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Fed Policy Hurts Main Street, Creates Bubble Stocks
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- This afternoon we learn the status of QE3 and QE4, the latest two rounds of quantitative easing programs instituted by the Federal Reserve last September and December. QE3 is an open-ended program where the New York Federal Reserve Open Market trading desk purchases $40 billion of agency mortgage-backed securities each month. QE4 adds another $45 billion of longer-maturity Treasury notes and bonds each month.
The stated intent of these purchases is to bring down long term interest rates, not to artificially prop up the stock market. Yields are higher, not lower and thus Fed policy has failed. Instead of bringing down interest rates, cheap money has been used to speculate in the stock market resulting in the ValuEngine valuation warning. The stock market bubble includes stock specific bubbles.
The weekly chart for the Treasury 10-year yield shows that the lowest yield was 1.377% set in July 2012, before QE3 and QE4 were implemented. With a current yield of 2.616% this yield is up 123.9 basis points.
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What the FOMC states after its meeting ends today will likely determine whether or not the 10-year yield holds its 200-week simple moving average at 2.557%. As the chart shows, this yield fell below the 200-week in October 2007 just before the FOMC cut the federal funds rate to 4.50%. It wasn't until Dec. 16, 2008, that this rate was cut to 0.00%. This corresponded to the low 10-year yield at 2.016% shortly thereafter. Note that in each period where this yield rose, the 200-week SMA held as support in April 2010 and February through April 2011. This makes the current test extremely important as Treasury traders react to the Fed statement. My hope is that Fed Chief Bernanke will begin to taper QE purchases before he leaves office in early 2014. Federal Reserve policy has hurt Main Street USA in several ways. The 0.00% federal funds rate has shut out savers on Main Street. Savers are those who do not invest in the stock market and depend upon interest on bank CDs for living expenses. Since the end of 2008, savers have had to trim the principal of their nest eggs, as there is virtually no interest income to pay for necessities.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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Graffiti // Sunday, October 07, 2012
T-bone and Twigs take it to the pyramids to walk like an Egyptian. Good stuff!
"First come first serve"
Graffiti // Saturday, October 06, 2012
KR has a vault of classic black and white photos documenting his graffiti experience in San Francisco in the early 1990s. This photo shows a very virgin looking Muni tunnel fresh for the taking. Shot circa '93.
Graffiti // Friday, October 05, 2012
Every Friday we feature someone old or new, traditional or unconventional, active or not, and so on. This week's spotlight is on Navy 8.
Veks & Puzl 95
Graffiti // Friday, October 05, 2012
Here is a classic throwback of two underrated writers, Veks and Puzle, somewhere in Seattle in 1995.
Trackside Horfe
Graffiti // Friday, October 05, 2012
Another day, another Horfe. This being an older one, but so so good.
Roids x SatOne
Graffiti // Friday, October 05, 2012
Roids and SatOne did something right here. The two artists combined abstract shapes using overlaying techniques and the final product is super!
Graffiti // Friday, October 05, 2012
Read More Books backwards upside down roller hanging on high above the streets.
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Graffiti // Thursday, October 04, 2012
In 1977, T-kid began painting graffiti in the streets of South Bronx, creating his own reputation within the graffiti and hip-hop communities, eventually becoming a source of inspiration for younger emerging artists. A film has been created documenting 3 decades of T-kids life and a Kickstarter has been made to help its release. The film also features interviews and stories from graffiti writers Ces, Med, Riff170, Ivory TN7, Cope 2 The Goldie, Henry Chalfant, and more.
Chicago's Amuse is Busy
Graffiti // Thursday, October 04, 2012
Amuse has been generating a significant amount of quality graffiti in Chicago over the last year. New pieces look great.
I'm Seeing Red....
Graffiti // Thursday, October 04, 2012
There has been a lot of red in Horfe's newer street work, a very menacing red. Here are two new spots, one with Wanda.


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quote:but I can't help but at the bias in here.
quote:There is no room for being objective on Team A
quote:To be honest, if Jerry Jones didn't still own the Cowboys, I might be a B man myself. But he does, and he still wants to micromanage everything. Payton is the prototypical alpha male (as a good football coach should be). No way in hell he's going to Dallas and having Jerry pulling his strings...not to mention Tony Romo as his QB
quote:A just because
quote:I phrased it that way because the cowboys is the only place anyone is talking about him going...there's very little incentive for him to go there as opposed to staying in NOLA, and even less for him to go anywhere else. He isn't going to the fricking eagles, you can forget that shite.


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On December 1, 2002, a Kabul taxi driver named Dilawar took three passengers for a ride, and never returned to his home. Four days later, he arrived at the U.S. military detention center at Bagram Air Base. Five days after that, he was dead. This riveting documentary murder mystery explores how and why this Afghan civilian died while in U.S. custody. The details emerge through an exhaustive and diverse group of interviews with Dilawar's family and friends; current and former military personnel, a former Guantanamo detainee, lawyers for both detainees and the U.S. military, and a slew of journalists and experts. Created by the director of Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, this unflinching look at the Bush administration's policy on torture not only provides a detailed report of what actually happens when a man like Dilawar arrives at a detention center, but also includes interviews from the personnel who interrogated him and inflicted the injuries that ultimately caused his death. Showing a post- September 11 military culture where rules have been broken and reinvented with little oversight, and where leaders are distant from ground operations, the film exposes the fertile breeding ground that spawned acts Americans would confront in the wake of Abu Ghraib. Skillfully edited and executed, this cinematic documentary is full of stunning shots, shocking photos of prisons and prisoner abuse, as well as news clips and political speeches from a time when most Americans were more naive about what was really happening on the ground. Beginning with tragedy in a small village and winding through the global landscape of the modern U.S. military, Taxi to the Dark Side arrives, finally, in the halls of the Pentagon and the White House.
