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Marketing and Politics15 Jan 2010 at 14:22 by Jean-Marc Liotier

Nothing new, but as Paul Currion remarks, the Haïti post-earthquake crisis shows once again that media and governments alike are still operating under the rule of sensationalism :

“Nobody can deny that Haiti needs assistance right now to save lives, but it also needed assistance yesterday when the infant mortality rate was the 37th lowest in the world. When it comes to natural disasters, we – our governments, our media, ourselves – are victims of the same biases that cause impulse buying at the supermarket. Thousands of people dying from buildings falling on them instantly mobilises a huge amount of resources, but thousands of children dying from easily preventable diseases is just background noise. This is the uncomfortable reality of the aid world, but it’s not one that our media or governments really wants to hear”.

But is it possible, in a noisy media environment, to find success in promoting the long view of human capability instead of a short term view of human suffering ? Some examples do exist, but forming, out of the background noise, a coherent signal that has political impact remains a rarely solved problem.

Mobile computing12 Jan 2010 at 14:43 by Jean-Marc Liotier

After days of being pestered by Corseman, here is the list of the Android applications I use after a few months of optimizing my selection. All of them are free, but many are free as in “free beer” rather than free as in “freedom”.

Communications :

  • K-9 – Excellent IMAP client. A huge improvement over the barely usable stock Android IMAP client. It makes mobile mail a very tolerable experience. With such a name suggesting Mutt legacy, it could only be a good piece of software !
  • May 2011 update… Xabber is the only XMPP Jabber client worth using.
  • DaraIRC – a decent IRC client, except that I can’t get it to remain connected reliably while in the background.
  • PingDroid – Quick and simple client for posting to the Ping.fm multiple posting application which I have now ceased to use in favor of Pixelpipe.
  • Pixelpipe – Like Ping.fm, but better.
  • Sipdroid – SIP client. For now I only use it for testing, but it seems to be the only serious game in town.
  • ConnectBot – a very good SSH client that even does tunneling.
  • AziLink – an application that allows USB tethering for Android-based phones, without requiring root access. Here is a nice Azilink Android tethering Debian/Ubuntu startup script – don’t forget to circumvent lame HTTP user agent blocks.

Utilities :

  • Linda file manager – does the job of shuffling files around. The Android’s user-facing design is far from being file-centric, but having file management capability comes handy sometimes. You may also like Astro instead.
  • Phonalyzr – analyzes the call log and SMS log to display graphs and usage summaries that provide useful insight into your consumption. I like it a lot.
  • Barcode Scanner – In 1D or 2D, it does the job. Works for reading QR coded business cards too.
  • Taskiller – Kill those rogue background tasks that make the whole system sluggish. Why doesn’t the Android base system feature a task manager is beyond me. Having an ad-supported and unfree program for such a basic utility irks me.
  • StopWatch – Very usable chronometer and countdown.

Geography :

  • Maverick – GPS off-road navigation for Android devices. Uses OpenStreetMap, shows heading and provides offline map tiles storage.
  • Places Directory – Finds nearby point of interests from an offline database. Useful when in unknown neighborhoods. The database could be better, but it does the job for finding the nearest ATM or a fuel station.
  • Google Sky Map – Romantically show the stars to your girlfriend while discreetly checking this awesome augmented reality planetarium to compensate for your utter lack of astronomical knowledge.
  • MapDroyd – On top of displaying the sometimes excellent OpenStreetMap data, this application does it offline – which Google Maps will never do. My choice for travel where the Internet does not yet reach.
  • Vespucci OSM EditorOpenStreetMap editor capable of download and upload. But on such a cramped device, I wouldn’t use it for anything but the simplest edits.
  • Here I am – Simple application that sends SMS or mail with your coordinates and a link to Google Map.
  • Velibike – Paris Velib automated bike rental stations on Google Maps, with bikes and slots availability.

Writing :

After experimenting with loads of notepad applications, I gave up and went with GDocs which synchronizes with Google Docs. Writing on Android is a pain

I love writing and the clumsiness of working with text on this platform is a significant part of what I dislike about it. The other part has something to do with Android’s insularity in the free software world.

The Worpdress client is nice though.

Commerce :

  • Pocket Auctions for eBay – Good for sniping on the go.

Personal information management :

  • Astrid tasks/todo lists manager – Well balanced user interface, tags and synchronizes with Remember The Milk. Too bad that as with anything on Android compared to Palm OS the graphical user interface is horribly slow.
  • Facebook Sync – The lazy way to have a picture for most of your contacts. I like to see the caller’s face. Now superseded by SyncMyPix.
  • Gravatar Importer – Same as Facebook Sync, but uses your contact’s email addresses to search for a Gravatar and set it as the contact’s picture.

Sound :

  • Frequency Generator – Combine signals of various shapes and frequencies. Nice for the sound curious.
  • Ringdroid – Easily cut and use any MP3 file as a ringtone. If you want to use a song as a ringtone, you absolutely need this.
  • Robotic Guitarist – Great accompaniment for your lyrical improvisations.
  • Sonorox and Loops – Easy tune composition.
  • gStrings – A chromatic tuner.

I have yet to find a decent RSS reader that doesn’t choke on what I want to feed it.

For social networking, I use mobile optimized sites – or even the full one, and I have found that no dedicated applications are needed.

You may have noticed that for some applications in that list, I did not provide a link. That is because it is often very difficult to find the developer’s site, drowned in a sea of spammy application review sites.

Next step for me : find Maemo equivalents for all this, as I’ve got my mind set on leaving the disappointing Android environment and migrate to the Maemo platform that makes much more sense to me.


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Display Boxes

PACKAGING can make or break a product, both literally and in marketing terms. Display boxes show goods at their best, and Hong Kong manufacturers are well aware of the need to provide top-quality display packaging for everything, from food to frills and fripperies.

Fung Hang Printing Co Ltd has been in the printing business for 18 years. "Our major products are packaging boxes and display cards," says managing director Li Kin Cheung. "We make a lot of other paper items, including limp books, instruction manuals and stationery.

"Hong Kong is our major market at the moment, mostly with long-term printing contracts for the government. But we are aiming to expand our overseas business, which currently focuses on the UK, Australia and Switzerland."

Prices for the see-through window boxes are HK$1 FOB Hong Kong for the small box and HK$1.10 for the larger box, based on an order size of 10,000 boxes. According to Li, Fung Hang operates a 30-worker factory in Hong Kong, imposes no minimum order and usually delivers 15 days after order confirmation.

Fung Hang's raw materials are paper-based. The least expensive supplies come from Germany and Indonesia; better-quality products are from Hong Kong and South Korea; and the most expensive paper comes from Japan and Finland.

Another company specialising in paper products is Kwong Tai Printing Co. "We have been operating since 1984 and have a wealth of experience in all kinds of printed cards, display boxes and paper bags," states spokesperson Irene Cheung. "In the coming year we are looking to develop our own gift line, including lipstick boxes and letter racks, but we are always happy to do customers' own designs."

