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There’s been nothing predictable about the festive season this year. Your annual calendar otherwise packed with family luncheons and cards parties may look bleak this time around, but there’s one thing that shouldn’t change—the spirit of giving. Selecting the perfect gift for those closest to you can bring much-needed excitement to your routine this Diwali. So, no matter, what your understated plans are for the occasion, we’ve curated a gift guide that will fit every kind of fashion lover on your list.
There’s no going wrong with investment-worthy jewellery, especially when it comes to iconic pieces from covetable houses. ‘Vivienne’, the iconic Louis Vuitton mascot, has made a comeback with jewellery in bite-sized pendants. It is also the perfect time to celebrate with pieces you can come back to. For watch lovers, there’s the ‘Code 11.59’ watch by Audemars Piguet, while minimalists will love any piece from Bulgari’s B.zero1 collection. Those who can’t get enough of fashion in their homes, there’s Versace’s seven-plate set to consider, while Jacquemus’s hand-painted ceramic plate is sure to become your favourite talking piece. A perfect mix of utility and quirk can bring a smile to anyone’s face. Consider Off-White’s monogrammed toothbrush or Marine Serre’s logo plaque for cult collectors.
If you’re shopping for something traditional, there’s no going wrong with classics like Ekaya’s silk handwoven dupattas or Sabyasachi’s versatile tan sling bag. There’s also the option of going for quirky picks, like a personalised hand-painted phone case by Reecee, a printed bone cushion for their furry friends, or a statement T-shirt from Jaywalking that's sure to stand out.
From high-fashion investments to cult items, scroll through this edit to inspire a unique gifting idea this Diwali.


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Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-232) and index.
Machine generated contents note: pt. I COMMUNITY RESILIENCE
ch. 1 The New Era of Catastrophes
ch. 2 What Is Resilience?
ch. 3 Organizing and Connecting through the Disaster Phases
pt. II KNOWING YOUR COMMUNITY
ch. 4 Assessing Hazard Exposure
ch. 5 Assessing Physical Vulnerability
ch. 6 Assessing Social Vulnerability
pt. III PLANNING STRATEGIES
ch. 7 An Assessment of Hazard Mitigation Plans
ch. 8 Planner's Toolbox
ch. 9 Striving for Consistency
ch. 10 Conclusion.
How can we plan and design stronger communities? From New Orleans to Galveston to the Jersey Shore, communities struck by natural disasters struggle to recover long after the first responders have left. Globally, the average annual number of natural disasters has more than doubled since 1980. These catastrophes are increasing in number as well as in magnitude, causing greater damage as we experience rising sea levels and other effects of climate change. Communities can reduce their vulnerability to disaster by becoming more resilient--to not only bounce back more readily from disasters but to grow stronger, more socially cohesive, and more environmentally responsible. To be truly resilient, disaster preparation and recovery must consider all populations in the community. By bringing together natural hazards planning and community planning to consider vulnerabilities, more resilient and equitable communities are achievable. In Planning for Community Resilience the authors describe an inclusive process for creating disaster-resilient communities. This handbook guides any community through the process of determining their level of hazard exposure, physical vulnerability, and social vulnerability with the goal of determining the best planning strategy. This will be an invaluable tool for professionals working to protect their community from disturbance.

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Top 10 Video Searches Of 2006
Clipblast.com has released their Top 10 most popular searches for Internet video for 2006. ClipBlast! is proud to present the moments that the public wanted to watch in 2006,” said Gary Baker, ClipBlast! founder and CEO. “But what we’re most proud of is that we’re able to locate and show, in real time, a relevant variety of video – of all kinds, from all types of sources, from all across the Web. That’s something that Google, YouTube and other video-content providers aren’t doing yet.”
ClipBlast! compiled the list based on the year’s most popular video searches at clipblast.com:
1.Steve Irwin- the crocodile hunter was mourned and missed after his untimely death.
2. Borat-The wacky guy from Kazakhstan became a cultural phenomenon.
3. World Cup- soccer,soccer and more soccer along with a nice head butt were popular among sports fans.
4. Al Zarqawi-the June death of Iraq’s Al-Qaeda leader in a U.S. military strike.
5. Britney Spears- Res Ipsa loquitur
6. Michael Richards-His on stage meltdown and racial slurs yelled at hecklers made folks curious.
7. JonBenet Ramsey-10 years after her unsolved murder and a false confession from a weirdo made for interesting if morose fodder.
8. George W. Bush- his popularity may have been rocky but he was a hit online.
9. Corey Lidle-New York Yankees pitcher who died when his plane crashed into a NCY apartment building.
10. Mel Gibson-the passion of the Mel was drunk driving and anti-Semitic remarks.

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Inkatha Freedom Party has dubbed today’s burglary into the Hawks Offices as a clear indication that criminals are determined to intimidate South Africa’s law-enforcement agencies into submission. The IFP said this in a statement that was issued today by its Deputy National Spokesperson Joshua Mazibuko. Mazibuko said: “The IFP is profoundly shocked by reports of the burglary into and theft of computers in the Hawks Offices this morning. Of more concern is that this takes place just a short while after a similar incident happened when criminals broke into the Offices of the Chief Justice. And up to now no one has been brought before the law about that incident. Both these incidents smack of a well-orchestrated campaign led by a mafia that has the backing of powerful, faceless individuals. To smack
“These criminals are sending a clear message to all South Africans that they are determined to intimidate law-enforcement agencies into submission and abdicating their responsibilities. Indeed they are demonstrating that they are untouchable. And this begs the question as to what gives them such audacity.
“As the IFP, we urge all patriotic law-enforcement agencies not to buckle under the pressure of these criminals. We urge them rather to leave no stone unturned in their quest to pin down and deal a fatal blow to these criminals and their sponsors.”
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How wonderful that you are able to open up to your therapist and feel listened to. You are not alone in having a sexual attraction to your therapist and there’s a name for it — erotic transference — and it’s actually a quite common experience in therapy. Transference can be worked through in the therapeutic relationship and that process can help you experience and resolve the deeper issues in your life. I hear that you are afraid of losing this relationship if you disclose your feelings to your therapist and that you’ll have to start all over. Assuming your therapist is skilled and experienced, he will be able to help you work through this attraction. Start slow in sharing your feelings. Let him know that you’re scared to share these feelings and that you want help to understand what they really mean. When sharing your transference with your therapist, remember that your feelings are information about your deeper emotional longings, wounds, and needs, and are not about your actual relationship with your therapist. You’ll get through this. Thanks again for having the courage to write to “Ask the Therapist.”
Take good care of yourself!

