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The typical chalcedony specimen would be described as:
A dense, translucent material of white, gray or bluish color and homogeneous appearance, waxy luster, and botryoidal habit.
But "chalcedony" is a term that has different meanings depending on the context:
- Cryptocrystalline quartz varieties in general.
- Fibrous cryptocrystalline quartz, thereby excluding jasper and chert. In that sense, agate, carnelian, chrysoprase, onyx, plasma, and sard are all chalcedony.
- Fibrous cryptocrystalline quartz, thereby excluding jasper and chert, that cannot be classified as agate, carnelian, chrysoprase, onyx, plasma, or sard, because it lacks any of their specific properties, in particular color or banding.
Here, I use the last definition.
Specific Properties
Chalcedony is a dense, more or less translucent, but never transparent and never opaque material. Pure chalcedony appears homogeneous and is white, gray or blue. When illuminated from the back, it may look slightly red. The blue and red tones found in pure chalcedony are caused by Rayleigh scattering of light on tiny particles, the mechanism that is also mostly[1] responsible for the blue color of the sky. More often, chalcedony contains inclusions of various minerals, which, if colorful, will taint the chalcedony. The cryptocrystalline varieties carnelian, chrysoprase, plasma and sard are all essentially chalcedony with different types of inclusions.Chalcedony may completely fill out cavities in rocks. More often one finds layers of chalcedony on rocks, showing a warty or smooth, so-called botryoidal surface that reveals the formation from a gel. Other forms are thin stalactites and thin, rounded aggregates, so-called chalcedony roses. Pseudomorphs of chalcedony after water-soluble minerals, like carbonates and sulfates, are not uncommon. Very often the surface of chalcedony is covered by tiny sparkling quartz crystals.
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Chalcedony forms from watery silica gels at relatively low temperatures. The silica is often released by the weathering of rocks that are initially void of silica, for example basalt, and accordingly the formation of chalcedony took place very near to the surface. Chalcedony can be found in weathering volcanic rocks, but also in sedimentary ones, often together with agate. In igneous or metamorphic rocks chalcedony is very rare and only forms veins in cracks that have been percolated by warm rising silica-rich brines. Occasionally chalcedony is found as a petrifying agent in fossils.Locations and Specimen
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At a first glimpse the thin white "stalactites" look like gel-like structures, but in fact these are thin hollow tubes. A few wider hollow tubes and their openings can be seen in the lower part of the specimen. Their presence could be interpreted as an indication of flowing watery solutions, perhaps coming out of the pores of the rock wall. Examples of chalcedony roses sitting inside their volcanic host rocks can be seen below at the U.S.A. section.
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One side - shown in the first image - shows a structure that indicates a gel-like origin, with a waxy appearance. The second image shows the flip-side that is typically covered with sparkling, radially grown quartz crystals. The specimen is stained by colloidal iron oxides embedded in the chalcedony.
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Good quality lace agate is found in southern Namibia, in the area south-west of Karasburg, in particular at the farm Ysterputz. The image shows a typical tumbled piece.
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Below you see the interior of the other half of the specimen (this is a scan, not a photo, so the distant internal surface is a bit blurred). The chalcedony is dark brown but translucent with no banding and has a botryoidal surface. At the lower right end there is a casting of a shell that was embedded into the former coral reef material.
You can find a scanned copy of excerpts from the book "New and Little Known Corals of the Tampa Formation" by Norman Weisbord at www.fossilcoral.com.
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I have tried my luck in the Mopah Range area around Mopah Spring, an oasis. Fig. 1 is a view of the oasis, surrounded by palm trees, and Mopah Peak, the remnant of a volcano that formed in the Miocene age during the extension of the Basin and Range area of Southwestern U.S.A.. Fig. 2 shows a late afternoon view from a different perspective. Chalcedony, chalcedony roses, and sometimes rock crystals can be found weathered out on the ground or in the walls of ancient lava flows, like the ones that form steps on the right side in Fig. 1. They apparently cannot be found in the pyroclastic conglomerates and tuffs that form bizarre towers like the ones on Fig. 2.