There is no minimum order, according to Cheung, as this depends on the style and complexity of the design. Delivery usually takes 15-30 days after confirmation of order.

"Tailor-made PVC products are our speciality," says Josephine Chow, marketing executive for Hip Sing Products Fty. Founded in 1988, the company produces five million packaging units every month. "Our best-selling PVC products are cylinders and irregular-design boxes," she says.

Chow believes the main reason for Hip Sing's rapid expansion is that its products are good value for money. "Many of our customers come to us through word-of-mouth. Our major clients are local manufacturers in the toy, garment and electronics industries. PVC is the most commonly used packaging material, but we can also offer PETG, which although is more expensive, is more environmentally friendly and can be recycled."

Hip Sing's factory in Shenzhen, mainland China, employs 200 workers and offers both silk-screen printing and hot stamping facilities. "There is no minimum order size as it depends on the quality and delivery time required by the customer," says Chow.

"Our aim is to make your packaging perfect," claims Thomas Chan, sales manager for Perfectech Int'l Ltd. The company, founded in 1984, offers both acrylic and paper products. "We have a full range of display and packaging products, everything from ridge PVC boxes to high-quality paper cartons."

Perfectech's factory in Shenzhen, on the mainland, employs more than 1,000 workers. Its production facilities include vacuum forming, offset printing and silk-screening. "We have recently invested in a six-colour offset printing machine with UV feature," says Chan.

Unit prices for acetate boxes range from HK$0.64 to HK$1.48 FOB Hong Kong. Delivery takes 15-30 days after confirmation of order.

New Island Printing Co Ltd not only has ISO 9001 certification, but is also an award-winning printing and packaging company. "In April this year, we won two international awards for excellence at the Chicago Package Printing and Converting Competition," says marketing manager Samson Chan.

Founded in 1965, the company produces packaging for a wide range of companies, from toy manufacturers to publishers. All sorts of products go into New Island's packaging: food, cosmetics, cigarettes, premiums, stationery, card sets and photograph albums, to mention but a few.

New Island's head office in Hong Kong employs 250 staff and specialises in providing advanced printing technology to customers, while the Dongguan factory on the mainland concentrates on delicate hand-assembly work and keeps another 1,000 employees busy. "In June 1996 we started production in our Shanghai factory, which will offer gravure and offset printing services," Chan says.

New Island's main markets are in Asia, as well as the US and Europe. Mainland China is emerging as a particularly strong market. The minimum order depends on the product and the production process, and the delivery is shipped according to clients' requirements.

For a complete design concept, Phace Int'l Hong Kong is hard to beat. "We offer creative design consultancy, specialising in different areas of graphic design: corporate identity, retail graphics, packaging, promotions and printing," explains director Clara Lam.

"Companies often come to us if they want to revamp their image, and we help them through the whole process, from the initial research right through to annual reports. We have even been involved in co-ordinating the opening of new shops for one company."

Founded in 1990, Phace has an impressive list of customers, including Eu Yan Sang (Hong Kong), Jones Lang Wootton Hong Kong and Ronald Lu & Partners Architects (HK) Ltd. Marketing specialists in Hong Kong know that it is often the packaging that sells the product as much as the product itself.

Written by Suzanne Rayment

Tin Boxes

FROM candy tins and pencil cases to coffee tins and optical cases, Hong Kong manufacturers produce an extensive range of attractive and sturdy tin boxes. Perfect for packaging or for sale as fancy goods, tin boxes are also ideal premium products, which are kept long after their contents have been used or consumed.

"Our company offers real ability to fulfil the requirements of our clients. Because we have both European and Chinese management, we believe that we are able to relate very closely to our clients' needs," says JF Joubert, managing director of T&J Can Fty Ltd.

Established in 1992, T&J manufactures tin plate boxes for the packaging and promotion market. It has very strong markets in Europe and also exports to the US, Japan and New Zealand.

"One of the key factors in the manufacture of tin boxes is quality materials, and we import electrolytically treated tin plate from Japan, the US and [South] Korea, according to our clients' quality requirements," says Joubert. "We are pleased to produce tin boxes according to our clients' designs and are also one of the few Hong Kong tin manufacturers which has its own printing line. This means that we have total control over production schedules and delivery times."

T&J sets a minimum order of 3,000-10,000, depending on the box size, with delivery in 30-75 days after confirmation of order. Prices for its extensive range of tin boxes are available on request.

Grand Design Co specialises in the design of tin boxes. "We are a full-service design company and are very strong in creative design," says creative director Grand So. Established in 1988, Grand Design is licensed to design tin boxes for Suchard, Sugus and Milka. "We have a strong commercial orientation, and this is reflected in our high profile Hong Kong and [mainland] China client base. We can produce artwork while working closely with our clients, or we can work quite independently, depending on their requirements," So says.

Grand Design offers a one-stop design service -- from concept to finished artwork -- and also extends its services to the creation of corporate identity. "We are specialists in our field, and are proud to work to the highest standards of design and customer relations," concludes So.

Eliza Chan, general manager of Yue-Yin Can Ltd, says: "We started producing tin boxes in 1978, and today we manufacture OEM and also under licence for a number of international sweet and cookie companies." Yue-Yin has more than 30 tin-box moulds, and is able to design and manufacture a wide range of shapes and designs according to clients' specifications.

"We also create our own designs for novelty and seasonal tin boxes, including Easter, Christmas and Valentine's products, and we use tin plate from [South] Korea, Brazil, the Philippines, UK or Japan, depending on the quality required by our client," says Chan.

The main market is the US, but the company also exports to Europe, particularly Germany and the Netherlands. Yue-Yin has its sales and marketing base in Hong Kong and manufacturing facility on the mainland.

Prices for its tin boxes range from HK$6 to HK$20 per item. Minimum order is 5,000-10,000, depending on the size of the tin, and delivery takes 45 days after confirmation of order.

Colour Honest Ind Ltd was established in 1995 and today has a monthly production of 800,000 units. It has its own cutting, printing, coating and manufacturing facilities, and also supplies elecrolytic tin plate material to the trade.

"We produce very high quality tin products, including a wide range of our own and OEM tin boxes for the premium, packaging and fancy trade. Because we carry out every stage of design and production in-house, we have complete control over quality and deadlines," says general manager Patrick Wong.

"We use only the best quality tin plate for our tin boxes, which we export to Europe, the US and [mainland] China," says Wong.

The company produces its own designs and also manufactures to clients' specifications. Prices for its tin boxes range from US$0.25 to US$0.75 each FOB Hong Kong, for a minimum order of 5,000-20,000, depending on the size of the boxes. Delivery time is 60 days, or less if tooling for the product already exists.

Raymond Watt, marketing and sales executive of Monterey Int'l Co Ltd, says: "We are under licence to manufacture tin boxes for Coca-Cola, Disney, Nabisco, Hershey, Gillette and Oreo. We also produce our own designs and welcome ideas from our new and existing customers."