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Instead of placing candles on the edges, I think I'd make little hanging glass candle holders with LED solar lights.
Beautiful little balcony. (Name: Issy Eyre / Location: London, United Kingdom. I have a small balcony on my top floor flat which I have covered with beautiful soft fake grass and planted salads and scented flowers in old fruit crates)
Pallet Patio Set from Smart School House Mehr
9 Clever DIY Ways for a Shady Backyard Oasis Ideas, tutorials and some creative ways to bring shade to your backyard
Cheating a shelving type thing like this but to cover the air conditioning unit I think would be a great use of space an look great

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PALMDALE (CNS) - A man in his 20s was shot to death inside a Palmdale house, possibly the result of a domestic dispute, authorities said Monday.
The shooting occurred at 8:57 p.m. Sunday in the 37500 block of Sabal Street, according to the Sheriff's Information Bureau.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, sheriff's officials said.
Homicide detectives conducted a crime scene investigation and learned there was a disturbance or argument before the shooting involving residents of the house, sheriff's Lt. Omar Camacho told reporters at the scene.
The suspect, identified as 20-year-old Andrew Plancarte, left the scene after the shooting, Camacho said. A firearm was recovered at the scene.
Anyone with information was asked to call 323-890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.


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LONDON, Dec 11 (AFP) - British police today defended their tactics after a student mob attacked a limousine carrying Prince Charles and his wife Camilla on Friday during the most violent protests yet against higher university fees.
The heir to the throne and Camilla looked shocked as rampaging demonstrators broke a window of their Rolls Royce and spattered the car with paint as the couple travelled to a theatre in London on Thursday.
The royal security breach came as thousands of angry youths clashed with riot police and tried to storm the finance ministry after the coalition government's narrow victory in a vote on the tuition fees.
|A picture carried in a British daily national newspaper showed the shocked royal couple when their vehicle was attacked. AFP
Clarence House, the couple's official residence, would not comment on newspaper reports that Camilla was hit in the ribs by a stick shoved through one of the car windows which was accidentally opened in the melee.
“But what we are saying is that both their royal highnesses were unharmed and neither received any medical attention,” a spokesman told AFP.
Prime Minister David Cameron said he was “very concerned” by the security lapse -- which comes ahead of the wedding of Charles' son Prince William in April next year -- and said those who attacked the car must be punished.
“We want to learn the lessons from that but, above all, we want to make sure that the people who behaved in these appalling ways feel the full force of the law of the land,” Cameron said.
Scotland Yard chief Sir Paul Stephenson said the royal couple's route had been thoroughly surveyed minutes before the attack, adding that armed royal protection officers had held back by not opening fire on protesters.
“I do think that the officers who were protecting their royal highnesses showed very real restraint, some of those officers were armed,” he told BBC radio


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Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 1977 film Chinese Roulette features Anna Karina as Irene Cartisse, the stylish French mistress caught in a weekend of upper class melodrama, Munich mansions, crippled children, plexiglass interiors, dead deer, and psychological parlor games.
Fashion Fetish: Anna is in wealthy Bohemia splendor as she sports fringed scarves, auburn hair, smokes cigarillos, and paces nervously in fetching 1940-cum-1970s-style heels, this is a lady who can pull it together enough to do some serious accessorizing. For demure daywear she opts for a floral-printed skirt and red-lacquered nails, but for night-time melodramatics, Anna busts out a slinky one-shouldered silver printed gown, T-bar shoes, and completely wraps her hair in a black fringe scarf for that fancy-but-uncomfortable-Germanic-dinner-party look.
Copy It: For skewed evening parlor games, snap up this Alexander Wang one-shoulder dress and wear it with a black fringed scarf. Pair the look with Pour la Victoire Pascale heels. And keep your pacing to a minimum.
Tarina Tarantino's Swarovski Crystal Top Hat--Fuck Understatement
The Next Big Thing in Men's Trends: Rick Astley Hair

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Official Press Release
CMX, the manga imprint of DC Comics, announces the addition of DENSHA OTOKO to the company's growing stable of manga titles. The first 182-page volume is scheduled for October release from writer Hitori Nakano and artist Wataru Watanabe (Seifuku Nuidara).
Based on the supposed true story, DENSHA OTOKO set off a cultural phenomenon in Japan. It tells the heartwarming tale of an "otaku" (meaning a geek or nerd) transforming into a self-confident young man in order to be able to date and start a relationship with an actual, real-life woman. The communications between "Densha" and his network of cyber space advisors and friends was compiled into book form and became hugely popular, spawning manga adaptations, a television series and a film. Series writer "Hitori Nakano" is in fact a representation of each one of the people who made the story possible.
The version published by CMX and featuring the art of Wataru Watanabe was first serialized in Akita Shoten's Champion Red magazine in 2005 and lauded by critics as the strongest and definitive version of the modern romance. Specifically, the book is credited as the most humorous and affectionate version of the series in print.
Young "Densha" has never had a girlfriend, or even come close. However, things change for the protagonist when he unexpectedly saves a lovely girl from an attempted assault by a drunken man on a train. (Densha Otoko literally translates as "Train Man.") A few days later, "Densha" receives a pair of expensive teacups from the girl as a thank-you gift, and soon after, he finds himself promising to take the girl he calls "Hermess"(named after the cups) out for dinner! But where can an inexperienced romantic turn to for advice and guidance? A chat room, of course. But will the well-intended though sometimes conflicting advice that "Densha" receives from his cyber-friends turn this awkward nebbish into a poised young man or just confuse his efforts?
Smoothly mixing sharp humor, modern romance and the youthful angst that comes with growing up, Hitori Nakano and Wataru Watanabe create a definitive and refreshing take on modern love, fully immersed in the hi-tech world of today, making Densha Otoko a pleasurable romp for any reader.
CMX, the manga imprint of DC Comics, announced today plans to release PENGUIN REVOLUTION, from Sakura Tsukuba, creator of the popular series LAND OF THE BLINDFOLDED. Volume one will be released in October.
High schooler Yukari Fujimaru knows a potential star when she sees one - she's gifted with the ability to see someone's special aura in the form of angelic wings. Yukari's fellow student, the beautiful Ryoko Katsuragi has a small pair of wings herself, and is one of these aspiring talents. So talented, in fact, that no one even knows that Ryoko is not a she at all, but a boy in disguise. Now, to make her own down-to-earth dream come true, Yukari has to help her new friend become a star.
Under creator Sakura Tsukuba's skillful hand, PENGUIN REVOLUTION creates a mysterious, touching and riveting tale from page one.