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When such a chalcedony rose is cut and the cross section polished, one can see the familiar looking pattern of "feather agates" or "ocos". Compare to the patterns in the Brazilian "feather agates".
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Such specimen are remarkable for their shape: most chalcedony roses are flat, but these are really formed like large flowers.
The location of these chalcedony roses was just 2 kilometers away from Mopah Peak. The formation of these chalcedony roses was obviously a secondary process that took place long after the lava has solidified and cooled, and is linked to the circulation of watery solutions in large cracks inside the rock, as there are no signs of chalcedony or agate within the small cavities of the rock.
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Fig. 4 is another view of Thumb Peak, from the South. Note the many dykes running through the foothills. The two chalcedony specimen in the next three images have been found at the rightmost hill. Because of the good sight, it all looks very small, but Thumb Peak rises a few hundred meters above the surrounding plane. This spot is only accessible by feet, and the pictures have been taken in a very rainy El Nino year in early April, that's why it is so "green". It was only a bit above 30°C, but I was almost running out of water. In the summer a hike might turn into a one-way trip.
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By Melody Burri
Ontario County's population is aging. With roughly 24 percent of its residents over 40, it has the third-fastest-growing senior population in the state.
Some of that growth has come through the aging of longtime residents; some has come from seniors who moved here because of the county's high quality of life. Eying the natural beauty of the region, plentiful housing options, nearby medical services and vacation-grade amenities, senior adults have selected Canandaigua and surrounding towns as their "chosen spot" to retire and enjoy the next season of their lives.
According to a report by the Center for Governmental Research, the number of county residents in the 60-to-84 bracket grew 42 percent between 2000 and 2011, and the number of residents 85 and older grew 59 percent — the highest growth rates in the region. The number of adults 40 to 59 years old also increased by 14 percent during that same period, making it the largest segment of the population, consistent with regional, state and national trends.
Growth in the senior population raced far ahead of that of the general population, with about 100,000 residents in 2000 increasing by 8 percent to 108,500 in 2011.
The Ontario County Office of the Aging's former director Helen Sherman, newly retired herself after nearly 27 years of service, believes Canandaigua and surrounding towns are an obvious choice for seniors.
"A lot of people who retired and left the area and went south — now that they're older they want to come back and be close to children or grandchildren," Sherman said.
Finances also may play a key role, she said.
"When the economy was much better, people were able to have a little place in Florida or somewhere south and have a little place here in the summer," said Sherman. "Now with the taxes and the economy they cannot afford to be paying on two homes, so they're downsizing to one place."
Why they're here
Melvin and Rachel Connell moved back to the area from North Carolina in 2010 to be near family and friends during their retirement years. The retired pastor and wife were 71 and 72 at the time.
"Mel experienced some serious health problems while living 800 miles from family," recalled Rachel. "Having worked here for seven years we knew this to be a desirable area to live."
They saw the benefits of being near family, friends, good medical care, church, shopping and hobby interests — Mel is an expert wood carver. The natural beauty of the area and variety of housing choices appealed to them as well, and they landed in Victor.
Now at 74 and 75, life in what they call "a smaller community" makes driving less stressful — something they appreciate at their age. At the same time, they're close enough to Rochester to take advantage of all it has to offer.
Page 2 of 4 - Galen and Betsey Stout moved to Canandaigua about six years ago from Wellsville, Allegany County. Previous visits — and grandchildren — sold them.
"The big reason was to be closer to our family," said Betsey. "We had visited the area many times and were impressed with the kind way we were treated by the people we met here. We also love the beauty of the lake and the city, availability of good shopping, health care, churches, restaurants and musical entertainment."
John J.R. Manley has lived all over, but in 1996 he planted his roots in Canandaigua.
