDescriptor = [[NSSortDescriptor alloc] initWithKey:@"orderID" ascending:YES];
    NSArray *sortDescriptors = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:sortDescriptor, nil];
    [request setSortDescriptors:sortDescriptors];

    NSError *error = nil;
    NSMutableArray *mutableFetchResults = [[self.managedObjectContext executeFetchRequest:request error:&error] mutableCopy];
    if (mutableFetchResults == nil) {
        // Handle the error.
        NSLog(@"No Results in Questions Array.");
    }

    [self setQuestionsList:mutableFetchResults];

Here is the Question.h or Question Definitions:
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
#import <CoreData/CoreData.h>

@class Project, Strategy;

@interface Question : NSManagedObject

@property (nonatomic, retain) NSNumber * orderID;
@property (nonatomic, retain) NSString * question;
@property (nonatomic, retain) Project *project;
@property (nonatomic, retain) NSSet *strategy;
@end

@interface Question (CoreDataGeneratedAccessors)

- (void)addStrategyObject:(Strategy *)value;
- (void)removeStrategyObject:(Strategy *)value;
- (void)addStrategy:(NSSet *)values;
- (void)removeStrategy:(NSSet *)values;

@end

here is Strategy.h for definitions:
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
#import <CoreData/CoreData.h>

@class Question;

@interface Strategy : NSManagedObject

@property (nonatomic, retain) NSString * strategy;
@property (nonatomic, retain) Question *question;

@end

You can see in the NsLog of the data that there are Three Questions

*

*question = \"What is ...?

*question = \"How is ...?

*question = \"Where is ...?

It also shows that there is a Strategy Section in the Relationship:
strategy = \"<relationship fault: 0x826c430 'strategy'>\

What I need to be able to do is access this Strategy and Add a single Object to it of Type NSString.
Once assigned then i need to Pull as the Strategies to an NSMutableArray to be pushing into a UITableView.
I know this is a lot to take in but to an Apple Guru this probably sounds like Cake and Ice Cream.
If more Information is needed to answer, please let me know in the comments....a great StackOverflow member once told me

"sometimes the hardest part is finding the right way to ask a
  question."

Any Help is Much Appreciated!

A: I am not sure if I understand your question correctly, but accessing the strategies for
a question is simply done via the accessor methods.
(Note that strategy is a to-many relationship, so a better name would be strategies, and
I will use that here)
Question *theQuestion = ... //
NSSet *strategiesAsSet = theQuestion.strategies; // set of related Strategy objects
// or:
NSArray *strategiesAsArray = [theQuestion.strategies allObjects]; // array of related Strategy objects.

To add a strategy, you have to create the object:
Strategy *newStrategy = [NSEntityDescription insertNewObjectForEntityForName:@"Strategy" inManagedObjectContext:context];

and then set the relationship. You can either set
newStrategy.question = theQuestion;

or alternatively,
[question addStrategyObject:newStrategy];

Due to the nature of inverse relationships, the these two operations are equivalent,
one implies the other.

A: Instead of using a fetch request to populate an array with all of the Question entities and then using that to supply a table take a look at NSFetchedResultsController http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#DOCUMENTATION/CoreData/Reference/NSFetchedResultsController_Class/Reference/Reference.html
It can be used very easily as a data source for a table view and won't load every entity of the requested type into memory at once. With three questions that may not matter but if you can add questions it may start to matter down the road.
Martin R has the right idea for when it comes to accessing the relationship between the two entities. Though if each question can have multiple strategies but each strategy can only have one question I'm not sure an entity is warranted. You might want to see about storing an NSSet of strings directly in an attribute of the Question entity. (I'm pretty sure you can set the attribute type to 'data' and store an array in it, but you would have to look that up to see how).

