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Merck KGaA Gains Most Since 2009 as Profit Beats Estimates
Merck KGaA, the German maker of the Erbitux cancer drug, rose the most almost three years in Frankfurt trading after third-quarter profit beat analysts' estimates on growth at the Merck Serono pharmaceutical and Millipore equipment businesses.
Net income rose 7.5 percent to 226.6 million euros ($315.2 million) from 210.8 million euros a year earlier, the Darmstadt-based company said today in a statement. Profit exceeded the 179.3 million-euro average of nine analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Core earnings, which exclude costs such as writedowns and merger expenses, totaled 1.91 euros a share, beating the average estimate of 1.67 euros.
Gains in the quarter came from its top-selling drugs, as Merck reorganizes assets and reviews its product line following regulatory setbacks for medicines such as the cladribine pill against multiple sclerosis. The company also got a boost from biotechnology-equipment maker Millipore Corp., which it bought last year, as well as a one-time tax credit.
"It looks like a very solid set of results, driven by Merck Serono," Jack Scannell, a London-based analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd., said in an interview today. "There seems to be some real margin expansion, with a clean operating result."
Merck, which isn't related to U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co., rose 8.5 percent, the biggest gain since Jan. 23, 2009. The stock has returned 11 percent this year including reinvested dividends, outpacing the 8.3 percent return for the Bloomberg Europe Pharmaceutical Index.
Top-End Forecast Reduced
Sales this year will amount to about 10 billion euros to 10.2 billion euros, the company said. Previously Merck had forecast sales of 10 billion euros to 10.4 billion euros. Third-quarter total revenue rose 3.8 percent to 2.53 billion euros, in line with the average estimate.
Revenue at Merck Serono climbed 5.4 percent to 1.47 billion euros. Sales of the MS therapy Rebif advanced 8.4 percent, excluding special effects such as currency shifts, to 426 million euros. The company benefited from price increases in the U.S. in January and June, and may have more "headroom" to raise prices with newer, more costly MS drugs entering the market, such as Novartis AG's Gilenya, Scannell wrote in a note today.
Revenue from Erbitux increased 4.7 percent to 218 million euros, benefiting from higher sales in emerging markets.
No 'Return'
Merck has discontinued seven drug development programs because the company wasn't seeing "a return on investment," Chief Executive Officer Karl-Ludwig Kley told reporters at a press conference today. It announced partnerships to develop two early-stage experimental MS drugs, and is "continuously searching" for new products to co-develop, Kley said.
Sales at the Merck Millipore equipment, ingredient and services division increased 5.2 percent to 588 million euros.
The performance-materials unit, the world's biggest maker of liquid crystals for flat-screen televisions and electronics, reported a sales decline of 5.2 percent to 342 million euros. The increase in liquid-crystal sales was limited to 2.4 percent as customers chose to reduce inventory because of the weaker economic environment, the company said.
While the operating margin for the business improved during the quarter, liquid crystals and the rest of the chemicals business will be weak in the fourth quarter, Chief Financial Officer Matthias Zachert said at the news conference.
Scannell said Merck's reduced top end of its forecast still exceeds his estimates.
"At the second quarter, they were pretty clear about the climate being challenging," he said.


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The Broncos and Patriots will play a football game Sunday. Then the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks will pummel one another in an event that should probably be enclosed within an octagonal cage.
The 49ers and Seahawks might be the two best teams in football, and they manage to get under one another's skin a way that few divisional foes can. The coaches seem to genuinely dislike one another. Each set of opposing fans calls the other guys frauds. The on-field action is rough, and frequently accompanied by disparaging commentary.
How did we get to this uncomfortable, flammable, highly entertaining moment? Let's examine a timeline of the NFL's most intense rivalry.
2002: The Seattle Seahawks move from the AFC West to the NFC West. San Franciscans fail to notice.
Apr. 2, 2007: Jim Harbaugh, Stanford's new football coach, is forced to defend his recent public assertion that the Pac-10's other private-university coach, Pete Carroll, plans to leave USC. "I definitely said that," Harbaugh acknowledges. "But we bow to no man. We bow to no program here at Stanford University." Something is born, and it is not a love affair.
Nov. 14, 2009: Harbaugh dials up a late 2-point conversion to run the score to 55-21 in a victory over Carroll's high-profile Trojans. "What's your deal? You all right?" a stone-faced Carroll asks Harbaugh at midfield after the game.
"Yeah, I'm good. What's your deal?" Harbaugh replies.
Stanford will go 2-1 against Southern Cal under Harbaugh.
June 21, 2010: Seattle hires former 49ers general manager Scot McCloughan as its senior personnel executive. He will show a willingness to acquire his former San Francisco players.
Jan. 7, 2011: The 49ers hire Harbaugh as head coach, bringing him again into direct competition with Carroll, who happens to be coaching the Seahawks.

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I am no expert, but my first instinct was that there was some kind of imperfection in the glass. Glass is very susceptible to changes in temperature and just like a small crack in a car's windshield, those tiny cracks will grow over time with the slightest amount of pressure.
Turning the light on creates heat which expands the glass, turning it off causes it cool and contract. Over time the imperfection got to a critical moment and a tiny fluctuation in the ambient temperature in the room pushed it past the point of critical failure, even though the light was not on.
Not saying 100% this is what happened, but that seems to be the most logical explanation to me.
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It's aliens or poltergeist.
Move along, it's just the reminder of their presence.
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I would get my electric checked asap if I were you. Hopefully it wasn't a mercury bulb!
Here's a link for some known causes.
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I am no expert, but my first instinct was that there was some kind of imperfection in the glass.
A few years ago, I purchased a lump of glass from an estate sale for no other reason that it was beautiful and I wanted it. I set it on a shelf with the rest of my collectibles to collect dust.
This morning at 8AM on the dot, the lump of glass shattered into a million pieces with a pretty loud explosion. There were no visible forces acting on it. No sunshine or anything else I could detect.


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Some time ago a crazy dream came to me
I dreamed I was walking into World War Three
I went to the doctor the very next day
To see what kind of words he could say
He said it was a bad dream
I wouldn't worry about it none, though
They were my own dreams and they're only in my head
[Verse 2]
I said, "Hold it, Doc, a World War passed through my brain"
He said, "Nurse, get your pad, this boy's insane"
He grabbed my arm, I said, "Ouch!"