ALEX GIBNEY wrote and directed the Oscar®-nominated film Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. Recently, he executive produced No End in Sight, which premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. In addition to Taxi to the Dark Side, Gibney is also at work on Gonzo, a film about Hunter S. Thompson and Burning down the House, for Participant and Magnolia Pictures. Other films by Gibney include: The Trials of Henry Kissinger (writer/producer); Herbie Hancock: Possibilities (producer); Lightning in a Bottle (producer); and Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues (producer).


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Malus domestica (McIntosh) | |
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Hybrid parentage | Unknown |
Cultivar | McIntosh |
Origin | Dundela, Upper Canada, 1811 |
Malus domestica (McIntosh) | |
McIntosh apples on a tree | |
Hybrid parentage | Unknown |
Cultivar | McIntosh |
Origin | Dundela, Upper Canada, 1811 |
The McIntosh, McIntosh Red, or colloquially the Mac (pronunciation: /ˈmækɨntɒʃ/ MAK-in-tosh - the same as Macintosh) is an apple cultivar. The fruit has red and green skin, a tart flavour, and tender white flesh, and ripens in late September. In the 20th century it was the most popular cultivar in Eastern Canada and New England, and is considered an all-purpose apple, suitable both for cooking and eating raw. Apple Inc. employee Jef Raskin named the Macintosh line of personal computers after the fruit.
John McIntosh discovered the original McIntosh sapling on his Dundela farm in Upper Canada in 1811. He and his wife bred it, and the family started grafting the tree and selling the fruit in 1835. In 1870, it entered commercial production, and became common in northeastern North America after 1900. While still important in production, the fruit's popularity fell in the early 21st century in the face of competition from varieties such as the Gala.
The McIntosh or McIntosh Red (nicknamed the "Mac"),[1] is the most popular apple cultivar in eastern Canada and the northeastern United States. It also sells well in eastern Europe.[2]
A spreading tree that is moderately vigorous, the McIntosh bears annually or in alternate years.[2] The tree is hardy to at least USDA Hardiness zone 4a, or −34 °C (−29 °F). 50% or more of its flowers die at −3.1 °C (26.4 °F) or below.[2]
The McIntosh apple is a small- to medium-sized round fruit with a short stem. It has a red and green skin that is thick, tender, and easy to peel. Its white flesh is sometime tinged with green or pink and is juicy, tender, and firm, soon becoming soft. The flesh is easily bruised.[2]
The fruit is considered "all-purpose", suitable both for eating raw and for cooking.[3] It is used primarily for dessert,[2] and requires less time to cook than most cultivars.[4] It is usually blended when used for juice.[2]
The fruit grows best in cool areas where nights are cold and autumn days are clear; otherwise, it suffers from poor colour and soft flesh, and tends to fall from the tree before harvest. It stores for two to three months in air, but is prone to scald, flesh softening, chilling sensitivity,[2] and coprinus rot.[5] It can become mealy when stored at temperatures below 2 °C (36 °F).[6] The fruit is optimally stored in a controlled atmosphere in which temperatures are between 1.7 and 3.0 °C (35.1 and 37.4 °F), and air content is 1.5–4.5% oxygen and 1–5% carbon dioxide; under such conditions, the McIntosh will keep for five to eight months.[5]
The McIntosh is most commonly cultivated in Canada, the United States, and eastern Europe.[5] The parentage of the McIntosh is unknown, but the Snow Apple (or Fameuse), Fall St Lawrence, and Alexander have been speculated.[2] It is one of the top five apple cultivars used in cloning, and research indicates the McIntosh combines well for winter hardiness.[5]
If unsprayed, the McIntosh succumbs easily to apple scab, which may lead to entire crops being unmarketable. It has generally low susceptibility to fire blight, powdery mildew, cedar-apple rust, quince rust, and hawthorn rust. It is susceptible to fungal diseases such as Nectria canker, brown rot, black rot, race 1 of apple rust (but resists race 2). It is moderately resistant to Pezicula bark rot and Alternaria leaf blotch, and resists brown leaf spot well.[5]
The McIntosh is one of the most common cultivars used in cloning; a 1996 study found that the McIntosh was a parent in 101 of 439 cultivars selected, more than any other founding clone.[a] It was used in over half of the Canadian cultivars selected, and was used extensively in the United States and Eastern Europe as well; rarely was it used elsewhere.[7] Offsprings of the McIntosh include: the Jersey Black hybrid the Macoun, the Newtown Pippin hybrid the Spartan, the Cortland; the Empire; the Jonamac, the Jersey Mac,[8] the Lobo, the Melba, the Summered, the Empire, the Tydeman's Red,[5] and possibly the Paula Red.[8]
Apple trees were introduced to Canada at the Habitation at Port-Royal (modern Port Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia) as early as 1606 by French settlers. Following its introduction, apple cultivation spread inland.[9]
The McIntosh's discoverer, John McIntosh (1777 – c. 1845–46),[1] left his native Mohawk Valley home in New York State[10] in 1796[9] to follow his love, Dolly Irwin, who had been taken to Upper Canada by her Loyalist parents. She had died by the time he found her, but he settled as a farmer in Upper Canada.[11] He married Hannah Doran in 1801, and they farmed along the Saint Lawrence River until 1811,[b] when McIntosh exchanged the land he had with his brother-in-law Edward Doran for a plot in Dundela.[c][1]
While clearing the overgrown plot McIntosh discovered some wild apple seedlings on his farm. He transplanted the seedlings next to his house. One of the seedlings bore particularly good fruit.[1] The McIntosh grandchildren dubbed the fruit it produced "Granny's apple", as they often saw their grandmother taking care of the tree in the orchard.[13] McIntosh was selling seedlings from the tree by 1820, but they did not produce fruit of the quality of the original.[1]
John McIntosh's son Allan (1815–1899)[1] learned grafting about 1835;[9] with this cloning the McIntoshes could maintain the distinctive properties of the fruit of the original tree. Allan and brother Sandy (1825–1906), nicknamed "Sandy the Grafter", increased production and promotion of the cultivar.[1] Earliest sales were in 1835, and in 1836 the cultivar was renamed the "McIntosh Red";[d] it entered commercial production in 1870. The apple became popular after 1900, when the first sprays for apple scab were developed.[2] A house fire damaged the original McIntosh tree in 1894; it last produced fruit in 1908, and died and fell over in 1910.[1]