"I have lived in Rochester most of my life but also in Atlanta, Cleveland and Dallas," said Manley. "Believe me, this is as far south as I ever want to go — been there, done that. No hurricanes, tornadoes, mudslides, floods, fires; just some snow in the winter."
Manley said he's traveled to most parts of the country and "nothing I have ever seen is as beautiful as the Finger Lakes, except maybe the Adirondacks — it's a tie."
Now at 70, Manley drives a school bus for the Canandaigua City School District, and loves his job.
"I will do it as long as they let me," said Manley. "Florida has no appeal whatsoever."
A place to call home
While some senior adults may opt for live-in situations with family, many choose from the 32 housing options spread across Ontario County.
No fewer than 27 independent living facilities are available to seniors county-wide, at varying price points. In Canandaigua, the going rate for one month's rent starts at $358 and goes up to $3,400. Victor and Farmington residents can expect to pay as little as $412 or as much as $1,400 and more.
For senior adults looking for extra services and amenities, two of the county's three enriched housing facilities are in Canandaigua. They provide personal care, meals, housekeeping, laundry, medication supervision, transportation and activities.
Adults who require amenities, services and 24-hour assistance will find what they need at Canandaigua's two adult residential facilities. There are three county-wide, as well as two assisted living facilities.
At 11 facilities, rates are adjusted to be 30 percent of an individual's or couple's income, with specific limitations on income amounts.
New developments like The Hammocks at Canandaigua on the corner of Bristol Road and West Street target all age groups, but end up drawing a strong contingent of senior adults. It shows in the numbers.
Assistant Manager Lena De Luca said in the two buildings newly opened in May and July, between 30 to 40 percent of residents are seniors. "It's new, condo-style luxury living," said De Luca. "It's far enough away to be quiet, but close to everything. It's peaceful."
The Hammocks amenities include a clubhouse, pool, fitness center and nine different floor plans to choose from. Rent is $900 to $1,425 a month. By the end of 2014, the complex will swell to eight buildings and 200 apartments.
Page 3 of 4 - Navigating the waters
While sparkling Canandaigua Lake may be the natural beauty that draws seniors here, it's not the only thing. The Ontario County Office of the Aging offers support and guidance to senior adults through what is often a very complicated life transition.
One of the challenges that stunned Helen Sherman when she retired in July was the number of health insurance choices.
"I worked for the Office for the Aging all those years, and I was so confused about what health insurance coverage to get," said Sherman.
She's not alone.
Irene Coveny, the county Office for the Aging's new director, said for those just retiring, some of the biggest issues are about health insurance and what programs they might be eligible for.
"Many need help understanding Medicare and the supplemental insurance policies," she said, and recommended that new retirees take advantage of HIICAP, the state-funded Health Insurance Information Counseling and Assistance Program available at the Office for the Aging.
"We sit down with a person for one or two hours, look at their income and recommend programs they may be eligible for," said Coveny.
Both Sherman and Coveny encouraged caregivers who are trying to take care of an aging parent to contact the office to get some support and get connected with resources.
This year alone the Office for the Aging served 6,951 clients, up 538 from the previous year, and received more than 14,960 information calls that came into NY Connects, up nearly 1,000 from the previous year.
The Office for the Aging is also adding another home-delivered meal route that will serve Farmington and Victor.
Age in place
Canandaigua City Supervisor Rich Russell described what he believes are the different needs and desires of senior adults in each age bracket as they relocate to the area.
"The 55-60 group is an active group and they want the amenities, health care, shopping — just an enjoyable experience," said Russell.
People transitioning into their later years — their late 80s and early 90s — like to know they are closer to the hospitals, physical therapists and medical community, Russell said. They want to stay in their own residences as long as possible, or "age in place."
"The quality of health care is such a key factor for seniors reaching their later years," said Russell, citing the length of time aging adults can remain mobile, thanks to medical science.