As I landed on the psychiatric couch
He said, "Tell me about it"
[Verse 3]
Well, the whole thing started at 3 o'clock fast
It was all over by quarter past
I was down in the sewer with some little lover
When I peeked out from a manhole cover
Wondering who turned the lights on
[Verse 4]
Well, I got up and walked around
And up and down the lonesome town
I stood a-wondering which way to go
I lit a cigarette on a parking meter and walked on down the road
It was a normal day
[Verse 4]
Well, I rung the fallout shelter bell
And I leaned my head and I gave a yell
"Give me a string bean, I'm a hungry man"
A shotgun fired and away I ran
I don't blame them too much though, I know I look funny
[Verse 5]
Down at the corner by a hot-dog stand
I seen a man
I said, "Howdy friend, I guess there's just us two"
He screamed a bit and away he flew
Thought I was a Communist
[Verse 6]
Well, I spied a girl and before she could leave
"Let's go and play Adam and Eve"
I took her by the hand and my heart it was thumping
When she said, "Hey man, you crazy or thumping
You see what happened last time they started"
[Verse 7]
Well, I seen a Cadillac window uptown
And there was nobody around
I got into the driver's seat
And I drove down 42nd Street
In my Cadillac
Good car to drive after a war
[Verse 8]
Well, I remember seeing some ad
So I turned on my Conelrad
But I didn't pay my Con Ed bill
So the radio didn't work so well
Turned on my record player—
It was Rock-a-day Johnny singing, "Tell Your Ma, Tell Your Pa
Our Love's A-going to Grow Ooh-wah, Ooh-wah"
[Verse 9]
I was feeling kind of lonesome and blue
I needed somebody to talk to
So I called up the operator of time
Just to hear a voice of some kind
"When you hear the beep it will be three o'clock"
She said that for over an hour
And I hung up
[Verse 10]
Well, the doctor interrupted me just about then
Saying, "Hey I've been having the same old dreams
But mine was a little different you see
I dreamed that the only person left after the war was me
I didn't see you around"
[Verse 11]
Well, now time passed and now it seems
Everybody's having them dreams
Everybody sees themselves
Walking around with no one else
Half of the people can be part right all of the time
Some of the people can be all right part of the time
But all of the people can't be all right all of the time
I think Abraham Lincoln said that
"I'll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours"
I said that
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- 4. Down the Highway
- 5. Bob Dylan's Blues
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- 7. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
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- 23. Talkin' World War III Blues
- 24. Corrina, Corrina
- 25. Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance
- 26. I Shall Be Free
- 27. The Times They Are A-Changin'
- 28. Ballad of Hollis Brown
- 29. With God On Our Side
- 30. One Too Many Mornings
- 31. North Country Blues
- 32. Only a Pawn in Their Own Game
- 33. Boots of Spanish Leather
- 34. When the Ship Comes In
- 35. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
- 36. Restless Farewell
- 37. All I Really Want To Do
- 38. Black Crow Blues
- 39. Spanish Harlem Incident
- 40. Chimes of Freedom
- 41. I Shall Be Free No. 10
- 42. To Ramona
- 43. Motorpsycho Nightmare
- 44. My Back Pages
- 45. I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
- 46. Ballad In Plain D
- 47. It Ain't Me, Babe
- 48. Subterranean Homesick Blues
- 49. She Belongs to Me
- 50. Maggie's Farm
- 51. Love Minus Zero/No Limit
- 52. Outlaw Blues
- 53. On the Road Again
- 54. Bob Dylan's 115th Dream
- 55. Mr. Tambourine Man
- 56. Gates of Eden
- 57. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
- 58. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
- 59. Like A Rolling Stone
- 60. Tombstone Blues
- 61. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
- 62. From A Buick 6
- 63. Ballad of a Thin Man


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Just one week ago Tesla astounded the market by announcing its first ever profits and absolutely blitzing all analyst predictions for first quarter earnings and revenue. The success was led by incredible sales figures for the all-electric Model S luxury sedan, which saw 4,900 deliveries made against an expected 400.
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News just came out today from the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that 24 mobile carriers from around the world are going to unite together to produce an international application store called the "Wholesale Applications Community." It's an obvious reaction to Apple's iTunes application store which has a stringent review policy before any application will appear in its online store. For example, Apple has strict rules about pornography and profanity in its applications, but we've seen them relax those rules in certain cases.
Can this idea really work? Can 24 carriers along with three device manufacturers operate more smoothly than just a single device manufacturer?
My answer: Good luck.
I'm sure when the announcement was made there were cheers all around. Execs were slapping each other high five and saying to each other, "Watch out Steve Jobs." And then as soon as everything calmed down, they all said to themselves, "Oh shit."
Wholesale Applications Community needs to consult with a cat herder
Yes, oh shit is right. Just the technical complications alone with different devices, different networks, and different governing rules are complication enough. But if you think it's hard to get agreement on anything within your organization of 100 people, think about 20+ worldwide organizations. I wouldn't want to even try to get agreement on whether they'd like Coke or Diet Coke served. Years ago I worked for Sprint and I was amazed at how long every single task took. I realized I could do so many tasks quicker if I just did it myself. I hosted and produced two podcast series for Sprint (a B2C and B2B version), and was seen as just the guy who could do it all when it came to podcasting.
Do dictatorships work better than democracies in mobile?
At a much grander scale, Steve Jobs is the guy who can do it all when it comes to creating a computing and content market. He did it with Apple computers, the iPod, the iPhone, and more importantly the resulting iTunes store for movies, music, and applications. In a conversation with friend and Apple industry expert Andy Ihnatko, he said of Steve Jobs, "If Jobs says every computer gets a cup holder, then every computer gets a cup holder. He dictates the market for his computers." This didn't happen in the PC market, it didn't happen in the mobile phone market, and good luck trying to get it to work.
Mobile carriers are very protective of their respective networks. They don't operate like the free and easy Internet. Geez, just to do an SMS campaign over their networks you have to fill out a form to explain what you want to do and how long the campaign will run. That's just text. Now the carriers are going to agree on a whole how to manage applications. Sounds great in theory, horrible in practice.
But then again another idea that sounded great in theory, horrible in practice, turned out to be great in practice. I'm talking about Wikipedia.
Can the Chinese fire drill behavior of the multiple carriers eventually come together and form something useful like Wikipedia? Check back with me in a year.
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I stopped by the Merc the other day to pick up some fresh strawberries, peaches and kiwis. Combined with pineapple juice I had on-hand, those juicy fruits made for the perfect after-work-pick-me-up.
I didn't follow any specific recipe; that's what I love about smoothies. Just throw some ingredients into a blender and call it good! But in case you're wondering, I used four chopped kiwis, half a tub of chopped strawberries (about 8 ounces), three chopped peaches and a cup of pineapple juice. I tossed in a couple handfuls of ice and pulsed that baby for about 45 seconds.
A big thank you to my friend and colleague Amy for sending me her gently loved, like-new blender. I'm excited to try new recipes for smoothies and shakes all summer long! Please share yours with me in the comments section.
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Scott Horton Interviews Michael Hastings
Michael Hastings, author and contributor to True/Slant.com, discusses the backlash against religious political parties in Iraq, why Ayad Allawi's thuggish past has increased his popularity, the massive security apparatus that enables an Iraqi Prime Minister to act like a strongman and why Iraqi Kurdistan is likely to become an independent state in the not-too-distant future.
MP3 here. (27:38)
Michael Hastings is the author of I Lost My Love in Baghdad: A Modern War Story. In 2008, he covered the U.S. presidential elections for Newsweek, and before that he was the magazine's Baghdad correspondent. His articles have appeared in GQ, Slate, Salon, Foreign Policy, the LA Times, and other publications. His blog The Hastings Report focuses on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other foreign policy topics.
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Art Cashin Exposes The Behind The Scenes Panic In Europe
Think "all is fine" in Europe after today's largely irrelevant Italian bill auction (the auction was for 6 month debt - even Greece can raise that kind of money)? Think again. Here is the Fermentation Committee Chairman explaining why Europe is so hard pressed to create a fake sense of calm, allowing those who know the real story to take advantage of the situation while they still can, and sharing the behind the scenes truth you won't get anywhere else. Certainly not SWIFT.
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Europe Rumbles Continue Beneath More Upbeat Headlines - Ever since last week's liquidity operation, most headlines out of Europe have leaned toward the reassuring side. Beneath those headlines, however, there are signs the strains remain and may, in fact, be growing.
European banks are making great use of the ECB's overnight deposit facility. Last night they parked $590 billion at the ECB breaking the record they had set the night before. They are clearly unwilling to lend to other European banks, highlighting the distrust and fear in the interbank marketplace. While the ECB's lending initiative calmed the markets somewhat, it apparently has done nothing to free up the logjam blocking interbank lending.
The distrust on the streets is said to be growing also. Barroom gossip says that safe-deposit boxes are in a demand that borders on frenzy. They allow you to take your Euros and covert them into something of value (gold, Swiss Francs, etc.) and sock it away in a safe place.
Others are said to be buying property in London and elsewhere lest you awake one day and discover that your Euros have reverted to drachmas or lira.
Savvy bankers are said to be setting up personal and communal trusts domiciled in places like the Bahamas, the Caymans or the Isle of Jersey. Some banks are offering depository accounts denominated (and repayable) in alternate currencies like the dollar or the yen.
We think a Lehman-like event would most likely be triggered by a run on a bank or a series of banks. The scramble for currency (value) protection among the public could turn into that bank run in the same way that a crowd can instantly turn into a mob. Watch the money flows out of Greece and Italy very carefully. The pot continues to bubble
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Safe deposit boxes are a 'safe place' to buy some gold and sock it away? Think again, Europe.
Physical, bitchez.
What isn't confiscated will be taxed on sales and tariffed on export.
You're going to have to think more creatively than just "Physical, bitchez". The forces of monetary oppression are damn good at what they do. It's not going to be as easy or as obvious as just holding physical. Value can be (and will be) extracted from your physical with one stroke of tax legislation.