While its main market is the US, Monterey also exports extensively to Belgium, Germany, France, Singapore and Malaysia. Its marketing headquarters is in Hong Kong, and its factory in mainland China produces more than three million units per month. "Because we have a high turnover, we are able to offer very competitive prices, and because we do everything in-house we are able to meet our production and delivery deadlines efficiently," says Watt.

FOB Hong Kong prices for Monterey's tin boxes are available on request. The minimum order is 5,000 units, for delivery in 30-60 days after confirmation of order.

Written by Judy Smith

Paper Bags

UNTIL recently, the paper bag manufacturing sector was in the doldrums in the face of tough competition from the ubiquitous plastic bag. Until, that is, environmental concerns sparked an increase in demand for recycled and recyclable paper products. The paper bag manufacturing industry is now flourishing in Hong Kong, where paper shopping and gift bags come in an array of innovative designs, finishes and materials, and at competitive prices.

Recycled paper products are popular with environmen-talists, leading to a growing demand for these items. Ijen Enterprises Ltd has capitalised on this demand by producing a range of 100% recycled paper bags. "We export a lot of recycled paper products, including paper bags, to Europe where environmental issues are important," says assistant export manager Tony Kam.

Ijen also produces corrugated paper bags for Tough Jeans Ltd, shopping bags for Fendi and Salvatore Ferragamo, and handmade paper bags. "We import art paper from Japan or [South] Korea, recycled paper from [mainland] China, and handmade paper from India," says Kam.

The company, which manufactures one million paper bags monthly at its factories on mainland China and Hong Kong, won a Hong Kong Print Award in 1995 for the print quality of its paper bags.

Ijen stipulates a 3,000-piece minimum order for export to its main markets in the US, UK and Australia. Delivery is within 45 days of receipt of order confirmation.

The range of attractive paper bags from Focal Paper Products Fty also includes recycled models. "We make a lot of recycled paper bags, especially for our markets in Europe and the US," says manager KH Lee. He adds that Focal also exports to Japan and Australia, as well as having local customers in Hong Kong.

Lee is the ideas man at Focal, which offers many innovative products. "We recently designed and developed a fluted cardboard bag on which we can print absolutely anything. Of course, custom designs are cordially welcomed," says Lee.

Focal imports recycled paper, art paper and board paper from different sources worldwide. The company sets a 3,000-piece minimum order and delivers within 45 days of receipt of order confirmation.

As the name of the company suggests, the art paper shopping bags produced by Perfect Color Printing Ltd are colourful indeed and printed on laminated glossy art paper. The company manufactures a range of shopping bags in different sizes, including a novel wine shopping bag.

With annual sales turnover exceeding HK$5m, the company sets a minimum order of 3,000 per item or a minimum mixed-order shipment worth US$5,000. Local delivery takes 21 days, while delivery to export markets in the US, UK, Japan, Australia, Germany and Italy is within 45 days of confirmation.

"Strength is an important consideration when making shopping bags, especially for a product such as the wine shopping bag. All our bags are laminated which not only strengthens the bag, but also gives a better four-colour printing finish," explains export supervisor Raymond Leung.

The glossy laminated printed paper shopping bags and gift bags made by Adams Paper Bags & Printing Products Co also have colourful eye-catching designs. Says manager Tse Yick Keung: "We have our own in-house designers, and we also accept customers' own designs and offer offset colour printing services."

Adams produces more than 600,000 bags per month at its mainland factory. Its minimum order is 5,000 pieces, for delivery within 4-5 weeks to its European and US markets, says Tse.

Hayson (HK) Enterprises Ltd specialises in the production of innovative glossy gift bags with attached name tags, some of which have a seasonal theme such as a Santa Claus motif.

Hayson imports high-quality 140-157 gsm art paper -- which is the normal weight for bags, although they can be made heavier or lighter -- from Japan and South Korea. It sets a 5,000-piece minimum order. Export markets are Europe and the US, and delivery takes 30-45 days after receipt of order confirmation.

"Our bags are mostly designed for a major customer in the US, which is our largest market," says assistant to director, Carrie Law. "They commission a professional designer for the paper bags, send the artwork to us, and we then manufacture them at our factories in mainland China, where we employ about 1,100 workers. We also export to countries in Europe such as the UK, Spain and Finland."

While most of Hayson's bags are made of glossy laminated paper, "we can also use other materials such as recycled paper or any other material that the customer requests", explains Law.

In terms of quality, cost-efficiency, innovation and flexibility in response to customers' changing needs, Hong Kong is a world leader in the manufacture and export of paper carriers.

Written by John Fox

Bilster Packaging

FOR many companies packaging is an element essential to the finished product - packaging not only protects but is integral to the display of a product. Blister packaging is one of the most popular forms of packaging today and is widely used across industries, from pharmaceuticals to fast food. Hong Kong's packaging industry continues to be a major source of blister packs.

Established in 1990, Hoi Lee Ind Co Ltd manufactures about two million units of blister packaging each month, predominantly for the electronic, toy and household goods industries. "We can produce packaging tailor-made to fit any products our customers wish to package," says director Kwok Shek Yuen.

Hoi Lee has a manufacturing base in mainland China where it uses raw materials, including PVC, PET and PS, all sourced from Taiwan. "Our quality is always very good, prices competitive and service excellent. We have no minimum order requirement, and delivery time and prices are dependent on each customer's individual requirements," says Kwok.

Best Pack Enterprises Co, also set up in 1990, exclusively produces blister packs. Output is in excess of 300,000 items per month, produced at its 20,000-square-foot factory on the mainland. "Best Pack can basically produce blister packs to cater for any requirement a customer may have. Our major customers are electronics and food manufacturers based locally and in [mainland] China," says manager Richard Lai.

Best Pack's minimum order is 5,000 units and delivery is within two weeks of design approval and order confirmation. Prices depend on the order size and design requirements. "We produce our packaging using high-quality materials, including PVC and PET. Best Pack has an excellent reputation for service and our prices are very competitive," says Lai.

Gold-Up Packing & PVC Plastic Box Mfy Co Ltd produces a large variety of packaging materials, and its monthly production of more than 600,000 units includes a wide range of blister packaging. "We provide blister packaging to all types of industry and are very happy to produce any design which a customer may require -- either to their design or one we can do for them," says manager Zoe Yeung. "All our marketing activities are based in Hong Kong, with our manufacturing carried out in [mainland] China."

Minimum order is 10,000 units, and delivery is within 14 days of order confirmation. Prices depend on order size and specific requirements. "We use high-quality PVC from Taiwan for our blister packaging. Our major customers are based in the US and Europe, and they return to us because of our very good quality, prices and service," concludes Yeung.

Pharmtech (HK) Ltd specialises in providing packs to the pharmaceutical industry. Director Joanna Li explains: "Pharmtech is dedicated to producing high-quality packaging to the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, toiletry and health-food industries. Our products are innovative and comply with the Good Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Practice, with standards set by the World Health Organisation."

