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Passing this on at the request of a research who has reached out to me.
Hi Johnny,
Have you heard about Game Transfer Phenomena (GTP)?
GTP is the transfer of video game experiences to the real world; like hearing, seeing or doing things in real life based on what the gamer heard, saw or did in the game.
I am currently doing a survey for my PhD project about GTP and I would appreciate if you could forward this message to members in your group.
The survey takes approximately 10 min. Participants should play video games and be 18 years old or older.
In the survey you can read other players experiences and check if you have experienced GTP and what types.
In the first GTP study some players reported seeing text boxes above peoples' heads, seeing images of video games when trying to sleep, wanted to use video games elements in real life or suddenly doing a behaviour or action as in the video games without intending to do so.
The purpose of my project is clarify players' phenomenological experiences through explaining why, when and how GTP occurs, in order to maximize the benefits of interactive media and contribute to different areas of the sciences.
You are welcome to visit my website join my Facebook group and check out my blog.
Check out this video about the first Game Transfer Phenomena study
Here are some articles if you want to read more about GTP:
Thank you!
Angelica Ortiz de Gortari
Doctoral researcher
International Gaming Research Unit
Nottingham Trent University
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Nicholls leads tributes to 'legendary' Kauto Star racehorse
London (AFP) - Trainer Paul Nicholls led the tributes on Tuesday to his "legendary" chaser Kauto Star, who has died after complications relating to a paddock fall.
London (AFP) - Trainer Paul Nicholls led the tributes on Tuesday to his "legendary" chaser Kauto Star, who has died after complications relating to a paddock fall.
Animal welfare advocates have told a parliamentary hearing that live baiting is likely to be occurring in Tasmania's greyhound racing industry.
Paris (AFP) - French racing's flagbearer Treve moved closer to an unprecedented third Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with a comfortable win in Sunday's Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud.
Drones are being used to patrol greyhound kennels in Queensland as part of a raft of integrity measures aimed at ridding the industry of live-baiting.
Paris (AFP) - Racehorses are running faster than ever, despite a common view in the sport that their speed has plateaued, scientists said on Wednesday.
A senior police officer has been seconded to Racing Queensland as the industry undergoes sweeping changes to stamp out live baiting.
Champion sprinter Takeover Target and his trainer and owner Joe Janiak built a career together and melted hearts around the world.
Ascot (United Kingdom) (AFP) - American trainer Wesley Ward lit up the final day of Royal Ascot when he saddled Undrafted to a pulsating victory in the feature race, the £525,000 Diamond Jubilee Stakes over 1200m.
There are positive signs for young jockey Amy Herrmann, who was taken to hospital after a fall during a jumps trial. Amy Taeuber reports.
Ascot (United Kingdom) (AFP) - A subtle difference greeted visitors at Royal Ascot this year -- increased on-site branding for Qatari private investment vehicle QIPCO as part of its record £50 million ($79.4m) contribution to British horse racing.

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Vegetable Bars
19 Feb 2010
|Crescent rolls
|16 Ounce (2 Packages)
|Cream cheese
|16 Ounce (Two 8 Ounce)
|Ranch dressing
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|3⁄4 Cup (12 tbs)
|Chopped vegetables
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs) (Carrots, Broccoli, Green Onions)
|Grated cheese
|1 Tablespoon
Lay crescent rolls flat in a jelly-roll pan or large cookie sheet.
Bake at 350° for 8 minutes.
Mix cream cheese, mayonnaise and Ranch dressing.
Spread on cooled rolls.
Put veggies on top of mixture.
Put cheese on last.
Lightly press with wax paper.
Chill 1 hour and cut into squares.
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Peter Schiff Says Stock, Housing Markets Down If QE 4 Not Launched In 2015
"The U.S. economy entered 2015 on the most robust streak of consumer spending in years, yet when the first growth figures for 2014 came out Friday they underscored the lack of vigor in the current expansion.
Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of goods and services produced across the U.S., notched an annual growth rate of 2.4% for 2014, the government said Friday, just a touch better than the sluggish average of the nearly six-year-old recovery—and far from the 4% growth of the late 1990s. Fourth-quarter GDP was 2.6%, roughly half the summer's blowout 5% pace, which was aided in part by a spree of military purchases that wasn't repeated.
The report offered both hope and red flags for the world's largest economy…"
–The Wall Street Journal website, January 30, 2015
Euro Pacific Capital CEO Peter Schiff discussed the latest U.S. GDP numbers in his January 30, 2015, entry on The Schiff Report vlog on YouTube.com. Schiff told viewers:
Ultimately, what I think has to happen- and it hasn't happened yet- is that people are going to have to connect these dots, and get their arms around the fact that the U.S. economy is not nearly as prosperous. That this recovery is not legitimate, and that it cannot sustain itself. I mean, how can anybody believe- if you believed that the stimulus worked, if you believe that quantitative easing and zero-percent interest rates stimulated the economy, then how can you take away the stimulus and have the economy perform better without the stimulus than it did with the stimulus? You would have to acknowledge that if you took away the stimulus, you're going to get less growth. And that's what's going to happen. Yet everybody expects more growth…
The only question in my mind is- how long is the Federal Reserve going to maintain the pretense of economic growth and pretend that it stands ready to raise interest rates at some point, when it really is planning on launching QE 4 that will be larger than what they're doing in Europe. If they don't launch QE 4 this year, I think the stock market will be down. And not only will the stock market be down, the real estate market will be down. And remember, both the stock market and the housing market are the twin pillars upon which this phony recovery was built. And for those people who think that we're going to have more economic growth in 2015- 3 percent economic growth which I think is still the consensus in 2015- how is that going to happen? Without any quantitative easing. With rate hikes later in the year. With a falling stock market. With a falling real estate market. You're going to have the wealth effect working in reverse. In fact, they announced today that the homeownership rate just hit a brand-new 20-year low. And the Fed hasn't even started to raise rates yet. How is this phony bubble economy going to grow faster under those conditions, than it did last year under the ideal monetary conditions? It can't. And that is the dichotomy, the inconsistency, that nobody seems to be able to grasp.