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Just a quick announcement today:? I just pressed "send" on our gorgeously produced November 2009 e-newsletter. While we've done periodic newsletters in the past, we've now revisited our commitment to doing them regularly. So, each month going forward, we plan to send out a new e-newsletter.
And they're always crazy fun!? They're kind of like bouncing on a trampoline -- like flying, you know ? Nothing but care-free, transcendent happiness, soaring amid the tree branches, smiling ear-to-ear, gravity-defying hair flying every which way. (Okay, maybe they're not that much fun. But, they are at least generally enjoyable -- and informative!)
I'm still doing my nine-day mono meals for Navratri. Since it's Makin' It Monday, instead of actually makin' a recipe, I'm dreamin' about it! After talking with my sweet friend Melissa, I thought I wanted to eat spinach pie when I end my mono meals. She was talking about it, shared how she was going to create it, and my mind was filling with the image of spinach pie, the smell and taste of it, and I wanted it right then.But, we don't have any spinach in the house right now. Since I end my mono meals after tomorrow's lunch, and don't have time to buy spinach at the food co-op, I decided to dream some more about what I'll be eating for tomorrow's dinner.
Then it came to me. I want beet pasta! Not just any beet pasta, but beet pasta topped with a creamy alfredo sauce! I picture it in my mind; I can imagine the taste of it, the texture, and it's so delicious. I think I want something green with it, too. Perhaps I'll start with a small salad. Ooh! Yes, that's what I'll do!
Today, we'd like to take the time to introduce some raw athletes who continually inspire others. There is a huge misunderstanding about the need for protein in our bodies, especially within the world of competetive sports. Many believe that without large amounts of protein we can't be strong, we can't build muscle. Raw athletes are proving that a vegan diet not only supplies enough energy to sustain the human body during competition, it also allows them to many times outperform competitors who are half their age.
Who Would Win
Okay, so here's a recipe that may make you raise an eyebrow. "Baked " "Rice " Well, it's not really baked and there isn't really rice in it, but it tastes like a baked rice and veggies dish! I created this one day by mistake and we all loved it.
Baked Rice and Veggies
2 cups pureed sunflower seeds
This video is nearly 10 minutes long (sorry, we'll aim for shorter ones in the future), but shows a full process for making a delicious, spicy nut dip. From there, we show two options for making the sandwich -- one using dehydrated raw bread, another using lettuce as the wrapper. I wanted to add that the packaged raw bread used herein is from Love Force, a great company that has provided sponsorship support to Pure Jeevan in the past. Here's a link to their site in case you're interested acquiring some of their bread or finding out where it's sold. (It's very good, as are their raw organic energy bars!)
Below, we have included the original comments from this blog post. Additional comments may be made via Facebook, below.
In August of 2007, I was on the verge of an emotional breakdown. My entire world had changed since I adopted the raw food lifestlyle. My body had released nearly 100 pounds of unhealthy weight, my health had dramatcially improved, I ended unhealthy friendships, I released a lot of stored emotional memories from childhood abuse, I realized that I wasn't living in a location that met my needs anymore, and so much more. I can't think of any aspect of my life that hadn't changed, in one way or another, over the year and a half that led up to my urgent need for a retreat.
I want to admit something to all of you: Sometimes I still cry because of how people treated me when I was obese. Because I stuffed all of my "negative" emotions deep inside my entire life, it's going to take some time to fully release them. I'm working on it, however, and making tremendous progress with healing myself on all levels. I'm not telling you these things so you'll feel sorry for me, however. I'm telling you because I am thankful for all the pain I endured. It shaped me (in more ways than just my physical appearance) into the person I am today.
Even though it sounds strange, and somehow wrong to feel this way, I'm thankful that I was obese. I'm thankful for all of the experiences during my life, even the extremely painful, traumatic ones. Maybe if I was a different kind of person I would wish that those things didn't happen to me. However, I am using those experiences in positive ways. They've helped me understand people even better, and to understand myself on a deeper level, as well. When people reach out to me it's not only because I'm an approachable person, it's because they sense that I understand them--and they're right. I DO understand them. I understand you. My experiences, coupled with my gift of empathy, help me relate to you in a way that maybe not everyone else is able to do.
Recently, we were asked how to balance meals when one individual is an under-weight-open-to-raw-semi-carnivore and the other is overweight and feels the need to be on a raw food diet to lose weight and regain health.
Many of you reading this will agree: It's wonderful that the partner is open to the raw food diet! That's going to make life so much easier. Many on the raw food path lack a supportive partner, and that's an issue we've discussed in the past here on the blog and will continue to address in the future.
You're in for a treat with this recipe. Our Guest Raw Chef this week is Shivie Kaur, half of "The Cook and Butler" duo of TeamRaw. Wendi shot this video a few weeks back in San Francisco during Pure Jeevan's recent cross-country tour! While there, Shivie and her partner Cemaaj created and served a delicious gourmet meal for Wendi and KDcat. The blog post from that visit was here. So, here's Shivie sharing with you how to make an easy and delicious raw salad dressing!

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Friday, February 12, 2016
As much as I enjoyed reading this book, there were a few things that caused me hesitation. SPOILER ALERT: The masturbation seen was completely unnecessary. Everyone knew that Nylan Hasting was odd and potentially creepy. It did not have to be proven. Some things can be left to the imagination.
Also, there were some swear words in print. I guess with modern society, it's not such a big thing anymore, but I don't usually find that in Christian publications. This was not Christian fiction, nor did I expect it to be; however, I did not expect such graphic language and imagery.
I really did like the story, but the issues described above were not necessary to progress the storyline.
Thomas Nelson provided me a copy of this book in exchange for this review which I freely give.

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Why do some sounds sound nasty and some sweet? What makes something sound distant? How can something sound heavy? What makes our ears and brains zing when we listen to music on earphones or headphones?
Despite its big title, psychoacoustics is simply the study of how we perceive and react to sound. Understanding of psychacoustics is behind many media tech systems such as MP3 files, stereo field and bass enhancement controls on media players and even the tone of police sirens.
By understanding how we perceive sounds the techies have built systems that fool the brain into perceiving sound in a different way.
Singers have been doing this for a long time. A strongly sung voice may often sound effortful... in a good way: energetic and decisive. But how it feels to the singer is usually much different to the way the listener hears it... causing many untrained singers to 'push' for the intense notes, rather than allowing them to build and be naturally strong through resonance.