Pharmtech has a wide range of international and local clients, with major customers based in the Far East. It produces more than 4.5 million blister packs per month. "We have a licence for the manufacture of these products, issued by the [Hong Kong] Department of Health, and have been producing specialised blister packs for over 15 years. Our staff are all very experienced in packaging production and are very capable of producing all kinds of blister packs for any industry which requires this type of packaging," says Li.

Sales, marketing and manufacturing are all carried out in Hong Kong at a 50,000-square-foot site with 100 workers. Raw materials such as PVC, PVDC and aluminium foil all come from Europe. Pharmtech asks for a 20,000-piece minimum order and delivers within 14 days of receipt of the bulk goods for packing. Prices depend on individual orders.

Tak Ming Packing Product Co Ltd has been producing all types of blister packaging for more than 25 years. "Our client base is very wide -- we produce blister packs for toy, electronics and food manufacturers. Blister packs provide excellent protection for gifts and accessories, and also play a very important part in their display," explains sales co-ordinator Winnie Lai.

Producing more than 350 tonnes of blister packaging each month from PVC, PP, PETG and PS, the company sets a minimum order of HK$30,000. "Tak Ming has an excellent reputation and history. We can provide a large variety of samples for our customers immediately, and have the added advantage of [having] a manufacturer of PVC based opposite our factory in [mainland] China, thus enabling orders of any size to be dealt with rapidly," says Lai.

Tak Ming manufactures for customers worldwide, with major export clients based in the US, Japan, Canada and Europe. "We offer a delivery time of just one week for standard items such as fast-food trays or products we have manufactured previously, and four weeks if it's a product which needs to be designed prior to manufacture," Lai says. As with all packaging orders, prices depend on quantity and individual requirements.

Written by Simon Saunders

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So a good friend who is a racer / traveler of mine has been talking about doing this for some time now, and lookie here - from cocktail napkin to market!

These parts insert into your front and rear drop outs when you are packing your bike for travel. The idea is that these devices protect your frame and the rear piece also tensions the chain so it does not flop around and marr or fill your chainstays with grease.

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          In this paper, I will argue that Peter Hall and Robert Franzese’s portrayal of coordinated wage bargaining overemphasizes that institution’s importance to political economy and, instead, can be subsumed under a politics-based approach to studying economics.  The paper begins by examining the time-inconsistency problem of monetary policy and explaining how Hall and Franzese elaborate upon it.  It then critiques their economic model of a collective action problem among wage negotiators, and next reveals an empirical weakness of their claim that coordinated wage bargaining facilitates collective action.  Finally, the paper proposes that wage negotiations, like central bank independence, may be explained better by Adam Posen’s politics-based approach.

The Time-Inconsistency Problem

          Conventional wisdom holds that central bank independence remedies the economic impact of governmental discretion over monetary policy.[1]  Politicians who “have direct control of monetary policy,” write Bernhard, Broz, and Clark, may attempt “to fool private actors by inflicting an inflationary surprise after these actors have locked into wage and price contracts on the basis of expectations of low future inflation.”  If they succeed, then “output and employment” will “[rise] above its

natural level…at least temporarily when wages and prices are sticky.”  However, rational private actors will anticipate these expansionary “surprises” and compensate for them ex ante, thereby “introduc[ing] an inflationary bias into wage bargaining and price setting at an earlier stage of the game.”  Consequently, the expansionary “surprise” does not raise employment and output, although it does induce “higher inflation.”[2]

          While this time-inconsistency problem may preclude politicians from “engineer[ing] a boost in output,” they at least can reduce inflation by credibly “commit[ting] to refrain from the attempt to stimulate output after wages and prices are set.”  For example, if politicians signal to private actors that they are “[d]elegating monetary policy to an independent central bank staffed with officials that are more averse to inflation than [is] the government,” then they will lower “inflationary expectations,”[3] in turn causing “nominal wage-price settlements [to] be lower than they would otherwise be,”[4] and finally yielding lower “actual inflation.”[5]

The Wage-Bargaining Collective Action Problem

          Yet what if these “credible signals” about central bank independence (CBI) do not eliminate each private actor’s “uncertainty” about the “wage-price settlements” that other actors might reach?[6]  In Mixed Signals: Central Bank Independence, Coordinated Wage Bargaining, and European Monetary Union, Hall and Franzese argue that coordinated wage bargaining (CWB) – “the degree to which trade unions and employer organizations actively coordinate the determination of wage settlements” on a national level – helps to resolve such collective action problems.  In their model of low CWB, “each bargaining unit, generally a dyad of employer and union,” independently negotiates a wage settlement, “in the context of considerable uncertainty about what the settlements reached by other bargaining units will be.”  As a result, “the union in each dyad” will demand “an extra ‘inflation increment’ on top of the real wages it desires in order to protect itself from the real-wage losses it will incur if other settlements are more inflationary than its own.”  Each union may understand that its own ‘inflation increment’ contributes to an inflationary “economy-wide level of wage settlements.”  Nevertheless, it will not reduce its demands, for fear that it will “suffer real-wage losses” if other unions do not follow suit.  And when these settlements do induce inflation, the central bank or government “may respond with deflationary policies”[7] that increase unemployment.

          In Hall and Franzese’s model of high CWB, by contrast, the leading national associations of employees and employers anticipate that their settlements are “likely to be copied by other bargaining units.”  This expectation renders them less fearful that other, smaller units will arrive at higher wage settlements.  Instead, they are aware “that the central bank is likely to respond directly” to their own wage settlement.  As a result, they will moderate that settlement in response to the central bank’s signals about future monetary policies, and the central bank will not need “to apply tight monetary policies that induce substantial increases in unemployment” in order to reduce nominal prices and wages.[8]

Theoretical Problems

          To their credit, Hall and Franzese’s economic models expand the set of institutions under examination in “most conventional analyses of [CBI]”[9] by attributing to CWB the theoretically interesting function of resolving mutual uncertainty about wage settlements.  However, they fail to consider that the peculiarities of this collective action problem might render it amenable to a simpler solution than that institutionalized by the national agglomeration of wage bargaining units.  Several such peculiarities merit attention.

          First, we must clarify the nature of this collective action problem.  If union X in a low-CWB context fears that “other settlements [will be] more inflationary than its own,” then it is not because X worries that other unions entertain the possibility that politicians might create an inflationary surprise.  Hall and Franzese’s low-CWB model takes into account that bargaining units are aware of a central bank’s credible signals; it only predicts that these units “are unlikely to be highly responsive” to such “threats from the fiscal or monetary authorities to respond to inflationary settlements with deflation.”[10]  Given sufficiently clear and credible signals, X will be aware, not only (a) that an expansionary surprise is unlikely, but also (b) that each other union does not expect a surprise, and most importantly, (c) that each other union knows that all other unions do not expect a surprise.  Accordingly, if X worries that “other settlements [will be] more inflationary than its own,” then it is only because other unions experience the same fear, because other unions do, too – and so on.