"GDP Growth Slows Sharply in 4th Quarter: 2015 to be Worse"
YouTube Video
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
(Editor's notes: Info added to "Crash Prophets" page; I am not responsible for any personal liability, loss, or risk incurred as a consequence of the use and application, either directly or indirectly, of any information presented herein.)
Robert Shiller On Housing: 'I Feel A Little Bit Of Anxiety About The Market'
When I want to get an idea of where the U.S. housing market is heading, I turn to Robert Shiller, the Yale professor who correctly-called the "dot-com" and housing busts. And these days, the "crash prophet" is a bit anxious about residential real estate. Dr. Shiller appeared on CNBC this morning, and told viewers the following:
I look at the market as looking on track with expectations but fragile. I worry that- one thing I've learned in forecasting home prices is that they're different from stock prices. If the rate of appreciation is very steady and if it starts slowing down, that could be a sign of a turning point. I'm not calling a turning point yet, but I feel a little bit of anxiety about the market.
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
"Robert Shiller: Housing market fragile"
CNBC Video
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
(Editor's note: I am not responsible for any personal liability, loss, or risk incurred as a consequence of the use and application, either directly or indirectly, of any information presented herein)
Institutional Investors In Chicago-Area Homes On Verge Of Cashing Out?
It's been a while since I've talked about the Chicago-area housing market on Survival And Prosperity. But my Sunday paper contained two articles that shed some light on one reason the Chicagoland residential real estate market has been rebounding the last couple of years, and why recent price appreciation looks endangered. First, Mary Ellen Podmolik wrote in yesterday's Chicago Tribune:
By one estimate, institutional buyers that acquire distressed homes and convert them into rentals bought about 9,500 properties in the Chicago area in a 32-month period that ended in August…
But several housing markets, including Chicago's, are considered prime places for institutional buyers to cash out if they choose, walking away with tidy profits, according to an analysis by RealtyTrac…
Institutional investors, defined as buyers who acquired 10 or more homes during a year, spent an average of $161,252 to acquire a home here, and that home now has an average market value of $210,126, according to RealtyTrac. That's a gain of 30 percent. Meanwhile, the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index puts the Chicago area's home price gain between January 2012 and this past September at 22 percent…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Now, a few pages into the Tribune's "Real Estate" section, Mary Umberger wrote:
The last one out should turn off the lights. The housing-research firm RealtyTrac says Orlando, Fla., is primed to see the horde of investors who bought up houses during the downturn start heading for the exits. They've made their profits, according to the researchers, who calculated that the investment properties' values increased by 23 percent since January 2012. Price increases in that market are beginning to slow, suggesting that a sell-off may be coming, particularly from the so-called institutional investors who bought foreclosures by the dozens — even by the hundreds — when prices were ebbing. (In addition, RealtyTrac suggested that institutional investors soon may be similarly heading for the doors in Chicago; Columbus, Ohio; Indianapolis; Atlanta; Charlotte, N.C.; and in Jacksonville and Brevard County, Fla.)
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
It's my opinion that the Federal Reserve is still desperately trying to re-inflate the housing bubble (among others) from the last decade. I don't think this economic "recovery" is on as solid ground as Washington, the Fed, and others want the rest of America to believe. I expect additional stimulus in the coming year(s), and nominal asset prices could remain elevated/go higher as a result. Housing included. So there may not be a mass exodus of institutional investors from residential real estate right around the corner. Of course, something else could always spook these guys and have them running for the exits. Time will tell…
Infamous Housing Bubble TV Commercial
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Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
(Editor's note: I am not responsible for any personal liability, loss, or risk incurred as a consequence of the use and application, either directly or indirectly, of any information presented herein.)
Podmolik, Mary Ellen, "Investors find fewer bargains in Chicago housing market." Chicago Tribune. 23 Dec. 2014. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-mre-1228-podmolik-homefront-20141222-column.html). 29 Dec. 2014.
Umberger, Mary. "Florida housing trends may be an early-market barometer." Chicago Tribune. 22 Dec. 2014. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/sc-cons-1225-umberger-20141222-column.html). 29 Dec. 2014.
Illinois Named Worst-Run State In America In 2014
"'We don't have the time to mess around. We are in deep, deep trouble financially,' [Illinois Governor-elect Bruce] Rauner told a meeting of the Illinois Farm Bureau at a downtown Chicago hotel. 'The next 24 months are going to be rough. And I apologize. I ain't going to be Mr. Popularity for a little while. That's OK. Four years from now I think, though, everybody will appreciate what we did.'"
–Chicago Tribune website, December 8, 2014
Talk about lists you don't want to be on. In 2012 and 2013, Illinois was the 3rd worst-run state in the annual best- and worst-run states in America survey conducted by New York City-based financial news and opinion organization 24/7 Wall St.
So how did the "Land of Lincoln" fare in 2014? From the 24/7 Wall St. website on December 3:
How well run is your state? Assessing a state's management quality is hardly easy. The current economic climate and standard of living in any given state are not only the results of policy choices and developments that occurred in the last few years, but can also be affected by decisions made decades ago, and by forces outside a state's control.
Each year, 24/7 Wall St. attempts to answer this question by surveying various aspects of each state. To determine how well states are managed, we examine key financial ratios, as well as social and economic outcomes. This year, North Dakota is the best-run state in the country for the third consecutive year, while Illinois replaced California as the worst-run state…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Ouch. Worst part is, the people who brought us this mess are the same ones still in charge, more or less. It will be interesting to see how much of a difference Governor-elect Rauner- who ran on the Republican ticket- can make in the Democrat-controlled state.
24/7 Wall St. went into more detail about my home state's latest "honor." From the piece:
Illinois is the worst-run state in the nation. Like many other low-ranked states, more people left Illinois than moved there. Illinois lost more than 137,000 residents due to migration between the middle of 2010 and July 2013. A poor housing market may partly explain the exodus. Median home values fell 16.2% between 2009 and 2013, the second largest drop nationwide. Illinois has extremely poor finances by many measures. Just 39.3% of Illinois' pension liabilities were funded as of 2013, worse than any other state. Further, the state's reserves are estimated at just 0.5% of its general fund expenditure, the second lowest reserves rate nationwide. Both Moody's and S&P gave Illinois the worst credit ratings of any state, at A3 and A- respectively. According to Moody's, the state's rating reflects its low fund balances and high pension obligations, as well as its "chronic use of payment deferrals to manage operating fund cash."