Then you're going to be in a position where the only way to realize the value of your physical is to become a smuggler. And they'll put a penalty on tarriff evasion that makes you think twice...
Gold profits are already taxed at 28% in the U.S. We are there.
We're not there yet. There is still room for the remaining 72% to go. ...Or just announce that it is being considered. Game, set, match.
Aren't you supposed to only say Miiiiiii beaker?
Huh? Why 28%?
Shouldn't it be taxed as either marginal income (35%) or capital gains (15%) is their really a special tax bracket for Gold?
I'd support taxing it as income. We have a lower tax on capital gains because savings and investing in companies supports economic growth. Buying and hoarding gold doesn't do anything to help the economy.
I know this makes too much sense (so it will never happen) but why not do a 1031-like exchange into a qualified new company investment?
Off topic for the thread but on topic for the article-
"Watch the money flows out of Greece and Italy very carefully"
Where does one find such a useful bit of info on a timely basis? It boggles my mind that 'they' would let such a number out in a non "seasonally adjusted" form. Do they think the sheep should be allowed to see real data???
We really have to stop thinking in terms of rearranging deck chairs. The feds have no business taxing the people period, as per original intent. Let the feds tax the states and re-instate State representation in congress.
You can't gain anything by sitting in gold because it has 0% appreciation, and you don't "profit" when you sell gold, you merely illustrate the depreciation of your currency. To tax it is simply an "add insult to injury" exercise. There shouldn't be any tax on gold at all because the variation in its fiat exchange rate isn't income.
But if the price has been artificially manipulated downward by the government and its handmaidens, the too big to jail banks, then when it goes to its true value you will gain all that appreciation which had been simply delayed in time by the gov't's manipulating.
If it should be, say, $8,000 an ounce now but is kept at a fraction of that, then when it rises to $8,000 (or more) in the future, the gov't will have given you that $1600 to $8000 increase by having artificially kept the price lower now.
Isn't the government really the handmaiden to the banks? The one with the money has the power. "Government" is elected or apointed. They don't have the power of the banks.
He is correct. Gold does not change. The only thing that changes is the value of the currency you are pricing it in.
And if you "tax" that difference, it is not income. Essentially it is a double tax, as you are paying the tax of inflation of the currency already.
I agree that over the long term the "value" of gold remains constant. But in the short term the value of gold changes even relative to fiat currency. Over the past 10 years, the price of gold has risen more than the actual inflation of the dollar.
This is due to the fact there is now a lot of fear out there and a greater demand for a hedge against market risks and future inflation. This makes an ounce of gold more "valuable" now than it was 10 years ago.
In any case, taxing a dollar gain when selling gold is just plain wrong.
Huh? Why 28%?
Shouldn't it be taxed as either marginal income (35%) or capital gains (15%) is their really a special tax bracket for Gold?
Actually, there is a special tax bracket for precious metals. The IRS considers them collectibles. Thus, they never qualify for LTCG. They are either taxed as STCG or at the collectible rate, which I believe is 28%. You can purchase pm in an ira, which, from a tax perspective is the best choice. Nevada just eliminated state taxes for pm.
And the Constitution calls precious metals money. Which is correct?
Article 1, Section 10
No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts;
Are only minted coins collectibles, or all forms (bars, blanks, etc.)?
From the 1040 Schedule D instructions:
"Collectibles include works of art, rugs, antiques, metals (such as gold, silver, and platinum bullion), gems, stamps, coins, alcoholic beverages, and certain other tangible property."
Got to love paying phantom capital gains on devalued dollars. Buy gold - have the dollar lose half it's value then pay taxes on your "gains"
Hueco Kid
I heard that if you buy or sell at a coin show for cash the transaction is tax exempt. At least then never ask for my tax number as long as it is less than $10,000 cash.
It's exempt from reporting but not exempt from tax. Meaning you're required by law to self-report and pay tax on your [non-existent] appreciation in gold, pay tax on the depreciation of fiat FRNs.
Banks are only required to report transactions over $10,000 but they report everything anyway as a favor to the authorities so Big Brother can track your finances.
This is a fortunate "loophole" in that sellers at shows can still operate strictly by law allowing you to keep private those sub-$10K transactions, just like the gun show "loophole" which allows you to buy a firearm without government tracking you.
I predict both these "loopholes" will be closed by Dictator Obama or Dictator Whoever(R) after the next election.
Unfortunately, you are correct. The odds that the US government will repeat 1933 and confiscate your gold are about 100%. I think they WON'T confiscate other pm's for various reasons, but you can kiss your physical gold goodbye. But don't fret.......they will give you some very pretty paper in exchange for it. Guns and ammo, if you can get them, are almost certainly a better investment at this point. Very sad indeed.
If they take the gold, then having the others becomes meaningless:
1) Means the govt has standardized on gold then other PM are not worthwhile. I doubt we will have bi-metallic money standard
2) Means if they take gold because it has value then they can seize the other PM if they become too valueable, and people will flee them as a store of value
3) You can say that guna/bullets will become the new money, but I suspect that if they pass some sort of confiscation it will be wrapped in "anti-hoarding" verbiage that excludes having too much of any thing for the common good.
PS, I dont believe in confiscation as strong money policy hurts govt ability to print money. There simply is no advantage for them to have a gold standard
The thing is, in 1933, average americans understood the value of gold. They had skepticism about paper money. Ownership of gold was pretty widespread. Confiscating gold then meant taking it from a whole lot of the 99%.
Now, outside of odd places like this, understanding of the value of gold and silver is far from widespread. Skepticism about paper money involves a conceptual leap that is like Bob Beamon x 2 for most of the populace. Ownership of gold outside of the 1% is not widespread. So, confiscating gold now will mean mostly picking on the 1% who can influence the levers of power.
It's hard to picture them sitting there and allowing the stored value of their wealth to be taken away while leaving the sheeple unscathed.
Another thing to keep in mind is that making gold illegal to own a la the "confiscation" of 1933 is not enough to get people to give it up. The amount of pre-1933 gold eagles in existance is proof of this as the gov melted down the coins they were able to take from private hands. The price they offer is everything. The price they would have to offer today in paper to get gold holders to let go would be imensely higher than current market prices. Also, if they are "confiscating" gold that would mean re-monitization, so the paper they are exchanging would likely have some type of gold backing. All and all, I think gold remains a far better investment than guns and ammo.
"All and all, I think gold remains a far better investment than guns and ammo."
I agree totally. Oh, can I come over and help you count your Eagles? I PROMISE to come unarmed. Really.
?Plata o Plomo?
As opposed to paper stuff you mean?
Confiscation isn't necessary in a credit collapse for gold to not be a safe haven. Here's why:
Forum post by Karl Denninger at his blog:
The entirety of the commodity complex prices on the use of CREDIT, which you claim (correctly) is the problem. Yet your (gold) price is determined by a levered instrument running at 10:1 or more gearing. When that credit disappears pricing will contract, perhaps by as much as 90%. All "things" in the economy that price off a credit instrument will fall in nominal price.
In other words your thesis of advancement (or even simple holds) in commodity prices are dependent on ever-expanding credit.
This goes beyond logical inconsistency and well into the realm of willful blindness, and the continued insistence that physical metal will "decouple" from those levered instruments and skyrocket while the levered instrument will not move has been run since I became aware of the financial markets more than 30 years ago and has been wrong every single year since.
Willful blindness is not mentioning that roadkill he calls a toupee.
Denninger's biggest failing is that he believes in absolutes. Denninger frequently talks in terms of 'mathematical certainty', 'absolute facts' and 'black-letter law'. It makes for compelling reading for anyone easily convinced by sheer pundit confidence (and full disclosure: I am a regular reader, and enjoy his stuff -- but I take it with a boulder-sized grain of salt). The problem is that mathematics when it comes to the world of cooked-books, creative accounting, two-tier legal systems, mutable laws, military intervention, installed governments, under-the-table deals and comfortable lies is not an absolute. The law, when it comes to sovereign states, corporations and members of the banking elite -- is never 'black letter'. And when that so-called mathematical 'certainty' of our collapse is always a year or two off -- it makes Denninger's 'certitude', somewhat less 'certain'.