          However, in contrast to other collective action problems such as the prisoners’ dilemma, X cannot simply choose to commit to a collectively optimal outcome or to defect in order to pursue its own self-interest; it cannot raise or lower its wages at will.  Instead, it first must attain its employer Y’s consent.  Hall and Franzese claim that Y will be “more likely to accede to high settlements” if Y “can expect…inflation to erode any nominal-wage concessions [it] make[s]”[11] – yet, reasoning from the above paragraph, Y will anticipate inflation only if other unions can convince their employers to agree to higher wages.[12]

          In further contrast to the prisoners’ dilemma, Y will not expect this suboptimal outcome even if one other actor (or a few) defects; “any one bargaining unit is normally too small to have a noticeable impact of its own on the economy.”[13]  Instead, Y knows that a substantial number of employers must act against their self-interest to award higher wages[14] if they are to establish an inflationary level of wage settlements.  And if union X understands that employer Y will find that prospect unlikely – and therefore that other employers find the prospect unlikely – then it need not fear that other unions will succeed in attaining inflationary settlements.  In short, not only is Y unlikely to accede to inflationary wages; for that very reason, X is unlikely to pursue them.

An Empirical Oddity

          The empirical record may reflect this theoretical problem in Hall and Franzese’s models.  The authors write that they find “very strong support” for their “third, and most important, hypothesis – namely, that the unemployment costs of increasing central bank independence” (induced by tight monetary policies) “are not zero but rather depend (negatively) on the degree of wage coordination.”[15]  Indeed, a table depicting “the general patterns in [their] results” lists three columns of unemployment figures, each corresponding to a different “[l]evel of coordinated wage bargaining” (0.00, 0.50, or 1.00).  In each row (corresponding to different levels of “[c]entral bank independence”), these unemployment statistics steadily decrease as the reader moves toward higher CWB levels.[16]  Yet the very steadiness of this numerical decrease presents a problem for Hall and Franzese’s hypothesized collective action problem.  After all, unless a collective action problem can be partially solved, middling CWB levels should represent either a failed or successful attempt to minimize the impact of monetary policy on employment, and the values in the middle column of the table should approximate the values in either one of the other two columns.  That this is not the case – that these values increase linearly rather than exponentially – suggests that the hypothesized collective action problem does not exist.

Conclusions: The Potential for a Political Explanation

          How, then, might we account for Hall and Franzese’s finding that “the unemployment effects of increasing the level of central bank independence vary according to the degree to which wage bargaining is coordinated”[17]?  Put differently, how can we explain this correlate of CWB without attributing causality to that bargaining institution?

          We might adopt Adam Posen’s critique of institutional explanations of economic outcomes: such studies – a literature that he and other authors term the “new political economy” – neglect to analyze the perpetual struggle among social interests over “the power and prospects of the institutions themselves.”  Yet “the changing relative strength of interests” is analytically prior to any institutions they establish and any policies they pursue.  Posen uses this theoretical approach to argue that CBI correlates with low inflation rates, not because the former causes the latter, but rather because both variables “are endogenous to the effectiveness of financial sector opposition to inflation.”[18]  Put more concretely, a central bank may dampen inflation not because of its legal autonomy from politics, but instead because it enjoys the backing of a strong anti-inflationary political grouping.  Accordingly, as time passes and “the political situation alters,” this approach predicts that even “[central banks] designed with similar degrees of statutory independence will offer significantly differing degrees of protection from inflation.”[19]

          Similarly, we might theorize that CWB correlates with a specific pattern of inflation and unemployment rates, not because one causes the other, but instead because both are endogenous to the political strength of one or more interest groupings.  In fact, because Hall and Franzese use unemployment – a phenomenon with a multitude of causes and opponents – as a proxy for constrictive monetary policy, we might investigate the explanatory weight of a great variety of interest groups.  One promising set of candidates is ideological or partisan coalitions, “with parties of the right being more inflation-averse than parties of the left,” and the latter presumably being more interested in unemployment.[20]  And as Posen concludes, “interests determine public wants far more than even independent institutions do.”[21]

          [1] Kathleen McNamara, “Rational Fictions: Central Bank Independence and the Social Logic of Delegation,” West European Politics 25, no. 1 (January 2002), p. 47.

          [2] William Bernhard, J. Lawrence Broz, and William Roberts Clark, “The Political Economy of Monetary Institutions,” International Organization 56, no. 4 (autumn 2002), p. 705.

          [3] Ibid., pp. 705-706.

          [4] Peter A. Hall and Robert J. Franzese, Jr., “Mixed Signals: Central Bank Independence, Coordinated Wage Bargaining, and European Monetary Union,” International Organization 52, no. 3 (summer 1998), p. 507.

          [5] Bernhard, Broz, and Clark, pp. 705-706.

          [6] Hall and Franzese, pp. 507-508.

          [7] Ibid., p. 510.

          [8] Ibid., p. 511.

          [9] Ibid., pp. 508-509.

          [10] Ibid., p. 510.

          [11] Ibid., p. 510.

          [12] We might more accurately say that each employer must believe that other employers believe that other employers believe – and so on – that other employers will raise wages.

          [13] Ibid., p. 510.

          [14] Again, we might more accurately say that a substantial number of employers must believe that a substantial number of employers – and so on – that a substantial number of employers will act against their self-interest.

          [15] Ibid., p. 521.

          [16] Ibid., pp. 523-524.

          [17] Ibid., p. 518.

          [18] Adam Posen, “Why Central Bank Independence Does Not Cause Low Inflation: There Is No Institutional Fix For Politics,” in R. O’Brien (ed.), Finance and the International Economy (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993), pp. 46-47.

          [19] Ibid., p. 53.

          [20] Kenneth Scheve, “Public Inflation Aversion and the Political Economy of Macroeconomic Policymaking,” International Organization 58 (Winder 2004), p. 6.

          [21] Posen, p. 54.

(c) 2008 Jacob Jaffe


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December 11

Mr. Morgan and I dressed up for the Atlas Christmas party which we always enjoy each year. The USS Yorktown held this year's party, but with no heaters the hangar bay was SO cold. We survived, of course, and enjoyed our mini getaway, since Mimi and Pops are hanging with the kids tonight.

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Still on Track

Okay I have had three good days of eating and working out. I am down another pound as I can't seem to stay off the scale but I am not going to freak out if i end up gaining. My legs have been pretty sore the last few days and I am sure I am building muscle in them. I can really feel it if I have to sit for a while then when I get back up I am sore.

