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Baseball's Biggest Things in 2012
Last season was a great year for baseball. We at OffTheBench had a jolly time covering our favorite sport and enjoying continued growth. Probably my favorite part of writing these posts is that I get to work out exactly how I feel about everything baseball related. The writing process fleshes out ideas; it makes you articulate what often begins as a convoluted or intricate train of thought. The other thing I like about the blog is that it's awesome. We're awesome and you should read our stuff more. With 2013 now fully underway, I got to thinking about the biggest storylines from 2012. What was the biggest deal in baseball?
10. A-Rod turns into Alex Rodriguez
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The minute the Yankees pinch hit for Rodriguez it spelled the beginning of the end for A-Rod's time in New York. A-Rod is a ham. From pictures of him as a centaur to kissing himself in the mirror in a magazine to problems with Jeter to problems with Torre to calling popups as a runner to smacking balls out of fielders mitts it's enough already. The fans have long since turned on Rodriguez, making every good thing he's done the last couple seasons almost bittersweet. Now that he's not performing at all, he's not worth the trouble.The Yankee's have clearly decided they are prepared to move in another direction.
A-Rod is no longer the great player he once was and the New York media is all over him. While he's still a serviceable Major League third baseman, we've seen the last of the physical specimen that wreaked havoc on American League pitchers for the better part of the last decade. That's a big deal.
9. The Extra Wild Card Team
Infield Fly be damned, the extra wild card is not a good thing for the game. In a sport defined by its season's longevity, crowning the champion has been reduced to who gets hot in September and who gets lucky in one-game playoffs. I understand the renewed importance of winning your arbitrary geographic division, but the best teams should be rewarded. Consider that in the sport's first 100 or so years, we had one team from each league advance to the World Series. Lest you think I'm just some bitter Braves fan unhappy that Chipper's last game resulted in beer bottles on the field, here's my take from mid-September, titled The Wild Card System Couldn't Be Worse:
The problem is that the new system completely and uterly devalues the 162 games played during the previous six months. Under today's system, teams are given a chance to prove they are among the five best in their respective leagues, and then advance to the postseason with varying degrees of eligibiliity. And it's that varying degrees of eligibility that is so dead wrong.
8. Chipper Retires
It's my list. And if you don't think Chipper–a first ballot Hall of Famer who has been a constant through one of the more successful runs in modern baseball–retiring is a big deal, you need a new blog to read. I've avoided any real tribute post to the guy mostly because I'm not sure I could do him justice, but this is from when the news first broke:
Chipper was drafted in June 1990. I was born in April '91. Chipper made his Major League batting debut on September 14th, 1993 (it was a hit off of Cincinatti Red reliever Kevin Wickander). I was 17 months old. Chipper has been the one constant, so it'll be weird.
7. Stephen Strasburg Gets Shut Down
The Washington Nationals' decision to shut down Stephen Strasburg was seen as a victory for young pitchers and sports physicians alike. The doctors were confident in their decision making and GM Mike Rizzo should be praised for his steadfast approach. Time will tell if the decision was the correct one in protecting the longevity of Strasburg's electric right arm in the midst of Washington's first playoff push, but we know it was a big deal. The Nationals let Strasburg go pretty much full bore until he was shut down rather than other approaches of curbing a pitcher's workload. From Max's piece days after Strasburg was shut down:
The commercial, financial, publicity, and fan suport implications of this season are enormous. The Nats should do everything in their power to capitalize on this rare opportunity to transform themselves from a baseball "also-ran" into a bona fide big player. Strasburg is clearly a major piece of this puzzle, both on and off the field. If we could go back in time, there's about 100 different ways the team could have handled this situation better (skiping starts in June and July to ensure Strasburg could pitch down the stretch, for instance) but we can't, so we have to deal with the fact that the story about the innings limit is now more important than the actual limit.
6. Josh Hamilton Joins the Angels
Just one offseason after Albert Pujols surprisingly signed with the Los Angeles Angels, Josh Hamilton agreed to join forces. The two compliment one another perfectly and should create an impossibly talented 3-4 punch mirrored only by the Miguel Cabrera-Prince Fielder lineup. Hamilton is as exciting to watch as anyone in the game and Albert Pujols' consistency will help absorb some of Hamilton's peaks and valleys. Oh yeah, and they have Mike Trout.
I do know that the addition of Hamilton behind Albert Pujols and Mike Trout is downright scary. I can't imagine the Angels have the assets to pull off a trade for an impact pitcher, but does that really matter? They just signed Josh Hamilton and have what are potentially three of the five scariest batters to face in the Majors in the same lineup at the same time.
5. Oakland A's and Baltimore Orioles Make the Playoffs
Last Spring Training, in our 30 Teams in 30 Days, we predicted the A's (67) and Orioles (72) would each finish in last place with a combined win total of 139. The A's finished in first place in the best division in baseball with 94 wins, while the Orioles got a wild-card birth with 93 wins. We were off by a combined 48 wins. That's more a testament to how inexplicably incredibly these two teams outperformed expectations. It's awesome that these semi-small market teams have found ways to compete in the unfair game that is the reality of MLB without a salary cap. We even did a post entitled The O's, The A's and 10 things That Would Have Been Stupid to Say in April… I've included a quote in every passage thus far. How bout one from our terribly awry preseason prognostication:
The A's have to face the Angels and Rangers 19 times each this year and they just aren't good enough to compete. This will be a lost year by the bay.
4. Miguel Cabrera Triple Crown
Miguel Cabrera moved over to third base before the 2012 season to accommodate newly acquired Prince Fielder. He then proceeded to turn in one of the better offensive performances in recent memory. From our Official Off The Bench Awards Ballot:
Miguel Cabrera won the first triple crown since Carl Yastremski in 1967. Offensively, he was methodically monstrous, hitting .330, with 44 homers and 139 RBI. There can be no argument about the prowess of that performance, nor can anyone–even the most new-agey, computer-freakish, baseball brains–minimize the feat of the triple crown in today's game. But let's remove from the equation, for a moment, the grandeur of the triple crown and look at the numbers in a purely statistical light. In 1999, Manny Ramirez matched Miguel Cabrera's 2012 line; Babe Ruth matched it six times.
3. San Francisco Giants Win 2nd World Series in 3 Years
Anytime you win two World Series in three years and return much of the same roster that got you there, discussions of a dynasty pop up. The Giants have done it behind great starting pitching, an MVP catcher, and timely hits from a guy more often likened to a Panda than a human and a 37 year old journeyman second baseman playing for his seventh team. Manager Bruce Bochy has affirmed his position as one of the top managers in the game and the Giants have made it clear that they will be good for some time.