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In a news release yesterday, Don Stenberg, the former Nebraska Attorney General who is currently running for the U.S. Senate, said that he expects the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule the 2000 partial-birth abortion case that bears his name and outlaw the gruesome procedure.
Stenberg, who as Nebraska’s Attorney General in 2000 argued the partial birth abortion case, Stenberg v. Carhart, in the Supreme Court of the United States, said he was pleased the Court has agreed to reconsider that decision.
“In my opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court will correct a grave injustice, and will overrule Stenberg v. Carhart in a 5 – 4 decision,” Stenberg said.
Prior to Stenberg v. Carhart, thirty states, including Nebraska, had outlawed the barbaric practice of partial birth abortion.
“Partial birth abortion is an execution procedure in which a partially born child is killed by removing the child’s brain,” Stenberg said. “In today’s world, only the beheading of helpless captives by radical Islamic extremists comes close to matching the cruelty and unspeakable horror of a partial birth abortion.”
According to Stenberg, the Court gave two reasons for declaring Nebraska’s partial birth abortion statute unconstitutional in Stenberg v. Carhart:
1) That it could be interpreted to prohibit abortions other than partial birth abortions; and
2) There was no health exception for the mother.
“In my opinion, the Supreme Court, in a 5 – 4 decision, will uphold the federal ban on partial birth abortions by saying two things.
1) That the federal law bans only partial birth abortions; and
2) That no health exception is required because there is always a medically safe alternative to a partial birth abortion,” Stenberg said.
“If my prediction proves to be correct, it will underscore the enormous importance of the appointment and confirmation of Justices to the U.S. Supreme Court who will respect the Constitution and not legislate from the bench,” he said.
Stenberg noted a portion of Justice Scalia’s dissent in Stenberg v. Carhart: ‘“I am optimistic enough to believe that, one day, Stenberg v. Carhart will be assigned its rightful place in the history of this Court’s jurisprudence beside Korematsu and Dred Scott.”’
“Thanks to President Bush’s two Supreme Court appointments, Justice Scalia’s prediction is about to come true,” Stenberg said. “And it is important to remember, that if the Democrats, with Ben Nelson’s help, gain control of the U.S. Senate in this fall’s election that Justices like Roberts and Alito will not be confirmed in the future,” he said.


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- 1 pound [454 g] ground beef
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup [60 to 115 g] grated Romano cheese
- 1 tablespoon [15 mL] freshly chopped parsley
- 1/2 cup [125 mL] Italian-style breadcrumbs
- 1 clove garlic, minced [optional]
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 3 pounds [1.4 kg] escarole leaves
- 1 [3 1/2 to 4 1/2-pound / 1.6 to 1.9-kg] boiling chicken
- 1 onion, chopped
- Many celery dices [optional]
- Salt, to taste
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1/4 cup [60 g] grated Romano cheese
- Preheat oven to 350°F [180°C].
- Mix together ground beef, 2 eggs, 1/4 to 1/2 cup [60 to 115 g] grated Romano cheese,, chopped parsley, Italian-style breadcrumbs and, if desired, minced garlic; salt and pepper.
- Shape mixture into tiny balls, each one the size of a marble; arrange onto a baking sheet.
- Lightly brown into preheated oven; reserve.
- Rinse escarole leaves many times, until well cleaned.
- Tear leaves into bite-size pieces; simmer into boiling water until tender, drain and set aside.
- Transfer chicken and chopped onion into a 16 to 24-cup [4 to 6-L] casserole; fill casserole with water.
- Bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat until chicken is done.
- Drain chicken and onions reserving strained cooking broth into a clean casserole.
- Skin, bone then cut chicken meat into bite-size pieces.
- Add chicken pieces, celery dices, salt and reserved browned ground beef balls to strained chicken cooking broth.
- Bring to a boil; simmer for 20 minutes.
- Mix in reserved tender torn-up escarole leaves; reserve.
- Just before serving, bring soup to a boil; beat together beaten eggs and remaining 1/4 cup [60 g] grated Romano cheese.
- Slowly stir beaten eggs/grated cheese mixture into soup, until eggs are done.


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Feet on Fire
The movement of the body in a rhythmic way, usually to music and within a given space, for the purpose of expressing an idea or emotion, releasing energy or simply taking delight in the movement itself.
Voice of Yudh
Singing means making music with the voice. Singing is probably the way that music started many thousands of years ago. When people sing they make their voices go high or low. It's an art where words get melodious.
Photographers are artists with the camera using a blend of technical skills and artistic eye to take pictures of people, places, landscapes, food, you name it. Today's photographers are almost digital, no longer using traditional film cameras. Let's capture today's world.
Lights Camera Action !
A short film is basically any film that is too short to be considered a feature film. Where the young cine youths combine to create a boom. The shots become simplistic yet are interestingly executed with a narrative plot.
A fashion show is a chance for a designer to show off a particular aesthetic, a particular mood, a particular feel or point of view. As a result, fashion show can tend to be more conceptual and focused on higher level idea. It is an event put on to showcase the upcoming line of clothing to the audience.


