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For years, Chinese growth rates have been a byword for extremely fast economic development, and the phrase is still used that way.

Unfortunately for China, the country doesn't actually have "Chinese growth rates" anymore. And pretty much nobody is expecting them to return.

China grew 7.4% last year, missing its own 7.5% target and notching its slowest expansion since 1990. Some analysts think even that is a massive overestimation.

This is unlikely to be a temporary setback — the slowdown is the new normal for the world's second-biggest economy. Within the next decade, China is very likely to be recording growth rates less than half of what it did in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s.

That may not seem like such a bad thing. After all, the growth rates that are projected for China are still stronger than pretty much any Western country is expecting for itself.

But there are some compelling reasons for both China and the rest of the world to worry about a Chinese slowdown.

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Why does China matter?

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In a word: debt.

China has headed up the emerging-market credit splurge since the 2008 financial crisis. While the recessions in advanced economies threw some cold water over borrowing in the developed world, emerging markets have been racking up debt at quite a speed, with China first among them.

The combination of low inflation and lower growth is a poisonous cocktail as far as paying off debt is concerned. If you borrow on the presumption of, say, 5% inflation and 10% growth in gross domestic product, you have a lot of wiggle room — within five years, your economy (and hopefully your business) will be a lot larger, making your debts look proportionally small.

The inflation chips away at the value of the money you owe, too — a $100 loan principal is worth less after five years of compounded inflation than it was at the time you took it out.

It's worthwhile for developing countries to use public debt when they are industrializing rapidly, but that doesn't mean those bets can't turn sour if the economy doesn't develop as rapidly as anticipated. Chunks of that debt went to poor investments made by profligate local governments: Chinese research indicates as much as $6.9 trillion (£4.39 trillion) was invested wastefully from 2009 to 2014.

The middle-income trap

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A pessimistic take suggests China may be drifting into a scenario that has haunted countries around the world during the past 50 years: a middle-income trap.

A joint IMF-Chinese report published in 2013 notes that very few countries actually escape the middle-income trap. For many countries, making the transition between genuinely impoverished and middle-income seems relatively easy in comparison with catching up to the rich world.

The chart on the right shows how this has worked out for a bunch of middle-income countries:

Most of those that have made it out have, like China, been located in East Asia. But that's not a guarantee of success.

China has made huge efforts to pursue its own path of development, and it is perhaps uniquely reticent about following the models preferred by international institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

As a result, the country is part capitalist but with a huge amount of state control. It wants its currency to be of global importance in finance and trade but frets about whether to allow it to float freely on international markets.

We still don't know how this new system copes with shocks exactly, or what the future role of the state will be in Chinese markets. Until recently, implicit backing from the government seemed to be there to prevent Chinese companies from defaulting. But this year there have been major examples of defaults, and the government hasn't stepped in.

The Chinese stock bubble

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China is moving massively away from huge investment in property toward huge investment in equities. As a result, Chinese stocks have exploded in the past year, with the main indices more than doubling in value.

That has been driven by an explosion in ordinary retail investors opening accounts. Such investors are unsophisticated and tend to follow market trends in a herd-like manner. People are talking about when, not if, the China stock bubble will collapse.

How Beijing reacts to any collapse in stocks is a big question — but given the relative financial development of China's economy, for now, it's a local question.

The risk of contagion

In 2011, an IMF report named China as the biggest source of real economic spillovers in the world — the trade links between China and the world's other major exporters are now larger than they are for any other region in the world — Beijing leapfrogged Brussels and Washington between 2000 and 2008.

There are still other countries that can shock global economy more — a US banking crash would (and did, in 2008) have a bigger effect, but a Chinese slowdown is no longer some emerging-market crisis that the advanced world can read about in the media and generally shrug off — the impact would be felt around the world.

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That's not to say the rest of the world would be thrown into a slump by Chinese growth. The global growth figure in recent years has indeed been fed largely by Chinese growth, so the rate at which the global economy is growing would be brought down. That doesn't mean, however, that growth rates of other specific regions would be largely affected.

Eminent China-watcher Michael Pettis explains what the real problem is for a Chinese growth slowdown:

This means that to assume slower growth in China will reduce growth abroad is wrong. As the growth rate of China's economy drops, the fact that its share of global GDP growth will drop does not presage anything bad for the global economy. What matters is what happens to China's current account surplus. As long as the world suffers from weak global demand, if China's current account surplus declines relative to global GDP, China is adding net demand to a world that needs it. This is positive for global growth. If on the other hand China's current account surplus rises, China will be adding more savings to a world already unable to absorb total savings productively, and the world will be worse off.

The current account is China's financial balance with the rest of the world — how much it exports in goods, services, and income, against the amount it imports. A strong surplus, as Pettis says, would mean China is not a major contributor to global demand, or at least is not a net contributor.

China's failure to break out of the middle-income trap would not affect someone living in the UK or US tomorrow — even most pessimists on China aren't expecting a severe recession.

If the Chinese economy takes a bad path, it will not cause ripples as large as the 2008 crisis. But it will mean an economy of nearly 1.5 billion people is left permanently smaller than it otherwise would have been — probably a much weaker market for Western goods, and a less prosperous world in general.


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Katie Couric is mulling an exit from Yahoo, just a year after signing a new contract worth $10 million last year, according to the New York Post.

Couric has apparently been thinking about a departure for a while, but has only stayed to find out the buyer of Yahoo, which is currently courting bids for its core internet business.

But with Yahoo shutting down a number of its content sites and laying off hundreds of employees earlier this year, Couric believes "it may be time to leave," according to the Post.