This morning I did 45 minutes on the elliptical and I want to do it again tonight if I have time. I did 99 minutes yesterday and I have been watching what I put in my mouth but not going insane over every calorie. I am just trying to make smarter choices with food. Like this morning I planned on doing the strength setting on my elliptical so I wanted to have a high protein breakfast. I had an omelet with a tiny bit of cheese and some mushrooms and green onion that I cooked in another pan with a little soy sauce and mirin. I have been really hungry since I really started kicking but on the elliptical so I am trying to balance my hunger with small snacks and big portions of veggies with my dinner. I am not just eating because I am bored now I am really hungry. So I have some strawberries and cashews to snack on as well as some granola bars in case I get the sweet cravings. My husband is on the elliptical now so if I want on again I have to wait my turn, I plan on getting another 45 minutes in tonight and at least an hour in tomorrow hopefully another 99 minutes. Getting in shape is now my second part time job. I really want to look great by my 13th anniversary on August 22nd. I would like to be a little closer to the size I met my husband. I know I won't ever weight that little again but I also know with hard work and healthy eating I can get back to someone who resembles the girl he met.

Really I have let things get out of control I started this journey a full 68 pounds more than I was when we met and I have been up and down in weight since we got married. I went back down to where I stayed between 110-115 for a good year. Which is not that far off from the 97 pounds I was when I met him but I did a lot of weight lifting then so I probably looked better than I did at 97 pounds. For someone who has been 100 pounds it is hard to see yourself in the 165 pound body. I am beginning to get there I am almost down 15 pounds and I can see some shape to my legs and rear end again. I really want the belly fat to go away but what is really nice it that my face is starting to loose some weight and doesn't look so round anymore.

So that is it I am working on lifestyle changes and balance. I don't have to go to work as much so I am going to take a chunk of that time and devote it to getting in shape. I am going to try to focus on how I look and feel and not how much I weigh, but that will happen gradually.

On a side note I am trying to take the stressful things as they come I read in Prevention Magazine today that working out can reduce stress after a hard day so I am going to try to work out in the morning and evening on work days. I also have the duplex to stress over because one set of tenants is harassing the other set and doing rude and mean things. They are also not following simple rules like not parking where you would block another tenant from getting out. I have to deal with this and I just hate it I wish this place would sell and someone else would have the headache. The fees and taxes have been raised too and the water bill keeps going up so I also have to think about raising rent. I am not exited about having to reprimand adults or having to raise rent but things have to be done. This is really the only thing bothering me right now because I can handle work on a part time basis and I can take things like my car stereo being stolen as an annoying but not big loss.

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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Jobs and Houses

Well I thought I had a call today for a job interview but it was another scam. For some reason I thought to look them up and they had an F rating from the BBB in a  local news story about the scam they are running. Urg what is wrong with people who just want to take advantage of other people.

On that note they need me again tomorrow at the office I really enjoyed working at last week. I am really happy about that. My mom works there but I am so busy when I am there I don't get to talk to her much. We are going to lunch (somewhere I can eat cheap I insisted) and my sister is going to meet us there. So I get to spend time with family and get paid to work some where I enjoy. It sounds like it is going to be a great day tomorrow. I also have to cover for the other woman I work with a few days next month so if I don't have a job by then I will get another near full week of work. Every hour counts.

The house we were looking at is not looking as good anymore. I am not taking out loans to do the repairs that need to be done before we could move in. I don't do loans except for the mortgage. The water system is gone and there is no running water and the heater was at one time under some water so it will need replaced. It is propane so the heating costs will be high or the replacement cost will be higher. It has a big piece of land so we would need a riding lawnmower and a fence for the dog. We would need a water heater that is not included in the cost of the water system and we would need a refrigerator. I am sure there are other things plus moving expenses. Right now it is looking like we would need around $16000 in extra cash to make this house work. I am sure we could find cheaper stuff when we bid the jobs but I just don't see this happening unless they nearly give us the house. They won't even with it being bank owned. We can sit and watch the price drop for awhile if we must but I really doubt they will take what we can safely offer. It is frustrating but it just is not the home we thought it was when we first saw it. While it is awesome cosmetically it lacks basic functions.

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Monday, January 23, 2012

Well, this was the day for our Red Hat Luncheon, but this time we reversed our colors. Purple hat and red clothes. So I put up my Red hat and got out the purple one.
We do this on anniversary month of the Chapter, the anniversary month of the RED HAT SOCIETY, and our birthday month. So I will be wearing purple hats in January, April, and July. Guess I need to stock up on purple hats too! LOL

The only purple hat I owned was the western one, so I dressed western today. We had a great time eating lunch at a local restaurant, laughing, sharing and talking for 2 hours. I was appointed by our Chapter Queen, as our Chapter Chaplain, so I said the blessing over the food today. I was so honored. God knows that is my hearts desire.

As you can see in the photos, I had my glasses on which I can't even see well out of since they are so old. I had trouble with my contact lenses last week and the doctor examined my eyes and has me another pair on order. The old contacts were damaged.

So in the meantime, I am having to try to see from these old glasses. So a day of fun today took away some of the frustrations from not being able to see well.

Red Hatters are planning to go to a Tea Room in March and I can hardly wait for that event. I love tea and tea rooms. Guess I need to make me a Tea Room Party Dress and Hat.

Well, Shabby Denim Rose had her fun for the month, so now back to work.! I am working on a baby denim quilt for the Hook n Needle Club meeting coming up. That quilt will be given to the hospital to give to some newborn baby. I made 3 small fleece blankets last month, but this month, I cut out some denim squares to make a quilt. Pictures will be shown on next post when completed.
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Friday, January 30, 2009

New year's resolution

So often, I have contemplated WHAT ON EARTH is a 28 yo woman doing here... in the height of her singular development (no husband and pickininies)... just wasting away in a place so remote that it might as well be labeled "the prison of paradise"

Its a great place to vacation with a romantic interest... or to reconnect when life gets in the way of the love... or just to retire... but...I have been finding it difficult to LIVE. That said, I have grown soooooooooooooooo much since I have come here... significantly on a personal level.

I have much time to examine me, and challenge me, and get more aware of me and what me wants.

So I am finding my truth, and in so doing, finding my way.

I have also been able to let go of the toxic relationships and in so doing, I have attracted a most wonderful man to me. He is my longtime friend. And we are happy. But he is in Dubai and I am here. So, while we scheme and plot and plan to be together in the same place, I am doing me.

I have had to dig DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP down to find my own source of happiness.

I am putting myself in a position to be able to truly explore what makes me happy career wise. I am not sure if I am loving PR or maybe its just the assignments that I have had in PR (corporate and private sectors are straight jackets). I want more meaningful work. I feel a strong desire to tap into my artistic and creative core. I want to write, photograph, travel, broadcast, produce direct. I am a creative. I am an artist.

My only resolution this year is..

"to stop putting my square raasclaat peg into a round hole."

As I peel away the layers, I become freer, happier, because, I am getting much closer to just being me.

It's hard, it's rough, but ultimately, this pruning will be the cause of much personal growth.

To have no family or close friend means to lack the very affection and warmth that I am accustomed to and thrive on. Even a hug means so much more now than it did before.