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As you will have worked out from the last blog post we really love Cartagena and have continued to take advantage of all it has to offer. However something we weren’t expecting, and which most visitors to the city don’t get the chance to see, was the “Sail Cartagena de Indias 2014” Tall Ships Festival.
This took place over a five day period when six tall ships from Central and South America were joined by two coastguard boats [US and Netherlands] and a marine exploration vessel. Entry was free and I think the whole of Cartagena turned up! They were particularly interested in looking around the Colombian flagship “Gloria”…
….but the queues for her were so long that we decided that we would visit “Esmeralda” instead. She was from Chile and, like the Brasilian ship Mike and I had visited the day before [when we didn’t have a camera], she was very impressive.
We particularly liked the navigation lights….
Perhaps best of all was watching the ships leave under sail. We had a great view from the anchorage of the Brasilian, Venezualan, Argentinian and Colombian boats….
….and thought that their send off by water cannon was good fun….
Most impressive was the Mexican ship which sailed right past us…
Anyway, back to things which all visitors can enjoy. Whether you sail yourself there [as obviously we did] or whether you take a day trip or book a hotel one thing not to miss from Cartagena is a visit to the “Archipelago Nuestra Señora del Rosario”.
The 21mile/35km trip took us about 4 hours each way – both journeys having to be undertaken by motor due to lack of wind. We spent the first three nights at Isla Grande where we enjoyed peaceful, calm evenings watching the local fishermen….
On the second day we took the dinghies to what looked like a hotel but turned out to be a training camp for the navy. Not sure we would have been allowed ashore there had there been any recruits there but, as there weren’t, the caretaker was pleased to see us and sent his son as our “guide” round the western part of the island.
Not sure that we actually wanted a guide but he did take us to his school and showed us his desk, which he was rather proud of, and other than a small tip he only asked for a drink of orange when we got to the main shop in the small village
The second set of three nights was spent at Cholón, Isla de Barú. This “island” is, in fact, a jutting spit of the mainland and is surrounded by mangroves. Although the water is not as clear as at Isla Grande, it was still great for swimming and had a splendid beach bar which we visited for lunch one day.
The bar, restaurant and craft stalls are set up specifically for day trippers so all the local concessionaires leave at about 5pm. Aha we thought, what a splendid place to return for sundowners – which we did on two nights – taking “Mike’s Pig Bar” with us!
Santa Marta is another colonial city about 120miles/200km North East of Cartagena. Strategically placed to allow efficient transport of untold treasures from the nearby Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta to the Old World, the city flourished during C16, at the same time wiping out the indigenous “Tayrona” Indians who tried to stop the plunder.
The old town is much smaller than Cartagena’s but it has a beautiful cathedral…
We actually felt that Santa Marta offered more by way of pavement cafe’s than does Cartagena and, if any cruisers are taking the southern Caribbean route from Trinidad or the Dutch Antilles to Panama then stopping off in Santa Marta for a couple of evenings R+R to escape the renowned very windy offshore waters wouldn’t be a bad idea. There is a pleasant marina and it is also possible to anchor in the bay.
Maybe Santa Marta’s biggest claim to fame is the “Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino”….
….this being the grand hacienda built in C17 where Simón Bolívar spent his final days. He arrived at the hacienda over this small bridge [there is a small stream running beneath but its not really much of a bridge]
As well as the hacienda there is also a contemporary art museum, uniting art from the Americas, and several statues and artworks about Bolívar are scattered around the memorial botanical gardens surrounding the hacienda.
Meanwhile, back in Cartagena, another much less well known “saviour” is commemorated – this being Blas de Lezo, a Spanish officer who with 6 ships and 3,600 men repelled the fleet of 186 ships and 25,000 men under the command of English Admiral Edward Vernon. Vernon had been so sure that he was going to take Cartagena easily that he had pre-commissioned medals bearing the words “True British Heroes took Cartagena”. A statue of Vernon and a replica of this medal were erected as a permanent laughing stock.
To show a bit of patriotism [who – me!] and to be fair to Vernon – who really did manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory – the excellent fortifications surrounding Cartagena probably also played a part. There are several surviving fortresses and castles of various sizes guarding the entrances to the inner harbour and the city and no visit to Cartagena is complete without spending some time at the “Castillo de San Félipe de Barajas, Colombia’s [and , I believe, South America’s] strongest fortress ever built.
…..enabled supplies to be stored and moved around without exposing troops to enemy fire, maximised even the smallest sound to alert those in the fort of enemies approaching across the terrain outside and, had the castle been breached, would have provided a maze of tunnels – some with dead ends – to completely confuse the invaders [They certainly confused us!].
The fortifications surrounding Cartagena are best understood by visiting the Naval Museum which displays the usual artifacts of battles at sea but also some very good miniature reconstructions of the buildings and the campaigns. Some of the exhibits are really quite fun – like this exploding ship….
Just to put your minds at rest about our priorities, as well as sightseeing and socialising we have been doing some small jobs such servicing the engine, having the mattress covers replaced, varnishing part of the galley and fitting a new bus-bar.
Now,sadly, we are now coming towards the end of our stay in Cartagena. Subject to a good forecast we will leave in about seven days – during which time we may find more things about Cartagena to tell you. But in case we don’t I will end with one of our favourite topics – food.
We have come to really enjoy ice cold fresh juices pressed to order and love looking at the abundance of fresh fruits available on most street corners.
So, until next time, although we really liked “Esmeralda”

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I’ve never had a potato I didn’t LOVE… now break out your slow cooker and jump on board for this great way to make mashed potatoes that turn out fantastic!
I’m typically a purest when it comes to my potatoes, but there are so many options for flavor on potatoes the possibilities are endless.
You won’t believe how simple it is to make these.
This method will free up your stove and oven when they may be full of holiday meal items especially.
Now about flavors:
I love butter, cream, salt, and pepper. Simple and delicious.
I made these with some garlic and WOW the flavor was awesome. You add the garlic after the potatoes are cooked.
Now you can add a cup of cheese, any type would be yummy, cheddar, feta, pepper-jack, or your favorite cheese.
You can add in some veggies like roasted or steamed broccoli, fresh spinach, artichoke hearts, green onions, jalapenos, and BACON! Add a dollop of sour cream and you mashed potatoes will become the most delicious stuffed mashed ever!
Peel and cut 3 lbs of potatoes (any type you prefer, I used russet). Cut the potatoes into a large dice. The more even the potatoes are cut the more even they will cook, in the slow cooker or whenever you cook potatoes.
Pour some chicken stock into the slow cooker with the potatoes and set it on high for 3 hours or low for 4.5 to 5 hours.
When they are tender and slide easily off a fork or knife when tested, add the cream or milk, butter, salt, and pepper and start mashing.
I used a hand masher and it took 1 minute to mash them.
You can whip them with an electric mixer if you want them whipped. If you prefer them really smoothly whipped add a little more cream or milk to achieve the consistency you like.
You can keep the mashed potatoes in the slow cooker on low to keep them hot until you serve which is great when you’re having large meals and the oven may be full of other items.
Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes
- 3 pounds russet potatoes
- 2 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 tablespoon garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon salt or the amount you prefer, potatoes are quite bland without salt
- cracked black pepper to taste
- Wash, peel, and cut the potatoes into a large dice so that all the potato pieces are fairly even.
- Place the potatoes in the slow cooker with the chicken broth.
- Set the slow cooker to high for 3 hours (or low for 4.5 hours)
- When the time is up, test the potatoes. They should easily slide off a fork or knife.
- Turn the slow cooker off.
- Add the butter, cream, and salt and pepper and mash with a potato masher or use an electric mixer. Mix until smooth. Add more milk or cream if you want them creamier.
- Add in any topping at this time and mix.
- They will stay hot at a low temperature in the slow cooker if you're serving a large meal.