Denninger's fans are typically those who are desperate for a 'clear vision' in a marketplace where (as any reader of ZH knows) clarity is not easy to come by. His claims of absolutism make for a very successful blogging-strategy: Paint a picture of the financial markets in which there are rigid laws of nature -- where things will and must happen due to immutable laws of the universe, and those desperate for vision will come flocking. (As an aside: One can't help but note that the man is also religious). To defend his absolutes, Denninger has a zero tolerance policy against any who challenge his prescribed group-think. You'll be banned if you question the dogma. The result is an echo chamber of forum members who repeat Denninger's prophecies as if there are no alternatives. But of course -- there are.
The above example you give, Winston -- is just one example. It's not a bad example. In fact, it may well play out exactly as KD says it will.
But it also might not. ( I rarely think KD is flat wrong. He's a very sharp guy. But his certainty is deeply misplaced. And his track record shows it).
I can think of a dozen ways in which the ponzi of paper gold collapses well before the ponzi of overall credit collapses. But don't dare say that on Ticker Forum. The overlord does not tolerate individual thought.
I happen to agree with him that deflation is in the cards. But the notion that something "Can't happen" is not only a sign of mental rigidity -- but it's also where KD frequently stumbles over empiricism.
Good stuff, Popo. I've made the same point in the past about KD. He sees things too linearly and allows for no deviation from his strict dogma. He gets all sweaty when the Washington crowd or the the Bankster Boys don't follow the script. That's ok, as you say, as far as it goes, but allows for a vulnerable blindside that can't account for fluctuations in the energy field. He's gonna get black-swaned into a state that will send him straight to the padded room. His followers will be left standing naked in the midst of a swirling market meltdown with no mentor. Lemmings of a different color.
His anal fixation is a dead giveaway. Eveything's a**-raped this, and butt-f**ked that, but he never spells it out. It's all little stars so you have to fill in the bad letters yourself. Infantile really. About what you'd expect from a third grade catholic school boy.
I'd say Denninger has an even bigger failing than that: his absolute inability to admit when he's been wrong. He's failed at just about every significant prediction since the end of 2008. The day Bernanke announced the first QE program, Denninger was posting right up until the announcement that "Bernanke won't QE because it will destroy the dollar." When Bernanke made the announcement, Denninger posted a single-word comment: "Fuck." Yet every time a new QE is about to come out, Denninger confidently predicts it won't happen again.
The first year or so of his forum, he repeatedly threatened to shut it down if people didn't stop discussing whether we were going to have stagflation or deflation, because he'd already explained that deflation was the only possibility, and that anyone posting about stagflation was simply wasting everyone's time. ROFL. How'd that trade work out for him?
Oddly, I can't find his petulant little "take my ball and go home" posts, just people replying to them. Here's one (he does say he's going to shut it down for two weeks, but not why).
Gold? Denninger's been talking about gold collapsing since at least whenever he started his forum. I'm sure he's gloating now that hedge funds are blowing up and gold has dropped from $1900, even though he's been banning people from his forum for daring to suggest buying gold since it was at $700. Oh no, a mere 120% gain since then!
His herd of followers rigidly enforces the group-think. Pika-Steph once told some new poster that if he wanted to talk about stagflation, he should go elsewhere, because (not an exact quote, since I can't find it via Google, but almost) "this is a deflationary bear forum."
Overall, TF was semi-useful in 2007, but he quickly drove out anyone with any brains. The last couple of times I've looked in, it's just tards whining about government policies in general, with a lot of complete fruitcakes screaming about conspiracy theories like "the medical establishment is preventing people from learning about this simple diet that cures all cancers!" and similar bullshit.
First, Denninger's 30 years of market experience do not include the Great Depression, which is the most recent period comparable to our present situation.
Second, total credit market debt of the US continues to expand, thanks to the Fed's printing operation. Europe appears ready to follow in the Fed's footsteps, and the Fed seems likely to help them out. The monetary base has retreated about 3% from its peak in July, but it is still up 32% YOY.
Third, the gigantic deficits of the welfare states require ever more money creation to sustain. It is hard to imagine currency rising much relative to gold in such an environment. If there is a collapse of credit in this environement it will bring a collapse of demand, but also a collapse of supply as the whole economic system is disrupted. It is in this context that we may see outright rejection of the currency.
Fourth, if gold falls in nominal price, that doesn't mean that it isn't rising in real value. Because of its use as a store of value, it is likely to fall less than other commodities.
Is the Fed really going to hit the breaks with the government running a deficit of 1 to 2 trillion dollars? They will eventually, but it's hard to imagine right now, especially in an election year.
Presumably "physical, bitchez" refers primarily to having something of tangible value that could be bartered for goods and services rather than used for speculation or wealth generation.
Holding something like Eagles and using them to procure $1,600 worth of goods at a time seems like an effective route. Yes, the IRS has forms for barter trades, but I'd love to know what knuckleheads actually submit such data. The problem of course is that in this scenario the intrepid "physical, bitchez" holder is subject to keeping his / her stock of coins safe.
You're going to have to think more creatively than just "Physical, bitchez". The forces of monetary oppression are damn good at what they do. It's not going to be as easy or as obvious as just holding physical. Value can be (and will be) extracted from your physical with one stroke of tax legislation.
You cant eat your gold and silver and fly out of the country, those TSA scanners will see it and they will rape you for it...
Timeline for holding must be longer than this era of tyranny...
SD1, all this points to something like the 30"s all over again. Instead of confiscation, they can make legal gold trading strictly .gov property. And set a .gov kind of price. All in the name of national interest. Gold "hoarders" will be branded un-patriotic. And a million more ways to track it all anyways.
Gold= Shaky
Sure, people buying physical have to be prepared to be labeled all kinds of things, even a criminal.
Throw in 'terrorist' and I'm in! Do I get a Secret Decoder Ring now?
Anecdotal but I've been waiting on my construction to end so I can get a decent gun safe but you can hardly find them around here now. There used to be a good dozen on Craigslist every month or so. Sales at a local store that promoted them on Black Friday were all gone when I showed up an hour after opening to look them over and they've not restocked. Prices seem to be going up too aside from those few on sale. Wondering if their secondary use as a storage spot for PM's is part of the driving force.
Nope. Dick Tracy wristwatches are the thing now.
Hell, by the time we are through this debacle it is likely that anyone insisting the gov follow the constitution will be branded a terrorist. The amazing thing to watch is how the general public thinks nothing of a declaration by the gov't to confiscate private property. As if it is the most natural event in the world because after all they are the gov't and they can do what they want! Those fuckers only exist because the states agreed to set up a federal gov't with defined powers. Help begin the end of this nonsense by joining the 10th amendment movement and let's put the issue of gov't confiscation and federal overreach to rest!
Not really worried about that since they have done such a bang up job with the drug war.
But of course pods, because the drug war is not one they want to win. They want to "lose" so they keep "winning".
With Gold, they'll be like pigs to truffle.
They never "win" that game for long because it too is unsustainable. Do as you wish, but you aren't dissuading me one iota. Sometimes outwaiting your opponent is a generational thing. So be it. But none of the hand wringers here has proposed a credible scenario where the capital controls stay in place and the bankers win. Boogedy boogedy, Eye of Sauron, blah blah blah.
Yeah, what I said was partly in jest, as the drug war increases profits and control for many 3 letter agencies. They love the drug war. And it is going exactly as designed.
But the same will hold for gold if it is made illegal. It will become more lucrative for those who undertake it.
I would be involved, but alas, all my gold fell out of that boat with my firearms during that freak wave capsizing.
Sad story there, pods. Mine fell out of the back of my pick-up while I was transporting it to the Treasury Department. I was going to donate it to the gov't to help pay down the debt. Just doing my part, you know. I knew they would do the right thing. Look at all the wonderful benefits we get with our voluntary income tax payments! I'm really sad I lost out on this wonderful patriotic offering opportunity to help my beloved country.
"Not really worried about that since they have done such a bang up job with the drug war."
They haven't "won" the war against drugs because they haven't tried to. It is an essential part of other coverups:
The war on drugs is a government sponsoired industry, providing employment to hundreds of thousands of people and buying billions of dollars of goods.