As for our neighbors, Indiana is ranked 28th and Wisconsin comes in at 26th in 2014- down from 19th and 21st- respectively.
That's quite a hit (9 places) the Hoosiers took from last year. Wonder what's behind the drop?
Curious as to where 24/7 Wall St. ranked your state in 2014? Head on over to their website here.
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Peter Schiff On Direction Of Interest Rates, Housing, And Gold
Last Friday, "crash prophet" Peter Schiff added a new entry to his YouTube video blog- The Schiff Report. The CEO/Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital warned viewers that the Federal Reserve is bluffing about raising interest rates. Schiff- who correctly-called the bursting of the housing bubble in addition to the 2008 economic crisis- also touched on the direction of the residential real estate market and gold. On interest rates and housing, he pointed out:
The risk is that the Fed doesn't tighten at all, which is exactly what's going to happen, because they can't tighten. If the Fed actually tightens, the recovery is over. The recovery that is supposedly giving them the confidence to raise rates- it can't exist if they raise rates. In fact, if the Fed could raise rates, they would have already raised them. I mean, it's been over five years. They're still at zero. And they're saying rate hikes are a year way maybe. Why? If the economy is recovering, why can't the Fed raise rates? Because if the Fed raised rates, we'd be right back in recession. Because it's a phony recovery. That's what people have to understand. It's not real. It's only here as long as the Fed can artificially sustain it, which she might. The minute they raise interest rates, that party's over. The stock market's going down. The real estate market's going down.
And by the way, we had a plethora of negative numbers all week for the housing market. You could put a fork in this phony housing recovery, because it's done. The market is going down. Housing prices are heading back down. Housing activity is slowing. I think a lot of layoffs are coming in construction because this market's grinding to a halt…
The Fed is bluffing. This is all bark and no bite. It is impossible for the Fed to raise interest rates. If they could do it, they would have already done it. If they raise interest rates now, they destroy the very recovery that the low interest rates created. The problem is, if it isn't a real recovery, it's phony. If it was real, it wouldn't need the Fed to support it. The only reason it does need the Fed's support is because it's imaginary. It's phony. Because the actual economy is getting worse.
What the Fed is doing to goose the stock market, and the real estate market, to create this phony wealth effect, is undermining legitimate wealth creation. All the money we're borrowing to spend is interfering with legitimate, genuine economic growth. And we're just digging ourselves into a bigger and bigger hole…
The problem is, we're going to have the next recession, and the Fed's still going to be at zero. They're still going to have this bloated balance sheet. And again, it's not that the Fed is never going to raise rates. They're just not going to do it voluntarily. They're not going to do it as a decision. They're not going to do it until they have to. And it's not going to be a strong economy that's going to force them to raise rates. Because I don't care how strong the economic data is- they ain't going to raise rates. And it doesn't matter how bad the inflation data is- they're still not going to raise rates. They're not going to raise rates until the dollar collapses. Until foreigners no longer want to hold the dollar, because they understand the predicament that the Fed is in. They understand that it is QE forever. That it is all just talk. There is no exit strategy. There never was. Because exit is too painful. This is the end game of QE. This is the all in. This is the overdose.
On gold, Schiff predicted:
Janet Yellen is not going to wage war against inflation. She has already surrendered to inflation. It's just that a lot of people haven't figured that out yet. So, because people think that Janet Yellen might raise interest rates sooner rather than later because of inflation, they sold gold. If they knew the truth, that Janet Yellen isn't going to care about the inflation, that's she's just going to let it get worse because she is too afraid to challenge inflation for fear of what it will do to the economy, to the stock market, to the housing market, the job market. So she is going to allow inflation to not only continue, but accelerate. And that is what's good for gold.
"Ending QE is Bad, Not Ending it is Worse"
YouTube Video
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
(Editor's notes: Info added to "Crash Prophets" page; I am not responsible for any personal liability, loss, or risk incurred as a consequence of the use and application, either directly or indirectly, of any information presented herein.)
Does Robert Shiller See 'Froth' In U.S. Housing And Stocks?
I first blogged about Robert Shiller, the Yale professor credited with correctly-calling the "dot-com" and housing busts, on Survival And Prosperity way back on December 29, 2010. I wrote:
Back when the housing bubble was fully-inflated, I happened to catch a CNBC special on housing in which Robert Shiller, an economics professor at Yale University and co-creator of the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, appeared with a number of individuals tied to the housing industry. When it was Professor Shiller's turn to speak, he warned that there was a bubble in residential real estate.
The other panel members subsequently ripped Shiller a new one.
Subsequently, those panelists were made to look like major asses as the bubble turned into a bust, while Dr. Shiller was vindicated.
So what does Shiller think of the recent run-ups in U.S. stock and housing prices?
You make the call.
From a piece he penned and which appeared on The Guardian (UK) website Tuesday:
We have had only three salient global crises in the last century: 1929-33, 1980-82, and 2007-9. These events appear to be more than just larger versions of the more frequent small fluctuations that we often see, and that Stock and Watson analysed. But, with only three observations, it is hard to understand these events.
All seemed to have something to do with speculative price movements that surprised most observers and were never really explained, even years after the fact. They also had something to do with government policymakers' mistakes. For example, the 1980-82 crisis was triggered by an oil price spike caused by the Iran-Iraq war. But all of them were related to asset-price bubbles that burst, leading to financial collapse.
Those who warn of grave dangers if speculative price increases are allowed to continue unimpeded are right to do so, even if they cannot prove that there is any cause for concern. The warnings might help prevent the booms that we are now seeing from continuing much longer and becoming more dangerous…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Personally, I think Robert Shiller may see the current housing and stock market booms as being "frothy." Consider what I noted back on December 1, 2013- the last time I really brought him up on this blog:
These days, Dr. Shiller is worried about U.S. stocks once more. Madeline Chambers reported on Reuters.com this morning:
An American who won this year's Nobel Prize for economics believes sharp rises in equity and property prices could lead to a dangerous financial bubble and may end badly, he told a German magazine.