Last night concluded what was one of the most shockingly anti-climactic World Series in recent memory. Going in, Tigers in six seemed like a reasonable projection, but the Giants rolled right through to a semi-boring sweep. The Tiger's offense was terrible, Justin Verlander looked human, and just like that it's the offseason.
2. Bryce Harper and Mike Trout Stake Their Claim
Bryce Harper made himself known in his first week in the bigs. After a plunking, Harper stole home off of left hander Cole Hamels. While Harper's punk-ish nature still annoys me, that moment showed me what the kid had going for him; he is incredibly talented. Harper got an MVP vote and put together the greatest season ever by a kid who's still 19. All Mike Trout did was put together one of the best seasons ever. Period. He finished second in the MVP as a 20 year old and impressed in every facet.
I'm certainly not suggesting that Bryce should win the award, but given that ballots contain spots for up to 10 players, he should be in the top 10. What he has meant from a clubhouse perspective has been valuable, as has his flexibility and his multi-dimensional talent in filling the two spot in the Nationals' order.
Meanwhile, a 20 year old rookie named Mike Trout did something nobody in the history of the game has done. He hit 30 homers, stole 49 bases, batted .326, and scored 129 runs. Nobody has ever done that. Ever. And that deserves an MVP award.
1. Magic Johnson and Co. Buy the Los Angeles Dodgers
At some point when the Dodgers were in financial trouble, the sport didn't look to be in great shape. At the same time the Mets were struggling and we weren't entirely sure that baseball could recover from the steroid age. The true fans amongst us were confident, but then 2012 came. Football went through a debacle with replacement referees that annoyed the general public, while basketball and hockey enjoyed labor disagreements. The Dodger's sale marks the biggest deal of 2012 because it shows the money, the interest, and the excitement that baseball still maintains among Americans.
I'm not one to toot too many horns about billionaire men who pay a lower percentage in taxes than we do for our blog, but these new Dodgers owners have completely shifted the baseball landscape in a way that would make the deceased Mr. Steinbrenner proud. The Dodgers have taken the proverbial dump on the Moneyball philosophy of buying at or below value. I say that's awesome.
Baseball is awesome. Hopefully so is 2013.
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Next month, same-sex couples in six different states will get their day in court at the federal appellate level when the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 6th Circuit and the 7th Circuit hold oral arguments in a wide range of legal cases seeking the freedom to marry or respect for marriages between same-sex couples legally performed in other states.
AUGUST 6: 6th Circuit Appeals Court will hear oral arguments in 5 marriage cases
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Freedom to Marry launches Midwest campaign and big investment in OH, MI and IN
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As the fredom to marry continues to build momentum in every corner of the country, Freedom to Marry today announced the launch of a new investment to increase the conversation about why marriage matters in the Midwest.
Q&A: What's Happening with Marriage in the Courts?
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Freedom to Marry founder and president Evan Wolfson describes the dynamic litigation landscape and explains how all Americans can do their part in creating the climate for these courts - including the U.S. Supreme Court - to rule in favor of marriage nationwide as soon as possible.
ACLU of Michigan files lawsuit seeking respect for 300+ Michigan marriage licenses
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Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan filed a lawsuit in state court on behalf of eight same-sex couples who received marriage licenses on the first day of the freedom to marry in Michigan.
Federal government will respect marriages of same-sex couples in Michigan
Postedon Mar 28, 2014 at 10:00 am
Today, the United States Department of Justice announced that the federal government will respect the legal marriages of the 300+ same-sex couples in Michigan who were issued marriage licenses in the state on Saturday, March 22.
Litigation Round-Up: Where the freedom to marry stands in the appeals courts
Postedon Mar 27, 2014 at 10:30 am
After last Friday's amazing victory in Michigan - which resulted in several hours of the freedom to marry in some Michigan counties on Saturday - it's a good time to check in on the state of marriage litigation across the country.
Federal judge in Michigan strikes down marriage ban after landmark trial
Postedon Mar 21, 2014 at 04:11 pm
Today, March 21, 2014, U.S. District Court Judge Bernard Friedman, a Reagan appointee, ruled that laws in Michigan prohibiting same-sex couples from marrying are unconstitutional.
Michigan marriage lawsuit will proceed to trial
Postedon Oct 16, 2013 at 02:45 pm
Today, a federal U.S. judge heard oral arguments in DeBoer v. Snyder, a federal lawsuit that challenges the 2004 law in Michigan that restricts marriage to different-sex couples. He announced that he will issue a written opinion and that the case will proceed to trial.
Round-Up: Same-sex couples in 5 states file lawsuits for the freedom to marry
Postedon Jul 10, 2013 at 03:30 pm
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When child welfare staff in the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS), Children and Family Services Division, view a training video highlighting the lives of adults who were separated from their siblings as children through adoption, it's hard for the staff to hold back their tears.
Through emotionally charged interviews with youth and adults in Oklahoma who have been adopted, the video--
The Sibling Connection: Keeping Brothers and Sisters Together Through Adoption
, produced by OKDHS through a partnership with the University of Oklahoma--emphasizes the importance of sibling connections, and serves as a reminder for staff to think about keeping siblings together when seeking temporary or permanent placements for kids in care.
"Even though child welfare workers generally believe that placing siblings together is best practice, sibling placement issues are frequently put on a back burner due to the pressures and competing priorities workers face on a daily basis," says Roland St. John, Programs Field Representative for the Children and Families Services Division.
Over the last several years, OKDHS has revised its policies and training practices to make sibling placements a priority. Doing so results in a win-win situation for the children and the child welfare staff, St. John points out--maintaining a connection to siblings is one less loss children have to deal with, and placing siblings in the same home cuts down on the number of visits workers have to conduct.
In 1995, when OKDHS implemented its Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System--known as KIDS--which began tracking and generating automated reports on worker visits, the large number of siblings placed in separate homes became apparent.
"Having the visit information listed on paper showed that separation was not only hard on the children, it resulted in extra work for child welfare workers," St. John says. "Instead of scheduling one visit to see all the children on one case, workers had to schedule multiple visits. This involved coordinating with various foster parents, driving to separate placements, and documenting multiple visits in KIDS."
On any given day, about 12,000 children are within OKDHS custody. About 9,000 are part of sibling groups. In 2004, 48% of these children were placed in homes with their siblings. OKDHS is working to raise that number and is beginning to make headway. As of March 2007, 55% of siblings in care were placed together.
"Oklahoma is one of the states that has recognized the critical importance of the sibling relationship and sibling ties," says CWLA Director of Foster Care Millicent Williams. "During the often traumatic events children may experience upon placement in foster care, the sibling connection may be the only thing that can ease the transition for them."