The report said that Couric has long been frustrated by Yahoo's layout and strategy that make it difficult to find her content on the site. Despite hiring Couric as its global news anchor three years ago, Yahoo doesn't promote any of her content on its front page.

In fact, Couric has been visibly absent from some of Yahoo's public appearances lately, including the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and the company's annual NewFront advertising event, the report said.

Couric's exit could be another blow to Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, who's been dealing with a number of executive departures lately. Some of her most trusted executives, who she personally hired, have left Yahoo, while the company's facing pressure from activist investors criticizing Mayer for the failed three-year turnaround effort.

The Couric deal, in particular, is often touted as one of Mayer's big accomplishments during her tenure as Yahoo CEO. When she first signed a deal estimated to be worth $6 million a year in 2013, many saw it as part of Yahoo's larger plan to double down on video content.

In fact, in a blog post published on Wednesday, Yahoo stressed Couric's video content as one of its brightest spots, pointing out that her interviews have racked up nearly 400 million views so far, while doubling in traffic year-over-year in 2015.

"We just announced an extended slate of programming with Katie Couric during our Yahoo NewFront presentation. We look forward to continuing our work together, and bringing our audience even more of her exceptional journalism and storytelling," Yahoo News' spokesperson told us in a statement.

Couric has said only good things about Yahoo and Mayer, at least in public. But if the Post article is true, Couric's days at Yahoo may be numbered.

“She’s thinking about her next act,” an unnamed source told the Post.

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LONDON (Reuters) - Nothing about the narrow cream-colored lobby at 160 Aldersgate Street in the City of London financial district gives a hint of its role at the center of the offshore oil industry.

That’s because the building is occupied by a law firm. Yet, on paper at least, it is also home to Rowan Companies, one of the largest operators of drilling rigs in the world.

In 2012, Rowan, which has a market value of $4 billion, shifted its legal and tax base from the United States to Britain. But not much else.

“We changed our corporate structure and we’re legally domiciled in the UK but our headquarters and our management team remain in the U.S.,” Suzanne Spera, Rowan’s Investor Relations Director said in a telephone interview from Houston.

“It has been positive. We take advantage of trying to be competitive with our effective tax rate.”

Indeed, Rowan filings say the shift helped cut the company’s effective tax rate to 3.3 percent in 2013 from 34.6 percent in 2008. Spera said Rowan complies with all UK tax rules.

A government spokeswoman for the Treasury said recent changes to the tax rules were aimed at supporting "genuine business investment".

“The UK is not a tax haven. In 2015, our main rate of corporation tax will be 20 percent, well above the levels seen in tax havens," she said in an emailed statement.

In the last year around a dozen major U.S. companies including media group Liberty Global, banana group Chiquita and drug maker Pfizer unveiled plans to shift their tax bases overseas outside the United States.

Historically, when U.S. companies wanted to cut their tax bill they usually reincorporated in Caribbean Islands or Switzerland.

However, following recent legal changes whereby Britain largely stopped seeking to tax corporate profits reported in other countries, including tax havens, companies are increasingly choosing the UK as a corporate base.

President Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats have proposed measures to stem the flow of so-called “inversions”, although Congressional gridlock on tax reform means new barriers to overseas moves are unlikely anytime soon.

There is no official list of companies which have moved their tax base to Britain but government officials, tax advisors and lawyers said at least seven had re-based to London -- Aon Plc, CNH Global N.V., Delphi Automotive Plc, Ensco Plc, Liberty Global Plc, Noble Corp. Plc.

Drugs group Pfizer and Omnicom had planned to transfer their tax domicile to Britain, while retaining U.S. headquarters, but the takeover deals which were meant to facilitate this recently failed.

U.S. and UK filings and other company statements from the seven that relocated showed that while redomiciling to London can cut a company’s tax bill, it usually involves relocating just a handful of senior executives -- and sometimes not even that many.

“The UK has made a very clear policy decision to engage in tax competition for multinationals. It’s fair to say it’s rivaling Ireland,” said Stephen Shay Professor of Law at Harvard University who has testified to Congressional investigations into corporate tax reform.

“When I go to tax conferences now, I hear people talk about the UK as a tax haven.”

Bernhard Gilbey, tax partner at law firm Squires Sanders said tax competition was common across countries and that companies were within the law and indeed faced competitive pressure to structure themselves in response to such governmental incentives.

The companies said that while tax was a consideration in their moves, commercial reasons such as the desire to be closer to customers was also a factor.

British finance minister George Osborne has welcomed the trend of U.S. companies such as insurance group Aon redomiciling to Britain, saying it reflects how the government has made the country a more attractive place to do business.

In November, Ernst & Young, one of a number of tax advisors which advocated the tax changes that made Britain a magnet for U.S. corporations, published a survey saying that 60 multinational companies were eyeing a move to the UK.

EY said this could create over 5,000 jobs and bring in over 1 billion pounds a year in additional corporation tax, the UK’s corporate income tax.

However, a Reuters review of company filings and other statements from the seven companies, news reports and interviews with tax advisors and company executives, suggested corporate moves may not mean so many new jobs.

Ensco and Noble said they had each created around 30 positions between them, including moving their chief executives to London. Aon declined to say how many UK jobs it created, but filings showed its CEO moved to London and that the newly incorporated London-based parent company employed 16 people last year.

None of the most senior officers of Delphi, as listed in its annual report, are based in Britain, the company confirmed. A spokeswoman declined to say if any less senior roles had been shifted to Britain.