Horticulturist William Tyrrell Macoun of the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa is credited with popularizing the McIntosh in Canada. He stated the McIntosh needed "no words of praise", that it was "one of the finest appearing and best dessert apples grown". The Macoun, a hybrid of the McIntosh and Jersey Black grown by the Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, NY, was named for him in 1923.[1] In the northeastern United States the McIntosh replaced a large number of Baldwins that were killed in a severe winter in 1933–34.[2] In the late 1940s, Canadian ambassador to the United Nations Andrew McNaughton told Soviet Minister for Foreign Affairs Andrei Gromyko that the McIntosh Red was Canada's best apple.[14][dubious ]
The McIntosh made up 40% of the Canadian apple market by the 1960s;[15] and at least thirty varieties of McIntosh hybrid were known by 1970.[1]
Its popularity later waned in the face of competition from foreign imports; in the first decade of the 21st century, the Gala accounted for 33% of the apple market in Ontario to the McIntosh's 12%, and the Northern Spy had become the preferred apple for pies. Production remained important to Ontario, however, as 30,000,000 kilograms (66,000,000 lb) of McIntoshes were produced in 2010.[14]
The original tree discovered by John McIntosh bore fruit for more than ninety years, and died in 1910.[9] Horticulturalists from the Upper Canada Village heritage park saved cuttings from the last known first-generation McIntosh graft before it died in 2011 for producing clones.[12]
A popular subscription funded a plaque placed 100 metres (110 yd) from the original McIntosh tree in 1912. The Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board replaced the plaque with a more descriptive one in 1962, and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada put up another in a park nearby in 2001, by a painted mural commemorating the fruit.[1]
Apple Inc. employee Jef Raskin named the Macintosh line of personal computers after the McIntosh. He deliberately misspelled the name to avoid conflict with the hi-fi equipment manufacturer McIntosh Laboratory. Apple's attempt in 1982 to trademark the name Macintosh was nevertheless denied due to the phonetic similarity between Apple's product and the name of the hi-fi manufacturer. Apple licensed the rights to the name in 1983, and bought the trademark in 1986.[16]
In 1995 the Royal Canadian Mint commissioned Toronto artist Roger Hill to design a commemorative silver dollar for release in 1996. Mint engraver Sheldon Beveridge engraved the image of a group of three McIntoshes and a McIntosh blossom which adorn one side with a ribbon naming the variety. An inscription on the edge reads "1796 Canada Dollar 1996". Issued sheathed in a silver cardboard sleeve in a black leatherette case, 133,779 pieces of the proof were sold, as well as 58,834 pieces of the uncirculated version in a plastic capsule and silver sleeve.[1]


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As their Lok Sabha counterparts watched from the gallery, Rajya Sabha members made history by converting the Upper House into a court for the first time ever to hold impeachment proceedings against Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court.
The only difference from a normal day's work in the red-carpeted Upper House was a "bar" at the main gate of the entrance, not visible to the Press Gallery located right above it. The "bar" faced the Chairman's podium at the opposite end and Members had to crane their necks to look at Justice Sen, who was dressed in a charcoal black suit and a pinstriped tie, his salt and pepper hair swept back.
The bar was meant to symbolise restriction of access to a non-Member. In fact, as soon as Justice Sen had completed his defence after a stern Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari asked him to wind up as he had surpassed the allotted time of 90 minutes, he was asked to remove himself from the Upper House.
Justice Sen was assisted by counsel who stood behind him and could be viewed intermittently on the closed circuit TV, passing on files and relevant notes from a pile on a makeshift rostrum before the judge.
Justice Sen had been held guilty by a three-member panel appointed by Mr. Ansari.
Mr. Sen became only the second judge against whom impeachment proceedings have been taken up by Parliament. In the first instance in 1993, the Lok Sabha took up an impeachment motion against Supreme Court Judge Justice V. Ramaswami.There are two related counts of misconduct against Justice Sen — that he misappropriated money received in his capacity as receiver appointed by the High Court and, second, that he misrepresented facts with regard to the misappropriation before the High Court.
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Has anyone been using the animas inset 30? Just wondering what people think of it? I would like to use an 30 degree inset but the auto insertion looks rough. Thanks
I use the inset30 on my daughter it is awesome - works so great for her compared to the others. I was freaked out by the insertion process at the start. After the first two insertions....it's like riding a bike! Actually - I think I do a better job with the inset30 insertions than I do the regular insets! Go figure. If I can do it...so can you! :)
I tried the 30s for awhile. I liked it, but my sugars didn't. I guess I had trouble getting it into the correct position every time. So I went back to using the regular Inset and all is fine.
I used the Insets and Inset 30's alternately for awhile after I got my pump and finally decided I prefer the Inset 30's. I seem to have more successful insertions with them and most of all I love having the little window where I can actually see the canula insertion point to notice if there is a visible problem.
I found the auto insertion on the Inset 30 to be much easier than the 90 degree Inset. Call Animas and ask for a free sample.
I've been using the inset 30 for 3 years now and LOVE it! I do not have a lot of fat tissue, so the angled insert has been fabulous. The insertion is not rough at all, actually. Smooth and slick!
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PHOENIX -- A New Mexico woman's plea on social media for help in finding a hat she lost at a Phoenix airport is garnering thousands of supporters.