How do you end that?
"The war on drugs is a government sponsoired industry, providing employment to hundreds of thousands of saddist goons and buying billions of dollars of goods."
Fixed it for ya.........
Ha! And they say government can't create jobs. This shows it ain't so.
did you know a whopping 30+ percent of us considered crime our number one problem in 1994, now only 1 percent of the population has that as a nubmer one problem.
The war on drugs is govt tyranny at best, while white people certainly have had abusive and oppresive police drug raids, arrests, the black and latino community has been so disproportianately affected by this govt tyranny and oppression because our law enforcement is so biased, even tho all kinds of studies show that blacks and latinos do not use or sell drugs at any greater rate than whites.
The rise of the profitable private prison industry coincided with the implementation of draconian sentences for drug crimes. Now that has played out and was tailing off, suddenly incarcerating, not deporting, illegal immigrants is the new chic legislation. I know of many immigration lawyers who say some of their clients have been held so long, they end up pleading that they get deported, and get ignored, just because they would rather be free, away from their family and community, rather than be locke up any more, but they don't even get deported.
for some interesting bi-partisan bashing of the corruption of our govt and law enforcement, read Catherine Austin Fitts, go insider Wall Street and Fed govt stuff from the 90s
If MFG taught you anything, it is not to trust the "security" of storage of anything with a bank.
I don't have a box, but wonder in the 5 page agreement, if they are aloud to rehypolthocate the estimate value of all boxes in the bank and use as security.
I am joking, but if you have a safe deposit box and receive an amendment to the original agreement in the next month or so.... You probably want to read it.....
It's a reflection of the flight from the Euro to the Dollar, the selling of assets to raise fiat, and the threat of deflation. Gold is going down in dollar terms but rising in terms of Euro. But rest assured. The more purchasing power the Dollar has the more expensive it makes our goods to the rest of the world to purchase. Thus slowing down our GDP growth which is already nearly flat. The Fed. will be forced to print even more. Although maybe not announced as QE but printing none-the-less. In fact, they have not stopped printing. Hell, even they state their target rate of inflation is 2% per year but we all know it's more like 10%. Buy gold/silver and do not be scared.....It WILL drop in price but trying to time the bottom is suicide. Just pick an entry point you can live with and keep enough cash on hand to make sure you don't have to panic sell like the banks to raise cash.
Well let's see.
1) You can't get physical metal off Comex. It's a paper casino where the rules change as the house decides.
2) Stolen money if you used MF Global as a clearing house.
People fleeing Comex because it's a rigged market...open interest is down 9% since the MF Global failure. Ann Barnhardt and Jim Willie recently had some great insight on that.
Bottom Line: Expect the phoney paper prices to keep declining, but the real physical price inthe market will stay steady and then rise.
Spot on, spot on. They don't realize that those same banks which become nationalized won't take the safe deposit boxes also.
St. Kitts, Bitchez
'Others are said to be buying property in London and elsewhere lest you awake one day and discover that your Euros have reverted to drachmas or lira'
London?! Now that is some dumb shit.
I don't know...I see places like London and NYC becoming (even more) like stand alone city-states supported by lots of foreign capital and relatively prosperous as the countries around them deteriorate.
He is talking about Bankers....not the normal sheeple or guy on the street.....so they know NYC and London....as banking centers...safe ports to them...
London's a powder keg. It will blow at some point. And I'm damn glad I'm out.
"London?! Now that is some dumb shit."
The London property market is rock solid and has not declined at all during the financial crisis. London property is sold to Arabs, Russians, Asians etc. and is a truly International market, just as much, if not more so, than New York. A recent development on Hyde Park, next to the Mandarin Hotel, sold Condos for up to USD 90 Million.
Do get your facts straight.
Don't the rioters burn down whole blocks in London? I'd prefer something in a small town. With an extra large garden to grow food.
London will be the Next Athens,Rome....Another Empire Collapsed
Then NY...
The "bank run" I'd like to see would be made up of the GS alumni running Europe being chased down the street by angry mobs carrying pitchforks and nooses.
Kind of like a Pamplona run, only with bankstas. Hello, WB7, you there. Fiesta de San Fermin.
Seeing as it's the bankers, more like Fiesta de Kill the Vermin
Misdirected. A bank is merely a means to an end. A run with Fed and central banker legislators would be more accurate.
These are the folks that selected housing as the next bubble through lowered lending standards so "everyone" can qualify
These are the folks that changed the accounting rules mid stream and caused the bubble to pop
These are also the folks that come in, have no idea about the policy they are setting and then safely run back to academia or resign when their policies cause distruction. Im talking to you Bawney Fwank
Misdirected. A bank is merely a means to an end. A run with Fed and central banker legislators would be more accurate.
These are the folks that selected housing as the next bubble through lowered lending standards so "everyone" can qualify
These are the folks that changed the accounting rules mid stream and caused the bubble to pop
These are also the folks that come in, have no idea about the policy they are setting and then safely run back to academia or resign when their policies cause distruction. Im talking to you Bawney Fwank
EUR/USD has taken a very sharp downturn in the last 20 minutes.
Did you check out silver spot?!!
Unfortunately my bullion dealers don't seem to care about these prices.
They have lowered their prices by around 11 cents the last 3 days.
Don't panic!
Look to Ben Gandalf the Greybeard's coming on the first light of the Fifteenth Minute at dawn look to the east (or west...somewhere but it'll only take 15 minutes)
I am all for trading in paper for tangibles, but to then sock it away in a safe deposit box?
Safe deposit box which you keep maybe?
About 2 bucks in PVC and a shovel will store as much as you need. And there are a million ways to hide valuables almost in almost plain sight. No need to prepare for fiat's collapse and then put your faith in fiat institutions to hold onto it.
I get my Gold Storage Advice from Mr. T.
And remember, the Swiss have a long tradition of not touching the safe deposit boxes. Who knows what is sitting in those vaults?
But did not the Swiss knuckle under to Uncle Sam when he came looking for profits? Swiss banks have a large presence outside of Switzerland. Swiss banks are nowhere near as impenetrable as once thought.
bank run won't happen, bail-outs will continue. In most European countries client money is backed up (to a certain limit) by the state in case of a bank collapse. So when solvency arises, it's more logical for the state to simply nationalize the bank.
For the Euro its print or punt. Either way you want to be heavily invested in something else.
well we can certainly see how this is impacting europe and euro in a technical aspect Forex4you Technical Analysis 28 Dec 2011http://www.traddr.com/profiles/blogs/forex4you-technical-analysis-28-dec-2011
The panic in Europe is palpable. Bank runs are a poorly kept secret. Forget about the MSM, talking to your friends in Europe is the best way to know. How anyone can think 2012 will be bullish is beyond me.
Euro just fell 7 cents in 10 minutes. Trading under 1.3000
Yes, You are right. I was beside myself with grief for not having my shorts in place.
Huh, guess that whole 'all is well starting right NOW' thing is a bit shaky.
Remain calm -- all is well !!
Kevin Bacon in the movie Animal House....
And Oil is high...I guess the recession is over! Hurray 2012!
They drove gas low for 'holiday retail conzumer euphoria', thats over today too I bet.
In the Pittsburgh area, gas went up six cents overnight between 12/23 and 12/24 - the latter of which is known as "Christmas Eve" and just so happens to be one of the busiest travel days here in the States.
Oh, and it was a Saturday, too, this year. Strange to see gas prices go up on a Friday night at any given time of the year, let alone the day before Christmas.
So, bah-humbug! And have a happy 2012!
Europeans picked a good day to buy gold. BTFD..... The gold smash is for a reason. And that reason is because the Bernake is going to be forced to accelerate the print. Look at the USD/EUR!
The Euro & the Greek and Italian 10 yrs were clues the LTRO was just another ploy. With the Euro sinking and rates rising. One can sense the fear.
Ive been reading about the LTRO for a few weeks and still don't know what it stands for .. It's that insignificant.
LTRO = Long Term Refinancing Operation
Time for the Europeans to acquaint themselves with some other acronyms
A2M - if you don't know...
"Time for the Europeans to acquaint themselves with some other acronyms"
LTCM? That was quite the success!