A spokesman for CNH, which shifted its tax base to London last year, said the company was currently scouting for a London office where some senior managers would be based. He declined to say how many or which roles would be based there.

Liberty declined to say if it created new jobs in Britain connected with its re-incorporation. Filings at the UK companies register say CEO Michael Fries resides in the United States while media reports cited the company as saying Liberty's takeover of Virgin Media, which was cited as part of the reason for re-basing to Britain, would lead to 600 job cuts.

All the companies said they continued to employ large numbers of staff at and invest in long-established operating subsidiaries in Britain. They declined to identify any new investments tied to their corporate relocation.

Lawyers said the small number of new jobs reflected how Britain would give companies the benefits of its tax regime in return for a less substantial investment than was required by some other countries -- including countries previously accused by U.S. and European lawmakers of facilitating tax avoidance.

“In terms of governance and presence, it requires actual substance if you want to set up in the Netherlands, whereas you can achieve a UK residence just by having board meetings in the UK,” said Isaac Zailer, global head of tax at law firm Herbert Smith.

The seven companies Reuters examined had a combined 73 directors. Only 14 percent reside in Britain, up from 4 percent before the companies moved, company filings, records at the UK companies register and other company statements show.

For the six previously U.S.-incorporated companies which shifted to Britain, 80 percent of directors continued to reside in the United States after the move.

Accounts for the companies also show little benefit to the UK exchequer from the corporate relocations.

Aon and Liberty Global – the only two companies which published figures for group UK tax payments – reported UK corporation tax credits for 2013.

Ensco had a UK tax charge of $200,000 last year. That included tax on profits from its UK operating subsidiaries which have revenues of around $300 million a year.

Delphi Automotive's most senior UK corporate entity is a partnership, which does not have to pay tax. The company declined to say if other British units paid any corporation tax but said in its annual report that it had UK tax assets which could be used to offset future taxable profits.

CNH does not publish UK tax payments. Its main UK operating unit reported a tax credit in 2012, the last period for which accounts were available.

Rowan and Noble declined to say if they paid any UK tax in relation to their UK head office activities. Rowan, Ensco and Noble’s North Sea rig leasing businesses have combined revenues of $1 billion a year but have paid almost no tax over the past 20 years, a separate Reuters investigation showed last month. [ID:nL6N0NZ146]

What attracts companies like Rowan to Britain is not a headline tax rate that is half the U.S. level but the way the UK has effectively stopped taxing profits reported by UK companies' overseas subsidiaries.

The government introduced the measures in the 2012 budget to "better reflect the way that businesses operate in a global economy" and encourage investment in Britain.

This means companies can shift profits out of the countries where their employees and customers are based, into tax havens, and then bring the money back to Britain and pay it out to shareholders without paying any tax – something that would not be possible under U.S. or German tax law.

“For offshore profits, the UK can literally be a nil tax jurisdiction, which obviously compares very well with traditional tax havens,” Kevin Phillips, International Tax Partner, Baker Tilly said.

The UK is also unusual in not charging withholding tax on dividend payments and, for now at least, offers an air of respectability.

“Over the last couple of years, companies that have used jurisdictions like Ireland, the Netherlands or Luxemburg have found themselves at the wrong end of some poor publicity for their attitude to tax,” said Gilbey.

“It looks less likely that that would be the case if they put themselves in the UK because we’re not generally considered a tax haven.”

(Editing by Anna Willard)

Read the original article on Reuters. Copyright 2014. Follow Reuters on Twitter.


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Kelly is Jefferies Global Head of Healthcare Investment Banking at Jefferies.

His estranged wife,  Christina Di Mauro Kelly,   filed an affidavit last week as part of a divorce proceeding and custody battle that contained allegations of  drug abuse and extramarital sex. She also accused some Jefferies managing directors and bank clients of using drugs.

"We cannot express how deeply we regret the agony and  distraction that this has caused all of us, not to mention our  clients, each of whom has categorically denied the  allegations,” Handler wrote in the memo cited in the Bloomberg report.

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Another home testing the digital currency bitcoin, just hit the housing market.

The four-bedroom ranch style home is located in Southampton, N.Y., and is for sale at $799,000 — or the equivalent bitcoin value.

“There’s room for more than one currency,” said 42 year old Philipp Preuss, the home’s seller to the Wall Street Journal.

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Using money to motivate bosses to improve company performance doesn't always pay off for organizations, new research finds.

While incentive compensation for managers is becoming more popular with many businesses, not all company leaders respond positively to performance-based pay, found a study recently published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior.

Companies think that if they provide managers with incentive pay, which is closely related to firm performance, then managers will take more risks, said Joyce Cong Ying Wang, one of the study's authors and a doctoral student at the University of Texas at Dallas. However, the research shows that such payment doesn't always pan out like companies expect.

The study's authors found that the level of career ambition and task attention a manager has is really what drives the effectiveness of incentive pay.

"We found that managers with higher career ambition will be more responsive to incentive pay by taking more risks," Wang said in a statement.

The researchers also discovered that managers who are very attentive to tasks also take more risks when offered incentive pay. [Does Upbringing Impact CEO Risk Taking? ]

"They tend to invest more strategically, and they also are more likely to change strategies," Wang said.

For the study, researchers created a model and tested it using a computer-based simulation with part-time MBA students who work as managers in companies. The students were presented with a business scenario and had to make strategic decisions.

In addition to uncovering the types of managers for whom incentive pay works best, the study also revealed that the financial status of the company plays a role in the strategy's performance. Researchers found that incentive pay does not work as well when a company's performance grows as when performance declines.