Bridget Hughes of Las Cruces, N.M., turned to Facebook after she misplaced her hat Monday while at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
Hughes says on her page that the floppy, knit brown hat belonged to her mother, who passed away from breast cancer when she was 7.
Since being posted Tuesday, her plea has been shared more than 45,000 times and ``liked'' by more than 5,000 Facebook users.
Airport spokeswoman Julie Rodriguez says the airport's lost-and-found has received several calls about the hat. Rodriguez says there's no need for the public to report it. Airport employees have been working hard to find it.
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The entire Kardashian family was spotted out in New York City this afternoon (April 23) leaving the Gansevoort Hotel and heading to lunch at Olive and Figs Restaurant.
The "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" trio of Kourtney, Scott Disick and son Mason were spotted leaving the hotel looking chic while the expecting mommy sported a lace, flowing top and a pair of black booties.
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Smoked salmon & lemon risotto
Cooking time
Prep: 5 mins Cook: 20 minsSkill level
Serves 4Inspired by a risotto from London restaurant Ooze, smoked salmon may sound expensive for a midweek meal, but is no more costly than cooking with red meat
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- 500
- protein
- 21g
- carbs
- 75g
- fat
- 15g
- saturates
- 5g
- fibre
- 4g
- sugar
- 5g
- salt
- 2.58g
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 350g risotto rice, such as Arborio
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 1½ l boiling vegetable stock
- 170g pack smoked salmon, three-quarters chopped
- 85g mascarpone lite
- 3 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- grated lemon zest, plus squeeze of juice
- handful rocket
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- Fry the onion in the oil for 5 mins. Add the rice and garlic, then cook for 2 mins, stirring continuously. Pour in a third of the stock and set the timer to 20 mins. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the stock has been absorbed, then add half the rest of the stock and carry on cooking, stirring a bit more frequently, until that has been absorbed.
- Pour in the last of the stock, stir, then simmer until cooked and creamy. Take from the heat and add the chopped salmon, mascarpone, parsley and lemon zest. Grind in some black pepper, but don't add salt as the salmon will be salty enough. Leave for 5 mins to settle, then taste and add a little lemon juice if you like. Serve topped with reserved salmon (roughly torn) and some rocket.
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A fantastic recipe! Would thoroughly recommend and it is well suited for entertaining guests! I fried the onion and rice in a mixture of EVOO and butter and also added 2 small wine glasses of dry white wine at the start after frying the rice for a little while. Also added some grated parmesan at the end before serving and mixed it in =)


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BRANDON The Brandon Republican Town Committee elected a new leader earlier this week.
At a meeting Tuesday, committee Chairman Del Cook stepped down after seven years at the helm. Elected in his place was new Chairman Seth Hopkins, a Brandon business owner who ran for a House seat last year. Cindy Bell was elected secretary while Vice-Chairman Bob Dean, Treasurer Kevin Blier and Assistant Treasurer Marge Munger will continue to hold their posts.
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In this edition: online reports of the damage caused by tornadoes in Arkansas and Oklahoma; the owner of a US basketball team under fire over racist comments; and the flying robot rock stars.
A series of tornadoes struck Arkansas on Sunday night; here we see the city of Mayflower… houses completely destroyed, wiping entire residential neighbourhoods off the map, upturned cars, uprooted trees. Photojournalist Brian Emfinger used a drone to film this video which has been widely shared online and testifies to the scale of damage caused.
There are now many pictures of the aftermath doing the rounds on social networks. Shots that show the scenes of devastation across Arkansas, but also in the neighbouring state of Oklahoma which was also hit by tornados late Sunday night and early Monday morning.
Struck by these images, American web users have been posting messages of support for those affected, using the #PrayForArkansas or #PrayForOklahoma Twitter hashtags, and urging their fellow citizens to spare a thought for those who have lost everything.
Victims of the tornadoes are being directed towards the Red Cross website and Twitter page, for information on the nearest emergency shelter. The organization has also set up a web page where victims can post messages for loved ones, to let them know they are safe. It`s an effective way of reassuring people with friends or family living in Arkansas and Oklahoma, as communications are down in many areas meaning they cannot be reached on the telephone.
These racist remarks attributed to the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers have rocked the US basketball world over the past few days. The scandal was exposed by the TMZ site on Friday when they posted an audio recording of a conversation between Donald Sterling and his girlfriend, he was apparently angry she had posted a photo to her Instagram page showing her posing with basketball legend Magic Johnson.
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Contrary to the, carefully selected, letters in this issue of the Economist magazine - there is a simple reason why most people do not trust the Federal government of the United States of America.
The reason that most people do not trust the Federal government is their practical experience of it.
Not rising inequality (although if people do not like that then they should oppose the monetary expansion of the Federal Reserve - see the "Cantillon Effect") and it is not the evil propaganda of libertarians and conservatives - it is the practical experience of the Federal government.
When people come into contact with the American government its incompetence (and often its active malevolence) is obvious - contradicting all they were taught in school and college (and in the mainstream media) about how the government is there to "help" people.
As for the decline of trust among people themselves - with the vast growth of government since 1960 (the date the article gives for when 60% of people thought that most other people could be trusted - as opposed to only a third now) this is inevitable - where government grows, so community declines and dies. In those parts of the United States where the government has grown the least in the period since 1960 (for example South Dakota) I would expect the decline of trust among ordinary people (in terms of the trust of other ordinary people) has been much more modest.
Of course there is also the Politically Incorrect (so un P.C. that he sat on the results for years) research of the Harvard sociologist Putnam (the "Bowling Alone" person) - with the collapse of immigration control after the 1965 Act of Edward Kennedy, traditional communities have in wide areas (not everywhere) come under assault, this has helped lead to a collapse in the sense of community (especially as government has taken over many of the functions of traditional civil society - thus preventing new ethnic groups integrating into existing communities, or building communities of their own).