BAC back down to 5.36
BloombergLondon Brokers 'Throw in the Towel' as Debt Crisis Hits Revenue
December 27, 2011, 7:38 AM EST
By Sarah Jones
Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) -- London's stockbrokers are shrinking as Europe's sovereign debt crisis and competition from international firms squeezes revenue and fees.
In the past month, Altium Capital closed its securities unit. Evolution Group Plc, Merchant Securities Group Plc, Arbuthnot Securities Ltd. and Collins Stewart Hawkpoint Plc have all accepted takeover offers from larger competitors.
"It feels worse than any other time," said Lorna Tilbian, an executive director at Numis Corp. who began her career in 1984. "All I hear about is people putting up a white flag."
London RE prices may experience a "correction" since The London City financial giants (and their sizeable bonuses) were the main buyers who pushes RE prices to their Bubble levels in the UK according to Bill Bonner at the Daily Reckoning.
I thought consumer confidence was at it's highest point ever in the history of man. Doesn't that count for anything?
iv been reading this sky's abt to fall threat at ZH for 6 months now and dont get me wrong i do believe it.
but tyler bro, acc to u, around when will we finally see some fucking action (like a 6-month time frame?) and not lame prophecies and doomsday safety measures in the comments section?
im frankly tired of it all now and dont know what to believe
Dude - what do you want Tyler to be?
Tyler has his limitations - he can analyse and see that things are potentially heading in the wrong direction. However, as we well know by people are irrational and can stay irrational for a very long time - think Internet stock bubble irrational. Or housing market irrational. Until one day - something clicks and everything heads south like in 2008.
You're asking Tyler to tell us when that one day will come. Simple answer - he doesn't know. There's too much going on for him to call it.
However, take Tyler's advice for what it is - a warning that all is not well, and start preparing. Every day that things don't go wrong is another for you to thiink and prepare.
I see that sort of comment here with some freqency, and dont understand it.
To me its the equivalent of riding in a car when the oil pan gets punctured and demanding to know how many miles it will roll on before the engine will finally seize up. Nobody can say, there are just too many variables- but it does not make the observation that the engine will at some point cease functioning properly and fail to power the vehicle any less correct or pertinent.
"There are just too many variables"
So true, such as "did he use ProLong (TM) engine oil treatment as recommended by mechanics worldwide?"
"when will we finally see some fucking action"
Exponential functions are a bit like that at first.
By the time you start to "see somthing" its almost over.
"when will we finally see some fucking action"
Oh, we still have some time left. In fact, probably enough time for you to review the use of capitalization and punctuation, and maybe toggling the spellchecker to "on".
We CAN NOT expect to wake the masses with ridicule. We all awake from the dream in our own time. It is our DUTY and in the best interest of our own SAFETY/FREEDOM to educate those just now catching on. It can be frustrating, trust me, I know. But keeping a level head is the best defense.
Keep up the fight.
Some of them will only be moved by being shamed into action. Takes all sorts to make a world.
iv been reading this sky's abt to fall threat at ZH for 6 months now and dont get me wrong i do believe it.
You show being a member for 6 days 1hr.
Thanks for the input.
no shit my other account was cancelled 2 weeks ago
"no shit my other account was cancelled 2 weeks ago"
Get out your crystal ball and pray to Damian for advise...
Leave...don't come back and never post (Troll) these pages again....hmmmmffft...
"when will we finally see some fucking action"
Here's a quote from John Hussman's website 31oct11
The tendency to demand predictable outcomes to also be immediate is a dangerous one, because it allows investors to be sucked in by temporary reprieves during what are, in fact, very negative conditions. (in this particular instance), but the tendency applies to all intances where outcomes are predictable, regardles of whether they are positive or negative {however that is defined})
iv been reading this sky's abt to fall threat at ZH for 6 months now and dont get me wrong i do believe it.
but tyler bro, acc to u, around when will we finally see some fucking action (like a 6-month time frame?) and not lame prophecies and doomsday safety measures in the comments section?
im frankly tired of it all now and dont know what to believe
If the world fell apart yesterday you'd be wanting to know why you weren't warned.
Blend your own due diligence with what you find at ZH and elsewhere -- and make your own plans.
Stop thinking others will look out for your raggedy ass.
"gold will be confiscated" "gold will be oh so taxed" "gold isn't worth anything really" "gold has topped because I saw a tech chart pattern that said something like that...maybe" etc etc
Thanks for all the SINCERE warnings!!
Economic sustainability in Europe is a edge balancing act. There is no doubt that the will to overcome the problem is present. My biggest concern is that there will be little or no growth, potentially recession. Add to that the recapitalization of banks and strict austerity programs and it becomes hard to see how the debt burden will be solved for the next 10-20 years.
We all know politicans are excellent can kickers by now. Bureaucrats are not far behind. Especially naive dreamy right brain bureaucrats. Bankers will kick cans and whatever as long as there is something in it for them. Greed is good some lol character once said.
We should by now be able to understand there is NO WAY they will let the cat out of the sack unless such an event occurs that they can not manipulate, defraud or force in any shape, way or form. Greece and potential contagion triggering CDS'es might be such an event, but it is hard to say without knowing the actual sums insured and who insured them to who.
In other words; it looks like we are heading for a Japan slow-mo scenario.
Deflation should be heading our way unless energy prices spikes and makes sure we all don't start hoarding cash.Inflation due to indirect/direct printing? Perhaps when the money printed actually manifest themselves in the economy and drizzle down the food chain increasing demand in turn increasing prices. However, we got a long way to go before that as production capacity in the west is no where near highs indicating inflation.
Also, the money printed as of now is circulating through the system while being shaved off (fees and bonuses). Insolvent banks and governments are using this cash to cover their inabilities to operate as a going concern. This is a win win for the banksters and the political/bureaucrat class. They live to see another day professionally speaking.
For energy prices to start rising beyond the typical winter rise we might need Iran tension to intensify. Maybe also a little rift with the Saudis is on the cards if all else fails? At the very least we need some warmongering somewhere that can send oil prices through the roof.
The risk with this scenario is quite obvious as it could very well be a WW3 starter, but I guess that central planners and other technocrats are to busy grinding excel to take notice. Its just another statistic or probability. Who cares about life and death when the economy is at stake, right?
European demographics aren't that lovely either. The next big crash we get will be when the generation that stole the wealth all goes into "deserved" retirement. Or maybe we manage to import enough african and middle east workers. Then we will have more workers to support our old and greedy. We can tax them hard too. Modern slavery anyone? On the flipside, democracy would turn against this and Europe would be a islamic union within not too long. Got to give and take.
Glad I can sit here on the sidelines!
How could anyone be surprised?
FXE down to 128.98
Meanwhile China wants to strengthen its currency:
"OK Mistah Geithna we sell Treasury then we dump USD for Yuan. Are you happy now Mistah Geithna?"
More gold liquidation. Signs of liquidity needs and sell what can be sold. Actually amazing, Iran etc and Euro collapse over the holidays. Orchestrated?
those dumb bunnies buying safety deposit boxes are fucktards....just as california banks have looted their customers' boxes, so the ravenous banksters will loot those in europe....switzerland will be absorbed by the german eu and conpelled to follow the party line making those swiss francs about as whole as swiss cheese....
europe is sick beyond repair....
humpty dumpty sat on a wall....blah blah blah
Good luck with those depository accounts. I seem to recall that in Argentina, people smart enough to see what was coming were enticed into opening "dollar accounts" at Argentine banks. They thought they had side-stepped the peso crisis. But guess what: when the SHTF, their accounts were converted back to worthless pesos.
Panic in the eu Banks big time.. see the article by Gordon Long.
I think the Europeans, both lower class and upper, are starting to realize the "Bank of Sealy Posturepedic" is the safeist bank you have have your money in, at the moment.


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As posted earlier, the new Google Video service offers live display of user contributed clips has gone live. Chris Sherman's story today Google Adds Playback to Video Search in SearchDay covers much on how the service operates. Below, some additional Q&A information from Peter Chane, senior product manager for Google Video, from when I talked with him about the service earlier this month, ranging from copyright issues to supporting Yahoo's Media RSS standard.