In addition to showing the video, OKDHS has designated St. John to help minimize sibling separations by tracking sibling data within the system, identifying separated siblings, consulting with field staff about these separated siblings, and supporting efforts to reunify brothers and sisters.
OKDHS also established a resource recruitment committee that meets monthly to develop targeted recruitment marketing strategies, such as brochures, videos, and public service announcements for television and radio that support a variety of placements, including those for sibling groups.
In addition, recognizing that children placed with relatives increases the likelihood of siblings staying together, as well as helping maintain children's ties to their culture and kin, OKDHS implemented its Diligent Search program in 2005 in an effort to better locate relatives of children in custody. Workers are trained how to seek information from family and how to search for people using agency records and public information available on the Internet. The agency also has contracted with a search firm for help locating records on family members that may not be publicly available.
Along these same lines, the state's staff for both child welfare and child support have been working together to develop an interface that will allow the two divisions to share relevant information about common clients. Doing so can help identify absent parents when there is an open child support case for a child welfare client.
OKDHS plans to expand its sibling connections work by training more field staff on the Diligent Search program and increasing efforts to locate family members for children who have been in OKDHS custody for an extended amount of time. For copies of
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MANATEE COUNTY — With the click of a mouse, Dr. Prashant Pandya pulls up a picture of one of the many people who changed his life.
The man in the image had come to Shands Jacksonville Medical Hospital with a bloodied mass for a face. Prashant, who was then studying to be an oral and facial surgeon, helped transform it.
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The ability to help piece lives back together so profoundly is what propelled Pandya from his lifelong dream of being a dentist to becoming an oral surgeon.
"It gave me instant gratification when I could help them out and achieve good results," Pandya said. "I knew I wanted to be an oral surgeon. I wanted to be involved in the community and be available to help people who need this service. I just love it."
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Pandya was introduced to oral surgery during his second year of dental school at the University of Louisville, Ky. Trauma cases, in particular, sparked his interest. Although Pandya had come from a long line of dentists, he realized surgery was his life's calling.
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CARY — The Southern Coalition for Social Justice today filed a petition that challenges the placement of a regional wastewater treatment plant in New Hill, an unincorporated community in western Wake County.
The petition, filed at the state Office of Administrative Hearings on behalf the New Hill Community Association, charges that the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources issued a water quality certificate to the Western Wake Partners based on insufficient information on potential environmental impacts on the community.
The Western Wake Partners is a consortium of four western Wake towns Cary, Apex, Morrisville and Holly Springs that are planning the $327 million plant to meet a state mandate that required three of the towns to return treated wastewater to the Cape Fear River Basin. The project also would help the towns deal with growth for the next 20 years.
The Southern Coalition is asking state court administrators for a hearing to contest DENR's certification of the plant in an effort to block construction.
"We have been willing to host the Partners' sewage treatment plant so long as it was not in the middle of our community, but the Partners won't meet us halfway," the Rev. James E. Clanton, pastor of First Baptist Church in New Hill and a leader in the community association, said in a statement. "It is unfortunate we have to resort to litigation to have our voices heard."
Mary Penny Thompson, general counsel for DENR, did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
The New Hill site received final environmental approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last month. But the Corps' blessing, followed by the state environmental permit, stoked more opposition in the New Hill community.
In its petition, the coalition and community association claim that building the regional plant in New Hill would significantly impact low-income and African-American residents. The petition claims that the treatment facility also would have negative environmental impacts, including exposing residents to sewage sludge, noxious odors, increased noise and light pollution.
Mayor Keith Weatherly of Apex, chairman of the Western Wake Partners Policy Advisory Committee, on Thursday said New Hill residents have had ample opportunity to voice their concerns. He praised the Army Corps for its findings.
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Columbia County investigators are looking into allegations made about the county's tax commissioner, according to Capt. Steve Morris with the sheriff's office.
Allegations were made against Tax Commissioner Kay Allen, Morris said, but the sheriff's office will not release information about who made the allegations.
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COLUMBUS — Traffic citation statistics indicate there hasn't been a big upswing in tickets for Ohio motorists who text while driving.
The Columbus Dispatch reported Sunday that a check of three populous counties didn't find many citations under the Ohio ban that took effect a year ago. The Ohio State Highway Patrol issued warnings in the first six months the law was in effect. A Patrol spokeswoman says it doesn't have a tally of citations written since the grace period ended nearly six months ago because the data set would be so small.
The newspaper reported that 10 adults have been cited under the state ban in Franklin County, while Hamilton County has had 18 ticketed. In Cleveland, two tickets for the statewide ban have been written, with many more written under a local ordinance. For adult drivers in Ohio, the state law is a secondary offense, meaning drivers would have to be stopped for another offense.
Columbus, in Franklin County, also has a local ban on texting while driving. In effect since 2010, 140 citations have been issued under the Columbus ban. However, nearly a third of those have been dismissed.
"Unless you have an admission by the person, it can be hard to prove what exactly they were doing with the phone," said Melanie Tobias, an assistant city prosecutor.
Prosecutors also might agree to dismiss the texting citations to get a plea agreement on a more-serious charge.
Drivers also might be concealing their activity.
"We know it's dangerous because driver inattention will cause accidents," said Perry Township police chief Robert Oppenheimer. "It's just hard to get them at it."
There's little doubt that the texting goes on, though. One study estimated that 45 percent of drivers ages 18-24 texted while driving in states that have bans.


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A 16-year-old boy was killed Tuesday night in a one-vehicle crash in Homer Township, the SouthtownStar is reporting.
Will County sheriff's police said Jay Vana was found partially underneath a pickup that had left the road and rolled over. Vana, who had been a passenger, was ejected from the vehicle, the paper reported.
He was taken to Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, where he was pronounced dead.
Will County police were called at 8:38 p.m. to Lauffer and Haas roads. Upon arrival, a 16-year-old male from Lockport was found yelling for help.
Initial investigation from Sheriff's Office Traffic Division reported that it appears the truck attempted to turn south onto Haas Road and lost control.
The driver was also transported to Silver Cross with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries.
Police said there was no indication drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash. The driver told police a deer came out of the field and he lost control when he swerved to avoid it.
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Delivering Fairytale MagicMarch 21, 2014 Updated Mar 21, 2014 at 6:33 AM EDT
March 21, 2014 Updated Mar 21, 2014 at 6:33 AM EDT
Buffalo, N.Y. (WKBW) - The hair, the dress, the glass slippers.
This could be none other than the beautiful Cinderella. Lancaster resident Sarah Hamilton takes on this magical role.