Robert Shiller, who won the esteemed award with two other Americans for research into market prices and asset bubbles, pinpointed the U.S. stock market and Brazilian property market as areas of concern.
"I am not yet sounding the alarm. But in many countries stock exchanges are at a high level and prices have risen sharply in some property markets," Shiller told Sunday's Der Spiegel magazine. "That could end badly," he said.
"I am most worried about the boom in the U.S. stock market. Also because our economy is still weak and vulnerable," he said, describing the financial and technology sectors as overvalued.
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
And now, several months later, as I keep reading/hearing the term "new all-time record" in the financial mainstream media outlets?
Yep. I'd venture to guess he'd say frothy- at the very least.
You can read his entire piece on The Guardian website here.
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
(Editor's note: I am not responsible for any personal liability, loss, or risk incurred as a consequence of the use and application, either directly or indirectly, of any information presented herein.)
Record Net Worth Result Of Fed Blowing Bubbles In Housing, Stocks?
I was surfing the Internet last night when I read something about Americans' net worth making a comeback. Neil Shah reported on The Wall Street Journal website Thursday:
Americans' wealth hit the highest level ever last year, according to data released Thursday, reflecting a surge in the value of stocks and homes that has boosted the most affluent U.S. households.
The net worth of U.S. households and nonprofit organizations rose 14% last year, or almost $10 trillion, to $80.7 trillion, the highest on record, according to a Federal Reserve report released Thursday. Even adjusted for inflation using the Fed's preferred gauge of prices, U.S. household net worth—the value of homes, stocks and other assets minus debts and other liabilities—hit a fresh record…
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
I can't say I'm surprised to hear of this rebound in net worth. After all, Euro Pacific Capital's Peter Schiff has been warning for a couple of years now that the Federal Reserve is inflating new asset bubbles via tremendous amounts of stimulus (quantitative easing) to spark some sort of economic recovery in the wake of the bursting of the housing bubble and global financial crisis that reared its head in the fall of 2008. I blogged back on September 18, 2012:
In his September 14 entry on the The Schiff Report YouTube video blog, Schiff, who correctly-predicted the bursting of the U.S. housing bubble and 2008 global economic crisis, explained to viewers what QE3 was really about:
This is the plan that Ben Bernanke has. Ben Bernanke's plan to revive the U.S. economy, and create jobs, is to inflate another housing bubble. That's it. That's what the Fed's got. That's what it came up with. As if the last housing bubble worked out so well for the economy, that the Fed wants an encore…
How is another housing bubble going to solve anything. Now one thing that Ben Bernanke hasn't figured out yet- it ain't gonna work. No matter how much he tries, no matter how much air he blows in to that housing market, he's not going to reflate that bubble. There are simply too many holes in it, and there is no precedent for relating a busted bubble. More likely, all that cheap money is going to go someplace else…
Schiff asserted the Federal Reserve was trying to inflate another housing bubble.
Instead, there's suggestions both housing and the stock market look "frothy" these days.
Suppose the Fed did in fact want to inflate new asset bubbles. If the central bank aimed to spread the wealth around in an attempt to jump-start the economy, it doesn't seem to be happening. Shah noted in that WSJ article:
But the rebound, while powerful, has been tilted in a way that limits the upside for the broader U.S. economy and is increasingly leaving behind many middle- and lower-income Americans…
That means that even as wealth increases, it's increasingly going to the affluent.
In addition to the affluent, much of the wealth surge is going to older Americans. Both groups are less likely to spend their gains and more likely to save, Mr. Emmons said. Meanwhile, sheer demographics—the retirement of the baby boomers and America's aging population—are increasing the ranks of the nation's savers.
The upshot: While American households overall are getting wealthier, the benefits for the economy may prove limited until such improvements reach more people.
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
"The benefits for the economy may prove limited until such improvements reach more people."
I fear another financial crisis will have paid us a visit before such prosperity is achieved.
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Shah, Neil "U.S. Household Net Worth Hits Record High." The Wall Street Journal. 6 Mar. 2014. (link). 7 Mar. 2014.
Quote- No, Headlines- For The Week
Something different for readers this week. Instead of a quote, here's two news headlines which made my eyes roll upon spotting them this weekend…
"Dow 20,000 here we come: It's different this time"
-MarketWatch.com, November 22, 2013
"It's different this time."
I've lost count how many times I've heard this phrase uttered over the years as some asset bubble was being inflated.
It's not just me either.
From Michael Kling on the Moneynews website back on May 23, 2013:
Time and again, as stock prices continue rising to unsustainable heights, stock enthusiasts have preached, "This time is different."
And it's not just stocks either.
From Charles Hugh Smith on LewRockwell.com this past Halloween:
Defenders of current real estate valuations can draw upon an array of justifications, but they boil down to the same one used to justify valuations in every asset bubble: this time it's different.
As for my two cents? Like I commented on a Chicago Tribune article last week, it's my belief that after the economic crisis reared it's ugly head in the fall of 2008, home prices nose-dived, and the "Great Recession" took hold, Washington and the Fed only managed to paper over the situation and monetary policy was designed to inflate a new asset bubble (or two, what the hell) to "save" the U.S. economy and larger financial system. Subsequently, we find ourselves immersed in QE Infinity and what some of those who correctly-predicted the "Panic of '08" and housing crash see as new bubbles forming in residential real estate and equities.
I don't envision this ending well.
Speaking of the Tribune, here's another headline that made me cackle in disbelief.
"Breakthrough deal curbs Iran's nuclear activity"
–Chicago Tribune website, November 24, 2013
All I can say about this hopium-infused headline is that I expect one of two scenarios down the road:
1. Downtown Tehran packed to the gills as the Islamic Republic of Iran parades its first nuclear weapon for the entire world to see. Those in the know understand state actors in this region of the world can only salivate over the prospect of having a nuke in their arsenal- Iran included. Realpolitik, people.