Why is Google hosting the embedded video thumbnails on their own site?
"When we looked at video on the web, there are multiple players and users are frequently presented with a dialog box asking them to make a choice. They don't know what to pick or don't have it [the right player]. The [video experience] service is just inconsistent, and some sites can't really handle video [they lack bandwidth or server capacity]."
Why isn't Google crawling for content like everyone else?
"We think most of the world's video content is not online, and we want to help bring it online, and that's where we decided to focus first," Chane said. "Some people, such as professional videographers....they can't put up a web site for video or they sell content on DVD. They see us as a way to get promotion for free." Chane did say crawling for content wasn't completely off the table.
Will there be ads?
"We're still figuring out what we're going to do on the ad side."
How are you checking for porn or copyright infringement?
"We do a very superficial review of the video," Chane said. "We thumbnail things and very quickly scan to see if it's porn or not and look for blatant copyright."
NOTE: To do this, scroll to the bottom of the page about the video you are watching. You'll see a "Report a problem with this video" link that takes you to a page like this, except it will have the video's URL filled in
What if someone finds copyright infringement or someone objects to being in a video?
"We'll have a feedback link and DMCA takedown form," Chane said. He also said there will be ways for people who may be unknowingly featured in video content without permission to ask that the video be withdrawn from listings.
What about support of Yahoo's Media RSS standard?
"We will support the RSS feed, and we'll crawl [what's listed in a feed]. We'll ask publishers to do one thing. We won't have custom thing that's just for Google."
NOTE: I haven't yet seen anything for this support posted.
Why not do audio conversion into transcripts?
"I haven't seen great success with it on a large scale yet. For the people who have transcripts, they've uploaded to us, and the quality is great. Once people see that if you have a transcript, you'll do better, more people will go back and get their stuff transcribed."
When will pay per video come?
"There's no set timing for that."
FYI, Chane also said that all video is being stored at Google in MP4 format, regardless of the original format, with audio in MP3 format. The formats were selected as being common standards that are easy to work with.
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Dr. Jeffrey A. Sklar is a board-certified, nationally-acclaimed dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon known for his innovative techniques and skills in liposuction, Botox, wrinkle fillers and more. He founded the Center for Aesthetic Dermatology in 1988, and has served as Medical Director ever since, leading an outstanding team of physicians and staff dedicated to offering the best in comprehensive skin care.
With a 30 year affiliation with the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, Dr. Sklar holds the academic appointment of Clinical Assistant Professor, instructing residents in cosmetic surgery in addition to his private practice. He also holds staff privileges at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital and North Shore Hospital in Plainview and Syosset.
Dr. Sklar graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from SUNY Stony Brook before completing his medical degree at the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. He then completed an internship in Internal Medicine at the University of California at Irvine Medical Center and a residency in Dermatology at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.
Dr. Sklar's board-certification, experience and involvement have earned the distinction of a Fellow in the following organizations:
He also holds membership in the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Society of Liposuction Surgery, Nassau County Medical Society and the Long Island Dermatologic Society.
Dr. Sklar has often been invited as a guest lecturer at several symposiums and society meetings discussing advances in liposuction and cosmetic surgery. His work has appeared in leading medical journals, as well as in the mainstream media. With expertise in many popular services, Dr. Sklar has been featured in countless media outlets, including appearances on the "Today Show", "Dateline" and "Extra", and other programs on NBC, ABC, FOX, CNBC, MSNBC and the Discovery Channel. He has been quoted in numerous magazines, including Allure, Self, W, Mirabella, Harper's Bazaar, Newsweek and Time.
Dr. Sklar's extensive resume and dedication to service contribute to his inclusion in the prestigious Castle-Connolly list of the "Best Doctors in NY" every year since 1999. He has also been recognized as the top Botox injector on Long Island and is certified to train other providers on proper Botox techniques. His volunteer work, support for the community and teaching earned Dr. Sklar a citation from President Bush.
Dr. Douglas J. Melman is a board-certified dermatologist who has served patients at the Center for Aesthetic Dermatology with the highest quality of care since 2002. In addition to his practice duties, Dr. Melman also holds teaching appointments at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and staff privileges at North Shore University Hospital in Syosset and Plainview.
Dr. Melman graduated with his medical degree from the SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine, where he was a member of the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. Before medical school, he received his undergraduate degree in Biology and Economics from Washington University, where he was an Eliot Honors graduate and member of several honor societies.
After graduating, Dr. Melman completed an internship in Internal Medicine at Saint Vincent's Medical Center and a residency in Dermatology at New York Medical College, serving as Chief Resident during his final year.
Throughout his training and practice experience, Dr. Melman has contributed to several leading dermatology publications, and remains active in the following organizations:
"When it comes to patient care, the most important thing is to always be available for the patient. Always being available to answer any questions pre or post operation."
Dedication to the craft and a deep concern for the peace of mind of his patients has made Dr. Hassan one of the field's most successful cosmetic surgeons for over 20 years. "We always maintain a high level of creativity relative to what is happening in the field at this time," says Dr. Hassan. "You must always stay with the times to maintain creativity. If you're not coming up with your own new procedure, you have to keep up with all the new procedures that are coming out. Going to seminars, watching the latest DVDs and videotapes...keeping abreast of what is out there."
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ABINGDON, Va. (WYMT/Bristol Herald Courier) - A judge has ordered a competency evaluation for the man accused of falsely reporting a gunman on the campus of the University of Virginia's College at Wise last month.
The attorney for Bryan A. Hairston sought the psychiatric evaluation, to be done at an outpatient facility, and federal prosecutors have agreed as long as a government expert performs the screening, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court in Abingdon.
Hairston, 20, of Martinsville, Va., was to be arraigned Thursday by Judge Pamela Meade Sargent, who approved the evaluation Feb. 8, court records show. The arraignment has been postponed until after the evaluation.
The FBI has charged Hairston, a student at the school, with filing the false report that shut down the campus for a multi-agency police response on Jan. 23.
Police say he hoped to deflect attention away from an assault charge filed against him Jan. 19 by a female resident at the college.
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An Iowa City woman has been charged after allegedly assaulting an Iowa City police officer following a dispute she had with a Kirkwood Community College professor.
Iowa City police at 9:50 a.m. Thursday responded to Kirkwood Community College, 1816 Lower Muscatine Road, for reports of a Kirkwood student hitting a male professor, according to a police complaint.
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A 6-year-old girl remained in critical condition Saturday after she was seriously wounded in a shooting Friday night while at a vigil with her family in the Roseland neighborhood.
Police sources told NBC Chicago Saturday a person of interest is in custody in connection with the shooting.
It happened at about 7:40 p.m. in the 300 block of West 105th Street, according to Fire Media Affairs.
Quianna Tompkins and at least 40 others were at the home for a memorial for 24-year-old Brandon "Bones" Snipe, who was killed five years ago, when gunfire erupted.
"She ran from the sidewalk up to the grass and she collapsed," said Vanessa Ross. "She just laid there."
Tompkins was shot in the chest and was listed in critical condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
A 52-year-old woman was also shot in the leg and listed in serious but stable condition.
The shooting reportedly stemmed from an altercation between two groups of men earlier in the day.
"You have two family members who took a bullet for no reason at all, didn't know anything about what was going on, just because someone had an altercation," community activist Andrew Holmes said.
No one was in custody for the shooting as of Saturday. Police are investigating.
"What's the purpose?" said witness Tasha Moore. "Whoever you want, you go up to them. You don't shoot in no crowd with kids and women."
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Allyn Gibson wrote:
There's also someone who made a statement to the Okudas that
Star Trek VI
had what Roddenberry considered "apocryphal" elements (mentioned in their introduction in
A History of the Future
). Personally, I've always thought the person responsible for both the memo and the "apocryphal" designation was mostly likely Richard Arnold based on certain things in his infamous interview with Tim Lynch.
Richard Arnold did tell us at a Brisbane convention that GR considered "parts of ST V to be apocryphal" (and repeated it in "ST Communicator") and then I recall reading that the same had supposedly been said about ST VI. But, based on Ernie's version of the timing of events, I could never see how there was time for a GR memo to be written on that topic. However, I guess it's possible that GR's feelings about ST VI had been made very clear from his original impressions of the shooting script, and that RA already knew what GR would be saying about the movie itself before he saw it. No idea if RA was actually at that theatrette screening, but I wouldn't be surprised.