So..essentially this assignment... this whole isolation bit has been quite appropriately, "A Journey into Me"

So yes, the blessings are indeed aplenty and they truly overflow.

Give God thanks for grace.

Azikiwe said...

...I promise you, you'll become so much a Woman of indomitable spirit after this "journey", that you will actually be able to positively change something in this world...even a minute change can make all the difference...

Sheer Almshouse said...

If I continue to see changes in me, then my world will be affected. My world may be limited now, but one thing I have learned is that all things are connected.

I am liking the changes... and enjoying the journey, taking both good and bad in strides.

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Saturday, July 6, 2013

Stacking the Shelves: assassins coldly faking it with ruthlessness

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews to showcase all the books we got in the past week. Those can be bought, won, gifted, for review, borrowed, print or ebooks... no matter, just share what you got :)

This week's haul was really sweet because it brought me couple books I've been wanting for a while :)

Indelible, by Dawn Metcalf

It sounds great and I'd requested it so long ago that I was no longer expecting a positive answer! A nice surprise and my next read once I'm done with Emma Pass' Acid.

Bought in Print

The Night Angel Trilogy, by Brent Weeks

I've been wanting to read this series for years! And there's this nice boxset I've been staring at for a while. On Thursday I caved and bought it because it's actually cheap considering you get 3 books!

Debt Collector 7-9, by Susan Kaye Quinn
The Cold King, by Amber Jaeger
Losing It, by Cora Carmack
Faking It, by Cora Carmack
Emancipating Andie, by Priscilla Glenn

All these ebooks apart from The Cold King, which I'd never heard of and got on a whim because it was free on amazon and sounded cool, are New Adult. I completely fell in love with Susan Kaye Quinn's amazing Debt Collector novella series and just had to get the collected novellas 7-9 now that they're available! Also, I've been wanting to read Losing It for forever! I was part of the cover reveal way back when it was self-published. I read it today and oh my god it was So. Funny!!! I had to get Faking It immediately afterwards as long as they were still on sale ^^
Emancipating Andie is another one I'd heard great things about and was meaning to check out - I love good girl/bad boy parings and road trips, so it was a kinda perfect combination ^^

That's my book spree! What do you think of my haul, and how did your week go?
Oh! And if you haven't checked it out yet, I'm part of the Cover Madness Giveaway Hop - see what's up for grabs here :) I also posted a new review for Luminaire by Ciye Cho, a mermaid novel.

  1. Ooh, I'm pretty excited for Indelible too! Sadly, I'm kinda rejected at NetGalley -_-
    Hope you'll enjoy it, though! Can't wait to read what you thought about it :D
    Happy reading!

    Neysa @ [B.O.O.K.L.I.F.E]

  2. Uhzhh.. Two nice trilogy boxes -- I like those! And I like Losing It and Faking It which I both got this week as well ;) Let's hope they're as amazing as evryone says!

  3. Nice haul! You got an ARC of Indelible! Lucky. And the trilogy boxes are awesome too. Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier and happy reading. :)

  4. Indelible was a pretty interesting read :) So I hope you like it! Great haul and thanks for stopping by My Haul!

  5. I still have to read Indelible. I hope you had a great week. Come visit me as well.

  6. Great haul! I just finished reading Losing It and Faking It. They were amazing. Hope you enjoy them too!

    Thanks for stopping by my STS :)

    Marilyn @ Marilyn's Mystery Blog

  7. awesome books this week! i've been hearing a lot of buzz about losing it and faking it. i have losing it on my kindle but i haven't read it yet. i'm glad that you enjoyed it; maybe i'll enjoy it too.

    i hope you can stop by my StS

    -michelle @ Michelle & Leslie's Book Picks

  8. Okay I'm going to have to find Losing It! That looks awesome! Great book haul by the way.

    Here's my Stacking the Shelves

  9. I have Indelible too! Can't wait to get started reading it.

    My Haul

  10. You had an awesome shopping spree, I loved Losing It and Faking It and hope you do too! Enjoy and have a wonderful week! The Sunday Post

  11. Oh my goodness, you got Indelible! I want to read that one. ;D
    I still have to read Losing It and Faking It. I've heard nothing but good things about it.
    Enjoy all your books & thanks for stopping by my STS Carmen! (:

  12. I've been meaning to read Losing It I hear it's really good. I'm also curious about Indellible! Great haul!

    Giselle @ Xpresso Reads

  13. YAY Losing It and Faking It! And I've been wanting to read Emancipating Andie for some time now! I hope it's great! Happy reading Carmen!

    Thanks for stopping by earlier!

    Jessica@Lovin' Los Libros

  14. I thought Indelible was good...a lot less dark than I'd expected, but still good. And I'm all over new adult now, too. Losing It and Faking It were awesome! Hope you enjoy all your new reads!

  15. Ooooh what a diverse & exciting haul! Indelible looks really great, I'll be curious to read your thoughts on it since I haven't seen any review for it yet and I'm VERY intrigued. The Debt Collector books sounds really good too, I should really check those out soon too! Oh and I've heard great things about those Cora Cormack books so I hope you'll enjoy them too! Happy reading girl!

  16. the Night Angel series looks interesting. I just got Faking it last week too! I enjoyed Losing it and couldn't pass up the sale I found. Happy Reading!
    Here is my STS.


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Where: North Wollongong: Illawarra Live Steamers (Entry off Virginia Street,Northern End). Please note: Enclosed footwear MUST be worn on “Trains”.  Alongside CICADA (Cochlear Implant Club and Advisory Association) so look for their banner – usually the first huts on the left as you go through the gate.

When: Sunday 22nd October, 10:30am start at Illawarra Live Steamers Wollongong (arrive early for a nearby car spot)
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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Color on Iron Horse Road by Sheri Jones

Color on Iron Horse Road
14x11 oil on canvas

The morning I painted this I had decided I was going painting regardless of the weather. It was cloudy, cool and starting to get breezy. Not exactly great conditions, but we made the most of it. My friend, Jill Randall and I were just happy to be outside painting.    This is in our neighborhood and a view we pass often.
This is available for purchase. $150.00

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Shubhankar Adhikari said...

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Thursday, January 17, 2013

My life as of today... :D

This blog is totally off the normal beaten path... Maybe..... I just wanted to get it down in words since I'm sitting here thinking about it....

I truly love my life!! Completely, totally, unconditionally!!! No joke!!! I love my life!!!

My wonderful family first!

My husband whom I have only been married to for a little over a year, but I've been with for over 4 years now. He is truly my friend, companion, cheerleader, supporter and anything else you want to classify him as. We may have our typical disagreements and 'discussion' that all married people have but he is always right behind me supporting me in anything I want to do. He gives me pointers from perspective other people may not have, and he doesn't get mad if I shoot one down. He is truly amazing!