2. A mushroom cloud over an Israeli or U.S. city. If the technology/opportunity presents itself, an electromagnetic pulse originating from a nuclear device detonated in the atmosphere over one of these countries (more bang for the buck).
Of course, all bets are off over these two scenarios taking place if some one (the Israelis?) take out Iran's growing nuclear capabilities with military force.
Question is, is that even possible anymore given the time Iran has had?
Again, there's others who think the claim that the interim pact reached betwen Iran and China, France, Germany, Great Britain, Russia, and the United States "curbs Iran's nuclear activity" is one big joke.
Enter Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, "the world's foremost value investor" with a net worth of $20 billion as of March 2013 according to Forbes magazine. Here's what the Saudi royal had to say about a potential deal with Iran. From Jeffrey Goldberg on Bloomberg.com Friday night:
"There's no confidence in the Obama administration doing the right thing with Iran," he told me, with a directness that would make Benjamin Netanyahu blush. "We're really concerned — Israel, Saudi Arabia, the Middle East countries — about this."
It is quite something for a Saudi royal to state baldly that his country is part of a tacit alliance with Israel, but Saudi leaders, like Israel's leaders, are frantic with worry that an overeager Obama will accede to Iran's desire to become a threshold state, one whose nuclear program is so advanced that it would only need several weeks to assemble a deliverable weapon. Alwaleed, like Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, believes that Iran, in its ongoing negotiations with the world's major powers, will pocket whatever sanctions relief it gets without committing to ending its nuclear program. "Why are they offering relief?" he asked. "Keep the pressure on. Sanctions are what brought about the negotiations to begin with! Why not keep the pressure up?"
Obama, Alwaleed says, is a man who is in desperate political straits and needs a victory — any victory — to right his presidency. "Obama is in so much of a rush to have a deal with Iran," he said. "He wants anything. He's so wounded. It's very scary. Look, the 2014 elections are going to begin. Within two stamonths they're going to start campaigning. Thirty-nine members of his own party in the House have already moved away from him on Obamacare. That's scary for him."
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
Note Goldberg's headline for his Bloomberg piece:
"Iran Is Playing Obama, Says Saavy Saudi Prince"
Iran is "playing" Obama and many others, judging by the buzz being reported in the mainstream media this Sunday.
Not me. I just can't see Dow 20,000 being sustained just yet or Iran's nuclear aspirations being curbed through diplomacy any time soon.
Kling, Michael. "New Yorker: No Stock Bubble- This Time Is Different." Moneynews.com. 23 May 2013. (http://www.moneynews.com/InvestingAnalysis/stock-market-bubble-different/2013/05/23/id/506002). 24 May 2013.
Smith, Charles Hugh. "What Real Estate Bubble? Oh, You Mean the One That's Bigger Than the 2007 Bubble?" LewRockwell.com. 31 Oct. 2013. (http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/10/charles-hugh-smith/what-real-estate-bubble/). 24 Nov. 2013.
Goldberg, Jeffrey. "Iran Is Playing Obama, Says Savvy Saudi Prince." Bloomberg.com. 22 Nov. 2013. (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-22/iran-is-playing-obama-says-savvy-saudi-prince.html). 24 Nov. 2013.
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Over 35 Percent Of Chicago-Area Homeowners With Mortgages Still 'Underwater' Last Quarter
Back when the U.S. housing bubble was rapidly-inflating in the early- to mid- 2000s, a number of my "contemporaries" here in the Chicagoland area decided to take the plunge and buy homes.
They just didn't expect that plunge to also include local housing prices.
Many of these individuals took out mortgages, and as the values of their single-family residences plummeted in the subsequent years, they soon went "underwater," meaning they owed more on their loans than their properties were worth.
Well, the "Underwater People" (not to be confused with the album by The Samples or local band by the same name who I used to go watch in the 90s) are still here, contributing to a depressed Chicago-area housing market in which single-family home prices were down in June about 28 percent from their peak in September 2006 (S&P/Case-Shiller data), according to ChicagoRealEstateDaily.com on August 27.
This past Sunday, I spotted the following about underwater mortgages in my Chicago Tribune. Mary Ellen Podmolik wrote:
A lack of inventory is frustrating potential Chicago-area homebuyers, and a report last week from Zillow explains why some homeowners might like to sell their properties but can't. Despite improving home values, 35.4 percent of Chicago-area homeowners with a mortgage were underwater at the end of June, meaning they owed more on their loan than the home was worth, Zillow said. That means those homeowners would have to sell their properties through a bank-approved short sale.
I took a look at the Zillow data this morning, and the picture it painted of the Chicago-area housing market isn't very pretty as it concerns negative equity. From their August 29 press release for the just-published Second Quarter Zillow Negative Equity Report:
• Percent of homeowners with mortgages in negative equity in Q2 2013= 35.4% (Podmolik already noted)
• "Effective" negative equity rate, including homeowners with 20 percent or less equity in Q2 2013= 50.7%
• Forecasted negative equity rate in Q2 2014= 33.2%
A little improvement being predicted for next year.
One more glimmer of hope for Chicago's "Underwater People" that I spotted in that press release:
Minimum number of homeowners expected to be freed from negative equity by Q2 2014= 38,268
Of course, these projections assume Fed funny money keeps flowing and blowing up the prices of real estate and paper assets.
You can read that entire press release from Seatlle-based Zillow- which discussed the negative equity rate nationwide- on their website here.
By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
"Home prices up for 8th straight month." ChicagoRealEstateDaily.com. 27 Aug. 2013. (http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/article/20130827/CRED0701/130829853/home-prices-up-for-8th-straight-month). 4 Sep. 2013.
Podmolik, Mary Ellen. "Problems still rampant in mortgage servicing industry." Chicago Tribune. 30 Aug. 2013. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-mre-0901-podmolik-homefront-20130830,0,7902179.column). 4 Sep. 2013.
CNBC Tries Calling Out Peter Schiff Over Gold Price
Anyone remember those "Peter Schiff Was Right" YouTube.com videos that went viral right after the U.S. housing bubble popped and the global economic crisis really reared its ugly head in the fall of 2008?