"I'm a substitute teacher. I love hanging out with kids and ever since I was little I loved bringing joy into other people's lives," Hamilton said.
For many children, including Ashley Harris, 7, the joy comes in the form of a nice dress and some glittery pixie dust. Cinderella or Hamilton as she is known in the real world, owns a business called Fairytales Delivered. She visits birthday parties and other events for a profit. It is her part-time activities that will bring a tear to anyone's eye.
"I started doing charity work. I come to Children's Hospital once a month. I also do other fundraisers around Western New York," Hamilton said.
Little Ashley and her mom Toddie Rogers were in the hospital for treatment.
"Ashley is not feeling well. She has a stomach issue and she has a condition called Hydrocephalus, which is fluid on the brain and she can't regulate it," Rogers said.
They said it is never fun to be the patient but Cinderella brought hope and more to Ashley and her mom.
"I'm glad. Although she is missing school I think this is really making her day," Rogers said.
Hamilton has the character down pat. Even the angelic voice reinforces the children's beliefs.
For Hamilton, she couldn't think of a better way to help kids who need it most. She said Cinderella is guaranteed to bring a smile to their faces.
"Although I'm giving these kids a gift, they have given me so much more than I could have imagined. They fill my heart with joy and I'm so glad to be a part of it," Hamilton said.
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LA WEDIDIT affiliate, Anticon signee and Ryan Hemsworth photoshopper D33J released one of the year's best remixes in February—a muffled and stuttering close reading of the chorus to "Started from the Bottom"—and now D33J has got a fine remix of his own work, courtesy of the big lounge lizard Jerome LOL. D33J's debut Tide Songs EP is out now.
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Christie Brinkley And Alexa Ray Joel Show Off Their Sexy Mother-Daughter Bikini Bods On Fishing Trip
August 19th, 2013 6:01pm EDT
Christie Brinkley and daughter Alexa Ray Joel, from her second marriage to singer Billy Joel, showed off their sexy mother-daughter bikini bods on Friday afternoon during a fishing trip they took near the supermodel's home in Sag Harbor, New York.
The two area natives looked more like sisters than mother and daughter, with the 59-year-old supermodel showing off in a striped bikini top and blue shorts, while Alexa, 27, flaunted her sexy curves in a white two-piece.
Brinkley's son Jack, from her third marriage to real estate developer Richard Taubman, was also along for the trip, along with some family friends.
The former Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue covergirl took plenty of photos of her kids with their catch of the day, writing "Jack caught a DOORMAT!" with the image of her son with his giant fluke, and "Alexa caught a fluke and threw it back .. The fish is fine ... (and so is the weather!)".
The group chartered the Dream Catcher for the day, and Brinkley also tweeted her gratitude for the experience, writing, "Thank you Captain Peter Van Scoyoc Dream Catcher for a picture perfect day!"
She even referenced her ex's song "Downeaster Alexa" in the caption of the photo of her daughter after their long day.
"Like a boat out on the ocean , i'm rocking you to sleep...#downeateralexa."
The group showed off their catch (and presumably tasty dinner) when they arrived back at port.
Interestingly, according to Wikipedia, Brinkley and her family are all vegetarians; however, a variety of vegetarianism, called pescetarianism, allows fish and other forms of seafood to be eaten.
Brinkley also posted a shot of their "picture perfect day":
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The M.F.A. degree is designed to prepare students for professional careers in film, video, and digital media. Graduates are qualified to teach at the university level. The philosophy of the program is predicated on a paradigm of independent media that values artistic expression, aesthetics, social awareness, and an articulated perspective. Students become conversant with the documentary tradition as well as with alternative media and new directions in documentary. In addition to the training in documentary production, students graduate from the program with substantive research skills in film criticism and film analysis. The non-production courses provide an intellectual and theoretical framework within which creative work is realized. The dual emphasis on production and theory classes fully prepares the student to undertake an academic position that typically requires the teaching of both film studies and media production.
The Hollywood Reporter recently listed Stanford as one of the "Top 25 Film Schools of 2013". In an article appearing in Frontrunner Magazine, Leslie Tai ('13) talks about her Spring film Grave Goods. The School of Humanities and Sciences has featured graduate students Rebekah Meredith ('11) and Maria Fortiz-Morse ('10) talking about the program. Jan Krawitz, director of the program, was interviewed for the article "Should Aspiring Documentary Filmmakers Go To Film School?" on the POV website. Also, here is an article written by the San Francisco Film Society about the program and the 2010 Fall MFA Screening.
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Two women at Medford massage parlors were arrested Thursday for allegedly offering sexual favors for a fee to undercover officers, but that isn't enough for police to shut down the businesses.
"The law isn't in our favor that way," Medford police Lt. Paul Covino said in a phone interview Friday. "We're catching a lot of heat from the public on these things, but there isn't much power on our end to close these places."
That's because the owners of the businesses don't face any charges, Covino said. Baojuan Shi, 49 of New York City, and Simone Santos, 39, of Malden, each face misdemeanor charges of offering sexual conduct for a fee.
But neither implicated their employer, Covino said, which prevents police from charging the owners with deriving an income from prostitution. Shi worked at Mixue Spa at 397 Main Street, while Santos worked at Lavish Spa at 407 Mystic Ave.
"They go to great lengths to disassociate what they are doing with the owners with these places," Covino said. "It's almost like they've been trained."
The arrests came as result of an investigation by Medford police, the state's Division of Professional Licensure and the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Covino said he would not provide detail of the investigation because similar tactics could be used by city police in the future.
"The whole object of the game here to move them out of the city," Covino said.
The Division of Professional Licensure cited Shi, Santos and another worker for not being a properly licensed massage therapist, Covino said. The division could also potentially come up with other violations that could force the parlors to shutdown, but such action had not been taken as of Friday afternoon.
Mixue Spa was still open on Friday, Covino said, but he was unsure of Lavish Spa. No one answered a call to Lavish Spa's listed phone number late Friday afternoon.
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By Michael Regan
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Niagara Gazette — Despite tenacious efforts by the Kenmore Village Improvement Society to bring Trader Joe's to the heart of its downtown, the widely popular chain grocery store will instead open in Amherst.
The company, which has already been operating on the West Coast for decades, announced Monday it will launch its newest location at 1565 Niagara Falls Blvd., though a spokesperson for Trader Joe's wouldn't comment on when precisely it would open.
A member of the Amherst Planning Department, Gary Black, said the store would encompass 12,000 square feet and be attached to a Barnes and Nobles, which is located near the big box retailer Target in Amherst's commercial corridor.