The study's authors said the research shows that businesses need to design compensation plans according to the types of managers they have, and not just blindly give uniform incentive pay to these managers.

"Leaders really need to know the manager, and design the package accordingly," Wang said. "If the manager is ambitious and attentive to tasks, then it's appropriate to give them performance-based pay to incentivize them to take more risks."

Overall, organizations need to understand that incentive compensation isn't a one-size-fits-all tool, said Wang.

"Companies need to provide this kind of compensation package according to individual characteristics and also according to context," Wang said.

The study was co-authored by Daniel Han Ming Chng, an assistant professor at the China Europe International Business School.

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  • Natures Miracle, you can find it at the pet shop :)

    Answer by CookieMama at 11:20 PM on Mar. 18, 2009

  • Get a black light, turn off the lights and shine the light on the floor until you find the "stain" and soak that area in Natures Miracle or Simple Solution, wipe up as usually. You HAVE to find the source of the smell or its a never ending battle especially since that spot will draw the pet back to it for them to use it again. Good Luck!

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    Trust me, this is far better than the cheap stuff you can buy at the store (IE, Nature's Miracle). However, nothing will be able to completely eliminate the odor if the urine has penetrated the backing and/or padding under the carpet. These types of deodorizers are meant to treat urine odors in the carpet fibers themselves. Urine is seriously bad for the carpet, so try to do whatever you can to keep your pet from doing it. It will eventually ruin it.

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  • Prepare it in a crockpot and make gravy with the drippings. Serve with mashed potatoes and veggies.I buy them after the big BBQ holidays(I live in the south so any warm weather holiday is an occasion for BBQ.)when they are marked down and freeze them.You can also cook it with sweet potatoes and a can of cranberry sauce in the crockpot for a simple but nice Sunday supper.

    Answer by coffeemama1776 at 12:52 PM on Feb. 15, 2010

  • Cook & serve it like you would a beef roast. In the crockpot, season it, throw veggies in with it if you like.

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Is daycare harmful?

Infants, by design, were meant to be with their mothers. You can't argue that, can you? So then, wouldn't it be harmful to put your infant in daycare?

Blah, blah, blah, I know some people have to work/go to school/etc (Although I do both of those and still do not put my son in daycare)--I don't care. That's not the point of the question. Just because it's what you "have" to do, doesn't change whether or not it's harmful.

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  • I don't think so. Granted, my DD didn't go until she was 6 months old (she's almost 2), and has only gone 2-3 days a week 1/2 days since. I honestly, truely, honestly, believe that going to day care is actually a really good experience for children, if you can find a good one. I think that interacting with other kids is vital to growing and functioning.

    You may be right as an infant it isn't a good thing, but once they get a little older, I don't see harm in it AT ALL.

    Answer by Anonymous at 4:15 PM on Feb. 17, 2010

    Answer by piwife at 4:18 PM on Feb. 17, 2010

  • Harmful may be a little strong.. I dont think it causes any kind of permanent damage, but i think it makes those young years tougher on the child and the parent, and how they cope with that--could potentially cause some issues that may carry on. I think it's way more emotionally scarring for me to miss out on all the things that other mothers got to see and do with their infants than it was detrimental to him. He has no memory of it, and we obviously were able to bond just fine. He is my world and I am his!

    I am curious how you managed to finish school while working enough to support yourself without seeking outside care.

    Answer by AMsMommy212 at 4:21 PM on Feb. 17, 2010

  • Some can be. Not just physically but emotionally too. My aunt runs a daycare in greece NY and I've heard her pick on the kids there right to their faces, Calling them ugly and whatnot. I dont think all are like that its just not something I want to suggest my kids to!

    Answer by SabrenaLeigh at 4:22 PM on Feb. 17, 2010

  • I think it really comes down to an individual's circumstances and goals for their children. My first two were daycare kids and have incredible immunities and social skills. My third was home with me from the start and has horrible seperation anxiety still at the age of 2 3/4 and catches every little bug that comes home from public school.

    Some children will thrive in a healthy and educational daycare environment and some children were meant to be with their own family.

    There are too many factors in this question to even try to fully address it. Obviously the poster does not agree with a daycare setting but other families will have great success with one.

    Once again, the whole concept that parenting doesn't come with a rule book or manual will cause problems for people who want to debate.

    Answer by Shmop at 4:22 PM on Feb. 17, 2010

  • It's not damaging.

    Do a good check on the place you're sending your child. Then you're good to go.

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  • Part time, QUALITY daycare didn't hurt my grad school (highest honors) and University freshman (Merit Scholar) grown children. What matters is healthy, involved, engaged and interested parents. No more, no less. A crappy, disengaged FT mother (and yes, there are plenty) provides no superior or safer environment for a child than FT daycare, imo-

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  • Not harmful at all! in fact i think its good for them. my kids go 2times a week for 5hrs both days. I like it because it gives them the chance to get to know other kids and play and learn new things. It also give me a little ME time to get some cleaning and whatnot done. I would NEVER put my kids in home daycare!! only group daycares. Ive seen too many bad things with the home daycares. My friends mom had one and was always yelling at the kids and saying bad stuff to them.

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  • Im having the same problem im so scared my husband decided i didnt have to work but i d would finish school and im scared shock of my 5 month old getting sick but i would do a daycare facility not home u dont know who comes in a persons home and also if its more adults around its better its the hardest choice ive ever had to make in life.

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  • Don't be embarrassed to call your pediatrician if you have any questions. That's why they get paid so much!