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Now that it's campaign season, the battle for the head of Philly may finally be kicking into gear. And that means the usual: Attack ads, lawn signs and letting bygones between former party foes be bygones.
Except that's usually not the case here in Philly. At least for Republicans. For years, the "Loyal Opposition" sect of the Republican Party—a group of conservative rebels working to oust Republican City Committee leadership because of consistent ineptitude and side deals with local Democrats—has refused to support those candidates endorsed by the party elites. And it seemed this year would be no different.
See, the RCC made an 11th-hour power play to run a longtime Democrat and candidate for City Council, Karen Brown, for mayor when it seemed like Loyal Opposition libertarian John Featherman might go unopposed in the Republican primary for mayor. Featherman ran a tough campaign against Brown, even comparing her and the RCC to former Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi in a bizarre web commercial. He also claimed during a debate on NBC10 that he would not support her in the general election "under any circumstances," should she win the nomination.
But then she won. By 64 votes.
Featherman laid relatively low afterward.
And then suddenly, two weeks ago, there he was, making enthusiastic calls on behalf of Karen Brown, announcing her intentions of walking a letter to City Hall challenging Nutter to a series of five debates in each corner of the city. So, why the sudden change of heart?
"I am not supporting Karen Brown," says Featherman, a few days after Brown's visit to City Hall. "And I am not endorsing her. I want to make that clear."
Uh, what?
Featherman says he was encouraged to meet with Brown by his 5th Ward leader, Mike Cibik. "I originally wasn't going to meet, but I don't want to be a sore loser," Featherman says. "And I have my own motivation for doing it."
Featherman wants a party leadership role, he says, when his group finally takes the power away from Michael Meehan and Vito Canuso, who run the RCC. He not only believes the trek out of Sore Loserville will help him achieve that, but understands that when he does finally coach Republican candidates from the helms of the RCC, there'll be plenty of candidates under his belt whom he doesn't necessarily agree with, or like personally.
So, for the time being, "we're on the same page," he says of himself and Brown. "We both believe that everybody is much better off as long as there's a debate."
Hell, maybe Brown can be used to further his and his coalition's cause. "Brown can be the wedge that those in my group ... use to change the leadership at the top," he says. "She will be the first to tell you she's not satisfied with [current RCC leadership Michael] Meehan and [Vito] Canuso."
And he's not the only Republican to back Brown, even if the support is out of self-interest.
"We're big boys, and we lost," says Mike Cibik, a leader of the Loyal Opposition. "They won and that was the end of it. We're not happy about [Brown] being a former Democrat … but it is what it is. I don't want to say we're stuck with her, but there she is. And what the hell can I do?"
"[Featherman] was a better candidate, but that being said, Karen Brown isn't bad," says Matt Wolfe, chair of the 27th Ward Republicans. "If the choice comes down to Karen Brown or Michael Nutter, it's a no-brainer as far as I'm concerned. Anything I can do to be helpful to her, I'm going to try and do."
Of course, not everyone in the party feels the same way.
Loyal Op founder Kevin Kelly thinks Brown is simply the face behind a backroom deal, just another tactic in the GOP playbook that involves running fake candidates (or none at all) for seats in which they've already promised the Democrats no opposition, in exchange for patronage jobs at the Philadelphia Parking Authority.
"I wish [her] no ill will ... Karen Brown is literally a warm body that they could get to fill a slot," he says.
Brown, for her part, says her relationship with the RCC has crumbled, going so far as to cast herself as a rebellious outsider, "because neither party wants me."
"Balls or no balls...she's still a democrat with liberal beliefs and is embarrassingly inarticulate. Why would someone with no clue and less experience in managing a city think she can run the 5th largest in the country?
The new republicans in Philly can do SO much better...but then again; she wasn't picked by the new republicans."
"Funny - she's got balls for challenging the sitting Mayor to a debate, but she stands up her "own" party when she was supposed to be debating Featherman.
What a joke."
"Not sure what the third poster is talking about. Featherman and Brown debated on TV a few weeks before the election. It was moderated by Steve Highsmith. You must have a very short--or selective--memory."
"Not sure what the third poster is talking about. Featherman and Brown debated on TV a few weeks before the election. It was moderated by Steve Highsmith. You must have a very short--or selective--memory."
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guys do you consider girls slutty if they hook up with you during the first hangout?
Is it wrong to hook up with a guy the first time you hang out together? If so, how long should you wait?
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No, I don't consider it slutty or wrong. If you both want to have sex, why not? Just use your judgment. If you're looking for a relationship and you're having sex with a guy you just met at a bar, you're going to be disappointed. If you're just looking for sex, however, you have the right guy! If the guy you're about to have sex with is interested in a relationship as well, sex on the first date won't stop that from happening. The widely-mentioned stereotype of a guy leaving a girl shocked and dismayed after he screws her is hardly as widespread as people seem to think. I'd say most of that happens on what is obviously a one-night-stand. Or High School/College. You can see them coming from a long way off.
'Wrong' is a point of view, don't let anyone else define it for you! ;) If you want to have sex with a guy, go for it. You don't have to wait a set period of time to avoid being seen a certain way..
Something I always tell my female friends... Make a guy work for it ;)... Everyone likes to play the game... Plus if you don't indulge yourself and he keeps coming back you have a much better idea if he wants you or just your body
Work for it? What is she, a new boat? Oh, and her body is part of who she is. A man doesn't lack interest in "her" simply because he's interested in her body. The two aren't mutually exclusive. And most people hate "the game". Lastly, a good way to see if he's interested in more than just sex is to do things other than sex in combination with sex. You know, like spending time together. Unless he's ONLY having sex with her, he's generally interested in her *and* sex and not JUST sex. Heh.
yea many straight guys actually think that because then when your done he is going to thiink about just hooking up and you will be just a game to him and he might not respect you and he is going to maybe have a girlfriend and then your might be the other girl so he can sleep with so don't hook up!
What Girls Said
You should read Steve Harvey's book, "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man" -- it's a VERRRRY insightful about men and dating and relationships, etc! Have a little respect for yourself (and he would respect you too, if he's genuinely interested)-- when you hand it over on the first date, it's meaningless really, sex should be so much more than just a first date hook up... for you and him!
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It's almost time for Halloween. For many children, Halloween is a favorite holiday because of the sheer quantity of candy and treats they will receive in one night. It is often a parent's least favorite holiday because of the battle about how much candy the child should eat.
Ellyn Satter is a well known dietitian, specializing in children's nutrition. She says to treat candy the same way you do other sweets. Your child needs to learn to manage sweets and to keep sweets in proportion to the other food he eats.
In her book "Your Child's Weight," Satter says, "Halloween candy presents a learning opportunity. Work toward having your child be able to manage his own stash. For him to learn, you will have to keep your interference to a minimum. When he comes home from trick or treating, let him lay out his booty, gloat over it, sort it and eat as much of it as he wants. Let him do the same the next day. Then have him put it away and limit the treats to meal- and snack-time: a couple of small pieces at meals for dessert and as much as he wants for a snack time."
"If he can follow the rules, your child gets to keep control of the stash. Otherwise, you do, on the assumption that as soon as he can manage it, he gets to keep it. Offer milk with the candy, and you have a chance at good nutrition."
Despite what most people think, studies show sugar does not affect children's behavior. The key is to limit candy to meal- and snack-time.
Structure is key. Maintain the structure of meals and sit-down snacks, with parents retaining their leadership role in choosing the rest of the food that goes on the table.
With that kind of structure and foundation, candy won't spoil a child's diet.
If you are the person responsible for handing out treats, look for candy alternatives.
Things such as pretzels, raisins, small packages of non-sugary sweets, pencils, stickers and small toys are all readily available.
Remember though to buy pre-packaged food items as most parents will "permanently hide" any food that is not in the original sealed package.
Halloween is also a great time to emphasize good dental care. Make sure your children brush their teeth well, especially before bedtime. Happy Halloween!


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