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The Garden Sun GS4400SS propane powered patio heater transforms your patio, pool area, or deck into a comfortable and warm area that can be used any time of the year in just minutes by simply pushing a button. They have made it their goal to provide their customers with high quality and elegant products. It has a circular tube for the base – helping with stability as you can add up to 30lbs of sand in it. Electric Patio Heaters. A zip closure and elastic drawstring provide a secure fit and ensure easy set up and removal. While they have the same basic parts as their larger counterparts (the freestanding heater), hey have a lower BTU range – therefore not being able to heat up as large of an area. The Blumfeldt infrared heater has three different heat settings and is simple to install, while the Burda infrared heater has a low glare lamp and is designed with your safety in mind. Thermo Tiki Deluxe Propane Outdoor Patio Heater, 10. 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Introduction There are well-established risk factors, such as lower education, for attrition of study participants. Consequently, the representativeness of the cohort in a longitudinal study may deteriorate over time. Death is a common form of attrition in cohort studies of older people. The aim of this paper is to examine the effects of death and other forms of attrition on risk factor prevalence in the study cohort and the target population over time.
Methods Differential associations between a risk factor and death and non-death attrition are considered under various hypothetical conditions and data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH) and the Australian Censuses and National Health Surveys are used to illustrate the evolution of bias over 12 years.
Results Between 1996 and 2008, 28.4% of ALSWH participants born in 1921–1926 died, 16.5% withdrew and 10.4% were lost to follow-up. Hypothetical scenarios illustrate how death and other attrition can affect changes in bias over time. For this cohort there were differential associations with various risk factors, for example, being born in a non-English speaking country was associated with non-death attrition but not death whereas being underweight was associated with death but not other forms of attrition.
Conclusions Deaths occur in both the target population and study cohort, while other forms of attrition occur only in the study cohort. Therefore non-death attrition may cause greater bias than death in longitudinal studies. However although more than a quarter of the oldest participants in the ALSWH died, differences from the national population changed only slightly.
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Jake Niall GEELONG and Hawthorn's rivalry has been the game's most compelling for some years, but this latest instalment has taken not only their competition but AFL football to unprecedented heights.
Jake Niall Geelong and Hawthorn’s rivalry has been the game’s most compelling for some years, but this latest installment has taken not only their competition, but AFL football to unprecedented heights.
Jake Niall St Kilda has another lost generation on its hands, but this one has built something.
Jake Niall Winning the ball is the basis of Geelong's ruling Ling dynasty.
Jake Niall Next year, the Hawks, Blues and Pies will all enter the season on a mission.
Jake Niall Geelong will be able to pay players as much as additional $800,000 in 2013.
Jake Niall .Existing AFL clubs could yet win big as the Giants youngsters get homesick.
Jake Niall Hawthorn has players coming back from injury and is well placed to be the 2012 premier.
Jake Niall It wasn't the grand final replay in any sense. This match was a low-standard contest that ended with a dramatic Collingwood victory.
Jake Niall For Geelong and Collingwood, decisions critical to their premiership campaigns loom at selection this week.
Jake Niall IT DOESN'T contain the drama of the 1980s' poaching war with Collingwood, the 1982 grand final it lost to Carlton, or one of those storied coach sackings.
Jake Niall Late night at the Logies, sipping water, had no detrimental effect on Gary Ablett. He wasn't weighed down by that massive Gold Coast contract offer, either.
Jake Niall Gary Ablett has been comparatively underpaid for five years.
Jake Niall St Kilda harasses Geelong to a goalless second half and proves it has the numbers to challenge the competition leaders.
Jake Niall Collingwood's worst players could hold the key to success.
Jake Niall Geelong empire, in all probability, ceased when successive barbarian invasions, known as the Collingwood forward press and the Gold Coast Suns, ransacked the Cats.
Jake Niall Geelong's 2007 Brownlow medallist Jimmy Bartel is seeking, and is likely to be granted, a four-year contract extension by the Cats, who have had fruitful negotiations with Bartel's management.


With e-mail campaigning gaining importance in any good marketing strategy, Michael Kelly and Cameron Kane of ClickMail, presenters of SEMA’s recent webinar titled “Best Practices and the Future of E-mail as a Marketing Tool,” offered SEMA businesses tools in optimizing their existing e-mail campaigns.
“The presentation focused on how you can obtain better delivery and rendering; how your e-mail displays among recipient clients; ensuring your e-mail reaches your target audiences; and how to manage and analyze your test results,” said Nathan Ridnouer, SEMA senior director of member services.
Authenticating mail servers was stressed as a major tool in getting into a client’s inbox, instead of being identified as spam or junk mail. “It is critically important to authenticate your mail servers, and that allows you to prove your identity,” said Kelly. “If you can’t prove your identity, you can’t have a reputation, either good or bad.”
Additional topics covered included: how to get opened; preview pane (when "opens" count and how to count them); best practices (what should and should not be in an e-mail), messaging (short vs. long copy); types of e-mail clients; e-mail rendering challenges; technical coding (do’s and don’ts); layout; and the call-to-action button.
For an audio or a PDF download of this webinar, along with an archive of past webinars, click here.
Also, don’t miss these upcoming webinars:
- Thursday, June 26, 2008—“Staying Current with Specialty Aftermarket Industry Data," 10 a.m. (PDT); Presented by SEMA Market Research Analyst Ty Michael.
- Thursday, July 10—“Selling Has Nothing to Do With Selling," 10 a.m. (PDT). Presented by Rick Farrell, President of Tangent Knowledge Systems.
To continue your Internet education, attend the SEMA Internet Symposium, Friday, July 25, 2008, presented by SEMA’s Street Performance Council. For details, click here.


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The Ohio Board of Pharmacy withdrew a rule preventing the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 after Governor Mike DeWine called on the board to halt the rule, according to the Dayton Daily News.
“As a result of the feedback received by the medical and patient community and at the request of Gov. DeWine, the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy has withdrawn proposed rule 4729:5-5-21 of the Administrative Code,” reads a Thursday statement from the board.
“Therefore, prohibitions on the prescribing of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in Ohio for the treatment of COVID-19 will not take effect at this time.”
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Update (1240ET): Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R) says he agrees with FDA Commissioner Steven Hahn (see below), and has asked the state medical board to “halt their new rule prohibiting the selling or dispensing of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for the treatment or prevention of COVID-19.”
Therefore, I am asking the @OhioRxBoard to halt their new rule prohibiting the selling or dispensing of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for the treatment or prevention of COVID-19.
— Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMikeDeWine) July 30, 2020
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With the science behind the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to treat COVID-19 far from settled, more than a few people have noted the aggressive campaign against the widely-prescribed anti-malaria drug.
The anti-HCQ push has infected Silicon Valley as well – as tech giants have been labeling pro-hydroxychloroquine content as ‘misinformation’ – most recently banishing a press conference by a group of doctors touting the drug from just about every platform.
To that end, Yale epidemiologist Dr. Harvey Risch has accused Dr. Anthony Fouci of waging a “misinformation campaign” against the drug, according to Just The News.
On Tuesday during an interview on “Good Morning America,” Fauci further downplayed the drug’s purported benefit, claiming that “the overwhelming prevailing clinical trials that have looked at the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine have indicated that it is not effective in [treating] coronavirus disease.”
Risch, however, is sharply criticizing Fauci’s approach to evaluating the drug’s effectiveness, arguing that repeated trials and tests have shown that it is markedly effective at treating COVID-19 so long as it is administered properly.
On Tuesday, Risch went further, charging in an interview with Just the News that Fauci is perpetrating a “misinformation campaign” in his opposition to the drug.
Fauci “has been maintaining a studious position that only randomized controlled trial evidence has any value,” Risch said, “and everything else he calls anecdotal.” –Just The News
In a Newsweek Op-Ed published last week, Risch called HCQ “the key to defeating COVID-19,” and said it was particularly effective in conjunction with one of two antibiotics and zinc, saying it has “shown to be highly effective.”
Risch said the drug could save 100,000 lives if widely deployed.
Meanwhile, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn noted that some medical observational studies “suggest a benefit” to the drug, also according to Just The News.
“So the FDA looks at all what we call ‘the totality of data,’” Hahn said in a Tuesday morning radio interview with Florida radio host Drew Steele. “There are observational studies that suggest a benefit. There are five randomized trials that did not show a benefit to hydroxychloroquine, both in the prophylactic setting and in the treatment — both early and late.” –Just The News
More recently, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) announced that he would be taking “zinc, erythromycin and hydroxychloroquine” after being diagnosed with COVID-19 on Wednesday.
If you’re looking for those positive studies, click into this thread:
My Hydroxychloroquine Deep Dive – long thread
Gotta start with this chart many of you have seen by now
In early June after months of following articles, treatment protocols, declarations, etc. I was curious about how the countries lined up. For the most part, it's accurate pic.twitter.com/BjQ14XV7x2
— Gummi Bear (@gummibear737) July 16, 2020
It's not perfect as HCQ was also used in Belgium and Spain and later in Italy, but the idea is that Western Europe as a whole never embraced the 'treat early and often' strategy. Mostly they tried it with sick patients, didn't work..moved on
They mainly followed the WHO position
— Gummi Bear (@gummibear737) July 16, 2020
And for an even longer thread on positive reports involving HCQ, click this tweet:
Health officials from China, Korea, India, Taiwan, Malaysia, Bahrain, Turkey, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Morocco, Algeria, Nigeria, Senegal, Cuba, Italy, and 65 scientific studies have shown hydroxychloroquine is effective when used early against COVID19. A thread. pic.twitter.com/ol4Z3VxmkY
— CryptoNephilim (@cryptonephilim) July 29, 2020
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