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Cardi B continued what can only be described as a monumental year, with an animated performance at the 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards.
Already, the rhymer has broken Billboard records with the hottest song in the country, "Bodak Yellow." Now, she can add another trophy to her belt, with her Best New Hip Hop Artist win at the awards.
Just earlier today, it was reported that for the third week in a row, Cardi B's "Bodak Yellow" has stayed at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and now becomes the longest-running No. 1 by a female solo rapper ever, surpassing Lauryn Hill and "Doo Wop (That Thing)," which sat at No. 1 for two weeks in a row in 1998.
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10 Big Misconceptions About Libertarianism
By Richard Lorenc
Last weekend, America's Future Foundation (AFF) – a national organization that educates young professionals on free market economics, politics, and current events – had a table at the Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago. The event is billed as the largest outdoor literary festival in the Midwest, drawing over 125,000 people over two days. The sheer volume of curious minds at the event means it's a great place for AFF to meet people who don't normally seek political conversation, but are open to learning new ideas.
This is the second year AFF exhibited at the festival, and the second year festival-goers had the opportunity to learn about libertarianism, the political philosophy that holds liberty as its maxim. We offered books by libertarian luminaries and administered a short survey that polled people's views on ten political issues, allowing us to place them on a grid that indicated whether the person was a libertarian or something else.
We discovered many new libertarians at the festival. Actually, it would be more accurate to say they discovered themselves. Most people understand liberty is indivisible – that a government cannot protect a person's personal liberties without also protecting his or her economic freedoms. It is through having the freedom to earn a living in the occupation of one's choice and to keep the vast majority of one's earnings that a person can realize personal liberties, such as building a life with the person of their choice. Yes, a government is necessary to provide public goods, like courts and roads, and to offer a basic social safety net, but it is improper and destructive for government to bestow special favors or offer exemptions to the law.
Although most visitors were curious about libertarianism, a handful believed they understood libertarianism well enough to make some pretty confused or even outrageous statements.
Here are the top ten misunderstandings about libertarianism shared at the Printers Row Lit Fest:
10. You must be a member of the Libertarian Party to identify as libertarian.
Rebuttal: They have the same name, but a libertarian can be a member of any political party (or none at all). In the upcoming presidential election, some libertarians support the Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson, others support Mitt Romney, and still others support Barack Obama (although there will be fewer of those this election).
9. Libertarians are pacifists.
Rebuttal: Truthfully, libertarians tend to agree with Randolph Bourne who said, "War is the health of the state." Government's power grows when it mobilizes a people to fight. Self-defense is necessary when faced with a threat, but wars of choice must be opposed every time. Also, remember that a libertarian called Milton Friedman persuaded Richard Nixon to end the military draft.
8. Libertarians are against any and all economic regulation.
Rebuttal: Regulation is a crucial government duty. Government must take steps to address fraud, environmental pollution, and trade barriers wherever they appear. A free market can only work well when there are a few, simple rules by which everyone must abide.
7. Libertarians are for the few deciding the direction of the economy at the expense of the many.
Rebuttal: One visitor tried to explain how we need "many minds" to determine how the economy is structured rather than it being planned by a few corporate bigwigs. These minds would plan the economy for everyone's benefit. I then asked him whether a few government officials at the top would have superior knowledge or insight on how the economy should be planned, or whether the purchasing decisions of every participant in the market should "plan" the economy from the bottom-up. The government is comprised of people who are just as susceptible to corruption and just as limited in knowledge as anyone outside of government, and yet we're all bound by their decisions.
6. Libertarians are indifferent to monopolies.
Rebuttal: In fact, libertarians are against empowering the greatest monopoly of all: government. Why would someone be against a monopoly in computer software or food production, but support a monopoly in schooling or health insurance?
5. Libertarians advocate racist or sexist policies.
Rebuttal: Equal treatment under the law. Also, libertarians want to end the failed and destructive War on Drugs.
4. Libertarians are for private ownership of schools for the sake of private ownership of schools.
Rebuttal: This fallacy emerges regularly in Chicago, where the high school graduation rate from traditional public schools is just over 50%. We've seen how a government monopoly in schooling continues to lower standards; incentives to improve are mostly absent. Schools that must serve students or face losing them (and their attendant tuition) perform better. Private incentives work to create innovative products for satisfied customers in nearly every other sector of the economy, and they work well today for the relatively few lucky students who can attend a non-government monopoly school. Libertarians seek to make consumer-driven schooling available to the most children possible.
3. Libertarians are "wing-men for private plutocrats."
Rebuttal: The guy who said that probably enjoyed using those words repeatedly in that particular sequence. When I explained libertarians are against every form of crony capitalism (whereby a private company or organization lobbies for special treatment or benefits from government), he argued that my not wanting government to do certain things cedes those functions to an unaccountable private plutocracy. He assumed (wrongly) private businesses can somehow survive in a free market without serving their customers well. He didn't want to answer when I asked why he was a wing-man for public plutocrats who retain massive power over everyone's lives, election after election despite public disapproval.
2. Libertarians are anarchists.
Rebuttal: A couple people argued libertarians don't want any government at all. In truth, libertarians advocate a strictly limited government that protects everyone's rights equally.
1. Libertarians want poor people to die.
Rebuttal: Someone actually said that after I tried to explain how prices work to direct goods and services to the people who value them most, particularly in the aftermath of a disaster such as Hurricane Katrina. A free price system doesn't mean prices always rise necessarily, but that they change to address the scarcity and need of the moment.
Libertarians are notorious for having their own spin on the philosophy, but these ideas represent the mainstream of libertarian thought today. Libertarians do not seek to create a heaven on earth, but to discover rules and institutions that maximize everyone's freedom and prosperity. I was happy to see so many new people walk away from Printers Row with the understanding that there is a political philosophy that demands that government protect liberty as a whole, not just certain pieces of it.