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  • first off I would have to say that the book on the what to expect the first year is a very good book! also there is alot of advise people can give you, but dont be afraid to say no thank you not all advise is right for you and your lil one. also babies are very good at telling you exactly what they want when they want it so just try to stay calm and let them tell you what they need. most of the time its they obvious i am hungry sleepy wet, but they can also just want to be held or maybe the surroundings are too much for them right now. My son most of the time didnt want held but he wanted you to play with him keep him entertained. I hope this helps and if it all else false call the grandma they are great and usually have great advise!

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  • No ones oppinon is greater than your own..You do what you think is best for your baby..Just be really patient and dont hesitate calling the doc if you think you need to ...Patients is the best thing for your baby..Good luck

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  • Trust your instincts. If you have questions, go to ped first, not family... They try to be helpful, but safety concerns change over time, and family just doesn't always know. Write down everything (milestones, funny moments, etc). Take TONS of pictures! Embrace every little moment... Dont put your baby down lol :)

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  • 7 weeks old, they sleep alot, and eat, and poop. that is about it. take LOTS of pictures, and snuggle. as they grow, they wont snuggle anymore. he still cant see well, so stay close to him. let him stare at your face and black and white objects. just basically reasure him you are there, and will not go anywhere. that is what he needs most, that and food...

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  • Sometimes.

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  • I used to watch both versions (people, homes), but now they're too tear-jerky for me.

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ktronics- September 27, 2010 at 12:55 am
@ Wilson and Fatbelly

Thanks guys, gave me a good laugh after a shitty night of work.

I couldn't believe the Sherk Dunham decision, that cost me 150 bones... For that fight I'll just agree with everything GetOffMe said.

Drunkard OUT
itsgalf- September 26, 2010 at 5:42 pm
Yeah...Dunham got robbed there. Just look at how many times Sherk was close to being finished. 2 Guillotines in the first round, 1 in the second, and he got manhandled on the feet in the 3rd.

Come on, give me a break
Clyde- September 26, 2010 at 3:00 pm
They're just trying to prepare us for when Jake Shields starts fighting.

And we seriously need to hang judges for decisions like Dunham Vs Sherk. I think one of them scored it 30-27. I can almost understand giving it 29-28 but... no fuck that; if it was 29-28 it still should have been for Dunham.
Dagnut- September 26, 2010 at 2:22 pm
@Dranokills..usually you make a point or a decent attempt at humour, a top poster, that was just vitriol.
King Kong Kim- September 26, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Anyone else lose their parlay because of the Dunham decision? Dunham-Mir-Bader FUCK!
vengful1- September 26, 2010 at 12:28 pm
I didn't blame DW for anything. Next time take your rage out on your wife. And I would destroy your ass at poker so blame wouldn't be an issue.
dranokills- September 26, 2010 at 12:12 pm
Goddamn people(vengeful1), you act like Dana White fucking owes you something or that Dana White fucking made those fights or that Dana White fought those fights, wise the fuck up, and put the blame where it belongs, on the fighters! How is it UFC fault cause a few fighters had a shitty fight? Stop talking stupid shit, you are like the fucktards who play poker and blame a machine or another person for the reason they lost, when in fact it was THEIR suckass playing that caused em to lose not that machine, or NOT that other player. If that is all you have to offer, fuck man stay off the goddamn board.
I blame the fighters for a boring fight, and thats why it WAS boring.
I wasn't really impressed with Lytle or serra, I thought it was a stupid game-plan, and I haven't seen that many swing and 'whiffs" since the last cubs game I watched, that was pathetic.
So was watching Jeremy stevens swing like a crazy fucking monkey at air all night.
The UFC is fine, and it's growing so don't be stupid. And Dana White didn't look like he was to damn happy with the PPV neither, but I bet the Fertitta's aren't pulling Dana aside and bitching in his ear, fuck no they all made big bucks, and all is good for business.
Mr_Misanthropy- September 26, 2010 at 11:49 am
UFC 116 and 117 were both sick and 118 had its moments. Unfortunately you have to get a shitty event here and there but that just helps to make the next good event that much better. 120 and 122 are both going to be free and 121 is Lesnar vs. Velasquez. Should be some good ones coming up.
NinjaNerd8- September 26, 2010 at 7:47 am
It's inevitable as the guys get better. We're seeing guys who are better and better at avoiding damage and that means more fights going to decision. I know we can't expect them to throw their chins at each other with reckless abandon but maybe if refs were able to give yellow cards for Couturing on fence that resulted in some sort of penalty and I hesitate to say a pay reduction because I think they already don't get payed enough.

I'm really taking a liking to Cole Miller. He's absolutely right about point fighting these days. Nice to see a guy with the balls to tell it like it is and then live up to his own words.

I still think Mir should have been given KO of the night. Dana White's a spiteful little child. Awww, your show not go the way you'd hoped? Tell it to your Kleenex box.
Dagnut- September 26, 2010 at 7:25 am
It gets duller and duller every event...
vengful1- September 26, 2010 at 3:10 am
Remember when CroCop used to do head kicks? Those were good times. I hope Mir doesn't think that he impressed anyone with his performance tonight. I haven't seen that much hugging since my "uncle" came to visit.

It's hard to get excited about the annual UK love fest after this shitacular ppv. The UFC just keeps getting more and more stale. I'm still waiting for DW to "make it up to the fans." Maybe beat Cecil Peoples to death?
DARKHORSE06- September 26, 2010 at 2:47 am
Im glad I didt get the fight and UFC 120 doesnt look much better. Did want to see Lytle and Serra though.