A type of medical alert system is also available for the vulnerable senior population who may not have family living in the area, Russell said. It's funded by the state and available through the Ontario County Office for the Aging, which also has a tool for reminding people to take their medications, he said.
Page 4 of 4 - "Those types of programs that help seniors 'age in place' are going to be much more prevalent going forward," said Russell, "because the state is supporting the fact that people want to stay in their home for as long as possible. I don't know too many people who are standing around saying, 'Gee, I can't wait until I move into a nursing home.'"
While the senior adult population is rising at a robust rate, Coveny noted, nursing home occupancies in the Finger Lakes region have declined since 1990, evidence that people prefer to live and get care in their own homes or communities.
On Aug. 1, Ontario County approved the sale of its 98-bed nursing home in Hopewell for $2 million to the privately owned Centers for Specialty Care Group LLC. That sale is on hold as a result of legal action on Aug. 15 by the Civil Service Employees Association, which claims the process in which the county pursued selling its nursing home is illegal.
Asset or liability?
Senior adults who have chosen Ontario County as their "chosen spot" have a lot to offer, Helen Sherman said. They are an asset because they're spending money and they're working hard.
"More and more people who retire are going back to work in a part-time capacity, whatever that might be," said Sherman. "They're finding out things are a little tighter than expected. And employers are really happy to get the older worker because they have a great work ethic, they're happy to have the job, they show up on time, they don't complain and they don't feel entitled. They're good, hard workers who have come up through the ranks."
That ethic translates well when it comes to volunteering.
Alice McConnell of West Bloomfield is a member of the Advisory Committee for the Office of the Aging and also volunteers with Meals on Wheels and Thompson Health.
"I feel that if I can give to the community, that's part of who I am," said McConnell. "I enjoy seeing people and talking to them when I deliver the meals. And at Continuing Care the people really enjoy your time with them. It's so much fun, just to see their faces."
In the process of trying to build a comfort care home in Canandaigua, Russell said the people who are most committed physically, emotionally and financially are senior adults. For them it's a labor of love.
Office for the Aging's Coveny said seniors have much to offer.
"Older people are definitely an asset to the community," she said. "Many may be coming because it's beautiful and we've got a lake and recreational facilities, but they also bring their talents and their volunteer hours and are looking to give something back to the community."


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The music of the medieval, Renaissance and Baroque eras spans a thousand years, and ranges from plainchant to madrigals; from Renaissance dances to Baroque chamber music; from early American "shape-note" hymns to early colonial Latin American music. Within it, we can hear the musical "roots" of many kinds of later western music: classical, sacred, folk, traditional, and popular. Even rock and jazz, in addition to their significant African-American heritage, sometimes also use western "modal" scales and harmonizations that were handed down to us from medieval times. Improvisation was also an important part of many kinds of ancient western music, leading to the continuing creation of "new" performances of "old" music. It's exciting to discover that in the act of opening this window to the past, we are actually creating "new" and exciting performances of music. It's a constantly unfolding process of musical discovery, for both the performers and the listeners.
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- Dances, Catches and Consorts: Diverse Musick from 17th-Century England
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- From Malory to Morley: A Renaissance Journey
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- The "Real" Carmina Burana
- Knights, Maidens and Minstrels: music from medieval France
- Miracles and Mayhem (including one of the Plays of St Nicholas)
- An Evening of Monteverdi
- The Star Shining on the Mountain: A Medieval Spanish Christmas
*What's a "Collegium Musicum?"
The Latin term "Collegium Musicum" originally referred to a group of musicians who came together to play and sing music for their own edification and enjoyment. The use of the term continued up to the time of Bach (17-18th century). Members of these "collegia" ranged from accomplished amateurs to professional musicians. The name was particularly associated with groups of musicians at universities. As a result, when interest in historical performance began to flourish in the 20th century, the name "Collegium Musicum" came to be used to describe a group of university musicians playing what is often referred to as "early music," or music of the medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and early classical periods played with historical techniques on period instruments.