It must be stressed that this is not just inter ethnic distrust - Putnam also noted a rise of unhappiness and distrust WITHIN ethnic groups in "diverse" areas.
The Economist magazine supports a de facto open borders policy - but does not seem to understand that the only way this can possibly work is for the government to draw back (no more of the "free" "Public Services") so that the new people integrate into existing communities or build new communities, rather than looking on other people (both in other ethnic groups - and in their own ethnic group) as a source of plunder - either by direct crime or via the government tax collectors.
It is not poverty that creates crime (many poor people, of all ethnic groups, are honest), and it is not rising inequality (created by the Corporate Welfare of the expansionary monetary policy of the Federal Reserve), that creates crime. It is a decline in respect for the property rights of other people (both in their possessions and in their own bodies). A rise in the "Social Justice" loot-burn-rape-kill culture that seems endemic in Latin American "Liberation Theology", and in the victim culture of American cities since the "Great Society" - and the chief targets of crime are the poor (of all ethnic groups) the language may be "eat the rich" - but the reality is loot anyone, the nearest person.
The French writer Alexis de Tocqueville argued in his "Democracy in America" that the great difference between the tradition of the French Revolution and that of the Americans was that the French looked to the government (the state) whereas Americans looked to themselves - in voluntary cooperation (refusing to fall for the fallacy of Rousseau that in a new-style government the people would be the state), but de Tocqueville also warned that a time might come when the American tradition of voluntary cooperation (mutual aid - voluntary association) would be replaced by Jacobin style worship of the state (the claim that a democratic state was the people), and then society would fail.
Sadly, led by intellectually corrupted academic elite, this time has come.
I regret that the Economist chose to print this deceitful and rediculous letter.
Assuming SS Manitoba is referring to Gens due pays letter. I'm puzzled too, how "cool" could mean dictating what people may wear to work. Question: As a WASP school teacher if I wore a kippah, hijab, turban, nun's habit--none of these are symbols to me, just garments--could they send ME home? I'd be tempted, in solidarity, to wear what you want! "Speak white, Tell us again about Freedom and Democracy, We know that liberty is a black word ...", I couldn't remember the poem except the title--1970 is a long time ago, author Michele Lalonde. In a twisted way, doesn't it suit this scenario?
In his letter entitled, "Gens du pays c'est votre tour" (December 21), why didn't Minister Lisée mention the so-called Quebec secularism charter (Bill 60) being proposed by his Parti Québécois (PQ) government as a good reason for calling Quebec "cool"?
Bill 60 is but the latest manifestation of the separatist PQ's "wedge politics" in its current mandate. It began last year with the anti-English Bill 14, and now the secularism charter targets religious minorities with a dangerous mix of selective secularism, imposed atheism, Islamophobia, and public employment discrimination.
Bill 60 would also put the "primacy of the French language" into the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms - contrary to the universal notion that people should first and foremost be free to speak the language they can understand.
When asked what would be the punishment for defying the secularism charter (e.g. a Muslim daycare worker refusing to remove her hijab at work), Monsieur Lisée told a Montreal radio talk show host that he wouldn't touch that with "an eight foot pole". His words, not mine…
Yes, there are federal policies that we are not in favour of. In that sense, Quebec is very much like the rest of Canada, the so-called ROC. However, given that Quebec receives nineteen billion dollars more in transfers from the feds than it sends in tax revenue, isn't it "cool" that we Quebecers can have our cake and eat it, too?
I find it funny that Mr Lisee brings up the tar sands and the electrification of transport. In 2009, Montreal was ranked with the second worst air quality in all of Canada. If we were such a global leader on carbon and the environment; then maybe we should clean up our air first in Quebec before we preach to the rest of Canada about how poor their environmental records are. They found PCBs stored in a unit not far from my house. Have they worked on cleaning up those PCBs yet? Good Old Quebec. Practice what you preach.
Mr. Lisee forgot to mention Quebec is billions of dollars in debt and could not exist with out billions of dollars in transfer payments from the other provinces through our Federal Government, He does not mention The Language Police that if you get caught with an English sign you can face heavy fines and even imprisoned and now the charter of values where you must remove all religious items like the Jewish caps and Muslims turbans and their ladies bandannas, If they become independent they will lose all federal jobs like The Military, The Post Office, The Airports and Harbours, Their money will be Parizeau Pesos or Levesque Lira, So as you can see this little socialist government will not last after the next election because majority of Quebecers are still Canadians and proud of it
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The well-known and loved story of Betsy Ross sewing the first Stars & Stripes is tightly woven into the colorful fabric of America's rich history. The Betsy Ross House, the birthplace of the American flag, is alive with the sights and sounds of the 18th century. Tour the house and then stay a while longer to learn more about Betsy and her exciting life and times through our interactive, historical programming.
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Art for Justice honors Professor Len Sosnov at gallery celebration
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- Published: September 19, 2011
Art for Justice, a Philadelphia-area based nonprofit organization that supports and exhibits the artwork of prison inmates, recently recognized Widener Law Professor
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Sosnov was presented with a painting at a reception Thursday, Sept. 15 in the Widener University Art Gallery in Chester, Pa. The gallery is hosting Art for Justice's 50th display of artwork in a show that runs from Aug. 30 to Oct. 15. The reception was a celebration of the display and that milestone.
Founded in 1997, Art for Justice supports inmate art and stimulates dialogue about finding humane, effective ways to improve the criminal justice and corrections systems. Sosnov was presented with a painting titled "The Wall: Lawyer." In it, artist Daniel Gwynn depicts a lawyer reaching over a prison wall, to make contact with an inmate.