Melissa Foster, of the KVIS, said after members of her group began studying the layout of the village in 2009, when they began a fevered pitch to bring Trader Joe's to the area. Those initiatives included flooding the company's corporate headquarters with hundreds of postcards and creating a Facebook fan page and a life-sized dummy monikered "Kenmore Joe." The group also took several trips to the Rochester area to view a Trader Joe's there.
Foster said she first learned in September of the company's decision to open a location in Amherst and despite the disappointing news she feels that her organization played a part in bringing it to Western New York.
"We knew that it wasn't going to be Kenmore and even though that's the case we still hold hope for the future," she said. "But we're delighted that they're going to come to the area nonetheless."
The store will feature a festive ambience with cedar walls, Hawaiian elements and other locally significant decor, according to a statement issued by the chain.
Trader Joe's began in California in the late 1950s and has since spread across the country in recent years to 385 stores in 35 states. The grocery chain sells domestic and imported delicacies as well as more than 1,000 items created by the company itself.
Foster hopes that "Kenmore Joe will be the first customer" at the future store in Amherst, while she said there's still hope that a second location will continue to be an option in the village, which she contends is in close proximity to college populations as well as residential neighborhoods.
"There are many areas where they could have gone and they could still open another location," Foster said. "I think that they're going to have such an overwhelming response and the Kenmore area could be a place they could draw from."


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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leaves her position Friday after four years on the job, handing over duties to her successor, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.
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Good morning, I'm Steve Inskeep.
Vice President Joe Biden first ran for president in the 1980s, an up and coming young pol who was knocked out of the race. He tried again in 2008 before becoming President Obama's running mate. Now, he starts another term still number two. But at a weekend inaugural event, he declared, I'm proud to be president of the United States. His son corrected him, though one persistent question is whether the vice president may try one more run in 2016.
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There's an event held every year in Washington known as the Saban Forum — named for Haim Saban, the Israeli-American media mogul who funds it. It's a night of elbow-rubbing between D.C. and Middle East political leadership, though foreign dignitaries are mostly Israeli.


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Before I begin my journey into MADNESS, I will include a disclaimer. I Believe the Dolphins should approach this Draft and/or this offseason targeting a QB that can provide stability either in the short term or long term. I feel its the easiest way to assure long term success, or seasonal playoff appearances, ala Chad Pennington. Nevertheless, the cards don't appear to be turning favorably for the Dolphins, and another plan of attack needs to be considered and evaluated.
The Ravens, 49er approach (Serviceable QB, good running game, great Defense.) Now I know this is somewhat blasphemous talk to Dolphin fans that have endured this philosophy for years and believe me, as I type it, I cringe at the possibility. Nevertheless, bear with me as I see how far the rabbit hole goes.
The Ravens were third in points allowed this year; There QB posted an 80.9 QB rating, 20 TD's 12 Ints
AFC championship game. (Jets used this formula twice to get into the Conference Championship.)
The 49ers were second in points allowed this year; There QB posted an 90.7 QB rating, 17 TD's 5 Ints
NFC championship game
The Miami Dolphins were 6th in points allowed this year; There QB posted an 87.1 QB rating, 16 TD's 8 Ints
in 12 starts (he had 9 INT's total but one came in relief so I wont count it since he wasn't the starter and had no practices under his belt. )
As you can see the Dolphins are not that far away from formula, and if you average out Matt Moore's performance over the entire season his numbers would look something along the lines of 21TD's and 11Ints. Also, consider that he had no offseason, wasn't able to practice with the starters and was coming of a shoulder injury that sidelined him the year before; that's almost a whole year without any field action. Very few QB's would be able to perform under those conditions.
So as I take all this Data in, I come to one sobering realization, IF WE CAN'T get RGIII, we need solidify our Defense further and get them to be elite. Because lets face it, we are not outscoring Tom Brady anytime soon, WE NEED TO STOP HIM.


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HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster are in preliminary merger talks, according to the Wall Street Journal. Why not? Everybody's doing it.
A merger between two of the other big six publishers was announced Oct. 29. Random House and Penguin plan to merge, after passing all regulatory hurdles. The deal is rumored to be for $2 billion to $3 billion; when you think about it, that's a pretty big range, not to mention an enormous chunk of change for an industry that is commonly thought to be teetering on the edge of oblivion.


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How Google and Apple turned from love to hate?
Bloomberg has a profile up on Larry Page's Google 3.0 and it highlights how Google and Apple may have gone from sweethearts who shared the original iPhone introductory stage to bitter rivals in the smartphone space:
[Google VP Vic] Gundotra has also sparred with Apple behind the scenes. As Android became a threat to Apple in 2008, Apple began resisting Google's claim to valuable location data gathered whenever an iPhone owner used Google Maps. His negotiations with Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller grew so heated that Schmidt and Steve Jobs had to intervene to settle the matter, according to two people familiar with the incident. (Apple announced earlier this year that it had developed its own location-monitoring system. Gundotra and Schiller both declined to comment on the incident.)
9to5Mac's Seth Weintraub adds:
The other turning point was the release of the G1 which "looked nothing like the prototypes that Steve Jobs and Scott Forstall were shown by Google's leadership".
Those Android prototypes looked like and were targeted at front-facing QWERTY BlackBerry and WindowsMobile phones (see the picture at the top of the post) and shown during a time when Google's then-CEO, Eric Schmidt sat on Apple's board of directors. The G1 looked and worked much more like the full, capacitive screen iPhone.
Google is now on its way to being the most popular OS in mobile and have just begun previewing their latest, tablet and large-screen release. (See Android Central's complete Android 3.0 Honeycomb walkthrough.)
Now that Larry Page is back in command of Google actual however, could we see any mending of the Apple fences?
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I hope so, if for no other reason than Google-backed maps were/are better, but I doubt it.
- With Android, Google is a direct competitor to Apple's most lucrative product line(s).
- With iAd and its App Store control, Apple is going after Google's lifeblood, at least in the burgeoning mobile space.
As long as those two factors hold true, Google and Apple will work together when necessary or convenient, but they are never going back to the bosom buddies relationship of yore, unless of course it is to unite against some bigger threat to both.
I think they will mend their ways. Remember who own's YouTube. If Apple wants to reject google services or not play nice with google, Google COULD block iOS devices or services.
They have to play nice right now in order to survive.
i'm pretty sure that would be anti-competitive, especially if google starts to get majority smartphone share.
Don't see how it would be. If Apple can block iTunes sync, then Google should be able to block YouTube access. I mean Hulu blocks access on devices other than computers.
