Under the hashtag -- a Twitter identifying phrase that allows easy searching of similarly themed messages -- #CASerpentine, scientists and other opponents of the bill are debating the bill's merits and offering fighting words.
But Randall S. Kroszner, a Fed governor from 2006 to 2009, said the Fed's current chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, has concluded that the best defense of the Fed's independence is to demonstrate its value by reaching decisions on the economic merits, then offering clear explanations to politicians and the public.
"If you're looking at a starter Camaro, there might be merit in offering a powerful 4-cylinder," he said.
Through the merit of offering sacrifices, karma is generated that creates for the one who sacrifices a rebirth after death in heaven ("in the next world").
But the opposition's gamble is that the president could not hang on if his claim to represent the majority were exposed as false.This plan had the merit of offering a peaceful resolution of Venezuela's potentially explosive political confrontation.
Mr. Thicke, 34, wears his classic-soul literacy like a merit badge, offering loose, untroubled emulations of Marvin Gaye ("I Don't Know How It Feels to Be U"); Otis Redding ("Angel on Each Arm"); Stevie Wonder ("Lovely Lady"); and even Prince, in vintage slow-jam mode ("Mission").
While the final design could certainly be different, it seems Facebook does see merit in offering a limited selection of emoji reactions, likely including a sad face, as an answer to requests for a Dislike button.
Although the body of this research has the undeniable merit of offering valuable insights into cortical involvement in TBM, this study has some limitations.
Quoting Mark Kantrowitz of FinAid.org, a Web site offering financial aid information for students, Ms. Horne emphasized the inflexibility of merit offers at Purdue, saying, "Colleges are not car dealerships".
A cousin's offering merits a five-second sniff, but should a stranger from outside the group poo here, a family member will linger over it for twice as long.