Here's probably the most popular one out there.
Well, I'm convinced a clip or more of Thursday's installment of the CNBC show Futures Now, hosted by CNBC Reporter Jackie DeAngelis, will be included in a future "Peter Schiff Was Right About Gold" YouTube video. From an exchange between DeAngelis and the CEO and chief global strategist of Euro Pacific Capital:
SCHIFF: You're talking about investors' demand for gold going down. I would disagree. Because I own a gold company too, Euro Pacific Precious Metals. And we've never had more demand from our clients in the history of my company than we have now. I would say speculators, speculative demand, is what went down. I think a lot of people who came late to the gold rally were speculating in gold. They were simply buying it because the price was rising. They wanted to hop on that train. They use ETFs. They use futures markets. So I think the speculators have been flushed from the market in this pullback. But the investors- they're still there. Because all of the reasons they've been buying gold for the past 10 or 12 years- those reasons have never been stronger. And so investor demand continues. We've flushed away the speculative demand. But I think the speculators will come back in the next rally.
DEANGELIS: Alright. Well, Peter, let's step back for a second because you kind of jumped in there on the conversation we were having and I definitely appreciate your opinion on that. But I want to talk about the gold price that we're looking at right now. $1,383.60. That is the price that we're looking at at this point. We've had you on the show multiple times before, you said that gold was going to skyrocket, you say it's going to be a bumpy ride and you can't tell us exactly how we're going to get there. But tell me today, Peter, why have you gotten it wrong?
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
SCHIFF: I don't think I have gotten it wrong. You just said I said it would be a bumpy ride. Look, it's been bumpy, but I've been on this ride since gold was under $300 an ounce. It's not like gold is down from that point. It's off its highs. But I think what's going on right now is you've got a false narrative out there that the U.S. economy is improving. It's not. All the data points have been negative. A deluge of negative data came out today. The only evidence of a rebounding economy, is the stock market going up, or the real estate market going up. But that's not because the economy is sound. That's because of all the cheap money created by the Fed. That's the same reason why stock and real estate prices were going up in 2006 or 2007. It is a bubble. The economy, meanwhile, is actually getting worse. And all this talk about the Fed getting ready to take away the punch bowl is all talk. They're going to spike it even more. They're going to up the size of QE. But people who are speculating of an early end are getting it wrong. Gold is going through a correction. All bull markets have a correction. It is a buying opportunity.
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Robert Shiller: 10 Years From Now, 'Home Prices Will Be About Where They Are Now, In Real Terms'
I can't believe it's been 8 months since I last blogged about Yale economist and housing expert Robert Shiller. Back on September 18, I wrote that Dr. Shiller, who was out there in the mid-2000s warning anyone who would listen about the housing bubble and subsequent crash, wasn't sure residential real estate in the United States had bottomed-out just yet, noting there already had been 4 attempts at a housing recovery since the subprime crisis struck.
On April 30, Robert Shiller appeared on Yahoo! Finance's business show The Daily Ticker. Speaking to host Henry Blodget, Dr. Shiller had this to say about where he thought home prices were heading:
BLODGET: And so you have studied home prices going back hundreds of years. You've watched the bubble form here. You called the top of that. You called the crash. What do you think will happen to house prices over the next 5 to 10 years?
SHILLER: Yeah, well I wrote several New York Times columns about this. I think it's hard to say. It could go up. It could go down. You know, in the 20th century, typically, in a decade, real inflation-corrected home prices went up 15 percent or down 15 percent. Usually not because of any bubble or anything like that. It's just supply and demand, right? The existing home stock might be in the wrong location and the economy is moving somewhere else. So it loses value. Or, then it might be some new interest in owning a home. These things are hard to predict.
But my guess that is, 10 years from now, home prices will be about where they are now, in real terms.
Dr. Shiller also had this nugget for real estate investors:
So it looks like there's a tilt toward rentals. What that suggests to me that if you want to invest in housing, you want to look toward housing that is suitable for conversion to rental.
You can watch the entire interview on the Yahoo! Finance site here.
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Redfin CEO Identifies Most- And Least-Vulnerable Metro Housing Markets To Experience Another Bubble
Last week in my Sunday paper, I spotted yet another great article by Chicago Tribune real estate reporter Mary Umberger. It was an interview with Glenn Kelman, chief executive officer of Redfin, a real estate brokerage doing business in 20 U.S. housing markets.
Apparently, Redfin recently ranked 15 major metropolitan areas it perceived as most- and least-vulnerable to experiencing another housing bubble. Kelman told Umberger:
We've looked at several factors: income to home-price ratios, ratios of sale price to listing price, the frequency of flips (resales within 18 months of purchase), incidences of bidding wars, and rates of going under contract within two weeks of listing.
From looking at those things, we think there are four markets that are in mini-bubble territory, at risk of price correction: Washington, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco.
At the other end of the list, the least likely to see a correction is Atlanta, followed closely by Chicago, Las Vegas and Dallas.
A new housing bubble. Something I'm starting to hear more of these days.
Anyone remember "crash prophet" Peter Schiff's warning from last September? I blogged on September 18, 2012:
In his September 14 entry on the The Schiff Report YouTube video blog, Schiff, who correctly-predicted the bursting of the U.S. housing bubble and 2008 global economic crisis, explained to viewers what QE3 was really about:
This is the plan that Ben Bernanke has. Ben Bernanke's plan to revive the U.S. economy, and create jobs, is to inflate another housing bubble. That's it. That's what the Fed's got. That's what it came up with. As if the last housing bubble worked out so well for the economy, that the Fed wants an encore.
You can read Umberger's entire exchange with Redfin's Kelman on the Tribune website here. Interesting stuff.
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S&P/Case-Shiller: Chicago-Area Home Prices Fall For Sixth Straight Month
Good news on the housing front this morning. At least outside of the Chicago metropolitan area. Leah Schnurr reported on the Reuters website:
Single-family home prices rose more than expected in February, posting their best annual rise since May 2006 in a fresh sign the housing recovery remains on track, a closely watched survey showed on Tuesday.