Itunes sync is apple software for syncing iphones and ipods. All the music in itunes is still drag & drop to your device. So Apple not letting others sync with itunes and google blocking apple products from youtube is a stupid comparison. Apple is not signaling anybody out with the itunes sync because nobody other than apple products sync with itunes. Just like Hulu does not let any non computers play shows from them. If google was to just signal out Apple that would be anti-competitive.
In reality, relationships between gigantic corporations are rather complex and can't be characterized as love or hate.
Well said.
As Stringer Bell would say "It's just business"
As much as I like to dream about Google not being evil anymore with Page running things, I know it won't happen. He'll just be less skilled at being evil, like Zuckerberg. The most we can hope for is that Google focuses more on their own stuff and less on trying to hurt Apple.
I guess we'll never see an update to the maps app.... ;(
I believe both will work it out since it's more profitable in the long run to cooperate. Apple is a hardware company and Google is a services company, so they mainly should complement each other rather than compete.
Apple is not really a hardware company, like Samsung or LG, since it designs its products but does no build them. On the other hand, iOS is a direct competitor to Android, and the App Store is a direct competitor to the Android Marketplace. Google TV is a direct competitor to Apple TV, and now Google is even making netbooks, in direct competition with the Macbook Air. Google is much more a competitor to Apple than Microsoft ever was.


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Sci. Signal., 30 April 2013
Inflammation Tracking Secreted Proteins
L. Bryan Ray
Science, Science Signaling, AAAS, Washington, DC 20005, USA
The proteins secreted by cells provide a flow of information within tissues and are thus of particular interest. However, systematic detection of secreted proteins is tricky because they tend to be present in small amounts within complex mixtures of proteins where other components are very abundant. Meissner et al. developed a method for screening the secreted proteins from cultured mouse macrophages in response to cues that cause inflammation. The amount of contaminating proteins was reduced by culturing the cells without added serum, and then sensitive mass spectrometry techniques were used to detect and quantify secretion of nearly 800 different proteins. Secretion was compared from cells lacking the signaling adaptor proteins MyD88 or TRIF, or both. Secretion of some proteins was regulated redundantly, and some were secreted without one of the adaptors, but others required both signals for release. Some anti-inflammatory proteins were released at later times in response to synergistic signals from both adaptor proteins, perhaps as a fail-safe mechanism to prevent excessive inflammation.
F. Meissner, R. A. Scheltema, H.-J. Mollenkopf, M. Mann, Direct proteomic quantification of the secretome of activated immune cells. Science 340, 475–478 (2013). [Abstract] [Full Text]
Citation: L. B. Ray, Tracking Secreted Proteins. Sci. Signal. 6, ec98 (2013).
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Nutley residents are asked to give back to those who served their country in the military by supporting Saturday night's "Save Nutley's American Legion Post No. 70" benefit.
The idea comes from Nutley Commissioner Steven Rogers, who formed the "Foundation for American Leadership" sponsoring the "Save the Post Fundraiser" at 6:30 p.m. tonight, Saturday, Sept. 22 at the Post on 45 Franklin Ave.
He said the post is having financial trouble and the foundation's purpose is help veterans improve the situation.
"I'm encouraged by the response so far," he said. "Saturday night is an important step in this effort."
Rogers is a retired Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy and a retired captain with the Nutley Police Department.
Post No. 70 nevertheless has been there for veterans since 1919, Rogers said, and welcomed returning World War I veterans, and formed a local drum and bugle corps, while donating nearly $30,000 to help unemployed residents during the Great Depression, along with many other contributions.
Tickets for the benefit are $45 per person, and food and entertainment are planned. Tickets can be purchased at the door or can be secured by calling 973-562-6508. Checks should be written to American Legion Post 70.


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A bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter, and it is Monday Mail.
Bird is the word
Today's opening is from Ecclesiastes.
Bird of a feather
Don't forget Habitat for Humanity's birdhouse silent art auction, "A Feathered Affair," 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of Broadway during Market Days in downtown Columbus. Artists and organizations have crafted 60 or more birdhouses into art objects for sale.
The money goes to Habitat's construction fund. If you wonder what good Habitat does for a neighborhood, drive 30th Avenue between Victory Drive and North Lumpkin Road.
Free bird
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources warns you to leave wild critters alone in the woods this spring even if they appear to be orphaned:
"In most instances, young wildlife that appear to be helpless and alone is only temporarily separated from adults. Adults spend significant time away from their offspring to minimize predation."
Handling wild animals can kill you, DNR says:
"Despite the fact that they may look healthy, wildlife can transmit life-threatening diseases such as rabies and carry unhealthy parasites such as roundworms, lice, fleas and ticks known to transmit diseases such as 'Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever' and 'Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness.'"
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Here's an update on the literary life from area author Willie Means:
Mr Chitwood,
Wow! Ran across an advertisement of my book "Willie Means Well (But It Don't Work Out Sometimes) -- The Meal" posted by Amazon.com this morning while reading an article. Right in the middle of the article was an advertisement for my book. I really didn't realize what it was at first but the color scheme caught my attention. Then while browsing, I saw something about the Ledger Enquirer and it was Jan. 13, 2013, where you dropped the name of the book in your column. Thanks much Mr. Tim Chitwood. Many in Columbus don't realize the city of Columbus is constantly in the 'Eyes Of The Nation.' Many times for the athletes sent to the professional ranks. Lots of times for that post out there. I live in Cataula but I would love to be the next writer (will not call myself an author, still reach for the dictionary too many times). Thanks again!
Dear Willie:
If you're writing on a computer with Internet access, you can just go to Dictionary.com to look up a word, or find a synonym.
Have any Hollywood studios asked about making your book into a movie? If they do, don't give up creative control, or they'll totally ruin it.
Tim Chitwood, email@example.com, 706-571-8508.


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Whitfield County native Marla Maples will appear on "Oprah: Where Are They Now?" this Sunday at 10 p.m. on OWN (the Oprah Winfrey Network).
Maples will talk about her life after Donald Trump, her spiritual side, and about raising her daughter, Tiffany, away from the public eye.
Also featured on the episode will be Milli Vanilli's Fab Morvan and Danny Bonaduce of "Partridge Family" fame.
For a first look, visit www.oprah.com/own-where-are-they-now/First-Look-Fab-Morvan-Marla-Maples-Danny-Bonaduce-Video.


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Ruth Ozeki is a novelist, filmmaker, and Zen Buddhist priest. She is the award-winning author of three novels, My Year of Meats, All Over Creation, and A Tale for the Time Being. Her critically acclaimed independent films, including Halving the Bones, have been screened at Sundance and aired on PBS. She is affiliated with the Brooklyn Zen Center and the Everyday Zen Foundation. She lives in British Columbia and New York City.