The rivalries over Garance become so fierce that a man actually ends up nearly killed. That's the entire first half of the movie (which runs a dizzying 3 hours, 10 minutes). Of Garance's lovers, we are meant to root for the mime (Jean-Louis Barrault) (and there are endless scenes of pantomime), but in part two, we find he and Garance both trapped in loveless marriages to other people. They eventually meet again. Tragedy ensues. Three hours to reinvent Romeo and Juliet without any of the color.
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The film will be the first in the Marvel Cinematic Universe led by a person of colour.
The actor plays the titular hero in the forthcoming adaptation.
Rock legend Eric Clapton has admitted the era of the guitar may be ''over''.
Following his success with 'The Force Awakens', the director will close out the trilogy.


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At the 34th Chicago Latino Film Festival, writer/director María Teresa Costantini will screen her film I Tita, A Life of Tango (YO SOY ASÍ, TITA DE BUENOS AIRES) on April 8 at 8:00 p.m. at AMC River East 21.
The 21st Annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham, North Carolina runs from Thursday, April 5 through Sunday, April 8.
New York Woman in Film & Television (NYWIFT) hosted its 11th annual International SWAN Day program at SVA Theatre in collaboration with traditional co-sponsors HerFlix, ImageNation, SAG-AFTRA, WAM and WMM. This year, for the second year in a row, AAWIC also folded this event into their annual African American Women in Cinema Film Festival. As […]
Five new films distributed exclusively by Netflix will be available for streaming in April. Olivia Newman’s First Match dropped on the streaming platform March 30 after its initial premiere at Austin’s South by Southwest. Based on Newman’s original short film, the story follows Mo, the only girl on her high school wrestling team who uses the […]
Radium Girls, the feature film directorial debut of Ginny Mohler and Lydia Dean Pilcher, has been announced as a special premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival


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This college football season has given us wild endings (The Big House Blunder), dominant performances (Derrick Henry rushed HOW MANY times against Auburn?) and a lot of head coach firings.
What it hasn't provided is the chaos needed to shake up the College Football Playoff rankings.
As expected, the top five teams are unchanged: Clemson, Alabama, Oklahoma, Iowa and Michigan State.
Here are four things we learned — or did not learn — from Tuesday night's release of the next-to-last batch of rankings. (The final four will be revealed at 11 a.m. Sunday on ESPN.)
1. North Carolina fans should be blue. Tar Heels advocates view the team as this year's potential Ohio State, which surged into the top four in 2014 by pummeling Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship game.
North Carolina will get its chance Saturday, but even a solid victory over Clemson in the ACC title game might not be enough. The Tar Heels are ranked 10th, behind three two-loss teams. The committee clearly is not impressed with a resume that includes victories over two FCS foes and a loss to SEC weakling South Carolina.
UNC's strength of schedule is 62nd, and the team is 0-0 against the Sagarin top 30. Stanford is 3-1.
2. Ohio State needs a miracle. The Buckeyes are ranked sixth, just behind the Iowa/Michigan State tandem. But they need massive help to climb to No. 4. Why? Because Stanford is No. 7 and can win the Pac-12 by taking out USC. Ohio State, meanwhile, did not even win the Big Ten East.
So Ohio State would need at least two of three upsets to happen: USC over Stanford, Florida over Alabama, Carolina over Clemson. At 12-1, Clemson might still get in over the Buckeyes.
3. Buckeyes are likely Pasadena bound. Rose Bowl officials have said that the "strong presumption" is that the highest-ranked non-playoff team from the Big Ten will go. Depending on how the Big Ten title game goes, Iowa could tumble a few spots. Michigan State? That's a dicier proposition, considering how the Spartans fared two weeks ago at Ohio Stadium.
4. Northwestern is up two spots, to 14th. Michigan fell from 10 to 15. Some NU fans have been howling about being ranked lower than Stanford, which it defeated in the season opener. But by ranking Northwestern over Michigan, the committee is showing that head-to-head games are merely a piece of the puzzle.


Jerry Uzosike, a former member of the Abia State House of Assembly, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.
His resignation was contained in a letter dated 11th March 2024 addressed to the PDP chairman of Ohiaocha Ward in Umuahia South local government area and copied to the State chairman of the party.
According to the ex-lawmaker, “I wish to do this letter to inform you of my decision to resign my membership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
“My reason for taking this decision is due to my conscience, the desire of my followers(Ndi Ogechi Cares) and personal decision.
“However, I want to thank you for the opportunity I had while in your party to serve my people, it was truly an experience”, he stated.