CroCop need to retire.
fatbellyfrank- September 26, 2010 at 2:22 am
LOL RWilsonR, yeah his guts look like a Tara Reid publicity shot!
RwilsonR- September 26, 2010 at 1:00 am
Honestly, I kinda thought the worst decision the commission made the whole evening was to make Hunt and McCorkle cut down to 265. Between the excess skin and stretch marks I thought the fight was taking place in the maternity ward. During McCorkle's victory speech I could swear that I saw a c-section scar.
fatbellyfrank- September 26, 2010 at 12:27 am
I was about to go on a huge rant about Commision's , and ref's, and judges, but, its the judges, how anyone can say Sherk beat Dunham is beyond me, Seems to be one common denominator in a lot of shitty decision's, Cecil People's I'm looking straight at you. love to see which judge scored what
Get Off Me- September 26, 2010 at 12:12 am
cost me alot of money, I had a parlay of Bader-Dunham-Mir-Mitrione...
I am not sure if the ufc sets the criteria or has a hand in creating new rules that could fix this, but something has to give....this sport will not grow as big as it should with fighters winning fights like this.
fatbellyfrank- September 25, 2010 at 11:59 pm
@ Get off me, agree, the Dunham Sherk decision is the biggest heap of shit i can recall seeing, thats fucken robbery IMO, that shitty decision tarnished a fucken great fight.
Get Off Me- September 25, 2010 at 11:54 pm
Something really needs to be done about judging striking vs. grappling in MMA.
I think the Dunham decision was the worst I have ever seen in MMA. If a fight is judged on effective 1.striking, 2.grappling and 3.octagon control I fail to see where Dunham did not do 2 out of 3 better than Sherk in the last two rounds.
Not sure, but it looked like Sherk landed 1 takedown and had about 1:30 worth of Randy Couture against the fence in the second...the third was all dunham, maybe not 10-8, but sherk was being bounced off the fence by flying knees, straight lefts and right hooks for the entire round.
If this is what a winning performance is to MMA judges, I do not see too many strikers and BJJ's guys generally being able to play on the same playing field as is disgusting and whoever is responsible needs to be held accountable.
snoop dog shit- September 25, 2010 at 11:47 pm
There should have been three fight of the night awards. Lytle v Serra was a great fight.
And melvin definately fought a safe (boring) fight.
fatbellyfrank- September 25, 2010 at 11:34 pm
Mitrione /Beltran a better fight than Lyttle/Serra? fuck off
RwilsonR- September 25, 2010 at 11:29 pm
Mitrione & Beltran and Sherk & Dunham got FOTN over Lytle? I know Lytle wins these a lot, but that is two bonuses in a row he has been screwed out of. Bullshit!

I thought Dunham won, like everyone else. But one thing that pissed me off was that bullshit cut-check by the ref, followed by the standard restart. You don't stop the fucking fight when one person is in a dominant position, the person with the cut can't possibly be bleeding into their eyes from the position they are in, and then restart in a completely neutral position. Just shitty reffing, and Sherk got screwed out of causing more damage, while Dunham got a chance to recover. Taking that aside, Dunham looked awesome late in the fight.

And I love Joe Rogan, but his commentary on the Lil Nog/Bader fight was one of the worst I've heard out of him. It sounded like when Florian was sucking on the nuts of his training partner in his WEC commentary. Every time Nog would throw a jab Rogan would talk about how he was taking control of the stand-up and how Bader had no idea how to deal with it. Then Bader would tag Nog with two or three big shots and all we would hear was dead air out of Rogan. It was pathetic.


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Will the royal icing decorations deteriorate if I store the completed cake overnight in the frig? The cake will be delivered tomorrow afternoon. thanks for any assistance. My decorating books talk about the freezer but not overnight in the frig.

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It's a crapshoot. Some fridges are "wetter" than others, and if it's a high humidity day, moisture will condense on the cake when you remove it to room temp thus killing the royal anyway. IF your royal icing decor is really dry (weeks old rather than days), it has a better chance of holding up.

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And if there's time, Google "Passover."

And then return that Wonders of the Pyramids gift book.

During Passover there is a special dinner called the Seder, which is used to recount the Exodus story and teach the younger generations. It is very Jewish. By which I mean, if you're *not* Jewish, or of the Jewish faith, then you're probably not celebrating the Seder. And, at least to my knowledge, there are no Buddhist Seders or New Age Seders or Ed Hardy Seders; Jews pretty much have a corner on the Seder market.

Why do I bring this up?

Hey, is this like wishing someone a "Merry Christian Lent"?

'Cuz I'm totally doing that now.

(Although, all things being equal, maybe I should write it on a chocolate bar.)

Thanks to today's Wreckporters Evelyn G., Amy K., & Alana M. for getting a rise out of these Wrecks.

Update from john: [rubbing temples] To those of you currently chilling in the Epcot Bunker™, yes, anyone can make a lovely Seder. Apparently there are [insert comment count here] non-Jews doing so.

It's still Jewish.

That is all.

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Wow. That's all I can say. Wow.

I'm not sure which is more astoundingly stupid, the cakes or the responses here.

April 26, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterElizabeth Schildkret

Wait -- did I see people criticising someone for not knowing how to spell Guy Fawkes?

Two more Dayenu verses! :-)

I cherish those who rightly spell,
Or try to do their research well,
But errors never make me yell, Dayenu.

So? Someone thought the name was Fox,
An Epcot maker always “hocks
A chainik,” nags, or even mocks, Dayenu!

April 26, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterEllen

Love the blog, always gives me a good laugh. Our church does a Seder and it's certainly nothing like a real, meaning Jewish, Seder. So I suppose the term Jewish Seder could be useful to make that distinction.