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Thursday, January 17, 2008
You Said It Was A Bear Market, I Didn't Say That
My prediction for the S&P 500 for year end 2007 was 1350-1375. I was off by a couple of weeks. The importance of this is of course nil. The market could bottom out a few months from now at 1100 or the bottom could have been yesterday, either way Jan 16 will not be meaningful or memorable, its just a date.
I was struck by how many comments there were in response to my crack about not drinking soda. To my perhaps disjointed way of thinking it brings up a point of balance in our lives. It is natural for people to derive stress from their stock investments. One of the themes to my writing is that you should train yourself remove emotion from the equation.
Someone who takes the time to read stock market blogs, like you, is closer to their portfolio than most folks. One hand this could mean you are more in tune with the cyclical nature of the stock market so managing emotions is easier but on the other hand you see the ups and downs of your balance more frequently you might be more prone to emotion.
If you have been reading this site for a while you have hopefully noticed that my mood is not impacted by the stock market. As opposed to what they say on TV a down day in the market is not terrible it just is. I don't sweat bear markets because they are a normal part of the cycle, we know they will come. As an investment manager I don't sweat lagging the market. Part of the job, assuming you aren't the single dumbest participant, is that there will be years where you beat the market and years where you lag. I know there will be years I lag so there is no point in stressing out about it.
If you are having trouble, remember there is more to life than watching your account tick up and down. Hopefully you can train yourself to remove emotion from what you do but if you can't you should either spend less time on your portfolio (and more time exercising, balance right?) or make some strategic changes.
One idea for a low impact portfolio is to put some in the PowerShares BuyWrite ETF (PBP), put some in the Merger Fund (MERFX), buy a foreign dividend ETF, buy an absolute return or managed futures fund and do something with your fixed income along the lines of Nassim Nicolas Taleb's idea of owning a diversified basket of foreign short term debt (no percentages given so we can keep it compliant).
If you need to go that route to keep your sanity or health just know the drawback which is you will lag big bull markets (which are guaranteed to come back at some point) and you will probably need to save more than you are saving now.
18 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Well, the part about knowing the ups and downs is pretty true. Didn't Ken Fisher say the a down is about 10 times more emotional than an equally sized up? Fisher, like Murphy, may have be an optimist.
Anyway, along the lines of of a bit of stabilization, I would like to go back to the double shorts. At one point, you mention 2.5% (and got heckled a lot as I recall) and then later mentioned you had increased the position. That got me to thinking about what might be too big a bet. Would you consider 10% too big a bet, for example? That would mean, I miss 20% of the down and only get 80% of the up. Or, maybe some combination of the short and ultra short ETF's.
I think that does fit into the more stable portfolio example.
Rick Caird - 7:21 AM
- Roger Nusbaum said...
The sort of mental accounting of feeling losses more seems to be universal.
Using double short funds is not that simple. What I mean is that 10% into a double short fund, yes, initially hedges 20% (give or take) but if the market goes down that position will grow relative to the rest of the portfolio. Going 10% all at once is outside my comfort zone i like the combo of some double short, some cash and maybe generally lower vol in the names held.
My goal in adding some double short in the manner i did (and I may do more) was to take out a little vol at what I felt was the beginning of the end of the cycle. fortunately it has worked exactly as hoped for.
down zero is not realistic, i am trying to be down less. - 7:32 AM
- chick said...
Roger, I really think you do a wonderful job on this blog and am amazed at the ability to do it day after day and put it in writing while still managing investments.
I understand the S+P 500 lows of 1370 in March and August are critical for the market to hold now or lower lows are in store. I am from 25 to 35% in money markets and thinking if the 1370 lows are breached should I increase cash by selling weakest funds & stocks? - 8:07 AM
- Roger Nusbaum said...
chick, thank you for the kind word.
my giving specific advice to a stranger would be a huge compliance issue and a bad idea for other reasons.
your taking advice from a stranger is a bad idea for you for several reasons.
apologies - 8:30 AM
- sami said...