In his 21 years as a criminal law professor on Widener's Delaware campus, Sosnov's work with Centurion Ministries has brought about the release of four inmates who had long maintained their innocence. Most recently this year, after 15 years of litigation, he and co-counsel secured the court-ordered release of a man held for more than 45 years. In two other cases, after 10 years of court battles, inmates held more than two decades gained their freedom after new trials were granted. Finally, in the fourth case, Sosnov found long-forgotten physical evidence in a 13-year-old rape case, and arranged for DNA testing. Test results showed sperm on the evidence did not belong to the defendant, who was ultimately released from prison.
For Sosnov the work has been a way to give back, stay active in the courts and the law, and invigorate his teaching. He was an attorney with the Defender Association of Philadelphia from 1972 to 1990, when he came to Widener's campus in Delaware. He holds a law degree from Harvard University Law School.
"Being involved in freeing a long-imprisoned innocent person is always bittersweet but also very gratifying," he has said. "This work defines why I chose to become a lawyer in the first place. I really appreciate being honored with the gift of this painting."
Art for Justice Director Ann Marie Kirk said the organization has helped raise awareness and create a public dialogue about serious issues in the criminal justice system including wrongful convictions, life without parole, mandatory sentencing, the use of isolation units, juveniles serving life sentences, and those who are incarcerated with serious mental illnesses.
It made sense to honor Sosnov, given his position with the university and the exhibit on display in the school's gallery, Kirk said.
"Art for Justice exhibits provide a platform for focusing on serious systemic flaws in the criminal justice system which permeate the social fabric of our times." Kirk said. "It is an honor to recognize Mr. Sosnov for his work that has freed wrongly convicted individuals."
The exhibition at Widener, titled Incarcerated Artists' Creations from Within, includes more than 75 works by 14 different artists who are either on Pennsylvania's death row or serving life sentences at the State Correctional Institution at Graterford and the State Correctional Institution at Greene. The gallery is free and open to the public Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Wednesdays through Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It will be closed Saturday, Sept. 3. The gallery is located on the Main Campus of Widener University in University Center on 14th Street between Walnut Street and Melrose Avenue in Chester
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A pair of recent Gallup Polls shows distinct loss of confidence in the US economy. The first poll shows Americans' Economic Confidence at the 2011 Low. A second poll shows 55% still think the economy is in a recession, or worse.
Please consider Americans' Economic Confidence Declines Further
Gallup's Economic Confidence Index dropped to -39 in the week ending April 24 -- a new weekly low for 2011. This continues a downward trend that began in mid-February. The current deterioration of confidence contrasts sharply with the improving trend found at this time a year ago.Survey Respondents Think US Still In Recession
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Optimism About Economic Outlook Drops to 2011 Low
Slightly more than one in four Americans said the economy is "getting better" last week. This measure has been declining since mid-February, and is now at its 2011 low. Far fewer Americans currently feel the economy is improving than held that expectation a year ago, when 41% said things were getting better.
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Just 12 months ago, economic confidence was improving and there was talk of "frugality fatigue." The U.S. saw a sharp spike in spending -- particularly among those with higher incomes -- during May 2010. Things were looking up for the nation's retailers and the economy as a whole until the debt crisis in Europe surfaced.
This year, economic confidence is going in the opposite direction. There is an increasing danger of stagflation as prices surge and the economy slows. As a result, retailers and the economy could find it difficult to match last May's sales performance in 2011.
More than half of Americans (55%) describe the U.S. economy as being in a recession or depression, even as the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) reports that "the economic recovery is proceeding at a moderate pace."Majority Do Not See A Recovery
Right now, do you think the economy is growing, slowing down, in a recession, or in an economic depression?
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Although economists announced that the recession ended in mid-2009, more than half of Americans still don't agree. These ratings are consistent with Gallup's mid-April findings that 47% of Americans rate the economy "poor" and 19.2% report being underemployed.
In another possible disconnect with monetary policymakers, many Americans may not see the trade-off Bernanke suggests between promoting a stronger economy and experiencing higher inflation. Right now, prices are soaring, yet the latest Gallup Daily tracking data show that 67% of Americans say the economy is "getting worse."
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An example of a break even tax rate is illustrated in the following example:
Investor A owns 1,000 shares of stock in ABC Company, and the price is starting to decline. He originally paid $25 per share for the entire lot, and the stock is now trading at about $100 per share.
However, a major financial crisis has hit the company, and the share price is starting to fall rapidly. The investor has held the shares for nearly a year, which means that he can either sell them now and pay tax on his gain as ordinary income, or wait for the one-year holding period date and then sell and pay tax at the lower capital gains rate.
But of course, paying a higher rate on stock sold at $75 per share is probably better than waiting for the stock to fall to $50 per share and then paying a lower rate on less gain.
Of course, the movement of the stock price will ultimately determine which path is better, but there will be a stock price at which the investor will come out the same either way, regardless of whether he reports a short or long-term gain.
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quote:your world must be very small if you are so afraid of every animal you see that you have to fill it with buckshot to 'protect your kids' you should go hang out in the 'what it means to be a man' thread and brag about putting down stray dog
quote:That's a couple shots with some dove shot
quote:Might even be just one shot and it appears it was a head on shot.
quote:You could shoot a dog in the head at 30 yards with steel shot and the dog still be fine.
quote:Steel shot has no effective range.
quote:you're reaching.
quote:Might even be just one shot
quote:i'm glad to hear that. mind if i shoot 100 bbs 'just under your skin' that you can walk around with since it wont bother you?
quote:Too manly to want to lend a helping hand?
quote:I think you're being called upon in the real man thread since you're such a real man and all.
quote:Crawfish all you want now,i'm done with this thread
quote:Not my fault you never had balls enough to serve your country.....being more concerned about BBs/pellets in a dog and all.