The S&P/Case Shiller composite index of 20 metropolitan areas gained 1.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis compared to January, topping forecasts for 0.9 percent.
Chicago-area home prices are still stuck in a recent downward trend however. From Crain's Chicago Business ChicagoRealEstateDaily.com this morning:
Chicago-area home prices dipped again in February, the sixth straight monthly fall for a closely watched index.
Single-family home prices fell 0.8 percent locally in February compared with January, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller indices released today.
At the same time, Chicago-area home prices are still up 5.1 percent compared with February 2012.
By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
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"Chicago home prices fall for 6th straight month." ChicagoRealEstateDaily.com. 30 Apr. 2013. (http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/article/20130430/CRED0701/130439996/chicago-home-prices-fall-for-6th-straight-month). 30 Apr. 2013.
Schnurr, Leah. "February home prices see best yearly rise in almost seven years: S&P." Reuters. 30 Apr. 2013. (http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/30/us-usa-economy-homes-index-idUSBRE93T0LZ20130430). 30 Apr. 2013.
Jim Rogers: 'This Is Artificial Floating Of Assets And It's Going To End Badly'
Lots of Americans these days probably think higher stock and home prices reflect the economic reality of the times.
A strong economic recovery in America?
Try fiat currency printing presses around the world working overtime.
The famous investor Jim Rogers sat down with CNN International's Nina Dos Santos, host of World Business Today, last Friday. From their exchange:
ROGERS: It's the first time in world history, recorded history, when all major central banks at the same time are printing a lot of money. The Japanese in December said "we will print unlimited amounts of money." So the Americans said "we can do that!"
DOS SANTOS: You don't agree with that strategy?
ROGERS: No, of course not. Debasing your currency sometimes works in the short-term. It has never worked in the long-term. And it doesn't ever usually work in the medium-term. Debasing your currency- lots of politicians like to do it because it's an easy way. But then the Americans said "we'll print money." And then the English said "well, we'll print money." And the Europeans of course. This is artificial floating of assets and it's going to end badly.
"Rogers: Printing money is unsustainable"
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Peter Schiff: Fed Creating Another Housing Bubble, 'Day Of Reckoning' Early In Obama's Second Term
First it was "crash prophet" Jeremy Grantham warning:
Courtesy of the above Fed policy, all global assets are once again becoming overpriced.
Now, Peter Schiff is saying the same about housing.
And that America's "day of reckoning" is right around the bend.
From a March 1 entry posted on The Schiff Report YouTube video blog:
The Fed influenced the housing market during the bubble predominantly by influencing the short end, making it easier for people to take out ARMs. Today, the Fed is influencing the housing market not predominantly by influencing adjustable rate mortgages, but by outright buying 30-year fixed-rate mortgages to drive mortgage interest rates down to record lows. But in both cases, it was the Fed's interference that inflated the prices, inflated the bubbles, and there's going to be a disastrous consequence when this bubble bursts. Although this bubble, is not going to be, I think, as large as the previous bubble. I think the consequences will be much bigger, as the Fed is not going to succeed in elevating home prices. But what they are succeeding at doing is transferring significant percentages of bad mortgages from the private sector to the Federal Reserve. In fact, the federal government has never been more involved in the housing market than it is today. Not only does the government insure over 90 percent of the mortgages, through the FHA, through Fannie, and Freddie. But now the government owns the mortgages. The Federal Reserve is financing them. The Federal Reserve is buying $45 billion worth of mortgages every month. So the government is the housing market…
Now President Obama, we's got a bigger bubble going during his presidency, and he ain't getting out of Dodge either. Only this time, I think, the bubble is going to burst not late in his second term, but early. And the difference is going to be- there are no more bailouts. This is the last bubble. This is the biggest bubble. In my book, The Real Crash: America's Coming Bankruptcy: How to Save Yourself and Your Country, I call it the "government bubble." That's what we have. This is the final bubble, and there is no bailout. We're finally going to have to deal with the consequences of our profligacy. And the problem is, because we've kicked the can down the road for so long, right? We've papered it over with so much inflation, that the problems have gotten that much worse, which means when we finally are forced to confront them. And again, we're going to be forced to do it. We're not going to do it on our own. We're not going to voluntarily check into rehab. We're going to have to be forced to do it, because we've hit rock bottom, and the world has done an intervention. This "day of reckoning" is coming. And it's not because of the sequester. Everybody is making a big deal about how painful this sequester is supposed to be. Well this is nothing compared to what's really going to happen when we really have to swallow the bitter tasting medicine to restore health to an economy that is virtually going to be on its deathbed as a result of all the bad medicine that has been forced-fed it over the years by the Federal Reserve, by Congress, to mask the symptoms while the underlying disease gets that much worse.
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These are the side effects of Lithium:
Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome when using Lithium:
Mild hand tremor; mild thirst; temporary, mild nausea and general discomfort at the beginning of treatment.
Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur when using Lithium:
Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); blurred vision; confusion; diarrhea; drowsiness; excessive weight gain; fainting; giddiness; inability to control the bladder or bowels; increased thirst; increased or decreased urination; involuntary twitching or muscle movements; loss of consciousness; loss of coordination; muscle weakness; persistent headache; persistent or severe nausea; ringing in the ears; seizures; slow or irregular heartbeat; slurred speech; swelling of the ankles or wrists; unsteadiness; vision changes; vomiting.
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Robin, I didn't realise you were a girl. Thought you were a guy. lol. Good review, but I am unclear about something. Did Pazzi compare himself to Will Graham and say they have the same powers of observation? I missed that. I do disagree with you that this was a mediocre episode bar the last few minutes although you did highlight the best scenes of the night, both with Jack Crawford, and I agree. But the scene with Will being thrown off the train was a good one too. What about Hannibal playing that piano? Is that man talented or what? I liked the discussion scene with Hannibal and Pazzi when Hannibal was telling him about his family. I agree with you that Pazzi must be crazy to not realise that Hannibal knew he was on to him. He had returned too soon after his previous visit - seems like it was the same day. And how stupid was Pazzi to try and pick up the knife? Did he really think that Hannibal would not have missed the knife? Hannibal was prepared as he already had cloroform ready and waiting. He knew what he was going to do although he did tell Bedelia that he knew what Pazzi was going to do. The man is so smart. But the fight scene was awesome. It reminds me of the fight last season between the same two persons but this time Jack was as you say, wiping the floor with Hannibal. I cannot believe Hannibal walked away from that. Can't wait to see what happens next. Why are they cancelling this show? If it keeps up like this, this is what the people want. Please let us have it. Don't cancel.