And now I know what an Epcot is after reading the FAQ.

I'm curious what all those deleted posts said. Were they really inappropriate or did John and Jen just enjoying deleting every dimwit who decided to point out the cakes were photoshopped?

April 26, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterStephanie

WOOT!! I made a funny- bronze this moment.

Of course, we let the wreckerators in the bumper- someone's got to clean the loo!!
(evil grin)

-Barbara Anne

P.S. The SL couldn't find the bunker with Geraldo Rivera's help and written directions! That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

April 26, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterAnonymous

All the comments that were deleted were due to a Google glitch. For some reason, every comment submitted by "anonymous" was deleted.

Ah well...

April 26, 2011 | Unregistered Commenterjohn (the hubby of JEN)

Actually, and don't get me wrong, I looooove this blog and the both of you, but pointing out that you're wrong all the time is really very nice of us. Because no one likes being wrong, right?! You're welcome for enriching your lives through our comments on your blog. <3

April 27, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterAnonymous

There are definitely flourless cakes and pastries for Passover, but let me tell you, most of those cakes are "wrecked" long without any icing, sprinkles, etc at all. They taste awful! (Then again, there are some amazing ones from actual bakeries in New York City and other cities.)

All leavened products aren't allowed. Flour can rise if care isn't taken so it is generally not used. (Matzo is used with special flour and baked in a short time so that it doesn't rise.) Most Passover cakes use potato-based flour replacements.

April 27, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterTechyDad

May I also add that, after 8 days of matzo and dry Passover cakes, even the worst of the wrecks here began to look good. Obviously, I was suffering from Matzo-intoxication!

April 27, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterTechyDad

I love Cake Wrecks! I have to say, I love Epcots! I learn so much. I'm not ashamed to say, sometimes I don't get the jokes, so people who others think are stating the obvious, are actually helping! I have learned about Epcot, King cakes, Passover, all sorts of things! Keep the Epcots coming!:-) And once I get the joke, I can laugh too, not just nervously giggle in the hope that no one notices my ignorance.
Thanks Jen, John and #1!

April 27, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterNess

@ andrea: So how do you decide who gets the afikoman?

Okay, heading to the bunker now. I'll bring my completely Kosher for Passover U(ltra)G(ooey)O(ne). Pass the maccaroons.

April 28, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterAnonymous

Actually you should narrow it down to Merry Catholic Lent, or Merry Lutheran/Methodist and probably a few other sects as well, but Baptist don't do lent. :)

April 28, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterStephenie Daily

I suspect that the confusion and apparent arbitrary-ness (is that a word?) of the Passover leavening restrictions are because the rules were established long before M. Pasteur started looking at things under microscopes. Thus the sourdough leavening of grains and some pulses would seem to be a totally different phenomenon from the fermenting of wine, even though the actual yeasts and bacteria involved overlap considerably. And both would probably appear to arise spontaneously from the basic ingredients, so leavening was seen as an innate process rather than as something you added. It makes perfect sense if you look at it with a pre-modern understanding of biological processes.

I do know some UK jews who try to stick to the "spirit" of the rules as they see them: eating modern-technique non-leavened baked goods, but refusing wine or vinegar. Of course, this then annoys the people who follow the very strict letter of the rules about flour, but drink wine as part of the traditional ceremonies. Then you get the argument about whether beating eggs for a cake (or creaming butter and sugar) is permissable, or is just sneaky barracks-lawyering. It makes trying to provide food for a group containing both sides very ... interesting. Especially if your party includes vegetarians and people with serious allergies as well. My fall-back was normally vegan-something (but watching out for nut and seed allergies) with mashed potatoes, and fruit for dessert.

April 29, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterAnonymous

Gary (who seems to be a rather prolific poster today, if one believes that all the "Gary" posts are the same person) @ 1:39 re: Andrea

Thank you for carrying on with that Epcot. I was going to say something about the improbability of making _anything_ with no ingredients, but I didn't want to be blamed for that.

April 30, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterPuppygirl

ok sorry I know noones gonna read this, but as a pastry chef I have to correct this. Flour is NOT a leavening agent. it is NOT outlawed for passover or anything else. And technically an instant chemical leavener such as baking soda and baking powder would not conflict with the idea behind unleavened bread- to be ready to leave at any moment, not to wait for the bread to rise but be able to bake it immediately. therefore technically a cookie or a cake probably wouldn't have been wrong had such ingredients existed in biblical times. As long as those things arent made with yeast it wouldn't pose a problem.

May 1, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterAnonymous

OMG! The Passover one where you commented about the leavening reminded me of a advertisement I read a couple of years ago from a restaurant offering a special meal for Hannukah:Ham

May 1, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterBrian

As one of the Kaufmans to whom the cake was addressed, I can tell you that the apostrophe was extraneous.

Gotta say, we're all tickled pink we made it onto the site! Happy Passover Kaufman's indeed :-P

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“Legislature’s Failure to Act” is bannered over a numerical tally of the days that have passed since the GOP governor called lawmakers into special session last November to address the state’s monstrous budget problems. Beneath is an cumulative electronic tally of the money allegedly lost each day a budget isn’t passed.

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Speaker Karen Bass hosts dinner that evening at The Kitchen restaurant for $5,000.

Senate GOP Leader Dave Cogdill hopes California employers and interest groups will join him in stimulating Arizona’s economy by kicking down $10,000 for golf January 30 in Scottsdale. The money goes to the California Republican Party.