Roger does a great job of explaining why it is better to go with narrow products than a wide index. He also uses excellent top-down analysis to pick which sectors to overweight using those narrow products.
Where i disagree with him is the use of broad market product to hedge.
I think he will eventually come around, but we shall see.
For example, in a recession and a bear market, small cap and consumer discretionary stocks fall faster than big caps.
So why hedge with a big cap wide-index double-short instead of a small cap double-short? or a short of XLY?
It may be difficult for us to allocate 10% or more to a hedge that will simply neutralize our portfolio.
But if instead you think of it as just another "sector" it will be easier to allocate 5% to couple of those sectors.
For example, for the next x months instead of having a y% allocation to IWM, i may simply have that same allocation to TWM. In my mind, TWM is a sector that will go up in a bear market, it just happens to be an inverse fund. - 8:52 AM
- Roger Nusbaum said...
I think he will eventually come around
now that is a quality heckle. - 8:54 AM
- Roy said...
...remember there is more to life than watching your account tick up and down.
Heresy! lol
chick - 25% cash is an admirable position to be in, at this stage of the game. - 8:57 AM
- Roger Nusbaum said...
Roy, sometimes we need to put the laptop down and veg out with a little Ron Burgundy or an episode of King Fu.
- Anonymous said...
When is the apporopriate time to add an inverse short? do you use chart technicals and if so which one? Do you also use sell stops and what is a reasonable per cent stop for an inverse fund?
- Anonymous said...
What's frustrating to me is not only that my core holdings are down, but the positions that I added to mitigate the downside--ag, consumer, healthcare, commodities--are getting hammered even worse. No different internationally. It looks like another case of positive correlations across the board.
Hopefully it's short term... - 9:17 AM
- Roger Nusbaum said...
When is it appropriate to add a short fund?
It may never be appropriate depending on the person. The point I have tried to make over the last 39 months of blogging is that you should have some plan of your own devising for defensive action that you can live with.
Double short is part of my solution, I have no idea if it should be part of anyone else's.
I heard a quote the other day about investing being part science and part art. For me the science is the 200 DMA. The art is the other tweaks. I have disclosed recent partial sales of MON and RIO and total sales of a REIT and a discretionary name. Those sales all look great but that is because the market is lower. I added a name in there that has gone down, agian because the market is lower--art.
look back at how various asset classes did in 2001 and 2002. Most things went down but some started turning up much earlier than the US market which is an important concept for bear market (if that is what is going on) investing.
I am not concerned that what I own is mostly lower but that I own less than I would at a different point in the cycle--less exposure.
If it is a bear as I believe stocks will go down. finding the winners is less important than owning less.
I don't know what to tell anyone who is 100% in today. I have spelled out what I have done over many many months to protect against this time--that is the attempt to be forward looking. Since i am not 100% in I can't really walk in those shoes. - 9:29 AM
- Linda said...
I have been using small amounts of double-short ETFs, not only SDS, but some that specifically hedge sectors where I feel vulnerable. This makes me feel a little more secure, although my portfolio loses value every day.
But I am asking for some advice, which I realize you can't give, and I might not follow anyway, but I would like to hear suggestions from some of your readers. I will be on vacation for two weeks in February, and I don't intend to monitor my investments in any way during that time. What are the pros and cons of selling, placing stops on them, or letting them run?
Linda - 10:15 AM
- Roger Nusbaum said...
right, no answers from me but a question or two...
how does any two week period of time tie in with your overall financial plan?
If you could monitor your portfolio in that two weeks how much trading would you do? - 10:21 AM
- sami said...
@Rog: no heckle. You know i love you man!! i am a geek (and proud), self-employed, work 80 hours a week, live below our means and we save too much (at least according to my wife :) )... when i read your posts sometimes i feel like i am reading my own writing.