quote:A responsible owner who properly maintains and controls his pit bull poses no problem to anybody. It's the irresponsible owners, and those to defend irresponsibility, such as... quote: My rules: 1. Any a-hole shooting .22LR at dogs from his front porch in a residential area gets a .22CB in his rear haunch. Repeat offenders get a .22LR in the ball sack or vaginal lip. So you're ok with stray pit bulls running the neighborhood? quote: 2. Any douche bag wannabe operator who shows aggression towards me by approaching me with an un-holstered pistol while I'm walking my dog in my neighborhood gets my pit bull sic'd on him, is bitch slapped and disarmed or is reported to the police for brandishing their firearm for no fricking reason. Uh-huh. I'll believe it when I see it. You'll just stomp, yell and complain like a little kid, then call the cops just like other tough-guy pit bull owners I've dealt with. No biggie. Just a hint, most foot LEOs hate pit bulls and will side with me protecting my children...especially when I'm calm, professional and articulate while the pit bull owner is always upset, irrationally yelling and flailing their arms in the air in self-righteous indignation. [clarification: when I have my pistol out, I keep it behind my thigh so the dog owner cannot see it. I smile & I'm polite when I ask them to keep a 10-foot berth. The owner gladly complies 85% of the time. Only when an owner get confrontational does the pistol come out in plain view. But I allow them to be an arse first.] And what part of my kid was bitten by a leashed pit bull did you not understand? Are you just THAT lousy of a parent? Or do you just not care about kids? Maybe pit bulls over kids? quote: "Coastie, don't be such a pussy. If you're this scared of a dog I'm surprised you leave the house. Gonna suck for your kid when he grows up too. I bet your the over protective type of parent. shelter shelter shelter! You obviously don't follow this board much. One of my boys saw more action at age 16 than you will in your entire life. I'd be more concerned about protecting you from my kids! quote: I bet your voting for the gun ban too. They kill people, right. Re-read what I already posted: "Unlike a .45 pistol, [pit bulls] have legs, a brain, and an independent will." Big difference. You're doing a fine job of reinforcing "typical pit bull owner" stereotypes.


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Based on a quarterly payout of three cents, the shares have a dividend yield of 2.46%.
First Commonwealth had $5.7 billion in total assets as of Sept. 30, operating 112 First Commonwealth Bank offices in 15 counties in western and central Pennsylvania. On Dec. 5, the company announced that CEO John Dolan would retire, effective Dec. 31, with the board of directors naming First Commonwealth Bank president T. Michael Price as interim CEO. The company reported third-quarter earnings of $8.3 million, or 8 cents a share, declining from $10.6 million, or 11 cents a share, in the third quarter of 2010. The year-over-year earnings decline reflected an 8% decline in net interest income to a tax-adjusted $48.8 million in the third quarter, as the company saw its loan portfolio shrink 8% "as the result of more disciplined underwriting guidelines concerning geography and size for commercial loans, the managing down of large credit relationships over $15 million," and weak loan demand. Earnings were also affected by a $7.0 million third-quarter provision for loan losses, increasing from $4.5 million a year earlier. First Commonwealth's nonperforming assets ratio was 3.45%, increasing from 3.22% the previous quarter and 2.70% a year earlier, with one commercial credit relationship in Pennsylvania representing $32.8 million, or 17% of the company's $195.2 million in nonperforming assets. The third-quarter net charge-off ratio was 1.00% and loan loss reserves covered 1.81% of total loans as of September 30. The third-quarter return on average assets (ROA) was 0.59%, according to SNL Financial. Following First Commonwealth's earnings announcement in October, Sterne Agee analyst Mike Shafir reiterated his Buy rating on the shares, with a price target of $6.50, and said that "While NPAs rose during the quarter, the company exhibited positive trends with a higher net interest margin, lower expenses, and a reduction in the pace of loan decline." The shares trade for 11.2 times the consensus 2012 EPS estimate of 42 cents, and 0.8 times their Sept. 30 tangible book value of $5.77, according to SNL. Five out of eight analysts covering First Commonwealth rate the shares a buy, while the remaining analysts all have neutral ratings. Interested in more on First Commonwealth? See TheStreet Ratings' report card for this stock.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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Here are some excerpts from an article by Massad Ayoob in the March/April 2012 edition of American Handgunner. It discusses the guns that are approved for carry by the officers of the Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake, Utah.
And be aware this is intended for information, interest, etc. and not to declare what the ultimate gun, etc. is. Just read and enjoy and make comments as you like, but let's not let yet another thread turn into a "mine is better than yours".
Approved guns Beretta, Sig, Smith & Wesson, Springfield XD/XDM, Glock, and get the specificity of this, the Colt 1911 Series 80.
Approved calibers: 9mm, .40 S&W, .357 Sig, and .45ACP.
Their standard service pistol, not quite sure what he means by this, is the M&P. It maybe that the department issues the M&P, but since officers are allowed to buy and carry their own personal gun and 50% of them do, it may be that if an officer wants something other than the standard issue, he has to buy it himself.
The 9mm is the most popular round. The spokesperson for training said, "A number of our officers have found they can hit center faster, with more bullets, with the 9mm," continuing, "We've also had a number of the older officers go to the 9mm after issues such as arthritis made it more comfortable for them, and easier for them to run with speed and accuracy."
The selection of calibers behind the 9mm are: the .40 next. followed by the .357 sig, and finally the .45ACP.
Smith and Wesson, not the M&P but the Smith & Wesson brand is the most popular. Seems a lot of officers prefer their 3rd gen 6906 and 4006s. As they said Glocks were a close second. The Colt is in last place, but only recently introduced and is beginning to develop a following. My comment: Good to see the Colt 1911 (series 80 only) in the holster's of LEO!
An interesting statement was that, "Hand-to-gun fit is a critical part of finding the gun that works best for the individual officer. The interchangeable backstraps and forgiving trigger reach of the M&P were among the reasons it was adopted, and every recruit gets to try it in every possible grip configuration." My comment: apparently they don't have Glock gen 4s with the adjustable backstraps yet,
"The department emphasizes the use of sights whenever possible." their hit rate in the field is a whopping 72%.