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this is an op-ed on Social Security Reform
Social Security is the largest and most successful government program. It affects every American. It is also in crisis. The Social Security trust fund is estimated to be depleted by 2035, resulting in an across-the-board 20% reduction in benefits regardless of age or income. Although the 20% reduction would be indiscriminate, a cut in benefits would disproportionately affect lower-wage earners who rely on social security more heavily than higher-income earners.
Everyone agrees that it needs to be fixed and needs to be fixed now. Yet, there is no bipartisan solution. Republicans say that there’s a problem. Democrats say there’s a problem. Republicans say cut benefits. Democrats say increase benefits, increase taxes. We need a comprehensive, collective, and compelling vision of Social Security — one that both parties and all generations can agree with.
A modern vision of Social Security starts by defining the goal of the program. The purpose of Social Security is to provide economic security to the elderly, disabled, and survivors. It is a social insurance program and not an entitlement program or forced savings program, as some view it. Social Security is designed to prevent people in old age from poverty. Today, we’ve lost sight of who the program is for: the most vulnerable and the ones who without this vital income would be destitute.
Social Security has been extraordinarily successful at achieving its goal. Benefits calculations ensure the lowest earners have a higher portion of their contributions returned. Social Security is a great equalizer of the racial wealth gap. Geoffrey T. Sanzenbacher and Wenliang Hou at Boston College Retirement Research Center estimates that Social Security reduces the white-to-Black racial retirement wealth gap from 7.3:1 to 2.2:1 for late boomers in 2016. White families still have twice as much wealth as Black families, but this difference would be much more significant without Social Security.
Fixing Social Security is a math problem. The good news is if Congress acts today, they can save the program. The immediate solution would involve raising the FICA tax to 15.4% or cutting benefits by 17% — two bookends of reform. No suggested proposal involves either of these drastic changes. More likely, a combination of provisions that reduce cost or increase revenue will get passed. Popular suggestions include adjusting the benefits formula, increasing the taxable cap on payroll taxes, increasing the payroll tax rate, or increasing the full retirement age. Congress can prevent the system from becoming insolvent, and the sooner policy is implemented, the less severe the required changes will be.
The best reform increases the progressivity of benefits and taxes without significantly shifting the burden to future generations. Social Security is the most important form of retirement income for minority and low-income households. Proposals such as raising the retirement age to account for increased life expectancy disproportionately negatively affect Black Americans who have shorter life expectancies and are more likely to collect benefits early for financial reasons. Urban Institue estimates that raising the FRA would increase racial wealth inequality by 1%.
So what does Biden propose? Biden’s reform suggests raising benefits for current and incoming retirees. Do you know who likes increases in benefits for older people? Older people. Because the benefits formula is progressive, this would also increase the progressivity of the program. He proposes to pay for this by increasing the tax base by raising the taxable maximum with a queue “donut hole” taxation. However, this action alone would only reduce the long-range OASDI actuarial deficit by 1.9% of taxable payroll — a modest improvement for what is needed to restore solvency to the program.
Payroll taxes will need to increase to pay for the program. While benefits are progressive, the FICA taxes are not. So effectively, this will make the funding of the program more regressive. Not to mention, in combination with the tax increases from Biden’s tax plan for infrastructure projects, increasing benefits when the economy is in a recession and the system is already underfunding stress seems like a cruel joke on the American population. The joke reads, “Tax form: state your income. Send it in.”
This places an unfair burden on future generations to pay for the program. Social Security’s pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) system depends on a stable economy and a sizeable working-age population. Overextending benefits will only mean that future generations will experience higher taxes or reduced benefits in the future. This affects the whole economy; Biden’s proposal is estimated to reduce GDP by 0.6 in 2030. Reform shouldn’t involve increased benefits for everyone when the system is already under stress. Remember who the system is designed to protect. Benefits should target those who rely on social security the most. Don’t cut benefits for the poor. Increase the progressivity of the funding system.
Biden’s ambitious plan is a step in the right direction, and critics — me included– should be wary of getting in the weeds of scrupulous details. Social Security is such a complex and massive system; any policy change will have a significant impact on GDP and the lives of American workers. It’s naive to predict the effects of a policy change entirely based on historical variables. For example, Biden proposes to index Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) to the CPI-E instead of the CPI-W. The elderly spend more of their money on medicine, so he is effectively tying social security to health care inflation. Since CPI-E generally rises faster the CPI-W, it hurts the long-term actuarial deficit of the program. On the other hand, tie government costs to medical costs and watch the government reduce healthcare costs in the US.
Biden is shooting the moon with his current proposal. With a Democratic majority in the House and Senate, there are no excuses to pass something in the next four years. To the Biden administration, I say, if you fix the untouchable Social Security program, you will have made your most critical impact on the American people for generations. Any reform should fulfill the goal of the program to ensure our most vulnerable elderly can retire with dignity.
There is no shortage of solutions or opinions on Social Security reform, and there’s no one solution that will appease every group. Ultimately, the most critical step is to get something done. Reforming Social Security in a way that ensures actuarial balance, enhances benefits of the most vulnerable populations, reduces poverty among elderly Americans, improves late in life work incentives, and maintains the balance of tax burden on workers is entirely possible. It’s only a matter of time. To my generation, we can’t put off thinking about social security till we retire. Changes to Social Security will affect us now.


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2011: Japan ranks its nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant at the highest possible severity on an international scale -- the same level as the 1986 Chernobyl disaster -- even as it insisted radiation leaks were declining at its tsunami-crippled nuclear plant.
The American Civil War begins, FDR dies, a Soviet cosmonaut becomes the first human to travel into space, and the first space shuttle lifts off, all on this day.
Italy began the painful task of burying its dead Saturday following a massive earthquake, as aftershocks rattled the heart of the country and the death toll climbed to 291.
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State colleges see surge in bachelor’s degrees, but is it too much of a good thing?
The number of bachelor degrees offered at Florida community colleges has increased from 30 at four schools in early 2007 to 180 programs at 26 colleges today. Now state leaders are considering legislation that would slow the growth to avoid duplicating what four-year universities are offering.
Many college grads wish they’d done it differently
While community colleges have in the past played second fiddle to four-year schools, they’re increasingly being embraced by cost-conscious students.
Commentary: Iowa isn’t investing enough in its community colleges
There are entities which tailor programs to help people develop or upgrade the skills that are in demand by area employers. They’re called community colleges and apprenticeships.
N.H. college asks for state support
Great Bay Community College showcased its business and education partnerships – and lobbied for more state funding – at a legislative breakfast last week.
Retired presidents say community colleges need to separate themselves from university system
Two of Nevada’s retired community college presidents say the proposed state higher education budget won’t come close to enabling those schools to train the workers needed by Tesla and other high-tech companies moving to the state.
Community college to offer historic preservation classes
A community college in northern Kentucky plans to start offering historic preservation arts courses next month.

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