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America's new enemy: The "conservative" Supreme court
Being a justice of the Supreme Court is very much an elite position. Unfortunately, persons obtaining a position there soon begin to exhibit elite attitudes. They have recently handed down a stream of destructive Leftist opinions
The DACA decision
In a remarkable moment on the floor of the U.S Senate, Ted Cruz (R-Texas) used his ten minutes to take a flamethrower to the Supreme Court decision over Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Calling Roberts' repeated siding with the liberals on the court a charade, he said, "Everyone knows the game they're playing. They're hoping that, come November, there's a different result in the election, that a new administration comes in and decides that amnesty is a good thing."
His fiery speech began:
Mr. President, today's U.S. Supreme Court Ruling, in the Department of Homeland Security versus the University of California Regents, is disgraceful. Judging is not a game. It's not supposed to be a game. But, sadly, in recent years, more and more, Chief Justice Roberts has been playing games with the court to achieve the policy outcomes he desires. This case concerned President Obama's executive amnesty. Amnesty that President Obama decreed, directly contrary to federal law. He did so with no legal authority. He did so in open defiance of federal statutes.
He then tore apart the decision itself:
President Obama's executive amnesty was illegal the day it was issued, and not one single justice of the nin Supreme Court justices disputed that. Not a one. Chief Justice Roberts wrote the majority opinion, joined by the four liberal justices on the court. This is becoming a pattern. The majority believes that Obama's executive amnesty is illegal, and then, bizarrely, holds that the Trump administration can't stop implementing a policy that is illegal.
Cruz points out the legal knots into which Roberts tied himself:
The majority holds that, of course, an administration can stop an illegal policy. "All parties agree"—that's a quote—all parties agree that "DHS may rescind DACA." …. The majority then says, "You know what? The agency's explanation wasn't detailed enough."
He also reflects on the pattern of legal mumbo-jumbo Roberts has engaged in to side with the liberals on the court:
That is exactly the sleight of hand that Chief Justice Roberts did, almost exactly a year ago today. In another case where the Chief Justice joined with the four liberals and struck down another one of the Trump administration's policies. The Commerce Department, which is charged with conducting a census every ten years, wanted to ask a commonsense question: "Are you a citizen of the United States?" That's a question that has been asked in nearly every census since 1820.
Calling the Democratic Party and the press the party of illegal immigration, Cruz proceeded to destroy that argument too:
What did John Roberts do? He wrote an opinion that says, "Yes, of course the Commerce Department has the authority to ask in the census if you're a citizen." Of course they have! …. But, no, John Roberts, a little twist of hand. You know what? The Commerce Department didn't explain their reasoning clearly enough.
Cruz is clearly onto the game Roberts has played, piercing the veil to reveal him as a pro-amnesty NeverTrumper. Roberts gave us Obamacare, and now he's given us amnesty too. This allows the Democrats to run out the clock until November, hoping that Uncle Joe can take the White House and save them from the Bad Orange Man, implement permanent amnesty, and turn the United States into the illegal immigration utopia they all envision.
Redefining Sex
In what dissenting Justice Samuel Alito called one of the most "brazen abuse[s]" of the Supreme Court's authority, a six-member majority of the court led by Justice Neil Gorsuch has rewritten Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sexual orientation and gender identity in the definition of "sex."
Why bother trying to pass the proposed Equality Act when you can get the justices to make law for you?
Title VII prohibits an employer from failing or refusing "to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual … because of such individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin."
Gorsuch—joined by the four liberal justices, along with Chief Justice John Roberts—decided that employment decisions that take any account of an employee's sexual orientation or gender identity necessarily entail discrimination based on sex in violation of Title VII.
In Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, which was combined with two other cases, Gorsuch wrote that the straightforward application of the terms in Title VII, according to their ordinary public meaning at the time of its enactment, means that an employer violates the law when it intentionally fires an individual based in part on sex.
In a logical and legal leap, Gorsuch then argued that includes sexual orientation and gender identity, since those concepts are related to sex.