@anon: now is not a good time to add the short fund IMO. Even though it seems like we are going straight to zero we are not. We will have a violent sharp rally soon. Take that opportunity to lighten up on broken themes and to add/build your short position. - 10:27 AM
- Roger Nusbaum said...
Sami, we will never rally again.
Joke joke joke
big feel-good rallies are very normal bear market occurrences--again if we even are in a bear. - 10:31 AM
- linda said...
Those are excellent questions, because an ordinary two weeks can't make any real difference and an extraordinary two weeks is unlikely. But I remember coming down from a French Alpine hut to the news that Iraq had invaded Kuwait.
Maybe bearish events can happen much faster than bullish ones, so there is no danger of the ultra shorts turning into loose cannons.
LInda - 11:32 AM
- BWJR said...
Isn,t it true that when it feel like the sky is falling that it indicates that we are real close to the bottom. We have had three plus 10% corrections over the last 6-7 months. If the bear started and this is a bear than it probably started about 6 months ago. The bottom that is now or in the near future and i am talking weeks may be the turn up to some thing big. i am trying to be patience, but the ride down is getting pretty rough.
- Roger Nusbaum said...
i don't think i would say a bear started 3 months before the top.
If the bottom is in or comes this week then i think the idea of bear market is not correct, more like a correction, not that it matters too much.
i'm sorry the ride feels rough but from a historical standpoint it is not a very meaningful decline...yet? - 2:46 PM


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Paris - Scientists said on Sunday they had unraveled the mechanism by which Earth-warming carbon is sucked deep into the Southern Ocean to be safely locked away - a process that may itself be threatened by climate change.
Wind, eddies and currents work together to create carbon-sucking funnels, said the research team from Britain and Australia in a discovery that adds to the toolkit of scientists attempting climate warming predictions.
About a quarter of the carbon dioxide on Earth is stored away in its oceans - some 40 percent of that in the Southern Ocean encircling Antarctica.
At a depth of about 1,000 metres, carbon can be locked away for hundreds to thousands of years, yet scientists had never been sure exactly how it gets there after dissolving into surface waters.
They had suspected the wind was the main force at play, pooling up surface water in some areas and forcing it down into the ocean depths.
Using 10 years of data obtained from small, deep-sea robotic probes, the researchers found that in addition to the wind, eddies - big whirlpool-like phenomena about 100 kilometres in diameter on average, also played a part.
"You add the effect of these eddies and the effect of the wind and the effect of prominent currents in the Southern Ocean, you add these three effects, it makes ... 1,000 km-wide funnels that bring the carbon from the sea surface to the interior," study author Jean-Baptiste Sallee told AFP.
The team had also used temperature, salinity and pressure data collected from ship-based observations since the 1990s.
"This is a very efficient process to bring carbon from the surface to the interior. We found in the Southern Ocean there are five such funnels," said Sallee.
The team also found that the eddies counterbalanced a different effect of strong winds - that of releasing stored carbon by violent mixing of the sea.
"This does seem to be good news, but the thing is what will be the impact of climate change on the eddies? Will they stop, will they intensify? We have no idea," said Sallee.
A changing climate could theoretically affect the nature and effect of the Southern Ocean eddies by changing ocean currents, intensifying winds or creating stark temperature spikes.
The findings mean that eddies must be taken into account in future climate models, said Sallee. They are not currently.
The study focused on the part of the Southern Ocean south of 35 degree south latitude.
The team could not say whether the same funnelling process would be at play in other seas, but Sallee said the Southern Ocean was "one of the most energetic places on Earth", and the effect of eddies would likely be larger there than anywhere else.
There is also another carbon capturing process, not covered by this study, of CO2-producing micro organisms that live near the ocean surface sinking to the sea floor and settling there when they die. - Sapa-AFP
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