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text: Mermaids, abalone and a very local breakfast in BusanFrances Cha, CNNUpdated 0438 GMT (1238 HKT) February 11, 2015 12 photosBusan detour – A small fishing village in Busan, Yeonhwari offers a somewhat unusual breakfast experience. At small shops, customers pick the seafood they want, then the owner carves it up on the spot and serves it in an eating area behind the shop. Hide Caption 1 of 12 12 photosOne-woman seafood shops – Each tiny hoe-jip (Korean sashimi restaurant) is run by just one woman, who does all the cooking, serving and cleaning. Hide Caption 2 of 12 12 photosHumble setting – Although eating areas are stark, they're clean and quiet and come with wonderful views. Hide Caption 3 of 12 12 photosReal-life mermaids – Haenyeo ("sea women") begin diving at around 5 a.m. each day. Their catches will appear on menus in Yeonhwari within hours. Hide Caption 4 of 12 12 photosMore fish – Dried fish for sale just across the street from the rows of hoe-jip. Hide Caption 5 of 12 12 photosRook lighthouse – Quirky lighthouses are a trademark of the Busan region. Hide Caption 6 of 12 12 photosYes, that's a baby bottle – Busan's Baby Bottle Lighthouse was built to symbolize and encourage childbirth. South Korea's birth rate is among the lowest in the developed world (1.2 in 2010). Hide Caption 7 of 12 12 photosThick green porridge – Junbokjuk (abalone porridge) goes best with kimchi and barley tea. Hide Caption 8 of 12 12 photosNext course, live octopus – San nakji (live octopus) is a local delicacy. The tentacles writhe on the plate even after being chopped up. Hide Caption 9 of 12 12 photosBusan's best raw eats – Conch and live octopus are served with their respective sauces -- gochujang (red pepper paste) and salty sesame oil. Hide Caption 10 of 12 12 photosWonderful views – Yeonhwari's small seafood shacks have no windows -- you get full views like this one. Hide Caption 11 of 12 12 photosCatch of the day – Eel fishing is also an area industry.Hide Caption 12 of 12Story highlightsIn the fishing village of Yeonhwari, "mermaids" dive for abalone and conchAbalone porridge and live octopus make an unusual but delicious seaside breakfastBreakfast is a quiet affair, but the village gets crowded at lunch Quirky lighthouses are an area trademark (CNN)I'm sitting in a tiny, open-air seafood restaurant in Yeonhwari fishing village in Busan, South Korea, waiting for my breakfast. In the distance, on the rocky shore, a local haenyeo ("sea woman") is picking through her morning's catch. "She's late," says a fellow patron when she notices me staring. "All the other haenyeo have already finished their diving and delivered their catch." Like their more famous Jeju Island counterparts, Busan's haenyeo are "mermaids" who support their families by diving for seafood without the use of any particular tools or artificial breathing aids. Just WatchedOlder women rule S. Korean fish marketreplayMore Videos ...Older women rule S. Korean fish market 08:09PLAY VIDEOJust WatchedLove for baseball unites S. Korean cityreplayMore Videos ...Love for baseball unites S. Korean city 07:22PLAY VIDEOJust WatchedSouth Korea's big surfing wavereplayMore Videos ...South Korea's big surfing wave 06:53PLAY VIDEOThe subject of many documentaries, they're a dying breed -- an estimated 20,000 haenyeo still work in South Korea -- due to the intense physical difficulties of the job.While most haenyeo usually dive about five meters and stay underwater for 30-second intervals, many are capable of diving as deep as 20 meters and staying underwater for as long as two minutes. Jeju Island: Asia's new best weekend getaway? Seaside diningYeonhwari itself is a tranquil contrast from the crowds and bustle in other parts of Busan. The little string of shops selling hoe (Korean sashimi) in "Lotus Alley" provide a classic example of the matriarchal family businesses headed by Busan's haenyeo. Women dive in the morning, then pass their catch to other female members of the family, who run one-person operations selling the day's seafood in shacks by the shore. While the shacks may seem crude from the outside, dining areas in the back are clean and have beautiful views of the sea. Seagulls fly about and quirky lighthouses in the background -- a trademark of the region -- provide excellent photo ops. Thick green porridgeA specialty of the area is abalone porridge, known as jeonbokjuk."Jeonbokjuk is the best breakfast food because it's so smooth and easy on the stomach," says Choi Joeong-hye, 56, owner of one of the small seaside restaurants. She ladles thick spoonfuls of the freshly made, steaming porridge, making sure to show me the beautiful mother of pearl she removed from the abalone I picked from a tank 15 minutes ago.Her sister-in-law dove for abalone that morning, she tells me, and has been doing so for the past 12 years. While the setting is humble and the table plain, the price isn't cheap. Jeonbokjuk (abalone porridge) goes best with kimchi and barley tea.A bowl of porridge costs ₩10,000 ($9). Sides of raw conch and live octopus (also ₩10,000 each) come squirming on my plate. The porridge is thicker and greener and more delicious than any I've had in Seoul. The live octopus is incredibly fresh. The sesame oil-dipped tentacles tingle in my mouth as they writhe for the last time. Beyond Seoul: 19 reasons to explore Korea While breakfast is a quiet affair, it gets crowded at lunch, says Choi. That's when businessmen from nearby towns flock to the village for lunch, along with the local ajumma (older Korean women) who gather here to dish the latest gossip. Do foreign visitors ever come? I ask. "We get occasional international tourists who come just to see the village, but they can't really stomach the seafood," says Choi. "The porridge, maybe." Jeong-hye Jip, 133 Yeonhwari Village, Kijanggun, Busan, South KoreaMore from TravelReach for the pies: London's original fast foodEating in Modena: 7 foods every visitor to Italy's culinary capital should tryChef Massimo Bottura: The alchemist who reinvented Italian cuisinePowered by Livefyre