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Legislators are also busy enjoying something many Californians will go without this year, a cost-of-living increase.

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When the law governing campaign contribution limits went into effect, the maximum was $3,000 for politically active groups with a lot of individual members like unions and associations.

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It’s important for lawmakers to be aware of changes in the law. Sen. Rod Wright sure is.

The Los Angeles Democrat, chair of the upper house’s utilities and commerce committee, invites contributors to a January 27 breakfast: $1,300 for an individual; $3,900 to be a sponsor.

GOP Assemblyman John Anderson also goes to the head of the class. His February 25 reception at a local sushi establishment says $3,900 for a sponsor and $1,500 for an individual.

Again, with respect, in these lean economic times where special interest chiselers must carefully weigh which event to spend their scarce dollars on, there’s probably a bigger bang for the buck laying $1,300 on a Senate committee chair than $1,500 on a member of the always out-voted GOP minority.

But of course there is no connection between campaign contributions and legislative action. That would be a felony and stuff.

In Assemblyman Anderson’s defense, his Republican Caucus biography says:

“For Joel, each day is spent in service to honor the things he values most — his family and his country. The core values that he brings to government is (sic) his belief in smaller government, lower taxes, personal responsibility, and a strong and secure border.”

In a showing of great humility, Sen. Dave Cox hopes givers will shell out $1,500 for a February 17 lunch celebrating “the birthdays of Lincoln, Washington and Senator Dave Cox.”

Lest one forget the most important of the three, Sen. Cox’s name is in boldface and a type size several times larger than Lincoln or Washington.

Oddly, $3,900 appears nowhere on the invitation. Does Sen. Cox believe it is implicit?

Assemblyman Dan Logue, a Chico Republican, isn’t taking any chances: “$3,900 Sponsor/ $1,500 Individual.”

Rod Wright is looking more like Philene’s Bargain Basement all the time.

Assemblyman Logue, however, does offer givers one choice. Their money can go to debt retirement of his 2008 race or aid his 2010 primary election.

His Assembly Republican Caucus biography notes that Logue is a “fiscal conservative and staunch opponent of high taxation and government waste” who “worked tirelessly to bring his beliefs in limited government and free enterprise to county government.”

(Editor’s Note: On the official Assembly homepage, newly elected Democratic lawmakers have bios but, as of yet, none of the GOP freshman do. They have biographys on the Republican Caucus homepage, however. Just one of those coincidences that happen all the time in politics, no doubt.)

Sorry to say, Assemblyman Danny Gilmore, a freshman Fresno Republican, is behind the curve. A sponsor at his February 17 reception only gets hit up for $3,600. That’s yesterday’s news, Danny Boy. Better call your fundraiser.

Gilmore is not alone. Freshman GOP Assemblyman Steve Knight needs to dash off an e-mail to his fundraiser as well.

On an invitation designed to look like a beer label with the name “Knightly Brew” above a faux coat of arms, donors can join the new state lawmaker’s “Royal Court” for just $3,600. “King’s Cup” is $1,800 and “Knighthood” a steal at $1,000.

There’s nothing quite like a little campaign-contribution-grubbing humor.

In weighing Knighthood, King’s Cup or Royal Court, consider this:

“As a member of the State Assembly, Steve will work to cut the tax burden on California families and businesses and vote against any effort to increase taxes. He will fight to protect our community’s values by supporting the traditional family, protecting Second Amendment rights and working to remove entitlements and benefits that provide incentives for illegal aliens,” his caucus biography informs.

New GOP Assemblywoman Connie Conway, a former Tulare County supervisor, didn’t get the $3,900 memo either. She’s still at $3,600. But Republican Assemblyman Ted Gaines of Roseville, whose invitation to ski Squaw Valley on February 17 asks donors to RSVP to the same place as Conway’s, is asking for $3,900.

Veteran Assemblywoman Noreen Evans, a Sonoma Democrat in her third term, should know better – a “Valentine Sponsor” at her February 9 “pre-Valentine’s Celebration” only costs $3,200.

Freshman Democratic Assemblywoman Mariko Yamada is dialed in. Year of the Ox celebration at Dragonfly Restaurant, Sponsor: $3,900. Freshman Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, a San Diego Republican, is also a proud $3,900 Club member.

Other Democratic members already joining the $3,900 Club this year: Assembly members Joe Coto, Mike Eng, Wes Chesbro, Ted Lieu, Fiona Ma and Mary Hayashi.

So, see, governor, you ought to take your sign down. The Legislature is doing plenty.

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  1. So many meals so little time, no wonder my cousin Gus and I are so big. We need a law that requires a SN&R published review before a FPPC reportable fundraiser can be hosted. The health of the peoples lobbying corps is at stake.

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Vatos Racing’s inaugural race on August 17, 2012 at the Paju Speedpark (about an hour and half drive out of Seoul, South Korea). Peter Cull, Patrick Miles, Eugene Blake, and James Hillier donned Vatos Racing’s colors and competed in KSEF’s grueling 5 hour endurance race in 100+ degree F or 35+ degree C heat. Despite being plagued by several mechanical failures and competing against professional riders, Vatos Racing triumphantly completed the endurance race in 6th place out of 32.

Photography Details: As the title says this was my first time photographing a race but I am really pleased with the results. After I posted the photos on my blog, a local journalist contacted me because he wants to use my photos in a magazine article :D Anyhow, I used a D300 with the 70-200mm f2.8G II for the shots below. Post-processing done in LR4 and PS CS5. If you want to see more, jump the link to my blog post. Lastly but not least, thanks to CL for the panning tutorial on the main site :)

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