Thus, Gorsuch reasoned, it means the employer is treating individuals differently because of their sex. An employer cannot escape liability by showing that it treats men and women comparably as groups. The employer has violated the law even if it subjects all male and female homosexual and transgender employees to the same treatment.
Gorsuch dismissed as irrelevant the historical fact that none of the legislators who passed the Civil Rights Act in 1964 would have ever expected or contemplated that Title VII's ban on employment discrimination on the basis of sex would apply to a man hired by a funeral home who then told his new employer, the R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home, that he planned to "live and work full-time as a woman."
That was one of the three cases before the court. That provision of the 1964 law was intended to stop the blatant employment discrimination rampant against women at that time.
The majority opinion by Gorsuch upending more than five decades of prior precedents was only 33 pages long. Alito, joined by Justice Clarence Thomas, filed a blistering dissent in which he said that "there is only one word for what the Court has done today: legislation." He pointed out that the majority's claim that it is "merely enforcing the terms of the statute" is "preposterous."
As Alito undisputedly says, "if every single American had been surveyed in 1964, it would have been hard to find any who thought that discrimination because of sex meant discrimination because of sexual orientation—not to mention gender identity, a concept that was essentially unknown at the time."
The majority tries to "pass off its decision" as just an application of the term "sex" in Title VII, claiming it is applying the textualism championed by the late Justice Antonin Scalia. But according to Alito, that claim and the majority's opinion "is like a pirate ship." He added:
It sails under a textualist flag, but what it actually represents is a theory of statutory interpretation that Justice Scalia excoriated—the theory that courts should 'update' old statutes so that they better reflect the current values of society.
Alito said that the majority's "arrogance" is "breathtaking," since "there is not a shred of evidence that any Member of Congress interpreted the statutory text that way when Title VII was enacted."
Neither "sexual orientation," nor "gender identity" appear on the list of five specified grounds for discrimination in Title VII, and the majority's "argument is not only arrogant, it is wrong," he wrote. The terms "sex," "sexual orientation," and "gender identity" are "different concepts," and neither of the two latter terms are "tied to either of the biological sexes."
Alito is, of course, entirely correct, as one of us pointed out in a recent article in the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy.
And, of course, Congress knew that "sex" didn't include "sexual orientation" and "gender identity." Alito recalled that there have been numerous bills introduced in Congress over the past 45 years to amend the law and add those terms, but they all failed.
The majority is "usurping the constitutional authority of the other branches" of government and has taken the latest congressional bill on this topic and "issued it under the guise of statutory interpretation."
Justice Brett Kavanaugh also filed a dissenting opinion, in which he wrote that "this case boils down to one fundamental question: Who decides?"
The issue is whether Title VII "should be expanded to prohibit discrimination because of sexual orientation," he wrote, adding that responsibility "belongs to Congress and the President in the legislative process, not to this Court."
Kavanaugh lauded the "extraordinary vision, tenacity, and grit" of the gay and lesbian community for working "hard for many decades to achieve equal treatment in fact and in law." But, he added, under separation of powers, "it was Congress's role, not this Court's, to amend Title VII."
Alito made it clear that the "updating desire to which the Court succumbs no doubt rises from humane and generous impulses." But the "authority of this Court is limited to saying what the law is."
In their dissents, Alito, Thomas, and Kavanaugh got it right, and the majority got it wrong. The word "sex"— still today as when Congress passed the Civil Rights Act in 1964—refers to our biological reality as male or female. It doesn't refer to our sexual orientations or malleable gender identities as some see it.
If those terms were contained within Title VII, there would have been no need for Congress to repeatedly try to amend the law to add sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes.
In an act of judicial activism, a majority of the Supreme Court has simply legislated from the bench and amended the statute itself.
Congress has not legislated such an outcome, and it was wrong for the court to usurp lawmakers' authority by imposing such an extreme policy on our nation without the consent of the governed.
By JR on Sunday, June 21, 2020


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