LOL....yes, I am indeed a woman. Though I do realize that I look like a fifteen-year-old boy in my profile picture, wearing a Batman shirt and standing with a Batmobile ;-) In Primavera (episode 2 this season), when Pazzi first met Will, he was able to hold Will's attention when he mentioned that he has the same gift that Will does. They bonded over having that same ability to "know". Hannibal left the knife there on purpose. If there's one thing we know about Hannibal Lecter, he's not careless. Later, when he had Pazzi, he mentioned that he had called Verger's hotline to find out the score. Even if he didn't talk to Verger face to face, this is Hannibal we're talking about, and he probably figured that Verger would have wanted some sort of biological verification before dishing out a giant bounty. I think I found the episode mediocre because Will and Chiyo sucked the life out of it. Until Will got thrown off the train, I just was not interested. I actively dread Chiyo's screentime because she bores me to tears.
Before I read the review I'm going to say, best, best episode of this season 3. OMG! It was fantastic. First of all - Will - poor Will. I'm wondering if this is a dream with him or it's real. Then the disembowelment of Inspector Pazzi. Who saw that coming. I was hoping he wouldn't be killed, but alas, how can you turn your back on a man like Hannibal? Last but not least, that awesome fight between Hannibal and Jack. OMG. I think because it was shown in slow motion, that I kept getting anxious, thinking that Hannibal was going to get the better of Jack, and I was literally screaming, closing my eyes, opening them again and was frightened for Jack. Then I re-watched it. I realised that if it was shown in real time you would see that Jack was moving fast and not giving Hannibal time to recuperate and get up and fight, but in slow motion it was not looking like that and I kept thinking Jack's giving Hannibal too much time to rest to fight with him. It wasn't so. What a fight. What an episode. How can they cancel this show? Anyhow, on to read the review and other comments now.
"Then the disembowelment of Inspector Pazzi. Who saw that coming." I did. But then I had read the 3rd book in the series (Hannibal) which is the basis of most of the plot so far this season (aside from the Will, Jack, and Bedelia plot-lines). He was just as dumb/greedy in the book and also tried to go for the reward. And the set-up with Hannibal telling him about the death of his ancestor was right out of the novel.
Is anyone else getting a feeling that Mr. Robot might actually be Elliot. I'm smelling a dual personality thing here. His drugs abuse might actually be causing it.
That flag was a symbol of rebellion in that show along with the fact that Hazzard County was somewhere in the South. It had nothing to do with slaves. I don't even remember seeing any black people in that show. I imagine if there ever were any, they were treated exactly the same as the white people.
This is totally ridiculous. That show is 35 years old, I loved it as a kid. Going to rename Daisy Dukes because of their relationship to a 35 year old TV show with a car that had the Confederate flag on it next?
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No one. Abigail is too boring. Go visit Bridget in Ireland!
Despite the missing guests, this by far was the best tv wedding of all time!! The vows were wonderful, especially Brennan's. I've wondered what she wrote, while buried. It's about time they got married, and was so well done & memorable; it was worth the wait!!


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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
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3 Fitness - If it came in a bottle, everybody would have a great body - Cher
Wow, I think this quote says it all. Looking great and feeling healthy will not happen with quick fixes and gimmicks. If it did we would all have great figures and... Read more
Monday, June 20, 2011
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#2 If you can dream it, you can do it. - Walt Disney
I think this quote says it all. We can do anything we dream of, the only person that limits us is ourselves. It doesn't mean its going to be easy or that it is going to happen over night... Read more
Sunday, June 19, 2011
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For the challenge this week we are supposed to blog about one inspirational quote everyday for one week.
#1 - Why chose failure when success is an option? - Jillian Micheals
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
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My favorite things to eat in the summer are BBQ burgers and macaroni salad, which can be very high in fat and calories so here are some swaps that I have learned to make it healthier.
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Wednesday, June 08, 2011
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A Friend shared this article with me and I want to share it with you.
Why do I have a variety of friends who are all different in character ?
Some of them can be considered marginal even ?
How do I get on with them all ?
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Tuesday, June 07, 2011
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Here's the challenge for this week:
MAIN CHALLENGE: Most of us probably have a number of non scale victories, even if we aren�t to our goals yet. This week, reflect on those gains. Have you had health gains so far in your journey as a resu... Read more
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
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I am making June my month to rebuild. I am really trying to get back on track by building consistent habits that will be long term, instead of just focusing on the short term. I usually work better if I have a plan or list of goals for the month... Read more
Friday, May 27, 2011
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Main Challenge
For this weeks main challenge we are supposed to blog about 2 healthy restaurants and one healthy activity in the city that we are going to on holidays. However, due to budget constraints this summer I will be having a �stayc... Read more
Thursday, May 19, 2011
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Cinnamon Parfait (one serving)
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Thursday, May 05, 2011
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For this weeks challenge we are to write a blog about why we decided to make a change to become a fit and healthy person. For me this blog could not have come at a better time. I have been going through a rough patch for the last couple months i... Read more
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My life these last 3 months has been a little crazy. At the beginning of January I felt like I could make a commitment to not gain back any weight during tax season, well here I am at the end tax season (today is the last day...woo hoo) and I ha... Read more
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
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As many of you may have noticed I have not been on Spark much lately and let me tell you that me and my health have paid the price. As of this morning I am at my highest weight ever (307 lbs) and my self esteem has plumited.
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Thursday, January 06, 2011
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I decided to post my starting pics for the year so that I could really see where I am starting from since I have allowed myself to get back up to my heaviest weight.
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Wednesday, January 05, 2011
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Wednesday, January 05, 2011
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