My children.... All 4 of them! With them, I don't think I would know the love that I feel for that word 'family'. Of course my son, Nic, is just a little love bug! I will always see him as my baby and I will always want him to be mama's boy and hope he never ever out grows that fact at almost 11 he still wants to sit in my lap and hug me! And Ellie, the love a mom has for her daughter is absolutely amazing! She may irritate me and push my buttons (like I always did to my mom and dad) but she has made me learn patients (and breathing control)! She is my little girl and the light in my eyes. Aaron and Wyatt my not be biologically mine, but since Chris has brought them in my life, I couldn't imagine life without them. They have the most genuine attitudes. Aaron is not afraid to show his emotions and tell you what is wrong! Wyatt is so compassionate and has a love for anyone and everyone round him!

My parents..... My mom has been and always will be my friend! She will listen to me and tell me exactly what she thinks and lets me know just how she thinks something should be done. She has always been there to support and encourage me with anything I wanted to do as a child and as an adult. She compiles ideas with me, lets me use her as a sounding board, throws out suggestions and let's me know just how she would do it if she were in my shoes! I love her for that!

My dad is that man that everyone wants in their life. To give advice, listen to (and lecture). But doesn't get offended if the advice he gives isn't taken (although followed most of the time). Loves a good debate and will almost always take the devils advocate side just to be sure I have done my thinking or research when it comes to a topic..... And has changed my mind a few times doing that!! :) has a great sense of business therefor can answer questions about small business start up and give me answers in terms I will understand.

I love them both for so many of the same reasons and so many different ones, too!

My BFF Metzi, the one friend I have kept Close(yes pun intended) for so many years. I have many friends that I have had longer, but she is the one that has been right there for the last 10+ years, almost every day, in and out, good times and bad. We may have our arguments and disagreements (what friends don't?) At times not see eye to eye but, all in all we will both always come back around. When it comes to that friend that you can tell anything to and not worry bout anyone else finding it, she is that friend! Se loves my family just like her own and I with hers as well. She is the one person that I see as my friend for life. :)

I love having my new business. I love being able to help people. I love all the support I have around me. I love being involved with my kids' school and all the cool new things I'm doing it he community as a volunteer and a small business owner. I can oneself say I have never been in a happier place in my life!

Till next time... :)

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Little miss Ellie

Several things going on in the last week, but the most important event happening was Ellie's debut dance performance. This was the first one for her to do this year and she w nervous and excited about it! She did fantastic. She was totally into her performance and seemed to have just a blast doing it! She will have 2 more performances in the next couple of weeks then she will be gearing up for her performance at spring fest and of course their recital which this year is 2 days worth! Can't wait for all that!

Other news.... Business is going great! Have a few new clients and I'm really enjoying meeting with them and discussing food and healthy eating with them all! I am also involved with a community health challenge in Moses Lake that about 40 people have joined in efforts to lose weight and eat healthy. I've had several phone calls and a few consultations from it. First weigh in is Monday. S we will see how everyone has done for the first week. The challenge this week was hydration. The person who drank the most water this past week will get a free shopping trip with me. That should be a ton of fun! :)

Business expo is Tuesday evening and I'm totally stoked about that! Can't wait to introduce myself to so many people coming through the doors and explaining my cause and what I do. I'm hoping to gain a few more clients with that. I have some great cards and coupons to give out and a drawing for a chance to win a free meal plan with 2 hours of prep time! I have a gorgeous vertical banner to display as well! Super exciting!

Till next time.

Sunday, January 6, 2013

New recipe

So I have been testing out new recipes on the family and on friends as well. I love having the variety of feed back on my new recipes. It helps me make adjustments where they need to be. Last night I tried a new one out for some out of town friends that came over and it was a hit. I made a coconut mango chicken crockpot meal. I have a few little tweaks to make to it before it will be a recipe to share.

I'm trying to find a good app for my iPad to load my personal recipes on in a simple manner. I have one that I'm using right now and I like it, but I want to see if anyone else may use one that they really like. :)

Not to much going on at this point in time. I do have a new client that I am so excited about to work with. I have my consistent and continued clients that I love working with too. I have a lot of things coming up in the next couple of months that I am super excited about. 1 is the community weight loss challenge that starts tomorrow and will run for 6 weeks. I also have the business expo coming up and several network and community meetings over the next month I have been invited to attend. Looking forward to exploring all my business options and different ways to get my business out there and recognized by the community! :)

Till next time!!

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Here's to a new year!

I haven't blogged in about 6 months and decided that I will get back into this year. I usually don't like new year resolutions but, I think this is one I can live with. I don't have the resolution to lose weight because I'm already doing that and have been for 18 months now. I will always be on my Paleo lifestyle!

As of right now, I have personally decided to do the 21 DSD. I have had an awesome holiday season with my family! From Thanksgiving, cookie exchange, wine & appetizer parties, company Christmas parties, grant county idol and of course Christmas and New Years!! With all of those I did have so many treats! I decided it was time to get myself back on the wagon and detox my body! What better way then the 21 DSD that I have had so much success with in the past.

Business has been soaring and people are wanting to become healthy! Even my next door neighbor has asked me to help out! :) I have a handful of clients that I work with on a regular basis and it has been so much fun teaching and showing them just how healthy eating and cooking can benefit themselves and their family. Business wise I have several things going on. I now belong to a wonderful network group that meets twice a month. I am doing the annual business expo here in town in a couple of weeks and I was invited to check out the monthly community forum! I think that is going to be another great way to get my name and business out there.

I am also working on a giant selection of recipes. It has been so much fun created and testing all this food. My family is the best taste testers out there. With 4 kids you are always going to get an honest answer out of them. Sometimes it's a hit and sometimes it's a miss, but that is what you need! Of course putting together a collection of personal and original recipes, I want to make sure they are the best. That way I can share them with friends, family and clients! :)

Well, expect to hear more from me! I will be blogging from time to time again about the happenings in life and in business and of course with family, friends and adventures!

Till next time!


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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Can you believe it?!?!

This is a horrible picture, but I currently do not have access to our good camera, so I had to settle for our not so good one. However, this is not a horrible gift. Can you even believe that I was given this serger? No catch, no questions asked, just given to me (okay so I may have been asked "Do you want a babylock?" and once I realized she was not talking about an actual lock for my actual baby, I was on board.) My mother in law gave it to me, isn't she sweet? I am so happy she thought of giving it to me. Apparently it was given to her as well, by a neighbor who may or may not have used it one time. Can you believe two people were willing to give this beauty up? (So it may not look like a beauty in this pic, but trust me, it is). It even came with thread, however it was not threaded, at least not properly. It only took me two hours to figure out how to thread it correctly, and what the heck to do with it.
I am so excited to own this. I have already started a project that I am VERY excited about (so it better turn out the way I imagine it, or I will be VERY discouraged). Stay tuned to see the big reveal
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Zane and Lexi said...

Heidi! what a steal! This will open up so many ideas of new projects for you. I'm so jealous. Maybe someday I will live closer and you can help me with all my ideas I've been saving up for projects :)
Can't wait to see what you've got up your sleeve....