Visit www.ruthozeki.com and follow @ozekiland on Twitter.
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Samsung Honda rider Alex Lowes controlled the first race at Cadwell Park to take the win after starting from pole position. The Lincolnshire rider got a good start with non of the following group able to get passed. Reigning champion Shane Byrne finished second onboard the Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki. Australian Josh Brookes finished third, the Suzuki rider making a good ...
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Frenchman Loris Baz claimed his second WSB win in the second race at Silverstone in a race that again started dry and finished in tricky conditions. Baz took to the front after a strong start and looked in control when the rain flags came out on lap six. Despite the rain flags, the pace stayed high until it really began ...
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Kawasaki rider Kenan Sofuogolu won the World Supersport race at Silverstone after a race long battle with Sam Lowes, which saw the two riders collide on the final lap. Sofuoglu's Kawasaki was visibly faster than the Yamaha of Lowes, but Lowes made his move in to first on the final lap. Sofuoglu looked to cut straight back and mvoed up ...
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Pata Honda rider Jonathan Rea braved changing conditions during the first WSB race at Silverstone today to take his first victory of 2013. The start was delayed after rain began to fall, but the race eventually got underway on a dry track. Title contender Tom Sykes started from the second row, but moved in to the lead on lap four and ...
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New Hack language adds static typing and other conveniences.
Facebook has released an open source version of Hack, a programming language for the HHVM run-time platform. HHVM is a virtual machine for PHP created by Facebook. According to Facebook's Julien Verlaguet, Hack developed as a way for Facebook to address the problem of delivering accurate code in a timely manner at the vast scale of a company like Facebook. "Could early error detection co-exist with rapid iteration, all the while preserving our investment in PHP? Could improved code analysis and introspection help make developers more productive with tools like auto-complete?"
Verlaguet's blog post goes on to explain that "Hack has deep roots in PHP …. In fact, most PHP files are already valid Hack files." The main innovation added with Hack is static typing. Hack's type system adds features such as generics, nullable types, type aliasing, and contraints on type parameters. Hack also adds Collections (a type-safe alternative to PHP arrays), lambda expressions, and run-time enforcement of return types and parameter types.
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By Danielle Haynes
The Tonawanda News
Tonawanda News — The only thing it doesn't do is gather and deliver your groceries for you.
Earlier this month, Wegmans announced the update of its free smartphone application, and while the program has been available for a couple years now, the grocery chain is hoping tweaks will draw new users and downloads.
The free app — available for iPhone and iPad devices through iTunes and now Android devices through Google Play — allows customers to customize their shopping trip, from making a grocery list down to knowing just which aisle to find that obscure ingredient you need for dinner.
"I think the benefit (of the app) is the ease for customers to anytime, anywhere manage another aspect of their lives," said Theresa Jackson, consumer affairs manager. "So when people are crunched for time and (can't) connect with us in traditional ways, they can do it straight from their device and trust that we are taking care of business on the other end."
Jackson said the biggest changes to the app is an increase in speed, better usability and the fact that it's now available for Android users.
"Ever since we released the first version of our app a couple of years ago, we've been listening to customer feedback and making improvements based on what we hear," said Jason Wehle, director of internet marketing for Wegmans. "One of the most common requests we received was for compatibility with Android devices. We're excited that this new version delivers on that request, and it will soon work with Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble Nook too.
"Those who have already been using our iPhone app told us they wished their experience could be more personalized. With that in mind, we included past purchases to this new version of the app. We've added other features too, from more nutrition information to estimating what it will cost to buy the items on your list."
Using your shopper's club card number, users can log into the Wegman's app to access personalized shopping lists, recipes — from which one can add ingredients to a shopping list — and even prices. Load your favorite Wegman's location into the phone and it will estimate the cost of your shopping trip based on your grocery list.
It'll even reorganize your list according to aisle and location in a given store. Deciding to shop at the Sheridan Drive Wegmans instead of the location closer to home? Just change the location and the price will adjust and shopping list will rearrange.
"Sometimes you're not always shopping at the same Wegmans," Jackson said. "Things may be in different places than you're used to."
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The grocery store is now also competing with major drug stores with app features — customers can refill their prescriptions
"It's important for grocery stores to evolve along with technology," Jackson said. "The needs of our customers are changing and we'll always sell food, but we need to sell them in the way our customers are looking for. It's our duty to make that experience work for them using the technological tools we have."
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Suppose It Were True, from Victor Niederhoffer
July 24, 2012 |
There is much pessimism on the site about the stock market. One thing I always like to ask is suppose it were true that the economy is really going to be weaker than people expect. Like we'll have 1 or 2% growth rather than 2 or 3. Why should this affect stock prices? What is the evidence that stocks do worse during periods of below average growth? Why should it matter? How does the rate of return on capital of businesses compare to the 30 year rate as stocks are valued based on discounted value of expected future earnings adjusted for risk, with the growth rate of earnings being determined by the rate of return on capital less the pay out on dividends rate. Is it better to buy stocks when people are pessimistic or optimistic?
All these things must be tested. I'm not saying that I'm bullish or bearish on stocks or that one should be. I'm just questioning the glue and the weakness type of stuff. Assuming it was true, which I doubt, why should that be bullish or bearish? Testing is required.
Steve Ellison writes:
A regression of the 1-year S&P 500 return from 1981 to 2010 against the US unemployment rate reported the previous December shows a 16% positive correlation, with the regression line for the next year's S&P 500 net change being -1.9% + (1.9 * unemployment rate).
t=0.86, p=0.40
Leo Jia writes:
I often ask myself similar questions but can not answer them. Perhaps one has to answer this question first: what percentage of the people in the market are rational? Or rather, what percentage of the money in the market is rational? Though I don't have an answer, I tend to believe that there is more irrational money than rational money in general. The clear problem is that the degree varies all the time.
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With the std dev of 18% and annual rate of 8-9%, I'll order a double helpin' of "drift" with a side of "thank you".
If that meal doesn't fill you up then you must question where you get your meals and disregard the gratuity the next time you sup.
Tim Melvin writes:
Drift only exists if you have a 100 year time frame in my opinion. See 1970s and 2000 to present. Much of investing success last fifty years for most investors is result of membership in lucky sperm club.
Craig Mee writes:
Doesn't one new variable in a mix during the testing period influence the outcome– QE, no QE, etc etc…(sure, there's been other ways of doing it). But how to judge what has the over riding influence on the outcome? This could vary under certain conditions. How much of the US equity recent rise is in default of Europe, just like EURGBP taking the heat…and how much of the current price is underpinning based on QE to come?
What has recent price action illustrated, if anything at all…
How should weaker growth effect share prices? I would argue that this would just be a further nail in the coffin, when all the ducks are lining up, but how can we say it's got more weight currently than some other significant half ? It's tough. Are the number of running variables any different than twenty years ago? Maybe not. Are market conditions, HFT, leverage, number of participants in the market any different? Certainly. Has this influenced price action? Maybe Richard Dennis may have some views here.
When does the variation in conditions influence the ability to test? I suppose this might be the question.
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Pacific SW on
July 24, 2012 7:40 am
vic, it's not about 1% growth. it's about negative real yields all the way up to 20 years. it's about 10,000 baby boomers retiring every day. the return on capital of businesses has been dependent on gubernment printing, not on wealth creation. the two are tied at the hip, it seems.
to use a parable, this could be how money goes to die. with a whimper, not with a bang. first japan, then europe, then this. it does not compute. the bernank is buying everything in sight. He ran out of gov. debt, but will continue to MBS, REITS, stocks, vacation houses, boats etc. until the fed balance sheet will own the whole economy. then he can raise the red flag with the hammer and the sickle.
that higgs boson better yield something more than an ipad app, to get us out of this.
Craig on
July 24, 2012 8:50 pm
Pacific SW is right about the same water running under the bridge with the US having a 10yr lag on Japan. Business cycles matter though even if tough to time. Stocks peak 7 months before a recession usually and normally bottom 3 months in. An investor would know to be careful when the lagging index is the strongest. It's been outpacing the economy since April 2011 and the economy has been totally inverted (lagging, coincident, leading) since September 2011. Previously, the economy inverted in August 2005 and July 2000. Inflation matters, so the leading inflation index becoming the strongest in 1999 and the second half of 2005 wasn't something you want to see late cycle. If the economy corrects, it'll be time to look at stocks when the lagging index turns negative. 2001 looked interesting in April I think it was but seasonality was rolling over, so you had to wait to get though the negative seasonality to see how we shaped up. We decided to follow the global recession path and the rest was history until we reached the similar low point as the 1973-75 recession. Economics work but most people look at the numbers instead of relationships. 1986 saw the leading inflation index soar to become the strongest index. Even CPI did a late cycle ramp up. The Japan Long Leading Index was strong, so you didn't have to be particularly bearish on stocks and the economy to see yen was the place to be. If you think the positives of a loose Fed and the weak leading inflation numbers are bullish for stocks, it still doesn't mean you want to invest with an economic inversion setup. Doing nothing is sometimes the best thing you can do. Maybe we get another runup in the grains between the Aug3 employment report and Aug10 crop report.
On a different note, wonder why we have to worry about the downside whenever nyc barometric pressure falls below 30?
Also, what's with these 50c drops in silver at 6pm that only last 1min? Today was only 10c but it's still not right.
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Staff Writer | March 19,2013Parking will remain free on Saturdays for the foreseeable future.
Mayor Christopher Louras' veto of a measure to enforce the parking meter ordinance stood at the close of Monday's Board of
Aldermen meeting. Alderman Gary Donahue made a motion to sustain the veto, but that motion failed for lack of a second and, it turns out, was unnecessary.
"We didn't do anything," Donahue said Tuesday. "By not doing anything, we sustained the veto. We didn't take any action and it just died right there."
Donahue said Alderman Jon Kiernan attempted to have the issue sent back to committee, but that motion failed for lack of a second.
Even without the veto, City Attorney Andrew Costello had said the board's action was likely invalid as it was based on a misunderstanding of the ordinance.
When the board met March 4, the members voted unanimously to support what they believed was the current policy of the police chief, who they believed had authority over the subject, to enforce the parking ordinance Monday through Saturday.
Shortly after that vote, however, Mayor Louras said that the police chief had no such policy and blamed the belief to the contrary on a miscommunication. A review of city records found that the board has the authority to set the times of enforcement and voted in 1994 to enforce it Monday through Friday.
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MANKATO — Approximately 25.8 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with diabetes and 7 million remain undiagnosed, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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A year ago, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs were a promising little unsigned trio with fans in at least two of New York's five boroughs. Today – without even releasing a full-length album – they're a promising little unsigned trio with fans around the world. Thanks to the five songs on their EP, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, scads of laudatory press and their funked-up, punked-out live shows, the Yeahs inspired a good ol' fashioned bidding war that was still going on at press time. "We really need to decide," says singer Karen O with a sigh. "It's been hard." O, drummer Brian Chase and guitarist Nick Zinner recorded an album on their own this fall and, come hell or high water, they plan to have it out in early 2003.
What's the most mischievous thing you did this year?
ZINNER: The backstage high jinks at [music-industry convention] South by Southwest.
Karen O Wrote Track for Spike Jonze's 'Her'
KAREN O: I was drinking margaritas with my girlfriends, and we were totally trashed. We destroyed Clinic's dressing room and stole all their masks. We got kicked out, and on our way out we shoved Courtney Love. Then we went back to our $5,000 suite that some record label was paying for and freaked out more. It was a big rock-star night.
What was the most extravagant thing a label did to woo you?
CHASE: There's a bar in the swankiest hotel in London, the Sanderson, called the Purple Bar. Martinis were running about sixteen pounds. It was us and a bunch of our friends, and we racked up about a $1,600 bar tab.
Did you feel bad about it?
ZINNER: Not when you only have two pounds in your pocket.
Favorite record of the year?
CHASE: Music was released this year?
What's been the most rewarding aspect of being the Yeah Yeah Yeahs this year?
KAREN O: The Karen O look-alikes are my favorite. They come to the shows with a glove on one hand and all decked out Karen O-style. It's, like, back to Madonna in her early years in Japan. I like having those die-hard fans. There are a lot of them in Cleveland. Some girl made me a neon orange bracelet, and other girls had Karen O pins they made themselves. I felt a lot of love from my girls.
How do you pass time on the road?
KAREN O: When we were sharing a bus with the Liars in Europe, we had a serious love affair with Tony Hawk 3, the Xbox game.
CHASE: One night, a bunch of us were in the back playing Tony Hawk and listening to the Smiths, and [Liars singer] Angus [Andrew] said, "You know what? The only thing that separates us from Blink-182 right now is the fact that we're listening to the Smiths."
Do you want to jam with other people?
KAREN O: I want to do that. You know, Neil Young, Iggy Pop . . .
CHASE: . . . Michael Jackson.
ZINNER: Karen is going to single-handedly resurrect Michael Jackson's career.
KAREN O: That's the plan. We're just going to rebuild his whole thing.
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